Re: Another firm believe shattered

2005-10-30 Thread Shel Belinkoff
What's RTF? Shel You meet the nicest people with a Pentax [Original Message] From: Rob Studdert As for the RTF it's a waste of space on my camera, it seems to work but I'm never the one

Re: Nirvana!

2005-10-30 Thread Kenneth Waller
Sorry, but what this really means is Pentax is doomed. I hear you loud and clear Mark. Do you know where I can unload my Pentax gear? Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Nirvana! M.A. Galloway [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wow!

RE: Another firm believe shattered

2005-10-30 Thread Don Sanderson
(R)e(T)ractable (F)lash. The pop-up thingy on top. ;-) Don -Original Message- From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 4:07 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Another firm believe shattered What's RTF? Shel You meet the nicest

RE: Nirvana!

2005-10-30 Thread Don Sanderson
I'm offering a sanitary Pentax gear disposal service, for a nominal fee of course. ;-) Don -Original Message- From: Kenneth Waller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 4:13 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Nirvana! Sorry, but what this really means

RE: *istD and built-in flash

2005-10-30 Thread McRae, Max MS
I had my first one replaced in January 2004, for this exact same fault. Repair agents, here in NZ, had it for about two months trying to fix it, but gave up in the end and sent me a new one. Max Reading about Don's problems with his *istD and built-in flash has prompted me to write. My *istD

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Cotty is civilized? I'm either terribly disappointed in Cotty, or totally bummed that civilization hasn't worked out. Godfrey obligatory smiley added On Oct 30, 2005, at 1:55 PM, John Forbes wrote: ... However, Frank was making the point that he wished the whingers would follow your

Re: Nirvana!

2005-10-30 Thread Cotty
On 30/10/05, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: On the other hand, I was on the tube yesterday sat next to some sad iGit reading a magazine about Mac computers. The magazine seemed to be all about how everything to do with Macs was unbearably iCool. It included an article which appeared to be

Re: PESO -- Brand New Molly

2005-10-30 Thread Cotty
Congratulations Scott. http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=226 Who's that big ugly bloke with your wife?? ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
1) The instant review *is* representative of the data you captured ... the JPEG processing is consistent and shifts from what the RAW file is by a consistent amount, so you can use it as a guide to what your actual exposure is. The hotspot blinkies are, to me, the most telling and useful

Re: PESO -- Brand New Molly

2005-10-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Oct 30, 2005, at 12:03 PM, Scott Loveless wrote: I try to keep photos of my own kids to a minimum, but this one's brand new. Molly joined us very early Saturday morning. Meet Molly: http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=225 Congratulations, Scott! Godfrey

Re: Another firm believe shattered

2005-10-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I guess then that a camera with a flash that does not pop up has a Tractable Flash? What a dumb acronym. thanks Godfrey On Oct 30, 2005, at 2:25 PM, Don Sanderson wrote: (R)e(T)ractable (F)lash. The pop-up thingy on top. ;-) Don -Original Message- From: Shel Belinkoff

Re: PESO Silk purse or sows ear?

2005-10-30 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Rob Studdert wrote: Another pic from my trip. Bad bad Rob, I forgot that the camera was in manual exposure mode and in a rush shot off five frames which were at least a stop and a half too hot. What this tends to do apart from the obvious is turn the sky a very icky turquoise colour, so

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-30 Thread Cotty
On 30/10/05, John Forbes, discombobulated, unleashed: The whingeing Frank is talking about concerns Pentax bodies. As you bought a Canon DSLR, you have surely in that sense defected. However, Frank was making the point that he wished the whingers would follow your example, buy a body that

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-30 Thread Cotty
On 30/10/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: Cotty is civilized? Bolshit. I'm either terribly disappointed in Cotty, or totally bummed that civilization hasn't worked out. I like to think that civilisation is a good idea. It's just that it wasn't *my* idea. Cheers,

Re: PESO Silk purse or sows ear?

2005-10-30 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Shel Belinkoff wrote: Hi Rob ... BW seems like a good way to present this photo. Good choice. The subject and location looks like it would offer a lot of possibilities, although I'm not sure that you caught the best possibility with this shot. However, the problem here is that the

Re: PESO Silk purse or sows ear?

2005-10-30 Thread Cotty
On 30/10/05, Ann Sanfedele, discombobulated, unleashed: I have this problem, too -- my monitor is set at 1024 x 768 - I can't make it any finer than that My monitors are 1024X768 as well. What I do on a Mac is drag the pic straight from the web browser window and drop it onto the desktop. Then I

Re: PESO Silk purse or sows ear?

2005-10-30 Thread Charles Robinson
On Oct 30, 2005, at 17:05, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I have this problem, too -- my monitor is set at 1024 x 768 - I can't make it any finer than that for a number of reasons having to do with my eyesight. I used to have it at 800 x 640, but I was missing tons of stuff that way. Both Internet

Re: PESO:Maynooth Train Station

2005-10-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Hello Dave, I like the shot but your tonal rendering is off the mark. I made an adjustment as example. It might not be what you want to see in this photo, but consider it as an example of how to get started. http://homepage.mac.com/godders/DB/ Godfrey On Oct 30, 2005, at 7:50 AM, [EMAIL

Re: Nirvana!

2005-10-30 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Kenneth Waller Subject: Re: Nirvana! Sorry, but what this really means is Pentax is doomed. I hear you loud and clear Mark. Do you know where I can unload my Pentax gear? If yer dunping it, I'll take your 600. William Robb

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-30 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side How does the photographer who doesn't have access to this information improve his or her photography by relying on what may be considered misinformation without someone explaining the

PESO 2 panos

2005-10-30 Thread Bob Sullivan
All this talk of panos got me trying some myself. The program is pretty simple to use. Here's what it gave me 1st try... (380Kb) members.aol.com/rfsindg/marmo.jpg Here's a 2nd try to develop greater resolution...(3762Kb) members.aol.com/rfsindg/curve.jpg Some strange things happening

Re: PESO -- Brand New Molly

2005-10-30 Thread John Coyle
Congratulations Scott! Trust mother and baby are both doing well? John Coyle Brisbane, Australia - Original Message - From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 6:03 AM Subject: PESO -- Brand New Molly I try to keep photos of my

Re: PESO 2 panos

2005-10-30 Thread Rob Studdert
On 30 Oct 2005 at 17:58, Bob Sullivan wrote: All this talk of panos got me trying some myself. The program is pretty simple to use. Here's what it gave me 1st try... (380Kb) members.aol.com/rfsindg/marmo.jpg Here's a 2nd try to develop greater resolution...(3762Kb)

Re: PESO:Maynooth Train Station

2005-10-30 Thread brooksdj
Thanks Godfrey That looks better.I used the Channel Converter,set the %'s to 25-75-5 as per your starting points. Then i masked the sky and darkened it.I then masked the building and grass and did a curves adj layer(keep in mind i usually dont use layers and this is quite new to me) I then

Re: PESO:Maynooth Train Station

2005-10-30 Thread brooksdj
I agree. I'm just starting to work with layers and i'm in a coinfused state right now.(as if that needed an expanationvbg) Help is appreciated Dave Looks to me that it could use a bit more contrast. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi

Re: PESO: Chimp with offspring

2005-10-30 Thread Bruce Dayton
The smiles on their faces shows that the joy of sharing the captured moment is indeed worth something. This is one place that digital has really been wonderful. My own children have interest in the pictures I take, because they can see them right after taking them. When doing film, they took no

OT Is this a hardware or software problem

2005-10-30 Thread brooksdj
Hi group I'll be talking to the service guy who upgraded my PC Monday, but i thought i'd run this by to see if i can get a start to the problem. PC went in for parisite removal,bigger HD and a DVD writer. Everythibng was going well, i was able to access my internet etc until this morning. I

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-30 Thread frank theriault
On 10/29/05, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 29/10/05, Frank, discombobulated, unleashed: Pardon me Frank, but I still own and use Pentax photographic equipment. I don't consider myself a defector. first of all, i have no problems with defectors. it's whiners i have a problem with.

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-30 Thread frank theriault
On 10/30/05, John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cotty, The whingeing Frank is talking about concerns Pentax bodies. As you bought a Canon DSLR, you have surely in that sense defected. However, Frank was making the point that he wished the whingers would follow your example, buy a body

Re: PESO Silk purse or sows ear?

2005-10-30 Thread P. J. Alling
You'd have to right click on the pic. and save it to the desktop but it would work about the same way. Cotty wrote: On 30/10/05, Ann Sanfedele, discombobulated, unleashed: I have this problem, too -- my monitor is set at 1024 x 768 - I can't make it any finer than that My monitors

Re: PESO:Maynooth Train Station

2005-10-30 Thread P. J. Alling
Unless there's something horribly wrong with an image I don't use layers. In photoshop I convert to bw by first optimizing the color image as much as I can. Then I use this method. 1. Create a new adjustment layer Hue/Saturation 2a. Set Hue to -180 2b. Set Saturation to +100 2c. Set

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-30 Thread tomreese
There's never been a shortage of grumpy old men. TR The perception of the deterioration of life and things as they were has been noted in the writings of men since the ancient Greeks, that is, since the dawn of written history. I think I mentioned that once before.

