thanks everyone!

2015-02-11 Thread Ann Sanfedele
..for your cafepress support... Really appreciate all the followers - it got my commission score back up! If someone was thinking about it but didnt do it yet, hold off for a couple of months... it appears that a certain amount of activity is expected in every quarter.. If anyone else is

PESO - In the eye of the beholder

2015-02-11 Thread Igor PDML-StR
In the eye of the beholder: http://42graphy.org/misc/2014-04-18-InTheEye/_IR07571.html Igor PS. I won't offer the puzzle of whose eye that is this time. It was a donkey (or more likely a cross, more likely a mule than a hinny, - but I am not a specialist in this area). -- PDML

Re: PESO - Nanotech

2015-02-11 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I didn't expect to like a photo of a nanotech building, but I do :-) The colors of the light make it work for me. I agree with Ken, to a point... might not crop as much as he would, but a bit off the bottom would make it stronger I think. ann On 2/10/2015 23:48, Ken Waller wrote: Nice

Re: dos PESOs: Birds in a show

2015-02-11 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Thank you, Ann, Mark, Dan, and Alan for looking and commenting. Interspersed below is my response to Mark's comment. Mark C Wed, 11 Feb 2015 07:06:17 -0800 wrote: Well shot, especially the first one - they look almost like dinosaurs! Mark, Ha-ha! I didn't think about that comparison at

Re: Peso-Volcanic Forest Pano

2015-02-11 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Yeah - this pano works well, I think.. A tortured landscape.. aren't those trees burned the result of a fairly recent forest fire in that area? LIke Paul, I'm interested in the coordinates ann On 2/11/2015 10:33, Paul Sorenson wrote: I agree with Mark C. This one is the best of the bunch.

Re: Peso-Volcanic Forest Pano

2015-02-11 Thread Alan C
Yes, Jack. You really nailed it. Couldn't see Fred Flintstone, mind you! Alan C -Original Message- From: Jack Davis Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 3:50 PM To: PDML Subject: Peso-Volcanic Forest Pano Final offering of this scene. Yeah, I'm milking it. Haven't shot a scenic

Re: Peso-Volcanic Forest Pano

2015-02-11 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks much, Paul! Jack Sent from my iPhone On Feb 11, 2015, at 7:55 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Very nice. A fascinating landscape. Paul via phone On Feb 11, 2015, at 10:18 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: This is my favorite of the three - love the

Re: Peso-Volcanic Forest Pano

2015-02-11 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, Alan! Fed likes to hide behind the stones. Strange little devil. Jack Sent from my iPhone On Feb 11, 2015, at 8:52 AM, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote: Yes, Jack. You really nailed it. Couldn't see Fred Flintstone, mind you! Alan C -Original Message- From: Jack Davis

PESO 2015 - 017, 018 - GDG

2015-02-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Basically playing with a lens to learn it, I saw this street scene and the hallway lamp in a new way due to the full-frame fish-eye rendering of the lens. https://flic.kr/p/r96q7m https://flic.kr/p/qctvQx I doubt they're great art … but I do think they're fun. The lens is the Olympus Body Cap

Re: PESO - In the eye of the beholder

2015-02-11 Thread Jack Davis
Is that a reflection of a foal in the eye, Igor? Jack - Original Message - From: Igor PDML-StR pdml...@komkon.org To: PDML PDML@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 9:07:18 AM Subject: PESO - In the eye of the beholder In the eye of the beholder:

PESO - Deers R Us

2015-02-11 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Nothing spectacular, just a funny (imho) shot: http://42graphy.org/misc/2014-04-18-DeersRUs/_IR07594.html Igor -- 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

OT: hot news from the groves of Academe

2015-02-11 Thread Bob W-PDML
I don't post much these days, so when I do you know it must be important: http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/feb/11/pippa-middleton-backside-marxist B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Fwd: Peso-Volcanic Forest Pano

2015-02-11 Thread Jack Davis
Most obvious way to locate Volcanic Forest (my name, you won't see a sign) is to find Beale Air Force Base and look just east or behind it. Not that I expect either of you to actually look for it, but it's a land mark I forgot to mention. Jack - Forwarded Message - From: Jack Davis

