PESO - Saturday Afternoon Treat

This weekend was very warm for early March, with temps in the high teens Celsius (maybe into the 50s F?). The streets were teeming and this ice cream shop on Roncesvalles Avenue in Toronto was doing a brisk business, including this lady:

PESO - Jay

We had a weekend "team building" thing a month ago, at a ski resort north of Toronto. Here's my colleague Jay: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2016/03/jay.html Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML

Re: PESO - The Ice Stud 2016

Thank you, Dave. cheers, frank On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 11:08 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > well done > > Dave > > On Sun, Feb 28, 2016 at 5:45 PM, knarf wrote: >> He shows up every year. Same costume. Same smile on his face. >> >> Made the finals

Re: PESO - The Ice Stud 2016

Thanks, Jack! Appreciate the kind words. cheers, frank On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 11:16 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > Beautiful post, Frank! > J > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Feb 29, 2016, at 8:08 AM, David J Brooks wrote: >> >> well done >> >> Dave >> >>>

PESO - Fun on Ice

A rare (for me) flash shot, but I found that the 1600ISO that my K10D gives me is about 2 stops less than I needed for any action shots at the Ice Race. Here's Raymond again, showing the spirit of the thing, having a great time: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2016/03/fun-on-ice.html Hope you

PESO - Toronto Crew, After Shop 'til you Drop Alleycat

So here's the Toronto Crew - certainly not all of, but most of the "hardcore messengers" in Toronto, after their annual Shop 'til you Drop Charity Alleycat race. An alleycat is an unsanctioned, illegal street race with no rules. Except that you have to prove you stopped at certain checkpoints

PESO - Cold Weather Ride

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

Re: PESO - New Look

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

PESO - Stage Door

Behind Toronto's Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2015/12/stage-door.html Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO 2015 - 206 - GDG

Beautiful. cheers, frank On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 5:11 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > I took a couple of days drive to visit friends in southern California, and > spent an afternoon at the Palm Springs Air Museum. This beautiful old > Stearman was waiting to be fired

Re: Nude modeling

Got a problem with unibrows? http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2015/09/greybeard.html Cheers, frank On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 8:06 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 6:37 PM, WILSON MICHAEL > wrote: >>> On 30 December 2015 at

Re: Nude modeling

When I first looked at the SL, I thought it said "Nude Yodelling". Now ~that~ would have been interesting! cheers, frank On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 2:05 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > I ran across this interesting bit about nude modeling. Some of the photos in > the article are

PESO - Night Skating

This is the same rink at Toronto's Ryerson University that I showed the other day, only about 2 hours later. The photos on the glass wall disappear due to backlighting. And the rest of the building shines brightly, changing from blue to yellow to green to red. It's a lovely place for an evening

Re: PESO - Birthday Boy - A Street Portrait

com> wrote: > If you had not said he was drunk I'd have said he was cute - another > Sagitarian gone astray.. > > ann > > On 12/22/2015 10:45 PM, frank theriault wrote: >> >> This fellow was walking along carrying a bag from the liquor store. He >> said, "Today

Re: PESO - Birthday Boy - A Street Portrait

Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 10:45 PM, frank theriault > <knarftheria...@gmail.com> wrote: >> This fellow was walking along carrying a bag from the liquor store. He >> said, "Today's my birthday, take my pictu

Re: PESO - Birthday Boy - A Street Portrait

n effective portrait. There is something quite sad in > his expression. > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 10:45 PM, frank theriault > <knarftheria...@gmail.com> wrote: >> This fellow was walking along

Re: PESO - Cadillac Man

Love it! Those OOF flowers (or whatever the brightly coloured stuff is) in the background really add impact to the statuette. cheers, frank On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 3:33 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > Hood ornament from a 1947 (?) Cadillac at a local car show. > > K-3, 28-80mm

PESO - Birthday Boy - A Street Portrait

This fellow was walking along carrying a bag from the liquor store. He said, "Today's my birthday, take my picture!" Which I did. He said, "20 years a drunk!" And it sounded like he was right. Poor guy. I hope this photo does him some dignity:

PESO - Aspirations of Greatness

A Canadian scene: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/12/aspirations-of-greatness.html Taken at Toronto's Ryerson University, next to the Imaging Arts (ie: Photography) Building. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri

Re: OT: For My Fellow Americans

I was going to vote for Bernie Sanders, but now I'm voting for Kevin, er, Frank, er, WAIT, I don't get to vote, I'm Canadian! Hilarious stuff. Have you hovered the cursor over his eyes? Them's politician's eyes! cheers, frank On Wed, Dec 16, 2015 at 4:56 PM, Daniel J. Matyola

Re: Peso-Two Baldies

Spectacular! I like the first one a bit better due to better perceived sharpness. Great stuff, both of them! cheers, frank On Wed, Dec 16, 2015 at 4:58 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > > A lucky AM at a CA State Preserve. > > K-3 w/55~300 > > C? > > Thanks! > > J > >

PESO - The Kings of Kensington

Toronto bike messengers had their annual Holiday Food Drive Charity Alleycat Race this past weekend. They ride to supermarkets, pick up food items and try to get to the finish line first. If they miss an item or supermarket, they're disqualified. This year the finish was in Kensington Market, and

PESO - Bob Zombie

Not (the more famous) musician Rob Zombie, this is Toronto bike messenger Bob Zombie: http://realcanadianhats.blogspot.ca/2015/12/bob-zombie.html Haven't had a Real Canadians Wearing Real Hats blog entry for some time. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a

PESO- Ethically Raised Raspberries

I don't know why this caught my eye, but it did. So I took this photo: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/12/ethically-raised-raspberries.html No raspberries were harmed in the taking of this photo. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept."

Re: PESO - Seaplanes and City

If those are Harbour Air float planes, we use them all the time for shipping stuff to Vancouver Island and up the coast. They're great to work with. And they have the world's largest fleet of float planes. Cool shot. You are the master of the fisheye. :-) cheers, frank On Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at

Re: PESO 2015 - 187 - GDG

Simply elegant. cheers, frank On Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at 10:36 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > I'm having fun with squares lately. > > https://flic.kr/p/AYUDZZ > > enjoy, G > > The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate it. > > > -- > PDML

PESO - Beading

On a cold, rainy November day: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2015/12/beading.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

GESO - Protecting

Last ones from last Sunday's rally: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2015/11/whos-protecting-whom.html Comments are encouraged but not expected. Hope you enjoy. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Coyotes and fur

LOL! I now work in the office of the courier company I used to ride for. It's been almost 3 years now. My commute is about 10 miles, and I do it year 'round. Cheers, frank On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 5:19 PM, John wrote: > Not sure how much of an attaboy you expect for

PESO - Still Legal

Third in this very popular series: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2015/11/still-legal.html ;-) Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - The Protestor

Caffeine free? What's the point then? It's like alcohol free beer... LOL cheers, frank On Thu, Nov 26, 2015 at 11:48 AM, Alan C wrote: > It's very refreshing, caffeine free & full of antioxidants. I must say it is > an acquired taste, especially if you're accustomed to

Re: dos Pesos - one for Frank one for Paul Sorenson

Lovely canine! Love the cabin, too. Bet that's draughty in a -50C blizzard! cheers, frank On Thu, Nov 26, 2015 at 1:39 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > Two from1992 LX & Kodachrome > > Frank - > here is a friend I made along the Haines Highway in the Yukon >

PESO - Christmas Imagined

http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2015/11/christmas-imagined.html Comments always encouraged. Hope you enjoy. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: PESO - The Protestor

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PESO - The Protestor

As we walked downtown yesterday we saw a bunch of police cars in front of Holt's, a very upscale department store. An animal rights group was protesting fur in general, but also the fact that Holt's sells it: I'll likely have a gallery later in the week, but until then, this kind of sums it up:

Re: OT: Solidarité!

