RE: PESO - Hard Rain
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of frank theriault I think this should hae been my August PUG submission, but alas, it's already in. In any event, I went to the beach a couple of weekends ago. It rained: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2012/07/hard-rain.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. that's superb - really, really beautiful. I don't think I've seen a picture like that before. The colours are wonderful. It reminds me of something that used to happen when I was a child in Singapore. We used to go to the swimming pool every afternoon, even during the monsoon, and when it started raining people used to rush out of the pool to get under a poolside umbrella. Never did understand that one. We used to go underwater with our goggles on, and watch from below as the rain hit the surface. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: London Olympics 2012
In keeping with the British distain for acts of enthusiasm, Cotty wrote: On Jul 28, 2012, at 12:26 , Steve Cottrell wrote: On 26/7/12, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: In about 24 hours (Chicago time), I will be watching the Opening Ceremonies of the 2012 Olympics held in London, England It was pretty good! Cheers, Cotty What he neglected to say was the Brits enjoyed it, the Queen was in her best form jumping from a copter with Bond, the corgis stole the show almost as much as the incredible show of technical theater (theatre) in the round. Lump in throat seeing the single forged ring raised to join the other four to form the Olympic symbol, though I would have liked it if they turned to the colors of said symbol as they cooled, vis raining down a shower of rain forest-like fire. Another touch was the half ring of the beam engine stopping, restarting as a full ring (good latches, I suppose). And of course - Pink Floyd - barely heard over the din. Paul is getting old, did a pretty good job of getting the locals very excited. The most beautiful part for me was that the entire thing was accompanied by a fantastic female percussionist, backed by a thousand inverted trash cans of various sizes beat upon with a hundred varieties of stick and mallet. Awesome! Neat torch… -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: London Olympics 2012
Sadly I couldn't watch the whole ceremony but I saw quite a bit. It was most spectacular in terms of being a wonderful show. The last thing I saw was the burning Olympic circles in the sky, which was probably the only connection with the Olymics I could notice throughout that portion that I saw. Other than that, it was a very good boasting of English people before practically the whole world... One piece was missing though, but I suppose it is going to be missing forever. On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 9:29 AM, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: In keeping with the British distain for acts of enthusiasm, Cotty wrote: On Jul 28, 2012, at 12:26 , Steve Cottrell wrote: On 26/7/12, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: In about 24 hours (Chicago time), I will be watching the Opening Ceremonies of the 2012 Olympics held in London, England It was pretty good! Cheers, Cotty What he neglected to say was the Brits enjoyed it, the Queen was in her best form jumping from a copter with Bond, the corgis stole the show almost as much as the incredible show of technical theater (theatre) in the round. Lump in throat seeing the single forged ring raised to join the other four to form the Olympic symbol, though I would have liked it if they turned to the colors of said symbol as they cooled, vis raining down a shower of rain forest-like fire. Another touch was the half ring of the beam engine stopping, restarting as a full ring (good latches, I suppose). And of course - Pink Floyd - barely heard over the din. Paul is getting old, did a pretty good job of getting the locals very excited. The most beautiful part for me was that the entire thing was accompanied by a fantastic female percussionist, backed by a thousand inverted trash cans of various sizes beat upon with a hundred varieties of stick and mallet. Awesome! Neat torch… -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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.
Off Topic: Light in slow motion
Normally I wouldn't post such a thing, but this one is certainly worth the exception: http://www.ted.com/talks/ramesh_raskar_a_camera_that_takes_one_trillion_frames_per_second.html I quite liked the mention by the presenter that soon enough such tech will be in common cell phone :-). -- 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: London Olympics 2012
it was a fanfare for the common man, deeply socialist, mutualist still individualist, all in the best possible way. Where the Chinese faked it because they thought their little girl with the best voice wasn't pretty enough, we put sick children at the centre of it, and the idea of a community that takes care of each member (this is a bit idealistic, of course). I thught it was a superb, confident celebration of ordinary people and the peculiar way we do a sort of socialism here. And there were strokes of genius in it, such as the construction workers' guard of honour, the military flag raising, and the olympians handing the flame on to the young unknowns. I thought it was great that he avoided most of the synchronised bombastic nonsense that this sort of thing usually involves. Of course it's the nature of these things to be selective, so there was nothing about the evils of Empire etc., but that's only to be expected in the circumstances. B -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Joseph McAllister Sent: 29 July 2012 07:29 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT: London Olympics 2012 In keeping with the British distain for acts of enthusiasm, Cotty wrote: On Jul 28, 2012, at 12:26 , Steve Cottrell wrote: On 26/7/12, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: In about 24 hours (Chicago time), I will be watching the Opening Ceremonies of the 2012 Olympics held in London, England It was pretty good! Cheers, Cotty What he neglected to say was the Brits enjoyed it, the Queen was in her best form jumping from a copter with Bond, the corgis stole the show almost as much as the incredible show of technical theater (theatre) in the round. Lump in throat seeing the single forged ring raised to join the other four to form the Olympic symbol, though I would have liked it if they turned to the colors of said symbol as they cooled, vis raining down a shower of rain forest-like fire. Another touch was the half ring of the beam engine stopping, restarting as a full ring (good latches, I suppose). And of course - Pink Floyd - barely heard over the din. Paul is getting old, did a pretty good job of getting the locals very excited. The most beautiful part for me was that the entire thing was accompanied by a fantastic female percussionist, backed by a thousand inverted trash cans of various sizes beat upon with a hundred varieties of stick and mallet. Awesome! Neat torch. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Are all men predisposed to be car junkies?
