GESO - Spring Wildflowers

2013-05-02 Thread Mark C
I was late to the party this year and missed the hepatica, blood root, and other early species; but managed to get a few trillium, spring beauty, dutchman's britches and false rue anemone today: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/ Permalink:

Re: PESO - Backyard Birds - Mourning Dove

2013-05-02 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Aahz! You are spot on regarding the shutter speed - it was shot at 1.500th. Thanks for looking - Mark On 4/29/2013 2:55 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: On Thu, Apr 25, 2013, Mark C wrote: Shot earlier this evening - http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/backyard-birds-mourning

Re: GESO - Spring Wildflowers

2013-05-03 Thread Mark C
Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 12:02 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: I was late to the party this year and missed the hepatica, blood root, and other early species; but managed to get a few trillium, spring beauty, dutchman's britches

Re: GESO - Spring Wildflowers

2013-05-03 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Paul. I was surprised to see how far along the trillium was, given how cold things have been. Mark On 5/3/2013 7:00 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Very nice. My trillium is still a day or two away from blooming On May 3, 2013, at 12:02 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: I was late

Re: GESO - Spring Wildflowers

2013-05-04 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Don. The K-01 has indeed proven to be useful - the image quality is quite good as well. Mark On 5/3/2013 11:53 AM, Don Guthrie wrote: Lovely and needed for those of us still in winter throes. The K-01 certainly has its uses. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 4 Date: Fri, 03 May

Re: GESO - Spring Wildflowers

2013-05-04 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Ken! On 5/3/2013 7:51 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Excellent captures Mark! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net Subject: GESO - Spring Wildflowers I was late to the party this year

Re: GESO - Spring Wildflowers

2013-05-04 Thread Mark C
On 5/4/2013 9:30 AM, Christine Nielsen wrote: Those are beautiful... such nice, soft light, too. Don't you love the focus peaking on the k-o1 for close-up work? :) -c On May 3, 2013, at 12:02 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: I was late to the party this year and missed the hepatica

Re: GESO Lichenscapes

2013-05-04 Thread Mark C
Those are very interesting - great compositions and fascinating subject. They can look aquatic or un-earthly... Mark On 5/4/2013 2:13 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: Hi Team Some pics from a vacation bush walk:

Re: PESO One that nearly got away

2013-05-04 Thread Mark C
Great scene - dramatic light! Glad that you were able to salvage it from the card. Mark On 5/3/2013 11:00 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: Hi Team, Following is one of the lost images that I recovered from my memory card last week. Fortuantely the 200+ images that failed to copy were not written

Re: Geso My Spring Flowers

2013-05-04 Thread Mark C
Nice shots - hopefully the snow is melting. I like the massed blue flowers in the the landscape. Mark On 5/3/2013 11:36 AM, Don Guthrie wrote: Yesterday we got 6 inches of very wet snow. In my yard it collapsed the roof on my gazebo, uprooted a 40 yr old evergreen and broke a large branch

Re: Annsan Update

2013-05-05 Thread Mark C
Great news! Thanks for letting us know. On 5/4/2013 4:43 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: She emailed me after surgery. All went well and she's on the mend. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the

Re: PESO - Helping Hands

2013-05-05 Thread Mark C
Nice shot capturing a moment of interaction between generations. Mark On 4/29/2013 4:29 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I'm eternally thankful that before she died my mother had a couple of years to get to know Grace. I hadn't rendered this pic when I shot it in 2006 but ran across it this

Re: PESO - Queenie

2013-05-05 Thread Mark C
You photo seems to capture her character very well - quite a determined stride that she has. Mark On 4/27/2013 10:48 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Queenie has been a downtown fixture since I moved to Toronto in the mid-nineties. She has always walked hunched over her walker, often

Re: PESO - Snowfountain

2013-05-05 Thread Mark C
Beautiful tree, Paul, well captured. Mark On 5/1/2013 10:47 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I planted my snowfountain cherry tree on April 17, 1994 to raise my spirits. A friend had moved away, and I was feeling very bad. I remember working it in the rain and thinking how it would hide the tears.

