Re: OT So, cyclists,....
On Mar 7, 2011, at 11:30 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Just because I'm pedantic, they aren't the same. Helmets for autoracing are SA rated, I presume the bikes use motorcycle helmets which are M rated by snell. Bike helmets these days are specialist items designed specifically for the task. Not suitable (and not legal) for motorcycle riding. I do have one but I've only worn it a couple of times. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT So, cyclists,....
On Mar 6, 2011, at 11:51 PM, mike wilson wrote: ... how are your downhill skills? This needs sound on and full screen for best effect. http://www.wimp.com/urbanchile/ Someone sent me that the other day, it must be doing the rounds. Almost as scary as the NY cycle messengers. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: This seems backwards
On Mar 6, 2011, at 11:55 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: On 3/7/2011 1:51 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I suspect that with Canikon it's easier to find gear, but with Pentax it's easier to find friends. Agreed. Well put. I wonder if there's a brand that makes it easier to find someone to date. And I don't mean carbon dating. I think Olympus is supposed to make it easier to find your soul mate. Funny, I always thought mount Olympus meant something entirely different. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Off Topic: A bit of a promo
Hi! My (almost former) co-worker and a friend (and a fellow Nikonian) is developing an interesting project management system he called Gigantt. We discussed it in some detail and I find his approach really interesting. Have a look if you're so inclined. http://www.gigantt.com/ Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: lighting widgets
On 3/7/2011 3:10 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I've got some handy little widgets that came with some gear that I picked up along the way, and would love to get more of them, but don't know where to look: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157626212088930/ Gee, and I thought wid-gets, is something that one's cell phone home screen cannot do wid-out. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Learning my lesson
On 3/7/2011 12:17 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I do hope that the K-5 LCD display is better than the K20. Hope not, Larry. The only thing K-7 offered on top of K10D (and may be K20D too) was ability to tweak color balance of the back screen. The screen itself is a bit bigger but you cannot judge anything (except may be a lighting pole growing out of the head of your models) from it. Like it has been pointed out already, what you see is JPG preview picture which may or may not be close to what you actually photographed in RAW. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: This seems backwards
On 3/7/2011 2:10 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Funny, I always thought mount Olympus meant something entirely different. Just don't let 'em know we're onto 'em. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: This seems backwards
On 3/7/2011 2:35 AM, Larry Colen wrote: My process of rating, choosing and sorting pictures is a lot faster when they are just for me. Throw in the process of getting them to select which prints they want, and other communications, and all of a sudden my post processing time is about 3-4 times what it is when I'm just doing pictures for myself. At some point, I'll need to figure out how to set up a gallery where customers can order prints in such a way that I have a chance to clean up the prints that have been ordered. Ideally, they'd also be able to rate photos too. I should probably just take my camera for a walk in the forest while it's raining, just to do take some photos for myself for a change. Aren't you just describing what sets apart a professional and an amateur - the right and cost of making a mistake? I am not sure I'd like to be one your customers if I had to rate photos and so on. It is very much similar to Pentax making us fine tune AF of our cameras instead of making it work from the factory. I am not saying that you shouldn't be doing this or that Pentax is wrong. It is just my own (humble) perspective. It also depends on the relationship between you and your customers. If they are not totally strange people to you, then it might work. But eventually, I think, you would have to optimize your workflow and be able to work completely on your own giving your customers completely finalized product. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT So, cyclists,....
Ken Waller wrote: I've done the Haleakala (around 10,000 feet @ the top) down hill on Maui several times ... Real cycle fanatics might consider the Karakorum Highway between China and Pakistan. It goes up near 5,000 m, 16,000 feet or so, at the top. One guy who did the trip wrote a book about it. http://wikitravel.org/en/Karakoram_Highway -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Toy University
Thanks for looking, those who did. Yup. It was the 35mm/2.8 tilt shift While mucking around at uni (Sydney U, where I got my toy degrees), I popped into the Nicholson museum to have a look at Exposed http://sydney.edu.au/museums/whatson/exhibitions/nich_current.shtml It is so nice to look at vintage prints once in a while to recalibrate. They are so pleasant to the eye. The Chim shot of Bernard Berenson having a stoic perv always cracks me up. On 6/03/2011 11:42 AM, eckinator wrote: Intriguing as usual - were these taken with a tilt lens or toycam filtered? Cheers Ecke 2011/3/5 Derby Changder...@iinet.net.au: Right. That's my T/S pics for the year, then http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/11/11_03/11_03_toyuni/index.htm -- der...@iinet.net.au http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Toy University
nust not sleep... must warn others... 2011/3/7 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: Must resist... Asking questions... No questions... Or else money is gonna be spent... Must resist... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: cold shoe question
On 11-03-07 2:36 AM, Larry Colen wrote: In my collection of photo gear that looked handy when I bought it, are several metal cold shoes. Unfortunately, when I mount a speedlight on one of them, bad things happen. Or at least good things don't happen. Are speedlights supposed to work, even with their hotshoe contacts shorted out? You need to insert a thin piece of mylar or similar to prevent shorting. When I asked about this very thing a couple of years ago, somebody suggested that 35mm film could be used for that. The better coldshoes are either insulated or leave a gap under the flash shoe to prevent shorting. -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT So, cyclists,....
