Re: OT - No, it is not Photoshop...
On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 11:21:03PM -0400, Igor Roshchin wrote: ... but life dolls: http://www.forbes.com/sites/katyasoldak/2012/10/17/barbie-flu-spreading-in-ukraine/ and http://www.forbes.com/sites/katyasoldak/2012/05/06/deconstructing-a-ukrainian-barbie/ Never mind the zombie apocalypse, it's the barbie apocalypse! -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 K-30 in-camera RAW histogram approximation (UniWB, various tweaks)
On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 07:34:34AM +0300, Ciprian Dorin Craciun wrote: However my main statement that the JPEG is blown out, meanwhile the RAW is somewhat underexposed still holds, as by looking at the JPEG histogram you have the impression of an overblown red channel, meanwhile the raw histogram says otherwise. This RAW image is pretty much perfectly exposed. Emphasis on _perfectly_. No clipping of highlights; trace clipping of shadows; data spread nicely across the entire histogram. It's a really great exposure -- and a very good looking plant too, by the way. An _excellent_ exposure. The fact that it is an excellent exposure is because I've taken about 8 shots with various compensation levels and selected this one afterwards by looking on my computer on how good the exposure was. However in camera I couldn't have been able to decide between at least half of these exposures. You can spend ages trying to calculate the perfect exposure. Using incident and spot meters. Chimping the histogram and exposing to the right. Or, you could get pretty close to the right exposure, guessing as well as you can on your camera, then bracket the exposure and choose the best one afterwards. Or, if you're very ambitious, bracket, then use HDR software to improve on the dynamic range of the camera. (note, I don't mean dialing the tone mapping up to 11, getting the surreal effect) Now, I stand by my original rebuttal: toss your UniWB crud and go shooting. What you need is less theory and more practice. :-) I have a mixed feeling about this. :) There are a lot of excellent photographers that pooh-pooh delving deeply into the technical details. Many of them are photographers with decades of experience who dove head first into technicalities themselves until they became second nature. Others have just been shooting so long that they intuitively know all of the things that you are exploring about the technical aspects. Most people cannot get great shots by obsessing about the technical aspects. A lot of the time thinking about the technical aspects will just distract you from getting a great photograph. This doesn't mean that the technical aspects are unimportant, what it means is that you have to know the technical side so completely, that you can nail it without having to think about it. Between my own studies, and my teaching, I have learned that people can only work on learning one thing at a time. What's more, while they are concentrating on that one thing, not only will they suck at other things, but for a while, they will suck at that too. Then just as they are starting to improve, they will learn what they are supposed to be doing, and start noticing that they aren't doing that and it will seem that they suck even worse. Don't worry about obsessing over learning technical details, just don't forget that technical perfection is only a means to the end of great photos and not the only goal of photography. At least, technical pefection isn't the only goal of photographers that other people enjoy looking at their work. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 K-30 in-camera RAW histogram approximation (UniWB, various tweaks)
On 23 May 2013 17:44, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: You can spend ages trying to calculate the perfect exposure. Using incident and spot meters. Chimping the histogram and exposing to the right. Or, you could get pretty close to the right exposure, guessing as well as you can on your camera, then bracket the exposure and choose the best one afterwards. Or, if you're very ambitious, bracket, then use HDR software to improve on the dynamic range of the camera. (note, I don't mean dialing the tone mapping up to 11, getting the surreal effect) Larry, you're making a heap of sense here. If I screwed around trying to find the perfect exposure for all of my shots I wouldn't have half the ones that I really like. I like the idea of getting things techically perfect, it's the engineer in me I'm sure but artistically the technical aspects of the shot are generally of far less consequence than the content/subject matter. -- 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: PESO Vulgar struggles
Yup. We have a Porcelain Berry vine too. :) But up here in the frozen tundra almost nothing is successfully invasive. On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 10:07 PM, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: Coddling invasive species, are we? :) On May 21, 2013, at 16:11 , Bruce Walker wrote: Alright, caption's a stretch. :) This is a Fern-leaf Dropwort, latin name Filipendula vulgaris. It's common in Europe but a specialty item in North America and now hard to get here because it's out of fashion. Ours is struggling after a nasty winter, so I figured I should document it just in case. http://www.flickr.com/bruce_m_walker/8769786121/lightbox/ K20D, DA* 55/1.4 @ f:8.0, 1/15th sec, ISO 200. -- -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. -- -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: Pentax K-30 in-camera RAW histogram approximation (UniWB, various tweaks)