I know for a fact that not all men are into cars, but I certainly am. Here's my baby... http://upload.pbase.com/image/145036882 Ciao, Pete Mac in Melbourne - still drying out after photographing 20 of these in the rain at Essendon Airport yesterday... On 29 July 2012 09:59, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: FWIW - I attended a drive event put on by Porsche recently when the topic of brakes came up after sampling their entire product lineup. One of the driving instructors in attendance stated that one of the reasons for the great brakes on their product line was a corporate requirement that the brakes must be able to stop the vehicle from 80% of its maximum speed - and do that 25 times in rapid succession. BTW their PDK 'auto' transmission - a seven speed dual clutch unit - has just about made me turn my back on conventional manual transmissions - it just too damm good! It needs to be experienced to be appreciated. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Walter Hamler hamlerwal...@gmail.com Subject: Re: OT: Are all men predisposed to be car junkies? Sweet looking Mercedes! Yes, I will certainly enjoy HER car, as she could care less. In all seriousness, I had to get her something as the old Saturn's brakes just were not up to snuff. I was so afraid she would get herself into a situation that she couldn't stop. I didn't notice that much until I bought a new Elantra last year. The brakes are really good, but what I have learned is that almost all the new cars with 4 wheel disc's have very good brakes. The better fuel economy is a big help as well! Walt On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 10:12 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: lol ... I hope you enjoy your wife's new car! ;-) I bought myself a new (old) car in April. It makes me smile every time I get into it. :-) http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/7361641262/lightbox On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 5:50 PM, Walter Hamler hamlerwal...@gmail.com wrote: I bought my wife a new car; one year ago I bought one for me. I am like a kid in a toy store!! -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.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.
enablement, of a sort
I posted my friend's for sale list yesterday. Today, I helped him carry a sofa, TV and a couple of other things that wouldn't easily fit in his car up to his new apartment. Part of the conversation went something like You want a 4x5 view camera? Or should I throw it out? It doesn't have a lens, but everything else is there. So, now I own a cambo SC view camera, sans lens, in a rather large wooden box. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with it. I don't even know what a lens for it would cost. I figured that it's worth mentioning on the list in case either someone has a lens that is just gathering dust, or alternatively, someone is actually in need of an almost complete view camera. -- 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: Rare Beast
Thanks Boris. That could be a dust spot. I'll clone it out and check the sensor. Thanks, Paul On Jul 29, 2012, at 12:05 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Amazing how you make those passing cart shots so good, Paul. On the nitpick side, it seems you have a sensor dust spot just above the car... Sent with AquaMail for Android http://www.aqua-mail.com On July 29, 2012 1:31:26 AM Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: A 1963 Elva Courier at Waterford Hills Raceway this afternoon: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16194032size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Rare Beast
Darn, just noticed - cart should read as car. Pecking and/or drawing words on the cell phone is not my forte... Sent with AquaMail for Android http://www.aqua-mail.com On July 29, 2012 1:41:00 PM Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Thanks Boris. That could be a dust spot. I'll clone it out and check the sensor. Thanks, Paul On Jul 29, 2012, at 12:05 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Amazing how you make those passing cart shots so good, Paul. On the nitpick side, it seems you have a sensor dust spot just above the car... Sent with AquaMail for Android http://www.aqua-mail.com On July 29, 2012 1:31:26 AM Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: A 1963 Elva Courier at Waterford Hills Raceway this afternoon: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16194032size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Rare Beast
Super shot Paul. Excellent panning and just the right amount of blur to capture this lovely old relic. Chris On 28 July 2012 23:31, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: A 1963 Elva Courier at Waterford Hills Raceway this afternoon: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16194032size=lg Super shot Paul. Excellent panning and just the right amount of blur to capture this lovely old relic. Chris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Rare Beast
Exactly what I thought. Just beautiful. -- Walt On 7/28/2012 6:17 PM, Jack Davis wrote: WOW! Perfect pan job, Paul! Beautiful exposure. Jack Davis http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis http://www.photolightimages.com/ - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2012 3:31 PM Subject: PESO: Rare Beast A 1963 Elva Courier at Waterford Hills Raceway this afternoon: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16194032size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Hard Rain
Good shot Frank! - Original Message From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Sent: Sat, July 28, 2012 9:54:24 PM Subject: PESO - Hard Rain I think this should hae been my August PUG submission, but alas, it's already in. In any event, I went to the beach a couple of weekends ago. It rained: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2012/07/hard-rain.html Hope you enjoy. 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: GESO The Trap Door
