RE: K-x body, anyone have any experiences to pass on?

2009-11-09 Thread Brian Walters
On Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:40 +1000, John Coyle jco...@powerup.com.au wrote: I found the same thing with my *ist-D and Energizer batteries and charger. I was getting at most a few dozen shots with only occasional chimping. I switched to Duracell and they do last longer, but I still find they lose

Re: PESO - walking to BH

2009-11-09 Thread Derby Chang
ann sanfedele wrote: http://tinyurl.com/y9blhfa http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/New-York-New-York/2564371_i3HHm/1/707313160_yaY4r/Large yeah, frank, I did a bw too.. and I like it.. but for now you'll ahve to settle for this :-) another with the Pentax 28mm SMC on the

Re: PESO - gettin' streety with a 300

2009-11-09 Thread Derby Chang
Nope, not set up. They were just there Thanks for the comments D Jack Davis wrote: Really great image Derby. Was it set up? Jack --- On Sat, 11/7/09, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: From: Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au Subject: PESO - gettin' streety with a 300 To:

Firefox colour management

2009-11-09 Thread Derby Chang
Don't know if this has been mentioned, but I noticed Mozilla refined the colour management in Firefox from 3.5 on to allow you to point directly to a profile. I didn't use it previously because it rendered strange stripey artifacts in the shadows on my rig. But it's works pretty well now.

Re: K-x body, anyone have any experiences to pass on?

2009-11-09 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
- Mensaje original De: paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Para: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Enviado: lun,9 noviembre, 2009 00:29 Asunto: Re: K-x body, anyone have any experiences to pass on? Simple answer: lithiums. They're all but necessary in most cameras using

Re: K-x body, anyone have any experiences to pass on?

2009-11-09 Thread Rob Studdert
On 09/11/2009, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: Consider that the power requirements of the camera outstrip your precious Eneloops. I steal candy from babies, and poke fun at Jesus Christ too. Praise Sanyo. I'm only offering the perspective of an engineer, Pentax certainly have made and

Re: Firefox colour management

2009-11-09 Thread Rob Studdert
On 09/11/2009, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: Don't know if this has been mentioned, but I noticed Mozilla refined the colour management in Firefox from 3.5 on to allow you to point directly to a profile. I didn't use it previously because it rendered strange stripey artifacts in the

Re: What to do with these images?

2009-11-09 Thread David Savage
In Lightroom I suggest getting busy with the luminance slider on the sky to giv a faux polarised look then maybe a couple of gradient masks. Here's a QD rendering: http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/Misc/IMGP3963-1.jpg Cheers, Dave 2009/11/9 Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org: I found a few shots I

Re: PESOs: Grace at the Park

2009-11-09 Thread David J Brooks
All three are great, but, i like the 1st and 3rd ones. Great smile as all ways Dave On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 8:31 PM, P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10153112 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10153137

Re: October PUG and 2010 themes

2009-11-09 Thread David J Brooks
On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 12:15 AM, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: Nice gallery Everyone!  I love them all--most especially like Dave Brooks--nice pose of Liz! But again, I loved them all. Thanks, Scott.  Cheers, Christine Thanks Christine. Liz hates having her picture taken

Re: PESO: Lake Tahoe Grabs

2009-11-09 Thread David J Brooks
I like them all, but the 1st one is lovely Dave On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 6:49 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Wife and I took a drive to 6000 ft elevation Lake Tahoe (CA) today to get some fall air, see what leaves might be hanging on and do lunch. Prox 225 miles round trip. Shot

Re: PESO - walking to BH

2009-11-09 Thread David J Brooks
Nice. A lot of things to look at in thi sot. Dave On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 8:36 PM, ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: http://tinyurl.com/y9blhfa http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/New-York-New-York/2564371_i3HHm/1/707313160_yaY4r/Large yeah, frank, I did a bw too.. and I

Re: PESO - gettin' streety with a 300

2009-11-09 Thread David J Brooks
Nice image. Dave On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 4:56 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: Goes against all tenets of streety, but I had it on the cam, and they were there. Alas (no, not really) http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/09/09_11/09_11_relax/01.htm I'm back to OT R-D1 and Ultron

Re: Firefox colour management

2009-11-09 Thread Nuno Miguel dos Santos Baeta
Hello! On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 09:05, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: Don't know if this has been mentioned, but I noticed Mozilla refined the colour management in Firefox from 3.5 on to allow you to point directly to a profile. I didn't use it previously because it rendered strange

Re: Firefox colour management

2009-11-09 Thread Nuno Miguel dos Santos Baeta
Hello! On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 11:43, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: (...) Indeed, and if it's not obvious how to check the config settings in Firefox just type about:Config into the URL location. There is a better way to to check and change the colour management settings - just

Re: October PUG and 2010 themes

2009-11-09 Thread Bruce Walker
Christine Aguila wrote: - Original Message - From: Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 12:51 AM Subject: October PUG and 2010 themes http://pug.komkon.org/ Nice gallery Everyone! I love them all--most

Re: Lake Tahoe Grabs

2009-11-09 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks for all that, Christine. Moving words. Jack --- On Sun, 11/8/09, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: From: Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net Subject: Re: Lake Tahoe Grabs To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Sunday, November 8, 2009, 8:30 PM Hi Jack:

Re: Uncurling roll paper prints

2009-11-09 Thread Bruce Walker
Cymen Vig wrote: On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 7:40 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Has anyone got advice on uncurling prints done onto roll-paper through a wide-format printer? I haven't yet but I researched this a bit while looking at using rolls for printing. There is one

Re: Uncurling roll paper prints

2009-11-09 Thread Bruce Walker
Doug Franklin wrote: Bruce Walker wrote: Has anyone got advice on uncurling prints done onto roll-paper through a wide-format printer? What I've done in the past is to hang them. I took a curtain rod and put a bunch of those really cheap wire shower curtain clips on it. On each clip I put

Re: PESO: Lake Tahoe Grabs

2009-11-09 Thread Jack Davis
Appreciated comments, Boris. The last is a personal creation that still has me checking its impact. Jack --- On Sun, 11/8/09, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: From: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Lake Tahoe Grabs To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date:

Re: PESO: Lake Tahoe Grabs

2009-11-09 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks much, Dave. Jack --- On Mon, 11/9/09, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Lake Tahoe Grabs To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, November 9, 2009, 4:33 AM I like them all, but the 1st one is lovely

Re: PESO - walking to BH

2009-11-09 Thread Doug Brewer
ann sanfedele wrote: http://tinyurl.com/y9blhfa http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/New-York-New-York/2564371_i3HHm/1/707313160_yaY4r/Large yeah, frank, I did a bw too.. and I like it.. but for now you'll ahve to settle for this :-) another with the Pentax 28mm SMC on the

Re: K-x body, anyone have any experiences to pass on?

2009-11-09 Thread Adam Maas
On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 2:17 AM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: Rob Studdert Indeed, just a case of bad design and insufficient testing, given the likelihood of a many people using Eneloops or their equivalents. Consider that the power requirements

Re: What to do with these images?

2009-11-09 Thread Cotty
Compositionally it falls between two stools What a bum! -- 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: PESO - walking to BH

2009-11-09 Thread Fernando
I like this shot Ann, reminds me of Joel Meyerowitz's NY shots; And thanks for Fred Herzog Doug, I didn't know about him. Back2Lurking On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 9:08 AM, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: ann sanfedele wrote: http://tinyurl.com/y9blhfa

Re: October PUG and 2010 themes

2009-11-09 Thread John Sessoms
From: steve harley On 2009-11-08 16:08 , John Sessoms wrote: Someone posted earlier that enclosing a link in the angle brackets would make the link work even when it's wrapped like that, but it never has for me. enclosing links that way does work with standards-compliant email systems,

Pentax Europe establishes its own online store

2009-11-09 Thread Dario Bonazza
I'm trying resending this post after the first one got lost in space-time continuum. Though not widespread all over Europe, it's a start: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0911/09110901digitalriverpentax.asp Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Pretty in Red (Lightened - Handsome in Red)

2009-11-09 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/7/2009 3:31:07 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, knarftheria...@gmail.com writes: On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 12:04 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: I've used the pretty in pink title before, besides this is really red (or orange). There was not a spot here to get a greater

K10D in low light and magenta concrete

2009-11-09 Thread Rick Womer
One of the PESOs I posted yesterday illustrates a frustration with the K10D in low light: grey things in the shadows go magenta. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10151334 That curved blurry thing at the very bottom is a grey steel porch rail, and the magenta-tinged flat surfaces beyond

PESO: Tahoe Granite

2009-11-09 Thread Jack Davis
I mentioned to someone (I believe Paul) I was considering doing, I've converted the Tahoe boulder shot to BW..for my entertainment. What say you? Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=448 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

PESO(2) - View Swinging Bridge/Yosemite Falls

2009-11-09 Thread Eactivist
These were both taken by the Swinging Bridge. I don't know why they call it that, it doesn't swing. :-) I don't know what the rock in the distance is called, it's not some weird view of Half Dome. :-) Minimal reflection because there was a sand bar in the center of the river.

Re: PESO: Tahoe Granite

2009-11-09 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/9/2009 7:44:20 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, jdavi...@yahoo.com writes: I mentioned to someone (I believe Paul) I was considering doing, I've converted the Tahoe boulder shot to BW..for my entertainment. What say you? Jack

Re: PESO - Mohan

2009-11-09 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/7/2009 2:23:58 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, knarftheria...@gmail.com writes: He's a local regular. I've often thrown him a looney (a Canadian dollar coin), and now he says hi to me as I walk by. Last week I asked him if I could take his photo:

Re: PESO(2) - View Swinging Bridge/Yosemite Falls (Correction)

2009-11-09 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/9/2009 8:01:39 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, eactiv...@aol.com writes: Oops. Originally gave wrong link for first. Corrected post. These were both taken by the Swinging Bridge. I don't know why they call it that, it doesn't swing. :-) I don't know what the rock in the

Re: PESO: twp tries....

2009-11-09 Thread Sandra Hermann
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Re: PESO: Lake Tahoe Grabs

2009-11-09 Thread Eactivist
Wife and I took a drive to 6000 ft elevation Lake Tahoe (CA) today to get some fall air, see what leaves might be hanging on and do lunch. Prox 225 miles round trip. Shot these near Crystal Bay, one of the remaining all too few natural areas. Fairly straight forward stuff. No fall elements.

Re: PESO - Time To Call The Exterminator

2009-11-09 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/7/2009 7:18:55 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, gldnbearz.p...@gmail.com writes: On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 4:05 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: When is it time to call the exterminator? Long before now!

Re: PESO - walking to BH

2009-11-09 Thread ann sanfedele
Doug Brewer wrote: ann sanfedele wrote: http://tinyurl.com/y9blhfa http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/New-York-New-York/2564371_i3HHm/1/707313160_yaY4r/Large yeah, frank, I did a bw too.. and I like it.. but for now you'll ahve to settle for this :-) another with the

Re: PESO - walking to BH

2009-11-09 Thread ann sanfedele
Derby Chang wrote: ann sanfedele wrote: http://tinyurl.com/y9blhfa http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/New-York-New-York/2564371_i3HHm/1/707313160_yaY4r/Large yeah, frank, I did a bw too.. and I like it.. but for now you'll ahve to settle for this :-) another with the

Re: PESO - Miami Beach

2009-11-09 Thread Eactivist
I got back last evening from a 3-day meeting in Miami Beach, which afforded me a total of an hour for photography. This is the view from my hotel room's balcony the evening I arrived, via thge 10-17 fisheye: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10151334 The next morning I took a short

Re: PESO - walking to BH

2009-11-09 Thread ann sanfedele
Fernando wrote: I like this shot Ann, reminds me of Joel Meyerowitz's NY shots; And thanks for Fred Herzog Doug, I didn't know about him. Back2Lurking Hey, Fernando - I'll take that comparison anytime! I see you found the right Fred Herzog on line :-) best, ann On Mon, Nov 9, 2009

Re: PESO - Pretty in Red (Lightened - Handsome in Red)

2009-11-09 Thread ann sanfedele
Marnie -- Yes - I think this is much better than the one with the totally silhouetted outcrop on the right... it really is stunning. eactiv...@aol.com wrote: http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/pinred.htm Wow! Terrific shot. Amazing light. cheers, frank ==

Re: K10D in low light and magenta concrete

2009-11-09 Thread John Francis
On Mon, Nov 09, 2009 at 07:40:52AM -0800, Rick Womer wrote: One of the PESOs I posted yesterday illustrates a frustration with the K10D in low light: grey things in the shadows go magenta. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10151334 That curved blurry thing at the very bottom is a

Re: K10D in low light and magenta concrete

2009-11-09 Thread David J Brooks
Shoot film.;-) Dave On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 10:40 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: One of the PESOs I posted yesterday illustrates a frustration with the K10D in low light: grey things in the shadows go magenta. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10151334 That curved blurry

Re: PESO: Tahoe Granite

2009-11-09 Thread David J Brooks
I think the BW has a more dramatic effect IMO. Dave On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 10:44 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: I mentioned to someone (I believe Paul) I was considering doing, I've converted the Tahoe boulder shot to BW..for my entertainment. What say you? Jack

OT Old computers and Raw files

2009-11-09 Thread David J Brooks
After processing 22 Nef files and saving as +- 2.5K jpeg files for printing, all i can say is,, if i;'m going to shoot Raw for the better part, I'm going to need a newer computer. The USB 1.1 external HD's running through LR and saving on C drive is painfully slow. Twenty two conversion took 1

Re: K10D in low light and magenta concrete

2009-11-09 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Rick Womer Subject: K10D in low light and magenta concrete One of the PESOs I posted yesterday illustrates a frustration with the K10D in low light: grey things in the shadows go magenta. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10151334 That curved

Re: K-x body, anyone have any experiences to pass on?

2009-11-09 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Jaume Lahuerta Subject: Re: K-x body, anyone have any experiences to pass on? Simple answer: lithiums. They're all but necessary in most cameras using AA-size batteries. But these are disposables...a step back IMHO. Quite honestly, we are all kinda

Re: K-x body, anyone have any experiences to pass on?

2009-11-09 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Adam Maas Subject: Re: K-x body, anyone have any experiences to pass on? If that's the case, Pentax should have dropped AA's and gone with a LiIon pack. Eneloops are so popular because they have less issues with power-hungry devices than other

Re: Tahoe Granite

2009-11-09 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Jack Davis Subject: PESO: Tahoe Granite I mentioned to someone (I believe Paul) I was considering doing, I've converted the Tahoe boulder shot to BW..for my entertainment. What say you? The rendering looks like a 50's era Adams. The image itself

Re: PESO(2) - View Swinging Bridge/Yosemite Falls

2009-11-09 Thread P N Stenquist
Pretty pic, wonderful color. Paul On Nov 9, 2009, at 11:01 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: These were both taken by the Swinging Bridge. I don't know why they call it that, it doesn't swing. :-) I don't know what the rock in the distance is called, it's not some weird view of Half Dome. :-)

Re: K-x body, anyone have any experiences to pass on?

