Re: PESO Big Girl Ride

2015-07-07 Thread Alan C
What a wonderful image - pure enjoyment. The pristine condition of the chair-o-plane stands out too. They probably have very strict regulations over there. Alan C -Original Message- From: paul stenquist Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2015 2:36 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO

Re: Some pictures from my recent trip to France

2015-07-07 Thread Alan C
A splendid gallery, Bob. The images of the leafy glades rolling fields clearly show why cycle tours ( hiking) are so popular. The image which stood out the most for me was the Petanque players probably because my standard dress is like the guys wearing shorts. Some years ago there was still

Re: Some pictures from my recent trip to France

2015-07-07 Thread David Mann
On Jul 7, 2015, at 7:13 am, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: She was drinking regularly but simply not absorbing it (she threw up a lot of fluids during a post-race massage – I'll spare you the details she usually thoughtfully supplies). Since then she's used special electrolyte

Re: PESO: Rapid Transit

2015-07-07 Thread P.J. Alling
On 7/7/2015 12:57 PM, John wrote: On 7/7/2015 11:11 AM, Darren Addy wrote: On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 9:56 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: That's why San Fransisco would be a poor place to run a pedicab business. Though, to be fair, almost every business in San Francisco has

Close Encounter in the Sky

2015-07-07 Thread John
/technology/sci-tech/sydney-to-witness-international-space-station-pass-by-venus-jupiter-on-wednesday-night-20150707-gi6l8i.html -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman

Re: OT - USB 3.0 Questions

2015-07-07 Thread Toine
Sure. You could even add a usb3 hub and run several hard drives on one usb3 port On 7 July 2015 at 15:16, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Thanks, Toine - I had not considered drive speed at all! So - one card may well handle it even at the reduced speed. Mark On 7/7/2015 1:45 AM, Toine

Re: Lens Purchase dilemma

2015-07-07 Thread John
I don't think he would have had the nerve. When she left, she told me all about him. I had a little talk with him told him he could have her, but if they tried to take anything from my house, I'd take it back out of his ass. On 7/6/2015 4:06 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: Did he call and ask you to

Re: Some pictures from my recent trip to France

2015-07-07 Thread John
On 7/7/2015 8:03 AM, Eric Weir wrote: On Jul 7, 2015, at 3:32 AM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: France is a great country for walking. I had a walking holiday in the Cevennes a few years ago, based in Florac, and really enjoyed it. I used to enjoy watching people come into town

Re: PESO: Rapid Transit

2015-07-07 Thread John
Americano tastes like someone let the coffee pot boil dry tried to reconstitute the residue with hot water. On 7/6/2015 3:15 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: I think the golden arches were inspired by two boys in a pissing contest... I've only eaten at McD 3 times in my life (and that's two times more

Re: OT: The Lifeguard

2015-07-07 Thread Darren Addy
I like it (and well captioned and titled). Though the lifeguard seems to be a bit overdressed. :) On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 7:45 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: This is off-topic because the image was taken by my wife, rather than by me, and it was taken with an iPhone 6 Plus,

Happy 4th Everyone!

2015-07-07 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Everyone: Life’s been a little busy, but I have been looking in on the PDML, though don’t always have time for extended comments. Hope your 4th was fun. Darrel and I ran off to the art museum here followed by lunch, the obligatory walk to the Bean, a self portrait sitting by a street

Re: July Pug is Up!

2015-07-07 Thread Patrick Nelson
Thanks Christine. -Original Message- From: Christine Aguila Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2015 3:58 PM To: PDML List Subject: Re: July Pug is Up! Excellent PUG! Congrats to all contributors on their fine submissions. If I had to pick a favorite, I’d say Patrick Nelson’s Watering hole

Re: PESO: Rapid Transit

2015-07-07 Thread John
On 7/7/2015 11:11 AM, Darren Addy wrote: On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 9:56 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: That's why San Fransisco would be a poor place to run a pedicab business. Though, to be fair, almost every business in San Francisco has its ups and downs. Just on a whim

Re: Some pictures from my recent trip to France

2015-07-07 Thread Bob W-PDML
Thanks Alan. Petanque / boules is another of those things that used to be common in France and now seems to be disappearing. I see joggers here wearing water backpacks on their 5k jog. B On 7 Jul 2015, at 07:05, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote: A splendid gallery, Bob. The images of the

