Re: PESOs (3) - Shadows

[patrick nelson]

I like the stairs.


On 11/14/2020 10:03 PM, Rick Womer wrote:

I’ve added three photos to my Shadows gallery (for a total of 4!).  The first 
new one is of the steps of an old apartment building a few blocks from here, 
and the other two were taken on the nearby University of Pennsylvania campus.

https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2020/Neighborhood-2020/Shadows/

Rick


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Re: PESO 2020 - 117 - GDG

[patrick nelson]

Nice I like this one

Patrick

On 5/20/2020 3:06 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:

An "urban landscape still life" from my roll of Japanese rice paper film 
(Washi-120) that I worked with last week.

https://flic.kr/p/2j3Lrh1
Fence, Trash Can, Loading Dock - Santa Clara 2020

I like the character of this photo a lot. :-)

enjoy,
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Re: May PUG is up

[patrick nelson]

Let me another vote for Stan's Venice. I also liked Ann's The Lookout

Patrick

On 5/8/2020 10:12 AM, Brian W wrote:

G'day all

Hope everyone is still Covid-19 free and keeping well.

View the May gallery here:

http://pug.komkon.org/

(you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous gallery there).

Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not
infallible. So, if you made a submission and you don't see it in the gallery,
let me know.

+

Next up: 'Dry'.

Full Submissions Guidelines here:

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

You can submit here:

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

Cheers
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Re: Peso - Flowers

[patrick nelson]

Rick

Thanks for the comments.  I also dislike the Morning Glory plants and 
remove when I can. I have tried with the sliders in light room but I 
need to experiment more as I am still not happy with the results.


Patrick

On 4/16/2020 1:20 AM, Rick Womer wrote:

Patrick,

I particularly like the morning glory pic—very nice use of lighting, DOF, and 
color. I hate morning glory plants, though, because once they get into a garden 
they’re almost impossible to get rid of.

If you’re shooting RAW, and using Lightroom, I’ve played with the Saturation 
slider in HSL to tame red and yellow flowers.

Rick


On Apr 12, 2020, at 12:23 PM, patrick nelson  wrote:

Hello All

Trying to keep amused under lockdown

Geranium Bud

https://flic.kr/p/2iPBcrx

Morning Glory

https://flic.kr/p/2iPBcuo

Both taken with Ks-2 and Pentax A 100 F4 Macro with extension tubes

I need to look into focus stacking and the Geranium tends to blow out the reds.

Comments welcome


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Peso - Flowers

[patrick nelson]

Hello All

Trying to keep amused under lockdown

Geranium Bud

https://flic.kr/p/2iPBcrx

Morning Glory

https://flic.kr/p/2iPBcuo

Both taken with Ks-2 and Pentax A 100 F4 Macro with extension tubes

I need to look into focus stacking and the Geranium tends to blow out 
the reds.


Comments welcome


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Re: Last Call - April PUG

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I'm saving my selfie  for the weird in July :-)

Patrick

On 4/1/2020 12:45 AM, Brian W wrote:

On 31 March 2020 at 16:34 Paul Sorenson  wrote:


Will a selfie meet the criteria? :-)


Only if you meet the criteria here:

http://pdml.net/pipermail/pdml_pdml.net/2020-March/913504.html

:-)


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Re: Q1 faves

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I like this one

On 3/31/2020 3:54 PM, Larry Colen wrote:

On Mar 31, 2020, at 12:54 AM, Larry Colen  wrote:



On Mar 31, 2020, at 12:01 AM, Bulent Celasun  wrote:

My favorite is the second one
(https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/49406468697/in/album-72157712741596942/).

Thanks Bulent.



It can also work as a B, I suppose.

I gave it a try:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/49718819313/in/album-72157712729213021/

Perhaps my BW conversion chops aren’t quite up to snuff

Bulent was kind enough to send me some suggestions which I think made a nice 
improvement.
So, here’s the reworked Black and White version.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/49718819313/in/album-72157712729213021/

Thanks BC, and I hope that you are weathering the current storm.

