Re: Question of terms and/or English

2011-01-02 Thread Boris Liberman
On 1/2/2011 12:53 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 11:01 PM, Boris Libermanbori...@gmail.com wrote: On 12/31/2010 9:58 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Not quite ... at least our use of words in explanation differs. I'll bulletize: - I use the term sharpness to indicate a

Re: Can anyone suggest a use for a 16MB SD card?

2011-01-02 Thread John Francis
On Sun, Jan 02, 2011 at 10:01:09AM +1100, Brian Walters wrote: When you figure that out, maybe you can suggest uses for an 8 MB CF card (branded 'Pentax') that I just discovered in a box of old cards. Might be a collectors item someday :-) It would be a neat accessory for *ist-D owners; I'm

Re: Auntie's POTY

2011-01-02 Thread Boris Liberman
Sobering... On 12/31/2010 1:22 AM, Bob W wrote: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-11927856 -- 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: OT Mac migration application

2011-01-02 Thread Bob W
I encounter .docx files occasionally. OpenOffice opens them effortlessly. Does it save them without any changes? I've thought about trying Open Office. Seems to work for most users. Not sure if it's as good on Mac as it is on PC. I use OpenOffice on one of my PCs (MS Office on others).

Re: OT Mac migration application

2011-01-02 Thread Boris Liberman
That's because you don't have to write and/or later read any Hebrew or otherwise right to left documents, Bob... On 1/2/2011 11:13 AM, Bob W wrote: I encounter .docx files occasionally. OpenOffice opens them effortlessly. Does it save them without any changes? I've thought about trying Open

Re: PESO - Tree Shadow

2011-01-02 Thread Boris Liberman
Excellent. All my attempts to do a similar thing failed miserably. Yours, Rick, however is totally excellent! Boris On 1/1/2011 8:35 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Taken last winter in the nearby cemetery. This was a runner-up for my January PUG submission.

RE: OT Mac migration application

2011-01-02 Thread Bob W
BTW: What value is there in .docx files vs .doc files? or even vs .rtf files? I've never seen one. I'd be curious to know. Pages '09 reads .DOCX files too, how they differ from .DOC files and what advantage they pose seems invisible. To the non-technical end user it doesn't really matter

RE: OT Mac migration application

2011-01-02 Thread Bob W
true enough. All I said was that it worked for me - didn't say anything about its suitability for others. B That's because you don't have to write and/or later read any Hebrew or otherwise right to left documents, Bob... On 1/2/2011 11:13 AM, Bob W wrote: I encounter .docx files

Re: Re: Pentax 67 resolution compared to 15 MP Digital

2011-01-02 Thread Jens
Good point Godfrey. To me is more an economical issue. I own a large collection of Pentacon Six /Carl Zeiss Jena/Schneider Kreutznach lenses. I got this 10-15 years ago (ebay) after selling my Rolleiflex (man, was that great), since I needed interchangeable lenses. The Pentacon Six really does

Re: Re: Pentax 67 resolution compared to 15 MP Digital

2011-01-02 Thread Jens
Some great shots there, Mark. I see you're still (?) using the MZ-S. I got mine from a fellow PDML member. I do intend to keep it. I recenly bought a K2. Great camera. Like a K1000 with an Auto Exposure option. Still have one Spotmatic, a MX and a ME Super. (Now I Just miss a Super A (one of the

Re: Re: Pentax 67 resolution compared to 15 MP Digital

2011-01-02 Thread Jens
They still make imacon scanners (I believe they were Danish actually)? Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Jan 1, 2011 20:32 paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: On Jan 1, 2011, at 2:27 PM, Jens wrote: I'm not sure Paul, but since it a studio recording

Re: OT GESO - C41 on the street

2011-01-02 Thread Derby Chang
On 31/12/2010 10:59 PM, frank theriault wrote: On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 6:04 PM, Derby Changder...@iinet.net.au wrote: Haven't been shooting much C41 lately - it's been tri-x for me mostly. So I thought I'd burn off what I had in the fridge, to make room for more tri-x. Summer is so much fun

Re: Windy City Walking [25 imgs - DA15, FA31, FA43, DA*55]

2011-01-02 Thread Derby Chang
On 31/12/2010 7:25 AM, Andrew Allen wrote: I appreciated a recent look at some Chicago street shots rediscovered, documenting 1950's Chicago. I think Chicago can be described as a street photographers wet dream - it's an amazing and seemingly endless city. Here is my small take on the city

Re: Boris PESO #1 - Fisheye fun

2011-01-02 Thread Derby Chang
On 2/01/2011 4:47 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2011/01/peso-2011-01-fisheye-fun.html Nikon D300 and Nikkor 10.5 FE are fun! Be brutal and honest. Boris Fisheyes are like yachts. Much better to have a friend to has one than to own one yourself (coming from

Re: Happy New Year with gratitude

2011-01-02 Thread Derby Chang
On 1/01/2011 1:36 PM, Eric Weir wrote: I just wanted to wish everyone on this list a Happy New Year, New Years Day and all year long, and to express my deep gratitude for the generosity and patience with which you've responded to my endless questions since I came out of hiding here. I have

Re: Boris PESO #1 - Fisheye fun

2011-01-02 Thread Boris Liberman
On 1/2/2011 1:34 PM, Derby Chang wrote: Fisheyes are like yachts. Much better to have a friend to has one than to own one yourself (coming from my hypocritical self who has 4 but never uses them). That is quite an arresting shot, with the white car on the crossings. Well, I used to have F

Re: Boris PESO #1 - Fisheye fun

2011-01-02 Thread Cotty
On 2/1/11, Derby Chang, discombobulated, unleashed: Fisheyes are like yachts. Much better to have a friend to has one than to own one yourself (coming from my hypocritical self who has 4 but never uses them). You scared of the water or what ;) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) |

Re: Boris PESO #1 - Fisheye fun

2011-01-02 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 6:34 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: Fisheyes are like yachts. Much better to have a friend to has one than to own one yourself (coming from my hypocritical self who has 4 but never uses them). snip Mark! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. 

Re: Tragic News Concerning Jay Taylor's Daughter

2011-01-02 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 1:16 AM, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: I was just on Facebook and learned that PDMLer, Jay Taylor, lost his eldest daughter in a tragic car accident earlier this morning.  Some of us met Jay this past May when he joined us in Chicago for the PDML

Re: Tragic News Concerning Jay Taylor's Daughter

2011-01-02 Thread Boris Liberman
Half a day has passed since I read this message of yours, Christine. I still cannot find any words to express my sadness... On 1/2/2011 8:16 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: I was just on Facebook and learned that PDMLer, Jay Taylor, lost his eldest daughter in a tragic car accident earlier this

Re: Tragic News Concerning Jay Taylor's Daughter

2011-01-02 Thread paul stenquist
A terrible tragedy. So sorry. Paul On Jan 2, 2011, at 1:16 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: I was just on Facebook and learned that PDMLer, Jay Taylor, lost his eldest daughter in a tragic car accident earlier this morning. Some of us met Jay this past May when he joined us in Chicago for the

PESO: Candle

2011-01-02 Thread Peter Loveday
Kai thought these glowing things were fascinating at our local Christmas Carol service: http://picasaweb.google.com/loveboy/PESOs?authkey=Gv1sRgCJCsjeWRqsKHlwE#5557565728449298194 And no, he didn’t touch it :) Love, Light and Peace, - Peter Loveday -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO: Candle

2011-01-02 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 7:38 AM, Peter Loveday pe...@loveday.org wrote: Kai thought these glowing things were fascinating at our local Christmas Carol service: http://picasaweb.google.com/loveboy/PESOs?authkey=Gv1sRgCJCsjeWRqsKHlwE#5557565728449298194 And no, he didn’t touch it :) Love,

Re: PESO: Candle

2011-01-02 Thread Boris Liberman
Works for me... Both as a link and as a photograph. Speaking of which, when I was a little kid, I did touch it. In fact, I've let the match burn until it burned my fingers. Had to wait several years for fear to pass until I could light the gas stove with the match as I had a strong fear that

Re: OT Mac migration application

2011-01-02 Thread David J Brooks
On Sat, Jan 1, 2011 at 7:13 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Jan 1, 2011 at 3:26 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: I have text wrangler on the iBook, and use it for my html. I have tried doing documents in Appleworks and save them as word doc's but no one has

Re: OT Mac migration application

2011-01-02 Thread David J Brooks
On Sat, Jan 1, 2011 at 8:05 PM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: If you save in RTF format and change the file extension (not the actual format) to .doc you'll find Word opens it without so much as a hiccup. Really. Huh. (BTW: I'm using Word 97. There's nothing I need a word

Re: PESO: Candle

2011-01-02 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 7:44 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 7:38 AM, Peter Loveday pe...@loveday.org wrote: Kai thought these glowing things were fascinating at our local Christmas Carol service:

Re: Tragic News Concerning Jay Taylor's Daughter

2011-01-02 Thread David J Brooks
Very sad news indeed. Dave On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 1:16 AM, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: I was just on Facebook and learned that PDMLer, Jay Taylor, lost his eldest daughter in a tragic car accident earlier this morning.  Some of us met Jay this past May when he joined us in

Re: Boris PESO #1 - Fisheye fun

2011-01-02 Thread David J Brooks
On Sat, Jan 1, 2011 at 12:47 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2011/01/peso-2011-01-fisheye-fun.html Nikon D300 and Nikkor 10.5 FE are fun! Be brutal and honest. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Boris PESO #1 - Fisheye fun

2011-01-02 Thread David J Brooks
I like the first one a lot. Curious to hear any comments on using the D300, a camera i may upgrade to in the distant future, when it will be known as the D900 probably. Dave On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 7:00 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 6:34 AM, Derby

Re: GESO - Illinois road trip

2011-01-02 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
My mother was born and raised in North Lyons - a part of Clinton, Iowa... about 20 miles south of there... across the river, of course. driving across country in 2001 and 2002 I loved stopping in towns like that, sad as they are... a dying breed. Im guessing the by-pass is populated with

Re: PESO - Tree Shadow

2011-01-02 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Boris! It was an exceptionally clear day, so the shadows were very sharp. Of course, Israel is not known as a winter wonderland! Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sun, 1/2/11, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: From: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO

Re: PESO - Tree Shadow

2011-01-02 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks Dave, Frank, and Dan! http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sat, 1/1/11, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO - Tree Shadow To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Saturday, January 1, 2011, 6:30 PM Good eye

Re: PESO - Tree Shadow

2011-01-02 Thread Boris Liberman
You will be surprised but this (see below) is a ski resort... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Hermon Boris On 1/2/2011 3:47 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Thanks, Boris! It was an exceptionally clear day, so the shadows were very sharp. Of course, Israel is not known as a winter wonderland!

PESO - Sushi 50% Off

2011-01-02 Thread Rick Womer
We were in New York on Thursday, and paid a brief visit to the Museum of Modern Art. I saw this out a window: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12176014size=lg (K7, FA 50/1.7, ISO 2200) Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Tragic News Concerning Jay Taylor's Daughter

2011-01-02 Thread Bob Sullivan
Tragic news indeed. My heart goes out to him. Bob S. On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 12:16 AM, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: I was just on Facebook and learned that PDMLer, Jay Taylor, lost his eldest daughter in a tragic car accident earlier this morning.  Some of us met Jay this past

Re: Boris PESO #1 - Fisheye fun

2011-01-02 Thread Jack Davis
I agree! Jack --- On Sat, 1/1/11, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: From: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Boris PESO #1 - Fisheye fun To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Saturday, January 1, 2011, 11:35 PM Jack, with present level of algorithms, FE can be

Re: double PESO - last post in 2010

2011-01-02 Thread Boris Liberman
Great eye for geometric motives, Sasha. But I think we talked about the reasons for this in some length in Chicago /wink/. Happy new year to you and your new camera. Boris On 12/31/2010 11:03 PM, Sasha Sobol wrote: Testing K5: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/5308939174/lightbox/

Re: PESO: Candle

2011-01-02 Thread Jack Davis
A treasured keeper, Peter! Wonderful exposure! Jack --- On Sun, 1/2/11, Peter Loveday pe...@loveday.org wrote: From: Peter Loveday pe...@loveday.org Subject: PESO: Candle To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Sunday, January 2, 2011, 4:38 AM Kai thought these glowing things

Re: PESO - The Sacred and The Profane

2011-01-02 Thread Boris Liberman
I am thinking that the original title (see e-mail subject line) was more successful. It would go nicely along with the Dire Straits tune that has these words in its lyrics. Oh, found the name of the song: On every street... Excellent photograph, with or without a fit title... Boris On

Re: PRSO - From the Ministry of Useless Signs

2011-01-02 Thread Boris Liberman
On 1/2/2011 12:47 AM, Bob W wrote: My favourite is one I saw in Dorset a few years ago. It said Sign not in use. B Nothing beats _cow_ngress ha-zioni (street name) sign which translates as Zionist Congress (historical event) that I saw in one of our towns... I should dig it out and post in

Re: PESO: Candle

2011-01-02 Thread Bob Sullivan
Peter, Had to open it twice to see it. (Picasa problem) I love how you can capture a look into their intentions at this age. Fun stuff. Keep shooting, the moments are fleeting and time will fly by. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 6:38 AM, Peter Loveday pe...@loveday.org wrote: Kai

Re: PESO - Sushi 50% Off

2011-01-02 Thread Bob Sullivan
Rick, Wasn't NYC paralyzed by snow? Didn't you have enough of your own in Philly? It's a dark image with an unusual perspective. It invites you to inspect it further to see what's happening. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 7:56 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: We were in New

Re: Question of terms and/or English

2011-01-02 Thread Darren Addy
I've lived 51 years without knowing what acuteness is and feel none the worse for it, so I think we can safely take it out of the English language. Still, this seems to be a good definition I found while Googling (to better myself): Sharpness is a subjective sensation. Objective correlates of

Re: double PESO - last post in 2010

2011-01-02 Thread David J Brooks
On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 4:03 PM, Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com wrote: Testing K5: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/5308939174/lightbox/ Excellent http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/5299020604/lightbox/ I like the position of the power lines here. Dave Good luck in new year! --Sasha

Re: January PUG - Last Call!

2011-01-02 Thread David J Brooks
Managed to rememeber this time Dave On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 12:02 AM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: G'day all This is the last call for submissions to the January PUG.  I'll be deactivating the Submission Form for January on Wednesday evening (remember, though, that's Aus time

Re: Tragic News Concerning Jay Taylor's Daughter

2011-01-02 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Christine Aguila wrote: I was just on Facebook and learned that PDMLer, Jay Taylor, lost his eldest daughter in a tragic car accident earlier this morning. Some of us met Jay this past May when he joined us in Chicago for the PDML exhibition. I know many of us will want to post condolences

Re: Question of terms and/or English

2011-01-02 Thread drd1135
This is consistent with the definitions I have heard. -Original Message- From: Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2011 08:46:55 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Question

Re: Question of terms and/or English

2011-01-02 Thread Boris Liberman
I lived 39 years before this very thread on the list /grin/... Darren, what occurs to me is that given that contrast is the rate at which one tone is changed to another, acutance is indeed very similar to local contrast. Obviously, I am not going to be using any of these terms often, but I

Re: PESO - 400 mm portrait

2011-01-02 Thread John Sessoms
From: Igor Roshchin Shooting with a 400mm is much better than shooting with a 9mm :-) Depends on the range and whether or not the target can shoot back. 8-D Lovely photo. I used to be taking some candid portraits with the longer lenses, - when people are not suspecting and therefore

Re: Re: Pentax 67 resolution compared to 15 MP Digital

2011-01-02 Thread John Sessoms
From: Jens Thank you all for you rinterest in responding and answering my question. I have done some samll tests, that didin't turn out too well. But I was using old film and a questionable lab for developing. My result is shown at flickr. I photographed a sitting girl (in full figure) filling

Pentax 6x7 scans, imacon vs. epson 3200

2011-01-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
Here's a direct comparison of 6x7 negs scanned on an epson 3200 flatbed and an Imacon professional film scanner. The lens was the 300/4 and the stop was f32, because a lot of depth of field was required here. There was some low lying fog in the vicinity as well. So it's not the sharpest 6x7 neg

Re: Pentax 67 resolution compared to 15 MP Digital

2011-01-02 Thread AlunFoto
2010/12/31 J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net: MF or LF on a light table rules! Give me a side by side comparson of MF film and a digital capture on your light table, and I might believe you. :-) -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: OT Mac migration application

2011-01-02 Thread P. J. Alling
On 1/2/2011 4:31 AM, Bob W wrote: BTW: What value is there in .docx files vs .doc files? or even vs .rtf files? I've never seen one. I'd be curious to know. Pages '09 reads .DOCX files too, how they differ from .DOC files and what advantage they pose seems invisible. To the non-technical end

Re: PESO: Candle

2011-01-02 Thread P. J. Alling
If he did he'd never touch it again. Lesson learned...\\ A seriously sweet shot. On 1/2/2011 7:38 AM, Peter Loveday wrote: Kai thought these glowing things were fascinating at our local Christmas Carol service:

Re: OT Mac migration application

2011-01-02 Thread P. J. Alling
On 1/2/2011 12:24 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: On 1/2/2011 4:31 AM, Bob W wrote: BTW: What value is there in .docx files vs .doc files? or even vs .rtf files? I've never seen one. I'd be curious to know. Pages '09 reads .DOCX files too, how they differ from .DOC files and what advantage they pose

Re: PESO: Candle

2011-01-02 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 7:38 AM, Peter Loveday pe...@loveday.org wrote: Kai thought these glowing things were fascinating at our local Christmas Carol service: http://picasaweb.google.com/loveboy/PESOs?authkey=Gv1sRgCJCsjeWRqsKHlwE#5557565728449298194 And no, he didn’t touch it :) Love,

Re: Re: Pentax 67 resolution compared to 15 MP Digital

2011-01-02 Thread AlunFoto
2011/1/2 Jens p...@planfoto.dk: They still make imacon scanners  (I believe they were Danish actually)? Jens The Imacon scanners are now sold as Hasselblad Flextight scanners. They're more expensive than a Pentax 645D by good margin. I'm sure the Pentax 67 is a wonderful tool for acquiring

Re: Pentax 67 resolution compared to 15 MP Digital

2011-01-02 Thread Igor Roshchin
Sun Jan 2 09:58:35 CST 2011 John Sessoms wrote: From: Jens of selling it) I need results that show, that the 67 delivers reslults re-sluts? ;-) Try shooting the K7 through a pair of pantyhose. That will impose a I see now why such a suggestion was given. :-) :-) Cheers, Igor

Re: PESO - Sushi 50% Off

2011-01-02 Thread Rick Womer
Bob, We had some business to do in NYC; the place was still an awful mess. I'm not sure whether being a motorist or being a pedestrian was worse--gridlocked traffic and streets narrowed by snowbanks on one hand, ankle-deep slush and jammed sidewalks on the other. In Philly we got a mere 12

Re: PESO: Candle

2011-01-02 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Oops... there's nothing to see here. Either you do not have access to these photos, or they don't exist at this web address. Please contact the owner directly to gain access. Dan -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 7:38 AM, Peter Loveday

PESO - East on Queen West

2011-01-02 Thread frank theriault
Just another bike shot: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/01/east-on-queen-west.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Sushi 50% Off

2011-01-02 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 8:56 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: We were in New York on Thursday, and paid a brief visit to the Museum of Modern Art.  I saw this out a window: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12176014size=lg (K7, FA 50/1.7, ISO 2200) Wonderful depiction of NY

Re: Re: Pentax 67 resolution compared to 15 MP Digital

2011-01-02 Thread Steven Desjardins
Try shooting the K7 through a pair of pantyhose. That's not legal in Virginia. ;-) On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 10:58 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: Jens Thank you all for you rinterest in responding and answering my question. I have done some samll tests, that didin't turn

Re: An official teaser

2011-01-02 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 3:46 AM, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: For the article by me about shooting landscapes: http://digidownload.libero.it/vitaferma/newsletterEP/Paesaggio.htm Photos by Brian Walters, Thrain Vigfusson and Yours Truly. Lovely!! cheers, frank --

Re: Old Dog

2011-01-02 Thread Christian
I actually like the tight crop. Nice portrait. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com On 1/1/2011 5:44 PM, Ken Waller wrote: A little too tightly cropped for me, otherwise nice. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller

Re: Question of terms and/or English

2011-01-02 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Darren Addy wrote: I've lived 51 years without knowing what acuteness is and feel none the worse for it, so I think we can safely take it out of the English language. Still, this seems to be a good definition I found while Googling (to better myself): Um -- I bet you do know what _acuteness_

Re: PESO - East on Queen West

2011-01-02 Thread Jack Davis
Interesting title. Did this, not so young appearing person, pass you on the inside? :) Jack --- On Sun, 1/2/11, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: PESO - East on Queen West To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Date:

Re: Re: Pentax 67 resolution compared to 15 MP Digital

2011-01-02 Thread Jack Davis
Sides, you'd have to take them off to do that..I'm guessing here, of course! Jack --- On Sun, 1/2/11, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: From: Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Re: Pentax 67 resolution compared to 15 MP Digital To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Question of terms and/or English

2011-01-02 Thread paul stenquist
On Jan 2, 2011, at 1:48 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Can we milk this for a new pun thread??? I think that would be udder nonsense. -- 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: Tragic News Concerning Jay Taylor's Daughter

2011-01-02 Thread Paul Sorenson
On 1/2/2011 12:16 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: I was just on Facebook and learned that PDMLer, Jay Taylor, lost his eldest daughter in a tragic car accident earlier this morning. Some of us met Jay this past May when he joined us in Chicago for the PDML exhibition. I know many of us will want

Re: PDML 2010 blogroll

2011-01-02 Thread steve harley
On 2011-01-01 17:49 , Brian Walters wrote: On Sat, 01 Jan 2011 16:44 -0700, steve harleyp...@paper-ape.com wrote: i do think it might be worth compiling a broader PDML links list, but i'm not ready to curate that ... the feeds are self-curating because if i see they aren't about photography

Re: OT Mac migration application

2011-01-02 Thread steve harley
On 2011-01-01 19:02 , paul stenquist wrote: I'm using Word 2004. It works fine, but won't open .docx files, which are becoming more common. There is a conversion utility that I use, but it's time consuming. I'll probably upgrade soon. Don't want to, but business comes first. i could be

Re: OT Mac migration application

2011-01-02 Thread steve harley
On 2011-01-01 19:15 , paul stenquist wrote: Does it save them without any changes? I've thought about trying Open Office. Seems to work for most users. Not sure if it's as good on Mac as it is on PC. i'd expect it to change the document files when they are resaved, but to preserve the

PAW52 - Christmas is over

2011-01-02 Thread DagT
...as well as the first PAW year. Thank you again for all the comments .-) http://www.thrane.name/page3/page7/files/page7-1000-full.html K20D, D-FA 100mm macro 1/125s, f/2.8, ISO800 DagT http://www.thrane.name/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT Mac migration application

2011-01-02 Thread paul stenquist
On Jan 2, 2011, at 2:51 PM, steve harley wrote: On 2011-01-01 19:02 , paul stenquist wrote: I'm using Word 2004. It works fine, but won't open .docx files, which are becoming more common. There is a conversion utility that I use, but it's time consuming. I'll probably upgrade soon. Don't

Re: OT Ya know you're old when you remember...

2011-01-02 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2011-01-01 8:41, John Sessoms wrote: And along with Dictaphones, there's the secretarial pool. As a young child I always wondered why were weren't allowed to swim there. That pool's reserved for the corporate management's swimming. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: PESO - East on Queen West

2011-01-02 Thread David J Brooks
You let him pass you. Dave On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 1:20 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Just another bike shot: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/01/east-on-queen-west.html Hope you enjoy.  Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. 

PESO - Winter abstract

2011-01-02 Thread Toine
Time for some camera tossing: http://www.repiuk.nl/images/PESO/winterabstract.jpg Hope you like it... Toine -- 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

Re: Can anyone suggest a use for a 16MB SD card?

2011-01-02 Thread Brian Walters
On Sun, 02 Jan 2011 03:31 -0500, John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote: On Sun, Jan 02, 2011 at 10:01:09AM +1100, Brian Walters wrote: When you figure that out, maybe you can suggest uses for an 8 MB CF card (branded 'Pentax') that I just discovered in a box of old cards. Might be a

Re: January PUG - Last Call!

2011-01-02 Thread Brian Walters
On Sun, 02 Jan 2011 10:09 -0500, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Managed to rememeber this time Yes you did rememeber. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at

Re: PESO - East on Queen West

2011-01-02 Thread Cotty
On 2/1/11, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: Just another bike shot: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/01/east-on-queen-west.html Not just another bike shot Frank - absolutely superb. Amazing feeling in this one, love it :) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) |

Re: Tragic News Concerning Jay Taylor's Daughter

2011-01-02 Thread Larry Colen
On Jan 1, 2011, at 10:16 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: I was just on Facebook and learned that PDMLer, Jay Taylor, lost his eldest daughter in a tragic car accident earlier this morning. Some of us met Jay this past May when he joined us in Chicago for the PDML exhibition. I know many of

Re: Question of terms and/or English

2011-01-02 Thread Cotty
Can we milk this for a new pun thread??? I think that would be udder nonsense. Whey too much. -- 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: Question of terms and/or English

2011-01-02 Thread paul stenquist
On Jan 2, 2011, at 4:54 PM, Cotty wrote: Can we milk this for a new pun thread??? I think that would be udder nonsense. Whey too much. It's one way to stay a breast of these things. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

RE: Tragic News Concerning Jay Taylor's Daughter

2011-01-02 Thread John Coyle
That's terrible - Jay, if you are reading this, my deepest sympathy goes to you and your family. John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Christine Aguila Sent: Sunday, 2 January 2011 4:16 PM To:

Re: Tragic News Concerning Jay Taylor's Daughter

2011-01-02 Thread eckinator
That is terrible. We are not born to survive our children. I've never met Jay but my thoughts are with him and his family in this dark moment. Ecke 2011/1/2 Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net: I was just on Facebook and learned that PDMLer, Jay Taylor, lost his eldest daughter in a tragic

