Re: It's a great lens, but not what I bought it for

2010-11-20 Thread eckinator
2010/11/20 Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com: Yep. I bought my 600 FA for wildlife photography and found it was much better for other people to carry. Send it on over. You'd be amazed how well I carry lenses. I promise to return it in EXC (EXpertly Carried) condition the very moment my arms get

Re: peso mr. mom

2010-11-20 Thread eckinator
YW XTina =) FYI, over here midwives recommend the Ergobaby Carrier which comes with an optional head support cushion for newborns. I second that. Cheers Ecke 2010/11/20 Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net: Thanks, Ecke.  I hadn't heard that about the baby carrier.  Cheers, Christine

Re: PENTAX-DA 35mm F2.4 AL lens test

2010-11-20 Thread eckinator
I would think so. Plastic has come a long way and is replacing metal in many applications. It would be nice though to see more non fossil oil based plastics hitting the market. Cheers Ecke 2010/11/20 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: On 11/19/2010 7:39 PM, Adam Maas wrote: There's only two

fs friday again

2010-11-20 Thread eckinator
gotta love time zones =) one addition in case anyone needs it Canon EOS off-camera flash spiral cord, looks to be 2ft+ cheers ecke -- 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

Re: OT Wedding photog humour

2010-11-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/11/10, Rob Studdert, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fIE560ibjA This video contains content from Channel 4, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche --

Re: Ltd's are here for a while

2010-11-20 Thread David J Brooks
On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 11:48 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: That's nice to know, maybe I'll be able to justify a 77mm limited some day. I bought a 77 in 2007. Rarely used but appreciated when it is. Dave On 11/19/2010 7:18 PM, David J Brooks wrote:

Re: PESO - Shepherding the Flock

2010-11-20 Thread David J Brooks
I see that look and balance act a lot now.:-) Well seen and cropped. Looks fine on the iBook Dave On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 5:20 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: K-5, DA*60-250, ISO 400, f4 @ 1/1000th, 60mm. Cropped to about 60% of frame. Could have tightened up a bit, but the

Re: PESO 2010 - 201 - GDG

2010-11-20 Thread David J Brooks
I like the body language here and the detail. The lights in or reflected by the rear window work well Dave On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 6:23 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com wrote: A new photo blog post is available for your entertainment and thoughts:  

Re: PESO #51 - Miserere

2010-11-20 Thread David J Brooks
Fun shot Dave On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 12:33 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2010/11/peso-2010-51-miserere.html Posted with the explicit permission of the (human) model. No Pentax cameras were harmed during the experiment :-). Boris --

Re: PESO -- Stony Creek Harbor, Late Fall

2010-11-20 Thread David J Brooks
I think the light streaks make this shot. Dave On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 12:03 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Another seascape with my least favorite most used lens. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20stonycreekharborfall.html Equipment:  Pentax K20D w/smc

Re: geso rendering preset

2010-11-20 Thread paul stenquist
I like the warm rendering. Very nice. And some interesting shots here. Where is the Cadillac theater and what did it use to be? Paul On Nov 20, 2010, at 12:35 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: fooling around with making my own developing presets in lightroom.

Re: PESO - Shepherding the Flock

2010-11-20 Thread paul stenquist
Thanks Christine. On Nov 20, 2010, at 12:39 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: Excellent! Love it, Paul. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 4:20 PM Subject:

Re: PESO -- Stony Creek Harbor, Late Fall

2010-11-20 Thread Jack Davis
Well exposed dramatic sky. Jack --- On Fri, 11/19/10, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: From: P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com Subject: PESO -- Stony Creek Harbor, Late Fall To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Friday, November 19, 2010, 9:03 PM Another

Re: PESO -- Stony Creek Harbor, Late Fall

2010-11-20 Thread paul stenquist
What Jack said. You captured the drama, which could easily have been missed by exposing for the foreground. Paul On Nov 20, 2010, at 7:43 AM, Jack Davis wrote: Well exposed dramatic sky. Jack --- On Fri, 11/19/10, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: From: P. J. Alling

Re: Pigeon Point Light

2010-11-20 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, Christine! Since posting this, and after Paul's tilted horizon comment, I straightened the PPG copy. Didn't need much, but I'm glad he brought it up. Jack --- On Fri, 11/19/10, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: From: Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net Subject: Re:

Re: OT: Quantitative Easing Explained

2010-11-20 Thread P. J. Alling
I have every reason to believe that Bernanki is worse than the others, Greenspan seemed to be capable of learning from his mistakes, Bernanki doesn't seem to have that capability. I really don't think we're going to have a 1930's Depression, but I was in Graduate School working on a Masters

PESO - Ducks on the Wing

2010-11-20 Thread frank theriault
Not technically great, I like it none the less: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/ducks-on-wing.html And I hope you do, too. I'm always amazed to see that flying birds (waterfowl, at least) seem to always synchronize their flapping wings. Cool. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a

Re: PESO Chuck on bass

2010-11-20 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 9:04 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: One of my favorite shots from last night: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5188714832/in/set-72157625421881730/ Yes! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: PESO -- Stony Creek Harbor, Late Fall

2010-11-20 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 12:03 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Another seascape with my least favorite most used lens. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20stonycreekharborfall.html Equipment:  Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax FA 28-200mm f3.8~5.6 Beautiful composition,

Re: PESO: Pigeon Point Light

2010-11-20 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 8:31 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Jack, That fence really works with the lighthouse. Agreed. Beautiful! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

The right tool for the job

2010-11-20 Thread Larry Colen
I was driving home from dancing in SF, and seeing the mist and clouds lit by the moon over some water I was compelled to stop and take a few pictures. At one point when I was bracketing two cameras (K20 and Kx) two lenses (16-50 20/1.8), several isos and exposures, my first thought was that

Re: The right tool for the job

2010-11-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/11/10, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: my first thought was that if I had a K-5 this would be so much easier because I'd at least know which camera body to use. Then I realized that for this shot I didn't need a K-5, I needed a 645D. Then I realized what I really needed was Ralf's

Re: off-camera flash

2010-11-20 Thread David Parsons
I use the cheapo PT-04TM triggers from eBay. Good enough for what they are, cheap radio triggers. It's about time for me to either replace a couple receivers or buy something more robust. I've dropped the receivers several times and they all have cracks from my stands falling over in the wind.

Re: A small rant on obtrusive copyright marks.

2010-11-20 Thread CheekyGeek
On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 11:37 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Darren, I am not certain I grok your rant rightly... Are you ranting about the copyright notices obscuring your view? Or are you ranting about the fact that people are clueless about copyright? All of the above. The

Re: off-camera flash

2010-11-20 Thread Adam Maas
How far off-camera? You have wireless commanding built-in with most of the recent Pentax bodies which means no extras needed for basic wireless TTL -Adam On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 5:04 PM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: quick question for those who have tried both - to use a p-ttl flash

Re: PENTAX-DA 35mm F2.4 AL lens test

2010-11-20 Thread Adam Maas
On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 12:41 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: On 11/19/2010 7:39 PM, Adam Maas wrote: There's only two issues with plastic bayonets. 1. They are far more likely to fail if any off-axis force is applied to the lens. I've seen quite a number of these, usually with

Re: It's a great lens, but not what I bought it for

2010-11-20 Thread Adam Maas
Tamron 90/2.5 macro. Bought it as a Macro to replace the 90/2.8 AF Macro I'd foolishly sold, ended up using it almost entirely as a regular short telephoto (which it's brilliant at). -Adam On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 6:24 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: When I bought my sigma 20/1.8, the

Re: Ltd's are here for a while

2010-11-20 Thread Larry Colen
On Nov 20, 2010, at 3:48 AM, David J Brooks wrote: On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 11:48 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: That's nice to know, maybe I'll be able to justify a 77mm limited some day. I bought a 77 in 2007. Rarely used but appreciated when it is. I kept resisting

Re: PESO Chuck on bass

2010-11-20 Thread Larry Colen
On Nov 20, 2010, at 5:28 AM, frank theriault wrote: On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 9:04 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: One of my favorite shots from last night: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5188714832/in/set-72157625421881730/ Yes! Thanks. cheers, frank -- Sharpness

Re: geso rendering preset

2010-11-20 Thread Theodore Beilby
I was enjoying this set when Diane said,Let me see that.  It was the Palace Theater shot. We both liked it very much. My 40 pretty much lives on my K 7, except when I am working with mulatiple fl's like when I took Walter on our shoots. Even then, it was on the camera when we got out of the car

Finally did it

2010-11-20 Thread Theodore Beilby
Well, I finally did it, I signed up to the PPG and submitted some shots. Maybe will have some rejects in time to post on the next pug. Ted -- 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

Re: A small rant on obtrusive copyright marks.

