Re: PESO - Mt St Michel landward view
Quoting Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com: From the ramparts, at mid-tide.nbsp; The difference between high and low tide can exceed 40 ft/12m, and the gradual slope makes the incoming tide impossible to outrun. On the horizon is the sort of torrential rainstorm that bedeviled us all day. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17641594size=lg or http://gallery.photo.net/photo/17641594-lg.jpg Comments? Very dramatic. That incoming tide must be a sight worth seeing. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- 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: A Familiar Shoulder
Quoting Walt ldott...@gmail.com: I shot a wedding for a friend of mine's son and his new bride last night. It was a bit of a last-minute deal I did on the cheap to help out the young couple, so I didn't do a lot in the way of preparation. Essentially, I did it all with my K-5 and the trusty ol' F 50/1.7. This is one of my favorites so far, though I'm still going through them. I just thought it was one of the more touching moments I've photographed to date -- the emotionally fraught dance of the bride and her father. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/11910356115/#large K-5, F 50/1.7, f/2.2, ISO 400, 1/180 sec., PTTL flash Comments, as always, are welcome. Really nice shot - one that both will treasure. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- 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: Crane
Quoting Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com: K-3 with DA 55-300/4-5.8 @ 300mm handheld. SR came in handy:) http://500px.com/photo/57585256 As Bruce said - very effective minimalism. I like the way the end of the crane lines up vertically with the top of the steeple. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- 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: Crane
On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 1:33 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: As Bruce said - very effective minimalism. I like the way the end of the crane lines up vertically with the top of the steeple. Thanks, Brian. That caught my eye when I was looking at the scene. -- 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: A Familiar Shoulder
Thanks, Ann. :) -- Walt On 1/12/2014 1:01 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Sweet ann On 1/12/2014 12:36, Walt wrote: I shot a wedding for a friend of mine's son and his new bride last night. It was a bit of a last-minute deal I did on the cheap to help out the young couple, so I didn't do a lot in the way of preparation. Essentially, I did it all with my K-5 and the trusty ol' F 50/1.7. This is one of my favorites so far, though I'm still going through them. I just thought it was one of the more touching moments I've photographed to date -- the emotionally fraught dance of the bride and her father. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/11910356115/#large K-5, F 50/1.7, f/2.2, ISO 400, 1/180 sec., PTTL flash Comments, as always, are welcome. Thanks! -- Walt -- 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: A Familiar Shoulder
Thank you, Bruce. I have to say, the flash performed pretty damned well given all the negative things I've heard about PTTL. The biggest issue I had was the flash unit slowly slipping out of the hot shoe over time -- which happened a couple of times throughout the night. Other than that, I think it did a pretty commendable job overall, from what I've seen of the photos I've gone through. -- Walt On 1/12/2014 1:53 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: A touching moment indeed, and nicely rendered, Walt. On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 12:36 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: I shot a wedding for a friend of mine's son and his new bride last night. It was a bit of a last-minute deal I did on the cheap to help out the young couple, so I didn't do a lot in the way of preparation. Essentially, I did it all with my K-5 and the trusty ol' F 50/1.7. This is one of my favorites so far, though I'm still going through them. I just thought it was one of the more touching moments I've photographed to date -- the emotionally fraught dance of the bride and her father. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/11910356115/#large K-5, F 50/1.7, f/2.2, ISO 400, 1/180 sec., PTTL flash Comments, as always, are welcome. Thanks! -- Walt -- 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. -- 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: A Familiar Shoulder
Thanks, Ken. I do hope they'll like it, as it's one of my favorite shots I've ever taken. -- Walt On 1/12/2014 7:26 PM, Ken Waller wrote: A nice capture that they will cherish. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Walt ldott...@gmail.com Subject: PESO: A Familiar Shoulder I shot a wedding for a friend of mine's son and his new bride last night. It was a bit of a last-minute deal I did on the cheap to help out the young couple, so I didn't do a lot in the way of preparation. Essentially, I did it all with my K-5 and the trusty ol' F 50/1.7. This is one of my favorites so far, though I'm still going through them. I just thought it was one of the more touching moments I've photographed to date -- the emotionally fraught dance of the bride and her father. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/11910356115/#large K-5, F 50/1.7, f/2.2, ISO 400, 1/180 sec., PTTL flash Comments, as always, are welcome. Thanks! -- Walt -- 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: A Familiar Shoulder
Thanks, Bruce. I hope you're right. I was pretty happy with it myself -- Walt On 1/13/2014 1:38 AM, Bruce wrote: A great moment captured and preserved. Good job. I'm sure they will be thrilled with that shot. -- Bruce Sent from my iPad On Jan 12, 2014, at 9:36 AM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: I shot a wedding for a friend of mine's son and his new bride last night. It was a bit of a last-minute deal I did on the cheap to help out the young couple, so I didn't do a lot in the way of preparation. Essentially, I did it all with my K-5 and the trusty ol' F 50/1.7. This is one of my favorites so far, though I'm still going through them. I just thought it was one of the more touching moments I've photographed to date -- the emotionally fraught dance of the bride and her father. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/11910356115/#large K-5, F 50/1.7, f/2.2, ISO 400, 1/180 sec., PTTL flash Comments, as always, are welcome. Thanks! -- Walt -- 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. -- 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: GESO - CES and Paul's Pic
Thanks for the booth report, Marnie. I have to wonder about your definition of scantily clad though. Aside from bare legs, the only way that girl in your shot could be more covered would be with a burka. The very next thing you need to learn to do on your X-5 is disable the date/time stamp. :-) On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 12:59 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: I went to CES in Las Vegas and just got back. These were shot with the X-5 (which I got so I could take pics for the annual and PUG). Thoughts/reactions about CES below. And first impressions of the X-5. I just got the X-5 delivered from Amazon the day before I left. I barely had time to figure it out. It doesn't have an Av setting, so I either shot manual or program or green button. None of the shots are great and I haven't edited them. http://mapphotography.com/CES/index.html Pentax: I asked two reps if Ricoh intended a FF Pentax. I asked them separately. The answer was pretty much, no. One rep said that the market share for FF is a sliver and too small. The other said because the 645D is out there ( prominently displayed), it is very unlikely. He also said that USA Pentax reps are the last to know. They may know a little in Japan -- but only when Ricoh/Pentax actually comes out with a public release do they find out. I went on the trip with a friend, and he asked later too, and he was simply answered, no. Overall, the answer seemed to be very much, no. OTOH, I asked about Ricoh's support of Pentax. Very much so -- this will be one company that will not drop Pentax or sell it out. They are heavily invested and very much behind the brand name. The Pentax display was understated and tasteful, except for the scantily clad Japanese girl sitting on a chair, pushing a button on a toy train running on a track below her. Photo op, supposedly. There were scantily clad girls in a few places, CES is male-oriented. Evidentially there were more girls in previous years, but each year brings more and more women attendees to the show. There was a wall of K-50's, not quite sure why. The big poster shot of the GR was taken with the K-3, and that is partly why it was there, to show how large it could be blown up and not lose resolution. Paul's pic had an end spot, and really was one of the best there. :-) Okay, about the rest of CES -- it was not the primary purpose of my trip. I went with a friend and just wanted a trip, also saw Las Vegas, a ghost town, Red Rock Canyon, and the Bellagio fountain and some of the casinos (I don't gamble). So I did not ask a lot of questions a lot of you would ask and did not look at lot of things a lot of you would look at. I was also not solely interested in photographic equipment. I also went under an assumed identity, heh, as a audio/visual design person (smart houses). This show is mainly for dealers who are going to put in large orders for products. Nothing is on sale to the public. So I did brief tours of two halls, well, three and a half halls. Other Cameras: The Nikon display was similar to Pentax's, a bit bigger, lots of yellow. And one seating area with a video running about some camera. Pentax had no video seating area. No scantily-clad girls at Nikon. The Canon display was much, much bigger. The emphasis there was mainly on their printers and other imaging products. They did have a small walk-thru photo gallery. And a tier of cameras. A shot of that is in the gallery above. At first when I saw it I thought it was photographers taking shots of the show. Then I realized they were actually cameras to try out and went up and tried some. That was clever of them and they were the only ones that did that. No poles locking the cameras down to a hole in a display table. The two dancing girls there were wearing pants and T-shirts. WTG, Canon. The Sony display was one of the largest and a bit confusing. It had a 'surround' video running above -- it covered a very large area with their products inside, much bigger than it looks in my picture. The camera I was, personally, most impressed with and taken by was the Fujifilm (yes, moving on) X-M2. Which the rep told me had just started being shipped in November. She only had one, it was so new, although she had several X-M1s. CES: The show/convention/conference overall, was overwhelming. It is HUGE. Most people were there to do business and see specific items. If you didn't have a focus it was pretty confusing. Lots and lots of booths, but the most overwhelming part was simply the massive number of people walking around. Almost worse than Disneyland during summer. About 150,000 attend, so it was busy, busy all the time. Most were wearing black. The racial/ethnic mix was mainly White and Asian. At least the shuttle buses between venues were good (there is a three-hall convention center, two stories, and things spilled over into three other
Re: PESO: A Familiar Shoulder
On 1/13/2014 5:24 AM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Walt ldott...@gmail.com: I shot a wedding for a friend of mine's son and his new bride last night. It was a bit of a last-minute deal I did on the cheap to help out the young couple, so I didn't do a lot in the way of preparation. Essentially, I did it all with my K-5 and the trusty ol' F 50/1.7. This is one of my favorites so far, though I'm still going through them. I just thought it was one of the more touching moments I've photographed to date -- the emotionally fraught dance of the bride and her father. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/11910356115/#large K-5, F 50/1.7, f/2.2, ISO 400, 1/180 sec., PTTL flash Comments, as always, are welcome. Really nice shot - one that both will treasure. Thank you, Brian. Taking the shot, I felt almost like I was prying. For a moment, I was a little hesitant -- afraid it was a bit much. But, I decided it was better to keep snapping until one of them told me to stop. Fortunately, they never did. -- Walt -- 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: A Familiar Shoulder
That's odd about the shoe slippage. Did you rotate the locking lever to the right? When you do that a pin drops from the flash and slides into a hole in the shoe where it should prevent the removal of the flash. Maybe your 3rd-party flash doesn't have that lever. On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 8:37 AM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Thank you, Bruce. I have to say, the flash performed pretty damned well given all the negative things I've heard about PTTL. The biggest issue I had was the flash unit slowly slipping out of the hot shoe over time -- which happened a couple of times throughout the night. Other than that, I think it did a pretty commendable job overall, from what I've seen of the photos I've gone through. -- Walt On 1/12/2014 1:53 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: A touching moment indeed, and nicely rendered, Walt. On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 12:36 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: I shot a wedding for a friend of mine's son and his new bride last night. It was a bit of a last-minute deal I did on the cheap to help out the young couple, so I didn't do a lot in the way of preparation. Essentially, I did it all with my K-5 and the trusty ol' F 50/1.7. This is one of my favorites so far, though I'm still going through them. I just thought it was one of the more touching moments I've photographed to date -- the emotionally fraught dance of the bride and her father. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/11910356115/#large K-5, F 50/1.7, f/2.2, ISO 400, 1/180 sec., PTTL flash Comments, as always, are welcome. Thanks! -- Walt -- 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. -- 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. -- -bmw -- 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: GESO - CES and Paul's Pic
Thanks for the report pics, Marnie. I was curious to see how Paul's photo was used. Very nice! On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 7:43 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for the booth report, Marnie. I have to wonder about your definition of scantily clad though. Aside from bare legs, the only way that girl in your shot could be more covered would be with a burka. The very next thing you need to learn to do on your X-5 is disable the date/time stamp. :-) On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 12:59 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: I went to CES in Las Vegas and just got back. These were shot with the X-5 (which I got so I could take pics for the annual and PUG). Thoughts/reactions about CES below. And first impressions of the X-5. I just got the X-5 delivered from Amazon the day before I left. I barely had time to figure it out. It doesn't have an Av setting, so I either shot manual or program or green button. None of the shots are great and I haven't edited them. http://mapphotography.com/CES/index.html Pentax: I asked two reps if Ricoh intended a FF Pentax. I asked them separately. The answer was pretty much, no. One rep said that the market share for FF is a sliver and too small. The other said because the 645D is out there ( prominently displayed), it is very unlikely. He also said that USA Pentax reps are the last to know. They may know a little in Japan -- but only when Ricoh/Pentax actually comes out with a public release do they find out. I went on the trip with a friend, and he asked later too, and he was simply answered, no. Overall, the answer seemed to be very much, no. OTOH, I asked about Ricoh's support of Pentax. Very much so -- this will be one company that will not drop Pentax or sell it out. They are heavily invested and very much behind the brand name. The Pentax display was understated and tasteful, except for the scantily clad Japanese girl sitting on a chair, pushing a button on a toy train running on a track below her. Photo op, supposedly. There were scantily clad girls in a few places, CES is male-oriented. Evidentially there were more girls in previous years, but each year brings more and more women attendees to the show. There was a wall of K-50's, not quite sure why. The big poster shot of the GR was taken with the K-3, and that is partly why it was there, to show how large it could be blown up and not lose resolution. Paul's pic had an end spot, and really was one of the best there. :-) Okay, about the rest of CES -- it was not the primary purpose of my trip. I went with a friend and just wanted a trip, also saw Las Vegas, a ghost town, Red Rock Canyon, and the Bellagio fountain and some of the casinos (I don't gamble). So I did not ask a lot of questions a lot of you would ask and did not look at lot of things a lot of you would look at. I was also not solely interested in photographic equipment. I also went under an assumed identity, heh, as a audio/visual design person (smart houses). This show is mainly for dealers who are going to put in large orders for products. Nothing is on sale to the public. So I did brief tours of two halls, well, three and a half halls. Other Cameras: The Nikon display was similar to Pentax's, a bit bigger, lots of yellow. And one seating area with a video running about some camera. Pentax had no video seating area. No scantily-clad girls at Nikon. The Canon display was much, much bigger. The emphasis there was mainly on their printers and other imaging products. They did have a small walk-thru photo gallery. And a tier of cameras. A shot of that is in the gallery above. At first when I saw it I thought it was photographers taking shots of the show. Then I realized they were actually cameras to try out and went up and tried some. That was clever of them and they were the only ones that did that. No poles locking the cameras down to a hole in a display table. The two dancing girls there were wearing pants and T-shirts. WTG, Canon. The Sony display was one of the largest and a bit confusing. It had a 'surround' video running above -- it covered a very large area with their products inside, much bigger than it looks in my picture. The camera I was, personally, most impressed with and taken by was the Fujifilm (yes, moving on) X-M2. Which the rep told me had just started being shipped in November. She only had one, it was so new, although she had several X-M1s. CES: The show/convention/conference overall, was overwhelming. It is HUGE. Most people were there to do business and see specific items. If you didn't have a focus it was pretty confusing. Lots and lots of booths, but the most overwhelming part was simply the massive number of people walking around. Almost worse than Disneyland during summer. About 150,000 attend, so it was busy, busy all the time. Most were wearing black. The racial/ethnic mix
Re: PESO: A Familiar Shoulder
I just checked and it doesn't appear to have one. It just has the wheel-type fastener that you turn to tighten the flash down onto the hot shoe. I'm sure part of the reason is that I don't like to tighten it down too much, because it's a real pain in the ass to remove if you do. It's just one of those things I have to remind myself to be on the lookout for while I'm using it, I reckon. -- Walt On 1/13/2014 7:46 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: That's odd about the shoe slippage. Did you rotate the locking lever to the right? When you do that a pin drops from the flash and slides into a hole in the shoe where it should prevent the removal of the flash. Maybe your 3rd-party flash doesn't have that lever. On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 8:37 AM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Thank you, Bruce. I have to say, the flash performed pretty damned well given all the negative things I've heard about PTTL. The biggest issue I had was the flash unit slowly slipping out of the hot shoe over time -- which happened a couple of times throughout the night. Other than that, I think it did a pretty commendable job overall, from what I've seen of the photos I've gone through. -- Walt On 1/12/2014 1:53 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: A touching moment indeed, and nicely rendered, Walt. On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 12:36 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: I shot a wedding for a friend of mine's son and his new bride last night. It was a bit of a last-minute deal I did on the cheap to help out the young couple, so I didn't do a lot in the way of preparation. Essentially, I did it all with my K-5 and the trusty ol' F 50/1.7. This is one of my favorites so far, though I'm still going through them. I just thought it was one of the more touching moments I've photographed to date -- the emotionally fraught dance of the bride and her father. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/11910356115/#large K-5, F 50/1.7, f/2.2, ISO 400, 1/180 sec., PTTL flash Comments, as always, are welcome. Thanks! -- Walt -- 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. -- 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. -- 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: January PUG is up - it's cold outside....
