Re: Here in London. Ready for the PDML Milton Keynes meeting tomorrow.
On 12 Jan 2014, at 07:54, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: On 11 January 2014 11:01, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 11/1/14, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: Having a coffee in a traditional bistro. Well, all right, it's a Starbucks. Still tastes good after a 6-hour flight and a long ride on the tube. Tell Chris you demand to see the concrete cows. Ah, but that would involve going over 15 roundabouts (that other MK stereotype). We're going to be at Bletchley Park so a brief drive-by pilgrimage to the Marshall Amps factory might be in order... It would have been better to go yesterday, on the 11th. 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: It's not the camera
On 12 Jan 2014, at 04:41, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: On 1/11/2014 9:51 AM, David J Brooks wrote: On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 8:14 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Have you ever noticed that the more money someone has invested in photo gear, the more likely they are to say It's not the camera, it's the photographer? I wish you had of told me that a few years ago. I was under this more is better spell for some time, and bought over 16K of DSLR's between 2001 and 2011. These are now worth a combined $1800.00.:-) (and thats all i can do is just smile about it.) Dave That makes me feel much better about the Kodak DC260 that I paid $800 for in 1993 or 94. I think it was worth about $20 when I gave it away to a friend (with the original box), five years ago. It was probably the worst photographic investment I ever made. You'll feel a lot worse in another 20 years when it turns up on the Antiques Roadshow for $8,000. 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: 21st Century first world problems
Ouch! I also replaced a faulty PSU in the first days of this year, but thankfully no other components were harmed when it broke. On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 11:47 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: It seems that when the magic smoked leaked out of my power supply the other night not only did I destroy over four billion operations per second of processor, but I also fried 16 Terabytes of storage. It is, of course, rather upsetting, but also inspiring in that welcome to the 21st Century kind of way. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: It's not the camera
On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 11:41 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: That makes me feel much better about the Kodak DC260 that I paid $800 for in 1993 or 94. I think it was worth about $20 when I gave it away to a friend (with the original box), five years ago. It was probably the worst photographic investment I ever made. I bought my first digital camera in 1997, the Kodak DC25 while working a pipeline survey job in Thunder Bay Ontario.My CAD operator had bought the next model up and i was instantly enthralled by digital. I had been using a Polaroid camera to take pictures of the exposed dents and flaws to send to HO but i saw a use for digital for instant access. I probably paid around 4-5 hundred for a camera that shot 493 x 373 pixel pictures. 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. -- A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant, and the crazy, crazier. - H.L.Mencken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO 2014 - 020 - GDG
I've returned to working on the photos I made in heavy fog on the morning of New Years Eve. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/11907916163/ Thanks for looking. Comments always appreciated. Godfrey --- The fact that nobody understands you doesn't make you an artist. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: It's not the camera
On Jan 11, 2014, at 5:31 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 07:28:00AM -0800, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I think in my case it's often all about the camera: The older, the crappier the camera I am using, the more I enjoy squeezing interesting photographs out of it. I have a LOT of old crappy cameras. Also a lot of old nice cameras. And a couple of nice modern cameras too. Eh? ... It's all about the photographer. And his minions … https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/25268645/minions.jpg In chemsitry, they taught us about cations and anions. What sort of charge do minions have? A small one. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Here in London. Ready for the PDML Milton Keynes meeting tomorrow.
Well that video isn't available in my country... On 1/11/2014 6:38 AM, Attila Boros wrote: On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 1:01 PM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 11/1/14, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: Having a coffee in a traditional bistro. Well, all right, it's a Starbucks. Still tastes good after a 6-hour flight and a long ride on the tube. Tell Chris you demand to see the concrete cows. Perhaps he is making an alternative cover art for this album: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyRJzdKUho0 Have a good time, go to an Italian coffee shop and enjoy a proper espresso:) -- A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant, and the crazy, crazier. - H.L.Mencken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO: A Familiar Shoulder
I shot a wedding for a friend of mine's son and his new bride last night. It was a bit of a last-minute deal I did on the cheap to help out the young couple, so I didn't do a lot in the way of preparation. Essentially, I did it all with my K-5 and the trusty ol' F 50/1.7. This is one of my favorites so far, though I'm still going through them. I just thought it was one of the more touching moments I've photographed to date -- the emotionally fraught dance of the bride and her father. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/11910356115/#large K-5, F 50/1.7, f/2.2, ISO 400, 1/180 sec., PTTL flash Comments, as always, are welcome. Thanks! -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO: Crane
K-3 with DA 55-300/4-5.8 @ 300mm handheld. SR came in handy:) http://500px.com/photo/57585256 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: A Familiar Shoulder
It's really very emotional and a pleasant BW conversion. On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 7:36 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: I shot a wedding for a friend of mine's son and his new bride last night. It was a bit of a last-minute deal I did on the cheap to help out the young couple, so I didn't do a lot in the way of preparation. Essentially, I did it all with my K-5 and the trusty ol' F 50/1.7. This is one of my favorites so far, though I'm still going through them. I just thought it was one of the more touching moments I've photographed to date -- the emotionally fraught dance of the bride and her father. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/11910356115/#large K-5, F 50/1.7, f/2.2, ISO 400, 1/180 sec., PTTL flash Comments, as always, are welcome. Thanks! -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Here in London. Ready for the PDML Milton Keynes meeting tomorrow.
On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 7:12 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Well that video isn't available in my country... I'm really sorry for this Youtube nonsense. Please see my reply to John above as to what it is actually. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: January PUG is up - it's cold outside....
I like A Cold Walk, the snowy trees gave it a nice winter atmosphere, and the walkers are captured at the perfect moment. I like to walk in the snow, but this winter is unusually dry here. Iced Purple Sand Cherry, Needles of Ice and This Cold BUD for You, are very good graphic representations of the theme, although that's a bit more cold than I like:) On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 11:42 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: G'day all A great gallery to kick off 2014. As usual it's hard to pick favourites but maybe Thrainn's 'Horses in Winter' and Jan's 'Too Cold for Comfort'. Interesting that Ann and Phillip both submitted shots taken on film and both used the KX. As usual, you'll find the gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous Gallery there). Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not infallible. So, if you made a submission and you don't see it in the gallery, let me know. + For February we have 'Feathered Friends' - so all you ornithologists and fan-dancing aficionados should have no problems... Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html The main requirements are: * Max. pixel dimensions: 800 x 800 pixels * Max file size: 300k * Third party equipment is acceptable provided either the camera body or lens used is Pentax. * If you embed a colour space in the image, it should be sRGB to ensure that the image is displayed correctly on line. * Nominal closing date: 30 September. -- 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: A Familiar Shoulder
Thank you, Attila. It was a touching thing to witness -- at least for me. I can be a bit of a softy at times. -- Walt On 1/12/2014 12:22 PM, Attila Boros wrote: It's really very emotional and a pleasant BW conversion. On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 7:36 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: I shot a wedding for a friend of mine's son and his new bride last night. It was a bit of a last-minute deal I did on the cheap to help out the young couple, so I didn't do a lot in the way of preparation. Essentially, I did it all with my K-5 and the trusty ol' F 50/1.7. This is one of my favorites so far, though I'm still going through them. I just thought it was one of the more touching moments I've photographed to date -- the emotionally fraught dance of the bride and her father. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/11910356115/#large K-5, F 50/1.7, f/2.2, ISO 400, 1/180 sec., PTTL flash Comments, as always, are welcome. Thanks! -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: A Familiar Shoulder
Sweet ann On 1/12/2014 12:36, Walt wrote: I shot a wedding for a friend of mine's son and his new bride last night. It was a bit of a last-minute deal I did on the cheap to help out the young couple, so I didn't do a lot in the way of preparation. Essentially, I did it all with my K-5 and the trusty ol' F 50/1.7. This is one of my favorites so far, though I'm still going through them. I just thought it was one of the more touching moments I've photographed to date -- the emotionally fraught dance of the bride and her father. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/11910356115/#large K-5, F 50/1.7, f/2.2, ISO 400, 1/180 sec., PTTL flash Comments, as always, are welcome. Thanks! -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Crane
I like that, Attila. Clever minimalism. On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 12:54 PM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: K-3 with DA 55-300/4-5.8 @ 300mm handheld. SR came in handy:) http://500px.com/photo/57585256 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: A Familiar Shoulder
A touching moment indeed, and nicely rendered, Walt. On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 12:36 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: I shot a wedding for a friend of mine's son and his new bride last night. It was a bit of a last-minute deal I did on the cheap to help out the young couple, so I didn't do a lot in the way of preparation. Essentially, I did it all with my K-5 and the trusty ol' F 50/1.7. This is one of my favorites so far, though I'm still going through them. I just thought it was one of the more touching moments I've photographed to date -- the emotionally fraught dance of the bride and her father. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/11910356115/#large K-5, F 50/1.7, f/2.2, ISO 400, 1/180 sec., PTTL flash Comments, as always, are welcome. Thanks! -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -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: Goodbye, Cameras
The infamous FA 28-70mm f4.0 had a composite aspheric element made up of a glass component with an optically matched molded plastic. It was the break down of this element that supposedly rendered a number of those lenses into, (very lightweight), paperweights. On 1/6/2014 10:11 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: That's a good question, Boris. Not being a gearhead I don't closely study the fine details of lens construction, but I assumed that only glass was hard and stable enough to be ground or milled into shape with the required tolerances. Does anyone know if plastic, or anything besides glass and coatings is used in the optical path of any K mount lenses? On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 12:12 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Point taken. However I don't believe that all modern Pentax lenses are devoid of optical plastic. Nor do I think that all the lenses that Pentax marks as having aspherics is made by crafty glass processing techniques, especially the inexpensive ones... On 1/4/2014 9:46 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Excellent! Let me know when your balsa wood jetliner is ready for its maiden voyage and I shall be there with my K-3 to document it. On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 2:34 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Bruce, let me suggest to you ever so humbly that the precision of execution has nothing to with material used... On 1/4/2014 9:30 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 2:22 PM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: On Sat, Jan 04, 2014, Boris Liberman wrote: My point is that miniaturization is reaching yet another level. And this camera unlike iPhone's and plethora of Android devices is seriously real deal. Yes and no -- real glass requires real weight and bulk. I agree that most people (who don't care about DOF, macro, or large prints) will stick with phone cameras. No surprise, really. Not to mention: sharpness, contrast, colour, and all the other quite significant qualities that precision glass has over plastic lenses. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. -- A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant, and the crazy, crazier. - H.L.Mencken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: January PUG is up - it's cold outside....