Re: PESO 2013 - The Last Posterous Post - GDG

2013-05-05 Thread Mark C
The airplane pinhole is fabulous! Mark On 4/28/2013 6:26 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: My photo blog site has been hosted on Posterous since 2009. I've been erratically active and inactive at posting photos and words to it in the four years since. But Posterous is going away after April 30th.

Re: PESO: Autumn reflections

2013-05-05 Thread Mark C
Very dramatic shot and nice contrast between the dark grays and greens and luminous golds and brown. Mark On 5/2/2013 10:14 AM, Philip Northeast wrote: New photo with less CA http://www.flickr.com/photos/27281712@N08/8700263441/in/photostream Philip Northeast www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au

Re: Peso: Dogwood Flowering Head

2013-05-05 Thread Mark C
Nice macro that reveals the beautiful structures within the flower. Mark On 5/1/2013 10:26 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17239815 The red, pink or white petals on a dogwood tree aren't petals at all, but rather bracts, which are modified leaves. The

Re: PESO: Family Group!

2013-05-05 Thread Mark C
Great capture! On 5/2/2013 4:47 AM, Alan C wrote: A peaceful scene at the Letaba river yesterday. The matriarch is quite obvious. About 500m away at the limit of my FA 100-300. http://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/8700469137/in/photostream Alan C K110 FA 100-300 @ 300 -- PDML

Re: PESO: Redwing

2013-05-05 Thread Mark C
Good crisp photo and excellent placement of the branch and the bird in the frame. Good shot! Mark On 5/3/2013 3:17 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Earlier this AM I had the best chance to date at a Red-winged blackbird. Never completely pleased, I wish the black feathers had picked up a bit more shine

Re: PESO: Would-be prince by a pond

2013-05-05 Thread Mark C
NIce capture, Walt. Looks like you caught it with its vocal sac full of air ready for a load croak. Mark On 5/2/2013 12:44 PM, Walt wrote: So, yesterday I was sitting by a little pond on one of our local game preserves when I heard a little frog croaking. It took me a while to figure out

Re: OT Photoshop CC spurs competitive market for Photoshop, replacement

2013-05-07 Thread Mark C
On 5/7/2013 2:16 PM, steve harley wrote: CS6 upgrades were only available directly from Adobe, so i can no longer find the upgrade pricing page (Adobe has redirected many old pages to a creative suite landing page) I just upgrade from CS5 to CS6 - Photoshop only (not extended). This is the

Re: PESO - Detroit Blues

2013-05-10 Thread Mark C
That's capturing the critical moment! Nice shot. Mark On 5/7/2013 5:11 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Paul Miles, our resident blues man, performing at the Birmingham Farmers Market last weekend. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17264766 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: GESO - Pentax Q - too qute

2013-05-11 Thread Mark C
Very nice gallery, Derby. As others have commented - the batteries are cheap so just get a few. I carry 4 and have yet to burn through them all between recharging. The 5 to 15 zoom is quite good and gets you a decent fast wide angle. The toy fisheye lens is also very good but has the fisheye

Re: PESO - Another Sunrise

2013-05-17 Thread Mark C
That's really nice... I reckon you must have ot get up early to get shots like that :-0 Mark On 5/12/2013 7:09 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Another one from last week's dawn/sunrise session down at the Lake: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/05/another-sunrise.html?m=1 I like

Re: PESO - Masked Wendy

2013-05-17 Thread Mark C
That's cool... Mark On 5/9/2013 4:28 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: add a little weird to your day https://plus.google.com/115347824062413314605/posts/8yUWU8ng9nL -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: PESO - These eyes have seen a lot of love

2013-05-17 Thread Mark C
great expression and lighting, Doug. Wonderful! Mark On 5/12/2013 9:12 AM, Doug Brewer wrote: https://plus.google.com/u/0/115347824062413314605/posts/C5d8QZX6NMm Still using my K7, this time matched with the SMC-A 50mm f/1.7, handheld. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO 2013 - 044 - GDG

