OT: Re: PESO. Electrical activity

On 4/12/2016 11:20 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: OT: is Photobucket often this slow? That took ages to come up. Seams to be of late. Thinking about changing to something else. Suggestions? James -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: PESO. Electrical activity

Thank you. I messed around with it a little bit (about 30 seconds) in lightroom only. James On 4/12/2016 11:34 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Well done. Perfectly exposed and rendered. Paul via phone -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: PESO. Electrical activity

James wrote: http://s1325.photobucket.com/user/sup8pdct/media/lightning-12_zpssvfhtcwm.jp g.html +++ Dramatic. Great picture. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the

RE: PESO - Odd Juxtaposition

Rick Womer wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18316412 +++ A mixture it is. Wonderful light. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly

PESO: The Installation

Another piece for the Tate Modern; a transition piece possibly between 'The Unmade Bed' & 'Equivalent VIII'. http://flic.kr/p/PQdZqt Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: Nice shot

That's not 'quite' the saddest attempt I've ever seen. On 12/1/2016 6:32 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: Like this one? http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Rvf9pxSORSA/UwENBC1UcgI/CW0/QH578WzUGjw/s1600/3+Selfportrait+as+a+drag.jpg ... On 1 Dec 2016, at 18:25, Godfrey DiGiorgi

Re: Buzzard Pair/Hint of Fall (Dan)

That's hardly fair, Christie does cast a large shadow. On 12/2/2016 11:03 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 9:37 PM, John wrote: I'll see your Chris Christie & raise you Pat McCrory. McCrory is shy and self-effacing compared to Christie, and would

Re: December PUG Update

That zooming sound you heard was your joke going right over me. But you're right; I shall now maintain that that is what is in Annie's cup. :) On Sat, Dec 3, 2016 at 9:23 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > As to the faux tea - I only wanted you to notice I knew about the brand and >

Re: Buzzard Pair/Hint of Fall (Dan)

Let's be fair, haven't all your recent Governors looked or acted like extras from the Sopranos? On 12/2/2016 4:24 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 3:28 AM, Larry Colen wrote: you'll use New Jersey's entire supply of snark in one sitting. You can't

RE: Tonight I got a little Messier

Larry Colen wrote: Inspired by actually being able to see it in photos with the FA77 I had a go at photographing the Orion nebula. Here it is with the bigma, 500mm, wide open at f/6.7, ISO 800, astrotracer only seems to work up to about 10 seconds at 500mm. However, that beats the rule of 600 by

Re: K-1 quirks

If you have the rear screen turned off on the K-3 it doesn't flash the mode as well. Best I can say is to memorize the number of clicks to your next preferred mode. You can usually tell what mode it is in by what settings are changeable in the viewfinder too. Like on the K-5 IIs AV and M are only

Re: K-1 quirks

I checked on the K-5 IIs I have here and AF-C works with the AF IR beam on the flash and the flash fires. I would imagine the K-3 is the same because I usually leave it in AF-C. Mine is at a friend's house right now though so I cannot check. Have you tried a pentax flash with it? It might be that

Re: Nice shot

On 12/2/2016 11:05 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 8:09 PM, Bill wrote: Brad Dodo Brad Dodo -- now that's a real blast from the past! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola Sadly he wasn't the worst... -- There is

Re: I just made a Blurb book that no one is going to buy except me!

> On 02 December 2016 at 21:59 Mark Roberts wrote: > > > mike wilson wrote: > > >There are much, much worse things to spend the money on. > > That was my thinking precisely. My cost for the book is about $175 and > I had a discount code for 40% off which brought it

OT Geso

from yesterdays santa claus parade http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2016-parade/album/index.html X30 and LR 4.4 -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Street photography enablement.

The Great Masters of Street Photography like Robert Doisneau, Sam Leiter, Henri Cartier Bresson, George Rodger, William Vandivert, Maria Eisner etc, all shot with cameras that are considered so primitive compared with today's gear. So saying that the K-1 is better or the K-3 or the K-70 is just

Re: Tonight I got a little Messier

Well done you. The Orion season starts a little later up here. It's a bit low on the horizon yet, with light pollution and heat shimmer getting in the way. Your results are on par with what I've got from single exposures with the Sigma 500/4.5. Proper focusing seems to be the limiting factor

Tonight I got a little Messier

Inspired by actually being able to see it in photos with the FA77 I had a go at photographing the Orion nebula. Here it is with the bigma, 500mm, wide open at f/6.7, ISO 800, astrotracer only seems to work up to about 10 seconds at 500mm. However, that beats the rule of 600 by a factor of 8.

Re: December PUG Update

Gosh! Thanks, Ann! I think my favourite's would be Jack's Winter's Grace, Jan's Sailing Botters, Don's Quiet Park & Bill's Pretty Tranquil. On 3 December 2016 at 23:37, ann sanfedele wrote: > The whole gallery is appreciated, especially now.. . > > Myy 4 personal favorites

Re: K-1 and 77 Limited

> On 02 December 2016 at 21:41 Mark Roberts wrote: > > > So Lisa and I made our traditional hiking trip to the White Mountains > in New Hampshire over Thanksgiving. I didn't get a huge number of > keepers but it was a nice trip anyway. We hiked up Mt Tom (4050 ft) >

Re: PESO - Odd Juxtaposition

Rick Womer wrote: The San Diego Maritime Museum occupies a stretch of the waterfront, with an eclectic collection of vessels oddly arranged. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18316412 Great job! (K-5, DA 16-45) Comments appreciated. Rick -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com

Re: Heavenly Cross

Thanks for looking and commenting, Ann and Paul, Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Dec 3, 2016 at 7:39 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Thanks Ann. I found it. Good photo, but as you said, strange rendering of > the cross. A cultural

Re: PESO - Odd Juxtaposition

Agree with Malcolm! J Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 4, 2016, at 1:26 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: > > Rick Womer wrote: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18316412 > +++ > > A mixture it is. Wonderful light. > > Malcolm > > > -- >

Re: Buzzard Pair/Hint of Fall (Dan)

Wait, isn't snark an inexhaustible resource in New Jersey? On 12/2/2016 3:28 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On December 1, 2016 9:49:31 PM PST, "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 3:31 PM, John wrote: We're using common names, while Dan

Re: Buzzard Pair/Hint of Fall (Dan)

On Sun, Dec 4, 2016 at 9:45 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: > Let's be fair, haven't all your recent Governors looked or acted like > extras from the Sopranos? Not all of them. This one was a friend and political ally: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Todd_Whitman

Re: OT Geso

Well documented annual tradition! J Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 4, 2016, at 8:37 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > > from yesterdays santa claus parade > > http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2016-parade/album/index.html > > X30 and LR 4.4 > > -- > Documenting Life in Rural

Re: OT Geso

Fantastic. I was hoping for some scary clowns this year though. DSCF1061 is close, and 1044 has something of a David Lynch quality about it. B > On 4 Dec 2016, at 16:39, David J Brooks wrote: > > from yesterdays santa claus parade > >

Re: December PUG is Up

Thanks John! On Sat, 3 Dec 2016 15:41:10 -0500 John wrote: > > >The first three - Matthew Hunt's "Sailboat"; Jack Davis's "Winter's >Grace" and Jan van Wijk's "Sailing Botters" look most tranquil to me. Regards, JvW -- Jan van

Re: Tonight I got a little Messier

Most lenses go beyond infinity for two reasons: they focus shift and need the extra room to reach infinity or they are designed to deal with temperature fluctuations. A cold lens shrinks. On Sun, Dec 4, 2016 at 4:50 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > > Igor PDML-StR wrote: >> >> >>

Re: December Hummer

Does that mean you are even more envious or it disappoints you to the point that you no longer want one.:( J Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 4, 2016, at 5:32 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > > > Ken Waller wrote: >> I don't care for the background but otherwise its a well focused

Re: December Hummer

Glad you approve, Larry. I never really doubted it. :) J Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 4, 2016, at 6:08 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > > > Jack Davis wrote: >> Does that mean you are even more envious or it disappoints you to the >> point that you no longer want one.:( > >

Re: Process & Scan

Duh... That should be hundreds of rolls. I shot a lot of film but not that much And AGX is located in Sault St. Marie, Michigan - that's the eastern part of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. -Original Message- >From: Ken Waller >Subject: Re: Process & Scan >

PESO - Old and New

What's odd about a retired day cruising ship, a submarine, a PT boat, and a few sailing vessels being moored together? Nothing, along the San Diego waterfront. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18316413=lg (K-5, DA 16-45) Comments appreciated. Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: December PUG is Up

very nice gallery to end the year. found Bill's 'pretty tranquil' particularly stunning... On Sat, 03 Dec 2016 22:55:52 +1100 Brian Walters wrote: > As usual you'll find the gallery here: > > http://pug.komkon.org/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: December PUG is Up

On Dec 4, 2016, at 7:35 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > Bill's 'Pretty Tranquil' - incredibly subtle colours and tones. Sheesh. I did a double-take when I saw that as it reminded me of an old one of mine. That must be why it's so good.

Re: Tonight I got a little Messier

Larry, I haven't done much of astro-photography, so, I am just curious: why focusing at infinity wouldn't work in this case (i.e. turning the focusing ring to the end of the range)? Is it just because the particular lens(es) are not designed or manufactured well for infinity focus? (E.g. they

Re: I just made a Blurb book that no one is going to buy except me!

> On 04 December 2016 at 21:05 John wrote: > > > On 12/4/2016 11:26 AM, mike wilson wrote: > >> On 02 December 2016 at 21:59 Mark Roberts > >> wrote: > >> > >> > >> mike wilson wrote: > >> > >>> There are much, much worse things to spend the

Re: December Hummer

I don't care for the background but otherwise its a well focused and captured image. Better than any Hummer shot I have. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Jack Davis" Subject: December Hummer This P

Re: OT: Re: PESO. Electrical activity

Depends on your use. Photobucket appears to be just a kind of one-off image hosting service. Useful as a place to stash a single image and share a link to it. Personally I have limited use for that. I prefer to be able to create galleries of related images as well as sharing links to individual

Re: December Hummer

Jack Davis wrote: Does that mean you are even more envious or it disappoints you to the point that you no longer want one.:( Even more envious. It seems that the only ways that it does not outperform my bigma are zoom range and price. J Sent from my iPhone On Dec 4, 2016, at 5:32

RE: PESO - Old and New

Rick Womer wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18316413=lg ++ It's not just the unusual combination of craft, again, wonderful light. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

RE: December Hummer

Jack Davis wrote: http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=1138 ++ Well caught. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the

Re: I just made a Blurb book that no one is going to buy except me!

On 12/4/2016 11:26 AM, mike wilson wrote: On 02 December 2016 at 21:59 Mark Roberts wrote: mike wilson wrote: There are much, much worse things to spend the money on. That was my thinking precisely. My cost for the book is about $175 and I had a discount code

Re: I just made a Blurb book that no one is going to buy except me!

mike wilson wrote: >> On 02 December 2016 at 21:59 Mark Roberts wrote: >> >> mike wilson wrote: >> >> >There are much, much worse things to spend the money on. >> >> That was my thinking precisely. My cost for the book is about $175 and >> I had a discount code for

Re: Tonight I got a little Messier

Igor PDML-StR wrote: Larry, I haven't done much of astro-photography, so, I am just curious: why focusing at infinity wouldn't work in this case (i.e. turning the focusing ring to the end of the range)? Is it just because the particular lens(es) are not designed or manufactured well for

Re: Nice shot

what Dan said I thought the original mag was called Cotty Cam.. I guess that was one of the spin offs ann On 12/2/2016 11:05 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 8:09 PM, Bill wrote: Brad Dodo Brad Dodo -- now that's a real blast from the

Re: Coyles in USA

I think maybe the reason there are so many homeless in San Francisco is because it's one of the few places where they're not abused as much. On 12/3/2016 7:26 PM, John Coyle wrote: Hi Ken - thanks, you're welcome! Not sure we had any particular expectations, but it was certainly an interesting

December Hummer

This P M from our fall garbed Japanese Maple. Tripod mounted D FA 150-450. C most appreciated. Thanks! J http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=1138 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: Tonight I got a little Messier

Thanks Jostein, also Malcolm, and all who looked. Jostein wrote: Well done you. The Orion season starts a little later up here. It's a bit low on the horizon yet, with light pollution and heat shimmer getting in the way. To make up for it, you have a much better Aurora season than we do.

Re: December PUG is Up

Thanks. I now have them written down where I can refer to them when needed. On 12/3/2016 4:22 PM, Brian Walters wrote: On Sun, Dec 4, 2016, at 07:41 AM, John wrote: I was really hoping I could get something in for this month, but there ain't been much tranquility around here for a while. Don't

Re: December Hummer

Thanks...I do! :-) That "collar" kept either darkening or brightening and enlarging as I was squinting through the viewfinder. It must be a Ruby Throat. So interesting that I almost forgot to release the shutter. Appreciated, Ann! J - Original Message - From: "ann sanfedele"

Re: December Hummer

certainly looks like a ruby throat ... I do have one fair shot of one from the Arizona Desert Musuem bird enclosure from yearsago with one in a more purple collared phase - but it isn't very sharp.. not because the bird was moving but because I wasn not steady enough holding the camera ann

Re: December Hummer

Fortunately I have a substantial tripod I've had since the Bogan era. It also carries a Bogan pro ballhead. I put it to use today on the hummer. J Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 4, 2016, at 4:19 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > certainly looks like a ruby throat ... I do have

Re: Tonight I got a little Messier

Loved your prose, B Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 4, 2016, at 1:55 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > > >> On 4 Dec 2016, at 21:51, Larry Colen wrote: >> >> Igor PDML-StR wrote: >>> >>> Larry, >>> >>> I haven't done much of astro-photography, so, I am just >>>

Re: Coyles in USA

John wrote: I think maybe the reason there are so many homeless in San Francisco is because it's one of the few places where they're not abused as much. Everybody agrees that homelessness is a terrible humanitarian crisis and something should be done about it, in someone else's back yard.

Re: December Hummer

You must have a good lens :-) Got him nicely.. so hard to get that "collar" they wear in full color. ann On 12/4/2016 6:04 PM, Jack Davis wrote: This P M from our fall garbed Japanese Maple. Tripod mounted D FA 150-450. C most appreciated. Thanks! J

Re: December PUG Update

Oh dear, while I caught the joke you didn't intend, I missed (and perhaps serveral of us did) the one in Matthew's moon over the water shot.. he fooled us by craftily referring to the sailboat, instead of the face of the moon... In which case Matthew's has to be the best one for the theme

Re: December PUG Update

Thanks Eric, I also liked Bill's 'Pretty Tanquil' a lot On Sun, 4 Dec 2016 12:44:39 + Eric Featherstone wrote: > > >I think my favourite's would be Jack's Winter's Grace, Jan's Sailing >Botters, Don's Quiet Park & Bill's Pretty Tranquil. Regards, JvW

Re: Tonight I got a little Messier

On 4 Dec 2016, at 21:51, Larry Colen wrote: > > Igor PDML-StR wrote: >> >> Larry, >> >> I haven't done much of astro-photography, so, I am just >> curious: why focusing at infinity wouldn't work in this case >> (i.e. turning the focusing ring to the end of the range)? >> Is

Re: Process & Scan

Collin, sorry it took so long to respond but I had to root around to find this info - The place you want to have process your E6 is AGX Processing http://www.agximaging.com/ I used them the last several years I shot film (I went digital in 2004) at the recommendation of a pro Outdoor Photog.

Re: I just made a Blurb book that no one is going to buy except me!

guess you won't be doing an E book :-) I like the subway one and Darwin the best of what we are allowed tosee of the 44 in the portfolio... but I imagine I've seen most all of them somewhere anyway. Good on ya - it must have been fun ann On 12/1/2016 2:08 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: OK,

Re: December Hummer

I agree with you about the background. The Hummer sort of melts into it. Was(is) an overcast day which likely saved some hot spots. Thanks, Ken! J - Original Message - From: "Ken Waller" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Sunday, December 4, 2016

Re: I just made a Blurb book that no one is going to buy except me!

Both the creation of your book and the typeface you used for it are great stories. Thank you for them, Mark. On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 4:59 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > mike wilson wrote: > >>There are much, much worse things to spend the money on. > > That was my thinking

Re: December Hummer

Ken Waller wrote: I don't care for the background but otherwise its a well focused and captured image. Better than any Hummer shot I have. Pretty much my take on it as well. I kind of wish that I didn't know it was taken with the 150-450. Kenneth Waller