Re: OT: Happy Canada Day
On 7/1/2010 7:51 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: to all our listers north of the (US) border. What goes on for Canada Day? (aside from the beer). I'd second that... Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Happy Canada Day
You realize you are getting on the case of my seventh cousin on my mother's side, who's never bothered to write. I defend her nonetheless, though, poor thing. Her family lost a war some 230 years ago when her highly trained troops and the Royal Navy were driven off by a bunch of farmers in rags and some rich kids with a borrowed ship. :-p On Jul 2, 2010, at 14:33 , Daniel J. Matyola wrote: There is a difference: we elected the fools down there in DC. We have only ourselves to blame. We don't pay homage to someone merely because that person is a distant relative of the German House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Dan On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 5:20 PM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: -- From: Daniel J. Matyola Subject: Re: OT: Happy Canada Day I strongly object to giving anyone that kind of power simply because of their ancestry. Are you really comfortable giving someone like her son that kind of power? It works well enough, and as far as governments go, ours seems more honest than most. If you really want to bleat about governments, go and do something about that corruption center in D.C. You have far bigger fish to fry than we ever will. William Robb Joseph McAllister Pentaxian http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 New York border like 4.5 miles ?
On Jul 2, 2010, at 14:33 , Larry Colen wrote: Go to Satellite view, and double click on the little yellow man. Thanks a bunch, that was it, and it was state line http://maps.google.com/maps?f=dsource=s_dsaddr=41.049971,-74.189301daddr=I-287+Nhl=engeocode=%3BFWtUcwIdWV6U-wmra=dmemrcr=0mrsp=0sz=14sll=41.065051,-74.163208sspn=0.051253,0.119047ie=UTF8ll=41.051527,-74.18859spn=0,0.002374t=hz=19layer=ccbll=41.051903,-74.188429panoid=PI0Qgi5fX9cCYStj5JwoYAcbp=12,24.2,,0,10.19 Welcome to the twentyfreakingfirst century. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est Is it just me or is the resolution so low that the sign is just a blur for anyone else. It's blurry, but mostly readable on my monitor. Wrong Sign. That one says New Jersey State Line 4.5 miles. It must be 9 miles from the correct sign - on the other side of the road! Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com Gaudeamus igitur, juvenes dum sumus... http://tinyurl.com/ndmfhb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Turbofan
Wow! You lucky to get so close to this engine. Toine On 30 June 2010 05:34, Bong Manayon bongmana...@gmail.com wrote: Okay, I remembered to post something... :-) http://bongmanayon.posterous.com/reverse-gestalt# I got a dream assignment documenting an airline service provider (catering and aircraft maintenance)... -- Bong Manayon http://www.bong.uni.cc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Happy Canada Day
She's on her way to New York soon, where I believe she has substantial property holdings. Perhaps you should have a word with her. She is very self-sacrificing. Look how she goes out of her way here to make her hosts feel better about their silly hats, by wearing even sillier ones: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/10500737.stm You realize you are getting on the case of my seventh cousin on my mother's side, who's never bothered to write. I defend her nonetheless, though, poor thing. Her family lost a war some 230 years ago when her highly trained troops and the Royal Navy were driven off by a bunch of farmers in rags and some rich kids with a borrowed ship. :-p On Jul 2, 2010, at 14:33 , Daniel J. Matyola wrote: There is a difference: we elected the fools down there in DC. We have only ourselves to blame. We don't pay homage to someone merely because that person is a distant relative of the German House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Dan On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 5:20 PM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: -- From: Daniel J. Matyola Subject: Re: OT: Happy Canada Day I strongly object to giving anyone that kind of power simply because of their ancestry. Are you really comfortable giving someone like her son that kind of power? It works well enough, and as far as governments go, ours seems more honest than most. If you really want to bleat about governments, go and do something about that corruption center in D.C. You have far bigger fish to fry than we ever will. 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 - Turbofan
On 30 June 2010 05:34, Bong Manayon bongmana...@gmail.com wrote: Okay, I remembered to post something... :-) http://bongmanayon.posterous.com/reverse-gestalt# I got a dream assignment documenting an airline service provider (catering and aircraft maintenance)... It's a type of synecdoche. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Barn redo
Thanks Paul and Ecke. Its on my short list for farm scene for the Markham Fair photo contest. Lordy, its only 3 months a way. Were does the time go., Dave On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 10:07 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I like the blue sky version on the far left. You could probably pull a little more out of the shadows. But nice as presented. Great scene. Paul On Jul 3, 2010, at 7:52 PM, David J Brooks wrote: Thanks. To answer your question, no i did not. My only polarizer does not fit my 50-200, but maybe worth a try on the 16-45. Its supposed to be rather nice again Sunday. Dave On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 2:48 PM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: Much better, Dave. Just wondering, did you try to use a polarizer to push the sky some more? Thanks for sharing Ecke 2010/7/3 David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com: Went back on Friday to the barn and yellow field. Nice sunny day with blue skies. http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=972727 6773 and 6771, the two on the left are the new ones. Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, 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.
PESO: Goldeneye
I was walking along the Mississippi river at twilight when this little guy hopped across the path and then he just STOPPED. I popped the Tamron 90mm onto the K-7 and started snapping.. closer and closer... finally I'm right down on the ground with the lens about 8 inches away from his face. The sun had set so I was down to: ISO 800, f5.6, 1/4 second The darned thing has golden eyes! http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2010/IMGP2883.jpg -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Pentax gear...
http://4models.info/images/0.en.png Just fun, I use this image for model candidates without photos on file. K20D, DA 10-17, D-XENON 18-55, DA* 16-50, FA 50 F1.4, DA 50-200, ELINCHROM, BOWENS more @ roman.blakout.net | roman.4models.info -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: semi-ot but photo-related: imjustwalkin.com
Charles -- I'm so glad you posted this - I love it... I love that he is doing it... and enjoy following the journey... I've done several cross country trips, but only by car or bus... the most treking Ive done was of a shorter duration... but the adventure of a slow purposeful ramble across the country is wonderful to do and lovely to read when one cant do it anymore. ann Charles Robinson wrote: An interesting, light-hearted photo blog being done by a man who is walking East-to-West across the U.S. He's carrying a Verizon Droid phone and usually posts 4-8 photos per day with little comments. The photo quality is quite good - for a phone! I've been finding it fascinating to check up every once in a while to see how he's doing - almost to Montana now. http://imjustwalkin.com -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Barn redo
Nice. I like the composition and sky in Barn and Yellow field III, but I like the foreground interest in Barn and Yellow field I. Can you combine them somehow? G Dan On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 8:46 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Went back on Friday to the barn and yellow field. Nice sunny day with blue skies. http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=972727 6773 and 6771, the two on the left are the new ones. Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, 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: Geso Barn redo
On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 12:52 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Nice. I like the composition and sky in Barn and Yellow field III, but I like the foreground interest in Barn and Yellow field I. Can you combine them somehow? G Who do you think i am, David Stenquest.:-) Dave Dan On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 8:46 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Went back on Friday to the barn and yellow field. Nice sunny day with blue skies. http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=972727 6773 and 6771, the two on the left are the new ones. Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, 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: Causse Mejan
Bob W wrote: [...] This is a 3.6 megabyte download: http://www.web-options.com/CausseMejan.tif Florac is a mediaeval village at its heart. What you see here are the modern bits on the outside. I am still sorting through the rest of the pictures in LR and will post a gallery in due causse... Bob I'd go ahead and crop all that black off the bottom and convert it to JPEG so it would load faster. I'll give that a go when I start working on the other panos. Something odd gone on here. At 3.6meg, I would expect much more detail but it pixellates the moment one applies any magnification. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Goldeneye
I was walking along the Mississippi river at twilight when this little guy hopped across the path and then he just STOPPED. I popped the Tamron 90mm onto the K-7 and started snapping.. closer and closer... finally I'm right down on the ground with the lens about 8 inches away from his face. The sun had set so I was down to: ISO 800, f5.6, 1/4 second The darned thing has golden eyes! The name's Pond. James Pond. http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2010/IMGP2883.jpg -Charles -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Goldeneye
Nice shot. --Original Message-- From: Charles Robinson Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List ReplyTo: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Goldeneye Sent: Jul 4, 2010 11:35 AM I was walking along the Mississippi river at twilight when this little guy hopped across the path and then he just STOPPED. I popped the Tamron 90mm onto the K-7 and started snapping.. closer and closer... finally I'm right down on the ground with the lens about 8 inches away from his face. The sun had set so I was down to: ISO 800, f5.6, 1/4 second The darned thing has golden eyes! http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2010/IMGP2883.jpg -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Goldeneye
