Re: Soft boxes, any recommendations
Are your umbrellas white? Have you tried shooting through them instead of using them as reflectors? -P William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Gonz Subject: Soft boxes, any recommendations I'm looking to get a couple of softboxes. I have umbrellas and need something with a more diffused look. Any experiences with particular brands or styles? Sizes, shapes that are more useful? Anything I should stay away from or watch out for? Have you thought about larger umbrellas? I haven't found soft boxes to be all that good for portraiture, though they are very good for product/ still life pictures. I fought with a set of Moonlight softboxes for many years, a 36 inch and a 60 inch. I find the light from them to be harder than from a 24 inch umbrella, using the same head as a light source. William Robb
Re: High Speed Internet Access
About $43 - Earthlink ISP through Time-Warner cable. $60 seems kind of high unless it includes lots of useful bells and whistles. SBC is offering DSL for $30 for the first year - don't know what it bumps up to after that, but I doubt much higher than $40. -P Shel Belinkoff wrote: I've been quoted a price of $60/mo for HS access. That seems awfully high to me. How does that compare with what you're paying? Shel
Re: Old Stone Wall--repost
You often see these in New England. At one time, what are now woods, was probably a farmer's field. Typically if the field had stones in it that hampered plowing, they would move them to the edge of the field, along the fence line. Often you see these in a zig-zag pattern that followed the path of the now rotted away split rail fence that was used to mark the boundary of the field. -P Bob W wrote: Three weeks ago we were travelling in Connecticut, and I came upon this classic (but tumbledown) New England stone wall while wandering with my ist D: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4367728 do stone walls fall down in that way? Have you any idea who built it? I mean, was it built by Europeans, or by Indians? It looks less like a wall and more like some kind of boundary marker to me. Bob
Re: Semi-OT: Hard Drive Format
See Article ID 309000 in the Microsoft Knowledge Base. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;309000 -Paul Joseph Tainter wrote: Need help, please. Remember that USB hard drive that I ordered? I will need to format it to NTFS (I use Windows XP Home). Rummaging through Microsoft's Knowledge Base, I am finding only instructions for formatting drives that are in the computer, and only for formatting them to either FAT 16 or FAT 32. Can someone send me a link to the correct instructions? Thanks, Joe
Re: Local Gas Prices
$2.97 - $2.99 here in the Milwaukee area. That's more than 10X what it was when I started driving. -P Shel Belinkoff wrote: Can it be we'll someday look back wistfully on these prices when we remember the good old days? What are the prices in your area? http://home.earthlink.net/~shel-pix/gasprices.html Shel
Re: web page
Porta Web Album Generator http://www.stegmann.dk/mikkel/porta/ It's quick, easy to use, leaves a small footprint on your hard drive, allows you to add an introduction page and is free. Here's an example - http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/imperial/ -Paul J wrote: Hi, what would be a good and easy program to build a web page of photos for someone who has not done this before...Thanks for any info
Re: Small, Portable Ink Jet Printer - Image Storage
The PictureMate also has the capability to back up to an external CD burner, Zip drive or flash drive. Can also read print from these media. All these functions sans computer. -Paul David Savage wrote: If she doesn't mind 4x6 prints the Epson PictureMate Deluxe model might be a good solution. It can run off a battery (sold separately) doesn't need to be connected to a computer. http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/consumer/consDetail.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yesoid=53540922 http://tinyurl.com/avfwx Dave S On 4/29/06, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A question was posed to me by a friend. She is looking for a small, portable, ink jet printer that can produce prints up to about 5x7 in size, no need to go larger, although she'll consider 8x10 if she has to, that can work on either batteries or electricity, or perhaps from on inverter in her van. She's going to be traveling around the US and would like to make small prints for the people she photographs. Limiting the results to color is fine. Also - and I know this has come up before, but options may have changed - what might be a good image storage option - perhaps something with a nice-sized screen that can accept SD and CF cards. She's thought about a lap top, but would ideally like something smaller and more portable. I've no idea what to suggest to her. Shel
GESO: No theme, just pix
Finally pulled together a gallery of some 26 pix to post. Not expecting comments on all, but if you see something you like or dislike, I'll accept kudos and/or brickbats. Except as noted in the comments, all photos taken with either a DS or DS2. http://www.studio1941.com/geso/index.htm BTW, Freedom of Speech is *not* designed to illicit flame wars about the content. The only statement here is that, unlike some places in this world, we are free to express our opinions in most any way we choose. -P
Re: GESO: No theme, just pix
Thanks, Bob. Me, too - the variegated colors in the tulips was hard to resist. -P Bob Sullivan wrote: Nice shots Paul. I'm a sucker for those early landscapes and flowers/plants. Regards, Bob S. On 5/7/06, Paul Sorenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Finally pulled together a gallery of some 26 pix to post. Not expecting comments on all, but if you see something you like or dislike, I'll accept kudos and/or brickbats. Except as noted in the comments, all photos taken with either a DS or DS2. http://www.studio1941.com/geso/index.htm BTW, Freedom of Speech is *not* designed to illicit flame wars about the content. The only statement here is that, unlike some places in this world, we are free to express our opinions in most any way we choose. -P
GESO: No theme, just pix
Thanks to all who commented. I appreciate the critique. -P -Original Message- From: Paul Sorenson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 7:33 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: GESO: No theme, just pix Finally pulled together a gallery of some 26 pix to post. Not expecting comments on all, but if you see something you like or dislike, I'll accept kudos and/or brickbats. Except as noted in the comments, all photos taken with either a DS or DS2. http://www.studio1941.com/geso/index.htm BTW, Freedom of Speech is *not* designed to illicit flame wars about the content. The only statement here is that, unlike some places in this world, we are free to express our opinions in most any way we choose. -P
Re: GESO - Jelly Fish Waltz
A series of five, maybe - 1,10,12,11,2 -P [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shot at Monterey Bay Aquarium about two weeks ago. Usual disclaimers: shot through glass, through water, moving subjects, dark room, using high ISO and large f stop. These are either the best or the ones I thought were the most interesting examples of jelly fish movement. Row three is probably the weakest. For those of you who take time to look, I wouldn't mind knowing which # numbers you like best. I am thinking of printing up 4-5 and hanging them side by side. I know my favorites are #1 and #2, so I'd like input on any others you think might be print worthy. Throw some slow classical music, maybe a waltz, maybe the Blue Danube, on the ipod (or the cd or tape player). Jelly Fish Waltz http://members.aol.com/eactivist/JELLIES/ Comments welcome. Marnie aka Doe :-)
Re: GESO: No theme, just pix
Marnie - Thanks for those kind words. I never noticed the blue thing until you pointed it out - now it sticks out like a sore thumb. I'll have to work on getting rid of it. -P [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 5/7/2006 10:32:11 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Finally pulled together a gallery of some 26 pix to post. Not expecting comments on all, but if you see something you like or dislike, I'll accept kudos and/or brickbats. Except as noted in the comments, all photos taken with either a DS or DS2. http://www.studio1941.com/geso/index.htm BTW, Freedom of Speech is *not* designed to illicit flame wars about the content. The only statement here is that, unlike some places in this world, we are free to express our opinions in most any way we choose. -P = Some very, very nice stuff here. Lovely flower shots, and I like the mill. I especially like the water droplets on the lily pads, nice composition and detail and pleasingly simple. (But there is a little tiny blue thing, that looks like a section of slender blue straw on one of the pads, I'd clone that out.) Nit picky old me. :-) Good, good stuff. Marnie aka Doe
Re: OT: It's a baby, Rodney!
Congratulations!! She's beautiful. -P mike wilson wrote: Newest list member. Will probably be some time before she can send an articulate post. Not sure if that is a gender, family or PDML trait. 8-) Catherine Marina (at the moment) 10lb 2oz, about 4.6Kg. Wouldn't come out, so was eventually dragged into the world. http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/3401/display/5662941 mike
Re: Semi-OT: Transferring Image Files to Windows PC
P J's got it right - in either My Computer *or* Windows Explorer, when you're done transferring files and deleting them off the memory card, just right click on the drive and select Eject from the context menu. Then you can remove the card and reinsert another without re-booting. -P P. J. Alling wrote: Just in case it didn't get through before, in My Computer right click on the drive icon for your CF card reader and select the Eject option. That will write all pending information to the card, close all connections, and wait for a new card to be inserted. Joseph Tainter wrote: Thanks, Jostein and John. I am using Windows XP. I use the little green arrow in the Taskbar, labeled Safely Remove Hardware. I have found that if I doesn't use that, Windows scolds me. I have the issue with card readers, thumbdrives, and the external 250 GB drive I can use on either Firewire or USB. If I remove a CF card (or any of these) through the Safely Remove Hardware method, I cannot then insert a new card (or re-insert the thumbdrive or turn the external hard drive back on) without rebooting. Windows just won't recognize it. This is mainly an issue when I have several CF cards worth of images to transfer. Appreciate any advice. I do believe there is a solution to this. Joe
Re: Need a shoulder, and advice on my business
And after you get the assignment in writing from the managers who have the authority to do so, have them write to the muscle guys informing them that the former manager has no authority to give them the rights to photograph the show. -P Paul Stenquist wrote: Hi Dave, Talk to the managers who gave you the job. Get it in writing. If you have a lawyer friend, perhaps you can get him to write a tough letter to the guys who are trying to muscle you out. Good luck. Paul On May 18, 2006, at 9:12 PM, Dave Brooks wrote: God, can things get any worse. Photo funk for many months and now i get an email from a photo company that is a lot bigger than moi, stating that they have the rights to shoot anequine show next weekend, that i'm supposed to have,from the guy who has nothing to do with it anymore. The new managers are clients of mine and gabe me the show over 10 months ago. This guy is really aggressive and i have emailed an called him back on this, bit, do you think this is a muscle effort. I mean the guy he is quoting left that show 2 years ago. I don't know what to do now. He has taken one show from me already this year, but i knew that. Am i being over run because i'm a small business(he has 4 mac's several tent staff and 5 photographers. I'm me and my web site. Ladies and Gents, i'm in a real mental funk tonight. Any thing i can do here, and words of encouragement Lord n\knows its needed here tonight. Dave David J Brooks Equine, Pets, Bands, Rural Landscape Photography in York Region www.caughtinmotion.com Pentax istD, PZ-1, Nikon D1 D2H
Re: OT: The simple internet, was Re: PUG/PESO ...at Flickr?
