Hi,
really incredible shot. Focus is perfectly on the eyes. Lovely scene!
Why is the background that black? It supports the lynx mamas head, but
looks on the other hand like a flash has been used what is obviously not
the case.
Thanks for posting!
Best regards, Hans.
Something from last
William Robb wrote:
Tax day has come and gone in Canada. Yesterday midnight was the last moment
for penalty free tax fining.
I changed my calender this morning, the picture for May is the entrance to
the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Business School.
William Robb
seems to me I've seen that
Herb Chong wrote:
the story line in the movie is supposed to be all Adams' work. they say
in the newspaper reviews that the subsequent tweaks were in the details.
special effects are pretty good, and mostly understated. they didn't
dominate the movie. did you see the TV movie Marvin? he's seen
Here is the info on the old Pentax lenses that I inherited.
Super-Takumar 1:1.9/85
Asahi Optic Co. Lens made in Japan 890085
SMC Pentax-M 1:2 50 mm 5385767 Asahi Optical Co.
SMC Pentax-M 1:2.8 28MM 7837559 Asahi Opt.Co., Japan
The question is whether there is anything here worth trying to save
--- Ian Lind [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The question is whether there is anything here worth trying to save
by internal cleaning?
That depends on where the fungus is. If it's on the 2 glass surfaces near the
aperture blades, the job should be fast and easy. Otherwise, it might cost too
much
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ian
Lind) wrote:
Super-Takumar 1:1.9/85 Asahi Optic Co. Lens made in Japan 890085
SMC Pentax-M 1:2 50 mm 5385767 Asahi Optical Co.
SMC Pentax-M 1:2.8 28MM 7837559 Asahi Opt.Co., Japan
The question is whether there is anything here worth
This one time, at band camp, John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Mon, May 02, 2005 at 08:22:25PM -0700, Powell Hargrave wrote:
John can you tell as which tag and how to decipher it?
I occurs to me that if there is a total count of _all_ images
taken with the camera, a software change
A few days ago our youngest daughter performed in her class play. While
waiting for the play to start, I noticed two young girls (who I assumed
to be sisters) sitting on the floor in front of the stage enacting
their own little drama:
http://www.alpert.com/marco/pdml/peso13a.html
On May 3, 2005, at 2:26 PM, frank theriault wrote:
Well, I gotta be honest here, Dave (doesn't ~that~ portend something
less-than-pleasant g), but this one just doesn't speak to me.
snip
Thanks for the comments, Frank. I appreciate the honest feedback.
The thing that attracted my eye to this one
Pet Clarke? Before my time. :-)
John
On Tue, 03 May 2005 00:25:43 +0100, frank theriault
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 5/2/05, John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Cheeky bugger. I knows several long woids, and I ain't afraid to use
'em.
Don't be petulant with me, young man.
BTW, didn't she
William Robb wrote:
- Original Message - From: Derby Chang Subject: GESO: BVH
redux (Re: FA*85 and 77mm LTD autofocus)
Still puzzles me. Why would the AF on the 85mm be slower than the
77mm? I'll have to continue the experiment.
How much more mass does the camera have to shift with
As an ex-diver, I would say that it wouldn't be a good idea to use the air
from that compressor for diving either. I'd rather have oil on my sensor
than oil in my lungs.
In normal circs, air from a diving compressor should be pretty damn clean.
John
On Tue, 03 May 2005 01:51:08 +0100, McRae,
Perhaps it was the comapny he was keeping at the time!
But, to clear up any confusion, he's a very decent chap.
John
On Tue, 03 May 2005 03:12:21 +0100, frank theriault
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 5/2/05, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
hey he looks like a decent chap ;-)
You expected
2005/5/3, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
On 5/2/05, Daniel J. Matyola [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My trip to Belgium last week was very enjoyable. Thanks to everyone for
their tips and advice!
Thanks sepecially to Thibouille, who met me at my hotel, showed me the
infamous Manneken
Seem both are about the same price.
I do not have any compact flash so I don't care.
I have old lenses so TTL buil-tin flash would be nice.
Vertical grip/ battery grip would be nice too.
Other than that. I do not see why choosing the D ?
--
Thibouille
--
On 2/5/05, John Francis, discombobulated, unleashed:
Warning - technospeak ahead. Of no interest except to geeks.
John this wouldn't be some sort of admission, now would it?
Cheers,
Cotty
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On 2/5/05, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed:
I'm a fanatic when it comes to experimenting.
Yes, but where are we going to get latex and burlap at this time of
night, Brain?
-Pinky
Not to mention the whipped cream.
Cheers,
Cotty
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On Tue, 3 May 2005, Derby Chang wrote:
This is true. But what puzzles me is that occasionally, the camera with
the 85 wouldn't even bother to hunt for focus - it just blinked it's
hexagon at me.
Without the AF sensor area being in focus?
Kostas
p.s.: Nice piccies, Derby.
that's because he interpolates to 24 megapixels at conversion time.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: Peter Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 4:36 AM
Subject: RE: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long
My KM A2 outputs
From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2005/05/03 Tue AM 09:55:27 GMT
To: pentax list pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: old lenses
On 2/5/05, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed:
I'm a fanatic when it comes to experimenting.
Yes, but where are we going to get latex and
I'm OK for either, too. How about the 15th, but meeting somewhere more to
the west of the city to help Mark out?
Bill Sawyer
Livonia, MI
-Original Message-
From: Mark Cassino [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 9:32 PM
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: PDML at
It must be bird day, so here's a Downy Woodpecker that I shot this past
Sunday: *istD, A-400/5.6, Sigma 500 Super flash fill. Exposure was f
5.6 @ 1/350, handheld.
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3330104
Veery nice again. Beautiful bird, well captured.
On May 2, 2005, at 11:14 PM, Tom C wrote:
One more Rufous shot taken the next day. This time with the camera on
the tripod and a foot or so closer. New shot is rightmost.
http://www.photo.net/photodb/presentation.tcl?presentation_id=285074
A
Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.oksne.net/paw/lynx.html
That's really good, Jostein!
Love those eyes.
Ciao,
Gianfranco
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As far as I understand the spores in question are all around us and
part of the air that we breathe. They're as common as dust. So the
idea is to not give these spores any reason to alight on the lens
element and start developing into fungus; hence the usage of a dry
cabinet, etc.
Disclaimer:
Thanks Ann.
The shot was directly from me. I know the Times auto page editor from
my days in NY. He called me thinking I probably had a Dream Cruise
photo. I believe my pic is only in the printed editions.
Paul
On May 3, 2005, at 12:53 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote:
Paul Stenquist wrote:
I have my
Hi Bill,
Why don't we make it the 15th then? Is that good for Ken. Regardless of
where we meet, Mark will still have to leave at the same time in order
to arrive at PP at say 9AM. However, perhaps we can find somewhere to
meet that's on the route from Mark's house to the bridge. I wouldn't
Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am presently paying half attention to a PBS show where people bring in
their garage sale and auction finds, and experts tell them what they are and
how much they're worh. A fellow brought in a large matted and framed sepia
tone-like landscape print that he had
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED],
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Thibouille) wrote:
Seem both are about the same price.
I do not have any compact flash so I don't care.
I have old lenses so TTL buil-tin flash would be nice.
Vertical grip/ battery grip would be nice too.
Other than that. I do not see why
Fungus spores are present in an amazing variety, and quantity,
in the air all the time.
To thrive they require only the proper conditions.
For most fungi this is a cool, dark, damp, stagnant environment.
And of course, food.
Their mortal enemies are light, heat, dryness and fresh air.
The coating
Many thanks for taking the time, William, interesting reading.
On Mon, 2 May 2005, William Robb wrote:
We were so profitable that we started selling cameras as loss leader items.
I remember the Minlota Maxxum 7000 body selling retail out of my camera
store for $399.99. The dealer net on the
Great shots. Your a photographer alert to what's going on around you.
Thanks for posting them.