On Sun, 04 Jul 2010 10:35:21 -0500 Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: ISO 800, f5.6, 1/4 second The darned thing has golden eyes! http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2010/IMGP2883.jpg lovely lovely shot. nice to see a shot where the critter is not groomed and coated in glycerin as well. -- Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own... Jealousy is a disease, love is a healthy condition.- Robert Heinlein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Goldeneye
On Jul 4, 2010, at 10:49 AM, Bran Everseeking wrote: On Sun, 04 Jul 2010 10:35:21 -0500 Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: ISO 800, f5.6, 1/4 second The darned thing has golden eyes! http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2010/IMGP2883.jpg lovely lovely shot. nice to see a shot where the critter is not groomed and coated in glycerin as well. That's a superb shot. I can't see a single way to improve it. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - St James Park
It is indeed quite purdy. I like the way the fence frames the left side of the image, and I think the people add interest and scale, improving the shot. Dan On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 10:28 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: St. James Park, London. Just a purdy picture, though I actually spent a while trying different compositions and waiting for people to be in the right places. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11206012size=lg (K10D, DA 50-200) Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Swans on the Wing
Great capture, Frank. Dan On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 11:30 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Didn't get many good photos from today's walk down at the lake (still working on a few, but I don't think they'll make the cut), but this one's not bad: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/swans-on-wing.html I never realized that big old swans made so much noise when they fly; you can hear them coming from a mile away. Taken with *istD/Tokina f2.8 80-200 manual focus. I'm having lots of problems with the manual focus - by the time I'm focused and get the exposure (no A setting, so I'm on M with the green button), my subject inevitably moves on - at least the birds do. Anyway, hope you like this one. Comments 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Smokeys
Here's a shot or 3 from Smokey Mountains National Park. It was raining on our way back from Grandfather Mountain, but it made the scenery very smokey. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1174 Comments, advise, and criticism solicited... Regards, Bob S. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Happy Canada Day
I am not bitching about any system. I am only saying that I am offended by the concept that anyone is superior to another person by reason of birth. If we say that the Queen is superior by reason of birth and has rights that can't be taken away, then we legitimize the position of the nobility who claim to be superior by birth to us commoners. That is just a short distance from saying that whites are superior to other races by reason of birth, or that English are superior to Irish, or that Japanese are superior to Koreans. Belief in status or privilege arising our of ancestry is anti-democratic, and creates artificial barriers that divide people who should seek common cause. Dan On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 5:40 PM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: -- From: Daniel J. Matyola Subject: Re: OT: Happy Canada Day There is a difference: we elected the fools down there in DC. We have only ourselves to blame. We don't pay homage to someone merely because that person is a distant relative of the German House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Whatever. Until your system works better than the ones you are bitching about, go take a flying fuck into your glass walls. Or, be as offended as you're white peasant ass wants to be, but piss off and shut the fuck up about it. 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Happy Canada Day
Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I am not bitching about any system. I am only saying that I am offended by the concept that anyone is superior to another person by reason of birth. If we say that the Queen is superior by reason of birth and has rights that can't be taken away, then we legitimize the position of the nobility who claim to be superior by birth to us commoners. That is just a short distance from saying that whites are superior to other races by reason of birth, or that English are superior to Irish, or that Japanese are superior to Koreans. Belief in status or privilege arising our of ancestry is anti-democratic, and creates artificial barriers that divide people who should seek common cause. Sadly, many people are never happier than when they have found or created an artificial barrier to divide them from others. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Smokeys
On Jul 4, 2010, at 11:25 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Here's a shot or 3 from Smokey Mountains National Park. It was raining on our way back from Grandfather Mountain, but it made the scenery very smokey. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1174 I particularly like 3769. Comments, advise, and criticism solicited... It's probably the rain that makes them seem rather flat, I'd try to increase the contrast by bumping up the exposure a bit, then bumping up the black point, to increase the range of the final image. I don't know if that would help, or hurt. Regards, Bob S. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Happy Canada Day
On Sun, Jul 04, 2010 at 02:25:51PM -0400, Daniel J. Matyola scripsit: If we say that the Queen is superior by reason of birth and has rights that can't be taken away, No one says any such thing. The Queen is the Queen by right of Parliament, _not_ right of birth. (This is, for instance, why there is such a thing as the Succession Act, or why it's widely acknowledged -- since Parliament has done it, twice and a half (Headless Chuck, James the Fled, and Edward the Abbreviated) -- that the elected Parliament can replace the monarch, or, for that matter, why Her Majesty has publicly stated that if she's presented with an act converting the UK into a republic, she'll sign it.) Supremacy of Parliament is a very real thing. Which is not to say I'm not -- being of a somewhat egalitarian bent -- in favour of both a stronger monarchy and a selective one in Canada, rather than one with the current hereditary succession, but the idea that the English Monarchy came down on the side of Divine Right is really laughable. -- Graydon -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Happy Canada Day
The Queen is the Queen by right of Parliament, _not_ right of birth. Really? And you believe that? They just HAPPENED to pick the daughter of the last King? What an extraordinary coincidence! Dan On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 2:57 PM, Graydon gray...@marost.ca wrote: On Sun, Jul 04, 2010 at 02:25:51PM -0400, Daniel J. Matyola scripsit: If we say that the Queen is superior by reason of birth and has rights that can't be taken away, No one says any such thing. The Queen is the Queen by right of Parliament, _not_ right of birth. (This is, for instance, why there is such a thing as the Succession Act, or why it's widely acknowledged -- since Parliament has done it, twice and a half (Headless Chuck, James the Fled, and Edward the Abbreviated) -- that the elected Parliament can replace the monarch, or, for that matter, why Her Majesty has publicly stated that if she's presented with an act converting the UK into a republic, she'll sign it.) Supremacy of Parliament is a very real thing. Which is not to say I'm not -- being of a somewhat egalitarian bent -- in favour of both a stronger monarchy and a selective one in Canada, rather than one with the current hereditary succession, but the idea that the English Monarchy came down on the side of Divine Right is really laughable. -- Graydon -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: OT: Happy Canada Day
I am not bitching about any system. I am only saying that I am offended by the concept that anyone is superior to another person by reason of birth. If we say that the Queen is superior by reason of birth and has rights that can't be taken away, well we don't. We swept all that nonsense away when we cut Charles I's head off in 1649. Bob then we legitimize the position of the nobility who claim to be superior by birth to us commoners. That is just a short distance from saying that whites are superior to other races by reason of birth, or that English are superior to Irish, or that Japanese are superior to Koreans. Belief in status or privilege arising our of ancestry is anti-democratic, and creates artificial barriers that divide people who should seek common cause. Dan On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 5:40 PM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: -- From: Daniel J. Matyola Subject: Re: OT: Happy Canada Day There is a difference: we elected the fools down there in DC. We have only ourselves to blame. We don't pay homage to someone merely because that person is a distant relative of the German House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Whatever. Until your system works better than the ones you are bitching about, go take a flying fuck into your glass walls. Or, be as offended as you're white peasant ass wants to be, but piss off and shut the fuck up about it. 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Happy Canada Day
On 4/7/10, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed: That is just a short distance from saying that ... that English are superior to Irish Oh well I mean come on !!! -- 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.
Love Creek
A couple of days ago, I went for a bike ride up Love Creek, a couple of miles from my house. Back in January of 1982, it was the scene of a fatal mudslide: http://mindwrecker.blogspot.com/2009/02/ben-lomond-ca-love-creek-mudslide.html I hadn't been up there in ages, and one of the things I found was a little monument to a couple of young boys that perished in the slide: http://www.examiner.com/x-46441-Santa-Cruz-Mountains-Examiner~y2010m4d28-If-the-mountains-could-speak-Love-Creek-tragedy-leaves-legacy-of-love I got a few decent photos of the creek and the monument, and a couple of blurry shots of some deer that I came across on my ride home: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157624419996154/ comments on them are welcome, but this post is more about the interesting story than the photos. I think that this is probably my best photo of the set, even if it doesn't show all of the context: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/4760540179/ When I was processing my photos, I was surprised to see how sharp this shot at 1/2 second turned out, considering that I had neither tripod nor monopod. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/4760536751/ It's truly amazing what image stabilization can do. Here's a 100% crop of a section of the creek bed: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/4760537023/ Shot with the 18-250 at 18mm, wide open at ISO 200 on the K-x. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Pentax gear...
On 4/7/10, Roman Melihhov, discombobulated, unleashed: http://4models.info/images/0.en.png Just fun, I use this image for model candidates without photos on file. That's wheely good. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax gear...
