Re: RAW software

2009-04-02 Thread Paul Sorenson
Intentional or not, this reply comes across as nose-in-the-air snobbery - that your way is the *only* way to do things. Keep in mind that other people's needs and resources may be different from yours and that what may be a logical process in your mind may be different in someone else's. Your

Re: PESO - Three Tracks

2009-04-02 Thread Paul Sorenson
The original works the best for me. Version b just has the sign hanging there, while the original shows it planted in the ground. The road in the foreground gives some context to the sign warning anyone coming down the road about the tracks. -p eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Also shot at the Duck

Re: RAW software

2009-04-02 Thread Paul Sorenson
Not familiar with the intricacies of the Mac OS, but I'm wondering if you can't use the Linux box as a file server and map that drive to your Mac so it sees the Linux drive as a local drive. -p Larry Colen wrote: On Thu, Apr 02, 2009 at 08:55:22AM -0500, Charles Robinson wrote: It's funny that

Re: I need a flashtube

2009-04-05 Thread Paul Sorenson
Give them a call at their 800 number and they'll make sure you get the right one. Their customer service is some of the best around - as are their products. -p Larry Colen wrote: It turns out that the reason one of the studio strobes I bought off a friend a while back doesn't work is that t

Re: More RAW software

2009-04-05 Thread Paul Sorenson
Bob & Nick - Take a look at Elements Plus http://simplephotoshop.com/elementsplus/ The demo allows you to download a small series of actions which includes curves with, I believe, unrestricted use. You can buy all 150 or so for a measly 12 bucks. -p Bob Sullivan wrote: Thanks Dave, I'll

Re: PESO - Parts Unknown

2009-04-08 Thread Paul Sorenson
Hm - makes you wonder who their parts supplier is...Interesting symbol on the picket to the right of the sign. Any idea what it is/means? -p frank theriault wrote: NOT the place I get my bike repaired: http://mondociclismo.blogspot.com/2009/04/parts-unknown.html ;-) cheers, frank --

Re: May have an opportunity for event photography. Price question

2009-04-08 Thread Paul Sorenson
Dave - It sounds like this would be covered for the theater & arts organization, not the local paper, and your images would be for multiple uses. In that case you need to know what those uses are going to be, how many copies of various printed material are going to be produced using your ima

Re: Safe to short hotshoe pins of 540FGZ?

2009-04-09 Thread Paul Sorenson
I don't think you want to short any of the pins together, especially the main pair that trigger the flash. I would think a direct short between those two would result in a constant flow of current through the system until something heats up enough to burn out. There are non-conductive (plasti

Re: PESO #013 - "Under the olive trees"

2009-04-09 Thread Paul Sorenson
Boris - I think I'd like to see the dark of the trees a little lighter so you can see more detail in the leaves and grasses in that area. Also, as Jack mentioned, more contrast between the greens and yellows in the grasses in the foreground. I messed with it a little with some dodging and b

Re: Lightsphere-related questions

2009-04-10 Thread Paul Sorenson
I have the universal and it works fine on the AF540-FGZ. I keep the friction band on the flash head all the time and just slip the Universal on and tighten the velcro strap. Igor Roshchin wrote: Hi All, I have a few Lightsphere -related questions. 1. For Lightsphere-2, - what is the differe

Re: Prices

2009-04-11 Thread Paul Sorenson
...and $720 at Adorama -p paul stenquist wrote: B&H is still listing it for 749. Paul Paul On Apr 11, 2009, at 6:21 PM, David J Brooks wrote: On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 6:17 PM, David J Brooks wrote: On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 5:53 PM, Toine wrote: That hurts. I saw the Nikon or Canon version o

Re: New hazard for photographers

2009-04-14 Thread Paul Sorenson
"Charles Voyde Harrelson (a professional hitman; born July 23, 1938; was jailed for most of Harrelson's childhood for performing a hired killing; was divorced by his wife in 1964; died on March 15, 2007 due to heart attack in the Supermax federal prison)" http://www.celebritywonder.com/html/wo

Peso - Ol' No. 2

2009-04-15 Thread Paul Sorenson
1932 Chevrolet firetruck from an antique show a couple summers ago. http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/quickpage/quickpage.htm *http://tinyurl.com/d3h965* Tamron 28-...@100mm ISO 400 1/1...@f8 Faded, rotated & cropped in LR2 Constructive criticism appreciated, flogging not necessary... -p

Re: Peso - Ol' No. 2

2009-04-16 Thread Paul Sorenson
osted the original image if anyone wants to see what I started out with. Same URL, just scroll down... http://tinyurl.com/d3h965 Thanks again. -p Paul Sorenson wrote: 1932 Chevrolet firetruck from an antique show a couple summers ago. http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/quickpage/quickpag

Re: Peso - Ol' No. 2

2009-04-16 Thread Paul Sorenson
before, Beauty is in the eye of the beholder..If you are not shooting for an editor, then all you have to do is please yourself. - Original Message - From: "Paul Sorenson" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 11:01:43 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada

Re: Peso - Ol' No. 2

2009-04-17 Thread Paul Sorenson
Thanks, Adam - I'll give that a try... -p Adam Maas wrote: On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 11:01 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: Thanks to all who commented. I appreciate the suggestions and opinions. The de-saturation was an attempt to make this look like an old, faded photograph - most didn'

Re: Peso - Ol' No. 2

2009-04-17 Thread Paul Sorenson
PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: Thanks to all who commented. I appreciate the suggestions and opinions. The de-saturation was an attempt to make this look like an old, faded photograph - most didn't care for it. And the rotation got mixed reviews...I thought it made it look more interesting

Re: OT Opinions needed

2009-04-18 Thread Paul Sorenson
Here's my shot at it... "Rural Ontario Images" "Images of Rural Ontario" "Documenting Life in Rural Ontario" -p Bran Everseeking wrote: On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 06:52:17 -0400 David J Brooks wrote: "Focused on rural Ontario" "Focusing on images of rural Ontario." "Focusing on rural Ontario" Wha

Re: A Show!

2009-04-21 Thread Paul Sorenson
Congratulations!! Now get out the electrical tape, cover up "Pentax" and prove you're a pro!! -p frank theriault wrote: On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 1:46 PM, Christian wrote: That's awesome frank! I almost told them that I shot everything with a Pentax, but realized it was best to hold my ton

Graphics Card (redux)

2009-04-21 Thread Paul Sorenson
Bill - After fighting the past day with the installation of a Radeon graphics card I'm wondering if the solution to your problem is similar to mine. Are you running one monitor or two? Does your graphics card have multiple monitor outputs? I could only boot to VGA until I disabled the seco

Film is not dead

2009-04-22 Thread Paul Sorenson
According to the web site of one local wedding shooter. He says... *"Film or Digital? Don't be fooled - newer isn't always better. Digital is wonderful in the studio - under controlled lighting and from short distances - but definitely is not suitable for weddings. Digital is finicky and r

Re: Film is not dead

2009-04-23 Thread Paul Sorenson
"Bologna" Oh, I agree!! I was more than a little surprised that a pro photog would put that on his web site - it's so blatantly uninformed. -p pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: - "Paul Sorenson" wrote: According to the web site of one local wedding shoote

Re: Always have a camera with you

2009-04-23 Thread Paul Sorenson
Still the same w/Firefox.. Look for these re-directs... * What happened when Google visited this site? Of the 10 pages we tested on the site over the past 90 days, 9 page(s) resulted in malicious software being down

Re: Tech-support: Wireless trailing curtain sync flash a no-go [Re: WTB and a macro flash question]

2009-04-23 Thread Paul Sorenson
You can substitute the ProMaster cord for all the Pentax do-dads. I've used this with both the Sigma EF-500DG Super and the AF-540FGZ and it works well. Typical cost around 60USD http://tinyurl.com/d44d89 -p Bruce Walker wrote: Joseph McAllister wrote: A pretty thorough reading of both the

Re: Pentax K7

2009-04-25 Thread Paul Sorenson
And since we'll all be screwed, they'll name it the K-Y... William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: "Larry Colen" Subject: Re: Pentax K7 Am I going to regret springing for the K20 last month? We all are. Pentax built a software bomb into the latest firmware upgrade that wil

Re: Website revisions

2009-04-26 Thread Paul Sorenson
Do you have enough room on your other pages (weddings, fine art, etc) to make the thumbnails the same size as the ones on the Essay page? It's kind of disconcerting to see the ones on your index page then bounce to the tiny thumbs on the subsequent pages. (IMHO) My preference is to eliminate

Re: Interesting DA 60-250mm test shots

2009-04-27 Thread Paul Sorenson
You'll have to get several new toys to be even with a kitchen renovation...start a list! -p Jack Davis wrote: Guess I'll just have to charm her. If that doesn't still work, she's been talking about a further kitchen renovation...so I see some possibilities. Jack --- On Mon, 4/27/09, Willia

Re: geso - flora and fauna

2009-04-27 Thread Paul Sorenson
Looks like maybe a hyacinth?? -p ann sanfedele wrote: For all my PDML'ers who like my flowers -- Prisoners, tulip leaves and the vertical of the almost gone tulips are my three faves...(too) I started to show just prisoners and tulip leaves but had to show my friends more and I really do ne

Re: OT - I'm Safe Now

2009-04-28 Thread Paul Sorenson
I thought you stopped seeing that pig... ;>] Cotty wrote: On 28/4/09, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: I'm doing my part by visiting my little friend Maisy down on the farm only twice a week. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: OT? Town planner calendar for 2010.

2009-04-30 Thread Paul Sorenson
Congratulations on that, Dave...I like the jay. Hope to see the other two as well. -p David J Brooks wrote: I sent in a bunch of photos to the free calendar that Stouffville and area has. Some shots made it into the 2009 one if any one remembers. Just had word that they will use three of my

Re: Beer at the hopleaf tonight (?)

2009-05-04 Thread Paul Sorenson
Larry - If you're in town long enough to try pizza again look for Lou Malnati's http://www.loumalnatis.com/Locations/ -p Larry Colen wrote: I still haven't had Italian beef or a chicago hot dog yet, but did get to try pizza from both Gino's East and Giardanos.

Re: tungsten gels for flashes

2009-05-07 Thread Paul Sorenson
Do you have a link to the page to order samples? I searched the US site and was not able to find it. TIA -p David Savage wrote: 2009/5/7 David Savage : 2009/5/7 William Robb : - Original Message - From: "David Savage" Subject: Re: tungsten gels for flashes I recently took deliv

Re: I reskinned my MX

2009-05-08 Thread Paul Sorenson
Complete with fur... -p Bob W wrote: http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/09/09_05/09_05_newskin/index.htm I'd have done it in black squirrel. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the l

Re: Netbook doubles as an imagetank

2009-05-13 Thread Paul Sorenson
Me, too. I use an Acer w/a 120GB HD. The optical drive would be a nice addition, but I just picked up a 320GB portable HD for about 70USD which works well for additional storage. The Acer has two SD slots and three USB ports so even flash drives for additional storage are viable options. Th

Re: how many mSec between frames without flipping the mirror?

2009-05-14 Thread Paul Sorenson
Like this? Original scanned from film...not art, just an example. http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/images/inside_out_1.jpg With a little post processing... http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/images/inside_out_2.jpg Graydon wrote: On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 02:23:25PM -0700, Larry Colen

Re: Photoshop assistance

2009-05-24 Thread Paul Sorenson
> If you do need 2 or more rows I would give every image a white border > and stack them randomly like a pile of pictures on a table (including > some random rotation) Which would be much more easily done with FotoFusion instead of PhotoShop. I'm remembering you have that software - am I wrong?

Re: No GFM:-(

2009-05-28 Thread Paul Sorenson
Trying to go through some 400 PDML messages and just saw this. Please convey my well-wishes to your daughter - hope all works out for the best. -p paul stenquist wrote: My daughter's second chemo session is scheduled for Friday. I take her to the hospital and pick her up when she's finished,

PESO-Three Cals - PhotoShop fun

2009-05-29 Thread Paul Sorenson
I told my three year old grandson, Cal, that I would make a picture of three of him on my lawn tractor. I don't think he quite grasped the concept. When I asked him who was in the picture, he said "Me". When I asked who else, he said "my cousin, Tyler". He didn't know who the third kid was

Re: Logo 3 was OT New logo, try #2

2009-05-30 Thread Paul Sorenson
Try Komposer http://kompozer.net/ It's pretty easy to use and offers WYSIWYG as well as a source screen. -p Bob W wrote: [...] For Bob W, re the index page. I thought i found all the spelling mistakes, but i guess not.;-) The page it self is from a web tutorial offered by my ISP, which i d

Re: My Son's Web Album

2009-06-07 Thread Paul Sorenson
He's got a really good eye - some excellent pix in his gallery. Keep on encouraging him! -p Walter Hamler wrote: http://www.nathanhamlerphotography.com/ Every dad wants his kids to exceed their own talents and I think my dream has come true. He has really developed a good eye I think, and hi

Re: OT Worst web-design ever?

2009-06-07 Thread Paul Sorenson
I don't like it, either - not easy to look at the pix... It's a jAlbum skin called TiltViewer. -p Tim Øsleby wrote: Warning. Non office friendly. http://www.glamourinc.com/ The float makes me sick, literally. And no. I was not surfing for glamour. Someone who disliked the design gave me the

Re: another completely useless off topic question - Roller Bat/RollerBall

2009-06-07 Thread Paul Sorenson
I grew up in a small town north of Madison, WI and 500 was the game to play if we couldn't get enough players for a game of "real" ball. We played with a softball or a baseball, which ever one of us could come up with. Most of us didn't have the money for a glove, so we played bare handed for

Re: good low angle tripod

2009-06-09 Thread Paul Sorenson
I have one of these... http://tinyurl.com/24dt6h The legs swing out quite a ways so with the optional short center column you can get pretty low. An added bonus is the standard center column can be removed and extended to use as a monopod. -p 27...@comcast.net wrote: Looking for a good low

Re: FW: OT: How thick should your chickens' stockings be?

2009-06-14 Thread Paul Sorenson
Geeez - some things I hadn't thought about in years. Bob W wrote: The guy would chop their heads & feet off and give us the legs to play with, pulling the tendons. Bob When I was little my Dad was a duck hunter, and when he was butchering them I would cut out the voice box, rinse it off and

Re: Very Orange

2009-06-25 Thread Paul Sorenson
Another entry in the race for orange... http://www.studio1941.com/geso/imgp0325.htm -p ann sanfedele wrote: Well Paul's looks like jsut the right hue and tone of "orange" here but as for Doug's shot, I'd call it one in vermillion (and, they're off!) ann paul stenquist wrote: Ve

Re: is anyone up? or did I miss the aviation pug?

2009-06-26 Thread Paul Sorenson
Send an email directly to Scott. Depending where he is in the process, he may still be able to work your pix into the PUG. I was able to email mine to him mid-week after the form was down. Otherwise, as Rick said, it would make a fine PESO... -p Christine Aguila wrote: I've a photo for the

Re: Lightroom strangeness

2009-06-29 Thread Paul Sorenson
Be brave...open up the box and install a second internal drive. Then use the Firewire for your backup drive(s). ;>] -p Christine Aguila wrote: Tell me about it. I have 50 gigs left on my hard drive, and I have to come up with a solution fast that doesn't involve buying a new Vista compute

Re: Firefox Bug?

2008-06-24 Thread Paul Sorenson
Paul - According to the latest posting on the link Scott gave you there was an error in the patch script that has been fixed. Version 1.3 of the patch should be downloadable now. Give it a try again. -p Scott Loveless wrote: > Paul Stenquist wrote: >> This is the right idea, but the patch do

Re: PESO 2008 - 100 - GDG

2008-06-25 Thread Paul Sorenson
"can't find the page"... Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > Today on my morning walk ... > >http://homepage.mac.com/godders/100-departed.jpg >Departed - This Cafe Life 2008 >Olympus E-1 + Summilux-D 25mm f/1.4 ASPH >ISO 100 @ f/1.4 @ 1/320 sec > > Comments and critique always appreciated.

