Wow! That is impressive for that kind of money.
I'll definitely keep an eye out for one at that price. Thanks for the tip!
-- Walt
On 9/5/2010 7:42 PM, CheekyGeek wrote:
Silly me. Forgot the video link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXCAMU2A2ws
Darren Addy
Kearney, Nebraska
On Sun,
Beautiful scene, Daniel. Love the turquoise of the lake. Nice capture.
-- Walt
On 9/5/2010 9:28 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
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Thanks, y'all.
Since posing my question, I've found out I'm heading out of town in the
opposite direction for the next couple of days. So, I figure the best
thing to do is wait until I come back home and see if it's still available.
Cheeky makes a good point, by the way. I'll probably
A fairly large 7.4 is like a somewhat disappointing punch in the face.
I'm glad you're alright, and hope the aftershocks are relatively minor
from here on out.
-- Walt
On 9/3/2010 1:25 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote:
Glad to hear you're OK. 7.4 is pretty major - will probably make our
news
Hi all,
Just wanted to solicit some opinions as to whether or not this would be
worth an hour-and-a-half drive.
http://nashville.craigslist.org/pho/1926150370.html
I was thinking it might be worth the trip for the glass alone, but don't
know what lens usually came with the camera. Any
Thanks, Steven.
I suspected it would be too much to hope for a pancake lens. I figure
it's most likely the SMC-M 50mm -- most likely the f/2.
Any idea if the Tokina is any good? I haven't been able to find much
info on it -- which leads me to believe it's no great shakes.
Thanks again,
Great shot. I get the sense that Rocky could be enticed to let you
have the run of the place in exchange for a Kong Ball filled with peanut
butter.
On 9/2/2010 2:09 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
I haven't had time to read the PDML for the last few days, just note
the growing backlog...
Hi Ted,
Absolutely. I've been wanting to go to George Ray's for the past few
years, but have never had a chance to get there. I'd love to head down
there and get some shots while the place is still running. It's a shame
I never got to meet George himself. I would've liked to have
Thanks, David. Glad you enjoyed it.
I'm a big fan of drag racing, myself. I'll probably head out to the
track several more times between now and late October.
From now on, I'll be working on trying to find new angles and perspectives.
-- Walt
On 8/31/2010 4:00 PM, David J Brooks wrote:
Perhaps not the sharpest, but I really like the colors and DOF.
I get a lot of cardinal shots. Mine really seem to love black sunflower
seeds.
-- Walt
On 8/31/2010 4:44 PM, David J Brooks wrote:
One of our male birds that feeds in our back yard.
Not the sharpest one i've taken.
Many thanks, Joe! Taking photos at the strip with a borrowed Canon
Powershot A640 is what fired my interest in photography. Within a year,
I bought my first used DSLR, and within a year after that, I was the
owner of my first new Pentax.
I love the challenge of the timing.
-- Walt
On
Very nice! I got a shot of one in flight a couple of months ago, but
it was utterly unusable. I just barely caught him in my peripheral
vision, and had to run around to the side of the house to get a shot of
him over an open field out back. There's also one that eludes my camera
on the
Absolutely. Using the PS, I deleted many more images than I kept.
Now, with the K-x, my biggest challenge (at least in shooting drag
races) seems to be after-the-fact cropping -- trying to maintain a 5:4
ratio at the original resolution to help preserve IQ after resizing. I
assume that's
Thanks, Paul. It's always nice to know I'm doing a decent job at
something I enjoy so much.
-- Walt
On 8/30/2010 9:39 PM, paul stenquist wrote:
Some nice pics here. Well done.
Paul
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Hi all,
Just wanted to share a set of photos I took yesterday on my first trip
to the Sikeston Drag Strip this year. There are a few pictures of a
little boy in an orange t-shirt that didn't turn out well, but I
included them anyway for the benefit of his parents, whom I met while
taking
Thanks, Bob.
I tried to figure out a way to vary my shot perspectives without
endangering myself or anyone else, but it's a pretty small track, and
there are only so many places I can really get to. I haven't yet
figured out how to get an interesting shot beyond the first 60 feet of
I like it! He certainly appears to be earning his keep.
Walt
On 8/25/2010 5:56 AM, frank theriault wrote:
For some reason I thought this dog was funny - he was on to me the whole time:
http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/08/at-water.html
Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome.
cheers,
I like it.
And it looks like there might be a '67 T-Bird convertible parked behind it.
Nice job!
Walt
On 8/24/2010 1:02 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
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A really beautiful car! But, not the one in the reflection. The
grille I see looks more like something along these lines:
http://files.conceptcarz.com/img/Ford/67-Ford-T-Bird-Apollo-DV_09-BC_a01.jpg
Though, it's tough to tell for sure. Did you see anything like that at
the car show?
On
You guys are really on a tear, yo.
She said that was eerie.
I told her I didn't really find it that odd.
I think huron to something here.
Ken's knowledge of the great lakes is superior to that of most others.
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23, 2010, at 12:13 AM, Walter Gilbert wrote:
The closest thing I could find was an Austin-Healey Speedwell Sprite.
http://www.barchetta.cc/All.Ferraris/images/0827/v333022_231716_-des.jpg
The wrap-around of the back glass is considerably more dramatic on the car in
your image, but I think
Agreed. I bet it would benefit from a graduated focus/BW treatment.
On 8/23/2010 2:55 PM, eckinator wrote:
The reflections make it a bit busy, especially when combined with the
orange peel paint. However, I do like the idea.
Cheers
Ecke
2010/8/23 Daniel J. Matyoladanmaty...@gmail.com:
Agree that's one of the best shots. I like the other ones as well,
but the lighting seemed to cast a pretty strong shadow from the mic onto
her face in a lot of them. That angle seemed to avoid the more intense
shadows.
Best,
Walt
On 8/23/2010 3:11 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
Went to see
Are you sure Euro-ver it?
On 8/23/2010 12:26 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
Once upon a time, I had a serious yen for a 1970 TVR Vixen.
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Have to agree with everyone else. This is a beautiful shot.
On 8/22/2010 5:21 PM, David Parsons wrote:
I went on a photowalk on Friday with a local group through Boston.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/4914522823/
There's more on my stream, but this is one of the best IMO.
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Best wishes for a quick recovery, Bran. Hang in there and listen to
the docs.
On 8/22/2010 9:06 PM, Adam Maas wrote:
On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 8:59 PM, Doug Brewerd...@alphoto.com wrote:
Seems our buddy Bran has had a heart attack and is hospitalized. He reports
from his bed that he is OK.
Looks like it might be an Austin Healey, maybe?
On 8/22/2010 9:51 PM, paul stenquist wrote:
I'm trying to ID this car for an article. Does anyone know what it might be? It
might be a one off, so identification could be impossible.
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11479231size=lg
The closest thing I could find was an Austin-Healey Speedwell Sprite.
http://www.barchetta.cc/All.Ferraris/images/0827/v333022_231716_-des.jpg
The wrap-around of the back glass is considerably more dramatic on the
car in your image, but I think it's a pretty close match -- at least a
On 8/20/2010 8:25 AM, Charles Robinson wrote:
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Have to agree. I like both versions, but the reds do make it pop.
Best,
Walt
On Aug 20, 2010, at 6:04, frank theriault wrote:
A few
Funny! Thanks for posting.
Is it just me, or does there seem to be a particular affinity for Candid
Camera-type shows over on The Continent? And, of course, there's the
Japanese equivalent, whose idea of a practical joke seems to be
anything that steps just up to the line without crossing
Stunning stuff, Mark!
Best,
Walt
On 8/19/2010 11:32 AM, Mark Roberts wrote:
I've just updated my gallery of fungus photography!
http://www.robertstech.com/fungus.htm
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I could've taken all kinds of mushroom photos early this spring.
They were popping up all over my yard.
Unfortunately, when given the opportunity, I blewit.
On 8/19/2010 8:25 PM, Doug Brewer wrote:
Rick Womer wrote:
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I've just
I was always under the impression that the Quebecois were thought of
in that manner.
Probably something I picked up from watching Kids in the Hall.
Best,
Walt
On 8/18/2010 6:26 PM, Adam Maas wrote:
On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 6:32 PM, Bob Wp...@web-options.com wrote:
And most of Canada
Ah. Sounds like the Quebecois are Vichy Canadians, and Torontonians
are Ontario's version of Parisians.
