Re: OT Survey - Computer Desk-top Size

2005-10-31 Thread Peter Lacus
I'm running a colour calibrated screen that has a 20" diagonal viewing area and my desk-top is set to display 1600 x 1200 pixels or 102 lines per inch. So what about everyone else? 17' LCD: 1280x1024 at home (Samsung 173P connected via DVI to Mac Mini) 12' LCD: 1024x768 at work (Toshiba Porteg

Re: OT Survey - Computer Desk-top Size

2005-10-31 Thread Don Williams
Samsung 959NF at 1152 x 864 goes to 2048 x 1536 set up with Adobe. Don -- Dr E D F Williams ___ http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams See feature: The Cement Company from Hell Updated: Photomicro Link -- 18 05 2005

Re: OAMPS extended warranty and Phototechnical repairs in Brisbane

2005-10-31 Thread Lucas Rijnders
Op Tue, 01 Nov 2005 06:34:41 +0100 schreef Leon Altoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Hello everyone, I am currently upset with the service I have received the OAMPS extended warranty people and their repairer of choice Phototechnical in Brisbane (Australia). I have just sent off the email below

GESO: A Day Around Union Square

2005-10-31 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Gallery Every So Often ... This is a small set of photos from last Friday's visit to San Francisco with Shel. http://homepage.mac.com/godders/GESO-foray01/ I'm trying out using a slightly larger image size in this gallery as well as a very basic, simple page layout. Let me know what you t

Re: With a fluttering heart...

2005-10-31 Thread Cotty
On 31/10/05, Joseph Tainter, discombobulated, unleashed: >Cotty wrote: > >Joe, I've been waiting a *long* time to say this. > >Can I get *your* autograph? > >Cheers, > Cotty > >-- > >I suppose owning this lens may be my greatest claim to fame. Of course, >Cotty. We'll do it when you buy

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-31 Thread Cotty
On 31/10/05, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: >that's right. cotty spent his formative years in california... Far out. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: OT Survey - Computer Desk-top Size

2005-10-31 Thread David Mann
On Nov 1, 2005, at 2:47 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: I'm running a colour calibrated screen that has a 20" diagonal viewing area and my desk-top is set to display 1600 x 1200 pixels or 102 lines per inch. So what about everyone else? There's a pic of mine here: http://vis.eng.uci.edu/cg/proje

RE: PESO: Chimp with offspring

2005-10-31 Thread Jens Bladt
I can't seem to find the earlier postings o f this thread. Nevertheless, one thing is true. Pauls picture is brilliant. It's amazing that some people can earn 200 USD/hour (5-6 times more than I get) by working with Photoshop. Well, we all know, that it's almost an artform - actually much more com

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-31 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Sorry to break into this lamentation regards the complication of new- fangled cameras, but graywolf is talking about an Olympus C5050: a camera with perhaps the second worst control setup I've ever seen on any camera. Features are not the issue... crappy user interface and poor documentati

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-31 Thread graywolf
I think they are supposed to make non-photographers think they are getting a lot of camera for their money. I wouldn't mind so much if they made a model for photographers too. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Shel Bel

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-31 Thread graywolf
Well, first that should have been "needed", I was in business in the 1980's. Decent 8x10 standard crop machine prints is what I was talking about. I always figured that for that kind of work in camea cropping (proper framing) is the photographers responsibility. All I wanted was proper density

RE: PESO - Sharing a moment

2005-10-31 Thread Shel Belinkoff
it's a nice little snap - a tighter crop might improve it somewhat. Shel "You meet the nicest people with a Pentax" > [Original Message] > From: Paul Stenquist > Yesterday afternoon at a farm in Metamora, Michigan: > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3841051

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-31 Thread graywolf
You make my point well. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- George Sinos wrote: On 10/31/05, graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on the complexity of digital point and shoots cameras and the less than useful, extremely la

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-31 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Aren't all the functions and modes and features supposed to make cameras easier to use? Perhaps i don't understand the purpose of all these FFM's. Shel "You meet the nicest people with a Pentax" > [Original Message] > From: George Sinos > I've been helping people use their cameras since the

OAMPS extended warranty and Phototechnical repairs in Brisbane

2005-10-31 Thread Leon Altoff
Hello everyone, I am currently upset with the service I have received the OAMPS extended warranty people and their repairer of choice Phototechnical in Brisbane (Australia). I have just sent off the email below to the companies concerned but would appreciate comments about either of these co

Re: OT Survey - Computer Desk-top Size

2005-10-31 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! I'm running a colour calibrated screen that has a 20" diagonal viewing area and my desk-top is set to display 1600 x 1200 pixels or 102 lines per inch. So what about everyone else? 17" (CRT), 1152x864. Boris

Re: With a fluttering heart...

