Re: Leaving for London

2005-08-13 Thread David Mann
On Aug 14, 2005, at 4:58 AM, Scott Loveless wrote: Criminy! The over-priced-burnt-coffee plague has spread to England. On behalf of Americans who appreciate decent coffee, I'm really sorry. It's spread much further than you think... I know of at least two in this city. Cheers, - Dave h

Re: PAW - "Leafy Garden"

2005-08-13 Thread David Mann
On Aug 14, 2005, at 9:50 AM, Jens Bladt wrote: I too use a mask in the viewfinder of my 6x6 Pentacon. A golden section one. I never really liked the square format. The exposed frames, however, are of course unaffected. That's right - one benefit of only masking the viewfinder and not the

Re: The Photographer's Rights

2005-08-13 Thread E.R.N. Reed
Juan Buhler wrote: On 8/13/05, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The only real restriction that I have heard about involves taking pictures of children, which has gotten offensively restrictive. A guy in Winnipeg got kicked out of a sports complex for taking pictures of his kids in a

Re: The Photographer's Rights

2005-08-13 Thread Juan Buhler
On 8/13/05, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The only real restriction that I have heard about involves taking pictures > of children, which has gotten offensively restrictive. > A guy in Winnipeg got kicked out of a sports complex for taking pictures of > his kids in a swimming pool. App

Re: PESO: Leap of Faith

2005-08-13 Thread David Savage
G'day Frank, An absolutely stunning shot. You've caught the action at the perfect moment, composition, focus DOF are all spot on. I also really like the expressions of the people watching in the background. What really blows me away is that you have beaches. When I think Canada, I see prairies, m

Re: PESO: A Ford for Ken

2005-08-13 Thread Paul Stenquist
Although the results aren't sharp in the way a conventional pic should be, the focus has to be accurate to get a nice effect. When it's not, there are no edges, and the dynamic feeling is lost. I focus manually on a spot on the street and try to time the exposure so that the center of the car w

Re: The Photographer's Rights

2005-08-13 Thread David Savage
LOL Now that's my kind of poetry. Dave On 8/14/05, Bob Shell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Saturday, August 13, 2005, at 12:48 PM, Cotty wrote: > > > If you stalk a moose with illicit photographic intentions, expect to be > > arrested ;-) > > > > And if you're a moose gooser, man you b

Re: PESO: A Ford for Ken

2005-08-13 Thread David Savage
Cool shot of a beautiful old ute (that's pickup, for the rest of you :-) Must be somewhat liberating to take photos where the end result isn't dependent on razor sharp focus. Dave On 8/14/05, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Shot a few more pics on Woodward last night. I tried an ev

Re: My visit with Ann

2005-08-13 Thread Joseph Tainter
Nice pix, Bill. I haven't been farther north than Calgary. That really is flatland you live in. Joe

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-13 Thread E.R.N. Reed
frank theriault wrote: On 8/10/05, E.R.N. Reed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I make no claims about my actual knowledge, but I have a Bachelor of Science -- and will stipulate without comment that the abbreviation for same, here in the USA, is B.S. In these parts of the world, a Bache

RE: PESO: Leap of Faith

2005-08-13 Thread Don Sanderson
So, we have; In Camera Crop In PS Crop In Enlarger Crop and now... In Ternet Crop! ;-) Don > -Original Message- > From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 7:18 PM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: PESO: Leap of Faith > > > Ah, you didn'

Re: PESO: Leap of Faith

2005-08-13 Thread Paul Stenquist
Here I am replying to my own messages again:-). Now that I've seen the whole pic, I prefer the leaper, but they're both good pics. Paul On Aug 13, 2005, at 8:14 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Very nice. Well composed and framed. And a beautiful location. Aesthetically, I tend to like this more thean

Re: PESO: Leap of Faith

2005-08-13 Thread Paul Stenquist
Ah, you didn't crop! . I didn't realize that my laptop had lost its internet connection when your pic was half loaded. (DOH). So I got a panorama with only the top half. Now, I like this even more. The trampoline at the bottom ties it all together. Excellent shot. On Aug 13, 2005, at 7:58 PM,

