Thank you, Jack, Alan, Ann, and Bulent for taking the time to respond!
A few follow-ups on the individual responses are interspersed below.
Ann Sanfedele Mon, 23 Mar 2015 22:11:39 -0700 wrote:
Well I sure don't like the subject matter - find it kinda offensive.
Where is it?
In Central
You sir, win the stogie :-)
ann
On 3/25/2015 01:05, Paul Sorenson wrote:
Let's see...Tom Mix was sponsored by Instant Ralston; Let's Pretend by Cream of
Wheat...
-p
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On Mar 24, 2015, at 12:25 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote:
Now children of another age, in the
I got a bit silly tonight
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/16736862418/
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Larry Colen wrote:
I got a bit silly tonight
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/16736862418/
Interesting effect and it's good to see different ideas being tried out.
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Lighting very well done!
Jack
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On Mar 24, 2015, at 10:22 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote:
Thank you all for the comments on #041! I appreciate you taking the time to
look and comment.
G
Another from the Saturday morning walk.
Striking perspective, Christine!
Jack
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On Mar 24, 2015, at 9:26 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote:
Hi Team:
I haven’t posted for ages. I caught this the other day and thought I’d post
it.
http://www.caguila.com/untitled/content/_IMG5044_large.html
Even in Nebraska, it is getting harder to find country scenes that
don't include power lines or irrigation pivots. Hope you like it.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/16731418659/
Comments and critique welcome in equal measure.
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Mark,
Well done, especially the trees on a foggy morning.
They are delicious.
Regards, Bob S.
On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 9:56 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote:
A few recent PESO's -
Muddy March Leaves:
http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/muddy-march-leaves
(K-3, D-FA
All really nice images, but I *love* the muddy march leaves and the
2nd one down on the Trees of March. Those two would be on my wall, if
they were mine!
On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 6:40 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote:
Thanks, Christine!
On 3/25/2015 12:50 AM, Christine Aguila wrote:
Very dramatic. Could do with one of those here.
Alan C
-Original Message-
From: Darren Addy
Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 2:30 PM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: PESO: The Storm Around the Sandhills Bend
Even in Nebraska, it is getting harder to find country scenes that
don't
The people in the photo, and their placement is just wonderful. Super
sharp, also. Has a unique blend of symmetry and asymmetry going on at
the same time that makes the composition very interesting.
On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 5:35 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@comcast.net wrote:
Striking perspective,
Mark just so you know, there seems to be an issue loading the second
link. All that appears in my browser is the header of the page. Same
thing happens whether I click the link in the e-mail or click the link
from the first or third url you've posted below.
On 3/24/2015 10:56 PM, Mark C
My main camera for many years was an MX (I still have it). When I
finally decided to buy an autofocus camera, I bought a second hand
SF1n. After only a couple of weeks of use, the film transport became
faulty so I returned it to the store and exchanged for a Minolta
Dynax/Maxxum 600si. Later on I
When you've been standing on top of the mountain for 50-75 years,
it's hard to see or take seriously the transformative changes.
On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 10:50 PM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote:
Kodak blew it by not seeing the connection between the home computer and
digital imaging.
I'll say here what I said on Flickr. This is an extraordinary image! I like it.
On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 5:02 AM, Malcolm Smith rrve...@virginmedia.com wrote:
Larry Colen wrote:
I got a bit silly tonight
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/16736862418/
Interesting effect and it's good to
Gorgeous! I hope to make it to Yosemite some day.
On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 10:23 PM, Brian Walters
apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote:
Quoting Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net:
Beautiful! You did good with the light and clouds, the BW rending works
very well.
Thanks, Mark - and also for the
Snacks, huh? Likely to be washed down by a variety of Napa Valley vintage
wines.
Sounds delicious! Would love to be there, but...as Johnny Carson was want to
say,
I'll be busy sorting my sox.
I know it'll be a glorious success, Ann!
Jack
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From: Brian Walters
Scary, but beautifully caught. The far road bend is well placed and adds
greatly to the success of the
image.
Jack
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From: Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 5:30:41 AM
Subject: PESO: The Storm
Really like this one Godfrey. Your BW rendering of the scene is excellent.
On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 5:30 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@comcast.net wrote:
Lighting very well done!
Jack
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On Mar 24, 2015, at 10:22 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com
wrote:
Thank you
Very nice, Frank. I'm glad to see you are posting images again!
On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 11:13 PM, Christine Aguila
christ...@caguila.com wrote:
Very nice! Cheers, Christine
On Mar 24, 2015, at 8:38 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com
wrote:
I'm very excited.
I took my K10D out
Nice, Frank. They look a bit sad, and perhaps lonely. I love it when
I can feel a mood or emotion from and image.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 9:38 PM, frank theriault
knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm very excited.
