PESO: May Daffodil

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Because of the weather and some pressing problems that needed to be
addressed, I missed the Forsythia and Magnolia blooms this year, and most
of the daffodils.  A few of the latter are still here, if a bit beyond
their prime:

http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2018/5/6/daff

K-5 IIs, FA 100 mm F2.8
Comments are invited.

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Re: More Steller's jays

[Larry Colen]

Dale H. Cook wrote:

At 09:33 PM 5/6/2018, Larry Colen wrote:


As long as you have live view and focus peaking, there are some
amazing deals out there in legacy glass


I still have my K-1000 and its SMC Pentax-A 50mm f/2-22. Perhaps I
should experiment with the 50 on the K-70 - it seems to get generally
favorable reviews.


It will work as well, if not better, on your K-70 than it did on the 
K-1000.  At several stops faster, and being a prime, it will be a lot 
better than the 18-270 at 50mm, particularly in low light.  I was going 
to say that you can get old m-42 lenses dirt cheap, but they're a pain 
to use.  You will need to set a menu item so that the camera will work 
with manual lenses.


I tend to hate videos, but this came up top on my search:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUE0aQBy2D4

In custom settings, aperture ring set it so you can use the manual lens. 
 Put the camera in Manual exposure, set your aperture, press the green 
button and it will set the exposure.






You might be able to pick up an old copy of lightroom 5 or 6 for
pennies on the dollar. But the key thing is to shoot raw, and you can
always go back and re-edit your files later.


I've been shooting only raw since day 1, so I will keep an eye out. I
see that I can get 6.14 new for $149 which is better than I expected.


Yeah, and you can probably find a no longer used license for a few bucks.




Since each frame basically only costs you time, then there is little
downside to experiment with various filters, both physical and digital.


I have been doing a fair amount of experimentation just getting used to
the body, which I've only had for three months. I've barely begun to
experiment with the priority modes.


If I'm in low light, I use Tav mode, because shutter speed and aperture 
are far more important to image quality than ISO.  If I'm shooting in a 
lot of light, I set ISO at 100, set the aperture and shoot in Av mode. 
Your Milage May Vary.


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Re: More Steller's jays

[Dale H. Cook]

At 09:33 PM 5/6/2018, Larry Colen wrote:

As long as you have live view and focus peaking, there are some 
amazing deals out there in legacy glass


I still have my K-1000 and its SMC Pentax-A 50mm f/2-22. Perhaps I 
should experiment with the 50 on the K-70 - it seems to get generally 
favorable reviews.


You might be able to pick up an old copy of lightroom 5 or 6 for 
pennies on the dollar.  But the key thing is to shoot raw, and you 
can always go back and re-edit your files later.


I've been shooting only raw since day 1, so I will keep an eye out. I 
see that I can get 6.14 new for $149 which is better than I expected.


Since each frame basically only costs you time, then there is little 
downside to experiment with various filters, both physical and digital.


I have been doing a fair amount of experimentation just getting used 
to the body, which I've only had for three months. I've barely begun 
to experiment with the priority modes.


Dale H. Cook, 50+ years as an SLR photographer,
Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm lens, using
colored filters for B gravestone photography 



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Re: PESO: yellow-wattled lapwing

[ann sanfedele]

True - very cute  :-)

ann

On 5/6/2018 9:27 PM, Subash Jeyan wrote:

he has a cousin too, the red-wattled lapwing. he isn't as
curious-looking though:

https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/red-wattled-lapwing/

On Sun, 6 May 2018 15:28:35 -0400
ann sanfedele  wrote:


What a curious looking fellow - looks not quite real - more like a
decoy. Lovely shot, as usual

ann

On 5/6/2018 12:59 PM, Subash Jeyan wrote:

a wader that is endemic to the indian subcontinent...

https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/05/06/yellow-wattled-lapwing/





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Re: More Steller's jays

[Larry Colen]

Dale H. Cook wrote:

At 07:13 PM 5/6/2018, Larry Colen wrote:


Nope, that was the internal mic.  ... the camera was only a few inches from the 
baby birds.


That explains it. I'm not familiar with the Sigma 20, and it will be some time 
before I can afford to invest in a prime lens. The 18-270 will have to do for 
now.


As long as you have live view and focus peaking, there are some amazing 
deals out there in legacy glass.  By the same token, the 
samyang/rokinon/bowers... manual focus lenses have amazing performance 
for their price.




It will be interesting to see how good the mike is in the K-70. Unfortunately I 
don't own a mike calibrator to test it.






However, I wouldn't think that with headstones, the light balance would be so 
far off that you couldn't get the same effect just by tweaking the various 
channels in the raw files. Especially since Lightroom allows you to use 
separate curves for each channel.  With up to 14 stops of dynamic range in your 
raw file, there's a lot of room there for adjustment.


