RE: the end of email as we know it

2013-09-07 Thread John Coyle
I see where the idea is coming from, and it might well be useful in some circumstances: however, relating only to my own case, my ISP must use a pretty good anti-virus and anti-malware filter, as I almost never see obvious spam or attempted fraud emails. The most common is the email composed

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-07 Thread Eactivist
I am pretty sure I want interchangeable lenses, because I am now used to that. I only threw in the low light thing as a nod to Pentax. Not THAT important to me, but most newer cameras do light pretty well. Older ones less so. So I guess I am saying newer. Viewfinder or optical viewfinder.

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-07 Thread Eactivist
Some of the reviews I read, I admit back when, implied people didn't like the G2 or G3 as well as they had liked the G1. On a photo trip I went on over a year ago, maybe two years, two women had the G1 (or something, maybe G2). I held it and fell in love with the light weight.And the

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-07 Thread Eactivist
Thanks, Doug. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 9/6/2013 12:05:49 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, d...@alphoto.com writes: I'd take a look at the offerings from Fujifilm. They're putting out some interesting things the last couple of years. I bought the X100 and would love the X100s, even

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-07 Thread Eactivist
Good to know, Larry. I was wondering which of the smaller Pentax bodies might be good. I will research it. Thanks. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 9/6/2013 1:33:21 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, l...@red4est.com writes: On Fri, Sep 06, 2013 at 02:28:56PM -0400, Ann Sanfedele wrote:

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-07 Thread Eactivist
Quite a change for you, Cotty. Surprised. Got me thinking. Especially since Doug mentioned Fujifilm too. Thanks, Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 9/6/2013 2:18:41 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, co...@seeingeye.tv writes: My only camera is, and has been for about 18 months now, a

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-07 Thread Eactivist
Ooops, last was sent too soon. Well, not everyone can be Pentax, can they? Heh. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 9/6/2013 4:02:35 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, godd...@me.com writes: It doesn't do well in virtual no light situations, like shooting moving people in dark dance halls

Re: Peso: Snow Geese

2013-09-07 Thread Eactivist
Oh, that's lovely. What a great flock. You lucky guy. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 9/6/2013 4:38:43 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, johnsess...@yahoo.com writes: Panorama cropped from a single frame. K10D, Tokina AT-X Pro 287 @ 70mm, f/8, 1/800sec, ISO 800

Re: Peso - the rainy day in Union square in BW

2013-09-07 Thread Eactivist
Definitely looks like a rainy day. Nice shot. Marnie In a message dated 9/6/2013 6:10:18 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, ann...@nyc.rr.com writes: http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/2012-and-all-that/21847075_ D88Ngw/1/2748720728_sRLb49X/Medium BW suggested BW I think he was

Re: PESO - Waiting for Challengers

2013-09-07 Thread Eactivist
Hehehehehe. He may have to wait for some time, he looks rather threatening (as in too good a player to take on). OTOH, maybe he is just learning. Open to interpretation. Nice one. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 9/5/2013 7:31:01 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, knarftheria...@gmail.com

Re: PESO: Burning Off the Morning Fog

2013-09-07 Thread Eactivist
I'd like it better if it wasn't centered quite so much. HTH, Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 9/6/2013 9:10:20 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, ldott...@gmail.com writes: This was the sight I woke up to this morning while house-sitting for a friend who's out on a trip to Jackson Hole,

Re: The fun it keeps on happening

2013-09-07 Thread Eactivist
Wow. I knew it was better and better all the time (and cheaper too, I can get a really computer for well below $2,000), but didn't know that about the Cray-1. Fascinating. Thanks, Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 9/5/2013 9:25:13 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, jo...@panix.com writes:

Re: PESO 2013 - 088 - GDG

2013-09-07 Thread Eactivist
Love it. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 9/6/2013 8:01:46 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, godfreydigio...@me.com writes: Realized I hadn't posted much lately, and was wandering through my photos taken in Tokyo around March 2002. This one popped out at me.

