Re: December PUG is up

2018-12-05 Thread Bob W-PDML
. > On 6 Dec 2018, at 01:17, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Isn't Vichy water high in minerals and sulfur? > > Not to my taste. > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > >> On Wed, Dec 5, 2018 at 5:44 PM Bob W-PDML wrote: >> >

Re: December PUG is up

2018-12-05 Thread Bob W-PDML
;-) I was photographing the fountain itself - the frame before it on that roll tells me that... never bothered to blow that one up... I'll go for the gag every time ann On 12/5/2018 2:11 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: On 5 Dec 2018, at 15:01, Daniel J. Matyola mailto:danmaty...@gmail.com>> wrote: Another int

Re: PESO - along the ALCAN in the Yukon, Spring 1992

2018-12-05 Thread Bob W-PDML
Well, wrong side of the pond here, but 'kinder and gentler' gives it away to me. > On 5 Dec 2018, at 15:25, ann sanfedele wrote: > > some (hopefully, most on my side of the pond) will know why I'm posting this > today, Dec 5th , others may not :-) > >

Re: December PUG is up

2018-12-05 Thread Bob W-PDML
> On 5 Dec 2018, at 15:01, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Another interesting PUG, with many great images! > > [...] > Ann's "Bottled" is also excellent and gave me a real chuckle. On my three > trips to Switzerland over the decades, I constantly watched the locals > filling their Perrier

Re: OT - Un Film Pour Bob

2018-12-03 Thread Bob W-PDML
I think it was in July or August that I saw it. It wasn't such a special screening that it would be on the DVD, I'd somehow managed to infiltrate a feminist group... > On 3 Dec 2018, at 11:24, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > On 3/12/18, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed: > >

Re: OT - Un Film Pour Bob

2018-12-02 Thread Bob W-PDML
Thanks. I saw it a special screening a few months ago :0). Probably the best film of the year for me. I love Agnes Varda's work, and it was while we were studying her film Sans Toit ni loi (Vagabond in English) that the scales fell from my eyes about how to read French films. I watched one of

Re: GESO - Rome Walk 2

2018-12-02 Thread Bob W-PDML
Indeed! He has the emperor Vespasian's nose. Vespasian, whose nose was matched only by his chin, is the likely model for Mr Punch. > On 2 Dec 2018, at 04:27, Alan C wrote: > > You'd struggle to find a bigger Roman nose! > > Alan C > >> On 02-Dec-18 12:47 AM, Bob W-

Re: GESO - Rome Walk 2

2018-12-01 Thread Bob W-PDML
Beautiful! Love the shot of the one-man band. That tight crop in the header picture is better than the less cropped version. B > On 1 Dec 2018, at 19:19, Rick Womer wrote: > > Part 2 of 2 of our walk through central Rome is illustrated here: > >

Re: PESO: alpine accentor

2018-11-27 Thread Bob W-PDML
It's probably full of muesli. > On 27 Nov 2018, at 11:44, Jack Davis wrote: > > Looks uncomfortably bloated! > Well caught image, Subash! > > J > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 26, 2018, at 9:00 PM, Subash Jeyan wrote: >> >> taken during the trek with k5iis and DAL 55-300 near

Re: OT: Is Paris Burning - Don't read this, Ken!

2018-11-25 Thread Bob W-PDML
Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > >> On Sun, Nov 25, 2018 at 1:21 PM Bob W-PDML wrote: >> >> I agree. The Guardian is my favourite paper, but I didn't suggest it >> because it is very left-leaning so could (!! By some stretch of the >> imagination!!

Re: OT: Is Paris Burning - Don't read this, Ken!

2018-11-25 Thread Bob W-PDML
llery.com/danieljmatyola > > >> On Sun, Nov 25, 2018 at 1:21 PM Bob W-PDML wrote: >> >> I agree. The Guardian is my favourite paper, but I didn't suggest it >> because it is very left-leaning so could (!! By some stretch of the >> imagination!!) be accuse

Re: OT: Is Paris Burning - Don't read this, Ken!

2018-11-25 Thread Bob W-PDML
is probably a clue that they're positioned in about the correct place. > On 25 Nov 2018, at 18:14, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > >> Am 25.11.18 um 17:45 schrieb Bob W-PDML: >> You will certainly get a twisted view if you rely for your information on >> hate-sheets like the Ex

Re: GESO: namik glacier trek

2018-11-25 Thread Bob W-PDML
Wow! > On 25 Nov 2018, at 17:21, Subash Jeyan wrote: > > i've just done a 8-day trek in the himalayas. the trail started from a > village called gogina and ended at bala village, roughly covering 60 km > and going up to an altitude of about 14,000 ft. > > a collection of photographs of people

Re: December PUG Countdown

2018-11-25 Thread Bob W-PDML
> On 25 Nov 2018, at 18:04, Mark Roberts wrote: > > Bob W-PDML wrote: > >> 1. "What in heaven's name brought you to Casablanca?" >> 2. ".My health, I came to Casablanca for the waters." >> 3. "The waters? What waters? We're in the de

Re: December PUG Countdown

2018-11-25 Thread Bob W-PDML
1. “What in heaven’s name brought you to Casablanca?” 2. “…My health, I came to Casablanca for the waters.” 3. “The waters? What waters? We’re in the desert.” 4. “...I was misinformed.” On 25 Nov 2018, at 16:52, Stan Halpin mailto:s...@stans-photography.info>> wrote: So, in one of

Re: OT: Is Paris Burning

2018-11-25 Thread Bob W-PDML
You probably get a very selective and unrepresentative view of what's going on over here, as I'm sure we do of things on your side of the pond. You will certainly get a twisted view if you rely for your information on hate-sheets like the Express and Mail - the BBC is a much more reliable and

Re: OT: Is Paris Burning

2018-11-24 Thread Bob W-PDML
France is not Europe. The Express is a nasty little rag which inhabits the same slimosphere as the Mail. The French police always overreact to this sort of thin, but the French people love a good, imaginative protest, and at one time it was their constitutional duty to protest! The spirit

Re: For your holiday shopping pleasure

2018-11-23 Thread Bob W-PDML
Barry Lyndon's an absolute masterpiece! You should have stayed a couple of minutes longer, you left just before the alien spaceships land and start attacking the dinosaurs. > On 23 Nov 2018, at 03:02, ann sanfedele wrote: > > Ha! regarding coincidence! > > I saw the first episode of the

Re: Black Friday wishlist

2018-11-21 Thread Bob W-PDML
I want Leica to sell me their full range of lenses and two or three M10s for a penny each. They would earn my undying loyalty. B > On 22 Nov 2018, at 04:33, Larry Colen wrote: > > What photo related items, new or used, would you love to see on a black > Friday sale? > > -- > Larry Colen

Re: photo editor on android phone - question

2018-11-21 Thread Bob W-PDML
There apps where you can tell them what you're photographing, and they will expose and adjust accordingly. For example, I use Microsoft's Office Lens, which is free with my hotmail accont/ subscription, on iPad and iPhone . You can tell it you're photographing a document and it exposes for

Re: OT: Is the UK Imploding?

2018-11-20 Thread Bob W-PDML
It goes beyond that, although you're correct. As Cotty said, we live in a representative democracy. We vote for these people to represent our views, so for them to call a referendum is an abdication of responsibility - it's their job to make decisions, and to make them in the best interests of

Re: OT: Is the UK Imploding?

2018-11-20 Thread Bob W-PDML
concept to many in Britain as it > is to much of the US. > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > >> On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 6:03 PM Bob W-PDML wrote: >> >> >> Well, if you can bear it take a look at the Brexit-related comments o

Re: OT: Is the UK Imploding?

2018-11-19 Thread Bob W-PDML
> On 19 Nov 2018, at 11:57, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > On 18/11/18, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> I am not inviting a political debate or discussion, but from this side of >> the pond, it appears that the political system of the UK i coming apart at >> the seams over

Re: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" APS-C-camera line?

2018-11-16 Thread Bob W-PDML
I'm going to live forever. Or die trying. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-37552116 B On 16 Nov 2018, at 18:39, Alan C mailto:c...@lantic.net>> wrote: They say the first person who will live to 150 is already living. You may just be he! Alan C On 16-Nov-18 07:30 PM, Daniel J. Matyola

Vivian Maier in colour

2018-11-15 Thread Bob W-PDML
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Re: OT: Lion Cubs

2018-11-15 Thread Bob W-PDML
This is the way to do it: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uZlLUf6sewI=youtu.be On 15 Nov 2018, at 20:31, Daniel J. Matyola mailto:danmaty...@gmail.com>> wrote: Remember that the urge to sing "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is just a whim away. Dan Matyola

Re: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" APS-C-camera line?

2018-11-14 Thread Bob W-PDML
On a point of grammar, the collective noun for cormorants is not 'flock' - we say 'a mess of cormorants', and 'a shag-bag'. > On 15 Nov 2018, at 02:24, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > > I knew a dance called "shag" (aka Collegiate Shag, which is different from > Carolina Shag). I also knew the

Re: OT: Lion Cubs

2018-11-14 Thread Bob W-PDML
Nah. It's the Gipsy Kings of the jungle, doing Bambi Leo. > On 14 Nov 2018, at 18:16, mike wilson wrote: > > Looks like a solid line of Katy Perrys to me. > >> On 14 November 2018 at 14:18 Jostein wrote: >> >> >> If lions had music, that band would be either heavy metal or gangsta >>

Re: Tripods

2018-11-14 Thread Bob W-PDML
> On 13 Nov 2018, at 23:52, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > On 14/11/18, Ralf R Radermacher, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> Lucky you. We didn't even have pallets. I had to knit my first one from >> wood wool. > > You had knitting needles!! Oh how I wished for knitting needles. I tried for >

Re: PESO 2018 - 100 - GDG

2018-11-06 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 6 Nov 2018, at 20:32, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >> >> Any chance of a bit of camera porn? Shot of body/lens would be nice :-) > > For you (and the rest of the PDML irregulars): > https://www.flickr.com/gp/gdgphoto/HGtQbg > > For everyone else: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmqukixQ > > :-) Nice! >

Re: PESO - War and Peace (Trier)

2018-11-04 Thread Bob W-PDML
Would love to comment, if only there were a link... I spent a few days in Trier in 1980 while hitch-hiking around Europe - lovely place. I believe K Marx was born there. > On 4 Nov 2018, at 19:02, Rick Womer wrote: > > Trier is a German city of 110,000 people, near the Luxembourg border. It

Re: a new camera ...

2018-10-25 Thread Bob W-PDML
camera, only Leica could get away with removing features and charging more. > > > On 10/25/2018 12:46 PM, mike wilson wrote: >>> On 25 October 2018 at 17:29 Bob W-PDML wrote: >>> >>> >>> Beautiful! >> I'm not getting that. Functional, ma

Re: a new camera ...

2018-10-25 Thread Bob W-PDML
Barbarian! The best Leicas don't have a red dot. > On 25 Oct 2018, at 17:46, mike wilson wrote: > > >> On 25 October 2018 at 17:29 Bob W-PDML wrote: >> >> >> Beautiful! > > I'm not getting that. Functional, maybe, and well-finished. But the advance

Re: K-1 Mark II Upgrade?

2018-10-25 Thread Bob W-PDML
Pentax Don't Make Leicas...? > On 25 Oct 2018, at 19:47, Ken Waller wrote: > > Photography Discussion Mainly Leica ? > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > - Original Message - From: "Paul Stenquist" > Subject: Re: K-1 Mark II Upgrade? > > >>

Re: a new camera ...

2018-10-25 Thread Bob W-PDML
Beautiful! > On 25 Oct 2018, at 17:21, Mark Roberts wrote: > > Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > >> Slightly off-topic for PDML, but I thought BobW, Cotty, and maybe a couple >> others might be interested. >> >> --- >> This is a new take on the "M-mount digital camera" that I saw on Leica >>

Re: Ramblin Roots Revue

2018-10-25 Thread Bob W-PDML
I think he's asking the make/model. > On 25 Oct 2018, at 10:08, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > On 24/10/18, John, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> What guitar? > > Do you not see a header pic along the top of this web page? > > > > -- > > > Cheers, >

Re: a new camera ...

2018-10-23 Thread Bob W-PDML
Looks interesting. It might be a good camera for cycling tours, with a couple of Voigtlander lenses. > On 23 Oct 2018, at 15:02, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > Slightly off-topic for PDML, but I thought BobW, Cotty, and maybe a couple > others might be interested. > > --- > This is a new take

Re: The Horror! The Horror!

2018-10-22 Thread Bob W-PDML
714 > > Alan C > >> On Sun, Oct 21, 2018 at 7:29 PM Bob W-PDML wrote: >> >> No idea. Never done that! >> >> B >> >>> On 21 Oct 2018, at 10:16, Alan C wrote: >>> >>> I suppose you feel like a wicket keeper who has

Re: The Horror! The Horror!

2018-10-21 Thread Bob W-PDML
> On 21 Oct 2018, at 20:19, mike wilson wrote: > > >> On 21 October 2018 at 19:36 Bob W-PDML wrote: >> >> >> When it gets to Germany a crack [1] team of boffins will discuss it and let >> me know. >> >> https://goo.gl/images/qKtSuu &g

Re: The Horror! The Horror!

2018-10-21 Thread Bob W-PDML
When it gets to Germany a crack [1] team of boffins will discuss it and let me know. https://goo.gl/images/qKtSuu [1] see what I did? On 21 Oct 2018, at 19:08, Jack Davis mailto:jdavi...@comcast.net>> wrote: What's the prognosis, $$$? J Sent from my iPhone On 21-Oct-18 10:23 AM, Bob

Re: The Horror! The Horror!

2018-10-21 Thread Bob W-PDML
No idea. Never done that! B > On 21 Oct 2018, at 10:16, Alan C wrote: > > I suppose you feel like a wicket keeper who has just dropped a catch! > > Alan C > >> On 21-Oct-18 10:23 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: >> It's now on its way to Germany... >> >&

Re: The Horror! The Horror!

2018-10-21 Thread Bob W-PDML
Fireworks is exactly what it reminded me of - great minds think alike! > On 21 Oct 2018, at 13:21, ann sanfedele wrote: > > Intersting framing , and geometry .. but if you are going to photograph > fireworks, you might wantto shoot in color . > > xo, > ann > >>

The Horror! The Horror!

2018-10-21 Thread Bob W-PDML
It's now on its way to Germany... https://lightroom.adobe.com/shares/00f4c7321374431ea848517ce1613814/albums/775e41e7fe91462d820fd3ba97d4cc07/assets/9da48767f9ef4d69b0b5911a2769e184 https://tinyurl.com/ydeccrkp https://preview.tinyurl.com/ydeccrkp -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO 2018 - 092, 093 - GDG

2018-10-21 Thread Bob W-PDML
Beautiful, rather 19th century feel to them. These cold, foggy mornings are a joy on the bike. > On 21 Oct 2018, at 06:21, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > A pair of Polaroid snaps I made on my bicycle ride in the fog this morning: > > https://flic.kr/p/2cbvGiY > https://flic.kr/p/2ba31kw > > I

Re: PESOs (4) - Central Severne

2018-10-20 Thread Bob W-PDML
Looks like a nice place. I bet the local people were really happy to see their money being spent on M. / Herr Katz's decorative woodwork. > On 20 Oct 2018, at 03:05, Rick Womer wrote: > > The four new pics show Severne’s center, which has beautiful old buildings > and some interesting shops

Re: GESO(8) - Metz Cathedral

2018-10-15 Thread Bob W-PDML
This might give some idea: https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/11/sagrada-familia-reaches-its-final-stage-of-construction/413476/ On 15 Oct 2018, at 04:41, Alan C mailto:c...@lantic.net>> wrote: Well documented, Rick. An amazing Cathedral. I wonder what it would cost in

Re: This is at least somewhat amusing...

2018-10-14 Thread Bob W-PDML
> On 14 Oct 2018, at 21:56, Larry Colen wrote: > > > > Bob W-PDML wrote on 10/14/18 1:52 PM: >> Thanks. I'll phone the insurance tomorrow, see what they say. >> Correction: typ 262. > > Aha, so you're not talking about the rear window in an old Volvo sedan

Re: This is at least somewhat amusing...

2018-10-14 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 14 Oct 2018, at 21:52, mike wilson wrote: >> On 14 October 2018 at 21:41 Steve Cottrell wrote: >> >> >> On 14/10/18, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed: >> >>> Somebody Up There must have heard me mocking the devots because today I >&

Re: This is at least somewhat amusing...

