Re: PESO: Old Door

2014-10-26 Thread Attila Boros
Thanks, Mark. On Sun, Oct 26, 2014 at 3:21 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Interesting mix of architectural elements there. The BW works well. Mark On 10/24/2014 11:14 AM, Attila Boros wrote: Perpetrated by Bruce Walker's nomination to the Five Day Black and White Challenge on

Re: Peso-North Slope Tree

2014-10-26 Thread Jack Davis
This is to obsolve you of any obligation to hang this image on any wall. :) Following is a puff of honesty; as a result of a prevailing north wind, the tree had a fairly severe lean to the uphill (right). Also, having it's affect on the distant trees. So, I straightened it, thereby adding an

Re: PESO BW Challenge Day 1

2014-10-26 Thread Attila Boros
Very nice rendering with delicate highlight detail in the fabric. I'd risk to say she doesn't need more makeup, but the ladies know better. On Sun, Oct 26, 2014 at 4:10 AM, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: For those not FB savvy there's a thing going on there called the five day

Re: PESO My fav pano spot

2014-10-26 Thread Attila Boros
I like the contrast in size between the two ships. On Sun, Oct 26, 2014 at 2:59 AM, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Team, I've been shooting events back to back over the past few months and have had very little time spare to engage in any other photography and I'm really

GESO 2014 - Hasselnuts - GDG

2014-10-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
An amuzing photographic toy for those who might be interested… A back for my Hasselblad 500CM which allows an iPhone to capture the image formed by the Hasselblad and its lenses. Pictures of the setup and a couple of quick test snaps: https://flic.kr/s/aHsk5F8oKz enjoy! Godfrey --- The fact

Re: PESO - At the Gates of Dawn

2014-10-26 Thread Attila Boros
Beautiful colours and light! So much detail, I could count the leaves. On Sun, Oct 26, 2014 at 2:17 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/at-the-gates-of-dawn More trees! Pentax 6x7, SMC-67 55mm f4, Portra 160. Comments welcome. Mark

Re: PESO ... Geranium Buds

2014-10-26 Thread Attila Boros
I like the curved shapes and the simplicity of the shot. On Sat, Oct 25, 2014 at 7:24 PM, Bulent Celasun bulent.cela...@gmail.com wrote: Trying to find a way/view to break the looming cycle of depression : http://celasun.wordpress.com/2014/10/25/geranium-buds/ Ricoh GXR A12 Module (50mm

Re: PESO ... Geranium Buds

2014-10-26 Thread Bulent Celasun
Dear PDML'ers, Thank you all for visiting and commenting. Today, I did what Ann suggested and spent about an hour re-photographing my therapeutic geraniums! Here : http://celasun.wordpress.com/2014/10/26/geranium-flowering/ They are not entirely indoors nor outdoors (anymore)! They stay at the

PESO: Sunspot Group 2192 with K-3/Bigma

2014-10-26 Thread Darren Addy
Decided I couldn't let Sunspot Group 2192 (the largest in 24 years) get away without trying to capture it. I slipped my home made solar filter over the Bigma's hood and tried some captures with the K-3. I have yet to apply the AF adjustment to this lens (but sunspots would be an excellent way to

Re: PESO ... Geranium Buds

2014-10-26 Thread Jack Davis
Well shot, Bulent! I don't know but that I might like it as well or better, if the frame were turned 90 degree to the left. Jack - Original Message - From: Bulent Celasun bulent.cela...@gmail.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2014 10:05:22 AM Subject: Re: PESO ...