And yet you're watching... LOL! Perhaps I'll see if I have any photos to post. But last weekend was so dismal in the photography department... cheers, frank On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 9:14 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > A thread like this is the conversational equivalent of

PESO - Diabolique

I know, it's a moribund plant, and the hooked spikes aren't there to hurt anyone, they're there to become inextricably entwined with our sweaters and other woollies, so we spread the seeds. Looks evil to me though, especially with the webs and dead insects:

Re: November PUG - Server back up - Submissions now open again

I submitted over an hour ago but didn't see a confirming email. Is it in okay? Thanks! -frank On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 7:57 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > G'day all > > Good news - the Komkon server is back up so the PUG is back online and > you can now submit for the

PESO - The Wall (apologies to J.P. Sartre)

I was looking for something to submit to November PUG (because how could I miss On Two Wheels?). I decided not to go with this one, but thought it might be worth sharing. Hope you're not getting sick of BMX shots. This Jeremy kid is good: http://mondociclismo.blogspot.ca/2015/11/the-wall.html

PESO - Follow my Lead

I said I'd have several murals this week. I'm stopping at two as the rest don't rate - even by my low standards. But here's two parts of a jazz quartet I recently came upon.Love the way the bass player seems to be waiting for a visual cue from the horn player:

Re: PESO - The Number You Have Dialed

A mobile ~and~ a cigarette. That would have made it perfect. LOL. Thanks, Mark! cheers, frank On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 8:03 AM, Ralf R Radermacher <fotor...@gmx.de> wrote: > Am 27.10.15 um 00:59 schrieb frank theriault: >> >> This will be mural week. Not looking for a them

PESO - Haile on the Wall

Part 2 of Mural Week: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2015/10/haile-on-wall.html Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - The Number You Have Dialed

Perfection is overrated. :-) Thanks for the comment, Ralf. I agree about the lack of mobile. Pity... cheers, frank On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 8:03 AM, Ralf R Radermacher <fotor...@gmx.de> wrote: > Am 27.10.15 um 00:59 schrieb frank theriault: >> >> This will be mu

PESO - The Number You Have Dialed

This will be mural week. Not looking for a theme, it just worked out that way. Instalment #1: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/10/the-number-you-have-dialled.html I tried B Didn't work... Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept."

PESO - Bunny on the Beach

I was on a very narrow, muddy beach at a cove on the Lake when I heard an unusual noise behind me. Turned around and there's this little guy: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/10/bunny-on-beach.html He stood stock still for several seconds. I crouched to get a better angle and he flinched

Re: OT - Elections and Politics and Guns and Religion

nything or offering any kind >>> of argument. I merely made an observation, based on my experience, as >>> others have done in this thread. Of course, my words inflamed all the >>> lefties, but that was expected. No straw men here, other than Frank’s >>> diversion. >&

PESO - Quietus

Marking the passing of another summer (if we haven't marked it yet): http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/10/quietus.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Shimmering Lake

Thanks, Ann! cheers, frank On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 10:52 PM, ann sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote: > WOrks for me - classic shot, Knarf > > ann > > On 10/20/2015 10:34 PM, frank theriault wrote: >> >> Despite the sun shining on the lake, it looked

Re: PESO - Shimmering Lake

Very nice. The clouds certainly make the lake look a bit less inviting. > > Cheers, > Dave > >> On Oct 21, 2015, at 3:34 PM, frank theriault <knarftheria...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> Despite the sun shining on the lake, it looked threatening for a bit: >>

Re: PESO - Shimmering Lake

Thanks Cotty! Much appreciated. cheers, frank On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 5:53 AM, Steve Cottrell <co...@seeingeye.tv> wrote: > On 20/10/15, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>Despite the sun shining on the lake, it looked threatening for a bit: >> >>htt

Re: PESO - Shimmering Lake

net> wrote: > An excellent composition, Frank. "The lull before the storm" ? > > Alan C > > -----Original Message- From: frank theriault > Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 4:34 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: PESO - Shimmering Lake > > &g

Re: PESO - Shimmering Lake

Appreciate your comment, as always, Jack. cheers, frank On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 11:01 PM, Jack Davis <jdavi...@comcast.net> wrote: > Exposure well done and composition great. > Love the shimmer. > > J > > - Original Message - > From: "frank ther

