Re: UPDATE: June/July Prints
Not to worry at all – Gary. So appreciative of what you do, and we have an opportunity for all the more anticipation.
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On Aug 17, 2024, at 10:31?AM, Robert Schwartz PhD via groups.io <urokguy@...> wrote:
? No worries, Gary. ?We all are grateful for what you do. On Aug 17, 2024, at 12:29, Gary via groups.io <bensonga@...> wrote:
Hi folks.? I got back from my trip to WA/OR last Sunday night and had an unexpectedly busy week here, so I haven't been able to get the prints sorted, packaged and mailed back to you yet.? I will absolutely get them in the mail this weekend.? Sorry for the added delay.
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Gary
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Re: UPDATE: June/July Prints
No worries, Gary. ?We all are grateful for what you do.
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On Aug 17, 2024, at 12:29, Gary via groups.io <bensonga@...> wrote:
Hi folks.? I got back from my trip to WA/OR last Sunday night and had an unexpectedly busy week here, so I haven't been able to get the prints sorted, packaged and mailed back to you yet.? I will absolutely get them in the mail this weekend.? Sorry for the added delay.
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Gary
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Re: UPDATE: June/July Prints
Hi folks.? I got back from my trip to WA/OR last Sunday night and had an unexpectedly busy week here, so I haven't been able to get the prints sorted, packaged and mailed back to you yet.? I will absolutely get them in the mail this weekend.? Sorry for the added delay.
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Gary
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FINAL August/September 2024 Print Exchange Lists
The final counts for both the B&W exchange is 9 and for the Color exchange is 10 participants.
Please mail your prints so they will arrive in Alaska no later than September 30th.
The following photographers are signed up for the Black & White exchange:
- Tom O'Connell
- Gary Benson
- Jayanand Govindaraj
- Steve Mustoe
- Nara Narasimhan
- Rob Schwartz
- Jeff Deam
- Joshua Daniels
- S. Prabhakaran
The following photographers are signed up for the Color print exchange:
- Tom O'Connell
- Gary Benson
- Jayanand Govindaraj
- Steve Mustoe
- Nara Narasimhan
- Rob Schwartz
- Jeff Deam
- Josh Daniels
- S. Prabhakaran
- David Reesor
Please ship your prints for repackaging to:
Gary Benson
9843 Little Diomede Circle
Eagle River, Alaska 99577
(907) 242-6538
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SIGN UP is OPEN for the AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2024 Bi-Monthly print exchanges
If you would like to participate in this bi-monthly print exchange (Letter/A4 size), please respond by email or post to the group.?
Sign-up will close on August 15th.? I will post the final lists on the 16th.
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Please ship your prints so they arrive in Alaska no later than the last week of September.
The following photographers are currently signed up for the Black & White exchange:
- Tom O'Connell
- Gary Benson
- Jayanand Govindaraj
- Steve Mustoe
- Nara Narasimhan
- Rob Schwartz
- Jeff Deam
- Joshua Daniels
- S. Prabhakaran
The following photographers are currently signed up for the Color print exchange:
- Tom O'Connell
- Gary Benson
- Jayanand Govindaraj
- Steve Mustoe
- Nara Narasimhan
- Rob Schwartz
- Jeff Deam
- Josh Daniels
- S. Prabhakaran
Please ship your prints for repackaging to:
Gary Benson
9843 Little Diomede Circle
Eagle River, Alaska 99577
(907) 242-6538
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TO SUCCESSFULLY PARTICIPATE PLEASE READ ALL OF THE GUIDELINES BELOW
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1) Prints are to be on either Letter (8.5x11) or A4 (8.3"x11.7") size paper. Please sign the print (generally done on the front).?
2) On the 16th of the month you will be notified of how many participants there are for each exchange.? You are to include one print for each of the other participants and one for yourself.?
3) Prints should be enclosed in individual clear sleeves (for example Clear Bags B811SNF) along with a Tech Sheet. Include the date of the exchange, your name, print title and any information about the subject matter, printer, inkset, software, workflow etc on the Tech Sheet which may be of interest to other participants.? Optional: also include your own?critique?of your image.?