2013-05-17 Thread Mark C
Excellent! On 5/16/2013 1:58 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Another photo from Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day 2013, celebrating bicyclists ... http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/8742233679/lightbox enjoy! Godfrey - http://godfreydigiorgi.wordpress.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: PESO - In a Big World

2013-05-23 Thread Mark C
Beautiful and vocative shot, Doug. On 5/20/2013 11:27 AM, Doug Brewer wrote: In a big world https://plus.google.com/u/0/115347824062413314605/posts/8MWgkB6axQD -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: PESO 2013 - 046 - GDG

2013-05-23 Thread Mark C
Clever use of the fork and napkin - allowed for the creation of a very pleasing image. On 5/19/2013 1:13 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: We had a guest from out of town and decided to enjoy a nice day's luncheon on the Napa Valley Wine Train. Well worth it: good wine, good food, great scenery,

Re: Peso Stouffville fire truck

2013-05-23 Thread Mark C
Nice convergence of lines in this shot. On 5/19/2013 4:11 AM, David J Brooks wrote: The annual firehall open house was last Saturday. They have a restore old fire truck that i have been trying to get a few decent shots of, but they never put it in photographer friendly locations. This was the

Re: Looks like........

2013-06-01 Thread Mark C
I hate it when I do stuff like that. I was travelling for work this week and had the Q with me, and enabled the built in ND filter for some daytime shots. I *thought* I disabled it but didn't - it did not help with shooting deer at sunset. Mark On 5/28/2013 6:12 PM, David J Brooks wrote:

Re: Adobe acknowledges cool reception

2013-06-01 Thread Mark C
The thing that strikes me is the tone of this is for your own good, even though you may not understand that. They are trying to define their customer's needs in terms of their own product, as opposed to developing products that respond to the customer's needs But then, I've heard that

Re: Help needed with curly film

2013-06-01 Thread Mark C
I have dealt with the same problem with old film and am sorry to say I have not found a good solution. In my case I have some 120 rolls from the 30's - 40's that have just been stored rolled up. I have tried sleeving and placing the film under modest weight (a book) on a light table that gets

Re: PESO - Food Truck Commander

2013-06-01 Thread Mark C
Fabulous lighting on the woman's face - makes for a great portrait. Mark On 5/29/2013 9:59 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I keep going back to this pic of a lady food truck boss. I don't know if it's the twinkle in her eyes or the smile that spreads fully arose her face, but I find her most

Re: PESO - Junction

2013-06-01 Thread Mark C
Noir and abstracted - great! On 5/31/2013 9:32 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: A rainy night in the T-dot: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2013/05/junction.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Margaritaville

2013-06-01 Thread Mark C
Reminds of the photos Kodak used to put in their workbooks - very nice. On 5/27/2013 7:39 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: On the kazoo. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17382634 She's a talented vocalist. Does covers for the most part, but does them well. Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: PESO A little Pano from Vivid Sydney 2013

2013-06-01 Thread Mark C
Very nice - delicious colors and a real 3D feel to it. Mark On 5/29/2013 4:34 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: Hi Team, I recently put this image (cropped) on my FB page, here it is uncropped and somewhat larger: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9304908/temp/IMG504322%20-%20IMG504324.jpg Cheers,

Re: Peso another south simcoe BW

2013-06-01 Thread Mark C
Cool - reminds me of an antique photo or post card. Mark On 5/27/2013 8:20 PM, David J Brooks wrote: http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2013-steam1/album/index.html#steam8-2750.jpg Full gallery(14 shots) here: http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2013-steam1/album/index.html Dave -- Documenting Life

Re: PESO More Vivid

2013-06-01 Thread Mark C
Another fantastic image - nice framing in the composition, really rich in detail. Mark On 5/31/2013 11:54 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: Hi Team, I've been in to the Sydney Vivid festival a few times now, I'm coming back with what set out for most of the time but I have a few project ideas that

