GESO: Dead faces

2011-09-14 Thread Tim Bray
No, not from a morgue, from a museum: http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2011/09/13/MOA-Portraits -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: Dammit! Another cat photo!

2011-09-14 Thread Tim Bray
They're stuffed, right? -T On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 7:39 PM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/kitties2.jpg -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Dammit! Another cat photo!

2011-09-14 Thread John Francis
On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 10:20:19PM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: On Sep 13, 2011, at 7:59 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/kitties2.jpg By the way: The FA*28-70/2.8 absolutely rocks for pet photos. 70mm lets you get close without getting

Re: Dammit! Another cat photo!

2011-09-14 Thread Cotty
On 13/9/11, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/kitties2.jpg They'd make a lovely pair of slippers. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML

Re: Dammit! Another cat photo!

2011-09-14 Thread Larry Colen
On 9/14/2011 12:00 AM, John Francis wrote: On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 10:20:19PM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: On Sep 13, 2011, at 7:59 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/kitties2.jpg By the way: The FA*28-70/2.8 absolutely rocks for pet photos. 70mm lets

Re: Dammit! Another cat photo!

2011-09-14 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 14 September 2011 08:39, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On 9/14/2011 12:00 AM, John Francis wrote: On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 10:20:19PM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: On Sep 13, 2011, at 7:59 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/kitties2.jpg By

Re: Dammit! Another cat photo!

2011-09-14 Thread Larry Colen
On 9/14/2011 1:17 AM, Eric Featherstone wrote: On 14 September 2011 08:39, Larry Colenl...@red4est.com wrote: Yeah, I took a quick peek on ebay. I think there's one at about $1100. They do have a 35-90 /2.8 that looks pretty nifty, but that doesn't look like it'll work well with SR as it

Re: Dammit! Another cat photo!

2011-09-14 Thread Brian Walters
On Wednesday, September 14, 2011 2:12 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On 9/14/2011 1:17 AM, Eric Featherstone wrote: On 14 September 2011 08:39, Larry Colenl...@red4est.com wrote: Yeah, I took a quick peek on ebay. I think there's one at about $1100. They do have a 35-90 /2.8

Re: Peso's sunflowers

2011-09-14 Thread Brian Walters
On Sunday, September 11, 2011 10:44 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: I have not been doinga lot of photography this summer, the shed is keeping me busy, but we do have some sunflowers maturing in the yard now.: This one must be a rouge seed from the feeder:

Re: September PUG - Self Portrait Gallery is up

2011-09-14 Thread Brian Walters
On Tuesday, September 13, 2011 3:05 PM, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: Has anyone yet set their computer to Speak Aussie? That might be the problem. Bloody oath, cobber, IE's a bit dodgy - just use Firefox and she'll be apples. Cheers Brian ++

Re: PESO - Healing Vibrations

2011-09-14 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Ken. On Sep 13, 2011, at 11:38 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Very nice capture. Crisp colorful. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: PESO - Healing Vibrations I shot an

Re: PESO - Healing Vibrations

2011-09-14 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Fernando. Mr. Miles is happy. I created a back cover for him as well. He's been entertaining me for yours, so I figure it's the least I can do. Gracie loves him as well, and he dotes on her. Great guy. Paul On Sep 13, 2011, at 11:38 PM, Fernando wrote: Very nice album cover, well

Re: PESO - Healing Vibrations

2011-09-14 Thread Paul Stenquist
Small world. Paul Miles spends the winters in Arizona and wrote his latest album set down there this past season. I haven't heard it all, but what I have heard I like very much. Paul On Sep 14, 2011, at 1:09 AM, Joseph McAllister wrote: Good shot of Paul, Paul. He's been on my friend list for

Re: PAW--Week 36--Young Buck

2011-09-14 Thread Brian Walters
On Sunday, September 11, 2011 11:40 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Caught this on a walk in the woods. Cheers, Christine http://aguilapaw.posterous.com Nicely done, although I find the background at top right a bit distracting. Cheers Brian

Re: PESO: Rancher's Respite (or I'll Be in My Office)

2011-09-14 Thread Brian Walters
On Monday, September 12, 2011 12:27 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/6140581211/in/photostream/lightbox/ Comments and evicerations welcome. Well seen and well exposed. From a purely aesthetic point of view, I'd prefer if the elbow at

Re: PESO - Healing Vibrations

2011-09-14 Thread Brian Walters
A really great portrait - love the bare feet! Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ On Tuesday, September 13, 2011 8:12 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I shot an album cover for my friend,

Re: Dammit! Another cat photo!