Ann - In Firefox, you can block images and get text only this way... Go to the Tools menu, click on Options, then click on the Content icon. In the window that opens un-check the box that says Load Images. To the right of the Load Images choice is a box labeled Exceptions. Click on that and follow the instructions to designate web sites from which you want to see the images. HTH -P Ann Sanfedele wrote: Aaron Reynolds wrote: Ann, I've been pleasantly surprised by the number of wonderfully simple mobile-optimized web sites out there ever since I began to do the majority of my online reading and e-mailing on a Palm TX. (It's a long story, but my iBook needs a minor-but-expensive repair and the TX was a prop I got to keep from a job I did around Christmas -- rather than fixing the iBook right away, I tried out the TX and was happy with it. Other than the default e-mail program's lack of automatic hard returns, which I'm still trying to rectify.) I'm not suggesting that you get a TX and set up a wireless connection -- I'm suggesting that you find a browser that will read mobile sites and enjoy their simplicity. Yahoo! mobile, MLB.com mobile, The Onion mobile, Google's mobile offerings and especially FIFA.com mobile are excellent. As probably the only mobile reader of battersbox.ca, I keep requesting changes to the mobile version from our technological overlord. -Aaron I have to say I haven't a clue what you are talking about, Aaron - I can't even fake it LOL! Well, maybe I understand a little... hmmm are you saying that from the comfort of my dial up connection I can make a browser that reads in text format only when I'm , say, I'm researching stuff on Google or Yahoo? that would be great. I definitely would never use a wireless connection for anything _ far too paranoid - or just self protective and savvy , depending on your point of view :):) I use firefox for my browser - I don't want it set to jsut text even if I could, though, because I sometimes need to look at things by images - but I would be very happy if I could block ALL animation and ALL sound when I'm surfing. I had a stop animation button in Netscape Comm, but the minute I change sites it doesn't hold. Thanks for ideas, ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT: Making Cards with Photos
Marnie - I've used these - not ever in any great quantity. The price for 10 in the shops here (Milwaukee) is about double the Dick Blick price. http://www.dickblick.com/zz119/15/ The cards are 5x7 and take a 4x6 print very nicely. I use double sided tape to hold the print to the card so the recipient can remove the print and keep it if they want. Around here you can get a decent 4x6 machine print for about $.30 so the cards end up costing about a buck each - and the cards aren't odd sized so you need extra postage. If you *do* want to take the time to print the photo as well as the inside memorial stuff, they are ink-jet photo printable but it's probably more cost effective to use a lab print and tape or glue it to the card. -P [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am about ready to print up my Mom's memorial card. Going to put a photo of her hands on the front, usual memorial stuff inside, with a biography letter insert. I called up the only good local lab left around here -- they don't do cards. They will do up prints from a jpg. Which I might let them do, not sure I want to run off that many (50) prints on my Epson 925. So I've thought of going to Kinko's. Really, I haven't researched this yet. Being lazy and hoping someone else can shortcut the process for me. :-) Where do I find cards that will fit a 4-6 or 5-7 photo? Blank inside. Is there some easier way to do this? If I use a place on the Net won't I have to wait too long? Not sure I want to do that way, anyway -- want to have enough control over the end product. So, sources of cards? Is a copy place the best bet? And a photo lab for the photo? Any suggestions welcome. Especially from those who have done cards. Marnie aka the Clueless -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Windoze versions and DS
Ann, Most card reader packages include a CD that has the Win 98SE driver on it and instructions how to install the driver. Your laptop probably only supports USB 1.1, but be sure to get a card reader that uses USB 2.0. The reader will be backward compatible and should work on your current laptop, but if/when you upgrade the computer to one which supports USB 2.0, you will see a great difference in the speed your files transfer from the card to your computer. -P P. J. Alling wrote: Ann, I may have spoken too soon. After sending the last message I realized I hadn't actually used either the D or DS on the Win98 machine since I installed a high speed card reader on my W2K box about 6 months ago. So I tried them both and neither works. Seems that the Pentax Drivers have to be re-installed and the system can't find them. They don't seem to be on either software disk that were supplied with the cameras and they're certainly not on the Win98 disk. I have no idea currently where to get them, why they worked and why they stopped, but I'll let you know. Ann Sanfedele wrote: P. J. Alling wrote: Well, they're not exactly right. I'm able to connect the camera to my win98se machine. Phew - For starters, that's really all I need to do. However if you plan to shoot raw and need the Pentax photo lab software it won't install on 98, maybe not on ME, though I didn't actually try. That web site Shel sent me to said it ran on ME and 2000 - It is 2000 I have in my drawer , not ME, actually - I just would rather not, thank you, change anything that isn't absolutely necessary for survival. It would probably run, but the installer depends on files not available in 98. None of my operating systems were pre-installed, as all of my machines are home built. (It's amazing how fast relatively new hardware runs when you're not using the latest bloatware from Microsoft). Don't get me started on bloatware - nicely put ann, jsut an old fashioned gal Ann Sanfedele wrote: Before I ordered the DS I called Pentax to ask a couple of questions could it deliver the size and resolution I wanted in prints (that the stock agency asked for) and was the DS compatible with Windows 98 SE - (Second edition) Answer to both questions was yes Then Shel pointed me to this - http://www.pentaxslr.com/bodies/dlFaq#category5 I might have to breakdown and install the windoze 2000 upgrade that has been sitting in the drawer for 5 years... OTOH - maybe the only reason Windoze 98 SE isn't in the list on the site Shel pointed me to is that the writer didn't think anyone had it anymore sigh ann -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout). -- 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: PESO - Norwegian Sushi
Does it smell as bad a lutefisk? or worse? My grandfather could eat limburger cheese by the spoonful, but wouldn't let my grandmother cook lutefisk 'cause he couldn't stand the smell. Blessed are the Norwegians.. They drink coffee by the barrel, Eat fish soaked in lye, And ski uphill!! -P Tim Øsleby wrote: This isn't much of a photo. I just want to show the food lovers here what we Norwegians do to our fish. We call this dish Rakefisk. Many find it disgusting, and I can't blame them. Basically it is rotten fish ;-) It tastes a lot better than it smells ;-) No need for real comments on this one. Just thought I'd share a bit of my harmless culture. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy)
Re: PESO - Autumn or Winter?
Heyerdahl's major research was earlier and concentrated on more aboriginal craft - Kon-Tiki was constructed of balsa and Ra Ra II were papyrus. http://www.greatdreams.com/thor.htm -P P. J. Alling wrote: Thor Hierdahl? Adam Maas wrote: There was a fellow who proved in the 1970's that it was possible, by sailing from Iceland to Newfoundland in a Longship. Same guy sailed across much of the pacific on a raft a few years later. Of course, the earth was notably warmer when Erik the Red sailed to Newfoundland than it is today. -Adam P. J. Alling wrote: Longships were well built craft, but the oceans are theorized to have been much calmer in those days... Tim Øsleby wrote: Not a bad word about long ships. Be careful, otherwise we might show you what they are good for. There are proofs indicating that a Norwegian using a long ship was the first European that found America, so don't feel too safe over there ;-) BTW. This post does not go well with the first part of my signature. Most likely I am joking. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) -Original Message- From: Tom Reese [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 8. november 2005 22:21 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - Autumn or Winter? On 8/11/05, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed: There is a chance you will have a second chance on that. Me and Jostein may have a plan. To be continued ... Har! And does Ryanair form any part of this plan?? Better Ryanair than longships. TR
Re: Ansel Adams exhibition
For anyone who is going to be in the Boston area, there is an Ansel Adams exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts through Dec 31. Called The Lane Collection, it includes many prints which have seldom been on exhibit. http://www.mfa.org/exhibitions/sub.asp?key=15subkey=516 -P Mark Roberts wrote: David Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I went to the AA exhibition at our art gallery today. It's the only showing in NZ so I wanted to be sure of seeing it as I doubt I'd ever get another opportunity. I'd seen many of the photos before in books and on the web. But nothing compares to seeing the prints. They are absolutely breathtaking - I have never seen anything like it before. Even some of the photos I didn't think much of previously - seeing the prints changed my opinion very quickly as I was able to take in the finer details. A must-see IMO. It's always a revelation when you get to see an artist's work in the original, rather than in the form of reproductions in books. Glad you got to see this exhibition.
Re: *ist-D problems
Did you buy it with a credit card? If so, check with them for automatic extended warranty. My MasterCard doubles the warranty period up to a maximum of one additional year. -P P. J. Alling wrote: Over a year unfortunately. Christian wrote: - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] No, it doesn't. It started behaving flaky, sometimes stopping down, sometimes not, then just stopped. Same exact behavior as my first D. How long have you had it? Christian
Bulk film loaders
The research facility where my SO works was throwing out a bunch of junk from which I rescued two Alden 74 bulk film loaders for daylight loading of cassettes. They will handle 27.5, 50 and 100 foot bulk rolls and appear to be in good working condition. In fact, one still has film in it, probably Ektachrome Pro 100, but of unknown age and amount. I just *hate* to throw out good stuff. If anyone is interested, they're free for the shipping cost. -P
Re: EXIF IPTC Data
Doug - BreezeBrowser Pro will let you edit/insert IPTC data either singly or in batches. -P Doug Franklin wrote: Howdy, folks, Does anyone out there know of an application that will insert EXIF and/or IPTC data into JPEG or TIFF files in bulk? Since I can't set a copyright or author in camera, I need to be able to process a whole directory of images to get the tags set before submitting them for publication. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
Re: OT - old Kodak film identification?
