RE: OT the memoir book
I think the font size is Ok at 11pt. it's the line spacing which seems to be set at .89 which is the problem, at least on my monitor. The lines need to be at least single-line spacing to be read easily. HTH John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Paul Sorenson Sent: Tuesday, 27 August 2013 3:11 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT the memoir book Enjoying your memoir. Hope you get the 1970s on wordpress, too. But...the 11 pt, sans serif font is really hard to read - at least for my old eyes. ;} -p On 8/26/2013 1:28 PM, David J Brooks wrote: I have managed to convert a rainy day into completing of 1980 for my book: http://slidetosat.wordpress.com/ Not sure if I'll re add the 1970's to word press after posterous shut down. Rough draft still, just basically putting stuff down. I'm sure memories will come back at a later date. Dave brooks -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 DigiPod (possibly on-topic)
For me, something like this would be a bit of fun and not much more. I'll watch the project with interest but I doubt it can be produced at a price I'd be prepared to pay. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ Quoting P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com: Silicon film, big topic of discussion on the PDML, and elsewhere about 10 years ago, (pre *ist-D). Prototypes were actually developed eventually, for Canon and Nikon analog cameras. You can read about it here. http://www.dpreview.com/news/tag/silicon-film On 8/26/2013 3:26 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: With a strong sense of déjà vu I pass along news of a guy who is creating a cartridge for 35mm film camera bodies that outfits them with a digital sensor and USB memory ... http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/digipod I know there are folks here who have been waiting on this for a decade and will be all over it like magnets on a fridge. Bad news: it ain't FF. But as he improves it he'll be upping the sensor size. -- A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant, and the crazy, crazier. - H.L.Mencken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Another Blurb book...
On 26/8/13, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.blurb.com/b/4545115-a-semester-of-photoshop That looks great - good luck with it! Is there any option to view a page or two inside? Flash preview is now available at the above link. Blurb Preview shows chapter synopsis and chapter heading pages plus a few pages from within a couple of chapters. Looks really fantastic Mark. Stef is doing this degree: http://prospectus.lsbu.ac.uk/courses/course.php?UCASCode=W640 I'll wait til he gets cracking and see where it heads and what resources he leans to, but will possibly order a copy before Christmas if it looks like he'll benefit, which I'm sure he would. Best of luck with it. -- 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 - Preaching to the Converted
The first Tour de France took place in 1903. Geared bicycles weren't allowed until 1937 - the organisers thought they were for girly-boys. And they clearly do, since a mere three years after their introduction came the debacle of 1940. B On 27 Aug 2013, at 02:14, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: It finally occurred to me why I never understood single speed city bikes. The two cities I've lived for extended periods of time are San Francisco and Seattle. Not city bike territory. On Aug 26, 2013, at 16:08 , knarf wrote: It's a road bike converted to a single speed city bike: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/08/conversion.html?m=1 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 DigiPod (possibly on-topic)
On 26/8/13, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: Awsome - he cites Ken Rockwell as a reference, so it's certain to work, and come to market. Therefore I have decided to put my house on the market and give all the proceeds to this guy, so he can make 2 digipods, and I can use a £30 camera again. After watching 15, or was it even 20 seconds of the pitch video, I've decided I'm going to develop something similar, but for reasons of commercial confidentiality won't be producing a video or indeed releasing any other form of information but rest assured the idea will reach market - so suggest you send proceeds directly to me instead. -- 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 2013 - 087 - GDG
On 26/8/13, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: Espresso on my birthday morning. Ah, nice! http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/9602594016/lightbox Thanks for looking! Strangely enticing. Happy birthday! -- 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: OT DigiPod (possibly on-topic)
Not until you correct the spelling mistake in our sig. B On 27 Aug 2013, at 08:10, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 26/8/13, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: Awsome - he cites Ken Rockwell as a reference, so it's certain to work, and come to market. Therefore I have decided to put my house on the market and give all the proceeds to this guy, so he can make 2 digipods, and I can use a £30 camera again. After watching 15, or was it even 20 seconds of the pitch video, I've decided I'm going to develop something similar, but for reasons of commercial confidentiality won't be producing a video or indeed releasing any other form of information but rest assured the idea will reach market - so suggest you send proceeds directly to me instead. -- 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 2013 - 087 - GDG
On 26/8/13, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: Regards the electric stove, well, it takes a while to figure it out but once there it works okay. I'd prefer gas, but can't put in a gas stove here, unfortunately. There's plenty of hot air already ;-) -- 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: OT DigiPod (possibly on-topic)
On 27/8/13, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: Not until you correct the spelling mistake in our sig. I'm trying to learn Spanish -- 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.
PESO IR Lift
At the risk of boring folks here is some more shots with the IR rig. The monday dance in Santa Cruz is lit with LED spots, which have no IR, so they'd be nicely saturated even if I shot with the IR flash. I did ask Ben to change the spots from magenta to green, so that I'd get better color contrast with the IR flash. At the end of the evening, I was playing with the fisheye, and think this one is rather fun: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/9603407409/ Full set at: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157635248776945/ Comments and observations welcome. -- 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.
PESO: BARBERTON DAISY with INSECT
This is an original single variety which blooms like clockwork in my garden every spring. Most gardeners grow the fancy double hybrids. The Barberton Daisy is indigenous to the mountainous area bordering Swaziland, about 350km south of Phalaborwa. http://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/9606991704/lightbox/ Alan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Preaching to the Converted
On Aug 27, 2013, at 7:08 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: The first Tour de France took place in 1903. Geared bicycles weren't allowed until 1937 - the organisers thought they were for girly-boys. And they clearly do, since a mere three years after their introduction came the debacle of 1940. And in case you disagree, here's an infamous photo from the 2012 Olympics. Girly-boy road sprinter on the left, hard-man track sprinter on the right. http://pic.twitter.com/91Y7S7ps (might not be entirely work-safe depending on your workplace) Cheers, 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: PESO 2013 - 087 - GDG
I hope, even better years are ahead for you. I liked the composition and the mood. It feels more like night, though... Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun 2013/8/27 Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv: On 26/8/13, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: Regards the electric stove, well, it takes a while to figure it out but once there it works okay. I'd prefer gas, but can't put in a gas stove here, unfortunately. There's plenty of hot air already ;-) -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Use This Door
I liked the look of the blurred man in the background. Reminds me of the air of a film noire, I guess. B. - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://celasun.carbonmade.com/ http://www.pathtophotography.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun 2013/8/26 Marco Alpert ma...@alpert.com: http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo13/peso15.html Comments, as always, welcomed. -Marco --- http://www.alpert.com/marco -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - 087 - GDG
Quoting Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com: Espresso on my birthday morning. Ah, nice! http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/9602594016/lightbox Thanks for looking! I've often thought about getting one of those but I was never quite sure how they worked. Excellent photo but the stove top looks far too clean :-) Belated birthday good wishes. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: BARBERTON DAISY with INSECT
Quoting Alan C c...@lantic.net: This is an original single variety which blooms like clockwork in my garden every spring. Most gardeners grow the fancy double hybrids. The Barberton Daisy is indigenous to the mountainous area bordering Swaziland, about 350km south of Phalaborwa. http://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/9606991704/lightbox/ Spectacular colour. I like the composition with the dark background - works well with the colour of the bracts. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 IR Lift
Larry, without any disrespect, I don't see any merit that IR brings to the table here except, naturally, the fact that you trained yourself to shoot in this kind of conditions. These are nice photographs (in terms of moments caught or phase of motion depicted) but IR does not seem to belong here at all. Again, I hope you're not offended by me saying this. On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 10:46 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: At the risk of boring folks here is some more shots with the IR rig. The monday dance in Santa Cruz is lit with LED spots, which have no IR, so they'd be nicely saturated even if I shot with the IR flash. I did ask Ben to change the spots from magenta to green, so that I'd get better color contrast with the IR flash. At the end of the evening, I was playing with the fisheye, and think this one is rather fun: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/9603407409/ Full set at: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157635248776945/ Comments and observations welcome. -- 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. -- Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: BARBERTON DAISY with INSECT
Dramatic blossom! Like the dark background, Alan. Jack From: Alan C c...@lantic.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 2:02 AM Subject: PESO: BARBERTON DAISY with INSECT This is an original single variety which blooms like clockwork in my garden every spring. Most gardeners grow the fancy double hybrids. The Barberton Daisy is indigenous to the mountainous area bordering Swaziland, about 350km south of Phalaborwa. http://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/9606991704/lightbox/ Alan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
A Rendering Choice