Thank you, Frank! On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 10:28 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: That's a great shot, Bruce! It's obvious that Marzi is getting more and more into this. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com Sent: July 28, 2012 7/28/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: GESO The Trap Door The mask is my fave shot by far. I had to keep reminding myself to go wide and get more clothing and jewelry in the frame -- my natural impulse is to go for tightly framed headshots. Must be a holdover from my flower macro period. :-) Thank you, Mark! On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 8:54 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Excellent collection - that first one with the ornate mask is quite stunning. Mark On 7/27/2012 1:07 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: For a fast look: She is deciding my fate ... http://www.flickr.com/bruce_m_walker/7656572092/lightbox/ This gallery is of shots I did while helping my wife Louise on a documentary project she's creating about a local store called the Trap Door Boutique. The owner, Gabrielle Neveu, sells clothing and fashion for the artistic professional in the Junction area of Toronto's west end. This was a guerrilla shoot. We were operating within the boutique during their open hours, working around customers who were mostly bemused by our activity. (I think some came in because they were nosey and saw the lights.) We were in and out in two and a half hours. I was providing lighting for Louise to do video footage of our model, Marzi, getting crazy with the clothing that Gabbi was styling for us. I was sneaking in and shooting stills as best I could. Since this was for video I couldn't use flash, so I opted for a $30 garage work-light, 2 by 250 watt tungsten halogen bulbs on a short stand, that we had bought previously to try. To make this light less harsh and have it come from above rather than casting upward shadows, I added two light stands: one with a 44 silver reflector and the other with a reflective umbrella. I then aimed the two 250 watt heads from the work-light at each of the two reflectors. When I measured the light with my meter I discovered that 500 reflected watts doesn't actually go far. I was forced to shoot between f:2.8 and f:3.5 at 800 ISO and shutter speeds between 1/30th and 1/60th sec for the entire set. But the resulting light was unique and interesting. It was nice to work with WYSIWYG light: easy to see where shadows would fall and great for focussing. Tricky to work with the work lights though as they threw light everywhere, so accidental direct light leaks and flare were hard to avoid. I even had trouble with flare in the viewfinder! I just accepted the harsh shadows in some cases as creative accidents. ;-) Then there's the heat: oh my gawd. Sweat was pouring off me. I also was forced to shoot in close proximity to the light heads because we were in a very confined space between the clothing racks, changing booths and the cash desk. But despite all the restrictions, my keeper rate was astonishingly high. Louise chose 248 out of 302 shots to graft into her doc footage. I rejected many of those as too soft for me, and narrowed the keepers down, but it's still a large number. The seven in this gallery are just the extra-good ones that I've retouched first. So here's the gallery. The first seven shots are from this recent shoot (this past Wednesday), and the rest are from an art opening in the same boutique last fall. http://www.flickr.com/bruce_m_walker/sets/72157630775756384/show/ K20D, DA* 16-50/2.8 SDM, 800 ISO, f:2.8-3.5. Lr 4.1, Ps 5.5 Comments welcome! -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Off Topic: Light in slow motion
Boris, I think that will be a long time away from us. Lasers have enabled lots of new experiments in the last 50 years. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 1:40 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Normally I wouldn't post such a thing, but this one is certainly worth the exception: http://www.ted.com/talks/ramesh_raskar_a_camera_that_takes_one_trillion_frames_per_second.html I quite liked the mention by the presenter that soon enough such tech will be in common cell phone :-). -- Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Hard Rain
That is *superb*, Frank. Immediately goes on the shortlist for best pdml images of 2012, I believe I can safely say. (Gotta wonder how those sailors were feeling out there at that point.) On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 9:54 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I think this should hae been my August PUG submission, but alas, it's already in. In any event, I went to the beach a couple of weekends ago. It rained: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2012/07/hard-rain.html Hope you enjoy. 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. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Rare Beast
Very nice Dave On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 6:31 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: A 1963 Elva Courier at Waterford Hills Raceway this afternoon: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16194032size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: OT: London Olympics 2012
From: steve harley on 2012-07-28 19:06 kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote Agreed. I kept on trying to find a connection with the theatrics and the Olympics. the opening was more about Britain than about sports; that's pretty normal course i didn't watch much of it because by the time it was on the tellie it was already stale on twitter and other sources; shame on NBC for thinking their whole audience is stuck in the 1980s; NBC also been ruining other stuff by doing cuts between commercials that leave out some of the scoring runs in volleyball and basketball ? and the Tim Berners-Lee gaffe was abominable ? and i had to go to Youtube to find the full Sex Pistols performance the bike race this morning was covered pretty well though I'd be interested in who wins the gold in Hockey, but not enough to pay attention to the games. If the USA manages to win again I'm sure it will get mentioned on NPR. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: London Olympics 2012
hockey? umm, that would be the winter games - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Sessoms Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 1:19 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: London Olympics 2012 From: steve harley on 2012-07-28 19:06 kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote Agreed. I kept on trying to find a connection with the theatrics and the Olympics. the opening was more about Britain than about sports; that's pretty normal course i didn't watch much of it because by the time it was on the tellie it was already stale on twitter and other sources; shame on NBC for thinking their whole audience is stuck in the 1980s; NBC also been ruining other stuff by doing cuts between commercials that leave out some of the scoring runs in volleyball and basketball ? and the Tim Berners-Lee gaffe was abominable ? and i had to go to Youtube to find the full Sex Pistols performance the bike race this morning was covered pretty well though I'd be interested in who wins the gold in Hockey, but not enough to pay attention to the games. If the USA manages to win again I'm sure it will get mentioned on NPR. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Wires!