Re: 35mm film v 35mm DSLR

2015-02-11 Thread John
Yeah. I know. Still, I wish they could find or build the machinery needed to manufacture it. I understand it will never happen because there's not enough demand for it that they'd be able to turn a profit. Doesn't change me wanting it. On 2/10/2015 10:25 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: They don't

Re: hot news from the groves of Academe

2015-02-11 Thread Ken Waller
Thanks so much for posting, I'm always afraid of getting behind in the news. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com Subject: OT: hot news from the groves of Academe I don't post much these days, so

Re: Peso-Volcanic Forest Pano

2015-02-11 Thread Paul
AAhhh...that would put it east of Beale AFB. Opposite from where I thought. Ann's description of a tortured landscape sure fits - a whole lot different than what we're used to here in WI. -p On 2/11/2015 11:48 AM, Jack Davis wrote: Nice to read, Ann! Thanks! Located in Yuba Co, CA on

Re: OT: hot news from the groves of Academe

2015-02-11 Thread Paul Stenquist
How assinine. Butt I hope someone can take measures to rectify this. Paul via phone On Feb 11, 2015, at 1:20 PM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: I don't post much these days, so when I do you know it must be important:

Re: OT: hot news from the groves of Academe

2015-02-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Don't make Pippa the butt of your jokes! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 1:30 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: How assinine. Butt I hope someone can take measures to rectify this. Paul via phone On Feb 11, 2015, at 1:20

Re: OT: hot news from the groves of Academe

2015-02-11 Thread Bob W-PDML
This is what mine looks like: http://blog.gayleleonard.com/2010/07/the-phattest-water-butt-of-all/ On 11 Feb 2015, at 18:54, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: If I must look at butts, I'd at least like them to be naked. On 2/11/2015 1:20 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: I don't post

Re: Peso-Volcanic Forest Pano

2015-02-11 Thread Jack Davis
Also, rather weird. Thanks for commenting, Dan. Jack - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 10:42:49 AM Subject: Re: Peso-Volcanic Forest Pano That is a fine landscape. Dan Matyola

Re: PESO 2015 - 017, 018 - GDG

2015-02-11 Thread Jack Davis
I agree. $90 lens appeared to perform well in the couple shots I've seen. Jack - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com To: PAW Picture-A-Week project p...@micapeak.com, PDML PDML@pdml.net, SeePhoto Talk seeph...@micapeak.com, BAPhotoShooters BAPA

Re: PESO 2015 - 017, 018 - GDG

2015-02-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Similar. I had the 17/4 when I had the *ist DS and the look is quite similar, which is enough for me. If I want a full circular fishy, Olympus has one of those coming up but I've never seen the need for it for my photography. The real plus of this lens is its tiny size and extreme light

Re: Peso-Volcanic Forest Pano

2015-02-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
That is a fine landscape. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 8:50 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@comcast.net wrote: Final offering of this scene. Yeah, I'm milking it. Haven't shot a scenic lately. My favorite subject. Back up: K-5, DA16X45 f/4

Re: PESO - In the eye of the beholder

2015-02-11 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Jack, It's actually a piglet (of a wild variety). Igor Jack Davis Wed, 11 Feb 2015 09:20:56 -0800 wrote: Is that a reflection of a foal in the eye, Igor? Jack - Original Message - From: Igor PDML-StR pdml...@komkon.org To: PDML PDML@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Re: Peso-Volcanic Forest Pano

2015-02-11 Thread Jack Davis
Nice to read, Ann! Thanks! Located in Yuba Co, CA on Hammonton/Smartsville Road. Site is south off HWY 20 'prox 15 miles east of Marysville, CA. Location is then 8 to 10 miles on your right. A couple of like areas are located at that point. The one I shot was the first approached or the most

Re: PESO - Deers R Us

2015-02-11 Thread Jack Davis
Yes, funny strange, Igor. ;) Jack - Original Message - From: Igor PDML-StR pdml...@komkon.org To: PDML PDML@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 9:18:39 AM Subject: PESO - Deers R Us Nothing spectacular, just a funny (imho) shot:

Photo-Puzzler: Whose Eye It Is Anyway?

2015-02-11 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Well, I am not going to ask what make and model this car is (that could be a bonus question), but I will offer smart and knowledgable people of PDML to guess who this eye belongs to: http://42graphy.org/misc/2014-04-18-WhoseEye/_IR07654.html I hope you enjoy it! Igor -- PDML

Re: K-3 DNG files

2015-02-11 Thread John
On 2/11/2015 7:18 AM, Bill wrote: On 10/02/2015 9:37 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting John sesso...@earthlink.net: I've been shooting DNG as my raw file with the K-3. Got to thinking the last day or two ... What are the pros/cons of running the Pentax DNG through the Adobe DNG converter? If

Re: OT: hot news from the groves of Academe

2015-02-11 Thread P.J. Alling
Thus proving that when you must fill space, you'll fill it with anything. On 2/11/2015 1:20 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: I don't post much these days, so when I do you know it must be important: http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/feb/11/pippa-middleton-backside-marxist B -- I don't want

Re: OT: hot news from the groves of Academe

2015-02-11 Thread Jack Davis
I got it, Paul. Good'un. Jack - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 10:30:37 AM Subject: Re: OT: hot news from the groves of Academe How assinine. Butt I hope someone can take

Re: Photo-Puzzler: Whose Eye It Is Anyway?

2015-02-11 Thread Jack Davis
Are sows that hairy, Igor? Jack - Original Message - From: Igor PDML-StR pdml...@komkon.org To: PDML PDML@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 11:07:04 AM Subject: Photo-Puzzler: Whose Eye It Is Anyway? Well, I am not going to ask what make and model this car is (that could be

Re: Peso-Volcanic Forest Pano

2015-02-11 Thread Jack Davis
Exactly right, Paul. I forgot and just sent Ann a notice to that effect. Jack - Original Message - From: Paul pentax1...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 10:31:32 AM Subject: Re: Peso-Volcanic Forest Pano AAhhh...that would put it

Re: OT: hot news from the groves of Academe

2015-02-11 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Measures have been taken and those are different from Barbie's: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2308658/How-Barbies-body-size-look-real-life-Walking-fours-missing-half-liver-inches-intestine.html Igor Paul Stenquist Wed, 11 Feb 2015 10:32:08 -0800 wrote: How assinine. Butt I hope

Re: PESO 2015 - 017, 018 - GDG

2015-02-11 Thread P.J. Alling
Really not much fisheye effect, like the 17mm f4 on an APS-C body. On 2/11/2015 12:17 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Basically playing with a lens to learn it, I saw this street scene and the hallway lamp in a new way due to the full-frame fish-eye rendering of the lens. https://flic.kr/p/r96q7m

Re: OT: hot news from the groves of Academe

2015-02-11 Thread P.J. Alling
If I must look at butts, I'd at least like them to be naked. On 2/11/2015 1:20 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: I don't post much these days, so when I do you know it must be important: http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/feb/11/pippa-middleton-backside-marxist B -- I don't want to achieve

Re: Peso-Volcanic Forest Pano

2015-02-11 Thread Mark C
This is my favorite of the three - love the contrasts betweent eh green grass, struggling trees and rocks. The pano nicely captures the curves and rolls of the landscape. Mark On 2/11/2015 8:50 AM, Jack Davis wrote: Final offering of this scene. Yeah, I'm milking it. Haven't shot a scenic

Re: Peso-Volcanic Forest Pano

2015-02-11 Thread Paul Stenquist
Very nice. A fascinating landscape. Paul via phone On Feb 11, 2015, at 10:18 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: This is my favorite of the three - love the contrasts betweent eh green grass, struggling trees and rocks. The pano nicely captures the curves and rolls of the landscape.

Re: Peso-Volcanic Forest Pano

2015-02-11 Thread Paul Sorenson
I agree with Mark C. This one is the best of the bunch. Is this northwest of the town of Sutter? Google Earth shows the distinct remnants of a volcanic cone with the high points labeled West Butte and South Butte. You can get a 3-D view and fly around each of them. -p Sent from my iPad

Re: dos PESOs: Birds in a show

2015-02-11 Thread Mark C
Well shot, especially the first one - they look almost like dinosaurs! On 2/10/2015 11:45 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Last weekend we went to the Dallas Zoo. This was the second time I went to this zoo. They have several shows and encounters with animals, where there is some action happening

Re: Peso-Volcanic Forest Pano

2015-02-11 Thread Jack Davis
Appreciated comments, Mark. Pleasing to read! Jack - Original Message - From: Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 7:18:12 AM Subject: Re: Peso-Volcanic Forest Pano This is my favorite of the three - love the

