RK writes:
> I've messed up some very important landscape shots- I had to take them
> about just after noon in blazing sunlight and the resulting images are
> ghastly: burnt out highlights with deep shadows.
If you've gone off the end of both your highlights and your shadows then
there's not r
Kevin Thornsberry writes:
> Some rare shots just can't be metered. That's when it pays to be a good guesser
> and a bracketer.
Sometimes you don't even get the chance to bracket, particularly with a
manual camera.
Cheers,
- Dave
David A. Mann, B.E. (Elec)
http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
Anyone have any experience/comments on the Tamaron 90mm 2.8 Macro?
I know, the Pentax 100 2.8 is a great lens, I just am looking for a good 1:1
macro lens to work with in a little lower price range. I'm currently
working with the Pentax 100 3.5 and am feeling the need for speed. Shall I
SAVE an
On 4 May 2001, at 13:58, XOSNI wrote:
> I have a problem in my portraits: blinking eyes. I shoot in my mini studio
> using a strobe & flashes. The camera is pentax 6x7 with flash synchro speed
> of 1/30. Why do I always get these blinking eyes? It has to be a
> multifactorial cause, the relativ
At 11:20 PM -0600 4/25/01, aimcompute wrote:
>Thanks Steve. Well from the looks of things you may get some great images!
>I'd love to see them. The longer exposure ones will be better I'm sure. For
>me, this is one of the most exciting things I've ever done
>photography-wise... still on cloud-9
At 11:26 PM -0600 4/25/01, aimcompute wrote:
>http://www.sec.noaa.gov/ has some links... I'll let you discover them... it
>has both north & south polar aurora plots based on satellite observations
>and current space weather.
>
>You may also try a search on space weather or aurora sites. I subscr
Douglas E. H. wrote:
> Hey guy's,
> A link below I picked up off /. today. I've read about the RGB
> projection of B&W negatives before and here's a modern printing of some of
> those early samples. Of course to print they had to use a computer. That's
> why this would show up on /.. Some of
Paul S. wrote:
> Because I am currently overwhelmed with work, I hurried through the PUG
> and, quite frankly, had not given your photograph the time or attention
> it deserves. Shel's comments directed me to it, and upon further
> scrutiny, I found it very compelling. There is a rather vivid sens
Hey guy's,
A link below I picked up off /. today. I've read about the RGB
projection of B&W negatives before and here's a modern printing of some of
those early samples. Of course to print they had to use a computer. That's
why this would show up on /.. Some of these prints are amazing. You ne
Just a note on Sunny 16 by the way. I've heard in the past that to shoot the moon use
sunny 16. Makes sense since the moon is directly lit by the sun. I tried it the
other day. When I picked up the pictures the lady at the lab had a fit at how good
they turned out. Thought maybe somebody
Not bad advice but bracket until you are comfortable with your camera and film. I'm
currently reading a book on light which recommends taking a week or so and force
yourself to learn to judge with your eye sunny sixteen corrections. Some rare shots
just can't be metered. That's when it pays
Ditto! Thanks for all you do!
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From: Lasse Karlsson [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 7:50 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:Re: PUG Comments (NEW IDEA)
Chris, I'm really happy to hear that you haven't been discouraged by th
Unfortunately, my approach to photography is purely casual and non artistic
(I have a lousy eye for art).
My first 2 cameras were totally manual and lacked metering. They were Exa II
and Miranda G. I had lots of fun experimenting with exposure both B&W and
reversal films.
My brain developed a data
I have a fairly similar introductoin into photography. I used to not take
photographs much at all. I then began dating my significant other who has
some obsession with scrapbooks, so a camera became a regular third wheel in
the relationship. It only took about $15 of my own money into proce
Dangit...i wish i'd have read this a little earlier.
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Later,
Gary
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Thank you for setting me straight. Have a nice day.
-frank
Len Paris wrote:
> Are you visually impaired? Have you seen me participating? I
> have been explaining why I do not participate but I guess I've
> just been way too subtle for you.
