Photos from me... semi-OT

2006-11-14 Thread David Nelson
G'day, If anyone remembers me and is interested in what I've been doing for a little while, photography-wise and to some extent writing-wise, have a look at my photoblog: http://davidavid.blogspot.com Cheers, David -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinf

Re: New Roadmap

2006-09-20 Thread David Nelson
Hey, you're addressing a uni student you know (-: You want good build, buy limited and FA* lenses q-: I'll take the cheaper, lighter, smaller option. Cheers, David David Savage wrote: > At 12:46 PM 21/09/2006, David Nelson wrote: >> Wow. Pentax are really building a li

Re: New Roadmap

2006-09-20 Thread David Nelson
Wow. Pentax are really building a lineup with something for everyone I'd say. Wonder what the new DA and D FA primes will be like? Personally I'd hope we're talking nice optics with... consumer build? for a low price. Cheers, David Joseph Tainter wrote: > http://www.digital.pentax.co.jp/ja/le

Samsung has spoken (sort of)

2006-09-20 Thread David Nelson
Looks like Samsung is having their own rebranded K10D Samsung Camera Adds Step-Up Model to Growing DSLR Range with Launch of GX-10 http://www.thephotostation.net/modules.php?name=News&file=showarticle&threadid=25628 http://notifier.svmedia.com/pub/rjgr01-001/Email_Images/back3%20LR.jpg http://not

Re: 3 New DA* USM lenses

2006-09-20 Thread David Nelson
> http://www.pentax.co.jp/japan/news/2006/press-image/200646-05.jpg *swoons* Purrrty, bit rich for my blood though I expect. Plus there's this about the 645D if anyone's interested: "This product will be continuously upgraded by incorporating newly developed image sensors, with its final effec

Re: OT Wot, no "Har!"?

2006-09-20 Thread David Nelson
David Savage wrote: > Isn't it "Arr" as in "Arr me hearty" Actually, there's Arr, Yarr and Harr, all with subtly different meanings that wouldn't be evident to a landlubber. (-: David -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PAW - "Anenome"

2006-09-20 Thread David Nelson
Anemone. ah neh meh nee. Sorry, pet hate. Nice colours, not sure about the big shadowy bit in the centre (which is where is eye is drawn too). I need something there to look at but can't find it. Cheers, David David Mann wrote: > Another flower pic with too little DOF ;) > > http://www.blu

Get em while they exist: photos of K10D and 645D?

2006-09-04 Thread David Nelson
http://picasaweb.google.com/hundrednaire/Pentax?authkey=Y2exq8ebUEWpMysKHGP2s6cVHOs Post on the topic: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1036&thread=19877019 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Strange looking dog in Afghanistan...

2006-05-17 Thread David Nelson
"THIS is a bad dog: he was gnawing on a human corpse when I startled him." http://www.michaelyon-online.com/wp/the-long-road-ahead.htm Cheers, David Joseph Tainter wrote: I meant to send this to the list. Mind not working this morning. Joe Original Message Subject: Re: Fw:

Re: batteries discharging quickly in *istD

2006-04-29 Thread David Nelson
Were you using the batteries in the battery grip by any chance? I've now given up using batteries in the grip as I suspect there's a contact problem somewhere along the line that leads to erratic battery performance. Alternatively, do you trust your charger? I've had trouble there in the past

Re: Recover Edges

2006-04-23 Thread David Nelson
Thanks Shel, I'm sure this will come in handy. Cheers, David Shel Belinkoff wrote: So, have you ever framed your DSLR pic just a scosh to tight, and wished there was something you could do about it? I've been using Thomas Knoll's Recover Edges utility for a few months, and sometimes it's a lif

Re: PESO - q&d beach pano

2006-04-18 Thread David Nelson
rez view. A color rendering would be interesting to compare with, to see if color adds anything significant to the composition. Godfrey On Apr 18, 2006, at 2:09 AM, David Nelson wrote: I don't shoot much scenic stuff and don't do much B&W conversion, but here's a pano that hap

Re: PESO - huntsman

2006-04-18 Thread David Nelson
Well-spotted - I don't like the flat effect that a lens-mounted ring flash gives, so I just handheld it. Cheers, David mike wilson wrote: Ringflash not on the lens, though? The doughnuts would have been more "central", rather then off to one side.