2005-10-31 Thread John Francis
On Mon, Oct 31, 2005 at 08:11:07PM -0700, Joseph Tainter wrote: > I say we start a Club600. > > William Robb > > -- > > Of course! > > Joe I'm in ...

Re: PESO - Sharing a moment

2005-10-31 Thread Bruce Dayton
Very nice, Paul! A nice touch of softness on grandmother and such a sweet moment. -- Bruce Monday, October 31, 2005, 6:57:26 PM, you wrote: PS> Yesterday afternoon at a farm in Metamora, Michigan: PS> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3841051

Re: PAW: Stilted Building

2005-10-31 Thread Bruce Dayton
I rather like this one as an abstract. Many lines and patterns to catch one's eye. Pretty cool! -- Bruce Monday, October 31, 2005, 6:19:22 PM, you wrote: ft> the addition to the ontario college of arts and design, perched atop ft> "stilts" over the old brutalist 1950's structure is one of to

Re: PESO: Chimp with offspring

2005-10-31 Thread Paul Stenquist
Nevertheless, I found her opinion of some of these elaborate "recipes" interesting. I don't necessarily agree in full, but I'm amused. I do find it fascinating to watch her work. She uses keystroke commands almost exclusively and works so fast you'd swear she's typing a letter. But on the scree

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-31 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "George Sinos" Subject: Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side A relatively recent model had over 24 "special scene" modes. I'm not sure how that could really be helpful, but I'm sure it looked great in an advertisement. In the late 80s, one of the Canon

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-31 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "graywolf" Subject: Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side What I actually need and could not consistantly get were decent over-night develop-and-print 8x10's from 120 for about $2 each. I kind of think that is what most photographers who worked for retai

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-31 Thread frank theriault
On 10/31/05, graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oi, right... I forgot English is not your native language. that's right. cotty spent his formative years in california... -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: OT: William Notman Documentary on TVO

2005-10-31 Thread frank theriault
On 10/31/05, Fred Widall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For those of you in Canada and the US who can receive TVO broadcasts > you might want to catch "Notman's Canada", an interesting documentary > on the work of nineteenth century Canadian photographer William > Notman. It was on this evening and i

Re: With a fluttering heart...

2005-10-31 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "David S." Subject: Re: With a fluttering heart... I got the Wimberly head as soon as I got the 600. Unfortunately you can not go to your local camera store and compare different models of this type of head, but information that I could find on the web

Re: PESO - Sharing a moment

2005-10-31 Thread frank theriault
On 10/31/05, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yesterday afternoon at a farm in Metamora, Michigan: > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3841051 > a beautiful family moment, paul, sure to be treasured through the years. -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Ca

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-31 Thread George Sinos
On 10/31/05, graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on the complexity of digital point and shoots cameras and the less than useful, extremely large manuals. Graywolf I've mentioned before that I teach a "how to use your new digital camera" class at the local community college. The requirements are t

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-31 Thread graywolf
Oi, right... I forgot English is not your native language. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Cotty wrote: On 31/10/05, graywolf, discombobulated, unleashed: I would like to point out that it is the Pentax Discuss

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-31 Thread graywolf
Well, back in the early 80's I was paying $25 (that particular printer was worth it) for 8x10's for my portfolio. You can hardly say I wasn't willing to pay for what I needed. Of course you would have a hell of a hard time getting customers to pay that for the prints they ordered, so I could no

Re: With a fluttering heart...

2005-10-31 Thread Joseph Tainter
I say we start a Club600. William Robb -- Of course! Joe

Re: With a fluttering heart...