Re: PESO: Custer County Supercell

2013-06-01 Thread Mark C
Very dramatic lighting and superb use of the barn in the foreground - fantastic! Mark On 5/27/2013 12:41 AM, Darren Addy wrote: Had a fun little backyard chase in Custer County (the county north and west of my home county of Buffalo). I walked out of a hardware store and saw what appeared to

Re: PESO: Puzzling Sign

2013-06-01 Thread Mark C
I think that both Emmas should go to the Western Union office and ask for a refund, since the message was obviously mis-delivered. The only problem is that if they both arrive at the same time it could create a temporal singularity and completely derail the space time continuum. Mark On

GESO - First 2013 Dragonflies

2013-06-01 Thread Mark C
First macro shots of dragonflies - a couple from last weekend and the rest from this afternoon: http://markcassino.com/b2evolution/ Permalink: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/first-2013-dragonflies K-5, A*200mm macro, flash and monopod. In addition - the post below it has

Re: GESO - First 2013 Dragonflies

2013-06-01 Thread Mark C
in the yard here today as well. Paul On Jun 1, 2013, at 11:26 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: First macro shots of dragonflies - a couple from last weekend and the rest from this afternoon: http://markcassino.com/b2evolution/ Permalink: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/first

Re: GESO - First 2013 Dragonflies

2013-06-01 Thread Mark C
- Original Message - From: Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net Subject: GESO - First 2013 Dragonflies First macro shots of dragonflies - a couple from last weekend and the rest from this afternoon: http://markcassino.com/b2evolution/ Permalink: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/first-2013

Re: GESO - First 2013 Dragonflies

2013-06-02 Thread Mark C
: Impressive stuff. Perfect DOF. I'm surprised to see the 12 spot is sitting on a prickly pear. Alan C -Original Message- From: Mark C Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2013 5:26 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: GESO - First 2013 Dragonflies First macro shots of dragonflies - a couple from

Re: GESO - First 2013 Dragonflies

2013-06-02 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Bruce - and to everyone else who took a look! Mark On 6/2/2013 10:50 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: I particularly enjoy the blue dashers in these excellent shots, Mark. Their colour and the nicely oof backgrounds work so well. On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 11:26 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net

Re: PESO: Sardi's -- Where is Sardi's

2013-06-02 Thread Mark C
Interesting moment that we can call relate to - it looks a little windy as well. Mark On 5/31/2013 5:02 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17398640 K-01 with DA 40 mm F2.8 XS Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola

Re: Enablement du jour

2013-06-03 Thread Mark C
You did pretty well indeed... I had an A 28-100 f4 (constant aperture) and found it to be an excellent lens. I think it is a pretty hard to find lens as well. Mark On 6/3/2013 10:34 PM, Walt wrote: So, I came an opportunity to buy this bunch of photo equipment -- *for the paltry sum of

Re: One of my images (and comments) chosen for Best of Metafilter

2013-06-05 Thread Mark C
Congratulations, Darren - your storm photos are outstanding and this is a well deserved honor! Mark On 6/4/2013 9:41 AM, Darren Addy wrote: If you are in the U.S. you probably have heard that the fatalities in the most recent round of tornadoes in Oklahoma included three stormchasers: Tim

Re: One of my images (and comments) chosen for Best of Metafilter

2013-06-05 Thread Mark C
I jumped down to the link before reading the body of your email, so I'm sorry to learn of the tragedy regarding Tim Samaras an dhis son and colleague. Your shots are are still exceptional, though. Mark On 6/4/2013 9:41 AM, Darren Addy wrote: If you are in the U.S. you probably have heard

Re: OT: using iPhones at the Chicago Sun-times

2013-06-07 Thread Mark C
Several years ago there was Chicago PDML get together. Mark Roberts was in town as well. I shot this image that afternoon on a Kodak Retina A with Plus-X, just guessing at the exposure. Maybe I'll retitled it Future Chicago Tribune Photo Journalists LOL

Re: OT: using iPhones at the Chicago Sun-times

2013-06-08 Thread Mark C
at 11:49 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Several years ago there was Chicago PDML get together. Mark Roberts was in town as well. I shot this image that afternoon on a Kodak Retina A with Plus-X, just guessing at the exposure. Maybe I'll retitled it Future Chicago Tribune Photo

Re: OT, anybody else been having problems with K-9 lately?

