Re: But what are you taking pictures for?

2009-11-18 Thread Bob Sullivan
Once upon a time, I watched lots of 'Focus Groups' where I sat in a dark room behind a mirror and watched 10 folks and a moderator discuss the merits and drawbacks of various things. (It's a way to get 'crazy ass young marketing types' in touch with what real customers think about their latest off

Re: But what are you taking pictures for?

2009-11-12 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 1:46 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > I expect Larry's cop was doing what cops are supposed to do, checking up on > an apparently abandoned vehicle on the side of the road [...] It's not an unreasonable question given the "time of day", location and > apparent subject matter -

Re: But what are you taking pictures for?

2009-11-12 Thread John Sessoms
From: frank theriault On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 1:01 AM, mike wilson wrote: > Not fair. ?The guy was doing (to a large extent) his job and made the > decision that no further action was required upon investigation. ?His > personal interests are largely irrelevant. ?I am not sure I would have > s

Re: But what are you taking pictures for?

2009-11-12 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "mike wilson" Subject: Re: But what are you taking pictures for? I asked him if he ever took pictures just because they were pretty? Nope. Do you paint? Nope. Make music? Nope. Nice to see they are still choosing police from the shallow

Re: But what are you taking pictures for?

2009-11-12 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 1:01 AM, mike wilson wrote: > Not fair.  The guy was doing (to a large extent) his job and made the > decision that no further action was required upon investigation.  His > personal interests are largely irrelevant.  I am not sure I would have > stopped so quickly - let's

Re: But what are you taking pictures for?

2009-11-11 Thread mike wilson
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: "Larry Colen" Subject: But what are you taking pictures for? I asked him if he ever took pictures just because they were pretty? Nope. Do you paint? Nope. Make music? Nope. Nice to see they are still choosing police from the shallow

Re: But what are you taking pictures for?

2009-11-11 Thread Jens
They realy are cool! rEGARDS Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Nov 10, 2009 08:24 "Larry Colen" wrote: > I was having so much fun taking pictures on my drive home, that by > 1:30 or so I was still fifty miles south of Los Bano and had to pull > over for a nap. A

RE: But what are you taking pictures for?

2009-11-11 Thread Malcolm Smith
> Larry Colen wrote: > It seems as if nominal exposure is somewhere between 10-25 seconds at > f/1.8 and ISO 400. However, I just have to bracket the hell out of > each shot, and then pick the best when I get home. > > Digital is wonderful though because I can at least get into the right > ballp

Re: But what are you taking pictures for?

2009-11-10 Thread Christine Aguila
Good story and a good set of photos, Larry. Very interesting photos indeed. Nice work. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: "Larry Colen" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 1:24 AM Subject: But what are you taking pictures for? I was having

Re: But what are you taking pictures for?

2009-11-10 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/9/2009 11:22:54 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, l...@red4est.com writes: I asked him if he ever took pictures just because they were pretty? Nope. Do you paint? Nope. Make music? Nope. Would you like to see them? OK. We got to my camera just as the bracketed set was finishi

Re: But what are you taking pictures for?

2009-11-10 Thread Larry Colen
On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 10:10:33PM +0100, eckinator wrote: > 2009/11/10 William Robb : > > > > Nice to see they are still choosing police from the shallow end of the gene > > pool > > Guess it still needs a dash of chlorine... ]=) He actually seemed very nice. Let's face it, there probably aren't

Re: But what are you taking pictures for?

2009-11-10 Thread eckinator
2009/11/10 William Robb : > > Nice to see they are still choosing police from the shallow end of the gene > pool Guess it still needs a dash of chlorine... ]=) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

RE: But what are you taking pictures for?

2009-11-10 Thread Sandra Hermann
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Re: But what are you taking pictures for?

2009-11-10 Thread ann sanfedele
frank theriault wrote: On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 2:24 AM, Larry Colen wrote: The phrase "But what are you taking pictures *for*?" kept coming up. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157622649186149/ Maybe he just wanted to make sure you're not a terrorist? (tongue

Re: But what are you taking pictures for?

