Re: Happy Holidays, PDML!

Same to you, Godfrey! Cheers, Christine On Dec 24, 2015, at 4:27 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >> That was a lousy camera, Christine - it makes everything look white. > > :-) > > Simple holiday here. Just finished doing my cards, so off to the Post Office > now. > I'll

Re: Happy Holidays, PDML!

Thanks, Rick! Happy, Happy to your and yours! Cheers, Christine > On Dec 24, 2015, at 2:00 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > Beautiful shot, Christine! > > We're visiting relatives in Connecticut and Westchester NY, and it's > 60F--not so wintry here, either. > > Best to you

PESO 2015 - 196 - GDG

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Re: Happy Holidays, PDML!

> On Dec 24, 2015, at 1:58 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > > On 24 Dec 2015, at 16:21, Christine Aguila wrote: >> >> Hi All: >> >> An old photo shot with the 2nd digital camera I owned—a Kodak DX7590 in >> 2006. The next digital camera I purchased was

Re: Happy Holidays, PDML!

Same to you, Brian! We’re having ham, mashed potatoes, peas, asparagus, and herbed scones for our Christmas Eve dinner. Shepard’s pie tomorrow! Cheers, to all down under! Cheers, Christine > On Dec 24, 2015, at 1:30 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > > On Fri, Dec 25,

Re: Merry Christmas to all

Same to you, Paul! Merry, Merry! Cheers, Christine > On Dec 24, 2015, at 1:51 PM, Paul wrote: > > Hope the New Year is brighter and better for all... > > https://app.box.com/s/rq9nfw4j8aibmxd26o6nudmrxh4ag2ae > > -p > -- > Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm

OT: Christmas Trees Around the World

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Re: Happiest of Holidays!

Same to you, Jack! Cheers, Christine > On Dec 24, 2015, at 3:51 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > > > Wishing the very best to all. > > ENJOY!! > > Jack > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to

Re: PESO - Night Skating

> On Dec 24, 2015, at 9:00 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: > > > What Dan said! Nice! Cheers, Christine > > > On December 23, 2015 11:11:48 PM EST, "Daniel J. Matyola" > wrote: >>> I like the effect of the reflections on the ice, Frank. >>> >>> Dan

Re: OT: Christmas Trees Around the World

Thanks for sharing, Dan! The one in the ancient ruins in Rome is a really quite stunning shot! Cheers, Christine > On Dec 24, 2015, at 7:19 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > http://cdn.flipboard.com/content/thephotodesk/thephotodeskgalleries/items/1450885534000.html >

Re: OT: Christmas Trees Around the World

I agree, that's a fantastic photo. Of the trees, my favourite is the one in Bogota. Cheers, Dave > On Dec 25, 2015, at 4:03 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: > > Thanks for sharing, Dan! The one in the ancient ruins in Rome is a really > quite stunning shot! Cheers,

Happiest of Holidays!

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Re: OT: Adventures in Home Renovations

>From the 2007 PDML Quotations: "We don't need Hell. We got Norm." — Dave Brooks -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- 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: OT: Adventures in Home Renovations

What I recall of it... :-) Cheers, frank On December 24, 2015 1:02:04 PM EST, David J Brooks wrote: >that was a fun night > >Dave > >On Thu, Dec 24, 2015 at 12:28 PM, Mark Roberts > wrote: >> Christine Aguila wrote: >> On Dec 24, 2015, at

Re: PESO - Night Skating

Thanks Dan! Glad you enjoyed it. Merry Christmas, frank On December 23, 2015 11:11:48 PM EST, "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: >I like the effect of the reflections on the ice, Frank. > >Dan Matyola >http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > >On Wed, Dec 23, 2015

Re: OT: Adventures in Home Renovations

Ni? LOL! frank On December 24, 2015 11:37:32 AM EST, Steve Cottrell wrote: >On 24/12/15, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>Gasp! When has something like that ever happened before? > >NI!!! -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -- Henri Cartier-Bresson Sent

Re: OT: Adventures in Home Renovations

NORM!! He called me out of the blue a while back. Good old Norm... frank On December 24, 2015 10:46:26 AM EST, Steve Cottrell wrote: >I had a shock yesterday. > >Norm called me right out of the blue. > >He's doing just fine and has been a part of this setup for quite some

Re: Happy Holidays, PDML!

On Dec 25, 2015, at 8:30 AM, Brian Walters wrote: > And all the best to you and Darrel - and to all PDMLers. It's Christmas > morning here - just about to partake of the traditional Christmas > breakfast (ham on toast) when I can get my wife and son out of bed :-)>.

Re: Happy Holidays, PDML!

> That was a lousy camera, Christine - it makes everything look white. :-) Simple holiday here. Just finished doing my cards, so off to the Post Office now. I'll take the camera out for a walk too. Otherwise, reading a book and having a sip of wine with dinner. Happy Merry Whatever Your

Re: PESO 2015 - 196 - GDG

The tonal rendering is lovely, Godfrey! Like this one very much. Merry, Merry! Cheers, Christine > On Dec 24, 2015, at 8:21 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > A tree for the holidays! > > https://flic.kr/p/Cnu2RM > > Have a Merry! > > G > > Wisdom is what's left

Re: Happy Holidays, PDML!

On Fri, Dec 25, 2015, at 03:53 PM, David Mann wrote: > On Dec 25, 2015, at 8:30 AM, Brian Walters > wrote: > > > And all the best to you and Darrel - and to all PDMLers. It's Christmas > > morning here - just about to partake of the traditional Christmas > > breakfast

Re: Happy Holidays, PDML!

On Fri, Dec 25, 2015, at 03:20 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: > Hi All: > > An old photo shot with the 2nd digital camera I owned—a Kodak DX7590 in > 2006. The next digital camera I purchased was the K10D. > > http://caguilaphotography.com/pdmlxmascard2015/content/pdmlxmascard2015_large.html > >

Re: PESO - Cadillac Man

Thanks knarF ! The cars were parked along a street with groups of flowers along the sidewalk. I worked at getting the composition/f-stop such that the background was complimentary and not competing. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message -

Re: OT keyboard oddness

John wrote: For this goof-off-on-the-internet computer, I'm still using an old IBM KB-6323. It's so old it doesn't have Windoze keys & it's still solid as a rock. In other words: "I'm discussing the state of the art in rocket science using a 20 year old piece of gear" If I were a bit more

Merry Christmas to all

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Re: Happy Holidays, PDML!

On 24 Dec 2015, at 16:21, Christine Aguila wrote: > > Hi All: > > An old photo shot with the 2nd digital camera I owned—a Kodak DX7590 in 2006. > The next digital camera I purchased was the K10D. > >

Re: Happy Holidays, PDML!

Beautiful shot, Christine! We're visiting relatives in Connecticut and Westchester NY, and it's 60F--not so wintry here, either. Best to you and Darrel for the holidays. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Thu, Dec 24, 2015 at 2:30 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > On Fri,

Re: OT: Adventures in Home Renovations

Steve Cottrell wrote: >I must dig out that recording of the >voicemail from GFM with the Knights Who Say Ni. Yes you must. Let's make it a holiday tradition! -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO Pretty Lady

Don't think of it as empty, think of it as negative space. On 12/20/2015 3:18 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: That was my thought when I chose the crop. But centering isn't always wrong, and the right side of the frame is empty. I have another frame where she's looking left. I may look at that as

Re: Happy Holidays, PDML!

Beautiful!! Thanks so much, Christine! Same to you and Darrel!! I'm sure I could have, also, stopped with the K10D as my wife suggested, (;-/> Jack - Original Message - From: "Christine Aguila" To: "PDML" Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2015 8:20:31

Re: OT: What color is your memory?

It's apparently a big deal with computer gamers. On 12/21/2015 2:33 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: So I'm finally upgrading my old computer with a new motherboard. The new motherboard and CPU arrived today but not the memory I'd ordered. A quick phone call to the place I bought it from got that sorted

Re: OT: Adventures in Home Renovations

> On Dec 24, 2015, at 10:37 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > On 24/12/15, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> For the newcomers, Norm is a long time member of this group, and is one >> of the finest kind of people. I had a wonderful chat with him a while >> back. The

Re: OT: Adventures in Home Renovations

On 24/12/15, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: >Yes you must. Let's make it a holiday tradition! On a whim, I found it. 35 seconds of PDML history: -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video

Re: OT: Adventures in Home Renovations

back when we were civilized: http://smg.photobucket.com/user/divad_b/media/Grandfather%20Mountain%20NPW%202006/group2-5126.jpg.html?sort=3=3 Dave On Thu, Dec 24, 2015 at 11:54 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > On 24/12/15, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>Yes you

Re: Happy Holidays, PDML!

> On Dec 24, 2015, at 11:05 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > > Beautiful!! Thanks so much, Christine! Same to you and Darrel!! > I'm sure I could have, also, stopped with the K10D as my > wife suggested, (;-/> Pleasure! Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: OT: Adventures in Home Renovations

> On Dec 24, 2015, at 10:54 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > On 24/12/15, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> Yes you must. Let's make it a holiday tradition! > > On a whim, I found it. > > 35 seconds of PDML history: > >

Re: OT: Adventures in Home Renovations

Very nice! Cheers, Christine > On Dec 24, 2015, at 11:04 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > > back when we were civilized: > > http://smg.photobucket.com/user/divad_b/media/Grandfather%20Mountain%20NPW%202006/group2-5126.jpg.html?sort=3=3 > > Dave > > On Thu, Dec 24, 2015 at

Re: OT: Adventures in Home Renovations

Christine Aguila wrote: >> On Dec 24, 2015, at 10:54 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: >> >> On 24/12/15, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: >> >>> Yes you must. Let's make it a holiday tradition! >> >> On a whim, I found it. >> >> 35 seconds of PDML history: >> >>

Re: OT: SpaceX last night was simply awesome

On 12/22/2015 1:20 PM, Darren Addy wrote: On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 12:11 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: The sad thing is that the DC-X was doing something like that 20 years ago. NASA proved to be incompetent at producing a rocket that took off and landed on it's tail, just

Re: OT: Adventures in Home Renovations

I can tell you're loving every minute of it! Alan C -Original Message- From: Bill Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2015 4:52 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: OT: Adventures in Home Renovations Anyone who has been on this list for the past while probably knows that many years ago

Re: PESO - Cadillac Man

Don't know what you're using for the spell check, but Thunderbird shows you the suggested spelling and if it's the wrong word, allows you to add new words to the dictionary. On 12/22/2015 7:20 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Me too, Paul. When will I learn to re-read my texts and emails? J Sent from my

Re: OT: Adventures in Home Renovations

that was a fun night Dave On Thu, Dec 24, 2015 at 12:28 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Christine Aguila wrote: > >>> On Dec 24, 2015, at 10:54 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: >>> >>> On 24/12/15, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: >>> Yes you

Re: OT: Adventures in Home Renovations

On 12/24/2015 9:46 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: I had a shock yesterday. Norm called me right out of the blue. He's doing just fine and has been a part of this setup for quite some time: if anyone's looking for a very worthwhile charity to donate to. He sends

Happy Holidays, PDML!

Hi All: An old photo shot with the 2nd digital camera I owned—a Kodak DX7590 in 2006. The next digital camera I purchased was the K10D. http://caguilaphotography.com/pdmlxmascard2015/content/pdmlxmascard2015_large.html Rained all day yesterday, but sunny today—no snow though, which I don’t

Re: Happy Holidays, PDML!

On 24/12/15, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: > >An old photo shot with the 2nd digital camera I owned--a Kodak DX7590 in >2006. The next digital camera I purchased was the K10D. > >http://caguilaphotography.com/pdmlxmascard2015/content/ >pdmlxmascard2015_large.html Delightful!

Re: OT keyboard oddness

For this goof-off-on-the-internet computer, I'm still using an old IBM KB-6323. It's so old it doesn't have Windoze keys & it's still solid as a rock. Every couple of years I take a dental pick, some Qtips, alcohol swabs and along with a set of mini keyboard cleaning tools that attach to my

Re: OT: Adventures in Home Renovations

Steve Cottrell wrote: >I had a shock yesterday. > >Norm called me right out of the blue. Gasp! When has something like that ever happened before? -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Happy Holidays, PDML!

Christine Aguila wrote: >Hi All: > >An old photo shot with the 2nd digital camera I owned—a Kodak DX7590 in 2006. >The next digital camera I purchased was the K10D. > >http://caguilaphotography.com/pdmlxmascard2015/content/pdmlxmascard2015_large.html I hesitated to click on that link at first

Re: Happy Holidays, PDML!

> On Dec 24, 2015, at 10:28 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > On 24/12/15, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> >> An old photo shot with the 2nd digital camera I owned--a Kodak DX7590 in >> 2006. The next digital camera I purchased was the K10D. >> >>

Re: OT: Mountain-biking in the Beverly Hills

On 12/19/2015 1:47 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Bob W-PDML wrote: Get down and dirty on this mutha: http://www.thehouseofsolidgold.com/24k-gold-extreme-mountain-bike/ You'll need this camera to take along on your ride:

Re: OT: Adventures in Home Renovations

On 24/12/15, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: >Gasp! When has something like that ever happened before? NI!!! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -- _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: OT: Adventures in Home Renovations

On 24/12/15, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed: >For the newcomers, Norm is a long time member of this group, and is one >of the finest kind of people. I had a wonderful chat with him a while >back. The charity he is working with is fantastic, and he shared some >very touching stories with me

Re: Happy Holidays, PDML!

> On Dec 24, 2015, at 10:34 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > Christine Aguila wrote: > >> Hi All: >> >> An old photo shot with the 2nd digital camera I owned—a Kodak DX7590 in >> 2006. The next digital camera I purchased was the K10D. >> >>

Re: Christmas Geese

Thanks very much, Paul! J Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 23, 2015, at 8:09 PM, Paul wrote: > > Both are very nice, but another vote for #1 as the better of the two... > > -p > >> On 12/23/2015 4:41 PM, Jack Davis wrote: >> >> >> Is a beautiful day. One that has been

Re: Christmas Geese

Appreciated comments, Frank! Thanks! J Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 23, 2015, at 7:44 PM, knarf wrote: > > Both wonderful, especially the first. > > Cheers, > > frank > >> On December 23, 2015 5:41:54 PM EST, Jack Davis wrote: >> >> >> Is

Re: OT: Adventures in Home Renovations

Awesome, Bill. Keep us informed of its progress. :) On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 9:52 PM, Bill wrote: > Anyone who has been on this list for the past while probably knows that many > years ago I embarked on a home renovation odyssey that involved removing the > roof from

Re: Christmas Geese

Thanks, Ann! J Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 23, 2015, at 6:58 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > ditto > 1st one for me too > a > >> On 12/23/2015 6:51 PM, Jack Davis wrote: >> Considerate remarks, Christine! >> Thanks! >> >> J >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Dec 23, 2015,

Re: PESO - Birthday Boy - A Street Portrait

seems happy enough, good portrait Dave On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 10:45 PM, frank theriault wrote: > This fellow was walking along carrying a bag from the liquor store. He > said, "Today's my birthday, take my picture!" > > Which I did. > > He said, "20 years a drunk!"

Re: OT: Adventures in Home Renovations

Wow! That sounds fun—and well done on all your hard work! Cheers, Christine On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 9:52 PM, Bill wrote: >> Anyone who has been on this list for the past while probably knows that many >> years ago I embarked on a home renovation odyssey that

Re: PESO - Birthday Boy - A Street Portrait

I really like the backdrop you shot him against, Frank. Good one. On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 10:45 PM, frank theriault wrote: > This fellow was walking along carrying a bag from the liquor store. He > said, "Today's my birthday, take my picture!" > > Which I did. > > He

Re: OT: Adventures in Home Renovations

On 23/12/15, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed: >And it dawned on me, with a little care regarding how I design things, >and a willingness to compromise my table saw wants from a big cabinet >saw to a track saw and good quality job site saw, I can set up another >studio >Realizing this, a

Re: OT: Adventures in Home Renovations

I had a shock yesterday. Norm called me right out of the blue. He's doing just fine and has been a part of this setup for quite some time: if anyone's looking for a very worthwhile charity to donate to. He sends his regards! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__

Merry Christmas to Pentax marketing: 645z is #1 at DxOMark

This should be good for some Pentax visibility. << Pentax 645z medium-format digital SLR camera is now on the top of the DxOMark camera list with the highest score of 101. >> #2 is the Sony A7R II; #3 is the Nikon D810. And very curiously, the 645z gets the highest score for sports photography.

Re: Merry Christmas to Pentax marketing: 645z is #1 at DxOMark

On Thu, Dec 24, 2015 at 4:59 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > This should be good for some Pentax visibility. > > << Pentax 645z medium-format digital SLR camera is now on the top of > the DxOMark camera list with the highest score of 101. >> > > #2 is the Sony A7R II; #3 is the

Re: Merry Christmas to Pentax marketing: 645z is #1 at DxOMark

On 12/24/2015 8:59 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: This should be good for some Pentax visibility. << Pentax 645z medium-format digital SLR camera is now on the top of the DxOMark camera list with the highest score of 101. >> #2 is the Sony A7R II; #3 is the Nikon D810. And very curiously, the 645z

Re: OT: A Norwegian Christmas

On 23/12/15, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed: >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFu-VfRJrHU That guy's a wimp compared to Jostein. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -- _ -- PDML