Re: OT: Write-off
frank theriault wrote: Think about it: race cars have seatbelts, not airbags. There must be a reason for that... cheers, frank Race cars also shed energy by disintegrating on impact. Most single seaters have carbon fiber survival capsules surrounding the driver and saloon cars or stock cars have full roll cages. Also the seatbelts in a race car allow very little freedom of movement unlike your standard family car's shoulder and lap belt. -- 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: Old Blue Eyes
On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 6:56 PM, Dan Matyola danmaty...@verizon.net wrote: I ran into this lovely creature on my recent trip to New Orleans, at the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8856654 Dan M My ex-wife? Cool shot, especially (as has already been said) for through glass. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: Waiting for Mardi Gras
From a store on Bourbon Street, New Orleans: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8856823 Dan M -- 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 #009 - Yellow Galaxy
On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 10:47 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Mimosas... http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2009/03/peso-2009-010.html Be brutal and honest, as usual. I think it's beautiful. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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.
*ist-D troubleshooting.. is it dying?
Ist-D of a friend (the one I sold him in fact) behaves strangely: * Goes off when witing to card * Very slow write to the card, even more so since he bought a 8GB CF card. Firmware is 1.12 (latest one). Any suggestion? I fear it would cost quite a lot to repair it. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- 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 - Inside the greenhouse
On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 10:19 PM, Brendan MacRae brendanmacrae1...@yahoo.com wrote: This is the reason I bought the DA 10-17mm last year, so I could capture these sorts of shots. Another possible for a magazine article for sometime this year...or maybe next. http://www.primelensphoto.com/IMGP9554.jpg K20D, DA 10-17mm @ 10mm, f5.6, 1/180, ISO 100, custom WB Oh, and this may or may not qualify as a cat picture. -Brendan I like it! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: *ist-D troubleshooting.. is it dying?
- Original Message - From: Thibouille Subject: *ist-D troubleshooting.. is it dying? Ist-D of a friend (the one I sold him in fact) behaves strangely: * Goes off when witing to card * Very slow write to the card, even more so since he bought a 8GB CF card. Firmware is 1.12 (latest one). Any suggestion? I fear it would cost quite a lot to repair it. Try a smaller card. I know that in theory the latest firmware supports big cards, but this doesn't necessarily mean full support. 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: OT: Write-off
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 12:09 PM, Christian christ...@skofteland.net wrote: Race cars also shed energy by disintegrating on impact. Most single seaters have carbon fiber survival capsules surrounding the driver and saloon cars or stock cars have full roll cages. Also the seatbelts in a race car allow very little freedom of movement unlike your standard family car's shoulder and lap belt. Agreed, but to a lesser extent, street cars have the same thing. The passenger compartment is generally surrounded by a protective rigid cage and there are crumple zones that shed energy especially in front and rear collisions. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: point and shoot
Frank, The CL is nice, but it is not exactly inexpensive, at least to me. :) May be Olympus Stylus Epic is a good choice for a film guy? -Pasvorn On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 9:07 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 9:51 AM, Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com wrote: Hey, Mr. Film Guy: http://www.prime-junta.net/pont/img/Reviews/045_Leica_CL/leicacl.jpg cheers, frank -- 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: *ist-D troubleshooting.. is it dying?
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 12:23 PM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: Try a smaller card. I know that in theory the latest firmware supports big cards, but this doesn't necessarily mean full support. I've recently been using a 4 gb card in my *istD, with no deleterious effects. It gives me like a thousand hi-res j-pegs, so I'm pretty happy with that. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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 - Subway Smiles
Frank, I agree with Cotty. He has a very good point about the subway collection. -Pasvorn On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 7:37 AM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 30/3/09, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: http://knarf-underground.blogspot.com/2009/03/subway-smiles.html Smiles for a Monday morning. Comments are always welcome. Really like that grab Frank. Love the sense of movement in the picture, and the smiles are magic. You should do a Blurb book of your best subway stuff :-) -- -- 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 - Subway Smiles
Well, I'll bet you were still warm on the inside well after getting off the subway. Enjoyed your remarks. Jack --- On Mon, 3/30/09, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO - Subway Smiles To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, March 30, 2009, 8:16 AM On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 10:47 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: A real 'feel good' shot. Such delightfully warm relationships are rare and it takes a keen photog to catch one. You know, Jack, I watched this pair for about 5 subway stops before they rushed to get off. They were sitting there playing a spelling game. The mother would point to an advertisement and the boy would read it, or she would spell a word on a sign and he'd have to find the sign and point to it. They were laughing and hugging and I kept missing them. It was wonderful to see, but I was getting frustrated! ;-) I got one lame shot of them that really didn't convey the warmth and love between this mother and son. Then just as we pulled into a station they lept up and ran for the door and I managed to get the shot you see here. I was glad to have captured those smiles. They really made my day - not the photograph, it was just heartwarming (on a dark, cold, rainy day) to see such loving interaction between two people in public. BTW, when I got off the subway, this is what I saw: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/03/sunday-morning-rain.html ...so those smiles were needed! Thanks to you and Cotty for your kind words. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: OT PESO - Figure (one for the ladies)
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 9:04 AM, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: G'day All, Here is another from this weekends workshop: http://www.flickr.com/photos/disavage/3395993054/ Direct link (~80kb) http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3571/3395993054_677724689a_o.jpg We were lucky to have an amateur body builder in our group who gave our model some pointers on accentuating his assets. Too many moles. I don't like moles. Other than that, good photo. ;-) cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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 - Dame Helen
On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 5:53 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: Bit late but hey, busy weekend. A friend and colleague is leaving to set up her own production company and I did her a set of publicity stills from her commercial TV days. Good brownie points as she will hopefully be giving me some work, so did it for expenses. Pleased with the results - here's a gallery of 23 pics - I shot about a hundred. All with Pentax *ist Ds and 18-55 lens. You can guess which were shot with the A*85/1.4 ! http://gallery.me.com/cottycam#100027 She's got a very pretty smile! Nice set (of photos, I mean)... cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: *ist-D troubleshooting.. is it dying?
Try a smaller card, i think thats the problem. Dave On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 12:15 PM, Thibouille pentaxl...@gmail.com wrote: Ist-D of a friend (the one I sold him in fact) behaves strangely: * Goes off when witing to card * Very slow write to the card, even more so since he bought a 8GB CF card. Firmware is 1.12 (latest one). Any suggestion? I fear it would cost quite a lot to repair it. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- 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. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- 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: point and shoot
Scott. I bought my daughter the A540, i think it is, for xmas a while back, and it does a good job, and has a VF. My G3 has a VF, so maybe look into a G series. Dave On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 9:51 AM, Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com wrote: Hi there. The 750z I've been using the last few years for snapshots is just about shot. Besides losing the charger, I've also managed to break the articulating LCD again (Pentax fixed it under warranty the first time). So I'm shopping for an inexpensive pocket camera with an optical viewfinder and it looks like this sort of thing is damn near extinct. Anyone have any suggestions? -- 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. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- 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: point and shoot
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 12:30 PM, Pasvorn Boonmark pasv...@boonmark.net wrote: Frank, The CL is nice, but it is not exactly inexpensive, at least to me. :) May be Olympus Stylus Epic is a good choice for a film guy? I was just jerkin' Scott's chain. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: Another over processed picture of Lyndsaye
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 10:22 AM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: Again, brought to you by the letters D and A, and the number 55. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/monolynds1.html Techy stuff: K20D @ ISO 100, f/4, 160 second. Four lights spread around the set with seeming randomness that worked out fairly well. Also, thank to everyone who looked at and made such kind comments about the pictures of my homely friend and the tulips. Those eyes! Lovely! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: *ist-D troubleshooting.. is it dying?