I will try that in a couple of my image editors, but I don't expect to get 
Lightroom any time soon. There are still some key pieces of hardware that I 
need to upgrade.


You might be able to pick up an old copy of lightroom 5 or 6 for pennies 
on the dollar.  But the key thing is to shoot raw, and you can always go 
back and re-edit your files later.


I am so used to using colored filters that I will likely stick with them, 
especially now that I can see the black and white image in live view and don't 
have to bracket filtered shots. The filter flip book that I am building should 
help me to quickly decide which filter will work best. I also suspect that 
getting the effects that I am used to by tweaking the channels could take quite 
a while to master as some of the filter transmittance curves are not simple.


Yup, it's a fascinating question. Since each frame basically only costs 
you time, then there is little downside to experiment with various 
filters, both physical and digital.





Dale H. Cook, 50+ years as an SLR photographer,
Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm lens, using
colored filters for B gravestone photography




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Re: PESO: yellow-wattled lapwing

[Subash Jeyan]

thank you Alan. i've been using the sigma for about a week now
(handheld) and the learning curve seems to be really steep. it is a big
lens, of course, but apart from that i feel it is not as sharp and
contrasty as the 55-300. giving it more time :)


 On Sun, 6 May 2018 20:55:13 +0200
"Alan C"  wrote:

> Nice shot, Subash. We get them here too - we used to call them
> Plovers. Actually I enjoy annoying the serious birders by using the
> old names! Looks like that Sigma was a good acquisition.
> 
> Alan C
> 
> -Original Message- 
> From: Subash Jeyan
> Sent: 6 May, 2018 6:59 PM
> To: pdml
> Subject: PESO: yellow-wattled lapwing
> 
> a wader that is endemic to the indian subcontinent...
> 
> https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/05/06/yellow-wattled-lapwing/

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Re: PESO: yellow-wattled lapwing

[Subash Jeyan]

he has a cousin too, the red-wattled lapwing. he isn't as
curious-looking though:

https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/red-wattled-lapwing/

On Sun, 6 May 2018 15:28:35 -0400
ann sanfedele  wrote:

> What a curious looking fellow - looks not quite real - more like a 
> decoy. Lovely shot, as usual
> 
> ann
> 
> On 5/6/2018 12:59 PM, Subash Jeyan wrote:
> > a wader that is endemic to the indian subcontinent...
> >
> > https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/05/06/yellow-wattled-lapwing/


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Re: PESO: yellow-wattled lapwing

[Subash Jeyan]

thank you Bob. i'd have thought birds, of any sort, weren't your kind
of thing :) here is a red-wattled lapwing:
https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/red-wattled-lapwing/

On Sun, 6 May 2018 18:19:39 +
Bob W-PDML  wrote:

> That's a lovely looking bird. I like lapwings, always a treat to see
> them.
> 
> > On 6 May 2018, at 18:00, Subash Jeyan  wrote:
> > 
> > a wader that is endemic to the indian subcontinent...
> > 
> > https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/05/06/yellow-wattled-lapwing/


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Re: More Steller's jays

[Dale H. Cook]

At 07:13 PM 5/6/2018, Larry Colen wrote:

>Nope, that was the internal mic.  ... the camera was only a few inches from 
>the baby birds.

That explains it. I'm not familiar with the Sigma 20, and it will be some time 
before I can afford to invest in a prime lens. The 18-270 will have to do for 
now.

It will be interesting to see how good the mike is in the K-70. Unfortunately I 
don't own a mike calibrator to test it.

>However, I wouldn't think that with headstones, the light balance would be so 
>far off that you couldn't get the same effect just by tweaking the various 
>channels in the raw files. Especially since Lightroom allows you to use 
>separate curves for each channel.  With up to 14 stops of dynamic range in 
>your raw file, there's a lot of room there for adjustment.

I will try that in a couple of my image editors, but I don't expect to get 
Lightroom any time soon. There are still some key pieces of hardware that I 
need to upgrade.

I am so used to using colored filters that I will likely stick with them, 
especially now that I can see the black and white image in live view and don't 
have to bracket filtered shots. The filter flip book that I am building should 
help me to quickly decide which filter will work best. I also suspect that 
getting the effects that I am used to by tweaking the channels could take quite 
a while to master as some of the filter transmittance curves are not simple.

Dale H. Cook, 50+ years as an SLR photographer,
Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm lens, using
colored filters for B gravestone photography 


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Re: peso mombird

[PhotoCapturesbyJeffery.com]

Nice. Always so nice getting to see baby birds and watching them as they 
get big enough to finally leave the nest.