GT even named a bike after it. The other day there was a my size GT Zaskar reissue edition frame in the bay that went for under 300 € - that one really hurt; then again any modern day frame of a similar MSRP price point is probably vastly superior and I can't justify building a retro bike for the sole purpose of commuting with a trailer behind it... 2011/3/7 Sandy Harris sandyinch...@gmail.com: Ken Waller wrote: I've done the Haleakala (around 10,000 feet @ the top) down hill on Maui several times ... Real cycle fanatics might consider the Karakorum Highway between China and Pakistan. It goes up near 5,000 m, 16,000 feet or so, at the top. One guy who did the trip wrote a book about it. http://wikitravel.org/en/Karakoram_Highway -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: This seems backwards
On Mar 7, 2011, at 12:50 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: On 3/7/2011 2:35 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Aren't you just describing what sets apart a professional and an amateur - the right and cost of making a mistake? In a large part that is true. I am not sure I'd like to be one your customers if I had to rate photos and so on. It is very much similar to Pentax making us fine tune AF of our cameras instead of making it work from the factory. I am not saying that you shouldn't be doing this or that Pentax is wrong. It is just my own (humble) perspective. What I try to offer to my customers is the best quality photographs for the lowest cost. My biggest cost is my time. If I were paying myself minimum wage for the photography work, the company would be running way in the red. To get great photographs, there are certain things that most customers need from me: 1) equipment. It's possible to get great photos with crappy, or makeshift equipment, but not any time, or any place, or in a reasonable amount of time. 2) Skill with the equipment. 3) Teaching them to be good models, giving them direction. On the other hand, for the most part, they can pick out the photos that they like as well, or better than I can. If I need to charge $50 per hour for my time, and it takes me two hours to sort through photos, then I need to charge an extra $100. Not everyone, when given the opportunity, would basically pay themselves $50 an hour, for something that they could have someone else do. It also depends on the relationship between you and your customers. If they are not totally strange people to you, then it might work. But eventually, I think, you would have to optimize your workflow and be able to work completely on your own giving your customers completely finalized product. I could do a photo shoot, and afterwards pick my five favorite pictures and give them the prints. Most people seem to want to pick the pictures they get themselves. In a similar vein, I used to go to a restaurant where, as a joke, the owner put Dave's whatever on the menu. It was whatever the cook felt like making, you didn't have a choice, and he'd tell you what it cost when you got the bill. To his surprise, it was actually a very popular item. It seems that a lot of people do indeed like home cooking in the sense that you eat what Mom puts on the table, and you don't have to think about it, or get to choose. On the other hand, most of the people who went to Tara's didn't order the whatever, they actually selected something off the menu. So, while you might be happy to have someone do a photoshoot of you, and select and print the photos for you, I think that most people want more say than that in what they get. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: cold shoe question
On Mar 7, 2011, at 2:20 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: On 11-03-07 2:36 AM, Larry Colen wrote: In my collection of photo gear that looked handy when I bought it, are several metal cold shoes. Unfortunately, when I mount a speedlight on one of them, bad things happen. Or at least good things don't happen. Are speedlights supposed to work, even with their hotshoe contacts shorted out? You need to insert a thin piece of mylar or similar to prevent shorting. When I asked about this very thing a couple of years ago, somebody suggested that 35mm film could be used for that. The better coldshoes are either insulated or leave a gap under the flash shoe to prevent shorting. Aha! So, what I need to do, is make a template based on the contacts on my strobes, and just drill out the cold shoes so that the p-ttl contacts don't short out. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: This seems backwards
Reply interspersed. On 3/7/2011 12:45 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 7, 2011, at 12:50 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Aren't you just describing what sets apart a professional and an amateur - the right and cost of making a mistake? In a large part that is true. Good. In a sense that it means that you and I are on the same page and I am not misunderstanding you in any significant way. What I try to offer to my customers is the best quality photographs for the lowest cost. My biggest cost is my time. If I were paying myself minimum wage for the photography work, the company would be running way in the red. To get great photographs, there are certain things that most customers need from me: 1) equipment. It's possible to get great photos with crappy, or makeshift equipment, but not any time, or any place, or in a reasonable amount of time. 2) Skill with the equipment. 3) Teaching them to be good models, giving them direction. Oh, then I reckon I ought to bow out here. Mostly because I am totally clueless in all things business, and especially one-man operation that you seem to have to be, Larry. On the other hand, for the most part, they can pick out the photos that they like as well, or better than I can. If I need to charge $50 per hour for my time, and it takes me two hours to sort through photos, then I need to charge an extra $100. Not everyone, when given the opportunity, would basically pay themselves $50 an hour, for something that they could have someone else do. When Galia finishes her basic school (6 years) the plan is to make a photo album from (mostly) my photos. Presently I've uploaded them to Picasa (you might remember me asking for a volunteer to look at large volume of photographs). We're hoping to make parents and their kids make their choices that will be then included into the book. Obviously, the final say will be by parent's council or whatever is the name of the select few parents that engage themselves in organizing things for the class. I am looking forward to learning some valuable lessons from the experience. I could do a photo shoot, and afterwards pick my five favorite pictures and give them the prints. Most people seem to want to pick the pictures they get themselves. In a similar vein, I used to go to a restaurant where, as a joke, the owner put Dave's whatever on the menu. It was whatever the cook felt like making, you didn't have a choice, and he'd tell you what it cost when you got the bill. To his surprise, it was actually a very popular item. It seems that a lot of people do indeed like home cooking in the sense that you eat what Mom puts on the table, and you don't have to think about it, or get to choose. On the other hand, most of the people who went to Tara's didn't order the whatever, they actually selected something off the menu. So, while you might be happy to have someone do a photoshoot of you, and select and print the photos for you, I think that most people want more say than that in what they get. Why don't you determine up front what is the goal of the shoot? Indeed, the model portfolio or shoot me my lovely baby or just a couple of promotional shots of a new restaurant dishes are all rather different, IMO. In particular, if I were to hire you to shoot my wedding or shoot me and my wife-to-be before the wedding, I'd expect to be handed down the finished album with or without electronic media attached to it. Obviously that would influence the pricing. But like I said, I am totally clueless in these things, so I digress. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Learning my lesson
I had a K20 and now K7, but I think that zooming the rear display shows much better details than the K20 did, this was one of my reasons for upgrading. Greetz, Jos On 7-3-2011 9:45, Boris Liberman wrote: On 3/7/2011 12:17 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I do hope that the K-5 LCD display is better than the K20. Hope not, Larry. The only thing K-7 offered on top of K10D (and may be K20D too) was ability to tweak color balance of the back screen. The screen itself is a bit bigger but you cannot judge anything (except may be a lighting pole growing out of the head of your models) from it. Like it has been pointed out already, what you see is JPG preview picture which may or may not be close to what you actually photographed in RAW. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Geso - Salon des Refusés
On 3/6/2011 9:36 PM, Bob W wrote: whoever rejected those doesn't know a good photo from a bite on the ass. B Despite being probably another example of Her Majesty Lingva, I totally agree with Bob's sentiment. These are excellent photos, Ann. Whereas in any such gallery like PPG the decisions are made just by a few individuals, whose idea of what a good photograph is may be, well, let me say - somewhat distorted. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PAW60 - Fog
Thanks! It is always nice to know that I am hated .-) I see your point regarding the branches. The picture would be more quiet without them. DagT Den 3. mars 2011 kl. 15.25 skrev Boris Liberman: Dag, in my so very humble opinion, a bit on the left can be lost. Or the branches growing off the left-bottom corner of the frame doctored out... I still hate you, but the way. Boris On 2/28/2011 12:17 AM, DagT wrote: http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html K-5, DA*16-50@50mm, 1/250s, f/5.6, ISO200 DagT http://www.thrane.name/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Learning my lesson
On Mar 7, 2011, at 3:00 AM, Jos from Holland wrote: I had a K20 and now K7, but I think that zooming the rear display shows much better details than the K20 did, this was one of my reasons for upgrading. It seemed to me that the dynamic range of the K20 display was very lacking. I also noticed that my purple hat showed up blue. If I were smart, would have compared it with the K-x screen. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Learning my lesson
On 3/7/2011 1:42 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I also noticed that my purple hat showed up blue. Mark! I made a test shot with my K-5 of some purple flowers. They came out blue on the camera screen and purple in the RAW file. So, Larry, most likely you won't find salvation in K-5's screen. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO - Damned Snow
We'd had several mild, rainy days that washed away almost all of the snow. Saturday night it was raining. It got cold overnight, and we awoke to this yesterday morning: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/03/damned-snow.html Not a lot, but certainly unwelcome none the less. This fellow seemed even unhappier than I was. ;-) Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT So, cyclists,....
