PESOs: Backyard Birds

[paul stenquist]

Finally getting back to shooting a few birds. A nice morning here, so I sat 
outside for a bit. The pair of Cardinals are either expecting or doing amazing 
ritual, but the male has a seed that he will give to the female. The last one 
is a white throated sparrow. I only see these in spring. I think they go 
further north for the summer.



https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/w9x0rhc8ifkl721c9mokx/cardinal.jpg?rlkey=w7jteurvhmr19zjs8al2dqifo=0

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/f6xiwvnr4ed7q2qbsz279/cardinal.pair2.jpg?rlkey=rfee2au9gzji3pe8k9hvuqtey=0

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/d7s1yfgzocpzwlsqvay0j/white-throated-sparrow..jpg?rlkey=yzznzrjxb2defd14ja5igyo2q=0
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Re: testing testing

[paul stenquist]

I see your post, Ann. Hope all is well. Did a car shoot this morning and had 
trouble with autofocus when using my DFA 150-450, so unless I can figure it 
out, I may be posting soon!
Best,
Paul

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Re: Snowdrop

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Yes, Ive been known to inadvertently arrive on the ground.
Paul

> On Mar 4, 2024, at 8:46 PM, John Sessoms  wrote:
> 
> Beautiful,
> 
> ... but you know that as we get older getting down there isn't as much of a 
> problem as getting back up again.
> 
>> On 3/3/2024 8:51 PM, Comcast wrote:
>> The snowdrops bloomed yesterday. As I’ve done for many a year, I got down on 
>> the ground — more or less — and photographed a bloom. k-1, DFA 100/2.8 
>> macro, f13 1/250th.  
>> https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ewfysku994twcsd9puqoe/snowdrop.24.jpg?rlkey=csl5k56dysa7eqgjdu7so7udb=0
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Re: PESO: flooding in the dunes (and test)

[Paul Stenquist]

Beautiful shots, Hank. Love the light!
Paul

> On Mar 4, 2024, at 12:50 PM, Henk Terhell  wrote:
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> After some days not receiving posts from pdml on my outlook mail account 
> (though I was able to send mail), I decided to revert to my mail account of 
> the internet provider.
> As a test here this mail with link to two pictures of  today of exmoor ponies 
> in the dunes.
> Due to heavy rainfall during this winter my daily walk in the dunes, even 
> with boots on, is quite an adventure.
> 
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> https://flic.kr/p/2pBu2KM
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Re: Toyota's new "Pentax commercial"

[paul stenquist]

Might soon be time to sell my Spotmatics!

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> https://kosmofoto.com/2023/12/toyotas-new-us-tv-commerical-may-make-you-want-to-buy-a-spotmatic/
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Happy Birthday, Ann!

[Paul Stenquist]

Happy birthday to the First Lady of the list! Hope you have a wonderful day!!
Paul
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Re: GESO: Aviary in Colombia

[Paul Stenquist]

Nice gallery!
Paul

> On Dec 9, 2023, at 1:48 PM, Stanley Halpin  
> wrote:
> 
> Our recent trip to Cartagena included a half-day guided visit to the 
> Colombian National Aviary. I have never been a big fan of taking pictures in 
> zoos (or aviaries), it seems too easy and somewhat exploitive at the same 
> time. But in situations like this, where the birds are comfortable and well 
> treated, it does provide a chance to get views of these lovely creatures that 
> might take a life-time to see in the wild.
> 
> So, for your viewing pleasure, some birds along with a few flowers and 
> iguanas for variety…
> 
> Stan
> 
> https://photos.stanhalpin.com/p102505059 
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PESO Another Cobra Pic

[paul stenquist]

Another pic from last week’s shoot of a genuine ’64 Cobra. This car is numbers 
matching and unmolested. It was never raced and has only had two owners. It’s 
among the world’s best examples of a Mark II Cobra. K-1 with D FA 150-450, 
f5.6, 300mm

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Re: Peso Shelby Snake

[paul stenquist]

 Yes, Shelby used the metallic green color on the GT 350.

> On Nov 16, 2023, at 11:54 AM, Ken Waller  wrote:
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> I had a dear friend that had a 66 Shelby GT 350 in that color - original from 
> Shelby.
> 
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> Thanks. A fun shoot. Yep. Original color. But its one of one. A 
> customer at Gotham Ford wanted a green Cobra but AC needed months to produce 
> a green car, so Shelby America repainted a blue Cobra with a Lincoln metallic 
> green. Its the only Cobra with that color as original equipment..
> 
> Paul
> 
>> On Nov 15, 2023, at 8:42 PM, John Sessoms wrote:
>> 
>> Very nice. Is that the original color?
>> 
>> I seem to remember you could have any color you wanted as long as it was 
>> blue. 
>> 
>> On 11/15/2023 8:33 PM, Comcast wrote:
 Those who know cars, are probably aware that 99 out of 100 Cobras one sees 
 are replicas. This one is the real thing: a 64 without the bulging 
 fenders and huge heavy engine of later models. Shot it today for Hagerty.
>>> https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/b42wxao0rpyun3d8mdiin/cobra1.lowres.JPG?rlkey=vew351z96zg7shyoo8wcoo8bqdl=0
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PESO: Man in the Moon

[Paul Stenquist]

A phone shot of the man in the moon.
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/w09a2ijewx9rmh1afud38/moon.jpg?rlkey=kj039zllibgkkvj4ajes8utss=0
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Re: https://www.flickr.com/photos/101533246@N02/albums/72177720310649025

[Paul Stenquist]

Good point, Bill. This makes sense. I use live view almost exclusively when 
shooting cars for editorial, but almost never when shooting birds or other 
things for my own entertainment. I may never graduate to mirrorless, since I’ve 
pretty much decided that I will keep using my current kit until I drop dead. 
Paul

> On Aug 23, 2023, at 11:03 AM, Bill  wrote:
> 
> On 8/22/2023 11:39 AM, coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote:
>> OF course. DSLR is, for the most part, better than mirrorless for focus 
>> accuracy.
> This actually isn't true. The (IMHO only) advantage of mirrorless is focusing 
> directly on the sensor rather than via a secondary method (either focusing 
> screen or an AF sensor that isn't on the imaging sensor.
> For a DSLR to focus accurately, the secondary systems used must be in 
> absolutely perfect registration to the sensor, something that is next to 
> impossible to obtain in a consumer level device.
> Contrast this with a mirrorless where there is no need for this registration 
> accuracy as focusing is done on the sensor plane.
> 
> With mirrorless, focus accuracy is primarily determined by the resolution of 
> the focus motor. With the DSLR, focus accuracy is determined by the accuracy 
> of placement of the focusing system, be it the view screen or AF sensor, in 
> relation to the sensor plane as well as the resolution of the focus motor.
> 
> To get the same accuracy of focus in a DSLR, you need to use liveview, 
> effectively turning your DSLR into a mirrorless camera.
> 
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Re: LrC and travel

[Paul Stenquist]

I use subscription photoshop, ARC and bridge on my d sky op Mac and airbook. I 
store all images on my hard drives rather than on Adibevservers,although the 
latter are not “shared with the world.” When I want to share images with 
publishers or others I usually use my Dropbox account.

Paul

> On Jul 26, 2023, at 3:36 PM, Stanley Halpin  
> wrote:
> 
> I use a MacBook Pro, at home and when traveling. I use Lightroom Classic. I 
> seldom need or intentionally use Adobe’s cloud synch features.
> On my upcoming trip I will try using LR Mobile on my iPad (and leave my 
> laptop home) and so there are some aspects of that app that will not work if 
> it is not actively on the net. But mostly I will have internet access turned 
> off. 
> 
> The LR Mobile approach to synching, and most of Adobe’s cloud-based design is 
> apparently based on an audience with a totally different perspective, those 
> who are constantly connected to high-sped internet and who want every image 
> sucked off their devices and stored in Adobe’s Cloud to be shared with the 
> world. I like the functionality of LR Classic and am grateful that they 
> retained this alternative to the Cloud-based apps.
> 
> Back when I had both a desktop Mac and my laptop, I did have LR Classic on 
> both machines and never had an issue unless I tried to have both running at 
> the same time.
> 
> Stan
> 
>> On Jul 26, 2023, at 11:56 AM, Rick Womer  wrote:
>> 
>> I have Lightroom Classic running on this here Mac mini, with my photos on 
>> external hard drives.
>> 
>> We’re going to be doing some traveling, and I’d like to have LR on my 
>> MacBook Pro.  There is loads of room on its internal drive.
>> 
>> What flavor of LR should I install on my laptop that won’t insist on using 
>> the cloud?  Will Adobe allow me to download another copy of LrC?
>> 
>> Their website is completely un-helpful, alas.
>> 
>> Rick
>> 
>> 
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Re: geso, mombird with bonus sleeping babies

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Annsan seems  fine by the way. She’s active in Words.

> On Jul 25, 2023, at 1:33 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>> On Jul 25, 2023, at 10:25 AM, Paul Stenquist  wrote:
>> 
>> A house finch. Nicely captured.
>> Paul
> 
> Thanks Paul.
> 
>> 
>>> On Jul 25, 2023, at 1:21 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:
>>> 
>>> I added a few more pictures to the gallery, including a couple of a bird 
>>> sitting in another nest in another part of the eaves:
>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720309967862
>>> 
>>> Has anyone heard from Ann?  Is she OK, she almost always comments on any 
>>> bird pictures I post.  Ann are you OK?
>>> 
>>>> On Jul 23, 2023, at 11:14 AM, Larry Colen  wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I heard some peeps from outside the kitchen door, I went to look and 
>>>> Mombird just flew a short distance away, and was uncharacteristically 
>>>> cooperative.  I got a few photos with my phone, then was able to get the 
>>>> K-3iii with the 18-270, then she stayed there long enough for me to get 
>>>> some photos with the bigma.
>>>> 
>>>> After she left, I put the DA-35 macro on the K-1 and got a few photos of 
>>>> the sleeping babies.
>>>> 
>>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720309967862
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Re: geso, mombird with bonus sleeping babies

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A house finch. Nicely captured.
Paul

> On Jul 25, 2023, at 1:21 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:
> 
> I added a few more pictures to the gallery, including a couple of a bird 
> sitting in another nest in another part of the eaves:
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720309967862
> 
> Has anyone heard from Ann?  Is she OK, she almost always comments on any bird 
> pictures I post.  Ann are you OK?
> 
>> On Jul 23, 2023, at 11:14 AM, Larry Colen  wrote:
>> 
>> I heard some peeps from outside the kitchen door, I went to look and Mombird 
>> just flew a short distance away, and was uncharacteristically cooperative.  
>> I got a few photos with my phone, then was able to get the K-3iii with the 
>> 18-270, then she stayed there long enough for me to get some photos with the 
>> bigma.
>> 
>> After she left, I put the DA-35 macro on the K-1 and got a few photos of the 
>> sleeping babies.
>> 
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720309967862
>> 
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Re: Lightroom requires a TB??

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I don’t mind paying ten bucks a month for the latest versions of photoshop, 
bridge, and Lightroom, I had CS6 as well, but it won’t run on current Mac OSX. 
The new photoshop is substantially better than CS6.

Paul

> On Jul 19, 2023, at 7:37 PM, John Sessoms  wrote:
> 
> On 7/18/2023 11:02 AM, Bill wrote:
> 
>> I see your point, but prior to the subscription model, Photoshop was the 
>> most pirated software of any, with something like 80% or more of Photoshop 
>> installations being pirated.
>> Adobe had to do something. They have shareholders to answer to.
> 
> There was no upgrade path from PhotoshopCS5 to PhotoshopCS6 Extended Edition 
> and I was advised to get the extended edition since it was going to be the 
> last standalone perpetual license version.
> 
> I ended up paying full shrink wrap RETAIL ($700+) for it, but I don't have to 
> pay a monthly ransom to continue using it.
> 
> And now it appears Adobe has actual competitors, so if PhotoshopCS6-EE ever 
> proves to be inadequate ...
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Re: I'm looking for an external drive bay

[Paul Stenquist]

Good to know. I have a bunch of SATAs, but will look elsewhere next time I have 
to expand—assuming I live that long!

Paul

> On Jul 18, 2023, at 8:51 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>> On Jul 18, 2023, at 5:41 PM, Comcast  wrote:
>> 
>> Amazon has a 2 tb Seagate for 110 bucks and a 5tb for 2 something. I think 
>> they’re internal SATAs, but cases are only about ten bucks.
> 
> I was looking into this not too long ago, data rates on NVME are a lot higher 
> than SATA.  
> 
> A quick google finds:
> https://www.kingston.com/en/blog/pc-performance/two-types-m2-vs-ssd
> 
> For the cost difference, I'll future proof it.  
> 
> In the grumble grumble dept, I might actually have an nvme SSD sitting in a 
> computer at home.  
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Re: PESO 2023 - Fulvia special - GDG

[Paul Stenquist]

Looks good. The wheels still have a Lancia personality, and the removal of the 
chrome strips is in keeping with competition versions of the Fulvia I’ve seen.

