PENTAX-DA 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 ED AL [IF] lense test
A friend gave me his copy of DA18-250 for tests, and here you go - find out for yourself what this lense is about. http://roman.blakout.net/?year=2009s=0category=infoblog=20090221185310 ^^^ charts and measured statistics http://roman.blakout.net/?year=2009s=0category=infoblog=20090221215714 ^^^ sample photos -- 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: PDML annual is a Blurb best seller!
Well, what scared me off was the qualifier intelligent... Intelligent is as intelligent does. Or something. Take your pick: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML1OZCHixR0feature=related very Robert Ardrey. He couldn't make it that way nowadays. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLfN9psJo_E http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buqtdpuZxvk -- 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.
OT PESO - Ravages
G'day All, More of the same from me from my Goldfields trip: http://flickr.com/photos/disavage/3298428351/ Direct link: (~205kb) http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3355/3298428351_72b1fb07e9_o.jpg Enjoy. Cheers, Dave -- 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: Help with a shot
I agree with David Savage, there's too much going on in the background (I'm specifically thinking of the cars and buildings). 1334 is my favorite of the shots. I liked the yellow in the front left, and I especially like seeing the shadow going off diagonally towards the red pipes (leads the eye towards that other element). Personally I would've tried to move the camera a bit more to the right to seperate those two elements. I would've tried to align that shadow more between the two. And I would've tried to limit the DOF to render a more blurry background. Love those colors. ~Nick David Wright http://pedalingprose.wordpress.com/ - Original Message From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 12:28:50 AM Subject: Help with a shot Yesterday, I took a few minutes off to wander about outside the office with my K100 + DA40. I thought I'd get some shots of some recently painted fire plumbing that was a very pretty shade of red. I tried juxtaposing it with the bright yellow fire hydrant and the green hills with a rock outcropping nearby. I don't feel that the shot quite worked. One thing I may try is a longer lens to flatten the perspective and bring the outcropping in more. I'd greatly appreciate other suggestions of what to try to make this shot work. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157614202014625/ -- Photographs are like sentences, the best ones have both subjects and verbs. Larry Colenl...@red4est.comhttp://www.red4est.com/lrc -- 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. -- 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: Help with a shot
It's close to working, but you have to get rid of the cars in the background. A more compact frame would help as well. Frame tighter and make it a vertical. If you must shoot when cars are present, clone them out. Paul On Feb 22, 2009, at 1:28 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Yesterday, I took a few minutes off to wander about outside the office with my K100 + DA40. I thought I'd get some shots of some recently painted fire plumbing that was a very pretty shade of red. I tried juxtaposing it with the bright yellow fire hydrant and the green hills with a rock outcropping nearby. I don't feel that the shot quite worked. One thing I may try is a longer lens to flatten the perspective and bring the outcropping in more. I'd greatly appreciate other suggestions of what to try to make this shot work. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157614202014625/ -- Photographs are like sentences, the best ones have both subjects and verbs. Larry Colen l...@red4est.comhttp://www.red4est.com/lrc -- 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. -- 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: Help with a shot
I agree with Dave on the background. I do like the contrasting colors of the two fire pieces and I see where you were going with the hill in the background but the trucks and trees are not good. You seem to have only one real angle here. Did you try walking around the site? You may have found your muse here. If it's close to your office you could shoot this thing for months before getting the shot. On the other hand, maybe it just isn't there. Sometimes a scene is like a woman who appears interesting from a ways away but upon further inspection just isn't. Good luck! Cory David Savage wrote: The background is distracting IMO. Front to back depth isn't necessary. As I see it, it's the difference in colours that will make the shot. Narrower AOV less DOF would be my suggestion. Cheers, Dave 2009/2/22 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com: Yesterday, I took a few minutes off to wander about outside the office with my K100 + DA40. I thought I'd get some shots of some recently painted fire plumbing that was a very pretty shade of red. I tried juxtaposing it with the bright yellow fire hydrant and the green hills with a rock outcropping nearby. I don't feel that the shot quite worked. One thing I may try is a longer lens to flatten the perspective and bring the outcropping in more. I'd greatly appreciate other suggestions of what to try to make this shot work. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157614202014625/ -- 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. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.2/1965 - Release Date: 02/21/09 15:36:00 -- 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.
pug themes?
I'm sorry if I've missed it, but has someone posted the PUG themes for 2009 yet? ~Nick David Wright http://pedalingprose.wordpress.com/ -- 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.
PESO: Fireman
Since PESOs don't apparently have to be shot with Pentax gear, I thought I'd share one of my all time favorite portraits ever. http://pedalingprose.wordpress.com/2009/02/22/fireman/ Enjoy. ~Nick David Wright http://pedalingprose.wordpress.com/ -- 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: PDML Annual !
Mine arrived yesterday. I can't describe the smile on my face last night from my initial inspection. I've seen some of the photos before and they're still great. Of the new stuff there are the ones that are totally that person's work and the ones that are surprising. They're _ALL_ Very Good work though. Boy, when we're at our best, we're pretty damned impressive. I'm proud to be included in this thing. I can't wait to proudly show it off to my friends and family. Thanks ya'll! Cory Ken Waller wrote: Hard to find the right words to describe the annual ! BRAVO !!! to all involved including the photogs, editors, Doug Brewer Mark Roberts - you've all outdone yourselves. + A totally professional presentation by the book publisher, faultless ! Good value for the buck (I have the hard cover image wrap) + Awesome organization of the book, images accompanying verbiage even down to the font used on the cover !. And the cover image (thank you Bong !) and its presentation is a stroke of genius (thank you Mark)! + All the photography is absolutely stunning ! Hard to pick favorites, but I can honestly say there are no images that don't belong there. As you can probably tell I REALLY like the annual ! Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f -- 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. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.2/1965 - Release Date: 02/21/09 15:36:00 -- 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: Help with a shot
Tough challenge to include both plumbing items in one frame. Of those you posted, I prefer the yellow hydrant as is. But then, I give up easily. ;) Jack --- On Sat, 2/21/09, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Subject: Help with a shot To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Saturday, February 21, 2009, 10:28 PM Yesterday, I took a few minutes off to wander about outside the office with my K100 + DA40. I thought I'd get some shots of some recently painted fire plumbing that was a very pretty shade of red. I tried juxtaposing it with the bright yellow fire hydrant and the green hills with a rock outcropping nearby. I don't feel that the shot quite worked. One thing I may try is a longer lens to flatten the perspective and bring the outcropping in more. I'd greatly appreciate other suggestions of what to try to make this shot work. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157614202014625/ -- Photographs are like sentences, the best ones have both subjects and verbs. Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://www.red4est.com/lrc -- 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. -- 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: Help with a shot
- Original Message - From: Larry Colen Subject: Help with a shot Yesterday, I took a few minutes off to wander about outside the office with my K100 + DA40. I thought I'd get some shots of some recently painted fire plumbing that was a very pretty shade of red. I tried juxtaposing it with the bright yellow fire hydrant and the green hills with a rock outcropping nearby. I don't feel that the shot quite worked. One thing I may try is a longer lens to flatten the perspective and bring the outcropping in more. I'd greatly appreciate other suggestions of what to try to make this shot work. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157614202014625/ A lot less depth of field and a longer lens.. William Robb -- 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: Help with a shot
Would a lower angle- directly on the ground- help? Maybe that would help get the cars out of the frame. Or at least minimize them if you use a longer lens. Cheers Mike On Feb 22, 2009, at 1:28 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Yesterday, I took a few minutes off to wander about outside the office with my K100 + DA40. I thought I'd get some shots of some recently painted fire plumbing that was a very pretty shade of red. I tried juxtaposing it with the bright yellow fire hydrant and the green hills with a rock outcropping nearby. I don't feel that the shot quite worked. One thing I may try is a longer lens to flatten the perspective and bring the outcropping in more. I'd greatly appreciate other suggestions of what to try to make this shot work. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157614202014625/ -- Photographs are like sentences, the best ones have both subjects and verbs. Larry Colen l...@red4est.comhttp:// www.red4est.com/lrc -- 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. -- 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: PESO: Fireman
On 22/2/09, Nick David Wright, discombobulated, unleashed: Since PESOs don't apparently have to be shot with Pentax gear, I thought I'd share one of my all time favorite portraits ever. http://pedalingprose.wordpress.com/2009/02/22/fireman/ Enjoy. I did, thanks :-) Excellent. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- 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: pug themes?