On 7 March 2011 21:23, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: GT even named a bike after it. The other day there was a my size GT Zaskar reissue edition frame in the bay that went for under 300 € - that one really hurt; then again any modern day frame of a similar MSRP price point is probably vastly superior and I can't justify building a retro bike for the sole purpose of commuting with a trailer behind it... Bike abuse? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z1fSpZNXhUfeature=player_embedded#at=279 -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Hot for teacher
At the end of the evening last night, I did some photos of one of my tango instructors. I had already gotten a bunch of usable shots, so I tried something with the lighting. I'm happy with the results, though the exposure curves might need a bit more tweaking: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5505467033/in/set-72157626215167022/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5505468753/in/set-72157626215167022/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5505467755/in/set-72157626215167022/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5506065526/in/set-72157626215167022/ -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Damned Snow
I have an idea the cat feels the same way. Might lighten the cat a tiny bit.(?) Nice shot! Jack --- On Mon, 3/7/11, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: PESO - Damned Snow To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Date: Monday, March 7, 2011, 3:54 AM We'd had several mild, rainy days that washed away almost all of the snow. Saturday night it was raining. It got cold overnight, and we awoke to this yesterday morning: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/03/damned-snow.html Not a lot, but certainly unwelcome none the less. This fellow seemed even unhappier than I was. ;-) Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: This seems backwards
On Mar 7, 2011, at 5:45 AM, Larry Colen wrote: What I try to offer to my customers is the best quality photographs for the lowest cost. My biggest cost is my time. If I were paying myself minimum wage for the photography work, the company would be running way in the red. To get great photographs, there are certain things that most customers need from me: 1) equipment. It's possible to get great photos with crappy, or makeshift equipment, but not any time, or any place, or in a reasonable amount of time. 2) Skill with the equipment. 3) Teaching them to be good models, giving them direction. On the other hand, for the most part, they can pick out the photos that they like as well, or better than I can. If I need to charge $50 per hour for my time, and it takes me two hours to sort through photos, then I need to charge an extra $100. Not everyone, when given the opportunity, would basically pay themselves $50 an hour, for something that they could have someone else do. It also depends on the relationship between you and your customers. If they are not totally strange people to you, then it might work. But eventually, I think, you would have to optimize your workflow and be able to work completely on your own giving your customers completely finalized product. I could do a photo shoot, and afterwards pick my five favorite pictures and give them the prints. Most people seem to want to pick the pictures they get themselves. In a similar vein, I used to go to a restaurant where, as a joke, the owner put Dave's whatever on the menu. It was whatever the cook felt like making, you didn't have a choice, and he'd tell you what it cost when you got the bill. To his surprise, it was actually a very popular item. It seems that a lot of people do indeed like home cooking in the sense that you eat what Mom puts on the table, and you don't have to think about it, or get to choose. On the other hand, most of the people who went to Tara's didn't order the whatever, they actually selected something off the menu. So, while you might be happy to have someone do a photoshoot of you, and select and print the photos for you, I think that most people want more say than that in what they get. Larry, I would suggest a #4 for your list of what the customer expects: The ability to know the difference between best quality and not so best quality photos. In other words, I agree that customers would like to chose which photo(s) to keep from a portrait session, but they shouldn't have to sort through crap to find the good ones. Or even need to sort through umpteen good shots that are essentially duplicates of one another. I think they expect you to exercise some judgment in pruning down the set by eliminating the obvious bad ones where the lighting or focus are a bit off. Then out of the many good ones you have left, make some quick choices. If you have 17 images 3/4 left front with single light, and you have dozens if not hundreds more with different angles, lighting etc., then make a quick choice of 2-3 from the 17 and move on. stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Zenit
On 3/6/2011 11:09 AM, Margus Männik wrote: More cameras and less ideology, if you like :) BR, Margus Mark! Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Overnight snow time lapse (Pentax W90)
Overnight snow time lapse of my back porch in Ithaca, N.Y. I think we had 8 inches or so already at the time I started the time lapse around 11 p.m. We've ended up with 18 inches or so, though it's hard to tell with all the drifting ... My Pentax W90 is the first digital camera I've owned that has a movie time lapse function. Not bad! http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=868685674785 (video should be viewable to anyone at this link, I think) Joe Wilensky -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Overnight snow time lapse (Pentax W90)
On 3/7/2011 3:25 PM, Joe Wilensky wrote: (video should be viewable to anyone at this link, I think) Joe, it is asking me to log in to FB, whereas I don't an account there. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: This seems backwards
On Mar 7, 2011, at 5:06 AM, Stan Halpin wrote: Larry, I would suggest a #4 for your list of what the customer expects: The ability to know the difference between best quality and not so best quality photos. In other words, I agree that customers would like to chose which photo(s) to keep from a portrait session, but they shouldn't have to sort through crap to find the good ones. Or even need to sort through umpteen good shots that are essentially duplicates of one another. I think they expect you to exercise some judgment in pruning down the set by eliminating the obvious bad ones where the lighting or focus are a bit off. Then out of the many good ones you have left, make some quick choices. If you have 17 images 3/4 left front with single light, and you have dozens if not hundreds more with different angles, lighting etc., then make a quick choice of 2-3 from the 17 and move on. Stan, those are all very good points. In the same vein, most people when they go to a service station, would like for someone to come out, pump their gas, check their oil, wash their windshields, check their tires etc. But, given the choice to do that themselves and save a few bucks, or to pay extra for the full service Take a look around and see how many service stations even offer full service at the pumps. As it turns out, in most of my photo shoots the photo selection is done by iterative passes by both my subjects and myself. In the interest of getting a proof disk before they leave that day, most everyone has been happy to sit down and do some rating and selection between photo sessions, while I'm fiddling with gear, or just taking a break. The session that I was initially talking about was the portrait party from last weekend, where I was photographing nearly continuously for about three hours. While one subject was changing clothes after a session, I'd be photographing the next one. The ones that weren't busy, spent some time making a first quick pass on the photos, right there, on my laptop. They narrowed down the 1200 frames to 635. I then spent the next two days going through those frames, weeding out about 3/4 of those: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/collections/72157626164718174/ It then took a great deal of effort getting feedback from the women which two photos each one wanted prints of, and when I sent them emails saying these are the photos that I'm making prints of, I only heard back from one of them. So, in short, I spent at least a couple times as long as I did shooting, going through pretty much the process that you described. The point of the portrait parties is to do the portraits more efficiently so that I don't need to charge as much to cover the cost of my time. From a business point of view, I can do the photography efficiently and get good shots of a large number of models in a short period of time. I'm just mired down in the length of time that it takes to convert those photos into a sellable product. I never intended to go professional, for just these reasons, and the more I do it, the more incentive I have to polish up my resume as an engineer. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: This seems backwards
On 2011-03-07 2:51, Larry Colen wrote: I wonder if there's a brand that makes it easier to find someone to date. And I don't mean carbon dating. As long as you don't mind goldbricks, the gold one with all the bling helps with the dating thing. :-) -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Overnight snow time lapse (Pentax W90)