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Re: PESO: Some old iron and a call for help

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I agree with Larry.

Looks fine to me as it stands

Patrick

On 3/28/2020 10:57 AM, Larry Colen wrote:

On Mar 28, 2020, at 1:25 AM, Ralf R Radermacher  wrote:

I'm playing around with ON1 Photo RAW, yet again. They're offering it at
half price until next week and I've bought it as another string on my bow.

The thing I'm still not happy with is the sharpening on export. The
names of the settings are cryptic and there is no easy way to set the
intensity.

Please have a look at this:

https://www.fotocommunity.de/photo/neujahrsparade-in-zwankendamme-fotoralfbe/43633243

Are you OK with the sharpening or is ON1 overdoing things?

It does not look overdone to me.  It’s possible that if I compared it with 
another processing technique I would feel differently, but on it’s own it looks 
fine.



The photo shows a bunch of Belgian electric locomotives at the former
Zwankendamme halt between Bruges and the port of Zeebrugge in 2011. The
engines and the halt are history.

Pentax K-5, SMC-M 2/35 mm

Ralf

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Re: PESO bok choy still life

[patrick nelson]

I agree it is nice as  a  photo on its own.

Patrick

On 2/23/2020 4:50 AM, Larry Colen wrote:

I’m working on my backlog (or would that be bok-lag?) of unprocessed photos and 
found another group of bok choy shots.
Here’s one I originally took to show how I was doing something with the 
lighting (the filter box is a gobo), but I decided I rather like it as a photo:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/49571989351/in/album-72157713154961597/

C & C appreciated

the new photos added to the old album
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72157713154961597

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Re: January PUG is up

[Patrick Nelson]

Thanks to all for the positive comments on my picture. I liked Matthew's 
Lightning shot and Paul's fog.


Thanks

Patrick

On 1/10/2020 1:45 AM, ann sanfedele wrote:
Thanks, Ken!  I didn't have to go far to shoot that scene - literally, 
in front of my building's front door - before I ducked back in...
Ralf - becareful what you wish for :-)  and thanks for you other guys 
that liked  the shot , Dan, Stan (?;-)) et. al if I missed someone.


Most of the other shots in the gallery were of storms that were very 
appealing.. as opposed to being "glad I missed that storm" provoking.
PJ and Dan made me wish I were  where they took theirs at that 
moment.  But Patrick made me wish his shot was mine more than others.

Beautiful but ominous at the same time.

QUestion for Matt about the lightening shot.. was that a combo of two 
exposures IN CAMERA? were you shooting rapid fire with the camera
on a tripod in the same spot?  The Weather Channel folk tell us that 
there are more lighting strikes in Florida than any other location in 
the USA..
at least I think that is what i remember them saying.  Hope you were 
inside a building and shooting through a window


anyway - This was a really lovely gallery altogether.

ann

On 1/9/2020 12:00 PM, Ken Waller wrote:
Having grown up in a densely populated city, I can appreciate Ann’s 
“City Snow” image having been through numerous blizzards that 
produced the same scenes in my town. Well seen and captured Ann.


-Original Message-

From: Ralf R Radermacher 
Subject: Re: January PUG is up

My favourites, in no particular order: P.J.'s Ice Storm, Daniel's 
Spring
Snow Storm, Paul's Fog (though there's usually either storm or fog), 
and

Annsan's City Snow, mainly because we haven't had any decent snow here
in almost a decade.

All the rest are great as well, of course.

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Re: Several attempts at a photo

[Patrick Nelson]

Hi Larry

I like the ones that you have taken a wider view. I would like to see 
the bottom of the tree but without knowing what is there maybe I don't. 
I also preferred those where tree is better lit.


Patrick


On 2017/03/03 02:17 AM, Larry Colen wrote:
Last night I noticed the nice saturation of the sign at the local 
movie theater.  I also like the contrast with one of the trees in the 
parking lot. Unfortunately the street lights didn't light the tree 
well enough to get quite the effect I wanted, but I tried various 
things, including multiple shots for HDR, and using a flash to 
illuminate the tree and not the sign.


I think that what I'm going to need to do is to get some strobes set 
up to the side of the tree, close but out of the frame, so that I can 
bring up the illumination on the tree to more closely match the sign, 
but not have the flat lighting of the flash mounted in the shoe.


I'm interested in feedback as to what worked in these various 
attempts, what didn't, what I might try, or whether this shot is 
merely a clever idea without actually being a good idea.


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Re: PESO 2017 - 013 - GDG

[Patrick Nelson]

I like it. Well done Godfrey

Patrick


On 2017/02/09 05:36 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:

We've had a little rain here.

   https://flic.kr/p/RJb6bE

enjoy and stay dry!

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Re: Pentax KP camera size compared to K-5 and K-3 (long).

[Patrick Nelson]

Hi

I do believe I need to clarify something first. I born without thumbs 
and this does influence how I look at and use things. I bought my first 
SLR - a ME Super because it was the smallest SLR at the time and worked 
best for me. The 2 button interface which many don't like I actually 
prefer. Reading this post and thinking back at some other posts I have 
seen I do feel I have to comment.


Last year I was looking at getting a new camera to upgrade from the K10 
I had been using for 9-10 years. All the posts on the list about how 
much better low light performance is on the newer camera's finally 
penetrated. Here in South Africa we can't walk into a shop and look at 
Pentax camera's so I got hold of the distributor and got the KS-2 and K3 
sent to a shop for me to look at. I did not even look at the K3 as the 
KS-2 fitted in my hands so well. I just feel I have to ask if we are not 
tending to knock camera design changes without actually trying them.


Patrick


On 2017/01/26 08:53 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
I don't think that the style of the Df influenced the style of the KP 
as much as the questions of how do we make the camera appear smaller, 
(ah shave of a couple of mm from the right top plate, and the grip.


Hum, well now where do we put that pesky front wheel?  Ah vertically 
on the front panel the new replaceable grips will protect it.


Now we have to have some kind of unifying element.  This is a break 
with the past, we're going to use the new three wheel metaphor from 
the K-1 so make the prism/flash look like that.


Maybe later someone said hey that looks like a Nikon.  But I doubt 
they started out to do that.  They just wanted it to look small. 
That's what marketing wanted, that's what marketing got.


Having used the K-5 I think that it was an engineering/photographer 
centered design.  It was as small as it could be while being as big as 
it had to be.  The same seems to be true of the K-3.


After that the marketers took over design and the K-S1 was the result.

The new current result is the KP.  Not as garish as the K-S1 but I see 
the same heavy handed design team somewhat chastened, but still there.


Pentax said they learned their lesson with the endless *ist-D 
variations that didn't improve anything just made cheaper cameras 
using older technology.  DS, DL, DS2, DL2, all cut out with the same 
cookie cutter.


For a time the engineers took over and the results were an amazing 
advancement in technology for Pentax.  Right up to the K-7.  Then Hoya 
took over and the K-5 which was probably the last real Pentax design, 
was cheapened and sold for the highest profits possible. Under Ricoh 
the K-5II/s fulfilled the promise of the K-5.


But really still good solid usable cameras.  What a photographer 
want's.  Substance over style mostly.


The K-3 was a fantastic camera it impressed even Nikon fanboys, and 
you don't get much more rabid than that, it brought back the fn Key to 
explicitly change the behavior of the multi function pad, but it also 
made a few design decisions that were pretty meaningless such as the 
switch that used to control metering pattern become a switch to 
control the center locking button on the mode dial.


Ricoh cares about quality but they also care more about marketing and 
in the current era their marketers are just as clueless as Pentax's 
were.  The K-S1 was obviously marketer driven, and it was a failure.  
Only a few of it's features, the less harmful and ridiculous ones, 
were carried over to the K-S2 and the merger of the K-S line into the 
more or less mainstream Pentax cameras line, we're going to see those 
influences continue and not for the better, I'm afraid.