I'm a bit torn here. Among my shots from the Mopar Nationals are some profiles sot on a road next to a cornfield. I'm locked into just a few shooting sites at this event due to the size of the crowd and limited access to other venues, so this cornfield and the parking lot next to it is my best choice. Unfortunately, the road and cornfield don't share the horizontal. I either render profiles with the road going downhill and the cornfield level or the rod level and the cornifield descending (the way it actually is). Here's a shot rendered in that manner: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17510003size=lg Do you find the horizontal mismatch distracting? Doesn't mayer much for the magazine because it will probably be stripped our if used large, but when making prints for car owners, it's a consideration. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 IR Lift
The look of the washed-out people is zombie like. Kind of fun, but I'm not sure the subjects would agree. I think you can find better use for IR. Paul On Aug 27, 2013, at 3:46 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: At the risk of boring folks here is some more shots with the IR rig. The monday dance in Santa Cruz is lit with LED spots, which have no IR, so they'd be nicely saturated even if I shot with the IR flash. I did ask Ben to change the spots from magenta to green, so that I'd get better color contrast with the IR flash. At the end of the evening, I was playing with the fisheye, and think this one is rather fun: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/9603407409/ Full set at: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157635248776945/ Comments and observations welcome. -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - 087 - GDG
I get up early ... :-) Godfrey On Aug 27, 2013, at 2:22 AM, Bulent Celasun bulent.cela...@gmail.com wrote: I hope, even better years are ahead for you. I liked the composition and the mood. It feels more like night, though... Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun 2013/8/27 Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv: On 26/8/13, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: Regards the electric stove, well, it takes a while to figure it out but once there it works okay. I'd prefer gas, but can't put in a gas stove here, unfortunately. There's plenty of hot air already ;-) -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - 087 - GDG
Thank you all for the bDay wishes! On Aug 27, 2013, at 3:11 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: I've often thought about getting one of those but I was never quite sure how they worked. Excellent photo but the stove top looks far too clean :-) Hmm ... That's not what my beloved partner tells me. =8^/ G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: A Rendering Choice
I would be tempted to try a more oblong proportion and 'grow' the corn to the top of the frame. Godfrey On Aug 27, 2013, at 4:06 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Do you find the horizontal mismatch distracting? Doesn't mayer much for the magazine because it will probably be stripped our if used large, but when making prints for car owners, it's a consideration. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - 12 hours
On 26/08/2013 12:03 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Throughly enjoyed it, Derby. I like seeing the changes in the mood of the shots as the sun drops. #26 (woman and taxi) is my fave. #16 conceals an entire narrative too. Thanks Bruce, Marco and David. I think I might do more day-long shoots. It's an interesting way to make 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 - Welcome to Berkeley
The tonal separation on the faces is terrific. Can see their puzzlement completely On 27/08/2013 1:39 PM, Marco Alpert wrote: http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo13/peso16.html Last week, I found myself with an afternoon to kill in Berkeley. Although I'd been back to Berkeley many times since I was a student there in the tumultuous days of the mid-to-late 60s, I don't think I'd ever taken the time to simply wander at leisure around the campus and experience the time warp of memories. The semester hadn't started yet, but students, in some cases accompanied by their families, were were beginning to arrive on campus. I've just begin to go through the photos I took, so the next few PESOs will be from my wanderings. Comments, as always, welcomed. -Marco --- http://www.alpert.com/marco -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Portrait of Sophie [now with dewrinkled backdrop]
Just saw this. I like the current style of cropping the top of the head. Peter Hurley-esque. It makes the portrait intimate, I think. Not too sure about the crop on the fingers though Gorgeous lighting, nonetheless On 21/08/2013 2:46 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Background wrinkles rankle, as do blue nails. Both gone! Have another look ... http://flic.kr/p/fy42fh A straight-forward studio portrait of my niece, Sophie. Shot on location in my sister's living room (she's a champ to put up with me rearranging the whole thing). I was also testing my latest money-saving invention: $10 IKEA background support system. Ingredients: One Hugad black curtain rod, 210-385 cm; 2x Betydlig curtain rod brackets, top-slot filed out to fit 1/4 stud on top of light stand; use with two cheap 8' light stands. K20D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 90mm/f:5, 1/160th, ISO 100; Lr + Ps + Nik + Portraiture Paramount short lighting with reflector fill. AF540FGZ in Westcott Medium Apollo above-left, key; AF540FGZ in 30 umbrella softbox, boomed above behind-right, hair; 42 silver reflector, right. Comments welcome! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
GESO - tour of the library
Took the afternoon off for a rather special treat. The State Library is putting the pics from the Street show into their collection, so we photographers were asked to sign some papers. Of course, we could have done this by email, but where is the fun in that? The bonus was the curator of photography taking us on a viewing of some tasty gems in the archives. I thought we would be there about an hour. We were there for almost three. http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/13/08/library/index.html -- der...@iinet.net.au http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Red Dragons 2013 - A couple more stack focused shots
Superb as always. Anthropomorphising maybe a bit too much, your dragonflies look like the most elegant ballet dancers On 26/08/2013 11:19 AM, Mark C wrote: A few snaps of red dragonflies for this summer - they seem to be scarce this year: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/red-dragons-2013 The first two shots are stack focused. The next two are just single exposures. CC always appreciated - leaving Monday morning for a work related tip and will be off line for a few days Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Ansel Adams Exhibition
G'day all My wife and I are both emerging from 'The Lost Weekend' having lunched on what we suspect was a dubious chicken (aka a crook chook) last Friday. It's at times like this that a house needs more than one bathroom... However, before our date with the drumsticks of doom we went along to the exhibition 'Ansel Adams - Photography from the Mountains to the Sea', which is currently on at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney. The link between the exhibition and the maritime theme of the Museum is a bit tenuous but I'm not complaining. There are over 70 prints on display most, if not all, by Adams himself. They are both impressive and inspiring - certainly to my untutored eye. It's quite informative to compare the density and tonal range of many of the prints with the lack of those characters in some of the reproductions in the exhibition catalog. Many of the images were photographed in Yosemite National Park, which we had the great privilege of visiting just a couple of months ago. Details here: http://www.anmm.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=2145 The exhibition runs until 8 December 2013. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: A Rendering Choice
Quoting Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net: I'm a bit torn here. Among my shots from the Mopar Nationals are some profiles sot on a road next to a cornfield. I'm locked into just a few shooting sites at this event due to the size of the crowd and limited access to other venues, so this cornfield and the parking lot next to it is my best choice. Unfortunately, the road and cornfield don't share the horizontal. I either render profiles with the road going downhill and the cornfield level or the rod level and the cornifield descending (the way it actually is). Here's a shot rendered in that manner: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17510003size=lg Do you find the horizontal mismatch distracting? Not especially. I probably wouldn't have noticed if you hadn't pointed it out. The dead tree in the background is more distracting to my eye but not a lot. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ Doesn't mayer much for the magazine because it will probably be stripped our if used large, but when making prints for car owners, it's a consideration. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Newer Camera
I am considering a replacement of my ist DS and see that prices on used K-5's are starting to go down. Are there any lens issues I need to consider when going to a K-5. My lenses have been working well with my camera but will I start to see defects as the lenses have been used for a while. The two I use the most are a Pentax FA 28-35 mm and a Sigma 70-300 mm. I also have some older manual lenses with out auto focusing but they don't see a lot of use. Are there any operational issues I am libel to run into?Or is there another choice that is not as big a jump as the K-5 as far as performance that would be a better choice? Thanks for any information or suggestions. I don't contribute very often but follow the group somewhat silently. John G. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - tour of the library
Quoting Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au: Took the afternoon off for a rather special treat. The State Library is putting the pics from the Street show into their collection, so we photographers were asked to sign some papers. Of course, we could have done this by email, but where is the fun in that? The bonus was the curator of photography taking us on a viewing of some tasty gems in the archives. I thought we would be there about an hour. We were there for almost three. http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/13/08/library/index.html Looks like a great way to spend three hours. I'd have probably tried to sneak out with those volumes of the Flora of New South Wales tucked under my trench-coat... -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Ansel Adams Exhibition
Thanks for the reminder, Brian. Have been meaning to have a look. Is the lighting ok? The Maritime sometimes is a little dark On 27/08/2013 9:56 PM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all My wife and I are both emerging from 'The Lost Weekend' having lunched on what we suspect was a dubious chicken (aka a crook chook) last Friday. It's at times like this that a house needs more than one bathroom... However, before our date with the drumsticks of doom we went along to the exhibition 'Ansel Adams - Photography from the Mountains to the Sea', which is currently on at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney. The link between the exhibition and the maritime theme of the Museum is a bit tenuous but I'm not complaining. There are over 70 prints on display most, if not all, by Adams himself. They are both impressive and inspiring - certainly to my untutored eye. It's quite informative to compare the density and tonal range of many of the prints with the lack of those characters in some of the reproductions in the exhibition catalog. Many of the images were photographed in Yosemite National Park, which we had the great privilege of visiting just a couple of months ago. Details here: http://www.anmm.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=2145 The exhibition runs until 8 December 2013. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
September PUG - Time Running Out!
