Re: Little piece on lenses

2009-10-17 Thread John Francis
On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 12:34:08AM -0400, John Francis wrote: > On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 07:19:45PM -0700, Tim Bray wrote: > > On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 3:10 PM, paul stenquist > > wrote: > > > With the 12-24, 16-50, > > > 50-135, and 60-250, I'm prepared for almost anything. > > > > Especially ph

Re: Little piece on lenses

2009-10-17 Thread John Francis
On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 07:19:45PM -0700, Tim Bray wrote: > On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 3:10 PM, paul stenquist > wrote: > > With the 12-24, 16-50, > > 50-135, and 60-250, I'm prepared for almost anything. > > Especially physiotherapy. I know some good chiropractors too if you > need a referral. P

Re: Bargain Bin Score

2009-10-17 Thread Brian Walters
On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:54 -0400, "Perry Pellechia" wrote: > On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 6:22 PM, Adam Maas wrote: > > Just picked up a *istDS, good condition, for $150. Didn't need another > > camera but at that price I couldn't resist. > > > > Question for anybody using Adaptall-2 kit on their Penta

Re: Little piece on lenses

2009-10-17 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:58:59 -0700 Larry Colen wrote: I followed your link to and was amused by: < http://shutterfinger.typepad.com/shutterfinger/2009/10/what-type-of-photographer-are-you.html aka: http://tinyurl.com/y9uvlh3 I think many of the denizens of this list would, as I do, have a

Re: Question re GPS and geotagging

2009-10-17 Thread Rob Studdert
On 16/10/2009, SV Hovland wrote: > Mobile phones with GPS are rather cheap today ( > http://www.dustinhome.no/pd_5010198934.aspx ) and can run car navigation > software, terrain nav. software or simple GPX loggers. I did this on our trip > to London and my phone was able to log continously for

Re: OT PESO - Painted Desert.

2009-10-17 Thread Rob Studdert
On 16/10/2009, David Savage wrote: > Taken at sunrise in the Painted Desert near Arckaringa Station. 11 > frame hand held pano, D700. AF-S 70-200mm. Very nicely done Dave, have you made a pano bracket for that behemoth yet? Cheers, -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 U

GESO Altimate indulgence

2009-10-17 Thread Rob Studdert
Hi Team, A couple of pics of my little guy enjoying a timeless treat yesterday at a local fair: http://picasaweb.google.com/distudio/PESO02?authkey=Gv1sRgCKr1kpn52ICgVQ# *ist D + 35mm LTD Cheers, -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Tw

Re: Little piece on lenses

2009-10-17 Thread paul stenquist
I rarely carry more than one lens on a walkaround. Tomorrow, I'll be taking the 16-50 with me for the PDML meet in the city. When working, It's usually either in the studio or out of the trunk of my car, so I have my entire kit at hand. The convenience of a zoom far outweighs the burden of

Re: Little piece on lenses

2009-10-17 Thread Tim Bray
On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 3:10 PM, paul stenquist wrote: > With the 12-24, 16-50, > 50-135, and 60-250, I'm prepared for almost anything. Especially physiotherapy. I know some good chiropractors too if you need a referral. Primes are back-friendly, and none of us are getting younger. -T -- PDML

Re: Little piece on lenses

2009-10-17 Thread Miserere
2009/10/17 Mark Roberts : > > Bwahahaha! > Enablement strikes again! Oh the cruelty...the cruelty!!! -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- http://www.EnticingTheLight.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net

Re: PESO - If They Say So

2009-10-17 Thread Rob Studdert
On 17/10/2009, frank theriault wrote: > Couldn't resist this one - oh those wacky guerrilla artists! > > http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/if-they-say-so.html > > Had to leave it in colour, didn't I? > > Hope you enjoy this as much as I did! I did I expect, very cool, cheeky too. -- Ro

Re: PESO Elan

2009-10-17 Thread Rob Studdert
On 15/10/2009, Derby Chang wrote: > Very very cool. I would have been just on the left of the pano earlier this > afternoon. Had I known, I would have waved I waved! You didn't see me? ;-) On 15/10/2009, Boris Liberman wrote: > We sure did enjoy! Quite an image, makes me feel like I am standin

