Re: OT - Photographers can clone their own work
I agree with you Brian. Selling limited editions of a work, in this case a print, implies one won't produce and sell 'similar' limited editions. Allowing it on the technicality of how the print was produced seems wrong, largely because the collector (at least if it was me) isn't buying it for how it was produced, they're buying it for the image and it's artistic value. On the other hand the fact that the new work is much larger in physical dimensions, puts it in a different light. There's clearly a difference between a 17 inch print and a 5 foot print. As I write this I find myself generally agreeing with the decision, but not because of the means by which the artwork was produced. I don't think the collector has a valid claim that a 5 ft print dilutes the value of his print any more than a book containing the photographer's work dilutes the value.of a print. It would be interesting to know what the terms of the earlier sale were, as that would have a bearing on whether the collector has a valid claim. Humorously, maybe he's upset because the buyer of the larger print got more bang for his buck. Tom The U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York dismissed collector Jonathan Sobel?s lawsuit against photographer William Eggleston. The case, art law experts say, has broader implications for all artists who incorporate old photographic negatives into new work ? and the collectors who support them. http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/885054/judge-rules-william-eggleston-can-clone-his-own-work-rebuffing Yes - saw that mentioned on TOP. It still seems wrong somehow. -- Cheers Brian -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - skyline photos from the Russian sky-walker.
While the photos from Egyptian pyramids made it to the big news, there are other interesting photos from the roof-tops of other cities done by the same guy: http://raskalov-vit.livejournal.com/ Don't fear the text in Russian. Here is a hint for navigation: Under each photo, there is a link centered on the page that starts with (+ 20 ...) or whatever the number is. Click it to unfold the photos from that post. Enjoy, 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: PESO: Bellbird
that thing looks quite angry, and primeval. -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of David Mann Sent: 31 March 2013 06:36 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Bellbird I was very lucky today. A bellbird came to visit our garden. I see one here maybe once or twice a year. They tend to hang out closer to the hills, about 2km away. They're quite skittish and I've had the AF motor of my camera scare one off before. Today I kept my distance and managed to get a photo. http://www.multi.net.nz/bellbird/ This is a fairly heavy crop. It's also had some Shadow / Highlight treatment to bring out his plumage. It's a touch noisy as I shot at 800ISO due to poor light. K10D, FA*400mm f/5.6. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Ping
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Re: Q Macro Tests and Rolling Shutter Distortion
I added a few samples of the raynox on the Q both the 06 zoom and 01 prime: http://www.repiuk.nl/index.php/blog-mainmenu-97/248-q-macro Most of the images are with fill in flash from the Q flash. Scroll down and click on the image for a larger version. It's not perfect, once Pentax releases a macro for the Q I'll bite but for now it's amazing what I can do with a pocket camera. Toine On 31 March 2013 00:08, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Your approach is certainly much more elegant than what I tried. The Raynox on the 06 telephoto zoom retains the compactness of the overall Q kit. Do you have any sample images taken through the Raynox? I had initially considered this approach but was concerned about the Q's AF and the 06 zoom - it was pretty slow without a closeup diopter and I worried it it would be too slow with one. I tested the Q and 0y with a reverse mounted 50mm and had major problems getting AF to work, but when it did the results were great. The v 1.11 firmware seems to address the AF issue with the original Q and the 06 telephoto - it is quite fast even in dim light - so the Raynox is looking appealing. Your flash diffuser is a great idea as well! A Q sized P-TTL flash would also be great. The Bolt Ring Light and M 50mm macro has potential, but clearly not for flying insects. I am also looking forward to using the Bolt on the K-5 for general macro shooting, more int he area of fill light than anything else. - Mark On 3/30/2013 3:04 PM, Toine wrote: Funny effect on the wings. Pentax has a telephoto macro on the lens road map. For now I'm happy with the raynox 250 in front of the 06 zoom. The internal flash works with this setup (no shadow from the lens). I build a flash diffuser. http://www.repiuk.nl/index.php/blog-mainmenu-97/248-q-macro Tried the AF200FG with a diffusor on the Q. It's better but heavy compared to the camera/lens. maybe a flash bracket helps but it all adds volume. Let's hope Pentax designs a little PTTL flash for the Q which works with the future macro lens. Toine On 29 March 2013 23:54, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Yesterday I tested the nifty Q Macro outfit I had cobbled together on some bees and found a surprising new wrinkle - rolling shutter distortion! I put my earlier comments (posted here on the list) and the latest developments into a blog post that you can find here: http://markcassino.com/b2evolution/ Permalink: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/more-pentax-q-macro-experiments-1 I guess I still have some work to do... 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Ping
Gnip Sent with AquaMail for Android http://www.aqua-mail.com On March 31, 2013 12:27:38 PM Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: /ping -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - little brother gets an airing
Thanks Frank, and everyone else who looked. Film is Tri-X. Probably not the most appropriate for macro stuff, but I'm fond of the grain. This is the first time I've used T-max developer. Normally I use Ilfosol 3, and I think I'll go back to it. Mixing at 1:4 for Tmax is going to get expensive, compared to 1:9 for the Ilford. On 31/03/2013 11:21 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Lovely. What film? cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au Sent: March 30, 2013 3/30/13 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: GESO - little brother gets an airing Thought I should give the 645N a bit of a run. Drove to the mountains, about an hour and a half each way. Took some lichen photos. Enjoyed. http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/13/03/mttomah/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PAW 2013 catch up
Piercing-look baby is great. I quite like it when you get a direct look in street shots. On 31/03/2013 3:06 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi All: I did shoot some frames, but couldn't get any gumption to post to the gallery. The first 4 photos are the new ones. Cheers, Christine http://www.caguila.com/paw2013/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PAW 2013 catch up
Love the patriotic dumpster in the dirty snow. Some true urban yuck! The baby looking at you is a great grab as well. Paul On Mar 31, 2013, at 6:32 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: Piercing-look baby is great. I quite like it when you get a direct look in street shots. On 31/03/2013 3:06 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi All: I did shoot some frames, but couldn't get any gumption to post to the gallery. The first 4 photos are the new ones. Cheers, Christine http://www.caguila.com/paw2013/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Photographers can clone their own work
I think it is really funny the court case happens to be about an Eggleston. If it was an Adams or Weston print, sold as fine art limited edition vintage prints, then possibly I'd have some sympathy if a bunch of them turned up in the market from the same printer. Eggleston work just begs to be mass produced. It's the core of his style. On 31/03/2013 5:00 PM, Tom Cakalic wrote: I agree with you Brian. Selling limited editions of a work, in this case a print, implies one won't produce and sell 'similar' limited editions. Allowing it on the technicality of how the print was produced seems wrong, largely because the collector (at least if it was me) isn't buying it for how it was produced, they're buying it for the image and it's artistic value. On the other hand the fact that the new work is much larger in physical dimensions, puts it in a different light. There's clearly a difference between a 17 inch print and a 5 foot print. As I write this I find myself generally agreeing with the decision, but not because of the means by which the artwork was produced. I don't think the collector has a valid claim that a 5 ft print dilutes the value of his print any more than a book containing the photographer's work dilutes the value.of a print. It would be interesting to know what the terms of the earlier sale were, as that would have a bearing on whether the collector has a valid claim. Humorously, maybe he's upset because the buyer of the larger print got more bang for his buck. Tom The U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York dismissed collector Jonathan Sobel?s lawsuit against photographer William Eggleston. The case, art law experts say, has broader implications for all artists who incorporate old photographic negatives into new work ? and the collectors who support them. http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/885054/judge-rules-william-eggleston-can-clone-his-own-work-rebuffing Yes - saw that mentioned on TOP. It still seems wrong somehow. -- Cheers Brian -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Q Macro Tests and Rolling Shutter Distortion
Hi Mark, Toine On Sat, 30 Mar 2013 19:08:53 -0400 Mark C wrote: Your approach is certainly much more elegant than what I tried. The Raynox on the 06 telephoto zoom retains the compactness of the overall Q kit. Just a quick check to see if I understand this correctly, the Rainox 250 is an 8-diopter closeup lens, so the subject distance would be something like 12.5 cm right ? And that would be almost independant on the focal-length of the Q-lens being used. So, wouldn't it make just as much sense to use it with the (even faster) 01 standard lens instead of the 06 telezoom ? I am looking into getting one, they go for something like 75 Euros here, including a step-up ring from 40.5 to 43 mm. Do you have any sample images taken through the Raynox? I had initially considered this approach but was concerned about the Q's AF and the 06 zoom it was pretty slow without a closeup diopter and I worried it it would be too slow with one. I tested the Q and 0y with a reverse mounted 50mm and had major problems getting AF to work, but when it did the results were great. The v 1.11 firmware seems to address the AF issue with the original Q and the 06 telephoto it is quite fast even in dim light - so the Raynox is looking appealing. I just went to the Pentax Japan site for that 1.11 update, and it is 'temporarily unavailable' :-) BTW: The rolling-shutter distortion in the Bee images that started this thread looks quite remarkable. Regards, JvW -- Jan van Wijk; http://www.dfsee.com/gallery -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Q Macro Tests and Rolling Shutter Distortion
