Beautiful shot of a dignified spaniel.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've struggled to get a decent picture of Willy for quite some time. Yesterday
I got him to sit still on the stairs for a few moments. He's getting on in
years now, but he's still quite handsome. Shot him with the FA 50/1.4 at f8
MC Are you shooting digital or film? If digital - do you have Auto White
MC Balance on?
Thanks for the suggestion. I have had nothing but problems with AWB,
even on supposedly superb cameras like D2H's matrix colour meter. It
drove me nuts in postpro, because of tiny variations in otherwise
Might be intereted in the MX
On Sat, 26 Feb 2005 18:19:03 +0100, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
For 300 USD I got this on a local auction:
1 chrome MX with a 35-105 Tokina (perhaps for me :-)
1 chrome ME with a 200mm Pentax lense (don't know which) and a Osram Studio
flash (for sale)
1
BTW:
A company named Paramount Cords in New York has almost anything you can
dream of, when it comes to cords for photographic equipment. And you can buy
custom made cords of almost any kind. Brilliant! Have a look:
http://www.paramountcords.com/
One very usefull thing (if you don't use a radio
DC http://smh.com.au/articles/2005/02/25/1109180112027.html
DC (you might need to do the free registration)
Nah, just use BugMeNot, www.bugmenot.com to login.
Good light!
fra
Sunday, February 27, 2005, 9:30:07 AM, Frantisek wrote:
DC http://smh.com.au/articles/2005/02/25/1109180112027.html
Forgot to add, pretty disturbing development. :-(
Good light!
fra
Just checking in again.
I suppose it's already known what I've been up to... :-)
Jostein
On 27/2/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed:
I've struggled to get a decent picture of Willy for quite some time.
Yesterday I got him to sit still on the stairs for a few moments. He's
getting on in years now, but he's still quite handsome. Shot him with the
FA 50/1.4 at f8 and a
Hi,
although it's a different brand of SLR, I don't frequent that
brand's forums, I feel still more at home here ;-)
At the summit in Slovakia, I got one frame where most of it was
totally black. Just a narrow band on the top was exposed. I think I
can even see the shutter blades
Thans terrible.Think of all the nice, used or vintage things that are
irreplaceable.
And I hope nobody got hurt!
Jens Bladt
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: Amita Guha [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sendt: 25. februar 2005 05:12
Til:
--- Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
One thing I did notice is that the original plastic eyepiece
is slightly concave on the outside surfaces.
This does not appear to have any diopter property and I am
assuming it is to reduce reflection, somewhat like a ghostless
filter.
This applies
Thanks Powell, interesting in terms of company/marlketing Philosophy.
Jens Bladt
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http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: Powell Hargrave [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sendt: 26. februar 2005 19:57
Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Emne: Special
I usually delete anything older than a couple of days.
The older mails can be seen at the archive:
http://www.mail-archive.com/pentax-discuss%40pdml.net/
Jens
Jens Bladt
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-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: mike wilson [mailto:[EMAIL
just found this on the web:
http://www.tendancefloue.net/us/ensembles/nationale_zero/index.php
a road zero, route all trough EU, trough all the states, with
photographs taken each 50 kilometers... ten stages, ten
photographers. Interesting project!
Good light!
fra
On 27/2/05, Jostein, discombobulated, unleashed:
Just checking in again.
I suppose it's already known what I've been up to... :-)
Welcome back - and what have you been up to?
Cheers,
Cotty
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sorry, no political content... ;-)
just a quick one from the many photos I took at the Bush-Putin summit.
http://www.frantisekvlcek.com/paw
This is from Hviezdoslav's square, the only place those without the
restricted pool access got to shoot Bush. Putin was easier, less
restrictions on pool
I have a copy of Martin Evening's excellent book 'Adobe Photoshop 7 for
Photographers' to give away for just the cost of the postage. Includes
interactive CD ROM (Mac/Win). All you have to do is answer all the
following photography and trivia questions correctly. Answers can be
found on the web.
Hi,
Sunday, February 27, 2005, 12:00:38 PM, Frantisek wrote:
sorry, no political content... ;-)
just a quick one from the many photos I took at the Bush-Putin summit.
http://www.frantisekvlcek.com/paw
Very good. Not sure whether it would be classed as a head shot or a
mug shot.
