best of 2022 gallery

[Larry Colen]

Not a very productive year, only 11 candidates total in my quarterly best of, 
didn't even bother to trim them down:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720304887529

--
Larry Colen
l...@red4est.com.   sent from Mirkwood


--
%(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List
To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net
to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow 
the directions.

Re: OT GESO New Year's day fun

[Larry Colen]

> On Jan 1, 2023, at 8:08 PM, Alan C  wrote:
> 
> Gracious, Larry, stay safe. Is that the house with the collapsed deck in a 
> couple of the shots?

Yup, you can see the deck on the side of the hill.  In some of the shots you 
might even be able to find a propane tank from a BBQ.

> 
> Alan C
> 
> On 02-Jan-23 03:13 AM, Larry Colen wrote:
>> I spent yesterday dealing with the rain, according to my rain guage we got 
>> 6.16", so 15+ cm.
>> 
>> The river in my backyard rose about 15' (5m) above nominal.  I've been too 
>> busy dealing with things to process the photos I got with the K-1, but 
>> here's an album up on google photos that I took with my phone:
>> https://photos.app.goo.gl/3ukBdSM3T17gEcXFA
>> 
>> At one point when I was dealing with drainage in the driveway I heard a big 
>> crash from across the river, it looked like a tree had fallen.  It turns out 
>> that it went along with a bit of the cliff side and the back deck of one of 
>> my neighbors.  Their house, thankfully, stayed put.
>> 
>> Unfortunately, when I tried to get a video yesterday of about fifty rubber 
>> balls floating downstream I forgot to hit the start button, but you'll have 
>> to trust me that it would have made an impressive and amusing short movie.
>> 
>> I've been spending the day trying to get ready for the even bigger storm 
>> coming next week.
>> 
>> --
>> Larry Colen
>> l...@red4est.com.   sent from Mirkwood
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List
>> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net
>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and 
>> follow the directions.
> --
> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List
> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net
> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow 
> the directions.
> 

--
Larry Colen
l...@red4est.com.   sent from Mirkwood


--
%(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List
To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net
to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow 
the directions.

Re: OT GESO New Year's day fun

[Alan C]

Gracious, Larry, stay safe. Is that the house with the collapsed deck in 
a couple of the shots?


Alan C

On 02-Jan-23 03:13 AM, Larry Colen wrote:

I spent yesterday dealing with the rain, according to my rain guage we got 
6.16", so 15+ cm.

The river in my backyard rose about 15' (5m) above nominal.  I've been too busy 
dealing with things to process the photos I got with the K-1, but here's an 
album up on google photos that I took with my phone:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/3ukBdSM3T17gEcXFA

At one point when I was dealing with drainage in the driveway I heard a big 
crash from across the river, it looked like a tree had fallen.  It turns out 
that it went along with a bit of the cliff side and the back deck of one of my 
neighbors.  Their house, thankfully, stayed put.

Unfortunately, when I tried to get a video yesterday of about fifty rubber 
balls floating downstream I forgot to hit the start button, but you'll have to 
trust me that it would have made an impressive and amusing short movie.

I've been spending the day trying to get ready for the even bigger storm coming 
next week.

--
Larry Colen
l...@red4est.com.   sent from Mirkwood


--
%(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List
To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net
to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow 
the directions.

--
%(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List
To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net
to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow 
the directions.

