Re: filter wallets
On 2/4/2021 4:22 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > I use very few filters with digital. I still use quite a few. Most are color filters for use when shooting monochrome, some are effects filters such as sepia filters for shooting color. I still use filters because I would rather get the right image in-camera than try to fix the wrong image in post. Chacun son goût. -- Dale H. Cook, Pentax K-70, smc Pentax-DA 18-270mm, smc Pentax-D FA Macro 100mm, Rokinon 650Z 650-1300mm https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: filter wallets
On 2/4/2021 5:25 PM, Bill wrote: > Every filter wallet I've used has gassed out on my filters, leaving a film > that is somewhat hard to remove. I have had a similar experience, but have found that the severity of the outgassing varies. The Tiffen 4-pack wallets that I prefer for the most commonly used filters for my K-70 have had less outgassing than the no-name wallets from Amazon that I use for my less used filters such as the CC filters that I have been collecting (used) in preparation for some Strobist experiments. -- Dale H. Cook, Pentax K-70, smc Pentax-DA 18-270mm, smc Pentax-D FA Macro 100mm, Rokinon 650Z 650-1300mm https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Ball head question
On 12/27/2020 11:11 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > Is there a good solution other than dropping $BIGNUM on a gimbal mount? This may not be quite what you are looking for, but I had to build it for my Rokinon 650Z 650-1300mm f/8-16 telephoto lens partly because it moved the balance point so far: https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/pages/telebar.html -- Dale H. Cook, Pentax K-70, smc Pentax-DA 18-270mm, smc Pentax-D FA Macro 100mm, Rokinon 650Z 650-1300mm https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Happy Ann day
Happy birthday, Ann, from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. -- Dale H. Cook, Pentax K-70, smc Pentax-DA 18-270mm, smc Pentax-D FA Macro 100mm, Rokinon 650Z 650-1300mm https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO -- Stonington Harbor Light.
On 12/7/2020 11:00 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: > This is an 1820's vintage lighthouse long decommissioned surrounded on > two sides by buildings taller than it's tower. > > It seems like a pretty good test of an Ultra Wide Angle. That is a fine image. Did you need the ultrawide because you were close to the lighthouse? I don't see any barrel distortion - is the lens that good or did you fix it in post? -- Dale H. Cook, Pentax K-70, smc Pentax-DA 18-270mm, smc Pentax-D FA Macro 100mm, Rokinon 650Z 650-1300mm https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Semi-OT: Thunderbird update 78.5.1 is fucked up!
On 12/6/2020 9:13 AM, Rick Womer wrote: > Well, I have 15 years of emails on Yahoo. I have about 25 years of emails stored on my hard drive. I used Eudora Pro as my email client for most of 20 years, and switched to Thunderbird when changes in certificates rendered Eudora useless. -- Dale H. Cook, Pentax K-70, smc Pentax-DA 18-270mm, smc Pentax-D FA Macro 100mm, Rokinon 650Z 650-1300mm https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Semi-OT: Thunderbird update 78.5.1 is fucked up!
On 12/3/2020 11:48 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: > Hhmmm. I've just updated to 78.5.1 and have not experienced any of > those problems. Same here. -- Dale H. Cook, Pentax K-70, smc Pentax-DA 18-270mm, smc Pentax-D FA Macro 100mm, Rokinon 650Z 650-1300mm https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: 'Why I still shoot with Pentax'
On 11/25/2020 3:36 PM, John Francis wrote: > I'm holding on to my 250-600 for one last road trip, but after that > it will probably be up for sale. I hope you will post it here first. It would nicely fill the gap between my Pentax-DA 18-270 and my Rokinon 650-1300. -- Dale H. Cook, Pentax K-70, smc Pentax-DA 18-270mm, smc Pentax-D FA Macro 100mm, Rokinon 650Z 650-1300mm https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: 'Why I still shoot with Pentax'
On 11/23/2020 10:36 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > I still shoot Pentax because I am too old to change. Same here. Plus, I am retired and on a tight budget. When I decided to go DSLR the K-70 was a body at the right price that I could use my K-1000 glass on. Since then I have been able to buy a couple of new Pentax lenses to match the K-70 body. -- Dale H. Cook, Pentax K-70, smc Pentax-DA 18-270mm, smc Pentax-D FA Macro 100mm, Rokinon 650Z 650-1300mm https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso: Landline
On 11/11/2020 10:04 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > I have a rotary dial payphone in the basement. I’ll try to get a pic of it later today. I still have a rotary-dial phone (a Princess), a pulse-dial phone, and a touch-tone phone. I use the last of those in the shop with a central office simulator (run by an Arduino) for testing broadcast equipment such as remote control systems (which are touch-tone controlled). -- Dale H. Cook, Pentax K-70, smc Pentax-DA 18-270mm, smc Pentax-D FA Macro 100mm, Rokinon 650Z 650-1300mm https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso: Landline
On 11/11/2020 09:22 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > Here is mine -- I could still use it, but the line goes through my > internet server.. the actual ancient landline cables in my > neighborhood failed more and more often . > Now this one is just decor. After three service calls in two years because of deteriorating copper in my neighborhood I switched my landline from Verizon to my cable provider. I still have that landline for three reasons: 1) Because it is part of a three-way bundle with my cable TV and my broadband I would pay more for just those two than I do for the bundle. 2) It is nice to have a working phone if my call phone dies (I live alone so I can't borrow a cell phone from another family member). 3) I still have one customer whose transmitter site is controlled by an old remote-control system. Making programming changes to that system from home is easiest with a Windows program that uses the computer modem to send touch-tone commands to the transmitter site unit. That won't work with my cell phone. -- Dale H. Cook, Pentax K-70, smc Pentax-DA 18-270mm, smc Pentax-D FA Macro 100mm, Rokinon 650Z 650-1300mm https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Use of GPS in cameras?
On 10/27/2020 11:10 AM, Igor wrote: So, that got me thinking: how do people use GPS in their cameras? What are the "use cases"? In connection with my photography of old water-powered mills I also provide photographs and my research about each mill to the Society for the Preservation of Old Mills for their state-by-state compiled lists of old mills. GPS location is part of that data, but I do not own an O-GPS1. I have little income in retirement and there are always more important photographic items that I want. I use one of my handheld GPS units to document mill locations. -- Dale H. Cook, member of the Society for the Preservation of Old Mills Photographer and researcher of standing mills and mill sites https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/pages/mills.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Digitizing Audiotapes
On 10/21/2020 5:45 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Does anyone know where I might be able to have 7 inch reel-to-reel audio > tapes digitized? Doing it is not difficult. I use an Ampex 600 feeding an original Tascam US-122 USB audio interface. -- Dale H. Cook, Radio Contract Engineer, Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA https://plymouthcolony.net/starcityeng/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Does anyone know about Lightzone?
