Re: Adorama's top 10 best selling Cameras of the year.

I'm surprised that Pentax was that high on the list. Cheers, frank On November 14, 2015 10:37:23 AM EST, "P.J. Alling" wrote: >Not surprising that Canon dominates with the most models because, well >have the most models. > > From the list you can see that

Re: Adorama's top 10 best selling Cameras of the year.

> Well said. You should be a politician! I believe that may be the rudest thing that anyone has ever said to me. :) :) :) -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: PESO -- Caption Contest

Caption: Demands are presented by the head of the Elves' Labor Union. On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 12:06 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: > I went to a charitable event tonight, brought along the K-5II and a couple > of lenses. Taken entirely out of context, I have no idea what

Re: OT: Solidarité!

I've typed and re-typed several responses to this, Godfrey. I think I'll send this one, regarding your question about whether this violence will ever stop. These sorts of horrific events cause a lot of soul - searching and looking for answers. Unfortunately, in these modern times, these

Re: OT: Anyone been to Denali ?

Ken has taken spectacular photos there. When you answer Darren please link to some of those photos, so we can enjoy them again. Thanks! Cheers, frank On November 15, 2015 9:41:28 AM EST, Darren Addy wrote: >I'm seriously considering a photo safari to Denali late next

Re: OT: Anyone been to Denali ?

Um, I did notice you didn't buy a calendar..:-) Ken is another resource. The Denali Highway isnt a highway mostly a gravel road... and it goes east to west It may have more paving now- havent been there since 1992. IN 1989 we did it at the time you are thinking of, and in 1987 Richard did it

Re: PESO -- Caption Contest

Wonderful photo! Can think of many captions, none of them acceptable for family viewing. Cheers, frank On November 15, 2015 1:06:44 AM EST, "P.J. Alling" wrote: >I went to a charitable event tonight, brought along the K-5II and a >couple of lenses. Taken

Re: PESO -- Caption Contest

On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 9:11 AM, knarf wrote: > That's the biggest elf I've ever seen. No doubt one of the reasons he is a leader. But I am very curious about the other elves you have seen and what your blood alcohol level was, at the time. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

OT: Anyone been to Denali ?

I'm seriously considering a photo safari to Denali late next summer, to hopefully catch the "autumn" colors there (and, if I'm lucky, some Northern Lights from high latitudes). I'm wondering if any PDMLers have made the trip and have any words of advice. My thinking, if I can get away with

Re: PESO -- Caption Contest

That's the biggest elf I've ever seen. Cheers, frank On November 15, 2015 9:46:21 AM EST, Darren Addy wrote: >Caption: >Demands are presented by the head of the Elves' Labor Union. > >On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 12:06 AM, P.J. Alling > wrote: >> I

Re: OT: Anyone been to Denali ?

I'm all ears. I'm more than a little disappointed to learn that you can only drive 15 miles into the park and from there you must take buses. I've seen info on day hiking, but that's pretty disappointing - particularly if you are interested in dawn-golden hour images. On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 9:10

Re: OT: Anyone been to Denali ?

We’ll be there next summer. 29 Aug - 2 Sept. If you search the archives from a few months ago you’ll see detailed responses I had from Ken and Dan when I asked a similar question. Like you, I was disappointed that you can only nibble at the fringes of The Park. But from the research I’ve done,

Re: OT: Anyone been to Denali ?

Of course you should take that bus ride... but if you drove the "Denali Highway" between Cantwell and Paxton you'd be out in the wild for photography sufficiently without the difficulties and dangers of doing any serious hiking there... There are other roads to wander in a bit but one has to

PESO -- Caption Contest

"Trick or treat?!" Or "out of season". This photo reminded me of an old question why programmers mix Halloween and Christmas. Because oct(31)=dec(25). Igor Sent from mobile phone -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: OT: Solidarité!