I took my K10D
I traveled the WordStar-WordPefect route. Still use WordPerfect (X6)
today. Like the reveal codes and -- for me -- the ease of mixing
pictures and graphics with text in reports. Also use Word a lot for
client work.
Otis
On 3/25/2015 12:09 AM, Subash Jeyan wrote:
On Wed, 25 Mar 2015
My main camera is a K3. This has come after a long evolution.
In 1968, I bought a Spotmatic so that I would be able to take pictures of my
soon to be born child. (This past summer, my wife took her (our daughter's)
daughter to look at possible colleges.)
After many years of wonderful
It did show up last night - but Paul Sorenson beat ya to the answer :-)
ann
On 3/25/2015 02:54, Igor PDML-StR wrote:
It looks like my response to Ann's answer still hasn't trickled through...
So, I am resending it.
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Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2015 01:36:10
Nice compositions, and I also like the textures in the road and the grassland.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 8:30 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote:
Even in Nebraska, it is getting harder to find country scenes that
don't include
As a child, I ate cream of wheat as a more palatable alternative to oatmeal.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 3:25 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote:
Now children of another age, in the USA, where do you remember hearing
Cream of
Nice work, Frank, as usual.
The action shots are great, but the one where they are reaching out
and holding hands is somewhat special.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 9:56 PM, frank theriault
knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
A couple of
Thanks Darren, Malcolm and all who looked. A while back I saw a picture
that someone had made with a kaleidoscope and it looked like fun. My
first one was made with a 12x12 mirror tile cut into three 4x12 inch
pieces, but it was too small to fit my lenses inside of. This one is
made of 6x24
Well composed and rendered.
The road leading into the RH horizon really moves the eye thru the image.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
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From: Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com
Subject: PESO: The Storm Around the Sandhills Bend
Even
Bob Sullivan wrote:
Well I got a wake-up call yesterday.
I haven't used the mirrorless Fuji A-1 since my cataract surgeries.
Now both eyes are 'fixed', but I can't see close-up or read newspapers,
without reading glasses!
After having vision that pretty much didn't change for 30 years, mine
Enjoyed your Pentax navigation history. Have you ever posted an image to the
PDML?
A point that really stood out was that, at one point, your wife actually
CONVINCED you
to up grade to a Z-1. She is certainly a keeper, Larry.
Several time now I've I had to convinced my wife that I need a camera
I think it's some kind of SCAM aimed at ripping off eBay *before* they
rip off prospective buyers.
On 3/24/2015 10:06 PM, Mark C wrote:
For years my standard approach to ebay was to search for pentax lens
and sort from highest to lowest price so that the unobtainable stuff
showed up first. I
You certainly like your women dangerous.
On 3/25/2015 2:37 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
Found this girl in my garage last night, spent some time pestering her
with my camera and flash. I did sacrifice a little sharpness by
putting the 1.4x teleconverter on my 90mm macro lens.
They've been working on this for a while. It was rumored to come built
in to the k-3, but I think they had some technical issues they had to
sort first. First I heard of this was over a year ago FWIW.
On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 2:43 PM, John sesso...@earthlink.net wrote:
Hassleblad offered a
Found this girl in my garage last night, spent some time pestering her
with my camera and flash. I did sacrifice a little sharpness by putting
the 1.4x teleconverter on my 90mm macro lens.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/16923028621/in/set-72157651143743838
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Larry Colen
I really enjoy your storm pix, but am not at all envious of your storms!
I agree with Dan that the textures in the road and hills are
intriguing, but then the storm beyond the hill is largely featureless.
I think I can make out a rain curtain, and some cloud details, but
they're faint. More
The first word processor I used was Professional Write (aka Pfs:Write).
It had a *VERY* typewriter like interface that allowed you to adjust
margins tabs on a ruler that ran across the top of the screen.
Simple controls - Ctrl+B for Boldface, Ctrl+U to underline ...
Ctrl+Enter started a new
Hassleblad offered a similar idea last year with one of their digital
bodies - shifting the sensor to increase the resolution.
http://www.dpreview.com/articles/4410648565/hasselblad-unveils-pixel-shifting-200mp-h5d-200c-ms
On 3/24/2015 10:10 PM, Bruce wrote:
The new Olympus M5 mark ii already
I'll have to try this the next time I run short of apples and lemons.
It's an intriguing photo; one might crop about 10% off the left and 5%
off the bottom.
How did you set up the mirrors and fruits?
Rick
http://photo.net/photos/RickW
On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 1:26 PM, Larry Colen
Very nice
On 25 Mar 2015, at 12:30, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote:
Even in Nebraska, it is getting harder to find country scenes that
don't include power lines or irrigation pivots. Hope you like it.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/16731418659/
Comments and
Looks like a pretty specimen, but the background ruins it for me.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
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From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com
Subject: PESO pretty black spider
Found this girl in my garage last night, spent some time
Darren,
That's a great dramatic photo!
