Re: peso - panowama. vew from cinder cone, Lassen

2009-08-22 Thread Sasha Sobol
ouch, I just noticed that panowama and  vew
so cool!
My typing skills are great.

On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 8:03 AM, Sasha Sobolsa...@asobol.com wrote:
 OT:
 what panorama tools do you use?
 for this one I use a free Microsoft ICE.
 As almost everything that comes from Microsoft Research it is
 excellent (and I hate Microsoft in general).
 What tools you use for hdr?
 I tried it before, but it almost always looked too unnatural to me.
 Yesterday I tried tufuse which can be used to blend frames with
 different exposure or taken with  different parts in focus.
 I really like how it works.
 Here is a (bad) example:
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/3841763570/
 I lost the sky when I did bracketing, so do not blame tfuse here.

 Thanks,
 --Sasha

 On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 7:57 AM, Sasha Sobolsa...@asobol.com wrote:
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/3841322073/sizes/l/
 I was too lazy to stitch the photos. took me about a month.



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GESO - Little Paddington laneway festival

2009-08-22 Thread Derby Chang


A few snaps from the last day of Sydney Fashion Festival. Pleasant 
little street, even more pleasant afternoon


http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/09/09_08/09_08_paddo/index.htm

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Re: Geso: Formals from a Wedding

2009-08-22 Thread Derby Chang

William Robb wrote:
I showed one of the pictures from this shoot a while back. I delivered 
the book to the bride a couple of days ago and she was very pleased.
This was a make-up shoot to fix a job that had been pretty much 
massacred by the hired gun who shot the wedding.


http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/amber-jeff/

Enjoy

William Robb




She's terrific, and he's...he makes me smile at least. No wonder she's 
pleased.


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Re: Brian Walter's Travel Blog

2009-08-22 Thread David Mann

On Aug 22, 2009, at 4:46 PM, Christine Aguila wrote:


Hi Everyone:

This morning Brian Walters sent me the link to his travel blog,  
which is chronicling his trip across Australia.  He and his wife,  
Marge, have taken the Indian Pacific train--with his car--to the  
west coast of Australia--Perth to be exact--hoping to meet up with  
Dave Savage.  Brian and Marge will then drive back by car to the  
east coast of Australia. The link below will take you to his blog.   
You should be able to post comments there--which might be a fun  
thing to do since he's unsubscribed to PDML while traveling.  I'm  
sure he'd love to hear from you guys.


http://www.blognow.com.au/gowest/


I've had the Indian Pacific on my to-do list for a while.  I'm quite  
jealous.


Dave


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Re: DA 16-50 lens with faulty SDM?

2009-08-22 Thread P. J. Alling
Obviously not.  If the chip in the lens tells the camera it's an SDM 
lens, then by GOD that's what we'll use to focus.  It's simple minded 
programing, lots of state checking tends to slow things down when 
everything is working right.  It doesn't surprise me that there is no 
fall back to a less advanced auto focus mode, even if the camera has 
been programed to notice the failure at all.


gldnbearz wrote:

I purchased a used DA 16-50 from BH, rated at 9+.  I put the lens on
my K200D and immediately realize that the lens won't auto focus.  I
check the AF/MF switches on both the camera body  lens to make sure
that all was in the AF position (or rather, none was in the MF
position).  I can manually focus the lens without problems.  I have
also cleaned the SDM contacts on the lens, without any success.
Camera focuses fine with the DA 50-135 lens, so I doubt it is a
problem with the SDM on the body.

OTOH, when I place the lens on the *istDS, the lens will auto focus.

I'm guessing that the SDM component on the lens has failed.  If that
is the case, will it not revert to the standard screw drive on a body
that has SDM ability?

Looks like I will be boxing this lens back up to send back to BH.
What a poopy way to start the weekend. =(

- Pat

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Re: Brian Walter's Travel Blog

2009-08-22 Thread ann sanfedele

Thanks for posting for him, Christine... that's fun stuff to read, see...

ann

David Mann wrote:


On Aug 22, 2009, at 4:46 PM, Christine Aguila wrote:


Hi Everyone:

This morning Brian Walters sent me the link to his travel blog,  
which is chronicling his trip across Australia.  He and his wife,  
Marge, have taken the Indian Pacific train--with his car--to the  
west coast of Australia--Perth to be exact--hoping to meet up with  
Dave Savage.  Brian and Marge will then drive back by car to the  
east coast of Australia. The link below will take you to his blog.   
You should be able to post comments there--which might be a fun  
thing to do since he's unsubscribed to PDML while traveling.  I'm  
sure he'd love to hear from you guys.


http://www.blognow.com.au/gowest/



I've had the Indian Pacific on my to-do list for a while.  I'm quite  
jealous.


Dave


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Re: PESO- this one missed PUG...

2009-08-22 Thread Bong Manayon
Thanks, everyone!  Weather still has my aerial project grounded.  Will
share that when it takes off :-)

Bong

On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 5:25 AM, Christine  Aguilacagu...@earthlink.net wrote:
 I love it!  cheers, Christine


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 Subject: PESO- this one missed PUG...


 http://bongmanayon.posterous.com/

 Took it while waiting around in the airport.

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This one took off...

2009-08-22 Thread Bong Manayon
Published in Toronto again (in an online magazine)...

http://www.nayonmagazine.com/nayon_summer_special/flash.html#/1/

...here's the link directly to my article:

http://www.nayonmagazine.com/nayon_summer_special/flash.html#/20/

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Re: Geso: Available Seating

2009-08-22 Thread Igor Roshchin

For all those ass-wise (excuse my French):
être asseoir


Ann, 

On a serious note,
from the first two that you suggested, I would choose Seating available 
(I second that it shouldn't be available seating).
From the entire bunch that you suggested I'd vote for Have a seat.

And now other suggestions.

For some reason I have a French mood this morning, hence:
Veuillez vous asseoir? or Voulez-vous vous asseoir?

On a less serious note: 
(I am not responsible for the punitive damages (c))

Chairios
Chair up yourself
How to chair up
Chairleaders

Igor


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Re: This one took off...

2009-08-22 Thread Igor Roshchin

Bong,

Good job!
Interesting article and nice photos!
Thanks for sharing.

Igor

Sat Aug 22 09:45:59 CDT 2009
Bong Manayon wrote:

 Published in Toronto again (in an online magazine)...
 
 http://www.nayonmagazine.com/nayon_summer_special/flash.html#/1/
 
 ...here's the link directly to my article:
 
 http://www.nayonmagazine.com/nayon_summer_special/flash.html#/20/
 
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RE: PESO -- Viking Tower; Newport RI [Interior]

2009-08-22 Thread John Sessoms

From: P. J. Alling

It's hot and sticky, hottest week of the year, so here's a winter scene.
This is the interior detail of the so called Viking Tower in Newport RI

Everyone ignored the last shot of the proof that Leif Erikson somehow 
got to Southern NE so I guess I'll annoy you guys some more.


http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20interiorvikingtower.html

Equipment Pentax *ist-D w/smc Pentax FA 28-70mm f4.0.

As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored.


It's more likely proof that Benedict Arnold's grandfather built a 
windmill on his property.


I've always found it difficult to get a good documentary shot showing 
interior detail when it's looking up; hard to get a perspective. 
Including the background through the open arches helps.


Did it require much in the way of post processing? Looks like it would 
have been a bear to get an adequate exposure inside without blowing the 
background.


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Re: Geso: Formals from a Wedding

2009-08-22 Thread William Robb


- Original Message - 
From: Derby Chang

Subject: Re: Geso: Formals from a Wedding





She's terrific, and he's...he makes me smile at least. No wonder she's 
pleased.


Thanks Derby. She was a dream to photograph. Absolutely natural in front of 
the camera and relatively easy on the eyes. Whoever did her make-up needs to 
be garroted . I bet I spent 2 hours on each of those images in post 
processing because she had used a gloss foundation rather than a matte one.
Even with the beauty dish, her skin was one big hot spot complete with hot 
speckles where the MUA pulled foundation up into the top coat.

She was a little bundle of hotness on many levels.
Jeff is one of the nicest people you could hope to meet, but he isn't 
particluarly photogenic. Amber more than makes up for it though. She's quite 
gorgeous.


Thanks for looking

William Robb 



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Re: DA 16-50 lens with faulty SDM?

2009-08-22 Thread Joseph Tainter

Pat wrote:

I purchased a used DA 16-50 from BH, rated at 9+.  I put the lens on
my K200D and immediately realize that the lens won't auto focus

OTOH, when I place the lens on the *istDS, the lens will auto focus.

I'm guessing that the SDM component on the lens has failed.  If that
is the case, will it not revert to the standard screw drive on a body
that has SDM ability?

_

Yes, the SDM is faulty. If you get another copy of the lens, check 
carefully for element misalighment, indicated by edge softness at the 
right side. Oh, and some copies have it at the left side.


