Re: PESO - Brooklands

2007-10-26 Thread Cotty
On 25/10/07, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: Love the geometry in this shot. The tilt works well, or we're you just tilted.LOL Thanks Brooksy. Ever since I had my spirit level knocked out of the top of my head, I've had problems standing up straight ! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__

Re: PESO - Brooklands

2007-10-26 Thread Cotty
On 25/10/07, Doug Franklin, discombobulated, unleashed: If you guys get to this side of the pond at the right time, we need to organize a trip to a race here in the US. And if I come to Jolly Old Blighty, I'd surely appreciate a point toward the nearest race at the time. :-) you got it We

Re: PESO - Brooklands

2007-10-26 Thread Cotty
On 26/10/07, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: Well, you never manage to disappoint us, Cotty ;-). So you did not manage this time either ;-). Classy. Thanks Boris Now tell me, that Tokina RMC - is it still K-mount? and does it have A aperture position? I might help you to get rid

Re: PESO: Munich Limousine

2007-10-26 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 10/24/2007 6:25:31 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, rwomer [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: A photo from our trip to Germany in June 2006. I was wandering the back streets near the English Garden when I was almost run over by this car careening around the corner. I managed to get this

Wildlife Photographer of the Year

2007-10-26 Thread Bob W
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition opens today at the Natural History Museum in London: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-on/temporary-exhibitions/wpy/onlin eGallery.do http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-on/temporary-exhibitions/wpy/ -- Cheers, Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: PESO: Rose

2007-10-26 Thread dao_
Hello John, JF No - they're different. The 540 has both a diffuser panel (for use JF with wide angle lenses) and a catch light plate (for use when you're JF using the tilt head to bounce flash off the ceiling); it reflects a JF small amount of the flash output towards the subject so you get

Re: PESO - Brooklands

2007-10-26 Thread David J Brooks
On 10/26/07, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 25/10/07, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: Love the geometry in this shot. The tilt works well, or we're you just tilted.LOL Thanks Brooksy. Ever since I had my spirit level knocked out of the top of my head, I've had problems

Re: PESO 2007 - 44d - GDG

2007-10-26 Thread David J Brooks
Great job on these Godfrey Dave On 10/25/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: More Alcatraz ... interior ... http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/44d.htm Comments, critique, etc always appreciated. enjoy Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Outstanding in his field

2007-10-26 Thread Steve Desjardins
Hey, at least my picture had a guy standing in a field. I like this one better, however, despite the unfortunate choice of title. Let's rename it. How about Hey, what are those fuzzy round things in the air? Steve frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/25/2007 5:48 PM On 10/25/07, Kenneth

Re: PESO: Rose

2007-10-26 Thread Doug Franklin
John Francis wrote: No - they're different. The 540 has both a diffuser panel (for use with wide angle lenses) and a catch light plate (for use when you're using the tilt head to bounce flash off the ceiling); it reflects a small amount of the flash output towards the subject so you get

Peso One for Annsan

2007-10-26 Thread David J Brooks
http://picasaweb.google.com/pentkon52/General/photo#5125620428037273858 I'm not really sure what drew me to this sign, the wording or implication i suppose. Anyway, there were quite a few of thes on Hwy 60, some were around Three Rivers Michigan. K10D, 16-45 shot on the fly with a bit of pan.

Re: Anyone tried the multi exposure mode K10D

2007-10-26 Thread David J Brooks
On 10/25/07, Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David J Brooks wrote: I tried it last Sunday, not sure if i didi it right. I thought you would up with 1 dng or Pef file from the exposures, but my directory shows one jpg and one Dng file with the same number. Most were 5-6 exposures.

Re: Anyone tried the multi exposure mode K10D

2007-10-26 Thread David J Brooks
On 10/25/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: David J Brooks Subject: Anyone tried the multi exposure mode K10D I tried it last Sunday, not sure if i didi it right. I thought you would up with 1 dng or Pef file from the exposures, but my directory

Re: Anyone tried the multi exposure mode K10D

2007-10-26 Thread Doug Franklin
David J Brooks wrote: On 10/25/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: David J Brooks Subject: Anyone tried the multi exposure mode K10D I tried it last Sunday, not sure if i didi it right. I thought you would up with 1 dng or Pef file from the

