Re: PESO: Central Park

2015-04-14 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com: Early Spring in Central Park: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18004244size=lg K-01, DA 1:2.8 40mm XS Comments are invited. Just as I imagined what Central Park in spring might look like. Pity about that wire fence though... -- Cheers

Re: PESO: Ricoh on the Great White Way

2015-04-14 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com: This weekend I spotted a Ricoh sign on Broadway: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18003877size=lg Comments are invited. This doesn't appear to be the same sign they were touting as eco-friendly a few years back:

Re: PESO: Vitamins F and J

2015-04-14 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting David Mann dmann...@gmail.com: First the vitamin F, the delicious feijoa. People either love or hate this fruit and it's now the time of year when they are everywhere. We have a small tree at the front of our property but it's overshadowed by another tree and never really fruited

Re: PESO - Crystalline Wave

2015-04-14 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com: Looking through some old pics - this was taken winter before last, one of the coldest days with a camera I've ever had. The K10D acquitted itself quite well in -45C wind-chill. You can see the wave spray freezing in mid-air! And look at the

Re: PESO - Jumping Spider

2015-04-14 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net: Not for those who do no like spiders: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/jumping-spider As indicated in the text of the blog post, I was a little frustrated by the mistakes I made in this shot - but then, it's a good step forward from my

Re: April PUG - Panorama - Now Up

2015-04-14 Thread Darren Addy
You can't forget what you never even knew, John. But after Googling it, I agree with others who called that Pentax panorama function pathetic. It makes my point: That simply cropping an image to a wide aspect ratio does not make it panoramic (regardless of what the marketing department tells you).

Re: April PUG - Panorama - Now Up

2015-04-14 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 14.04.15 um 15:08 schrieb Malcolm Smith: I would stitch photos together in software to make a panorama. Which is basically the same thing a swing-lens camera does. Hence, a real panoramic image. I would use filters to produce I/R images. This is like pouring vinegar into water and

Re: PESO - Two Hepatica

2015-04-14 Thread Bob Sullivan
Looking great Mark. I've got to try that photo stacking software. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 9:30 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: The last two hepatica from a week ago - time to find more. http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/two-more-hepatica Mark ---

Re: PESO: Central Park

2015-04-14 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 12:48 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: like it Thanks, Ann. Do you know if that ugly fencing is a permanent feature of the park now, or is it something to protect spring plantings? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML

Re: PESO - Jumping Spider

2015-04-14 Thread Ann Sanfedele
He's a cutie - not the spider that worries me - looks like a little creature from another world. ann On 4/14/2015 04:36, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net: Not for those who do no like spiders: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/jumping-spider As

Re: Rodeo and that's not bull*

2015-04-14 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Very nicely done. Your portfolio really gives one a sense of the event. Taking photos at a rodeo is tough. I tried at an outdoor rodeo in Makawao Hawaii several years back, and I am quite impressed at the results you achieved. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On

Re: PESO: Central Park

2015-04-14 Thread John
On 4/14/2015 9:06 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 4:31 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Just as I imagined what Central Park in spring might look like. Pity about that wire fence though... Actually, the fence is less obvious in this image than in others

Re: Rodeo and that's not bull*

2015-04-14 Thread Bob Sullivan
Don, Something different and interesting. Looks like you made good use of your opportunities. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 11:20 AM, Donald Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: One thing I don't see enough on PDML is rodeo photos. My remedy is to post this 11 shot gallery from an

Re: PESO: Central Park

2015-04-14 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 11:44 AM, Donald Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: A Springy whimsical photo in many ways. In the less is more category I think it would show off the carriage better without the tree on the right. YMMV. Thanks, Don. Yesx, I suppose eliminating the tree would show

Re: PESO: Central Park

2015-04-14 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 12:33 PM, John sesso...@earthlink.net wrote: Why this time of year as opposed to any other? The fencing in this area (near the Artisans Gate) is so cheap and flimsy that it resembles chicken wire fencing. I don't it recall it being that intrusive last fall when I was

Re: PESO: Central Park

2015-04-14 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dan, Love the contrast between the horse drawn carriage and the glass curtain wall of the skyscraper in the background. Regards, Bob S On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 12:13 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Early Spring in Central Park:

Re: PESO - Jumping Spider

2015-04-14 Thread Bob Sullivan
Hard to look at...arachnophobia kicking in, but most interesting. On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 3:36 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net: Not for those who do no like spiders: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/jumping-spider As

Re: PESO: Central Park

2015-04-14 Thread Ann Sanfedele
like it ann On 4/14/2015 01:13, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Early Spring in Central Park: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18004244size=lg K-01, DA 1:2.8 40mm XS Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO: Central Park

2015-04-14 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 12:31 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Love the contrast between the horse drawn carriage and the glass curtain wall of the skyscraper in the background. Thanks, Bob. Showing that contrast was one of my major objectives here. Dan Matyola

Re: PESO: Bumps on a log

2015-04-14 Thread Bob Sullivan
Thanks for the comments Mark and Rick. Weather is being great here. Everything is waking-up! http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18003535 Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 5:38 PM, Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: Those creatures look so remarkably content when they're in the

Re: April PUG - Panorama - Now Up

2015-04-14 Thread P.J. Alling
On 4/14/2015 10:49 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: Ralf R Radermacher wrote: I would stitch photos together in software to make a panorama. Which is basically the same thing a swing-lens camera does. Hence, a real panoramic image. I accept that, but I don't want another camera. I would use

Re: PESO: Central Park

2015-04-14 Thread Donald Guthrie
A Springy whimsical photo in many ways. In the less is more category I think it would show off the carriage better without the tree on the right. YMMV. On 4/14/15 12:55 AM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 10 Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2015 01:13:32 -0400 From: Daniel J.

Geso: Rodeo and its not all bull*

2015-04-14 Thread Donald Guthrie
One subject I do not see enough of on PDML is Rodeo. My remedy is to post this 11 shot gallery from an indoor bull riding rodeo I attended last weekend. Lighting terrible,riders not very good,results very few keepers, but nice people. For something a little different check these out. CC

Rodeo and that's not bull*

2015-04-14 Thread Donald Guthrie
One thing I don't see enough on PDML is rodeo photos. My remedy is to post this 11 shot gallery from an indoor event I attended last weekend. Lighting terrible, riders not very good, results limited, people cool, action plentiful. So for something a little different check these out. CC

Re: April PUG - Panorama - Now Up

2015-04-14 Thread Ann Sanfedele
And yet your favorite (and one of mine) is _not_ a true panorama according to your definition - David mentioned this in one of his posts.. :-) The thing is some of us don't shoot panoramas or care about stitching to get that extra wide view but do care about supporting the PUG... OTOH now and

RE: April PUG - Panorama - Now Up

2015-04-14 Thread Malcolm Smith
Ralf R Radermacher wrote: I would stitch photos together in software to make a panorama. Which is basically the same thing a swing-lens camera does. Hence, a real panoramic image. I accept that, but I don't want another camera. I would use filters to produce I/R images. This is

Firmware updates:K-S1, K-S2, and K-3

2015-04-14 Thread Darren Addy
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Re: Rodeo and that's not bull*

2015-04-14 Thread Alan C
I like power shown in the Grande Jeté at the top right. Never been to a live Rodeo. Alan C -Original Message- From: Donald Guthrie Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 6:20 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Rodeo and that's not bull* One thing I don't see enough on PDML is rodeo photos. My

Re: PESO - Jumping Spider

2015-04-14 Thread Mark C
HI Bob - the spider was only about 3/16ths of an inch in size, so in person he was not formidable. Thanks for looking! Mark On 4/14/2015 12:36 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Hard to look at...arachnophobia kicking in, but most interesting. On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 3:36 AM, Brian Walters

PESO: Waiting Room

2015-04-14 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Waiting for the train at theNew Jersey Transit waiting room: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18004847 K-01, DA 1:2.8 40 mm XS Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: Waiting Room

2015-04-14 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Yeah - good one ann On 4/14/2015 23:07, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Waiting for the train at theNew Jersey Transit waiting room: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18004847 K-01, DA 1:2.8 40 mm XS Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML

Re: PESO - Jumping Spider

2015-04-14 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Ann. The eyes on these spiders give them an engaging look (at times)... Mark On 4/14/2015 12:50 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: He's a cutie - not the spider that worries me - looks like a little creature from another world. ann On 4/14/2015 04:36, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Mark C

Re: PESO: Waiting Room

2015-04-14 Thread Bob Sullivan
Street photography? From Dan Matyola? Your branching out Dan...and doing a good job as well. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 10:07 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Waiting for the train at theNew Jersey Transit waiting room:

Re: April PUG - Panorama - Now Up

2015-04-14 Thread David Mann
On Apr 15, 2015, at 1:08 am, Malcolm Smith rrve...@virginmedia.com wrote: I do understand the point you're making and I'm not trying to be pedantic, but sometimes you just have to make the best use of what you have available. I agree with you: to me it's all about the final image and not the

PESO - Bloodroot

2015-04-14 Thread Mark C
One of my favorite wildflowers - http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/bloodroot-2015 I usually miss these but today I managed to wander into the woods when they were blooming like crazy. This time I remembered to bring the tripod aand used the A* 200 macro. This shot is 48 stacked

Re: Strange color output behavior in LR - totally puzzled

2015-04-14 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Paul and P.J., - thank you for some helpful ideas! P.J., That's an interesting idea. I see how this might happen in some cases. Looking at this comparison of gamuts for R2880 and aRGB, I can see that indeed, orange might be in the region that is covered by aRGB but not by R2880.

Re: PESO - Jumping Spider

2015-04-14 Thread steve harley
On 2015-04-13 20:28 , Mark C wrote: Not for those who do no like spiders: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/jumping-spider are you sure it's not a puppy? (those eyes!) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: PESO - Bloodroot

2015-04-14 Thread David Mann
Wow, that's very good. I struggle to photograph white flowers and you've excelled. Cheers, Dave On Apr 15, 2015, at 4:17 pm, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: One of my favorite wildflowers - http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/bloodroot-2015 I usually miss these but

Re: Anybody tethering a k-5ii? Plus, camera seizure bonus tale.

2015-04-14 Thread Christine Nielsen
So... here's an update... while waiting on the cheapo display screen that I ordered to arrive, inspiration struck. Connecting the camera from the pc/av port to a personal dvd player transmits everything on the lcd screen - including live view and image review - to that screen. The only glitch

Re: April PUG - Panorama - Now Up

2015-04-14 Thread Stanley Halpin
Darren - you say: ...A panorama is created in one of two ways: 1) by stitching together two or more exposures (ideally made by pivoting around the lenses nodal point) that results a a Field of View wider than would have been possible with a wide lens on the normal film/sensor format… I

OT: Traffic jam

2015-04-14 Thread Bob W-PDML
In London: https://mobile.twitter.com/drlaurenyoung/status/587892245132668928 ! A good thing, in a way! I use that stretch of road quite often, but I never ever use that cycle lane, which I hate. I use the real cycle lane - the road, although there are usually large numbers of cars there too.

Re: Anybody tethering a k-5ii? Plus, camera seizure bonus tale.

2015-04-14 Thread Bob W-PDML
Clever idea! B On 14 Apr 2015, at 19:21, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: So... here's an update... while waiting on the cheapo display screen that I ordered to arrive, inspiration struck. Connecting the camera from the pc/av port to a personal dvd player transmits

Re: Rodeo and that's not bull*

2015-04-14 Thread Bruce
It seems, that one must attend a rodeo in order to take any photos of it. Perhaps therein lies the problem. Not that most of us wouldn't take pictures if we were there, just that most of us never go to one - me thinks. -- Bruce On April 14, 2015 9:20:43 AM PDT, Donald Guthrie

Re: April PUG - Panorama - Now Up

2015-04-14 Thread Jack Davis
You got great value for your 2 cents Ann. I do keep both stitching (and stacking) in mind for some day...maybe.(?) Jack (A cropper) - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 7:48:07 AM Subject:

Re: PESO: Central Park

2015-04-14 Thread Ann Sanfedele
oooh I don't think so... I think the trees left and right are necessary I don't mind the fence .. the patterns made on the carriage echo the windows on the buildings in the background in a way. Dan - I'm pretty sure those fences are around all year now.. ann On 4/14/2015 11:44, Donald Guthrie

Re: April PUG - Panorama - Now Up

2015-04-14 Thread Ann Sanfedele
and when you share your crops you are therfore ... wait for it... a -cropsharer- ! let the groaner puns begin - or rather continue from Pan O-rama ann On 4/14/2015 14:59, Jack Davis wrote: You got great value for your 2 cents Ann. I do keep both stitching (and stacking) in mind for some

Re: Anybody tethering a k-5ii? Plus, camera seizure bonus tale.

2015-04-14 Thread Paul Stenquist
Those who shoot video with DSLRs use video monitors. Info here: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/find/newsLetter/Tricking-Out.jsp Paul via phone On Apr 14, 2015, at 6:13 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: I wish I could take credit for it... I came up with the idea while combing

Re: Rodeo and that's not bull*

2015-04-14 Thread Darren Addy
An impressive set, Don! Some of these city slickers just don't realize what good clean fun rodeos can be (as exemplified in your image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/valdon/16951051888/in/album-72157651894937536/ ) Ouch. On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 4:49 PM, Bruce bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: It

Re: April PUG - Panorama - Now Up

2015-04-14 Thread Jack Davis
, Ann shame!!! Jack - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 12:55:13 PM Subject: Re: April PUG - Panorama - Now Up and when you share your crops you are therfore ... wait for it... a

Re: Anybody tethering a k-5ii? Plus, camera seizure bonus tale.

2015-04-14 Thread Christine Nielsen
I wish I could take credit for it... I came up with the idea while combing the local Best Buy, Staples Game Stop for a screen with HDMI in. Which was not fruitful. Only after I got my rig set up did I learn that I was not an av pioneer, and this solution has been employed elsewhere! ;) -c

Photo Annual update

2015-04-14 Thread Mark Roberts
So yesterday I met with Dr. Carlos at Dana-Farber before he jets off to Atlanta for a conference (where he'll see Rick Womer, I expect). I got the latest updates on the program and a new batch of phone camera shots of patients around the world. I've already started putting them into the book.

Re: PESO: Ricoh on the Great White Way

2015-04-14 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 4:39 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Pardon my ignorance but why is it called the Great White Way? “The Great White Way” became one of the nicknames for Broadway in the late 1890s, back when the street was one of the first to be fully illuminated by

Re: PESO: Central Park

2015-04-14 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 4:31 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Just as I imagined what Central Park in spring might look like. Pity about that wire fence though... Actually, the fence is less obvious in this image than in others in which I tried to include a hansom cab with

Re: April PUG - Panorama - Now Up

2015-04-14 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 14.04.15 um 14:26 schrieb Darren Addy: Now if I was going to argue against myself... I would say that a Fuji G617 is really just a 5x7 view camera with a fixed lens (105mm) and one that uses 120 film instead of 5x7 sheet film. That is why the Fuji never was a true panoramic camera. Real

Re: April PUG - Panorama - Now Up

2015-04-14 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I had a panoramic camera (perhaps a Horizon) in which the lens moved to grab 180 degrees. IIRC, each image covered a film area equal to three normal 35 mm photos. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 8:56 AM, Ralf R Radermacher fotor...@gmx.de

RE: April PUG - Panorama - Now Up

2015-04-14 Thread Malcolm Smith
Darren Addy wrote: Pentax pz1-p: No - It's panorama function is similar to the Ansco Pix Panorama: No http://www.lomography.com/magazine/282165-lomopedia- ansco-pix-panorama Hasselblad Xpan: Yes (24x65mm) Firstly, an excellent gallery and I can't pick a favourite. I nearly always feel that

Re: Photo Annual update

2015-04-14 Thread Bruce Walker
Say, how's that foreword coming, Doug? :) On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 6:48 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: So yesterday I met with Dr. Carlos at Dana-Farber before he jets off to Atlanta for a conference (where he'll see Rick Womer, I expect). I got the latest updates on the