Uncurling roll paper prints

2009-10-17 Thread Bruce Walker
Has anyone got advice on uncurling prints done onto roll-paper through a wide-format printer? I've been using a local service bureau with a Canon printer (12-pigment!) to print onto Satin Photo 240gm 42" paper. The colour rendition and depth is stunning but it's a hassle to view the prints un

Re: PESO - Open Door Policy

2009-10-17 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 10/17/2009 5:34:35 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, knarftheria...@gmail.com writes: I love my "new" neighbourhood (I've been here since April). Lots of down-and-out types (I live two blocks from Toronto's largest psychiatric facility), lots of new "loft" condos and yuppies, and

Re: Little piece on lenses

2009-10-17 Thread Mark Roberts
paul stenquist wrote: >I never owned a zoom until a few years ago. For my first 30 years of >photography, I got by with primes. Now I rarely use a prime. The new >Pentax zooms are just too good and too fast to be ignored. With the >12-24, 16-50, 50-135, and 60-250, I'm prepared for almost an

Re: Little piece on lenses

2009-10-17 Thread Mark Roberts
Miserere wrote: >I had a chance to play with Mark's 21 Ltd last week, and now I find >myself checking eBay in case there's a good deal out there... Out of >sight, out of mind is s true--I'd had ZERO interest in the 21 Ltd >until held it in my grubby paws. Bwahahaha! Enablement strikes again!

Re: Bargain Bin Score

2009-10-17 Thread Perry Pellechia
On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 6:22 PM, Adam Maas wrote: > Just picked up a *istDS, good condition, for $150. Didn't need another > camera but at that price I couldn't resist. > > Question for anybody using Adaptall-2 kit on their Pentax's, I've got > a proper KA adapter but it doesn't seem to pass apert

Re: Bargain Bin Score

2009-10-17 Thread John Francis
What was the question? Should it work? I used to use an Adaptall-2 300/2.8 on my PZ-1p and MZ-S with the Pentax-KA adapter. It worked just fine most of the time. But every now and then the aperture display in the body would switch to "--". I eventually tracked this down to an intermittent cont

Re: Little piece on lenses

2009-10-17 Thread Bran Everseeking
On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:58:59 -0700 Larry Colen wrote: > I followed your link to and was amused by: > < > http://shutterfinger.typepad.com/shutterfinger/2009/10/what-type-of-photographer-are-you.html > > > > aka: http://tinyurl.com/y9uvlh3 oddly no good category for fellow with primes from dark

Bargain Bin Score

2009-10-17 Thread Adam Maas
Just picked up a *istDS, good condition, for $150. Didn't need another camera but at that price I couldn't resist. Question for anybody using Adaptall-2 kit on their Pentax's, I've got a proper KA adapter but it doesn't seem to pass aperture info to the body. I'm suspecting my adapter's a little b

Re: My first newspaper photo credit

2009-10-17 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 5:30 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > Unfortunately, it's not in the online version, by the local paper ran > a photo of the wreck in front of my house. > > I think that it's a good thing that it shows my racecar with the > forsale signs. ~Very~ cool! Congratulations - well deser

Re: Little piece on lenses

2009-10-17 Thread paul stenquist
I never owned a zoom until a few years ago. For my first 30 years of photography, I got by with primes. Now I rarely use a prime. The new Pentax zooms are just too good and too fast to be ignored. With the 12-24, 16-50, 50-135, and 60-250, I'm prepared for almost anything. I still use the F

Re: Little piece on lenses

2009-10-17 Thread John Francis
On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 01:58:59PM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: > > I followed your link to and was amused by: > < > http://shutterfinger.typepad.com/shutterfinger/2009/10/what-type-of-photographer-are-you.html > > > > aka: http://tinyurl.com/y9uvlh3 > > I think that I'm about 10% Purist, 70% Pri

Re: Little piece on lenses

2009-10-17 Thread P. J. Alling
Hum, I can't be a purist because though I sometimes carry only one lens, mostly the 43mm limited, it's sometimes an FA 28-200mm. I can't be a Prime Fetishist, because while I own primes from 17mm to 600mm, (in both 1/2 1 2 4 and 1/3 1 3 6 times sequences, with a few in between), I also have

Re: PESO - Open Door Policy

2009-10-17 Thread Derby Chang
frank theriault wrote: I love my "new" neighbourhood (I've been here since April). Lots of down-and-out types (I live two blocks from Toronto's largest psychiatric facility), lots of new "loft" condos and yuppies, and lots of art galleries. Walking down the street always brings interesting thin

Re: PESO -- Whitney Center Group Photo

2009-10-17 Thread P. J. Alling
I'm pretty good at jollying people into a good mood, but in their case it wasn't really necessary. Brian Walters wrote: On Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:55 -0400, "P. J. Alling" wrote: This shot has appeared in all the local papers so it must be good... That should have come with an tag.

