OT: ??? paper scissors lizard Spock

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Re: And now... a fake moon photo

I'm normally averse to grabbing other people's shots from Facebook, but this fake really pissed me off. I forget who the (claimed) photographer is, but that's just as well. This is allegedly an "antler arch" in Jackson Hole, Wyoming photographed at such an angle as to put the lunar eclipse right

Re: Good news, I'm an idiot!

Been there, done that, so I always look first to the switch. You’d think one of us dolts would have mentioned that. Good you found it now though. Paul > On Sep 30, 2015, at 3:19 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > I was getting my 16-50 ready to ship back to precision to repair the

Re: OT Peso's

"Peso's"? They don't look Mexican. Also, expect a visit from the grammar police. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 11:36 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > Kids in B > https://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/21849298421/ > >

Re: Sigma 170-500

Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > One can obtain a 500 mm lens for Pentax digital cameras for only $120 > > http://www.amazon.com/Opteka-Telephoto-Mirror-Digital-Cameras/dp/B0022VFDZW/ref=sr_1_3?s=photo=UTF8=1443632940=1-3=pentax+500+mm+lens Ad claims it fits 645D too. -- PDML

Re: Sigma 170-500

On 9/30/2015 2:01 PM, Sandy Harris wrote: Daniel J. Matyola wrote: One can obtain a 500 mm lens for Pentax digital cameras for only $120 http://www.amazon.com/Opteka-Telephoto-Mirror-Digital-Cameras/dp/B0022VFDZW/ref=sr_1_3?s=photo=UTF8=1443632940=1-3=pentax+500+mm+lens

Good news, I'm an idiot!

I was getting my 16-50 ready to ship back to precision to repair the broken SDM when I noticed a slide switch on the side of the lens. When I switched it from "MF" to "AF" the autofocus started working again. Oops, it sure would have been handy to have that lens for most of last week. --

Re: Peso-Primal Migration

On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 10:59 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > I blindly pointed my A*300mm F/2.8 > toward the sound and shot a couple frames Never admit that you were lucky; instead, claim it was an artistic choice. In any event, that is an interesting effect that you achieved.

Re: And now... a fake moon photo

On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 12:31 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > And it's framed! At the Tate Modern, frames are needed to allow the janitors to distinguish the art from the garbage they are supposed to throw out. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML

Re: PESO -- Reenactors

That is priceless! Only if framed ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Daniel J. Matyola" Subject: Re: PESO -- Reenactors That is priceless! The choice of sepia tone give it the feel of a Brady image.

Re: PESO -- Reenactors

That is priceless! The choice of sepia tone give it the feel of a Brady image. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 1:40 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > While going through a few older images I came across this. Civil War >

Re: Peso-Primal Migration

Jack, Sometimes, while explaining physics of recoil to my freshman students in mechanics, I draw a gun on the board, saying: "I am not a very good artist. I am sure you can draw a gun much better, ... and, being from Texas, much faster..." Having seen this photo, - I wouldn't challenge you

Re: Good news, I'm an idiot!

Larry's already great reputation just went up 50 points with that "confession". :) Thanks for sharing with the class, Larry! On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 2:29 PM, paul stenquist wrote: > Been there, done that, so I always look first to the switch. You’d think one > of us

Re: PESO - Modern Times in the Old Market

Places like that add texture and interest to otherwise bland and dull cities. They're the type of place that make cities interesting and fun because they are small, human-scale and individual. In a country like Canada they are probably compliant with all appropriate regulations. In developing

OT - speaking of bad "cut-n-paste" photoshop jobs

Mark, I enjoyed your posting of the obvious fake. I just came across this one (the first photo of the guy): http://www.lego.com/en-us/ideasproducts/explore/exosuit-story Never mind that unidentified (by me) celestial object. (Actually, now I am acurious if it is the Earth in the sky... Is

Re: PESO -- Reenactors

You really captured the look ! Well done. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "P.J. Alling" Subject: PESO -- Reenactors While going through a few older images I came across this. Civil War

Re: Sigma 170-500

On 9/30/2015 2:02 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: On 9/30/2015 2:01 PM, Sandy Harris wrote: Daniel J. Matyola wrote: One can obtain a 500 mm lens for Pentax digital cameras for only $120

Re: Peso-Primal Migration

Thanks, Igor for the kind comments and cropping suggestion! I'll give it a try. J Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 30, 2015, at 11:37 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > > > Jack, > Sometimes, while explaining physics of recoil to my freshman students in > mechanics, I draw a gun

Re: Good news, I'm an idiot!