2013-06-08 Thread Mark C
I upgraded to K-9 Mark II. He's in the TARDIS with Ramona right now... Mark On 6/8/2013 4:08 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: No. My dog died several years ago! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com

Re: Polarizers and other filters

2013-06-10 Thread Mark C
I use a polarizer when needed - usually when I want a bluer shade of blue in the sky, make the clouds pop, or to cut back on reflections, like on tree leaves, water, shiny metal, etc. A polarizer in the bag can double as a 2 stop ND filter as well. That is the only filter I use on digital

Re: PESO: Quittin' Time on Sunday

2013-06-14 Thread Mark C
Great light and color, Walt. Nice shot. Mark On 6/14/2013 1:29 AM, Walt wrote: This was the scene just outside the club where I work (the field out back), just as I was getting off work on Sunday. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/9040002578/ K20D, SMC-A 28-135/4, ISO 400, f/4.5,

Re: The iPhone video and moreThe embargo is lifted on the Times piece I did last week. Had a chance to do both the copy and photos for this one, so that was a good plus for me and the bank balance. I

2013-06-15 Thread Mark C
Nice job, Paul. Very well written and interesting article and the video is quite good as well. But - you wrote that this was on Ford's torture test track - it didn't look much worse than I-94 on any day of the week :0 Anyhow - nice article! Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: camera for travel and hiking

2013-06-15 Thread Mark C
Depending on your budget, a Q system with the 02 Zoom might be gjust the ticket. Add the 06 telephone zoom in you have the coin and like to do telephoto work. I use my Q setup when I travel for work and love it. I have not compared it to an I phone but I suspect it is superior. Mark On

Re: a camera bag

2013-06-19 Thread Mark C
I'd second Darren's recommendation regarding the urban disguise line. I picked one up a few years ago so I could have a bag that looked like a briiefcase when traveling for work. I only used it a few times for extended shooting, but carried two bodies and a few heavy lenses (the biggest being

Re: a camera bag

2013-06-19 Thread Mark C
/2013 9:54 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Thanks Mark. It looks like it would work well for me. I'm hoping to use a gift certificate at Woodward Camera, but I may just save that for something else (it's only $50). I doubt if Woodward has the Urban Disguise. Paul On Jun 19, 2013, at 9:27 AM, Mark C pdml

Re: PESO - Female Ebony Jewelwing

2013-06-19 Thread Mark C
gotten: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/06/female-ebony-jewelwing.html?m=1 Not Mark C. quality but we're working on it. Maybe next weekend I'll head over to Etobicoke Creek again. I know what I have to work on. ;-) Hope you For me, the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition

Re: K-5 crooked sensor repair - kludge recommendations?

2013-06-21 Thread Mark C
On 6/21/2013 6:16 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I asked CRIS what it would cost to just straighten the sensor and disable shake reduction. They said that they are a factory authorized repair facility and such a repair would not meet their required standards. Any recommendations for someone who would

Dragonflies and Stack Focused Damselfly

2013-06-22 Thread Mark C
I visited a prime dragonfly location yesterday, but the cool temps, gusty winds and overcast skies did not make for a high volume shoot. I got 3 nice shots which are here: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php?blog=2 Permalink:

Re: Dragonflies and Stack Focused Damselfly

2013-06-23 Thread Mark C
: Excellent work. in focus stacking, do you use the PhotoShop align and blend tools? Superb. Paul On Jun 22, 2013, at 8:37 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: I visited a prime dragonfly location yesterday, but the cool temps, gusty winds and overcast skies did not make for a high volume shoot

Re: Dragonflies and Stack Focused Damselfly

2013-06-23 Thread Mark C
On 6/23/2013 2:13 PM, John Sessoms wrote: One of my local nature photography cohorts has bought that CamRanger device that allows you to control the camera from your iPhone/iPad for macro focus stacking. He's very impressed with it. Currently it only supports CaNikon cameras which would be a

Re: OT: Reasonable price?