On 11-03-07 8:25 AM, Joe Wilensky wrote: Overnight snow time lapse of my back porch in Ithaca, N.Y. I think we had 8 inches or so already at the time I started the time lapse around 11 p.m. We've ended up with 18 inches or so, though it's hard to tell with all the drifting ... My Pentax W90 is the first digital camera I've owned that has a movie time lapse function. Not bad! http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=868685674785 (video should be viewable to anyone at this link, I think) Joe Wilensky That's pretty neat, Joe. An excellent reason to get a W90. Good luck with the cleanup. I hope you have a snowblower! :) -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: cold shoe question
On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 4:47 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Aha! So, what I need to do, is make a template based on the contacts on my strobes, and just drill out the cold shoes so that the p-ttl contacts don't short out. Sure sounds a lot simpler to just slip a piece of film in there, but to each his own. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: cold shoe question
On Mar 7, 2011, at 5:33 AM, Darren Addy wrote: On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 4:47 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Aha! So, what I need to do, is make a template based on the contacts on my strobes, and just drill out the cold shoes so that the p-ttl contacts don't short out. Sure sounds a lot simpler to just slip a piece of film in there, but to each his own. Until the piece of film gets lost. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
IR enablement and a related question
Hello all, I lost my mind and ordered a 720nm converted K10D but I still have the option of changing the IR filter in it to a different one. Anyone have experiences with IR on K10D and suggestions as to whether 720nm is a nice cutoff point? P.S. it seems that directly sending to list is not working for me, if I reply - the message goes through. Sorry for the confusion in threads :( kris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Overnight snow time lapse (Pentax W90)
Sorry, here's a non-Facebook link: http://gallery.me.com/wilensky#101211 Joe On 3/7/2011 3:25 PM, Joe Wilensky wrote: (video should be viewable to anyone at this link, I think) Joe, it is asking me to log in to FB, whereas I don't an account there. Boris -- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Off Topic: A bit of a promo
Boris, OMG, it's Flow Charting gone wild! And as the music played faster and faster I began to feel like I was working... Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 2:13 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! My (almost former) co-worker and a friend (and a fellow Nikonian) is developing an interesting project management system he called Gigantt. We discussed it in some detail and I find his approach really interesting. Have a look if you're so inclined. http://www.gigantt.com/ Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Overnight snow time lapse (Pentax W90)
Quicktime 7.2 is required to play this movie... On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 7:52 AM, Joe Wilensky jj...@cornell.edu wrote: Sorry, here's a non-Facebook link: http://gallery.me.com/wilensky#101211 Joe On 3/7/2011 3:25 PM, Joe Wilensky wrote: (video should be viewable to anyone at this link, I think) Joe, it is asking me to log in to FB, whereas I don't an account there. Boris -- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
screwed by filters
Need advice on unscrewing a thin circular polarizer from my 14mm. I thought I screwed it on at below freezing but it turns out it has screwed me and now refuses to unscrew. Note to self - you were right all along in that filters are devilish little thingies and you should stay as far from them as humanly possible. Seriously though I don't see the attraction but maybe I am just fooled by the few bad experiences I have had during the years. kris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Overnight snow time lapse (Pentax W90)
Fun stuff. Thanks for sharing. Paul On Mar 7, 2011, at 8:32 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: On 11-03-07 8:25 AM, Joe Wilensky wrote: Overnight snow time lapse of my back porch in Ithaca, N.Y. I think we had 8 inches or so already at the time I started the time lapse around 11 p.m. We've ended up with 18 inches or so, though it's hard to tell with all the drifting ... My Pentax W90 is the first digital camera I've owned that has a movie time lapse function. Not bad! http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=868685674785 (video should be viewable to anyone at this link, I think) Joe Wilensky That's pretty neat, Joe. An excellent reason to get a W90. Good luck with the cleanup. I hope you have a snowblower! :) -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: screwed by filters
If you have a relatively well stocked photo store or department, you should be able to buy (cheaply) a filter wrench. They are made of a flexible plastic and been around as long as have filters. Also, a thin piece of rubber designed to help in opening jars, etc (check in your wife's misc. kitchen drawer) will allow a firm grip on the filter. Jack --- On Mon, 3/7/11, Krisjanis Linkevics krisjanis.linkev...@exigenservices.com wrote: From: Krisjanis Linkevics krisjanis.linkev...@exigenservices.com Subject: screwed by filters To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, March 7, 2011, 6:31 AM Need advice on unscrewing a thin circular polarizer from my 14mm. I thought I screwed it on at below freezing but it turns out it has screwed me and now refuses to unscrew. Note to self - you were right all along in that filters are devilish little thingies and you should stay as far from them as humanly possible. Seriously though I don't see the attraction but maybe I am just fooled by the few bad experiences I have had during the years. kris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: cold shoe question
I use electrical tape... easy-peasy. -c On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 8:43 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Mar 7, 2011, at 5:33 AM, Darren Addy wrote: On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 4:47 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Aha! So, what I need to do, is make a template based on the contacts on my strobes, and just drill out the cold shoes so that the p-ttl contacts don't short out. Sure sounds a lot simpler to just slip a piece of film in there, but to each his own. Until the piece of film gets lost. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PAW61 - Dirty window
http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html K-5, DA15mm, 1/125s, f/6.3, ISO200 DagT http://www.thrane.name/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: screwed by filters
There is such a thing as a filter wrench designed for this contingency. An alternative is to buy a large rubber cork whose diameter on the top or bottom flat is the same as the inside clearance on the front of the filter. Buying slightly oversize is an alternative. One approach is to press the flat of the rubber cork against the glass and then turn, a second is to place the larger flat of the rubber cork against the front rim of the filter and turn . . . YMMV stan On Mar 7, 2011, at 9:31 AM, Krisjanis Linkevics wrote: Need advice on unscrewing a thin circular polarizer from my 14mm. I thought I screwed it on at below freezing but it turns out it has screwed me and now refuses to unscrew. Note to self - you were right all along in that filters are devilish little thingies and you should stay as far from them as humanly possible. Seriously though I don't see the attraction but maybe I am just fooled by the few bad experiences I have had during the years. kris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PAW61 - Dirty window
Nice! I think I've seen him someplace before. . . Maybe you should try the other side of the train where you'll have a clearer view? (:-) stan On Mar 7, 2011, at 9:59 AM, DagT wrote: http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html K-5, DA15mm, 1/125s, f/6.3, ISO200 DagT http://www.thrane.name/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Damned Snow
Wow -- Weird... I couln't see the cat.. at all..(now that I stare at it for a while and enlarge the photo I can) but if you look to the right of the steps the pipes or whatever next to them looks like a tiny man in a cowboy hat holding a big shovel . THAT's what I thought you meant and why you took that shot, Frank hehe ann Jack Davis wrote: I have an idea the cat feels the same way. Might lighten the cat a tiny bit.(?) Nice shot! Jack --- On Mon, 3/7/11, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: PESO - Damned Snow To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Date: Monday, March 7, 2011, 3:54 AM We'd had several mild, rainy days that washed away almost all of the snow. Saturday night it was raining. It got cold overnight, and we awoke to this yesterday morning: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/03/damned-snow.html Not a lot, but certainly unwelcome none the less. This fellow seemed even unhappier than I was. ;-) Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT So, cyclists,....
