Re: Question About *ist D

2012-06-18 Thread John Francis
On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 11:27:45AM -0600, Joseph Tainter wrote: I am about to sell my long-unused *ist D to a colleague, for whom it is all the camera she needs. She will probably shoot JPEGs. I always use PEF, and recall that *ist D JPEGs were criticized for being soft and lacking contrast. I

RE: Semi-OT: Strange Dream

2012-06-18 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Steven Desjardins One trip to Africa I took Lariam (anti-malarial). Wild, wild, dreams. Me too. A heavy dose of paranoia to go with it too. The second time in Ethiopia I didn't use it, the side-effects were so

Re: Semi-OT: Strange Dream

2012-06-18 Thread David Mann
On Jun 18, 2012, at 7:29 PM, Bob W wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Steven Desjardins One trip to Africa I took Lariam (anti-malarial). Wild, wild, dreams. Me too. A heavy dose of paranoia to go with it too. The second time in Ethiopia I

RE: OT GESOs - still liking the OM-D

2012-06-18 Thread John Coyle
Great shots in Shanghai - Jan and I walked from the French Quarter to the Bund when we were there, probably saw many similar scenes. Love #10, such a typical pose! John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf

RE: Question About *ist D

2012-06-18 Thread John Coyle
I use the middle settings for saturation, sharpness and contrast, and have never had an issue with the jpeg's. In processing, I find that using Unsharp Mask at 50-70%, radius 1 and threshold 0 works well for prints up to A4 (the biggest I've gone with digital uncropped). I don't know why

Re: OT: Fuji X10 sensor replacement saga

2012-06-18 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 15/6/12, Steven Desjardins, discombobulated, unleashed: Some of you have heard about the infamous orb problem with the Fuji x10 camera. In short, if your scene has a bright light source like a specular reflection or a streetlight at night the sensor will render the bright spot as a sharp

PESO - the main squeeze

2012-06-18 Thread Paul Stenquist
I wanted to communicate the busy environment here, so I squeezed in a lot of background with a long focal length and f9 depth of field. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15936173size=lg Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: PESO Bass Trombone

2012-06-18 Thread Bruce Walker
That's very cool, Larry. That first shot drew me in and I greatly enjoyed the entire gallery. Very well done indeed. Congrats! Faves: LRC51286.jpg is a great band moment. I like LRC51539.jpg as a crowd capture. LRC51635.jpg and LRC51650.jpg really capture the energy and fun. And LRC51668.jpg is

Re: OT: Fuji X10 sensor replacement saga

2012-06-18 Thread Steven Desjardins
We had to pay for shipping to Fuji in the US and fill out a basic form that was mostly address and serial number. Apparently, no one is asking for proof of purchase which means that those who bought it used can also switch. On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 5:16 AM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv

Re: OT GESOs - still liking the OM-D

2012-06-18 Thread Steven Desjardins
Nice work. I also like the street scenes. A small camera is good for that. On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 4:01 AM, John Coyle jco...@iinet.net.au wrote: Great shots in Shanghai - Jan and I walked from the French Quarter to the Bund when we were there, probably saw many similar scenes.  Love #10,

Re: Question About *ist D

2012-06-18 Thread Bruce Walker
Not a given at all, John. From all I've read folks generally expect JPEG shots to be basically cooked and ready to serve. A smaller percentage of JPEG shooters will crop and maybe do some basic exposure tweaks, but the majority of JPEG adherents expect the camera to have done everything, like

Re: PESO - the main squeeze

2012-06-18 Thread Bruce Walker
They do look all squeezed in. Nice! On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 6:56 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I wanted to communicate the busy environment here, so I squeezed in a lot of background with a long focal length and f9 depth of field.

