Re: Pentax photo gallery morphing into another community site?

2007-07-11 Thread AlunFoto
It was late when I logged on, so I might have missed some details. However, the site requires consent to your taking part in this project, by ticking a box. I was pretty tired last night, so I couldn't figure out what the consequences would be of not accepting the deal. Besides, I was curious enoug

Re: PESO -- Cat at Rest II.

2007-07-11 Thread Brian Walters
I must have missed the original. I like the rendering of the boat in 'Cat II' but I'm less certain about the shore. The building just doesn't look 'right'. Maybe a combination of the two images is the way to go? Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Au

Re: Stolen Photos

2007-07-11 Thread Cotty
On 10/7/07, Tom C, discombobulated, unleashed: >I don't get anything but empty fields and no info when I clicked on the >link. What did it say? Thanks. There's probably a 50/50 chance he works at >the same place I do also. Maybe you've been sleepwalking? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ ||

Re: RE: Who's BLOGGING?

2007-07-11 Thread AlunFoto
I remember the "deleteme"-story. That was hilarious. IIRC, there was a corresponding mockery (at about the same time) of online image critics at theonlinephotographer.com too, where some notably famous photos were picked apart, nit by nit. WRT: People vs. landscape I think Bob and Frank's point ab

RE: Movement sensors, for the techheds

2007-07-11 Thread Rod Connan
Thanks Rob for the information on the sensors - it is something that was in the back of my mind to find out. For those who, like me, want to know what is in the package I found an interesting discussion on how they work at, http://dataweek.co.za/news.aspx?pklNewsId=19303&pklCategoryID=45 I found i

Re: Pentax photo gallery morphing into another community site?

2007-07-11 Thread Jan van Wijk
On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:23:43 -0700, Bruce Dayton wrote: >Yes, I found the same thing. I went ahead and voted on all the photos >that were presented to me. So did I, quite a bunch ... >It was a bit odd because once I got to the last one, the first ones >were shown again allowing me to vote on th

Re: Movement sensors, for the techheds

2007-07-11 Thread AlunFoto
Does that mean that anti-shake will work best if you shoot on resting pulse? :-) Jostein 2007/7/11, Digital Image Studio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > The following PDF link contains information on movements sensors which > I believe are utilized in the K10D and possibly the K100D, note the > frequency

Re: PESO 2007 - 30a - GDG

2007-07-11 Thread Paul Stenquist
Gloom and doom well represented. A chilling and well executed image. I would probably clone out the corner of the table at the left of frame. Paul On Jul 11, 2007, at 2:00 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > Another from the rock ... > >http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/30a.htm > > Comme

Re: Stolen Photos

2007-07-11 Thread David Mann
On Jul 11, 2007, at 7:29 PM, Cotty wrote: > On 10/7/07, Tom C, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> I don't get anything but empty fields and no info when I clicked >> on the >> link. What did it say? Thanks. There's probably a 50/50 chance >> he works at >> the same place I do also. > > Maybe y

Re: PESO 2007 - 30a - GDG

2007-07-11 Thread Bong Manayon
This is great! Where's Boris? We had this conversation about empty rooms... And, yeah, the table gets in the way. Cheers! Bong On 7/11/07, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gloom and doom well represented. A chilling and well executed image. > I would probably clone out the corner o

Re: Stolen Photos

2007-07-11 Thread AlunFoto
2007/7/11, David Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Maybe you've been sleepwalking? > > The first rule of Pentax Club is > > - Dave > Hmm... "Don't take your camera to bed"? -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pd

Re: PESO -- Blue Bug

2007-07-11 Thread David J Brooks
On 7/6/07, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 7/5/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Just makes me think of summer... > > > > http://home.earthlink.net/~morephotos/PESO%20--%20bluebug.html > > > > Equipment Pentax *ist-Ds/smc Pentax FA 28-200mm AL[IF] > > > > As usual comm

Re: Pentax photo gallery morphing into another community site?

