Rob,
I forgot the Kookabura (sp?) photo.. Definitely a shot that I wish ~I~ had
taken indead of you :o) Great catch.
awe-inspiring [the bee photo, boat photo,
heater, and "seated" photos come to mind]. Thanks for sharing. Best
regards,
- jerome
_
Jerome D. Coombs-Reyes, Ph.D.
Norfolk State University, Math Dept.
http://exposedfilm.net
> Congratulations on your engagement 8-)
You found that page, eh? :o) Thanks. It was a fantastic time (the trip to
St. Maarten, as well as the party afterwards). Thanks again,
- jerome
Hey guys and gals...
... I'm not sure what happened... I thought it said delete... but it
must've said "delete all"... because the next thing I saw on the screen
was
No Images".
Damn.
so now it's all gone.
what do I do?
I remember someone mentioning a program or something that I can use to
ret
batch... but it sure is better than nothing. And I was this close
--> <-- to trashing those photos.
Anyhow... thanks again!
Oh... and Happy New Year, albeit a week or so early. Best Regards,
- jerome
, breezebrowser or photoshop or
something of the sort.
Thanks.
- jerome
Quoting tom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> I'm sure my old straps won't work, I'll have to get digital straps. Of
> course, since they're digital, they'll be obsolete within a few
> months, and I'll have to get new straps. What a pain.
Lucky me, my camera strap says "SLIDE FILM" in big white letters .
Quoting frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> So now that you're done school, you've had your post-grad road trip, does
> this mean that you'll actually have to find a job, and be a productive
> member of society?
Sorta. I was thinking of moving to Toronto and becoming a bike messenger...
wh
the-fly exposure, and come across tons of times
when I don't trust my in-camera matrix meter. As a result, I now pretty much
live with a hand-held meter around my neck.
HTH,
- jerome
no big deal. Thanks
for weighing in, Mark.
- jerome
> I'm just saying there's a happy medium.
> You brought the camera to serve
> you, not the other way around.
Excellent Point! Trust me, I had to remind myself of that very thing several
times during the trip. It was too easy to get caught up in the "Assignment"
mode and lose scope of the enjoy
> Here's a cheerful thought. I learned today that the whole of
> Yellowstone is in the caldera of an enormous and very, very powerful
> active volcano of extraordinary magnitude. And the centre is rising.
> When it blows it will change the entire planet.
yeah. All of these parks are amazing in th
, if you get out of your SUV and stop whirling thru the park at 60
MPH "looking" for something to shoot... ya might find something!
- jerome (who has no idea why he mentioned Tokina... it just sounded right).
Here's a question for you omnipresent/omnipotent pentaxians.
When I registed my website some months ago ( http://exposedfilm.net ), I
noticed that someone else had already registered exposedfilm.COM (
http://exposedfilm.com ). However, their site wasn't up yet. Over the past few
months, I'd ch
les
logged on this trip alone.
oh... one more! An 82mm Hoya HMC Circular Polarizer can bounce three times
during a decent down a cliff before the glass shatters.
It's nice to be back. I hope all has been well. Best regards,
- jerome
n flash.
http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/technology/offCameraFlash.html
Gosh, when is Pentax going to send this guy a big fat check already?!
Anyhow, hope all is well in Pentaxia. Thanks again,
jerome
uot; one is less expensive and seems to have
more functionality... but I think I'm missing something.
Thanks
jerome
since I'm 1/2 way there, I guess
I'll still give it a shot
Thanks again for your hospitality, food, and good company, Mark. It was very
much appreciated. Talk to you soon,
- jerome
his
town, I'd be shocked.
Anyhow, just thought I'd say hello. Hope all is well on the list. If I had an
*ist-D, I could shoot you guys some photos... but I don't... so I can't...
dammit.
Later!
Jerome, Lewis, and Clark
Wayne,
I'm guessing / hoping that this is the same Wayne that I sold a lens to just a
few months ago. I think your email address changed or something... my email
bounced back to me. Can you drop me a line at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks.
- jerome
Quoting Christian Skofteland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> I don't disagree with your sentiments (I just read the speech
> and it WAS good), but, to be President of the US you need to
> be born here
Plus you need a very smart brother with a lot of connections in the state of
Florida
Albano,can you email me off list? (or if someone has a recent email addy for
him...) Thanks.