On Jul 4, 2010, at 12:53 PM, Cotty wrote: On 4/7/10, Roman Melihhov, discombobulated, unleashed: http://4models.info/images/0.en.png Just fun, I use this image for model candidates without photos on file. That's wheely good. Cotty, that was a ...rimshot... tired pun. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Pentax gear...
- Original Message From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sun, July 4, 2010 12:56:10 PM Subject: Re: Pentax gear... On Jul 4, 2010, at 12:53 PM, Cotty wrote: On 4/7/10, Roman Melihhov, discombobulated, unleashed: http://4models.info/images/0.en.png Just fun, I use this image for model candidates without photos on file. That's wheely good. Cotty, that was a ...rimshot... tired pun. MAGnificent! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Thoughts on Trailing Curtain Sync
On Jul 2, 2010, at 13:53 , John Sessoms wrote: The K-10D and K-20D both allow you to set the on-board flash to trailing curtain sync. How difficult would it be for them to make the hot-shoe also fire on the trailing curtain when a non-dedicated flash is installed? E.G. like with a radio-sync transmitter or Vivitar 285HV? Dedicated flash like the AF-540FGZ has its own circuitry to talk to the camera and can be set to trailing curtain sync. Is this something they could do with a firmware update? Or is it something that would require radical hardware revision? For that matter what do the dedicated pins on the Pentax shoe tell the flash? I know what the big one in the center does, and it's obvious which one is ground. Everything you need to know except the actual format and content of the digital signal and the mode format. http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/technology/hot-shoe/index.html Here's a diagram of a circuit to isolate an old high voltage flash from the hot shoe about half way down the page. I know, you didn't ask, but, it can't hurt to have a copy on your hard drive! http://www.flickr.com/groups/strobist/discuss/72157607929201242/ And the Hot Shoe and 5P cable pins, in case you wanted to know. Near bottom of page. http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=28607959 Lots and lots of data about the Pentax AFxxxFGZ flashes compared to others manufacturers. http://knol.google.com/k/pentax-p-ttl-hot-shoe-flash-comparison# also a more technical tome: http://www.jr-worldwi.de/photo/index.html?ist_DS_internalflash.html Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com THE SENILITY PRAYER : Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, The good fortune to run into the ones I do, and The eyesight to tell the difference. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Pentax gear...
http://4models.info/images/0.en.png That's wheely good. Cotty, that was a ...rimshot... tired pun. MAGnificent! But an axle mess it up a bit. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: A baseball photo
If I understand how Flickr works, this photo should be private, visible only to family. The link below should make you all part of that family. http://flic.kr/p/8fMeQf This is an example of the kind of work I'm having to do for school. This was one of my weeklies, rated 4 out of a possible 5 by the instructor. It's the best grade I've gotten so far in the class. The people are lit with a Vivitar 285HV balanced with the ambient light on the field. In fact, if you look on the right hand side, you can see the strobe head. I'll take it down next week when I get home and back to my email. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: A baseball photo
On Jul 4, 2010, at 1:47 PM, John Sessoms wrote: If I understand how Flickr works, this photo should be private, visible only to family. The link below should make you all part of that family. http://flic.kr/p/8fMeQf Didn't work: This photo is private. Oops! You don't have permission to view this photo. This is an example of the kind of work I'm having to do for school. This was one of my weeklies, rated 4 out of a possible 5 by the instructor. It's the best grade I've gotten so far in the class. The people are lit with a Vivitar 285HV balanced with the ambient light on the field. In fact, if you look on the right hand side, you can see the strobe head. I'll take it down next week when I get home and back to my email. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: A baseball photo
Even though I already have one, and signed in, it wanted me to create another account. FAIL! :-) On Jul 4, 2010, at 13:47 , John Sessoms wrote: If I understand how Flickr works, this photo should be private, visible only to family. The link below should make you all part of that family. http://flic.kr/p/8fMeQf Joseph McAllister Pentaxian http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Happy Canada Day
On Sun, Jul 04, 2010 at 03:14:23PM -0400, Daniel J. Matyola scripsit: The Queen is the Queen by right of Parliament, _not_ right of birth. Really? And you believe that? They just HAPPENED to pick the daughter of the last King? What an extraordinary coincidence! If Parliament says she stops being Queen, she stops being Queen. This happened to her Uncle Edward. It could certainly happen to her and if the general run of the British public weren't generally of a mind to see Princess Di's kids get the throne it might well have. Way back -- in the days of Alfred born in Wantage, way back -- being king rested on three things; divine approval, the consent of the governed, and descent. In France -- where about the same thing, for about the same reasons -- held true at that time, divine favour and descent won out, and you eventually wind up at the Terror after some really extremely statistically improbable runs of male primogeniture. In England, up until German George, you get something like half of the kings (and Queen) being the son or grandson of the previous king; you get a remarkable lack of associated piety, cult sites, and so on (mostly due to Devil Henry, Henry II; not only did he have turbulent priest issues, it appears absolutely no one was capable of believing in his personal piety in any way, nor that of his sons, and by the time that was done with it was a remarkably secular monarchy) and you *do* get the consent of the governed, in the form of the approval of Parliament, becoming the one thing that matters. (If Parliament sets the crown on a stook, I will fight for the stook, and that's from the time of Henry VII, fifteenth century.) The remarkably good order since Victoria is mostly just a side effect of the idea of not giving the constitutional monarchy any real power beyond moral suasion reducing the political focus on the office. -- Graydon -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Happy Canada Day
From: Daniel J. Matyola I am not bitching about any system. I am only saying that I am offended by the concept that anyone is superior to another person by reason of birth. If we say that the Queen is superior by reason of birth and has rights that can't be taken away, then we legitimize the position of the nobility who claim to be superior by birth to us commoners. That is just a short distance from saying that whites are superior to other races by reason of birth, or that English are superior to Irish, or that Japanese are superior to Koreans. Belief in status or privilege arising our of ancestry is anti-democratic, and creates artificial barriers that divide people who should seek common cause. Dan The only flaw I see is the supposition that inherited wealth and position are a claim of inherited superiority. No democracy is perfect. The British and Canadian versions have more flaws than an idealized, perfect democracy, but fewer flaws than some other actual implementations. Seems to me it's a workable way of choosing a titular head of state, i.e. who represents the nation ... as opposed to who governs the nation. As I understand it, the Queen has little actual power, merely some formal prerogatives. I understand the Queen appoints a Governor General for Canada, but I believe she appoints whoever the Prime Minister of Canada recommends. And that the Governor General approves legislation from the Canadian Parliament in the Queen's name. But does the Governor General have absolute veto power? What happens if the Governor General declines to approve legislation? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Goldeneye
Le 04/07/10 20:00, Larry Colen a écrit : On Jul 4, 2010, at 10:49 AM, Bran Everseeking wrote: On Sun, 04 Jul 2010 10:35:21 -0500 Charles Robinsoncharl...@visi.com wrote: ISO 800, f5.6, 1/4 second The darned thing has golden eyes! http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2010/IMGP2883.jpg lovely lovely shot. nice to see a shot where the critter is not groomed and coated in glycerin as well. That's a superb shot. I can't see a single way to improve it. incredible picture !!! did you ask the critter for an address ? . he/she 's got a future in photography .. I can't believe it didnt budge. dominique -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Happy Canada Day
It's a very real CURRENT issue. The heir-apparent Prince of Wales, Charles Windsor, appears to have run afoul of the Succession Act himself. He's divorced, he's married to a divorcee and she's a [former] Roman Catholic. (Three strikes.) Just being the first born son of the current monarch isn't enough to put him on the throne. Charles doesn't inherit unless he can convince Parliament to say he can inherit, which from this distance appears less and less likely. There's a very real chance the succession will skip over Charles to his eldest son because he will not get the consent of Parliament. You also might consider how the last king ended up on the throne, as he was not first in the line of succession when his father died. Hint: Wallace Simpson was also a divorcee and a Roman Catholic. From: Daniel J. Matyola The Queen is the Queen by right of Parliament, _not_ right of birth. Really? And you believe that? They just HAPPENED to pick the daughter of the last King? What an extraordinary coincidence! Dan On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 2:57 PM, Graydon gray...@marost.ca wrote: On Sun, Jul 04, 2010 at 02:25:51PM -0400, Daniel J. Matyola scripsit: If we say that the Queen is superior by reason of birth and has rights that can't be taken away, No one says any such thing. The Queen is the Queen by right of Parliament, _not_ right of birth. (This is, for instance, why there is such a thing as the Succession Act, or why it's widely acknowledged -- since Parliament has done it, twice and a half (Headless Chuck, James the Fled, and Edward the Abbreviated) -- that the elected Parliament can replace the monarch, or, for that matter, why Her Majesty has publicly stated that if she's presented with an act converting the UK into a republic, she'll sign it.) Supremacy of Parliament is a very real thing. Which is not to say I'm not -- being of a somewhat egalitarian bent -- in favour of both a stronger monarchy and a selective one in Canada, rather than one with the current hereditary succession, but the idea that the English Monarchy came down on the side of Divine Right is really laughable. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: A baseball photo
Le 04/07/10 22:47, John Sessoms a écrit : If I understand how Flickr works, this photo should be private, visible only to family. well , it seems I'm not family ... dominique -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Smokeys
Le 04/07/10 20:25, Bob Sullivan a écrit : Here's a shot or 3 from Smokey Mountains National Park. It was raining on our way back from Grandfather Mountain, but it made the scenery very smokey. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1174 Comments, advise, and criticism solicited... Regards, Bob S. Im not too keen on mountain pictures ... except when they're drowned in mist ! nr 2 is my favorite ... the mottled grey of the mist adds mystery to it . dominique -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: A baseball photo