Re: PESO's new

2012-06-18 Thread Bruce Walker
What Frank said. Bike shadow is an outstanding shot. My fave of the daylily series is 15938233. Great framing! On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 12:35 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: All terrific; my have is the  cyclist. It would be a great photo if it were just the

Re: PESO's new

2012-06-18 Thread Jack Davis
Well done, Joe! Auto Service well seen. Tiger Lily enhanced by well chosen background. Like all. Jack Davis http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis http://www.photolightimages.com/ From: jn289 jn...@verizon.net To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, June

PESO - PAD - Transmission Gear - Print-a-Day-17

2012-06-18 Thread George Sinos
This is number 17 in the series Print-a-Day for 30 Days. http://georges.posterous.com/transmission-gear-print-a-day-17 This is not one of my favorite photos. I selected it for the printing project for two reasons. There is a lot of detail in the deeper shadows and there are a couple of

Re: OT Tarrytown

2012-06-18 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 17/6/12, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: If you get in a car, pop through the Chunnel and drive to Moscow, you've driven about 3,000km, not miles, km. You'd still have another 2,000km to go to cover the same ground. There must be some pills that will get me there without a car ;)

Re: OT Tarrytown

2012-06-18 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 18/6/12, John Francis, discombobulated, unleashed: I'm pretty sure Cotty has a good understanding of US geography (and, in particular, just how far other parts are from the SF bay area). Easy Oh Bearded One. The best thing I remember about living in California was that there wasn't a need or

Re: GESO: Front Porch Photography -- 6/16/12 (13 images)

2012-06-18 Thread Bob Sullivan
Walt, Nice work on the morning dove. I'd keep shooting if I ever got that close. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 11:54 PM, Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I finally dusted off the cameras this morning after a long period of dormancy brought on by a creative funk of

Re: OT: Fuji X10 sensor replacement saga

2012-06-18 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 18/6/12, Anthony Farr, discombobulated, unleashed: This video was edited with VideoPad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlVEoHO4x6Q Great choice of music (Moody Blues fan!) Cmon Anthony - get brave - mount it on the front bumper, nice and low down! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O)

Re: GESO: Front Porch Photography -- 6/16/12 (13 images)

2012-06-18 Thread David J Brooks
Well done. Dave On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 12:54 AM, Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I finally dusted off the cameras this morning after a long period of dormancy brought on by a creative funk of sorts. All of the photos were taken when I got home this morning, except for the

Re: Question About *ist D

2012-06-18 Thread David J Brooks
I only had troble with my 16-45 lens for softness, all others did quite well, and i did +1 on the incamera sharpness. Dave On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 1:27 PM, Joseph Tainter jtain...@mindspring.com wrote: I am about to sell my long-unused *ist D to a colleague, for whom it is all the camera she

Re: PESO Bass Trombone

2012-06-18 Thread David J Brooks
Very nice shot Dave On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 1:06 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: A friend and I went to see a couple of bands at a local club last night.  I managed to get a few decent photos. The lighting was a bit challenging.  In this shot, rather than trying to bring it under

Re: OT: Fuji X10 sensor replacement saga

2012-06-18 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 17/6/12, Kenneth Waller, discombobulated, unleashed: The Go Pro is a terrific little P O V camera IMO . Bought one early this year to record my dog sled race. Ran well in 15 degree F weather. Back a few years before things like GoPros, I used waterproof 'bullet cams'

Re: PAW128 - Rain

2012-06-18 Thread David J Brooks
I can just feel and hear the rain. Dave On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 5:49 PM, DagT li...@thrane.name wrote: http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html K-5, DA*16-50mm@45mm, 1/80s, f/4.5, ISO100. DagT http://www.thrane.name/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Semi-OT: Strange Dream

2012-06-18 Thread John Sessoms
From: Steven Desjardins One trip to Africa I took Lariam (anti-malarial). Wild, wild, dreams. I'm not sure what anti-malarial they gave us in Iraq. Fortunately I didn't experience the major side effect (the runs) everyone else reported. I don't remember having exceptionally vivid dreams

of PEF files and viewing them - help

2012-06-18 Thread Ann Sanfedele
sorry not to partake in chat much right now guys - need your expertise now I've been dealing with this for a while but I can't believe there isn't a way to fix it. When I open raw PEF files in Elements the exposures hardly have to be adjusted - if at all. However, I can't preview the

Re: of PEF files and viewing them - help

2012-06-18 Thread Darren Addy
Ann, No direct experience, but my first thought was that somehow the screen gamma is off in ACDSEE. Exercised a bit of google-fu and found this PF thread: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/digital-processing-software-printing/145666-acdsee-pro-4-looking-settings.html Hope that helps, at least

Re: OT Tarrytown

2012-06-18 Thread John Sessoms
From: John Francis On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 03:51:57PM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: On Jun 17, 2012, at 3:23 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 15/6/12, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: I'm pretty much clueless about East Coast geography I love Californians ;-) If I get in my car and

Re: GESO: Front Porch Photography -- 6/16/12 (13 images)

2012-06-18 Thread Walt Gilbert
Thanks, Bob! I wish I could get that close to them all the time. It was really strange because, of all the birds that visit my yard, the mourning doves seem to be the most easily spooked. The slightest movement seems to send them on the wing. -- Walt On 6/18/2012 8:57 AM, Bob Sullivan

Re: GESO: Front Porch Photography -- 6/16/12 (13 images)

2012-06-18 Thread Walt Gilbert
Thank you, David! -- Walt On 6/18/2012 9:05 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Well done. Dave On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 12:54 AM, Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I finally dusted off the cameras this morning after a long period of dormancy brought on by a creative funk of sorts. All

Re: OT Tarrytown

2012-06-18 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 18/6/12, John Sessoms, discombobulated, unleashed: When I talked to Cotty at GFM, he said he lived in the U.S. as a child (not grew up here). South Bay Area 1967 to 1976. Formative years. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche --

Re: of PEF files and viewing them - help

2012-06-18 Thread George Sinos
Ann - I'm curious. Elements works fine for me, but I convert the files to DNG. Have you tried that? gs George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com www.georgesphotos.net plus.georgesinos.com On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 9:18 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: sorry not to partake

Re: of PEF files and viewing them - help

2012-06-18 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Elements is fine -- thats not the problem its the preview in ACDSEE that's the problem On 6/18/2012 11:01, George Sinos wrote: Ann - I'm curious. Elements works fine for me, but I convert the files to DNG. Have you tried that? gs George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com

Re: of PEF files and viewing them - help

2012-06-18 Thread Ann Sanfedele
You're alwasy good for links, Darren :-) I'll check it out tanks, ann On 6/18/2012 10:31, Darren Addy wrote: Ann, No direct experience, but my first thought was that somehow the screen gamma is off in ACDSEE. Exercised a bit of google-fu and found this PF thread:

Re: OT Tarrytown

2012-06-18 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Yes - In fact, on two separate occasions I had jobs where I reversed commuted to Tarrytown or through it, by train. It is also where I broke my shoulder one miserable January night tripping over an unlit low-rising cement step when I was helping a friend pack her bags during a divorce.

Re: OT Tarrytown

2012-06-18 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I'm trying to picture Cotty as a flower child ann On 6/18/2012 10:52, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 18/6/12, John Sessoms, discombobulated, unleashed: When I talked to Cotty at GFM, he said he lived in the U.S. as a child (not grew up here). South Bay Area 1967 to 1976. Formative years. --

Re: OT Tarrytown

2012-06-18 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 18/6/12, Ann Sanfedele, discombobulated, unleashed: I'm trying to picture Cotty as a flower child I have pics up in the loft (attic) somewhere of me from those days. When I find them you will see smock-tops and bell-bottoms!! Oh yeah, and HAIR. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) |

Re: OT Tarrytown

2012-06-18 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 6/18/2012 8:50 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: The best thing I remember about living in California was that there wasn't a need or a desire to go anywhere else - just about every landscape on Earth in a single heavenly state Precisely the impression I carried away from my too-brief visit. --

Re: PESO Bass Trombone

2012-06-18 Thread Larry Colen
On Jun 18, 2012, at 4:33 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: That's very cool, Larry. That first shot drew me in and I greatly enjoyed the entire gallery. Very well done indeed. Congrats! Thank you very much. Faves: LRC51286.jpg is a great band moment. I like LRC51539.jpg as a crowd capture.

Re: OT Tarrytown

2012-06-18 Thread Larry Colen
On Jun 18, 2012, at 7:33 AM, John Sessoms wrote: From: John Francis On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 03:51:57PM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: On Jun 17, 2012, at 3:23 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 15/6/12, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: I'm pretty much clueless about East Coast geography

RE: Question About *ist D

2012-06-18 Thread Kenneth Waller
Probably for the same reason they,d discard a slide that missed the mark exposure wise ! -Original Message- From: John Coyle jco...@iinet.net.au Sent: Jun 18, 2012 4:09 AM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' pdml@pdml.net Subject: RE: Question About *ist D I use the middle settings for