2018-10-14 Thread Bob W-PDML
Thanks. I'll phone the insurance tomorrow, see what they say. Correction: typ 262. > On 14 Oct 2018, at 21:42, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > On 14/10/18, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> Somebody Up There must have heard me mocking the devots because today I &

Re: This is at least somewhat amusing...

2018-10-14 Thread Bob W-PDML
Somebody Up There must have heard me mocking the devots because today I managed to smash (not crack!) the screen on the back of my typ 242... :0( > On 14 Oct 2018, at 19:25, P. J. Alling wrote: > > > >> On 10/14/2018 1:20 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> >> >> P. J. Alling wrote on 10/14/18

Re: This is at least somewhat amusing...

2018-10-13 Thread Bob W-PDML
It's a misprint of dévot. They were a kind of hard-right Catholic puritan cabal, most notably the Company of the Holy Sacrament, of 17th-century France, with a fanatical devotion to Pope, who took it upon themselves to guarantee the doctrinal purity of France in the face of Protestantism and

Re: PESO 2018 - one great trip - GDG

2018-10-04 Thread Bob W-PDML
Seems like only yesterday that you were here, but you've been a long time travelling. It was a pleasure to have you here. With luck maybe next time it'll be in France. Bob > On 4 Oct 2018, at 19:14, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > I'm on the last leg, homewards bound, now cruising down the

Re: PESO 2018 - zephyr - GDG

2018-10-03 Thread Bob W-PDML
Very nice shot. It reminds me a little of Winterreise by Luc Delahaye. The secret, of course, is not to photograph whatever is outside the train, but to photograph what it looks like from inside a train. And to photograph the passengers, of course. > On 3 Oct 2018, at 15:15, Godfrey DiGiorgi

Re: Photo of the Day at WWF

2018-10-01 Thread Bob W-PDML
Congratulations - it's a beautiful photo that works in all sorts of different ways. A deserving choice. > On 1 Oct 2018, at 20:08, Ken Waller wrote: > > Had another image of mine chosen as photo of the day at WWF - > > http://dailywildlifephoto.nathab.com/photos/12546-migrating-09-29-2018 >

Re: OT: Instagram

2018-09-25 Thread Bob W-PDML
inspired... > > >> On 9/24/2018 4:55 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: >> Nah. This is my true character (warning, people of a nervous disposition, >> and those at work or among family, may not wish to see this): >> https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/

Re: OT: Instagram

2018-09-24 Thread Bob W-PDML
-photography.info>> wrote: I think the “cleaned up” version hides your true character. The original is a much better portrait of you IMNSHO. stan On Sep 23, 2018, at 4:04 PM, Bob W-PDML mailto:p...@web-options.com>> wrote: It's quite good at detecting minor blemishes and tidying the

Re: OT: Instagram

2018-09-24 Thread Bob W-PDML
I follow Magnum, among a few other things, on Instagram. There's a fantastic variety of new and old photos every day. Some very interesting ones today about a dam building project on the Euphrates. > On 24 Sep 2018, at 17:08, Mark Roberts wrote: > > Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > >> Who gives a

Re: OT: Instagram

2018-09-23 Thread Bob W-PDML
It's quite good at detecting minor blemishes and tidying them up. I took a selfie to demonstrate. This is the original: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtRNY5M6IZ1DivRInt4Osc1AyxjFmQ This the Instagrammed version: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtRNY5M6IZ1DivRKk-cLVDeRmw8wxQ On 23 Sep 2018, at 19:48, Godfrey

Re: PESO - Shingleback

2018-09-12 Thread Bob W-PDML
They're very good with machine-guns though. > On 12 Sep 2018, at 20:43, John wrote: > > Appears to be one of the few native Australian species that is neither > poisonous nor venomous. > >> On 9/12/2018 07:49, Brian Walters wrote: >> I haven't PESOed for quite a while... >> Shinglebacks - I

Re: PESO 2018 - Wood - GDG

2018-09-12 Thread Bob W-PDML
That's very nice indeed. Yesterday (and today) I took the day off work because my cold got so much worse. I went for a walk around the perimeter of the park, then up and down each of the hills and through the centre, including that area. It really is a wonderful place on an early autumn day

Re: PESO - River Thames

2018-09-12 Thread Bob W-PDML
96 is the magic number. Make it so that the long edge is 96 units, eg 960 pixels, and everything else falls into place. > On 12 Sep 2018, at 09:12, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > Gonna need a bigger screen ;-) > > Thanks mate I will ponder on that and might adjust it accordingly. > > > > On

Re: A Yankee in the Court of Queen Elizabeth

2018-09-11 Thread Bob W-PDML
Thanks all. It was very enjoyable to have the inimitable Godfrey here, and to have a day off work being a tourist taking pictures on a fine day when most of the real tourists have gone. B > On 11 Sep 2018, at 02:20, Subash Jeyan wrote: > > On Mon, 10 Sep 2018 17:17:04 +0000 >

Re: OT: Florence

2018-09-11 Thread Bob W-PDML
Good luck! > On 11 Sep 2018, at 04:23, John wrote: > > Up to Category 4 this afternoon. Current predicted track is straight up I-40 > from Wilmington. AFAIK, the only Cat 4 storm to hit NC was Hazel in 1954. > > Florence is more or less on the same predicted track as Fran back in 1996 > (and

Re: PESO - River Thames

2018-09-10 Thread Bob W-PDML
Ha! Excellent! If only I'd known - I saw the perfect companion shot yesterday, but didn't take it - a swan with its head underwater in the river just here! > On 10 Sep 2018, at 18:38, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > Had the pleasure of Godfrey's company at the weekend as he arrived for a > short

A Yankee in the Court of Queen Elizabeth

2018-09-10 Thread Bob W-PDML
...or, Godfrey Does Greenwich https://lightroom.adobe.com/shares/00f4c7321374431ea848517ce1613814 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 link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: PESO x 2: Bird & Buck

2018-09-08 Thread Bob W-PDML
> On 8 Sep 2018, at 15:46, Alan C wrote: > > I went for my weekly drive to Sable Dam this afternoon. Very hot & dry. > Hardly saw anything (2 Giraffe, 2 Elephants, some Dassies, 4 Kudus & a few > birds - not a single Impala). I saw a cat and some pigeons today. > Sable Dam is still about

Re: PESO 2018 - Thames - GDG

2018-09-08 Thread Bob W-PDML
Beautiful shot. I walked from the source to Lechlade a few years ago, with a friend who then kayaked the rest of the way to Woolwich. Nice trip. > On 8 Sep 2018, at 20:39, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > A nice day out with Cotty and Alma today—We took a short walk along the > Thames near the

Re: Rustic Window Box

2018-09-08 Thread Bob W-PDML
Très jolie photo > On 8 Sep 2018, at 17:07, Rick Womer wrote: > > Another from La Petite Pierre. > > https://photos.smugmug.com/AMS-to-CDG/Petite-Pierre/i-3T6bLBX/0/3f7c57bb/XL/Petite%20Pierre%205-18%20%23-4-XL.jpg > > (K-5, DA 17-70) > > Comments appreciated! > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: PESO 2018 - 096? - GDG

2018-09-06 Thread Bob W-PDML
er > eggs, raw bacon, blood sausage, and instant coffee? > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > How > >> On Thu, Sep 6, 2018 at 10:42 AM Bob W-PDML wrote: >> >> Don't worry, as of 29 Mar next year we'll be winding the clock

Re: PESO 2018 - 096? - GDG

2018-09-06 Thread Bob W-PDML
nts > take out or eat in? And when the cafe right next door does counter service > and just lets you sit down afterwards...? ;-) > > G > >> On Sep 5, 2018, at 9:38 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: >> >> If you buy a takeaway you don't pay VAT, whereas if you buy to

Re: PESO 2018 - 096? - GDG

2018-09-05 Thread Bob W-PDML
> > I didn't understand the hubbub so I just walked 30 yards away and sat at a > public bench for lunch. :-) > > G > >> On Sep 2, 2018, at 11:09 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: >> >> That's a nice shot, like the texture. >> >> I've never been to the Isle of Ma

Re: PESO 2018 - 096? - GDG

2018-09-02 Thread Bob W-PDML
That's a nice shot, like the texture. I've never been to the Isle of Man. Apparently everything worth doing is illegal there, and they flog you for it. A bit like a cold, wet version of Saudi Arabia, plus Jeremy Clarkson to top it all off. B > On 2 Sep 2018, at 22:29, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:

Re: Peso - Where were you?

2018-09-02 Thread Bob W-PDML
I love the way the structure is safely stacked on a few bits of wood. Can't see that ever being a health and safety issue. P.s. No idea where all this eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com shit is coming from, but it's really annoying. It may be Microsoft looking after me without asking. >

Re: PESO: jacobin cuckoo

2018-09-01 Thread Bob W-PDML
I wonder if he has his rivals guillotined. > On 1 Sep 2018, at 12:15, Jack Davis wrote: > > Impressive detail and exposure, Alan! > > J > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Aug 31, 2018, at 8:45 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >> >> Excellent! I really like this composition, >> >> Dan Matyola >>

Re: OT: For the cyclists

2018-08-25 Thread Bob W-PDML
And here's one for the drivers: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/cyclists-car-crash-bikes-somerset-yeovil-michael-tarrant-martin-willis-mudford-a8447411.html Cyclist rides carelessly: cyclist gets hurt. Motorist drives carelessly: cyclist gets hurt. On 25 Aug 2018, at 14:16,

Re: PESO - First shot with a new (to me) lens

2018-08-25 Thread Bob W-PDML
> On 25 Aug 2018, at 01:00, "l...@red4est.com" wrote: > > I often go that long without saying anything noteworthy, that doesn't stop > people from quoting me. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you. > >> On August 24, 2018 10:43:17 AM PDT,

Re: PESO: fellow traveller

2018-08-24 Thread Bob W-PDML
Superb! > On 24 Aug 2018, at 19:07, Subash Jeyan wrote: > > a fellow traveller, taken on my daily commute by train to work: > > https://500px.com/photo/271387317/fellow-traveller-by-subash-jeyan > > taken with and converted to b with the cellphone. > > comments appreciated. > > ~subash >

Re: OT: Dark Sky Weather App

2018-08-24 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 24 Aug 2018, at 13:58, Rick Womer mailto:rickpic...@gmail.com>> wrote: [...] Weather observation has been an interest of mine since 5th grade, though, so I'm choosy. You'll enjoy this then: https://youtu.be/YYpsz2eAKOs B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Mystery solved

2018-08-07 Thread Bob W-PDML
> On 7 Aug 2018, at 16:38, John Sessoms wrote: > > What kind of car? > > I'm not in the market now, but *IF* I ever have to replace one I want to know > if there's any I should eschew. > The ones with internal combustion engines. > >> On 8/7/2018 05:04, Larry Colen wrote: >> Ever since

Re: Photo of the Day by WWF

2018-08-07 Thread Bob W-PDML
Yes, superb! Congratulations! > On 7 Aug 2018, at 08:37, Alan C wrote: > > What a shot! Well done, Ken. > > Alan C > > >> On 07-Aug-18 07:25 AM, Ken Waller wrote: >> Haven't been very active photographically lately but was recently advised my >> photo "Blue Butt" was chosen as Photo of the

Re: Peso: Old Girl

2018-08-06 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 6 Aug 2018, at 20:22, mike wilson mailto:m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com>> wrote: On 06 August 2018 at 17:10 William Robb mailto:anotherdrunken...@gmail.com>> wrote: Of the four sub breeds of Belgians, I like the Turvs the best. Almost worth a Mark! Everyone gets a prize!

Re: August 1st is Yorkshire Day!

2018-08-01 Thread Bob W-PDML
Luxury! When I were a lad we didn't have August. It were bloody January all year round. Ee! Ecky-thump! I'll go to t'foot of our stairs. 'Appen. > On 1 Aug 2018, at 21:24, Mark Roberts wrote: > > Never heard of it until today but I'm not going to argue. It's > Yorkshire day! So here's a photo

Re: PESO 2018 - 080, 081 - GDG

2018-08-01 Thread Bob W-PDML
That's what a nice lunch and 15 (!) cycling PBs will do for a man...! > On 1 Aug 2018, at 17:02, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Very pleasant relaxed portraits. > > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > On Wed, Aug 1, 2018 at 10:17 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi > wrote:

Re: PESO: Nightshade Again

2018-07-30 Thread Bob W-PDML
That's a really nice, picture - very effective and well composed. > On 30 Jul 2018, at 23:05, jtainter wrote: > > I enjoy the little Nightshade flowers, and I especially like how well the DFA > 150-450 separates the background. > > https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/61439634 > > Thanks for

Re: Cool dog

2018-07-29 Thread Bob W-PDML
Jack Davis wrote: >> Quick and sleepy 4 AM, calc=prox >> 98F. >> Today's high in northern CA is 111F! >> >> J >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Jul 26, 2018, at 4:04 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: >>> >>> It's predicted to be the hotte

Re: PESO - PDML birdie

2018-07-28 Thread Bob W-PDML
Beautiful plumage! > On 28 Jul 2018, at 16:46, Jostein wrote: > > http://www.alunfoto.no/innhold/mellomskarv/ > > As an aside, if cormorants are up to something, would it be a cormoraspiracy? I think it would be normal - the bastards are always up to something. There are two collective nouns

Cool dog

2018-07-26 Thread Bob W-PDML
It's predicted to be the hottest day since records began in UK today. In Greenwich it's set to be 34 degrees later today, which is not that big a deal, imo. Nevertheless, people are finding ways to cool off: https://web-options.com/2018/07/26/greenwich-beach/ Taken with an iPhone 7+ using

Re: Getting photos of iPhone

2018-07-02 Thread Bob W-PDML
Yes, it does have access to all of the photos on your phone. It is also a very good camera. - shoots RAW. Much better than the native iPhone camera. > On 2 Jul 2018, at 17:05, Eric Weir wrote: > > >> On Jul 1, 2018, at 4:35 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: >> >> Install L

Re: OT: This and that

2018-07-02 Thread Bob W-PDML
Good idea about the fireworks. There is a place in Greenwich called Point Hill, from where Julius Caesar reputedly surveyed what is now London, which gives a fantastic view of the entire city. My first Guy Fawkes Night here I took my LX up there and a tripod and got photos of bonfires and

Re: Peso: Just Ice

2018-07-02 Thread Bob W-PDML
It's a pity about the chainlink fence because that looks like a Basquiat. Worth millions, if so. What year was it taken? > On 2 Jul 2018, at 03:09, ann sanfedele wrote: > > I've been reviewing older files...and found this.. sorry, it isn't Pentax -- > it was using the first P digital I owned

Re: Getting photos of iPhone

2018-07-01 Thread Bob W-PDML
Install LR on your iPhone and import them with that. > On 1 Jul 2018, at 21:19, Eric Weir wrote: > > > I‘d appreciate any wisdom there might be here about getting photos off an > iPhone. I've used an app called AnyTrans in the past. I just checked out > Image Capture. Haven’t tried iPhoto.

Re: PESO: angry bird

2018-07-01 Thread Bob W-PDML
Excellent! We need a caption competition. I think he's realised he just swallowed a very powerful laxative. > On 1 Jul 2018, at 16:39, Subash Jeyan wrote: > > the oriental pratincole again, on a cloudy day when the light was > pathetic: > >

Re: a puzzlement..

2018-06-30 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 30 Jun 2018, at 15:09, Godfrey DiGiorgi mailto:godfreydigio...@me.com>> wrote: Whether this meets with some set of RFC codes or not I haven't the foggiest, nor am I interested to find out. If I had to copy and paste the URL from the subject to a browser to get to the link, well, that's

Re: a puzzlement.. http://www.example.com

2018-06-29 Thread Bob W-PDML
t; >> On 6/29/2018 4:46 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: >> I post links in the subject line to my home email from my work one, and vice >> versa quite often. It works fine on every platform I use, including >> Outlook, ios mail and others >> >>> On 29 Jun 2018, at

Re: a puzzlement.. http://www.example.com

2018-06-29 Thread Bob W-PDML
I post links in the subject line to my home email from my work one, and vice versa quite often. It works fine on every platform I use, including Outlook, ios mail and others > On 29 Jun 2018, at 21:22, ann sanfedele wrote: > > > >> On 6/29/2018 3:46 PM, Jostein Øksne wrote: >> Puzzling

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

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