Re: 2006 PDML quotations list: Part 2
On Tue, Jan 02, 2007 at 08:15:58AM -0500, David J Brooks wrote: > Quoting Tom Reese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > From: David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > >> I need a life. > > > > Take Frank's. > > I don't look good in bunny ears.:-) Nor does Frank ... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: 2006 PDML quotations list: Part 2
On 1/2/07, rg2 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i love this list. it's so great to have all this free entertainment > delivered to my inbox on a daily basis > Mark! -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com Shoot more film! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: 2006 PDML quotations list: Part 2
i love this list. it's so great to have all this free entertainment delivered to my inbox on a daily basis rg2 - Original Message - From: "Mark Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Monday, January 01, 2007 4:05 PM Subject: 2006 PDML quotations list: Part 2 > > ------ 2006 PDML quotations list: Part 2 -- > > > "I like hubris too, it's really good with flat bread." > - Norm Baugher > > "If pictures were brownies, a raw file would be like a grocery sack > containing a brownie mix, eggs, water and oil. Within some limits, you > can vary the ingredients and the baking time to make the brownies just > the way you like them. JPEG file are more like coming home from the > bakery with a box of brownies. Hope you like them, 'cause they're > already cooked." > - George Sinos > > "I do mental shots all the time." > - Marnie AKA Doe > > "The best ones are always out of context" > - Cotty > > You know things are getting bad when the quotes list becomes self > referential." > - P. J. Alling > > "Some years ago, I decided that it was just as important to see a > photograph as it was to shoot one. I think when I decided that, I > started churning out better photographs too." > - Bill Robb > > "Frank and I wondered what we had done, other than set a low standard > that was easy to exceed." > - Cesar Abdul Matamoros II > > "The 6x7 format is extremely hobbled by DOF considerations." > - Bill Robb > > "If anyone needs to know if octopusses have tongues, see Doug." > - Dave Brooks > > "Can I skip this thread too?" > - Marnie AKA Doe > > "Did you ever visit the primaeval Bialowieza Forest where the bison > roam amidst 100 foot tall oaks?" > - John Forbes > > "I can smell the testosterone from here." > - Marnie AKA Doe > > "Doug, we know he doesn't need any alcohol - maintaining this list is > intoxicating enough." > - Cesar Abdul Matamoros II (Kerplunk, Kerplunk, Oops Where's My > Thribble?) > > "I had a life, but then I bought a computer with a modem." > - Aaron Reynolds > > "When you are shooting for money, you're supposed to know what you're > doing." > - Doug Brewer > > "I wouldn't be afraid to shoot weddings with the D, if I weren't afraid > to shoot weddings in general." > - Paul Stenquist > > "My eyes are shooting out psychic discombobulating beams." > - Marnie AKA Doe > > "Will probably be some time before she can send an articulate post. Not > sure if that is a gender, family or PDML trait." > - Mike Wilson > > "It's easy to blame bad photography on the equipment." > - Bill Robb > > "Sometimes, interpreting the instruction manual is an art in its own > right." > - Godfrey DiGiorgi > > "The lab industry... used to be staffed by photographers looking to > supplement their incomes. Now it is staffed by people who weren't fast > enough to be cashiers." > - Bill Robb > > "Things I can live without would be local politicians and light beer." > - Dave Brooks > > "When I read people saying 'rotate it 0.04 degrees' I start laughing. > This is photography people, not precision engineering." > - David Savage > > "It's easy to shoot birds with a 200 -- if they're dead." > - Paul Stenquist > > "So much for our fantasies of having an all-potato chassis..." > - Aaron Reynolds > > "Electromagnetism is very fickle." > - Tom Cakalic > > "Discipline requires limitation." > - Bill Robb > > "I shoot. I don't test." > - Paul Stenquist > > "CORMORANTS NOW" > - Cotty > > "Lots of things are done without releases, but it only takes one > lawsuit to ruin your day." > - Bob Shell > > "No amateur has to justify any price tag." > - Cotty > > "Some things flow downhill - you appear to at the bottom of the hill." > - Sulu (another quote imported from outside the PDML, but what the > heck...) > > "Marek is a long time Pentax user, the patience of a saint comes with > it :)" > - Tomasz Machnik > > "Some people are looking for problems, and find them. Others aren't, > and don't." > - Bill Robb > > "I ... do not believe that art can exist without an underlying > philosophy." > - Bob Shell > > "Reality is. Some delude themselves otherwise through int
Re: 2006 PDML quotations list: Part 2
Quoting Tom Reese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > From: David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> I need a life. > > Take Frank's. I don't look good in bunny ears.:-) Dave > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > Equine Photography in York Region -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: 2006 PDML quotations list: Part 2
"bible of Pentaxian erudition"?? Sound like an early attempt for the 2007 list. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia Quoting Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Excellent again. Thanks for compiling this bible of Pentaxian > erudition. > Paul > On Jan 1, 2007, at 4:05 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > > > > -- 2006 PDML quotations list: Part 2 -- -- Find A Film School Find a film school near you and transform your talents into a career! http://tags.bluebottle.com/fc/BgLEQfIzWRuxlYOEMLX9oYX0jwoEgYJVa0fT/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: 2006 PDML quotations list: Part 2
From: David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I need a life. Take Frank's. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: 2006 PDML quotations list: Part 2
- Original Message - From: "Tom Reese" Subject: Re: 2006 PDML quotations list: Part 2 > From: David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> I need a life. > > Take Frank's. What makes you think he has one to take? William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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Wow, three quotes. I need a life. Dave Quoting Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > -- 2006 PDML quotations list: Part 2 -- > > > "I like hubris too, it's really good with flat bread." > - Norm Baugher > > "If pictures were brownies, a raw file would be like a grocery sack > containing a brownie mix, eggs, water and oil. Within some limits, you > can vary the ingredients and the baking time to make the brownies just > the way you like them. JPEG file are more like coming home from the > bakery with a box of brownies. Hope you like them, 'cause they're > already cooked." > - George Sinos > > "I do mental shots all the time." > - Marnie AKA Doe > > "The best ones are always out of context" > - Cotty > > You know things are getting bad when the quotes list becomes self > referential." > - P. J. Alling > > "Some years ago, I decided that it was just as important to see a > photograph as it was to shoot one. I think when I decided that, I > started churning out better photographs too." > - Bill Robb > > "Frank and I wondered what we had done, other than set a low standard > that was easy to exceed." > - Cesar Abdul Matamoros II > > "The 6x7 format is extremely hobbled by DOF considerations." > - Bill Robb > > "If anyone needs to know if octopusses have tongues, see Doug." > - Dave Brooks > > "Can I skip this thread too?" > - Marnie AKA Doe > > "Did you ever visit the primaeval Bialowieza Forest where the bison > roam amidst 100 foot tall oaks?" > - John Forbes > > "I can smell the testosterone from here." > - Marnie AKA Doe > > "Doug, we know he doesn't need any alcohol - maintaining this list is > intoxicating enough." > - Cesar Abdul Matamoros II (Kerplunk, Kerplunk, Oops Where's My > Thribble?) > > "I had a life, but then I bought a computer with a modem." > - Aaron Reynolds > > "When you are shooting for money, you're supposed to know what you're > doing." > - Doug Brewer > > "I wouldn't be afraid to shoot weddings with the D, if I weren't afraid > to shoot weddings in general." > - Paul Stenquist > > "My eyes are shooting out psychic discombobulating beams." > - Marnie AKA Doe > > "Will probably be some time before she can send an articulate post. Not > sure if that is a gender, family or PDML trait." > - Mike Wilson > > "It's easy to blame bad photography on the equipment." > - Bill Robb > > "Sometimes, interpreting the instruction manual is an art in its own > right." > - Godfrey DiGiorgi > > "The lab industry... used to be staffed by photographers looking to > supplement their incomes. Now it is staffed by people who weren't fast > enough to be cashiers." > - Bill Robb > > "Things I can live without would be local politicians and light beer." > - Dave Brooks > > "When I read people saying 'rotate it 0.04 degrees' I start laughing. > This is photography people, not precision engineering." > - David Savage > > "It's easy to shoot birds with a 200 -- if they're dead." > - Paul Stenquist > > "So much for our fantasies of having an all-potato chassis..." > - Aaron Reynolds > > "Electromagnetism is very fickle." > - Tom Cakalic > > "Discipline requires limitation." > - Bill Robb > > "I shoot. I don't test." > - Paul Stenquist > > "CORMORANTS NOW" > - Cotty > > "Lots of things are done without releases, but it only takes one > lawsuit to ruin your day." > - Bob Shell > > "No amateur has to justify any price tag." > - Cotty > > "Some things flow downhill - you appear to at the bottom of the hill." > - Sulu (another quote imported from outside the PDML, but what the > heck...) > > "Marek is a long time Pentax user, the patience of a saint comes with > it :)" > - Tomasz Machnik > > "Some people are looking for problems, and find them. Others aren't, > and don't." > - Bill Robb > > "I ... do not believe that art can exist without an underlying > philosophy." > - Bob Shell > > "Reality is. Some delude themselves otherwise through interpretation." > - Bill Robb > > "A professional photographer is one who expects to get paid for making > photos. And equipment in my experience plays a part way secondary to > hav