Re: PESO: Leap of Faith

2005-08-13 Thread Paul Stenquist
Very nice. Well composed and framed. And a beautiful location. Aesthetically, I tend to like this more thean the other, although the leaper is, of course, a high interest subject. Good work. On Aug 13, 2005, at 7:35 PM, frank theriault wrote: On 8/13/05, Don Sanderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote

Re: PESO: A Ford for Ken

2005-08-13 Thread frank theriault
On 8/13/05, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well thanks, Frank. I'm blushing. I hate to be a PESO pig, but I was > thinking of posting another :-). You're encouragement makes it a > virtual lock :-)). Oink! Well, oink back at ya, PESO Pig! I rather like that term, Paul. BTW, someti

Re: The Photographer's Rights

2005-08-13 Thread Bob Shell
On Saturday, August 13, 2005, at 06:37 PM, Cotty wrote: This reminds me about something i read when I was a kid - Moose Juice? I'm sure it was Dr Seuss. Mason Williams, who wrote that perverse piece I quoted is best known for his hit song Classical Gas. He was also the genius behind m

Re: PESO: Leap of Faith

2005-08-13 Thread frank theriault
On 8/13/05, Don Sanderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Beautiful place, and my favorite part, not too crowded. Yeah, it's a huge place (you don't get a sense of that in my photo). The beach curves around to the left, and goes on for quite a distance. There were people walking past us all day, wi

Re: PESO: Leap of Faith

2005-08-13 Thread frank theriault
On 8/13/05, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Good grab, Frank. I like the way you framed it with the leaper at the > far right. You must have cropped it!! Did you take it off the top or > the bottom. I wouldn't mind seeing more at the bottom. > Paul Full frame, baby!! See, that's what

Re: PESO: A Ford for Ken

2005-08-13 Thread Paul Stenquist
Well thanks, Frank. I'm blushing. I hate to be a PESO pig, but I was thinking of posting another :-). You're encouragement makes it a virtual lock :-)). Oink! Paul On Aug 13, 2005, at 7:01 PM, frank theriault wrote: On 8/13/05, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Shot a few more pics on

Re: PESO playground

2005-08-13 Thread frank theriault
On 8/11/05, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Crap. Sorry. It's late and I haven't had any beer. > http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=151 I like this one. She just seems to be suspended between earth and sky - and a lovely sky it is, too! Love the hills in the background, to

Re: PESO: Leap of Faith

2005-08-13 Thread Paul Stenquist
Good grab, Frank. I like the way you framed it with the leaper at the far right. You must have cropped it!! Did you take it off the top or the bottom. I wouldn't mind seeing more at the bottom. Paul On Aug 13, 2005, at 6:54 PM, frank theriault wrote: I had planned a "proper" PAW for today, but

RE: PESO: Leap of Faith

2005-08-13 Thread Don Sanderson
Beautiful place, and my favorite part, not too crowded. Don > -Original Message- > From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 6:36 PM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: PESO: Leap of Faith > > Yeah, it was a fun day. Here's a shot from t

Re: PESO: Leap of Faith

2005-08-13 Thread frank theriault
On 8/13/05, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nicely captured. You do realize the main subject is in focus... ' Sorry. I'll try to jiggle the camera, or focus on a tree or something next time. Thanks for your comments, Peter. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -H

Re: PESO: Leap of Faith

2005-08-13 Thread P. J. Alling
Nicely captured. You do realize the main subject is in focus... frank theriault wrote: I had planned a "proper" PAW for today, but now I can't. It looked cool in the viewfinder, fine on the neg on a light table under a loupe, but when I got the 8x10 back today, I had to file it under "what the