4) Make sure that whatever return box or mailing method you use can accommodate both Letter (8.5x11) and A4 (8.3"x11.7") sized prints.??The total number of prints submitted is likely be greater than for the prior monthly print exchanges, so for those participants in the USA a USPS Flat Rate Medium size box is probably the best choice, especially if you are participating in both the B&W and Color print exchanges.
?5) For example, mailing your prints (addressed to the print exchange coordinator) in a USPS Flat Rate envelope or medium size box with an enclosed prepaid USPS Click-n-Ship return LABEL for a Flat Rate envelope or medium size box (addressed to yourself)?should work?very well. ?See this message for additional details?and images of how others have packaged their prints.
6) If you have not included a return postage pre-paid label please send the print exchange coordinator funds for the cost of a USPS Flat Rate envelope or medium size box (whichever you prefer to use) attached to a sheet of paper which?clearly?shows your return address.?
7) Upload a file of the image you have printed into the?correct photo album.? It permits those that are not actively participating in the current exchange an opportunity to observe.? It also creates a historical record that is useful over the years.?
8) Comments on prints are welcome and encouraged, but are not required for participation in a print exchange.? Any topic or theme for a print exchange is entirely optional.
With best regards,
Gary Benson
one of the print exchange moderators
(907) 242-6538
bensonga@...
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UPDATE: June/July Print Exchanges
Hi all,
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I'm still waiting for a few sets of prints to arrive.? I won't be able to send them back to everyone until after August 11th when I return from my trip to Washington/Oregon.
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Gary
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Re: Reminder: JULY/AUG Print Exchanges
Mine will set sail tomorrow, 7/19.?
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Cheers,
–闯辞蝉丑
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Reminder: JULY/AUG Print Exchanges
Hi folks,
Just a reminder to send your prints so they arrive here before the end of July. I've only received prints from Steve thus far and I think Rob's are in the mail.
FYI, I will be in Washington/Oregon on a motorcycle trip from August 1st thru August 11th.
Gary
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Re: Is Adobe really out to screw us???
Tom, Cap1 and ON1 will remain as you say only up to the time they find out how much Adobe is raking in. Adobe themselves went on the AI path after seeing what Skylum and DXO were achieving with that process. Nobody is in it for societal good, only for the bottom line. The idealists run NGOs funded by government grants (taxpayer money), while the rest have to survive by their own wits and expanding bottom lines.
The classic photographic example today, to my mind, is Leica. They have reinvented themselves from being a manufacturer of legendary tools for photographers to a luxury marque selling fashion accessories for the ultra wealthy, much like Rolex and Montblanc have done in their own industry. I fully endorse this attitude of targeting markets that helps a corporation survive - after all, they do not want to echo Moliere's doctors - who insisted on the "correct" known treatment till the patients died!
Cheers Jayanand
Jayanand-
I agree with most of what you say on this. The investment in learning a system is really important.
My thought is that Adobe might well be heading out in a path to a "larger" market (much like Apple has done) at the expense of the top end users - photographers - and blend Illustrator and Design with photography rather than continue to be the best at Photography as a separate category.?
If that happens, I think that Cap1 and On1 are both dedicated to photography with a camera as God intended :-)
If Adobe stumbles, I think anyone proficient with Photoshop and Lightroom will have very little trouble using either of these apps. Integrating all of your plug-ins might be another issue but I have to believe a surmountable one.?
cheers,
Tom O'Connell
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Re: Is Adobe really out to screw us???
Jayanand-
I agree with most of what you say on this. The investment in learning a system is really important.
My thought is that Adobe might well be heading out in a path to a "larger" market (much like Apple has done) at the expense of the top end users - photographers - and blend Illustrator and Design with photography rather than continue to be the best at Photography as a separate category.?
If that happens, I think that Cap1 and On1 are both dedicated to photography with a camera as God intended :-)
If Adobe stumbles, I think anyone proficient with Photoshop and Lightroom will have very little trouble using either of these apps. Integrating all of your plug-ins might be another issue but I have to believe a surmountable one.?
cheers,
Tom O'Connell
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Re: Is Adobe really out to screw us???
The only constant is change. In this time and age, every facet of our life will undergo metamorphosis. We have to embrace the change and adapt or perish. There is no value in wanting to stick to the status quo.