My gmail client sometimes doesn't send plain text. Another try: I added a few samples of the raynox on the Q both the 06 zoom and 01 prime: http://www.repiuk.nl/index.php/blog-mainmenu-97/248-q-macro Most of the images are with fill in flash from the Q flash. Scroll down and click on the image for a larger version. The raynox and 01 prime gives little extra magnification. The 06 zoom @ 45 mm has the best macro range/magnification. On both lenses the working distance is app 10-15cm didn't measure it. a simple single lens +10 diopter results in a lensbaby effect. The raynox is a three lens design. On 31 March 2013 13:12, Jan van Wijk pen...@dfsee.com wrote: Hi Mark, Toine On Sat, 30 Mar 2013 19:08:53 -0400 Mark C wrote: Your approach is certainly much more elegant than what I tried. The Raynox on the 06 telephoto zoom retains the compactness of the overall Q kit. Just a quick check to see if I understand this correctly, the Rainox 250 is an 8-diopter closeup lens, so the subject distance would be something like 12.5 cm right ? And that would be almost independant on the focal-length of the Q-lens being used. So, wouldn't it make just as much sense to use it with the (even faster) 01 standard lens instead of the 06 telezoom ? I am looking into getting one, they go for something like 75 Euros here, including a step-up ring from 40.5 to 43 mm. Do you have any sample images taken through the Raynox? I had initially considered this approach but was concerned about the Q's AF and the 06 zoom it was pretty slow without a closeup diopter and I worried it it would be too slow with one. I tested the Q and 0y with a reverse mounted 50mm and had major problems getting AF to work, but when it did the results were great. The v 1.11 firmware seems to address the AF issue with the original Q and the 06 telephoto it is quite fast even in dim light - so the Raynox is looking appealing. I just went to the Pentax Japan site for that 1.11 update, and it is 'temporarily unavailable' :-) BTW: The rolling-shutter distortion in the Bee images that started this thread looks quite remarkable. Regards, JvW -- Jan van Wijk; http://www.dfsee.com/gallery -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
OT: Overbearing metaphors
I bought an iPad yesterday, which is the first Apple product I've ever owned, although I've used a few over the years, especially when they went wrong for non-computer-literate friends. I'm setting it up at the moment, and transferring various bits and pieces off the Thinkpad notebook I've been using for the last 2 or 3 years. Considering the reputation they have for good design, I'm really surprised at some of the shitey junk in Apple's apps. For example, at the place where I worked way back in the Windows 3 days we used Lotus Notes for our calendar and email. The calendar had this really awful Filofax look, with fake ring-binder clips, and pretend paper and bits of pretend leather for the cover. It was really vile, the worst sort of 'chartjunk', to borrow Tufte's term, and used to get a real hammering in books on good visual design - the same books which often promoted Apple's visual design as a standard - which described this sort of thing as 'overbearing metaphor'. Think of Microsoft Bob http://toastytech.com/guis/bob.html for another classic example, lest you think I'm merely Apple-bashing. So what do I find when I start setting up my calendar and stuff on the iPad? A calendar with a really awful Filofax look, with fake ring-binder clips, and pretend paper and bits of pretend leather for the cover. It is really vile, the worst sort of chartjunk. They've committed the same crime with their Contacts app, and worst of all is their Newsstand, which has faux woodgrain shelves, believe it or not (not that I want to use it). It's not even ironic post-modernism. Do any of the Apple junkies here know if there's a way to re-skin these apps to something that doesn't look like it was designed by a 13-year-old? Cheers, 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: Overbearing metaphors
I can't answer your question, Bob. But that skeuomorphism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeuomorph) was a particular fetish of the departed software head Scott Forstall http://venturebeat.com/2012/10/30/skeuomorphic-design-or-one-reason-we-can-be-thankful-scott-forstall-is-gone/ Maybe in time, with Sir Jony taking over, the apps will change. Logically, I can understand wanting some legacy visual clues to get new users used to how apps work, but I totally agree with you about how tacky they look in practice. Really reminds be of wood veneer on the Brady station wagon. On 31/03/2013 10:38 PM, Bob W wrote: I bought an iPad yesterday, which is the first Apple product I've ever owned, although I've used a few over the years, especially when they went wrong for non-computer-literate friends. I'm setting it up at the moment, and transferring various bits and pieces off the Thinkpad notebook I've been using for the last 2 or 3 years. Considering the reputation they have for good design, I'm really surprised at some of the shitey junk in Apple's apps. For example, at the place where I worked way back in the Windows 3 days we used Lotus Notes for our calendar and email. The calendar had this really awful Filofax look, with fake ring-binder clips, and pretend paper and bits of pretend leather for the cover. It was really vile, the worst sort of 'chartjunk', to borrow Tufte's term, and used to get a real hammering in books on good visual design - the same books which often promoted Apple's visual design as a standard - which described this sort of thing as 'overbearing metaphor'. Think of Microsoft Bob http://toastytech.com/guis/bob.html for another classic example, lest you think I'm merely Apple-bashing. So what do I find when I start setting up my calendar and stuff on the iPad? A calendar with a really awful Filofax look, with fake ring-binder clips, and pretend paper and bits of pretend leather for the cover. It is really vile, the worst sort of chartjunk. They've committed the same crime with their Contacts app, and worst of all is their Newsstand, which has faux woodgrain shelves, believe it or not (not that I want to use it). It's not even ironic post-modernism. Do any of the Apple junkies here know if there's a way to re-skin these apps to something that doesn't look like it was designed by a 13-year-old? Cheers, 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.
Some close up tests with the Q
G'day all Looking at Mark's post about his macro tests with the Q made me realise that I needed to get off my backside and take some photos with my Q. My needs are more modest than Mark's - I'm more into close-up than true macro - so, rummaging around in my bits and pieces drawer I came across a Canon Close-Up Lens 450. I'm not sure where it came from but may have been attached to an old Canonflex SLR I bought some years ago (that's certainly the only Canon I've ever owned). The close up lens is 58mm diameter and fortunately I had enough step -up rings between 40.5mm and 58mm to be able to mount it on the front of the 06 zoom (5 step-up rings in total). Here's a very quick experiment using my favourite plant as a subject. https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/PentaxQ/pentaxQ.html The first two photos are without the close up lens attached, just to see how the 06 zoom preformed on its own. The third photo is with the close up lens attached and as close as I could get to the plant while still being able to autofocus. Unfortunately, I was so concentrated on focusing distance that I totally forgot about depth of field, so these are all with the lens pretty much wide open. But, all told, I'm pretty happy with the result and the close up lens will become part of my 'Q Kit'. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 close up tests with the Q
Big bad Banksia men are rather pretty close up, aren't they? I like the soft top light in these. On 31/03/2013 11:14 PM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all Looking at Mark's post about his macro tests with the Q made me realise that I needed to get off my backside and take some photos with my Q. My needs are more modest than Mark's - I'm more into close-up than true macro - so, rummaging around in my bits and pieces drawer I came across a Canon Close-Up Lens 450. I'm not sure where it came from but may have been attached to an old Canonflex SLR I bought some years ago (that's certainly the only Canon I've ever owned). The close up lens is 58mm diameter and fortunately I had enough step -up rings between 40.5mm and 58mm to be able to mount it on the front of the 06 zoom (5 step-up rings in total). Here's a very quick experiment using my favourite plant as a subject. https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/PentaxQ/pentaxQ.html The first two photos are without the close up lens attached, just to see how the 06 zoom preformed on its own. The third photo is with the close up lens attached and as close as I could get to the plant while still being able to autofocus. Unfortunately, I was so concentrated on focusing distance that I totally forgot about depth of field, so these are all with the lens pretty much wide open. But, all told, I'm pretty happy with the result and the close up lens will become part of my 'Q Kit'. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Overbearing metaphors
You're right. Apple apps are tacky looking. I hadn't really thought about it. I just use them and like the way they work. I can add a contact on my phone and it shows up immediately on both of my computers. Same thing with notes, reminders, and calendar entries. For us oldsters, it's nice to have a visual clue for those times when we forget what we're doing:-). On Mar 31, 2013, at 7:38 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I bought an iPad yesterday, which is the first Apple product I've ever owned, although I've used a few over the years, especially when they went wrong for non-computer-literate friends. I'm setting it up at the moment, and transferring various bits and pieces off the Thinkpad notebook I've been using for the last 2 or 3 years. Considering the reputation they have for good design, I'm really surprised at some of the shitey junk in Apple's apps. For example, at the place where I worked way back in the Windows 3 days we used Lotus Notes for our calendar and email. The calendar had this really awful Filofax look, with fake ring-binder clips, and pretend paper and bits of pretend leather for the cover. It was really vile, the worst sort of 'chartjunk', to borrow Tufte's term, and used to get a real hammering in books on good visual design - the same books which often promoted Apple's visual design as a standard - which described this sort of thing as 'overbearing metaphor'. Think of Microsoft Bob http://toastytech.com/guis/bob.html for another classic example, lest you think I'm merely Apple-bashing. So what do I find when I start setting up my calendar and stuff on the iPad? A calendar with a really awful Filofax look, with fake ring-binder clips, and pretend paper and bits of pretend leather for the cover. It is really vile, the worst sort of chartjunk. They've committed the same crime with their Contacts app, and worst of all is their Newsstand, which has faux woodgrain shelves, believe it or not (not that I want to use it). It's not even ironic post-modernism. Do any of the Apple junkies here know if there's a way to re-skin these apps to something that doesn't look like it was designed by a 13-year-old? Cheers, 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 close up tests with the Q
Quoting Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au: Big bad Banksia men are rather pretty close up, aren't they? Yeah, they are. I never get sick of photographing them. I like the soft top light in these. Thanks Derbs - but it's pretty hard to take a bad photo of a Banksia Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ On 31/03/2013 11:14 PM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all Looking at Mark's post about his macro tests with the Q made me realise that I needed to get off my backside and take some photos with my Q. My needs are more modest than Mark's - I'm more into close-up than true macro - so, rummaging around in my bits and pieces drawer I came across a Canon Close-Up Lens 450. I'm not sure where it came from but may have been attached to an old Canonflex SLR I bought some years ago (that's certainly the only Canon I've ever owned). The close up lens is 58mm diameter and fortunately I had enough step -up rings between 40.5mm and 58mm to be able to mount it on the front of the 06 zoom (5 step-up rings in total). Here's a very quick experiment using my favourite plant as a subject. https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/PentaxQ/pentaxQ.html The first two photos are without the close up lens attached, just to see how the 06 zoom preformed on its own. The third photo is with the close up lens attached and as close as I could get to the plant while still being able to autofocus. Unfortunately, I was so concentrated on focusing distance that I totally forgot about depth of field, so these are all with the lens pretty much wide open. But, all told, I'm pretty happy with the result and the close up lens will become part of my 'Q Kit'. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Ping
/pang peng ping pong pung pyng - Original Message - From: Bob W p...@web-options.com To: Mail List Pentax-Discuss pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2013 5:27 AM Subject: Ping /ping -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Overbearing metaphors
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Derby Chang I can't answer your question, Bob. But that skeuomorphism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeuomorph) was a particular fetish of the departed software head Scott Forstall http://venturebeat.com/2012/10/30/skeuomorphic-design-or-one-reason-we- can-be-thankful-scott-forstall-is-gone/ Maybe in time, with Sir Jony taking over, the apps will change. Well, let's hope so. Thanks for those links - I'm glad I'm not the only aesthete whose delicate sense of taste has been offended. After the very engineered experience of taking the machine out of the box it really pulls you up sharp when you see that sort of thing. B Logically, I can understand wanting some legacy visual clues to get new users used to how apps work, but I totally agree with you about how tacky they look in practice. Really reminds be of wood veneer on the Brady station wagon. On 31/03/2013 10:38 PM, Bob W wrote: I bought an iPad yesterday, which is the first Apple product I've ever owned, although I've used a few over the years, especially when they went wrong for non-computer-literate friends. I'm setting it up at the moment, and transferring various bits and pieces off the Thinkpad notebook I've been using for the last 2 or 3 years. Considering the reputation they have for good design, I'm really surprised at some of the shitey junk in Apple's apps. For example, at the place where I worked way back in the Windows 3 days we used Lotus Notes for our calendar and email. The calendar had this really awful Filofax look, with fake ring-binder clips, and pretend paper and bits of pretend leather for the cover. It was really vile, the worst sort of 'chartjunk', to borrow Tufte's term, and used to get a real hammering in books on good visual design - the same books which often promoted Apple's visual design as a standard - which described this sort of thing as 'overbearing metaphor'. Think of Microsoft Bob http://toastytech.com/guis/bob.html for another classic example, lest you think I'm merely Apple-bashing. So what do I find when I start setting up my calendar and stuff on the iPad? A calendar with a really awful Filofax look, with fake ring-binder clips, and pretend paper and bits of pretend leather for the cover. It is really vile, the worst sort of chartjunk. They've committed the same crime with their Contacts app, and worst of all is their Newsstand, which has faux woodgrain shelves, believe it or not (not that I want to use it). It's not even ironic post-modernism. Do any of the Apple junkies here know if there's a way to re-skin these apps to something that doesn't look like it was designed by a 13-year-old? Cheers, Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO - Pasteur
The Pasteur station of the Paris Metro, that is. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17094514size=lg (K-5, DA 16-45) Comments appreciated! 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.
Re: Some close up tests with the Q
Very nice, Brian. An amazing plant to be sure. Cheers, Christine On Mar 31, 2013, at 7:14 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: G'day all Looking at Mark's post about his macro tests with the Q made me realise that I needed to get off my backside and take some photos with my Q. My needs are more modest than Mark's - I'm more into close-up than true macro - so, rummaging around in my bits and pieces drawer I came across a Canon Close-Up Lens 450. I'm not sure where it came from but may have been attached to an old Canonflex SLR I bought some years ago (that's certainly the only Canon I've ever owned). The close up lens is 58mm diameter and fortunately I had enough step -up rings between 40.5mm and 58mm to be able to mount it on the front of the 06 zoom (5 step-up rings in total). Here's a very quick experiment using my favourite plant as a subject. https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/PentaxQ/pentaxQ.html The first two photos are without the close up lens attached, just to see how the 06 zoom preformed on its own. The third photo is with the close up lens attached and as close as I could get to the plant while still being able to autofocus. Unfortunately, I was so concentrated on focusing distance that I totally forgot about depth of field, so these are all with the lens pretty much wide open. But, all told, I'm pretty happy with the result and the close up lens will become part of my 'Q Kit'. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Overbearing metaphors
On Mar 31, 2013, at 7:36 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: You're right. Apple apps are tacky looking. I hadn't really thought about it. I just use them and like the way they work. I can add a contact on my phone and it shows up immediately on both of my computers. Same thing with notes, reminders, and calendar entries. For us oldsters, it's nice to have a visual clue for those times when we forget what we're doing:-). Well, the syncing is nice when the cloud is working. My iCloud space has recently gone wonky and the iCloud engineers are supposedly working on it right now. I'm supposed to get a call from Apple in a few hours. Hopefully, this will be fixed. Not sure why after two years owning the iPad my cloud space stopped working. Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Some close up tests with the Q
Wow! Amazing photos of an unusual plant. You're making me want a Q. Regaards, Bob S. On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 7:14 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: G'day all Looking at Mark's post about his macro tests with the Q made me realise that I needed to get off my backside and take some photos with my Q. My needs are more modest than Mark's - I'm more into close-up than true macro - so, rummaging around in my bits and pieces drawer I came across a Canon Close-Up Lens 450. I'm not sure where it came from but may have been attached to an old Canonflex SLR I bought some years ago (that's certainly the only Canon I've ever owned). The close up lens is 58mm diameter and fortunately I had enough step -up rings between 40.5mm and 58mm to be able to mount it on the front of the 06 zoom (5 step-up rings in total). Here's a very quick experiment using my favourite plant as a subject. https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/PentaxQ/pentaxQ.html The first two photos are without the close up lens attached, just to see how the 06 zoom preformed on its own. The third photo is with the close up lens attached and as close as I could get to the plant while still being able to autofocus. Unfortunately, I was so concentrated on focusing distance that I totally forgot about depth of field, so these are all with the lens pretty much wide open. But, all told, I'm pretty happy with the result and the close up lens will become part of my 'Q Kit'. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: PAW 2013 catch up
Thanks, Derby and Paul! I really wanted a straight on shot of the dumpster, but there was a car in front of it, so had to settle for this angled shot, which I've made peace with. The kid shot was taken while doing the stutter step--one of the successful ones. Cheers, Christine On Mar 31, 2013, at 5:41 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Love the patriotic dumpster in the dirty snow. Some true urban yuck! The baby looking at you is a great grab as well. Paul On Mar 31, 2013, at 6:32 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: Piercing-look baby is great. I quite like it when you get a direct look in street shots. On 31/03/2013 3:06 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi All: I did shoot some frames, but couldn't get any gumption to post to the gallery. The first 4 photos are the new ones. Cheers, Christine http://www.caguila.com/paw2013/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: PAW 2013catch-up
Thanks, Frank! Cheers, Christine On Mar 30, 2013, at 7:16 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Magnificent gallery! cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com Sent: March 30, 2013 3/30/13 To: PDML List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PAW 2013catch-up Hi All: I did keep shooting for the last four weeks, but couldn't get any gumption to upload to the PAW gallery, but I have now. The first four photos are the most recent. Cheers, Christine http://www.caguila.com/paw2013/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Some close up tests with the Q
On Mar 31, 2013, at 8:28 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Wow! Amazing photos of an unusual plant. You're making me want a Q. Regaards, Bob S. I'm hankering for one as well. Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Some close up tests with the Q