Re: PESO: Leap of Faith

2005-08-13 Thread frank theriault
On 8/13/05, Don Sanderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Super shot Frank! Thanks! > I'm still a bit in shock seeing these sharp, well focused, > perfect DOF, COLOR shots from you! ;-) I ~can~ do that stuff, when I really want to (I know it's hard to believe). > Obviously everyone had a great

Re: My visit with Ann

2005-08-13 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Paul Stenquist" Subject: Re: My visit with Ann Nice pics, Bill. I like the road shots. Good to see Ann made it all the way up North. I suppose we won't hear from her for quite a while now. She is checking her mail when she can, but she isn't on the PDML

RE: Super-Takumar 85mm f1.9

2005-08-13 Thread Don Sanderson
Nice auction ad copy Chris. I already have one and it still made me drool! ;-) It is a superb lens. Don > -Original Message- > From: Chris Brogden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 3:29 PM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: FA: Super-Takumar 85mm f1.9 > >

RE: PESO: A Ford for Ken

2005-08-13 Thread Don Sanderson
Very cool, very "Back to the Future" ish. Makes it look like a very rough ride. Very 'dynamic', yeah, that's it! ;-) Don > -Original Message- > From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 5:44 PM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: PESO: A Ford fo

Re: FA: Super-Takumar 85mm f1.9

2005-08-13 Thread frank theriault
On 8/13/05, Chris Brogden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Shameless plug for eBay auction ending in 2 days: > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7537349544 > We've known that you have no shame for quite some time, Chris. And, you admit you're going non-Pentax digital, eh? For

RE: PESO: Leap of Faith

2005-08-13 Thread Don Sanderson
Super shot Frank! I'm still a bit in shock seeing these sharp, well focused, perfect DOF, COLOR shots from you! ;-) Obviously everyone had a great time, very nice. Don > -Original Message- > From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 5:55 PM > To: PD

Re: PESO: A Ford for Ken

2005-08-13 Thread John Forbes
Great picture, Paul! John On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 23:44:07 +0100, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Shot a few more pics on Woodward last night. I tried an even slower shutter speed. This one is at 7/10ths of a second, f8, ISO 400. It was shot just after the ball went down. And it's

Re: PESO: A Ford for Ken

2005-08-13 Thread frank theriault
On 8/13/05, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Shot a few more pics on Woodward last night. I tried an even slower > shutter speed. This one is at 7/10ths of a second, f8, ISO 400. It was > shot just after the ball went down. And it's a Ford, which should > please of resident Ford man, Mr.

Re: Leaving for London

2005-08-13 Thread frank theriault
On 8/13/05, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 8/13/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Just tell everyone to meet at the Starbucks at the corner of > > Criminy! The over-priced-burnt-coffee plague has spread to England. > On behalf of Americans who appreciate decent c

Re: My visit with Ann

2005-08-13 Thread frank theriault
On 8/13/05, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Nope, that was the Optio. > Pretty darned good little camera. I recall seeing yours at GFM, Bill. I gotta say, it's really nice looking, along with being a good size (not too small or big) and (as we can see) being capable of taking high-q

PESO: Leap of Faith

2005-08-13 Thread frank theriault
I had planned a "proper" PAW for today, but now I can't. It looked cool in the viewfinder, fine on the neg on a light table under a loupe, but when I got the 8x10 back today, I had to file it under "what the hell was I thinking?!?" Sigh... But, I also got back a roll I took at the beach with the

Re: My visit with Ann

2005-08-13 Thread Paul Stenquist
Nice pics, Bill. I like the road shots. Good to see Ann made it all the way up North. I suppose we won't hear from her for quite a while now. On Aug 13, 2005, at 5:46 PM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: "Bob Sullivan" Subject: Re: My visit with Ann Wow, the Optio

PESO: A Ford for Ken

2005-08-13 Thread Paul Stenquist
Shot a few more pics on Woodward last night. I tried an even slower shutter speed. This one is at 7/10ths of a second, f8, ISO 400. It was shot just after the ball went down. And it's a Ford, which should please of resident Ford man, Mr. Waller. Although I have to say right up front, that this

RE: Dreaming of a fast 70-210mm or 80-200mm AF zoom

2005-08-13 Thread Don Sanderson
Jens, I don't know about the others but I have an ATX 80-200/2.8 manual focus and I love it. Bokeh is a bit harsh like the other Tokinas but all in all a superb lens. Cost me $249.00 US in excellent condition, had to get it cleaned for $66.00 but Adorama reimbursed me for that. Don > -Origina

Winder ME, anyone?