2007-07-11 Thread Mark Roberts
Paul Stenquist wrote: >Yes, enough is enough. And if the photo.net model of peer evaluation >is any indication of how well this might work. Well, it won't. Not a >good idea in my estimation. >From the way I read it, they seem to be asking for input from gallery contributors, but not choosin

Re: Pentax photo gallery morphing into another community site?

2007-07-11 Thread Mark Roberts
Kenneth Waller wrote: >> So the Pentax Photo Gallery will become a self selecting clique, > >Not my take on what was presented. > >>"Our goal is to receive fair and unbiased input to help in the selection >>process" > >Kenneth Waller I think you're reading it the same way I am, Ken: "We're over

Re: Movement sensors, for the techheds

2007-07-11 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 11/07/07, Rod Connan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks Rob for the information on the sensors - it is something that was in > the back of my mind to find out. > > For those who, like me, want to know what is in the package I found an > interesting discussion on how they work at, > http://dataw

Re: PESO 2007 - 30a - GDG

2007-07-11 Thread P. J. Alling
I guess I'm a purist, the table is there, it should stay there. Paul Stenquist wrote: > Gloom and doom well represented. A chilling and well executed image. > I would probably clone out the corner of the table at the left of frame. > Paul > On Jul 11, 2007, at 2:00 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >

Re: Movement sensors, for the techheds

2007-07-11 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 11/07/07, AlunFoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does that mean that anti-shake will work best if you shoot on resting pulse? > :-) Of course but still I would expect that movements due to pulse would probably be within the systems bandwidth. ;-) Plainly though, high frequency oscillations like

Re: Pentax photo gallery morphing into another community site?

2007-07-11 Thread Scott Loveless
Mark Roberts wrote: > Kenneth Waller wrote: > > >>> So the Pentax Photo Gallery will become a self selecting clique, >>> >> Not my take on what was presented. >> >> >>> "Our goal is to receive fair and unbiased input to help in the >>> > selection > >>> process" >>>

Re: PESO 2007 - 30a - GDG

2007-07-11 Thread Brian Walters
A depressing looking place, well presented. What was the purpose of structure in the middle of the frame? The table doesn't bother me - the floor pattern might make cloning it out tricky. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney, Australia http://members.

Re: RE: Who's BLOGGING?

2007-07-11 Thread frank theriault
On 7/10/07, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I suppose it depends on your point of view. I prefer Ansel because I > see people every day but rarely glimpse, Denali, for example :) > I expect most landscape (and abstract and still-life, etc, etc.) > aficionados feel roughly the same way bu

Re: Pentax photo gallery morphing into another community site?

2007-07-11 Thread David Savage
It was news to me. I haven't submitted anything or checked on the site in a couple of months. I just voted on a few, and guess what I came across, a shot taken from the car park at GFM. I wonder who's shot it was? Cheers, Dave On 7/11/07, AlunFoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just logged on to

Re: Pentax photo gallery morphing into another community site?

2007-07-11 Thread David Savage
On 7/11/07, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm certainly not qualified to judge other's photographs. I don't want > my photos shot down by some other equally unqualified user who's allowed > to rate a photo simply because he lucked out and shot something decent > once. What makes you

Re: Pentax photo gallery morphing into another community site?

2007-07-11 Thread AlunFoto
I appreciate that way of reading it too. Now, due to a cancelled meeting at work I got an extended lunchbreak today, and spent some time voting for photos. Think I've been through about 140-150 by now. Three things have occured to me in the process. The first was that the page is pretty slow to l

Re: Stolen Photos

2007-07-11 Thread Jack Davis
HUH? Jack --- Doug Franklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > William Robb wrote: > > > I just don't understand where this kind of thinking comes from. > > (US) Americans are scared of freedom. Not their own, their > neighbors'. > And I say that as an (US) American. > > -- > Thanks, > DougF

Re: Pentax photo gallery morphing into another community site?