Re: Genius of Photography

2007-10-26 Thread mike wilson
Cotty wrote: Just watched part one of a six-part documentary series called The Genius of Photography. If you get the chance (BBC World?) do try and watch it. I would say that it's one of the best and most important television documentaries about the medium in recent years, if not for some

Re: Wildlife Photographer of the Year

2007-10-26 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 10/26/2007 7:17:33 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Very clumsy web interface :-(Bob S. That's true, but some of the junior awards are really impressive. Marnie aka Doe On 10/26/07, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Wildlife

Re: Wildlife Photographer of the Year

2007-10-26 Thread Bob Sullivan
Very clumsy web interface :-( Bob S. On 10/26/07, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition opens today at the Natural History Museum in London: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-on/temporary-exhibitions/wpy/onlin eGallery.do

Re: PESO - Outstanding in his field

2007-10-26 Thread ann sanfedele
Steve Desjardins wrote: Hey, at least my picture had a guy standing in a field. I like this one better, however, despite the unfortunate choice of title. Let's rename it. How about Hey, what are those fuzzy round things in the air? Steve Unfair to Redwing blackbirds... I bet Ken very

Re: Genius of Photography

2007-10-26 Thread Thibouille
It seems it is on BBC Four. No chance to watch this one here in Belgium. We have BBC one and BBC Two but tnothing else. Some have BBC World but that's it :( On 10/26/07, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just watched part one of a six-part documentary series called The Genius of Photography. If

Re: Peso One for Annsan

2007-10-26 Thread ann sanfedele
David J Brooks wrote: http://picasaweb.google.com/pentkon52/General/photo#5125620428037273858 I'm not really sure what drew me to this sign, the wording or implication i suppose. Anyway, there were quite a few of thes on Hwy 60, some were around Three Rivers Michigan. K10D, 16-45 shot on the

Halloween and the Curse of Cheap Glass

2007-10-26 Thread pnstenquist
The Halloween precursor full moon crept in last night, and I celebrated with a wee bit of scotch. So I had to try to see if I could get a decent pic with my bargain big glass: the A400/5.6 plus the A2X-S converter. There was some water vapor in the air, so I think I can top this on a perfect

Re: Anyone tried the multi exposure mode K10D

2007-10-26 Thread David J Brooks
On 10/26/07, Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David J Brooks wrote: On 10/25/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: David J Brooks Subject: Anyone tried the multi exposure mode K10D I tried it last Sunday, not sure if i didi it right. I

Re: Genius of Photography

2007-10-26 Thread Cotty
On 26/10/07, Thibouille, discombobulated, unleashed: It seems it is on BBC Four. No chance to watch this one here in Belgium. We have BBC one and BBC Two but tnothing else. Some have BBC World but that's it :( I'll let you know if it's available online. As a matter of interest I will be saving

Re: Halloween and the Curse of Cheap Glass

2007-10-26 Thread pnstenquist
Thanks Jack. Yes, the rotation and light were such that those peaks stand out. I've seen them before but not in my own pics. Paul -- Original message -- From: Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] A wee bit of scotch? I, also, have some cheap class, but no cheap scotch.

Re: Genius of Photography

2007-10-26 Thread Cotty
On 26/10/07, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: And the closing(ish) sequence is enough to take your lunch away. I will be extremely happy when this fad for quickfire (and, preferably, wobbly) sequences has died. I would suggest taking the director for a sound thrashing behind the bike

Re: PESO 2007 - 44d - GDG

2007-10-26 Thread Adam Maas
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: More Alcatraz ... interior ... http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/44d.htm Comments, critique, etc always appreciated. enjoy Godfrey This is excellent. -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO 2007 - 44d - GDG

2007-10-26 Thread Charles Robinson
On Oct 25, 2007, at 20:22, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: More Alcatraz ... interior ... http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/44d.htm I like it. Only thing I'd change if I were standing there would be to get up a bit so that the table didn't block the bottom of the door - but that's

OT: Frank's next one?

2007-10-26 Thread Bob W
Hmm. http://www.vogue.co.uk/vogue_daily/story/story.asp?stid=48097 'Hand-finished'? £6,200? -- 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: Wildlife Photographer of the Year

2007-10-26 Thread Bob W
I've had the day off work, and happened to be in the area so I went to the exhibition this afternoon. It is superb, as usual, although I don't think the winner is the best in the show. One of the things that always amuses me is the captions. Some of them have wonderful throwaway comments in

PESO - Inky

2007-10-26 Thread Bruce Dayton
Several years ago, we were on an underwater excursion off the island of Maui. At certain points along the way, divers would bring up interesting things for us to see through the sides of the boat. The most interesting things was this octopus. As you can see, it squirted it's ink in an attempt

Re: OT: Frank's next one?

