Re: Pentax MX batteries

2014-04-11 Thread CollinB
With 675 zinc-air batteries in the MX your meter reading will be off. -- 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: PESO: Blue Heron Fishing

2014-04-11 Thread jdavisf8
Nice, Jeff! All sharp and well rendered. Jack - Original Message - From: Jeffery Johnson jefferytjohn...@bellsouth.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2014 9:10:34 PM Subject: PESO: Blue Heron Fishing Yesterday I had to drop off some paperwork

Re: PESO -- Ed II

2014-04-11 Thread jdavisf8
Nice action portrait. The hand seems to indicate he is commenting. Colorful strip across the top might be cropped, being careful not to let the top edge get uncomfortably close to his head. Might be a combination of cropping and some cloning of a portion of the left half so as not to crowed his

Re: Testing.

2014-04-11 Thread jdavisf8
Got it. J - Original Message - From: P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2014 9:45:27 PM Subject: Testing. Posted a couple of things that don't seem to have shown up. -- A newspaper is a device for making

Re: PESO -- Ed II

2014-04-11 Thread Bruce Walker
A good candid portrait. Impressive beard! Judging by the penguins, possibly a Linux geek? I agree with Paul about the bright strip up top being a distraction. On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 12:37 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Shot available light, at what should be a ridiculously

Re: PESO: Blue Heron Fishing

2014-04-11 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Yes it had a good eye for the fish. On 4/10/2014 11:39 PM, Alan C wrote: He's obviously good at it. Fattening up after Winter. Great action shots, Jeffrey. -Original Message- From: Jeffery Johnson Sent: Friday, April 11, 2014 6:10 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Blue

Re: PESO: Blue Heron Fishing

2014-04-11 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Thanks. I attempted to clean up some of the dead foliage and brought up the shadows a bit. On 4/10/2014 11:42 PM, steve harley wrote: on 2014-04-10 22:10 Jeffery Johnson wrote http://www.photocapturesbyjeffery.com/p339098354/e1012b983 i spent my youth watching herons, and that is a much

Re: PESO: Blue Heron Fishing

2014-04-11 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Thank you Jack. On 4/11/2014 7:18 AM, jdavi...@comcast.net wrote: Nice, Jeff! All sharp and well rendered. Jack - Original Message - From: Jeffery Johnson jefferytjohn...@bellsouth.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2014 9:10:34 PM Subject: PESO:

Re: PESO: Blue Heron Fishing

2014-04-11 Thread Bruce Walker
You caught a perfect moment there, Jeffrey. On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 12:10 AM, Jeffery Johnson jefferytjohn...@bellsouth.net wrote: Yesterday I had to drop off some paperwork to a business just down the road. I took my camera along because there is an entrance to the Richland Creek Greenway not

Re: PESO: Blue Heron Fishing

2014-04-11 Thread Paul Stenquist
Excellent shot! Crisp focus and nicely rendered. Paul On Apr 11, 2014, at 12:39 AM, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote: He's obviously good at it. Fattening up after Winter. Great action shots, Jeffrey. -Original Message- From: Jeffery Johnson Sent: Friday, April 11, 2014 6:10 AM To:

Re: PESO: Blue Heron Fishing

2014-04-11 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Thanks Bruce I had a very nice subject and I took my time to observe the Heron. On 4/11/2014 8:34 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: You caught a perfect moment there, Jeffrey. On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 12:10 AM, Jeffery Johnson jefferytjohn...@bellsouth.net wrote: Yesterday I had to drop off some

Re: PESO: Blue Heron Fishing

2014-04-11 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Thank you Paul I appreciate that. On 4/11/2014 8:39 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Excellent shot! Crisp focus and nicely rendered. Paul On Apr 11, 2014, at 12:39 AM, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote: He's obviously good at it. Fattening up after Winter. Great action shots, Jeffrey. -Original

Re: Testing.

