Re: Monitors

2004-05-10 Thread Rofini
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff I'm looking for a high quality CRT monitor on which to do my Photoshop work. I've heard very good things about the LaCie Electronblue IV and the Sony Artisan.. I've used the LaCie Electron19blue IV for about a year. I'm quite pleased

Re: Pentax * ist D doing badly in Fotomagazin test

2004-05-10 Thread Arnold Stark
Well, I guess that you are kidding. Quality never was a problem with German lenses. What really caused the death of Germany's camera industry was cheaper and more innovative (with respect to camera technology) competition from Japan. The Pentax Spotmatic was a major nail to the coffin of Zeiss

Re: Monday evening (in Switzerland) survey - have you ever made self portraits

2004-05-10 Thread Anders Hultman
1 have you ever made self portraits ? Yes, several times. 2 If yes , serious ore funny ones, did you choose a theme ? Both serious and funny. And once in a while even a theme. 3 If no, why not? 4 How did you do it, with a remote control or the build in self timer ? *

Re: Did you know... (*ist D and manual aperture)

2004-05-10 Thread Martin Albrecht
Hello, best thing is it works with K lenses and spot metering. Martin DN Well turns out it was all in the .pdf accompanying the 1.10 upgrade DN anyway (but hey, who reads the manuals?) DN http://pentaxusa.com/products/cameras/istd_fw111/istD_fw_111.pdf DN Below is the relevant section from

Re: how gravity works...

2004-05-10 Thread Collin R Brendemuehl
Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 14:44:15 -0700 From: Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Basic naturalism could be simply defined as accepting only the physical universe as real, disallowing any external deity. This is the presupposition. God is eternal and without cause, not a creation. Oh, he was a

Re: OT - where I deserve to be!

2004-05-10 Thread Keith Whaley
Cotty wrote: On 10/5/04, KIETH, discombobulated, offered: And here I thought you just loaded your shoulder snooper kit into one of your Land Rovers, turned on your cell phone, and drove off into the morning traffic... Seems there's a bit more to it than that, eh? Yeah, just a bit ;-)

Re: Spoleto

2004-05-10 Thread Peter J. Alling
I like this a lot. The hint of the landscape with the brightly lit castle and aqueduct give the image a surreal quality. (I've been finding myself using the word surreal a lot lately, I'll have to watch that). Dario Bonazza wrote: Nice shot indeed. I believe you've caught the essence of the

Re: A tale of two cameras

2004-05-10 Thread Peter J. Alling
No we don't... frank theriault wrote: Wah, waah, wah!! My Nikon's so heavy! My Canon's sooo heavy! My arms are sore. My neck and shoulders hurt! Waaahh!! We true Pentaxians feel so sorry for you turncoats... vbg cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of

RE: Pentax * ist D doing badly in Fotomagazin test

2004-05-10 Thread Shawn K.
They're just mad because Pentax lenses are superior to all the high priced, high falutin german made stuff... -Shawn -Original Message- From: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 1:34 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Pentax * ist D doing badly in Fotomagazin

RE: Monitors

2004-05-10 Thread Amita Guha
Thanks, Amiti ... I'm looking for a CRT monitor, not an LCD model. The Samsung SyncMaster 957MB is a CRT. I wouldn't use an LCD myself at this point.

Re: PAW - Desert Winter

2004-05-10 Thread JA
You just made an admirer two fold. One for the location, and two for your work. Simply amazing. ~Alejandro This was taken in Bryce Canyon during the winter (hence the snow). PZ-1p, Agfa Optima II 100 film, don't recall the lens. What really attracted me was how well defined the snow

RE: how gravity works...

2004-05-10 Thread Shawn K.
RE: Phonons... The idea of a phonon is like a ruler. There are no Phonons, there are no Inches, a ruler is just a stick with marks on it, but if it makes the right predictions than that's all the scientific method can deal with... http://www.cm.utexas.edu/~mcdevitt/supercon/glossary.htm#P The

Re: how gravity works...

2004-05-10 Thread Butch Black
Coherent sound waves? Seems to me I recently read about this happening, and the article described a military use for it, for disabling troops with unbearable sound intensity... Maybe in Science News? Discovery Magazine? keith whaley Seaquest DSV first year?

