LBA hubris

2013-04-20 Thread Larry Colen
After work I went for a photo walk with my new lens. I specifically chose to *only* bring the DA 35 macro. I took a bunch of generic wildflower shots. Nothing spectacular, but it was fun to try out the new glass. Then just to give me my comeuppance, a fairly large bird lands in a tree nearly

Re: LBA hubris

2013-04-20 Thread David Savage
You don't have to photograph everything. Sometimes it's more worthwhile to simply put the camera down enjoy the view. On 20 April 2013 14:07, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: After work I went for a photo walk with my new lens. I specifically chose to *only* bring the DA 35 macro. I

Re: LBA hubris

2013-04-20 Thread Larry Colen
On Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 02:52:30PM +0800, David Savage wrote: You don't have to photograph everything. Sometimes it's more worthwhile to simply put the camera down enjoy the view. True, but I had never seen a block crowned night heron before, and I wanted to find out what it was. Apart

Re: PESO - 'Backyard Capture'

2013-04-20 Thread Alan C
The sly nature of the beast is quite evident. The shot is actually rather artisic. In Africa, the slot is filled by the very similar jackal. Alan C -- From: kwal...@peoplepc.com Sent: Friday, April 19, 2013 8:05 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Boston PDML'ers please check in

2013-04-20 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 19/4/13, Joseph McAllister, discombobulated, unleashed: That was very interesting. I have Boston WBZ TV on one screen, Tactical scanner audio and map of the area on the other. Never did that before - thanks for the links, guys! I was listening to the scanner about midnight here in the UK,

Re: LBA hubris

2013-04-20 Thread Bill
On 20/04/2013 12:52 AM, David Savage wrote: You don't have to photograph everything. Mark!!! -- 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: Seeking Night Shooting Advice

2013-04-20 Thread Eactivist
I was wondering the same thing. Marnie aka Doe :-) Still continuing to read responses. In a message dated 4/19/2013 7:33:06 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, knarftheria...@gmail.com writes: Where's Ralf? Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: eactiv...@aol.com Sent: April 19, 2013

Re: Seeking Night Shooting Advice

2013-04-20 Thread David J Brooks
On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 10:32 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Where's Ralf? Cheers, frank Or Savage Dave --- Original Message --- From: eactiv...@aol.com Sent: April 19, 2013 4/19/13 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Seeking Night Shooting Advice Never really

Re: PESO - 'Backyard Capture'

2013-04-20 Thread David J Brooks
Nicely frsamed Dave On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 2:05 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Caught this guy in my backyard the other day, less than 100 feet from my house. Healthiest looking coyote I've ever seen in the wild. K20D 300mm f4.5 FA 400 ISO

Re: PESO: Warm Spot

2013-04-20 Thread Christine Aguila
I'm about behind about 600 plus PESOs, and the first one I open this morning is a cat photo. Unbelievable! :-) Cheers, Christine On Apr 18, 2013, at 10:22 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Was a windy, chilly, April morning. She found a favorite warm spot Jack DA*50~135 at 90

Re: PESO: Warm Spot

2013-04-20 Thread Jack Davis
My good luck that you found it, Christine. Thanks!   Jack - Original Message - From: Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2013 7:58 AM Subject: Re: PESO: Warm Spot I'm about behind about 600 plus PESOs, and the

Re: Seeking Night Shooting Advice

2013-04-20 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
If Marnie wants to surreptitiously shoot an oil refinery, setting fire to steel wool and waving it about in the night sky may be counterproductive... ;-) cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com Or Savage Dave --- Original Message --- From:

Re: PESO - 'Backyard Capture'

2013-04-20 Thread Christine Aguila
on 2013-04-19 12:05 kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote Caught this guy in my backyard the other day, less than 100 feet from my house. Healthiest looking coyote I've ever seen in the wild. K20D 300mm f4.5 FA 400 ISO http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17179412 Wow! wonderfully

Re: PESO: Warm Spot

2013-04-20 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Wonderful light makes a terrific photo! Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com Sent: April 20, 2013 4/20/13 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO: Warm Spot My good luck that you found it, Christine. Thanks!   Jack - Original

Re: PESO - 'Backyard Capture'

