OT for the amateur mechanics amongst us.

2014-10-03 Thread mike wilson
You need to be sitting down to read this. http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=1006616 -- 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: K-3, grip, AF-540 flash bundle at B+H $997

2014-10-03 Thread steve harley
on 2014-10-02 19:21 Igor PDML-StR wrote Steve, The link you posted shows K-3 BG-5 grip for $997 (996.95), and AF-540 costs additional $80.95 if purchased together. it appears B+H changed it; when i posted it most definitely had the grip *and* the flash in the includes free section at the

Re: OT for the amateur mechanics amongst us.

2014-10-03 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com: You need to be sitting down to read this. http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=1006616 Yikes! That post dates from 2013 and he's now listed as a 'Banned User'. Should be banned from using his car as well. Cheers Brian

Might be quiet..

2014-10-03 Thread John Coyle
... for a while: currently in UK for 7 days visiting very sick daughter. Sorry, UK-PDMLers, there won't be time for a meet-up, only spending time with daughter and my brother. John Coyle -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Ken Waller Sent: Friday, 3

Video on photos recreating a PanAm flight

2014-10-03 Thread Larry Colen
http://sploid.gizmodo.com/the-best-flying-experience-ever-perfectly-recreated-in-1641714584 The video is actually pretty interesting from a photographic point of view. He discusses the lighting and what it took to get the effects he wanted. Link to just the video http://vimeo.com/92430997

Re: Might be quiet..

2014-10-03 Thread Darren Addy
Very sorry to hear of your daughter's illness John. Hope it is only a temporary one and she makes a full and rapid recovery. Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 2:16 AM, John Coyle jco...@iinet.net.au wrote: ... for a while: currently in UK for 7 days visiting very sick

Re: Video on photos recreating a PanAm flight

2014-10-03 Thread Bruce Walker
Just wow. Wonderful shots, and that's a big shoot! More like a film production than a photoshoot. Colour me very impressed! On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 3:36 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: http://sploid.gizmodo.com/the-best-flying-experience-ever-perfectly-recreated-in-1641714584 The video

Re: Video on photos recreating a PanAm flight

2014-10-03 Thread Bruce Walker
This is the link with all the tech info. Great read! http://www.mpkelley.com/pan-am-flies-again On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 3:36 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: http://sploid.gizmodo.com/the-best-flying-experience-ever-perfectly-recreated-in-1641714584 The video is actually pretty

Re: Might be quiet..

2014-10-03 Thread Bob Sullivan
John, Hope she responds positively to you visit and returns to good health. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 2:16 AM, John Coyle jco...@iinet.net.au wrote: ... for a while: currently in UK for 7 days visiting very sick daughter. Sorry, UK-PDMLers, there won't be time for a meet-up, only

Re: GESO - NHM competition

2014-10-03 Thread Mark C
Hi Ben - Superb work all around. My two favs are Take Off and Whacha looking at? I noth those both appear to be studio shots, so if the competition puts an emphasis on in the field / behavioral shots I'd go for Rebirth and Theif. Good luck! Mark On 10/1/2014 5:38 PM, Ben Price wrote: Hi

Re: Geso: A walk in the woods

2014-10-03 Thread Don Guthrie
Thanks for the view Tim, always glad to see you browsing here. On 10/2/14, 10:22 PM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 1 Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2014 19:00:02 -0700 From: Tim Braytb...@textuality.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Geso: A walk in the woods Message-ID:

Re: I hate digital photography!

2014-10-03 Thread P.J. Alling
On 10/1/2014 3:34 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: On Sep 22, 2014, at 13:23 , Igor PDML-StR pdml...@komkon.org wrote: Yes, I hate digital photography! With a digital camera, I am producing to many photographs to be able to deal with. Even though I take photographs only a few days a month, they

Re: I hate digital photography!

