PESO Berry leaves

Rather than hiking in the redwood forest in the state park (Fall Creek), I went for a walk in the chaparral in the county park halfway around my block (Quail Hollow). As it turns out, once I put the DFA 50 macro on the K-1 it stayed there for the rest of the afternoon. When I bought it, all I

Re: GESO: Nightcicles

Hey; take a look at that snow and those icicles. It's 82 in Maui, and the Pacific is full of cavorting whales. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sat, Feb 13, 2021 at 9:21 PM Larry Colen wrote: > > > > On Feb 13, 2021, at 6:03

Re: GESO: Nightcicles

I like the first one . Nice image. Paul > On Feb 13, 2021, at 5:13 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > I tried to follow Larry's advice and throw some light on the icicles so I > could photograph them at night, thus eliminating the distracting > background. Since I couldn't get out on the deck

Re: GESO: Nightcicles

> On Feb 13, 2021, at 6:03 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Thanks, Paul and Larry. > That's a great suggestion for next year, Larry, but I plan to be in Maui > next year! You’d be willing to miss a photo opportunity like that just to go to Hawaii? You might be smarter than you look. --

Re: GESO: Nightcicles

Thanks, Paul and Larry. That's a great suggestion for next year, Larry, but I plan to be in Maui next year! Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sat, Feb 13, 2021 at 5:25 PM Larry Colen wrote: > > > > On Feb 13, 2021, at 2:13 PM,

Re: PESOs (5) - Wintry Cemetery

You captured very well the solemnity of the place and the visual impact of the snow on the cemetery scene. Boy, that fire hydrant really jumps out at the viewer! Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sat, Feb 13, 2021 at 12:58 PM Rick

Re: OT: Species of Birds Named By People Who Clearly Hate Birds

I apologize for calling England an island, Bob. My bad; I certainly know better. I agree with everything you just said. Dan Matyola On Sat, Feb 13, 2021 at 2:19 PM Bob Pdml wrote: > > On 13 Feb 2021, at 18:21, Daniel J. Matyola > wrote: > > > > I hope England survives and thrives as an

Re: OT: Species of Birds Named By People Who Clearly Hate Birds

Its binomial name (here) is. Troglodytes troglodytes. There are about 30 subspecies, many of them endemic to islands, such as the Corsican and St Kilda wrens. They all have triple-barrelled names. There is about the same number of fully seperate species in the New World. > On 13

Re: Geso: Varykino

That is a scene totally foreign to this California boy. Now I understand why you spend so much time in Hawaii. That motion sensor light next to the patio door could very well do what I was suggesting with the clamp lights in the other thread. > On Feb 13, 2021, at 2:22 PM, Daniel J. Matyola

Re: GESO: Nightcicles

> On Feb 13, 2021, at 2:13 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > I tried to follow Larry's advice and throw some light on the icicles so I > could photograph them at night, thus eliminating the distracting > background. Since I couldn't get out on the deck to aim a light on the > icicles, I just

Geso: Varykino

A small gallery taken from my back yard looking at my house. The first images shows the depth of snow on the rear deck and on the roof. All four show the iciclesthat form on the North side, where the snow melts very slowly.

GESO: Nightcicles

I tried to follow Larry's advice and throw some light on the icicles so I could photograph them at night, thus eliminating the distracting background. Since I couldn't get out on the deck to aim a light on the icicles, I just turned on the light that is on the upper deck, and grabbed what I

Re: OT: Species of Birds Named By People Who Clearly Hate Birds

Looks like we are seperated not only by geography and a common language. 8 -) > On 13 February 2021 at 13:42 "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: > > > Thanks, Mike and Bob, for your interesting and informative comments. I > appreciate them all, and much of that I knew already. > > The article,

Re: PESOs (5) - Wintry Cemetery

> On Feb 13, 2021, at 11:02 AM, Bob Pdml wrote: > > A very enjoyable set. Snowy cemeteries always look nice. So long as you have the choice to leave. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to

Re: LINK TO ARCHIVES

:cough: On 2/12/21 3:01 PM, John wrote: On 2/12/2021 11:56:20, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 12/2/21, Doug Brewer, discombobulated, unleashed: I am working on a State of The List message Surely a State of The List Address - you need some PDML fags behind you, livestreamed from your Pentax of

Re: OT: Species of Birds Named By People Who Clearly Hate Birds

> On 13 Feb 2021, at 18:21, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > I hope England survives and thrives as an isolated island after Brexit, but I’m sure England will be fine, but it’s not an island, and the other people who share the island of Great Britain get upset when we the English, as well as

Re: PESOs (5) - Wintry Cemetery

A very enjoyable set. Snowy cemeteries always look nice. > On 13 Feb 2021, at 17:58, Rick Womer wrote: > > Late Thursday afternoon I took my camera for a walk in nearby Woodland > Cemetery. It was a remarkably monochrome landscape; in a couple of these > shots one struggles to distinguish B

Re: OT: Species of Birds Named By People Who Clearly Hate Birds

You know, some of our founding fathers wanted to make German the language of the American government, instead of English. The area I live in was settled first by the Native Americans, then by Swedes, then by Dutch, and then by German refugees. The English Army threw the Dutch out of New

PESOs (5) - Wintry Cemetery

Late Thursday afternoon I took my camera for a walk in nearby Woodland Cemetery. It was a remarkably monochrome landscape; in a couple of these shots one struggles to distinguish B and color versions. The few people around were all dressed in dark colors, too, I included the fire plug in the

Re: OT: Species of Birds Named By People Who Clearly Hate Birds

> On 13 February 2021 at 11:16 Bob Pdml wrote: > > > On 13 Feb 2021, at 11:14, mike wilson wrote: > > > >  > >> On 13 February 2021 at 11:08 Bob Pdml wrote: > >> > >> > >> The word mignon, in troglodyte mignon, is often used to describe cute > >> kids. It means things like charming,

Re: OT: Species of Birds Named By People Who Clearly Hate Birds

The wren picture is from a French website. Troglodyte is simply the French for wren. It really means a cave-dweller, the meaning you give is secondary to that (when we were children living in Anglesey we called the local people trogs). The French version of the wren apparently lives in small

Re: OT: Species of Birds Named By People Who Clearly Hate Birds

> On 13 February 2021 at 11:08 Bob Pdml wrote: > > > The word mignon, in troglodyte mignon, is often used to describe cute kids. > It means things like charming, pretty, likeable... And the bird (Common Wren) is one of the commonest birds in the UK but, at the same time, is so secretive

Re: OT: Species of Birds Named By People Who Clearly Hate Birds

> On 12 February 2021 at 22:23 "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: > > > https://twistedsifter.com/2021/02/funny-bird-species-names-compilation/ > Quite the opposite in most cases. Some (e.g. Smew) are onomatopoeic versions of the bid's call. Others (troglodyte mignon) refer to behaviour or

Re: OT: Species of Birds Named By People Who Clearly Hate Birds

To me, mignon means small, as in filet mignon. Troglodyte means "a person characterized by reclusive habits or outmoded or reactionary attitudes." Dan Matyola On Sat, Feb 13, 2021 at 6:14 AM mike wilson wrote: > > > On 13 February 2021 at 11:08 Bob Pdml wrote: > > > > > > The word mignon, in

Re: OT: Species of Birds Named By People Who Clearly Hate Birds

I have to agree with Mike..and I love those bird names! - they are funny and sometimes very sweet and/or rightly descriptive . and remember, these mentioned are just the ENGLISH language version of the birds common names, i.e., nicknames.. Not their actual zoological species names in most

Re: OT: Species of Birds Named By People Who Clearly Hate Birds

Thanks, Mike and Bob, for your interesting and informative comments. I appreciate them all, and much of that I knew already. The article, and my posting of it was intended solely as humor. Dan Matyola -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net

Re: More Ice

Thanks, Larry, for the suggestion. I have a clamp light and LED bulbs I could put in it. I actually tried going out on the upper deck, to see what I could do. but I can't open the door because it opens outward and there is two feet of snow and ice on the deck and right against the door. I tried

Re: More Ice

Not that I can tell. we have screens over the gutters all around the house, and they seem also to prevent ice from getting under the shingles, Dan Matyola On Fri, Feb 12, 2021 at 7:55 PM Bill wrote: > You aren't getting any ice damming are you? > > bill > > > -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss

Re: More Ice

We have insulation on the roof and in the attic, but I guess we could always use more. The classic sign of insufficient insulation is when the snow on the roof melts away quickly, due to heat from the attic. We still have a heavy layer of snow all over our roof, even on the southern side. When

Re: OT: Species of Birds Named By People Who Clearly Hate Birds

On 13 Feb 2021, at 11:14, mike wilson wrote: > >  >> On 13 February 2021 at 11:08 Bob Pdml wrote: >> >> >> The word mignon, in troglodyte mignon, is often used to describe cute kids. >> It means things like charming, pretty, likeable... > > And the bird (Common Wren) is one of the

Re: OT: Species of Birds Named By People Who Clearly Hate Birds

The word mignon, in troglodyte mignon, is often used to describe cute kids. It means things like charming, pretty, likeable... > On 13 Feb 2021, at 11:01, mike wilson wrote: > >  >> On 12 February 2021 at 22:23 "Daniel J. Matyola" >> wrote: >> >> >>