I've skimmed this thread with much amusement and more than a little confusion (about all the technobabble). Here's the thing: everything is a compromise. Especially with exposure. There's always going to be something in a frame that's over or under exposed. So ya gotta work with it in processing (like St. Ansel when he printed). While ascertaining the best exposure is laudable it's a near impossible task. Which is why this obsession with histograms and perfection makes me scratch my head. Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com Sent: May 23, 2013 5/23/13 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Pentax K-30 in-camera RAW histogram approximation (UniWB, various tweaks) On 23 May 2013 17:44, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: You can spend ages trying to calculate the perfect exposure. Using incident and spot meters. Chimping the histogram and exposing to the right. Or, you could get pretty close to the right exposure, guessing as well as you can on your camera, then bracket the exposure and choose the best one afterwards. Or, if you're very ambitious, bracket, then use HDR software to improve on the dynamic range of the camera. (note, I don't mean dialing the tone mapping up to 11, getting the surreal effect) Larry, you're making a heap of sense here. If I screwed around trying to find the perfect exposure for all of my shots I wouldn't have half the ones that I really like. I like the idea of getting things techically perfect, it's the engineer in me I'm sure but artistically the technical aspects of the shot are generally of far less consequence than the content/subject matter. -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - In a Big World
Beautiful and vocative shot, Doug. On 5/20/2013 11:27 AM, Doug Brewer wrote: In a big world https://plus.google.com/u/0/115347824062413314605/posts/8MWgkB6axQD -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 2013 - 046 - GDG
Clever use of the fork and napkin - allowed for the creation of a very pleasing image. On 5/19/2013 1:13 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: We had a guest from out of town and decided to enjoy a nice day's luncheon on the Napa Valley Wine Train. Well worth it: good wine, good food, great scenery, and good friends to enjoy the time. http://godfreydigiorgi.wordpress.com/2013/05/19/the-napa-valley-wine-train/ enjoy! Godfrey -- a photo blog: http://godfreydigiorgi.wordpress.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 - In a Big World
On 5/23/13 9:36 AM, Mark C wrote: Beautiful and vocative shot, Doug. On 5/20/2013 11:27 AM, Doug Brewer wrote: In a big world https://plus.google.com/u/0/115347824062413314605/posts/8MWgkB6axQD thanks much, Mark. I'm feeling a series. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 2013 - 046 - GDG
On 5/19/13 1:13 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: We had a guest from out of town and decided to enjoy a nice day's luncheon on the Napa Valley Wine Train. Well worth it: good wine, good food, great scenery, and good friends to enjoy the time. http://godfreydigiorgi.wordpress.com/2013/05/19/the-napa-valley-wine-train/ enjoy! Godfrey -- a photo blog: http://godfreydigiorgi.wordpress.com nice passing moment, Godders. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Stouffville fire truck
Nice convergence of lines in this shot. On 5/19/2013 4:11 AM, David J Brooks wrote: The annual firehall open house was last Saturday. They have a restore old fire truck that i have been trying to get a few decent shots of, but they never put it in photographer friendly locations. This was the best one all day, well actually the only one all day http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17337995 K-5, DFA 50-200, blue BW filter in LR4 Dave -- 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.
PESO - The adventure continues
The adventure continues https://plus.google.com/u/0/115347824062413314605/posts/citJsxx9Rqc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 adventure continues
Great storytelling. A pretty pic. Paul On May 23, 2013, at 9:57 AM, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: The adventure continues https://plus.google.com/u/0/115347824062413314605/posts/citJsxx9Rqc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 2013 - 046 - GDG
I like the way you've found a way to convey the theme of this trip in a single interesting image. It would make a great lead photo for a magazine article about the wine train. A ride on that train is now on my bucket list. Love Napa. Paul On May 23, 2013, at 9:47 AM, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: On 5/19/13 1:13 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: We had a guest from out of town and decided to enjoy a nice day's luncheon on the Napa Valley Wine Train. Well worth it: good wine, good food, great scenery, and good friends to enjoy the time. http://godfreydigiorgi.wordpress.com/2013/05/19/the-napa-valley-wine-train/ enjoy! Godfrey -- a photo blog: http://godfreydigiorgi.wordpress.com nice passing moment, Godders. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - The adventure continues
Very old world vibe with that styling. Love the image, Doug. On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 9:57 AM, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: The adventure continues https://plus.google.com/u/0/115347824062413314605/posts/citJsxx9Rqc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -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: Early Rose
Beautiful rosebud, Dan. You may have a developing aphid problem though. ;-) On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 11:15 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17361128 K-r with FA 100 mm f1/2.8 Maro Comments are invited. 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. -- -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: Pentax K-30 in-camera RAW histogram approximation (UniWB, , various tweaks)
From: Walt It's amazing anyone ever took a decent digital photo before ETTR or UniWB were devised, really. Angels. Pin. Dancing. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Vanishing New York blog features my vintage photos today - yayay!
