Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-29 Thread Jostein
Quoting frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Is that why Jostein's always travelling? In search of cheaper beer? Alas...:-( Jostein This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.

RE: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-29 Thread Jostein
t; Citat Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Sorry bout that. rg! > > http://www.foto.no/cgi-bin/bildegalleri/vis_bilde.cgi?id=182183 > > > > Tim > > Another Norwegian. > > > > > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PR

Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-29 Thread Jostein
Quoting Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On 27/6/05, Jostein, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Could be amended, mate. :-) > > That a hint? You know you want it to be. :-) Resistance is useless. Jostein This message was sent using

Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-28 Thread Cotty
On 28/6/05, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: >there are no streets in Norway. Well, not in winter, which is 9 months of the year ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

RE: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-28 Thread Bob W
> > >On the other hand; Meat is free, we just shoot one of the > polar bears > >walking around in our streets ;-) > > > You think he's joking! it's complete rubbish - there are no streets in Norway. -- Cheers, Bob

Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-28 Thread P. J. Alling
Actually no, I didn't. Cotty wrote: On 28/6/05, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed: On the other hand; Meat is free, we just shoot one of the polar bears walking around in our streets ;-) You think he's joking! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastic

Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-27 Thread Cotty
>På 28. jun. 2005 kl. 00.55 skrev frank theriault: >> >> Is that why Jostein's always travelling? In search of cheaper beer? On 28/6/05, DagT, discombobulated, unleashed: >For a lot of Norwegians that is in fact the case And to cap it all, they have a lot of bottle. Cheers, Cotty ___/\

Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-27 Thread Cotty
On 27/6/05, keithw, discombobulated, unleashed: >If that's UK£, the equivalent US$ is about 15.00! For one bottle of >beer? He did say beer, didn't he? >Or is that for a two-liter bottle? >Whew! Calm down Keith. It's not that expensive ;-) It's the wine that needs a mortgage. Cheers, Cott

Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-27 Thread Cotty
On 28/6/05, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed: >On the other hand; Meat is free, we just shoot one of the polar bears >walking around in our streets ;-) You think he's joking! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com __

Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-27 Thread Cotty
On 28/6/05, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed: >Scotty. Beam me up! > >I thought I was the flaming one here ;-) > >I did want the plant there, it was a bit more out of focus than I intended, >but I put them there on purpose. Rubbish or not. Ahar, an admission. Excellent. >Anyway: I'll gi

Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-27 Thread DagT
På 28. jun. 2005 kl. 00.55 skrev frank theriault: Is that why Jostein's always travelling? In search of cheaper beer? For a lot of Norwegians that is in fact the case (but I don´t know about Jostein - I have seen him drink beer in Oslo) DagT

Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-27 Thread DagT
Well actually, Norway has the same amount in the bank (oil money) as the national debt of Sweden, so we are considering to buy the whole thing (it´s 100 years since we got rid of them the last time). Maybe we should buy something less expensive... DagT På 28. jun. 2005 kl. 01.04 skrev P. J.

Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-27 Thread DagT
other clever guy) -Original Message- From: keithw [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 28. juni 2005 02:06 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains) Tim Øsleby wrote: Don't believe a word of what those guys are saying. One bottle is £8.50. If that&

RE: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-27 Thread Tim Øsleby
t: 28. juni 2005 02:06 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains) Tim Øsleby wrote: > Don't believe a word of what those guys are saying. > > One bottle is £8.50. If that's UK£, the equivalent US$ is about 15.00! For one bottle of beer? He

Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-27 Thread keithw
Tim Øsleby wrote: Don't believe a word of what those guys are saying. One bottle is £8.50. If that's UK£, the equivalent US$ is about 15.00! For one bottle of beer? He did say beer, didn't he? Or is that for a two-liter bottle? Whew! On the other hand; Meat is free, we just shoot one of

RE: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-27 Thread Tim Øsleby
hur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) -Original Message- From: keithw [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 28. juni 2005 01:15 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains) frank theriault wrote: > On 6/27/05, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >

RE: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-27 Thread Tim Øsleby
or some other clever guy) -Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 28. juni 2005 00:22 To: pentax list Subject: Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains) On 27/6/05, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed: >Even you Cotty was positive, until you came with

Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-27 Thread keithw
frank theriault wrote: On 6/27/05, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Sure, maybe from ten quid a bottle to £9.50! Lordy! How big are the bottles? keith Is that why Jostein's always travelling? In search of cheaper beer? -frank

Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-27 Thread P. J. Alling
Unfortunately, since the Norwegians will be assuming the debt of Peru, they'll have to make it up somewhere, so the price of beer will double... frank theriault wrote: On 6/27/05, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I know. It is not possible in Norway as the cost of a decent evening's amoun

Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-27 Thread frank theriault
On 6/27/05, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sure, maybe from ten quid a bottle to £9.50! Is that why Jostein's always travelling? In search of cheaper beer? -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-27 Thread Cotty
On 27/6/05, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: >Does that mean that if the G8 forgive 3rd world debt that the price of >beer will drop in Norway? Sure, maybe from ten quid a bottle to £9.50! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.c

Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-27 Thread frank theriault
On 6/27/05, Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What I'm telling you is that I like it here, at this slow ever lasting > cocktail party. By George, I think he's got it! -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-27 Thread frank theriault
On 6/27/05, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I know. It is not possible in Norway as the cost of a decent evening's > amount of beer is just short of the national debt of Peru. > Does that mean that if the G8 forgive 3rd world debt that the price of beer will drop in Norway? always curious

Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-27 Thread Cotty
On 27/6/05, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed: >BTW; I'm not drunk, writing this ;-) I know. It is not possible in Norway as the cost of a decent evening's amount of beer is just short of the national debt of Peru. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||===

Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-27 Thread Cotty
On 27/6/05, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed: >Even you Cotty was positive, until you came with this rubbish about the >rubbish :-) Nonesense. It was entirely positive. I was merely pointing out that there was some rubbish going on in the foreground, and that a positive action would be to

RE: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-27 Thread Tim Øsleby
other Norwegian. Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke?) -Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 27. juni 2005 19:52 To: pentax list Subject: Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains) On 27/6

Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-27 Thread Cotty
On 27/6/05, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: >One man's >rubbish is another man's balance. The reality is that neither Cotty >nor I are right or wrong, objectively. Subjectively we know what >works and doesn't work for ouselves - beyond that, we really can't say >much more. Frank's

Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-27 Thread Cotty
On 27/6/05, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed: >Cotty kindly(?) called the plant rubbish. I'm always kind. It is rubbish! You know you won't rest until you go shoot it again ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-27 Thread Cotty
On 27/6/05, Jostein, discombobulated, unleashed: >Could be amended, mate. :-) That a hint? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-27 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 6/27/2005 6:46:44 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: My opinion: The plants in the near foreground would add to the illusion of depth and be an important compositional element if they were sharp. They are too soft to be more than a distraction as shot. Tom R

Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-27 Thread Graywolf
From: "Tim Øsleby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 6:32 PM Subject: RE: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains) Sorry bout that. rg! http://www.foto.no/cgi-bin/bildegalleri/vis_bilde.cgi?id=182183 Tim Another Norwegian. -Original Message- From:

Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-27 Thread Kenneth Waller
Sent: 27. juni 2005 00:27 > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains) > > url? > > > In a message dated 6/26/2005 5:24:20 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I was driving from work, and there it was, this stunning

Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-27 Thread Tom Reese
Tim Øsleby wrote: Cotty kindly(?) called the plant rubbish. You say you like it. Me myself really don't know. I thought I needed an element that took the frame a bit down to earth. This plant was one of the things I tried, working in a hurry (fading light). Didn’t have time to consider DOF serio

Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-27 Thread frank theriault
On 6/27/05, Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thank you. > Haven't been at PDML long, but I'll take the risk, making a joke about the > foreground (the plants). > - Its kind'o Theriaultian ;-) I'm not to comment on such things, so I've been told.However I will say that the term used to m

RE: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-27 Thread Tim Øsleby
orwegian. Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke) -Original Message- From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 27. juni 2005 15:01 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-27 Thread frank theriault
On 6/26/05, Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sorry bout that. rg! > http://www.foto.no/cgi-bin/bildegalleri/vis_bilde.cgi?id=182183 > Nice! Those are angry clouds! They make the pic, IMHO. Nice composition. I like the foreground... cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois con

Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-27 Thread Jostein
Citat Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I'm closing my eyes and imagining it now Tim. [...] > Norway in the summer is a lovely place to be > > > > Ooh er, it's gone. > Could be amended, mate. :-) Jostein This message was sen

RE: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-27 Thread Jostein
> Tim > Another Norwegian. > > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 27. juni 2005 00:27 > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains) > > url? > > > In a mes

Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-26 Thread Cotty
On 27/6/05, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed: >Its not rubbish! It's a plant ;-) Okay, I'll let you off then. >Anyway, the light is gone. In fact I was a few seconds to late. The light is always better. Tomorrow! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||===

Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-26 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! I was driving from work, and there it was, this stunning light! I just had to stop, and try framing it. A bit cliché, but I like it :-) This is my first attempt to do something in Elements besides cropping. As you see, there is another version online. What I've done is to convert the

Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-26 Thread Jerome Reyes
> http://www.foto.no/cgi-bin/bildegalleri/vis_bilde.cgi?id=182183 I like it. The exposure seems perfect, as you've captured *plenty* of details in the clouds *and* the mountains (whereas, I would have certainly either blown out the clouds or lost the mountain details in shadows)... The only thing

RE: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-26 Thread Tim Øsleby
Its not rubbish! It's a plant ;-) Anyway, the light is gone. In fact I was a few seconds to late. Tim The Flaming Norwegian. -Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 27. juni 2005 00:37 To: pentax list Subject: Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-26 Thread Cotty
My comments still stand :-) >I'm closing my eyes and imagining it now Tim. Yeah, yeah, it's coming to >me, it's coming. Right - there it is. H, not bad. You've caught the >light well, IMO, but watch out for washed-out highlight

Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-26 Thread Cotty
On 27/6/05, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed: >I was driving from work, and there it was, this stunning light! >I just had to stop, and try framing it. I'm closing my eyes and imagining it now Tim. Yeah, yeah, it's coming to me, it's coming. Right - there it is. H, not bad. You've cau

RE: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-26 Thread Tim Øsleby
Sorry bout that. rg! http://www.foto.no/cgi-bin/bildegalleri/vis_bilde.cgi?id=182183 Tim Another Norwegian. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 27. juni 2005 00:27 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains

Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
And the URL is :-) ?? On Jun 26, 2005, at 6:22 PM, Tim Øsleby wrote: I was driving from work, and there it was, this stunning light! I just had to stop, and try framing it. A bit cliché, but I like it :-) This is my first attempt to do something in Elements besides cropping. As you see, there

Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)

2005-06-26 Thread SonC
url? In a message dated 6/26/2005 5:24:20 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I was driving from work, and there it was, this stunning light! I just had to stop, and try framing it. A bit cliché, but I like it :-) This is my first attempt to do something in Elements b