On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 7:37 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: On 1/12/2014 19:13, David J Brooks wrote: Your lucky to gave a street I love your typos, dave Typo, what you talkin about Willis. Dave ann On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 5:03 PM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 12/1/14, Brian Walters, discombobulated, unleashed: A great gallery to kick off 2014. As usual it's hard to pick favourites but maybe Thrainn's 'Horses in Winter' and Jan's 'Too Cold for Comfort'. Interesting that Ann and Phillip both submitted shots taken on film and both used the KX. As usual, you'll find the gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ Absolutely brilliant gallery! I was going to rattle off a few of my favourites but I genuinely enjoyed them all - fabulous job to all. Very inspiring - I haven't shot anything decent in ages - makes me want to pick up the cameras and head out the door. Will be able to on Weds when we're popping to Oxford to meet up with Mark and Lisa for a few hours - so looks like some street photography in order! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- 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. -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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: GESO - CES and Paul's Pic
Oh brave new World... Your 4th photo gave me a giggle as it related to your annoyance at the scantily clad hottie on the right. Nice juxtaposition of display and person :-) Right on about Paul's photo being strong in that field. Your detailed report reminded me how little I reported about the Photo expo in NY - and the photos I don't have anymore as that was from a block of time where I accidentally deleted forever (unless I paid a fortune for retrieval) the day I went to it. but not for any photos I took there... but on my walk up there and back. I'm officially an old fogey - I loathe the glitz, the cutsie pie stuff they made with the 3-d printers and am horrified at all drones. Glad you made it to Red Rock.. So what, not even a quarter in a slot machine?? Look forward to your shots off the strip. ann On 1/13/2014 00:59, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: I went to CES in Las Vegas and just got back. These were shot with the X-5 (which I got so I could take pics for the annual and PUG). Thoughts/reactions about CES below. And first impressions of the X-5. I just got the X-5 delivered from Amazon the day before I left. I barely had time to figure it out. It doesn't have an Av setting, so I either shot manual or program or green button. None of the shots are great and I haven't edited them. http://mapphotography.com/CES/index.html Pentax: I asked two reps if Ricoh intended a FF Pentax. I asked them separately. The answer was pretty much, no. One rep said that the market share for FF is a sliver and too small. The other said because the 645D is out there ( prominently displayed), it is very unlikely. He also said that USA Pentax reps are the last to know. They may know a little in Japan -- but only when Ricoh/Pentax actually comes out with a public release do they find out. I went on the trip with a friend, and he asked later too, and he was simply answered, no. Overall, the answer seemed to be very much, no. OTOH, I asked about Ricoh's support of Pentax. Very much so -- this will be one company that will not drop Pentax or sell it out. They are heavily invested and very much behind the brand name. The Pentax display was understated and tasteful, except for the scantily clad Japanese girl sitting on a chair, pushing a button on a toy train running on a track below her. Photo op, supposedly. There were scantily clad girls in a few places, CES is male-oriented. Evidentially there were more girls in previous years, but each year brings more and more women attendees to the show. There was a wall of K-50's, not quite sure why. The big poster shot of the GR was taken with the K-3, and that is partly why it was there, to show how large it could be blown up and not lose resolution. Paul's pic had an end spot, and really was one of the best there. :-) Okay, about the rest of CES -- it was not the primary purpose of my trip. I went with a friend and just wanted a trip, also saw Las Vegas, a ghost town, Red Rock Canyon, and the Bellagio fountain and some of the casinos (I don't gamble). So I did not ask a lot of questions a lot of you would ask and did not look at lot of things a lot of you would look at. I was also not solely interested in photographic equipment. I also went under an assumed identity, heh, as a audio/visual design person (smart houses). This show is mainly for dealers who are going to put in large orders for products. Nothing is on sale to the public. So I did brief tours of two halls, well, three and a half halls. Other Cameras: The Nikon display was similar to Pentax's, a bit bigger, lots of yellow. And one seating area with a video running about some camera. Pentax had no video seating area. No scantily-clad girls at Nikon. The Canon display was much, much bigger. The emphasis there was mainly on their printers and other imaging products. They did have a small walk-thru photo gallery. And a tier of cameras. A shot of that is in the gallery above. At first when I saw it I thought it was photographers taking shots of the show. Then I realized they were actually cameras to try out and went up and tried some. That was clever of them and they were the only ones that did that. No poles locking the cameras down to a hole in a display table. The two dancing girls there were wearing pants and T-shirts. WTG, Canon. The Sony display was one of the largest and a bit confusing. It had a 'surround' video running above -- it covered a very large area with their products inside, much bigger than it looks in my picture. The camera I was, personally, most impressed with and taken by was the Fujifilm (yes, moving on) X-M2. Which the rep told me had just started being shipped in November. She only had one, it was so new, although she had several X-M1s. CES: The show/convention/conference overall, was overwhelming. It is HUGE. Most people were there to do business and see specific items. If you didn't have a focus it was pretty confusing.
Re: PESOs: polar vortex + window
I agree with you, I'd love to be able to go closer... These are at full magnification, and not tightly cropped.. I haven't tried to crop deeper on these yet, maybe that would yield interesting results... As for good windows... not too sure about that, but maybe .. The window is almost 200 years old, probably. Single pane construction, though we have installed a piece of tempered glass inside of it. This is as much for safety as insulation, as the window is about 6 ft square, and comes nearly to the floor. On the outside of the frame, there are weep holes that allow moisture to escape, after the frost melts. ;) Thanks to all for the kind comments and to everyone who had a look. :) -c On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 8:27 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: on 2014-01-09 18:47 Christine Nielsen wrote In a lovely change of pace today, I got to just mess around with my camera the 100mm macro ... These are no Cassinos, but I thought I'd share some of the early results ... http://www.christinenielsen.com/sharing/h67a1511#h67a1511 wow, you must have good windows! my eye wants to go in to even finer detail - are those at full magnification? (btw, a 200mm Macro would not produce a much different image if it is also 1:1, it just wouldn't need to be as close to the glass) -- 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. -- http://christinenielsen.com http://www.facebook.com/ChristineNielsenPhotography -- 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: GESO - CES and Paul's Pic
Agreed date/time stamp. I was semi-joking re scantily clad. Her legs were quite bare, more than it looks. But none of the females were actually scantily clad this year. I gather they have been covering them up more and more because of female attendees. Evidentially, there were more just last year. I need to get the viewfinder to be less bright, as well. And figure out how to set a manual setting and then use it re the green button. The green button does less than it does on the higher end cameras, but it will do something (something which I haven't figured out yet). Marnie In a message dated 1/13/2014 5:43:33 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, bruce.wal...@gmail.com writes: Thanks for the booth report, Marnie. I have to wonder about your definition of scantily clad though. Aside from bare legs, the only way that girl in your shot could be more covered would be with a burka. The very next thing you need to learn to do on your X-5 is disable the date/time stamp. :-) On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 12:59 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: I went to CES in Las Vegas and just got back. These were shot with the X-5 (which I got so I could take pics for the annual and PUG). Thoughts/reactions about CES below. And first impressions of the X-5. I just got the X-5 delivered from Amazon the day before I left. I barely had time to figure it out. It doesn't have an Av setting, so I either shot manual or program or green button. None of the shots are great and I haven't edited them. http://mapphotography.com/CES/index.html Pentax: I asked two reps if Ricoh intended a FF Pentax. I asked them separately. The answer was pretty much, no. One rep said that the market share for FF is a sliver and too small. The other said because the 645D is out there ( prominently displayed), it is very unlikely. He also said that USA Pentax reps are the last to know. They may know a little in Japan -- but only when Ricoh/Pentax actually comes out with a public release do they find out. I went on the trip with a friend, and he asked later too, and he was simply answered, no. Overall, the answer seemed to be very much, no. OTOH, I asked about Ricoh's support of Pentax. Very much so -- this will be one company that will not drop Pentax or sell it out. They are heavily invested and very much behind the brand name. The Pentax display was understated and tasteful, except for the scantily clad Japanese girl sitting on a chair, pushing a button on a toy train running on a track below her. Photo op, supposedly. There were scantily clad girls in a few places, CES is male-oriented. Evidentially there were more girls in previous years, but each year brings more and more women attendees to the show. There was a wall of K-50's, not quite sure why. The big poster shot of the GR was taken with the K-3, and that is partly why it was there, to show how large it could be blown up and not lose resolution. Paul's pic had an end spot, and really was one of the best there. :-) Okay, about the rest of CES -- it was not the primary purpose of my trip. I went with a friend and just wanted a trip, also saw Las Vegas, a ghost town, Red Rock Canyon, and the Bellagio fountain and some of the casinos (I don't gamble). So I did not ask a lot of questions a lot of you would ask and did not look at lot of things a lot of you would look at. I was also not solely interested in photographic equipment. I also went under an assumed identity, heh, as a audio/visual design person (smart houses). This show is mainly for dealers who are going to put in large orders for products. Nothing is on sale to the public. So I did brief tours of two halls, well, three and a half halls. Other Cameras: The Nikon display was similar to Pentax's, a bit bigger, lots of yellow. And one seating area with a video running about some camera. Pentax had no video seating area. No scantily-clad girls at Nikon. The Canon display was much, much bigger. The emphasis there was mainly on their printers and other imaging products. They did have a small walk-thru photo gallery. And a tier of cameras. A shot of that is in the gallery above. At first when I saw it I thought it was photographers taking shots of the show. Then I realized they were actually cameras to try out and went up and tried some. That was clever of them and they were the only ones that did that. No poles locking the cameras down to a hole in a display table. The two dancing girls there were wearing pants and T-shirts. WTG, Canon. The Sony display was one of the largest and a bit confusing. It had a 'surround' video running above -- it covered a very large area with their products inside, much bigger than it looks in my picture. The camera I was, personally, most impressed with and taken by was the Fujifilm (yes, moving on) X-M2. Which
Re: GESO - CES and Paul's Pic
Interesting report, Marnie, thanks. We all know they are trying to sell those colorful cameras to women, so... why no beefcake in the booth to accompany them??? :) -c On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 12:59 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: I went to CES in Las Vegas and just got back. These were shot with the X-5 (which I got so I could take pics for the annual and PUG). Thoughts/reactions about CES below. And first impressions of the X-5. I just got the X-5 delivered from Amazon the day before I left. I barely had time to figure it out. It doesn't have an Av setting, so I either shot manual or program or green button. None of the shots are great and I haven't edited them. http://mapphotography.com/CES/index.html Pentax: I asked two reps if Ricoh intended a FF Pentax. I asked them separately. The answer was pretty much, no. One rep said that the market share for FF is a sliver and too small. The other said because the 645D is out there ( prominently displayed), it is very unlikely. He also said that USA Pentax reps are the last to know. They may know a little in Japan -- but only when Ricoh/Pentax actually comes out with a public release do they find out. I went on the trip with a friend, and he asked later too, and he was simply answered, no. Overall, the answer seemed to be very much, no. OTOH, I asked about Ricoh's support of Pentax. Very much so -- this will be one company that will not drop Pentax or sell it out. They are heavily invested and very much behind the brand name. The Pentax display was understated and tasteful, except for the scantily clad Japanese girl sitting on a chair, pushing a button on a toy train running on a track below her. Photo op, supposedly. There were scantily clad girls in a few places, CES is male-oriented. Evidentially there were more girls in previous years, but each year brings more and more women attendees to the show. There was a wall of K-50's, not quite sure why. The big poster shot of the GR was taken with the K-3, and that is partly why it was there, to show how large it could be blown up and not lose resolution. Paul's pic had an end spot, and really was one of the best there. :-) Okay, about the rest of CES -- it was not the primary purpose of my trip. I went with a friend and just wanted a trip, also saw Las Vegas, a ghost town, Red Rock Canyon, and the Bellagio fountain and some of the casinos (I don't gamble). So I did not ask a lot of questions a lot of you would ask and did not look at lot of things a lot of you would look at. I was also not solely interested in photographic equipment. I also went under an assumed identity, heh, as a audio/visual design person (smart houses). This show is mainly for dealers who are going to put in large orders for products. Nothing is on sale to the public. So I did brief tours of two halls, well, three and a half halls. Other Cameras: The Nikon display was similar to Pentax's, a bit bigger, lots of yellow. And one seating area with a video running about some camera. Pentax had no video seating area. No scantily-clad girls at Nikon. The Canon display was much, much bigger. The emphasis there was mainly on their printers and other imaging products. They did have a small walk-thru photo gallery. And a tier of cameras. A shot of that is in the gallery above. At first when I saw it I thought it was photographers taking shots of the show. Then I realized they were actually cameras to try out and went up and tried some. That was clever of them and they were the only ones that did that. No poles locking the cameras down to a hole in a display table. The two dancing girls there were wearing pants and T-shirts. WTG, Canon. The Sony display was one of the largest and a bit confusing. It had a 'surround' video running above -- it covered a very large area with their products inside, much bigger than it looks in my picture. The camera I was, personally, most impressed with and taken by was the Fujifilm (yes, moving on) X-M2. Which the rep told me had just started being shipped in November. She only had one, it was so new, although she had several X-M1s. CES: The show/convention/conference overall, was overwhelming. It is HUGE. Most people were there to do business and see specific items. If you didn't have a focus it was pretty confusing. Lots and lots of booths, but the most overwhelming part was simply the massive number of people walking around. Almost worse than Disneyland during summer. About 150,000 attend, so it was busy, busy all the time. Most were wearing black. The racial/ethnic mix was mainly White and Asian. At least the shuttle buses between venues were good (there is a three-hall convention center, two stories, and things spilled over into three other hotels). I had very interesting discussions with a cable company owner and a representative of GSM (Global Standards for Mobile)
Re: GESO - CES and Paul's Pic
It seemed a total waste of the 3-D printing process, agreed. (IE Smurfs, or essentially smurfs.) But that is what they were peddling to consumers. I just didn't take a pic of the more serious one that is being used to prototype things for computers, etc. (He said some companies were using the 3-D printers to design silicon chip holders. If it's off a fraction, they can correct and rerun the printer.) Their objects were very small and in a glass case. I got some literature from them, but haven't read it to see what all the uses were that it was being put to. They were not marketing to consumers. Another one had a chocolate 3-D printer. Except they had no printer and I saw no literature. It seemed to be all online. I couldn't figure out if it was a gag or if someone was actually doing it. I certainly can see a use for that. Heh. Marnie In a message dated 1/13/2014 6:53:41 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, ann...@nyc.rr.com writes: I'm officially an old fogey - I loathe the glitz, the cutsie pie stuff they made with the 3-d printers and am horrified at all drones. -- 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: GESO - CES and Paul's Pic
My reaction exactly. Which is why I mentioned the girl. I mean, come on, who are you really marketing to? They didn't think that one through. Marnie aka Doe ;-) In a message dated 1/13/2014 7:25:00 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, ch...@inielsen.net writes: Interesting report, Marnie, thanks. We all know they are trying to sell those colorful cameras to women, so... why no beefcake in the booth to accompany them??? :) -c -- 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: GESO - CES and Paul's Pic
How about provocatively clad, Bruce? Bare legs, high heels, skin tight top is definitely in the spirit of scantily clad They are still pushing the camera with a hot model instead of someone neatly dressed in office attire.. Its annoying ann On 1/13/2014 08:43, Bruce Walker wrote: Thanks for the booth report, Marnie. I have to wonder about your definition of scantily clad though. Aside from bare legs, the only way that girl in your shot could be more covered would be with a burka. The very next thing you need to learn to do on your X-5 is disable the date/time stamp. :-) On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 12:59 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: I went to CES in Las Vegas and just got back. These were shot with the X-5 (which I got so I could take pics for the annual and PUG). Thoughts/reactions about CES below. And first impressions of the X-5. I just got the X-5 delivered from Amazon the day before I left. I barely had time to figure it out. It doesn't have an Av setting, so I either shot manual or program or green button. None of the shots are great and I haven't edited them. http://mapphotography.com/CES/index.html Pentax: I asked two reps if Ricoh intended a FF Pentax. I asked them separately. The answer was pretty much, no. One rep said that the market share for FF is a sliver and too small. The other said because the 645D is out there ( prominently displayed), it is very unlikely. He also said that USA Pentax reps are the last to know. They may know a little in Japan -- but only when Ricoh/Pentax actually comes out with a public release do they find out. I went on the trip with a friend, and he asked later too, and he was simply answered, no. Overall, the answer seemed to be very much, no. OTOH, I asked about Ricoh's support of Pentax. Very much so -- this will be one company that will not drop Pentax or sell it out. They are heavily invested and very much behind the brand name. The Pentax display was understated and tasteful, except for the scantily clad Japanese girl sitting on a chair, pushing a button on a toy train running on a track below her. Photo op, supposedly. There were scantily clad girls in a few places, CES is male-oriented. Evidentially there were more girls in previous years, but each year brings more and more women attendees to the show. There was a wall of K-50's, not quite sure why. The big poster shot of the GR was taken with the K-3, and that is partly why it was there, to show how large it could be blown up and not lose resolution. Paul's pic had an end spot, and really was one of the best there. :-) Okay, about the rest of CES -- it was not the primary purpose of my trip. I went with a friend and just wanted a trip, also saw Las Vegas, a ghost town, Red Rock Canyon, and the Bellagio fountain and some of the casinos (I don't gamble). So I did not ask a lot of questions a lot of you would ask and did not look at lot of things a lot of you would look at. I was also not solely interested in photographic equipment. I also went under an assumed identity, heh, as a audio/visual design person (smart houses). This show is mainly for dealers who are going to put in large orders for products. Nothing is on sale to the public. So I did brief tours of two halls, well, three and a half halls. Other Cameras: The Nikon display was similar to Pentax's, a bit bigger, lots of yellow. And one seating area with a video running about some camera. Pentax had no video seating area. No scantily-clad girls at Nikon. The Canon display was much, much bigger. The emphasis there was mainly on their printers and other imaging products. They did have a small walk-thru photo gallery. And a tier of cameras. A shot of that is in the gallery above. At first when I saw it I thought it was photographers taking shots of the show. Then I realized they were actually cameras to try out and went up and tried some. That was clever of them and they were the only ones that did that. No poles locking the cameras down to a hole in a display table. The two dancing girls there were wearing pants and T-shirts. WTG, Canon. The Sony display was one of the largest and a bit confusing. It had a 'surround' video running above -- it covered a very large area with their products inside, much bigger than it looks in my picture. The camera I was, personally, most impressed with and taken by was the Fujifilm (yes, moving on) X-M2. Which the rep told me had just started being shipped in November. She only had one, it was so new, although she had several X-M1s. CES: The show/convention/conference overall, was overwhelming. It is HUGE. Most people were there to do business and see specific items. If you didn't have a focus it was pretty confusing. Lots and lots of booths, but the most overwhelming part was simply the massive number of people walking around. Almost worse than Disneyland during summer. About 150,000 attend, so it was busy, busy all the time. Most were
Re: A Familiar Shoulder
A very touching moment/photo. One of the reasons I used to enjoy shooting weddings. -p On 1/13/2014 7:38 AM, Walt wrote: Thanks, Ken. I do hope they'll like it, as it's one of my favorite shots I've ever taken. -- Walt On 1/12/2014 7:26 PM, Ken Waller wrote: A nice capture that they will cherish. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Walt ldott...@gmail.com Subject: PESO: A Familiar Shoulder I shot a wedding for a friend of mine's son and his new bride last night. It was a bit of a last-minute deal I did on the cheap to help out the young couple, so I didn't do a lot in the way of preparation. Essentially, I did it all with my K-5 and the trusty ol' F 50/1.7. This is one of my favorites so far, though I'm still going through them. I just thought it was one of the more touching moments I've photographed to date -- the emotionally fraught dance of the bride and her father. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/11910356115/#large K-5, F 50/1.7, f/2.2, ISO 400, 1/180 sec., PTTL flash Comments, as always, are welcome. Thanks! -- Walt -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- 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: GESO - CES and Paul's Pic
You nailed it. Thanks, ann. Heh. In a message dated 1/13/2014 7:36:06 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, ann...@nyc.rr.com writes: How about provocatively clad, Bruce? Bare legs, high heels, skin tight top is definitely in the spirit of scantily clad They are still pushing the camera with a hot model instead of someone neatly dressed in office attire.. Its annoying ann On 1/13/2014 08:43, Bruce Walker wrote: Thanks for the booth report, Marnie. I have to wonder about your definition of scantily clad though. Aside from bare legs, the only way that girl in your shot could be more covered would be with a burka. The very next thing you need to learn to do on your X-5 is disable the date/time stamp. :-) On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 12:59 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: I went to CES in Las Vegas and just got back. These were shot with the X-5 (which I got so I could take pics for the annual and PUG). Thoughts/reactions about CES below. And first impressions of the X-5. I just got the X-5 delivered from Amazon the day before I left. I barely had time to figure it out. It doesn't have an Av setting, so I either shot manual or program or green button. None of the shots are great and I haven't edited them. http://mapphotography.com/CES/index.html Pentax: I asked two reps if Ricoh intended a FF Pentax. I asked them separately. The answer was pretty much, no. One rep said that the market share for FF is a sliver and too small. The other said because the 645D is out there ( prominently displayed), it is very unlikely. He also said that USA Pentax reps are the last to know. They may know a little in Japan -- but only when Ricoh/Pentax actually comes out with a public release do they find out. I went on the trip with a friend, and he asked later too, and he was simply answered, no. Overall, the answer seemed to be very much, no. OTOH, I asked about Ricoh's support of Pentax. Very much so -- this will be one company that will not drop Pentax or sell it out. They are heavily invested and very much behind the brand name. The Pentax display was understated and tasteful, except for the scantily clad Japanese girl sitting on a chair, pushing a button on a toy train running on a track below her. Photo op, supposedly. There were scantily clad girls in a few places, CES is male-oriented. Evidentially there were more girls in previous years, but each year brings more and more women attendees to the show. There was a wall of K-50's, not quite sure why. The big poster shot of the GR was taken with the K-3, and that is partly why it was there, to show how large it could be blown up and not lose resolution. Paul's pic had an end spot, and really was one of the best there. :-) Okay, about the rest of CES -- it was not the primary purpose of my trip. I went with a friend and just wanted a trip, also saw Las Vegas, a ghost town, Red Rock Canyon, and the Bellagio fountain and some of the casinos (I don't gamble). So I did not ask a lot of questions a lot of you would ask and did not look at lot of things a lot of you would look at. I was also not solely interested in photographic equipment. I also went under an assumed identity, heh, as a audio/visual design person (smart houses). This show is mainly for dealers who are going to put in large orders for products. Nothing is on sale to the public. So I did brief tours of two halls, well, three and a half halls. Other Cameras: The Nikon display was similar to Pentax's, a bit bigger, lots of yellow. And one seating area with a video running about some camera. Pentax had no video seating area. No scantily-clad girls at Nikon. The Canon display was much, much bigger. The emphasis there was mainly on their printers and other imaging products. They did have a small walk-thru photo gallery. And a tier of cameras. A shot of that is in the gallery above. At first when I saw it I thought it was photographers taking shots of the show. Then I realized they were actually cameras to try out and went up and tried some. That was clever of them and they were the only ones that did that. No poles locking the cameras down to a hole in a display table. The two dancing girls there were wearing pants and T-shirts. WTG, Canon. The Sony display was one of the largest and a bit confusing. It had a 'surround' video running above -- it covered a very large area with their products inside, much bigger than it looks in my picture. The camera I was, personally, most impressed with and taken by was the Fujifilm (yes, moving on) X-M2. Which the rep told me had just started being shipped in November. She only had one, it was so new, although she had several X-M1s. CES: The show/convention/conference overall, was overwhelming. It is HUGE. Most people were there to do business and
Re: It's not the camera
On Jan 12, 2014, at 5:25 PM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: On Jan 11, 2014, at 5:31 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 07:28:00AM -0800, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I think in my case it's often all about the camera: The older, the crappier the camera I am using, the more I enjoy squeezing interesting photographs out of it. I have a LOT of old crappy cameras. Also a lot of old nice cameras. And a couple of nice modern cameras too. Eh? ... It's all about the photographer. And his minions … https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/25268645/minions.jpg In chemsitry, they taught us about cations and anions. What sort of charge do minions have? A small one. I thought they were free. Yes if you buy Happy Meals. G -- 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: GESO - CES and Paul's Pic
Is it Canon? Or Nikon? That has Ashton Kutcher doing their promos..? They figured it out. Well, they would have, anyway, if I could remember what brand it was off the top of my head. But the general idea is the same. :) -c http://christinenielsen.com http://facebook.com/ChristineNielsenPhotography On Jan 13, 2014, at 10:41 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: You nailed it. Thanks, ann. Heh. In a message dated 1/13/2014 7:36:06 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, ann...@nyc.rr.com writes: How about provocatively clad, Bruce? Bare legs, high heels, skin tight top is definitely in the spirit of scantily clad They are still pushing the camera with a hot model instead of someone neatly dressed in office attire.. Its annoying ann On 1/13/2014 08:43, Bruce Walker wrote: Thanks for the booth report, Marnie. I have to wonder about your definition of scantily clad though. Aside from bare legs, the only way that girl in your shot could be more covered would be with a burka. The very next thing you need to learn to do on your X-5 is disable the date/time stamp. :-) On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 12:59 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: I went to CES in Las Vegas and just got back. These were shot with the X-5 (which I got so I could take pics for the annual and PUG). Thoughts/reactions about CES below. And first impressions of the X-5. I just got the X-5 delivered from Amazon the day before I left. I barely had time to figure it out. It doesn't have an Av setting, so I either shot manual or program or green button. None of the shots are great and I haven't edited them. http://mapphotography.com/CES/index.html Pentax: I asked two reps if Ricoh intended a FF Pentax. I asked them separately. The answer was pretty much, no. One rep said that the market share for FF is a sliver and too small. The other said because the 645D is out there ( prominently displayed), it is very unlikely. He also said that USA Pentax reps are the last to know. They may know a little in Japan -- but only when Ricoh/Pentax actually comes out with a public release do they find out. I went on the trip with a friend, and he asked later too, and he was simply answered, no. Overall, the answer seemed to be very much, no. OTOH, I asked about Ricoh's support of Pentax. Very much so -- this will be one company that will not drop Pentax or sell it out. They are heavily invested and very much behind the brand name. The Pentax display was understated and tasteful, except for the scantily clad Japanese girl sitting on a chair, pushing a button on a toy train running on a track below her. Photo op, supposedly. There were scantily clad girls in a few places, CES is male-oriented. Evidentially there were more girls in previous years, but each year brings more and more women attendees to the show. There was a wall of K-50's, not quite sure why. The big poster shot of the GR was taken with the K-3, and that is partly why it was there, to show how large it could be blown up and not lose resolution. Paul's pic had an end spot, and really was one of the best there. :-) Okay, about the rest of CES -- it was not the primary purpose of my trip. I went with a friend and just wanted a trip, also saw Las Vegas, a ghost town, Red Rock Canyon, and the Bellagio fountain and some of the casinos (I don't gamble). So I did not ask a lot of questions a lot of you would ask and did not look at lot of things a lot of you would look at. I was also not solely interested in photographic equipment. I also went under an assumed identity, heh, as a audio/visual design person (smart houses). This show is mainly for dealers who are going to put in large orders for products. Nothing is on sale to the public. So I did brief tours of two halls, well, three and a half halls. Other Cameras: The Nikon display was similar to Pentax's, a bit bigger, lots of yellow. And one seating area with a video running about some camera. Pentax had no video seating area. No scantily-clad girls at Nikon. The Canon display was much, much bigger. The emphasis there was mainly on their printers and other imaging products. They did have a small walk-thru photo gallery. And a tier of cameras. A shot of that is in the gallery above. At first when I saw it I thought it was photographers taking shots of the show. Then I realized they were actually cameras to try out and went up and tried some. That was clever of them and they were the only ones that did that. No poles locking the cameras down to a hole in a display table. The two dancing girls there were wearing pants and T-shirts. WTG, Canon. The Sony display was one of the largest and a bit confusing. It had a 'surround' video running above -- it covered a very large area with their products inside, much bigger than it looks in my picture. The camera I
Re: PESO - Danger!
Nice framing I like the color rendition. Might also make a good BW with some noir processing. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 6 Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 11:49:02 +1100 From: Brian Waltersapathy...@lyons-ryan.org To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Danger! Message-ID: 20140113114902.horde.lrwkyjzgffns0zf_1n1n...@webmail.netregistry.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed; DelSp=Yes Came across this while sorting some images from a couple of years ago. Just a bit of graffiti on a decrepit old freight wagon but the light was good. Applied a levels adjustment and boosted contrast a tad. Comments etc. welcome: http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP0450a-peso.html http://tinyurl.com/ovpe679 -- 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: OT: auto show scrum tomorrow
On 1/12/2014 7:58 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I’ll be up at 4:30 to head down to Cobo for the North American International Auto Show. I’ve been sick, so I’m not looking forward to a 12 hour day. My DA* 16-50, the lens I usually use for the show, is in the shop so I’ll shoot with the 17-70/4 that Pentax loaned me. Should be just fine. I rarely need a longer lens at the show, so I don’t think I’ll weight myself down with a second lens. I can bring one on Tuesday if I see a need. Best, Paul Hope you get to feeling better. -- 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: PESOs: polar vortex + window
on 2014-01-13 8:18 Christine Nielsen wrote As for good windows... not too sure about that, but maybe .. The window is almost 200 years old, probably. Single pane construction, though we have installed a piece of tempered glass inside of it. This is as much for safety as insulation, as the window is about 6 ft square, and comes nearly to the floor. On the outside of the frame, there are weep holes that allow moisture to escape, after the frost melts. ;) i was joking, as in you must have a good camera, but you actually have interesting windows -- 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: January PUG is up - it's cold outside....
On 1/12/2014 7:37 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: On 1/12/2014 19:13, David J Brooks wrote: Your lucky to gave a street I love your typos, dave ann I'm improving my keyboard skills just figuring out what he actually intended to write. 8-D On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 5:03 PM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 12/1/14, Brian Walters, discombobulated, unleashed: A great gallery to kick off 2014. As usual it's hard to pick favourites but maybe Thrainn's 'Horses in Winter' and Jan's 'Too Cold for Comfort'. Interesting that Ann and Phillip both submitted shots taken on film and both used the KX. As usual, you'll find the gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ Absolutely brilliant gallery! I was going to rattle off a few of my favourites but I genuinely enjoyed them all - fabulous job to all. Very inspiring - I haven't shot anything decent in ages - makes me want to pick up the cameras and head out the door. Will be able to on Weds when we're popping to Oxford to meet up with Mark and Lisa for a few hours - so looks like some street photography in order! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- 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. -- 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: It's not the camera
On Sun, Jan 12, 2014, Ken Waller wrote: Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com On Jan 11, 2014, at 5:31 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: In chemsitry, they taught us about cations and anions. What sort of charge do minions have? A small one. I thought they were free. Eighty bucks, same as in town. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ * * * Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- 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: GESO - CES and Paul's Pic
It's a Mary Quant style mini-dress with a skirt only slightly shorter than the ones girls wore when I was in high-school. You'd think some of you skipped the whole decade of the 60s never heard of Carnaby St. On 1/13/2014 10:37 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: How about provocatively clad, Bruce? Bare legs, high heels, skin tight top is definitely in the spirit of scantily clad They are still pushing the camera with a hot model instead of someone neatly dressed in office attire.. Its annoying ann On 1/13/2014 08:43, Bruce Walker wrote: Thanks for the booth report, Marnie. I have to wonder about your definition of scantily clad though. Aside from bare legs, the only way that girl in your shot could be more covered would be with a burka. The very next thing you need to learn to do on your X-5 is disable the date/time stamp. :-) On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 12:59 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: I went to CES in Las Vegas and just got back. These were shot with the X-5 (which I got so I could take pics for the annual and PUG). Thoughts/reactions about CES below. And first impressions of the X-5. I just got the X-5 delivered from Amazon the day before I left. I barely had time to figure it out. It doesn't have an Av setting, so I either shot manual or program or green button. None of the shots are great and I haven't edited them. http://mapphotography.com/CES/index.html Pentax: I asked two reps if Ricoh intended a FF Pentax. I asked them separately. The answer was pretty much, no. One rep said that the market share for FF is a sliver and too small. The other said because the 645D is out there ( prominently displayed), it is very unlikely. He also said that USA Pentax reps are the last to know. They may know a little in Japan -- but only when Ricoh/Pentax actually comes out with a public release do they find out. I went on the trip with a friend, and he asked later too, and he was simply answered, no. Overall, the answer seemed to be very much, no. OTOH, I asked about Ricoh's support of Pentax. Very much so -- this will be one company that will not drop Pentax or sell it out. They are heavily invested and very much behind the brand name. The Pentax display was understated and tasteful, except for the scantily clad Japanese girl sitting on a chair, pushing a button on a toy train running on a track below her. Photo op, supposedly. There were scantily clad girls in a few places, CES is male-oriented. Evidentially there were more girls in previous years, but each year brings more and more women attendees to the show. There was a wall of K-50's, not quite sure why. The big poster shot of the GR was taken with the K-3, and that is partly why it was there, to show how large it could be blown up and not lose resolution. Paul's pic had an end spot, and really was one of the best there. :-) Okay, about the rest of CES -- it was not the primary purpose of my trip. I went with a friend and just wanted a trip, also saw Las Vegas, a ghost town, Red Rock Canyon, and the Bellagio fountain and some of the casinos (I don't gamble). So I did not ask a lot of questions a lot of you would ask and did not look at lot of things a lot of you would look at. I was also not solely interested in photographic equipment. I also went under an assumed identity, heh, as a audio/visual design person (smart houses). This show is mainly for dealers who are going to put in large orders for products. Nothing is on sale to the public. So I did brief tours of two halls, well, three and a half halls. Other Cameras: The Nikon display was similar to Pentax's, a bit bigger, lots of yellow. And one seating area with a video running about some camera. Pentax had no video seating area. No scantily-clad girls at Nikon. The Canon display was much, much bigger. The emphasis there was mainly on their printers and other imaging products. They did have a small walk-thru photo gallery. And a tier of cameras. A shot of that is in the gallery above. At first when I saw it I thought it was photographers taking shots of the show. Then I realized they were actually cameras to try out and went up and tried some. That was clever of them and they were the only ones that did that. No poles locking the cameras down to a hole in a display table. The two dancing girls there were wearing pants and T-shirts. WTG, Canon. The Sony display was one of the largest and a bit confusing. It had a 'surround' video running above -- it covered a very large area with their products inside, much bigger than it looks in my picture. The camera I was, personally, most impressed with and taken by was the Fujifilm (yes, moving on) X-M2. Which the rep told me had just started being shipped in November. She only had one, it was so new, although she had several X-M1s. CES: The show/convention/conference overall, was overwhelming. It is HUGE. Most people were there to do business and see specific items. If you didn't have a focus
Re: GESO - CES and Paul's Pic
It's Canon that has Anika1980 as an unofficial spokesperson is the reason I will never switch to Canon no matter what. On 1/13/2014 10:51 AM, Christine Nielsen wrote: Is it Canon? Or Nikon? That has Ashton Kutcher doing their promos..? They figured it out. Well, they would have, anyway, if I could remember what brand it was off the top of my head. But the general idea is the same. :) -c http://christinenielsen.com http://facebook.com/ChristineNielsenPhotography On Jan 13, 2014, at 10:41 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: You nailed it. Thanks, ann. Heh. In a message dated 1/13/2014 7:36:06 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, ann...@nyc.rr.com writes: How about provocatively clad, Bruce? Bare legs, high heels, skin tight top is definitely in the spirit of scantily clad They are still pushing the camera with a hot model instead of someone neatly dressed in office attire.. Its annoying ann On 1/13/2014 08:43, Bruce Walker wrote: Thanks for the booth report, Marnie. I have to wonder about your definition of scantily clad though. Aside from bare legs, the only way that girl in your shot could be more covered would be with a burka. The very next thing you need to learn to do on your X-5 is disable the date/time stamp. :-) On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 12:59 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: I went to CES in Las Vegas and just got back. These were shot with the X-5 (which I got so I could take pics for the annual and PUG). Thoughts/reactions about CES below. And first impressions of the X-5. I just got the X-5 delivered from Amazon the day before I left. I barely had time to figure it out. It doesn't have an Av setting, so I either shot manual or program or green button. None of the shots are great and I haven't edited them. http://mapphotography.com/CES/index.html Pentax: I asked two reps if Ricoh intended a FF Pentax. I asked them separately. The answer was pretty much, no. One rep said that the market share for FF is a sliver and too small. The other said because the 645D is out there ( prominently displayed), it is very unlikely. He also said that USA Pentax reps are the last to know. They may know a little in Japan -- but only when Ricoh/Pentax actually comes out with a public release do they find out. I went on the trip with a friend, and he asked later too, and he was simply answered, no. Overall, the answer seemed to be very much, no. OTOH, I asked about Ricoh's support of Pentax. Very much so -- this will be one company that will not drop Pentax or sell it out. They are heavily invested and very much behind the brand name. The Pentax display was understated and tasteful, except for the scantily clad Japanese girl sitting on a chair, pushing a button on a toy train running on a track below her. Photo op, supposedly. There were scantily clad girls in a few places, CES is male-oriented. Evidentially there were more girls in previous years, but each year brings more and more women attendees to the show. There was a wall of K-50's, not quite sure why. The big poster shot of the GR was taken with the K-3, and that is partly why it was there, to show how large it could be blown up and not lose resolution. Paul's pic had an end spot, and really was one of the best there. :-) Okay, about the rest of CES -- it was not the primary purpose of my trip. I went with a friend and just wanted a trip, also saw Las Vegas, a ghost town, Red Rock Canyon, and the Bellagio fountain and some of the casinos (I don't gamble). So I did not ask a lot of questions a lot of you would ask and did not look at lot of things a lot of you would look at. I was also not solely interested in photographic equipment. I also went under an assumed identity, heh, as a audio/visual design person (smart houses). This show is mainly for dealers who are going to put in large orders for products. Nothing is on sale to the public. So I did brief tours of two halls, well, three and a half halls. Other Cameras: The Nikon display was similar to Pentax's, a bit bigger, lots of yellow. And one seating area with a video running about some camera. Pentax had no video seating area. No scantily-clad girls at Nikon. The Canon display was much, much bigger. The emphasis there was mainly on their printers and other imaging products. They did have a small walk-thru photo gallery. And a tier of cameras. A shot of that is in the gallery above. At first when I saw it I thought it was photographers taking shots of the show. Then I realized they were actually cameras to try out and went up and tried some. That was clever of them and they were the only ones that did that. No poles locking the cameras down to a hole in a display table. The two dancing girls there were wearing pants and T-shirts. WTG, Canon. The Sony display was one of the largest and a bit confusing. It had a
Re: January PUG is up - it's cold outside....