2007-10-26 Thread Scott Loveless
Bob W wrote: Hmm. http://www.vogue.co.uk/vogue_daily/story/story.asp?stid=48097 'Hand-finished'? That means some 12 year old girl in China tightened the nuts with a wrench. £6,200? Insane, but there are lots of people willing to pay for a brand name. Let 'em. I suppose it's better

RE: Wildlife Photographer of the Year

2007-10-26 Thread Malcolm Smith
Bob W wrote: One of the things that always amuses me is the captions. Some of them have wonderful throwaway comments in them, which I think must be deliberate in some cases: Needs a little amendment for those in London Essex in the UK: I was leading a photographic expedition to Abbey

RE: Halloween and the Curse of Cheap Glass

2007-10-26 Thread Bob W
Cheap maybe, but great quality. I had one of those which I used with the A2X-L and I loved it. Difficult to keep steady of course, but the results were good. Here's an oldie, shot handheld through a windscreen. Doesn't show off the quality of the glass, but I quite like the picture.

Re: OT: Frank's next one?

2007-10-26 Thread Christian
Bob W wrote: Hmm. http://www.vogue.co.uk/vogue_daily/story/story.asp?stid=48097 'Hand-finished'? £6,200? I think this is more Frank's style... http://www.calfeedesign.com/bamboo.htm Certainly if I had the cash, I'd order one right now Very eco friendly. -- Christian

Re: Halloween and the Curse of Cheap Glass

2007-10-26 Thread Jack Davis
A wee bit of scotch? I, also, have some cheap class, but no cheap scotch. ;) Good shot...under the infl..er..under the circumstances. Hadn't noticed the extremely high mountain range that I think I see at about a 5:30 location.(?) Jack --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Halloween precursor

Re: Genius of Photography

2007-10-26 Thread Bob Sullivan
No chance on BBCWorld as of right now in the USA either. Regards, Bob S. On 10/26/07, Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It seems it is on BBC Four. No chance to watch this one here in Belgium. We have BBC one and BBC Two but tnothing else. Some have BBC World but that's it :( On 10/26/07,

Re: Halloween and the Curse of Cheap Glass

2007-10-26 Thread David J Brooks
Nice moon shot. I have the K 400 i bought from a lister a few years back. Not a bad lens. Dave On 10/26/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Halloween precursor full moon crept in last night, and I celebrated with a wee bit of scotch. So I had to try to see if I could get a

OT Is this the fate of our childeren

2007-10-26 Thread David J Brooks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFAWR6hzZek Funny, sad, Dave -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: OT: Frank's next one?

2007-10-26 Thread David J Brooks
Wonder how many hemp fibre lugs one needs to smoke, err, use over the years.;-) I quess if you want a second bike for the wife, you just cut a piece off and place in some water for a year or two. Dave On 10/26/07, Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bob W wrote: Hmm.

Re: OT Is this the fate of our childeren

2007-10-26 Thread pnstenquist
Funny, but not sad. Book sales are healthy. People still read. My kids read. Grace tries to read. That's likely to continue. When I was looking for readers for my as of yet unpublished novel, I found people were much happier with a stack of unbound typewritten pages than a computer file.

Re: PESO 2007 - 44d - GDG

2007-10-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Oct 26, 2007, at 8:29 AM, Charles Robinson wrote: http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/44d.htm I like it. Only thing I'd change if I were standing there would be to get up a bit so that the table didn't block the bottom of the door - but that's nitpicking. Stark and spooky,

RE: Halloween and the Curse of Cheap Glass

2007-10-26 Thread pnstenquist
Nice shot. Interesting that you were able to se the A2X-L. My A400/5.6 has an interior baffle that interferes with the long snout of the A2X-L. Pentax says they're incompatible. Did you remove the baffle? Paul -- Original message -- From: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PESO - Inky

2007-10-26 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 10/26/2007 8:55:40 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Several years ago, we were on an underwater excursion off the island of Maui. At certain points along the way, divers would bring up interesting things for us to see through the sides of the boat.