2011-09-14 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-09-14 3:39 AM, Larry Colen wrote: If I'm not trying to get the whole room, the ideal zoom range for photographing people during a test or a demo, at the dojo would probably be 28-105. Lately I've been using the 16-50 on one body and the 77 on another, and that's workable. With the

Re: Dammit! Another cat photo!

2011-09-14 Thread P. J. Alling
That 35-90mm for the MEF isn't known for it's optical quality, ease manual focusing, or much of anything else, except being the first of something On 9/14/2011 3:39 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On 9/14/2011 12:00 AM, John Francis wrote: On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 10:20:19PM -0700, Larry Colen wrote:

Re: Dammit! Another cat photo!

2011-09-14 Thread David J Brooks
Lovely Dave On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 10:39 PM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/kitties2.jpg -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Healing Vibrations

2011-09-14 Thread David J Brooks
Well done. Great pose and back drop Dave On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 8:12 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I shot an album cover for my friend, Paul Miles, a well-regarded Detroit bluesman: It's a large image. Click to make smaller.

Re: PESO - Stef

2011-09-14 Thread David J Brooks
I like it Dave On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 1:50 AM, Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com wrote: Comments are very welcome. https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/dM57FDPp4MiAe1OmIOcyEFqTO0pzBLUsAIQ-VSzvgHs?feat=directlink --Sasha -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: GESO: Back to the moon

2011-09-14 Thread David J Brooks
second and third work for me Dave On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 8:42 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: Thanks to Don and Christine for your comments on my Harvest Moon PESO, as well as to the others who had previously looked and commented. I went back out to the same location last

Re: PESO -- Troika.

2011-09-14 Thread Bob Sullivan
PJ, Rather nice picture. I especially like the composition with the tree. Remindes me of a Japanese watercolor. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 11:22 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20troika.html Equipment: Pentax K20D

Re: PESO - Stef

2011-09-14 Thread Bob Sullivan
Well done, but there is something not quite right here. Is that a Polynesian belly dancer? The mix of ethnicity's is boggling my mind. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 12:50 AM, Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com wrote: Comments are very welcome.

Re: PESO -- Troika.

2011-09-14 Thread Jack Davis
Just now saw this well managed composition. Graceful tree adds a peaceful comfort. Jack - Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 8:00 AM Subject: Re: PESO -- Troika. PJ, Rather nice

Re: PESO - Stef

2011-09-14 Thread Jack Davis
Exceptionally nice line and exposure! Jack - Original Message - From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 7:50 AM Subject: Re: PESO - Stef I like it Dave On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 1:50 AM, Sasha Sobol

Re: PESO - Stef

2011-09-14 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-09-14 1:50 AM, Sasha Sobol wrote: Comments are very welcome. https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/dM57FDPp4MiAe1OmIOcyEFqTO0pzBLUsAIQ-VSzvgHs?feat=directlink --Sasha Very nice, Sasha. You did a good job of evenly lighting her, including up-stretched arm. Did you have a fancy tall soft

Re: GESO: Dead faces

2011-09-14 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-09-14 2:44 AM, Tim Bray wrote: No, not from a morgue, from a museum: http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2011/09/13/MOA-Portraits That's a very cool gallery, Tim. Intriguing and colourful. -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Dammit! Another cat photo!

2011-09-14 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-09-13 10:39 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/kitties2.jpg A beautiful purrtrait, Mark. There's enough essence of cat here to keep MJ away for years to come. -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: Dammit! Another cat photo!

2011-09-14 Thread steve harley
on 2011-09-13 20:39 Mark Roberts wrote http://www.robertstech.com/temp/kitties2.jpg love it -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: Dammit! Another cat photo!