I think the K-1 is the last Pentax engineering design.  Designed and 
built mostly by engineers who are also photographers.


Tue less said about Pentax's previous forays into Mirrorless the 
better it seems, even Ricoh want's to shove them down the memory hole.


On 1/26/2017 12:59 PM, John wrote:

I don't think Ricoh mistakes the Df for a sales leader either.

But, if you compare the "style" of the KP in relation to the rest of the
Pentax line of DSLRs and then compare the "style" of the Df in relation
to the rest of Nikon's line-up, I think there are some similarities.

On 1/26/2017 12:32 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:

I don't think so, the only thing retro about the KP is the shape of the
"pentaprism" housing, and that's not particularly retro based on
physics.  I doubt even Ricoh, (ex Pentax), marketing could mistake the
Nikon Df as a top sales leader.


On 1/26/2017 11:38 AM, John wrote:

On 1/25/2017 8:18 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:

There is no meaningful size difference between a KP and K-5.

http://camerasize.com/compare/#706,187

Ditto the KP and K-3 just in case anyone cared...

http://camerasize.com/compare/#706,485




I think this may be the more meaningful comparison:

http://camerasize.com/compare/#706,495


The KP seems to have that same retro look.

Comment on 

Historic Photograph taken with pentax camera

[Patrick Nelson]

Hi

Here in South Africa we had a public holiday yesterday commemorating the June 
16 uprising of the youth in 1976. I know most of us have seen the picture that 
is related to that day. The picture of the body of Hector Pieterson being 
carried down the street in Soweto Johannesburg.  link to news paper article on 
the uprising including picture 
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/16/soweto-uprising-40-years-on-hector-pieterson-image-shocked-the-world

What I did not know is the story of the photographer Sam Nzima and the fact 
that he used a pentax camera to take the picture – his story 
http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/hector-pieterson-pic-ruined-my-life-1531027

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Re: Puzzle

[Patrick Nelson]

My guess was the  tub from a drier

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Looks like the inner tub from a washing machine.

-p


On May 14, 2016, 9:34 AM -0500, Alan C, wrote:

It's obvious what this is, but what was it?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/27007808105/

Alan C

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Re: SMC Pentax M 100/4 Macro

[Patrick Nelson]

Hi Alan

I have the A version of this lens. I have been very happy with it. Bear in 
mind that it is only 1:2 macro. I paid if I remember correctly R1000.00 (67$ 
US)  for mine when I bought it 10 years ago.


Patrick

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Any comments on this lens? Would $40 be a fair price?

Alan C

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Re: PDML: Where are you located? (Lurkers also welcome to reply.)

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Johannesburg South Africa


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I'm curious as to where in the world PDML people are located. A few of
you I may know (or know approximately) but this thread would be a
handy way for people to just hit "reply" and provide their
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know where prospective meet-ups might be scheduled when traveling,
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Re: $10 Gimbal (for Larry)

[Patrick Nelson]

Hello Alan

Could you send them to me as well.

Thanks

Patrick

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Darren, I'll send you some other shots & a fuller description off list.
Probably Wednesday because I have to take the Hyundai to Tzaneen for service
tomorrow .

Alan C

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Sent: Monday, January 11, 2016 3:43 PM
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Alan,
Do you have any other views of your DIY gimbal? Does your quick
release plate slide in a slot, to provide center of gravity for
various lens lengths? Or how is that done?

On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 7:17 AM, Darren Addy  wrote:

Wow. VERY nice, Alan.
Definitely need to add this to my list of projects that I never quite 
complete.