2009-11-10 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Larry Colen" Subject: But what are you taking pictures for? I asked him if he ever took pictures just because they were pretty? Nope. Do you paint? Nope. Make music? Nope. Nice to see they are still choosing police from the shallow end of the gene po

RE: But what are you taking pictures for?

2009-11-10 Thread John Sessoms
From: Larry Colen I was having so much fun taking pictures on my drive home, that by 1:30 or so I was still fifty miles south of Los Bano and had to pull over for a nap. After my nap, while I was adding nitrates to the soil, I noticed how cool Orion looked juxtaposed with a telephone pole. After

Re: But what are you taking pictures for?

2009-11-10 Thread Doug Franklin
Boris Liberman wrote: I reckon the answer to your question is hidden in the "Orion's belt"... ;-)... Where /is/ that blasted cat!? -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: But what are you taking pictures for?

2009-11-10 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 2:24 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > I've narrowed the myriad of bracketed shots from that session down to > 14, I still have some work to do: > http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157622649186149/ Very cool shots!! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois co

Re: But what are you taking pictures for?

2009-11-10 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 2:24 AM, Larry Colen wrote: The phrase "But what are you taking pictures *for*?" > kept coming up. Maybe he just wanted to make sure you're not a terrorist? (tongue only slightly in cheek). ;-) cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Br

Re: But what are you taking pictures for?

2009-11-10 Thread Larry Colen
On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 08:06:43PM +1100, Derby Chang wrote: > Larry Colen wrote: > >Would you like to see them? > >OK. > > > >We got to my camera just as the bracketed set was finishing up, and I > >put one of the shots on the display. > > > >"Cool!" > > > >I've narrowed the myriad of bracketed sh

Re: But what are you taking pictures for?

2009-11-10 Thread David Savage
I love the fact that when I'm out taking night shots I generally don't have to be concerned about what others think, as there is no one with cooee to observe what I'm doing. Remote outback ftw!! Nice shots Larry. You need a D700 :-) DS 2009/11/10 Derby Chang : > Larry Colen wrote: >> >> I was h

Re: But what are you taking pictures for?

2009-11-10 Thread Derby Chang
Larry Colen wrote: I was having so much fun taking pictures on my drive home, that by 1:30 or so I was still fifty miles south of Los Bano and had to pull over for a nap. After my nap, while I was adding nitrates to the soil, I noticed how cool Orion looked juxtaposed with a telephone pole. After

Re: But what are you taking pictures for?

2009-11-10 Thread eckinator
Larry these are great - make me wonder how stupid I am to sleep at night... Cheers Ecke 2009/11/10 Larry Colen : > I was having so much fun taking pictures on my drive home, that by > 1:30 or so I was still fifty miles south of Los Bano and had to pull > over for a nap. After my nap, while I was a

RE: But what are you taking pictures for?

2009-11-10 Thread Bob W
Very good > -Original Message- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On > Behalf Of Larry Colen > Sent: 10 November 2009 07:24 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: But what are you taking pictures for? > > I was having so much fun taking pictures on my drive

Re: But what are you taking pictures for?

2009-11-09 Thread Larry Colen
On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 07:28:06AM -, Malcolm Smith wrote: > > Larry Colen wrote: > > > > > http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157622649186149/ > > As good a reason as they come for picking up a camera, these are fantastic. Thanks a bunch. It seems as if nominal exposure is

Re: But what are you taking pictures for?

2009-11-09 Thread Boris Liberman
I reckon the answer to your question is hidden in the "Orion's belt"... ;-)... On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 9:24 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > I was having so much fun taking pictures on my drive home, that by > 1:30 or so I was still fifty miles south of Los Bano and had to pull > over for a nap. After my

RE: But what are you taking pictures for?

2009-11-09 Thread Malcolm Smith
> Larry Colen wrote: > We got to my camera just as the bracketed set was finishing up, and I > put one of the shots on the display. > > "Cool!" > > I've narrowed the myriad of bracketed shots from that session down to > 14, I still have some work to do: > http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarse