OT travel advise for the kids

2015-07-13 Thread Bipin Gupta
David, we did this route recently. We started of from Rome, Paris and London via the channel tunnel. Please ensure there is a parasol or a rain proof sheet for the baby's pram because of the perennial rains in London. Must see:- London - the millenium wheel (London Eye), Buckingham Palace

Re: PESO: Cracks in the Firmament

2015-07-13 Thread Darren Addy
Thanks to all who looked and commented! Jack, I'm afraid that it would be an odd aspect ratio crop, but I will give it a look. Thanks for the suggestion. Toine, not IN the car, no. I realized we had storms in the neighborhood late and was trying like the dickens to get to them before dark. It

PESO: Double Rainbow in Last Rays of a Stormy Sunset

2015-07-13 Thread Darren Addy
Happy Monday all, This was one of the images I stopped to make on my rush to reach storms in south central Nebraska before dark on the evening of the 10th. I didn't think it was all that special (in that I don't think the photograph captures the beauty that I saw with my eyes when I took it), but

Re: OT - PESO - North Wind II

2015-07-13 Thread Toine
Very refreshing, and a great image. On 13 July 2015 at 05:48, Knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Same deal as North Wind, but the camera (phone) is pointed west down the shoreline. Check out the waterfowl - maybe buffleheads or common goldeneyes?

Re: OT - PESO - North Wind II

2015-07-13 Thread Jack Davis
Especially like North Wind II, Frank. Much winter drama! J - Original Message - From: Knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2015 8:48:26 PM Subject: OT - PESO - North Wind II Same deal as North Wind, but the camera (phone) is

Re: Peso Ice daisy

2015-07-13 Thread David J Brooks
Frank, i'll have you know that was natural rain.:-) Dave On Sun, Jul 12, 2015 at 10:58 PM, Knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Nice shot, Charles - er, Dave. LOL cheers, frank On 12 July, 2015 12:02:07 PM EDT, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Found these back in may at a

Re: OT travel advise for the kids

2015-07-13 Thread David J Brooks
thanks for the tips Dave On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 4:34 AM, Bipin Gupta bip...@gmail.com wrote: David, we did this route recently. We started of from Rome, Paris and London via the channel tunnel. Please ensure there is a parasol or a rain proof sheet for the baby's pram because of the

Re: PESO: Double Rainbow in Last Rays of a Stormy Sunset

2015-07-13 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I like that image a lot, Darren. It has a real feeling of wide open spaces, and the contrast between the rainbows and the darker areas of clouds is quite dramatic. Lovely color range from the blues in the lower right to the orange around the rainbows. Dan Matyola

Re: PESO - You Can Buy Almost Anything...

2015-07-13 Thread Knarf
It waw a long time ago, I'm not running for political office and I'm in Canada, so I can say, Yes I did inhale. LOL Cheers, frank On 13 July, 2015 8:05:28 PM EDT, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: But did you inhale? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -

Re: Peso-Hunting Egret

2015-07-13 Thread Jack Davis
Generous remarks, Mark C. Thanks! J - Original Message - From: Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, July 13, 2015 5:08:00 PM Subject: Re: Peso-Hunting Egret Nice composition, really captures the intense concentration of the bird in a

Re: Peso-Hunting Egret

2015-07-13 Thread Alan C
Nice. You could have used the fish eye. Alan C -Original Message- From: Jack Davis Sent: Monday, July 13, 2015 9:55 PM To: PDML Subject: Peso-Hunting Egret I promise, last egret this season!! This hunting environment looked so cool and lush, I had to snap it. Was 75 to 80 yds away.

Re: Peso-Anonymous(?)

2015-07-13 Thread Alan C
Definitely a wild hibiscus, probably Hibiscus moscheutos (swamp rose-mallow). Alan C -Original Message- From: Jack Davis Sent: Monday, July 13, 2015 11:49 PM To: PDML Subject: Peso-Anonymous(?) This blossom was shot near the edge of the pond where my recent post, Hunting Egret

Re: Peso-Anonymous(?)

2015-07-13 Thread Knarf
Beautiful! Cheers, frank On 13 July, 2015 5:49:40 PM EDT, Jack Davis jdavi...@comcast.net wrote: This blossom was shot near the edge of the pond where my recent post, Hunting Egret was shot. Am mildly curious if anyone knows it's common name. Thanks! CC J

Re: Peso-Hunting Egret

2015-07-13 Thread Ken Waller
Nicely captured Jack. -Original Message- From: Jack Davis jdavi...@comcast.net Subject: Re: Peso-Hunting Egret Generous remarks, Mark C. Thanks! J - Original Message - From: Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, July 13, 2015