2011-09-14 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 10:39 PM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/kitties2.jpg I see they've mastered the earnestly innocent look already. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: PESO: La Passeggiata

2011-09-14 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks. That is what caught my eye, as well as the dude on the right checking our the woman in heels. Yes, that is my puppy. My wife stopped to talk to a couple at one of the tables, and I was watching the people go by while waiting for her. Dan Dan Matyola

Re: PESO - Stef

2011-09-14 Thread Sasha Sobol
Thanks for all the comments. Bol, what's wrong with Polynesian belly dancing? She does that since she was five. Bruce, I used striplights at sides to light her up (plus a main light). --S On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 8:37 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: On 11-09-14 1:50 AM, Sasha

Re: PESO: La Passeggiata

2011-09-14 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks for looking Ann. I can't disagree with any of your criticisms. I was waiting for my wife to finish her conversation, and I was trying to find an angle to capture the feeling of a summer Friday evening in town, with the outdoor tables, the classic cars and the crowds walking up and down

Re: PESO - Healing Vibrations

2011-09-14 Thread Darren Addy
Nice photo! (However, whoever chose the font and lettering placement/alignment should be taken out and shot... and I don't mean with a camera.) Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: Dammit! Another cat photo!

2011-09-14 Thread John Sessoms
From: Larry Colen On 9/14/2011 12:00 AM, John Francis wrote: On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 10:20:19PM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: On Sep 13, 2011, at 7:59 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/kitties2.jpg By the way: The FA*28-70/2.8 absolutely rocks for pet

Re: PESO - Stef

2011-09-14 Thread Bob Sullivan
Sasha, I'm just that I expect a Polynesian dancer to be in a grass skirt. :-) Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 12:55 PM, Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com wrote: Thanks for all the comments. Bol, what's wrong with Polynesian belly dancing? She does that since she was five. Bruce, I used

Re: PESO - Stef

2011-09-14 Thread Sasha Sobol
Lol. She is more civilized than me :) --S On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 11:59 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Sasha, I'm just that I expect a Polynesian dancer to be in a grass skirt.  :-) Regards,  Bob S. On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 12:55 PM, Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com wrote: Thanks

Re: PESO - Stef

2011-09-14 Thread Ken Waller
Very nice subject capture, although I her 'missing' right leg is a little disconcerting to me. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com Subject: PESO - Stef Comments are very welcome.

Re: PESO - Healing Vibrations

2011-09-14 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Darren. Where would you have placed the type? I purposely left room for it in the grass, where there is minimal detail. It also balances the bright flowers in the other corner, IMO. Paul On Sep 14, 2011, at 2:26 PM, Darren Addy wrote: Nice photo! (However, whoever chose the font and

Re: PESO - Stef

2011-09-14 Thread Paul Stenquist
Nice light, nice composition, great abs. What's not to like! Well done. Paul On Sep 14, 2011, at 10:50 AM, David J Brooks wrote: I like it Dave On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 1:50 AM, Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com wrote: Comments are very welcome.

Re: PESO - Healing Vibrations

2011-09-14 Thread Bruce Walker
I really like this photo for the CD cover too. On the text, I'm not a graphics design authority but one issue bothers me: the text is collectively neither right-aligned nor left-aligned, nor centered. Vibrations and Paul Miles are right-aligned with each other, but Healing floats above in a

Re: PESO - Healing Vibrations

2011-09-14 Thread Paul Stenquist
Hi Bruce, Thanks. I'll take a look at a different alignment, although I think that ship has already sailed. As presented, Healing and Vibrations are centered in respect to each other, while Paul's name is flush right with vibrations. We were looking for something that felt casual, as

Re: PESO - Healing Vibrations

2011-09-14 Thread Paul Stenquist
Taking another look, I see that Healing and Vibrations are not centered in respect to each other. There's an extra space in there that threw it off. Luckily, I have time to fix it. Paul On Sep 14, 2011, at 5:26 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Hi Bruce, Thanks. I'll take a look at a different

Re: PESO - Stef

2011-09-14 Thread Larry Colen
On 9/14/2011 1:56 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Nice light, nice composition, great abs. What's not to like! That she's only on my computer screen and not at my house. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (from dos4est) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Stef

