Re: Demand letter from Getty for use of image

Its an extortion scheme pure and simple. Just ignore the letters. http://www.extortionletterinfo.com/forum/getty-images-letter-forum/attorney-advises-to-just-ignore-the-getty-mccormack-letters/ On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 9:02 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Darren Addy

Re: PESO: A bit of fun

Wow! What an interesting Dragon! ;) The shape of the head and the "sawed-off" spikes look rather unusual. Also, the apparent smoothness of the skin is contrasted by the wall porosity. It looks like the camera focused on the wall. Fortunately, the DoF saved the shot. Thanks for sharing,

Re: OT - "We live not to be there, but to be seen to be there."

Igor posed the question - ...what do you think about what is shown in the photograph discussed in that blogpost? I think what is shown is the superficial nature of those taking the 'selfie' and the almost total immersion into social media of many of today's populace. It also reminds me of

Re: PESO: genius hippo-something buckt horny sea

Presumably "Hippophae rhamnoides" (common sea-buckthorn)? Nothing wrong with the colours - quite striking actually. DOF could be improved. Maybe it's time to join Mark & Jostein in the realm of focus stacking? Alan C -Original Message- From: Igor PDML-StR Sent: Monday, September

Re: Demand letter from Getty for use of image

That artlawjournal.com website is very cool. Thanks for that link. On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 5:57 AM, John wrote: > Unless Getty has screwed up again ... > > http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-getty-copyright-20160729-snap-story.html > > I wrote "again"

Re: OT - "We live not to be there, but to be seen to be there."

It is sad, I agreebut one MUST keep up or suffer the indignity of a technology deficit and social isolation. Poor devils! J Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 26, 2016, at 11:53 AM, Ken Waller wrote: > > Igor posed the question - >> ...what do you think about what is shown

PESO: genius hippo-something buckt horny sea

[sic!] ;-) http://42graphy.org/galleries/2016-08-flowers/_IR34688.html All comments, critique, suggestions are welcome. Every several years, I am attempting to photograph this subject, always having difficulties, despite (or may be due to?) the bright and contrast colors. I am still to get

Re: PESO: genius hippo-something buckt horny sea

We get a fair bit of that stuff growing alongside the Thames in winter. Keeps the birds fed. > On 26 Sep 2016, at 18:28, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > > [sic!] ;-) > > http://42graphy.org/galleries/2016-08-flowers/_IR34688.html > > All comments, critique, suggestions are

Re: Demand letter from Getty for use of image

Yes, for sure its worth searching for the copyright. Then its probably best to follow some of the other advice and negotiate it down if you can. What's interesting about the thread is that there are not a whole lot of images that Getty has actually bothered to copyright and register. They

Re: OT - "We live not to be there, but to be seen to be there."

It's y'all's y'all, y'all! ;-) Gonz Mon, 26 Sep 2016 09:40:32 -0700 wrote: And he's misspelling it too. Its y'all, y'all. hehe On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 11:35 AM, Gonz wrote: That is hilarious! And I chide Peter Ng for misappropriating Texan culture by the use of

PESO: A bit of fun

A giant wall lizard, Megasaurus ferrous, about a metre long. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/29317505873/ K7 with the DA 18-55 WR at sunset. Alan C --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: OT - "We live not to be there, but to be seen to be there."

Most of these "photographers" probably survived to display their treasures. J - Original Message - From: "Alan C" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Monday, September 26, 2016 8:41:39 AM Subject: Re: OT - "We live not to be there, but to be seen to be

Re: OT - "We live not to be there, but to be seen to be there."

That is hilarious! And I chide Peter Ng for misappropriating Texan culture by the use of ya'll. ;) On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 9:08 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > > This morning someone sent me a link to a brief blogpost on Cnet, which got > me (re)evaluating - (re)thinking

Re: OT - "We live not to be there, but to be seen to be there."

And he's misspelling it too. Its y'all, y'all. hehe On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 11:35 AM, Gonz wrote: > That is hilarious! And I chide Peter Ng for misappropriating Texan > culture by the use of ya'll. ;) > > > On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 9:08 AM, Igor PDML-StR

Re: OT - "We live not to be there, but to be seen to be there."