> 1. What are you drinking?
HAR! my thoughts exactly.
Sadly, my trip to Cotty-Land has been officially cancelled. For one, my
vacation time has been cut from 10-14 days to 7. IMO, that's just not long
enough to balance out the effects of both time change and travel time.
Secondly, by the time i get there, my good friend who is already there will be
Quoting Keith Whaley:
> I like it!
I like it a lot, also. I think it's quite the interesting shot. The metering
seems perfect to me, and I think the traffic below (vs. an empty street for
example) makes it more interesting. Of course, the building itself adds some
intrigue for me. Funny how th
This may be helpful. An old post from Mike Johnston:
http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg27961.html
there. Well, thanks again. At least I know that all is not lost with my
3036, and I know what I need to look for.
- jerome
Quoting Herb Chong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> you will also get better so that when you get the super-duper lens,
> you will get better shots than if you waited until you got it
> to practice with it.
I'm not sure if I follow that, Herb. Not sure if you're saying wait to buy, or
don't wait. In any
Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
> That's exactly what I have been wanting to say...
> You can spend all the money in the world for a super
> duper telephoto lens or you can save your money and have
> some patience and still get the shot. I'm not
> saying a long lens isn't sometimes necessary,
> but
Lon,
by the way, I meant no offense by my previous email (not sure how touchy you
are, so I thought I'd clear the air ahead of time). I just meant to say that,
now that I take a better listen at your current situation, there are tons of
options that fall in between a 500mm Mirror lens with IS0
By the way... thanks for pointing me in that direction. Procrastination led me
to browse the rest of the images, and as it turns out,
http://pug.komkon.org/01jul/
That was a pretty good gallery. Obviously your shot was a winner, but there
were a few others, too. I especially like Smirnov Andre
Congrats, Ken.
For everyone else, here's the proper link, by the way (other one was faulty).
http://pug.komkon.org/01jul/IceFlwer.html
my question is, were they going to pay you had you not been persistent / on top
of things and called?
Now off topic... but anyhow:
> Consequently, I think that once
> I get an *ist-D, my 300mm will probably be sold.
> My Sigma f2.8 70-200 zoom (whose optics I am extremely
> happy with) will become a fast 105-300 zoom, and will
> likely suit my personal 300mm needs much better than the prime.
> please ignore this thread completely.
Nope! Can't do, sorry. It was just too damn hilarious!!
ROTFL.
> Let's put Cotty down for an A 85mm f1.4,
> bastardized to fit a Canon DSLR...
which one? Cotty... or the lens?
> One can wonder what drive certain people who practically
> only post negative and hateful post on PDML on issues
> that doesn't even affect their photography! A mystery!
Not really a mystery... have you seen some of their photography?!
entax eventually gets
around to fixing such omissions in their gear line-up.
I hope you find what you're looking for.
- jerome
the rest)... but at least
you now know it exists.
Regards,
- jerome
I wrote:
> I haven't noticed any distortion
I should clarify. I meant that I haven't noticed anything "abnormal" about the
distortion at 24mm. Nothing that you wouldn't expect. And nothing (to me) that
says, "hey! thats a wide angle lens".. which is what I *don't* want in my
landscape shots (i
lare well controlled.
I've had no flare issues with this lens (and I'm very good at forgetting to use
the hood with it)... but then I've yet to use it to shoot directly into the sun.
HTH,
jerome
http://www.exposedfilm.net
> I couldn't have said it better.
Relax. Don't your panties in a bunch.
-get together from a coupl of weeks ago, too. Give us time... we're a
little slow here in the south I'll letcha know.
jerome
"Ed Mathews, Cesar Matamoros, Tom Van Veen, 5 of Tom's Assistants"
http://www.bigdayphoto.com/pdml/uhoh1.htm
Hilarious caption!
> Oh, I thought it was something important ;-p
Nope! Not at all. Sorry. It ranks right up there with D-ist speculation in that
respect and Digital vs. Film debates in that respect.
Quoting Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Drop me a big hint, Jerome. What is J-Lo ?