G'day all It's that time again... Only a few days left to submit for the September PUG. So far 4 submissions have been received. Theme: Long Exposure Nom. closing date 31 Aug. 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. * If you embed a colour space in the image, it should be sRGB to ensure that the image is displayed correctly on line. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - tour of the library
You can get a reader's ticket, and get access to the archives any time. I didn't take a shot of it, but on the next shelf up from those were Frank Hurley's portfolios of original WWI prints On 27/08/2013 10:07 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au: Took the afternoon off for a rather special treat. The State Library is putting the pics from the Street show into their collection, so we photographers were asked to sign some papers. Of course, we could have done this by email, but where is the fun in that? The bonus was the curator of photography taking us on a viewing of some tasty gems in the archives. I thought we would be there about an hour. We were there for almost three. http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/13/08/library/index.html Looks like a great way to spend three hours. I'd have probably tried to sneak out with those volumes of the Flora of New South Wales tucked under my trench-coat... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Ansel Adams Exhibition
Quoting Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au: Thanks for the reminder, Brian. Have been meaning to have a look. Is the lighting ok? The Maritime sometimes is a little dark I think the lighting is fine. I certainly didn't notice it as being too dark (or too bright for that matter). Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ On 27/08/2013 9:56 PM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all My wife and I are both emerging from 'The Lost Weekend' having lunched on what we suspect was a dubious chicken (aka a crook chook) last Friday. It's at times like this that a house needs more than one bathroom... However, before our date with the drumsticks of doom we went along to the exhibition 'Ansel Adams - Photography from the Mountains to the Sea', which is currently on at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney. The link between the exhibition and the maritime theme of the Museum is a bit tenuous but I'm not complaining. There are over 70 prints on display most, if not all, by Adams himself. They are both impressive and inspiring - certainly to my untutored eye. It's quite informative to compare the density and tonal range of many of the prints with the lack of those characters in some of the reproductions in the exhibition catalog. Many of the images were photographed in Yosemite National Park, which we had the great privilege of visiting just a couple of months ago. Details here: http://www.anmm.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=2145 The exhibition runs until 8 December 2013. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
DxOMark tests best lenses for the K50
I don't take a lot of notice of DxOMark tests but I found this fairly interesting. They tested a range of lenses (Pentax and third party) on the K50, both prime and zooms. The results for the old reliables - DA 16-45 and DA 55-300 - were surprisingly good in comparison with some more expensive options. http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/Publications/DxOMark-Reviews/Best-lenses-for-your-Pentax-K50-Pentax-lens-overview http://alturl.com/p7hjv -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Newer Camera
Quoting John jh.gra...@verizon.net: I am considering a replacement of my ist DS and see that prices on used K-5's are starting to go down. Are there any lens issues I need to consider when going to a K-5. My lenses have been working well with my camera but will I start to see defects as the lenses have been used for a while. The two I use the most are a Pentax FA 28-35 mm and a Sigma 70-300 mm. I also have some older manual lenses with out auto focusing but they don't see a lot of use. Are there any operational issues I am libel to run into?Or is there another choice that is not as big a jump as the K-5 as far as performance that would be a better choice? Well, you could consider a K50 without losing much to a K-5. Having said that, I have a K-5, having moved up from a DS and K200D. I haven't had any serious operational difficulties other than the K-5 is a more complex beast with a lot more available options than the other two. It just takes a bit a patience and practice to come to grips with them. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: A Rendering Choice
A good suggestion, but my customers usually want 12 x 18 or 11 x 17 prints that will fit precut 16 x 20 mats. As seen, the image is sized for 12 x 18. And I don't list any non-standard crops on my price sheets. The cost of mass production:-). Paul On Aug 27, 2013, at 7:20 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com wrote: I would be tempted to try a more oblong proportion and 'grow' the corn to the top of the frame. Godfrey On Aug 27, 2013, at 4:06 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Do you find the horizontal mismatch distracting? Doesn't mayer much for the magazine because it will probably be stripped our if used large, but when making prints for car owners, it's a consideration. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - tour of the library
Quoting Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au: You can get a reader's ticket, and get access to the archives any time. I didn't take a shot of it, but on the next shelf up from those were Frank Hurley's portfolios of original WWI prints I'd better get a bigger trench-coat... Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ On 27/08/2013 10:07 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au: Took the afternoon off for a rather special treat. The State Library is putting the pics from the Street show into their collection, so we photographers were asked to sign some papers. Of course, we could have done this by email, but where is the fun in that? The bonus was the curator of photography taking us on a viewing of some tasty gems in the archives. I thought we would be there about an hour. We were there for almost three. http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/13/08/library/index.html Looks like a great way to spend three hours. I'd have probably tried to sneak out with those volumes of the Flora of New South Wales tucked under my trench-coat... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: A Rendering Choice
Thanks. You're right, the tree should go. An easy clone job. Paul On Aug 27, 2013, at 8:02 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net: I'm a bit torn here. Among my shots from the Mopar Nationals are some profiles sot on a road next to a cornfield. I'm locked into just a few shooting sites at this event due to the size of the crowd and limited access to other venues, so this cornfield and the parking lot next to it is my best choice. Unfortunately, the road and cornfield don't share the horizontal. I either render profiles with the road going downhill and the cornfield level or the rod level and the cornifield descending (the way it actually is). Here's a shot rendered in that manner: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17510003size=lg Do you find the horizontal mismatch distracting? Not especially. I probably wouldn't have noticed if you hadn't pointed it out. The dead tree in the background is more distracting to my eye but not a lot. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ Doesn't mayer much for the magazine because it will probably be stripped our if used large, but when making prints for car owners, it's a consideration. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: DxOMark tests best lenses for the K50
Odd that they didn't test either the DA* 50-135 or DA* 60-250. On Aug 27, 2013, at 8:18 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: I don't take a lot of notice of DxOMark tests but I found this fairly interesting. They tested a range of lenses (Pentax and third party) on the K50, both prime and zooms. The results for the old reliables - DA 16-45 and DA 55-300 - were surprisingly good in comparison with some more expensive options. http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/Publications/DxOMark-Reviews/Best-lenses-for-your-Pentax-K50-Pentax-lens-overview http://alturl.com/p7hjv -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: A Rendering Choice
I have seen many corn fields with roads in front of them. I read your question before viewing the example and so, yes, I noticed the difference in angle, but it looks totally natural. Leave it as is. Except for one very minor detail - the brightness of the right-hand rear-view mirror caught my attention. As I say, minor detail . . . stan On Aug 27, 2013, at 7:06 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I'm a bit torn here. Among my shots from the Mopar Nationals are some profiles sot on a road next to a cornfield. I'm locked into just a few shooting sites at this event due to the size of the crowd and limited access to other venues, so this cornfield and the parking lot next to it is my best choice. Unfortunately, the road and cornfield don't share the horizontal. I either render profiles with the road going downhill and the cornfield level or the rod level and the cornifield descending (the way it actually is). Here's a shot rendered in that manner: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17510003size=lg Do you find the horizontal mismatch distracting? Doesn't mayer much for the magazine because it will probably be stripped our if used large, but when making prints for car owners, it's a consideration. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: A Rendering Choice
On 2013-08-27 7:06, Paul Stenquist wrote: Do you find the horizontal mismatch distracting? Doesn't mayer much for the magazine because it will probably be stripped our if used large, but when making prints for car owners, it's a consideration. The mismatch doesn't bother me, that's the real world. I prefer the road and car level with the corn/horizon sloped and the road/car flat. -- Doug Lefty Franklin NutDriver Racing http://NutDriver.org Facebook NutDriver Racing Sponsored by Murphy -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: A Rendering Choice
On 27/8/13, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17510003size=lg Do you find the horizontal mismatch distracting? Doesn't mayer much for the magazine because it will probably be stripped our if used large, but when making prints for car owners, it's a consideration. Yup, bugs me. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --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: A Rendering Choice
Hi Paul Maybe because I've grown up in Nebraska and have seen so many cornfields, this looks natural to me and is not a distraction. If you tilted the shot to make the tops of the corn horizontal that would make the corn stalks and trees look odd. I think the only way to tilt the shot would be to make the angle pretty drastic so that it would look intentional. I think it's better the way it is now. GS George Sinos www.GeorgesPhotos.net www.GeorgeSinos.com On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 8:09 AM, Doug Franklin do...@nutdriver.org wrote: On 2013-08-27 7:06, Paul Stenquist wrote: Do you find the horizontal mismatch distracting? Doesn't mayer much for the magazine because it will probably be stripped our if used large, but when making prints for car owners, it's a consideration. The mismatch doesn't bother me, that's the real world. I prefer the road and car level with the corn/horizon sloped and the road/car flat. -- Doug Lefty Franklin NutDriver Racing http://NutDriver.org Facebook NutDriver Racing Sponsored by Murphy -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: A Rendering Choice