On 8/18/2010 6:46 PM, Adam Maas wrote:
Oh, the Quebecois have some of that going as well, especially when out
west. But at least many of them want to leave as well, they aren't
convinced
It's like Hitchcock meets Kubrick.
On 8/16/2010 11:20 AM, P. J. Alling wrote:
I seriously missed the focus on this. Not sharp anywhere even after
massaging it with Focus Magic, quite a bit. Still Content is King, or
so some say.
What an amazingly simple and neat idea.
Thanks for sharing!
On 8/17/2010 8:33 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
I found this photo project very interesting. Perhaps we can do
something like this for a future PUG:
Hi all,
My sister brought over her new puppy today, so I had to take some shots
of it and thought I'd share.
I happened to update to Picasa 3.8 today and it has integration with
picnik, so I thought I'd toy around with its creative functions.
Hence the blue cast, which I thought was
On 8/17/2010 11:14 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote:
Hi all,
My sister brought over her new puppy today, so I had to take some
shots of it and thought I'd share.
I happened to update to Picasa 3.8 today and it has integration with
picnik, so I thought I'd toy around with its creative functions
Yeah. I suppose I'd look a little blue, too.
On 8/15/2010 5:42 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
He looks so unhappy since he has no name
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Some really great shots in there! I want to live where your friend
lives. I live in a rural area in western Kentucky, and there used to be
all manner of old cars, trucks, and farm equipment around -- back before
I developed an interest in photography. Now, it's hard to find anything
like
I gave that a shot last night, but the results were less than
stellar. It's a fairly severe crop as-is, and I'll have to resize it
down to a pretty small image to make it look half-decent. I think I'll
just have to make this one an ongoing project to return to from time to
time. Right now,
One point worth considering -- and I don't know how common it is these
days -- is that some folks may be hosting their images on services with
monthly bandwidth transfer limits. If that's the case, the person who
posts the link here may want to specify it. That said, I'm a newbie to
the
Maybe you could try fashioning something like a lens cap leash with
elastic at each end, just snug enough to hold the lens barrel in place,
but loose enough to allow it to pass through when focusing? It
obviously wouldn't fix the problem, but might at least ameliorate it.
Just a thought.
Woot indeed! Congratulations!
I'm hoping to enter some of my work in exhibits/contests over the next
year, and I'd be ecstatic to simply place, much less take home the cake!
Best,
Walt
On 8/15/2010 11:50 AM, Brendan MacRae wrote:
I entered two prints in the photography exhibit at the
Hi all,
Just wanted to post an image and get some quick advice on it. It's one
of my favorites of all that I've taken, but there's something about it
that almost ruins the shot for me: the bokeh.
If I had one knock against my K-x, it's that you WILL be noticed.
After cutting my teeth on a used Olympus E20-n, which I often had to
look at the disk-write indicator light to make sure I'd even taken the
shot, I couldn't believe the shutter noise on my Pentax. One benefit of
it, though,
Brendan,
Thanks for the tip. I've needed to learn more about working with layers
for a while now. This seems like a good excuse to get started.
I've toyed with using graduated tint and soft focus a bit, and that
seems to help it somewhat. But, I can't seem to get the look right
without
I really liked the whole gallery, and I have to agree with your
judgment on the purple. Particularly the solo shot of the little boy.
I liked that one quite a bit.
Agree with Brendan, as well. It's an advertisement for the K-7.
On 8/15/2010 1:06 PM, Christine Aguila wrote:
P.S. I know
Hi Jack,
That's essentially what I was getting at. Not so much the bokeh, but
the lack thereof, I suppose. I was hoping to figure out a way to tone
down the background a bit without losing the vivid colors of the bird.
I think Brendan has given me the solution to that.
Best,
Walt
On
I'm just about there, I think. I lost a little detail in the bird,
but it's looking better.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/4894422841/lightbox/
On 8/15/2010 1:59 PM, Jack Davis wrote:
Use the PS color selector in the Enhance menu(?) Adjust: Hue/saturation.
Jack
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Sorry to hear of your loss, Stan. You truly have my sympathies.