Beautiful Gallery overall... I liked the below most for one reason or another : Iced Purple Sand Cherry by Bruce Walker A Slice of Cold by Don Guthrie Needles of Ice by Frank Theriault Ice on the Rocks by Matthew Hunt Many thanks to all the contributors :) Bulent - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun 2014/1/11 Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org: G'day all A great gallery to kick off 2014. As usual it's hard to pick favourites but maybe Thrainn's 'Horses in Winter' and Jan's 'Too Cold for Comfort'. Interesting that Ann and Phillip both submitted shots taken on film and both used the KX. As usual, you'll find the gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous Gallery there). Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not infallible. So, if you made a submission and you don't see it in the gallery, let me know. + For February we have 'Feathered Friends' - so all you ornithologists and fan-dancing aficionados should have no problems... Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html The main requirements are: * Max. pixel dimensions: 800 x 800 pixels * Max file size: 300k * Third party equipment is acceptable provided either the camera body or lens used is Pentax. * If you embed a colour space in the image, it should be sRGB to ensure that the image is displayed correctly on line. * Nominal closing date: 30 September. -- 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: Crane
Thanks, Bruce. On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 9:51 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: I like that, Attila. Clever minimalism. On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 12:54 PM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: K-3 with DA 55-300/4-5.8 @ 300mm handheld. SR came in handy:) http://500px.com/photo/57585256 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: January PUG is up - it's cold outside....
On 12/1/14, Brian Walters, discombobulated, unleashed: A great gallery to kick off 2014. As usual it's hard to pick favourites but maybe Thrainn's 'Horses in Winter' and Jan's 'Too Cold for Comfort'. Interesting that Ann and Phillip both submitted shots taken on film and both used the KX. As usual, you'll find the gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ Absolutely brilliant gallery! I was going to rattle off a few of my favourites but I genuinely enjoyed them all - fabulous job to all. Very inspiring - I haven't shot anything decent in ages - makes me want to pick up the cameras and head out the door. Will be able to on Weds when we're popping to Oxford to meet up with Mark and Lisa for a few hours - so looks like some street photography in order! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --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.
Re: snowblower
I know what they sound like how much noise they make. I used one for several years. On 1/11/2014 11:29 PM, Alan C wrote: Rotary type - they make a loudish humming noise interspersed with clonking sounds when small stones are struck - quite enough to wake you up. Alan C -Original Message- From: John Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2014 9:54 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT: snowblower An electric lawnmower wouldn't make a lot of noise? On 1/10/2014 11:00 AM, Alan C wrote: I know how they must feel. The guy over the roads here cuts his grass with an electric mower every Sat at 04:00am illuminated by a streetlight! Alan C -Original Message- From: CollinB Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 3:00 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: OT: snowblower I have a snow blower and I am not afraid to use it. Even at 6:30 a.m. A friend just said There is a reward in heaven for you! Perhaps he was being sarcastic. I am also presuming heaven. My neighbors might presume otherwise. Collin -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: January PUG is up - it's cold outside....
Your lucky to gave a street On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 5:03 PM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 12/1/14, Brian Walters, discombobulated, unleashed: A great gallery to kick off 2014. As usual it's hard to pick favourites but maybe Thrainn's 'Horses in Winter' and Jan's 'Too Cold for Comfort'. Interesting that Ann and Phillip both submitted shots taken on film and both used the KX. As usual, you'll find the gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ Absolutely brilliant gallery! I was going to rattle off a few of my favourites but I genuinely enjoyed them all - fabulous job to all. Very inspiring - I haven't shot anything decent in ages - makes me want to pick up the cameras and head out the door. Will be able to on Weds when we're popping to Oxford to meet up with Mark and Lisa for a few hours - so looks like some street photography in order! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: January PUG is up - it's cold outside....
