Re: Crap!

2011-11-12 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 8:43 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: first thing to check is whether it's sending plain text or something that the Puritans, the Taliban and the Shakers would disapprove of. Good plan. Thanks! cheers, frank (not on his Android at the moment) -- Sharpness is

PESO - Trumpeter

2011-11-12 Thread frank theriault
We mostly see muted swans around here, so it was nice to see this trumpeter a few weeks ago: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/trumpeter.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Crap!

2011-11-12 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 8:52 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: might not be such a good plan. I've just been mucking about on my android phone and gmail account and can't find a way to change that setting. It might be something you have to do on the pc only, and since you're coming

Re: PESO - Odd Neighbours

2011-11-12 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 8:57 PM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: On Sunday, November 06, 2011 3:59 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: The things you see at suburban strip malls: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/odd-neighbours.html Taken with my Samsung

PESO - The Daytrip

2011-11-11 Thread frank theriault
This fellow seems to be enjoying his streetcar ride: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/11/daytrip.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PAW96 - Shadows

2011-11-11 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 4:24 PM, DagT li...@thrane.name wrote: http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html K-5, DA15mm, 1/80s, f/11, ISO100. DagT http://www.thrane.name/ Amazing! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML

PESO - Occupy Toronto: The Medic

2011-11-09 Thread frank theriault
So as I was cycling by the Occupy Toronto (aka: Urban Camping for Radicals and the Disenfranchised) yesterday I pulled out the phone/camera and snapped a few. Not enough for a gallery just yet (but hopefully soon), but I'll show on of Anton the Medic outside his First Aid Tent:

PESO - South Winds off the Lake - Part II

2011-11-07 Thread frank theriault
Last week I posted this photo: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/south-winds-off-lake.html and Bob Sullivan mentioned that he might prefer if the gull were somewhere other than in front of the spray from the wave. In fact I had such a shot, but the spray is not as large and just

PESO - Odd Neighbours

2011-11-06 Thread frank theriault
The things you see at suburban strip malls: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/odd-neighbours.html Taken with my Samsung Galaxy phone camera this afternoon. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: PESO -- Daily Soup

2011-11-06 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 12:26 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Maybe I have the maturity of a 12 year old boy, but I found this signage to be unintentionally hilarious. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20dailysoup.html Equipment: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax FA

Re: PAW--Week 44--Chicago Meat

2011-11-06 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 11:41 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: Found myself on the southwest side on Saturday, so the long drive on Cicero Ave in late afternoon allowed for more from-the-car photography.  There's an eight picture gallery link under this week's

Re: PESOs: Autumn colours at Stowe

2011-11-06 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Nov 5, 2011 at 11:48 AM, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: Had a good day out last weekend at Stowe Landscape Gardens, a survivor from the 18th century where modifying the landscape to make it look natural was all the rage. Captain Cook's memorial in its watery

Re: PESO -- Stony Creek Harbor

2011-11-06 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 3:02 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I had to be in Stony Creek a couple of days ago, I thought that the light was magical, and shot a few frames.  Not as magical as I thought despite a major effort to show what I originally saw.  Either I'm not skilled

Re: PESO: fall color

2011-11-06 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 2:19 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: a shot from Occupy Denver yesterday that struck me as a take-off on recent themes of fall color and everyone's a photographer (they are aiming their cameras at Michael Moore)

Re: PESO - South Winds off the Lake

2011-11-05 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Nov 5, 2011 at 10:10 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Is that Relic i see off to the right.:-) No, but when I was much younger (before my hair started turning grey), I was once told that I looked a lot like Bruno Gerussi. Well done Thanks, Dave! cheers, frank --

PESO - Invalid

2011-11-05 Thread frank theriault
My company has finally gotten rid of our page-based system with the big clunky Motorola cell phone/paging units. There was only one carrier left in the country and they really don't want to support it any more if numerous service outages are any indication. So this week we all got issued brand

PESO - South Winds off the Lake

2011-11-03 Thread frank theriault
It was cool, windy and rainy a few weekends ago: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/south-winds-off-lake.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Everyone's a Photographer