From: Larry Colen On Jul 4, 2010, at 1:47 PM, John Sessoms wrote: If I understand how Flickr works, this photo should be private, visible only to family. The link below should make you all part of that family. http://flic.kr/p/8fMeQf Didn't work: This photo is private. Oops! You don't have permission to view this photo. Thanks. According to Flickr, using that link should have given you a guest pass to view the private image. I just changed it to public. Try this one and let me know if it works: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jb_sessoms/4761754890/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: A baseball photo
From: Joseph McAllister Even though I already have one, and signed in, it wanted me to create another account. FAIL! :-) On Jul 4, 2010, at 13:47 , John Sessoms wrote: If I understand how Flickr works, this photo should be private, visible only to family. The link below should make you all part of that family. http://flic.kr/p/8fMeQf Thanks for the feedback. Apparently I *DON'T* understand how Flickr works. I just changed it to public. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jb_sessoms/4761754890/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Thoughts on Trailing Curtain Sync
On Jul 3, 2010, at 1:56 AM, Bob W wrote: All my FourThirds and Micro-FourThirds bodies allow me to enable second curtain sync any time I want, with any flash. IIRC, both my Sony R1 and my Canon 10D allowed the same. The algorithm is very simple: the flash is triggered about 300ms before the second curtain is released. So it obviously works best with exposure times of a half second or longer, but then that's when I'd use second curtain sync anyway. I've found it most effective for my taste at 1/15th second, generally when there's already quite a lot of ambient light in the scene. These pictures from midsummer a few years ago are my most successful and (I think) effective efforts, shot at 1/15th. All shot with an Oly E-1 and Oly flash of some sort. Start here, and click through about 8 snaps: http://www.web-options.com/Pick2008/content/_6207819_large.html Interesting juxtaposition of Morris dancers and this: http://www.web-options.com/Pick2008/content/_6217916_large.html I can't quite figure out what's going on there such that there are lights in the shadow ring of one of the hula hoops. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: A baseball photo
On Jul 4, 2010, at 2:42 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Joseph McAllister Even though I already have one, and signed in, it wanted me to create another account. FAIL! :-) On Jul 4, 2010, at 13:47 , John Sessoms wrote: If I understand how Flickr works, this photo should be private, visible only to family. The link below should make you all part of that family. http://flic.kr/p/8fMeQf Thanks for the feedback. Apparently I *DON'T* understand how Flickr works. I just changed it to public. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jb_sessoms/4761754890/ Whoa! Awesome shot! That's one for the annual. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Thoughts on Trailing Curtain Sync
Start here, and click through about 8 snaps: http://www.web-options.com/Pick2008/content/_6207819_large.html Interesting juxtaposition of Morris dancers and this: http://www.web-options.com/Pick2008/content/_6217916_large.html it's all a continuum I can't quite figure out what's going on there such that there are lights in the shadow ring of one of the hula hoops. aliens -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: A baseball photo
On 4/7/10, John Sessoms, discombobulated, unleashed: http://flic.kr/p/8fMeQf This is an example of the kind of work I'm having to do for school. This was one of my weeklies, rated 4 out of a possible 5 by the instructor. It's the best grade I've gotten so far in the class. So it should - that's a good photograph. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: A baseball photo
Nice light balance, John. A warm and comfortable photo. On Jul 4, 2010, at 14:40 , John Sessoms wrote: According to Flickr, using that link should have given you a guest pass to view the private image. I just changed it to public. Try this one and let me know if it works: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jb_sessoms/4761754890/ If it doesn’t excite you, This thing that you see, Why in the world, Would it excite me? —Jay Maisel Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.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.
PAW25 - red line
http://www.thrane.name/page3/page7/files/page7-1000-full.html K20D, DA55mm, 1/90s, f/5.6, ISO200 The previous PAWs are here: http://www.thrane.name/page3/page7/page7.html DagT -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Happy Canada Day
Me thinks she should turn herself over to some of the NY fashionistas for a make-over! On Jul 4, 2010, at 03:06 , Bob W wrote: She's on her way to New York soon, where I believe she has substantial property holdings. Perhaps you should have a word with her. She is very self-sacrificing. Look how she goes out of her way here to make her hosts feel better about their silly hats, by wearing even sillier ones: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/10500737.stm Joseph McAllister Pentaxian http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Happy Canada Day
It's a very real CURRENT issue. The heir-apparent Prince of Wales, Charles Windsor, appears to have run afoul of the Succession Act himself. He's divorced, he's married to a divorcee and she's a [former] Roman Catholic. (Three strikes.) nobody gives a shit about that sort of thing any more. Just being the first born son of the current monarch isn't enough to put him on the throne. Charles doesn't inherit unless he can convince Parliament to say he can inherit, which from this distance appears less and less likely. There's a very real chance the succession will skip over Charles to his eldest son because he will not get the consent of Parliament. Nobody in Parliament gives a flying fuck. The only people who care are the editors of supermarket magazines who think this sort of rubbish increases sales to Daily Express and Daily Mail readers. You also might consider how the last king ended up on the throne, as he was not first in the line of succession when his father died. Hint: Wallace Simpson was also a divorcee and a Roman Catholic. nobody gave a shit about that. What counted against her was being American. It was 80 years ago. Do you really think people in Britain still have those sort of views? There are probably about 16 people in Britain who care about the religion and divorced status of the royal family, and they're all over 110 and living in secure accommodation. Prince Charles could divorce Camilla and marry a gay Muslim leper from Somalia and nobody would give a toss or think it should affect whether he becomes king. In fact, we'd probably celebrate his diversity awareness. What matters is that he should stop interfering in matters that don't concern him. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: A baseball photo
On Sun, 04 Jul 2010 14:50:08 -0700 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Thanks for the feedback. Apparently I *DON'T* understand how Flickr works. I just changed it to public. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jb_sessoms/4761754890/ Whoa! Awesome shot! That's one for the annual. magnificent image. even inspires me to consider baseball. -- Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own... Jealousy is a disease, love is a healthy condition.- Robert Heinlein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Happy Canada Day
On Jul 4, 2010, at 5:30 PM, John Sessoms wrote: It's a very real CURRENT issue. The heir-apparent Prince of Wales, Charles Windsor, appears to have run afoul of the Succession Act himself. He's divorced, he's married to a divorcee and she's a [former] Roman Catholic. (Three strikes.) Just being the first born son of the current monarch isn't enough to put him on the throne. Charles doesn't inherit unless he can convince Parliament to say he can inherit, which from this distance appears less and less likely. There's a very real chance the succession will skip over Charles to his eldest son because he will not get the consent of Parliament. You also might consider how the last king ended up on the throne, as he was not first in the line of succession when his father died. Hint: Wallace Simpson was also a divorcee and a Roman Catholic. If those factors are really relevant, it's all the more damning, isn't it? What if she were black? Horrors! Paul From: Daniel J. Matyola The Queen is the Queen by right of Parliament, _not_ right of birth. Really? And you believe that? They just HAPPENED to pick the daughter of the last King? What an extraordinary coincidence! Dan On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 2:57 PM, Graydon gray...@marost.ca wrote: On Sun, Jul 04, 2010 at 02:25:51PM -0400, Daniel J. Matyola scripsit: If we say that the Queen is superior by reason of birth and has rights that can't be taken away, No one says any such thing. The Queen is the Queen by right of Parliament, _not_ right of birth. (This is, for instance, why there is such a thing as the Succession Act, or why it's widely acknowledged -- since Parliament has done it, twice and a half (Headless Chuck, James the Fled, and Edward the Abbreviated) -- that the elected Parliament can replace the monarch, or, for that matter, why Her Majesty has publicly stated that if she's presented with an act converting the UK into a republic, she'll sign it.) Supremacy of Parliament is a very real thing. Which is not to say I'm not -- being of a somewhat egalitarian bent -- in favour of both a stronger monarchy and a selective one in Canada, rather than one with the current hereditary succession, but the idea that the English Monarchy came down on the side of Divine Right is really laughable. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Happy Canada Day
On 4/7/10, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: nobody gave a shit about that. What counted against her was being American. It was 80 years ago. Do you really think people in Britain still have those sort of views? There are probably about 16 people in Britain who care about the religion and divorced status of the royal family, and they're all over 110 and living in secure accommodation. Prince Charles could divorce Camilla and marry a gay Muslim leper from Somalia and nobody would give a toss or think it should affect whether he becomes king. In fact, we'd probably celebrate his diversity awareness. The sad reality is that this is not the case. I walk into scenarios every day that convince me otherwise - really - believe me! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Love Creek
Interesting area with a lot of texture very well caught. Cool and inviting considering today's 100F in the Sacramento Valley. Jack --- On Sun, 7/4/10, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Subject: Love Creek To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Sunday, July 4, 2010, 12:53 PM A couple of days ago, I went for a bike ride up Love Creek, a couple of miles from my house. Back in January of 1982, it was the scene of a fatal mudslide: http://mindwrecker.blogspot.com/2009/02/ben-lomond-ca-love-creek-mudslide.html I hadn't been up there in ages, and one of the things I found was a little monument to a couple of young boys that perished in the slide: http://www.examiner.com/x-46441-Santa-Cruz-Mountains-Examiner~y2010m4d28-If-the-mountains-could-speak-Love-Creek-tragedy-leaves-legacy-of-love I got a few decent photos of the creek and the monument, and a couple of blurry shots of some deer that I came across on my ride home: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157624419996154/ comments on them are welcome, but this post is more about the interesting story than the photos. I think that this is probably my best photo of the set, even if it doesn't show all of the context: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/4760540179/ When I was processing my photos, I was surprised to see how sharp this shot at 1/2 second turned out, considering that I had neither tripod nor monopod. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/4760536751/ It's truly amazing what image stabilization can do. Here's a 100% crop of a section of the creek bed: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/4760537023/ Shot with the 18-250 at 18mm, wide open at ISO 200 on the K-x. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Pentax gear...