That's wonderful, Ann! Hope this translates into some nice sales for you. Chris Chris Brogden, Manager Don's Photo St. Vital 31 - 845 Dakota St. (Right across the street from St. Vital Centre) Winnipeg, MB R2M 5M3 Ph: (204) 254-9075 Fax: (204) 253-7173 We make it easy to order greeting cards, calendars, photo gifts, and more! Click here to get started: http://www.donsphoto.com/onlineprints.html Visit our website at www.donsphoto.com Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dons-Photo/55585952087 Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/donsphotoltd This communication is intended for the sole use of the person(s) to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or subject to copyright. Any unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please contact the sender immediately. Any communication received in error should be deleted and all copies destroyed. -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Ann Sanfedele Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 5:32 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Vanishing New York blog features my vintage photos today - yayay! Thanks, Derby - and all of you who responded (my thank yous are kinda time related :-) ) and looked. keep those fingers crossed that this goes beyond another little 15 mins of fame. last stat report says 27,500 - that's for the visit to my opening page, far as I can tell. can't hardly believe it :-) ann On 5/22/2013 16:50, Derby Chang wrote: Classic shots, and I love reading an articulate QA from the artist. Well done On 22/05/2013 10:50 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I'm chuffed (like Derby ;-) ) http://vanishingnewyork.blogspot.com/2013/05/east-village-70s-80s.htm l Blogger Jereniah Moss sent me an email last week asking if he could feature my stuff on his site after a reader of his wrote him about the Back in the Day calendar - I figured I wouldn't mention it until it was actually there. Don't know if it will result in any actual sales, but he says he gets a few thousand hits a day on the blog site and on his facebook page. He included links to my smugmug page and my cafepress store Cross fingers, guys! 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 Photoshop CC spurs competitive market for Photoshop, , replacement
From: Joseph McAllister In the early 80's Microsoft practically gave away their PCs and all their software to many government offices. They even included the bookcase for all those maroon boxes with gold lettering. Out went the Wang terminals, in came the PCs. I don't remember Microsoft doing hardware. When we got our first office computers in the Army, they were from Zenith Data Systems. The only Microsoft software they ran was MS-DOS 3.3. The office function was handled by a bundled program called Enable - with a spreadsheet, word processor presentation program. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Super Secret Spy Lens
On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 9:00 AM, George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com wrote: I remember a long time ago there was a company called Spiratone that advertised in the back of photography magazines. They usually had several pages of adds and had all types of odd stuff for your camera. I haven't seen one of these since way back then, but I got a good laugh when I saw it today. http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/candid-photography-spy-lens/ Pentax made one of those, long ago: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/sold-items/108371-sale-sold-rare-pentax-90-degree-mirror-adapter-clandestine-photography-worldwide.html The camera shop I used to work at had one used for quite a while. It was fun to play with, but didn't do any favors to the sharpness of whatever lens it was attached to. Sometimes I regret not buying it, if only for the fun of having it around. John -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 K-30 in-camera RAW histogram approximation (UniWB, various tweaks)
On 5/23/2013 3:36 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: On 23 May 2013 17:44, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: You can spend ages trying to calculate the perfect exposure. Using incident and spot meters. Chimping the histogram and exposing to the right. Or, you could get pretty close to the right exposure, guessing as well as you can on your camera, then bracket the exposure and choose the best one afterwards. Or, if you're very ambitious, bracket, then use HDR software to improve on the dynamic range of the camera. (note, I don't mean dialing the tone mapping up to 11, getting the surreal effect) Larry, you're making a heap of sense here. If I screwed around trying to find the perfect exposure for all of my shots I wouldn't have half the ones that I really like. I like the idea of getting things techically perfect, it's the engineer in me I'm sure but artistically the technical aspects of the shot are generally of far less consequence than the content/subject matter. Agreed 100%. In fact, I regularly use under-exposure to knock down disagreeable backgrounds, or for a sense of mood. And when I'm taking what I think is a high priority photo and have time to set the camera up, I always bracket 2/3. That seems to work reasonably well, albeit not 100% of the time. Beyond that, I long ago came to the conclusion that some of my favorite images are technical abominations, and some of my crappiest are technically excellent. -- Walt -- 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: PESO - The adventure continues
Lovely shot and effect Dave On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 9:57 AM, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: The adventure continues https://plus.google.com/u/0/115347824062413314605/posts/citJsxx9Rqc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 adventure continues
Victorian Gothic. Very cool! Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com Sent: May 23, 2013 5/23/13 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO - The adventure continues The adventure continues https://plus.google.com/u/0/115347824062413314605/posts/citJsxx9Rqc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Vanishing New York blog features my vintage photos today - yayay!
