RE: OT: Bad taste

2006-07-13 Thread Jens Bladt
I see. I'd like to do that too - but I don't really know how. I would also like to change colours - Andy Warhol like. But these colour tools are kinda tricky to figure out in PS ;-) BTW: I like my square version a lot http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/188559013/ In the version for printing, I hav

PESO - Anchors Aweigh! (Kids at Play)

2006-07-13 Thread Shel Belinkoff
>From the climate controlled vault @ Casa Belinkoff, photo made with the Sony DSC-S85 http://home.earthlink.net/~morepix/anchors.html Shel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

RE: Bad taste

2006-07-13 Thread mike wilson
> > From: "Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/07/12 Wed PM 10:10:14 GMT > To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" > Subject: RE: Bad taste > > She's a scary-looking woman. I found her home page. It has a photo of > her looking winsome: > http://www.tammyfaye.com/ > > Personally, I prefer America

Re: Re: New favourite body

2006-07-13 Thread mike wilson
> > From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/07/13 Thu AM 05:01:04 GMT > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: New favourite body > > Tattooine, of course. > > G To the melody of "American Pie" http://www.thelyricssite.com/Music_And_Song_Lyrics_Home.php?search=songid&id=1

Re: Seriously Off Topic: War is starting in Israel

2006-07-13 Thread keith_w
William Robb wrote: > - Original Message - > From: "keith_w" > Subject: Re: Seriously Off Topic: War is starting in Israel > > > >> I don't plan to be subjected to your inflammatory dialog anymore. >> You're a grossly intolerant person, in my opinion, and I will only suffer >> argument

Re: A Winogrand picture

2006-07-13 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 12 Jul 2006, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Great pic. Bt if someone posted this as a PAW, someone else would > undoubtedly say, "Not enough DOF. Her hand and the back of the man's > head are soft. And she has a horrible expression. What were you > trying to say here?" http://www.metmuseum.org/

Re: OT: Bad taste

2006-07-13 Thread Paul Stenquist
On an individual level? Of course. Art is subjective. Paul On Jul 12, 2006, at 7:26 PM, William Robb wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: OT: Bad taste > > >> . If you like it, it's good. > > Tell me you don't really believe that. > > William Robb >

Panorama stitching software

2006-07-13 Thread Don Williams
Some time back I got a few programs to join pictures. They were lost when a nasty crash left me in a mess. What is the best free software available now? I'd like to try again. Don -- Dr E D F Williams www.kolumbus.fi/mimosa/ http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams/ 41660 TOIVAKKA – Finland -

Re: Safety

2006-07-13 Thread Mark Roberts
frank theriault wrote: >On 7/12/06, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Could be. Only one way to be sure - check what kind of beer is >> available... > >You don't normally drink, do you, Norm? I've seen Norm drink and "normally" isn't how I'd describe it. -- Mark Roberts Photography

Re: Panorama stitching software

2006-07-13 Thread David Savage
Autostitch - free Hugin - free PTGui - not free (this is what I use) HTH Dave On 7/13/06, Don Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Some time back I got a few programs to join p

Re: Safety

2006-07-13 Thread David Savage
On 7/13/06, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > frank theriault wrote: > > >On 7/12/06, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> Could be. Only one way to be sure - check what kind of beer is > >> available... > > > >You don't normally drink, do you, Norm? > > I've seen Norm drink an

Re: Safety

2006-07-13 Thread frank theriault
On 7/13/06, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've seen Norm drink and "normally" isn't how I'd describe it. There's not much about Norm that could be described as "normal". cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Seriously Off Topic: War is starting in Israel

2006-07-13 Thread frank theriault
On 7/13/06, Doug Franklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Keith McGuinness wrote: > > > Given the circumstances, I think that these apologies are in poor > > STOP THAT! STOP THAT! > > :-) > > Sorry, I don't know how to evoke a Graham Chapman accent in an email. :-) All right, then, that's it. This

