GESO Carson Street

2015-05-20 Thread Larry Colen
I'm finally getting around to processing my photos from my trip to Pittsburgh. This set are from a fun evening wandering up and down Carson Street with Zos and Matt. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157650818629313 -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) -- PDML

Re: GESO Carson Street

2015-05-20 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Nice Album Larry. There is a fair chance some of my relatives used to get drunk at that Ukrainian Club. G Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 3:57 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I'm finally getting around to processing my photos from

Re: PESO - 'A whale of a mouth'

2015-05-20 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I've chased a lot of Humpbacks in my day -- in Hawaii of course -- and that is one really impressive shot, Ken. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 5:10 PM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: A Humpback whale at feeding time in the Inside

Re: PESO - Ailanthus Webworm Moth

2015-05-20 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Another stunner, Mark! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 3:51 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/ailanthus-webworm-moth-atteva-punctella A very colorful moth... Mark --- This email

Re: Camera purchase advice

2015-05-20 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, everyone, for the helpful information and opinions. I passed the on to my friend, and now she thinks I really know something about cameras. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 5:40 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote:

Re: OT - sham cancer charities

2015-05-20 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I highly recommend the Charity Navigator Website. It gives all the important financial and performance details about major charities. If it is not listed on Charity Navigator, I do not trust the charity. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, May 20, 2015 at

Re: PESO: Lizard

2015-05-20 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Very nicely done, David! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 12:37 AM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: Taken at Wild Life Sydney Zoo, Darling Harbour. The light wasn’t ideal but I managed to make it work thanks to Photoshop.

GESO: Pentax Q close-up work.

2015-05-20 Thread Donald Guthrie
No great art here and nothing approaching Mark C. These are just some quick handheld macro photos take with the q and the Opteka Auto Focus DG EX Macro Extension Tube Set for Pentax Q Series Mirrorless Cameras (Includes 10mm, 16mm, 21mm Tubes) available on Amazon. Next stop focus stacking.

Re: GESO Carson Street

2015-05-20 Thread Donald Guthrie
This looks like Mardi Gras New Orleans not Pittsburgh. Nice street shots. On 5/20/15 11:00 AM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 2 Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 00:57:41 -0700 From: Larry Colenl...@red4est.com To: Pentax-Discuss Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: GESO Carson Street

Re:PESO: Frogs

2015-05-20 Thread Donald Guthrie
I generally like frog pictures and this one is very nice. The background is evident but not intrusive. On 5/19/15 11:37 PM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 13 Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 16:36:02 +1200 From: David Manndmann...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO:

Re: PESO - 'A whale of a mouth'

2015-05-20 Thread John
First time I've ever seen an ad on photo.net. I know y'all fuss about them from time to time, but it's the first one I've ever seen there. On 5/20/2015 12:00 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Ken, that's an impressive moment and a fun image! It's interesting that the first time you visit that page,

Re: PDML Photo Annual now available!

2015-05-20 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
Great, already ordered mine. Thanks for the hard work on it. El Martes 19 de Mayo de 2015 1:40, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com escribió: The 2015 edition is now officially live. I won't have ebooks ready for another day or two, but you can get the print editions now. Paperback:

Re: Re: PESO - 'A whale of a mouth'

2015-05-20 Thread Donald Guthrie
Great shot. The flying gulls adds a sense of scale and the horizonal lines in the water increase interest. On 5/19/15 11:37 PM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: On 5/19/2015 17:10, Ken Waller wrote: A Humpback whale at feeding time in the Inside Passage of Alaska. K20D, 300mm f4.5 FA, 400 ISO,

Re: LR6 weirdness

2015-05-20 Thread Larry Colen
Larry Colen wrote: When I set up a publishing service/collection in lightroom, it would always show me the photos that need to be uploaded, the photos that have been modified and need to be republished, and the ones that are already published. It has, for the most part, stopped doing this in

Re: GESO Carson Street

2015-05-20 Thread Larry Colen
Donald Guthrie wrote: This looks like Mardi Gras New Orleans not Pittsburgh. Nice street shots. Thanks. Apparently Carson St. is conveniently located to several colleges in the area. It sort of reminded me of a tamer version of Austin's Sixth Street. On 5/20/15 11:00 AM,

Re: PESO - 'A whale of a mouth'

2015-05-20 Thread Ken Waller
Thanks Igor, glad you enjoyed it. I was surprised by the number of photo ops I experienced in a week of being on the Inside Passage. I got more keepers in a week of shooting there than I've ever had before - and I've done many weeklong photo trips. Kenneth Waller

Re: PESO - 'A whale of a mouth'

2015-05-20 Thread Ken Waller
Thanks Ann, glad you enjoyed it! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com Subject: Re: PESO - 'A whale of a mouth' I love that gull above him! I have to say if you had not told me what it was I

Re: PESO - 'A whale of a mouth'

2015-05-20 Thread Igor PDML-StR
John, If one uses no-script plugin (it disables Javascript), then indeed no ads are shown. I am not sure if absence of the flash plug-in is also helpful or not. I suspect you have one like that. However, for many sites these days Javascript is needed and cannot be disabled in the main

LR6 weirdness

2015-05-20 Thread Larry Colen
When I set up a publishing service/collection in lightroom, it would always show me the photos that need to be uploaded, the photos that have been modified and need to be republished, and the ones that are already published. It has, for the most part, stopped doing this in lr6. If it never

Re: PESO - 'A whale of a mouth'

2015-05-20 Thread John
... and just figured out that I'm still not seeing ads on photo.net; that's a screen shot from Igor. On 5/20/2015 1:26 PM, John wrote: First time I've ever seen an ad on photo.net. I know y'all fuss about them from time to time, but it's the first one I've ever seen there. On 5/20/2015 12:00

Re: PESO - Strawberry porn

2015-05-20 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Thank you, Dan, Larry and Jack! Personally I like the light (second) background. But apparently, it is not unanimous. Igor On Sun, 17 May 2015, Igor PDML-StR wrote: On the same trip to the Texas Hill Country (see the thread about Vintage Car), we stopped by a strawberry farm. Here is

Re: PESO - 'A whale of a mouth'

2015-05-20 Thread Ken Waller
Thanks for looking and commenting Dan. I've taken images of the Humpback whales off of Maui, but I've never had the experiences I had in the Inside Passage. The whales were so plentiful and seemed to be more active. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -

GESO -- Battle Royal

2015-05-20 Thread P.J. Alling
Driving along CT RT 146, I saw this Great Egret hunting in a marsh, I didn't have rhe right lens combination but I did have the Vivitar S1 70-210mm f2.8~4.0 with me and the F 1.7X AF adapter. I had just shot a couple of test shots to get get the exposure in the ball park when this happened.

Re: Biscayne's World

2015-05-20 Thread Mark C
Nice shot with fabulous colors. The tone mapping in the flickr shot doesn't bother me at all, but is a little more pronounced in the google + version. Interesting difference regarding google+ and flickr presentations... On 5/19/2015 5:20 PM, Darren Addy wrote: Appreciate the looks and

Re: GESO: Pentax Q close-up work.

2015-05-20 Thread Mark C
Nice set that shows the potential of the extension tubes for macro. Looking forward to seeing what comes next! Mark On 5/20/2015 11:29 AM, Donald Guthrie wrote: No great art here and nothing approaching Mark C. These are just some quick handheld macro photos take with the q and the Opteka

Re: PESO - 'A whale of a mouth'

2015-05-20 Thread John
You can set no-script to temporarily allow scripts to run from the top-level domains. On 5/20/2015 2:47 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: John, If one uses no-script plugin (it disables Javascript), then indeed no ads are shown. I am not sure if absence of the flash plug-in is also helpful or not. I

Re: PESO: Frogs

2015-05-20 Thread Mark C
Nice composition - so peaceful... On 5/20/2015 12:36 AM, David Mann wrote: Taken at Wild Life Sydney Zoo, Darling Harbour. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/914/#peso Cheers, Dave --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active.

Re: OT - sham cancer charities

2015-05-20 Thread Ken Waller
If it is not listed on Charity Navigator, I do not trust the charity. Well, I'm involved with the Fallen and Wounded Soldiers Fund - a Michigan based operation that is totally run by volunteers - there are no salaries paid - ZERO. Last year almost a half a million dollars was given to needy

Re: PESO - 'A whale of a mouth'

2015-05-20 Thread Mark C
Cool catch - verges towards the abstract. Mark On 5/19/2015 5:10 PM, Ken Waller wrote: A Humpback whale at feeding time in the Inside Passage of Alaska. K20D, 300mm f4.5 FA, 400 ISO, 1/1500 sec @ f8.0. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18020860 Comments appreciated. Kenneth Waller

Re: PESO - Ailanthus Webworm Moth

2015-05-20 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Ken. I am please to report that as I do more of these the process is going a lot faster - this one took only about an hour (not counting the time the PC spent stacking the images.) Mark On 5/19/2015 4:22 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Mark. all I can say is WOW! Kenneth Waller

Re: PESO - Ailanthus Webworm Moth

2015-05-20 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Jack! On 5/19/2015 5:34 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Yeah, WOW is the word. J Sent from my iPhone On May 19, 2015, at 1:22 PM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Mark. all I can say is WOW! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message -

Re: GESO Carson Street

2015-05-20 Thread Mark C
Excellent set! The guy twirling the fire stick and the first shot of Jack's are my favorites. Mark On 5/20/2015 3:57 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I'm finally getting around to processing my photos from my trip to Pittsburgh. This set are from a fun evening wandering up and down Carson Street with