Re: OT - Enablement of the fluffy kind

2011-02-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
That is one cute puppy! Congratulations. (Nice pictures as well,) Dan On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 10:58 AM, Christian pterali...@aim.com wrote: He's only 4 weeks old so we don't get to bring him home until February 27th.  We're naming him MaX in keeping with naming things after favorite cameras

Re: Bald Eagle II

2011-02-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Impressive! Dan On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 8:46 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Awhile back I posted an image of an immature Bald Eagle. Yesterday my perseverance payed off by allowing me to stumble upon the mature version. Pretty heavy crop. Falls in the point-n-shoot category, but

Re: The Lookout

2011-02-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Christine. Dan On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 9:37 AM, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: I just made a mistake.  The train comment I made for Dave Mann's bird photo was meant for your photo, Dan.  Sorry about that.  I like your shot.  Looks like the bird is waiting for the train

Re: PESO: Whale's Tale

2011-02-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Boris Dan On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 9:07 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Impressive... On 2/5/2011 11:41 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: We are on vacation on Maui.  Here is an image from our Whale Watch sail on Wednesday: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12556637

Re: PUG runner-up - simple morning pleasures (PESO)

2011-02-07 Thread Derby Chang
On 7/02/2011 6:00 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: This was my second choice for the February PUG: http://science.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/Mixed-2011/Life_s_SimplePleasures-2_IR14779.jpg or http://bit.ly/g1lN7k Enjoy this pleasure! ;-) Igor I was pleased. But oh my. I think there is a some

Re: PESO - Subway Jesus - Take 2

2011-02-07 Thread Derby Chang
On 6/02/2011 8:11 AM, frank theriault wrote: Taking Ann's suggestion, I lightened Jesus' face a bit. Taking Sasha's suggestion, I recropped - not to take out the partial TTC logo on the left, but to take out the partial window on the right. I also left in the original tilt. I de-noised the

Re: peso chi fog pic

2011-02-07 Thread Derby Chang
On 23/01/2011 4:09 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: I've been sitting on this one, wavering. Comments welcome. If you don't like it, feel free to say so. No prob. Cheers, Christine http://www.caguila.com/caguila/chicagofog2/content/_IGP5487_large.html Soo late on this one. I bet someone has

Re: Protesting global warming

2011-02-07 Thread steve harley
On 2011-02-06 20:19 , P. J. Alling wrote: On 2/6/2011 9:53 PM, steve harley wrote: On 2011-02-06 10:42 , P. J. Alling wrote: Apparently Global Climate Change was was a term coined by the Bush administration. the word apparently is strikingly appropriate here Interesting, why would you say

Re: Computer (software) help needed.

2011-02-07 Thread AlunFoto
2011/2/6 mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com: I use Netscape 7.2 for the mail application.  I already had the installer file but, when I installed it, I could not get the programme to start. Downloaded a new version of the installer and the same problem.  It installs with no difficulty but

Re: Protesting global warming

2011-02-07 Thread AlunFoto
2011/2/6 Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com: Wonderful! BTW, there is no such thing as global warming.  It is more correctly referred to a climate change, and more that warming the entire planet, it is bringing us more extreme weather of all types.  If we keep calling it global warming,

Re: Protesting global warming

2011-02-07 Thread AlunFoto
2011/2/6 P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com: The climate changes, it has been for the entire time life has been on earth.  We, and all other life, adapt, or die. That is a statement bereft of empathy. It is also a misunderstanding of how natural selection works. When an abrubt change in

Re: OT Screen brightness or print problem

2011-02-07 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Feb 6, 2011, at 07:05 , David J Brooks wrote: Ok, I have installed the Opti-Cal 3.7.5 from Spyder I. I have set it to gamma 1.8, screen wb to 5500 and i think the bottom of the set up screen then said luminance 200 and black point 1. Those are the numbers but not sure of the correct

Re: Protesting global warming

2011-02-07 Thread AlunFoto
2011/2/6 P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com: sorry lets be pedantic, Sorry, P.J., I think you failed in that endeavour. You must also include the carbon locked in minerals, if you want to be pedantic. Your problem then, is that you find that nearly all molecules on the planet contain some

Re: Protesting global warming

2011-02-07 Thread AlunFoto
2011/2/7 Bob W p...@web-options.com: where's your argument? When faced with some actual numbers which contradict you, all you can do is blow methane out of your fat ass, making the atmosphere unpleasant for the rest of us. ROTFL -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/

Re: Protesting global warming

2011-02-07 Thread AlunFoto
2011/2/7 P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com: Now as far as it goes I would prefer that individual Indians had a higher Carbon footprint.  CO2 is not the problem, poverty is the problem.  It always has been. If you were to pay a price for their goods and services that rose them out of

Re: Protesting global warming

2011-02-07 Thread AlunFoto
2011/2/7 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com: Imagine my disappointment, I saw the huge number of posts on this subject and was expecting cormorant puns. We just took rants for starters. Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Protesting global warming

2011-02-07 Thread eckinator
2011/2/7 AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com: Imagine my disappointment, I saw the huge number of posts on this subject and was expecting cormorant puns. We just took rants for starters. ... and puns are a rare cormodity these days. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

PESO - The Effect of the Cell Phone

2011-02-07 Thread frank theriault
http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/02/effect-of-cell-phone.html Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

GESO - Canadian Hats Week 7

2011-02-07 Thread frank theriault
In honour of the Super Bowl Champs: http://realcanadianhats.blogspot.com/2011/02/blog-post_05.html A beautiful woman: http://realcanadianhats.blogspot.com/2011/02/blog-post_07.html The blog at large: http://realcanadianhats.blogspot.com/ Hope you enjoy! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a

Re: OT Screen brightness or print problem

2011-02-07 Thread Christine Nielsen
Thanks Godfrey, Paul Mark... :) -c On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 6:25 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 2:12 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: ...If I may butt in with a related question... what about room lighting?  I'm trying to get my own system

Re: Protesting global warming

2011-02-07 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 6:36 PM, Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: http://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2010/1/1/129068813376929711.jpg Har! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Protesting global warming

2011-02-07 Thread eckinator
the climate impact of methane is 21 times that of carbon dioxide... 18% of all greenhouse gases come from meat production. let me guess - all meat produced since the industrial revolution hasn't added more methane to the athmosphere than... =) 2011/2/7 AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com: 2011/2/7 Bob W

Re: PUG runner-up - simple morning pleasures (PESO)

2011-02-07 Thread Jack Davis
Clever catch, Igor. Jack --- On Sun, 2/6/11, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: From: Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org Subject: PUG runner-up - simple morning pleasures (PESO) To: PDML@pdml.net Date: Sunday, February 6, 2011, 11:00 PM This was my second choice for the February PUG:

Re: Bald Eagle II

2011-02-07 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks much, Dan! Jack --- On Mon, 2/7/11, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Bald Eagle II To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, February 7, 2011, 12:07 AM Impressive! Dan On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at

Re: Protesting global warming

2011-02-07 Thread Boris Liberman
On 2/6/2011 4:40 PM, eckinator wrote: I'm so sick of that discussion - the mere risk should be enough for everyone to reconsider. If only overconsumption. Wastefulness. Oh well. Replied off-list. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

PESO: Bald Eagle III

2011-02-07 Thread Jack Davis
Posting this to acknowledge agreement with Ken Waller's suggestion. I agree this vertical is a stronger image. Jack Opinions sought. http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=562 Orig: http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=561 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: PESO: Bald Eagle III

2011-02-07 Thread Bob Sullivan
Jack, More crop, but it looks wonderful. He looks like he is angry, or just flew off some US currency! Hope you still have enough pixels to enlarge this. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 7:31 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Posting this to acknowledge agreement with Ken Waller's

Re: PESO: Bald Eagle III

2011-02-07 Thread John Graves
Jack, To me, the new crop just grabs my eye. Wonderful picture! John Graves WA1JG jh.gra...@verizon.net On 2/7/2011 8:31 AM, Jack Davis wrote: Posting this to acknowledge agreement with Ken Waller's suggestion. I agree this vertical is a stronger image. Jack Opinions sought.

Re: PESO: Bald Eagle III

2011-02-07 Thread Paul Stenquist
A nice crop. Enough data for enlarging? Nevertheless, it holds up well on the web. Paul On Feb 7, 2011, at 8:31 AM, Jack Davis wrote: Posting this to acknowledge agreement with Ken Waller's suggestion. I agree this vertical is a stronger image. Jack Opinions sought.

Re: peso chi fog pic

2011-02-07 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Derby Chang wrote: On 23/01/2011 4:09 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: I've been sitting on this one, wavering. Comments welcome. If you don't like it, feel free to say so. No prob. Cheers, Christine http://www.caguila.com/caguila/chicagofog2/content/_IGP5487_large.html Soo late on

Re: Protesting global warming

2011-02-07 Thread John Sessoms
From: AlunFoto 2011/2/6 Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com: Wonderful! BTW, there is no such thing as global warming. ?It is more correctly referred to a climate change, and more that warming the entire planet, it is bringing us more extreme weather of all types. ?If we keep calling

Re: PESO: Bald Eagle III

2011-02-07 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, Bob! Not enough, only 4.8MB prior to jepg conversion. Need..er want longer glass. Jack --- On Mon, 2/7/11, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Bald Eagle III To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday,

Re: PESO: Bald Eagle III

2011-02-07 Thread Jack Davis
Thank you, John! Jack --- On Mon, 2/7/11, John Graves jh.gra...@verizon.net wrote: From: John Graves jh.gra...@verizon.net Subject: Re: PESO: Bald Eagle III To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, February 7, 2011, 6:02 AM Jack, To me, the new crop just grabs my eye.

Re: PESO: Bald Eagle III

2011-02-07 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, Paul. I'm afraid it will never be anything more than a web image. sigh Jack --- On Mon, 2/7/11, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: Re: PESO: Bald Eagle III To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday,

Re: La Fin du Monde

2011-02-07 Thread Darren Addy
Unibroue makes good Belgian-style stuff, but their La Terrible is the bees knees if you can find it. I had New Belgium Ranger IPAs and Blue Moon's Pale Moons and actually watched the Super Bowl with sons-in-law and friends. Good times. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT Screen brightness or print problem

2011-02-07 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 2:21 AM, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: I see no one yet has brought up a way to set the monitor brightness below what the F14/F15 keys allow you to dim the display. My room is dimly lit. The iMac monitor is too bright to even look at at full intensity. So

Re: PESO: Bald Eagle III

2011-02-07 Thread David J Brooks
The new crop is much nicer, more regal Dave On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 8:31 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Posting this to acknowledge agreement with Ken Waller's suggestion. I agree this vertical is a stronger image. Jack Opinions sought.

Re: GESO - Canadian Hats Week 7

2011-02-07 Thread David J Brooks
On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 7:10 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: In honour of the Super Bowl Champs: http://realcanadianhats.blogspot.com/2011/02/blog-post_05.html Nice shot and a well chosen back ground A beautiful woman:

Re: OT: EPSON V750 Pro for medium format

2011-02-07 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 11:01 AM, Jens p...@planfoto.dk wrote: I'm looking for a better scanner (than my EPSON Perfection 3200 Photo) for my medium format (Pentax 67) slides and negs. Anyone tryed this one? I had the sibling V700 model (very little different from the V750). It's as good as

Re: PESO - The Effect of the Cell Phone

2011-02-07 Thread David J Brooks
Interesting shot but i like it Dave On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 7:03 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/02/effect-of-cell-phone.html Hope you enjoy.  Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri

Re: PESO: Bald Eagle III

2011-02-07 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Jack Davis wrote: Thanks, Bob! Not enough, only 4.8MB prior to jepg conversion. Need..er want longer glass. Jack Looks Good, Jack I want longer glass too.. :-) ann --- On Mon, 2/7/11, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com Subject: Re:

Re: PESO: Bald Eagle III

2011-02-07 Thread Paul Stenquist
At 4.8 megabytes, you could probably upsize it to about 12 megabytes using PhotoShops binary resizing (at the smoother setting). That might yield a decent 8 x 10 with around 170 dpi. Paul On Feb 7, 2011, at 9:44 AM, Jack Davis wrote: Thanks, Paul. I'm afraid it will never be anything more

Re: Protesting global warming

2011-02-07 Thread Darren Addy
On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 1:54 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Total Bullshit. Stubbornness to buck a trend is admirable, if not uninformed. http://theweek.com/article/index/206686/6-global-warming-skeptics-who-changed-their-minds Those who talk about all the natural climate

Re: Protesting global warming

2011-02-07 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 10:54 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: The climate changes, it has been for the entire time life has been on earth.  We, and all other life, adapt, or die. Pentax shooters are well adapted to change, we'll be find. Dave Your implication is that

Re: Protesting global warming

2011-02-07 Thread Jeffery Smith
I think that some people think that the concept of the greenhouse effect and global warming were somehow invented by Al Gore. This concept is not new. And if you look at the greenhouse effect skeptics, they are also united in their party affiliation. That would be fine if it were a political

Re: PESO - The Effect of the Cell Phone

2011-02-07 Thread Steven Desjardins
Great. The cell phone is one of those things that even many Sci Fi future projections seemed to miss. On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 10:02 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Interesting shot but i like it Dave On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 7:03 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com

Re: PESO - Subway Jesus - Take 2

2011-02-07 Thread Steven Desjardins
Tough call. The other window makes it seem more like a passing train than a painting. On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 3:51 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: On 6/02/2011 8:11 AM, frank theriault wrote: Taking Ann's suggestion, I lightened Jesus' face a bit.  Taking Sasha's suggestion, I

Re: Protesting global warming

2011-02-07 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Feb 7, 2011, at 10:51 AM, Jeffery Smith wrote: By the way, the same skeptics believe that evolution is a farce as well. That's a broad generalization that is not necessarily true. Jeffery -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Protesting global warming

2011-02-07 Thread Larry Colen
On Feb 7, 2011, at 2:45 AM, AlunFoto wrote: 2011/2/7 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com: Imagine my disappointment, I saw the huge number of posts on this subject and was expecting cormorant puns. We just took rants for starters. I should have known that it was just a rant party. -- Larry

Re: PESO: Bald Eagle III

2011-02-07 Thread Jack Davis
Glad you agree, Dave. Thanks! Jack --- On Mon, 2/7/11, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Bald Eagle III To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, February 7, 2011, 6:58 AM The new crop is much nicer, more

Re: PESO: Bald Eagle III

2011-02-07 Thread Jack Davis
I feel your pain! ;) Jack --- On Mon, 2/7/11, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com Subject: Re: PESO: Bald Eagle III To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, February 7, 2011, 7:08 AM Jack Davis wrote: Thanks, Bob! Not enough,

Re: PESO: Bald Eagle III

2011-02-07 Thread Jack Davis
Bicubic smoother? Jack --- On Mon, 2/7/11, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: Re: PESO: Bald Eagle III To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, February 7, 2011, 7:11 AM At 4.8 megabytes, you could probably

Re: Protesting global warming

2011-02-07 Thread Jack Davis
How about the flat earth folks? J --- On Mon, 2/7/11, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: Re: Protesting global warming To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, February 7, 2011, 8:06 AM On Feb 7, 2011, at

Re: Protesting global warming

2011-02-07 Thread eckinator
they all fell off the edge long ago. everyone still left knows it is a pyramid. 2011/2/7 Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com: How about the flat earth folks? J --- On Mon, 2/7/11, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: Re: Protesting

Re: PESO: Bald Eagle III

2011-02-07 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Feb 7, 2011, at 11:20 AM, Jack Davis wrote: Bicubic smoother? Yes, it's an upsizing option in Photoshop. The only better alternative might be Genuine Fractals, which eliminates the pixels in upsizing. Sometimes it works wonders, sometimes it doesn't. It's frequently use by ad agencies

Re: OT Screen brightness or print problem

2011-02-07 Thread steve harley
On 2011-02-07 03:21 , Joseph McAllister wrote: Does not work all that well on Laptops, but they tend to be less bright anyway. on Mac a laptop, be aware of the setting in the Displays preference pane Automatically adjust brightness as ambient light changes -- i usually leave that option

OT: Canadian Hats on Bald Eagles Contribute to Global Warming

2011-02-07 Thread Steven Desjardins
It's a challenge: Best picture on this topic. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: PESO: Bald Eagle III

2011-02-07 Thread Jack Davis
Yes, thanks, Paul. I've used Bicubic smoother, but ever Fractals. Jack --- On Mon, 2/7/11, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: Re: PESO: Bald Eagle III To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, February 7, 2011,

Making a selection for The Book

2011-02-07 Thread Stan Halpin
The last two years I worked on my own to select images to be considered for inclusion in the PDML Annual. (http://www.robertstech.com/pdmlbook/pdmlbook.php) This year I took a slightly different approach - I narrowed my selection down to 6 images and then asked for others' opinions. The two

Re: OT Screen brightness or print problem

2011-02-07 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 8:54 AM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: on Mac a laptop, be aware of the setting in the Displays preference pane Automatically adjust brightness as ambient light changes -- i usually leave that option turned on, but i would turn it of if i were using my laptop

Re: OT: Canadian Hats on Bald Eagles Contribute to Global Warming

2011-02-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Especially since, in the frozen North, they all wear hats all year long. Dan On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 11:56 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: It's a challenge:  Best picture on this topic. -- Steve Desjardins -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola --

Re: PESO: Bald Eagle III

2011-02-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I agree that the new version is stronger, and a fine image indeed. Dan On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 8:31 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Posting this to acknowledge agreement with Ken Waller's suggestion. I agree this vertical is a stronger image. Jack Opinions sought.

Re: Protesting global warming

2011-02-07 Thread John Sessoms
From: Larry Colen On Feb 7, 2011, at 2:45 AM, AlunFoto wrote: 2011/2/7 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com: Imagine my disappointment, I saw the huge number of posts on this subject and was expecting cormorant puns. We just took rants for starters. I should have known that it was just a rant

Re: PESO - Subway Jesus - Take 2

2011-02-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I prefer the original. Dan On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 10:54 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: Tough call.  The other window makes it seem more like a passing train than a painting. On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 3:51 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: On 6/02/2011 8:11 AM, frank

Re: Protesting global warming

2011-02-07 Thread John Sessoms
From: Jack Davis How about the flat earth folks? Flat earth, big sky, beautiful photographs. - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1204 / Virus Database: 1435/3427 - Release Date: 02/06/11 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

missed focus on dance portraits

2011-02-07 Thread Larry Colen
I'm going through my dance portraits from Saturday night, and I'm finding a lot where the K20 missed focus. I was mostly shooting with the 16-50 on the K20, at about f/6.3. I could have cranked the strobe up higher, but I didn't want my home depot backdrop to also be in perfect focus. There

Re: PESO: Bald Eagle III

2011-02-07 Thread John Sessoms
Yes, thanks, Paul. I've used Bicubic smoother, but ever Fractals. From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net On Feb 7, 2011, at 11:20 AM, Jack Davis wrote: Bicubic smoother? Yes, it's an upsizing option in Photoshop. The only better alternative might be Genuine Fractals, which eliminates

Re: OT: EPSON V750 Pro for medium format

2011-02-07 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
BTW, noticed someone on GetDPI selling a Nikon Coolscan 8000. He's asking about $1360 for it. See: http://forum.getdpi.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23463 -- Godfrey   godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: PESO: Bald Eagle III

2011-02-07 Thread Mark Roberts
Jack Davis wrote: Yes, thanks, Paul. I've used Bicubic smoother, but ever Fractals. Genuine Fractals has been bought by OnOne Software and renamed: It's now called Perfect Resize http://www.ononesoftware.com/products/perfect-resize/ -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia

Re: missed focus on dance portraits

2011-02-07 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-02-07 1:12 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I'm going through my dance portraits from Saturday night, and I'm finding a lot where the K20 missed focus. I was mostly shooting with the 16-50 on the K20, at about f/6.3. I could have cranked the strobe up higher, but I didn't want my home depot

Re: OT: Canadian Hats on Bald Eagles Contribute to Global Warming

2011-02-07 Thread eckinator
bald /and/ wearing a hat - showing both will be tough. 2011/2/7 Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com: It's a challenge:  Best picture on this topic. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: Making a selection for The Book

2011-02-07 Thread eckinator
Uhm, just wondering - did you buy the left-handed body from Kennyboy? 2011/2/7 Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info: The last two years I worked on my own to select images to be considered for inclusion in the PDML Annual. (http://www.robertstech.com/pdmlbook/pdmlbook.php) This year I

Re: Protesting global warming

2011-02-07 Thread Cotty
Just went for a crap. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: Protesting global warming

2011-02-07 Thread Cotty
On 7/2/11, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: Replied off-list. Boris, I love you dearly man, but what is the point of this? It's like me posting that I just went for a crap. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche --

Re: missed focus on dance portraits

2011-02-07 Thread Larry Colen
On Feb 7, 2011, at 10:20 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: On 11-02-07 1:12 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Or, as a wise man once said, Aaarrgggh. Have you gone through the focus calibration with this lens? No, because most of the shots were in focus. Have you tried AF-C? No I haven't. I

Re: Protesting global warming

2011-02-07 Thread eckinator
I for one appreciate it because his mail didn't get there. Incidentally I hope your crap doesn't either... 2011/2/7 Cotty cotty...@mac.com: On 7/2/11, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: Replied off-list. Boris, I love you dearly man, but what is the point of this? It's like me

Re: OT: Canadian Hats on Bald Eagles Contribute to Global Warming

2011-02-07 Thread Steven Desjardins
that's what Photoshop is for. On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 1:23 PM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: bald /and/ wearing a hat - showing both will be tough. 2011/2/7 Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com: It's a challenge:  Best picture on this topic. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML

Re: PESO: Bald Eagle III

2011-02-07 Thread Jack Davis
Appreciated comment, Dan! --- On Mon, 2/7/11, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Bald Eagle III To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, February 7, 2011, 9:53 AM I agree that the new version is

RE: OT: Canadian Hats on Bald Eagles Contribute to Global Warming

2011-02-07 Thread Bob W
bald /and/ wearing a hat - showing both will be tough. http://www.seeingeye.tv/pages/eyeshots/eyeshot15.html 2011/2/7 Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com: It's a challenge:  Best picture on this topic. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT - Enablement of the fluffy kind

2011-02-07 Thread Christian
Thanks to everyone who replied (and even those that didn't; but chances are they won't read this either...). He's a Samoyed; a Nordic breed originally used to pull sleds, herd reindeer, hunt walruses and polar bears and a companion to keep its human family warm during the cold Siberian

RE: Protesting global warming

2011-02-07 Thread Bob W
How about the flat earth folks? Flat earth, big sky, beautiful photographs. That would be Holland, land of the dripping dyke. 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

RE: Protesting global warming

2011-02-07 Thread Bob W
Just went for a crap. you should have posted that on Shitter 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 and follow the directions.

Re: missed focus on dance portraits

2011-02-07 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-02-07 1:45 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Feb 7, 2011, at 10:20 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: On 11-02-07 1:12 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Or, as a wise man once said, Aaarrgggh. Have you gone through the focus calibration with this lens? No, because most of the shots were in focus. But still,

Re: Making a selection for The Book

2011-02-07 Thread Stan Halpin
I got a special deal on it! It was probably a prototype that never got into mass production. stan On Feb 7, 2011, at 1:26 PM, eckinator wrote: Uhm, just wondering - did you buy the left-handed body from Kennyboy? 2011/2/7 Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info: The last two years I

Re: Making a selection for The Book

2011-02-07 Thread eckinator
bummer - it would have looked so nice attached to my K(enny)-mount Nikon L 600/4 =) 2011/2/7 Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info: I got a special deal on it! It was probably a prototype that never got into mass production. stan On Feb 7, 2011, at 1:26 PM, eckinator wrote: Uhm, just

Re: Protesting global warming

2011-02-07 Thread eckinator
Or arsebook 2011/2/7 Bob W p...@web-options.com: Just went for a crap. you should have posted that on Shitter 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 and follow

Re: Protesting global warming

2011-02-07 Thread eckinator
surely you mean n'awlins? 2011/2/7 Bob W p...@web-options.com: How about the flat earth folks? Flat earth, big sky, beautiful photographs. That would be Holland, land of the dripping dyke. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: missed focus on dance portraits

2011-02-07 Thread John Sessoms
From: Larry Colen I'm going through my dance portraits from Saturday night, and I'm finding a lot where the K20 missed focus. I was mostly shooting with the 16-50 on the K20, at about f/6.3. I could have cranked the strobe up higher, but I didn't want my home depot backdrop to also be in perfect

Re: PESO: Bald Eagle III

2011-02-07 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, Mark. Have installed 30 free trial. Jack --- On Mon, 2/7/11, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: From: Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com Subject: Re: PESO: Bald Eagle III To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, February 7, 2011, 10:20 AM Jack Davis wrote:

Re: Protesting global warming

2011-02-07 Thread John Francis
On Mon, Feb 07, 2011 at 06:34:11PM +, Cotty wrote: Just went for a crap. I just went for a tramp in the woods ... ... but she didn't want to play. And my last effort went for a song. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

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2011-02-07 Thread John Sessoms
Making some progress. Went through my work in 2010 and have identified 10 images of 7 different subjects I think are worth submitting. Shouldn't be too hard to narrow it down to three. I have two subjects that are definitely in, just have to choose which of the three treatments of the first

Re: PESO - The Effect of the Cell Phone

2011-02-07 Thread Paul Sorenson
Geez. Pretty soon there won't be anyplace where you can make untraceable phone calls. :-) Nice sign of the times, Frank. -p On 2/7/2011 6:03 AM, frank theriault wrote: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/02/effect-of-cell-phone.html Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers,

RE: PESO - The Effect of the Cell Phone

2011-02-07 Thread Bob W
that's quite an important consideration for freedom of speech. B Geez. Pretty soon there won't be anyplace where you can make untraceable phone calls. :-) Nice sign of the times, Frank. -p On 2/7/2011 6:03 AM, frank theriault wrote:

Re: OT: Canadian Hats on Bald Eagles Contribute to Global Warming

2011-02-07 Thread Cotty
On 7/2/11, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: bald /and/ wearing a hat - showing both will be tough. http://www.seeingeye.tv/pages/eyeshots/eyeshot15.html May the fleas of a thousand camels infest your armpits, Walkden. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche

Re: OT: Canadian Hats on Bald Eagles Contribute to Global Warming

2011-02-07 Thread Steven Desjardins
Oh, so close . . . On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 1:57 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: bald /and/ wearing a hat - showing both will be tough. http://www.seeingeye.tv/pages/eyeshots/eyeshot15.html 2011/2/7 Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com: It's a challenge:  Best picture on this topic.

Re: PESO: Bald Eagle III

2011-02-07 Thread Steven Desjardins
He needs a hat. On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 8:31 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Posting this to acknowledge agreement with Ken Waller's suggestion. I agree this vertical is a stronger image. Jack Opinions sought. http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=562 Orig:

Re: PESO: Bald Eagle III

2011-02-07 Thread Jack Davis
I'll leave that to Frank. Jack --- On Mon, 2/7/11, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: From: Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Bald Eagle III To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, February 7, 2011, 12:23 PM He needs a hat. On Mon, Feb 7,

Re: PESO - The Effect of the Cell Phone

2011-02-07 Thread Ann Sanfedele
hehe I saw this on your blog before you posted it here... like it a lot. ann frank theriault wrote: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/02/effect-of-cell-phone.html Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: missed focus on dance portraits

2011-02-07 Thread Larry Colen
On Feb 7, 2011, at 11:16 AM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Larry Colen Or, as a wise man once said, Aaarrgggh. Something like this I'd probably go with what I call a zone focus, setting it up so the near and far limits of the D.O.F. bracket the dancers and not even try focusing on the

Re: Protesting global warming

2011-02-07 Thread Larry Colen
On Feb 7, 2011, at 9:57 AM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Larry Colen On Feb 7, 2011, at 2:45 AM, AlunFoto wrote: 2011/2/7 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com: Imagine my disappointment, I saw the huge number of posts on this subject and was expecting cormorant puns. We just took rants for

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