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Hi Lumenlux, I am still here; I was waiting for Pte5....many months....thinking of making giant leaps in possibilities with new features........but when I saw the beta result.....I was very, very disappointed. ...and it is difficult to revert back to the old version (in my mind)...... Now I probably have to wait for the final version...........more months....when that is finished I will read and write again in the forum........... Michel Verhoef

Very nice show....very crisp and great images....good blending of images.....when you watch it you do not need tranquilizers....good medicine for nervous people...hi,hi..... Thanks Michel Verhoef

The new show called "The artwork of David Ho" has a very special approach, slowly fading and long transition times which gives it a unearthlike feeling of tension together with the perfect fitting music of Massive Attack.................if you like the art or not....it is almost hypnotising. A fine piece of art. p.s. Now I am very curious to see what this poser-4 software does. thanks for sharing Michel Verhoef Netherlands

Hi francine, Very nice show you did make at Pere Lachaise.....very tastefull.....very serene.... appropriate music....you succeeded in transforming me to over there.....and that is what is important...for me. It is a "must be" place to visit for photographers............ Thanks for sharing and well done.

Goodday Patrick.....nice show...calm images+calm music....and calm transitions. And the white sky is not always a problem because there is not a great difference in contrasts, the only disadvantage is that you get some flat images because you miss some sparkling lights......and what I do not like is that some images have slanting horizons (when you leave the Island for example) did you not see that.... this can be very distracting..... but maybe not for you and someone else....... For the rest I think you succeeded in giving me the feeling and atmoshphere that you experienced at your visit to this Island. Thanks for sharing Michel Verhoef

Very beautiful put together lifecycle of the Lotus flower.... very tranquillizing...nice special Vietnamese music...and above all some SUPERB Flower photography with very good light conditions...and water reflections.....and the background concept fits perfectly within this subject.... It is a very good and crystal clear slideshow...and put together in a refreshing style....... Many thanks for sharing this production.... Michel Verhoef

Hi Michel.....now I have to watch it again....I was impressed by the images, but did not realise it was a real ascent to the top at 4000 m !!!.... maybe that explanation was in the french text...which was apparently too difficult for me....but with that in mind I understand now the ending with the sunrays at the top..............oke.....that was supernatural indeed.......!!!!!!!!!! Maybe you can make a translation of the show in English, parce que ce show a des capacités internationales, je pense !?.... Maybe you remember the show ''Day after Day''....well we did make from this show also a translation into ''Jour apres Jour''....and now it is in an international circuit....when it is in an English speaking country they will show the English version and when it is in a french speaking country they will show the french version..... it is just a tip. keep up the good work wfn Michel Verhoef

Well about...NSJ...contrary to you I have even criticism about my own production...but this keeps me sharp in what I do the next time, trying to do even better and preventing making the same "mistakes".... But now about your question. I did mean to say..... just to have additional slides showing some flower close-ups...... you did also take a shot from beneath pointed upwards to show some flowers....this type of picture is mostly very interesting and keeps your attention focused.....which is what we all want of course.....and with the modern cameras of today where you can tilt the viewer makes everything a lot easier, within this context. The other shows....I do not remember them....but up to now I have been very selective in watching shows due to my slow connection speed...I selected the shows by reading the comments first in this forum (but this has changed now, because now I have a fast connection)....so I can watch them again...if I can find them..... well for now Michel Verhoef

Hi Lumenlux, I will do no comments here about screenresolutions etc etc...but only on the contents of the show.... It is very nice and you make someone feel to want to be there standing in this beautiful mountainous region...with very colorful and abundant fieldflowers.....and especially the nice opening of the show...very smooth awakening of nature.....only as always there is some point of criticism..... The weather is not always very super and shiny...which results in some darker pictures with white skies...well you cannot have them all....but this can be compensated by taking some pictures with color in them....like taking some close ups from some fieldflowers or from a group of flowers..... and especially with this kind of weather the colors are very saturated...and not so harsh as it would be in very sunny conditions. And the music well...that is always very personal....though it does fit the images..... So again a very nice show.....and I feel your shows are increasing in quality....but that is as always my personal opinion. thanks again Michel Verhoef PS. By the way..Congratulations with your contestresult within the summer fun competition....

VERY GOOD...SUPER...the atmoshpere...the very sharp pictures....the lighting...in the morning...perfect lights...and especially the mystical music...trasferring you to there.... And the text at the beinning very tasteful.... One point of critique...at the end why suddenly the voice...just using the text would be enough and would not break the spell. The artificial sunrays at the end...hmmm...maybe...but I would say stick to the reality even through teh end.... But what a good show...!!! I will keep it saved.... greetings Michel Verhoef

A very nice slide show of great sandartists combined with very good matching humorous fairy-tale music by the great Dave Grusin....... seeing this, gives you immediately the desire to be there....and as always a very clear and crisp slideshow by Andrew.......... greetings Michel

Thanks Andrew Busst...it was some work...but not so much work as your GREAT site....beautiful pictures...especially your Pictorial section...very crisp...saturated colours (thinking of Michael Busselle)...........you are a very good photographer...........!!!! greetings Michel Verhoef

Thanks Andrew for your kind remarks, it was just an registration of an annual event in the summer and I happened to be lucky standing in the front row..as an "older" man between the screaming girls and no ear plugs..... Michel Verhoef