Paul

> On Jul 7, 2023, at 11:50 AM, Ken Waller  wrote:
> 
> Nice, tasteful mods ! 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Ken Waller
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> Subject: PESO 2023 - Fulvia special - GDG
> 
> While I was in the hospital, my classic Italian sports carthe 1967 
> Lancia Fulvia Coupwas in the body shop having some rust repair 
> of the rocker panels done. I'm out of the hospital now, and Signora Fulvia is 
> also back at home.
> 
> In the course of doing the rust repair, I changed its looks a little bit by 
> painting the rocker panels a textured flat black, instead of the matched tan 
> body color, and removed the original chrome trim strips that ran under the 
> doors on both sides.
> 
> The result came out just as I'd hoped: A slightly trimmer, sportier look and 
> more in keeping with the early '70s Cromodora wheels that I've now got fitted 
> than the late '60s Campagnolo rally wheels that I'd had on the car before.
> 
> https://flic.kr/p/2oLFwr7 :: Fulvia, Refinish Rocker Panels
> 
> While that was being done, I had also located the original badging for the 
> rear ("LANCIA Fulvia" in fine chrome on the transom) and a pair of the 
> 'bumper support' caps that cover the spots in the bodywork where the rear 
> bumper supports used to come through
> 
> https://flic.kr/p/2oLD4Mh :: Fulvia, New Tail Badge
> 
> because everyone, or at least *almost* everyone, with a Lancia Fulvia 
> Coup removes the bumpers to make the car look more like the Lancia 
> Fulvia rally cars that won so many races in the late 1960s-early 1970s. :)
> 
> Photos made with iPhone 11 Pro using the Moment camera app, raw output, and 
> rendered in Lightroom Classic.
> 
> Oh yes: My partner, Felipe, picked the car up for me a few days before I 
> returned home. He made a few snaps of it with his phone to show me what had 
> been done. I put them together into a short video presentation, just for the 
> fun of it:
> 
> https://flic.kr/p/2oKzr9J
> 
> Enjoy!
> 
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Re: Angry glitz chicken

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It looks good on my computer, maybe a touch dark for my taste, but certainly 
within the range of what is good. My phone must have been having a tantrum!

> On Jul 5, 2023, at 1:34 PM, Alan C  wrote:
> 
> Looks fine to me.
> 
> Alan C
> 
> On 04-Jul-23 05:43 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
>> 
>>> On Jul 4, 2023, at 6:12 AM, Comcast  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Very dark. Is this right out of camera or phone?
>> Thanks for the feedback, no it isn’t “right out of the camera”, according to 
>> Lightroom I did darken it 1 stop. Going back to it, it looks fine on my 
>> phone, fine when large on my computer monitor, and maybe a touch dark at 
>> small size on my monitor.
>> 
>> I’m curious what other people think about this, and the exposure of other 
>> photos that I’ve processed lately.
>>  
>>> Paul
>>> 
 On Jul 4, 2023, at 3:11 AM, Larry Colen  wrote:
 
 We’ve got some feral glitz chickens in the neighborhood.  One was hanging 
 out in the shade in our front yard yesterday when I had my camera ready to 
 get some pictures of mombird and her nest.
 
 https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/53020903352/in/album-72177720309537234/
 
 full set
 https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720309537234
 
 As an aside, I don’t think I posted these.  Some little bird made a nest 
 in the light sconce right outside the back/dining room door. Mombird flies 
 away anytime we walk out the door, so while she was gone I snapped a 
 couple frames of the eggs with the DA35 macro.
 
 https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720309489827
 
 
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Re: Angry glitz chicken

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A colorful crew!

> On Jul 5, 2023, at 10:10 AM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
> 
> NOt so crappy.. I love the one of the two"gentlemen callers" at your (or a 
> neighbors?) front door.
> 
> ann
> 
> On 7/4/2023 2:40 PM, Marco Alpert wrote:
>> OT, because these are just crappy phone pics, but we also have glitz 
>> chickens dropping by our house fairly often (and we live in a typical 
>> suburban neighborhood - no idea where they normally hang out). They’ll come 
>> right up to the front door.
>> 
>> Also, we had a little momma bird build a nest in one of the folds of the 
>> curtains in our shade structure and was able to snap a couple of pics of the 
>> eggs and the resulting babies.
>> 
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/85294514@N00/albums/72177720309539607
>> 
>> - Marco
>> 
>>> On Jul 4, 2023, at 10:30 AM, Larry Colen  wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
 On Jul 4, 2023, at 9:59 AM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
 
 You gave your mom bird a nice place to nest!  can't tell who shes is  I'm 
 thinking a finch of some sort..
>>> It's small, maybe when she's out of the nest I'll mount a mirror that'll 
>>> give me a better angle to photograph her.
>>> 
 as to exposure on the peacock  looks ok to me.. on my HP desktop..
 
 and Paul's birdies in trees lately have been a bit  on the too light side. 
   Which makes me a tad concerned about his eyes.
>>> Or maybe just his monitor.  Although, the image is arguably a little on the 
>>> dark side.
>>> 
>>> 
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Re: Whatever became of this lens?

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I have that lens but haven’t used it in years. I generally use the DFA 
24-70/2.8, an excellent lens.

Paul

> On Jun 18, 2023, at 10:24 AM, John Sessoms  wrote:
> 
> Ricoh does have the correct image on their site for a NEW lens:
> 
> https://us.ricoh-imaging.com/product/smc-pentax-fa-35mm-f2-0-al/
> 
> It appears that just the refurbished lens has the wrong photo.
> 
> Also, Juan Buhler:
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdbVcA5cTIs
> 
>> On 6/16/2023 2:38 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
>> coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote:
>>> https://us.ricoh-imaging.com/product/smc-pentax-fa-35mm-f2-0-al-refurbished/
>> For a moment I thought this was some kind of new, D-FA lens until I
>> realized they're simply referring to the old FA 35/2 and have the
>> wrong photo with it. (Perhaps they just use that as a generic photo
>> with certain postings?)
>>  
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Re: Shooting in smoke

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It’s a cage but well hidden. The owner is an amazing craftsman. Built it from a 
wreck of a C-code ‘’65. It’s a road racer and cruiser. 575 horsepower all 
aluminum stroked  Dart 302. 365 cid, 575 horsepower, 5-speed Tremac, beautiful 
aftermarket suspension. Owner says it handles like a go-kart. He just runs 
track days. It’s the owner’s vision of an improved Shelby 350 GTR.

I will render a “before” with normal conversion but no haze filter when I have 
time.

Paul

> On Jun 9, 2023, at 6:53 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>> On Jun 9, 2023, at 3:46 PM, Comcast  wrote:
>> 
>> The weather looked decent today although I think our air quality number was 
>> still around 150, so I shot a car that I had to cover for an editorial 
>> assignment. I was not happy with the long lens shots. There was definitely 
>> visible haze between lens and subject. Fortunately, Photoshop’s new haze 
>> filter sufficiently eliminated it to make the pics useable. I’m pleased and 
>> impressed.
>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/fwtj93cezl58ize/Mustang%202.lowres.jpg?dl=0
> 
> It looks nice, both the photo and the car.
> 
> Now I'm a bit curious about the "before"
> 
> Rollbar, no cage, and numbers.  Drag racer?
> 
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Re: Pentax Film Camera News

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Thisis all a bit silly. I commented that the camera is useless. That was my 
comment, and it applies to me alone. The Corvette metaphor was over the top. 
Enough of this.


> On May 16, 2023, at 1:20 PM, Bill  wrote:
> 
> Paul  you lose any credibility you might have had when you resort to ad
> hominem attacks.
> 
> bill
> 
> On Tue., May 16, 2023, 10:33 a.m. Paul Stenquist, 
> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On May 16, 2023, at 11:52 AM, Bill  wrote:
>>> 
>>> One could say the same thing about someone's split window Corvette that
>>> spends it's life locked in a trailer, only to be seen at car shows..
>> 
>> Perhaps, if one were given to exaggeration and fuzzy thinking.
>> Yes, the camera has some value, but I think that for most of us, it’s not
>> particularly useful. You can feel differently of course.
>> Paul
>> 
>>> 
>>> If there is full follow through on this, they will be releasing four film
>>> cameras to go after a resurgent market that is being underserved.
>>> Pentax has also announced that the old FA50/1.4 is being given some
>>> cosmetic updates (sadly, no optical ones from the looks of it), into two
>>> sister models which indicates that they are planning something other than
>>> an inexpensive standard prime for digital.
>>> 
>>> bill
>>> 
>>> On Tue, May 16, 2023 at 4:19 AM Paul Stenquist 
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> A useless toy.
>>>> 
>>>> Paul
>>>> 
>>>>> On May 16, 2023, at 5:14 AM, Steve Cottrell 
>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>> https://petapixel.com/2023/05/15/pentaxs-new-film-camera-will-have-a-fixed-non-interchangeable-lens/
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Re: Pentax Film Camera News

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> On May 16, 2023, at 11:52 AM, Bill  wrote:
> 
> One could say the same thing about someone's split window Corvette that
> spends it's life locked in a trailer, only to be seen at car shows..

Perhaps, if one were given to exaggeration and fuzzy thinking. 
Yes, the camera has some value, but I think that for most of us, it’s not 
particularly useful. You can feel differently of course.
Paul

> 
> If there is full follow through on this, they will be releasing four film
> cameras to go after a resurgent market that is being underserved.
> Pentax has also announced that the old FA50/1.4 is being given some
> cosmetic updates (sadly, no optical ones from the looks of it), into two
> sister models which indicates that they are planning something other than
> an inexpensive standard prime for digital.
> 
> bill
> 
> On Tue, May 16, 2023 at 4:19 AM Paul Stenquist  wrote:
> 
>> A useless toy.
>> 
>> Paul
>> 
>>> On May 16, 2023, at 5:14 AM, Steve Cottrell  wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> https://petapixel.com/2023/05/15/pentaxs-new-film-camera-will-have-a-fixed-non-interchangeable-lens/
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Re: Pentax Film Camera News

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It’s useless to those who, like me, still own plenary of film cameras. I guess 
there will be some market for it. but perhaps not enough to make it profitable 
for Ricoh.

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> If simply having fun is useless. 
> You could say the same about my argue c3, but I got some of my best photos 
> with it when I took it to burning man years ago
> 
> On May 16, 2023 3:18:43 AM PDT, Paul Stenquist  wrote:
>> A useless toy.
>> 
>> Paul
>> 
>>> On May 16, 2023, at 5:14 AM, Steve Cottrell  wrote:
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>>> 
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Re: Pentax Film Camera News

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A useless toy.

Paul

> On May 16, 2023, at 5:14 AM, Steve Cottrell  wrote:
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Re: RIP Dan Matyola

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miss his posts here and on Facebook. I’ll even miss the daily reporting of his 
Wordle score. (He was very good.) in fact he was very good at many things and 
seemed to enjoy every day of his long life. Rest in peace, friend.

Paul

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> 
> This is weird - I had a friend request on Facebook from Dan only three days 
> ago: perhaps from the administrator of his estate and
> his second FB account.
> Dan was a very active PDML-er, and will be missed.
> 
> John in Brisbane
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Bruce Walker  
> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2023 9:27 AM
> To: Pentax Discuss Mailing List 
> Subject: RIP Dan Matyola
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> Facebook alerted me today of messages about the passing of Dan Matyola, May 
> 2, 2023, at 81 years of age.
> 
> I'm only a "FB friend" but we've chatted a bunch since I joined the list and 
> I know he was a very long time PDML member. His last
> reply to the list was also May 2, amazingly.
> 
> I located a link to his obit:
> https://www.cusickfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Daniel-Matyola?obId=27875827
> 
> His FB profiles -- which his cousin has been adding updates to -- is here:
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Re: Slide scanners

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;No offense taken. But I do like the results at 4800. And with a 35mm 
transparency of neg, that gives me an image large enough to print a 12 x18 with 
some adjustment. Here’s a full res scan of a 50 year old BW negative that I 
scanned for publication.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/llpqbbl42ayaste/shake.8..jpg?dl=0





> On May 1, 2023, at 1:22 PM, Ralf R Radermacher  wrote:
> 
> Am 01.05.23 um 18:06 schrieb Paul Stenquist:
>> Perhaps, but I don’t scan charts. I scan photos, and I like the results I 
>> get at 4800 when printed, not pixel peeking.
> 
> Sorry. Won't happen again.
> 
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Re: Slide scanners

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Perhaps, but I don’t scan charts. I scan photos, and I like the results I get 
at 4800 when printed, not pixel peeking. 

