Re: OT: Life imitates art

Amazing. Thanks for posting. On another, related note, I've always wondered Constable (or any master) would have been able to do with a camera. As a painter he has the huge advantage of being able to amalgamate various elements from numerous studies, or he could even just make stuff up

Re: OT: Life imitates art

Well seen, Bob. A larger view of "The Lock" for comparison: http://uploads7.wikiart.org/images/john-constable/the-lock-1824.jpg Interesting question, Frank. It is no secret that many painters use photographs of scenes, rather than the scenes themselves as their subject matter or inspiration. Some

Re: PESO - A Flower.

I like the photo a lot. As for the music, 99% of my listening is classical; I'll have to think about what would go well. A Back invention on harpsichord, perhaps? Rick On Sep 25, 2015, at 3:56 PM, Bulent Celasun wrote: > Most likely a variety of Mirabilis... > >

Re: Peso - Albert's water lily

The texture of the water is very beautifully caught. A lovely picture. The only possible improvement would be a bloody enormous, great, big frog. And I don't mean Monet. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3If5AWP5eL4 B > On 27 Sep 2015, at 16:32, Rick Womer wrote: > > The

Re: PESO - A Flower.

ooops - thought you had mentioned -- someone else did I guess a On 9/27/2015 2:30 PM, Bulent Celasun wrote: Ann, I was lucky not to nominate him (Neil Diamond), then :-) Bulent. - http://patoloji.gen.tr

Re: Peso - Albert's water lily

Beautiful blossom! If anything, I'd try a crop to emphasize the blossom a bit more.(?) J Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 26, 2015, at 3:11 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Lovely patterns and colors, Ann. > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola

Re: Waterworld

I really like the first shot of the man, and the series with the kids. Can I interest you in getting back to shooting more? Cheers, Rick On Sep 24, 2015, at 5:48 AM, Bob W wrote: > I haven't been taking many pictures recently - just occasional casual snaps. > Here are a few recent ones,

Re: Peso - Albert's water lily

Yes it would have been more ribbeting with a frog... ann On 9/27/2015 12:00 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: The texture of the water is very beautifully caught. A lovely picture. The only possible improvement would be a bloody enormous, great, big frog. And I don't mean Monet.

Re: PESO: Lindis Pass

A lovely landscape. Would love to see that land before I die. Have a propensity for monochromes, I can't help but wonder if this image might be even better as a well-rendered B On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 11:54 PM, David Mann wrote: > I’ve been digging through the archives

Re: Peso - Albert's water lily

The colors, the soft lighting, the patterns of the lilypads and water echoing each other, the composition--I like everything about this shot, Ann. Very nicely done! Rick On Sep 26, 2015, at 5:54 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > At the Bronx botanical gardenlast week. Went there and to the Bronx

Re: OT: Life imitates art

This is an interesting book on the subject of Vermeer's camera: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vermeers-Camera-Uncovering-Behind-Masterpieces/dp/0192803026 David Hockney wrote a book about artists using various optical devices in the quest for more lifelike representation.

Re: OT: Photographers Pose With Their Most Popular Photos

I didn't know any of their names... it isnt jsut your android that there are no captions. stupid. ann On 9/27/2015 10:37 AM, Knarf wrote: Yeah, these are really interesting but it would have been nice to at least identify the photographers here. At least there's nothing on the mobile version

Re: Waterworld

Thanks. I will, eventually. B > On 27 Sep 2015, at 16:47, Rick Womer wrote: > > I really like the first shot of the man, and the series with the kids. > > Can I interest you in getting back to shooting more? > > Cheers, > > Rick > >> On Sep 24, 2015, at 5:48 AM, Bob W

Re: Peso - Albert's water lily

Thanks , RIck! (and my usual anyone else who liked it that I forgot to thank or in the future :-) ) ann On 9/27/2015 11:31 AM, Rick Womer wrote: The colors, the soft lighting, the patterns of the lilypads and water echoing each other, the composition--I like everything about this shot, Ann.

Re: PESO - A fall picture

Lovely image! On Sun, Sep 27, 2015 at 12:07 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > That is quite lovely and inspiring, > I've got to get out and try some of those! > Regards, Bob S. > > On Sun, Sep 27, 2015 at 12:06 AM, Bulent Celasun > wrote: >> This time

Re: PESO - A Flower.

Ann, I was lucky not to nominate him (Neil Diamond), then :-) Bulent. - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822

Re: PESO: Lindis Pass

Beautiful photo! Very similar contours to the view of Mt. Washington in New Hampshire from the west; but of course the vegetation is very different. Rick On Sep 25, 2015, at 12:54 AM, David Mann wrote: > I’ve been digging through the archives looking for something to put into the > upcoming

Re: GESO - Honey Bees on Autumn Aster

I like everything about these photos. Very nicely done, as usual. In the small botanical park I walk through to and from work, there used to be lots of honeybees--there was a hive in an old tree nearby. The tree came down and the honeybees disappered. Lots of bumblebees this year, though.

