RE: PESO - Form over Function

2012-05-30 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of knarftheria...@gmail.com Btw, I got it wrong in the initial post. I meant to refer to Louis H. Sullivan, the modernist architect, father of the modern skyscraper who famously said, Form ever follows function. I

Re: Eerm, it's a bit exciting!

2012-05-30 Thread Bulent Celasun
Congratulations Tanya! It will be tougher from now on ;) Bulent - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun 2012/5/30 Tanya

RE: Eerm, it's a bit exciting!

2012-05-30 Thread John Coyle
Well done Tan - just goes to show that hard work and sheer determination do pay off in the end! Oops - forgot about talent! John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Tanya Love Sent: Wednesday, 30 May

Re: Eerm, it's a bit exciting!

2012-05-30 Thread Anthony Farr
'Onya, Tan! Good result, and I'm certain that it's thoroughly deserved. regards, Anthony -- 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: Eerm, it's a bit exciting!

2012-05-30 Thread Dario Bonazza
Hi Tanya, G! (fanfare all :-) Dario -Messaggio originale- From: Tanya Love Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 1:44 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Eerm, it's a bit exciting! Ok, so I am just home from a massive week at the Australian Professional Photography Awards, and

Re: Rock Climber

2012-05-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
Goold old iMovie on your Mac works well for home movie needs. You can edit frame by frame and add standard effects, audio etc. Paul On May 29, 2012, at 9:00 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: That was sweet. I checked out the video capabilities in Lightroom 4 todAy on the adobe web site. Pretty

Re: PESO - Form over Function

2012-05-30 Thread Mark C
On 5/28/2012 6:41 PM, frank theriault wrote: Louis L. Sullivan would be aghast: Or he might hop on for a ride... nice capture. MCC http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2012/05/form-over-function.html http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2012/05/form-over-function.html Hope you enjoy. Comments

Re: PESO - PAD - The Burlington Building - Print-a-Day-3

2012-05-30 Thread Mark C
On 5/29/2012 1:43 PM, George Sinos wrote: This is a detail from the interior courtyard of The Burlington Building. Originally built in 1879 as the Headquarters for the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad, this building has been remodeled several times, and is now general office space. A

Re: GESO - Spring Odes

2012-05-30 Thread Jack Davis
Totally well done, Mark.   Jack Jack Davis http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis http://www.photolightimages.com - Original Message - From: Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 9:58 PM Subject: GESO -

Re: Peso Trilliums

2012-05-30 Thread Mark C
On 5/23/2012 11:03 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Morning all. Went on a Trillium hunt last weekend and found a few places new to me: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15773892 Purplish Trillium http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15773893 Double white K-5, D FA 50 f2.8 Dave Nice

Re: Eerm, it's a bit exciting!

2012-05-30 Thread Stan Halpin
You da girl! Congratulations on a well-deserved honor. stan On May 29, 2012, at 7:44 PM, Tanya Love wrote: Ok, so I am just home from a massive week at the Australian Professional Photography Awards, and trying to come back to Earth! Over the weekend at Melbourne, my 4 entered prints

Re: Eerm, it's a bit exciting!

2012-05-30 Thread Darren Addy
congrats! FWIW, I'm guessing you actually earned the FIRST spot, but naturally they had to give that to a Canon shooter. :) -- 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

I had nothing better to do this morning...

2012-05-30 Thread P. J. Alling
So I visited a few despised sites... No link because I don't want to give him traffic, but RiceWhine makes Kennyboy look like a super genius, or in other words, RiceWhine is an idiot. I can't believe he's got a following. I really can't. -- Don't lose heart! They might want to cut it out,

Re: How to photograph the transit of Venus?

2012-05-30 Thread Darren Addy
To be specific, a No. 14 welding glass (only) is safe. Do not stack lesser opacities. If you have a narrow telephoto, like the preset Takumar 200mm f/5.6 (which has a 49mm filter size) you might be able to get by with a 2-1/4 glass (and use a teleconverter). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Eerm, it's a bit exciting!

2012-05-30 Thread P. J. Alling
Congratulations now I can truly hate you. On 5/29/2012 7:44 PM, Tanya Love wrote: Ok, so I am just home from a massive week at the Australian Professional Photography Awards, and trying to come back to Earth! Over the weekend at Melbourne, my 4 entered prints were awarded with the

Re: PESO - Form over Function

2012-05-30 Thread Darren Addy
On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 5:55 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: That is one hell of a bike! I'm guessing that it was one heck of a string of DUIs that forced him to be reduced to such a mode of transportation. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Earthquake (more)

2012-05-30 Thread Dario Bonazza
This message did not get through, hence I'm trying again: Hi Dave (and all those who read/wrote about this ongoing disaster), Yes, when you hope you can start over, you get hit again, so you're always in a suspended/depressing state. There are lots of structural engineers at work (and the

Re: GESO - Spring Odes

2012-05-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Great shots with wonderful detail. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 12:58 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: That's Odes as in Odonates (dragonflies and damselflies) and not some sort of poem:

PESO: Spider Mouse?

2012-05-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I found this dude trying to emulate Spidey by climbing the walls on Broadway: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15813346 I heard he was trying to rescue the New York Street walker I featured here earlier: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15813352size=md Comments are always

Re: I had nothing better to do this morning...

2012-05-30 Thread Rick Womer
Well, I'm not among his fans, but will observe that (1) RiceWhine waits until he has a camera in hand before reviewing it, and (2) he is willing--even eager--to criticize Pentax, while Kennyboy thinks Nikon can do no wrong. Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message -

Re: PESO -- Holding Court.

2012-05-30 Thread Bruce Walker
That's very good. I like the hint of Churchill-ness. -Osity? On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 11:26 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Just an informal portrait. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20holdingcourt.html Equipment: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax FA 43mm f1.9

Re: PESO a bit of Hollywood glam

2012-05-30 Thread Bruce Walker
Dorothy really has great eyes, doesn't she? I'm going to make sure they're really emphasized in our next shoot. I will try this in BW, Derby. A few folks have mentioned JPEG, or some sort of artifacting and I suspect it's just one of those unfortunate images that gets mangled by being reduced

Re: Peso Trilliums

2012-05-30 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dave, Like Mark said... Especially the double white. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 7:29 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: On 5/23/2012 11:03 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Morning all. Went on a Trillium hunt last weekend and found a few places new to me:

Re: Earthquake (more)

2012-05-30 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Stay safe. Our thoughts are with you and your countrymen and women. All the best, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it Sent: May 30, 2012 5/30/12 To:

Re: How to photograph the transit of Venus?

2012-05-30 Thread Steve Sharpe
Thanks for the info. It's been a very long time since I used welder's glass, and I'd forgotten that different grades were available. At 11:27 PM -0400 5/29/12, Michael Beacom wrote: Check out this page for some safety notes when using welding filters:

Re: I had nothing better to do this morning...

2012-05-30 Thread P. J. Alling
RiceWhine isn't a Pentax Fan, he's just the opposite. Even his favorable reviews are full of snark. More importantly his math sucks. His methods are shoddy, his conclusions are suspect, and I suspect that his mother dresses him funny. For example his conversion of a Pentax 40mm f2.8 to a

Re: How to photograph the transit of Venus?

2012-05-30 Thread Darren Addy
Nice page to calculate local transit times: http://transitofvenus.nl/wp/where-when/local-transit-times/ Looks like from my location I would get to see exactly 4 hours of a 6 hr and 44 min. event before the sun sets. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: I had nothing better to do this morning...

2012-05-30 Thread Jack Davis
Not familiar with this Mr RiceWhine. I Entered: Ricewhine.com and got the following: Ricewhine: This domain name expired on 5/04/2012 and is pending renewal or deletion. If this is your subject, I take it we're all glad he may be gone.(?)   Jack Jack Davis

Re: How to photograph the transit of Venus?

2012-05-30 Thread DagT
I tried a very different method last time: http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/Anythings/files/page9-1037-full.html http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/Anythings/files/page9-1036-full.html You can use one eye of a binocular (or a monocular) and by adjusting a bit you are able to project an image of the

Re: Earthquake (more)

2012-05-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Dario, My thoughts are with you and your family to stay safe and the quakes to subside soon. I think also of all the lives lost, all the history crumbled to dust in these events. Keep making photos. In the end, they are the best means we have to recall the story of our friends and family, and

Re: OT on Lr 4 being unusably slow

2012-05-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Been testing it since it released. Seems much improved performance, certainly over the original LR4 release, but also over the LR4.1RC2 version. The interface seems to smoothly and without the momentary hesitations that I was seeing with RC2. I'll be beating up the book module this evening. G

Re: OT on Lr 4 being unusably slow

2012-05-30 Thread Charles Robinson
On May 30, 2012, at 10:43, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Been testing it since it released. Seems much improved performance, certainly over the original LR4 release, but also over the LR4.1RC2 version. The interface seems to smoothly and without the momentary hesitations that I was seeing with

Re: Earthquake (more)

2012-05-30 Thread Dario Bonazza
Hi Dave (and all those who read/wrote about this ongoing disaster), Yes, when you hope you can start over, you get hit again, so you're always in a suspended/depressing state. Yes, ther are lots of structural engineers at work (and they are hiring all those available), but you cannot check all

Re: Earthquake (more)

2012-05-30 Thread Dario Bonazza
Hi Godfrey, thanks for your concern. However, I'm not sure I'll make photos at all, as I live close enough to feel the shakes very well (and have some cracks in walls/ceiling at home), but no buildings are down and no displaced people are living in tents in my area (60-70 kms from the badly-hit

Re: I had nothing better to do this morning...

2012-05-30 Thread P. J. Alling
Like Kennyboy, RiceWhine is a pseudonym I use to keep from generating traffic for someone I disapprove of. The actual name is Rice and a synonym for being stoned. While claiming to be a Pentax user he seems to know a lot more about the Canon camera line, it's been suggested he's a plant, but

Re: PESO -- Holding Court.

2012-05-30 Thread Don Guthrie
Striking portrait. The kind that makes the viewer curious about the subject and their story. Obvious Churchill reference but I believe the story was that the best Winston picture was taken by a photographer after he ripped the cigar from Churchill's mouth. Probably not needed here. On

Re: PESO - Form over Function

2012-05-30 Thread Don Guthrie
Quite the bike sort of an upside down recliner. Very showing but you have to wonder about comfort and handling for sure. Maybe the circus was in town. Nice catch as always Frank. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

PESO - Not Misty Mourning

2012-05-30 Thread Don Guthrie
Effective use of panoramic view for this subject. Message: 1 Date: Tue, 29 May 2012 20:15:34 -0400 From: P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Not Misty Mourning Message-ID: 4fc566a6.6060...@gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain;

Re: PESO: Grandchild No. 1

2012-05-30 Thread Rick Womer
Lovely! Much prettier than a thunderstorm (though soon she'll be able to emulate one!). Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 5:01 PM Subject: PESO:

OT - Olympic Rowing Pics

2012-05-30 Thread Cotty
Stef came along with me on a job yesterday and shot some pics of the adaptive rowing choices for the Olympics, and they have used them on the GB Rowing team Facebook pages Facebookers: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a. 10150910953179831.435413.287300964830type=1 Alternatively you

Re: OT - Olympic Rowing Pics

2012-05-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
This content is currently unavailable Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 1:47 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: Stef came along with me on a job yesterday and shot some pics of the adaptive rowing choices for the Olympics, and they have used

Re: How to photograph the transit of Venus?

2012-05-30 Thread AlunFoto
Chiming in late here. Just realised that mail-archive.com is making a duplicate archive of our proceedings, but without the bandwidth restriction. The front element of the K-500 is pretty big, so buying a filter for it will be very expensive. IIRC, there's no filter tray on the lens, but possible

Re: How to photograph the transit of Venus?

2012-05-30 Thread Darren Addy
On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 1:15 PM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: The front element of the K-500 is pretty big, so buying a filter for it will be very expensive. IIRC, there's no filter tray on the lens, but possible to screw the lens apart just behind the focusing ring. It's been a few

cormorant advice solicited

2012-05-30 Thread Underpaid N. Overpentaxed
Sighted my first ever cormorant this weekend and it seems to have taken up a spot close to where I live. I managed to get some shots with the DA*60-250 but they're all not quite tack sharp so I need to focus check that lens but also need to find that cormorant again in order to get a good shot and

re:Sundowners

2012-05-30 Thread Don Guthrie
I like this Bob. Heck of a group shot. I see one woman smoking; this could become a collectors item as smokers become rarer on the landscape. Message: 9 Date: Sun, 27 May 2012 22:24:40 +0100 From: Bob W p...@web-options.com To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' pdml@pdml.net Subject: Sundowners

re:PESO: Memorial Day

2012-05-30 Thread Don Guthrie
Very touching. A portrait of wars now long forgotten. The people in the background are the definition of studied indifference. A memorable photograph on Memorial Day. Message: 8 Date: Mon, 28 May 2012 17:52:32 -0400 From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

re: peso two hats

2012-05-30 Thread Don Guthrie
Christine, very troll. A sign of true love -wearing the same hat. Message: 5 Date: Mon, 28 May 2012 19:14:23 -0500 From: Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com To: PDML List pdml@pdml.net Subject: peso two hats Message-ID: 1d17caee-eac4-4967-b7de-b0596d692...@caguila.com Content-Type:

Re: Tokina AT-X 828 AF PRO 80-200mm f/2.8 question

2012-05-30 Thread John Sessoms
From: John Francis On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 02:30:57PM -0400, John Sessoms wrote: From: Darren Addy I'm curious... if it shows up in Photoshop as a Pentax-F 35-105mm, does that mean that it is also misreading the focal length that this lens is set at (when doing image stabilization)? If it is

RE: Packed and ready

2012-05-30 Thread John Sessoms
From: Postmaster I've got all my camping and photography gear packed up and ready to go to GFM. Planning on departing in the wee hours tomorrow morning. I'll be stopping in Durham, NC to see some friends and heading to the mountain on Thursday. Perhaps some reports will make it to the List

Re: PESO: Memorial Day

2012-05-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Don Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 2:44 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: Very touching. A portrait of wars now long forgotten. The people in the background are the definition of studied indifference. A memorable

Re: Sundowners

2012-05-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Nice image, with great light. Do they ban smoking in pubs there, like in Ireland and America? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 2:39 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: I like this Bob. Heck of a group shot. I see one woman smoking;

Re: Rock Climber

2012-05-30 Thread John Sessoms
From: steve harley on 2012-05-29 17:55 Larry Colen wrote Give her my compliments. I used to teach rock climbing (30 years and 60 pounds ago). That technique is called chimneying. i thought she had an interesting way of alternating her legs while chimneying; that plus giving the stone the

Re: Rock Climber

2012-05-30 Thread Christine Nielsen
I love her technique! When we last visited with the cousins in Michigan, we took them all to a climbing gym in Ann Arbor... Can't remember the name, but it was a blast for them, ages 6 -16... she might like it, too! :) -c On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 4:41 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net

Re: PESO - Free Parking

2012-05-30 Thread kwaller
Nice capture - certainly a different take - good eye ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: PESO - Free Parking When bike messengers congregate:

Re: OT - Olympic Rowing Pics

2012-05-30 Thread Stan Halpin
Nice shots! Kudos to Stefan, a good resume entry perhaps . . . stan On May 30, 2012, at 1:47 PM, Cotty wrote: Stef came along with me on a job yesterday and shot some pics of the adaptive rowing choices for the Olympics, and they have used them on the GB Rowing team Facebook pages

Re: PESO: Memorial Day

2012-05-30 Thread steve harley
on 2012-05-28 15:52 Daniel J. Matyola wrote The oldest veteran at our local Memorial Day Parade: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15807094 his expression and shadow and the poise of his cane give me a feeling he keeps moving to stay ahead of a lot of memories the people behind

RE: Sundowners

2012-05-30 Thread Bob W
Thanks. Yes, smoking's banned in all public places indoors. But people also sit outside just for the pleasure of the warm weather. B -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Daniel J. Matyola Sent: 30 May 2012 20:01 To:

PESO - PAD - Portrait - Print-a-Day-4

2012-05-30 Thread George Sinos
Number 4 in the Print-a-Day-for-30-Days project. http://georges.posterous.com/portrait-print-a-day-4 This is my grandson in one of the few moments where he is standing still. It was taken during his birthday party a couple of weeks ago. I caught him in the window light while he was on his way

Re: PESO - PAD - The Burlington Building - Print-a-Day-3

2012-05-30 Thread George Sinos
Darren - are we the only two members of the Nebraska PDML? gs George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com www.georgesphotos.net plus.georgesinos.com On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 1:39 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: George, that is absolutely sublime. I'll have to check it out,

Re: cormorant advice solicited

2012-05-30 Thread Bob Sullivan
Ecke, I believe they are fishing birds, diving into the water. My only shots of them are standing on posts in the water, wings spread to dry-out. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 1:22 PM, Underpaid N. Overpentaxed overpenta...@googlemail.com wrote: Sighted my first ever cormorant this

OT - Omaha Zoo is top zoo in US

2012-05-30 Thread George Sinos
http://www.omaha.com/article/20120530/NEWS01/120539957#henry-doorly-named-top-u-s-zoo Well, at least, according to Trip Advisor. I guess I'll have to go take more photos of the place. gs George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com www.georgesphotos.net plus.georgesinos.com -- PDML

Re: PESO: Memorial Day

2012-05-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks for your comment, Steve. The people in the background are waiting for an overly long poem to end. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 3:57 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: on 2012-05-28 15:52 Daniel J. Matyola wrote The

Re: PESO: Memorial Day

2012-05-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I meant an overly long PRAYER. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 4:29 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for your comment, Steve. The people in the background are waiting for an overly long poem to end. Dan Matyola

PESO - Happy Time

2012-05-30 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
One of my favourite restaurant names and signage. The light was quite harsh that day so I opted for a high-key look: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/05/happy-time.html?m=0 Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed

Re: paronomasia

2012-05-30 Thread Larry Colen
Considering the number of threads that devolve into puns, I'm a little surprised that a thread that started out with three of them sank without a ripple. Maybe if it was cormorant instead of a bantam... On May 29, 2012, at 6:20 PM, Larry Colen wrote: None of these have much to recommend

Re: OT on Lr 4 being unusably slow

2012-05-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
That sounds like the .LRCAT file needs to be cleaned up or the .LRPDATA repository needs to be regenerated. My working catalog now manages 96,000 image files, mostly raw data, with good performance. Godfrey On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 9:03 AM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: On May 30,

RE: cormorant advice solicited

2012-05-30 Thread Bob W
they like sitting on top of poles (wooden ones, not people from Warsaw - they hate that). If they can't do that, they find some nice rocks to sit on, or the shallows of a beach as close as possible to grey herons so they can embarrass them. If they can't even find that, they fuck off somewhere

Re: How to photograph the transit of Venus?

2012-05-30 Thread John Celio
On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 11:22 AM, Jostein wrote: The front element of the K-500 is pretty big, so buying a filter for it will be very expensive. IIRC, there's no filter tray on the lens Yeah, I looked it up on Boz's site and not only are there no front filter threads (which I knew), but the

Improving the technical quality of my photography

2012-05-30 Thread Larry Colen
It often seems that the bulk of my photography is in situations where I'm pretty much trying to make the best of a bad situation, and I'm not so much going for a sharp photo, but a photo that is as sharp as I can get at the moment. Call me bourgeois, but the poor technical quality

RE: PESO - PAD - Portrait - Print-a-Day-4

2012-05-30 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
You have captured boyhood in all its glory!! The defiant look, the tousled head of hair, the cocked head, the football teeshirt and best of all, that cut on the bridge of his nose. Add a nice dose of sublime light and you have an absolutely brilliant portrait of a boy who clearly can't wait to

Re: Improving the technical quality of my photography

2012-05-30 Thread David Parsons
Buy and use a tripod. On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 4:54 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: It often seems that the bulk of my photography is in situations where I'm pretty much trying to make the best of a bad situation, and I'm not so much going for a sharp photo, but a photo that is as

Re: Eerm, it's a bit exciting!

2012-05-30 Thread Mark C
Congratulations on a well deserved honors! MCC On 5/29/2012 7:44 PM, Tanya Love wrote: Ok, so I am just home from a massive week at the Australian Professional Photography Awards, and trying to come back to Earth! Over the weekend at Melbourne, my 4 entered prints were awarded with the

Re: cormorant advice solicited

2012-05-30 Thread Underpaid N. Overpentaxed
Bob, I managed to catch it in flight in between dives just fine but even though I was aboard a boat it was too far away for my humble 250 mm. Also, the pictures are all terribly soft, even with the bird dead center in the sweet spot and stopped down to f/8 so I am not sure if they were OOF or if

Re: cormorant advice solicited

2012-05-30 Thread Underpaid N. Overpentaxed
Very few poles here of the wooden kind, also very few rocks not defended by angry swans, and zero zilch grey herons. So that might perhaps explain that there is only one. Yes please, mobilize the Canadian Air Force, by all means. No wonder their training facility is at a place called Goose Bay,

One tough bush

2012-05-30 Thread Don Guthrie
One I like taken with micro 4/3s and Pentax glass. Comments? http://donspix.posterous.com/#!/ OR 14 pix Geso here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/valdon/sets/72157629896325994/ or: http://www.flickr.com/photos/valdon/7270002364/in/set-72157629896325994/lightbox/ Color BW and the

Re: cormorant advice solicited

2012-05-30 Thread P. J. Alling
That sounds more like an Ahinga, they don't have the oils that Cormorants have so they have to dry their wings out between each dive. Cormorants don't have to do that and seldom do. The two birds look very much alike otherwise. On 5/30/2012 4:20 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Ecke, I believe they

Re: cormorant advice solicited

2012-05-30 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
You know far too much about Canada. More than any Canadian that I know, come to think of it. That scares me just a bit. ;-) Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Underpaid N. Overpentaxed

Re: cormorant advice solicited

2012-05-30 Thread P. J. Alling
On 5/30/2012 4:48 PM, Bob W wrote: they like sitting on top of poles (wooden ones, not people from Warsaw - they hate that). The people from Warsaw or the birds? If they can't do that, they find some nice rocks to sit on, or the shallows of a beach as close as possible to grey herons so they

Re: PESO - PAD - The Burlington Building - Print-a-Day-3

2012-05-30 Thread Darren Addy
On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 3:17 PM, George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com wrote: Darren - are we the only two members of the Nebraska PDML? gs George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com www.georgesphotos.net plus.georgesinos.com Well, gee George. Up until now, I thought I was the *only one*.

Re: PESO - PAD - The Burlington Building - Print-a-Day-3

2012-05-30 Thread Don Guthrie
If it weren't for that darn river us Iowans might be Nebraskans. Message: 1 Date: Wed, 30 May 2012 15:17:32 -0500 From: George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - PAD - The Burlington Building - Print-a-Day-3 Message-ID:

RE: cormorant advice solicited

2012-05-30 Thread Bob W
On 5/30/2012 4:48 PM, Bob W wrote: they like sitting on top of poles (wooden ones, not people from Warsaw - they hate that). The people from Warsaw or the birds? Both. It's one of the few things they can agree on. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT - Omaha Zoo is top zoo in US

2012-05-30 Thread Darren Addy
I guess I'll have to go take more photos of the place. Me too. My wife and I threaten to get a membership so I don't feel like I have to spend all day there to get my money's worth, but haven't done it yet. Seriously, I think that the Omaha Zoo has long been one of the top zoos in the country,

Re: PESO - PAD - The Burlington Building - Print-a-Day-3

2012-05-30 Thread George Sinos
I'm in Papillion, just south of Omaha. gs George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com www.georgesphotos.net plus.georgesinos.com On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 4:10 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 3:17 PM, George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com wrote: Darren - are

Re: PESO - PAD - The Burlington Building - Print-a-Day-3

2012-05-30 Thread George Sinos
Sounds like we need a Midwest PDML. gs George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com www.georgesphotos.net plus.georgesinos.com On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 4:10 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: If it weren't for that darn river us Iowans might be Nebraskans. Message: 1 Date:

Re: cormorant advice solicited

2012-05-30 Thread Underpaid N. Overpentaxed
It shouldn't scare you. I just happen to love and miss Canada a lot. I should have just stayed when I had the chance. Also, the German Luftwaffe goes to Goose Bay every year to practice low level flying, and since as a kid I wanted to grow up be a chopper pilot like T.C. in Magnum, and my only way

Re: PESO - Happy Time

2012-05-30 Thread Jack Davis
Has the look of a 60 or 70 year old drug store print of a box Brownie shot.  Actually, it laid a bit of nostalgia on me.   Jack Jack Davis http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis http://www.photolightimages.com - Original Message - From: knarftheria...@gmail.com

Re: cormorant advice solicited

2012-05-30 Thread Underpaid N. Overpentaxed
God, I love the humor on this list! 2012/5/30 Bob W p...@web-options.com: On 5/30/2012 4:48 PM, Bob W wrote: they like sitting on top of poles (wooden ones, not people from Warsaw - they hate that). The people from Warsaw or the birds? Both. It's one of the few things they can agree

Re: One tough bush

2012-05-30 Thread Underpaid N. Overpentaxed
Nice photo but the title sounds more like an encouragement to Dyslexic Dubya to try to cling to his chair for another term... ]=) *SCNR* 2012/5/30 Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com: One I like taken with micro 4/3s and Pentax glass. Comments? http://donspix.posterous.com/#!/ OR 14 pix

Re: PESO - Happy Time

2012-05-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
That shot has a nice vintage feel to it. What is LLBO? The same as BYOB? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 4:32 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: One of my favourite restaurant names and signage. The light was

Re: OT - Omaha Zoo is top zoo in US

2012-05-30 Thread George Sinos
The aquarium has been totally rebuilt. It just re-opened. It's almost impossible to see the whole z00 in one day. Check out the website and make a plan. Here are some photos I took a few years ago. http://www.georgesphotos.net/Zoos The Safari Park is one of the big drive though experiences.

Re: cormorant advice solicited

2012-05-30 Thread steve harley
on 2012-05-30 15:07 P. J. Alling wrote That sounds more like an Ahinga, they don't have the oils that Cormorants have so they have to dry their wings out between each dive. Cormorants don't have to do that and seldom do. The two birds look very much alike otherwise. i looked up anhingas and

RE: cormorant advice solicited

2012-05-30 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Beautiful birds. Magnificent plumage: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2011/10/two-cormorants-and-duck.html?m=1 We have a gazillion of them around here to the point of being ubiquitous. They are (wrongfully imho) considered pests. Mind you I live half a block from one of the largest lakes in

Re: Packed and ready

2012-05-30 Thread David J Brooks
Have a great trip. Don't forget when Mark does his climb, it rains. You have been warned. Dave On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 7:41 PM, Postmaster postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: I've got all my camping and photography gear packed up and ready to go to GFM. Planning on departing in the wee hours

Re: PESO - Happy Time

2012-05-30 Thread David J Brooks
Well composed and rendered Dave On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 4:32 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: One of my favourite restaurant names and signage. The light was quite harsh that day so I opted for a high-key look:  

Re: peso two hats

2012-05-30 Thread David J Brooks
Very nice Dave On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 8:14 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: just for fun.  Cheers, Christine http://www.caguila.com/twohats/content/IMGP1448_large.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: PESO: Grandchild No. 1

2012-05-30 Thread David J Brooks
Nice photo Dave On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 5:01 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: I don't believe I have yet introduced to the PDML my first grandchild, Hazel. Hazel, this is the PDML. PDML, this is Hazel: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/7297365268/in/photostream/lightbox/

Re: PESO -- Holding Court.

2012-05-30 Thread David J Brooks
Very nice portrait. I like the angle shot here. Dave On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 11:26 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Just an informal portrait. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20holdingcourt.html Equipment: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax FA 43mm f1.9 limited. As

Re: GESO - Spring Odes

2012-05-30 Thread David J Brooks
Its working Dave On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 12:58 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: That's Odes as in Odonates (dragonflies and damselflies) and not some sort of poem: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php or

Re: PESO - Flying squirrel

2012-05-30 Thread David J Brooks
Nice perspective Bullwinkle.:-) Dave On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 3:10 PM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2012/05/flying-squirrel.html The List Archive has currently exceeded its bandwidth limits for the month, so if anyone comments I won't see it just yet... :-)

Re: PESO - Happy Time

2012-05-30 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
LLBO: Liquor Licence Board of Ontario. Means the place is licensed to sell booze. If you brought your own to a place like Happy Time they'd boot you out; I'm sure they make almost all their money on beer. In down and out areas of town there are lots of these greasy spoons (often, for some

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