PESO - Cathy at the AW

2006-04-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Cathy, Reuben, Rick, and I took a drive up to Petaluma one fine September afternoon, and, having a slight case of the munchies, stopped at an AW for a little snack. The old Spotmatic was handy, and this was one of the snaps that resulted that afternoon. Actually, I decided to try the new Spot

Re: unsubscribe

2006-04-20 Thread Don Williams
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Aaron Reynolds Subject: Re: unsubscribe On Apr 19, 2006, at 8:57 PM, Wheatfield Willie wrote: I think it was Kirkland Ramsey III Nope -- it was definitely a good guy being a smartass. That lets me off the hook. William Robb

Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-20 Thread Don Williams
Mishka wrote: US is seriously begind the developed world as far as broadband goes. Lousy and expensive. I am paying ~$50 for Cablevision (after $20 for 6 month initial period). When I discuss this with my friends in Toronto, I almost start hating them... best, mishka On 4/20/06, William Robb

Re: PESO - Cathy at the AW

2006-04-20 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Shel, I rather like the placement of just about everything except for that napkin dispenser right next to her face. Since you are doing digital work, I think I'd clone it out or move it down the shelf some. -- Best regards, Bruce Wednesday, April 19, 2006, 11:26:16 PM, you wrote: SB

Re: PESO: The Ice Cream Man Cometh

2006-04-20 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Paul, Aside from the bike helmet on the boy, it is almost a timeless shot for me. I'd be tempted to try it in BW. Overall, the framing is good - nice work! -- Bruce Wednesday, April 19, 2006, 7:32:28 PM, you wrote: PS The ice cream man came at magic hour. He stopped two doors down. I

Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/4/06, Mishka, discombobulated, unleashed: 1Gb is probably an exaggeration. Unless you have a direct link to the backbone, which I doubt. Oops, brain fart. 1 Mb that should read. Thanks. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: PESO: The Ice Cream Man Cometh

2006-04-20 Thread mike wilson
From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/04/20 Thu AM 02:32:28 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: PESO: The Ice Cream Man Cometh The ice cream man came at magic hour. He stopped two doors down. I was working in the garden. I ran upstairs, spun the DA 50-200 onto a D and

Re: unsubscribe

2006-04-20 Thread Cotty
On 19/4/06, Fiona Howarth, discombobulated, unleashed: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A woman with an email address like that? Don't let her escape! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-20 Thread mike wilson
From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/04/20 Thu AM 04:55:29 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: High Speed Internet Access - Original Message - From: Charles Robinson Subject: Re: High Speed Internet Access On Apr 19, 2006, at 17:27, Paul Stenquist

Re: Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-20 Thread mike wilson
From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/04/20 Thu AM 05:16:49 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: High Speed Internet Access - Original Message - From: Mishka Subject: Re: High Speed Internet Access US is seriously begind the developed world as far as

RE: PESO: The Ice Cream Man Cometh

2006-04-20 Thread Bob W
But I love the light and the moment. I can still hear the bells playing the ice-cream truck song. You know that one. It goes something link ding, ding, ding, dong, dong. Hum along now. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4357521size=lg Nice light. The Harry Lime theme

Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-20 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 19 Apr 2006, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Comcast ... I think it's outrageously high - certainly based on what others have said they are paying. Perhaps I missed it, but what speeds are they talking about? I agree the space is sh*te for the price. Kostas

Re: Pentax info in Japanese

2006-04-20 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 19 Apr 2006, mike wilson wrote: Bob Shell wrote: On Apr 19, 2006, at 4:49 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Bob Shell wrote: On Apr 19, 2006, at 4:35 PM, mike wilson wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: Bob Shell wrote: Honestly I didn't understand what you (or babelfish?) meant. On 4/17/06,

Re: RE: PESO: The Ice Cream Man Cometh

2006-04-20 Thread mike wilson
From: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/04/20 Thu AM 07:55:15 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: RE: PESO: The Ice Cream Man Cometh But I love the light and the moment. I can still hear the bells playing the ice-cream truck song. You know that one. It goes something

Re: Re: Pentax info in Japanese

2006-04-20 Thread mike wilson
From: Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/04/20 Thu AM 08:51:20 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Pentax info in Japanese On Wed, 19 Apr 2006, mike wilson wrote: Bob Shell wrote: On Apr 19, 2006, at 4:49 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Bob Shell wrote:

Re: Re: Pentax info in Japanese

2006-04-20 Thread David Savage
On 4/20/06, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/04/20 Thu AM 08:51:20 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Pentax info in Japanese On Wed, 19 Apr 2006, mike wilson wrote: Bob Shell wrote: On Apr 19, 2006,

Re: OT: Stay Away From This Web Site

2006-04-20 Thread Steve Jolly
William Robb wrote: -- Note: Information of the article is things such as when writing or when publishing, under present conditions there is a possibility of differing. What replies individually concerning the contents of the article, is unable to do. Copyright of the article, the

Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-20 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Apr 20, 2006, at 1:15 AM, Mishka wrote: When I discuss this with my friends in Toronto, I almost start hating them... I understand -- I'm looking at all these prices and wondering why on earth people would pay so much! Seriously, move to Toronto, people -- our baseball team has the

RE: Sigma AF 24 /2.8

2006-04-20 Thread Henk Terhell
Got my Sigma AF 24/2.8 today and it is indeed labelled as super-wide II Macro. Looks exactly what I need for a compact set on hiking trips! Thanks all for your advice. Henk It's quite compact: About the size of a 50mm, but it seems a little 'fatter'. You might want to look for a good hood:

PESO: Northern Lapwing

2006-04-20 Thread Tim Øsleby
This is not a fantastic shot, but I am making improvement ;-) Two days ago I went into the hide at another time than I've done before. The sea had just passed the highest point. So there where no birds there at that point. Spent a couple of ours with nothing going on, but then it started to

Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-20 Thread brooksdj
Seriously, move to Toronto, people -- our baseball team has the best cheap seats in all of baseball, and the internet is cheap as dirt. What else do you need? Nickel beer.:-) Dave -Aaron

Re: Supported SD Cards for istDS

2006-04-20 Thread Cory Papenfuss
Cory, Where @ that price? Collin It came from zipzoomfly, but I don't know if the deal is still on. When I need a comodity item like blank DVDs or flash memory like that, I just keep an eye on the deals websites. If I'm not in a hurry and can wait until a deal

Re: unsubscribe

2006-04-20 Thread brooksdj
If i could not get out, what makes you think you can. VBG Dave [EMAIL PROTECTED] _

Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-20 Thread David J Brooks
Quoting Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]: less as the crow flies. Shel There's the problem. Get a bigger crow.:-) Dave Equine Photography in York Region

Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-20 Thread Mark Roberts
David J Brooks wrote: Quoting Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]: less as the crow flies. Shel There's the problem. Get a bigger crow.:-) African or European?

Re: PESO: Northern Lapwing

2006-04-20 Thread mike wilson
From: Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildegalleri/vis_bilde.cgi?id=231709 *istDS at 800 ISO raw and spot metering, Tokina AT-X 150-500/5,6 at 500mm, f:11, 1/250s. Norwegian name of the bird is Vipe, according to wikipedia, it is Northern Lapwing in English. Very

Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-20 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Mark Roberts Subject: Re: High Speed Internet Access There's the problem. Get a bigger crow.:-) African or European? Enough puns. Yer a bunch of raven lunatics. William Robb

Re: PESO - Cathy at the AW

2006-04-20 Thread collin . x . brenemuehl
The Shirelles? It's always nice to know that I'm not the only person here who likes the music of that era. We've an AM station in Columubs (920) that plays the good stuff. I've started to enjoy Wonderful! Wonderful! by The Tymes. Collin

Re: Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-20 Thread mike wilson
From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/04/20 Thu PM 12:15:25 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: High Speed Internet Access David J Brooks wrote: Quoting Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]: less as the crow flies. Shel There's the problem. Get a bigger

Re: Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-20 Thread mike wilson
From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/04/20 Thu PM 12:18:18 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: High Speed Internet Access - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts Subject: Re: High Speed Internet Access There's the problem. Get a bigger crow.:-)

Re: Supported SD Cards for istDS

2006-04-20 Thread collin . x . brenemuehl
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 07:48:46 -0400 (EDT) From: Cory Papenfuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Cory, Where @ that price? Collin It came from zipzoomfly, but I don't know if the deal is still on. When I need a comodity item like blank