Eloquently put... I suspect Godder's "question" was rhetorical, but you knew that ann On 11/15/2015 10:08 AM, knarf wrote: I've typed and re-typed several responses to this, Godfrey. I think I'll send this one, regarding your question about whether this violence will ever stop. These sorts

Re: Anyone been to Denali ?

With all that advice available you're bound to have a perfect trip. What a place to visit. Keyboard from Adorama? Alan C -Original Message- From: Darren Addy Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2015 7:16 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT: Anyone been to Denali ? thanks to ken

Re: OT: Solidarité!

The goals of the Islamic State are real and historical. Even the NY Times recognizes that. It has nothing to do With "right wing" interpretations. Liberal whine doesn't apply here. But I'm in mourning, not going to continue with this. Paul via phone > On Nov 15, 2015, at 1:02 PM, knarf

Re: OT: Solidarité!

Right. New York times. Like I said, right-wing media outlets... Cheers, frank (running, ducking, hiding) PS: In all seriousness, take care of yourself, Paul. I'll back out of this conversation now as well. You've got enough burden on your shoulders at this difficult time... On November 15,

Re: OT: Solidarité!

Of course I knew it was rhetorical. :-) I was just gushing to the list in general, out of frustration and a need to vent. It feels that this sort of thing has been going on for my whole life - almost 6 decades now. One wonders if it's ever going to stop. And one tries to cope with the

Re: A weekend up North

Lots of good ones, but the first two are exceptional. Paul via phone > On Nov 15, 2015, at 6:02 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > Grim, perhaps, but so photogenic! > Love this, especially > http://www.web-options.com/York2015/content/P0150028_large.html > and this >

K-3 and perfect focus

I took my gear out last night to practice with my K-3 photographing a friend's band. I'm going through the pictures today and see that it has not lost the K-5s ability to focus perfectly on a musicians microphone. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: A weekend up North

On 11/15/2015 5:28 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: By 'eck, it were grim. http://www.web-options.com/York2015/ B The artillery sitting on the sidewalk is a curiosity. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: A weekend up North

I particularly liked that one too ann On 11/15/2015 6:14 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Bob W-PDML wrote: By 'eck, it were grim. http://www.web-options.com/York2015/ Great stuff. The last one (http://www.web-options.com/York2015/content/P0150034_large.html) is my favorite. Very Theriaultean.

Re: OT: Anyone been to Denali ?

Check out the road lottery. You might get lucky and win the chance to buy a one-day permit to drive as much of the park as you can see weather permitting. http://www.nps.gov/dena/planyourvisit/road-lottery.htm On 11/15/2015 10:20 AM, Darren Addy wrote: I'm all ears. I'm more than a little

Re: OT: Solidarité!

On 11/14/2015 10:01 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/gateway/france/fr_1x._V288659243_.png Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola I can't speak French worth a damn, but I can whistle the first couple of bars of La Marseillaise.

Re: OT: Solidarité!

Their stated objective is to restore the Caliphate to their ideal of its maximum extent in the 7th & 8th centuries. That includes all of the Iberian Peninsula,; Septimania; Aquitaine, Midi-Pyrenees & Poitou-Charentes - as far north as Poitiers; the Balkans to the Gates of Vienna; all of northern

Re: OT: Anyone been to Denali ?

I've been to Denali, although in mid summer. It was an incredible place to visit at that time, but crowded with tourists. It should be magnificent in the late summer or early fall, after the height of the tourist season. There is, however, a ,much better place to visit, both for the experience

A weekend up North

By 'eck, it were grim. http://www.web-options.com/York2015/ 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: A weekend up North

Grim, perhaps, but so photogenic! Love this, especially http://www.web-options.com/York2015/content/P0150028_large.html and this http://www.web-options.com/York2015/content/P0140017_large.html ann On 11/15/2015 5:28 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: By 'eck, it were grim.

Re: OT: Solidarité!

