Re: Pentax Q photos
The 2nd to 5th pictures in the photostream... http://www.flickr.com/photos/n00bs/sets/72157627083831739/with/5943551730/ ... use a program mode called Portrait mode (for closeup photos with the background out of focus), according to PhotoME. The Exif view on Flickr doesn't reveal this, you need to go to the View all sizes page, select original size, then open it in an external Exif viewer such as PhotoME. The transition from focused to unfocused image seems very abrupt and arbitrary. regards, Anthony Of what use is lens and light to those who lack in mind and sight (Anon) -- 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: Pentax Q photos
On 18/07/2011 12:18 AM, Anthony Farr wrote: The transition from focused to unfocused image seems very abrupt and arbitrary. It looks like they have some work to do on that particular filter. OTOH, the girls are cute and precocious, that's gotta count for something. -- William Robb -- 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: Gasoline prices?
On 18/7/11, John Sessoms, discombobulated, unleashed: Well, yes, I know prices are higher elsewhere. I was wondering if anyone else was seeing prices fluctuate for no apparent reason. Yeah, we popped up to the £1.44 mark or so for a week or two but it slid back down again. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.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: OT: Gasoline prices?
On Jul 18, 2011, at 10:48 AM, Cotty wrote: I do about 27,000 miles per year. This is nothing short of a big hairy bag of bollocks! So how many miles to the bollock do you get? 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: GESO: Hocking Hills, Ohio
Loved that 'cool' scene AND that camera! Bulent - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/bulentcelasun 2011/7/18 Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net: http://www.flickr.com/photos/55001392@N08/5948526856/in/set-72157627094389989/ Shots from the weekend campout. Mostly used the 24-90. It's a really tough lens to put down. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl http://kerygmainstitute.org He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott -- 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.
PESO - Church of the Holy Donut
In Canada we take our donuts very seriously: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/07/church-of-holy-donut.html In case you didn't know or haven't figured it out, Tim Hortons [sic] is Canada's largest coffee-and-donut chain. Named for a (what else?) former hockey player, Tim started the joint when he was still playing. It was already starting to do well when he died in a car accident while still a young man, and his widow sold it for a couple of million dollars a few years later. She now thinks she got ripped off and law suits have ensued (I think she lost). Anyway, hope you enjoy this one - I couldn't resist. ;-) Comments always 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: PESO - Coxless Four
On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 11:31 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Love it, Frank. Could almost be a Chicago skyline shot--the buildings aren't right, of course, and a different lake :-). Cheers, Christine FWIW, that's not the Toronto skyline, those are condos in Etobicoke and MIssissauga, western suburbs of the city. Anyway, glad you enjoyed, and thanks to you and everyone else who looked and commented! 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: GESO: Hocking Hills, Ohio
On 7/18/2011 07:56, Bulent Celasun wrote: Loved that 'cool' scene AND that camera! Bulent what he said :-) Nice job, Collin ann - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/bulentcelasun 2011/7/18 Collin Brendemuehlcoll...@brendemuehl.net: http://www.flickr.com/photos/55001392@N08/5948526856/in/set-72157627094389989/ Shots from the weekend campout. Mostly used the 24-90. It's a really tough lens to put down. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl http://kerygmainstitute.org He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott -- 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 - Church of the Holy Donut
Their motto: Home of the Holy Donuts with the heavenly taste. 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: PESO - Church of the Holy Donut
Excellent back drop. Works well in BW Dave On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 9:56 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: In Canada we take our donuts very seriously: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/07/church-of-holy-donut.html In case you didn't know or haven't figured it out, Tim Hortons [sic] is Canada's largest coffee-and-donut chain. Named for a (what else?) former hockey player, Tim started the joint when he was still playing. It was already starting to do well when he died in a car accident while still a young man, and his widow sold it for a couple of million dollars a few years later. She now thinks she got ripped off and law suits have ensued (I think she lost). Anyway, hope you enjoy this one - I couldn't resist. ;-) Comments always 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. -- 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: Hocking Hills, Ohio
Cool shot Dave On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 7:48 PM, Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/55001392@N08/5948526856/in/set-72157627094389989/ Shots from the weekend campout. Mostly used the 24-90. It's a really tough lens to put down. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl http://kerygmainstitute.org He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott -- 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: PAW--Week 28--At the Modern Wing
On 17 July 2011 16:38, Christine Aguila wrote: http://www.aguilapaw.posterous.com Cheers, Christine I like it. In my opinion the awkwardness of the boy on the right works as a contrast to the terminal boredom of the other lad. Mum is quite serene considering. Hope you got permission Christine; in a gallery AND photos of children... Chris -- 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: Kiss/truck
I don't mind that shot Dave On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 12:48 AM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: I normally hate HDR, but wow: https://plus.google.com/106289562822644692555/posts/L5Di5wanKvA -- 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: OT: Gasoline prices?
On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 1:56 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Ah, yes, but you let them get away with it. No, they did it while we slept. Dave On 7/17/2011 12:06 PM, David J Brooks wrote: On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 8:40 AM, Steven Desjardinsdrd1...@gmail.com wrote: We pay just a tad more than that, per litre It's your own fault for converting to metric. ;-) I did not convert.they did Dave We pay just a tad more than that, per litre.: http://www.ontariogasprices.com/can_tax_info.aspx Dave On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 1:11 AM, John Sessomsjsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Not a rant yet, just curious. After shooting up for the first six months of this year gasoline prices around here dipped back a week or so before the 4th of July weekend, but have since recovered back almost to their previous high levels. Admittedly it's subjective based on the prices I'm paying at the pump. Prices were up around 31% since the first of the year during the week after GFM, dropped back to only 20% higher by the 4th, but are now back around 30% higher today. Anyone else seeing this? Or is it a purely local phenomenon? And, going back almost one year (to July 18, 2010) prices are 40% higher today. - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1390 / Virus Database: 1516/3765 - Release Date: 07/14/11 -- 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. -- 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. -- 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. -- 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. -- 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: Back from Ireland
Then we were in Belfast on July 12... that's a whole new level of public drunkenness. Quite unbelievable. (Then again, we got the impression that youth + stupidity + alcohol in combination are more responsible for the sectarian violence than religion or politics these days, so that may be an improvement.) Brave of you to go to belfast on 12 July. Most Northern Ireland people I know try and get away from there to avoid the so-called marching season. Chris -- 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: Gertie's
Busy shot, but in a good way. Dave On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 7:47 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: Where to stop for a cold one in Steele's Tavern, Virginia: http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/Old-Stuff/17503661_45JbVR#1388152703_kn8gZQj-O-LB -- 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. -- 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: Kiss/truck
On 18 July 2011 05:48, Tim Bray wrote: I normally hate HDR, but wow: https://plus.google.com/106289562822644692555/posts/L5Di5wanKvA I agree about HDR - it's the new infra red. Both are good for the right picture, but are over used. This is one that works for me. Excellent. Chris -- 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: Reparo! A* 200mm Macro is Back!