2013-06-25 Thread Mark C
I've been watching new Pentax Q's on Amazon and with the standard zoom the low prices have been around $250. There are still a lot of high prices out there though. A few days ago I found 2 vendors selling Q kits for around $250, today I only found this $239 offering (but I didn't look hard.)

Re: Reasonable Price?

2013-06-26 Thread Mark C
On 6/25/2013 10:59 AM, John Sessoms wrote: I won't buy a camera that doesn't have an eye-level viewfinder. I just can't use those hold it out at arms length compose a photo using the little TV screen on the back cameras. As far as I can tell, the Canon G series, the Nikon 7100 (some models)

Re: GESO (22) - Balloon adventure

2013-06-26 Thread Mark C
Up up and away, Rick... Nice colorful shots, great documentary of your trip. Mark On 6/21/2013 7:54 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Yesterday we took our long-anticipated hot air balloon ride outside Philly. We launched at ~0630, on a cool and clear morning with some mist and high clouds. 1:20 and

Re: GESO Iowa Farmland

2013-06-26 Thread Mark C
Those are really nice - very painterly in color, tone and composition... (Excluding color re the mono shot.) I spend a lot of time driving through rural areas throughout the Midwest but never manage to actually stop and take some photos - so kudos to you for doing that. Mark On 6/24/2013

Re: K100d

2013-06-27 Thread Mark C
On 6/27/2013 11:42 AM, Zos Xavius wrote: I would try some methanol (eclipse, sensor cleaner, etc) or failing that alcohol. The optics could be fogged internally though... :/ I'd be cautious with any potential solvent. I once tried to clean the ground glass focusing screen on a PZ series camera

Re: PESO - Benched

2013-06-27 Thread Mark C
Nice placement in the frame and use of the negative space behind her. Creates a sense of isolation or withdrawal. Mark On 6/25/2013 4:07 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17436747size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Blanca Peak

2013-06-27 Thread Mark C
Beautiful and tad dreamy / surreal. I think its great. Mark On 6/20/2013 10:29 PM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all Slowly working through the images from my USA trip. Here's one taken around dusk from Alamosa, Colorado.

Re: PESO - Female Red Wing Blackbird

2013-06-27 Thread Mark C
Amazing how different the females and males are. Nice crisp shot. Mark On 6/27/2013 7:23 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Wish the sky were a bit more blue. Otherwise, hope you enjoy: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/06/female-red-wing-blackbird.html?m=1 Comments always welcome.

Re: PESO: Satan's Chariot

2013-06-29 Thread Mark C
Lol - great capture! Mark On 6/29/2013 8:45 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17443962size=md Comments are invited Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESOs: Simians via Bigma

2013-06-29 Thread Mark C
You really captured their ... humanity. Nice work and the BW rendering is excellent. On 6/27/2013 11:27 AM, Darren Addy wrote: A couple of more images from our recent trip to the world class Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha. If you ever get the chance, it could easily be a multi-day experience. I

Re: Pentax is history

2013-07-02 Thread Mark C
I wonder WHY Ricoh purchased Pentax. The cachet of the Pentax brand? It was already pretty tarnished in the overall marketplace in 2011 when the deal took place... The huge market share of loyal Pentax users... like us? If so, they did little hold onto that base... To provide a brand and

Re: PESO: When Frank Retires

2013-07-06 Thread Mark C
Cool bike - I pulled out of my driveway and got behind a guy on something like that a few days ago. I wondered when you pedaled and when you just let the motor do its thing. He was tooling along at 25 mph, which is the speed limit, so he kpt me legal for a block or two. On 7/6/2013 12:37 PM,