2013-04-20 Thread Walt
Excellen shot, Ken! I've never seen one anywhere near that close during the daytime, and the place I live is absolutely lousy with coyotes to the point where the state is set to allow spotlight hunting for them at night. I'd love to get a shot like that of one. -- Walt On 4/19/2013 1:05

Re: paw updates

2013-04-20 Thread Bruce Walker
Love the mood and silhouetting of the rainy shot. The third one is oddly interesting and interestingly odd. :-) On Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 12:08 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: The first three are new. We had a lot of rain, and I got caught downtown without an

Re: PESO: Warm Spot

2013-04-20 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks much, Frank!   Jack - Original Message - From: knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2013 8:38 AM Subject: Re: PESO: Warm Spot Wonderful light makes a terrific photo! Cheers, frank ---

How do you photograph dark skinned people?

2013-04-20 Thread Bipin Gupta
Request please share resources for photographing dark skinned people. There is still a greater challenge, that of photographing a group of people with yellow, brown, white, black skin or every other races of mankind. Regards. Bipin - from that far away enchanting land. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

PESO - After the Storm

2013-04-20 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
I showed this one about three years ago and recently dug it up for another purpose. I thought it might be worth another look (or a first look for those of you who are relatively new to the list): http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2010/05/after-storm.html?m=1 Lake Ontario (with downtown

Re: How do you photograph dark skinned people?

2013-04-20 Thread Bob W
What difficulties are you trying to overcome? B On 20 Apr 2013, at 17:15, Bipin Gupta bip...@gmail.com wrote: Request please share resources for photographing dark skinned people. There is still a greater challenge, that of photographing a group of people with yellow, brown, white, black

Re: PESO - After the Storm

2013-04-20 Thread Jack Davis
I don't recall having seen this. It's a great shot that I'm certain I'd have  remembered. Love it!   Jack - Original Message - From: knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com To: PDML@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2013 9:15 AM Subject: PESO - After the Storm I showed

Re: How do you photograph dark skinned people?

2013-04-20 Thread David Savage
Learn to spot meter off the palm of your hand for a correct exposure. Useful technique for all situations where the meter can be affected by a scene/subjects tone. On 21 April 2013 00:15, Bipin Gupta bip...@gmail.com wrote: Request please share resources for photographing dark skinned people.

Re: PESO -- Cold Spring Morning

2013-04-20 Thread John Sessoms
I've never quite understood that whole early bird catches the worm thingy. It's like ... You got me up at oh dark thirty TO EAT WORMS? You commie SOB ... DIE!!! Dawn is the traditional time for having people taken out and shot. Get me up before dawn and you better have coffee waiting. From:

Re: PESO - After the Storm

2013-04-20 Thread Walt
Agreed. That's a wonderful capture, Frank! -- Walt On 4/20/2013 11:37 AM, Jack Davis wrote: I don't recall having seen this. It's a great shot that I'm certain I'd have remembered. Love it! Jack - Original Message - From: knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com To:

Re: Seeking Night Shooting Advice

2013-04-20 Thread John Sessoms
I think Ralf does some kind of image stacking using multiple shorter exposures ... or he used to. That's the sense I got from his answer when I asked here on PDML. Larry's probably the most experienced person to ask about dealing with the cops when they inevitably come around to find out what

Re: How do you photograph dark skinned people?

2013-04-20 Thread Bruce Walker
An incident light meter is your friend here. Measure the light falling onto the face of the subject, and set your exposure from that (M mode). Group: assuming evenly lit, measure the light falling onto the face of the subject in the middle. For ambient or continuous light (eg CFLs, LEDs) you can

Re: Seeking Night Shooting Advice

2013-04-20 Thread Eactivist
Heh. M aka D In a message dated 4/20/2013 8:07:42 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, knarftheria...@gmail.com writes: If Marnie wants to surreptitiously shoot an oil refinery, setting fire to steel wool and waving it about in the night sky may be counterproductive... ;-) cheers, frank ---

Re: PESO - After the Storm

2013-04-20 Thread Eactivist
Looks a little like the Space Needle in Seattle in the background, though not as wide. Don't think I've seen this one before, really nice shot, frank! Definitely looks storm tossed. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 4/20/2013 9:18:14 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,

