Re: Time Lapse - Galactic Ballet

2009-05-14 Thread Luiz Felipe
Impressive indeed, David. I'd try the .mov if you upload it somewhere... How far are the shots spaced? LF David Savage escreveu: G'day All, Another from my trip to Karijini National Park, taken on the final night: http://www.flickr.com/photos/disavage/3531464204/ The 239, 30 second

Re: Wedding Photographer

2009-05-14 Thread P. J. Alling
It would take a certain type of person to want their wedding shot with that equipment. frank theriault wrote: On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 7:50 PM, Doug Franklin jehosep...@mindspring.com wrote: Christian wrote: So, as with photography, the skills of the chef/photographer matter a lot,

Re: Time Lapse - Galactic Ballet

2009-05-14 Thread Cotty
On 15/5/09, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: Another from my trip to Karijini National Park, taken on the final night: http://www.flickr.com/photos/disavage/3531464204/ The 239, 30 second exposure, images that make up this sequence were shot over 4 hours. At which point the freshly

Re: Time Lapse - Galactic Ballet

2009-05-14 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Very interesting, and very well done. Thank you for sharing it with us. Dan On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 1:57 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 15/5/09, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: Another from my trip to Karijini National Park, taken on the final night:

Re: Geso Toronto Zoo

2009-05-14 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I lover the tiger image. Very nice shot. Dan M On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 6:16 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Liz and I had another charter to the Toronto Zoo today. Great day, sunny and warm. http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=911374 I know the back ground in the

Re: PESO: Garden Walk

2009-05-14 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks. The self portrait was from my very first roll in a Pentax. I had just purchased the Spotmatic, and loaded it with firm. I took a few shots from the aircraft -- nothing special. on the way home, I decided to finish the roll. I adjusted the rear view mirror and the camera so I could see

Re: Photos from the rosegarden Sunday

2009-05-14 Thread Larry Colen
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 12:41:17PM -0400, Bruce Walker wrote: Larry Colen wrote: On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 12:05:01PM -0300, Luiz Felipe wrote: others - very interesting. Light seems harsh in some others... Larry, that was what struck me about these too, I'm afraid. If roses had eyes, in

Re: Wedding Photographer

2009-05-14 Thread Scott Loveless
On 5/14/09, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I'd love to do a whole wedding with a Holga or a Lomo... I do believe, sir, that you are a genius. -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since December 14th, 2008 http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO: Garden Walk

2009-05-14 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Frank. I submitted more than 12 before I got some in -- a lot more than 12. First, I submitted my favorite images: all rejected. Then, I submitted the ones that had received positive feedback here or on another forum: all rejected. Then, I submitted my prettiest images: all rejected.

RE: Time Lapse - Galactic Ballet

2009-05-14 Thread Bob W
G'day All, Another from my trip to Karijini National Park, taken on the final night: http://www.flickr.com/photos/disavage/3531464204/ The 239, 30 second exposure, images that make up this sequence were shot over 4 hours. At which point the freshly charged battery ran out of juice

Re: Wedding Photographer

2009-05-14 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 2:30 PM, Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com wrote: On 5/14/09, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I'd love to do a whole wedding with a Holga or a Lomo... I do believe, sir, that you are a genius. Or completely crazy. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a

Re: PESO - Simple Pleasure

2009-05-14 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 7:31 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: I can see why spokeheads, once smitten when young, will always be spokeheads. That is a very pleasurable photograph. Thanks, Derby, and thanks to everyone who looked and commented! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a

Re: New K body coming... official !