I wonder what their "repair" bill would have been? J Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 30, 2015, at 12:19 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > I was getting my 16-50 ready to ship back to precision to repair the broken > SDM when I noticed a slide switch on the side of the lens. When I

RE: And now... a fake moon photo

Mark Roberts wrote: > Total composite: One shot of a normal full moon taken with a super > telephoto and then tinted red in Photoshop. Another shot of the antler > arch taken with a shorter lens. Both pasted onto a black background > with no stars. In the last six months I've attended two talks

Re: GESO: To the (Super) Moon...

Thank you, Frank! Yonnie On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 9:49 PM, Knarf wrote: > Absolutely spectacular! > > Cheers, > > frank > > On 29 September, 2015 10:39:09 AM EDT, Yolanda Rowe wrote: >>Here's my contribution to the plethora of moon images the group

Re: PESO - Modern Times in the Old Market

I was very surprised to see that. Don't they consider ramshackle constructions like that eyesores over there? They do here but they are everywhere regardless, even on pavements outside posh shops which really irks the owners as they are the ones paying taxes & abiding by health regulations. In

Re: YAMP (yet another moon photo)

Fantastic. Best I've seen. Alan C -Original Message- From: Mark Roberts Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2015 11:35 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: YAMP (yet another moon photo) I had to have a go at getting a shot of the lunar eclipse. This one seems to bee the best, though I

Re: And now... a fake moon photo

an now - a misattributed quote about it :-) On 9/30/2015 3:13 PM, jtainter wrote: I'm normally averse to grabbing other people's shots from Facebook, but this fake really pissed me off. I forget who the (claimed) photographer is, but that's just as well. This is allegedly an "antler arch" in

Re: Peso-Primal Migration

Thanks again, Igor. I made the right side and bottom crops you suggested and have permanently changed a couple copies. The moon now falls comfortably on the right 1/3 crop line. J - Original Message - From: "Igor PDML-StR" To: "PDML" Sent: Wednesday,

Re: OT - speaking of bad "cut-n-paste" photoshop jobs

On 2015-09-30 13:10 , Igor PDML-StR wrote: Mark, I enjoyed your posting of the obvious fake. I just came across this one (the first photo of the guy): http://www.lego.com/en-us/ideasproducts/explore/exosuit-story Never mind that unidentified (by me) celestial object. (Actually, now I am

Watermarked pictures for display on the internet.

With recent discussion about pictures getting taken by unscrupulous individuals and passed off as their own, or being used in part of an image etc, what is the view of watermarking images that are posted by folk here? The views I've read seem to vary; those in the 'no' camp because you should

RE: Watermarked pictures for display on the internet.

P.J. Alling wrote: > Any watermark that can't be removed or cropped off, annoys the viewer > and ruins the image. Any digital watermark that's hidden in the image > can be stripped out. But, just ask Dave Brooks, if watermarks actually > discourage theft. If you display hundreds of high class

Re: Good news, I'm an idiot!

Don't worry Larry, we all knew that. ;-) I'm glad the problem was operator error, it gives me more incentive to buy an SDM lens. I'm also glad for you, but we must keep things in perspective. On 9/30/2015 3:19 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I was getting my 16-50 ready to ship back to precision to

Re: Watermarked pictures for display on the internet.

Any watermark that can't be removed or cropped off, annoys the viewer and ruins the image. Any digital watermark that's hidden in the image can be stripped out. But, just ask Dave Brooks, if watermarks actually discourage theft. On 9/30/2015 3:36 PM, Malcolm Smith wrote: With recent

Re: Good news, I'm an idiot!

join the club :-) ann On 9/30/2015 3:19 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I was getting my 16-50 ready to ship back to precision to repair the broken SDM when I noticed a slide switch on the side of the lens. When I switched it from "MF" to "AF" the autofocus started working again. Oops, it sure would

Re: Watermarked pictures for display on the internet.

