Re: Wireless tethering simplified (and cheap)

2012-02-27 Thread Bulent Celasun
Good idea, fine work. Do you think a similar script (plus the hardware) would do the same under Linux? Bulent - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822

PESO 2012 - 031 - GDG

2012-02-27 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Simple still life, made with the Nikon Pronea S: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/6934391419/lightbox/ enjoy Godfrey -- 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: Wireless tethering simplified (and cheap)

2012-02-27 Thread Larry Colen
On the basis that the quickest way to get an answer to a question on the internet is to post the wrong answer, my guess is that you could do it with something along the lines of the line below where image_viewing_program is the name of the program you use to look at jpegs and target_dir is the

Re: Wireless tethering simplified (and cheap)

2012-02-27 Thread Larry Colen
On Feb 26, 2012, at 4:14 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: On a related note, if one plugs an HDMI cable into the K-5, and an external monitor, does that mean that the live view display would show up on the external monitor? I.e. for self portraits and the like Quick Googling suggest yes. I

Re: PESO 2012 - 031 - GDG

2012-02-27 Thread Bulent Celasun
Oh! Beautiful! Loved the grain. The chair just touching the white vertical line creating a sense of connection. Bulent - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822

Re: PDML Photo Annual - week 4 update

2012-02-27 Thread Mark Roberts
Theodore Beilby wrote: Just looked at the submissions list. Never saw the last three posters on the list before? The last three I see are Mark Cassino, Fernando Terrazzino and Turalf Lund, all of whom have been on the list for many years. Fernando has participated in every edition of the PDML

Re: PDML Photo Annual - week 4 update

2012-02-27 Thread Dario Bonazza
The last three authors I see are: Lincoln Memorial, Eternal Vigilance and Dancing Swallowtail, which should be picture titles. Perhaps something has gone wrong. Dario - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent:

Re: Wireless tethering simplified (and cheap)

2012-02-27 Thread Christine Nielsen
Thanks for sharing that, Bruce... I'll have to give it a try. Have you ever used PK Tether? (Me neither) To Larry's question about the HDMI Live view... yes. I've hooked up my K-5 via HDMI to a projector in my classes, and projected the live view, as well as everything else you can see on

PESO - Watch Those Tracks!

2012-02-27 Thread frank theriault
Toronto messenger Jim Kuz deftly navigates streetcar tracks: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2012/02/watch-those-tracks.html More than one cyclist has gone down after catching a wheel in those things. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. 

Re: PESO - Watch Those Tracks!

2012-02-27 Thread Jack Davis
Ideal motion blur and composition. Jack - Original Message - From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 4:38 AM Subject: PESO - Watch Those Tracks! Toronto messenger Jim Kuz deftly navigates streetcar

Re: PESO: Winter Bloom

2012-02-27 Thread wendy beard
Nice! My orchid just started blooming again. It's a year old too. My daughter gave it to me for my birthday last year and it was in bloom then. Since then it's been sitting on my kitchen windowsill, totally neglected, only being watered when I remembered (which was not very often!). I was about to

Re: PDML Photo Annual - week 4 update

2012-02-27 Thread Theodore Beilby
Everyone takes me too serious. Because of the questioning about me a few years ago was why I made my tongue in cheek comment. The names of the photos were in the photographers list. I guess this is why I don't post humorous postings. Ted The eye of the viewer becomes the eye of the

Re: Wireless tethering simplified (and cheap)

2012-02-27 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2012-02-27 4:57, Larry Colen wrote: Or picked up an inexpensive monitor that has hdmi inputs? Take a look at the small format TVs, like 23. The trouble can be finding one that's 1080 instead of 720. But the TVs seem to have much better color than similarly priced computer monitors.

Re: Wireless tethering simplified (and cheap)

2012-02-27 Thread Bruce Walker
Bulent, yes, absolutely; assuming you have a handle on making the Eye-Fi card work with Linux (that appears to be a solved problem [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye-Fi]). I'd recommend you look at incrond: The incrond (inotify cron daemon) is a daemon which monitors filesystem events (such as

Re: PESO - Watch Those Tracks!