On 9/22/2020 4:19 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I just ran across a reference to Lightzone, it seems like an interesting bit of software I can't offer reviews, although I have both Lightzone and Darktable on my machines, because I haven't use either since I tested them right after installation. I have been a Paint Shop Pro user for about 25 years, since it was JASC (before Corel bought it), and still use it. -- Dale H. Cook, Pentax K-70, smc Pentax-DA 18-270mm, smc Pentax-D FA Macro 100mm, Rokinon 650Z 650-1300mm https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: story 3 of the new APS-C flagship
On 9/8/2020 4:33 AM, Alan C wrote: Can't you use the Image Sync app & yout smartphone? Larry wrote that he was "holding my camera overhead while shooting events". Unless he grows a third arm to handle the smartphone an app is not practical. In any case a photographer often needs to adjust the controls of a DSLR in ways that are beyond the capabilities of an app. -- Dale H. Cook, Pentax K-70, smc Pentax-DA 18-270mm, smc Pentax-D FA Macro 100mm, Rokinon 650Z 650-1300mm https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: story 3 of the new APS-C flagship
On 9/4/2020 8:55 AM, Rick Womer wrote: Well, crap. That seems a stupid decision. I agree. I often use my K-70 in positions where I cannot use the viewfinder and where a fixed screen would not be useful. I only have two hands so even using Image Sync in those situations is often not practical. After owning my K-70 for nearly three years I would not buy a camera with a fixed screen. -- Dale H. Cook, member of the Society for the Preservation of Old Mills Photographer and researcher of standing mills and mill sites https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/pages/mills.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT peso Walkers Mill
On 8/6/2020 12:51 PM, David J Brooks wrote: Finally left the house and went on a short forest walk with 3 other members of the TPS camera club. Social distancing as per our Premier. http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2020-walkers/album/index.html As an aficionado of old mills I enjoyed seeing that. Lately my mill photos have been of mill dams where the mill proper is long gone. Garst Mill in Cave Spring, Roanoke Co., VA, was built on Mud Lick Creek about 1820, and only the last rebuild of the mill dam remains (Pentax K-70, Pentax-DA 18-270mm at 26mm, f/8, ISO 6400, 1/200 sec): https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/images/GarstMillDam1sm.jpg Price's Mill in Newport, Giles Co., VA, was built on Sinking Creek in 1810, was converted to a small hydro power facility in 1928, and burned in 1965 leaving the mill dam and pond (Pentax K-70, Pentax-DA 18-270mm at 18mm, f/7.1, ISO 6400, 1/250 sec): https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/images/PricesMillDam1sm.jpg A number of antebellum mills operated in downtown Narrows, Giles Co., VA, on Wolf Creek. The mills are long gone, but the mill dam (reconstructed in 1986) and pond remain. The pond is now home to ducks and geese and the centerpiece of a town park (Pentax K-70, Pentax-DA 18-270mm at 18mm, f/7.1, ISO 6400, 1/400 sec): https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/images/DuckPondDam1sm.jpg -- Dale H. Cook, member of the Society for the Preservation of Old Mills Photographer and researcher of standing mills and mill sites https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/pages/mills.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: lens repair
On 7/22/2020 3:30 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: There really seems to be a conspiracy to get us to discard anything that's not "NEW". Rant mode on ... Heh, a lot of "new" stuff is designed to be discarded. On test equipment mailing lists and sites I see a lot of young whippersnappers who don't understand why they can't get service information for their late-model digital oscilloscopes, and who don't understand that those late-model 'scopes were never intended for field repair. If those 'scopes break you pay big bux for the factory to fix them ---IF--- the factory still supports them. If they are not supported you throw them away and replace them. Those young whippersnappers look down their noses at my analog Tektronix and HP 'scopes, but my analog 'scopes do what I need them to do, they do it very well, and if they break I can fix them. I use a lot of vintage Tek, HP, and GR instruments for work and hobbies. I'm just an old guy who likes stuff that can be fixed. That, of course, doesn't stop me from buying new to get capabilities that I want, thus the K-70 (and I don't drive a '60s car). Rant mode off ... -- Dale H. Cook, Pentax K-70, smc Pentax-DA 18-270mm, smc Pentax-D FA Macro 100mm, Rokinon 650Z 650-1300mm https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Shutter problem
On 7/22/2020 10:44 AM, John wrote: Fumbling with the camera in the dark I'd pressed the wrong button. I never would have figured it out if I didn't have the manual with me. After I purchased my K-70 I discovered that the printed manual that was shipped with the camera is only a subset of the PDF manual. I now have the latter on my smartphone and it has saved my bacon on many occasions. -- Dale H. Cook, Pentax K-70, smc Pentax-DA 18-270mm, smc Pentax-D FA Macro 100mm, Rokinon 650Z 650-1300mm https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Comet Neowise
On 7/12/2020 4:33 AM, Mike Wilson wrote: Doesn't play with adblocker. So doesn't play at all. Try spaceweather.com - they post a few days of advance sky maps for Neowise. -- Dale H. Cook, Pentax K-70, smc Pentax-DA 18-270mm, smc Pentax-D FA Macro 100mm, Rokinon 650Z 650-1300mm https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO, and a zine
On 7/11/2020 6:22 PM, Juan Buhler wrote: I recently printed a little magazine with photos, a "zine" like kids these days call them. Heck, I was editing a zine fifty years ago - it is an old term. -- Dale H. Cook, Pentax K-70, smc Pentax-DA 18-270mm, smc Pentax-D FA Macro 100mm, Rokinon 650Z 650-1300mm https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Rural small cemetery in middle of field.
On 7/11/2020 11:02 AM, Dale H. Cook wrote: That figure of speech might be a trophe. Hmmm ... that's what I get for writing a reply after a late night - I was still drinking my first cup of coffee. That should be "trope". -- Dale H. Cook, Pentax K-70, smc Pentax-DA 18-270mm, smc Pentax-D FA Macro 100mm, Rokinon 650Z 650-1300mm https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Rural small cemetery in middle of field.