2014-04-11 Thread P.J. Alling
That's probably what happened, I'll have to log into gmail through the web interface and check the Spam folder there. Thanks for letting me know. I could burn in the top a bit on the portrait, will probably do that. On 4/11/2014 1:26 AM, Paul wrote: Ed-II showed up in my spam folder. All

Re: PESO: Blue Heron Fishing

2014-04-11 Thread Ann Sanfedele
That second one, with him standing errect with the catch in his beak is my choice for a real keeper - just very good all around - too bad about the cluttered background in the first one and the 4th. The rearview one is odd because he doesn't look like the bird he is in that one... Aren't

Re: PESO -- Ed II

2014-04-11 Thread P.J. Alling
I knocked down the bright area over his head by burning it in a bit. In case anyone would like to look. Ed wouldn't know Linux from CP-M but he uses an iPad for e-mail, browsing the web, and taking notes. On 4/11/2014 8:37 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: A good candid portrait. Impressive beard!

Re: PESO: Blue Heron Fishing

2014-04-11 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Thank you Ann and yeah it would have been nice if all that wasn't there but that at the time was the best view of him. After awhile I did walk on around as I knew there was a little trail that would take me to the side of the creek. There was a small limb laying across the trail so as soon as

Re: PESO: Blue Heron Fishing

2014-04-11 Thread steve harley
on 2014-04-11 7:17 Jeffery Johnson wrote Thanks. I attempted to clean up some of the dead foliage and brought up the shadows a bit. that improves it to my eye; i like the others too but that one (the one directly linked) especially caught my eye as an unusual active pose; tricky light; catch

Re: PESO -- Ed II

2014-04-11 Thread Paul
Much better... -p On 4/11/2014 10:48 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: I knocked down the bright area over his head by burning it in a bit. In case anyone would like to look. Ed wouldn't know Linux from CP-M but he uses an iPad for e-mail, browsing the web, and taking notes. On 4/11/2014 8:37 AM, Bruce

Re: PDML folder

2014-04-11 Thread steve harley
on 2014-04-10 13:41 jdavi...@comcast.net wrote I changes my email account from Yahoo to Comcast and find it's been so long since I set up a PDML folder, I've forgotten how it's done. Would someone please give me a quick tutorial off list? jdavi...@comcast.com (on-list since the general answer

Re: Testing.

2014-04-11 Thread Paul
This post ended up where it was supposed to go...your update, burning in the top of the image went to spam -p On 4/11/2014 10:19 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: That's probably what happened, I'll have to log into gmail through the web interface and check the Spam folder there. Thanks for letting me

Re: PESO: Blue Heron Fishing

2014-04-11 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 4/11/2014 11:48, Jeffery Johnson wrote: Thank you Ann and yeah it would have been nice if all that wasn't there but that at the time was the best view of him. After awhile I did walk on around as I knew there was a little trail that would take me to the side of the creek. There was a small

Re: Testing.

2014-04-11 Thread P.J. Alling
I just went to my Gmail accounts and marked about 30 messages as not junk. It seems that a lot of spam filters are seeing short messages with a link as spam, whereas a lot of actual spam is getting through. On 4/11/2014 12:32 PM, Paul wrote: This post ended up where it was supposed to

Re: PESO: Blue Heron Fishing

2014-04-11 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Yeah. I thought perhaps it wouldn't be so skittish but it was so be it. It tends to hang out in that area so I am sure I will run into him/her again. Hope that the Green Heron that was on the branches of the Blue Heron will be there as well and this time in a better spot. On 4/11/2014 11:36

Re: PDML folder

2014-04-11 Thread jdavisf8
Thanks, Steve! Jack - Original Message - From: steve harley p...@paper-ape.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, April 11, 2014 9:10:34 AM Subject: Re: PDML folder on 2014-04-10 13:41 jdavi...@comcast.net wrote I changes my email account from Yahoo to

gmail Spam and the PDML

2014-04-11 Thread P.J. Alling
Well, this is thoroughly annoying. It seems that I now have to periodically remind gmail that email from the PDML are not spam. Yet things that are actual spam as in unsolicited advertisements are simply let through half the time to be caught by Thunderbird's spam filters. Sheesh, I just