>
> I don't participate in things like this because n
In a message dated 06/05/01 21:37:20 GMT Daylight Time,
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<< Acouple of years ago, I shot a roll of negative film with a camera
(Akarelle) I bought at a flea market, for $15 CDN. >>
Isn't that a basic 6x6 slr? Also known in UK as the Agiflex?
Kind regards
Peter
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This
This has become utter nonsense. The comments were valid. They were well
received. It is very bizarre that we would expend so much time and
energy debating this issue. Leave well enough alone.
Paul
Chris Brogden wrote:
>
> On Sun, 6 May 2001, Lasse Karlsson wrote:
>
> > ( I F we decide on any fo
Because I am currently overwhelmed with work, I hurried through the PUG
and, quite frankly, had not given your photograph the time or attention
it deserves. Shel's comments directed me to it, and upon further
scrutiny, I found it very compelling. There is a rather vivid sensual
tone to the image.
On Mon, 7 May 2001 09:44:57 +1000, Tanya & Russell Mayer wrote:
>So please feel free to email me off-list to stay in touch, but I will only
>be checking my email once every couple of days, so please don't be annoyed
>if immediate replies aren't forthcoming. I will lurk around PDML until
>tonight
Hi folks,
Just a quick note to say adios! For those of you that don't know, we are
moving house over the next couple of weeks and my hubby has already left to
start his job in our new town (which is 15 hours drive away), so guess who
is left to do all the packing/moving/cleaning etc. while still
> I finally discovered that 2nd
> curtain synchronization can be performed on the Z-1 only with a
> 'sophisticated' dedicated PENTAX flash unit ( such as AF330FTZ /
> AF400FTZ /
> AF240FT).
Uh, well, a 'sophisticated' PENTAX-dedicated flash unit is what you need.
Your choice also includes flashes
Hi Bob:
The Sunny-16 rule came about long and long ago, before the
manufactures removed the the safety factor of about one stop
that they used in rating the films. That is, film went from
200ASA to 400ASA without any change in the emulsion. This
happened back in the late fifties. For best resul
Hi all
With all the discussion about regarding the critiquing of photographs on
the PUG, I thought I'd share why I submit photographs to the PUG.
More than most on this list have been into photography a lot longer than I.
More than most, I'd consider, are better photographers than I. I can acc
I agree too.
Fairy.
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At 03:30 PM 05/06/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>Acouple of years ago, I shot a roll of negative film with a camera
>(Akarelle) I bought at a flea market, for $15 CDN.
>I used the exposure sheet supplied with the film for my exposure reference.
>The prints came out properly exposed (a real shocker).
>The
This is a link to a series of arrest photographs of the same
individual over the course of 10 years. She was about 31~32 years
old at the time of the first photo. It's not a pleasant series of
photos.
http://www.hollywoodpolice.org/VIN_CAT/pic79_11.htm
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Bob Walkden wrote some intelligent comments.
I'd like to respond 'in-line' to these (see below).
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
<< This raises the question: what is the PUG for?
If people treat it as an exhibition gallery then you're quite right,
people should behave as though they were hanging
On Sun, 6 May 2001, Lasse Karlsson wrote:
> I may be wrong, but I assumed that most submitters would like to get
> comments. (That is if we clearly keep it to friendly general
> impressions and suggestions on what can be improved upon. (All of a
> sudden it has evolved into a discussion on "criti
On Sun, 6 May 2001, Len Paris wrote:
> If honest commentary is unwelcome, then why bother to have
> public commentary at all?
Do you think that honest commentary can only be phrased in a rude and
confrontational manner? I've noticed that honest comments phrased
constructively go over very well
Chris wrote:
> On Sun, 6 May 2001, Lasse Karlsson wrote:
> > ( I F we decide on any form of "release" from the PUG participants:)
> > To me this seems like an unnecessary round of messages and extra work
> > for you as well as for the submitter. Why not do it like this (it
> > would be simple and
On Sun, 6 May 2001, Len Paris wrote:
> If you really dislike a picture, or are offended by a picture,
> let someone else comment on it. They may love it. There's no
> accounting for taste.
