Re: geso my new camera
In a message dated 11/15/2009 11:43:18 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, l...@red4est.com writes: I've decided that the best way to think of the photos from it is as lightroom fodder. These are what I got when I was frankly(*) taking pictures yesterday morning. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/7215762267405/ (*) I've decided that frankly is an adverb for taking pictures, often in poor lighting, with subject matter as the prime concern, composition as the second, sharpness and exposure third, and noise level being almost irrelevant. Actually, if you use the term frankly that way, composition is right near the top of the list. Marnie ;-) Thanks for the info. - We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. Albert Einstein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: geso my new camera
In a message dated 11/9/2009 5:20:04 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, m...@robertstech.com writes: Larry Colen wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157622647373103/ I wasn't looking to buy a camera, but my waranty replacement treo died last week and the camera in the new droid is about an order of magnitude more usable than I expected. I need to figure out how to get the full resolution photos off of it. I just got back at about 9 this morning, I didn't even have time to RTFM with the new phone, but the short review is that I like it. A lot. Keep us posted. My S.O. is getting a Droid phone next week. = Which Driod phone did you get? I have T-Mobile and am thinking of upgrading. I like the GPS feature, didn't realize it would tag. Marnie - We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. Albert Einstein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: geso my new camera
Keep us posted. My S.O. is getting a Droid phone next week. = Which Driod phone did you get? I have T-Mobile and am thinking of upgrading. I like the GPS feature, didn't realize it would tag. I have GPS on my t-mobile phone. It's very handy with Google maps. Navigated from the bus stop to a friend's house last night. Without GPS I'd have had to rely on my inbuilt beer radar... Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: geso my new camera
On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 12:03:01PM -0500, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 11/9/2009 5:20:04 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, m...@robertstech.com writes: Larry Colen wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157622647373103/ it. I just got back at about 9 this morning, I didn't even have time to RTFM with the new phone, but the short review is that I like it. A lot. Keep us posted. My S.O. is getting a Droid phone next week. = Which Driod phone did you get? The generic term is android, I got the Verizon, motorola droid. I have T-Mobile and am thinking of upgrading. I like the GPS feature, didn't realize it would tag. Something that I'm doing is causing it to occasionally make calls when it's in my pocket, I need to get a sleeve or holster for it. That's the biggest wart so far. Last night we were playing with the slacker internet radio. The stereo was stolen from my girlfriends car, so I stuck my Pan Galactic Ghetto Blaster http://red4est.com/pggb in the trunk, and rather than plugging an iPod or laptop into it, we plugged my phone into it with the slacker tunes going. It worked pretty well. With connectbot I can get an ssh term to my home computer, very handy, the screen and keyboard are a lot easier to use than pSSH on my treo was. I might have even been able to postpone progressive lenses another year or so if I'd gotten this two months ago. I've decided that the best way to think of the photos from it is as lightroom fodder. These are what I got when I was frankly(*) taking pictures yesterday morning. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/7215762267405/ (*) I've decided that frankly is an adverb for taking pictures, often in poor lighting, with subject matter as the prime concern, composition as the second, sharpness and exposure third, and noise level being almost irrelevant. Marnie - We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. Albert Einstein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- The first step is learning to take great photos, the second step is learning to throw away ones that are merely good. Larry Colen l...@red4est.comhttp://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: geso my new camera
[...] Once I got it onto my iMac I processed it a bit more: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/4091536378/in/set-721576 22647635111/ [...] Web research on Salvation Mountain in Niland CA would probably tell a lot more of the story. But it is a very impressive accomplishment for one guy, who is now probably in his 70's or 80's. Leonard Knight, if I recall correctly. [...] It is interesting to note that I was the only one shooting Pentax, but there were three people shooting Holgas. Must have reached a tipping point where pro cameras outnumber consumer ones. It looks like a great place. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: geso my new camera