--
but the RAW converter has a white balance setting. i never take my camera
off of Auto WB. if i see one that is off during conversion and know a bunch
are the same, i set it and the rest of the group to the color temperature i
want and convert. AWB doesn't choose discrete, well separated values.
On Sun, 27 Feb 2005, Jens Bladt wrote:
No, sorry, my fingers are tired. It's a common 2.0 :-(.
But the 4/200mm (K or M) should be worth a few bucks.
The M is very common. The K not quite so. I believe they are optically
different.
Kostas
Hi,
Sunday, February 27, 2005, 12:05:07 PM, Cotty wrote:
I have a copy of Martin Evening's excellent book 'Adobe Photoshop 7 for
Photographers' to give away for just the cost of the postage.
I already have the book, I just want the glory and fame!
1) Who wanted the name and address of
No, they are just behind everyone else. 5 years ago you did not dare point a
camera at a kid here in the US, now the busybodies seem to have gone on to
something else as a cause célèbre.
graywolf
http://www.graywolfphoto.com
Idiot Proof == Expert Proof
---
Peter
Hi Fred:
FA 2.8 20mm
FA 1.9 43mm
FA 4-5.6 28-105mm zoom
F 4.5 300mm ED(IF)
F 3.5-4.5 35-70mm zoom w/macro
I also have an FA 2.8 100mm Macro but haven't used it with the DS yet.
Yes, that's the place, just a few miles north of the New Hampshire line,
70 miles from where I live in Winchester, MA.
Me too!
He looks just like my neighbor's dog, Lucy... except that she is brown
and white. Until now I wasn't aware of any other color for this breed.
Jim
Bill Owens wrote:
I like it a lot, Paul.
Bill
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent:
Thanks for the compliment, William.
Jim
William Robb wrote:
I realize this wsn't meant to be posted to the list, but this portfolio
is worth having a look at.
William Robb
http://www.hemenway.com/Castle_in_Maine
http://www.hemenway.com/NorthOfBoston/
http://www.hemenway.com/Fruitlands/
Thanks, Paul.
Jim
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Nice. The first 20mm shot is my favorite.
Paul
Still trying out the camera. These were taken, with various Pentax AF
lenses, this past Wednesday on Maine's southern coast.
http://hemenway.com/Nubble-Feb23/index.htm
Jim
Massachusetts isn't all that different:
http://users.rcn.com/kyp/hsangeli.html
Jim
Peter J. Alling wrote:
All I can say is thank god I don't live in Australia, even with security
it hasn't gotten that bad here yet.
Derby Chang wrote:
An interesting article from yesterdays Sydney Morning Herald.
That's a hoot! Nicely executed as well. My dog sometimes sleeps on his
back as well. Funny stuff.
Paul
On Feb 27, 2005, at 12:00 AM, Don Sanderson wrote:
Great shot Paul, those eyes!
(OK, go ahead and shoot, if you HAVE to.) ;-)
Getting a Bassett Hound to hold still isn't quite as hard:
I wouldn't be surprised if the high-pixel count version would accept
both 6x7 and 645 lenses, with an adapter for the 645 versions. That
would provide the highest level of compatibility for current pro users.
If Pentax is smart, they won't ignore the horde of fashion photogs who
have used
Thanks John. That describes some of us here as well, doesn't it? vbg
On Feb 27, 2005, at 12:09 AM, John Francis wrote:
PAW, indeed! I like it.
A portly, aged, gentleman, but still one with some dignity.
- Original Message -
From: Peter J. Alling
Subject: Re: My dog, my pal (Was Willy the Springer Spaniel)
Outside of a dog a book is mans best friend, inside of a dog it's
too dark to read.
Groucho Marx
- Original Message -
From: Frantisek
Subject: Re: colour shift under big lighting
though it was the autocontrast causing the problem with Bush, but
same
problem happened with Putin later in the evening, where I had
autocontrast turned off - perhaps the chameleons theory is right
;-)
Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Feb 27, 2005, at 12:09 AM, John Francis wrote:
PAW, indeed! I like it.