2014-10-03 Thread Charles Robinson
On Oct 3, 2014, at 11:18 , P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: On 10/1/2014 3:34 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: On Sep 22, 2014, at 13:23 , Igor PDML-StR pdml...@komkon.org wrote: Yes, I hate digital photography! With a digital camera, I am producing to many photographs to be able to

The KS-1 is in stock at BH

2014-10-03 Thread P.J. Alling
Quick, somebody buy one so you can tell us how good, or bad it is. -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: GESO - NHM competition

2014-10-03 Thread Chris Mitchell
Good to hear from you again Ben. Some super shots. I submitted ,as requested, but just for the list - Whatcha Looking at and Pied Kingfisher are my two. Chris On 1 October 2014 22:38, Ben Price ben.wills.pr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi folks, I don’t often post, but I do enjoy the images shared and

Re: GESO: London multi-exposure, freaky, experimental HDR stuff

2014-10-03 Thread Chris Mitchell
I agree with Rick. Mostly. But it's labelled as experimental so keep it coming and we'll continue to tear it to shreds. Mostly. Chris On 1 October 2014 01:16, Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: Lovely compositions, excellent double exposures, but I really dislike the HDR. I hope you

Re: Questions about LR database manipulations

2014-10-03 Thread Larry Colen
Igor PDML-StR wrote: I know that several people on PDML have extensive expertise with LR. So, I would like to ask a few questions about the information I cannot find. In the context of LR: 1. Is there any difference of how the editing information (and not just the end result, but also the

What happens when a Permissive Path grows up

2014-10-03 Thread Chris Mitchell
https://www.dropbox.com/s/7w0eetb9e3czrmp/DSCF8068.jpg?dl=0 (See Mark!'s excellent Yorkshire pics for background) Chris -- 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

Re: OT for the amateur mechanics amongst us.

2014-10-03 Thread Chris Mitchell
I came across this exact issue in a Halfords (vehicle supplies shop in UK) car park. A young woman asked me to look at her car and see if I could give an opinion on why the starter wasn't turning the engine over. I went through the usual stuff - flat battery, starter jammed etc and then she said I

Re: OT - My blog is not dead!

2014-10-03 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Ann - I exhaled more than a few sighs of relief one it got back up and running! On 10/2/2014 11:15 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: a nice phew! for you! good to hear it's back up ann On 10/2/2014 21:20, Mark C wrote: Yippie - managed to get my blog back up and running! I sent the SQL

Re: OT - My blog is not dead!

2014-10-03 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Brian - glad it's working again! I should PESO that photo Mark On 10/3/2014 12:24 AM, Brian Walters wrote: Yep - the RSS feed is working again. Nice cat photo - I'm a fan of black cats... --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection

Re: The KS-1 is in stock at BH

2014-10-03 Thread Jeffery Johnson
I will be more than happy to be a tester if anyone wishes to send me one. Jeffery Johnson Photo Captures by Jeffery http://www.photocapturesbyjeffery.com http://www.Facebook.com/photocapturesbyjeffery https://twitter.com/PhotoCaptures Bringing joy and happiness to lonely and depressed walls

Re: Questions about LR database manipulations

2014-10-03 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Igor, I can help with your questions but I don't have time to do so until Saturday or Sunday. Very busy right now... ! Godfrey On Oct 3, 2014, at 10:42 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Igor PDML-StR wrote: I know that several people on PDML have extensive expertise with LR.

Re: Questions about LR database manipulations

2014-10-03 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Larry, thank you for some suggestion. Manual backup of all the original files in the current state (I have backups of the original state files, and of the LR databases), - is a good idea. Godfrey: Thanks for your response. I know quite well how busy one can be, - and will appreciate if you

PESO(s) I have but one Egret...

2014-10-03 Thread P.J. Alling
But three views. I always blow out the highlights, even dialed in -2 stops of exposure. The first two are about 1/2 to 2/3 frame crops. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20---%20fishin.html https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20---%20caught.html The

Re: PESO(s) I have but one Egret...

2014-10-03 Thread Jack Davis
P.J. You don't indicate the focus metering. Could it have been other than spot? Jack - Original Message - From: P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, October 3, 2014 4:05:11 PM Subject: PESO(s) I have but one Egret... But three views. I always blow

Re: U.S. Forest Service proposes photo permit rules (still video)

2014-10-03 Thread P.J. Alling
On 9/29/2014 9:08 PM, steve harley wrote: on 2014-09-28 20:16 P.J. Alling wrote No, first Clinton administration, his party owned both houses, In March of his first year, congress passed and Clinton signed a tax increase retroactive to the beginning of his administration. and Reagan signed a

Re: PESO(s) I have but one Egret...