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On 5/6/2018 2:48 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
There's that old adage about the camera in your hands...  Since the 
parent birds were out foraging, I was going to get some photos of the 
babies in the nest and had the 100wr macro on the K-1, as I walked 
around the corner of the house I heard the kids chirping and saw 
mombird on the nest, so I grabbed a couple shots from 30'/10m away 
through my vine trellis.


Heavily cropped,
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/41035748455/in/album-72157695788632564/ 



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Re: PESO: Portrait of Hoot Barred Owl perched

[PhotoCapturesbyJeffery.com]

One thing about Radnor Lake that is truly wonderful is that a lot of the 
wildlife accommodates us humans and that they grant us the privilege of 
witnesses them in their environment.


Thank you all for visiting and commenting. Ann thank you especially for 
lifting my spirits as I am having one of those self doubting days and 
one of those where in the world am I headed on this journey.


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On 5/6/2018 3:54 PM, ann sanfedele wrote:
The whole gallery of 'em is delightful� - there are several I prefer 
to the one you singled out - for his pose and the background.. and one 
very sweet tight closeup where he islooking right at you. You should 
do well with these.. Owls are such a thing


ann

On 5/6/2018 1:01 AM, Alan C wrote:
You were fortunate to encounter such an accommodating owl, especially 
in broad daylight.


Alan C



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Re: The 2018 PDML Photo Annual is now available!

[Jack Davis]

I think you got it exactly right, Ann!
J

Sent from my iPhone

> On May 6, 2018, at 12:10 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
> 
>> On 5/6/2018 1:23 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
>> There was no "Preview" button on the hardcover page, but there was one on
>> the soft cover page, although it is pretty limited in the number of pages
>> that can be viewed.
>> From what I was able to see in that preview, however, it looks quit4
>> excellent!
> WOW! It looks super!  Love the theme- such fun
> "There ain't much meat on her, but what there is, is -churce- " (trying to 
> get the accent right) :-)
> 
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Re: Advice at various stages

[Ken Waller]

What advice would you give someone at any of these stages (or any others 
that come to mind) of their photography? What important things did you 
learn along the way that really helped?


Probably the most important thing I ever learned about photography is the 
value of light. I had been using a camera since I was in my single digits 
and it wasn't until my 5th decade that I was finally came to understand the 
value of quality light. Up to that point, if there was enough light, I would 
take the photo and live with the result. Over the years I was able to take a 
very few images that I thought were good, but I still had no idea about the 
quality of light and its impact on an image. After sitting through many 
slide reviews by several pro photographers, I started to see and understand 
the impact that good/great light has on the image.



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- Original Message - 
From: "Larry Colen" 

To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" 
Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2018 12:59 PM
Subject: Advice at various stages


On that other timesuck, someone once asked what advice you’d give to 
dancers that have 1-3 years of experience.  People could most benefit from 
different advice at different stages of their learning process.What 
advice would you give to people at different stages of learning 
photography?



Just the concept of “new can have many shades of meaning:
New to photography, or new to taking their photography seriously.

New to digital photography.

New to taking photos with a DSLR, rather than a camera.

The next step seems to be having learned the basics of manual controls and 
processing raw files.


After that, is often studio lighting.

What about the photographer who has worked for many years and feels that 
their growth as a photographer has hit a plateau?


What advice would you give someone at any of these stages (or any others 
that come to mind) of their photography? What important things did you 
learn along the way that really helped?


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Re: PESO 2018 - 031 - GDG

[John]

Yeah, unfortunately there are a lot of stupid, inconsiderate assholes in the 
world & sometimes you have to make an effort to limit the damage they can do.


On 5/6/2018 14:59, Alan C wrote:
I am intrigued by that other shot of a fenced in bridge over the highway. They 
need to do that here to prevent vandals dropping rocks onto passing traffic.


Alan C

-Original Message- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi
Sent: 6 May, 2018 7:27 PM
To: PDML List ; PAW Picture-A-Week project ; SeePhoto Talk ; BAPhotoShooters 
BAPA
Subject: PESO 2018 - 031 - GDG

 From my bicycle ride on Friday, a cafe stop at Roy's Station in Japan Town, San 
Jose for lunch:


  https://flic.kr/p/26TrbBn

This photo was made with the Light L16, handheld, at ISO 223 @ f/2 @ 1/60 @ 43mm 
settings. I thinned the DoF to f/2 using the Lumen app and output both JPEG and 
DNG files, which I brought into Lightroom for finish rendering. The result is 
about a 31 Mpixel image.


If you're interested to see it, the full rez image is at
  https://farm1.staticflickr.com/958/28061060408_ef3806dcb9_o.jpg

enjoy!
G
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Re: The 2018 PDML Photo Annual is now available!

[John]

Should be here by 22 May - 1 Dust Jacket & 1 Paperback.