2007-07-11 Thread Jack Davis
Jostine, I think that decision is up to the individual. No reason I couldn't have ended it any time I wished, but I was curious as to what images might come up. I did recognize a couple of them from previously being seen as list PESO's. Jack --- AlunFoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It was late w

Re: Stolen Photos

2007-07-11 Thread P. J. Alling
I think it best not tto go there. Jack Davis wrote: > HUH? > > Jack > --- Doug Franklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> William Robb wrote: >> >> >>> I just don't understand where this kind of thinking comes from. >>> >> (US) Americans are scared of freedom. Not their own, th

Re: PESO - The Red Hat

2007-07-11 Thread Doug Brewer
When I click on this link, I get redirected to some place that wants to scan my computer for errors. I can do my own scanning, thanks. frank theriault wrote: > http://www.tiny.cc/FcsDb > > So, this is my first attempt at taking a RAW file out of my *istD, > doing stuff in photoshop (a bit of

Re: Stolen Photos

2007-07-11 Thread Doug Franklin
Jack Davis wrote: > HUH? Sorry, I shouldn't have started that, and I'll shut up. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Pentax photo gallery morphing into another community site?

2007-07-11 Thread Jack Davis
Reads to me like that's exactly the intent. They clearly state that the final decision on those images ultimately offered to their judges, will be that of Pentax. Jack --- Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Paul Stenquist wrote: > > >Yes, enough is enough. And if the photo.net model of pe

Re: PESO - The Red Hat

2007-07-11 Thread Mark Roberts
Doug Brewer wrote: >When I click on this link, I get redirected to some place that wants to >scan my computer for errors. > >I can do my own scanning, thanks. Hell, I could probably tell you some errors on your computer from here *without* scanning. No charge. :) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Pentax photo gallery morphing into another community site?

2007-07-11 Thread Mark Roberts
David Savage wrote: >It was news to me. I haven't submitted anything or checked on the site >in a couple of months. > >I just voted on a few, and guess what I came across, a shot taken from >the car park at GFM. I wonder who's shot it was? Not mine. I've only sent them one "GFM Car Park" shot and

Re: Pentax photo gallery morphing into another community site?

2007-07-11 Thread Mark Roberts
Scott Loveless wrote: >Unless I'm missing something obvious, other than a brand name >there is nothing to separate the critiquing abilities of Pentax users >vs. those people in the "deleteme" flickr group. With their new >peer review system the judges might not even see an HCB photo >because

Re: PESO - The Red Hat

2007-07-11 Thread frank theriault
On 7/11/07, Doug Brewer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When I click on this link, I get redirected to some place that wants to > scan my computer for errors. > > I can do my own scanning, thanks. Sorry, Doug (and everyone else). I thought I was going to tinyurl.com, but I wasn't. I won't use that

PESO - The Curse of the Mummy

2007-07-11 Thread frank theriault
http://tinyurl.com/yptee7 Having a bit of fun with two of my daughters on a recent trip to the Museum... Here's the full url, for those of you who may prefer it: http://bp1.blogger.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/RpTSEihhx0I/Aa0/DPHx0sMLrL4/s1600-h/july_11.jpg Comments always welcome. cheers, frank

Re: PAW 2007 - 30 - GDG

2007-07-11 Thread Christian
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > On Alcatraz, > >http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/30.htm > > Comments and critique always appreciated. > > enjoy > Godfrey > The whites a bit strong for me, but that could be my crappy-laptop-display(tm). I like the composition. Looks like my ex-wife'

Re: PESO - The Red Hat

2007-07-11 Thread frank theriault
On 7/11/07, Doug Brewer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When I click on this link, I get redirected to some place that wants to > scan my computer for errors. > > I can do my own scanning, thanks. And, FWIW (in case you never did get to the photo, and in case you're still interested), here's the "pro

Re: PESO -- Blue Bug

2007-07-11 Thread frank theriault
On 7/11/07, David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I remember in 1973 when i was about to buy my first car, it was > between a $2100 Datsun 1200 or the bug at $1950 I think you made the right decision. By the early 70's the Beetle was a pretty antiquated design and (despite it's small size

Re: PESO - The Red Hat

2007-07-11 Thread Doug Brewer
Mark Roberts wrote: > Doug Brewer wrote: > > >>When I click on this link, I get redirected to some place that wants to >>scan my computer for errors. >> >>I can do my own scanning, thanks. > > > Hell, I could probably tell you some errors on your computer from here > *without* scanning. No ch

Re: PAW 2007 - 30 - GDG

2007-07-11 Thread frank theriault
On 7/10/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Alcatraz, > >http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/30.htm > > Comments and critique always appreciated. Cool! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PD

Re: PESO - The Red Hat

2007-07-11 Thread Doug Brewer
frank theriault wrote: > > Sorry, Doug (and everyone else). > > I thought I was going to tinyurl.com, but I wasn't. > > I won't use that site again to shorten urls. I've discovered the > error of my ways, and will use tinyurl.com from now on - I don't think > there are any such problems with th

RE: Turning fisheye pictures into rectilinear

2007-07-11 Thread Minelli Flavio
Hello Dario. I remember Photoshop offered a filter able to convert polar coordinates to cartesian ones and vice versa. Perhaps one could try that, although I'm only speculating... Ciao, Flavio -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dario Bonaz

Turning fisheye pictures into rectilinear

2007-07-11 Thread Dario Bonazza
A friend of mine is interested in obtaining rectilinear pictures from his 10-17mm fisheye zoom. Does anyone has knowledge on that? Since Pentax doesn't supply a dedicated software for making fisheye pictures look straight, which third-party software can be best used? Are there any freeware utili

Re: PESO - The Curse of the Mummy

2007-07-11 Thread Paul Sorenson
That's what they get for opening the tomb of the cursing pharaoh. Neat pix of a fun time w/your kids. BTW, this "tiny" works...took me right to your site. -p frank theriault wrote: > http://tinyurl.com/yptee7 > > Having a bit of fun with two of my daughters on a recent trip to the Museum...

Re: PESO - The Curse of the Mummy

2007-07-11 Thread Jack Davis
Nice that you encourage "fun" at a Museum. Making it interactive is a good thing. :) Jack --- frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://tinyurl.com/yptee7 > > Having a bit of fun with two of my daughters on a recent trip to the > Museum... > > Here's the full url, for those of you who

Re: Turning fisheye pictures into rectilinear

2007-07-11 Thread pnstenquist
I think you can do a pretty good job with PhotoShop's "Transform Perspective" command. It's under the "Edit" menu. Paul -- Original message -- From: "Dario Bonazza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > A friend of mine is interested in obtaining rectilinear pictures from his >

Re: Epson 2400 B&W help

2007-07-11 Thread David Savage
Have you tried using soft proofing in PS? Open a photo that you have already printed. Then go to View>Proof Setup then select Custom... and in the "Device to Simulate" drop down list select the appropriate printer/paper profile, then click OK. You can turn the soft proofing on & off by pressing Ct

RE: Turning fisheye pictures into rectilinear

2007-07-11 Thread Bill Owens
Photoshop Elements 5.0 has such a tool. Not freeware however. Bill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dario Bonazza Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 4:04 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Turning fisheye pictures into rectilinear A fri

Re: Turning fisheye pictures into rectilinear

2007-07-11 Thread David Savage
PS is OK for small distortions, but it's not so good for correcting those inherent to fisheye lenses. Cheers, Dave On 7/11/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think you can do a pretty good job with PhotoShop's "Transform Perspective" > command. It's under the "Edit" menu. > Pa

PESO: Prep'ed

2007-07-11 Thread David Savage
G'day All, One more taken on my trip (~160kb): K10D, FA77mm Ltd., f4 @ 1/640, ISO 400. This guy was waiting for his go out of the stall. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinf

Re: PESO 2007 - 30a - GDG

2007-07-11 Thread frank theriault
On 7/11/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Another from the rock ... > >http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/30a.htm > > Comments and critique always appreciated. Kinda creepy. I wonder what that glass-brick enclosure was for. My imagination makes me think the worst..

Re: Turning fisheye pictures into rectilinear

2007-07-11 Thread David Savage
Panorama stitching programs have the ability to correct lens distortions. I use PTGui (not free), but Hugin is free, and from what I've seen does a good job. You set control points to map the verticals & horizontals that should be straight & then save that profile for future use. Cheers, Dave O

Camera auction site. Worth a look?

2007-07-11 Thread Mark Roberts
Lord knows we need some relief of the rampant fraud and high fees of eBay. Don't know if this is the answer but at least someone's trying. http://www.cameragas.com/ >From the site: "CameraGAS.com is an online Auction and Classified Ad site dedicated to photographic equipment only. It was estab

Re: Pentax photo gallery morphing into another community site?

2007-07-11 Thread ann sanfedele
Doug Franklin wrote: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > >>[...] if the photo.net model of peer evaluation is any indication >>of how well this might work. Well, it won't. Not a good idea in my >>estimation. >> >> > >The "Average Idiot" got that name for a reason. > > > Boy, am I glad I didn'

Re: Stolen Photos

2007-07-11 Thread Tom C
Thanks Paul. Tom C. >From: Paul Sorenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >Subject: Re: Stolen Photos >Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:49:17 -0500 > >Here you go... > >Sean Duffy >BOISE, ID 83702 >(208) 331-0514 > >Sean Duffy >BOISE, ID 83716 >(2

Re: Camera auction site. Worth a look?

2007-07-11 Thread frank theriault
On 7/11/07, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Lord knows we need some relief of the rampant fraud and high fees of > eBay. Don't know if this is the answer but at least someone's trying. > > http://www.cameragas.com/ > > >From the site: > > "CameraGAS.com is an online Auction and Classified

Re: PESO -- Blue Bug

2007-07-11 Thread P. J. Alling
The joy of VW beetles was that they were easily unrepairable. But you could also coax 35mpg out of them if you knew what you were doing. frank theriault wrote: > On 7/11/07, David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> I remember in 1973 when i was about to buy my first car, it was >> be

Re: PESO - The Red Hat

2007-07-11 Thread P. J. Alling
I liked it. But not enough to dissect it. frank theriault wrote: > On 7/11/07, Doug Brewer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> When I click on this link, I get redirected to some place that wants to >> scan my computer for errors. >> >> I can do my own scanning, thanks. >> > > And, FWIW (in c

Re: PESO: Prep'ed

2007-07-11 Thread frank theriault
On 7/11/07, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > G'day All, > > One more taken on my trip (~160kb): > > > K10D, FA77mm Ltd., f4 @ 1/640, ISO 400. > > This guy was waiting for his go out of the stall. > Enough to make me a vegetar

RE: DMCA Takedown (was Stolen Photos)

2007-07-11 Thread Tom C
Hi Mark. You've expressed the way I feel about it. I'm not stupid enough to mess with people I don't trust. Since his unconscionable actions were done with no provocation from me, who knows what a guy like this would do if deliberately provoked? It's not worth finding out. Tom C. >From: "

Re: Stolen Photos

2007-07-11 Thread Tom C
>You are going to be really embarrassed when it turns out that the guy >happens to live close enough to you that he got a couple of pictures that >look the same in a web presentation > >William Robb > These were identical... he falsified the date they were taken by three years... and he falsi

Re: Turning fisheye pictures into rectilinear

2007-07-11 Thread P. J. Alling
PT lens does a nice job of making rectilinear shots out of fisheye. I'm using the old shareware/freeware version, but if you buy it they say they'll make a conversion file for any lens/camera combination on request. Dario Bonazza wrote: > A friend of mine is interested in obtaining rectilinear

Re: PESO -- Blue Bug

2007-07-11 Thread frank theriault
On 7/11/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The joy of VW beetles was that they were easily unrepairable. But you > could also coax 35mpg out of them if you knew what you were doing. I had a couple of friends whose first car back in the 70's were Beetles. They were a hoot to drive. I

Re: Stolen Photos

2007-07-11 Thread Tom C
>William Robb wrote: > > > I just don't understand where this kind of thinking comes from. > >(US) Americans are scared of freedom. Not their own, their neighbors'. > And I say that as an (US) American. > >-- >Thanks, >DougF (KG4LMZ) > That's exactly right. I know we've gone down this path b

Re: PESO - The Curse of the Mummy

2007-07-11 Thread Fernando
LOL, Funny photo. Good one On 7/11/07, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://tinyurl.com/yptee7 > > Having a bit of fun with two of my daughters on a recent trip to the Museum... > > Here's the full url, for those of you who may prefer it: > > http://bp1.blogger.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/RpTS

Re: Pentax photo gallery morphing into another community site?

2007-07-11 Thread Scott Loveless
David Savage wrote: > On 7/11/07, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I'm certainly not qualified to judge other's photographs. I don't want >> my photos shot down by some other equally unqualified user who's allowed >> to rate a photo simply because he lucked out and shot something

Re: PESO: Muttart Pano

2007-07-11 Thread frank theriault
On 7/7/07, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Nice Dave but I need to see what the cut-off people are doing, or lose > them completely? They're just Canadians. Whatever they're doing is no concern of yours... cheers, frank ;-) -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: PESO -- Quiet Sunday

2007-07-11 Thread Fernando
I like the colors and mood of this one. On 7/10/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's damned hot and sticky, and I wanted something that reminded me of > cooler days. I found this shot from the middle of June from a couple of > years ago. I don't remember which lens it was taken wit

Re: Camera auction site. Worth a look?

2007-07-11 Thread P. J. Alling
Made a quick look and it seems there are no bargians, or even potential bargains, (and almost no activity). Mark Roberts wrote: > Lord knows we need some relief of the rampant fraud and high fees of > eBay. Don't know if this is the answer but at least someone's trying. > > http://www.cameragas.

Re: Pentax photo gallery morphing into another community site?

2007-07-11 Thread Scott Loveless
Mark Roberts wrote: > Scott Loveless wrote: > > >> Unless I'm missing something obvious, other than a brand name >there is >> > nothing to separate the critiquing abilities of Pentax users > >> vs. those people in the "deleteme" flickr group. With their new >> peer review system the

Duplicate Voting?

2007-07-11 Thread Jack Davis
I see the same images coming up over and over. I gather this means that all images are subject to being voted on by multiple contributors. If that's the case, the significance of my vote is diminished and I see no reason to continue spending the time voting. Of course, it may just be a glitch in th

RE: PESO -- Blue Bug

2007-07-11 Thread Bill Owens
Back in the 60's, during the "how many can you get in a phone booth" craze, some of us college students with nothing better to do, managed to get 21 in a Beetle. Bill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of frank theriault Sent: Wednesday, July 11

Re: PESO - The Curse of the Mummy

2007-07-11 Thread Scott Loveless
frank theriault wrote: > http://tinyurl.com/yptee7 > > Having a bit of fun with two of my daughters on a recent trip to the Museum... > > Here's the full url, for those of you who may prefer it: > > http://bp1.blogger.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/RpTSEihhx0I/Aa0/DPHx0sMLrL4/s1600-h/july_11.jpg > > Comm

Mechanical->electronic cable release.

2007-07-11 Thread P. J. Alling
I'm looking for something that most people would not even consider, a device that you would screw a "old fashioned" cable release into which would output an electronic signal for half/full press for a camera with an electronic release. Canon used to make something like this for their original

Re: Stolen Photos

2007-07-11 Thread Tom C
These were all shot on Fuji Provia. I have the original EXIF in my office. :-) The thumbnails are still there today. I'm going to wait until this afternoon. Then I'll post some more stuff on the forums identifying him by userid, and e-mail the webmaster demanding that the thumbnail images be

Re: PESO - The Curse of the Mummy

2007-07-11 Thread Bruce Dayton
Fun shot - put a smile on my face, knowing the context. -- Bruce Wednesday, July 11, 2007, 6:35:26 AM, you wrote: ft> http://tinyurl.com/yptee7 ft> Having a bit of fun with two of my daughters on a recent trip to the Museum... ft> Here's the full url, for those of you who may prefer it: ft

Re: PESO: Prep'ed

2007-07-11 Thread Bruce Dayton
The shot is just too tight for my taste. It really makes me struggle to figure it out. -- Bruce Wednesday, July 11, 2007, 7:36:36 AM, you wrote: DS> G'day All, DS> One more taken on my trip (~160kb): DS> DS> K10D, FA77mm Ltd.,

Re: Mechanical->electronic cable release.