PAW - Shana Punim in San Francisco

2004-05-10 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Shana Punim means pretty face in Yiddish. Here's a shana punim from San Francisco - one of the regular gang of kids that hung around my studio and the school yard in 1968-69. http://home.earthlink.net/~scbelinkoff/paw/shana_punim.html Shel Belinkoff

Enabled with an istD!

2004-05-10 Thread Amita Guha
My husband just gave me an early birthday present so I'd have it for the NYCPDML outing on Saturday. I am beside myself with shock. Now I have to rethink my kit for Saturday. Gotta sit down with the manual and get familiar with this puppy. Big thanks to Herb for being Nate's Pentax consultant. ;)

Re: Enabled with an istD!

2004-05-10 Thread Christian Skofteland
Wow! That's great Amita. After talking to you while you were in DC I didn't think you were interested in the D. Trust me, It will be an easy transition. I went from manual focus, mechanical cameras to the *ist D without much frustration. Enjoy! Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED] -

Re: how gravity works...

2004-05-10 Thread Keith Whaley
The first thing you must do, John, is to take that chip off your shoulder, and read my little comments with a grin on your face. There's no way to type ascii text and imbue it with humor, no way for you to see the expression on my face, etc. If you've got some preconceived notion that anyone

RE: Monitors

2004-05-10 Thread Albano Garcia
Samsungs are very good, and Sonys too (I guess they are better, but very expensive). Regards Albano --- Amita Guha [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Any recommendations for a high quality CRT monitor (Flat screen a must!) Thanking you in advance for past favors LOL Last December my husband

Re: Enabled with an istD!

2004-05-10 Thread Bruce Dayton
Wow! What a spouse! Congrats. You are gonna have tons of fun. Let us know what you think of it. Bruce Monday, May 10, 2004, 6:51:52 PM, you wrote: AG My husband just gave me an early birthday present so I'd have it for the AG NYCPDML outing on Saturday. I am beside myself with shock. Now I

Re: PAW: Venice Beach Compressed

2004-05-10 Thread Bob Blakely
It is a shellfish sold in many restaurants, ya'know.. Regards, Bob... --- No man's life, liberty or property is safe while the legislature is in session. -- Mark Twain From: Daniel J. Matyola [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, but Muscle is listed on the restaurant's outdoor

RE: Enabled with an istD!

2004-05-10 Thread Amita Guha
Wow! That's great Amita. After talking to you while you were in DC I didn't think you were interested in the D. It's just that it was a bit out of my price range, and I'm not usually an early adopter. But Nate says he got a great deal (he bought it without a lens) and he just really wanted

Re: PAW - Desert Winter

2004-05-10 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Bruce Dayton wrote: Ann, Based on your comments and a few others, I have re-scanned this image and fiddled just a bit. The sky can't be darkened much without making it look pretty bad (probably 8/16 bit type of problem or just blown out), so I have cropped some to improve that. The new

Re: Enabled with an istD!

2004-05-10 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Wonderful news. Now you have much of recycled electrons to burn g... I for one am looking forward for your excellent photos taken with *istD, Amita. Boris ([EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED])

Re: Monday evening (in Switzerland) survey - have you ever made self portraits

2004-05-10 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! MM Since I got so much answers on my last surveys, here is another one: well, well, are you publishing the results? g MM 1 have you ever made self portraits ? Nope MM 2 If yes , serious ore funny ones, did you choose a theme ? See above MM 3 If no, why not? Honestly, I've no idea. MM

Re: Monday evening (in Switzerland) survey - have you ever made self portraits

2004-05-10 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Nice meeting you Rob g... Boris ([EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED])

Re: PAW - Shana Punim in San Francisco

2004-05-10 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! I did not know it reached state of PITA... I find it quite normal for me at least to have to look for the original message when I am reading the reply. Well, here I am trying to correct myself g. It is Shana Punim all right, but there is one major problem that I see here. The child looks old

Re: PAW03: Spoleto

2004-05-10 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Fascinating. Dario, could you please post (off-PAW) a crop of dark and light areas so that we could see a level of noise or lack thereof? Really fascinating! DB http://www.dariobonazza.com/paw/paw03e.htm DB Sort of a postcard this time, inspired by Gianco's Spoleto. DB Ciao, DB Dario

Re: PAW: Sign of the Times ?

2004-05-10 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! I think I would move the camera to the right a little so as to fully include Cavalier (spelling?) on the right and fully exclude car on the left. I think it would then make this a little more closed (lack of word)... It is parking all right g... FW With the ever increasing cost of gasoline

Re: PAW: Spoleto

2004-05-10 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Layers of light, layers of culture, layers of history, layers of beauty... GI Hi everybody, GI Unfortunately, due to an electrical problem occurred to my car GI yesterday, I missed the 9th Pentax Day in Spoleto... :-( GI I didn't feel comfortable to drive that far with the other car GI (a

Re: PAW - Jens Bladt

2004-05-10 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Jens, now that you wrote it is from *your* garden - you would have to post the picture of an apple when you have some... g The bokeh is rather unobtrusive... Interesting... JB Just a flower on a tree - Appleblossom. JB SONY DSC F717, f8, 1/125 sec. (0.3 minus correction), a tripod and a

RE: A tale of two cameras

2004-05-10 Thread tom
-Original Message- From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Wah, waah, wah!! My Nikon's so heavy! My Canon's sooo heavy! My arms are sore. My neck and shoulders hurt! Waaahh!! We true Pentaxians feel so sorry for you turncoats... vbg I don't

Re: how gravity works...

2004-05-10 Thread Norm Baugher
I think you just described my coffee maker... Norm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Simplified version: 1. Build large scale capacitors (Leyden Jars). 2. Wire them in parallel. 3. Connect them to a switch, and an inductor. 4. Shield all electrical equipment you don't want damaged. 5. Hit the switch.

Re: how gravity works...

2004-05-10 Thread Norm Baugher
groan Bob W wrote: mea culpa, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer ...but is it the best of all possible universes?

Re: PAW - Kids eating candy on a Sunday afternoon

2004-05-10 Thread Norm Baugher
Hey Markus, it was in the summer of love era :-) (Shel's showing his age) I wasn't really referring to the BW vs. color, you can just see that the photos are not present day and I wonder how that affects the viewer, how strong is the 'nostalgia' effect. Norm. Markus Maurer wrote: Hi Norm I

Re: PAW - Kids eating candy on a Sunday afternoon

2004-05-10 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Actually, Norm, it was the next summer, what we liked to call the morning after the night before. A tip o' the derby to Shelly Berman Shel Belinkoff [Original Message] From: Norm Baugher [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 5/10/2004 9:31:14 PM Subject: Re: PAW - Kids eating

Re: PAW: City Hall

2004-05-10 Thread Boris Liberman
Attila, I really like this one. I think that this is your strongest so far. IMHO, the man at end of the street connects together all the lines in the composition. From what I can see, the man is not wearing modern clothes which in fact fits the mood. There is certain timelessness in the

Re: how gravity works...

2004-05-10 Thread Bob W
Hi, Fascinating thread. Unfortunately all discussions of origins fall short of being scientific. None of them can be stated in such a way as to allow for either measurable proof (scientific method) and hence no disprovability statement. They're not quantifiable, repeatable, or testable.

Re: PAW - Kids eating candy on a Sunday afternoon

2004-05-10 Thread jaalmanza
Shel, I like the composition of this photo! Strange that two of the kids have coats and the other two don't. I have but one concern, my eye keeps being distracted by the bright car in the background. Does anyone else think this or am I crazy? I still like the photo, Alejandro The kids

RE: Pentax * ist D doing badly in Fotomagazin test

2004-05-10 Thread Jens Bladt
Sylwek Actually, The Olympus does quite well compared to Canon D10. Not quite as sharp though. And much more noice. dpreview tested it agains Sony DSC F717 too, which actually does very well in spite of the smaller sensor in this pro-sumer 5 MP SONY (which I BTW own and enjoy using. I am expecting

Re: how gravity works...