GESO - Stack Focusing Dragonflies in the Field

2013-07-06 Thread Mark C
I'm trying to get my insect photos up to the next level, and it seems like stack focusing is part of the process to do that. I worked on it yesterday with mixed results - still have a lot of stacks to go through. But here are the first:

Fwd: Re: GESO - Stack Focusing Dragonflies in the Field

2013-07-07 Thread Mark C
in the hot shoe, but you could trigger it with radio slave. The old classic 273s had a accessory Vari-power module that let you do something similar, I think. Darren On Saturday, July 6, 2013, Mark C wrote: I'm trying to get my insect photos up to the next level, and it seems like stack

Re: GESO - Stack Focusing Dragonflies in the Field

2013-07-07 Thread Mark C
. Perhaps humming softly would lull them into motionless appreciation? Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Mark C Sent: Saturday, July 6, 2013 11:40 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: GESO - Stack Focusing Dragonflies in the Field I'm

Re: GESO - Stack Focusing Dragonflies in the Field

2013-07-07 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Bruce. I wound up shooting at ISO 800 yesterday and that worked out to most shots being at 1/15ooth to 1/2000th at f 5.6. That makes me realize that if a flash with high speed synch would be needed, so it probably would have to be the AF540FGZ. I do have a Bolt LED ringlight, though -

Re: Dragonflies and Stack Focused Damselfly

2013-07-07 Thread Mark C
On 7/3/2013 12:32 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: On Sun, Jun 23, 2013, Mark C wrote: I just used a low tech approach for the damselfly and set the camera to continuous shooting, focused, and then pivoted in and out as the frames snapped off. So you had the focus locked and were moving the camera

Re: July PUG is up!!

2013-07-10 Thread Mark C
Great gallery, as usual. Many stand outs here but my favorite is Eric's Bee - super details and colors! Mark On 7/6/2013 7:34 PM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all A fairly small gallery this month and, as usual, you'll find it here: http://pug.komkon.org/ (you may need to refresh your

Re: Bears in Finland

2013-09-27 Thread Mark C
Wow! Remarkable shots all around! I don't know how rare these creatures are in Europe, but here the wolverine would be exceedingly rare. All are great but the eagle shot is really fabulous. Agaon - WOW!!! Mark On 9/24/2013 1:48 AM, SV Hovland wrote: Hi I had a 5 day trip to Finland last

Re: GESO - C-41 summer

2013-09-27 Thread Mark C
Very nice collection - I like the Little Area and the window shot the best, but all are pleasing. Looks like this lens works well on a FF / Film body. Mark On 9/27/2013 3:54 PM, Toralf Lund wrote: Another set from this summer's experiments with a DA-35 F/2.4 lens on a film body - this time

Re: GESO 2013 - Key Party 3 - GDG

2013-09-27 Thread Mark C
Great shots - love the motion blur in the last shot, shot #6 is my favorite of the bunch. Nice collection! Mark On 9/25/2013 2:47 AM, Godfrey Di Giorgi wrote: Last Saturday was the third anniversary of obtaining the keys to the our condo. We decided to have a little party to celebrate. And I

Re: PESO - Checking the Accommodation

2013-09-27 Thread Mark C
On 9/24/2013 3:32 AM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net: Nice shot What kind of birds? Red headed house hunters? Catchy name! They're Galahs - a medium sized cockatoo and very common. They're expanded their range since European settlement. Interestingly

Re: PESO - Zoe (caution, feline content!)