2009-05-14 Thread AlunFoto
2009/5/14 Graydon o...@uniserve.com: Magnesium is important in proper nerve function; maybe it's supposed to help with resolve? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_pharmacology Cheers Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO - Simple Pleasure

2009-05-14 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 12:24 AM, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: Excellent grab, Frank.  Panning, composition, rendering all great, but what's really great is the expression on the cyclist's face.  Cheers, Christine Thanks, Christine. I love the kid's smile, too. But I also

Re: Time Lapse - Galactic Ballet

2009-05-14 Thread P. J. Alling
I'll go along with Christian, I haven't been able to look at the display, it loads to slowly,.bit I trust his judgment... Christian wrote: Much like my ex-wife, I hate you more and more every day, Savage. that is too f-ing cool. Post a link to the original .mov file. -- -- The free man

Re: Time Lapse - Galactic Ballet

2009-05-14 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 2:39 PM, P. J. Alling p_all...@hotmail.com wrote: I'll go along with Christian, I haven't been able to look at the display, it loads to slowly,.bit I trust his judgment... Trust me, you'll hate him even more than you did already... cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a

Re: PESO - Smiling Dancer

2009-05-14 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 9:10 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Thanks David. I like it. The near silhouette works well, but there's enough detail to catch the exuberance of his face. I would crop out enough of the left to eliminate that messy bit of business over there. I'd

Re: DA* 60-250 arrived

2009-05-14 Thread Margus Männik
Congrats! ... and wasn't that you, who wanted to buy some Tamron... ;) DA*60-250 is expensive lens and worth of every penny. Yesterday I made some direct comparisons with DA*50-135 (my favorite zoom so far!) and now it seems that I'll sell my DA*50-135. BR, Margus paul stenquist wrote: It

Re: Time Lapse - Galactic Ballet

2009-05-14 Thread P. J. Alling
Finally finished loading. Damn... Christian wrote: Much like my ex-wife, I hate you more and more every day, Savage. that is too f-ing cool. Post a link to the original .mov file. -- -- The free man owns himself. He can damage himself with either eating or drinking; he can ruin

Re: New K body coming... official !

2009-05-14 Thread Thibouille
Oh, someone would have lied to me? ;) Anyway, those plastic guys will have to look elsewhere... U sure u don't mean Lithium? :-) Jostein -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user

Re: New K body coming... official !

2009-05-14 Thread P. J. Alling
Well that's what I was asking for a couple of years ago, LX frame rate with a 20~40 frame raw buffer. Now I'll have to consider it. :-\ Thibouille wrote: How many FPSs', can you give a ball[park figure, say LX with drive speed or Canon EOS 1D Mark III speed. Somewhere in between? Faster

RE: Want to Trade - my DA 10-17 for a DA 12-24

2009-05-14 Thread John Celio
Your going to need an angel to help you on this one. The DA 12-24 sells for $260 more than the DA 10-17 at BH. I see. Perhaps someone with an older copy of the lens won't mind so much. John -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/calemp http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto

Re: DA* 60-250 arrived

2009-05-14 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Margus Männik Subject: Re: DA* 60-250 arrived Congrats! ... and wasn't that you, who wanted to buy some Tamron... ;) DA*60-250 is expensive lens and worth of every penny. Yesterday I made some direct comparisons with DA*50-135 (my favorite zoom so far!)

Re: OT - Ring My Bell

2009-05-14 Thread AlunFoto
2009/5/14 P. J. Alling p_all...@hotmail.com: Apparently two years in my kill file weren't long enough either, you still don't know how to take a joke. Har. Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: New K body coming... official !

2009-05-14 Thread Joseph McAllister
I believe the gentleman is referring to the composition of the body of the K7. But I doubt the exterior skin is made of same. On May 14, 2009, at 10:31 , AlunFoto wrote: 2009/5/14 Thibouille pentaxl...@gmail.com: Mmm anybody needs to take some magnesium pills? ;) U sure u don't mean

Re: how many mSec between frames without flipping the mirror?

2009-05-14 Thread AlunFoto
No idea if it's possible to make the shutter re-cock mechanism independent of the mirror-return mechanism. That's what it reqires, though... Jostein 2009/5/14 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com: It seems to me that it should be possible to expand dynamic range by firing off two (or three) frames on

Re: New K body coming... official !