Re: My first newspaper photo credit

2009-10-17 Thread Miserere
2009/10/17 Larry Colen : > Unfortunately, it's not in the online version, by the local paper ran > a photo of the wreck in front of my house. > > I think that it's a good thing that it shows my racecar with the > forsale signs. Nice, Larry. And yes, it's a good thing :-D Can people see your phon

Re: Little piece on lenses

2009-10-17 Thread Miserere
2009/10/17 Tim Bray : > Most readers of my blog aren't photogs.  When I meet them at > conferences & so on they look at me swapping primes and ask "what is > it with that?"  So I wrote a little piece to try to introduce this > whole multi-lens thang, and why civilians might want to step on to the >

My first newspaper photo credit

2009-10-17 Thread Larry Colen
Unfortunately, it's not in the online version, by the local paper ran a photo of the wreck in front of my house. I think that it's a good thing that it shows my racecar with the forsale signs. -- The first step is learning to take great photos, the second step is learning to throw away ones tha

Re: PESO -- Whitney Center Group Photo

2009-10-17 Thread Brian Walters
On Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:55 -0400, "P. J. Alling" wrote: > This shot has appeared in all the local papers so it must be good... That should have come with an tag. ;-)> > http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20whitneycentergroupphoto.html That's great. Getting a bunch of seni

Re: PESO - Open Door Policy

2009-10-17 Thread Brian Walters
Well, that's not something you see every day. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:34 -0400, "frank theriault" wrote: > I love my "new" neighbourhood (I've been here since A

Re: Little piece on lenses

2009-10-17 Thread Larry Colen
On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 10:22:08PM -0700, Tim Bray wrote: > Most readers of my blog aren't photogs. When I meet them at > conferences & so on they look at me swapping primes and ask "what is > it with that?" So I wrote a little piece to try to introduce this > whole multi-lens thang, and why civi

Re: PESO - Open Door Policy

2009-10-17 Thread Miserere
2009/10/17 frank theriault : > I love my "new" neighbourhood (I've been here since April).  Lots of > down-and-out types (I live two blocks from Toronto's largest > psychiatric facility), lots of new "loft" condos and yuppies, and lots > of art galleries.  Walking down the street always brings inte

Re: °SOUTH: WAR / 2009 Nikon-Walkley Press Photo

2009-10-17 Thread Derby Chang
Have to agree with you there about the dishiness, Christine. They are all pretty dishy, actually, especially when they speak. The collective's website is worth a look http://www.degreesouth.com/v3/index.php?orgid=home D Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Derby: A lovely written account of the

Re: Epson Exhibition Fiber Paper

2009-10-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 8:04 AM, P N Stenquist wrote: > Thanks Godders. > I already have the Pixel Genius profile, found it last night while > researching the paper. Should have 50 sheets of 13 x 19 in a couple of days. > It will be interesting to compare it to the Ilford Gold Fibre Silk that I've

Re: PESO: some industrial hardcore

2009-10-17 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Oct 17, 2009, at 08:38 , Bob W wrote: From: "Bob W" Perhaps Ralf is a location scout working on contract for the Al Qaida Bumper Book of Blastable Buildings Lets face it, if Belgium is going to be famous for something, might as well be that ;) Plucky Little Belgium is already very

Re: Photos from my second professional gig

2009-10-17 Thread Paul Sorenson
Cash is king... :-X -p Larry Colen wrote: I reported the $500 that I'll eventually get paid for my first gig. My unemployment check showed up today, $375 lighter than it would have been. So, basically, if I find a short term job, for every dollar that I earn, I get to keep about $.25, wh

