Re: And now for something different

Interesting Juan! > On 3 Apr 2021, at 23:22, Juan Buhler wrote: > > I made a plot of about 3000 of my photos (all posted to my photoblog over > the years) according to positions in the plane that come from a neural > network. > > Without getting into technical detail: images that are close to

Re: PESO x2: Fantail

OK I decided to have another look at the rendering and I've been learning a lot more about Adobe Camera Raw in the process. I've boosted the exposure a bit, tweaked the colour and applied some (well, a lot of) noise reduction, masking out the areas where I wanted to keep fine detail. I've

Re: And now for something different

> Just out of curiosity, what was the input to the Neural Network? > Keywords, descriptions? No, it's just the pixels themselves. I'm using a pretrained convolutional neural network, or CNN. You know how Google Photos is able to separate photos into categories, with dogs, food, mountains, etc?

Re: April PUG is up

Your image, "Pillows," is there Rick Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sun, Apr 4, 2021 at 10:47 AM Rick Womer wrote: > Brian, > > This is the second consecutive month that you’ve overlooked my PUG > submission. > > Am I

PESO Primula

Primula elatior probably. https://www.repiuk.nl/albums/new/#=1=006-096-img5170 -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: April PUG is up

Actually, Brian, you seem to have skipped everyone’s. Last month’s pics are still up. Rick > On Apr 4, 2021, at 10:47 AM, Rick Womer wrote: > > Brian, > > This is the second consecutive month that you’ve overlooked my PUG submission. > > Am I submitting too early? Do I need to change

Re: April PUG is up

Am 04.04.21 um 16:50 schrieb Rick Womer: Actually, Brian, you seem to have skipped everyone’s. Last month’s pics are still up. From Brian's announcement for this month's PUG: "(you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous gallery there)." Just saying... Ralf -- Ralf R.

Re: And now for something different

On 4 Apr 2021, at 17:47, Juan Buhler wrote:  Just out of curiosity, what was the input to the Neural Network? Keywords, descriptions? No, it's just the pixels themselves. I'm using a pretrained convolutional neural network, [...] In order to make the plot, I use a technique that "folds"

Re: PESO Blossom

Very nice; excellent level of detail. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sun, Apr 4, 2021 at 2:00 PM Toine wrote: > Probably Hawthorn: > https://www.repiuk.nl/albums/new/#=1=006-094-img5142 > > Toine > -- > %(real_name)s

Re: April PUG is up

Thanks, Ralf—I haven’t had this happen before, and (of course!) hadn’t read the instructions. Sorry Brian! This is a very creative and interesting gallery once again! There are too many great photos to have favorites.= Rick > On Apr 4, 2021, at 11:05 AM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > Am

PESO Blossom

Probably Hawthorn: https://www.repiuk.nl/albums/new/#=1=006-094-img5142 Toine -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: PESO Blossom

I'm not sure. Blackthorn has finished blooming. On Sun, 4 Apr 2021 at 20:32, mike wilson wrote: > > > > On 04 April 2021 at 19:00 Toine wrote: > > > > > > Probably Hawthorn: > > https://www.repiuk.nl/albums/new/#=1=006-094-img5142 > > Seems a bit early. The leaf buds are only just cracking

Re: April PUG is up

Brian, This is the second consecutive month that you’ve overlooked my PUG submission. Am I submitting too early? Do I need to change deodorants? Have a good holiday, Rick > On Apr 4, 2021, at 1:43 AM, Brian W wrote: > > G'day all > > Some interesting and unusual interpretations of "Still

Re: PESO Blossom

... it is as if from a different planet. Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822

Re: PESO: cormorants will rule the world

Elsenet today we’ve been discussing the glory hole at the head of Putah creek and I stumbled across this video of a cormorant going into the glory hole.

gfm npw alternate

Would anyone be interested in an alternative PDML gathering this Spring? I'd be happy to help with something in the mid-Atlantic. Maybe a state park in PA or NY. I'd also be willing to travel to the south or midWest. Thanks! -- Scott Loveless Camp Hill, PA USA

Re: PESO: cormorants will rule the world

Interesting image. I know, from personal experience, that swans can be very ferocious. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sun, Apr 4, 2021 at 4:16 PM Henk Terhell wrote: > Yes, the signs are there! > Yesterday I saw a cormorant

Re: PESO: cormorants will rule the world

On 4 Apr 2021, at 22:08, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Interesting image. > > I know, from personal experience, that swans can be very ferocious. That’s why cormorants use brass knuckles. > >> Yes, the signs are there! >> Yesterday I saw a cormorant attacking a swan. >> Of course, a swan

Re: PESO: cormorants will rule the world

> On Apr 4, 2021, at 2:08 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Interesting image. > > I know, from personal experience, that swans can be very ferocious. I consider swans to be geese with a bad attitude. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to

Re: April PUG is up

> On 05 April 2021 at 03:14 Rick Womer wrote: > > > Thanks, Ralf—I haven’t had this happen before, and (of course!) hadn’t read > the instructions. > > Sorry Brian! No worries, Rick. ;-) You had me confused there for a while. ;-) ;-) Cheers Brian > > This is a very creative and

Re: PESO: cormorants will rule the world

Am 04.04.21 um 22:16 schrieb Henk Terhell: Yes, the signs are there! They do indeed. The seagulls in Dunkirk have trouble to find a streelamp to sit on because of all the cormorants. No idea where they all come from. 20 years ago, there were practically none at all. Ralf -- Ralf R.

Re: PESO: cormorants will rule the world

Am 04.04.21 um 23:21 schrieb Larry Colen: I consider swans to be geese with a bad attitude. I've had a pair of geese attacking me from behind again and again while I was trying to take photos of a power station at the river Sambre in Charleroi, Belgium. No nest, no little ones, no apparent

PESO: cormorants will rule the world

Yes, the signs are there! Yesterday I saw a cormorant attacking a swan. Of course, a swan is an enemy too large to handle, so the cormorant had to change course. But nevertheless... https://flic.kr/p/2kQQKT5 Henk -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to

Re: PESO Blossom

> On 04 April 2021 at 19:00 Toine wrote: > > > Probably Hawthorn: > https://www.repiuk.nl/albums/new/#=1=006-094-img5142 Seems a bit early. The leaf buds are only just cracking here. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: gfm npw alternate

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_Water_Gap_National_Recreation_Area Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sun, Apr 4, 2021 at 8:14 PM Scott Loveless wrote: > Would anyone be interested in an alternative PDML gathering this

Re: gfm npw alternate

Yes! It would be good to see people! Got rid of my camping gear a few years ago, so would need accommodations. Rick On Sun, Apr 4, 2021 at 21:02 Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_Water_Gap_National_Recreation_Area > > Dan Matyola >

GESO: Pysanki

There are many ways to celebrate the Easter season. In Eastern Europe (and among Amerians of Eastern European heritage), coloring Easter eggs in intricate patterns is a traditional family activity. Raw eggs are decorated using a wax-resist method employing special styluses and bright dyes,

Re: PESO Blossom

Blackthorn is right in the middle here. So we are maybe a week or 10 days behind you. I still wouldn't expect Hawthorn before the end(ish) of this month as there's usually a noticable gap. Although I did see some cherries, in a favourable location, flowering last weekend, so who knows? > On

Re: PESO: cormorants will rule the world

Interesting. The link worked for me. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sun, Apr 4, 2021 at 10:00 PM mike wilson wrote: > > > On 04 April 2021 at 23:35 Larry Colen wrote: > > > > > > Elsenet today we’ve been discussing the glory