2005-10-31 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Joseph Tainter" Subject: Re: With a fluttering heart... I suppose owning this lens may be my greatest claim to fame. Of course, Cotty. We'll do it when you buy me that pint of bitter and plate of bangers and mash. I say we start a Club600. William

Re: PESO: Chimp with offspring

2005-10-31 Thread Adam Maas
Paul, There's a notable difference between citing her workflow and quoting her opinion that the other options as "That's all a lot of bullshit for people with too much time on their hands.". Her workflow may work for her, but her descriptions of the other options is flagrantly wrong, and your

Re: OT Survey - Computer Desk-top Size

2005-10-31 Thread graywolf
Well, I guess I am pretty close, considering I have not calibrated this thing in a couple of months. Some very faint color in the dark set. So I am close to but not exactly at 2.2. BTW, Martin Fielding, the author of Adobe Photoshop PS2 for Photographers, says that the only reason Apple uses 1

PESO - Sharing a moment

2005-10-31 Thread Paul Stenquist
Yesterday afternoon at a farm in Metamora, Michigan: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3841051

Re: PESO: Chimp with offspring

2005-10-31 Thread Paul Stenquist
I'm not tryng to score debating points Adam. Merely citing an example of how one very good retoucher works. She can alter the color response very effectively by changing the color before conversion. She can also do it by masking individual areas -- a sky for example -- and altering the tonality

Re: With a fluttering heart...

2005-10-31 Thread Joseph Tainter
Cotty wrote: Joe, I've been waiting a *long* time to say this. Can I get *your* autograph? Cheers, Cotty -- I suppose owning this lens may be my greatest claim to fame. Of course, Cotty. We'll do it when you buy me that pint of bitter and plate of bangers and mash. -- F

Re: With a fluttering heart...

2005-10-31 Thread David S.
Joseph Tainter wrote: I placed my bid and just won an F* 600 F4: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSAA:US:11&Item=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

Re: OT Survey - Computer Desk-top Size

2005-10-31 Thread graywolf
More than I needed to know . For you survey: 19 inch (18 viewable) Hitachi 751 CRT (maybe 5 years old, bought used) SIS 305 16mb Video Card 1280x1024 at 85hz (normally because some of my software has trouble with higer resolutions) 1600x1200 at 75hz (when I want more detail) graywolf http://ww

Re: With a fluttering heart...

2005-10-31 Thread Joseph Tainter
Ken Waller wrote: Enjoy! Kenneth Waller -- Ken, I have sent you some questions about the lens, but your spam-killer put my message into a Twilight Zone file. Can you fish it out? Thanks, Joe

Re: OT Survey - Computer Desk-top Size

2005-10-31 Thread Rob Studdert
On 31 Oct 2005 at 21:18, Dave Kennedy wrote: > Cheap 17inch 1078x768. Uncalibrated. > > so... is someone tallying these up? Yep, I'll give it a few days, compile the info then post a table. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://membe

Re: OT Survey - Computer Desk-top Size

2005-10-31 Thread Herb Chong
same monitor as Rob running at 2048x1536. Herb... - Original Message - From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 8:47 AM Subject: OT Survey - Computer Desk-top Size I'm running a colour calibrated screen that has a 20" diagonal viewing area and my

Re: OT Survey - Computer Desk-top Size

2005-10-31 Thread Peter McIntosh
--- Rob Studdert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The best visual gamma test I've seen provides gamma test patches at three > grey points, if these look good on screen then your screen cal is right in the > ballpark. My system is calibrated for G2.2, when I open up the 2.2 patch set > they all lo

PAW: Stilted Building

2005-10-31 Thread frank theriault
the addition to the ontario college of arts and design, perched atop "stilts" over the old brutalist 1950's structure is one of toronto's most interesting and controversial buildings: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3842931 comments always appreciated. thanks, frank -- "Sharpness is

Re: OT Survey - Computer Desk-top Size

2005-10-31 Thread Dave Kennedy
Cheap 17inch 1078x768. Uncalibrated. so... is someone tallying these up? dk On 10/31/05, Rob Studdert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I guess it's about time for another PDML survey, it's been about three months > since the last one. > > So given the prevalence of panos in PAW/PESO of late and the

Re: With a fluttering heart...