2004-05-10 Thread John Francis
It's funny how things work in SciFi. Some authors are much better at getitng the reader to suspend disbelief and buy into something that is totally beyond what we actualy think we understand. Well, there's Space Opera (as written by E.E. 'Doc' Smith), which introduces new concepts with wild

Re: A tale of two cameras

2004-05-10 Thread jaalmanza
I really like the comedic flavor of this photo! I don't know if that was your intention, but it made me laugh. Thank you. ~Alejandro OTOH, handholding at 1/45s with an IS lens didn't turn out too bad g http://www.pbase.com/image/28822431 Wendy

RE: A tale of two cameras

2004-05-10 Thread Jens Bladt
Well, They you know say - like dog like master! Cheers Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 10. maj 2004 19:39 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: A tale of two cameras I really

RE: City Hall

2004-05-10 Thread Jens Bladt
Beautiful shot. A little more people on the pavemnet woudn't hurt, though?! Cheers Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Christian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 10. maj 2004 18:04 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: City Hall I

Re: how gravity works...

2004-05-10 Thread John Francis
Hi, Also remember that scientific theories exit in only in the minds of people. Presumably there exists some correlation with the actual way nature works, but we will only know the way our mind presents the universe to us. surely the purpose of mathematics is to remove this

Re: PAW - Dog Show

2004-05-10 Thread Steve Jolly
Cyoot :-) S wendy beard wrote: As that's where I was all day on Saturday, here's one of the pics. http://www.pbase.com/image/28821195/large Wendy Wendy Beard, Ottawa, Canada http://www.beard-redfern.com

Re: Vivitar 6000 Ring Flash

2004-05-10 Thread Christian
Rob and Shaun; The 6000 has a 52mm filter thread so no adapters are required for using the S1 105/2.5 Macro. It came with a stack of adapter rings as well (including 58mm), but none of my macro rigs (the 105 or the 200 w 100 bellows or 50 reversed) requires them so I have no experience with

Re: how gravity works...

2004-05-10 Thread jaalmanza
Hey, I've got an application for phonons ... I want a tight-beam loudspeaker so I can blast just the idiot whose car stereo is drowning out my television when he stops at a red light and not hit my neighbours as collateral damage. If I can convince the sound waves to exhibit their

PAW - Jens Bladt

2004-05-10 Thread Jens Bladt
Just a flower on a tree - Appleblossom. SONY DSC F717, f8, 1/125 sec. (0.3 minus correction), a tripod and a little rain. http://gallery46369.fotopic.net/p4389319.html All the best Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt

Re: A tale of two cameras

2004-05-10 Thread brooksdj
Bill Robb said: - Original Message - Now you know why I think these monster cams are the wrong tool for wedding photographers. When I was in the game, I had to carry a camera with a large flash around for about 6 hours. Maybe things have

Re: PAW: Venice Beach Compressed

2004-05-10 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Yes, but Muscle is listed on the restaurant's outdoor menu! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Venice Beach has an outdoor gym that's devoted mainly to weight lifting. It's the current version of the old Muscle Beach of movie and California pop culture fame. The original site was in Santa Monica, a

Re: OT: Wages and foreign exchange rates

2004-05-10 Thread graywolf
No I used to live in a poor area of the US, SE Michigan, but I moved down here where the pay is a bit lower, but you can actually find work. BTW, the $2.35 is nation wide minimum, in most areas maximum, wage for jobs that are supposed to get tips. It has not gone up in something like 20 years.

Re: Pentax * ist D doing badly in Fotomagazin test

2004-05-10 Thread graywolf
Are the ratings by any chance based upon how many pages of ad space the company buys per year? I can not believe they come from actually using the cameras. -- Jens Bladt wrote: I just got the the lates issue of Fotomagasin. There is a test comparing all DSLR's. Ist D isn't doing too well: 145

Re: how gravity works...

2004-05-10 Thread Dag T
På 10. mai. 2004 kl. 14.14 skrev Cotty: Also, could an anti-gravity drive work by simply blocking that exchange of gravitons. Stay tuned for further announcements. :) Possibly. But what would you build the blocking screen from? Easy.