Re: Enablement and a question on list rules

2013-04-20 Thread Boris Liberman
Thanks, Marnie. It seems (-- keyword) to me that the book requirements are the same, but I am not 100% sure. Maybe Mark could clarify. Boris On 4/18/2013 6:59 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: The PUG has always allowed shots that use JUST a Pentax lens, not necessarily a Pentax camera. (I just

Re: Enablement and a question on list rules

2013-04-20 Thread Boris Liberman
Thanks, John. On 4/18/2013 7:46 AM, John Coyle wrote: Boris, the PUG is definitely for photos taken with at least one item of Pentax gear, either lens or camera - not sure that flashes, lens hoods, etc., would qualify! I think the PDML annual is more relaxed, although I may not agree with that

Re: PESO - After the Storm

2013-04-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
Excellent! Paul via phone On Apr 20, 2013, at 1:35 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Looks a little like the Space Needle in Seattle in the background, though not as wide. Don't think I've seen this one before, really nice shot, frank! Definitely looks storm tossed. Marnie aka Doe :-)

Re: OT - Cast Off!

2013-04-20 Thread Boris Liberman
Congratulations... Now just make sure there're no more new auditions for this kind of cast... On 4/18/2013 1:34 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Got the good gnus today. Ankle bone healed, the cast is off. Woo Hoo! Will need a cast for about a week and physio for ROM and strength, but I

Re: OT: Lightroom 5 public beta available

2013-04-20 Thread Boris Liberman
Marnie, each major upgrade (2.x to 3.x, and 3.x to 4.x) seems to have introduced new rendering engine while preserving the older ones. I should say that the LR 4.4 that I'm using now is giving me great deal more in terms of image manipulations that I could perform on my photographs. So not

Re: New Ricoh GR (V ?)

2013-04-20 Thread Boris Liberman
Yep... Somehow I remember when I returned to photography in 2002 the adagio was - the smallest camera... At the time it was film SLR of course. Expectedly (seems I've invented a word?!), it is still being played again... I think that my Ricoh GXR is the smallest camera I could use

Re: PESO - After the Storm

2013-04-20 Thread Boris Liberman
I think Cotty might refer to holy mackerel here... It's really good though... On 4/20/2013 7:15 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I showed this one about three years ago and recently dug it up for another purpose. I thought it might be worth another look (or a first look for those of you

Re: paw updates

2013-04-20 Thread Boris Liberman
Christine, the most recent (rainy) photograph is excellent. Brought a bit of smile to my face, once I've caught myself thinking that I even recognize the place... I should also point out that you seem to be looking for creative renderings of your photographs. And further - you succeed in

Re: PESO - Untitled

2013-04-20 Thread Boris Liberman
On one hand I agree with Larry's comment. At least so was my immediate reaction when I looked at this photograph. Then I took a mental step back and saw the person on the bicycle and the car. Then I noticed that it looks almost as if the bicycle is about to be hit by the car. And then, once I

Re: Tilt Shift Correction.

2013-04-20 Thread Boris Liberman
Bipin, the video you linked refers only to Shift correction - no tilt. I think this is important detail... On 4/19/2013 6:36 PM, Bipin Gupta wrote: I am certain all of you know the Tilt Shift Correction capability of the K-5 (K-30, K-7 also, but NOT the K-01). Which under $ 750 Canikon /

Re: LBA hubris

2013-04-20 Thread Larry Colen
On Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 05:04:32AM -0600, Bill wrote: On 20/04/2013 12:52 AM, David Savage wrote: You don't have to photograph everything. That never occurs to me on a photo walk when I am completely into the heron now. Mark!!! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Boris PESO #24 - Untitled

2013-04-20 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Please have a look. http://pentax-ways.blogspot.co.il/2013/04/2013-24-untitled.html Brutal and honest comments are as usual appreciated in advance. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: PESO - 'Backyard Capture'

2013-04-20 Thread kwaller
Thanks Alan. In the U.S., in my experience, the wolf is even slyer than the coyote and far, far harder to observe in the wild, altough their numbers have increased dramatically in the upper Peninsula of Michigan, to the point where there are a group of citizens proposing a limited hunt for

Re: PESO - 'Backyard Capture'

2013-04-20 Thread kwaller
Thnaks Dave Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO - 'Backyard Capture' Nicely frsamed Dave On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 2:05 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Caught this guy in my

Re: PESO - 'Backyard Capture'