2009-05-14 Thread AlunFoto
2009/5/14 Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com: I believe the gentleman is referring to the composition of the body of the K7.  But I doubt the exterior skin is made of same. You mean as in lick a camera for dietary supplement? :-) Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/

Re: how many mSec between frames without flipping the mirror?

2009-05-14 Thread P. J. Alling
Electronic control of the shutter independent of the mirror is probably easier to implement than mechanical control. It wouldn't need tight tolerances between what are essentially separate mechanical subsystems. I kind of thought that might already be the case. AlunFoto wrote: No idea if

Re: Time Lapse - Galactic Ballet

2009-05-14 Thread AlunFoto
2009/5/14 Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com: David Savage wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/disavage/3531464204/ you suck Yep. Bet he snores too. Hate you, Savage. Now 25% more. Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: how many mSec between frames without flipping the mirror?

2009-05-14 Thread AlunFoto
Video cameras don't have mechanical shutters at all, though. :-) Jostein 2009/5/14 P. J. Alling p_all...@hotmail.com: Electronic control of the shutter independent of the mirror is probably easier to implement than mechanical control.  It wouldn't need tight tolerances between what are

Re: how many mSec between frames without flipping the mirror?

2009-05-14 Thread Joseph McAllister
Nor does the K20 when in Burst Mode. When shooting in RAW, you should be able to get HDR from a single shot in post by creating two or three versions from the RAW data, each taking advantage of the limits of the RAW data high and low, then combining them using Photoshops HDR. Have you

RE: DA* 60-250 arrived

2009-05-14 Thread JC OConnell
If you took any pix of exact same subject and lighting and aperture and focal length with both we would love to see them. JC O'Connell (mailto:hifis...@gate.net) Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom - Thomas Jefferson -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net

Re: Wedding Photographer

2009-05-14 Thread Miserere
Christian, I never thought I'd say this but...I'm going to blog this ad :-) Due credit will be given to you, of course. As for Calphalon lenses, I've never used them (or even heard of them), but if they were rebadged Cosinas I bet they were pretty good. Cheers, --M. --

RE: Wedding Photographer

2009-05-14 Thread Bob W
I've always found mine useful for warming up 40-year-old single malt whisky while cycling around in bespoke Harris Tweed cycling wear on my Cervelo custom-built titanium penny-farthing. Bob We have the original, hard anodized uncoated Caphalon pans. They're over twenty years old now and

Re: Wedding Photographer

2009-05-14 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 4:24 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I've always found mine useful for warming up 40-year-old single malt whisky while cycling around in bespoke Harris Tweed cycling wear on my Cervelo custom-built titanium penny-farthing. Cervelo doesn't make ti. cheers, frank

RE: Wedding Photographer

2009-05-14 Thread Bob W
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 4:24 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I've always found mine useful for warming up 40-year-old single malt whisky while cycling around in bespoke Harris Tweed cycling wear on my Cervelo custom-built titanium penny-farthing. Cervelo doesn't make ti.

OT -- This is just wrong!

2009-05-14 Thread P. J. Alling
On the other side of the link one of the stupider products I've ever seen... http://gizmodo.com/5252291/the-study-ball-enslaves-your-lazy-kids -- The free man owns himself. He can damage himself with either eating or drinking; he can ruin himself with gambling. If he does he is certainly a

PESO 2009 - 067 - GDG

2009-05-14 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Made this morning ... http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2230/3532016184_44e6330361_o.jpg Morning Paper - Palo Alto 2009 Panasonic G1 + Olympus G.Zuiko 40mm f/1.4 ISO 100 @ f/2.8 @ 1/30 sec flickr.com page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/3532016184/ Comments always appreciated. BTW, you

Re: OT -- This is just wrong!