- Original Message -
From: Marco Alpert [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Pentax List pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 3:07 AM
Subject: PESO - A mini-drama
A few days ago our youngest
Sorry YW, I didn't see your post before I wrote my
rather long-winded one.
I agree with you 100%.
Don (So much for being succinct)
-Original Message-
From: Chan Yong Wei [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 5:43 AM
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: old lenses
From: Chan Yong Wei [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2005/05/03 Tue AM 10:43:09 GMT
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: old lenses
As far as I understand the spores in question are all around us and
part of the air that we breathe. They're as common as dust. So the
idea is to not give
From: Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2005/05/03 Tue AM 11:21:04 GMT
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: RE: old lenses (A bit long)
Fungus spores are present in an amazing variety, and quantity,
in the air all the time.
To thrive they require only the proper conditions.
For
The vertical grip would be the deciding factor for me.
The D is just too small for my hands without it.
I've left it at home a couple of times to save weight
and regretted it each time.
It also adds a vertical shutter release, Av and Tv
control knobs, and allows me to hang the camera
from my
Another great shot Paul!
He's been busy on that tree, hasn't he?
Flash at 1/350th, high speed sync?
Don
-Original Message-
From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 5:38 AM
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: PESO: It must be bird day
It must
I'll see if I can locate the article I read, it was
a number of years ago in Popular Science, I believe.
It was about the large number of organic compounds
used in coatings on such things as film, audio/video
tape, CDs, and of course lenses.
It even had some amazing photos of fungus at work
on
I've had lenses cleaned for $50. The M50/2 and M28/2.8 are each worth
less than $50 in excellent condition, so send them to ebay for parts.
I'd check cleaning the Super Tak 85mm f1.9. If the fungus hasn't
eaten the lens coatings, you'll have something.
Regards, Bob S.
On Tue, 3 May 2005 08:53
Yes, the Sigma 500 Super does high speed synch on the *istD. In fact,
it supports all *istD flash functions.
Paul
On May 3, 2005, at 7:44 AM, Don Sanderson wrote:
Another great shot Paul!
He's been busy on that tree, hasn't he?
Flash at 1/350th, high speed sync?
Don
-Original Message-
Thanks again, Don:-). Correction: I just checked my metadata, and the
shutter was at 1/500th on this shot.
On May 3, 2005, at 7:44 AM, Don Sanderson wrote:
Another great shot Paul!
He's been busy on that tree, hasn't he?
Flash at 1/350th, high speed sync?
Don
-Original Message-
From:
Nice captures both.
Kenneth Waller
-Original Message-
From: Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: May 2, 2005 11:14 PM
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: PESO - Spring Rufous and Pine Siskin
One more Rufous shot taken the next day. This time with the camera on the
tripod and a foot or so
So you were using HS Sync?
Don
-Original Message-
From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 7:22 AM
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: PESO: It must be bird day
Thanks again, Don:-). Correction: I just checked my metadata, and the
You have taken it beyond just being a picture of a bird to a
more artistic level
Definitely! It's the kind of image you seek after you've taken tons of just
bird pictures.
Kenneth Waller
-Original Message-
From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: May 3, 2005 1:48 AM
To: Christian
The DS is faster if you want to shoot pictures continuously.
John
On Tue, 03 May 2005 12:38:57 +0100, Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
The vertical grip would be the deciding factor for me.
The D is just too small for my hands without it.
I've left it at home a couple of times to save
- Original Message -
From: Kostas Kavoussanakis
Subject: Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon
(for those who care) long)
Surely selling cameras as loss leaders was a bad idea that had nothing
to do with the customer. No?
Yup. As I said in the post, it ruined
On 5/3/05, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It must be bird day, so here's a Downy Woodpecker that I shot this past
Sunday: *istD, A-400/5.6, Sigma 500 Super flash fill. Exposure was f
5.6 @ 1/350, handheld.
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3330104
It's almost as if he's
On 5/3/05, Mark Stringer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Great shots. Your a photographer alert to what's going on around you.
Thanks for posting them.