On Sun, Jan 10, 2016 at 10:18 PM, Alan C  wrote:

A gimbal needn't break the bank. This self made gimbal head (a copy of a
Manfrotto 393) cost me about $10 and a few hours work. The imported quick
release plate cost $8 of that. I started with a Linhof pan-and tilt head
which has a good pan mechanism & spirit level which I retained. The tilt
mechanism lever was removed & replaced with an Allen screw, tightened to
lock it solid. The gimbal head was then mounted on the existing flange. 
All

made from scrap & works like a bomb.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/24281487896/


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Re: Which eye do you put to the viewfinder?

[Patrick Nelson]

Right eye - Due to some disabilities use both hands depending on task - 
write right handed.


Patrick

-Original Message- 
From: Darren Addy

Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2015 7:40 PM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Which eye do you put to the viewfinder?

A little informal PDML survey...

Q: Are you right-handed or left-handed (or ambidextrous)
A:

Q: When you use a camera viewfinder, which eye do you put to the viewfinder?
A:

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I'm curious because I am right-handed and have always (unthinkingly)
put the viewfinder to my right eye. However, a recent eye examination
has discovered that I have cataracts and my right eye is significantly
worse. With a new prescription they say they can get me to 20/25 and
I'll need cataract surgery eventually, but I'm wondering if, in the
meantime, I can successfully train myself to use my left eye to the
viewfinder.


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Re: PESO - Huckleberry Finn!

[Patrick Nelson]

Great photo's. I realy liked the first one.

Patrick

-Original Message- 
From: Bulent Celasun

Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 10:13 PM
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Subject: PESO - Huckleberry Finn!

Two images of the same setting.

Both toned monochromes.

The below scene reminded me of my childhood and my dreams of becoming
just another Huckleberry Finn:

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18075736size=lg


This is the portrait of my hero :

https://celasun.wordpress.com/2015/08/25/nature-boy/


Comments appreciated.

Bulent

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Re: August PUG is UP!

[Patrick Nelson]

Hi

I liked Ken's Reeds as well, Rick's Red and Window and Dave's One with 
fence.


The others were good as well and I always like to see the different 
interpretations of a theme.


Patrick

-Original Message- 
From: Brian Walters

Sent: Sunday, August 09, 2015 12:46 PM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: August PUG is UP!

G'day all,

Another good sized gallery with some interesting interpretations of the
theme.

My top three are Ann's 'Tulip Blossom' - both simple and elegant; Stan's
'Beach Stone' - sums up the theme well; and Joe's 'Moon and Venus -
that's a stunner!.

Ok, OK - let's have another couple...  Bruce's 'Queen Anne's Lace' -
love those shadows and Ken's 'Reeds' - seen it before and it still grabs
me.

You'll find the gallery here:

http://pug.komkon.org/

(you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous gallery
there).

Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not
infallible.  So, if you made a submission and you don't see it in the
gallery, let me know.

+

Next up: 'World Photo Day - August 19'

For this one, you need to take a photo on August 19, your local time,
and then submit it before the closing date (around 31 August).

Full Submissions Guidelines here:

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

You can submit here:

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



Cheers

Brian

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Brian Walters
Western Sydney Australia
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Re: July Pug is Up!

[Patrick Nelson]

Thanks Christine.

-Original Message- 
From: Christine Aguila

Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2015 3:58 PM
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Subject: Re: July Pug is Up!

Excellent PUG!  Congrats to all contributors on their fine submissions.  If 
I had to pick a favorite, I’d say Patrick Nelson’s Watering hole really 
caught my eye.  Lovely rendering and composition there.


Cheers, Christine



On Jul 5, 2015, at 12:11 AM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote:

G'day all

This is the biggest gallery for some time and a very eclectic one it is.

Standouts for me - Ken's St Thomas, Dario's Giulia's Shades and
Darren's If These Walls Could Talk. . . 

Lot's of other great work, though.  Make sure you take a look!

You'll find the gallery here:

http://pug.komkon.org/

(you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous gallery
there).

Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not
infallible.  So, if you made a submission and you don't see it in the
gallery, let me know.

