Re: OT: Who is behind the scene of Komkon hosting P*G (was: Recommended SD Cards

On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 17:37:34 -0400 (EDT), Igor Roshchin wrote: > There is a line where the two extremes meet together and > become practically indistinguishable. :-) The political spectrum is not a line, it's a circle. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ

Re: OT: Who is behind the scene of Komkon hosting P*G (was: Recommended SD Cards

On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 22:27:58 -0400, Glen wrote: > >The political spectrum is not a line, it's a circle. > If I'm liberal enough, then I actually become conservative? > I'm not sure how that's supposed to work... ;-) Think a clock face, with moderates at twelve and dictators of different poli

Re: OT: Who is behind the scene of Komkon hosting P*G (was: Recommended SD Cards

On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 19:54:57 +0200, Frantisek wrote: > >> And if you don't think there will be hand shaking with opposite polarity > >> extremists, you really don't know extremists in reality (which is > >> probably a good thing for you!). > > F> And I don't even know how to respond to that state

Re: I should know this ...

On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 05:41:15 -0700, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > .. but I'm drawing a blank. How many megabytes are there in a gigabyte? 1,024 (2^10) 1 K byte = 1,024 bytes = 2^10 bytes 1 M byte = 1,024 K bytes = 2^20 bytes 1 G byte = 1,024 M bytes = 2^30 bytes 1 T byte = 1,024 G bytes = 2^40 bytes

Re: OT: Zombie, or hit by a ricochet?

On Fri, 2 Sep 2005 09:59:30 +0100, Bob W wrote: > So I guess that the spammer is using my domain name as the return > address on the spam they send out. The recipient must then send > the delivery status notification to me instead of the spammer, > rather like a ricochet causing 'collateral damage

Re: Batteries: Trickle charge

On Sat, 3 Sep 2005 01:56:26 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Like say, a glass of milk. Pour too much milk it goes outside the glass. > Bad effect, but the glass can't get any fuller. Or maybe that's it. Is > that it? In some cases, that's it. Basically, the energy coming in from the charger forc

Re: PESO: Ghost of arose

On Thu, 8 Sep 2005 16:56:55 +0200, Dario Bonazza wrote: > I think I've never posted this one here: > http://www.dariobonazza.com/misc/misc11e.htm I like it, Dario. Have you tried a crop that includes just the shadow of the rose, and not the rose itself? TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ

Re: PESO PAW - Blue Screen

On Thu, 15 Sep 2005 10:53:43 -0400, frank theriault wrote: > On 9/15/05, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Working late and wanted to fondle the DS ... > > > > http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/bluscreen.html > Cool shot, Shel. I can't say why, but I like this a lot. I suppose > i

Re: OT: beating the mail with PDML

On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 19:55:03 +0800, David Savage wrote: > "if it ain't broke, break it, then fix it" > > "If it ain't broken, don't fix it"... "If it don't fit, force it. If it breaks, it needed replacing anyway." TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ

Re: *ist-D raw files compressed: results

On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 11:28:27 -0400 (EDT), Cory Papenfuss wrote: > I'm not really up on image processing techniques, but intuitively, an > image should compress well line-by-line. It compresses best when you can take advantage of the inter-line relationships. Things like the way that fax compres

Re: OT: The tomb of Jesus

David Savage wrote: > At 03:23 PM 27/02/2007, William Robb wrote: > >> - Original Message - >> From: "Paul Stenquist" >> > Go to mass, take some of the bread or wine after > transubstantiation. Voila. > > :) > Good one. >>> And that comes from a Christian! :-)

Re: Opinions of DA 50-200mm???

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I am thinking of getting the DA 50-200mm. [...] I know it is what > one would call a "consumer zoom," so I am wondering whether it is > really worth it. Soft at some focal length, at some aperture? What > is your opinion of it, if you have it? I've been very pleased wi

Re: A cool accesscory

Mike Hamilton wrote: > On 2/27/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> http://lowepro.com/Products/Accessories/memory_card_wallets/PixelPak_V1.aspx >> It looks like it might be a good thing. > > I'm starting to think I need one of these... I've lost 1.5GB of SD > memory in the last few wee

Re: OT -so how about a pano of moving objects ?