- Original Message -
From: Marco Alpert [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Pentax List pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 3:07 AM
Jostein wrote:
Something from last summer.
http://www.oksne.net/paw/lynx.html
All comments appreciated, and thanks for looking.
Jostein
Bewdy.
Love the tufts on her ears, and the motion blur on the kid.
D
--
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc
Thibouille wrote:
Seem both are about the same price.
I do not have any compact flash so I don't care.
I have old lenses so TTL buil-tin flash would be nice.
Vertical grip/ battery grip would be nice too.
Other than that. I do not see why choosing the D ?
A few things you might consider to sway
Thanks for that update, Max - I was wondering what ever happened. Glad it
was such a minor problem!
- MCC
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Mark Cassino Photography
Kalamazoo, MI
www.markcassino.com
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- Original Message -
From: McRae, Max MS
On 5/2/05, Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
One more Rufous shot taken the next day. This time with the camera on the
tripod and a foot or so closer. New shot is rightmost.
http://www.photo.net/photodb/presentation.tcl?presentation_id=285074
A Pine Siskin wanting a drink.
On 5/2/05, Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
original two willets:
http://www.skofteland.net/displayimage.php?album=1pos=28
new two willets:
http://www.skofteland.net/displayimage.php?album=1pos=29
snip
Comments about color and whatever else are greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
I actually
Bob,
For two weeks last Aug/Sept, we worked THAT road every day for 8 to 9
hours/day, starting some 30 miles west of where the park buses turn around
(Eilson visitor center).
I have to say there are more photographic opportunities (both animal life
scenic) along that road than any other place
From: Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2005/05/03 Tue PM 12:03:30 GMT
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: RE: RE: old lenses (A bit long)
I'll see if I can locate the article I read, it was
a number of years ago in Popular Science, I believe.
It was about the large number of
On 5/2/05, Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Now I really am selling it...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=30035item=7512972282
ann
she who hasn't read the list in a week so if
Imissed something tell me now :)
Ann, that's about the most entertaining article
On 5/2/05, Cesar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
snip Then I thought to myself that I really liked the photos I
submitted and that was enough for me. I find that they tend to trigger
memories and as such carry so much more meaning than to other people.
snip
Funny, but as much as I like my photos
The Astronomy Picture of the Day page for May 3, 2005, has an
interesting photograph of the sun, moon and planets moving across the
ecliptic:
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
Dan M
From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2005/05/03 Tue PM 12:58:23 GMT
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: PESO - birds from this weekend - possibly better white balance
On 5/2/05, Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
original two willets:
On 4/30/05, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Another from today's walkaround. Again, this was shot wide open with
the Vivitar Series 1 70-210/3.5. Who says you can't get a nice constant
ap zoom for less than a hundred bucks?
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3322567
On 5/3/05, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Except . it's wet and will therefore be reflecting the sky. Which is
blue. Although maybe not in downtown Toronto 8-)
Well, the point is I like the brown one, and I'm just using
ex-post-facto rationalizations to support that. Even if
Peter wrote:
If you're on a budget and who isn't are you going to have two expensive
incompatible digital systems to support or will you use the one that's more
flexible.
REPLY:
If you look at the Pentax 645 NII it is far more flexible in terms of output
quality than 35mm. I can shoot at
On 4/30/05, Juan Buhler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yesterday I met Albano here in Buenos Aires. We hadn't met before, and
knew each other only from this list. We had lunch, talked about other
people on the list (mostly good stuff! :) , took some pictures, and
then went to see a Cartier-Bresson
Peter wrote:
No matter what Pål believes about the relative equality between Pentax 645
lenses, in cost and capabilities, and Canon L lenses. There is at least one
important aspect where the 645 lenses fall short, speed. You don't see too many
Pentax Medium format f2.8 zooms. or for that
Paul wrote:
Don't forget, the big seller, the *istDS, has only been on the market for a
short time.
REPLY:
Is it a big seller?
Pål
Herb wrote:
because they are working on a 645D instead of a full frame or even just a
higher end APS-C camera. they don't have the resources to do more. 300 people
doing camera RD sounds like a lot until you start adding up what they have to
do.