Re: Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-20 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: mike wilson Subject: Re: Re: High Speed Internet Access There's the problem. Get a bigger crow.:-) African or European? Enough puns. Yer a bunch of raven lunatics. Not puns. He's just parrotting a comedy sketch. Just making sure. Even this

Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-20 Thread Mark Roberts
mike wilson wrote: From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Mark Roberts There's the problem. Get a bigger crow.:-) African or European? Enough puns. Yer a bunch of raven lunatics. Not puns. He's just parrotting a comedy sketch. I'm sure Jostein will be very saddened by

Re: Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-20 Thread mike wilson
From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/04/20 Thu PM 12:27:03 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Re: High Speed Internet Access - Original Message - From: mike wilson Subject: Re: Re: High Speed Internet Access There's the problem. Get a bigger

RE: PESO: Northern Lapwing

2006-04-20 Thread Tim Øsleby
Thanks for the encouraging words ;-) Not much cropping really, an inch or two, of bottom and right to make the framing better. They where moving out of frame. It could have been sharper. The composition on the other hand, is not perfect, but pretty good IMO. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain

Re: PESO: The Ice Cream Man Cometh

2006-04-20 Thread collin . x . brenemuehl
Nice composition. Well done. Around here the ice cream truck has been playing, of all things, Christmas carols! Really strange. Silent Night in April. The best ice cream is ... most anything home-made with real ingredients.

Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-20 Thread Rob Studdert
On 20 Apr 2006 at 1:15, Mishka wrote: US is seriously begind the developed world as far as broadband goes. Lousy and expensive. I am paying ~$50 for Cablevision (after $20 for 6 month initial period). When I discuss this with my friends in Toronto, I almost start hating them... You ain't

Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-20 Thread collin . x . brenemuehl
brooksdj Thu, 20 Apr 2006 04:49:20 -0700 Seriously, move to Toronto, people -- our baseball team has the best cheap seats in all of baseball, and the internet is cheap as dirt. What else do you need? Wrigley Field.

Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-20 Thread Steve Jolly
mike wilson wrote (regarding static IP addresses): An advantage in some ways but it makes it easier for hackers to target you. It makes it slightly easier for hackers to target you *specifically*, but most hacks are the results of randomised IP address scanning these days - a dynamic IP

Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-20 Thread Steve Jolly
Shel Belinkoff wrote: I've been quoted a price of $60/mo for HS access. That seems awfully high to me. How does that compare with what you're paying? I'm looking at a quote of £30pcm (about $50?), but that's for 8Mb downstream, 448kb up and a low (20:1?) contention ratio... S

Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I don't recall any more. It seemed pretty quick to me, but the usual disclaimer about connection speed followed. Plus what the sales guy said and what was on the web sit, was different by about 50% What also pissed me off was that the guy I spoke to wanted to sign me up right away at full

Re: PESO - Cathy at the AW

2006-04-20 Thread Unca Mikey
http://home.earthlink.net/~shel-pix/cathy_aw.html Nice picture, Shel! I like her expression and it's a nice touch that you included the menu with the prices. I agree with Bruce that the napkin thingy is a bit bothersome. If you like that kind of music (and if you ever get broadband), go to

Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-20 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Wrigley's nice and all, but the cheap seats are far more expensive and the angles aren't as nice -- not as great for watching the game. Though a sunset on a clear day makes Wrigley absolutely gorgeous, especially from the first base side where everything has rim light halos. Oh yeah, and you

Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Yikes. Even in Aussie $$ it's pretty spendy - nope, make that very spendy - and you don't seem to get much in the way of service. Shel [Original Message] From: Rob Studdert US is seriously begind the developed world as far as broadband goes. Lousy and expensive. I am paying ~$50

Re: PESO: The Ice Cream Man Cometh

2006-04-20 Thread graywolf
Gee, that is just a catch shot is it? How come they are all standing in line to get their ice cream when they all already have their ice cream? Kind of got them to pose for you, didn't you? I would have a hard time trusting you as a news photographer. That is another thing gone from the past