2007-07-11 Thread Adam Maas
P. J. Alling wrote: > I'm looking for something that most people would not even consider, a > device that you would screw a "old fashioned" cable release into which > would output an electronic signal for half/full press for a camera with > an electronic release. Canon used to make something li

Re: Stolen Photos

2007-07-11 Thread Paul Sorenson
Did he leave the original EXIF intact? -p Tom C wrote: >> You are going to be really embarrassed when it turns out that the guy >> happens to live close enough to you that he got a couple of pictures that >> look the same in a web presentation >> >> William Robb >> > > These were identical..

Re: PESO -- Blue Bug

2007-07-11 Thread P. J. Alling
Since the running boards were never really meant for standing, that could be unintentionally very exciting, especially on rusty 15 year old bugs... Paul Sorenson wrote: > Like standing on the running board at 50mph releasing used beer from > your body? ;>} > > -p > > frank theriault wrote: >

Re: PESO: Scale

2007-07-11 Thread Fernando
Very nice one, composition, colors and the inlcusion of the guy in the bottom right. Good one On 7/8/07, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > G'day All, > > Another one from my trip (~170kb): > > Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada. >

Re: Mechanical->electronic cable release.

2007-07-11 Thread P. J. Alling
The Canon adapter is called the T3. They sell new for about $30. Seems steep for something I intend to butcher and then throw half of it away. If anyone needs the procreatory female Canon connector that connects to the camera... Adam Maas wrote: > P. J. Alling wrote: > >> I'm looking for

Re: Mechanical->electronic cable release.

2007-07-11 Thread Adam Maas
The canon adaptor is more likely called something-T3. T3 simply denotes the electronic release connector on the camera (There are 3 different standards for EOS, T3, N3 and E3. N3 is the current one for high-end bodies, E3 is the Pentax compatible one on the Rebels) -Adam P. J. Alling wrote: >

Re: Epson 2400 B&W help

2007-07-11 Thread David J Brooks
No i have not Dave. I'll try. I calibrated the monitor Tuesday, again, and did some colour prints today. The colours on the horse and jumps are fine, but nowi see the blue sky has some greyish to it and my sand is darker than the monitor. I assign rgb colour space when printing. Maybe its just a

Re: Mechanical->electronic cable release.

2007-07-11 Thread P. J. Alling
Yes it's called the canon cable release adapter T3 http://www.pictureline.com/products/1262/Canon_Cable_Release_Adapter_T3/ Also available at B&H Photo. Adorama, and elsewhere... Adam Maas wrote: > The canon adaptor is more likely called something-T3. T3 simply denotes the > electronic release

Re: Stolen Photos

2007-07-11 Thread Bob Blakely
Where the hell does that crap come from and how the hell does it relate to W. Robb's response to M. Roberts post: > Tell him your name is "Bill Robb" and he'll probably pee himself out of > fear :) Regards, Bob Blakely -

Re: Pentax photo gallery morphing into another community site?

2007-07-11 Thread Mark Roberts
Scott Loveless wrote: >Assuming that the "official" judges are >employed by either Pentax or a company contracted by Pentax to operate >the gallery, they have an obligation to properly select photos that meet >Pentax's criteria. One could also assume that Pentax is interested in >displaying

Re: Stolen Photos

2007-07-11 Thread Bob Blakely
So basically, it's NOT fear of their neighbor's freedom in the sense folks would normally take your statement, it's fear of their neighbor's license (Lack of due restraint; excessive freedom: "When liberty becomes license, dictatorship is near" - William Durant, or freedom that allows or is used

Re: Duplicate Voting?