2005-08-13 Thread Juan Buhler
Hi all, I'm in the street in SF, in a flea market. Someone has an ME winder, in the box, for $6. If anyone's interested, send me an email within 10-15', and I'll grab it for you. Cheers, j -- Juan Buhler http://www.jbuhler.com photoblog at http://photoblog.jbuhler.com

Re: The Photographer's Rights

2005-08-13 Thread Cotty
On 13/8/05, Bob Shell, discombobulated, unleashed: >On Saturday, August 13, 2005, at 12:48 PM, Cotty wrote: > >> If you stalk a moose with illicit photographic intentions, expect to be >> arrested ;-) >> > >And if you're a moose gooser, man you better watch out!! > >> Them Moose Goosers >> by: Ma

Dreaming of a fast 70-210mm or 80-200mm AF zoom

2005-08-13 Thread Jens Bladt
I use the SMC Pentax-F 4-5.6/70-210mm a lot. But it's often too slow. The FA 2.8 Pentax 80-200mm is almost three times as expensive as a similar Sigma lens. A Tokina 2.8 AT-X 80-200mm is only appr. 50% of the Sigma. This makes the Pentax lens is 6 times as expensive as the Tokina! Is it really wort

Re: Leaving for London

2005-08-13 Thread Cotty
I take my tea aboard the Enterprise, when I can. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: Digital Impact on New Photographers

2005-08-13 Thread Cotty
On 13/8/05, Scott Loveless, discombobulated, unleashed: >Wonderful reading! I was so intrigued by the article that I submitted >a story to Slashdot, along with a link to your quicktime file. > >HAR! Just kidding. Geees, don't do that to me. My eyes grew very wide at that first sentence. The p

Re: The Photographer's Rights

2005-08-13 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Powell Hargrave" Subject: The Photographer's Rights Canadians as usual are stuck somewhere in the middle. The two versions are interesting but not 100% relevant. Does anyone know the Canadian rules? Or is there a Canadian legal mind why could spell it o

Re: My visit with Ann

2005-08-13 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Scott Loveless" Subject: Re: My visit with Ann Wonderful photos, Bill. I really like "roadwalk". Thanks Scott. It's pretty dead center as far as composition goes, but I tend to shoot things that way. Care to share your opinion of the 750? I'd cert

Re: My visit with Ann

2005-08-13 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Bob Sullivan" Subject: Re: My visit with Ann Wow, the Optio 750? I thought it was the *istD you were using. Nope, that was the Optio. Pretty darned good little camera. William Robb

Re: The Photographer's Rights

2005-08-13 Thread Bob Shell
On Saturday, August 13, 2005, at 12:48 PM, Cotty wrote: If you stalk a moose with illicit photographic intentions, expect to be arrested ;-) And if you're a moose gooser, man you better watch out!! Them Moose Goosers by: Mason Williams How about Them Moose Goosers, Ain't they recluse? Up

RE: PAW - "Leafy Garden"

2005-08-13 Thread Jens Bladt
Very nice, David. And quite difficult to get right too. I too use a mask in the viewfinder of my 6x6 Pentacon. A golden section one. I never really liked the square format. The exposed frames, however, are of course unaffected. I would rather like to learn how to use the square format right. But I

Re: PESO playground

2005-08-13 Thread Kenneth Waller
>The vertical I just posted removes the poles and > other swings, but keeps the merry-go-round. Lemme know what you > think. Compositionally an improvement IMHO. Now if you just had the sky from your first post... Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Scott Loveless" <[EMAIL PROTEC