Paul, if you can clone out the branches on the back - it would be a far better picture, IMO. I think that the way the horizontals are presented is just fine. At least as far as this very viewer goes. On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 2:06 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I'm a bit torn here. Among my shots from the Mopar Nationals are some profiles sot on a road next to a cornfield. I'm locked into just a few shooting sites at this event due to the size of the crowd and limited access to other venues, so this cornfield and the parking lot next to it is my best choice. Unfortunately, the road and cornfield don't share the horizontal. I either render profiles with the road going downhill and the cornfield level or the rod level and the cornifield descending (the way it actually is). Here's a shot rendered in that manner: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17510003size=lg Do you find the horizontal mismatch distracting? Doesn't mayer much for the magazine because it will probably be stripped our if used large, but when making prints for car owners, it's a consideration. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: A Rendering Choice
Only farmers will even notice the corn and they'll complain that it isn't the focal point. Big city magazine photo editors? Not so much. Beauty of a Mopar! On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 8:36 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Paul, if you can clone out the branches on the back - it would be a far better picture, IMO. I think that the way the horizontals are presented is just fine. At least as far as this very viewer goes. On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 2:06 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I'm a bit torn here. Among my shots from the Mopar Nationals are some profiles sot on a road next to a cornfield. I'm locked into just a few shooting sites at this event due to the size of the crowd and limited access to other venues, so this cornfield and the parking lot next to it is my best choice. Unfortunately, the road and cornfield don't share the horizontal. I either render profiles with the road going downhill and the cornfield level or the rod level and the cornifield descending (the way it actually is). Here's a shot rendered in that manner: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17510003size=lg Do you find the horizontal mismatch distracting? Doesn't mayer much for the magazine because it will probably be stripped our if used large, but when making prints for car owners, it's a consideration. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Newer Camera
The only danger I see in moving from an *ist DS to a K-5 is that you might die from the ecstasy of the experience (but what a way to go!). On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 7:26 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting John jh.gra...@verizon.net: I am considering a replacement of my ist DS and see that prices on used K-5's are starting to go down. Are there any lens issues I need to consider when going to a K-5. My lenses have been working well with my camera but will I start to see defects as the lenses have been used for a while. The two I use the most are a Pentax FA 28-35 mm and a Sigma 70-300 mm. I also have some older manual lenses with out auto focusing but they don't see a lot of use. Are there any operational issues I am libel to run into?Or is there another choice that is not as big a jump as the K-5 as far as performance that would be a better choice? Well, you could consider a K50 without losing much to a K-5. Having said that, I have a K-5, having moved up from a DS and K200D. I haven't had any serious operational difficulties other than the K-5 is a more complex beast with a lot more available options than the other two. It just takes a bit a patience and practice to come to grips with them. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 the memoir book
On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 2:05 AM, John Coyle jco...@iinet.net.au wrote: I think the font size is Ok at 11pt. it's the line spacing which seems to be set at .89 which is the problem, at least on my monitor. The lines need to be at least single-line spacing to be read easily. HTH Never noticed that. I'll see what i can do. Maybe its going from Word for mac to Wordpress, it looks ok when i'm typing it. Dave John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Paul Sorenson Sent: Tuesday, 27 August 2013 3:11 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT the memoir book Enjoying your memoir. Hope you get the 1970s on wordpress, too. But...the 11 pt, sans serif font is really hard to read - at least for my old eyes. ;} -p On 8/26/2013 1:28 PM, David J Brooks wrote: I have managed to convert a rainy day into completing of 1980 for my book: http://slidetosat.wordpress.com/ Not sure if I'll re add the 1970's to word press after posterous shut down. Rough draft still, just basically putting stuff down. I'm sure memories will come back at a later date. Dave brooks -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 the memoir book
On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 1:11 AM, Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com wrote: Enjoying your memoir. Hope you get the 1970s on wordpress, too. But...the 11 pt, sans serif font is really hard to read - at least for my old eyes. ;} I have the documents for 1970's and tried to transfer over but it didi not work. I'll get them up soon. Dave -p On 8/26/2013 1:28 PM, David J Brooks wrote: I have managed to convert a rainy day into completing of 1980 for my book: http://slidetosat.wordpress.com/ Not sure if I'll re add the 1970's to word press after posterous shut down. Rough draft still, just basically putting stuff down. I'm sure memories will come back at a later date. Dave brooks -- 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. -- 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: Newer Camera
Hopping back in to say JOhn, haven't you been reading my K-5 love posts? Amazingly easy transition to K-5 from istD - so should be from DS. I shot a bunch of things with manual lenses form the 70's too. small learning curve, relatively. and you will love that it tells you what you are doing on the large screen , that the changing the ISO doesn't take you out of shooting mode, that you can extent the ISo to 51600 down to 80, etc. I had some problems with it at the wedding I shot, but mainly my fault. still much to learn to be totally comfortable in all situations but I can't imagine you not being pleased. OK guys, I'm going back in to lurk mode until I get all the wedding pics up for the Bride and Groom to select their stuff from. ann On 8/27/2013 09:42, Darren Addy wrote: The only danger I see in moving from an *ist DS to a K-5 is that you might die from the ecstasy of the experience (but what a way to go!). On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 7:26 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting John jh.gra...@verizon.net: I am considering a replacement of my ist DS and see that prices on used K-5's are starting to go down. Are there any lens issues I need to consider when going to a K-5. My lenses have been working well with my camera but will I start to see defects as the lenses have been used for a while. The two I use the most are a Pentax FA 28-35 mm and a Sigma 70-300 mm. I also have some older manual lenses with out auto focusing but they don't see a lot of use. Are there any operational issues I am libel to run into?Or is there another choice that is not as big a jump as the K-5 as far as performance that would be a better choice? Well, you could consider a K50 without losing much to a K-5. Having said that, I have a K-5, having moved up from a DS and K200D. I haven't had any serious operational difficulties other than the K-5 is a more complex beast with a lot more available options than the other two. It just takes a bit a patience and practice to come to grips with them. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Newer Camera
On Aug 27, 2013, at 07:05 , John jh.gra...@verizon.net wrote: I am considering a replacement of my ist DS and see that prices on used K-5's are starting to go down. Are there any lens issues I need to consider when going to a K-5. My lenses have been working well with my camera but will I start to see defects as the lenses have been used for a while. The two I use the most are a Pentax FA 28-35 mm and a Sigma 70-300 mm. I also have some older manual lenses with out auto focusing but they don't see a lot of use. Are there any operational issues I am libel to run into?Or is there another choice that is not as big a jump as the K-5 as far as performance that would be a better choice? I think your lenses will be just fine with a K5. I made the slow progression from *Ist-DS to K200D to K10D to K7 to K5, and I'm still using many of the lenses which were great on the DS (but I've sold a few). Mostly what you'll notice is not anything about the lenses - what you'll notice is that you have a very fast, very quiet, very capable camera. The *Ist-DS will seem like some child's toy after a short while. (PS: Get a faster SD card when you get the new camera) -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: Another Blurb book...
Steve Cottrell wrote: On 26/8/13, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.blurb.com/b/4545115-a-semester-of-photoshop That looks great - good luck with it! Is there any option to view a page or two inside? Flash preview is now available at the above link. Blurb Preview shows chapter synopsis and chapter heading pages plus a few pages from within a couple of chapters. Looks really fantastic Mark. Stef is doing this degree: http://prospectus.lsbu.ac.uk/courses/course.php?UCASCode=W640 I'll wait til he gets cracking and see where it heads and what resources he leans to, but will possibly order a copy before Christmas if it looks like he'll benefit, which I'm sure he would. Contact me first. I expect to be revising the book after using it for actual teaching for one semester. Always takes a little while to work the bugs out. -- 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.
Peso Jay 11- the look, part II
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Re: A Rendering Choice
I shouldn't even be here but -- my two cents is that the degree of blurriness of the cornfield isn't enough - or should be totally sharp. I agree about the tree. don't mind the corn slant. ok back underground a On 8/27/2013 08:02, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net: I'm a bit torn here. Among my shots from the Mopar Nationals are some profiles sot on a road next to a cornfield. I'm locked into just a few shooting sites at this event due to the size of the crowd and limited access to other venues, so this cornfield and the parking lot next to it is my best choice. Unfortunately, the road and cornfield don't share the horizontal. I either render profiles with the road going downhill and the cornfield level or the rod level and the cornifield descending (the way it actually is). Here's a shot rendered in that manner: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17510003size=lg Do you find the horizontal mismatch distracting? Not especially. I probably wouldn't have noticed if you hadn't pointed it out. The dead tree in the background is more distracting to my eye but not a lot. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ Doesn't mayer much for the magazine because it will probably be stripped our if used large, but when making prints for car owners, it's a consideration. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Another Blurb book...