Re: PESO Bass Trombone

2012-06-18 Thread Walt Gilbert
Great set, Larry! Looks like you found a good groove. -- Walt On 6/18/2012 12:06 AM, Larry Colen wrote: A friend and I went to see a couple of bands at a local club last night. I managed to get a few decent photos. The lighting was a bit challenging. In this shot, rather than trying to

Re: of PEF files and viewing them - help

2012-06-18 Thread Igor Roshchin
Ann, I don't have either of the two programs, so I cannot test what I am suggesting below. I suspect that ACDSEE might be 1) looking at JPEG previews as opposed to the raw files or 2) might not be understanding some option from the PEF files. Also, note that if you are changing the files

Re: OT Tarrytown

2012-06-18 Thread Bob Sullivan
Cotty with hair and bell bottom pants??? I couldn't imagine... Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 10:34 AM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 18/6/12, Ann Sanfedele, discombobulated, unleashed: I'm trying to picture Cotty as a flower child I have pics up in the loft (attic)

Re: PESO 2012 - 059 - GDG

2012-06-18 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Thanks Frank! OT: Happy happy - my book project is DONE! It plan to have it go public on blurb.com by July 1! Woo hoo! Godfrey On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 7:15 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Such loyalty. Lovely photo. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without

Re: Geso war of 1812 200th anniversary ceremonies in Stouffville

2012-06-18 Thread John Sessoms
Been giving the who won question a little thought, and I think North America has to be the net winner. Not so much for who won or lost which battles, but for the ultimate outcome; what happened in the 200 years that followed. Canada doesn't really figure into it. There was no Canada, just a

RE: Geso war of 1812 200th anniversary ceremonies in Stouffville

2012-06-18 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Sessoms [...] In terms of combat along the future U.S.-Canadian border, it was essentially a draw. [...] Canada is kind of an early version of North Korea, without the laughs... B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

RE: OT Tarrytown

2012-06-18 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Ann Sanfedele I'm trying to picture Cotty as a flower child he'd look terrific with flowers in his hair. Ah. No, wait, er... B ann On 6/18/2012 10:52, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 18/6/12, John Sessoms,

Re: What does the macro mean?

2012-06-18 Thread Igor Roshchin
Thanks to all who responded. Special thanks to Godfrey for the link to the paper. From that document, I learned an interesting thing related to the exposure at high magnifications (p13 of the PDF, p.12 of the paper). I've known that fact experimentally, but never thought about the exact

Re: OT Tarrytown

2012-06-18 Thread Larry Colen
On Jun 18, 2012, at 11:21 AM, Bob W wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Ann Sanfedele I'm trying to picture Cotty as a flower child he'd look terrific with flowers in his hair. Ah. No, wait, er... Maybe he could make a hat out of flowers.

K-3 @ Sept Photokina?

2012-06-18 Thread Bruce Walker
More from the rumour mill: K-3 FF @ September Photokina: the world’s most compact full frame. http://www.petapixel.com/2012/06/18/pentax-to-announce-the-k3-full-frame-dslr-at-photokina/ -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: What does the macro mean?

2012-06-18 Thread Larry Colen
On Jun 18, 2012, at 12:07 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Thanks to all who responded. Special thanks to Godfrey for the link to the paper. From that document, I learned an interesting thing related to the exposure at high magnifications (p13 of the PDF, p.12 of the paper). I've known that

Re: K-3 @ Sept Photokina?

2012-06-18 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 3:08 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: More from the rumour mill: K-3 FF @ September Photokina: the world’s most compact full frame. http://www.petapixel.com/2012/06/18/pentax-to-announce-the-k3-full-frame-dslr-at-photokina/ I like how the previous rumors

Re: What does the macro mean?

2012-06-18 Thread Igor Roshchin
Larry, sorry... that can be easily looked up in the PDML archives, (that's how I am reading the list anyway), - as Godfrey posted only one response. Here it is: http://www.a-p-s.org.au/pdfs/articles/macro.pdf As I wrote, - the interesting thing is the formalism for exposure at high

Re: Front Porch Photography -- 6/16/12 (13 images)

2012-06-18 Thread kwaller
Apologies again for the repetitiveness, but I just didn't want to stop shooting once I was able to get as close to the dove as I did. Editing usually works for me ;+} Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Walt Gilbert

Re: K-3 @ Sept Photokina?