In this case, nothing will be achieved by changing software with very steep learning curves which will take another few years to master. I am all for Adobe's transition to AI modes, I find it saves me hours of time. Like all such emerging technologies, there are pros and cons, and I find that the former outweighs the latter big time for me. YMMV, of course!
As an example, see the decline in stock photography as a vocation, because pro photographers behaved like camels, and stuck their heads under the sand, wishing the new order would go away. Well, obviously, it did not!
My two bits.
Cheers Jayanand
I've been an ardent Photoshop user since the 90s. I've tried almost every alternative (until the last few years) and none really seem to hold up to PS and Lightroom. But a bunch of them seem to come quite close today. I'm thinking Capture 1 and On 1 photo raw.?
Take a look at this article and see if you feel the same about Adobe now :-)
cheers,
Tom O'Connell
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Is Adobe really out to screw us???
I've been an ardent Photoshop user since the 90s. I've tried almost every alternative (until the last few years) and none really seem to hold up to PS and Lightroom. But a bunch of them seem to come quite close today. I'm thinking Capture 1 and On 1 photo raw.? Take a look at this article and see if you feel the same about Adobe now :-)
cheers, Tom O'Connell
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FINAL JUNE/JULY 2024 Print Exchange Lists
The final counts for both the B&W and Color exchange are 9 participants.
Please mail your prints so they will arrive in Alaska no later than July 31st.
The following photographers are signed up for the Black & White exchange:
- Tom O'Connell
- Gary Benson
- Jayanand Govindaraj
- Steve Mustoe
- Nara Narasimhan
- Rob Schwartz
- Jeff Deam
- Joshua Daniels
- S. Prabhakaran
The following photographers are signed up for the Color print exchange:
- Tom O'Connell
- Gary Benson
- Jayanand Govindaraj
- Steve Mustoe
- Nara Narasimhan
- Rob Schwartz
- Jeff Deam
- Josh Daniels
- S. Prabhakaran
Please ship your prints for repackaging to:
Gary Benson
9843 Little Diomede Circle
Eagle River, Alaska 99577
(907) 242-6538
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Re: UPDATE: April/May Print Exchanges
Yup, I made a note to myself to hold off on mailing yours Rob.
Gary
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Re: UPDATE: April/May Print Exchanges
Gary. Please send mine after 6/18
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On Jun 12, 2024, at 5:19 PM, Gary via groups.io <bensonga@...> wrote:
?I received the final set of prints for the April/May exchange from Oscar last evening, so I will get the prints sorted, packed and mailed out today.
Gary
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Re: UPDATE: April/May Print Exchanges
I received the final set of prints for the April/May exchange from Oscar last evening, so I will get the prints sorted, packed and mailed out today.
Gary
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Re: SIGN UP is OPEN for the JUNE/JULY 2024 Bi-Monthly print exchanges
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On Jun 1, 2024, at 7:35?PM, Robert Schwartz PhD via groups.io <urokguy@...> wrote:
Thanks Gary. I wii do both.? On Jun 1, 2024, at 18:39, Gary via groups.io <bensonga@...> wrote:
? If you would like to participate in this bi-monthly print exchange (Letter/A4 size), please respond by email or post to the group.?
Sign-up will close on June 15th.? I will post the final lists on the 16th. ?
Please ship your prints so they arrive in Alaska no later than the last week of July.
The following photographers are currently signed up for the Black & White exchange:
- Tom O'Connell
- Gary Benson
- Jayanand Govindaraj
- Steve Mustoe
- Nara Narasimhan
- Rob Schwartz
- Jeff Deam
- Joshua Daniels
- S. Prabhakaran
The following photographers are currently signed up for the Color print exchange:
- Tom O'Connell
- Gary Benson
- Jayanand Govindaraj
- Steve Mustoe
- Nara Narasimhan
- Rob Schwartz
- Jeff Deam
- Josh Daniels
- S. Prabhakaran
- David Reesor
Please ship your prints for repackaging to: Gary Benson
9843 Little Diomede Circle
Eagle River, Alaska 99577
(907) 242-6538
?
TO SUCCESSFULLY PARTICIPATE PLEASE READ ALL OF THE GUIDELINES BELOW =================================================================== 1) Prints are to be on either Letter (8.5x11) or A4 (8.3"x11.7") size paper. Please sign the print (generally done on the front).? 2) On the 16th of the month you will be notified of how many participants there are for each exchange.? You are to print one print for each of the other participants and one for yourself.? 3) Prints should be enclosed in individual clear sleeves (for example Clear Bags B811SNF) along with a Tech Sheet. Include the date of the exchange, your name, print title and any information about the subject matter, printer, inkset, software, workflow etc on the Tech Sheet which may be of interest to other participants.? Optional: also include your own?critique?of your image.? 4) Make sure that whatever return box or mailing method you use can accommodate both Letter (8.5x11) and A4 (8.3"x11.7") sized prints.??The total number of prints submitted is likely be greater than for the prior monthly print exchanges, so for those participants in the USA a USPS Flat Rate Medium size box is probably the best choice, especially if you are participating in both the B&W and Color print exchanges. ?5) For example, mailing your prints (addressed to the print exchange coordinator) in a USPS Flat Rate envelope or medium size box with an enclosed prepaid USPS Click-n-Ship return LABEL for a Flat Rate envelope or medium size box (addressed to yourself)?should work?very well. ?See this message for additional details?and images of how others have packaged their prints. 6) If you have not included a return postage pre-paid label please send the print exchange coordinator funds for the cost of a USPS Flat Rate envelope or medium size box (whichever you prefer to use) attached to a sheet of paper which?clearly?shows your return address.? 7) Upload a file of the image you have printed into the?correct photo album.? It permits those that are not actively participating in the current exchange an opportunity to observe.? It also creates a historical record that is useful over the years.? 8) Comments on prints are welcome and encouraged, but are not required for participation in a print exchange.? Any topic or theme for a print exchange is entirely optional. With best regards, Gary Benson one of the print exchange moderators (907) 242-6538 bensonga@...
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Re: SIGN UP is OPEN for the JUNE/JULY 2024 Bi-Monthly print exchanges
Thanks Gary. I wii do both.?
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On Jun 1, 2024, at 18:39, Gary via groups.io <bensonga@...> wrote:
? If you would like to participate in this bi-monthly print exchange (Letter/A4 size), please respond by email or post to the group.?
Sign-up will close on June 15th.? I will post the final lists on the 16th.
?
Please ship your prints so they arrive in Alaska no later than the last week of July.
The following photographers are currently signed up for the Black & White exchange:
- Tom O'Connell
- Gary Benson
- Jayanand Govindaraj
- Steve Mustoe
- Nara Narasimhan
- Rob Schwartz
- Jeff Deam
- Joshua Daniels
- S. Prabhakaran
The following photographers are currently signed up for the Color print exchange:
- Tom O'Connell
- Gary Benson
- Jayanand Govindaraj
- Steve Mustoe
- Nara Narasimhan
- Rob Schwartz
- Jeff Deam
- Josh Daniels
- S. Prabhakaran
- David Reesor
Please ship your prints for repackaging to:
Gary Benson
9843 Little Diomede Circle
Eagle River, Alaska 99577
(907) 242-6538
?
TO SUCCESSFULLY PARTICIPATE PLEASE READ ALL OF THE GUIDELINES BELOW
===================================================================
1) Prints are to be on either Letter (8.5x11) or A4 (8.3"x11.7") size paper. Please sign the print (generally done on the front).?
2) On the 16th of the month you will be notified of how many participants there are for each exchange.? You are to print one print for each of the other participants and one for yourself.?
3) Prints should be enclosed in individual clear sleeves (for example Clear Bags B811SNF) along with a Tech Sheet. Include the date of the exchange, your name, print title and any information about the subject matter, printer, inkset, software, workflow etc on the Tech Sheet which may be of interest to other participants.? Optional: also include your own?critique?of your image.?
4) Make sure that whatever return box or mailing method you use can accommodate both Letter (8.5x11) and A4 (8.3"x11.7") sized prints.??The total number of prints submitted is likely be greater than for the prior monthly print exchanges, so for those participants in the USA a USPS Flat Rate Medium size box is probably the best choice, especially if you are participating in both the B&W and Color print exchanges.