Re: Arriving early? GFM stuff

2004-05-10 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Bill Owens wrote: Have a camera ready. Steve is located in some beautiful country. Part of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. There's no place in the USA that is prettier. Bill I know it well... (and I SHALl have camera ready at all times) Been up and down Rt 11 and 81 a bunch of times

RE: Not a PAW - Sour Puss

2004-05-10 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Frank nice moment (for us) but the most important question is: Will she try Warheads again and did she enjoy the sweet rest of the first after the sour part... Looks like an interesting party present for close friends and snapshots! well done Markus bought some things called Warheads, which

Monday evening (in Switzerland) survey - have you ever made self portraits

2004-05-10 Thread Markus Maurer
Since I got so much answers on my last surveys, here is another one: 1 have you ever made self portraits ? 2 If yes , serious ore funny ones, did you choose a theme ? 3 If no, why not? 4 How did you do it, with a remote control or the build in self timer ? thanks and

Monopods

2004-05-10 Thread Steve Desjardins
Hey, I know we've had the monopod discussion before, but two questions: 1. I'm buying a Manfrotto, and I'm trying to decide between the 681 and the 3216/18. Any real difference? 2. Any particular head you might recommend, or have you found it easy to go without? Thanks. Feel free to contact

Re: PAW: Spoleto

2004-05-10 Thread John Forbes
Bad luck, Gianco. Nice picture of Spolento, though. I love three-dimensional towns, and you've captured the sense of that very well. John On Sun, 9 May 2004 13:03:43 -0700 (PDT), Gianfranco Irlanda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi everybody, Unfortunately, due to an electrical problem

Re: how gravity works...

2004-05-10 Thread William Kane
On Monday, May 10, 2004, at 10:51 AM, Bob W waxed: Hi, surely the purpose of mathematics is to remove this dependency. There are almost certainly things that our minds cannot comprehend that other minds could, in just the same way that there are things we can comprehend that dogs and chimpanzees

Re: Monday evening (in Switzerland) survey - have you ever made self portraits

2004-05-10 Thread jaalmanza
1 have you ever made self portraits ? Several times. :D 2 If yes , serious or funny ones, did you choose a theme ? Both serious and funny. Theme 1: My acoustic guitar and me Theme 2: My hats and me : A Life Journey 3 If no, why not? NA 4 How did you do it, with a remote control or the

Re: PAW #10 - First cooperation

2004-05-10 Thread Dag T
Thanks! And of course, we will continue playing. DagT På 7. mai. 2004 kl. 22.28 skrev Boris Liberman: Hi! Dag, your son should be encouraged. He has a point here g... Let us see more of fruits of your cooperation. The start is quite promising. g Boris ([EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED])

Re: PAW #8 Play

2004-05-10 Thread Dag T
På 8. mai. 2004 kl. 21.08 skrev Boris Liberman: Dag, you're very creative. Thank you :-) Sometimes I think I should concentrate more on one theme Nonetheless g, I do think that foot (yours?) in the right bottom corner does not belong... Well, I don´t think I agree. I liked the small hint of

Re: PAW: Do not disturb

2004-05-10 Thread Dag T
På 7. mai. 2004 kl. 19.10 skrev Ann Sanfedele: Dag T wrote: I hate hotel rooms... http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2342795size=lg :-) DagT Me too! However, I have a kinda charming counterpart to yours - that is, probably something you would find more appealing and shot with the

Re: PAW: Do not disturb

2004-05-10 Thread Dag T
På 7. mai. 2004 kl. 22.05 skrev Boris Liberman: Hi! Dag, this photo leaves me indifferent. I don't travel much and hence I don't have any particular feelings towards hotels and rooms therein g... So I suppose I should say this photo does not work for me... That´s OK, I can understand why...

Re: Monopods

2004-05-10 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Steve, I have a 3016 - 3 section and a 680B - 4 section. The 4 section has thicker legs and seems to be very slightly more rigid. That is the one that I usually use. As for heads, I use the 3229 with quick release - It is small, light, inexpensive and gets the job done. Generally for

Re: Monday evening (in Switzerland) survey - have you ever made self portraits

2004-05-10 Thread Steve Jolly
Markus Maurer wrote: 1 have you ever made self portraits ? Yes 2 If yes , serious ore funny ones, did you choose a theme ? Funny. No theme. 3 If no, why not? I take them when I'm bored and there's a nearby reflective surface. Or does that count as a theme? :-) 4 How did you do it, with a

Re: Not a PAW - Sour Puss

2004-05-10 Thread John Forbes
The decisive moment, Frank, for both of you. Nice pic. John On Sun, 09 May 2004 19:44:27 -0400, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My daughter Claire and I went to the corner store, and bought some penny-candy (which now cost a nickel, BTW...). We bought some things called Warheads,

Re: Monopods

2004-05-10 Thread jaalmanza
Hiya, I have not used the monopods you have listed, but I do have the Manfrotto 682B, and I like it. The only problem is that the tripod legs clank inside the body when I use it as a walking stick (and who doesn't?). It gets annoying and attracts too much attention. I bought the rubber

Re: how gravity works...