Germany was not intent on world domination. Hitler wanted a "Grossdeutschland", a sort of Super Germany which would include all the ethnic Germans in Europe, plus "Lebensraum" - living space, essentially buffer states much like the USSRs East European satellite states post WWII. He wanted to

Re: OT: Solidarité!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HM-E2H1ChJM On 11/14/2015 7:15 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: You could try this one instead: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=baje6sbpEXs B On 14 Nov 2015, at 21:01, ann sanfedele wrote: Yes ... I wanted to post Edith Piaf singing "the Last time I

Re: OT: Solidarité!

Okay, Hitler was a good guy. . Nighty, night, Frank. Paul via phone > On Nov 15, 2015, at 7:18 PM, knarf wrote: > > Germany was not intent on world domination. Hitler wanted a > "Grossdeutschland", a sort of Super Germany which would include all the > ethnic Germans

Re: PESO ~ Portrait of a self-portrait

Excellent, Bruce! I wonder what her grandmother thinks about her tattoo... Rick On Nov 10, 2015, at 3:44 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > Molly Fassbender has a fascination with self-portraits, so I brought > my little collection of vintage cameras along to our shoot last > Thursday. > >

Re: OT: Solidarité!

I've read them. Just a notch below holocaust deniers. More rationalizing. ISIS is okay. We're okay, they're okay. Let's all hug. > On Nov 15, 2015, at 8:42 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > Paul Stenquist wrote: > >> Thanks. It certainly makes more sense than your

Re: K-3 and perfect focus

Repeat after me: "Manual focus solves these issues." Unless you like nice sharp photos of microphones... :-) G > On Nov 15, 2015, at 3:43 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > I took my gear out last night to practice with my K-3 photographing > a friend's band. I'm going through the

Re: PESO ~ Portrait of a self-portrait

Wasn't there a Photoshop advertising campaign on that theme? On 11/15/2015 8:40 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Thanks, Rick. Don't know about nana, but her mother's none too pleased, I hear. But Molly has made it her goal to tattoo her entire body, so Mom is going to have come to terms with that. :)

Re: A weekend up North

Bob W-PDML wrote: >By 'eck, it were grim. > >http://www.web-options.com/York2015/ Great stuff. The last one (http://www.web-options.com/York2015/content/P0150034_large.html) is my favorite. Very Theriaultean. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML

Re: OT: Anyone been to Denali ?

On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 10:49 AM, Stanley Halpin wrote: > > > 1. There is a lot to Alaska outside of the park. Yes, indeed, there is. One of the most interesting places we visited is Kotzebue, on the Northwest coast. It sits on a spit of land jutting into an arm

Re: A weekend up North

Grim weather, but great images. The last image is quite fascinating; I like it quite a bit. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 5:28 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > By 'eck, it were grim. > > http://www.web-options.com/York2015/

Re: PESO - Beauty and the Beast

Beautiful and interesting. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 4:54 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > A view from the top floor of my hotel in Salt Lake City. The beauty, of > course, is the surrounding mountains. The beast is the

Re: OT: Solidarité!

Then we'll leave it at that. I found it disturbing, but this has not been a good week for me. Paul via phone > On Nov 15, 2015, at 9:23 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > Paul Stenquist wrote: > >> The tone is what disturbs me. I realize that there's no literal holocaust

Re: OT: Solidarité!

Hmmm... I think I'll just let my posts speak for themselves, rather than argue that point with you, Paul. I don't think anything that I said suggested Hitler as "not really all that bad." In case it needs clarification: Hitler was one of the most evil individuals that the world has yet

Re: OT: Solidarité!

Okay everyone. I declare the Hitler Rule. *reminder* ... The Hitler Rule says that as soon as Hitler is mentioned in a friendly political discussion, the discussion is over. ;-) thanks for playing, G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO ~ Portrait of a self-portrait

I must admit, curiosity got the best of me and I Googled Molly and looked at images of her. The tattoos are progressing nicely. Her back is really filling in. I'm not a huge tattoo fan - I don't have a problem with them but neither am I enamored with them. Hers are quite interesting though.