I really like #3, the close up on the plaid. It's by far the strongest of the set. On Jul 27, 2012, at 10:47 AM, Tim Bray wrote: Perhaps more pictures of wires than are really strictly needed: https://plus.google.com/107606703558161507946/posts/R43w4hzuT5A -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Off Topic: Light in slow motion
On Jul 28, 2012, at 11:40 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: Normally I wouldn't post such a thing, but this one is certainly worth the exception: http://www.ted.com/talks/ramesh_raskar_a_camera_that_takes_one_trillion_frames_per_second.html Very clever use of aliasing. Amusingly, this afternoon I'll be at the house of someone named Nyquist. No direct relation that I know of. I quite liked the mention by the presenter that soon enough such tech will be in common cell phone :-). -- 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. -- 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 - Hard Rain
On Jul 28, 2012, at 6:54 PM, frank theriault wrote: I think this should hae been my August PUG submission, but alas, it's already in. In any event, I went to the beach a couple of weekends ago. It rained: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2012/07/hard-rain.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Wonderful photo. Is the horizon just slightly theraultian? 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. -- 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 - Hard Rain
Nice image; what beach is it? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 9:54 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I think this should hae been my August PUG submission, but alas, it's already in. In any event, I went to the beach a couple of weekends ago. It rained: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2012/07/hard-rain.html Hope you enjoy. 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: OT: London Olympics 2012
No, that would be ice hockey. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 2:17 PM, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: hockey? umm, that would be the winter games - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Sessoms Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 1:19 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: London Olympics 2012 From: steve harley on 2012-07-28 19:06 kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote Agreed. I kept on trying to find a connection with the theatrics and the Olympics. the opening was more about Britain than about sports; that's pretty normal course i didn't watch much of it because by the time it was on the tellie it was already stale on twitter and other sources; shame on NBC for thinking their whole audience is stuck in the 1980s; NBC also been ruining other stuff by doing cuts between commercials that leave out some of the scoring runs in volleyball and basketball ? and the Tim Berners-Lee gaffe was abominable ? and i had to go to Youtube to find the full Sex Pistols performance the bike race this morning was covered pretty well though I'd be interested in who wins the gold in Hockey, but not enough to pay attention to the games. If the USA manages to win again I'm sure it will get mentioned on NPR. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Got me another Pentax
Sounds like a nice move on your part, Walt. The equipment can certainly bolster the confidence. Jack Davis http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis http://www.photolightimages.com/ From: Walter Hamler hamlerwal...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 12:28 PM Subject: Got me another Pentax Thanks to Darren I now have a very nice Pentax Spotmatic II with a lovely 50mm f/1.4 lens. It works perfectly, even the meter with proper battery. Now I can enter pics without feeling bad :-) Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Got me another Pentax
always check that the meter switch automatically switches from on to off every time when firing the shutter. thats the most common problem with older spotties. meter switch sometimes gets stuck on in error. that in turn causes mirror to not rise fully and a partial unexposure of the film frame. - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Jack Davis Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 3:49 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Got me another Pentax Sounds like a nice move on your part, Walt. The equipment can certainly bolster the confidence. Jack Davis http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis http://www.photolightimages.com/ From: Walter Hamler hamlerwal...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 12:28 PM Subject: Got me another Pentax Thanks to Darren I now have a very nice Pentax Spotmatic II with a lovely 50mm f/1.4 lens. It works perfectly, even the meter with proper battery. Now I can enter pics without feeling bad :-) Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Which of the two?
Thanks to all for your thoughtful suggestions. From the variety of opinions, I see that there is no trivial solution. Hopefully, I'll get some time to play with this shot soon to see how of some suggested ideas would work. Igor Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2012 19:23:38 -0400 (EDT) From: Igor Roshchin I am going through photos taken last weekend at Austin Blues Party. I cannot decide between these two fun shots: http://42graphy.org/misc/_IR38340.jpg or http://42graphy.org/misc/_IR38340-2.jpg ... I didn't mean which of the two women, but rather which of the two crops? I'd appreciate your input especially if you can also provide a comment why that one? Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Which of the two?