On 5/6/2018 09:30, Mark Roberts wrote:

Paperback:
http://www.blurb.com/b/8715021-pdml-photo-annual-2018
Hardcover (both dust jacket and imagewrap versions):
http://www.blurb.com/b/8714781-pdml-photo-annual-2018-hardcover

(Ebook versions will be available later - I still have to finish up
some grading and other end-of-semester work.)

Special thanks to PDML members who made donations to defray the costs
of this endeavour:
Larry Colen
Paul Stenquist
Dave Brooks
Rick Womer
Stan Halpin
Bruce Walker
Chris Mitchell
Jostein Oksne
Don Guthrie
Jan van Wijk
Dan Matyola

Donations can still be made at
http://www.robertstech.com/pdmlbook/upload.php

Thanks, everyone!
  




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Re: More Steller's jays

[Paul Stenquist]

That’s great, Larry. Made my day!
Paul

> On May 6, 2018, at 6:17 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> Paul Stenquist wrote:
>> Fun stuff!
> 
> Thanks Paul.
> 
> I put the sigma 20 on the K-1 and went back, I got a short clip of video of 
> kids wanting to be fed
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/27067531417/in/album-72157695788632564/
> 
> I was shooting some stills and didn't notice Mombird at first, but she 
> noticed me
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/27067535957/in/album-72157695788632564/
> 
> Madonna and child
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/41219539014/in/album-72157695788632564/
> 
> 
> For those that are interested, the full set
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157695788632564
> 
>> 
>> Paul
>> 
>>> On May 6, 2018, at 3:48 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:
>>> 
>>> There's that old adage about the camera in your hands...  Since the parent 
>>> birds were out foraging, I was going to get some photos of the babies in 
>>> the nest and had the 100wr macro on the K-1, as I walked around the corner 
>>> of the house I heard the kids chirping and saw mombird on the nest, so I 
>>> grabbed a couple shots from 30'/10m away through my vine trellis.
>>> 
>>> Heavily cropped,
>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/41035748455/in/album-72157695788632564/
>>> --
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>>> 
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Re: More Steller's jays

[Larry Colen]

ann sanfedele wrote:

Love thevid ...


Thanks Ann


and the dreamy photo of mom in the branches even though she isn't as
sharp as in other shots... stallar Jays are among my favorite North
American birds


Mombird isn't very cooperative about posing places where I have a clear 
shot of her.





ann

On 5/6/2018 6:17 PM, Larry Colen wrote:



Paul Stenquist wrote:

Fun stuff!


Thanks Paul.

I put the sigma 20 on the K-1 and went back, I got a short clip of
video of kids wanting to be fed
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/27067531417/in/album-72157695788632564/


I was shooting some stills and didn't notice Mombird at first, but she
noticed me
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/27067535957/in/album-72157695788632564/


Madonna and child
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/41219539014/in/album-72157695788632564/



For those that are interested, the full set
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157695788632564



Paul


On May 6, 2018, at 3:48 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:

There's that old adage about the camera in your hands... Since the
parent birds were out foraging, I was going to get some photos of
the babies in the nest and had the 100wr macro on the K-1, as I
walked around the corner of the house I heard the kids chirping and
saw mombird on the nest, so I grabbed a couple shots from 30'/10m
away through my vine trellis.

Heavily cropped,
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/41035748455/in/album-72157695788632564/

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Re: Ol' Red Eye

[John]

On 5/6/2018 05:11, Steve Cottrell wrote:




Are you a Turtle?


Know what a tortoise is?




I do, but that's not the right answer.

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Re: More Steller's jays

[Larry Colen]

Dale H. Cook wrote:

At 06:17 PM 5/6/2018, Larry Colen wrote:


I put the sigma 20 on the K-1 and went back, I got a short clip of
video of kids wanting to be fed


Larry -

Very nice work. I haven't yet tried shooting video with the K-70 but, as
a radio engineer (and former TV engineer as well) I need to start
thinking about getting good audio. What microphone were you using? I
wouldn't expect the mike in the K-1 to have that much high-frequency
response or to yield that relatively low a level of background noise.


Nope, that was the internal mic.  I wasn't really trying for top quality 
video, I just wanted to grab a cute clip.  The sigma 20/1.8 despite it's 
many faults, focuses nice and close (1:2 mag). I expect that the low 
background noise is simply due to inverse square law, it being a short 
lens, the camera was only a few inches from the baby birds.




Dale H. Cook, 50+ years as an SLR photographer,
Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm lens, using
colored filters for B gravestone photography


I've been meaning to ask you about this.  I was trying colored filters a 
bit when photographing bands, trying to keep the red channel from 
clipping.  However, I wouldn't think that with headstones, the light 
balance would be so far off that you couldn't get the same effect just 
by tweaking the various channels in the raw files.  Especially since 
Lightroom allows you to use separate curves for each channel.  With up 
to 14 stops of dynamic range in your raw file, there's a lot of room 
there for adjustment.