PESO - q&d beach pano

2006-04-18 Thread David Nelson
I don't shoot much scenic stuff and don't do much B&W conversion, but here's a pano that happens to be both. Queenscliff Beach, the northern end of Manly. http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/beachpano.jpg Shot with the A24/2.8, stitched with Autostitch. I was surprised that the moving waves didn't

Re: PESO - huntsman

2006-04-18 Thread David Nelson
e one Dave. Dave S On 4/17/06, David Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Taken just a few minutes ago of a recent guest of mine. http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/huntsman.jpg FA50/2.8 macro and with extension, f/22, ISO 800. Any guesses as to what sort of flash I used? q-: Comments appr

PESO - huntsman

2006-04-16 Thread David Nelson
Taken just a few minutes ago of a recent guest of mine. http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/huntsman.jpg FA50/2.8 macro and with extension, f/22, ISO 800. Any guesses as to what sort of flash I used? q-: Comments appreciated. Cheers, David

Re: PESO - Tree Snake

2006-04-13 Thread David Nelson
kus and Gonz. I was a big fan of the eyes of this beastie too. Cheers, David Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "David Nelson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PESO - Tree Snake Been a while since I posted a photo, and seeing as I took a heap in the latest holid

PESO - Tree Snake

2006-04-11 Thread David Nelson
Been a while since I posted a photo, and seeing as I took a heap in the latest holidays, I thought some people might be interested to see a Brown Tree Snake, Boiga irregularis, from the Top End. http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/boiga.jpg Comments appreciated. Cheers, David

Samsung DSLR announced

2006-01-16 Thread David Nelson
From dpreview news: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0601/06011602samsunggx1s.asp "It's been rumoured for weeks, leaked ahead of annoucement and now it's here; Samsung's first digital SLR, and the first fruit of the Samsung / Pentax tie-in announced in October. The GX-1S is a lightweight 6 megapix

Re: New Gallery at photo.net

2005-11-28 Thread David Nelson
Crikey Thrainn, that's a great collection of shots! Amazing skies in the landscape shots, very stirring images. The birds are great, more than just 'nice' bird photos; they are all quite special. Very jealous, David Thrainn Vigfusson wrote: I finally got around to subscribing to photo.net and

Re: PESO - On Golden Pond

2005-11-28 Thread David Nelson
Yea yea yea yea yea! Cheers, David Kenneth Waller wrote: Check out http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html All comments solicited Yeah, nay, and/or otherwise What would you do differently? Thanks in advance Kenneth Waller

Re: new 10-17mm fisheye

2005-11-26 Thread David Nelson
Thanks for the news, can we have a link to the booklet please? Cheers, David Peter Fairweather wrote: To all fellow LBA sufferers On the USA Pentax site there is downloadable booklet on DA lenses which has some details on the new fisheye Here is a comparison with the old one Fisheye Lens

PESO - Rosella

2005-11-20 Thread David Nelson
In the recent windy period in Sydney, one of my Rosella plants was blown over. I have since righted it and its peculiar response can be seen in the following photo which I took a moment ago. http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/rosella.jpg *ist D, FA50 macro @ f/2.8, ISO 400. As usual, I'd apprecia

Re: PESO - Jumping Spider

2005-11-19 Thread David Nelson
f thing in the absence of alternatives (i.e. when I don't have or am not inclined to set up my flash or tripod. The suggestion to rotate it was a good one, it does look better that way. Cheers, David Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Nov 9, 2005, at 5:23 PM, David Nelson wrote: I'm curious to k

PESO - Jumping Spider

2005-11-09 Thread David Nelson
I'm curious to know if anybody likes this shot. http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/jumping.jpg *ist D, ISO 800, FA50 macro @ f/4, 1/125, monopod. Cheers, David