2005-10-31 Thread Dave Kennedy
droool. Congrats! I'm sure you will enjoy it. dk On 10/30/05, Joseph Tainter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I placed my bid and just won an F* 600 F4: > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSAA:US:11&Item=7556939330 > > I never thought I'd own one. Wow. But

Re: PESO: Chimp with offspring

2005-10-31 Thread Adam Maas
Paul, That's an argument to authority. And incorrect. I'm sure she's quite competent, but in this case, she's also wrong. This is the sort of argument that I see very often among computer consultants. Simply put, her method simply can't deal with an image that would require filtration with B

Re: PESO: Chimp with offspring

2005-10-31 Thread Paul Stenquist
Once the conversion is made, the grayscale tones can be varied quite easily with curves. Before the conversion is made, changing the color version alters the grayscale results. In truth, she does most of the work after conversion and makes extensive use of masks and adjustment layers. She frequ

Re: PESO Incidental panos #3

2005-10-31 Thread Bob Sullivan
Yes, I've seen it before in the printing industry. Catalogue pictures of apparel with fine regular patterns are trouble. By the time it gets to a lithography plate, the moire patterns can be big trouble. The contrast of the pano at full size and reduced to screen size is a great illustration of the

OT: William Notman Documentary on TVO

2005-10-31 Thread Fred Widall
For those of you in Canada and the US who can receive TVO broadcasts you might want to catch "Notman's Canada", an interesting documentary on the work of nineteenth century Canadian photographer William Notman. It was on this evening and is to be repeated on Saturday, November 5th at 5PM. I was no

Re: PESO Incidental panos #3

2005-10-31 Thread Rob Studdert
On 31 Oct 2005 at 17:53, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Rob, > Did somebody already comment on the lines on the buildings? > Modern skyscrapers are often a problem to photograph for digital or the web > because of the repeated lines of window mullions. They make moire patterns on > the screen that were ne

Re: Help choosing a file needed.

2005-10-31 Thread William Robb
Thanks to all who commented, it looks like #9677 is the chosen one. William Robb

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-31 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "graywolf" Subject: Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side But you know all this, I believe you were one of those lab owners they put out of business. I was the owner operator of a custom lab for a number of years, but eventually, I got tired of the 18

Re: OT Survey - Computer Desk-top Size

2005-10-31 Thread Rob Studdert
On 31 Oct 2005 at 9:28, Mat Maessen wrote: > Just about the same as yours. Nominally 21" CRT, running at 1600x1200. > I think I've got the gamma just about right on it, though the colors > are probably off quite a bit. The best visual gamma test I've seen provides gamma test patches at three grey

Re: PESO: Chimp with offspring

2005-10-31 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Photoshop greyscale conversion provides an arbitrary translation of a color scene. It uses the same percentages (approx 30% red, 59% green, 11% blue - I've seen somewhat different figures, but they're all about the same) regardless of the image and the colors it contains. A big drawback to using

Re: PESO - The Getaway

2005-10-31 Thread Shel Belinkoff
My first thought when viewing the pic was of Groucho ... Shel "You meet the nicest people with a Pentax" > [Original Message] > From: David Savage > I've got no Idea why, but I keep hearing Groucho Marx when I view this picture. > > Nicely captured.

Re: OT Survey - Computer Desk-top Size

2005-10-31 Thread Rob Studdert
On 31 Oct 2005 at 10:25, graywolf wrote: > Interesting. My 19 inch CRT runs 112 pixels per inch (measured with a > ruler) at 1600x1200. Are you using a CRT or LED monitor? 22" CRT, it will actually display an incoming signal of up to 2048 x 1536 @ 86 Hz. However (and here's the tricky bit) sinc

Re: PESO Incidental panos #3

2005-10-31 Thread Bob Sullivan
Rob, Did somebody already comment on the lines on the buildings? Modern skyscrapers are often a problem to photograph for digital or the web because of the repeated lines of window mullions. They make moire patterns on the screen that were never there. You've done a nice job of avoiding these in

Re: PESO Incidental panos #3

2005-10-31 Thread Brian Walters
Rob That's really impressive. I've been away from the list for a while and didn't see the earlier panos, but I'm going to have to give that software a try. Cheers, Brian + Brian Walters Western Sydney, Australia Quoting Rob Studdert <[EMAIL PROTEC

RE: OT Survey - Computer Desk-top Size

2005-10-31 Thread Jens Bladt
I use a normal 17" calibrated (EyeOne) screen, se to 1024x768 pixel. Regards Jens Bladt Arkitekt MAA http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Rob Studdert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 31. oktober 2005 14:47 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: OT Survey - Computer Desk-

Re: OT Survey - Computer Desk-top Size

2005-10-31 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Christian wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: "Kenneth Waller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Glad you're attempting this. I just wonder how many will comply with the > > resultant outcome. > > Really no need for more than 800 X 800 @ 72 with moderate jpeg > > compression, yielding a file