Way cool!! And deserving, too. Congrats, Ann! cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com Sent: May 22, 2013 5/22/13 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Vanishing New York blog features my vintage photos today - yayay! I'm chuffed (like Derby ;-) ) http://vanishingnewyork.blogspot.com/2013/05/east-village-70s-80s.html Blogger Jereniah Moss sent me an email last week asking if he could feature my stuff on his site after a reader of his wrote him about the Back in the Day calendar - I figured I wouldn't mention it until it was actually there. Don't know if it will result in any actual sales, but he says he gets a few thousand hits a day on the blog site and on his facebook page. He included links to my smugmug page and my cafepress store Cross fingers, guys! 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 - No, it is not Photoshop...
Aren't they the same thing, really? On 5/23/2013 3:29 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 11:21:03PM -0400, Igor Roshchin wrote: ... but life dolls: http://www.forbes.com/sites/katyasoldak/2012/10/17/barbie-flu-spreading-in-ukraine/ and http://www.forbes.com/sites/katyasoldak/2012/05/06/deconstructing-a-ukrainian-barbie/ Never mind the zombie apocalypse, it's the barbie apocalypse! -- There are two kinds of computer users those who've experienced a hard drive failure, and those that will. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Super Secret Spy Lens
Pentax actually made and marketed one of those for the Spotmatic and Early K mount cameras. It was considerably more expensive than the Spiratone version. On 5/23/2013 11:11 AM, George Sinos wrote: I remember a long time ago there was a company called Spiratone that advertised in the back of photography magazines. They usually had several pages of adds and had all types of odd stuff for your camera. I haven't seen one of these since way back then, but I got a good laugh when I saw it today. http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/candid-photography-spy-lens/ GS George Sinos www.GeorgesPhotos.net www.GeorgeSinos.com -- There are two kinds of computer users those who've experienced a hard drive failure, and those that will. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Super Secret Spy Lens
I used to have one of these, probably the Spiratone version. Used on the front of a 135mm lens, I always had trouble lining up the target. The combination of a 90° side view and a mirror-image of the scene would have me wildly swinging the camera about to try and get centered, and then focused, on anything. I soon decided that a more unobtrusive approach to street or beach photography was to quietly point my camera at the desired subject and take the picture without a lot of fuss. But it was a fun gadget. stan On May 23, 2013, at 2:36 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: Pentax actually made and marketed one of those for the Spotmatic and Early K mount cameras. It was considerably more expensive than the Spiratone version. On 5/23/2013 11:11 AM, George Sinos wrote: I remember a long time ago there was a company called Spiratone that advertised in the back of photography magazines. They usually had several pages of adds and had all types of odd stuff for your camera. I haven't seen one of these since way back then, but I got a good laugh when I saw it today. http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/candid-photography-spy-lens/ GS George Sinos www.GeorgesPhotos.net www.GeorgeSinos.com -- There are two kinds of computer users those who've experienced a hard drive failure, and those that will. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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'm a Grand-Dad again
My daughter started really feeling it around 2a.m., and we got the call at about 4 to come over. By 8:36 she was all done! Nice work. Here he is, less than 20 minutes old: http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2013/arthur_birthday/content/K5__2447_large.html Feel free to browse the rest of the shots if you care.. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Do I Need to be Excited?
