Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Someone in NYC check in on Mark. Either he's sniffing Epson inks or he is flashing the Sb-800's modeling light on himself for too many hours at a time. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Rabiner" Subject: [Leica] Epson 3800 pro > Today I got enabled like all getout!!! > Got my Lightroom in a box. ... Today in the mail. > I'm putting on my wrap-around shades before I open the box. > Put white zinc paste on my the full bridge of my nose. > > At Calumet just now I just got a Sb-800 flash. > I can now light up the inside of most Mammoth Cave tourist traps. > And do catalogs of models wearing very dark clothing hiding in the > recesses. > Ducking under stalagmites and tripping over stalactites in their tights. > Ouch. > I was half all set to get the new cute little flash which bounces but opted > for the big boy version at the end. And there's one in the middle. > Again I got wallet draining but super enabling "pro" version. > > I think I could shoot a picture of the new moon and it would look full with > this puppy. Like slightly melted blue cheese. > > So I'm shelling out an additional 200 bucks to get this rip any chance it > might be partly worth it?? > > Having been upgrading my Illustrator every year decade after decade often > with out even using once the whole year I'm determined to have my next show > or portfolio be vector driven. > Mathematical formula instead of pass? pixels. > Which get mushy when you blow them up. Or reduce them. > > How many vectors can you put on the head of a pin?? > > I guess you'd only need one. > Or as many as you'd like. > There must be some room somewhere for a vector driven photographer. > > I used to always swear by my Postscript laser printers in the 80's. > I'd convert pixels to vectors with that adobe software with the sailing > ship > on the outside of it. > > How have I gotten by these past years without Postscript? > When people sent me mail they used a typewriter. Sorry. > > Inquiring Computer non-geniuses want to know?. > > I guess when I print up a new batch of business cards they can be extra > groovy somehow. That should be this week. > I'm a new man in town without a card. > > A fast gun for hire meets the calling wind. > A soldier of fortune is the man called > Paladin. > Paladin Paladin where do you roam? > > http://english2.mnsu.edu/larsson/gr%20images/paladin.jpg > > Have SB-800 will Travel. > > Wire Rabiner > Harlem > > Or check his new website > > > > markrabiner.com