Re: PESO - Lunch

2005-11-09 Thread David Nelson
m, I sure do like good pizza. Shel "You meet the nicest people with a Pentax" [Original Message] From: David Nelson After all this talk of unappetising food, here's a photo of the lunch I ate yesterday. I made it, thought it looked pretty good, so took a snap of it. Bon a

PESO - Lunch

2005-11-08 Thread David Nelson
After all this talk of unappetising food, here's a photo of the lunch I ate yesterday. I made it, thought it looked pretty good, so took a snap of it. Bon appétit. http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/pizza.jpg *ist D, FA50 macro, 1/90 f/2.8, ISO 800 Comments appreciated. Cheers, David

Re: GESO: Harbour shots with the 6x7

2005-11-07 Thread David Nelson
Cool images Derby, that bright sky is freaky in some of the shots! The bridge looks very 'sci-fi' from below like that. Re: the scratch, we've all been told what a small effect a front element scratch has on optics, but I agree, it's still always a bummer. Serves you right for having such a ri

Re: PESO Todays Q&D pano

2005-11-05 Thread David Nelson
Pretty cool Rob, and thanks for the link to autostitch, I've been playing with that since you started posting your panos. This one doesn't seem as crisp as what I've come to expect from you. Maybe better to make the output pano larger originally in AutoStitch then resize it in photoshop? Any

Re: OT ZIGVIEW - the world's first Digital Angle Finder

2005-10-02 Thread David Nelson
Saw a review of this gadget a while back: http://www.kickstartnews.com/reviews/hardware/zigview_digital_angle_viewfinder.html Cheers, David Rob Studdert wrote: http://www.intro2020.co.uk/pages/zigview.htm Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTE

Re: PESO - Model Mantid

2005-09-27 Thread David Nelson
G'day g'day, http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/mantid2.jpg frank theriault wrote: Wonderful shot. Nat'l Geo quality, IMHO. High praise indeed, thanks! P. J. Alling wrote: > Nice illustration quality. Mantids are scary, if you think about it. > This one looks it. Yeah they're certainly well d

PESO - Model Mantid

2005-09-26 Thread David Nelson
http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/mantid2.jpg Just grabbed one of these (Snake Mantid, Kongobatha diademata) from the garden and did some close-up shooting indoors. Q&D conversion, could be better but it does the job. Let me know what you think. It's been the first bit of real shooting I've don

Re: Distortion low on the horizon

2005-09-26 Thread David Nelson
I do now: http://www.sundog.clara.co.uk/atoptics/sunflat.htm Cheers, David Rob Studdert wrote: Does anyone know the technical reason that the sun renders as an ellipse when shot close to the horizon? TIA. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTE

Re: Weird filter effects

2005-09-18 Thread David Nelson
Bizzare. Am I allowed to say I like the odd ones? (-: Cheers, David Herb Chong wrote: i was shooting yesterday in the Catskills and needed an in-between ND filter of 4 stops because i only had my 6-stop B+W filter with me and not my 3-stop one. since i carry a Hi-Tech 85mm square ND filter wit

Re: PAW PESO - Shine Stand

2005-07-30 Thread David Nelson
I'm surprised no-one has commented on this already - to me the eyes of the young guy look artificial. Like the whites and blacks have been enhanced or something. His right eye (i.e. the one on the left) in particular looks quite horrible to me. Are my suspicions at all correct or am I imaginin

Re: In-Body Image Stabilization

2005-07-17 Thread David Nelson
From: "Jostein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Has KonicaMinolta released any "digital-only" lenses, or is their lineup strictly 35mm still? Herb Chong wrote: > three yesterday. From the KM press release: "2. Effective Anti-Shake compensation equivalent to a shutter speed 2 - 3 stops slower*1 with Dynax

Re: In-Body Image Stabilization

2005-07-16 Thread David Nelson
I'm not crazy about the idea of IS, in body or lens based. Sure, it would be useful for some situations, but it has its limitations from my point of view. What I would *much* rather be able to do is push shutter speed up by having better performance at high ISO. The advantages of this over an e

Re: Lens roadmap (WAS: [OT] KM shows cheap DSLR with AS)

2005-07-16 Thread David Nelson
Pål Jensen wrote: another between 70 and 80. Between 60 and 70 in fact. Cheers, David

Re: FA 200/4 macro price???