Good to hear, and it looks like its still working fine Dave On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 6:26 PM, Mark Cassino markcass...@ymail.com wrote: I was on the road this week and when I got back found a slip from the post office saying a package was waiting. Yippie - the A* 200mm macro lens is back! I sent it to Eric who told me it was essentially worn out. Parts were not available for the repair. After some conversation he found someone who could fabricate the part that needed replacing. It wasn't cheap but for a little less than half the price of the Sigma 150mm macro (whenever they are availabel) I have a good-as-new A* 200 lens. I ran it through its paces today - one out take: http://www.markcassino.com/temp/pdml/IMGP4143.jpg Glad to have it back! MCC -- 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 - Church of the Holy Donut
Great angle! On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 9:56 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: In Canada we take our donuts very seriously: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/07/church-of-holy-donut.html In case you didn't know or haven't figured it out, Tim Hortons [sic] is Canada's largest coffee-and-donut chain. Named for a (what else?) former hockey player, Tim started the joint when he was still playing. It was already starting to do well when he died in a car accident while still a young man, and his widow sold it for a couple of million dollars a few years later. She now thinks she got ripped off and law suits have ensued (I think she lost). Anyway, hope you enjoy this one - I couldn't resist. ;-) Comments always 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. -- 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: Peso: Gertie's
On 18 July 2011 02:55, drd1...@gmail.com wrote: It may be the only place in Steele's Tavern, VA. ;-) You may be right. Wikipedia has this to say about it: It lies at an elevation of 1683 feet (513 m). And nothing else... Chris On 7/17/2011 19:47, Steven Desjardins wrote: Where to stop for a cold one in Steele's Tavern, Virginia: http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/Old-Stuff/17503661_45JbVR#1388152703_kn8gZQj-O-LB or... perhaps not ... 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: Silver Streak
On 18 July 2011 01:40, Ed Keeney ewkph...@gmail.com wrote: 1st car show today. Took a few, thought this one came out pretty good. Comments and critiques always welcome. http://www.flickr.com/photos/edkeeney/5948673242/ -- Thanks! Ed http://picasaweb.google.com/ewkphoto http://www.flickr.com/photos/edkeeney/ You handled a shiny object in the sun pretty well Ed. I'd like to see a little more of the car to put it into better context. What car is it? Oh, and it may be worth doing a bit of retouching to get rid of that highlight / flare in the background. Chris -- 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: Gertie's
Or in Vesuvius It may be the only place in Steele's Tavern, VA. --Original Message-- From: Ann Sanfedele On 7/17/2011 19:47, Steven Desjardins wrote: Where to stop for a cold one in Steele's Tavern, Virginia: http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/Old-Stuff/17503661_45JbVR#1388152703_kn8gZQj-O-LB or... perhaps not ... ann - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1390 / Virus Database: 1516/3771 - Release Date: 07/17/11 -- 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 -- A walk in West Woods
I don't know either. Possibly some sort of conspiracy of the machines. From: P. J. Alling Same version of Firefox I'm using and it took the bad code and didn't even hiccup. Maybe it's the combination with XP. I'm still using Win2k on this machine, but I don't see how that would effect how the browser handles HTML. On 7/17/2011 5:33 PM, John Sessoms wrote: Yep! That fixed it. I'm using Firefox 5.0 on Windoze XP if that information is useful. From: P. J. Alling I take that back. I just checked the code and discovered that a character got lost. Firefox, ignores the error, I expect that Opera and IE do also. Try it now it should work. - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1390 / Virus Database: 1516/3771 - Release Date: 07/17/11 -- 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: Pentax Q photos
From: Anthony Farr The 2nd to 5th pictures in the photostream... http://www.flickr.com/photos/n00bs/sets/72157627083831739/with/5943551730/ ... use a program mode called Portrait mode (for closeup photos with the background out of focus), according to PhotoME. The Exif view on Flickr doesn't reveal this, you need to go to the View all sizes page, select original size, then open it in an external Exif viewer such as PhotoME. The transition from focused to unfocused image seems very abrupt and arbitrary. regards, Anthony One of the toy lenses perhaps. - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1390 / Virus Database: 1516/3771 - Release Date: 07/17/11 -- 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 - Church of the Holy Donut
From: Darren Addy Their motto: Home of the Holy Donuts with the heavenly taste. Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska Are they as good as Krispy Kreme? - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1390 / Virus Database: 1516/3771 - Release Date: 07/17/11 -- 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: Pentax Q photos
Not too bad. I'm also glad to see the kit comes with a Zippo lighter. yeah, what's up with the K1 on the MZ-S? On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 11:25 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: Anthony Farr The 2nd to 5th pictures in the photostream... http://www.flickr.com/photos/n00bs/sets/72157627083831739/with/5943551730/ ... use a program mode called Portrait mode (for closeup photos with the background out of focus), according to PhotoME. The Exif view on Flickr doesn't reveal this, you need to go to the View all sizes page, select original size, then open it in an external Exif viewer such as PhotoME. The transition from focused to unfocused image seems very abrupt and arbitrary. regards, Anthony One of the toy lenses perhaps. - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1390 / Virus Database: 1516/3771 - Release Date: 07/17/11 -- 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: Kiss/truck
I hate overcooked. This one is pretty darn good except for overcooking evident in the sky, the truck box and (especially his) clothing. 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: Pentax Q photos
You can get that kind of transition using layers in Photoshop. I's say the software Bokeh filter needs more work. On 7/18/2011 11:25 AM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Anthony Farr The 2nd to 5th pictures in the photostream... http://www.flickr.com/photos/n00bs/sets/72157627083831739/with/5943551730/ ... use a program mode called Portrait mode (for closeup photos with the background out of focus), according to PhotoME. The Exif view on Flickr doesn't reveal this, you need to go to the View all sizes page, select original size, then open it in an external Exif viewer such as PhotoME. The transition from focused to unfocused image seems very abrupt and arbitrary. regards, Anthony One of the toy lenses perhaps. - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1390 / Virus Database: 1516/3771 - Release Date: 07/17/11 -- 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: Peso: Gertie's
On 2011-07-17 19:55 , drd1...@gmail.com wrote: It may be the only place in Steele's Tavern, VA.;-) did Gertie inherit it from Steele? -- 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 - Church of the Holy Donut
On 18/07/2011 8:20 AM, Darren Addy wrote: Their motto: Home of the Holy Donuts with the heavenly taste. Home of Day Olds and Bad Coffee We have Robin's Donuts out west, much better. -- William Robb -- 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: Pentax Q photos