Apparently there's a new Leica on the way, some say a digital 'CL'. Do I need to be excited about this?? http://www.dpreview.com/news/2013/05/23/leaca-teases-mini-m-for-11th- june-release -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: I'm a Grand-Dad again
Congratulations Charles (and also to your daughter, who did all the heavy lifting). I'm only a first-time rookie Grand-Dad, and she is now 2 years old. They're special! Enjoy the heck out of them. On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 4:07 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: My daughter started really feeling it around 2a.m., and we got the call at about 4 to come over. By 8:36 she was all done! Nice work. Here he is, less than 20 minutes old: http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2013/arthur_birthday/content/K5__2447_large.html Feel free to browse the rest of the shots if you care.. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art - Peter Galassi -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Do I Need to be Excited?
If you're not planning to eat your hat over it... Aw heck, I have no idea where i was going with that thought. On 5/23/2013 5:16 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: Apparently there's a new Leica on the way, some say a digital 'CL'. Do I need to be excited about this?? http://www.dpreview.com/news/2013/05/23/leaca-teases-mini-m-for-11th- june-release -- There are two kinds of computer users those who've experienced a hard drive failure, and those that will. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Do I Need to be Excited?
Steve Cottrell wrote: Apparently there's a new Leica on the way, some say a digital 'CL'. Do I need to be excited about this?? Depends how much money you've got. ;-) http://www.dpreview.com/news/2013/05/23/leaca-teases-mini-m-for-11th- june-release Look at that image on DP Review. Put price tags above each of the three cameras that are currently available. Extrapolate the likely price of the one that's coming in June. Consult bank balance. -- 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: Fifth PDML Annual
Mine arrived the other day, great stuff. I think we need to take up a cat collection for Doug though, he seems left out Dave On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 7:12 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: Ditto everything Bruce said. Another fine effort by the contributors and editors. stan On May 21, 2013, at 4:21 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Mine arrived this morning and I had a very enjoyable browse through. Top notch editing, content of course, and I completely agree with prior comments about the terrific design. I'm proud to be a part of it! On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 3:05 PM, DagT li...@thrane.name wrote: I got mine today. Great work! A nice reminder of the number of excellent photographers on this list. DagT 19. mai 2013 kl. 01:15 skrev kwal...@peoplepc.com: Mine arrived yesterday. As usual the photos are very, very good, even the ones I don't understand! Its the elegant simplicity of the book and layout that just blew me away - the font used, the images on white pages - Wonderful Mark! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -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. -- 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 adventure continues
I get a feeling that I'd like to see that in BW, Doug. There is definitely a series looking to be found. John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Doug Brewer Sent: Thursday, 23 May 2013 11:58 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO - The adventure continues The adventure continues https://plus.google.com/u/0/115347824062413314605/posts/citJsxx9Rqc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: I'm a Grand-Dad again
On 23/5/13, Charles Robinson, discombobulated, unleashed: My daughter started really feeling it around 2a.m., and we got the call at about 4 to come over. By 8:36 she was all done! Nice work. Here he is, less than 20 minutes old: http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2013/arthur_birthday/content/ K5__2447_large.html Great shot! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: I'm a Grand-Dad again
AW. Congratulations! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 5:07 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: My daughter started really feeling it around 2a.m., and we got the call at about 4 to come over. By 8:36 she was all done! Nice work. Here he is, less than 20 minutes old: http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2013/arthur_birthday/content/K5__2447_large.html Feel free to browse the rest of the shots if you care.. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Early Rose
Don't you think those little buggers add charm to the image? G Yes, I haven't got around to trimming the rose bushes and applying fertilizer and insecticide. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 11:15 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17361128 K-r with FA 100 mm f1/2.8 Maro Comments are invited. 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: OT Photoshop CC spurs competitive market for Photoshop, , replacement
My bad. In our case (large government facility already running 3 - or 6 - IBM 360 mainframes) the hardware were all IBM PCs, green-screen monitors, keyboards, no mice or trackball. One piece of software was out of place - Lotus 123 - yellow and blue (green?) box. They were really sweating that all the secretaries would take forever to learn to use them. Production would suffer, tempers would flare. Classes were held, etc.. They survived. My department already had color monitors with light-pens, hooked to the mainframes, mostly used for production timing and scheduling. On May 23, 2013, at 08:04 , John Sessoms wrote: From: Joseph McAllister In the early 80's Microsoft practically gave away their PCs and all their software to many government offices. They even included the bookcase for all those maroon boxes with gold lettering. Out went the Wang terminals, in came the PCs. I don't remember Microsoft doing hardware. When we got our first office computers in the Army, they were from Zenith Data Systems. The only Microsoft software they ran was MS-DOS 3.3. The office function was handled by a bundled program called Enable - with a spreadsheet, word processor presentation program. Joseph McAllister pentax...@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.
PESO: Goat Girl
Loving the goats in the barn at the school farm last weekend. . ISO 6400, f3.5 @ 1/400, K-5 DA8 16-50 @ 19mm. It's a bit noisier than it might have been had I added some exposure comp in camera. Had to push it up .7 stop in conversion and tweak curves due to minimal foreground light. But pretty good low light performance from the K-5 in spite of some photographer error. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17367494 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Rough Rider
Riding on a hay wagon at the school farm. We were on an extremely bumpy dirt road, and the wagon was bouncing pretty violently, so I had to shoot at ISO 800 to get enough shutter speed. f2.8 @ 1/5000th. K-5 DA* 16-50: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17367532size=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: PESO: I'm a Grand-Dad again
Looks like a keeper! Well done. Paul On May 23, 2013, at 5:07 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: My daughter started really feeling it around 2a.m., and we got the call at about 4 to come over. By 8:36 she was all done! Nice work. Here he is, less than 20 minutes old: http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2013/arthur_birthday/content/K5__2447_large.html Feel free to browse the rest of the shots if you care.. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Rough Rider
She is as cute as ever, and that is a great portrait. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 9:59 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Riding on a hay wagon at the school farm. We were on an extremely bumpy dirt road, and the wagon was bouncing pretty violently, so I had to shoot at ISO 800 to get enough shutter speed. f2.8 @ 1/5000th. K-5 DA* 16-50: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17367532size=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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Goat Girl
another good one! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 9:50 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Loving the goats in the barn at the school farm last weekend. . ISO 6400, f3.5 @ 1/400, K-5 DA8 16-50 @ 19mm. It's a bit noisier than it might have been had I added some exposure comp in camera. Had to push it up .7 stop in conversion and tweak curves due to minimal foreground light. But pretty good low light performance from the K-5 in spite of some photographer error. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17367494 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Rough Rider
Paul, she' sure growing up fast! Nice capture. -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: PESO: Rough Rider Riding on a hay wagon at the school farm. We were on an extremely bumpy dirt road, and the wagon was bouncing pretty violently, so I had to shoot at ISO 800 to get enough shutter speed. f2.8 @ 1/5000th. K-5 DA* 16-50: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17367532size=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: PESO: I'm a Grand-Dad again
Congratulations! On 5/24/2013 12:07 AM, Charles Robinson wrote: My daughter started really feeling it around 2a.m., and we got the call at about 4 to come over. By 8:36 she was all done! Nice work. Here he is, less than 20 minutes old: http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2013/arthur_birthday/content/K5__2447_large.html Feel free to browse the rest of the shots if you care.. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: I'm a Grand-Dad again
Congratulations! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com Subject: PESO: I'm a Grand-Dad again My daughter started really feeling it around 2a.m., and we got the call at about 4 to come over. By 8:36 she was all done! Nice work. Here he is, less than 20 minutes old: http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2013/arthur_birthday/content/K5__2447_large.html Feel free to browse the rest of the shots if you care.. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Goat Girl
aw I do love goats :-) cute! ann On 5/23/2013 21:50, Paul Stenquist wrote: Loving the goats in the barn at the school farm last weekend. . ISO 6400, f3.5 @ 1/400, K-5 DA8 16-50 @ 19mm. It's a bit noisier than it might have been had I added some exposure comp in camera. Had to push it up .7 stop in conversion and tweak curves due to minimal foreground light. But pretty good low light performance from the K-5 in spite of some photographer error. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17367494 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Goat Girl
On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 09:50:32PM -0400, Paul Stenquist wrote: Loving the goats in the barn at the school farm last weekend. . ISO 6400, f3.5 @ 1/400, K-5 DA8 16-50 @ 19mm. It's a bit noisier than it might have been had I added some exposure comp in camera. Had to push it up .7 stop in conversion and tweak curves due to minimal foreground light. But pretty good low light performance from the K-5 in spite of some photographer error. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17367494 No kidding! That's a great shot. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: I'm a Grand-Dad again
Big congrats, Charles! Best to mom and family! Cheers, Christine On May 23, 2013, at 4:07 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: My daughter started really feeling it around 2a.m., and we got the call at about 4 to come over. By 8:36 she was all done! Nice work. Here he is, less than 20 minutes old: http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2013/arthur_birthday/content/K5__2447_large.html Feel free to browse the rest of the shots if you care.. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Man near Brown Line
Thanks Dan Darren and everyone else for the generous comments. I find the shot interesting, but not perfect :-) Cheers, Christine On May 22, 2013, at 9:53 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: You caught a great expression on his face, and I think the composition is strong. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 11:52 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: A curious man. He used the piece of cardboard to sweep litter, then he'd rest and seemingly contemplate his next move. I suppose it's unfortunate the black van is behind him, but traffic was heavy, and the passing cars might have proved a greater distraction. Perhaps the black van simplifies the background as opposed to traffic congestion in the background? I got a little lucky with the set of 3 men. Once I took this shot, the curious man knew what was up and turned his back towards me. Fair enough I thought and went about my business. http://www.caguila.com/manbrownline/content/_IGP5999_large.html 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Milwaukee mini-PDML meetup (GESO)
Big congrats, Paul! Would have liked to see your exhibition. And a very nice set of snaps, Stan. I'll catch up with you guys next time. Cheers, Christine On May 22, 2013, at 6:55 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: You've already seen some of Paul's shots from the weekend, and there was a bit of discussion. I'll offer a recap and links to a few of my own images . . . In late winter, Paul Sorenson alerted the list to an exhibit at the Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM), said exhibit to portray and discuss 75 years of color photography. A handful of us indicated that we might be interested in meeting up to tour the MAM Color Rush exhibit. Paul reminded us of the event a couple of months later; ensuing calendar calibration and cross-check led eventually to a decision to meet in Milwaukee Saturday-Sunday May 18-19. This was changed late last week to Friday-Saturday May 17-18, proving that all involved can be decisive yet flexible and adaptive. I drove to Chicago Thursday, linking up with Lynn and Bob Sullivan at their home for a quick supper, and then accompanied Bob to the last session of a photo class he has been taking. Friday the Sullivan's and I drove separately up to Milwaukee through driving rain, heavy traffic, and occasional road construction. We eventually found our separate ways to the MAM where we met Paul and Marcia. A leisurely stroll through the Color Rush exhibit and gift shop, lunch in the museum café, some wandering about outside (not raining, but cold and windy) trying to capture the impressive architecture of the new part of the museum, back inside for coffee. We then drove to the Mitchell Park Domes, three interconnected distinct indoor environments for displaying plant collections. We walked through the Show Dome, the Arid Dome and the Tropical Dome. We were then politely but firmly told to get out so that the staff could close up for the evening. After stops to check in to motels, etc. we regrouped and Paul and Marcia guided us to a fine restaurant out in the country to the west of Milwaukee. Saturday morning our first stop was at the New Berlin Public library -- Paul had let slip that he had a collection of his photos on exhibit there, and the Sullivan's and I were determined to check it out. A nice exhibit, a nice collection of images. Then onward to an area Botanical Garden. We spent into the early afternoon at the gardens, wandering, photographing, and sitting and talking. We then adjourned to a nearby sandwich shop for food and more talk. Mid-afternoon we went our separate ways: Sullivan's back to the Chicago area, and Sorenson's back home in the Milwaukee area. I headed north to start the second portion of my around-Lake-Michigan road trip. Paul with his exhibit: http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/h6ad9477f#h6ad9477f Overall link to my galleries covering the weekend: http://photos.stanhalpin.com/f282004109 Or go directly to: Art Museum shots - http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p223223078 Dome shots - http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p176236337 Botanical garden - http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p400560721 As I said earlier today, 'twas a good time spent with good people. 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Pentax Q - too qute
Well, 6 of 16 is a curious shot--well, curious lighting. :-) The Q looks like fun! Cheers, Christine On May 20, 2013, at 4:05 PM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: On 15/05/2013 5:00 PM, Bob W wrote: On 15 May 2013, at 00:54, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: On Sat, May 11, 2013, Derby Chang wrote: Only two quibbles. Battery life is qrap. My only battery lasted 2hrs, which ended proceedings quickly. And the Q needs a fast wide lens. Otherwise, I am a happy chappy. Ergonomics superb, great little sensor, and so darned qute http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/13/05/pentaxq/index.html What's that on top of the Q? Babedar B Har. The finder is the one from the Pentax 43mm in Leica screw mount. It goes well with it I think -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