Holy crapoly. I've never yelled at a video on the internet before... No! Omigod! Look out for the dog!!! Ag! I'll be sending that along to the gearheads and cycling geeks in my life... thanks! :) -c On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 5:51 AM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: ... how are your downhill skills? This needs sound on and full screen for best effect. http://www.wimp.com/urbanchile/ Note the correct attire. I wimped out at passing the sheets of corrugated iron, end on, at about 30mph. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Serial photography
On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 12:44 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: A week or 2 ago there was a brief discussion in which someone - sorry, can't remember who - suggested the idea of telling a story in 4 photos. By coincidence I ordered a few weeks ago a book called Serial Photography, which arrived yesterday. It's by Harald Mante, a photographer whose books I've mentioned before - Photo Design (my particular favourite) and Colour Design. This new book is about displaying similar pictures in multiples - the strapline of the book is 'Using themed images to improve your photographic skills'. It's full of very interesting ideas and well worth looking at if you get the chance, with numerous ideas for photographic practising, like doing your scales on the piano. I like Harald Mante's books. His pictures are very good but not great - they are about form more than they are about subject matter, but they can make you think; they are deceptively simple. But his greatness is as a teacher of photographic composition. The great photographers of subject matter, such as HCB, are masters of form and composition, which they use as tools to show the subject matter in the most effective way possible, so I think it's very important that photographers try to understand master these techniques, even if it's only to reject them, just as painters like Van Gogh and Picasso were trained in the academic method and went on to reject it. Where this book differs from the story essay is that the traditional story essay is narrative, whereas these photographs are not - their effect comes from the juxtaposition of photographs which are similar, but different enough not to be repetitive. It would, of course, be possible to construct a narrative using this technique, for example by some sort of sequence or time lapse. http://www.harald-mante.de/ Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. Thanks for the suggestion, Bob... I couldn't resist amazon-ing myself a copy. Looking forward to checking it out. :) -c -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: IR enablement and a related question
I believe that is the filter in my converted Canon G3 and it works quite well. Dave On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 8:45 AM, Krisjanis Linkevics krisjanis.linkev...@exigenservices.com wrote: Hello all, I lost my mind and ordered a 720nm converted K10D but I still have the option of changing the IR filter in it to a different one. Anyone have experiences with IR on K10D and suggestions as to whether 720nm is a nice cutoff point? P.S. it seems that directly sending to list is not working for me, if I reply - the message goes through. Sorry for the confusion in threads :( kris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Geso - Salon des Refusés
Enjoyed them all. You was robbed., Dave 2011/3/6 Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com: The first 7 photos here were dropped into my Declined folder on the PPG :-( http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/New-York-City-back-in-the-day/5908739_3pLhP None of the others that you can see here were submitted (I hid a couple from view that were still up there waiting for review) The annoying thing is that I was resizing to meet the requirements - I'm thinking now I should upload the files just as I load them to my smugmug folders and let them resize. ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Fox tracks
Very nice Dave On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 3:22 PM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: Here's one from today's foray: http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2011/03/revespor-fox-tracks.html Seems I'm on a streak these days. Hope I stop short of inundating you guys. :-) Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO 2011 - 039 - GDG
Great shot, love the sky Dave On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 6:33 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com wrote: I'm not a wildlife or bird photographer, normally ... I was out on my walk this morning with it fitted to the E-1, photographing landscape and trees, when this huge white crane drifted into view. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/5500881188/lightbox/ or http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/5500881188/ Here's a special bonus for this photo: a larger version at http://homepage.mac.com/godders/039-craneinflight.jpg I think this photo needs the bigger size so you can see the whites of its eye. ;-) enjoy! Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - the coffee shop portraits
Great shot. Dave On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 8:21 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Another in this long-running series. ISO 3200, DA* 60-250, and K-5, f8, 1/160th, 60mm. Shot with live view with the camera in my lap. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12780173size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Rainy Day
A little fill flash on that last one would help, Dave On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 10:05 PM, Jeffery Johnson jefferytjohn...@bellsouth.net wrote: I unintentionally overwhelmed some by posting a link to a set of pictures that I took last weekend so this go around I have only linked to three that I took today. I have a few others that I took at work on my lunch break that you can view if you wish by looking at my photo stream. I forewarn you this one is of a cat: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jt-johnson/5501352374/ Rainy day capture one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jt-johnson/5501349468/ Rainy day capture two: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jt-johnson/5501346368/ Later, Jeffery ___ Pictures that I have taken on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jt-johnson/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Got You Covered, Mom
Love it Dave On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 6:29 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12780172 K-5, DA* 60-250, f5.6, 1/50th, ISO 400, 250mm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Hot for teacher
Nice set of shots. On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 7:22 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: At the end of the evening last night, I did some photos of one of my tango instructors. I had already gotten a bunch of usable shots, so I tried something with the lighting. I'm happy with the results, though the exposure curves might need a bit more tweaking: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5505467033/in/set-72157626215167022/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5505468753/in/set-72157626215167022/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5505467755/in/set-72157626215167022/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5506065526/in/set-72157626215167022/ -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: IR enablement and a related question
On Mar 7, 2011, at 8:45 AM, Krisjanis Linkevics wrote: P.S. it seems that directly sending to list is not working for me, if I reply - the message goes through. Sorry for the confusion in threads :( List accepts plain text only, no html. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Hot for teacher
Nice. I think the last one stands out from the crowd, but I've no idea why. -T On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 4:22 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: At the end of the evening last night, I did some photos of one of my tango instructors. I had already gotten a bunch of usable shots, so I tried something with the lighting. I'm happy with the results, though the exposure curves might need a bit more tweaking: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5505467033/in/set-72157626215167022/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5505468753/in/set-72157626215167022/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5505467755/in/set-72157626215167022/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5506065526/in/set-72157626215167022/ -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: IR enablement and a related question
The main thing is removing the IR block from the front of the sensor. Frankly, unless you are using this thing without a camera lens (as in, on a telescope at prime focus) I would not install a filter in the camera, but use one on the lens. This gives you the option of experimenting with different IR filters (with different nm cut-offs). If you are doing it for narrowband astrophotography purposes, then I guess it depends upon what you want to photograph (your target wavelength). If you want to do the above without affecting the focal plane, I believe that you need to replace the IR block filter with a clear glass of the same thickness. 720nm is the usual IR filter if you are doing monochrome daylight IR work. If that is all you plan to do with the camera, it would probably be a lot cheaper to install a small filter at the sensor as opposed to a big one to cover your largest lens. But your camera now has only one purpose. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO - Dagny Heggen (my mother in law)
I know, it ain't 100% sharp, but I like it anyway. http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/2011/03/dagny-heggen.html -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: This seems backwards