Back when the K10D was announced I think Pentax marketing re badged all the MZ-D/MR-52 prototype bodies that they still had in shop to K-1, for some unfathomable reason. Since a name was never officially announced I guess they could do that if they wanted. Since the Pentax FF 6mp camera was still born and all but a few hard core long time users seem to have forgotten it, I see no purpose. On 7/18/2011 11:33 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: Not too bad. I'm also glad to see the kit comes with a Zippo lighter. yeah, what's up with the K1 on the MZ-S? On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 11:25 AM, John Sessomsjsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: Anthony Farr The 2nd to 5th pictures in the photostream... http://www.flickr.com/photos/n00bs/sets/72157627083831739/with/5943551730/ ... use a program mode called Portrait mode (for closeup photos with the background out of focus), according to PhotoME. The Exif view on Flickr doesn't reveal this, you need to go to the View all sizes page, select original size, then open it in an external Exif viewer such as PhotoME. The transition from focused to unfocused image seems very abrupt and arbitrary. regards, Anthony One of the toy lenses perhaps. - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1390 / Virus Database: 1516/3771 - Release Date: 07/17/11 -- 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: PESO - Church of the Holy Donut
Oh, that's good. On 7/18/2011 9:56 AM, frank theriault wrote: In Canada we take our donuts very seriously: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/07/church-of-holy-donut.html In case you didn't know or haven't figured it out, Tim Hortons [sic] is Canada's largest coffee-and-donut chain. Named for a (what else?) former hockey player, Tim started the joint when he was still playing. It was already starting to do well when he died in a car accident while still a young man, and his widow sold it for a couple of million dollars a few years later. She now thinks she got ripped off and law suits have ensued (I think she lost). Anyway, hope you enjoy this one - I couldn't resist. ;-) Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- 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: Kiss/truck
On 18/07/2011 9:43 AM, Darren Addy wrote: I hate overcooked. This one is pretty darn good except for overcooking evident in the sky, the truck box and (especially his) clothing. I'll point out that what you don't like is tone mapping, which is a separate process from HDR. This is an unmapped HDR, for example. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/hdrshroom.html -- William Robb -- 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.
Any point joining to Tumblr for displaying images?
There seems to be an abundance of sites letting people display their images, paid or otherwise. I've noticed that there are a few PDML users using Tumblr. Enyone care to name pros/cons of Tumblr in terms of image display? Bulent - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/bulentcelasun -- 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: Silver Streak
Looks like thats been around the block a few times.. interesting - like it - except for one fixable thing.. that little bit of a hexagon caused by lighting... pretty easy in photoshop to clone out - What is the age and breed of the car? Never having driven a car until I was 45... :-) ann On 7/17/2011 20:40, Ed Keeney wrote: 1st car show today. Took a few, thought this one came out pretty good. Comments and critiques always welcome. http://www.flickr.com/photos/edkeeney/5948673242/ -- 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: Any point joining to Tumblr for displaying images?
On 11-07-18 1:12 PM, Bulent Celasun wrote: There seems to be an abundance of sites letting people display their images, paid or otherwise. I've noticed that there are a few PDML users using Tumblr. Enyone care to name pros/cons of Tumblr in terms of image display? Bulent - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/bulentcelasun I don't have a Tumblr yet, but I'm giving it very serious consideration. For me the big win is that it's easy, with the right theme, to have a very spare, simple and elegant presentation. That doesn't seem to be possible or at least it's hard with sites like blogger (which I've been dabbling with for a few years). What's not clear is how permanent Tumblr would be. I *really* don't see their biz model, so I'd be concerned they'll simply vanish in a puff of greasy smoke one day. -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: Kiss/truck
Isn't calling tone mapping a separate process from HDR sort of like calling inhaling a separate process from breathing? You are technically correct, except that without it you don't have the overall process. : ) Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 11:19 AM, William Robb anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 18/07/2011 9:43 AM, Darren Addy wrote: I hate overcooked. This one is pretty darn good except for overcooking evident in the sky, the truck box and (especially his) clothing. I'll point out that what you don't like is tone mapping, which is a separate process from HDR. This is an unmapped HDR, for example. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/hdrshroom.html -- William Robb -- 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 - Church of the Holy Donut
William Robb wrote: On 18/07/2011 8:20 AM, Darren Addy wrote: Their motto: Home of the Holy Donuts with the heavenly taste. Home of Day Olds and Bad Coffee We have Robin's Donuts out west, much better. I saw a Tim Horton's in Ireland last week. No kidding. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.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: Kiss/truck
both pictures linked here are so far out over the border of kitsch that it's hard to find terms to explain them, as is usually the case with hdr On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 8:16 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Isn't calling tone mapping a separate process from HDR sort of like calling inhaling a separate process from breathing? You are technically correct, except that without it you don't have the overall process. : ) Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 11:19 AM, William Robb anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 18/07/2011 9:43 AM, Darren Addy wrote: I hate overcooked. This one is pretty darn good except for overcooking evident in the sky, the truck box and (especially his) clothing. I'll point out that what you don't like is tone mapping, which is a separate process from HDR. This is an unmapped HDR, for example. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/hdrshroom.html -- William Robb -- 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. -- 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: Bath Bus
On 17 July 2011 08:52, Chris Mitchell wrote: From the roof of Bath Abbey. http://mitch.myzen.co.uk/Misc/_IGP6908.jpg Chris Thanks everyone for looking and commenting. I take the point about the OOF stonework on the left. There were 2 problems - 1) There's only a certain amount of leaning I'm prepared to do on 500year old stonework 150 feet above the ground and 2) it was a bit of a grab shot as the two girls were walking quite fast. I've done a tighter crop with a little bit of healing to extend the paving stones (thankfully they're uneven in size so it was easy): http://mitch.myzen.co.uk/Misc/_IGP6908-1crop.jpg The picture still contains a lot of things to make a chap happy - historical architecture, a bus, bikes, girls and a seagull... Chris -- 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 - Church of the Holy Donut