The dope used to stiffen the fabric on early airplanes was cellulose nitrate and highly flammable. Many a WWI aviator chose to jump to his death sans parachute rather than burn to death in a flaming aircraft. -P graywolf wrote: LOL! Nitrocellulose, AKA, gun cotten is classified as an explosive. BTW they use it for paint too. Gives a much nicer look than Acrilics paint does. It is still the preferred finish for guitar and other instrument sound boards as it give a much mellower sound. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Scott Loveless wrote: Thanks for the correction, Bob. I actually did a bit of googling, instead of just recalling from memory, and found that the Cellulose acetate has an ignition temp of 800F and the Estar base 900F. I'm assuming the cellulose nitrate ignited at much lower temperatures. On 11/19/05, Bob Shell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Nov 18, 2005, at 10:17 PM, Scott Loveless wrote: Most likely, it means that the film has an Estar (or whatever Kodak called it back then) base instead of a celluloid base. The safety film ignited at a higher temperature than the older celluloid stuff. Thus - safety film. As far as EI goes, you'll just have to wait for someone more knowledgeable than me to reply. Nope. Cellulose acetate was the Safety Film. It replaced cellulose nitrate, the stuff that tended to spontaneously combust. Estar (same as Mylar) was a much later development. Bob -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com -- You have to hold the button down -Arnold Newman
Re: PESO - More Mom Hands
My take was more like Marnie's - softer contrast. I just took the highlight down some on the left thumb which added a little more detail there so it's not so blown out. http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/images/handclasp2rev.jpg -P [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've actually done about three sessions (maybe four, forget) of Mom at 90. In the second session, I didn't seem to have enough ambient light or something and didn't think I got anything useable. But I was looking through them recently and decided one or two weren't bad. (I downloaded Irfanview and used its slideshow, which will do Canon RAWs -- probably pulling out the embedded jpgs. Splashed across the whole screen, I got a better view of some. Actually it's a very good way to preview photos. Thanks to those who have recommended it.) This was taken eight to nine months ago. I think the thumb could be better. Not quite in focus, or maybe it is in focus, but it has too much high light. Anyway, it looks a little too soft to me. Maybe it could be masked or something in PS CS. I tried darkening high lights, but that was not specific enough. Anyway, what do you think? Does it qualify to be included in a Mom hand gallery? Or is the thumb too distracting? And if so, what would you do to fix it up? http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/handclasp.htm TIA, Marnie aka Doe
Re: Unsubscribing for awhile
Bill - All the best wishes that your surgery will be successful and you'll be back here soon. -P Bill Owens wrote: I'll be unsubbing shortly for what I hope is a very short period.. I have an appointment at Duke University Medical Center. Assuming of course I can tolerate the pain during a 21/2-3 hour drive. I would also appreciate your prayers that the surgery schedule can be set and that I can resume some semblance of normality. Bill
Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3158
Just add 1 additional foot for every 4 meters - you'll make it OK. -P P. J. Alling wrote: Very dirty, 7 meters is 23+ feet, that 3 1/2 inch difference per. foot adds up very quickly. If you're depending on 30 feet of rope to span 10 meters of distance you're seriously out of luck. keith_w wrote: P. J. Alling wrote: More like 3 Feet 3.6 inches ~ 1 meter... More than enough to very annoying over 100 yards, (or meters if you prefer). danilo wrote: Wasn't it: 3 feet ~= 1 meter ?? (school was some times ago) Danilo For order of magnitude conversions, it's just fine. If someone mentions a 7 meter length to you, what do you do? A quick multiplication by three yields 21 feet ~ just add a little bit. For most practical uses, that's plenty close enough. As a inch/feet/mile guy, I can visualize 21+ feet quickly and that's all I need to know. So what if it *IS* betweeen 21 and 23 feet? For a quick and dirty estimate of length, it's just fine. That's for those who can't think in metric yet. keith whaley
Re: *ist DS Firmware 2.00
Fred - Looks like the additional functions turn the DS almost into a DS2. Especially making continuous AF menu selectable in P, Tv, Av and M. Thanks for passing the info along. -P Fred wrote: *ist DS firmware 2.00 is out - http://www.digital.pentax.co.jp/ja/info/20050415e.html Changes - Also see - http://www.digital.pentax.co.jp/ja/info/20050415e-1.html Fred
Re: No fur, No photos
I thought PETA meant People eating tasty animals ;) -P [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hmmm. While I don't disagree with you, I should point out that there's a group that started here in Detroit that you might want to join. It's like PETA but different. It's called MEATA, which translates to men eating all the animals. vbg -- Original message -- From: Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] That may be because today's animal activists are more prone to use illegal and stupid forms of action. Like releasing North-American minks from fur farms in Europe. Apparently, wild European ferrets are not worthy of concern. I'd vote to have animal activists replacing rats in the lab, too. Jostein - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 9:57 PM Subject: PESO: No fur, No photos In a distant time and place, when I was a rebellious college student demonstrating against the war, the government, and the status quo, I would have been pleased if someone took my picture. Apparently that's not the case any more, at least not among the animal lover set. The two anti-fur ladies who spotted me quickly ducked behind their signs. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3935563size=lg
PESO: Safe in Great-grandmother's hands
So...we're out of town for 4 days - daughter-in-law is pregnant and due to deliver on the 10th, but the doc says it may be sooner. We tell her no births until we're back in town. Arrive home 1PM, baby born 4:21PM. Perfect timing, perfect baby. Here he is at about 4 hours old. http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/cal/imgp0199.htm Comments, critiques OK, but mostly just bragging ;) Pentax *istDS2 Tamron 28-200 Sigma DG Super -P
Re: PESO: Safe in Great-grandmother's hands
Bob W, Gonz, Paul, Bruce, Boris, Bob S - Thanks for taking time to comment. There's nothing like a newborn to bring out everybody's cameras! ;) -P Subject: PESO: Safe in Great-grandmother's hands So...we're out of town for 4 days - daughter-in-law is pregnant and due to deliver on the 10th, but the doc says it may be sooner. We tell her no births until we're back in town. Arrive home 1PM, baby born 4:21PM. Perfect timing, perfect baby. Here he is at about 4 hours old. http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/cal/imgp0199.htm Comments, critiques OK, but mostly just bragging ;) Pentax *istDS2 Tamron 28-200 Sigma DG Super -P
Re: PESO: Safe in Great-grandmother's hands
Thanks for them kind words!! ;) -P E.R.N. Reed wrote: Paul Sorenson wrote: Bob W, Gonz, Paul, Bruce, Boris, Bob S - Thanks for taking time to comment. There's nothing like a newborn to bring out everybody's cameras! ;) Sorry I hadn't said anything before, but I, too, think it's a lovely picture. The hands just tell the story so well.
Re: OT: need a favor
If you haven't found anyone else, I'd be happy to do it. Just send me the file and I'll get the PDF back to you either e-mail, CD or both. -P Gary Sibio wrote: At 11:15 AM 12/13/2005, you wrote: Could one of you guys in the USA who has Windoze and Adobe Acrobat take my MS Word 97 file for the calendar and make it a PDF? The person I thought who could and would do it for me turns out not to have the stuff for it. WordPerfect will also produce a PDF. You can import the file and then use File | Export | PDF. Gary J Sibio [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~garysibio There are 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary numbers and those who do not.
Re: need a favor
You *can* do this in either Word or Acrobat - you need to insert form fields for the user to enter their schedule, then password protect the document so nothing else can be changed. -P Ann Sanfedele wrote: My dream for the calendar - which I think doesnt exist - is to have it in a form so that someone can input their schedule into each box on the page without anything else moving around - somewhere in the dark recesses of my mind was the idea that one could do this with a PDF file... back to cooking dinner - friend about to arrive ann
Re: Who's shooting professionally with Pentax -- was -- Who's Not Using Digital
An occasional wedding or other celebration and portraits. Used to use a MZ-S with a ZX-7 for backup, now pretty much moved to a DS and DS2. AlienBees for studio lights. -P Scott Loveless wrote: Shel's question got me thinking about all the pros I see with Canon and Nikon hardware. Who's using their Pentax gear to make a buck or two, what gear are you using, are you using film or digital or both, and what kind of jobs are you doing? On 12/11/05, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was thinking about this last night. It seems that most everyone on the list, at least from the usual gang of regular posters, has made the move to digital. Who hasn't, and who have no plans to do so in the near or foreseeable future? Shel You meet the nicest people with a Pentax -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com -- You have to hold the button down -Arnold Newman
Re: istDS v istDS2
Shel Dave - I've not noticed a major difference between the two in either speed or function and if there is a difference in battery life with the larger screen it hasn't been bad enough to slap me in the face (at least at this point). The larger screen is nice, and is somewhat easier on my 64 year old eyes, though. When I bought the DS2 I wanted to buy locally and had there been a DS body only available for a lower price, I would have been very happy to buy it instead. For a brief time the Auto ISO available via the function button and continuous AF available in the record menu as well as the Action program were the major differences for me between the DS and DS2, but the recent firmware upgrade for the DS puts these in place so, with the exception of the larger screen the DS pretty much becomes a DS2. The *bells and whistles* are nice for quick family photos, but I find that for *serious* pix like weddings and portraits I revert back to my old habits of either Av or manual everything. -P David Oswald wrote: Shel Belinkoff wrote: Hi Paul ... Have you noticed any differences between the DS and the DS2 in terms of speed or function? Is the larger screen on the back a substantial improvement? Shel One question I would have regarding the difference between the two is whether the larger screen has an impact on battery life, or if any negative impact created by the larger screen has been offset by newer-generation electronic components in the DS2.
Re: istDS v istDS2
Shel, You're right in your premise that I'm not using high speed cards. For what I do, the inexpensive (read that cheap ;0) cards have a sufficient write speed. With faster cards the buffer will clear a little faster so if one is shooting lots of continuous action there would be an advantage there and the DS2 might have it over the DS. The faster write speed *may* also manifest itself in a few more exposures during the life of the batteries due to the shorter transfer time from the buffer to the card, but my suspicion is that in the overall assessment the increase in shots per battery would be inconsequential. For my shooting style, there's no real advantage to spending the extra $ for faster cards. -P Shel Belinkoff wrote: Paul, What speed(s) are the SD cards that you're using? Godfrey thought that the DS2 could take advantage of cards with speeds of up to 133X or so, iirc. IAC, if you're using slower cards, you might not notice any write speed difference. Shel [Original Message] From: Paul Sorenson Shel Dave - I've not noticed a major difference between the two in either speed or function and if there is a difference in battery life with the larger screen it hasn't been bad enough to slap me in the face (at least at this point). The larger screen is nice, and is somewhat easier on my 64 year old eyes, though.