There have been many, many requests to Pentax to give us a firmware 
option to use either SDM or shaft drive on DA* lenses that have both. 
Pentax refuses to do this, and they will not acknowledge that there is a 
problem. When SDM fails you may be able to focus manually. When the SDM 
on my (second of three) DA* 50-135 failed in Rome last November, I 
couldn't even turn the focus ring manually.


Until Pentax get these problems fixed, I won't buy any more SDM lenses. 
Hoya has dramatically increased the price of lenses while refusing to 
improve manufacturing quality.


Joe

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Re: DA 16-50 lens with faulty SDM?

2009-08-22 Thread Carlos Royo



gldnbearz escribió:

I purchased a used DA 16-50 from BH, rated at 9+.  I put the lens on
my K200D and immediately realize that the lens won't auto focus.  I
check the AF/MF switches on both the camera body  lens to make sure
that all was in the AF position (or rather, none was in the MF
position).  I can manually focus the lens without problems.  I have
also cleaned the SDM contacts on the lens, without any success.
Camera focuses fine with the DA 50-135 lens, so I doubt it is a
problem with the SDM on the body.

OTOH, when I place the lens on the *istDS, the lens will auto focus.

I'm guessing that the SDM component on the lens has failed.  If that
is the case, will it not revert to the standard screw drive on a body
that has SDM ability?



I have a DA 50-135 which has developed exactly the same problem, namely: 
screwdriver focusing works on an *ist DS, but SDM doesn't (on a K10D 
GP).  You should return that lens.


Carlos

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Re: Geso: Available Seating

2009-08-22 Thread ann sanfedele

Igor Thanks for comments... je comprend :)

Marnie and a good writer friend of mine are happy with Available 
Seating... it's the only title
with two votes :) and I'm not liking any of the others as much..  except 
possibly going totally

minmal and literal and calling it Chairs

I changed the text box on the cover  - the title has a new font and the 
subtitle reworded.


got other fish to fry now...
grateful for all the comments and suggestions

ann
http://annsan.smugmug.com

Igor Roshchin wrote:


For all those ass-wise (excuse my French):
être asseoir


Ann, 


On a serious note,
from the first two that you suggested, I would choose Seating available 
(I second that it shouldn't be available seating).

From the entire bunch that you suggested I'd vote for Have a seat.


And now other suggestions.

For some reason I have a French mood this morning, hence:
Veuillez vous asseoir? or Voulez-vous vous asseoir?

On a less serious note: 
(I am not responsible for the punitive damages (c))


Chairios
Chair up yourself
How to chair up
Chairleaders

Igor


 




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Re: Formals from a Wedding

2009-08-22 Thread ann sanfedele


William Robb wrote:


- Original Message - From: Christine Aguila
Subject: Re: Formals from a Wedding


Very nice work, William.  They should be pleased.  Tell the happy 
couple they look lovely, though you might want to tell the groom that 
he needn't worry; marriage will seem less scary in a few months.  
:-)  cheers,



HAR!! This was their first anniversary. The guy really freezes in 
front of the camera.


William Robb


I'm surprised they are still together - I'll give it annother two ears 
at the outside.

what was she thinking???

ann



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Re: PESO -- Viking Tower; Newport RI [Interior]

2009-08-22 Thread P. J. Alling
I'm glad I shot it with the *ist-D  The fill light control in Raw 
Shooter Essentials works miracles. 


John Sessoms wrote:

From: P. J. Alling

It's hot and sticky, hottest week of the year, so here's a winter scene.
This is the interior detail of the so called Viking Tower in Newport RI

Everyone ignored the last shot of the proof that Leif Erikson 
somehow got to Southern NE so I guess I'll annoy you guys some more.


http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20interiorvikingtower.html 



Equipment Pentax *ist-D w/smc Pentax FA 28-70mm f4.0.

As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored.


It's more likely proof that Benedict Arnold's grandfather built a 
windmill on his property.


I've always found it difficult to get a good documentary shot showing 
interior detail when it's looking up; hard to get a perspective. 
Including the background through the open arches helps.


Did it require much in the way of post processing? Looks like it would 
have been a bear to get an adequate exposure inside without blowing 
the background.


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Re: PESO -- Viking Tower; Newport RI [Interior]

2009-08-22 Thread P. J. Alling
According to the local records it was never a windmill.  If it were it 
would have been a grinding mill in the location it was in.  Even then 
most people knew better than to grind flour near an open flame, so a 
fireplace makes it being a mill a bit unlikely.  It's sort of overbuilt 
compared to the other windmills in the area as well.  Arnold's father 
still may have built it though.



John Sessoms wrote:

From: P. J. Alling

It's hot and sticky, hottest week of the year, so here's a winter scene.
This is the interior detail of the so called Viking Tower in Newport RI

Everyone ignored the last shot of the proof that Leif Erikson 
somehow got to Southern NE so I guess I'll annoy you guys some more.


http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20interiorvikingtower.html 



Equipment Pentax *ist-D w/smc Pentax FA 28-70mm f4.0.

As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored.


It's more likely proof that Benedict Arnold's grandfather built a 
windmill on his property.


I've always found it difficult to get a good documentary shot showing 
interior detail when it's looking up; hard to get a perspective. 
Including the background through the open arches helps.


Did it require much in the way of post processing? Looks like it would 
have been a bear to get an adequate exposure inside without blowing 
the background.


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Pentax 17-70 Bargian at Amazon.

2009-08-22 Thread P. J. Alling
Anyone interested in this lens Amazon has them for about $250 off.  I 
don't know how long the sale will be for.


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Re: Formals from a Wedding

2009-08-22 Thread P. J. Alling

ann sanfedele wrote:


William Robb wrote:


- Original Message - From: Christine Aguila
Subject: Re: Formals from a Wedding


Very nice work, William.  They should be pleased.  Tell the happy 
couple they look lovely, though you might want to tell the groom 
that he needn't worry; marriage will seem less scary in a few 
months.  :-)  cheers,



HAR!! This was their first anniversary. The guy really freezes in 
front of the camera.


William Robb


I'm surprised they are still together - I'll give it annother two ears 
at the outside.

what was she thinking???

ann

And who's ears are you giving?

Which brings up the question.  How many ears did you give before?




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Re: Pentax 17-70 Bargian at Amazon.

2009-08-22 Thread Subash
On Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:50:55 -0400
P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote:

 Anyone interested in this lens Amazon has them for about $250 off.  I 
 don't know how long the sale will be for.
 

which should, i would guess, bring up some question related to
bargian...

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Re: Geso: Available Seating

2009-08-22 Thread Igor Roshchin

Sat Aug 22 12:35:11 CDT 2009
ann sanfedele wrote:

 Marnie and a good writer friend of mine are happy with Available
 Seating... it's the only title
 with two votes :)

Bzzz. Wrong count.

Marnie also liked Seatng Available:
Fri Aug 21 17:21:50 CDT 2009
Eactivist wrote:
 Well, I like Available  Seating or Seating Available.
So, with my vote for the latter it makes it 2.

Thu Aug 20 22:08:03 CDT 2009
Jack Davis wrote:
 Love the subject, Ann. Have a Seat would be my choice.
So, with my vote it makes it 2 as well.

Or if only one vote per person counts, then Have a Seat should be
counted for me, and it makes it 2.


Besides, you have 2 votes against Available  Seating - from your
off-list friend and from me.

Of course, your own choice trumps it all..
I am just wanted to keep the math/statistics straight.

Chai... err Cheers,

Igor


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Re: PESO -- Viking Tower; Newport RI [Interior]

2009-08-22 Thread Ken Waller


Kenneth Waller
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- Original Message - 
From: John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com

Subject: RE: PESO -- Viking Tower; Newport RI [Interior]



From: P. J. Alling

It's hot and sticky, hottest week of the year, so here's a winter scene.
This is the interior detail of the so called Viking Tower in Newport RI

Everyone ignored the last shot of the proof that Leif Erikson somehow 
got to Southern NE so I guess I'll annoy you guys some more.


http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20interiorvikingtower.html

Equipment Pentax *ist-D w/smc Pentax FA 28-70mm f4.0.

As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored.


It's more likely proof that Benedict Arnold's grandfather built a 
windmill on his property.


I've always found it difficult to get a good documentary shot showing 
interior detail when it's looking up; hard to get a perspective. Including 
the background through the open arches helps.


Might have tried a vertical pano.



Did it require much in the way of post processing? Looks like it would 
have been a bear to get an adequate exposure inside without blowing the 
background.



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Re: Geso: Available Seating

2009-08-22 Thread Ken Waller

Are you sure Ann ?

my wife almost fell out of her chair when I showed her your image with my 
proposed title
'Your Assets Here'.. She now wants me to find a suitable set of chairs 
or bench and title that image 'Your Assets Here'.