On 18/07/2011 8:20 AM, Darren Addy wrote: Their motto: Home of the Holy Donuts with the heavenly taste. Home of Day Olds and Bad Coffee We have Robin's Donuts out west, much better. I saw a Tim Horton's in Ireland last week. No kidding. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com are you sure it was Ireland and not O'Canada? B -- 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: Silver Streak
Breed would be a Pontiac, not sure about age but would guess early 1950's On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 1:19 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Looks like thats been around the block a few times.. interesting - like it - except for one fixable thing.. that little bit of a hexagon caused by lighting... pretty easy in photoshop to clone out - What is the age and breed of the car? Never having driven a car until I was 45... :-) ann On 7/17/2011 20:40, Ed Keeney wrote: 1st car show today. Took a few, thought this one came out pretty good. Comments and critiques always welcome. http://www.flickr.com/photos/edkeeney/5948673242/ -- 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: Silver Streak
I would concur with Bill - Pontiac, late 40's, early 50's -p On 7/18/2011 1:53 PM, Bill Owens wrote: Breed would be a Pontiac, not sure about age but would guess early 1950's On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 1:19 PM, Ann Sanfedeleann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Looks like thats been around the block a few times.. interesting - like it - except for one fixable thing.. that little bit of a hexagon caused by lighting... pretty easy in photoshop to clone out - What is the age and breed of the car? Never having driven a car until I was 45... :-) ann On 7/17/2011 20:40, Ed Keeney wrote: 1st car show today. Took a few, thought this one came out pretty good. Comments and critiques always welcome. http://www.flickr.com/photos/edkeeney/5948673242/ -- 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. -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- 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: Kiss/truck
I've expressed my opinion on this subject before, so I won't bore everyone again. Like nearly any form of artistic expression, I think anybody is free to do things anyway they like. I'm also free to like or dislike it. In my opinion, HDR has been ruined as label because of the stuff being done in the name of HDR. Say HDR to someone and they likely envision the over saturated, over sharpened, over contrasty stuff that in the old film days used to fall into the category of posterization. To me, HDR is extending the dynamic range of the image through the use of multiple exposures and then presenting more detail in the highlights and shadows than you could with a single image. I think the best (photorealistic) HDR does not scream HDR to you, but simply makes you go wow. The bottom line for me is, that I will never label any HDR that I do as such. I see no upside to the label. It is either a good image, or it isn't. 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: Any point joining to Tumblr for displaying images?
On Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:12:39 +0300 Bulent Celasun bulent.cela...@gmail.com wrote: There seems to be an abundance of sites letting people display their images, paid or otherwise. I've noticed that there are a few PDML users using Tumblr. Enyone care to name pros/cons of Tumblr in terms of image display? -Free there is flexible display modes. you can show sets. thumbnails that open to whatever larger res you like. Low res to higher res. Click through to a site that offers prints what have you. You can manage several multimedia sites easily from one site if you choose. I have one that does everything http://everseeking.tumblr.com/ and one that is just my photography http://bran-shot.tumblr.com/ and they can be different stylistically. The themes can set you apart if you have the skills or get some one that has them to create or modify one for you. still working on that. The dashboard gives you an opportunity to follow folks that interest you one way or another -- 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 - Church of the Holy Donut
On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 11:28 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Are they as good as Krispy Kreme? They used to be better, IMHO. Then they stopped using fresh-made dough and all the franchises had to start getting frozen dough, made at some centralized location. Changed the texture completely. Then I became a vegan and stopped eating donuts altogether. ;-) BTW, I'm thinking I'll change the title to Church of the ~Holey~ Donut... ;-) 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.
D7000 vs K-5
The other night, a friend was trying to get some shots with his new D7000 at an after hours dance. Helping him out I got a chance to play with it a bit and to compare the two. Without my being able to RTFM the D7000 was at a severe disadvantage performance wise. The first thing that you notice between the two is the difference in heft. The D7000 is a lot lighter, in comparison the K-5 feels like a solidly built professional camera. Since it was dark, and people don't like a light being shined in their face when dancing, we turned off the autofocus assist lights. The K-5 with 31/1.8 autofocused a lot better in that light than did the D7000 with a 50/1.4. The lighting was very uneven so rather than manual, I was shooting in TAv mode, in order to get the best ISO I could. The D7000 doesn't have TAv mode. I could not figure out how to select a custom white point for setting color balance on the D7000. With the 50/1.4 the D7000 does not have VR/SR/IS. With many of the UI buttons on the left side of the back, almost every function of the D7000 requires both hands on the camera. I couldn't find the autofocus lockout, and that made the lowlight work a bit more difficult. Apart from some quick chimping, I haven't had a chance to look at any of the actual photos from either camera, and I realize that is what really matters. I also understand that so much of the usability of a system depends on familiarity. I hope to get together with Charles sometime in the future and get a chance to learn his camera better. In the mean time, despite the obvious caveats, I'm pleased to note that for me the K-5 seems to be the much better camera. I expect that there are many use profiles where the D7000 would work a lot better. For example, any time I'd need to use a speedlight. Anyways, it was very interesting getting the chance to compare the two. -- 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.
Do you think I'm compensating for something?
I hear that some men find extreme telephotos strangely rejuvenating. SMC Takumar 400mm f5.6 - Purchased in a moment of impulse. Sometimes my brain is below my neck strap, if you know what I mean. http://www.antiqueauto.org/assets/SMCTakumar400mmf5.6.jpg 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: PESO - Church of the Holy Donut
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO - Church of the Holy Donut Great angle! Yep, it was acute one. On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 9:56 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: In Canada we take our donuts very seriously: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/07/church-of-holy-donut.html In case you didn't know or haven't figured it out, Tim Hortons [sic] is Canada's largest coffee-and-donut chain. Named for a (what else?) former hockey player, Tim started the joint when he was still playing. It was already starting to do well when he died in a car accident while still a young man, and his widow sold it for a couple of million dollars a few years later. She now thinks she got ripped off and law suits have ensued (I think she lost). Anyway, hope you enjoy this one - I couldn't resist. ;-) Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: Do you think I'm compensating for something?