On 7/11/2020 10:09 AM, Bob Pdml wrote: It reminds me of a figure of speech that my Latin teacher was fond of, but I’ve forgotten the name for it. He might have said “few were their days and evil”. That figure of speech might be a trophe. -- Dale H. Cook, Pentax K-70, smc Pentax-DA 18-270mm, smc Pentax-D FA Macro 100mm, Rokinon 650Z 650-1300mm https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Rural small cemetery in middle of field.
On 7/11/2020 2:15 AM, Bob wrote: It doesn’t mean that they themselves were evil, but that they suffered in their short lives. I concur. The meaning of words and their usage have changed over time. I am forever encountering inexperienced genealogists who misinterpret old gravestones and old records because they read them as if they were written today instead of understanding them as the writers intended. The classic example concerns "senior" and "junior". In colonial New England those terms had nothing to do with relationship. -- Dale H. Cook, Member, NEHGS, AGS, MA Soc. of Mayflower Descendants; Plymouth Co. MA Coordinator for the USGenWeb Project Administrator of https://plymouthcolony.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Rural small cemetery in middle of field.
On 7/10/2020 12:49 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote : He was also the historian of Bridgewater Township, NJ. By coincidence, much of my genealogical research concerns the early families of Bridgewater, MA (I was born in what was originally the North Parish of Bridgewater). -- Dale H. Cook, Radio Contract Engineer, Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA https://plymouthcolony.net/starcityeng/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Rural small cemetery in middle of field.
On 7/9/2020 6:50 PM, Jeffery Johnson wrote: It was in some ones back yard with a chain link fence around it and it was covered in thorn bushes. It was interesting trying to get in and locate his and my 2nd great grandmothers grave sites. Most of the small cemeteries that I have visited in Massachusetts are maintained by town cemetery commissions (even on private property) so they don't turn into eyesores. -- Dale H. Cook, Pentax K-70, smc Pentax-DA 18-270mm, smc Pentax-D FA Macro 100mm, Rokinon 650Z 650-1300mm https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Rural small cemetery in middle of field.
I have photographed many small cemeteries in Massachusetts, where most of my ancestors lived. I haven't been back there since I bought the K-70, so this 2004 example was taken with my 3.3 megapixel Sony Cybershot. Elijah Copeland Cemetery, Easton, MA https://plymouthcolony.net/easton/images/elijahcopeland.jpg I am waiting for my brother to finish with his slide and film scanner. When I get it I can post my earliest graveyard photo, taken with a Hanimex Praktika around 1970. -- Dale H. Cook, Pentax K-70, smc Pentax-DA 18-270mm, smc Pentax-D FA Macro 100mm, Rokinon 650Z 650-1300mm https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
New Glass
Here is the first shot from my K-70 with my new smc Pentax-D FA Macro 100mm lens. It is far from ideal as I have only begun to learn this lens, especially getting the focus and depth of field where I want them. I wanted to experiment with my bleeding heart, which is just past its peak and is in perpetual shade. It is, however, my flower bed favorite (side note - as a floriculturist I have ten brown thumbs). I have never before owned a macro lens. With 35mm film I used diopters or, decades ago, an HCE Vari-Close-Up lens, which was optically inferior to a single diopter, but darned convenient. https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/images/bleedingheart01.jpg -- Dale H. Cook, Pentax K-70, smc Pentax-DA 18-270mm, smc Pentax-D FA Macro 100mm, Rokinon 650Z 650-1300mm https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Clinton Mills
I am heading back to Floyd Co. VA this afternoon on a second scouting trip. Thanks to the local historical society I have accurate locations for two mills that I could not find last Tuesday, plus three other standing mills and two remaining water wheels, all of which I had not known of. Today I will have a compass to take bearings of my preferred look angles for all of the mills. In conjunction with an ephemeris app on my phone the bearings will let me plan when to return to each mill when it has optimum sunlight for a better photo. -- Dale H. Cook, Radio Contract Engineer, Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA https://plymouthcolony.net/starcityeng/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Clinton Mills
On 4/18/2020 8:32 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: The two here are in Clinton, NJ, just a few miles west of my home. Those are both beautiful photos. The vast majority of the mills that I am photographing are not in good shape, because most have been abandoned. Even the very few that are still in operation, such as Vaughn's mill, are generally not attractive, partly because they have been converted to diesel of electric power, their flumes gone and their wheels abandoned and rotting or rusting. One great feature of your photos is that you had the mill ponds and dams, and those water features are major parts of your compositions. As I continue to photograph SW VA mills I will very rarely find that. Most of the mill ponds and dams in this region are long gone. Many grist mills in this area were fed fed by wooden flumes carrying water for some distance. Still, I expect to find a few gems, but I don't expect to find any as nice as those Clinton mills. Both images are very good work. I am sure that there were once many more mills in Clinton, but since population density is much higher there than in most of the area where I work unused mills there were probably generally torn down and the land reused. In an area like mine that is mainly rural some mills were still in operation anywhere from the '30s to the '60s. Since there was not a great demand for the land on which they stand their hulks often remain. Still, only a small percentage of the old mills remain standing. In an urban area such as the Roanoke valley where I live only one old mill out of dozens remains on its original site (and is still operating 'though greatly changed). -- Dale H. Cook, Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking- around lens, Rokinon 650Z 650-1300mm telephoto lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Old Water-Powered Mills of Southwestern VA (Preliminary Photos)
I have posted the initial version of my Old Mills page at: https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/pages/mills.html The initial photos are all of old water-powered mills in Floyd Co., VA. All of the photos except for Mabry Mill (which was taken last year) are preliminary photos, taken on a cloudy day scouting trip last Tuesday to get a feel for what I'm doing. One objective is to show the mill wheel, if it is still there. Another is to give an indication of the overall physical condition of those mills. Of the mills photographed last Tuesday only Vaughn's Mill is still operating. It was converted from water to diesel power years ago, but still produces Indian Chief flour. Water-powered mills, like covered bridges, are a vanishing part of our history. After I complete my photographic survey of Floyd Co. mills (which will include better photos taken on sunny days) I will explore other counties near me in southwestern VA. One option that I am considering adding is a set of maps so that other folks can more easily find old mills that I have visited. -- Dale H. Cook, Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking- around lens, Rokinon 650Z 650-1300mm telephoto lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Scanning old negs
On 4/13/2020 2:43 PM, Bob Pdml wrote: As well as a scanner I have a cunning plan. Too bad you don't have an extended family of Scottish people with atrocious senses of humor - then you would have a punning clan. -- Dale H. Cook, Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking- around lens, Rokinon 650Z 650-1300mm telephoto lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Old Mills
On 4/15/2020 2:14 AM, Bob Pdml wrote: You might find this useful for helping to determine when the light will be best: https://www.photoephemeris.com/ Thanks - it is now on my phone and will get a field trial when the weather here cooperates. -- Dale H. Cook, Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking- around lens, Rokinon 650Z 650-1300mm telephoto lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Old Mills