So many pun-chures. Jack --- On Sun, 7/4/10, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: From: Cotty cotty...@mac.com Subject: Re: Pentax gear... To: pentax list PDML@pdml.net Date: Sunday, July 4, 2010, 12:53 PM On 4/7/10, Roman Melihhov, discombobulated, unleashed: http://4models.info/images/0.en.png Just fun, I use this image for model candidates without photos on file. That's wheely good. -- 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: A baseball photo
Unique angle and lighting. Jack --- On Sun, 7/4/10, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com Subject: PESO: A baseball photo To: pdml@pdml.net Date: Sunday, July 4, 2010, 1:47 PM If I understand how Flickr works, this photo should be private, visible only to family. The link below should make you all part of that family. http://flic.kr/p/8fMeQf This is an example of the kind of work I'm having to do for school. This was one of my weeklies, rated 4 out of a possible 5 by the instructor. It's the best grade I've gotten so far in the class. The people are lit with a Vivitar 285HV balanced with the ambient light on the field. In fact, if you look on the right hand side, you can see the strobe head. I'll take it down next week when I get home and back to my email. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
PESO - Reverse Psychology?
I wonder if it works: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/07/reverse-psychology.html ;-) Hope you enjoy. Comments 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.
Re: PESO - Reverse Psychology?
Mine is only about 90% with no notice. ;) Jack --- On Sun, 7/4/10, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: PESO - Reverse Psychology? To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Date: Sunday, July 4, 2010, 3:44 PM I wonder if it works: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/07/reverse-psychology.html ;-) Hope you enjoy. Comments 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Reverse Psychology?
Did you check to see if the box had a bottom? Dan On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 6:44 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I wonder if it works: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/07/reverse-psychology.html ;-) Hope you enjoy. Comments 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: A baseball photo
Wonderful sunset! The angle of view makes the viewer feel like a member of the crowd. Very nicely done. Dan On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 4:47 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: If I understand how Flickr works, this photo should be private, visible only to family. The link below should make you all part of that family. http://flic.kr/p/8fMeQf This is an example of the kind of work I'm having to do for school. This was one of my weeklies, rated 4 out of a possible 5 by the instructor. It's the best grade I've gotten so far in the class. The people are lit with a Vivitar 285HV balanced with the ambient light on the field. In fact, if you look on the right hand side, you can see the strobe head. I'll take it down next week when I get home and back to my email. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Happy Canada Day
No you didn't. You just imported some German aristocrats to take his place. Dan well we don't. We swept all that nonsense away when we cut Charles I's head off in 1649. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Happy Canada Day
Do the English really want Prince Charles for their king? Dan On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 6:35 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: On Jul 4, 2010, at 5:30 PM, John Sessoms wrote: It's a very real CURRENT issue. The heir-apparent Prince of Wales, Charles Windsor, appears to have run afoul of the Succession Act himself. He's divorced, he's married to a divorcee and she's a [former] Roman Catholic. (Three strikes.) Just being the first born son of the current monarch isn't enough to put him on the throne. Charles doesn't inherit unless he can convince Parliament to say he can inherit, which from this distance appears less and less likely. There's a very real chance the succession will skip over Charles to his eldest son because he will not get the consent of Parliament. You also might consider how the last king ended up on the throne, as he was not first in the line of succession when his father died. Hint: Wallace Simpson was also a divorcee and a Roman Catholic. If those factors are really relevant, it's all the more damning, isn't it? What if she were black? Horrors! Paul From: Daniel J. Matyola The Queen is the Queen by right of Parliament, _not_ right of birth. Really? And you believe that? They just HAPPENED to pick the daughter of the last King? What an extraordinary coincidence! Dan On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 2:57 PM, Graydon gray...@marost.ca wrote: On Sun, Jul 04, 2010 at 02:25:51PM -0400, Daniel J. Matyola scripsit: If we say that the Queen is superior by reason of birth and has rights that can't be taken away, No one says any such thing. The Queen is the Queen by right of Parliament, _not_ right of birth. (This is, for instance, why there is such a thing as the Succession Act, or why it's widely acknowledged -- since Parliament has done it, twice and a half (Headless Chuck, James the Fled, and Edward the Abbreviated) -- that the elected Parliament can replace the monarch, or, for that matter, why Her Majesty has publicly stated that if she's presented with an act converting the UK into a republic, she'll sign it.) Supremacy of Parliament is a very real thing. Which is not to say I'm not -- being of a somewhat egalitarian bent -- in favour of both a stronger monarchy and a selective one in Canada, rather than one with the current hereditary succession, but the idea that the English Monarchy came down on the side of Divine Right is really laughable. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Happy Canada Day
-- From: Daniel J. Matyola Subject: Re: OT: Happy Canada Day I am not bitching about any system. I am only saying that I am offended by the concept that anyone is superior to another person by reason of birth. If we say that the Queen is superior by reason of birth and has rights that can't be taken away, then we legitimize the position of the nobility who claim to be superior by birth to us commoners. That is just a short distance from saying that whites are superior to other races by reason of birth, or that English are superior to Irish, or that Japanese are superior to Koreans. Belief in status or privilege arising our of ancestry is anti-democratic, and creates artificial barriers that divide people who should seek common cause. We already have a system that says that some people are superior to to others, I think more so in the USA than most other places. Money buys privilege and in your system gives the wealthy a lot of advantages. Think access to health care as an example. If your rich, your golden, if your poor, your pretty much screwed. Now, one could argue that the rich are more deserving because in theory they work harder or are smarter, but if you truly believe in equality, then it should no more matter that your daddy's last name is Hilton than that your daddy was a king. But, being born to a wealthy person is guaranteed to give you advantages to being born to someone with no money. Think same shit, different pile. Consider that royalty knows that at some point they are going to lead their people, and should be spending a lot of time learning how to be a good leader. In a political system, you just need money and power will come to you, whether you are fit to lead or not. Think of your last several presidents, particularly your last one as a prime example of someone who was unfit to lead, but was made into a leader anyway. Quite honestly, I am far prouder of our recent Governor General, and would much rather have her as Canada's representative on the world stage than that slimy little bastard that is our present Prime Minister. 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.