Re: PESO - Cathy at the AW

2006-04-20 Thread Mat Maessen
I like this one. I don't even mind the napkin holder. There's something timeless about it. Well, except for the 1969 prices. Can we have those back now? :-) -Mat On 4/20/06, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cathy, Reuben, Rick, and I took a drive up to Petaluma one fine September

Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-20 Thread pnstenquist
I think Comcast, which Shel has been talking about, is 8 Mb downstream and 768kb up. -- Original message -- From: Steve Jolly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Shel Belinkoff wrote: I've been quoted a price of $60/mo for HS access. That seems awfully high to me. How does

Re: Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-20 Thread mike wilson
From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/04/20 Thu PM 01:08:29 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: High Speed Internet Access Yikes. Even in Aussie $$ it's pretty spendy - nope, make that very spendy - and you don't seem to get much in the way of service. Shel

Re: RE: PESO: Northern Lapwing

2006-04-20 Thread mike wilson
From: Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/04/20 Thu PM 12:53:09 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: RE: PESO: Northern Lapwing Thanks for the encouraging words ;-) Not much cropping really, an inch or two, of bottom and right to make the framing better. They where moving out

Re: Re: PESO: The Ice Cream Man Cometh

2006-04-20 Thread mike wilson
From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/04/20 Thu PM 01:16:24 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO: The Ice Cream Man Cometh Gee, that is just a catch shot is it? How come they are all standing in line to get their ice cream when they all already have their ice cream?

Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-20 Thread graywolf
Ah, and free lunch! However that is not such a good deal as typical wages were a dollar a day at the time. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-20 Thread mike wilson
From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/04/20 Thu PM 12:33:50 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: High Speed Internet Access mike wilson wrote: From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Mark Roberts There's the problem. Get a bigger crow.:-)

Re: PESO - Cathy at the AW

2006-04-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I agree about the napkin holder, and maybe I'll try to disappear it or move it. However, for the most part, I'm unskilled at such things. Might be worth practicing. The menu prices are amazing. It might be worth a trip to an AW to see what the current prices are. Thanks for the music tip. I

Re: Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-20 Thread David Savage
On 4/20/06, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Parlty due to the ADSL limitations - cable (left hand menu) is much better value. If your lucky enough to live in one of the few locations that actually have access to it. Seems you are between a rck and a hard place wrt broadband access. If

Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
That's about twice as fast +/- what was offered to me on the down side, about 25% faster upside. What's a contention ration? Something to ask about? Shel [Original Message] From: Steve Jolly [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Date: 4/20/2006 6:06:22 AM Subject: Re: High Speed

Re: Re: PESO: The Ice Cream Man Cometh

2006-04-20 Thread pnstenquist
Actually, I didn't pose them. They never saw me. They won't know I took the picture until I give a copy to mom tonight. I assume the kids are still standing there, because mom is busy at the window. I still see an occassional bicycle ice-cream man. But they tend to work areas with more

Re: Strange K1000??

2006-04-20 Thread graywolf
Probably just an early model. The were made in about 4 different factories in different countries and sightly different designs over the years. And I doubt it was a prototype as the first year they were K500's. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot

Re: PESO - Cathy at the AW

2006-04-20 Thread Don Williams
Mat Maessen wrote: I like this one. I don't even mind the napkin holder. There's something timeless about it. Well, except for the 1969 prices. Can we have those back now? :-) -Mat On 4/20/06, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cathy, Reuben, Rick, and I took a drive up to Petaluma

Re: Northern Lapwing

2006-04-20 Thread Kenneth Waller
A wild looking bird nicely captured in decent light. Is this full frame? Well done. Looks like your patience is paying off. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO: Northern Lapwing This is not a fantastic shot, but I am making

Re: Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-20 Thread Kenneth Waller
- Original Message - From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 8:27 AM Subject: Re: Re: High Speed Internet Access - Original Message - From: mike wilson Subject: Re: Re: High Speed Internet Access There's the

ist D - PE4 questions

2006-04-20 Thread Rick Womer
Last evening I was going through pix taken with my new-to-me ist D with my new Photoshop Elements 4, and two questions arose: 1. I was shooting in Hyper-Program/aperture priority mode (having used the thumbwheel to select the aperture). The EXIF data (File/File info/Photo data) includes the

Re: PESO - Cathy at the AW (No Napkin Holder)

2006-04-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi, I took the napkin holder out. Instead of cloning and cutting and pasting, I used the patch tool. Pretty quick and painless - almost too easy ;-)) So, whattaya think? It looks better to my eye. Shel [Original Message] From: Don Williams

RE: ist D - PE4 questions

2006-04-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Rick, When using SFW, the color profile that goes along with the pic is often stripped out. In PS at least, there's a check box which allows the user to either include or exclude the color profile. Check that in PE 4.0 - my guess is that the program would have the same feature. Shel

RE: Northern Lapwing

2006-04-20 Thread Tim Øsleby
Thank you Kenneth. Yes it is cropped, but only a bit to adjust the composition. They are looking for food, but to me, it looked like the buggers main purpose in life is to walk out of frame ;-) Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large

Re: ist D - PE4 questions

2006-04-20 Thread Ryan K. Brooks
2. Several photos looked great when I opened them, but when I ran Save for Web they brightened considerably and lost saturation and contrast. That didn't happen in PE2. Any ideas? Thanks, Sounds like you haven't converted to the sRGB colorspace. -Ryan

Re: photography from an airplane and unsharp mask

2006-04-20 Thread Igor Roshchin
Thanks to everybody who shared suggestions and recipes on and off the list. I am still going through some of those recipes. I am waiting for Tom and Cotty flying to San Diego and giving me a (free) ride on a rented airplane, so that we can open windows. :-) Igor

Re: Supported SD Cards for istDS

2006-04-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Apr 20, 2006, at 4:48 AM, Cory Papenfuss wrote: I wasn't *really* in need of more camera memory (already had 2x512MB, 1x1GB), but since I'm planning on doing some hiking this summer and I shoot RAW, I figure it'd be pretty likely I'd fire up more than 200 pictures during an overnight

Re: PESO - Cathy at the AW

2006-04-20 Thread Bob Shell
On Apr 20, 2006, at 9:05 AM, Unca Mikey wrote: http://home.earthlink.net/~shel-pix/cathy_aw.html Nice picture, Shel! I like her expression and it's a nice touch that you included the menu with the prices. I agree with Bruce that the napkin thingy is a bit bothersome. What napkin

Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Shel, I just looked into the SBC/ATT website http://www.sbc.com using your zip code. They offer DSL there for [EMAIL PROTECTED], 1.5M down/384K up link. Have you checked with them lately? Godfrey On Apr 20, 2006, at 6:29 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: That's about twice as fast +/- what was

Re: PESO - Cathy at the AW (No Napkin Holder)

2006-04-20 Thread pnstenquist
Much better. Works for me. Paul -- Original message -- From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, I took the napkin holder out. Instead of cloning and cutting and pasting, I used the patch tool. Pretty quick and painless - almost too easy ;-)) So, whattaya

Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-20 Thread pnstenquist
That's half the price but less than 1/4 the download speed of comcast. Paul -- Original message -- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Shel, I just looked into the SBC/ATT website http://www.sbc.com using your zip code. They offer DSL there for [EMAIL

Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Nice to know ... none of my searches turned up SBC. I'll look further into it. Thanks! BTW, did you use the El Cerrito zip code, 94530? That's not the zip in which I live. Shel [Original Message] From: Godfrey DiGiorgi I just looked into the SBC/ATT website http://www.sbc.com using

Re: PESO - Cathy at the AW

2006-04-20 Thread Jack Davis
Shel, Convince Cathy to go back to this AW with you and pose her, again, in front of the current menu/prices with a little greater DOF. Display both images side-by-side. Would love to see that. Jack --- Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cathy, Reuben, Rick, and I took a drive up to

Re: PESO - Cathy at the AW (No Napkin Holder)

2006-04-20 Thread Unca Mikey
I agree, much, much better. Lovely photo. Kinda scary that you can so easily alter an image, eh? Many times I've carried around a memory of an image for years, only to go back and see the actual print/slide and find out that my memory was wrong. No longer a problem! LOL. *UncaMikey

Sony Announces the New Alpha Digital SLR

2006-04-20 Thread Roman
*SAN DIEGO, April 19* - Sony has established a new brand name, Alpha, for its digital single lens reflex (D-SLR) cameras that will be launched worldwide this summer. Meaning beginning and essential, the symbol alpha embodies the spirit of Sony's approach to the DSLR market. Under this