Re: Pentax is considering releasing a new film camera

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

> On Jan 1, 2023, at 8:24 AM, Bob W PDML  wrote:
>> On 20 Dec 2022, at 22:55, Godfrey DiGiorgi  wrote:
>> 
>> […]
>> My 1978 Leica M4-2 is loaded and ready to go with a fresh roll of Ferrania 
>> P30 in it. :)
> 
> I’ll be interested to hear about your experience with the film.
> 
> I bought 5 rolls of P30 back in August but didn’t shoot them until a few 
> weeks ago. I’ve just received the scans back from the lab this morning, the 
> same place I bought the film, who have been promoting it over here. The 
> results I’ve had are excessively contrasty, so you have to be very careful to 
> choose a subject that matches the film. I’ll post some later so you can see 
> what I mean.
> 
> From what I’ve read online you also have to experiment to find the best 
> combination of chemicals, times and agitation to get the results you want. 
> I’m not about to start processing my own film, so I’d have to find a lab that 
> can do it to my taste. I don’t know what this lab did in terms of chemistry, 
> times etc. But given that, I think it’s unlikely that I’d shoot P30 again. 
> 
> Since I started shooting film again I’ve been using Ilford, trying different 
> films at different labs to see what I like best. My conclusions are that I 
> like the Delta t-grain films, and the best processing and scanning is from 
> Harman Labs (who own Ilford). They are also the best in terms of turnaround 
> and reliability of delivery etc. That’s the UK lab; they also have a lab in 
> the US but I haven’t used it. Both use Refrema dip & dunk processors with, of 
> course, Ilford chemistry which is well matched to the film.

Hi Bob! 

I always do my own processing with B film. For years I've used a very simple, 
standard process with most B films … I use Kodak HC-110 concentrate diluted 
1:49 for working, and process in an Agfa Rondix 35 tank (daylight loading, 
continuous agitation) for 8 minutes at "room temperature" … in my place, that's 
usually between 72°F and 75°F. This works well for the vast majority of 
standard 35 films (Plus-X, Pan-X, Tri-X, TMax 100/400, Ilford HP4, HP5, Delta 
100, etc) with minor changes to EI based on experience with prior rolls. 

Ferrania FP30 processed this way proved unusably contrasty, but in flat scenes 
where the contrast was naturally tamed by the subject and ambient lighting it 
returned beautiful tonalities and gradations, better than most other films I've 
played with. So… I decided to tailor my process given what I was seeing with a 
set of test exposures and grayscale chart. 

I experimented with exposing P30 using ISO 50 base (and down to ISO 30) , 
development with HC-110 at 1:99 dilution, same tank, same temperatures, and 
double the development time (16 min). I got lucky: That did it perfectly! With 
that bit of jiggery-pokery, P30 produces a superb tonal scale, very very fine 
grain, and lovely mid-tone expression. 

I posted a few things on this at https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAePJM … Can't wait to 
get out shooting again with the M4-2! 

:)

Happy New Year! 

G 
—
Godfrey DiGiorgi - godfreydigio...@me.com

"Aspera ad astra: If you cannot dream of the stars, how will you get to the 
grocery store?"
--
%(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List
To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net
to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow 
the directions.

OT GESO New Year's day fun

[Larry Colen]

I spent yesterday dealing with the rain, according to my rain guage we got 
6.16", so 15+ cm.

The river in my backyard rose about 15' (5m) above nominal.  I've been too busy 
dealing with things to process the photos I got with the K-1, but here's an 
album up on google photos that I took with my phone:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/3ukBdSM3T17gEcXFA

At one point when I was dealing with drainage in the driveway I heard a big 
crash from across the river, it looked like a tree had fallen.  It turns out 
that it went along with a bit of the cliff side and the back deck of one of my 
neighbors.  Their house, thankfully, stayed put.  

Unfortunately, when I tried to get a video yesterday of about fifty rubber 
balls floating downstream I forgot to hit the start button, but you'll have to 
trust me that it would have made an impressive and amusing short movie.

I've been spending the day trying to get ready for the even bigger storm coming 
next week.

--
Larry Colen
l...@red4est.com.   sent from Mirkwood


--
%(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List
To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net
to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow 
the directions.

Foggy New Year's Eve, Take 2

[Rick Womer]

Somehow I re-posed last year’s New Year’s photos, instead of this year’s.

This should be the correct link:

https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/Oct2022/December-2022/Foggy-New-Years-Eve-22-Take-2/
 


Rick
--
%(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List
To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net
to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow 
the directions.