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Re: More Steller's jays

[ann sanfedele]

Love thevid ...
and the dreamy photo of mom in the branches even though she isn't as 
sharp as in other shots... stallar Jays are among my favorite North 
American birds


ann

On 5/6/2018 6:17 PM, Larry Colen wrote:



Paul Stenquist wrote:

Fun stuff!


Thanks Paul.

I put the sigma 20 on the K-1 and went back, I got a short clip of 
video of kids wanting to be fed
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/27067531417/in/album-72157695788632564/ 



I was shooting some stills and didn't notice Mombird at first, but she 
noticed me
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/27067535957/in/album-72157695788632564/ 



Madonna and child
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/41219539014/in/album-72157695788632564/ 




For those that are interested, the full set
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157695788632564



Paul


On May 6, 2018, at 3:48 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:

There's that old adage about the camera in your hands... Since the 
parent birds were out foraging, I was going to get some photos of 
the babies in the nest and had the 100wr macro on the K-1, as I 
walked around the corner of the house I heard the kids chirping and 
saw mombird on the nest, so I grabbed a couple shots from 30'/10m 
away through my vine trellis.


Heavily cropped,
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/41035748455/in/album-72157695788632564/ 


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Re: More Steller's jays

[Dale H. Cook]

At 06:17 PM 5/6/2018, Larry Colen wrote:

I put the sigma 20 on the K-1 and went back, I got a short clip of 
video of kids wanting to be fed


Larry -

Very nice work. I haven't yet tried shooting video with the K-70 but, 
as a radio engineer (and former TV engineer as well) I need to start 
thinking about getting good audio. What microphone were you using? I 
wouldn't expect the mike in the K-1 to have that much high-frequency 
response or to yield that relatively low a level of background noise.


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colored filters for B gravestone photography 



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More Steller's jays

[Larry Colen]

Paul Stenquist wrote:

Fun stuff!


Thanks Paul.

I put the sigma 20 on the K-1 and went back, I got a short clip of video 
of kids wanting to be fed

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/27067531417/in/album-72157695788632564/

I was shooting some stills and didn't notice Mombird at first, but she 
noticed me

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/27067535957/in/album-72157695788632564/

Madonna and child
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/41219539014/in/album-72157695788632564/


For those that are interested, the full set
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157695788632564



Paul


On May 6, 2018, at 3:48 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:

There's that old adage about the camera in your hands...  Since the parent 
birds were out foraging, I was going to get some photos of the babies in the 
nest and had the 100wr macro on the K-1, as I walked around the corner of the 
house I heard the kids chirping and saw mombird on the nest, so I grabbed a 
couple shots from 30'/10m away through my vine trellis.

Heavily cropped,
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/41035748455/in/album-72157695788632564/
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Re: PESO: Portrait of Hoot Barred Owl perched

[ann sanfedele]

The whole gallery of 'em is delightful  - there are several I prefer to 
the one you singled out - for his pose and the background.. and one very 
sweet tight closeup where he islooking right at you. You should do well 
with these.. Owls are such a thing


ann

On 5/6/2018 1:01 AM, Alan C wrote:
You were fortunate to encounter such an accommodating owl, especially 
in broad daylight.


Alan C

-Original Message- From: PhotoCapturesbyJeffery.com
Sent: 6 May, 2018 4:12 AM
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Subject: PESO: Portrait of Hoot Barred Owl perched

While at Radnor Lake I took the road trail close to the lake first off
early morning on a mission to hopefully get the privilege of seeing
either the otters or the beavers. Well I didn't get that privilege but I
did get to see one of the Barred Owls. Later in the visit and before I
was going to leave I decided to head back around again to see if I could
get lucky and see the owl again. Well to my surprise it was still at the
same spot but just a bit higher up. There is another trail that goes
into the wood above the lake so I took it to get a closer look. While
standing there for a bit the owl decided to fly up beside me on its way
to a nice meal. It was the first time I have been touched by the wings
of a Barred Owl in flight.

This is one of it perched before it was took off:

http://www.photocapturesbyjeffery.com/owls-in-nature/eaa2b4fe9

Now for those of you that don't mind seeing what it was eating on, here
is one of it perched a top of a dead tree having a mid morning meal.

http://www.photocapturesbyjeffery.com/owls-in-nature/eaa2b4f6e

I am still working on the rest of the images from the visit to Radnor 
Lake.





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Re: peso mombird

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Fun stuff!