Re: B+H
Nope - Hanukkah begins at sundown on 12/24 - really late this year, it's usually much earlier. -P Jack Davis wrote: I believe (at least, I think) Hannaukah was 11/30 - 12/10. Jack --- Amita Guha [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: They have always been very quick for me. When does Hannukah start? If it's a Jewish holiday, they close. Their website isn't listing any closings for Hannukah. Amita __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: B+H
Oops! That was me - I just checked w/my SO and it starts at sunset on 12/25. According to BH holiday schedule they're only closed Christmas Day. http://tinyurl.com/b7zw9 -P Jack Davis wrote: Google tricked me! Someone said it starts 12/24(??) Jack --- Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jack, The first night of Hannaukah is 12/25. Pal, Call them or email and ask why. They are very good and professional, and they have experienced a Christmas rush many times. If they have it, they should be shipping it. They listed the black 43mm limited lens about 10 days ago, for an hour, then it was sold out. I called and complained as I was on the email list for it. They offered to special order for me, but had to bill me immediately. I asked how long to get the special order. They said a week. The lens is in Chicago, scheduled to arrive tomorrow on a 3 day UPS delivery. Regards, Bob S. On 12/15/05, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I believe (at least, I think) Hannaukah was 11/30 - 12/10. Jack --- Amita Guha [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: They have always been very quick for me. When does Hannukah start? If it's a Jewish holiday, they close. Their website isn't listing any closings for Hannukah. Amita __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Help with Pixelation
Check out Nvu - It's open source based on the old Netscape Composer. Fairly easy to work with, relatively powerful (includes a CSS creator) and is tabbed so you can work in WYSIWYG then quickly jump to your source code. -P Charles Robinson wrote: I'd suggest you try using some different software to design your website. there are a lot of FREE software packages out there that will design nice, neat, HTML-compliant pages. /Rant
Re: Medical Interlude
Glad to hear everything is turning out for the better. -P Bruce Dayton wrote: Hello Cotty, Hope all goes well and he gets back to full speed quickly!
Re: Data Recovery question and vacation week.
Try PC Inspector http://www.pcinspector.de/smart_media_recovery/uk/welcome.htm -P David J Brooks wrote: Sorry, i should have mentioned, i have about 25 Gig left on the Cdrive, but the program is telling me. not eneough rocovery space. Is this normal.?Or can someone suggest sometrhing else. Dave Quoting Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED]: It is perfecly normal for 1 GB card to have 996MB of files. 1GB = 1024MB (this is reality) 1GB = 1000MB (manufacturers reality) In any case 996 is pretty close to both 1000 and 1024MB. 2006/8/28, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi Gang. First off. i nned a data recovery questioned answered. Shot a three day show this weekend, horrid rain Friday, semi sunny Saturday and bad fog today. Downloaded the main card with no problems onto the PC, OS XP home via a standard usb 1 card reader. After d/l, i removed the one card, and inserted the presentation card. No recognition of the card, so i shut down the computer and restarted. Computer said card not readable, and i tried viewing in the camera, and i was informed no images. I know they are in there, i shot them.:-) Any way i installed Sandisks recover software free with my Extreme III cards and the screen says my 1 gig kingston card holds 996.1 MB of information and i dont have enough C drive space for recover. First off, how can a 1 Gig card have 996 MB of files, and second, any help. If it helps, on my D/L Saturday, i D/L ed my main card and when i pulled that one out and inserted another to d/l the machine went black, shut down and restarted and a message appeared after restarting thet an major error had occured and would i like to inform Mr Bill. Also to add, i'm on holidays next week. Just my week at home to repair vehicles and the house, but i;ll try and stay current with the list. Dave Equine Photography in York Region -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... -- 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: Solved, was: Data Recovery question and vacation week.
Dave - Glad to hear it helped. -P David J Brooks wrote: Thanks Paul. The cd gave me two options.One to run program and 1 to install. I tried several times running the program from the CD. I then installed the program, received the same space message, but this tine the program ran. Gusee i have my quirky PC back then.vbg Recovered all my lost images from the weekend AND images from the spring that had been deleted, or so i thought. Nice freebee. Sorry to be back in panic mode. Dave Quoting Paul Sorenson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Try PC Inspector http://www.pcinspector.de/smart_media_recovery/uk/welcome.htm -P David J Brooks wrote: Sorry, i should have mentioned, i have about 25 Gig left on the Cdrive, but the program is telling me. not eneough rocovery space. Is this normal.?Or can someone suggest sometrhing else. Dave Quoting Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED]: It is perfecly normal for 1 GB card to have 996MB of files. 1GB = 1024MB (this is reality) 1GB = 1000MB (manufacturers reality) In any case 996 is pretty close to both 1000 and 1024MB. 2006/8/28, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi Gang. First off. i nned a data recovery questioned answered. Shot a three day show this weekend, horrid rain Friday, semi sunny Saturday and bad fog today. Downloaded the main card with no problems onto the PC, OS XP home via a standard usb 1 card reader. After d/l, i removed the one card, and inserted the presentation card. No recognition of the card, so i shut down the computer and restarted. Computer said card not readable, and i tried viewing in the camera, and i was informed no images. I know they are in there, i shot them.:-) Any way i installed Sandisks recover software free with my Extreme III cards and the screen says my 1 gig kingston card holds 996.1 MB of information and i dont have enough C drive space for recover. First off, how can a 1 Gig card have 996 MB of files, and second, any help. If it helps, on my D/L Saturday, i D/L ed my main card and when i pulled that one out and inserted another to d/l the machine went black, shut down and restarted and a message appeared after restarting thet an major error had occured and would i like to inform Mr Bill. Also to add, i'm on holidays next week. Just my week at home to repair vehicles and the house, but i;ll try and stay current with the list. Dave Equine Photography in York Region -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... -- 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 Equine Photography in York Region -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: Didgeridoos in View
Summer, 1960 - right up there with Purple People Eater and Alley Oop. -P John Forbes wrote: That's from Tie me kangaroo down, sport in 1960, Rolf's only real claim to fame. It has the immortal last line: So we tanned 'is hide when he died, Clyde, and that's it 'angin' on the shed. For me it comes a close third to Keep your eyes on the road and, in the top slot, Tell Laura I love her as the greatest songs of that year. There wasn't much wrong with She wore a yellow polka dot bikini either, though it might perhaps have been a different year. John -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT: Off for a while
If you need a place to stop as you pass Jenner going north, see the Timber Cove Inn - on the coast about 90 miles north of SFO. http://www.timbercoveinn.com/ -P [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Probably no one cares, since I haven't been commenting on PESOs for about a week. ;-) I'll have lots of PESO comments to catch up with when I get back. Going to take a short trip up the California coast, 101, to see as many Redwoods as I can and also to visit Eureka and Fortuna where my Mom grew up. Taking photos naturally. So unsubscribing for a while, be back next weekend. We now return you to your regular speculation (numerous threads). Marnie aka Doe ;-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: [Norton AntiSpam] Re: Humorous Logic
My grandfather was German, my grandmother Norwegian. He would eat Limburger cheese by the spoonful, but wouldn't let her cook lutefisk in the house because he couldn't stand the smell. ;) -P John Graves wrote: Re: lutefisk Anything that turns silver BLACK, can't be all bad! If you must try it --- http://www.lutefiskmike.com/ John Graves Perry Pellechia wrote: This chemist does not want to be anywhere near this experiment... On 9/6/06, Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Found buried in a discussion on Slashdot (http://slashdot.org) Hrmm... a larg enough block of Na [sodium] tossed into a lake would essentially make a large pool of lye. Na + H20 = Lye + stuff Explosion + fish = dead fish dead fish + lye = lutefisk Sorry, I guess it's the disused wannabe-chemist in me. :-) -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- 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: top-loading case for a DS2 and 16-45?
Mat - I have the Tamrac Velocity 5 and it easily holds a DS2 w/attached Tamron 28-200, the Pentax 18-55 on one side and an EF-500 DG Super on the other with room for extra batteries and cards in pockets. The space for the DG Super could just as easily be used for something the size of the Pentax 80-320. You can access it either by unhooking and folding back the top or via a double zipper flap built into the top cover. I bought the Velocity 7 for my stepson, which is slightly larger then the 5 and has a a different sling arrangement. Because of that I might consider the 7 over the 5 if I were buying again. HTH -P Mat Maessen wrote: I am shopping for a top-loading case for my DS2, for more casual use than my full-on camera bag (LowePro Orion AW). I'm looking for something that's tall enough to hold the camera with the 16-45 attached, plus a spare set of batteries, and a couple of memory cards. Being able to attach a soft lens bag to the strap for a longer lens would be a plus as well. Anyone have a bag they would recommend? thanks, -Mat -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: top-loading case for a DS2 and 16-45?
BH has both the 5 and 7 priced at 50 bucks. -P Mat Maessen wrote: Thanks to all who replied so far. I looked at a Tamrac Velocity 5 at the local camera store at lunchtime. They want $79() for it. They didn't have the Superlight 5 in stock though. Looking at it on Tamrac's website, it looks like a slightly better bag for my purposes. Now to find someone who actually has it in stock... If anyone has any other suggestions, by all means, send them along. :-) -Mat -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Long, Fast Glass
Only if has a aperture ring!! ;) -P Shel Belinkoff wrote: Would a 1700mm/4.0 interest anyone? http://tinyurl.com/qn5b6 http://www.zeiss.com/c12567a8003b58b9/Contents-Frame/8baac109cb80bddfc12571e 100393a1b Shel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: ot: printing on acetate or other clear media with epson 220
Check out OfficeMax for recycling rebates. As of a couple weeks ago it was $3/cartridge even if it was a cartridge they didn't stock. Sure helps cut the cost of ink, especially w/the R-800 and its eight cartridges. -P Ann Sanfedele wrote: The only really annoying thing is that Staples took back the $3.00 rebate for recycling EPSON inkjet cartridges. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT - EBay Question
Jewel-Osco, a grocery/pharmacy chain here in the states, has gone to fingerprint scanning as a payment option. -P Cotty wrote: One thing that I have noticed is the number of places in the UK which won't even accept cheques (checks) anymore. Petrol stations especially. Since converting to 'chip and pin' (no signature at checkout, just enter PIN into a keypad) it seems everywhere and everyone uses debit cards. I've just opened a new business account and although I get totally free banking in the first year, next year the charges are significantly less if paper can be kept out of the equation. That includes paying in as well. A move closer to the 'paperless' society. In ten years you won't even need a card - retinal scans and/or fingerprinting at the checkout. They're trialing it now: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/3706589.stm They've actually finished the trial and at these shops you can pay by fingerprint! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Now Virgin Bans Some Laptop Batteries!