FWIW, I liked #2 better but I tried cropping it even tighter and that works too. - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Igor Roshchin Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 4:15 PM To: PDML@pdml.net Subject: Re: Which of the two? Thanks to all for your thoughtful suggestions. From the variety of opinions, I see that there is no trivial solution. Hopefully, I'll get some time to play with this shot soon to see how of some suggested ideas would work. Igor Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2012 19:23:38 -0400 (EDT) From: Igor Roshchin I am going through photos taken last weekend at Austin Blues Party. I cannot decide between these two fun shots: http://42graphy.org/misc/_IR38340.jpg or http://42graphy.org/misc/_IR38340-2.jpg ... I didn't mean which of the two women, but rather which of the two crops? I'd appreciate your input especially if you can also provide a comment why that one? Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Early 20th Century Gear
Thanks, Don. It was a fun day and activity Inside was kind of light as we went in the middle of the week. The were gearing up for a weekend celebration so there were lots of people and bikes outside the museum. The big attraction was beer and music. -p Sent from my iPad On Jul 27, 2012, at 10:48 AM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: Wow Paul, some great shots. I went thru them twice. Not easy to shoot in such a crowded museum. Nice job. On 20 July 2012 15:54, Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com wrote: For the motorcycle buffs...took a visiting friend from Texas to the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee. The gear... http://studio1941.com/harley/#IMGP2078.jpg The GESO, if you're so inclined. Fifty+ images. http://studio1941.com/harley -p -- Good shots Paul. Great colours and compositions. I love the pimping on this one: http://studio1941.com/harley/#IMGP2120.jpg Gloriously over the top. Chris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Hard Rain
Very cool, very graphic shot - the textures and colors in the water are amazing. Great work. Mark On 7/28/2012 9:54 PM, frank theriault wrote: I think this should hae been my August PUG submission, but alas, it's already in. In any event, I went to the beach a couple of weekends ago. It rained: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2012/07/hard-rain.html Hope you enjoy. Comments 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: Some photos (GESO)
On 7/24/2012 12:15 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: All the work on the PDML book has kept me from putting any new photos of my own on line. Until now. Here are some shots from our trip to New Hampshire in June: http://www.robertstech.com/galleries/nh2012/index.html Nice portfolio, Mark - the waterfalls in particular stand out. Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: London Olympics 2012
no, your hockey would be field hockey. too technical! - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola [mailto:danmaty...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 2:54 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List; hifis...@gate.net Subject: Re: OT: London Olympics 2012 No, that would be ice hockey. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 2:17 PM, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: hockey? umm, that would be the winter games - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Sessoms Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 1:19 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: London Olympics 2012 From: steve harley on 2012-07-28 19:06 kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote Agreed. I kept on trying to find a connection with the theatrics and the Olympics. the opening was more about Britain than about sports; that's pretty normal course i didn't watch much of it because by the time it was on the tellie it was already stale on twitter and other sources; shame on NBC for thinking their whole audience is stuck in the 1980s; NBC also been ruining other stuff by doing cuts between commercials that leave out some of the scoring runs in volleyball and basketball ? and the Tim Berners-Lee gaffe was abominable ? and i had to go to Youtube to find the full Sex Pistols performance the bike race this morning was covered pretty well though I'd be interested in who wins the gold in Hockey, but not enough to pay attention to the games. If the USA manages to win again I'm sure it will get mentioned on NPR. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: London Olympics 2012
On 30 July 2012 07:32, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: no, your hockey would be field hockey. too technical! Here's the homepage of the International Hockey Federation: http://www.fih.ch/en/home Here's the homepage of the International Ice Hockey Federation: http://www.iihf.com/ These are the peak bodies of their sports, and that is what they call themselves. regards, Anthony -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: London Olympics 2012
Use the right bait and you'll hook 'em every time. ;-D From: Daniel J. Matyola No, that would be ice hockey. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 2:17 PM, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: hockey? umm, that would be the winter games - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Sessoms Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 1:19 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: London Olympics 2012 From: steve harley on 2012-07-28 19:06 kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote Agreed. I kept on trying to find a connection with the theatrics and the Olympics. the opening was more about Britain than about sports; that's pretty normal course i didn't watch much of it because by the time it was on the tellie it was already stale on twitter and other sources; shame on NBC for thinking their whole audience is stuck in the 1980s; NBC also been ruining other stuff by doing cuts between commercials that leave out some of the scoring runs in volleyball and basketball ? and the Tim Berners-Lee gaffe was abominable ? and i had to go to Youtube to find the full Sex Pistols performance the bike race this morning was covered pretty well though I'd be interested in who wins the gold in Hockey, but not enough to pay attention to the games. If the USA manages to win again I'm sure it will get mentioned on NPR. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: London Olympics 2012
That's what we call field hockey. At least in North America, Hockey means ice hockey and the modifier goes with the other one. Ah, the wonders of cultural diversity. On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 6:06 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Use the right bait and you'll hook 'em every time. ;-D From: Daniel J. Matyola No, that would be ice hockey. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 2:17 PM, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: hockey? umm, that would be the winter games - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Sessoms Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 1:19 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: London Olympics 2012 From: steve harley on 2012-07-28 19:06 kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote Agreed. I kept on trying to find a connection with the theatrics and the Olympics. the opening was more about Britain than about sports; that's pretty normal course i didn't watch much of it because by the time it was on the tellie it was already stale on twitter and other sources; shame on NBC for thinking their whole audience is stuck in the 1980s; NBC also been ruining other stuff by doing cuts between commercials that leave out some of the scoring runs in volleyball and basketball ? and the Tim Berners-Lee gaffe was abominable ? and i had to go to Youtube to find the full Sex Pistols performance the bike race this morning was covered pretty well though I'd be interested in who wins the gold in Hockey, but not enough to pay attention to the games. If the USA manages to win again I'm sure it will get mentioned on NPR. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Another one of those tests...