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-30 Thread frank theriault
On 10/29/05, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip I'd been meaning to ask how the injuries were healing. Not fast enough, I gather? well, the nerve that runs behind the collarbone out to the arm seems to be pinched or pressured, so my hand is numb, has shooting pains, itches, burns, and

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-30 Thread P. J. Alling
At least you've retained your sense of humor. frank theriault wrote: On 10/29/05, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip I'd been meaning to ask how the injuries were healing. Not fast enough, I gather? well, the nerve that runs behind the collarbone out to the arm seems to be

Re: PESO - Others 2005 - 46r - GDG (Shel using his DS)

2005-10-30 Thread tomreese
All pentax auto focus cameras will do this, I think. Mount a manual focus lens, focus on a point in space that a moving object will pass through, (can't be moving too fast however, no 90 mph fast balls here), hold the shutter release down. The camera will fire when the object moves the

Re: PESO -- Brand New Molly

2005-10-30 Thread Heidi Jon VW
She's beautiful and her big sister is adorable, too! Congratulations! Heidi - Original Message - From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 12:03 PM Subject: PESO -- Brand New Molly I try to keep photos of my own kids to a

Re: Nirvana!

2005-10-30 Thread tomreese
Sorry, but what this really means is Pentax is doomed. I hear you loud and clear Mark. Do you know where I can unload my Pentax gear? Kenneth Waller Ken, I'm really sorry to tell you this. You waited too long. Your stuss is all worthless now but I'll do something really foolish and

PESO: Video Surveillance

2005-10-30 Thread frank theriault
i thought it looked pretty cool when i took it. now i'm not so sure. still, here it is for your consideration: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3839932 comments are always welcome. tanx, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: Nirvana!

2005-10-30 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Nirvana! Ken, I'm really sorry to tell you this. You waited too long. Your stuss is all worthless now but I'll do something really foolish and give you a couple hundred bucks for your 600/4. Please don't tell anyone I'm

Re: PESO: Chimp with offspring

2005-10-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Bruce. My on-year-old grand daughter is fascinated by her image, both on the lcd screen and on paper. The downstairs hall of my house is lined with 8x10s of her mother, aunts and uncle from when they were toddlers. My grand daughter always points to them, and we've been teaching her who

Help choosing a file needed.

2005-10-30 Thread William Robb
I got roped into buying a calender page for my kennel club. Here is what I have to offer. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/dawgpictures/IMGP9675.html http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/dawgpictures/IMGP9676.html http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/dawgpictures/IMGP9677.html

Re: PESO - Snapshot of Naisha

2005-10-30 Thread Gaurav Aggarwal
Enjoyed it. Quite amazing. She seems to be saying something that wants me sit up, take notice and listen. Would love to see her brother too, if you shot him too and both of them together. You indeed are gifted. Gaurav On 10/29/05, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This was taken yesterday

Re: Help choosing a file needed.

2005-10-30 Thread derbyc
Quoting William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I got roped into buying a calender page for my kennel club. Here is what I have to offer. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/dawgpictures/IMGP9675.html http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/dawgpictures/IMGP9676.html

Re: PESO: Chimp with offspring

2005-10-30 Thread Gaurav Aggarwal
Great picture. Caught the right mood and composed just right. And choice of colors is best because colors actually would probably lost the focus on the mood, moment and expression. Thanks for sharing. Gaurav On 10/29/05, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The title says it all.

Re: PESO:Maynooth Train Station

2005-10-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
You're missing out on a lot of capability. 1) You first have to define what optimizing the color image means in the context of producing a grayscale rendering. An optimized rendering for color presentation is not necessarily the best way to prep for producing a grayscale rendering. 2)

Re: Help choosing a file needed.