Re: 2006 PDML quotations list: Part 2
- Original Message - From: "David J Brooks" Subject: Re: 2006 PDML quotations list: Part 2 > Wow, three quotes. > > I need a life. > Damn you, Brooks WW -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: 2006 PDML quotations list: Part 2
I thought I had made more than my share of stupid remarks. I know realize that stupidity alone does not qualify. Thanks you Mark. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of P. J. Alling Sent: 1. januar 2007 22:42 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: 2006 PDML quotations list: Part 2 I've said lot's of stupid and marginally amusing things on this list and still only got one quote, competition was stiff this year. (Not even in the first batch either). Mark Roberts wrote: > ------ 2006 PDML quotations list: Part 2 -- > tty > > You know things are getting bad when the quotes list becomes self > referential." > - P. J. Alling > > -- -- The more I know of men, the more I like my dog. -- Anne Louise Germaine de Stael -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: 2006 PDML quotations list: Part 2
Excellent again. Thanks for compiling this bible of Pentaxian erudition. Paul On Jan 1, 2007, at 4:05 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > -- 2006 PDML quotations list: Part 2 -- > > > "I like hubris too, it's really good with flat bread." > - Norm Baugher > > "If pictures were brownies, a raw file would be like a grocery sack > containing a brownie mix, eggs, water and oil. Within some limits, you > can vary the ingredients and the baking time to make the brownies just > the way you like them. JPEG file are more like coming home from the > bakery with a box of brownies. Hope you like them, 'cause they're > already cooked." > - George Sinos > > "I do mental shots all the time." > - Marnie AKA Doe > > "The best ones are always out of context" > - Cotty > > You know things are getting bad when the quotes list becomes self > referential." > - P. J. Alling > > "Some years ago, I decided that it was just as important to see a > photograph as it was to shoot one. I think when I decided that, I > started churning out better photographs too." > - Bill Robb > > "Frank and I wondered what we had done, other than set a low standard > that was easy to exceed." > - Cesar Abdul Matamoros II > > "The 6x7 format is extremely hobbled by DOF considerations." > - Bill Robb > > "If anyone needs to know if octopusses have tongues, see Doug." > - Dave Brooks > > "Can I skip this thread too?" > - Marnie AKA Doe > > "Did you ever visit the primaeval Bialowieza Forest where the bison > roam amidst 100 foot tall oaks?" > - John Forbes > > "I can smell the testosterone from here." > - Marnie AKA Doe > > "Doug, we know he doesn't need any alcohol - maintaining this list is > intoxicating enough." > - Cesar Abdul Matamoros II (Kerplunk, Kerplunk, Oops Where's My > Thribble?) > > "I had a life, but then I bought a computer with a modem." > - Aaron Reynolds > > "When you are shooting for money, you're supposed to know what you're > doing." > - Doug Brewer > > "I wouldn't be afraid to shoot weddings with the D, if I weren't > afraid > to shoot weddings in general." > - Paul Stenquist > > "My eyes are shooting out psychic discombobulating beams." > - Marnie AKA Doe > > "Will probably be some time before she can send an articulate post. > Not > sure if that is a gender, family or PDML trait." > - Mike Wilson > > "It's easy to blame bad photography on the equipment." > - Bill Robb > > "Sometimes, interpreting the instruction manual is an art in its own > right." > - Godfrey DiGiorgi > > "The lab industry... used to be staffed by photographers looking to > supplement their incomes. Now it is staffed by people who weren't fast > enough to be cashiers." > - Bill Robb > > "Things I can live without would be local politicians and light beer." > - Dave Brooks > > "When I read people saying 'rotate it 0.04 degrees' I start laughing. > This is photography people, not precision engineering." > - David Savage > > "It's easy to shoot birds with a 200 -- if they're dead." > - Paul Stenquist > > "So much for our fantasies of having an all-potato chassis..." > - Aaron Reynolds > > "Electromagnetism is very fickle." > - Tom Cakalic > > "Discipline requires limitation." > - Bill Robb > > "I shoot. I don't test." > - Paul Stenquist > > "CORMORANTS NOW" > - Cotty > > "Lots of things are done without releases, but it only takes one > lawsuit to ruin your day." > - Bob Shell > > "No amateur has to justify any price tag." > - Cotty > > "Some things flow downhill - you appear to at the bottom of the hill." > - Sulu (another quote imported from outside the PDML, but what the > heck...) > > "Marek is a long time Pentax user, the patience of a saint comes with > it :)" > - Tomasz Machnik > > "Some people are looking for problems, and find them. Others aren't, > and don't." > - Bill Robb > > "I ... do not believe that art can exist without an underlying > philosophy." > - Bob Shell > > "Reality is. Some delude themselves otherwise through interpretation." > - Bill Robb > > "A professional photographer is one who expects to get paid for making > photos. And equipment in my