2009-11-09 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 6:29 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Simple answer: lithiums. They're all but  necessary in most cameras using AA-size batteries. That's what i found when i had the istD. Recharge ables gave me about 100 shots were as the lithium's gave me at least 350

Re: PESO - Pretty in Red (Lightened - Handsome in Red)

2009-11-09 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/9/2009 8:42:41 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, ann...@nyc.rr.com writes: Marnie -- Yes - I think this is much better than the one with the totally silhouetted outcrop on the right... it really is stunning. === Thanks, ann! It was really cold at Yosemite, but

Re: K10D in low light and magenta concrete

2009-11-09 Thread Steve Sharpe
At 12:20 PM -0500 11/9/09, David J Brooks wrote: Shoot film.;-) Even that might not cure it, depending on the film and what you do with it! My experience with Velvia 100 was that scanning could add a magenta cast. I went back to V50, which is much better. -- Steve Sharpe d...@eastlink.ca •

Re: Tahoe Granite

2009-11-09 Thread David J Brooks
On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 12:36 PM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: Jack Davis Subject: PESO: Tahoe Granite I mentioned to someone (I believe Paul) I was considering doing, I've converted the Tahoe boulder shot to BW..for my entertainment. What say

Re: K10D in low light and magenta concrete

2009-11-09 Thread David J Brooks
On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 12:39 PM, Steve Sharpe d...@eastlink.ca wrote: At 12:20 PM -0500 11/9/09, David J Brooks wrote: Shoot film.;-) Even that might not cure it, depending on the film and what you do with it! My experience with Velvia 100 was that scanning could add a magenta cast. I

Re: PESO - walking to BH

2009-11-09 Thread Doug Brewer
ann sanfedele wrote: Doug Brewer wrote: ann sanfedele wrote: http://tinyurl.com/y9blhfa http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/New-York-New-York/2564371_i3HHm/1/707313160_yaY4r/Large yeah, frank, I did a bw too.. and I like it.. but for now you'll ahve to settle for this :-)

Re: PESO - walking to BH

2009-11-09 Thread Doug Brewer
Fernando wrote: I like this shot Ann, reminds me of Joel Meyerowitz's NY shots; And thanks for Fred Herzog Doug, I didn't know about him. Back2Lurking I have his book, Vancouver Photographs. It's very good. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT Old computers and Raw files

2009-11-09 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: David J Brooks Subject: OT Old computers and Raw files After processing 22 Nef files and saving as +- 2.5K jpeg files for printing, all i can say is,, if i;'m going to shoot Raw for the better part, I'm going to need a newer computer. The USB 1.1 external

Re: PESO(2) - View Swinging Bridge/Yosemite Falls

2009-11-09 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/9/2009 9:42:33 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, pnstenqu...@comcast.net writes: Pretty pic, wonderful color. Paul == Thanks, Paul. Marnie :-) On Nov 9, 2009, at 11:01 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: These were both taken by the Swinging Bridge. I don't know why they

Re: PESO: Tahoe Granite

2009-11-09 Thread ann sanfedele
Jack that makes it more interesting... in color, the central area of the sky was too light. I still find 446 the keeper of the three ann Jack Davis wrote: I mentioned to someone (I believe Paul) I was considering doing, I've converted the Tahoe boulder shot to BW..for my entertainment.

Re: Tahoe Granite

2009-11-09 Thread Mark Roberts
David J Brooks wrote: On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 12:36 PM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: Jack Davis I mentioned to someone (I believe Paul) I was considering doing, I've converted the Tahoe boulder shot to BW..for my entertainment. What say you? The

Re: PESO(2) - View Swinging Bridge/Yosemite Falls

2009-11-09 Thread Jack Davis
Like Red much better. Well rendered! Your 'shocking' manual exposure was the answer. Beautiful! Jack --- On Mon, 11/9/09, eactiv...@aol.com eactiv...@aol.com wrote: From: eactiv...@aol.com eactiv...@aol.com Subject: PESO(2) - View Swinging Bridge/Yosemite Falls To: pdml@pdml.net Date:

Re: PESO - walking to BH

2009-11-09 Thread ann sanfedele
Doug Brewer wrote: Fernando wrote: I like this shot Ann, reminds me of Joel Meyerowitz's NY shots; And thanks for Fred Herzog Doug, I didn't know about him. Back2Lurking I have his book, Vancouver Photographs. It's very good. I know I've seen his stuff more than once in various