2013-04-20 Thread kwaller
Thanks Christine Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com Subject: Re: PESO - 'Backyard Capture' on 2013-04-19 12:05 kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote Caught this guy in my backyard the other day,

Re: PESO - 'Backyard Capture'

2013-04-20 Thread kwaller
Thanks Walt. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Walt ldott...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO - 'Backyard Capture' Excellen shot, Ken! I've never seen one anywhere near that close during the daytime, and the place I live is

Re: PESO - After the Storm

2013-04-20 Thread kwaller
don't remember this - nicely composed. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: PESO - After the Storm I showed this one about three years ago and recently dug it up for another purpose. I thought it

Re: PESO -- Cold Spring Morning

2013-04-20 Thread kwaller
Dawn - its all about the light! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com Subject: Re: PESO -- Cold Spring Morning I've never quite understood that whole early bird catches the worm thingy. It's like

RE: How do you photograph dark skinned people?

2013-04-20 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bipin Gupta Request please share resources for photographing dark skinned people. There is still a greater challenge, that of photographing a group of people with yellow, brown, white, black skin or every other races of mankind. Regards. Bipin - from that far away enchanting land. Take

Is there any value to a K50 f/1.4 lens?

2013-04-20 Thread Charles Robinson
I got this lens with a used ME Super about 6 years ago. I realize today as I'm sorting through my goodies that I don't ever use it. When I got it, it had a damaged filter ring and a loose focus collar which I had to fix by removing the front ring (I don't remember what that part is called -

Re: Is there any value to a K50 f/1.4 lens?

2013-04-20 Thread Zos Xavius
Its worth absolutely nothing. Send it to me please. :P On Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 3:36 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: I got this lens with a used ME Super about 6 years ago. I realize today as I'm sorting through my goodies that I don't ever use it. When I got it, it had a

Re: paw updates

2013-04-20 Thread John Sessoms
Composition is pleasing, but it has a greenish cast on my monitor. I think a warmer, richer brown tone would make a better image. From: Boris Liberman Christine, the most recent (rainy) photograph is excellent. Brought a bit of smile to my face, once I've caught myself thinking that I even

Re: What are the shortcomings of you as a photographer?

2013-04-20 Thread John Sessoms
How do you make a photograph that captures the *smell* of lilacs in bloom? -- 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 - 'Backyard Capture'

2013-04-20 Thread Mark C
Excellent capture, Ken! Mark On 4/19/2013 2:05 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Caught this guy in my backyard the other day, less than 100 feet from my house. Healthiest looking coyote I've ever seen in the wild. K20D 300mm f4.5 FA 400 ISO http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17179412

Re: PESO -- Cold Spring Morning

2013-04-20 Thread Mark C
Excellent shot, Frank - beautiful sharp bird and clean background, doesn't get much better than that! Mark On 4/16/2013 10:41 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: As I am now hobbling with a cane and a walking cast I got down to the lake on Sunday for the first time since autumn. The birds

Re: PESO - Parisian Shadows

2013-04-20 Thread Mark C
This has a very engaging,cryptic and fanciful air about it - very nice. Mark On 4/16/2013 9:50 PM, Rick Womer wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17164132size=lg Comments appreciated! Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: What are the shortcomings of you as a photographer?

2013-04-20 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Sat, Apr 20, 2013, John Sessoms wrote: How do you make a photograph that captures the *smell* of lilacs in bloom? With a smell-o-matic, of course. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ * * * Help a

Re: PESO - 'Backyard Capture'

2013-04-20 Thread Eactivist
Great capture! Nice framing with all those trunks/limbs in the way. I am a bit surprised you spotted him since he seems to fit into the background foliage, etc. He looks very smart/cunning to me. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 4/19/2013 11:05:16 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,

Re: Enablement and a question on list rules

2013-04-20 Thread Eactivist
I am surprised he hasn't. Marnie aka Doe ;-) Maybe you need to yell you know what. In a message dated 4/20/2013 10:47:04 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, bori...@gmail.com writes: Thanks, Marnie. It seems (-- keyword) to me that the book requirements are the same, but I am not 100% sure.

Re: Finally after 6 years...