Paul

> On May 6, 2018, at 3:48 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:
> 
> There's that old adage about the camera in your hands...  Since the parent 
> birds were out foraging, I was going to get some photos of the babies in the 
> nest and had the 100wr macro on the K-1, as I walked around the corner of the 
> house I heard the kids chirping and saw mombird on the nest, so I grabbed a 
> couple shots from 30'/10m away through my vine trellis.
> 
> Heavily cropped,
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/41035748455/in/album-72157695788632564/
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[Larry Colen]

There's that old adage about the camera in your hands...  Since the 
parent birds were out foraging, I was going to get some photos of the 
babies in the nest and had the 100wr macro on the K-1, as I walked 
around the corner of the house I heard the kids chirping and saw mombird 
on the nest, so I grabbed a couple shots from 30'/10m away through my 
vine trellis.


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https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/41035748455/in/album-72157695788632564/
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Re: PESOS two pretties

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thanks Ann. I did tone down the Siskind background. I’ll repost it when I have 
time.
Paul

> On May 6, 2018, at 3:33 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
> 
> Paul - The sparrow is just right for a field guide  - The clutter tells part 
> of his story.
> 
> -  but I sorta agree with Ken about the siskin shot  - only because the 
> background is too light..  I bet you could darken and tone it down a bit 
> fairly easily then it would
> be stunning.
> 
> ann
> 
>> On 5/6/2018 8:54 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>> Thanks Alan. I shot birds primarily out of an interest in the creatures 
>> rather than in the hope of creating an artful photo. If an opportunity for 
>> both should occur, so much the better.
>> 
>> Paul
>> On May 6, 2018, at 12:59 AM, Alan C  wrote:
>> 
>> Yes. Almost impossible to get the "perfect" background. The white throated 
>> sparrow is a fine looking bird.
>> 
>> Alan C
>> 
>> -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist
>> Sent: 5 May, 2018 11:07 PM
>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
>> Subject: Re: PESOS two pretties
>> 
>> I shoot ‘em where they be!
>> 
>> On May 5, 2018, at 5:05 PM, Ken Waller  wrote:
>> 
>> Excellent captures of the subject birds but the backgrounds are distracting 
>> - too bright with the Siskin and too cluttered with the sparrow.
>> 
>> 
>> 
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Re: PESOS two pretties

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Paul - The sparrow is just right for a field guide  - The clutter tells 
part of his story.


-  but I sorta agree with Ken about the siskin shot  - only because the 
background is too light..  I bet you could darken and tone it down a bit 
fairly easily then it would

be stunning.

ann

On 5/6/2018 8:54 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:

Thanks Alan. I shot birds primarily out of an interest in the creatures rather 
than in the hope of creating an artful photo. If an opportunity for both should 
occur, so much the better.

Paul
On May 6, 2018, at 12:59 AM, Alan C  wrote:

Yes. Almost impossible to get the "perfect" background. The white throated 
sparrow is a fine looking bird.

Alan C

-Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist
Sent: 5 May, 2018 11:07 PM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Re: PESOS two pretties

I shoot ‘em where they be!

On May 5, 2018, at 5:05 PM, Ken Waller  wrote:

Excellent captures of the subject birds but the backgrounds are distracting - 
too bright with the Siskin and too cluttered with the sparrow.






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Re: PESO: yellow-wattled lapwing

[ann sanfedele]

What a curious looking fellow - looks not quite real - more like a 
decoy. Lovely shot, as usual


ann

On 5/6/2018 12:59 PM, Subash Jeyan wrote:

a wader that is endemic to the indian subcontinent...

https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/05/06/yellow-wattled-lapwing/

k5iis + the sigma 150-500 (@440mm)

comments, if any, are appreciated...


~subash




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Re: PESO 2018 - 031 - GDG

[ann sanfedele]

Nice one! Sense of place quite clear :-) Cute illustration of different 
ways of foot folding, too.


ann

On 5/6/2018 1:27 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:

 From my bicycle ride on Friday, a cafe stop at Roy's Station in Japan Town, 
San Jose for lunch:

   https://flic.kr/p/26TrbBn

This photo was made with the Light L16, handheld, at ISO 223 @ f/2 @ 1/60 @ 
43mm settings. I thinned the DoF to f/2 using the Lumen app and output both 
JPEG and DNG files, which I brought into Lightroom for finish rendering. The 
result is about a 31 Mpixel image.

If you're interested to see it, the full rez image is at
   https://farm1.staticflickr.com/958/28061060408_ef3806dcb9_o.jpg

enjoy!
G
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Re: The 2018 PDML Photo Annual is now available!

[ann sanfedele]

On 5/6/2018 1:23 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:

There was no "Preview" button on the hardcover page, but there was one on
the soft cover page, although it is pretty limited in the number of pages
that can be viewed.
 From what I was able to see in that preview, however, it looks quit4
excellent!