Kenneth Waller
http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f

- Original Message - 
From: ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com


Subject: Re: Geso: Available Seating


Igor Thanks for comments... je comprend :)

Marnie and a good writer friend of mine are happy with Available
Seating... it's the only title
with two votes :) and I'm not liking any of the others as much..  except
possibly going totally
minmal and literal and calling it Chairs

I changed the text box on the cover  - the title has a new font and the
subtitle reworded.

got other fish to fry now...
grateful for all the comments and suggestions

ann
http://annsan.smugmug.com

Igor Roshchin wrote:


For all those ass-wise (excuse my French):
être asseoir


Ann,
On a serious note,
from the first two that you suggested, I would choose Seating available 
(I second that it shouldn't be available seating).

From the entire bunch that you suggested I'd vote for Have a seat.


And now other suggestions.

For some reason I have a French mood this morning, hence:
Veuillez vous asseoir? or Voulez-vous vous asseoir?

On a less serious note: (I am not responsible for the punitive damages (c))

Chairios
Chair up yourself
How to chair up
Chairleaders

Igor



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Re: Pentax 17-70 Bargain at Amazon.

2009-08-22 Thread P. J. Alling

Yea, and just as I reported it was over...

Subash wrote:

On Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:50:55 -0400
P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote:

  
Anyone interested in this lens Amazon has them for about $250 off.  I 
don't know how long the sale will be for.





which should, i would guess, bring up some question related to
bargian...

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Re: Pentax 17-70 Bargian at Amazon.

2009-08-22 Thread Igor Roshchin


.. $250 off -- of what price?
I don't see any new Pentax 17-70 on Amazon for less then ~$530.
At the same time, at BH: $489.95, Adorama: $479.95.

Are you sure you are not looking at Sigma 17-70?

Igor



On Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:50:55 -0400
P. J. Alling webstertwentysix at gmail.com wrote:

 Anyone interested in this lens Amazon has them for about $250 off.  I 
 don't know how long the sale will be for.
 


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Re: Pentax 17-70 Bargian at Amazon.

2009-08-22 Thread P. J. Alling
I was checking it out last night, added it to my cart got a price of 
$366.99, didn't bother to clear the cart, went back the price is now $70 
off list.  I should have posted it last night.


Igor Roshchin wrote:

.. $250 off -- of what price?
I don't see any new Pentax 17-70 on Amazon for less then ~$530.
At the same time, at BH: $489.95, Adorama: $479.95.

Are you sure you are not looking at Sigma 17-70?

Igor



On Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:50:55 -0400
P. J. Alling webstertwentysix at gmail.com wrote:

  
Anyone interested in this lens Amazon has them for about $250 off.  I 
don't know how long the sale will be for.






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PESO Dunes

2009-08-22 Thread Toine
Two captures from my holiday trip: dunes on the island of Terschelling
in the Netherlands.

http://tinyurl.com/l4xg73
and
http://tinyurl.com/l7u3ac

K20D DA12-24. Clicking on the image shows a fullscreen version.

I'm not sure I really like the second photo. What do you think?

Thanks for watching,
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Re: Geso: Available Seating

2009-08-22 Thread ann sanfedele



Igor Roshchin wrote:


Sat Aug 22 12:35:11 CDT 2009
ann sanfedele wrote:

 


Marnie and a good writer friend of mine are happy with Available
Seating... it's the only title
with two votes :)
   



Bzzz. Wrong count.

Marnie also liked Seatng Available:
Fri Aug 21 17:21:50 CDT 2009
Eactivist wrote:
 


Well, I like Available  Seating or Seating Available.
   


So, with my vote for the latter it makes it 2.

 


Bzz yourself, Igor... I count MYSELF as one vote... :-)

and I dont like seating Available nayahnayha

ann


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Re: Geso: Available Seating

2009-08-22 Thread ann sanfedele
Ken -- I don't want to use a comic turn for a calendar that isn't funny 
- especially with my
publishing background..  

I love all the pun titles people came up with  - even my own lol  Sunny 
and Chairs got a

virtualy guffaw from Cotty...:-)  try that one on Fran ...

anyway - the person who's opinion gets a weight of two or more and isnt' 
on the list

said he was warming up to Available Seating...

However, he liked 'Pull Up a Chair  


Ken Waller wrote:


Are you sure Ann ?

my wife almost fell out of her chair when I showed her your image with 
my proposed title
'Your Assets Here'.. She now wants me to find a suitable set of 
chairs or bench and title that image 'Your Assets Here'. 


ann...bites...tongue




Kenneth Waller
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- Original Message - From: ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com

Subject: Re: Geso: Available Seating


Igor Thanks for comments... je comprend :)

Marnie and a good writer friend of mine are happy with Available
Seating... it's the only title
with two votes :) and I'm not liking any of the others as much..  except
possibly going totally
minmal and literal and calling it Chairs

I changed the text box on the cover  - the title has a new font and the
subtitle reworded.

got other fish to fry now...
grateful for all the comments and suggestions

ann
http://annsan.smugmug.com

Igor Roshchin wrote:


For all those ass-wise (excuse my French):
être asseoir


Ann,
On a serious note,
from the first two that you suggested, I would choose Seating 
available (I second that it shouldn't be available seating).



From the entire bunch that you suggested I'd vote for Have a seat.



And now other suggestions.

For some reason I have a French mood this morning, hence:
Veuillez vous asseoir? or Voulez-vous vous asseoir?

On a less serious note: (I am not responsible for the punitive 
damages (c))


Chairios
Chair up yourself
How to chair up
Chairleaders

Igor




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Re: Geso: Available Seating

2009-08-22 Thread ann sanfedele

so annoying! :-)

math - feh

ann

Igor Roshchin wrote:


Sat Aug 22 12:35:11 CDT 2009
ann sanfedele wrote:

 


Marnie and a good writer friend of mine are happy with Available
Seating... it's the only title
with two votes :)
   



Bzzz. Wrong count.

Marnie also liked Seatng Available:
Fri Aug 21 17:21:50 CDT 2009
Eactivist wrote:
 


Well, I like Available  Seating or Seating Available.
   


So, with my vote for the latter it makes it 2.

Thu Aug 20 22:08:03 CDT 2009
Jack Davis wrote:
 


Love the subject, Ann. Have a Seat would be my choice.
   


So, with my vote it makes it 2 as well.

Or if only one vote per person counts, then Have a Seat should be
counted for me, and it makes it 2.


Besides, you have 2 votes against Available  Seating - from your
off-list friend and from me.

Of course, your own choice trumps it all..
I am just wanted to keep the math/statistics straight.

Chai... err Cheers,

Igor


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Re: PESO Dunes

2009-08-22 Thread Jack Davis
Both pleasing scenes, Toine.

Jack

--- On Sat, 8/22/09, Toine to...@repiuk.nl wrote:

 From: Toine to...@repiuk.nl
 Subject: PESO Dunes
 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
 Date: Saturday, August 22, 2009, 11:31 AM
 Two captures from my holiday trip:
 dunes on the island of Terschelling
 in the Netherlands.
 
 http://tinyurl.com/l4xg73
 and
 http://tinyurl.com/l7u3ac
 
 K20D DA12-24. Clicking on the image shows a fullscreen
 version.
 
 I'm not sure I really like the second photo. What do you
 think?
 
 Thanks for watching,
 Toine
 
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Re: Formals from a Wedding

2009-08-22 Thread John Sessoms

From: ann sanfedele

William Robb wrote:


 - Original Message - From: Christine Aguila
 Subject: Re: Formals from a Wedding


 Very nice work, William.  They should be pleased.  Tell the happy 
 couple they look lovely, though you might want to tell the groom that 
 he needn't worry; marriage will seem less scary in a few months.  
  :-)   cheers,



 HAR!! This was their first anniversary. The guy really freezes in 
 front of the camera.


 William Robb


I'm surprised they are still together - I'll give it annother two ears 
at the outside.

what was she thinking???

ann



I looked at the album right after trying to find your old car and 
noticed his hairdo looks like the hood ornament on a 48 Pontiac.


There's something about her eyes that's just not quite right. I don't 
think it's the photos.


Might be something else that was messed up about her makeup?

But maybe the question ought to be, What was HE thinking?

Then again, could be they were made for each other. How can you tell 
anything about them as people from wedding photos posted on the internet?


As far as a set of wedding formals goes, it looks to me like they got 
value for their money.


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PESO Meteor spotting

2009-08-22 Thread Toine
We went to the beach to spot meteors. I used a regular flashlight for
lightpainting the meteor spotters. To my surprise I actually captured
a meteor. Click on the image to spot it.

http://tinyurl.com/n824ew

Thanks for watching,
Toine

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Re: Geso: Available Seating

2009-08-22 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/22/2009 11:44:15 A.M.  Pacific Daylight Time, 
ann...@nyc.rr.com writes:
anyway - the person who's  opinion gets a weight of two or more and isnt' 
on the list
said he was  warming up to Available Seating...