On Sun, Mar 06, 2011 at 10:31:25PM -0800, Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 6, 2011, at 8:08 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: With any luck, we'll be able to rectify that issue once I get out to San Ramon. A couple of friends and I went hot tubbing at Kiva tonight and someone was talking about Hakone gardens: http://www.hakone.com/ I've driven past zillions of times, but have never been. It might be fun to check out, and from there Big Basin is pretty much on the way home: http://bigbasin.org/ I've been to Hakone gardens a couple of times. There are some nice photo opportunities there. Other places with similar sorts of possibilities are the Japanese Friendship Garden near Happy Hollow/Kelley Park, and Villa Montalvo in Saratoga. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Dagny Heggen (my mother in law)
Your mother in-law looks like a very sweet lady. Your picture of her is most flattering. Actually, I like most every picture I've seen of yours. You take wonderful shots. RB On Mar 7, 2011, at 10:06 AM, Tim Øsleby wrote: I know, it ain't 100% sharp, but I like it anyway. http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/2011/03/dagny-heggen.html -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Dagny Heggen (my mother in law)
I like it. Photos of senior women don't require razor-edged sharpness. That can frequently cause injury to the photographer:-). Paul On Mar 7, 2011, at 12:06 PM, Tim Øsleby wrote: I know, it ain't 100% sharp, but I like it anyway. http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/2011/03/dagny-heggen.html -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Hoboken train station
Ann I may be late to the party but I wanted to say that was interesting light you captured there and a grand location for it. Interesting to me out here in the hinterlands that you can go to different towns so easily by public transportation. I drove 40 miles Sat to get one I liked. But then again I didn't get lost like you did. ;) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: This seems backwards
Something tells me I wouldn't have had the same sort of opportunities if I'd decided to go with a Canon or Nikon. MARK! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Walter Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com Subject: Re: This seems backwards They both look excellent! I get more stoked about this trip with each passing day. Up until now, I'd never been any further west than Picher, Oklahoma -- where I went with Ted. I have to say, the decision to buy my K-x has so far proven to be the best one I've ever made. Something tells me I wouldn't have had the same sort of opportunities if I'd decided to go with a Canon or Nikon. -- Walt On 3/7/2011 12:31 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 6, 2011, at 8:08 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: With any luck, we'll be able to rectify that issue once I get out to San Ramon. A couple of friends and I went hot tubbing at Kiva tonight and someone was talking about Hakone gardens: http://www.hakone.com/ I've driven past zillions of times, but have never been. It might be fun to check out, and from there Big Basin is pretty much on the way home: http://bigbasin.org/ -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Overnight snow time lapse (Pentax W90)
It lets you download a low res iPod/iPhone version which is playable in any media player that recognizes m4v files. It worked on my Win2K machine. On 3/7/2011 9:19 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Quicktime 7.2 is required to play this movie... On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 7:52 AM, Joe Wilenskyjj...@cornell.edu wrote: Sorry, here's a non-Facebook link: http://gallery.me.com/wilensky#101211 Joe On 3/7/2011 3:25 PM, Joe Wilensky wrote: (video should be viewable to anyone at this link, I think) Joe, it is asking me to log in to FB, whereas I don't an account there. Boris -- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: screwed by filters
I don't think the flexible rubber jar opener will work for this job. The polarizer is designed to turn freely. You're really going to have to find a filter wrench. On 3/7/2011 10:03 AM, Stan Halpin wrote: There is such a thing as a filter wrench designed for this contingency. An alternative is to buy a large rubber cork whose diameter on the top or bottom flat is the same as the inside clearance on the front of the filter. Buying slightly oversize is an alternative. One approach is to press the flat of the rubber cork against the glass and then turn, a second is to place the larger flat of the rubber cork against the front rim of the filter and turn . . . YMMV stan On Mar 7, 2011, at 9:31 AM, Krisjanis Linkevics wrote: Need advice on unscrewing a thin circular polarizer from my 14mm. I thought I screwed it on at below freezing but it turns out it has screwed me and now refuses to unscrew. Note to self - you were right all along in that filters are devilish little thingies and you should stay as far from them as humanly possible. Seriously though I don't see the attraction but maybe I am just fooled by the few bad experiences I have had during the years. kris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PAW61 - Dirty window
You found art in a dirty window. I really hate you... On 3/7/2011 9:59 AM, DagT wrote: http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html K-5, DA15mm, 1/125s, f/6.3, ISO200 DagT http://www.thrane.name/ -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Off Topic: A bit of a promo
Definitely interesting. Ask him if he needs a German distributor! Cheers Ecke 2011/3/7 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: Hi! My (almost former) co-worker and a friend (and a fellow Nikonian) is developing an interesting project management system he called Gigantt. We discussed it in some detail and I find his approach really interesting. Have a look if you're so inclined. http://www.gigantt.com/ Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso - Hoboken train station
thanks much , Walt and there was something I wanted to ask or tell you and I can't rememer it now lol ann Walter Gilbert wrote: Ann, I meant to comment on this shot the other night, but I was still under the influence of the evening's festivities. All I can say is, the light is even more warm and beautiful than it was when I first saw it. Very nicely captured! -- Walt On 3/5/2011 9:30 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/New-York-Snaps-2011/15389206_z3saz/1/1206929219_wgRuT/Large ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso - Hoboken train station
Thanks, Boris but but who is the Cake Boss ? Ok - so I ask this qustion and then do thw work myself and go to Google... and find this headline from last month... Al Picinich, 'Cake Boss' baker, dies at age 63 of cancer BY SORAYA ROBERTS Actually, I don't really like cake anyway (fortunately for my new improved figure) Surpirsed to see you watching a reality Tv show, Boris. ann Boris Liberman wrote: Am I right that the Cake Boss is from Hoboken? You ought to be quite lucky to be able to go there and buy those cakes... An excellent picture from you, Ann. Boris On 3/6/2011 5:30 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/New-York-Snaps-2011/15389206_z3saz/1/1206929219_wgRuT/Large ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: video on supermacro by a Pentax K200D user
Yes I severely doubt that. I'm wondering though if there really is that much DOF in the image or if the appearance thereof is a result of magnification and pixel size. Those are some very small insects, mind you. 2011/3/4 AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com: 2011/3/4 Jos from Holland jos_from_holl...@onsnet.nu: Does that mean combining the sharp picture parts of different photos into one photo? Amazing! Indeed. A much used technique for photomicroscopy. However I find it hard to believe he could obtain enough usable exposures for a stack when working handheld. Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: cold shoe question
The shoe mount flashes I have owned all retracted the center pin, (not much of a pin actually, usually a wire contact on these cheap, or should I say inexpensive units), when a PC cable was plugged into them, (a couple of Honneywells two Vivitars and an off brand something I don't remember).. I suppose just breaking contact would have been enough. If the manufacturer keeps the foot hot then you will have trouble. I do own a couple of Pentax AF280Ts but they don't have built in PC connection capabilities. On 3/7/2011 2:36 AM, Larry Colen wrote: In my collection of photo gear that looked handy when I bought it, are several metal cold shoes. Unfortunately, when I mount a speedlight on one of them, bad things happen. Or at least good things don't happen. Are speedlights supposed to work, even with their hotshoe contacts shorted out? And, while I'm at it. I've got a couple of radio triggers that work great with studio strobes, but they've got the mini phono jack plugs on them. So I can use them with an adapter to 1/4 inch on my Paul C Buff strobes, but I can't use them with my speedlights. My radio triggers are Blazzeo, so there's a chance their speedlight receivers will work with their studio transmitters. Or there might be an adapter from phono plug to hotshoe. Unfortunately my optical trigger shoes, which have a PC jack, the PC jack only works to trigger other lights, not to trigger the strobe in the shoe from a PC cable. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Overnight snow time lapse (Pentax W90)
Fortunately I'm on facebook it does ask for you tolog in, Joe.. Fun - it looks like creeping crud eating up the scene... ann Bruce Walker wrote: On 11-03-07 8:25 AM, Joe Wilensky wrote: Overnight snow time lapse of my back porch in Ithaca, N.Y. I think we had 8 inches or so already at the time I started the time lapse around 11 p.m. We've ended up with 18 inches or so, though it's hard to tell with all the drifting ... My Pentax W90 is the first digital camera I've owned that has a movie time lapse function. Not bad! http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=868685674785 (video should be viewable to anyone at this link, I think) Joe Wilensky That's pretty neat, Joe. An excellent reason to get a W90. Good luck with the cleanup. I hope you have a snowblower! :) -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PAW61 - Dirty window