Re: PESO - Beating the Heat in the 'Hood

2015-07-13 Thread Knarf
I dunno about that. We Torontonians are pretty wimpy as compared to other Canadians. Now those prairie folk like Wheatfield Willy (aka Bill Robb, for you newbies), they know cold... ;-) Cheers, frank On 13 July, 2015 1:47:57 AM EDT, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: On Jul 13, 2015, at

OT travel advise for the kids

2015-07-13 Thread Bipin Gupta
Hello Dan, Steve Cotty Sir, we were in London end August for 3 nights and 4 days on a Thomas Cook group tour. Towards evening around 5 PM it would start drizzling or pouring every day. Our sad luck I suppose, but we beat the bad weather as we had very good quality Israeli light weight wind +

Re: PESO Llama Love

2015-07-13 Thread Larry Colen
paul stenquist wrote: Grace spent at east half an hour with a pair of Llamas at the county fair. They’re gentle giants. Very cute. And thanks for helping me get my daily llama. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18050437size=lg -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est)

Re: PESO - 'Laying Low'

2015-07-13 Thread Ken Waller
Thanks to Mark C, Darren and John for commenting. I'll probably try your suggestions Darren, but in general I try to represent the image as captured and this one was shot in a heavily wooded forest and the green cast was natural. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller

Re: Peso-Anonymous(?)

2015-07-13 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, Ann! It's a desert rose mallow from now on. :o) J - Original Message - From: ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, July 13, 2015 7:02:46 PM Subject: Re: Peso-Anonymous(?) ah - I got that one desert rose mallow (pretty sure,

Re: Peso-Anonymous(?)

2015-07-13 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, Dan! Perhaps is close enough. G J - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, July 13, 2015 5:34:45 PM Subject: Re: Peso-Anonymous(?) Rose of Sharon, perhaps?

PESO - Danger: Shooting Range

2015-07-13 Thread Mark C
http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/danger-shooting-range Not a gruesome bug - I'm tired of digital machinations... so a film shot. Mz-S, Tri-X, FA 20-35 with XI green filter. Developed in HC110 Dil B. Comments welcome! Mark --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast

Re: Peso-Hunting Egret

2015-07-13 Thread Knarf
Tough not to blow out detail in the white bird. Excellent exposure, great pose, composition spot-on. This is a terrific photo. A keeper! Cheers, frank On 13 July, 2015 3:55:21 PM EDT, Jack Davis jdavi...@comcast.net wrote: I promise, last egret this season!! This hunting environment

Re: PESO: Cracks in the Firmament

2015-07-13 Thread Jack Davis
Morning, Darren! I've tweaked many an aspect ratio crop to satisfy an image compositional problem, but have yet to allow one I considered prohibitively odd. I would expect that to be a universal truism. J - Original Message - From: Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss

Re: PESO: Double Rainbow in Last Rays of a Stormy Sunset

2015-07-13 Thread ann sanfedele
Glad I snooped around on your flickr page :-) It's a very painterly image - just lovely, IMHO. Getting to see a double rainbow and grabbing a shot of it that successfully are both special. ann On 7/13/2015 8:31 AM, Darren Addy wrote: Happy Monday all, This was one of the images I stopped

Re: PESO Llama Love

2015-07-13 Thread ann sanfedele
ditto! On 7/12/2015 10:48 PM, Mark C wrote: Cute photo! Mark On 7/7/2015 2:21 PM, paul stenquist 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 --- This email has been

Re: Peso - Ashley at 10 (warning, feline content)

2015-07-13 Thread ann sanfedele
On 7/12/2015 10:19 PM, Mark C wrote: She's 10 and totally in charge of the situation always ... I love the confident repression! hehe I think spell check nailed you - you did mean expression, yes? My two black cats turn ten this summer - I don't know their exact birth date. Mark I

Re: OT - PESO - North Wind

2015-07-13 Thread ann sanfedele
Looking at that I could almost turn my ac down a bit and be comfortable NIce shot! ann On 7/13/2015 1:46 AM, David Mann wrote: That’s very nice. The textures on the water (ice, ripples) are very interesting. Cheers, Dave On Jul 13, 2015, at 3:22 pm, Knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com

Re: PESO: Double Rainbow in Last Rays of a Stormy Sunset

2015-07-13 Thread Paul Stenquist
Beautiful! Paul via phone On Jul 13, 2015, at 8:31 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Happy Monday all, This was one of the images I stopped to make on my rush to reach storms in south central Nebraska before dark on the evening of the 10th. I didn't think it was all that

PESO 2015 - 115,116 - GDG

2015-07-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On my Saturday morning walk, my eye was drawn to details... https://flic.kr/p/vXEQYt https://flic.kr/p/vXEQJF enjoy! G — The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate it. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Peso-Anonymous(?)