Re: OT Survey - Computer Desk-top Size

2005-10-31 Thread Rob Studdert
On 31 Oct 2005 at 16:36, Kenneth Waller wrote: > Glad you're attempting this. I just wonder how many will comply with the > resultant outcome. > Really no need for more than 800 X 800 @ 72 with moderate jpeg compression, > yielding a file of no more than 75 to 150 kb It's an interesting concept,

Re: PESO Incidental panos #3

2005-10-31 Thread David Savage
...and I just realised that it's 5 times bigger than the boat I've been working on for the last year. And it looks huge. Dave On 11/1/05, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That's a damn big boat. > > Dave

Re: Just Curious About Converting PEF to DNG

2005-10-31 Thread P. J. Alling
DNG files use some sort of loss less compression. No real data should be lost. Shel Belinkoff wrote: When converting PEF files to DNG, the converted file is roughly 50% of the original. That suggests that some, perhaps a lot, of information in the original file is discarded. What's lost?

Re: PESO - The Getaway

2005-10-31 Thread David Savage
I've got no Idea why, but I keep hearing Groucho Marx when I view this picture. Nicely captured. Dave On 11/1/05, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I watched this guy walking up and down on some clumps of kelp. I took > a few shots of him perched up on them. Then suddenly he grabbed a

Re: Cable release

2005-10-31 Thread skye
On 10/31/05, Alexandru-Cristian Sarbu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Anyway I don't know why someone would want to use a TV remote. > > -- > Best regards, > Alex Sarbu > I was being a cheapskate. My choice was putting more money down or using what I had, and, I couldn't watch TV and use the camera

Re: PESO Incidental panos #3

2005-10-31 Thread David Savage
That's a damn big boat. Dave On 11/1/05, Rob Studdert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Another quick and dirty pano made with 3 images captured using my *ist D, all > hand held. Again these images weren't shot with the > intention of stitching though I'm glad I shot them as I did in this case. The

RE: PESO Incidental panos #3

2005-10-31 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Nice ... you should do publicity shots for the cruise line ... that's a pretty big boat Shel "You meet the nicest people with a Pentax" > [Original Message] > From: Rob Studdert > Another quick and dirty pano made with 3 images captured > using my *ist D, all hand held. Again these images

Re: PESO: Chimp with offspring

2005-10-31 Thread Paul Stenquist
Yes. It's certainly a good starting point in most cases. Not all, but most. On Oct 31, 2005, at 6:57 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: On 31 Oct 2005 at 17:50, Paul Stenquist wrote: PhotoShop grayscale conversion provides an accurate translation of a given color scene. It's quite close to what the valu

Re: PESO Silk purse or sows ear?

2005-10-31 Thread Ann Sanfedele
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 are 1024X768 as well. What I do on a Mac is drag the pic > straight from the web browser window

Re: PESO: Chimp with offspring

2005-10-31 Thread Rob Studdert
On 31 Oct 2005 at 17:50, Paul Stenquist wrote: > PhotoShop grayscale conversion provides an accurate translation of a > given color scene. It's quite close to what the values would have been > if shot without filtration. IOW as if shot was made on a theoretically perfect B&W film? Rob Studder

Re: GESO: Mother and Daughter

2005-10-31 Thread frank theriault
On 10/30/05, Jens Bladt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have now changed the contrast (suggested by Rob) by using the > shadow/highlight tool in CS: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/sets/1244553/ nice enough shots, but if i may be so bold, one shot would have sufficed. seems to be a lot of re

Re: PESO - Snapshot of Naisha

2005-10-31 Thread David Savage
Nice story, that complements this excellent shot very well. Dave On 10/30/05, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This was taken yesterday on the bus to San Francisco. It was so nice to be > able to relate to and photograph these kids (Naisha and her brother) > without being concerned ab

PESO Incidental panos #3

2005-10-31 Thread Rob Studdert
Another quick and dirty pano made with 3 images captured using my *ist D, all hand held. Again these images weren't shot with the intention of stitching though I'm glad I shot them as I did in this case. The location Sydney Harbour, I'm on the Opera House promenade looking toward Circular Quay.