Re: Some pictures from my recent trip to France

2015-07-07 Thread Alan C
The latest research undoubtedly shows there is a fine line between adequate over-hydration, especially for elite athletes. Strangely, critical de-hydration is rare. It took Prof. Tim Noakes 20 years to convince the running fraternity of these facts. Over-hydration dilutes the blood

RE: PESO: Rapid Transit

2015-07-07 Thread John Coyle
When in Beijing in 2004, my wife and I stayed in an hotel near the same railway station, and on our first day walked right around the block, so that we walked past the few remaining sections of the city walls. Most fascinating was the Red Tower gallery, where an Australian who had been in

Re: Some pictures from my recent trip to France

2015-07-07 Thread Alan C
I see joggers here wearing water backpacks on their 5k jog. That's just plain ridiculous. Alan C -Original Message- From: Bob W-PDML Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2015 9:18 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Some pictures from my recent trip to France Thanks Alan. Petanque /

Re: Some pictures from my recent trip to France

2015-07-07 Thread Bob W-PDML
Hi Eric, Thanks. The poser on the wall is my friend's son pretending to be the Usain Bolt of the bicycle. France is a great country for walking. I had a walking holiday in the Cevennes a few years ago, based in Florac, and really enjoyed it. I used to enjoy watching people come into town

RE: PESO: Rapid Transit

2015-07-07 Thread John Coyle
Try a Chinese overnight train, Bob - even your Indian one would have seemed sanitary! And I never minded the squat toilets either: to some extent they are more natural than a sit-upon one... John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of

Re: OT: The Lifeguard

2015-07-07 Thread Knarf
Ever vigilant! Fun, and a very good photo. Cheers, frank On 7 July, 2015 8:45:46 AM EDT, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: This is off-topic because the image was taken by my wife, rather than by me, and it was taken with an iPhone 6 Plus, rather than a pentax camera and lens.

Re: PESO Llama Love

2015-07-07 Thread Marco Alpert
Delightful! - Marco On Jul 7, 2015, at 11:21 AM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Grace spent at east half an hour with a pair of Llamas at the county fair. They’re gentle giants. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18050437size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Happy 4th Everyone!

2015-07-07 Thread P.J. Alling
On 7/7/2015 3:48 PM, mike wilson wrote: On 7 July 2015 at 17:17, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: It’s been ions since I’ve done any sort of street photography, but was able to do some; I’m rusty. Ions will do that to you. Try to be a bit more positive. But it you have too

PESO Llama Love

2015-07-07 Thread paul stenquist
Grace spent at east half an hour with a pair of Llamas at the county fair. They’re gentle giants. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18050437size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the

Re: Happy 4th Everyone!

2015-07-07 Thread mike wilson
On 7 July 2015 at 17:17, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: It’s been ions since I’ve done any sort of street photography, but was able to do some; I’m rusty. Ions will do that to you. Try to be a bit more positive. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Happy 4th Everyone!

2015-07-07 Thread Chris Mitchell
Super set Christine. Love this one: http://www.caguilaphotography.com/4th2015/content/_IMG6242_large.html Chris On 7 July 2015 at 17:17, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: Life’s been a little busy, but I have been looking in on the PDML, though don’t always have

Re: PESO Llama Love

2015-07-07 Thread Knarf
Such a smile! Never tire of Grace. Another lovely photo. Cheers, frank On 7 July, 2015 2:21:35 PM EDT, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Grace spent at east half an hour with a pair of Llamas at the county fair. They’re gentle giants.

Re: Some pictures from my recent trip to France

2015-07-07 Thread Bob W-PDML
Thanks, yes it's a real pleasure to be out there. B On 7 Jul 2015, at 14:54, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Nice gallery, Bob! The views are lovely—must have been great to ride through that scenery! Glad you had a great time! Thanks for sharing! Cheers, Christine

Re: Lens Purchase dilemma

2015-07-07 Thread Paul
My God!!! We must have been married to the same woman. :) -p On 7/6/2015 11:38 AM, John wrote: My EX was not the forgiving kind. The best thing that happened in our marriage was when she ran off with another man. On 7/6/2015 10:14 AM, Ken Waller wrote: Don't ask for permission, ask for

Re: OT - USB 3.0 Questions

2015-07-07 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Mark, I have an old (circa 2007-08) desktop computer that I retrofitted with a USB card in the PCIe x1 slot. Yes, there is some speed limit compared to the _theoretical_ maximum bandwidth of USB 3.0, but in reality it doesn't matter as the drives do not have that throughput anyway. And the

Re: Happy 4th Everyone!