On 27/8/13, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: Contact me first. I expect to be revising the book after using it for actual teaching for one semester. Always takes a little while to work the bugs out. Yeah, like the running ink on the title page ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --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: Newer Camera
Check the concurrent thread with a link to DxO tests of various lenses on the K-50. I very much doubt that your choice of lens will matter much. Some are better than others, but in practice you aren't likely to see a difference. If you are obsessive, maybe there is a difference. But not likely an issue unless you also take care of everything else that might limit image quality, e.g.: a) calibrate the focus point for each lens; b) always shoot from a tripod; c) use manual exposure and check the histograms to verify proper exposure; d) use a remote trigger rather than the shutter button; e) always shoot RAW and carefully post-process each image for optimum color balance, sharpness, etc. In my experience, most lenses age well, and so using older lenses just isn't an issue. Mechanical damage might throw lens elements out of line, the internals on zoom lenses in particular can get worn out, but these concerns have nothing to do with which camera body the lens is attached to. If/when you do use an SDM autofocus lens rather than Pentax's earlier screwdriver autofocus, you will be startled and confused because the newer system is so much quieter and faster, you may wonder if it is even working. Particularly with a wide angle lens where the difference between in-focus and out-of-focus can be so subtle. The K-5 will be a big leap forward in capability and as Ann said you'll want to spend a lot of time with the manual getting acquainted with the possibilities. But the K-5 is a Pentax just like your DS. It has evolved a lot, there are differences in the way it operates, but it should be an easy transition. Go get one and enjoy! stan On Aug 27, 2013, at 8:05 AM, John wrote: I am considering a replacement of my ist DS and see that prices on used K-5's are starting to go down. Are there any lens issues I need to consider when going to a K-5. My lenses have been working well with my camera but will I start to see defects as the lenses have been used for a while. The two I use the most are a Pentax FA 28-35 mm and a Sigma 70-300 mm. I also have some older manual lenses with out auto focusing but they don't see a lot of use. Are there any operational issues I am libel to run into?Or is there another choice that is not as big a jump as the K-5 as far as performance that would be a better choice? Thanks for any information or suggestions. I don't contribute very often but follow the group somewhat silently. John G. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - 087 - GDG
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Re: A Rendering Choice
Paul, Would you consider making the car run downhill? I know you wouldn't be photographing the driver's side, but... The dual horizons is a bit unsettling. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 6:06 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I'm a bit torn here. Among my shots from the Mopar Nationals are some profiles sot on a road next to a cornfield. I'm locked into just a few shooting sites at this event due to the size of the crowd and limited access to other venues, so this cornfield and the parking lot next to it is my best choice. Unfortunately, the road and cornfield don't share the horizontal. I either render profiles with the road going downhill and the cornfield level or the rod level and the cornifield descending (the way it actually is). Here's a shot rendered in that manner: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17510003size=lg Do you find the horizontal mismatch distracting? Doesn't mayer much for the magazine because it will probably be stripped our if used large, but when making prints for car owners, it's a consideration. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Preaching to the Converted
Is there any way to turn it off? If I had that and it kept trying to say things I didn't mean, I'd see if I couldn't make it go away. On 8/26/2013 7:31 PM, knarf wrote: Thanks, Godfrey! Btw the race I referred to is an alleycat. Damned predictive spelling. ;-) Cheers, frank Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com wrote: Really cool, frank! That would make great big print! Godfrey On Aug 26, 2013, at 4:08 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Spoke cards in the spokes of a messengers old beater work bike. It's a road bike converted to a single speed city bike: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/08/conversion.html?m=1 The cards indicate involvement in various events, usually alleyways (illegal street races). “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Another Blurb book...
Steve Cottrell wrote: On 27/8/13, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: Contact me first. I expect to be revising the book after using it for actual teaching for one semester. Always takes a little while to work the bugs out. Yeah, like the running ink on the title page ;-) I used cheap spray paint. -- 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: PESO IR Lift
Boris and Paul, Thanks for the feedback. On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 01:18:53PM +0300, Boris Liberman wrote: Larry, without any disrespect, I don't see any merit that IR brings to Non taken Boris. the table here except, naturally, the fact that you trained yourself to shoot in this kind of conditions. These are nice photographs (in terms of moments caught or phase of motion depicted) but IR does not seem to belong here at all. Again, I hope you're not offended by me saying this. Nop,I'm not offended. As I said, I'm still experimenting with the setup, learning what it will and will not do. The cheif advantage of the setup is that it allows me to use a flash in situations where it would otherwise not be possible. Using flash is severely frowned on at these dances. The artistic question is whether not blowing out the colored light in the background, and being able to get a relatively sharp photo with frozen action is worth the monotchrom zombie like look of people photographed with the IR strobe. I expect that once I have a good understanding of IR, it will become a tool at my disposal, and certainly not my primary means of shooting. Most of my photos at this venue haven't even made it on to flickr. Here is a quick search for 418 project in my photos, with a lot of duplicates as people asked for proof shots, or I tried alternative processing: http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=99496143@N00q=418%20project On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 10:46 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: At the risk of boring folks here is some more shots with the IR rig. The monday dance in Santa Cruz is lit with LED spots, which have no IR, so they'd be nicely saturated even if I shot with the IR flash. I did ask Ben to change the spots from magenta to green, so that I'd get better color contrast with the IR flash. At the end of the evening, I was playing with the fisheye, and think this one is rather fun: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/9603407409/ Full set at: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157635248776945/ Comments and observations welcome. -- 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. -- Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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.
PESO Patriot
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Re: OT DigiPod (possibly on-topic)
Yeah, that's what I was thinking. On 8/26/2013 10:46 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: Silicon film, big topic of discussion on the PDML, and elsewhere about 10 years ago, (pre *ist-D). Prototypes were actually developed eventually, for Canon and Nikon analog cameras. You can read about it here. http://www.dpreview.com/news/tag/silicon-film On 8/26/2013 3:26 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: With a strong sense of déjà vu I pass along news of a guy who is creating a cartridge for 35mm film camera bodies that outfits them with a digital sensor and USB memory ... http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/digipod I know there are folks here who have been waiting on this for a decade and will be all over it like magnets on a fridge. Bad news: it ain't FF. But as he improves it he'll be upping the sensor size. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: A Rendering Choice
Of course you should be here, Ann! I agree that more blur in the corn would be nice, but it's shot wide open, so that's as good as it gets without manipulation. And I usually don't like artificial blur in backgrounds, plus doing it right is a lot of work.. The magazine art directors will have their way with it anyway, probably strip it out or do something horrid to it. The car owners who buy prints are happy if their car is sharp, and I don't charge enough to warrant lots of post manipulation. . On Aug 27, 2013, at 10:41 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: I shouldn't even be here but -- my two cents is that the degree of blurriness of the cornfield isn't enough - or should be totally sharp. I agree about the tree. don't mind the corn slant. ok back underground a On 8/27/2013 08:02, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net: I'm a bit torn here. Among my shots from the Mopar Nationals are some profiles sot on a road next to a cornfield. I'm locked into just a few shooting sites at this event due to the size of the crowd and limited access to other venues, so this cornfield and the parking lot next to it is my best choice. Unfortunately, the road and cornfield don't share the horizontal. I either render profiles with the road going downhill and the cornfield level or the rod level and the cornifield descending (the way it actually is). Here's a shot rendered in that manner: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17510003size=lg Do you find the horizontal mismatch distracting? Not especially. I probably wouldn't have noticed if you hadn't pointed it out. The dead tree in the background is more distracting to my eye but not a lot. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ Doesn't mayer much for the magazine because it will probably be stripped our if used large, but when making prints for car owners, it's a consideration. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Patriot
What? He snuck across the river last night? Or he doesn't want to be mistaken for a Yank? Or maybe he doesn't want any responsibility for the mess we've made of things here? Or maybe he's one of us trying to pass for a Canadian? Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 10:34 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17510518 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: A Rendering Choice
On 8/27/2013 7:06 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I'm a bit torn here. Among my shots from the Mopar Nationals are some profiles sot on a road next to a cornfield. I'm locked into just a few shooting sites at this event due to the size of the crowd and limited access to other venues, so this cornfield and the parking lot next to it is my best choice. Unfortunately, the road and cornfield don't share the horizontal. I either render profiles with the road going downhill and the cornfield level or the rod level and the cornifield descending (the way it actually is). Here's a shot rendered in that manner: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17510003size=lg Do you find the horizontal mismatch distracting? Doesn't mayer much for the magazine because it will probably be stripped our if used large, but when making prints for car owners, it's a consideration. The car is the focus. That's what I'd make level. The background being slightly out of focus seems to negate any problems from it being slightly off level. OTOH, with a little Photoshop magic you could probably get them both level if it really bothers you. I think it looks fine as it is. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
An OP-Tech experience
