On May 12, 2012, at 3:38 PM, Mark C wrote:
Here's a link to the photos of golden hognose snake I mentioned above:
http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/title-5
And here is a link to the Red Admiral also mentioned above:
Another nice gallery of images; thanks everyone :)
The ones I liked more than others are below:
- Self Portrait... by Matthew
- Gazebo... by Roy
- Tulip Study by Bruce (very informative, as well)
- A House in the Himalayas by Subash (my fave)
- Moody Blue by Brian (with probably a wider tonal
A small gallery on BBC News for anyone who's interested. Contains war
photography in case you (or those around you) don't like seeing that kind of
thing.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18030102
Cheers,
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One of the photographers I've always really admired. Thanks for posting it.
B
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Thank you Ken. I appreciate your feedback very much.
On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 11:51 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote:
Good on you Bruce!
I've had 2 gallery showings and you're right, it does require alot of work
selecting, printing, mounting, matting and arranging you art work so when
its
On Sat, May 12, 2012 at 12:20 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote:
On 5/7/2012 8:40 AM, Bruce Walker wrote:
Shot first, rhetoric follows ...
http://www.flickr.com/bruce_m_walker/7150745325/lightbox/
Many would say this couldn't be done: vintage K100D Super, ISO 800,
DA* 55 wide open at
From: Jeffery Smith
I wanted a 1966 Shelby, when they were basically a Ford Mustang
fastback with little triangular windows in the back and a monster
engine. But at age 16, who could afford that sort of thing? I only
saw them advertised in Playboy.
Jeffery
I got to sit in one once. Been for
Congratulations on finding another A* 200. Good to know we'll still be seeing
your macro work. And nice pics as well.
Paul
On May 11, 2012, at 11:38 PM, Mark C wrote:
A couple weeks ago I stumbled into a remarkably golden colored hog-nose
snake. I broke out my macro setup to get a photo,
On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 12:09 PM, jn289 jn...@verizon.net wrote:
Very Good, Now I just have to buy one...Joe
Best decision, camera wize, i have ever made.
From Larry's Bête Noire, The Phoblographer.
Might be of interest to some - well, me anyway - seeing as I've just
ordered a K-5.
http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/05/heavily-cropped-photo.html
;-)
Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome.
cheers,
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On 5/12/2012 2:16 AM, David Mann wrote:
On May 12, 2012, at 3:38 PM, Mark C wrote:
Here's a link to the photos of golden hognose snake I mentioned above:
http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/title-5
And here is a link to the Red Admiral also mentioned above:
Mark,
'From your lips to (the Pentax) God's ear' on new macros, teles, and wides.
The red admiral shot is especially nice with the flowers in focus.
If I knew more about snakes, I'd probably be impressed by those shots too.
Regards, Bob S.
On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 10:38 PM, Mark C
On 5/12/2012 7:06 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Congratulations on finding another A* 200. Good to know we'll still be seeing
your macro work. And nice pics as well.
Paul
Thanks, Paul - it is great to have a replacement A* 200, just which
Pentax still made a macro longer than the 100mm
Steve,
I tracked down the WSJ article and read it yesterday.
Stat's said the PS digital market was in decline,
suffering from phones getting better or 'good enough'.
Samsung seems to be trying to carve out a new niche,
something between phones and digital SLR's.
Well good luck with that!!!
On Sat, May 12, 2012 at 07:53:26AM -0400, David J Brooks wrote (on buying a
K-5):
Best decision, camera wize, i have ever made.
It's certainly up there. But over the years I've been pretty
happy with a lot of my other camera buying decisions, too:
o My first 35mm camera (when I was 11)
Bob Sullivan wrote:
Steve,
I tracked down the WSJ article and read it yesterday.
Stat's said the PS digital market was in decline,
suffering from phones getting better or 'good enough'.
Samsung seems to be trying to carve out a new niche,
something between phones and digital SLR's.
Well good
On May 12, 2012, at 11:02 AM, Keith Whaley wrote:
Bob Sullivan wrote:
Steve,
I tracked down the WSJ article and read it yesterday.
Stat's said the PS digital market was in decline,
suffering from phones getting better or 'good enough'.
Samsung seems to be trying to carve out a new niche,
On 5/12/2012 2:02 PM, Keith Whaley wrote:
Bob Sullivan wrote:
Steve,
I tracked down the WSJ article and read it yesterday.
Stat's said the PS digital market was in decline,
suffering from phones getting better or 'good enough'.
Samsung seems to be trying to carve out a new niche,
something
On Sat, May 12, 2012 at 11:02:01AM -0700, Keith Whaley wrote:
Bob Sullivan wrote:
Steve,
I tracked down the WSJ article and read it yesterday.
Stat's said the PS digital market was in decline,
suffering from phones getting better or 'good enough'.
Samsung seems to be trying to carve out a
Testing is under way on a cable car that has been built across the Thames
from Greenwich to some God-forsaken hole that no-one would ever go to except
that it's near the Olympic stadium. Here are some snaps (photo snaps, not
cable snaps...):
http://www.web-options.com/Thread/
Bob
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We had one of those for the 1984 World's Fair. It would carry you to and from
Algiers (which is the murder capitol of the New Orleans area). Rumor had it
that the construction people were carrying big bags of cement to the Fair site
by putting them in those little cars, and that some of the
A black and white...Thoughts ? Like, Dislike ?..Joe
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5761478
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Mark, Good Luck with your new 200 macro..I also have one and use it a lot..Joe
A couple weeks ago I stumbled into a remarkably golden colored
hog-nose snake. I broke out my macro setup to get a photo, but to my
dismay the shots were way over exposed. I managed to make some
adjustments and
it's an excellent shot, but I must say it looks more as if she's trying to
warm herself over a flame.
B
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Subject: The Prayer
A black and
On May 12, 2012, at 11:48 AM, jn289 wrote:
A black and white...Thoughts ? Like, Dislike ?..Joe
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5761478
Excellent. I *really* like it.
I might like it a teensy bit better if a little bit were cropped off the right
edge, to move her a
On 5/11/2012 18:42, Brian Walters wrote:
G'day all
A very nice gallery again this month with 25 themed images and one in
the Open gallery.
Most submissions concentrated on the colour 'Blue' but Paul's submission
looks at the music genre with a fantastic portrait. My favourite for the
month.
I forgot to add, that I think that this photo is one that would really benefit
from being printed, though it might take some skill to really bring everything
out. It has enough subtle details, that I think would work much better if they
could be seen more easily. And, I suspect, quite a few
I like it because it's moody and has an air of mystery.
On Sat, May 12, 2012 at 2:48 PM, jn289 jn...@verizon.net wrote:
A black and white...Thoughts ? Like, Dislike ?..Joe
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5761478
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Heh! I like it, Frank! Love the streetcar's motion-blur.
On Sat, May 12, 2012 at 11:54 AM, frank theriault
knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/05/heavily-cropped-photo.html
;-)
Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome.
cheers,
frank
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On May 12, 2012, at 12:50 PM, Bruce Walker wrote:
I like it because it's moody and has an air of mystery.
That sounds like me. Except for the bit about an air of mystery.
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Everything works, with the exception of the title. She doesn't appear to be
praying, as she's squatting rather than kneeling. A very interesting photo
though.
Paul
On May 12, 2012, at 2:48 PM, jn289 wrote:
A black and white...Thoughts ? Like, Dislike ?..Joe
On 5/12/2012 2:38 PM, Bob W wrote:
Testing is under way on a cable car that has been built across the Thames
from Greenwich to some God-forsaken hole that no-one would ever go to except
that it's near the Olympic stadium. Here are some snaps (photo snaps, not
cable snaps...):
Makes me wonder, what crops they grow in Toronto.
On 5/12/2012 11:54 AM, frank theriault wrote:
http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/05/heavily-cropped-photo.html
;-)
Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome.
cheers,
frank
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Don't lose heart! They might want to cut it out, and they'll want
cable snaps will surely follow -
Nice photo snaps - scary subject.. especially with stormy skies background.
Will watch for the news broadcasts when a pod or two will tumple from
the sky and impale themselves on the hideous sculpture
There goes the neighborhood
ann
On 5/12/2012 14:38, Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
Ann Sanfedele
cable snaps will surely follow -
Nice photo snaps - scary subject.. especially with stormy skies
background.
Will watch for the news broadcasts when a pod or two will tumple from
the sky
I've already
On 5/12/2012 17:17, Bob W wrote:
ann said earlier
There goes the neighborhood
It's been going downhill ever since I moved here.
B
glad you are taking responsibility :-)
a
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From: Bob W
Testing is under way on a cable car that has been built across the Thames
from Greenwich to some God-forsaken hole that no-one would ever go to except
that it's near the Olympic stadium. Here are some snaps (photo snaps, not
cable snaps...):
http://www.web-options.com/Thread/
Bob
From: jn289
A black and white...Thoughts ? Like, Dislike ?..Joe
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5761478
Yeah. I like that. Kind of grainy, but you can see some detail instead
of just a silhouette.
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A smart phone snapper:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15708498
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Bob, Nice group of photos, might be a good place to take photos from
that height. This photo looks like little pods invading
earth...P0120017...Joe
Testing is under way on a cable car that has been built across the Thames
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on 2012-05-12 9:54 frank theriault wrote
http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/05/heavily-cropped-photo.html
i expected a cornfield :?
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on 2012-05-12 12:38 Bob W wrote
Testing is under way on a cable car that has been built across the Thames
from Greenwich to some God-forsaken hole that no-one would ever go to except
that it's near the Olympic stadium. Here are some snaps (photo snaps, not
cable snaps...):
Paul, another nice catch,,You use your 50-250 mm a lot ? Joe
A smart phone snapper:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15708498
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Frank, what does it look like uncropped ? Joe
http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/05/heavily-cropped-photo.html
;-)
Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome.
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on 2012-05-12 12:48 jn289 wrote
A black and white...Thoughts ? Like, Dislike ?..Joe
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5761478
it's a bit overt for my taste, but well-executed
after reading the other comments i was startled they thought it was a woman;
years ago i helped train
My first impression was a man with a very long mullet warming his hands. A
great image for its ability to raise these questions.
Jeffery
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on 2012-05-12 12:48 jn289 wrote
A black and white...Thoughts ? Like,
I Meet him at a Ford event at Maple Grove Raceway, He was a nice guy.
There was (is) another guy by the name of Sam Feinstein who raced a
AC Cobra and had a speed shop called Feinstein Racing in Cheltenham,
Pa. I used to go there a lot, took my Mustangs. You can search out
his name and see the
Thanks to all who looked and gave me their thoughts..The details on
the photo are, Kodak T-Max 3200asa pushed to 6400. The girl do not
put her knees on the ground as the dirt ground was wet from the mist
. She does have her hands in the Prayer format. The flashlight on the
ground was used to
It's interesting, but to my eye it needs some pop. Seems a bit muddy to me.
Cheers,
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Great stuff!
Your bike in the penultimate photo?
Nicely co-operating sky makes the shots all the more dramatic.
Cheers,
frank
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Beautiful photo. Works very well in black and white. As someone said, looks
more like they're warming up by a small fire, but maybe it's some sort of
candle light vigil.
Whatever the case it's a powerful photo.
Cheers,
frank
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I was going to mention some favourites but as I scrolled through the photos I
thought, I like that one, oh and the next one, too, and , I really like
that one, and I realized that there are so many terrific shots I simply
couldn't pick a fave.
Wonderful gallery!
cheers,
frank
What can be
Agreed. Terrific shot!
You're on a hot streak, Peter!
:-)
cheers,
frank
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Amazing photos!
cheers,
frank
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On
I agree with you, Paul. And with Bob W I also agree. I might add that
being a bit bottom heavy this also takes away from the prayer perception.
On 5/12/2012 23:05, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Everything works, with the exception of the title. She doesn't appear to be
praying, as she's squatting
Bob, I can hardly recall an occasion where I'd look at your photos and
did not enjoy what I saw. You don't disappoint.
As for the Olympics - when I was a kid back in 1980 we had the Games in
our little town. I certainly wish you folks, lots of luck this time over.
Great photos, Bob, great
My faves are thus:
Plain Blue by Ken Waller.
Once in a by AnnSan.
Blue Horizon by Pat Temmerman
Excellent gallery all around!
On 5/12/2012 01:42, Brian Walters wrote:
G'day all
A very nice gallery again this month with 25 themed images and one in
the Open gallery.
Most submissions
On 5/12/2012 06:38, Mark C wrote:
So - I bought a new A* 200 off ebay last week. I've been out of town
on business this week, and just picked up the lens last night. Ran just
a few quick test shots, but I have to say it is just smashing to have
what is essentially a brand new A* 200mm macro back
On 5/11/2012 16:51, George Sinos wrote:
I've seen the histogram change as a result of changing white balance
when I'm in Photoshop or Lightroom. So, if the histogram in the camera
is based on the embedded jpg, it makes sense that you would get a
different histogram with different white balance
It certainly works for me. I reckon a big print is in order here.
On 5/10/2012 19:00, P. J. Alling wrote:
I was just thinking that I hadn't done anything in BW in a while, and
this lent itself to a conversion. Nothing really special, just an
illustration of hydraulic pressure in the form of a
Joe, while technically impeccable, the fact that you were shooting Super
Moon is known only to you. Here are two blog entries from SirFishALot
;-) (who used to be PDMLer for quite some time) that illustrate my point:
Roman, the third shot in the series (with the insects that you
photographed from below) is marvelous.
On 5/9/2012 17:59, Roman Melihhov wrote:
http://roman.blakout.net/index.php?/category/31
F/16, loupe Lubot 10× magnification
^^^ Loreo lens in a cap with Loupe Lubot 10× magnification. Very
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