2013-04-20 Thread Eactivist
Uh, could you clarify what it does? M aka Doe :-) Pretty please? In a message dated 3/3/2013 2:34:33 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, postmas...@robertstech.com writes: It looks like Focus Magic is *finally* getting around to releasing a 64-bit version of their Photoshop plug-in. (I bought the

Re: What are the shortcomings of you as a photographer?

2013-04-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
You have to catch it just as the buds open, then use your imagination. It works. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9197994size=lg On Apr 20, 2013, at 3:44 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: How do you make a photograph that captures the *smell* of lilacs in bloom? -- PDML

Re: Is there any value to a K50 f/1.4 lens?

2013-04-20 Thread Darren Addy
It is essentially a S-M-C Takumar 50mm f1.4 with the convenience of the K-mount, which normally makes it worth $30-40 more. However, with your cosmetic problems, I'd probably expect to get a little less than a nice S-M-C Takumar 50mm f1.4. On Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 2:40 PM, Zos Xavius

Re: Is there any value to a K50 f/1.4 lens?

2013-04-20 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com: I got this lens with a used ME Super about 6 years ago. I realize today as I'm sorting through my goodies that I don't ever use it. When I got it, it had a damaged filter ring and a loose focus collar which I had to fix by removing the front ring

OT: Microwave popcorn

2013-04-20 Thread John Sessoms
Someone suggested this to me. I tried it it seems to work. When you pop microwave popcorn the bag puffs up the seam just barely opens to vent steam. After it finishes popping, turn the bag so the seam is down shake it vigorously for a few seconds. Any un-popped kernels fall out through

Re: Finally after 6 years...

2013-04-20 Thread Mark Roberts
eactiv...@aol.com wrote: postmas...@robertstech.com writes: It looks like Focus Magic is *finally* getting around to releasing a 64-bit version of their Photoshop plug-in. Uh, could you clarify what it does? It's a plug-in for sharpening. It uses a process called deconvolution, which is much

GESO - Record Store Day

2013-04-20 Thread Derby Chang
Happy Record Store Day, music lovers http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/13/04/recordstoreday/index.html -- der...@iinet.net.au http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: OT: Microwave popcorn

2013-04-20 Thread Rick Womer
What's =really= neat is to put you bag of popcorn in a 1500 watt commercial microwave oven, set it to run for 5 minutes, and walk away. Smoke, alarms, flashing lights, sirens... it's quite a show! Somebody must do this at work every week Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW -

Re: PESO - Parisian Shadows

2013-04-20 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Mark! Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2013 3:54 PM Subject: Re: PESO - Parisian Shadows This has a very engaging,cryptic and fanciful air

Re: paw updates

2013-04-20 Thread Derby Chang
I like the classic umbrella man of course. It is the layered window shot that really catches my eye. On 20/04/2013 2:08 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Everyone: The first three are new. We had a lot of rain, and I got caught downtown without an umbrella and took the 1st one while riding

OT - Coffee terminology in the USA

2013-04-20 Thread Brian Walters
G'day all On my forthcoming trip to the USA I'm just going to *have* to find good coffee. In Australia, when my wife and I go to a coffee shop, I order a 'long black' and she has a 'flat white'. I'm fairly sure that I would get odd (possibly even unfriendly) looks if I ask for these in

Re: PESO - Untitled

2013-04-20 Thread Derby Chang
I lean that way too. I like the ambiguity of the bike and car. On 20/04/2013 11:28 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Still vacillating on this one, but I'm leaning toward like as I post this. Perhaps some new members don't know what people refer to when they talk of Theriaultian or

Re: OT PESO - Cathedral Caves

2013-04-20 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Wed, Apr 17, 2013, David Savage wrote: As some of you already know I spent a couple of weeks traveling around the south island of New Zealand in early April. Cathedral Caves are only accessible for a couple of hours everyday at low tide. Knowing I was going to a cave I lugged the tripod

Re: Is there any value to a K50 f/1.4 lens?

2013-04-20 Thread Charles Robinson
On Apr 20, 2013, at 17:20 , Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: There is a market for fast fiftys. I sold a K50 1.4 last year for $80. I don't think you'd get that for one in the cosmetic condition you describe, but if it's good optically and mechanically, I'm sure someone would

Re: OT - Coffee terminology in the USA

2013-04-20 Thread Darren Addy
The flat white would be called a latte here in the U.S. Your long black is interesting, because it is similar to the U.S. Americano except the assembly instructions are reversed. Your way preserves the crema (which I think is a Good Thing). My daughter manages a high end espresso shop here, so

Re: What are the shortcomings of you as a photographer?