Heeeyyy!! I resemble that! -P Scott Loveless wrote: On 9/21/06, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Har! That means anybody but me, my ancestors came from an unspeakable place. Milwaukee? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Related question to off camera flash
I really like the AlienBees. I have three and am looking at getting a fourth to round things out. You can buy a complete kit from them - lights, umbrellas, stands, etc. The built-in modeling lights give you an advantage over just using a remote shoe-mount flash. They're continuously adjustable in output rather than incremental and have built-in slaves so you only need to run a pc cord to the closest one. Their customer service is great and if you enroll in some kind of credit class at a local post-secondary school, send them a copy of your student ID and you get a 10% discount. -P David J Brooks wrote: I am hoping sometime in the new year, to pick up some sort of starter studio kit, like an umbrella or two etc. I'd like to walk into the store and not look like a complete dolt, just a moderate oneg so i;'m looking for some advise. Whats the best thing to pick up. Should i get a couple of alein bees, or umbrellas and add some flashes, like Scott is thinking. Would it be best to buy something like a transmitter for the camera or is wired just as good. Space would be small at best. One thing i'm thinking of is shooting in a small pet store kind of thing. Any input or links would be helpfull. Looking for both my systems if that matters. Dave Equine Photography in York Region -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: GESO - my new web page and galleries therein
Boris - Everything seems to load quickly w/Firefox. Haven't had time to look at all the photos yet but what I've seen look great. It seems your server OS is case sensitive and the case of your page filenames is different from the URL pointing to the page. For example, I can link to your photos page using the URL in your post which is all lower case and the page loads fine. From your home page, if I click on photos and it comes up a 404 the URL has some mixed upper case letters. -P Russell Kerstetter wrote: nice job all around. from 'Gear', if I click 'Photos' or 'Change Log' I get a '404', I also get a '404' when clicking 'Photos' from 'Change Log'. Also, on the home page, there is no image for 'Photo' under the welcome. My browser is Safari 2.0.4. Otherwsie, everything loads quickly, and the design is nice and simple. I had not seen these photos before. I particularly liked the eye and big ben. Russell On 9/23/06, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello. Finally, I came around to put my web page in some semblance of order. I've deleted most of the wordy pages and replaced them with few galleries. More galleries would follow. Please point your browser to http://boris.isra-shop.com/photos.html. The two new galleries are here: http://boris.isra-shop.com/norway_2004/index.html http://boris.isra-shop.com/uk_2005/index.html So finally I could come up with final editions of my PDML related vacations... All comments, including web-design, presentation, pictures, just about everything related will be gladly appreciated. Thanks. Boris -- 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: PESO - Late Summer Light
Actually, the nasty smell usually occurs when the system is not functioning properly. -P David Savage wrote: Not much point in photographing one. The real magic is in the smell. Dave On 9/24/06, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was hoping to see the sceptic tank and its cover ... while a nice enuf shot, it's nonetheless disappointing being rather common. A dug up sceptic tank is something rarely seen in a photo - at least I've never seen one. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - Late Summer Light
Since one of the things I do is inspect septic systems, I'll see what I can do to accommodate you. Not sure how well rendered and insightful it will be, though. ;) -P Shel Belinkoff wrote: I was hoping to see the sceptic tank and its cover ... while a nice enuf shot, it's nonetheless disappointing being rather common. A dug up sceptic tank is something rarely seen in a photo - at least I've never seen one. Shel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Imprint Time/Date on DS Pics
The DPOF function should give you the option of inserting the date on a print. If it's just for web publishing, both BreeseBrowser and Porta have the option of inserting the date as a watermark. -P Shel Belinkoff wrote: I can't find a way to imprint the time/date on images made with the DS. Is that even possible? It's not something I'd usually do, but there are about seven snaps I need to make over the next week - 10 days where it would be very handy to have that feature. Shel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT, I'm going for a beer now
What is he doing to make this happen and what can you do to stop it from happening? Is he just getting to people first...or undercutting prices...or what? -P David J Brooks wrote: 2- Just found out Mr does not use a Pentax, out of focus, spook the horses, guy has taken another of my big three day events for next year. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: What do you do when you get to IMGP9999
Irfanview will do batch rename pretty easily and it's free. http://www.irfanview.com/ Be sure to download/install the plug-in file, too. I believe it will batch apply IPTC data as well, but I use BreezeBrowser Pro for that and my other organizing functions. BreezeBrowser is not freeware, but not too expensive, either. http://breezesys.com/ -P Adam McKenty wrote: How do you rename/organize your digital photos? I'm now at image 17,603 and am having a bit of a crisis with my sorting regime because I can't add my last 7603 images to my file system. Until now I've just been sorting my photos into a bunch of folders (people, deer, sail boats, etc.), and copying the best ones in to a best ones folder, with windows explorer. What I'd like to be doing is putting them all in one big folder and having them organized by their meta data keywords, which I could apply in bulk to an entire folder or drag on to an individual image without having to type them out seventeen thousand times. Is there any good freeware out there that can do this sort of thing? Most of my photos are jpgs but the last thousand or so are raws and I don't plan to be shooting to many more jpgs. Cheers, Francis www.photosynth.ca/photo (under construction) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Just shoot me...
I have to agree with Shel's experience w/Earthlink. We've had high speed Earthlink w/Time-Warner for the past 5-6 years and never had a glitch. Their customer service has always been satisfactory and pricing in line with others. Even the Time-Warner techs with whom I've had experience have been competent - much unlike the guy you had to deal with. The first thing he should have done is install an ethernet card and not fool with USB. -P Shel Belinkoff wrote: What's wrong with Earthlink? I've been using it for 10 years and have had a satisfactory experience with the company and the service. Shel [Original Message] From: Ann Sanfedele On top of that, I THOUGHT i was signing up for Road Runner, but the special offer Time warner offered would have hooked me up with the dreaded earthlink - shudder. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Just shoot me...
That's pretty cheap-assed! Did they want you to pay for the modem, too? When Time-Warner installed broadband for me they were all ready to tear open the case and install an ethernet card by the time I had a chance to tell them I already had one. Sounds like TW guy didn't want/didn't know how to install ethernet. No doubt figured he'd plug into the USB and be outta there in 15 minutes instead of doing the job right. -P Ann to Time warner guy -- I thought you brought the ethernet card TW guy No they don't provide that. The level 3 time warner guy I talked to on the phone WAS competent... Basically, the attempt to use the USB sent the ports into overload. I don't have the 2.0 hub - I was switching back and forth woth other devices. The person I gave the hub to hasn't called me back and he might be able to help At this poitn, I can 't even reach TIme Warner - there is some major glitch going on here that has nothign to do with this issue so they ar backed up ann Shel Belinkoff wrote: What's wrong with Earthlink? I've been using it for 10 years and have had a satisfactory experience with the company and the service. Shel [Original Message] From: Ann Sanfedele On top of that, I THOUGHT i was signing up for Road Runner, but the special offer Time warner offered would have hooked me up with the dreaded earthlink - shudder. -- 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: Just shoot me..
Good idea - one monitor, one keyboard, one mouse, two computers. You can get a KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) switch, w/cables from for a couple bucks more than $30. Two taps on the Scroll Lock key switches from one 'puter to the other. I use one to switch between my workstation and file server - works great. -P [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And, yes, it would also be good if you got a new machine with XP on it. You probably could hook both up to the same monitor. If you don't buy a new monitor, just the machine, it can be really cheap. Or relatively cheap. HTH, Marnie aka Doe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Just shoot me...