A timely spectacle! J Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 26, 2016, at 7:08 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > > > This morning someone sent me a link to a brief blogpost on Cnet, which got me > (re)evaluating - (re)thinking certain aspects of photography in our lives. > The photo

Re: Demand letter from Getty for use of image

Gonz wrote: >Its an extortion scheme pure and simple. Just ignore the letters. > >http://www.extortionletterinfo.com/forum/getty-images-letter-forum/attorney-advises-to-just-ignore-the-getty-mccormack-letters/ Note that in the thread linked above Getty did NOT have a registered copyright on the

Re: OT - "We live not to be there, but to be seen to be there."

Well, I find it odd behaviour - but I'm an old grump, anyway. But they're not hurting anyone so, if it makes them happy, let them get on with it. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ On Tue, Sep 27, 2016,

Re: PESO: genius hippo-something buckt horny sea

Major source of vitamin C for our stone age ancestors, apparently. > On 26 September 2016 at 19:54 Bob W-PDML wrote: > > > We get a fair bit of that stuff growing alongside the Thames in winter. Keeps > the birds fed. > > > On 26 Sep 2016, at 18:28, Igor PDML-StR

Re: PESO: genius hippo-something buckt horny sea

The Norwegian name is Tindved. Alledgedly because the particularly hard wood (ved=wood) was well suited for teeth (tind) in rakes. The berries are still (locally) popular for flavouring home made liqours and jams. Jostein Den 26.09.2016 21.45, skrev mike wilson: Major source of vitamin C

Re: PESO: A bit of fun

Very cool. I can just picture it breathing fire. On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 10:26 AM, Alan C wrote: > A giant wall lizard, Megasaurus ferrous, about a metre long. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/29317505873/ > > K7 with the DA 18-55 WR at sunset. > > Alan C > > > >

OT: Ring lights?

I am interested, for unknown reasons, to use a ring light for portrait work on certain subjects, so I'm appealing to the group mind for recommendations for ring lights that work with Pentax cameras. If you have one an want to get rid of it, talk to me. Or, if you have one and don't want to

Re: OT - "We live not to be there, but to be seen to be there."

Could you say that again, I didn't quite Ketch that... On 9/26/2016 1:13 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: It's y'all's y'all, y'all! ;-) Gonz Mon, 26 Sep 2016 09:40:32 -0700 wrote: And he's misspelling it too. Its y'all, y'all. hehe On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 11:35 AM, Gonz

Re: OT - "We live not to be there, but to be seen to be there."

That is correct! On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 3:13 PM, John wrote: > Y'all is the singular. The plural is "all y'all". > > On 9/26/2016 12:39 PM, Gonz wrote: >> >> And he's misspelling it too. Its y'all, y'all. hehe >> >> >> On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 11:35 AM, Gonz

Re: PESO - Three

love the expressions on the sharp folk, the balance of forms, and the reflection of the blurry' guy's hand in Matt's... also, the blurry guy's gesture fits with him being off focus.. like it, obviously :-) ann On 9/25/2016 7:23 PM, Marco Alpert wrote:

PESO - The Nonchalent Wombat

I like wombats. They're big enough and strong enough to not have to worry about predators but they're also amiable creatures - they just go about their business and are not often too concerned about what's happening around them. This one was happily munching grass at the side of a road and

Re: Q: How to force LR to refresh thumbnails?

Jostein, Yes, I think the combination of the sheer number of the photos and the RAM is likely the culprit. I've seen this with fewer images as well. When I have just a few photos (screen-full, i.e. screen-wide which is ~25), they do update if I wait long enough. With 900, only those that

Re: OT - "We live not to be there, but to be seen to be there."

Y'all is the singular. The plural is "all y'all". On 9/26/2016 12:39 PM, Gonz wrote: And he's misspelling it too. Its y'all, y'all. hehe On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 11:35 AM, Gonz wrote: That is hilarious! And I chide Peter Ng for misappropriating Texan culture by the

Re: OT - "We live not to be there, but to be seen to be there."

On 9/26/2016 2:53 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Igor posed the question - ...what do you think about what is shown in the photograph discussed in that blogpost? I think what is shown is the superficial nature of those taking the 'selfie' and the almost total immersion into social media of many of

Re: OT - "We live not to be there, but to be seen to be there."

Especially sad since Andy Warhol predicted we'd all get 15 minutes. They apparently don't have time for 15 minutes. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "John" Subject: Re: OT - "We live not to be there,

Re: OT: Ring lights?

Aside from the Pentax AF160FC which I think is discontinued, the only ring flash that I know of that is compatible with Pentax Digital is a Sigma, the EM 140 I think. If you're willing to put up with the power limitations of LED ring lights then all of them are compatible, as they don't

Re: Q: How to force LR to refresh thumbnails?

