Question: do you see more quality shots using color film if you shoot
early and late in the day versus mid afternoon.
I exclusively try to limit my shooting to times when the sunlight is
warm and colorful. I've lost too many good compositions because of the

How come the Shoot-in is limited to this group? Wouldn't it have broader
appeal and/or audience if notices and discussions were xposted to r.p.d.?
yeah, I am aware I haven't been a participant - at least a poster to it-
as of this writing. ....

Do anybody know a store in Miami selling this  Canon lens  EF 85mm f/1.2 L
USM?
I searched on the Canon's site but there are too many stores listed and no
guarantee to find it!

Took my usual "lunch hour / wildlife search" today.
Got this guy with the 400mm f/5.6L:
http://www.pbase.com/bret/image/60251715
That's an uncropped shot which has been reduced in size.

Here's one for all my fans who demand sharp, technically correct
photos:
http://www.pbase.com/bret/image/60303231
Taken today, natch.....

http://www.pixmag.co.za/html/photo_pro.html
It was great to see my article and photos published in this country's
leading Photographic magazine, but the editors really went to town and
trimmed my 4600 word article down to about 2000. It still took up a full

       Okay, am I the only one who's been having a ridiculous amount of
trouble connecting to a news server through Roadrunner?
       Anyway, to get back onto off-topic business, the new mandate is now
revealed in all its glory. Some dude came down from a mountain with a

The Pentax 28-105 on my ZX-5n got banged by an
errant child. Seems to work OK, except the results
have gotten darker, less bright, then they used to be.
Could this be a damaged lens?

I was hoping if I waited a couple of days before posting some
comments on the "Repeating Shapes" SI, someone else might post
first.  I still think that much of the fun of the SI is to read how
other people react to the photos.  I wish more people would submit

I would like to show you the Picture of the
Week.
In b&w and taken in the streets of Paris.
http://www.monochromatique.com/photosemaine/

Can someone tell me if the Flashpac 7000 supports RAW files? I'd also like
to know the pros and cons of this storage device.
Thanks,
Gary

I just got back from our local flea market. I purchased a Canon "Elf-II" APS
camera there for my wife. It was only $12, in the box, brand new. She put a
battery in it, and it works OK. (We haven't got the pictures back, but it
seems to work.) She likes the APS format, and has had ...

I got one of these yesterday and it certainly seems like a very well
made head. Can anyone testify to its performance in the field?

       ...that "Repeating Shapes" is now visible at
http://www.pbase.com/shootin/repeating , of course.
       I don't feel like explaining it all again (I hate repeating myself),
so if you're confused, click on the link and follow the trail. You should

I recently purchased a Canon 70-300mm IS USM lens. In all the
literature it states that the Image Stabilization is 'automatically'
turned off when the camera+lens is mounted on a tripod. My question is,
how does the lens know it is mounted on a tripod? Is it something to do