Well, here I go starting another photographic interest. A friend got me interested in SPOOM - the Society for the Preservation of Old Mills (https://www.spoom.org). This morning I joined SPOOM, downloaded their PDF of existing old mills in Virginia, and I spent the afternoon in nearby Floyd Co., VA. I located five of the eight mills they have listed for Floyd Co., and had previously photographed one more (Mabry Mill, photographed about a year ago). I still have to locate two Floyd Co. mills, whose descriptions in the SPOOM list of Virginia mills are vague and incorrect. Today's trip was what some might call a fishing trip, but which I call a scouting trip. A scouting trip has three purposes: 1) To find the desired locations (old mills in this case) and plot them accurately in Microsoft Mappoint on my laptop so that I can find them again (or direct someone else to their locations). 2) To take establishing photos so that I can decide which view of a location (i.e., mill) works best. I like overcast days like today for scouting trips so I don't have to deal with bad sun angles or shadows. 3) To decide what time of day will give the best light for each chosen view. I will review the photos tomorrow (it's tired and I'm getting late (bonus points for anyone who can name the song and artist from whom I stole that line)). The two mills I didn't find have no GPS coordinates, but have locations in a brand of Virginia atlas that I don't have, so a trip to Barnes and Noble tomorrow is in order. I hope to plan a return visit on a sunny day later this week or next week, that should yield some photos good enough to share. Mind you, Mabry Mill is a silk purse and today I saw a lot of sow's ears. I hope to use some of the techniques I used in the Mabry Mill photo to make the Floyd Co. mills look less like run-of-the-mill (pun intended) swine and a bit more like Miss Piggy. -- Dale H. Cook, Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking- around lens, Rokinon 650Z 650-1300mm telephoto lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Scanning old negs
My brother bought a used slide scanner, and when he finishes scanning his slides he will ship it to me. I didn't ask what make or model it is, but he said it has carriers for a few sizes of film including 35mm. I probably won't have it here for another month or two, but when I do I will have a stab at my Tri-X and Plus-X negatives and will report on the results. -- Dale H. Cook, Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking- around lens, Rokinon 650Z 650-1300mm telephoto lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Redbud
On 4/10/2020 12:49 AM, Olga Iona Custer wrote: I love the gentle slope and the watercolor quality of it One of the many things that I enjoy about the K-70 is the ability to manipulate the image and see the result on the LED screen. I would rather get the image that I want in-camera than muck about in post. -- Dale H. Cook, Radio Contract Engineer, Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA https://plymouthcolony.net/starcityeng/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Redbud
On 4/9/2020 10:16 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Wow! Beautiful trees and nicely captured. I had to get into a crossover on an interstate to get the shot I wanted. My one redbud has not yet burst into bloom. I have one at the house but it is old and slowly dying. -- Dale H. Cook, Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking- around lens, Rokinon 650Z 650-1300mm telephoto lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Redbud
Sunday I was headed to a job site and stopped for a quick shot of some redbud. It was slightly past its peak but still attractive. When I see that wash of color along the roadsides I know that it is well and truly spring. https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/pages/misc.html#redbud -- Dale H. Cook, Radio Contract Engineer, Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA https://plymouthcolony.net/starcityeng/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT Covid-19
On 3/15/2020 1:46 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: I've had something similar for two weeks in late January. A nasty and very painful dry cough with an awfully sour throat, but no fever. I'm fine again. I had my regular 4-month-interval appointment with my primary care physician last Friday. I am a diabetic (my MD specializes in diabetes) and he reinforced the increased threat to me because of diabetes. I had already increased my frequency of hand washing and decreased public activity, but now I am checking my temperature twice daily because a temperature above my normal range may be the first symptom. -- Dale H. Cook, Member, NEHGS, AGS, MA Soc. of Mayflower Descendants; Plymouth Co. MA Coordinator for the USGenWeb Project Administrator of https://plymouthcolony.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Exposure techniques
On 3/11/2020 5:54 AM, Alan C wrote: Everything you say is probably quite true but I find it is easy enough to do any corrections at the PP stage so I don't get too carried away with the technicalities. PP cannot correct clipping - once data is clipped it is gone. Bracketing everything is a solution but it must shorten the life of the camera & triples the editing process, not to mention the storage space needed. Storage is cheap compared to glass. I do fine with 64 gb because I very seldom shoot video. Bracketing does not require more editing - after shooting I look at the BW and color histograms in the camera and keep only the best (and not clipped) images. I try to do as little as possible in post - I prefer to get the best image in camera. -- Dale H. Cook, Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking- around lens, Rokinon 650Z 650-1300mm telephoto lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Exposure techniques
On 3/9/2020 11:39 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I’m curious how people go about setting and checking exposure. Off-list a few months ago Larry gave me some very useful suggestions on optimizing exposure with my K-70. I now run the camera in automatic bracketing mode (+/- 1 and 2 stops) and look at each set of five exposures with both BW and color histograms to choose which exposures to keep. -- Dale H. Cook, Radio Contract Engineer, Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA https://plymouthcolony.net/starcityeng/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Another Year, Possibly Another Lens
Thanks for the comments, folks. I just have to wait until my next Social Security payment to buy it. -- Dale H. Cook, Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking- around lens, Rokinon 650Z 650-1300mm telephoto lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Another Year, Possibly Another Lens
On 2/11/2020 4:45 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I think i paid $450, and I don’t regret it. That local dealer offered me one for $400 NIB. -- Dale H. Cook, Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking- around lens, Rokinon 650Z 650-1300mm telephoto lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Another Year, Possibly Another Lens
I am looking at buying the smc Pentax-D FA 100mm f/2.8 WR macro lens for my K-70. A local dealer recently did inventory, figured that the lens has been in stock too long with no sign of moving, and is willing to sell it to me for a very attractive price. What say you about that lens? -- Dale H. Cook, Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking- around lens, Rokinon 650Z 650-1300mm telephoto lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Windows 7 End of Life
I still use Win7 Pro 64 bit on my laptop and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. I don't depend upon Microsoft for security - I depend upon my own non-Microsoft firewall, antivirus, anti malware, and anti ransomware. -- Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Link Farm Covered Bridge (1912), Giles Co., VA
On 1/3/2020 2:52 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I like what you have done with these! Thanks - I am just starting to get the hang of these covered bridge photos, and expect to improve in coming months as I take more of them. -- Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Link Farm Covered Bridge (1912), Giles Co., VA
I am continuing to photograph covered bridges in my region, and yesterday visited the Link Farm Covered Bridge (1912) in Giles County, Virginia. If any of you have seen Dirty Dancing, that film was set at a Catskills resort in upper New York state, but the film actually used two resorts in the southeast for the shooting. One was Mountain Lake Hotel in Giles County, Virginia, and the Link Farm bridge is just off of Mountain Lake Road. Larry Colen kindly suggested some things that I can do to improve my photographs, including bracketing images and using histograms to avoid clipping. I experimented with that at home, and tried to use it in the field for this bridge but somehow got to the wrong setting and overexposed all of the images. I was running late and did not review the histograms in the field. That was a big mistake as all were badly clipped at the high end because of my error. I have posted the best of them, using post to correct somewhat for the overexposure. https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/pages/bridges.html#linkfarm I have created a new page just for my covered bridge photos, as I expect to be taking many more, and revisiting some bridges in better weather: https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/pages/bridges.html and have also redone the post for my earlier photo of Sinking Creek Covered Bridge (1916) which originally was too garish: https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/pages/bridges.html#sinkingcreek -- Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: If you're into this sort of thing...