2009-05-14 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 3:55 PM, P. J. Alling p_all...@hotmail.com wrote: On the other side of the link one of the stupider products I've ever seen... http://gizmodo.com/5252291/the-study-ball-enslaves-your-lazy-kids It'll build the kids' biceps and pecs as they carry it out the door... Okay,

Re: Wedding Photographer

2009-05-14 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 4:31 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: it's a very exclusive one Ah, so it's their ~limited edition~ penny farthing... cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: how many mSec between frames without flipping the mirror?

2009-05-14 Thread AlunFoto
There is a reason why K20D reduce the number of pixels recorded for burst mode. I would take an amazing bandwidth to gulf down a full monty of mpix. But you know, I really don't know the tech magic anyway. I just kinda suspect that if it was easy, all the cams would have had it already. I don't

Re: PESO 2009 - 067 - GDG

2009-05-14 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 4:39 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com wrote: Made this morning ... http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2230/3532016184_44e6330361_o.jpg Morning Paper - Palo Alto 2009 Panasonic G1 + Olympus G.Zuiko 40mm f/1.4 ISO 100 @ f/2.8 @ 1/30 sec  flickr.com page:

Re: OT -- This is just wrong!

2009-05-14 Thread AlunFoto
It's a joke. Jostein 2009/5/14 P. J. Alling p_all...@hotmail.com: On the other side of the link one of the stupider products I've ever seen... http://gizmodo.com/5252291/the-study-ball-enslaves-your-lazy-kids -- The free man owns himself. He can damage himself with either eating or

RE: Wedding Photographer

2009-05-14 Thread Bob W
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 4:31 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: it's a very exclusive one Ah, so it's their ~limited edition~ penny farthing... Yes. Racing model. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: how many mSec between frames without flipping the mirror?

2009-05-14 Thread Larry Colen
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 10:49:12PM +0200, AlunFoto wrote: There is a reason why K20D reduce the number of pixels recorded for burst mode. I would take an amazing bandwidth to gulf down a full monty of mpix. I'm certainly not looking for a big burst, just 2-3 frames. But you know, I really

Re: DA* 60-250 focus tests

2009-05-14 Thread jtainter
The autofocus is very close, so I don't think I'll adjust it. It appeared to be right on at 60mm and registered a wee bit of front focus at 250mm. Congratulations on getting the lens. Pentax's recommendation for AF testing with a zoom lens is to do it at an intermediate focal length. But it

Re: OT -- This is just wrong!

2009-05-14 Thread P. J. Alling
According to Gizmodo it's a real product... Not available on the vendors site, though they do have it advertised... AlunFoto wrote: It's a joke. Jostein 2009/5/14 P. J. Alling p_all...@hotmail.com: On the other side of the link one of the stupider products I've ever seen...

RE: DA* 60-250 focus tests

2009-05-14 Thread JC OConnell
ideally, really good zoom lenses dont change focus when zoomed in or out. I guess this is a separate issue from AF focus errors vs focal length. I still dont understand why these pentax cameras dont auto focus all the lenses the same when the af sensing is in the body. The AF bodies need

Re: how many mSec between frames without flipping the mirror?

2009-05-14 Thread Larry Colen
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 01:14:34PM -0700, Joseph McAllister wrote: Have you tried the HDR Digital Filter in the K20 yet? Page 194-196 I don't think that it is real HDR, but rather the faux HDR from a single raw. -- The fastest way to get your question answered on the net is to post the

Re: how many mSec between frames without flipping the mirror?

