Re: PAW - Not a bike messenger

2005-08-08 Thread Michael Spivak
FINALY i see a shot with a normal contrast from you ;-) I don't like the idea you've cut his head... also the background is too sharp ;-) other then that - very funny situation :-) BTW - nice colors youve got with your lens Michael On 8/8/05, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi!

Major UK Store Scraps Film Cameras

2005-08-08 Thread Cotty
Dixons, a major high street electronics and photo retailer in the UK has pulled the plug on restocking 35mm film cameras from its branches once current stocks have gone. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4130620.stm Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche

Re: What inspired you?

2005-08-08 Thread John Coyle
See below: John Coyle Brisbane, Australia - Original Message - From: Malcolm Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2005 3:49 AM Subject: RE: What inspired you? I am concerned that what they have taken will be lost. I already know people that

Re: Bob Shell?

2005-08-08 Thread Cotty
On 7/8/05, Powell Hargrave, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.bobshell.com/update.html Also: http://www.nrvtoday.com/content/view/650/56/ Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: OT - Mac users help please

2005-08-08 Thread Cotty
On 8/8/05, David Mann, discombobulated, unleashed: The snap-back icon appears on the right-hand side of Safari's Google search box, after you've followed a link from the results. When you click on it, Safari instantly goes back to the search results. Thanks Dave - got it. That's useful.

Re: OT: Bob Shell?

2005-08-08 Thread Cotty
On 7/8/05, keithw, discombobulated, unleashed: I think we have more than a few people here that know The Bob Shell Story. I've forgotten it! Anyhow, I went to join a list he used to head up, and wondered what ever happened to him, and his association with Shutterbug. Can anyone help fill me in?

Re: PESO: Countdown to the Dream Cruise

2005-08-08 Thread Cotty
On 7/8/05, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: Good eye, pal. He in this thread? ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: PESO: Countdown to the Dream Cruise

2005-08-08 Thread Cotty
BTW, nice shot Paul. As a petrol-head, cars fascinate me. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

RE: Major UK Store Scraps Film Cameras

2005-08-08 Thread Malcolm Smith
Cotty wrote: Dixons, a major high street electronics and photo retailer in the UK has pulled the plug on restocking 35mm film cameras from its branches once current stocks have gone. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4130620.stm Saw that on the news this morning, they were the first to

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-08 Thread Cotty
On 7/8/05, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: The subjects here were unaware of my camera, but making myself known would have spoiled the moment. Note what appears to be slight embarrassment on the face of the girl on the left. Shot with the DA 50-200, f9 @ 1/180, ISO 200. Moderate

Re: What inspired you?

2005-08-08 Thread Cotty
On 8/8/05, John Coyle, discombobulated, unleashed: I spoke to Ryan today, and he has lost all but 20 of the pictures he's taken since March due to two hard drive failures! Yo Ry, that big Canon slowing you down a bit? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-08 Thread Paul Stenquist
It could not have been shot in any other way. If I had even hesitated, the moment would have been lost. However, as a composition, I like the fact that the woman in the center is framed by the other two. It's not a particularly artful composition, but it's certainly a pleasing one in general.

Costco now selling Canon 1-D Mark II

2005-08-08 Thread Paul Stenquist
Costco is now showing this camera on their e-mail bargain sheet for $3899. That's the best price I've seen on it. It's an unusual item for this big box store. But then again, they have surprised me before with big-ticket good stuff. Paul

RE: Costco now selling Canon 1-D Mark II

2005-08-08 Thread william sawyer
They have some pretty good prices on Flash cards, too, Paaul. Bill Sawyer Livonia, MI -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 6:01 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Costco now selling Canon 1-D Mark II Costco is now showing

Re: Costco now selling Canon 1-D Mark II

2005-08-08 Thread Paul Stenquist
Yes, I picked up an extra card when I was there a few weeks ago. How are you doing with digital, Bill? Are you like it? Shooting a lot? Still shooting film as well? Inquiring minds want to know? Paul On Aug 8, 2005, at 6:06 AM, william sawyer wrote: They have some pretty good prices on Flash

RE: Malakoff Rockfestival

2005-08-08 Thread Tim Øsleby
Thank you for the kind words John. But I can't really take much credit for the colour balance. You can't compare these shots with your own directly. This is at an outdoor stage, with mixed light. All shots displayed here, except imgp2939.jpg, are before sunset, with a tiny bit of daylight.

