Tonight’s cover photo from the Lizard Collection is Creepy #16, published in August 1967, featuring an exceptional painting by the late Frank Frazetta. Click the image to see an enlarged version of Frazetta’s painting, isolated from the rest of the cover.
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William Barnett-Lewis Mon, Jul 5, 2010 8:33:21pm |
Now that's a nice change of pace from downstairs. Thank you!
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freetoken Mon, Jul 5, 2010 8:33:30pm |
Oooohh.... a curvaceous female, just what the young male reader desires.
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jamesfirecat Mon, Jul 5, 2010 8:34:33pm |
Kitties! Probably Panthers, both the black and golden verities...
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Jul 5, 2010 8:36:12pm |
re: #3 jamesfirecat
Kitties! Probably Panthers, both the black and golden verities...
Either leopards or jaguars.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Mon, Jul 5, 2010 8:40:15pm |
Frazetta, Barry Windsor Smith, Bill Sienkiewicz, Jeff Jones, know them, love them
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Charles Johnson Mon, Jul 5, 2010 8:42:46pm |
Finally got a polarized filter for my Nikon D90. It makes an amazing difference with these photos; cuts the reflections and glare, and brings out the colors nicely with natural light.
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Jul 5, 2010 8:43:40pm |
re: #6 Charles
Finally got a polarized filter for my Nikon D90. It makes an amazing difference with these photos; cuts the reflections and glare, and brings out the colors nicely with natural light.
It does indeed. Great camera.
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abolitionist Mon, Jul 5, 2010 8:46:30pm |
Click the image to see an enlarged version ..
Charles, it's not working for me with Google Chrome. Right-click .. open in new tab works, however.
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freetoken Mon, Jul 5, 2010 8:51:25pm |
re: #6 Charles
Polarizers are one of the few lens filters left over from film era that still have a role in digital. When I was doing digital the only filters I used were clear (to protect the lens) and a polarizer.
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William Barnett-Lewis Mon, Jul 5, 2010 8:52:32pm |
re: #6 Charles
Finally got a polarized filter for my Nikon D90. It makes an amazing difference with these photos; cuts the reflections and glare, and brings out the colors nicely with natural light.
That's one of the biggest hassles in using my Leica IIIf - it's ridiculously difficult to use a polarizer on a rangefinder. Of course, I probably shouldn't complain about such things since I'm choosing to use a 54 year old film camera ... ;)
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Daniel Ballard Mon, Jul 5, 2010 8:59:31pm |
re: #6 Charles
Makes all the difference! It just takes away some of your light. For jewelry shots I bought sheet polarizing "gel" in 24" x 24 " for my soft-box. Then a polarize filter on the lens. Cross polarization to tune the glare to a certain point.
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Daniel Ballard Mon, Jul 5, 2010 9:02:06pm |
re: #9 freetoken
I'm hunting down prime lenses for the 7D. My friend LWC assures me we can use a good adapter and use old school movie camera lenses on the Canon. 50mm to start.
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William Barnett-Lewis Mon, Jul 5, 2010 9:05:59pm |
re: #12 Rightwingconspirator
Er, no, those would be C mount and while it's possible to use them you won't get the kind of results you might think. If you are interesting in primes on a Canon 7D then look at the actual Canon EF primes, the new Zeiss manual focus primes or old Pentax primes. Any of those options will work far better than old C mount cinema lenses.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Mon, Jul 5, 2010 9:08:02pm |
Dear Mr. President.
You suck. Some Presidents have sucked but you rule. I won't go in to why you suck so much, but trust me, you do.
CCA
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freetoken Mon, Jul 5, 2010 9:12:18pm |
re: #12 Rightwingconspirator
Agree with wlewisii that you'd do better sticking with the EF lenses. Though, because the Canon AF system cameras were designed with one of the shorter flange distances many other lenses can be adapted to mount. Many people who go that route tend to go after the top of the line Zeiss wide angles since they tend to be the best in the business.
With the Canon software now doing lens corrections I suppose there is less need for highly corrected lenses. Canon always did have superb telephoto lenses and many of the others were pretty good too, though some people felt the wide angle lenses (other than the fantastic 35/1.4) were not up to snuff.
