Re: PESO: Canopy

2014-06-17 Thread Attila Boros
Thanks, Frank. On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 5:42 AM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah, I'm with Tim. But maybe that tension isn't such a bad thing. I do like the colours. Cheers, frank On 16 June, 2014 4:10:29 PM EDT, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: Nice, but my eyes want to see

Re: PESO - House Sitting Swallow

2014-06-17 Thread Attila Boros
Nice catch! Swallows around here won't sit for more than a few seconds. On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 5:01 AM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Because he's sitting on his house? http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2014/06/house-sitting-swallow.html?m=1 I wish it were a bit sharper but I'll

Re: PESO A drop of sap

2014-06-17 Thread Larry Colen
On Jun 16, 2014, at 7:01 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: I can't get to my FarceBook acccount any more. Any chance you can send the image to me directly? Some old Spotmatic images of the planes I flew can be seen here: http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=398541

Re: not necessarily OT for some ... Mac mini performance with SSD

2014-06-17 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 16/6/14, Charles Robinson, discombobulated, unleashed: https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Tools/54-Bit-Driver-Kit/IF145-022 I was *just* telling the wife that I need to replace my craptastic mini- driver set with something higher-quality. Would be very interested to see what you think when

Re: Lightroom question

2014-06-17 Thread Paul Sorenson
Will this work? Open the file with her tweaks Create a develop preset Open your original RAW file and create a virtual copy Apply the preset of her tweaks to the new copy -p Sent from my iPad On Jun 16, 2014, at 11:51 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: My friend Candice wanted to try

Re: PESO A drop of sap

2014-06-17 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Yes, Larry, that is pretty much the plane I flew in in Viet Nam. This particular model is an Air Force veteran, but otherwise the same as we used. The Air Force was very fond of camo paint jobs. We were mostly concerned about visibility from below, so we didn't use much camo. Dan Matyola

Re: Lightroom question

2014-06-17 Thread Stanley Halpin
I may not understand the question. But it would seem that if you do an import-from-catalog you will bring in her (changed) files. Or just the changes to the files. If you don’t want to lose your originals in the process, make a duplicate first. The re-import will “overwrite the original but

Over-the-horizon OT -- iPhone music playing

2014-06-17 Thread Richard Womer
Taking the train last evening, I put on my (very good) Sennheiser noise-cancelling headphones, plugged them into my iPhone, and started Beethoven's Violin Concerto (sublime after a very stressful day). Gee, I said to myself halfway through the first movement, this sounds crappy. I tried all of

Re: PESO - House Sitting Swallow

2014-06-17 Thread knarf
Thanks Dan. It was cool and I think he was puffed out to conserve heat. As well I know he noticed me so maybe he was trying to look big. Appreciate the comment! Cheers, frank On 16 June, 2014 10:04:08 PM EDT, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: I also like it, Frank. He;s not just

Re: PESO 2014 - 141 - GDG

2014-06-17 Thread knarf
Intriguing! Cheers, frank On 16 June, 2014 11:09:54 PM EDT, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: Thanks for all the comments on #140! I appreciate you taking the time. Another from the Saturday walk … https://flic.kr/p/nZZjEd Thanks for looking. As always, comments are

Re: PESO - House Sitting Swallow

2014-06-17 Thread knarf
Hi Attila, Best time to catch them is first thing in the morning or later in the evening. They like to sun themselves after they wake up and appear to rest for a few minutes before retiring. Between those times they are constantly on the wing. Thanks for the comment! Cheers, frank On 17

Re: Vivian Maier EXPOSED In Suburbia - Around Town - Downers Grove Patch, IL

2014-06-17 Thread Bob Sullivan
So here's what's happening in my neighborhood. If anybody is interested in seeing this show, let me know. Maybe we can meet there. Regards, Bob S. http://downersgrove.patch.com/groups/around-town/p/vivian-maier-exposed-in-suburbia_06e9bbea-downersgrove#.U6BTo-TgjJI.gmail -- PDML

Re: not necessarily OT for some ... Mac mini performance with SSD

2014-06-17 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jun 16, 2014, at 21:00 , Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: I'm glad you got it done without issue. For me, I didn't get past step three. Removing the fan connector … gently as I could imagine … ripped the connector socket block right off the motherboard. From how the folks

Re: Over-the-horizon OT -- iPhone music playing

2014-06-17 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jun 17, 2014, at 08:46 , Richard Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: Taking the train last evening, I put on my (very good) Sennheiser noise-cancelling headphones, plugged them into my iPhone, and started Beethoven's Violin Concerto (sublime after a very stressful day). Gee, I said to

Fwd: costco

2014-06-17 Thread Bipin Gupta
Hello PJ Sir, and all other PDMLer Friends who posted, I was recently in Wallmart, Toronto talking to the Pharmacist, a very knowledgeable person. I had fallen short of my BP medication RAMIPRIL 10 mg (famous brand name Altace) and asked for the cheapest one available. The brand I bought in

Re: not necessarily OT for some ... Mac mini performance with SSD

2014-06-17 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jun 17, 2014, at 04:44 , Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 16/6/14, Charles Robinson, discombobulated, unleashed: https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Tools/54-Bit-Driver-Kit/IF145-022 I was *just* telling the wife that I need to replace my craptastic mini- driver set with

Re: Over-the-horizon OT -- iPhone music playing

2014-06-17 Thread Richard Womer
Thanks, Charles. It wasn't checked. Do you listen to classical music? I imagine the reproduction would be fine for pop, but it flunks for chamber or symphonic music. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 11:03 AM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: On Jun 17,

Re: PESO 2014 - 141 - GDG

2014-06-17 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Nice pattern and textures. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 10:17 AM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Intriguing! Cheers, frank On 16 June, 2014 11:09:54 PM EDT, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: Thanks for all the

Re: Over-the-horizon OT -- iPhone music playing

2014-06-17 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jun 17, 2014, at 10:33 , Richard Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, Charles. It wasn't checked. Do you listen to classical music? I imagine the reproduction would be fine for pop, but it flunks for chamber or symphonic music. I absolutely do not. I grew up with in playing in

Re: Now why didn't I think of this?

2014-06-17 Thread John
On 6/16/2014 7:30 PM, Brian Walters wrote: A novel approach to combing digital and film photography... http://tinyurl.com/mx4avc3 Doesn't appear to have any way to trigger the shutters simultaneously. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never

Re: PESO A drop of sap

2014-06-17 Thread John
On 6/16/2014 7:05 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Jun 16, 2014, at 11:40 AM, John sesso...@earthlink.net wrote: It was a tough choice between them, not to mention the others I took, but didn’t post. Y'all at any risk from that fire? I hope they get it controlled soon and that it's not near

Re: Now why didn't I think of this?

2014-06-17 Thread P.J. Alling
On 6/17/2014 1:08 PM, John wrote: On 6/16/2014 7:30 PM, Brian Walters wrote: A novel approach to combing digital and film photography... http://tinyurl.com/mx4avc3 Doesn't appear to have any way to trigger the shutters simultaneously. If you're really cheep you can get this.

For John - More Time Warner woes

2014-06-17 Thread Paul
From today's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel http://tinyurl.com/ktyhzn6 They say it's a database problem and they don't have any idea when it will be fixed - but they're working as fast as they can. :{ -p -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: not necessarily OT for some ... Mac mini performance with SSD

2014-06-17 Thread John
Yeah, at this point, I don't have need of a second drive in there either. My only point is having to go into the machine twice is twice the opportunity to screw it up. I just figure having someone else clean up my mess will cost me less if I combine all of my mistakes into one operation. On

Re: Now why didn't I think of this?

2014-06-17 Thread John
On 6/17/2014 1:19 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: On 6/17/2014 1:08 PM, John wrote: On 6/16/2014 7:30 PM, Brian Walters wrote: A novel approach to combing digital and film photography... http://tinyurl.com/mx4avc3 Doesn't appear to have any way to trigger the shutters simultaneously. If you're

Re: For John - More Time Warner woes

2014-06-17 Thread John
On 6/17/2014 1:21 PM, Paul wrote: From today's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel http://tinyurl.com/ktyhzn6 They say it's a database problem and they don't have any idea when it will be fixed - but they're working as fast as they can. :{ -p And Time-Warner is still lying through their teeth

Re: Over-the-horizon OT -- iPhone music playing

2014-06-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Classical music sounds just fine from the iPhone, modulo the quality of the encoding and output devices. Even my brother (a recording engineer) agrees. So something's wrong with the encoding or the output. Godfrey -- Godfrey DiGiorgi - godfreydigio...@me.com On Jun 17, 2014, at 8:33 AM,

Re: Over-the-horizon OT -- iPhone music playing

2014-06-17 Thread Richard Womer
Godfrey, So it appears. The files I'm listening to are from CDs, copied onto the MBP and thence to the iPhone. They sound much, much better on the MBP. I'm puzzled. I think I'll try a third-party graphic equalizer/playback program, but somehow I'm not anticipating great success. Rick

Re: Over-the-horizon OT -- iPhone music playing

2014-06-17 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jun 17, 2014, at 17:03 , Richard Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: Godfrey, So it appears. The files I'm listening to are from CDs, copied onto the MBP and thence to the iPhone. They sound much, much better on the MBP. I'm puzzled. I think I'll try a third-party graphic

Re: Over-the-horizon OT -- iPhone music playing

2014-06-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
They should sound virtually identical if you use the same headphones for output. I'd go to an Apple store and compare against another unit before you do anything else. Your iPhone may have a bad part ... My partner bought his 4S used and the sound was terrible from it. He brought it to the

Re: Over-the-horizon OT -- iPhone music playing

2014-06-17 Thread Richard Womer
Mystery solved! Poking around in iTunes on the Mac, I found I had set the equalizer so that it sounded good on trains, planes, and at home with the AC running. After some research, I downloaded the EQ 10 app, and set its equalizer similarly. Zounds! Nice sounds, even here near the AC! Thanks

Re: Time for a new macro purchase--possible duplicate posting, oops

2014-06-17 Thread Mark C
HI Barry - I have an older version of the Tamron - the 90mm f2.8 auto focus - and the DFA Pentax 100mm Macro (non WR). Both are excellent lenses but the biggsest difference I notice is the the Pentax has the quick-shift focus adjustment which makes manually fine tuning focus very quick and

VESO: RAW Showcase Video

2014-06-17 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Here is a sample video I created. I present to you a little sample of what you can expect of The Eclectic Photos Of A Scattered Photographers Mind exhibition at the RAW Nashville Showcase June 26th at the Cannery Ballroom here in Nashville TN. Buy a Ticket visit

Re: Now why didn't I think of this?

2014-06-17 Thread P.J. Alling
I don't know. I never had a wireless remote when I was using film, though I assumed it would work with later auto focus film bodies. Though on consideration, maybe only with the film *ist. I have no idea where my ZX-5n is hiding or I'd try it out. On 6/17/2014 3:50 PM, John wrote: On

The Bible has been updated.

2014-06-17 Thread P.J. Alling
Boz, finally got around to updating his K mount information page. Looks like he's brought Arnold Stark on as co-editor. So if you have any questions about all things Pentax you can check here first http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/index.html -- A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more