http://pdmlpug.org/?page_id=20 Cheers, Dave 2009/2/22 Nick David Wright pedalingpr...@yahoo.com: I'm sorry if I've missed it, but has someone posted the PUG themes for 2009 yet? ~Nick David Wright http://pedalingprose.wordpress.com/ -- 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: Help with a shot
I think there is way too much going on in the scene, too many elements that don't relate to one another. Distracting sidewalk and bedding material, parking lot, red curb, cars and trucks, rocky green hillside... Oh yeah, then you have those two big ugly red and yellow things in the foreground with no obvious relationship to any of the other elements. I tried a few crops, couldn't make anything much better out of the scene angles you have. I assume you don't care whether the hydrant and pipes look like what they are or not - you just like the nice rich colors and the contrast, right? In that case what I would do (and what I tried to do in my cropping exercises) is to get a low angle tight shot of the yellow hydrant, with that filling 2/3 of the left side of the frame, and the remainder of the frame an out-of-focus red blur which is the pipes in the background. Try to avoid everything else - sky, hillside, ground, sidewalk, etc. Just go for your two basic picture elements. To paraphrase another's comment: sometimes a scene like this is like an attractive woman; once you strike up a conversation, you find that she really has nothing to say. stan On Feb 22, 2009, at 12:28 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Yesterday, I took a few minutes off to wander about outside the office with my K100 + DA40. I thought I'd get some shots of some recently painted fire plumbing that was a very pretty shade of red. I tried juxtaposing it with the bright yellow fire hydrant and the green hills with a rock outcropping nearby. I don't feel that the shot quite worked. One thing I may try is a longer lens to flatten the perspective and bring the outcropping in more. I'd greatly appreciate other suggestions of what to try to make this shot work. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157614202014625/ -- Photographs are like sentences, the best ones have both subjects and verbs. Larry Colen l...@red4est.comhttp:// www.red4est.com/lrc -- 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. -- 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: Boris PESO Rowing in the park.1
On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 07:23:10AM +0200, Boris Liberman scripsit: I think what Larry, Ken, Paul, Graydon, David and Marnie said made sense. I upped a bit of contrast and went sepia with one of LR presets that I have on my computer. http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2009/02/peso-2009-0051.html See if you like this one better. I think this one gets the colour out of the way of the composition. Also think it dials down the strangeness of the vegetation (to this Canadian, anyway) to the point where it's not obtrusive. Both of these make it a stronger image from my point of view. It's a pity the guy sculling can't be convinced to get a dark-hulled scull or to wear a dark shirt and hat, though. Drat those uncooperative passers-by. -- Graydon -- 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.
GESO - snow crystals
Gang, I got a request for some snow crystal photos from a potential buyer, so I put together a little gallery he could choose from. Then I thought maybe you guys would like a peek too, so here you go: http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/thumbnails.php?album=10 Most of the shots are taken in 2006, but this season has been quite good too. The most elaborate one in the gallery, for example, is one from two weeks ago. By now the weather has changed, and the conditions are no longer optimal. We still get some snow (I spent 3 hours clearing the driveway in front of our house yesterday night), but there are no nice crystals in it. Looks more like puffed grains of some sort. Enjoy, Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- 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: PESO: Fireman
I can see why you like it. There is something about his expression. A very nice location shot! -- Best regards, Bruce Sunday, February 22, 2009, 5:43:17 AM, you wrote: NDW Since PESOs don't apparently have to be shot with Pentax gear, I NDW thought I'd share one of my all time favorite portraits ever. NDW http://pedalingprose.wordpress.com/2009/02/22/fireman/ NDW Enjoy. NDW ~Nick David Wright NDW http://pedalingprose.wordpress.com/ NDW NDW -- NDW PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List NDW PDML@pdml.net NDW http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net NDW to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly NDW above and follow the directions. -- 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.
PESO: rain
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/sobol/3126561143 Taken with: K20d, SMC DA 21mm, f/6.7@ 1/20 -- 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: Boris PESO Rowing in the park.1
As much as I'm a color guy, I like this much more than the original post. It takes the light quality out of the equation. If you captured the original in RAW, you might try varying the color temperarure. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com Subject: Boris PESO Rowing in the park.1 Hi! I think what Larry, Ken, Paul, Graydon, David and Marnie said made sense. I upped a bit of contrast and went sepia with one of LR presets that I have on my computer. http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2009/02/peso-2009-0051.html See if you like this one better. Thanks! Boris -- 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: Boris PESO Rowing in the park.1
On Feb 21, 2009, at 21:23 , Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! I think what Larry, Ken, Paul, Graydon, David and Marnie said made sense. I upped a bit of contrast and went sepia with one of LR presets that I have on my computer. http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2009/02/peso-2009-0051.html See if you like this one better. There ya go! This brings the entire scene together, and balances the sky, water, and trees much better (to my old feeble eyes) than the original color. Good move... Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac http://web.me.com/jomac/show.me/Blog/Blog.html -- 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: Help with a shot
A couple of things jump out at me while viewing your images - + the vehicles in the background are distracting + the merge of the red thingy with the top edge @ the fire plug with the bottom edge looks like a mistake, either let it breath or delibrately cut more off. I'd efinitely try a longer lens, shot wide open. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Subject: Help with a shot Yesterday, I took a few minutes off to wander about outside the office with my K100 + DA40. I thought I'd get some shots of some recently painted fire plumbing that was a very pretty shade of red. I tried juxtaposing it with the bright yellow fire hydrant and the green hills with a rock outcropping nearby. I don't feel that the shot quite worked. One thing I may try is a longer lens to flatten the perspective and bring the outcropping in more. I'd greatly appreciate other suggestions of what to try to make this shot work. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157614202014625/ -- Photographs are like sentences, the best ones have both subjects and verbs. Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://www.red4est.com/lrc -- 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: PESO: rain
Excellent shot, and nice use of Flickriver to make viewing flickr shots easier. -Adam On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com wrote: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/sobol/3126561143 Taken with: K20d, SMC DA 21mm, f/6.7@ 1/20 -- 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. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- 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.