Re: A Winogrand picture

2006-07-13 Thread frank theriault
On 7/12/06, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Great pic. Bt if someone posted this as a PAW, someone else would > undoubtedly say, "Not enough DOF. Her hand and the back of the man's > head are soft. And she has a horrible expression. What were you > trying to say here?" ROTFLMAO!!! -f

Re: A Winogrand picture

2006-07-13 Thread frank theriault
On 7/12/06, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I've never seen this photo by Winogrand before, so I thought I'd pass > it on in case others hadn't. > > It's really scary: > > http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ho/11/na/hob_1992.5107.htm > > Bob IT'S THE EX!!! suffering from horrendous flashbac

Re: OT: Canon imagePROGRAF iPF5000 Printer

2006-07-13 Thread Adam Maas
Luminous Landscape has a very positive review of it up, giving it slightly better marks than the 4800. -Adam Antti-Pekka Virjonen wrote: > Hi, > > Anyone using the fascinating new Canon printer? > I am considering getting this instead of the Epson 4800. > > Antti-Pekka > _

Flash Question

2006-07-13 Thread Jens Bladt
Does any Pentax flashes provide red ligt (infrared light) for triggering studio strobes? Some flashes has a transparent red "glas" somewhere at the front. Do any of thes work as a flash trigger. (I had a very good Bron "cube", which I seem to have lost :-(. I still have a Elincrome (Prolinca) whic

Re: Bad taste

2006-07-13 Thread Doug Franklin
mike wilson wrote: >> She's a scary-looking woman. I found her home page. It has a photo of >> her looking winsome: >> http://www.tammyfaye.com/ Some years ago, when the Bakkers were much more in the news, I was at a T Shirt shop in Charlotte and saw a T Shirt that had a big multicolored smudge o

Re: Seriously Off Topic: War is starting in Israel

2006-07-13 Thread Toralf Lund
Bob Sullivan wrote: > Don, > > You have to put your personal feelings aside. > We expressed concern for a friend who's country was going to war. > (And John, war is a descriptive term not a political statement.) > I think I'll have to disagree with that. "War" is of course descriptive in one se

Re: A Winogrand picture

2006-07-13 Thread David Savage
On 7/13/06, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 7/12/06, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I've never seen this photo by Winogrand before, so I thought I'd pass > > it on in case others hadn't. > > > > It's really scary: > > > > http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ho/11/na/hob_

Re: Flash Question

2006-07-13 Thread Tom Reese
AFAIK, the red windows on the front of the Pentax flashes are for autofocus only. Pentax did make a flash distributor years ago that allows for multi-flash TTL metering. I wonder how many they actually sold. I got one at what must have been a very good price (or I wouldn't have bought it) off o

Re: Flash Question

2006-07-13 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 13.07.2006, at 14:35 , Tom Reese wrote: > Pentax did make a flash distributor years ago that allows for multi- > flash TTL metering. I wonder how many they actually sold. I got one > at what must have been a very good price (or I wouldn't have bought > it) off of KEH a few years ago. > > I

Re: Flash Question

2006-07-13 Thread Adam Maas
The only flashes I know of which can IR trigger (Nikon SB-50DX and SB-30) use a IR filter in front of the main flash tube to do so. The red plastic covers the AF assist only on just about every non-Canon flash I've run across (The Canon EZ series flashes use an IR preflash from the AF-Assist wh

Re: A Winogrand picture

2006-07-13 Thread frank theriault
On 7/13/06, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Was she a vampire? > > That's what I thought of when I saw it. She certainly sucked the lifeblood out of me. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http

Ask me anything about the Dicain SG-1 shutter grip

2006-07-13 Thread Aaron Reynolds
I got one of these gizmos a couple of weeks ago in a trade with Adam Maas that saw me abandon my rarely-used LX. (I bought the LX when my ME Super broke the day before a gig and I just happened to stumble across a well-priced LX -- used it for that gig and then bought another ME Super. Once y

Re: Flash Question

2006-07-13 Thread Tom Reese
I did a little checking. Boz has a picture of one on his website. It uses the 4P cabling system which is apparently incompatible with the current 5P system. It of seemingly limited value to anyone using current Pentax equipment. Tom Reese -- Original message --

70mm macro lens?

