Re: PESO - Dogwood Flower

[Paul Stenquist]

Like a memory from years past. A dramatic photograph.

Paul via phone

> On Apr 25, 2017, at 11:17 PM, Ken Waller  wrote:
> 
> 
> Great capture Mark.
> 
> How long did it take to make the images to make up this image - apparently it 
> was very still out there
> 
> -Original Message-
>> From: Mark C 
>> Subject: PESO - Dogwood Flower
>> 
>> Another studio botanical -
>> 
>> http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/dogwood-blossom
>> 
>> or on flickr -
>> 
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/markcassino/33462209803/in/dateposted-public/
>> 
>> Comments appreciated.
>> 
>> I'm finally getting a workflow together for making focus stacks with the 
>> K1 in pixel shift mode:  Make the exposures as raw files, process them 
>> in Silkypix with only basic adjustments to exposure and white balance 
>> (about all that you can do in Silkypix), stack the images in Zerene 
>> stacker. Open the output TIFF's in Photoshop CS6 configured so the tiffs 
>> run through Adobe Camera Raw. ACR allows for fine tuning exposure, 
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>> processing as usual.
>> 
>> Mark.
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Re: PESO - Dogwood Flower

[Ken Waller]

Great capture Mark.

How long did it take to make the images to make up this image - apparently it 
was very still out there

-Original Message-
>From: Mark C 
>Subject: PESO - Dogwood Flower
>
>Another studio botanical -
>
>http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/dogwood-blossom
>
>or on flickr -
>
>https://www.flickr.com/photos/markcassino/33462209803/in/dateposted-public/
>
>Comments appreciated.
>
>I'm finally getting a workflow together for making focus stacks with the 
>K1 in pixel shift mode:  Make the exposures as raw files, process them 
>in Silkypix with only basic adjustments to exposure and white balance 
>(about all that you can do in Silkypix), stack the images in Zerene 
>stacker. Open the output TIFF's in Photoshop CS6 configured so the tiffs 
>run through Adobe Camera Raw. ACR allows for fine tuning exposure, 
>shadows, highlights, saturation, vibrance, and clarity - things that 
>Silkypix can only do crudely or not at all. And then on to post 
>processing as usual.
>
>Mark.

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Re: PESO: Cemetery Path

[mike wilson]

> On 25 April 2017 at 20:08 Bob W-PDML  wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> On 25 Apr 2017, at 19:44, mike wilson
> > wrote:
> 
> On 25 April 2017 at 19:36 Bob W-PDML
> > wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> On 25 Apr 2017, at 14:14, Daniel J. Matyola
> > wrote:
> 
> Thanks, Bob and Chris.
> 
> I found this particular part of the cemetery quite peaceful and conducive
> to contemplation, and I loved the cylindrical trees.  The trees pictured in
> my image are actually quite unruly, compared to the others.  They were
> actually trimming them while we were there, but hadn't gotten around to
> these yet.
> 
> When I was 18 I had a summer job trimming the bushes in a girls' school.
> 
> And I bet you found loads of fairies under them.
> 
> It's true. Look, you can see some of them in the main picture here:
> http://heinemann-schulberatung.de/harrogate-ladies-college-internat-england/1271
> 
> And at the end of summer I spent two days poking the lacrosse pitches trying
> to find the corner flag holes.

I see the ladies in the other picture have found one of your lost balls.  Those
farmer lasses really know how to have fun.

> 
> 
> 
> A path through the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial:
> https://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-
> pesos/2017/4/25/cemetery-path
> K5 IIs, DA 18-135 zoom
> Comments are invited.

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Re: August Solar Eclipse

[Mark Roberts]

John Sessoms wrote:

>The lens is a Sigma AF 300mm f/2.8. I have a matching Sigma 1.4x
>tele-converter for it.
>
>https://www.pentaxforums.com/userreviews/sigma-300mm-f2-8-apo-ex-dg.html
>
>The Astrozap filters come in various diameters. They're actually for
>small telescopes.

Do they make them in small sizes for big telephotos that take drop-in
filters?
 
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Re: Help! More Bird Confusion

[Paul Stenquist]

Thanks Mark. Much appreciated.
Paul
> On Apr 25, 2017, at 8:57 PM, Mark C  wrote:
> 
> Both this and the thrush photos are really nice, Paul. No idea what any of 
> them are, but great photos!
> 
> Mark
> 
> On 4/25/2017 6:12 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>> This may be Thrush week in Michigan, which makes sense, since it’s time for 
>> migration and we’re just off the fly route for birds that crossed the lower 
>> great lakes. In any case, this appears to e another Thrush, but a different 
>> species from yesterday’s. Maybe a Song Thrush or a Mistle Thrush? T he buff 
>> stripe over the eye suggests it’s a Redwing Thrush, but there’s not a hint 
>> of red to be seen.  Some sparrows have similar markings but not that long a 
>> beak as far as I know. Many of you know more than I, so let fly.
>> 
>> https://www.photo.net/photo/18379562/thrush
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Re: Help! More Bird Confusion

[Paul Stenquist]

I found my copy of “Birds of Michigan” and checked to the Pine Siskin photo. 
Maybe. But my bird ha a longer beak and bigger eyes with goggles like a Thrush. 
The wing markings are correct, but my bird has much longer legs. Still not sure 
about this one.