RE: Photo Vest

2005-08-13 Thread Jens Bladt
This sounds to me like a very good idea. I can certainly imagine myself misplacing stuff all the time :-) BTW: The ones I like best, judging from pics and description), among those offered at ebay are: The Canon Eos vest and the Fotodiox vest (Deluxe Pro Photo Vest) Jens Bladt -Oprindelig m

Re: Photo Vest

2005-08-13 Thread Kenneth Waller
For me the lighter the vest the better. I'm using a 10 year old vest from Eddie Bauer and find that the most important thing about using it is to always place specific items in the same pockets so as to not have to fish around looking for something in all the pockets, eg. unexposed rolls in a LH po

FA: Super-Takumar 85mm f1.9

2005-08-13 Thread Chris Brogden
Shameless plug for eBay auction ending in 2 days: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7537349544 Thanks! Chris

Re: Digital Impact on New Photographers

2005-08-13 Thread Scott Loveless
Cotty, Wonderful reading! I was so intrigued by the article that I submitted a story to Slashdot, along with a link to your quicktime file. HAR! Just kidding. On 8/13/05, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There is an article in this weekend's Guardian newspaper (UK) that I > found quite int

Re: Digital Impact on New Photographers

2005-08-13 Thread Powell Hargrave
Excellent reading Cotty. Thank you very much. Powell At 08:25 AM 13/08/2005 , you wrote: > >There is an article in this weekend's Guardian newspaper (UK) that I >found quite interesting. Unfortunately it's not available online, so I'll >read it to you if you like :-) > >

Re: Digital Impact on New Photographers

2005-08-13 Thread Powell Hargrave
>You wouldn't like my bedtime stories - Little Red Riding Hood ends up in >a stewing pot after 6 months in the white slave trade. Yes! YES PLEASE Cotty. I want to see what my dreams are like! :) Powell

Re: Leaving for London

2005-08-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Aug 13, 2005, at 10:31 AM, keithw wrote: Just tell everyone to meet at the Starbucks at the corner of Criminy! The over-priced-burnt-coffee plague has spread to England. On behalf of Americans who appreciate decent coffee, I'm really sorry. Me too. I went to a Starbucks just ONCE, ne

PAW: People & Portraits #30 - GDG

2005-08-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Only a couple more to go and I'll be back to posting just one a week: http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/30.htm Comments & critique always appreciated. enjoy Godfrey

Re: Leaving for London

2005-08-13 Thread keithw
Scott Loveless wrote: On 8/13/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Just tell everyone to meet at the Starbucks at the corner of Criminy! The over-priced-burnt-coffee plague has spread to England. On behalf of Americans who appreciate decent coffee, I'm really sorry. Me too. I

Re: GESO: An evening with the M100/2.8

2005-08-13 Thread Juan Buhler
Thanks Jens. I transform to b&w with the actions and techniques of Petteri Sulonen, as described in his page: http://194.100.88.243/petteri/pont/How_to/n_Digital_BW/a_Digital_Black_and_White.html I also do a bit of dodging and burning, although this M100/2.8 gallery was put together quickly and

RE: Leaving for London

2005-08-13 Thread Bob W
> -Original Message- > From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 13 August 2005 18:10 > To: pentax list > Subject: Re: Leaving for London > > On 13/8/05, Scott Loveless, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Criminy! The over-priced-burnt-coffee plague has spread to England. > >On behal

Re: Leaving for London

2005-08-13 Thread Cotty
On 13/8/05, Scott Loveless, discombobulated, unleashed: >Criminy! The over-priced-burnt-coffee plague has spread to England. >On behalf of Americans who appreciate decent coffee, I'm really sorry. I don't think anyone told the marketing department that most of us drink tea. Cheers, Cotty

Re: Leaving for London

2005-08-13 Thread Scott Loveless
On 8/13/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just tell everyone to meet at the Starbucks at the corner of Criminy! The over-priced-burnt-coffee plague has spread to England. On behalf of Americans who appreciate decent coffee, I'm really sorry. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosi

Re: The Photographer's Rights

2005-08-13 Thread Cotty
On 13/8/05, Powell Hargrave, discombobulated, unleashed: > Does anyone know the Canadian rules? If you stalk a moose with illicit photographic intentions, expect to be arrested ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com __

Re: Leaving for London

2005-08-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Aug 13, 2005, at 9:00 AM, Bob W wrote: it's a big city, and you're following my directions, so don't start counting your chickens... Just tell everyone to meet at the Starbucks at the corner of Leicester Square about an hour before sunset... Great spot for people pictures. Godfrey

The Photographer's Rights

2005-08-13 Thread Powell Hargrave
This may have been mentioned here before. The Photographer's Right - A Downloadable Flyer http://www.krages.com/phoright.htm There is also a British version here: http://www.sirimo.co.uk/ukpr.php Canadians as usual are stuck somewhere in the middle. The two versions are interesting but not 100

RE: to Optio or not to Optio?

2005-08-13 Thread Amita Guha
> > Why do you have to confirm with Verizon? What Godrey said. OTOH, Verizon has the best service, at least where I live, so I'm sticking with them, even though I have to sign a 2-year contract to get the Treo at a discount, and I'm not eligible for an equipment upgrade until Oct. 6. I don't plan

Re: PESO: Reinventing Technicolor?

2005-08-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Working with alternative renderings is a kick, but it can get gimmicky. A year or so ago, I found a "Lomo" action for Photoshop and applied it to a bunch of photos that I was making with the Sony U60 ... http://homepage.mac.com/godders/PhotoAlbum44.html It's fun. I also posted a group of B&

Re: Off for two weeks

2005-08-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I'm leaving in a couple of hours, heading south (first time in seven years that I spend the holidays in Southern Italy...) I'll be based in Salina, one of the Aeolian Islands (see: http://www.initaly.com/regions/sicily/aeolian.htm), and hopefully will tour the other islands as well. One of these

Re: PAW - "Leafy Garden"

2005-08-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Aug 13, 2005, at 3:26 AM, David Mann wrote: http://www.bluemoon.net.nz/photo/printsdb/view.php?print_id=98&t=PAW I like the lines of this composition a lot. Somehow, the color in the tree bark disturbs me, I'd much rather it were rendered in B&W. Godfrey

Re: to Optio or not to Optio?

2005-08-13 Thread Cotty
On 13/8/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: >Phones can be sold independent of a service provider, unlocked, or >locked to a particular service provider's SIM cards. Those sold >locked to a service provider are usually at about half the normal >retail price, and are usually sol

Re: Digital Impact on New Photographers

2005-08-13 Thread Cotty
On 13/8/05, Bob Sullivan, discombobulated, unleashed: >Say Uncle Cotty, will you read us a bedtime story? You wouldn't like my bedtime stories - Little Red Riding Hood ends up in a stewing pot after 6 months in the white slave trade. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places,

Re: to Optio or not to Optio?

2005-08-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Aug 13, 2005, at 1:08 AM, Cotty wrote: I confirmed with Verizon that I can get a new phone on October 6th. Woohoo! Why do you have to confirm with Verizon? If I want a new phone here, I buy one and pop a SIM card in from my old phone. In fact I have three SIM cards - one supplied by my

RE: Leaving for London

2005-08-13 Thread Bob W
> > Hi! > > Tomorrow morning we'll be heading to London... I won't be > unsubscribing from the list (thanks Google almighty) but I > won't have any access to computer at least until Friday next week. > > See you. > > London PDMLers - we'll meet at last ;-). > it's a big city, and you're fol

Re: PAW: People & Portraits #29 - GDG

2005-08-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Thanks for all the comments On Aug 13, 2005, at 5:15 AM, frank theriault wrote: http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/29.htm ... BTW, is he some sort of an instructor (it almost seems like this might be a school field trip or something), or are they watching a street performer of som

Re: Digital Impact on New Photographers

2005-08-13 Thread Bob Sullivan
Say Uncle Cotty, will you read us a bedtime story? On 8/13/05, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There is an article in this weekend's Guardian newspaper (UK) that I > found quite interesting. Unfortunately it's not available online, so I'll > read it to you if you like :-) > >

Re: Options for editing & viewing PEF files?

2005-08-13 Thread John Forbes
It runs on mine. John On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 19:35:15 +0100, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: - Original Message - From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" Subject: Re: Options for editing & viewing PEF files? Pentax Lab Photoshop/Camera Raw RawShooter Essentials Phase One - Capture 1

Re: Optio S4 replacement

2005-08-13 Thread Bob Sullivan
Raimo, Thanks for the information. I've got the new Optio SV and daughter's old S4 in hand. The SV does indeed produce smaller jpegs! At best quality and maximum size, I get... SV - 2559 KB jpg - 2560 by 1920 pixels - 4.17 compressed bits per pixel S4 - 2797 KB jpg - 2304 by 1728 pixels - .727 c

Digital Impact on New Photographers

2005-08-13 Thread Cotty
There is an article in this weekend's Guardian newspaper (UK) that I found quite interesting. Unfortunately it's not available online, so I'll read it to you if you like :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||

Re: PESO: Reinventing Technicolor?

2005-08-13 Thread Scott Loveless
I like the second photo, Glen. It made me think of a Gilligan's Island era beach movie. I can see the bikinis now. :D On 8/13/05, Glen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've been playing around with bold colors lately. I thought I would share > an example with everyone and get their initial reaction

Re: My visit with Ann

2005-08-13 Thread Scott Loveless
Wonderful photos, Bill. I really like "roadwalk". Care to share your opinion of the 750? I'd certainly be interested. On 8/12/05, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ann is a most wonderful guest. > She got in somewhat late on Wednesday, arriving just at around 6:15. > We pretty much fed

Re: PESO playground

2005-08-13 Thread Scott Loveless
On 8/11/05, Glen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 10:47 PM 8/11/2005, you wrote: > > >Crap. Sorry. It's late and I haven't had any beer. > >http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=151 > > > >Thanks for the head's up, Glen. > > It's refreshing to hear someone blame mistakes on a *lack* of beer

Re: PESO playground

2005-08-13 Thread Scott Loveless
Thanks, Boris. Removing the distractions seems to be the consensus. See my reply to Glen for the link to the new photo. On 8/12/05, Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi! > > > Crap. Sorry. It's late and I haven't had any beer. > > http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=151 > >

Re: PESO playground

2005-08-13 Thread Scott Loveless
Thanks, Rick. I'm going to blame the plane of focus on the 750. Nothing like whining about my tools, huh? On 8/12/05, Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think your self-critique is spot-on. I like the > photo that follows it even more, though the plane > focus may be a bit behind wher

Re: PESO playground

2005-08-13 Thread Scott Loveless
Thanks, Ken. Apparently, you're not alone in your opinion. See my previous reply to glen. New link to a vertical composition. Actually, I like the extra stuff in the photo. To me, they add a sense of location. The vertical I just posted removes the poles and other swings, but keeps the merry-

Re: PESO playground

2005-08-13 Thread Scott Loveless
Thanks! I'm glad you like it. On 8/12/05, Gautam Sarup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Scott, > > I like this picture. > > > I wanted a little space between the > > bottom of the swing and the top of the mountain, > > I still like this picture. > > Regards, > Gautam > > > -Original Message-

Re: PESO playground

2005-08-13 Thread Scott Loveless
Did it again. Need more booze. http://www.twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=164 On 8/13/05, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 8/11/05, Glen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > At 10:47 PM 8/11/2005, you wrote: > > > > >Crap. Sorry. It's late and I haven't had any beer. > > >http://tw