2015-07-07 Thread Bob Sullivan
Nice time in Chicago! On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 11:17 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: Life’s been a little busy, but I have been looking in on the PDML, though don’t always have time for extended comments. Hope your 4th was fun. Darrel and I ran off to the art

Re: OT: The Lifeguard

2015-07-07 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dan, Does he like to go swimming? Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 7:45 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: This is off-topic because the image was taken by my wife, rather than by me, and it was taken with an iPhone 6 Plus, rather than a pentax camera and lens. Since

Re: Happy 4th Everyone!

2015-07-07 Thread paul stenquist
A nice set. Darrell looks equally cheerful in your pic of him. He’s just going to have to admit that he’s a happy-go-lucky guy! Paul On Jul 7, 2015, at 12:17 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: Life’s been a little busy, but I have been looking in on the PDML,

Re: Happy 4th Everyone!

2015-07-07 Thread Knarf
Wonderful set! :-) cheers, frank On 7 July, 2015 12:17:21 PM EDT, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: Life’s been a little busy, but I have been looking in on the PDML, though don’t always have time for extended comments. Hope your 4th was fun. Darrel and I ran off to

Re: Happy 4th Everyone!

2015-07-07 Thread Marco Alpert
Really nice! I particularly like 10, 13, and 15. - Marco On Jul 7, 2015, at 9:17 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: Life’s been a little busy, but I have been looking in on the PDML, though don’t always have time for extended comments. Hope your 4th was fun.

Re: OT - USB 3.0 Questions

2015-07-07 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Igor - this is very helpful. I had not even considered that the USB 3.0 interface would be faster than the drives themselves until I read Toine's comment earlier today. So I will just go with the one card in an PCIe slot. In my case a hub will be essential since the USB 3.0 ports will

PESO - Crane Fly II

2015-07-07 Thread Mark C
http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/crane-fly-ii Back to the DOF stacking macro shots. This is another attempt at a crane fly. Pentax K3, SMC K 24mm f3.5, extension. Magnification was about 4x. Comments welcome! Mark --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast

Re: PESO: Rapid Transit

2015-07-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
The Embarcadero is pretty flat. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 1:11 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: On 7/7/2015 12:57 PM, John wrote: On 7/7/2015 11:11 AM, Darren Addy wrote: On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 9:56 AM, P.J. Alling

aguila web site check

2015-07-07 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Everyone: I’ve been working on a new web site. If you have 2 minutes, could you check out the site to see if the *photos on the home page and academic projects page* download really slow—which they may be? I have to run out the door right now, but I’ll be back in a few hours. Here’s the

RE: Some pictures from my recent trip to France

2015-07-07 Thread Bob W
-Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Eric Weir If they do walking tours for England France, why can't they arrange one in Italy that would allow you to attend the wedding AND take your tour? Actually, I think I’m going to be able to work

Re: Happy 4th Everyone!

2015-07-07 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Paul, Bob, Chris, Frank, Marco, Mike, P.J. LOL yep ions and eons—working on that! Big cheers, Christine On Jul 7, 2015, at 3:02 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: On 7/7/2015 3:48 PM, mike wilson wrote: On 7 July 2015 at 17:17, Christine Aguila

Re: aguila web site check

2015-07-07 Thread Stanley Halpin
Not instantaneous, but actually quite snappy. On the project’s page, it stalled just a bit as I tried to quickly click through. I waited max 5 sec, then clicked away and the images came up with no hesitation. Safari 8.0.6 on an iMac. stan On Jul 7, 2015, at 5:23 PM, Christine Aguila

Re: aguila web site check

2015-07-07 Thread David J Brooks
loaded quickly and just a small lag, nothing to worry about afaic. iMac, FF 39 Dave On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 5:23 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: I’ve been working on a new web site. If you have 2 minutes, could you check out the site to see if the *photos on

Re: Some pictures from my recent trip to France

2015-07-07 Thread Eric Weir
On Jul 7, 2015, at 12:37 PM, John sesso...@earthlink.net wrote: If they do walking tours for England France, why can't they arrange one in Italy that would allow you to attend the wedding AND take your tour? Actually, I think I’m going to be able to work something out with a local company

fine focus mode K-5

2015-07-07 Thread David J Brooks
As you may remember my sigma 17-70 broke and Gentec in Markham repaired it in the spring. It works fine, its seems to me to be just a tad softer than what i remember. I did a quick down and dirty focus check his morn, and it seems to be slightly FFing. Now being a zoom, if it is FFing, at what