I realize that you're speaking sarcastically, but I think you're setting
up a strawman argument to some ex
I didn't check new prices, only used prices at KEH. If it's too high then
someone can either make me an offer or I'll take it to E-Bay. I would take
less if necessary.
Thanks,
Ed
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On Sun, 6 May 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I still don't think every photo deserves a public comment, or every
> contributor who requests a critique deserves a public critique. Maybe only
> the best should get a public critique. If 8 or 10 good comment threads
> started this way, it could
Living in New Mexico and working sometimes in Mali, I shoot in bright,
high-contrast light at whatever time of day I encounter something I need
or want to photograph. Color negative film can capture the brightness
range I usually encounter pretty well, but most color print papers
cannot. A low-con
I don't understand. If you don't like the idea, don't participate. No
one's forcing you to. In the description/comment that you send in with
each image, indicate that you don't want comment/critique of your
image. I'm sure everyone will respect that. If you want individual
comments, but not f
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a copy of the PDF for the Motor Drive MX ? Much
appreciated.
Cheers,
Cotty
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Hi Cotty, I can send you a photocopy of the manual if
this helps (mail me privately).
Alexander
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Gary,
It shows a Program A = Black Program Plus, not a SuperA (Black Super Program).
Regards, Bob S.
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Hi Bob,
Thanks for taking the time to post that very clear note on what might have
gone wrong with my shots:
Perhaps I wasn't as clear as I should have been:
I did base my exposures for the shadows and the lab printer has tried squeeze
out some detail in the highlights by overexposing the print- s
Without going into a full blown discussion of the zone system, what is
happening is that the film does not have enough latitude to cover the range
of exposure values that is found in a bright, mid day scene. Typically,
negative film can cover about a 10 stops range, and about 7 stops
difference
Hi,
> My point is: Why can't we just continue posting our "good
> photos" in the PUG, knowing that they are in the company of
> other "good photos"? Why should we insist on any comments when
> unfavourable comments meet with almost universal disapproval?
This raises the question: what is the PU
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It was not meant to be "helpful advice". As you said, "Most
people who submit a good photo know damn well it's a good photo,
so further praise is nothing but another squeeze of the
ego-inflater."
My point is: Why can't we just continue posting our "good
photos" in the PUG, knowing that they are i
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I think my message should have been perfectly clear, when read
in the context of my original post on this topic. Honest
comments (criticism) usually result in resentment directed at
the critics.
Bland, pat on the back, warm hugs types of comments do nothing
to improve performance, they just fals
Thanks to all who answered
Jim
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Hi,
this is not helpful advice. If this is understood to be what's
happening then anybody whose submission is greeted with thunderous
silence is left with the impression that nobody likes their picture,
and nobody will tell him/her what's wrong with it! How useful is that?
Offering only praise i
Len, your message was a response to me.
However, I would just want to be sure, is the deep sarcasm also directed at whatever
views I have expressed on this subject?
Or was it aimed at general opinions that you disagree with?
Lasse
Len P. wrote:
> You only missed the opportunity to state the rul
Hi Norm,
if they did then they were wrong (or at least, nobody's told me about
the change). I can't imagine how film emulsions on their own would
affect this. You'd also have to recalibrate all meters. It may be that
you're getting confused with the fact that meters are calibrated on
18% grey bec
Assuming that you are shooting in the same lighting conditions,
double up on your pictures by shooting one using the Sunny 16
rule and another using the meter. The Sunny 16 rule is pretty
accurate. The film makers used to always recommend it (perhaps
paraphrased a bit) when they were still inclu
Hi, Bob,
Sounds just a tad cumbersome, don't you think?
Certainly, randomly assigning a number of photos to those who wish to critique is
the easiest way to do this. Now it seems that you're asking Chris (or whoever
co-ordinates this at any given time) to choose the best or most interesting
pic
You only missed the opportunity to state the rules. The only
acceptable solution will be to continue comments with the
following rules:
If you really dislike a picture, or are offended by a picture,
let someone else comment on it. They may love it. There's no
accounting for taste.