Re: PESO: Lake Tahoe Grabs

2009-11-09 Thread Jack Davis
Double thanks, Marnie. =) Jack --- On Mon, 11/9/09, eactiv...@aol.com eactiv...@aol.com wrote: From: eactiv...@aol.com eactiv...@aol.com Subject: Re: PESO: Lake Tahoe Grabs To: pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, November 9, 2009, 8:21 AM Wife and I took a drive to 6000 ft elevation  Lake Tahoe

Re: K10D in low light and magenta concrete

2009-11-09 Thread Jack Davis
Have desaturated many K10 magenta tone. Jack --- On Mon, 11/9/09, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com Subject: K10D in low light and magenta concrete To: Pentax List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, November 9, 2009, 7:40 AM One of the PESOs I posted

Re: PESO(2) - View Swinging Bridge/Yosemite Falls (Correction)

2009-11-09 Thread Jack Davis
Like revised Swing 1 very much. Beautifully composed. Jack --- On Mon, 11/9/09, eactiv...@aol.com eactiv...@aol.com wrote: From: eactiv...@aol.com eactiv...@aol.com Subject: Re: PESO(2) - View Swinging Bridge/Yosemite Falls (Correction) To: pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, November 9, 2009, 8:05

Re: Tahoe Granite

2009-11-09 Thread Jack Davis
I feel SO complimented. Thanks! Think I'll just buy a large light shroud to climb under. ;) Jack --- On Mon, 11/9/09, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: From: William Robb war...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Tahoe Granite To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, November 9,

Re: Tahoe Granite

2009-11-09 Thread Jack Davis
LoL.. Jack --- On Mon, 11/9/09, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Tahoe Granite To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, November 9, 2009, 9:45 AM On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 12:36 PM, William Robb war...@gmail.com

Re: PESO: Tahoe Granite

2009-11-09 Thread Jack Davis
#446 is my current wallpaper. Appreciated comments, Ann. Jack --- On Mon, 11/9/09, ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: From: ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com Subject: Re: PESO: Tahoe Granite To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, November 9, 2009, 10:42 AM Jack that

RE: PESO - Mohan

2009-11-09 Thread Malcolm Smith
Marnie wrote: It's a nice street portrait. I like. Marnie aka Doe :-) So do I. You've come up with some real photographic beauties recently Frank. I'm also glad to hear I'm not the only one who still likes using film. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: PESO: Lake Tahoe Grabs

2009-11-09 Thread Bob W
Wife and I took a drive to 6000 ft elevation Lake Tahoe (CA) today to get some fall air, see what leaves might be hanging on and do lunch. Prox 225 miles round trip. Shot these near Crystal Bay, one of the remaining all too few natural areas. Fairly straight forward stuff. No fall

Re: PESO: Lake Tahoe Grabs

2009-11-09 Thread Tom Cakalic
My favorite if the bunch is 445. Nicely composed, great isolation, and a lot of elements generating interest. On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 5:49 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Wife and I took a drive to 6000 ft elevation Lake Tahoe (CA) today to get some fall air, see what leaves might be

Re: PESO(2) - View Swinging Bridge/Yosemite Falls (Correction)

2009-11-09 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/9/2009 10:57:45 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, jdavi...@yahoo.com writes: Like revised Swing 1 very much. Beautifully composed. Jack Thanks, Jack. Hit my mark then. No one center of interest, but I figured the composition made up for that. Marnie :-) --- On

RE: PESO(2) - View Swinging Bridge/Yosemite Falls (Correction)

2009-11-09 Thread Bob W
[...] I went off the bridge for this one. My hardest exposure in Yosemite. In the past when I did reflections there, the rock would blow out and the reflection would be fine. So I used exposure lock on the rock, spot metering, a bunch of things. Finally I resorted to a manual

RE: K10D in low light and magenta concrete

2009-11-09 Thread Bob W
One of the PESOs I posted yesterday illustrates a frustration with the K10D in low light: grey things in the shadows go magenta. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10151334 That curved blurry thing at the very bottom is a grey steel porch rail, and the magenta-tinged flat surfaces

Re: PESO(2) - View Swinging Bridge/Yosemite Falls (Correction)

2009-11-09 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/9/2009 11:37:49 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, p...@web-options.com writes: I went off the bridge for this one. My hardest exposure in Yosemite. In the past when I did reflections there, the rock would blow out and the reflection would be fine. So I used exposure

RE: K-x body, anyone have any experiences to pass on?

2009-11-09 Thread John Sessoms
From: John Coyle I found the same thing with my *ist-D and Energizer batteries and charger. I was getting at most a few dozen shots with only occasional chimping. I switched to Duracell and they do last longer, but I still find they lose their charge after a couple of weeks in the bag. Maybe

Re: How does Epson Printer behave upon ink replacement?

2009-11-09 Thread mike wilson
Igor Roshchin wrote: Sun Nov 8 15:03:34 CST 2009 mike wilson wrote: Igor Roshchin wrote: Hi All, Do I understand correctly that upon replacing just one ink cartridge an Epson Printer (2880) will clean/initiate all cartridges (hence loosing the inks in all of them)? Does it happen even

Re: Uncurling roll paper prints

2009-11-09 Thread steve harley
On 2009-10-17 19:40 , Bruce Walker wrote: Has anyone got advice on uncurling prints done onto roll-paper through a wide-format printer? it raises all sorts of concerns, i know, but i know someone who has used a dry mount press to uncurl a lot of vintage darkroom prints -- PDML

RE: PESO: Lake Tahoe Grabs

2009-11-09 Thread Jack Davis
LoL.. Gave up trying to take a pic of my wife many years ago. She won't allow it. Just pretend she's hiding behind one of those rocks. ;) Thanks for commenting. Jack --- On Mon, 11/9/09, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: From: Bob W p...@web-options.com Subject: RE: PESO: Lake Tahoe Grabs

Re: PESO: Lake Tahoe Grabs

2009-11-09 Thread Jack Davis
Glad you found you could pic a favorite, Tom. That says a lot and I'm grateful! Jack --- On Mon, 11/9/09, Tom Cakalic caka...@gmail.com wrote: From: Tom Cakalic caka...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Lake Tahoe Grabs To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, November 9, 2009,

RE: K10D in low light and magenta concrete

2009-11-09 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Bob. The AA filter cuts IR in the K10D, I believe, and it doesn't seem to matter whether the objects in question are warm or cool. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Mon, 11/9/09, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: From: Bob W p...@web-options.com Subject: RE: K10D in low

Re: OT Old computers and Raw files

2009-11-09 Thread Carlos R
David J Brooks escribió: After processing 22 Nef files and saving as +- 2.5K jpeg files for printing, all i can say is,, if i;'m going to shoot Raw for the better part, I'm going to need a newer computer. The USB 1.1 external HD's running through LR and saving on C drive is painfully slow.

Re: Pentax Europe establishes its own online store

2009-11-09 Thread mike wilson
Dario Bonazza wrote: I'm trying resending this post after the first one got lost in space-time continuum. Though not widespread all over Europe, it's a start: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0911/09110901digitalriverpentax.asp Hmmm. Pentax has struggled to achieve widespread distribution of its

Re: K-x body, anyone have any experiences to pass on?

2009-11-09 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
- Mensaje original De: John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com I was not impressed with the Eneloops. Other than not having to pre-charge them - a one time bonus, they didn't offer any additional practical performance advantage over the Duracell or Energizer rechargeables and that at

Re: OT Old computers and Raw files

2009-11-09 Thread mike wilson
David J Brooks wrote: After processing 22 Nef files and saving as +- 2.5K jpeg files for printing, all i can say is,, if i;'m going to shoot Raw for the better part, I'm going to need a newer computer. The USB 1.1 external HD's running through LR and saving on C drive is painfully slow. Twenty

Re: K-x body, anyone have any experiences to pass on?