2011-10-31 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 1:44 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: Something about pictures of people taking pictures that never fails to amuse. Did you try any of the fiddler? Nah. Nothing of the fiddler caught my eye. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri

PESO - Everyone's a Photographer

2011-10-30 Thread frank theriault
http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/10/everyones-photographer.html ;-) Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: PAW--Week 43--Halloween Maid

2011-10-30 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 10:42 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: Funny thing happened yesterday:  it was a free Saturday--hadn't had one of those in  a long time--and I headed downtown to this little Halloween thing for kids thinking I'd have a major all day

Re: PESO: Keyboard Kat

2011-10-30 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 8:40 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: http://s857.photobucket.com/albums/ab138/drd1135/PDML/?action=viewcurrent=keyboard-cat.jpg I am still trying to figure out why his whiskers always come out so pronounced. Ha! Fun shot (my cats both liked it, too -

Re: GESO: Early Autumn Bike Ride

2011-10-29 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 9:14 PM, Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, The weather finally broke after a few rainy days, so I loaded up Larry's K100Ds with the K-50/1.4 and headed out on the bike (on which I had the rims straightened one rainy day this week, with wonderful results)

Re: PESO - Hearing Voices?

2011-10-29 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 5:42 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Oct 28, 2011, at 4:35 AM, frank theriault wrote: I added a bit of grain to give it that TriX look: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/10/hearing-voices.html Hope you enjoy.  Comments welcome. I love the concept

Re: PESO -- The Waitress

2011-10-29 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 9:19 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Classy looking gal. Catch light in the eyes brightens her personality. Nice image! The location background OK in this case. I agree with Jack, especially WRT the light in her eyes. That and her smile make the shot. Good

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

2011-10-29 Thread frank theriault
I gave a tongue-in-cheek response last weekend, promising a proper response the next day, which never came. Here it is, a week late. Comments interspersed with your text. On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 7:45 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: It's a pretty bike, and I've got a lot of respect for

Re: peso - cube 2.0 (NSFW)

2011-10-29 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 10:36 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Sasha, I have to +1 Stan's observations on the standing shot (though the tan lines don't bother me much). The pose isn't graceful or fluid. Also I think that I would have preferred that you move back a bit from the

Re: PESO: Man on a Train

2011-10-29 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 8:29 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: I originally posted this on my blog a few days ago, wasn't totally satisfied with it. Have just added a BW version and, just for fun, a second related image. http://smhalpin.posterous.com/man-on-a-train The

Re: PESO - Morning Calm Part II (a tale of two photos)

2011-10-29 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 7:57 AM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: You're a harsh critic of your own work, Frank. I thought the 'duck' shot was superb when you first showed it and I still think so.  But I think the 'kayak' shot tops it by a short head (if I can apply a racing term

Re: PESO: The Bingo Player

2011-10-29 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 3:00 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=155 As always, comments, suggestions and criticisms are appreciated. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola I like

Re: PESOs - Cauldron - Getting Rid of a Magenta Colour Cast

2011-10-29 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 10:06 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Brian:  I prefer the original.  Dramatic!  Cheers, Christine Yes, me too. Gorgeous shot!! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

PESO - Hearing Voices?

2011-10-28 Thread frank theriault
I added a bit of grain to give it that TriX look: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/10/hearing-voices.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

You may get crap from me

2011-10-26 Thread frank theriault
I didn't want to put the word spam in the SL, but that's what some of you may have gotten from me in recent days. It seems that my old Hotmail account (which has lay dormant for years) has been hacked into and is being used to send spam to my contacts. I know of at least one person on this list

PESO - Two Cormorants (and a Duck)

2011-10-26 Thread frank theriault
There is absolutely no artistic merit in this photo. There is a great deal of guano. A duck. And two cormorants. What more do you want? http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/two-cormorants-and-duck.html cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson --

A Question About a New Business

2011-10-26 Thread frank theriault
I'm in the process of starting a part time photography business. Here's the idea: You've got a kid in Little League baseball, minor league hockey, high school football, soccer, whatever. For a fee, I show up with cameras in hand and take hundreds of game photos, concentrating on your kid. It