Re: PESO - Open Door Policy

2009-10-17 Thread paul stenquist
What Malcolm said. Captivating. It held my interest. Paul On Oct 17, 2009, at 11:59 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: frank theriault wrote: I love my "new" neighbourhood (I've been here since April). Lots of down-and-out types (I live two blocks from Toronto's largest psychiatric facility), lots of

PESO Virginia's porch

2009-10-17 Thread Larry Colen
A friend of mine lives in SF, off of Potrero, and has an amazing view from the porch on the top room of her house. Every time I visit, it seems that I'm compelled by the view to pull out the camera and get shots of the Bay Bridge. Last night, I also aimed the camera more directly west and got wha

RE: PESO - Open Door Policy

2009-10-17 Thread Malcolm Smith
> frank theriault wrote: > I love my "new" neighbourhood (I've been here since April). Lots of > down-and-out types (I live two blocks from Toronto's largest > psychiatric facility), lots of new "loft" condos and yuppies, and lots > of art galleries. Walking down the street always brings interes

Re: Pentax K-7 special at Fry's

2009-10-17 Thread gldnbearz
True, however, I haven't seen the K7 at my local BestBuy so being able to handle it a Fry's (and mounting my own lens & SD card) was all I could accomplish. I wasn't looking to buy from Fry's, but wanted to get a feel for this camera. - Pat On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 7:10 AM, Doug Franklin wrote:

Re: Peso - Washington, DC Zoo

2009-10-17 Thread gldnbearz
Hmm, I've never tried to tell a very hungry panda who was very concentrated on his bamboo breakfast to pose for a camera before. =) I just enjoyed watching him consume a pile of greenery. Thanks for looking. - Pat On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 4:00 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Pat, > Enjoyed the DC pho

RE: PESO: some industrial hardcore

2009-10-17 Thread Bob W
> > From: "Bob W" > >>> Perhaps Ralf is a location scout working on contract for the > >> > Al Qaida > >>> > >Bumper Book of Blastable Buildings > >> > > >> > Lets face it, if Belgium is going to be famous for > something, might > >> > as well be that ;) > >> > > > > > Plucky Little Belgium

Re: Little write-up on Pentax stuff

2009-10-17 Thread Adam Maas
On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 1:48 AM, David Mann wrote: > On Oct 17, 2009, at 3:27 PM, Adam Maas wrote: > >> I suspect some might disagree with me, especially on my opinion of the >> MX and MZ-5n (neither of which I was terribly impressed by), on the >> flip isde, I really do like my K2. > > The K2 is

Re: Little write-up on Pentax stuff

2009-10-17 Thread Adam Maas
On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 1:40 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: > I learned to like the MX more than ever having loved it, I still have two of > them, after all by the time I went digital the peak of the analog film > camera market was well past.  One has a roll of film in it I'll have to > finish real soon

Re: Little write-up on Pentax stuff

2009-10-17 Thread Adam Maas
On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 12:11 AM, Miserere wrote: > 2009/10/16 Adam Maas : >> Just posted a writeup o my opinions on various Pentax SLR's I've owned >> over the last few years on my blog over at www.mawz.ca. >> >> I suspect some might disagree with me, especially on my opinion of the >> MX and MZ-

Re: PESO -- Whitney Center Group Photo

2009-10-17 Thread Christine Aguila
Nice one! Congrats on the publication. Well deserved. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: "David J Brooks" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 6:47 AM Subject: Re: PESO -- Whitney Center Group Photo People need seniors to help them live.?? Wh

Re: PESO - Open Door Policy

2009-10-17 Thread Christine Aguila
What Jack said. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: "Jack Davis" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 8:48 AM Subject: Re: PESO - Open Door Policy "Interesting" is right. What was happening here? Doesn't seem to me to be a mannequin. Hiding fro

Re: Epson Exhibition Fiber Paper

2009-10-17 Thread P N Stenquist
Thanks Godders. I already have the Pixel Genius profile, found it last night while researching the paper. Should have 50 sheets of 13 x 19 in a couple of days. It will be interesting to compare it to the Ilford Gold Fibre Silk that I've been using. Some web reviews found them similar with

Re: PESO - If They Say So

2009-10-17 Thread Christine Aguila
That's great fun, Frank. This picture most definitely needs color. Well seen. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: "frank theriault" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 8:30 PM Subject: PESO - If They Say So Couldn't resist this one - oh those