Re: PESO - Brooklands

2007-10-26 Thread Bruce Dayton
Pretty cool really. I'm not sure if the floor slopes that much, but the overall shot gives one a feeling that they might slide right off. -- Bruce Thursday, October 25, 2007, 11:25:32 AM, you wrote: C Haven't posted anything for ages, so must be about time. I took my lad C to Mercedes-Benz

Re: PESO - Outstanding in his field

2007-10-26 Thread Bruce Dayton
Dang, that 600 is nice. You do amazing things with it and I love to look at your work. One very minor nit is that I wish the bird was turned just slightly more towards me. But a wonderful shot just the same. -- Bruce Thursday, October 25, 2007, 9:59:18 AM, you wrote: KW Check out KW

RE: Halloween and the Curse of Cheap Glass

2007-10-26 Thread Bob W
I could be wrong - it was a long time ago, but I'm fairly sure it was the L, and I didn't do anything to the lens. -- Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 26 October 2007 16:56 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO - Inky

2007-10-26 Thread pnstenquist
Very cool. Reminds me of one I saw on the ice at the Joe:-). Paul -- Original message -- From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yup agreed. Whats a PZ-1P.?? :-) Dave On 10/26/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated

Re: Halloween and the Curse of Cheap Glass

2007-10-26 Thread pnstenquist
Thanks Dave. I had the K at one time as well. It was quite good but wouldn't focus close enough to shoot birds. When the D came out, I figured I should sell it and buy an A. That gave me both much closer focus and full auto metering. I think I sold the K for $300 and bought the A for $400. Not

Re: PESO - Inky

2007-10-26 Thread David J Brooks
Yup agreed. Whats a PZ-1P.?? :-) Dave On 10/26/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 10/26/2007 8:55:40 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Several years ago, we were on an underwater excursion off the island of Maui. At certain points

Re: OT: Frank's next one?

2007-10-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Oct 26, 2007, at 9:37 AM, Christian wrote: Bob W wrote: http://www.vogue.co.uk/vogue_daily/story/story.asp?stid=48097 £6,200? Ridiculous. http://www.calfeedesign.com/bamboo.htm Now those look darn neat! Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT Is this the fate of our childeren

2007-10-26 Thread Scott Loveless
David J Brooks wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFAWR6hzZek Funny, sad, Dave Long rant. You've been warned. I think you may have missed the point, Dave. This is a jab at the unwashed masses who insist on using the internet. Having worked a variety of support jobs, from the

Re: Halloween and the Curse of Cheap Glass

2007-10-26 Thread Bruce Dayton
Well, it is a better moon than I have ever done and I have even cheaper glass than you do for that kind of thing. Nice shot. -- Bruce Friday, October 26, 2007, 7:38:54 AM, you wrote: pcn The Halloween precursor full moon crept in last night, and pcn I celebrated with a wee bit of scotch. So

Re: PESO - Inky

2007-10-26 Thread Bruce Dayton
It is one less than a PZ-2p. -- Best regards, Bruce Friday, October 26, 2007, 10:11:52 AM, you wrote: DJB Yup agreed. DJB Whats a PZ-1P.?? DJB :-) DJB Dave DJB On 10/26/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 10/26/2007 8:55:40 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,

Re: Halloween and the Curse of Cheap Glass

2007-10-26 Thread pnstenquist
Thanks Bruce. The only pleasure I take in redundantly shooting the moon is trying to better a previous shot. A crystal clear, very dry night is what's needed. Of course, some nice composites can be made using old Mr. Moon in combination with something else. Paul -- Original message

Re: Halloween and the Curse of Cheap Glass

2007-10-26 Thread pnstenquist
Excellent. Hope there was a fence between you and that critter. With film, you're still a little short for moon shots with the 400 and a 2X converter. You'd have a pretty heavy crop. A 600 and a 2X would get you in the ballpark. Paul -- Original message --

Re: Halloween and the Curse of Cheap Glass

2007-10-26 Thread Cory Papenfuss
On Fri, 26 Oct 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Dave. I had the K at one time as well. It was quite good but wouldn't focus close enough to shoot birds. When the D came out, I figured I should sell it and buy an A. That gave me both much closer focus and full auto metering. I think I

Re: OT: Frank's next one?