2012-02-27 Thread Bruce Walker
I concur with Jack. Excellent motion blur, Frank! Never did much riding downtown but I too have a healthy respect for those damned streetcar tracks. On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 8:00 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Ideal motion blur and composition. Jack - Original Message -

Re: PDML Photo Annual - week 4 update

2012-02-27 Thread David Parsons
I got it, if it makes you feel better. :) On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 8:39 AM, Theodore Beilby tbei...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Everyone takes me too serious.  Because of the questioning about me a few years ago was why I made my tongue in cheek comment. The names of the photos were in the

Re: PESO 2012 - 031 - GDG

2012-02-27 Thread Bruce Walker
I like the composition and tones. Very restful image; simple is indeed good. On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 3:39 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com wrote: Simple still life, made with the Nikon Pronea S: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/6934391419/lightbox/ enjoy Godfrey -- -bmw --

Re: PDML Photo Annual - week 4 update

2012-02-27 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Just put d'em little smileys in Ted... I went looked chuckled ann On 2/27/2012 08:39, Theodore Beilby wrote: Everyone takes me too serious. Because of the questioning about me a few years ago was why I made my tongue in cheek comment. The names of the photos were in the photographers list.

Re: PDML Photo Annual - week 4 update

2012-02-27 Thread Walt Gilbert
I've noticed a tendency for this list to get rather silly. Now, I do my best to keep things moving along, but I'm not having things getting silly. -- The Colonel On 2/27/2012 8:30 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Just put d'em little smileys in Ted... I went looked chuckled ann On 2/27/2012

Re: Aargh! Need the address for the book!

2012-02-27 Thread David J Brooks
http://www.robertstech.com/pdmlbook/pdmlbook.php Dave On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 8:56 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Here I am, having just picked my 3 winners for submission to the PDML book project (it's been a =very= busy month), and I can't find the instructions and address.

Re: PESO 2012 - 031 - GDG

2012-02-27 Thread David J Brooks
Very nice tones and framing here. Dave On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 3:39 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com wrote: Simple still life, made with the Nikon Pronea S: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/6934391419/lightbox/ enjoy Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Watch Those Tracks!

2012-02-27 Thread David J Brooks
Very nice. Dave On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 7:38 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Toronto messenger Jim Kuz deftly navigates streetcar tracks: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2012/02/watch-those-tracks.html More than one cyclist has gone down after catching a wheel in

Re: PESO: Spring Has Sprung!

2012-02-27 Thread David J Brooks
Nice. Ours a a bit away just yet, but the daffy;s have popped up through the snow. Dave On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 5:12 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Went outside with the dog a short time ago, and noticed that the crocus are already in bloom:

Re: Wireless tethering simplified (and cheap)

2012-02-27 Thread Darren Addy
Thanks for this write-up Bruce! Very informative. I always thought that tethered shooting meant more than storing/viewing on a remote computer. I thought it meant having the ability to control the camera from the computer also. Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Wireless tethering simplified (and cheap)

2012-02-27 Thread Bruce Walker
Thanks Christine. I haven't tried PK_Tether, although I am interested in it. A barrier for me is not having a Windows laptop at hand. I wonder how fast it is to transfer images across the USB 2.0 cable? I notice that the Nikon D800 offers a USB 3.0 interface to make that quicker. I also really

Re: Wireless tethering simplified (and cheap)

2012-02-27 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 10:39 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: I haven't tried PK_Tether, although I am interested in it. A barrier for me is not having a Windows laptop at hand. I wonder how fast it is to transfer images across the USB 2.0 cable? I notice that the Nikon D800

Re: Wireless tethering simplified (and cheap)

2012-02-27 Thread Bruce Walker
Thanks, Darren. If you are shooting with the camera in your hands, tethering really just means getting images off the camera for display. Eg, in an advertising shoot with an artistic director hovering over the display. But yes, tethering may also involve remote shutter release, etc. If the

Wireless tethering simplified (and cheap)

2012-02-27 Thread Bipin Gupta
Tethering a DSLR camera to a TV, iPad, Laptop, Projector is getting pretty confusing, even though it should have been a bit straight forward after this useful article. Reason for this complication/confusion for simpletons:- a) Some Pentax models are supported thru (i) Pentax Remote Assissant or

Centon 64GB SDXC Flash Card

2012-02-27 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Has anyone used this in a Pentax camera? Any experiences, good or bad? [This is the deal of the day on WOOT.] Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: LR Question: exposure vs. brightness

2012-02-27 Thread Jos from Holland
Me too, I miss very much the curves I had in Photoshop, I had full controll by dragging the slope to any position. Make a negative slope to convert negatives. Making local negative slopes to simulate preudo solarisation etcetera. All with immediate understanding of the transfer function.

Re: LR Question: exposure vs. brightness

2012-02-27 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 11:06 AM, Jos from Holland jos_from_holl...@onsnet.nu wrote: Me too, I miss very much the curves I had in Photoshop, I had full controll by dragging the slope to any position. Make a negative slope to convert negatives. Making local negative slopes to simulate preudo

Re: PESO - Watch Those Tracks!

2012-02-27 Thread Walt Gilbert
Excellent work there, Mr. Knarf! I agree with everything said thus far. -- Walt On 2/27/2012 6:38 AM, frank theriault wrote: Toronto messenger Jim Kuz deftly navigates streetcar tracks: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2012/02/watch-those-tracks.html More than one cyclist has gone down

Re: Snow at Last

2012-02-27 Thread Don Guthrie
Bob, Thanks for looking and yes the snow was mostly gone by Sat nite. Message: 7 Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:26:33 -0600 From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Snow at Last Message-ID:

Re: Snow at Last

2012-02-27 Thread Don Guthrie
Thanks Walt. Yes I agree when the snow fell this time I went into a shooting frenzy. There may be another storm this week. I hope I hope. Message: 9 Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:43:17 -0600 From: Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Snow at

Re: Snow at Last

2012-02-27 Thread Don Guthrie
Thanks Dan! I thought it had a sorta Japanese cherry blossom Zen. Message: 10 Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 12:53:25 -0500 From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Snow at Last Message-ID:

Re: Snow at Last

2012-02-27 Thread Don Guthrie
Thanks for comments Jack. Alas I took several pictures and of course the ones with clearer backgrounds just did not have the same zip! factor. Message: 5 Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:01:34 -0800 (PST) From: Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re:

Re: Centon 64GB SDXC Flash Card

2012-02-27 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dan, I'm using a 32 GB card now but have some questions. It is so large that I haven't filled it yet. I would hate to lose 3 month of pictures in a failure. So, I download regularly to the laptop and the desktop. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 9:59 AM, Daniel J. Matyola

Re: LR Question: exposure vs. brightness

2012-02-27 Thread Jos from Holland
Thanks so much,Matthew! All this time I suffered needlessly! You made my day and many days to come! Greetz, Jos On 27-2-2012 17:17, Matthew Hunt wrote: On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 11:06 AM, Jos from Holland jos_from_holl...@onsnet.nu wrote: Me too, I miss very much the curves I had in Photoshop,

re: PESO: Texting on the Beach

2012-02-27 Thread Don Guthrie
I like this photo on several levels. Not the least of which it reminds me of one I took at a Las Vegas pool that I keep telling my wive was just a lens test. Then there's a joke about two girls on a beach... well not suitable for here methinks. Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2012 10:29 PM

Re: Wireless tethering simplified (and cheap)

2012-02-27 Thread Bruce Walker
Hi Bipin! I should firstly identify myself as the author. :-) You have raised some good points, and it will be worthwhile for me to amend this article or create a follow-up to discuss. On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 10:54 AM, Bipin Gupta bip...@gmail.com wrote: Tethering a DSLR camera to a TV, iPad,

RE: PESO 2012 - 029, 030 - GDG

2012-02-27 Thread Don Guthrie
In the hands of someone gifted in composition and lighting a pinhole camera will suffice. I expect we will see more of these from you. If Pentax only made a phone. Message: 1 Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 14:03:03 -0800 From: Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com To: PAW Picture-A-Week project

Re: Centon 64GB SDXC Flash Card

2012-02-27 Thread Charles Robinson
On Feb 27, 2012, at 9:59, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Has anyone used this in a Pentax camera? Any experiences, good or bad? [This is the deal of the day on WOOT.] I can't speak to this brand specifically (although some of the comments in the W00t! forum seem to bear this out), but

re:PESO: Spring Has Sprung!

2012-02-27 Thread Don Guthrie
Where are you now with blooming croci? I am not ready for Spring yet. I am still in the mood for snow. They are pretty though. From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2012 2:12 PM Subject: PESO: Spring Has Sprung!

OT: Roger Ebert quote regarding BW

2012-02-27 Thread Darren Addy
While doing a little research on last night's big Oscars winner (The Artist, which I knew nothing about) I ran upon this interesting quote from Roger Ebert (a relatively famous movie reviewer here in the U.S.) regarding his love of Black and White films. He said: I also love black and white,

Re: PESO: Spring Has Sprung!

2012-02-27 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dan, Like Don says, I'm not ready for spring yet! I'm sure if you have croci blooming, we're not far behind. By the way, thats a nice macro shot. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 11:03 AM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: Where are you now with blooming croci? I am not ready for

Re: OT: Roger Ebert quote regarding BW

2012-02-27 Thread Steven Desjardins
That is an intriguing quote. It's hard to describe the appeal of BW. On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 12:04 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: While doing a little research on last night's big Oscars winner (The Artist, which I knew nothing about) I ran upon this interesting quote from

Re: PESO: Texting on the Beach

2012-02-27 Thread Charles Robinson
On Feb 26, 2012, at 0:29, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15245872 Entertaining enough, although I found the pigeon on the right-hand side to be a bit of a distraction. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN

re: PESO: Lovely Heather w/ advice solicitation

2012-02-27 Thread Don Guthrie
Walt I know this is bothering you but honestly I think its a nice shot the way it is. Message: 9 Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 19:44:48 -0600 From: Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Lovely Heather w/ advice solicitation Message-ID:

Re: Centon 64GB SDXC Flash Card

2012-02-27 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 12:03 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: Lastly: Seriously, a 64G card is a huge basket in which you can place (and from which you can lose) a hell of a lot of eggs.  I've got a 16G Sandisk Ultra II and that's still a ton of RAW images.  Enough for a day of

Re: Wireless tethering simplified (and cheap)

2012-02-27 Thread Larry Colen, l...@red4est.com (From Droid)
90% of the world also seems to shoot Canon. Bipin Gupta bip...@gmail.com wrote: Tethering a DSLR camera to a TV, iPad, Laptop, Projector is getting pretty confusing, even though it should have been a bit straight forward after this useful article. Reason for this complication/confusion for

Re: PESO: Texting on the Beach

2012-02-27 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 12:11 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: On Feb 26, 2012, at 0:29, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15245872 Entertaining enough, although I found the pigeon on the right-hand side to be a bit of a distraction. Agreed. It

Re: OT: Roger Ebert quote regarding BW

2012-02-27 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 2/27/2012 11:09 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: more concerned with essences than details That nails it down for me. Broadly -- *very broadly* -- speaking, great BW images seem to have more of a visceral impact on me than color. -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: Lovely Heather w/ advice solicitation

2012-02-27 Thread Walt Gilbert
Thank you, Don. The control freak in me that wants the blur to go away, but I guess that's why you don't see many people in still life. -- Walt On 2/27/2012 11:14 AM, Don Guthrie wrote: Walt I know this is bothering you but honestly I think its a nice shot the way it is. Message: 9

Re: PESO: Lovely Heather w/ advice solicitation

2012-02-27 Thread Darren Addy
Allow me to add my voice to those who think it is a lovely shot, just as it is. The fact that you have used a very shallow depth-of-field makes this appear to be almost a view camera/slight tilt shot and not a motion blur at all. I wish all of my photos had such an outstanding flaw. Darren Addy

Re: Wireless tethering simplified (and cheap)

2012-02-27 Thread steve harley
on 2/27/12 2:57 AMLarry Colen wrote On my way to a friend's birthday party tonight I stopped by Fry's to try and get a cable. At Fry's it would have taken a $15 cable and two $15 adapters to get from micro hdmi to DVI. I've poked around a little bit on the net, and on my first pass search all

Re: Wireless tethering simplified (and cheap)

2012-02-27 Thread steve harley
on 2/25/12 8:12 PMBruce Walker wrote Here's a blog article I wrote on how to use wireless tethering with Pentax cameras. And for fast previewing, use an Automator script to pop them up the images as they're received. http://goo.gl/OeSsd excellent use of appropriate technology; any Mac with a

Re: PESO: Lovely Heather w/ advice solicitation

2012-02-27 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 2/27/2012 11:29 AM, Darren Addy wrote: Allow me to add my voice to those who think it is a lovely shot, just as it is. The fact that you have used a very shallow depth-of-field makes this appear to be almost a view camera/slight tilt shot and not a motion blur at all. I wish all of my photos

Re: PESO: Lovely Heather w/ advice solicitation

2012-02-27 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 2/26/2012 7:44 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: So, I took some snapshots at a wedding for some friends of mine yesterday, which of course meant that I'd see a lot of mutual friends in attendance. As it happens, one of them was my (young) old friend Heather, who used to serve me beer at one of my

Re: OT: video by drone

2012-02-27 Thread Cotty
On 27/2/12, David Mann, discombobulated, unleashed: During the Xmas holiday I watched my father-in-law flying a tiny little toy RC helicopter in the living room. The two dogs certainly found it exciting. It's a fun little toy but the battery only lasts about 5 mins before needing a recharge.

Re: PESO 2012 - 029, 030 - GDG

2012-02-27 Thread Cotty
On 27/2/12, Don Guthrie, discombobulated, unleashed: If Pentax only made a phone. I tried to make a call on my MX once many moons ago. I was young and high. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: PESO 2012 - 029, 030 - GDG

2012-02-27 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 2/27/2012 12:18 PM, Cotty wrote: If Pentax only made a phone. I tried to make a call on my MX once many moons ago. I was young and high. Mark! -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: PESO 2012 - 029, 030 - GDG

2012-02-27 Thread Mark Roberts
Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: On 2/27/2012 12:18 PM, Cotty wrote: If Pentax only made a phone. I tried to make a call on my MX once many moons ago. I was young and high. Mark! Tell me about it. I was the one he was calling and all I got on my end was a loud buzzing noise. -- PDML

Re: Wireless tethering simplified (and cheap)

2012-02-27 Thread Bruce Walker
On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 12:42 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: on 2/25/12 8:12 PMBruce Walker wrote Here's a blog article I wrote on how to use wireless tethering with Pentax cameras. And for fast previewing, use an Automator script to pop them up the images as they're received.

Re: PESO 2012 - 029, 030 - GDG

2012-02-27 Thread Doug Brewer
On 2/27/12 1:18 PM, Cotty wrote: On 27/2/12, Don Guthrie, discombobulated, unleashed: If Pentax only made a phone. I tried to make a call on my MX once many moons ago. I was young and high. ni! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Centon 64GB SDXC Flash Card

2012-02-27 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
According to the WOOT comments, it has issues with video, because of spead. I was also thinking of using it as an external hard drive or my Mac Air. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 12:18 PM, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: On Mon, Feb

Re: PESO 2012 - 029, 030 - GDG

2012-02-27 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
I just knew someone would bring up Norm... Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com Sent: February 27, 2012 2/27/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject:

Re: PESO 2012 - 031 - GDG

2012-02-27 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I love the variety of interesting pattern and textures, not only in the blinds and the chair, but also in the wall and the cushion. I also really lover the grain of the chair slats, and how the 1st, 3d and 5th are basically horizontal while the 2d and 4th exhibit graceful curves. You did a

Re: PESO - Watch Those Tracks!

2012-02-27 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I think the traffic is more of a hazard than the tracks! Nice composition and sense of action, Frank. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 7:38 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Toronto messenger Jim Kuz deftly navigates

Re: OT: Roger Ebert quote regarding BW

2012-02-27 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I think the BW, in photographs or in cinema, engages the viewer's imagination more than do the color equivalents. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 12:22 PM, Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: On 2/27/2012 11:09 AM, Steven Desjardins

Re: PESO: Spring Has Sprung!

2012-02-27 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Don and Bob. I am located in Central New Jersey, about 14 miles North of Princeton. This is early for us, but we have has an extremely mild winter (except for the surprise snow in October). Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 12:03 PM,

Re: PDML Photo Annual - week 4 update

2012-02-27 Thread Larry Colen
On Feb 27, 2012, at 5:39 AM, Theodore Beilby wrote: Everyone takes me too serious. Because of the questioning about me a few years ago was why I made my tongue in cheek comment. The names of the photos were in the photographers list. I guess this is why I don't post humorous postings.

Re: PESO: Texting on the Beach

2012-02-27 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Matthew, Charles and Don. I actually thought that the pigeons added to the scene, but I did not notice that one pigeon had taken wing and was obscuring one of her feet. The shots just before and after this one had more significant problems, but I wish I could move that pigeon nest to the

What's a good eye?

2012-02-27 Thread Larry Colen
When someone says You've got a good eye what does that actually mean? Is it just You take pretty pictures or You can take pretty pictures of things I wouldn't expect you could, or just I want to say something nice, so I'll make some sort of vague compliment? -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com

Re: What's a good eye?

2012-02-27 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 2/27/2012 1:43 PM, Larry Colen wrote: When someone says You've got a good eye what does that actually mean? Is it just You take pretty pictures or You can take pretty pictures of things I wouldn't expect you could, or just I want to say something nice, so I'll make some sort of vague

Re: What's a good eye?

2012-02-27 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 2:43 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: When someone says You've got a good eye what does that actually mean? I don't know, but I like it better than You must have a good camera. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: What's a good eye?

2012-02-27 Thread Darren Addy
When I say somebody has a good eye I generally mean that they have seen and captured something that others might have missed. Here is an example, shot by a friend of my son-in-law's. http://www.flickr.com/photos/joshfiedlerphotography/6783804800/ It's a simple park bench, but the way he has

Re: PDML Photo Annual - week 4 update

2012-02-27 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
When is the annual scheduled to go to press? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 2:40 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Feb 27, 2012, at 5:39 AM, Theodore Beilby wrote: Everyone takes me too serious.  Because of the questioning about

Re: What's a good eye?

2012-02-27 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
That is a very good explanation -- and a great illustration by way of a sample image. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 3:14 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: When I say somebody has a good eye I generally mean that they have seen

Re: OT: Roger Ebert quote regarding BW

2012-02-27 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 11:30 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: I think the BW, in photographs or in cinema, engages the viewer's imagination more than do the color equivalents. BW leaves more out ... BW's reduction of image information nets a more abstractive aesthetic where to

Re: PESO - Watch Those Tracks!

2012-02-27 Thread Pete McIntosh
Nice. I remember vividly my 1st cycling experience with tram tracks here in Melbourne. In fact I still have the scars... :-) Regards, Pete Max in Melbourne -- Sent from my iPhone4 On 27/02/2012, at 23:38, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Toronto

Re: What's a good eye?

2012-02-27 Thread Bruce Walker
Wow! He must a have a good camera! ;-) On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 3:14 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: When I say somebody has a good eye I generally mean that they have seen and captured something that others might have missed. Here is an example, shot by a friend of my

RE: What's a good eye?

2012-02-27 Thread Bob W
When someone says You've got a good eye what does that actually mean? Is it just You take pretty pictures or You can take pretty pictures of things I wouldn't expect you could, or just I want to say something nice, so I'll make some sort of vague compliment? -- Larry Colen

Re: PESO 2012 - 029, 030 - GDG

2012-02-27 Thread Toine
Mattebox is new for me. It's now on my 4S. Thanks On 26 February 2012 23:03, Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com wrote: Finally caved and bought myself an iPhone 4S. Neato gizmo. I'm pretty happy with the dinky little camera in it. Yeah, it's still a teensy-tiny-little-sensor camera, but it

Re: PESO: Lovely Heather w/ advice solicitation

2012-02-27 Thread Charles Robinson
On Feb 27, 2012, at 12:09, Walt Gilbert wrote: BTW, here's another, less blurry shot of Lovely Heather. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6787648584/ This user's Flickr settings do not allow their photos to be viewed with Flicrkiver -Charles -- Charles Robinson -

PESO: A Dog's Life

2012-02-27 Thread Walt Gilbert
Walking through the living room, I spotted the family pooch, el Niño, perched atop my couch-nap pillow. I just had to spin around and grab the K100D. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6936165923/ K100D Super, A 50/1.7, f/2.5, 1/60 sec, ISO 800 I had to email Larry last night about

Re: PESO: Lovely Heather w/ advice solicitation

2012-02-27 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
That's a fine portrait; I like it better than the one you first posted. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 3:52 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: On Feb 27, 2012, at 12:09, Walt Gilbert wrote: BTW, here's another, less blurry shot

Re: PESO: Lovely Heather w/ advice solicitation

2012-02-27 Thread Walt Gilbert
Thanks for the heads-up, Charles. Go ahead and give it another shot if you have the time. Flickr has the hiccups according to what the site said when I went to check my permissions settings. -- Walt On 2/27/2012 2:52 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: On Feb 27, 2012, at 12:09, Walt Gilbert wrote:

Re: PESO: A Dog's Life

2012-02-27 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Awww, that sure is a sweet little puppie! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 4:05 PM, Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Walking through the living room, I spotted the family pooch, el Niño, perched atop my couch-nap pillow. I just had to

Re: PESO: A Dog's Life

2012-02-27 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 2/27/2012 3:10 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Awww, that sure is a sweet little puppie! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola Look, that puppy's got a vicious streak a mile wide! It's a killer! -- Tim the Enchanter (My second Monty Python reference of the day.) On

Re: PESO: Lovely Heather w/ advice solicitation

2012-02-27 Thread Charles Robinson
On Feb 27, 2012, at 15:07, Walt Gilbert wrote: Thanks for the heads-up, Charles. Go ahead and give it another shot if you have the time. Flickr has the hiccups according to what the site said when I went to check my permissions settings. -- Walt On 2/27/2012 2:52 PM, Charles Robinson

Re: PESO: Lovely Heather w/ advice solicitation

2012-02-27 Thread Walt Gilbert
Thank you, Dan. There was something about the other photo that I liked better -- just a certain aesthetic I'm at a loss to describe. But, this one does have its charms -- the fact that it showcases her dark eyes, I guess. -- Walt On 2/27/2012 3:06 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: That's a fine

Re: What's a good eye?

2012-02-27 Thread kwaller
When someone says You've got a good eye what does that actually mean? It means they've looked over your images and really like them but aren't gonna buy any. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com

Re: PESO: Lovely Heather w/ advice solicitation

2012-02-27 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 2/27/2012 3:22 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: On Feb 27, 2012, at 15:07, Walt Gilbert wrote: Thanks for the heads-up, Charles. Go ahead and give it another shot if you have the time. Flickr has the hiccups according to what the site said when I went to check my permissions settings. -- Walt

Re: What's a good eye?

2012-02-27 Thread Bruce Walker
On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 4:32 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: When someone says You've got a good eye what does that actually mean? It means they've looked over your images and really like them but aren't gonna buy any. Oh mega-Mark! -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

OT - Shapes in photo shop question

2012-02-27 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Or - possibly under the texts... anyone know if there is a frame or a shape' or a wingding that is an rectangular outline with rounded edges? e.g. Like the road signs that say Keep left,keep right, etc. I'm working on an idea for a shirt I browsed what I have in elements 5 but haven't

Re: What's a good eye?

2012-02-27 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 2/27/2012 16:32, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: When someone says You've got a good eye what does that actually mean? It means they've looked over your images and really like them but aren't gonna buy any. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller LOL sad but

Re: OT - Shapes in photo shop question

2012-02-27 Thread Brian Walters
Hi Ann Quoting Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com: Or - possibly under the texts... anyone know if there is a frame or a shape' or a wingding that is an rectangular outline with rounded edges? e.g. Like the road signs that say Keep left,keep right, etc. I'm working on an idea for a shirt

41M Pixel Cell Phone

2012-02-27 Thread Doug Franklin
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/02/27/symbian_808_pureview/ Symbian 808 Pureview smart phone with 41M pixel (yes 41 million pixels) embedded camera with a Carl Zeiss f/2.4 lens. -- Doug Lefty Franklin NutDriver Racing http://NutDriver.org Facebook NutDriver Racing Sponsored by Murphy --

Re: What's a good eye?

2012-02-27 Thread Mark Roberts
kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: When someone says You've got a good eye what does that actually mean? It means they've looked over your images and really like them but aren't gonna buy any. FTW! -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: OT: Roger Ebert quote regarding BW

2012-02-27 Thread David Parsons
Have you seen The Man Who Wasn't There? Gorgeous movie shot in color and converted to BW. It's pure noir in storytelling and it's a treat to watch, along with a well told story. On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 3:25 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 11:30 AM,

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