Re: PESO: Utica Silo

2008-06-29 Thread Paul Sorenson
Christine - Nice shot of the Illinois rural landscape. You might consider giving the B/W conversion a little more punch by simulating a yellow or red filter. Do you have BWPlus as a Photoshop plug-in? It works well for this. The link on Mark's page will lead you to it... http://www.roberts

Re: Slightly OT: Ethical use of photos, horse show venues

2008-07-02 Thread Paul Sorenson
In addition, be sure your contact information is included in the meta data of all your image files - name, address, phone number, web site, e-mail address, copyright notice, etc. and be sure it's not stripped from the file when you re-size for the web. Then illicit users can't say they couldn'

Re: OT - Request for help to the List-Guy

2008-07-03 Thread Paul Sorenson
Perhaps the reminder script references an old database. My reminders still show my original password even though I changed it some time ago. -p Peter Loveday wrote: > FYI I am still getting reminders to my old email address too > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) - it hasn't really bothered me, as I still

Re: PESO - Scooting Along Bloor

2008-07-08 Thread Paul Sorenson
I'd prefer not so tight - a little further out so you can see the blur of the spinning wheels along w/the pan would make it better IMO. -p frank theriault wrote: > If you haven't noticed, I have a weakness for scooters: > > http://tinyurl.com/68t52g > > http://bp2.blogger.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/SHNa

Re: OT - Question to birding people

2008-07-10 Thread Paul Sorenson
I don't imagine that habit lasts very long on more well-traveled roadways. :>] -p mike wilson wrote: > > The path would likely be warmer than the surrounding vegetation. Lying on > roads after sunset is an interesting habit of sheep in Scotland. At least, > it's a habit in the less popula

Re: PESO -- Sy

2008-07-11 Thread Paul Sorenson
Nice character study. He looks like a interesting guy. Too bad his cigarette wasn't lit w/a little smoke and about 1/2 inch of ash on it. ;>} I wondered what it would look like in b/w so I did a quick conversion. It's here if you'd like to see it. http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/images

Re: PESO - No Political or Religious Comment Intended

2008-07-14 Thread Paul Sorenson
Frank - See my off-list comment... -p frank theriault wrote: > I know that politics and religion have no place on this list, however > I couldn't resist: > > http://tinyurl.com/5767g9 > > http://bp3.blogger.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/SHtNoWqR_7I/Cn4/X9p_yB9aLv0/s1600-h/july_14_08+003.jpg > > :-

Re: Question about AlienBee B800

2008-07-16 Thread Paul Sorenson
The adapter looks like this... http://tinyurl.com/6atnnn http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/135782-REG/General_Brand_SF943_Hot_Shoe_to_PC.html You can buy one from AlienBees for about $14. Another option is the wireless transmitter/receiver from AlienBees - About $130 for a combination of

PESO: Closed For Remodeling

2008-07-18 Thread Paul Sorenson
More than just closed...no art, just an interesting sign http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/quickpage/quickpage.htm -p -- 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

Re: PESO: Closed For Remodeling

2008-07-19 Thread Paul Sorenson
Yes - on National Ave, just off Hwy 100 in West Allis. -p Bob Sullivan wrote: > Paul, > Is that a Mickey D's in Milwaukee? > Regards, Bob S. > > On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 9:32 PM, Paul Sorenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> More than just closed...no art, jus

Re: PESO: Closed For Remodeling

2008-07-19 Thread Paul Sorenson
et.com.au/brianwal/SL/ > > > > On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:32:40 -0500, "Paul Sorenson" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >> More than just closed...no art, just an interesting sign >> >> http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/quickpage/quickpage.htm >

Re: FINGER PAINTING (Paul?)

2008-07-22 Thread Paul Sorenson
"The page cannot be found"... -p Jack Davis wrote: > This is mainly in Grand Daughter self defense. Paul has inundated us all with > myriad grand daughter cuteness, but I wonder if she is as artistically gifted > as are my heirs. > He'll likely put her to paint and canvas 'til he thinks she has

Re: OT Asking for a friend, web site hostings

2008-07-24 Thread Paul Sorenson
Dave - Not to transfer a site to, but for the other stuff like occasional photos, scores, updates, etc, how about one of the free blog sites? http://wordpress.com/ Google "free blog" Keep the existing site and trim the stuff off it that is variable then post all the stuff they want to announc