Re: PESO - and another PESO

2013-09-07 Thread Eactivist
Love the tour bus one, something about it is sort of surreal. Like other better as the later BW one. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 9/6/2013 7:05:46 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, ann...@nyc.rr.com writes: http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/2012-and-all-that/21847075_

Re: PESO - Crater Lake Pano

2013-09-07 Thread Eactivist
Ohhh. Like like. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 9/6/2013 6:09:33 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, apathy...@lyons-ryan.org writes: G'day all Back in May we stayed overnight at Crater Lake Lodge. Fortunately the weather was kind (often the lake is apparently hidden by fog) and I

Re: PESO: Vanes

2013-09-07 Thread Eactivist
To me, personally, not interesting enough without context (i.e. I'd like to know by looking it's a mushroom or a mushroom abstracted). HTH, Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 9/5/2013 8:12:33 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, danmaty...@gmail.com writes:

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-07 Thread Dario Bonazza
Some years ago, I was looking (with no hurry) for a lighter system to complement my Pentax DSLR gear, hoping that Pentax would do something interesting in the mirrorless field. Then, when I saw their first attempt (the Q), I was so disappointed by the tiny sensor choice that I bought a cheap

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-07 Thread Eactivist
Thanks, Dario. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 9/7/2013 3:17:20 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, dario.bona...@virgilio.it writes: My advice? 1) Go for the Pentax K500, or an end-of-life sale of the K-30. 2) Go for a m4/3 camera you can afford (including a viewfinder, either built-in or

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-07 Thread Larry Colen
On Sat, Sep 07, 2013 at 05:03:56AM -0400, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Ooops, last was sent too soon. Well, not everyone can be Pentax, can they? Heh. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 9/6/2013 4:02:35 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, godd...@me.com writes: It doesn't do well in

GESO - Diamond Beast

2013-09-07 Thread Dario Bonazza
Hi all, Here you'll find a gallery of pics shot by me at a beer festival. It's a concert of an Iron Maiden all-female cover band: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dariobon/sets/72157634971184073/with/9459198007/ I like those pics, and so the band (as they made wide and smart use of them in their

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-07 Thread Dario Bonazza
Oh, lenses. I don't think there are truly bad lenses in the m4/3 system, provided you don't step into a lemon. Dario -Messaggio originale- From: eactiv...@aol.com Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2013 12:20 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Which second party camera system do you like?

Re: Peso: Snow Geese

2013-09-07 Thread Jack Davis
Very well done shot that works great as a pano. Jack - Original Message - From: knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Friday, September 6, 2013 8:42 PM Subject: Re: Peso: Snow Geese Impressive photograph! Cheers, frank John

Re: PESO 2013 - 088 - GDG

2013-09-07 Thread Paul Stenquist
The pic wouldn't load Saturday morning. Paul On Sep 7, 2013, at 5:28 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Love it. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 9/6/2013 8:01:46 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, godfreydigio...@me.com writes: Realized I hadn't posted much lately, and was wandering

Re: PESO 2013 - 088 - GDG

2013-09-07 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Hmm. Seems to be loading now. Godfrey On Sep 7, 2013, at 4:35 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: The pic wouldn't load Saturday morning. Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: PESO 2013 - 088 - GDG

2013-09-07 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Thanks to everyone for the comments! Good call, Cotty! I tried it and it proved stronger with that crop. I also corrected the name of the railway. The photo has been reposted ... same link. G On Sep 6, 2013, at 2:08 PM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 6/9/13, Godfrey DiGiorgi,

Re: PESO 2013 - 088 - GDG

2013-09-07 Thread Paul Stenquist
Fun shot. Studiously minding their own business:-). Paul On Sep 7, 2013, at 9:35 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: Thanks to everyone for the comments! Good call, Cotty! I tried it and it proved stronger with that crop. I also corrected the name of the railway. The photo

Re: PESO - and another PESO

2013-09-07 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 9/7/2013 05:30, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Love the tour bus one, something about it is sort of surreal. Well, it is New York :-) Thanks for the like Like other better as the later BW one. Yeah - I think so, Thanks to all the rest of you who commented on either or both - which so

Re: PESO 2013 - 088 - GDG

2013-09-07 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I saw it this morning as well as before - trying to figure out what Cotty meant about surgical removal of an ear ann On 9/7/2013 07:55, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Hmm. Seems to be loading now. Godfrey On Sep 7, 2013, at 4:35 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: The pic wouldn't

Re: PESO 2013 - 088 - GDG

2013-09-07 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Well no wonder I didn't know what Cotty was talking about ... You already removed the offense when I went to see what he was talking about :-) ann On 9/7/2013 09:35, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Thanks to everyone for the comments! Good call, Cotty! I tried it and it proved stronger with that

PESO - Flying Rat

2013-09-07 Thread Bruce Dayton
Thought I would take a stab at posting a PESO. Haven't been doing this for quite a while and decided to try Flickr as Aperture can post directly to it. Much quicker and easier than dealing with the HTML on my own site. I'm open to suggestions from the group if this doesn't work too well.