again - king of minimalist photography :-) very 1950's ann DagT wrote: http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html K-5, DA15mm, 1/125s, f/6.3, ISO200 DagT http://www.thrane.name/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO: Spring Crocuses
When I saw these in my front yard Saturday, it felt like winter is finally over: http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=73 Comments. suggestions, criticisms and abuse are welcome, as usual. -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Hoboken train station
Don Guthrie wrote: Ann I may be late to the party but I wanted to say that was interesting light you captured there and a grand location for it. Interesting to me out here in the hinterlands that you can go to different towns so easily by public transportation. I drove 40 miles Sat to get one I liked. But then again I didn't get lost like you did. ;) LOL! just to be clear (harumph) I knew where I was... I just had not intended to go there that day ;-) ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Spring Crocuses
Well for once with that kind of lead in I saw exactly what I anticipated :-) nice group... I think I liked the third one down the best. Alas, haven't seen any in Tompkins square park yet. ann Daniel J. Matyola wrote: When I saw these in my front yard Saturday, it felt like winter is finally over: http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=73 Comments. suggestions, criticisms and abuse are welcome, as usual. -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Storm Chasing
From: Walter Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: March PUG is up! Message-ID: 4d746746.9000...@gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed There are some really great shots in this set. One of the things I've always wanted to do as a photographer is to head out into the central planes of the US and do a little storm chasing. I don't know if I'll ever get that opportunity. But, I've always had a fascination with Big Weather. Walt, Living in a Plains state I can say that chasing isn't always needed. Sometimes the storm chases you. I was playing golf when I saw a tornado about 3 miles away. Before we could take shelter a hail storm hit us. When we came out again we had to wait for the hail to melt to find our golf balls. On the way home we found out the storm had destroyed roughly half of the nearby small town. The other tornado I saw was from my back porch and I watched split into two funnels as it it the river valley and both storms missed me but laid waste to an area 3 miles NE of me. My father got a commendation from the VA for going to the area to inspect damage on VA insured loans. The season starts soon May June are prime storm weather here. So if you ever get to IA let me know but I always forget my camera when I head to the basement. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Spring Crocuses
Thanks, Ann. Dam On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 1:50 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Well for once with that kind of lead in I saw exactly what I anticipated :-) nice group... I think I liked the third one down the best. Alas, haven't seen any in Tompkins square park yet. ann Daniel J. Matyola wrote: When I saw these in my front yard Saturday, it felt like winter is finally over: http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=73 Comments. suggestions, criticisms and abuse are welcome, as usual. -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Spring Crocuses
Man, it's tough to take a bad picture of spring crocuses. I like yours, they make me feel like Spring. Here's my crocus if anyone wants any more gaily-colored spring celebration: http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2011/03/06/-big/IMG_0484.jpg.html -T On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 10:50 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Well for once with that kind of lead in I saw exactly what I anticipated :-) nice group... I think I liked the third one down the best. Alas, haven't seen any in Tompkins square park yet. ann Daniel J. Matyola wrote: When I saw these in my front yard Saturday, it felt like winter is finally over: http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=73 Comments. suggestions, criticisms and abuse are welcome, as usual. -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: This seems backwards
Our family vacations in the 50's 60's were camping trips to Big Basin. It is a very nice place and I would imagine you could some beautiful shots there. Last time I was there, was drive through visit in the 70's with Diane and it was so crowded, we didn't even stop. Walter, you have to see the redwoods, it can be a life changing experience. Ted The eye of the viewer becomes the eye of the Photographer. Albert Maysles -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Portrait Workshop - links
Work in progress: The workshop results can be seen here: http://www.jensbladt.dk/Lighting%20Workshops/results.html The folwing months workshops will follow... Reggards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Mar 6, 2011 14:17 Jens p...@planfoto.dk wrote: Some friends at oeur local camera club (Køge Foto Klub) are doing a portrait/lighting workshop. We meet the second weddensday of every month (not July and December). We want to test 10 of the best lighting samples in the Visatec book: http://www.photal.nl/fabrikanten/Visatec/PDF_files/Visatec_portfolio_2 _E.pdf We do one lighting sample on every venue. So, we'll do 10 workshops in one year. These are samples of mine from the workshop sessions: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/sets/72157625815965480/ The first two workshops was not from the book: 1. One lamp samples - Rembrandt, Butterfly and Edge. 2. One lamp sample from the earlier, printed Visatec book, which I am fortunate enough to own. When we're finished we'll make our own book (pdf-file), similar to the original Visatec Guide. I have allready made the first four pages :-) Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Off Topic: A bit of a promo
Nice funny video with Sweet Georgia Brown, - one of the most popular gipsy-jazz songs of all times (and a favorite of many Balboa-swing dancers). As for gone wild, - as Bob wrote, - it reminded me a video on PowerPoint presentations: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpvgfmEU2Ck Cheers, Igor On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 2:13 AM, Boris Liberman boris71 at gmail.com wrote: Hi! My (almost former) co-worker and a friend (and a fellow Nikonian) is developing an interesting project management system he called Gigantt. We discussed it in some detail and I find his approach really interesting. Have a look if you're so inclined. http://www.gigantt.com/ Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso - Hoboken train station
Very nice shot. Were is Buddy, the cake boss. Dave On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 10:30 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/New-York-Snaps-2011/15389206_z3saz/1/1206929219_wgRuT/Large ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso - Hoboken train station
On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 1:27 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Thanks, Boris but but who is the Cake Boss ? His name is Buddy, and he has a bakery in NJ. His show is on the HGTV network and he gets commisioned to make these far out cakes. Its not a bad show, but i can only take it for a few minutes at a time Dave Ok - so I ask this qustion and then do thw work myself and go to Google... and find this headline from last month... Al Picinich, 'Cake Boss' baker, dies at age 63 of cancer BY SORAYA ROBERTS Actually, I don't really like cake anyway (fortunately for my new improved figure) Surpirsed to see you watching a reality Tv show, Boris. ann Boris Liberman wrote: Am I right that the Cake Boss is from Hoboken? You ought to be quite lucky to be able to go there and buy those cakes... An excellent picture from you, Ann. Boris On 3/6/2011 5:30 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/New-York-Snaps-2011/15389206_z3saz/1/1206929219_wgRuT/Large ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Spring Crocuses
Pretty. It will be at least a few more weeks for ours. Dave On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 1:38 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: When I saw these in my front yard Saturday, it felt like winter is finally over: http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=73 Comments. suggestions, criticisms and abuse are welcome, as usual. -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Spring Crocuses
Nice shot of a welcome scene. Jack --- On Mon, 3/7/11, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Subject: PESO: Spring Crocuses To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, March 7, 2011, 10:38 AM When I saw these in my front yard Saturday, it felt like winter is finally over: http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=73 Comments. suggestions, criticisms and abuse are welcome, as usual. -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: screwed by filters
Or a large rubber band that will give your hand some traction on both the rotating part and the screwed thread part - has always worked for me. -Original Message- From: P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com Subject: Re: screwed by filters I don't think the flexible rubber jar opener will work for this job. The polarizer is designed to turn freely. You're really going to have to find a filter wrench. On 3/7/2011 10:03 AM, Stan Halpin wrote: There is such a thing as a filter wrench designed for this contingency. An alternative is to buy a large rubber cork whose diameter on the top or bottom flat is the same as the inside clearance on the front of the filter. Buying slightly oversize is an alternative. One approach is to press the flat of the rubber cork against the glass and then turn, a second is to place the larger flat of the rubber cork against the front rim of the filter and turn . . . YMMV stan On Mar 7, 2011, at 9:31 AM, Krisjanis Linkevics wrote: Need advice on unscrewing a thin circular polarizer from my 14mm. I thought I screwed it on at below freezing but it turns out it has screwed me and now refuses to unscrew. Note to self - you were right all along in that filters are devilish little thingies and you should stay as far from them as humanly possible. Seriously though I don't see the attraction but maybe I am just fooled by the few bad experiences I have had during the years. kris -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Spring Crocuses
