Re: PESO: Little Flower

2015-01-16 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting David Mann dmann...@gmail.com: A small flower that caught my eye in the Melbourne Botanical Gardens. I don't know which variety it is. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/847/#peso Looks like a Dianella - maybe Dianella longifolia. More info:

Re: PESO: Sunbathing

2015-01-16 Thread Attila Boros
Very nice Dave, he is posing for you. On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 5:00 AM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: This little fellow was catching some rays in the Melbourne Botanical Gardens. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/848/#peso Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

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Re: PESO: Sunbathing

2015-01-16 Thread Bruce Walker
I like him! Good one. On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 10:00 PM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: This little fellow was catching some rays in the Melbourne Botanical Gardens. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/848/#peso Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Nouvelle Vague

2015-01-16 Thread Bob W-PDML
I went with some friends to a rather subdued Paris for the day on Monday to look at the Truffaut exhibition at the Cinematheque - highly recommended! In the cafeteria we saw this scene, which is so typically Nouvelle Vague it could have been set up specially for me:

Re: PESO -- Unmarked Police Car

2015-01-16 Thread steve harley
On 2015-01-15 20:55 , Mark C wrote: Maybe someone bought a used police car that had the insignias removed, but kept the basic paint job? that's rather common; they take off the insignia and the light bar, and usually the push bars, but leave the spotlights i had a friend who had an

Re: Nouvelle Vague

2015-01-16 Thread Chris Mitchell
Superbe! On 16 January 2015 at 20:15, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: I went with some friends to a rather subdued Paris for the day on Monday to look at the Truffaut exhibition at the Cinematheque - highly recommended! In the cafeteria we saw this scene, which is so typically

Re: Nouvelle Vague

2015-01-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
I like the composition a lot but find ;the rendering a bit muddy, with blocked up shadow detail and dark midrange tones. On Jan 16, 2015, at 3:15 PM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: I went with some friends to a rather subdued Paris for the day on Monday to look at the Truffaut

Re: PESO -- Unmarked Police Car

2015-01-16 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2015-01-16 15:24, steve harley wrote: On 2015-01-15 20:55 , Mark C wrote: Maybe someone bought a used police car that had the insignias removed, but kept the basic paint job? that's rather common; they take off the insignia and the light bar, and usually the push bars, but leave the

Re: Nouvelle Vague

2015-01-16 Thread Bob W-PDML
Thanks - I agree with you, it needs a bit of work. Also, I forgot to change the iso back from 800. B On 16 Jan 2015, at 21:13, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I like the composition a lot but find ;the rendering a bit muddy, with blocked up shadow detail and dark midrange

Re: PESO -- Unmarked Police Car

2015-01-16 Thread P.J. Alling
It was as clean as it looks. No sign of any decals. It looks like it was bought the way it is. On 1/16/2015 4:17 PM, Doug Franklin wrote: On 2015-01-16 15:24, steve harley wrote: On 2015-01-15 20:55 , Mark C wrote: Maybe someone bought a used police car that had the insignias removed, but

Re: PDML list gone missing ...

2015-01-16 Thread Eric Weir
On Jan 15, 2015, at 6:14 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: On 2015-01-15 14:38 , Eric Weir wrote: I have another PDML-related problem, though, and I wonder if you have any insight into it: I can’t log onto pdml.net. When I try I get messages saying that the server for the site

Perfect for PDML: BH sells wine for cats

2015-01-16 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Cats, BH, wine, cats ... - are all the popular subjects/objects mentioned (and mostly enjoyed) by PDMLers on a regular basis. So, I thought this was not really OT. Nyan Nyan Nouveau: http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/10/15/never-drink-alone-again-because-now-theres-wine-for-cats/ Cheeow! Igor

FS Friday with a twist: Wanna trade?

2015-01-16 Thread Mark Roberts
I've got some stuff to get rid off, but I'm going to take offers for trades as well as cash. Why not? We've got some interesting people with photography and computer stuff on the PDML, right? Anyway... Pentax A-645 200mm f/4.0 lens - near mint with box packing This is a manual-focus lens for

Re: Perfect for PDML: BH sells wine for cats

2015-01-16 Thread steve harley
On 2015-01-16 16:41 , Igor PDML-StR wrote: Cats, BH, wine, cats ... - are all the popular subjects/objects mentioned (and mostly enjoyed) by PDMLers on a regular basis. So, I thought this was not really OT. Nyan Nyan Nouveau:

Re: Perfect for PDML: BH sells wine for cats

2015-01-16 Thread Darren Addy
Before I read the article, I was trying to figure out why BH Photo and Video would be selling wine for cats and the only thing I could come up with that the combo SHOULD result in a lot more photo and video opportunities with tipsy cats. On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 6:15 PM, steve harley

PESO Gothic Geisha

2015-01-16 Thread Bruce Walker
Emily Yoshizawa is a clothing designer, an artisan, a Japanese language translator and a friend. She was keen to do another creative photoshoot after having enjoyed our first collaboration last fall, so I had her and a model friend over on Wednesday. My excuse of course was to get more air time