I’m leaning more toward the female Redwing Blackbird as suggested by Mathew 
Hunt. The long legs, head markings and feather color are in synch with that 
bird.
http://www.aspensongwildbirdfood.com/bird-profiles/red-winged-blackbird

Paul


> On Apr 25, 2017, at 7:59 PM, Ken Waller  wrote:
> 
> Paul, the closest bird to yours, in my 'Birds of Michigan Book', is a Pine 
> Siskin
> 
> Kenneth Waller
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> 
> - Original Message - From: "Paul Stenquist" 
> Subject: Help! More Bird Confusion
> 
> 
>> This may be Thrush week in Michigan, which makes sense, since it’s time for 
>> migration and we’re just off the fly route for birds that crossed the lower 
>> great lakes. In any case, this appears to e another Thrush, but a different 
>> species from yesterday’s. Maybe a Song Thrush or a Mistle Thrush? T he buff 
>> stripe over the eye suggests it’s a Redwing Thrush, but there’s not a hint 
>> of red to be seen.  Some sparrows have similar markings but not that long a 
>> beak as far as I know. Many of you know more than I, so let fly.
>> 
>> https://www.photo.net/photo/18379562/thrush
> 
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Re: Help! More Bird Confusion

[Mark C]

Both this and the thrush photos are really nice, Paul. No idea what any 
of them are, but great photos!


Mark

On 4/25/2017 6:12 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:

This may be Thrush week in Michigan, which makes sense, since it’s time for 
migration and we’re just off the fly route for birds that crossed the lower 
great lakes. In any case, this appears to e another Thrush, but a different 
species from yesterday’s. Maybe a Song Thrush or a Mistle Thrush? T he buff 
stripe over the eye suggests it’s a Redwing Thrush, but there’s not a hint of 
red to be seen.  Some sparrows have similar markings but not that long a beak 
as far as I know. Many of you know more than I, so let fly.

https://www.photo.net/photo/18379562/thrush




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Re: PESO - Dogwood Flower

[Bruce Walker]

Oh, nice! Great tones. Looks very much like a vintage botanical study.
Definitely wall hanging potential.


On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 8:38 PM, Mark C  wrote:
> Another studio botanical -
>
> http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/dogwood-blossom
>
> or on flickr -
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/markcassino/33462209803/in/dateposted-public/
>
> Comments appreciated.
>
> I'm finally getting a workflow together for making focus stacks with the K1
> in pixel shift mode:  Make the exposures as raw files, process them in
> Silkypix with only basic adjustments to exposure and white balance (about
> all that you can do in Silkypix), stack the images in Zerene stacker. Open
> the output TIFF's in Photoshop CS6 configured so the tiffs run through Adobe
> Camera Raw. ACR allows for fine tuning exposure, shadows, highlights,
> saturation, vibrance, and clarity - things that Silkypix can only do crudely
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> Mark
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PESO - Dogwood Flower

[Mark C]

Another studio botanical -

http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/dogwood-blossom

or on flickr -

https://www.flickr.com/photos/markcassino/33462209803/in/dateposted-public/

Comments appreciated.

I'm finally getting a workflow together for making focus stacks with the 
K1 in pixel shift mode:  Make the exposures as raw files, process them 
in Silkypix with only basic adjustments to exposure and white balance 
(about all that you can do in Silkypix), stack the images in Zerene 
stacker. Open the output TIFF's in Photoshop CS6 configured so the tiffs 
run through Adobe Camera Raw. ACR allows for fine tuning exposure, 
shadows, highlights, saturation, vibrance, and clarity - things that 
Silkypix can only do crudely or not at all. And then on to post 
processing as usual.


Mark


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Re: Help! More Bird Confusion

[Paul Stenquist]

Thanks Ken. I have that book but I've been working, soI didn't really look but 
will now. That's two votes for Pine Siskin. A landslide!

Paul via phone

> On Apr 25, 2017, at 7:59 PM, Ken Waller  wrote:
> 
> Paul, the closest bird to yours, in my 'Birds of Michigan Book', is a Pine 
> Siskin. 
> 
> Kenneth Waller
> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
> 
> - Original Message - From: "Paul Stenquist" 
> Subject: Help! More Bird Confusion
> 
> 
>> This may be Thrush week in Michigan, which makes sense, since it’s time for 
>> migration and we’re just off the fly route for birds that crossed the lower 
>> great lakes. In any case, this appears to e another Thrush, but a different 
>> species from yesterday’s. Maybe a Song Thrush or a Mistle Thrush? T he buff 
>> stripe over the eye suggests it’s a Redwing Thrush, but there’s not a hint 
>> of red to be seen.  Some sparrows have similar markings but not that long a 
>> beak as far as I know. Many of you know more than I, so let fly.
>> 
>> https://www.photo.net/photo/18379562/thrush
> 
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Re: Help! More Bird Confusion

[Ken Waller]

Paul, the closest bird to yours, in my 'Birds of Michigan Book', is a Pine 
Siskin


Kenneth Waller
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- Original Message - 
From: "Paul Stenquist" 

Subject: Help! More Bird Confusion


This may be Thrush week in Michigan, which makes sense, since it’s time 
for migration and we’re just off the fly route for birds that crossed the 
lower great lakes. In any case, this appears to e another Thrush, but a 
different species from yesterday’s. Maybe a Song Thrush or a Mistle 
Thrush? T he buff stripe over the eye suggests it’s a Redwing Thrush, but 
there’s not a hint of red to be seen.  Some sparrows have similar markings 
but not that long a beak as far as I know. Many of you know more than I, 
so let fly.


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Re: Up periscope! (for a question)

[Zos Xavius]

I have gone through two 16-45s and the floppy lens barrel kills them
every time and causes misalignment. I think it has awful build
quality, but that's me. The 17-70 in either pentax or sigma flavor
would be worth looking at if you have to go the precision route. You
could replace a 16-45 I think for what they would want to fix it. I
have the DA 17-70 and I think it is very comparable IQ wise to the
16-45. I really don't see much difference between the two. The 16-45
might be ever slightly sharper in the middle but that's about it. At
f8 they both look pretty identical.

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Re: Help! More Bird Confusion

[Stan Halpin]

Or female Pine Siskin?  (Not a finch.)
(All I have mentioned are on the Audubon list of recent sightings in the 
Midland MI area.)