2011-09-14 Thread Sasha Sobol
Larry, she performs in Bay Area so you have a chance to see her live. On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 2:37 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On 9/14/2011 1:56 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Nice light, nice composition, great abs. What's  not to like! That she's only on my computer screen and not

Re: PESO - Healing Vibrations

2011-09-14 Thread Darren Addy
On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 3:55 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Thanks Darren. Where would you have placed the type? I purposely left room for it in the grass, where there is minimal detail. It also balances the bright flowers in the other corner, IMO. Sorry, Paul. I didn't

Re: PESO - Healing Vibrations

2011-09-14 Thread Paul Stenquist
No problem. I'm glad you're not going to shoot me:-). I have done some design work in the past, although it's not my forte, and Paul couldn't afford to hire any help. I did this for grins. I like your treatment as a design exercise, but it's something Paul Miles would never go for. He picked

Re: PESO - Stef

2011-09-14 Thread Larry Colen
On Sep 14, 2011, at 2:44 PM, Sasha Sobol wrote: Larry, she performs in Bay Area so you have a chance to see her live. Well, that's something to like. On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 2:37 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On 9/14/2011 1:56 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Nice light, nice

Re: PESO - Healing Vibrations

2011-09-14 Thread steve harley
on 2011-09-14 15:34 Paul Stenquist wrote Taking another look, I see that Healing and Vibrations are not centered in respect to each other. There's an extra space in there that threw it off. Luckily, I have time to fix it. i wouldn't center it; as a quick fix, it's cleaner to right justify

Re: PESO - Healing Vibrations

2011-09-14 Thread Mark Roberts
Bruce Walker wrote: The other quibble that maybe bugs Darren is the face you used. It looks a lot like a clone of Comic Sans Bold, which is one of the most reviled typefaces in history. I am simply aghast that someone created an *imitation* Comic Sans font!

PESO - Nice Clean Rooms

2011-09-14 Thread frank theriault
So, I'm finally back. New hard drive in an old laptop, but hey, it's working! I loaded an old PS 7.0 that I had hanging around, and we're off to the races! There used to be lots of these roadside motels around the outskirts of Toronto (this one's near Port Credit) but they're fast disappearing.

Re: PESO - Nice Clean Rooms

2011-09-14 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-09-14 6:24 PM, frank theriault wrote: So, I'm finally back. New hard drive in an old laptop, but hey, it's working! I loaded an old PS 7.0 that I had hanging around, and we're off to the races! There used to be lots of these roadside motels around the outskirts of Toronto (this one's

PESO: Pugnatious Truck Driver

2011-09-14 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
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Re: PESO - Healing Vibrations

2011-09-14 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks for the input, Steve. Good advice. I had looked at all three lines justified, but it weighed heavy to the right. I could be wrong. The font is Paul Miles' choice, and it's similar to what he used on all his other albums. I would have gone with something more refined, but Paul is a

Re: PESO - Healing Vibrations

2011-09-14 Thread Bob Sullivan
Paul, You did a great job with the picture of Paul. It's your best effort so far... I hope he has lots of success with the album. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 7:32 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Thanks for the input, Steve. Good advice. I had looked at all three

Re: PESO - Nice Clean Rooms

2011-09-14 Thread Ann Sanfedele
always considered that if a place had to say it was clean on the sign outside the chances are it wasn't. The foreground isn't too dark on my monitor - but the sky is a bit light LIke the shot anyway :-) Ann On 9/14/2011 18:24, frank theriault wrote: So, I'm finally back. New hard drive

Re: PESO - Healing Vibrations

2011-09-14 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Sep 14, 2011, at 6:19 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Bruce Walker wrote: The other quibble that maybe bugs Darren is the face you used. It looks a lot like a clone of Comic Sans Bold, which is one of the most reviled typefaces in history. I am simply aghast that someone created an

Re: PESO - Nice Clean Rooms

2011-09-14 Thread Paul Stenquist
Good to have you back. Love the pic! Reminds me of so many no-tell motels with hourly rates. True Americana. Or make that true North Americana:-) Paul On Sep 14, 2011, at 6:24 PM, frank theriault wrote: So, I'm finally back. New hard drive in an old laptop, but hey, it's working! I loaded