On 12/27/2019 7:25 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Wow, you went to a Posh University Far from posh, but it was a large state university - the main campus of the University of Massachusetts, at Amherst, MA. -- Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: If you're into this sort of thing...
On 12/26/2019 10:54 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
What Americans call Cornish Hens are tiny when served. In the US are
actually a cross between Cornish and Plymouth Rock breeds of Chicken,
and are something of a feast, but not excessively so.
I have always considered them something of a feast, and so did the
dining commons at my university. One night a month we got steak ("steak
night"), but on steak night before Thanksgiving and Christmas we got
Cornish hens. That was the first time I had them and I have always
enjoyed them. They are often called Rock Cornish hens in the US because
of the ancestry described by P. J.
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Re: If you're into this sort of thing...
On 12/25/2019 1:51 PM, Alan Cole wrote: This year we broke the Christmas tradition & had braaied T-bones rather than roast chicken. For some years Christmas dinner at my house has been one Cornish hen per person. -- Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Sinking Creek Covered Bridge, Giles Co., VA
I frequently drive within a few miles of this bridge, but this was my first visit. It was a gray day, and since the bridge is in a rather narrow creek valley lighting may be a bit problematic, but I will return in the spring. There are seven covered bridges left in Virginia, all in the western part of the state near the Blue Rifhe or in the eastern Alleghenies, and I plan to photograph all of them. This is without post aside from punching it up a little to compensate for the gray day. https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/pages/misc.html#sinkingcreek -- Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Happy Ann day
On 12/10/2019 1:44 PM, Larry Colen wrote: A little bird named facebook tells me that it’s your birthday Ann. I hope that it’s a great one. Happy birthday, Ann. I would like to meet you some day. -- Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
LightZone Question
Here's a question for LightZone users. As soon as I go from browse mode to edit mode LightZone makes changes to the image. Is there a way to disable that? I would prefer to enter edit mode with the image as shot and decide for myself what changes to make. -- Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Indian Creek Covered Bridge, Monroe Co. WV
Unplanned detours can yield unexpected opportunities, such as this little gem: https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/pages/misc.html#indiancreek -- Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: "Rock's greatest photo"
On 11/11/2019 9:10 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Not even 60, barely out of shortpants. Yup, you are a youngun, about a decade younger than I am. :-) -- Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: "Rock's greatest photo"
On 11/11/2019 6:41 PM, Larry Colen wrote: 78RPM? Larry - You must be a young whippersnapper. Paul said vinyl, and 78s are almost always shellac. The major exceptions were 78s pressed during and shortly after WWII, when shellac was in short supply, and some were pressed in vinyl. :-) -- Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO -- Pink and Green.
On 11/4/2019 1:48 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Lovely plant, nice composition, but on my screen the rendering seems to show posterization and blownout highlights. It is a nice image, but on my screen the pink highlights in particular look blownout. A bit of gamut reduction in post might help. -- Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO -- Pink and Green.
On 11/4/2019 1:25 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: I hope that at least some will ignore Google's overbearing nannying and click through to look at the image. The page is simple HTML and I certainly haven't added code to steal anyone's information. It is possible to disable those warnings in Firefox. Be advised that doing so will disable all warnings concerning safe browsing, not just those from Google, and on today's internet doing so could have devastating consequences if you go to an infected site. I would rather put up with the occasional spurious warning from Google, who try to convince us that they are improving security, when in fact Gmail addresses are widely use by cybercriminals and Google seemingly does nothing to prevent that. -- Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: I hate Google, more and more every day.