2009-05-14 Thread Graydon
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 02:23:25PM -0700, Larry Colen scripsit: I'm not looking for tonemapping. Last night I was trying to shoot the sunset while overlooking the Santa Clara Valley. I could expose on the sky, or on the valley, but not both. It is a perfect case of where two shots, several

Re: GESO - the terrible beauty

2009-05-14 Thread David J Brooks
The one with the photograph on the ground speaks volumes. Dave On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 1:45 PM, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: http://www.drivingtheflies.com/?p=1214 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: PESO - Watching It Happen

2009-05-14 Thread David J Brooks
Good contrast between patio stones, and very good placements of the living elements. Dave On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 11:56 PM, Marco Alpert ma...@alpert.com wrote: http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo07/peso12.html Comments, as always, welcomed.        -Marco --- Web:

Re: Time Lapse - Galactic Ballet

2009-05-14 Thread David J Brooks
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 4:04 PM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: 2009/5/14 Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com: David Savage wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/disavage/3531464204/ you suck Yep. Bet he snores too. Hate you, Savage. Now 25% more. I'll add another 25%, with Krelm. Dave

Re: PESO 2009 - 067 - GDG

2009-05-14 Thread David J Brooks
Well, i like all of them.:-) Dave On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 4:39 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com wrote: Made this morning ... http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2230/3532016184_44e6330361_o.jpg Morning Paper - Palo Alto 2009 Panasonic G1 + Olympus G.Zuiko 40mm f/1.4 ISO 100 @ f/2.8 @ 1/30

Re: People Scanning Our Prints

2009-05-14 Thread Bran Everseeking
On Wed, 13 May 2009 23:51:54 -0500 Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: How irked would you guys be? What, if anything, would you guys do or say? I would be really pissed. what we need is an ink that does not impact viewing of an original but shows up in scanning. you damned thief

GESO- Quackers, Redwings, and Rushes

2009-05-14 Thread Joseph McAllister
Spent a few minutes at this watering hole nearby and caught a flash of red. Had to stay a while and capture the male redwing that was searching the ground for food. Ducks were extra. http://homepage.mac.com/jomac/Pentaxian%20GESO/ Comments appreciated. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com

Re: People Scanning Our Prints

2009-05-14 Thread David J Brooks
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 11:07 AM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: David J Brooks Subject: Re: People Scanning Our Prints I'd be irked. However, this is the kind of thing i go through.: http://www.highviewfarms.ca/clinics.html Look close at the

Re: how many mSec between frames without flipping the mirror?

2009-05-14 Thread Joseph McAllister
But have you tried it? On May 14, 2009, at 14:33 , Larry Colen wrote: On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 01:14:34PM -0700, Joseph McAllister wrote: Have you tried the HDR Digital Filter in the K20 yet? Page 194-196 I don't think that it is real HDR, but rather the faux HDR from a single raw.

Re: DA* 60-250 arrived

2009-05-14 Thread Margus Männik
Unfortunately I have already deleted those files (as I do with most of my technical shots). But I have wrote down some observations: 60mm - DA*60-250 is sharper at f/4. At f/8 two lenses are practically the same in sharpness, but I like the bokeh of 60-250 a bit more. 90mm - no significant

RE: Time Lapse - Galactic Ballet

2009-05-14 Thread Brian Walters
On Thu, 14 May 2009 19:52 +0100, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: G'day All, Another from my trip to Karijini National Park, taken on the final night: http://www.flickr.com/photos/disavage/3531464204/ The 239, 30 second exposure, images that make up this sequence were

Re: Time Lapse - Galactic Ballet

2009-05-14 Thread Charles Robinson
On May 14, 2009, at 11:36, David Savage wrote: G'day All, Another from my trip to Karijini National Park, taken on the final night: http://www.flickr.com/photos/disavage/3531464204/ Very very cool! But your stars are spinning in the wrong direction. :-) If there is enough

Re: DA* 60-250 at BH

2009-05-14 Thread Margus Männik
Oops :) (actually I wanted to say that I inspected also other FRAMES on the film, but it's also true that I really had 2 identical DA*60-250 LENSES for testing. No difference between the copies) BRM mike wilson wrote: Margus Männik mar...@eol.ee wrote: I've inspected also my other

PESO: Hi Neighbor

2009-05-14 Thread Jack Davis
Bit of horsein' around. Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=418 K20, 50~135 fun drive-by -- 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

Time Lapse - Galactic Ballet (Original file)

2009-05-14 Thread David Savage
G'day all, Thanks for your interest kind (well maybe not so kind) comments. Here is the link to the original .mov file (~18.5MB) http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/Misc/Images/D700/Galactic%20Ballet.mov It's not much larger (aspect ratio wise) but the image quality is better. Cheers, Dave --

Re: PESO: Hi Neighbor

2009-05-14 Thread David Savage
Har! I like it. DS 2009/5/15 Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com: Bit of horsein' around. Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=418 K20, 50~135  fun drive-by -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: New K body coming... official !