Re: PESO - Healing Vibrations

2011-09-14 Thread Larry Colen
On 9/14/2011 5:41 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: On Sep 14, 2011, at 6:19 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Bruce Walker wrote: The other quibble that maybe bugs Darren is the face you used. It looks a lot like a clone of Comic Sans Bold, which is one of the most reviled typefaces in history. I am simply

Re: PESO - Healing Vibrations

2011-09-14 Thread Mark Roberts
Paul Stenquist wrote: I hate comic sans. Chalkboard is slightly better, but it's still a silly font. As far as being an imitation goes, that's true of many, many fonts. Futura is an imitation of Helvetica, Futura predates Helvetica by about 25 years. (Arial is the imitation Helvetica.)

Re: PESO - Healing Vibrations

2011-09-14 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Sep 14, 2011, at 8:51 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On 9/14/2011 5:41 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: On Sep 14, 2011, at 6:19 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Bruce Walker wrote: The other quibble that maybe bugs Darren is the face you used. It looks a lot like a clone of Comic Sans Bold, which is one

Re: PESO - Healing Vibrations

2011-09-14 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Sep 14, 2011, at 8:54 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Paul Stenquist wrote: I hate comic sans. Chalkboard is slightly better, but it's still a silly font. As far as being an imitation goes, that's true of many, many fonts. Futura is an imitation of Helvetica, Futura predates

Re: PESO - Healing Vibrations

2011-09-14 Thread Mark Roberts
Paul Stenquist wrote: On Sep 14, 2011, at 8:54 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Paul Stenquist wrote: I hate comic sans. Chalkboard is slightly better, but it's still a silly font. As far as being an imitation goes, that's true of many, many fonts. Futura is an imitation of Helvetica,

Re: PESO - Healing Vibrations

2011-09-14 Thread Philip Northeast
On 15/09/11 11:20 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Paul Stenquist wrote: On Sep 14, 2011, at 8:54 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Paul Stenquist wrote: I hate comic sans. Chalkboard is slightly better, but it's still a silly font. As far as being an imitation goes, that's true of many, many fonts. Futura

Re: PESO - Nice Clean Rooms

2011-09-14 Thread Jack Davis
Even has one of them fancy new phone booths for guests. BG Lighting does suit the image Nice , Frank! Jack - Original Message - From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 3:24 PM Subject: PESO - Nice

Re: PESO - Healing Vibrations

2011-09-14 Thread steve harley
on 2011-09-14 19:27 Philip Northeast wrote So what are the good books? i'd recommend Bringhurst's Elements of Typographic Style and Stop Stealing Sheep by Erik Spiekermann, but these days you might learn more by reading blogs like typophile.com and hanging around forums where web designers

Re: PESO - Healing Vibrations

2011-09-14 Thread Larry Colen
On 9/14/2011 6:39 PM, steve harley wrote: on 2011-09-14 19:27 Philip Northeast wrote So what are the good books? i'd recommend Bringhurst's Elements of Typographic Style and Stop Stealing Sheep by Erik Spiekermann, but these days you might learn more by reading blogs like typophile.com and

Re: PESO - Healing Vibrations

2011-09-14 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Sep 14, 2011, at 9:45 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On 9/14/2011 6:39 PM, steve harley wrote: on 2011-09-14 19:27 Philip Northeast wrote So what are the good books? i'd recommend Bringhurst's Elements of Typographic Style and Stop Stealing Sheep by Erik Spiekermann, but these days you might

Re: PESO - Healing Vibrations

2011-09-14 Thread steve harley
on 2011-09-14 18:41 Paul Stenquist wrote Futura is an imitation of Helvetica, hardly! Futura is a starkly geometric sans — all circles and angles — while Helvetica, though it uses a similar even stroke, is full of ellipses and odd twists; compare the lower case a, c and y for quick examples

OT: A question for mac users

2011-09-14 Thread Paul Stenquist
Is there a version of Microsoft Office that runs under OSX Lion? I don't think I want to fool around with alternatives that might not show all the markups and comments in a highly modified docx file. It's too critical to my work for guessing. I'm currently running Office 2008 under Snow