REPLY:
1. They are not working on a 645D
Christian wrote:
As we
have recently seen, Pentax has no plans to produce a full-frame (24x36mm)
sensor with a k-mount body. New lens releases confirm this with most only
covering the current sensor size.
REPLY:
Huh Where have you recently seen that? As far as I know Pentax did in
deed
Tom wrote:
I see Pentax releasing (I'm just guessing) 1 new PS every three months or so
over the last several years. Most of them are practically meaningless
variations on a theme (Optio 5, 5i, 5si, and all that). I see that, regardless
of how much money they make on it, as a waste of effort
mike wilson wrote:
heat, dryness and fresh air. The coating on camera lenses is
organic, here's the food.
That's the first I've heard of this. Any further information?
AFAIK, coatings (such as SMC) are ceramic.
AFAIK they are thin layers of metal oxide. I don't know whether it could
be
On 4/28/05, Cesar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I noted most recently that the brotherhood was still alive. I was not a
member, though I came close when I purchased a 645n a couple of years ago.
Well, I am ready to be greeted with whatever 'secret handshake' you may
have - that is if you will
On 3/5/05, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed:
From all the car talk, I thought you were a Swarfega sort of chap.
LOL. yeah, with bits.
Cheers,
Cotty
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Gee, I hope it finds the way to a cinema near me soon!
Jostein
- Original Message -
From: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 11:15 PM
Subject: OT HHGTTG
Hi,
Not to give too much away but:
1. the film bears only a passing resemblance to
Thanks Christian,
Yes, I had to shoot through (plexi)glass. To minimize the effect of
it, I nudged myself to a spot without too many scratches, and put the
lens hood onto the glass.
Jostein
- Original Message -
From: Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Monday,
- Original Message -
From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.oksne.net/paw/lynx.html
Stunning work mate. Those eyes are unbelievable.
Thanks, mate. :-)
Jostein
Yes, the Sigma has a high speed synch mode that works with the *istD and other
recent model Pentax cameras.
Paul
So you were using HS Sync?
Don
-Original Message-
From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 7:22 AM
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
LOL... Well... -What Robb said about the neck. :-)
Thanks, Keith.
Jostein
- Original Message -
From: Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 8:48 PM
Subject: Re: PESO: Lynx mother
Oww, OWWW! The NECK, okay?! Sheesh!
Love it! Great catch,
On May 3, 2005, at 1:07 AM, Marco Alpert wrote:
http://www.alpert.com/marco/pdml/peso13a.html
http://www.alpert.com/marco/pdml/peso13b.html
http://www.alpert.com/marco/pdml/peso13c.html
Great captures, and superb handling of tonalities.
Godfrey
Thanks Frank. No bird is safe from the PDML:-).
On 5/3/05, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It must be bird day, so here's a Downy Woodpecker that I shot this past
Sunday: *istD, A-400/5.6, Sigma 500 Super flash fill. Exposure was f
5.6 @ 1/350, handheld.
What made her look my way was a schoolclass of Finnish kids yelling
and knocking on the plexglass wall...:-) She was generally as ignorant
of our presence as only cats can be.
Jostein
- Original Message -
From: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Monday, May
Fellow Pentax Aficionados,
I have been following the old lens thread with some interest. It is good
to see that there are those who will use these fine optics as they were
intended. In keeping with this thread, I have decided to sell my
f/4.5-500mm and f/8-1000mm Tele-Takumar lenses. If
Thanks, Frank.
If this was in the wild, I don't think I would have got away to show
it...:-)
At least not if those eyes convey what I think they do: Hey, don't
mess with my kids, okay?
Jostein
- Original Message -
From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Thank you, Liberman's!
Tell Galia the little one is as big as a full grown cat.
Cheers,
Jostein
- Original Message -
From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 6:52 AM
Subject: Re: PESO: Lynx mother
Hi!
Something from last summer.
- Original Message -
From: Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.oksne.net/paw/lynx.html
I just hopped back on list and glad I did -
damn,jostein - to good! perfect!
Thanks, Ann.
Gald you stopped by.
If you stay tuned for a couple of days, I'm sure there will be some
gathering
Paul, that's great use of fill flash. I have the 500DG Super as well and
have been experimenting with TTL tele flash. The bird has great detail.
For such a small bird, i'm curious how much cropping you did or if you were
able to get close enoguh for minimal cropping.
Nice job.
christian
-
I'm not sure what they were looking at. The building to their left is an
interior designer's showroom. Not much going on in there. I had a feeling that
the woman was trying to avoid looking at me. This was my third or fourth frame,
and she was aware of me and my camera. The dog may have been
Thanks Markus,
The background is in deep shade from a cliff overhang. I think there's
also a small cave back there. At least that's where she picked up the
kittens from.
Cheers,
Jostein
- Original Message -
From: Hans Imglueck [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent:
Thanks Paul,
Yes, I think there are Significant Moments to animal portraiture as
well. I have a couple of others too, but it was only in this one that
everything clicked.
Cheers,
Jostein
- Original Message -
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005
- Original Message -
From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Well done!
Humble thanks, Shel.
Jostein
I don't know. Didn't someone here say it was the top seller in its class in
Japan? It definitely seems to be outselling the *istD, and I would guess it has
outseld any recently released Pentax film cameras by a wide margin.
Paul
Paul wrote:
Don't forget, the big seller, the *istDS, has
- Original Message -
From: Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 11:14 PM
Subject: PESO - Spring Rufous and Pine Siskin
One more Rufous shot taken the next day. This time with the camera on the
tripod and a foot or so closer. New shot is
Thanks Kenneth,
That's what struck me too.
Btw, my son (12 yo) just came in wondering what I was doing, and I
showed him the picture.
He spontaneously commented on the eyes as well. Looks like she says
'dont touch my cub' , he said.
Jostein
- Original Message -
From: Kenneth Waller
This one time, at band camp, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 2/5/05, John Francis, discombobulated, unleashed:
Warning - technospeak ahead. Of no interest except to geeks.
John this wouldn't be some sort of admission, now would it?
I just made myself a little application for the OSX
Thanks for all your comments.
I'll see if I can grab a cheap D because I'm really on budget,
otherwise will be a DS.
2005/5/3, John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
The DS is faster if you want to shoot pictures continuously.
John
On Tue, 03 May 2005 12:38:57 +0100, Don Sanderson [EMAIL
Thanks Rick,
I think the Helsinki zoo must be caring very well for their animals.
They manage to make most of their larger mammals breed in captivity.
They also have a good record for making birds of prey breeding there,
which IMO is even more impressive.
Most of the animals we saw (some had
Thanks William.
Jostein
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From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 1:08 AM
Subject: Re: PESO: Lynx mother
Bravo!!
William Robb
Thanks Tom,
Shooting animals in zoos usually makes me feel sorry for the animals,
but I was quite impressed with the Helsniki zoo concept.
It was much akin to the animal habitats at Grandfather Mountain, btw.
Jostein
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From: Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
Hi Marco ...
I didn't see the original post, nor any of the followups until Godfrey
posted his comment.
Good work, my friend. The tonality looks quite good on my screen (Double
Hue/Sat?), the drama unfolded nicely as well. You followed the basic
tenet of a people shooter - you kept shooting
Thanks Christian. The crop is minimal. It's about 75 percent of frame, more
than 50 megs in the tiff version. I think I was about ten feet away. I had
been shooting in this area and noticed how the woodpecker kept returning to the
same tree. So I took a position near the tree and kept the
From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2005/05/03 Tue PM 01:23:14 GMT
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Re: PESO - birds from this weekend - possibly better white
balance
On 5/3/05, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Except . it's wet and will therefore be
Seem both are about the same price.
I do not have any compact flash so I don't care.
I have old lenses so TTL buil-tin flash would be nice.
Vertical grip/ battery grip would be nice too.
Other than that. I do not see why choosing the D ?
Differences in performance are small. I have no desire or
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