Pentax rebate scumbag redemption

2006-04-20 Thread Rick Womer
A few weeks ago, I wrote of the company handling Pentax rebates sending me a message that I hadn't included the bar code (I had), and so wasn't going to get a rebate. I sent said company a message with small words, short sentences, and a stern tone. Today's email contains a message from them

Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-20 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Thu, 20 Apr 2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -- Original message -- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Shel, I just looked into the SBC/ATT website http://www.sbc.com using your zip code. They offer DSL there for [EMAIL PROTECTED], 1.5M down/384K up

Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
It's the only one I had for you. At least worth a glance... :-) Godfrey On Apr 20, 2006, at 7:45 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Nice to know ... none of my searches turned up SBC. I'll look further into it. Thanks! BTW, did you use the El Cerrito zip code, 94530? That's not the zip in

Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Well, Comcast cable is available in Sunnyvale too. I have their cable service for television. I'm not impressed with them here: I've had more outages than I care to remember. SBC/ATT DSL has been 100% reliable, not a single outage in the past year. In terms of practical speed, the DSL I've

Re: PESO - Cathy at the AW (No Napkin Holder)

2006-04-20 Thread Charles Robinson
On Apr 20, 2006, at 9:12, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Hi, I took the napkin holder out. Instead of cloning and cutting and pasting, I used the patch tool. Pretty quick and painless - almost too easy ;-)) So, whattaya think? It looks better to my eye. I like it. Was weird to see Firefox

Re: PESO - Cathy at the AW (No Napkin Holder)

2006-04-20 Thread Scott Loveless
Shel, I missed the original. Would you mind reposting it? I'd like to compare the two. Thanks! On 4/20/06, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I took the napkin holder out. Instead of cloning and cutting and pasting, I used the patch tool. Pretty quick and painless - almost too

Re: Sony Announces the New Alpha Digital SLR

2006-04-20 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Does it take Pentax lenses or something? On Apr 20, 2006, at 11:18 AM, Roman wrote: *SAN DIEGO, April 19* - Sony has established a new brand name, Alpha, for its digital single lens reflex (D-SLR) cameras that will be launched worldwide this summer. Meaning beginning and essential, the

RE: PESO: The Ice Cream Man Cometh

2006-04-20 Thread Bob W
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 20 April 2006 13:57 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO: The Ice Cream Man Cometh Nice composition. Well done. Around here the ice cream truck has been playing, of all

Re: Sony Announces the New Alpha Digital SLR

2006-04-20 Thread Bob Shell
On Apr 20, 2006, at 12:07 PM, Aaron Reynolds wrote: Does it take Pentax lenses or something? Nope. Just thought you guys would be interested. Bob

Re: PESO: The Ice Cream Man Cometh

2006-04-20 Thread Bob Shell
On Apr 20, 2006, at 12:31 PM, Bob W wrote: for the very finest in yuppy ice creams, Heston Blumenthal's yer man. Flavours include Crab, Curried ice cream on a bed of red pepper jam and, of course, Egg and Bacon. In some parts of SE Asia they sell fermented-fish flavor. I didn't have the

RE: PESO: The Ice Cream Man Cometh

2006-04-20 Thread David J Brooks
Quoting Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED]: for the very finest in yuppy ice creams, Heston Blumenthal's yer man. Flavours include Crab, Curried ice cream on a bed of red pepper jam and, of course, Egg and Bacon. -- Cheers, Bob Does the Egg Bacon have much Spam in it.? Spam spam spam spam, wonderful

Re: Sony Announces the New Alpha Digital SLR

2006-04-20 Thread Charles Robinson
On Apr 20, 2006, at 11:18 AM, Roman wrote: *SAN DIEGO, April 19* - Sony has established a new brand name, Alpha, for its digital single lens reflex (D-SLR) cameras that will be launched worldwide this summer. Meaning beginning and essential, the symbol alpha embodies the spirit of Sony's

Re: PESO - Cathy at the AW (No Napkin Holder)

2006-04-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
http://home.earthlink.net/~shel-pix/cathy_aw_orig.jpg I think that should do it for you Scott. Shel [Original Message] From: Scott Loveless I missed the original. Would you mind reposting it? I'd like to compare the two. http://home.earthlink.net/~shel-pix/cathy_aw.html

Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Oh, absolutely ... I did a cursory glance earlier - it's worth a deeper look. Thanks! Shel [Original Message] From: Godfrey DiGiorgi It's the only one I had for you. At least worth a glance... :-) Shel Belinkoff wrote: Nice to know ... none of my searches turned up SBC. I'll look

Re: PESO - Cathy at the AW

2006-04-20 Thread frank theriault
On 4/20/06, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cathy, Reuben, Rick, and I took a drive up to Petaluma one fine September afternoon, and, having a slight case of the munchies, stopped at an AW for a little snack. The old Spotmatic was handy, and this was one of the snaps that resulted

ist DL2 offer in UK

2006-04-20 Thread Peter Jordan
Jessops (not normally my favourite store) are offering istDL2 (which isn't officially launched in the UK IIRC) plus 18-35 and 50 - 250 for GBP 540 on their website. However, if you go into a store, it is currently going for GBP 499 which strikes me as a bargain (by UK standards at least).

Re: Sony Announces the New Alpha Digital SLR

2006-04-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Thanks Bob and Roman for the info! Personally, I like the KM DSLRs and am fairly excited to hear that Sony is picking them up and moving forward. As I've mentioned in other posts, the KM 7D was a close second to the Pentax *ist DS when I was looking for something different from the Canon

RE: Sony Announces the New Alpha Digital SLR

2006-04-20 Thread Bob W
*SAN DIEGO, April 19* - Sony has established a new brand name, Alpha, [...] It's also what software developers use to refer to software that someday, somehow, might be almost ready for the general public! :-) No, we use the term 'Windows' for that... Bob

Re: PESO - Cathy at the AW (No Napkin Holder)

2006-04-20 Thread David J Brooks
Patch Tool eh.:-) I like the new version better i think. Must give this tool a work out soon. Dave Quoting Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]: http://home.earthlink.net/~shel-pix/cathy_aw_orig.jpg I think that should do it for you Scott. Shel [Original Message] From: Scott Loveless

OT: Notebook Computers Again

2006-04-20 Thread jtainter
I asked advice a few weeks back, and several of you recommended Fujitsu. So I looked into the brand and found them very attractive and well regarded. I believe it was Igor who recommended a reseller named Portable One. In some communications with them, I was told that Fujitsu would bring out

Re: unsubscribe

2006-04-20 Thread Christian
Cotty wrote: On 19/4/06, Fiona Howarth, discombobulated, unleashed: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A woman with an email address like that? Don't let her escape! :-) -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net

Re: PESO: Northern Lapwing

2006-04-20 Thread Christian
Tim Øsleby wrote: http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildegalleri/vis_bilde.cgi?id=231709 *istDS at 800 ISO raw and spot metering, Tokina AT-X 150-500/5,6 at 500mm, f:11, 1/250s. Pretty birds, nice composition; you are getting the hang of the bird thing. Just work on making them a bit sharper and

RE: PESO: Northern Lapwing

2006-04-20 Thread Tim Øsleby
Just work on making them a bit sharper Do you have any suggestions on how? I think the focus was pretty accurate. I'm using a Velbon Sherpa pro CF630 and Manfrotto 486RC2. The legs on the tripod are not extracted fully. Mostly I shoot with a hand on top of the lens to minimise vibrations. I have

PESO: Curlew

2006-04-20 Thread Tim Øsleby
While I'm at it, Curlew: http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildegalleri/vis_bilde.cgi?id=231830 *istDS, Tokina AT-X 150-500/5,6 at 500mm. f:16, 1/200, 800 ISO raw, tripod. A bit soft. Can't decide if I like the reflections of the water or not. Should I lower them? They add a bit of dymanic feeling, but

Re: PESO: Northern Lapwing

2006-04-20 Thread mike wilson
Tim Øsleby wrote: Just work on making them a bit sharper Do you have any suggestions on how? I think the focus was pretty accurate. I'm using a Velbon Sherpa pro CF630 and Manfrotto 486RC2. The legs on the tripod are not extracted fully. Mostly I shoot with a hand on top of the lens to

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