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-08 Thread John Forbes
In my view the centre woman's rump detracts from an otherwise good picture of a nice moment. Why? It does have a slightly voyeuristic quality, and I suspect the subject might not have consented to the picture if she had known about it. She might not be happy seeing it on the web. I'm

Re: PAW - Not a bike messenger

2005-08-08 Thread Pancho Hasselbach
Hi, nice shot, Boris. Quite different from Frank's latest cyclist shots ;-) Of course, it's a matter of training shotting without viewfinder. I've been doing that for many years, starting with a Kodak Retina IIIc I got from my grandfather. With it's leaf shutter, it's areal stealth camera.

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-08 Thread Paul Stenquist
To me, whether or not a subject might have consented to a photo becomes a mute issue once that moment has passed. My only reservation about the woman's backside is that it seems to be a distraction for some. I never gave it a second thought. What if she were facing the camera and we saw the

PESO: Pale Blue Eyes

2005-08-08 Thread Derby Chang
Was a bit off my game this night. I guess I was a little dazzled. Lindy and Amanda from a fave band of mind back in my uni days, the Go-Betweens, were playing with their new 6-piece U.N.I.T. They were playing support for my friend Loene, doing her sexy solo stuff. Both bands did a VU cover

Re: Depth of Field with Digital SLRs

2005-08-08 Thread Mark Roberts
Glen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Incidentally, am I the only one who misses the depth of field markings on the newer lenses? ;) No you're not. It wouldn't be difficult for camera makers to build a DOF calculator into a camera and have a digital display of the DOF 9for the current focal length and

RE: PESO: Pale Blue Eyes

2005-08-08 Thread Don Sanderson
Derby, there are some really great shots there! The only problem I have is that the page won't scroll for me. I can't see the full frame of most of them. Don -Original Message- From: Derby Chang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 6:16 AM To: Pentax Discuss

Re: Bob Shell?

2005-08-08 Thread keithw
Powell Hargrave wrote: http://www.bobshell.com/update.html Thanks for that, Powell... keith whaley

PESO:Malakoff Rockfestival

2005-08-08 Thread Tim Øsleby
http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildegalleri/vis_bilde.cgi?id=188218 The story behind this picture is told in my post Malakoff Rockfestival. This is one of the pictures the festival web man did not submit. This one is far from perfect, but I personally find it much stronger than most of those he has

Re: PAW - Not a bike messenger

2005-08-08 Thread keithw
Pancho Hasselbach wrote: Hi, nice shot, Boris. Quite different from Frank's latest cyclist shots ;-) Of course, it's a matter of training shotting without viewfinder. I've been doing that for many years, starting with a Kodak Retina IIIc I got from my grandfather. With it's leaf shutter,

Re: Bob Shell?

2005-08-08 Thread keithw
Cotty wrote: On 7/8/05, Powell Hargrave, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.bobshell.com/update.html Also: http://www.nrvtoday.com/content/view/650/56/ Cheers, Cotty Thanks, Cotty. keith

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-08 Thread E.R.N. Reed
Jack Davis wrote: This image is larger than a physical component of one subject. Naive indignation has no place in interpreting this tender interplay between an expectant mother and her supporting friends. IMO, a different angle was needed to capture the tender interplay ... as this

RE: PESO: Pale Blue Eyes

2005-08-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Likewise ... Shel [Original Message] From: Don Sanderson ... the page won't scroll for me. I can't see the full frame of most of them. http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/paleblueeyes/index.htm

RE: What inspired you?