2013-04-20 Thread Rick Womer
I'm with Mark C--lots of things in my life are Serious and need Concentration and Effort, and for me photography is a release from them. I take my best shots when I'm playing with the camera; not when I'm trying to make a statement or improve myself. What my photography needs is more shooting,

Re: Video (VESO?) : Fine spring weather

2013-04-20 Thread Rick Womer
Yup.  Visited a friend in Rochester (MN) last week and then drove up to Minneapolis for a meeting.  Lovely indeed; it snowed 3 1/2 out of the 4 days I was there. Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com To: Pentax-Discuss

Re: Video (VESO?) : Fine spring weather

2013-04-20 Thread Charles Robinson
On Apr 20, 2013, at 18:57 , Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Yup. Visited a friend in Rochester (MN) last week and then drove up to Minneapolis for a meeting. Lovely indeed; it snowed 3 1/2 out of the 4 days I was there. Gonna snow tonight too! Oh... boy. -Charles -- Charles

Sinking feeling...

2013-04-20 Thread Rick Womer
After a week on the inpatient service followed by a week away at a meeting and a very busy week catching up, the unread message counter on my Yahoo account said 999+. Now, after an hour of going through messages, it says 926. Sigh. Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW -- PDML

Re: Sinking feeling...

2013-04-20 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Well now Rick when everyone replies to this it will be back up to the 999+ mark :) Jeffery On 4/20/2013 7:21 PM, Rick Womer wrote: After a week on the inpatient service followed by a week away at a meeting and a very busy week catching up, the unread message counter on my Yahoo account said

Re: Sinking feeling...

2013-04-20 Thread Charles Robinson
On Apr 20, 2013, at 19:21 , Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: After a week on the inpatient service followed by a week away at a meeting and a very busy week catching up, the unread message counter on my Yahoo account said 999+. Now, after an hour of going through messages, it says

Re: Sinking feeling...

2013-04-20 Thread Eactivist
That's what the delete key is for. When I come back after being away for a while, I shut my eyes to ignore threads I really MIGHT want to read someday (which never comes), and just delete everything except the two months prior to my return. Be brave, you can do it. Marnie aka Doe :-)

Re: Finally after 6 years...

2013-04-20 Thread Eactivist
Tanks! MakaD In a message dated 4/20/2013 3:54:15 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, postmas...@robertstech.com writes: eactiv...@aol.com wrote: postmas...@robertstech.com writes: It looks like Focus Magic is *finally* getting around to releasing a 64-bit version of their Photoshop plug-in.

Re: Sinking feeling...

2013-04-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
Mines at 9453. You can't read them all. Paul via phone On Apr 20, 2013, at 8:21 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: After a week on the inpatient service followed by a week away at a meeting and a very busy week catching up, the unread message counter on my Yahoo account said 999+.

Re: Is there any value to a K50 f/1.4 lens?

2013-04-20 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Sat, Apr 20, 2013, Charles Robinson wrote: On Apr 20, 2013, at 17:20 , Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: There is a market for fast fiftys. I sold a K50 1.4 last year for $80. I don't think you'd get that for one in the cosmetic condition you describe, but if it's good

Re: Well, at least I'm allowed to leave the house now

2013-04-20 Thread Tim Bray
After they caught the 2nd guy, someone tweeted “Someone tell me a the name of a bar where law-enforcement guys go, so I can call in a couple of rounds.” -T On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 3:30 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: We still have one suspect at large out there somewhere but

Re: Seeking Night Shooting Advice

2013-04-20 Thread Tim Bray
One technique is to hard-set the ISO to 6400, put on something that’ll go to F1.4 or wider, don’t bother with the tripod, and embrace the grain. This is not a *subtle* technique but it gives you a lot of freedom. -T On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 9:11 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Never really done

PESO - Louvre Staircase

2013-04-20 Thread Rick Womer
I'm ambivalent about this one: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17187726size=lg Sometimes I like it, and sometimes I think there are too many blurry moving figures. Opinions appreciated! Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Untitled