Re: Peso-Volcanic Forest Pano

2015-02-11 Thread Bulent Celasun
A lot better now. I liked the reference to Mr. Flintstone, by the way :). He might indeed pop up from behind one of the rocks! Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/

Re: OT: hot news from the groves of Academe

2015-02-11 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob W-PDML wrote: I don't post much these days, so when I do you know it must be important: Coming from you, those words make me very afraid of clicking the proffered link. http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/feb/11/pippa-middleton-backside-marxist ...and I was right to be afraid. --

Re: OT: hot news from the groves of Academe

2015-02-11 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com: I don't post much these days, so when I do you know it must be important: http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/feb/11/pippa-middleton-backside-marxist Is Pippa Middleton someone I'm supposed to have heard of? -- Cheers Brian

Re: Peso-Volcanic Forest Pano

2015-02-11 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Jack, I missed the previous renditions, but this one looks very nice. Igor 2015-02-11 15:50 GMT+02:00 Jack Davis wrote: Final offering of this scene. Yeah, I'm milking it. Haven't shot a scenic lately. My favorite subject. Back up: K-5, DA16X45 f/4 at 23mm, 1,000, ISO 400 Comments?

Re: K-3 DNG files

2015-02-11 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com: On 10/02/2015 9:37 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Not having a K-3 I could be wrong in this but I don't think K-3 DNGs can be opened in older versions of Photoshop. Running them through the DNG converter and selecting the right compatibility mode for

Re: Photo-Puzzler: Whose Eye It Is Anyway?

2015-02-11 Thread Paul
Looks like a camel. OTOH, do you know any of the girls I dated in college? ; { -p On 2/11/2015 1:07 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Well, I am not going to ask what make and model this car is (that could be a bonus question), but I will offer smart and knowledgable people of PDML to guess who

Re: OT: hot news from the groves of Academe

2015-02-11 Thread P.J. Alling
That's just, weird... On 2/11/2015 1:57 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: This is what mine looks like: http://blog.gayleleonard.com/2010/07/the-phattest-water-butt-of-all/ On 11 Feb 2015, at 18:54, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: If I must look at butts, I'd at least like them to be

Re: Photo-Puzzler: Whose Eye It Is Anyway?

2015-02-11 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Bingo! (And no, I don't know your highschool sweetheart. :-) ) Well, this just proves what I wrote: PDMLers is a very smart crowd. (And I am still impressed, as I don't know how you've guessed it.) Jack, your question Are sows that hairy, Igor? left me guessing, who you actually meant, as

Re: GESO - Roadtrip USA; Part 2

2015-02-11 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Jan van Wijk pen...@dfsee.com: Fantastic gallery Brian, really enjoyed going through all of them! Thanks, Jan. Pity it took me so long to compile it! -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/

Re: Photo-Puzzler: Whose Eye It Is Anyway?

2015-02-11 Thread P.J. Alling
I don't know but it kind of worries me that Paul may have dated a camel. On 2/11/2015 3:59 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Bingo! (And no, I don't know your highschool sweetheart. :-) ) Well, this just proves what I wrote: PDMLers is a very smart crowd. (And I am still impressed, as I don't know

Re: Photo-Puzzler: Whose Eye It Is Anyway?

2015-02-11 Thread Bob W-PDML
We all need a hump from time to time. On 11 Feb 2015, at 22:10, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I don't know but it kind of worries me that Paul may have dated a camel. On 2/11/2015 3:59 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Bingo! (And no, I don't know your highschool sweetheart.

Re: hot news from the groves of Academe

2015-02-11 Thread Mark Roberts
John Coyle wrote: That was written using one of those programs which assembles unrelated phrases into academic gobbledegook, wasn't it? Confess now, Bob. Not who the author is: Marc Abrahams, editor of the Annals of Improbable Research and organizer of the Ig Nobel prizes. -- Mark Roberts

Re: OT: hot news from the groves of Academe

2015-02-11 Thread John
On 2/11/2015 4:45 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com: I don't post much these days, so when I do you know it must be important: http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/feb/11/pippa-middleton-backside-marxist Is Pippa Middleton someone I'm supposed to have

Re: Photo-Puzzler: Whose Eye It Is Anyway?

2015-02-11 Thread John
Since whatever it is is looking down on the car, I'll go with camel as well. On 2/11/2015 2:51 PM, Paul wrote: Looks like a camel. OTOH, do you know any of the girls I dated in college? ; { -p On 2/11/2015 1:07 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Well, I am not going to ask what make and model

Re: Peso-Volcanic Forest Pano

2015-02-11 Thread Jack Davis
Appreciate remarks, Bulent! Thanks! Jack - Original Message - From: Bulent Celasun bulent.cela...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 11:52:23 AM Subject: Re: Peso-Volcanic Forest Pano A lot better now. I liked the reference to Mr.

Re: OT: hot news from the groves of Academe

2015-02-11 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 11 Feb 2015, at 21:45, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com: I don't post much these days, so when I do you know it must be important: http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/feb/11/pippa-middleton-backside-marxist Is Pippa

RE: hot news from the groves of Academe

2015-02-11 Thread John Coyle
That was written using one of those programs which assembles unrelated phrases into academic gobbledegook, wasn't it? Confess now, Bob. John in Brisbane Oh, no, I've just noticed it was published in the Guardian - that explains everything! -Original Message- From: PDML

Re: Photo-Puzzler: Whose Eye It Is Anyway?

2015-02-11 Thread Igor PDML-StR
[Camels] It's What You Do! BTW, it's Wednesday today!. :-) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjIME2BweZ8 Cheers, Igor Bob W-PDML Wed, 11 Feb 2015 14:18:57 -0800 We all need a hump from time to time. On 11 Feb 2015, at 22:10, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I don't know

Re: OT: hot news from the groves of Academe

2015-02-11 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 11/2/15, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed: I don't post much these days, so when I do you know it must be important: http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/feb/11/pippa-middleton- backside-marxist You crazy man sheesh -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O)

Re: Photo-Puzzler: Whose Eye It Is Anyway?

2015-02-11 Thread Jack Davis
Igor, In Iowa, at least when I lived there, a sow is a Mama pig. Jack - Original Message - From: P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 2:10:29 PM Subject: Re: Photo-Puzzler: Whose Eye It Is Anyway? I don't

Re: Photo-Puzzler: Whose Eye It Is Anyway?

2015-02-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Why, it's your eye of course! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 2:07 PM, Igor PDML-StR pdml...@komkon.org wrote: Well, I am not going to ask what make and model this car is (that could be a bonus question), but I will offer smart and

PESO: Urban Whale

2015-02-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17965113size=md 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, please visit the link directly

Re: OT: hot news from the groves of Academe

2015-02-11 Thread P.J. Alling
On 2/11/2015 4:45 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com: I don't post much these days, so when I do you know it must be important: http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/feb/11/pippa-middleton-backside-marxist Is Pippa Middleton someone I'm supposed to have

Re: PESO - Fishy Nanotech

2015-02-11 Thread Bruce Walker
That lens makes for an intriguing shot, Rick. I like it! On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 8:35 PM, Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: The nanotechnology building, through the 10-17 fisheye: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17964476size=lg Comments? Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Photo-Puzzler: Whose Eye It Is Anyway?

2015-02-11 Thread Paul Sorenson
Nine out of ten men who have tried Camels prefer women... -p Sent from my iPad On Feb 11, 2015, at 4:18 PM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: We all need a hump from time to time. On 11 Feb 2015, at 22:10, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I don't know but it kind

Re: OT: hot news from the groves of Academe

2015-02-11 Thread Bruce Walker
I see that few puns have been left to choose, but feeling cheeky I'll take a crack at it. On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 1:20 PM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: I don't post much these days, so when I do you know it must be important:

Re: OT: hot news from the groves of Academe

2015-02-11 Thread Rick Womer
There were piles of puns, but your post wiped them. On Feb 11, 2015, at 8:09 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: I see that few puns have been left to choose, but feeling cheeky I'll take a crack at it. On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 1:20 PM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: I don't post much these

Re: PESO - Nanotech

2015-02-11 Thread Rick Womer
Hmmm... I wanted to keep the pedestrian, and the dark foreground came along with her. It's lightened 2 stops, and any brighter brought out lots of noise. Thanks, Ken! Rick On Feb 10, 2015, at 11:48 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Nice capture of an interesting looking structure. If it were mine I'd

Re: thanks everyone!