2006-07-13 Thread Mark Roberts
This looks interesting, a new Sigma 70mm f/2.8 macro lens: http://www.sigmaphoto.com/lenses/press_release_email5.htm Not cheap (probably a good sign). And covers full-frame for film users and Canon FF digital shooters. -- Mark Roberts Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com 412-687-2835 -

Re: 70mm macro lens?

2006-07-13 Thread Scott Loveless
On 7/13/06, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This looks interesting, a new Sigma 70mm f/2.8 macro lens: > http://www.sigmaphoto.com/lenses/press_release_email5.htm > > Not cheap (probably a good sign). And covers full-frame for film users > and Canon FF digital shooters. > Thanks for the

Re: 70mm macro lens?

2006-07-13 Thread Perry Pellechia
Mark, Where did you get pricing info for this lens (and how much is it going to cost)? Still interesting or sad to see that Pentax mount won't be released until later. Perry. On 7/13/06, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This looks interesting, a new Sigma 70mm f/2.8 macro lens: > http://

Re: 70mm macro lens?

2006-07-13 Thread Adam Maas
Mark Roberts wrote: > This looks interesting, a new Sigma 70mm f/2.8 macro lens: > http://www.sigmaphoto.com/lenses/press_release_email5.htm > > Not cheap (probably a good sign). And covers full-frame for film users > and Canon FF digital shooters. > Looks interesting. Might make a nice digital

OT: Humor

2006-07-13 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
For those fans of the Dead Parrot Skit on this list, here is a bit from Graham Chapman's funeral. WARNING: Adult Language http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsHk9WC7fnQ&eurl -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: A Winogrand picture

2006-07-13 Thread P. J. Alling
David Savage wrote: >On 7/13/06, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>On 7/12/06, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>>Hi, >>> >>>I've never seen this photo by Winogrand before, so I thought I'd pass >>>it on in case others hadn't. >>> >>>It's really scary: >>> >>>http://www

Re: OT: Birth of George Eastman

2006-07-13 Thread Bob Shell
Might be more appropriate to celebrate the day he killed himself, since Kodak seems determined to follow his example. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: 70mm macro lens?

2006-07-13 Thread Mark Roberts
Perry Pellechia wrote: >Where did you get pricing info for this lens (and how much is it going to >cost)? >Still interesting or sad to see that Pentax mount won't be released until >later. I got an email from Sigma. (I signed up to get emails from them when I was waiting for the EF 500 DG Super

Panorama stitching software

2006-07-13 Thread Don Williams
Okay I tried a quick pano half an hour ago and stitched it with autostitch. The edges match very well. There are a few messy bits where the adjacent frame was either lighter or darker, but the image is blurred like it was taken with a terrible lens -- really terrible. So I tried it with only th

Re: 70mm macro lens?

2006-07-13 Thread mike wilson
> > From: Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/07/13 Thu PM 01:23:58 GMT > To: pdml@pdml.net > Subject: 70mm macro lens? > > This looks interesting, a new Sigma 70mm f/2.8 macro lens: > http://www.sigmaphoto.com/lenses/press_release_email5.htm > > Not cheap (probably a good sign). And

Re: Bad taste

2006-07-13 Thread graywolf
Depends upon how one decides to use it, I think. Like most tools the results depend upon the user as much as on the tool. BTW, Norman Rockwell's paintings all started out as photographs. No he did not paint over photos. He used the photos, shot in his studio, as references to paint from. I gues

Re: 70mm macro lens?