Re: OT - Odd name changes

2008-07-24 Thread Paul Sorenson
They may have thrown this one out, too... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ima_Hogg -p Cotty wrote: > This is LOL territory > > > > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > ||=|

Re: PESO: Rear View

2008-07-27 Thread Paul Sorenson
Cool - I had two like that on my '64 1/2 Mustang... -p Mark Roberts wrote: > I did some shooting while wandering around the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand > Prix last weekend. Rather a thin turnout this year, I think, but I still > got a few good "Auto Parts" shots. Here's one I rather like: > > htt

Re: GESO: My little exhibit in NYC this month and some publishing news

2008-08-05 Thread Paul Sorenson
Really enjoyed the gallery of diners. It's a shame so many of these are going by the wayside and being replaced by the sameness of the fast food places. It's always an adventure to eat at these one of a kind "joints" and rub elbows with the locals. Betsy's in Falmouth, *is* still there - w

Re: Pentax istD

2008-08-08 Thread Paul Sorenson
Dan - You can find the various iterations of Camera RAW and also DNG converter at one of these pages... For Windows http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=106&platform=Windows For MAC http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=106&platform=Macintosh The la

Re: OT: Nikon D700

2008-08-11 Thread Paul Sorenson
Your motherboard should be OK with PCI slots for the USB card. The card should come with a disk for setup - it's a good idea to be sure your Windows has been upgraded to Service Pack 2. -p David J Brooks wrote: > Thanks > > Its an MDG computer, sort of Canada's answer to a Dell, i suppose is

Re: GESO: Melissa

2008-08-12 Thread Paul Sorenson
I tend to jump back and forth between J-Album and Porta (also free). http://stegmann.dk/mikkel/porta/ Porta doesn't look as classy as J-Album and doesn't have as much customization, but it's fast and you can co-generate both flash, using SimpleViewer, and html. If someone doesn't have flash en

Re: OT: Got my book from Blurb.com

2008-08-13 Thread Paul Sorenson
You can also zoom and pan to crop if you want so you don't have to re-size precisely. -p Mark Roberts wrote: > David J Brooks wrote: >> Just curious, what size photos are you sending in for an 8x10 book. I >> assume a bit small to fit the page and add some text.?? > > Blurb software tells you t

Re: OT - help regarding a speaker cord

2008-08-14 Thread Paul Sorenson
Ann - This looks like it's exactly what you need - Harmon-Kardon, 15VAC, 1100ma (1.1A) http://tinyurl.com/6gpuy8 http://cgi.ebay.com/Harman%2FKardon-A481511OT-15V-1100mA-Black-AC-Adapter_W0QQitemZ200243357158QQcmdZViewItem?IMSfp=TL0808011133r18350 -p ann sanfedele wrote: > Since you guys know

PESO - The Smithy

2008-08-15 Thread Paul Sorenson
About 30 miles southwest of Milwaukee the State Historical society has a living history museum where they have reassembled examples of the various ethnic groups who settled the state in the 1800's. This gentleman was demonstrating iron work to the visitors. http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround

Re: PESO - The Smithy

2008-08-15 Thread Paul Sorenson
> How does one go about reassembling an ethnic group? In Wisconsin, we do the impossible...;>} Should have read "reassembled examples of the homes and farmsteads of the various ethnic groups..." -p Doug Brewer wrote: > Paul Sorenson wrote: >> About 30 miles southwe

Re: PESO - The Smithy

2008-08-15 Thread Paul Sorenson
Well, it is a "living museum" and rumor has it they have Boris Karloff on staff... ;>] Doug Brewer wrote: > Paul Sorenson wrote: >> > How does one go about reassembling an ethnic group? >> >> In Wisconsin, we do the impossible...;>} >> >>

Re: PESO - The Smithy

2008-08-15 Thread Paul Sorenson
Thanks, Frank, for those kind comments. -p frank theriault wrote: > On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 11:53 AM, Paul Sorenson > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> About 30 miles southwest of Milwaukee the State Historical society has a >> living history museum where they have rea

Re: PESO - The Smithy

2008-08-16 Thread Paul Sorenson
And that's not always a good thing... AlunFoto wrote: > Not glue. Religion. :-) > > Jostein > -- 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: PESO - The Smithy

2008-08-16 Thread Paul Sorenson
Thanks to all who commented. The foreground was originally quite a bit lighter, so this was an experiment in using a gradient layer to focus the attention on the forge and the smithy. I never know if the sepia toning that I like works for others, so thanks for confirming that I'm not too far

Re: PESO: What??

2008-08-18 Thread Paul Sorenson
R - ivets... ann sanfedele wrote: > Perhaps not -- he didn't say so - but I wanted my answer to be just mine > and not > influenece anyone... doesn't seem too difficult - your answer and mine > were very close... > The 140 refered, I guess, to the little things that held the metal > panelin

Re: gatherings

2008-08-20 Thread Paul Sorenson
Let me know the next time you're in Milwaukee... -p Scott Loveless wrote: > It seems this year has been rather short on PDML gatherings. What's up > with that? And who wants to invite me over for dinner? > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml

Re: Next year's PUG

2008-08-21 Thread Paul Sorenson
Mine's been going on for about 20 years now... -p Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >> >>> (sorry, having my mid-life crisis) >> Me, too. :( > > I had mine ages ago... > > Godfrey > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: FS Friday: GPS receiver(s)

2008-08-22 Thread Paul Sorenson
Depends a lot upon what GPS unit he's relying upon. I certainly wouldn't try it with my Garmin Etrex. ;>} OTOH, a friend, to whom I give instrument dual instruction occasionally, has an auto-pilot coupled Garmin, certified for vertical guidance, installed in his Comanche. You can let the ele

Re: FS Friday: GPS receiver(s)

2008-08-22 Thread Paul Sorenson
Right - since flying a specific indicated altitude is nothing more than flying a line of constant pressure, I'd much rather fly into a warm High than a cold Low. -p Cory Papenfuss wrote: >> > As a pilot, I've heard lots of other pilots questioning the > discrepancy between the altimeter

Re: OT: Toronto cyclists rejoice!

2008-08-25 Thread Paul Sorenson
Maybe they could just rent from Igor... -p frank theriault wrote: > On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 12:05 PM, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I guess it's different in Canada, in most places in the US if the >> property remains unclaimed after a period, (either common law or >> statutory), of

Re: out of commission for a couple days

2008-09-05 Thread Paul Sorenson
All the best, Scott. Hope it's not serious and recovery is fast. -p > - Original Message - > From: "Scott Loveless" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 11:19 PM > Subject: out of commission for a couple days > > >> Tomorrow I hav

Re: PESO - Curvy Italian - Redux

2008-09-12 Thread Paul Sorenson
I prefer a little more contrast and like the second better. Struggling against the tide... -p frank theriault wrote: > On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 1:01 PM, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Let me swim against the tide by saying I prefer the original... > > Two commented and two like the o

Re: PESO - The Standoff

2008-09-17 Thread Paul Sorenson
"Grumpy Old Men" - set in Wabasha, MN -p Christine Aguila wrote: > - Original Message - > From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> On 17/9/08, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: >> >>> Frank: I LOVE THIS PICTURE! You know, what's that movie--something old >>> men >>> with

PESO - Spark plugs

2008-09-18 Thread Paul Sorenson
Product shot of sorts...all that's left of a Model-A Ford that I shouldn't have sold. Four spark plugs, NIB. http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/quickpage/quickpage.htm MZ-S, Tamron 28-200, Alien Bees strobe w/shoot-through umbrella and a cheap reflector. Film was probably Portra NC. -p

Re: PESO - Spark plugs

2008-09-18 Thread Paul Sorenson
old Ford > will never fire up:-). > Paul > On Sep 18, 2008, at 8:30 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: > >> Product shot of sorts...all that's left of a Model-A Ford that I >> shouldn't have sold. Four spark plugs, NIB. >> >> http://home.earthlink.net/~allarou

Re: Was someone asking about a Y-strap before?

2008-09-20 Thread Paul Sorenson
Gotta cover the overhead and still make a profit... ;>} -p Scott Loveless wrote: > Derby Chang wrote: >> http://figitalrevolution.com/y-strap/ >> > So he's selling a skinny web belt and a key ring for $30? Sounds, um, > fair. I guess. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net ht

Re: PESO: Dancing for Dollars

2008-09-22 Thread Paul Sorenson
Just goes to show ya - We're a bunch of dirty old men less interested in mature women... ;>] -p Paul Stenquist wrote: > An illegal leg! :-) > Paul > On Sep 22, 2008, at 12:40 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > >> Paul - >> A much better leg ! >> >> Kenneth Waller >> http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f >> >> -

Re: PESO - Spark plugs

2008-09-22 Thread Paul Sorenson
Just a quick thanks to all who commented on the original posting. I appreciate the feedback. -p -- 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: way OT - school system shenanigans in Pittsburgh

2008-09-24 Thread Paul Sorenson
From my own experience, an incomplete usually had a deadline by which the work needed to be done. If you didn't meet the deadline, it reverted to an F (and therefore a zero) and was included in your GPA. -p Doug Franklin wrote: > Joseph McAllister wrote: > >> Anybody on this list ever get an

Re: book maiking with BLURB - anyone try it?

2008-09-29 Thread Paul Sorenson
Ann - I've also used Blurb, have been very happy with the results and won't hesitate to use them again. Their free software is relatively easy to use and comes with a plethora of templates. One very important step in creating your Blurb publication is to make sure all your images are tagged

Re: book maiking with BLURB - anyone try it?

2008-09-30 Thread Paul Sorenson
g if I had not done that in photoshop - but I'll always check the color space... is that true even if you are doing black and white photos do you know? anyway - good to know - you are smugmugger too right? ann Paul Sorenson wrote: Ann - I've also used Blurb, have been very happy

Re: Happy Birthday Marnie!

2009-09-28 Thread Paul Sorenson
I've come to the conclusion that getting older is better than the alternative... Another Libra... -p eactiv...@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 9/28/2009 7:07:38 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, pnstenqu...@comcast.net writes: One of the lovely ladies of the list is having a birthday today.

Re: Anyone have a utility to recover Corrupted PEF files?

2009-10-06 Thread Paul Sorenson
Have you tried copying from the command line? Try using xcopy with the /c switch. That should copy the file(s) regardless of errors. -p P. J. Alling wrote: Been there done that. The file recovered has the same read problem. I don't know if it's got the CRC failure because I simply deleted

Re: Coming to Chicago for PDML Exhibit

2009-10-08 Thread Paul Sorenson
Christine - I'm coming if my schedule doesn't change. Ann - I'll be coming down from Milwaukee, so if I decide not to stay in Chicago you're more than welcome to ride with me. I used to live in Winthrop Harbor so I'm somewhat familiar with Zion. Will know more as the date approaches. -p

Re: Lightroom question

2009-10-11 Thread Paul Sorenson
Larry - I think your question is "how do I get files printable by a third party from the raw files I've manipulated". Yes?? Here's one way... With Lightroom in library mode - Create a "Collection" - give it a name that describes the content Find the images you want to get printed and add th

Re: Lightroom question

2009-10-11 Thread Paul Sorenson
Bob - See my answer to Larry - I think that answers your question, too. Adding those files to a Collection just tags them in a database so you're not keeping an additional actual image file. -p Bob Sullivan wrote: OK, Here's a question. In Photoshop Elements 5.0 I kept/keep a file of 2008

Re: OT - What I did this weekend

2009-10-13 Thread Paul Sorenson
Boris - A nice slice of life in Tel Aviv - P stands for Professional, right? -p Boris Liberman wrote: Hmmm, I am having fun too. Let's see: 1. K-7 in P-mode, A 50/1.2 - no AF, need to decide on the aperture for each shot - check. 2. No zoom - check. 3. Pretty noiseless and hard to notice - ch

Re: Geso Zoo photos from October 9, 2009

2009-10-15 Thread Paul Sorenson
Dave - Nice gallery - really like this one... http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2009-zoo-october/album/slides/_IGP3752.html "It's really very simple - just take the square root of 3752 times pi divided by the cosine of 189 - and you have the answer." -p David J Brooks wrote: Had a charter to t

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