2010-11-20 Thread Cotty
mboi http://www.photographybb.com/photography-stuff/watermarking-your-photos- part-1-why/ -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: geso rendering preset

2010-11-20 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Paul. Here's it's history: http://www.chicago-theater.com/theaters/cadillac-palace-theater/history.php cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2010 6:29 AM

Re: PENTAX-DA 35mm F2.4 AL lens test

2010-11-20 Thread Tim Øsleby
A broken bayonet should not be the end of the universe as we know it. I've changed a few broken Nikon bayonets for customers. It's a 30 minutes job, and a plastic bayonet costs about $ 15. -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2010/11/20 Adam Maas a...@mawz.ca: On Sat, Nov 20, 2010

Re: Finally did it

2010-11-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Theodore Beilby wrote: Well, I finally did it, I signed up to the PPG and submitted some shots. Maybe will have some rejects in time to post on the next pug. Ted Maybe I'll do it too. but other stuff is lots more pressing... I actually have a few shots I took just with a Pentax when I

Re: PESO - Ducks on the Wing

2010-11-20 Thread Jack Davis
I like it too, Frank! Looks like a matted for life pair of mallards. Well done composition in allowing so much free space ahead of them. Their synchronized wing beat also adds. Jack --- On Sat, 11/20/10, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: From: frank theriault

Re: PESO: Pigeon Point Light

2010-11-20 Thread Jack Davis
Big thanks, Frank! Jack --- On Sat, 11/20/10, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Pigeon Point Light To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Saturday, November 20, 2010, 5:31 AM On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at

Re: The right tool for the job

2010-11-20 Thread Jack Davis
Nice shot just the way it is, Larry. Monitors can display quite a wide variation at this level of exposure. Jack --- On Sat, 11/20/10, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Subject: The right tool for the job To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date:

to see things in bw

2010-11-20 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
First experiment: color image. Ignore the dust spot in the center left. yuk. I'm using Elements 7.0. The original color image http://www.brendemuehl.net/_IGP7525_500.jpg First attempt: not enough tonal range http://www.brendemuehl.net/_IGP7525_500bw.jpg Method: Adjust Color,

Re: Finally did it

2010-11-20 Thread Jack Davis
May be a long wait, Theodore. It may mean that voting frequency is either way down or submissions way up.(?) Jack --- On Sat, 11/20/10, Theodore Beilby tbei...@sbcglobal.net wrote: From: Theodore Beilby tbei...@sbcglobal.net Subject: Finally did it To: PDML@pdml.net Date: Saturday,

Re: geso rendering preset

2010-11-20 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Ted, and thanks to Diane too! The rendering here is the result of a preset I made, then saved with a name, then applied to all these shots. I totally desaturated all colors except yellow, green, and orange--these colors were pumped way up; then I cut the clarity by half. I saved it as

Re: A small rant on obtrusive copyright marks.

2010-11-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
CheekyGeek wrote: On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 11:37 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Darren, I am not certain I grok your rant rightly... Are you ranting about the copyright notices obscuring your view? Or are you ranting about the fact that people are clueless about copyright?

Re: The right tool for the job

2010-11-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Larry Colen wrote: I was driving home from dancing in SF, and seeing the mist and clouds lit by the moon over some water I was compelled to stop and take a few pictures. At one point when I was bracketing two cameras (K20 and Kx) two lenses (16-50 20/1.8), several isos and exposures, my

Re: Finally did it

2010-11-20 Thread Walter Gilbert
I have every confidence you'll find a warm (if belated) reception, Ted. It took a full six weeks-plus for all of my original submissions to be accepted and/or declined. -- Walt http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/waltergilbert http://waltgilbert.posterous.com/ http://polipix.posterous.com/

Re: PESO 2010 - 201 - GDG

2010-11-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Gosh, he looks rather like the guy (is his name Larry Gilbert?) on curb your Enthusiasm and his enthusiasm is aptly very curbed... Nice, Godders ann David J Brooks wrote: I like the body language here and the detail. The lights in or reflected by the rear window work well Dave On Fri,

Re: The right tool for the job

2010-11-20 Thread paul stenquist
Excellent shot. I find it very compelling. The horizon in the middle works well with your subject here. Paul On Nov 20, 2010, at 8:55 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I was driving home from dancing in SF, and seeing the mist and clouds lit by the moon over some water I was compelled to stop and take a

Lightroom file management question

2010-11-20 Thread Eric Weir
I haven't yet figured out how to tell Lightroom exactly where to put my files during import. As a result, I have to move the files when importing is finished. [I do it in Lightroom.] I now have a folder dated 2010-11-18 that I want to put in my 2010 folder. Lightroom won't let me. It says

RE: A small rant on obtrusive copyright marks.

2010-11-20 Thread Bob W
[...] gabby annie is back! Welcome back! Take my advice: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1023203.stm B -- 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

Re: geso rendering preset

2010-11-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Christine Aguila wrote: fooling around with making my own developing presets in lightroom. http://www.caguila.com/caguila/yellowgreen/ comments welcome. Cheers, Christine well I don't use lightroom so I dont know what developing presets means :-) but every one of those images are

Re: to see things in bw

2010-11-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Collin - I took the last one and fiddled with it a bit... I use ELements (5.0) too HEre is what I did ann adjusted lightened shadows 18%, decreased over all brightness AFTER that by _12%.. then upped the contrast by +26 slightly cropped righthand side to get that dark top right hand

Re: geso rendering preset

2010-11-20 Thread David J Brooks
On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 10:34 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: well I don't use lightroom so I dont know what developing presets means Think of me at GFM, sleeping, and Don hitting the Mute Brooks button. Tada, a preset.:-) Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario.

Re: A small rant on obtrusive copyright marks.

2010-11-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Bob W wrote: [...] gabby annie is back! Welcome back! Take my advice: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1023203.stm B thank you!... but .. but.. not sure what the link means vis-a-vis this stuff ... oh wait.. the getty (c) -- too bright.. but the

Re: to see things in bw

2010-11-20 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Ann, It's a tough image no matter what the technique. I like what you did, but it seems to minimize the fog that I was in. Keeping some of that effect is challenging. Thanks for your efforts. I'll keep digging in. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl http://kerygmainstitute.org He is no fool who

Re: Lightroom file management question

2010-11-20 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Eric: I found this video on importing into Lightroom 3. http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-lightroom-3/be-organized/ I just watched it and it's good. I don't know if you have verision 3 or 2.7; I have 2.7. The video is 16 minutes long. HTH. Cheers, Christine - Original Message

Re: geso rendering preset

2010-11-20 Thread Christine Aguila
- Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2010 9:34 AM Subject: Re: geso rendering preset Christine Aguila wrote: fooling around with making my own developing presets in lightroom.

Re: geso rendering preset

2010-11-20 Thread Christine Aguila
I'm going to create a rendering preset and call it Mute Brooks. :-) Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2010 10:00 AM Subject: Re: geso rendering preset On Sat, Nov

Re: It's a great lens, but not what I bought it for

2010-11-20 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: eckinator eckina...@gmail.com Subject: Re: It's a great lens, but not what I bought it for 2010/11/20 Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com: Yep. I bought my 600 FA for wildlife photography and

Re: The right tool for the job

2010-11-20 Thread Theodore Beilby
Larry, I like this one except for the spot right in the middle of the frame (porch light?) A little work and this might be a really good shot. Ted -- 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

Re: off-camera flash

2010-11-20 Thread Bruce Walker
On 10-11-19 5:04 PM, eckinator wrote: quick question for those who have tried both - to use a p-ttl flash off camera would you advise using a) pentax F (male / female hotshoe adaptor plus sync cable) b) 3rd party cheapo cable solution c) wireless, if so, which one? thanks Ecke Ecke, I use the

Re: Lightroom file management question

2010-11-20 Thread Boris Liberman
On 11/20/2010 5:31 PM, Eric Weir wrote: I haven't yet figured out how to tell Lightroom exactly where to put my files during import. As a result, I have to move the files when importing is finished. [I do it in Lightroom.] I now have a folder dated 2010-11-18 that I want to put in my 2010

Re: PESO #51 - Miserere

2010-11-20 Thread Boris Liberman
Thanks, Christine. But in sooth, you were at the same room at the same time this shot was taken :-). Boris On 11/20/2010 7:41 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: That's fun! Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO #51 - Miserere

2010-11-20 Thread Boris Liberman
Thanks, Dave. On 11/20/2010 1:52 PM, David J Brooks wrote: Fun shot Dave On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 12:33 PM, Boris Libermanbori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2010/11/peso-2010-51-miserere.html Posted with the explicit permission of the (human) model. No Pentax

Re: to see things in bw

2010-11-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Collin Brendemuehl wrote: Ann, It's a tough image no matter what the technique. I like what you did, but it seems to minimize the fog that I was in. Keeping some of that effect is challenging. Thanks for your efforts. I'll keep digging in. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl

Re: geso rendering preset

2010-11-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Christine Aguila wrote: - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2010 9:34 AM Subject: Re: geso rendering preset Christine Aguila wrote: fooling around with making my own developing presets

Boris Peso #52 - Evening walk

2010-11-20 Thread Boris Liberman
Well, the work week is starting tomorrow, so I shall stop bothering you :-). http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2010/11/peso-2010-52-evening-walk.html It seems to me that should I get K-5, I will shoot in the evening much more. Be brutal and honest, as usual. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Lightroom file management question

2010-11-20 Thread Eric Weir
On Nov 20, 2010, at 11:25 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: I found this video on importing into Lightroom 3. http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-lightroom-3/be-organized/ I just watched it and it's good. I don't know if you have verision 3 or 2.7; I have 2.7. The video is 16 minutes long. HTH.

Re: Lightroom file management question

2010-11-20 Thread Eric Weir
On Nov 20, 2010, at 12:23 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: I have a folder for each camera I own - \K10D for Galia's camera and \K7 for mine. * When I import my or Galia's shoot, I first copy the files off the card to either of these folders and rename the files/folders as I like. * Then I

RE: A small rant on obtrusive copyright marks.

2010-11-20 Thread Bob W
gabby annie is back! Welcome back! Take my advice: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1023203.stm B thank you!... but .. but.. not sure what the link means vis-a-vis this stuff the link means Gab On !! ... oh wait.. the getty (c) -- too bright..

OT: what has kept me away these past few weeks

2010-11-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
So after I returned from my trip back home to Chicago to attend the funeral of my oldest friend and stay with her family a few days, O shuffled off to Detroit and Toronto... I did post before that I got to see Christine nd Paul S and Knarf - and I have to tell you all how much they were a

Re: OT: what has kept me away these past few weeks

2010-11-20 Thread Miserere
On 20 November 2010 13:51, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: So after  I returned from my trip back home to Chicago to  attend the funeral of my oldest friend and stay with her family a few days, O shuffled off to Detroit and Toronto... I did post before that I got to see Christine nd

Re: A small rant on obtrusive copyright marks.

2010-11-20 Thread Miserere
On 19 November 2010 13:11, CheekyGeek cheekyg...@gmail.com wrote: A conversation in another thread brought to my attention a big 'ol copyright image, designed to be nearly impossible to remove and even more impossible to miss. Frankly, when I see this sort of behavior, I see the C to stand for

Re: A small rant on obtrusive copyright marks.

2010-11-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Bob W wrote: gabby annie is back! Welcome back! Take my advice: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1023203.stm B thank you!... but .. but.. not sure what the link means vis-a-vis this stuff the link means Gab On !! oh no - I have been

Re: The right tool for the job

2010-11-20 Thread Larry Colen
Thanks all for your comments. Ann, I did some pixel peeping on other photos in the set looking for evidence of tripod shake. I think that one problem I'm having is accurately focusing the 20/1.8 in the dark. I suspect that infinity is not exactly infinity. On my cameras auto focus won't work

Re: Boris Peso #52 - Evening walk

2010-11-20 Thread paul stenquist
Nice composition and a pleasant scene. I like this one. Paul On Nov 20, 2010, at 12:38 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: Well, the work week is starting tomorrow, so I shall stop bothering you :-). http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2010/11/peso-2010-52-evening-walk.html It seems to me that should I

Re: Boris Peso #52 - Evening walk

2010-11-20 Thread Miserere
On 20 November 2010 12:38, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Well, the work week is starting tomorrow, so I shall stop bothering you :-). http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2010/11/peso-2010-52-evening-walk.html It seems to me that should I get K-5, I will shoot in the evening much more.

Re: OT: what has kept me away these past few weeks

2010-11-20 Thread paul stenquist
Hi Ann, Sorry to hear about your bad luck. Hope everything heals quickly. The high cholesterol is undoubtedly my fault -- those hot dogs. Next time it's nothing but salads for you, young lady:-). Paul On Nov 20, 2010, at 1:51 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: So after I returned from my trip back

Re: The right tool for the job

2010-11-20 Thread Larry Colen
On flicker, especially, I'm noticing blockiness in the sky. I suspect that I've got my jpeg quality turned down too low for a photo where I'm pushing things this hard. I suspect that these photos will go into the file marked Near miss, try and learn from them. I'm not sure, however what I

Re: The right tool for the job

2010-11-20 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Then I realized what I really needed was Ralf's nightscape skills. You're all far overestimating the role I'm playing in all this. 90 percent of it is living near the right places and being there when the light is good. Yes, there is good and bad light at

Re: off-camera flash

2010-11-20 Thread Charles Robinson
On Nov 19, 2010, at 17:52, eckinator wrote: 2010/11/19 Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com: Somewhere in this mess I still have a Promaster Pentax TTL flash cable, I think. mail-archive.com says so, too - unless it's gone, that is... =)

Re: The right tool for the job

2010-11-20 Thread Charles Robinson
On Nov 20, 2010, at 7:55, Larry Colen wrote: I need to go to bed rather than going through all of my n-dimensional bracketing from three different shooting locations, but after a quick scan, this seems to be one of the more promising shots: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5191532097/

Re: geso rendering preset

2010-11-20 Thread Miserere
On 20 November 2010 00:35, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: fooling around with making my own developing presets in lightroom. http://www.caguila.com/caguila/yellowgreen/ comments welcome. Cheers, Christine The effect is a little bit too glowy for me, but otherwise I like it;

Re: The right tool for the job

2010-11-20 Thread Charles Robinson
On Nov 20, 2010, at 15:24, Larry Colen wrote: Thanks all for your comments. Ann, I did some pixel peeping on other photos in the set looking for evidence of tripod shake. I think that one problem I'm having is accurately focusing the 20/1.8 in the dark. I suspect that infinity is not

Re: Lightroom file management question

2010-11-20 Thread Charles Robinson
On Nov 20, 2010, at 12:27, Eric Weir wrote: Thanks, Boris. I'm figuring out my routine. All suggestions are helpful at this point. I've been importing directly into LR from the camera, but I can see advantages to copying from the camera to the disk before importing into LR. BTW, this is

Re: A small rant on obtrusive copyright marks.

2010-11-20 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
- Mensaje original De: Miserere miser...@gmail.com On 19 November 2010 13:11, CheekyGeek cheekyg...@gmail.com wrote: A conversation in another thread brought to my attention a big 'ol copyright image, designed to be nearly impossible to remove and even more impossible to

Re: The right tool for the job

2010-11-20 Thread Larry Colen
On Nov 20, 2010, at 1:47 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: On Nov 20, 2010, at 15:24, Larry Colen wrote: Thanks all for your comments. Ann, I did some pixel peeping on other photos in the set looking for evidence of tripod shake. I think that one problem I'm having is accurately focusing

Re: OT: what has kept me away these past few weeks

2010-11-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Miserere wrote: On 20 November 2010 13:51, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: . So now I'll try to return to my usual wise-cracking silly self for the benefit of all... will someone start a nice pun thread? ann annsan.smugmug.com Sorry to hear about your ordeals, Ann, but

Re: The right tool for the job

2010-11-20 Thread Adam Maas
On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 4:54 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Nov 20, 2010, at 1:47 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: On Nov 20, 2010, at 15:24, Larry Colen wrote: Thanks all for your comments. Ann, I did some pixel peeping on other photos in the set looking for evidence of tripod

Re: OT: what has kept me away these past few weeks

2010-11-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
paul stenquist wrote: Hi Ann, Sorry to hear about your bad luck. Hope everything heals quickly. The high cholesterol is undoubtedly my fault -- those hot dogs. Next time it's nothing but salads for you, young lady:-). Paul alas - had that been the only one I'd consumed in the last few

Re: OT: what has kept me away these past few weeks

2010-11-20 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: After I got home, there were a few um adventures.. Sorry to hear about all those mishaps but mighty glad to see you posting again. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio :

Re: off-camera flash

2010-11-20 Thread eckinator
2010/11/20 Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com: I got the 3-piece combo as a buy it all, I'm not piecing it out deal when I got my Tamron 90mm f/2.5 lens.  $120 for the lens, cables, 28-80 zoom, film camera body, and a camera bag which is now my primary bag. The price was right - I did some

PESO: Little Guy

2010-11-20 Thread paul stenquist
Did some shooting at the Johnson Nature Center today. This guy is a tiny squirrel, probably less than a year old and fast as lightening. Got him while he paused on this tree. K5, A 400/5.6 with AF 560 flash and Xtender. ISO 1250, f6.6, 1/800th. Handheld of course. Nice to have a couple extra

Re: PESO: Little Guy

2010-11-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/11/10, paul stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: Did some shooting at the Johnson Nature Center today. This guy is a tiny squirrel, probably less than a year old and fast as lightening. Got him while he paused on this tree. K5, A 400/5.6 with AF 560 flash and Xtender. ISO 1250, f6.6,

PESO: That most wonderful time of th year

2010-11-20 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Thank Heavens we're heading for winter. No endless hours to wait until that stupid old sun has gone, the light is fine again, it's cold enough that everything steams and smokes as it should be. And all this at times when one can take pictures like the one linked below and still be home for dinner.

Re: off-camera flash

2010-11-20 Thread Christine Nielsen
The short spiral cable is only 3 ft long, right? Why not just use the in-camera wireless capability, if that's how far off-camera you're going? Save your money for lenses! :) My ttl cord is 6 ft, has the hotshoe connections built-in, and available on amazon for about $40. I'm not sure I

Re: PESO: That most wonderful time of th year

2010-11-20 Thread Larry Colen
On Nov 20, 2010, at 2:51 PM, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: Thank Heavens we're heading for winter. No endless hours to wait until that stupid old sun has gone, the light is fine again, it's cold enough that everything steams and smokes as it should be. And all this at times when one can take

Re: PESO: Little Guy

2010-11-20 Thread paul stenquist
On Nov 20, 2010, at 5:35 PM, Cotty wrote: On 20/11/10, paul stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: Did some shooting at the Johnson Nature Center today. This guy is a tiny squirrel, probably less than a year old and fast as lightening. Got him while he paused on this tree. K5, A 400/5.6

Re: The right tool for the job

2010-11-20 Thread Theodore Beilby
Pointing directly at the moon it wouldn't have made a difference, but do polarizers have the same effect at night on darkening the blue of the sky? Can they be used to bring out the stars better? Larry, light is light, right. The main difference is the amount that is there. It still has the

Re: OT: what has kept me away these past few weeks

2010-11-20 Thread Theodore Beilby
Ann said: ... will someone start a nice pun thread? MARK! -- 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: The right tool for the job

2010-11-20 Thread Tim Bray
That's an awfully nice picture. No, you don't need a 645D. I don't need a 645D. Nobody needs a 645D. If anyone on this list gets one I'm going to send a poisoned Bolivian dwarf to teach them the error of their ways. -Tim On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 5:55 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I

Re: PESO: Little Guy

2010-11-20 Thread Tim Bray
He's looking straight at you, thinking What an noob... if he was serious he'd be shooting me with a 645D -T On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 2:29 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Did some shooting at the Johnson Nature Center today. This guy is a tiny squirrel, probably less than a

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