2005-07-09 Thread David Nelson
Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: Tamron does a 180 Macro. It's supposedly very good, but it's not made in Pentax mount alas. Sigma's new 150mm macro is also supposedly very good but this isn't made in Pentax mount either. I belive there are some sigma 180mm macros as well, these are available in

Re: A new poll: Your first pentax?

2005-07-08 Thread David Nelson
Pentax *ist D with FA-J 18-35mm (-: Well, okay I kinda tell a lie. My dad was a pentax user - originally with a spotty, 50/1.4, 28/3.5 and some tele-zoom. Then when that got stolen (containing baby photos of me!) he got a K1000 and A 50/2 which I used once or twice, never seriously though. C

Re: F 70-210mm 4.0-5.6

2005-07-05 Thread David Nelson
Joseph Tainter wrote: > Does everyone agree with P. J. that such purple "bloom" (or whatever it > is called) will be seen normally with any lens (emphasis) on a digital > sensor? Even "digital" lenses will do this? My experience suggests that different lenses do have differing amounts of purple

Re: Resend: Heads up - A 100/2.8 macro and other stuff

2005-06-26 Thread David Nelson
Okay fellas, thanks for the tips - sounds like one should be a bit suspicious of these guys. I'd hate for someone to have problems after being told of the deal by me. Maybe the low price could even be due to some sort of defect they're not telling us about (most of their stuff isn't greatly com

Heads up - A 100/2.8 macro and other stuff

2005-06-25 Thread David Nelson
Yo dudes, Some nasty person decided to list an SMC PENTAX-A MACRO 1:2.8 100mm, that famous lens that has been going for such crazy money recently... for €390 BIN! http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7526518253 Not an auction, so the "no eBay" rule doesn't apply here, right?

Resend: Heads up - A 100/2.8 macro and other stuff

2005-06-25 Thread David Nelson
Yo dudes, Some nasty person decided to list an SMC PENTAX-A MACRO 1:2.8 100mm, that famous lens that has been going for such crazy money recently... for €390 BIN! http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7526518253 Not an auction, so the "no eBay" rule doesn't apply here, right? An

Re: PESO - comment on global warming

2005-06-23 Thread David Nelson
I wrote: IIRC the archegoniophores release their spores from the upper rather than the lower surface. Except of course they don't release spores at all, but rather sperm )-: Cheers, David

Re: PESO - comment on global warming

2005-06-23 Thread David Nelson
Damn! I forgot my pun that I'd been saving for such an occasion! Okay, here it is. See you elater, David

Re: PESO - comment on global warming

2005-06-23 Thread David Nelson
Jostein wrote: Marchantia polymorpha? mike wilson wrote: All male flowers. Females are much smaller, star-shaped and closer to the ground. They look like archegoniophores rather than antheridiophores to me, though that's only going from aussie marchantiophytes. Here the antheridiophores ar

Re: CCD cleaning

2005-06-17 Thread David Nelson
Jens Bladt wrote: There are cleaning kids available - with fluids and stuff. 'Ere Mister, gimme a quid and I'll clean yer sensor. Cheers, David

Re: Look kids, the 50-200mm f/4-5.6 ED is here!

2005-06-17 Thread David Nelson
I can't find the roadmap diagram anymore, so no. 210? Why? Nothing terribly significant but the FL range oval on the roadmap goes deliberately past 200mm (the DA 50-200 stops obviously at 200). http://www.tekade.de/news/html/pentax-roadmap.html http://www.digital.pentax.co.jp/en/lens/roadmap.pdf

Re: Look kids, the 50-200mm f/4-5.6 ED is here!