Henk's Frost in the Polder is far and away my favorite. The only thing that might have made it even better would have been to capture a fog of breath coming out of the nostrils. My honorable mentions would be Bruce's Iced Purple Sand Cherry (good idea with the black backdrop), Thrainn's Horses in Winter, and Don's A Slice of Cold (perfect tonality). On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 11:13 AM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: On 1/12/2014 7:37 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: On 1/12/2014 19:13, David J Brooks wrote: Your lucky to gave a street I love your typos, dave ann I'm improving my keyboard skills just figuring out what he actually intended to write. 8-D On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 5:03 PM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 12/1/14, Brian Walters, discombobulated, unleashed: A great gallery to kick off 2014. As usual it's hard to pick favourites but maybe Thrainn's 'Horses in Winter' and Jan's 'Too Cold for Comfort'. Interesting that Ann and Phillip both submitted shots taken on film and both used the KX. As usual, you'll find the gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ Absolutely brilliant gallery! I was going to rattle off a few of my favourites but I genuinely enjoyed them all - fabulous job to all. Very inspiring - I haven't shot anything decent in ages - makes me want to pick up the cameras and head out the door. Will be able to on Weds when we're popping to Oxford to meet up with Mark and Lisa for a few hours - so looks like some street photography in order! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- 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. -- 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. -- Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs look like photographs. ~ Alfred Stieglitz -- 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: It's not the camera
On Jan 9, 2014, at 19:14 , Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: 3) High res 1680x1050, this seems to be the one to get, but the inexpensive ones seem to be gone from the apple store as of today, all of the ones left charge the apple tax on memory and drive. 1680x1050 is what I have on my 15 and it's great. Bonus is (don't know if it's still true but was the case when I got it) that this resolution also is only available as a MATTE screen. Yay for the lack of glossiness. There are three (spendy, more spendy, and SUPER spendy) with that resolution at http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/mac/macbook_pro/15 right now. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: OT: auto show scrum tomorrow
I hope you're feeling better, Paul. I just ordered a 17-70 f4 yesterday - let me know if you like it. Mark On 1/12/2014 7:58 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I’ll be up at 4:30 to head down to Cobo for the North American International Auto Show. I’ve been sick, so I’m not looking forward to a 12 hour day. My DA* 16-50, the lens I usually use for the show, is in the shop so I’ll shoot with the 17-70/4 that Pentax loaned me. Should be just fine. I rarely need a longer lens at the show, so I don’t think I’ll weight myself down with a second lens. I can bring one on Tuesday if I see a need. Best, Paul -- 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: A Familiar Shoulder
I loved this one. I should perhaps be happy that I have no daughter ;) Bulent - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun 2014/1/13 Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com: A very touching moment/photo. One of the reasons I used to enjoy shooting weddings. -p On 1/13/2014 7:38 AM, Walt wrote: Thanks, Ken. I do hope they'll like it, as it's one of my favorite shots I've ever taken. -- Walt On 1/12/2014 7:26 PM, Ken Waller wrote: A nice capture that they will cherish. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Walt ldott...@gmail.com Subject: PESO: A Familiar Shoulder I shot a wedding for a friend of mine's son and his new bride last night. It was a bit of a last-minute deal I did on the cheap to help out the young couple, so I didn't do a lot in the way of preparation. Essentially, I did it all with my K-5 and the trusty ol' F 50/1.7. This is one of my favorites so far, though I'm still going through them. I just thought it was one of the more touching moments I've photographed to date -- the emotionally fraught dance of the bride and her father. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/11910356115/#large K-5, F 50/1.7, f/2.2, ISO 400, 1/180 sec., PTTL flash Comments, as always, are welcome. Thanks! -- Walt -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- 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. -- 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: GESO - CES and Paul's Pic
No one's interested that Pentax reps consistently said no FF? Oh, well, guess you guys knew that already. Heh. Later, Marnie It's always the editorializing that gets one in trouble. ;-) In a message dated 1/13/2014 9:24:26 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, johnsess...@yahoo.com writes: It's a Mary Quant style mini-dress with a skirt only slightly shorter than the ones girls wore when I was in high-school. You'd think some of you skipped the whole decade of the 60s never heard of Carnaby St. On 1/13/2014 10:37 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: How about provocatively clad, Bruce? Bare legs, high heels, skin tight top is definitely in the spirit of scantily clad They are still pushing the camera with a hot model instead of someone neatly dressed in office attire.. Its annoying ann On 1/13/2014 08:43, Bruce Walker wrote: Thanks for the booth report, Marnie. I have to wonder about your definition of scantily clad though. Aside from bare legs, the only way that girl in your shot could be more covered would be with a burka. The very next thing you need to learn to do on your X-5 is disable the date/time stamp. :-) On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 12:59 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: I went to CES in Las Vegas and just got back. These were shot with the X-5 (which I got so I could take pics for the annual and PUG). Thoughts/reactions about CES below. And first impressions of the X-5. I just got the X-5 delivered from Amazon the day before I left. I barely had time to figure it out. It doesn't have an Av setting, so I either shot manual or program or green button. None of the shots are great and I haven't edited them. http://mapphotography.com/CES/index.html Pentax: I asked two reps if Ricoh intended a FF Pentax. I asked them separately. The answer was pretty much, no. One rep said that the market share for FF is a sliver and too small. The other said because the 645D is out there ( prominently displayed), it is very unlikely. He also said that USA Pentax reps are the last to know. They may know a little in Japan -- but only when Ricoh/Pentax actually comes out with a public release do they find out. I went on the trip with a friend, and he asked later too, and he was simply answered, no. Overall, the answer seemed to be very much, no. OTOH, I asked about Ricoh's support of Pentax. Very much so -- this will be one company that will not drop Pentax or sell it out. They are heavily invested and very much behind the brand name. The Pentax display was understated and tasteful, except for the scantily clad Japanese girl sitting on a chair, pushing a button on a toy train running on a track below her. Photo op, supposedly. There were scantily clad girls in a few places, CES is male-oriented. Evidentially there were more girls in previous years, but each year brings more and more women attendees to the show. There was a wall of K-50's, not quite sure why. The big poster shot of the GR was taken with the K-3, and that is partly why it was there, to show how large it could be blown up and not lose resolution. Paul's pic had an end spot, and really was one of the best there. :-) Okay, about the rest of CES -- it was not the primary purpose of my trip. I went with a friend and just wanted a trip, also saw Las Vegas, a ghost town, Red Rock Canyon, and the Bellagio fountain and some of the casinos (I don't gamble). So I did not ask a lot of questions a lot of you would ask and did not look at lot of things a lot of you would look at. I was also not solely interested in photographic equipment. I also went under an assumed identity, heh, as a audio/visual design person (smart houses). This show is mainly for dealers who are going to put in large orders for products. Nothing is on sale to the public. So I did brief tours of two halls, well, three and a half halls. Other Cameras: The Nikon display was similar to Pentax's, a bit bigger, lots of yellow. And one seating area with a video running about some camera. Pentax had no video seating area. No scantily-clad girls at Nikon. The Canon display was much, much bigger. The emphasis there was mainly on their printers and other imaging products. They did have a small walk-thru photo gallery. And a tier of cameras. A shot of that is in the gallery above. At first when I saw it I thought it was photographers taking shots of the show. Then I realized they were actually cameras to try out and went up and tried some. That was clever of them and they were the only ones that did that. No poles locking the cameras down to a hole in a display table. The two dancing girls there were wearing pants and T-shirts. WTG, Canon. The Sony display was one of the largest and a bit confusing. It had a 'surround' video running above -- it covered a very large
Re: A Familiar Shoulder
Thank you, Paul. That's the *only* thing I enjoy about shooting weddings. -- Walt On 1/13/2014 9:38 AM, Paul Sorenson wrote: A very touching moment/photo. One of the reasons I used to enjoy shooting weddings. -p On 1/13/2014 7:38 AM, Walt wrote: Thanks, Ken. I do hope they'll like it, as it's one of my favorite shots I've ever taken. -- Walt On 1/12/2014 7:26 PM, Ken Waller wrote: A nice capture that they will cherish. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Walt ldott...@gmail.com Subject: PESO: A Familiar Shoulder I shot a wedding for a friend of mine's son and his new bride last night. It was a bit of a last-minute deal I did on the cheap to help out the young couple, so I didn't do a lot in the way of preparation. Essentially, I did it all with my K-5 and the trusty ol' F 50/1.7. This is one of my favorites so far, though I'm still going through them. I just thought it was one of the more touching moments I've photographed to date -- the emotionally fraught dance of the bride and her father. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/11910356115/#large K-5, F 50/1.7, f/2.2, ISO 400, 1/180 sec., PTTL flash Comments, as always, are welcome. Thanks! -- Walt -- 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.
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Thanks, Bulent. I thought the exact same thing. :) -- Walt On 1/13/2014 12:23 PM, Bulent Celasun wrote: I loved this one. I should perhaps be happy that I have no daughter ;) Bulent - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun 2014/1/13 Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com: A very touching moment/photo. One of the reasons I used to enjoy shooting weddings. -p On 1/13/2014 7:38 AM, Walt wrote: Thanks, Ken. I do hope they'll like it, as it's one of my favorite shots I've ever taken. -- Walt On 1/12/2014 7:26 PM, Ken Waller wrote: A nice capture that they will cherish. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Walt ldott...@gmail.com Subject: PESO: A Familiar Shoulder I shot a wedding for a friend of mine's son and his new bride last night. It was a bit of a last-minute deal I did on the cheap to help out the young couple, so I didn't do a lot in the way of preparation. Essentially, I did it all with my K-5 and the trusty ol' F 50/1.7. This is one of my favorites so far, though I'm still going through them. I just thought it was one of the more touching moments I've photographed to date -- the emotionally fraught dance of the bride and her father. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/11910356115/#large K-5, F 50/1.7, f/2.2, ISO 400, 1/180 sec., PTTL flash Comments, as always, are welcome. Thanks! -- Walt -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- 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. -- 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: GESO - CES and Paul's Pic
On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 7:59 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: I just got the X-5 delivered from Amazon the day before I left. I barely had time to figure it out. It doesn't have an Av setting, so I either shot manual or program or green button. None of the shots are great and I haven't edited them. http://mapphotography.com/CES/index.html Not bad either. And what's with this guy? http://mapphotography.com/CES/content/IMGP0056_large.html A man, wearing a bright orange tote, backpack style? Fashion faux pas award of the month g Pentax: I asked two reps if Ricoh intended a FF Pentax. I asked them separately. The answer was pretty much, no. Not surprised and I'm totally fine with that. The Pentax display was understated and tasteful, except for the scantily clad Japanese girl sitting on a chair, pushing a button on a toy train running on a track below her. The sky is NOT falling:) There was a wall of K-50's, not quite sure why. Maybe someone thought that displaying 50 pieces of K-50 would be a witty marketing ploy. Paul's pic had an end spot, and really was one of the best there. :-) It really stands out. Big kudos for Paul again! Thanks for the report! -- 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.
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Who neatly dresses in office attire to go shooting? Not I. If you want Truth In Advertising the sales folk should all be dressed in Dumpy Photographer Attire. :-) Clothes that look like they've been slept in. Or those crazy million pocket sleeveless vests. (Anyone do that anymore?) Or, like me: black jeans and a well-worn sweater with pulled threads. But this is about getting attention, and possibly providing something for the tire kickers to test shoot. So photogenic subjects -- yes, usually women -- in attention-getting attire will always win out. And it just makes sense really. Besides, it ain't really photographers at CES. It's dealers, channel partners, reps and corporate execs. My neighbor went down there. He's a mucky muck with a huge Canuck electronics manufacturer. Smartly dressed people (of either sex) in biz attire won't turn his head. Leggy booth babe, yes. :-) On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 10:37 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: How about provocatively clad, Bruce? Bare legs, high heels, skin tight top is definitely in the spirit of scantily clad They are still pushing the camera with a hot model instead of someone neatly dressed in office attire.. Its annoying ann On 1/13/2014 08:43, Bruce Walker wrote: Thanks for the booth report, Marnie. I have to wonder about your definition of scantily clad though. Aside from bare legs, the only way that girl in your shot could be more covered would be with a burka. The very next thing you need to learn to do on your X-5 is disable the date/time stamp. :-) On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 12:59 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: I went to CES in Las Vegas and just got back. These were shot with the X-5 (which I got so I could take pics for the annual and PUG). Thoughts/reactions about CES below. And first impressions of the X-5. I just got the X-5 delivered from Amazon the day before I left. I barely had time to figure it out. It doesn't have an Av setting, so I either shot manual or program or green button. None of the shots are great and I haven't edited them. http://mapphotography.com/CES/index.html Pentax: I asked two reps if Ricoh intended a FF Pentax. I asked them separately. The answer was pretty much, no. One rep said that the market share for FF is a sliver and too small. The other said because the 645D is out there ( prominently displayed), it is very unlikely. He also said that USA Pentax reps are the last to know. They may know a little in Japan -- but only when Ricoh/Pentax actually comes out with a public release do they find out. I went on the trip with a friend, and he asked later too, and he was simply answered, no. Overall, the answer seemed to be very much, no. OTOH, I asked about Ricoh's support of Pentax. Very much so -- this will be one company that will not drop Pentax or sell it out. They are heavily invested and very much behind the brand name. The Pentax display was understated and tasteful, except for the scantily clad Japanese girl sitting on a chair, pushing a button on a toy train running on a track below her. Photo op, supposedly. There were scantily clad girls in a few places, CES is male-oriented. Evidentially there were more girls in previous years, but each year brings more and more women attendees to the show. There was a wall of K-50's, not quite sure why. The big poster shot of the GR was taken with the K-3, and that is partly why it was there, to show how large it could be blown up and not lose resolution. Paul's pic had an end spot, and really was one of the best there. :-) Okay, about the rest of CES -- it was not the primary purpose of my trip. I went with a friend and just wanted a trip, also saw Las Vegas, a ghost town, Red Rock Canyon, and the Bellagio fountain and some of the casinos (I don't gamble). So I did not ask a lot of questions a lot of you would ask and did not look at lot of things a lot of you would look at. I was also not solely interested in photographic equipment. I also went under an assumed identity, heh, as a audio/visual design person (smart houses). This show is mainly for dealers who are going to put in large orders for products. Nothing is on sale to the public. So I did brief tours of two halls, well, three and a half halls. Other Cameras: The Nikon display was similar to Pentax's, a bit bigger, lots of yellow. And one seating area with a video running about some camera. Pentax had no video seating area. No scantily-clad girls at Nikon. The Canon display was much, much bigger. The emphasis there was mainly on their printers and other imaging products. They did have a small walk-thru photo gallery. And a tier of cameras. A shot of that is in the gallery above. At first when I saw it I thought it was photographers taking shots of the show. Then I realized they were actually cameras to try out and went up and tried some. That was clever of them and
Re: GESO - CES and Paul's Pic
JOhn - In the sixties I wore platform heels and hot pants to work in an office at General Electric whilst going to night school.. It was the decade fo the sexual revolution.. But in Bruces world I'm guessing scantily clad is pasties and a thong :-) ann On 1/13/2014 12:24, John wrote: It's a Mary Quant style mini-dress with a skirt only slightly shorter than the ones girls wore when I was in high-school. You'd think some of you skipped the whole decade of the 60s never heard of Carnaby St. On 1/13/2014 10:37 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: How about provocatively clad, Bruce? Bare legs, high heels, skin tight top is definitely in the spirit of scantily clad They are still pushing the camera with a hot model instead of someone neatly dressed in office attire.. Its annoying ann On 1/13/2014 08:43, Bruce Walker wrote: Thanks for the booth report, Marnie. I have to wonder about your definition of scantily clad though. Aside from bare legs, the only way that girl in your shot could be more covered would be with a burka. The very next thing you need to learn to do on your X-5 is disable the date/time stamp. :-) On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 12:59 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: I went to CES in Las Vegas and just got back. These were shot with the X-5 (which I got so I could take pics for the annual and PUG). Thoughts/reactions about CES below. And first impressions of the X-5. I just got the X-5 delivered from Amazon the day before I left. I barely had time to figure it out. It doesn't have an Av setting, so I either shot manual or program or green button. None of the shots are great and I haven't edited them. http://mapphotography.com/CES/index.html Pentax: I asked two reps if Ricoh intended a FF Pentax. I asked them separately. The answer was pretty much, no. One rep said that the market share for FF is a sliver and too small. The other said because the 645D is out there ( prominently displayed), it is very unlikely. He also said that USA Pentax reps are the last to know. They may know a little in Japan -- but only when Ricoh/Pentax actually comes out with a public release do they find out. I went on the trip with a friend, and he asked later too, and he was simply answered, no. Overall, the answer seemed to be very much, no. OTOH, I asked about Ricoh's support of Pentax. Very much so -- this will be one company that will not drop Pentax or sell it out. They are heavily invested and very much behind the brand name. The Pentax display was understated and tasteful, except for the scantily clad Japanese girl sitting on a chair, pushing a button on a toy train running on a track below her. Photo op, supposedly. There were scantily clad girls in a few places, CES is male-oriented. Evidentially there were more girls in previous years, but each year brings more and more women attendees to the show. There was a wall of K-50's, not quite sure why. The big poster shot of the GR was taken with the K-3, and that is partly why it was there, to show how large it could be blown up and not lose resolution. Paul's pic had an end spot, and really was one of the best there. :-) Okay, about the rest of CES -- it was not the primary purpose of my trip. I went with a friend and just wanted a trip, also saw Las Vegas, a ghost town, Red Rock Canyon, and the Bellagio fountain and some of the casinos (I don't gamble). So I did not ask a lot of questions a lot of you would ask and did not look at lot of things a lot of you would look at. I was also not solely interested in photographic equipment. I also went under an assumed identity, heh, as a audio/visual design person (smart houses). This show is mainly for dealers who are going to put in large orders for products. Nothing is on sale to the public. So I did brief tours of two halls, well, three and a half halls. Other Cameras: The Nikon display was similar to Pentax's, a bit bigger, lots of yellow. And one seating area with a video running about some camera. Pentax had no video seating area. No scantily-clad girls at Nikon. The Canon display was much, much bigger. The emphasis there was mainly on their printers and other imaging products. They did have a small walk-thru photo gallery. And a tier of cameras. A shot of that is in the gallery above. At first when I saw it I thought it was photographers taking shots of the show. Then I realized they were actually cameras to try out and went up and tried some. That was clever of them and they were the only ones that did that. No poles locking the cameras down to a hole in a display table. The two dancing girls there were wearing pants and T-shirts. WTG, Canon. The Sony display was one of the largest and a bit confusing. It had a 'surround' video running above -- it covered a very large area with their products inside, much bigger than it looks in my picture. The camera I was, personally, most impressed with and taken by was the Fujifilm (yes, moving on) X-M2. Which the
Re: A Familiar Shoulder
Good job, Walt! I love shooting weddings, and I'm a sucker for the emotional moments. Yonnie On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 12:47 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, Bulent. I thought the exact same thing. :) -- Walt On 1/13/2014 12:23 PM, Bulent Celasun wrote: I loved this one. I should perhaps be happy that I have no daughter ;) Bulent - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun 2014/1/13 Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com: A very touching moment/photo. One of the reasons I used to enjoy shooting weddings. -p On 1/13/2014 7:38 AM, Walt wrote: Thanks, Ken. I do hope they'll like it, as it's one of my favorite shots I've ever taken. -- Walt On 1/12/2014 7:26 PM, Ken Waller wrote: A nice capture that they will cherish. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Walt ldott...@gmail.com Subject: PESO: A Familiar Shoulder I shot a wedding for a friend of mine's son and his new bride last night. It was a bit of a last-minute deal I did on the cheap to help out the young couple, so I didn't do a lot in the way of preparation. Essentially, I did it all with my K-5 and the trusty ol' F 50/1.7. This is one of my favorites so far, though I'm still going through them. I just thought it was one of the more touching moments I've photographed to date -- the emotionally fraught dance of the bride and her father. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/11910356115/#large K-5, F 50/1.7, f/2.2, ISO 400, 1/180 sec., PTTL flash Comments, as always, are welcome. Thanks! -- Walt -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- 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. -- 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. -- 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.
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iWatermark was suggested as a solution. The other day I purchased the Pro version (Win7). It does fine with a few files at a time but seems to have a memory leak issue. Windows Explorer fails after program crashes. Something is rotten in Denmark. After about 6,000 images it craters. Feature-wise it is an ok app. Just buggy. So if you need just to get the job done this will do it. But anticipate extra rebooting. -- 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.
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Thanks, Yonnie! I'm really not crazy about weddings, but they're just about the only thing that pays. So, I do them. -- Walt On 1/13/2014 1:39 PM, Yolanda Rowe wrote: Good job, Walt! I love shooting weddings, and I'm a sucker for the emotional moments. Yonnie On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 12:47 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, Bulent. I thought the exact same thing. :) -- Walt On 1/13/2014 12:23 PM, Bulent Celasun wrote: I loved this one. I should perhaps be happy that I have no daughter ;) Bulent - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun 2014/1/13 Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com: A very touching moment/photo. One of the reasons I used to enjoy shooting weddings. -p On 1/13/2014 7:38 AM, Walt wrote: Thanks, Ken. I do hope they'll like it, as it's one of my favorite shots I've ever taken. -- Walt On 1/12/2014 7:26 PM, Ken Waller wrote: A nice capture that they will cherish. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Walt ldott...@gmail.com Subject: PESO: A Familiar Shoulder I shot a wedding for a friend of mine's son and his new bride last night. It was a bit of a last-minute deal I did on the cheap to help out the young couple, so I didn't do a lot in the way of preparation. Essentially, I did it all with my K-5 and the trusty ol' F 50/1.7. This is one of my favorites so far, though I'm still going through them. I just thought it was one of the more touching moments I've photographed to date -- the emotionally fraught dance of the bride and her father. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/11910356115/#large K-5, F 50/1.7, f/2.2, ISO 400, 1/180 sec., PTTL flash Comments, as always, are welcome. Thanks! -- Walt -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- 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. -- 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. -- 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: GESO - CES and Paul's Pic
Looks like some company was handing them out. Since it is a dealer show there is a lot of literature about products to collect, and serious people end up with some bag or other to cart it all around. The Nikon bags, plastic and yellow, seemed to be the most popular. I took that because I was eating on the stairs, the food court was way too full to find a place. Heh. Marnie :-) In a message dated 1/13/2014 10:52:17 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, attila.p...@gmail.com writes: Not bad either. And what's with this guy? http://mapphotography.com/CES/content/IMGP0056_large.html A man, wearing a bright orange tote, backpack style? Fashion faux pas award of the month g -- 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.
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Ann: hot pants and platform heels? Yes!! Got any pics? :-) It's all about context. At the office, I'd consider pajamas to be scantily clad. At the beach, a bikini wouldn't stand out. At our local bank branch, a young slender Asian teller's go-to summer outfit is thigh-high leggings, a flouncy micro skirt and some sort of fashionable top I have no recollection of now. Nobody pays her any attention. Besides me. ;-) (I keep meaning to ask her if she'd like to model.) I agree that a thong and pasties would fit my definition for scantily clad pretty much anywhere, though. On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 2:15 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: JOhn - In the sixties I wore platform heels and hot pants to work in an office at General Electric whilst going to night school.. It was the decade fo the sexual revolution.. But in Bruces world I'm guessing scantily clad is pasties and a thong :-) ann On 1/13/2014 12:24, John wrote: It's a Mary Quant style mini-dress with a skirt only slightly shorter than the ones girls wore when I was in high-school. You'd think some of you skipped the whole decade of the 60s never heard of Carnaby St. On 1/13/2014 10:37 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: How about provocatively clad, Bruce? Bare legs, high heels, skin tight top is definitely in the spirit of scantily clad They are still pushing the camera with a hot model instead of someone neatly dressed in office attire.. Its annoying ann On 1/13/2014 08:43, Bruce Walker wrote: Thanks for the booth report, Marnie. I have to wonder about your definition of scantily clad though. Aside from bare legs, the only way that girl in your shot could be more covered would be with a burka. -- -bmw -- 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: GESO - CES and Paul's Pic
Pix or it didn't happen... BIG GRIN -p On 1/13/2014 1:15 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: JOhn - In the sixties I wore platform heels and hot pants to work in an office at General Electric whilst going to night school.. It was the decade fo the sexual revolution.. But in Bruces world I'm guessing scantily clad is pasties and a thong :-) ann On 1/13/2014 12:24, John wrote: It's a Mary Quant style mini-dress with a skirt only slightly shorter than the ones girls wore when I was in high-school. You'd think some of you skipped the whole decade of the 60s never heard of Carnaby St. On 1/13/2014 10:37 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: How about provocatively clad, Bruce? Bare legs, high heels, skin tight top is definitely in the spirit of scantily clad They are still pushing the camera with a hot model instead of someone neatly dressed in office attire.. Its annoying ann On 1/13/2014 08:43, Bruce Walker wrote: Thanks for the booth report, Marnie. I have to wonder about your definition of scantily clad though. Aside from bare legs, the only way that girl in your shot could be more covered would be with a burka. The very next thing you need to learn to do on your X-5 is disable the date/time stamp. :-) On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 12:59 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: I went to CES in Las Vegas and just got back. These were shot with the X-5 (which I got so I could take pics for the annual and PUG). Thoughts/reactions about CES below. And first impressions of the X-5. I just got the X-5 delivered from Amazon the day before I left. I barely had time to figure it out. It doesn't have an Av setting, so I either shot manual or program or green button. None of the shots are great and I haven't edited them. http://mapphotography.com/CES/index.html Pentax: I asked two reps if Ricoh intended a FF Pentax. I asked them separately. The answer was pretty much, no. One rep said that the market share for FF is a sliver and too small. The other said because the 645D is out there ( prominently displayed), it is very unlikely. He also said that USA Pentax reps are the last to know. They may know a little in Japan -- but only when Ricoh/Pentax actually comes out with a public release do they find out. I went on the trip with a friend, and he asked later too, and he was simply answered, no. Overall, the answer seemed to be very much, no. OTOH, I asked about Ricoh's support of Pentax. Very much so -- this will be one company that will not drop Pentax or sell it out. They are heavily invested and very much behind the brand name. The Pentax display was understated and tasteful, except for the scantily clad Japanese girl sitting on a chair, pushing a button on a toy train running on a track below her. Photo op, supposedly. There were scantily clad girls in a few places, CES is male-oriented. Evidentially there were more girls in previous years, but each year brings more and more women attendees to the show. There was a wall of K-50's, not quite sure why. The big poster shot of the GR was taken with the K-3, and that is partly why it was there, to show how large it could be blown up and not lose resolution. Paul's pic had an end spot, and really was one of the best there. :-) Okay, about the rest of CES -- it was not the primary purpose of my trip. I went with a friend and just wanted a trip, also saw Las Vegas, a ghost town, Red Rock Canyon, and the Bellagio fountain and some of the casinos (I don't gamble). So I did not ask a lot of questions a lot of you would ask and did not look at lot of things a lot of you would look at. I was also not solely interested in photographic equipment. I also went under an assumed identity, heh, as a audio/visual design person (smart houses). This show is mainly for dealers who are going to put in large orders for products. Nothing is on sale to the public. So I did brief tours of two halls, well, three and a half halls. Other Cameras: The Nikon display was similar to Pentax's, a bit bigger, lots of yellow. And one seating area with a video running about some camera. Pentax had no video seating area. No scantily-clad girls at Nikon. The Canon display was much, much bigger. The emphasis there was mainly on their printers and other imaging products. They did have a small walk-thru photo gallery. And a tier of cameras. A shot of that is in the gallery above. At first when I saw it I thought it was photographers taking shots of the show. Then I realized they were actually cameras to try out and went up and tried some. That was clever of them and they were the only ones that did that. No poles locking the cameras down to a hole in a display table. The two dancing girls there were wearing pants and T-shirts. WTG, Canon. The Sony display was one of the largest and a bit confusing. It had a 'surround' video running above -- it covered a very large area with their products inside, much bigger than it looks in my picture. The camera I was,
Re: A Familiar Shoulder
Daughters can be a mixed blessing...I have two...one will probably never marry; the other chose someone else to walk her down the aisle. -p On 1/13/2014 12:23 PM, Bulent Celasun wrote: I loved this one. I should perhaps be happy that I have no daughter ;) Bulent - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun 2014/1/13 Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com: A very touching moment/photo. One of the reasons I used to enjoy shooting weddings. -p On 1/13/2014 7:38 AM, Walt wrote: Thanks, Ken. I do hope they'll like it, as it's one of my favorite shots I've ever taken. -- Walt On 1/12/2014 7:26 PM, Ken Waller wrote: A nice capture that they will cherish. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Walt ldott...@gmail.com Subject: PESO: A Familiar Shoulder I shot a wedding for a friend of mine's son and his new bride last night. It was a bit of a last-minute deal I did on the cheap to help out the young couple, so I didn't do a lot in the way of preparation. Essentially, I did it all with my K-5 and the trusty ol' F 50/1.7. This is one of my favorites so far, though I'm still going through them. I just thought it was one of the more touching moments I've photographed to date -- the emotionally fraught dance of the bride and her father. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/11910356115/#large K-5, F 50/1.7, f/2.2, ISO 400, 1/180 sec., PTTL flash Comments, as always, are welcome. Thanks! -- Walt -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- 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. -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- 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: GESO - CES and Paul's Pic
Looks like some company named Alibaba.com was handing them out. On 1/13/2014 2:56 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Looks like some company was handing them out. Since it is a dealer show there is a lot of literature about products to collect, and serious people end up with some bag or other to cart it all around. The Nikon bags, plastic and yellow, seemed to be the most popular. I took that because I was eating on the stairs, the food court was way too full to find a place. Heh. Marnie :-) In a message dated 1/13/2014 10:52:17 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, attila.p...@gmail.com writes: Not bad either. And what's with this guy? http://mapphotography.com/CES/content/IMGP0056_large.html A man, wearing a bright orange tote, backpack style? Fashion faux pas award of the month g -- 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: GESO - CES and Paul's Pic
On 1/13/2014 2:09 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Who neatly dresses in office attire to go shooting? Not I. If you want Truth In Advertising the sales folk should all be dressed in Dumpy Photographer Attire. :-) Clothes that look like they've been slept in. Or those crazy million pocket sleeveless vests. (Anyone do that anymore?) Or, like me: black jeans and a well-worn sweater with pulled threads. I've got one of those vests. I don't use it anymore because it doesn't have enough pockets. -- 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: GESO - CES and Paul's Pic
On 1/13/2014 2:15 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: JOhn - In the sixties I wore platform heels and hot pants to work in an office at General Electric whilst going to night school.. It was the decade fo the sexual revolution.. But in Bruces world I'm guessing scantily clad is pasties and a thong :-) ann I thought platform shoes hot pants were more of a 70s thing. Maybe Paul can find a definitive example of scantily clad from the car show? On 1/13/2014 12:24, John wrote: It's a Mary Quant style mini-dress with a skirt only slightly shorter than the ones girls wore when I was in high-school. You'd think some of you skipped the whole decade of the 60s never heard of Carnaby St. On 1/13/2014 10:37 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: How about provocatively clad, Bruce? Bare legs, high heels, skin tight top is definitely in the spirit of scantily clad They are still pushing the camera with a hot model instead of someone neatly dressed in office attire.. Its annoying ann On 1/13/2014 08:43, Bruce Walker wrote: Thanks for the booth report, Marnie. I have to wonder about your definition of scantily clad though. Aside from bare legs, the only way that girl in your shot could be more covered would be with a burka. The very next thing you need to learn to do on your X-5 is disable the date/time stamp. :-) On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 12:59 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: I went to CES in Las Vegas and just got back. These were shot with the X-5 (which I got so I could take pics for the annual and PUG). Thoughts/reactions about CES below. And first impressions of the X-5. I just got the X-5 delivered from Amazon the day before I left. I barely had time to figure it out. It doesn't have an Av setting, so I either shot manual or program or green button. None of the shots are great and I haven't edited them. http://mapphotography.com/CES/index.html Pentax: I asked two reps if Ricoh intended a FF Pentax. I asked them separately. The answer was pretty much, no. One rep said that the market share for FF is a sliver and too small. The other said because the 645D is out there ( prominently displayed), it is very unlikely. He also said that USA Pentax reps are the last to know. They may know a little in Japan -- but only when Ricoh/Pentax actually comes out with a public release do they find out. I went on the trip with a friend, and he asked later too, and he was simply answered, no. Overall, the answer seemed to be very much, no. OTOH, I asked about Ricoh's support of Pentax. Very much so -- this will be one company that will not drop Pentax or sell it out. They are heavily invested and very much behind the brand name. The Pentax display was understated and tasteful, except for the scantily clad Japanese girl sitting on a chair, pushing a button on a toy train running on a track below her. Photo op, supposedly. There were scantily clad girls in a few places, CES is male-oriented. Evidentially there were more girls in previous years, but each year brings more and more women attendees to the show. There was a wall of K-50's, not quite sure why. The big poster shot of the GR was taken with the K-3, and that is partly why it was there, to show how large it could be blown up and not lose resolution. Paul's pic had an end spot, and really was one of the best there. :-) Okay, about the rest of CES -- it was not the primary purpose of my trip. I went with a friend and just wanted a trip, also saw Las Vegas, a ghost town, Red Rock Canyon, and the Bellagio fountain and some of the casinos (I don't gamble). So I did not ask a lot of questions a lot of you would ask and did not look at lot of things a lot of you would look at. I was also not solely interested in photographic equipment. I also went under an assumed identity, heh, as a audio/visual design person (smart houses). This show is mainly for dealers who are going to put in large orders for products. Nothing is on sale to the public. So I did brief tours of two halls, well, three and a half halls. Other Cameras: The Nikon display was similar to Pentax's, a bit bigger, lots of yellow. And one seating area with a video running about some camera. Pentax had no video seating area. No scantily-clad girls at Nikon. The Canon display was much, much bigger. The emphasis there was mainly on their printers and other imaging products. They did have a small walk-thru photo gallery. And a tier of cameras. A shot of that is in the gallery above. At first when I saw it I thought it was photographers taking shots of the show. Then I realized they were actually cameras to try out and went up and tried some. That was clever of them and they were the only ones that did that. No poles locking the cameras down to a hole in a display table. The two dancing girls there were wearing pants and T-shirts. WTG, Canon. The Sony display was one of the largest and a bit confusing. It had a 'surround' video running above -- it covered a very large
PESO: Made in Detroit
Not to upstage Paul and his great Autoshow coverage but I have to share this great product made in Detroit. Its relatively new on the scene and a first from Detroit. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17652158 And yes this is a plug Its called the Runwell from Shinola ( http://www.shinola.com/?gclid=CKr03LeQ_LsCFawRMwod_A8Aug#shinola=SgUIQsE6iua ) Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- 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 - Danger!