Ann - I did a Google search on Win98se USB drivers and came up with this - http://www.usb-drivers.com/drivers/125/125528.htm check it out and see if you can use it. Also see this page for more Win98 USB solutions. http://www.usbman.com/win98seusbguide.htm -P Ann Sanfedele wrote: So can anyone sendme a disk for windoze 98se? We got a usb pci 2.0 card - couldn't install driver because it was only for Se and though I thought SE was on the computer apparently it crashed. I can't remember how I got SE to begin with. we tried to download up grade and it didn't like by firefox settings or my explorer Have to somehow get the usp ports to work so I can use the scanner and connect the camera or I'm dead. the printer, too. ugh at the moment off to scrabble need r and r sigh annsan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT: Back, and I have no class
Marnie - Iceberg is best handled when grabbed with both hands and torn apart! Maybe it was supposed to be an insect head with antennae and shrimp for eyes. ;) *Presentation* is nice, but that one sounds ludicrous. I know what you mean about crowds. I'd probably be willing to go to Disneyland if it were just me and 6 other people. Otherwise I feel like I'm part of a buffalo herd. -P [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Back from Disneyland. I enjoyed it, but I did not enjoy the crowds. Fewer people after Labor Day, but still way too many. I waited over 1 hour for 1 ride, and never did again. Others I really wanted to catch, I did during the fireworks at night, or 1/2 hour before closing. But I have no class. One day to give my feet a rest, I went to Cafe Orleans to have a late lunch. It was about 4pm, I hadn't had lunch yet, and they were fairly empty at that time. I ordered a shrimp salad (big shrimp, what I call prawns). Sometimes when I am unsure of a restaurant, and many in Disneyland I am unsure of, I order salad because I figure there is little they can do to mess it up. Long wait, slow service. Then a waiter approaches me with carrying something strange and says, Shrimp salad? I hadn't given the plate it a real look, then I did. I am afraid, What the f__ is that?!? just popped out of me. I simply have no class. :-( Imagine a half a head of iceberg lettuce upside down on a plate, with two toothpicks sticking out of it sort of in a V with two shrimp on each toothpick. There were a few vegetables or something around the base of the half dome, but not many and I barely noticed them. I had a hard time not laughing, but I told them I really, really, really didn't want it. (Later at that night back at the motel, I gave in and laughed for about 1/2 hour.) Blackened shrimp which I was not expecting. Anyway, warm. Not much of a salad. And, for pete's sake, I would have had to cut up my own iceberg lettuce, on a plate. I had visions of it shooting across the restaurant. Iceberg isn't that easy to cut up, and it wasn't a bowl. My reaction was so strong, the manager came out and asked me what was wrong. He what did I not like about their PRESENTATION? Sigh. Food with a presentation. I have no class. He was very serious and they seemed proud of their presentations. I am simply not an haute cuisine type of person. :-( So I ordered a seafood crepe I had noticed earlier, he told me it came with asparagus and potatoes too -- stacked. I had visions of a log cabin or something showing up. So I asked him very seriously not to stack ANY of my food, just bring it to me as food. It wasn't bad. Later I had the chocolate crepe for desert. Squiggles of chocolate sauce on plate, whipped creme on side. Presentation again, but not a strange one and quite good. Really, that half dome of iceberg lettuce with shrimp sticking out of it on toothpicks was one of the funniest things I have ever seen, and sure didn't look like a salad. It was only after I started writing this I realized -- was it supposed to be a Mickey Mouse hat? Marnie Hehehe. Or Mickey Mouse's head? LOL. Presentation! LOL. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - Famous Foto: 1972
It's harder to get 'em stuck and a *lot* harder to get 'em unstuck. It's one of those things that is irritating at the time and brings a smile 30 years later. :) -P Shel Belinkoff wrote: In the early spring of 1972 I bought my first 4x4, a Dodge Rancharger. Within a few days, and with a couple of friends, I headed for the woods. I was brash and foolish, and this was the result. But, to compound the situation, the friends who took the pic made some posters of it, and sent them to a number of businesses along the California coast where I had some professional relationships. About a month after this pic was taken, I made a trip up the coast, stopping in Mendocino, Willets, Legget, Fort Bragg, Garberville, and Ferndale, and maybe one or two other small towns. Most of the offices I visited had the poster up, prominently displayed, causing me great embarrassment. Everyone had a good laugh at my expense, even me, but I was really pissed off at my friends as wellLOL Yesterday they sent me the pic by email and it seemed like it might be fun to post it here. http://home.earthlink.net/~ebay-pics/famousfoto.html Shel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Trying to buy the LightRoom
Hmmm...I've upgraded computers and re-installed registered versions of XP Pro and Office 2003 on the new one without a hitch. But I'm behind a router. I wonder if the MS server sees the IP address of the router gateway and recognizes it as the registered owner. -P Christian wrote: William Robb wrote: More than enough reason to steer clear of SP2 even if you have a fully registered and paid for system. All it takes is being out of business for one day to remind you why you should hate Microsoft. I just replaced my system's OS hard drive. I installed XP onto the new one, everything was cool, until I went to install Office XP. I wasn't allowed to install it because it was registered on another (my old) system. A quick call to Microsoft's help line was all it took to straighten things out. I wasn't unhappy with the service. Same thing happened to me. For once I bought real fully licensed versions of XP and Office 2003 and installed them on my existing PC. A few days later I decided to upgrade my motherboard, CPU, RAM and hard drive. XP wouldn't update to SP2 and office wouldn't register. An easy call to MS (yes, easy and quick) resolved the issue. I almost fell on the floor because I expected a long wait and a hassle. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT: Great Headlines
*Tragedy in Eastern Canada* Canada's worst air disaster occurred earlier today when a Cessna 152, a small two-seater plane, crashed into a cemetery early this morning in central Newfoundland. Newfie search and rescue workers have recovered 826 bodies so far and expect that number to climb as digging continues into the evening. Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Crack Found on Governor's Daughter Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers Is There a Ring of Debris around Uranus? Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over Miners Refuse to Work after Death Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant War Dims Hope for Peace If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last Awhile Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures Couple Slain; PoliceSuspect Homicide Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges Man Struck By Lightning: Faces Battery Charge New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft Kids Make Nutritious Snacks Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors And the winner is Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - El Capitan (#1)
To see more of Eliot Porter's work, see if you can find a book originally published in 1963 by the Sierra Club called The Place No One Knew. It's Porter's photos of Glen Canyon in northern AZ before the dam was built and the canyon was flooded. From Publishers Weekly This is ... master nature photographer Porter's 1963 paean to a unique natural wonder of compressed geology and atmospheric caprice now long since extinguished by a power-project dam. The work still excites as both camera art and a spur to wilderness preservation. Light, shadow and tinted hue play changes on the canyon's walls, rifts and waters in Porter's color plates, here accompanied by quotations from Thoreau, Loren Eiseley, Owen Wister, Wallace Stegner and others. The assemblage of carved walls, royal arches, glens, alcove gulches, mounds and monuments that Porter calls the Colorado's masterwork was discovered by John Wesley Powell in 1869. Porter mourns a vanished river passage that mirrors pink rocks and cerulean sky and in whose narrow chasms streams of melted gems flow over purple sands. Though imperceptible in its original state, Glen Canyon on these picture-pages persists and is fittingly commemorated. Another of book of Porter's worth perusing has photos from the coast of Maine, titled Summer Island. -P [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 2/13/2007 6:51:50 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Marnie - I like this more the more I look it - though it isn't quite up to your Joshua trees for me (very subjectively) You are becoming the Eliot Porter of the list ann Thanks, Ann. I think you caught what I liked, the play of light on the rock. And I know no reason one can't take a slightly more intimate portrait of a big rock. :-) Had to look up Eliot Porter, wow, big compliment. Maybe a little tooo big. But big thanks. Marnie aka Doe :-) = In a message dated 2/12/2007 2:49:44 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I really like the lighting in this shot. Dan M Thanks. :-) So did I. Marnie aka Doe = But enough caveats -- I rather like some of the straight on El Capitan photos I got. Needless to say I shot it a lot, and this is only one... http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/elcapitan1.htm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: EXIF info
If you can get your hands on a copy of RawShooter Essentials 2006 it will convert to either 8 or 16 bit tif, or jpg and save the EXIF information. If you're using a K10D, I think someone on the list posted a way to massage the RawShooter program file to work on K10 RAW. If you can't find a copy of the original RawShooter I can get one to you. -P Doug Brewer wrote: For some reason, the people who control the money for the City don't think I necessarily have to have the absolute latest Photoshop on my work computer so I can work on my personal photography. hmpf. So anyway, I'm still at PS7 here, and so I have to convert my PEF or DNG shots using a 3rd party converter (IrfanView) to TIFFs before I can PS them into the normal messes I post links to now and again. I have found, during recent searching for material for an upcoming gallery, that the EXIF info for these converted shots are not surviving the conversion. Since the gallery needs the EXIF info, I'm kinda stuck. So, what I need to know, if you don't mind, is if there is a converter that I can use that will not strip this info out, or can I just use IrfanView to re-convert the RAW images into JPGs straightaway, which will preserve the info, but leave me working to get top quality from JPG files, something I'd rather not do? Any guidance is appreciated. I have the Lightroom beta installed on this machine, but it's so slow and resource-eating as to be unusable. Thanks, Doug -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT - bulk loaders and enlargers
Scott - Don't buy a bulk loader. I have several Watsons that were given to me and you can have one. Contact me with your address and it's yours. -P Scott Loveless wrote: Howdy! I need to order a bulk loader for 35mm long roll film. The two that seem to be widely available are the Lloyd and the Watson. Anyone ever use these? Any recommendations? Also shopping for an enlarger that will handle 4x5 film. My current rig will accommodate anything from 8mm up to 6x6. The darkroom itself is under construction (the dimroom just didn't cut it) and I've allocated enough space for two table top enlargers. I have no plans to make prints larger than 8x10 for quite some time. My current requirements are small (no floor models), needs to be able to handle at least 4x5 (roll film would be nice, but not necessary), and relatively inexpensive. Any thoughts? Anybody got one they need hauled off? g Thanks, folks! Any suggestions are much appreciated. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Camera Raw 3.7 is Here
Rob - It's an extra piece of software, but if you're running Windows you might look at Downloader Pro. http://www.breezesys.com/Downloader/features.htm It has some nice features for transferring from card to computer, including batch rename as part of the download process as well as creating unique folders on the fly. Since I use both a DS and a DS2, I simply set my file names as I download them with DS_image number or DS2_image number. -P Rob Brigham wrote: IS there an easy way to manually set the next file number? From reading the manual it seems I can do this by renaming a file as IMGP5000.PEF and putting it on and SD card then taking a new picture - thereby setting the counter to 5001? I want to do this so that the naming is different to my *istD by having a start number that wont overlap (for some time...). Cheers Rob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joseph Tainter Sent: 19 February 2007 05:33 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Camera Raw 3.7 is Here And it supports the K10D. I just installed it. Download here: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/thankyou.jsp?ftpID=3587fileID=33 77 http://tinyurl.com/yu9m82 Hooray! My SD storage capacity just expanded greatly. Now I am going to reset my K10D to PEF format. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Camera Raw 3.7 is Here
Good old Irfanview will also do batch rename, batch conversion or a combination of both in one process. -P William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Doug Franklin Subject: Re: Camera Raw 3.7 is Here If you're running Windows, do a Google or Yahoo! search for Bulk Rename Utility. The UI is kinda intimidating, but is easy to use for simple renames like we're (probably) talking about here. However, BRU can do any rename you can specify with a regular expression, plus lots of other stuff, so it should work for 99.99% of renaming needs. This is the one I use: http://www.123renamer.com/ Adobe Bridge can also do file renaming. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