Looks like the problems started before the supercard arrived... I'd try other cards and monitor the batt condition. Any coincidence between the firmware update and the problem?? Hope it's repairable... LF Thibouille escreveu: Ist-D of a friend (the one I sold him in fact) behaves strangely: * Goes off when witing to card * Very slow write to the card, even more so since he bought a 8GB CF card. Firmware is 1.12 (latest one). Any suggestion? I fear it would cost quite a lot to repair it. -- Luiz Felipe luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br http://techmit.com.br/luizfelipe/ -- 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: Early Flower - Late Storm
On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 10:33 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: One more from this weekend. The cat photo was a chance shot as I was passing through to process several dozen attempts to record the impact of our usual late-March snow-and-ice storm on our usual mid-March flowers. Again with the new DA 55/1.4 http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p821843095/e21b57ab8 Poor thing... :-( Nice photo... ;-) cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: point and shoot
...about to attacked... Scott, the Nikon D50 - I think that's the model - offers a compact with wide angle zoom and optical viewfinder, around $100. Optical finders are getting hard to find indeed... LF (well, if Pentax offered any I'd suggest it) Scott Loveless escreveu: On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 10:07 AM, Jaume Lahuerta jlah...@yahoo.com wrote: The Canon A series used to be a great compromise between features and price...at a cost, that in this case was its size. I've been looking at the A series. I just have to bottle my conscience long enough to actually buy one. ;) Canon seems to be offering something I little closer to what I really want than anyone else right now. I'll keep digging. There are a lot of PS cameras out there. BTW, I read a very favourable review (5 stars) in the French Magazine CdI of the Pentax P70. It seems that the image quality is good and the camera is really small. The drawback is that t has SR based on software post processing, and this produces a lag between frames when shooting at full resolution. No optical VF I am afraid. No optical VF is a deal breaker, unfortunately. Didn't someone offer a small digital camera with a prime lens not too long ago? -- Luiz Felipe luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br http://techmit.com.br/luizfelipe/ -- 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: point and shoot
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 12:49 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 12:30 PM, Pasvorn Boonmark pasv...@boonmark.net wrote: Frank, The CL is nice, but it is not exactly inexpensive, at least to me. :) May be Olympus Stylus Epic is a good choice for a film guy? I was just jerkin' Scott's chain. That's two. -- 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: point and shoot
Jaume Lahuerta wrote: - Mensaje original De: Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com No optical VF is a deal breaker, unfortunately. Didn't someone offer a small digital camera with a prime lens not too long ago? This must be either Sigma DP1/DP2 or Ricoh GR Digital. Not sure about the Sigma, but at least the Ricoh had an external optical VF as an option. What they don't fulfill is the (low) cost requirement I am afraid... The Sigma DP2 has a 24mm f/2.8 prime (roughly the angle of view of 50mm on FF) and you can get an accessory optical viewfinder. The camera is about $650.00, though. Not available yet, but should be very soon. Amazon is accepting pre-orders: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001W3429E?ie=UTF8tag=cmrmrs-20linkCode=as2camp=1789creative=390957creativeASIN=B001W3429E I'm seriously considering one of these. -- 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 - Jess (one for the lads)
Nice shot. But like Christian, I'd like to see more fill on the shadow side of her face. Just a close in reflector would have picked up a lot of light from the background. Paul On Mar 30, 2009, at 11:57 AM, Christian wrote: David Savage wrote: G'day All, Last one for now this one is on topic because I actually used a Pentax camera lens: http://www.flickr.com/photos/disavage/3399052492/ Direct link (~135kb) http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3570/3399052492_fffd1462ec_o.jpg K20D, FA77mm f1.8, f8 @ 1/100, ISO 100. 3 light set-up. 2 flagged lights firing onto the white background metered @ f11. Large(ish) softbox camera left. She's cute. I'd like to see more light on the side of her face to show off the crazy makeup a bit better, but otherwise I like it. -- 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. -- 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: point and shoot
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 1:03 PM, Mark Roberts msrobert...@ysu.edu wrote: The Sigma DP2 has a 24mm f/2.8 prime (roughly the angle of view of 50mm on FF) and you can get an accessory optical viewfinder. The camera is about $650.00, though. Not available yet, but should be very soon. Amazon is accepting pre-orders: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001W3429E?ie=UTF8tag=cmrmrs-20linkCode=as2camp=1789creative=390957creativeASIN=B001W3429E It sure looks nice, but it falls well outside my inexpensive requirement. I basically want the digital equivalent of a Canonet. It doesn't appear to exist. And if it did it would probably cost at least as much as the DP2. Grr. This really sucks. I just want something simple that I can pull up to my eye and then throw the photos out on the web when I get home. But all I see is chimp-approved plastic junk with smile recognition. WTF happened to cameras? Am I the only person in the whole wide world that doesn't want a zillion worthless features at the expense of something functional? -- 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: Another over processed picture of Lyndsaye
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 10:22 AM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: Again, brought to you by the letters D and A, and the number 55. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/monolynds1.html That's very, very nice. I tried, but I can't really find anything to complain about. So when are you going to give us a critical comparison of the DA*55/14. and the FA50/1.4? -- 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: *ist-D troubleshooting.. is it dying?
IIRC the very latest firmware was actually 1.13. Nonetheless, trying a different card could be useful. Boris Thibouille wrote: Ist-D of a friend (the one I sold him in fact) behaves strangely: * Goes off when witing to card * Very slow write to the card, even more so since he bought a 8GB CF card. Firmware is 1.12 (latest one). Any suggestion? I fear it would cost quite a lot to repair it. -- 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: Another over processed picture of Lyndsaye
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 10:34 AM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan Subject: Re: PESO: Another over processed picture of Lyndsaye Bill, Her face seems so broad in this photo, much more so than before. It makes me wonder about the perspective. Looks almost like you used a 28 mm on film. Most of the close work I've done with her have been with the 85mm lens. The difference in perspective is quite startling. I'm thinking that part of my post processing work for this shoot (I did everything with the 55) is going to involve a bit of transforming to narrow her face up a little. You can work on me next then.:-) I like the shot, so clear and crisp. 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. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- 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 - Subway Smiles
Nice. I like the bit of motion blur on the lady getting up. I agree with Cotty, make a blurb book. Dave On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 10:26 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: http://knarf-underground.blogspot.com/2009/03/subway-smiles.html Smiles for a Monday morning. Comments are always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- 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: OT PESO - Translucent
On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 7:39 PM, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: G'day All, One from the weekend. Spur of the moment idea that worked better than I had expected.: http://www.flickr.com/photos/disavage/3395121961/ Direct link (~135kb): http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3557/3395121961_8cd857df7e_o.jpg One Nikon SB-900 behind the models head pointed towards the camera. Very interesting. I like it! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: point and shoot
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 1:23 PM, Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com wrote: snip Am I the only person in the whole wide world that doesn't want a zillion worthless features at the expense of something functional? Apparently you are... cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: point and shoot
Optical viewfinder yes, compact no. The D50 is an older Nikon DSLR. I suspect you're referring to the P50, which should be avoided. Nikon's PS production of the last few years start at bad and get rapidly worse. Optical finders are dying off. Mostly because PS finders are typically horrid. -Adam On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 1:01 PM, Luiz Felipe luiz.fel...@techmit.com.br wrote: ...about to attacked... Scott, the Nikon D50 - I think that's the model - offers a compact with wide angle zoom and optical viewfinder, around $100. Optical finders are getting hard to find indeed... LF (well, if Pentax offered any I'd suggest it) Scott Loveless escreveu: On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 10:07 AM, Jaume Lahuerta jlah...@yahoo.com wrote: The Canon A series used to be a great compromise between features and price...at a cost, that in this case was its size. I've been looking at the A series. I just have to bottle my conscience long enough to actually buy one. ;) Canon seems to be offering something I little closer to what I really want than anyone else right now. I'll keep digging. There are a lot of PS cameras out there. BTW, I read a very favourable review (5 stars) in the French Magazine CdI of the Pentax P70. It seems that the image quality is good and the camera is really small. The drawback is that t has SR based on software post processing, and this produces a lag between frames when shooting at full resolution. No optical VF I am afraid. No optical VF is a deal breaker, unfortunately. Didn't someone offer a small digital camera with a prime lens not too long ago? -- Luiz Felipe luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br http://techmit.com.br/luizfelipe/ -- 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.
Re: OT: Write-off
Your forehead can survive lots, but not an 80g crash into the bar at the top of the windshield. Race car drivers wear helmets and that's why I'm happy with my side airbags. Seatbelts will keep your butt in place, but not your head. When my brain's gone, just send me to the organ harvesters. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 10:44 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 5:03 AM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 29/3/09, eactiv...@aol.com, discombobulated, unleashed: Makes me feel less unprotected by my airbags now. One of the unfortunate things about Land Rover Defenders and their 50- year old design is the lack of any airbags. One of the interesting things is that in the 70,000 miles I have done in 2 years in it, I have learned respect for defensive driving. Seatbelts protect from more types of crashes than airbags. In fact airbags without seatbelts can be quite dangerous (seatbelts help keep you in place so the bags hit you in the right place and don't do more damage than help). Personally I think that the advantages of airbags are exaggerated (especially since they're basically explosive devices that shoot a plastic shield at your body and high speed) whereas the advantages of seatbelts have been underplayed. I would never feel safe i a car without wearing seatbelts, but I really don't care if my car has airbags or not. Think about it: race cars have seatbelts, not airbags. There must be a reason for that... cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: point and shoot
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 12:58 PM, Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 12:49 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 12:30 PM, Pasvorn Boonmark pasv...@boonmark.net wrote: Frank, The CL is nice, but it is not exactly inexpensive, at least to me. :) May be Olympus Stylus Epic is a good choice for a film guy? I was just jerkin' Scott's chain. That's two. -- Scott Loveless Canonet QL17 GIII -- 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: point and shoot
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 1:46 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 1:23 PM, Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com wrote: snip Am I the only person in the whole wide world that doesn't want a zillion worthless features at the expense of something functional? Apparently you are... Okay, I'm the other person (so it's nice to know there are at least two of us, although it scares me that I'm in a group with you...). ;-) I mean seriously, that's why I posted like a week and a half ago, whinging that I've never used more than 10% of the features of my dinosaur *istD! I just want something (with manual override, of course) that allows me to take individual photographs. I'll live with autofocus (but don't need it). I'll live with autoexposure (but don't need it). I don't need much more... cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: point and shoot
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 1:46 PM, Adam Maas a...@mawz.ca wrote: Optical viewfinder yes, compact no. The D50 is an older Nikon DSLR. I suspect you're referring to the P50, which should be avoided. Nikon's PS production of the last few years start at bad and get rapidly worse. Optical finders are dying off. Mostly because PS finders are typically horrid. Everyone uses optical viewfinders. PS makers put crappy viewfinders in their cameras. Everyone decides that using the stupid little screen is better than looking through a keyhole. PS makers stop making cameras with optical viewfinders because no one is using them. Go figure. -- 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 - Subway Smiles
Actually, find a sponsor in the arts or public transit and mount an exhibition in city hall, or a mall, museum, or gallery. They are a wonderful collection and are so much more powerful when they are there to support one another. You need an agent Frank! Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 12:40 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Nice. I like the bit of motion blur on the lady getting up. I agree with Cotty, make a blurb book. Dave On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 10:26 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: http://knarf-underground.blogspot.com/2009/03/subway-smiles.html Smiles for a Monday morning. Comments are always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- 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: point and shoot
No potical VF and not pocketable, but 10x optical zoom, aperature and shutter priority, super macro and my real dinosaur Optio MX On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 1:46 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 1:23 PM, Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com wrote: snip Am I the only person in the whole wide world that doesn't want a zillion worthless features at the expense of something functional? Apparently you are... cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: OT: Write-off
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 1:46 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Your forehead can survive lots, but not an 80g crash into the bar at the top of the windshield. Race car drivers wear helmets and that's why I'm happy with my side airbags. Seatbelts will keep your butt in place, but not your head. When my brain's gone, just send me to the organ harvesters. Regards, Bob S. Shoulder belts will keep your head from hitting the top of the windshield. In fact I'd advocate 5 point belts for consumer use. Or at least 4 point belts. With everything else they can figure out these days, I'm sure they could arrange belts over each shoulder that would be neither cumbersome nor inconvenient. As my father would have said, If they can send a man to the moon... ;-) cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: point and shoot
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 1:52 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Okay, I'm the other person (so it's nice to know there are at least two of us, although it scares me that I'm in a group with you...). ;-) Who wouldn't be scared? I mean seriously, that's why I posted like a week and a half ago, whinging that I've never used more than 10% of the features of my dinosaur *istD! I just want something (with manual override, of course) that allows me to take individual photographs. I'll live with autofocus (but don't need it). I'll live with autoexposure (but don't need it). I have the same problem with mobile phones. I don't want to check my email, surf the web, download music/movies/ringtones, text, take pictures or wipe my butt with it. I want to talk to people on the phone. I want an address book and voice mail. That's about it. No one makes anything like that anymore, though. I have to accept the option of using a bunch of superfluous crap that I'll never ever use, and I can't help but think that the prices might be lower if it were otherwise. I don't need much more... I'm a curmudgeon at 33. -- 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: point and shoot
Scott Loveless wrote: On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 1:03 PM, Mark Roberts msrobert...@ysu.edu wrote: The Sigma DP2 has a 24mm f/2.8 prime (roughly the angle of view of 50mm on FF) and you can get an accessory optical viewfinder. The camera is about $650.00, though. Not available yet, but should be very soon. Amazon is accepting pre-orders: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001W3429E?ie=UTF8tag=cmrmrs-20linkCode=as2camp=1789creative=390957creativeASIN=B001W3429E It sure looks nice, but it falls well outside my inexpensive requirement. I basically want the digital equivalent of a Canonet. It doesn't appear to exist. And if it did it would probably cost at least as much as the DP2. Grr. This really sucks. I just want something simple that I can pull up to my eye and then throw the photos out on the web when I get home. But all I see is chimp-approved plastic junk with smile recognition. WTF happened to cameras? Am I the only person in the whole wide world that doesn't want a zillion worthless features at the expense of something functional? No but you're the only person who thinks he can get it for less than $650 ;-) (KIDDING!) -- 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: point and shoot
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 1:52 PM, Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 1:46 PM, Adam Maas a...@mawz.ca wrote: Optical viewfinder yes, compact no. The D50 is an older Nikon DSLR. I suspect you're referring to the P50, which should be avoided. Nikon's PS production of the last few years start at bad and get rapidly worse. Optical finders are dying off. Mostly because PS finders are typically horrid. Everyone uses optical viewfinders. PS makers put crappy viewfinders in their cameras. Everyone decides that using the stupid little screen is better than looking through a keyhole. PS makers stop making cameras with optical viewfinders because no one is using them. Go figure. Well, in their defence, the crappy viewfinders have been around since the 1980's. People just figured out with digital that the big LCD's beat the tiny optical finders they'd been stuck with. -- 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: point and shoot