Just tried in LR 5.7.1. The way you describe, but with fewer images. The thumbnails updates, but in a seemingly random order. Looks like it takes a while too; maybe a second per thumbnail. 900 images is quite a number. Have you checked to see what happens if you do eg. five? Could be that

Re: PESO 2016 - 179, 180, 185, 188 - GDG

On 25/9/16, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: >Yup. I sold the Prius when I got over my mid-life crisis in 2012. Went >back to what I'd always had ... a proper two-seat sports car. ;-) Attaboy ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video

PESOs: Biking with Bob

Bob W that is. We had a lovely day in the Chilterns (a hilly bit of southern UK). Which way? Flaunden or Latimer? (Karin was right) https://www.dropbox.com/s/r97lba5pby15h6i/DSX21491.jpg?dl=0 And, of course, we had to stop off at a pub: https://www.dropbox.com/s/cwi2onh2qcd1hxx/DSX21495.jpg?dl=0

Re: PESO 2016 - 179, 180, 185, 188 - GDG

Nice car, nice light. A polarizer and clean, distant background would make it all perfect, Paul via phone > On Sep 26, 2016, at 12:01 AM, Alan C wrote: > > Very smart. A black car hey! Hard to believe it's 10 years old. > > Alan C > > -Original Message- From:

OT Ziegfeld follies photos

Some naked boobage, but of both historical and artistic interest to at least a few people on this list. I bet Bruce could have fun recreating some of these. http://all-that-is-interesting.com/ziegfeld-follies-photos -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est)

Re: PESOs: Biking with Bob

On 26/9/16, Chris Mitchell, discombobulated, unleashed: >And, of course, we had to stop off at a pub: >https://www.dropbox.com/s/cwi2onh2qcd1hxx/DSX21495.jpg?dl=0 Is Bob saying 'Nice velos baby' -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production

Re: PESO: genius hippo-something buckt horny sea

You had me going there for a while - missed the PS initially :-) Nice contrasting colours there. I agree with alan about DOF. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ On Tue, Sep 27, 2016, at 03:27 AM, Igor

Re: PESO - Three

On Mon, Sep 26, 2016, at 09:23 AM, Marco Alpert wrote: > http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo16/peso18.html > > Comments, as always, welcomed. You've captured some very interesting facial expressions there. I'd like to know what Matt is thinking! I enjoyed that. Cheers Brian

Re: OT - "We live not to be there, but to be seen to be there."

Well at least she knows what the herd have become. Rude perhaps but at least no-one was injured. Iv'e seen people get out of their cars in Kruger to take selfies with dangerous animals. Some haven't lived to tell the tale. Alan C -Original Message- From: Igor PDML-StR Sent: Monday,

PESO - jigsaw #3 (nsfw)

The next in my Body Language series. http://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/IHsDA9atyyg0 645z, dfa645 90mm/2.8 macro, f:13, 1/125th sec, 100 ISO; 5' silver PLM with diffuser camera right; white reflector camera left. Comments always welcome. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO - jigsaw #3 (nsfw)

That's the kind of of picture that can get you into trouble Bruce. ;) On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 9:25 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > The next in my Body Language series. > > http://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/IHsDA9atyyg0 > > 645z, dfa645 90mm/2.8 macro, f:13, 1/125th

Re: PESO: genius hippo-something buckt horny sea

Jostein, Mike and Bob: In Russia, where the photo was taken, buckthron is cultivated in private gardens for the berries. I believe the peak of its popularity was in 1980s. The oil (aka "Oleum Hippophaes") and to some extent the juice are used for very broad medicinal purposes, primarily

Geso Motorfest car show

The year end fanally of 1000+ cars. Gallery is about 120 photos, the organizers wanted to see what i had to pick a few for their website, sorry Cotty.:-) http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2016-motorfest/album/index.html K-5, Sigma 17-70 with CPOL and also the X30 Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural

Re: OT Ziegfeld follies photos

Yes! :) On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 3:32 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > > Some naked boobage, but of both historical and artistic interest to at least > a few people on this list. I bet Bruce could have fun recreating some of > these. > >

OT - "We live not to be there, but to be seen to be there."

This morning someone sent me a link to a brief blogpost on Cnet, which got me (re)evaluating - (re)thinking certain aspects of photography in our lives. The photo was of a crowd in front of a famous politician waving at them, while most people turned their backs and taking selfies of

Re: OT: Yahoo got hacked

It's almost amazing how unamazed I am, Mark :-) Jostein Den 25. september 2016 21.45.16 CEST, skrev Mark Roberts : >Jostein Øksne wrote: > >>Den 25. september 2016 15.33.48 CEST, skrev Mark Roberts >: >>>John wrote: >>> Saw the news

Re: OT Ziegfeld follies photos

This project I did was inspired by Berlin cabaret but it's in the same period. http://nifmagazine.com/cabaret-by-bruce-walker/ On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 9:39 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > Yes! :) > > On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 3:32 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >> >>

Re: Geso Motorfest car show

On 26/9/16, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: >sorry Cotty.:-) g -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -- _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Demand letter from Getty for use of image

Darren Addy wrote: >Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but: In short, your client is screwed >for using an image they simply took off of the internet. As any lawyer (and >particularly a lawyer who is a photographer) knows, U.S. Copyright exists >at the moment of image creation. Getty uses

Re: Demand letter from Getty for use of image

Unless Getty has screwed up again ... http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-getty-copyright-20160729-snap-story.html I wrote "again" because it's not the first time Getty has been sued for attempting to claim copyright infringement on images they don't own (or infringed the

Re: PESO - jigsaw #3 (nsfw)

Are the models standing or prone? On Sep 26, 2016 9:26 PM, "Bruce Walker" wrote: > The next in my Body Language series. > > http://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/IHsDA9atyyg0 > > 645z, dfa645 90mm/2.8 macro, f:13, 1/125th sec, 100 ISO; > > 5' silver PLM with

Re: PESO - The Nonchalent Wombat

That's a nice photo. The only wombats we've seen have been in captivity. I don't remember if we've seen one that was awake at the time. Cheers, Dave > On Sep 27, 2016, at 10:44 AM, Brian Walters wrote: > > I like wombats. > > They're big enough and strong enough to

Re: PESO - The Nonchalent Wombat

Wombats are relatively innocuous creatures but they do tend to undermine things... On 9/26/2016 5:44 PM, Brian Walters wrote: I like wombats. They're big enough and strong enough to not have to worry about predators but they're also amiable creatures - they just go about their business and

RE: Windows 10 Anniversary and DNG files

Thanks Bill - avoided a slow codec by downloading the Anniversary Update on my desktop and my Surface tablet, they both now show DNG files, so I'm good. John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bill Sent: Monday, 26 September 2016

Re: OT - "We live not to be there, but to be seen to be there."

What they need is a professional selfie consultant to advise them, compose the picture, arrange the lighting, perhaps a touch of makeup, and maybe push the button at just the right moment. That would improve selfies enormously. Oh, and rather than that dull-looking woman in the pant suit, have

Re: Peso-Forgotten Barn

What a wonderful old barn - I like decrepit objects! That's pretty good but I think it would be spectacular in late afternoon. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ On Sun, Sep 25, 2016, at 03:40 AM, Jack

Re: Peso-Forgotten Barn

Thanks, Brian! I'm sure you're right and conveniently, this barn is on the west side of the buttes. H(?) J Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 26, 2016, at 2:59 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > > What a wonderful old barn - I like decrepit objects! > > That's pretty good but

Re: OT - "We live not to be there, but to be seen to be there."

Hear, Hear! J Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 26, 2016, at 2:41 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > > Well, I find it odd behaviour - but I'm an old grump, anyway. > > But they're not hurting anyone so, if it makes them happy, let them get > on with it. > > > Cheers > > Brian >

Re: Peso-Forgotten Barn

Thanks much, Gonz! I may try a sunset version. J Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 26, 2016, at 3:03 PM, Gonz wrote: > > Beautiful, nicely composed. I agree with Brian that "golden hour" > version would be amazeballs. > > >> On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 4:59 PM, Brian Walters

Re: OT - "We live not to be there, but to be seen to be there."

The image is humorous, interesting but quite sad. A curse on selfies and all who take them! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 10:08 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > > This morning someone sent me a link to a brief blogpost on

Re: Peso-Forgotten Barn

Beautiful, nicely composed. I agree with Brian that "golden hour" version would be amazeballs. On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 4:59 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > What a wonderful old barn - I like decrepit objects! > > That's pretty good but I think it would be spectacular in late

Q: How to force LR to refresh thumbnails?

I wonder if someone knows an effective way of forcing LR to update/refresh the thumbnail previews at the bottom? I've got a shoot of a large number of photos (900), all taken in basically identical setting, and all them had the same problem: they were all similarly underexposed by some