Those are impressive! What were the exposures? Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2013 8:14 AM Subject: Some close up tests with the Q G'day all Looking at Mark's post about his macro tests with the Q made me realise that I needed to get off my backside and take some photos with my Q. My needs are more modest than Mark's - I'm more into close-up than true macro - so, rummaging around in my bits and pieces drawer I came across a Canon Close-Up Lens 450. I'm not sure where it came from but may have been attached to an old Canonflex SLR I bought some years ago (that's certainly the only Canon I've ever owned). The close up lens is 58mm diameter and fortunately I had enough step -up rings between 40.5mm and 58mm to be able to mount it on the front of the 06 zoom (5 step-up rings in total). Here's a very quick experiment using my favourite plant as a subject. https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/PentaxQ/pentaxQ.html The first two photos are without the close up lens attached, just to see how the 06 zoom preformed on its own. The third photo is with the close up lens attached and as close as I could get to the plant while still being able to autofocus. Unfortunately, I was so concentrated on focusing distance that I totally forgot about depth of field, so these are all with the lens pretty much wide open. But, all told, I'm pretty happy with the result and the close up lens will become part of my 'Q Kit'. --Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ --PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - mailbox - interrupted pattern
Thanks for the comments. I'm gravitating toward the horizontal version, but it's going to have to cook for a while before I print it. I have a test print of the square version and I agree, the texture of the dirt on the doors needs to be emphasized. Thanks, gs George Sinos www.GeorgesPhotos.net www.GeorgeSinos.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 - Pasteur
Rick, Clean, bright station to photograph. Wish the people were a bigger part of the photo. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 7:51 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: The Pasteur station of the Paris Metro, that is. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17094514size=lg (K-5, DA 16-45) Comments appreciated! 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 - Pasteur
Very well done, Rick! Jack - Original Message - From: Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com To: Pentax List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2013 5:51 AM Subject: PESO - Pasteur The Pasteur station of the Paris Metro, that is. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17094514size=lg (K-5, DA 16-45) Comments appreciated! 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: OT: Overbearing metaphors
Do a search in the App Store for Calendars by Readdle. They have a free one and another for about 3USD. Readdle seems to make good apps and the customer service is great. -p Sent from my iPad On Mar 31, 2013, at 6:38 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I bought an iPad yesterday, which is the first Apple product I've ever owned, although I've used a few over the years, especially when they went wrong for non-computer-literate friends. I'm setting it up at the moment, and transferring various bits and pieces off the Thinkpad notebook I've been using for the last 2 or 3 years. Considering the reputation they have for good design, I'm really surprised at some of the shitey junk in Apple's apps. For example, at the place where I worked way back in the Windows 3 days we used Lotus Notes for our calendar and email. The calendar had this really awful Filofax look, with fake ring-binder clips, and pretend paper and bits of pretend leather for the cover. It was really vile, the worst sort of 'chartjunk', to borrow Tufte's term, and used to get a real hammering in books on good visual design - the same books which often promoted Apple's visual design as a standard - which described this sort of thing as 'overbearing metaphor'. Think of Microsoft Bob http://toastytech.com/guis/bob.html for another classic example, lest you think I'm merely Apple-bashing. So what do I find when I start setting up my calendar and stuff on the iPad? A calendar with a really awful Filofax look, with fake ring-binder clips, and pretend paper and bits of pretend leather for the cover. It is really vile, the worst sort of chartjunk. They've committed the same crime with their Contacts app, and worst of all is their Newsstand, which has faux woodgrain shelves, believe it or not (not that I want to use it). It's not even ironic post-modernism. Do any of the Apple junkies here know if there's a way to re-skin these apps to something that doesn't look like it was designed by a 13-year-old? Cheers, 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Photographers can clone their own work
Bruce Walker wrote: Photographers across the country can breathe a sigh of relief. The U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York dismissed collector Jonathan Sobels lawsuit against photographer William Eggleston. The case, art law experts say, has broader implications for all artists who incorporate old photographic negatives into new work and the collectors who support them. http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/885054/judge-rules-william-eggleston-can-clone-his-own-work-rebuffing A victory for common sense, IMO. I don't think this is even really new. Photographers have long made the term limited apply to only prints of a specific size, for example. A limited edition *print* should be just that, a limited version of the image produced in a specific size with a specific printing technology. And I'd wager the success of the new print sale *increased* the value of the plaintiff's original Eggleston print, if anything. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.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: PAW 2013 catch up
I know this is a minor point to kvetch about, but shouldn't week-1 be the first photo in the gallery, week-2 the second, ...? I apologize if this seems rude, but some *^%#% woke me up before noon on a Sunday. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PAW 2013 catch up
Well, it's because of the fixed numbering options in the Lightroom web gallery. I can't control that. I could turn it off, but I'm used to it now and count backwards :-) Cheers, Christine On Mar 31, 2013, at 10:38 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: I know this is a minor point to kvetch about, but shouldn't week-1 be the first photo in the gallery, week-2 the second, ...? I apologize if this seems rude, but some *^%#% woke me up before noon on a Sunday. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Overbearing metaphors
Meanwhile, at Microsoft ... http://d24w6bsrhbeh9d.cloudfront.net/photo/6855756_700b.jpg From: Bob W From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Derby Chang I can't answer your question, Bob. But that skeuomorphism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeuomorph) was a particular fetish of the departed software head Scott Forstall http://venturebeat.com/2012/10/30/skeuomorphic-design-or-one-reason-we- can-be-thankful-scott-forstall-is-gone/ Maybe in time, with Sir Jony taking over, the apps will change. Well, let's hope so. Thanks for those links - I'm glad I'm not the only aesthete whose delicate sense of taste has been offended. After the very engineered experience of taking the machine out of the box it really pulls you up sharp when you see that sort of thing. B Logically, I can understand wanting some legacy visual clues to get new users used to how apps work, but I totally agree with you about how tacky they look in practice. Really reminds be of wood veneer on the Brady station wagon. On 31/03/2013 10:38 PM, Bob W wrote: I bought an iPad yesterday, which is the first Apple product I've ever owned, although I've used a few over the years, especially when they went wrong for non-computer-literate friends. I'm setting it up at the moment, and transferring various bits and pieces off the Thinkpad notebook I've been using for the last 2 or 3 years. Considering the reputation they have for good design, I'm really surprised at some of the shitey junk in Apple's apps. For example, at the place where I worked way back in the Windows 3 days we used Lotus Notes for our calendar and email. The calendar had this really awful Filofax look, with fake ring-binder clips, and pretend paper and bits of pretend leather for the cover. It was really vile, the worst sort of 'chartjunk', to borrow Tufte's term, and used to get a real hammering in books on good visual design - the same books which often promoted Apple's visual design as a standard - which described this sort of thing as 'overbearing metaphor'. Think of Microsoft Bob http://toastytech.com/guis/bob.html for another classic example, lest you think I'm merely Apple-bashing. So what do I find when I start setting up my calendar and stuff on the iPad? A calendar with a really awful Filofax look, with fake ring-binder clips, and pretend paper and bits of pretend leather for the cover. It is really vile, the worst sort of chartjunk. They've committed the same crime with their Contacts app, and worst of all is their Newsstand, which has faux woodgrain shelves, believe it or not (not that I want to use it). It's not even ironic post-modernism. Do any of the Apple junkies here know if there's a way to re-skin these apps to something that doesn't look like it was designed by a 13-year-old? Cheers, 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 - Revisiting an Old Photo
On Thu, Mar 28, 2013, Paul Stenquist wrote: On Mar 28, 2013, at 9:15 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 9:02 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17091312size=lg One tiny nit: the buttons or whatever they are in her collar distract my attention, probably because of their location right at the clavicle bones. Thanks Dan. I had never noticed the buttons. At first I thought you were referring to her earrings. But now I see what you're referring to. They may just be collar points. Not sure. I could get rid of them and make the collar smooth. I'll have to look at the hi-res version. They're definitely collar points to my eye, and presumably she was deliberately going for that effect (particularly if you saw her in that shirt or similar shirts other times). I'd be hesitant to change another persons's sartorial choices through photographic manipulation. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ * * * Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - mailbox - interrupted pattern
On Fri, Mar 29, 2013, George Sinos wrote: On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 11:54 AM, George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com wrote: I need a little feedback on this one. I'm not sure it's worth pursuing. http://www.georgesphotos.net/Other/Misc-private/1804874_X84PMn#!i=2431403562k=nbGb2Bdlb=1s=A The lock on my mailbox broke and had to be replaced. It struck me as something that could be used as an example of a broken pattern. OK - here's a rectangular crop of the same shot. I think I like it better. http://www.georgesphotos.net/Other/Misc-private/1804874_X84PMn#!i=2431418841k=phzsQCwlb=1s=A That's definitely worse IMO because the edge crosses the locks, might work better if you widen the crop. Overall, particularly with the shininess of lock 3, I find it difficult to see what you're looking at even with the description, it's too subtle for the effect I think you're trying to achieve. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ * * * Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Very Cheap Adone (Photoshop) licenses - is this legal?