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 1:58 PM, Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com wrote: snip I'm a curmudgeon at 33. That's okay, you look 45... cheers, frank ;-) -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: point and shoot
Scott Loveless wrote: I have the same problem with mobile phones. I don't want to check my email, surf the web, download music/movies/ringtones, text, take pictures or wipe my butt with it. I want to talk to people on the phone. I want an address book and voice mail. That's about it. No one makes anything like that anymore, though. I have to accept the option of using a bunch of superfluous crap that I'll never ever use, and I can't help but think that the prices might be lower if it were otherwise. Hello, Graywolf -- 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 - Jess (one for the lads)
Very nice Dave! The expression is a wonderful catch. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 10:31 AM, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: G'day All, Last one for now this one is on topic because I actually used a Pentax camera lens: http://www.flickr.com/photos/disavage/3399052492/ Direct link (~135kb) http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3570/3399052492_fffd1462ec_o.jpg K20D, FA77mm f1.8, f8 @ 1/100, ISO 100. 3 light set-up. 2 flagged lights firing onto the white background metered @ f11. Large(ish) softbox camera left. 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. -- 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: OT: Write-off
Race car drivers wear a multipoint harness including an anti-submarine strap, and are strapped down tight. You would never put up with their harness in a street car, let alone being strapped down as tight as they are. In addition they are in a helmet, and many now are using a head and neck restraint device to keep the head from whipping around ontop of the spine. jm - Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 1:46 PM Subject: Re: OT: Write-off Your forehead can survive lots, but not an 80g crash into the bar at the top of the windshield. Race car drivers wear helmets and that's why I'm happy with my side airbags. Seatbelts will keep your butt in place, but not your head. When my brain's gone, just send me to the organ harvesters. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 10:44 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 5:03 AM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 29/3/09, eactiv...@aol.com, discombobulated, unleashed: Makes me feel less unprotected by my airbags now. One of the unfortunate things about Land Rover Defenders and their 50- year old design is the lack of any airbags. One of the interesting things is that in the 70,000 miles I have done in 2 years in it, I have learned respect for defensive driving. Seatbelts protect from more types of crashes than airbags. In fact airbags without seatbelts can be quite dangerous (seatbelts help keep you in place so the bags hit you in the right place and don't do more damage than help). Personally I think that the advantages of airbags are exaggerated (especially since they're basically explosive devices that shoot a plastic shield at your body and high speed) whereas the advantages of seatbelts have been underplayed. I would never feel safe i a car without wearing seatbelts, but I really don't care if my car has airbags or not. Think about it: race cars have seatbelts, not airbags. There must be a reason for that... cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: PESO: Owl
On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 10:34 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: I've been looking for the owl I heard earlier this month, trying to get some idea of its habits. Yesterday, I spotted it on the nest I thought it might use, and came back today with my camera: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jb_sessoms/3396685627/ K10D, Sigma 300 2.8 + Sigma APO 1.4x tele-converter, on a tripod ... ISO 400 (I think) The image is a bit soft. I've noticed that whenever I use the 1.4x converter, even though it's supposed to be matched to the lens. It just kills me. Some guy came along with a Nikon D200 200 mm Nikon IS lens and chimping what he got looked a whole lot sharper than what I got. But ... it's what I got. Yeah, well, what can you tell from chimping? Maybe he has in-camera sharpening on and you don't? I certainly keep mine off (prefer to sharpen - if I do at all - in post-processing). You both using the same tripods and all? I guess my point is that there may be lots of variables involved in his apparent sharpness. BTW, that's a wonderful shot you took! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: OT: Write-off
Yes airbags have been proven extremely valuable over and over again. When I worked on Mercedes advertising, I was able to witness some offset and full frontal impact crash testing. the airbags provided far better head protection than seatbelts alone. And side airbags and side curtain airbags have just made cars that much safer. The next Defender, BTW, is equipped with air bags. The lack of them in the current models wasn't a matter of intelligent choice, it was simply a matter of inadequate resources. Paul On Mar 30, 2009, at 1:46 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Your forehead can survive lots, but not an 80g crash into the bar at the top of the windshield. Race car drivers wear helmets and that's why I'm happy with my side airbags. Seatbelts will keep your butt in place, but not your head. When my brain's gone, just send me to the organ harvesters. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 10:44 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 5:03 AM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 29/3/09, eactiv...@aol.com, discombobulated, unleashed: Makes me feel less unprotected by my airbags now. One of the unfortunate things about Land Rover Defenders and their 50- year old design is the lack of any airbags. One of the interesting things is that in the 70,000 miles I have done in 2 years in it, I have learned respect for defensive driving. Seatbelts protect from more types of crashes than airbags. In fact airbags without seatbelts can be quite dangerous (seatbelts help keep you in place so the bags hit you in the right place and don't do more damage than help). Personally I think that the advantages of airbags are exaggerated (especially since they're basically explosive devices that shoot a plastic shield at your body and high speed) whereas the advantages of seatbelts have been underplayed. I would never feel safe i a car without wearing seatbelts, but I really don't care if my car has airbags or not. Think about it: race cars have seatbelts, not airbags. There must be a reason for that... cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: OT: Write-off
I think all professional racing classes now use a complex head and neck restraint. I know it became mandatory in drag racing after Eric Medlen was killed in a testing accident where he merely bounced off the guardrail. They were introduced to NASCAR after Dale Earnhardt was killed in a collision with the wall that didn't appear to be very punishing. I witnessed that one. A sad day. Paul On Mar 30, 2009, at 2:22 PM, John Mullan wrote: Race car drivers wear a multipoint harness including an anti- submarine strap, and are strapped down tight. You would never put up with their harness in a street car, let alone being strapped down as tight as they are. In addition they are in a helmet, and many now are using a head and neck restraint device to keep the head from whipping around ontop of the spine. jm - Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 1:46 PM Subject: Re: OT: Write-off Your forehead can survive lots, but not an 80g crash into the bar at the top of the windshield. Race car drivers wear helmets and that's why I'm happy with my side airbags. Seatbelts will keep your butt in place, but not your head. When my brain's gone, just send me to the organ harvesters. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 10:44 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 5:03 AM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 29/3/09, eactiv...@aol.com, discombobulated, unleashed: Makes me feel less unprotected by my airbags now. One of the unfortunate things about Land Rover Defenders and their 50- year old design is the lack of any airbags. One of the interesting things is that in the 70,000 miles I have done in 2 years in it, I have learned respect for defensive driving. Seatbelts protect from more types of crashes than airbags. In fact airbags without seatbelts can be quite dangerous (seatbelts help keep you in place so the bags hit you in the right place and don't do more damage than help). Personally I think that the advantages of airbags are exaggerated (especially since they're basically explosive devices that shoot a plastic shield at your body and high speed) whereas the advantages of seatbelts have been underplayed. I would never feel safe i a car without wearing seatbelts, but I really don't care if my car has airbags or not. Think about it: race cars have seatbelts, not airbags. There must be a reason for that... cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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. -- 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: Bird Watcher (w/ DA55/1.4)
On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 4:34 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: Warning: feline content! http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p821843095/e80a3dbc I like it just as it is. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: point and shoot
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 2:12 PM, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: Scott Loveless wrote: I have the same problem with mobile phones. I don't want to check my email, surf the web, download music/movies/ringtones, text, take pictures or wipe my butt with it. I want to talk to people on the phone. I want an address book and voice mail. That's about it. No one makes anything like that anymore, though. I have to accept the option of using a bunch of superfluous crap that I'll never ever use, and I can't help but think that the prices might be lower if it were otherwise. Hello, Graywolf LMAO! -- 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: OT: Write-off
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 2:25 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Yes airbags have been proven extremely valuable over and over again. When I worked on Mercedes advertising, I was able to witness some offset and full frontal impact crash testing. the airbags provided far better head protection than seatbelts alone. And side airbags and side curtain airbags have just made cars that much safer. The next Defender, BTW, is equipped with air bags. The lack of them in the current models wasn't a matter of intelligent choice, it was simply a matter of inadequate resources. Paul Airbags are certainly extremely valuable, but they work much better if the occupant is also in a seatbelt. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: Bird Watcher (w/ DA55/1.4)
What Frank said. Jack --- On Mon, 3/30/09, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Bird Watcher (w/ DA55/1.4) To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, March 30, 2009, 11:35 AM On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 4:34 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: Warning: feline content! http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p821843095/e80a3dbc I like it just as it is. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: Anyone using Silver Efex Pro?
Why is it worth every penny? I do my own BW rendering. I see no point to wasting money using someone else's notions of how to render BW. G On Mar 28, 2009, at 4:59 PM, Manuel Magalhães wrote: It's worth every penny. Here you can see an example -- 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: OT: Write-off
On Mar 30, 2009, at 2:37 PM, frank theriault wrote: On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 2:25 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Yes airbags have been proven extremely valuable over and over again. When I worked on Mercedes advertising, I was able to witness some offset and full frontal impact crash testing. the airbags provided far better head protection than seatbelts alone. And side airbags and side curtain airbags have just made cars that much safer. The next Defender, BTW, is equipped with air bags. The lack of them in the current models wasn't a matter of intelligent choice, it was simply a matter of inadequate resources. Paul Airbags are certainly extremely valuable, but they work much better if the occupant is also in a seatbelt. cheers, frank Undeniably. In fact car company lawyers wont allow the mention of airbags in advertising unless its accompanied by a notice that the seat belts must be worn as well. Airbags can, in fact, be dangerous if the belts aren't worn. Restraint systems utilize a combination of approaches to achieve effectiveness, and because the various components are engineered to work together, a pick and choose strategy is deadly. Paul -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: Anyone using Silver Efex Pro?
I agree. And with all the BW rendering tools available in standard conversion and photo processing software, I can't imagine why a dedicated standalone would be helpful. Paul On Mar 30, 2009, at 2:41 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Why is it worth every penny? I do my own BW rendering. I see no point to wasting money using someone else's notions of how to render BW. G On Mar 28, 2009, at 4:59 PM, Manuel Magalhães wrote: It's worth every penny. Here you can see an example -- 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: Such is the fate of a film camera..
Sad. The ME Super was my first SLR. Great little camera. Still have mine, but it has issues from a fall. gonz On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 11:12 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: I bought (off of Craigslist) today a Pentax ME Super in absolutely pristine condition. It came in a camera bag, with a Vivitar Auto-Thyristor flash (no tilt or swivel, oh well). There were two rolls of Fuji film in the bag (best when developed before March of 1996!). Attached to the ME Super was an A-50mm f/1.7 lens. Total cost? $10. I didn't even NEED the lens - but at that price? Wow. Had to do it. Anyone want an ME Super body? I'll never use it. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org -- 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. -- Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If we are really to be a great nation, we must not merely talk; we must act big. - Theodore Roosevelt -- 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 - Subway Smiles
http://knarf-underground.blogspot.com/2009/03/subway-smiles.html Smiles for a Monday morning. Comments are always welcome. cheers, frank Nice smiles. They look like Ethiopians or Eritreans. 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.
PESO - The Bond
This is kind of part II to this morning's Subway Smiles PESO. I told Jack that I'd gotten one other of this delightful duo, but that it wasn't a very interesting shot. Another viewing convinced me that maybe it wasn't as bad as I'd earlier thought. It is so obvious that these two love each other that I can't resist another view of them: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/bond.html Comment, if you will... cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: OT: Write-off
Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: Re: OT: Write-off On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 5:03 AM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 29/3/09, eactiv...@aol.com, discombobulated, unleashed: Makes me feel less unprotected by my airbags now. One of the unfortunate things about Land Rover Defenders and their 50- year old design is the lack of any airbags. One of the interesting things is that in the 70,000 miles I have done in 2 years in it, I have learned respect for defensive driving. Seatbelts protect from more types of crashes than airbags. In fact airbags without seatbelts can be quite dangerous (seatbelts help keep you in place so the bags hit you in the right place and don't do more damage than help). Personally I think that the advantages of airbags are exaggerated (especially since they're basically explosive devices that shoot a plastic shield at your body and high speed) whereas the advantages of seatbelts have been underplayed. I would never feel safe i a car without wearing seatbelts, but I really don't care if my car has airbags or not. Think about it: race cars have seatbelts, not airbags. There must be a reason for that... There is - the ruling bodies insist that occupant restraints are used. Airbags are a political statement for the jerk that won't use occupant restraints. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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 - Jess (one for the lads)
Nice. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com Subject: PESO - Jess (one for the lads) G'day All, Last one for now this one is on topic because I actually used a Pentax camera lens: http://www.flickr.com/photos/disavage/3399052492/ Direct link (~135kb) http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3570/3399052492_fffd1462ec_o.jpg K20D, FA77mm f1.8, f8 @ 1/100, ISO 100. 3 light set-up. 2 flagged lights firing onto the white background metered @ f11. Large(ish) softbox camera left. 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: GESO - That 70's Thang
On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 5:23 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: Warning: Polyvinyl platforms within http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/09/09_03/09_03_70s/index.htm And I thought the 70's were a bad dream... ;-) Seriously fun photos, Derby! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: Anyone using Silver Efex Pro?