Re: gmail Spam and the PDML

2014-04-11 Thread Tim Bray
So, in gmail, select a PDML message, pick “filter messages like this” and one of the filter options is “never send to spam”. Works like a charm. On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 11:17 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Well, this is thoroughly annoying. It seems that I now have to

Re: PESO: Blue Heron Fishing

2014-04-11 Thread Tim Bray
Wow, what shutter speed? Those things are ing fast. -T On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 9:10 PM, Jeffery Johnson jefferytjohn...@bellsouth.net wrote: Yesterday I had to drop off some paperwork to a business just down the road. I took my camera along because there is an entrance to the Richland

Re: Testing.

2014-04-11 Thread John Sessoms
On 4/11/2014 12:45 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: Posted a couple of things that don't seem to have shown up. I've been getting a lot of can't find the server at errors in the last couple of days. I don't know if it's local to my system, local to my area or indicative of a larger problem with the

Re: PESO -- Ed II

2014-04-11 Thread Bruce Walker
Yes, that helps a lot. Well done. On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 11:48 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I knocked down the bright area over his head by burning it in a bit. In case anyone would like to look. Ed wouldn't know Linux from CP-M but he uses an iPad for e-mail, browsing

Re: Testing.

2014-04-11 Thread John Sessoms
And now (16:27 EDT) I've got problems with RoadRunner's email! On 4/11/2014 12:45 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: Posted a couple of things that don't seem to have shown up. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: gmail Spam and the PDML

2014-04-11 Thread John Sessoms
I'd be willing to bet it's still that DMARC thingy. On 4/11/2014 2:17 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: Well, this is thoroughly annoying. It seems that I now have to periodically remind gmail that email from the PDML are not spam. Yet things that are actual spam as in unsolicited advertisements are

Thoughts on the K-5II

2014-04-11 Thread P.J. Alling
Well, I've been playing with the K-5II for about three weeks now, mostly familiarizing myself with the control interface. I keep starting to write a long post about it but a.) it's boring and b.) the K-5II is old news. So I'll keep this short and sweet. Pentax auto focus is finally worthy

GESO: after work shots

2014-04-11 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
https://www.flickr.com/photos/55001392@N08/13785984343/in/set-72157643813296 893 A couple of macros and one of a cloud. Sigma 70-300 DG, macros with flash All shot with circular polarizer. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: PESO: Blue Heron Fishing

2014-04-11 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Tim this one was some what fast but it was also intent on eating the fish. Pentax K-5, F-stop f/6.3, 1/100sec., ISO 320 Focal length 300mm Metering mode pattern, a sunny and a cloudy kinda day. Time of day was 11:41 AM On 4/11/2014 1:26 PM, Tim Bray wrote: Wow, what shutter speed? Those

Re: PESO: Blue Heron Fishing

2014-04-11 Thread Kenneth Waller
Sounds like you need more lens! -Original Message- From: Jeffery Johnson jefferytjohn...@bellsouth.net Subject: Re: PESO: Blue Heron Fishing Yeah. I thought perhaps it wouldn't be so skittish but it was so be it. It tends to hang out in that area so I am sure I will run into him/her

Re: PESO: Blue Heron Fishing

2014-04-11 Thread Jeffery Johnson
That or when I can afford it the K3. On 4/11/2014 6:20 PM, Kenneth Waller wrote: Sounds like you need more lens! -Original Message- From: Jeffery Johnson jefferytjohn...@bellsouth.net Subject: Re: PESO: Blue Heron Fishing Yeah. I thought perhaps it wouldn't be so skittish but it was

OT: NOW Time Warner RoadRunner appears to be down.