Re: PESO - Shimmering Lake

gt; > On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 9:34 PM, frank theriault > <knarftheria...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Despite the sun shining on the lake, it looked threatening for a bit: >> >> http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2015/10/shimmering-lake.html >> >> Hope

Re: PESO - Shimmering Lake

when one of my colleagues passed by, did > a double-take, and said "Wow! That's lovely!" > > I had to tell him that it wasn't mine... > > Rick > > On Oct 20, 2015, at 10:34 PM, frank theriault wrote: > >> Despite the sun shining on the lake, it looked threatening

Re: PESO - Shimmering Lake

axphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 10:34 PM, frank theriault > <knarftheria...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Despite the sun shining on the lake, it looked threatening for a bit: >> >> http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2015/10/shimmering-lake.htm

Re: OT - Elections and Politics and Guns and Religion

"And U.S. Liberalism dictates that government should be involved in every aspect of one's life and dictate proper behavior based on a code of political correctness. U.S. Liberals worship at the church of secular humanism and can't imagine why that might not work for everyone." There are so many

Re: OT - Elections and Politics and Guns and Religion

Certainly, two of our best governments over the past 50 years have been minority governments. In Canada, with three major parties, a minority government's effectiveness often depends on who holds the "balance of power". Often the third place party can have a very strong voice in policy formation.

PESO - Shimmering Lake

Despite the sun shining on the lake, it looked threatening for a bit: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2015/10/shimmering-lake.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Shimmering Lake

It comes through, then. Excellent. Thanks, P.J. cheers, frank On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 10:37 PM, P.J. Alling <webstertwenty...@gmail.com> wrote: > End of summer. (Sigh). > > On 10/20/2015 10:34 PM, frank theriault wrote: >> >> Despite the sun shining on the lake, it l

Re: OT - Elections and Politics and Guns and Religion

Well, luckily, now that we've elected a somewhat progressive (by American standards, downright socialist) Liberal government, we'll likely regain some of what was taken away by the corporate-capitalist Conservative toadies. True, our elected government is not nearly as far to the left as I'd

PESO - Blaze of Glory

It very cool, windy and autumnal yesterday. But that didn't stop this little fellow from hanging on for one more weekend: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/10/blaze-of-glory.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri

Re: Peso-November Moon

Awesome! That light! That colour! Those birds! That moon! cheers, frank On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 3:31 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > > This shot in Nov. 2002. LX with A*300mmf/2.8. Shot the moon (a few times from > our back patio) using a 1.4L Pentax T/C and tobacco colored

PESO - Service with a Smile

Would you buy an e-cigarette from this man? http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2015/10/service-with-smile.html Would you buy one from anyone? BTW, his scowl was there before he saw me and my camera. I think he's just a scowling type of guy. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank --

PESO - Drafting Swans

Okay, even though Swans on the Wing is sharper, I think I prefer this one for the colour of the sky, the composition/position of the swans and the fact that their flapping wings are synchronized (which is the way swans usually fly - I don't know what's up with the earlier photo). The trailing

PESO - Swans on the Wing

Went down to the Lake yesterday and there was very little that caught my eye. Except these two swans that flew overhead. I wish the sky was a better colour, and I got a better view of them, but this is sharper: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/10/swans-on-wing.html Hope you enjoy. Comments

PESO - In the Morning Light

Magnificence on display: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/10/in-morning-light.html Hope you enjoy these most beautiful of God's creatures. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

PESO - Southeast Wind

Of course I missed PUG (again!). Over the weekend we had several days of strong South-easterly winds coming across the Lake with predictable results: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2015/10/southeast-wind.html Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a

PESO - Multitasking

Sunday was another Pedestrian Sunday in Kensington Market, hence all the folk in the background walking in the street. It's always a good time without those nasty cars around. This young lady seemed to be doing an admirable job balancing a bunch of tasks all at once:

Re: PESO - ...And a Duck Went By

Actually, Darren, they're fjording for the pines. This is Canada, after all... Thanks for the comment! cheers, frank On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 12:04 PM, Darren Addy <pixelsmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > It's only pining for the fjords. > > On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 8:31 PM,

PESO - That Face

Art is wherever you find it: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2015/09/that-face.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

PESO - ...And a Duck Went By

Magnificent Plumage: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/09/and-duck-went-by.html Once in a lifetime opportunity, really. I may put my cameras away now. What more is there to achieve, photographically speaking? I feel that I've done it all now. Comments welcome. Hope you enjoy. Cheers,

Re: PESO: Sluice Box

Love the colours and the light - and the beautiful composition, too. cheers, frank On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 12:43 AM, David Mann wrote: > The Sluice Box is a very small gorge/chasm in the Maruia River which is a > short walk from the place I took the photo I posted the

PESO- Up There

More BMX stuff - I wanted to do one colour shot from last "session" and this one seemed a good one because I wanted to separate Jeremy from the trees a bit. http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/09/up-there.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois

PESO - Beetle on a Leaf

Uninspired title. Have no idea what type of beetle this is - how many million species of beetles are there? He's about twice the size of a lady bug. I rather liked the iridescence (which I suspect would be spectacular in the sun) and the little white tufts on his sides:

PESO - Etobicoke Creek

I mentioned in an earlier post that I spent Sunday at Etobicoke Creek. It's a couple of kilometres from my house, marking the border between Etobicoke (now part of Toronto) and Mississauga (a huge suburb west of Toronto). You can see remnants of early 20th Century human intrusion (including at

PESO - Best Friends Forever

Met this unlikely couple near the banks of Etobicoke Creek on Sunday: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/09/best-friends-forever.html Hope you enjoy. Comments encouraged. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO - Lunch Time

Whimsical! And great colours. Love the way the red tablecloths "punctuate" the white railing. cheers, frank On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 8:53 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > The porch of a restaurant in Lenox, MA in July: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18080942=lg > >

Re: PESO -- The Girl in the Coffee Shop

She looks familiar. Hmmm... Can't place her but I'm sure I've seen her before. Or not. Interesting expression though. cheers, frank On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 8:46 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > Had a cup of coffee this afternoon while running some errands, and saw this >

PESO - European Paper Wasp

Took a walk along Etobicoke Creek yesterday. It ended up being a Macro day, for the most part. Found this gal and a bunch of her friends having a feeding frenzy on these yellow flowers: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/09/european-paper-wasp.html >From the orange antennae I believe she's

PESO - Does Whatever a Spider Can

(ARACHNOPHOBE ALERT!! ANYONE WITH AN AVERSION TO SPIDERS, OPEN AT YOUR OWN RISK - THIS MEANS YOU, DAVE!) This had to be the sloppiest web spinner ever. But I wasn't about to tell him that: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/09/does-whatever-spider-can.html Comments welcome. Hope you enjoy.

Re: GESO - 'The Hawk & the Owl'

Terrific series - love it! cheers, frank On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 3:38 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > Caught an interesting situation where a Cooper's Hawk was annoyed by a > plastic owl on a neighbors deck & spend 20 minutes trying to get the owl to > leave - theowl never flew

PESO - Mike, Jeremy and Some Guy Riding Through

Actually, the guy's name is Aaron, but I started off taking a photo of Mike and Jeremy enjoying a few between-stunt laughs and Aaron coasted through the frame. I thought it was kind of fun: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2015/09/mike-jeremy-and-some-guy-riding-through.html Hope you enjoy.