GESO - Finally set up the bird feeder at the new house
Yeah, it took me like 4 months to finally get around to setting up the bird feeder. Lots of other stuff was taking priority. 3 days later the birds finally found it with a vengeance. http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/2009/02/bird-feeder.html All shot hand-held through the glass door, 20D 300/4 L IS at 400 ISO mostly at f5.6 aperture priority. Comments always appreciated. Enjoy. Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com -- 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: GESO - snow crystals
As usual, interesting images Jos. One could get graphically lost in the variations! :-) On Feb 22, 2009, at 09:05 , AlunFoto wrote: I got a request for some snow crystal photos from a potential buyer, so I put together a little gallery he could choose from. Then I thought maybe you guys would like a peek too, so here you go: http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/thumbnails.php?album=10 Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn’t need to lug a camera.” –Lewis Hine -- 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: PESO: rain
On Feb 22, 2009, at 09:31 , Sasha Sobol wrote: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/sobol/3126561143 Taken with: K20d, SMC DA 21mm, f/6.7@ 1/20 Not only rain, but the color, the architectural diversity, and the stark umbrella all add to the composition. Very nicely done. Joseph McAllister Pentaxian http://gallery.me.com/jomac http://web.me.com/jomac/show.me/Blog/Blog.html -- 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: turning my 50mm macro into a 100mm macro
Larry Colen wrote: On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 07:13:20PM -0500, Adam Maas wrote: # So, I just thought I'd check out the level of interest in the 50 and # see if anyone as a 100 that they're thinking of selling. # # # # Buy a Kiron/Lester Dine or Vivitar 105mm f2.8 in KA form for much cheaper? OK, what are the options for 100mm-ish macros that also work well as general purpose lenses? What are their strengths and weaknesses? 105mm f2.5 Vivitar Series 1 macro. An outstandingly sharp lens and usually relatively inexpensive on the used market. On the LX and *ist D I used it as a general purpose short tele, portrait lens and it was a perfect 1:1 macro lens. Christian -- 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: GESO - Finally set up the bird feeder at the new house
On Feb 22, 2009, at 09:56 , Christian wrote: Yeah, it took me like 4 months to finally get around to setting up the bird feeder. Lots of other stuff was taking priority. 3 days later the birds finally found it with a vengeance. http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/2009/02/bird-feeder.html The birds thank you! Nice shots, but the glass you are shooting through makes itself obvious in the loss of contrast and tack sharpness. Can you open the window? Or set up a blind of sorts? Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac http://web.me.com/jomac/show.me/Blog/Blog.html -- 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: GESO - Finally set up the bird feeder at the new house
Joseph McAllister wrote: On Feb 22, 2009, at 09:56 , Christian wrote: Yeah, it took me like 4 months to finally get around to setting up the bird feeder. Lots of other stuff was taking priority. 3 days later the birds finally found it with a vengeance. http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/2009/02/bird-feeder.html The birds thank you! Nice shots, but the glass you are shooting through makes itself obvious in the loss of contrast and tack sharpness. Thanks. A couple, like the woodpecker and lone goldfinch are huge crops which doesn't help either. Can you open the window? Or set up a blind of sorts? Not in February :-) These were just grab shots, but in the future I'll have the full-on outdoor studio setup with perches, a blind, etc. Christian -- 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: PESO: rain
Sasha Sobol wrote: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/sobol/3126561143 Taken with: K20d, SMC DA 21mm, f/6.7@ 1/20 Very cool shot! Christian -- 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: GESO - snow crystals
AlunFoto wrote: Gang, I got a request for some snow crystal photos from a potential buyer, so I put together a little gallery he could choose from. Then I thought maybe you guys would like a peek too, so here you go: http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/thumbnails.php?album=10 Fantastic! Christian -- 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: PESO - Philly 2007
On 2/20/09, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: I'm so glad Frank responded to this because I accidently deleted the original post. I like it too, Scott, though the background shows up a bit bright on my monitor. Still, I like it--for sure it has strong composition to my eye.Cheers, Christine Thanks, Christine. I was standing in the shadow of a large building shooting toward a building in full sun. My street shooting exposure method is to make sure the main subject is exposed properly, and screw everything else. Sometimes this works. -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since December 14th, 2008 http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- 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: PESO: rain
Adam Maas wrote: Excellent shot, and nice use of Flickriver to make viewing flickr shots easier. -Adam what he said --- I like the shot a lot -- want it just a tad lighter - but I think that's my monitor talking... I don't know waht flickriver is - but I normally have a hard time looking at flicker posts and this time not ann On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com wrote: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/sobol/3126561143 Taken with: K20d, SMC DA 21mm, f/6.7@ 1/20 -- 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. -- 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: rain
- Original Message - From: Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 11:31 AM Subject: PESO: rain http://www.flickriver.com/photos/sobol/3126561143 Taken with: K20d, SMC DA 21mm, f/6.7@ 1/20 I'd like to see a little more pop in the white part of the umbrella and it is ever so slightly on the dark side, so little that it is nearly not worth mentioning. Compositionally, it's a great picture. William Robb -- 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: PESO: rain
Very dramatic and striking. Well seen and well composed. Bob Advertising is the rattling of a stick inside a swill bucket --- George Orwell http://www.flickriver.com/photos/sobol/3126561143 Taken with: K20d, SMC DA 21mm, f/6.7@ 1/20 -- 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: GESO - Finally set up the bird feeder at the new house
Most of them are just pictures of birds at a feeder, but the first is absolutely classic - perfect. Bob Advertising is the rattling of a stick inside a swill bucket --- George Orwell Yeah, it took me like 4 months to finally get around to setting up the bird feeder. Lots of other stuff was taking priority. 3 days later the birds finally found it with a vengeance. http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/2009/02/bird-feeder.html All shot hand-held through the glass door, 20D 300/4 L IS at 400 ISO mostly at f5.6 aperture priority. Comments always appreciated. Enjoy. Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com -- 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: PESO: Fireman
That's a very nice portrait, but I think I can do better than that - at least my firemen are working: http://www.web-options.com/IMAGE_00047.jpg Taken with my phone cam through my office window. Can you guess what they're doing? Advertising is the rattling of a stick inside a swill bucket --- George Orwell Since PESOs don't apparently have to be shot with Pentax gear, I thought I'd share one of my all time favorite portraits ever. http://pedalingprose.wordpress.com/2009/02/22/fireman/ Enjoy. ~Nick David Wright http://pedalingprose.wordpress.com/ -- 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: GESO - Finally set up the bird feeder at the new house
Thanks, Bob! -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ Bob W wrote: Most of them are just pictures of birds at a feeder, but the first is absolutely classic - perfect. Bob Advertising is the rattling of a stick inside a swill bucket --- George Orwell Yeah, it took me like 4 months to finally get around to setting up the bird feeder. Lots of other stuff was taking priority. 3 days later the birds finally found it with a vengeance. http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/2009/02/bird-feeder.html All shot hand-held through the glass door, 20D 300/4 L IS at 400 ISO mostly at f5.6 aperture priority. Comments always appreciated. Enjoy. Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com -- 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: PESO: rain
Excellent. I find the tonality and brightness ideal for this type of shot. And my monitor is calibrated. A great concept, well executed. Paul On Feb 22, 2009, at 1:10 PM, Christian wrote: Sasha Sobol wrote: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/sobol/3126561143 Taken with: K20d, SMC DA 21mm, f/6.7@ 1/20 Very cool shot! Christian -- 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. -- 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: GESO - Finally set up the bird feeder at the new house
Love the first shot. I have to ask Christian, was the glass door open or closed? Jack --- On Sun, 2/22/09, Christian christ...@skofteland.net wrote: From: Christian christ...@skofteland.net Subject: GESO - Finally set up the bird feeder at the new house To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Sunday, February 22, 2009, 9:56 AM Yeah, it took me like 4 months to finally get around to setting up the bird feeder. Lots of other stuff was taking priority. 3 days later the birds finally found it with a vengeance. http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/2009/02/bird-feeder.html All shot hand-held through the glass door, 20D 300/4 L IS at 400 ISO mostly at f5.6 aperture priority. Comments always appreciated. Enjoy. Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com -- 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. -- 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: GESO - Finally set up the bird feeder at the new house
On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 12:56:34PM -0500, Christian scripsit: http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/2009/02/bird-feeder.html All shot hand-held through the glass door, 20D 300/4 L IS at 400 ISO mostly at f5.6 aperture priority. Comments always appreciated. Enjoy. These seem rather bright to me; that might be the bias introduced by being used to feeder birds being on the north side of the house and out of direct sunlight. -- Graydon -- 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: Help with a shot
Thanks to everyone for the suggestions, and especially to Paul who applied his lightroom mojo to a copy of the shot. The good news is that it is in my office parking lot, so that plumbing can be the subject of a lot of attempts. When only the engineers were working 6 day weeks, a shot with an empty parking lot would have been a lot easier, but the CEO just put everyone on 6-day weeks. On the other hand I'll be putting in a few Sundays in the near future. The original lens choice was made by a very simple metric. With the 40, my camera fits in my pocket, which makes wandering out of the office for a short break taking photos a lot more discreet. I'll try it again with the 50/1.4, and will get the 77/1.8 back next week. If anyone near San Jose would like to try their hand at it from soup to nuts, the address is 855 Embedded Way, San Jose CA http://tinyurl.com/cbkboe It is at the end of the road. If you click on satellite image you can see my racecar on the trailer at the other end of the office. If you show up in the near future, bring a macro lens, the poppies are coming out: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157614281474768/ Which are another very interesting challenge. There are also quite a few birds around right now. Everything from crows to kites. Most of these were shot within a couple hundred meters of the hydrants: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/collections/72157612874623290/ Some of them as far away as Silver Creek (Blossom Hill) Road. -- Photographs are like sentences, the best ones have both subjects and verbs. Larry Colen l...@red4est.comhttp://www.red4est.com/lrc -- 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.
PESO - winter plumage goldfinch
Christian having bravely demonstrated that bird pictures are not grounds for a rain of brickbats, I figured if I was going to comment on people photo's I should post one myself. I think I've got the general-purpose link URL; if not, will scrape egg off face and try again. http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/cf3wnS_Z3POTX--T6JDeRw?authkey=4OSiS9HwaLkfeat=directlink Taken through filthy glass sliding doors during a snowstorm. I am looking forward to enough of a thaw to allow cleaning those doors. -- Graydon -- 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: PESO: rain
Very nice shot. The composition works well as do the splashes of color. -- Best regards, Bruce Sunday, February 22, 2009, 9:31:24 AM, you wrote: SS http://www.flickriver.com/photos/sobol/3126561143 SS Taken with: K20d, SMC DA 21mm, f/6.7@ 1/20 SS -- SS PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List SS PDML@pdml.net SS http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net SS to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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: PESO: Fireman
On Feb 22, 2009, at 10:58 , Bob W wrote: That's a very nice portrait, but I think I can do better than that - at least my firemen are working: http://www.web-options.com/IMAGE_00047.jpg Taken with my phone cam through my office window. Can you guess what they're doing? Rescueing a cat from the roof? Cleaning the gutters as a public service? Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac http://web.me.com/jomac/show.me/Blog/Blog.html -- 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: PESO: rain
I like it very much. ~Nick David Wright http://pedalingprose.wordpress.com/ - Original Message From: Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 11:31:24 AM Subject: PESO: rain http://www.flickriver.com/photos/sobol/3126561143 Taken with: K20d, SMC DA 21mm, f/6.7@ 1/20 -- 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. -- 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: PESO - winter plumage goldfinch
On Feb 22, 2009, at 12:03 , Graydon wrote: Christian having bravely demonstrated that bird pictures are not grounds for a rain of brickbats, I figured if I was going to comment on people photo's I should post one myself. I think I've got the general-purpose link URL; if not, will scrape egg off face and try again. http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/cf3wnS_Z3POTX--T6JDeRw?authkey=4OSiS9HwaLkfeat=directlink Taken through filthy glass sliding doors during a snowstorm. I am looking forward to enough of a thaw to allow cleaning those doors. That guy looks c o l d ! Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac http://web.me.com/jomac/show.me/Blog/Blog.html -- 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.
PUG - THEME LIST
HELLO LIST WOULD SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHERE TO FIND THE PUG THEME LIST, PLEASE? REGARDS JENS -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. -- 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: PESO: Fireman
Nicely composed. Paul On Feb 22, 2009, at 9:41 AM, Cotty wrote: On 22/2/09, Nick David Wright, discombobulated, unleashed: Since PESOs don't apparently have to be shot with Pentax gear, I thought I'd share one of my all time favorite portraits ever. http://pedalingprose.wordpress.com/2009/02/22/fireman/ Enjoy. I did, thanks :-) Excellent. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- 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. -- 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: PUG - THEME LIST
Here you go http://pdmlpug.org/?page_id=20 -p Jens wrote: HELLO LIST WOULD SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHERE TO FIND THE PUG THEME LIST, PLEASE? REGARDS JENS -- 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: PESO: Fireman
That's a very nice portrait, but I think I can do better than that - at least my firemen are working: http://www.web-options.com/IMAGE_00047.jpg Taken with my phone cam through my office window. Can you guess what they're doing? Rescueing a cat from the roof? Cleaning the gutters as a public service? Rescuing a pigeon! Bob -- 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.
Source of M42 telephoto lenses?
A friend in Canada just told me that her father is looking for a telephoto lens longer than 200mm, for night sky photography, for his Spotmatic-F that he's been using since the 1970s. And he hasn't been able to find any. I suggested that for screwmount lenses he'll probably have to resort to pawn shops and eBay, but perhaps there are other likely sources I should mention? -- Glenn -- 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: Source of M42 telephoto lenses?
A friend in Canada just told me that her father is looking for a telephoto lens longer than 200mm, for night sky photography, for his Spotmatic-F that he's been using since the 1970s. And he hasn't been able to find any. I suggested that for screwmount lenses he'll probably have to resort to pawn shops and eBay, but perhaps there are other likely sources I should mention? -- Glenn http://www.ukcamera.com/usedcams/index.htm Bob -- 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: Source of M42 telephoto lenses?
On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 4:50 PM, D. Glenn Arthur Jr. dgl...@panix.com wrote: A friend in Canada just told me that her father is looking for a telephoto lens longer than 200mm, for night sky photography, for his Spotmatic-F that he's been using since the 1970s. And he hasn't been able to find any. I suggested that for screwmount lenses he'll probably have to resort to pawn shops and eBay, but perhaps there are other likely sources I should mention? -- Glenn eBay or KEH. No real options locally unless he's in Toronto. -Adam -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- 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.
PESO: From the Peak
Last Christmas I traveled with my wife to Hong Kong, mainland China, and Macau. It was her first time home in three years, and the first time I had ever been there. I also met my in-laws for the first time. Most of my photography time since then has been spent working on a Blurb book of the trip. This has turned out to be a bigger project than I thought. The pictures are all done, but the text and captions are taking a long time. I haven't really shared the pictures I took with anyone, yet, except for the two I submitted for the PDML book. I thought I would stop and share a couple more. The first place any tourist goes in Hong Kong is usually to the top of Victoria Peak. It is situated in the middle of Hong Kong, and has a beautiful view of the city. I managed to get there right at sunset, and got a decent spot. I didn't have a tripod, though, and my pictures suffered for it. The place is elbow-to-elbow photographers. I guess it is the worst kind of tourism to do, but it was only a few hours of a two week trip. And the view was very lovely, and nothing I can see back in Oklahoma. So here are a couple of photos: With maximum cliche - http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3600/3300800173_10e5149080_o.jpg Taken with the K100D Super and DA21 With slightly less cliche - http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3385/3300800617_b1b2758e13_o.jpg Taken with a Sears 80-200 f/4. I bought a Pentax M150 f/3.5 toward the end of the trip to replace it, but it is what I had at the time. I had the SR set wrong, that is why the EXIF data says I am using a 50mm lens. Photography is hard. Any comments on the photos, especially post-production tips, would be appeciated. Ira -- 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: Source of M42 telephoto lenses?
Bob W p...@web-options.com suggested: http://www.ukcamera.com/usedcams/index.htm Thanks. Forwarded. Adam Maas a...@mawz.ca wrote: eBay or KEH. No real options locally unless he's in Toronto. London, but gets to Toronto once in a while, I think ... -- Glenn -- 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: Source of M42 telephoto lenses?
On 2/22/09, D. Glenn Arthur Jr. dgl...@panix.com wrote: A friend in Canada just told me that her father is looking for a telephoto lens longer than 200mm, for night sky photography, for his Spotmatic-F that he's been using since the 1970s. And he hasn't been able to find any. I suggested that for screwmount lenses he'll probably have to resort to pawn shops and eBay, but perhaps there are other likely sources I should mention? KEH currently has 300/4 and 500/4.5 Takumar lenses in stock. -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since December 14th, 2008 http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- 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: Source of M42 telephoto lenses?
it might be worth suggesting that he finds an older lens of any make, and then buys a body or adapter to suit. It could save a lot of looking and be cheaper. For example, there's a 600mm Olympus here: http://www.acecameras.co.uk/asp/web/shopid/1557/default.asp with some reasonable looking bodies here: http://www.acecameras.co.uk/asp/web/ph/cat/prodtype/1578/prodtype.asp. Bob Bob W p...@web-options.com suggested: http://www.ukcamera.com/usedcams/index.htm Thanks. Forwarded. Adam Maas a...@mawz.ca wrote: eBay or KEH. No real options locally unless he's in Toronto. London, but gets to Toronto once in a while, I think ... -- Glenn -- 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: Source of M42 telephoto lenses?
On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 5:08 PM, D. Glenn Arthur Jr. dgl...@panix.com wrote: Bob W p...@web-options.com suggested: http://www.ukcamera.com/usedcams/index.htm Thanks. Forwarded. Adam Maas a...@mawz.ca wrote: eBay or KEH. No real options locally unless he's in Toronto. London, but gets to Toronto once in a while, I think ... -- Glenn Henry's does see some T-mount and M42 long teles or mirror lenses on occasion. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- 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: Source of M42 telephoto lenses?
D. Glenn Arthur Jr. wrote: A friend in Canada just told me that her father is looking for a telephoto lens longer than 200mm, for night sky photography, for his Spotmatic-F that he's been using since the 1970s. And he hasn't been able to find any. I suggested that for screwmount lenses he'll probably have to resort to pawn shops and eBay, but perhaps there are other likely sources I should mention? Tamron Adaptall. He could obtain a 300mm/2.8, 500mm/8, etc. Only need one adaptor to service tham all. -- 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: Source of M42 telephoto lenses?
On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 5:27 PM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: D. Glenn Arthur Jr. wrote: A friend in Canada just told me that her father is looking for a telephoto lens longer than 200mm, for night sky photography, for his Spotmatic-F that he's been using since the 1970s. And he hasn't been able to find any. I suggested that for screwmount lenses he'll probably have to resort to pawn shops and eBay, but perhaps there are other likely sources I should mention? Tamron Adaptall. He could obtain a 300mm/2.8, 500mm/8, etc. Only need one adaptor to service tham all. That too, and Downtown Camera in Toronto has both those lenses for sale (The 500 has some fungus though) -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- 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: Source of M42 telephoto lenses?
ebay of course, the takumar 400mm F5.6 is an excellent lens for the money. JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Adam Maas Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 5:32 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Source of M42 telephoto lenses? On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 5:27 PM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: D. Glenn Arthur Jr. wrote: A friend in Canada just told me that her father is looking for a telephoto lens longer than 200mm, for night sky photography, for his Spotmatic-F that he's been using since the 1970s. And he hasn't been able to find any. I suggested that for screwmount lenses he'll probably have to resort to pawn shops and eBay, but perhaps there are other likely sources I should mention? Tamron Adaptall. He could obtain a 300mm/2.8, 500mm/8, etc. Only need one adaptor to service tham all. That too, and Downtown Camera in Toronto has both those lenses for sale (The 500 has some fungus though) -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- 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. -- 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: Setting custom white balance
It is certainly a sound solution. All the way back to high school in the 1980's we used white, translucent lens caps on our video cameras to set white balance. Of course, a plain white t-shirt worked in a pinch... -Brendan --- On Sat, 2/21/09, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: From: Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info Subject: Setting custom white balance To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Date: Saturday, February 21, 2009, 9:12 PM There was a thread here sometime in the last few days about setting white balance in stage-lighting conditions. I didn't pay that much attention and have deleted the thread. But this evening I was perusing the current issue of Outdoor Photography and noticed an ad for the missing link in digital photography. The link is here: http://www.lallyphotography.com/store/ The missing link looks like a miniature shower cap - a piece of flexible plastic with an elastic collar that you would fit over the front of a lens. Actually, even more than a shower cap, it reminds me of the elasticized plastic cover you might buy to place over a small dish of left-overs in the refrigerator. But presumably the optical transmission of this particular plastic makes it particularly suited for the purpose of establishing a custom white balance in any lighting conditions. The material/construction is such that you could tuck it into a pocket or corner of your camera bag. Or use it as a soft lens cap while your camera is in the bag... The concept makes sense. I leave it to you to decide if it is worth the $29 +$3 SH. If someone does try it, I wold be interested in your assessment of the results. stan -- 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. -- 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: PDML Annual !
Mine is en route from New South Wales... Living at the arse end of the planet has disadvantages at times :-) Cheers, Dave 2009/2/22 Cory Waters cbwat...@bellsouth.net: Mine arrived yesterday. I can't describe the smile on my face last night from my initial inspection. I've seen some of the photos before and they're still great. Of the new stuff there are the ones that are totally that person's work and the ones that are surprising. They're _ALL_ Very Good work though. Boy, when we're at our best, we're pretty damned impressive. I'm proud to be included in this thing. I can't wait to proudly show it off to my friends and family. Thanks ya'll! Cory Ken Waller wrote: Hard to find the right words to describe the annual ! BRAVO !!! to all involved including the photogs, editors, Doug Brewer Mark Roberts - you've all outdone yourselves. + A totally professional presentation by the book publisher, faultless ! Good value for the buck (I have the hard cover image wrap) + Awesome organization of the book, images accompanying verbiage even down to the font used on the cover !. And the cover image (thank you Bong !) and its presentation is a stroke of genius (thank you Mark)! + All the photography is absolutely stunning ! Hard to pick favorites, but I can honestly say there are no images that don't belong there. As you can probably tell I REALLY like the annual ! -- 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: PDML Annual !
Perhaps, but living where you do, you have access to some great locations to make the beautiful Night/Astro photography that you do, Dave. Nice shot in your PESO post. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 4:42 PM Subject: Re: PDML Annual ! Mine is en route from New South Wales... Living at the arse end of the planet has disadvantages at times :-) Cheers, Dave 2009/2/22 Cory Waters cbwat...@bellsouth.net: Mine arrived yesterday. I can't describe the smile on my face last night from my initial inspection. I've seen some of the photos before and they're still great. Of the new stuff there are the ones that are totally that person's work and the ones that are surprising. They're _ALL_ Very Good work though. Boy, when we're at our best, we're pretty damned impressive. I'm proud to be included in this thing. I can't wait to proudly show it off to my friends and family. Thanks ya'll! Cory Ken Waller wrote: Hard to find the right words to describe the annual ! BRAVO !!! to all involved including the photogs, editors, Doug Brewer Mark Roberts - you've all outdone yourselves. + A totally professional presentation by the book publisher, faultless ! Good value for the buck (I have the hard cover image wrap) + Awesome organization of the book, images accompanying verbiage even down to the font used on the cover !. And the cover image (thank you Bong !) and its presentation is a stroke of genius (thank you Mark)! + All the photography is absolutely stunning ! Hard to pick favorites, but I can honestly say there are no images that don't belong there. As you can probably tell I REALLY like the annual ! -- 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. -- 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.
GESO: Mitchell Family Farm
I'm assuming from the posts I've seen that GESO means Gallery Every So Often, so I thought I'd add one of my own. Though again, not shot with Pentax gear. Sorry! For the record it was a Canon EOS 620 with the 50/1.8 and Ilford XP2. Here's my blog post on the gallery: http://pedalingprose.wordpress.com/2009/02/22/mitchell-family-farm/ And the gallery itself at flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pedalingprose/sets/72157614307965318/ Comments, critiques are always welcome. Thanks! ~Nick David Wright http://pedalingprose.wordpress.com/ -- 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: GESO - snow crystals
Those are lovely, Jostein. I actually looked at them early this morning. It was great to have your snow crystals to look at before I read the depressing Sunday Morning News. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 11:05 AM Subject: GESO - snow crystals Gang, I got a request for some snow crystal photos from a potential buyer, so I put together a little gallery he could choose from. Then I thought maybe you guys would like a peek too, so here you go: http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/thumbnails.php?album=10 Most of the shots are taken in 2006, but this season has been quite good too. The most elaborate one in the gallery, for example, is one from two weeks ago. By now the weather has changed, and the conditions are no longer optimal. We still get some snow (I spent 3 hours clearing the driveway in front of our house yesterday night), but there are no nice crystals in it. Looks more like puffed grains of some sort. Enjoy, Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- 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. -- 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: GESO - snow crystals
Jostein, Very nice collection. They look a bit more rounded than Mark C's. Perhaps the snow is a bit different over by you. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 11:05 AM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: Gang, I got a request for some snow crystal photos from a potential buyer, so I put together a little gallery he could choose from. Then I thought maybe you guys would like a peek too, so here you go: http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/thumbnails.php?album=10 Most of the shots are taken in 2006, but this season has been quite good too. The most elaborate one in the gallery, for example, is one from two weeks ago. By now the weather has changed, and the conditions are no longer optimal. We still get some snow (I spent 3 hours clearing the driveway in front of our house yesterday night), but there are no nice crystals in it. Looks more like puffed grains of some sort. Enjoy, Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- 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. -- 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: GESO - snow crystals
Wow. Amazing. ~Nick David Wright http://pedalingprose.wordpress.com/ - Original Message From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 4:55:41 PM Subject: Re: GESO - snow crystals Jostein, Very nice collection. They look a bit more rounded than Mark C's. Perhaps the snow is a bit different over by you. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 11:05 AM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: Gang, I got a request for some snow crystal photos from a potential buyer, so I put together a little gallery he could choose from. Then I thought maybe you guys would like a peek too, so here you go: http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/thumbnails.php?album=10 Most of the shots are taken in 2006, but this season has been quite good too. The most elaborate one in the gallery, for example, is one from two weeks ago. By now the weather has changed, and the conditions are no longer optimal. We still get some snow (I spent 3 hours clearing the driveway in front of our house yesterday night), but there are no nice crystals in it. Looks more like puffed grains of some sort. Enjoy, Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- 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. -- 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. -- 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: From the Peak
Hi Ira: Wow, I love the 2nd one. I think it's lovely. I do have a suggestion, but if you think I'm way off base, go ahead and ignore: Maybe crop out the building on the right. I really love the building on the left; it's very pretty all the other little buildings accent the big building wonderfully, but that building on the right distracts to my eye. Now that will give a squarish crop, but I like square crops, but you might not. Anyway, lovely 2nd shot. Again, just ignore if the suggestion doesn't suit you. Big cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Ira Bryant irabry...@sbcglobal.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 4:03 PM Subject: PESO: From the Peak Last Christmas I traveled with my wife to Hong Kong, mainland China, and Macau. It was her first time home in three years, and the first time I had ever been there. I also met my in-laws for the first time. Most of my photography time since then has been spent working on a Blurb book of the trip. This has turned out to be a bigger project than I thought. The pictures are all done, but the text and captions are taking a long time. I haven't really shared the pictures I took with anyone, yet, except for the two I submitted for the PDML book. I thought I would stop and share a couple more. The first place any tourist goes in Hong Kong is usually to the top of Victoria Peak. It is situated in the middle of Hong Kong, and has a beautiful view of the city. I managed to get there right at sunset, and got a decent spot. I didn't have a tripod, though, and my pictures suffered for it. The place is elbow-to-elbow photographers. I guess it is the worst kind of tourism to do, but it was only a few hours of a two week trip. And the view was very lovely, and nothing I can see back in Oklahoma. So here are a couple of photos: With maximum cliche - http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3600/3300800173_10e5149080_o.jpg Taken with the K100D Super and DA21 With slightly less cliche - http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3385/3300800617_b1b2758e13_o.jpg Taken with a Sears 80-200 f/4. I bought a Pentax M150 f/3.5 toward the end of the trip to replace it, but it is what I had at the time. I had the SR set wrong, that is why the EXIF data says I am using a 50mm lens. Photography is hard. Any comments on the photos, especially post-production tips, would be appeciated. Ira -- 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. -- 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: rain
That's beautiful, Sasha (at first I thought you were Subash, who's from India--that's what one calls a quick misread, anyway---). The composition is perfect as is the light. Lovely renderings of blue. Well done. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 11:31 AM Subject: PESO: rain http://www.flickriver.com/photos/sobol/3126561143 Taken with: K20d, SMC DA 21mm, f/6.7@ 1/20 -- 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. -- 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: PESO - winter plumage goldfinch
Graydon: This shows up pretty dark on my monitor, but YMMV. You caught the bird in a moment of prayer --probably praying for a thaw as well :-). Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Graydon o...@uniserve.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 2:03 PM Subject: PESO - winter plumage goldfinch Christian having bravely demonstrated that bird pictures are not grounds for a rain of brickbats, I figured if I was going to comment on people photo's I should post one myself. I think I've got the general-purpose link URL; if not, will scrape egg off face and try again. http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/cf3wnS_Z3POTX--T6JDeRw?authkey=4OSiS9HwaLkfeat=directlink Taken through filthy glass sliding doors during a snowstorm. I am looking forward to enough of a thaw to allow cleaning those doors. -- Graydon -- 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. -- 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: Boris PESO Rowing in the park.1
Very nice, Boris. I like the sepia better. Just curious: did you try bw? Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 11:23 PM Subject: Boris PESO Rowing in the park.1 Hi! I think what Larry, Ken, Paul, Graydon, David and Marnie said made sense. I upped a bit of contrast and went sepia with one of LR presets that I have on my computer. http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2009/02/peso-2009-0051.html See if you like this one better. Thanks! Boris -- 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. -- 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.
Another San Jose lunch next Wednesday (25th)
I sent this out but it got trapped in moderation land... Pete's Family restaurant on Snell, just north of Blossom Hill in South San Jose. Meet a little before noon. No agenda, all are welcome, just a chance to visit with other shutterbugs. Maybe talk about equipment and technique, or maybe just a chance to complain about the weather. If time and weather permit, there may be shooting in, or near coyote creek park afterwards for those that can make it. -- Photographs are like sentences, the best ones have both subjects and verbs. Larry Colen l...@red4est.comhttp://www.red4est.com/lrc -- 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: GESO - Finally set up the bird feeder at the new house
Jack Davis wrote: Love the first shot. I have to ask Christian, was the glass door open or closed? Jack Closed. Thanks! -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/2009/02/bird-feeder.html -- 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.
PDML Photo Annual famousness once again on the ascendency
Pentax USA has issued a press release on the PDML Photo Annual ... http://www.pentaximaging.com/news/197/ -bmw -- 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: GESO - Finally set up the bird feeder at the new house
Graydon wrote: On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 12:56:34PM -0500, Christian scripsit: http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/2009/02/bird-feeder.html All shot hand-held through the glass door, 20D 300/4 L IS at 400 ISO mostly at f5.6 aperture priority. Comments always appreciated. Enjoy. These seem rather bright to me; that might be the bias introduced by being used to feeder birds being on the north side of the house and out of direct sunlight. Possibly also due to my workflow I'm having issues with web images. They look fine on my monitor in PS and then when upload them to the web they looked washed-out and colorless (or the wrong color balance)... Any ideas? sRGB is the color space I'm using. In the past everything was fine and I don't think I've made any changes in the way I do stuff. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ -- 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: PESO - winter plumage goldfinch
Graydon wrote: Christian having bravely demonstrated that bird pictures are not grounds for a rain of brickbats, I figured if I was going to comment on people photo's I should post one myself. I think I've got the general-purpose link URL; if not, will scrape egg off face and try again. http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/cf3wnS_Z3POTX--T6JDeRw?authkey=4OSiS9HwaLkfeat=directlink Taken through filthy glass sliding doors during a snowstorm. I am looking forward to enough of a thaw to allow cleaning those doors. Cute little bird and I like the snow falling. I think it's a female though. Winter plumage males generally have a bit of dusky yellow on their heads. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ -- 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: PDML Annual !
- Original Message - From: Mark Roberts msrobert...@ysu.edu So. You gonna be sharing bong hits around the campfire at GFM or what? No, but I hope to bring some Glenlivet; will that do? You know, my husband I just found a bottle of Dimples Pinch in our pantry--can't figure out how we came about this--wasn't too bad--I might have another Pinch of the Dimple tonight :-). Cheers, Christine -- 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: PDML Photo Annual famousness once again on the ascendency
Bruce Walker wrote: Pentax USA has issued a press release on the PDML Photo Annual ... http://www.pentaximaging.com/news/197/ -bmw Wow... I'm surprised they acknowledged our existence! :-) -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ -- 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: PESO: Fireman
On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 05:43:17AM -0800, Nick David Wright wrote: # # Since PESOs don't apparently have to be shot with Pentax gear, I thought I'd share one of my all time favorite portraits ever. # # http://pedalingprose.wordpress.com/2009/02/22/fireman/ Very nice. -- Photographs are like sentences, the best ones have both subjects and verbs. Larry Colen l...@red4est.comhttp://www.red4est.com/lrc -- 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: PDML annual is a Blurb best seller!
Finally ordered two ... for starters. 1 soft cover 1 hard cover w/image wrap. -- 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: PESO: Fireman
On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 06:58:26PM -, Bob W wrote: # That's a very nice portrait, but I think I can do better than that - at # least my firemen are working: # http://www.web-options.com/IMAGE_00047.jpg # # Taken with my phone cam through my office window. # # Can you guess what they're doing? Cleaning Nick out of the gutter? -- Photographs are like sentences, the best ones have both subjects and verbs. Larry Colen l...@red4est.comhttp://www.red4est.com/lrc -- 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: GESO: Mitchell Family Farm
On Feb 22, 2009, at 14:54 , Nick David Wright wrote: I'm assuming from the posts I've seen that GESO means Gallery Every So Often, so I thought I'd add one of my own. Though again, not shot with Pentax gear. Sorry! For the record it was a Canon EOS 620 with the 50/1.8 and Ilford XP2. Here's my blog post on the gallery: http://pedalingprose.wordpress.com/2009/02/22/mitchell-family-farm/ And the gallery itself at flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pedalingprose/sets/72157614307965318/ Comments, critiques are always welcome. Thanks! ~Nick David Wright http://pedalingprose.wordpress.com/ Good concept, but little bit too high key as I view it. Whites and the sky are wiped out, though the faces are where they should be. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn’t need to lug a camera.” –Lewis Hine -- 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: GESO - snow crystals
On 22/2/09, AlunFoto, discombobulated, unleashed: Gang, I got a request for some snow crystal photos from a potential buyer, so I put together a little gallery he could choose from. Then I thought maybe you guys would like a peek too, so here you go: http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/thumbnails.php?album=10 Beautiful. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. LTCSERVER -- 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: PESO: From the Peak
On Feb 22, 2009, at 14:03 , Ira Bryant wrote: Last Christmas I traveled with my wife to Hong Kong, mainland China, and Macau. It was her first time home in three years, and the first time I had ever been there. I also met my in-laws for the first time. So here are a couple of photos: With maximum cliche - http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3600/3300800173_10e5149080_o.jpg Taken with the K100D Super and DA21 With slightly less cliche - http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3385/3300800617_b1b2758e13_o.jpg Love the night shot, though as you say, it reminds one of many other similar shots. The second shot is very pleasing, though I agree with Christine about the crop. Last time I was there no buildings came anywhere close to the height of the peak. Of course, that was in 1965, so... I guess they've been busy since.;-) Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac http://web.me.com/jomac/show.me/Blog/Blog.html -- 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: PESO: From the Peak
- Original Message - From: Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com Of course, that was in 1965, so... I guess they've been busy since.;-) to say the least, Joseph. great understatement here :-). Cheers, Christine -- 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: PESO - The Barfly
From: Mark Roberts frank theriault wrote: K 2.5 135mm on the *istD, wide open at 1/13th of a second, handheld. http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/02/barfly.html Great shot! From the expression on his face you'd think someone had just handed him a glass of weasel spit. Come to think of it, that may be what's in the glass. Jägermeister, Goldschläger or something equally pretentious only ever ordered by assholes. -- 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: Amusing square-format dSLR rumor
From: Bob W They must teach you some strange things in your schools. JCO is quite correct - at least, our schools taught us that a rectangle is a quadrilateral with 4 right angles, so a square is a rectangle. A rectangle with unequal sides is an oblong. Bob C'mon, Bob. You're putting me on, right? Or making jokes. An oblong is a squashed circle. keith ...with the corners kicked out. And, of course, a circle is an ellipse, so by working backwards we have in fact squared the circle. ... or jerked it anyway. -- 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: PUG - THEME LIST
On 22/2/09, Jens, discombobulated, unleashed: HELLO LIST WOULD SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHERE TO FIND THE PUG THEME LIST, PLEASE? REGARDS JENS -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. YOU GOT IT BUBBA GO SEE JCO -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. LTCSERVER -- 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: PDML Photo Annual famousness once again on the ascendency
On Feb 22, 2009, at 15:19 , Bruce Walker wrote: Pentax USA has issued a press release on the PDML Photo Annual ... http://www.pentaximaging.com/news/197/ Good job, whoever salted that release! Joseph McAllister Lots of gear, not much time http://gallery.me.com/jomac http://web.me.com/jomac/show.me/Blog/Blog.html -- 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: PDML Photo Annual famousness once again on the ascendency
In a message dated 2/22/2009 3:25:35 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, christ...@skofteland.net writes: Bruce Walker wrote: Pentax USA has issued a press release on the PDML Photo Annual ... http://www.pentaximaging.com/news/197/ -bmw Wow... I'm surprised they acknowledged our existence! :-) Ditto. On the other hand, they are sort of using us, aren't they? Heh. But I do NOT think they should have included Mark's phone number on the press release. And, if I was him, I'd get them to take his phone number out. ASAP. Marnie :-) - Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. **You can't always choose whom you love, but you can choose how to find them. Start with AOL Personals. (http://personals.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntuslove0002) -- 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.
OT: Pin back yer Britneys for some rabbit, Doris
Especially for Boris, some examples of genuine Cockney http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ak5vYS0tvg http://www.dailymotion.com/channelbee/video/x7h2pt_cockney-star-trek_fun and the final scenes from the best British gangster movie ever made: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVVrZJaN1IU Bringing it vaguely on topic: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturepicturegalleries/4446096/Candid-Co ckney.html -- 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: PESO - winter plumage goldfinch
Cute! Awfully dark..on my monitor. Among the possible shadow lightening methods, I'd probably use the curves tool. Jack --- On Sun, 2/22/09, Graydon o...@uniserve.com wrote: From: Graydon o...@uniserve.com Subject: PESO - winter plumage goldfinch To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Sunday, February 22, 2009, 12:03 PM Christian having bravely demonstrated that bird pictures are not grounds for a rain of brickbats, I figured if I was going to comment on people photo's I should post one myself. I think I've got the general-purpose link URL; if not, will scrape egg off face and try again. http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/cf3wnS_Z3POTX--T6JDeRw?authkey=4OSiS9HwaLkfeat=directlink Taken through filthy glass sliding doors during a snowstorm. I am looking forward to enough of a thaw to allow cleaning those doors. -- Graydon -- 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. -- 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: PESO: From the Peak
Both successful shots, Ira! Well done. Jack --- On Sun, 2/22/09, Ira Bryant irabry...@sbcglobal.net wrote: From: Ira Bryant irabry...@sbcglobal.net Subject: PESO: From the Peak To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Sunday, February 22, 2009, 2:03 PM Last Christmas I traveled with my wife to Hong Kong, mainland China, and Macau. It was her first time home in three years, and the first time I had ever been there. I also met my in-laws for the first time. Most of my photography time since then has been spent working on a Blurb book of the trip. This has turned out to be a bigger project than I thought. The pictures are all done, but the text and captions are taking a long time. I haven't really shared the pictures I took with anyone, yet, except for the two I submitted for the PDML book. I thought I would stop and share a couple more. The first place any tourist goes in Hong Kong is usually to the top of Victoria Peak. It is situated in the middle of Hong Kong, and has a beautiful view of the city. I managed to get there right at sunset, and got a decent spot. I didn't have a tripod, though, and my pictures suffered for it. The place is elbow-to-elbow photographers. I guess it is the worst kind of tourism to do, but it was only a few hours of a two week trip. And the view was very lovely, and nothing I can see back in Oklahoma. So here are a couple of photos: With maximum cliche - http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3600/3300800173_10e5149080_o.jpg Taken with the K100D Super and DA21 With slightly less cliche - http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3385/3300800617_b1b2758e13_o.jpg Taken with a Sears 80-200 f/4. I bought a Pentax M150 f/3.5 toward the end of the trip to replace it, but it is what I had at the time. I had the SR set wrong, that is why the EXIF data says I am using a 50mm lens. Photography is hard. Any comments on the photos, especially post-production tips, would be appeciated. Ira -- 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. -- 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: The PDML Annual Has Arrived!
From: Dario Bonazza Christian wrote: Apparently, my banana is in the same boat of yours. Let's hope they'll both have a safe cruise. That sounds like the punchline of a dirty joke... That would be a banana hammock. This is Banana Joe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqG6Zcw5JPwfeature=related No Terence Hill? -- 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: PESO: rain
I like it a lot Sasha. Cory Sasha Sobol wrote: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/sobol/3126561143 Taken with: K20d, SMC DA 21mm, f/6.7@ 1/20 -- 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. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.2/1965 - Release Date: 02/21/09 15:36:00 -- 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: Pin back yer Britneys for some rabbit, Doris
not a word of the youtube piece was understood in Chicago--well, we did catch that something or other about the middleclass. - Original Message - From: Bob W p...@web-options.com To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 5:45 PM Subject: OT: Pin back yer Britneys for some rabbit, Doris Especially for Boris, some examples of genuine Cockney http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ak5vYS0tvg http://www.dailymotion.com/channelbee/video/x7h2pt_cockney-star-trek_fun and the final scenes from the best British gangster movie ever made: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVVrZJaN1IU Bringing it vaguely on topic: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturepicturegalleries/4446096/Candid-Co ckney.html -- 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. -- 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: PDML Photo Annual famousness once again on the ascendency
Way cool! On Feb 22, 2009, at 5:19 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Pentax USA has issued a press release on the PDML Photo Annual ... http://www.pentaximaging.com/news/197/ -bmw -- 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. -- 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: PESO: rain
Very nice shot! As others have commented, it may be just a trifle dark, but that can be due to variations in monitor brightness settings. I particularly like the subtle light in the foreground. The person with umbrella makes the shot though. stan On Feb 22, 2009, at 11:31 AM, Sasha Sobol wrote: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/sobol/3126561143 Taken with: K20d, SMC DA 21mm, f/6.7@ 1/20 -- 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. -- 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.