Scott Loveless wrote: > On 3/2/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> A friend of mine is a serious NASCAR nut. You've just shown me the perfect >> gift for him. >> > You should wear one of these when you give it to him: > http://www.bustedtees.com/shirt/boringnascar/male My favorite is th

Re: curious

Paul Stenquist wrote: > I'm somewhat surprised that there was no response to my post of a > picture of a woman in what coucl be called an aniti-social environment. > It's not unlike an Arbus pic, although not as well executed perhaps. > Is the total silence due to the content or the execution?

Re: curious

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5667450&size=md > > === > It looks too deliberate to me -- carefully laid out and posed. From the > towel, to the beer cans, to the cigarette pack carefully sticking out of her > pocket. Was it for an ad for so

Re: OT -so how about a pano of moving objects ?

Kenneth Waller wrote: > Me too. F1 is my main source of race viewing, especially since I can no > longer get the WRC. > Bring back the Trans Am & the Can Am! I don't know where you are, Kenneth, but if you're in the southeast US during racing season, you're welcome to come see SCCA races from th

Re: curious

Paul Stenquist wrote: > It was taken in Pontiac, Michigan. It was the only really decrepit > trailer park we were able to find. This particular trailer was > abandoned. Holy cow, Paul! You folks have some really well preserved trailer parks up there. Down here, what's shown in those photos wou

Re: curious

Paul Stenquist wrote: > I personally have no misgivings in regard to staging a photograph, > although I don't want them to look posed. If you do another trailer park series, get the wardrobe and props from the local Salvation Army or Goodwill store or something so they'll look "lived in". :-) -

Re: curious

Paul Stenquist wrote: > That's exactly where we bought them -- Salvation Army. Right down the > street from the TP. You've got better Salvation Army stores than we do, too. :-) -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.

Re: OT -so how about a pano of moving objects ?

Kenneth Waller wrote: > Nowadays I fuel the racing fires by watching whatever I can catch > on Speed & driving My Boxster S. Yeah, but you don't get to smell the high octane exhaust. ;-) I've gotten to the point I also work corners and do the local region's photography at the events I can't driv

Re: OT -so how about a pano of moving objects ?

Scott Loveless wrote: > I considered getting into spec Miata racing since it > was considered to be "affordable" racing. The significant question is "affordable compared to what?". :-) If you want to run at the front of Spec Miata, in SCCA or NASA, you're going to be spending, literally, at leas

Re: watermarking

Nick Wright wrote: > Honestly, how dangerous do you all think it is to use a real signature > as a copyright symbol on photos? I don't know, but I'm not going to be an early adopter on that one. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/li

Re: PESO: Long Morning, revisited

Paul Stenquist wrote: > [...] Michigan trailer parks. My model was very close to what > some real research revealed. But when people think "trailer park," > they picture the caricature, not the reality. Well, I don't doubt you, Paul. Not at all. But I live within five miles of quite a few nearly

Re: PESO: Long Morning, revisited

Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Doug, Frank, Bill, Mark, Cotty, Norm, Graywolf ... > > Shel > >> [Original Message] >> From: Doug Franklin > >> What do you call a collection >> of derelicts, anyway? Geez, we've gotta come up with something short

Re: Pentax 645 vs. those other guys

> God, you suck. No, he /enables/. ;-) -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: OT: Nikon D3

Tom C wrote: > Well yeah. I've known people like Ken Rockwell. Odds are that when one > talks that much, they are bound to be right about something every once in a > while. :-) I made this comment in a different venue recently, but it applies (to Kenny) in any venue: Even a stopped clock is r

Re: Pentax K10D firmware update 1.11 now available

K.Takeshita wrote: > On 3/06/07 9:18 AM, "mike wilson", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Presumably, if one wished to fiddle with oneself, one could temporarily >> reinstall the older firmware. > > Everybody was hoping so, but no avail :-) Why do you say that, Ken. Am I missing something? It se