?5) For example, mailing your prints (addressed to the print exchange coordinator) in a USPS Flat Rate envelope or medium size box with an enclosed prepaid USPS Click-n-Ship return LABEL for a Flat Rate envelope or medium size box (addressed to yourself)?should work?very well. ?See this message for additional details?and images of how others have packaged their prints.
6) If you have not included a return postage pre-paid label please send the print exchange coordinator funds for the cost of a USPS Flat Rate envelope or medium size box (whichever you prefer to use) attached to a sheet of paper which?clearly?shows your return address.?
7) Upload a file of the image you have printed into the?correct photo album.? It permits those that are not actively participating in the current exchange an opportunity to observe.? It also creates a historical record that is useful over the years.?
8) Comments on prints are welcome and encouraged, but are not required for participation in a print exchange.? Any topic or theme for a print exchange is entirely optional.
With best regards,
Gary Benson
one of the print exchange moderators
(907) 242-6538
bensonga@...
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SIGN UP is OPEN for the JUNE/JULY 2024 Bi-Monthly print exchanges
If you would like to participate in this bi-monthly print exchange (Letter/A4 size), please respond by email or post to the group.?
Sign-up will close on June 15th.? I will post the final lists on the 16th.
?
Please ship your prints so they arrive in Alaska no later than the last week of July.
The following photographers are currently signed up for the Black & White exchange:
- Tom O'Connell
- Gary Benson
- Jayanand Govindaraj
- Steve Mustoe
- Nara Narasimhan
- Rob Schwartz
- Jeff Deam
- Joshua Daniels
- S. Prabhakaran
The following photographers are currently signed up for the Color print exchange:
- Tom O'Connell
- Gary Benson
- Jayanand Govindaraj
- Steve Mustoe
- Nara Narasimhan
- Rob Schwartz
- Jeff Deam
- Josh Daniels
- S. Prabhakaran
- David Reesor
Please ship your prints for repackaging to:
Gary Benson
9843 Little Diomede Circle
Eagle River, Alaska 99577
(907) 242-6538
?
TO SUCCESSFULLY PARTICIPATE PLEASE READ ALL OF THE GUIDELINES BELOW
===================================================================
1) Prints are to be on either Letter (8.5x11) or A4 (8.3"x11.7") size paper. Please sign the print (generally done on the front).?
2) On the 16th of the month you will be notified of how many participants there are for each exchange.? You are to print one print for each of the other participants and one for yourself.?
3) Prints should be enclosed in individual clear sleeves (for example Clear Bags B811SNF) along with a Tech Sheet. Include the date of the exchange, your name, print title and any information about the subject matter, printer, inkset, software, workflow etc on the Tech Sheet which may be of interest to other participants.? Optional: also include your own?critique?of your image.?
4) Make sure that whatever return box or mailing method you use can accommodate both Letter (8.5x11) and A4 (8.3"x11.7") sized prints.??The total number of prints submitted is likely be greater than for the prior monthly print exchanges, so for those participants in the USA a USPS Flat Rate Medium size box is probably the best choice, especially if you are participating in both the B&W and Color print exchanges.
?5) For example, mailing your prints (addressed to the print exchange coordinator) in a USPS Flat Rate envelope or medium size box with an enclosed prepaid USPS Click-n-Ship return LABEL for a Flat Rate envelope or medium size box (addressed to yourself)?should work?very well. ?See this message for additional details?and images of how others have packaged their prints.
6) If you have not included a return postage pre-paid label please send the print exchange coordinator funds for the cost of a USPS Flat Rate envelope or medium size box (whichever you prefer to use) attached to a sheet of paper which?clearly?shows your return address.?
7) Upload a file of the image you have printed into the?correct photo album.? It permits those that are not actively participating in the current exchange an opportunity to observe.? It also creates a historical record that is useful over the years.?
8) Comments on prints are welcome and encouraged, but are not required for participation in a print exchange.? Any topic or theme for a print exchange is entirely optional.
With best regards,
Gary Benson
one of the print exchange moderators
(907) 242-6538
bensonga@...
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Jayanand