Re: 2006 PDML quotations list: Part 2
I've said lot's of stupid and marginally amusing things on this list and still only got one quote, competition was stiff this year. (Not even in the first batch either). Mark Roberts wrote: > ------ 2006 PDML quotations list: Part 2 -- > tty > > You know things are getting bad when the quotes list becomes self > referential." > - P. J. Alling > > -- -- The more I know of men, the more I like my dog. -- Anne Louise Germaine de Stael -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
2006 PDML quotations list: Part 2
-- 2006 PDML quotations list: Part 2 -- "I like hubris too, it's really good with flat bread." - Norm Baugher "If pictures were brownies, a raw file would be like a grocery sack containing a brownie mix, eggs, water and oil. Within some limits, you can vary the ingredients and the baking time to make the brownies just the way you like them. JPEG file are more like coming home from the bakery with a box of brownies. Hope you like them, 'cause they're already cooked." - George Sinos "I do mental shots all the time." - Marnie AKA Doe "The best ones are always out of context" - Cotty You know things are getting bad when the quotes list becomes self referential." - P. J. Alling "Some years ago, I decided that it was just as important to see a photograph as it was to shoot one. I think when I decided that, I started churning out better photographs too." - Bill Robb "Frank and I wondered what we had done, other than set a low standard that was easy to exceed." - Cesar Abdul Matamoros II "The 6x7 format is extremely hobbled by DOF considerations." - Bill Robb "If anyone needs to know if octopusses have tongues, see Doug." - Dave Brooks "Can I skip this thread too?" - Marnie AKA Doe "Did you ever visit the primaeval Bialowieza Forest where the bison roam amidst 100 foot tall oaks?" - John Forbes "I can smell the testosterone from here." - Marnie AKA Doe "Doug, we know he doesn't need any alcohol - maintaining this list is intoxicating enough." - Cesar Abdul Matamoros II (Kerplunk, Kerplunk, Oops Where's My Thribble?) "I had a life, but then I bought a computer with a modem." - Aaron Reynolds "When you are shooting for money, you're supposed to know what you're doing." - Doug Brewer "I wouldn't be afraid to shoot weddings with the D, if I weren't afraid to shoot weddings in general." - Paul Stenquist "My eyes are shooting out psychic discombobulating beams." - Marnie AKA Doe "Will probably be some time before she can send an articulate post. Not sure if that is a gender, family or PDML trait." - Mike Wilson "It's easy to blame bad photography on the equipment." - Bill Robb "Sometimes, interpreting the instruction manual is an art in its own right." - Godfrey DiGiorgi "The lab industry... used to be staffed by photographers looking to supplement their incomes. Now it is staffed by people who weren't fast enough to be cashiers." - Bill Robb "Things I can live without would be local politicians and light beer." - Dave Brooks "When I read people saying 'rotate it 0.04 degrees' I start laughing. This is photography people, not precision engineering." - David Savage "It's easy to shoot birds with a 200 -- if they're dead." - Paul Stenquist "So much for our fantasies of having an all-potato chassis..." - Aaron Reynolds "Electromagnetism is very fickle." - Tom Cakalic "Discipline requires limitation." - Bill Robb "I shoot. I don't test." - Paul Stenquist "CORMORANTS NOW" - Cotty "Lots of things are done without releases, but it only takes one lawsuit to ruin your day." - Bob Shell "No amateur has to justify any price tag." - Cotty "Some things flow downhill - you appear to at the bottom of the hill." - Sulu (another quote imported from outside the PDML, but what the heck...) "Marek is a long time Pentax user, the patience of a saint comes with it :)" - Tomasz Machnik "Some people are looking for problems, and find them. Others aren't, and don't." - Bill Robb "I ... do not believe that art can exist without an underlying philosophy." - Bob Shell "Reality is. Some delude themselves otherwise through interpretation." - Bill Robb "A professional photographer is one who expects to get paid for making photos. And equipment in my experience plays a part way secondary to having the neccessary contacts with photo buyers." - Graywolf "Use? Connection vessel yes it is cheap the equipment spiral shellfish mouth?" - Babelfish "You suck." - Doug Brewer "The Pentax viewfinders are pretty good compared to the competition. I realize this is like saying my dog has pretty good breath for a dog." - Bill Robb "The greater the artist, the greater the doubt; perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize." - Robert Hughes in Time Magazine "The women (in Canada) are quite warm. We bury the ones that cool off too much." - Bill Robb "I laughed so hard I farted!" - Bob Walkden "Wil