2006-07-13 Thread Mark Roberts
Mark Roberts wrote: >They say MSRP is $570.00 US. BTW: This probably suggests a $499.00 street price, I'd guess. -- Mark Roberts Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com 412-687-2835 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: 70mm macro lens?

2006-07-13 Thread Mark Roberts
Mark Roberts wrote: >This looks interesting, a new Sigma 70mm f/2.8 macro lens: >http://www.sigmaphoto.com/lenses/press_release_email5.htm > >Not cheap (probably a good sign). And covers full-frame for film users >and Canon FF digital shooters. Just noticed this on the web page: "This medium tele

Re: Panorama stitching software

2006-07-13 Thread David Savage
I'm not a big fan of Autostich, but have you tried adjusting the scale & jpeg settings in the options. Can you post an example or the files your trying to stitch? Dave On 7/13/06, Don Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Okay I tried a quick pano half an hour ago and stitched it with > autostit

Re: 70mm macro lens?

2006-07-13 Thread Amita Guha
> Not cheap (probably a good sign). And covers full-frame for film users > and Canon FF digital shooters. This statement is confusing: "Vignetting will occur if the lens is used with digital cameras with image sensors larger than APS-C size or 35mm SLR cameras." But the DG designation means it's

Re: 70mm macro lens?

2006-07-13 Thread Perry Pellechia
On 7/13/06, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Perry Pellechia wrote: > > >Where did you get pricing info for this lens (and how much is it going to > >cost)? > >Still interesting or sad to see that Pentax mount won't be released until > >later. > > I got an email from Sigma. (I signed up

Re: 70mm macro lens?

2006-07-13 Thread Mark Roberts
mike wilson wrote: >> From: Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> This looks interesting, a new Sigma 70mm f/2.8 macro lens: >> http://www.sigmaphoto.com/lenses/press_release_email5.htm >> >> Not cheap (probably a good sign). And covers full-frame for film users >> and Canon FF digital shooters.

Re: 70mm macro lens?

2006-07-13 Thread Perry Pellechia
> > >Unusual length for 35mm. > > Yeah, they should have made it 77mm :) > > -- This comment reminds me of a question I always had about the Limited's. I know the reason for the 43mm focal length (true normal), but what is significant about 31mm and 77mm? Anyone know? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Ma

Re: PESO - Cave stuff

2006-07-13 Thread David J Brooks
Nice. Dave Quoting Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Taken in Black Chasm Caverns - some ribbonlike stalactite formation. > > > Pentax *istD, FA 50/1.4, Handheld > ISO 3200, 1/45 sec @ f/5.6 > > http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/blackchasm_0065a.htm > > Comments welcome > > -- > Bruce > > > > --

Re: 70mm macro lens?

2006-07-13 Thread Mark Roberts
Perry Pellechia wrote: >> >Unusual length for 35mm. >> >> Yeah, they should have made it 77mm :) > >This comment reminds me of a question I always had about the >Limited's. I know the reason for the 43mm focal length (true normal), >but what is significant about 31mm and 77mm? Anyone know? Wel

Re: PESO - Breakfast at Tina's Creekside Cafe

2006-07-13 Thread David J Brooks
Is it me, or do people tend to give you dirty looks in you people photography. Nice shot and i like how every one is doing theier thing, and the lady is doing here. Dave Quoting Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > http://home.earthlink.net/~morepix/bkfast_tina.html > > This was something o

Re: PAW - "Sunset over Lake Pukaki"

2006-07-13 Thread David J Brooks
Nice composition and colours are great. Dave Quoting David Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > One from my latest batch of scans... > > http://www.bluemoon.net.nz/photo/photodb/view.php?p=460&t=1 > > - Dave > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pd

Re: Bad taste

2006-07-13 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jul 13, 2006, at 7:28, Doug Franklin wrote: > > Some years ago, when the Bakkers were much more in the news, I was > at a > T Shirt shop in Charlotte and saw a T Shirt that had a big > multicolored > smudge on the front, and said "I Ran Into Tammy Faye At The Mall". I > almost fell out of