Ok Godfrey. You have a point there, but I don't have the time nor the knowledge to do the things you do with respect to render BW, so I don't mind to waste my money in something that gives me, immediately, so I can choose: - More than 32 levels of BW rendering i.e Pinhole, Holga, Antique solarization and so on. - ISO 32 Kodak Panatomic X - ISO 50 Ilford Pan F Plus 50 - ISO 100 Agfa APX Pro -ISO 100 Fuji Neopan Acros - ISO 100 Kodak Plus X TMAX Pro And many more... That's why, for me, it works. BTW Wonderful work guys with the PDML book! I just received my copy. Best regards, Manuel On 09/03/30 19:41, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@mac.com wrote: Why is it worth every penny? I do my own BW rendering. I see no point to wasting money using someone else's notions of how to render BW. G On Mar 28, 2009, at 4:59 PM, Manuel Magalhães wrote: It's worth every penny. Here you can see an example -- 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 Egyptian on the Rocks
On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 12:48 AM, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: Hi Everyone: I found some painted art on the rocks some playful light along the Lake Michigan shore on a short photowalk last Saturday. There are 3 different renderings here. I'd be interested in knowing if you had a preference. The 2nd rendering is pretty much as seen--as they say :-). http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/egyptian/index.html comments welcome, Cheers, Christine Is that a banana peel, and ankh, or are you just happy to see me? ;-) Seriously, I like #1. It has to be in colour (BW just doesn't cut it in this case - odd tho' that might be to hear from me), and I like the more contrasty look to the first one. Fun shot! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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 Egyptian on the Rocks
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 3:31 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: snip Is that a banana peel, and ankh, or are you just happy to see me? snip I meant to say, Is that a banana peel, ~an~ ankh, or are you just happy to see me? cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: OT: Write-off
Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 2:28 PM Subject: Re: OT: Write-off I think all professional racing classes now use a complex head and neck restraint. I know it became mandatory in drag racing after Eric Medlen was killed in a testing accident where he merely bounced off the guardrail. They were introduced to NASCAR after Dale Earnhardt was killed in a collision with the wall that didn't appear to be very punishing. I witnessed that one. A sad day. The story I'm familar with on the Earnhardt fatality is that he had 'monkeyed' around with the belt. His imapct should have been surviveable. The closing velocity of his car to the wall (velocity perpendicular to the wall) was not that much. Paul On Mar 30, 2009, at 2:22 PM, John Mullan wrote: Race car drivers wear a multipoint harness including an anti- submarine strap, and are strapped down tight. You would never put up with their harness in a street car, let alone being strapped down as tight as they are. In addition they are in a helmet, and many now are using a head and neck restraint device to keep the head from whipping around ontop of the spine. jm - Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 1:46 PM Subject: Re: OT: Write-off Your forehead can survive lots, but not an 80g crash into the bar at the top of the windshield. Race car drivers wear helmets and that's why I'm happy with my side airbags. Seatbelts will keep your butt in place, but not your head. When my brain's gone, just send me to the organ harvesters. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 10:44 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 5:03 AM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 29/3/09, eactiv...@aol.com, discombobulated, unleashed: Makes me feel less unprotected by my airbags now. One of the unfortunate things about Land Rover Defenders and their 50- year old design is the lack of any airbags. One of the interesting things is that in the 70,000 miles I have done in 2 years in it, I have learned respect for defensive driving. Seatbelts protect from more types of crashes than airbags. In fact airbags without seatbelts can be quite dangerous (seatbelts help keep you in place so the bags hit you in the right place and don't do more damage than help). Personally I think that the advantages of airbags are exaggerated (especially since they're basically explosive devices that shoot a plastic shield at your body and high speed) whereas the advantages of seatbelts have been underplayed. I would never feel safe i a car without wearing seatbelts, but I really don't care if my car has airbags or not. Think about it: race cars have seatbelts, not airbags. There must be a reason for that... cheers, frank -- 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: OT: Write-off
The other thing, I am sure, is the way other drivers get out of your way. A nice little car with a nice little guy in it. :)) Best regards, Manuel On 09/03/30 10:03, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 29/3/09, eactiv...@aol.com, discombobulated, unleashed: Makes me feel less unprotected by my airbags now. One of the unfortunate things about Land Rover Defenders and their 50- year old design is the lack of any airbags. One of the interesting things is that in the 70,000 miles I have done in 2 years in it, I have learned respect for defensive driving. -- 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: PESO - Inside the greenhouse
Is because of clever and well done shots like this that I've ordered one of those lens. Wonderful composition and use of fish eye. Best regards, Manuel On 09/03/30 03:19, Brendan MacRae brendanmacrae1...@yahoo.com wrote: This is the reason I bought the DA 10-17mm last year, so I could capture these sorts of shots. Another possible for a magazine article for sometime this year...or maybe next. http://www.primelensphoto.com/IMGP9554.jpg K20D, DA 10-17mm @ 10mm, f5.6, 1/180, ISO 100, custom WB Oh, and this may or may not qualify as a cat picture. -Brendan -- 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 - portrait of our cat
On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 12:06 AM, Pawel Hottowy hott...@gmail.com wrote: I am quite new to this list, so - hello everyone! And here is my first PESO here - a portrait of Dunia celebrating lazy morning in our kitchen: http://www.pbase.com/pawelh/image/109689755/original k10d + FA 50/1.4 Welcome aboard! I'm sure you'll enjoy your stay. Lovely photo of your cat! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: Compliment for Jostein
On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 6:32 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: Has anyone mentioned the compliment Jostein got on Yvon's blog? I concur http://pentaxdslrs.blogspot.com/2009/03/do-you-know-who-has-most-photos-in.html Very cool! And, no, I'm not the anonymous commenter whining about not having any in the gallery. Although, in point of fact, I ~don't~ have any in the Pentax Gallery... ;-) Thanks for posting this. Jostein is getting to be quite the celebrity these days! ;-) cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: Saturday hike
On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 3:12 AM, Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com wrote: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/sobol/sets/72157615970999173/ Comments and critique are very welcome! I'm going to jump on the #1 and #4 bandwagon. And of those two, #1 is particularly stunning. Great work! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: Waiting for Mardi Gras
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 12:12 PM, Dan Matyola danmaty...@verizon.net wrote: From a store on Bourbon Street, New Orleans: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8856823 Dan M I really like this one. Seems a tad soft for what it is, but not offensively so. Nice shot. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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 #011.1 two shots from DA 50-135
On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 11:59 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! The permission was granted... http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2009/03/peso-2009-0111.html ;-) Both shot wide open. Be brutal and honest. I like the second one best. Dynamic and more stuff going on - it's just more interesting to me. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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 - Iris Awakening
On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 11:10 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: I've shot more in the last week, last week and a half than I probably have in the previous five months. So feel I've used a lot of bandwidth. But one more pic before the weekend. I shot Cherry Blossoms several times (one time when I took the crows) about a week ago. Too much light, too much wind. Inspired by Paul, Doug, and Bruce I went out today to do some Cherry Blossom macros (I'll have to go through them carefully). And what did I find? On my tree, half of them have fallen off. A cherry blossom petal snowfall. But beneath the tree I found the first Iris. Well, the start of the first Iris. http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/iris.htm Don't even know if it's worth showing with all these good flower shots around... ...you tell me. That's quite beautiful! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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 - Product shot
On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 3:16 PM, Christian christ...@skofteland.net wrote: Just playing around with a 55/1.8 SMC Takumar on the 20D. I was going for a commercial or product kind of shot. http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/2009/03/classic-cosmo.html Light was from a window as well as a bit of flash bounced off the ceiling. Enjoy. Comments always appreciated. Looks like a girlie drink - all it needs is a little paper umbrella. ;-) Lovely shot, though - love the colours, the comp and the narrow dof works for me. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: Anyone using Silver Efex Pro?