Re: Locked SD Card Problem

Paul Stenquist wrote: > I uploaded the firmware update to an SD card and installed it in the > camera. Now, when I go to format the car, the camera says it's locked. > I put the card in my Mac, and it says I don't have sufficient > privileges to reformat it. What can I do? Godders? Ummm, throw

Re: Locked SD Card Problem

Juan Buhler wrote: >> rm /Volumes/NO\ NAME/* Uh, rm -f /Volumes/NO\ Name/* unless you want to sit there and type "y" for every file deletion. :-) Change that "-f" to "-rf" if you think there might be subdirectories. Actually, just do rm -rf /Volumes/NO\ NAME/* and be done with it. :-) > (t

Re: Locked SD Card Problem

Paul Stenquist wrote: > SD SUCKS! :-( I'm on board. They're "dog swallowing" small. Thank goodness they're not "cat swallowing" small. ;-) OTOH, I got a 4GB 150X card at Fry's this weekend (I think it was OCZ brand) for $50 with some sort of rebate beyond that. I figured $50 for 4GB was good

Re: Locked SD Card Problem

Shel Belinkoff wrote: > I wonder if there's a way to set > the card permanently in the unlocked position. Push it to the unlocked position. Very carefully, with a really sharp knife, carve of any part of the "tab" that extends beyond the interior of the case. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDM

Re: PESO: Signing

Paul Stenquist wrote: > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5687954&size=lg She looks like she's gonna hurl in about 50 milliseconds. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Is Feisol 3371 an upgrade?

Tim Øsleby wrote: > That might be a good idea. When they are really bad, it feels like they > crunch or squeaks. I've been thinking the sound might scare the birds off. > To prevent this I lubricate my system drinking galleons of olive oil. Ethanol may not work any better, but you won't give a da

Re: Lens Roadmap

William Robb wrote: > DA 200/2.8 just hit my must have list. Oh, shit, I'm doomed. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Old Photo

Bob W wrote: > [...] from then on my memories are more like a continuous > moving picture than a random set of snaps. I wonder how you do that? For me, everything from more than about ten minutes ago is fragmentary. Some of the fragments stretch for hours, but they're fragments, nonetheless, wit

Re: Pentax K10D firmware update 1.11 now available

Wilko Bulte wrote: > Because of that "most of the time" clause is exactly the reason why it is a > bad idea. Exactly. I've been burned too many times in the past. Development Lead: "Of course we've run the full regression test suite, boss. The new version passed with flying colors!". Me: "Um,

Re: Pentax K10D firmware update 1.11 now available

K.Takeshita wrote: > Also, I thought that firmware is something burnt into a ROM of the camera > CPU and not supposed to be easily manipulated back and forth, no? It can be in read-only memory, and in that case you can't upgrade it, if that's all that's available. More often what you'll have is

Re: Saturation/Sharpness/Contrast settings at "Natural" in K10D

Markus Maurer wrote: > What are your experiences with the settings for saturation, > sharpness and contrast so far? Personally, I just shoot PEFs and worry about that stuff in post. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_

Re: Saturation/Sharpness/Contrast settings at "Natural" in K10D

Markus Maurer wrote: > I will shoot raw only, after scanning film for years processing > raw is peanuts :-) No kidding! Especially compared to my CanoScan FS-4000. I love the quality of the scans, but it's *sooww* at maximum resolution. > As far as my understanding regarding raw p

Re: OT: Sigma 200-500 2.8 EX DG

P. J. Alling wrote: > And a bit limiting unless you plan to take photos from blocks away. > > Ryan Lee wrote: >> The link on that page is javascript, but here's the content link: >> http://www.sigma-photo.co.jp/english/news/200_500_28.htm A 200-500 would be *the bomb* at the race track and some o

Re: OT: Sigma 200-500 2.8 EX DG

Boris Liberman wrote: > Doug, I don't recall - how many sherpas you normally take with you to a shoot? Who needs a sherpa when you travel with a golf cart? :-) Seriously, when I'm at the track, which is where I'd use a lens like that, I have a gasoline powered golf cart that I use to get around t