A portly, aged, gentleman, but still one with some dignity.
Thanks John. That describes some of us here as well, doesn't it? vbg
I dunno... that bit about dignity might be
On Feb 27, 2005, at 1:20 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Thanks Shel,
What you're seeing may be related to using a flash, in that the
lighting is more even than if it was window light or even studio light.
The flash is bounced off the ceiling, so it's somewhat akin to open
sky light. Of course
I've seen that kind of fringing before in out of focus areas under
similar conditions when using my A400/5.6 with a A2XS converter, but
not on anything like this. Even with that kind of pushing the limits
glass, the in-focus areas are okay. Did you shoot RAW and convert? If
you're shooting
Doesn't your equipment have a conventional PC cord attachment? I would
think you could trigger one unit and set the others to slave. There's
nothing unusual about the PC plug on the *istD. Works fine with every
type of equipment I've tried.
Paul
On Feb 27, 2005, at 2:49 AM, Jens Bladt wrote:
Thanks Peter.
On Feb 27, 2005, at 3:16 AM, Peter J. Alling wrote:
Beautiful shot of a dignified spaniel.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've struggled to get a decent picture of Willy for quite some time.
Yesterday I got him to sit still on the stairs for a few moments.
He's getting on in years now,
On 27/2/05, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:
I have a copy of Martin Evening's excellent book 'Adobe Photoshop 7 for
Photographers' to give away for just the cost of the postage.
I already have the book, I just want the glory and fame!
I have to say that one or more of your answers is
Thanks Jens. That's a great resource.
Paul
On Feb 27, 2005, at 3:19 AM, Jens Bladt wrote:
BTW:
A company named Paramount Cords in New York has almost anything you can
dream of, when it comes to cords for photographic equipment. And you
can buy
custom made cords of almost any kind. Brilliant! Have
Has anyone here tried one of these grips on a DS?
Item 3877946031 on eBay
Jim
Thanks Jim. One of my neighbors has a brown and white Springer. I think
black and white are actually more common. My guy comes from hunting dog
stock, so he's bigger than the show-bred Springers. He weighed in at 64
lbs. yesterday at the vet's.
Paul
On Feb 27, 2005, at 9:00 AM, Jim Hemenway
Agreed ... in fact, that's a damned good price for a pinhole cap. Calumet
had been selling them for about $15.00 or so.
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Raimo K
Sorry, I do not get it.
I am not a pinhole photography fan but it´s not laughable. Price is not
high, either.
- Original
- Original Message -
From: Marco Alpert
Subject: Uh oh...What's going on here?
http://www.alpert.com/marco/temp/
Bloom.
It's pretty typical of high contrast transitions with digital.
William Robb
- Original Message -
From: Jim Hemenway
Subject: Re: Willy the Springer Spaniel
Me too!
He looks just like my neighbor's dog, Lucy... except that she is
brown and white.
The brown ones are referred to as liver and white.
William Robb
Forget it Cotty. It's obvious that the PDML is going to the dogs :-).
On Feb 27, 2005, at 3:57 AM, Cotty wrote:
On 27/2/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed:
I've struggled to get a decent picture of Willy for quite some time.
Yesterday I got him to sit still on the stairs for a few
Good job of shooting through the crowd. I like the narrow depth of
field, and the way it calls attention to the subject. The shadow of
GWB's hand is in some ways unfortunate, but it does make the shot more
interesting. He was obviously using the wave to shade his eyes from the
glare. Nice work
No problem William.
BTW the 2.0 is in fact a very fine lens.
It was also offered in a A version. I recently gave one of those away to a
woman friend, who has a P30t. Very fine performer too.
Jens Bladt
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra:
- Original Message -
From: Paul Stenquist
Subject: Re: Willy the Springer Spaniel
Thanks Jim. One of my neighbors has a brown and white Springer. I
think black and white are actually more common. My guy comes from
hunting dog stock, so he's bigger than the show-bred Springers. He
I know. I figured the vet was going to say that. I mentioned that he
was a bit overweight, and the vet just said, Aren't we all? But I
have limited his feedings a bit. In the summer he'll get more exercise.
Paul
On Feb 27, 2005, at 10:02 AM, William Robb wrote:
- Original Message -
I can hardly wait to tell THAT to the neighbor!
:-)
William Robb wrote:
- Original Message - From: Jim Hemenway
Subject: Re: Willy the Springer Spaniel
Me too!
He looks just like my neighbor's dog, Lucy... except that she is brown
and white.
The brown ones are referred to as liver and
Bob W wrote:
Hi,
Sunday, February 27, 2005, 12:00:38 PM, Frantisek wrote:
sorry, no political content... ;-)
just a quick one from the many photos I took at the Bush-Putin summit.
http://www.frantisekvlcek.com/paw
Very good. Not sure whether it would be classed as a head shot or a
mug shot.
I donno, I take photos of kids all the time, I carry cameras on beaches
and haven't been arrested, the only time I've even been hassled is when
I tried to take a monopod into a museum. When I explained it was not a
tripod they let me keep it with me. Maybe it's because I'm in the
William Robb wrote:
- Original Message - From: Peter J. Alling
Subject: Re: My dog, my pal (Was Willy the Springer Spaniel)
Outside of a dog a book is mans best friend, inside of a dog it's too
dark to read.
Groucho Marx
Actually Marx stole it from Twain. But yes...
--
I can
- Original Message -
From: Peter J. Alling
Subject: Re: My dog, my pal (Was Willy the Springer Spaniel)
William Robb wrote:
- Original Message - From: Peter J. Alling
Subject: Re: My dog, my pal (Was Willy the Springer Spaniel)
Outside of a dog a book is mans best friend,
Keith wrote:
KW As the shadow from one of Bush's fingers fall across his upper lip, it
KW occurs to me he ought to grow a moustache! g
KW It would look good on him!
KW keith whaley ;¬{ )
Paul wrote:
PS The shadow of GWB's hand is in some ways unfortunate, but it does
PS make the shot more
That looks like the color fringing I see when I use the Vemer 12mm
before processing. I haven't seen anything like that when using an
actual Pentax lens yet.
Paul Stenquist wrote:
I've seen that kind of fringing before in out of focus areas under
similar conditions when using my A400/5.6 with
I don't know, it would depend on what universe he resides in wouldn't it.
Cotty wrote:
On 27/2/05, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:
I have a copy of Martin Evening's excellent book 'Adobe Photoshop 7 for
Photographers' to give away for just the cost of the postage.
I already have the
You are right re RAW files. I should of mentioned that I shoot JPG at the
swim meets, mostly because I need the speed and to be able to hold lots of
images on my CF cards. So, the process I described about locking in the
white balance and then applying an adjustment curve in Photoshop is
Mark, I also usually shoot JPG. When I'm shooting under mixed lighting, I
usually set a manual white balance.
Bill
- Original Message -
From: Mark Cassino [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 12:07 PM
Subject: Re: colour shift under big lighting
Hi,
Sunday, February 27, 2005, 2:37:27 PM, Cotty wrote:
On 27/2/05, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:
I have a copy of Martin Evening's excellent book 'Adobe Photoshop 7 for
Photographers' to give away for just the cost of the postage.
I already have the book, I just want the glory and
Hi,
For the record, our own Jean Chrétien is also an alien projection,
and I am pretty sure that Tony Blair is one as well.
Blair is Bush's back projection...
--
Cheers,
Bob
Hi guys
I have a question for the d/ds users. Has anyone used the K28/3.5 or K35/3.5
with either of these cameras and if so how well did they work?
Butch
Very nice summer shot. 4x5 camera? Possibly a touch over sharpened.
We should plan a Boston area PDML outing. You're in Winchester, I'm in
Waltham, Fred's in Marshfield. I believe there are a few others in Eastern
Mass. As I'm not a cold weather person maybe sometime in April. It's always
nice
Hi Butch:
11x14 Ektachrome 100 with a 360mm Symmar-S.
It wasn't sharpened at all. Come by sometime and I'll show it to you on
my light table.
A PDML outing sounds good to me.
Jim
Butch Black wrote:
Very nice summer shot. 4x5 camera? Possibly a touch over sharpened.
We should plan a Boston area
Hi!
I need a PDMLer living in USA and having a PayPal and eBay acc't Buy It
Now something for me. I will then ask that generous person to ship the
item to Israel and naturally reimburse all their expences in full
through my PayPal.
Anyone?
Thanks in advance.
Boris
My friend John Bean in the UK uses the K28/3.5 with his *isdDS
and considers it one of the best lenses he's ever used. Sharp
and contrasty, beautiful feel to the focusing ring, excellent
out of focus rendering, etc.
I'm sure the K35/3.5 would be good too, although I'm not
familiar with that
Very intersting, Kostas! Aa of now I donot know which one it is. Al it said
was a 200mm Pentax lens. Since the photograpfh didn't show any white letters
around the lens, I asumed it was the M-version.
Jens Bladt
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http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
-Oprindelig
Yes I do. It's a *ist D.
It will not trigger the Courtnay strobe outfit. It trigges all my Pentax and
Metz flashes without problems.
One of the members of our camera club is a photo dealer. He told me that
some manufacturers offeres hotshoe adapters, that can reverse the current -
to + instead of
--- Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3152929
Lovely shot Paul - just 2 small problems with it.
1. There's a dog in the frame.
2. There's no cat in the frame.
Forget it Cotty. It's obvious that the PDML is going to the
dogs :-).
$225 is a bit high for an A50/1.4, but in auctions, demand and
desire rule. You can't bet on an item always getting that high a
price, however.
I saw an A24/2.8 go for $260 or so recently, compared to the
$150 I paid for mine, which came with extras like a hood, spare
caps, etc.
Godfrey
---
While we're on flash voltage triggers I'll try again with a question
that I have posted to the list before.
Some time back I bought a used Vivitar AF 6000 ring flash from a list
member. It is Vivitar's current model. Trying it on the PZ-1p, it caused
the camera to lock up. I figured I was just
It's a typical, sharp high-contrast junction blooming that
happens with nearly any digital camera. Whited-out sky against
tree limbs is one of the most likely situations to cause this
effect.
Normally, you deal with it in post-processing by making a color
selection for the purple fringing and
So I have uploaded the samples of colour shifts. There are two pairs:
all are in manual white balance, manual (same in the pair) exposure,
no flash used, all taken at the same second after each other (at 3
fps motodrive speed). Oh, forgot to add, shutter speed
was around 1/500 for the first two,
I've used the K28/3.5 with the *istD, but not extensively. Lately, I've covered
that range with the DA 16-45/4, which is almost as fast and probably equally
sharp. But I can't recall any alarming negatives.
Paul
Hi guys
I have a question for the d/ds users. Has anyone used the K28/3.5 or
Thanks Godfrey. Yes, you're right, the lighting gives it an unusual look, and I
think the color combinations emphasize that.
Paul
--- Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3152929
Lovely shot Paul - just 2 small problems with it.
1.
So, what would it take for this to no longer be a problem, and, if it is
fixable, why don't the camera/lens/sensor makers fix it?
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi
It's a typical, sharp high-contrast junction blooming that
happens with nearly any digital camera. Whited-out
So, Paul, since the lighting was primarily flash, what specifically caused
this look and how can it be avoided. Please remember, you're talking to a
guy who's never used a flash ;-))
Shel
[Original Message]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
... the lighting gives it an unusual look, and I
Negatives? With a DSLR? LOL
Shel
[Original Message]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I've used the K28/3.5 with the *istD, but not extensively. Lately,
I've covered that range with the DA 16-45/4, which is almost as
fast and probably equally sharp. But I can't recall any alarming
negatives.
Jens Bladt wrote:
I usually delete anything older than a couple of days.
The older mails can be seen at the archive:
http://www.mail-archive.com/pentax-discuss%40pdml.net/
Jens
Jens Bladt
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: mike wilson
I'd expect it to take both - don't Pentax already do this with
at least one of their medium-format bodies?
In fact, if the physical dimensions of the sensor make doing so
plausible, I wouldn't be totally surprised to find it capable of
accepting K-mount lenses as well.
Paul Stenquist mused:
I sent a note to Henry Posner of BH Photo/Video when I saw the
report about the fire on the news, just expressing my concern
and regards that no one from BH had been hurt, etc. He replied
this morning:
Thanks for your concern. The fire was in a warehouse next door
to ours. It
was not in our
--- Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Negatives? With a DSLR? LOL
Well, if it made some, they would certainly be alarming. ;-)
(Actually, I have made some very nice large-format digital
negatives for contact printing from digital camera captures...)
Godfrey
It's what happens when you're shooting with a nicely broad flash
beam from a bit of a distance (as in with a modest portrait or
tele lens): ... Even but very flat lighting, not much modeling
from shadows. The crisp, high definition edges and lack of
shadow modeling are what give it the surreal
--- Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So, what would it take for this to no longer be a problem,
and, if it is fixable, why don't the camera/lens/sensor makers
fix it?
It is a characteristic of a digital sensor that uses Bayer
matrix rendering to achieve RGB images, and the effect varies
Hello all. I'm wondering what everyone's opinion is on this. Is it worth
using? It is certainly much easier to acquire, but would I be happy with the
results? Also, are filters needed like with real bw film?
This week's photo available for viewing and comments:
http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/10.htm
enjoy,
Godfrey
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cleaning the lens should be a snap (I love working at a camera shop!).
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--- Isaac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello all. I'm wondering what everyone's opinion is on this.
Is it worth
using? It is certainly much easier to acquire, but would I be
happy with the
results? Also, are filters needed like with real bw film?
It is real BW film. It simply utilizes emulsion
The lighting was virtually all flash. The ambient light was negligible. In this
case I didn't want to avoid this look, because it seemed to suit the subject.
With his black fur, Willy gets lost in the shadows with more conventional
lighting. However, if I wanted to achieve a very nice high key
Hi folks,
The March PUG is available on my website AND on the komkon server.
http://www.kirschten.de/PUG/05mar
and http://pug.komkon.org
Cheers
Adelheid
some snapshot-portraits from different places
http://michaelheim.com/php/fotomensch.php
Michael
Michael Heim
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078 615 19 88
061 271 66 48
Hi gang.
I have spent the better part of my life telling others we dont have snow all
year round,
or polar
bears in our back yards,then, i go and do this, and then, post the
pictures.LOLVBG
On Feb 27, 2005, at 11:23 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
It's a typical, sharp high-contrast junction blooming that
happens with nearly any digital camera. Whited-out sky against
tree limbs is one of the most likely situations to cause this
effect.
So, if this is basically to be expected in this sort
Yes, I still live.
I was recently in south Florida. I tried to use my *ist D for some
shots later in my stint. Unfortunately, it would not recognize the
compact flash to shoot a picture. Amazingly, I could view the images on
the card. I tried the usual removal of the battery - I even
Having nothing to do and suffering from cabin fever, I did a quick and dirty
test of the SMC Pentax 28/3.5 on the *istD. I chose a subject with lots of
detail, some shadow, and some killer highlights. It ain't art, but it's a
decent test subject. The shot was at f11, 1/180, ISO 400. Here's the
Playing catch up again on my Paws.
I like this one Gianfranco. It may be a bit to contrasty,but it gives it an
artsy feel to
it. Like
the framing and the off angle view. The guys expression says a lot to.:-)
Dave
I hope Frank won't feel offended...
Very good news. Thanks.
Paul
I sent a note to Henry Posner of BH Photo/Video when I saw the
report about the fire on the news, just expressing my concern
and regards that no one from BH had been hurt, etc. He replied
this morning:
Thanks for your concern. The fire was in a warehouse next
Hi,
t embarassing to explain what I was doing wrong) I shall add more info.
http://home.fotocommunity.de/mike.a.wilson/
mike
Trains Boats and Planes is nice. I like rebirth,interesting view of a car
wash.??:-)
Dave
Nice shot. I like this kind of environmental portrait. Good job of exposing for
the subject. Very good BW conversion as well. Excellent range of values on the
face and arms.
Paul
This week's photo available for viewing and comments:
http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/10.htm
Unfortunately, there is a growing climate of hysteria about taking pictures
of people, not just children, and it's not only happening in Australia.
There has been a series of letters in the UK's Amateur Photographer about
the hassling of a man taking pictures in Trafalgar Square of children
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