RE: Feed Us Your Photoblog--The Solution

> William Robb wrote: > Is one allowed to say: "Is this the best you can do?" > Is one allowed to pass on his disappointment in the photographer? > > The Shel fiasco was more or less that. > It may have gotten jacked past that, but my recollection is that it > started > out pretty much that way.

OT New York border like 4.5 miles ?

Zab was driving back to her mom's on I287 N through New Jersey today and saw what she thought was a sign that said "New York Border like 4.5 miles". Is there anyone from the area that could confirm, or explain what she saw? -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-D

Re: OT: Big Bird II

I actually have a friend who is a venison dresser (ie, a deer butcher). He avoids deer if the cause of death can not be clearly established or if there is any spoilage or scavenger activity. He makes great venison sausage, and supplies meat for several charity food kitchens. I would trust anythi

Re: Any chance of selling to a car mag?

Paul, I will have to look at my old Super Stock Magazines for photo credit as I still have my old car magazines from the 70's, 80's 90's and newer. Paul,Do you remember Auto Buff Magazine ? Joe - Original Message - From: "paul stenquist" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Wednesday, J

Re: Feed Us Your Photoblog--The Solution

-- From: "Rick Womer" Subject: Re: Feed Us Your Photoblog--The Solution Well said, Bill. I would welcome more constructive commentary, as long as it is respectful. That doesn't mean that a pile of dogshit is called a golden egg, it just means t

Re: Feed Us Your Photoblog--The Solution

Whats a verb or two between friends. On 6/30/2010 3:15 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: P. J. Alling wrote: Shouldn't that /womanly/ lurking... hehe I didnt get that until I re-read what I wrote but. Shouldn't that be? / Shouldn't that be ?/womanly/lurking ?? :-0 ann On 6/30/2010 11:

Re: PESO - In Love

-- From: "Bruce Dayton" Subject: PESO - In Love I shot a wedding reception last weekend. This moment was captured during the 'line' - the bride had a moment to gaze at her new husband. Pentax K-x, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 135mm ISO 6400, 1/125 sec @ f/5

Re: Finally got a gallery of GFM photos on line

On Jun 30, 2010, at 2:28 PM, Cotty wrote: > On 29/6/10, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> FINALLY - a month after the event - I got around to uploading photos >> from the 2010 Nature Photography Weekend at Grandfather Mouintain: >> >> http://www.robertstech.com/galleries/gfm2010/in

Re: PESO - Three on a Bench

On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 8:32 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > Taken in the soulless concrete plaza outside the Birmingham (UK) rail station. > > B&W: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11196909&size=lg > > Color: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11196908&size=lg > > (K10D, FA 50/1.7, IS

Re: PESO - In Love

On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 5:57 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote: > I shot a wedding reception last weekend.  This moment was captured > during the 'line' - the bride had a moment to gaze at her new husband. > > Pentax K-x, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 135mm > ISO 6400, 1/125 sec @ f/5.6, Handheld > > http://www.daytonpho

Re: PESO - Runde Harbour (Panorama)

On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 5:06 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: > I think it's a great little pano, the potential imbalance between left > and right is completely offset by the balance along the horizontal > IMO, very nice. I think I agree with Rob. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept."

Re: PESO - tiny dancer's curtain call

On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 1:06 PM, P N Stenquist wrote: > Thanks Frank. But it's not Grace. Just a little girl we saw dancing at the > farmers market. > Paul > It was before my first cup of coffee this morning when I looked. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-

Re: PESO - In Love

Great shot. That's a keeper for your wedding photography portfolio. Paul On Jun 30, 2010, at 5:57 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote: > I shot a wedding reception last weekend. This moment was captured > during the 'line' - the bride had a moment to gaze at her new husband. > > Pentax K-x, DA* 50-135/2.8

Re: K-7's return from Pentax Repair

That seems pretty fast (except when you're the one waiting!). Hope it works now. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Wed, 6/30/10, Bob Sullivan wrote: > From: Bob Sullivan > Subject: K-7's return from Pentax Repair > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Wednesday, June 30, 2010, 5

Re: PESO - In Love

Very nice! I like the unusual off-center composition, which gives the shot context it wouldn't otherwise have. Your capture of her expression is spot-on, and the camera didn't do badly at that ISO either! Cheers, Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Wed, 6/30/10, Bruce Dayton wrote:

PESO - Three on a Bench

Taken in the soulless concrete plaza outside the Birmingham (UK) rail station. B&W: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11196909&size=lg Color: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11196908&size=lg (K10D, FA 50/1.7, ISO 560, f/8 @ 1/750) I actually prefer the color version. Rick

Re: Finally got a gallery of GFM photos on line

Cotty wrote: >On 30/6/10, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>I'm now working on putting together a video from all the clips I shot >>at GFM this year. Expect to be pestered for help... > >You should have taken an iPhone - then you could have edited up on the >Attic Window ;-) > >

Re: PESO: Elephant Rock

Rick thanks for taking the time to make an objective comment. Sometimes emotion clouds the photographer's view of their images. Phi; - Original Message - From: "Rick Womer" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 6:18 AM Subject: Re: PESO: Elephant Rock I t

Re: PESO - In Love

Good eye Bruce. I would have loved to get a K-x for next weekends wedding, but can't justify a camera purchase for one shoot. Well, I can justify, but those who have wives will know how to read between the pixels. ' Dave On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 5:57 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote: > I shot a wedding rec

Re: Feed Us Your Photoblog--The Solution

On 2010-06-30 13:57 , John Celio wrote: Blog: a frequently-updated website featuring lots of text about whatever topic the blog covers (be it politics, sports, or the author's growing collection of fruit bat stool samples). May include photos, videos or other media, but is mainly text. this is

Re: PESO - In Love

Wonderful, Bruce. Know that you can trust your "eye." Jack --- On Wed, 6/30/10, Bruce Dayton wrote: > From: Bruce Dayton > Subject: PESO - In Love > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Wednesday, June 30, 2010, 2:57 PM > I shot a wedding reception last > weekend.  This moment was captured

Re: Finally got a gallery of GFM photos on line

On 30/6/10, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: >I'm now working on putting together a video from all the clips I shot >at GFM this year. Expect to be pestered for help... You should have taken an iPhone - then you could have edited up on the Attic Window ;-)

Re: PESO - In Love

On Jun 30, 2010, at 2:57 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote: > I shot a wedding reception last weekend. This moment was captured > during the 'line' - the bride had a moment to gaze at her new husband. > > Pentax K-x, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 135mm > ISO 6400, 1/125 sec @ f/5.6, Handheld > > http://www.daytonphot

Re: Finally got a gallery of GFM photos on line

Cotty wrote: >On 29/6/10, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>FINALLY - a month after the event - I got around to uploading photos >>from the 2010 Nature Photography Weekend at Grandfather Mouintain: >> >>http://www.robertstech.com/galleries/gfm2010/index.html > >About bloody time!! > >A

PESO - In Love

I shot a wedding reception last weekend. This moment was captured during the 'line' - the bride had a moment to gaze at her new husband. Pentax K-x, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 135mm ISO 6400, 1/125 sec @ f/5.6, Handheld http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/hoffman_00295.htm Comments welcome -- Bruce -- P

Re: OT: Big Bird II

If those neighbors had been on their toes, they would have beat the vulture to the carcass. They could have been dining on venison saltimbocca tonight. Paul On Jun 30, 2010, at 5:30 PM, eckinator wrote: > heh... clear case of vulture culture... =) > > 2010/6/30 Daniel J. Matyola : >> Well, if t

Re: GESO - Flowers in the Dirt

On 30/6/10, Tom C, discombobulated, unleashed: >A 3-image gallery... fallen Blue Flax... > >http://photo.net/photodb/presentation?presentation_id=507278 Js I hate clicking on thumbnails. -> ;-) Nice work. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ---

Re: Finally got a gallery of GFM photos on line

On 30/6/10, Christian Skofteland, discombobulated, unleashed: >I gotta get there one of these years... 2011 will be the 10th anniversary of the first PDML meet there bwahahahahahhah.. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.

Re: GESO - Flowers in the Dirt

Tom, Next time you come to Chicago, we'll send you home with some good old black dirt! Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 3:49 PM, Tom C wrote: > They call the dirt around here DG... decomposing granite. > > On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 4:38 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: >> Tom, >> You've got to get

Re: OT: Big Bird II

heh... clear case of vulture culture... =) 2010/6/30 Daniel J. Matyola : > Well, if that's what you like: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11192182 > > Dan > > On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 8:36 AM, Christian Skofteland > wrote: >> On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 10:09:57PM -0400, Daniel J. Matyola

Re: Finally got a gallery of GFM photos on line

On 29/6/10, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: >FINALLY - a month after the event - I got around to uploading photos >from the 2010 Nature Photography Weekend at Grandfather Mouintain: > >http://www.robertstech.com/galleries/gfm2010/index.html About bloody time!! And bloody fantastic. Par

K-7's return from Pentax Repair

I sent my K-7 in to the Pentax Service Center in Chandler, Arizona. US Postal service Priority Mail got it there in 2 days, and they looked at it promptly. (same day) 3 days after mailing, the Pentax call center in Colorado had the details. They would repair it under warranty as there was dust unde

Re: GESO - Flowers in the Dirt

They call the dirt around here DG... decomposing granite. On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 4:38 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Tom, > You've got to get yourself some real dirt.  The stuff there looks like > chipped up mountains, all rocks and gravel.  It makes an interesting > contrast with the piercing blue o

Re: GESO - Flowers in the Dirt

Tom, You've got to get yourself some real dirt. The stuff there looks like chipped up mountains, all rocks and gravel. It makes an interesting contrast with the piercing blue of the flowers, but it looks like the flowers are trying to grow in a parking lot. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Jun 30, 2010

Re: Any chance of selling to a car mag?

SMALL indeed... 2010/6/30 paul stenquist : > Small world. I wrote and photographed extensively for Super Stock in the mid > to late seventies. > Paul > > On Jun 30, 2010, at 4:29 PM, eckinator wrote: > >> 2010/6/29  <27...@comcast.net>: >> [...] >>> On my page there are two car features of mine,

Re: PESO: Elephant Rock

I like it with the foreground as it is. Beautiful image both ground and sky To me, reading your introductory lines was like a flashback into my own childhood... to a tee. There is an elephant rock in my childhood, too and I went there many, many happy summers, in fact every year from age 5 to 11 an

Re: Any chance of selling to a car mag?

Small world. I wrote and photographed extensively for Super Stock in the mid to late seventies. Paul On Jun 30, 2010, at 4:29 PM, eckinator wrote: > 2010/6/29 <27...@comcast.net>: > [...] >> On my page there are two car features of mine, the links being: > [...] >> http://photo.net/photodb/fold

Re: Any chance of selling to a car mag?

2010/6/29 <27...@comcast.net>: [...] > On my page there are two car features of mine, the links being: [...] > http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=772282 I read that when it came out... what a small world... cheers ecke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailma

Re: PESO: Elephant Rock

I think it would be stronger with something interesting in the foreground. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Wed, 6/30/10, p...@philnortheast.com wrote: > From: p...@philnortheast.com > Subject: PESO: Elephant Rock > To: "Pentax Discuss Mail List" > Date: Wednesday, June 30, 2010, 1

Re: GESO - Flowers in the Dirt

Tom, "Pieces" works beautifully for me--very nice juxtaposition of whole and dismembered flower, and of flowers and stony background. The composition is nice, too. The other two don't have the same impact. Cheers, Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Wed, 6/30/10, Tom C wrote: > From:

RE: Feed Us Your Photoblog--The Solution

> I much prefer a single link to an image, or a gallery of thumbnails, > as opposed to an image thumbnail surrounded by a lot of text. If you'd taken a look at the links people have provided so far, you'd have noticed that none of them present images as thumbnails, and most of them don't require a

Re: Feed Us Your Photoblog--The Solution

On Jun 29, 2010, at 3:06 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > > "That is an interesting subject, but the photo would be better if you > included the subject's head, had him in focus, and reduced the exposure by 2 > stops or so." Mark -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax

Re: Feed Us Your Photoblog--The Solution

P. J. Alling wrote: Shouldn't that /womanly/ lurking... hehe I didnt get that until I re-read what I wrote but. Shouldn't that be? / Shouldn't that be ?/womanly/lurking ?? :-0 ann On 6/30/2010 11:16 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I'm manly lurking... real life at the moment is compl

Re: Feed Us Your Photoblog--The Solution

On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 1:54 PM, Tom C wrote: > My main malfunction (on this topic at least) is that I prefer not to > see the text and general confusion I find associated with many > blogs(in general). Fair enough, I just see that as being orthogonal to the mechanism of delivery (e.g. blog vs.

Re: PESO: St. Anthony Falls by Night

On Jun 28, 2010, at 7:13 AM, Charles Robinson wrote: > While waiting for my wife to get off of work a few nights ago, I decided to > take advantage of the weather-resistance of the ol' K7. There was a > thunderstorm rolling through town at the time and it was raining like heck (a > lot of lig

Re: Finally got a gallery of GFM photos on line

My favorites of the bunch are: Sunrise on Attic Window Peak Clouds Cover Calloway Peak (maybe benefit from a +.25 or so on the exposure slider?) Mushrooms On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 6:58 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > FINALLY - a month after the event - I got around to uploading photos > from the 2010

Re: Feed Us Your Photoblog

Not really a blog as I don´t write anything, and also I guess you already know about it as I annoy you with the PAW every week, but the link is in the signature. .-) DagT http://www.thrane.name Den 28. juni 2010 kl. 21.32 skrev John Celio: > Traffic's been kinda slow lately, so I figure now

Re: GESO - Flowers in the Dirt

Imaginative. Well done. Paul On Jun 30, 2010, at 1:44 PM, Tom C wrote: A 3-image gallery... fallen Blue Flax... http://photo.net/photodb/presentation?presentation_id=507278 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: GESO - Flowers in the Dirt

Appears there was a mighty struggle without any real winner. I like the earth tones combination of gravel and blossoms. Jack --- On Wed, 6/30/10, Tom C wrote: > From: Tom C > Subject: GESO - Flowers in the Dirt > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Wednesday, June 30, 2010, 10:44 AM > A 3

Re: GESO - Flowers in the Dirt

Lovely color and patterns. On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 1:44 PM, Tom C wrote: > A 3-image gallery... fallen Blue Flax... > > http://photo.net/photodb/presentation?presentation_id=507278 > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSC

Re: Feed Us Your Photoblog--The Solution

My main malfunction (on this topic at least) is that I prefer not to see the text and general confusion I find associated with many blogs(in general). It wasn't that I wanted to aggregate the contents of blogs all into one spot, or that clicking to see an image is much of a problem, it's more that

Re: Feed Us Your Photoblog--The Solution

On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 1:42 PM, Tom C wrote: > And what about the text blog? I don't understand the question. I thought we were talking about photography. If you subscribe to a blog that's mostly textual, the text appears in your feed reader. (Some blogs publish the whole text of each post t

GESO - Flowers in the Dirt

A 3-image gallery... fallen Blue Flax... http://photo.net/photodb/presentation?presentation_id=507278 -- 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: Feed Us Your Photoblog--The Solution

And what about the text blog? On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 1:38 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote: > On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 1:29 PM, Tom C wrote: > >> The blog though, makes me click on the link and see the text of the >> blog. > > No, that's the whole point of a feed reader.  To aggregate the text > and photo

Re: Feed Us Your Photoblog--The Solution

On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 1:29 PM, Tom C wrote: > The blog though, makes me click on the link and see the text of the > blog. No, that's the whole point of a feed reader. To aggregate the text and photos from any number of blogs and other sources into one place. If someone posts a PESO on the li

Re: Feed Us Your Photoblog--The Solution

Well I find it pretty easy to filter the PDML noise. If the subject line doesn't interest me I delete it. The blog though, makes me click on the link and see the text of the blog. I'm not making a big deal of it, I just overall am not enamored with the whole blog concept, twitter, Facebook, etc.

Re: Finally got a gallery of GFM photos on line

On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 10:29 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > David J Brooks wrote: > >>Worth the wait.:-) >> >>Wonderful gallery, but i like the mushroom shot, and this one: >>http://www.robertstech.com/galleries/gfm2010/7da02447.html > > Thanks Dave. That's proving to be the most popular one, I think.

Re: Feed Us Your Photoblog--The Solution

On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 12:44 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote: > Well Tom, you have worded my feelings exactly.  Blogging and twitter just > seem like so > much information I don't want to hear about.  I don't have enough time as it > is to want to > sift through all the 'noise' to find the few tidbits

Re: Feed Us Your Photoblog--The Solution

And just to circle back... :-) If you (the royal you) want me to look at an image, I'd prefer it to be introduced as a list post as opposed to imbedded in a blog. My personal preference of course. Tom On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 1:07 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: > Tom C wrote: >> >> I confess having som

Re: Feed Us Your Photoblog--The Solution

A large part of my daily work consists of writing blog entries for various clients. Don't plan on doing more of that for entertainment. PESOs are fine by me. Paul On Jun 30, 2010, at 11:16 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I'm manly lurking... real life at the moment is complicated enough... (incl

Re: Feed Us Your Photoblog--The Solution

Tom C wrote: I confess having some difficulty with blogs. I wasn't going to say it, but since you broached it. I don't really want to do all the reading that a blog presumes I do, and I don't like clicking on the inevitable thumbnail in the blog to get to the larger version of an image. I find

Re: PESO - tiny dancer's curtain call

Thanks Frank. But it's not Grace. Just a little girl we saw dancing at the farmers market. Paul On Jun 30, 2010, at 12:45 PM, frank theriault wrote: On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 6:47 PM, P N Stenquist > wrote: Since so many of you had a look at my "tiny dancer" pic, I thought you might like to s

Re: PESO - Caution! Do Not Run!

On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 8:19 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > From the Oxford rail station, during my quick trip to the UK in early May. > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11196907 > > (K10D, FA 50/1.7, ISO 560, f/5.6 @ 1/350) > > Plaudits and constructive brickbats equally welcome. Terrific shot

Re: PESO - Serpentine

On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 2:48 PM, Tom C wrote: > With a Canon S90 in RAW mode, from 40,000 ft somewhere SE of Salt Lake > City over Utah > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11194040&size=lg Beautiful composition. Love the way the colour of the river changes from green to blue. cheers, fr

Re: PESO - Turbofan

On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 11:34 PM, Bong Manayon wrote: > Okay, I remembered to post something... :-) > > http://bongmanayon.posterous.com/reverse-gestalt# > > I got a dream assignment documenting an airline service provider > (catering and aircraft maintenance)... > Yeah! cheers, frank -- "Shar

Re: PESO - tiny dancer's curtain call

On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 6:47 PM, P N Stenquist wrote: > Since so many of you had a look at my "tiny dancer" pic, I thought you might > like to see how she posed at the conclusion of her dance. She's definitely a > born entertainer: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11129251&size=lg As

RE: Feed Us Your Photoblog--The Solution

Well Tom, you have worded my feelings exactly. Blogging and twitter just seem like so much information I don't want to hear about. I don't have enough time as it is to want to sift through all the 'noise' to find the few tidbits I'd like. GESOs are a similar thing for me, though not nearly as

Re: Feed Us Your Photoblog--The Solution

On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 11:35:28AM -0400, Tom C wrote: > I confess having some difficulty with blogs. > . . . > And finally maybe, somewhat rudely, but not intended so, I find a blog > a bit akin to watching someone's home movies. They tend to mean much > more to the creator than to the audience .

Re: Feed Us Your Photoblog--The Solution

Shouldn't that /womanly/ lurking... On 6/30/2010 11:16 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I'm manly lurking... real life at the moment is complicated enough... (including a dead keyboard for a bit) but I'm hopping on to second Doug Franklin's approach... having been around in the days of Shel, Dobo, Mafu

Re: Feed Us Your Photoblog--The Solution

I confess having some difficulty with blogs. I wasn't going to say it, but since you broached it. I don't really want to do all the reading that a blog presumes I do, and I don't like clicking on the inevitable thumbnail in the blog to get to the larger version of an image. I find most blogs pres

Re: PESO - Serpentine

Thanks for the comments guys. I actually had a pretty clean and unscratched window for once, so that's part of the results. Other than that I just increased exposure 1/2 stop, brought the blacks up in Camera Raw, quite a bit, 40 as opposed to 5, and then applied USM in Photoshop. I suspect this

Re: Feed Us Your Photoblog--The Solution

I'm manly lurking... real life at the moment is complicated enough... (including a dead keyboard for a bit) but I'm hopping on to second Doug Franklin's approach... having been around in the days of Shel, Dobo, Mafud and the like when nastiness took up too much space . I prefer email from the

Re: Waiting for the K-7's return from Pentax Repair

On Jun 30, 2010, at 5:00, Bob Sullivan wrote: > > On the phone, they quoted the repair as warrenty service > for dust between the anti-aliasing filter and sensor in manufacturing. > I think Rob Studdert suggested this possibility. > I should know more today when it returns. > Yay! Warranty repa

Re: Finally got a gallery of GFM photos on line

Yes, that cloud image is magnificent! Dan On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 10:29 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > David J Brooks wrote: > >>Worth the wait.:-) >> >>Wonderful gallery, but i like the mushroom shot, and this one: >>http://www.robertstech.com/galleries/gfm2010/7da02447.html > > Thanks Dave. That's

Re: Finally got a gallery of GFM photos on line

David J Brooks wrote: >Worth the wait.:-) > >Wonderful gallery, but i like the mushroom shot, and this one: >http://www.robertstech.com/galleries/gfm2010/7da02447.html Thanks Dave. That's proving to be the most popular one, I think. Funny thing is, I was a bit disappointed after finishing that s

Re: PESO - Turbofan

On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 7:57 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > Great photo, with perfect lighting (how?), and quite a departure from your > usual (excellent) photography. > Thanks everyone! I discovered the K-x' D-Range setting; setting the shadow compensation to maximum and then tweaking the blacks in L

Re: OT: Big Bird II

Well, if that's what you like: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11192182 Dan On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 8:36 AM, Christian Skofteland wrote: > On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 10:09:57PM -0400, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >> Here is another image of the Turkey Vulture and the deer, showing how >> close

Re: PESO - Evening Meditation

Very nice, peaceful image. The solitary figure, all alone in a vast universe, makes the shot special for me. Dan On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 7:44 AM, frank theriault wrote: > Taken Wednesday evening: > > http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/evening-meditation.html > > Hope you enjoy.  Comment

Re: PESO - Turbofan

Excellent! I love the patterns, and you have captured the subject perfectly. Dan On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 11:34 PM, Bong Manayon wrote: > Okay, I remembered to post something... :-) > > http://bongmanayon.posterous.com/reverse-gestalt# > > I got a dream assignment documenting an airline service

Re: Lets fan the flames of 645 lust

You'd need a Kx for lowlight. Of course, the price of a Kx could be hidden on the 645D bill. On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 11:30 AM, Tanya Love wrote: > Me want one, baad!!! > > Cool blog, gonna keep my eye on that one! > > Tan. :) > > -Original Message- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.n

Re: PESO - Turbofan

On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 11:34:15AM +0800, Bong Manayon wrote: > Okay, I remembered to post something... :-) > > http://bongmanayon.posterous.com/reverse-gestalt# > > I got a dream assignment documenting an airline service provider > (catering and aircraft maintenance)... > > -- > Bong Manayon >

Re: OT: Big Bird II

On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 10:09:57PM -0400, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Here is another image of the Turkey Vulture and the deer, showing how > close it is to my neighbor's house: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11192174&size=md > > Yesterday, there were 11 vultures on the carcass as I p

Re: PESO - tiny dancer's curtain call

What a sweetie. Some little boy somewhere is doomed in about 12 years. On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 6:47 PM, P N Stenquist wrote: > Since so many of you had a look at my "tiny dancer" pic, I thought you might > like to see how she posed at the conclusion of her dance. She's definitely a > born entert

Re: Finally got a gallery of GFM photos on line

On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 06:58:42PM -0400, Mark Roberts wrote: > FINALLY - a month after the event - I got around to uploading photos > from the 2010 Nature Photography Weekend at Grandfather Mouintain: > > http://www.robertstech.com/galleries/gfm2010/index.html > Really nice gallery, Mark. I go

Re: PESO - Caution! Do Not Run!