2007-10-26 Thread Toralf Lund
Bob W wrote: Hmm. http://www.vogue.co.uk/vogue_daily/story/story.asp?stid=48097 'Hand-finished'? And 'ergonomically designed', too. I wonder how other manufacturers design their bikes. £6,200? And here I thought the light alloy, disk brake, 28-speed bikes at £2000-3000 had

Re: OT Is this the fate of our childeren

2007-10-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Oct 26, 2007, at 10:18 AM, David J Brooks wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFAWR6hzZek Funny, sad, Ancient. That video has been around for at least six years. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: OT Is this the fate of our childeren

2007-10-26 Thread Christian
Nice rant, Scott. how about this: I did support for a hotel property management system in 1998/99. These were small hotels, super 8 Days Inn, HoJo, Knight's Inn, etc that were being forced by the parent company to use a PMS. most of the clerks at the hotel were older and/or had never used a

Re: OT Is this the fate of our childeren

2007-10-26 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 10/26/2007 11:20:31 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Long rant. You've been warned. I think you may have missed the point, Dave. This is a jab at the unwashed masses who insist on using the internet. Having worked a variety of support jobs, from

Re: OT Is this the fate of our childeren

2007-10-26 Thread drew
Scott Loveless wrote: David J Brooks wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFAWR6hzZek Funny, sad, Dave Long rant. You've been warned. I think you may have missed the point, Dave. This is a jab at the unwashed masses who insist on using the internet. Having worked a variety of

Re: Halloween and the Curse of Cheap Glass

2007-10-26 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 10/26/2007 7:39:29 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The Halloween precursor full moon crept in last night, and I celebrated with a wee bit of scotch. So I had to try to see if I could get a decent pic with my bargain big glass: the A400/5.6 plus the

Re: PESO - Brooklands

2007-10-26 Thread Cotty
On 26/10/07, Bruce Dayton, discombobulated, unleashed: Pretty cool really. I'm not sure if the floor slopes that much, but the overall shot gives one a feeling that they might slide right off. Thanks Bruce. The floor is level :-) Here's the outside of the building: http://tinyurl.com/2rc48k

Re: OT Is this the fate of our childeren

2007-10-26 Thread Cotty
On 26/10/07, Christian, discombobulated, unleashed: I did support for a hotel property management system in 1998/99. These were small hotels, super 8 Days Inn, HoJo, Knight's Inn, etc that were being forced by the parent company to use a PMS. most of the clerks at the hotel were older and/or

Re: November PUG is up! (and some comments)

2007-10-26 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
Well, it seems that the PUG is definitely back to life after a period in a certain comma...thanks Scott !! Thanks to all the positive comments to my entry...I think that I was really lucky to catch this one. About its orientation...well, yes, every time that I go back to this picture I dislike

Re: Halloween and the Curse of Cheap Glass

2007-10-26 Thread John Francis
I agree. I've got to get myself a decent tripod before I try again - my attempts show too much camera shake. On Fri, Oct 26, 2007 at 11:21:49AM -0700, Bruce Dayton wrote: Well, it is a better moon than I have ever done and I have even cheaper glass than you do for that kind of thing. Nice

Re: Halloween and the Curse of Cheap Glass

2007-10-26 Thread John Francis
Based on my (possibly faulty) recollection of my attempts - a 600 and a 2x is just about perfect for a 1.5x crop moon shot; you'd really want a little more for film. Stacking a 2x and a 1.4x would probably be about right, although that might add too much optical softness (as well as increasing

Optio Z10 - Great Ad and any ideas on the camera?

2007-10-26 Thread Christian
So this month's bicycling magazine which apparently isn't supposed to be mentioned on this list has a nice back-cover ad for the Pentax Optio Z10. I like the ad, kinda sexy with a woman's mid-riff showing her belly button. The hook is that the Z10's lens does not extend from the body when it

Re: Halloween and the Curse of Cheap Glass

2007-10-26 Thread Cory Papenfuss
On Fri, 26 Oct 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Excellent. Hope there was a fence between you and that critter. With film, you're still a little short for moon shots with the 400 and a 2X converter. You'd have a pretty heavy crop. A 600 and a 2X would get you in the ballpark. Paul

Re: OT Is this the fate of our childeren

2007-10-26 Thread John Francis
On Fri, Oct 26, 2007 at 02:15:53PM -0400, Scott Loveless wrote: Long rant. You've been warned. I think you may have missed the point, Dave. This is a jab at the unwashed masses who insist on using the internet. Having worked a variety of support jobs, from the lowly DSL help desk to