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> On Apr 25, 2017, at 6:26 PM, Matthew Hunt  wrote:
> 
> I think it may be a female Red-winged Blackbird. The thrushes you named are
> not North American.
> 
>> On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 6:12 PM, Paul Stenquist  wrote:
>> 
>> This may be Thrush week in Michigan, which makes sense, since it’s time
>> for migration and we’re just off the fly route for birds that crossed the
>> lower great lakes. In any case, this appears to e another Thrush, but a
>> different species from yesterday’s. Maybe a Song Thrush or a Mistle Thrush?
>> T he buff stripe over the eye suggests it’s a Redwing Thrush, but there’s
>> not a hint of red to be seen.  Some sparrows have similar markings but not
>> that long a beak as far as I know. Many of you know more than I, so let fly.
>> 
>> https://www.photo.net/photo/18379562/thrush
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Re: Help! More Bird Confusion

[Stan Halpin]

Female Rosebreasted Grosbeak. Maybe. Beak doesn't seem quite gross enough... 
Also maybe Thrasher? But too many stripes on the back...

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> On Apr 25, 2017, at 6:26 PM, Matthew Hunt  wrote:
> 
> I think it may be a female Red-winged Blackbird. The thrushes you named are
> not North American.
> 
>> On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 6:12 PM, Paul Stenquist  wrote:
>> 
>> This may be Thrush week in Michigan, which makes sense, since it’s time
>> for migration and we’re just off the fly route for birds that crossed the
>> lower great lakes. In any case, this appears to e another Thrush, but a
>> different species from yesterday’s. Maybe a Song Thrush or a Mistle Thrush?
>> T he buff stripe over the eye suggests it’s a Redwing Thrush, but there’s
>> not a hint of red to be seen.  Some sparrows have similar markings but not
>> that long a beak as far as I know. Many of you know more than I, so let fly.
>> 
>> https://www.photo.net/photo/18379562/thrush
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Re: Help! More Bird Confusion

[Matthew Hunt]

I think it may be a female Red-winged Blackbird. The thrushes you named are
not North American.

On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 6:12 PM, Paul Stenquist  wrote:

> This may be Thrush week in Michigan, which makes sense, since it’s time
> for migration and we’re just off the fly route for birds that crossed the
> lower great lakes. In any case, this appears to e another Thrush, but a
> different species from yesterday’s. Maybe a Song Thrush or a Mistle Thrush?
> T he buff stripe over the eye suggests it’s a Redwing Thrush, but there’s
> not a hint of red to be seen.  Some sparrows have similar markings but not
> that long a beak as far as I know. Many of you know more than I, so let fly.
>
> https://www.photo.net/photo/18379562/thrush
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Re: Help! More Bird Confusion

[Bob W-PDML]

That beak makes me think it might be a finch, and a quick search online reveals 
something called a Purple Finch, which looks similar. But plenty of other 
people know far more about these things than I do.
B

> On 25 Apr 2017, at 23:13, Paul Stenquist  wrote:
> 
> This may be Thrush week in Michigan, which makes sense, since it’s time for 
> migration and we’re just off the fly route for birds that crossed the lower 
> great lakes. In any case, this appears to e another Thrush, but a different 
> species from yesterday’s. Maybe a Song Thrush or a Mistle Thrush? T he buff 
> stripe over the eye suggests it’s a Redwing Thrush, but there’s not a hint of 
> red to be seen.  Some sparrows have similar markings but not that long a beak 
> as far as I know. Many of you know more than I, so let fly.
> 
> https://www.photo.net/photo/18379562/thrush
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Help! More Bird Confusion

[Paul Stenquist]

This may be Thrush week in Michigan, which makes sense, since it’s time for 
migration and we’re just off the fly route for birds that crossed the lower 
great lakes. In any case, this appears to e another Thrush, but a different 
species from yesterday’s. Maybe a Song Thrush or a Mistle Thrush? T he buff 
stripe over the eye suggests it’s a Redwing Thrush, but there’s not a hint of 
red to be seen.  Some sparrows have similar markings but not that long a beak 
as far as I know. Many of you know more than I, so let fly.

https://www.photo.net/photo/18379562/thrush
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Re: Up Close and Personal

[Paul Stenquist]

Thanks to Cotty and Jay. 

Too many bird pics. Gotta get out more:-).

Paul
> On Apr 25, 2017, at 4:25 PM, Jay Taylor  wrote:
> 
> blockquote, div.yahoo_quoted { margin-left: 0 !important; border-left:1px 
> #715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important; background-color:white 
> !important; } Stellar image Paul!
> JayT 
> 
> 
> Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone
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> 
> On Tuesday, April 25, 2017, 11:52 AM, Paul Stenquist  
> wrote:
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> I was sitting on my backyard bench yesterday shooting some handhelds with the 
> K-1 and 150-450 when a chickadee landed on a branch about 6 feet away. He was 
> so close I had to lean back a bit to get in focus range, and I only got one 
> shot in before he realized he had perched next to a monster of some sort. But 
> a full frame pic of an itty bitty bird yields some nice detail.
> 
> https://www.photo.net/photo/18379086/chikadee
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Re: Up Close and Personal

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 blockquote, div.yahoo_quoted { margin-left: 0 !important; border-left:1px 
#715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important; background-color:white 
!important; } Stellar image Paul!
JayT 


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wrote:

I was sitting on my backyard bench yesterday shooting some handhelds with the 
K-1 and 150-450 when a chickadee landed on a branch about 6 feet away. He was 
so close I had to lean back a bit to get in focus range, and I only got one 
shot in before he realized he had perched next to a monster of some sort. But a 
full frame pic of an itty bitty bird yields some nice detail.

https://www.photo.net/photo/18379086/chikadee
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Re: Up periscope! (for a question)

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On 25/4/17, Rick Womer, discombobulated, unleashed:

>The body is fine. There's a lot of fore-and-aft play in the inner
>barrel. 