Re: A Question About a New Business

2011-10-26 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 4:02 PM, Sam L samthegr...@gmail.com wrote: I'm a n00b so I can't comment on the pricing question. I'm a noob (at this) as well, that's why I'm asking the list to share their expertise with me. ;-) But I do have this to ask:  why should a person choose your

Re: A Question About a New Business

2011-10-26 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 3:59 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: snip I'd guess that $200 to shoot a game would be a bit closer to beer money than making a living.  You could do something like $200 for the first kid, $100 for the second, $75 for each up to 5 and $1000 for the team. Given

Re: A Question About a New Business

2011-10-26 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 4:01 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: i sometimes do jobs like that, or at least I used to -- not much time these days. I charged $100 up front but applied all of that toward the purchase of pictures. In other words, if the customer bought $100 worth

Re: Shameless plug

2011-10-26 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 9:33 AM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: Hi gang, Dario did an interview with me in April, for an article on cold weather photography. IIRC, I'm the third PDML'er to be interviewed, the others being Tanya Love and Paul Stenquist. The other day I received a few

Re: PESO - Boise Aurora

2011-10-26 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 1:11 PM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14474813 Gorgeous! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: Can anyone help me identify these animals?

2011-10-26 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 4:40 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: I would like anyone familiar with cattle breeds to look at this PESO, and let me know what breed they think the particular animals pictured might be.

Re: Egg, bacon, Dobo and Spam

2011-10-26 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 9:22 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I received a junk email earlier with a link to some crap (didn't try it) purportedly from Frank and copied to some other current and former PDMLers, including the famed Dobo. Somebody's address book seems to have been

Re: Q Review

2011-10-26 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 4:59 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: Odd review at  http://wouter28mm.wordpress.com/2011/10/16/week-41-2011/ Can't find it anywhere. I see a photoblog. He talks about cameras in impressions but I don't see the Q. Help with navigation please? cheers,

Re: PESO - Morning Calm Part II (a tale of two photos)

2011-10-26 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 1:07 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Frank, Both are nice, but #2 with the ducks is better. It's not the ducks, but the water and skyline. The water has 2 or 3 parts to it and the skyline is more mysterious, shrouded more in fog. Regards,  Bob S. Funny,

PESO - Morning Calm Part II (a tale of two photos)

2011-10-25 Thread frank theriault
Taken about 15 minutes earlier than Morning Calm, from a slightly different vantage point, this was the one I thought would be the keeper at the time I took it. I thought the kayak made for a much more interesting photo than the ducks:

PESO - Wishes

2011-10-22 Thread frank theriault
I'm not sure what he's wishing for, but somehow I don't think it's cupcakes: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/10/wishes.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

2011-10-22 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I suspect that photography is an art from that attracts people who like things mechanical.  Maybe it's just the high percentage of Y chromosomes, or maybe something about photography attracts gear heads.  Walt's recent post

Re: PESO 2011 - swing bridge - GDG

2011-10-22 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 4:09 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com wrote: More skink work ... http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/6268689502/lightbox/ or http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/6268689502/ Last day on the Isle. Time flies too fast. Thanks for looking! Comments

Re: GESO: My Chevy for the Times

2011-10-22 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 7:56 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: A couple of weeks back I mentioned that I had shot a car at the GM Design Center. The car was my ''55 Chevy BelAir Convertible, and i shot it for this Sunday's NY Times. The article that the pics accompany  is a

Re: PESO - Rebirth

2011-10-22 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 6:45 AM, Tim Øsleby maritim...@gmail.com wrote: I think this is ok in most offices, but thats just what I think. I also think this is less disturbing than the previous. http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/2011/10/kalenderdamer-2012-born-again.html Comments and critique

Re: PESO - Sharp Dressed Man

2011-10-22 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 1:44 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: Terrific timing, Frank. I love the square crop too Thanks, Derby, and thanks to everyone else who commented. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

2011-10-22 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 10:52 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: both look really great. Thanks, Bob. Yours looks like a terrific daily commuter. Love that Brooks saddle (it looks like a Brooks, anyway). cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson --

PESO - Autumn Feast

2011-10-22 Thread frank theriault
Ah yes, nothing like the taste of berries rotting on the trees: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/autumn-feast.html I took lots of pix of these two, but I guess I needed a wider dof because either the wasp or the ladybug (but never both) were in sharp focus. This was the best in terms

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

2011-10-22 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 7:45 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: snip What I don't understand is the functional advantage of riding a fixie. snip There is none. It's all about looking cool. cheers, frank ps: Serious response tomorrow. ;-) -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri

Re: PESO: Leap for Joy

2011-10-22 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 8:59 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=153 Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola Great job of freezing the action, Dan. Wonderful timing, terrific photo.

PESO - Zef and his Amazing Bamboo Bike

2011-10-21 Thread frank theriault
I was walking through Kensington Market when Zef spotted me with my camera and said, Come here, I want you to be the first to take a photo of something. I went into his workshop and he held up a prototype of a bamboo bike he is going to be selling:

Re: PUG Themes for 2012 - The List

2011-10-21 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 6:53 PM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: Thanks to all who commented on the possible themes. Stan's suggestion (below) is well thought out and, in the interests of maximizing participation, I've used those ideas as a guide (although I've used one out of of

Re: PESO - Sharp Dressed Man

2011-10-21 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 10:50 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I think he was looking to attend services at the Church of Poon. I'm not sure what that means. Perhaps it's best that way. ;-) cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML

Re: PESO: No Rocket Launching

2011-10-21 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 5:57 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=151 Har!! Well seen and captured. Too funny! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML

Re: PAW--Week 41--Car Town Water Tank

2011-10-21 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 12:50 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Just in the nick of time.  I promise to catch up on PDML after Wednesday.   Promise!  Cheers, Christine/Chicago http://aguilapaw.posterous.com/ Brilliant!! America at it's gaudiest best. Love the colours, well

Re: PESO - Kalenderdamer 2012 Outtake #4963

2011-10-20 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 12:03 PM, Tim Øsleby maritim...@gmail.com wrote: Some of you may remember me talking about a collective Calender girls project. The calender came real yesterday. We have already sold 200 copies. I beleave we have breaked even. Here is one of the outtakes.

Re: PESO 2011 - Manx Norton - GDG

2011-10-20 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 3:13 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com wrote: Had a wander in Peel yesterday. Soup and a half pint at a pub. A walk through the museum. A chat in the rain with an elderly man, moved there from Manchester. The museum has an exhibit about the TT races about the isle

Re: geso, first astrotracer experiments

2011-10-20 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 2:21 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Tonight it was neither cloudy, nor had the moon risen, so on my way home from aikido I pulled off into a moderately dark parking lot to try out my astrotracer.

Re: OT: Lions, Tigers and Bears

2011-10-20 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 1:23 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: People are allowed to make bad decisions, that's what being free is all about. If I decide to kill a fellow human being, it's more than a bad decision it's also (in most cases) illegal. Most of us agree that laws

Re: PESO 2011 - Meteor - GDG

2011-10-20 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 3:37 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com wrote: Another lovely 1950s jet from the Duxford Air Show: the Gloster Meteor ... http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/6258219856/lightbox/ or http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/6258219856/ In pictures, this reminds me

Re: PESO - Sharp Dressed Man

2011-10-20 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 1:14 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Looks like regular Sunday-go-to-meeting-clothes from the AME Zion church around the corner from my house. Hee hee! We've got a few churches around here, too. This was a Saturday afternoon, though and no church in

Re: PESO - Cabbage White Butterfly

2011-10-19 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 7:43 AM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: Nice shot, Frank - these guys can be pretty hard to nail down! Yeah but it would stop them moving Glue works better... ;-) Seriously, thanks to everyone who commented. I see these little guys all over, but

Re: GESO - By Divine Right

2011-10-19 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 2:52 AM, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: Beautifully done Frank. You should do colour more often... Thanks, Chris, and thanks to everyone else who commented. I love monarchs and it's a real honour to have the chance to get in there and capture them (on

Re: PESO: Tribute

2011-10-19 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 11:36 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=150 Comments and criticisms are encouraged. Very strong image, very emotional. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. 

