Re: This is EFFED-UP!

2018-06-27 Thread Bob W-PDML
You can use any client you like on any OS with Outlook or Hotmail, and continue to use your existing email addresses. Mine are all Outlook / Hotmail. I've been with Hotmail since it started, long before MS bought it. > On 27 Jun 2018, at 15:03, John Sessoms wrote: > > Can't speak for anyone

Re: Peso PDML MEET UP

2018-06-27 Thread Bob W-PDML
Beautiful plumage! > On 27 Jun 2018, at 13:11, David J Brooks wrote: > > http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2018-nfld2/album/index.html#_IGP9416.jpg > > A meeting of Pentax shooters on the pier in North Sydney.:-) > > K-5 > > Dave > > -- > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT: Finally some GOOD news from the internet

2018-06-24 Thread Bob W-PDML
> On 24 Jun 2018, at 15:57, Mark Roberts wrote: > > Alan C wrote: > >> They still have pints & gallons in the UK? > > No gallons but still pints. At least in pubs. Don't think they use > pints anywhere else, though. > At the moment anything larger than a pint is a litre, until it's large

Re: OT: Finally some GOOD news from the internet

2018-06-24 Thread Bob W-PDML
I have a set of Le Creuset cup measures which have the ml equivalent stamped on. I also have a set of French coffee cups in two sizes, and a supposedly 8-cup French press for coffee. The Le Creuset cup measure is 237ml. This exactly fills the larger French coffee cup, which is the size you

Re: GESO: Our walk in the north of England a few weeks ago

2018-06-22 Thread Bob W-PDML
Really excellent set. And you were indeed very lucky with the weather. B > On 21 Jun 2018, at 22:49, Mark Roberts wrote: > > http://www.robertstech.com/galleries/pennine2/ > > -- > Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia > www.robertstech.com > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: OT - Now where did I put that million dollars

2018-06-20 Thread Bob W-PDML
That's a good story. What travelling is all about. I wonder if the kid got the motel chef to cook it for the staff... > On 20 Jun 2018, at 16:16, ann sanfedele wrote: > > My research determined we didn't go there either... also, missed by a hair... > I confused it with the near ghost town of

Re: PESO: marsh helleborine

2018-06-20 Thread Bob W-PDML
"Something to do with cattle", I thought, because of bu-. It should have then followed that -gloss = tongue, but it's too early in the morning for me to spot that. Anyway, it's apparently ox-tongue. Bu = bos, as in bovine, boeuf, beef; gloss as in glossary. B > On 20 Jun 2018, at 07:20, mike

Re: Roberts Rendezvous

2018-06-16 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 16 Jun 2018, at 08:06, mike wilson wrote: >> On 16 June 2018 at 00:01 Bob W-PDML wrote: >> >> >> Nice shots, thanks. It was good to catch up, and good to meet our makers >> too. >> >> Next time remind me to suck my belly in, please. &g

Re: Roberts Rendezvous

2018-06-15 Thread Bob W-PDML
Nice shots, thanks. It was good to catch up, and good to meet our makers too. Next time remind me to suck my belly in, please. > On 15 Jun 2018, at 19:33, Chris Mitchell wrote: > > Not the Mark! variety, but the marque of bike that Bob W and I own. It was > London Cycling Week and some owners

Re: Roberts Rendezvous

2018-06-15 Thread Bob W-PDML
Younger than what?! That was a very enjoyable evening. > On 15 Jun 2018, at 20:57, Alan C wrote: > > Tell Bob he looks 10 years younger with that cap. The bust of Sam Pepys > evokes thoughts of Clinton wearing a Pinafore. > > Alan C > > >> On 06/15/2018 8:32 PM, Chris Mitchell wrote: >>

Re: Cauldron Snout!

2018-06-15 Thread Bob W-PDML
Very nice! > On 15 Jun 2018, at 22:28, Stanley Halpin wrote: > > Another option which works well if you are close enough: add a manually > triggered flash partway through a long exposure. The running water still > develops the “silky sheen” but the flash highlights some of the nearby >

Re: PESO (second try): Vatican Museum Exit

2018-06-14 Thread Bob W-PDML
Reminds me of this: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/Sandro_Botticelli_-_La_Carte_de_l%27Enfer.jpg B On 14 Jun 2018, at 16:12, jtainter mailto:jtain...@mindspring.com>> wrote: My first post on this didn't go through. I often see posts where people ask about ultra-wide

Re: D-FA HD 15-20mm f2.8

2018-06-09 Thread Bob W-PDML
Very impressive collection. > On 9 Jun 2018, at 03:30, Larry Colen wrote: > > Luiz's question about astrophotography reminded me that I find that one thing > I use mine for a lot is night time landscapes. I've gotten some really nice > shots of the milky way simply by pointing the camera at

Re: OT: Katmai for Wildlife

2018-06-08 Thread Bob W-PDML
> On 8 Jun 2018, at 07:04, mike wilson wrote: > > >> On 07 June 2018 at 19:45 "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: >> >> >> In some respects, I like the New Mexico dessert > > They're usually too chilly for me. You prefer baked Alaska? > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Where do you post your critter pictures?

2018-06-04 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 4 Jun 2018, at 15:08, Jostein mailto:p...@alunfoto.no>> wrote: Den 04.06.2018 00:13, skrev John: On 6/1/2018 22:05, Bill wrote: I send puppy pictures directly to Mike Johnston. bill Puppies? I thought he wanted cat pictures? My cat photos are a little too gross even for the internet.

Re: PESO - Classic Amsterdam

2018-05-29 Thread Bob W-PDML
we managed to lighten the atmosphere and everything went well, but I had definitely made a faux pas. > On 29 May 2018, at 09:11, Toine wrote: > > How did you manage to do that (insult our queen)? It's an official crime > and five years in jail. > >> On 28 May 2018 at 21:59, Bob

Re: PESO - Classic Amsterdam

2018-05-29 Thread Bob W-PDML
a very pleasant vacation. More pics will come as time to > wade through them permits. > > Cheers, > > Rick > >> On Mon, May 28, 2018 at 3:59 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: >> I've only been to Amsterdam once, but I managed to insult their queen, which >> almost cost us the

Re: PESO - Classic Amsterdam

2018-05-28 Thread Bob W-PDML
I've only been to Amsterdam once, but I managed to insult their queen, which almost cost us the £20-million loan we'd gone to negotiate... B > On 28 May 2018, at 20:47, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > That image unquestionably captures the spirit of Amsterdam. Makes me what > to visit there

Re: PESO - Classic Amsterdam

2018-05-28 Thread Bob W-PDML
Very nice. What was your winding path? Or is that to be revealed through forthcoming photos? > On 28 May 2018, at 14:15, Rick Womer wrote: > > Whew! I’m back on line photographically, with a new Mac Mini, two new hard > drives (double Time Machine backups), and a Backblaze backup underway. >

Re: A gizmo for you astral guys

2018-05-26 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 26 May 2018, at 08:29, mike wilson > wrote: On 25 May 2018 at 23:12 Matthew Hunt > wrote: It's not for astrophotography, but it is interesting! A telecentric lens almost sounds like magic: The

Re: PESO Silver-studded blue

2018-05-22 Thread Bob W-PDML
P.s. That's a beautiful photo. Pps. There shouldn't be an apostrophe in "Panorama's" - you'll upset Chris. The apostrophe indicates a possessive or a contraction, not a plural. > On 22 May 2018, at 20:34, Bob W-PDML <p...@web-options.com> wrote: > >> On

Re: PESO Silver-studded blue

2018-05-22 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 22 May 2018, at 20:05, Toine wrote: > > I like that idea of living in the UK, if it isn't a job as a window > cleaner. In germany insects also dropped. Really no problems in the UK? This is where all the shit is these days. > >> On 22 May 2018 at 20:48, mike wilson

Re: Lightroom CC

2018-05-21 Thread Bob W-PDML
>> Christine, Bob, I will try to clarify. I slightly misspoke, and also we are >> talking about different programs. >> Too many versions with almost the same name. >> Old = LR5.x or LR6.x >> Newer = LR Classic CC[or LR Classic Cheers, >> Christine when customized

Re: Lightroom CC

2018-05-21 Thread Bob W-PDML
d be fine if I wanted to have > access to older images and review/rate/edit in my spare time. But I don’t. > Again note that my understanding may be out-of-date… > > stan > >> On May 20, 2018, at 4:59 PM, Bob W-PDML <p...@web-options.com> wrote: >> &g

Re: Lightroom CC

2018-05-20 Thread Bob W-PDML
ion 6.14 on my iMac 2011 desktop, but my > understanding is Adobe is done with the stand alone, and will not be offering > further updates. I’m quite undecided about what to do. Should I bring all > photos over to the laptop or continue working the two versions? What to do? > What t

Lightroom CC

2018-05-19 Thread Bob W-PDML
What ho! I’ve just started trialling LR CC on my iPhone, iPad and on my Windows 10 laptop alongside classic LR v5. The idea is to use my Leica when I’m cycling in France later this year - previously I’ve used my Fuji X20 - import from the SD card into LR on the iPhone, edit, post from LR

Re: Sony A7II

2018-05-18 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 18 May 2018, at 18:24, Chris Mitchell wrote: > >> On 13 May 2018 at 20:25, Christine Aguila wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> I think I”m going to start thinking of what my retirement present will be. >> > > Here's my retirement present. Hopefully

Re: PDML Photo Annual 2018 - Stunning

2018-05-18 Thread Bob W-PDML
> > On 18 May 2018, at 00:06, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > > Incidentally if anyone knows someone looking for a cute little English > cottage on the edge of the Cotswolds, here is the link: > > > Very

Re: Did not make the photo annual cut ...

2018-05-16 Thread Bob W-PDML
> On 16 May 2018, at 22:17, John <sesso...@earthlink.net> wrote: > >> On 5/16/2018 13:52, Bob W-PDML wrote: >>> On 16 May 2018, at 13:18, Steve Cottrell <co...@seeingeye.tv> wrote: >>> >>> On 16/5/18, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed

Re: OT: Why ...

2018-05-16 Thread Bob W-PDML
Is it something to do with Freud? > On 16 May 2018, at 13:43, John wrote: > > ... are scissors always in the way when you don't need them, but there's > never a pair around when you want them? > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Did not make the photo annual cut ...

2018-05-16 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 16 May 2018, at 13:18, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > On 16/5/18, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> Obviously you don't know anything about punting. It's a nautical >> pastime favoured by students at Oxford. Cotty will tell you all about >> it. >> > > No I won't

Re: Yorkshire report

2018-05-15 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 15 May 2018, at 21:59, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > On 15/5/18, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> I just wanted to relate a bit of my conversation with the barkeep at >> the pub where we had dinner last night. We were talking about our >> travels and he told me

Re: Yorkshire, ayup!

2018-05-13 Thread Bob W-PDML
Hope the walk's going well. Wensleydale - beautiful! This what I've been up to this weekend. We had good weather for your lens on Saturday. https://web-options.com/portfolio/a-weekend-in-worthing-shoreham-and-littlehampton/ B On 13 May 2018, at 18:10, Mark Roberts

Re: Yorkshire, ayup!

2018-05-13 Thread Bob W-PDML
You auditioning for Last of the Summer Wine? > On 13 May 2018, at 18:14, mike wilson wrote: > > It won't last. > >> On 13 May 2018 at 18:10 Mark Roberts wrote: >> >> >> Arrived in London Saturday morning and spent Sunday traveling up to

Re: Peso

2018-05-11 Thread Bob W-PDML
Superb! > On 11 May 2018, at 00:33, Jack Davis wrote: > > > Same back fence, I'm afraid. > > Two Brown-headed Cow Birds having a Spring Thing.Could have done a video at > times. > > Such gyrations and obvious excitement. > > > May post another of their moments later.

Re: PESO: yellow-wattled lapwing

2018-05-06 Thread Bob W-PDML
That's a lovely looking bird. I like lapwings, always a treat to see them. > On 6 May 2018, at 18:00, Subash Jeyan wrote: > > a wader that is endemic to the indian subcontinent... > > https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/05/06/yellow-wattled-lapwing/ > > k5iis +

Re: Printing question

2018-05-05 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 5 May 2018, at 20:47, Larry Colen wrote: > > >> On May 5, 2018, at 12:11 PM, Mark C wrote: >> >> Relative colorimetirc maps out of gamut colors to the nearest in gamut color >> in the desintation color space. Perceptual maps out of gamut colors

Re: New Member

2018-05-04 Thread Bob W-PDML
You could probably get something from the hardware store, and pour some orange juice in to disguise the taste. Use some of the money you save to buy extra medical insurance. B > On 4 May 2018, at 18:49, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > Michigan liquor prices are regulated, so

Re: PESO: Sweet Gum

2018-05-01 Thread Bob W-PDML
Never seen one of those before. With a little bit of imagination it could be something by Hieronymus Bosch, or Jake and Dinos Chapman, a collection of human legs squirming away. > On 1 May 2018, at 15:10, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Mother Nature's Answer to the Lego

Re: From the DP Review Pentax forum

2018-04-30 Thread Bob W-PDML
Lovely plumage! > On 30 Apr 2018, at 13:56, Mark Roberts wrote: > > https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/61084420 > :-) > > -- > Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia > www.robertstech.com > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net >

Re: little OT but five years, five years

2018-04-28 Thread Bob W-PDML
I think that will be a very interesting place to visit. I'd like to see l'Anse aux Meadows. > On 28 Apr 2018, at 18:15, David J Brooks wrote: > > I take a lot of time to make my mind up about doing things and 5 years > seems to be a good average. Five years to decided to

Re: Yorkshire and the D FA 28-105

2018-04-27 Thread Bob W-PDML
Thanks! That should guarantee 9 days of unbroken warm, dry, sunny weather! > On 27 Apr 2018, at 19:53, Mark Roberts wrote: > > In a couple of weeks Dr Lisa and I will be off to Britain to spend 9 > days walking the Pennine Way through Yorkshire, Durham and >

Re: Pentax K-1 e-book by Yvon Bourque

2018-04-27 Thread Bob W-PDML
> On 27 Apr 2018, at 19:19, David J Brooks <pentko...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Thu, Apr 26, 2018 at 4:10 PM, Bob W-PDML <p...@web-options.com> wrote: >> You can ask me anything. > > Why is there air.?? > Because otherwise there could be no AirB, and th

Re: Interesting "hybrid" (3-way) photo bag

2018-04-27 Thread Bob W-PDML
It has always been possible to buy rucksack straps for Domke shoulder bags. > On 27 Apr 2018, at 13:58, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > > > I came across an interesting photo bag. It's a hybrid of a shoulder bag and a > backpack: >

Re: Pentax K-1 e-book by Yvon Bourque

2018-04-26 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 27 Apr 2018, at 02:38, ann sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote: > > They can , but will you answer? > > Hotspur I'm answering now, n'est-ce pas? Tottenham > >> On 4/26/2018 4:10 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: >> You can ask me anything. >> >>>

Re: Pentax K-1 e-book by Yvon Bourque

2018-04-26 Thread Bob W-PDML
You can ask me anything. > On 26 Apr 2018, at 21:02, Bill wrote: > >> On 4/26/2018 1:11 PM, Jos de Fotograaf wrote: >> Is the *Pentax K-1 e-book by Yvon Bourque worth buying? >> Greetz, Jos >> * > Do you have an owners manual? > They come with the camera. > Or they

Re: OT: Camera shades

2018-04-26 Thread Bob W-PDML
Is there an x-ray version? http://www.cracked.com/article_16310_12-comic-book-ads-that-taught-us-to-be-cynical.html On 26 Apr 2018, at 15:55, John > wrote: Second generation Snap's Spectacles:

Abbas

2018-04-26 Thread Bob W-PDML
The great Iranian Magnum photographer has died. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2018/apr/26/photojournalist-abbas-a-career-in-pictures B -- 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: A composite image with 2800 frames

2018-04-25 Thread Bob W-PDML
That's really impressive. B > On 25 Apr 2018, at 15:22, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > > Warning: You don't want to look if you have arachnophobia. > > This is cool: > https://twitter.com/chrfrde/status/988570924952838144 > > The followup comments contain information about the

Re: [No Subject]

2018-04-22 Thread Bob W-PDML
Not even you, O princess, in your cold chamber, watching the stars that tremble with love and hope? > On 22 Apr 2018, at 21:41, Jack Davis <jdavi...@comcast.net> wrote: > > No one is sleeping!! > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 22, 2018, at 12:39 PM, Bob W-PDM

Re: [No Subject]

2018-04-22 Thread Bob W-PDML
A nuclear missal? Jeez, I bet that livens up mass a bit. > On 22 Apr 2018, at 19:46, Jack Davis wrote: > > Thanks, Irc, but I'm not keeping > the nuclear missal head, sorry! HA!! > J > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 22, 2018, at 9:14 AM, l...@red4est.com wrote: >> >> I

Re: PESO New to my backyard

2018-04-20 Thread Bob W-PDML
Yes, it is. Beautiful little creatures. They used to visit my parents' garden very often, which was designed to attract birds. B > On 20 Apr 2018, at 21:33, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > I believe this is a wren. I’ve never seen one in my yard before. A bit noisy. > It’s a

Re: Not safe for Germany...

2018-04-17 Thread Bob W-PDML
Leica behaved very honourably during the Hitler period. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leica_Freedom_Train B On 17 Apr 2018, at 05:50, Ken Waller > wrote: I didn't know he used a Nikon - I thought he used a Leica ! Kenneth Waller

Re: PESO 2018 - 027 - GDG

2018-04-16 Thread Bob W-PDML
You look very noble, and the bike looks great. Glad you're enjoying it! I managed to get out on mine yesterday, a circuit round some of the posher parts of London, and I cycled to and from work today, so with the hot weather we're promised this week perhaps I can get properly back into the

Re: portrait photography

2018-04-12 Thread Bob W-PDML
Could you wear one of each so they only photograph your good side? > On 12 Apr 2018, at 16:17, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > > Larry, > > I bet that guy's reaction felt quite rewarding for you. > Nice! > > Indeed, often, when people dump to Facebook all snaps they took without

Re: how hideous

2018-04-12 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 12 Apr 2018, at 07:44, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > On 11/4/18, Gonz, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> I just can't imagine... >> > > https://petapixel.com/2018/04/11/this-adapter-lets-you-mount-any-giant-lens-on-your-tiny-smartphone/ > > I could see how that might have

Re: PESO 2018 - 022, 023 - GDG

2018-04-11 Thread Bob W-PDML
Doesn’t matter when you’ve got the world’s biggest chopper: https://goo.gl/images/1jzvsU B On 11 Apr 2018, at 14:22, John > wrote: Wide flare bell-bottom jeans are still contra-indicated. On 4/8/2018 12:47, Chris Mitchell wrote: That

Re: PESO: black-winged stilts in marshland

2018-04-09 Thread Bob W-PDML
> On 9 Apr 2018, at 19:31, mike wilson wrote: > > [...] > Other opinions may exist. You liberal, hippy, punk bastard commie. This is the Internet! Get with the program! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO: black-winged stilts in marshland

2018-04-09 Thread Bob W-PDML
I like it. They all look as if they're thinking "why am I here?". I'd make the banner picture about half the height so that your main picture gets more prominence. Perhaps also change it to a less singular picture, something that fades into the background, again so not to distract from the

Re: From the archives

2018-04-08 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 8 Apr 2018, at 21:48, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: > > > > Bob W-PDML wrote: >>> On 8 Apr 2018, at 19:29, Mark Roberts<postmas...@robertstech.com> wrote: >>> > >>> >>> I've found it a real pleasure to go back and

Re: From the archives

2018-04-08 Thread Bob W-PDML
>>> Den 07.04.2018 21:24, skrev Mark Roberts: > "If the answer involves Ken Rockwell, you're asking the wrong > question." > - Doug Franklin > Well condensed truth. >>> >>> Context: I'm working on the 2018 PRML Book and Im doing the annual >>> Quotations List as a

Re: From the archives

2018-04-08 Thread Bob W-PDML
> On 8 Apr 2018, at 19:29, Mark Roberts wrote: > > Jostein wrote: > >> Den 07.04.2018 21:24, skrev Mark Roberts: >>> "If the answer involves Ken Rockwell, you're asking the wrong >>> question." >>> - Doug Franklin >>> >> Well condensed truth. > > Context: I'm

Re: PESO 2018 - 022, 023 - GDG

2018-04-08 Thread Bob W-PDML
Admit it, Chris, you're gagging to wear some Lycra. What could be stopping you? https://m.imgur.com/6C5n9PO B On 8 Apr 2018, at 17:48, Chris Mitchell > wrote: That reinforces my decision to wear loose clothing when on my bike. No need to

Re: PESO 2018 - 022, 023 - GDG

2018-04-07 Thread Bob W-PDML
> On 7 Apr 2018, at 05:38, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > [...] > > I like the film! Gotta catch the full production. I was at the bike shop > today and found a couple of jerseys that actually fit me—It's so damn rare! > Even after I've lost a ton of weight and reach my

Re: April PUG, "Night", is up

2018-04-07 Thread Bob W-PDML
Nice - that could almost be a Leonard Cohen line :0) I hope Mark! Is paying attention. Ann's great shot is not getting the attention it deserves. > On 7 Apr 2018, at 01:22, Rob Studdert wrote: > > Thanks Brian, > > A great little gallery. Pentax gear excels at

Re: PESO 2018 - 022, 023 - GDG

2018-04-06 Thread Bob W-PDML
That looks great. That's a great angle, the first one, for shooting a bike. It really does seem surprisingly light. How are those road tyres? This looks a good film to catch, for people of a similar spirit: https://uk.demand.film/mamil/ B On 6 Apr 2018, at 16:49, Godfrey DiGiorgi

Re: PESO: I love my morning commute...

2018-04-05 Thread Bob W-PDML
Very impressed and jealous that you get to see and photograph something so rare. Let's hope the population recovers. > On 5 Apr 2018, at 16:00, Darren Addy wrote: > > I had to pause on the morning commute (between the Kearney, NE exit > and the Alda exit of Interstate

Re: OT: Some days are better

2018-04-02 Thread Bob W-PDML
Glad to hear about the kitchen. If it's type 2 diabetes you may be able to do something about it. Here's the science: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/magres/research/diabetes/reversal/#publicinformation Here's a popularised version: https://thebloodsugardiet.com/ Still probably features more zucchini

Re: Close Encounters of the Bird Kind ... but NO photos, dammit!

2018-04-01 Thread Bob W-PDML
If it was singing The Streak I'd say it was more likely an ostrich. > On 1 Apr 2018, at 16:37, John wrote: > > Just stepped outside to put recyclables in the bin when a bird flew up out of > my back yard buzzed just over my head before flying off across the street & >

Re: OT: Seasonal humor

2018-03-30 Thread Bob W-PDML
> On 30 Mar 2018, at 21:26, Larry Colen wrote: > > > > Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >> It's all Greek to me. > > Why is this different from all other nights? That's better than the original joke! > >> >> G >> — >> No more bewildered than usual. >> >>> On Mar 30, 2018, at

Re: PESO (2): kingfisher and jungle babbler

2018-03-30 Thread Bob W-PDML
That kingfisher looks like an alien nightmare. Great shot. > On 30 Mar 2018, at 03:16, Subash Jeyan wrote: > > two photos to end my little interregnum with birds, which *i* have quite > enjoyed :) > > a white-throated kingfisher: >

Re: PESO 2018 - 018 - GDG

2018-03-25 Thread Bob W-PDML
t photography has been a secondary priority for a while. > > onwards! > G > — > The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate it. > >> On Mar 25, 2018, at 3:14 AM, Bob W-PDML <p...@web-options.com> wrote: >> >> That's an amazing lo

Re: OT: Bike Sharing in China

2018-03-25 Thread Bob W-PDML
> Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > >> On Sun, Mar 25, 2018 at 4:55 AM, Bob W-PDML <p...@web-options.com> wrote: >> >> Those bike-sharing schemes have arrived in London and other parts of the >> UK now, but luckily they are bein

Re: PESO 2018 - 018 - GDG

2018-03-25 Thread Bob W-PDML
That's an amazing looking bike, especially the gearing, but I guess it's needed to turn those huge wheels! I can imagine it's a lot of fun, but I wouldn't want to cycle across France on it! Controlling my diet is more effective than exercise for me when it comes to weight loss (except when I'm

Re: OT: Bike Sharing in China

2018-03-25 Thread Bob W-PDML
Those bike-sharing schemes have arrived in London and other parts of the UK now, but luckily they are being regulated a little more effectively. I haven't used one, but they seem to be quite popular. I think on balance they're a good thing as they help to break the dominance of the internal

Re: Anybody else having problems uploading to flickr from lightroom?

2018-03-25 Thread Bob W-PDML
> On 25 Mar 2018, at 06:23, John wrote: > >> On 3/25/2018 00:03, John Francis wrote: >>> >> I can sort of understand it for a newspaper site or something like that - >> they're in the business of selling information, and they'd kind of like >> to be paid for it.

Re: PESO 2018 - 018 - GDG

2018-03-24 Thread Bob W-PDML
ng. > > Alan C > > -Original Message- From: Bob W-PDML > Sent: 24 March, 2018 9:50 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: PESO 2018 - 018 - GDG > > That's excellent, keep it up! That's a lot more mileage than I've done these > last few months. > >> On

Re: PESO 2018 - 018 - GDG

2018-03-24 Thread Bob W-PDML
That's great to read, fantastic progress and it shows in the picture. Have you changed your diet at all? Because of gout I have given up practically everything, including free sugar, fruit juice and dried fruit, which is difficult in this day and age, not because I like the stuff, but because

Re: PESO 2018 - 018 - GDG

2018-03-24 Thread Bob W-PDML
That's excellent, keep it up! That's a lot more mileage than I've done these last few months. > On 24 Mar 2018, at 04:08, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > Another important day on the road ... I've gone 1400 miles on Sumo today. I > asked the one of the men working at the

Re: PESO: jumping roes

2018-03-22 Thread Bob W-PDML
Bob Marley wrote about that - flyin' like a lion, in Zion. > On 22 Mar 2018, at 16:36, John <sesso...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > I read somewhere that Lions can leap 36 feet. > > https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A8TCW0nCUAA9U1u.jpg > >> On 3/22/2018 12:04, Bob

Re: OT: Music

2018-03-22 Thread Bob W-PDML
Bring back the 1970s, when you needed a barn for each speaker and an aircraft hangar for your albums. Not. Best to do what I've done, and go deaf. > On 22 Mar 2018, at 16:20, John wrote: > > Lately all of my music is played through the computer. I'm in a mood this >

Re: PESO: jumping roes

2018-03-22 Thread Bob W-PDML
Nice. There's something rather medieval about those, especially the first, as if the King of France and his retinue are about to come galloping past. > On 22 Mar 2018, at 16:00, Henk Terhell wrote: > > It is always surprising to see how well these little roes can jump.

Re: 4 Peso from today in the neghborhood

2018-03-21 Thread Bob W-PDML
I like those, they're fun. I saw a rhinoceros in Paris a few weeks ago: https://web-options.com/2018/02/27/dire-que-nous-vla-parisiens/ Ionesco would not be happy with so many rhinos on the rampage. B On 21 Mar 2018, at 20:11, ann sanfedele > wrote:

Re: in case you want to feel old

2018-03-20 Thread Bob W-PDML
> On 20 Mar 2018, at 22:54, Doug Brewer wrote: > > yeah, those signs were everywhere in Granada, Spain, and were the impetus of > my trip website. > > I was walking around with my camera and happened on my wife in a street > market when she was supposed to be at a

Re: in case you want to feel old

2018-03-18 Thread Bob W-PDML
They're a type of dog that looks a bit like a pom-pom, popular with rich old French women. Doug doesn't want any round here because they worry the cormorants. The dogs, that is, not the little old French ladies. > On 18 Mar 2018, at 17:05, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > I

Re: in case you want to feel old

2018-03-18 Thread Bob W-PDML
They're a type of dog that looks a bit like a pom-pom, popular with rich old French women. Doug doesn't want any round here because they worry the cormorants. The dogs, that is, not the little old French ladies. > On 18 Mar 2018, at 17:05, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > I

Re: OT - round up

2018-03-17 Thread Bob W-PDML
Same principle as giving firewater to native Americans. > On 17 Mar 2018, at 20:24, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Why is Guinness the beer for St Patrick's day? > > the Guinness family is the epitome of the Anglo-Irish Protestant Ascendancy > that ruled the > emerald isle