+

Next up: 'Simplicity'

Full Submissions Guidelines here:

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

You can submit here:

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

Nominal closing date is 31 July.


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Re: June PUG is up!!

[Patrick Nelson]

Hi

Knysna is in the western cape South Africa. It is part of an area called the 
garden route, lots of forest, lakes and mountains.


Patrick

-Original Message- 
From: Rick Womer

Sent: Friday, June 05, 2015 4:02 AM
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Subject: Re: June PUG is up!!

Thanks, Brian!

I particularly like Patrick's Knysna Sunset (where is Knysna?), Ken's 
Lake Superior (not good canoeing weather, though), and your Guardian.


Jeez, I enjoy the PUG!  Thanks for all your efforts, Brian and predecessors!

Rick

On Jun 4, 2015, at 6:37 PM, Brian Walters wrote:


G'day all

A bit of a slow start but a rush of submissions in the last day or two 
boosted the number of images to 23.  A great effort.


As usual - difficult to pick favourites but I think Rick's 'Moonlight' 
takes the prize (not that there is one...).


I also really like Ken's 'Lake Superior', Ann's 'Hawley Lake', Eric's 
'Blue Pond' and Christine's Lake Michigan'.


You'll find the gallery here:

http://pug.komkon.org/

(you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous gallery 
there).


Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not 
infallible.  So, if you made a submission and you don't see it in the 
gallery, let me know.


+

Next up is the annual 'Open Gallery'.  No hold's barred - any topic you 
like provided, of course, that the usual condition of either the camera or 
lens being Pentax is met.


Full Submissions Guidelines here:

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

You can submit here:

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

Nominal closing date is 30 June.


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Re: Travelling to South Africa ..

[Patrick Nelson]

As I live on the outskirts of Johannesburg I suppose I should comment.

As always in a large city there places to avoid and places that time of 
day make a big difference. Things to consider are not leaving items in a 
car in view, drive with windows closed and car locked to prevent smash 
and grab thefts happening. As with anywhere avoid dark places at night 
on your own. Transport from the airport I am not familier with as I live 
15 minutes away and normally fetch visitors. Most people are either 
fetched, hire a car or catch the gautrain (high speed rail link) if it 
goes where you need to be. As you did not say where in Johannesburg you 
are staying I can't get more specific.


Feel free to contact me off list for more info.

Patrick

 On 2012/07/14 09:07 AM, Bob W wrote:

Quoting Anand DHUPKARanand_dhupkar at yahoo.com:


Folks - need some input.

I am  frequent visitor but infrequent poster on pdml.


Looks like I am likely to travel to Johannesburg, South Africa, for

work - in a week or so.

Curious - any safety concerns that I need to be aware of ?



I've never been to South Africa so I don't have pe4sonal experience,
but the Australian Government issues 'Travel Advisories' for visitors
to many countries.  The advice for South Africa might help,

especially

the 'Safety and Security' tab.

http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/South_Africa


Other governments probably issue similar advisories.



US Department of State also posts those:
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1008.html

In addition to those advisories, you may want to check if any
immunization is needed. E.g.:
http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/south-africa.htm

I haven't been there myself, so, I don't know anything beyond this.

I spent a few weeks in South Africa in 1998, so my experience may be out of
date. I stayed there for a few days with a friend who was getting married,
and her family who still lived there. The advice they gave to all their
guests coming in through Johannesburg airport was not to leave the terminal
building except with a pre-booked taxi driver, and not to go with one of the
taxi touts who cruised for business.

While driving me around JB my friend's father adviced me not to rest my arm
on the window - he said I'd have my hand cut off by people trying to get my
watch.

One of their sons was burgled at gunpoint in his home some months
afterwards, and it was generally considered a miracle that he wasn't shot
dead, which was apparently the routine at the time.

So the impression I got was that Jo'burg was not a good place to wander
around naively.

We also spent some time in Cape Town which was much more relaxed and one of
the world's great cities, although even there there was a double-shooting on
the Waterfront one day - we weren't affected by it in any way though.