RE: Panorama stitching software

2006-07-13 Thread Lou Billing
Yes, try setting the output to 100% and the jpeg quality to its highest. Lou > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > David Savage > Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 10:38 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Panorama stitching softwa

Re: Grace on the Fourth of July

2006-07-13 Thread David J Brooks
Lovely shot Paul. I can just here her telling you what she is doing with the grass. I missed most of my daughters growing up years, and i know what you are getting at. I'm looking forward to grand kids one day. Just to try and make up in some way. Dave Quoting Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTEC

Re: 70mm macro lens?

2006-07-13 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! > On 7/13/06, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This looks interesting, a new Sigma 70mm f/2.8 macro lens: > > http://www.sigmaphoto.com/lenses/press_release_email5.htm > > > > Not cheap (probably a good sign). And covers full-frame for film users > > and Canon FF digital shooters. >

Re: Re: Flash Question

2006-07-13 Thread mike wilson
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tom Reese) > Date: 2006/07/13 Thu PM 01:09:48 GMT > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Flash Question > > I did a little checking. Boz has a picture of one on his website. It uses the > 4P cabling system which is apparently incompatible with the current 5P

Re: PESO - Watching the city below

2006-07-13 Thread David J Brooks
They seem fine to me.:-) Nice shot Dave Quoting Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi! > > I've got great back log of things to do, including some few hundred > messages from the list :-(. > > http://not.contaxg.com/document.php?id=14278 > > I would specifically ask you to let me know what do

Re: GESO: Austin, TX, July 4th weekend

2006-07-13 Thread David J Brooks
I like the one of John and Nate. The guitar player is nice to, good colours. Man thats a lot of bats. They look assume in the shots. Dave Quoting Amita Guha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > As you guys know, Nate and I went to Austin last weekend. Sadly, we > didn't get to meet Gonz, but we did spend a v

Re: PESO - Brothers

2006-07-13 Thread David J Brooks
Reluctantly, i will show this to the SO tonight. I feel our three cats will be four when i do.:-) Nice shot, and very crisp i might add. Dave Quoting Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > http://home.earthlink.net/~morepix/brothers.html > > DS w/K24/2.8 > > Shel > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Disc

Re: PESO - Cave stuff

2006-07-13 Thread Amita Guha
> http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/blackchasm_0065a.htm Beautiful, evocative shot, Bruce! Amita -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: GESO - Red, White and Blue Kites

2006-07-13 Thread David J Brooks
Some nice shots George. I like the rich blue sky. Page 1, # 1 and 6, and page 2, #9 are my fav's. Dave Quoting George Sinos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On July 1 - the local kite club held their Red, White and Blue Festival. > > Here's a link to a few photos from the event: > >

PESO - another quilt pic

2006-07-13 Thread dougbrewer
http://www.alphoto.com/images/hands.jpg enjoy -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Grace on the Fourth of July

2006-07-13 Thread pnstenquist
Thanks Dave. Yes, grandchildren are a blessing. Particularly, when one is only a playmate and not the responsible parent. Although I may end up being largely responsible for Grace's upbringing, it's certainly easier to enjoy children the second time around. You sort of have it figured out by the

Re: OT: Bad taste

2006-07-13 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 7/13/2006 12:41:43 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I see. I'd like to do that too - but I don't really know how. I would also like to change colours - Andy Warhol like. But these colour tools are kinda tricky to figure out in PS ;-) BTW: I like my square vers

RE: Bad taste

2006-07-13 Thread Jens Bladt
That's absolutely true, Mike. I wasn't aiming to record, though ;-) regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk +45 56 63 77 11 +45 23 43 85 77 Skype: jensbladt248 -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] vegne af [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 13. juli 2006 02:27

Re: 70mm macro lens?