Well now that sounds like it might be fun if not necessary. Fun is good. Paul On Mar 30, 2009, at 3:31 PM, Manuel Magalhães wrote: Ok Godfrey. You have a point there, but I don't have the time nor the knowledge to do the things you do with respect to render BW, so I don't mind to waste my money in something that gives me, immediately, so I can choose: - More than 32 levels of BW rendering i.e Pinhole, Holga, Antique solarization and so on. - ISO 32 Kodak Panatomic X - ISO 50 Ilford Pan F Plus 50 - ISO 100 Agfa APX Pro -ISO 100 Fuji Neopan Acros - ISO 100 Kodak Plus X TMAX Pro And many more... That's why, for me, it works. BTW Wonderful work guys with the PDML book! I just received my copy. Best regards, Manuel On 09/03/30 19:41, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@mac.com wrote: Why is it worth every penny? I do my own BW rendering. I see no point to wasting money using someone else's notions of how to render BW. G On Mar 28, 2009, at 4:59 PM, Manuel Magalhães wrote: It's worth every penny. Here you can see an example -- 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: PESO - informal portrait
On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 5:48 PM, Christian christ...@skofteland.net wrote: More fun with the 55 1.8 SMC Takumar. Kerry (the wife) and Alex (the daughter named after a camera). http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-post.html Comments appreciated. Fun! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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 Back yard photos
On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 9:14 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: You have a more interesting backyard than I do. :-) At least you have a back yard... cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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 Back yard photos
On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 8:20 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Today is a very dark, windy, rainy day, but yesterday was nice and sunny. Walked around the back yard looking for anything of interest, and these are the results. http://picasaweb.google.ca/pentkon52/BackyardMarch09# K10D, FA 100 F2.8 macro, LR 2 conversions. I especially like the maple leaf (good Canadian boy that I am). Was that IR? cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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 - Early Spring Churchyard
On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 2:11 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: The churchyard at St. Giles, Oxford: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8851082size=lg (K10D and DA 16-45) Rick Very nice. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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 Portrait
2009/3/28 Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8850893 Terrific shot! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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 Walk the dog
On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 3:22 PM, Toine to...@repiuk.nl wrote: Our latest family expansion, a retired guide dog for the blind called Pepijn: http://www.repiuk.nl/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=64Itemid=83 K20D DA16-45 I like them all, but especially the two dogs interacting (third shot). cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: Anyone using Silver Efex Pro?
- Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Subject: Re: Anyone using Silver Efex Pro? Why is it worth every penny? I do my own BW rendering. I see no point to wasting money using someone else's notions of how to render BW. The one true way has spoken. You ever thought about just starting a religion? 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 - The Bond
There are endearing aspects of this image that may even surpass those in the first. The communication glow and obvious unrealized touch. Special! Jack --- On Mon, 3/30/09, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: PESO - The Bond To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Date: Monday, March 30, 2009, 12:11 PM This is kind of part II to this morning's Subway Smiles PESO. I told Jack that I'd gotten one other of this delightful duo, but that it wasn't a very interesting shot. Another viewing convinced me that maybe it wasn't as bad as I'd earlier thought. It is so obvious that these two love each other that I can't resist another view of them: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/bond.html Comment, if you will... cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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 - Iris Awakening
In a message dated 3/30/2009 1:03:43 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, knarftheria...@gmail.com writes: On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 11:10 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: I've shot more in the last week, last week and a half than I probably have in the previous five months. So feel I've used a lot of bandwidth. But one more pic before the weekend. I shot Cherry Blossoms several times (one time when I took the crows) about a week ago. Too much light, too much wind. Inspired by Paul, Doug, and Bruce I went out today to do some Cherry Blossom macros (I'll have to go through them carefully). And what did I find? On my tree, half of them have fallen off. A cherry blossom petal snowfall. But beneath the tree I found the first Iris. Well, the start of the first Iris. http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/iris.htm Don't even know if it's worth showing with all these good flower shots around... ...you tell me. That's quite beautiful! cheers, frank === Thanks, frank! Marnie aka Doe :-) - Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. **Worried about job security? Check out the 5 safest jobs in a recession. (http://jobs.aol.com/gallery/growing-job-industries?ncid=emlcntuscare0003) -- 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 Back yard photos
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 4:18 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 8:20 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Today is a very dark, windy, rainy day, but yesterday was nice and sunny. Walked around the back yard looking for anything of interest, and these are the results. http://picasaweb.google.ca/pentkon52/BackyardMarch09# K10D, FA 100 F2.8 macro, LR 2 conversions. I especially like the maple leaf (good Canadian boy that I am). Was that IR? Thanks all for the comments. Good thing i shot these Saturday, cause after the rain Sunday, 1/2 my back yard is under water. No, not IR Frank. Every thing was shot in colour and i played around with the leaf shots, and these two looked nice, at least to me, in BW. I figure my G3 IR camera will start getting a work out just after Easter weekend. Dave cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- 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 Bond
A great moment. Well done. Paul On Mar 30, 2009, at 4:35 PM, Jack Davis wrote: There are endearing aspects of this image that may even surpass those in the first. The communication glow and obvious unrealized touch. Special! Jack --- On Mon, 3/30/09, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: PESO - The Bond To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Date: Monday, March 30, 2009, 12:11 PM This is kind of part II to this morning's Subway Smiles PESO. I told Jack that I'd gotten one other of this delightful duo, but that it wasn't a very interesting shot. Another viewing convinced me that maybe it wasn't as bad as I'd earlier thought. It is so obvious that these two love each other that I can't resist another view of them: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/bond.html Comment, if you will... cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: OT PESO - Translucent
Very interesting and nice lo look at. Dave On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 7:39 PM, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: G'day All, One from the weekend. Spur of the moment idea that worked better than I had expected.: http://www.flickr.com/photos/disavage/3395121961/ Direct link (~135kb): http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3557/3395121961_8cd857df7e_o.jpg One Nikon SB-900 behind the models head pointed towards the camera. 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. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- 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: Owl
On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 10:34 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: I've been looking for the owl I heard earlier this month, trying to get some idea of its habits. Yesterday, I spotted it on the nest I thought it might use, and came back today with my camera: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jb_sessoms/3396685627/ K10D, Sigma 300 2.8 + Sigma APO 1.4x tele-converter, on a tripod ... ISO 400 (I think) Nice shot, a tighter crop would help, but ...:-) The image is a bit soft. I've noticed that whenever I use the 1.4x converter, even though it's supposed to be matched to the lens. Same thing when using my Sigma 300 F4 and Sigma 1.4 tele. It just kills me. Some guy came along with a Nikon D200 200 mm Nikon IS lens and chimping what he got looked a whole lot sharper than what I got. Don't have to tell me.:-) But ... it's what I got. And its pretty decent. 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. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- 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: Owl