Re: OT: Solidarité!

Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >Okay everyone. I declare the Hitler Rule. > >*reminder* ... The Hitler Rule says that as soon as Hitler is mentioned in a >friendly political discussion, the discussion is over. ;-) > >thanks for playing, Are you really Godfrey or... Godwin! -- Mark Roberts -

Re: K-3 and perfect focus

On 11/15/2015 6:43 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I took my gear out last night to practice with my K-3 photographing a friend's band. I'm going through the pictures today and see that it has not lost the K-5s ability to focus perfectly on a musicians microphone. I don't think that's a problem with

PESO - Beauty and the Beast

A view from the top floor of my hotel in Salt Lake City. The beauty, of course, is the surrounding mountains. The beast is the ugly, sprawling development. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18127931=lg Comments appreciated. Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: A weekend up North

Wonderful gallery! The first, last and second last are my favourites. The red balloon reminds me.of the famous French movie. Very cool. Cheers, frank On November 15, 2015 5:28:06 PM EST, Bob W-PDML wrote: >By 'eck, it were grim. > >http://www.web-options.com/York2015/

Re: My Wife, Marlene

Paul, I’m so sorry to read that Marlene has finally passed. Please accept my sympathy for you and your family during this difficult time. At least she departed in the way she wanted, with her family and in the embrace of hospice care. Regards, Jim King * "There is hardly anything in the

Re: OT: Solidarité!

Thanks. It certainly makes more sense than your attempt to rationalize Hitler's goals. That's laughable. Paul via phone > On Nov 15, 2015, at 8:07 PM, knarf wrote: > > Yes, that's exactly what I said Paul. > > Good argument, BTW. > > LOL! > > Cheers, > > frank

Re: OT: Solidarité!

Paul Stenquist wrote: >Thanks. It certainly makes more sense than your attempt to rationalize >Hitler's goals. That's laughable. ??? He wasn't rationalizing Hitler's goals! He was *describing* them. Quite accurately, too. Check out Ian Kershaw's superb biography of Hitler. It's a big two

Re: PESO ~ Portrait of a self-portrait

Thanks, Rick. Don't know about nana, but her mother's none too pleased, I hear. But Molly has made it her goal to tattoo her entire body, so Mom is going to have come to terms with that. :) On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 8:05 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > Excellent, Bruce! > > I

Re: OT: Solidarité!

Paul Stenquist wrote: > I've read them. Just a notch below holocaust deniers. More rationalizing. >ISIS is okay. We're okay, they're okay. Let's all hug. OK. This is getting weird. None of those are even close to being holocaust denial (particularly in the case of Lukacs, who barely escaped

Re: OT: Solidarité!

knarf wrote: >Wow, Mark! I was totally making that shit up as I went along. Who knew it was >actually accurate? ;-) By the way, there *is* disagreement among historians about whether the goal of Hitler's invasion of Russia was the destruction of the communist Soviet Union itself or to

Re: A weekend up North

Hi Bob: The last frame is stunning! Really quite excellent! Any sightings of The Great Wilsons? I see the Druid flora is all nicely erected—though looking quite pale! Hope all is well! Cheers, Christine > On Nov 15, 2015, at 4:28 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > > By 'eck,

Re: OT: Solidarité!

Thank you. That works for me. Paul via phone > On Nov 15, 2015, at 9:34 PM, knarf wrote: > > Hmmm... > > I think I'll just let my posts speak for themselves, rather than argue that > point with you, Paul. I don't think anything that I said suggested Hitler as >

Re: OT: Solidarité!