Re: PESO Big Girl Ride

2015-07-07 Thread Darren Addy
Fun image! Love it. On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 7:36 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Yesterday, July 5, at the Oakland County Fair in Davisberg, Michigan. K-3 with the DA* 50-135 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18050436size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO: Rapid Transit

2015-07-07 Thread Darren Addy
On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 9:56 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: That's why San Fransisco would be a poor place to run a pedicab business. Though, to be fair, almost every business in San Francisco has its ups and downs. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML

PESO - Sharing - Redux

2015-07-07 Thread frank theriault
I posted a slightly different version of this one last week. I think the fly and other insect are a bit sharper in this one. The plane of focus is different (wind was moving the thistle) so among other things the background plants are a bit more oof. I like this better:

Re: aguila web site check

2015-07-07 Thread Michael Beacom
They work pretty quickly on my iPad- quicker than some slideshows on commercial sites. And my DSL connection is slow enough to make only a dial-up connection jealous. Cheers, Mike Sent from my iPad On Jul 7, 2015, at 5:23 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone:

RE: aguila web site check

2015-07-07 Thread Bob W
It all loaded quite quickly on this machine, which is a Dell laptop running Windows 7 and Chrome. You have some alignment issues on the About and Courses pages. On the Students page I would remove the paragraph numbering and use the same style of paragraph headings as on the other pages, for

Re: fine focus mode K-5

2015-07-07 Thread Paul Stenquist
I usually check at more than one point. It's easy to pick out the focus point at 70, wide open, so start there. Paul via phone On Jul 7, 2015, at 5:58 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: As you may remember my sigma 17-70 broke and Gentec in Markham repaired it in the spring. It

Re: fine focus mode K-5

2015-07-07 Thread jtainter
Dave, years ago Pentax recommended doing the focus adjust test at the center of the zoom range. More recently I saw a recommendation to do the test at the long end. This makes more sense to me, and is what I do (with satisfactory results). At the long end you have the smallest margin for error,

Re: PESO - Crane Fly II

2015-07-07 Thread paul stenquist
Fascinating. On Jul 7, 2015, at 4:09 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/crane-fly-ii Back to the DOF stacking macro shots. This is another attempt at a crane fly. Pentax K3, SMC K 24mm f3.5, extension. Magnification was about 4x.

Re: PESO - Crane Fly II

2015-07-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Another superior image, Mark. You have become quite skilled at this technique. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 4:09 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/crane-fly-ii Back to the DOF

Re: aguila web site check

2015-07-07 Thread Jack Davis
They loaded quickly, but allowed sufficient review hesitation. J Sent from my iPhone On Jul 7, 2015, at 2:23 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: I’ve been working on a new web site. If you have 2 minutes, could you check out the site to see if the *photos on

OT: The Lifeguard

2015-07-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
This is off-topic because the image was taken by my wife, rather than by me, and it was taken with an iPhone 6 Plus, rather than a pentax camera and lens. Since safety is paramount in the hot summer months, especially in the swimming pool, we have retained the services of a lifeguard:

Re: PESO: Rapid Transit

2015-07-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 3:17 AM, John Coyle jco...@iinet.net.au wrote: I have to say though, I avoid Macdonald's everywhere I agree, except for the clean, free, western style toilet facilities. My wife and I had an experience very similar to yours, only this past May. We stayed at the Marriott

Re: Some pictures from my recent trip to France

2015-07-07 Thread Eric Weir
On Jul 7, 2015, at 3:32 AM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: France is a great country for walking. I had a walking holiday in the Cevennes a few years ago, based in Florac, and really enjoyed it. I used to enjoy watching people come into town looking the worse for wear from doing

Re: PESO: Rapid Transit

2015-07-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
The only train we experienced in China was the train within the airport that connects the various terminals with each other and the main exit. It was fast, clean, modern and efficient. I was shocked at the length of the ride. Like everything else in China, the Beijing Airport is massive

PESO - Sir Arrol's Crane

2015-07-07 Thread Rick Womer
The Tate Modern used to be a generating station. They left a few relics behind: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18049357 (K-5, DA 50-200) Comments appreciated. Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: PESO - Sir Arrol's Crane

2015-07-07 Thread Knarf
I like it! So Paleotechnic (recalling Mumford's ~Technics and Civilization~). Very cool. Cheers, frank On 7 July, 2015 8:48:31 PM EDT, Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: The Tate Modern used to be a generating station. They left a few relics behind:

Re: aguila web site check

2015-07-07 Thread Christine Aguila
Big thanks, Stan, Dave, Bob, Mike, Jack, Rick! Much appreciated. Bob, I agree about the numbering on the Student page—in fact, I think I might do some sub-menues there as I add content. Thanks for the heads up on the alignment on the About page—I missed that. If anyone is interested, I’m

Re: PESO - Crane Fly II

2015-07-07 Thread Christine Aguila
Wow! Incredible detail! Cheers, Christine On Jul 7, 2015, at 7:08 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Fascinating. On Jul 7, 2015, at 4:09 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/crane-fly-ii Back to the DOF

Re: PESO - Sir Arrol's Crane

2015-07-07 Thread Christine Aguila
What Frank said! Cheers, Christine On Jul 7, 2015, at 8:12 PM, Knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I like it! So Paleotechnic (recalling Mumford's ~Technics and Civilization~). Very cool. Cheers, frank On 7 July, 2015 8:48:31 PM EDT, Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com

PESO - Bejewelled

2015-07-07 Thread frank theriault
This will be my last one from my walk a couple of weekends ago on that cool, misty Sunday: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/07/bejewelled.html Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: aguila web site check

2015-07-07 Thread Knarf
Looking at the mobile version on my Android and it's great! Nice and fast. Impressive! Cheers, frank On 7 July, 2015 5:23:15 PM EDT, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: I’ve been working on a new web site. If you have 2 minutes, could you check out the site to see if

Re: aguila web site check

2015-07-07 Thread Rick Womer
Christine, Can't get anything but the text to load in Firefox. Works okay in Safari. Cheers, Rick On Jul 7, 2015, at 5:23 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: http://www.caguila.com http://photo.net/photos/RickW -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

OT: Images of Paradise

2015-07-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Once upon a time, over 500 years ago, the island of Maui was circumnavigated by a vital trade route -- the King's Highway. The road was originally built by native Hawaiians under the reign of King Pi'ilani, but was revitalized in the 1800s by prisoners, inspiring the moniker the road that sin

Re: PESO - Sharing - Redux

2015-07-07 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Frank: Both are nice, but I think I much prefer the first one. Cheers, Christine On Jul 7, 2015, at 5:49 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I posted a slightly different version of this one last week. I think the fly and other insect are a bit sharper in this one.

Re: PESO - Sharing - Redux

2015-07-07 Thread frank theriault
Thanks, Christine! Appreciate the feedback. cheers, frank On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 9:37 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Frank: Both are nice, but I think I much prefer the first one. Cheers, Christine On Jul 7, 2015, at 5:49 PM, frank theriault

Re: PESO: Raleigh 'works.

2015-07-07 Thread Knarf
Beautiful - with a bit of environment. Very nicely done! Cheers, frank On 5 July, 2015 3:38:19 PM EDT, John sesso...@earthlink.net wrote: Raleigh had their annual 4th of July fireworks display. Actually, two simultaneous displays. https://www.flickr.com/photos/jb_sessoms/18822838903 This

Re: PESO - Bejewelled

2015-07-07 Thread Jack Davis
A nice catch, Frank! J - Original Message - From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, July 7, 2015 6:54:54 PM Subject: PESO - Bejewelled This will be my last one from my walk a couple of weekends ago on that cool, misty

Re: OT: The Lifeguard

2015-07-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Darren, Bob and Frank. No, Bob, he does not go swimming. Northern breeds avoid water. They seem to have an instinct that tells them water is cold (in the arctic at least) and life threatening. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 11:51

Lightroom Mobile Question

2015-07-07 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Folks: Anyone using Lightroom Mobile? Thoughts? Useful option? Worth paying for? My understanding is Lightroom Mobile allows you to create collections that can be accessed on different devices. For example, If I make a collection on my desktop, I should be able to have access to the

Re: PESO - Crane Fly II

2015-07-07 Thread frank theriault
More coolness! Amazing detail! cheers, frank On 7 July, 2015 4:09:54 PM EDT, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/crane-fly-ii Back to the DOF stacking macro shots. This is another attempt at a crane fly. Pentax K3, SMC K 24mm f3.5, extension.

Re: PESO - Sir Arrol's Crane

2015-07-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Interesting machine and interesting image, Rick. And I thought there was nothing worth looking at there! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 8:48 PM, Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: The Tate Modern used to be a generating station. They

Re: PESO - Bejewelled

2015-07-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Dazzling, Frank. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 9:54 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: This will be my last one from my walk a couple of weekends ago on that cool, misty Sunday:

Re: OT: The Lifeguard

2015-07-07 Thread P.J. Alling
My malamute used to like going in the water, but she didn't swim, because she didn't float. She tended to jump through the shallows as if the water were deep snow. On 7/7/2015 9:51 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Thanks, Darren, Bob and Frank. No, Bob, he does not go swimming. Northern breeds

Re: PESO - Moist

2015-07-07 Thread Knarf
No glycerine or velvet backdrops were employed in the taking or post-production of this photograph! LOL! Not that there's anything wrong with that... Thanks, Dave, Dan and Jack for your nice words. Cheers, frank On 4 July, 2015 12:48:15 PM EDT, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: aguila web site check

2015-07-07 Thread P.J. Alling
The pictures download pretty well. Don't seem to be any bottlenecks from the users perspective. On 7/7/2015 5:23 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Everyone: I’ve been working on a new web site. If you have 2 minutes, could you check out the site to see if the *photos on the home page and

Re: July Pug is Up!

2015-07-07 Thread Christine Aguila
Excellent PUG! Congrats to all contributors on their fine submissions. If I had to pick a favorite, I’d say Patrick Nelson’s Watering hole really caught my eye. Lovely rendering and composition there. Cheers, Christine On Jul 5, 2015, at 12:11 AM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm

Re: OT - USB 3.0 Questions

2015-07-07 Thread Mark C
That would probably be the best overall solution, but I am just not comfortable with trying to swap out a motherboard and the cost of paying someone to do it would put the cost beyond what I would want to invest in the machine. I might check to see what a local shop would charge for that. On

Re: OT - USB 3.0 Questions

2015-07-07 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Toine - I had not considered drive speed at all! So - one card may well handle it even at the reduced speed. Mark On 7/7/2015 1:45 AM, Toine wrote: Maybe I'm in error: USB 3 drives are not fast enough to fill the entire usb3 bandwith. I have a similar setup, 2008 PC and added the

Re: Some pictures from my recent trip to France

2015-07-07 Thread Christine Aguila
Nice gallery, Bob! The views are lovely—must have been great to ride through that scenery! Glad you had a great time! Thanks for sharing! Cheers, Christine On Jul 4, 2015, at 5:25 PM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: Comments always welcome:

Re: aguila web site check

2015-07-07 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Frank! Cheers, Christine Christine Aguila, Asst. Professor Communications Dept. Truman College FC4 President On Jul 7, 2015, at 10:07 PM, Knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Looking at the mobile version on my Android and it's great! Nice and fast. Impressive! Cheers,

Re: PESO - Crane Fly II

2015-07-07 Thread P.J. Alling
McCoy: It's dead Jim. On 7/7/2015 8:08 PM, paul stenquist wrote: Fascinating. On Jul 7, 2015, at 4:09 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/crane-fly-ii Back to the DOF stacking macro shots. This is another attempt at a crane fly. Pentax

Re: PESO - Sir Arrol's Crane

2015-07-07 Thread Alan C
A kind of technical art? I read that gantry crane was retained to move heavy sculptures.

Re: aguila web site check

2015-07-07 Thread David Mann
It’s fine from this far away. Cheers, Dave On Jul 8, 2015, at 9:23 am, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: I’ve been working on a new web site. If you have 2 minutes, could you check out the site to see if the *photos on the home page and academic projects

Re: aguila web site check

2015-07-07 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, P.J. Cheers, Christine Christine Aguila, Asst. Professor Communications Dept. Truman College FC4 President On Jul 7, 2015, at 9:55 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: The pictures download pretty well. Don't seem to be any bottlenecks from the users perspective.

Re:PESO Big Girl Ride

2015-07-07 Thread Donald Guthrie
A wonderful moment caught with universal appeal. On 7/6/15 8:25 PM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 4 Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2015 20:36:14 -0400 From: paul stenquistpnstenqu...@comcast.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO Big Girl Ride