> On May 1, 2023, at 11:55 AM, Ralf R Radermacher  wrote:
> 
> Am 01.05.23 um 17:42 schrieb Paul Stenquist:
>> I scan slides on my Epson V850 Pro flatbed scanner. ... The epson will scan 
>> them at 4900 dpi native, generating very nice hi-kres files.
> 
> You might as well scan at 2400 instead of 4800 and save a lot of time.
> 
> From the test report by filmscanner.info:
> 
> "In the scan our our USAF-test chart at 4800 ppi resolution (left
> image), the horizontal lines of the elements 5.3 and the verical lines
> of the element 5.5 can just be distinguished. According to our
> resolution chart, this equals an effective resolution of about 2300 ppi."
> 
> https://www.filmscanner.info/en/EpsonPerfectionV850Pro.html
> 
> See also:
> https://www.sebastian-schlueter.com/blog/2017/3/10/optimum-resolution-sharpening-settings-for-epson-scanners
> 
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Re: Slide scanners

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I scan slides on my Epson V850 Pro flatbed scanner. It has slide holders that 
position the slides correctly and hold about a dozen at a time. I find that 
automating slide scanning isn’t very efficient as exposures vary. I have the 
same storage as you: binders with slide holder pages. But i scan only the best 
and others as needed. Scanning all seems a formidable task, given that you’ll 
also have to render each scan to get an excellent result. The epson will scan 
them at 4900 dpi native, generating very nice hi-kres files.
Paul

> On May 1, 2023, at 11:11 AM, Rick Womer  wrote:
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> Good day, all,
> 
> I have 20-odd binders of 35mm slides in slide pages, plus some carousels.
> 
> It’s time to digitize these.
> 
> So, I’m looking for a scanner that can automatically feed and scan a stack of 
> slides. Any recommendations (or warnings)?
> 
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Re: ACR Enhanced Noise Reduction

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Sounds reasonable. I have never used Lightroom for more than a few minutes, so 
I’m not aware of it’s peculiarities.

Paul

> On Apr 22, 2023, at 6:12 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:
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> 
> 
>> On Apr 22, 2023, at 2:53 PM, Comcast  wrote:
>> 
>> Of course. But it’s also important to note that Adobe doesn’t hold one’s 
>> files for ransom.
> 
> Just the ability to access the work that you’ve done, and make updates later. 
>  
> 
> For people who use photoshop $10/month is a great deal.  For people who only 
> use lightroom, it’s not such a good deal, as much or more as we were paying 
> for annual upgrades, and we simply lose the ability to continue using an 
> older version without paying.
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Re: ACR Enhanced Noise Reduction

[Paul Stenquist]

It uses AI for noise reduction, not SI. Fat finger typo.

> On Apr 21, 2023, at 3:22 PM, Paul Stenquist  wrote:
> 
> Has anyone else on the list tried this? It’s a function in the latest version 
> of ACR that is said to use SI for noise reduction. It does a very nice job. 
> Still trying to decide if it looks natural, but it can certainly save a noisy 
> shot.
> 
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ACR Enhanced Noise Reduction

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Has anyone else on the list tried this? It’s a function in the latest version 
of ACR that is said to use SI for noise reduction. It does a very nice job. 
Still trying to decide if it looks natural, but it can certainly save a noisy 
shot.

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Re: Vacation suggestion

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What Godders said. Back in the days when I was pumping iron five days a week I 
would hike into the Santa Monica mountains with the 6x7 and three lenses. Even 
then, I couldn’t imagine carrying more. Today at 75, my K-1 and one lens is all 
I can manage.
Paul

> On Apr 19, 2023, at 11:44 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi  wrote:
> 
> 
> It is a technique that basically locks you into static subjects which can 
> stand making multiple exposures over a minute or two as you swap equipment 
> around, and also carries the cost of having to lug around yet another camera. 
> Seems less than appealing to me. I usually carry the minimum of gear, and 
> particularly when I'm carrying a largish and heavy camera to begin with. 
> 
> G
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Re: Vacation suggestion

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People. critters, the flora, typical tourist sites from a different perspective.

> On Apr 19, 2023, at 9:59 AM, coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote:
> 
> In Sept we’re going to Yellowstone for 1 week followed by the Grand Canyon 
> for another week.
> 
> At least with digital I don’t have to worry about running out of film. (Just 
> battery life.) Except for the 6x7. At 10 shots per roll one must be judicious.
> 
> So the question is: What should I shoot? Not just the same things that a 
> million other tourists have shot, that’s for certain.
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Re: Pentax K3-iii Monochrome

[Paul Stenquist]

PhotoShop is my monochrome kit. I’d rather control how the various tones are 
rendered in grayscale rather than living it up to the camera and the techs who 
deisgned the firmware.


> On Apr 13, 2023, at 9:32 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi  wrote:
> 
> Nice! If they've done a good job of it, this is a much less costly entry 
> point into a dedicated monochrome kit. 
> 
> It's entertaining that its announcement happened within a day of Leica's M11 
> Monochrom announcement, too.  
> 
> G
> 
>> On Apr 13, 2023, at 5:14 AM, Steve Cottrell  wrote:
>> 
>> https://www.dpreview.com/news/2780405465/ricoh-announces-pentax-k-3-iii-monochrome-dslr
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Re: April PUG is up

[Paul Stenquist]

Good to know! I don’t recall you mentioning it before, and I’ve known you for 
over 20 years.

Paul

> On Apr 7, 2023, at 6:27 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
> 
> JIR!  They published an article by yours truly way way way back in the day - 
>  Vol 19, #4 - January 1973.  "A Brief Discussion Atomic Structure in Sundry 
> Crystals, Etc."   I had turned it in to one of my geology profs as a gag and 
> he suggested I submit it. I got a couple of free copies of the issue I was in 
> and a years subscription.  Forgive me if I have bragged about it before :-)
> 
> ann
> 
> 
>> On 4/7/2023 2:18 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
>> Larry Colen wrote:
>> 
 On Apr 7, 2023, at 9:02 AM, John Sessoms  wrote:
 
 On 4/7/2023 8:58 AM, Mark Roberts wrote:
> Brian W wrote:
> I believe that Dave emits a "typographical/spelling-error field",
> previously unknown to science, that causes these things to happen
> whenever he is involved, no matter how remotely. There's a Nobel Prize
> in it somewhere, I'm convinced.
 Or perhaps an Ig-Nobel one.
 
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiA5lj5BLPY
>>> Definitely worth a paper in the JIR
>>> 
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journal_of_Irreproducible_Results
>> Those guys should look into the "Rick Womer Field" that causes
>> failures and anomalies in any computer equipment that it encounters.
>>  
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Re: St. Patrick's Day in Berkeley

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In truth, it will probably get better. Technology is our friend.

> On Mar 24, 2023, at 9:43 AM, Mark Roberts  wrote:
> 
> Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
> 
>> Mark Roberts  wrote:
>> 
>>> Have you seen this video? Kinda spooky.
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZ8giCWDcyE
>> 
>> YIKES!
> 
> Yep. And things are only going to get worse.
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Re: A chance to play with my new toys

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Well documented. You’re probably lucky it blocked a road. That creates urgency 
which public utilities seem to need.

Paul

> On Mar 23, 2023, at 5:50 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>> On Mar 23, 2023, at 2:41 PM, Comcast  wrote:
>> 
>> Ouch! Serious damage. That looks like a several day outage. Light candles! 
>> (Or curse the darkness.)
> 
> Surprisingly, it was only out for about 24 hours, unlike the tree the 
> previous Tuesday which caused it to be out for a few days, and then again 
> most of the following Sunday.
> 
> I apologize for doing bare minimum editing and processing, but here are my 
> photos of them working on the tree:
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720306945165
> 
> 
>> 
>> Paul
>> 
 On Mar 23, 2023, at 5:17 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:
>>> 
>>> I haven’t had a chance to finish my GESO from Tuesday night, but someone 
>>> saw my house on the news. In the opening sequence you can see my van and 
>>> trailer in the background.
>>> 
>>> https://www.ksbw.com/article/traffic-jams-in-santa-cruz-mountains-from-falling-trees/43381711
>>> 
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Re: GESO - Fences and Shadows

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A creative concept, well executed.

Paul

> On Mar 21, 2023, at 5:45 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
> 
> Thanks for that interesting history! ... I guess this time my eyes didn't 
> deceive me I could see the roundness..
> 
> ann
> 
>> On 3/21/2023 5:40 PM, Rick Womer wrote:
>> Thanks, Ann!
>> 
>> The last shot is of “The Bowl” in Clark Park.  To make a long and 
>> complicated history short, Mill Creek used to flow through it on its way to 
>> the Schuylkill River, about a half-mile farther along. There were docks 
>> where barges were unloaded, and during the Civil War wounded soldiers were 
>> also brought here by barge, as the Satterlee Hospital was about 100 yards to 
>> the north.
>> 
>> Generations of city employees have tried to get grass to grow in The Bowl, 
>> but it is lousy clay soil and is heavily used so all efforts have failed 
>> except on the slopes. The Bowl is used for dogs, sledding (when there is 
>> snow—not this winter!), a youth soccer league, and plays and concerts in the 
>> summer.
>> 
>> Rick
>> 
>> 
>> 
 On Mar 21, 2023, at 2:26 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
>>> 
>>> particularly like the daffies, the chairs and table but most of all the 
>>> shadow of the large tree with the nicely placed people and robin..
>>> also might be interesting to kwo who much the tree whe it is fully keaved 
>>> in summer contributes to the lack of grass in the area that
>>> encircles the shadow of the branches..or is that a cleared place for play?  
>>> a dried up shallow pond?  anyway, verintersting
>>> geomery.
>>> 
>>> ann
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 3/21/2023 11:17 AM, Rick Womer wrote:
 It was another crystalline day yesterday, and I couldn’t resist the 
 shadows.
 
 https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2023/March-2023/Fences-Shadows/
 
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Re: DPReview to Close Down

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That’s a shame. It was an asset. Detailed reviews and accurate analysis.

Paul

> On Mar 21, 2023, at 4:55 PM, Steve Cottrell  wrote:
> 
> I was going to write ‘OT’ in the subject line but actually DPReview have 
> said some very good things about Pentax to date…
> 
> They are closing the site down - a crime!
> 
> Links:
> 
> News story:
> 
> https://www.dpreview.com/news/5901145460/dpreview-com-to-close
> 
> 
> Video from Chris and Jordan:
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLikDUacsC8
> 
> 
> Cheers
> 
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PESO: Snowdrop

[Paul Stenquist]

I had despaired of getting my snowdrop pic this year. The plants were buried in 
snow, and a tree fell atop them in the last storm. But the tree has been 
cleared and the snow melted, so I managed somewhat of a pic. Not my best 
snowdrop, but at least I keep my string of about twenty years alive. K-1 with 
the DFA 100/2.8 macro.

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Re: How rare?

[Paul Stenquist]

A lot of info here. Sounds like a worthwhile lens, although prices have 
recently spiked. No info on how many were produced.

> On Mar 21, 2023, at 8:56 AM, coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote:
> 
> How rare is the 400-600 reflex zoom?
> 
> I’ve never seen one in-hand but I notices one for sale today.
> 
> Considering …
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Re: Hi kids!

[Paul Stenquist]

Good to see you back here. I’ve been a lurker for the most part as well. 
Sometimes the major concerns of life take much of our time.

Paul 

> On Mar 16, 2023, at 10:12 AM, Mark Roberts  wrote:
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> What's up?
> 
> I've been a non-participant (but active lurker) here for a while.
> The pandemic was rough here, coinciding as it did with Lisa's mum's
> 2-1/2 year(!) fight with pancreatic cancer, but we've been getting our
> lives back on line, so to speak, for a while now.
> 
> Nothing much seems to have changed on the PDML, though. That's good to
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Re: Welcome to the twenty effing first Century

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Amazon has always had the best prices for SD cards. I’ve been using their 
SanDisk Extreme cards for at least ten years without a single failure.

> On Mar 7, 2023, at 6:30 AM, Bill  wrote:
> 
> Those prices make me think counterfeit cards.
> 
> Bill
> 
> On Tue., Mar. 7, 2023, 2:10 a.m. Larry Colen,  wrote:
> 
>> My new camera is arriving tomorrow, I wanted to get some new SD cards as
>> well.
>> 
>> Shopping on Amazon for the SanDisk Extreme Pro
>> 32 GB 100MB/s $13.35 2.39 GB/$ also $12.29
>> 64 GB 200MB/s $15.38 4.16 GB/$ also $15
>> 128 GB 200MB/s $24.10 5.31 GB/$ also $23
>> 256 GB 200 MB/s $48.60 5.27 GB/$ also $40
>> 512 GB 200 MB/s $79.70 6.42 GB/$ also $69
>> 1TB 200 MB/s 197.05 5.19 GB/$ also $188
>> 
>> Something weird happened, I was looking at the 512 at $69, ordered 2 and
>> it switched me over to the page for them at $79.
>> The $79 version is said to arrive Wed, March 8, the $69 March 12-15.  Sold
>> by "sales for you" and fulfilled by amazon
>> 
>> First of all I am simply boggled by how cheap SD memory has gotten.  Now
>> there's something weird where if you change the number you order, the price
>> and delivery will change.
>> 
>> I can see a couple of advantages to big cards besides price per GB.
>> The first is that the only time I lost a bunch of photos was when I was
>> shooting at the Monterey  historics, ran out of space on my cards, swapped
>> them and when I got home one had disappeared.  I probably dropped it when I
>> thought i was putting it into the used card pocket of my camera strap.
>> 
>> The other is that with solid state, you're limited to the number of write
>> cycles, so the less of the card you use at a time, the longer it should
>> last.
>> On a trip, however, there are serious disadvantages to having too many
>> files on a card when you're copying them off of the card onto a computer
>> each day.  I'm one of those people who doesn't like to erase my SD cards
>> until I get home from a trip.
>> 
>> But $.16 per GB?  Yowza!
>> 
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Re: GESO - Italian Market

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Colorful!