2005-06-16 Thread David Nelson
Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: > I believe a FF (35mm) 50-200/4 is on the cards. You sure? I think the pentax roadmap didn't mention its speed or exact focal length (just that it would be a "High-performance D FA Telephoto zoom) - personally I'd expect it to be 50-210 f/2.8 Got any other sources?

Re: PESO Lennon

2005-06-13 Thread David Nelson
Nice shot Rob, but you're making me feel even more cooped up (haven't been out of the house for a few days - it's frantic finishing up assignments and studying time). Interestingly I didn't notice the blown highlights the first time I looked at it - they really aren't offensive. On a punt (HAR!)

Re: PESO: Black Tulip

2005-05-30 Thread David Nelson
frank theriault wrote: I found getting the focus right when the dof is so narrow, and the wind is blowing the tulips about to be very frustrating. "Whinge whinge whinge"! I would have said 'welcome to my world' but I think I'll save that comment for when you start shooting at 1:1 magnificatio

Re: Street Photography: Roman Legion Invades Chester!

2005-05-28 Thread David Nelson
It's a nice pic... but what have the romans ever done for us? All right, but apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, a fresh water system, and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us? (-: David Mark Roberts wrote: You thought t

OT: Entertainment: Dirkon paper camera

2005-05-17 Thread David Nelson
Found this an interesting read: http://www.pinhole.cz/en/pinholecameras/dirkon_01.html Spotted on the dpreview forums where there is talk of a digital version expected in 2006. Cheers, David

Re: TOMAPBCBA - sigh

2005-05-16 Thread David Nelson
I did something similar recently - though my problem was I couldn't find a subject. Check it out: . Cheers, David Cotty wrote: Had this is idea for a nice pic, and then apathy set it and it all went down the pan. So I present for you Thought Of Making A Picture But Then Couldn't B Arsed

Re: PESO: Off to visit Frank ... the sequel.

2005-05-08 Thread David Nelson
Fred Widall wrote: Canadian goose (In the spirit of the tiny tumbling pebble that precedes the avalanche...) "uh oh..."

Re: OT: Philosophical health check

2005-05-07 Thread David Nelson
aziness (-:) Cheers, David P. J. Alling wrote: You have so little stress you're in a coma, or maybe just asleep. David Nelson wrote: Yeah, that's the problem of course. Many of the question simply can't be properly answered with a yes/no or agree/disagree choice. Agreed. But I got a 0

Re: OT: Philosophical health check

2005-05-07 Thread David Nelson
Yeah, that's the problem of course. Many of the question simply can't be properly answered with a yes/no or agree/disagree choice. Agreed. But I got a 0% tension so my conclusion was that the test is quite awesome. Cheers, David

Re: GESO: Grasshopper

2005-05-01 Thread David Nelson
G'day Derby, Nice shots, these guys really do like modelling (-: In case you were wondering, it's a nymph of the Snake Mantid, Kongobatha diademata. Sometimes used to see these guys flying down corridors and clinging to windows at school (-: Cheers, David Derby Chang wrote: It's a pretty day tod

Re: PAW - "Bug"

2005-04-25 Thread David Nelson
Charming image Dave! My only criticism is that I'd love the image to be larger! Cheers, David David Mann wrote: Hi all, Now that I've done my new PAW site I might as well add something to it. I'm pretty sure I've shown this one before but not as a PAW. I have some new slides to scan but I don't h

Re: PESO Evening on the Thames - the link!

2005-04-23 Thread David Nelson
Beautiful! The jet trail is a bit annoying but the photo is very strong even with it. That golden reflection off the paving! Cheers, David John Forbes wrote: I like to build up a bit of anticipation before releasing the URL. :-) http://www.johnpforbes.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/thames/_IGP0582.jpg Joh

Re: Science World

2005-04-23 Thread David Nelson
Congrats Mark! Mark Cassino wrote: > But I'm really blown away by being in proximity to E.O. Wilson, Yeah that's the really great bit! Might have to pick your brains about how you go about your work at some stage as it's the sort of thing I might try some day. Cheers, David