Re: Halloween and the Curse of Cheap Glass

2007-10-26 Thread pnstenquist
You're recollection is correct. My shot with a 400 and 2X on the K10D is cropped to about 2/3 of the frame. I believe the nice moon pic Ken showed here was with a 2X and the 600/4. Paul -- Original message -- From: John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Based on my

Re: OT Is this the fate of our childeren

2007-10-26 Thread Christian
Cotty wrote: PICNIC :-) Problem In Chair Not In Computer PEBKAC Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair ID 10 T error SNMP Simply Not My Problem -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Visiting Toronta, GTA and Montreal, tips wanted :-)

2007-10-26 Thread Jan van Wijk
Thanks Adam, On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 10:23:40 -0400, Adam Maas wrote: The Humber Valley park system, as well as the Don Valley and Taylor Creek parks are not to be missed if you like Nature. Toronto is a VERY green city. You can easily spend a few days exploring the park system. OK, I may just

Re: Wildlife Photographer of the Year

2007-10-26 Thread Kenneth Waller
I agree. Its almost like they don't want you to view the images. This is not the first year they've put the results on the web. You'd think they'd have learned. Kenneth Waller http://tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Wildlife

Re: PESO - Outstanding in his field

2007-10-26 Thread Kenneth Waller
How about Hey, what are those fuzzy round things in the air? Those are bokeh's. You get an unlimited supply when you get the 600 FA. ;+} I know I've used the title before, just don't remember where. Beats the hell out of Red-winged Blackbird # 503. ;+} Kenneth Waller http://tinyurl.com/272u2f

GESO: Autumn gardens

2007-10-26 Thread drew
Hi all, Took a trip to a country garden today... no pictures of much artistic merit, but some nice autumn colours. http://www.rileyelf.free-online.co.uk/GESO_26-10-07/index.html Hope you like... Drew. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Halloween and the Curse of Cheap Glass

2007-10-26 Thread pnstenquist
Thanks Brendan, The neighbors and the police probably have photos. I'll ask them to send you a couple :-)). Paul -- Original message -- From: Brendan MacRae [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pretty good, Paul. Not bad for the A400 5.6 (your tele converter is better than mine,

Re: Halloween and the Curse of Cheap Glass

2007-10-26 Thread Brendan MacRae
Pretty good, Paul. Not bad for the A400 5.6 (your tele converter is better than mine, damn you...). And now I'm off to the garage to get a hammer. I'm going to beat myself in the head repeatedly in order that I never conjure up images of you naked. -Brendan --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The

Re: OT Is this the fate of our childeren

2007-10-26 Thread Brian Walters
More like 800 years, surely.. :-) Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney, Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/brianwalters Quoting Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Ancient. That video has been

Re: GESO: Autumn gardens

2007-10-26 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 10/26/2007 1:16:36 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi all, Took a trip to a country garden today... no pictures of much artistic merit, but some nice autumn colours. http://www.rileyelf.free-online.co.uk/GESO_26-10-07/index.html Hope you like...

PESO: Find the Garter!

2007-10-26 Thread Bob Blakely
http://www.bob.blakely.com/garter.jpg Regards, Bob... Art is not a reflection of reality. it is the reality of a reflection. -Jean Luc Godard -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

PESO - Orange Tongue

2007-10-26 Thread Eactivist
Shot over a year ago. I don't usually take this kind of thing, and might do better now, but I don't think it turned out too badly. I think I was actually do some lens testing. http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/orange.htm Comments welcome. Marnie aka Doe :-)

Re: PESO: Find the Garter!

2007-10-26 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 10/26/2007 4:36:12 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://www.bob.blakely.com/garter.jpg Regards, Bob... = I'm getting page not found. Marnie - Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you

Re: PESO: Find the Garter!

2007-10-26 Thread Bob Blakely
Make that: http://www.bob.blakely.com/Garter.jpg Regards, Bob... Art is not a reflection of reality. it is the reality of a reflection. -Jean Luc Godard - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml@pdml.net

Re: PESO: Find the Garter!

2007-10-26 Thread Bob Blakely
Make that: http://www.bob.blakely.com/Garter.jpg Regards, Bob... Art is not a reflection of reality. it is the reality of a reflection. -Jean Luc Godard - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Orange Tongue

2007-10-26 Thread Jack Davis
Aah..flower.(?) Uniquely seen and nicely done. :) (tinniest bit lighter would maybe help)? Jack --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shot over a year ago. I don't usually take this kind of thing, and might do better now, but I don't think it turned out too badly. I think I was

Re: PESO - Orange Tongue

2007-10-26 Thread ann sanfedele
Jack Davis wrote: Aah..flower.(?) I answer yes for Marnie - but I think it looks like a catapillar crawling out of a little den... or something else . Uniquely seen and nicely done. :) (tinniest bit lighter would maybe help)? On my monitor, I wouldn't want it to be any

Re: PESO: Find the Garter!

2007-10-26 Thread ann sanfedele
Bob Blakely wrote: Make that: http://www.bob.blakely.com/Garter.jpg Regards, Bob... how about mark that and size it down? I'm set for 1000 and it is way way too large to make sense of it. ann Art is not a reflection of

Re: PESO: Find the Garter!

2007-10-26 Thread ann sanfedele
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 10/26/2007 4:36:12 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://www.bob.blakely.com/garter.jpg Regards, Bob... = I'm getting page not found. Marnie me too -- pretty funny , given Bob's title ann

Re: PESO: Find the Garter!

2007-10-26 Thread Bob Blakely
Your browser should have a shrink to fit or zoom button. IE does (lower right hand corner of screen) and I believe Firefox does too, if I remember correctly from when I used to use it. ...But I will shrink it for you. http://www.bob.blakely.com/LittleGarter.jpg Regards, Bob...

Re: PESO: Find the Garter!

2007-10-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
Good one. Her mirth overfloweth! Paul On Oct 26, 2007, at 8:23 PM, Bob Blakely wrote: Make that: http://www.bob.blakely.com/Garter.jpg Regards, Bob... Art is not a reflection of reality. it is the reality of a reflection.

Re: PESO - Orange Tongue

2007-10-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
Nice macro. Well composed and exposed. I think, in this case, more DOF would make an even nicer picture. And it's not always easy to get a tripod in for a macro (or enough light for a small ap). But I like it as presented. Paul On Oct 26, 2007, at 7:53 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shot

Re: OT Is this the fate of our childeren

2007-10-26 Thread graywolf
Yes, the only thing dumber than users are the help desk people. Sorry, but I am currently going round and round with the people at Supermicro. What is it about DOA, they do not understand? --- The replacement motherboard you sent me is DOA it does not power on, not even the bare board.

Re: PESO - Orange Tongue

2007-10-26 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 10/26/2007 6:17:10 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Aah..flower.(?) Uniquely seen and nicely done. :) (tinniest bit lighter would maybe help)? Jack == Maybe Jack, looks okay on my monitor, though. Thanks! Marnie aka Doe :-) ---

Re: PESO - Orange Tongue

2007-10-26 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 10/26/2007 6:28:13 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Jack Davis wrote: Aah..flower.(?) I answer yes for Marnie - but I think it looks like a catapillar crawling out of a little den... or something else . Uniquely seen and nicely

Re: PESO: Find the Garter!

2007-10-26 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 10/26/2007 6:56:44 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Your browser should have a shrink to fit or zoom button. IE does (lower right hand corner of screen) and I believe Firefox does too, if I remember correctly from when I used to use it. ...But I will

Re: PESO - Orange Tongue

2007-10-26 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 10/26/2007 7:06:00 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Nice macro. Well composed and exposed. I think, in this case, more DOF would make an even nicer picture. And it's not always easy to get a tripod in for a macro (or enough light for a small ap).

PESO: Right back atcha knarF

2007-10-26 Thread David Savage
One from the archives (~100kb): http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/Misc/Images/IMGP1607.jpg *istD, FA 100mm f2.8 Macro, 1/125 @ f5.6, ISO 200 Cheers, Dave :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: PESO: Find the Garter!

2007-10-26 Thread Bob Blakely
She is! It was a very, very fun wedding. These days I love to catch folkes at just the right time from the best angle possible - if I can. Regards, Bob... Art is not a reflection of reality. it is the reality of a reflection. -Jean

PESO: Danglin' Bee

2007-10-26 Thread John Celio
http://www.neovenator.com/2007/10/am-now-officially-29.html I've been getting some good buzz on this one, so I thought it might bee okay to post here. Specs: *istD, ISO 400, D-FA 100 Macro, f2.8, 1/200 Thanks, John (for anyone who might have reason to contact me offlist, please note the new

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