Re: PESO - and another PESO

2013-09-07 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Like them both, particularly the rain scene in BW. I'd like to see a little more contrast/sparkle in it, tho. :-) G On Sep 7, 2013, at 6:55 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: On 9/7/2013 05:30, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Love the tour bus one, something about it is sort of

Re: PESO 2013 - 088 - GDG

2013-09-07 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
:-) It was a thin strip about a half inch wide on the right. Just a little too much left out of the person sitting there. G On Sep 7, 2013, at 7:21 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Well no wonder I didn't know what Cotty was talking about ... You already removed the offense when

Re: PESO - Flying Rat

2013-09-07 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Nice shot! To my eye, it could stand to be just a hair brighter. The framing is a bit tight up top, but I suspect you don't have any more image area to work with. :-) G On Sep 7, 2013, at 7:34 AM, Bruce Dayton bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: Thought I would take a stab at posting a PESO.

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-07 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Sat, Sep 07, 2013, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: On a photo trip I went on over a year ago, maybe two years, two women had the G1 (or something, maybe G2). I held it and fell in love with the light weight.And the pictures they showed in class were fine, I couldn't tell they weren't 35mm (well,

Re: OT - Skunk!!!

2013-09-07 Thread Darren Addy
A tomato juice bath is the old school remedy. (For the skunk, not the overcooked film). On Sat, Sep 7, 2013 at 12:19 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: YIKES! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Sep 7, 2013 at 12:45 AM, Mark C

Re: PESO - Flying Rat

2013-09-07 Thread Jack Davis
Like it, Bruce. I'd have to try lightening the black on the upper neck and head, especially the eye area. Defining the eye would bring it more alive. The upper frame background is not what I'd chose, but like you, I'd settle for it in this case. Jack - Original Message - From: Bruce

Re: FS Friday: P/KA Adaptall mount Super Tak 35mm f2.0

2013-09-07 Thread P.J. Alling
It was probably a gray market import. It was technically illegal for anyone except Honeywell to sell new Asahi Takumar lenses in the United States but you could get around that by defacing the name. On 9/6/2013 5:18 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: Ugh! Why would anyone do that?! :( On Fri, Sep 6, 2013

Re: PESO - Flying Rat

2013-09-07 Thread Bruce
I have posted your suggestions to the same link. Thanks for looking and offering your ideas. -- Bruce Sent from my iPad On Sep 7, 2013, at 7:43 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com wrote: Nice shot! To my eye, it could stand to be just a hair brighter. The framing is a bit tight up

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-07 Thread Eactivist
Oh. Oh. Oh. I hadn't looked that deeply yet into what the difference was between m4/3 and a DSLR, so I didn't know that. That is a game changer. Thanks! Marnie In a message dated 9/7/2013 7:55:20 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, a...@pobox.com writes: Don't forget the m4/3 multiplier is 2x

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-07 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sep 7, 2013, at 7:54 AM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: Don't forget the m4/3 multiplier is 2x instead of 1.5x, so the 100-300 equals 200-600mm/e. You actually have more problems getting truly wide-angle lenses with m4/3. No problems with wide angle at all. Plenty of lenses to choose

Re: Kodak film?

2013-09-07 Thread P.J. Alling
The problem with distributive innovations is they're unpredictable. The Segway was touted as a disruptive innovation, but once it was released, turned out to be a huge yawn. You just can't predict what will be a truly disruptive innovation. Film has many advantages over digital image

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-07 Thread Walter Hamler
Marnie, I switched to the Olympus OMD and EPL-2 several years ago. I have been extremely happy with the quality and size advantage vs standard DSLR's. Now I have the hots for the new Panasonic GX-7 that is coming out the end of this month. I more than likely will get just a body as it also is M4/3

Re: Just joined the list

2013-09-07 Thread P.J. Alling
You were gone? On 9/5/2013 5:28 PM, Bruce wrote: Hello, I thought I would introduce myself. Several years ago I was an active member of this list. I have stayed active shooting Pentax while I have been gone. A little nudge from Rick Womer got me thinking about the list again so I decided