Somehow it just rolls  off the tongue better than Seating Available. Don't 
know why.

Marnie ;-)  So to balance it all out, I give the first two votes. Heh. Pull 
Up A Chair is  okay, though.

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Re: PESO Meteor spotting

2009-08-22 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/22/2009 2:00:56 P.M.  Pacific Daylight Time, 
to...@repiuk.nl writes:
We went to the beach to spot  meteors. I used a regular flashlight for
lightpainting the meteor spotters.  To my surprise I actually captured
a meteor. Click on the image to spot  it.

http://tinyurl.com/n824ew

Thanks for  watching,
Toine
==
Can't find it. But I like the photo as is.  Very unusual, you have to look 
twice (to figure out the people).
Good  one.

Marnie aka Doe  :-)
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Re: PESO Meteor spotting

2009-08-22 Thread Jack Davis
Pretty clever shot, Toine. Is the meteor the slanted streak on the right just 
above center?

Jack

--- On Sat, 8/22/09, Toine to...@repiuk.nl wrote:

 From: Toine to...@repiuk.nl
 Subject: PESO Meteor spotting
 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
 Date: Saturday, August 22, 2009, 2:00 PM
 We went to the beach to spot meteors.
 I used a regular flashlight for
 lightpainting the meteor spotters. To my surprise I
 actually captured
 a meteor. Click on the image to spot it.
 
 http://tinyurl.com/n824ew
 
 Thanks for watching,
 Toine
 
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Re: Formals from a Wedding

2009-08-22 Thread Igor Roshchin

  HAR!! This was their first anniversary. The guy really freezes in 
  front of the camera.
 
  William Robb
 
 I'm surprised they are still together - I'll give it annother two ears 
 at the outside.
 what was she thinking???
 
 ann


Ann,

Was that in a Van Gogh-ish sense?
;-)

Igor


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Re: PESO Dunes

2009-08-22 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/22/2009 11:32:11 A.M.  Pacific Daylight Time, 
to...@repiuk.nl writes:
Two captures from my holiday  trip: dunes on the island of Terschelling
in the  Netherlands.

http://tinyurl.com/l4xg73
and
http://tinyurl.com/l7u3ac

K20D  DA12-24. Clicking on the image shows a fullscreen version.

I'm not sure I  really like the second photo. What do you think?

Thanks for  watching,
Toine


==
Both very nice, Toine. Lovely colors  and great detail.

I think I like the second a little better than the  first. Maybe just 
because I like trees. :-) And great sky.

Well  done.

Marnie aka Doe  :-)

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Re: PESO -- Viking Tower; Newport RI [Interior]

2009-08-22 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/21/2009 9:48:00 P.M.  Pacific Daylight Time, 
webstertwenty...@gmail.com writes:
That's about as  straight as it's going to get.  Nothing it the image is 
exactly square  to anything.  Whether or not the tower was actually built 
by Vikings or  by Benidict Arnold's father, it's had at least 300 years 
to settle.  I  was crouched down to make the image between the bars of 
the iron fence and  was listing a bit myself.  The lamp post visible 
through the right hand  arch is perpendicular.  

=
K. Yeah, hard when they didn't  build straight. 

That's a very odd choice, Vikings and Benidict Arnold's  father. Doesn't 
compute. Heh.

Marnie aka Doe  :-)

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Re: PESO Meteor spotting

2009-08-22 Thread Toine
Jack, Yes. that's the meteor.
Marnie, maybe you could click on the image to see more detail.

Toine

2009/8/22 Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com:
 Pretty clever shot, Toine. Is the meteor the slanted streak on the right just 
 above center?

 Jack

 --- On Sat, 8/22/09, Toine to...@repiuk.nl wrote:

 From: Toine to...@repiuk.nl
 Subject: PESO Meteor spotting
 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
 Date: Saturday, August 22, 2009, 2:00 PM
 We went to the beach to spot meteors.
 I used a regular flashlight for
 lightpainting the meteor spotters. To my surprise I
 actually captured
 a meteor. Click on the image to spot it.

 http://tinyurl.com/n824ew

 Thanks for watching,
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Re: Formals from a Wedding

2009-08-22 Thread ann sanfedele



Igor Roshchin wrote:

HAR!! This was their first anniversary. The guy really freezes in 
front of the camera.


William Robb
   

I'm surprised they are still together - I'll give it annother two ears 
at the outside.

what was she thinking???

ann
   


Ann,

Was that in a Van Gogh-ish sense?
;-)

Igor


LOL!

Igor - not only can't I type my keyboard sticks too...
hate it when spell check doesn't know what you MEAN...

well GO is certainly what I think she will do..

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Re: Geso: Formals from a Wedding

2009-08-22 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/21/2009 8:25:11 A.M.  Pacific Daylight Time, 
war...@gmail.com writes:
I showed one of the pictures  from this shoot a while back. I delivered the 
book to the bride a couple of  days ago and she was very pleased.
This was a make-up shoot to fix a job  that had been pretty much 
massacred 
by the hired gun who shot the  wedding.

http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/amber-jeff/

Enjoy

William  Robb 


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Nice. I especially like the ones with the red  rose against the white 
bridal gown. Good prop. Doesn't hurt either that she is  quite pretty. 
Unfortunately, he looks like he is cross eyed.

Marnie aka  Doe :-)

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Re: PESO Meteor spotting

2009-08-22 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/22/2009 2:31:02 P.M.  Pacific Daylight Time, 
to...@repiuk.nl writes:
Jack, Yes. that's the  meteor.
Marnie, maybe you could click on the image to see more  detail.

Toine

==
Nyah, got it. I thought you were  saying if you find the meteor, click on 
the meteor and you can see a picture of  the meteor. But I did see the blur 
and thought that was probably  it.

Don't know where my head is today.

Probably left it  somewhere.

Marnie aka Doe  :-)

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Re: PESO Meteor spotting

2009-08-22 Thread paul stenquist

Fascinating image. Well done.
Paul
On Aug 22, 2009, at 5:00 PM, Toine wrote:


We went to the beach to spot meteors. I used a regular flashlight for
lightpainting the meteor spotters. To my surprise I actually captured
a meteor. Click on the image to spot it.

http://tinyurl.com/n824ew

Thanks for watching,
Toine

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Re: GESO: Jericho Suppertime

2009-08-22 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/21/2009 12:55:28 A.M.  Pacific Daylight Time, 
tb...@textuality.com writes:
The official title is  Hector and the  Gulls
http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2009/08/21/Two-Gulls

PDML  having, after all, a certain je-ne-sais-quoi about marine aviform 
life.  -T

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Like the gull shots, they have a nice isolation to  them. And I like the 
gradations in the background around them.

Marnie aka  Doe :-)

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Re: Des Res close to beach

2009-08-22 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/21/2009 12:01:19 A.M.  Pacific Daylight Time, 
chris.mitch...@which.net writes:
What would you do  with it (assuming, of course, you had 40k to  spare)?

Chris

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Face lift. Hands down.

This  getting older stuff has serious drawbacks to it.

Marnie aka Doe ;-) Oh,  you probably thought camera equipment. Nyah. 
Liposuction would be next after  that.

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Re: PESO -- Viking Tower; Newport RI [Interior]

2009-08-22 Thread John Sessoms

From: P. J. Alling
According to the local records it was never a windmill.  If it were it 
would have been a grinding mill in the location it was in.  Even then 
most people knew better than to grind flour near an open flame, so a 
fireplace makes it being a mill a bit unlikely.  It's sort of overbuilt 
compared to the other windmills in the area as well.  Arnold's father 
still may have built it though.


Looked it up again, and apparently it was Arnold's great-grandfather, 
colonial governor of Rhode Island who built it. It's mentioned in his 
1677 will as my stone built windmill.


Doesn't have to have been a grist mill; and if it was, the grinding 
wouldn't have been done on that upper floor where the fireplace is located.


A contemporary windmill (1686) was built at Fort Senneville in Quebec. 
It doubled as a watch-tower and fortress, with thick stone walls and 
loop-holes for muskets.


In the late 1600s when the tower was presumably built, there was still 
considerable hostility between colonists and native Americans, including 
King Philip's War of 1675 - 1676. A windmill doubling as a fortified 
watch tower is not a radical idea.


Interesting historical note: The windmill  fortress at Fort Senneville 
was destroyed in 1776 by General Benedict Arnold.


Another possibility is the tower was used as a sawmill, or perhaps even 
as a pump mill.


... or it might have been built by Chinese explorers of the Song Dynasty 
sometime between 960 and 1279 as a navigation tower to establish 
longitude for junks outbound to China.


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Re: PESO Meteor spotting

2009-08-22 Thread Igor Roshchin

Wow! What a great photo!