Re: PESO x2 - Flannel flower + Coppertail skink

2005-04-21 Thread David Nelson
Yeah, well, what does Savage know anyway? Heh, I wasn't going to be so explicit (-:

Re: PESO x2 - Flannel flower + Coppertail skink

2005-04-21 Thread David Nelson
>>http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/flannel.jpg >>http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/coppertail.jpg frank theriault wrote: Like 'em both. Thanks cobber! I rather like the muted, subdued colours. Those colours, along with the lovely OOF stuff, give the photo a rather ethereal, misty (without being soft) l

Re: PESO x2 - Flannel flower + Coppertail skink

2005-04-17 Thread David Nelson
David Savage wrote: The shot of the flowers could do with having the levels & contrast tweaked a bit. Yeah I can see what you mean, it's pretty subdued. Nice stuff Cheers! David

PESO x2 - Flannel flower + Coppertail skink

2005-04-17 Thread David Nelson
G'day Pee Dee em ellers, Went out today for a quick shoot hoping to catch something that I saw a couple of years ago and would have made a great photo op. My other motive was that I'm in denial about the cold months coming on. People posting 'spring' images only reminds me that our season's end

Re: PESO - Mungo Lunette

2005-04-16 Thread David Nelson
G'day Brian, Brian Walters wrote: This photo was taken several years ago at Mungo National Park *jealous* http://members.ozemail.com.au/~sgap/photos/paw/mungo-paw.html Nice moonscape (pun sadly intended)! Cheers, David

Re: 300mm enabled

2005-04-09 Thread David Nelson
Good buy; mine got a workout yesterday shooting my brothers kitesurfing. Sometimes I feel guilty for not using it enough... Out of interest, how much for and where from? Looking forward to seeing some of your results from it. Cheers, David Derby Chang wrote: Impulse buy yesterday. Picked up a SMC

Re: DG lenses

2005-04-09 Thread David Nelson
John Whittingham wrote: I've even considered going for a 180 f/3.5 Macro It seems like a very nice lens optically. Build I could live with. Lack of a Pentax mount I couldn't (-: Now Tamron's old adaptall 180/2.5 - well that would be another one to drool over in an AF reincarnation. Cheers, Dav

Re: Hi Gang...I'm back!

2005-04-02 Thread David Nelson
G'day Shaun, good to hear from you! I'm sure you're having lots of fun with your son. Anyway, welcome back. Cheers, David Shaun Canning wrote: Hi All, Long time...no chat! I hope you are all well and happy. I've had a forced break away from the PDML to learn how to be a dad. Our little bloke is

Re: Future of DA lenses Limited's was: (Future of DA lenses)

2005-03-31 Thread David Nelson
Mark Roberts wrote: Mishka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I am also wondering how 31LTD stacks up to 35 or 28 AL FA? I guess, the build is a lot better. But optically? Well I have the 28 and Jens is looking into a possible 31 Ltd coming up for sale for me so I may find out in the future. I'll be gettin

Re: Limiteds Question :)

2005-03-31 Thread David Nelson
David Chang-Sang wrote: I know this has been asked before; but since I do not yet have a limited lens, and I seem to have money to burn... *cries* q-: David

Re: PESO - Snow Flea

2005-03-29 Thread David Nelson
Cool pic Mark! I've been trying to do some more high mag macro stuff recently but keep getting frustrated with camera shake or lighting or both. Anyway, you've done pretty well here! Love the patterns in the ice as well as the cool critter (pun, sadly, intended). Next - balance one on a snowfla

Re: Odd idea about manual focus

2005-03-27 Thread David Nelson
Am I right that manual focus and auto focus differ only in the way the lens focusing ring is rotated? I think I am right :). No, all Pentax lenses focus rings rotate the same direction Rob, I read the comment the same way you did, initially, but then realised that it wasn't the direction of focus

Re: PESO - Bootlace

2005-03-26 Thread David Nelson
sage] From: David Nelson Posting for the sake of it more than for my happiness with the pic, but eager to hear what other people think of it. http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/bootlace.jpg Another BW conversion using channels, trying to bring out textures and patterns. Did it work? Anyone want