On Sat, Mar 30, 2013, John Sessoms wrote: I was able to buy Windoze 7 Pro 64-bit OEM version when I was building my new Photoshop computer last year. My strong recommendation is to avoid OEM Windows if there's any likelihood you'll change the hardware significantly before changing Windows versions (or if you're planning to run Windows in a VM). Microsoft is much stickier about transferring licenses around with OEM copies. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ * * * Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: PESO - Pasteur
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bob Sullivan Rick, Clean, bright station to photograph. Wish the people were a bigger part of the photo. they've been pasteurised. I love the old tiles in the Paris metro. In this shot I particularly love the tile which carries the ceramist's name. The frame around the station names is one of the indicators of which line you're on. Metro networks, like the tube, seem to bring out the best in designers. The wikipedia article is quite informative: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture_of_the_Paris_M%C3%A9tro This is what Pasteur used to look like: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Paris_-_Station_Pasteur_du_Metropolitain. jpg When I first travelled on the Paris metro (not as long ago as that photo!) they had still had some of those rickety old wooden carriages, smelling evocatively of Gauloises, mutilés de guerre, and the shortage of bathrooms in Paris. The modern carriages are very beautiful too. B Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 7:51 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: The Pasteur station of the Paris Metro, that is. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17094514size=lg (K-5, DA 16-45) Comments appreciated! 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Overbearing metaphors
Thanks - I've donwloaded their document app, which looks quite useful. I haven't tried the calendar yet because it doesn't seem to sync with the Outlook / Hotmail calendar, which is where I keep mine because of using Outlook for so long. I don't want to transfer it to google's calendar, which Readdle does sync with, because I'm trying not let this stuff proliferate across different providers. B -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Paul Sorenson Sent: 31 March 2013 15:25 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT: Overbearing metaphors Do a search in the App Store for Calendars by Readdle. They have a free one and another for about 3USD. Readdle seems to make good apps and the customer service is great. -p Sent from my iPad On Mar 31, 2013, at 6:38 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I bought an iPad yesterday, which is the first Apple product I've ever owned, although I've used a few over the years, especially when they went wrong for non-computer-literate friends. I'm setting it up at the moment, and transferring various bits and pieces off the Thinkpad notebook I've been using for the last 2 or 3 years. Considering the reputation they have for good design, I'm really surprised at some of the shitey junk in Apple's apps. For example, at the place where I worked way back in the Windows 3 days we used Lotus Notes for our calendar and email. The calendar had this really awful Filofax look, with fake ring-binder clips, and pretend paper and bits of pretend leather for the cover. It was really vile, the worst sort of 'chartjunk', to borrow Tufte's term, and used to get a real hammering in books on good visual design - the same books which often promoted Apple's visual design as a standard - which described this sort of thing as 'overbearing metaphor'. Think of Microsoft Bob http://toastytech.com/guis/bob.html for another classic example, lest you think I'm merely Apple-bashing. So what do I find when I start setting up my calendar and stuff on the iPad? A calendar with a really awful Filofax look, with fake ring-binder clips, and pretend paper and bits of pretend leather for the cover. It is really vile, the worst sort of chartjunk. They've committed the same crime with their Contacts app, and worst of all is their Newsstand, which has faux woodgrain shelves, believe it or not (not that I want to use it). It's not even ironic post-modernism. Do any of the Apple junkies here know if there's a way to re-skin these apps to something that doesn't look like it was designed by a 13-year-old? Cheers, 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Overbearing metaphors
On Mar 31, 2013, at 4:38 AM, Bob W wrote: I bought an iPad yesterday, which is the first Apple product I've ever owned, although I've used a few over the years, especially when they went wrong for non-computer-literate friends. I'm setting it up at the moment, and transferring various bits and pieces off the Thinkpad notebook I've been using for the last 2 or 3 years. Considering the reputation they have for good design, I'm really surprised at some of the shitey junk in Apple's apps. Not all of the apps were written by Apple. But, as was mentioned, the person responsible for the skeumorphism, has been shown the door, so things could get better. When the iPod touch came out, I really wanted to like it. It was so shiny and cool, but iOS and I get along even worse than I do with mornings. Not long ago, Fry's was willing to match an Adorama sale price of $420 on an ASUS tranformer TF300T and keyboard. I picked it up to show off my photos and have been pleasantly surprised at how useful it is just as a small netbook. 32GB internally, 32 on a micro SD in the tablet, and another 32GB on an SD card in the keyboard. Plus it has a battery in the keyboard that'll charge the tablet when they are docked. My one hardware complaint was that it didn't have GPS, then someone showed me that I just hadn't activated the GPS. I was amused to note that with a quad core gigahertz processor, it has more Instructions Per Second than the stack of my three previous laptops combined. This week they seem to be going for $500 for the pair: http://www.adorama.com/ASTF300TB1WK.html The new, just released TF700 seems to have a nicer screen: http://www.adorama.com/ASTF700TC1G.html The short form is that this is one of those occasional tech devices that I keep finding more things to like about it. I'm using Quick Pic to show my photos, which has the ability to exclude directories from the display, so most of the time, I exclude the directory on my micro SD card that has my photos that I wouldn't want coworkers, children, etc. to stumble across. Shortly after I got it the upgrades to 4.1, then 4.2 were available. The ASUS site even has the rooted version of the kernel available for download, though that would void the warranty. -- 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 - Pasteur
Bob, About the people: Yeah, me too. The problem was that approaching train. We were on our way to meet friends for dinner, had already waited a while, and lingering for a better shot would have incurred considerable spousal displeasure. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2013 9:34 AM Subject: Re: PESO - Pasteur Rick, Clean, bright station to photograph. Wish the people were a bigger part of the photo. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 7:51 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: The Pasteur station of the Paris Metro, that is. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17094514size=lg (K-5, DA 16-45) Comments appreciated! 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Pasteur
Thanks, Jack! http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2013 10:14 AM Subject: Re: PESO - Pasteur Very well done, Rick! Jack - Original Message - From: Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com To: Pentax List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2013 5:51 AM Subject: PESO - Pasteur The Pasteur station of the Paris Metro, that is. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17094514size=lg (K-5, DA 16-45) Comments appreciated! 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PAW 2013 catch up
Apologies for just a me-too, but what Paul said. On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 6:41 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Love the patriotic dumpster in the dirty snow. Some true urban yuck! The baby looking at you is a great grab as well. Paul On Mar 31, 2013, at 6:32 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: Piercing-look baby is great. I quite like it when you get a direct look in street shots. On 31/03/2013 3:06 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi All: I did shoot some frames, but couldn't get any gumption to post to the gallery. The first 4 photos are the new ones. Cheers, Christine http://www.caguila.com/paw2013/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: GESO - little brother gets an airing
Those are all really good, but #3 is an absolute knock-out. I was expecting to see some streeties though, Derby. :-) On Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 6:15 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: Thought I should give the 645N a bit of a run. Drove to the mountains, about an hour and a half each way. Took some lichen photos. Enjoyed. http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/13/03/mttomah/index.html -- der...@iinet.net.au http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Some close up tests with the Q
Wow - those are really great! I assume the flower must be at least 3 inches long for the shots without any closeup filter? Quite sharp and clean images. The macro are really excellent as well. I'll have to look into the closeup lens 450. I tried some single element close up lenses I have, including the ones lensbaby makes, but they are very soft and full of distortions. Mark On 3/31/2013 8:14 AM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all Looking at Mark's post about his macro tests with the Q made me realise that I needed to get off my backside and take some photos with my Q. My needs are more modest than Mark's - I'm more into close-up than true macro - so, rummaging around in my bits and pieces drawer I came across a Canon Close-Up Lens 450. I'm not sure where it came from but may have been attached to an old Canonflex SLR I bought some years ago (that's certainly the only Canon I've ever owned). The close up lens is 58mm diameter and fortunately I had enough step -up rings between 40.5mm and 58mm to be able to mount it on the front of the 06 zoom (5 step-up rings in total). Here's a very quick experiment using my favourite plant as a subject. https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/PentaxQ/pentaxQ.html The first two photos are without the close up lens attached, just to see how the 06 zoom preformed on its own. The third photo is with the close up lens attached and as close as I could get to the plant while still being able to autofocus. Unfortunately, I was so concentrated on focusing distance that I totally forgot about depth of field, so these are all with the lens pretty much wide open. But, all told, I'm pretty happy with the result and the close up lens will become part of my 'Q Kit'. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Bellbird
NICE. Stealth is good! :) On Mar 30, 2013, at 22:35 , David Mann wrote: I was very lucky today. A bellbird came to visit our garden. I see one here maybe once or twice a year. They tend to hang out closer to the hills, about 2km away. They're quite skittish and I've had the AF motor of my camera scare one off before. Today I kept my distance and managed to get a photo. MrPentaxian MrMcMac — A picture is worth a thousand words but… It occupies a thousand times more memory, not to mention storage. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - little brother gets an airing
Lovely set. Looks like an enjoyable photo trip. On 30 March 2013 11:15, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: Thought I should give the 645N a bit of a run. Drove to the mountains, about an hour and a half each way. Took some lichen photos. Enjoyed. http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/13/03/mttomah/index.html -- der...@iinet.net.au http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Very Cheap Adone (Photoshop) licenses - is this legal?
From: Aahz Maruch On Sat, Mar 30, 2013, John Sessoms wrote: I was able to buy Windoze 7 Pro 64-bit OEM version when I was building my new Photoshop computer last year. My strong recommendation is to avoid OEM Windows if there's any likelihood you'll change the hardware significantly before changing Windows versions (or if you're planning to run Windows in a VM). Microsoft is much stickier about transferring licenses around with OEM copies. Maybe they are, but I have not found that to be true. The only real difference with OEM Windoze is Microsoft does not provide product support. You get your product support from the OEM. I build my own computers. I *am* the OEM. I use this computer for goofing off on the Internet. It's about 15 years old. I rebuild it whenever I have to. Since I first built it, it has gone from Windows95 to Windoze98 to WindozeNT 4.0 to WindozeXP Pro - ALL OEM versions. Along the way it's been through several hard drives (starting at 850MB) at least 3 motherboards (including a switch over from Intel to AMD). The current installation of WindozeXP Pro was on the system with the last motherboard change and was cloned over to the current 250GB drive in a FAT32 partition. I have had to RE-register a couple of times. Mostly, I've not had any problems doing so. The only problem I've ever had with Microsoft was I misplaced the (OEM product key) certificate when I moved back home from school had to download a product key hacker to extract it before I could convert the current drive partition to NTFS. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
WinPing
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Re: iPing (was WinPing
iBla iBla iBla On 31 Mar 2013, at 22:12, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: bla bla bla -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: iPing (was WinPing
iBla iBla iBla On 31 Mar 2013, at 22:12, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: bla bla bla -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Very Cheap Adone (Photoshop) licenses - is this legal?
On 1 April 2013 08:09, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Since I first built it, it has gone from Windows95 to Windoze98 to WindozeNT 4.0 to WindozeXP Pro - ALL OEM versions. Hi John, What you say has been my experience also but from Vista onwards it's a different story, the software is serial number conscious, so it takes quite a bit more work to manage a seamless transition to different hardware (assuming that you wish to retain the current app software installation). -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Feb and March favorites
I haven't been taking many photos these days, only 7 keepers between february and march: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157632693742754/ http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157632916862667/ -- 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.
Ot: plaintext (was Re: iPing (was WinPing
So it looks as though the iPad mail client composes in not plain text, but replies in it. Any one know if it can be changed to compose in plain text? B On 31 Mar 2013, at 22:15, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: iBla iBla iBla On 31 Mar 2013, at 22:12, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: bla bla bla -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Overbearing metaphors
On 31/3/13, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: Well, the syncing is nice when the cloud is working. My iCloud space has recently gone wonky and the iCloud engineers are supposedly working on it right now. I'm supposed to get a call from Apple in a few hours. Hopefully, this will be fixed. Not sure why after two years owning the iPad my cloud space stopped working. Christine Interesting. Before Apple called it iCloud, in the first iPhone they had a cloud- syncing service (effectively mac.com and it cost money to use) and I used it to begin with. After a week or so there was a well-publicised outage at Apple and quite a few iPhone users suddenly found all their contacts vanished! I have about 300 - about half business contacts and half personal. Of course, with the cloud, there was no need to back up locally, and I hadn't. My bad. A day or two later the contacts reappeared and all was well. At that point I changed my syncing routine to 'back up locally to this computer' and synced to my Mac. I have never since used the cloud to back up anything. I guess once bitten... The more and more that the personal computing industry pushes cloud storage, the more and more I decided not to take part. .02 -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Is there a decimal point misplaced here?
..or are these things a lot more rare than it appears (dubious - given that the seller has 10 sets available): http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Pentax-Auto-Extension-Tube-Set-K-/230955650656?pt=AU_Cameras_Photographic_Accessorieshash=item35c6078e60ssPageName=RSS:B:SHOP:AU:101 (at least the postage is reasonable) -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Overbearing metaphors
If you use the cloud for business purposes you should make sure you have a service level agreement with the provider that defines their responsibilities for backing up, restoring after a failure, disaster recovery and business continuity, withi independent evidence at least annually that they have carried out the appropriate tests, and put in action plans for fixing any issues. There are all sorts of traps waiting for people who bet their business on supposedly free cloud services. If you decide to look into it again for your business Ican help you ask the right questions, and evaluate the answers. I've done it a lot for various employers. B On 31 Mar 2013, at 22:40, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 31/3/13, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: Well, the syncing is nice when the cloud is working. My iCloud space has recently gone wonky and the iCloud engineers are supposedly working on it right now. I'm supposed to get a call from Apple in a few hours. Hopefully, this will be fixed. Not sure why after two years owning the iPad my cloud space stopped working. Christine Interesting. Before Apple called it iCloud, in the first iPhone they had a cloud- syncing service (effectively mac.com and it cost money to use) and I used it to begin with. After a week or so there was a well-publicised outage at Apple and quite a few iPhone users suddenly found all their contacts vanished! I have about 300 - about half business contacts ando-called free cloud services. half personal. Of course, with the cloud, there was no need to back up locally, and I hadn't. My bad. A day or two later the contacts reappeared and all was well. At that point I changed my syncing routine to 'back up locally to this computer' and synced to my Mac. I have never since used the cloud to back up anything. I guess once bitten... The more and more that the personal computing industry pushes cloud storage, the more and more I decided not to take part. .02 -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 close up tests with the Q
Quoting Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com: Those are impressive! What were the exposures? Thanks, Rick. The exposures were embarrassing All at ISO 400 The top one: f4-5 at 1/500 sec The second: f4.5 at 1/640 sec The third: f5 at 1/1250 sec Given that the camera was tripod mounted, I should have stopped down a lot more. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ - Original Message - From: Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2013 8:14 AM Subject: Some close up tests with the Q G'day all Looking at Mark's post about his macro tests with the Q made me realise that I needed to get off my backside and take some photos with my Q. My needs are more modest than Mark's - I'm more into close-up than true macro - so, rummaging around in my bits and pieces drawer I came across a Canon Close-Up Lens 450.nbsp; I'm not sure where it came from but may have been attached to an old Canonflex SLR I bought some years ago (that's certainly the only Canon I've ever owned). The close up lens is 58mm diameter and fortunately I had enough step -up rings between 40.5mm and 58mm to be able to mount it on the front of the 06 zoom (5 step-up rings in total). Here's a very quick experiment using my favourite plant as a subject. https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/PentaxQ/pentaxQ.html The first two photos are without the close up lens attached, just to see how the 06 zoom preformed on its own.nbsp; The third photo is with the close up lens attached and as close as I could get to the plant while still being able to autofocus. Unfortunately, I was so concentrated on focusing distance that I totally forgot about depth of field, so these are all with the lens pretty much wide open.nbsp; But, all told, I'm pretty happy with the result and the close up lens will become part of my 'Q Kit'. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Overbearing metaphors
I don't rely on iCloud for file backup or storage. I like it in that it syncs my contacts and calendars, but the data is stored on at least one of my machines. Using internet servers to sync all your machines is great. Using them for storage or even backup is not something I want to experiment with. Paul On Mar 31, 2013, at 5:53 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: If you use the cloud for business purposes you should make sure you have a service level agreement with the provider that defines their responsibilities for backing up, restoring after a failure, disaster recovery and business continuity, withi independent evidence at least annually that they have carried out the appropriate tests, and put in action plans for fixing any issues. There are all sorts of traps waiting for people who bet their business on supposedly free cloud services. If you decide to look into it again for your business Ican help you ask the right questions, and evaluate the answers. I've done it a lot for various employers. B On 31 Mar 2013, at 22:40, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 31/3/13, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: Well, the syncing is nice when the cloud is working. My iCloud space has recently gone wonky and the iCloud engineers are supposedly working on it right now. I'm supposed to get a call from Apple in a few hours. Hopefully, this will be fixed. Not sure why after two years owning the iPad my cloud space stopped working. Christine Interesting. Before Apple called it iCloud, in the first iPhone they had a cloud- syncing service (effectively mac.com and it cost money to use) and I used it to begin with. After a week or so there was a well-publicised outage at Apple and quite a few iPhone users suddenly found all their contacts vanished! I have about 300 - about half business contacts ando-called free cloud services. half personal. Of course, with the cloud, there was no need to back up locally, and I hadn't. My bad. A day or two later the contacts reappeared and all was well. At that point I changed my syncing routine to 'back up locally to this computer' and synced to my Mac. I have never since used the cloud to back up anything. I guess once bitten... The more and more that the personal computing industry pushes cloud storage, the more and more I decided not to take part. .02 -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Some close up tests with the Q
Quoting Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net: Wow - those are really great! I assume the flower must be at least 3 inches long for the shots without any closeup filter? Quite sharp and clean images. The macro are really excellent as well. I'll have to look into the closeup lens 450. I tried some single element close up lenses I have, including the ones lensbaby makes, but they are very soft and full of distortions. The flower spike is about 4 inches long (quite small for a Banksia!) I don't know a lot about the close up lens. Apparently Canon produced (or maybe still produce) a range of these in various strengths, some of double-element achromatic design and some not. I think the former have a 'D' suffix in the designation. Mine doesn't so I suspect it's a single element version. Thanks for the comment - thanks also Rick, Bob and Christine. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ Mark On 3/31/2013 8:14 AM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all Looking at Mark's post about his macro tests with the Q made me realise that I needed to get off my backside and take some photos with my Q. My needs are more modest than Mark's - I'm more into close-up than true macro - so, rummaging around in my bits and pieces drawer I came across a Canon Close-Up Lens 450. I'm not sure where it came from but may have been attached to an old Canonflex SLR I bought some years ago (that's certainly the only Canon I've ever owned). The close up lens is 58mm diameter and fortunately I had enough step -up rings between 40.5mm and 58mm to be able to mount it on the front of the 06 zoom (5 step-up rings in total). Here's a very quick experiment using my favourite plant as a subject. https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/PentaxQ/pentaxQ.html The first two photos are without the close up lens attached, just to see how the 06 zoom preformed on its own. The third photo is with the close up lens attached and as close as I could get to the plant while still being able to autofocus. Unfortunately, I was so concentrated on focusing distance that I totally forgot about depth of field, so these are all with the lens pretty much wide open. But, all told, I'm pretty happy with the result and the close up lens will become part of my 'Q Kit'. -- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Google Nose
Google has a habit of putting out products that don't last long. I don't think this one will last longer than a day: https://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/landing/nose/ 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: PAW 2013 catch up
No apologies necessary, Bruce! Thanks much. Cheers, Christine On Mar 31, 2013, at 1:30 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Apologies for just a me-too, but what Paul said. On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 6:41 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Love the patriotic dumpster in the dirty snow. Some true urban yuck! The baby looking at you is a great grab as well. Paul On Mar 31, 2013, at 6:32 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: Piercing-look baby is great. I quite like it when you get a direct look in street shots. On 31/03/2013 3:06 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi All: I did shoot some frames, but couldn't get any gumption to post to the gallery. The first 4 photos are the new ones. Cheers, Christine http://www.caguila.com/paw2013/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Google Nose
On Mar 31, 2013, at 6:18 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Google has a habit of putting out products that don't last long. I don't think this one will last longer than a day: https://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/landing/nose/ Yikes! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Overbearing metaphors
On Mar 31, 2013, at 4:40 PM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: A day or two later the contacts reappeared and all was well. At that point I changed my syncing routine to 'back up locally to this computer' and synced to my Mac. I have never since used the cloud to back up anything. I guess once bitten... I shall have to go this route too. Yes, this is my first time bitten . . . The more and more that the personal computing industry pushes cloud storage, the more and more I decided not to take part. .02 A very valuable .02 :-) Cheers, christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Overbearing metaphors