Paul

> On Mar 5, 2023, at 3:41 PM, Rick Womer  wrote:
> 
> A few days ago a photographically-oriented friend and I took a walk through 
> the Italian market in South Philly. It is a mostly open-air produce market 
> occupying both sides of several blocks. 
> 
> Over the years, the offerings have become less Italian and more diverse, and 
> there are more non-food shops. It is still very colorful. We visited on a 
> Thursday morning; the place is jammed on Saturdays.
> 
> 
> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2023/March-2023/Italian-Market/
> 
> Comments always appreciated!
> 
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Re: Two PESOs: GM Diesels with sound

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The freight trains roar across the front of the room playing through my front 
towers and sub. Excellent recording.

Paul

> On Mar 4, 2023, at 6:23 PM, Ralf R Radermacher  wrote:
> 
> Am 05.03.23 um 00:18 schrieb ann sanfedele:
>> I never heard any difference in sound -- just in content (at least, over
>> here)
> 
> Your AM radio sounds much better than ours here in Europe and the
> difference to FM isn't as big. Our AM sounds more like telephone.
> 
> Ralf
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Re: PESO: Portrait

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Very nice, Bill. You captured a special moment. And the image quality is 
impeccable.
Pau

> On Feb 20, 2023, at 3:03 PM, Doug Brewer  wrote:
> 
> Very nice, Bill. Great subjects. I'm certain they're thrilled. Or at least 
> the Mom. Baby probably doesn't care.
> 
> On 2/19/23 9:12 PM, Bill wrote:
>> One of my planned shoots did go ahead today. My other subject came down with 
>> a case of Norovirus, which put a real crimp on his day. Maybe next weekend, 
>> we'll see.
>> 
>> Anyway, this was shot with the X-T5 using north window light in an room 
>> almost perfect for available light photography.
>> Not my usual style of gig, but the subjects were cooperative and things 
>> worked out well.
>> 
>> https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52698760067_e581853a1a_o.jpg
>> 
>> Technical stuff:
>> 
>> X-T5, 56mm f1.2 lens @ f/1.2, 1/80 sec, ISO 250.
>> 
>> Enjoy
>> 
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Re: Peso: Max with the X-T5

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Very nice. More DOF than I expected.

Paul

> On Feb 18, 2023, at 7:23 PM, Bill  wrote:
> 
> This is a really quick grab shot of my funny little dog shot with the new 
> camera.
> 
> [img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52696971521_559c6ba869_o.jpg[/img]
> 
> Technical Stuff
> 
> Fuji X-T5 with XF56mm f1.2. 1/60 @ f/1.6, ISO 1600
> 
> I'm going to enjoy this camera.
> A lot.
> 
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Re: How large is too large...

[Paul Stenquist]

Of course. All my backups are on external drives as are most of my working 
files. I also have Dropbox and iCloud backups of critical files.

Paul

> On Feb 17, 2023, at 11:16 AM, Larry Colen  wrote:
> 
> I hope that is only your first level backups, and you have a couple other 
> sets of backups on external drive.
> 
>> On Feb 17, 2023, at 7:27 AM, Paul Stenquist  wrote:
>> 
>> I should clarify that about half of those are backups, so I have only about 
>> 3 terabytes of unique images. I don’t know how many that would be, but it 
>> includes a lot of unprocessed DNGs and a tiff and jpeg of each rendered 
>> image. So it’s irrelevant in comparison to a lightroom catalog. But the 
>> system works very well.
>> 
>> 
>>>> On Feb 17, 2023, at 7:13 AM, Paul Stenquist  wrote:
>>> 
>>> I have approximately 6 terabytes of images on 10 drives, both spinny and 
>>> ssd. They’re all catalogued in Adobe Bridge, making them easy to access and 
>>> not dependent on software gymnastics.
>>> 
>>> Paul
>>> 
>>>> On Feb 17, 2023, at 7:28 AM, Rob Studdert  wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Late to the thread, my main LR classic catalogue currently shows 689k
>>>> images, I prefer it this way as I'm regularly needing to revisit
>>>> previous edits and I shoot a lot of recurring jobs. I have no problems
>>>> with speed during use, though it resides on a fast SSD (7GB/s), the
>>>> problem is that with previews the cat occupes 143GB of storage space,
>>>> it also takes a long time to check/compact and back-up the cat and
>>>> when I revisit old folders where the previews have been purged already
>>>> it can hang for a little.
>>>> 
>>>>> On Thu, 12 Jan 2023 at 09:50, Rick Womer  wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> …for a Lightroom catalog?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Mine has 54,590 images on it today. It seems to work fine (knocking 
>>>>> wood); the only problem is that the list of folders along the left side 
>>>>> is getting rather long (one folder per year, since 2005). It is backed up 
>>>>> to external drives and the cloud.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Am I tempting fate in some way, or should I just roll along happily?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Rick
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Re: How large is too large...

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I should clarify that about half of those are backups, so I have only about 3 
terabytes of unique images. I don’t know how many that would be, but it 
includes a lot of unprocessed DNGs and a tiff and jpeg of each rendered image. 
So it’s irrelevant in comparison to a lightroom catalog. But the system works 
very well.


> On Feb 17, 2023, at 7:13 AM, Paul Stenquist  wrote:
> 
> I have approximately 6 terabytes of images on 10 drives, both spinny and ssd. 
> They’re all catalogued in Adobe Bridge, making them easy to access and not 
> dependent on software gymnastics.
> 
> Paul
> 
>> On Feb 17, 2023, at 7:28 AM, Rob Studdert  wrote:
>> 
>> Late to the thread, my main LR classic catalogue currently shows 689k
>> images, I prefer it this way as I'm regularly needing to revisit
>> previous edits and I shoot a lot of recurring jobs. I have no problems
>> with speed during use, though it resides on a fast SSD (7GB/s), the
>> problem is that with previews the cat occupes 143GB of storage space,
>> it also takes a long time to check/compact and back-up the cat and
>> when I revisit old folders where the previews have been purged already
>> it can hang for a little.
>> 
>>> On Thu, 12 Jan 2023 at 09:50, Rick Womer  wrote:
>>> 
>>> …for a Lightroom catalog?
>>> 
>>> Mine has 54,590 images on it today. It seems to work fine (knocking wood); 
>>> the only problem is that the list of folders along the left side is getting 
>>> rather long (one folder per year, since 2005). It is backed up to external 
>>> drives and the cloud.
>>> 
>>> Am I tempting fate in some way, or should I just roll along happily?
>>> 
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Re: How large is too large...

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I have approximately 6 terabytes of images on 10 drives, both spinny and ssd. 
They’re all catalogued in Adobe Bridge, making them easy to access and not 
dependent on software gymnastics.

Paul

> On Feb 17, 2023, at 7:28 AM, Rob Studdert  wrote:
> 
> Late to the thread, my main LR classic catalogue currently shows 689k
> images, I prefer it this way as I'm regularly needing to revisit
> previous edits and I shoot a lot of recurring jobs. I have no problems
> with speed during use, though it resides on a fast SSD (7GB/s), the
> problem is that with previews the cat occupes 143GB of storage space,
> it also takes a long time to check/compact and back-up the cat and
> when I revisit old folders where the previews have been purged already
> it can hang for a little.
> 
>> On Thu, 12 Jan 2023 at 09:50, Rick Womer  wrote:
>> 
>> …for a Lightroom catalog?
>> 
>> Mine has 54,590 images on it today. It seems to work fine (knocking wood); 
>> the only problem is that the list of folders along the left side is getting 
>> rather long (one folder per year, since 2005). It is backed up to external 
>> drives and the cloud.
>> 
>> Am I tempting fate in some way, or should I just roll along happily?
>> 
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Re: OT GESO (20): Birding in Sikkim

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Great set, Subash!

Paul

> On Feb 13, 2023, at 10:04 PM, Subash Jeyan  wrote:
> 
> a GESO with photos of birding in sikkim:
> https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2023/02/14/birding-in-sikkim/
> 
> do let me know what you think,
> 
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Re: hello, after a long time

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What Ann said. Looking forward to more feathered friends!

Paul

> On Feb 13, 2023, at 7:44 AM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
> 
> What Mike said :-)  and so look forward to your birdies!
> 
> ann
> 
>> On 2/13/2023 3:40 AM, mike wilson wrote:
>> Good to see you back. I wouldn't spend too much time trying to catch up...
>> 
 On 13/02/2023 06:02 Subash Jeyan  wrote:
>>> 
>>>  hope everyone is safe and things are going on as usual in pdml central
>>> 
>>> after some fundamental life changes due to which i had to change towns and
>>> i was not even able to lurk for the last six months or so, i am settled in
>>> my 'native' place in kerala and 'back' so to speak. i have been active
>>> photographically speaking, but mostly with the nikon birding set-up and
>>> i've a few treks and motorcycle rides in the himalayas coming up in the
>>> months ahead on which i will hopefully be taking the k5iis.
>>> 
>>> glad to be back and though it's no use trying to catch up on the mail, i'll
>>> give it a try...
>>> 
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Re: OT: Fancy Camera Strap

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The Black Rapid attaches to a tripod socket as well. I bought an Arco type 
tripod plate that includes a tripod socket adjacent. It remains on the camera 
full time.

Paul

> On Feb 1, 2023, at 3:51 PM, John Sessoms  wrote:
> 
> Looks like the target market is photographers who use sling straps that 
> attach to the tripod socket on the bottom of a camera. One problem with those 
> is you have to disconnect the strap to put the camera on a tripod.
> 
> My Sun-Sniper strap clips on to the ring for a Manfrotto RC2 adapter, but I 
> still have to UN-clip to mount the camera on a tripod.
> 
> This looks like it will allow you to mount to the tripod without having to 
> remove the strap. I'd have to replace all my Manfrotto mounts with Arca 
> Swiss, but I think I'm kinda headed that way anyway.
> 
> Looks like they made their goal (more than made their goal - about 4.5x so 
> far).
> 
> Noting that "Rewards aren't guaranteed", I wonder when it will be available 
> to just buy one retail?
> 
>> On 1/30/2023 9:11 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
>> I looked at that project. The neat part of the base plate is that it takes 
>> the load off the standard lugs (not designed for that kind of carry) and 
>> puts the load at the base which allows the camera to lay flat more reliably.
>> It's primarily targeted to work with an SLR or largish EVF camera's shape 
>> and largish lenses. It would be mostly useless with the different form 
>> factor and relatively small/light lenses of a Leica M, for instance.
>> I use the Peak Design Leash strap, which max out at about 145cm (57 inches) 
>> (plus a couple cm for the anchor bits). It's light, very strong, and easy to 
>> use cross body, as well as easily length adjustable to suit your body and 
>> preferences. It can be taken on and off a camera in a couple of seconds. A 
>> nice strap!
>> G
 On Jan 30, 2023, at 5:30 PM, Richard Dell  wrote:
>>> 
>>> I've always carried my cameras like that ...
>>> you just need a longer than normal strap, no fancy base bracket.
>>> Also use an ancient Galen Rowell chest pouch
>>> as a waist pack to secure same setup at my side when not scrambling.
>>> 
>>> (though I would love to find a good source for long straps,
>>> mine I found in a drugstore in Williansport, PA in late '80s,
>>> bought out their stock when I went back a year later,
>>> never found a better strap sinc, though I have shopped)
>>> 
>>> On January 30, 2023 8:16:05 PM EST, "Daniel J. Matyola" 
>>>  wrote:
 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spinn-design/spinn-cp-camera-carrying-reimagined
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Re: Poll in 3 parts

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>From among the Pentax film cameras I still own, the LX is my favorite. I was 
>very fond of my 6x7 as well but sold it to finance digital gear. 

My sharpest lens may be the D FA 70-200/2.8, or it might be the K 28/3.5. Hard 
to say definitively. But I know which one is more expensive! And heavier.

I turned to Pentax many years ago because I had some screw mount lenses. This 
group undoubtedly has had much to do with keeping me in the fold. But hard to 
argue with the quality of the glass.
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Happy, happy, Doug

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Happy birthday to our guru and list protector, Doug Brewer!

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Re: PANO: Green Canyon but away

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Beauty pano. The flow of the landscape is poetic.

Paul

> On Nov 6, 2022, at 3:08 AM, Alan C  wrote:
> 
> Our time at the Crystal Springs Mountain Resort has been somewhat 
> compromised by the weather. Almighty thunderstorms overnight. Nevertheless, 
> we have still enjoyed our Getaway - the Cricket T20 World Cup on TV has 
> proved a welcome distraction. Anyway, back to photography. I had hoped to 
> take a few Astro's away from city lights but the clouds put paid to that. 
> Sadly, the roads in the Game Park are too slushy for Sedans. Even the 4x4 
> guys seem to be reluctant! The sun burst out this morning so I took this 11 
> frame portrait Pano from the verandah of our chalet. The Blyde River in this 
> Green Canyon winds it's through the Eastern Escarpment eventually dropping 
> down to the Lowveld & joining the  mighty Olifants River some 50km away.
> 
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/52480330366/
> 
> K5 & HD 55-300 @ 55mm, f8, 1/500sec, ISO 250.
> 
> Here is a link to an old post so you can see what the Canyon looks like at 
> the other end:
> 
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/39110586230/
> 
> And now it's off to Pilgrim's Rest for lunch.
> 
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Re: Lake Pepin, Minnesota

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 Nice set. Love Minnesota.

Paul

> On Nov 4, 2022, at 5:18 PM, Rick Womer  wrote:
> 
> Joy had a conference in Minneapolis, and we visited friends in
> Rochester (~90 min south) afterwards. We took an excursion to Lake
> Pepin, where the Mississippi River dilates to over two miles wide for
> 21 miles. On the way we stopped at an eagle rehab facility, where
> three permanent residents (unable to live in the wild) were on
> display.
> 
> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/Oct2022/2022-10/Minneapolis
> 
> Comments always appreciated!
> 
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Re: OT Geso: Countryside trail

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Nice set!

> On Nov 4, 2022, at 10:50 AM, David J Brooks  wrote:
> 
> The TPS gang, all three of us, took a stroll along the Countryside trails
> in Uxbridge Ont yesterday, nice weather, and to see what mother nature had
> to offer for fall photos. Colour is pretty much gone and the plants and
> trees are in winter mode now but still plenty of photo ops,
> 
> http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2022-countryside1/album/index.html
> 
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Re: Something semi-OT but intersting

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Photoshop CS6 won’t run on a new iMac 27. It won’t even run on my 2015 iMac 
with the current version of OSX installed. But the subscription version of PS 
and Lightroom work great. I think I pay $10 monthly. Best software purchase 
ever. And I’ve had at least 10 versions of Photoshop going back to the very 
first over 35 years ago.

Paul

> On Sep 16, 2022, at 11:56 PM, John Sessoms  wrote:
> 
> It didn't say
> 
>> On 9/16/2022 7:39 PM, ann sanfedele wrote:
>> One has to ask - for what was Larry  ack nowledged for?
>> ann
>>> On 9/16/2022 7:35 PM, John Sessoms wrote:
>>> I'm re-reading /Halting State/ by Charles Stross. Right up front are the 
>>> "acknowledgements" and whose name should appear but our own Larry Colen.
>>> 
>>> PS: *NEVER* go shopping on an empty stomach. Stopped by Costco on the way 
>>> home from the dentist to pick up some cheese (they have my favorite REALLY 
>>> sharp cheddar) ... and walked out with a 27" iMac.
>>> 
>>> Anyone know where I might find an old version of PhotoshopCS6 Extended 
>>> Edition for Mac? I am NOT going to install Lightroom or Photoshop 
>>> ransomware/extortionware edition.
>>> 
>>> I want an actual licensed stand-alone version.
>>> 
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Re: OT: For the list members in the UK

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Good to hear Stefan is doing well! I didn’t see you and your son at Grandfather 
Mountain, but I’ve followed the Stefan reports over the years. Well done, sir!

Paul

> On Sep 14, 2022, at 12:56 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
> 
> Nice report ! ..  but regarding footnote.. I don't think it was 2007 that you 
> brought him to GFM... I was there that year and pretty sure I would have 
> noticed. :-)
> Glad to hear he is doing wella nd have enjoyed his occasional appearance on 
> FB via you.
> 
> ann
> 
> On 9/14/2022 10:58 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote:
>>  snip to cut to the chas...
>> 
>> 
>> Footnote: To those that met Stefan when I brought him along to GFM in 2007 
>> was it? and elsewhere, Stef is now living with his partner Eloise 
>> (seamstress in feature films) in Wimbledon and works as a freelance 
>> cameraman usually for ITV News at Millbank - opposite parliament and close 
>> to Downing Street. Lots of political filming, and also for AP doing red 
>> carpet filming for newly released feature films. So he’s doing really well 
>> and enjoying life as only a 29 year old could :-)
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 8 Sep 2022, at 19:29, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
>> 
>> Condolences to all in the UK on the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
>> 
>> While I find the concept of royalty troubling, I respect those who looked
>> up to her as a symbol of Great Britain and what it stands for.  She was a
>> rock of stability in some very unsettled times for her hation and the world.
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Re: More disappearing photos! Aaaargh!

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I won’t use Lightroom for similar reasons. I manually put my dng files in a 
labeled folder where it belongs and immediately back it up. I retrieve and 
organize files with Bridge. Idiot proof. Which I need.

Paul

> On Sep 7, 2022, at 6:02 PM, John Sessoms  wrote:
> 
> One reason I don't use Lightroom is because my initial experience with it 
> had it trying to hide the catalog from me. I couldn't find the files after I 
> first loaded them (among other problems).
> 
> Can the computer find the files? Not using Lightroom; just the computer 
> itself?
> 
> Can you do the Backblaze backup using a different external drive?
> 
> I may be teaching Grandma to suck eggs, but those are some simple diagnostic 
> steps that can help you decide if the problem is with Lightroom, Backblaze, 
> your external drives or your computer itself.
> 
> FWIW, here on my Windoze PC I can view DNG files using Irfanview and 
> FastStone Image Viewer, so if I suspected a bad card, I could check it out on 
> this different computer (I have a separate computer I built for photography & 
> editing).
> 
> I think both of those programs are available for Apple/Mac, so if you need a 
> way to check whether the images are still on the card ...
> 
>> On 9/6/2022 10:08 PM, Rick Womer wrote:
>> It happened again.
>> Yesterday I took the K-5 and 50-200 for a walk around the neighborhood. I 
>> took about 50 shots.
>> As soon as I got home, I removed the card from the camera, put it into the 
>> reader, and loaded the photos into Lightroom.
>> I ejected the card, but did not erase it. Before I went down to prepare and 
>> eat dinner I started a Time Machine backup to an external drive used only 
>> for that purpose; and when that was complete I launched a Backblaze backup.
>> I worked on the photos in LR after dinner, and worked up 9 of them to be 
>> posted as PESOs.
>> This evening, I went to post the PESOs. Lightroom now has a little box with 
>> an exclamation point in it for every single photo, and yesterday’s backups 
>> (which I watched until they were complete) are not visible either on my 
>> backup drive or in Backblaze.
>> I’ve been using the same system since 2005, with no previous problems; and 
>> now it has screwed up twice in the past week, and 3 times in the last few 
>> months.
>> Any thoughtful ideas will be much appreciated.
>> Rick
>> (who might take up basket-weaving instead of photography…)
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Re: GESO: Abstractions

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Excellent. I’d call some of these abstract, but any are just nice photos with 
unique or unusual perspective.

> On Aug 31, 2022, at 3:06 PM, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
> 
> I recently came across some very effective abstract images online, by Dario
> Bonazza and other Pentax photographers.  I decided to make a small
> collection of my own abstract images, with the idea of perhaps creating a
> calendar and/or a photo book.
> 
> Well, I got carried away, and the small collection grew far too large.  I
> think I am having some problem defining for myself what an abstract image
> is.  In any event, I now have a folder of about 90 images, which I intend
> to weed out, discarding those that are not really abstracts, those that are
> simply dull, and those that are weak, even by my flexible standards.
> 
> If anyone has the time and inclination to scroll through the folder and
> give me your honest and even brutal comments, I would
> greatly appreciate your time and efforts.  Unfortunately, most of the
> images are not the full size version, as I collected them from my PPG,
> Squarespace and photo.net galleries, all of which require reduction to some
> extent.  After I narrow down the collection, I will look for the
> original files.
> 
> Thanks in advance for any honest and blunt comments, suggestions and
> criticisms you might be kind enough to offer.
> 
> If you click on the first file in the folder, you can scroll quickly
> through the rest with the right arrow.
> 
> https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1M46ftm2R4Qk3_hyICNl_zwkEcQnxFUYa?usp=sharing
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Re: PESO - Ashley discovers string

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 Nice photo, great memory!

Paul

> On Aug 27, 2022, at 7:58 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
> 
> She was just a little over a year old and exploring her forever home in 
> 2006..
> 
> https://annsan.smugmug.com/The-Kitty-Corner/Ashley-ultimate-alpha-tabby/i-PMpN3P7/A
> 
> I'm entering the stage of being able to miss her and adore her without 
> falling apart.. so
> she will be my calendar in my kitchen for 2023..
> 
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Re: Monitor calibrator question

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Every version of Spyder comes with new software. There may be upgrades for 
older versions as well. Google it.

Paul

> On Aug 27, 2022, at 11:05 AM, Alan C  wrote:
> 
> Late on this. a couple of years go there was some discussion about new 
> software for a Spyder. I recall Toine saying how well it worked. So... if 
> you have a Spyder?
> 
> Alan C
> 
>> On 24-Aug-22 11:05 PM, Rick Womer wrote:
>> It’s a long story, but I recently bought a new MacBook Pro and external 
>> monitor as “work” computers.
>> 
>> The colors are ugly, though, and I’d like to calibrate both devices.
>> 
>> The problem is that my calibrator is an Xrite i1 Display, which is old 
>> enough that there is no longer software available.
>> 
>> So, I am shopping for a new calibrator. I’m not feeling fond of Xrite at the 
>> moment. What are people’s experiences with the Spyder calibrator (a mere 
>> $169)?
>> 
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Re: PESO - A day at the races: OT VESO

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Nicely done. Smooth for the most part if not as fast as you might like. Good 
video.
Paul

> On Aug 26, 2022, at 1:56 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:
> 
> 
> I was playing with a gopro for the first time last weekend.  This wasn’t my 
> fastest lap but it starts with an amusing lesson on a premature attmept at a 
> pass. There are a bunch of places that I could knock off a bunch of time by 
> just keeping my foot on the floor and also later and harder braking.  Last 
> weekend was my first time on sticky tires in about 15 years, I was last at 
> this track about 8 years ago, and before that about 15 years ago, and it was 
> my first weekend at any track with this car. So, especially with the fun I 
> had the day before with brakes, 
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGxSUDNwmqQ 
> 
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> 
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Re: PESOs: A bit of fun for me

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Thanks Ann. And thanks to all who commented or had a look.

Paul

> On Aug 25, 2022, at 7:00 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
> 
> liked Grckle already on FB   .. but didn't see the other there..which is 
> especially nice..
> 
> ann
> 
>> On 8/25/2022 2:52 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>> Had a chance to shoot for fun today for the first time in a while.The first 
>> one is a juvenile red-bellied woodpecker. It’s that time of year when we see 
>> the newborns out on their own. The second is just a common Grackle, but I 
>> like the photo.
>> 
>>  https://www.photo.net/photo/18682433/Juvenile-Red-Bellied-Woodpecker
>> https://www.photo.net/photo/18682432/Bad-Intentions
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Re: PESO: September PUG Reject

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I just glanced at the pug directions and thought about shooting a picture of an 
English muffin with jelly. Good thing I didn’t find time!

Paul

> On Aug 25, 2022, at 6:53 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
> 
> Henk _ I bet he rejected it for the gallery because it doesn't look like a 
> jetty - just a wall.
> but it is a nice sunset
> ann
> 
>> On 8/25/2022 5:29 PM, Henk Terhell wrote:
>> Very nice, I see nothing wrong with that for this month PUG. (Perhaps we
>> can make a deal?)
>> 
>> Henk
>> 
>> Op do 25 aug. 2022 om 22:19 schreef Daniel J. Matyola >> :
>>> Came across this image while looking for something to post in the September
>>> PUG.  It *DOES* include a jetty, but otherwise is just another sunset in
>>> paradise:
>>> 
>>> http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2022/8/25/jetty-sunset
>>> 
>>> K-5 IIs, smc DA 18-135 mm F 3.5-5.6 ED AL [IF] DC WR
>>> Comments, criticisms, questions, and suggestions are invited and
>>> appreciated.
>>> 
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PESOs: A bit of fun for me

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Had a chance to shoot for fun today for the first time in a while.The first one 
is a juvenile red-bellied woodpecker. It’s that time of year when we see the 
newborns out on their own. The second is just a common Grackle, but I like the 
photo.

 https://www.photo.net/photo/18682433/Juvenile-Red-Bellied-Woodpecker
https://www.photo.net/photo/18682432/Bad-Intentions
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Re: Monitor calibrator question

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You can be pretty sure Spyder will have the right drivers for your new Mac. 
I’ve been through four mac computers since I bought my first Spyder about 20 
years ago. No software problems  I render photos for publication on a regular 
basis. The NY Times photo editors have told me my renders are bullseyes, same 
with the magazine guys I work with. 

Paul

> On Aug 24, 2022, at 5:06 PM, Rick Womer  wrote:
> 
> It’s a long story, but I recently bought a new MacBook Pro and external 
> monitor as “work” computers.
> 
> The colors are ugly, though, and I’d like to calibrate both devices.
> 
> The problem is that my calibrator is an Xrite i1 Display, which is old enough 
> that there is no longer software available.
> 
> So, I am shopping for a new calibrator. I’m not feeling fond of Xrite at the 
> moment. What are people’s experiences with the Spyder calibrator (a mere 
> $169)?
> 
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Re: Monitor calibrator question

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I r been using Spyder for 20 years. My monitor is extremely accurate. I can 
produce near perfect prints first attempt.

Paul

> On Aug 24, 2022, at 5:06 PM, Rick Womer  wrote:
> 
> It’s a long story, but I recently bought a new MacBook Pro and external 
> monitor as “work” computers.
> 
> The colors are ugly, though, and I’d like to calibrate both devices.
> 
> The problem is that my calibrator is an Xrite i1 Display, which is old enough 
> that there is no longer software available.
> 
> So, I am shopping for a new calibrator. I’m not feeling fond of Xrite at the 
> moment. What are people’s experiences with the Spyder calibrator (a mere 
> $169)?
> 
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Re: GESO (7) - New Hampshire 2022

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Nice. The first is outstanding.

Paul

> On Aug 20, 2022, at 5:12 PM, Rick Womer  wrote:
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> Selected photos from Squam Lake, the last of which I posted earlier.
> 
> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2022/August-2022/New-Hampshire-8-2022/
> 
> Plaudits and brickbats equally welcome.
> 
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Re: PESO: Bellbird

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Lovely!

Paul

> On Aug 10, 2022, at 6:14 PM, Brian W  wrote:
> 
> Great pic - nice banksia too :-)
> 
> It looks (and apparently sounds) quite similar to the bellbird of eastern Oz 
> but
> they are apparently in different genera.
> 
> 
> Cheers
> Brian
> 
>> On 10 August 2022 at 12:36 David Mann  wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> I've had too much else on to be taking photos lately, but here's a bellbird
>> who visited our garden this morning.
>> 
>> It was about -4°C this morning.
>> 
>> http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1188/#peso
>> 
>> Pentax K5ii, FA*400mm f/5.6
>> 
>> Cheers,
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Re: Peso: it rained here yesterday

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A compelling image. It captures the ambiance of a New York apartment.

Paul

> On Aug 8, 2022, at 3:22 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
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> yes, with my Pentax K-5 , on tripod ISO 100
> 
> https://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/2022-snaps-/i-NSc7MSz/A
> 
> still too hot to go out... hope to on Thursday
> 
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Re: PESO - on the 2 train

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Fascinating shot of everyone avoiding eye contact!

Paul

> On Aug 7, 2022, at 1:23 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
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> found while looking for something else... a grab shot in 2016 Pentax- K-5
> 
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Re: catching up on a hot summer day (Where's Ann been?)

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Wow! Sorry you’ve had such a trying summer. But it sounds like you’re managing 
your recovery well. Keep doing what you’re doing!
Hugs,
Paul

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> OK so here's the story...
> I had a mild stroke in the middle of June.. an over night in the emergency 
> room at NYU LAngone  and a bunch of tests before and during the stay there.
> some placque build-up in carotid artery , the one where stuff goes to your 
> face, not your brain... and it resulted in a speech impediment but nothing 
> more
> serious. the slurry comes and goes.. mostly gone, but if I'm really tired it 
> shows up.  I'm on the generic version of Plavix and Crestor now.. and a tiny 
> aspirin a day.  My blood pressure has been steady-on for years on a small 
> amount of amlodipine though they saw my white coat readings in hospital and 
> tried to foist a double dose on me.. that didn't happen. On a follow up visit 
> a week after hospital adventure I showed date and time stamped photos of the 
> readings I had gotten at home since out of hospital and nurse-practitioner 
> agreed that someone who had readings around 120/65 at my age should not be 
> increasing Bp lowering drugs.
> 
> I have lost 12 lbs (on purpose) since early June.. don't eat anything that 
> once had 4 legs, and as I love to cook it isn't difficult for me to make 
> tasty stuff
> that is healthy.  I'm doing some kind of combination of Mediterranian and 
> DASH I guess, my own design but it is working. I get a CT scan in Sept .
> and I have to get a cardio doc but won't be doing anything about that yet.
> 
> about a week after being released from the hospital I got out on a relative 
> cool day for a bit but then got caught in the heat and was a mess - heat 
> exhaustion.  .. a week later I had another outing  being more cautious, 
> minimum amount of walking to get two chores done and earl in am so the 
> weather was ok.. a few steps from  my doorway I took a header .. not a balace 
> issue - I was side stepping to avoid some kids unloading a truck and caught my
> toe on the curb.. nothing broke, but bruised left boob and ribcage, scraped 
> knee , and broke glass frames - that thankfully broke in jus the right place 
> that I was able to do a temp repair - one lens fell out but didnt break and 
> was recovered quickly.  I frightened the teens because my eyebrow ridge was 
> bleeding profusely - didn't hurt at all.. one of them brought lots of paper 
> napkins from a deli on the corner and helped me to my front door. Got home 
> safely to wait for my groceries to get delivered... I have not been out of 
> the apartment since then (7/26) ..
> 
> I'm all but completely recovered from the fall but I will not be leaving my 
> apartment until the temperture is no higher than 75 f in the morning and 
> lowered humidity... even then I won't venture beyond one or two blocks 
> without getting on an air conditioned bus.
> 
> Hoping that the CT scan in September and my good diet will allow me to drop 
> the Plavix (clopidogrel) I guess I'll be taking statins for my choleterol for 
> quite a while..
> 
> I really did this to myself... eating poorly since I turned 85...being rather 
> cavelier (I got this far.. so..) and allowed myself too much wicked stuff on 
> my plate..
> I weigh 132 now and am aiming for 130..
> 
> THe really good news is that I appear to be a Covid -dodger- haven't had it 
> at all (knock wood) and I was testing myself every day after being in  the 
> hospital emergency room ..
> 
> anyway - here I am
> ann
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Re: Last Call - August PUG

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Paul

> On Jul 30, 2022, at 10:04 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
> 
> Larry, just after I wrote to list about hank snow I did more researcha and 
> thought I had responded to bRian's correction with an ooops  but cant find it 
> now..
> 
> Paul - comparing On the Road again to Ive been every where isn't fair... 
> entirely different kind of thing... I love them both ..

Of course. Just talkin’ crap!


> I don't think the song was brought up as a best song thing.. it is just a 
> wonderful bit ofwhimsey, like Woody Guthries "take me ride inmy car car"
> 
> I had never heard  the song until I was doing my escape from 9/11 trip(which, 
> to be fair, had been palnned before the disaster) in 2001 - In Cleveland I 
> visited friends who cut me a cd with a variety of travel ing america songs - 
> it was the first cut.  On the Road again was on it too.
> 
> Playing a game with someone comparing stops in odd places , non-touristy 
> things was a lot of fun.
> 
> snn
> 
>> On 7/30/2022 8:07 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
>>> On Jul 30, 2022, at 4:00 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
>>> say what? you make little joke
>>> Here is the one I beleive is the original
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jet7Ue743Do
>> Rolling Stones disagrees:
>> 
>> https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/flashback-ive-been-everywhere-puts-hank-snow-johnny-cash-on-the-map-666807/
>> 
>> 
>> “I’ve Been Everywhere” was written and first performed by Australian 
>> entertainer Geoff Mack in 1959, and dotted with some 90 places on the Aussie 
>> map in its rapid-fire lyrics. Opening with the line, “I was humpin’ my 
>> bluey,” which is basically Australian slang for carrying a sleeping bag, the 
>> tune first became a hit for another Australian pop-rock artist, Lucky Starr, 
>> in 1962.
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>> On 7/30/2022 5:56 PM, Brian W wrote:
 But - here's the original - doesn't have the Cash gravitas though
 
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UAh7ogwAYQ
 
 Cheers
 Brian
 
 ++
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 http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/
 https://500px.com/supera1000/galleries
 
 
> On 30 July 2022 at 09:09 "Daniel J. Matyola"  wrote:
> 
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov4epAJRPMw
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/embed/ov4epAJRPMw; title="J-O-H-N-N-Y C-A-S-H -
> I've Been Everywhere - With Lyrics" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer;
> autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture"
> allowfullscreen>
> 
> Dan Matyola
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> *
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, Jul 29, 2022 at 6:34 PM Brian W  wrote:
> 
>> Hi all
>> 
>> I'll be closing submissions on Tuesday evening 2 August, Sydney time.
>> 
>> Theme: On the Road
>> 
>> As usual submit here:
>> 
>> http://pug.komkon.org/submit/
>> 
>> Full Submission Guidelines here:
>> 
>> http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html
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>> Brian
>> ++
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Re: Last Call - August PUG

[Paul Stenquist]

Irrelevant. The best road song is Willie Nelson’s “On the Road Again.”

Paul

> On Jul 30, 2022, at 8:08 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>> On Jul 30, 2022, at 4:00 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
>> 
>> say what? you make little joke
>> Here is the one I beleive is the original
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jet7Ue743Do
> 
> Rolling Stones disagrees:
> 
> https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/flashback-ive-been-everywhere-puts-hank-snow-johnny-cash-on-the-map-666807/
> 
> 
> “I’ve Been Everywhere” was written and first performed by Australian 
> entertainer Geoff Mack in 1959, and dotted with some 90 places on the Aussie 
> map in its rapid-fire lyrics. Opening with the line, “I was humpin’ my 
> bluey,” which is basically Australian slang for carrying a sleeping bag, the 
> tune first became a hit for another Australian pop-rock artist, Lucky Starr, 
> in 1962.
> 
> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On 7/30/2022 5:56 PM, Brian W wrote:
>>> But - here's the original - doesn't have the Cash gravitas though
>>> 
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UAh7ogwAYQ
>>> 
>>> Cheers
>>> Brian
>>> 
>>> ++
>>> Brian Walters
>>> Western Sydney Australia
>>> http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/
>>> https://500px.com/supera1000/galleries
>>> 
>>> 
 On 30 July 2022 at 09:09 "Daniel J. Matyola"  wrote:
 
 
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov4epAJRPMw
 
 https://www.youtube.com/embed/ov4epAJRPMw; title="J-O-H-N-N-Y C-A-S-H -
 I've Been Everywhere - With Lyrics" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer;
 autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture"
 allowfullscreen>
 
 Dan Matyola
 *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery
 *
 
 
 
 On Fri, Jul 29, 2022 at 6:34 PM Brian W  wrote:
 
> Hi all
> 
> I'll be closing submissions on Tuesday evening 2 August, Sydney time.
> 
> Theme: On the Road
> 
> As usual submit here:
> 
> http://pug.komkon.org/submit/
> 
> Full Submission Guidelines here:
> 
> http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html
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> ++
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Re: OT: LIONS

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Excellent! And I see your group offers a nice award!

Paul

> On Jul 23, 2022, at 10:31 AM, Alan C  wrote:
> 
> Karin van Zyl is a member of PENTAX PHOTOGRAPHERS SOUTH AFRICA.
> Here is a link to a recent photo of hers - A Lioness with 3 cubs at a 
> waterhole.
> I have posted the link so you can see her submission:
> 
> https://www.facebook.com/groups/606970746122355/permalink/2289765277842885/
> 
> She mostly uses her K5 with a Sigma 170-500 DG.
> 
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Re: PESOs (4) - Reading Terminal Market

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Paul

> On Jun 12, 2022, at 6:16 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>> On Jun 12, 2022, at 2:12 PM, Paul Stenquist  wrote:
>> 
>> The point of any game is enjoyment. In this case with others. 
>> It’s true that the game on which Monopoly was based — The Landlord’s Game — 
>> was meant to teach economic lessons but that purpose was long ago abandoned 
>> on the trash heap of Victorian moral excessiveness.
> 
> Ayup, capitalism and monopolistic practices won out
> 
Thank God! Without Monmopolies we wouldn’t have Facebook! 

> Monopoly is derived from The Landlord's Game created by Lizzie Magie in the 
> United States in 1903 as a way to demonstrate that an economy that rewards 
> individuals is better than one where monopolies hold all the wealth,[1] and 
> to promote the economic theories of Henry George—in particular his ideas 
> about taxation.[3] The Landlord's Game had two sets of rules originally, one 
> with taxation and another on which the current rules are mainly based. When 
> Monopoly was first published by Parker Brothers in 1935, it did not include 
> the less capitalistic taxation rule, which resulted in a more aggressive 
> game. Parker Brothers was eventually absorbed into Hasbro in 1991. The game 
> is named after the economic concept of monopoly—the domination of a market by 
> a single entity.
> 
>> 
>> Paul
>> 
>>>> On Jun 12, 2022, at 5:03 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On 6/12/2022 4:21 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
>>>>> On Jun 12, 2022, at 4:50 AM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
>>>>> .. snip... snip..
>>>>> 
>>>>> I played Monopoly  years ago and as  a kid thought it was fun but as I 
>>>>> learned more about what a monopoly was in a real sense I never wanted to 
>>>>> play it again.. You can probably figure out why :-)
>>>> You do realize that the point of the game was to show how bad Monopolies 
>>>> are?
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>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Um, that isn't what it says  on line... "Monopoly is a real-estate board 
>>>> game for two to eight players. The player's goal is*to remain financially 
>>>> solvent while forcing opponents into bankruptcy by buying and developing 
>>>> pieces of property*. Bankruptcy results in elimination from the game. The 
>>>> last player remaining on the board is the winner. "
>>> ann
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Re: PESOs (4) - Reading Terminal Market

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The point of any game is enjoyment. In this case with others. 
It’s true that the game on which Monopoly was based — The Landlord’s Game — was 
meant to teach economic lessons but that purpose was long ago abandoned on the 
trash heap of Victorian moral excessiveness.

Paul

> On Jun 12, 2022, at 5:03 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
> 
> 
>> On 6/12/2022 4:21 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
>>> On Jun 12, 2022, at 4:50 AM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
>>> .. snip... snip..
>>> 
>>> I played Monopoly  years ago and as  a kid thought it was fun but as I 
>>> learned more about what a monopoly was in a real sense I never wanted to 
>>> play it again.. You can probably figure out why :-)
>> You do realize that the point of the game was to show how bad Monopolies are?
>> 
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>> 
>> 
>> Um, that isn't what it says  on line... "Monopoly is a real-estate board 
>> game for two to eight players. The player's goal is*to remain financially 
>> solvent while forcing opponents into bankruptcy by buying and developing 
>> pieces of property*. Bankruptcy results in elimination from the game. The 
>> last player remaining on the board is the winner. "
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Re: PESO: an emerging four-spotted chaser (skimmer)

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Great moment, well photographed.

Paul

> On May 20, 2022, at 8:21 AM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
> 
> Henk -- beautiful capture and it certainly shows clearly what is going on...
> I hardly go to flkr but I got on to give it some love
> 
> ann
> 
>> On 5/20/2022 2:26 AM, Henk Terhell wrote:
>> correction: dragonflies not butterflies
>> 
>> Op vr 20 mei 2022 om 08:22 schreef Henk Terhell :
>> 
>>> Ann, I made some more shots on emerging four-spotted butterflies. Here is
>>> one which shows the emerging process quite well.
>>> https://flic.kr/p/2nmE3Fu
>>> 
>>> Op wo 11 mei 2022 om 01:03 schreef ann sanfedele :
>>> 
 
 Henk the "full glory" shot is beautiful... I can't parse exactly what is
 going on there in the others..
 
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PESO One More Cardinal, One Less Butterfly

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https://www.photo.net/photo/18675952/One-More-Cardinal-One-Less-Butterfly
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Re: Drive purchase alternative to OWC?

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Drives don’t have to be Mac specific. Most suppliers will describe their drives 
as PC or Mac. Amazon has good deals, and they accept returns for cash or 
replacement, no questions asked.

https://www.amazon.com/Elements-Desktop-Hard-Drive-WDBWLG0060HBK-NESN/dp/B076MPMZDV/ref=mp_s_a_1_2_sspa?crid=1CHVNAIAPYB17=2+terabyte+ssd+external+hard+drive=1652829482=2+terabyte+ssd%2Caps%2C206=8-2-spons=1=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExSFUxS1VBWkhCQjgyJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNzE2MTU4U1A3RjlaUFdXUVg2JmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA3ODY4MzQyWU42UUJJUk9FUjc0JndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfcGhvbmVfc2VhcmNoX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=

Paul

> On May 17, 2022, at 7:09 PM, Rick Womer  wrote:
> 
> After a few decades of being a loyal OWC customer, I’m looking for a new 
> vendor for Mac accessories.
> 
> A new Mercury Elite Pro external drive had a defective power switch, and 
> frequently spontaneously disconnected while running (without losing power). 
> OWC sent a replacement, which is doing the same things. 
> 
> I have just spent 35 minutes on the phone (mostly on hold), and the best I 
> can get from a customer service supervisor is an in-store credit once they 
> receive the defective drives. Sheesh.
> 
> So, is anyone happy with a Mac-oriented computer company other than OWC?
> 
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Re: OT PESO: Pulicat lake

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Peaceful and pretty.

Paul

> On May 8, 2022, at 4:47 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
> 
> Lovely serene scene - hope you gto soem good birdy shots too!
> 
> ann
> 
>> On 5/8/2022 4:33 AM, Subash Jeyan wrote:
>> Pulicat lake today on a misty summer morning, taken with a cellphone when
>> we had gone birding:
>> 
>> https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2022/05/08/pulicat/
>> 
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PESOs

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Had some decent weather Sunday and I’m relatively free of maladies, so I 
ventured out to shoot a few birdies from my deck yesterday. All with the K-3, F 
DA 150-450 and DA 1.4X converter. That gear gives me the FOV of a 940 mm lens 
on 35 mm.

https://www.photo.net/photo/18673280/Red-Bellied-Woodpecker
https://www.photo.net/photo/18673279/A-Robin-Foraging-in-the-Lawn
https://www.photo.net/photo/18673278/Redwing-Blackbird-in-Early-Spring
https://www.photo.net/photo/18673277/Bluejay-on-Watch-Duty

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ZRe: My journey down the slippery slope continues ...

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I too always take two cameras when shooting for a client. Now it’s a K-1 and a 
K-3. I can fit both and about ten lenses in a pelican case, but it’s pretty 
damn heavy. That’s okay when I’m working out of the trunk of a car , which is 
almost always. My list of cameras owned is similar. I still have at least a 
dozen that are functional.

Paul

> On Apr 8, 2022, at 5:54 PM, John Francis  wrote:
> 
> On Apr 7, 2022, at 10:00 AM, Alan C  wrote:
>> 
>> For me, one camera is quite enough.
> 
> I've run into enough situations where one camera isn't enough to always want 
> a backup in my camera bag.
> 
> For one thing I spent a few years earning my ticket into motorsports events 
> by shooting for a website.  That taught me that there are occasions when you 
> don't have time to swap lenses on a camera - you barely have time to switch 
> to the second camera setup.
> 
> For another thing, there are once-in-a-lifetime opportunities where having a 
> second body with you is worth it just for insurance.
> When I got a one-year job assignment in New Zealand one of the items on my 
> shopping list for the stop-off in Singapore on the way from London to 
> Auckland was an ME to sit alongside my MX (plus an M80-200 zoom and a few 
> other goodies).  Ever since then I've almost always had two camera bodies in 
> the bag.
> 
> Then there was the time when the MX Motor Drive bent the coupling in my MX.  
> Fortunately that had become my second body - by that time my primary camera 
> was a PZ-1p.
> 
> And there was the time the PZ-1p stopped working on a rainy race day at 
> Laguna Seca. It was fine when it dried out after a couple of hours, but by 
> then the race was over.  But the trusty old MX filled in just fine.
> 
> Or the time when I slipped climbing down from a photo tower, and knocked 
> (most of) my MZ-S off the back of my big zoom. Again, having the PZ-1p along 
> as well meant I could continue shooting.
> 
> And, of course, in the film days it was nice to have a second body so that 
> you could have two different types of film to hand.
> 
> 
> I don't have anywhere near as many cameras as Godfrey, but I have still got a 
> fair number of the cameras I've used over the years.
> I have owned:
>   Brownie 127
>   Hanimex 35mm
>   Olympus Pen half-frame.
> (I don't have any of those, but I do have my father's Ilford Sportsman 35mm).
>   Spotmatic II (later donated to a friend).
>   MX
>   ME (donated to a different friend)
>   ME Super
>   Super Program
>   PZ-1p
>   MX #2 (black)
>   MZ-S
>   Canon G1
>   Olympus EPL-1
>   *ist-D
>   K10D
>   K-5
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Re: My journey down the slippery slope continues ...

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Sounds like a hood choice, Enjoy!

Paul

> On Apr 7, 2022, at 12:08 AM, John Francis  wrote:
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> 
> As some of you may remember, some five months ago I decided that
> the K3iii, while a nice camera, wasn't tempting enough to get me
> to spend that amount of money on a new APS-C camera body.
> I was already finding that carrying a camera bag with my K5, the
> 60-250, and a selection of other items (generally one or other of
> the 16-50 or 50-135, and maybe the 50/1.4) was getting tiring by
> the end of the day, so I was looking for a way to lighten the load.
> I'd looked at the Olympus bodies, and was leaning towards either
> the M5 or possibly the M1, when Olympus decided to drop the price
> of the M1X by 40%, making it only a little more expensive than the
> M1 (and $300 less than Pentax were asking for the K3) for a body
> that was specifically tailored for what I was most interested in -
> Motorsports or wildlife photography.
> 
> So I jumped, and picked up the M1X and the 40-150/2.8 zoom (which
> gave me pretty much the same field of view as the 60-250, which had
> become my most-used lens).
> 
> I haven't done a great deal of photography in the five months that
> have elapsed since then, but it's all been with the M1X. I've just
> about become accustomed to the fact that almost all the controls
> work exactly the way the Pentax controls don't (I have to turn the
> dials in the opposite direction for many functions, the assignment
> of the two thumbwheels on the body to control shutter and aperture
> has the two functions interchanged, the lens release button is on
> the other side of the mount, etc., etc.) Fortunately, though, the
> M1X is amazingly reconfigurable - most of the vast number of buttons
> spread over the body can be re-assigned to different functions (and
> there's an easy way to swap the functions on those two thumbwheels),
> 
> One thing I have found out, though, is that it's a little too easy
> to get yourself stuck in a corner.  With the Pentax bodies all you
> have to do to reset the camera to a known state is to turn it off
> and on again.  The M1X, though, remembers the state it was it when
> you turned it off, and goes back to that state when you turn it on
> again (although there's probably a way to change that behaviour, too).
> 
> Last weekend I decided I was going to stick with the lighter system.
> I knew I wanted something wider than 40mm, but I wasn't sure whether
> to go for the 12-40/2.8 or the 12-100/4. I eventually decided to go
> for the 12-100, and add a 2x TC to use with the 40-150 to give me a
> two-lens system of 12-100/4 and 80-300/5.6 (roughly comparable to a
> range of 17-425 on my K5 - giving up 1mm at the wide end, but gaining
> a little more reach than the 350mm I got with the 60-250 & a 1.4x TC).
> 
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Re: PESO: Yellow

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Beautiful! I’m jealous. We are weeks away.

Paul

> On Apr 7, 2022, at 12:43 AM, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
> 
> Since Ann hates the color red (in photographs, at least), I thought I would
> do a YELLOW image for spring.  Our backyard:
> 
> http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2022/4/7/yellow
> 
> K-5 IIs, smc DA 18-135hour mm F 3.5-5.6 ED AL [IF] DC WR
> Comments, criticisms, and suggestions are invited and appreciated.
> 
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Re: PESOs (3) - April Fools Day Walk

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Refreshingly colorful! It’s still winter here, Cold and brown for the most part.

Paul

> On Apr 3, 2022, at 1:39 PM, Rick Womer  wrote:
> 
> Nothing particularly foolish about these; except that it was windy and a bit 
> chilly. I was restless, though, and my camera was sighing pitifully, so I 
> took it for a walk to the Woodlands Cemetery.
> 
> Crabapple blossoms:
> 
> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2022/April-2022/April-Fools-Day/i-PQRsWFh/A
> 
> Old and New; interesting how some oaks hang on to their leaves until new buds 
> appear:
> 
> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2022/April-2022/April-Fools-Day/i-SQVZcDn/A
> 
> Daffodils: On the University of the Sciences campus nearby; I liked the 
> backlighting:
> 
> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2022/April-2022/April-Fools-Day/i-vzCxQpv/A
> 
> 
> Comments always appreciated!
> 
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Re: OT GESO (7): weekend birding

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Nice pics. Good to see some green!!

Paul

> On Apr 3, 2022, at 1:14 AM, Alan C  wrote:
> 
> Well done. Surprising for "city birding" - looks more like a rural area. 
> Love "The Perch".
> 
> You know the one about the young Indian Mynah? It flew back to it's nest from 
> a cricket match & declared that it had just made a deposit on a new Mercedes 
> Benz!
> 
> Alan C
> 
>> On 03-Apr-22 06:58 AM, Subash Jeyan wrote:
>> photos from a weekend birding in the city:
>> 
>> https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2022/04/03/weekend-birding-in-the-city/
>> 
>> hope you enjoy...
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Re: OT; I'm Tired

[Paul Stenquist]

Given the image quality of the latest phones I suspect the 2 inch sensor is 
adequate, it’s 30 megapixels and is said to deliver good image quality at ISO 
12,400.

Paul

> On Mar 11, 2022, at 5:47 PM, John Francis  wrote:
> 
> 
> According to Sony the DSC-RX10 weights 1.095g (2lb 5oz).  A K-5 weighs 750g 
> (1lb 10.5oz),
> so even with a 50mm/f1.4 it weighs slightly less than the Sony.
> 
> A K-5 with the 60-250 zoom does weigh just about twice what that Sony weighs.
> 
> The Sony, though, has a sensor even smaller than a 4/3 sensor - only about 
> 0.75 the size. 
> (i.e. the "35mm equivalent focal length" conversion factor is roughly 2.8!  
> to put that
> in roughly comparable terms, the drop in sensor size between the four types 
> of sensor
> ("full frame", APS-C, 4/3, and the so-called 1" sensor in the Sony) is 
> basically the same
> between each sensor size - you'll see a comparable drop-off for each size 
> reduction.
> 
> I never felt the need for a K-1 - I was happy with the performance I got from 
> the APS-C
> sensor in my K-5.  But I thought long and hard before deciding to take that 
> extra step
> down to a 4/3 sensor (although, like you, I was finding the weight of a full 
> camera bag
> was putting a limit on just how much gear I could comfortably carry around).
> 
>> On Fri, Mar 11, 2022 at 11:22:04AM -0500, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>> I think I read that it???s half the weight of a Sony APS-C DSLR with a 
>> medium zoom.
>> 
>> Paul
>> 
>>>> On Mar 11, 2022, at 10:38 AM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
>>> 
>>> ???I cant even lift my K-5 with the short lens on it.  NOt that I could 
>>> ever get this . but I'm curious how much it weighs..
>>> couldnt find where it told us that on the link
>>> 
>>> ann
>>> 
>>>> On 3/11/2022 9:41 AM, David J Brooks wrote:
>>>> Several of our camera club members, older like ourselves, have gone with
>>>> similar set up but Panosonic's, images are good
>>>> 
>>>> Dave
>>>> 
>>>>> On Fri, Mar 11, 2022 at 9:07 AM Paul Stenquist  
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> I never thought I???d say it, but at 74, I???m worn out. I don???t know 
>>>>> how much
>>>>> longer I can keep carrying big glass and a full frame camera on a walk
>>>>> through the woods. Yes, my k-3 is lighter, but it???s still a lot of 
>>>>> camera
>>>>> with a lens that???s long enough to shoot wildlife.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Here???s the camera I want:
>>>>> https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=sony%20rx10=0=yes=ma
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Re: OT; I'm Tired

[Paul Stenquist]

I think I read that it’s half the weight of a Sony APS-C DSLR with a medium 
zoom.

Paul

> On Mar 11, 2022, at 10:38 AM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
> 
> I cant even lift my K-5 with the short lens on it.  NOt that I could ever 
> get this . but I'm curious how much it weighs..
> couldnt find where it told us that on the link
> 
> ann
> 
>> On 3/11/2022 9:41 AM, David J Brooks wrote:
>> Several of our camera club members, older like ourselves, have gone with
>> similar set up but Panosonic's, images are good
>> 
>> Dave
>> 
>>> On Fri, Mar 11, 2022 at 9:07 AM Paul Stenquist  wrote:
>>> 
>>> I never thought I’d say it, but at 74, I’m worn out. I don’t know how much
>>> longer I can keep carrying big glass and a full frame camera on a walk
>>> through the woods. Yes, my k-3 is lighter, but it’s still a lot of camera
>>> with a lens that’s long enough to shoot wildlife.
>>> 
>>> Here’s the camera I want:
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Re: One thing I really do not like about the K-1

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I have my K-1 set to record all images on both cards. I rarely fill a 64 gig 
card, but if I do, I just mount a second pair. Having a backup at all times is 
reassuring.

Paul

> On Feb 28, 2022, at 9:13 AM, Stan Halpin  wrote:
> 
> On my recent trip, Day 1,  I pulled out card 1, tried to download the day’s 
> images. Nada. Zip. Zero. WTF! Card back into camera, fiddled, eventually saw 
> that everything was being recorded to card 2. I found that eventually, once 
> card 2 filled up, new images then started recording onto card 1. But, really?
> 
> Thanks for confirming that it is not just me!
> 
> Stan
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> On Feb 28, 2022, at 3:32 AM, Henk Terhell  wrote:
>> I haven't find another way either as the one described by Larry.
>> However, two card slots is so useful. So often I praised this outside in
>> the field when I forgot to put my main card in and left it in the card
>> reader.
>> 
>> Henk
>> 
>> Op ma 28 feb. 2022 om 07:37 schreef Larry Colen :
>> 
>>> 
>>> 
 On Feb 27, 2022, at 10:33 PM, John Sessoms 
>>> wrote:
 That's how I finally managed it. Took both cards & powered it on; shut
>>> it off put the card I want it to record to first & turn it on again (no
>>> need to focus or press the shutter>); turn it off and put the second card
>>> in and turn it on a third time.
 Kludgy as hell, but that's not the real problem.
 IT'S NOT IN THE MANUAL!
>>> 
>>> I am not surprised.  I have been bitching about the Pentax manuals since
>>> 2008.  They are not written for the sort of people who actually read
>>> manuals, and don’t mention much of the things that an actual photographer
>>> cares about.  They are aimed at people who would be happier just using a
>>> cell phone but want to look important and bought a DSLR instead.
>>> 
>>> I’ll spare y’all my rant about the idiot-centric user interface.
>>> 
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Re: PESO: red-wattled lapwing

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Nice composition, beautiful bird.

Paul

> On Feb 14, 2022, at 11:18 AM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
> 
> very cooperative birdie.. he looks like he is showin gyou his best side :-)
> 
> ann
> 
>> On 2/14/2022 12:55 AM, Subash Jeyan wrote:
>> a photo from yesterday's birding, taken with the k3ii and the sigma
>> 150-500 OS HSM.
>> 
>> https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2022/02/14/red-wattled-lapwing/
>> 
>> comments welcome,
>> 
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Re: OT Epson scanner replacement

[Paul Stenquist]

Linux would seem to make sense for a server since it can be configured for that 
specific task and doesn’t need the flexibility to play a wide variety of other 
roles. 

Paul

> On Jan 26, 2022, at 6:40 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>> On Jan 26, 2022, at 2:31 PM, Paul Stenquist  wrote:
>> 
>> I don’t know much about a Linux but I would guess it’s only rarely updated. 
>> If it had all the capability you need, you wouldn’t have to worry about the 
>> policy of other OS providers.
>> 
>> Paul
> 
> Software on a Linux system is not provided from a monolithic source.  Pretty 
> much every program has people who maintain it, and since for the most part 
> the source code is published, if there is a problem pretty much anyone 
> theoretically has the opportunity to fix a bug.  As such, updates and patches 
> happen constantly, though most people get them through the people who publish 
> their preferred distribution.   
> 
> As to Linux, the operating system itself, 96% of the world’s top 1 million 
> servers run Linux.
> 
> Looking at this article:
> https://hostingtribunal.com/blog/linux-statistics/
> 
> • In 2021, 100% of the world’s top 500 supercomputers run on Linux.
> • Out of the top 25 websites in the world, only 2 aren’t using Linux.
> • 96.3% of the world’s top 1 million servers run on Linux.
> • 90% of all cloud infrastructure operates on Linux
> 
> Android runs on Linux and has 75% of the mobile OS market
> 
> 85% of all smartphones are based on Linux.
> 
> In short the only thing I currently need that I can’t do on Linux is run 
> Lightroom, and now I suppose scrivener.  Unfortunately, that accounts for a 
> tremendous amount of my time using a computer and there aren’t any programs 
> I’ve found that work quite as well for doing what I need to do.  With a 12 
> year investment in my lightroom catalog I’m kind of locked into using it for 
> a while.  
> 
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Re: OT Epson scanner replacement

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I don’t know much about a Linux but I would guess it’s only rarely updated. If 
it had all the capability you need, you wouldn’t have to worry about the policy 
of other OS providers.

Paul

> On Jan 26, 2022, at 5:24 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>> On Jan 26, 2022, at 1:58 PM, Paul Stenquist  wrote:
>> 
>> Apple sometimes sacrifices comparability with old software to achieve OS 
>> advances. Microsoft does as well.  No one is forced to upgrade to a new OS 
>> or a new computer. Neither “breaks” software or machines.  
> 
> Depends on your definition of “force” or “break”.  
> 
> There are a lot of features on LR 6 that stopped working, mapping and facial 
> recognition.  Even without changing the OS.  I think it has something to do 
> with licenses that expired and Adobe didn’t renew.
> 
> Similarly security flaws are detected, and do not get fixed in older versions 
> of the OS.  
> 
> There are a lot of compelling reasons that one might need to update some bit 
> of software, application or OS.  At some point Apple not only won’t update 
> the old OS, but refuses to allow you to install newer versions of the OS on 
> the hardware.
> 
> Similarly I have several applications that I bought from Adobe that I cannot 
> run, photoshop and In-Design in particular.  I quite liked In-design for the 
> one or two photo books that I used it for, didn’t have time to learn it 
> better, then when I went back to use it for something else, it wouldn’t run, 
> wouldn’t install.  I don’t remember how much I paid for it, but I basically 
> was able to use it for two books.  It is something that I might have use for 
> once every few years, but in retrospect that was money that I wasted.   
> 
> I am also running into similar issues with running X-rite code for the 
> color-munki.  In order to calibrate my display I had to update my CMP from 
> High Sierra to Mojave, which broke a lot of stuff, but Apple won’t let me 
> update it to Catalina or Big Sur. With my new video card and Open Core, it 
> should be able to run the newer systems, but I ran into issues. When I posted 
> something about that on the support forums I got a note that such things are 
> not allowed and they deleted my question.
> 
> Interestingly, I don’t seem to have this problem with the software on my 
> Linux boxes. 
> 
>> 
>> Paul
>> 
>>>> On Jan 26, 2022, at 4:12 PM, Bill  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Yesterday it was a poster complaining that Apple broke their compatability
>>> with Lightroom, today its complaining that they broke compatability with
>>> Epson.
>>> Just a question, but why do people insist that Apple is a superior product
>>> when they break shit all the time?
> 
> Over the years I’ve briefly used Windows as few times on work computers.  The 
> experience was incredibly unpleasant, and unlike macs you don’t have access 
> to a nice intuitive bash (now zsh) prompt. At one point, when I got a new 
> computer I would often set it up dual boot until I realized that I never 
> bothered to boot into Windows.  Where my Linux installations were practically 
> plug and play, the Windows installations were a huge mess, particularly with 
> hardware that was more than a year or two old.
> 
> I have also recently heard that the way MS registers your software, if you 
> change the hardware in your computer it will lock you out, I’m not quite sure 
> if/what you can do other than a complete re-install.
> 
> Then there is the whole question of security and reliability on the various 
> systems. 
> 
> Unfortunately, there is software I need that I can’t run on Linux which 
> basically leaves me to choose between two unpleasant choices, and in my 
> experience, Apple has been slightly less unpleasant.
> 
> So in answer to your questions, superior is relative.
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Re: Lightroom Classic ransomware first impressions

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I’ve been using subscription photoshop for several years now and live it. I 
have the ten bucks a month on autopay and don’t really notice it. And rhe 
software is great. No problems, no upgrade worries. And it runs flawlessly in 
my 2015 4//cot, 4-gig I-7 32 gig iMac 27. I would nevertheless want to go back 
to software in a box.

Paul

> On Jan 24, 2022, at 3:17 AM, Larry Colen  wrote:
> 
> 
> A bunch of stuff has been happening in my life lately, not all bad, I found a 
> 2TB SSD which I had thought I had lost.  I ravaged a credit card, pretending 
> I had money and put it in a maxed out 2015 15” I purchased from a local shop. 
>   I now have a working, nominally reliable laptop.
> 
> It was already running Catalina, LR6 no longer ran on it.  Before I invest 
> time and energy I don’t have into learning a new editor I decided to at least 
> try out the ransomware Lightroom.  Amusingly their little logo is LRC.  
> 
> I’ve processed a couple of small sets lately.  Long story short it seems to 
> be working better and faster than LR6.  And as one might expect, everything 
> that their neglect caused to die in LR6 seems to be working.  
> 
> I haven’t tried reprocessing panoramas or HDRs, or looked for any new 
> features.  But after a couple days of the free trial it does seem to be 
> running noticeably smoother and faster on a 4 core laptop with 16G than on an 
> 8 core Classic Mac Pro with 64G.  
> 
> Using the CMP as a NAS seems to work OK.  
> 
> My next step is to have another go at shoehorning Catalina onto the CMP, I 
> already have open core on it.  
> 
> I really *hate* ransomware, I just don’t have the energy to fight it, or try 
> to find an alternative right now.  
> 
> But, as I said, it seems to be working slightly better than it had.  They did 
> add the “rescan faces” feature which is nice, much nicer than the way facial 
> recognition broke to the point of crashing everything when you tried to run 
> it.
> 
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Re: PESO The Rocks

[Paul Stenquist]

Striking image. Well done!

Paul

> On Jan 20, 2022, at 6:20 AM, Rob Studdert  wrote:
> 
> Hi Team,
> 
> I was in the city shooting façades for a client last month and I took
> the opportunity to grab a quick shot for myself (have hardly shot
> anything for myself in the last two years).
> 
> The image was shot using my pano head with the vertical angle set to
> optimise the balance between the road and the tops of the buildings.
> It's a 3 shot x 12 HDR sequence, all assembled in LR using the HDR
> panorama option. I then used the guided transform tool to set my main
> verticals and rotation.
> 
> I had a cut down kit with me which meant that I had to set the tripod
> level by adjusting the leg lengths so it's not quite right, I left the
> image uncropped to display the overlap/stitching (and my levelling
> error).
> 
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/8c1e66dkukggn68/001_IMGZ8652-HDR-Pano_EXIF.jpg?dl=0
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> 
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Re: Best of 2021

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Excellent set. And nicely edited!

Paul

> On Jan 9, 2022, at 5:00 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:
> 
> It’s a small best of gallery for last year.  When I was looking at my 
> quarterly favorites I was amused by how the photos of the turkey Madonna and 
> the tempera-ry art in the blue bowl echoed each other.
> 
> 2021 best of:
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720295846646
> 
> and if anyone is interested in seeing my quarterly faves that I chose from, 
> those albums are in this collection
> 
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/collections/72157612824732477/
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