2009-05-14 Thread Beaker
On May 14, 2009, at 4:01 PM, AlunFoto wrote: 2009/5/14 Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com: I believe the gentleman is referring to the composition of the body of the K7. But I doubt the exterior skin is made of same. You mean as in lick a camera for dietary supplement? :-) Jostein

Re: Wedding Photographer

2009-05-14 Thread Beaker
On May 14, 2009, at 5:19 PM, Bob W wrote: On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 4:31 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: it's a very exclusive one Ah, so it's their ~limited edition~ penny farthing... Yes. Racing model. Bob Fixie? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: GESO- Quackers, Redwings, and Rushes

2009-05-14 Thread Cory Waters
I was totally expecting Red Wings and Mighty Ducks fans in a bar here... humph Joseph McAllister wrote: Spent a few minutes at this watering hole nearby and caught a flash of red. Had to stay a while and capture the male redwing that was searching the ground for food. Ducks were extra.

Re: Wedding Photographer

2009-05-14 Thread Graydon
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 07:26:51PM -0400, Beaker scripsit: On May 14, 2009, at 5:19 PM, Bob W wrote: On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 4:31 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: it's a very exclusive one Ah, so it's their ~limited edition~ penny farthing... Yes. Racing model. Fixie? A geared

Re: how many mSec between frames without flipping the mirror?

2009-05-14 Thread Paul Sorenson
Like this? Original scanned from film...not art, just an example. http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/images/inside_out_1.jpg With a little post processing... http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/images/inside_out_2.jpg Graydon wrote: On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 02:23:25PM -0700, Larry Colen

Re: Wedding Photographer

2009-05-14 Thread Larry Colen
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 07:32:26PM -0400, Graydon wrote: On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 07:26:51PM -0400, Beaker scripsit: On May 14, 2009, at 5:19 PM, Bob W wrote: On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 4:31 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: it's a very exclusive one Ah, so it's their ~limited edition~

Re: how many mSec between frames without flipping the mirror?

2009-05-14 Thread Graydon
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 07:04:39PM -0500, Paul Sorenson scripsit: Graydon wrote: It's surprisingly effective to set the exposure between the sky and the valley, take a single raw exposure, process it twice or thrice with radically adjusted white balance (once for the sky and once for the

Re: Wedding Photographer

2009-05-14 Thread Graydon
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 04:47:42PM -0700, Larry Colen scripsit: On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 07:32:26PM -0400, Graydon wrote: On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 07:26:51PM -0400, Beaker scripsit: On May 14, 2009, at 5:19 PM, Bob W wrote: On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 4:31 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote:

Re: how many mSec between frames without flipping the mirror?

2009-05-14 Thread Paul Ewins
The simple way to do this is to lock the mirror with an electromagnet once it has swung up and then release when complete. There was a range of electromagnetic leaf shutters developed in the sixties that used a completely mechanical action to fire the shutter, but an electromagnet to vary

Re: New K body coming... official !

2009-05-14 Thread Matthew Miller
On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 05:39:09PM -0400, paul stenquist wrote: I think I prefer the size of the k20/k10. Aside from my Leica, I've always worked with big cameras, and I'm comfortable with that. Now, someone said a new K30D is coming later this year. I wonder if it will be spec'ed as well

Re: People Scanning Our Prints

2009-05-14 Thread Matthew Miller
On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 11:51:54PM -0500, Christine Aguila wrote: I gave a nice print--as a gift--to a friend. My friend's father-in-law took the print to get it framed, and come to find out, he also made some scans of the print and gave them to family members. I'm just going to come out

PESO: A couple of DA* 60-250 pics

2009-05-14 Thread paul stenquist
Grace at the park. 250mm, f5.6, ISO 400: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9184392 100% detail of Grace at the park: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9184395 And a drive by shooting of a Canada Goose (through the open car window) f5.6, 200mm, ISO 400:

Re: DA* 60-250 arrived

2009-05-14 Thread paul stenquist
I definitely plan on keeping both. The extra stop of the DA* 50-135 is needed for indoor work, like concerts and wedding ceremonies. Plus it's relative compact size makes it a good walkaround lens. On the other hand, I'm thrilled with the DA* 60-250 thus far. I'll use it for outdoor

Re: PESO: Hi Neighbor

2009-05-14 Thread paul stenquist
fun pic! Well seen. Paul On May 14, 2009, at 6:41 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Bit of horsein' around. Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=418 K20, 50~135 fun drive-by -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: A couple of DA* 60-250 pics

2009-05-14 Thread John Mullan
I see Grace is advertising the Hello Kitty Pentax! - Original Message - From: paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 8:50 PM Subject: PESO: A couple of DA* 60-250 pics Grace at the park. 250mm, f5.6, ISO 400:

Re: PESO: A couple of DA* 60-250 pics

2009-05-14 Thread Jack Davis
I'd be pleased. Thanks for the look, Paul! Jack --- On Thu, 5/14/09, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: From: paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: PESO: A couple of DA* 60-250 pics To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Thursday, May 14, 2009, 5:50 PM Grace

Re: PESO: Hi Neighbor

2009-05-14 Thread Jack Davis
Appreciate your commenting, Dave. J --- On Thu, 5/14/09, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: From: David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Hi Neighbor To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Thursday, May 14, 2009, 4:00 PM Har! I like it. DS 2009/5/15 Jack

Re: PESO: Boats in the Harbour

2009-05-14 Thread Brian Walters
On Tue, 12 May 2009 23:44 -0400, John Graves jh.gra...@verizon.net wrote: Brian. Great shoteven if there aren't any sailboats there! Thanks, John. And thanks to all who looked. Ken and Christine suggested a tighter crop on the left and I agree that it's an improvement. So I've

Re: PESO: Hi Neighbor

2009-05-14 Thread Jack Davis
I'm running low on targets,,I guess. ;-)) Thanks, Paul! Jack --- On Thu, 5/14/09, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: From: paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: Re: PESO: Hi Neighbor To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Thursday, May 14, 2009, 5:57 PM fun

Re: PESO: Boats in the Harbour

2009-05-14 Thread paul stenquist
Nice shot. Dramatic light. Well rendered. I like it. Paul On May 14, 2009, at 9:07 PM, Brian Walters wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2009 23:44 -0400, John Graves jh.gra...@verizon.net wrote: Brian. Great shoteven if there aren't any sailboats there! Thanks, John. And thanks to all who

Re: People Scanning Our Prints

2009-05-14 Thread Stan Halpin
This is one of those interesting dilemmas where there is no right answer. Thinking out loud as to how I would react in the same situation... First, I would be very irked. Second, I would try to figure out why it irked me. Two thoughts come to mind. First, I would be irked because it is MY

RE: People Scanning Our Prints

2009-05-14 Thread JC OConnell
why not make up some simple stick on address type labels and put them on the back of the photos : -- Photo Copyright 2009 John Doe No Unauthorized Reproduction -- these labels are cheap and may save some headaches in some cases.