2015-07-13 Thread ann sanfedele
ah - I got that one desert rose mallow (pretty sure, anyway) annn On 7/13/2015 5:49 PM, Jack Davis wrote: This blossom was shot near the edge of the pond where my recent post, Hunting Egret was shot. Am mildly curious if anyone knows it's common name. Thanks! CC J

Re: PESO: The Impressive Clergyman

2015-07-13 Thread Donald Guthrie
What a delightful series!. Could have made a great video too. On 7/12/15 12:08 AM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 10 Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2015 01:05:01 -0400 From: Daniel J. Matyoladanmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: The Impressive Clergyman

Re: OT travel advise for the kids

2015-07-13 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 13/7/15, Bipin Gupta, discombobulated, unleashed: Please ensure there is a parasol or a rain proof sheet for the baby's pram because of the perennial rains in London. Literally falling off my chair laughing. Holy mackerel -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |

Re: PESO: Too Cold!

2015-07-13 Thread Donald Guthrie
Frost! It cooled off to 79 F here last night after hitting 93 F. Something is upside down. Wait! You are upside down. Anyway, I loved both pictures equally. On 7/12/15 12:08 AM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 8 Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2015 16:51:14 +1200 From: David Manndmann...@gmail.com

Re: ESO: Cracks in the Firmament

2015-07-13 Thread Donald Guthrie
Nicely done as always, Darren. On 7/12/15 6:41 PM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 6 Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2015 16:33:03 -0500 From: Darren Addypixelsmi...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Cracks in the Firmament Message-ID:

Re: PESO: Cracks in the Firmament

2015-07-13 Thread Alan C
Spectacular. The double rainbow too. Alan C -Original Message- From: Darren Addy Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2015 11:33 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Cracks in the Firmament An rural Nebraska image from Friday evening, after sundown. That is a partially harvested wheat

Re: Peso Ice daisy

2015-07-13 Thread Alan C
Agree. They look just like the daisies which grow like weeds in my garden - sometimes lilac, sometimes white. Very useful ground covers. Alan C -Original Message- From: Jack Davis Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2015 7:11 PM To: PDML Subject: Re: Peso Ice daisy What Dan said. In this image,

Re: PESO - Beating the Heat in the 'Hood

2015-07-13 Thread Donald Guthrie
Very nice, Frank with a timeless look to it. On 7/12/15 9:48 PM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 8 Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2015 21:59:55 -0400 From: ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - Beating the Heat in the 'Hood Message-ID:

Re: PESO: Too Cold!

2015-07-13 Thread John
Don't get Goldfish Crackers or don't get people who see Jesus in a Goldfish Cracker? On 7/13/2015 1:35 AM, David Mann wrote: Interesting, I do notice that now that it’s pointed out to me (thanks, Bob). I did put it on FB but nobody else seems to have noticed it. I might have to add a comment.

Re: PESO Llama Love

2015-07-13 Thread Jack Davis
ditto too! J Sent from my iPhone On Jul 13, 2015, at 6:48 AM, ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: ditto! On 7/12/2015 10:48 PM, Mark C wrote: Cute photo! Mark On 7/7/2015 2:21 PM, paul stenquist wrote: Grace spent at east half an hour with a pair of Llamas at the county fair.

Re: PESO: The Impressive Clergyman

2015-07-13 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Donald. I actually tried a little video, but the damn thing was so small that I could neither keep it in focus or keep the beast in frame with video. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 11:32 AM, Donald Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com

Re: aguila web site check

2015-07-13 Thread Ken Waller
No issues hear - I like the clean design ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com Subject: aguila web site check Hi Everyone: I’ve been working on a new web site. If you have 2 minutes,

Peso-Hunting Egret

2015-07-13 Thread Jack Davis
I promise, last egret this season!! This hunting environment looked so cool and lush, I had to snap it. Was 75 to 80 yds away. CC? Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=941 DA55~300, F8, 1/1250, ISO 400 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT travel advise for the kids

2015-07-13 Thread Jack Davis
Sent from my iPhone On Jul 13, 2015, at 5:34 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: thanks for the tips Dave On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 4:34 AM, Bipin Gupta bip...@gmail.com wrote: David, we did this route recently. We started of from Rome, Paris and London via the channel

Re: PESO Big Girl Ride

2015-07-13 Thread David J Brooks
well done, excellent composition and sharpness. Fun moment well captured Dave On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 8:36 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

Re: PESO Llama Love

2015-07-13 Thread David J Brooks
so nice Dave On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 2:21 PM, 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: PESO Big Girl Ride

2015-07-13 Thread Ken Waller
Wonderful capture Paul ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: PESO Big Girl Ride Yesterday, July 5, at the Oakland County Fair in Davisberg, Michigan. K-3 with the DA* 50-135

Re: PESO Big Girl Ride

2015-07-13 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Ken. And thanks to all who commented or had a look. Paul via phone On Jul 13, 2015, at 5:00 PM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Wonderful capture Paul ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: paul stenquist

Re: OT travel advise for the kids

2015-07-13 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 13 Jul 2015, at 18:53, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 13/7/15, Bipin Gupta, discombobulated, unleashed: Please ensure there is a parasol or a rain proof sheet for the baby's pram because of the perennial rains in London. Literally falling off my chair laughing. Holy

Re: OT: The Lifeguard

2015-07-13 Thread Ken Waller
Northern breeds avoid water Not so with my Malamute - Bear. On his first encounter with Lake Michigan was he didn't want anything to do with it, but little by little we coaxed him in and in a matter of a few minutes we had a difficult time getting him out. He loved being tossed by the waves.

Re: OT - PESO - North Wind

2015-07-13 Thread Mark C
Nice mix of super realism and surrealism - cool photo. Mark On 7/12/2015 11:22 PM, Knarf wrote: I came across this one from last winter, taken with phone cam, that I never posted. I was one heck of a cold day due to the north wind. A few days prior most of that water was ice but I guess the

Re: PESO: Double Rainbow in Last Rays of a Stormy Sunset

2015-07-13 Thread Mark C
Wow - splendid image! On 7/13/2015 8:31 AM, Darren Addy wrote: Happy Monday all, This was one of the images I stopped to make on my rush to reach storms in south central Nebraska before dark on the evening of the 10th. I didn't think it was all that special (in that I don't think the photograph

Re: PESO: The Impressive Clergyman

2015-07-13 Thread Mark C
Nice series - looks like you and the mantis had a good time! On 7/12/2015 1:05 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I was working in the yard today, while my wife was at the pool listening to a podcast. She called to me said I should bring my camera to the pool. She had placed a flowery table cloth

Re: PESO - You Can Buy Almost Anything...

2015-07-13 Thread Ken Waller
But did you inhale? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO - You Can Buy Almost Anything... Just to be clear, I didn't say I never used it. I said I don't like using it. I could only

Re: PESO: Too Cold!

2015-07-13 Thread Mark C
Great catch. I don't think I've ever seen a frosty spider web before - it must of chilled down very quickly to interrupt the spider's weaving. Mark On 7/12/2015 12:51 AM, David Mann wrote: We had a -5C frost this morning (second in a row). I think the spiders got a bit sick of the cold

Re: Peso-Hunting Egret

2015-07-13 Thread Mark C
Nice composition, really captures the intense concentration of the bird in a peaceful setting. On 7/13/2015 3:55 PM, Jack Davis wrote: I promise, last egret this season!! This hunting environment looked so cool and lush, I had to snap it. Was 75 to 80 yds away. CC? Jack

Re: Another website

2015-07-13 Thread Ken Waller
Only issue I observed was on the home page (hjem ?), the spinning wheel never stopped spinning. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no Subject: Another website Comments much appreciated on layout,

Peso-Anonymous(?)

2015-07-13 Thread Jack Davis
This blossom was shot near the edge of the pond where my recent post, Hunting Egret was shot. Am mildly curious if anyone knows it's common name. Thanks! CC J http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=945 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Peso-Anonymous(?)

2015-07-13 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Rose of Sharon, perhaps? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_of_Sharon http://landscaping.about.com/od/shrubsbushes/p/rose_of_sharon.htm Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 5:49 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@comcast.net wrote: This blossom was shot

Re: OT travel advise for the kids

2015-07-13 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Just because it may not be raining doesn't mean the weather is actually nice. G Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 5:19 PM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: On 13 Jul 2015, at 18:53, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 13/7/15,

Re: OT: The Lifeguard

2015-07-13 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Interesting. The are brave and inquisitive, so I am sure they can become accustomed to water, but I have had nine, and now was fond of actually entering water more than a few inches deep. One of my puppies accidentally fell in a pool while chasing a German Shepherd; he didn't panic, but promptly

Re: PESO: The Impressive Clergyman

2015-07-13 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks. He stayed around a bit after we fed him that little ant. I assume it is a hatchling, and will grow to a more normal size, so he can help keep down the bugs around our pool. One can hope. Several years ago, I place several egg clusters in the shrubbery around the pool. I like to think

Re: PESO: Too Cold!

2015-07-13 Thread Bob W-PDML
The Lord must have guidethed your hand. If I were you I wouldn't publicise it until all the commercials were sorted out, you had a grotto established, with paying turnstiles, press releases ready to go and (obviously) a holy web site. B On 13 Jul 2015, at 06:36, David Mann

Re: PESO: Cracks in the Firmament

2015-07-13 Thread Toine
Great capture and photo! Shot from inside a car? On 12 July 2015 at 23:33, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: An rural Nebraska image from Friday evening, after sundown. That is a partially harvested wheat field on the left. Scene is illuminated only by lightning and car headlights.