2006-07-13 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Thu, 13 Jul 2006, Mark Roberts wrote: > mike wilson wrote: > >>> From: Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>> This looks interesting, a new Sigma 70mm f/2.8 macro lens: >>> http://www.sigmaphoto.com/lenses/press_release_email5.htm >> >> No aperture ring, so only of interest to Z1-p, etc. users

Re: 70mm macro lens?

2006-07-13 Thread Perry Pellechia
On 7/13/06, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Perry Pellechia wrote: > > >> >Unusual length for 35mm. > >> > >> Yeah, they should have made it 77mm :) > > > >This comment reminds me of a question I always had about the > >Limited's. I know the reason for the 43mm focal length (true normal)

Re: PESO - another quilt pic

2006-07-13 Thread Perry Pellechia
I think a tighter crop would make this a stronger image. Still interesting as is though. On 7/13/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.alphoto.com/images/hands.jpg > > enjoy > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml

A weird little story of Copyright

2006-07-13 Thread DagT
Just to keep your minds off politics .-) During my holiday I was reading and listening to music but had the TV on (and sound off), just in case there was a weather forecast. Suddenly something known caught my attention on the TV. In a program about some opera seminar in western Norway a si

Re: 70mm macro lens?

2006-07-13 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Jul 13, 2006, at 11:53 AM, Perry Pellechia wrote: > I guess the next question would be > how were these lenses designed. Were the shooting for 30mm and ended > up with a 31mm? I would have thought that they would have been > designed using some sort of computer system and the mathematics wo

RE: PESO: magic hour

2006-07-13 Thread Tom C
It gives one the strange feeling of peering into a magical word through a crystal ball or something like that. A rather strange feeling. While I don't necessarially like the photo, I do like looking at it! Take this as a compliment. Tom C. >From: "jim kerslake" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Repl

RE: Bad taste

2006-07-13 Thread Jens Bladt
So did one of my fovotire paintings, Hip, hip, hurra! I have seen it exibited with the photographs as well: http://www.skagensmuseum.dk/dk/udstilling/tidligere/privatliv/side%205/ Further more, many golden age Dutch painters used lenses and light in order to project images of people on to the canva

Re: A weird little story of Copyright

2006-07-13 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Thu, 13 Jul 2006, DagT wrote: > the painting is illegal, and things seem to be going my way, but it > has been a busy week... > > here?s a link with where you can see the pictures: > http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_sogn_og_fjordane/1.708983 Wow. I think I have seen the picture before. G

Re: A weird little story of Copyright

2006-07-13 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jul 13, 2006, at 11:08, DagT wrote: > Just to keep your minds off politics .-) > > After some detective work, and help from the Norwegian community at > www.foto.no, I found the painter, and he admitted that he had > downloaded my picture and used it, but he refused to take the picture > down

RE: A weird little story of Copyright

2006-07-13 Thread Tom C
He may not have been a very good painter but he's good enough to make it obvious that it's a copy of your work. I hope you at least get some degree of compensation without too much acrimony. For him to offer to sell YOU a painting he made after surrepticiously using your picture as the basis,

Re: A Winogrand picture

2006-07-13 Thread Kenneth Waller
I keep looking for her fangs! Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Kostas Kavoussanakis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: A Winogrand picture > On Wed, 12 Jul 2006, Paul Stenquist wrote: > >> Great pic. Bt if someone posted this as a PAW, someone else would >> undoubtedly say, "

Re: PESO:"Fadista Joana Amendoeira"

2006-07-13 Thread Kenneth Waller
Tim, I mostly like this but because the guitar player is looking directly @ the singer, I'd prefer him to be in focus. Was this shot for your own usage or is it to be an advertisement? YMMV Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: PESO:"Fadista Joana

RE: A weird little story of Copyright

2006-07-13 Thread Tom C
That being said... it's rather absurd to think that anyone can do that with anyone's work at any time and no harm is done, except when the owner of the original image accidentally finds out! Tom C. From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List To: pdml@pdml.net Subjec