2004-05-10 Thread John Forbes
I venture to suggest that some might disagree with this, but I will leave it to others better qualified to do so. John On Mon, 10 May 2004 14:07:27 -0500, William Kane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Monday, May 10, 2004, at 10:51 AM, Bob W waxed: Hi, surely the purpose of mathematics is to

Re: PAW: Do not disturb

2004-05-10 Thread Dag T
På 8. mai. 2004 kl. 00.22 skrev frank theriault: Really, Dag? You hate hotel rooms? I love 'em. Probably because I've not been in all that many of them. When I'm in one, it means I'm on vacation (I've never had to travel for business). This was a business trip, last weekend :-) I get to

Re: Monopods

2004-05-10 Thread brooksdj
Hi Steven. I use the Manfrotto 681/n30 (but i always thought it was an 028,but thats whats stamped on the frame) with 481 rc2 ball head. Leg is sturdy,no clanking sounds if used as a walking stick and the head holds my D2H and 80-200 f 2,8 combo well. Hop ethat helps

RE: Monopods

2004-05-10 Thread Jens Bladt
I have felt tempted to buy the automatic monopod 334B and the 234RC tilt head (or I could use my 141RC), because of the quick action option, for nature photography. It's rather expensive, though. Appr. 100 USD here (excl head). The Manfrotto monopod page is here:

Re: how gravity works...

2004-05-10 Thread John Francis
Quite. Mathematics is a tool - a language for discussing, describing, and deducing. In itself it says nothing about the concepts being discussed. It's not a model - it's the language we use to describe the model. Some other hypothetical intelligence probably wouldn't use exactly the same

PAW: Sign of the Times ?

2004-05-10 Thread Fred Widall
With the ever increasing cost of gasoline I wonder if we'll be seeing more of these signs springing up in North America. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2352258 The area in southern Ontario where I live has a fairly large Old Order Mennonite population. The Old Order Mennonites,

RE: Monopods

2004-05-10 Thread Amita Guha
That is the one that I usually use. As for heads, I use the 3229 with quick release - It is small, light, inexpensive and gets the job done. Generally for most movements (other than vertical) I just move the pod a bit. So only when shooting vertical do I have to adjust the head. Works

Re: Not exactly a PAW ... WARNING: Cute kid pic

2004-05-10 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Boris, This was a test roll, using an unfamiliar camera. I shot 36 exposures in about ten minutes, not looking for art. Just looking to see how the camera and I teamed up and handled different situations. As for why I didn't crop it after the fact, I just didn't feel like it. The pic was

Re: PAW - Kids eating candy on a Sunday afternoon

2004-05-10 Thread Shel Belinkoff
It's in progress ... all the pics are up, the format is roughed out all in due time. Boris, why don't you quote at least part of the messages to which you refer. It would make it easier for those reading your posts to reply. It's a real PITA to have to close your message, find the message

Re: how gravity works...

2004-05-10 Thread Keith Whaley
Comments within: Collin Brendemuehl wrote: Comments interspersed. Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 17:07:33 +0100 From: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, Fascinating thread. Yup. Sure is. Unfortunately all discussions of origins fall short of being scientific. None of them can be stated in such a way

PAW03: Spoleto

2004-05-10 Thread Dario Bonazza
http://www.dariobonazza.com/paw/paw03e.htm Sort of a postcard this time, inspired by Gianco's Spoleto. Ciao, Dario

Re: Spoleto

2004-05-10 Thread Dario Bonazza
Nice shot indeed. I believe you've caught the essence of the city. Here is another view of the Rocca Albornoziana, taken last night: http://www.dariobonazza.com/paw/paw03e.htm Ciao, Dario Bonazza - Original Message - From: Gianfranco Irlanda [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

PAW02: Vancouver guy

2004-05-10 Thread Dario Bonazza
Does anybody from Vancouver know Ray? http://www.dariobonazza.com/paw/paw02e.htm Comments welcome. Ciao, Dario