Re: Just joined the list

2013-09-07 Thread P.J. Alling
Lots... On 9/6/2013 6:58 PM, John Coyle wrote: Nearly happened to me when I lived on St. Helena. A guy I had done a favour for once used to leave a couple of fish from his catch in my car, and usually told me: once though he forgot to do so, and this being Saturday morning, by Sunday night

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-07 Thread Eactivist
Thanks, Walt. If I consider a specific system, then I really like hearing about specific lenses for that system. Well, maybe I am dumping my Canon at just the right time, and will watch for reviews of the GX-7. New toys, new toys, new toys!!! Heh. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated

Re: Just joined the list

2013-09-07 Thread Bruce
There is a list -- Bruce Sent from my iPad On Sep 7, 2013, at 8:28 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: You were gone? On 9/5/2013 5:28 PM, Bruce wrote: Hello, I thought I would introduce myself. Several years ago I was an active member of this list. I have stayed

Re: OT: Flying Flamingos

2013-09-07 Thread Eactivist
Heheheheheheheheh. The funniest part is they scanned them for weapons. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 8/15/2013 11:05:42 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, jsessoms...@nc.rr.com writes: http://www.wtfp.org/just-a-couple-of-flamingos-going-through-security-at-lag uardia-airport/ On

Re: OT - Skunk!!!

2013-09-07 Thread Bob Sullivan
They're gentile creatures, but you don't really want to threaten them. Hope the poor cat learned not to mess with them. On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 11:45 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: A few hours ago I suddenly smelled... skunk. For a second I thought it was just odd but then ... oh crap!

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-07 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
There are about 30 lenses mFT available with effective 35mm field of view from 14mm to 600mm, never mind the entire FT SLR lens line. And if that's not enough, you can adapt tons of other lenses to these bodies. I don't think you'll find any lens choice issues. Reviews of the GX7 are

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-07 Thread Eactivist
Thanks, Godfrey. M aka D In a message dated 9/7/2013 8:41:30 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, godd...@me.com writes: http://www.dpreview.com/news/2013/08/14/panasonic-lumix-dmc-gx7-real-world-s amples -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT - Skunk!!!

2013-09-07 Thread Bruce Walker
Ever tried it Darren? It's also an old wive's tale. Didn't work for us, or rather our dog. Multiple shampooings and using the hair drier on low on him *eventually* did the trick. Our vet pointed out that heat is needed to evaporate the volatile oils in the skunk scent. But this seems to be the

Re: The fun it keeps on happening (memory question?)

2013-09-07 Thread John
They say memory is the second thing to go. -- 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: OT: the end of email as we know it

2013-09-07 Thread John
If I understand this I must have Gmail a smart phone to use this? Since I have neither, it shouldn't bother me. On 9/6/2013 9:54 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Apropos of all the email meta threads around here lately, and because it's Friday. This article certainly describes my own experience.

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-07 Thread John
For Pentax, I think KEH has the K7 within your specified price range. On 9/7/2013 4:54 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: I am pretty sure I want interchangeable lenses, because I am now used to that. I only threw in the low light thing as a nod to Pentax. Not THAT important to me, but most newer

Re: GESO - Diamond Beast

2013-09-07 Thread John
The mind boggles. On 9/7/2013 6:28 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote: Hi all, Here you'll find a gallery of pics shot by me at a beer festival. It's a concert of an Iron Maiden all-female cover band: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dariobon/sets/72157634971184073/with/9459198007/ I like those pics, and so

Re: GESO - Diamond Beast

2013-09-07 Thread Bob W
I'd have called them Ironing Maiden... B On 7 Sep 2013, at 18:01, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: The mind boggles. On 9/7/2013 6:28 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote: Hi all, Here you'll find a gallery of pics shot by me at a beer festival. It's a concert of an Iron Maiden all-female cover

Re: PESO 2013 - 088 - GDG

2013-09-07 Thread John
I wouldn't worry about it. Cotty probably didn't know either. On 9/7/2013 10:21 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Well no wonder I didn't know what Cotty was talking about ... You already removed the offense when I went to see what he was talking about :-) ann On 9/7/2013 09:35, Godfrey DiGiorgi

Re: Peso: Snow Geese

2013-09-07 Thread David J Brooks
great shot Dave On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 7:38 PM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: Panorama cropped from a single frame. K10D, Tokina AT-X Pro 287 @ 70mm, f/8, 1/800sec, ISO 800 http://www.flickr.com/photos/jb_sessoms/9690539472/lightbox/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Flying Rat

2013-09-07 Thread John
Looks good to me. On 9/7/2013 10:34 AM, Bruce Dayton wrote: Thought I would take a stab at posting a PESO. Haven't been doing this for quite a while and decided to try Flickr as Aperture can post directly to it. Much quicker and easier than dealing with the HTML on my own site. I'm open to

Re: PESO - Flying Rat

2013-09-07 Thread Bruce Walker
I like it. You've got him at a pretty nice angle and pose. I'm not very fond of Canada Geese as our shores and parks are often overrun with them. Very messy things. Regarding Flickr: there's been a bit of a backlash against Flickr-hosted PESOs of late. The user interface drives a few vocal PDML

Re: PESO - Flying Rat

2013-09-07 Thread John
The top is one of those places content aware fill might work. On 9/7/2013 10:43 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Nice shot! To my eye, it could stand to be just a hair brighter. The framing is a bit tight up top, but I suspect you don't have any more image area to work with. :-) G On Sep 7, 2013,

Re: OT: the end of email as we know it

2013-09-07 Thread Bruce Walker
You can use the Gmail web interface _or_ a smartphone app to take advantage of it. I don't own a smartphone (ludicrously expensive to operate one in Canada). I use the Gmail web interface at home and I'm able to access my mail in many places I travel using my iPod and WiFi. Very handy. On Sat,

Re: OT - Skunk!!!

2013-09-07 Thread John
Tomato juice is supposed to be good for neutralizing the smell. On 9/7/2013 12:45 AM, Mark C wrote: A few hours ago I suddenly smelled... skunk. For a second I thought it was just odd but then ... oh crap! Ran outside and as soon as I opened the door a very stinky cat charged in. I feel bad for

Re: PESO - Flying Rat

2013-09-07 Thread Bruce Walker
Might not be enough copyable content to do a decent job with CAF. You need to mask out stuff you don't want cloned, like the goose and the beach area, and there's not a lot of blue. I'd try simply stretching the blue area upward a little. 5% likely won't be noticeable -- except to us now that

Re: Peso: Snow Geese

2013-09-07 Thread Bruce Walker
Wow! That's a great shot, John. Did someone pop a paper bag to startle them? :-) On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 7:38 PM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: Panorama cropped from a single frame. K10D, Tokina AT-X Pro 287 @ 70mm, f/8, 1/800sec, ISO 800

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-07 Thread Boris Liberman
Marnie, That's a very tricky question to ask. Consider these points (in rather random order as they pop in my head) 1. There're three major directions if you will that you might want to consider: a. Image quality. Here the bigger sensor generally means more room for getting more

Re: Just joined the list

2013-09-07 Thread Boris Liberman
Welcome back, Bruce. I haven't seen you for quite a while indeed... Looking forward to your photographs and insightful comments :-). On 9/6/2013 12:28 AM, Bruce wrote: Hello, I thought I would introduce myself. Several years ago I was an active member of this list. I have stayed active

Re: GESO - Diamond Beast

2013-09-07 Thread Bruce Walker
A great set, Dario. They're a very photogenic band. The drummer seems pretty laid-back though; should get more animated back there. On Sat, Sep 7, 2013 at 6:28 AM, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: Hi all, Here you'll find a gallery of pics shot by me at a beer festival. It's a

Re: GESO - Diamond Beast

2013-09-07 Thread Walt Gilbert
Cool! The first concert I ever went to was Iron Maiden with Saxon and Fastway -- August 1, 1983. The ticket price was a whopping $9.50. There were probably fewer females in the crowd than there are in that band. They need a mascot named Edie. -- Walt On 9/7/2013 5:28 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote:

Re: PESO - Flying Rat

2013-09-07 Thread Eactivist
Very nice light, but not that intriquing subject-wise or composition-wise. You can do tons better. HTH, Marnie aka Doe ;-) In a message dated 9/7/2013 10:32:48 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, bruce.wal...@gmail.com writes: Thought I would take a stab at posting a PESO. Haven't been doing