PESO - Retired
The Mid-Continent Railway Museum is in the unlikely small town of North Freedom, WI. Spent some time there on a sunny fall day in early November and snapped this along with others. http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/data/quicksnap.htm Pentax DS2, Tamron 28-200 at 28mm. 1/60, f:6.3 Converted with Fotomatic BW Plus w/blue filter Brown toning added w/Photo-Plugins B/W Conversion Comments, pro or con accepted -P -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - Retired
Hm...I hope that's positive. ;} -P P. J. Alling wrote: I hate you. Paul Sorenson wrote: The Mid-Continent Railway Museum is in the unlikely small town of North Freedom, WI. Spent some time there on a sunny fall day in early November and snapped this along with others. http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/data/quicksnap.htm Pentax DS2, Tamron 28-200 at 28mm. 1/60, f:6.3 Converted with Fotomatic BW Plus w/blue filter Brown toning added w/Photo-Plugins B/W Conversion Comments, pro or con accepted -P -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - Retired
Thanks, Mike. -P Mike Hamilton wrote: Paul Sorenson wrote: The Mid-Continent Railway Museum is in the unlikely small town of North Freedom, WI. Spent some time there on a sunny fall day in early November and snapped this along with others. http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/data/quicksnap.htm Pentax DS2, Tamron 28-200 at 28mm. 1/60, f:6.3 Converted with Fotomatic BW Plus w/blue filter Brown toning added w/Photo-Plugins B/W Conversion Comments, pro or con accepted Great tones, Paul. Excellent photo. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - Retired
Thanks for the comment, Dave. The museum runs rides during the summer on a spur from North Freedom, south about 10 miles to an area of several iron mines which were active in the early 1900's. They use a diesel locomotive right now, but expect to be back under steam within the next year. They currently have three steam locos slated for restoration. http://www.midcontinent.org/ -P David J Brooks wrote: Great shot. Great conversion to. Oh, did i tell you, i like trains.:-) Dave Brooks On 2/25/07, Paul Sorenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Mid-Continent Railway Museum is in the unlikely small town of North Freedom, WI. Spent some time there on a sunny fall day in early November and snapped this along with others. http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/data/quicksnap.htm Pentax DS2, Tamron 28-200 at 28mm. 1/60, f:6.3 Converted with Fotomatic BW Plus w/blue filter Brown toning added w/Photo-Plugins B/W Conversion Comments, pro or con accepted -P -- 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: PAW 2007 - 09 - GDG
I like the pix - need to scroll a little to see the very bottom and the annotation. 17 monitor, 1024x768 resolution. -P Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Another photo from a recent walk around the neighborhood, when the light was very flat and soft in the nascent moments of oncoming rain: http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/09.htm Comments, critique and tossed salad all welcome. BTW, I'm moving to larger standard display sizes. This one is square at 624x624 pixels ... I'd like to know if anyone has difficulty with this size photo, particularly in the vertical dimension. Can you see it without scrolling? Is the annotation below it visible or do you need to scroll to see it? etc. enjoy, Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - Retired
Thanks Marnie and all who replied. FYI, here is the original color version as well as the BW and final brown toned version. Warning - I used SimpleViewer so Flash is required. http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/data/ -P [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 2/25/2007 10:29:40 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The Mid-Continent Railway Museum is in the unlikely small town of North Freedom, WI. Spent some time there on a sunny fall day in early November and snapped this along with others. http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/data/quicksnap.htm Pentax DS2, Tamron 28-200 at 28mm. 1/60, f:6.3 Converted with Fotomatic BW Plus w/blue filter Brown toning added w/Photo-Plugins B/W Conversion Comments, pro or con accepted -P === Very nice. Not sure about brown toning, though. Marnie aka Doe :-) BRBRBR**BR AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
GESO - Cal's First Birthday
A series of five pix. Gotta keep up with posting shots of grandkids. :} Grandson's first birthday on Dec 7th. (And his first taste of cake) http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/calbirthday/ DS2, Tamron 28-200, Sigma 500DG Super bounced off the wall/ceiling junction to camera left. -P -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: GESO - Cal's First Birthday
Thanks, Ken. I've not used this viewer much before. Did it let you cycle through all five images? -P Kenneth Waller wrote: Nicely done, a cute image. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Paul Sorenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: GESO - Cal's First Birthday A series of five pix. Gotta keep up with posting shots of grandkids. :} Grandson's first birthday on Dec 7th. (And his first taste of cake) http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/calbirthday/ DS2, Tamron 28-200, Sigma 500DG Super bounced off the wall/ceiling junction to camera left. -P -- 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: NY Times Pic
Here you go! http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/01/fashion/01Fitness.html?_r=1oref=slogin http://tinyurl.com/2av2m5 Scroll about halfway down for Paul's photo -P Cotty wrote: On 1/3/07, skye, discombobulated, unleashed: Looks great! I saw it online. Congrats :) Anyone got a link? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: NY Times Pic
That would be *created*. ;] -P keith_w wrote: Paul Stenquist wrote: You guys are good! I had no idea if it was online or where it might be. In newsprint it's not as saturated or blocky and quite a bit larger, but I'm pleased that it's on the web. Thanks to all for the responses. Paul On Mar 1, 2007, at 12:58 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: Here you go! http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/01/fashion/01Fitness.html? _r=1oref=slogin http://tinyurl.com/2av2m5 Scroll about halfway down for Paul's photo -P Good ol' English language, as ambiguous as ever! Is that a photo that Paul TOOK, or is it a photo OF Paul? keith whaley -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: Long Morning, revisited
This one seems more to the point of what I think is the trailer park theme. It doesn't seem to me as being quite so posed. OTOH, she looks like a visiting relative from the good side of the tracks. She needs to look more unkempt and used up to look like the real thing. -P Paul Stenquist wrote: Thanks for the feedback. It was originally displayed as part of a set. I may resurrect some more of these. It wasn't really my favorite from the series, but I was interested to see how people responded to the crop and BW rendering. I did add another of the set to my photo.net page this morning. it's here: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5670679size=lg On Mar 3, 2007, at 1:01 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Mar 2, 2007, at 8:46 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Here's a shot from the trailer park series I did about four years ago. I was looking at those shots this morning and saw another crop for this one. I also saw it in BW. Click on larger to make it larger:-).Here it is: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5667450size=md Hadnt gotten to this one yet, Paul. It's not particularly appealing to me as a standalone photo, it belongs as part of a set to have some context. Technically, it's nicely done although the rendering lacks some sparkle. Godfrey -- 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: Going to set up the 2400 today, Anything i should know not in the manual
Dave - RTFM - That's do as I say, not as I do ;] Seriously, I don't have a 2400 or a Mac, but I've had a bunch of Epson printers and the installs have gone without a hitch as long as I have followed their guidelines. -P David J Brooks wrote: Change and I do not go well, so i have made today the day i move the S800 to the basement and install the 2400 on the main PC and ibook. Any thing i should know. First Epson install for moi. I'll check back later. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: watermarking
You can use the Porta album generator, too. If you're uploading images to a site like Photo-Net, just create the album w/watermarks on the images, delete all the album files except the images and upload the images. The watermarks aren't fancy, but you have a choice of position, font face, size, style, color and transparency. You can have the same watermark, such as a copyright notice on all images or include something different on each image by using what the software calls a minor caption. Best of all you have a complete album generator if you need one and it's free. http://www.stegmann.dk/mikkel/porta/ -P Jens Bladt wrote: Hi Ann I use iWatermark. It facilitates your own watermark design: http://www.scriptsoftware.com/iwatermark/ Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk +45 56 63 77 11 +45 23 43 85 77 Skype: jensbladt248 -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] vegne af ann sanfedele Sendt: 2. marts 2007 20:03 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: watermarking So now I'm signed up on smugmug - when quickly uploaded my ashley calendar pics and chose smugmug watermark I got a large and too concealing proof across the center of the image... one is permitted to use one's own watermark which I figure I would like to just be my copyright very faint along the bottom, but I've seen others that are a faint texture across the whole image. what have you guys been using? ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.5/707 - Release Date: 03/01/2007 14:43 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.6/708 - Release Date: 03/02/2007 16:19 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - Old Fence
A good conversion/filter plug-in is BW Plus. It's free and you can find it here... http://www.cybia.co.uk/bwplus.htm You can show the texture in the fence posts a little more by darkening the highlights. I played with it a little and the result is here: http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/data/quicksnap.htm I'll remove it within 24 hours, sooner if you'd like. I darkened the highlights and increased the mid-tone contrast with the shadow/highlight tool is PSE4. -P P. J. Alling wrote: Nice texture, it needs a bit more contrast, maybe a different effective BW filter, it looks like the conversion was done with no filter. I think maybe green... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I feel like saying, now on to the good stuff... someday I hope to get as good shots out of the DS as I have out of my Canon 300D (which I still have), but for now I am still learning the DS. This is the old fence around the old barn on the high road to Taos. (Sounds like there should be a song in there somewhere. :-)) I kept trying to line up the gap in the fence with something really interesting and couldn't quite. But I still liked and do like the old fence... http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/oldfence.htm Comments welcome. Marnie aka Doe BRBRBR**BR AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: DST
You can find both the Windows patch and the Outlook patch starting on this page. -P graywolf wrote: Avoid DST hassles, set your computer to GMT! Actually I just downloaded the winxp update from microsoft.com. Had to do that because I have winxp automatic updates shut off. I guess I will have to find the update for Office too, so Outlook will be on time. Then I have to find it for my PocketPC, and my laptop. F'ing government S'heads... Seems like all they are good for is to cause folks problems. GMT sounds better all the time. Here (NC) DST is a help, in Indiana, Michigan, etc it is a bummer. Kids waiting on the bus in the dark, etc. Of course Indiana, being sensible, makes it optional. For those who do not know, they moved it up to this morning, 2-3 weeks earlier than it has been in the past. So (US people) set your clocks ahead, if you have not already done so. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: DST
All of which are better, IMO, than the my esteemed colleague on the other side of the aisle BS spouted by our politicians. -P Bob W wrote: I'm not sure how grown up they are, really. Labour MP Tony Banks once described Tory MP Terry Dicks as living proof that a pig's bladder on the end of a stick can be elected to Parliament. Churchill said Clement Attlee was a sheep in sheep's clothing. Harold Wilson described Edward Heath as a shiver looking for a spine to run up. Clement Freud called Margaret Thatcher Attila the Hen. -- Bob = The only system I've seen that looked grown up (and admittedly I haven't seen very many) was a while back. They carried some of the British Parliament meetings on CSPAN. I think it was when John Majors was in. Veddy, veddy polite, so veddy polite you had to listen really, really hard to realize how much the politicians were dishing each other. Now THAT'S adult. I was impressed. Maybe it's changed. Humans have a way of reverting to adolescence. Marnie aka Doe :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Color Printer
Another vote for the R800. I've had one for 2 1/2 years and have no complaints. If he wants a wider carriage, the R1800 uses the same print engine and the same pigment inks but it's about $150 more than the R800. -P Mat Maessen wrote: On 3/14/07, Bill Lawlor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have been using an Epson 1270 ever since they came out. I'm not familiar with the newer printers. A friend of mine wants to set up his first digital lightroom. He wants a good photo quality starter printer. I think he will be satisfied with a letter size print at this time. I would recommend an Epson R800, if your friend could afford it. If not, one of the lower-model Epsons will work well, as well. Just remember to tell your friend to print things regularly on the printer, so that it doesn't clog. -Mat -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Wedding shoot...deposit?