Quoting Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com: Nice framing I like the color rendition. Might also make a good BW with some noir processing. Thank, Don - and Bruce (x2), Ann and Attila - comments much appreciated. Hadn't thought of BW with this - might give it a whirl. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 11:49:02 +1100 From: Brian Waltersapathy...@lyons-ryan.org To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Danger! Message-ID: 20140113114902.horde.lrwkyjzgffns0zf_1n1n...@webmail.netregistry.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed; DelSp=Yes Came across this while sorting some images from a couple of years ago. Just a bit of graffiti on a decrepit old freight wagon but the light was good. Applied a levels adjustment and boosted contrast a tad. Comments etc. welcome: http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP0450a-peso.html http://tinyurl.com/ovpe679 -- 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: GESO - CES and Paul's Pic
Thanks for the report Marnie - you should have gotten paid for this. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: eactiv...@aol.com Subject: GESO - CES and Paul's Pic I went to CES in Las Vegas and just got back. These were shot with the X-5 (which I got so I could take pics for the annual and PUG). Thoughts/reactions about CES below. And first impressions of the X-5. I just got the X-5 delivered from Amazon the day before I left. I barely had time to figure it out. It doesn't have an Av setting, so I either shot manual or program or green button. None of the shots are great and I haven't edited them. http://mapphotography.com/CES/index.html Pentax: I asked two reps if Ricoh intended a FF Pentax. I asked them separately. The answer was pretty much, no. One rep said that the market share for FF is a sliver and too small. The other said because the 645D is out there ( prominently displayed), it is very unlikely. He also said that USA Pentax reps are the last to know. They may know a little in Japan -- but only when Ricoh/Pentax actually comes out with a public release do they find out. I went on the trip with a friend, and he asked later too, and he was simply answered, no. Overall, the answer seemed to be very much, no. OTOH, I asked about Ricoh's support of Pentax. Very much so -- this will be one company that will not drop Pentax or sell it out. They are heavily invested and very much behind the brand name. The Pentax display was understated and tasteful, except for the scantily clad Japanese girl sitting on a chair, pushing a button on a toy train running on a track below her. Photo op, supposedly. There were scantily clad girls in a few places, CES is male-oriented. Evidentially there were more girls in previous years, but each year brings more and more women attendees to the show. There was a wall of K-50's, not quite sure why. The big poster shot of the GR was taken with the K-3, and that is partly why it was there, to show how large it could be blown up and not lose resolution. Paul's pic had an end spot, and really was one of the best there. :-) Okay, about the rest of CES -- it was not the primary purpose of my trip. I went with a friend and just wanted a trip, also saw Las Vegas, a ghost town, Red Rock Canyon, and the Bellagio fountain and some of the casinos (I don't gamble). So I did not ask a lot of questions a lot of you would ask and did not look at lot of things a lot of you would look at. I was also not solely interested in photographic equipment. I also went under an assumed identity, heh, as a audio/visual design person (smart houses). This show is mainly for dealers who are going to put in large orders for products. Nothing is on sale to the public. So I did brief tours of two halls, well, three and a half halls. Other Cameras: The Nikon display was similar to Pentax's, a bit bigger, lots of yellow. And one seating area with a video running about some camera. Pentax had no video seating area. No scantily-clad girls at Nikon. The Canon display was much, much bigger. The emphasis there was mainly on their printers and other imaging products. They did have a small walk-thru photo gallery. And a tier of cameras. A shot of that is in the gallery above. At first when I saw it I thought it was photographers taking shots of the show. Then I realized they were actually cameras to try out and went up and tried some. That was clever of them and they were the only ones that did that. No poles locking the cameras down to a hole in a display table. The two dancing girls there were wearing pants and T-shirts. WTG, Canon. The Sony display was one of the largest and a bit confusing. It had a 'surround' video running above -- it covered a very large area with their products inside, much bigger than it looks in my picture. The camera I was, personally, most impressed with and taken by was the Fujifilm (yes, moving on) X-M2. Which the rep told me had just started being shipped in November. She only had one, it was so new, although she had several X-M1s. CES: The show/convention/conference overall, was overwhelming. It is HUGE. Most people were there to do business and see specific items. If you didn't have a focus it was pretty confusing. Lots and lots of booths, but the most overwhelming part was simply the massive number of people walking around. Almost worse than Disneyland during summer. About 150,000 attend, so it was busy, busy all the time. Most were wearing black. The racial/ethnic mix was mainly White and Asian. At least the shuttle buses between venues were good (there is a three-hall convention center, two stories, and things spilled over into three other hotels). I had very interesting discussions with a cable company owner and a representative of GSM (Global Standards for Mobile) on the shuttle, one on the way, and one
Re: PESO: Made in Detroit
Ah, how interesting! We were looking to buy a watch for our son this Christmas... my husband wanted to buy an American made, analog watch... he settled on a brand, whose name now escapes me, but is of course, no longer made, and only found on the resale market. I wish we had known about this, since my husband is also Detroit born bred, he would have been very interested. Maybe he'll find something for himself... Shinola. Who'da thunk? :) -c On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 4:49 PM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Not to upstage Paul and his great Autoshow coverage but I have to share this great product made in Detroit. Its relatively new on the scene and a first from Detroit. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17652158 And yes this is a plug Its called the Runwell from Shinola ( http://www.shinola.com/?gclid=CKr03LeQ_LsCFawRMwod_A8Aug#shinola=SgUIQsE6iua ) Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- 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. -- http://christinenielsen.com http://www.facebook.com/ChristineNielsenPhotography -- 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: Made in Detroit
Great detail and tack sharp. The asymmetric crop is interesting, but a bit tight at the bottom. Are you making watches? On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 11:49 PM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Not to upstage Paul and his great Autoshow coverage but I have to share this great product made in Detroit. Its relatively new on the scene and a first from Detroit. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17652158 And yes this is a plug Its called the Runwell from Shinola ( http://www.shinola.com/?gclid=CKr03LeQ_LsCFawRMwod_A8Aug#shinola=SgUIQsE6iua ) Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- 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. -- 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: GESO - CES and Paul's Pic
LOL. Thanks, Ken. I will take donations. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 1/13/2014 2:02:10 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, kwal...@peoplepc.com writes: Thanks for the report Marnie - you should have gotten paid for this. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- 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: OT: auto show scrum tomorrow
On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 1:21 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: I hope you're feeling better, Paul. I just ordered a 17-70 f4 yesterday - let me know if you like it. I would like to hear both of your reports on this one. Davwe Mark On 1/12/2014 7:58 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I’ll be up at 4:30 to head down to Cobo for the North American International Auto Show. I’ve been sick, so I’m not looking forward to a 12 hour day. My DA* 16-50, the lens I usually use for the show, is in the shop so I’ll shoot with the 17-70/4 that Pentax loaned me. Should be just fine. I rarely need a longer lens at the show, so I don’t think I’ll weight myself down with a second lens. I can bring one on Tuesday if I see a need. Best, Paul -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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: GESO - CES and Paul's Pic
On 13 Jan 2014, at 20:35, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: On 1/13/2014 2:09 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Who neatly dresses in office attire to go shooting? Not I. If you want Truth In Advertising the sales folk should all be dressed in Dumpy Photographer Attire. :-) Clothes that look like they've been slept in. Or those crazy million pocket sleeveless vests. (Anyone do that anymore?) Or, like me: black jeans and a well-worn sweater with pulled threads. I've got one of those vests. I don't use it anymore because it doesn't have enough pockets. I have a patent pending on The Excelsior Gentleman Photographer's Stovepipe Hat. The top slides open to reveal a complex of internal tubage for storing long-to-medium telephoto objectives. The hat safely supports the weight of any stout gentleman who may care to stand upon it in order to raise himself above the common herd of pressmen, thus to secure an elevated vantage point. The topmost part of the hat is fitted with an interchangeable mounting system in the centre by which means it may be conveniently attached to an objective, providing a practical and convenient 'lens-hood' with non-reflecting inner surfaces of matt silk velour. The hat band is especially tailored to hold memorandum cards on which the gentleman has noted such technical information as the shutter speed and aperture, for example 10/6. First production run will be coming off the 3-D printers any time now. B -- 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: GESO - CES and Paul's Pic
LOL. (re 3-D printing) M ;-) A tall hat for a teller of tall tales. In a message dated 1/13/2014 4:27:40 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, p...@web-options.com writes: First production run will be coming off the 3-D printers any time now. B -- 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: OT: auto show scrum tomorrow
So far, I’m liking it. Haven’t tested it, but the shotes are looking good, most at wide aps. Will post some tomorrow. Paul On Jan 13, 2014, at 7:11 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 1:21 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: I hope you're feeling better, Paul. I just ordered a 17-70 f4 yesterday - let me know if you like it. I would like to hear both of your reports on this one. Davwe Mark On 1/12/2014 7:58 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I’ll be up at 4:30 to head down to Cobo for the North American International Auto Show. I’ve been sick, so I’m not looking forward to a 12 hour day. My DA* 16-50, the lens I usually use for the show, is in the shop so I’ll shoot with the 17-70/4 that Pentax loaned me. Should be just fine. I rarely need a longer lens at the show, so I don’t think I’ll weight myself down with a second lens. I can bring one on Tuesday if I see a need. Best, Paul -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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. -- 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: A Familiar Shoulder
For what it's worth, people in general are a mixed blessing. -- Walt On 1/13/2014 2:16 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: Daughters can be a mixed blessing...I have two...one will probably never marry; the other chose someone else to walk her down the aisle. -p On 1/13/2014 12:23 PM, Bulent Celasun wrote: I loved this one. I should perhaps be happy that I have no daughter ;) Bulent - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun 2014/1/13 Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com: A very touching moment/photo. One of the reasons I used to enjoy shooting weddings. -p On 1/13/2014 7:38 AM, Walt wrote: Thanks, Ken. I do hope they'll like it, as it's one of my favorite shots I've ever taken. -- Walt On 1/12/2014 7:26 PM, Ken Waller wrote: A nice capture that they will cherish. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Walt ldott...@gmail.com Subject: PESO: A Familiar Shoulder I shot a wedding for a friend of mine's son and his new bride last night. It was a bit of a last-minute deal I did on the cheap to help out the young couple, so I didn't do a lot in the way of preparation. Essentially, I did it all with my K-5 and the trusty ol' F 50/1.7. This is one of my favorites so far, though I'm still going through them. I just thought it was one of the more touching moments I've photographed to date -- the emotionally fraught dance of the bride and her father. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/11910356115/#large K-5, F 50/1.7, f/2.2, ISO 400, 1/180 sec., PTTL flash Comments, as always, are welcome. Thanks! -- Walt -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- 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. -- 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.
PESO - Trickle Down
Poor fellow: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2014/01/trickle-down.html?m=1 As my mother would say, There but for the grace of God... Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- 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: Made in Detroit
Maybe he'll find something for himself... I hope he does Christine - he won't be sorry - I got mine for christmas and it is just what I wanted - A plain simple well executed watch ! Shinola appears to be a great brand thats trying to fill a niche with their watches, bikes and leather goods! Go Detroit! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net Subject: Re: PESO: Made in Detroit Ah, how interesting! We were looking to buy a watch for our son this Christmas... my husband wanted to buy an American made, analog watch... he settled on a brand, whose name now escapes me, but is of course, no longer made, and only found on the resale market. I wish we had known about this, since my husband is also Detroit born bred, he would have been very interested. Shinola. Who'da thunk? :) -c On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 4:49 PM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Not to upstage Paul and his great Autoshow coverage but I have to share this great product made in Detroit. Its relatively new on the scene and a first from Detroit. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17652158 And yes this is a plug Its called the Runwell from Shinola ( http://www.shinola.com/?gclid=CKr03LeQ_LsCFawRMwod_A8Aug#shinola=SgUIQsE6iua ) Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- 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: Made in Detroit
Are you making watches? Thanks Attila, but no I'm not in the watch making business, but I did get a watch from them and I highly recommend the company - Shinola - http://www.shinola.com/?gclid=CKr03LeQ_LsCFawRMwod_A8Aug#shinola=SgUIQsE6iua I got one for Christmas and am very pleased with the product and thought I'd give it a little PR. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Made in Detroit Great detail and tack sharp. The asymmetric crop is interesting, but a bit tight at the bottom. Are you making watches? On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 11:49 PM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Not to upstage Paul and his great Autoshow coverage but I have to share this great product made in Detroit. Its relatively new on the scene and a first from Detroit. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17652158 And yes this is a plug Its called the Runwell from Shinola ( http://www.shinola.com/?gclid=CKr03LeQ_LsCFawRMwod_A8Aug#shinola=SgUIQsE6iua ) Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- 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: January PUG is up - it's cold outside....
Thanks Bruce. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com Subject: Re: January PUG is up - it's cold outside Terrific gallery. I most enjoyed Ken Waller's Bud, and Thrainn Vigfusson's Horses. On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 4:42 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: G'day all A great gallery to kick off 2014. As usual it's hard to pick favourites but maybe Thrainn's 'Horses in Winter' and Jan's 'Too Cold for Comfort'. Interesting that Ann and Phillip both submitted shots taken on film and both used the KX. As usual, you'll find the gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous Gallery there). Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not infallible. So, if you made a submission and you don't see it in the gallery, let me know. + For February we have 'Feathered Friends' - so all you ornithologists and fan-dancing aficionados should have no problems... Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html The main requirements are: * Max. pixel dimensions: 800 x 800 pixels * Max file size: 300k * Third party equipment is acceptable provided either the camera body or lens used is Pentax. * If you embed a colour space in the image, it should be sRGB to ensure that the image is displayed correctly on line. * Nominal closing date: 30 September. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- 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: A Familiar Shoulder
Ain't that the truth... -p On 1/13/2014 10:35 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: For what it's worth, people in general are a mixed blessing. -- Walt On 1/13/2014 2:16 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: Daughters can be a mixed blessing...I have two...one will probably never marry; the other chose someone else to walk her down the aisle. -p On 1/13/2014 12:23 PM, Bulent Celasun wrote: I loved this one. I should perhaps be happy that I have no daughter ;) Bulent - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun 2014/1/13 Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com: A very touching moment/photo. One of the reasons I used to enjoy shooting weddings. -p On 1/13/2014 7:38 AM, Walt wrote: Thanks, Ken. I do hope they'll like it, as it's one of my favorite shots I've ever taken. -- Walt On 1/12/2014 7:26 PM, Ken Waller wrote: A nice capture that they will cherish. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Walt ldott...@gmail.com Subject: PESO: A Familiar Shoulder I shot a wedding for a friend of mine's son and his new bride last night. It was a bit of a last-minute deal I did on the cheap to help out the young couple, so I didn't do a lot in the way of preparation. Essentially, I did it all with my K-5 and the trusty ol' F 50/1.7. This is one of my favorites so far, though I'm still going through them. I just thought it was one of the more touching moments I've photographed to date -- the emotionally fraught dance of the bride and her father. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/11910356115/#large K-5, F 50/1.7, f/2.2, ISO 400, 1/180 sec., PTTL flash Comments, as always, are welcome. Thanks! -- Walt -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- 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. -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- 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: A Familiar Shoulder
You nailed it. Could not be better imho. Everything is there and in the right place. Pure emotion, beautifully captured and rendered. A real treasure. Cheers, frank Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: I shot a wedding for a friend of mine's son and his new bride last night. It was a bit of a last-minute deal I did on the cheap to help out the young couple, so I didn't do a lot in the way of preparation. Essentially, I did it all with my K-5 and the trusty ol' F 50/1.7. This is one of my favorites so far, though I'm still going through them. I just thought it was one of the more touching moments I've photographed to date -- the emotionally fraught dance of the bride and her father. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/11910356115/#large K-5, F 50/1.7, f/2.2, ISO 400, 1/180 sec., PTTL flash Comments, as always, are welcome. Thanks! -- Walt “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- 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: Made in Detroit
Love it! Cheers, frank Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Not to upstage Paul and his great Autoshow coverage but I have to share this great product made in Detroit. Its relatively new on the scene and a first from Detroit. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17652158 And yes this is a plug Its called the Runwell from Shinola ( http://www.shinola.com/?gclid=CKr03LeQ_LsCFawRMwod_A8Aug#shinola=SgUIQsE6iua ) Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- 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.