So, it looks like I no longer get the PDML mails. Will my messages make it to the list? No, I haven't unsubscribed. Unless my other personality has done it for me, or something... - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Another one of those tests...
On 7/30/12 1:07, Toralf Lund wrote: So, it looks like I no longer get the PDML mails. Will my messages make it to the list? No wait. I do get them. My friend Google even organises them neatly in a place called Bin. How nice... - T No, I haven't unsubscribed. Unless my other personality has done it for me, or something... - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: DINOSAUR ATTACK!
LOL. Great shot. On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 4:39 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16195047 Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: London Olympics 2012
are you trying to say the hockey with the ball isnt commonly known as field hockey and the hockey with the puck isn't commonly known as hockey? here in the USA they are. The international names arent the same as the usa conventions. - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Anthony Farr Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 6:05 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT: London Olympics 2012 On 30 July 2012 07:32, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: no, your hockey would be field hockey. too technical! Here's the homepage of the International Hockey Federation: http://www.fih.ch/en/home Here's the homepage of the International Ice Hockey Federation: http://www.iihf.com/ These are the peak bodies of their sports, and that is what they call themselves. regards, Anthony -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: London Olympics 2012
On 30 July 2012 09:58, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: The international names arent the same as the usa conventions. You are right, they aren't. There's the whole wide world, and there's the USA, which isn't the whole world. The tail doesn't wag the dog. regards, Anthony -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: London Olympics 2012
America rules! ;) - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Anthony Farr Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 8:01 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT: London Olympics 2012 On 30 July 2012 09:58, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: The international names arent the same as the usa conventions. You are right, they aren't. There's the whole wide world, and there's the USA, which isn't the whole world. The tail doesn't wag the dog. regards, Anthony -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: London Olympics 2012
To clarify my outlook on this, my own country has some quaint local naming conventions for things that are internationally known by other names. Our round ball footballers play soccer, but I have to concede that soccer, more than any other code of football, has the precedence of popularity to claim the name Football. If an Aussie says he likes to wear thongs in hot weather, look at his feet and not his trousers. Even so, we are amusedly aware that it is we who are out of step with the world. There's my point, you need to be aware of when it's you who is out of step, and not claim that the world is out of step with you. regards, Anthony On 30 July 2012 10:01, Anthony Farr farranth...@gmail.com wrote: On 30 July 2012 09:58, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: The international names arent the same as the usa conventions. You are right, they aren't. There's the whole wide world, and there's the USA, which isn't the whole world. The tail doesn't wag the dog. regards, Anthony -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: London Olympics 2012
Simply local conventions, no right or wrong. In this case, however, I think we can include Canada in the NA hockey and football conventions. On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 8:21 PM, Anthony Farr farranth...@gmail.com wrote: To clarify my outlook on this, my own country has some quaint local naming conventions for things that are internationally known by other names. Our round ball footballers play soccer, but I have to concede that soccer, more than any other code of football, has the precedence of popularity to claim the name Football. If an Aussie says he likes to wear thongs in hot weather, look at his feet and not his trousers. Even so, we are amusedly aware that it is we who are out of step with the world. There's my point, you need to be aware of when it's you who is out of step, and not claim that the world is out of step with you. regards, Anthony On 30 July 2012 10:01, Anthony Farr farranth...@gmail.com wrote: On 30 July 2012 09:58, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: The international names arent the same as the usa conventions. You are right, they aren't. There's the whole wide world, and there's the USA, which isn't the whole world. The tail doesn't wag the dog. regards, Anthony -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: London Olympics 2012
True, but even in the Olympics, Ice Hockey is a much bigger sport than Field Hockey. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 8:01 PM, Anthony Farr farranth...@gmail.com wrote: On 30 July 2012 09:58, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: The international names arent the same as the usa conventions. You are right, they aren't. There's the whole wide world, and there's the USA, which isn't the whole world. The tail doesn't wag the dog. regards, Anthony -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Another one of those tests...
And we get your emails to the list as well. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 7:20 PM, Toralf Lund tor...@toralf.net wrote: On 7/30/12 1:07, Toralf Lund wrote: So, it looks like I no longer get the PDML mails. Will my messages make it to the list? No wait. I do get them. My friend Google even organises them neatly in a place called Bin. How nice... - T No, I haven't unsubscribed. Unless my other personality has done it for me, or something... - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: London Olympics 2012
On 30 July 2012 10:46, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: True, but even in the Olympics, Ice Hockey is a much bigger sport than Field Hockey. Hmm. You really should look that up. You may be surprised. regards, Anthony -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: London Olympics 2012
You're probably right that field hockey is a much bigger sport in the third world and girl's prep schools. I was thinking mostly of North America, Europe and Russia. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 8:53 PM, Anthony Farr farranth...@gmail.com wrote: On 30 July 2012 10:46, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: True, but even in the Olympics, Ice Hockey is a much bigger sport than Field Hockey. Hmm. You really should look that up. You may be surprised. regards, Anthony -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: London Olympics 2012
On 30 July 2012 11:21, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: You're probably right that field hockey is a much bigger sport in the third world and girl's prep schools. I was thinking mostly of North America, Europe and Russia. Well obviously a nation needs to be reasonably affluent to support a sport that is alien to its its climate, which requires artificial rinks with powerful refrigeration to overcome relatively high ambient temperatures even in winter. But you call many of these nations third world at the risk of being labeled a cultural imperialist. Hockey is massive in the Asian sub-continent, and is strongly entrenched in Western Europe. Naturally, ice hockey is more strongly followed in Northern and Eastern Europe and North America, where the culture of snow and ice sports is strongest, and barely represented in Central Africa, Equatorial America and South East Asia where there is practically no culture of winter at all. But the people who follow these sports are equal citizens of the world, and are due absolutely no more or less consideration or respect because of their homelands' place in the world or the hue of their flesh. Shame on anyone who would think otherwise. regards, Anthony -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - GoPro Test
I really enjoyed watching these, Cotty. You can turn a run-of-the-mill subject into entertainment. I wish I had that mindset. In wanting to only produce something of 'great consequence' or 'Art, I frequently either never get anything started, or let entertaining scenes like this go begging. Bravo, Sir. regards, Anthony On 23 July 2012 04:47, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: A few shots from my new GoPro. Lawn-mowing and cycling content. The former judders a bit as I had the camera on NTSC oops! Converted quick and dirty. The cycling is PAL but all this of no consequence as web video is viewable anywhere... https://vimeo.com/user2607591/review/46188061/6771783691 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: London Olympics 2012
Of course, hockey - I mean ice hockey - is huge here. When I was a kid it was cold enough that we played organized hockey at outdoor rink with natural ice. I don't think I played in an arena with artificial ice until my third season for a playoff game. When we weren't playing organized hockey we played pickup games or shinny (as scrub is to baseball) on backyard rinks. I didn't even know there was field hockey or grass hockey until I was about ten years old. I seem to recall during an Olympic Games (likely Mexico in '68) hearing them talk of hockey, and my father explaining that in much of the world hockey (no modifier) was on grass and ice hockey was what we played. We feel that any game where a backhand shot is illegal, where there's no bodychecking and where there are no fist fights couldn't possibly be hockey as we know it. Besides, there were no guys named Jean-Guy, Jacques or Henri. Whatever they were playing on that big green field wasn't anything we were familiar with! Mind you this was a time when there were exactly two American players in the entire National Hockey League; all the rest were Canadian. It would be another fifteen years before the first Europeans came here to play in the premier professional league in the world. And when the first Russians came here they had to defect, just like ballet dancers. With ice hockey so popular outside our borders these days, it's easy to forget that up to a couple of decades ago it really was a largely North American thing. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Anthony Farr farranth...@gmail.com Sent: July 29, 2012 7/29/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: London Olympics 2012 On 30 July 2012 11:21, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: You're probably right that field hockey is a much bigger sport in the third world and girl's prep schools. I was thinking mostly of North America, Europe and Russia. Well obviously a nation needs to be reasonably affluent to support a sport that is alien to its its climate, which requires artificial rinks with powerful refrigeration to overcome relatively high ambient temperatures even in winter. But you call many of these nations third world at the risk of being labeled a cultural imperialist. Hockey is massive in the Asian sub-continent, and is strongly entrenched in Western Europe. Naturally, ice hockey is more strongly followed in Northern and Eastern Europe and North America, where the culture of snow and ice sports is strongest, and barely represented in Central Africa, Equatorial America and South East Asia where there is practically no culture of winter at all. But the people who follow these sports are equal citizens of the world, and are due absolutely no more or less consideration or respect because of their homelands' place in the world or the hue of their flesh. Shame on anyone who would think otherwise. regards, Anthony -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: London Olympics 2012
Quoting Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com: That's what we call field hockey. At least in North America, Hockey means ice hockey and the modifier goes with the other one. Ah, the wonders of cultural diversity. Yep. Down here, the concept of playing hockey on ice would be a mystery to most people, so 'hockey' with no modifier, is what's played on grass Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 6:06 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Use the right bait and you'll hook 'em every time. ;-D From: Daniel J. Matyola No, that would be ice hockey. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 2:17 PM, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: hockey? umm, that would be the winter games - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Sessoms Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 1:19 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: London Olympics 2012 From: steve harley on 2012-07-28 19:06 kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote Agreed. I kept on trying to find a connection with the theatrics and the Olympics. the opening was more about Britain than about sports; that's pretty normal course i didn't watch much of it because by the time it was on the tellie it was already stale on twitter and other sources; shame on NBC for thinking their whole audience is stuck in the 1980s; NBC also been ruining other stuff by doing cuts between commercials that leave out some of the scoring runs in volleyball and basketball ? and the Tim Berners-Lee gaffe was abominable ? and i had to go to Youtube to find the full Sex Pistols performance the bike race this morning was covered pretty well though I'd be interested in who wins the gold in Hockey, but not enough to pay attention to the games. If the USA manages to win again I'm sure it will get mentioned on NPR. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: DINOSAUR ATTACK!