I placed two orders with OP-Tech on August 13 for stuff I wanted to take on the trip to England---a couple straps, a couple lens and filter pouches, and a camera body wrap. They were shipped the same day to my daughter's place in Pittsburgh, where I was going to be visiting during the time they were likely to be delivered. The first package arrived August 19. The other has still not arrived. I've called OP-Tech three times. I explained that I ordered the stuff to take on the trip. The initial response was, Be patient. The second time I was to get a call back from the guy who handles online orders. I never got a call back. When I initiated the call this morning the response was, We are not responsible for the fact that the package was not delivered. I like their products. Their customer service stinks. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net You keep on learning and learning, and pretty soon you learn something no one has learned before. - Richard Feynman -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
The Mean Streets of Minneapolis MN
I don't believe I posted these here before. I took a 2 day seminar/photo walk in a group with Valerie Jardin. It was very instructive and helped me get over my fears of photographing strangers on the street. Some of these were taken with K-01 some with my carry around travel other camera. Comments Critique solicited. http://www.flickr.com/photos/valdon/sets/72157634199031366/ http://flic.kr/s/aHsjGaXArL -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: An OP-Tech experience
If they shipped FEDEX or UPS, they should be able to give you a tracking number so you find out where it is for yourself. I'm not so sure if the USPS provides that kind of tracking unless the shipper pays an extra fee for it. Most won't unless they have an option on their order page that allows you to pay extra to get it. On 8/27/2013 12:10 PM, Eric Weir wrote: I placed two orders with OP-Tech on August 13 for stuff I wanted to take on the trip to England---a couple straps, a couple lens and filter pouches, and a camera body wrap. They were shipped the same day to my daughter's place in Pittsburgh, where I was going to be visiting during the time they were likely to be delivered. The first package arrived August 19. The other has still not arrived. I've called OP-Tech three times. I explained that I ordered the stuff to take on the trip. The initial response was, Be patient. The second time I was to get a call back from the guy who handles online orders. I never got a call back. When I initiated the call this morning the response was, We are not responsible for the fact that the package was not delivered. I like their products. Their customer service stinks. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 DigiPod (possibly on-topic)
See also: Scammers Attempt to Rip Off Successful Campaigns Using Indiegogo http://makezine.com/2013/08/02/crowdfunding-confusion/ On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 2:26 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: With a strong sense of déjà vu I pass along news of a guy who is creating a cartridge for 35mm film camera bodies that outfits them with a digital sensor and USB memory ... http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/digipod I know there are folks here who have been waiting on this for a decade and will be all over it like magnets on a fridge. Bad news: it ain't FF. But as he improves it he'll be upping the sensor size. -- -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. -- Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Patriot
I did not think a Canadian needed a t-shirt to be so identified. Would you not know them just by their polite manner? I mean you can always tell a Canadian ... even if you can't tell them much. Love the photo by the way. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 10 Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 11:34:45 -0400 From: Paul Stenquistpnstenqu...@comcast.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO Patriot Message-ID:ecac2f1e-c315-4c29-8d3b-abec067a9...@comcast.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17510518 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: An OP-Tech experience
On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 12:10 PM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: When I initiated the call this morning the response was, We are not responsible for the fact that the package was not delivered. I suspect your credit card issuer would have a different opinion. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: An OP-Tech experience
On Aug 27, 2013, at 12:33 PM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: I'm not so sure if the USPS provides that kind of tracking unless the shipper pays an extra fee for it. Most won't unless they have an option on their order page that allows you to pay extra to get it. It appears unwisely, I elected standard USPS shipping, i.e., w/o tracking. If I had known that if there were a delay in delivery this is how they would handle it, I would have elected another method. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, men would die from a great loneliness of spirit. - Chief Seattle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Patriot
On 27/8/13, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17510518 Meanwhile in Canada ;-) Like it! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --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: An OP-Tech experience
On Aug 27, 2013, at 12:47 PM, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: I suspect your credit card issuer would have a different opinion. I'll check that out. I suspect unlikely that it will get the issue resolved satisfactorily, i.e., in time for the trip. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net Human coexistence and social life constitute the good common to us all from which and thanks to which all cultural and social goods derive. - Zygmunt Bauman -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: An OP-Tech experience
On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 12:56 PM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: I suspect your credit card issuer would have a different opinion. I'll check that out. I suspect unlikely that it will get the issue resolved satisfactorily, i.e., in time for the trip. I would expect the credit card company to refund your money (performing a chargeback against OpTech). Getting the merchandise another way will be your problem--can you get what you need from BH or a local shop in time? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Pentax Models
Oh my, I am now really confused. There are k-5, k-50, and k-500 models. Plus there is now a K-5 II. The II is probably what is causing the price drops I have seen on the K-5. All appear to be an upgrade from my DS. What experience have people had with these cameras. Are any or all upgrades from my DS? (Of course they are, but at what cost?) What features am I giving up that I would miss beyond comprehension if I purchased a particular camera model. Meanwhile, my beloved DS keeps grinding out pictures even though they are not full frame and ? pixel pictures. Seriously, are there any reviews of these models that you really trust.or distrust? Thank you, everyone, for your thoughts and advice. And I thought purchasing the DS was a hard decision. I do have a couple of film cameras if anyone is interested. Respooling BW film is not all that bad! John G. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: A Rendering Choice
Do you find the horizontal mismatch distracting? Doesn't mayer much for the magazine because it will probably be stripped our if used large, but when making prints for car owners, it's a consideration. I rather doubt most of the car owners would even be able to tell you what is in the background. I'd possibly consider losing the dead tree (as others have noted); apart from that, it's fine. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Preaching to the Converted
On 27 Aug 2013, at 10:02, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: On Aug 27, 2013, at 7:08 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: The first Tour de France took place in 1903. Geared bicycles weren't allowed until 1937 - the organisers thought they were for girly-boys. And they clearly do, since a mere three years after their introduction came the debacle of 1940. And in case you disagree, here's an infamous photo from the 2012 Olympics. Girly-boy road sprinter on the left, hard-man track sprinter on the right. http://pic.twitter.com/91Y7S7ps (might not be entirely work-safe depending on your workplace) Jesus Christ! I think I'll take the bus next time I want to go somewhere. 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 Patriot
On 27 Aug 2013, at 16:55, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: What? He snuck across the river last night? Or he doesn't want to be mistaken for a Yank? Or maybe he doesn't want any responsibility for the mess we've made of things here? Or maybe he's one of us trying to pass for a Canadian? It's because everyone thinks he's Anthony Quinn and tries to do the Zorba dance with him. B Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 10:34 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17510518 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Models
K-5 was the flagship model (and as you suspect was replaced by the K-5 II and K-5 IIs). Those newer models don't add a lot (somewhat better low-light AF capabilities, seems to be the concensus) but otherwise the same sensor, etc. as was in the original K-5. The original K-5 is probably about as loved a camera model as there can be. You can't go wrong with it. The K-50 replaced the K-30 as the middle tier product (12-bit system, rather than the flagship's 14-bit), and the new K-500 is Pentax getting back to an entry level model (although many people say it offers great bang-for-the-buck, having NEARLY all of the features of the K-50). My recommendation would be to go for the original K-5, if you can still find one new. It is just a wonderful camera and has a great feel and the most weather sealing too. On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 12:29 PM, John jh.gra...@verizon.net wrote: Oh my, I am now really confused. There are k-5, k-50, and k-500 models. Plus there is now a K-5 II. The II is probably what is causing the price drops I have seen on the K-5. All appear to be an upgrade from my DS. What experience have people had with these cameras. Are any or all upgrades from my DS? (Of course they are, but at what cost?) What features am I giving up that I would miss beyond comprehension if I purchased a particular camera model. Meanwhile, my beloved DS keeps grinding out pictures even though they are not full frame and ? pixel pictures. Seriously, are there any reviews of these models that you really trust.or distrust? Thank you, everyone, for your thoughts and advice. And I thought purchasing the DS was a hard decision. I do have a couple of film cameras if anyone is interested. Respooling BW film is not all that bad! John G. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Patriot
You could submit that one to Frank's Canadians in Hats blog...! :) -c On Aug 27, 2013, at 11:34 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17510518 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Models
John - I've been raving about the K-5 for a month - where ya been? also - if you go to the archives, I asked about wrinkles or things to watch out for and got a slew of good info - unfortunately across several subject lines.. Here is my K-5 Geso - about half of the photos taken with the 28mm Pentax manual lens , the others with the Da18-55 kit lens I had on my istd http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Learning-the-K-5/30564911_mcsJ8s My K-5 was $589 from KEH including expedited shipping. Now I really do have to get backto wedding photos ugh ann On 8/27/2013 13:29, John wrote: Oh my, I am now really confused. There are k-5, k-50, and k-500 models. Plus there is now a K-5 II. The II is probably what is causing the price drops I have seen on the K-5. All appear to be an upgrade from my DS. What experience have people had with these cameras. Are any or all upgrades from my DS? (Of course they are, but at what cost?) What features am I giving up that I would miss beyond comprehension if I purchased a particular camera model. Meanwhile, my beloved DS keeps grinding out pictures even though they are not full frame and ? pixel pictures. Seriously, are there any reviews of these models that you really trust.or distrust? Thank you, everyone, for your thoughts and advice. And I thought purchasing the DS was a hard decision. I do have a couple of film cameras if anyone is interested. Respooling BW film is not all that bad! John G. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: A Rendering Choice