On Mar 31, 2013, at 4:53 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: If you use the cloud for business purposes you should make sure you have a service level agreement with the provider that defines their responsibilities for backing up, restoring after a failure, disaster recovery and business continuity, withi independent evidence at least annually that they have carried out the appropriate tests, and put in action plans for fixing any issues. There are all sorts of traps waiting for people who bet their business on supposedly free cloud services. If you decide to look into it again for your business Ican help you ask the right questions, and evaluate the answers. I've done it a lot for various employers. Good advice, Bob. Thanks. Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Overbearing metaphors
On Mar 31, 2013, at 5:23 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I don't rely on iCloud for file backup or storage. I like it in that it syncs my contacts and calendars, but the data is stored on at least one of my machines. Using internet servers to sync all your machines is great. Using them for storage or even backup is not something I want to experiment with. I don't think I will be relying on it in future either. Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Feb and March favorites
The hawk is nice and the camera operator is excellent. The IR dance scenes don't work for me - I instantly hear the Cramps doing Zombie Dance in my head. Which isn't all bad... Mark On 3/31/2013 5:28 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I haven't been taking many photos these days, only 7 keepers between february and march: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157632693742754/ http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157632916862667/ -- 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: GESO - little brother gets an airing
Really nice shots - the first two are my favorites. Number two is really quite intriguing. Mark On 3/30/2013 6:15 AM, Derby Chang wrote: Thought I should give the 645N a bit of a run. Drove to the mountains, about an hour and a half each way. Took some lichen photos. Enjoyed. http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/13/03/mttomah/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Feb and March favorites
On Mar 31, 2013, at 6:43 PM, Mark C wrote: The hawk is nice and the camera operator is excellent. The IR dance scenes don't work for me - I can understand that. It is definitely a specialized technique and not one that is going to appeal to everyone. I instantly hear the Cramps doing Zombie Dance in my head. Which isn't all bad... I think that I can figure out where you get that connection. :-) Mark On 3/31/2013 5:28 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I haven't been taking many photos these days, only 7 keepers between february and march: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157632693742754/ http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157632916862667/ -- 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. -- 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 - My Snowdrop Pic
It must officially be spring! Another nice addition to the snowdrop collection, Paul. Mark On 3/29/2013 5:35 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I've posted a snowdrop pic every year now for quite some time. There a bit late this year, but spring sorta kinda tried to push it's way up through the frozen Michigan ground today. The snowdrop's leaves are still yellow in spots from having been buried under snow and leaves. But the blooms popped open today. As usual, shot with the Vivitar Series 1 90/2.5, f11 @ 1/160th, ISO 800. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17094053size=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: Bellbird
That looks like one angry bird. Nice capture! Mark On 3/31/2013 1:35 AM, David Mann wrote: I was very lucky today. A bellbird came to visit our garden. I see one here maybe once or twice a year. They tend to hang out closer to the hills, about 2km away. They're quite skittish and I've had the AF motor of my camera scare one off before. Today I kept my distance and managed to get a photo. http://www.multi.net.nz/bellbird/ This is a fairly heavy crop. It's also had some Shadow / Highlight treatment to bring out his plumage. It's a touch noisy as I shot at 800ISO due to poor light. K10D, FA*400mm f/5.6. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pesos barns and a mill
Nice shots, David. The summer shot of the Mill is my favorite. Mark On 3/10/2013 11:31 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Did a photo drive Saturday to take pictures for my 4 seasons project, here are just a few of the winter shots: Barn on 9th: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17024533 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17024552 Black barn but was a red barn: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17024534 Peff's mill in Udora: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17024562 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17024560 K-5 with dfa 50-200 Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Q Macro Tests and Rolling Shutter Distortion
Thanks, Toine. The quality looks very good. I definitely will be looking at the Roynox again. Also thanks for pointing out the Q lens roadmap - great to see the work 'macro' on it! Mark On 3/31/2013 5:37 AM, Toine wrote: I added a few samples of the raynox on the Q both the 06 zoom and 01 prime: http://www.repiuk.nl/index.php/blog-mainmenu-97/248-q-macro Most of the images are with fill in flash from the Q flash. Scroll down and click on the image for a larger version. It's not perfect, once Pentax releases a macro for the Q I'll bite but for now it's amazing what I can do with a pocket camera. Toine On 31 March 2013 00:08, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Your approach is certainly much more elegant than what I tried. The Raynox on the 06 telephoto zoom retains the compactness of the overall Q kit. Do you have any sample images taken through the Raynox? I had initially considered this approach but was concerned about the Q's AF and the 06 zoom - it was pretty slow without a closeup diopter and I worried it it would be too slow with one. I tested the Q and 0y with a reverse mounted 50mm and had major problems getting AF to work, but when it did the results were great. The v 1.11 firmware seems to address the AF issue with the original Q and the 06 telephoto - it is quite fast even in dim light - so the Raynox is looking appealing. Your flash diffuser is a great idea as well! A Q sized P-TTL flash would also be great. The Bolt Ring Light and M 50mm macro has potential, but clearly not for flying insects. I am also looking forward to using the Bolt on the K-5 for general macro shooting, more int he area of fill light than anything else. - Mark On 3/30/2013 3:04 PM, Toine wrote: Funny effect on the wings. Pentax has a telephoto macro on the lens road map. For now I'm happy with the raynox 250 in front of the 06 zoom. The internal flash works with this setup (no shadow from the lens). I build a flash diffuser. http://www.repiuk.nl/index.php/blog-mainmenu-97/248-q-macro Tried the AF200FG with a diffusor on the Q. It's better but heavy compared to the camera/lens. maybe a flash bracket helps but it all adds volume. Let's hope Pentax designs a little PTTL flash for the Q which works with the future macro lens. Toine On 29 March 2013 23:54, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Yesterday I tested the nifty Q Macro outfit I had cobbled together on some bees and found a surprising new wrinkle - rolling shutter distortion! I put my earlier comments (posted here on the list) and the latest developments into a blog post that you can find here: http://markcassino.com/b2evolution/ Permalink: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/more-pentax-q-macro-experiments-1 I guess I still have some work to do... 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Odd Photoshop Behavior
Something annoying that just starting in Photoshop CS5 recently: If I have a tool selected via the tool bar and then use a shortcut key to select another tool the tool changes for a second or two and then reverts back to the original one. The new tool is never functional. For example, if I select the crop tool from the tool bar it comes up just fine. But if I then hit the J key for the healing brush the healing brush appears for a second or two, but then the crop tool reappears. It happens with every combination of tools I try - so if I had selected the healing brush from the tool bar and hit C to crop, I've get the crop tool for a second or so then it would revert to the healing brush. Net effect if that keyboard shortcuts don't work. Any PS guru out there know if this is some sort of setting that is amiss, or is something else going on? Thanks 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.
PESO - Giant Handlebars
I am now in a walking cast (one of those plastic air casts) and although I still need crutches for longer walks outside the house it's nice to be able to hobble about indoors with free hands. This was taken a week ago when I was still in the non-walking cast and falls in the category things that won't move as I photograph them. Despite the title these are normal sized handlebars; Giant is the brand of bike. Sometimes I need to shoot a sharp one just to prove that I can: http://mondociclismo.blogspot.ca/2013/03/giant-handlebars.html?m=1 ;-) Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank For me, the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity. -- Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Google Nose
Smells April (1st) Fresh to me. gs George Sinos www.GeorgesPhotos.net www.GeorgeSinos.com On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 8:12 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: On Mar 31, 2013, at 6:18 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Google has a habit of putting out products that don't last long. I don't think this one will last longer than a day: https://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/landing/nose/ Yikes! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Giant Handlebars
Nice image, Frank. Good to hear that you are doing better. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 10:29 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I am now in a walking cast (one of those plastic air casts) and although I still need crutches for longer walks outside the house it's nice to be able to hobble about indoors with free hands. This was taken a week ago when I was still in the non-walking cast and falls in the category things that won't move as I photograph them. Despite the title these are normal sized handlebars; Giant is the brand of bike. Sometimes I need to shoot a sharp one just to prove that I can: http://mondociclismo.blogspot.ca/2013/03/giant-handlebars.html?m=1 ;-) Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank For me, the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity. -- 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: Google Nose
Ah, yes, I always forget about April 1st! Cheers, Christine On Mar 31, 2013, at 9:31 PM, George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com wrote: Smells April (1st) Fresh to me. gs George Sinos www.GeorgesPhotos.net www.GeorgeSinos.com On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 8:12 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: On Mar 31, 2013, at 6:18 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Google has a habit of putting out products that don't last long. I don't think this one will last longer than a day: https://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/landing/nose/ Yikes! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Feb and March favorites
The Hawks are nice, Larry! Cheers, Christine On Mar 31, 2013, at 8:52 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Mar 31, 2013, at 6:43 PM, Mark C wrote: The hawk is nice and the camera operator is excellent. The IR dance scenes don't work for me - I can understand that. It is definitely a specialized technique and not one that is going to appeal to everyone. I instantly hear the Cramps doing Zombie Dance in my head. Which isn't all bad... I think that I can figure out where you get that connection. :-) Mark On 3/31/2013 5:28 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I haven't been taking many photos these days, only 7 keepers between february and march: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157632693742754/ http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157632916862667/ -- 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. -- 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.