Igor

On Aug 22, 2009, at 5:00 PM, Toine wrote:

 We went to the beach to spot meteors. I used a regular flashlight for
 lightpainting the meteor spotters. To my surprise I actually captured
 a meteor. Click on the image to spot it.

 http://tinyurl.com/n824ew

 Thanks for watching,
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RE: PESO Dunes

2009-08-22 Thread John Sessoms

From: Toine

Two captures from my holiday trip: dunes on the island of Terschelling
in the Netherlands.

http://tinyurl.com/l4xg73
and
http://tinyurl.com/l7u3ac

K20D DA12-24. Clicking on the image shows a fullscreen version.

I'm not sure I really like the second photo. What do you think?


I like them both, but the blue sky near the clouds in the second seems 
over saturated (?); maybe like the contrast is pushed too high in that area.


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Re: peso - panowama. vew from cinder cone, Lassen

2009-08-22 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/21/2009 7:58:21 A.M.  Pacific Daylight Time, 
sa...@asobol.com  writes:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/3841322073/sizes/l/
I was too  lazy to stitch the photos. took me about a month.

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Cool  shot. 

I love Lassen (well, I mainly love all the forest around it).  Tried to get 
up it a few years back, got to top and looked down the road going  down the 
other side and said, no, don't think so. (NO guard rail, steep drop off  
windy, right side was on the outside.) I went the wrong way, should have come 
in  from the South side then on that side I would have been on the inside. 
The other  road down from summit is not nearly as scary.

Like the colors. Nice  one.

Marnie aka Doe  :-)

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Re: Geso: Available Seating

2009-08-22 Thread John Sessoms

If it's not too late, I'll put in a word for the simple title Chairs.

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Re: peso - panowama. vew from cinder cone, Lassen

2009-08-22 Thread Sasha Sobol
Thanks, Marnie.
Btw, here is the crop
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/3846090734/sizes/l/
which looks completely different (at least to me).

--Sasha

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 In a message dated 8/21/2009 7:58:21 A.M.  Pacific Daylight Time,
 sa...@asobol.com  writes:
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/3841322073/sizes/l/
 I was too  lazy to stitch the photos. took me about a month.

 =
 Cool  shot.

 I love Lassen (well, I mainly love all the forest around it).  Tried to get
 up it a few years back, got to top and looked down the road going  down the
 other side and said, no, don't think so. (NO guard rail, steep drop off
 windy, right side was on the outside.) I went the wrong way, should have come
 in  from the South side then on that side I would have been on the inside.
 The other  road down from summit is not nearly as scary.

 Like the colors. Nice  one.

 Marnie aka Doe  :-)

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Re: PESO Meteor spotting

2009-08-22 Thread David J Brooks
Very nice shot.. The people are well lit.

Nice meteor streak.

Dave

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 We went to the beach to spot meteors. I used a regular flashlight for
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 a meteor. Click on the image to spot it.

 http://tinyurl.com/n824ew

 Thanks for watching,
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Re: peso - panowama. vew from cinder cone, Lassen

2009-08-22 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/22/2009 3:10:53 P.M.  Pacific Daylight Time, 
sa...@asobol.com writes:
Thanks, Marnie.
Btw, here  is the crop
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/3846090734/sizes/l/
which  looks completely different (at least to  me).

--Sasha


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Yes, looks different. I like the  contrasting colors and the water in the 
first. So it was worth it stitching it  together. Definitely.

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Spotting Available from a Meteor Wedding

2009-08-22 Thread Igor Roshchin


That's what came out of reading a bunch of PDML messages:
Spotting Available from a Meteor Wedding.

(My brain is happy to find any excuse not to work on a grant proposal.)

Igor


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Re: GESO Fortress Guernsey

2009-08-22 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/17/2009 1:48:07 P.M.  Pacific Daylight Time, 
chris.mitch...@which.net writes:
Hope you find this of  interest:
http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/Fortress/index.html

K7, mostly  with DA* 16-50 and some DA* 50-135

Chris

===
Nice  gallery. Interesting rock, seaweed, and colors. I especially like the 
first,  fifth, and the second to last.

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Re: peso - panowama. vew from cinder cone, Lassen

2009-08-22 Thread Derby Chang

Sasha Sobol wrote:

OT:
what panorama tools do you use?
for this one I use a free Microsoft ICE.
As almost everything that comes from Microsoft Research it is
excellent (and I hate Microsoft in general).
  



A great good thing Bill Gates did was get the Feynmen lectures online. 
Onya, Microsoft Research


http://www.symmetrymagazine.org/breaking/2009/07/15/feynman-messenger-lectures-now-available-online/


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Re: peso - panowama. vew from cinder cone, Lassen

2009-08-22 Thread Derby Chang

Derby Chang wrote:

Sasha Sobol wrote:

OT:
what panorama tools do you use?
for this one I use a free Microsoft ICE.
As almost everything that comes from Microsoft Research it is
excellent (and I hate Microsoft in general).
 


A great good thing Bill Gates did was get the Feynmen lectures online. 
Onya, Microsoft Research


http://www.symmetrymagazine.org/breaking/2009/07/15/feynman-messenger-lectures-now-available-online/ 




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errr Feynman

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Re: peso - panowama. vew from cinder cone, Lassen

2009-08-22 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/21/2009 11:48:11 P.M.  Pacific Daylight Time, 
sa...@asobol.com writes:
ouch, I just noticed that  panowama and  vew
so cool!
My typing skills are  great.

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HAVE you been reading some of these  guys/gals?

That is soo minor. 

Marnie aka Doe   Heheheheheh.

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Re: PESO Meteor spotting

2009-08-22 Thread Derby Chang

Toine wrote:

We went to the beach to spot meteors. I used a regular flashlight for
lightpainting the meteor spotters. To my surprise I actually captured
a meteor. Click on the image to spot it.

http://tinyurl.com/n824ew

Thanks for watching,
Toine

  


That's excellent in fullscreen


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Re: Spotting Available from a Meteor Wedding

2009-08-22 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/22/2009 3:14:06 P.M.  Pacific Daylight Time, 
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Re: PESO -- Viking Tower; Newport RI [Interior]

2009-08-22 Thread P. J. Alling
Actually I should correct that, it was act Arnold's /Grandfather/, 
Governor Benedict Arnold who supposedly built the tower as a windmill.  
At least he referred to a windmill in his will, and that has been taken 
to mean the Newport Tower  There is however some evidence that the 
building isn't that windmill.  While quite similar in general design to 
a windmill near Chesterton in England, you would be hard pressed to set 
the Newport Tower up the same way, as it is nearly a foot out of round.  
This would  make a revolving platform, for the sales to be turned to 
face the wind, most difficult to build.  There were a number of 
windmills in the area but all of them were made of wood. 


eactiv...@aol.com wrote:
In a message dated 8/21/2009 9:48:00 P.M.  Pacific Daylight Time, 
webstertwenty...@gmail.com writes:
That's about as  straight as it's going to get.  Nothing it the image is 
exactly square  to anything.  Whether or not the tower was actually built 
by Vikings or  by Benidict Arnold's father, it's had at least 300 years 
to settle.  I  was crouched down to make the image between the bars of 
the iron fence and  was listing a bit myself.  The lamp post visible 
through the right hand  arch is perpendicular.  


=
K. Yeah, hard when they didn't  build straight. 

That's a very odd choice, Vikings and Benidict Arnold's  father. Doesn't 
compute. Heh.


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Re: Formals from a Wedding

2009-08-22 Thread P. J. Alling

ann sanfedele wrote:



Igor Roshchin wrote:

HAR!! This was their first anniversary. The guy really freezes in 
front of the camera.


William Robb
  
I'm surprised they are still together - I'll give it annother two 
ears at the outside.

what was she thinking???

ann
  

Ann,

Was that in a Van Gogh-ish sense?
;-)

Igor


LOL!

Igor - not only can't I type my keyboard sticks too...
hate it when spell check doesn't know what you MEAN...

well GO is certainly what I think she will do..

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Maybe he has hidden assets, what was the quote from Young Frankenstein?













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Re: Spotting Available from a Meteor Wedding

2009-08-22 Thread Igor Roshchin
Sat Aug 22 17:24:01 CDT 2009
Eactivist wrote:

 In a message dated 8/22/2009 3:14:06 P.M.  Pacific Daylight Time, 
 str at komkon.org writes:
 (My brain is happy to find any  excuse not to work on a grant proposal.)
 
 Igor
 
 ==
 Your  brain is just happy. Give me some of what he's having.
 
 Marnie aka Doe  ;-)
 
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 We can't solve  problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we 
 created them. Albert  Einstein  
 

In the era of PC: Are you sure that my brain is he? ;-)


Here is what my brain is having:
http://www.sc.doe.gov/grants/FAPN09-26.html
I am not sure if you are eligible for it, despite being Doe. :)

Cheers!