Caution! Do Not Run! Mind the gap! ;-) Boris -- 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 - Turbofan

Great photo, with perfect lighting (how?), and quite a departure from your usual (excellent) photography. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Tue, 6/29/10, Bong Manayon wrote: > From: Bong Manayon > Subject: PESO - Turbofan > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Tuesday, June 29, 2

Re: PESO: Elephant Rock

Well composed, Phil! Would like a closer look. Jack --- On Tue, 6/29/10, p...@philnortheast.com wrote: > From: p...@philnortheast.com > Subject: PESO: Elephant Rock > To: "Pentax Discuss Mail List" > Date: Tuesday, June 29, 2010, 10:19 PM > This is a bit of a nostalgic location > as I spent a

Re: PESO - Turbofan

Terrific lighting...however it was done! Jack --- On Tue, 6/29/10, Bong Manayon wrote: > From: Bong Manayon > Subject: PESO - Turbofan > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Tuesday, June 29, 2010, 8:34 PM > Okay, I remembered to post > something... :-) > > http://bongmanayon.posterous.com

PESO - Evening Meditation

Taken Wednesday evening: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/evening-meditation.html Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/p

Re: Finally got a gallery of GFM photos on line

On 30/06/2010, Mark Roberts wrote: > FINALLY - a month after the event - I got around to uploading photos > from the 2010 Nature Photography Weekend at Grandfather Mouintain: > > http://www.robertstech.com/galleries/gfm2010/index.html A great set of images but "Clouds cover Calloway Peak at sunri

Tonight's lessons

Some friends of mine have a band, and celebrated its one year anniversary at their weekly blues jam tonight. I finally remembered to push harder on the ISO, allowing me to keep my shutter speed over 1/50 Sec. It really seemed to help. As it turns out, I was mostly doing the equivalent of a man

Re: PESO - Turbofan

On Jun 29, 2010, at 8:34 PM, Bong Manayon wrote: > Okay, I remembered to post something... :-) > > http://bongmanayon.posterous.com/reverse-gestalt# Very nice. > > I got a dream assignment documenting an airline service provider > (catering and aircraft maintenance)... > > -- > Bong Manayo

Re: Any chance of selling to a car mag?

Thanks a bunch! On Jun 29, 2010, at 1:10 PM, 27...@comcast.net wrote: > Larry, Paul is correct in what he says. You will also need a tech sheet > filled out by the owner and have him or her sign it, which also give the > magazine permission to publish the photos. Also know as an release/tech fo

Waiting for the K-7's return from Pentax Repair

I anxiously await the return of my K-7 from Pentax repair. I'll be watching for the UPS truck today! I sent the camera in with a dust spot I could not remove. It was only visible at f 11 or smaller. I hope it's fixed now. On the phone, they quoted the repair as warrenty service for dust between t

Re: PESO - tiny dancer's curtain call

I don't know the origin of the phrase, but 'a ham' generally refers to a person who is visibly enjoying themselves acting, singing, or dancing for an audience, enjoying playing a role. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 4:25 AM, Madame RD wrote: > Le 30/06/10 02:31, Rick Womer a écrit : >>

Re: Feed Us Your Photoblog--The Solution

On 30/06/2010, eckinator wrote: > This is something currently on my mind. I wrote this reply about ten > times and deleted it again. In a nutshell I would love for the > etiquette of this list to make room for more critical comments, I > rarely see anyone saying an image doesn't work but I do see

Re: Finally got a gallery of GFM photos on line

Le 30/06/10 00:58, Mark Roberts a écrit : FINALLY - a month after the event - I got around to uploading photos from the 2010 Nature Photography Weekend at Grandfather Mouintain: http://www.robertstech.com/galleries/gfm2010/index.html absolutely LOVE the stunning sunrise pictures !! dom

Re: PESO - tiny dancer's curtain call

Le 30/06/10 02:31, Rick Womer a écrit : Yup. A true ham. (Dominique, would the French say "une vrai jambon"? I doubt it.) It lacks the spontaneity and movement of the original, though. what's the meaning of ' a true ham ' ? I' d never call anybody un vrai jambon you see I agre

Re: PESO - Turbofan

Le 30/06/10 08:38, Rob Studdert a écrit : On 30/06/2010, Bong Manayon wrote: Okay, I remembered to post something... :-) http://bongmanayon.posterous.com/reverse-gestalt# I got a dream assignment documenting an airline service provider (catering and aircraft maintenance)... Love it

Re: MBOI - compenstion for photographer

On 29/06/2010, Cotty wrote: > Might be of interest to some. > > Two journalists, one a stills photographer, have received compensation > after being prevented from reporting during a demo in London in 2008... > > > > I

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