I bought the 17-40 lens when it came out and used it for a while, but when I moved on to the 5D it's weaknesses became more obvious. Yet the Canon software does make the corrections needed.
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yitzy Mon, Jul 5, 2010 9:19:08pm |
Why is there never a stiff breeze when you need one? (Words carefully chosen.)
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ReamWorks SKG Mon, Jul 5, 2010 9:19:36pm |
re: #9 freetoken
Actually, a Neutral Density filter is still handy when controlling DOF, and people do still use colored filters if they know they're going to render the image in b/w (shoot a cloudy sky under red #25). Of course, there's some debate over whether you can replicate this in post (if you shoot raw) or not....I'm on the "not" side of the argument.
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Daniel Ballard Mon, Jul 5, 2010 9:20:21pm |
re: #14 wlewisiii
Huh. Okay. My early experience was pretty humbling with the 7d. I am a rookie at this! Despite a few years experience with consumer video cams. I got good video but I had to lock down everything. I was shooting a video of gold casting, with a torch. Light levels all over the place. The camera does not auto adjust well. So, I'm spinning the aperture wheel. No sweeps no push or pull shots.
I learned nothing happens smoothly. The idea is get a lens that has focus stops and a manual aperture. I hope, rather than a fancy mount so I can smoothly adjust focus on a still camera lens.
What goes awry with the c mount ? Off the focal point a bit?
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freetoken Mon, Jul 5, 2010 9:23:11pm |
re: #18 reuven
Yeah, I used blue filters at time, and I had a deep red/IR pass filter that I can use with the Sony 717 (which can shoot IR). So there is a use for these in digital but they're specialty items.
ND filter are convenient.
IMO if one wants to do monochrome then shoot film. A LF piece of film is unparalleled, in my aesthetic universe.
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Daniel Ballard Mon, Jul 5, 2010 9:26:45pm |
re: #20 freetoken
Agreed. Even in digital I still like the real red filter better than the tweak in the monochrome setting. Both the 40D and the 7D. Use the real thing. PS is a last resort.
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ReamWorks SKG Mon, Jul 5, 2010 9:26:54pm |
re: #19 Rightwingconspirator
People who shoot pro video with a 5d/7d use a follow focus rig. There are some low-cost ones coming out now... [Link: indisystem.com...]
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ReamWorks SKG Mon, Jul 5, 2010 9:29:14pm |
Me behind my 5D Mk II! Image: 4405725762_1836471fe4.jpg
I usually use the 7D for video.
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William Barnett-Lewis Mon, Jul 5, 2010 9:29:28pm |
C mount was made for 16mm (10.25x7.5mm) film originally. 35mm film is 24x36mm. That is even smaller than the APS-C sensor (25.1×16.7 mm) on older DSLRs and causes an even greater cropping problem. Your 50mm lens would act like a ~135mm tele for example. It's just better to stick with lenses designed for the film size (or in this case sensor size) as you will get what you expect from the image.
The brands in my earlier post are the best for that kind of work on full frame auto-focus Canon DSLR's in my experience.
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freetoken Mon, Jul 5, 2010 9:30:54pm |
re: #21 Rightwingconspirator
I like shooting b&w film. Fujifilm's last b&w film, their (nominal) ISO100 emulsion is better than the Kodak TMax IMO. In the past 3 years or so I've shot mostly film (though I've stopped that too this year).
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Eclectic Infidel Mon, Jul 5, 2010 9:34:06pm |
I remember this artwork. Franzetta was my very first introduction to erotica in art. Back in the day of childhood. I suspect it is where I began to really appreciate full figured women. Bada boom bada bing. Give me the hips.
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ReamWorks SKG Mon, Jul 5, 2010 9:34:17pm |
I stopped shooting film when Kodachrome was made obsolete. I thought I was one of the last holdouts....
My biggest worry is that pictures won't last anymore. Unless people are diligent, most digital photos will be lost.