2005-08-08 Thread Malcolm Smith
John Coyle wrote: Even those who know the risks can get caught out: I spoke to Ryan today, and he has lost all but 20 of the pictures he's taken since March due to two hard drive failures! I'm even more glad I use both Cd's and HD's for storage... Yes, it must be a horror when it happens,

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-08 Thread Jack Davis
Shell, There..there. pat..pat Jack --- Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sheesh! Now an opinion gets criticized. IMO the photo sucks on many levels. Sorry my thoughts are so offensive to you. Just add me to your kill file, Jack. Good night ... I'm off to do something more

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
There are several differences. My main objection to your photo is the composition, not so much that you've photographed her from behind, although I don't care much for that aspect in this case, or in most cases. That the woman's butt is dead center and so prominent is, imo, just poor

Re: Depth of Field with Digital SLRs

2005-08-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Aug 7, 2005, at 2:31 PM, Glen wrote: Incidentally, am I the only one who misses the depth of field markings on the newer lenses? ;) I missed them for a while. Now I zone focus more simply: open = shallow, stopped down = deep. With a good viewfinder and manual focus, or AF, the need

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I don't recall any comment that the woman's backside is an object of prurient interest. Perhaps I missed it. Can you show me where that was said. You seem to be putting your own spin on the comments made by others. Most comments seem to indicate that the composition is poor - you even said It's

Re: PESO: Pale Blue Eyes

2005-08-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
The page does not display. Godfrey On Aug 8, 2005, at 4:15 AM, Derby Chang wrote: Was a bit off my game this night. I guess I was a little dazzled. Lindy and Amanda from a fave band of mind back in my uni days, the Go-Betweens, were playing with their new 6-piece U.N.I.T. They were

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
:-) That's why I never worry about negative comments. Godfrey On Aug 7, 2005, at 8:07 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: If too many people like your work, you're not trying hard enough ;-)) Shel [Original Message] From: Paul Stenquist Well that's two who apparently like it quite a lot and

Re: PESO: Pale Blue Eyes

2005-08-08 Thread David Savage
Press F11 guys, then hit the play button. That's how I got to see them. Nice shots Derby, but personally I think they need a bit more contrast. Dave On 8/8/05, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Likewise ... Shel [Original Message] Wrom: BRNVWWCUFPEGA ... the page won't

Re: PESO:Malakoff Rockfestival

2005-08-08 Thread David Savage
Tim mate, that is a super shot. I love the light, composition the relaxed energy of the guitarist. My only other comment would be that it would have been nice it the rest of the guitar had been in the frame. Though it looks like when you made your crop you also removed something from the left

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-08 Thread pnstenquist
The word objectionable was used in your original post, and I believe it was repeated by at least one other. A composition may be disliked, but only its content could be deemed objectionable. I merely wanted to know what was objectionable, the woman's posterior or the pregnancy. Previous

Waist-level viewing on 35mm Pentaxes (besides the LX)?

2005-08-08 Thread Toralf Lund
I've been wondering if there is there is any way I might be able to actually see what I'm doing if I want to shoot from the hip with one of my Pentax cameras. Are there any good options for this, besides getting an LX and a proper waist-level finder? I'm not necessarily looking for a finder

Re: PESO: Pale Blue Eyes

2005-08-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/paleblueeyes/index.htm I went back to the page four or five times and it finally displayed. Overall, I like the set of photos. Seems they're most all taken from one viewpoint, but you caught good moments. The rendering could be improved with just a

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I didn't say that - didn't use the word objectionable. I said it was offensive from my POV of composition. IOW, I found the composition to be poor. That's pretty far from objecting to the prurient interest of the photo or composition. Anyway, even if someone found the photo objectionable, that

Re: PESO:Malakoff Rockfestival

2005-08-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Aug 8, 2005, at 4:55 AM, Tim Øsleby wrote: http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildegalleri/vis_bilde.cgi?id=188218 ... It is cropped a bit to make the diagonal line stronger. I've also tweaked a bit with levels. I like it ... the composition has a lot of strength and the light is very nice.

Re: PESO: Pale Blue Eyes

2005-08-08 Thread Steve Jolly
Derby Chang wrote: Was a bit off my game this night. I guess I was a little dazzled. Lindy and Amanda from a fave band of mind back in my uni days, the Go-Betweens, were playing with their new 6-piece U.N.I.T. They were playing support for my friend Loene, doing her sexy solo stuff. Both

Re: Waist-level viewing on 35mm Pentaxes (besides the LX)?