2005-10-30 Thread Rob Studdert
On 31 Oct 2005 at 10:25, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I vote for 9677. Expressions on the faces are entertaining. I have them all up in front of me too, 9677 is the one that really shows the three connected. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL

RE: PESO 2 panos

2005-10-30 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Bob ... I looked at the small pic - big one's to large to DL on my little wind-up connection - and liked it quite a bit. It certainly appears to be a good, if not great, first attempt. Colors are great! Shel You meet the nicest people with a Pentax [Original Message] From: Bob

Re: PESO: Video Surveillance

2005-10-30 Thread P. J. Alling
I don't quite know what to make of this. It's got a nice tonal range, well focused, somewhat interesting composition, but, there's just something missing. frank theriault wrote: i thought it looked pretty cool when i took it. now i'm not so sure. still, here it is for your consideration:

Re: Help choosing a file needed.

2005-10-30 Thread Joseph Tainter
I vote for 9677. Expressions on the faces are entertaining. I have them all up in front of me too, 9677 is the one that really shows the three connected. -- Bill, I recommend the first one, 9675. I think that in 9677, the left Chihuahua looks frightened. Joe

RE: Help choosing a file needed.

2005-10-30 Thread Shel Belinkoff
9677 is the most interesting 9678 a close second. Got any pix of cats? Shel You meet the nicest people with a Pentax [Original Message] From: William Robb I got roped into buying a calender page for my kennel club. Here is what I have to offer.

With a fluttering heart...

2005-10-30 Thread Joseph Tainter
I placed my bid and just won an F* 600 F4: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSAA:US:11Item=7556939330 I never thought I'd own one. Wow. But my heart really is doing a pitter-patter at spending so much. Right now, fortuitously, I have the money, but still feel

Re: PESO: Video Surveillance

2005-10-30 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Looks like one of those pix that seemed like a good idea at the time ... ;-)) Shel You meet the nicest people with a Pentax frank theriault wrote: i thought it looked pretty cool when i took it. now i'm not so sure. still, here it is for your consideration:

Re: Help choosing a file needed.

2005-10-30 Thread P. J. Alling
They're all just so cute, (ya big softy)... William Robb wrote: I got roped into buying a calender page for my kennel club. Here is what I have to offer. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/dawgpictures/IMGP9675.html http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/dawgpictures/IMGP9676.html

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-30 Thread John Coyle
I can remember when I worked for Hawker Aircraft in 1957 that we had a very large machine room using NC controllers. I don't think the technology was all that new, maybe ten years or so? Engineers on the list will have a better idea. HTH John Coyle Brisbane, Australia - Original

Re: With a fluttering heart...

2005-10-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
I'm no expert on big glass prices, but I think this was a very good deal. Congratulations,. Paul On Oct 30, 2005, at 9:39 PM, Joseph Tainter wrote: I placed my bid and just won an F* 600 F4: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemssPageName=ADME:B: EOIBSAA:US:11Item=7556939330 I

Re: PESO -- Brand New Molly

2005-10-30 Thread Bob Sullivan
Scott, I love the picture of the two girls together. I have a similar one with my boys. #1 was so excited when #2 arrived that he just had to hold the baby. (Hard to do when #1 is only 2 years old.) I see your problem is similar and really enjoyed seeing them together. It brought back lots of

Re: With a fluttering heart...

2005-10-30 Thread Christian
- Original Message - From: Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] I placed my bid and just won an F* 600 F4: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSAA:US:11Item=7556939330 Joe, you rat bastard! If only I had $7k for the lens I want Okay, now I need

PESO - Guy Looking Down a Hole in the Sidewalk

2005-10-30 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Saw this as I was about to board the train for San Francisco Friday. It's one of those that seemed like a good idea to grab, but deep down you think it's a wasted shot. So, WTF, with digi I can do it without feeling guilt at having wasted a frame. Now I'm feeling guilty about posting it here

Re: Help choosing a file needed.

2005-10-30 Thread Bob Sullivan
Bill, 77 for the interaction between the three. Regards, Bob S. On 10/30/05, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: They're all just so cute, (ya big softy)... William Robb wrote: I got roped into buying a calender page for my kennel club. Here is what I have to offer.

Re: Help choosing a file needed.

2005-10-30 Thread Christian
- Original Message - Definitetly: http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/dawgpictures/IMGP9677.html

Re: Another firm believe shattered

2005-10-30 Thread Christian
for the record, if anyone is keeping track, my first D was replaced because the power-switch wouldn't stop the lens down when pushed to the DOF preview location. Christian

Re: With a fluttering heart...

2005-10-30 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist Subject: Re: With a fluttering heart... I'm no expert on big glass prices, but I think this was a very good deal. That's only 600 bucks more than I paid for my A600/5.6. I would say that was a very good deal indeed. Interestingly, over at

Re: With a fluttering heart...

