RE: Warning to the UKians (and possibly other Europeons)

You've all quite forgotten the correct etiquette. When you wish to make acquaintance, you must have one of your servants (footman is acceptable) call at the premises where the wished-for acquaintance resides, and leave your calling card with the butler (who may not be the person who opens the

Re: OT: A great use for good Scotch

Daniel J. Matyola wrote: On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 8:05 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I'm a fan of the peaty Islays. Laphroig 10 is my favorite. A man after my own heart -- and palate. For variety, I rotate among Laphroiag, Lagavulin and Ardbeg. Each is quite different

OT: Happy New Year

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Re: OT: A great use for good Scotch

I like Lagavulin 16, and it was once my favorite, but it's price has doubled in the last 10 years. It's about $90 here. Ardberg is good, but I've only had it a few times. Paul via phone > On Jan 6, 2016, at 5:46 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > > > > Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >>>

Bombarded by news of new Nikons.

So I expect that all of you have been made aware one way or another of the Nikon D5 and D500 cameras. Pretty much every electronics site that it's my misfortune to belong to has sent me an announcement. The specifications are quite impressive. There's been a bit of noise on various Nikon

Re: Warning to the UKians (and possibly other Europeons)

On 5/1/16, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: >I was thinking more along the lines of letting me know if they'd be off >on holiday during a particular timeframe. No worries Larry - I'm sure we'll be around - just busk it and we'll try and make a meet in London. Because of the

Re: OT: Meanwhile at TOP.

This sounds like the people who don't like Howard Stern but tend to listen to him more than his fans. The reason given? To hear what he'll say next.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G6xu-J_Dmc If you don't like him, why are you reading his site? On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 10:24 AM, P.J. Alling

Re: Boris 2016 #02 - Etude

I'm not sure if the cranes in the lower left hand corner make the photo or distract from it. The tonality is nicely rendered, at least as far as I can tell on my crap monitor. On 1/6/2016 12:16 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! Somehow the weather, the music and the photo fit together...

Re: OT: Top "Pictures of the Day" for 2015

Some pretty amazing images there! Thanks for sharing! Cheers, Christine > On Jan 5, 2016, at 9:12 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > >

Re: Looking back at very difficult year

Hi Boris: Very sad to hear about your difficult year. Darrel & I send our condolences. It seems you and I have had a similar kind of year. In January my very best friend of 20 plus years had a heart attack and died at the age of 54. Then in July, my dad died, and now my mom is not doing very

Re: OT: Happy New Year

Happy New Year to you too, Jens! Cheers, Christine > On Jan 6, 2016, at 5:56 AM, Jens Bladt wrote: > > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/24208928465/in/dateposted-public/ > > Regards > Jens > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net >

Re: Warning to the UKians (and possibly other Europeons)

That’s funny, John! Nice morning giggle! good one! Cheers, Christine > On Jan 6, 2016, at 3:48 AM, John Coyle wrote: > > You've all quite forgotten the correct etiquette. When you wish to make > acquaintance, you must > have one of your servants (footman is

Re: PESO 2016 - copying Minox negatives - GDG

Very nice, Godfrey. I enjoyed seeing these. I like the photos! I hope to be doing some scanning soon as I purchased an Epson V600. I’ve done some test scans of course, but I haven’t yet started rummaging around in old photos and negatives to scan. Obviously, it’s not the same as your set up

Re: PESOs - Deer Hunting in Michigan

All lovely, Paul! No favs—I like the bunch! cheers, Christine > On Jan 3, 2016, at 7:52 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18152625=lg > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18152624=lg >

Re: Looking back at very difficult year

Sadden to learn that 2015 brought so much sorrow, Boris. Loses such as you describe truly are life changing events. I hope that 2016 brings peace and time to recover. Mark On 1/5/2016 2:20 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: Hello. It seems that the 2015 has been one of if not the most difficult

Re: PESO - The Number You Have Dialed... (B version)

HI Frank: I prefer the black and white. Cheers, Christine > On Jan 4, 2016, at 9:16 PM, knarf wrote: > > Thanks, Paul, Rick, Ann and everyone else who threw in their 2 cents. > > I still don't know which I prefer. I was thinking in colour when I took it > but I

Re: OT: Meanwhile at TOP.

As I said he's knowledgeable. Sometimes he has good information. Sometimes he passes his opinion as fact. The dismissal of the 135 aov just annoyed me, and his I dismissed his dismissive review. I have plenty of opinions of my own, I just don't expect people to pay to hear them. On

Re: Looking back at very difficult year

Boris my father died almost 20 years ago from congestive heart failure. It was expected, but it hurt. He was a relatively young man, in this age of medical miracles. It still hurts, but only occasionally, and it's bearable. On 1/5/2016 2:20 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: Hello. It seems that

Re: Boris 2016 #02 - Etude

A very dramatic, sky, Boris. Nicely composed. Cheers, Christine > On Jan 5, 2016, at 11:16 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: > > Hi! > > Somehow the weather, the music and the photo fit together... > > http://pentax-ways.blogspot.co.il/2016/01/2016-02-etude.html > > In case you