Malcolm Smith wrote: >With recent discussion about pictures getting taken by unscrupulous >individuals and passed off as their own, or being used in part of an image >etc, what is the view of watermarking images that are posted by folk here? > >The views I've read seem to vary; those in the 'no'

Re: And now... a fake moon photo

Knarf wrote: >To be fair, I don't think Gursky ever said Rhine II "represents reality": True. He always acknowledged it as being a massively manipulated in Photoshop. The Facebook photo was its creator as being a straight photograph. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia

Re: PESO - Modern Times in the Old Market

Hay, that girl on the left imagines herself way cool what with those obligatory holes in her jeans. J Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 30, 2015, at 1:17 AM, Alan C wrote: > > I was very surprised to see that. Don't they consider ramshackle > constructions like that eyesores over

Re: And now... a fake moon photo

Rhine II must be great art. It is in the Tate. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 12:35 AM, Knarf wrote: > Well, here's what I think about Rhine II: I don't know. > > I've never really seen it. I've seen

Re: Watermarked pictures for display on the internet.

I have almost the same view on watermarking images as what Mark described. To add some details to what Mark wrote: 1. I allow people using photos with themselves for their person non-commercial use (e.g. posting on their facebook page). In that case, I'd like people to see who took that

Re: Good news, I'm an idiot!

P.J. Alling wrote: Don't worry Larry, we all knew that. ;-) I found what I'm good at and work at excelling. I'm glad the problem was operator error, it gives me more incentive to buy an SDM lens. I'm also glad for you, but we must keep things in perspective. I haven't had any real

Re: Good news, I'm an idiot!

Larry, There was a Russian TV cartoon for kids: One of the characters, a cat, who is mad at and refuses to speak to his housemate, dog,asks the postmaster who visits their house to pass a telegram "You are an idiot!". But then he finds out that a congratulatory telegram is cheaper, but it

Re: OT - speaking of bad "cut-n-paste" photoshop jobs

HAR! Steve, I almost bought that... even went back to look at the image again. :-) Igor steve harley Wed, 30 Sep 2015 13:11:30 -0700 wrote: On 2015-09-30 13:10 , Igor PDML-StR wrote: Mark, I enjoyed your posting of the obvious fake. I just came across this one (the first photo of the

Re: Watermarked pictures for display on the internet.

smugmug puts watermarks on my work for me on my page thereaslong as I've specified that for a specific gallery I'm loading a photo into- any of you who have looked at my photos there will note that the watermark is small... ala the way Mark does his. On facebook, unless I really don't care

Re: Good news, I'm an idiot!

Nice save! BTDT, when it comes to the overlooking the obvious. Glad you don't have to go through the hassle and expense of a repair. Unfortunately, my copy of the 16-50 has a failed SDM. I'm still debating the modification that makes it screwdrive only. Yonnie On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 4:54 PM,

October PUG - Last Call

G'day all A few people have been quick off the mark this month - 7 to be exact (and there's even a very early one for December!) I'll be putting this one out to pasture on Friday evening, Sydney time. Theme: Wind As usual submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Full Submission Guidelines

Re: *** SPAM ***Good news, I'm an idiot!

So you're now a resident of "ID" ? Alan C -Original Message- From: Larry Colen Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 9:19 PM To: Pentax-Discuss List ; Nicole Jacque Subject: *** SPAM ***Good news, I'm an idiot! I was getting my 16-50 ready to ship back to precision to repair the broken

PESO: Old-Timers' Day

Old-Timers' Day at Yankee Stadium: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18100144=lg K-5 II S, DA 18-135 zoom Comments are invited Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: October PUG - Last Call

It will be done... ann On 9/30/2015 9:45 PM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all A few people have been quick off the mark this month - 7 to be exact (and there's even a very early one for December!) I'll be putting this one out to pasture on Friday evening, Sydney time. Theme: Wind As usual

Re: Good news, I'm an idiot!

> On Sep 30, 2015, at 11:01 PM, Bill wrote: > > On 9/30/2015 8:59 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> >>> On Sep 30, 2015, at 10:08 PM, Bill wrote: >>> On 9/30/2015 1:19 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I was getting my 16-50 ready to ship

Re: Good news, I'm an idiot!

On 9/30/2015 9:32 PM, paul stenquist wrote: On Sep 30, 2015, at 11:01 PM, Bill wrote: On 9/30/2015 8:59 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: On Sep 30, 2015, at 10:08 PM, Bill wrote: On 9/30/2015 1:19 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I was getting

Re: Watermarked pictures for display on the internet.

On Oct 1, 2015, at 10:04 am, Mark Roberts wrote: > If someone does steal an image outright, removal of the watermark > works against them in court and can net you extra damages. If you can even get them to court, nevermind afford the lawyers to try. Cheers, Dave

Re: Good news, I'm an idiot!

On 9/30/2015 8:59 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: On Sep 30, 2015, at 10:08 PM, Bill wrote: On 9/30/2015 1:19 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I was getting my 16-50 ready to ship back to precision to repair the broken SDM when I noticed a slide switch on the side of the lens.

Re: Good news, I'm an idiot!

> On Sep 30, 2015, at 10:08 PM, Bill wrote: > >> On 9/30/2015 1:19 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> I was getting my 16-50 ready to ship back to precision to repair the >> broken SDM when I noticed a slide switch on the side of the lens. When I >> switched it from "MF" to

Re: Good news, I'm an idiot!

I had a similar problem years ago when I first got my DS body and was using it with manual focus lenses. All of a sudden the shutter would only fire intermittantly and I was about to return it, and then I noticed the AF/MF switch on the body had accidently gotten switched to AF and that was the

Re: Good news, I'm an idiot!

On 9/30/2015 1:19 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I was getting my 16-50 ready to ship back to precision to repair the broken SDM when I noticed a slide switch on the side of the lens. When I switched it from "MF" to "AF" the autofocus started working again. Oops, it sure would have been handy to have

Re: Peso-Primal Migration

Generous remarks, Dan! Thanks! J Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 30, 2015, at 10:22 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > >> On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 10:59 AM, Jack Davis wrote: >> I blindly pointed my A*300mm F/2.8 >> toward the sound and shot a couple

PESO -- Reenactors

While going through a few older images I came across this. Civil War Reenactors. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20reenactors.html To make it more period, I processed it as B with a blue filter to more or less mimic the film of the era, used the Tri-X preset in DXO

Re: PESO -- Reenactors

Sepia adds to the authenticity. Was a good choice! J Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 30, 2015, at 10:40 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: > > While going through a few older images I came across this. Civil War > Reenactors. > >

Peso-Primal Migration

Reaching back, again, for a, possibly, postable image. This shot with an LX on T-Max 100. The sun was mostly obscured by the clouds, but with moments of eye damaging brightness. I blinked at the sound of geese and caught their silhouettes approaching the sun. I blindly pointed my A*300mm F/2.8

Sigma 170-500

Just picked one up a couple of days ago. Couldn't shoot yesterday b/c of the rain. Shot some hand-held at 500mm just a bit ago. This is a pretty decent zoom lens. Though it is APO, at both 170mm & 500mm there is some fringing. I expect that from a zoom. Still, it resolves a great deal more

Re: And now... a fake moon photo

And it's framed! -Original Message- >From: "Daniel J. Matyola" Subject: Re: And now... a fake moon photo > >Rhine II must be great art. It is in the Tate. > >Dan Matyola >http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > >On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 12:35 AM,

Re: Sigma 170-500

Best image of a thing-a-ma-jig or watcha-ma-callit I've seen today ! -Original Message- >From: Collin B >Subject: Sigma 170-500 > >Just picked one up a couple of days ago. Couldn't shoot yesterday b/c of >the rain. >Shot some hand-held at 500mm just a bit ago.

Re: And now... a fake moon photo

I'm not much bothered by photo-composites and image manipulation, as long as the photographer/graphic artist does *NOT* attempt to pass the resulting image off as non-composite/non-manipulated images. Plus, if you're going to attempt this kind of composite, you should pay attention to what

Re: Peso-Primal Migration

Maybe planning has been my problem? Thanks much, P.J.! J Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 30, 2015, at 9:11 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: > > That's a very nice image, I'd have never known you hadn't planned it. > >> On 9/30/2015 10:59 AM, Jack Davis wrote: >> >> Reaching

Re: PESO - Modern Times in the Old Market

Are you kidding? Did you look at what the two people in the shot were wearing? They both probably think it's authentic, or maybe not authentic enough. If they think about it at all. On 9/30/2015 4:17 AM, Alan C wrote: I was very surprised to see that. Don't they consider ramshackle

Re: Peso-Primal Migration

That's a very nice image, I'd have never known you hadn't planned it. On 9/30/2015 10:59 AM, Jack Davis wrote: Reaching back, again, for a, possibly, postable image. This shot with an LX on T-Max 100. The sun was mostly obscured by the clouds, but with moments of eye damaging brightness. I

Re: Sigma 170-500

Collin B wrote: > It's also a bit on the slow side, but at the price of a fast lens in this > length (is there one) I can live with that as well. There is at least one for some mounts, dunno about Pentax. At over $20K and 20 kg, it seems a bit much:

Re: Sigma 170-500

"Pretty decent." I'll say, Collin! Thanks for the look! J - Original Message - From: "Collin B" To: "PDML" Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 7:39:04 AM Subject: Sigma 170-500 Just picked one up a couple of days ago. Couldn't shoot yesterday

Re: GESO - Distortions, published

Thank you, Ann. And I appreciate all the looks and ponders. :) Thanks, everyone! On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 11:27 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > What Frank said :-) > > ann > > > On 9/28/2015 10:29 PM, Knarf wrote: >> >> Congratulations! >> >> Cheers, >> >> frank >> >> On 28

OT Peso's

Kids in B https://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/21849298421/ Swamp https://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/21216943364/ X30, just cropped a bit right from the camera Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario,

Re: And now... a fake moon photo

On 9/29/2015 11:07 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: The issue I have is when someone represents a composite photo as reality. Sometimes the composite image represents reality better than reality itself. The problem lies with the miss-representation of how that "reality" was achieved. Although, a

Re: OT Peso's

On 9/30/2015 11:36 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Kids in B https://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/21849298421/ Swamp https://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/21216943364/ X30, just cropped a bit right from the camera Dave In the first one, there's shadow across the woman on the right's face, but

Re: Sigma 170-500

Ken, I'm certain sure that one of those is a do-dad. J - Original Message - From: "Ken Waller" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 9:39:23 AM Subject: Re: Sigma 170-500 Best image of a thing-a-ma-jig or

Re: Peso-Primal Migration

There's a bit of distracting haloing around some of them. On 9/30/2015 10:59 AM, Jack Davis wrote: Reaching back, again, for a, possibly, postable image. This shot with an LX on T-Max 100. The sun was mostly obscured by the clouds, but with moments of eye damaging brightness. I blinked at the

Re: Peso-Primal Migration

Yeah, I know, John. I'm sort of resigned to accept it after all this time. Now I'll play with it some. :) J - Original Message - From: "John" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 9:57:40 AM Subject: Re: Peso-Primal

Re: OT Peso's

Both images exceedingly well rendered, David! J - Original Message - From: "David J Brooks" To: "Pentax Discuss" Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 8:36:18 AM Subject: OT Peso's Kids in B https://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/21849298421/ Swamp

Re: Sigma 170-500

One can obtain a 500 mm lens for Pentax digital cameras for only $120 http://www.amazon.com/Opteka-Telephoto-Mirror-Digital-Cameras/dp/B0022VFDZW/ref=sr_1_3?s=photo=UTF8=1443632940=1-3=pentax+500+mm+lens Who is "Opteka" anyway? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On