2005-10-30 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Joseph Tainter Subject: With a fluttering heart... I placed my bid and just won an F* 600 F4: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSAA:US:11Item=7556939330 I never thought I'd own one. Wow. But my heart really is doing a

Re: With a fluttering heart...

2005-10-30 Thread P. J. Alling
And a small tracked vehicle to mount the whole assembly on for travel... Christian wrote: - Original Message - From: Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] I placed my bid and just won an F* 600 F4:

Re: With a fluttering heart...

2005-10-30 Thread Mat Maessen
Maybe just a little red wagon to pull your lens and tripod around in? -Mat On 10/30/05, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And a small tracked vehicle to mount the whole assembly on for travel... Christian wrote: Okay, now I need recommendations for a tripod and head for Big Bertha. The

Re: PESO:Maynooth Train Station

2005-10-30 Thread Shel Belinkoff
There seems to be something very wrong with the process as you've described it. Apart from anything else, when setting the lightness to minus 100, you'll get a black screen - no info. Care to double check the steps and the process? BTW, I agree with everything that Godfrey said ... Shel You

Re: PESO:Maynooth Train Station

2005-10-30 Thread P. J. Alling
Try it, it doesn't work the way you think it does. I posted this a while ago: http://www.mindspring.com/~webster26/PESO_--_beast.html I just did a conversion using the method I described... http://www.mindspring.com/~webster26/PESO_--_beastbw.html Possibly not the best candidate, but I did

Re: Help choosing a file needed.

2005-10-30 Thread Paul Sorenson
Another vote for 9677 -P William Robb wrote: I got roped into buying a calender page for my kennel club. Here is what I have to offer. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/dawgpictures/IMGP9675.html http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/dawgpictures/IMGP9676.html

Re: With a fluttering heart...

2005-10-30 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! I placed my bid and just won an F* 600 F4: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSAA:US:11Item=7556939330 I never thought I'd own one. Wow. But my heart really is doing a pitter-patter at spending so much. Right now, fortuitously, I have the money, but

Re: Help choosing a file needed.

2005-10-30 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! I got roped into buying a calender page for my kennel club. Here is what I have to offer. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/dawgpictures/IMGP9675.html http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/dawgpictures/IMGP9676.html

Re: PESO Silk purse or sows ear?

2005-10-30 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! My monitors are 1024X768 as well. What I do on a Mac is drag the pic straight from the web browser window and drop it onto the desktop. Then I double-click on that new icon on my desktop and it opens the pic in a simple picture-viewing utility application as large as the screen will allow,

Re: With a fluttering heart...

2005-10-30 Thread P. J. Alling
Focal length more than half a meter? More than two yards! Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! I placed my bid and just won an F* 600 F4: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSAA:US:11Item=7556939330 I never thought I'd own one. Wow. But my heart really is doing a

Re: With a fluttering heart...

2005-10-30 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: P. J. Alling Subject: Re: With a fluttering heart... Focal length more than half a meter? More than two yards! 600mm= 6/10 meter. Approximately 23.6 inches. William Robb

Re: PESO Silk purse or sows ear?

2005-10-30 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Boris Liberman Subject: Re: PESO Silk purse or sows ear? Hi! My monitors are 1024X768 as well. What I do on a Mac is drag the pic straight from the web browser window and drop it onto the desktop. Then I double-click on that new icon on my desktop and it

Re: With a fluttering heart...

2005-10-30 Thread P. J. Alling
Hey, I can dream can't I... William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling Subject: Re: With a fluttering heart... Focal length more than half a meter? More than two yards! 600mm= 6/10 meter. Approximately 23.6 inches. William Robb -- When you're worried or

RE: With a fluttering heart...

2005-10-30 Thread Gautam Sarup
Wow! I think all my Pentax lenses could probably fit inside this one and weigh less. Have fun, Gautam -Original Message- From: Joseph Tainter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 6:39 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: With a fluttering heart... I

Re: PESO:Maynooth Train Station

2005-10-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
1. Create a new adjustment layer Hue/Saturation 2a. Set Hue to -180 2b. Set Saturation to +100 2c. Set Lightness to -100 3. Change Mode to Lab Color, (if asked, yes do discard the layer). 4. In channels delete layer a. 5 Convert to gray scale. Adjust curves or brightness/contrast for fine

Re: PESO: Video Surveillance

2005-10-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Yeah, like your guy looking down a hole .. .right Shel? ;-) Seriously, it's a technically excellent shot but it has little real content or weight to it. Godfrey On Oct 30, 2005, at 6:40 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Looks like one of those pix that seemed like a good idea at the time ...

