I'm not sure if I should be happy or sad about this.

2018-11-30 Thread P. J. Alling
I managed to drop my copy of the Sigma 70-219 f4~5.6 off my desk a fall of about 4 feet.  This needless to say would probably cause serious damage to almost any other lens I own.  I know, because well... The Sigma, completely unfazed.  No apparent damage at all. Files are sharp, from corner

Re: OT? I detest digital photography

2018-11-30 Thread John
On 11/29/2018 17:02, P. J. Alling wrote: The third drive might just be suffering from a bad controller board. The two that died in the machine probably have scrambled information in the boot sector, it's really bad luck when that happens, if they respond to the OS at all there are utilities

Re: PESO 2018 - 120 - GDG

2018-11-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Interesting image. Almost looks like tiny men walking on the top of the fence. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Nov 30, 2018 at 9:52 AM Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > There is so much construction going on nearby our home at present it's > hard not to go there

Re: OT? I detest digital photography

2018-11-30 Thread mike wilson
> On 30 November 2018 at 09:11 Jostein wrote: > > > Oh, bugger! > > Hope you get it fixed! > > If it's any consolation, my experience is that when drives becomes > unbootable after a power glitch, it's usually because the allocation > table or boot sector is corrupted because that's where

Re: OT? I detest digital photography

2018-11-30 Thread mike wilson
> On 30 November 2018 at 08:10 Subash Jeyan wrote: > > > i have had success in the past with TestDisk/PhotoRec: > https://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec > > as the above site says, "PhotoRec ignores the file system and goes after > the underlying data, so it will still work even if your

Re: PESO 2018 - 120 - GDG

2018-11-30 Thread Jack Davis
I'm guessing he's just been bragging again. (;-) J Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 30, 2018, at 12:10 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > I don’t know how anything could make Cotty look longer. He’s one of the > longest people I know! > > >> On Nov 30, 2018, at 2:42 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: >>

Re: I'm not sure if I should be happy or sad about this.

2018-11-30 Thread John
On 11/30/2018 12:44, P. J. Alling wrote: I managed to drop my copy of the Sigma 70-219 f4~5.6 off my desk a fall of about 4 feet.  This needless to say would probably cause serious damage to almost any other lens I own.  I know, because well... The Sigma, completely unfazed.  No apparent

Re: PESO 2018 - 120 - GDG

2018-11-30 Thread ann sanfedele
Har!  - Terrific fun, Gooders  - perfect geometry :-) ann On 11/30/2018 9:48 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: There is so much construction going on nearby our home at present it's hard not to go there and make photographs: https://flic.kr/p/2bSD17k enjoy! G — The trouble with being punctual

Re: PESO 2018 - 120 - GDG

2018-11-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Well, I think young Stef is a bit taller than his dad now, but I’m not even going to conjecture about this “longer” business. That’s not a discussion for polite company. =8^) G — Godfrey DiGiorgi - godfreydigio...@me.com - 408-431-4601 > On Nov 30, 2018, at 2:19 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > >

Re: OT? I detest digital photography

2018-11-30 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 30/11/18, Alan C, discombobulated, unleashed: >Laptops have an advantage. That stirred a memory. I have only ever owned one desktop computer in my life. Always had portable machines after that. Don't know why, probably part of the job (being mobile). The wife gets hand-me-downs so we're

December PUG - Last Call

2018-11-30 Thread Brian Walters
G'day all I'll be closing submissions on Monday 3 December, Sydney time. Theme: Water As usual submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Full Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters

Re: PESO 2018 - 120 - GDG

2018-11-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
I don’t know how anything could make Cotty look longer. He’s one of the longest people I know! > On Nov 30, 2018, at 2:42 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > On 30/11/18, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> There is so much construction going on nearby our home at present it's >>

Re: OT? I detest digital photography

2018-11-30 Thread mike wilson
> On 30 November 2018 at 19:42 Steve Cottrell wrote: > > > On 30/11/18, Alan C, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Laptops have an advantage. > > That stirred a memory. I have only ever owned one desktop computer in my > life. Always had portable machines after that. Don't know why, probably

Landing Snows ll

2018-11-30 Thread Jack Davis
Hoping I've been able to reduce the size of the earlier version to accomodate more screens. (for those not reviewing images with their phone.) https://www.photo.net/photo/18509266 J -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: Rome Walk 1

2018-11-30 Thread Subash Jeyan
On Fri, 30 Nov 2018 17:57:40 -0500 Rick Womer wrote: > I took enough pix on our walk through central Rome on the last day of > our trip that I’m dividing them into two galleries. Herewith the > first: > > https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/Italy-11-2018/Rome-Walk-1/ that's a lovely gallery. quite

Rome Walk 1

2018-11-30 Thread Rick Womer
I took enough pix on our walk through central Rome on the last day of our trip that I’m dividing them into two galleries. Herewith the first: https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/Italy-11-2018/Rome-Walk-1/ Comments always appreciated. Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Peso

2018-11-30 Thread Jack Davis
Yes, Gray Lodge again, but this time I found a flight of snow geese sailing in for a landing. Shot with the usual equipment. Took advantage of a dry blue-sky day caught in the pattern of rain. You'll be pleased to learn that this will probably be my last "Snow Goose" day of the season.

Re: PESO 2018 - 120 - GDG

2018-11-30 Thread John
What does "polite company" have to do with PDML? On 11/30/2018 17:41, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Well, I think young Stef is a bit taller than his dad now, but I’m not even going to conjecture about this “longer” business. That’s not a discussion for polite company. =8^) G — Godfrey DiGiorgi -

GESO November faves

2018-11-30 Thread Larry Colen
It's that time of the month where I post my favorites from the month https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157703344120004 -- 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

Re: Rome Walk 1

2018-11-30 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Subash! Very glad you enjoyed it. Rick On Fri, Nov 30, 2018 at 20:22 Subash Jeyan wrote: > On Fri, 30 Nov 2018 17:57:40 -0500 > Rick Womer wrote: > > > I took enough pix on our walk through central Rome on the last day of > > our trip that I’m dividing them into two galleries.

Re: Landing Snows ll

2018-11-30 Thread Alan C
Quite an amazing image actually. The large version is better. I think you should also post a large heavy crop of, say, the upper central group against the tree so we can see just how good that big DFA really is. Alan C On 01-Dec-18 03:31 AM, Jack Davis wrote: Hoping I've been able to reduce

Re: Rome Walk 1

2018-11-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Nice gallery; ity really captures the feeling of the city as I remember it. I especially like the image of part of the fountain at Navonna, and the following image of the Pantheon. What church is that after the Pantheon? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri,

Fun with lenses and a musical digression

2018-11-30 Thread Larry Colen
Completely off topic: While I was working on this post I ran across this link to a Mongolian rock band, with some interesting cinematography in the video

Re: OT? I detest digital photography

2018-11-30 Thread Subash Jeyan
i have had success in the past with TestDisk/PhotoRec: https://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec as the above site says, "PhotoRec ignores the file system and goes after the underlying data, so it will still work even if your media's file system has been severely damaged or reformatted." command

Re: OT? I detest digital photography

2018-11-30 Thread Jostein
Oh, bugger! Hope you get it fixed! If it's any consolation, my experience is that when drives becomes unbootable after a power glitch, it's usually because the allocation table or boot sector is corrupted because that's where it was writing something at the time of the glitch. Which means

Re: PESO 2018 - 120 - GDG

2018-11-30 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 30/11/18, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: >There is so much construction going on nearby our home at present it's >hard not to go there and make photographs: > > https://flic.kr/p/2bSD17k Like it. Made me look longer! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__UK Shoot / Edit and ||

Re: OT? I detest digital photography

2018-11-30 Thread Scott Loveless
I'd like to make a suggestion going forward, though it won't help you recover what has already been lost. I do hope you're able to get your work back. Implement something local like FreeNAS, which uses ZFS and software RAID. You'll need some hardware and a few drives. For example, I have a 1U

PESO 2018 - 120 - GDG

2018-11-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
There is so much construction going on nearby our home at present it's hard not to go there and make photographs: https://flic.kr/p/2bSD17k enjoy! G — The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate it. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net