I have no idea what it's like there now, but I wouldn't hesitate to go back
- it's a wonderful country. You should get some advice from locals.

B





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Re: PUGs are up

[Patrick Nelson]

Can't access from South Africa either

Patrick

John Coyle wrote:

Anyone else still having problems with the PUG galleries.  Still can't
connect... Igor?

John in Brisbane


-Original Message-
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
Scott Loveless
Sent: Wednesday, 26 May 2010 1:38 AM
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Subject: PUGs are up

April 2010 is here: http://pug.komkon.org/10apr/index.html
May 2010 is here: http://pug.komkon.org/10may/index.html and here:
http://pug.komkon.org/

The past galleries file is current.
http://pug.komkon.org/general/pastgalleries.html

June, Flora and Fauna, will be up before GFM.  We could use a few
more.  http://pdmlpug.org/?page_id=52  File size is limited to 256k
and the gallery software is set to resize to 720p on the long side if
the submitted photo is larger than that.

Also, I used a different Chameleon theme for these last two galleries.
 Yays and Nays are welcome.

  



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RE: Macro

[Patrick Nelson]

Thanks for the answer. I agree with what you are saying but I think my
question is as follows. Assuming I needed 1:1 to fill the frame on film with
a specific subject I would obviously need to back off a bit and a lower
magnification to fill the frame on digital with the same subject. I would
now be working at less than life size would I not? Is this difference also a
factor of 1.5 like on telephoto?

Patrick

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Sent: 21 April 2009 07:50 AM
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- Original Message -
From: Patrick Nelson
Subject: Macro


 Hi

 I have a question arround the magnification factors on macro lenses. If
 you
 use a 1:1 lense on film the image is life size on the negative. What does
 this translate to on an aps-c size sensor 1.5:1 ?. I use the a100 f4 macro
 which is 1:2 would this then translate to 0.75:1 or 3 quarters life size.
 I
 know that as I am not doing any measurements on the resulting image and
 use
 the lense as the size and framing I want it is imaterial. I wouls however
 like to know.

Life size is life size.
35mm film sees more real estate than APS-C.

William Robb


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Macro

[Patrick Nelson]

Hi

I have a question arround the magnification factors on macro lenses. If you
use a 1:1 lense on film the image is life size on the negative. What does
this translate to on an aps-c size sensor 1.5:1 ?. I use the a100 f4 macro
which is 1:2 would this then translate to 0.75:1 or 3 quarters life size. I
know that as I am not doing any measurements on the resulting image and use
the lense as the size and framing I want it is imaterial. I wouls however
like to know.

Thanks

Patrick

ps

I have been subscribed for +- 8 years just never really contributed much. I
am based in South Africa and the enablement factor has migrated across to
here.


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RE: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film?

[Patrick Nelson]

Hi

I still do - mostly bw with some infrared and some slide film. I stopped
for a while when I got the *istD but due to working in IT and on PC's all
day found the darkroom with bw a refreshing change. As I am normally a
lurker to fill in the some of the details - I am based in Johannesburg South
Africa and have been lurking since +- 2000. Since on the list the enablement
bug bit and have added *istD, K10D, MZS and a number of lenses since I
subscribed

Patrick Nelson

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JC OConnell
Sent: 20 December 2008 08:00 PM
To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'
Subject: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film?


Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film?

I have only shot one roll since going with a DSLR
a couple years ago. I am wondering, anyone on this
list still using 35mm film at all, or still using
35mm film full time?

JC O'Connell
hifis...@gate.net




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RE: How Long ...

[Patrick Nelson]

Hi

I joined early 2003. I had a ME super 2 consumer zooms and a m50 1.7 at the
time. Now it is 2 ME supers, a MZ 7 and a *istD 9 pentax primes 3 pentax
zooms. I have also bought and sold some others. I have learnt a lot but have
had periods that I have deleted lots without reading.

Patrick

in South Africa


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