Well done. Love the first one. We're still under snow cover here. Paul On Mar 7, 2011, at 1:38 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: When I saw these in my front yard Saturday, it felt like winter is finally over: http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=73 Comments. suggestions, criticisms and abuse are welcome, as usual. -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Storm Chasing
Yes, if you just happen to be in the right place at the right time, a tornado might just happen by. If you live on the plains long enough it is bound to happen. But if you want to find picturesque storms in a particular window of time (say a week of vacation?) - that takes some forecasting skill. You need to know when storms will initiate and in what area you are going to get adequate shear to support supercells and low level turning that supports tornadogenesis. I highly recommend booking with a reputable storm chasing tour company. For example, Roger Hill is a storm chasing legend and he runs Silver Lining Tours ( http://www.silverliningtours.com/ ). Tornado season will be starting within the next month for the southern plains, and gradually move north as the season progresses. The month of May is considered Prime Time and you are usually just about guaranteed to find chasable storms if you plan to chase the last couple weeks of May. Nebraska's season is from late May into June, but last year we got passed by as the good stuff went into South Dakota and Minnesota. (Believe it or not Minnesota had more tornadoes than any other state last year. Oklahoma and Texas are really cheesed-off.) Roger Hill story... one day there were no warnings of severe weather from the SPC, but my wife and I noticed big lightning in the west as we came home from some shopping. I checked radar when I got home and was surprised to see a supercell that was CLEARLY producing a tornado about 50 miles west of me. Checking a map, it appeared to be close to Gothenburg, NE. The next day, I found out that Roger and his wife were the only people in the area and were on that storm. The next day, my son-in-law and I passed through that area on a chase and took damage photos just SW of Gothenburg. It amazed me that this guy from Colorado was good enough to be in the right area when this storm popped. By the way, there are different types of supercells and some are more photogenic than others. You want to stay away from HP (High Precipitation) beasts unless you like monster hail and enjoy photographing hurricanes. Roger is based near Denver where they get some amazingly photogenic LP (Low Precipitation) storms and photogenic landspout-type tornadoes. Even if you plan on learning to chase on your own some day, I recommend a good tour service like Roger Hill's for getting an education. Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: screwed by filters
Krisjanis Linkevics wrote on Mon, 07 Mar 2011 06:31:22 -0800 Need advice on unscrewing a thin circular polarizer from my 14mm. I thought I screwed it on at below freezing but it turns out it has screwed me and now refuses to unscrew. I've had luck in removing a stuck filter by putting the lens in the freezer for a few minutes. The temperature change can break the bond of the filter thread to the lens thread. You have to unscrew it quickly before it warms up, though. Jim King jamesk8...@mac.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: screwed by filters
On Mar 7, 2011, at 9:31 AM, Krisjanis Linkevics wrote: Need advice on unscrewing a thin circular polarizer from my 14mm. I thought I screwed it on at below freezing but it turns out it has screwed me and now refuses to unscrew. On 3/7/2011 10:03 AM, Stan Halpin wrote: There is such a thing as a filter wrench designed for this contingency. An alternative is to buy a large rubber cork whose diameter on the top or bottom flat is the same as the inside clearance on the front of the filter. Buying slightly oversize is an alternative. One approach is to press the flat of the rubber cork against the glass and then turn, a second is to place the larger flat of the rubber cork against the front rim of the filter and turn . . . YMMV stan On Mar 7, 2011, at 1:10 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: I don't think the flexible rubber jar opener will work for this job. The polarizer is designed to turn freely. You're really going to have to find a filter wrench. Uh, duh. My idea doesn't work on a polarizer either. Unless you first glue the two portions of the filter to one another . . . stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: screwed by filters
Yes. This method works so well for me, I now always keep a right sized rubber band with the filter. -bmw On 11-03-07 2:12 PM, Kenneth Waller wrote: Or a large rubber band that will give your hand some traction on both the rotating part and the screwed thread part - has always worked for me. -Original Message- From: P. J. Allingwebstertwenty...@gmail.com Subject: Re: screwed by filters I don't think the flexible rubber jar opener will work for this job. The polarizer is designed to turn freely. You're really going to have to find a filter wrench. On 3/7/2011 10:03 AM, Stan Halpin wrote: There is such a thing as a filter wrench designed for this contingency. An alternative is to buy a large rubber cork whose diameter on the top or bottom flat is the same as the inside clearance on the front of the filter. Buying slightly oversize is an alternative. One approach is to press the flat of the rubber cork against the glass and then turn, a second is to place the larger flat of the rubber cork against the front rim of the filter and turn . . . YMMV stan On Mar 7, 2011, at 9:31 AM, Krisjanis Linkevics wrote: Need advice on unscrewing a thin circular polarizer from my 14mm. I thought I screwed it on at below freezing but it turns out it has screwed me and now refuses to unscrew. Note to self - you were right all along in that filters are devilish little thingies and you should stay as far from them as humanly possible. Seriously though I don't see the attraction but maybe I am just fooled by the few bad experiences I have had during the years. kris -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Spring Crocuses
On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 2:00 PM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: Man, it's tough to take a bad picture of spring crocuses. I like Yes, even I get a decent shot occasionally! Here's my crocus if anyone wants any more gaily-colored spring That is the image I was trying for! Dan -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Spring Crocuses
Thanks for looking and commenting, David, Jack and Paul. Dan -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Spring Crocuses
Dan, Very nice. We're still waiting for ours. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 12:38 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: When I saw these in my front yard Saturday, it felt like winter is finally over: http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=73 Comments. suggestions, criticisms and abuse are welcome, as usual. -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Pentax service manuals for DSLRs
It seems a little strange to me that Service Manuals can't be found for Pentax DSLRs. You would think that in this age of PDFs and electronic media that the job would get easier, not harder. Yet, I don't find them in any of the usual locations, including that infernal auction site. If anyone knows where one might procure them, please pass the information along or contact me off-list. Thanks! Darren Addy Kearney, NE -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Spring Crocuses
Thanks, Bob. Spring WILL come; we must just be a bit patient. Dan -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 3:12 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Dan, Very nice. We're still waiting for ours. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 12:38 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: When I saw these in my front yard Saturday, it felt like winter is finally over: http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=73 Comments. suggestions, criticisms and abuse are welcome, as usual. -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso - Hoboken train station
David J Brooks wrote: On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 1:27 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Thanks, Boris but but who is the Cake Boss ? His name is Buddy, and he has a bakery in NJ. His show is on the HGTV network and he gets commisioned to make these far out cakes. Its not a bad show, but i can only take it for a few minutes at a time Dave Well .. That takes the cake.. (ann ducks) Ok - so I ask this qustion and then do thw work myself and go to Google... and find this headline from last month... Al Picinich, 'Cake Boss' baker, dies at age 63 of cancer BY SORAYA ROBERTS Actually, I don't really like cake anyway (fortunately for my new improved figure) Surpirsed to see you watching a reality Tv show, Boris. ann Boris Liberman wrote: Am I right that the Cake Boss is from Hoboken? You ought to be quite lucky to be able to go there and buy those cakes... An excellent picture from you, Ann. Boris On 3/6/2011 5:30 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/New-York-Snaps-2011/15389206_z3saz/1/1206929219_wgRuT/Large ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