Re: Tragic News Concerning Jay Taylor's Daughter

2011-01-02 Thread Miserere
I chatted with Jay for some time back in May at the PDML exhibit and I found him to be a very nice guy. I remember he was bemused that his chosen shot had been of buildings when he's mostly a bird and landscape shooter. It's tragic that he should lose his daughter, especially on the first day of

Re: Tragic News Concerning Jay Taylor's Daughter

2011-01-02 Thread Steven Desjardins
I don't know Jay very well, but I can't imagine many things more terrible than losing a child. My condolences and prayers. On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 5:23 PM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: That is terrible. We are not born to survive our children. I've never met Jay but my thoughts are with

Re: Question of terms and/or English

2011-01-02 Thread Steven Desjardins
Acuteness is a defintley a new angle on the subject. On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 5:06 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: On Jan 2, 2011, at 4:54 PM, Cotty wrote: Can we milk this for a new pun thread??? I think that would be udder nonsense. Whey too much. It's one way to stay

Re: Vivian Maier, a street photographer discovered

2011-01-02 Thread Miserere
I discovered Vivian's work back in March and started writing a post about her. Her work really touched me and I contacted John Maloof (the guy who found her negatives) to arrange an interview during my visit to Chicago for the PDML exhibit. Sadly (for me) Mr Maloof declined my invitation on the

Re: How To Hang Around [16 imgs - DA15, FA31, DA*55]

2011-01-02 Thread Miserere
Good stuff, Andrew. I like your muted colours, and although I would've liked to see more people, I did enjoy your textural approach. Cheers,    —M.     \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com     http://EnticingTheLight.com     A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment On 1 January 2011

Re: Tragic News Concerning Jay Taylor's Daughter

2011-01-02 Thread Bob Sullivan
Here is a shot of Jay in Chicago for the Augenblick exhibit. On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 4:39 PM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: I chatted with Jay for some time back in May at the PDML exhibit and I found him to be a very nice guy. I remember he was bemused that his chosen shot had been of

Re: Meeting Boston PDML members?

2011-01-02 Thread Miserere
The 4th and 5th are better for me, but let me know what day you choose and I'll try to bend that way. Cheers,    —M.     \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com     http://EnticingTheLight.com     A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment On 30 December 2010 18:58, Mark Roberts

Re: Tragic News Concerning Jay Taylor's Daughter

2011-01-02 Thread Bob Sullivan
Here is a shot of Jay in Chicago for the Augenblick exhibit. (with URL) http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/Augenblick#5474183921914076962 On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 4:39 PM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: I chatted with Jay for some time back in May at the PDML exhibit and I found him to

Re: Going off list tomorrow

2011-01-02 Thread Miserere
On 15 December 2010 17:25, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Don't do anything Cotty would do. Dave I barely took any photos...does that count? --M. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: PESO - East on Queen West

2011-01-02 Thread Rick Womer
What Cotty said! The composition, timing, shutter speed, rendering are all excellent. Are you back on a bike? Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sun, 1/2/11, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: From: Cotty cotty...@mac.com Subject: Re: PESO - East on Queen West To: pentax list

Re: Question of terms and/or English

2011-01-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 12:14 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Oh... Well, I've reread and reread and reread again your answers, Godfrey. Here is what I managed to make out of them. 1. Sharpness is a perceived quality of a displayed image. Agree 2. Acutance and resolution are

Re: Question of terms and/or English

2011-01-02 Thread paul stenquist
On Jan 2, 2011, at 6:38 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: anything calculated can be theoretical depending upon the premises of the calculations. Mark! Can we milk this for a new pun thread??? I think that would be udder nonsense. Whey too much. It's one way to stay a breast of these things.

Re: PESO - East on Queen West

2011-01-02 Thread paul stenquist
Like this one. A dynamic image. Paul On Jan 2, 2011, at 6:30 PM, Rick Womer wrote: What Cotty said! The composition, timing, shutter speed, rendering are all excellent. Are you back on a bike? Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sun, 1/2/11, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote:

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