WOW! It looks super!  Love the theme- such fun
"There ain't much meat on her, but what there is, is -churce- " (trying 
to get the accent right) :-)


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Re: PESO 2018 - 031 - GDG

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

I think it's become standard practice for all overhead pedestrian crossings or 
bikeways now, for the same reasons and for even the unintended: a person 
inadvertantly dropping something overboard, etc, like if they're up there 
taking a picture with their smartphone…!

G


> On May 6, 2018, at 11:59 AM, Alan C  wrote:
> 
> I am intrigued by that other shot of a fenced in bridge over the highway. 
> They need to do that here to prevent vandals dropping rocks onto passing 
> traffic.

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Re: PESO: yellow-wattled lapwing

[Alan C]

Nice shot, Subash. We get them here too - we used to call them Plovers. 
Actually I enjoy annoying the serious birders by using the old names! Looks 
like that Sigma was a good acquisition.


Alan C

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From: Subash Jeyan

Sent: 6 May, 2018 6:59 PM
To: pdml
Subject: PESO: yellow-wattled lapwing

a wader that is endemic to the indian subcontinent...

https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/05/06/yellow-wattled-lapwing/

k5iis + the sigma 150-500 (@440mm)

comments, if any, are appreciated...


~subash

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Re: PESO 2018 - 031 - GDG

[Alan C]

I am intrigued by that other shot of a fenced in bridge over the highway. 
They need to do that here to prevent vandals dropping rocks onto passing 
traffic.


Alan C

-Original Message- 
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi

Sent: 6 May, 2018 7:27 PM
To: PDML List ; PAW Picture-A-Week project ; SeePhoto Talk ; BAPhotoShooters 
BAPA

Subject: PESO 2018 - 031 - GDG

From my bicycle ride on Friday, a cafe stop at Roy's Station in Japan Town, 
San Jose for lunch:


 https://flic.kr/p/26TrbBn

This photo was made with the Light L16, handheld, at ISO 223 @ f/2 @ 1/60 @ 
43mm settings. I thinned the DoF to f/2 using the Lumen app and output both 
JPEG and DNG files, which I brought into Lightroom for finish rendering. The 
result is about a 31 Mpixel image.


If you're interested to see it, the full rez image is at
 https://farm1.staticflickr.com/958/28061060408_ef3806dcb9_o.jpg

enjoy!
G
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Re: PESO: yellow-wattled lapwing

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That's a lovely looking bird. I like lapwings, always a treat to see them.

> On 6 May 2018, at 18:00, Subash Jeyan  wrote:
> 
> a wader that is endemic to the indian subcontinent...
> 
> https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/05/06/yellow-wattled-lapwing/
> 
> k5iis + the sigma 150-500 (@440mm)
> 
> comments, if any, are appreciated...
> 
> 
> ~subash
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PESO 2018 - 031 - GDG

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

From my bicycle ride on Friday, a cafe stop at Roy's Station in Japan Town, San 
Jose for lunch: 

  https://flic.kr/p/26TrbBn

This photo was made with the Light L16, handheld, at ISO 223 @ f/2 @ 1/60 @ 
43mm settings. I thinned the DoF to f/2 using the Lumen app and output both 
JPEG and DNG files, which I brought into Lightroom for finish rendering. The 
result is about a 31 Mpixel image. 

If you're interested to see it, the full rez image is at
  https://farm1.staticflickr.com/958/28061060408_ef3806dcb9_o.jpg

enjoy!
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Re: The 2018 PDML Photo Annual is now available!

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There was no "Preview" button on the hardcover page, but there was one on
the soft cover page, although it is pretty limited in the number of pages
that can be viewed.

>From what I was able to see in that preview, however, it looks quit4
excellent!



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> Wonderful!
>
> Is there a preview available online, or a listing of the images included
> in the annual?
>
>
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> On Sun, May 6, 2018 at 9:30 AM, Mark Roberts 
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>> Paperback:
>> http://www.blurb.com/b/8715021-pdml-photo-annual-2018
>> Hardcover (both dust jacket and imagewrap versions):
>> http://www.blurb.com/b/8714781-pdml-photo-annual-2018-hardcover
>>
>> (Ebook versions will be available later - I still have to finish up
>> some grading and other end-of-semester work.)
>>
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>> Paul Stenquist
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>> Rick Womer
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>> Bruce Walker
>> Chris Mitchell
>> Jostein Oksne
>> Don Guthrie
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PESO: yellow-wattled lapwing

[Subash Jeyan]

a wader that is endemic to the indian subcontinent...

https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/05/06/yellow-wattled-lapwing/

k5iis + the sigma 150-500 (@440mm)

comments, if any, are appreciated...


