PESO: New Foundations

2014-03-13 Thread David Mann
Here's a followup the house on wheels shots I posted a few weeks ago. They've inserted steel piles then laid a reinforced concrete slab on top with wooden piles sticking out of it. I really wish it was that nice under my house. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/785/#peso Cheers, Dave --

PESO: Sunflower

2014-03-13 Thread David Mann
Something to brighten your day :) http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/786/#peso Cheers, Dave -- 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.

PESOs, for Frank

2014-03-13 Thread Larry Colen
For Frank, A cock shot: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/13121090714/in/set-72157642281416075 A well hung naked man: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/13120848995/in/set-72157642281416075 A couple came over today for a photo shoot. We had a lot of fun and got some photos that turned

Re: PESO - March Snow

2014-03-13 Thread Bob W-PDML
Thank god for the Gulf Stream, that's all I can say. B On 13 Mar 2014, at 01:19, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Yesterday was the warmest day in months; temps around 10C/low 40sF. Much melted snow. I rode my bike to work for the first time since mid-December. Today:

Re: PESO - March Snow

2014-03-13 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 12/3/14, knarf, discombobulated, unleashed: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2014/03/march-snow.html?m=1 High winds, plummeting temps down to -15C. Winter's not going away without a struggle. Didn't notice it at the time of shooting but it's like a winter version of Boulevard of Broken

RE: PESO: Sunflower

2014-03-13 Thread Gerrit Visser
Lovely vortex in the middle of the flower. Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of David Mann Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 2:44 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Sunflower Something to brighten your day :)

RE: PESO: New Foundations

2014-03-13 Thread Gerrit Visser
Are there a lot of houses getting this proofing done? We visited in 2011 11 days before the quake, beautiful city. Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of David Mann Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 2:40 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject:

RE: PESOs, for Frank

2014-03-13 Thread Gerrit Visser
The photo of the couple really captures their feelings for each other, esp the smile on the woman. Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Larry Colen Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 2:54 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESOs, for Frank

Re: Scott Loveless - your e-mail is compromised.

2014-03-13 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Really? It has always prevented me from sending attachments, even small ones. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 11:50 PM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: I thought the PDML server scrubs out all attachments. Over the 17 years or so

Re: Scott Loveless - your e-mail is compromised.

2014-03-13 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 11:50 PM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Over the 17 years or so that I've followed the PDML and its predecessors, I've gotten several 'PDML' emails with attachments, None of the 28,572 PDML threads in my Gmail archive, going back to 1/2008, included

Re: PESOs, for Frank

2014-03-13 Thread Bruce Walker
Very nice light in these, Larry. The couple portrait is excellent; a great moment well caught. On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 2:53 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: For Frank, A cock shot: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/13121090714/in/set-72157642281416075 A well hung naked man:

Re: Scott Loveless - your e-mail is compromised.

2014-03-13 Thread Rob Studdert
Probably spoofed sender address On 13 March 2014 14:50, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: I thought the PDML server scrubs out all attachments. Over the 17 years or so that I've followed the PDML and its predecessors, I've gotten several 'PDML' emails with attachments, Kenneth Waller

OT - Steve McCurry's Tumblr

2014-03-13 Thread Bruce Walker
Here's a terrific way to get lost for quite a while ... http://stevemccurrystudios.tumblr.com/ -- -bmw -- 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.

PESO - Lake Shore Boulevard

2014-03-13 Thread knarf
Weird street. In some places it's Lakeshore. Others it's Lake Shore. In Long Branch I think it's the latter. Here it is in yesterday's snowfall: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2014/03/lake-shore-boulevard.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills

Re: Scott Loveless - your e-mail is compromised.

2014-03-13 Thread P.J. Alling
Email headers can be spoofed to greater or lesser extents. Just because your email client says it comes from the PDML doesn't make it so. Sometimes it's just a surface spoof, sometimes the deception goes pretty deep. But anyone who's accidentally sent an HTML message to the PDML knows

Re: PESOs, for Frank

2014-03-13 Thread knarf
Great stuff! Surprised to see the cock was on a woman's arm. And as for the well-hung man, I can see that he's a real swinger. In fact they both are. Wondeful lighting, just terrific photos. What's the car in there? Is that an Elise? I'm guessing early sixties pre-Élan? It's gorgeous! Cheers,

Re: OT: Figuring out this Apple stuff

2014-03-13 Thread John
On 3/12/2014 10:35 PM, steve harley wrote: on 2014-03-12 18:00 John wrote I downloaded OS X 10.9.2 and made the Unibeast 8GB USB backup. i know about tonymac86, but i had to learn about Unibeast; it sounds like you want to preserve the installer for use on a non-Apple machine (hackintosh);

Re: OT: Figuring out this Apple stuff

2014-03-13 Thread John
On 3/12/2014 10:26 PM, steve harley wrote: on 2014-03-12 18:11 Bruce Walker wrote If you can live with Safari's voracious appetite for RAM there's no reason to install another browser. I can't though, so I use Chrome instead. Otherwise, I like Safari and would use it for everything. Safari is

RE: PESO - Lake Shore Boulevard

2014-03-13 Thread Gerrit Visser
Gives an effect making it look like it was in the 1950's. And yes, it is a weird street. Quite different appearance along the length of it, from Humber to Port Credit. My dad used to ride the street car from Long Branch to Bathurst in 1953. Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML

Re: PESOs, for Frank

2014-03-13 Thread Larry Colen
On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 11:24:48AM -0400, knarf wrote: Great stuff! Surprised to see the cock was on a woman's arm. And as for the well-hung man, I can see that he's a real swinger. In fact they both are. Wondeful lighting, just terrific photos. Thanks Frank, also Bruce, Gerrit and everyone

Re: PESO - March Snow

2014-03-13 Thread John
I didn't think March snow was that unusual up there? I've been as far north as upstate NY even late May snow isn't that unusual. Hope the weather gets better for you soon, but I'm glad it's up there and not down here. On 3/12/2014 9:18 PM, knarf wrote: Yesterday was the warmest day in months;

Re: Starting Young

2014-03-13 Thread P.J. Alling
I have some recent experience with MySql and not their server didn't go down, they just ran out of Database connections. The server was still probably still chugging along. On 3/12/2014 9:02 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: It's inside _their_ network. Indicates that their SQL server went down,

Lucky you if you rented expensive gear from Calumet yesterday...

2014-03-13 Thread Mark Roberts
Calumet Photo closes all U.S. stores. No notice given to employees or anyone else – everyone locked out, personal possessions still in stores, rented equipment still out... http://petapixel.com/2014/03/13/calumetphoto-us-declared-bankruptcy-gave-employees-zero-notice/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: PESO: New Foundations

2014-03-13 Thread John
On 3/13/2014 2:40 AM, David Mann wrote: Here's a followup the house on wheels shots I posted a few weeks ago. They've inserted steel piles then laid a reinforced concrete slab on top with wooden piles sticking out of it. I really wish it was that nice under my house.

Re: Scott Loveless - your e-mail is compromised.

2014-03-13 Thread John
Maybe sent directly off list rather than through the PDML server? On 3/12/2014 11:50 PM, Ken Waller wrote: I thought the PDML server scrubs out all attachments. Over the 17 years or so that I've followed the PDML and its predecessors, I've gotten several 'PDML' emails with attachments,

Re: Scott Loveless - your e-mail is compromised.

2014-03-13 Thread John
Or maybe saw who the sender was assumed it came through the PDML server. Thunderbird shows your email address as the sender of the message I'm replying to, with PDML as the Reply To: address. I don't know if other mail clients do the same, but unless I looked really, really closely, I wouldn't

Re: OT - Steve McCurry's Tumblr

2014-03-13 Thread John
On 3/13/2014 10:04 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Here's a terrific way to get lost for quite a while ... http://stevemccurrystudios.tumblr.com/ Right! Like I really *NEED* another way to waste time on the Internet. Great images, but you're not helping me to get any work done. -- PDML