Seems to me that the car has a very slight slope of its own. That left downward slant kinda balances out the left upward slant of the corn stalks ... and so it looks just fine to me, as-is. BTW, you can stretch the corn row level using the free transform tool in a minute or two. Here's my try ... https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2254722/PDML/17510003-lg-str8.jpg On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 7:06 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I'm a bit torn here. Among my shots from the Mopar Nationals are some profiles sot on a road next to a cornfield. I'm locked into just a few shooting sites at this event due to the size of the crowd and limited access to other venues, so this cornfield and the parking lot next to it is my best choice. Unfortunately, the road and cornfield don't share the horizontal. I either render profiles with the road going downhill and the cornfield level or the rod level and the cornifield descending (the way it actually is). Here's a shot rendered in that manner: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17510003size=lg Do you find the horizontal mismatch distracting? Doesn't mayer much for the magazine because it will probably be stripped our if used large, but when making prints for car owners, it's a consideration. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: A Rendering Choice
Jislaaik man, give the mealies a break. They're only doing their thing - what do they know about horizontals? Great shot, great car. I wouldn't change a thing. Alan -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 1:06 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: A Rendering Choice I'm a bit torn here. Among my shots from the Mopar Nationals are some profiles sot on a road next to a cornfield. I'm locked into just a few shooting sites at this event due to the size of the crowd and limited access to other venues, so this cornfield and the parking lot next to it is my best choice. Unfortunately, the road and cornfield don't share the horizontal. I either render profiles with the road going downhill and the cornfield level or the rod level and the cornifield descending (the way it actually is). Here's a shot rendered in that manner: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17510003size=lg Do you find the horizontal mismatch distracting? Doesn't mayer much for the magazine because it will probably be stripped our if used large, but when making prints for car owners, it's a consideration. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: The Mean Streets of Minneapolis MN
Some cool shots there. The B/W is magic. I love it. One of these days I'll pluck up the courage to try some street stuff. Alan -Original Message- From: Don Guthrie Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 6:32 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: The Mean Streets of Minneapolis MN I don't believe I posted these here before. I took a 2 day seminar/photo walk in a group with Valerie Jardin. It was very instructive and helped me get over my fears of photographing strangers on the street. Some of these were taken with K-01 some with my carry around travel other camera. Comments Critique solicited. http://www.flickr.com/photos/valdon/sets/72157634199031366/ http://flic.kr/s/aHsjGaXArL -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: A Rendering Choice
ah yeah I see what you mean about your stuff... But when I say I _shouldn't_ be here it's because of WORK! - remember (that's not a real question) last month when I said if I had to go through 400 wedding photos I'd shoot myself? -- alas, looks like I'm doing that... Terrible lighting coniditions - TOO MUCH light! ugh... But I'm richer by a K-5 and that makes it worth while ann On 8/27/2013 11:48, Paul Stenquist wrote: Of course you should be here, Ann! I agree that more blur in the corn would be nice, but it's shot wide open, so that's as good as it gets without manipulation. And I usually don't like artificial blur in backgrounds, plus doing it right is a lot of work.. The magazine art directors will have their way with it anyway, probably strip it out or do something horrid to it. The car owners who buy prints are happy if their car is sharp, and I don't charge enough to warrant lots of post manipulation. . On Aug 27, 2013, at 10:41 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: I shouldn't even be here but -- my two cents is that the degree of blurriness of the cornfield isn't enough - or should be totally sharp. I agree about the tree. don't mind the corn slant. ok back underground a On 8/27/2013 08:02, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net: I'm a bit torn here. Among my shots from the Mopar Nationals are some profiles sot on a road next to a cornfield. I'm locked into just a few shooting sites at this event due to the size of the crowd and limited access to other venues, so this cornfield and the parking lot next to it is my best choice. Unfortunately, the road and cornfield don't share the horizontal. I either render profiles with the road going downhill and the cornfield level or the rod level and the cornifield descending (the way it actually is). Here's a shot rendered in that manner: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17510003size=lg Do you find the horizontal mismatch distracting? Not especially. I probably wouldn't have noticed if you hadn't pointed it out. The dead tree in the background is more distracting to my eye but not a lot. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ Doesn't mayer much for the magazine because it will probably be stripped our if used large, but when making prints for car owners, it's a consideration. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: A Rendering Choice
Ann! Please! Put the gun down and back away from the keyboard. ;-) On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 2:27 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: ah yeah I see what you mean about your stuff... But when I say I _shouldn't_ be here it's because of WORK! - remember (that's not a real question) last month when I said if I had to go through 400 wedding photos I'd shoot myself? -- alas, looks like I'm doing that... Terrible lighting coniditions - TOO MUCH light! ugh... But I'm richer by a K-5 and that makes it worth while ann On 8/27/2013 11:48, Paul Stenquist wrote: Of course you should be here, Ann! I agree that more blur in the corn would be nice, but it's shot wide open, so that's as good as it gets without manipulation. And I usually don't like artificial blur in backgrounds, plus doing it right is a lot of work.. The magazine art directors will have their way with it anyway, probably strip it out or do something horrid to it. The car owners who buy prints are happy if their car is sharp, and I don't charge enough to warrant lots of post manipulation. . On Aug 27, 2013, at 10:41 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: I shouldn't even be here but -- my two cents is that the degree of blurriness of the cornfield isn't enough - or should be totally sharp. I agree about the tree. don't mind the corn slant. ok back underground a On 8/27/2013 08:02, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net: I'm a bit torn here. Among my shots from the Mopar Nationals are some profiles sot on a road next to a cornfield. I'm locked into just a few shooting sites at this event due to the size of the crowd and limited access to other venues, so this cornfield and the parking lot next to it is my best choice. Unfortunately, the road and cornfield don't share the horizontal. I either render profiles with the road going downhill and the cornfield level or the rod level and the cornifield descending (the way it actually is). Here's a shot rendered in that manner: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17510003size=lg Do you find the horizontal mismatch distracting? Not especially. I probably wouldn't have noticed if you hadn't pointed it out. The dead tree in the background is more distracting to my eye but not a lot. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ Doesn't mayer much for the magazine because it will probably be stripped our if used large, but when making prints for car owners, it's a consideration. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: A Rendering Choice
On Aug 27, 2013, at 2:21 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Seems to me that the car has a very slight slope of its own. That left downward slant kinda balances out the left upward slant of the corn stalks ... and so it looks just fine to me, as-is. BTW, you can stretch the corn row level using the free transform tool in a minute or two. Here's my try ... https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2254722/PDML/17510003-lg-str8.jpg Nice, but how did you avoid stretching the car as well? I've used free transform quite a bit, but it distorts the entire image area. Paul On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 7:06 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I'm a bit torn here. Among my shots from the Mopar Nationals are some profiles sot on a road next to a cornfield. I'm locked into just a few shooting sites at this event due to the size of the crowd and limited access to other venues, so this cornfield and the parking lot next to it is my best choice. Unfortunately, the road and cornfield don't share the horizontal. I either render profiles with the road going downhill and the cornfield level or the rod level and the cornifield descending (the way it actually is). Here's a shot rendered in that manner: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17510003size=lg Do you find the horizontal mismatch distracting? Doesn't mayer much for the magazine because it will probably be stripped our if used large, but when making prints for car owners, it's a consideration. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
Re: A Rendering Choice
I have to go through 600 Mopar Nats photos, so I understand your pain. So far, I've rendered thee of the fourteen cars I shot. Paul On Aug 27, 2013, at 2:27 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: ah yeah I see what you mean about your stuff... But when I say I _shouldn't_ be here it's because of WORK! - remember (that's not a real question) last month when I said if I had to go through 400 wedding photos I'd shoot myself? -- alas, looks like I'm doing that... Terrible lighting coniditions - TOO MUCH light! ugh... But I'm richer by a K-5 and that makes it worth while ann On 8/27/2013 11:48, Paul Stenquist wrote: Of course you should be here, Ann! I agree that more blur in the corn would be nice, but it's shot wide open, so that's as good as it gets without manipulation. And I usually don't like artificial blur in backgrounds, plus doing it right is a lot of work.. The magazine art directors will have their way with it anyway, probably strip it out or do something horrid to it. The car owners who buy prints are happy if their car is sharp, and I don't charge enough to warrant lots of post manipulation. . On Aug 27, 2013, at 10:41 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: I shouldn't even be here but -- my two cents is that the degree of blurriness of the cornfield isn't enough - or should be totally sharp. I agree about the tree. don't mind the corn slant. ok back underground a On 8/27/2013 08:02, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net: I'm a bit torn here. Among my shots from the Mopar Nationals are some profiles sot on a road next to a cornfield. I'm locked into just a few shooting sites at this event due to the size of the crowd and limited access to other venues, so this cornfield and the parking lot next to it is my best choice. Unfortunately, the road and cornfield don't share the horizontal. I either render profiles with the road going downhill and the cornfield level or the rod level and the cornifield descending (the way it actually is). Here's a shot rendered in that manner: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17510003size=lg Do you find the horizontal mismatch distracting? Not especially. I probably wouldn't have noticed if you hadn't pointed it out. The dead tree in the background is more distracting to my eye but not a lot. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ Doesn't mayer much for the magazine because it will probably be stripped our if used large, but when making prints for car owners, it's a consideration. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Models