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157622647373103/ I wasn't looking to buy a camera, but my waranty replacement treo died last week and the camera in the new droid is about an order of magnitude more usable than I expected. I need to figure out how to get the full resolution photos off of it. I just got back at about 9 this morning, I didn't even have time to RTFM with the new phone, but the short review is that I like it. A lot. Keep us posted. My S.O. is getting a Droid phone next week. I got a new phone this weekend with a 5mp camera - that's the same number as my Olympus E-1. The pictures are excessively warm, but in an emergency they'd do. It's an upgrade of my old phone and runs Windows Mobile which is ok. I looked at some Android phones but they were very clunky about synchronising with Outlook on my PC, which is a very important requirement for me. I looked at iPhones too, but they're too big. I might get one next time round when they come down to a reasonable size. At the moment only someone of Cotty's size should be allowed to have one. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: geso my new camera
On Mon, Nov 09, 2009 at 07:59:44PM -0500, ann sanfedele wrote: I like this the best of the three.. but i do want the barn /shed roof to stand out more. With the K20: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/4092502586/in/set-72157622649877861/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/4091738499/in/set-72157622649877861/ The second one is really scary :-) ann The whole place is kind of scary in that burning man goes to church sort of way. I did a quick sort and processing of my salvation mountain shots. I should trim the set down to just a few pictures but this is just a fun set of snapshots to try and convey a feel for the place: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157622649877861/ -- The first step is learning to take great photos, the second step is learning to throw away ones that are merely good. Larry Colen l...@red4est.comhttp://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: geso my new camera
On Nov 9, 2009, at 23:19, Larry Colen wrote: I sus;ec that there may be some subtle tone mapping going on, the sky in these shots is just too well exposed in comparison with the rest of the frame. In the full-sized images, I could also see a bit of a grid pattern on a couple of the images (well, the two I looked at in full-sized mode). Nice detail and exposure, but that grid look would be a bummer if it's there all the time. Anyone else notice that? http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157622647373103/ -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: geso my new camera
THe first one : maybe bring up the brightness and contrast on the lower third of the frame and convert to BW... and I think it would be great... It may only be my poor eyesight but I can only jsut make out what the roof says.. and I think its both scary and funny. I like this the best of the three.. but i do want the barn /shed roof to stand out more. The second one is really scary :-) ann Larry Colen wrote: I got a new camera on Friday. It's 5MP, fits in my pocket, has a nice screen for viewing and while the quality isn't even close to my Pentax, it's lot better than I expected. It does have some features that could be convenient in my SLRs, such as automatic GPS tagging of photos and the ability to upload photos directly to various sites: flickr, facebook, picassa. This weekend I used it mostly to take photos to get a geotag of where I was taking photos with the SLRs, but I got a couple of decent shots with it: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157622647373103/ I wasn't looking to buy a camera, but my waranty replacement treo died last week and the camera in the new droid is about an order of magnitude more usable than I expected. I need to figure out how to get the full resolution photos off of it. I just got back at about 9 this morning, I didn't even have time to RTFM with the new phone, but the short review is that I like it. A lot. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: geso my new camera
On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 7:39 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I got a new camera on Friday. It's 5MP, fits in my pocket, has a nice screen for viewing and while the quality isn't even close to my Pentax, it's lot better than I expected. It does have some features that could be convenient in my SLRs, such as automatic GPS tagging of photos and the ability to upload photos directly to various sites: flickr, facebook, picassa. This weekend I used it mostly to take photos to get a geotag of where I was taking photos with the SLRs, but I got a couple of decent shots with it: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157622647373103/ I wasn't looking to buy a camera, but my waranty replacement treo died last week and the camera in the new droid is about an order of magnitude more usable than I expected. I need to figure out how to get the full resolution photos off of it. I just got back at about 9 this morning, I didn't even have time to RTFM with the new phone, but the short review is that I like it. A lot. Terrific photos. Scary, but terrific. A slice of Americana... cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: geso my new camera
Larry Colen wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157622647373103/ I wasn't looking to buy a camera, but my waranty replacement treo died last week and the camera in the new droid is about an order of magnitude more usable than I expected. I need to figure out how to get the full resolution photos off of it. I just got back at about 9 this morning, I didn't even have time to RTFM with the new phone, but the short review is that I like it. A lot. Keep us posted. My S.O. is getting a Droid phone next week. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: geso my new camera