Re: PESO: New Foundations

2014-03-13 Thread David Mann
On Mar 14, 2014, at 1:01 am, Gerrit Visser gerrit...@psgv.ca wrote: Are there a lot of houses getting this proofing done? We visited in 2011 11 days before the quake, beautiful city. I don't think many places are getting this level of treatment. In areas where the ground is bad, the

Re: PESO: New Foundations

2014-03-13 Thread David Mann
On Mar 14, 2014, at 6:24 am, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: Did they embed the ends of those wooden piles in the concrete slab? I don't think that's such a good idea. Even pressure treated wood will rot when it's embedded in concrete ... found out about that the hard way. Yes they are

Re: Lucky you if you rented expensive gear from Calumet yesterday...

2014-03-13 Thread Christine Aguila
Wow. Truly bad news. While downtown the other day, I stopped at the independently owned Central Camera on Wabash ave to get a set of printer ink for the R2880 and some 13 x 19 inch Velvet Fine Art paper. Shockingly, Central Camera and absolutely no ink to sell for the R2880—none—zippo, and

Re: OT - Steve McCurry's Tumblr

2014-03-13 Thread Christine Aguila
Wow, I’d buy a print of the woman with the sewing machine on top of her head in a heartbeat—provided I could afford a print. I’d frame it and hang it in my sewing area in my flat. Wonderful shot! Thanks for posting, Bruce. Cheers, Christine On Mar 13, 2014, at 9:04 AM, Bruce Walker

Re: OT - Steve McCurry's Tumblr

2014-03-13 Thread Bruce Walker
On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 1:34 PM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: On 3/13/2014 10:04 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Here's a terrific way to get lost for quite a while ... http://stevemccurrystudios.tumblr.com/ Right! Like I really *NEED* another way to waste time on the Internet. Great

Re: Lucky you if you rented expensive gear from Calumet yesterday...

2014-03-13 Thread Mark Roberts
Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Wow. Truly bad news. While downtown the other day, I stopped at the independently owned Central Camera on Wabash ave to get a set of printer ink for the R2880 and some 13 x 19 inch Velvet Fine Art paper. Shockingly, Central Camera and

Re: PESO: New Foundations

2014-03-13 Thread Alan C
What would you do under there? Alan C -Original Message- From: David Mann Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 8:40 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: New Foundations Here's a followup the house on wheels shots I posted a few weeks ago. They've inserted steel piles then laid a

Re: PESOs, for Frank

2014-03-13 Thread Alan C
Great shots Larry. I prefer the colour one of the couple. I used to breed show poultry (Full size - New Hampshires Plymouth Rocks) so I am quite familiar with Best Cock on Show! Alan C -Original Message- From: Larry Colen Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 8:53 AM To: Pentax-Discuss

Re: PESO: Sunflower

2014-03-13 Thread Alan C
Indeed. That's a whopper. Alan C -Original Message- From: David Mann Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 8:44 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Sunflower Something to brighten your day :) http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/786/#peso Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: OT - Steve McCurry's Tumblr

2014-03-13 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Christine: Okay I can't resist it isn't a woman with a sewing machine on her head but is of an antique sewing machine. http://www.photocapturesbyjeffery.com/p785413791/e2ff26dfe On 3/13/2014 1:42 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: Wow, I’d buy a print of the woman with the sewing machine on top of

Re: Scott Loveless - your e-mail is compromised.

2014-03-13 Thread Ken Waller
I thought the PDML server scrubs out all attachments. Thats why I'd never open them - it had to be bogus. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Scott Loveless - your e-mail is

Re: Scott Loveless - your e-mail is compromised.

2014-03-13 Thread Ken Waller
When I said 'PDML' emails I meant that was what showed up in my inbox - I have no idea if they were actually from the PDML or from some one trying to scam me. With the attachment, I automatically deleted them. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original

Re: OT - Steve McCurry's Tumblr

2014-03-13 Thread Ken Waller
He must use a good camera - the images are outstanding! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com Subject: OT - Steve McCurry's Tumblr Here's a terrific way to get lost for quite a while ...

Re: PESO - March Snow

2014-03-13 Thread Ken Waller
I didn't think March snow was that unusual up there? It isn't in Michigan, but the 6.3 we got yesterday was a record for the day. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: John johnsess...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: PESO - March Snow

Re: Lucky you if you rented expensive gear from Calumet yesterday...

2014-03-13 Thread Ken Waller
Christine FWIW - Atlex http://www.atlex.com/ is a good source for inks papers. I've been using them for years and find not only do they have the products but their prices beat every local source. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message -

Re: Lucky you if you rented expensive gear from Calumet yesterday...

2014-03-13 Thread Paul Stenquist
I can second Ken’s recommendation of Atlex.com. I buy a lot of printing supplies from them, and they frequently send e-mails with special offers. Paul On Mar 13, 2014, at 4:26 PM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Christine FWIW - Atlex http://www.atlex.com/ is a good source for inks

PESO: A Breakfast Fit For A Monarch

2014-03-13 Thread David Mann
I was all ready to take a clichéd shot of a butterfly sunning itself but I came too close and scared it off. It landed on the lemon tree in a very inconvenient place but I managed to get this photo through the leaves. I've cropped it a bit from the original.

Re: PESO: A Breakfast Fit For A Monarch

2014-03-13 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Nice and of course it flew off as it didn't want to be an unpaid model. On 3/13/2014 4:12 PM, David Mann wrote: I was all ready to take a clichéd shot of a butterfly sunning itself but I came too close and scared it off. It landed on the lemon tree in a very inconvenient place but I managed

Re: PESO: New Foundations

2014-03-13 Thread David Mann
I still have painful memories of installing underfloor insulation in my house. It's amazing the amount of crap the builders left down there, mostly broken bits of roof tiles. They didn't bother to clean it up before putting the floorboards in. Oh yeah and I insulated the hot water pipes as

Re: PESO: A Breakfast Fit For A Monarch

2014-03-13 Thread Jack Davis
Unique and very creative composition. Like it! Jack - Original Message - From: David Mann dmann...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 2:12 PM Subject: PESO: A Breakfast Fit For A Monarch I was all ready to take a clichéd shot of a

Poppy Shed

2014-03-13 Thread Jack Davis
On this glorious 77 F day, my wife and I went on a flower hunt. Found what we had really been looking for; Poppies. Pleased to find them along the foundation of a weathering shed not too far from the road. I did no fiddling with the shed color. Love how it came out. I could see a hint of

Re: PESO: Sunflower

2014-03-13 Thread David Mann
I should mention that it's a dwarf sunflower, no more than a couple of feet high and the flower is maybe 4 in diameter :) On Mar 14, 2014, at 8:16 am, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote: Indeed. That's a whopper. Alan C -Original Message- From: David Mann Sent: Thursday, March 13,

Re: OT - Steve McCurry's Tumblr

2014-03-13 Thread John
On 3/13/2014 2:48 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 1:34 PM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: On 3/13/2014 10:04 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Here's a terrific way to get lost for quite a while ... http://stevemccurrystudios.tumblr.com/ Right! Like I really *NEED* another way to

Re: PESO: A Breakfast Fit For A Monarch

2014-03-13 Thread Bruce Walker
That's very good, Dave. On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 5:12 PM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: I was all ready to take a clichéd shot of a butterfly sunning itself but I came too close and scared it off. It landed on the lemon tree in a very inconvenient place but I managed to get this photo

Re: Lucky you if you rented expensive gear from Calumet yesterday...

2014-03-13 Thread Paul Sorenson
Another vote for Atlex...I know you've been using Epson paper, but check out Red River Paper if you get a chance. They offer a wide variety of comparable paper, excellent customer service and lots of good printing info on their web site including ICC profiles for their paper and a multitude

Re: Poppy Shed

2014-03-13 Thread Bruce Walker
I quite like that composition. Unusual in that the poppies aren't filling the frame but are balanced by some lovely wood textures. Well done, Jack. On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 5:35 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: On this glorious 77 F day, my wife and I went on a flower hunt. Found

Re: PESO: Cooper's Hawks In The Neighborhood

2014-03-13 Thread Mark C
Nice shots - though looking at your gallery Ducks Geese In Motion really grabbed me. Very interesting and engaging image... How tiny is Tiny? Could a Coopers Hawk really be a threat? I have had a few coopers around my feeders this winter - watched one take out a Junco a few weeks ago, which

Re: Lucky you if you rented expensive gear from Calumet yesterday...

2014-03-13 Thread Mark C
I love Central Camera on Wabash and always try to stop in there when downtown. A few years ago I had memorable conversation with the owner who talked about the great history of the shop in his family over the years. I hope they stay around - though for Pentax lenses and other years, they don't

Re: PESO: Cooper's Hawks In The Neighborhood

2014-03-13 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Thanks Mark. The Ducks Geese In Motion http://www.photocapturesbyjeffery.com/p339098354/e25c6480e was an experiment while at Centennial Park late evening during December. Here is one of our Tiny: http://www.photocapturesbyjeffery.com/p281946371/e4334be80 Not so much concerned with the Hawk

Re: Poppy Shed

2014-03-13 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, Bruce. Glad to read that it worked for you. Jack - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 3:25 PM Subject: Re: Poppy Shed I quite like that composition. Unusual in that the

RE: PESO: New Foundations

2014-03-13 Thread Gerrit Visser
Glad but at the same time saddened. The ship arranged for donations to relief fund, and they matched what was raised. http://travels.psgv.ca/lytteltonchristchurch-new-zealand-friday-february-11- 2011/ I didn't know about PDML at the time, but when we get back to NZ I will definitely make

Re: OT - Topaz Denoise

2014-03-13 Thread Brian Walters
Bruce Many thanks for the workflow tips. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ Quoting Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com: On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 6:20 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org

Re: PESO: New Foundations

2014-03-13 Thread David Mann
Glad you enjoyed the trip. You'd find a very different city today as I'm sure you're aware. Just a small correction to that page: the road tunnel is separate from the rail tunnel. It's quite recent, having opened in 1964. It's the longest tunnel in the country :) Cheers, Dave On Mar 14,

RE: PESO: New Foundations

2014-03-13 Thread Gerrit Visser
I will fix it, thank you for the info. Yes, have seen various photos, sad. But the NZ spirit keeps going. Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of David Mann Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 9:49 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO:

Re: PESO: Cooper's Hawks In The Neighborhood

2014-03-13 Thread Ken Waller
I remember being told by a Denali Ranger about an experience he had at one of the bus stops in the park - an irate passenger had told him that a Bald Eagle had made of with her pet dog - something small as I recall and told her that was one of the reasons the park didn't permit pets in the

Re: PESO - Lake Shore Boulevard

2014-03-13 Thread David Mann
On Mar 14, 2014, at 4:17 am, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Weird street. In some places it's Lakeshore. Others it's Lake Shore. In Long Branch I think it's the latter. Here it is in yesterday's snowfall: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2014/03/lake-shore-boulevard.html?m=1

Re: Sunflower

2014-03-13 Thread Alan C
You had me there! That's quite a small trellis then? Alan CV -Original Message- From: David Mann Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 11:21 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO: Sunflower I should mention that it's a dwarf sunflower, no more than a couple of feet high and the

Re: PESO: A Breakfast Fit For A Monarch

2014-03-13 Thread Alan C
So you've entered the ranks of the paparazzi? I was looking for Monarch larvae on some milkweed plants at a picnic spot in Kruger on Wed. but didn't find any. Alan C -Original Message- From: David Mann Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 11:12 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject:

PESO 2014 - 063 - GDG

2014-03-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
This morning in the cafe, a jumble of chairs caught my eye. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/13139059425/ Thanks for looking. Comments always appreciated. Godfrey --- The fact that nobody understands you doesn't make you an artist. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: Cooper's Hawks In The Neighborhood

2014-03-13 Thread Paul Ewins
A not uncommon problem with small dogs it seems: http://www.theage.com.au/environment/animals/python-found-in-kennel-after-eating-family-pet-dog-20140314-34qzh.html On 14 Mar 2014, at 3:09 pm, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: I remember being told by a Denali Ranger about an experience