Re: PESO: Leaf Girl

2011-10-19 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 3:40 PM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2011/10/19/-big/RUNE3202.jpg.html Yeah, the highs are blown out. Oh well. -T The blown out hand and fingers don't bother me a bit, maybe because the leaf is so well exposed. The oof

Re: PESO - Cabbage White Butterfly

2011-10-19 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 3:10 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: A photographer I know who makes a living selling her butterfly macro photos traps them puts them in the refrigerator until she's ready to photograph them. Doesn't do them any harm, but slows them down for a while so

Re: PESO - Cabbage White Butterfly

2011-10-19 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 12:07 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Frank, STO!!! You're putting us all to shame. I felt better when you posted blurred photos with crooked horizons. See my next PESO, Sharp Dressed Man. There's one just for you. ;-) Thanks, Bob, and

PESO - Sharp Dressed Man

2011-10-19 Thread frank theriault
When I saw him, I imagined him in 1940s New York, maybe on his way to some jazz club like Mintons or the Five Spot: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/10/sharp-dressed-man.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank ps: Thanks to ZZ Top for the idea for the title -- Sharpness

PESO - Cabbage White Butterfly

2011-10-18 Thread frank theriault
At least I think it's a cabbage white. Thought of as a pest, these were introduced from Europe into what is now Quebec in the 1800s. Called cabbage white because that's what they eat: Cabbage along with other farmers' crops (hence the pest status). Still, these small (about 1 1/2 inches) guys

Re: PESO - Cabbage White Butterfly

2011-10-18 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 5:14 PM, Keith Mosier jarheadpho...@yahoo.com wrote: That's very nice.  I also am curious as to how you get them to stay still. I walk up to them very very slowly and quietly, plant my monopod, focus (it's a manual focus lens), set the exposure, and if they're still

Re: PESO - Cabbage White Butterfly

2011-10-18 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 12:42 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Great image, Frank!  Those little guys are hard to catch on (digital) film. I have lots of them in my yard, but they lack the color that yours shows  Mine are white with a few black or grey spots,  Perhaps yours

PESO - Brother

2011-10-17 Thread frank theriault
http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/10/brother.html Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: PESO - Brother

2011-10-17 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 9:37 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: That's a striking image... Mark, Dave, Walt, thanks for commenting, and thanks to everyone who looked. He's an interesting regular in Toronto's Parkdale neighbourhood; I've just not had a good shot to take of him until I saw

GESO - By Divine Right

2011-10-16 Thread frank theriault
I missed the largest part of the migration of the monarchs this year during their stop-over at Colonel Sam Smith Park in New Toronto (a block from my house). Last year there were thousands, tens of thousand, so many they made the trees appear to have orange leaves. I went down to the park last

PESO - Real Canadians Wearing Real Hats (again)

2011-10-16 Thread frank theriault
Now that the weather's getting cool perhaps it's time to revive this series. Spotted yesterday at Spadina and Dundas in the heart of Toronto's Chinatown: http://realcanadianhats.blogspot.com/2011/10/blog-post.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois

Re: PESO - Spiral

2011-10-16 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 10:30 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: They are also on my garage from time to time. They get around, don't they? ;-) Thanks for the comment, and thanks to everyone else who looked and commented. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri

Re: PESO: Weird-shaped camera

2011-10-16 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 8:37 PM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: At that Boris gig that I recently posted about, I was jammed against the stage as were some others with nontrivial cameras. In a break in the proceedings while the band was re-tuning, the woman next to me with some big

Re: PESO 2011 - Tate - GDG

2011-10-16 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 4:33 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com wrote: Another fine day at the Tate Modern... http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/6249213730/lightbox/ or http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/6249213730/ Thanks for looking! Comments appreciated. Art lovers enjoying

Re: Tete a Tate

2011-10-16 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 4:04 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Had a very enjoyable lunch and stroll around Tate Modern today with Godfrey, David and Mary. Here are some of the snaps: http://www.web-options.com/GDG/ A particularly nice gallery. I like them all, but the last one (Contested

Re: Music at the Farmer's Market

2011-10-16 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 6:50 PM, George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com wrote: This young lady was playing here violin at the local farmer's market. The shot is from a couple of weeks ago, taken during the Worldwide Photowalk.  The weather was perfect.

