I know there are a few Aussies here, so I hope you don't mind if I
pick your brains for a moment.
I was born in Melbourne! Came back to the UK before my first birthday
though.
I'm going to be in Australia this coming May for work, and I'm taking
some time after that's done to do some
and if you're staying in budget hostels and suchlike, it's well worth taking
a sleeping bag liner. Silk ones are expensive, but they pack down really
small so they don't take up much precious space.
B
I know there are a few Aussies here, so I hope you don't mind if I
pick your brains for
Road cones are still a very common sight in our city. One of the ways people
commemorated the anniversary today of last year's earthquake was to place
bunches of flowers in the cones. I thought it was a simple and beautiful
gesture. These pics are of a few cones from our neighbourhood.
My friend Candice sent me this very cool link:
http://www.petapixel.com/2012/02/21/fully-functional-twin-lens-reflex-camera-created-using-lego-bricks/
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On Feb 22, 2012, at 1:03 AM, David Mann wrote:
Road cones are still a very common sight in our city. One of the ways people
commemorated the anniversary today of last year's earthquake was to place
bunches of flowers in the cones. I thought it was a simple and beautiful
gesture. These
I like your photographs, but I hate that way of presenting them.
B
On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 5:26 PM, Luka Knezevic - Strika
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http://www.belgraderaw.com/2012/02/22/belgrade-raw-winter-blog/
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On Feb 22, 2012, at 9:19 PM, Bob W wrote:
I try to keep the luggage down to one small bag - no more than 45l capacity,
and a small camera bag.
I have a National Geographic book about expeditions that sat on my shelf for
several years before I finally got around to reading it a couple of
On Feb 22, 2012, at 1:16 AM, Larry Colen wrote:
On Feb 22, 2012, at 1:03 AM, David Mann wrote:
Road cones are still a very common sight in our city. One of the ways
people commemorated the anniversary today of last year's earthquake was to
place bunches of flowers in the cones. I
I try to keep the luggage down to one small bag - no more than 45l
capacity, and a small camera bag.
I have a National Geographic book about expeditions that sat on my
shelf for several years before I finally got around to reading it a
couple of months ago.
There's a wonderful photo
Watch out for those dingos.
Cheers,
frank
:-)
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Sent: February 22, 2012 2/22/12
To: pdml@pdml.net
Subject: OT: What to see in
It appears to have light leaks.
Cheers,
frank
;-)
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Subject: OT, DIY
I'm not from Australia, but I got to visit the same area in 2002 (in
May). I was with my daughter and part of a bus tour, so didn't have
the freedom to go where we wanted, but got away for some fun.
A long drive west of Melbourne is the Twelve Apostles, which was one
of the scenery highlights of
Speaking about the Apostles...
Here are some pictures from the Great Ocean Road 190 km west of Melbourne.
https://picasaweb.google.com/115638976374047590388/GreatOceanRoad#
Regards, Bob S.
On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 7:44 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm not from Australia, but I
I'm thinking that all of this really cool, or maybe anti cool
photography stuff will be much harder to do if film disappears.
On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 8:43 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com
knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
It appears to have light leaks.
Cheers,
frank
;-)
What can be asserted
This is for the 3-4 people on board here, that might want one.:-)
http://reviews.photographyreview.com/nikon-d800-36-megapixel-multimedia-hd-slr
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Moving the Holga up a whole notch.
Dave
On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 4:14 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:
My friend Candice sent me this very cool link:
http://www.petapixel.com/2012/02/21/fully-functional-twin-lens-reflex-camera-created-using-lego-bricks/
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More than one notch, but that's not necessarily a good thing.
On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 10:06 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote:
Moving the Holga up a whole notch.
Dave
On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 4:14 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:
My friend Candice sent me this very cool
I've been told I'm in pole position on my dealers pre-order list...
On 22 February 2012 23:01, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote:
This is for the 3-4 people on board here, that might want one.:-)
http://reviews.photographyreview.com/nikon-d800-36-megapixel-multimedia-hd-slr
Dave
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http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/dslr/d800/sample01.htm
On 22 February 2012 23:18, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote:
I've been told I'm in pole position on my dealers pre-order list...
On 22 February 2012 23:01, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote:
This is for the 3-4 people
http://www.bspcn.com/2012/02/20/25-perfectly-timed-photos/
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
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I have visited Melbourne frequently and driven around Victoria a lot
and NSW a bit.
- You can easily spend a day just poking around Melbourne's Victoria Market
- Get to the beach! Melbourne's aren't that great, but Victoria's got
lots. If you can get down to the bottom right corner of Oz, 90
On Feb 21, 2012, at 21:11 , kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote:
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
- Original Message - From: knarftheria...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: It's hep to be square
Quoted from article: Square format is more stable and relaxed than
Damn, but I'm boring...
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20pothole.html
Equipment: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax FA 43mm f1.9 limited.
As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored.
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Don't lose heart! They might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a
thx for the comments.
btw, these are not all mine. it is a winter blog by belgrade raw photo
collectivve (5 of us). feel free to check the rest of our work at
www.belgraderaw.com
as far as presentation goes, we will have an update of design soonish. also a
lot more work to be published as
On Feb 22, 2012, at 6:58 AM, p. j. alling wrote:
I'm thinking that all of this really cool, or maybe anti cool
photography stuff will be much harder to do if film disappears.
Not really, because people will start cannibalizing digital cameras for parts,
and then you won't have to worry about
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
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From: Bob W p...@web-options.com
Subject: RE: What to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney)
I try to keep the luggage down to one small bag - no more than 45l
capacity, and a small
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
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From: Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com
Subject: Re: It's hep to be square
On Feb 21, 2012, at 21:11 , kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote:
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
Having cannibalized a lot of different devices for parts I can say that
it's easier said than done.
On 2/22/2012 2:31 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
On Feb 22, 2012, at 6:58 AM, p. j. alling wrote:
I'm thinking that all of this really cool, or maybe anti cool
photography stuff will be much harder to
On Feb 22, 2012, at 11:22 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
I couldn't go very far because of my dodgy leg. What I thought was a
muscle injury turned out to be a stress fracture so I'm not allowed to walk
too much.
Not so nice, by the way, about the leg. I hope it heals quickly and well.
Thanks,
The coldest day in the mildest midwest winter in years. This shallow
lake is one of the few somewhat solid ice but you can see open water in
the distance.
CC is always welcome will be cogitated.
http://donspix.posterous.com/coldest-day-in-the-mildest-winter-on-the-lake#!/
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Very pretty flower. I would have liked the photo more if you had aimed
the camera a bit to the left so the other buds
Nice picture. Try cropping it down. Square presentation might work,
you'd have to sacrifice the pretty buds but that might be worth it -T
On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 2:42 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote:
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On 2/21/2012 12:03 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote:
This is a real question for me. KEH will be nearby on Saturday, and
it got me to thinking about selling my K7 to buy the K-01, given that
the latter will have a much better sensor, electronics, and hence IQ.
Thoughts on this?
I'm seriously
Has a definite winter feel to it.
Dave
On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 5:15 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote:
The coldest day in the mildest midwest winter in years. This shallow lake is
one of the few somewhat solid ice but you can see open water in the
distance.
CC is always welcome
On Feb 22, 2012, at 8:16 PM, Mark C wrote:
On 2/21/2012 12:03 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote:
This is a real question for me. KEH will be nearby on Saturday, and
it got me to thinking about selling my K7 to buy the K-01, given that
the latter will have a much better sensor, electronics, and
On 2012-02-22 15:37, P. J. Alling wrote:
Having cannibalized a lot of different devices for parts I can say that
it's easier said than done.
Especially SMT electronics.
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I like the vibrant colors. If it were mine, I'd crop off the dead area at the
right side of the frame.
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Quoting P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com:
Damn, but I'm boring...
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20pothole.html
Equipment: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax FA 43mm f1.9 limited.
That's the most attractive pot hole I've seen today.
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Quoting Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com:
The coldest day in the mildest midwest winter in years. This shallow
lake is one of the few somewhat solid ice but you can see open water
in the distance.
CC is always welcome will be cogitated.
Quoting David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com:
Went on a photo drive on Monday (Family Day up here). I have been
searching the net for old and abandoned rail stations and came across
this one in Mariposa Ontario, just north of little Britain. This is
whats left of the warehouse. You can see what
On Feb 22, 2012, at 11:52 , kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote:
Quoted from article: Square format is more stable and relaxed than
rectangular formats...
Huh?
Personally, I'm more into the oval format.
Isn't that why Ford was almost laughed out of Detroit?
If your referring to various
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Very pretty photo. Hibiscus always make excellent floral subjects.
I pretty much agree with Paul's cropping suggestion.
From: steve harley
on 2012-02-20 15:02 John Sessoms wrote
On eBay the current range was $102 up to a $527 Buy It Now for a complete kit
w/18-55 lens. I think that BIN is optimistic, to say the least.
best to check completed auctions only, then you'll only get BIN prices if
someone actually
From: knarftheria...@gmail.com
I expected your Utube offering to be something like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqLuIXwsLDwfeature=youtube_gdata_player
No, Mark doesn't talk like that but Newfies do.
I just remembered the line about a very pronounced accent and that was
the only
As far as I know, if you refuse the cancer scan, you can't opt for the
groping. It's an arbitrarily random decision. If you refuse the
scan, they won't let you through.
On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 1:39 AM, David Mann d...@multisport.net.nz wrote:
Australia's doing it too :( Mandatory porn-scan in
From: Kenneth Waller
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From: John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com
Subject: Re: Question: Sell K7 to buy K-01?
From: Steven Desjardins
This is a real question for me. KEH will be nearby on Saturday, and
it got me to thinking about selling my K7 to buy the K-01,
From: David Mann
On Feb 22, 2012, at 9:19 PM, Bob W wrote:
I try to keep the luggage down to one small bag - no more than 45l capacity,
and a small camera bag.
I have a National Geographic book about expeditions that sat on my shelf for
several years before I finally got around to reading
Visit the right areas you might even hook up with an old gin.
DS
On 23/02/2012, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote:
From: David Mann
On Feb 22, 2012, at 9:19 PM, Bob W wrote:
I try to keep the luggage down to one small bag - no more than 45l
capacity, and a small camera bag.
I have
It's a bit of a hike by bike, but the Blue Mountains and the Three
Sisters area is very scenic and worth the trip. We took a bus trip
and it was at least an hour each way (outside Sydney). I couldn't
tell you what that'd equate to biking.
On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 12:46 AM, John Celio
Sorry I haven't have a chance to reply sooner. Thanks to everyone who
has commented so far. Lots of good info; I'm making a list of
everything I might be able to use for preparing and while I'm there.
Brian Walters wrote:
May is a good time to visit Victoria and New South Wales. The weather
is
Coopers all the way :)
But then, I'm South Australian, so somewhat biased :) There are various
good microbreweries around, of course.
I would suggest various SA wine destinations, but as you're not really
coming this way...
But if you are into wine, there are a number of areas between
On Feb 23, 2012, at 5:32 PM, John Celio wrote:
P.S.: I hear Australia is a better place for beer wine than liquor,
so I may have to pass on the gin. ;)
Make sure you study up on the correct lingo for the areas you'll be visiting :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_in_Australia#Sizes
Dave
On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 8:32 PM, John Celio
neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com wrote:
Say, is it worth swinging through Canberra at all? I know it's the
capital, but the few people I've asked say it's extremely boring.
I’d say yes. The big National Art Museum has some fabulous stuff, both
Northern
[...]
Thanks Bob, that's a lot of stuff I never would have thought of
(especially the rule of 3). Regarding clothes, do you just have to
keep an eye out for a laundromat every few days, or are there some
tricks to cleaning things along the way that might be helpful?
Do the shower stomp.
On Feb 22, 2012, at 12:37 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
Having cannibalized a lot of different devices for parts I can say that it's
easier said than done.
I expect so, but I was thinking along the lines of using most of whatever was
there initially. Maybe grafting an SLR body onto the back of
on 2012-02-22 19:52 John Sessoms wrote
I don't know if they still do it, but for a while eBay wouldn't let you look at
the completed auctions unless you had an eBay ID and logged in. I don't and
don't want to, so I haven't tried to see completed auctions for years and years.
okay, i understand
on 2012-02-22 11:26 P. J. Alling wrote
Damn, but I'm boring...
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20pothole.html
interesting geometric composition; if the bottom of the pothole were black, it
might be a little more surreal
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Quoting Bob W p...@web-options.com:
[...]\
Australia has a collection of unpleasant insects and snakes whose sole
purpose in life is to kill you, so you probably want to watch out for them.
I was wondering when someone was going to mention them, but if John
stays away from Canberra he
I've been in a bit of a photographic funk lately, not really excited about
anything I've gotten. I tried to shake it off by going for a walk around
Pacific Ave in Santa Cruz after dinner, then a quick drive down to the wharf.
While there isn't anything particularly outstanding, I think I got
I've been in a bit of a photographic funk lately, not really excited
about anything I've gotten. I tried to shake it off by going for a
walk around Pacific Ave in Santa Cruz after dinner, then a quick drive
down to the wharf.
I misread that first time as dwarf. Reminds me of a laughter fit
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