Re: Lens hood #PH-RBL 67mm

2005-03-26 Thread David Nelson
It's also the hood that comes with the FA-J 18-35mm David William Robb wrote: I found one of these in a box. It looks fairly new. Lens hood #PH-RBL 67mm What lens does it fit? Thanks William Robb

PESO - Bootlace

2005-03-26 Thread David Nelson
Posting for the sake of it more than for my happiness with the pic, but eager to hear what other people think of it. http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/bootlace.jpg Another BW conversion using channels, trying to bring out textures and patterns. Did it work? Anyone want to see the original? For the

Re: PESO Water on fire

2005-03-20 Thread David Nelson
Great Pic. I hate you. q-: David Francis wrote: Another boat pic I was trying halfheartedly to frame the sunset when this friend of ours sailed onto the scene. From that point on I was franticly running up and down the beach snapping away. :) http://www.photosynth.ca/photo/f/water-on-fire.html

Re: PESO foggy harbour

2005-03-19 Thread David Nelson
Blimey! Awesome shot! Looks like it's out of a CGI movie. Cheers, David Francis wrote: Good evening every one! I developed my first batch of slides yesterday! (a hundred and fifty dollars! @#^&% ) Here is one of the best ones (in my opinion). http://www.photosynth.ca/photo/f/boat&sea-gulls.html Ta

Re: More DA Limiteds

2005-03-19 Thread David Nelson
Rob Studdert wrote: nice fast compact DA26/2 LTD would be just about perfect as a normal. Don't forget to add a few more specifications - as well as fast and compact, let's ask for CHEAP, light, well built, sharp, contrasty and no bokehmonsters... q-: Unfortunately I can just see a very nice len

Re: for the curious ... FA135/2.8 vs Takumar 135/2.5 comparison

2005-03-18 Thread David Nelson
Good work for doing the test - I love seeing this sort of thing... one thing I'll point out though is that it appears that focus wasn't equal in the two tests. Take a look at the balcony rails second from the back and you'll see the tak is sharper. The left-foreground bare plane tree branches a

Re: 645D Photos (under glass) here

2005-03-17 Thread David Nelson
Rob Studdert opined: I think the "B" camera is short for Butt-ugly q-: I actually like it. I think they all look awesome, but do lean towards B. I wonder though whether deciding which exterior is to be produced should really be based on a poll of under-glass models. Anything like handling, funct

Re: OT:Photographers jokes

2005-03-15 Thread David Nelson
In the mood of adapting musician jokes to photography, here's one that doesn't entirely work: Why are Pentax cameras so much smaller than Canons? They aren't. Canon photographers just have tiny brains so their cameras look bigger. (As a viola player I get my fair share of viola jokes but the or

Enablement - spot the gem...

2005-03-10 Thread David Nelson
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3878957258&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT Luckily for me, not enough people did spot it (-: Pretty good considering the last two A 28mm f/2s on the bay went for a tad over $330 and $400... If anyone in the US is interested in the body and/or fla

Enablement - spot the gem...

2005-03-10 Thread David Nelson
(resend) http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3878957258&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT Luckily for me, not enough people did spot it (-: Pretty good considering the last two A 28mm f/2s on the bay went for a tad over $330 and $400... If anyone in the US is interested in the body and

Re: PESO: Going buggy with new macro

2005-03-06 Thread David Nelson
Sorry frank, but it is spelt entomologist... Don't confuse us with those language-loving etymologists. Cheers, David frank theriault wrote: I'm no entomologist, My first clue came when I realized that most entymologists can spell the word .

Re: Survey: How do you do exposure?