They started it. Okay, I ~may~ have actually said the word "Hitler" first but they made me do it. LOL! Okay, I won't say it again. Hitler. Oh damn. Last time, I promise! I like your rule, Godfrey. I'm out of this discussion. Thanks for moderating. :-) Cheers, frank On November 15,

Re: PESO re-posted, in sympathy and solidarity

What Frank said. Paul via phone > On Nov 15, 2015, at 10:05 PM, knarf wrote: > > Now that we've exhausted politics on Dan's thread I'll post here to say what > a beautiful and moving image this is. > > Cheers, > > frank > >> On November 14, 2015 2:43:22 PM EST,

Re: Geso : Alaska shots (inclu Denali :-))

That is a superior gallery, Ann! Great wilderness landscapes; nice close-ups of flora and fauna; effective lifestyle views; a great portrait of a great region of our country. I was especially drawn in by the image with th listing telephone poles and quite amused by the mass of signage. Fine

Re: OT: Solidarité!

Yes, that's exactly what I said Paul. Good argument, BTW. LOL! Cheers, frank On November 15, 2015 8:00:31 PM EST, Paul Stenquist wrote: >Okay, Hitler was a good guy. . Nighty, night, Frank. > >Paul via phone > >> On Nov 15, 2015, at 7:18 PM, knarf

Re: OT: Solidarité!

Wow, Mark! I was totally making that shit up as I went along. Who knew it was actually accurate? Cheers, frank On November 15, 2015 8:42:04 PM EST, Mark Roberts wrote: >Paul Stenquist wrote: > >>Thanks. It certainly makes more sense than your attempt to

Re: Geso : Alaska shots (inclu Denali :-))

Thanks, Dan... I presume it brought back some memories The signpost forest in Watson Lake , Yukon is right along the Alcan and started when the road was being built... It extended well beyond the width of my frame and growscontinually. I'ts on the west side of the town, at the junction with

Re: OT: Solidarité!

The tone is what disturbs me. I realize that there's no literal holocaust denial here, but Frank's post suggested that Hittler wasn't really all that bad. I agree, it was weird. Paul via phone > On Nov 15, 2015, at 9:11 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > knarf wrote: >

Re: OT: Solidarité!

Paul Stenquist wrote: >The tone is what disturbs me. I realize that there's no literal holocaust >denial here, but Frank's post suggested that Hittler wasn't really all that >bad. Sorry, I didn't detect any of that in Frank's post. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia

Re: OT: Solidarité!

When I was a kid, I wondered: if Japan wanted to take over the world, and Germany wanted to take over the world, what would have happened if the Axis powers actually won WWII? They'd be standing staring at each other, prolly in Russia or in the middle of the Pacific or something, all like,

Re: OT: Solidarité!

:-) Paul via phone > On Nov 15, 2015, at 9:45 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > Okay everyone. I declare the Hitler Rule. > > *reminder* ... The Hitler Rule says that as soon as Hitler is mentioned in a > friendly political discussion, the discussion is over. ;-) > >

Re: PESO re-posted, in sympathy and solidarity

Now that we've exhausted politics on Dan's thread I'll post here to say what a beautiful and moving image this is. Cheers, frank On November 14, 2015 2:43:22 PM EST, Rick Womer wrote: >http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12868904 -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois

Re: PESO - Beauty and the Beast

Oh, god ain't it the truth... On 11/15/2015 4:54 PM, Rick Womer wrote: A view from the top floor of my hotel in Salt Lake City. The beauty, of course, is the surrounding mountains. The beast is the ugly, sprawling development. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18127931=lg Comments

Re: PESO ~ Portrait of a self-portrait

That's a terrific commerical shot Bruce.. should be in VOgue or something ann On 11/15/2015 9:57 PM, knarf wrote: I must admit, curiosity got the best of me and I Googled Molly and looked at images of her. The tattoos are progressing nicely. Her back is really filling in. I'm not a huge

Re: PESO -- Caption Contest

On Nov 15, 2015, at 7:06 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > I went to a charitable event tonight, brought along the K-5II and a couple of > lenses. Taken entirely out of context, I have no idea what caption should > be, but Santa seems to be having a bad day... > >

Re: Anyone been to Denali ?