Re: PESO playground

2005-08-13 Thread Scott Loveless
Thanks, Godders. Much appreciated. On 8/12/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Aug 11, 2005, at 7:47 PM, Scott Loveless wrote: > > > Crap. Sorry. It's late and I haven't had any beer. > > http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=151 > > Ah, there it is. Neat photo ... Lo

Re: Lightseeker

2005-08-13 Thread Scott Loveless
Thanks, Bob. I'll hopefull be able to take a look at one this weekend and compare it to a few others. On 8/12/05, Bob Blakely <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a Pentax 6-24X50mm LightSeeker-30 mounted on my Springfield M21 (M14 > variant). I put the Springfield Armory scope I had on it on my B

Re: Photo Vest

2005-08-13 Thread Bob Shell
On Saturday, August 13, 2005, at 09:20 AM, Don Sanderson wrote: I really like the look and design of the Hakuba vest. In searching however I can't find anyone who actually stocks the thing. Anyone have any idea who sells these in the US or Canada? Go to: http://hakubausa.com/csite/c_main.as

Re: My visit with Ann

2005-08-13 Thread Bob Sullivan
Wow, the Optio 750? I thought it was the *istD you were using. Regards, Bob S. On 8/13/05, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: "Bob Sullivan" > Subject: Re: My visit with Ann > > > > My god, you have buildings more than 2 stories tall in your town?

Toodles for now

2005-08-13 Thread Rick Womer
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RE: Photo Vest

2005-08-13 Thread Don Sanderson
I really like the look and design of the Hakuba vest. In searching however I can't find anyone who actually stocks the thing. Anyone have any idea who sells these in the US or Canada? Don > -Original Message- > From: Bob Shell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 7:

Re: PESO: Reinventing Technicolor?

2005-08-13 Thread Glen
At 03:44 AM 8/13/2005, you wrote: Glen wrote: I've been playing around with bold colors lately. I thought I would share an example with everyone and get their initial reactions: http://mclilith.audioshot.net/photos2005/beech_fork.html Aii! My eyes! ;-) Something between the two would p

Re: Options for editing & viewing PEF files?

2005-08-13 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Frantisek" Subject: Re: Options for editing & viewing PEF files? WR> Last I heard, Phase One wouldn't run on AMD computers. WR> Something to be aware of if you are running a non Intel chipset. Capture1 from PhaseOne always worked fine on AMDs. It was ano

Re: My visit with Ann

2005-08-13 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Bob Sullivan" Subject: Re: My visit with Ann My god, you have buildings more than 2 stories tall in your town? I think they put up a 4 story office tower a while back I really like that last sunset with the 4 corn silo's. Thanks Bob. Ann and I both s

Re: My visit with Ann

2005-08-13 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Cotty" Subject: Re: My visit with Ann On 12/8/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: After that, we went shopping. Ann bought some cloths, I bought a chair and some clamps. This for my visit one day? I think I'll need bigger clamps than the on

Re: Another day at the office

2005-08-13 Thread frank theriault
On 8/9/05, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > RAF Brize Norton this morning. Snapped through a bus window by friend and > colleague Barry Clack, a freelance photographer from Oxford, on his Nikon > D2X, so this is OT I suppose ;-) > > I'm a big bloke, but *that's* a big plane! Boeing C-17. Waiti

Re: Leaving for London

2005-08-13 Thread David Savage
Prude Dave On 8/13/05, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 13/8/05, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Have a great trip. Give Cotty a big kiss for me. > > okay but no tongues > > > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > ||=

Re: My visit with Ann

2005-08-13 Thread frank theriault
On 8/12/05, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ann is a most wonderful guest. > She got in somewhat late on Wednesday, arriving just at around 6:15. > We pretty much fed her and put her to bed. > Thursday we went downtown and found her a bank and had a hot dog. > After that, we went shopping

Re: Options for editing & viewing PEF files?

2005-08-13 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Glen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On the Windows platform, what are the software options for > converting or > editing Pentax PEF files? Is there anything besides the Pentax > software > bundled with the *istDS camera, and the Camera RAW plugin for > Photoshop? > > Have the details of the PEF

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