2009-11-09 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
- Mensaje original De: William Robb war...@gmail.com We also know that in North America, Pentax is packing Lithiums into the camera. Well, Canon packed four alkalines with the Powershot A80 many years ago. However, I never understood that this was the way to go with this camera

Re: K-x body, anyone have any experiences to pass on?

2009-11-09 Thread John Francis
On Mon, Nov 09, 2009 at 03:20:03PM -0500, John Sessoms wrote: I was not impressed with the Eneloops. Other than not having to pre-charge them - a one time bonus, they didn't offer any additional practical performance advantage over the Duracell or Energizer rechargeables and that at the

Re: OT Old computers and Raw files

2009-11-09 Thread John Graves
David, It also could be memory. If you are running XP Pro, get as close to 3 gig as you can, depending on slots mostly. If you are running Vista or Win7 32bit, get as close to 8 gig as you can. If you are thinking of upgrading, check your programs for compatibility with win 64 bit of

Re: GESO - Zombie Walk

2009-11-09 Thread Rick Womer
Frank, These Leica shots seem to have a peculiar tonal distribution. The blacks are black and the whites are white, but everything in between looks washed-out and lacking in contrast. I recalibrated my monitors, and it still looks that way. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sun,

Re: OT Old computers and Raw files

2009-11-09 Thread David J Brooks
Could be. I had 512 then added another 256 2 years ago. I have XP home, and will most likely put XP home on the HD again. That way my drivers should work. Dave On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 4:28 PM, John Graves jh.gra...@verizon.net wrote: David, It also could be memory.  If you are running XP Pro,

Re: What to do with these images?

2009-11-09 Thread Ken Waller
What Bob said. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Bob W p...@web-options.com Subject: RE: What to do with these images? I found a few shots I took in 2008 in Central California (just north of Los Angeles).

Re: K-x body, anyone have any experiences to pass on?

2009-11-09 Thread Rob Studdert
On 10/11/2009, John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote: On Mon, Nov 09, 2009 at 03:20:03PM -0500, John Sessoms wrote: I was not impressed with the Eneloops. Other than not having to pre-charge them - a one time bonus, they didn't offer any additional practical performance advantage over the

Re: GESO - Zombie Walk

2009-11-09 Thread mike wilson
Rick Womer wrote: Frank, These Leica shots seem to have a peculiar tonal distribution. The blacks are black and the whites are white, but everything in between looks washed-out and lacking in contrast. I recalibrated my monitors, and it still looks that way. Rick

I think this is why i went out of business

2009-11-09 Thread David J Brooks
http://www.whattheduck.net/home?page=0%2C4 dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: K-x body, anyone have any experiences to pass on?

2009-11-09 Thread steve harley
On 2009-11-09 10:31 , William Robb wrote: We also know that in North America, Pentax is packing Lithiums into the camera. i can think of several reasons for this besides a pat NiMh doesn't work well -- lithiums keep better in the package, provide a more satisfying first time experience, and

Re: October PUG and 2010 themes

2009-11-09 Thread steve harley
On 2009-11-09 08:21 , John Sessoms wrote: I subscribe to the list in digest form heh - i _almost_ suggested that as an explanation, but your careful composition of the subject lines had me fooled -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: K-x body, anyone have any experiences to pass on?

2009-11-09 Thread Margus Männik
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Jaume Lahuerta Subject: Re: K-x body, anyone have any experiences to pass on? Simple answer: lithiums. They're all but necessary in most cameras using AA-size batteries. But these are disposables...a step back IMHO. Quite

PESO - Chilly Day at the Moonbeam Cafe

2009-11-09 Thread frank theriault
My feelings about this one have been vacillating: Sometimes I like, sometimes not so much. I usually (I think) prefer simpler compositions, but this one is anything but. Since I'm in a I think I like it now place, I'll post and see what others think:

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