Multiple choice exam:
Option A:
J-Lo is a (Pentax?) Model that was made in 1970. Unlike other Pentax models,
this one was designed in Puerto Rico, not Japan, and manufactured in the Bronx,
NY. The user
A plethora of birds,and coyotes to boot; that's one lovely area you reside in /
near! As for the website, Great photos, as usual, and a very good read. Pretty
cool catching those shots with the mayflies, huh? Nice.
ps...
"make themselves more attractive - sort of like wearing a diamond pinkie
most has to. Take care of that
ankle, man.
When's your next assignment?
- jerome
PS... (OT) I suspect that you "de-synergized" your website. Good move. I jumped
ship this week... after two more downtimes.
Velbon Videomate 507
Deluxe (ha) Camcorder Tripod with Vel-flo 7 Mini-Pro Fluid Panhead
- jerome
ps... yes it's a freebie, but again, i'd strongly prefer for this to go to
someone who does not own a tripod already. Thanks.
By the way...
> Talk about the decisive moment!
no, no, no... THIS! is the decisive moment:
http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/grabs/images/pic15.html
> http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/grabs/images/pic19.html
>
Nice catch, Cotty. self portrait?
Pretty cool. I didn't know what to expect after your subject line. Would've
been great for last December's Juxtaposition gallery in the PUG. Did it come
together like that in your mind when you were t
> The Virginia opossum is a true
> marsupial with a well developed pouch. It is the only
> North American marsupial. There are several in South
> America, which at one point, was attached to Australia
> and floating free in the Pacific ocean until they
> separated and S. America joined N. Ame
I made a mistake...
> and these three all taken at the long end, (300mm or higher) wide open.
actually, only the first two were with this lens, the last one (which actually
doesn't look as sharp / well focused) was with a prime.
ngs for this weekend.
- jerome
edfilm.net/g5_pdogs.htm
(click the thumbnails for larger versions)
you can notice the softness (?) in these last three shots, but it's still
worlds better than my old 28-200mm zoom.
Hope that helps.
- jerome
Quoting Bob Rapp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> How dare you suggest some of us shoot film with cameras.
Imagine that! I say we boot Bill (or WHOEVER suggested it!) from the list...
that no good film burner! How dare they.
If I used any of my film, then what would I keep in the fridge?...
gestions.
Of course, you could likely find it cheaper on the internet than at your local
store... but consider the mark-up in cost the price you pay for being able to
try before you buy. As they say in those Visa commercials, "Priceless".
_
> > Join the club!
>
> Which one ? The "Alienated Users Wanting Pentax Products That Pentax
> Doesn't Want To Sell To Them ?" Like in wanting black limiteds and
> getting silver ones instead ?
no, no, no... the OTHER club.
Quoting "E. Kragtwijk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> I am looking for this lens in very good condition.
Join the club! Good luck.
duate). I'm not sure how much it helps since
knowing the subject of a photo has little bearing on what might appeal to a
particular person... but, hey, it's there. Thanks again,
- jerome
hings: (a)
make it inconvenient by disabling right click and the imagetoolbar, and (b)
slap my website on the photo so that at least it benefits me A LITTLE when my
photos appear elsewhere.
So the copyright notice stays... but the frames... the verdict is still out on
those. Thanks for your feedback!
you keep that photo up 'til monday. I'll probably reference it
again. Thanks again.
- jerome
Quoting frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> I love the one of Tiger chatting with his caddy!
Thats one of my favs, too. Thanks, Frank.
> It's a wonderful, relaxed, informal sort of shot
> (but look at the intensity in Tiger's eyes - even for a
> practise round!).
Yep, that's also what I
Quoting Christian Skofteland:
> I was impressed with Tiger on the green.
It's funny... you confused the hell outta me at first. I'm thinkin "tiger? what
tiger? ain't no tiger on my website. There's a lion, but OH!!!" You
obviously meant the tiger of the wooden persuasion. duh! forgot ab
Stephen & Keith, thanks for the kind words.
Keith wrote:
> http://www.exposedfilm.net/g3_bwsig.htm
> I agree! This little guy looks ready to bop
> you if you get any closer...