2014-04-11 Thread jsessoms002
Looks like their SMTP server is FUBAR Problems with RoadRunner email. Sending of message failed. An error occurred sending mail: SMTP server smtp-server.nc.rr.com is unknown. The server may be incorrectly configured. Please verify that your SMTP server settings are correct and try again. My

Re: OT: Another XP doomsday thread ... and other stuff.

2014-04-11 Thread John Sessoms
And an update if anyone cares ... I still don't know what caused the problem, but I shut everything down, including the UPS; crawled up under the desk and unplugged everything and then plugged them all back in. The only things plugged in to the UPS were the System Unit wall wart for an

Re: OT: NOW Time Warner RoadRunner appears to be down.

2014-04-11 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I'm having no problems with roadrunner tonight but then, I'm nyc.rr ann On 4/11/2014 22:49, jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Looks like their SMTP server is FUBAR Problems with RoadRunner email. Sending of message failed. An error occurred sending mail: SMTP server smtp-server.nc.rr.com is

Re: OT: NOW Time Warner RoadRunner appears to be down.

2014-04-11 Thread jsessoms002
Thanks. That tells me the problem is here in NC. Time Warner doesn't seem to have a network status page that I can find, but a couple of third party network problem maps are showing outages in Raleigh Charlotte. It also seems to be intermittent with the server coming up occasionally.

Re: OT: Another XP doomsday thread ... and other stuff.

2014-04-11 Thread Paul
Residual voltages will do strange things sometimes and completely unplugging everything and letting it sit can sometimes solve the problem. At the outset of a printing project that was time sensitive my printer insisted on going through a complete cleaning cycle before every print. Cost me a

PESO: First Daffodil

2014-04-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Finally, the first daffodil burst into bloom in my yard. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17733928 Kr with D FA 100mm F2.8 Macro Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: First Daffodil

2014-04-11 Thread Tim Bray
Striking, but why is the background violet? On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 9:03 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Finally, the first daffodil burst into bloom in my yard. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17733928 Kr with D FA 100mm F2.8 Macro Comments are invited. Dan

Re: PESO: First Daffodil

2014-04-11 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Nice and always a nice sign of Spring. On 4/11/2014 11:03 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Finally, the first daffodil burst into bloom in my yard. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17733928 Kr with D FA 100mm F2.8 Macro Comments are invited. Dan Matyola

PESO 2014 - Airport - GDG

2014-04-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On travel this week. https://flic.kr/p/n1FeFM Godfrey -- Godfrey DiGiorgi - godfreydigio...@me.com - 408.431.4601 cell -- 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

Re: PESO 2014 - Airport - GDG

2014-04-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I love the desperately bored look on the blonde. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 12:31 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: On travel this week. https://flic.kr/p/n1FeFM Godfrey -- Godfrey DiGiorgi -

Re: PESO -- Ed II

2014-04-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Strong portrait, with lots of character. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 12:37 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Shot available light, at what should be a ridiculously high ISO. Minimal noise reduction, and sharpening.

Re: PESO: Blue Heron Fishing

2014-04-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Great action image. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 12:10 AM, Jeffery Johnson jefferytjohn...@bellsouth.net wrote: Yesterday I had to drop off some paperwork to a business just down the road. I took my camera along because there is an

Re: PESO: First Daffodil

2014-04-11 Thread Paul
Nice. Ours are still just buds...and Monday night we're forecast to get an inch of snow. -p On 4/11/2014 11:03 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Finally, the first daffodil burst into bloom in my yard. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17733928 Kr with D FA 100mm F2.8 Macro Comments are

Re: PESO 2014 - Airport - GDG

2014-04-11 Thread Alan C
What Dan said. She looks just how I usually feel in airport departure lounges. Alan C -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2014 6:35 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO 2014 - Airport - GDG I love the desperately bored look on the

OT: more testing

2014-04-11 Thread John Sessoms
I apologize. I've actually got someone from TWC support level 2 on the line. -- 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.