Re: PESO: De Kersttram

[Ralf R Radermacher]

Am 25.12.22 um 13:19 schrieb Ralf R Radermacher:

For a number of reasons we have yet again not been able to spend the end
of the year at Dunkirk.

Instead, I'm again showing a virtual holiday with photos from the same
dates in earlier years.


Just a reminder that I've added a few more over the last days. You'll
find them here:

https://www.fotocommunity.de/user_photos/770012

Ralf

--
Ralf R. Radermacher  -  Köln/Cologne, Germany
Blog  : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com
Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf
Fotos : https://www.fotocommunity.de/user_photos/770012
--
%(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List
To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net
to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow 
the directions.

Re: GESO - Foggy New Year's Eve

[Ralf R Radermacher]

Am 01.01.23 um 23:59 schrieb Rick Womer:

Saturday the weather was glorious.

Yesterday it was rainy and foggy. I took the camera for a walk in Woodland 
Cemetery.


I love the square with those beautiful houses in the second shot.

Ralf

--
Ralf R. Radermacher  -  Köln/Cologne, Germany
Blog  : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com
Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf
Fotos : https://www.fotocommunity.de/user_photos/770012
--
%(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List
To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net
to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow 
the directions.

GESO - Foggy New Year's Eve

[Rick Womer]

Saturday the weather was glorious.

Yesterday it was rainy and foggy. I took the camera for a walk in Woodland 
Cemetery.

https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/Oct2022/December-2022/Foggy-New-Years-Eve/ 


Today, it’s been sunny again.

Happy New Year, all!

Rick
--
%(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List
To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net
to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow 
the directions.

Re: HNY

[Bill]

Happy New year.
I actually managed to keep my New Year's resolution from last year. I 
stayed awake until after midnight last night.


be well

bill
--
%(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List
To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net
to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow 
the directions.

Re: Pentax is considering releasing a new film camera

[Bob W PDML]


> On 20 Dec 2022, at 22:55, Godfrey DiGiorgi  wrote:
> 
> […]
> My 1978 Leica M4-2 is loaded and ready to go with a fresh roll of Ferrania 
> P30 in it. :)
> 
> G

I’ll be interested to hear about your experience with the film.

I bought 5 rolls of P30 back in August but didn’t shoot them until a few weeks 
ago. I’ve just received the scans back from the lab this morning, the same 
place I bought the film, who have been promoting it over here. The results I’ve 
had are excessively contrasty, so you have to be very careful to choose a 
subject that matches the film. I’ll post some later so you can see what I mean.

From what I’ve read online you also have to experiment to find the best 
combination of chemicals, times and agitation to get the results you want. I’m 
not about to start processing my own film, so I’d have to find a lab that can 
do it to my taste. I don’t know what this lab did in terms of chemistry, times 
etc. But given that, I think it’s unlikely that I’d shoot P30 again. 

Since I started shooting film again I’ve been using Ilford, trying different 
films at different labs to see what I like best. My conclusions are that I like 
the Delta t-grain films, and the best processing and scanning is from Harman 
Labs (who own Ilford). They are also the best in terms of turnaround and 
reliability of delivery etc. That’s the UK lab; they also have a lab in the US 
but I haven’t used it. Both use Refrema dip & dunk processors with, of course, 
Ilford chemistry which is well matched to the film.

B

--
%(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List
To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net
to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow 
the directions.

Re: PESO: January Pug reject #2

[Bob W PDML]

There is something similar close to where I live. It’s a wooden toll bridge 
across the River Adur which replaced a ferry in 1782 and remained open to motor 
vehicles into the 1970s until a modern bridge, the subject of my PUG entry, was 
built a little further upstream. 

There are several other bridges in that short stretch of river by the estuary, 
including a railway bridge, an older road bridge, and two foot bridges. I’ll 
post a gallery of them when the PUG goes up.

The wooden toll bridge is still used (toll-free) by walkers and cyclists having 
been reconstructed in 190m and 197n. 