PESO: Painted Desert Black Bird
Took this while touring the Painted Desert a couple of years ago. Came across it reviewing old files and remembered the issue here if a black bird was a crow or whatever. Don't remember which camera I was using at the time. http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac164/gelewis_2010/Crow_1043b.jpg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Painted Desert Black Bird
Jerry in Arizona wrote: Took this while touring the Painted Desert a couple of years ago. Came across it reviewing old files and remembered the issue here if a black bird was a crow or whatever. Don't remember which camera I was using at the time. http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac164/gelewis_2010/Crow_1043b.jpg ___ Jerry - that is not a crow you got there that is a raven... raven's are vastly superior birds :-) also, considerably larger. it might even be my friend, Sam... Or his offspring... I'm not sure how long Raven's live, actually... I bet he was begging for treats. I wrote this tribute a few years ago and a link to one of my snaps of him follows: Just feel like sharing it... THE RAVEN AT BLUE MESA There were two of them by the Dangerous Cliffs sign. One Fled with a scolding bwaawk As I approached. The other, Eyeing me askance, lingered No more than four yards off. I circled nearer, camera ready, Filling the frame with him (Or her - hard telling ravens) Easily at 200mm. A passer-by Said he'd never seen one so Close-up before; nor had I. So obliging a bird deserved A fee and knew it. Click. All right, you beggar, here's A cracker. A cracker a click. Delicately he plucked it up And danced a bit away with it. With time enough and patience My out-stretched hand could Have become his table but Conscience forbade me to Engender that much trust. (Though I longed to try it.) With time enough and patience My out-stretched hand could Have become his table but Conscience forbade me to Engender that much trust. (Though I longed to try it.) Some twenty-odd frames and Almost as many crackers later, I climbed back into the car. Bwaawk quoth the raven as I Closed the door. Bwaawk, I replied as he glided away. ** Here is the link to the photo I took of him about 20 years ago... (it's in my book of poems next to the verse) http://tinyurl.com/35thplo http://annsan.smugmug.com/Works-in-Print/Books-in-Print/The-Part-of-Fortune/9005989_LjgKh/1/599047161_yycsh/Medium I would be soo cool if that was my Sam... if you took it at Blue Mesa its possible... they are very territorial . have a nice 4th ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: ( corrected ) post of ann's replying to - PESO: Painted Desert Black Bird
Ann Sanfedele wrote: Jerry in Arizona wrote: Took this while touring the Painted Desert a couple of years ago. Came across it reviewing old files and remembered the issue here if a black bird was a crow or whatever. Don't remember which camera I was using at the time. http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac164/gelewis_2010/Crow_1043b.jpg ___ Jerry - that is not a crow you got there that is a raven... raven's are vastly superior birds :-) also, considerably larger. it might even be my friend, Sam... Or his offspring... I'm not sure how long Raven's live, actually... I bet he was begging for treats. I wrote this tribute a few years ago and a link to one of my snaps of him follows: Just feel like sharing it... THE RAVEN AT BLUE MESA There were two of them by the Dangerous Cliffs sign. One Fled with a scolding bwaawk As I approached. The other, Eyeing me askance, lingered No more than four yards off. I circled nearer, camera ready, Filling the frame with him (Or her - hard telling ravens) Easily at 200mm. A passer-by Said he'd never seen one so Close-up before; nor had I. So obliging a bird deserved A fee and knew it. Click. All right, you beggar, here's A cracker. A cracker a click. Delicately he plucked it up And danced a bit away with it. With time enough and patience My out-stretched hand could Have become his table but Conscience forbade me to Engender that much trust. (Though I longed to try it.) Some twenty-odd frames and Almost as many crackers later, I climbed back into the car. Bwaawk quoth the raven as I Closed the door. Bwaawk, I replied as he glided away. ** Here is the link to the photo I took of him about 20 years ago... (it's in my book of poems next to the verse) http://tinyurl.com/35thplo http://annsan.smugmug.com/Works-in-Print/Books-in-Print/The-Part-of-Fortune/9005989_LjgKh/1/599047161_yycsh/Medium I would be soo cool if that was my Sam... if you took it at Blue Mesa its possible... they are very territorial . have a nice 4th ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT Need advice - My bike was stolen
My bicycle, which was my only mode of transportation, was stolen this morning. It was locked up in front of my condo and they cut the locks like they were made of celery. This completely ruined my 4th of July, but more importantly it's a whole lot of money that suddenly needs to be spent to get back to where I was. Money I don't have. My bike was practically brand new (maybe two months old?) and I'd put a bunch of accessories on it, and now I have nothing. I've done a few things so far to try to get it back. 1. Filed a police report. 2. Called everyone I know in the area and asked them to keep an eye out for it. They all know what my bike looks like. 3. Called my HOA to check the security cameras. 4. Posted a Lost/Found ad on Craigslist (http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/laf/1825621864.html) and I will be checking there every day to see if someone tries to sell it. 5. Drank four beers and ate a bunch of ice cream while trying to stay calm. Is there anything else I can do? Do credit card companies help with these sorts of things? I don't have a serial number or photos of my actual bike, which I realize was stupid but I'd been locking bikes the exact same way for seven years here and just never thought this would happen. You don't have to tell me this was stupid, I know it was. Fortunately my upstairs neighbors had a spare mountain bike I'm borrowing to get to work for a while, but since they don't have a lock and all the bike stores are closed, I can't go anywhere tonight. No fireworks for me. :( John -- http://www.jacelio.com http://www.cafepress.com/jacelio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Happy Canada Day
Consider that royalty knows that at some point they are going to lead their people, and should be spending a lot of time learning how to be a good leader. So, is that what Prince Charles has been doing for all these years? Yes, money buys influence, but it does that in England as easily as in the US. So, in a monarchy, one has two systems of privilege instead of just one. How is that better? My ancestors fled an aristocratic monarchy for a place where their descendants could could be free of the class prejudice they faced in Europe. I am proud of that, and I resent any system that claims certain members of society are better than others simply by accident of birth. Dan On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 2:57 PM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: We already have a system that says that some people are superior to to others, I think more so in the USA than most other places. Money buys privilege and in your system gives the wealthy a lot of advantages. Think access to health care as an example. If your rich, your golden, if your poor, your pretty much screwed. Now, one could argue that the rich are more deserving because in theory they work harder or are smarter, but if you truly believe in equality, then it should no more matter that your daddy's last name is Hilton than that your daddy was a king. But, being born to a wealthy person is guaranteed to give you advantages to being born to someone with no money. Think same shit, different pile. Consider that royalty knows that at some point they are going to lead their people, and should be spending a lot of time learning how to be a good leader. In a political system, you just need money and power will come to you, whether you are fit to lead or not. Think of your last several presidents, particularly your last one as a prime example of someone who was unfit to lead, but was made into a leader anyway. Quite honestly, I am far prouder of our recent Governor General, and would much rather have her as Canada's representative on the world stage than that slimy little bastard that is our present Prime Minister. 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: PAW25 - red line
For me, Dag, this image doesn't have the power or interest that all of your other PAWs and PESOs have. Dan On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 6:08 PM, DagT li...@thrane.name wrote: http://www.thrane.name/page3/page7/files/page7-1000-full.html K20D, DA55mm, 1/90s, f/5.6, ISO200 The previous PAWs are here: http://www.thrane.name/page3/page7/page7.html DagT -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Need advice - My bike was stolen
On 2010-07-04 21:13, John Celio wrote: Do credit card companies help with these sorts of things? If you bought it with a credit card, you might be covered on it by purchase insurance. In addition, if you have renter's or homeowner's insurance, that may apply, too. Sorry for your rotten luck. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Happy Canada Day
-- From: Daniel J. Matyola Subject: Re: OT: Happy Canada Day My ancestors fled an aristocratic monarchy for a place where their descendants could could be free of the class prejudice they faced in Europe. I am proud of that, and I resent any system that claims certain members of society are better than others simply by accident of birth. Yup, and they came to a country whose economy was built on slave labour and until fairly recently, had racial segregation legally entrenched in it's system. IOW, they fled one system of class prejudice for one where they would fit into the ruling class a bit better, being white and all. Your ancestors were, perhaps, not as pious and sanctimonious as you make them out to be. Anyway, as I mentioned earlier, your attack on the political system of other countries when the one you live in is as fucked up as anywhere other than the ones it has actively fucked up is ludicrous and ironic to the point of absurdity. And, by pushing your unwelcome views repeatedly, you are showing that arrogance and contempt that makes Americans of your ilk so popular throughout the world. Goodbye Dan, you are going places where few on this list have gone before. 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: Happy Canada Day
Yup, and they came to a country whose economy was built on slave labour and until fairly recently, had racial segregation legally entrenched in it's system. And, of course, it was our English colonial masters who established that system of slavery to develop their royal colonies here. Then English monarch has created havoc and devastation all over the world. A good summary can be found here: http://www.amazon.com/Evil-Empire-England-Ruined-World/dp/1594741735 Dan On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 9:56 PM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: -- From: Daniel J. Matyola Subject: Re: OT: Happy Canada Day My ancestors fled an aristocratic monarchy for a place where their descendants could could be free of the class prejudice they faced in Europe. I am proud of that, and I resent any system that claims certain members of society are better than others simply by accident of birth. Yup, and they came to a country whose economy was built on slave labour and until fairly recently, had racial segregation legally entrenched in it's system. IOW, they fled one system of class prejudice for one where they would fit into the ruling class a bit better, being white and all. Your ancestors were, perhaps, not as pious and sanctimonious as you make them out to be. Anyway, as I mentioned earlier, your attack on the political system of other countries when the one you live in is as fucked up as anywhere other than the ones it has actively fucked up is ludicrous and ironic to the point of absurdity. And, by pushing your unwelcome views repeatedly, you are showing that arrogance and contempt that makes Americans of your ilk so popular throughout the world. Goodbye Dan, you are going places where few on this list have gone before. 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Incoming
Not as sharp as I might like, but I'm still pretty damned happy with it: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/incoming.html With the Tamron SP 90mm f2.5 macro manual focus. Hope you like. Comments 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.