Re: PESO: Chimp with offspring

2005-10-31 Thread Paul Stenquist
No, you're incorrect. My retoucher friend knows exactly what she's talking about. She does fantastic work and is in great demand among pro shooters at about $200 an hour. Sometimes she will go back and alter the color image to change the conversion , but she's more likely to tinker with it afte

Re: PESO - Guy Looking Down a Hole in the Sidewalk

2005-10-31 Thread David Savage
It's one of them ostrich people. Fun shot that made me LOL. Dave On 10/31/05, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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.

Re: PESO: Ripples old, foliage new.

2005-10-31 Thread frank theriault
On 10/28/05, Cory Papenfuss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Southwest Virginia appalachia at sunset. Took a quick flight in > my plane this week at sunset to try to capture some color. Haven't had > time to try to get any better adjustments out of it, but figured I'd share > anyway. > > http

Re: OT Survey - Computer Desk-top Size

2005-10-31 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Dell pentium III with a Trinitron 15" diagonal monitor with res at 1024 x 768 (aside to Rob - but then _you_ knew that :) ) annsan Rob Studdert wrote: > > I guess it's about time for another PDML survey, it's been about three months > since the last one. > > So given the prevalence of panos

Re: PESO Silk purse or sows ear?

2005-10-31 Thread David Savage
After seeing what you had to work with I'm impressed. Nice shot. Dave On 11/1/05, Rob Studdert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 31 Oct 2005 at 13:47, Gaurav Aggarwal wrote: > > > Great picture. Loved it. I would like to see the picture in color also just > > to > > understand what you discuss he

Re: PESO: The Devil's Secretary

2005-10-31 Thread frank theriault
On 10/29/05, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Reservations are now being accepted. DA 16-45 on *istD, ISO 1600, f8 @ > 1/15th, 45mm. Just a snapshot, but it shows that when shooting RAW and > setting the color temp in post, one can achieve a relatively pleasing > hue even when the subjec

Re: PESO: Video Surveillance

2005-10-31 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Mark Roberts wrote: > > Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >knarf, I'm not sure it looks cool but to me it is ironic, as if the stone > >walls need surveillance. > >Could fit in a collection of photos of ironies. > > Yeah, I was trying to think of whose style this shot reminded me of

Re: PESO - Snapshot of Naisha

2005-10-31 Thread frank theriault
On 10/29/05, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This was taken yesterday on the bus to San Francisco. It was so nice to be > able to relate to and photograph these kids (Naisha and her brother) > without being concerned about cops, being labeled as a pervert or > pedophile. The kids' mom

Re: OT Survey - Computer Desk-top Size

2005-10-31 Thread Christian
- Original Message - From: "Kenneth Waller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Glad you're attempting this. I just wonder how many will comply with the resultant outcome. Really no need for more than 800 X 800 @ 72 with moderate jpeg compression, yielding a file of no more than 75 to 150 kb That'

Re: PESO 2 panos

2005-10-31 Thread David Savage
Autostitch. Found here: http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~mbrown/autostitch/autostitch.html Dave On 11/1/05, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Bob ... > > What program is that? > > Shel > "You meet the nicest people with a Pentax" > > > > [Original Message] > > Wrom: ZCMHVIBGDADR > > > Give the

Re: PESO - The Getaway

2005-10-31 Thread frank theriault
On 10/31/05, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I watched this guy walking up and down on some clumps of kelp. I took > a few shots of him perched up on them. Then suddenly he grabbed a > beak full and took off. > > Pentax *istD, A 70-210/4, handheld > ISO 400, 1/3000 sec @ f/4.5 > Convert

Re: PESO: Chimp with offspring

2005-10-31 Thread Paul Stenquist
And it will be our little secret, because the subject line is about a chimp :-). Paul On Oct 31, 2005, at 4:44 PM, Cotty wrote: On 31/10/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: Thanks to all who commented. By the way, this BW conversion was done the fast and easy way: A simple mod

Re: PESO - Snapshot of Naisha

2005-10-31 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Thanks for looking and for your comments Boris. I'm unsure as to what makes this snap "honest" especially compared to other photos. It sounds nice, though ;-)) Shel "You meet the nicest people with a Pentax" > [Original Message] > From: Boris Liberman > > http://home.earthlink.net/~shel-pi