2005-08-08 Thread Michel Carrère-Gée
Toralf Lund a écrit : I've been wondering if there is there is any way I might be able to actually see what I'm doing if I want to shoot from the hip with one of my Pentax cameras. Are there any good options for this, besides getting an LX and a proper waist-level finder? I'm not

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Aug 8, 2005, at 4:13 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: ... My only reservation about the woman's backside is that it seems to be a distraction for some. ... I find the Target Center Butt obliterates the real subject of the photograph. Took me a moment to figure out what you were trying to

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-08 Thread David Savage
Boy hasn't this started something VBG There are elements of this shot that I really like. The hand on the pregnant woman's belly, the smile of the young lady in blue. The effect is spoiled somewhat by the unfortunate pose of the blonde woman. It almost works, but not quite. Dave On 8/8/05,

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-08 Thread Cotty
On 8/8/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: I find the Target Center Butt obliterates the real subject of the photograph. Took me a moment to figure out what you were trying to capture. How odd. My eyes were first drawn to the lady on the left, then the lady on the right, and

Re: PESO: Pale Blue Eyes

2005-08-08 Thread Cotty
On 8/8/05, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: Press F11 guys, then hit the play button. That's how I got to see them. When I press F11, all displayed windows nip out of the way so I can see my desktop. And I presume F11 does something entirely different again on Linux? Boy it must be nice

Re: Waist-level viewing on 35mm Pentaxes (besides the LX)?

2005-08-08 Thread Cotty
On 8/8/05, Toralf Lund, discombobulated, unleashed: I've been wondering if there is there is any way I might be able to actually see what I'm doing if I want to shoot from the hip with one of my Pentax cameras. Are there any good options for this, besides getting an LX and a proper waist-level

Re: Waist-level viewing on 35mm Pentaxes (besides the LX)?

2005-08-08 Thread Cotty
On 8/8/05, Toralf Lund, discombobulated, unleashed: I've been wondering if there is there is any way I might be able to actually see what I'm doing if I want to shoot from the hip with one of my Pentax cameras. Are there any good options for this, besides getting an LX and a proper waist-level

Re: PESO: Pale Blue Eyes

2005-08-08 Thread David Savage
Well I guess that tip wasn't as helpful as I had hoped LOL. My complete ignorance of all things Mac/Linux is exposed :-) Winduz is OKwhen it's running right. Dave On 8/8/05, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 8/8/05, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: Press F11 guys, then hit the

Re: PESO: Pale Blue Eyes

2005-08-08 Thread Cotty
On 8/8/05, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: Well I guess that tip wasn't as helpful as I had hoped LOL. My complete ignorance of all things Mac/Linux is exposed :-) Winduz is OKwhen it's running right. If you get into any problems, just re-boot ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ ||

Re: PESO: Pale Blue Eyes

2005-08-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
It's probably a lot better to use simple HTML code rather than all this fancy stuff to present something as simple as a photo. There are just too many cross-platform incompatibilities. Plus, with dial-up connections and the way different browsers handle things, simpler seems like a better

Re: PESO: Pale Blue Eyes

2005-08-08 Thread Cotty
On 8/8/05, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: I wish people would post their pics in a more universal manner. yeah, like FlickR g Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: PESO: Pale Blue Eyes

2005-08-08 Thread Mark Roberts
Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The page does not display. I get You must enable Javascript to view this content. Which means Go away as far as I'm concerned. Was a bit off my game this night. I guess I was a little dazzled. Lindy and Amanda from a fave band of mind back in my uni

Re: PESO: Pale Blue Eyes

2005-08-08 Thread Mark Roberts
Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 8/8/05, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: Press F11 guys, then hit the play button. That's how I got to see them. When I press F11, all displayed windows nip out of the way so I can see my desktop. And I presume F11 does something entirely different

Re: PESO: Pale Blue Eyes

2005-08-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Do you consider FlickR to be a more universal option, or one that's a problem. FlickR is an issue for me and my system. Shel [Original Message] From: Cotty On 8/8/05, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: I wish people would post their pics in a more universal manner. yeah,

RE: PESO: For Shel and Bruce

2005-08-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Joe ... I like the composition quite a bit, but the contrast seems way over done. It's hard to tell if it's just the red filter or some of the processing as well. Based on the color of the stones in the original photo, perhaps a red filter was not the best choice. Shel [Original