Darren, I've been to Alaska numerous times, with most of my trips concentrating on being in Denali. The best time IMO is late August/early September for the color and wildlife activity. I usually fly to Fairbanks & take the Alaska Railroad to Denali - roughly a half day to the park station.

Re: OT: Anyone been to Denali ?

I've seen info on day hiking, but that's pretty disappointing - particularly if you are interested in dawn-golden hour images. Most 'Golden hour photos' that I've seen from Denali were taken deep in the Park around the WOnder Lake area, although there are a few bodies of water along the road.

Re: A weekend up North

On 15 Nov 2015, at 23:23, John wrote: > >> On 11/15/2015 5:28 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: >> By 'eck, it were grim. >> >> http://www.web-options.com/York2015/ >> >> B > > The artillery sitting on the sidewalk is a curiosity. > In fact it's the last of a convoy of three

Re: PESO re-posted, in sympathy and solidarity

Moving image. I love it! J Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 15, 2015, at 7:19 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > What Frank said. > > Paul via phone > >> On Nov 15, 2015, at 10:05 PM, knarf wrote: >> >> Now that we've exhausted politics on Dan's

Re: A weekend up North

Nice gallery, Bob. What a co-incidence. My daughter was over there last month staying with friends who live near Harrogate. They walked the dog in the forest at Druid's Temple. I had never heard of the place but I did some research after seeing her photos. I wonder how many people realise it is

Re: A weekend up North

I enjoyed that gallery. The balloon photo really works for me but I have no idea why. I also really like the last one. The phallic fungus reminded me of the back cover of Tori Amos' album "Little Earthquakes". Cheers, Dave > On Nov 16, 2015, at 11:28 AM, Bob W-PDML

Re: A weekend up North

Lovely gallery. The last one is my favorite as well. - Marco On Nov 15, 2015, at 2:28 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > By 'eck, it were grim. > > http://www.web-options.com/York2015/ > > B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT: Solidarité!

On 11/15/2015 8:23 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Paul Stenquist wrote: The tone is what disturbs me. I realize that there's no literal holocaust denial here, but Frank's post suggested that Hittler wasn't really all that bad. Sorry, I didn't detect any of that in Frank's post. Mark and Frank.

Re: OT: Solidarité!

The Hitler Rule says that as soon as Hitler is mentioned in a friendly political discussion, the discussion is over. >;-) I wasn't keeping score - who won? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi"

Re: OT: Solidarité!

On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 8:45 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > Okay everyone. I declare the Hitler Rule. > > *reminder* ... The Hitler Rule says that as soon as Hitler is mentioned in a > friendly political discussion, the discussion is over. ;-) I believe you are referring

Re: OT: Anyone been to Denali ?

I don't have many Denali images on line but there are a few here - Some mammals - http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=1068252 only 4 of the last 5 were taken in Denali late August/early September. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message

Re: OT: Anyone been to Denali ?

You arent permitted to drive the whole park road unless you aregoing to stay at that special lodge at the end of it Camp Denali had a separate cabin, away from the rest that was available for rental - that is the only accomodation in the park that can be driven to by the renters - and then

Re: K-3 and perfect focus

I realize you are being humorous, but seriously - you can use Face Detection in Live View. On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 5:43 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > I took my gear out last night to practice with my K-3 photographing > a friend's band. I'm going through the pictures today > and see

Re: OT: Solidarité!

Let's all hug. Can't we all just get along ? Where's the sarcasm symbol? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Paul Stenquist" Subject: Re: OT: Solidarité! I've read them. Just a notch below

Re: K-3 and perfect focus

On 11/15/2015 5:43 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I took my gear out last night to practice with my K-3 photographing a friend's band. I'm going through the pictures today and see that it has not lost the K-5s ability to focus perfectly on a musicians microphone. You are lucky, my K5 couldn't focus

Re: OT: Solidarité!