> On 1 Jan 2023, at 13:36, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
> 
> Thanks for looking and commenting, Alan!
> 
> It lasted that long because the railroad that built it went bankrupt.  The
> new railroad operating agency, New Jersey Transit, refused to take
> ownership of it because of the expense involved.  The municipal government
> repaired the wooden planking from time to time, but lacked the funds to
> finance the replacement.  Eventually, the State of New Jersey, using
> federal transportation funds, gave a grant to the County to replace the
> bridge.  (Two county roads meet at the bridge, each leading from a very
> busy US highway.)
> 
> It was long a local joke, but gradually became a real hazard as traffic
> increased and heavier vehicles attempted to cross it.  Several vehicles had
> to be towed out of the bridge or its approaches.
> 
> Dan Matyola
> *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery
> *
> 
> 
> 
>> On Sun, Jan 1, 2023 at 12:09 AM Alan C  wrote:
>> 
>> That sort of bridge, even worse, is common in Africa. Surprised yours
>> has lasted so long.
>> 
>> Alan C
>> 
>>> On 31-Dec-22 08:00 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
>>> As I noted in reference to Reject #1, in searching for an image to submit
>>> for the January PUG, I came across three that brought back pleasant
>>> memories. I chose one for the PUG, but decided to use the others as
>> PESOs,
>>> although you may have seen slightly different versions of them before.
>>> 
>>> The Shaky Bridge
>>> 
>>> 
>> --
>> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List
>> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net
>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and
>> follow the directions.
>> 
> --
> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List
> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net
> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow 
> the directions.
--
%(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List
To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net
to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow 
the directions.

Re: PESO: January Pug reject #2

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Thanks for looking and commenting, Alan!

It lasted that long because the railroad that built it went bankrupt.  The
new railroad operating agency, New Jersey Transit, refused to take
ownership of it because of the expense involved.  The municipal government
repaired the wooden planking from time to time, but lacked the funds to
finance the replacement.  Eventually, the State of New Jersey, using
federal transportation funds, gave a grant to the County to replace the
bridge.  (Two county roads meet at the bridge, each leading from a very
busy US highway.)

It was long a local joke, but gradually became a real hazard as traffic
increased and heavier vehicles attempted to cross it.  Several vehicles had
to be towed out of the bridge or its approaches.

Dan Matyola
*https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery
*



On Sun, Jan 1, 2023 at 12:09 AM Alan C  wrote:

> That sort of bridge, even worse, is common in Africa. Surprised yours
> has lasted so long.
>
> Alan C
>
> On 31-Dec-22 08:00 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
> > As I noted in reference to Reject #1, in searching for an image to submit
> > for the January PUG, I came across three that brought back pleasant
> > memories. I chose one for the PUG, but decided to use the others as
> PESOs,
> > although you may have seen slightly different versions of them before.
> >
> > The Shaky Bridge
> >
> >
> --
> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List
> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net
> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and
> follow the directions.
>
--
%(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List
To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net
to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow 
the directions.

Re: PESO: January PUG Reject #1

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Thanks, Adam!

Dan Matyola
*https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery
*



On Sun, Jan 1, 2023 at 12:08 AM Alan C  wrote:

> Impressive. The one you finally selected must really be something!
>
> On 31-Dec-22 07:32 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
> > In searching for an image to submit for the January PUG, I came across
> > three that brought back pleasant memories. I chose one for the PUG, but
> > decided to use the others as PESOs, although you may have seen slightly
> > different versions of them before.
> >
> --
> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List
> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net
> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and
> follow the directions.
>
--
%(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List
To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net
to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow 
the directions.

January PUG - Last Call

[Brian W]

Hi all

I'll be closing submissions on Wednesday evening 4 January, Sydney time.  

Theme: Bridges

As usual submit here:

http://pug.komkon.org/submit/

Full Submission Guidelines here:

http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html

-- 
Cheers
Brian
++
Brian Walters
Western Sydney Australia
https://eu.zonerama.com/apathyman/1022051
--
%(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List
To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net
to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow 
the directions.