Re: PESO: Pale Blue Eyes

2005-08-08 Thread Cotty
On 8/8/05, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: Do you consider FlickR to be a more universal option, or one that's a problem. FlickR is an issue for me and my system. Sorry Shel I was being sarcastic. I'm on broadband and it takes ages to load for me to. If it doesn't come up within a

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-08 Thread pnstenquist
Thanks for the lucid explanation. What confused me were words like offensive and objectionable. On Aug 8, 2005, at 4:13 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: ... My only reservation about the woman's backside is that it seems to be a distraction for some. ... I find the Target Center Butt

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-08 Thread pnstenquist
Thanks for the comment, Cotty. Your experience matches what I felt when I first reviewed the shots on the card. Apparently, we all have different ways of looking at things. Interesting. Paul On 8/8/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: I find the Target Center Butt obliterates

Re: PESO: Pale Blue Eyes

2005-08-08 Thread Glen
At 10:40 AM 8/8/2005, Steve Jolly wrote: I like the pictures, but the slideshow software is abysmal - it chops off the bottom of every photo on my 1024x768 display, and won't even let me scroll down... I was using a resolution of 1280 x 1024, and I also had problems with part of the layout

Re: PESO: Pale Blue Eyes

2005-08-08 Thread Steve Jolly
Cotty wrote: Winduz is OKwhen it's running right. If you get into any problems, just re-boot ;-) Or reinstall... S

PESO:Rock'n Roll is still ROLLING strong

2005-08-08 Thread Tim Øsleby
Here is another one from Malakoff Rockfestival: http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildegalleri/vis_bilde.cgi?id=188249 Here is another one. Very different - a portrait of the attitude in raw Rock'n Roll. Had to shot from the hip, had no time to think. The light is not perfect, the guitar player is

Re: PESO: Pale Blue Eyes

2005-08-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Even with the F11 technique, the vertical shots lose the bottom edge to some degree. Shel [Original Message] From: David Savage Press F11 guys, then hit the play button. That's how I got to see them.

Re: PAW - Not a bike messenger

2005-08-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Boris ... which 50/1.4 do you have? Shel [Original Message] From: Boris Liberman I must admit, I so much like my 43 Lim, that I am thinking of selling both 50/1.4 and FA 50/1.7... Boris

Re: Waist-level viewing on 35mm Pentaxes (besides the LX)?

2005-08-08 Thread Mark Roberts
Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Seems to me you want a waist-level finder, plain and simple. http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/focusing/viewfinders/FF-1.jpg Nah. One of THESE: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0506/05060701zigview_lcd.asp -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: Waist-level viewing on 35mm Pentaxes (besides the LX)?

2005-08-08 Thread P. J. Alling
A bit pricey... http://www.dpreview.com/news/0506/05060701zigview_lcd.asp Toralf Lund wrote: I've been wondering if there is there is any way I might be able to actually see what I'm doing if I want to shoot from the hip with one of my Pentax cameras. Are there any good options for this,

Re: Depth of Field with Digital SLRs

2005-08-08 Thread Joseph Tainter
Mark wrote: It wouldn't be difficult for camera makers to build a DOF calculator into a camera and have a digital display of the DOF 9for the current focal length and aperture settings) on the rear-panel LCD. -- Wow. Interesting idea. Now that cameras are computers, how about a

Re: PESO: Pale Blue Eyes

2005-08-08 Thread P. J. Alling
Although even on dialup this page was relatively fast. Still it helps to have you display set to 1600x1200. Shel Belinkoff wrote: It's probably a lot better to use simple HTML code rather than all this fancy stuff to present something as simple as a photo. There are just too many

RE: PESO: Pale Blue Eyes

2005-08-08 Thread Tim Øsleby
I'm trying very hard to not make a comment on the slideshow software. Haven't said anything, have I? ;-) About the photos: There is something with the violin player, her concentration, I like it. About the rest: I get too hung up on the tilted horizons. To me, it doesn't look like you do it on

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-08 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Voyeurism is the nature of street photogrpahy. That what it's all about -- catching people unaware. Specifically, I find this an awkward shot -- not really saying anything except that one should be aware of one's surroundings. It used to be, not that long ago, that a lady would bend at the

Re: Waist-level viewing on 35mm Pentaxes (besides the LX)?