I have this problem.

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Re: Up Close and Personal

[Paul Stenquist]

Thanks Ken. I remember seeing the eating out of hand thing when we went to 
Kensington. I think my birds are too skittish for that, but they’re definitely 
getting better as they become accustomed to my frightening presence. :-)


> On Apr 25, 2017, at 4:16 PM, Ken Waller  wrote:
> 
> Very nice Paul.
> With a little patience you can get them to land on your hand and pick seeds 
> out of it.
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
>> From: Paul Stenquist 
>> Subject: Up Close and Personal
>> 
>> I was sitting on my backyard bench yesterday shooting some handhelds with 
>> the K-1 and 150-450 when a chickadee landed on a branch about 6 feet away. 
>> He was so close I had to lean back a bit to get in focus range, and I only 
>> got one shot in before he realized he had perched next to a monster of some 
>> sort. But a full frame pic of an itty bitty bird yields some nice detail.
>> 
>> https://www.photo.net/photo/18379086/chikadee
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Re: Up Close and Personal

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On 25/4/17, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed:

>I was sitting on my backyard bench yesterday shooting some handhelds
>with the K-1 and 150-450 when a chickadee landed on a branch about 6
>feet away. He was so close I had to lean back a bit to get in focus
>range, and I only got one shot in before he realized he had perched next
>to a monster of some sort. But a full frame pic of an itty bitty bird
>yields some nice detail.
>
>https://www.photo.net/photo/18379086/chikadee

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Re: Traveller, if you come to Ashford, Kent...

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On 25/4/17, Ralf R Radermacher, discombobulated, unleashed:

>The ticket has to be displayed inside on the dashboard. But it is so 
>light and flimsy that it will be flipped over be the little draft 
>created by closing the door. It's meant to.

Yes yes, I get that all the time. And believe me a Land Rover has drafts
even when the doors are closed!!

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Re: Up Close and Personal

[Ken Waller]

Very nice Paul.
With a little patience you can get them to land on your hand and pick seeds out 
of it.


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>From: Paul Stenquist 
>Subject: Up Close and Personal
>
>I was sitting on my backyard bench yesterday shooting some handhelds with the 
>K-1 and 150-450 when a chickadee landed on a branch about 6 feet away. He was 
>so close I had to lean back a bit to get in focus range, and I only got one 
>shot in before he realized he had perched next to a monster of some sort. But 
>a full frame pic of an itty bitty bird yields some nice detail.
>
>https://www.photo.net/photo/18379086/chikadee


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Re: PESO: Cemetery Path

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On 25/4/17, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed:

>When I was 18 I had a summer job trimming the bushes in a girls' school.

One more like that and I'm sending you my next computers cover insurance
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Re: New member

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On 25/4/17, Toralf Lund, discombobulated, unleashed:

>You should probably try eating a hat, just to check. :-)

That's what I like about Norwegian - the sense of humour !!

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Re: New member

[Toralf Lund]

On 24/04/17 21:14, Steve Cottrell wrote:

On 24/4/17, John, discombobulated, unleashed:


He ate something that looked like a hat.

But tasted much better ;-)


Are you sure?

You should probably try eating a hat, just to check. :-)

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Re: PESO - Stone Wall, Leafield 2017

[John Sessoms]

On 4/25/2017 01:22, mike wilson wrote:


And just when you think you have cracked it, we drop Cholmondeley and
Featherstonhaugh on you.



I actually know those two - "Chumley" and "Fanshaw".

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Re: PESO - Stone Wall, Leafield 2017

[John Sessoms]

There's a "town" in North Carolina spelled "Conetoe" ... pronounced
"Caneeta".

OTOH, "Lizard Lick" is pronounced just like it's spelled.

On 4/24/2017 19:42, ann sanfedele wrote:

same kinda stuff goes on this side of the pond...

Calais, Maine = CAL-ass
Juanita, Kansas = Jew-a-nee-tah
Boston= BAHstan

lots more fun ones exist but I jsut woke up so that's the best I could
come up with

ann

On 4/24/2017 7:14 PM, John Coyle wrote:

My grandfather, who came from Gloucester, used to pronounce
Cirencester "Sissista", insisting it was the correct local pronunciation.


John in Brisbane



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On 24 Apr 2017, at 20:20, Steve Cottrell  wrote:

On 24/4/17, John Sessoms, discombobulated, unleashed:


How is the 'i' in Cirecester pronounced? Rhymes with "eye" or "seen"?

eye


These things are quite straightforward really. The simple rule is,
however it's spelt, that's not how you say it. If you say it the way
it's spelt everyone will know you're a tourist, and charge you £300
for an ice-cream.

Cirencester= Siren sessta
Gloucester = Glossta
Bicester = Bissta

Leominster = Lemsta
Southwark = Suthuk

Greenwich = Grinnidge

The only exception to the rule, and only in the context of this one
place, is Leicester Square, which is invariably pronounced Lie Sessta
Squaw, with the emphasis on Sessta. Nobody can really explain this,
but it may be that on this one occasion the locals just gave up trying
to teach the correct pronunciation to foreigners, and instead put
ice-cream prices up to £350, plus 10% if want a flake and crushed nuts.

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Re: PESO - Stone Wall, Leafield 2017

[John Sessoms]

On 4/24/2017 15:58, Bob W-PDML wrote:



On 24 Apr 2017, at 20:20, Steve Cottrell  wrote:

On 24/4/17, John Sessoms, discombobulated, unleashed:


How is the 'i' in Cirecester pronounced? Rhymes with "eye" or "seen"?


eye



These things are quite straightforward really. The simple rule is,
however it's spelt, that's not how you say it. If you say it the way
it's spelt everyone will know you're a tourist, and charge you £300
for an ice-cream.