PESO - Three Muses
At the Louvre, Paris: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17094513size=lg (K-5, DA 16-45) I loved the light in those galleries. Comments appreciated! Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 close up tests with the Q
I'm impressed at how shallow your DOF was at those apertures with the small sensor of the Q. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2013 6:11 PM Subject: Re: Some close up tests with the Q Quoting Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com: Those are impressive! What were the exposures? Thanks, Rick. The exposures were embarrassing All at ISO 400 The top one: f4-5 at 1/500 sec The second: f4.5 at 1/640 sec The third: f5 at 1/1250 sec Given that the camera was tripod mounted, I should have stopped down a lot more. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ - Original Message - From: Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2013 8:14 AM Subject: Some close up tests with the Q G'day all Looking at Mark's post about his macro tests with the Q made me realise that I needed to get off my backside and take some photos with my Q. My needs are more modest than Mark's - I'm more into close-up than true macro - so, rummaging around in my bits and pieces drawer I came across a Canon Close-Up Lens 450.nbsp; I'm not sure where it came from but may have been attached to an old Canonflex SLR I bought some years ago (that's certainly the only Canon I've ever owned). The close up lens is 58mm diameter and fortunately I had enough step -up rings between 40.5mm and 58mm to be able to mount it on the front of the 06 zoom (5 step-up rings in total). Here's a very quick experiment using my favourite plant as a subject. https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/PentaxQ/pentaxQ.html The first two photos are without the close up lens attached, just to see how the 06 zoom preformed on its own.nbsp; The third photo is with the close up lens attached and as close as I could get to the plant while still being able to autofocus. Unfortunately, I was so concentrated on focusing distance that I totally forgot about depth of field, so these are all with the lens pretty much wide open.nbsp; But, all told, I'm pretty happy with the result and the close up lens will become part of my 'Q Kit'. --PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
Tri-State camera, worthwhile? or trouble?
I finally have the money to buy a replacement for my AF540, and found the Metz 58-AF2 at BH, Adorama and Tri-State for $344. BH is out of stock, and closed for Pesach. Adorama seems to have it in stock and is closed for Pesach. Tri-State seems to have it in stock, and doesn't seem to be closed for pesach. This means that if I order it with three day shipping I can get it this week rather than next week. My impression is that Tri-State, while not quite as reputable as the other two, is still pretty good, but I wanted to check with you folks before making the purchase. -- 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: plaintext (was Re: iPing (was WinPing
on 2013-03-31 15:32 Bob W wrote So it looks as though the iPad mail client composes in not plain text, but replies in it. Any one know if it can be changed to compose in plain text? Mail on my iPad composes new messages in plain text: Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: iPad Mail (10B329) i don't see a setting to change that - could it be using rich text because of a signature you've added? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Tri-State camera, worthwhile? or trouble?
I would wait and buy from BH. You can count on them to be honest and stand behind the product. A lot of the New York camera stores are corrupt. I'm not familiar with Tri-State, but I wouldn't experiment. Paul On Mar 31, 2013, at 11:22 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I finally have the money to buy a replacement for my AF540, and found the Metz 58-AF2 at BH, Adorama and Tri-State for $344. BH is out of stock, and closed for Pesach. Adorama seems to have it in stock and is closed for Pesach. Tri-State seems to have it in stock, and doesn't seem to be closed for pesach. This means that if I order it with three day shipping I can get it this week rather than next week. My impression is that Tri-State, while not quite as reputable as the other two, is still pretty good, but I wanted to check with you folks before making the purchase. -- 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: Is there a decimal point misplaced here?
On 31/03/2013 3:52 PM, Brian Walters wrote: ..or are these things a lot more rare than it appears (dubious - given that the seller has 10 sets available): http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Pentax-Auto-Extension-Tube-Set-K-/230955650656?pt=AU_Cameras_Photographic_Accessorieshash=item35c6078e60ssPageName=RSS:B:SHOP:AU:101 (at least the postage is reasonable) Either that or the Aussie dollar just devalued to toilet paper. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PAW 2013 catch up
I am glad you gave us another ration of your photos. Of the four new ones, I particularly like #4, the patriotic dumpster. The subject is just so wrong in so many ways IMHO, and your presentation/composition just gets out of the way and lets the subject speak for itself. Wonderful. Even if it likely wouldn't have made it onto the Saturday Evening Post cover. stan On Mar 30, 2013, at 12:06 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi All: I did shoot some frames, but couldn't get any gumption to post to the gallery. The first 4 photos are the new ones. Cheers, Christine http://www.caguila.com/paw2013/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Odd Photoshop Behavior
On 31/03/2013 8:07 PM, Mark C wrote: Something annoying that just starting in Photoshop CS5 recently: If I have a tool selected via the tool bar and then use a shortcut key to select another tool the tool changes for a second or two and then reverts back to the original one. The new tool is never functional. For example, if I select the crop tool from the tool bar it comes up just fine. But if I then hit the J key for the healing brush the healing brush appears for a second or two, but then the crop tool reappears. It happens with every combination of tools I try - so if I had selected the healing brush from the tool bar and hit C to crop, I've get the crop tool for a second or so then it would revert to the healing brush. Net effect if that keyboard shortcuts don't work. Any PS guru out there know if this is some sort of setting that is amiss, or is something else going on? Thanks Mark Believe it or not, any time I've had Photoshop misbehave, a cold reboot has been the answer. If you've tried that, sorry, I'm clueless as usual. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Google Nose
On 31/03/2013 5:18 PM, Bob W wrote: Google has a habit of putting out products that don't last long. I don't think this one will last longer than a day: https://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/landing/nose/ B It must be April 1st somewhere. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Grandfather Mountain
I'm in. This year I actually managed to register on-line. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Odd Photoshop Behavior
From: Mark C Something annoying that just starting in Photoshop CS5 recently: If I have a tool selected via the tool bar and then use a shortcut key to select another tool the tool changes for a second or two and then reverts back to the original one. The new tool is never functional. For example, if I select the crop tool from the tool bar it comes up just fine. But if I then hit the J key for the healing brush the healing brush appears for a second or two, but then the crop tool reappears. It happens with every combination of tools I try - so if I had selected the healing brush from the tool bar and hit C to crop, I've get the crop tool for a second or so then it would revert to the healing brush. Net effect if that keyboard shortcuts don't work. Any PS guru out there know if this is some sort of setting that is amiss, or is something else going on? Thanks Mark I am by no means a guru, but every time I've had PhotoShop start doing peculiar stuff, I had my caps lock key on. That's the only thing I can think of. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Tri-State camera, worthwhile? or trouble?
From: Larry Colen I finally have the money to buy a replacement for my AF540, and found the Metz 58-AF2 at BH, Adorama and Tri-State for $344. BH is out of stock, and closed for Pesach. Adorama seems to have it in stock and is closed for Pesach. Tri-State seems to have it in stock, and doesn't seem to be closed for pesach. This means that if I order it with three day shipping I can get it this week rather than next week. My impression is that Tri-State, while not quite as reputable as the other two, is still pretty good, but I wanted to check with you folks before making the purchase. Their on-line reputation with the seller review sites seem to be mixed. They have too many reviews indicating they are not quite forthcoming about whether items are truly in stock or not. I was going to recommend Midwest Photo Exchange as a possible alternative. I've dealt with them before they're reliable, but they don't appear to carry the Metz brand. I'd stick with BH or Adorama. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Bellbird
My wife said he looks angry too. Maybe he doesn't like having his photo taken. They're not aggressive at all; they eat nectar so I don't think human flesh would be on their menu. He came back this morning while I was having breakfast but I only caught a glimpse before he flew off. They're one of those birds that's often heard and rarely seen. Cheers, Dave On Apr 1, 2013, at 2:54 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: That looks like one angry bird. Nice capture! Mark On 3/31/2013 1:35 AM, David Mann wrote: I was very lucky today. A bellbird came to visit our garden. I see one here maybe once or twice a year. They tend to hang out closer to the hills, about 2km away. They're quite skittish and I've had the AF motor of my camera scare one off before. Today I kept my distance and managed to get a photo. http://www.multi.net.nz/bellbird/ This is a fairly heavy crop. It's also had some Shadow / Highlight treatment to bring out his plumage. It's a touch noisy as I shot at 800ISO due to poor light. K10D, FA*400mm f/5.6. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Overbearing metaphors
On Apr 1, 2013, at 4:56 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Meanwhile, at Microsoft ... http://d24w6bsrhbeh9d.cloudfront.net/photo/6855756_700b.jpg Is that why Office is so expensive? Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Overbearing metaphors
On Apr 1, 2013, at 12:56 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: Maybe in time, with Sir Jony taking over, the apps will change. I seem to remember him saying that he hates the skeuomorphism so that would indicate the next major OS revision should result in an improvement. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Some close up tests with the Q
On Apr 1, 2013, at 1:14 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Here's a very quick experiment using my favourite plant as a subject. https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/PentaxQ/pentaxQ.html Nice photos. They look like the flowers our bellbird came to dine on, although ours are coloured differently. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Is there a decimal point misplaced here?
On Apr 1, 2013, at 10:52 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: ..or are these things a lot more rare than it appears (dubious - given that the seller has 10 sets available): http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Pentax-Auto-Extension-Tube-Set-K-/230955650656?pt=AU_Cameras_Photographic_Accessorieshash=item35c6078e60ssPageName=RSS:B:SHOP:AU:101 Gee I wish I'd got that for my 6x7 extension tube set! Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