If nobody li
It was strange to read about your experience with Pentax Canada. I've
been there many times (I live fifteen minutes away, and often buy accessories
like SMC filters there) and have always been impressed with the service.
For example: loose zoom ring on FA 28-200 fixed in three days, out of
Chris,
I like your new idea and hope you can work it out.
You deserve our thanks for taking on the initial task of coordinating the
critiques. Although trying to figure out what everybody was saying is a pain
in the a__, I do appreciate your effort to try to make us all better
photographers.
Didn't someone on this list mention a while back that the Sunny 16 rule
doesn't necessarily apply today due to advances in film emulsion? Or
something like that...
Norm
RK wrote:
> I've messed up some very important landscape shots- I had to take them
> about just after noon in blazing sunlight
Cool.
Chris Brogden wrote:
> Any thoughts on this?
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I, for one, think that's an excellent compromise.
I actually couldn't understand those who said that doing the critiques seemed
"too much like homework". If so, take your name off the list of
commentators. Why use that as a reason to shut down the whole idea?
My guess is that most of those who
Chris, I'm really happy to hear that you haven't been discouraged by the recent debate.
Let's hope that we will find a solution that will be acceptable to most members.
I am only adressing one of your suggestions here.
> We'll still have commentators to talk about photos, but only for the
> phot
Hello,
In an effort to clean out some of my never or seldom used camera items,
I have the following things to offer the list before I head elsewhere with
them:
* Super Program
* Pentax 135 F3.5 M
* Tamron FA 28-105 F4-5.6 AF
* Pentax FA 28-70 F4 AF
* Pentax F 80-200 F4.7-5.6 AF
Con
Hi all,
I don't suppose anyone might have an active link for a copy of the PDF
for the Motor Drive MX ? Much appreciated.
Cheers,
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At 15:11 6/05/01, Shel wrote:
>John, this is a fine photo. It shows a part of Frank's character
>quite clearly. The straight ahead look over the glasses and the
>slope of Frank's shoulders give this photo a great deal of strength.
>
>However, there are a few small elements in the background that
nicely translated Jeff!
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Hello Jos,
Do you think with a special electronic circuit in the cable I can obtain 2nd
curtain synchronization ? It would be great as I finally discovered that 2nd
curtain synchronization can be performed on the Z-1 only with a
'sophisticated' dedicated PENTAX flash unit ( such as AF330FTZ / AF4
There´s no arguing with that (although I could add something in Finnish).
All the best!
Raimo
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I've messed up some very important landscape shots- I had to take them
about just after noon in blazing sunlight and the resulting images are
ghastly: burnt out highlights with deep shadows.
I showed them to a pro and he recommended I use the Sunny 16 rule
whenever I take photos in bright sunshine
Hi William,
Thanks for your kind words on my photo. As you said i did realise there was
some technical problems, had trouble with that wallabies head, i realised
this at the time, but couldnt do much about it.
Thanks,
Paul Jones
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From: "William Johnson" <[EMAIL PROT
This is a surprisingly good photo, and, considering the age and
experience of the photographer, an exceptional piece. Erin caught
the pattern and contrast of the situation, which, I believe, many of
us may have overlooked or missed entirely.
In fact, it took an outside influence for me to see what
I'm pretty sure you can leave feedback on an auction after the 90days aslong
as you know the auction number. I did it once.
cya
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From: "Gerald Wang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2001 4:51 PM
Subject: Re: Ebay Negative Feedback OT
John, this is a fine photo. It shows a part of Frank's character
quite clearly. The straight ahead look over the glasses and the
slope of Frank's shoulders give this photo a great deal of strength.
However, there are a few small elements in the background that
detract somewhat from the impact th
On Sun, 6 May 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> My disagreement with the PUG comment process isn't based on the controversy
> over Shel's critique. Let me summarize again.
I would also like to point out publically that Shel's comments had
*nothing* to do with the decision to stop commenting on e
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