Re: Buying a monopod

Boris Liberman wrote: > I've decided I'd buy a monopod. My choices are basically > Slik 350 and > Manfrotto 680. I have a Bogen/Manfrotto. Here in the US it's called the 3018 (or 3218), IIRC. I'm not sure what the European Manfrotto model number is, unfortunately. I've found it to be really so

Re: Locked SD Card Problem

Tomasz Machnik wrote: > ...and this will _lock_ the card permanently. Thanks for the warning. It saved a cheapo no-name 32MB card from the knife tonight. :-) -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: OT: Sigma 200-500 2.8 EX DG

John Francis wrote: > But I don't carry the 250-600 and the 300/f2.8 at the same time; > one stays back at base. Even then by the end of the day I'm beat - > with the 25-600, the 80-200, a couple of bodies, and a few more > other odds-and-ends I'm starting out with 25lbs or more of stuff > (and I

Re: funky composition

J. C. O'Connell wrote: > If I had to title this one, it would > be funky composition. I cant seem > to make anything out of it no matter > how I try crop/frame it, yet I still find it > interesting for some reason. weird > > http://www.jchriso.com/temp/bocapool.jpg There are three or four pho

Re: Buying a monopod

Nick Wright wrote: > I like my Bogen. Forget what model number it is, but it cost just > under $50 new. As I recall, the 3018/3218/whatever-it-is that I have was between US$ 100 and 150, at least four or five years ago. > But then, I owned a "Velbon" (probably very comparable to the Slik > qualit

Re: Buying a monopod

J. C. O'Connell wrote: > I have used monopods for many years without heads. > since the thing only has one leg, its pretty easy > to adjust it as needed without a head. I dont even > think I would want a head on one...Verticals can > be done with a simple L-bracket on the camera on a monopod > too.

Re: funky composition

J. C. O'Connell wrote: > I know what you mean, there is a lot going on, > but the pool itself is cool as are the umbrellas, > the sunbathers, the lone guy in the shade, the bar, etc, its just all > together > the elements add up to a really funky composition dont they? Yeah, but I think the "sub-p

Re: OT -so how about a pano of moving objects ?

Kenneth Waller wrote: >> That's because the Miata guys are actually willing to race. > > I remember when some of the antics I see in spec Miata & other > "amateur" racing classes would get the perpetrator thrown out > of the race I'm with Ken on this one. My brother and I drive and work corners

Re: OT: Sigma 200-500 2.8 EX DG

John Whittingham wrote: > The main problem here is I usualy travel by motorcycle to race > meets, beats the hell out of sitting in traffic jams, parking > and camping if needed is cheaper and more convenient. Yeah, you'd look pretty funny pulling a trailer with golf cart with a motorcycle. ;-) -

Re: Buying a monopod

Nick Wright wrote: > Here's the 3018 at Adorama, $51: > http://www.adorama.com/BG681.html?searchinfo=bogen%20monopod&item_no=3 > > On 3/8/07, Doug Franklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> As I recall, the 3018/3218/whatever-it-is that I have was between US$ >

Re: OT: Sigma 200-500 2.8 EX DG

John Whittingham wrote: > On Fri, 09 Mar 2007 08:38:33 -0500, Doug Franklin wrote >> Yeah, you'd look pretty funny pulling a trailer with golf cart with a >> motorcycle. ;-) > LOL, I've seen the Germans pulling beer barrels (on wheels) with their bikes And that sho

Re: funky composition

J. C. O'Connell wrote: > Well if I had shot this on 4x5 all that might be possible, > but this is only a 6MP dslr image so the extreme cropping > wont work, just not enough resolution to maintain reasonable > image quality to do that. :-) I was thinking more in terms of a reshoot, if that's poss

Re: Friends of the PDML: Don Nelson

Mark Roberts wrote: > Good news for those of you who know, or at least know of, Don Nelson, Wooo Hooo. Go Don! -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: OT - 600mm FA or Knee - what's a photog to do ?