A good lens. But you'll need a short extension tube for birding, as it's minimum focus distance is rather long. Paul On Jul 18, 2011, at 5:41 PM, Darren Addy wrote: I hear that some men find extreme telephotos strangely rejuvenating. SMC Takumar 400mm f5.6 - Purchased in a moment of impulse. Sometimes my brain is below my neck strap, if you know what I mean. http://www.antiqueauto.org/assets/SMCTakumar400mmf5.6.jpg 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. -- 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: Do you think I'm compensating for something?
I've got the AOC set of extension tubes with case, labeled with the roman numerals. So that'll work. You are correct about the longish minimum focusing distance (8 meters). If nothing else, I can use it to defend myself against market stall proprietors who try to manhandle me when I take their photo. : ) 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: PESO - Church of the Holy Donut
Oh you have us rolling in the aisles with that one Ken. On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 4:43 PM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO - Church of the Holy Donut Great angle! Yep, it was acute one. On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 9:56 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: In Canada we take our donuts very seriously: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/07/church-of-holy-donut.html In case you didn't know or haven't figured it out, Tim Hortons [sic] is Canada's largest coffee-and-donut chain. Named for a (what else?) former hockey player, Tim started the joint when he was still playing. It was already starting to do well when he died in a car accident while still a young man, and his widow sold it for a couple of million dollars a few years later. She now thinks she got ripped off and law suits have ensued (I think she lost). Anyway, hope you enjoy this one - I couldn't resist. ;-) Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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. -- 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: Gasoline prices?
On Jul 17, 2011, at 15:48 , Cotty wrote: Here in the UK the best price I can find in southern England is about £1.37 per litre. That's pretty close to $6.27 a gallon in yourspeak. I do about 27,000 miles per year. This is nothing short of a big hairy bag of bollocks! Using your figures Cotty, I get an annual petrol expense, given a 25.5 combined mpg rating for your LR Defender, of $6638.82. You can do the conversions to liters and £ and see if that is correct. And THAT, is why I only calculate my milage every fill up, just to see how bad it is. My newer Dodge? Short trip rides I take every day are 3.6 miles out. 3.6 miles back, twice a day = 7.2 miles per day. For this I get 12.5 mpg. At today's $3.90 per gallon. If I drove down to Seattle for my morning Latte, a 76 mile round trip, twice a day, I would average around 29 mpg. Now to figure out if it would be worth my time and wear and tear on the car to do so. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com There is no off position to the genius switch. Genius can, however, be observed as insanity. -- 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: Gasoline prices?
Supposed to do my proofreading before I send. Apologies. On Jul 18, 2011, at 15:10 , Joseph McAllister wrote: And THAT, is why I only calculate my milage every fill up, just to see how bad it is. My newer Dodge? Short trip rides I take every day are 3.6 miles out. 3.6 miles back, twice a day = 14.4 (was 7.2) miles per day. For this I get 12.5 mpg. At today's $3.90 per gallon. If I drove down to Seattle for my morning Latte, a 76 mile round trip, twice a day, I would average around 29 mpg. Now to figure out if it would be worth my time and wear and tear on the car to do so. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “ It is still true, as was first said many years ago, that people are the only sophisticated computing devices that can be made at low cost by unskilled workers!” — Martin G. Wolf, PhD -- 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: D7000 vs K-5
On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 4:44 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I could not figure out how to select a custom white point for setting color balance on the D7000. Probably like the other cameras i have from Nikon, buried deep in a sub menu somewhere. Dave t. Anyways, it was very interesting getting the chance to compare the two. -- 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. -- 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.
OT: Singing Penis article from Nat Zgeo
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/07/pictures/110711-loudest-animals-water-boatman-singing-genitals/?source=link_tw20110718news-loud -- 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: D7000 vs K-5
On Jul 18, 2011, at 3:24 PM, David J Brooks wrote: On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 4:44 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I could not figure out how to select a custom white point for setting color balance on the D7000. Probably like the other cameras i have from Nikon, buried deep in a sub menu somewhere. That could be. I found how to set the color temp and balance manually by choosing a spot on a plane, I just couldn't pick a point and say that's white. -- 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: OT: Singing Penis article from Nat Zgeo
likening the penis of a 2 millimeter animal to a jackhammer is bold, to say the least... 2011/7/19 Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/07/pictures/110711-loudest-animals-water-boatman-singing-genitals/?source=link_tw20110718news-loud -- 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: Singing Penis article from Nat Zgeo
Christine, You have too much time on your hands... :-) Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 5:36 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/07/pictures/110711-loudest-animals-water-boatman-singing-genitals/?source=link_tw20110718news-loud -- 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: Gasoline prices?
Why don't you get a coffee machine with a Latte button instead, Joe? 2011/7/19 Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com: Supposed to do my proofreading before I send. Apologies. On Jul 18, 2011, at 15:10 , Joseph McAllister wrote: And THAT, is why I only calculate my milage every fill up, just to see how bad it is. My newer Dodge? Short trip rides I take every day are 3.6 miles out. 3.6 miles back, twice a day = 14.4 (was 7.2) miles per day. For this I get 12.5 mpg. At today's $3.90 per gallon. If I drove down to Seattle for my morning Latte, a 76 mile round trip, twice a day, I would average around 29 mpg. Now to figure out if it would be worth my time and wear and tear on the car to do so. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “ It is still true, as was first said many years ago, that people are the only sophisticated computing devices that can be made at low cost by unskilled workers!” — Martin G. Wolf, PhD -- 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: Singing Penis article from Nat Zgeo
Sound-producing genitalia are relatively rare within the animal kingdom . . . I will sleep better tonight knowing this, Christine. On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 6:44 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Christine, You have too much time on your hands... :-) Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 5:36 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/07/pictures/110711-loudest-animals-water-boatman-singing-genitals/?source=link_tw20110718news-loud -- 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. -- 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: Do you think I'm compensating for something?