50% deposit to hold the date, refundable if canceled more than 90 days before the wedding, balance due in full no less than 30 days before the wedding. At that point everything is non-refundable. Refunds for cancellation less than 90 days before the wedding are given only if you can re-book the date, at your discretion. Be sure they are *very* clear that you don't shoot the wedding unless paid in full. You can't repossess your time and creativity. -P J and K Messervy wrote: I'm going to be shooting a wedding in October. We've agreed on a price, but how much should I charge for a deposit? I'm thinking 50% but is that too high? Thanks James M -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Wedding shoot...deposit?
When it comes to money, especially if it's mine, I'm are real hard-ass. If I want to give something away, it's *my* decision, not the customer's. ;} -P William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Paul Sorenson Subject: Re: Wedding shoot...deposit? 50% deposit to hold the date, refundable if canceled more than 90 days before the wedding, balance due in full no less than 30 days before the wedding. At that point everything is non-refundable. Refunds for cancellation less than 90 days before the wedding are given only if you can re-book the date, at your discretion. Be sure they are *very* clear that you don't shoot the wedding unless paid in full. You can't repossess your time and creativity. Excellent advice. You must do this for a living. I used to collect 50% up front with a cancellation clasue similar to yours, but would allow the last 50% to be paid upon delivery of the album and negatives (I didn't bother to hold them). I had a few customers who tried to stiff me on the last 50%, including two couples who's prints and negatives I destroyed before they could change their mind about paying as an object lesson in not breaking a contract. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: soon to be enabled
Congratulations on getting the K-5. To paraphrase the Men's Wearhouse guy...You're gonna like the way it works...I guarantee it I still shoot PEFs and let Lightroom convert to DNG upon import as the Adobe conversion gives a slightly smaller file size. If I think I'll need a quick turnaround to put up a gallery, I'll shoot RAW+JPG with the JPG set to the smallest file size so they're web-ready. -p On 7/10/2013 10:09 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I good firend of mine is getting married in August.. he wanted to hire me to shoot the wedding - but only the portraits and the brief wedding ceremony - not the reception (so I can eat and socialize) someone else is doing that. At first i begged off... my *istD isn't up to that and especially after this recent battery episode, not high enough ISO, etc But the I realized I could do it for him inexpensively by wedding photog in nY standards for sure - the price of a K-5! His check is in the mail and as soon as I get it I'll be looking for the best price (well, I already am doing that) Saw an LN at KEH for about $550... I need to get it soon and practice. Have enough for that and spare batteries... don't need to have a brand new one. IF anyone notices a better deal than that KEH one or has some sage words about making the K-5 behave well , or some things to watch out for in switching from the D... I'm hoping to shoot without using flash at all. How does the AWB fare? My habit with the D is to simply load all the raw files onto my computer from the card reader without renumbering/renaming the raw files - do any of you do both the PEF and the jpgs? any suggestions at all are welcome. boy, it is nice to be back! Regards, ann -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- 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: soon to be enabled
Ann - See my off-list message. -p On 7/11/2013 8:29 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: so from a practical aspect, what is the difference if when I output from elements I'd be making are 300 ppi jpgs ? or pngs? I have no experience at all with DNGS... anyone want to school me briefly? ann On 7/11/2013 09:19, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com: full disclosure time, I only have ELEMENTS 5.0 and it happily allows me to open PEF's and it does pretty much all I've asked it to do so I don't plan on changing what I'll be processing with. Many of you know I'm running Windoze XP on a dell dimension that is about 7 years old. All my photos go on the 1 terrabit external drive. Just an fyi if that affects anything, changes any advice - etc. Not wishing to throw a spanner into the works but does Elements 5 support PEFs from the K5? I could be wrong (hopefully) but the ACR plugin for Elements 5 might not. If so, you may have to use DNGs. -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- 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: This week starting out with a great big load of SUX!
I dunno...I think it's pretty clear that your lens is F--'d. ;) -p On 7/15/2013 7:25 PM, John wrote: Yeah. VERY VERY carefully, holding it over my head with the lens bayonet facing down so nothing could fall inside. I'm getting some kind of intermittent failure mode. I turn it on it prompts for a focal length. I select a focal length press Ok and I get the F-- on the display. I turn it off wiggle the lens in the mount; turn it off dismount remount the lens; turn it off dismount the lens, clean the contacts on the lens body and remount the lens ... When I turn it back on, maybe I'll get the focal length prompt again or maybe I'll get the last aperture I selected. If I *DO* get the aperture, it appears I'm going to get the F-- again after a few shots. It's definitely something going on with the lens. I've tried it with a bunch of other lenses that have the aperture ring an 'A' detent. They all work just fine. I've seen that F-- before with several different lenses and it's always been when I somehow got the lens unlocked from the 'A' detent. As soon as I get the lens back in the 'A' position the problem goes away. I think something inside this lens that has to do with whatever circuit detects whether the lens is mechanically locked into the 'A' position or not is wearing out. On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 12:59 PM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: I finally dredge up enough motivation to actually go out and do some photography. Got on site my favorite lens takes a crap on me. My workhorse has been a Tokina ATX-Pro 287 28-70mmf/2.8. I got two frames camera won't fire the shutter. Aperture shows F--. I do everything I can to make sure the lens is properly seated that the aperture ring is latched into the 'A' position ... NO JOY! Nothing I can do will make it show the aperture. I have one other 'A' lens (SMC Pentax-A Macro 1:2.8 100mm) in my bag on site, when I switch to it the aperture works fine. I also try both lenses on my K10D (backup) and get the same results; Tokina F-- Pentax shows the aperture selected with the thumb-wheel. I'm back home I've got a couple of other Pentax auto-focus 'A' lenses to test with. They all show the aperture change with the thumb-wheel. And just to add insult to injury, I give the Tokina one last try now it's showing the aperture again. Meanwhile, every bit of motivation has drained away! -- 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. -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- 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: VESO A short vid
Cool. When I was a kid there were still farmers around who had tractors with the steel wheels and the signage along the farm roads warning Tractors with lugs prohibited to keep the spiked wheels from tearing up the paving. -p On 7/20/2013 6:45 PM, David J Brooks wrote: From Friday, i shot a few horse and tractor drawn bits of eq. WIND WARNING, threre is lots on the vid sound track http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C37UnYwF_cfeature=youtu.be Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- 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: A bit closer to my first cyanotype
Will be interested to see where you go using some of the old processes. Some nice stuff on his web site. Did he say what his Wisconsin destination was going to be? -p On 7/24/2013 11:31 AM, Darren Addy wrote: (This is not OT, since the original image was created with my Pentax K-5.) I mentioned in a previous thread, my interest in Alternative Processes. That interest was reawakened at our local Art in the Park a couple of Sunday's ago. There was a Nebraska practitioner of Alternative Processes there (that I had never heard of before) by the name of Jason Jilg. http://www.jasonjilg.com/home His work was quite lovely and he displayed cyanotypes, salt prints, bromide prints, and tin types. I got to visit with him briefly and gathered a few nuggets of information. He is soon moving to Wisconsin, but apparently he had offered classes through the Sheldon Art Gallery in Lincoln, NE (which I was also unaware of). Anyway, this reminded me that I had intended to purchase Jill Enfield's new title after it was published in June, so I did. I can highly recommend it and even wrote a review on Amazon for it. In addition, I checked another book that is considered a classic in that field entitled, Coming into Focus by John Barnier. This book is apparently used in many classes and so was in short supply when I last looked (and textbook expensive). However, this is a good time to purchase textbooks (before students begin purchasing them again for August classes) and I found a Very Good copy for less than $20 shipped. While I was at it, I purchased the chemistry for cyanotypes (Photographers' Formulary 07-0091 Liquid Cyanotype Printing Kit) and some hake brushes. I've created the inverted image files for a couple of different versions of my image God Rays that I hope will make a decent cyanotype. I have the transparency material (Inkpress Transparency Film, 8-1/2x11) and I plan on printing 7x10-1/2 on watercolor paper from the local Hobby Lobby. Once I have a few transparencies, I'd like to experiment with some of the other processes beginning with Van Dyke brown. If there is anyone on the list that has dabbled in Alternative Processes, I'd love to hear your experiences. -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- 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: PESO Enamel lava
This whole set is quite nice. I wonder, though, if you could smooth out the smile lines a little on Kim and a skosh on the left side of her neck and under her chin. -p On 7/26/2013 3:55 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 4:40 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 03:14:43PM -0400, Bruce Walker wrote: Now, not even my own family is safe: a niece models ... http://flic.kr/p/fh1Xqp A nice photo of a very lovely young lady. I think it may have been slightly improved if she had turned her face just a bit more towards the light. I agree. Sadly, I had limited time with her to try variations. Looking a little further down the set, I particularly liked the photo of your sister in front of the brick wall. The pattern of light from the flash makes for an excellent background. Thanks; a spontaneous one. She's a creative, was a child dancer and has never lost the impulse to cut loose. K20D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 70mm/F:7.1, 1/160th, ISO 200; Lr + Ps + Nik + Portraiture; AF540FGZ @ 1/2 power in fleaBay 30 octa umbrella softbox, left. umbrella softbox? Yup, one of these: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Photo-80cm-315-Octagon-Umbrella-Flash-Softbox-Brolly-Reflector-/300896302632 Best twenty five bucks I've spent in ages. I know it will eventually break like all cheap umbrellas do, but I can afford to mail-order one whenever I need another. Folds down to a very small flat package, easy to carry around. Super light on the monopod, so everyone who was asked to was able to hold it up. Thanks, Larry! -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- 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: PESO Weiner decay
Damn, Ann...you're up early today. You beat me to the punch. I thought this was going to be a political thread, too. ;) -p On 7/28/2013 7:30 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Been paying attention to NY politics, eh? ann On 7/28/2013 07:01, Larry Colen wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/9381352525/in/set-72157634828608896/ -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- 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: PESO Weiner decay
I don't know if I can cut the mustard... On 7/28/2013 2:06 PM, Kenneth Waller wrote: You'll have to ketchup! -Original Message- From: Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO Weiner decay Damn, Ann...you're up early today. You beat me to the punch. I thought this was going to be a political thread, too. ;) -p On 7/28/2013 7:30 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Been paying attention to NY politics, eh? ann On 7/28/2013 07:01, Larry Colen wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/9381352525/in/set-72157634828608896/ -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- 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.