John Francis wrote: > As the saying goes: Getting old sucks, but it sure beats the alternative. Growing old is mandatory. Growing up is not. ;-) -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: OT - 600mm FA or Knee - what's a photog to do ?

Mark Roberts wrote: > I keep reminding her that in all my years of motorcycle roadracing > I never injured myself anywhere nearly as badly as she's done > falling off horses. Do /not/ pull the lioness' tail. :-) -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://p

Re: Wish I had a

Scott Loveless wrote: >> Anybody got a 70-200 ish 2.8 AF lens for sale? I don't remember who it was, but a PDML'er was offering an FA* 80-200/2.8 for sale a couple of weeks or so ago. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdm

Re: DST

Bob W wrote: > I'm not sure how grown up they are, really. > > Labour MP Tony Banks once described Tory MP Terry Dicks as "living > proof that a pig's bladder on the end of a stick can be elected to > Parliament". > > Churchill said Clement Attlee was "a sheep in sheep's clothing". > > Harold

Re: new K100D doesn't work

William Robb wrote: > And an old and outdated picture: > http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/i_suck/the_fleet.html What's that tall white one on the left? -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: SV & TAv, using them?

cbwaters wrote: > Mainly because I'm used to my old *ist D, I haven't been using these yet and > wonder if you guys are. If yes, what situations make them advantageous? I use TAv when I'm shooting wide open and minimum shutter speed. I need the camera to shift the ISO to get the scene, if it ca

Re: DST

Christian wrote: > Bob W wrote: >> Clement Freud called Margaret Thatcher "Attila the Hen". > > Well if the shoe fits... One of my favorite "bloke-ish" "jokes" wasn't even really a joke. When I was going back and forth to Scotland back around '94 or so, the (?) Royal Bank of Scotland was the onl

Re: PESO - Untitled

Bruce Dayton wrote: > http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_4555.htm > > Comments welcome I like it. R2D2 finds a mate. :-) -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: DST

John Sessoms wrote: >> From: Doug Franklin >> And just how many US politicians could be accused of having a good >> enough command of the English language and diplomacy to have made /any/ >> of those statements? > > One or two in the last hundred years or so ...

Re: new K100D doesn't work

William Robb wrote: > From: "Doug Franklin" >> What's that tall white one on the left? > > A600/5.6. It'a actually vaguely green. Hmm. Green. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: DST

Bob Shell wrote: >> Fred Thompson > > Typo morning. I meant Fred Thomas. I did a search last night on Fred Thompson, and it turns out there's a politician from Tennessee by that name. I didn't have time to check out the web sites it found. I'll give Fred Thomas a try, then read about both. -

Re: SV & TAv, using them?

George Sinos wrote: > I think the program lines are a somewhat overlooked feature. -gs- I totally agree, though I will say that one needs to practice with them, or one may get a surprise. I used to use MTF mode all the time, until I realized it was getting in the way occasionally. Now I more in

Re: Please help me sleep tonight

Tim Øsleby wrote: > Forgetting anniversaries, like the important anniversary for > the-first-time-we-jumped-over-a-dog-shit on the pavement, /That/ is a classic. :D -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: The Perfect Bag

Juan Buhler wrote: > I also have a smaller Domke FX5B bag, same canvas material, which is > the one I use when not travelling. I can fit a body and 3 or 4 lenses > in it. For me, I've never had an occasion where I wanted a bag that my Domke F-2 did a bad job. Even when I don't want to carry much

Re: Driving to GFM

William Robb wrote: > I expect that the Interstate highways would make it the quickest, > but I would prefer to avoid large urban areas. The raw route that Google gives doesn't look too bad. I can't speak for the run across the Midwest, but the route it gives from Louisville to GFM doesn't look

Re: Driving to GFM

P. J. Alling wrote: >> look at the map of Atlanta on Google, you'll see I-285 ... an 80+ mile > Which is as horrible as any downtown stretch of interstate can be during > rush hour. Worse. These days it's better to go through town most days if you have to move about during rush hour. The real k