Re: PAW - Desert Winter

2004-05-10 Thread Ann Sanfedele
LOvely shot and I envy you being there with the combination of snow and red earth Would like to see it titled on your web page - I'm kinda a non-fiddler when it comes to getting photos displayed on the web but were I to fiddle I'd darken the sky a bit or crop more of it out (in camera, a

OT: Monitors

2004-05-10 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I'm looking for a high quality CRT monitor on which to do my Photoshop work. I've heard very good things about the LaCie Electronblue IV and the Sony Artisan, as well as a particular model of NEC, the model number of which escapes me right now. Has anyone any experience with these monitors? Any

RE: PAW02: Vancouver guy

2004-05-10 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Dario ... So, my first question is, what's the point of the photo? Is it supposed to represent two people at opposite political extremes, someone showing someone else a small item (maybe even using a tiny digicam to take a picture), or something else? The problem, you see, is that there's

RE: Brad Dodo

2004-05-10 Thread frank theriault
BRING IT ON, DUDE!! I'm not afraid of you. (name witheld by request) The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Brad Dodo [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Brad Dodo

Re: Vivitar 6000 Ring Flash

2004-05-10 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Sun, 9 May 2004, Christian Skofteland wrote: Yes, I've used the 6000 Ring flash quite a lot on the D. Here is an example: http://home.mindspring.com/~c_skofteland/id12.html Thanks for this. Was that taken with TTL, or tables? Kostas

RE: Not a PAW - Sour Puss

2004-05-10 Thread frank theriault
You just have to click your heels three times, and repeat, there's no film like colour, there's no film like colour vbg Oops, I guess I should go amend that one. It was, of course, Agfa 400 colour neg film... cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The

RE: Vivitar 6000 Ring Flash

2004-05-10 Thread Shaun Canning
OK Christian let me know how you go! Cheers Shaun -Original Message- From: Christian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 12:31 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Vivitar 6000 Ring Flash Rob and Shaun; The 6000 has a 52mm filter thread so no adapters are required

RE: Monitors

2004-05-10 Thread Amita Guha
Any recommendations for a high quality CRT monitor (Flat screen a must!) Thanking you in advance for past favors LOL Last December my husband got the Samsung SyncMaster 957MB, 19 inches, $300 from Amazon. It is very nearly a flat screen. He didn't go for true flat because he didn't want the

Re: Monitors

2004-05-10 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: OT: Monitors I'm looking for a high quality CRT monitor on which to do my Photoshop work. I am quite happy with my Samsung SyncMaster 955df . I think it is a .20 dot pitch, or some such. It seems to have very good colour is quite

Re: A tale of two cameras

2004-05-10 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: frank theriault Subject: Re: A tale of two cameras Wah, waah, wah!! My Nikon's so heavy! My Canon's sooo heavy! My arms are sore. My neck and shoulders hurt! Waaahh!! We true Pentaxians feel so sorry for you turncoats... vbg

Re: OT - where I deserve to be!

2004-05-10 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Cotty Subject: Re: OT - where I deserve to be! Some feature on a Christian group in the prison - You'all put your Christians in prisons? That seems a little harsh. William Robb

Re: PENTAX *ist D : Things to improve

2004-05-10 Thread Rob Studdert
On 11 May 2004 at 0:36, Nick Clark wrote: Meter mode is as it is indicated by which control wheel is active. I didn't mean ISO, just that you don't have to count stops to get bsck to your preferred metering mode. True enough unless of course you've inadvertently bumped either thumb wheel

Re: Monitors

2004-05-10 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I've priced some. The LaCie is affordable, the Sony Artisan is more than I want to pay. Shel Belinkoff [Original Message] From: Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 5/10/2004 4:40:56 PM Subject: Re: Monitors you've priced these, right? what's your budget? Herb

Re: Monitors

2004-05-10 Thread Herb Chong
i think getting something with a Trinitron in it at the right size from a reputable brand name and use your calibration hardware/software on it is all that is really needed. the critical thing for a photographer is the color management. built-in color management hardware has its advantages.

Re: how gravity works...

2004-05-10 Thread Collin R Brendemuehl
At 19:01 2004.05.10 -0400, you wrote: Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 23:34:46 +0100 From: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, I don't think you understand what 'scientific' means. While it may not [...] and not the empirical, experimental one. So the student goes on to college and is instructed in a new way