On Tue, Aug 27, 2013, John wrote: Oh my, I am now really confused. There are k-5, k-50, and k-500 models. Plus there is now a K-5 II. The II is probably what is causing the price drops I have seen on the K-5. All appear to be an upgrade from my DS. What experience have people had with these cameras. Are any or all upgrades from my DS? (Of course they are, but at what cost?) What features am I giving up that I would miss beyond comprehension if I purchased a particular camera model. Meanwhile, my beloved DS keeps grinding out pictures even though they are not full frame and ? pixel pictures. The K-50/K-500 are just released with zero track record. However, their innards are similar enough to the K-5/K-30 that there's no reason to avoid them. I recommend against the K-30 because I found it uncomfortable, a used K-5 is better. Get the K-5 II/IIs if you do lots of low-light photography (better AF). The main drawback of the K-500 is lack of weather-sealing, plus AFAICT you must get it with kit lens, so that would probably be extra money for no purpose in your case. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ * * * Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.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 Portrait of Sophie [now with dewrinkled backdrop]
Hey, thanks Derby! Intimate is what I'm going for. I wasn't setup for the full high-key Hurley look though; next time. I do love Hurley's work. I agree with complaints about the fingers. The pose was dictating the framing but I was set on tight, so I compromised. When I retry that I will re-pose or re-frame rather than crop fingers. I have some other, looser, shots I will work on but none with that expression I so liked. On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 7:27 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: Just saw this. I like the current style of cropping the top of the head. Peter Hurley-esque. It makes the portrait intimate, I think. Not too sure about the crop on the fingers though Gorgeous lighting, nonetheless On 21/08/2013 2:46 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Background wrinkles rankle, as do blue nails. Both gone! Have another look ... http://flic.kr/p/fy42fh A straight-forward studio portrait of my niece, Sophie. Shot on location in my sister's living room (she's a champ to put up with me rearranging the whole thing). I was also testing my latest money-saving invention: $10 IKEA background support system. Ingredients: One Hugad black curtain rod, 210-385 cm; 2x Betydlig curtain rod brackets, top-slot filed out to fit 1/4 stud on top of light stand; use with two cheap 8' light stands. K20D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 90mm/f:5, 1/160th, ISO 100; Lr + Ps + Nik + Portraiture Paramount short lighting with reflector fill. AF540FGZ in Westcott Medium Apollo above-left, key; AF540FGZ in 30 umbrella softbox, boomed above behind-right, hair; 42 silver reflector, right. Comments welcome! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
Pictures
Ann, So I am not the only one who mixes it up with the kitties. I am so jealous of your rooftop and I loved the umbrellas. They were playing just for you I am sure. That is the umbrellascats will play just because! You are making it hard to say no...There are several k-5's out there. I am going to think for a bit. Your use of the older lenses is encouraging. Unfortunately most of my old lenses are screw mount (Is there an adapter for screw mount?) or my dad's Leica glass which is really nice and really worth the effort to reload 35 mm cans with BW and then scan the negatives. Yes, I am 70 and thought my Retina (still works) was neat. That is an even longer discussion. Cheers and I hope I have not slowed down your work too badly John G. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: A Rendering Choice
Secret retouching technique! :-) 1. marquee from the top of the image down to just above the car's hood and trunk (ie including as much corn as possible, but excluding as much car as possible). 2. switch to lasso: hold Option and lasso around the roof of the car. This will exclude the roof from the selection. 3. Cmd-J to clone selection (corn and background) to new layer; name it warp 4. Cmd-T to show grab handles. 5. right-click for menu: choose Distort. 6. tug upward on upper-right handle until corn is level (I turned on View Grid to help). There's now a horizontal mismatch between the corn stalks on both layers ... 7. add a layer mask to warp. 8. select a large soft Brush, 100% opacity and flow; choose Black colour. 9. reduce the opacity of the original car layer so the warp layer's edge stands out 10. making sure mask is selected, paint along the bottom edge of the warp layer. The brush center should just follow the line. This will create a smooth gradient that will blend the two layers right at the interface point. Ta-da! Merge layers and or save-to-web, etc. On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 2:33 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: On Aug 27, 2013, at 2:21 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Seems to me that the car has a very slight slope of its own. That left downward slant kinda balances out the left upward slant of the corn stalks ... and so it looks just fine to me, as-is. BTW, you can stretch the corn row level using the free transform tool in a minute or two. Here's my try ... https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2254722/PDML/17510003-lg-str8.jpg Nice, but how did you avoid stretching the car as well? I've used free transform quite a bit, but it distorts the entire image area. Paul On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 7:06 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I'm a bit torn here. Among my shots from the Mopar Nationals are some profiles sot on a road next to a cornfield. I'm locked into just a few shooting sites at this event due to the size of the crowd and limited access to other venues, so this cornfield and the parking lot next to it is my best choice. Unfortunately, the road and cornfield don't share the horizontal. I either render profiles with the road going downhill and the cornfield level or the rod level and the cornifield descending (the way it actually is). Here's a shot rendered in that manner: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17510003size=lg Do you find the horizontal mismatch distracting? Doesn't mayer much for the magazine because it will probably be stripped our if used large, but when making prints for car owners, it's a consideration. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. -- -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: Pictures
On 8/27/2013 14:57, John wrote: Ann, So I am not the only one who mixes it up with the kitties. I am so jealous of your rooftop and I loved the umbrellas. They were playing just for you I am sure. That is the umbrellascats will play just because! You are making it hard to say no...There are several k-5's out there. I am going to think for a bit. Your use of the older lenses is encouraging. Unfortunately most of my old lenses are screw mount (Is there an adapter for screw mount?) or my dad's Leica glass which is really nice and really worth the effort to reload 35 mm cans with BW and then scan the negatives. Yes, I am 70 and thought my Retina (still works) was neat. That is an even longer discussion. Cheers and I hope I have not slowed down your work too badly John G. Not too um gravely :-) Happy shopping why did I come here to look - oy - back to grindstone 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 Portrait of Sophie [now with dewrinkled backdrop]
Nice example of butterfly lighting. Love the big catch-lights in her eyes. Nits to pick? Although there isn't really a low shoulder, this strikes me as a masculine head tilt. (At least I would say it is not a feminine one). Hands are difficult. Normally if you break the wrist the hands/fingers will assume a more feminine look. To achieve that, for naturalness sake, that would probably mean that her top hand would be on her bicep, not her forearm. Couple of links for hands: http://www.joeedelman.com/blog/modeling/how-to-handle-hands/ http://www.joeedelman.com/blog/modeling/how-to-handle-hands-part-2/1668/ On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 1:45 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Hey, thanks Derby! Intimate is what I'm going for. I wasn't setup for the full high-key Hurley look though; next time. I do love Hurley's work. I agree with complaints about the fingers. The pose was dictating the framing but I was set on tight, so I compromised. When I retry that I will re-pose or re-frame rather than crop fingers. I have some other, looser, shots I will work on but none with that expression I so liked. On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 7:27 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: Just saw this. I like the current style of cropping the top of the head. Peter Hurley-esque. It makes the portrait intimate, I think. Not too sure about the crop on the fingers though Gorgeous lighting, nonetheless On 21/08/2013 2:46 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Background wrinkles rankle, as do blue nails. Both gone! Have another look ... http://flic.kr/p/fy42fh A straight-forward studio portrait of my niece, Sophie. Shot on location in my sister's living room (she's a champ to put up with me rearranging the whole thing). I was also testing my latest money-saving invention: $10 IKEA background support system. Ingredients: One Hugad black curtain rod, 210-385 cm; 2x Betydlig curtain rod brackets, top-slot filed out to fit 1/4 stud on top of light stand; use with two cheap 8' light stands. K20D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 90mm/f:5, 1/160th, ISO 100; Lr + Ps + Nik + Portraiture Paramount short lighting with reflector fill. AF540FGZ in Westcott Medium Apollo above-left, key; AF540FGZ in 30 umbrella softbox, boomed above behind-right, hair; 42 silver reflector, right. Comments welcome! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. -- Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Models
Thank you for filling in some of the gaps. Of course the K-5 II is very attractive but it doubles the investment. In spite of what my kids think, I do attempt to budget. The K-5 (original) is climbing to the top of the heap. Not that I am unhappy with my DS. It has done a very nice job for a number of years and I have been happy with what I can get out of it. So now I am contemplating the world and how I relate to it. We shall see. There is certainly a great amount of enthusiasm for the K-5. Cheers, John G. On 8/27/2013 2:40 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: On Tue, Aug 27, 2013, John wrote: Oh my, I am now really confused. There are k-5, k-50, and k-500 models. Plus there is now a K-5 II. The II is probably what is causing the price drops I have seen on the K-5. All appear to be an upgrade from my DS. What experience have people had with these cameras. Are any or all upgrades from my DS? (Of course they are, but at what cost?) What features am I giving up that I would miss beyond comprehension if I purchased a particular camera model. Meanwhile, my beloved DS keeps grinding out pictures even though they are not full frame and ? pixel pictures. The K-50/K-500 are just released with zero track record. However, their innards are similar enough to the K-5/K-30 that there's no reason to avoid them. I recommend against the K-30 because I found it uncomfortable, a used K-5 is better. Get the K-5 II/IIs if you do lots of low-light photography (better AF). The main drawback of the K-500 is lack of weather-sealing, plus AFAICT you must get it with kit lens, so that would probably be extra money for no purpose in your case. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: The Mean Streets of Minneapolis MN
On Aug 27, 2013, at 11:32 , Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: I don't believe I posted these here before. I took a 2 day seminar/photo walk in a group with Valerie Jardin. It was very instructive and helped me get over my fears of photographing strangers on the street. Some of these were taken with K-01 some with my carry around travel other camera. Comments Critique solicited. http://www.flickr.com/photos/valdon/sets/72157634199031366/ Interesting to see my city from someone else's perspective (do you live in Minneapolis?). Seems really really contrasty and a bit dark (is Minneapolis really so gloomy?), but there are some nice shots. I like the little boy by the mirrors over at The Guthrie.. -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.