On Mon, Nov 09, 2009 at 04:39:10PM -0800, Larry Colen wrote: I got a new camera on Friday. I figured out how to get the files off of it, I'm uploading the full sized files to: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157622647635111/ It's 5MP, fits in my pocket, has a nice screen for viewing and while the quality isn't even close to my Pentax, it's lot better than I expected. It does have some features that could be convenient in my SLRs, such as automatic GPS tagging of photos and the ability to upload photos directly to various sites: flickr, facebook, picassa. This weekend I used it mostly to take photos to get a geotag of where I was taking photos with the SLRs, but I got a couple of decent shots with it: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157622647373103/ I wasn't looking to buy a camera, but my waranty replacement treo died last week and the camera in the new droid is about an order of magnitude more usable than I expected. I need to figure out how to get the full resolution photos off of it. I just got back at about 9 this morning, I didn't even have time to RTFM with the new phone, but the short review is that I like it. A lot. -- The first step is learning to take great photos, the second step is learning to throw away ones that are merely good. Larry Colen l...@red4est.comhttp://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- The first step is learning to take great photos, the second step is learning to throw away ones that are merely good. Larry Colen l...@red4est.comhttp://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: geso my new camera
On Mon, Nov 09, 2009 at 08:19:44PM -0500, Mark Roberts wrote: Keep us posted. My S.O. is getting a Droid phone next week. My wife just got one, too. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: geso my new camera
On Mon, Nov 09, 2009 at 07:59:44PM -0500, ann sanfedele wrote: THe first one : maybe bring up the brightness and contrast on the lower third of the frame and convert to BW... That was uploaded directly from the camera to flickr. Once I got it onto my iMac I processed it a bit more: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/4091536378/in/set-72157622647635111/ I'll also be posting a bunch of pictures taken with real cameras, I've got about 1400 frames from the weekend to wade through. I'd guess that there are probably 1 to 2 orders of magnitude more photos taken with camera phones than any other sort of camera, but I tend to think of them as not real cameras. I was very pleasantly surprised at the quality of the photos this phone produces, in good light anyways. I sus;ec that there may be some subtle tone mapping going on, the sky in these shots is just too well exposed in comparison with the rest of the frame. and I think it would be great... It may only be my poor eyesight but I can only jsut make out what the roof says.. and I think its both scary and funny. I like this the best of the three.. but i do want the barn /shed roof to stand out more. The second one is really scary :-) Web research on Salvation Mountain in Niland CA would probably tell a lot more of the story. But it is a very impressive accomplishment for one guy, who is now probably in his 70's or 80's. Leonard Knight, if I recall correctly. There was an amazing amount of stuff to photograph down in that area. Unfortunately the group we went with was about 30 people, so it was impossible to photograph anything of interest without someone else getting in the way. I found that I also seem to have a different rhythm when it comes to photographing some of these places. We'd get there, everybody would charge off to the obvious subject, I'd take a couple of warm up shots and just as I was starting to get a feel for the place, and starting to see intersting things to photograph, we'd charge off someplace else. It is interesting to note that I was the only one shooting Pentax, but there were three people shooting Holgas. ann Larry Colen wrote: I got a new camera on Friday. It's 5MP, fits in my pocket, has a nice screen for viewing and while the quality isn't even close to my Pentax, it's lot better than I expected. It does have some features that could be convenient in my SLRs, such as automatic GPS tagging of photos and the ability to upload photos directly to various sites: flickr, facebook, picassa. This weekend I used it mostly to take photos to get a geotag of where I was taking photos with the SLRs, but I got a couple of decent shots with it: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157622647373103/ I wasn't looking to buy a camera, but my waranty replacement treo died last week and the camera in the new droid is about an order of magnitude more usable than I expected. I need to figure out how to get the full resolution photos off of it. I just got back at about 9 this morning, I didn't even have time to RTFM with the new phone, but the short review is that I like it. A lot. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- The first step is learning to take great photos, the second step is learning to throw away ones that are merely good. Larry Colen l...@red4est.comhttp://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