Cirencester= Siren sessta
Gloucester = Glossta
Bicester = Bissta

Leominster = Lemsta
Southwark = Suthuk

Greenwich = Grinnidge

The only exception to the rule, and only in the context of this one
place, is Leicester Square, which is invariably pronounced Lie Sessta
Squaw, with the emphasis on Sessta. Nobody can really explain this,
but it may be that on this one occasion the locals just gave up
trying to teach the correct pronunciation to foreigners, and instead
put ice-cream prices up to £350, plus 10% if want a flake and crushed
nuts.

B



Try to crush my nuts & you're liable to get your titties shot off!

I do remember that Worcester is pronounced "Wooster".

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Re: PESOs: Need Bird ID help

[John Sessoms]

Possibly a Wood Thrush

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Wood_Thrush/id

On 4/25/2017 02:03, Bob W-PDML wrote:

Looks like a thrush to me


On 25 Apr 2017, at 01:39, Paul Stenquist  wrote:

I can’t find this guy (or gal)  anywhere. He resembles some Warblers but 
doesn’t have all the right colors. That might mean that he is a she. Never saw 
one in my yard before. Might be migratory. Shot handheld with the K-1 and 
150-450.

https://www.photo.net/photo/18379080/warbler
https://www.photo.net/photo/18379082/warbler

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Re: PESO 2017 - 047, 048, 049 - GDG

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On 4/24/2017 20:15, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:



On Apr 24, 2017, at 9:33 AM, John  wrote:

On 4/23/2017 18:40, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:

From yesterday's 'Earth Day' Saturday morning ride:

https://flic.kr/p/TyC9nj
https://flic.kr/p/TyC8ZL
https://flic.kr/p/SSbqEf

Polaroid prints are the antithesis of the modern, digital look. :-)

enjoy,
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I don't see a Polaroid camera anywhere in this one though:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/34198316965/


The I-1 in its case, right next to the helmet.

G



I thought that was a  Leica.

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Re: August Solar Eclipse

[John Sessoms]

The lens is a Sigma AF 300mm f/2.8. I have a matching Sigma 1.4x
tele-converter for it.

https://www.pentaxforums.com/userreviews/sigma-300mm-f2-8-apo-ex-dg.html

The Astrozap filters come in various diameters. They're actually for
small telescopes.

My local Pentax dealer also sells telescopes, so he's got them in stock,
except that he only had the one size larger and the one size smaller
filters on hand right now.

On 4/25/2017 12:23, Gonz wrote:

Is the lens the A* 300 2.8?  I have the same lens and need a solar
filter like this.


On Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 3:12 PM, John Sessoms  wrote:

Update on my preparations (if anyone is interested).

Stopped by my local Pentax dealer here in Raleigh.

I got a Manfrotto 700RC2 fluid head that will take my existing mounting
plates for my 3021 legs.

He ordered an Astrozap AZ-1514 Glass full aperture Solar Filter to fit
over the lens hood of my 300mm f/2.8 (124-130mm).

https://www.astrozap.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=61

I hope to be able to start practicing safely shooting the sun by next
week to see how much of the frame I'll fill & whether or not I'm going
to need to use the 1.4x tele-converter. I want to have enough of the
frame filled to get some detail on the sun, but loose enough to get the
corona & solar prominences un-cropped.

I'd like to have that lens on the K-1 because of the articulated screen,
but I'll switch it to the K-3 if I find out I need the 1.5 crop factor.

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Re: PESO: Cemetery Path

[Bob W-PDML]

On 25 Apr 2017, at 19:44, mike wilson 
> wrote:

On 25 April 2017 at 19:36 Bob W-PDML 
> wrote:



On 25 Apr 2017, at 14:14, Daniel J. Matyola 
> wrote:

Thanks, Bob and Chris.

I found this particular part of the cemetery quite peaceful and conducive
to contemplation, and I loved the cylindrical trees.  The trees pictured in
my image are actually quite unruly, compared to the others.  They were
actually trimming them while we were there, but hadn't gotten around to
these yet.

When I was 18 I had a summer job trimming the bushes in a girls' school.

And I bet you found loads of fairies under them.

It's true. Look, you can see some of them in the main picture here:
http://heinemann-schulberatung.de/harrogate-ladies-college-internat-england/1271

And at the end of summer I spent two days poking the lacrosse pitches trying to 
find the corner flag holes.



A path through the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial:
https://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-
pesos/2017/4/25/cemetery-path
K5 IIs, DA 18-135 zoom
Comments are invited.


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Re: Traveller, if you come to Ashford, Kent...

[Bob W-PDML]

Bloody little crooks, the lot of them. I bet they all voted Leave. Shysters.

B

> On 25 Apr 2017, at 19:55, Ralf R Radermacher  wrote:
> 
>> Am 25.04.17 um 20:00 schrieb Steve Cottrell:
>> 
>> If it had gone to court, I don't see how the parking company could have
>> won - you had a ticket and as far as you were concerned, an act of God
>> prevented it from being displayed properly !
> 
> Their terms of use, which you accept by buying the ticket and parking there, 
> state in no uncertain terms that the ticket has to be displayed in a clearly 
> visible manner.
> 
> If this had happened to me here in Germany, I certainly wouldn't have paid it 
> without a fight. But I wouldn't want to find out that I or the vehicle have 
> been put on some wanted list, next time we arrive at Dover.
> 
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Re: Traveller, if you come to Ashford, Kent...

[Ralf R Radermacher]

Am 25.04.17 um 20:03 schrieb Gonz:

The meters here print out a ticket that you can put on your dash,
inside, so not subject to the wind/rain/theft/etc.  Must the ticket be
put on the window there?


The ticket has to be displayed inside on the dashboard. But it is so 
light and flimsy that it will be flipped over be the little draft 
created by closing the door. It's meant to.