2005-08-08 Thread Glen
At 12:17 PM 8/8/2005, Mark Roberts wrote: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Seems to me you want a waist-level finder, plain and simple. http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/focusing/viewfinders/FF-1.jpg Nah. One of THESE: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0506/05060701zigview_lcd.asp I had a friend who

Re: going digital but not Pentax

2005-08-08 Thread Cotty
On 7/8/05, Frantisek, discombobulated, unleashed: t's, along with Canon 1D, a big battery eater. This is not my experience Fra. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
That's a gross oversimplification of what it means to go out on the street and make photographs. Shel [Original Message] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Voyeurism is the nature of street photogrpahy. That what it's all about -- catching people unaware.

Re: Chateau du Bailleul

2005-08-08 Thread Cotty
On 7/8/05, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: It did occur to me that it would be a good setting for a Eurotrash PDML event. The chateau sleeps 22, so is quite cheap when shared out between people. I looked at the web site - and had the same thought. Does it have a pool?? Cheers, Cotty

Re: going digital but not Pentax

2005-08-08 Thread Mark Roberts
Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 7/8/05, Frantisek, discombobulated, unleashed: t's, along with Canon 1D, a big battery eater. This is not my experience Fra. Don't you have the Mk II version, Cotty? The wedding pro I've worked with a couple of times this summer has the Mk I version and his

Re: going digital but not Pentax

2005-08-08 Thread Cotty
On 8/8/05, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: Don't you have the Mk II version, Cotty? The wedding pro I've worked with a couple of times this summer has the Mk I version and his *do* seem to be big battery eaters. oops. apologies. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People,

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-08 Thread Cotty
[Original Message] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Voyeurism is the nature of street photogrpahy. That what it's all about -- catching people unaware. Except that voyeurism has a sexual connection. Hmmm. I'm afraid I don't get off to snapping people unaware. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ ||

Re: PESO:Rock'n Roll is still ROLLING strong

2005-08-08 Thread Cotty
On 8/8/05, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed: Here is another one from Malakoff Rockfestival: http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildegalleri/vis_bilde.cgi?id=188249 Here is another one. Very different - a portrait of the attitude in raw Rock'n Roll. Had to shot from the hip, had no time to think.

Re: Waist-level viewing on 35mm Pentaxes (besides the LX)?

2005-08-08 Thread Cotty
On 8/8/05, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: A bit pricey... http://www.dpreview.com/news/0506/05060701zigview_lcd.asp COOL. I'd forgotten about this. That would be ideal for you Torulf. Cor, I fancy one of them myself Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places,

Re: Waist-level viewing on 35mm Pentaxes (besides the LX)?

2005-08-08 Thread P. J. Alling
Glen wrote: At 12:17 PM 8/8/2005, Mark Roberts wrote: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Seems to me you want a waist-level finder, plain and simple. http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/focusing/viewfinders/FF-1.jpg Nah. One of THESE: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0506/05060701zigview_lcd.asp

Re: Waist-level viewing on 35mm Pentaxes (besides the LX)?

2005-08-08 Thread Vic Mortelmans
I have been thinking about the same. Building a finder that mounts on the flash shoe and that you can look into from above from a distance of at least 30cm and see (more or less) what's in scope of the camera. The conclusion was that optically at least a mirror and a lens are needed, but I

Re: Waist-level viewing on 35mm Pentaxes (besides the LX)?

2005-08-08 Thread P. J. Alling
P. J. Alling wrote: Glen wrote: At 12:17 PM 8/8/2005, Mark Roberts wrote: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Seems to me you want a waist-level finder, plain and simple. http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/focusing/viewfinders/FF-1.jpg Nah. One of THESE:

Re: Bob Shell?

2005-08-08 Thread Butch Black
I checked his Blog about a week ago. There were no updates since fall of last year. Googling, I found nothing more current. I would have thought that If the case went to trial, or dismissed, some reference would have come up. I'm of the suspicion that someone is using the legal system to

Re: Waist-level viewing on 35mm Pentaxes (besides the LX)?