On 11/4/2019 2:21 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: Google has decided that updog(dot)co the web site I've been using to display my images, is a deceptive site, and will not even deliver email that contains a link containing that address. What has likely happened is that a spammer has spoofed that domain, and that it has been flagged and reported. It may well be impossible to get it cleared. You will probably be stuck using (dot)co in your posts. I use DuckDuckGo for my search engine and use Google only when I absolutely need to find something that DuckDuckGo cannot find. I try to minimize my involvement with Google because they have too much power and want even more. -- Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax lenses I want
My wishlist for anything generally greatly exceeds the contents of my wallet. For now I have to be content owning a Pentax-DA 18-270mm as my walking-around lens, a Rokinon 650Z 650-1300mm as my long glass, and a Pentax-A 50mm f2. The only lens currently on my wishlist is a suitable late-model replacement for the 50mm as I want to return it to the K-1000 and sell all of my 35mm film kit as a lot. -- Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: My Kitchen Window
On Oct 27, 2019, at 9:27 AM, John wrote: I did a little levels & curves, but it was so twitchy even the slightest adjustment just blew out the highlight and overpowered the bird. I sometimes find that gamut reduction helps with too great a contrast between subject and background. After gamut reduction the subject can be tweaked to suitable brightness and contrast, and the background doesn't get out of hand. -- Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Long Glass Adventures
I finally took an afternoon to have another try at hummingbird photography with the Rokinon 650-1300mm. I swung the shepherd's crook pole around, and that let me put the camera in the hall outside the kitchen and change the zoom from 1100mm to 900mm. That gave me a slightly wider field of view at the cost of a little less depth of field. I only have juveniles left (the adults are headed south) but there is still a fair amount of traffic. I still have a long way to go in mastering the Rokinon but I expect to be shooting a number of other subjects with it this fall to get in some more practice. https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/pages/hummers.html -- Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Long Glass Adventures
Larry - Thanks for all of those suggestions - I don't mind DIY projects. Your suggestions on getting a good tripod and head for a reasonable price will inspire me to do additional tripod research. -- Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Long Glass Adventures
I have stolen only a little time to work with my long glass for shooting hummingbirds. During the first try my old Focal tripod (don't laugh! - I have to do this on the cheap) proved woefully inadequate to handle the load of so much lens. Results from the first session were, not surprisingly, woeful. Today I had another try, first with the old Focal, but that try ended when the tripod broke while I was moving it - it really was overloaded. In the time since the first try I found another old Focal tripod, but much beefier, at Goodwill, and it was a significant improvement. Shooting the hummingbird with the Rokinon 650-1300mm was quite a challenge. With a straight-on shot the camera was backed up against the refrigerator, and the shortest focal length that would focus on the feeder was 1100mm. That turned out to be too long a lens for a view as wide as I wanted. My favorite visitor is my only adult male, who arrived while I was still getting things framed, so I did not get a good shot. https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/images/IMGP0773.jpg After I got the shot set up I didn't get anybody on the two "flowers" closest to the camera - everybody used the back "flowers". https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/images/IMGP0792.jpg The only subjects who I got good shots of were the insects. Does anyone know what kind of wasp (or hornet) this is? https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/images/IMGP0799.jpg Focus on that long lens is touchy, and it has little depth of field due to its focal-length-related fixed aperture. For the next try I will move some of the kitchen furniture to allow a shorter zoom and a wider field of view. Getting used to this glass is a lot more work than I expected. I am also saving up for a much better tripod and head. -- Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: The Life of Riley
On 8/21/2019 4:01 PM, John wrote: I put it in that *safe place* so I wouldn't lose it, so of course now I don't know where it is ... but it will eventually turn up. I don't know how often I can't find something that I put in a "safe place" (I don't think that has anything to do with pushing 70, excuse me while I change my drool bucket). Things in a "safe place" tend to reveal themselves when I am looking for something else entirely. About a year ago my long-lost favorite long-nose pliers (missing for at least three years) were discovered in a box of potentiometers and rheostats (How he got into my pajamas I’ll never know). -- Dale H. Cook, Radio Contract Engineer, Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA https://plymouthcolony.net/starcityeng/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Long Glass
In the 50 years that I have owned SLRs I have never owned glass longer than 300mm. For the last year and a half, ever since I bought my K-70, I have had my eye on some long glass at my local camera shop. They have had it in stock for at least a couple of years, and when I got paid for a job today I ran out and bought it. It is the Rokinon 650-1300mm f/8-16, and they had marked it down so far that the price was about $10 less than the best new price that I have seen online. It doesn't matter to me that it is three-on-the-tree without power brakes or power steering because that is what I first drove 50 years ago and I can still drive that - there are times when I run the K-70 in fully or mostly manual mode. If I get a chance tomorrow I will see what the traffic in my hummingbird feeder looks like through it. I suspect that I may want to build an extension bar to support the K-70 so I won't strain the tube at 1300mm, but 650mm may be enough for the feeder. -- Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Initial Hummingbird Videos
Here are some of my first video clips of my ruby-throated hummingbirds. They are pretty crude - although I sometimes ran studio video cameras back in the NTSC days that was 20 years ago, and shooting video with a K-70 is much different. For my next experiments I will probably use aperture priority for depth of field. I have at least four hummers in my feeder. I had no adults this spring, but a few weeks ago I got two juvenile males and a juvenile female (based on behavior). About a week ago I got an adult male from a neighboring yard. The pecking order among the males appears to be juvenile #1, adult, juvenile #2. Juvenile male #1 and the adult like perch above the feeder to chase out lesser males. The feeder is hung from a shepherd's crook that has a bird silhouette welded to its top. I call that "Bird On a Bird" with apologies to Leonard Cohen. The first clip has the adult perched there and apparently tasting the air with his tongue. https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/temp/Bird On a Bird.avi The second clip is about the birds and the bees - this juvenile has to keep moving to avoid a bee. https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/temp/Bird and Bee.avi When I play that one online VLC complains about a damaged index but will play it. The third clip shows the adult male dining, then chasing out juvenile male #2 when he wants to eat. https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/temp/Get Outta Here.avi I can see that I have a long way to go before I start getting what I consider decent quality videos. I am saving up for some longer glass which should help. -- Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
QuickTime Video Editor for Win7
Can anyone recommend a decent and preferably free editor for QuickTime video (.MOV) that runs under Win7? I have started taking some videos of my ruby-throated hummingbirds with my K-70, and trying to edit them in-camera is a real pain. -- Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Close Encounters of the Bird Kind
On Thu, Aug 1, 2019 at 12:35 PM John wrote: > "Always have a camera with you" wouldn't have helped, because even if I'd had > the camera in my hands right when the little bird landed, it would have been > gone before I could lift the camera & focus. I have an AC power supply on the way so I can use my K-70 to take time lapse of the juvenile hummingbirds in my hummingbird feeder -- Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Computer Speakers
On 7/13/2019 11:59 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: If they are simple tip ring ring interface speakers ... In electronics service we refer to them as tip-ring-sleeve plugs. That designation goes back probably to the Western Electric Code No. 109, 110, and 126 plugs in use by 1907. -- Dale H. Cook, Radio Contract Engineer, Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA https://plymouthcolony.net/starcityeng/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Going to shoot some film