RE: PESO: Painted Desert Black Bird
Thanks for the clarification Ann, I named it Crow cuz I just didn't know what else to call it. I believe it was take at the rest area at Crystal Forest, but certainly not far from Blue Mesa. Maybe one of Sam's offspring. Subject: Re: PESO: Painted Desert Black Bird Message-ID: 4c312921.1070...@nyc.rr.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Jerry in Arizona wrote: Took this while touring the Painted Desert a couple of years ago. Came across it reviewing old files and remembered the issue here if a black bird was a crow or whatever. Don't remember which camera I was using at the time. http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac164/gelewis_2010/Crow_1043b.jpg ___ Jerry - that is not a crow you got there that is a raven... raven's are vastly superior birds :-) also, considerably larger. it might even be my friend, Sam... Or his offspring... I'm not sure how long Raven's live, actually... I bet he was begging for treats. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Happy Canada Day
It doesn't make any difference who we have as king. It could be Shirley Bassey's hairdresser for all it matters. It's just a figurehead position. Besides, if there's to be a monarch at all, what's wrong with Prince Charles? He's a harmless old sod, by and large, and should keep his nose out of architectural matters, but there's nothing fundamentally wrong with him as an individual. Bob Do the English really want Prince Charles for their king? Dan On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 6:35 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: On Jul 4, 2010, at 5:30 PM, John Sessoms wrote: It's a very real CURRENT issue. The heir-apparent Prince of Wales, Charles Windsor, appears to have run afoul of the Succession Act himself. He's divorced, he's married to a divorcee and she's a [former] Roman Catholic. (Three strikes.) Just being the first born son of the current monarch isn't enough to put him on the throne. Charles doesn't inherit unless he can convince Parliament to say he can inherit, which from this distance appears less and less likely. There's a very real chance the succession will skip over Charles to his eldest son because he will not get the consent of Parliament. You also might consider how the last king ended up on the throne, as he was not first in the line of succession when his father died. Hint: Wallace Simpson was also a divorcee and a Roman Catholic. If those factors are really relevant, it's all the more damning, isn't it? What if she were black? Horrors! Paul From: Daniel J. Matyola The Queen is the Queen by right of Parliament, _not_ right of birth. Really? And you believe that? They just HAPPENED to pick the daughter of the last King? What an extraordinary coincidence! Dan On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 2:57 PM, Graydon gray...@marost.ca wrote: On Sun, Jul 04, 2010 at 02:25:51PM -0400, Daniel J. Matyola scripsit: If we say that the Queen is superior by reason of birth and has rights that can't be taken away, No one says any such thing. The Queen is the Queen by right of Parliament, _not_ right of birth. (This is, for instance, why there is such a thing as the Succession Act, or why it's widely acknowledged -- since Parliament has done it, twice and a half (Headless Chuck, James the Fled, and Edward the Abbreviated) -- that the elected Parliament can replace the monarch, or, for that matter, why Her Majesty has publicly stated that if she's presented with an act converting the UK into a republic, she'll sign it.) Supremacy of Parliament is a very real thing. Which is not to say I'm not -- being of a somewhat egalitarian bent -- in favour of both a stronger monarchy and a selective one in Canada, rather than one with the current hereditary succession, but the idea that the English Monarchy came down on the side of Divine Right is really laughable. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Reverse Psychology?
Well I do enjoy, thank you! funny ann frank theriault wrote: I wonder if it works: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/07/reverse-psychology.html ;-) Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. 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: Happy Canada Day
On Jul 4, 2010, at 10:41 PM, Bob W wrote: It doesn't make any difference who we have as king. It could be Shirley Bassey's hairdresser for all it matters. It's just a figurehead position. Besides, if there's to be a monarch at all, what's wrong with Prince Charles? He's a harmless old sod, by and large, and should keep his nose out of architectural matters, but there's nothing fundamentally wrong with him as an individual. I find him somewhat humorous. Certainly no harm in that. And I had to admire him for finally going with his heart and making Camille his wife. Men have done worse. Paul Bob Do the English really want Prince Charles for their king? Dan On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 6:35 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: On Jul 4, 2010, at 5:30 PM, John Sessoms wrote: It's a very real CURRENT issue. The heir-apparent Prince of Wales, Charles Windsor, appears to have run afoul of the Succession Act himself. He's divorced, he's married to a divorcee and she's a [former] Roman Catholic. (Three strikes.) Just being the first born son of the current monarch isn't enough to put him on the throne. Charles doesn't inherit unless he can convince Parliament to say he can inherit, which from this distance appears less and less likely. There's a very real chance the succession will skip over Charles to his eldest son because he will not get the consent of Parliament. You also might consider how the last king ended up on the throne, as he was not first in the line of succession when his father died. Hint: Wallace Simpson was also a divorcee and a Roman Catholic. If those factors are really relevant, it's all the more damning, isn't it? What if she were black? Horrors! Paul From: Daniel J. Matyola The Queen is the Queen by right of Parliament, _not_ right of birth. Really? And you believe that? They just HAPPENED to pick the daughter of the last King? What an extraordinary coincidence! Dan On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 2:57 PM, Graydon gray...@marost.ca wrote: On Sun, Jul 04, 2010 at 02:25:51PM -0400, Daniel J. Matyola scripsit: If we say that the Queen is superior by reason of birth and has rights that can't be taken away, No one says any such thing. The Queen is the Queen by right of Parliament, _not_ right of birth. (This is, for instance, why there is such a thing as the Succession Act, or why it's widely acknowledged -- since Parliament has done it, twice and a half (Headless Chuck, James the Fled, and Edward the Abbreviated) -- that the elected Parliament can replace the monarch, or, for that matter, why Her Majesty has publicly stated that if she's presented with an act converting the UK into a republic, she'll sign it.) Supremacy of Parliament is a very real thing. Which is not to say I'm not -- being of a somewhat egalitarian bent -- in favour of both a stronger monarchy and a selective one in Canada, rather than one with the current hereditary succession, but the idea that the English Monarchy came down on the side of Divine Right is really laughable. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Painted Desert Black Bird
Jerry in Arizona wrote: Thanks for the clarification Ann, I named it Crow cuz I just didn't know what else to call it. I believe it was take at the rest area at Crystal Forest, but certainly not far from Blue Mesa. Maybe one of Sam's offspring. Maybe SAm, actually --- Apparently ravens can live up to 40 years tho normally only live 12 to 15 in the wild... Given the friendliness of the Painted Desert -- 20 years is possible... ann Subject: Re: PESO: Painted Desert Black Bird Message-ID: 4c312921.1070...@nyc.rr.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Jerry in Arizona wrote: Took this while touring the Painted Desert a couple of years ago. Came across it reviewing old files and remembered the issue here if a black bird was a crow or whatever. Don't remember which camera I was using at the time. http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac164/gelewis_2010/Crow_1043b.jpg ___ Jerry - that is not a crow you got there that is a raven... raven's are vastly superior birds :-) also, considerably larger. it might even be my friend, Sam... Or his offspring... I'm not sure how long Raven's live, actually... I bet he was begging for treats. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Need advice - My bike was stolen
What Doug said. Good luck with this. Paul On Jul 4, 2010, at 9:36 PM, Doug Franklin wrote: On 2010-07-04 21:13, John Celio wrote: Do credit card companies help with these sorts of things? If you bought it with a credit card, you might be covered on it by purchase insurance. In addition, if you have renter's or homeowner's insurance, that may apply, too. Sorry for your rotten luck. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Happy Canada Day
You really haven't a clue about English history, have you? The point is, cutting off Charles I's head put an end to the notion of the divine right of kings and established the supremacy of Parliament. When the crown was restored it was to Charles's son, not to some Germans. Several monarchs later Parliament offered the crown to William of Orange and Mary, who were joint monarchs and grandchildren of Charles I. The Germans, the Hanovers, did not come into the picture until after the death of Queen Anne, who succeeded William and Mary. All of them, including the Hanovers, succeeded because they were either offered the Crown by Parliament or because they were next in line according to the laws established by Parliament. This means that none of them, to use your phrase that I was replying to is superior by reason of birth and has rights that can't be taken away. They are subject to the will of Parliament. No you didn't. You just imported some German aristocrats to take his place. Dan well we don't. We swept all that nonsense away when we cut Charles I's head off in 1649. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Painted Desert Black Bird