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Re: The 2018 PDML Photo Annual is now available!

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Wonderful!

Is there a preview available online, or a listing of the images included in
the annual?


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> Paperback:
> http://www.blurb.com/b/8715021-pdml-photo-annual-2018
> Hardcover (both dust jacket and imagewrap versions):
> http://www.blurb.com/b/8714781-pdml-photo-annual-2018-hardcover
>
> (Ebook versions will be available later - I still have to finish up
> some grading and other end-of-semester work.)
>
> Special thanks to PDML members who made donations to defray the costs
> of this endeavour:
> Larry Colen
> Paul Stenquist
> Dave Brooks
> Rick Womer
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> Bruce Walker
> Chris Mitchell
> Jostein Oksne
> Don Guthrie
> Jan van Wijk
> Dan Matyola
>
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> http://www.robertstech.com/pdmlbook/upload.php
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The 2018 PDML Photo Annual is now available!

[Mark Roberts]

Paperback:
http://www.blurb.com/b/8715021-pdml-photo-annual-2018
Hardcover (both dust jacket and imagewrap versions):
http://www.blurb.com/b/8714781-pdml-photo-annual-2018-hardcover

(Ebook versions will be available later - I still have to finish up
some grading and other end-of-semester work.)

Special thanks to PDML members who made donations to defray the costs
of this endeavour:
Larry Colen
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Donations can still be made at
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Re: OT Costco single malt

[Paul Stenquist]

Not in Michigan. :-(

Paul

> On May 5, 2018, at 9:57 PM, l...@red4est.com wrote:
> 
> Lagavulin 16 $56
> Oban 14 $50
> Frog 10 $38
> Kirkland speyside 18 $54
> Bowmore 18 $100
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Re: PESOS two pretties

[Paul Stenquist]

Thanks Alan. I shot birds primarily out of an interest in the creatures rather 
than in the hope of creating an artful photo. If an opportunity for both should 
occur, so much the better.

Paul

> On May 6, 2018, at 12:59 AM, Alan C  wrote:
> 
> Yes. Almost impossible to get the "perfect" background. The white throated 
> sparrow is a fine looking bird.
> 
> Alan C
> 
> -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist
> Sent: 5 May, 2018 11:07 PM
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> Subject: Re: PESOS two pretties
> 
> I shoot ‘em where they be!
> 
> 
>> On May 5, 2018, at 5:05 PM, Ken Waller  wrote:
>> 
>> Excellent captures of the subject birds but the backgrounds are distracting 
>> - too bright with the Siskin and too cluttered with the sparrow.
>> 
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>>> From: Paul Stenquist 
>>> Subject: PESOS two pretties
>>> 
>>> A pine siskin against a background of forsythia
>>> https://www.photo.net/photo/18471628/Pine-Siskin
>>> 
>>> A white throated sparrow foraging on the ground
>>> https://www.photo.net/photo/18471627/White-Throated-Sparrow
>> 
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Re: PESO: Portrait of Hoot Barred Owl perched

[Paul Stenquist]

Great shot of the perched owl!

Paul

> On May 6, 2018, at 1:01 AM, Alan C  wrote:
> 
> You were fortunate to encounter such an accommodating owl, especially in 
> broad daylight.
> 
> Alan C
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> -Original Message- From: PhotoCapturesbyJeffery.com
> Sent: 6 May, 2018 4:12 AM
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> Subject: PESO: Portrait of Hoot Barred Owl perched
> 
> While at Radnor Lake I took the road trail close to the lake first off
> early morning on a mission to hopefully get the privilege of seeing
> either the otters or the beavers. Well I didn't get that privilege but I
> did get to see one of the Barred Owls. Later in the visit and before I
> was going to leave I decided to head back around again to see if I could
> get lucky and see the owl again. Well to my surprise it was still at the
> same spot but just a bit higher up. There is another trail that goes
> into the wood above the lake so I took it to get a closer look. While
> standing there for a bit the owl decided to fly up beside me on its way
> to a nice meal. It was the first time I have been touched by the wings
> of a Barred Owl in flight.
> 
> This is one of it perched before it was took off:
> 
> http://www.photocapturesbyjeffery.com/owls-in-nature/eaa2b4fe9
> 
> Now for those of you that don't mind seeing what it was eating on, here
> is one of it perched a top of a dead tree having a mid morning meal.
> 
> http://www.photocapturesbyjeffery.com/owls-in-nature/eaa2b4f6e
> 
> I am still working on the rest of the images from the visit to Radnor Lake.
> 
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Re: Ol' Red Eye

[Steve Cottrell]

> Are you a Turtle?

Know what a tortoise is?


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