Re: OT: Meanwhile at TOP.

when i moved up from the box camera to the SP500 i had a 55 and a 105 prime Loved the 105 but never bought the 135. Dave On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 9:49 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: > As I said he's knowledgeable. Sometimes he has good information. Sometimes > he passes his

Re: PDML Photo Annual 2016: Coming soon

Silly me ... Did archive the message below, and started looking for some good 2015 images. Must have missed the announcement of the actual upload URL or email ... The 2015 link I had does not work :-( Anyone? TIA, Jan van Wijk On Wed, 30 Dec 2015 18:34:02 -0500 Mark Roberts wrote: > >Just a

Re: Boris 2016 #02 - Etude

Boris, I enjoyed both of your recent photos. Pairing with music is a nice idea, - but I didn't have time to do this morning, - I am in the process of preparing for a conference trip tomorrow. I actually thought that those cranes is a good feature in this photo, even though it would be

Re: OT: Meanwhile at TOP.

But that's the thing, I have collected 85, 100 135 and 150mm lenses and used them all. When you jump from 85 to 150 in the same session you might notice but changing from 85 to 100 or 135 to 150, really doesn't make that much difference. The last of those lenses I got was the 135, and really

Re: Warning to the UKians (and possibly other Europeons)

Next time you're here Christine you'll have to use the tradesmen's entrance, and eat in the scullery with the domestics. B > On 6 Jan 2016, at 15:34, Christine Aguila wrote: > > That’s funny, John! Nice morning giggle! good one! Cheers, Christine > > >> On Jan 6,

Re: Warning to the UKians (and possibly other Europeons)

On 6 Jan 2016, at 13:50, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > On 5/1/16, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> I was thinking more along the lines of letting me know if they'd be off >> on holiday during a particular timeframe. > > No worries Larry - I'm sure we'll be around

Lunchtime Visitor

Took a break and sat outside at noon today. This guy was too distant — the pic is only about 30% of frame — so it’s nothing special. But it’s a nice example of lens performance. K-3 DFA 150-450, f5.6, 1/1250th, ISO 1250, handheld, 450mm. I like the way this combination locks in focus, but at

Re: PESO - The Number You Have Dialed... (B version)

Anybody who has paid any attention knows that I have an affinity for monochrome, but THIS image is far superior in color (IMHO). In the monochrome you miss the fact that the color of the walker's shoes are mirrored in the window. THAT is the sprinkles on the cupcake for this fine, FINE image. On

Re: Boris 2016 #02 - Etude

I like this as well, Boris. I’m divided on the cranes. I think I might like it better without them, since it’s not just a sea and sky photo. There’s a lot of drama in the clouds and the proportioning is interesting. But it’s quite good either way. Best, Paul > On Jan 6, 2016, at 1:18 PM, Igor

Re: Lunchtime Visitor

very nice indeed Dave On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 2:10 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Took a break and sat outside at noon today. This guy was too distant — the > pic is only about 30% of frame — so it’s nothing special. But it’s a nice > example of lens performance. K-3 DFA

Re: PDML Photo Annual 2016: Coming soon

http://pdml.net/pipermail/pdml_pdml.net/2015-December/410290.html You're welcome. :) On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 1:16 PM, Jan van Wijk wrote: > Silly me ... > > Did archive the message below, and started looking for some good 2015 images. > > Must have missed the announcement of

Re: OT: Meanwhile at TOP.

On 2016-01-06 7:49 , P.J. Alling wrote: I have plenty of opinions of my own, I just don't expect people to pay to hear them. you can pay if you *really really* want to support the site (and get no ads), but the content is not infused with any expectation of payment; i read it in my RSS

Re: Warning to the UKians (and possibly other Europeons)

On 6 Jan 2016, at 05:45, Larry Colen wrote: > > > > Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >> LOL! >> >> That's not the way I've phrased it... >> "Yo! Cotty, Bob! I'll be there in five hours. Are you available for a pint? >> I'll buy!" >> >> Seems to work pretty well. :-) > > I was

Re: A great use for good Scotch

On 6 Jan 2016, at 07:45, Alan C wrote: > > I was thinking more along the lines of whisky flavoured Coke rather than > whisky drowned in Coke. > > Never tried "substances". They have a terrible concoction here in the > townships called Nyope. Esssentailly dagga (cannabis) +

Re: Warning to the UKians (and possibly other Europeons)

On 6/1/16, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed: >Even when he's not with us in person, Cotty makes his presence felt. The >unseen guest at every meal. > >And when he is with us in person, he's not on the same planet. I'll drink to that! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast,

Re: Lunchtime Visitor

Paul, It is a nice picture, but I am curious about a certain aspect of it that might be a characteristic of the lens: The background (especially the green from the tree right in the middle of the photo) seems to have some type of high-frequency "jitter". I wonder what's the origin of that? I

Re: Another successful photo

Looks like you are in some good company with the other 20 images. It was good to see all the judges had photographic backgrounds. I've stopped entering photo contests when none of the judges have that. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message