You didn't..?? Wow! How much did you tell your wife it cost? SHAME! Hope it is a gem!! Jack --- On Mon, 7/18/11, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: From: Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com Subject: Do you think I'm compensating for something? To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, July 18, 2011, 2:41 PM I hear that some men find extreme telephotos strangely rejuvenating. SMC Takumar 400mm f5.6 - Purchased in a moment of impulse. Sometimes my brain is below my neck strap, if you know what I mean. http://www.antiqueauto.org/assets/SMCTakumar400mmf5.6.jpg 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. -- 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 - Church of the Holy Donut
On Jul 18, 2011, at 6:56 AM, frank theriault wrote: In Canada we take our donuts very seriously: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/07/church-of-holy-donut.html Wonderful juxtaposition. Great photo too. In case you didn't know or haven't figured it out, Tim Hortons [sic] is Canada's largest coffee-and-donut chain. Named for a (what else?) former hockey player, Tim started the joint when he was still playing. It was already starting to do well when he died in a car accident while still a young man, and his widow sold it for a couple of million dollars a few years later. She now thinks she got ripped off and law suits have ensued (I think she lost). Anyway, hope you enjoy this one - I couldn't resist. ;-) Comments always 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. -- 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: Silver Streak
Yes, it is a Pontiac Silver Streak. The owners weren't around and no sign showing the year. Probably the early 50's is my best guess. The sun reflection can be cloned out (rushed the PP and didn't work out all of the imperfections). Thanks! Ed http://picasaweb.google.com/ewkphoto http://www.flickr.com/photos/edkeeney/ -- 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: Kiss/truck
Cool shot, and some truck. Absent manipulation it must have about 2 feet of ground clearance and tires 3 feet in diameter. But is the actual effect HDR or microcontrast? I've been playing around with 'HDR' software and find that you can get interesting effects from jsut one exposure - no HDR there, but there is micro contrast. Sorta like the high-pass filter in photoshop made useable... - Original Message - From: Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, July 18, 2011 12:48 AM Subject: Kiss/truck I normally hate HDR, but wow: https://plus.google.com/106289562822644692555/posts/L5Di5wanKvA -- 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: Gasoline prices?
From: Joseph McAllister On Jul 17, 2011, at 15:48 , Cotty wrote: Here in the UK the best price I can find in southern England is about ?1.37 per litre. That's pretty close to $6.27 a gallon in yourspeak. I do about 27,000 miles per year. This is nothing short of a big hairy bag of bollocks! Using your figures Cotty, I get an annual petrol expense, given a 25.5 combined mpg rating for your LR Defender, of $6638.82. You can do the conversions to liters and ? and see if that is correct. And THAT, is why I only calculate my milage every fill up, just to see how bad it is. My newer Dodge? Short trip rides I take every day are 3.6 miles out. 3.6 miles back, twice a day = 7.2 miles per day. For this I get 12.5 mpg. At today's $3.90 per gallon. If I drove down to Seattle for my morning Latte, a 76 mile round trip, twice a day, I would average around 29 mpg. Now to figure out if it would be worth my time and wear and tear on the car to do so. I do about 24,000 miles per year. I've driven 600 miles less in the first 6 months of this year than I did in last year, but fuel has cost me $200.00 more. Price at the pump is about 40.5% higher than it was same time last year. July 19, 2010 I paid $2.589 per gallon, and it's $3.639 per gallon today, although I won't need to buy gas again until the weekend. I'll need to go back to Raleigh later this week. I found a gas price web site that has an interactive map, and it looks like the cheapest gas that's convenient to me is about half-way along my route back home, so I'll probably fill up when I get there. I'll check the map again before I leave. Looks like it will save me a nickle a gallon and I don't even have to go out of my way. - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1390 / Virus Database: 1516/3771 - Release Date: 07/17/11 -- 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 Natalie
Natalie was roped-in by her younger sister Iryna to assist with reflectors and such while we did Iryna's portrait, but we couldn't resist shooting Natalie too ... Flickr Fancy: http://goo.gl/U9pWl Flickr plain: http://goo.gl/0obNL K20D, DA* 50-135 @ 135mm, f/2.8, 1/250th, ISO 200. 40 white reflector camera-rt. Lightroom PP. -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: PESO - Church of the Holy Donut
On 7/18/2011 14:36, Mark Roberts wrote: William Robb wrote: On 18/07/2011 8:20 AM, Darren Addy wrote: Their motto: Home of the Holy Donuts with the heavenly taste. Home of Day Olds and Bad Coffee We have Robin's Donuts out west, much better. I saw a Tim Horton's in Ireland last week. No kidding. that's scary -- there is one here too now! oy 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 - Church of the Holy Donut
On 7/18/2011 09:56, frank theriault wrote: In Canada we take our donuts very seriously: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/07/church-of-holy-donut.html In case you didn't know or haven't figured it out, Tim Hortons [sic] is Canada's largest coffee-and-donut chain. Named for a (what else?) former hockey player, Tim started the joint when he was still playing. It was already starting to do well when he died in a car accident while still a young man, and his widow sold it for a couple of million dollars a few years later. She now thinks she got ripped off and law suits have ensued (I think she lost). Anyway, hope you enjoy this one - I couldn't resist. ;-) Comments always welcome. cheers, frank Oy - two of my least favorite things - churches and Tim Horton's love the photo tho! 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: OT: Singing Penis article from Nat Zgeo
On 2011-07-18 19:27, Steven Desjardins wrote: Sound-producing genitalia are relatively rare within the animal kingdom . . . I always thought that meant you were doing it right. -- 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: Kiss/truck
I like this shot, and I do like this kind of effect sometimes. The problem is that, too often, everything starts to look like this. On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 8:44 PM, Mark Cassino markcass...@ymail.com wrote: Cool shot, and some truck. Absent manipulation it must have about 2 feet of ground clearance and tires 3 feet in diameter. But is the actual effect HDR or microcontrast? I've been playing around with 'HDR' software and find that you can get interesting effects from jsut one exposure - no HDR there, but there is micro contrast. Sorta like the high-pass filter in photoshop made useable... - Original Message - From: Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, July 18, 2011 12:48 AM Subject: Kiss/truck I normally hate HDR, but wow: https://plus.google.com/106289562822644692555/posts/L5Di5wanKvA -- 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. -- 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: PESO Natalie
On 2011-07-18 20:52, Bruce Walker wrote: Natalie was roped-in by her younger sister Iryna to assist with reflectors and such while we did Iryna's portrait, but we couldn't resist shooting Natalie too ... Flickr Fancy: http://goo.gl/U9pWl Flickr plain: http://goo.gl/0obNL She's at least as beautiful as her sister. Great shot. -- 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: PESO - Church of the Holy Donut
On Jul 18, 2011, at 9:48 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: On 7/18/2011 14:36, Mark Roberts wrote: William Robb wrote: On 18/07/2011 8:20 AM, Darren Addy wrote: Their motto: Home of the Holy Donuts with the heavenly taste. Home of Day Olds and Bad Coffee We have Robin's Donuts out west, much better. I saw a Tim Horton's in Ireland last week. No kidding. that's scary -- there is one here too now! oy Quite a few in MIchigan. Decent coffee for minimal money. And I like the photo. Great juxtapoition. Paul 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.