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Daniel Ballard Mon, Jul 5, 2010 9:35:41pm |
re: #22 reuven
Whoa! Thanks much. Bookmark. That is helpful, at 1/4 the cost I had seen previously. I am going to get into one of the user groups or something. That and accessorize as I can afford. I just have to keep it simple for these first few gigs over the summer. But the footage I do get! So much better than the prosumer SD Sony I used in the past.
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William Barnett-Lewis Mon, Jul 5, 2010 9:37:47pm |
re: #25 freetoken
I like shooting b&w film. Fujifilm's last b&w film, their (nominal) ISO100 emulsion is better than the Kodak TMax IMO. In the past 3 years or so I've shot mostly film (though I've stopped that too this year).
I still prefer Plus-X overall in silver. Then Tri-X. But Fomapan (from the Czech Republic) is quite nice too and cheap in house label form (arista.edu ultra) from Freestyle.
I'd rather shoot color & dunk it in D-76 than bother with Tmax again.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Mon, Jul 5, 2010 9:38:23pm |
re: #27 reuven
I stopped shooting film when Kodachrome was made obsolete. I thought I was one of the last holdouts...
My biggest worry is that pictures won't last anymore. Unless people are diligent, most digital photos will be lost.
it's getting better with people uploading their pictures to websites that back their stuff up, rather than just floating around on hard drives at home.
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freetoken Mon, Jul 5, 2010 9:39:51pm |
Speaking of photography:
Ban On Photographing Near Gulf Oil Booms
"The day before yesterday CNN's Anderson Cooper reported that, from now on, there is a new rule in effect, which de facto bars photographers from coming within 65 feet of any deployed boom or response vessel around Deepwater Horizon (official announcement). The rule, announced by the US Coast Guard, forbids 'photographers and reporters and anyone else from coming within 65 feet of any response vessel or booms out on the water or on beaches. In order to get closer, you have to get direct permission from the Coast Guard captain of the Port of New Orleans,' while 'violators could face a fine of $40,000 and Class D felony charges. What's even more extraordinary is that the Coast Guard tried to make the exclusion zone 300 feet, before scaling it back to 65 feet.'"
I guess it's a safety issue, but there sure has been lots of controversy over recording this event.
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freetoken Mon, Jul 5, 2010 9:39:57pm |
Speaking of photography:
Ban On Photographing Near Gulf Oil Booms
"The day before yesterday CNN's Anderson Cooper reported that, from now on, there is a new rule in effect, which de facto bars photographers from coming within 65 feet of any deployed boom or response vessel around Deepwater Horizon (official announcement). The rule, announced by the US Coast Guard, forbids 'photographers and reporters and anyone else from coming within 65 feet of any response vessel or booms out on the water or on beaches. In order to get closer, you have to get direct permission from the Coast Guard captain of the Port of New Orleans,' while 'violators could face a fine of $40,000 and Class D felony charges. What's even more extraordinary is that the Coast Guard tried to make the exclusion zone 300 feet, before scaling it back to 65 feet.'"
I guess it's a safety issue, but there sure has been lots of controversy over recording this event.
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William Barnett-Lewis Mon, Jul 5, 2010 9:41:02pm |
re: #27 reuven
I stopped shooting film when Kodachrome was made obsolete. I thought I was one of the last holdouts...
My biggest worry is that pictures won't last anymore. Unless people are diligent, most digital photos will be lost.
Oh, no, there's a few of us out there. Try the new Ektar 100 film - it's got the bleeping exposure latitude of Kodachrome but when you nail it, the prints are almost as good as the old transparencies. It finally weened me off of Reala ;)
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Daniel Ballard Mon, Jul 5, 2010 9:42:22pm |
At the block party, a friend showed me storage boxes full of negatives in 120 and 35mm. All 1930-1960's film stars. They are an archive from the predecessors of TV Guide. "Film and Raidio Guide" or something. From interviews and premiers. This lady is looking to get them out, many are unique. I will have a few scanned and page them. Should really get old time film fans excited. Clark Gable etc.