Re: Epson Exhibition Fiber Paper

2009-10-17 Thread Christine Aguila
Yes, I've downloaded the profile, but I haven't bought the paper yet-it's pretty pricey. Actually, I'd really like to compare it to Illford's Gold Fiber Silk. Would anyone who's used both papers like to share their views? I love Illford's Gold Fiber Silk for color, and there's still something

RE: Little piece on lenses

2009-10-17 Thread John Sessoms
From: Tim Bray Most readers of my blog aren't photogs. When I meet them at conferences & so on they look at me swapping primes and ask "what is it with that?" So I wrote a little piece to try to introduce this whole multi-lens thang, and why civilians might want to step on to the slippery slope

Re: °SOUTH: WAR / 2009 Nikon-Walkley Press Photo

2009-10-17 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Derby: A lovely written account of the event and some great pics of these famous Australian Photogs. I'd make some nice prints of the lot. The group shot was especially nice, and I have to say, Tim Page is quite dishy :-). Thanks for posting. Cheers, Christine - Original Message -

Re: Little write-up on Pentax stuff

2009-10-17 Thread John Sessoms
From: Miserere 2009/10/16 Adam Maas : > Just posted a writeup o my opinions on various Pentax SLR's I've owned > over the last few years on my blog over at www.mawz.ca. > > I suspect some might disagree with me, especially on my opinion of the > MX and MZ-5n (neither of which I was terribly impr

RE: PESO - If They Say So

2009-10-17 Thread John Sessoms
From: frank theriault Couldn't resist this one - oh those wacky guerrilla artists! http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/if-they-say-so.html Had to leave it in colour, didn't I? Hope you enjoy this as much as I did! It was funny once I finally figured it out. Gotta' stop reading PDML b

RE: PESO - I'm Vulnerable Here!

2009-10-17 Thread John Sessoms
From: frank theriault I'm not sure what precipitated this cyclist's anger, but he was quite animated and seemed to be getting no satisfaction from the occupants/driver of the SUV: http://mondociclismo.blogspot.com/2009/10/im-vulnerable-here.html "You can go a long way with a smile. You can go

Re: Photos from my second professional gig

2009-10-17 Thread John Sessoms
From: Larry Colen On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 06:47:29PM -0300, Luiz Felipe wrote: > Larry, the only suggestion I can think of is trying a longer focal and > lower angle to avoid the end of the banner near the floor. Good grabs on > the tables... Yeah, but I didn't want to cut off their feet. >

Re: Epson Exhibition Fiber Paper

2009-10-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 6:19 PM, paul stenquist wrote: > Has anyone used this sheet in the Epson R2400? Atlex has it at a good price. > I'm thinking I should give it a try. It's excellent paper, I've used it on several occasions. There's a custom profile for it, done by PixelGenius I think, somew

Re: Pentax K-7 special at Fry's

2009-10-17 Thread Doug Franklin
gldnbearz wrote: At least there is a possibility for handling the camera in store. Today's Amazon price was $1050 body only and buydig.com was selling the kit w/ the 18-55WR (no backpack) for $1099. Well, you can handle the camera, with the 18-55 mounted, at Fry's, but I haven't seen any other

Re: PESO 2009 - 171 - GDG

2009-10-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 7:09 PM, wrote: > In a message dated 10/16/2009 6:19:02 A.M.  Pacific Daylight Time, > gdigio...@gmail.com writes: > Combining still and motion  work into presentations and pieces has long > been a direction I wanted to go  ... I've been working on a LOT of this > sort of

Re: OT: Erasing an MS DOS FAT volume on a mac?

2009-10-17 Thread John Sessoms
From: Joseph McAllister On Oct 16, 2009, at 14:10 , David J Brooks wrote: > On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 4:49 PM, P N Stenquist > > wrote: >> >> I picked up a 500 gig Maxtor drive for next to nothing. I hooked it >> up to my >> IMac 24, and system 10.5 recognizes it, and I can access the files >

RE: OT: Erasing an MS DOS FAT volume on a mac?