PESO- Mr. Eighth Street

When one is in the photographic doldrums, shoot something familiar. Just shoot to get the shutter finger popping. So I went to Eighth Street Skate Park in hopes that some of my young BMX friends would be there, and so they were. Here's Jeremy:

PESO - Thirsty and Miserable

He seems to fit the bill: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2015/08/thirsty-and-miserable.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO Shooting Fish in a Barrell

I liked it so much I commented twice. Either that or I forgot I commented the first time. LOL cheers, frank On Sun, Aug 23, 2015 at 10:14 AM, Knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Incredible detail! Cheers, frank On 22 August, 2015 5:34:15 PM EDT, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net

PESO - Come Blow your Horn

I'm not sure how much I like this one. It's so close. This guy (and the drummer) ~were~ quite good. First attracted my ear with strains of Dizzy Gillespie's ~A Night in Tunisia~, and he continued to play lots of Miles and mid-fifties late bebop stuff. BUT, the light was horribly harsh, and

Re: PESO - Signing

as if it were Hollywoodland, maybe said city needs something besides publicity. Kind of a cool shot though. On 8/23/2015 1:15 PM, frank theriault wrote: A legacy of the recent PanAm games here is that a giant TORONTO sign that had been at the side of City Hall's Nathan Philips Square has now been moved

Re: PESO - Cordage

I bet it was 35 or 40 years ago for me, too. I gave it up after Hermie went on and on about whether a whale is a fish or a mammal (duh!) and IIRC he concluded that it's a fish. My young mind was about to explode (since I KNEW the answer, and fish wasn't it!) so I put the book down and never

PESO - Signing

A legacy of the recent PanAm games here is that a giant TORONTO sign that had been at the side of City Hall's Nathan Philips Square has now been moved front-and-centre, directly in front of the reflecting pool. Everyone seems to love it; sitting in one of the Os for a photograph seems to be the

Re: PESO - Cordage

That's beautifully rendered, and quite beautiful in a semi-abstract sort of way. cheers, frank On Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 7:48 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/cordage This was really an exercise in trying to get a good development time to

Re: PESO - Cordage

And that's beautiful or a derivative thereof, twice in the same sentence. I need better editors... :-) cheers, frank On Sun, Aug 23, 2015 at 2:21 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: That's beautifully rendered, and quite beautiful in a semi-abstract sort of way. cheers

Re: PESO: The Perfect Pint

It ~is~ the perfect pint! My fave: Guinness - in a perfectly large glass. Nice shot, Dan! cheers, frank On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 3:52 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: A pub in Midtown Manhattan: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18074056size=md K-5 II S, DA 18-135 zoom

PESO - Count the Stereotypes

Keeping us safe: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2015/08/count-stereotypes.html From something. Or other. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

PESO - Minimalist Grebe

I think this could have worked in the PUG Minimalist Gallery last month: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/08/minimalist-grebe.html But alas, I only took last weekend. BTW, I took my camera with me and actually snapped a few yesterday. They all sucked real hard. No PUG photo again this

PESO - The Man in the Hat (monochrome version)

I took Ann's advice and I like the new BW version best: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2015/08/the-man-in-hat.html Here's the (original) colour version: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/07/the-man-in-hat.html What think you? Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a

PESO - Bumblebee and Thistle

Yeah, I know, it sounds like an English pub. Couldn't resist: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/08/bumblebee-and-thistle.html BTW those more-or-less parallel white lines on the upper right are a spider web, which the bee just ploughed right through. Takes more than a web to get between a

Re: Peso-Canada Honker and Purple Pidgeons

Great detail on the goose. It's called a Canada goose but you can have all of them, if you want. :-) cheers, frank On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 3:49 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@comcast.net wrote: This is probably the most desperate shot I've posted in a while. Scavenged a local park and pond area

PESO - What Does the Fox Say?

Or, I knew I shouldn't have dropped acid last night! http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2015/08/what-does-fox-say.html Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO ~ Torso study #4

Yes! Except instead of a pepper looking like a torso, it's an actual torso. LOL I was thinking Weston, too. cheers, frank On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 9:34 AM, ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Edward Westonish... nice light ann On 8/8/2015 11:20 AM, Bruce Walker wrote:

Re: PESO: lake scene

Beautiful. Z'at a loon? The colouring looks like, but the neck looks different. cheers, frank On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 5:21 PM, Stanley Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: This morning at Long Lake (Grand Traverse County, Northern Michigan to distinguish it from dozens of other lakes

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