Re: Peso: Sunny day in Boston

2010-10-14 Thread Larry Colen
On Oct 13, 2010, at 10:54 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote: On Oct 13, 2010, at 10:38 , Larry Colen wrote: On Oct 13, 2010, at 10:24 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: I'm from about 50 miles south of Boston. And hell no, I'm not a Yankees fan. I just became a Texas fan, however. I've been

Re: If you have $10,000

2010-10-14 Thread Joseph McAllister
No problem, as long as you are not working macro… lol On Oct 13, 2010, at 10:16 , Steven Desjardins wrote: Ever try to take snapshots with a woody? ;-) On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 12:23 PM, Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: If it is ONLY for camera equipment, that is: A nice

Re: 645D effect?

2010-10-14 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Oct 13, 2010, at 10:15 , P. J. Alling wrote: Which begs the question, exactly how many assistants did it take to change the damn film --M. Three; one to... Best use of english words I've seen tonight. Simple addition. Kudoes, Peter. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “If I

Re: The Urge

2010-10-14 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Oct 10, 2010, at 06:38 , Jeffery Smith wrote: Are you kidding? It's obviously even greater than the self- preservation urge. I think my wife won't notice that the camera I'm carrying says K10 on it instead of the usual K100, but within minutes she busts me. And K5 looks a lot different

Re: The Urge

2010-10-14 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Oct 10, 2010, at 09:32 , Jens wrote: ...he, hye. I should have seen this comming And thsi form a woman with a Danish sur name.! And no, we don't have the same bank account. Although she CAN see what's going on. But at the moment, I make slightly more money form photography, than

RE: Choosing a Digital Camera

2010-10-14 Thread John Coyle
Hold on guys -too many assumptions about seniors here (of which I am one at 71). My mother is 93, and uses a Panasonic PS which has action modes, gets them right most of the time, and cheerfully downloads to her computer and emails the results to friends and family. Doesn't have a clue about

Re: Choosing a Digital Camera

2010-10-14 Thread Cotty
A side-draft stromberg two barrel with 1 1/4-inch buttrflies should be able to do that. On 13/10/10, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: is that some sort of beer? I'll have a pint... I'd really recommend the Holley four barrel. That stuff'll blow yer head clean off! -- Cheers, Cotty

Re: Pentas M 135/3.5 vs. Takumar 135/2.5

2010-10-14 Thread Boris Liberman
On 10/13/2010 6:00 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 11:22 PM, Boris Libermanbori...@gmail.com wrote: On 10/13/2010 8:17 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I know that better gear will not make me a better photographer. Better gear makes up for my being a crappy photographer, allowing

Re: Peso: Sunny day in Boston

2010-10-14 Thread Boris Liberman
On 10/13/2010 4:51 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: A sunny day in Boston is worth recording. Las time I was there it literally rained continuously for four days. Boston is full of these architectural incongruities. Somehow it all works, however. I visited Boston for business purposes more than

OT: Fault Lines audio documentary

2010-10-14 Thread David Mann
Radio New Zealand National put together an audio documentary about the Canterbury earthquake. I downloaded it a couple of weeks ago and I've only just had the time to sit down and listen to it. You can download it from their website: http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/documentaries/faultlines

Re: GESO BSB final round

2010-10-14 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi, Mike! This would be my favorite shot: http://www.mikeawilson.co.uk/temp/bsb2010/content/_9073553470_large.html Somehow I did not realize that you were /that much/ into bikes... Boris On 10/13/2010 11:09 PM, mike wilson wrote: http://www.mikeawilson.co.uk/temp/bsb2010/content/index.html

Re: Weird KEH policy

2010-10-14 Thread Derby Chang
Yep, true From time to time, we get people that show up at our front door saying We came from ... and thought we'd stop in to see your store.” After a brief pause, I smile and say: I'll be glad to give you a tour of the building, but all you will see is an office building and lots of

Re: Choosing a Digital Camera

2010-10-14 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob W wrote: Yep, and a user interface that baffles people who understand knobs and switches. Then again, I've seen kids who were wizards at computer programming who were at a total loss when confronted with a carburetor.. I could never find a carburettor that would compile my programs. I

Re: Choosing a Digital Camera

2010-10-14 Thread eckinator
2010/10/14 Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com: I think compile my programs sounds like a wonderful euphemism for something very rude. hehe... polish my intake manifold doesn't sound so bad either... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

PESO - Cormorants at Dawn

2010-10-14 Thread frank theriault
I know I've inundated The List with sunrise photos of late, but I ~had~ to show this one: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/cormorants-at-dawn.html ;-) Hope you like. Comments welcome. *istD, Tokina 80-200mm f2.8 zoom, Manfrotto monopod. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois

Re: Peso: Grave Situation (with Sheep)

2010-10-14 Thread eckinator
Nice view indeed - only nit are the harsh shadows; wonder if it wouldn't perhaps look better on an overcast day Thanks for sharing Ecke 2010/10/13 Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com: http://s857.photobucket.com/albums/ab138/drd1135/PDML/?action=viewcurrent=graves.jpg *ist DS, M40 2.8 --

Re: Weird KEH policy

2010-10-14 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2010-10-13 23:24, Ken Waller wrote: Years ago, on a business trip I tried to visit, they flatly refused and stated it was strictly a storage facility. I picked up an item at their current location (they moved maybe ten years ago from right next to the Ga Tech campus to a much less savory

Re: Choosing a Digital Camera

2010-10-14 Thread Jack Davis
Especially the later design fuel injected turbo. J --- On Thu, 10/14/10, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: From: Cotty cotty...@mac.com Subject: Re: Choosing a Digital Camera To: pentax list PDML@pdml.net Date: Thursday, October 14, 2010, 12:26 AM A side-draft stromberg two barrel with 1

Re: Choosing a Digital Camera

2010-10-14 Thread P. J. Alling
She's the exception. While some people I know in their 90's are quite savvy to the ways of computers, which let's face it, a digital camera is, just wrapped in a, (sometimes, no so), camera like skin. Most liked the UNIX world, that mostly existed up until about 20 years ago, i.e. single

Re: Choosing a Digital Camera

2010-10-14 Thread P. J. Alling
It's been done... On 10/14/2010 6:53 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Bob W wrote: Yep, and a user interface that baffles people who understand knobs and switches. Then again, I've seen kids who were wizards at computer programming who were at a total loss when confronted with a carburetor.. I

Re: PESO - Cormorants at Dawn

2010-10-14 Thread P. J. Alling
Yesterday I was in downtown Madison, (CT), and didn't have my camera with me, it was locked in the car. I heard the characteristic honking of Geese, (yes, Canada but I won't hold that against them), and looked to see a flock in V formation flying over a Maple tree just turning red/orange.

Re: Peso: Grave Situation (with Sheep)

2010-10-14 Thread Steven Desjardins
Oh, no question there. We were touring Scotland, so I had to use whatever light was available. OTOH, harsh sunlight is rare problem anywhere in the UK. On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 7:49 AM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: Nice view indeed - only nit are the harsh shadows; wonder if it

Speaking of KEH and good lenses

2010-10-14 Thread P. J. Alling
KEH is listing one of the semi-legendary F 70-210 f4~5.6 lenses for only $139. As these were selling on e-bay a year ago for nearly twice that, and I know there are list members who might be looking for one I thought I'd mention it. Oh, by the way, they also have F 28-80 going for $12.00.

Re: Speaking of KEH and good lenses

2010-10-14 Thread Steven Desjardins
I still have the FA version of the 28-80 kit lens. I actually do use it as a body cap. On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 8:55 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote:  KEH is listing one of the semi-legendary F 70-210 f4~5.6 lenses  for only $139.  As these were selling on e-bay a year ago for

Re: PESO: Fall colors on the river

2010-10-14 Thread Steven Desjardins
A very striking example of a common fall shot. I think the line between is trees and reflection is very clean and really catches the eye. Nicely done. On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 11:39 AM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: Nothing more, nothing less.  Just pretty colors.  Taken while

Re: PESO: Fall colors on the river

2010-10-14 Thread Charles Robinson
On Oct 14, 2010, at 8:07, Steven Desjardins wrote: A very striking example of a common fall shot. I think the line between is trees and reflection is very clean and really catches the eye. Nicely done. On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 11:39 AM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: Nothing

PESO -- Where's the Geese?

2010-10-14 Thread P. J. Alling
As per my charming story in response to Knarf's latest nature photo, here's the photo of the tree long after the Geese had flown through. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20%20wheresthegeese.html To complete the picture just imagine a V of low low flying Geese in the sky just

Re: PESO -- Where's the Geese?

2010-10-14 Thread Bob Sullivan
PJ, I imagine it is a beautiful image. ;-) Maybe you could photoshop some in... Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 8:38 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote:  As per my charming story in response to Knarf's latest nature photo, here's the photo of the tree long after the

Re: Choosing a Digital Camera

2010-10-14 Thread Cotty
On 14/10/10, eckinator, discombobulated, unleashed: 2010/10/14 Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com: I think compile my programs sounds like a wonderful euphemism for something very rude. On 14/10/10, eckinator, discombobulated, unleashed: hehe... polish my intake manifold doesn't sound so

Re: Peso: Grave Situation (with Sheep)

2010-10-14 Thread Cotty
On 14/10/10, Steven Desjardins, discombobulated, unleashed: OTOH, harsh sunlight is rare problem anywhere in the UK. Big misconception! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML

Re: Choosing a Digital Camera

2010-10-14 Thread Jack Davis
Also happens with advanced age. :( Jack --- On Thu, 10/14/10, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: From: Cotty cotty...@mac.com Subject: Re: Choosing a Digital Camera To: pentax list PDML@pdml.net Date: Thursday, October 14, 2010, 7:05 AM On 14/10/10, eckinator, discombobulated, unleashed:

Re: Choosing a Digital Camera

2010-10-14 Thread Larry Colen
On Oct 14, 2010, at 3:53 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Bob W wrote: Yep, and a user interface that baffles people who understand knobs and switches. Then again, I've seen kids who were wizards at computer programming who were at a total loss when confronted with a carburetor.. I could never

Re: PESO -- Where's the Geese?

2010-10-14 Thread Larry Colen
On Oct 14, 2010, at 6:38 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: As per my charming story in response to Knarf's latest nature photo, here's the photo of the tree long after the Geese had flown through. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20%20wheresthegeese.html To complete the picture just

Re: PESO - Cormorants at Dawn

2010-10-14 Thread Larry Colen
On Oct 14, 2010, at 4:46 AM, frank theriault wrote: I know I've inundated The List with sunrise photos of late, but I ~had~ to show this one: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/cormorants-at-dawn.html Very nice. I'm impressed that you can stay up late enough to get all of these

Re: PESO - Cormorants at Dawn

2010-10-14 Thread Richard D Bush
Frank, I love it. RB On Oct 14, 2010, at 5:46 AM, frank theriault wrote: I know I've inundated The List with sunrise photos of late, but I ~had~ to show this one: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/cormorants-at-dawn.html ;-) Hope you like. Comments welcome. *istD, Tokina

Re: Peso: Grave Situation (with Sheep)

2010-10-14 Thread Steven Desjardins
It is true that during this visit we had lovely weather, which was a problem because I would have preferred overcast skies for photography reasons. Actually, I could adjust this photo in PS: http://chemistry.wlu.edu/~desjardins/ where I have included the original for comparison. The shadows

Re: PESO -- Where's the Geese?

2010-10-14 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Where's the Geese? A lot of the Canadian Geese have become illegal aliens down here in New Jersey. Many of our outdoor athletic fields ate so covered with goose crap that they are too slippery (and too unsanitary) to use. Dan On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 11:17 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com

Re: PESO - Cormorants at Dawn

2010-10-14 Thread Doug Brewer
frank theriault wrote: I know I've inundated The List with sunrise photos of late, but I ~had~ to show this one: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/cormorants-at-dawn.html ;-) Hope you like. Comments welcome. *istD, Tokina 80-200mm f2.8 zoom, Manfrotto monopod. cheers, frank

Re: Weird KEH policy

2010-10-14 Thread Eric Weir
On Oct 13, 2010, at 4:44 PM, Doug Franklin wrote: If you've ever actually been to KEH's offices, you'd know why. It's not a retail location, and it's in a difficult part of town. You're generally better off to let USPS, UPS, or FedEx risk their vehicles and lives. :-) Having done it, I

peso: City of Music

2010-10-14 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
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Re: Choosing a Digital Camera

2010-10-14 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Cotty cotty...@mac.com Subject: Re: Choosing a Digital Camera On 14/10/10, eckinator, discombobulated, unleashed: 2010/10/14 Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com: I think compile my programs

Re: PESO - Cormorants at Dawn

2010-10-14 Thread David J Brooks
Har Dave On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 7:46 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I know I've inundated The List with sunrise photos of late, but I ~had~ to show this one: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/cormorants-at-dawn.html ;-) Hope you like.  Comments welcome.

Re: GESO BSB final round

2010-10-14 Thread mike wilson
Boris Liberman wrote: Hi, Mike! This would be my favorite shot: http://www.mikeawilson.co.uk/temp/bsb2010/content/_9073553470_large.html Somehow I did not realize that you were /that much/ into bikes... Boris I prefer the stuff that is less of a mobile advert. As to _that much_ - here is

Re: GESO BSB final round

2010-10-14 Thread mike wilson
Bob W wrote: : GESO BSB final round http://www.mikeawilson.co.uk/temp/bsb2010/content/index.html I went with a stinking head cold. It was so bad that, when I was trying to pan, I was either losing balance or becoming nauseous. That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it. The Manx is a

Re: peso: City of Music

2010-10-14 Thread Larry Colen
On Oct 14, 2010, at 10:19 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11795612 Comments, Suggestions, Criticisms and Abuse are all Welcomed Nice shot. Two nits: 1) you chopped off just a bit of the tail. 2) you weren't dead center on the mosaic so the lines aren't

Re: peso: City of Music

2010-10-14 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thank you for looking and commenting, Larry. I wondered what folks would think of it. This was an image I grabbed through the bus window as we were driving into the town. The very tip of the tail was blocked by the left edge of the window. There were smudges on the window that had to be taken

Re: peso: City of Music

2010-10-14 Thread Larry Colen
On Oct 14, 2010, at 11:38 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Thank you for looking and commenting, Larry. I wondered what folks would think of it. This was an image I grabbed through the bus window as we were driving into the town. The very tip of the tail was blocked by the left edge of the

Is a private blog safe?

2010-10-14 Thread Tim Øsleby
I've mentioned this before. Me and some photo blokes are gone photograph some nakid women for a calendar. It's a parallel to Calendar Girls. I had my first shoot this morning, in a wetland. The shots came out bad, I forgot the damn ISO at 1600. But no big deal, I'll re shoot this Sunday. But much

Help upgrading firmware

2010-10-14 Thread Eric Weir
I'm in the process of upgrading the firmware on my *ist DS. I've got the new firmware on the SD card. Instructions say to turn the camera on while holding the menu button down. At the point the LCD screen should show NOW LOADING and then change to PROGRAM UPDATE, at which point the option of

Re: peso: City of Music

2010-10-14 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dan, I like the guy in the frame. He adds a lot to the picture. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 12:19 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11795612 Comments, Suggestions, Criticisms and Abuse are all Welcomed Dan M

Re: Help upgrading firmware

2010-10-14 Thread Bob Sullivan
and your batteries are how charged up? Bob S. On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 2:21 PM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: I'm in the process of upgrading the firmware on my *ist DS. I've got the new firmware on the SD card. Instructions say to turn the camera on while holding the menu button

Re: Weird KEH policy

2010-10-14 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2010-10-14 13:11, Eric Weir wrote: On Oct 13, 2010, at 4:44 PM, Doug Franklin wrote: If you've ever actually been to KEH's offices, you'd know why. It's not a retail location, and it's in a difficult part of town. You're generally better off to let USPS, UPS, or FedEx risk their vehicles

Re: Help upgrading firmware

2010-10-14 Thread Eric Weir
On Oct 14, 2010, at 3:29 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: and your batteries are how charged up? Practically new. CRV3s. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: peso: City of Music

2010-10-14 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
That would be a great idea, but it is unlikely I could pull it off. Dan On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 2:42 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Maybe sometime you could go back and re-shoot it, but rather than having an old man in a hat, have a cute woman in a swimsuit. Or, better yet, without

Re: Weird KEH policy

2010-10-14 Thread Eric Weir
On Oct 14, 2010, at 3:31 PM, Doug Franklin wrote: Hmmm, it sounds like they might have moved again. I went (years ago) after they moved from the 14th Street exit on the I-75/85 connector over to somewhere off Chattahoochee Industrial, IIRC. As far as I ever saw, there was /nothing/ one

Re: peso: City of Music

2010-10-14 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Bob. Yes, that gent was what induced me to try to capture the image through the bus window. I wish I could have captured more of him. Dan On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 3:26 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Dan, I like the guy in the frame. He adds a lot to the picture.

Re: Help upgrading firmware

2010-10-14 Thread Bob Sullivan
is the sd card empty except for thenew software? On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 2:36 PM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: On Oct 14, 2010, at 3:29 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: and your batteries are how charged up? Practically new. CRV3s.

Re: OT: Fault Lines audio documentary

2010-10-14 Thread steve harley
On 2010-10-14 02:32 , David Mann wrote: I found it really interesting to hear the comments of the people who were interviewed as many of them shared the same kind of psychological impact that I did. my sister was in San Francisco during the Loma Prieta quake, and though she experienced no

Re: Choosing a Digital Camera

2010-10-14 Thread eckinator
2010/10/14 Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com: hehe... polish my intake manifold doesn't sound so bad either... You do too much of that and your throttle return spring will go all floppy. No. Your throttle will return to idle and you won't be able to go wide open! Depends. I've blown a lot of

Re: OT: Fault Lines audio documentary

2010-10-14 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2010-10-14 15:44, steve harley wrote: my sister was in San Francisco during the Loma Prieta quake, and though she experienced no direct harm or loss, she experienced PTSD and had to move in with an uncle for a while, then she moved away from the city saying it made her uncomfortable to live

Re: Help upgrading firmware

2010-10-14 Thread eckinator
2010/10/14 Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net: I'm in the process of upgrading the firmware on my *ist DS. I've got the new firmware on the SD card. Instructions say to turn the camera on while holding the menu button down. At the point the LCD screen should show NOW LOADING and then change to

Re: Is a private blog safe?

2010-10-14 Thread steve harley
On 2010-10-14 13:16 , Tim Øsleby wrote: Is it relatively safe to post pictures for the other members of the team at a private Blogger blog? Am I fooling myself if I trust the system? Only invited surfers are allowed access. it's probably relatively safe but certainly not foolproof; it sounds

Re: Help upgrading firmware

2010-10-14 Thread eckinator
What I was trying to say: turn on your camera without pushing Menu =) 2010/10/14 eckinator eckina...@gmail.com: IIRC you press and hold menu before/on power-on if you want to see the firmware version. I believe to start the update, all you need to do is to unpack the firmware file/s onto the

Re: Is a private blog safe?

2010-10-14 Thread eckinator
Also, Google might cache your images. expertsexchange.com paid answers for example are all visible via Google Cache query... 2010/10/14 steve harley p...@paper-ape.com: On 2010-10-14 13:16 , Tim Øsleby wrote: Is it relatively safe to post pictures for the other members of the team at a

Re: Is a private blog safe?

2010-10-14 Thread Tim Øsleby
Thanks Steve and Ecke Maybe I should have been more precise in the first post :-) My (and the rest of the teams) main concern is to keep the pictures safe from curious people who wants a peek of the girl next door. I assume he average hacker will not be interested in me and the rest of the team

PESO -- Nor'easter comic'

2010-10-14 Thread P. J. Alling
The fall colors are nowhere near their peak, and probably won''t really have one this year, The Maples, that are the brightest Red change early around here and stick around for the more subtle colors but a good storm will knock the leaves off the trees, which happened last week. Now some of

Re: Help upgrading firmware

2010-10-14 Thread Eric Weir
On Oct 14, 2010, at 3:42 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: is the sd card empty except for thenew software? Problem solved. Instructions say to copy the upgrade to the root directory. The file manager showed a folder on the directory on the card. I assumed it was the root directory. No! It's a folder

Re: Help upgrading firmware

2010-10-14 Thread P. J. Alling
First off did you extract the binary from the archive file you downloaded? (The camera won't know what to do with the Zip file for example). If you did that did you put the binary file in the root directory of the card, (it won't find the file if it's in a subdirectorty). If you did both

Re: Help upgrading firmware

2010-10-14 Thread Eric Weir
Followup question. When I put a new memory card in the camera first time, do I need to format it? -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO -- Nor'easter comic'

2010-10-14 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I was expecting a comedian! In any event, the image is a very nice one. Dan On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 4:12 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote:  The fall colors are nowhere near their peak, and probably won''t really have one this year,  The Maples, that are the brightest Red

Re: Help upgrading firmware

2010-10-14 Thread Eric Weir
On Oct 14, 2010, at 4:18 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: If you did that did you put the binary file in the root directory of the card, (it won't find the file if it's in a subdirectorty). Thanks, P.J. That was the problem.

Re: peso: City of Music

2010-10-14 Thread Mark Roberts
Daniel J. Matyola wrote: On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 2:42 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Maybe sometime you could go back and re-shoot it, but rather than having an old man in a hat, have a cute woman in a swimsuit. Or, better yet, without the swimsuit. That would be a great idea, but

Re: Peso: Grave Situation (with Sheep)

2010-10-14 Thread Cotty
On 14/10/10, Steven Desjardins, discombobulated, unleashed: http://chemistry.wlu.edu/~desjardins/ where I have included the original for comparison. The shadows aren't quite as stark, although the presence of real shadows gives away the real nature of the light. I prefer God's light. Number

Re: peso: City of Music

2010-10-14 Thread Larry Colen
On Oct 14, 2010, at 12:37 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: That would be a great idea, but it is unlikely I could pull it off. You could take a shot with it on, and then let her pull it off herself. Dan On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 2:42 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Maybe sometime

Re: Help upgrading firmware

2010-10-14 Thread P. J. Alling
I would, just to be sure, but ever new card I've inserted into a Pentax camera as been automatically formatted the first time I turned the camera on. On 10/14/2010 4:22 PM, Eric Weir wrote: Followup question. When I put a new memory card in the camera first time, do I need to format it?

Re: OT: Fault Lines audio documentary

2010-10-14 Thread Larry Colen
On Oct 14, 2010, at 12:44 PM, steve harley wrote: On 2010-10-14 02:32 , David Mann wrote: I found it really interesting to hear the comments of the people who were interviewed as many of them shared the same kind of psychological impact that I did. my sister was in San Francisco during

Re: Is a private blog safe?

2010-10-14 Thread Charles Robinson
On Oct 14, 2010, at 15:10, Tim Øsleby wrote: Thanks Steve and Ecke Maybe I should have been more precise in the first post :-) My (and the rest of the teams) main concern is to keep the pictures safe from curious people who wants a peek of the girl next door. I assume he average hacker

Re: Help upgrading firmware

2010-10-14 Thread Charles Robinson
On Oct 14, 2010, at 15:20, Eric Weir wrote: On Oct 14, 2010, at 3:42 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: is the sd card empty except for thenew software? Problem solved. Instructions say to copy the upgrade to the root directory. The file manager showed a folder on the directory on the card. I

Re: Is a private blog safe?

2010-10-14 Thread Tim Øsleby
Right. It's at http://uncensored.blogspot.com/ Comments and critiques welcome ;-) -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2010/10/14 Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com: On Oct 14, 2010, at 15:10, Tim Øsleby wrote: Thanks Steve and Ecke Maybe I should have been more precise in the

Re: Is a private blog safe?

2010-10-14 Thread P. J. Alling
It certainly looks private to me. On 10/14/2010 6:01 PM, Tim Øsleby wrote: Right. It's at http://uncensored.blogspot.com/ Comments and critiques welcome ;-) -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2010/10/14 Charles Robinsoncharl...@visi.com: On Oct 14, 2010, at 15:10, Tim Øsleby

Re: Is a private blog safe?

2010-10-14 Thread Tim Øsleby
LOL. Thats not my blog!! I took the name out of nowhere. Seemed like a funny idea to see if somebody actually opened the link, but I forgot to check if the URL was already used. -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2010/10/15 P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com:  It certainly

Re: peso: City of Music

2010-10-14 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dan, I don't know. I think you got him about right. He makes a kind of half circle along with the 5 already along the bottom. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 2:40 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, Bob.  Yes, that gent was what induced me to try to capture the

Re: Choosing a Digital Camera

2010-10-14 Thread John Francis
On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 09:49:39PM +0200, eckinator wrote: 2010/10/14 Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com: hehe... polish my intake manifold doesn't sound so bad either... You do too much of that and your throttle return spring will go all floppy. No. Your throttle will return to idle

Re: peso: City of Music

2010-10-14 Thread Richard D Bush
Dear Dan, Your time in Naples makes my mouth water. Hope you had a totally great time. The pics were wonderful. Richard Bush On Oct 14, 2010, at 11:19 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11795612 Comments, Suggestions, Criticisms and Abuse are all Welcomed

Re: Pentas M 135/3.5 vs. Takumar 135/2.5

2010-10-14 Thread John Sessoms
From: Eric Weir On Oct 12, 2010, at 1:45 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: if I couldn't get a Pentax-A* 135/1.8 Don't see that at KEH. Most likely, perhaps certainly, out of my league financially. I rarely see them for sale, although I never look on eBay, so there could be one a week for all

RE: Soliciting suggestions: Model and Studio

2010-10-14 Thread John Sessoms
From: Walter Gilbert Hi all, [Insert standard caveats regarding utter lack of experience, here.] I've managed to get a young former co-worker to agree to pose for me in order to get some experience taking photos of human subjects. She's actually eager to do so, which is nice. But, given

Re: Help upgrading firmware

2010-10-14 Thread Eric Weir
On Oct 14, 2010, at 5:12 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: Now go to the Pentax website and download a manual for the DS-2, because now your feature set matches that camera. Thanks, Charles. Already got one. A hard copy. Pentax took my order without asking for payment. Said they'd bill me. It

Re: Pentas M 135/3.5 vs. Takumar 135/2.5

2010-10-14 Thread Eric Weir
On Oct 14, 2010, at 7:31 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Eric Weir On Oct 12, 2010, at 1:45 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: if I couldn't get a Pentax-A* 135/1.8 Don't see that at KEH. Most likely, perhaps certainly, out of my league financially. I rarely see them for sale, although I

Re: Pentas M 135/3.5 vs. Takumar 135/2.5

2010-10-14 Thread paul stenquist
On Oct 14, 2010, at 8:15 PM, Eric Weir wrote: On Oct 14, 2010, at 7:31 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Eric Weir On Oct 12, 2010, at 1:45 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: if I couldn't get a Pentax-A* 135/1.8 Don't see that at KEH. Most likely, perhaps certainly, out of my league

OT: Bicycle Video

2010-10-14 Thread John Sessoms
Someone sent me this link: http://wimp.com/bicycleskill/ I thought a few here might enjoy it. -- 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: Pentas M 135/3.5 vs. Takumar 135/2.5

2010-10-14 Thread Eric Weir
On Oct 14, 2010, at 8:24 PM, paul stenquist wrote: The last one I saw on ebay went for $900. . . . An A* 135/1.8 would not be a practical buy for most. My whole system -- a DS, a 28/2.8, 135/3.5, and 70/210/4 -- has cost me a little over half that.

Is a private blog safe?

2010-10-14 Thread John Sessoms
From: Tim ?sleby I've mentioned this before. Me and some photo blokes are gone photograph some nakid women for a calendar. It's a parallel to Calendar Girls. I had my first shoot this morning, in a wetland. The shots came out bad, I forgot the damn ISO at 1600. But no big deal, I'll re shoot

RE: Pentas M 135/3.5 vs. Takumar 135/2.5

2010-10-14 Thread J.C. O'Connell
$900 wont do it now. the A85 F1.4 and A135 F1.8 both sell around $1500 on ebay. Back in '87 these sold new for around $450. I havent seen that many on ebay lately my ebay price data is from a year ago. -- J.C. O'Connell (mailto:hifis...@gate.net) Join the CD PLAYER DISC Discussions :

Re: Pentax Canada: typical wait time for estimate? Repair?

2010-10-14 Thread Bruce Walker
On 10-10-14 1:28 AM, William Robb wrote: -- From: Bruce Walker Subject: Pentax Canada: typical wait time for estimate? Repair? A question for the listers who've used Pentax Canada service: how long did you wait to get an estimate? And how

PESO -- Autumn of Egret

2010-10-14 Thread P. J. Alling
He should have headed South a week ago... http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20%20autumnofegret.html Equipment: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax FA 28-200mm f3.8~5.6 As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. -- His lack of education is more than compensated for by his

Re: peso: City of Music

2010-10-14 Thread Steven Desjardins
Nice catch. Nothing like a bit of bus shooting to get you in the mood ;-) On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 1:19 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11795612 Comments, Suggestions, Criticisms and Abuse are all Welcomed Dan M

Re: peso: City of Music

2010-10-14 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Bob. Yes, I like the effect that you mention, and I probably would have cropped it that way in any event. I just wish that I had gotten a bit more of him, so I could try some alternate crops and compositions. Dan On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 3:46 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com

Re: peso: City of Music

2010-10-14 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks a lot, Richard. We had a great time on our Naples-Sorrento-Amalfi-Ravello-Capri trip. We had previously visited Milan, Venice, and Florence, all of which are glorious in their own way, but the food, the people, the climate, the scenery and the lifestyles of the Neapolitan area is quite

Re: peso: City of Music

2010-10-14 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks for you kind comment, Steven. Generally, I hate traveling by bus, but it is tough to take photos while driving a car. G Dan On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 10:04 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: Nice catch.  Nothing like a bit of bus shooting to get you in the mood  ;-) On Thu,

Re: Choosing a Digital Camera

2010-10-14 Thread Walter Hamler
Thanks for all the replies, even the lighthearted ones. FYI, this is a group of seniors in our church, some who have been observed on field trips still using film cameras. They are a very active group and many have expressed learning more about digital. I plan to keep it very simple, primarily

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