Re: SD cards

Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Likewise ... >> From: Godfrey DiGiorgi > >> Lexar cards (and flash drives!) have >> been extremely disappointing to >> me, with very slow read-write speeds >> compared to the Sandisk rated >> the same. I don't have any experience with the Lexar cards, but I can s

Re: K10 Debug Mode

William Robb wrote: > [...] as often happens, theory and practicality don't > mesh, so I will be doing some more checking tomorrow. What's the difference between theory and practice? In theory, there's no difference. In practice, there is. :-) Got that one from a somewhat philosophical comp s

Re: OT: Coffee Grinder

Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Thanks guys, but those machines are way more than I want or need. I've got a /really/ sharp machete. :-) -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Massive Recall of Pet Food

Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Please read this and pass the information on to anyone you know who may > have pets. > > http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/17/petfood.recall.ap/index.html Boy am I glad the menagerie here will only eat Friskies and 9 Lives canned food. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pen

Re: Massive Recall of Pet Food

P. J. Alling wrote: > The manufacturer involved is subcontracted by a number of relatively > expensive "premium" brands. Friskies isn't among them but Nutro is not > a house brand by any means, (and is not inexpensive). Yeah, I checked the list, but none of them were products I've used. Whew!

Re: Massive Recall of Pet Food

P. J. Alling wrote: > He says he uses it, I don't know if that includes eating... > > Frits Wüthrich wrote: >> On Sunday 18 March 2007 19:03, Doug Franklin wrote: >>> Yeah, I checked the list, but none of them were products I've used. Whew! >> You e

Re: PESO - Truck Sculpture

Shel Belinkoff wrote: > http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/trucksculpt.html Wow. That's kinda weird. It appears to be pulling an old fashioned "yoke" plow attached somehow to the undercarriage. Nice shot of it, BTW. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Hey Boris! Welcome to America's finest!

Scott Loveless wrote: > http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=2007-03-19T185323Z_01_L19519901_RTRUKOC_0_US-HOOTERS-ISRAEL.xml&pageNumber=1&imageid=&cap=&sz=13&WTModLoc=NewsArt-C1-ArticlePage1 > > Looks like yer getting a Hooters! Dude, what Holy Land woul

Re: Hey Boris! Welcome to America's finest!

Mark Roberts wrote: > Cotty wrote: > >> On 20/3/07, Scott Loveless, discombobulated, unleashed: >> >>> Looks like yer getting a Hooters! >> What's a Hooters? > > A club for people with big noses. Nah, that's Honkers. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.n

Re: PESO - Truck Sculpture

Shel Belinkoff wrote: > The truck is running over a rock and a log, which can be seen from the rear > and the other side. Unfortunately, I couldn't get that shot at the time i > was there. So, what appears to be a plow is just a piece of the log. Ahhh. I wondered as I was looking at it. But s

Re: Pentax Gallery

David Savage wrote: > Not to be a spoilsport or anything, but what are the licensing terms on uploaded photos? -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Pentax Gallery

Mark Roberts wrote: > "Q: Who will own the rights to my photos? > A: You will. Copyright of the Images will remain the property of the > photographer. A credit will be provided under all images. " Nice. I haven't yet had a chance to upgrade my Flash player software and go check it out. -- Th

Re: Gallery Access

Mark Roberts wrote: > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/index-flash.jsp? At the moment, I'm seeing the following image counts: Abstract 99 B&W0 Cityscape/Urban0 Documentary 135 Food 27 Glamor/Fashion 0 Landscapes 277 Lifestyle 60 M

Re: SDHC cards

William Robb wrote: > I am wondering if anyone has used the 4 gb Sandisk ExtremeIII SDHC card in > their K10 (firmware 1.10)? > If so, what's it like? I can't answer for that specific card. I've got a couple of 150X 4GB OCZ cards that work great with the K10D with the 1.10 firmware update. Neit

Re: Peso: A wee little dog

William Robb wrote: > http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/dogportraits/chihuahua1.html Great photo but jewelry on dogs is just ... wrong. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Peso: A wee little dog

William Robb wrote: > - Original Message - > From: "Doug Franklin" >>> http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/dogportraits/chihuahua1.html >> Great photo but jewelry on dogs is just ... wrong. > > Thanks Doug. > Cute dogs, gotta dress em up. Brin

Re: The "Thingy" in the istDS

Bill Owens wrote: > I use the strap pocket from the MZ-S (strap I use on the istD) to keep mine > in when I use a shoe mounted flash. That is about the best thing about the strap that came with the MZ-S. Since I tend to keep the camera on for long periods of time, with heavy lenses attached, I pre

Re: The "Thingy" in the istDS

David Savage wrote: > Why not just sew a pocket on? Yeah, and why don't I just raise and harvest the flax and ... :-) Really, me and a needle is a recipe for a trip to the Emergency Room. I can barely sew a button on. Actually, though, the "foam" straps that I've found thus far don't have a pla

Re: April PUG is open

ann sanfedele wrote: > Walter Hamler wrote: > >> Well, the July Theme is "Visual Pollution", so I would say there should be >> lots of good entries from the USA!!! >> I'm thinking billboards and junkyards here! > Well I won't want to take anything at GFM for that month - its much too > beautifu

Re: The PDML List Demographic and JCO

Mark Erickson wrote: Talk about pissing into the wind ... I like JCO ... I agree with him pretty frequently ... but I'm on the verge of putting him in the killfile because his presentation is annoying. John, please. Take a chill pill and come back when you're less emotionally invested. You have

Re: POLL - Computer Screen Size & Resolution (for Mark)

Igor Roshchin wrote: > One important thing to keep in mind for the design of webpages, > which is often overlooked by web-designers and even program designers: > For large monitors and laptops people like using "large (125%) fonts" > as defined in the Windows display properties. > If you do not acc

Re: POLL - Computer Screen Size & Resolution (for Mark)

William Robb wrote: > I do things like and the like if I want to make a header, > but otherwise, I don't put font size tags in at all, to allow the individual > to choose how big the font will be. Same here, except I typically use "120%" or "1.2em" or some such. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) --

Re: POLL - Computer Screen Size & Resolution (for Mark)

Mark Roberts wrote: > Yep. Both approaches work but I don't allow my students to use > old-style HTML 3.2 tags like "FONT", so we just use percentages or EMs > in stylesheets. I generally don't either. I use style sheets for "prettifying" but try to make the pages work without the sheet and on

Re: PESO: An attempt at "product photography"

On Tue, 19 Apr 2005 10:05:53 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Quoting Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > http://www.photosynth.ca/photo/f/bowls.html > > > > What do you think? > > I think they're kinda cool. I like them both, but especially the lower one. The highlights on the left are a bi

Re: Re: PESO - Disapierance

On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 8:00:23 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Probably wrought iron, rather than cast. > In my family, it's overwrought iron. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ

Re: FAJ 18-55 vs. Zenitar 16 Fisheye

On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:31:44 -0400 (EDT), Cory Papenfuss wrote: > Anyway, the 16mm Zenitar fisheye can be had for $100-$150 and > equates to about 20mm coverage on a 35mm, or 13-14mm > rectilinear on a 1.5 cropped body. From what I've read, it's > pretty good, sharp, and contrasty provded flare

Re: FAJ 18-55 vs. Zenitar 16 Fisheye

On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 14:32:32 -0400, frank theriault wrote: > I have one. I agree with everything William says. The colour > rendition can be a bit - er - surprising at times, but that's all part > of the fun of the lens, IMHO. For the money, quite worth it, I'd say. That "garishness" is great

Re: OT: Journey of Man

On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 15:46:35 -0400, frank theriault wrote: > -frank, off to find more aluminium foil You need to ground the aluminum foil for it to provide a useful level of protection. :-) TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ

Re: Inkjet Printing Problems

On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 22:39:06 +0100, Cotty wrote: > What about head alignment? You know, when you leave the barn door open that wide, you have to expect a horse to walk in ... or at least a horse's ass. :-) TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ

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