Re: PESO: Sunspot Group 2192 with K-3/Bigma

2014-10-26 Thread Jack Davis
I give that a serious WOW, Darren! Jack - Original Message - From: Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2014 10:44:48 AM Subject: PESO: Sunspot Group 2192 with K-3/Bigma Decided I couldn't let Sunspot Group 2192 (the largest in 24 years) get

Re: PESO ... Geranium Buds

2014-10-26 Thread Bulent Celasun
Thank you Jack. I have tried it after your remark and yes, you may be right. After the crop, the lowermust bud (now the leftmost) should better be cropped, though. Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/

Re: PESO My fav pano spot

2014-10-26 Thread Bulent Celasun
Faboulous, fantastic and wow are my favourite quotes (!) from earlier comments :) Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/

Re: GESO 2014 - Hasselnuts - GDG

2014-10-26 Thread Bulent Celasun
That is, for all practical purposes, a digital back for the Hassy! I was sure that I will never buy those smart phone thingies. Now, I am not :( Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/

Re: PESO: Sunspot Group 2192 with K-3/Bigma

2014-10-26 Thread Jostein Øksne
Darren, have you considered using LiveView and manual focus to do the fine adjustment? Interesting to see that Registax does a decent job of deconvoluting slightly misfocused shots. If you used the 12 sec. self timer, the SR is automatically turned off, I think. It does turn off with the two

Re: PESO: Sunspot Group 2192 with K-3/Bigma

2014-10-26 Thread Darren Addy
Thanks for the comments Jack Jostein. I tried Live View but couldn't remember how to zoom-in while in Live View for finer focusing. Need to look it up and then do it more to get it hammered into my little grey cells. :\ On Sun, Oct 26, 2014 at 2:00 PM, Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no wrote:

Pentax Blues

2014-10-26 Thread Zos Xavius
Does anyone have a contact with Ricoh America? Since they've changed their domain name I don't have any contacts with Ricoh. I bought a K-5 IIs before the summer to replace my K-5 that was, at the time, both lost and also had serious issues that CRIS never really fixed. Pentax said that they

Re: PESO BW Challenge Day 1

2014-10-26 Thread Bulent Celasun
Beautiful model, lovely rendering. The sense of softness fits perfectly. Pity, I am not on FB. Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/

Re: PESO BW Challenge Day 1

2014-10-26 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Bulent - I don't think you have to actually be on facebook to view some of those photos in the challenge there - depends on individual facebook settings _I think_ Many have been posted in the past here as Peso's ann On 10/26/2014 16:14, Bulent Celasun wrote: Beautiful model, lovely

Re: PESO ... Geranium Buds

2014-10-26 Thread Ann Sanfedele
boy , I'm glad I suggested it! That's lovely! (aside to the rest of you - what I suggested was simply that it would be nice to see the buds turn to blossoms - and it definitely is) ann On 10/26/2014 13:05, Bulent Celasun wrote: Dear PDML'ers, Thank you all for visiting and commenting.

Free software: DXO Optics Pro 8

2014-10-26 Thread Darren Addy
http://petapixel.com/2014/10/26/can-grab-copy-dxo-optics-pro-8-completely-free-limited-time/#more-149369 No idea what this software does or if it is any good, but I'll download first and evaluate later. :) WIN OSX versions available. Requires and email address. (I long ago created a free spam

Re: PESO - At the Gates of Dawn

2014-10-26 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Gorgeous! Good decision to make that u-ey ann On 10/25/2014 19:17, Mark C wrote: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/at-the-gates-of-dawn More trees! Pentax 6x7, SMC-67 55mm f4, Portra 160. Comments welcome. Mark --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast!

Re: Pentax Blues

2014-10-26 Thread Jack Davis
As the tired saying goes; if it weren't for bad luck, you wouldn't have any luck at all. Incredible! Jack - Original Message - From: Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2014 12:26:31 PM Subject: Pentax Blues Does anyone have a contact with

Re: PESO My fav pano spot

2014-10-26 Thread Ann Sanfedele
To really see this I needed to enlarge it quite a bit and pan from left to right myself then I could see the details. It's beautifully done, but I prefer just looking at everything to the left of th lacklustre sky, the colors, reflections in the water and the silhouette of the famous

Re: Sunspot Group 2192 with K-3/Bigma

2014-10-26 Thread Jostein Øksne
What you want when you focus is more precise _info_, right? :-D If you're luckier than me you may get to see the sun again before the spot goes over the limb. :-) Jostein -Opprinnelig melding- From: Darren Addy Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2014 8:20 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Free software: DXO Optics Pro 8