Re: Peso - Albert's water lily

Superb colors and exposure Ann! If I might quibble with the composition, I would have liked you to be a bit more decisive with the composition (placement of the blossom). You might have some fun playing with various crops. On Sun, Sep 27, 2015 at 11:24 AM, Rick Womer

Re: PESO - A fall picture

That is quite lovely and inspiring, I've got to get out and try some of those! Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Sep 27, 2015 at 12:06 AM, Bulent Celasun wrote: > This time in color and with some words: > > https://celasun.wordpress.com/2015/09/26/a-fairwell/ > > Ricoh GXR A12

Re: Peso - Albert's water lily

Thanks, Darren I did play with different crops.. that's how I got to thisone. :-) No indecisiveness involved. While I can see where others might have cropped differently, mighteven crop quite a lot - but that blossom is just where I want it. ann On 9/27/2015 1:27 PM, Darren Addy wrote:

Re: PESO - A Flower.

Thanks Mark. I was without a tripod and I had to try a few times to get everything right... Somehow, I feel that I can spend a whole week (or more) to shoot only this bunch of flowers... Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr

Re: PESO - A Flower.

Rick, Thank you for your comment. Bach is my all-time-favourite. These days I am listening to his violin concertos while my PC is running (https://youtu.be/0FdNlhZAYBE). I think I will be listening to some of his choral works soon. I especially missed the St. Matthew Passion. Now I should find

Re: Total Lunar Eclipse

Unfortunately, it's still heavily overcast around here. Nearest patch of clear skies is several hundred miles away. On 9/22/2015 3:18 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: From an email I received this afternoon: Total Lunar Eclipse! On the evening of September 27th, skywatchers throughout North

Re: Results of my efforts to go a little deeper in LR develop

> On Sep 26, 2015, at 7:00 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > > I think you've done a nice job there, Eric. Thanks, Bob. And thanks for getting me over the hump regarding use of the develop tools. I’ve been going back and forth between my editing and Adobe’s video tutorials. It’s

PESO - Walk and Ride

Another shot along the Schuylkill Banks path: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18087925=lg (K-5, DA 16-45) Comments appreciated. Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link

Re: PESO - A Flower.

I listen to about 70- 80% jazz. This version of ~When I Fall in Love~ (he has many) works well: https://youtu.be/tqKNcksw1u8 Cheers, frank On 27 September, 2015 11:35:28 AM EDT, Rick Womer wrote: >I like the photo a lot. > >As for the music, 99% of my listening is

Re: Total Lunar Eclipse

Go ahead, play your trump card. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Sep 25, 2015 at 2:54 AM, Brian Walters wrote: > On Fri, Sep 25, 2015, at 03:36 PM, David Mann wrote: >> On Sep 25, 2015, at 12:24 am, Daniel J. Matyola

Re: PESO - Walk and Ride

Your usual nice geometry... ann On 9/27/2015 5:03 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Another shot along the Schuylkill Banks path: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18087925=lg (K-5, DA 16-45) Comments appreciated. Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: How'd I miss this

On 9/25/2015 10:59 AM, Collin B wrote: Looks like the DA* 55/1.4 is out of the US lens lineup. Perhaps they'll bring a digital 85/1.4 back for the full-frame? Also Zeiss rep told me this summer, and most may know this, that there will be no more Pentax lenses. What's out there is all there will

Re: Total Lunar Eclipse

That would be Hillary-us. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Daniel J. Matyola" Subject: Re: Total Lunar Eclipse Go ahead, play your trump card. Dan Matyola

Re: PESO - A Flower.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsBRcQdm07I On 9/25/2015 11:43 PM, Knarf wrote: https://youtu.be/mZxxhxjgnC0 Which just happens to be the greatest music video of all time, bar none, no argument allowed, you'll never convince me otherwise. Cheers, frank On 25 September, 2015 4:03:20 PM EDT,

Re: PESO - A Flower.

Bach's cello suites are among the most beautiful music ever written. Du Pré's BBC recording (when she was 17!) is sublime. Love Gould's two versions of the Goldberg Variation. But sometimes I just want a bit of Bikini Kill. Go figure... Cheers, frank On 27 September, 2015 2:37:25 PM EDT,

Re: Results of my efforts to go a little deeper in LR develop

> On Sep 26, 2015, at 5:00 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > Eric, it looks as though you played with the highlights and shadows sliders, > too. Very nice pics, very atmospheric. Yes, I did, Rick. I especially found moving the shadows and blacks sliders around to be helpful. >

Re: Total Lunar Eclipse

Looks like it might get a bit hazy but the moon's still low in the sky and clearly seen. I think I missed a nice moonrise over the Lake. Maybe I'll wander down and see what's what... Cheers, frank On 27 September, 2015 7:19:31 PM EDT, John wrote: >Unfortunately, it's

Re: PESO - A Flower.

The tie in with Bikini Kill's ~Rebel Girl~, of course, is that Robeson was a well-known communist, blacklisted by the FBI during the McCarthy red-scare era. One of the best voices ever... Cheers, frank On 27 September, 2015 8:27:43 PM EDT, "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote:

Re: PESO - Walk and Ride

Can you say "Rule of Thirds"? I knew ya could. Lovely shot! Cheers, frank On 27 September, 2015 5:03:37 PM EDT, Rick Womer wrote: >Another shot along the Schuylkill Banks path: > >http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18087925=lg > >(K-5, DA 16-45) > >Comments

Re: Total Lunar Eclipse

The moon just disappeared behind a thin layer of clouds here. One can still see moonlight peeking through the clouds, but no moon. Hope that situation changes... Cheers, frank On 27 September, 2015 8:57:34 PM EDT, ann sanfedele wrote: >I see the moon from my window now > >

Re: Total Lunar Eclipse

had a decent view until about 10:15.. then the clouds rolled in... about 20 minutes later I could just barely make out a hint of anorangepenetratingthe light cloud cover. :- ( ann On 9/27/2015 9:02 PM, Knarf wrote: The moon just disappeared behind a thin layer of clouds here. One can

The Moon

Kept watching the moon and realized it was a pretty good look. Got a camera and lens, went to get my tripod in the office and realized I didn’t have the tripod food. Said eff it and shot it handheld. Someone else will do it right. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18097747 -- PDML

Re: The Moon

Perfect view through small clearing of clouds at 11 pm here ... by the time I got the camera and tripod, clearing filled in ... my eyes remember though. On 9/27/2015 11:26 PM, Knarf wrote: You feed your tripod? LOL Not a bad shot under the circumstances. Someone will likely do better but

Re: PESO: Bottlebrush tree

Google can be your friend, I don't know any more about the lens but I know what it looks like... https://www.flickr.com/photos/eugene-r/9694306518 On 9/27/2015 11:27 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Putting on my horticultural cap, I'd say that's a Callistemon viminalis - one of the better examples

Re: PESO -- Cloudy Moon (was) Re: Total Lunar Eclipse

I walked along the lake for about a 1/2 hour, hoping the light clouds would lift, but they didn't. Gave up, went home. About midnight I brought the garbage out and there it was: about 1/4 obscured by the earth's shadow. Quite spectacular! Like Ann, I don't have the equipment to do anything

Re: Peso - Albert's water lily

Then hop to it! On Sep 27, 2015, at 12:14 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > Yes it would have been more ribbeting with a frog... > > ann > > On 9/27/2015 12:00 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: >> The texture of the water is very beautifully caught. A lovely picture. The >> only possible improvement would be a

Re: Total Lunar Eclipse

I can still see it but I'm hopeless at photographing this sort of thing... it is still just silver with a chunk out of its left side hope it doesn't cloud over before it the moon turns red ann On 9/27/2015 9:02 PM, Knarf wrote: The moon just disappeared behind a thin layer of clouds here. One

Re: The Moon

Glad one of us got it! ann On 9/27/2015 11:18 PM, paul stenquist wrote: Kept watching the moon and realized it was a pretty good look. Got a camera and lens, went to get my tripod in the office and realized I didn’t have the tripod food. Said eff it and shot it handheld. Someone else will do

Re: PESO -- Cloudy Moon (was) Re: Total Lunar Eclipse

LOvely to get to see the colors - glad you and Paul got us something anyway... ann On 9/27/2015 11:44 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: I went out to try to shoot the Super Moon/Eclipse and I've given up on the photography at least. Not a total bust, but there seem to be high clouds obscuring any

Re: Bottlebrush tree (Sunactinon 28mm f2.8)

Yes, that's it, except mine is the "A" version. There seems to be very little info on Sunactinon lenses which were made by Goyo Optical Inc. I also have a Pentax M 28mm f2.8 & a Sigma Mini Wide II ("A") 28mm f2.8. They are all very similar in peformance. Alan C -Original Message-

Re: Total Lunar Eclipse

Sky is clear for me but unfortunately the ground isn't :( Cheers, Dave > On Sep 28, 2015, at 12:19 pm, John wrote: > > Unfortunately, it's still heavily overcast around here. Nearest patch of > clear skies is several hundred miles away. > > On 9/22/2015 3:18 PM, Daniel

Re: Total Lunar Eclipse

It's overcast here, unfortunately. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Sep 27, 2015 at 8:02 PM, Knarf wrote: > Looks like it might get a bit hazy but the moon's still low in the sky and > clearly seen. I think I missed a nice

Re: PESO - A Flower.