2012-06-18 Thread Postmaster
Matthew Hunt wrote: On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 3:08 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: More from the rumour mill: K-3 FF @ September Photokina: the world’s most compact full frame. http://www.petapixel.com/2012/06/18/pentax-to-announce-the-k3-full-frame-dslr-at-photokina/ I like

Re: K-3 @ Sept Photokina?

2012-06-18 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 3:36 PM, Postmaster postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: A few sites are apparently using the old April Fool's photo with the latest rumor information. More details on the supposed camera here:

Slides from GFM just arrived

2012-06-18 Thread Mark Roberts
I sent two rolls of slide film to Dwayne's for processing after GFM and just got them back in the mail today. I paid the extra three dollars to have them scanned and it's well worth the money even though they're low-res scans (approx. 5 megapixels from a 6x7 slide = approx 1100 dpi). If any of

Re: What does the macro mean?

2012-06-18 Thread Larry Colen
On Jun 18, 2012, at 12:22 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Larry, sorry... that can be easily looked up in the PDML archives, (that's how I am reading the list anyway), - as Godfrey posted only one response. Here it is: http://www.a-p-s.org.au/pdfs/articles/macro.pdf As I wrote, - the

Re: OT: Fuji X10 sensor replacement saga

2012-06-18 Thread kwaller
Thanks for the info Anthony - I'll give them a try. I'm on a PC BTW. I did watch you video @ 360p and it was acceptable IMO. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Anthony Farr farranth...@gmail.com Subject: Re: OT: Fuji X10 sensor

Re: What does the macro mean?

2012-06-18 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 3:57 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: This makes me wonder if there were some way to design an aperture so that there was no knife edge.  Perhaps a curved coating of sapphire on the edge of the blade so that it became progressively more opaque over the distance

Re: K-3 @ Sept Photokina?

2012-06-18 Thread Larry Colen
Interesting note in one of the links: The new Pentax K-01 mirrorless camera is supposed to be build like a brick, literally - you should be able to place on a table in landscape or portrait position without a tripod. Has anyone tried this? Will the K-01 sit on a table in portrait position

Re: Slides from GFM just arrived

2012-06-18 Thread Larry Colen
On Jun 18, 2012, at 12:46 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: I'll have a few on line before long. I'm sure that I'll hate you just a little bit more before long. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - the main squeeze

2012-06-18 Thread Larry Colen
On Jun 18, 2012, at 3:56 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I wanted to communicate the busy environment here, so I squeezed in a lot of background with a long focal length and f9 depth of field. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15936173size=lg Great job, but wouldn't getting closer and

Re: of PEF files and viewing them - help

2012-06-18 Thread Brian Walters
Ann Quoting Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com: sorry not to partake in chat much right now guys - need your expertise now I've been dealing with this for a while but I can't believe there isn't a way to fix it. When I open raw PEF files in Elements the exposures hardly have to be

Re: K-3 @ Sept Photokina?

2012-06-18 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com: On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 3:08 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: More from the rumour mill: K-3 FF @ September Photokina: the world?s most compact full frame.

Re: K-3 @ Sept Photokina?

2012-06-18 Thread John Sessoms
From: Postmaster Matthew Hunt wrote: On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 3:08 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: More from the rumour mill: K-3 FF @ September Photokina: the world?s most compact full frame.

Re: of PEF files and viewing them - help

2012-06-18 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 6/18/2012 12:13, Igor Roshchin wrote: Ann, I don't have either of the two programs, so I cannot test what I am suggesting below. I suspect that ACDSEE might be 1) looking at JPEG previews as opposed to the raw files Yes I think so... or 2) might not be understanding some option from

Re: PESO - Nikonia

2012-06-18 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Thanks! The streetcar with the Nikon ad paintjob grabbed my eye and I put camera to face just to see how things looked. When I she the young lady looking at me, I snapped! Thanks to all who commented. Glad you all liked it. Thanks as well to all who looked. Cheers, frank What can be

Re: PESO - the main squeeze

2012-06-18 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Jun 18, 2012, at 4:41 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Jun 18, 2012, at 3:56 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I wanted to communicate the busy environment here, so I squeezed in a lot of background with a long focal length and f9 depth of field.

Re: Geso war of 1812 200th anniversary ceremonies in Stouffville

2012-06-18 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Actually there was a Canada back then. In fact there were two Canadas, Upper Canada (what became Ontario) and Lower Canada (Quebec). Britain won British North America in the aftermath of the Seven Years War. It was comprised of the colonies of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and the two Canadas.

Re: K-3 @ Sept Photokina?

2012-06-18 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 18/6/12, Postmaster, discombobulated, unleashed: Where's Tan? Does this confirm what your Aussie sources say? She's a bit predisposed at the moment - but sure she will get back to us in due course -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche --

Re: Front Porch Photography -- 6/16/12 (13 images)

2012-06-18 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 6/18/2012 2:34 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Apologies again for the repetitiveness, but I just didn't want to stop shooting once I was able to get as close to the dove as I did. Editing usually works for me ;+} Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller My eyes were

Re: OT Tarrytown

2012-06-18 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 18/6/12, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: he'd look terrific with flowers in his hair. Ah. No, wait, er... Bob - you can be shocked you know ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: PESO - the main squeeze

2012-06-18 Thread Larry Colen
On Jun 18, 2012, at 2:29 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: On Jun 18, 2012, at 4:41 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Jun 18, 2012, at 3:56 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I wanted to communicate the busy environment here, so I squeezed in a lot of background with a long focal length and f9 depth of

Re: OT Tarrytown

2012-06-18 Thread Larry Colen
On Jun 18, 2012, at 2:56 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 18/6/12, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: he'd look terrific with flowers in his hair. Ah. No, wait, er... Bob - you can be shocked you know ;-) The thought of flowers in what hair Cotty still has leaves me in dire need of about a

Re: K-3 @ Sept Photokina?

2012-06-18 Thread Jeffery Smith
As Sarah Palin would say, I wish that Pentax would refudiate that rumor. Their new compact line with toy lenses doesn't seem to be gaining much interest. Both Fuji and Sigma generated a great deal of interest in their APS sensor compact cameras, even though everyone had to wait for many months

Re: Geso war of 1812 200th anniversary ceremonies in Stouffville

2012-06-18 Thread David J Brooks
On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 2:18 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Sessoms [...] In terms of combat along the future U.S.-Canadian border, it was essentially a draw. [...] Canada is kind of an early version of

Re: PESO - cloudburst

2012-06-18 Thread David J Brooks
Nicely done Dave On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 4:47 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Earlier today at the farmers market: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15936200 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: OT Tarrytown

2012-06-18 Thread John Sessoms
From: Steve Cottrell On 18/6/12, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: he'd look terrific with flowers in his hair. Ah. No, wait, er... Bob - you can be shocked you know ;-) If the photos don't do it, I think I have a cattle prod around here somewhere that I'm no longer using. -- PDML

RE: Geso war of 1812 200th anniversary ceremonies in Stouffville

2012-06-18 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of David J Brooks [...] In terms of combat along the future U.S.-Canadian border, it was essentially a draw. [...] Canada is kind of an early version of North Korea, without the laughs... AND, we don't like to

RE: Geso war of 1812 200th anniversary ceremonies in Stouffville

2012-06-18 Thread Bob W
Having said all that, them Yankee-lovin' fascist pinkoes at the BBC haved gone and proved me wrong: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18481542 B From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bob W Few people over here in the old imperial power have ever heard of

BTW: PDML Photo Annual 2012 is in the pipeline

2012-06-18 Thread Mark Roberts
The final piece of the puzzle arrived in my inbox last Monday, but by that time I was deep in the mountains of New Hampshire. Immediately upon my return this past Sunday I added the requisite portion of the book and uploaded to Blurb. The proof copy should be here by July 2nd at the latest (though

k-5 to C.R.I.S.

2012-06-18 Thread Paul Stenquist
The shutter/mirror problem described here recently by Christine occurred one time too many, so I shipped the k-5 off to C.R.I.S. for repair. In addition to the occasional clicking/non-fire condition on the K-5, the shutter would occasionally get just a bit loud. All related I assume. Both

Re: of PEF files and viewing them - help

2012-06-18 Thread P. J. Alling
If you can't find anything elsse use infanview, it has a built in thumbnail viewer. It's a free download, works fine. Previews are from the imbedded jpeg in the PEF file as far as I can tell. You can set up to three external editors to open a file with. The interface can be a little clunky

Re: OT Tarrytown

2012-06-18 Thread P. J. Alling
On 6/18/2012 10:33 AM, John Sessoms wrote: From: John Francis On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 03:51:57PM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: On Jun 17, 2012, at 3:23 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 15/6/12, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: I'm pretty much clueless about East Coast geography I love