Re: OT: Political Joke

2018-03-15 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 15 Mar 2018, at 19:35, ann sanfedele wrote: > > >> >> Not too long ago there was a joke about the Canadian prime minister's SOCKS, >> for crying out loud. "Tradition" was apparently happily broken then. With no >> pleas to stop. >> >> Oh. >> Okay. >> I went ballistic

Re: common myna

2018-03-15 Thread Bob W-PDML
I didn't know they're invasive. In Singapore when I was a child people kept them as pets and taught them to talk. > On 15 Mar 2018, at 15:22, Alan C wrote: > > On a lighter note, they seem to appreciate the finer things in life, often > making deposits on luxury cars. > >

Re: Photos: Sulfur Mining on Active Volcano

2018-03-11 Thread Bob W-PDML
Great shots. Think Salgado did a series up there once. > On 11 Mar 2018, at 17:33, Christine Aguila wrote: > > Thought some of you might enjoy this! > >

Re: PESO: parakeet

2018-03-10 Thread Bob W-PDML
Beautiful - you've quite a talent for bird shots. We have a lot of those in London, including here in Greenwich. It's always fun and surprising to see and hear them, provided they don't overdo it. There are all sorts of legends about how they got here.

Re: Cameras for a kid

2018-03-09 Thread Bob W-PDML
What's the problem? There were no organ grinders when I was a kid, yet somehow I learned what they were. > On 9 Mar 2018, at 17:08, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > > I looked at the preview offered by Amazon, - and stumbled on the first page > there (p.20/21): how would you

Re: Cameras for a kid

2018-03-09 Thread Bob W-PDML
do cursing like a sailor in > Sanskrit while they were changing his diapers and nursing during the breaks > in the next classroom! > :-D > > Paul: I learned long division at 7, but did not learn that it was long until > I was 25 y.o. [Indivisible!] > > > >> On Mar 8,

Re: Cameras for a kid

2018-03-08 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 8 Mar 2018, at 21:45, John Francis wrote: > >> On Thu, Mar 08, 2018 at 03:47:57PM -0500, John wrote: >>> On 3/8/2018 15:27, Mark Roberts wrote: >>> John wrote: >>> I think "French literature" is a euphemism for "dirty French Post Cards". For young American

Re: Cameras for a kid

2018-03-08 Thread Bob W-PDML
ves. If we survive that, we get >> to be old and foolish." >> >>> On Mar 8, 2018, at 10:50 AM, mike wilson <m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com> wrote: >>> >>> Your masochism knows no bounds. >>> >>>> On 08 March 2018 at 16:36 Bob W-PDML

Re: Cameras for a kid

2018-03-08 Thread Bob W-PDML
You obviously know nothing of masochism and rope... > On 8 Mar 2018, at 18:51, mike wilson <m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com> wrote: > > Your masochism knows no bounds. > >> On 08 March 2018 at 16:36 Bob W-PDML <p...@web-options.com> wrote: >> >> >&g

Re: Cameras for a kid

2018-03-08 Thread Bob W-PDML
That book looks fantastic - great idea. And I like Godfrey's idea too, despite my Jesuitical tendencies. B > On 8 Mar 2018, at 17:58, Eric Weir wrote: > > > But I liked Godfrey’s suggestion of instant photography. So I also > recommended one of the Fuji Instax cameras.

Re: Cameras for a kid

2018-03-08 Thread Bob W-PDML
gt; teaching these things, and would also be special, different, from the > smartphone experience in ways that would be beneficial to learning how to be > patient, how to be economical of exposures, and how to "look, think, and > consider" before shooting. > > G > — &g

Re: Cameras for a kid

2018-03-08 Thread Bob W-PDML
Sounds like he needs an adult real-life lesson that will leave him feeling inadequate, unloved and in despair at the pointlessness of existence, so anything by Pentax will do. When I was about that age someone bought me an Instamatic, which quickly frustrated me, but one of my schoolfriends

Re: March PUG - Arches - is up

2018-03-07 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 7 Mar 2018, at 22:48, ann sanfedele wrote: > > Rick .. maybe you can back into the whole thing by going here first :-) > > http://pug.komkon.org/18mar/slides/RW-MilwaukeeLibrary.html > > Love this shot btw .. and loving the whole gallery as well - arches make for > good

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