This is a great music video featuring the most famous graduate of my High School: http://www.jango.com/music/Paul+Robeson Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Sep 27, 2015 at 7:11 PM, John wrote: >

Re: Total Lunar Eclipse

No stars, no moon here, only clouds. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Sep 27, 2015 at 8:57 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > I see the moon from my window now > > > > On 9/27/2015 8:31 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >> >> It's overcast here,

Re: PESO - A fall picture

I love this! Beautiful photo. Cheers, frank On 27 September, 2015 1:06:34 AM EDT, Bulent Celasun wrote: >This time in color and with some words: > >https://celasun.wordpress.com/2015/09/26/a-fairwell/ > >Ricoh GXR A12 50mm (equiv.) > >No songs attached ;) >

Re: PESO: Bottlebrush tree

Putting on my horticultural cap, I'd say that's a Callistemon viminalis - one of the better examples that I've seen. Nicely done - especially the close up. I don't know anything about the Sunaction - an old manual focus lens I assume? Cheers Brian ++ Brian

Re: The Moon

You feed your tripod? LOL Not a bad shot under the circumstances. Someone will likely do better but right now you've got the best photo. Works for me. Cheers, frank On 27 September, 2015 11:18:05 PM EDT, paul stenquist wrote: >Kept watching the moon and realized

Re: Total Lunar Eclipse

I see the moon from my window now On 9/27/2015 8:31 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: It's overcast here, unfortunately. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Sep 27, 2015 at 8:02 PM, Knarf wrote: Looks like it might get a bit hazy but

No eclipse in central TX

As they said in Car Talk: Second Shift Meteorologist Claudio Vernight. Igor Sent from mobile phone -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the

Re: The Moon

Thanks for that, Paul. Here it was so low on the horizon (05:00) at totality I could hardly make it out. Alan C -Original Message- From: paul stenquist Sent: Monday, September 28, 2015 5:18 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: The Moon Kept watching the moon and realized it was

Re: PESO: Bottlebrush tree

We have one of those (or very similar) growing on the riverbank. Nowhere near that size though. Cheers, Dave > On Sep 27, 2015, at 6:59 pm, Alan C wrote: > > A very large bottlebrush tree at a house opposite the Phalaborwa airport. > > Scroll right for a close up. > >

Re: Total Lunar Eclipse

Stayed cloudy here. Not impressed. Cheers, frank On 27 September, 2015 10:53:57 PM EDT, ann sanfedele wrote: >had a decent view until about 10:15.. then the clouds rolled in... >about >20 minutes later I could just barely make out a hint of >anorangepenetratingthe light

Re: Total Lunar Eclipse

On Mon, Sep 28, 2015, at 01:24 PM, Knarf wrote: > Stayed cloudy here. Not impressed. > > Cheers, > > frank > Nice and clear here - unfortunately we didn't get to see the eclipse. I guess that's the way it goes - the last two total moon eclipses here have been cloudy... Cheers Brian

PESO -- Cloudy Moon (was) Re: Total Lunar Eclipse

I went out to try to shoot the Super Moon/Eclipse and I've given up on the photography at least. Not a total bust, but there seem to be high clouds obscuring any detail. I tried to use the SMC Pentax M*300mm f4.0, my copy of which is a bit sharper than the A*300 I also have was also a bust.

Re: OT: Photographers Pose With Their Most Popular Photos

Yeah, these are really interesting but it would have been nice to at least identify the photographers here. At least there's nothing on the mobile version on my android. I recognize Leifer, McCurry, Ut, and that's it. I'd love to know who the others are. Cheers, frank On 27 September, 2015

OT: Life imitates art

Look how the position of the man on the ladder imitates the position of the figure in this picture: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34372281 B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

PESO: Bottlebrush tree

A very large bottlebrush tree at a house opposite the Phalaborwa airport. Scroll right for a close up. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/21721724806/ K7 with the Sunactinon 28mm Alan C --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.

PESO: Optimism revisited

You may recall my previous post of a garden wall being pushed over by an ever-expanding Baobab tree. I don't know if it fell or not. The pillars have now been rebuilt and the centre section provided with a lintel. Should give a couple more year's grace. Scroll left for a close up. The iron