Re: A weird little story of Copyright

2006-07-13 Thread skye
He seems like a good enough painter to me. I certainly recognised his work to be a copy of yours (and of course, you recognised it too). --s On 7/13/06, DagT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > After some detective work, and help from the Norwegian community at > www.foto.no, I found the painter, and

Re: PESO - Anchors Aweigh! (Kids at Play)

2006-07-13 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Shel, Cute! pictures of kids at play are always a pleasure to view. They bring back memories and make the day seem a bit less stressful. Thanks for sharing. -- Bruce Thursday, July 13, 2006, 12:33:00 AM, you wrote: >>From the climate controlled vault @ Casa Belinkoff, SB> photo made

Re: PESO - Cave stuff

2006-07-13 Thread Kenneth Waller
Certainly different & well executed. I would probably crop a little off the bottom to avoid the merge of subject to edge. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Amita Guha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: PESO - Cave stuff >> http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/blackchasm_0065a.htm >

Re: A weird little story of Copyright

2006-07-13 Thread DagT
Den 13. jul. 2006 kl. 18.16 skrev Charles Robinson: > On Jul 13, 2006, at 11:08, DagT wrote: > >> Just to keep your minds off politics .-) >> > >> After some detective work, and help from the Norwegian community at >> www.foto.no, I found the painter, and he admitted that he had >> downloaded my

Re: GESO - Red, White and Blue Kites

2006-07-13 Thread Kenneth Waller
Nice presentation with many good images. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "David J Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: GESO - Red, White and Blue Kites > Some nice shots George. I like the rich blue sky. > > Page 1, # 1 and 6, and page 2, #9 are my fav's. > > Dave > >

Re: A weird little story of Copyright

2006-07-13 Thread DagT
True, it was pure luck that I discovered it. That is why have reacted, when it is discover the reactions should be sufficiently hard to discourage others from doing the same. DagT Den 13. jul. 2006 kl. 18.27 skrev Tom C: > That being said... it's rather absurd to think that anyone can do

Re: Flash Question

2006-07-13 Thread John Francis
At a local photographers meet around here a month or so ago I saw a really cool gadget; it was a small IR filter that you attached to the hotshoe of your camera, and which covered the front of the pop-up flash. I believe this was manufactured by Nikon, but it certainly looked as though it would fi

Re: A weird little story of Copyright

2006-07-13 Thread Tom C
Agreed. Tom C. From: DagT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: A weird little story of Copyright Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 18:42:08 +0200 True, it was pure luck that I discovered it. That is why have reacted, when it is discover

OT: Digital Imaging Treatment for Blindness

2006-07-13 Thread Tom C
Likely the best thing to come out of digital imaging... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/5168862.stm Tom C. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: 70mm macro lens?

2006-07-13 Thread Mark Roberts
Perry Pellechia wrote: >I guess the next question would be >how were these lenses designed. Were the shooting for 30mm and ended >up with a 31mm? I would have thought that they would have been >designed using some sort of computer system and the mathematics would >have been more precise. My gue

Re: Flash Question

2006-07-13 Thread Mark Roberts
mike wilson wrote: >The AF280T (a 4P TTL flash) is current. Not any more. Pentax obsoleted it a couple of months ago. -- Mark Roberts Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com 412-687-2835 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: A weird little story of Copyright

2006-07-13 Thread Tom C
This is clearly a case where one artist should respect the intellectual property rights of another. How would he like it if someone took a picture of his painting and started marketing reproductions of it? Tom C. From: DagT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List To: Pentax

Re: OT: Digital Imaging Treatment for Blindness

2006-07-13 Thread Scott Loveless
On 7/13/06, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Likely the best thing to come out of digital imaging... > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/5168862.stm > With eyes like that (and mabye a USB port in an ear), who needs a camera? -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.