2005-03-03 Thread David Nelson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 1. How do you do exposure most of the time? Av or Tv or manual (doing it yourself)? Estimations: 40% Hyper program 30% Av 20% Tv 10% M 2. Do you shoot digital or film? Digital. 3. If you shoot digital, have you changed how you do exposure since switching from film? I thin

Re: ping

2005-03-03 Thread David Nelson
List seems pretty bad-tempered tonight... I sent a message, then resent it 20 mins later when it hadn't appeared. The resend appeared on the archive, and an hour later, the original message (-: Neither message has managed the perilous journey to my inbox though... Cheers, David Sylwester Pietrzy

PESOs - Couple of quick snaps

2005-03-03 Thread David Nelson
Took these today and was quite happy with the outing considering I only shot around 20 shots before running home, afraid it was about to rain. Anyway, nothing special, unless you count the BW one which I don't generally do. http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/leaf.jpg http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/l

PESOs - Couple of quick snaps

2005-03-03 Thread David Nelson
(resend) Took these today and was quite happy with the outing considering I only shot around 20 shots before running home, afraid it was about to rain. Anyway, nothing special, unless you count the BW converted one which I don't generally do. http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/leaf.jpg http://davidav

Re: PESO?

2005-02-24 Thread David Nelson
PESO = Photo Every So Often PAW = Photo a Week David Oswald wrote: As a newcomer to the list, I've tried googling to find an answer to what I'm sure is a really dumb question. What on earth does PESO mean? ...and while we're at it, PAW? Already blushing... Dave

Re: fire at the B&H warehouse

2005-02-24 Thread David Nelson
Oh the HUMANITY! Fire Rages Through Electronics Warehouse

Re: PESO - Ant Farm

2005-02-24 Thread David Nelson
And yep Frank, your memory has served you well. Well done not to call it symbiosis as this category includes mutualism but also parasitism! Cheers, David frank theriault wrote: On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 10:30:40 +1100, David Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Spent a couple of sessions photograp

Re: Photoshop .jpg Color Shifts

2005-02-24 Thread David Nelson
Are you shooting in adobe RGB? Try going Image -> Mode -> Convert to profile then select sRGB as the destination before saving for web. I could be wrong of course. Cheers, David Tom C wrote: I'm using Photoshop CS and have been using Photoshop since version 3, though I'm no where near an expert.

Re: PAW: Snowman on the Hill

2005-02-24 Thread David Nelson
Cool shot; I'm surprised you didn't get in close to the member and use your fisheye... I suppose that would have dimished the parliament buildings in the BG. Actually, ignore that comment, it's nice how it is. Cheers, David frank theriault wrote: Taken a few weeks ago, on my daytrip to Ottawa, C

PESO - Ant Farm

2005-02-24 Thread David Nelson
Spent a couple of sessions photographing these guys after discovering them at the local National Park. Very funky little critters. Yesterday the breeze was a little strong for my liking but I managed to get fairly close to the shot I was after. Let me know what you think. http://davidavid.whats

Re: Clever application of halfsize

2005-02-24 Thread David Nelson
lorer navigate to a folder full of pefs, right click and select 'halfsize these' or whatever you typed in. A command prompt will open up and you'll see first halfsize.exe working at the conversion, then the move taking place. While the jpegs are stamped with a new date of creation, EXIF dat

Clever application of halfsize

2005-02-23 Thread David Nelson
G'day, Would anyone be interested if I were to put together a little page detailing how I have fiddled around and made it so I can right click on a folder full of *ist D raw files in explorer, select 'halfsize' and the resultant jpegs are then moved to a folder of my choice for easy browsing? Re

New Pentax DSLR announced!

2005-02-13 Thread David Nelson
Well that got your attention didn't it? It's the *ist DS Silver, identical functionally to the normal black *ist DS. HAR! http://www.dpreview.com/news/0502/05021306pentax_istdssilver.asp Will a silver limited lens look good on it? Is that all we're going to get this PMA? Cheers, David

Pentax *ist Ds Underwater housing

2005-02-09 Thread David Nelson
G'day y'all, Saw a mention of this on the pentax.de website, so went searching. It's made by a company called UK-Germany and appears to be able to take most moderately sized lenses (remember you're limited to autofocus though!) - the DA 14, D-FA 100 and 50 macros plus the DA 18-55 all fit as exa

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