2015-02-11 Thread Bill
On 11/02/2015 11:08 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: ..for your cafepress support... Really appreciate all the followers - it got my commission score back up! If someone was thinking about it but didnt do it yet, hold off for a couple of months... it appears that a certain amount of activity is

PESO: Iron Man

2015-02-11 Thread David Mann
A little monument we passed, south of Alice Springs. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/862/#peso Technically not brilliant, probably a combination of the focus being slightly out and the fact we were moving. Might have been better if the window I was shooting through wasn't heavily tinted!

PESO - Fishy Nanotech

2015-02-11 Thread Rick Womer
The nanotechnology building, through the 10-17 fisheye: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17964476size=lg Comments? Rick -- 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

Re: PESO - Nanotech

2015-02-11 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Bruce! On Feb 10, 2015, at 9:35 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: That's terrific, Rick. On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 9:17 PM, Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: There's a fancy new nanotechnology laboratory building on the University of Pennsylvania campus, which I've been wanting to shoot

Re: Photo-Puzzler: Whose Eye It Is Anyway?

2015-02-11 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Jack, Yep, I thought that's what you likely meant, but wasn't sure. Igor Jack Davis Wed, 11 Feb 2015 15:12:03 -0800 wrote: Igor, In Iowa, at least when I lived there, a sow is a Mama pig. Jack -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: OT: hot news from the groves of Academe

2015-02-11 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting John sesso...@earthlink.net: On 2/11/2015 4:45 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com: I don't post much these days, so when I do you know it must be important: http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/feb/11/pippa-middleton-backside-marxist Is Pippa

Re: PESO - Nanotech

2015-02-11 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Ann. I may play with it a bit more. Rick On Feb 11, 2015, at 12:17 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I didn't expect to like a photo of a nanotech building, but I do :-) The colors of the light make it work for me. I agree with Ken, to a point... might not crop as much as he would, but a bit

Re: PESO - Nanotech

2015-02-11 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Alan. Megapixels (16 of them) rather than nanopixels. Rick On Feb 11, 2015, at 4:43 AM, Alan C wrote: Very striking. Excellent resolution (nanopixels?) Alan C -Original Message- From: Rick Womer Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 4:17 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: K-3 DNG files

2015-02-11 Thread Bill
On 11/02/2015 3:42 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com: On 10/02/2015 9:37 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Not having a K-3 I could be wrong in this but I don't think K-3 DNGs can be opened in older versions of Photoshop. Running them through the DNG converter and

PESO: Finke River

2015-02-11 Thread David Mann
Australians have a pretty loose definition of river :) http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/863/#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

Photo-Puzzler -- Whose Eye It Is Anyway? #2

2015-02-11 Thread Igor PDML-StR
John, I like your way of thinking. This idea prompted me to offer the second puzzle with the same idea: Whose Eye It Is Anyway? (And this time it is not a camel or Paul's highschool sweetheart.) http://42graphy.org/misc/2014-05-18-WhoseEye/_IR07551.html Cheers, Igor PS. Your answer has more

Re: PESO: Finke River

2015-02-11 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting David Mann dmann...@gmail.com: Australians have a pretty loose definition of river :) http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/863/#peso You should see it in flood! Doesn't happen often though. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia

Re: Need your opinion - Square in Dresden from seafood perspective

2015-02-11 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Igor PDML-StR pdml...@komkon.org: Hi All! Time-to-time I am experimenting with the Korean 8mm fisheye lens. I've posted a few shots produced with that lens that I liked. But sometimes I am not sure if the photo works or not. Here is one of such shots:

RE: Need your opinion - Square in Dresden from seafood perspective

2015-02-11 Thread Malcolm Smith
Igor wrote: http://42graphy.org/misc/Dresden_IR00794.jpg The cobblestone street foreground makes this very easy on the eye, and I like the way the foreground leads you through the image. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: dos PESOs: Birds in a show

2015-02-11 Thread Alan C
The first is a Hadeda (after the sound they make) Ibis. (Bostrychia hagedash). Common around here. Ferret for crickets with that long beak. Alan C -Original Message- From: Igor PDML-StR Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 6:45 PM To: PDML@pdml.net Subject: dos PESOs: Birds in a show

Re: dos PESOs: Birds in a show (for Dan)