Aren't "grab shots" the greatest. I couldn't reproduce that scene, let alone
the kids expression if I tried a thous
th that film, as well as my first time shooting on nature trails.
But thanks for pointing it out! I didn't even realize it (that's what
feedback's for, eh?). I'll look into it more. Thanks again.
- jerome
But, foolishly, I trudge ahead
nonetheless.
ANYHOW... here's my new home, folks:
http://www.exposedfilm.net
Comments, criticism, and the usual PDML banter are all welcomed.
- jerome
By the way...
Yes... I know... the squirrel photos aren't up yet... but I guess I figured
> Somebody mentioned that it was a bit boring having lots
> of shots of horses going over jumps
Well maybe not in those words! but yeah, that was me. I'll fess up.
> well that's what the clients want to see!
Yeah, I realized that after I sent the email. I either re-read his email or
read a
ess the other option is to have another window open when a visitor clicks
on the gallery. But that's way over my head in terms of the how-to's.
Oh yeah! none of the other (no horsey) gallery links worked for me... but I'm
guessing you know that already. Hope that was helpful.
How's that skin holding up? :o)
- jerome
> http://groups.msn.com/wsawyerphotography/shoebox.msnw
nice photos, Bill. Out of the flower category, I particularly like "Sworled
Flower". I find that shot quite outstanding for some reason, and I'm not much
of a "botanical guy".
As for the wildlife images... dem is some colorful frogs! In
Congrats on the site. It's nice to have your own virtual gallery, I'm sure.
- jerome
> Unfortunately according to the keeper
> of the schedule and the checkbook the
> Hansons are predisposed this weekend.
That's fine since Cory is busy this weekend also. He's checking on next weekend
(Saturday, June 21) and will probably get back to me soon. With respect to
weather, I think (a
> I'm still up for it.
Sounds like we're talking the 14th or the 21st (this or next saturday). I'm
game for a weekday also, but I think I remember at least one of you having a
job or something silly like that . If either saturday is good for you two
(Doug & Evan), then I suppose we'll let Cory
I just got the same thing. I got too, in fact. One from "pentax"... and another
from [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or something like that). Be careful, pentaxians (and
thanks, Tv).
- jerome
> My anti-virus software just intercepted a virus purporting to be an
> invoice from amazon
hile, and it'll give me a good reason to get out
and about.
Of course, we can continue this conversation off-list, but I thought I'd at
least start it here just in case anyone else happened to be interested. Talk to
you soon,
jerome
n to get out
and about.
Of course, we can continue this conversation off-list, but I thought I'd at
least start it here just in case anyone else happened to be interested. Talk to
you soon,
jerome
Quoting Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> The first shot is the summit shot of myself Jerome and
> Cesar on McRae Peak from last year's Camera Clinic Weekend
> in August> http://www.robertstech.com/temp/
That, my friend is what you call holding on for dear life. I w
FWIW, here's a bit more info:
June 2, 2003
Mail-Archive is experiencing technical problems, all archives are temporarily
offline and are being actively restored from backup. Because of the very large
volume of data, this process takes a long time - multiple days so far, and
possible a few mor
Quoting Bojidar Dimitrov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Within two hours of receiving the 10D, I was lucky to shoot
> the following image:
> http://www.bdimitrov.de/private/wood_warbler.jpg
wow... so wait... did the warbler come with the camera? very nice image,
Boz! and best of luck with your Cano
Cotty,
I'd say that was quite a deliberate kick in the shins after my possom story
last week. You're simply no good, are you?!
- jerome
Cotty (basically) wrote:
> I got a shot that jerome would've had no
> chance at with film
>
> Cheers,
> Cotty
> Oh my god, it's my mom.
ROTFL!!! funniest thing I've heard all day.
dmit that this is better than nothing.
Just venting since Bob brought it up... Thanks Bob.
jerome <-- who ofcourse believes that the lost images
were the best ones he's ever taken.
namic
environments, I'll again take an IS lens over a tri- / mono- pod anyday. But
since I don't have such lenses for my Pentax [and refuse to use film faster
than 100 ISO], in the meantime I thank God for fast, light-weight (and third
party!) lenses.
My .02 + tax,
jerome, a n
Thursday was
more of the usual animal stuff at a place in South GA); so hopefully weather-
wise I'll be three for three.
We'll see how it goes.
- jerome
(wrt GFM) My plan is to be there and add some color to the canvas.
Perhaps this is the year that PDML sweeps the contest categories...
wudduya say, Bubba?
- ambitious jerome
most of my time there. Just
thought I'd ask. Thanks...
jerome
PS... I'm bringing my Bogen as both a tripod and a weapon... I just hope that I
can swing it (preferably without the camera attached) faster than an alligator
can lunge.
27;s Mark's website once again, in case ya missed it in the previous
thread. Link from my email, and maybe I'll get an extra commission
http://www.markcassino.com
- jerome
Quoting Dr E D F Williams:
> Is the 105 mm f2.8 EX an autofocus or a manual lens - and the others?
They are all autofocus. The Macro lens (105mm) has the usual (?) clutch
mechanism on the lens for switching from AF to MF. IMHO, it has a nice feel to
it in the MF mode (I guess you'd say that it'
you were paying attention. Of
course, I'd refund your money and take my doggone lens back.
As always, contact me off-list if you have questions about / interest in
these items.
Thanks, and enjoy your weekend.
jerome
> They can't hold it without me.
>
> Doug
> at least, that's what I tell myself
HAR!!!
[actually, Doug, I think you're right... but still... HAR!]
Camper Bill Asked...
> Hey, Jerome, you coming to GFM this spring?
Thanks for asking, I almost forgot about it. It seemed too early to
discuss such things but (wow) I guess this year is progressing rather
quickly... only about 3 months away, huh?
To answer your question, yes, I plan to
Hot Shoe FG
$25
Extension Cord F - 5P
$20
Thanks in advance!
jerome
Thanks, Tom! Very nice explanation. Much appreciated.
- jerome
On Fri, 13 Dec 2002, tom wrote:
> The camera is still metering for the ambient light. You've set the
> sperture/shutter speed for a correct ambient exposure. If you dial
> in -1, the camera is telling you t
y just
shooting some shots, and taking some notes but I figured there is no need
to "waste film" when I have such a panel of experts before me [hoping that
flattery will get me everywhere].
Thanks in advance,
jerome
ps... I now see that it pays to take the camera out of the bag
anks in advance.
- jerome
PS... if anyone else can help put me in contact with Alexander, then that
would be appreciated as well. Thanks again.
___
Jerome D. Coombs-Reyes
PhD Candidate, ISyE, Georgia Tech
http://www.isye.gatech.edu/~jerome
epair dept., I think) I was
told that the 2x-S is the best match for the FA 300mm f2.8 lens... I hope
they're right since the savings are quite appreciative.
Thanks again,
jerome
___
Jerome D. Coombs-Reyes
PhD Candidate, ISyE, Georgia Tech
http://www.isye.gatech.edu/~jerome
It's time to try my hand at some (insect) macro shots... Hence I'll be
needing:
A) Extension Cord F - 5P
B) Hotshoe Adapter FG
If you have these items to offer, then please contact me off-list. Thanks
in advance. Carry on.
- jerome
_______
Jerome D. Coombs
difference neglible? In short I'm trying to determine if paying twice as
much for the 2x-L is necessary if the 2x-S is acceptable.
Thanks in advance,
jerome
___
Jerome D. Coombs-Reyes
PhD Candidate, ISyE, Georgia Tech
http://www.isye.gatech.edu/~jerome
uot;They probably already have it... but
didn't feel like showing it"... To me, that's just comical! And quite
tiring, to be honest. But hey, whadaya gonna do? I can only control
myself, right? Hence, the 'unsubscription'.
Thanks again, Cotty, for cleaning up my mess. Catch ya later. Best
regards,
- jerome
h the monopod, head and lens combo
that I intend to use, and the rubber bottom seemed a bit slippery... but
the store unfortunately had no spiked feet for me to bore holes into the
floor with. Go figure!
Thanks in advance,
jerome
___
Jerome D. Coombs-Reyes
PhD Candidate,
st taboo to say anything anti-Pentax on the list, even when it
may be helpful to others... and thats not a good environment at all for
learning and exchanging true experiences.
- jerome
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