2014-10-03 Thread Paul Stenquist
Odd. I use the full matrix metering on both the k-5 and k-3 when shooting egrets, and I haven’t blown one out in recent years. Generally, white objects will slightly underexpose because a dumb meter considers them neutral. I’ve shot them both against a bright sky and against dark water and

Re: U.S. Forest Service proposes photo permit rules (still video)

2014-10-03 Thread P.J. Alling
On 9/29/2014 9:08 PM, steve harley wrote: on 2014-09-28 20:16 P.J. Alling wrote No, first Clinton administration, his party owned both houses, In March of his first year, congress passed and Clinton signed a tax increase retroactive to the beginning of his administration. and Reagan signed a

PESO -- Wing Man.

2014-10-03 Thread P.J. Alling
Out and about last week, not a technically perfect image, but it tells a story. A bit too much camera movement for the AS system to compensate for but I have an excuse, I'd been drinking. Mild content warning. Life is sometimes distasteful.

Re: OT - Advice to aspiring photographers

2014-10-03 Thread P.J. Alling
I used to do PJ but there was precious little money in it then, and now there's even less. On 10/1/2014 11:21 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 11:01 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: On 10/1/2014 10:09, Bruce Walker wrote: 35 Magnum Photographers Give Their Advice to

Re: PESO -- Wing Man.

2014-10-03 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Interesting concept but shouldn't the fella looking at his phone be the look out. Jeffery Johnson Photo Captures by Jeffery http://www.photocapturesbyjeffery.com http://www.Facebook.com/photocapturesbyjeffery https://twitter.com/PhotoCaptures Bringing joy and happiness to lonely and depressed

Re: PESO -- Wing Man.

2014-10-03 Thread P.J. Alling
I think /he/ was a little unclear on the concept... On 10/3/2014 8:18 PM, Jeffery Johnson wrote: Interesting concept but shouldn't the fella looking at his phone be the look out. Jeffery Johnson Photo Captures by Jeffery http://www.photocapturesbyjeffery.com

Re: PESO(s) I have but one Egret...

2014-10-03 Thread Ken Waller
The highlights look acceptable to me - you've not lost much in the feather detail that would be interesting. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com Subject: PESO(s) I have but one Egret... But

Re: PESO -- Wing Man.

2014-10-03 Thread Ken Waller
Interesting concept but shouldn't the fella looking at his phone be the look out. Maybe he's looking out to make sure he doesn't get pee'd on ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Jeffery Johnson

Louis after dark.

2014-10-03 Thread P.J. Alling
Louis Lunch is one of half a dozen places in the US that has some valid claim to inventing the modern hamburger. They used to be open between 11 AM and 3 PM, but since the entire building was moved to it's present location, to make way for a Southern New England Telephone Co. (SNET),

PESO -- Pensive

2014-10-03 Thread P.J. Alling
Not much commentary here, taken inside the Anchor, what used to be a dive bar, (the first time I visited, I was advised to not drink anything out of glass, only from bottles). It's decor hasn't been updated but it's been cleaned up a lot. On a side note; Sometimes it feels like the K-5II can

Re: OT for the amateur mechanics amongst us.

2014-10-03 Thread P.J. Alling
Some people have more money than brains... On 10/3/2014 2:33 AM, mike wilson wrote: You need to be sitting down to read this. http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=1006616 -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. --

Re: PESO -- Pensive

2014-10-03 Thread Tim Bray
Mmm, excellent light. On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 6:41 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Not much commentary here, taken inside the Anchor, what used to be a dive bar, (the first time I visited, I was advised to not drink anything out of glass, only from bottles). It's decor hasn't

Re: PESO(s) I have but one Egret...

2014-10-03 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Excellent image, all of them. The background really makes the birds stand out. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 7:05 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: But three views. I always blow out the highlights, even dialed in -2 stops

Re: PESO(s) I have but one Egret...

2014-10-03 Thread Jack Davis
I've noticed, Paul, that in recent years you've had better luck reducing clipped whites. I agree that matrix metering would help. Jack - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, October 3, 2014 4:44:02 PM Subject: Re: PESO(s) I