2007-07-11 Thread AlunFoto
I agree that having the same photographer looking at the same photos over and over sounds like a glitch. It says in the FAQ that a vote casted is final, and cannot be undone or redone. OTOH, I think having many photographers looking at the same photos is how it is supposed to work. To get a tally

Re: PESO: Prep'ed

2007-07-11 Thread David J Brooks
I like the DOF you choose. Love that lens Dave On 7/11/07, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > G'day All, > > One more taken on my trip (~160kb): > > > K10D, FA77mm Ltd., f4 @ 1/640, ISO 400. > > This guy was waiting for his go

Re: PAW 2007 - 30 - GDG

2007-07-11 Thread David J Brooks
Strong whites, but i think it adds to the feel of the photo, like it really was taken many many years ago and left in a shoebox type of thing. BTW thats a good thing Godders.:-) The lines in the photo really work well Dave On 7/10/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Alcatraz, >

Re: Duplicate Voting?

2007-07-11 Thread Jack Davis
I think you're exactly right. They, also, must have a way of tracking the vote count on each submission and a programed 'image pull' when that point is reached. Jack --- AlunFoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I agree that having the same photographer looking at the same photos > over and over soun

Re: Pentax photo gallery morphing into another community site?

2007-07-11 Thread Jack Davis
Me too! Jack --- Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Scott Loveless wrote: > > >Assuming that the "official" judges are > >employed by either Pentax or a company contracted by Pentax to > operate > >the gallery, they have an obligation to properly select photos that > meet > >Pentax's

Re: Duplicate Voting?

2007-07-11 Thread AlunFoto
Jack, There seems to be something wrong with the whole thing, now. I too get the same photos over and over, as if it doesn't register the votes at all. Jostein 2007/7/11, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I see the same images coming up over and over. I gather this means that > all images are s

Re: Pentax photo gallery morphing into another community site?

2007-07-11 Thread AlunFoto
Well said, Mark. I kinda regret the title I put on this thread. Jostein 2007/7/11, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Scott Loveless wrote: > > >Assuming that the "official" judges are > >employed by either Pentax or a company contracted by Pentax to operate > >the gallery, they have an obligat

Re: Pentax photo gallery morphing into another community site?

2007-07-11 Thread Kenneth Waller
> IMHO it's not a mark of good design when people feel obliged to wade > through 50-60 images like Jack did. Did I miss something? No one is obliged to wade thru the images. You opt in if you wish. Kenneth Waller Original Message - From: "AlunFoto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Pen

Re: PESO - The Red Hat

2007-07-11 Thread Kenneth Waller
> When I click on this link, I get redirected to some place that wants to > scan my computer for errors. Same here. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Doug Brewer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: PESO - The Red Hat > When I click on this link, I get redirected to some place t

Re: PESO: Prep'ed

2007-07-11 Thread Kenneth Waller
> The shot is just too tight for my taste. It really makes me struggle > to figure it out. Ditto Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Bruce Dayton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: PESO: Prep'ed > The shot is just too tight for my taste. It really makes me struggle > to f

Re: Mechanical->electronic cable release.

2007-07-11 Thread Leon Altoff
Hi, I made my own about 7 years ago out of a small switch box a couple of micro switches and some cable and a plug. I have used it on my Z1-p, MZ-S, istD and K10D and just changed the plug each time I needed to. I didn't realise that you could actually buy them - they are almost certainly not

Re: Stolen Photos

2007-07-11 Thread Tom C
Well I didn't make the original statement I was just giving my take on it. :-) I don't know how we got to founding documents but it's important to remember 1) that the founding documents of almost every nation, even the 1977 Soviet constitution, propose to guarantee essentially the same common

Re: Stolen Photos

2007-07-11 Thread Kenneth Waller
Any idea how he might have gotten them? Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Stolen Photos > >You are going to be really embarrassed when it turns out that the guy >>happens to live close enough to you that he got a couple of pictures that

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