That's a fun shot, Dan. Well timed and well seen. Love it! cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Sent: July 29, 2012 7/29/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: DINOSAUR ATTACK! http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16195047 Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: London Olympics 2012
As far as my memory goes, we had 'hockey with puck' and 'hockey on grass' back when I was a kid... Sent with AquaMail for Android http://www.aqua-mail.com On July 30, 2012 2:58:08 AM Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com: That's what we call field hockey. At least in North America, Hockey means ice hockey and the modifier goes with the other one. Ah, the wonders of cultural diversity. Yep. Down here, the concept of playing hockey on ice would be a mystery to most people, so 'hockey' with no modifier, is what's played on grass Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 6:06 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Use the right bait and you'll hook 'em every time. ;-D From: Daniel J. Matyola No, that would be ice hockey. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 2:17 PM, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: hockey? umm, that would be the winter games - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Sessoms Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 1:19 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: London Olympics 2012 From: steve harley on 2012-07-28 19:06 kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote Agreed. I kept on trying to find a connection with the theatrics and the Olympics. the opening was more about Britain than about sports; that's pretty normal course i didn't watch much of it because by the time it was on the tellie it was already stale on twitter and other sources; shame on NBC for thinking their whole audience is stuck in the 1980s; NBC also been ruining other stuff by doing cuts between commercials that leave out some of the scoring runs in volleyball and basketball ? and the Tim Berners-Lee gaffe was abominable ? and i had to go to Youtube to find the full Sex Pistols performance the bike race this morning was covered pretty well though I'd be interested in who wins the gold in Hockey, but not enough to pay attention to the games. If the USA manages to win again I'm sure it will get mentioned on NPR. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Hard Rain
Thanks, Dan. It's called Gibralter Point and it's on one of Toronto's Centre Islands, a small group of islands in Toronto harbour. This beach is on the southermost tip of the islands and the body of water you see is Lake Ontario. cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Sent: July 29, 2012 7/29/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - Hard Rain Nice image; what beach is it? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 9:54 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I think this should hae been my August PUG submission, but alas, it's already in. In any event, I went to the beach a couple of weekends ago. It rained: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2012/07/hard-rain.html Hope you enjoy. 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Hard Rain
Thanks, Mark, and thanks to everyone else who looked and commented. I am flattered by some of the comments and grateful that a few of you seemed to like this one a lot. As the late Hugh Morton said, bad weather makes good pictures. ;-) cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net Sent: July 29, 2012 7/29/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - Hard Rain Very cool, very graphic shot - the textures and colors in the water are amazing. Great work. Mark On 7/28/2012 9:54 PM, frank theriault wrote: I think this should hae been my August PUG submission, but alas, it's already in. In any event, I went to the beach a couple of weekends ago. It rained: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2012/07/hard-rain.html Hope you enjoy. Comments 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Got me another Pentax
I am always amazed how solid and hefty for their size my old Spotties feel when I pick them up.. Congrats on a wonderful acquisition. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Walter Hamler hamlerwal...@gmail.com Sent: July 29, 2012 7/29/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Got me another Pentax Thanks to Darren I now have a very nice Pentax Spotmatic II with a lovely 50mm f/1.4 lens. It works perfectly, even the meter with proper battery. Now I can enter pics without feeling bad :-) Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Wires!
I am inclined to agree with Larry. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Sent: July 29, 2012 7/29/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: GESO: Wires! I really like #3, the close up on the plaid. It's by far the strongest of the set. On Jul 27, 2012, at 10:47 AM, Tim Bray wrote: Perhaps more pictures of wires than are really strictly needed: https://plus.google.com/107606703558161507946/posts/R43w4hzuT5A -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Some photos (GESO)
All wonderful; my favourite is the Whatizit Flower. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net Sent: July 29, 2012 7/29/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Some photos (GESO) On 7/24/2012 12:15 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: All the work on the PDML book has kept me from putting any new photos of my own on line. Until now. Here are some shots from our trip to New Hampshire in June: http://www.robertstech.com/galleries/nh2012/index.html Nice portfolio, Mark - the waterfalls in particular stand out. Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