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Re: Traveller, if you come to Ashford, Kent...

[Ralf R Radermacher]

Am 25.04.17 um 20:00 schrieb Steve Cottrell:


If it had gone to court, I don't see how the parking company could have
won - you had a ticket and as far as you were concerned, an act of God
prevented it from being displayed properly !


Their terms of use, which you accept by buying the ticket and parking 
there, state in no uncertain terms that the ticket has to be displayed 
in a clearly visible manner.


If this had happened to me here in Germany, I certainly wouldn't have 
paid it without a fight. But I wouldn't want to find out that I or the 
vehicle have been put on some wanted list, next time we arrive at Dover.


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Up Close and Personal

[Paul Stenquist]

I was sitting on my backyard bench yesterday shooting some handhelds with the 
K-1 and 150-450 when a chickadee landed on a branch about 6 feet away. He was 
so close I had to lean back a bit to get in focus range, and I only got one 
shot in before he realized he had perched next to a monster of some sort. But a 
full frame pic of an itty bitty bird yields some nice detail.

https://www.photo.net/photo/18379086/chikadee
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Re: PESO: Cemetery Path

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> On 25 April 2017 at 19:36 Bob W-PDML  wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> > On 25 Apr 2017, at 14:14, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
> > 
> > Thanks, Bob and Chris.
> > 
> > I found this particular part of the cemetery quite peaceful and conducive
> > to contemplation, and I loved the cylindrical trees.  The trees pictured in
> > my image are actually quite unruly, compared to the others.  They were
> > actually trimming them while we were there, but hadn't gotten around to
> > these yet.
> 
> When I was 18 I had a summer job trimming the bushes in a girls' school.

And I bet you found loads of fairies under them.

> 
> > 
> >> 
> >>> 
> >>> A path through the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial:
> >>> https://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-
> >> pesos/2017/4/25/cemetery-path
> >>> K5 IIs, DA 18-135 zoom
> >>> Comments are invited.
> >>> 
> >>> 
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Re: PESO: Cemetery Path

[Bob W-PDML]

> On 25 Apr 2017, at 14:14, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
> 
> Thanks, Bob and Chris.
> 
> I found this particular part of the cemetery quite peaceful and conducive
> to contemplation, and I loved the cylindrical trees.  The trees pictured in
> my image are actually quite unruly, compared to the others.  They were
> actually trimming them while we were there, but hadn't gotten around to
> these yet.

When I was 18 I had a summer job trimming the bushes in a girls' school.

> 
>> 
>>> 
>>> A path through the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial:
>>> https://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-
>> pesos/2017/4/25/cemetery-path
>>> K5 IIs, DA 18-135 zoom
>>> Comments are invited.
>>> 
>>> 

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Re: PESO: Cemetery Path

[Bob W-PDML]

Everything leads nicely into the cemetery, Chris... c'est la vie

> On 25 Apr 2017, at 09:20, Chris Mitchell  wrote:
> 
> Nice shot Dan. You've got the trees and the people in the foreground
> just right, and it leads nicely into the cemetery.
> 
> Chris
> 
>> On 25 April 2017 at 05:46, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
>> A path through the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial:
>> https://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2017/4/25/cemetery-path
>> K5 IIs, DA 18-135 zoom
>> Comments are invited.
>> 
>> Dan Matyola
>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
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Re: Traveller, if you come to Ashford, Kent...

[Steve Cottrell]

>From BBC News:



Short link:




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Re: Traveller, if you come to Ashford, Kent...

[Gonz]

The meters here print out a ticket that you can put on your dash,
inside, so not subject to the wind/rain/theft/etc.  Must the ticket be
put on the window there?


On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 1:00 PM, Steve Cottrell  wrote:
> On 25/4/17, Ralf R Radermacher, discombobulated, unleashed:
>
>>then stay away from the local ASDA Superstore and its car park, located
>>on a hill where it's always rather windy. The parking tickets from the
>>vending machine are particularly flimsy and have a 86 percent chance of
>>flipping over when you close the car's door.
>>
>>40 quid!!!
>>
>>The note you'll find on your windscreen is almost two feet long and the
>>endless fine print makes it quite clear that behind all this is a bunch
>>of accomplished shysters. The process to enter an objection with photos
>>and other suporting evidence is about as simple as applying for UK
>>citizenship as a EU foreigner.  We've grudgingly paid to avoid the
>>increased amount of 70 quid plus additional fees and levies. We had
>>always been wondering why they have someone permanently patrolling this
>>rather small car park. Now we know the business model behind this. What
>>a scam!
>>
>>The next car park, near our favourite fish and chips place in Tenterden,
>>has tickets with a slightly sticky rear side, like post-it notes. But
>>why should the folks at Ashford ruin a perfectly working scheme to rip
>>off unsuspecting visitors? What a clever and innovative use of wind energy.
>>
>>The staff at the superstore have of course nothing to do with all this.
>>The car park is outsourced to another company. They were really sorry
>>and that was it.
>
> If you had bought a ticket, and you have that ticket to prove it, even
> though it was not 'properly displayed', I would still contest it, if it
> were me. These parking businesses are outrageous and cannot be allowed
> to get away with a license to print money.
>
> If it had gone to court, I don't see how the parking company could have
> won - you had a ticket and as far as you were concerned, an act of God
> prevented it from being displayed properly !
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Re: Traveller, if you come to Ashford, Kent...