Re: PESO - Healing Vibrations

2011-09-14 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Sep 14, 2011, at 10:14 PM, steve harley wrote: on 2011-09-14 18:41 Paul Stenquist wrote Futura is an imitation of Helvetica, hardly! Futura is a starkly geometric sans — all circles and angles — while Helvetica, though it uses a similar even stroke, is full of ellipses and odd

Re: PESO - Healing Vibrations

2011-09-14 Thread Ann Sanfedele
You know I shied away from saying anything because I share Darren's opinion of the fonts - I used to love Comic sans - now I really don't and am sorry about a couple of my designs that are on cafepress that have it on them -but they are actually selling so I'm leaving them alone. Darren, I

Re: OT: A question for mac users

2011-09-14 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 10:23 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Is there a version of Microsoft Office that runs under OSX Lion? I don't think I want to fool around with alternatives that might not show all the markups and comments in a highly modified docx file. It's too

Re: PESO - Healing Vibrations

2011-09-14 Thread Philip Northeast
On 15/09/11 11:39 AM, steve harley wrote: i'd recommend Bringhurst's Elements of Typographic Style and Stop Stealing Sheep by Erik Spiekermann, but these days you might learn more by reading blogs like typophile.com Thanks -- Philip Northeast www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au -- PDML

Re: OT: A question for mac users

2011-09-14 Thread steve harley
on 2011-09-14 20:23 Paul Stenquist wrote Is there a version of Microsoft Office that runs under OSX Lion? I don't think I want to fool around with alternatives that might not show all the markups and comments in a highly modified docx file. It's too critical to my work for guessing. I'm

Re: PESO - Healing Vibrations

2011-09-14 Thread Darren Addy
On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 5:19 PM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Then again, I don't know which I dislike more - Comic Sans or the people who go on and on about how they hate it. ;-) The most important thing is to craft a position from which you can feel superior to them both. :D

Re: Pentax K-Q adapter

2011-09-14 Thread Sam L
On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 7:19 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: They made it because it was easy and there are some who will take great delight in picking up a $50 M50.17 at KEH and have it be  a really fast lens with a 275 fov.  Even at that, it still won't be that big and you

Waiting for Enablement

2011-09-14 Thread Sam L
I've been itching to get my hands on something to let me do some macro type work. I was hoping to score a pentax-a 50 macro for ~ $150 which seemed a bit optimistic. Instead, Lady Luck threw me a fa 50/2.8 for not very much more. It's supposed to show up at work tomorrow. Might not sleep too

Re: PESO - Healing Vibrations

2011-09-14 Thread steve harley
on 2011-09-14 20:26 Paul Stenquist wrote But almost indistinguishable from Times to slugs like me:-) when i was a kid i saw a VW squareback go by and thought it was the same as the Volvo 122 wagon my family drove; then i started tuning in to the shapes of cars and realized how wrong i was

Re: OT: A question for mac users

2011-09-14 Thread Larry Colen
On Sep 14, 2011, at 7:23 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Is there a version of Microsoft Office that runs under OSX Lion? I don't think I want to fool around with alternatives that might not show all the markups and comments in a highly modified docx file. It's too critical to my work for

Re: OT: A question for mac users

2011-09-14 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 7:23 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Is there a version of Microsoft Office that runs under OSX Lion? I don't think I want to fool around with alternatives that might not show all the markups and comments in a highly modified docx file. It's too

RE: PESO - Healing Vibrations

2011-09-14 Thread John Coyle
Interesting discussion: a journal I edit has just been criticised for using a sans-serif font (Arial 10-point) as body text. My reaction was that it's a modern-looking, clean and easy-to-read font . Any comments? John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From:

Re: PESO - Healing Vibrations

2011-09-14 Thread Larry Colen
On Sep 14, 2011, at 10:36 PM, John Coyle wrote: Interesting discussion: a journal I edit has just been criticised for using a sans-serif font (Arial 10-point) as body text. My reaction was that it's a modern-looking, clean and easy-to-read font . Any comments? What I've heard is that