2015-02-11 Thread Alan C
Actually the Hadeda Ibis is quite attractive with the sun on its plumage. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadada_ibis Alan C -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 4:48 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: dos PESOs: Birds in a show Those

Re: PESO - Nanotech

2015-02-11 Thread Alan C
Very striking. Excellent resolution (nanopixels?) Alan C -Original Message- From: Rick Womer Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 4:17 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO - Nanotech There's a fancy new nanotechnology laboratory building on the University of Pennsylvania

Re: Peso-Volcanic Forest

2015-02-11 Thread Alan C
A very interesting shot, Jack. The bare trees give it a spooky look. Alan C -Original Message- From: Jack Davis Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 9:32 PM To: PDML Subject: Peso-Volcanic Forest This AM, I ran across this volcanic rock strewn wooded hillside. Must have been an event

Re: GESO - Roadtrip USA; Part 2

2015-02-11 Thread Jan van Wijk
Fantastic gallery Brian, really enjoyed going through all of them! On Mon, 09 Feb 2015 09:19:32 +1100 Brian Walters wrote: Here's the gallery of the second half of our western USA adventure - from eastern Wyoming across to the Pacific North-west and back down to southern California. It

Re: PESO - Nanotech

2015-02-11 Thread Bob W-PDML
I was expecting it to be a lot smaller. B On 11 Feb 2015, at 02:18, Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: There's a fancy new nanotechnology laboratory building on the University of Pennsylvania campus, which I've been wanting to shoot for months. I finally got a chance this past

Re: K-3 DNG files

2015-02-11 Thread Bill
On 10/02/2015 9:37 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting John sesso...@earthlink.net: I've been shooting DNG as my raw file with the K-3. Got to thinking the last day or two ... What are the pros/cons of running the Pentax DNG through the Adobe DNG converter? If you think it's a good idea, why is

Peso-Volcanic Forest Pano

2015-02-11 Thread Jack Davis
Final offering of this scene. Yeah, I'm milking it. Haven't shot a scenic lately. My favorite subject. Back up: K-5, DA16X45 f/4 at 23mm, 1,000, ISO 400 Comments? Thanks! Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=880 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Photo-Puzzler -- Whose Eye Is It Anyway? #2 (corrected)

2015-02-11 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Gee! After several messages on the previous thread and this new thread, I finally noticed that I accidentally switched around two words in the key phrase. As many others have likely noticed but politely kept it silent, it is supposed to be Whose Eye Is It Anyway?. Igor On Wed, 11 Feb

Re: PESO - Fishy Nanotech

2015-02-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
That is a very compelling and effective image. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 8:35 PM, Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: The nanotechnology building, through the 10-17 fisheye: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17964476size=lg

Re: PESO: Iron Man

2015-02-11 Thread Jack Davis
Well seen and reasonably well photographed considering the circumstances you describe. Jack - Original Message - From: David Mann dmann...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 6:42:37 PM Subject: PESO: Iron Man A little monument we

Re: Photo-Puzzler: Whose Eye It Is Anyway?

2015-02-11 Thread Ken Waller
Yes but would you walk a camel for a mile ? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Photo-Puzzler: Whose Eye It Is Anyway? Nine out of ten men who have tried Camels prefer women... -p

Re: OT: hot news from the groves of Academe

2015-02-11 Thread Ken Waller
A Kardashian is a part of a car where the instruments go. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org Subject: Re: OT: hot news from the groves of Academe Quoting John sesso...@earthlink.net: On

Re: OT: hot news from the groves of Academe

2015-02-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
This is a job for an endoscope from PENTAX Medical http://www.pentaxmedical.com/pentax/ Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 8:26 PM, Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: There were piles of puns, but your post wiped them. On Feb 11, 2015, at

Need your opinion - Square in Dresden from seafood perspective

2015-02-11 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Hi All! Time-to-time I am experimenting with the Korean 8mm fisheye lens. I've posted a few shots produced with that lens that I liked. But sometimes I am not sure if the photo works or not. Here is one of such shots: http://42graphy.org/misc/Dresden_IR00794.jpg I would like to hear your

Re: PESO: Iron Man

2015-02-11 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting David Mann dmann...@gmail.com: A little monument we passed, south of Alice Springs. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/862/#peso Technically not brilliant, probably a combination of the focus being slightly out and the fact we were moving. Might have been better if the window I