Re: PESO - Cubes and Shadows

2014-07-22 Thread Bob W-PDML
In the colour version the picture is all about the yellow of his trainers, whereas in the bw it is about the geometry and shadows. B On 22 Jul 2014, at 01:38, Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: Not sure whether this works better in mono:

Re: PESO: Strange object in the countryside...

2014-07-22 Thread Bob W-PDML
Yes! On 22 Jul 2014, at 01:33, Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: Would those be these? (courtesy of Google): And this also, said Marlow suddenly, has been one of the dark places of the earth. (referring to England, before leaving for the Congo). Rick On Jul 21, 2014, at 1:52

Re: Peso Derring Wagon

2014-07-22 Thread Attila Boros
I like the nice detail in the texture. On Sat, Jul 19, 2014 at 6:26 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17816994 Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region,

Re: PESO: Strange object in the countryside...

2014-07-22 Thread Bob W-PDML
The shelter seems to have been there for a good long time: http://theclaydons.org.uk/the-history/photographs-of-botolph-and-east-claydon A bit of googlage tells me it's called the Mushroom Seat, in a village whose bell-tower is called The Mushroom, and whose pub is called the Mushroom Club. It

Re: PESO: Bee on Echinacea

2014-07-22 Thread Bob W-PDML
Very good! B On 22 Jul 2014, at 03:54, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17818618 K-5IIs, smc 35mm 2.8mm macro Limited Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: GESO - Aimee and Brandon

2014-07-22 Thread Attila Boros
I saw most of the photos already, except the night out at the cocktail bar. Nice romantic mood, good acting! On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 3:23 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: I posted shots of Aimee and Brandon a while back. I finally got around to collecting all my retouched shots

Re: PESO 2014 - 171 - GDG

2014-07-22 Thread Attila Boros
Very nice light and perfect DOF. On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 6:22 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: Another Saturday morning walk in the park … not pinhole this past weekend, but film! https://flic.kr/p/opvr8p Thanks for looking! Comments always appreciated. Godfrey ---

Re: Peso Derring Wagon

2014-07-22 Thread David J Brooks
Thanks Attila. The Sigma 17-70 is a nice lens Dave On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 2:56 AM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: I like the nice detail in the texture. On Sat, Jul 19, 2014 at 6:26 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17816994

Re: PESO: Sky Plow

2014-07-22 Thread Darren Addy
Good morning all. Thanks for looking and the comments critiques from Rick, Paul, Ann, Frank, Ken Daniel. On this day, the early supercells were degenerating into what they call an MCS (mesoscale convective system) or as chasers call it a big mess. I was basically giving up on getting any decent

Re: PESO: Bee on Echinacea

2014-07-22 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Jack, Frank and Bob! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 3:18 AM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: Very good! B On 22 Jul 2014, at 03:54, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote:

Peso: Hot In The Valley (redo)

2014-07-22 Thread Jack Davis
Softened this shot. Applied a bit of fill light and warmed the valley. Reduces the Hot feeling, but I like it more as a picture. Looking forward to cooling temps. J Comments always welcome. http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=785 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO: Bee on Echinacea

2014-07-22 Thread Mark C
Nice catch! Beautiful flower and you caught the bee at a good angle. Mark On 7/21/2014 10:54 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17818618 K-5IIs, smc 35mm 2.8mm macro Limited Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola --- This email is

Re: PESO: Sky Plow

2014-07-22 Thread Mark C
As others have said - very high drama shot. Great how the road and the clouds nearly converge towards the horizon. Mark On 7/21/2014 6:44 PM, Darren Addy wrote: Comments and criticism welcome in equal measure: https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/14689399986/ --- This email is free

Re: PESO: Loon Shot(s)

2014-07-22 Thread Richard Womer
Very nice. I love loons (plan to be among the avian variety in 3 weeks), but they're very hard to shoot. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 10:30 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: After almost two weeks at our cabin on Long Lake, I finally had a chance

Re: GESO - Aimee and Brandon

2014-07-22 Thread Bruce Walker
Thank you, Attila. On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 4:26 AM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: I saw most of the photos already, except the night out at the cocktail bar. Nice romantic mood, good acting! On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 3:23 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: I posted

Re: PESO: Bee on Echinacea

2014-07-22 Thread Richard Womer
Excellent! Composition, colors, sharpness, DOF all spot-on. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 10:54 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17818618 K-5IIs, smc 35mm 2.8mm macro Limited Dan Matyola

PESO 2014 - 172 - GDG

2014-07-22 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I really enjoy visiting the park on Saturday mornings for my walk. I've been doing it so long now I see the many small changes as they have happened. To the left of this lovely bent tree you can see fencing around one of the larger changes happening ... they're putting in a childrens' play

Re: PESO: Sky Plow

2014-07-22 Thread Darren Addy
Thanks Mark! On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 7:13 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: As others have said - very high drama shot. Great how the road and the clouds nearly converge towards the horizon. Mark On 7/21/2014 6:44 PM, Darren Addy wrote: Comments and criticism welcome in equal

Re: PESO: Bee on Echinacea

2014-07-22 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Mark. I actually took about 20 shots of the bees on my echinacea flowers, attempting to get an angle that would show both the flower and the bee in an effective manner, and this was the best, in my opinion. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Jul 22,

Re: PESO: Bee on Echinacea

2014-07-22 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Rick! I really like how the 35mm macro Limited lens performs in these circumstances. The FA 100 macro is a lot easier to use, because I can shoot at a greater distance, but the 35 limited seems to get me sharper, clearer results. I am really enjoying that lens. Dan Matyola

Re: GESO Plowing

2014-07-22 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 21/7/14, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: This also goes out to the participants so i tend to give them more. In that case you're excused culling. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv

Re: GESO Plowing

2014-07-22 Thread Darren Addy
I especially liked these three, David: http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2014-plow%20demo/album/slides/plow-0041.html http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2014-plow%20demo/album/slides/plow-5242.html http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2014-plow%20demo/album/slides/plow-5267.html Old Tymie subjects like this

Re: PESO: Bee on Echinacea

2014-07-22 Thread Darren Addy
Wow Daniel! You are putting that lens to good use. I love macro but haven't shot a single one yet this year. On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 11:21 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, Rick! I really like how the 35mm macro Limited lens performs in these circumstances. The FA 100

Re: GESO Plowing

2014-07-22 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 22 Jul 2014, at 17:35, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 21/7/14, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: This also goes out to the participants so i tend to give them more. In that case you're excused culling. Well, no - it just changes the emphasis to 'cull the

Re: GESO Plowing

2014-07-22 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 1:44 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: I especially liked these three, David: http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2014-plow%20demo/album/slides/plow-0041.html http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2014-plow%20demo/album/slides/plow-5242.html

Re: PESO 2014 - 172 - GDG

2014-07-22 Thread Bob W-PDML
That's a nice tree, but it seems to me that with a playground in the area it represents an unacceptable health and safety hazard. I have therefore issued a tree-straightening ordinance and it will be removed forthwith until corrected, subject of course to further risk assessment. In the

Re: Albi

2014-07-22 Thread Bob W-PDML
Thanks Stan, and everyone else. I spent 2 nights in Albi, which was a detour from my route because I particularly wanted to see it. It it was worth the trip - lovely place, where you start to say goodbye the ambiance of the Massif Central, and start to feel something of the Mediterranean.

Re: Albi

2014-07-22 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 22 Jul 2014, at 02:33, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Love the little animation - Like the vertical window and wall shot the best - Thanks -glad you like that. It reminded me of an 18th/19th century painter who has recently been rediscovered who used to paint stuff like that on

Re: Albi

2014-07-22 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Well done, as usual, Bob. The cathedral is indeed rather ugly, but you managed to find beauty in the surroundings and the details. I especially like the river scene -- very peaceful -- and the shapes and textures in the letter slot and the lion (is/was it a door knocker?). Dan Matyola

Re: PESO: Bee on Echinacea

2014-07-22 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Darren. I hated macro works until I bought a used FA 100 mm macro. I like it even much more now with the 35 limited. It reall is a great all-around lens. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 1:45 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com

Re: Albi

2014-07-22 Thread Bob W-PDML
Hi Dan, Thanks. Yes, it's a door knocker. That rather anxious-looking lion is a common motif in the area and will appear in one or two other shots yet to be posted. B On 22 Jul 2014, at 19:51, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Well done, as usual, Bob. The cathedral is

Re: Albi

2014-07-22 Thread Bob W-PDML
Thomas Jones is the painter I was thinking of: http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/thomas-jones-a-wall-in-naples B On 22 Jul 2014, at 19:50, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: On 22 Jul 2014, at 02:33, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Love the little animation - Like

OT: New Jersey Festival of Ballooning

2014-07-22 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Lots of photo opportunities this weekend at the New Jersey Festival of Ballooning, in White House, NJ, just a couple of miles west of my home and easily reachable from the NYC and Philadelphia areas. http://www.balloonfestival.com/ Lots of dramatic and colorful hot air balloons, sky divers, food

PESO: Another Bee, another Flower

2014-07-22 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
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Re: Albi

2014-07-22 Thread Darren Addy
Wow. This a really super little gallery of images! On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 2:38 PM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: Thomas Jones is the painter I was thinking of: http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/thomas-jones-a-wall-in-naples B On 22 Jul 2014, at 19:50, Bob W-PDML

Re: PESO: Bee on Echinacea

2014-07-22 Thread Ann Sanfedele
He's a cute little fella! I agree with Mark ann On 7/22/2014 12:18, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Thanks, Mark. I actually took about 20 shots of the bees on my echinacea flowers, attempting to get an angle that would show both the flower and the bee in an effective manner, and this was the best,

Re: Albi

2014-07-22 Thread Rick Womer
Excellent gallery, Bob! That cathedral really does offend the eye at every turn. I don't blame the girl in the last shot for kicking it. Rick On Jul 21, 2014, at 6:56 PM, Bob W wrote: Here are some snaps from Albi in France. Albi was the centre of the Cathar heresy, so the Catholic

PESO - Bench

2014-07-22 Thread Rick Womer
Shot only for the geometry: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17816704size=lg (K-5, DA 40/2.8 LTD) Comments appreciated! Rick -- 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

Re: PESO - Bench

2014-07-22 Thread Marco Alpert
Nice geometry. I like it. Marco On Jul 22, 2014, at 5:21 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Shot only for the geometry: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17816704size=lg (K-5, DA 40/2.8 LTD) Comments appreciated! Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO 2014 - 172 - GDG

2014-07-22 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 7/22/2014 10:47, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I really enjoy visiting the park on Saturday mornings for my walk. I've been doing it so long now I see the many small changes as they have happened. To the left of this lovely bent tree you can see fencing around one of the larger changes

Re: PESO - Bench

2014-07-22 Thread Mark C
That's very nice - great mixture of shape, texture and tonalities. Mark On 7/22/2014 8:21 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Shot only for the geometry: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17816704size=lg (K-5, DA 40/2.8 LTD) Comments appreciated! Rick --- This email is free from viruses

backpack for stuff as well as cameras - Lowepro Fastpack, anyone?

2014-07-22 Thread Charles Robinson
I'm going to be taking a trip with the wife to Washington, DC in late September. I anticipate that it will be many days of walking and biking around, and I'm thinking I might want something more comfortable/convenient than a standard camera bag -- not only because they have just the one

PESO - Statuette

2014-07-22 Thread Mark C
http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/statuette Pentax Mz-S, FA 28-105 f4-5.6 zoom, Arista Ultra 200, Rodinal 1+50 for 10 minutes (20C). Really just a test shot of the film... CC welcome. Mark --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is

Re: backpack for stuff as well as cameras - Lowepro Fastpack, anyone?

2014-07-22 Thread John
On 7/22/2014 10:00 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: I'm going to be taking a trip with the wife to Washington, DC in late September. I anticipate that it will be many days of walking and biking around, and I'm thinking I might want something more comfortable/convenient than a standard camera bag --

PESO - The Annual Duckling Shot

2014-07-22 Thread knarf
Taken about 3 weeks ago. I love summer: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2014/07/the-annual-duckling-shot.html?m=1 Comments always welcome. Hope you enjoy. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - A Trio of Slippers

2014-07-22 Thread Ken Waller
Thanks fnarF ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO - A Trio of Slippers Those are a absolutely gorgeous, Ken! Cheers, frank On 21 July, 2014 11:52:05 PM EDT, Ken Waller

Re: backpack for stuff as well as cameras - Lowepro Fastpack, anyone?

2014-07-22 Thread Igor Roshchin
Hi Charles, Sorry, I don't have information about Fastpack 200, but I have used Fastpack 250 since April of 2008 (so it is not too new). Here are my two postings about my first experience with it: https://www.mail-archive.com/pdml@pdml.net/msg444934.html

Re: PESO: Loon Shot(s)

2014-07-22 Thread Stan Halpin
Thanks Rick! Enjoy your time with these special birds. stan On Jul 22, 2014, at 8:16 AM, Richard Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: Very nice. I love loons (plan to be among the avian variety in 3 weeks), but they're very hard to shoot. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Mon, Jul

Re: PESO - The Annual Duckling Shot

2014-07-22 Thread Stan Halpin
Nice shot of proud mama and her kids. stan On Jul 22, 2014, at 11:11 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Taken about 3 weeks ago. I love summer: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2014/07/the-annual-duckling-shot.html?m=1 Comments always welcome. Hope you enjoy. Cheers, frank

Re: PESO: Loon Shot(s)

2014-07-22 Thread Darren Addy
First shot is very nice. Postage stamp worthy. Coulda sworn I saw a loon on a lake here in Kearney, Nebraska a couple weekends ago, but I was in a hurry on my way past and didn't have camera/bigma with me (should keep that with me ALWAYS). On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 11:03 PM, Stan Halpin

Re: Albi

2014-07-22 Thread Chris Mitchell
Excellent set Bob. We visited Albi en route for the south of France in the 70s. I was intrigued by it and felt that the brick shithouse of a cathedral was beautiful in its own way. Must go back some time. Chris On 21 July 2014 23:56, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Here are some snaps from

Re: backpack for stuff as well as cameras - Lowepro Fastpack, anyone?

2014-07-22 Thread Paul
No experience with the Lowepro, but I have a Tamrac Zuma 7 that works well for me. http://tinyurl.com/mu98qud -p On 7/22/2014 9:00 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: I'm going to be taking a trip with the wife to Washington, DC in late September. I anticipate that it will be many days of walking

Re: PESO - The Annual Duckling Shot

2014-07-22 Thread David Mann
Not too bad :) Which lens is that? I rescued three tiny little ducklings from a drain today. They'd fallen through a grate and mother duck wasn't happy about it. Neither was I but I couldn't leave them there. You might ask why we have ducklings down here in July... I suspect it might have