Re: OT: Singing Penis article from Nat Zgeo
maybe, but not if it's squeaking -Original Message- From: Doug Franklin jehosep...@mindspring.com Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:20:41 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: Singing Penis article from Nat Zgeo On 2011-07-18 19:27, Steven Desjardins wrote: Sound-producing genitalia are relatively rare within the animal kingdom . . . I always thought that meant you were doing it right. -- 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. -- 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 - I'll have one of those, mom.
Mom, mom? http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13780398size=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.
Re: Kiss/truck
The kiss/truck shot just makes me gag. Way too far over the top for me. The unmapped one below has a lot of clarity but is pretty boring. ann On 7/18/2011 12:19, William Robb wrote: On 18/07/2011 9:43 AM, Darren Addy wrote: I hate overcooked. This one is pretty darn good except for overcooking evident in the sky, the truck box and (especially his) clothing. I'll point out that what you don't like is tone mapping, which is a separate process from HDR. This is an unmapped HDR, for example. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/hdrshroom.html -- 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 Cliché: Iryna
2011/7/18 Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com: Thanks, Rob. Can you be a bit more specific about where in the shot you are seeing this? I had a closer look and couldn't see anything. For instance, I examined below her chin camera-left; fairly dark shadow there. I know there's noise in the shadows (the usual K20D ISO 400 noise, lightly reduced with LR NR). Does anyone else see posterization too? Thanks! Hi Bruce, I checked on other Browsers and the problem went away, it seems that Firefox colour management on this particular machine is screwed for some reason but only when viewing flickr hosted images ;( Cheers, -- 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.
Re: OT: Gasoline prices?
Because I would not have the opportunity, twice a day mind you, to converse with my baristas and admire their offerings. On Jul 18, 2011, at 15:51 , Eckehard Wegner wrote: Why don't you get a coffee machine with a Latte button instead, Joe? 2011/7/19 Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com: Supposed to do my proofreading before I send. Apologies. On Jul 18, 2011, at 15:10 , Joseph McAllister wrote: And THAT, is why I only calculate my milage every fill up, just to see how bad it is. My newer Dodge? Short trip rides I take every day are 3.6 miles out. 3.6 miles back, twice a day = Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn’t need to lug a camera.” –Lewis Hine -- 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: Kiss/truck
I like it too. The colors appeal to me. Tim posted this on Google+ as well, and it was interesting to read the many, many responses to it, and I'd say the shot was very well received. I'm not anti-HDR; I even bought a book on it, and I like a lot of the stuff in the book. Very well done. I like traditional photography too, of course. My view, for what it's worth, is that HDR right now is rendering-dependent--content etc only so-so interesting. Traditional street, reportage etc is content-driven, tells a better story, more interesting, but in fairness, it's hard to do HDR with moving subjects for all the obvious reasons. There is such a thing as photorealistic HDR--a whole section on it in the book I have. Bill's shot is a nice example I think. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, July 18, 2011 9:22 PM Subject: Re: Kiss/truck I like this shot, and I do like this kind of effect sometimes. The problem is that, too often, everything starts to look like this. On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 8:44 PM, Mark Cassino markcass...@ymail.com wrote: Cool shot, and some truck. Absent manipulation it must have about 2 feet of ground clearance and tires 3 feet in diameter. But is the actual effect HDR or microcontrast? I've been playing around with 'HDR' software and find that you can get interesting effects from jsut one exposure - no HDR there, but there is micro contrast. Sorta like the high-pass filter in photoshop made useable... - Original Message - From: Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, July 18, 2011 12:48 AM Subject: Kiss/truck I normally hate HDR, but wow: https://plus.google.com/106289562822644692555/posts/L5Di5wanKvA -- 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. -- 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. -- 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: Gertie's
Love it, Steve. I love finding stuff/facades like this and photographing it, and I love looking at pictures. Great job here. I might crop a bit off the top. I don't really need to see the top of the building. I know it's a building; the wonderful kitsch elements seem to me to be the point of the exercise. Just my 2 cents. Ignore if they don't appeal. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 6:47 PM Subject: Peso: Gertie's Where to stop for a cold one in Steele's Tavern, Virginia: http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/Old-Stuff/17503661_45JbVR#1388152703_kn8gZQj-O-LB -- 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. -- 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 Natalie
Very nice, Bruce! Boy you know some pretty girls :-). Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, July 18, 2011 7:52 PM Subject: PESO Natalie Natalie was roped-in by her younger sister Iryna to assist with reflectors and such while we did Iryna's portrait, but we couldn't resist shooting Natalie too ... Flickr Fancy: http://goo.gl/U9pWl Flickr plain: http://goo.gl/0obNL K20D, DA* 50-135 @ 135mm, f/2.8, 1/250th, ISO 200. 40 white reflector camera-rt. Lightroom PP. -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: PESO - Church of the Holy Donut
What Paul said about the photo! I don't know a thing about Canadian donuts--or churches for that matter. :-) Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, July 18, 2011 9:23 PM Subject: Re: PESO - Church of the Holy Donut On Jul 18, 2011, at 9:48 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: On 7/18/2011 14:36, Mark Roberts wrote: William Robb wrote: On 18/07/2011 8:20 AM, Darren Addy wrote: Their motto: Home of the Holy Donuts with the heavenly taste. Home of Day Olds and Bad Coffee We have Robin's Donuts out west, much better. I saw a Tim Horton's in Ireland last week. No kidding. that's scary -- there is one here too now! oy Quite a few in MIchigan. Decent coffee for minimal money. And I like the photo. Great juxtapoition. Paul 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. -- 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: Pentax Q photos
Neato! Thanks for posting, Godfrey! Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 9:58 PM Subject: Pentax Q photos http://www.flickr.com/photos/n00bs/5943610162/in/set-72157627083831739/ And there's a K1 in the set... -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.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: Travellin', Blogin' and PUGin'
Happy travels, Brian. Looking forward to following the blog. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 6:09 PM Subject: Travellin', Blogin' and PUGin' G'day all Travellin': Marg and I are heading off on Thursday for a trip to Central Australia and Kangaroo Island, so I'll only be on the list intermittently for a while (although internet access seems to be available in even the most remote places). Hopefully I'll come back with some reasonable photos to bore you all with Blogin': As we did in our 2009 trip to Western Australia, we'll be maintaining a travel blog and will be updating it whenever possible. If anyone would like to follow along with our travels, here's the link. http://apathyman.wordpress.com/ There's just a placeholder there at present - but you can treat that as a PESO :-) PUGin' At this stage I anticipate being able to produce the August PUG while we're on the road, but it would be good to get a head start before I leave. So far there are just two (2!!) submissions so, if you're planning to submit - please do! I don't want to have to grovel two months in a row For the record, the August theme is 'Monochrome Landscapes and here's the usual small print: Nominal cut off date for submissions is 30 July (although the submission form will probably be up for a few days after that). Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html The main requirements are: * Max. pixel dimensions: 800 x 800 pixels * Max file size: 300k * Third party equipment is acceptable provided either the camera body or lens used is Pentax. Also - as not all browsers are colour space aware, if you embed a colour space in the image, it should be sRGB to ensure the image looks right on line. I usually check the colour space of submitted images but I've been known to forget. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Choose from over 50 domains or use your 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. -- 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: Reparo! A* 200mm Macro is Back!
