OT: Alternative Light Pic

2001-08-04 Thread John Edwin Mason
hestra pit during a run of the musical Carousel. The only illumination is a 25 watt music stand light just out of the frame. http://www.rit.edu/~andpph/gallery.html Best, John = John Edwin Mason Charlottesville, Virginia email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] alt email: [EMAIL

Re: First Camera

2001-08-01 Thread John Edwin Mason
n't matter much. On the other hand, if she's already hooked and you want her to learn exposure, selective focus, etc. take the meter battery out of a K1000 and send her on her way. --John = John Edwin Mason Charlottesville, Virgin

Foto Follies, Pro Division

2001-07-27 Thread John Edwin Mason
esn't work, go to the washingtonpost.com, click on Camera Works, click on Frank van Riper. Worth the trouble. BTW, has anybody got a battered Domke bag they want to sell? The more beat up the better. --John = John Edwin Mason Charlottesville, Virginia email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] alt ema

OT: Eudora Welty

2001-07-26 Thread John Edwin Mason
7;s photos lies in their simplicity, their honesty, and, because of clarity of her vision, their evocation of a particular time and place. Best, John = John Edwin Mason Charlottesville, Virginia email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] alt email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _

Re: Professional

2001-07-26 Thread John Edwin Mason
er pro >gear or pro service is just that; a myth. = John Edwin Mason Charlottesville, Virginia email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] alt email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.

RE: Is the New LX Going to Be a Digital Camera

2001-07-24 Thread John Edwin Mason
.) Just what I would expect of an AF LX. Substantial, robust, impeccable. As I've mentioned, my eyes aren't getting any better. My next camera will have to be AF. An AF Pentax with the genes of an LX rather than MX would be just about perfect. --John M. = John Edwin Mason

RE: Amateur Photographer MZ-S review

2001-07-24 Thread John Edwin Mason
derfully easy to focus. An AF camera with the feel and heft (and metal construction) of an LX would be awfully nice. Assuming that I could afford it. A camera with AF built to LX standards would cost how many thousands of dollars? = John Edwin Mason Charlottesville, Virgin

Re: Superbike race photos from Mid-Ohio

2001-07-24 Thread John Edwin Mason
Very cool pics, Mark. The colors seem subdued. The Sensia 400? My monitor? The light? Your scans? --John = John Edwin Mason Charlottesville, Virginia email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] alt email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Make

Re[2]: Your "No Fat" Pentax Outfit

2001-07-19 Thread John Edwin Mason
ree days. --John = John Edwin Mason Charlottesville, Virginia email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] alt email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ - This message is from the Pe

Re: Frank van Riper

2001-07-15 Thread John Edwin Mason
eck out Jan Faul's haunting Battlefield Parks landscapes http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/photo/ index.html?inside and be amazed. --John = John Edwin Mason Charlottesville, Virginia Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alt Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __

Re: OT: Quotes without comment

2001-07-10 Thread John Edwin Mason
sn't think so. --John = John Edwin Mason Charlottesville, Virginia Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alt Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ - This message

Re: OT: Graphics Pad?

2001-06-19 Thread John Edwin Mason
Robb rote: >rolls around on the pad in random >circles This leads to great confusion. Sounds like one of my college roommates. But seriously, thanks for the advice. --John = John Edwin Mason Charlottesville, Virginia Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alt Email: [EMAIL PRO

OT: Graphics Pad?

2001-06-19 Thread John Edwin Mason
Hi, all. I've decided to get a graphics pad for my PC for use with Photoshop, etc. I wonder if anyone has any strong feelings regarding make and/or model? Thanks, John = John Edwin Mason Charlottesville, Virginia Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alt Email: [EMAIL PROT

Re: PUG Commentary - John Mason's "Night Train"

2001-05-03 Thread John Edwin Mason
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2001-04-28 Thread John Edwin Mason
of my first attempts. This portrait is about my tenth. Cheers, John (who still prefers Tri-X, most of the time) = John Edwin Mason Charlottesville, Virginia Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alt Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Aucti

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2001-04-28 Thread John Edwin Mason
t 200 or 400 or 800, have it processed normally, and get back negative with all the shadow and highlight detail you can ask for. As for archivability... Is it any different from color print film? Best, John = John Edwin Mason Charlottesville, Vi

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2001-04-27 Thread John Edwin Mason
's Friday column is generally well worth reading. Best, John = John Edwin Mason Charlottesville, Virginia Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alt Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://au

Re: OT: Camera Shops, Thanks

2001-04-12 Thread John Edwin Mason
t, John ===== John Edwin Mason Charlottesville, Virginia Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alt Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ - This message is from the Pentax-Di

Re: MZ-S First look

2001-03-08 Thread John Edwin Mason
erates. Or is all of this going in the wrong direction? Does Pentax simply accept that the MZ-S will sell in very small numbers and largely to Pentax fanatics? Is their model for the MZ-S the LX--a superb camera that failed in the marketplace, but has achieved cult status? = John Edwin

Re: First look at MZ-S

2001-03-07 Thread John Edwin Mason
is it's price. With a street price of $850 to >$900, it will not sell very well. We figure, based on fell and features, it >should be priced at about $600. = John Edwin Mason Charlottesville, Virginia Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alt Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _

Re: What are your shootin' this weekend?

2001-03-03 Thread John Edwin Mason
outdoors in her garden. What more will I shoot? Tomorrow, if we get the storm that's been promised, wintry cityscapes (actually townscapes). Probably using Tri-X/KX/28mm and 50mm Pentax A. Best, John = John Edwin Mason Charlottesville, Virginia Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alt Email: [

Re: Delta 3200@11x14, was Shel's Survey

2001-02-20 Thread John Edwin Mason
n this case, spotlit subjects, background going to black. Developing in Microphen or similar lessens actual grain. As I mentioned, they'll be hanging over the chopped liver and curried tuna salad in my favorite sandwich shop, 115 Elliewood Ave, C-ville, VA. Cheers, John =

Re: Shel's Survey

2001-02-19 Thread John Edwin Mason
n you're in the neighborhood. ;-) Cheers, John Member (of the very prestigious), Acoustic Photographers' Guild = John Edwin Mason Charlottesville, Virginia Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alt Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Get personal

OT: WTB, Shutterbug, Feb. '01

2001-02-17 Thread John Edwin Mason
Hi, folks. Does someone have a February 2001 Shutterbug that they'd be willing to part with for a few bucks? Thanks, John = John Edwin Mason Charlottesville, Virginia Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alt Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You

Re: News from PMA - MZ-S and other stuff

2001-02-12 Thread John Edwin Mason
e of these points in a post Sunday which seems not to have gone through. Sorry if I'm repeating myself. I also received double posts Sunday--digests 215 and 217. = John Edwin Mason Charlottesville, Virginia Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alt Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __

Re: OT: Going semi-digital

2001-02-05 Thread John Edwin Mason
John (who hopes some listmembers will be at the PMA) = John Edwin Mason Charlottesville, Virginia Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alt Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail

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2001-01-26 Thread John Edwin Mason
m this films how >will the mask >interfere with filtering? I suppose the general >contrast should be lower but if I use a magenta filter >for a high contrast it will blend with >the film mask, won't it? >Will it be the same if I tried real colour film? = Jo