On 6/28/2019 2:35 PM, Collin wrote: Will take a K1000 w/ b + a KX with some chrome. My K1000 was the last film camera that I used. I am about to put it up for sale as I don't expect to use it again - I have gotten spoiled by my K70. I like the instant gratification of knowing that I have the image that I want in camera - I always hated bracketing and reviewing contact sheets. Experimenting with exposure settings and filters is so much easier in digital. -- Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Steller video
On 6/3/2019 7:22 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I don't know if links to facebook video work, but here's a try I think it only works for your Facebook friends. -- Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: More bridge photos
On 6/1/2019 6:27 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I'm still trying to crunch away at the photos from my trip. I like the natural-color exterior shots. I also like the one looking through the bridge from the interior without added distortion. I'm not so hot on that same shot with added distortion. I guess I'm just an old fuddy-duddy who, as a rule, prefers realism with relatively minimal post for some enhancement. -- Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Chitwood at night (intermediate processing)
On 5/27/2019 6:48 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: My favorite is 106, but the green on the far bank on the left seems unnaturally intense. I was thinking the same thing, but it is very interesting to see what avenues Larry is exploring in post. I generally prefer to spend a lot of time trying to improve my in-camera images, as I would rather fiddle with glass, filters, et. al., than fiddle with post. I spend so much time on the computer for other reasons that I am loathe to increase my time in front of the alphabet synthesizer. Does anyone recognize what phrase from an all-time classic mystery series I hijacked to create "alphabet synthesizer"? -- Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Mabry Mill With Post
On 5/22/2019 11:01 AM, Igor wrote: Now, I am curious: the photo looks quite a bit yellowish on my screen. That is a result of the Hoya Sepia B filter that I used, as modified by the auto white balance in the K-70. That is how I got the brown tint in the mill, whose wood has weathered to a rather neural (and rather dull) gray. I did post the original earlier, but used some post to reduce the range of intensities as the sunlit areas, especially the patch of sunlit grass at the lower right, were overexposed in the raw image. That reduced intensity range made for the more pleasing currently posted image. -- Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-70
On 5/19/2019 11:23 AM, Rick Womer wrote: It’s a very capable camera, but the initial setup is remarkably complicated (unless one wants a very bulky iPhone substitute); and the manual is crap. I've been able to navigate the manual pretty well. For the new K-70 owner I suggest these initial settings from the Pentax Forums: https://www.pentaxforums.com/reviews/pentax-k-70-review/recommended-settings.html -- Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Mabry Mill With Post
On 5/13/2019 12:37 PM, John wrote: Mabry Mill is one of the highlights of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia. I had not been there in the better part of 20 years, even though it is about a 65 mile drive from home. It is the most photographed location on the Parkway. Because I was there before the 01-May opening of the mill and its visitor center I did not have to compete with a lot of other visitors, and during the time that I was there (a couple of hours as I took the grand walking tour of the site) I was probably the only visitor with (what I consider) a real camera, and certainly the only one there with a tripod, filters, and so forth. -- Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Mabry Mill With Post
On 5/13/2019 5:32 AM, Alan C wrote: Looks like it is still in working order? I think not. The wheel is in bad shape. The wheel was rebuilt, IIRC about 1939, but it now needs another rebuild - there is a fundraising board at the site for the rebuild. -- Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Mabry Mill With Post
On 5/12/2019 11:59 PM, lrc wrote: Very nice. What you did is no more "post production" than making a print from a negative. I think it akin to making my own prints, rather than having prints made by someone else. Back in the day I shot tons of Tri-X and a fair amount of Plus-X, which I processed and printed myself. I made contact sheets, and I see your point. By having full control of the print making process I could optimize the prints through my choice of paper and exposure. I was never much of one for dodging with the Super Omega C (even though I had a couple of dodging paddles), which I presume is akin to what you might consider real post. In this case all that I did was to reduce the dynamic range of the image, which greatly improved the sunlit patch at the lower right. -- Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Mabry Mill With Post
I am not someone who rushes into post-production of images. When I displayed my Easter Sunday image of Mabry Mill it was posted raw. After living with it for a few weeks I finally decided what I needed to do in post, muting the colors and creating the artistic effect that mirrored what I felt about the scene when I snapped the shutter. https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/pages/misc.html#mill -- Dale H. Cook, Radio Contract Engineer, Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA https://plymouthcolony.net/starcityeng/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Covered Bridges at night
On 5/12/2019 6:01 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Great shots and I really like them. But what's the point of covering a bridge? In the horse-and-buggy days, when most buggies did not have a roof, it gave young couples a place to canoodle in the rain. :-) Seriously, though, the roof and side walls reduced weathering of the frame and deck, and greatly reduced the occurrence of an icy or otherwise slippery deck in the northern winter. -- -- Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Economy Car
On 5/6/2019 12:42 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Seen in Cape May, NJ, over the weekend: http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2019/5/6/economy Micro cars have been around since at least WW!!. I know that American Pickers has shown the boys finding them, including a '70s French Mini Contessa, a '50s or '60s BMW Isetta, and a '50s or '60s Messerschmidt. I don't recognize that one, but it resembles some of the smallest micro cars made by Peel and Heinkel. With wheels that small it must burn through rubber pretty fast, but then, it is not designed to handle extensive annual mileage. -- Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request
On 4/30/2019 3:14 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: Here's the web page: <http://www.seeingeye.tv/pages/video/pdml-gfm.html> It may or may not display and r play properly on your computer - if not, download using link below and run locally (about 60MB) The shots on and around the mountain bring back memories - I haven't been there in about 50 years. Although I have lived within about a mile of the Parkway (at its closest - the nearest entrance is about 3 miles away by road) my range is all in the northern half. When I am on the Parkway in recent decades it has always been between Rockfish Gap (mile marker 0) and Fancy Gap (mile marker 200). Last Sunday week I decided to take an afternoon drive to Mabry Mill. I hadn't been there in about 20 years and had forgotten its orientation. Morning is best for the preferred view of the wheel side of the mill and I was there in mid-afternoon. I took a number of shots, but they were a bit dull because the mill is a weathered gray. I decided to warm things up a bit and this shot, taken through a Hoya Sepia B filter, is my favorite: https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/images/MabryMill.jpg Steve got to see this message twice. After decades with my old email client I finally had to switch to something current. I am still learning it and haven't yet figured out how to set it to default to replying to the list instead of the sender. -- Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Is this love?
At 04:00 PM 4/1/2019, Igor wrote: >If you were working "in radio", how could you know their APPEARANCE? ;-) From reading the numerous trade journals such as Billboard, Cash Box, and Radio & Records, which publish photos, not to mention numerous non-trade publications such as Creem and Rolling Stone which also publish photos. :-) Dale H. Cook, Radio Contract Engineer, Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA https://plymouthcolony.net/starcityeng/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Is this love?
At 11:50 AM 4/1/2019, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >The Cowsills? Nope - I would recognize them. :-) Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Is this love?
At 11:23 AM 3/31/2019, Toine wrote: >https://www.repiuk.nl/albums/new/content/imgp1239/lightbox/ > > >I don't know... And at 09:31 AM 4/1/2019, Igor wrote: >Or Bob Marley? As someone who has worked in radio for nearly 50 years, I am familiar with the appearances of both the seminal late 60s to early 70s LA band Love, and with Bob Marley, and that is neither. There was a Minneapolis band in the late 80s and 90s named Cows, but I am not familiar with their appearance. :-) Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Copyright infringement
At 07:25 AM 4/1/2019, Jostein wrote: >Flickr has a very visible display of the chosen copyright status, so when >nicked off Flickr, they have no excuse. When one has long owned one's own domain, as I do, one generally has no truck with sites like Flikr. :-) Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Copyright infringement
At 04:33 AM 4/1/2019, Jostein wrote: >This is the heisted one, with added company logo: >http://www.111cn.net/xinxianshi/166658.htm I do not see it on that page, so maybe they already took it down. I have created many PDF files for genealogists, and have been successful with takedown notices when those have been pirated, but those files include copyright notices. Over the next couple of years I expect to be posting a lot of images, and have decided to use visible watermarks for those: https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/pages/doll.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: What Kind of Critter?
At 12:31 PM 3/7/2019, Paul Stenquist wrote: >It's something with five pads. Too big to be a squirrel I think. Any guesses? I would think not a skunk because I see no claw marks, and skunks have non-retractable claws. Not a raccoon as they have long toes and narrow feet with a pointed heel. It has been decades, though, since I've had to identify other paw prints. Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: L-bracket
At 01:29 PM 2/16/2019, Dale H. Cook wrote: >Does anyone know if there is a decent L-bracket for the K-70? Ricoh does not >show one. The only ones that I have found online are generic. I am toying with >the ideas of modifying a generic bracket or making my own from aluminum stock. >The latter would be far more work but may be the only way to have full access >to all ports and the battery compartment. I sometimes have to resort to DIY to get just what I want. I had to make my own L-bracket to suit my needs and it is equipped with the RC2 quick release plates that I use. Compared with commercial brackets it is somewhat ugly but works very nicely. https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/pages/bracket.html Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: L-bracket
Does anyone know if there is a decent L-bracket for the K-70? Ricoh does not show one. The only ones that I have found online are generic. I am toying with the ideas of modifying a generic bracket or making my own from aluminum stock. The latter would be far more work but may be the only way to have full access to all ports and the battery compartment. Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: A car park wall
At 09:01 AM 1/11/2019, Stanley Halpin wrote: >Very nice! > >> https://web-options.com/2019/01/10/a-car-park-in-york/ I concur, and find it quite artistic. Dale H. Cook, many years as 35mm Hanimex and Pentax SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Some Christmas Lights
At 12:11 PM 12/28/2018, John wrote: >Even bad photos have to be better than no photos. Amen. Dale H. Cook, many years as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking- around lens or SMC Pentax-A 50mm/f2 lens -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax sighting - ancient history
At 11:50 AM 12/27/2018, John wrote: >I'd be willing to bet that if you told us his name Stanley did so in his post - it is Ian Wright. Dale H. Cook, many years as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking- around lens or SMC Pentax-A 50mm/f2 lens -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax sighting - ancient history
At 11:05 AM 12/27/2018, Stanley Halpin wrote: >He flashed one slide showing a composite of "the boys" all showing off their >nice cameras. That description sounds familiar - do you know if those images or the composite photograph have been published? If so, I may have it, or I may be recalling a scene from "A Hard Day's Night" or "Help." When I get a chance I will look through my extensive collection of books about My Favorite Band, and if need be I can look at the DVDs of the films. Dale H. Cook, many years as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking- around lens or SMC Pentax-A 50mm/f2 lens -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: A reason to want the 150-450
At 03:25 PM 12/13/2018, Alex Sarbu wrote: >I'm able to photograph the place where the concert was. That reminds me of a NatGeo program about Area 51 (Groom Lake). When the Lockheed A-12 spy plane was in development for the CIA Radar Cross Section (RCS) testing was going on at the base. A mockup was mounted on a pylon for the tests. Because the Soviets already has some spy satellites and the CIA didn't want the Soviets to see the mockup they removed the it from the pylon when a Soviet satellite was due to pass overhead. At first the CIA didn't realize was that the Soviet satellites could do infrared imaging. The shadow of the mockup was cooler than the surrounding ground. The Soviets were able to discern the mockup's outline from the infrared image of the shadow. Once the CIA learned that the Soviets had an outline of the mockup they figured out how it was obtained and then instituted thermal counter measures. The Soviet photographs showed the place where the mockup was. Dale H. Cook, many years as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking- around lens or SMC Pentax-A 50mm/f2 lens -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Shopping NOT black Friday or cyber Monday
At 11:42 AM 11/27/2018, John wrote: >Roanoke, VA? I think that may be the closest one to Raleigh that's still open. Nah, they are still around down to the NC line. The Kroger-Harris Teeter deal was that they swapped stores - the HT's north of the VA-NC line went to Kroger, the Krogers south of the state line went to HT. Some stores in the trade adopted the new brand, some were closed or sold. Dale H. Cook, many years as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking- around lens or SMC Pentax-A 50mm/f2 lens -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Shopping NOT black Friday or cyber Monday
At 05:44 PM 11/26/2018, John wrote: >Kroger pulled out of North Carolina a few months back & one of the stores they >closed was the one nearest my house that I had been shopping the last 30 years >or so. Kroger is still going strong in Roanoke - since Harris Teeter left and the last Winn Dixie closed (both some years ago) we pretty much have Kroger, Food Lion, Walmart (they have a couple of Neighborhood Markets here in addition to the Supercenters), and one Fresh Market. Dale H. Cook, many years as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking- around lens or SMC Pentax-A 50mm/f2 lens -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Taking better pictures
Another approach to taking better pictures is to use the age-old directions (around since at least the mid '50s) on how to get to Carnegie Hall. Dale H. Cook, many years as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking- around lens or SMC Pentax-A 50mm/f2 lens -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Tripods
At 10:16 AM 11/13/2018, Bruce Walker wrote: >In my experience, when I remember to bring a tripod I don't end up using it. >When I need a tripod, I forgot to bring it -- it's at home. I carry one stashed under the rear seat in my Explorer. The camera bag comes with me when I go back into the house, but the tripod stays. I have a couple of older, cheaper tripods in the house if I need one indoors. If I need a small tripod the Manfrotto tabletop tripod is always in the bag. I also usually have a monopod in the Explorer. Dale H. Cook, many years as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking- around lens or SMC Pentax-A 50mm/f2 lens -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