Re: GESO The once and future shed

2011-10-16 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 3:24 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157627883305224/ A documentary tour de force. Photorealism at it's best. ;-) cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML

Re: Geso Madawaska Thanksgiving photos

2011-10-16 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 9:23 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Hey all. Not a great year for colour, missed it by a week and 1 wind storm, but great weather and company. http://d-brooks.jalbum.net/madawaska-2011/ Nice album (worked great for me). cheers, frank -- Sharpness is

Re: PESO - Morning Calm

2011-10-16 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 8:57 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: This is just stunning, Frank. Somehow I need to get a signed print of this one from you... You make me blush. Such a kind thing to say. Let me see what I can do. We'll talk off-list. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a

Re: PESO - Morning Calm

2011-10-16 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 1:02 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: An excellent photo -- but I would straighten the horizon. Paul Looks straight to me. ;-) Thanks for your comment and thanks to everyone else who commented. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. 

Re: PESO - two Still Lifes - GDG

2011-10-16 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 5:06 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com wrote: Did a couple of Still Life images this morning using Paul's lovely old Leitz Elmar 5.0cm f/3.5 lens, an uncoated lens from 1932-1934 era … http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/6239756889/in/photostream/lightbox/ or

Re: PESO - The Sunday Papers

2011-10-16 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 1:59 AM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: Good one. Thanks. I like the tonal range and the composition.  The way the woman is looking at the camera adds that extra bit of interest. Appreciate the comments. (I hope your Sunday papers are better than

Re: Peso - Speaking of Cormorants ..

2011-10-16 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 7:38 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: (aside to Tim Bray and his gushing over G+) Working on new calendar - calling it 'Feathers finally found a cormy snap of mine from earlier this year...

Re: PESO - Bus Stop

2011-10-14 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 11:19 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: I am reviewing my Rome 2009 images, getting back into the Blurb book I have planned. I came across an image that intrigues me; I am curious what others will say WRT rendering and subject matter. So, two images

PESO - Spiral

2011-10-13 Thread frank theriault
These little fellows are all over the place down by the Lake, but usually down lower, on the grass or close to the ground. This guy got about six feet up on a leaf, giving the morning light a chance make him look good. ;-) http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/spiral.html Hope you enjoy.

Re: PESO - The Sunday Papers

2011-10-13 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 8:37 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Nice. That would never have happened with the YM.:-) Dave, Bulent, Walt, thanks for commenting. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO - Morning Calm

2011-10-12 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 7:16 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Just got around to seeing this, Frank. Serene mood extremely well exposed and composed. Thanks, Jack, and thanks to everyone else who commented. As I said elsewhere, it was a beautiful, mild, sunny Thanksgiving weekend here

PESO - The Sunday Papers

2011-10-12 Thread frank theriault
After heading down to the Lake on Sunday morning, it was off to a favourite coffee shop before I did a bit of city shooting: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/10/sunday-papers.html She heard me shoot, and by the third frame of my bracketing she looked at me. She asked if I took a photo of

Re: PESO - Mt. McGown Paradigm

2011-10-12 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 1:27 PM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14389974size=lg Gorgeous. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO 2011 - Chimney - GDG

2011-10-12 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 3:30 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com wrote: On a grey day in Ramsey yesterday: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/6237096086/lightbox/ or http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/6237096086/ Thanks for looking, comments always appreciated. Cool! cheers, frank

PESO - Morning Calm

2011-10-11 Thread frank theriault
Taken Sunday morning: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/morning-calm.html Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: GESO: Photo walk butterflies

2011-10-11 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 5:03 PM, Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Took Mr. Larry's K100Ds out with the Tokina SZ-X 28-200 f/3.5-5.3 for a couple of hours today -- and, man, do I like that combination!  I managed to finally get some butterfly images this year.

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