On 8/15/2010 1:37 PM, Stan Halpin wrote:
After a lifelong struggle with a variety of woes that involved multiple
medications and a very close ongoing relationship with our vet, our elder Maine
Coon cat passed away yesterday. He
Hi Rick,
In all likelihood, it's from over-sharpening. The original was
immensely noisy (at least to my eye), and when I did some noise
reduction, I of course lost some detail, which I tried to get back with
unsharp mask. I likely overdid it a bit. Don't know how much I'll be
able to
Wow! I do love that!
Reminds me of a similar truck I saw at the drag strip in Sikeston, MO.
I videoed it the last time it was there. The thing put in some pretty
impressive times, as I recall.
On 8/15/2010 5:15 PM, P N Stenquist wrote:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11437611
, not exactly automatic,
but I don't know of an easier way to accomplish your goal.
On 8/15/2010 3:13 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote:
I'm just about there, I think. I lost a little detail in the bird,
but it's looking better.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/4894422841/lightbox/
On 8/15/2010 1:59 PM
Hi all,
Just wanted to show off a couple of pictures of my great niece in all
her fair-haired glory.
I've yet to find a way to take color photos of her without her looking
like a person in desperate need of blood pressure medication. The sepia
tone is the best rendering I've been able to
That's definitely true ... the reason I had to do so much sharpening
to make the image somewhat presentable after the noise reduction.
Bluebirds have been my biggest challenge, and that's the reason I've
been so married to that shot. It took me a a whole lot of trying to get
one where the
Love the second shot of the Weimaraner having a drink. Beautiful shot
of a beautiful dog.
On 8/15/2010 9:23 PM, Rob Studdert wrote:
Hi Team,
Just happened upon some links which may be interesting to some here.
Well thought out dog only phog site:
http://www.thephodographer.com.au
and a
I think maybe I'll just take another picture.
On 8/15/2010 11:14 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote:
All that you may do to make the bokeh and bright background more to
your liking doesn't take away from the fact that the subject is
leading your eye out of the frame. That's where it fails as far as
When I signed up, I wasn't sure how many members there were, or how
busy the list was. So, on the off-chance that it was extremely busy (I
know some lists generate hundreds of emails a day), I decided to just
get it in digest form so I wouldn't have to wade through them all.
Also, I rarely
as a quotation whatever text you want to respond to
Type your response and send it.
From: Walter Gilbert
Hi all,
I get my PDML emails in digest form -- usually about a dozen or so in
one bulk email. Up until now, I've been using my web-based gmail
interface to read and reply. Problem
I like Hot Foot a lot, too! That's a really cool shot!
How far away are you positioned on these shots?
Best,
Walt
On 8/14/2010 11:01 AM, David J Brooks wrote:
Thanks Christine. I'm still trying for shots for the fair, but a
gallery will do.
:-)
Dave
On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 11:15 AM,
believe I have a pretty good grip on it now.
Best,
Walt
On 8/14/2010 11:17 AM, steve harley wrote:
On 2010-08-14 09:11 , Walter Gilbert wrote:
So, on the off-chance that it was extremely busy (I know
some lists generate hundreds of emails a day), I decided to just get it
in digest form so I
Let's celebrate some diversity:
http://www.automechanicschools.net/blog/25-worst-pimped-rides
On 8/14/2010 11:23 AM, eckinator wrote:
Let us all be tolerant about each others's views...
... but intolerance in matters of taste is crucial! =)
Cheers
Ecke
2010/8/13 Daniel J.
Hi all,
I get my PDML emails in digest form -- usually about a dozen or so in
one bulk email. Up until now, I've been using my web-based gmail
interface to read and reply. Problem with that is that it doesn't allow
me to reply directly to another list member when appropriate. So, when
I
Many thanks for the advice. All set. Just waiting for the emails.
best approach would be to go to individual emails, use a filter to
direct pdml mail to its own folder.
the its in the nature of digests to break the threads.
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Thanks, Jack. When I took that shot, I was still getting used to the
camera. I'd had it less than a month and was still trying to get a feel
for exposure compensation and using it a lot. It was taken at 6:42 am
on May 27 -- which would have put the sun just coming over the back of
the
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