2009-10-17 Thread John Sessoms
From: P N Stenquist I picked up a 500 gig Maxtor drive for next to nothing. I hooked it up to my IMac 24, and system 10.5 recognizes it, and I can access the files that are on it. But I want to erase it. It's formated with MSDOS FAT, and the Mac disk utility won't erase it. What do I need to

RE: PESO: some industrial hardcore

2009-10-17 Thread John Sessoms
From: "Bob W" Perhaps Ralf is a location scout working on contract for the > Al Qaida > >Bumper Book of Blastable Buildings > > Lets face it, if Belgium is going to be famous for something, > might as well be that ;) > Plucky Little Belgium is already very famous - Poirot, Tintin, Beer,

Re: PESO - Open Door Policy

2009-10-17 Thread Jack Davis
"Interesting" is right. What was happening here? Doesn't seem to me to be a mannequin. Hiding from your camera? Provocative shot, Frank. Jack --- On Sat, 10/17/09, frank theriault wrote: > From: frank theriault > Subject: PESO - Open Door Policy > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Satur

Re: Pentax K-7 special at Fry's

2009-10-17 Thread John Celio
I didn't like how plasticky it felt nor potentially no better IQ than my 16-45. It's a kit lens. You can't really expect much of it. John -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/calemp http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net h

PESO - Open Door Policy

2009-10-17 Thread frank theriault
I love my "new" neighbourhood (I've been here since April). Lots of down-and-out types (I live two blocks from Toronto's largest psychiatric facility), lots of new "loft" condos and yuppies, and lots of art galleries. Walking down the street always brings interesting things to see: http://knarfi

Re: PESO 2009 - 171 - GDG

2009-10-17 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 8:37 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > A call went out from the Media Center in Palo Alto for a studio video > production that sounded interesting. I had the time but no experience. So I > went anyway. Ended up they were short-handed and I was trained on the spot > in the use o

Re: Philadelphia PDML

2009-10-17 Thread David J Brooks
All are nice photos, but i like the last one a lot Dave On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 10:16 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > http://www.robertstech.com/blog/photos/gallery17/ > > > -- > Mark Roberts > Photography & Multimedia > www.robertstech.com > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http

Re: PESO 2009 - 171 - GDG

2009-10-17 Thread David J Brooks
Nicely framed Good shot Dave On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 8:37 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > A call went out from the Media Center in Palo Alto for a studio video > production that sounded interesting. I had the time but no experience. So I > went anyway. Ended up they were short-handed and I was tr

Re: OT: Erasing an MS DOS FAT volume on a mac?

2009-10-17 Thread David J Brooks
On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 10:55 PM, Graydon wrote: ? >>> >>> isledge >> >> That was Dave, trying to type "a sledge". In case anyone was confused! > > No, no, it's a disk for a _Mac_.  "isledge" should be "iSledge", but > hey, mere issues of capitalization. Dam, i was so close. Dave > > -- Graydon

Re: OT: Erasing an MS DOS FAT volume on a mac?

2009-10-17 Thread David J Brooks
On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 10:51 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote: > I TRY to be! But it's a thankless task. > > I'm starting to work him over on FaceBook as well. > > But I have to be careful. There may be implications taunting a Canadian! > :-) We still have a full box of geese around here. Be careful

Re: PDML Philadelphia

2009-10-17 Thread David J Brooks
Forgot to comment on this. Lovely shot, great reflections. Dave On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 2:01 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > OK, so we had PDML Boston on Sunday and I got to medet Miserere and a > few other Pentax shooters (I'm sure he'll have photos on line soon). > Tomorrow it's PDML Philadelphia a

Re: PESO Elan

2009-10-17 Thread David J Brooks
Very impressive, Dave On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 7:11 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: > Hi Team, > > I've been busy, pics generally work related and very little time to > check or comment on other peoples shots at the moment. Today I was > commissioning a new transmitter install and I grabbed a set of shot

Re: PESO -- Whitney Center Group Photo

2009-10-17 Thread David J Brooks
People need seniors to help them live.?? What a world.:-) Very good shot Peter well worth publication Dave On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 1:55 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: > I guess I'll post one of these as a PESO.   A while back I posted that I had > a gig doing some publicity photos for a local movie pr

Re: PESO - I'm Vulnerable Here!

2009-10-17 Thread David J Brooks
Loved Kids in the Hall. I think we all know what happened here. Dave On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 9:22 PM, frank theriault wrote: > The title was shamelessly stolen from a Kids in the Hall (a Canadian > comedy skit ensemble who had a show back in the 90's - they were > brilliant!) bike messenger ski

Re: PESO - If They Say So

2009-10-17 Thread David J Brooks
:-) Dave On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 9:30 PM, frank theriault wrote: > Couldn't resist this one - oh those wacky guerrilla artists! > > http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/if-they-say-so.html > > Had to leave it in colour, didn't I? > > Hope you enjoy this as much as I did! > > cheers, > fran

Re: OT PESO - Painted Desert.

2009-10-17 Thread David J Brooks
Great pano, well done. Side note, my weight lose has hit the pervebial road block. I'm stuck ay 228 lb's. Just can't get over that hump. Dave On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 12:43 AM, David Savage wrote: > G'day folks, > > I've been unsubbed for a while now but thought I'd pop back in to see > what's h

Re: PESO - Seen on a Sidewalk

2009-10-17 Thread David J Brooks
Amazing how used food and leaves arrange them selves.:-) Good shot Frank, but i agree the contrast needs a bump up. Dave On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 9:07 PM, frank theriault wrote: > Quite literally, seen on a sidewalk: > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/10/seen-on-sidewalk.html > > Hope y

Re: Little write-up on Pentax stuff

2009-10-17 Thread David J Brooks
Never held or owned the MX but i did try the 5n. I did not care for it at all. I bought a used PZ-1 instead. It fit my hand a lot better than the 5n and the finder was better AFAIC Dave On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 10:27 PM, Adam Maas wrote: > Just posted a writeup o my opinions on various Pentax SLR

Re: Peso - Washington, DC Zoo

2009-10-17 Thread Bob Sullivan
Pat, Enjoyed the DC photos, especially the planes and seeing the national monuments thru another's eyes. The Panda needs to be in sharp focus instead of the leaves...but that's easier said than done. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 1:25 AM, gldnbearz wrote: > In addition to the wide ang

Re: OT PESO - Painted Desert.

2009-10-17 Thread David Savage
Thanks Derby. I'm actually just to the left of that shadow :-) So there are actually 2 people in the shot. DS On 17/10/2009, Derby Chang wrote: > > Dave is in his pano, Bob, on the right. Very slim shadow too. > > Most excellent work, Western Dave > > D > > > > Bob Sullivan wrote: >> Dave, Rob

RE: PESO - Seen on a Sidewalk

2009-10-17 Thread Bob W
> > >http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/10/seen-on-sidewalk.html > > > >Hope you enjoy. > > A DiGiorgian nightmare. AAARG! > ...or Godfright -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: PESO - Seen on a Sidewalk

2009-10-17 Thread Cotty
On 16/10/09, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: >http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/10/seen-on-sidewalk.html > >Hope you enjoy. A DiGiorgian nightmare. AAARG! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysn

Re: Little piece on lenses

2009-10-17 Thread Cotty
On 16/10/09, Tim Bray, discombobulated, unleashed: >they look at me swapping primes I've heard about people like you. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: OT PESO - Painted Desert.

2009-10-17 Thread Derby Chang
Dave is in his pano, Bob, on the right. Very slim shadow too. Most excellent work, Western Dave D Bob Sullivan wrote: Dave, Rob, and Brian, Can't you guys get any people in your panos? ;-) Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 6:56 AM, Brian Walters wrote: Curse you Savage! You k

Re: °SOUTH: WAR / 2009 Nikon-Walkley Press Photo

2009-10-17 Thread Derby Chang
Sorry, sent before I'd finished Ben Bohane pointed out the shame Australians should feel about the secret war and blockade waged in Bougainville in the 90s, a direct contravention of the UN arms embargo. He had an interesting comment that he felt safer with the guerillas and facing the arms of

Re: °SOUTH: WAR / 2009 Nikon-Walkley Press Photo

2009-10-17 Thread Derby Chang
Just got back from a superb event. Five photographers from °SOUTH gave a floor talk on their show, WAR. http://tmp.acp.org.au/current/ Ben Bohane pointed out the shame Australians should feel about the secret war and blockade waged in Bougainville in the 90s, a direct contravention of the