There is an interesting effect of how this photo loads in Flickr (under
Firefox, Win7): first, it shows less contrasty and less sharp, and then,
when it is fully loaded, it becomes razor-sharp.
The only thing that I might wish here is if the top left
On 2015-03-25 6:30 , Darren Addy wrote:
Even in Nebraska, it is getting harder to find country scenes that
don't include power lines or irrigation pivots. Hope you like it.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/16731418659/
nice composition; i like the tire track; the darkness upper
Is that a black widow? I'm glad I can't find this species in my
garage! What did you do after the photo session ended?
Nice shots.
Toine
On 25 March 2015 at 19:37, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:
Found this girl in my garage last night, spent some time pestering her with
my camera and
Thanks to all who have looked and commented. Either Steve gets bonus
points for noticing my 1 pixel error (in cropping after slight
rotation in the upper right and lower left) or everyone else gets
bonus points for pretending not to notice.
:)
I was going to delete it on Flickr and upload a
NASTY little critter, but fine photography.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 2:37 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:
Found this girl in my garage last night, spent some time pestering her with
my camera and flash. I did sacrifice a
On 3/25/2015 2:37 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
Found this girl in my garage last night, spent some time pestering her
with my camera and flash. I did sacrifice a little sharpness by putting
the 1.4x teleconverter on my 90mm macro lens.
Since this thread has devolved into a personal history of photography ...
1. 1959 - Kodak Brownie Hawkeye Flash inherited from my grandmother when
I was 9 years old. I don't know what happened to the flash attachment. I
might not have ever had it.
2. Early 60s - Various Kodak Instamatic (126
On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 9:42 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote:
Nice. I like the two-layer look and the two stories it suggests.
Ditto
Dave
Paul via phone
On Mar 24, 2015, at 9:38 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com
wrote:
I'm very excited.
I took my K10D out
On 2015-03-25 12:37 , Larry Colen wrote:
Found this girl in my garage last night, spent some time pestering her with
my camera and flash. I did sacrifice a little sharpness by putting the 1.4x
teleconverter on my 90mm macro lens.
Thanks Darren. I did not appreciate Muddy March Leaves when I made the
exposure - a handful of grab shots as I was walking into the woods and I
was on my way, little knowing that was the best image of the day.
On 3/25/2015 9:15 AM, Darren Addy wrote:
All really nice images, but I *love* the
What we call a redback in Australia - very poisonous. Legend has it that
Grassimof, a descendant of
White Russian immigrants, living in a country part of Australia, went to the
dunny and was bitten on
the backside by one. After appropriate treatment, Grassimof survived but the
spider died of
Have to agree with the dynamic part. And the interesting part.
Looks like it could have been shot any time over the last 80 years.
Cheers
Mike
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On Mar 18, 2015, at 8:40 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@comcast.net wrote:
Dynamic and way interesting image, Ann.
Love it! Needs no
Very nice. Love the rendering. Cheers, Christine
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On Mar 25, 2015, at 7:30 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote:
Even in Nebraska, it is getting harder to find country scenes that
don't include power lines or irrigation pivots. Hope you like it.
Thanks Jack and Darren! Cheers, Christine
Sent from my iPad
On Mar 25, 2015, at 8:18 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote:
The people in the photo, and their placement is just wonderful. Super
sharp, also. Has a unique blend of symmetry and asymmetry going on at
the same time that
Great light and look, Frank. Is that down on Lakeshore near Islington?
Very glad you are out and shooting. :)
On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 9:38 PM, frank theriault
knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm very excited.
I took my K10D out for a walk on Saturday and actually took photos.
This was at the
Knarf,
What Paul said. I also really like the lighting, the texture of the tabletop
(leather? warping veneer? It's interesting, whatever it is) and the way the
picture on the wall balances the composition.
Cheers,
Rick
On Mar 24, 2015, at 9:42 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Nice. I like the
Interesting - would this also be of advantage outside of
asrtophotography? Maybe more detail in landscape and macro photography?
Mark
On 3/24/2015 11:32 PM, Darren Addy wrote:
Yes, Bruce. But did you read the imaging-resource article?
Unlike Olympus' approach, which grabs 8 frames and uses a
Thanks, Steve (and Ann, Ralf, and Christine).
I have lots of photos using those glass block walls, but very few work.