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freetoken Mon, Jul 5, 2010 9:43:21pm |
re: #30 wlewisiii
I've come across several traditionalists who don't like the TMax films. I sort of shrug my shoulders - all films have their plusses and minuses. I do very much like the Fujifilm Acros and encourage you to try it out.
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William Barnett-Lewis Mon, Jul 5, 2010 9:50:37pm |
re: #37 freetoken
I've come across several traditionalists who don't like the TMax films. I sort of shrug my shoulders - all films have their plusses and minuses. I do very much like the Fujifilm Acros and encourage you to try it out.
I've used some. It's nice but the dollar/yen ratio makes it ugly for my budget :) I mostly shoot color these days (Ektar 100 as above). I've also been giving Ilford a bit more use lately too: Pan F at EI50 can be quite pleasing on a very bright day.
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Bear Mon, Jul 5, 2010 9:53:57pm |
A bit off subject. What is a circular polarizer filter used for? I am trying to take pictures of endangered fish in shallow water. ( pup fish in Devils Hole, Ash Meadows, Nevada ) I thought a plane polarizer would be used but could not find anything other than the circular ones for my camera.
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William Barnett-Lewis Mon, Jul 5, 2010 9:56:11pm |
re: #39 Bear
A bit off subject. What is a circular polarizer filter used for? I am trying to take pictures of endangered fish in shallow water. ( pup fish in Devils Hole, Ash Meadows, Nevada ) I thought a plane polarizer would be used but could not find anything other than the circular ones for my camera.
See here: [Link: www.luminous-landscape.com...]
Everything you ever wanted to know on the subject and then some :)
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Daniel Ballard Mon, Jul 5, 2010 9:56:31pm |
Hey Floral good to see your entries in the pages.
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freetoken Mon, Jul 5, 2010 9:59:17pm |
Whitewashing the blotches off of a GOP candidate:
Maine Voices: LePage a mainstream conservative, but his opponents can't admit it
[...]The "assassination by classification" strategy will rest primarily on the guilt-by-association method. There are two associations we will be hearing a lot about, the tea parties and the religious right.
The religious right ploy will be a little awkward. Paul LePage was raised Catholic and attends the Roman Catholic Church. Condemning him for his religious views comes close to putting up a "No French Allowed" sign in front of the Blaine House. Not a good idea.
His opponents will get some mileage from the Republican's answer to question about "creationism" in a debate.He did not propose this as a vital educational reform. He did not advocate removing evolution from the curriculum. He merely said that he would not oppose a local school board including such a component.
It seems unlikely that any Maine school board would actually include a "creationist" or "intelligent design" curriculum component, but the slightest expression of doubt about the theory of evolution is regarded as heresy by quite a lot of people, so we can expect to hear a lot about this non-issue.
I saw a lot of LePage support at the tea party rallies I've attended, and I've heard LePage address a couple of them.
Um, no, it is not "guilt by association" to point out that not resisting a local schoolboard which wants to promote creationism is in fact endorsing such an idea!
And yes, showing up at Tea Parties in order to get their endorsement is by itself and important political observation.
The Portland Press writer John Frary is trying to dismiss issues just by waving his hand.
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bagua Mon, Jul 5, 2010 10:28:16pm |
re: #33 freetoken
Speaking of photography:
Ban On Photographing Near Gulf Oil Booms
I guess it's a safety issue, but there sure has been lots of controversy over recording this event.
300 feet sounds more reasonable than 65. It is hardly censorship to keep the paparazzi a safe distance from the cleanup equipment.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Mon, Jul 5, 2010 11:01:42pm |
re: #46 bagua
300 feet sounds more reasonable than 65. It is hardly censorship to keep the paparazzi a safe distance from the cleanup equipment.
reporters are paparazzi now? I wasn't aware oil spills were celebrities
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Bagua Tue, Jul 6, 2010 12:27:37am |
re: #47 WindUpBird
reporters are paparazzi now? I wasn't aware oil spills were celebrities
The behaviour is the same. The reporters and photographers are looking for drama and action shots dipping their hands in the oil. They can cause accidents and injury and should respect requests to keep a safe distance from cleanup gear and ships.
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