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Re: Spotting Available from a Meteor Wedding

2009-08-22 Thread P. J. Alling

Igor Roshchin wrote:

Sat Aug 22 17:24:01 CDT 2009
Eactivist wrote:

  
In a message dated 8/22/2009 3:14:06 P.M.  Pacific Daylight Time, 
str at komkon.org writes:

(My brain is happy to find any  excuse not to work on a grant proposal.)

Igor

==
Your  brain is just happy. Give me some of what he's having.

Marnie aka Doe  ;-)

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created them. Albert  Einstein  




In the era of PC: Are you sure that my brain is he? ;-)
  



I have the brain of an 8 year old boy; 
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

Wait for it...
..
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
I keep it in a jar of formaldehyde on the corner of my desk...




Here is what my brain is having:
http://www.sc.doe.gov/grants/FAPN09-26.html
I am not sure if you are eligible for it, despite being Doe. :)

Cheers!

Igor

  



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Re: Spotting Available from a Meteor Wedding

2009-08-22 Thread Igor Roshchin
P. J. Alling webstertwentysix at gmail.com
Sat Aug 22 18:05:37 CDT 2009

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Igor Roshchin wrote:
 Sat Aug 22 17:24:01 CDT 2009
 Eactivist wrote:

   
 In a message dated 8/22/2009 3:14:06 P.M.  Pacific Daylight Time, 
 str at komkon.org writes:
 (My brain is happy to find any  excuse not to work on a grant proposal.)

 Igor

 ==
 Your  brain is just happy. Give me some of what he's having.

 Marnie aka Doe  ;-)

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 We can't solve  problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we 
 created them. Albert  Einstein  

 

 In the era of PC: Are you sure that my brain is he? ;-)
   


I have the brain of an 8 year old boy; 

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Re: Spotting Available from a Meteor Wedding

2009-08-22 Thread Igor Roshchin

P. J. Alling webstertwentysix at gmail.com
Sat Aug 22 18:05:37 CDT 2009

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Igor Roshchin wrote:
 Sat Aug 22 17:24:01 CDT 2009
 Eactivist wrote:

   
 In a message dated 8/22/2009 3:14:06 P.M.  Pacific Daylight Time, 
 str at komkon.org writes:
 (My brain is happy to find any  excuse not to work on a grant
 proposal.)

 Igor

 ==
 Your  brain is just happy. Give me some of what he's having.

 Marnie aka Doe  ;-)

 -
 We can't solve  problems by using the same kind of thinking we used
 when we 
 created them. Albert  Einstein  

 

 In the era of PC: Are you sure that my brain is he? ;-)
   


I have the brain of an 8 year old boy; 
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

Wait for it...
..
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
I keep it in a jar of formaldehyde on the corner of my desk...



 Here is what my brain is having:
 http://www.sc.doe.gov/grants/FAPN09-26.html
 I am not sure if you are eligible for it, despite being Doe. :)

 Cheers!

 Igor

   


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Igor Roshchin wrote:
 Sat Aug 22 17:24:01 CDT 2009
 Eactivist wrote:

   
 In a message dated 8/22/2009 3:14:06 P.M.  Pacific Daylight Time, 
 str at komkon.org writes:
 (My brain is happy to find any  excuse not to work on a grant proposal.)

 Igor

 ==
 Your  brain is just happy. Give me some of what he's having.

 Marnie aka Doe  ;-)

 -
 We can't solve  problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we 
 created them. Albert  Einstein  

 

 In the era of PC: Are you sure that my brain is he? ;-)
   


I have the brain of an 8 year old boy; 

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Re: Spotting Available from a Meteor Wedding

2009-08-22 Thread Igor Roshchin


Sat Aug 22 18:05:37 CDT 2009
P. J. Alling wrote:

 Igor Roshchin wrote:
  Sat Aug 22 17:24:01 CDT 2009
  Eactivist wrote:
 

  In a message dated 8/22/2009 3:14:06 P.M.  Pacific Daylight Time, 
  str at komkon.org writes:
  (My brain is happy to find any  excuse not to work on a grant
  proposal.)
 
  Igor
 
  ==
  Your  brain is just happy. Give me some of what he's having.
 
  Marnie aka Doe  ;-)
 
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  We can't solve  problems by using the same kind of thinking we used
  when we 
  created them. Albert  Einstein  
 
  
 
  In the era of PC: Are you sure that my brain is he? ;-)

 
 
 I have the brain of an 8 year old boy; 
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 Wait for it...
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 I keep it in a jar of formaldehyde on the corner of my desk...
 
 

Huh?!

Igor

PS. Oops, sorry everybody, - my e-mail program couldn't handle
PJ's response, - hence two partial messages tht just went to the list.



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Re: Pentax 17-70 Bargian at Amazon.

2009-08-22 Thread Joseph McAllister
There must me an online formula virus making the rounds. I just  
ordered some pants and shorts from an online company, and the 30% off  
prices varied depending on what method you used to approach the page,  
search, sale, or waist size. Same item(s), same picture, different  
prices.


I documented it with screen shots, emailed them, and demanded a refund  
of the overcharge.



On Aug 22, 2009, at 11:15 , P. J. Alling wrote:

I was checking it out last night, added it to my cart got a price of  
$366.99, didn't bother to clear the cart, went back the price is now  
$70 off list.  I should have posted it last night.


Igor Roshchin wrote:

.. $250 off -- of what price?
I don't see any new Pentax 17-70 on Amazon for less then ~$530.
At the same time, at BH: $489.95, Adorama: $479.95.

Are you sure you are not looking at Sigma 17-70?

Igor



On Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:50:55 -0400
P. J. Alling webstertwentysix at gmail.com wrote:


Anyone interested in this lens Amazon has them for about $250  
off.  I don't know how long the sale will be for.


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Re: Geso: Available Seating

2009-08-22 Thread Joseph McAllister

Ken Waller wrote:


Are you sure Ann ?

my wife almost fell out of her chair when I showed her your image  
with my proposed title
'Your Assets Here'.. She now wants me to find a suitable set of  
chairs or bench and title that image 'Your Assets Here'.


There are designer chairs that cost so much if you could find a pair  
somewhere, your title would have a double or triple meaning. Visit the  
upscale parts of downtown.


If it doesn’t excite you,
This thing that you see,
Why in the world,
Would it excite me?
—Jay Maisel

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Re: PESO Meteor spotting

2009-08-22 Thread Joseph McAllister

Way cool, T.

On Aug 22, 2009, at 14:00 , Toine wrote:


We went to the beach to spot meteors. I used a regular flashlight for
lightpainting the meteor spotters. To my surprise I actually captured
a meteor. Click on the image to spot it.

http://tinyurl.com/n824ew


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Re: This one took off...

2009-08-22 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/22/2009 7:46:15 A.M.  Pacific Daylight Time, 
bongmana...@gmail.com writes:
Published in Toronto  again (in an online  magazine)...

http://www.nayonmagazine.com/nayon_summer_special/flash.html#/1/

...here's  the link directly to my  article:

http://www.nayonmagazine.com/nayon_summer_special/flash.html#/20/

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Very  interesting article. Fun shots. No hardship shooting pretty young 
things,  huh?

Who are the guys in green?

Marnie aka Doe  :-)

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Re: PESO Meteor spotting

2009-08-22 Thread Christine Aguila
That's a doozey, toine.  Lots of fun to see that.  Shot is very well 
executed!  Cheers, Christine




- Original Message - 
From: Toine to...@repiuk.nl

To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
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Subject: PESO Meteor spotting



We went to the beach to spot meteors. I used a regular flashlight for
lightpainting the meteor spotters. To my surprise I actually captured
a meteor. Click on the image to spot it.

http://tinyurl.com/n824ew

Thanks for watching,
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Re: GESO - Little Paddington laneway festival

2009-08-22 Thread Christine Aguila


Love it!
http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/09/09_08/09_08_paddo/10.htm

Fun!  You know those big pillows are a great idea!
http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/09/09_08/09_08_paddo/13.htm


No doubt he made the ladies notice :-)
http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/09/09_08/09_08_paddo/16.htm

Love it as is--though I wonder what would happen if you lightened that 
shadows just a tad more to get the folks in shadow to pop more--not a lot 
more, just a tad more.  Although it could be my monitor that's showing the 
shadows a bit dark.  YMMV.

http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/09/09_08/09_08_paddo/17.htm

Very sweet little gallery, Derby.  Cheers, Christine






- Original Message - 
From: Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au

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Subject: GESO - Little Paddington laneway festival




A few snaps from the last day of Sydney Fashion Festival. Pleasant little 
street, even more pleasant afternoon


http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/09/09_08/09_08_paddo/index.htm

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Re: This one took off...

2009-08-22 Thread Christine Aguila
Excellent article and pictures, Bong.  Very nicely done.  Some day I'll make 
one of those dresses with the butterfly sleeves.  I've always thought them 
lovely.  Course I have no where to wear such a dress.  :-)   Cheers, 
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Subject: This one took off...



Published in Toronto again (in an online magazine)...

http://www.nayonmagazine.com/nayon_summer_special/flash.html#/1/

...here's the link directly to my article:

http://www.nayonmagazine.com/nayon_summer_special/flash.html#/20/

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Re: DA 16-50 lens with faulty SDM?

2009-08-22 Thread gldnbearz
Returning the lens is exactly what I intend to do... after I try it
out on the *istDS this weekend.  Not my intended use for this lens,
but B  H customer service is closed on Saturdays and UPS/FedEx
doesn't pick up on Sunday.  It should give me enough info to see if I
can live with its size and weight.

OTOH, now knowing that the SDM is prone to failure, perhaps all the
more reason to stick with my so-far faultless knock on wood DA
16-45.  I don't intend to spend this type of money on an manual focus
lens for my K200D.

- Pat

On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 10:17 AM, Carlos Royocarlos_r...@teleline.es wrote:
 I have a DA 50-135 which has developed exactly the same problem, namely:
 screwdriver focusing works on an *ist DS, but SDM doesn't (on a K10D GP).
  You should return that lens.

 Carlos

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Re: DA 16-50 lens with faulty SDM?

2009-08-22 Thread gldnbearz
Is there a way to block the SDM contacts for an over-ride?

- Pat

On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 6:11 AM, P. J. Allingwebstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote:
 Obviously not.  If the chip in the lens tells the camera it's an SDM lens,
 then by GOD that's what we'll use to focus.  It's simple minded programing,
 lots of state checking tends to slow things down when everything is working
 right.  It doesn't surprise me that there is no fall back to a less
 advanced auto focus mode, even if the camera has been programed to notice
 the failure at all.

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PESO tennis jump

2009-08-22 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Everyone:  I would very much like to know your views on this one.  Meta  
shooting info is listed with shot.  Cheers, Christine


http://caguila.com/caguila/tennisjump/ 




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Re: DA 16-50 lens with faulty SDM?

2009-08-22 Thread Joseph McAllister

On Aug 22, 2009, at 17:29 , gldnbearz wrote:


Is there a way to block the SDM contacts for an over-ride?


All the digital data between the camera and the lens uses one single  
pin. If you block that pin, you will have an unknown manual lens.


The other pins (and an illustration) are explained on Boz's site. Text  
from that page:


The KA mount requires body-lens communication that cannot be  
accomplished via the mechanical couplings of the original K-mount.  
First, in order to know when to use the Tv or P operating mode, the  
body needs to be able to determine if the lens aperture ring is set to  
A. Second, after the body measures the scene's brightness and  
determines how many stops the lens should be closed, it must know if  
the lens can be closed that many stops. Finally, in the Tv and P  
operating modes, the higher-end KA bodies display the picture-taking f- 
stop in the viewfinder. In order to support this feature, the body  
needs to know the absolute value of the lens widest f-stop.
Pentax implemented all of the above functionality by adding six  
electrical contacts to the flat surface of the body and lens mounts.  
These contacts are located in different positions from those of the KF  
mount, and therefore do not lead to any incompatibilities.


On the body mount, the * contact is slightly recessed. On the lens  
mount, * is a small pin whose head can be raised or lowered  
depending on the position of the lens aperture ring. When a numeric f- 
stop is selected, the pin's head is lowered so that it does not make  
contact with body's * contact; when the A aperture setting is  
engaged, the pin's head is raised, and it makes electrical contact  
with the body's * contact.


The remaining five contacts are easily seen on the body. They look  
like small, slightly-protruding, ball-bearings. The lens-mount  
contacts are of two types: conducting and non-conducting. The non- 
conducting contacts are small plastic circles. The conducting contacts  
usually cannot be seen, because it is the (metal, and thus conducting)  
mount that fulfills their role. In rare cases, the lens mount has five  
holes, some of which are filled with plastic, and some with a golden  
metal. The golden metal and the plain mount contacts seem to have  
identical functionality.


Inquiring Minds Want to Know

The conducting/non-conducting pattern that the lens contacts form is  
decoded by the body as the lens' narrowest aperture and number of f- 
stops. George de Fockert deciphered the pattern by cycling through all  
possible combinations on a ProgramA in program mode and looking at the  
minimum and maximum apertures shown in the viewfinder.


The table below shows the lens contact patterns in the following order  
r1r2m1*m2r3 where each contact is either metal (represented by 1) or  
plastic (represented by 0).


The page:  http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/technology/K-mount/Ka.html


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What's half way between Pittsburgh and Boston?

2009-08-22 Thread Mark Roberts
I'm finishing up the work on the house in Pittsburgh (it gets
officially listed for sale on Monday) and I'll probably be on the road
for Boston on Wednesday. I'm thinking of splitting the trip into two
days and I'm looking for somewhere interesting to stay approximately
half way through the journet. I've considered New York City but I'm
not entirely comfortable with taking the motorcycle through there.

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Re: DA 16-50 lens with faulty SDM?

2009-08-22 Thread P. J. Alling
You know that just might work if the existence of power contacts on the 
lens is what tells the camera it's a SDM lens.  However I suspect it's 
actually querying the lens through the digital information contact.  
It's shown on the figure on this page.


http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/technology/K-mount/Kaf.html

I don't think blocking the power contacts will help, and anything you 
might block them with is likely to be sticky, I wouldn't be too sanguine 
about putting something sticky, that might come loose, in the mirror box 
of my SLR.



gldnbearz wrote:

Is there a way to block the SDM contacts for an over-ride?

- Pat

On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 6:11 AM, P. J. Allingwebstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote:
  

Obviously not.  If the chip in the lens tells the camera it's an SDM lens,
then by GOD that's what we'll use to focus.  It's simple minded programing,
lots of state checking tends to slow things down when everything is working
right.  It doesn't surprise me that there is no fall back to a less
advanced auto focus mode, even if the camera has been programed to notice
the failure at all.



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Re: What's half way between Pittsburgh and Boston?

2009-08-22 Thread paul stenquist

somewhere in the poconos or catskills.
Paul
On Aug 22, 2009, at 8:59 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:


I'm finishing up the work on the house in Pittsburgh (it gets
officially listed for sale on Monday) and I'll probably be on the road
for Boston on Wednesday. I'm thinking of splitting the trip into two
days and I'm looking for somewhere interesting to stay approximately
half way through the journet. I've considered New York City but I'm
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PESO -- Just Hangin' Out.

2009-08-22 Thread P. J. Alling
The original concept, (yes I actually do plan these shots a bit ahead of 
time), was to leave the figure in silhouette, but I wanted to get some 
detail in the stone retaining wall/dock.  When I lightened up the wall, 
I discovered that the young woman made for a nice bright focal point.  
So I decided to bring out some detail and color in her, which lead to 
the dock becoming too bright, so I adjusted contrast with curves.  Now 
she was too dark again. I made a new curves adjustment, the girls figure 
is back the dock is OK but now the islands and boats are getting washed 
out.  Sheesh, this was just supposed to be a throwaway, PESO.   So to 
make a long story short this became a major project.  Multiple 
adjustment layers and still I can see people not liking it.  But I spent 
the entire early evening working on it so I'm going to post it anyway.


http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20justhanginout.html

Equipment:  Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax F 70-210mm f4.0~5.6


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Re: PESO tennis jump

2009-08-22 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/22/2009 5:42:45 P.M.  Pacific Daylight Time, 
cagu...@earthlink.net writes:
Hi Everyone:  I  would very much like to know your views on this one.  Meta 
  
shooting info is listed with shot.  Cheers,  Christine

http://caguila.com/caguila/tennisjump/  

==
Nice one, caught her at just the right  moment.

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Re: PESO tennis jump

2009-08-22 Thread Doug Franklin

Christine Aguila wrote:
Hi Everyone:  I would very much like to know your views on this one.  
Meta  shooting info is listed with shot.  Cheers, Christine


http://caguila.com/caguila/tennisjump/


For me, the foreground fence is too much in focus or something, and it 
grabs my attention away from the rest of the shot.


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Re: PESO -- Just Hangin' Out.

2009-08-22 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/22/2009 7:40:21 P.M.  Pacific Daylight Time, 
webstertwenty...@gmail.com writes:
The original  concept, (yes I actually do plan these shots a bit ahead of 
time), was to  leave the figure in silhouette, but I wanted to get some 
detail in the stone  retaining wall/dock.  When I lightened up the wall, 
I discovered that  the young woman made for a nice bright focal point.  
So I decided to  bring out some detail and color in her, which lead to 
the dock becoming too  bright, so I adjusted contrast with curves.  Now 
she was too dark  again. I made a new curves adjustment, the girls figure 
is back the dock is  OK but now the islands and boats are getting washed 
out.  Sheesh, this  was just supposed to be a throwaway, PESO.   So to 
make a long  story short this became a major project.  Multiple 
adjustment layers  and still I can see people not liking it.  But I spent 
the entire early  evening working on it so I'm going to post it  anyway.

http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20justhanginout.html

===
I  don't think working that hard on post processing is ever lost, usually 
every  session teaches us something.