2013-04-20 Thread Tim Bray
Made me smile. -T On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 6:28 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Still vacillating on this one, but I'm leaning toward like as I post this. Perhaps some new members don't know what people refer to when they talk of Theriaultian or knarfian blur:

Re: Boston PDML'ers please check in

2013-04-20 Thread Zos Xavius
I sincerely meant that apology. I was trying to let the whole thing drop, but I guess some people kept responding. Let me be clear: I have a growing distrust of the US federal government. Right now a bill is passing through congress that would allow them to openly monitor all of our

Re: OT - Coffee terminology in the USA

2013-04-20 Thread David Savage
On 21 April 2013 07:43, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: G'day all On my forthcoming trip to the USA I'm just going to *have* to find good coffee. Good luck with that. DS -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: Finally after 6 years...

2013-04-20 Thread Bruce Walker
Mark, have you tried and/or compared with the two Nik sharpeners? My early fiddling with them is very promising. They seem to me to work better than the native Lightroom tools. On Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 6:53 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: eactiv...@aol.com wrote:

Re: GESO - Record Store Day

2013-04-20 Thread David Savage
Love 7, 12 13 the mostest. DS On 21 April 2013 07:06, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: Happy Record Store Day, music lovers http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/13/04/recordstoreday/index.html -- der...@iinet.net.au http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: Boston PDML'ers please check in

2013-04-20 Thread Eactivist
Me too (re freedoms). BUT there are kinds of different political opinions on this list. Some will agree, some won't. We also have a kind of gentleman's agreement (including gentlewomen) to stay off political and religious topics. We've had some flame wars in the past. Or what passes for

Re: Sinking feeling...

2013-04-20 Thread Eactivist
I guess I should add, even after a massive deleting when I came back, my count is now at 4894. Marnie ;-) AOL objects when it gets up to 5,000. So it really objected when it was near 10,000. In a message dated 4/20/2013 5:29:39 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, eactiv...@aol.com writes:

Re: Boston PDML'ers please check in

2013-04-20 Thread Zos Xavius
Indeed. Hence regretting what I said in the first place. That's all I wanted to say anyways. Politics have no place on photography lists. I just wanted people to at least see maybe where I was coming from. Anymore I could care less what happens in the world. I probably can't do much at this point

Re: Boston PDML'ers please check in

2013-04-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
Why are you bringing this up again? Are you trolling for a fight? Time to take this elsewhere. There are plenty of political discussion sites where people will be happy to engage you. Paul On Apr 20, 2013, at 8:58 PM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote: I sincerely meant that apology. I was

Re: paw updates

2013-04-20 Thread Rick Womer
Christine, I really like the first one; too bad it wasn't ready in time for the April PUG! Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com To: PDML List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2013 12:08 AM Subject: paw

Re: Finally after 6 years...

2013-04-20 Thread Mark Roberts
Bruce Walker wrote: Mark, have you tried and/or compared with the two Nik sharpeners? My early fiddling with them is very promising. They seem to me to work better than the native Lightroom tools. Nope, 'fraid not. I had a version of Nik Sharpener many years ago but it's so many versions ago

Re: PESO - Louvre Staircase

2013-04-20 Thread Eactivist
Sorry, Rick, I have the same reaction, so no help here. And I had both reactions in the space of a couple of minutes. Heh. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 4/20/2013 5:46:47 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, rwomer1...@yahoo.com writes: I'm ambivalent about this one:

Re: PESO - Untitled

2013-04-20 Thread Eactivist
But, frank, the leaf in front is in focus. ;-) I like the angle, but have a real hard time seeing the biker. The backpack and hat blend into the trees. If you could create a little more separation so biker is clearer, I might quite like it. HTH, Marnie aka Doe In a message dated

Re: Boston PDML'ers please check in

2013-04-20 Thread Zos Xavius
No, I have no intention of discussing this any further as I have already stated. I don't really get where you think that I am trolling or looking to provoke any sort of response. On Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 9:50 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Why are you bringing this up again?

Re: GESO - Record Store Day

2013-04-20 Thread Eactivist
Nice gallery -- you really catch people unaware very well. For some odd reason I especially like #5. It seems almost like it has some significance. But I liked most of the others too. I enjoy seeing your work. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 4/20/2013 4:06:42 P.M. Pacific Daylight

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