[Steve Cottrell]

On 25/4/17, Ralf R Radermacher, discombobulated, unleashed:

>then stay away from the local ASDA Superstore and its car park, located 
>on a hill where it's always rather windy. The parking tickets from the 
>vending machine are particularly flimsy and have a 86 percent chance of 
>flipping over when you close the car's door.
>
>40 quid!!!
>
>The note you'll find on your windscreen is almost two feet long and the 
>endless fine print makes it quite clear that behind all this is a bunch 
>of accomplished shysters. The process to enter an objection with photos 
>and other suporting evidence is about as simple as applying for UK 
>citizenship as a EU foreigner.  We've grudgingly paid to avoid the 
>increased amount of 70 quid plus additional fees and levies. We had 
>always been wondering why they have someone permanently patrolling this 
>rather small car park. Now we know the business model behind this. What 
>a scam!
>
>The next car park, near our favourite fish and chips place in Tenterden, 
>has tickets with a slightly sticky rear side, like post-it notes. But 
>why should the folks at Ashford ruin a perfectly working scheme to rip 
>off unsuspecting visitors? What a clever and innovative use of wind energy.
>
>The staff at the superstore have of course nothing to do with all this. 
>The car park is outsourced to another company. They were really sorry 
>and that was it.

If you had bought a ticket, and you have that ticket to prove it, even
though it was not 'properly displayed', I would still contest it, if it
were me. These parking businesses are outrageous and cannot be allowed
to get away with a license to print money.

If it had gone to court, I don't see how the parking company could have
won - you had a ticket and as far as you were concerned, an act of God
prevented it from being displayed properly !

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Re: Up periscope! (for a question)

[Rick Womer]

Mark,

The body is fine. There's a lot of fore-and-aft play in the inner
barrel. Eric of pentaxs.com says it cannot be repaired economically.
Sigh.

Considering my alternatives...

Gonz,

Still coming across knob-and-tube wiring in our 1876 house from time
to time, including during our recent renovations. Also came across the
gas line that used to feed the ceiling lights on the first (ground)
floor.

Rick

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On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 4:23 PM, Gonz  wrote:
> Wow, knob and tube wiring!  Yikes, seriously old stuff!
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 23, 2017 at 10:14 AM, Mark C  wrote:
>> Hi Rick -
>>
>> Does the lens do this on multiple bodies? You might want to verify that it
>> is the lens and not the camera. My venerable Pz-1p developed the same
>> problem with some lenses. It appears that the shaft from the body is not
>> linking up to the lens right. It's only a couple of lenses and they work
>> well on other bodies, but consistently falter on the Pz-1p (though like in
>> your case, re-mounting the lens or shaking it gets things working again, for
>> a while.)
>>
>> Good luck with the home renovations - we replaced all of our galvanized
>> plumbing and Knob and tube wiring last year.  Lots of dust, noise and
>> disruption.
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
>> On 4/22/2017 11:27 AM, Rick Womer wrote:
>>>
>>> Work and house renovation complications have had me insanely busy for
>>> the last few months, and the completely f#@ked up re-do of photo.net
>>> has inhibited my photo posting.
>>>
>>> So here I am to draw on the group's collective experience:
>>>
>>> My beloved DA 16-45 is having autofocus problems. It often just goes
>>> click-click-click and doesn't focus. Sometimes a bit of shaking gets
>>> it working again for a frame or three.
>>>
>>> Where should I send it for repair? Precision? KEH? Somewhere else?
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Rick
>>>
>>> http://photo.net/photos/RickW
>>>
>>
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Re: Traveller, if you come to Ashford, Kent...

[mike wilson]

And now the bad news. You can safely ignore it.  It's an invoice, not a fine,
and the legally agreed limit is recompense for any time you used filling the
space which could have been sold to another user.  As you actually had a ticket
for the time used, it's doubly irrelevant.  

The only ones you actually have to pay are the local authority fines, which are
enforcements notices of local laws.  You can end up in prison for ignoring
those.

> On 25 April 2017 at 10:52 Ralf R Radermacher  wrote:
> 
> 
> then stay away from the local ASDA Superstore and its car park, located 
> on a hill where it's always rather windy. The parking tickets from the 
> vending machine are particularly flimsy and have a 86 percent chance of 
> flipping over when you close the car's door.
> 
> 40 quid!!!
> 
> The note you'll find on your windscreen is almost two feet long and the 
> endless fine print makes it quite clear that behind all this is a bunch 
> of accomplished shysters. The process to enter an objection with photos 
> and other suporting evidence is about as simple as applying for UK 
> citizenship as a EU foreigner.  We've grudgingly paid to avoid the 
> increased amount of 70 quid plus additional fees and levies. We had 
> always been wondering why they have someone permanently patrolling this 
> rather small car park. Now we know the business model behind this. What 
> a scam!
> 
> The next car park, near our favourite fish and chips place in Tenterden, 
> has tickets with a slightly sticky rear side, like post-it notes. But 
> why should the folks at Ashford ruin a perfectly working scheme to rip 
> off unsuspecting visitors? What a clever and innovative use of wind energy.
> 
> The staff at the superstore have of course nothing to do with all this. 
> The car park is outsourced to another company. They were really sorry 
> and that was it.
> 
> They'll have one customer less in the future.
> 
> Ralf
> 
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Re: PESOs: Need Bird ID help

[Gonz]

Pauls bird does not have that colorful top of the head as the ovenbird does.


On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 12:37 PM, mike wilson  wrote:
> http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/Ovenbird.html
>
>> On 25 April 2017 at 01:38 Paul Stenquist  wrote:
>>
>>
>> I can’t find this guy (or gal)  anywhere. He resembles some Warblers but
>> doesn’t have all the right colors. That might mean that he is a she. Never 
>> saw
>> one in my yard before. Might be migratory. Shot handheld with the K-1 and
>> 150-450.
>>
>> https://www.photo.net/photo/18379080/warbler
>> https://www.photo.net/photo/18379082/warbler
>>
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Re: PESOs: Need Bird ID help

[mike wilson]

http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/Ovenbird.html

> On 25 April 2017 at 01:38 Paul Stenquist  wrote:
> 
> 
> I can’t find this guy (or gal)  anywhere. He resembles some Warblers but
> doesn’t have all the right colors. That might mean that he is a she. Never saw
> one in my yard before. Might be migratory. Shot handheld with the K-1 and
> 150-450.
> 
> https://www.photo.net/photo/18379080/warbler
> https://www.photo.net/photo/18379082/warbler
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Re: August Solar Eclipse

[Gonz]

Is the lens the A* 300 2.8?  I have the same lens and need a solar
filter like this.


On Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 3:12 PM, John Sessoms  wrote:
> Update on my preparations (if anyone is interested).
>
> Stopped by my local Pentax dealer here in Raleigh.
>
> I got a Manfrotto 700RC2 fluid head that will take my existing mounting
> plates for my 3021 legs.
>
> He ordered an Astrozap AZ-1514 Glass full aperture Solar Filter to fit
> over the lens hood of my 300mm f/2.8 (124-130mm).
>
> https://www.astrozap.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=61
>
> I hope to be able to start practicing safely shooting the sun by next
> week to see how much of the frame I'll fill & whether or not I'm going
> to need to use the 1.4x tele-converter. I want to have enough of the
> frame filled to get some detail on the sun, but loose enough to get the
> corona & solar prominences un-cropped.
>
> I'd like to have that lens on the K-1 because of the articulated screen,
> but I'll switch it to the K-3 if I find out I need the 1.5 crop factor.
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Re: PESO: Cemetery Path

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Thanks, Bob and Chris.

I found this particular part of the cemetery quite peaceful and conducive
to contemplation, and I loved the cylindrical trees.  The trees pictured in
my image are actually quite unruly, compared to the others.  They were
actually trimming them while we were there, but hadn't gotten around to
these yet.

Dan

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> Nice shot
>
> > On 25 Apr 2017, at 05:53, Daniel J. Matyola 
> wrote:
> >
> > A path through the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial:
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Re: PESO - Stone Wall, Leafield 2017

[Ralf R Radermacher]

Am 25.04.17 um 07:22 schrieb mike wilson:


And just when you think you have cracked it, we drop Cholmondeley and
Featherstonhaugh on you.


Just listen how Clare Teal struggles with Herstmonceux on her Sunday 
night show on BBC R2.


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Re: PESO - Stone Wall, Leafield 2017

[Steve Cottrell]

On 25/4/17, Chris Mitchell, discombobulated, unleashed:

>> And just when you think you have cracked it, we drop Cholmondeley and
>> Featherstonhaugh on you.
>>
>...and of course, Wymondham (wind em) and Happisburgh (hays borough)

Not to mention Ardingleysidelyferklebuttergerl

which is known as 'Arse fek bugger'


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Traveller, if you come to Ashford, Kent...

[Ralf R Radermacher]

then stay away from the local ASDA Superstore and its car park, located 
on a hill where it's always rather windy. The parking tickets from the 
vending machine are particularly flimsy and have a 86 percent chance of 
flipping over when you close the car's door.


40 quid!!!

The note you'll find on your windscreen is almost two feet long and the 
endless fine print makes it quite clear that behind all this is a bunch 
of accomplished shysters. The process to enter an objection with photos 
and other suporting evidence is about as simple as applying for UK 
citizenship as a EU foreigner.  We've grudgingly paid to avoid the 
increased amount of 70 quid plus additional fees and levies. We had 
always been wondering why they have someone permanently patrolling this 
rather small car park. Now we know the business model behind this. What 
a scam!


The next car park, near our favourite fish and chips place in Tenterden, 
has tickets with a slightly sticky rear side, like post-it notes. But 
why should the folks at Ashford ruin a perfectly working scheme to rip 
off unsuspecting visitors? What a clever and innovative use of wind energy.


The staff at the superstore have of course nothing to do with all this. 
The car park is outsourced to another company. They were really sorry 
and that was it.


They'll have one customer less in the future.

Ralf


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Re: PESO: Bird ID Help

[Alan C]

Agree with the thrush ID. Resembles our Ground Scraper Thrush.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundscraper_thrush

Alan C

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Subject: PESO: Bird ID Help

I think this is some kind of warbler. Can’t find an exact match on the web, 
but some Warblers are close. Shot these handheld, sitting on my bench with 
the K-1 and 150-450. Never saw one that I can recall. Could be migratory. 
Didn’t hang around long. Any opinions?


https://www.photo.net/photo/18379082/warbler

https://www.photo.net/photo/18379080/warbler
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Re: PESO - Stone Wall, Leafield 2017

[Chris Mitchell]

On 25 April 2017 at 06:22, mike wilson  wrote:
>

> And just when you think you have cracked it, we drop Cholmondeley and
> Featherstonhaugh on you.
>
...and of course, Wymondham (wind em) and Happisburgh (hays borough)

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Re: PESO: Cemetery Path

[Chris Mitchell]

Nice shot Dan. You've got the trees and the people in the foreground
just right, and it leads nicely into the cemetery.

Chris

On 25 April 2017 at 05:46, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
> A path through the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial:
> https://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2017/4/25/cemetery-path
> K5 IIs, DA 18-135 zoom
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Re: PESO: Cemetery Path

[Bob W-PDML]

Nice shot

> On 25 Apr 2017, at 05:53, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
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> A path through the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial:
> https://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2017/4/25/cemetery-path
> K5 IIs, DA 18-135 zoom
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Re: PESOs: Need Bird ID help

[Bob W-PDML]

Looks like a thrush to me

> On 25 Apr 2017, at 01:39, Paul Stenquist  wrote:
> 
> I can’t find this guy (or gal)  anywhere. He resembles some Warblers but 
> doesn’t have all the right colors. That might mean that he is a she. Never 
> saw one in my yard before. Might be migratory. Shot handheld with the K-1 and 
> 150-450.
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> https://www.photo.net/photo/18379080/warbler
> https://www.photo.net/photo/18379082/warbler
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