O. T. -- Apologies to All! (if needed.)

2012-06-18 Thread Morris Galloway
The recent receipt (by me) of a strange message sent from an old friend on the other side of our town was the spawn of a nasty little virus that might have attached itself to my Address Book. If any of the dear Pentaxians on this list received that virus-laden document (which began, probably

PESO - Father's Day Surprise

2012-06-18 Thread frank theriault
Not what I expected to see yesterday afternoon at about 5pm, about 4 blocks from my place: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/06/fathers-day-surprise.html I mean we see this stuff at night, but on a Sunday afternoon? The poor quality stems from the fact this was a one-shot deal. Shot from

Re: PESO - Father's Day Surprise

2012-06-18 Thread Kenneth Waller
L O L ! -Original Message- From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Sent: Jun 18, 2012 10:16 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Father's Day Surprise Not what I expected to see yesterday afternoon at about 5pm, about 4 blocks from my place:

Re: FW: Pentax lens price Drop

2012-06-18 Thread Morris Galloway
Some LBA's (Lens-Buying-Addicts) pulled the lever on the High-Priced 60-250 Just After the Increase, and now find they just threw away $900 U.S. for the privilege of participating in a doomed marketing experiment. They Now Wonder what else they could have done with that 'Nine Large'.

Re: O. T. -- Apologies to All! (if needed.)

2012-06-18 Thread Paul Stenquist
No problem, Morris. Spamming your address book list is usually the result of someone (or some computer) figuring out your e-mail password. Changing the password fixes it in short order. Paul On Jun 18, 2012, at 10:01 PM, Morris Galloway wrote: The recent receipt (by me) of a strange message

Re: BTW: PDML Photo Annual 2012 is in the pipeline

2012-06-18 Thread David Parsons
Woo Hoo! On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 7:17 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: The final piece of the puzzle arrived in my inbox last Monday, but by that time I was deep in the mountains of New Hampshire. Immediately upon my return this past Sunday I added the requisite portion of

Re: PESO - Father's Day Surprise

2012-06-18 Thread Jack Davis
Father's Day gift? Jack Davis http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis http://www.photolightimages.com - Original Message - From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, June 18,

Re: OT Tarrytown

2012-06-18 Thread John Francis
On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 04:34:03PM +0100, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 18/6/12, Ann Sanfedele, discombobulated, unleashed: I'm trying to picture Cotty as a flower child I have pics up in the loft (attic) somewhere of me from those days. When I find them you will see smock-tops and

Re: GESO: Front Porch Photography -- 6/16/12 (13 images)

2012-06-18 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Very nice, Walt! cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com Sent: June 18, 2012 6/18/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: GESO: Front Porch

Re: OT Tarrytown

2012-06-18 Thread Larry Colen
On Jun 18, 2012, at 8:43 PM, John Francis wrote: On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 04:34:03PM +0100, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 18/6/12, Ann Sanfedele, discombobulated, unleashed: I'm trying to picture Cotty as a flower child I have pics up in the loft (attic) somewhere of me from those days. When

RE: PESO Bass Trombone

2012-06-18 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
That's a very cool shot! Took a brief look at the rest of the set and I liked it a lot. The bw shots work especially well imho. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Larry Colen

low light dance photography class 28 June

2012-06-18 Thread Larry Colen
I'm waiting for final confirmation, but it looks like I'll be teaching a class in Redwood City on Thursday 28 June. On the off chance that any of you are interested in either the class, or heckling me South Bay Fusion usually has two dance classes, an introductory one from 7-8 and a more

Re: PESO - Father's Day Surprise

2012-06-18 Thread P. J. Alling
I can't figure out, ahh, well. Let me tell a small story. Long ago a friend decided he wanted to raise gerbils. He had been given a male gerbil as a gift. So all he needed was a female or two to get started. To make a long story short after purchasing the third male gerbil in a row, I

Re: OT Tarrytown

2012-06-18 Thread P. J. Alling
Ah, that brings back memories, and fashion nightmares... On 6/18/2012 11:43 PM, John Francis wrote: On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 04:34:03PM +0100, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 18/6/12, Ann Sanfedele, discombobulated, unleashed: I'm trying to picture Cotty as a flower child I have pics up in the loft

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