RE: PESO Silk purse or sows ear?

2005-10-30 Thread Trevor Bailey
G'day Rob. Mate, I like it...2 thumbs up. Hooroo. Regards, Trevor. Grafton -Original Message- From: Rob Studdert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, 30 October 2005 11:25 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: PESO Silk purse or sows ear? Another pic from my trip. Bad bad Rob, I

PESO - The Simple Joys

2005-10-30 Thread Bruce Dayton
Stood on the beach in Monterey this morning with my daughter. This dog was having the best time chasing away all the sea birds. Pentax *istD, A 70-210/4, handheld ISO 200, 1/1000 sec @ f/8.0 Converted from raw using Capture One LE http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_2424.htm Comments welcome

Re: PESO - Urban Tiger (Experiment)

2005-10-30 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Boris, Not quite sure what the experiment is. I'm generally not as interested in animal shots in a zoo, where the animal is obviously 'in the zoo.' Brutally, doesn't really do much for me. -- Bruce Sunday, October 30, 2005, 9:57:00 AM, you wrote: BL Hi! BL I am also experimenting...

RE With a fluttering heart...

2005-10-30 Thread Jens Bladt
Wow! That's a huge lens. Congratulations. I can understand your concern. I certainly never spent this much at once, on photographic equipment. I guess I never will. Not that I don't WANT to, but... I do use a 510mm set-up sometimes. A 300mm and a 1.7 adapter. But the 600mm delivers a much brighter

RE: PESO - The Simple Joys

2005-10-30 Thread Trevor Bailey
G'day Bruce. Really like the drops of water in the air. It implies to the viewer the force with which the dog has entered the water. i.e.: To raise the water drops that high. My 0.02c worth. Hooroo. Regards, Trevor. Grafton. Australia -Original Message- From: Bruce Dayton

Re: PESO: Video Surveillance

2005-10-30 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Exactly - actually, Frank's pic provided the impetus for posting the guy-looking-down-the-hole pic. ;-)) Shel You meet the nicest people with a Pentax [Original Message] From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Yeah, like your guy looking down a hole .. .right Shel? ;-) Seriously, it's a technically

Re: Another firm believe shattered

2005-10-30 Thread graywolf
Retractable Thu-the-lens-metered Flash. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Shel Belinkoff wrote: What's RTF? Shel You meet the nicest people with a Pentax [Original Message] From: Rob Studdert As for the

Re: Nirvana!

2005-10-30 Thread graywolf
Of course, Mark. Pentax has finallly taken Herb's advice and gone out of business. Wal-Mart bought up the remaining cameras and is having a close-out sale on them. signed, Gloom and doom. a smilely here for those who can not recognize humor unless it is spelled out in detail like this

Re: Help choosing a file needed.

2005-10-30 Thread Cotty
On 30/10/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: I got roped into buying a calender page for my kennel club. Here is what I have to offer. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/dawgpictures/IMGP9675.html http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/dawgpictures/IMGP9676.html

Re: OT Is this a hardware or software problem

2005-10-30 Thread graywolf
Nero works fine... With Windows. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi group I'll be talking to the service guy who upgraded my PC Monday, but i thought i'd run this by to see if i can get a start

Re: PESO:Maynooth Train Station

2005-10-30 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi, I tried it again. Looks to me that you get the same results eliminating the Hue/Sat manipulation and just converting to Lab color and working with the luminosity or lightness channel. It's an OK technique for some conversions, but there are many other BW conversions that offer far greater

Cable release

2005-10-30 Thread Don Williams
More advice needed. I saw, somewhere, mention of a cable release (switch) for the *ist D. I need to make one can someone please let me know what I need? Does one modify a Canon cable? Don -- Dr E D F Williams ___ http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams See

Re: Another firm belief shattered

2005-10-30 Thread Don Williams
I tried to fix the spelling mistake, but too many copies had been mailed out by the time I did. And it's not quite right anyway because the camera is faulty. Belief. D graywolf wrote: Retractable Thu-the-lens-metered Flash. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof

Re: PESO:Maynooth Train Station

2005-10-30 Thread Cotty
On 30/10/05, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: 2c. Set Lightness to -100 I thought the lightness was set to 000 ? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-30 Thread graywolf
Well, they were correct grin. With this damn PS Digital camera I am trying to use I have to spend minutes trying to figure out how to tell the damn camera to do something I know how to do almost without thinking with a purely manual camera. With a manual camera it takes me about 10 minutes to

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