2014-10-26 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com: http://petapixel.com/2014/10/26/can-grab-copy-dxo-optics-pro-8-completely-free-limited-time/#more-149369 No idea what this software does or if it is any good, but I'll download first and evaluate later. :) WIN OSX versions available. Requires and

Re: Chicago PDML Meet Up

2014-10-26 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 25/10/14, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: Well, Bob Sullivan, Mark Roberts, and I met up today and had a great chatty morning and lunch. We went to the Art Institute and had a pub lunch. Not too many pictures were taken, though there's a photo of Mark enjoying a Picasso and a

Peso-North Slope Tree BW

2014-10-26 Thread Jack Davis
As the above Subject indicates, am posting a BW of North Slope Tree. Would appreciate your advice re preference. Comments, of course. Thanks! Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=836 or http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=835 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: Chicago PDML Meet Up

2014-10-26 Thread Christine Aguila
Sent from my iPad On Oct 26, 2014, at 4:58 PM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 25/10/14, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: Well, Bob Sullivan, Mark Roberts, and I met up today and had a great chatty morning and lunch. We went to the Art Institute and had a pub

Re: PESO BW Challenge Day 1

2014-10-26 Thread Ken Waller
A very well done capture of a great looking lady. My only nit is the two bright spots on the LH side. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com Subject: PESO BW Challenge Day 1 For those not FB

Re: PESO BW Challenge Day 1

2014-10-26 Thread Bruce Walker
Very lovely candid portrait indeed! Attila, since eyelids, lashes (ie mascara) and brows are put on after stuff like foundation and concealer, most of what's necessary to make her complexion smooth has already been done, thus the no-more-makeup-needed look. Knowing Rob's recent work she's a

Re: PESO BW Challenge Day 1

2014-10-26 Thread J C OConnell
I'd photoshop out the empty earring hole... jco On 10/26/2014 8:35 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Very lovely candid portrait indeed! Attila, since eyelids, lashes (ie mascara) and brows are put on after stuff like foundation and concealer, most of what's necessary to make her complexion smooth has

Re: PESO BW Challenge Day 1

2014-10-26 Thread Rob Studdert
Hi Guys, Thanks for the comments. The image was a simple BW render, not even contrast adjustments or cropping on this one. The model is in fact a bride and she was affable and stunning, very easy to shoot all day (13hrs all up). Cheers, Rob On 27 October 2014 11:45, J C OConnell

Re: PESO BW Challenge Day 1

2014-10-26 Thread Rob Studdert
Day 2 https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9304908/temp/IMGL74923.JPG Cheers, On 27 October 2014 12:18, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Guys, Thanks for the comments. The image was a simple BW render, not even contrast adjustments or cropping on this one. The model is in fact

PESO: Autumn Leaf

2014-10-26 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17891574size=lg K-5 IIs, DA 35mm macro Limited Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

PESO 2014 - 283-287 - GDG

2014-10-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
A few photos from an evening of floating about San Francisco Bay for a dinner cruise: https://flic.kr/p/pxcuqo https://flic.kr/p/pxddVx https://flic.kr/p/pxfgam https://flic.kr/p/px9Qzi https://flic.kr/p/oSMUBG Comments always appreciated. Thanks for looking! Godfrey --- The fact that nobody

External Hard Drives

2014-10-26 Thread Bipin Gupta
All Hard Drives will ultimately fail. To prevent valuable loss of your precious photos please go for a Hot Swappable Enclosure running a Raid Array. What this means simply is:- a) You buy an enclosure i) with WiFi connectivity which allows you to save your files/photos over your Home Network w/o

Re: PESO 2014 - 283-287 - GDG

2014-10-26 Thread Bruce
Lots to like here, Godfrey. 283, 287 are among my favorites. Nice work! -- Bruce Sent from my iPad On Oct 26, 2014, at 9:23 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: A few photos from an evening of floating about San Francisco Bay for a dinner cruise: