Another astroburn attempt

2020-09-24 Thread Larry Colen
I went to another spot on Empire Grade last night to try to get some moonlit photos of the aftermath of the fire. This was just before the Lockheed gate at the end. Unfortunately there was so much light in the background, the skies weren’t very interesting, but this does show the fire damage

Re: GESO: Shaheen falcon

2020-09-24 Thread Larry Colen
Very nice. I’m impressed, that certainly beats out the cowbirds I photographed at in-n-out today. > On Sep 24, 2020, at 4:58 AM, Subash Jeyan wrote: > > the shaheen falcon (also called the black shaheen and the indian > peregrine falcon) is a non-migratory subspecies of the peregrine falcon. >

Re: GESO: Shaheen falcon

2020-09-24 Thread Subash Jeyan
On Thu, 24 Sep 2020 14:12:26 -0400 "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: > Great images, Subash! thank you Dan and everybody else who looked or commented. appreciate it. Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > Great shots. What's his unfortunate prey? a small heron called pond heron. > >

Re: OT: Online Comedy

2020-09-24 Thread mike wilson
> On 24 September 2020 at 17:43 "Daniel J. Matyola" > wrote: > > > COVID-19 has been tough on charities. > Our Rotary Club usually hosts several spring and summer events to raise > money for scholarship, the food bank, and the local homeless shelter. Our > signature event is a Comedy Night

Re: Lucky shot

2020-09-24 Thread Nolan Hinshaw
On Sep 24, 2020, at 08:21, Larry Colen wrote: > > timer, not toner, damn autocorrect Just say no to Otto Carrot!. -- 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: OT: Online Comedy

2020-09-24 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I yam a horribull typpist! Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 2:51 PM mike wilson wrote: > > > On 24 September 2020 at 17:43 "Daniel J. Matyola" > wrote: > > > > > > COVID-19 has been tough on charities. > >

Re: PESO: Driftwod

2020-09-24 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Even the shrubbery there is trying to kill you! Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 8:21 AM Alan C wrote: > A huge remnant of the Letaba River flood a couple of years ago. The > green shrubbery in the dry river

Re: GESO: Shaheen falcon

2020-09-24 Thread mike wilson
> On 24 September 2020 at 13:31 Bob Pdml wrote: > > > On 24 Sep 2020, at 13:24, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > > > Am 24.09.20 um 13:58 schrieb Subash Jeyan: > >> the shaheen falcon (also called the black shaheen and the indian > >> peregrine falcon) is a non-migratory subspecies of the

Re: Music maestro, please!

2020-09-24 Thread mike wilson
> On 24 September 2020 at 08:53 Bob Pdml wrote: > > > Don’t know if this photo works or not (which probably means it doesn’t). I’m > preparing my Leica M8 for sale and found this which I took the day I bought > it - in 2008, which came as a surprise. > > https://adobe.ly/3cvu15B > >

Re: GESO: Shaheen falcon

2020-09-24 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Great images, Subash! Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 8:00 AM Subash Jeyan wrote: > the shaheen falcon (also called the black shaheen and the indian > peregrine falcon) is a non-migratory subspecies of the

Re: Lucky shot

2020-09-24 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
" the lottery however is just a tax on people who can’t do math." MARK! Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 11:23 AM Larry Colen wrote: > > > > On Sep 24, 2020, at 5:27 AM, Alan C wrote: > > > > Well, I

OT: Online Comedy

2020-09-24 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
COVID-19 has been tough on charities. Our Rotary Club usually hosts several spring and summer events to raise money for scholarship, the food bank, and the local homeless shelter. Our signature event is a Comedy Night with live comedians at the local community college. I has always been a fun

Re: Lucky shot

2020-09-24 Thread Bob Pdml
On 24 Sep 2020, at 16:23, Larry Colen wrote: > >  > >> On Sep 24, 2020, at 5:27 AM, Alan C wrote: >> >> Well, I suppose it was lucky in a way yet, the more you shoot, the luckier >> you get! Presumably you went out & bought a Lotto ticket? >> > > With catching photos of meteors that’s

Re: GESO: Shaheen falcon

2020-09-24 Thread Bob Pdml
> On 24 Sep 2020, at 16:42, mike wilson wrote: > >  >> On 24 September 2020 at 13:31 Bob Pdml wrote: >> >> >>> On 24 Sep 2020, at 13:24, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: >>> >>> Am 24.09.20 um 13:58 schrieb Subash Jeyan: the shaheen falcon (also called the black shaheen and the indian

Re: Lucky shot

2020-09-24 Thread Larry Colen
> On Sep 24, 2020, at 5:27 AM, Alan C wrote: > > Well, I suppose it was lucky in a way yet, the more you shoot, the luckier > you get! Presumably you went out & bought a Lotto ticket? > With catching photos of meteors that’s true, the lottery however is just a tax on people who can’t do

Re: Lucky shot

2020-09-24 Thread Larry Colen
timer, not toner, damn autocorrect > On Sep 24, 2020, at 8:08 AM, l...@red4est.com wrote: > > Nope, tripod, live view and 2 second toner > > On September 24, 2020 5:46:39 AM PDT, Eric Weir wrote: >> >>> On Sep 24, 2020, at 8:37 AM, Eric Weir wrote: >>> >>> On 23-Sep-20 09:31 AM, Larry

Re: Lucky shot

2020-09-24 Thread lrc
Nope, tripod, live view and 2 second toner On September 24, 2020 5:46:39 AM PDT, Eric Weir wrote: > >> On Sep 24, 2020, at 8:37 AM, Eric Weir wrote: >> >> On 23-Sep-20 09:31 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I was trying to do some night time photos of the fire damage and >this happened

Re: GESO: Shaheen falcon

2020-09-24 Thread Christine Aguila
Wow! What a series! Great work Subash! Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad > On Sep 24, 2020, at 7:00 AM, Subash Jeyan wrote: > > the shaheen falcon (also called the black shaheen and the indian > peregrine falcon) is a non-migratory subspecies of the peregrine falcon. > we had an

Re: GESO: Shaheen falcon

2020-09-24 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 24.09.20 um 14:31 schrieb Bob Pdml: Dead. :-P -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: GESO: Shaheen falcon

2020-09-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
Well done. A fascinating bird. Paul > On Sep 24, 2020, at 8:24 AM, Alan C wrote: > > Fantastic images, Subash. A very handsome bird. That combination works very > well. > > Alan C > >> On 24-Sep-20 01:58 PM, Subash Jeyan wrote: >> the shaheen falcon (also called the black shaheen and the

Re: Lucky shot

2020-09-24 Thread Eric Weir
> On Sep 24, 2020, at 8:37 AM, Eric Weir wrote: > > On 23-Sep-20 09:31 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >>> I was trying to do some night time photos of the fire damage and this >>> happened >>> >>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/50373723243/in/album-72157716081661841/ > > Spectacular,

Re: PESO: Lappet Faced Vulture.

2020-09-24 Thread Alan C
Thanks for looking & commenting, guys. It was an unusually cool day. When we returned a few hours later, there were hordes of bloated vultures sitting in the trees waiting for thermal activity to get home to their broods. Alan C On 24-Sep-20 01:35 AM, Paul Sorenson wrote: If that guy was

Re: Lucky shot

2020-09-24 Thread Eric Weir
>> On 23-Sep-20 09:31 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >> I was trying to do some night time photos of the fire damage and this >> happened >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/50373723243/in/album-72157716081661841/ Spectacular, Larry. Great composition.

Re: Mother goose in the ashes, another afterburn

2020-09-24 Thread Alan C
Larry, you tell the story well. I feel great sadness. I wonder if I could cope with such a disaster. Alan C On 20-Sep-20 07:00 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I went for a bike ride yesterday, I took the K-1, ended up going through some other burned out areas on hwy 236 aka Big Basin Way. I stopped

Re: GESO: Shaheen falcon

2020-09-24 Thread Bob Pdml
On 24 Sep 2020, at 13:24, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > Am 24.09.20 um 13:58 schrieb Subash Jeyan: >> the shaheen falcon (also called the black shaheen and the indian >> peregrine falcon) is a non-migratory subspecies of the peregrine falcon. > > Great shots. What's his unfortunate prey?

Re: OT Geso: Hall Tract photo walk

2020-09-24 Thread Alan C
Great gallery, Dave. We don't see too much of that in out dry climate. Crystal Springs mountain resort is calling! Alan C On 23-Sep-20 08:29 PM, David J Brooks wrote: I went with a few of our casual camera club group to one of many local forest trails in York Region where I reside with 2 cats

Re: Lucky shot

2020-09-24 Thread Alan C
Well, I suppose it was lucky in a way yet, the more you shoot, the luckier you get! Presumably you went out & bought a Lotto ticket? Alan C On 23-Sep-20 09:31 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I was trying to do some night time photos of the fire damage and this happened

Re: GESO: Shaheen falcon

2020-09-24 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 24.09.20 um 13:58 schrieb Subash Jeyan: the shaheen falcon (also called the black shaheen and the indian peregrine falcon) is a non-migratory subspecies of the peregrine falcon. Great shots. What's his unfortunate prey? Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog :

Re: GESO: Shaheen falcon

2020-09-24 Thread Alan C
Fantastic images, Subash. A very handsome bird. That combination works very well. Alan C On 24-Sep-20 01:58 PM, Subash Jeyan wrote: the shaheen falcon (also called the black shaheen and the indian peregrine falcon) is a non-migratory subspecies of the peregrine falcon. we had an encounter

PESO: Driftwod

2020-09-24 Thread Alan C
A huge remnant of the Letaba River flood a couple of years ago. The green shrubbery in the dry river bed is Deadly Nightshade. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/50377975658/in/datetaken-public/ K5 & DA

Re: GESO: Shaheen falcon

2020-09-24 Thread Bob Pdml
Fantastic - what a great thing to witness. B > On 24 Sep 2020, at 13:00, Subash Jeyan wrote: > > the shaheen falcon (also called the black shaheen and the indian > peregrine falcon) is a non-migratory subspecies of the peregrine falcon. > we had an encounter near chennai with it today and it

Re: GESO: Shaheen falcon

2020-09-24 Thread Bruce Walker
Great light! Very dramatic, and subject isolation is excellent. The Sigma performs well for this. On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 8:00 AM Subash Jeyan wrote: > > the shaheen falcon (also called the black shaheen and the indian > peregrine falcon) is a non-migratory subspecies of the peregrine falcon. >

Re: OT Geso: Hall Tract photo walk

2020-09-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
Excellent set, Dave. Paul > On Sep 23, 2020, at 3:38 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > > I agree with Dan: a lovely photo essay, Dave. > > You are obviously a fun guy. > > >> On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 2:37 PM Daniel J. Matyola >> wrote: >> >> That's a really nice collection of nature shots,

Re: Mother goose in the ashes, another afterburn

2020-09-24 Thread Stanley Halpin
Like Bob said, the Goose shot is excellent. I went through the whole set. What I noticed about my own reactions to the images is that the shots of burnt-out houses, nothing left but foundations and a lone chimney, were not that strong. If I had seen those houses before, if I had driven by them

GESO: Shaheen falcon

2020-09-24 Thread Subash Jeyan
the shaheen falcon (also called the black shaheen and the indian peregrine falcon) is a non-migratory subspecies of the peregrine falcon. we had an encounter near chennai with it today and it even put up a performance for us: https://something-feathered.in/2020/09/24/shaheen-falcon/ shot with

Re: Lucky shot

2020-09-24 Thread Stanley Halpin
Nice! > On Sep 23, 2020, at 3:31 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > > I was trying to do some night time photos of the fire damage and this happened > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/50373723243/in/album-72157716081661841/ > > -- > Larry Colen > l...@red4est.com > > > > > -- > PDML

Music maestro, please!

2020-09-24 Thread Bob Pdml
Don’t know if this photo works or not (which probably means it doesn’t). I’m preparing my Leica M8 for sale and found this which I took the day I bought it - in 2008, which came as a surprise. https://adobe.ly/3cvu15B