2013-09-27 Thread Mark C
Pretty cat, Frank! Classic tabby... Mark On 9/24/2013 8:30 PM, knarf wrote: Zoe has been a part of our household for almost a year but I realized last night that I had no decent photos of her. Okay, one, but it was lost in my camera last October. So last night I tried to remedy that:

Re: Having returned from the vacation in Holland, Germany and Belgium and having met some wonderful PDMLers on the way

2013-09-28 Thread Mark C
Hi Boris - Great gallery - This is about enjoying - that phrase sums it up! Interesting mechanical dragon-bird as well. The BW of the gentleman on the train is my favorite, but they are all very enjoyable. Mark On 9/28/2013 1:07 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! After this link you find the

Re: Boris #40 - Playing with light

2013-10-05 Thread Mark C
Beautiful light throughout the frame - that's one bright street light! On 10/4/2013 6:03 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! http://pentax-ways.blogspot.co.il/2013/10/2013-40-playing-with-light.html Your brutal and honest critique is appreciated in advance. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: GESO: Just in Time for Thanksgiving

2013-10-05 Thread Mark C
Nice shots, Paul. These birds have gone from being incredibly rare to pretty common - but they can still be elusive when the want to. The pair in the second photo and the solo bird in the third are my favorites. Mark On 10/3/2013 2:57 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:

Re: Bulk Film Loading

2013-10-06 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Jen - so far I've only only loaded up on roll of bulk film (Kentemre 400) plus two test rolls of some expired TMAX 100 that was being sold on ebay. INthe case of the Tmax, I loaded the bulk roll, spooled out the test rolls, and then unloaded the bulk roll. The film tested out fine.

Re: Bulk Film Loading

2013-10-06 Thread Mark C
I want to minimize the wasted film in the header and (int he case of bulk loading) the tail - since that is a constant the more film in the canister means a greater ratio fo used film to wasted film... BUT - I have had a couple of longer rolls and spooling them onto standard plastice spools

GESO - Autumn Impressions

2013-10-06 Thread Mark C
www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/autumn-impressions K-01, D-FA 100mm f2.8 CC always appreciated... Mark -- 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

Re: Bulk Film Loading

2013-10-06 Thread Mark C
Than ks - I've done this a couple of times but loaded up the first roll in a couple of sessions, mostly to see how many canisters a 100 foot roll will fill. Since then I've loaded the bulk roll, filled up a few canisters, and then unloaded the bulk roll without problem. DOne that mostly to

Re: Bulk Film Loading

2013-10-06 Thread Mark C
savings vs inconvenience of using it is no longer a good trade off for my needs, it's better to buy 20 rolls of factory loaded film and store it in the freezer or refrigerator. That's usually two to three years' supply now. Godfrey On Oct 6, 2013, at 8:05 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote

Re: GESO - Autumn Impressions

2013-10-06 Thread Mark C
: On 6/10/13, Mark C, discombobulated, unleashed: www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/autumn-impressions K-01, D-FA 100mm f2.8 CC always appreciated... Beautiful set of images. My favourite is 'Raindrops on Autumn Leaves'. Lovely! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http

Re: GESO: A different kind of Turkey

2013-10-06 Thread Mark C
A lot more colorful and with much bigger bills than the turkey buzzard ... there look like formidable birds. Nice shots! Mark On 10/6/2013 10:32 AM, Alan C wrote: These are Ground Hornbills often referred to as Turkey Buzzards by N. American tourists because of their resemblance to the

Re: GESO - Autumn Impressions

2013-10-07 Thread Mark C
and Leaves on grass are my faves. Good stuff, Mark ann On 10/6/2013 02:58, Mark C wrote: www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/autumn-impressions K-01, D-FA 100mm f2.8 CC always appreciated... Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: GESO - Autumn Impressions

2013-10-09 Thread Mark C
22:22, Mark C wrote: Thanks, Ann, and everyone else who took a look! I think that daddy Long Legs refers to either these harvestmen thingies (they are actually not spiders) or to long legged cellar spiders (true spiders). Someone once asked me to take a bunch of photos of daddy long legs

Re: Geso Camera Club trip on our heritage railway.

2013-10-09 Thread Mark C
That's a fine collection, Dave. Your compositions mesh well with the (apparently) gloomy and overcast day. My favorites are 9, 13, 14, and 17, but the whole set is excellent. Mark On 10/7/2013 6:56 PM, David J Brooks wrote: Back in May i did a steam train trip, in Tottenham, and this past

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