Godwin's Law is what motivated The Hitler Rule. ;-) G > On Nov 15, 2015, at 9:03 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > > On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 8:45 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi > wrote: >> Okay everyone. I declare the Hitler Rule. >> >> *reminder* ... The Hitler

Re: OT: Anyone been to Denali ?

5. You could drive past the park, go on down to the coastal area and watch the bear/salmon interaction… I've been to Katmai, but to catch the height of the action you need to time your trip with the peak of the salmon otherwise you'll just get pictures of the falls with maybe no salmo/bears.

Re: A weekend up North

On 16 Nov 2015, at 02:30, Christine Aguila wrote: > > Hi Bob: > > The last frame is stunning! Really quite excellent! Thanks Christine, and thanks to everyone who looked. The shot was a fluke. I'd been walking in the same direction as the kids with the balloons

Re: K-3 and perfect focus

John wrote: On 11/15/2015 6:43 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I took my gear out last night to practice with my K-3 photographing a friend's band. I'm going through the pictures today and see that it has not lost the K-5s ability to focus perfectly on a musicians microphone. I don't think that's a

Re: OT: Solidarité!

Bill, We’re not all provincial down here, believe it or not. I’ve read Bryant, Roberts and other British historians. My views are not a product of American jingoism, but neither are they apologist. Paul > On Nov 15, 2015, at 11:59 PM, Bill wrote: > > On

Re: A weekend up North

On 15/11/15, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed: >By 'eck, it were grim. > >http://www.web-options.com/York2015/ Fab. How is it you always make a place look 'French' ?? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --

Re: A weekend up North

On 16 Nov 2015, at 04:18, Alan C wrote: > > Nice gallery, Bob. What a co-incidence. My daughter was over there last month > staying with friends who live near Harrogate. They walked the dog in the > forest at Druid's Temple. I had never heard of the place but I did some >

Re: K-3 and perfect focus

Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Repeat after me: "Manual focus solves these issues." Unless you like nice sharp photos of microphones... :-) You are certainly right, with manual focus, the microphone will most certainly not be in focus. G On Nov 15, 2015, at 3:43 PM, Larry

Re: K-3 and perfect focus

Darren Addy wrote: I realize you are being humorous, but seriously - you can use Face Detection in Live View. All I'd need would be to know a second before I wanted to take the picture. On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 5:43 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I took my gear out last night

RE: A weekend up North

Bob W wrote: > By 'eck, it were grim. > > http://www.web-options.com/York2015/ I enjoyed looking at these. Not short of water up there! Malcolm -- 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

Re: A weekend up North

On 15/11/15, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: >I see the Druid flora is all nicely erected--though looking quite pale! It's on my bucket list. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -- _

Re: OT: Anyone been to Denali ?

On 11/15/2015 10:49 AM, Stanley Halpin wrote: We’ll be there next summer. 29 Aug - 2 Sept. If you search the archives from a few months ago you’ll see detailed responses I had from Ken and Dan when I asked a similar question. Like you, I was disappointed that you can only nibble at the

Geso : Alaska shots (inclu Denali :-))

Don't know where Ken is... You'll have to settle for some of minefor the moment. These are the photos in the Up the Alcan calendar plusa few more... https://annsan.smugmug.com/WorksinProg/Unfinishedalcan/n-2bspQh/ Darren - the area around THE mountain in the park is all tundra- scruffy low

Re: OT: Anyone been to Denali ?

thanks to ken and ann for the advice. i will look up ken's former threads, but won't be able to do so until late this afternoon. appreciate hearing about the milepost. ps... for those who think i've just become a hipster, this keyboard seems no longer capable of typing capital letters. ;\ On

Re: Adorama's top 10 best selling Cameras of the year.

I'm not actually surprised, if you look at the K-3[II]'s, more or less, direct competition, it stacks up rather nicely. I'm a little surprising thing is that the K-50 isn't in the top 10, at it's current price it's a steal. I'm also surprised that for all the hype about mirrorless that there

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