No, not thrilled with it, but it's okay.  Taking pictures of people against 
highly reflective water (because of light  angle) is maybe not quite the 
way to go. 

I like the wall and the  placement of the girl.

Marnie aka Doe  :-)

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GESO: Tiger Sharks T-Ball

2009-08-22 Thread paul stenquist
I posted a little gallery for Grace's t-ball team. It's a bit  
redundant in that I made sure I posted at least one pic of each kid  
batting, but I think it's mildly entertaining as well. Notice that  
most of these four-year-old batters are hitting pitched balls. The T  
was used mainly in the beginning of the season. Kids learn fast.

http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=922089

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Re: Geso: Available Seating

2009-08-22 Thread ann sanfedele



John Sessoms wrote:


If it's not too late, I'll put in a word for the simple title Chairs.

I like that word... I did think of it... I do like it...  the Chairs 
might draw too many Theatre of the Absurd hunters.


more thoughts devil me take a seat (rather than have a seat )  
Lonesome Chairs  


sigh

ann




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Re: GESO: Tiger Sharks T-Ball

2009-08-22 Thread paul stenquist

BTW, almost all shots are with the K7 and the DA* 60-250
On Aug 22, 2009, at 11:00 PM, paul stenquist wrote:

I posted a little gallery for Grace's t-ball team. It's a bit  
redundant in that I made sure I posted at least one pic of each kid  
batting, but I think it's mildly entertaining as well. Notice that  
most of these four-year-old batters are hitting pitched balls. The T  
was used mainly in the beginning of the season. Kids learn fast.

http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=922089

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Re: DA 16-50 lens with faulty SDM?

2009-08-22 Thread gldnbearz
Oh, I knew to look out for that, (un)fortunately I won't have to with this lens.

What did you replace your 50-135 with (if you did)?

On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 9:44 AM, Joseph Tainterjtain...@mindspring.com wrote:
 Yes, the SDM is faulty. If you get another copy of the lens, check carefully
 for element misalighment, indicated by edge softness at the right side. Oh,
 and some copies have it at the left side.

 There have been many, many requests to Pentax to give us a firmware option
 to use either SDM or shaft drive on DA* lenses that have both. Pentax
 refuses to do this, and they will not acknowledge that there is a problem.
 When SDM fails you may be able to focus manually. When the SDM on my (second
 of three) DA* 50-135 failed in Rome last November, I couldn't even turn the
 focus ring manually.

 Until Pentax get these problems fixed, I won't buy any more SDM lenses. Hoya
 has dramatically increased the price of lenses while refusing to improve
 manufacturing quality.

 Joe

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Re: GESO: Tiger Sharks T-Ball

2009-08-22 Thread Jack Davis
Enjoyed the series, Paul. I believe I saw Grace (red team) a few times. #19 
and, as I remember, about the last 4 or 5.(?)

Jack

--- On Sat, 8/22/09, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote:

 From: paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net
 Subject: GESO: Tiger Sharks T-Ball
 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
 Date: Saturday, August 22, 2009, 8:00 PM
 I posted a little gallery for Grace's
 t-ball team. It's a bit redundant in that I made sure I
 posted at least one pic of each kid batting, but I think
 it's mildly entertaining as well. Notice that most of these
 four-year-old batters are hitting pitched balls. The T was
 used mainly in the beginning of the season. Kids learn
 fast.
 http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=922089
 
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Re: PESO -- Just Hangin' Out.

2009-08-22 Thread Jack Davis
Does appear sort'a bland. Guess I'm agreeing with you on this. Was thinking it 
needed more contrast and a nudge of sharpening.
Like the placement of the leaning lady, BTW.

Jack

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 From: P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com
 Subject: PESO -- Just Hangin' Out.
 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
 Date: Saturday, August 22, 2009, 7:37 PM
 The original concept, (yes I actually
 do plan these shots a bit ahead of time), was to leave the
 figure in silhouette, but I wanted to get some detail in the
 stone retaining wall/dock.  When I lightened up the
 wall, I discovered that the young woman made for a nice
 bright focal point.  So I decided to bring out some
 detail and color in her, which lead to the dock becoming too
 bright, so I adjusted contrast with curves.  Now she
 was too dark again. I made a new curves adjustment, the
 girls figure is back the dock is OK but now the islands and
 boats are getting washed out.  Sheesh, this was just
 supposed to be a throwaway, PESO.   So to
 make a long story short this became a major project. 
 Multiple adjustment layers and still I can see people not
 liking it.  But I spent the entire early evening
 working on it so I'm going to post it anyway.
 
 http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20justhanginout.html
 
 Equipment:  Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax F 70-210mm
 f4.0~5.6
 
 
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Re: What's half way between Pittsburgh and Boston?

2009-08-22 Thread Ken Waller
How about the Delaware Water Gap,  http://www.nps.gov/DEWA/index.htm on the 
N.J./Penn. line. The

Applachian trail crosses there and you could hike a section of it.
Off of I 80 just east of Stroudsburg, Pa.

Kenneth Waller
http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f

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Subject: What's half way between Pittsburgh and Boston?



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for Boston on Wednesday. I'm thinking of splitting the trip into two
days and I'm looking for somewhere interesting to stay approximately
half way through the journet. I've considered New York City but I'm
not entirely comfortable with taking the motorcycle through there.

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Re: Gallery wrap: paper ok or only canvas will do?

2009-08-22 Thread Christine Aguila


From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com

Thanks, Christine.  Have you had a chance to try this kit yet by any 
chance?



Hi Bruce:  I just spent the last 3 hours trying to work the Photo Wrap 
Kit--Monet Canvas-8 1/2 by 11 sized sheet, and I can't get my Epson R2880 to 
catch the canvas sheet.  I'm guessing it only likes canvas roll paper, but 
I've never tried canvas roll paper, so I can't be sure.  I did get my little 
HP printer to catch the sheet (kit comes with 2 sheets of canvas), but, of 
course, the color is stinky, and I really had to work to get the sheet to 
catch.


So, I quit for tonight.  If I try again, I'll let you know, but it could be 
a while.  :-)  Cheers, Christine






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Re: PESO tennis jump

2009-08-22 Thread Christine Aguila


- Original Message - 
From: Doug Franklin jehosep...@mindspring.com

http://caguila.com/caguila/tennisjump/


For me, the foreground fence is too much in focus or something, and it 
grabs my attention away from the rest of the shot.



Yep, that was the concern. Just wanted to know what folks thought.  Thanks 
Doug--and Marnie too.  Cheers, Christine 




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Re: PESO -- Just Hangin' Out.

2009-08-22 Thread Joseph McAllister

What she said...


On Aug 22, 2009, at 19:53 , eactiv...@aol.com wrote:


===
I  don't think working that hard on post processing is ever lost,  
usually

every  session teaches us something.

No, not thrilled with it, but it's okay.  Taking pictures of people  
against
highly reflective water (because of light  angle) is maybe not quite  
the

way to go.

I like the wall and the  placement of the girl.

Marnie aka Doe  :-)


Joseph McAllister
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Re: PESO tennis jump

2009-08-22 Thread ann sanfedele

kinda nice, Christine...  good timing!

ann

Christine Aguila wrote:

Hi Everyone:  I would very much like to know your views on this one.  
Meta  shooting info is listed with shot.  Cheers, Christine


http://caguila.com/caguila/tennisjump/


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OT: more geography help needed re those Blackstone photos

2009-08-22 Thread ann sanfedele
anyone know where this is?  Guessing Florida ... thinking west coast... 
before or during WWII


http://annsan.smugmug.com/Friends-and-Family/Blackstone-family-vintage/8871062_7gR8M/1/627235712_vgPnz/Large

and then there is this one... Miami Beach but what is the hotel?  I 
think it is a famous old one of some sort but

I haven't been to Miami in the last 40 years.

http://annsan.smugmug.com/Friends-and-Family/Blackstone-family-vintage/8871062_7gR8M/1/626802603_cQGNu/Large

TIA any help

ann
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Re: PESO tennis jump

2009-08-22 Thread Boris Liberman
Christine, was it possible to simply hmmm stick your lens (DA 21 is
fairly small) into this fence? It is a good shot but the fence
practically destroys it.

All IMHO.



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 Hi Everyone:  I would very much like to know your views on this one.  Meta 
 shooting info is listed with shot.  Cheers, Christine

 http://caguila.com/caguila/tennisjump/


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