Re: People Scanning Our Prints

2009-05-14 Thread paul stenquist
I can't help but think that the ego gratification that might be derived from telling a friend that the photo they copied wasn't just a photo but valuable art probably isn't worth the cost of a friend. As photographers, we take great pride in our work and expect that others will recognize

Re: Time Lapse - Galactic Ballet (Original file)

2009-05-14 Thread Stan Halpin
I heard a lecture by Timothy Leary in the early '60s on the wonderfulness of the psychedelic experience possible via LSD (acid to you younger folks). This reminds me of that. Same effect, without the drugs. Way cool, man. stan On May 14, 2009, at 5:56 PM, David Savage wrote: G'day all,

Re: People Scanning Our Prints

2009-05-14 Thread Stan Halpin
Note that I did say former friend. My recommendation accepts the fact that it may cause hard feelings. But if really irked and yet don't say anything, then you harbor a grudge and that is just as toxic. On balance, I would take a deep breath, say something about it so that it was off my

Re: Time Lapse - Galactic Ballet (Original file)

2009-05-14 Thread Joseph McAllister
Ok. It's beautiful, alright. But halve the frame rate so it's long enough to have the music go to a natural cut-off. Dumps my mood on the floor every time. :- On May 14, 2009, at 15:56 , David Savage wrote: G'day all, Thanks for your interest kind (well maybe not so kind) comments.

Re: PESO: Boats in the Harbour

2009-05-14 Thread Joseph McAllister
I like this much better than the original. It lost nothing and gained a bunch. On May 14, 2009, at 18:07 , Brian Walters wrote: So I've modified the crop to this: http://www.blognow.com.au/PESO/137291/Boats_in_the_Harbour.html Joseph McAllister Pentaxian http://gallery.me.com/jomac

Re: GESO- Quackers, Redwings, and Rushes

2009-05-14 Thread Ken Waller
Speaking of male redwings - they beat the ducks tonight, 4 to 3, go WINGS ! Bring on the Blackhawks... Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com Subject: GESO- Quackers, Redwings, and Rushes Spent a few minutes at

Re: PESO: Boats in the Harbour

2009-05-14 Thread Bob Sullivan
Looks too green to me... On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 10:18 PM, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: I like this much better than the original. It lost nothing and gained a bunch. On May 14, 2009, at 18:07 , Brian Walters wrote: So I've modified the crop to this:

Re: PESO: A couple of DA* 60-250 pics

2009-05-14 Thread Christine Aguila
Wow! Looks like a great lens! Sure is a fun time with all this new Pentax gear coming out! Thanks for the peek, Paul! Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 8:04 PM

Re: PESO 2009 - 067 - GDG

2009-05-14 Thread Christine Aguila
Wow, the rendering on Morning Paper is just stunning, Godfrey. Nice work. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com To: SeePhoto Talk seeph...@micapeak.com; DUG digitalusersgr...@yahoogroups.com; PAW Picture-A-Week project p...@micapeak.com;

Re: PESO: Boats in the Harbour

2009-05-14 Thread Christine Aguila
Boy does that light and those boats pop now, Brian! Really lovely. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 8:07 PM Subject: Re: PESO: Boats in the Harbour On Tue,

Re: Hi Neighbor

2009-05-14 Thread Christine Aguila
Fun catch. Very playful! You've rumped this one for sure, Jack :-). Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 5:41 PM Subject: PESO: Hi Neighbor Bit of horsein' around.

Re: OT - Ring My Bell

2009-05-14 Thread Christine Aguila
Yep, what Cotty said! Way to go, Frank! You're the man! Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Cotty cotty...@mac.com To: pentax list PDML@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 12:38 PM Subject: Re: OT - Ring My Bell On 13/5/09, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed:

Re: PESO: Boats in the Harbour

2009-05-14 Thread Brian Walters
On Thu, 14 May 2009 21:42 -0400, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Nice shot. Dramatic light. Well rendered. I like it. Thanks, Paul. I think the rendering was pretty much done by nature. I just pressed the button :-) Cheers Brian ++ Brian

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