Raven..I believe. Very nice catch and rendering. Jack --- On Sun, 7/4/10, Jerry in Arizona glewis4...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Jerry in Arizona glewis4...@yahoo.com Subject: PESO: Painted Desert Black Bird To: pdml@pdml.net Date: Sunday, July 4, 2010, 4:55 PM Took this while touring the Painted Desert a couple of years ago. Came across it reviewing old files and remembered the issue here if a black bird was a crow or whatever. Don't remember which camera I was using at the time. http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac164/gelewis_2010/Crow_1043b.jpg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Need advice - My bike was stolen
Bad luck. Do you have insurance? If not then to replace it you could try several things (some of which may not be available where you are, of course): 1. try posting a wanted on Freecycle, or similar (which is not about cycles per se, but about recycling unwanted stuff) 2. see if your local police do bicycle auctions, and bid for one 3. see if your local bike shop has anything they retained for non-payment Components don't matter as much as a decent frame. Apart from the fact that they cost money. I've been lucky in that I've had mine over 15 years and it's never been stolen. It's insured, registered with the police and post-coded. Bob My bicycle, which was my only mode of transportation, was stolen this morning. It was locked up in front of my condo and they cut the locks like they were made of celery. This completely ruined my 4th of July, but more importantly it's a whole lot of money that suddenly needs to be spent to get back to where I was. Money I don't have. My bike was practically brand new (maybe two months old?) and I'd put a bunch of accessories on it, and now I have nothing. I've done a few things so far to try to get it back. 1. Filed a police report. 2. Called everyone I know in the area and asked them to keep an eye out for it. They all know what my bike looks like. 3. Called my HOA to check the security cameras. 4. Posted a Lost/Found ad on Craigslist (http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/laf/1825621864.html) and I will be checking there every day to see if someone tries to sell it. 5. Drank four beers and ate a bunch of ice cream while trying to stay calm. Is there anything else I can do? Do credit card companies help with these sorts of things? I don't have a serial number or photos of my actual bike, which I realize was stupid but I'd been locking bikes the exact same way for seven years here and just never thought this would happen. You don't have to tell me this was stupid, I know it was. Fortunately my upstairs neighbors had a spare mountain bike I'm borrowing to get to work for a while, but since they don't have a lock and all the bike stores are closed, I can't go anywhere tonight. No fireworks for me. :( John -- http://www.jacelio.com http://www.cafepress.com/jacelio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Incoming
You should be happy with it. Very nice bee portrait. Dan On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 10:12 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Not as sharp as I might like, but I'm still pretty damned happy with it: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/incoming.html With the Tamron SP 90mm f2.5 macro manual focus. Hope you like. Comments 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: A baseball photo
From: Madame RD Le 04/07/10 22:47, John Sessoms a ?crit : If I understand how Flickr works, this photo should be private, visible only to family. well , it seems I'm not family ... I think the failure in in the IF I understand how Flickr works ... department. It was supposed to make the image private EXCEPT to those coming in through the URL provided. At least that's what I thought it was supposed to do. I went ahead and made it public. Hopefully this one will work ... http://www.flickr.com/photos/jb_sessoms/4761754890/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Reverse Psychology?
On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 6:44 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I wonder if it works: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/07/reverse-psychology.html ;-) Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. I enjoyed! Btw, didn't we have a PUG theme on mailboxes...I should look... Bong -- Bong Manayon http://www.bong.uni.cc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Need advice - My bike was stolen
I'm sorry to hear about your luck, John. My son's bike was stolen in December from his high school... it was literally his prized possession and the whole experience was a heartbreaker. Thinking about it still makes me reach for the ice cream... We did all the things you mentioned on your list, in addition to contacting local bike shops in our area to give them a description of the bike let the know that it was lost. We also offered a reward for its return, and included that information in the craigslist ad. Good luck, -c -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Need advice - My bike was stolen
Do credit card companies help with these sorts of things? If you bought it with a credit card, you might be covered on it by purchase insurance. Thanks for the suggestion. I checked with my credit card company and they do cover purchases lost due to damage or theft for up to 90 days, so I was able to file claims for the bike and the little computer that was on it. My other stuff was old, but if I can get a replacement bike I'll be happier than a hog in slop. I imagine the paperwork will take a few weeks, but it's definitely better than having to start over cold. Thanks, John -- http://www.jacelio.com http://www.cafepress.com/jacelio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Happy Canada Day
From: paul stenquist On Jul 4, 2010, at 5:30 PM, John Sessoms wrote: It's a very real CURRENT issue. The heir-apparent Prince of Wales, Charles Windsor, appears to have run afoul of the Succession Act himself. He's divorced, he's married to a divorcee and she's a [former] Roman Catholic. (Three strikes.) Just being the first born son of the current monarch isn't enough to put him on the throne. Charles doesn't inherit unless he can convince Parliament to say he can inherit, which from this distance appears less and less likely. There's a very real chance the succession will skip over Charles to his eldest son because he will not get the consent of Parliament. You also might consider how the last king ended up on the throne, as he was not first in the line of succession when his father died. Hint: Wallace Simpson was also a divorcee and a Roman Catholic. If those factors are really relevant, it's all the more damning, isn't it? What if she were black? Horrors! Paul If it were up to me, I wouldn't care one way or another. But what I think doesn't matter to the British Parliament who get to make the decision. OTOH, from what I read, under the succession law it wouldn't matter if she were black, as long as she wasn't Roman Catholic or a divorcee. I think it has something to do with England having a STATE religion. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Happy Canada Day
From: Daniel J. Matyola Do the English really want Prince Charles for their king? You know, I don't really have any idea. I was just pointing out that their law could be an impediment to him becoming King. I don't know what Parliament's going to do when the time comes. OTOH, I think it's at least as interesting as the final episode of Lost. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Smokeys
Thanks Larry and Dominique, We'll see what I can do with contrast and black point. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 1:52 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Jul 4, 2010, at 11:25 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Here's a shot or 3 from Smokey Mountains National Park. It was raining on our way back from Grandfather Mountain, but it made the scenery very smokey. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1174 I particularly like 3769. Comments, advise, and criticism solicited... It's probably the rain that makes them seem rather flat, I'd try to increase the contrast by bumping up the exposure a bit, then bumping up the black point, to increase the range of the final image. I don't know if that would help, or hurt. Regards, Bob S. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Happy Canada Day
Bill, You have to stop accusing us of slave labor and racial segregation. Slavery was an economic fact in the cotton farming southern states. Look across the border, do they raise much cotton in Wyoming or North Dakota? Were these states built on 'slave labor'? And my ancestors weren't even resident in this country when slavery was practiced, so I'm deriving some great benefit from it??? As to segregation, I've never believed in it or seen it practiced in the states I lived in. Stop pretending you're all good because your Canadian and we're all bad. It just isn't so... Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 8:56 PM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: Yup, and they came to a country whose economy was built on slave labour and until fairly recently, had racial segregation legally entrenched in it's system. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: PAW25 - red line
Thanks for telling me. Nice thing about comments is to know when things don´t work as you thought they would. DagT Den 5. juli 2010 kl. 03.33 skrev Daniel J. Matyola: For me, Dag, this image doesn't have the power or interest that all of your other PAWs and PESOs have. Dan On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 6:08 PM, DagT li...@thrane.name wrote: http://www.thrane.name/page3/page7/files/page7-1000-full.html K20D, DA55mm, 1/90s, f/5.6, ISO200 The previous PAWs are here: http://www.thrane.name/page3/page7/page7.html DagT -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