Re: Nouvelle Vague

2015-01-16 Thread Bruce Walker
Tres cool! :) Excellent composition. On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 3:15 PM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: I went with some friends to a rather subdued Paris for the day on Monday to look at the Truffaut exhibition at the Cinematheque - highly recommended! In the cafeteria we saw this

Re: PESO: Sunbathing

2015-01-16 Thread Mark C
Very crisp capture. He looks like he is enjoying himself as much as a reptile can... On 1/15/2015 10:00 PM, David Mann wrote: This little fellow was catching some rays in the Melbourne Botanical Gardens. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/848/#peso Cheers, Dave --- This email is free

Re: Nouvelle Vague

2015-01-16 Thread Mark C
Très ironique! On 1/16/2015 3:15 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: I went with some friends to a rather subdued Paris for the day on Monday to look at the Truffaut exhibition at the Cinematheque - highly recommended! In the cafeteria we saw this scene, which is so typically Nouvelle Vague it could have

Re: PESO: 'Ice Cold Bud for You'

2015-01-16 Thread Mark C
Great shot, Ken - very dramatic presentation and exquisite details in the ice and bud. On 1/15/2015 3:39 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Taken after a late winter ice storm - its the bud of a river birch tree. Taken with a K10D, 200mm f4.0 SMC A* ED Macro - 1/160 sec, f8.0, 400ISO Comments welcomed

PESO - Snowflake (with abstracted cat fat)

2015-01-16 Thread Mark C
http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/snowflake I see a cat face in the center of this, with features rendered in the characters of an alien alphabet. But that's just me. Click on the image for a larger file. K-3, DFA 50mm reverse mounted on 220mm of extension, AF360FGZ flash.

Re: PESO - Snowflake (with abstracted cat fat)

2015-01-16 Thread Mark C
Oops - tht was supposed to be abstracted cat FACE... On 1/16/2015 10:50 PM, Mark C wrote: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/snowflake I see a cat face in the center of this, with features rendered in the characters of an alien alphabet. But that's just me. Click on the image

Re: PESO -- Unmarked Police Car

2015-01-16 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2015-01-16 16:40, P.J. Alling wrote: It was as clean as it looks. No sign of any decals. It looks like it was bought the way it is. Yep, based on the photo, that one was part of an official buy. For those who don't know, police departments often get their cars in batches from the

Re: PESO - Snowflake (with abstracted cat fat)

2015-01-16 Thread Ken Waller
Very nice Mark, but I don't see a cat face, I see an entire cat splayed out as it it's about to land on all four feet ! -Original Message- From: Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net Subject: PESO - Snowflake (with abstracted cat fat) http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/snowflake

Re: PESO - Snowflake (with abstracted cat fat)

2015-01-16 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Or rather this: http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/legendsofthemultiuniverse/images/e/ee/Pikachu_cute_happy_jump.png/revision/latest?cb=20140701061658 http://goo.gl/dlycYB Igor PS. Mark, - I'm greatly enjoying all your snowflakes! Ken Waller Fri, 16 Jan 2015 20:59:20 -0800 wrote: Very

Re: PESO Gothic Geisha

2015-01-16 Thread Ken Waller
A very nice portrait, well lit, but I find the dark background is merging into the the cloth she is wearing and hiding her shape. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com Subject: PESO Gothic Geisha

Re: PESO: 'Ice Cold Bud for You'

2015-01-16 Thread Ken Waller
Thanks Don, I try to learn from images I see and like to know the exposure data as well so I tend to include it with the images I post. The 200mm f4.0 macro is a truly exceptional lens. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Donald

Re: PESO - Snowflake (with abstracted cat fat)

2015-01-16 Thread Ken Waller
Exactly ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Igor PDML-StR pdml...@komkon.org Subject: Re: PESO - Snowflake (with abstracted cat fat) Or rather this:

Re: PESO - Snowflake (with abstracted cat fat)

2015-01-16 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Actually, there was a cartoon character that I clearly see in this snowflake, but I cannot recall what it's called or what cartoon it was in. It's black and very aggressive, and if I remember correctly, there were many of them... Anybody? Igor On Sat, 17 Jan 2015, Igor PDML-StR wrote:

Re: PESO: Little Flower

2015-01-16 Thread David Mann
On Jan 16, 2015, at 10:31 pm, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting David Mann dmann...@gmail.com: A small flower that caught my eye in the Melbourne Botanical Gardens. I don't know which variety it is. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/847/#peso Looks like a

Re: PESO: Sunbathing

2015-01-16 Thread David Mann
Yes, he (or she) eventually ran away when someone got a little bit too close. It was nice to see some exotic wildlife that was actually wild after all the zoos and aquariums, although much of what we saw in captivity I wouldn't want to meet in the wild. Cheers, Dave On Jan 17, 2015, at 4:39

Re: PESO - Snowflake (with abstracted cat fat)

2015-01-16 Thread Alan C
Or run over by a taxi on the Lenyenye-Tzaneen road! Alan C -Original Message- From: Ken Waller Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2015 6:58 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO - Snowflake (with abstracted cat fat) Very nice Mark, but I don't see a cat face, I see an entire cat