On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 10:34 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: I've been looking for the owl I heard earlier this month, trying to get some idea of its habits. Yesterday, I spotted it on the nest I thought it might use, and came back today with my camera: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jb_sessoms/3396685627/ K10D, Sigma 300 2.8 + Sigma APO 1.4x tele-converter, on a tripod ... ISO 400 (I think) Nice shot, a tighter crop would help, but ...:-) The image is a bit soft. I've noticed that whenever I use the 1.4x converter, even though it's supposed to be matched to the lens. Same thing when using my Sigma 300 F4 and Sigma 1.4 tele. It just kills me. Some guy came along with a Nikon D200 200 mm Nikon IS lens and chimping what he got looked a whole lot sharper than what I got. Don't have to tell me.:-) But ... it's what I got. And its pretty decent. 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. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- 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: point and shoot
Nope. http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Mon, 3/30/09, Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com wrote: Am I the only person in the whole wide world that doesn't want a zillion worthless features at the expense of something functional? -- 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 - Cherry Blossom Exuberance
As stated previously, when I shot Cherry Blossoms last week it was too sunny and too windy. Now my tree has very few blossoms left, they don't last long. Not a great or even that good a shot, but it shows how pretty my tree was in flower. (Looked at close up, some of these blossom are very sharp and in focus, others are not.) http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/cherry.htm An artified version of the same thing, which I prefer. http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/cherryb.htm Enjoy. Comments certainly not turned away. Marnie aka Doe :-) **Worried about job security? Check out the 5 safest jobs in a recession. (http://jobs.aol.com/gallery/growing-job-industries?ncid=emlcntuscare0003) -- 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: Owl
John, That is a very nice shot. I don't think I've ever even =seen= an owl in its nest, much less with a chick, and much much less with a camera available. The softness looks to me like motion blur (when I enlarge the photo as much as Flickr allows). Did you use the 2sec timer? Was SR off? I don't care much for teleconverters in any case... Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sun, 3/29/09, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com Subject: PESO: Owl To: pdml@pdml.net Date: Sunday, March 29, 2009, 10:34 PM I've been looking for the owl I heard earlier this month, trying to get some idea of its habits. Yesterday, I spotted it on the nest I thought it might use, and came back today with my camera: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jb_sessoms/3396685627/ K10D, Sigma 300 2.8 + Sigma APO 1.4x tele-converter, on a tripod ... ISO 400 (I think) The image is a bit soft. I've noticed that whenever I use the 1.4x converter, even though it's supposed to be matched to the lens. It just kills me. Some guy came along with a Nikon D200 200 mm Nikon IS lens and chimping what he got looked a whole lot sharper than what I got. But ... it's what I got. -- 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: some sunsets (SMCP M 80-200/4.5: a sleeper!)
On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 12:05 PM, Bong Manayon bongmana...@gmail.com wrote: Just some sunsets; took out a friend's SMCP M 80-200/4.5 which was lying around unused. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/sets/72157616081288138/ Two of those were my latest photos accepted in PPG; this lens is great. Bojidar lists its availability as used, in several years ...hmmm, to break the bank to keep it? Wow! Terrific, beautiful stuff! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: Anyone using Silver Efex Pro?
On Mar 30, 2009, at 1:33 PM, William Robb wrote: Why is it worth every penny? I do my own BW rendering. I see no point to wasting money using someone else's notions of how to render BW. The one true way has spoken. You ever thought about just starting a religion? LOL! I'm founder of 'The Church Of The Magnetic Monopole'. There is an associated worship of uncertain dimension out there somewhere. ];-) But to your notion: I didn't say there was a one true way. I have a documentation library of at least 40 different BW rendering techniques. I see no value in using someone else's notions of how to do it without understanding enough about how they do it to be able to do it myself. This is why I don't buy plugins for much of anything. Godfrey -- 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: Anyone using Silver Efex Pro?
Whatever floats your boat. I render BW ... I don't emulate film. If I want to shoot with a pinhole camera, I shoot with a pinhole camera. G On Mar 30, 2009, at 12:31 PM, Manuel Magalhães wrote: Ok Godfrey. You have a point there, but I don't have the time nor the knowledge to do the things you do with respect to render BW, so I don't mind to waste my money in something that gives me, immediately, so I can choose: - More than 32 levels of BW rendering i.e Pinhole, Holga, Antique solarization and so on. - ISO 32 Kodak Panatomic X - ISO 50 Ilford Pan F Plus 50 - ISO 100 Agfa APX Pro -ISO 100 Fuji Neopan Acros - ISO 100 Kodak Plus X TMAX Pro And many more... On 09/03/30 19:41, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@mac.com wrote: Why is it worth every penny? I do my own BW rendering. I see no point to wasting money using someone else's notions of how to render BW. -- 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 Back yard photos
You have a more interesting backyard than I do. :-) At least you have a back yard... We used to dream about 'avin' a back yard. We 'ad to 'ang our washing on uz grandmother to dry, an' if we ever wanted to plant owt we had to plough our lass wi' a broken stick an' shove potatoes in 'er furrows. Then at 'arvest time a gang 'o gypsies used to lift 'er 'taters for t'pleasure on't. Aye. But we was reet 'appy. An' if our Mam ever 'ad a farthin' to spare she'd gi' it us and all five on us'd go dahn t'shop, buy a stick o' liquorice an' we'd all 'av a lick* Bob *that last one is genuine - my mother and her sisters -- 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 Back yard photos
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 5:31 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: We used to dream about 'avin' a back yard. We 'ad to 'ang our washing on uz grandmother to dry, an' if we ever wanted to plant owt we had to plough our lass wi' a broken stick an' shove potatoes in 'er furrows. Then at 'arvest time a gang 'o gypsies used to lift 'er 'taters for t'pleasure on't. Aye. But we was reet 'appy. An' if our Mam ever 'ad a farthin' to spare she'd gi' it us and all five on us'd go dahn t'shop, buy a stick o' liquorice an' we'd all 'av a lick* Are you by any chance from Yorkshire? cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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 - Cherry Blossom Exuberance
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 4:52 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: As stated previously, when I shot Cherry Blossoms last week it was too sunny and too windy. Now my tree has very few blossoms left, they don't last long. Not a great or even that good a shot, but it shows how pretty my tree was in flower. (Looked at close up, some of these blossom are very sharp and in focus, others are not.) http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/cherry.htm An artified version of the same thing, which I prefer. http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/cherryb.htm Enjoy. Comments certainly not turned away. Very pretty! cheers, frank (not sure which I prefer - like 'em both) -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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 Back yard photos
We used to dream about 'avin' a back yard. We 'ad to 'ang our washing on uz grandmother to dry, an' if we ever wanted to plant owt we had to plough our lass wi' a broken stick an' shove potatoes in 'er furrows. Then at 'arvest time a gang 'o gypsies used to lift 'er 'taters for t'pleasure on't. Aye. But we was reet 'appy. An' if our Mam ever 'ad a farthin' to spare she'd gi' it us and all five on us'd go dahn t'shop, buy a stick o' liquorice an' we'd all 'av a lick* Are you by any chance from Yorkshire? Aye. Our Dad's family's from Leeds (via Lancashire, as our surname testifies) and our Mum's family's from Bra'fud. 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.