Excellent news! Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Mark Cassino markcass...@ymail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 5:26 PM Subject: Reparo! A* 200mm Macro is Back! I was on the road this week and when I got back found a slip from the post office saying a package was waiting. Yippie - the A* 200mm macro lens is back! I sent it to Eric who told me it was essentially worn out. Parts were not available for the repair. After some conversation he found someone who could fabricate the part that needed replacing. It wasn't cheap but for a little less than half the price of the Sigma 150mm macro (whenever they are availabel) I have a good-as-new A* 200 lens. I ran it through its paces today - one out take: http://www.markcassino.com/temp/pdml/IMGP4143.jpg Glad to have it back! MCC -- 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: V. Maier exhibition in London
Interesting comments, Bob--especially the points about how she might end up fitting into photog history. Not sure I agree, but I appreciate the validity of your points. As you say, it will be interesting to watch the story unfold. I watched the video on the web site and also thought the exhibition space was wonderful. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Bob W p...@web-options.com To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 12:01 PM Subject: RE: V. Maier exhibition in London From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Christine Aguila To all our British PDMLers: Check this out: Vivian Maier is by you guys! http://londonstreetphotographyfestival.org/diary/vivian-maier-a-life- uncovered P.S. How about a report for the list from one of you guys!?! Chris couldn't make it yesterday, so I went to the exhibition today because I had something else to do in that area. The exhibition space is really good. It's some sort of Victorian railway building that's been converted as part of the enormous regeneration taking place around Kings Cross St. Pancras. There is an architect's model of the whole site on the ground floor of the exhibition building. The exhibition itself is quite small and I thought the pictures were rather variable, from superb to meh. Many of them are top class, whatever the back story, but I made an effort to evaluate them without the back story influencing me, trying to think If I saw this without knowing who took it, what would be my reaction?. Meh, in a few cases. The good ones, however, are great and I look forward to seeing many more as the backlog is whittled away. It's a great shame though that Maier was not in contact with other street photographers of the time. If her pictures had been known in the 1950s she would stand alongside some of the top names from that school, but now she can only be a footnote and a curiosity. The influence of that school of photography has already been made, and I don't think she will go on to influence anyone significant, expect perhaps to learn more about the Chicago influence on street photography. The exhibition is part of London Street Photography week. After it I went to London's former Little Italy, which is centred round the church of San Pietro. Today is when they have their annual procession, which I'd never heard of until a few weeks ago, so I went along to photograph it. Lots of street photographers had obviously had the same idea because I saw many of the same faces I'd seen earlier at the Maier show. I'll post some photos of the procession later. B -- 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: Angel
Yes, I do like the rendering. Love strong contrasty stuff. Nice job there. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Bob W p...@web-options.com To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 3:38 PM Subject: Angel This is one of the pictures from the Italian procession today: http://www.web-options.com/Recent/content/L167_large.html It's quite heavily cropped - shot with the Voigtlander 75mm lens, and rendered with a high contrast in homage to the Magnum photos of similar processions in Italy itself. I'll use the colour version in the gallery, when I've whittled it down to a manageable size - currently 42 pictures to choose from. B -- 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: PAW--Week 28--At the Modern Wing
Thanks, everyone. Taking photos throughout the museum is permitted, but not in special exhibitions, like the Eggleston, the Avant Garde thing we just saw, and that HCB exhibition. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, July 18, 2011 9:30 AM Subject: Re: PAW--Week 28--At the Modern Wing On 17 July 2011 16:38, Christine Aguila wrote: http://www.aguilapaw.posterous.com Cheers, Christine I like it. In my opinion the awkwardness of the boy on the right works as a contrast to the terminal boredom of the other lad. Mum is quite serene considering. Hope you got permission Christine; in a gallery AND photos of children... Chris -- 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: PAW--Week 28--At the Modern Wing
- Original Message - From: Bob W p...@web-options.com To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 1:14 PM Subject: RE: PAW--Week 28--At the Modern Wing http://www.aguilapaw.posterous.com modern art seems to make quite a few people itchy that way. I like the photo - the light, the colours, the Gap advertness - but I do think the boy is in an awkward position that detracts from everything else. B hmmm - I thought that was the point of the photo ann yes it is, but I don't like that aspect of it. No problem, Bob. :-) Cheers, Christine -- 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: Kiss/truck
On 18/07/2011 12:16 PM, Darren Addy wrote: Isn't calling tone mapping a separate process from HDR sort of like calling inhaling a separate process from breathing? You are technically correct, except that without it you don't have the overall process. : ) You can tone map a single exposure if you want to. For that matter, tone mapping is done after the exposure bracket has been run through the HDR software as a separate process, so no, I would say the two are not entwined as an overall process. The HDR that I posted didn't even use an HDR program, but notwithstanding, it is still an HDR image. Sorry Ann, that you found it boring. Most of the people I show it to think it quite nice. -- William Robb -- 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.