Cheers,
Rick
On Mar 24, 2015, at 2:40 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote:
On 23/3/15, Rick Womer, discombobulated, unleashed:
Good question, Mark. This is pure speculation on my part, but in
conventional photography, it has the potential to give a Pentax -
using a conventional bayer sensor - the IQ advantages of a Foveon
sensor with none of the Foveon's disadvantages (like noise at higher
ISOs). I am imagining is the
Great set - Clark is a lucky kid! Aside from his obviously loving
family, he'll be able to point to a couple of these photos someday and
say I was riding horses when I was still in diapers!
Mark
On 3/20/2015 12:59 PM, David J Brooks wrote:
Thanks, Christine!
On 3/25/2015 12:50 AM, Christine Aguila wrote:
Love them all, Mark! Cheers, Christine
Sent from my iPad
On Mar 24, 2015, at 9:56 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote:
A few recent PESO's -
Muddy March Leaves:
Thanks, Bob!
On 3/25/2015 9:15 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
Mark,
Well done, especially the trees on a foggy morning.
They are delicious.
Regards, Bob S.
On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 9:56 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote:
A few recent PESO's -
Muddy March Leaves:
Still, I betcha the nice pix bring a better price. I'm amazed by the blurry or
dark or blown out pictures people use for there goods. Those folks must be
missing out on a lot of cash.
Cheers,
Mike
Sent from my iPad
On Mar 20, 2015, at 6:47 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote:
It works on my iPad. I get the thumbnails and a lager image, and a caption.
Slide show works too, but with no caption.
And a splendid run of bw images.
Cheers
Mike
Sent from my iPad
On Mar 23, 2015, at 11:49 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote:
a couple of you recently said they
Great action shots and portrait - man, they look so happy and charged up!
On 3/24/2015 9:56 PM, frank theriault wrote:
A couple of weeks ago I showed the women's race, here's a few of the
men's races:
http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/03/icycle-2015-mens-race.html
Alberto the Ice Emperor
Great!
Black widows are probably much more common where you live than up here
in the frozen north (we still have patches of snow on the ground and
temps in the 20's F at night) - but once I got to recognize these
spiders and their dens I came to realize that they are far more common
here
Marvelous! Life imitating art or maybe the other way around - like Ken
said, great placement of the figure in the frame and that helps it all
come together.
Mark
On 3/25/2015 12:26 AM, Christine Aguila wrote:
Hi Team:
I haven’t posted for ages. I caught this the other day and thought I’d
Nice job on the captures, but your subject is horrible. *shudder*
Yonnie
On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 10:01 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote:
Great!
Black widows are probably much more common where you live than up here in
the frozen north (we still have patches of snow on the ground and
Like the trees - especially the first and third (the single tree and the
trees on the creek)
I think the leaf in the mud is very good but to say I _like_ it wouldn't
be right -- heavy emotional content there.. depressing.
but it will stay with me a long time/
ann
On 3/24/2015 22:56, Mark
ditto
and have to add not what I expected to see with the title.
it is rather Vermeerish - yes, I like it
ann
On 3/25/2015 00:13, Christine Aguila wrote:
Very nice! Cheers, Christine
On Mar 24, 2015, at 8:38 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm very excited.
I took
Well it is fun to play..
might sell as wrapping paper
ann
On 3/25/2015 04:20, Larry Colen wrote:
I got a bit silly tonight
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/16736862418/
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Hmm red _back_ ? I scratched head and then looked up the stats. Our
version has the red hourglass on the lady's belly... but I see it is the
same genus as your redback
I like Larry's portrait... I try to remember spiders are our friends,
but if I had seen a genuine black widow I think it
thanks, MIke
My friend in Toronto is still unable to view it or the other web page
his wife needs to look at . She also tried at the library at U of
Toronto and Had a problem...so that's odd.
I suggested he try an Ipad or a smart phone. I did find out his op
system is OS x10.9.5
A
Great composition and aesthetics - the lines in this photo work together
really well.
On 3/25/2015 8:30 AM, Darren Addy wrote:
Even in Nebraska, it is getting harder to find country scenes that
don't include power lines or irrigation pivots. Hope you like it.
Well I have a title for you
Gulliver's Travels :-)
ann
On 3/25/2015 00:26, Christine Aguila wrote:
Hi Team:
I haven’t posted for ages. I caught this the other day and thought I’d post it.
http://www.caguila.com/untitled/content/_IMG5044_large.html
As we all say, comments welcome :-)!
I think I'd like to see that in color...
ann
On 3/25/2015 08:30, Darren Addy wrote:
Even in Nebraska, it is getting harder to find country scenes that
don't include power lines or irrigation pivots. Hope you like it.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/16731418659/
Comments and
Alas, it couldn't anymore
ann
On 3/25/2015 19:35, Michael Beacom wrote:
Have to agree with the dynamic part. And the interesting part.
Looks like it could have been shot any time over the last 80 years.
Cheers
Mike
Sent from my iPad
On Mar 18, 2015, at 8:40 AM, Jack Davis
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