2005-08-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I've never seen a waist level finder for a rangefinder, and I've been looking for a couple of years. Shel [Original Message] From: Vic Mortelmans In the rangefinder world there are lots of flash shoe mountable viewfinders around, to accomodate lenses of focal lengths not supported by

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-08 Thread pnstenquist
You're right. Voyeurism implies sexual deviancy and content. While some voyeuristic acts might involve street photography, all street photography is certainly not voyeurism. Of course, like many words, voyeur has come to mean more than what it once did. It's now frequenly used to describe

Re: Depth of Field with Digital SLRs

2005-08-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Aug 8, 2005, at 9:12 AM, Joseph Tainter wrote: It wouldn't be difficult for camera makers to build a DOF calculator into a camera and have a digital display of the DOF 9for the current focal length and aperture settings) on the rear-panel LCD. It shouldn't be difficult: all you need is an

Re: Waist-level viewing on 35mm Pentaxes (besides the LX)?

2005-08-08 Thread Cotty
On 8/8/05, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: Nah. One of THESE: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0506/05060701zigview_lcd.asp Here's a user review: http://www.kickstartnews.com/reviews/hardware/ zigview_digital_angle_viewfinder.html Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People,

Re: Bob Shell?

2005-08-08 Thread Cotty
On 8/8/05, Butch Black, discombobulated, unleashed: I checked his Blog about a week ago. There were no updates since fall of last year. Googling, I found nothing more current. I would have thought that If the case went to trial, or dismissed, some reference would have come up. I'm of the

Re: PESO:Rock'n Roll is still ROLLING strong

2005-08-08 Thread pnstenquist
Nice shot. Love the frame and the moment. Good work. Paul On 8/8/05, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed: Here is another one from Malakoff Rockfestival: http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildegalleri/vis_bilde.cgi?id=188249 Here is another one. Very different - a portrait of the attitude in raw

Re: Waist-level viewing on 35mm Pentaxes (besides the LX)?

2005-08-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I decided to check again, and discovered that Leica made three such waist level finders.. I guess my searching technique has improved a bit, or maybe some new pages have been posted to the web. However, I've yet to actually see such a finder. Shel [Original Message] From: Shel Belinkoff

Re: PESO: Pale Blue Eyes

2005-08-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Aug 8, 2005, at 7:51 AM, Cotty wrote: Press F11 guys, then hit the play button. That's how I got to see them. When I press F11, all displayed windows nip out of the way so I can see my desktop. And I presume F11 does something entirely different again on Linux? Boy it must be nice

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Aug 8, 2005, at 7:48 AM, Cotty wrote: I find the Target Center Butt obliterates the real subject of the photograph. Took me a moment to figure out what you were trying to capture. How odd. My eyes were first drawn to the lady on the left, then the lady on the right, and then the butt.

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-08 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=voyeur I was thinking more along the line of the second definition, though perhaps still in error in my use of the term. The idea I had in mind was to catch actions taht were noteworthy. Perhaps not sensational, but notable. Correction accepted. Collin

Re: Depth of Field with Digital SLRs

2005-08-08 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Joseph Tainter Subject: Re: Depth of Field with Digital SLRs Wow. Interesting idea. Now that cameras are computers, how about a function that automatically sets the lens to the hyperfocal point for a given focal length and aperture? Canon has had a

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-08 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: PESO: Great Expectations I agree that some people here are easily offended by images that even reference the human form or the birthing process. Soe people here are even more offended when you don't like one of their

Re: Bob Shell?

2005-08-08 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Butch Black Subject: Re: Bob Shell? I'm of the suspicion that someone is using the legal system to discredit and break him because he photographed erotica. That was the opinion that I heard as well. William Robb

Re: PESO: Pale Blue Eyes

2005-08-08 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: RE: PESO: Pale Blue Eyes Likewise ... He seems to be using some scripting in his website, not sure if it is Java or Flash. All I know is that the pages load slowly, and the scripting makes the presentation crappy. I don't bother

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-08 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Cotty Subject: Re: PESO: Great Expectations How odd. My eyes were first drawn to the lady on the left, then the lady on the right, and then the butt. As far as i saw it, the butt in question was purely incidental. What an odd sentence. Are you SURE you

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