Re: PESOs - Deer Hunting in Michigan

Good to see you're out using the new lens ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Paul Stenquist" Subject: PESOs - Deer Hunting in Michigan http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18152625=lg

Re: Warning to the UKians (and possibly other Europeons)

On January 6, 2016 11:02:18 AM PST, Bob W-PDML wrote: >On 6 Jan 2016, at 13:50, Steve Cottrell wrote: >> >> On 5/1/16, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: >> >>> I was thinking more along the lines of letting me know if they'd be >off >>> on

PESO - New Look

Speaking of the UK... This shopping complex in the Bloomsbury section of London was a grim, arid Soviet-style desert when we lived nearby 35 years ago. It has changed. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18149688=lg (K-5, DA 16-45) Comments appreciated. Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

PESO - Cold Weather Ride

Cooler weather need not keep one off one's bike: http://mondociclismo.blogspot.ca/2016/01/cold-weather-ride.html Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - New Look

I like it! Vibrant street scene. cheers, frank On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 9:06 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > Speaking of the UK... > > This shopping complex in the Bloomsbury section of London was a grim, arid > Soviet-style desert when we lived nearby 35 years ago. It has

Re: OT: Meanwhile at TOP.

On 1/6/2016 9:34 PM, Bill wrote: On 1/6/2016 1:02 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: But that's the thing, I have collected 85, 100 135 and 150mm lenses and used them all. When you jump from 85 to 150 in the same session you might notice but changing from 85 to 100 or 135 to 150, really doesn't make that

Re: PESO - Cold Weather Ride

Very nice capture knarF! The spacing of the riders make it, IMO. -Original Message- >From: frank theriault >Subject: PESO - Cold Weather Ride > >Cooler weather need not keep one off one's bike: > >http://mondociclismo.blogspot.ca/2016/01/cold-weather-ride.html

Re: OT: Meanwhile at TOP.

On 1/6/2016 9:08 AM, David J Brooks wrote: when i moved up from the box camera to the SP500 i had a 55 and a 105 prime Loved the 105 but never bought the 135. The same. One of my favorite lenses on the present Pentax format is the 70mm. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT: Meanwhile at TOP.

On 1/6/2016 1:02 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: But that's the thing, I have collected 85, 100 135 and 150mm lenses and used them all. When you jump from 85 to 150 in the same session you might notice but changing from 85 to 100 or 135 to 150, really doesn't make that much difference. The last of

Re: PESO - New Look

http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2006/oct/23/architecture.communities > On 7 Jan 2016, at 07:55, Bob W-PDML wrote: > > On 7 Jan 2016, at 07:40, WILSON MICHAEL wrote: > >>> On 07 January 2016 at 07:11 Alan C wrote: >>>

Re: PESO - New Look

Very smart. I'll bet it's quite crowded at peak times. I see the England cricket sponsor is well represented! Surely it wasn't as depressed as you suggest as recently as 1980? Alan C -Original Message- From: Rick Womer Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2016 4:06 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: PESO - New Look

> On 07 January 2016 at 07:11 Alan C wrote: > > > Very smart. I'll bet it's quite crowded at peak times. I see the England > cricket sponsor is well represented! Surely it wasn't as depressed as you > suggest as recently as 1980? You would be surprised how dreary civic

Re: PESO - The Number You Have Dialed... (B version)

Definitely the color version. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "knarf" Subject: PESO - The Number You Have Dialed... (B version) I posted a colour version of this back in October. I just did a

Re: OT: Meanwhile at TOP.

On Thu, Jan 7, 2016, at 01:49 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: > As I said he's knowledgeable. Sometimes he has good information. > Sometimes he passes his opinion as fact. > > The dismissal of the 135 aov just annoyed me, and his I dismissed his > dismissive review. > > I have plenty of opinions of my

Re: Looking back at very difficult year

Hi Boris It's good to see you posting again. I'm sorry about your painful losses during the year and sincerely hope that 2016 is much better for you and your family. Kind regards Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia

Re: Another successful photo

On Sun, Jan 3, 2016, at 01:36 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > I just discovered I took an honorable mention in the Appalachian > Mountain Club photo contest for this year. It's the 9th photo in the > collection at > http://www.outdoors.org/publications/outdoors/2016/web/21st-annual-amc-photo-contest.cfm

Re: Lunchtime Visitor

Better apparent resolution! Encouraging! Thanks for posting, Paul! J - Original Message - From: "Paul Stenquist" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Wednesday, January 6, 2016 11:10:11 AM Subject: Lunchtime Visitor Took a break and sat outside

Re: OT: Happy New Year

On Wed, Jan 6, 2016, at 10:56 PM, Jens Bladt wrote: > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/24208928465/in/dateposted-public/ > ..And my best wishes to you, Jens - nice pic, by the way). Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia

January PUG - Last Call

G'day all Just a reminder that this one closes on Friday evening, Sydney time. About 17 submissions so far. Theme: Reflection As usual submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Full Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html Cheers Brian