Re: Advice for a newly minted photographer

Shoot alot. Use a polarizer when needed. Review landscape images for ideas. If he's got the time/money attend local 1 day photo seminars on outdoor photography. Ideally, a week long workshop where you eat, sleep and dream photography would allow him to get totally immersed along side other

Re: 20th Anniversary PUG - Countdown

On 3/21/2017 1:47 AM, Brian Walters wrote: >G'day, all > >A good start to this special gallery - already 20 submissions, mainly >from past list members. > >Don't leave it 'till the last minute. Please!! Done Regards, JvW -- Jan

Re: PESO - Annie

On 23 Mar 2017, at 15:13, Bruce Walker > wrote: Thank you, Dan. Yeah, rather cringe-worthy to think about nipple piercings. And she is symmetrical too, so whatever she endured for the first one she then had to okay going through again. In

Re: A peaceful scene

Alan, do you intend to apply a little unsharp mask ? This image is in need of some sharpening. Color looks reasonable. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Alan C" Subject: PESO: A peaceful scene Victoria

Fw: Advice for a newly minted photographer

My suggestions were for after he got his equipment in order - DUH ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Ken Waller" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2017 4:02 PM

Re: Advice for a newly minted photographer

Open a savings account. Takes longer, but eventually you'll get there. On 3/23/2017 2:21 PM, Alan C wrote: $$$ if you have it. What if you don't? Alan C -Original Message- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2017 8:09 PM To: PDML List Subject: Re: Advice for a newly

Re: PESO - Doodle

On 3/23/2017 8:13 PM, Mark C wrote: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/doodle or on flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/markcassino/33559996735/in/dateposted-public/ Comments welcome - Mark We were growing a Virginia Creeper in our house. I realized when it started

Re: Another puppy picture

Does the girl have a name ? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Bill" Subject: Another puppy picture At least this time she's awake. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/addons/rayna2.html I am

Re: Advice for a newly minted photographer

He wants to do landscapes? My advice would be to go off to an art museum and look at every landscape he can find -all media, all times, all places; everything available. On 3/23/2017 11:22 AM, John Sessoms wrote: At my weekly photography brunch yesterday, we had a new "member" who had a

Re: PESO - Doodle

That's great, Mark. Reminds me of an specific artist -- can't think of his name. Darn. On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 10:13 PM, Mark C wrote: > http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/doodle > > or on flickr: > >

Re: PESO - Annie

On 3/22/2017 8:20 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Artist, stylist, photographer and model Annie McDayter in lingerie, taken in low ambient light in the studio. A smidge NSFW. http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/image/158703220267 Taken with the 645z handheld at 1/125th sec shutter using the dfa645

Re: Another puppy picture

On 3/23/2017 9:36 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Does the girl have a name ? Rayna Terror. -- 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 directions.

Re: 20th Anniversary PUG - Countdown

Keep on looking - I wanted to re-scan my image and went to the very well organized file cabinet of slides only to find my subject slide missing from the page. A few hours later after rummaging through various boxes I found a page will all my best older images in it - including the one that

Another puppy picture

At least this time she's awake. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/addons/rayna2.html I am joyously doing casual snapshots in bad light with a good camera. The girl just settled down to sleep, and now I will do the same. Expect frequent spamming of the list of puppy pictures. I'm quite

Re: Advice for a newly minted photographer

Go to a library and look at books of photography. Lots of them. Then decide what kind of photography you'd like to try. Street photography? Landscapes? Fashion? Wildlife? Look at as many genres as you can and decide what you'll like to pursue. Always remember that you can change your mind in a

Re: Advice for a newly minted photographer

John Sessoms wrote: But that got me thinking overnight & I decided to submit a more general question to the group wisdom. Given a new photographer who already has a "pro-sumer" DSLR, what advice would you give him/her regarding BASIC kit? ... after I suggest a good, solid tripod.

Re: 20th Anniversary PUG - Countdown

Hmmm - how far back are the PUG's archived? maybe those are there and can be grabbed from the archived PUG page ann On 3/23/2017 10:28 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: I'm down to two images from past pugs that I'd like to post, however I cannot find the original negatives, and the original scanned

Re: Advice for a newly minted photographer

On 3/23/2017 7:03 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Go to a library and look at books of photography. Lots of them. Then decide what kind of photography you'd like to try. Street photography? Landscapes? Fashion? Wildlife? Look at as many genres as you can and decide what you'll like to pursue. Always

Re: 20th Anniversary PUG - Countdown

On Fri, Mar 24, 2017, at 01:34 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > Hmmm - how far back are the PUG's archived? maybe those are there and > can be grabbed from the archived PUG page They are archived all the way back to the start :-) - but the resolution of those early galleries might be too low for

Re: Advice for a newly minted photographer

1- Good Solid Tripod (plan on spending about $600-750 for a good one. Don't buy a cheap one because you'll just buy a better one after that, a better one after that, and then the same $650-700 tripod in the end …) 2- Remote Release 3- Whatever lens suits the kind of landscape photography you

Re: Advice for a newly minted photographer

$$$ if you have it. What if you don't? Alan C -Original Message- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2017 8:09 PM To: PDML List Subject: Re: Advice for a newly minted photographer 1- Good Solid Tripod (plan on spending about $600-750 for a good one. Don't buy a cheap

Re: Advice for a newly minted photographer

John Sessoms wrote: But that got me thinking overnight & I decided to submit a more general question to the group wisdom. Given a new photographer who already has a "pro-sumer" DSLR, what advice would you give him/her regarding BASIC kit? ... after I suggest a good, solid tripod. Spend as

PESO: A peaceful scene

Victoria Regia water lilies at the Pamplemousse Botanical Gardens, Mauritius. From a 1991 Kodachrome. Pentax S1a, Super Tak 55/2. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/33564241536/ I am making progress with my bellows negative & slide copying project. From time to time I will post shots

Re: PESO - Annie

Lovely light, lovely image. The piercings would seem to dictate the need for a very careful lover. :-) -p On 3/23/2017 10:12 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Thank you, Dan. Yeah, rather cringe-worthy to think about nipple piercings. And she is symmetrical too, so whatever she endured for the first

Re: PESO - Annie

Thanks, John. :) On Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 1:45 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > Nice "smidge" though. > > On 3/22/2017 10:20 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> Artist, stylist, photographer and model Annie McDayter in lingerie, >> taken in low ambient light in the studio. A smidge

Re: 20th Anniversary PUG - Countdown

I'm down to two images from past pugs that I'd like to post, however I cannot find the original negatives, and the original scanned files were lost in a hard drive crash, which I hadn't bothered to back up, since I had the original negatives... On 3/21/2017 1:47 AM, Brian Walters wrote:

Re: PESO - Annie

Appreciated, Ken! On Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 2:27 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > Very nice Bruce - well captured female body. > > It needs a little more room from the top of her head to the top edge IMO. > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > -

Advice for a newly minted photographer

At my weekly photography brunch yesterday, we had a new "member" who had a question. He's recently retired & his son had bought him a Nikon D5500 (I'm guessing with kit lens). He said he's interested in landscape photography. He asked what kind of computer should he buy. He's already signed up

Re: PESO - Annie

Thank you, Dan. Yeah, rather cringe-worthy to think about nipple piercings. And she is symmetrical too, so whatever she endured for the first one she then had to okay going through again. In some ways the complaints levelled at millennials that they are all snowflakes are quite unfair. She has a

Re: 20th Anniversary PUG - Countdown

I don't have any useful advice for you, but your dilemma reminded me of a song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkqAEjZfVv8 I'm sort of down to looking through negatives now myself. Did I do anything in 1997 that was good enough I want to allow others to see it? I have a back-up plan in case I

Re: Advice for a newly minted photographer

Probably the best investment he could make for his first purchase given he already has the Nikon, and that the D5500 has one of the best imaging systems in it's class, a good lens, to replace the kit lens as the first order of business. I don't think he could go wrong with the unstabilized

Re: PESO: A peaceful scene

Very cool Alan! On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 8:08 AM, Alan C wrote: > Victoria Regia water lilies at the Pamplemousse Botanical Gardens, > Mauritius. > From a 1991 Kodachrome. Pentax S1a, Super Tak 55/2. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/33564241536/ > > I am making

Re: PESO - Annie

Thank you very much, Paul. They are removable, just in case. :) On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 1:17 PM, Paul in MKE wrote: > Lovely light, lovely image. > > The piercings would seem to dictate the need for a very careful lover. :-) > > -p > > > > On 3/23/2017 10:12 AM, Bruce

Re: Advice for a newly minted photographer

Take whatever you already and go take pictures. G > On Mar 23, 2017, at 11:21 AM, Alan C wrote: > > $$$ if you have it. What if you don't? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

GESO: Fire Aftermath

Last week I finally got out on the bike to check out some of the areas where the Port Hills fires burned. I took a few phone pics while I was out there. I'm itching to get up onto the hills but access is still restricted. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/gallery/61/#geso The first couple of shots