Hi Peter Coles.... CONGRATULATIONS for winning the gold medal and the ribbon of honour at Cardiff....and of course your co-authors Sheila and Willem ........ Please can you tell me where your winning show Sarah can be downloaded to view..and also the Fontenay show, I am very anxious to see them.... ??? Also thanks to Maureen who has contributed so much to this event...it must have been a hell of an organisation !! kind regards Michel Verhoef

To Diaposif.... Great site...only after I did enlist....and than wanting to make a reply....the background of your site turns black and only the text stays visible....so it is impossible to give a reply....maybe this is only temporary...or maybe it is a program-error...... salut Michel Verhoef

When the festival was finished...the man who organised it said to me...that it was a pitty that the show was only in 1024x768 pix.......he did advise me to resize it to a higher resolution of 1400x????pix...it than would be better for the big screens in the theatre......he did advise me to use the Fred Miranda resize filter.....does anyone can tell me the pro's and con's of this approach ? I was thinking that for the computerscreen the 1024x768 size would be the most common and suitable for most of the systems....but....maybe...???? Michel Verhoef

Hi Contaxman..... You wanted to know how this show got on in the competitions. In my country, in the National slide-show festival (in Barneveld), Day after Day has got the 1st prize of the jury and also 1st prize of the public. 2nd was The secret of Fontenay from (W.vd.Berg&P.Coles). bye bye Michel Verhoef

Ohh sorry.... that was not your question Contaxman.... I will keep you informed

Hi Contaxman, There are many diaporama-events in the world, here is a famous page for some of them: http://www.avworld.org/pages/avcalendar.htm I hope I did answer your question. bye bye Michel

Hi Ralvis,Dadou,Steve,Isabel,Andrew,Contaxman and Lumenlux, Feeling very honored, and I am sure that my friend Michel also feels like that, by all your positive and enthousiastic remarks about our show. There is even no criticism; we really did not expect that ! But actually we are very pleased that the storyline was for you not a problem to understand, which was at first a concern for us; tackling this with a poetic introduction and thus giving you a sense of what the story could be. And just imagine that there are more pictures not in the show than we actually did use. Well maybe we will find a use for them sometimes in another show at another time and another subject...who knows. ps. the number "2" is: 2gether, hand in hand, love....or what ever you feel like it. ps. this show will also be in some slide-show contests, if you like I can keep you informed about that. thanks again Michel

Congratulations... Jan with your first presentation. Very nice topic...and good photography....and what an opportunity to shoot from beneath the dansing floor upwards.... And the music...is it the actual music...during the dansing...or did you select that especially...I think it fits very well !!! Keep on going... regards Michel Verhoef

Well... Barbara you wrote: Does living in the holyland in the city of Jerusalem count for anything in this string? What do you see as the start of a theme since we have no snow, no manger, lots of light (too bright) only cyprus trees, etc. Does anyone see an idea other than starting where it all began with the exception that Bethlehem is out of bounds. The fact that you live in Jerusalem maybe seems to make it difficult to make you see all the many subject you can make a presentation of. What I think is very interresting is the people living in your country... the orthodox...the military...the contrasts...the normal life...religious feasts...the barriers...the sights, the people walking on the wall around Jerusalem (I have been there once...it was great) etc.etc. Just shoot..and shoot...and shoot...teh normal life...and at sunsets there will always be the occasional opportunity for beautiful sunsets. I hope you understand that maybe many people living outside your country are very curious to see the real life behind the usual violence coming to us from your very beautiful and interesting country. regards Michel Verhoef

Hi Lumenlux...thanks.... and also Al.... I have a small tip for you Lumenlux...when you want more appreciation-time....just watch the show...many times...than you can add these times up...et voila....there you have a longer appreciation time...!!! sorry...I am just joking.. Michel

Oke...Barbara...you wanted to know about the third image...well I did not realize that I was making that !!!...until Andrew gave his remark concerning this topic. What I wanted to make is not just image after image with nice landscapes....but I wanted more....especially because I did not have many images due of the bad weather I had over there.... So I wanted to make an extra image just like the traditional slides putting over each other in one frame. Even when Andrew spoke of the third image...I was thinking of something else.. i.e. like an image where something suddenly appears and than fainting again...(like ghost coming up in graveyard). But in fact I used image a and than mixing it with image b resulting in c and than showing image b ....oeps.....it almost looks like a rhymescheme in mathematics. It sounds difficult but to do this is very simple just in photoshop copying the image as layer into the other image and than selecting a blendmode...et voila...a third image has born....The trick is here to sort out the suitable images and the suitable blending modes.... But it is a very nice experiment for a rainy day !!! Just give it a try !! regards Michel Verhoef

Hi Igor, You wanted to know about new features ??? One of the biggest problems I encounter is the adding of new pictures in an existing timeline. This is especially a problem now because I am already quite some months making a duo-presentation with someone. We than have to send the images+pte file-->making changes--->sending back--->making changes etc.etc. Therefore it would be nice to protect certain slide points on the timeline...which are essential in the show. I think this has already been mentioned before by me and someone else....but it would greatly improve the program if you have a solution for this problem. Best wishes Michel Verhoef