Re: PESO 2 panos

2005-10-31 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Bob ... What program is that? Shel "You meet the nicest people with a Pentax" > [Original Message] > From: Bob Sullivan > Give the program a try. It took me about 1/2 hour to figure out how > to use it and get the first picture. In another 15 minutes of > experimentation, I had the 2nd

Re: PESO - Guy Looking Down a Hole in the Sidewalk

2005-10-31 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi ... perhaps cropping would constrict the photo too much. Where would you crop it? The tool is a wire cutter ;-)) Shel "You meet the nicest people with a Pentax" > [Original Message] > From: Boros Attila > http://home.earthlink.net/~shel-pix/workman.html > > Maybe cropping the upper part

Re: PESO - Snapshot of Naisha

2005-10-31 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Thanks so much. I don't know how "gifted" I am - I just keep snapping the shutter and hope that something good will come of it. Shel "You meet the nicest people with a Pentax" > [Original Message] > From: Gaurav Aggarwal > Enjoyed it. Quite amazing. She seems to be saying something that wan

Re: PESO: Alle barna

2005-10-31 Thread frank theriault
On 10/30/05, Toralf Lund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I thought I might post a proper picture now: > > http://www.toralf.net/bilde.php?navn=children > > Not necessarily among the best I've taken, but since we were discussing > picture-taking in the public, and using children as subjects in > partic

Re: PESO: Chimp with offspring

2005-10-31 Thread Mark Roberts
Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On 31/10/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: > >>Thanks to all who commented. By the way, this BW conversion was done the >>fast and easy way: A simple mode change to grayscale followed by >>adjustment of the tonal range in curves. In that this simp

RE: OT Survey - Computer Desk-top Size

2005-10-31 Thread Bob W
15", 1600 x 1200, calibrated (but not for a while) -- Cheers, Bob > -Original Message- > From: Rob Studdert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 31 October 2005 13:47 > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: OT Survey - Computer Desk-top Size > > I guess it's about time for another PDML

Re: PESO Silk purse or sows ear?

2005-10-31 Thread Rob Studdert
On 31 Oct 2005 at 13:47, Gaurav Aggarwal wrote: > Great picture. Loved it. I would like to see the picture in color also just to > understand what you discuss here, if possible. It looks just great in B&W > though. No problems with size since I use a 1600x1200 monitor. Where were you > standing wh

Re: PESO Incidental panos #2

2005-10-31 Thread frank theriault
On 10/29/05, Rob Studdert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Another quick and dirty pano using 3 disparate files captured using my > old Oly E-10 from a few years back. Again these images weren't shot with the > intention of stitching, I didn't trim this one so that the original but > contorted frames

Re: With a fluttering heart...

2005-10-31 Thread frank theriault
On 10/30/05, Joseph Tainter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I placed my bid and just won an F* 600 F4: > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSAA:US:11&Item=7556939330 > > I never thought I'd own one. Wow. But my heart really is doing a > pitter-patter at spending so m

Re: PESO - Guy Looking Down a Hole in the Sidewalk

2005-10-31 Thread Shel Belinkoff
koib to us new yawkas Shel "You meet the nicest people with a Pentax" > [Original Message] > From: frank theriault > the orange pipes and red curb > (kerb to our english friends) are > strong compositional elements.

Re: PESO - Guy Looking Down a Hole in the Sidewalk

2005-10-31 Thread frank theriault
On 10/31/05, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Pancho, > > The color version suits me better as well. A lot of the tones are pretty > similar when converted to B&W, plus, as you say, the pic is mostly grey > anyway. Glad you found the pic to your liking. the more i look at it, the m

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-31 Thread frank theriault
On 10/31/05, graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You may find you get amazing results from physical therapy, I did. > Earlier this year I was dealing with a pinched nerve in my neck. Pain in > my shoulder and arm caused pretty much the same problems with sleeping, > exhaustion, and the side effec

Re: PESO - The Getaway

2005-10-31 Thread John Forbes
I wish you'd listen to what you're told, Bruce. You can't take good bird pictures with Pentax kit. :-) Nonetheless, you've done it. Very nice. John On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 20:01:25 -, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Nicely timed, Bruce. Maybe he's heading back to Japan to make sushi

Re: OT Survey - Computer Desk-top Size

2005-10-31 Thread Jostein
Same measures here. Jostein - Original Message - From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 2:47 PM Subject: OT Survey - Computer Desk-top Size I guess it's about time for another PDML survey, it's been about three months since the last one. So giv

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