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-07 Thread Eactivist
Thanks for all the info., Boris. Well, actually there aren't that many anymore. For instance, I was trying to think of where I could find Pentax bodies to hold. One can still find Canon and Nikon, and probably, Sony NEX and a few others now. But there are very few places and one has to

Re: PESO: Vanes

2013-09-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks for looking and commenting, Marnie. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Sep 7, 2013 at 5:35 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: To me, personally, not interesting enough without context (i.e. I'd like to know by looking it's a mushroom or a mushroom

Re: PESO - Waiting for Challengers

2013-09-07 Thread David J Brooks
super shot Dave On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 10:30 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Even the best can't afford complacency: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2013/09/waiting-for-challengers.html?m=1 :-) Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.”

Re: PESO: Hideout

2013-09-07 Thread David J Brooks
Thats really a neat shot Dave On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 1:09 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Spotted this little guy hanging out in the crook of one of the hummingbird feeder stands a little while ago. At first, I thought it was just a piece of gum someone had stuffed in there, but decided to

Peso red dragonfly

2013-09-07 Thread David J Brooks
About 2 weeks ago my yard has seen 100's of these guys flying around. http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/9695875632/ Not sure what kind it is. Mark C. Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-07 Thread Bob Sullivan
Marnie, If you get a chance, you should see what Doug Brewer is posting with a Fujifilm X100 over on Google+. I know it's a bit like saying it's the pots and not the chef after a fine meal, but his photos are really great with the little rangefinder. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Sep 7, 2013 at 12:48

Re: PESO 2013 - 088 - GDG

2013-09-07 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 7/9/13, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: Thanks to everyone for the comments! Good call, Cotty! I tried it and it proved stronger with that crop. I also corrected the name of the railway. The photo has been reposted ... same link. That works a whole lot better for me ;-) What

Re: PESO: Hideout

2013-09-07 Thread Walt Gilbert
Thank you, Dave! -- Walt On 9/7/2013 1:30 PM, David J Brooks wrote: Thats really a neat shot Dave On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 1:09 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Spotted this little guy hanging out in the crook of one of the hummingbird feeder stands a little while ago. At first, I thought

Dog shot

2013-09-07 Thread Bob W
I met up with Chris M and Lurker Ben his lovely wife today. After Chris and Ben had completed their murky dealings Chris and I pottered about for a couple of hours in the Regent's Park / Primrose Hill area, which is where pop-stars like to hang out so we felt right at home. We took some snaps at

Re: PESO: Burning Off the Morning Fog

2013-09-07 Thread Walt Gilbert
Thanks, Marnie. I had the same reservations when I was setting up the shot. It was kind of a choice between centering the shot, or losing the effect of the fog because of the angle of the light. I made a bit of a compromise with this shot, though I'm still not sure whether I like it better or

Re: OT: The astounding hummingbird.

2013-09-07 Thread Bruce Walker
Very cool! Thanks, Dan. On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 9:10 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://player.vimeo.com/video/68897592 Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-07 Thread Bob W
In a message dated 9/7/2013 10:49:00 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, bori...@gmail.com writes: I wish I lived in US of A, where I could walk into a store and actually take advantage of display units... I'm pretty sure you'd get arrested for that, Boris. At the very least you'd probably

Re: The fun it keeps on happening (memory question?)

2013-09-07 Thread Larry Colen
On Sat, Sep 07, 2013 at 12:28:18PM -0400, John wrote: They say memory is the second thing to go. And, I bet you forgot what was the first thing. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-07 Thread Eactivist
Seen some of Doug's shots on FB. I must say the Fujifilm X-Pro 1 is looking rather good. Everyone seems to love it. Pricey than what I was planning to spend on a camera body, but... Anyway, still researching... Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 9/7/2013 11:45:40 A.M. Pacific Daylight

Re: The fun it keeps on happening

2013-09-07 Thread John Francis
well, you'd know a bit about that Gateway 486-DX2/66V I had, wouldn't you? (for those who don't know, Marnie got some more use out of that system when I retired it, although I hung on to the flatbed scanner and the big old laser printer for a few more years) The system that replaced it - my

Re: OT - Skunk!!!

2013-09-07 Thread John Francis
On Sat, Sep 07, 2013 at 09:58:52AM -0500, Darren Addy wrote: A tomato juice bath is the old school remedy. (For the skunk, not the overcooked film). That certainly worked for us when our shepherd/malemute cross tried to see off the black and white kitty in the yard. Repeated washings (including

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-07 Thread Bruce Walker
On Sat, Sep 7, 2013 at 3:50 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: In a message dated 9/7/2013 10:49:00 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, bori...@gmail.com writes: I wish I lived in US of A, where I could walk into a store and actually take advantage of display units... I'm pretty sure you'd

Re: The fun it keeps on happening (memory question?)

2013-09-07 Thread Paul Sorenson
Actually, the memory is the first to go, leaving you wondering what to do with the second thing... -p On 9/7/2013 3:04 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Sat, Sep 07, 2013 at 12:28:18PM -0400, John wrote: They say memory is the second thing to go. And, I bet you forgot what was the first thing.

Re: Dog shot

2013-09-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
A very nice gallery as well. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Sep 7, 2013 at 3:37 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I met up with Chris M and Lurker Ben his lovely wife today. After Chris and Ben had completed their murky dealings Chris and I pottered

Re: PESO - Flying Rat

2013-09-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Lovely image of a rotten bird. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Sep 7, 2013 at 10:34 AM, Bruce Dayton bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: Thought I would take a stab at posting a PESO. Haven't been doing this for quite a while and decided to try Flickr as

Re: The fun it keeps on happening

2013-09-07 Thread Larry Colen
On Sat, Sep 07, 2013 at 04:26:48PM -0400, John Francis wrote: well, you'd know a bit about that Gateway 486-DX2/66V I had, wouldn't you? Computer performance is by no means a scalar. Computers that do screamingly well at one thing, will be miserable for another task. And that isn't even

Re: Dog shot

2013-09-07 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Sorry to hear about the dog - will he recover? But seriously... The shot of the toddler in a sea of golden retrievers is probably my favorite of this nice travelog - but Bloomsbury is a close second and more what normally appeals to me. Gather that is Steven Daedelus. ann On 9/7/2013 15:37,

Re: PESO: Burning Off the Morning Fog

2013-09-07 Thread Eactivist
I like the first better. Understand, sometimes the shot is the shot and that is the way it is. Take anything I say with a grain of salt, maybe I should make that my tag line, I was the only one with that reaction. Later, Marnie :-) In a message dated 9/7/2013 12:39:44 P.M. Pacific

Re: Dog shot

2013-09-07 Thread Paul Stenquist
I shot a dog once buy only because it was killing my chickens. Paul via phone On Sep 7, 2013, at 5:55 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: A very nice gallery as well. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Sep 7, 2013 at 3:37 PM, Bob W

Re: PESO - Crater Lake Pano

2013-09-07 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting eactiv...@aol.com: Ohhh. Like like. Thanks, Marnie. Thanks also Bruce (x2), Zos, Jack, Stan and Godders. Comments much appreciated. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ Marnie aka

Re: OT: The astounding hummingbird.

2013-09-07 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com: http://player.vimeo.com/video/68897592 Thanks for posting, Dan. While we were staying at Essex, Montana, the hummingbirds came regularly to feeders on the back verandah of the hotel. Amazing creatures - couldn't manage any decent photos,

PESO - OT - Yard Sale Score!

2013-09-07 Thread knarf
Credit my better half for this one: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/09/lawn-sale-score.html?m=1 We often go together but a couple of weeks ago she was flying solo. $2. I had not seen Karsh in colour before. Pretty cool. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic

Re: PESO - Crater Lake Pano

2013-09-07 Thread knarf
Gorgeous! Cheers, frank Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting eactiv...@aol.com: Ohhh. Like like. Thanks, Marnie. Thanks also Bruce (x2), Zos, Jack, Stan and Godders. Comments much appreciated. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western

Re: PESO - Flying Rat

2013-09-07 Thread knarf
Lovely golden light. We have many of these to send down so you can take more beautiful photos like this. ;-) Nice one! Cheers, frank Bruce Dayton bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: Thought I would take a stab at posting a PESO. Haven't been doing this for quite a while and decided to try Flickr

Re: PESO: Burning Off the Morning Fog

2013-09-07 Thread knarf
Like the extra mist in the first but the second is, to my eyes, preferable. Beautiful photo! Cheers, frank Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, Marnie. I had the same reservations when I was setting up the shot. It was kind of a choice between centering the shot, or losing the

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