Re: PESO - Anchors Aweigh! (Kids at Play)

2006-07-13 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Indeed they do, Bruce. Last night I realized I've been photographing kids at play since 1968. Unfortunately, it's no longer a wise idea to do so in many situations and circumstances. The world has changed so much over the past decade or so. I can't even imagine a bunch of kids involved in unsup

Re: PESO - another quilt pic

2006-07-13 Thread Bruce Dayton
I can see this being a great addition to the series you talked about. I would like to see the whole thing once you have it done. Could be a very interesting gallery. -- Best regards, Bruce Thursday, July 13, 2006, 8:32:15 AM, you wrote: dan> http://www.alphoto.com/images/hands.jpg dan> enjo

PESO - The Bed

2006-07-13 Thread Shel Belinkoff
It's nice - and sometimes surprising - to find that your serious friends have a lot of lightheartedness about them ;-)) http://home.earthlink.net/~morepix/thebed.html istDS and K24/2.8 @ f8.0 Shel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.ne

Re: OT: Digital Imaging Treatment for Blindness

2006-07-13 Thread Tom C
:-) It does present some interesting food for thought. Skip the USB. WiFi or Bluetooth. Reroute the playback to the retina with a histogram superimposed over the photo. Squint or widen the eyes to signal an alternate exposure. Tom C. >From: "Scott Loveless" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply

Re: A weird little story of Copyright

2006-07-13 Thread frank theriault
On 7/13/06, DagT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > True, it was pure luck that I discovered it. That is why have > reacted, when it is discover the reactions should be sufficiently > hard to discourage others from doing the same. > I'll be interested to see how this turns out (in your favour, I hope!).

Re: Seriously Off Topic: War is starting in Israel

2006-07-13 Thread Bob Sullivan
Toralf, Thanks for a sensible comment. I agree that concern for this situation starts in the past... Regards, Bob S. On 7/13/06, Toralf Lund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bob Sullivan wrote: > > Don, > > > > You have to put your personal feelings aside. > > We expressed concern for a friend who's

Re: A weird little story of Copyright

2006-07-13 Thread frank theriault
On 7/13/06, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is clearly a case where one artist should respect the intellectual > property rights of another. How would he like it if someone took a picture > of his painting and started marketing reproductions of it? I know that museums and art galleries t

Re: A weird little story of Copyright

2006-07-13 Thread skye
That reminds me. I don't know the legal answer (logically or morally I know my own answer, which is "no for life, yes for death") so I have to ask the question: Last night at a local photo club meeting, one of the new members brought up a question similar to the situation below, with one differenc

Re: OT: Digital Imaging Treatment for Blindness

2006-07-13 Thread Mark Roberts
Tom C wrote: >>From: "Scott Loveless" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/5168862.stm >> >>With eyes like that (and mabye a USB port in an ear), who needs a camera? > >:-) It does present some interesting food for thought. Skip the USB. WiFi >

Re: PESO - The Bed

2006-07-13 Thread Bruce Dayton
Excellent - love the lighting and there is a feeling of personality coming from this shot. You are doing well with that K24. -- Best regards, Bruce Thursday, July 13, 2006, 10:08:18 AM, you wrote: SB> It's nice - and sometimes surprising - to find that your serious friends SB> have a lot of

Re: PESO - The Bed

2006-07-13 Thread pnstenquist
Nice shot. An interesting look at a side of life seldom seen. In many ways, this accomplishes the "portrait" mission of your earlier post. Paul -- Original message -- From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > It's nice - and sometimes surprising - to find that y

Re: New favourite body

2006-07-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Thanks mike. I'd forgotten about that one. I have it on CD too. Quite a chuckle... :-) Godfrey On Jul 13, 2006, at 1:11 AM, mike wilson wrote: > To the melody of "American Pie" > http://www.thelyricssite.com/Music_And_Song_Lyrics_Home.php? > search=songid&id=1326 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

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