On 1/12/2014 19:13, David J Brooks wrote: Your lucky to gave a street I love your typos, dave ann On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 5:03 PM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 12/1/14, Brian Walters, discombobulated, unleashed: A great gallery to kick off 2014. As usual it's hard to pick favourites but maybe Thrainn's 'Horses in Winter' and Jan's 'Too Cold for Comfort'. Interesting that Ann and Phillip both submitted shots taken on film and both used the KX. As usual, you'll find the gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ Absolutely brilliant gallery! I was going to rattle off a few of my favourites but I genuinely enjoyed them all - fabulous job to all. Very inspiring - I haven't shot anything decent in ages - makes me want to pick up the cameras and head out the door. Will be able to on Weds when we're popping to Oxford to meet up with Mark and Lisa for a few hours - so looks like some street photography in order! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --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.
PESO - Danger!
Came across this while sorting some images from a couple of years ago. Just a bit of graffiti on a decrepit old freight wagon but the light was good. Applied a levels adjustment and boosted contrast a tad. Comments etc. welcome: http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP0450a-peso.html http://tinyurl.com/ovpe679 -- 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.
OT: auto show scrum tomorrow
I’ll be up at 4:30 to head down to Cobo for the North American International Auto Show. I’ve been sick, so I’m not looking forward to a 12 hour day. My DA* 16-50, the lens I usually use for the show, is in the shop so I’ll shoot with the 17-70/4 that Pentax loaned me. Should be just fine. I rarely need a longer lens at the show, so I don’t think I’ll weight myself down with a second lens. I can bring one on Tuesday if I see a need. Best, Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: It's not the camera
It was probably the worst photographic investment I ever made. The price you pay for being an early adopter! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com Subject: Re: It's not the camera On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 11:41 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: That makes me feel much better about the Kodak DC260 that I paid $800 for in 1993 or 94. I think it was worth about $20 when I gave it away to a friend (with the original box), five years ago. It was probably the worst photographic investment I ever made. I bought my first digital camera in 1997, the Kodak DC25 while working a pipeline survey job in Thunder Bay Ontario.My CAD operator had bought the next model up and i was instantly enthralled by digital. I had been using a Polaroid camera to take pictures of the exposed dents and flaws to send to HO but i saw a use for digital for instant access. I probably paid around 4-5 hundred for a camera that shot 493 x 373 pixel pictures. 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. -- A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant, and the crazy, crazier. - H.L.Mencken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: It's not the camera
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com Subject: Re: It's not the camera On Jan 11, 2014, at 5:31 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 07:28:00AM -0800, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I think in my case it's often all about the camera: The older, the crappier the camera I am using, the more I enjoy squeezing interesting photographs out of it. I have a LOT of old crappy cameras. Also a lot of old nice cameras. And a couple of nice modern cameras too. Eh? ... It's all about the photographer. And his minions … https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/25268645/minions.jpg In chemsitry, they taught us about cations and anions. What sort of charge do minions have? A small one. I thought they were free. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: A Familiar Shoulder
A nice capture that they will cherish. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Walt ldott...@gmail.com Subject: PESO: A Familiar Shoulder I shot a wedding for a friend of mine's son and his new bride last night. It was a bit of a last-minute deal I did on the cheap to help out the young couple, so I didn't do a lot in the way of preparation. Essentially, I did it all with my K-5 and the trusty ol' F 50/1.7. This is one of my favorites so far, though I'm still going through them. I just thought it was one of the more touching moments I've photographed to date -- the emotionally fraught dance of the bride and her father. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/11910356115/#large K-5, F 50/1.7, f/2.2, ISO 400, 1/180 sec., PTTL flash Comments, as always, are welcome. Thanks! -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: January PUG is up - it's cold outside....
Iced Purple Sand Cherry, Needles of Ice and This Cold BUD for You, are very good graphic representations of the theme, although that's a bit more cold than I like:) Thanks Attila - glad you like 'This cold Bud for You'. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com Subject: Re: January PUG is up - it's cold outside I like A Cold Walk, the snowy trees gave it a nice winter atmosphere, and the walkers are captured at the perfect moment. I like to walk in the snow, but this winter is unusually dry here. Iced Purple Sand Cherry, Needles of Ice and This Cold BUD for You, are very good graphic representations of the theme, although that's a bit more cold than I like:) On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 11:42 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: G'day all A great gallery to kick off 2014. As usual it's hard to pick favourites but maybe Thrainn's 'Horses in Winter' and Jan's 'Too Cold for Comfort'. Interesting that Ann and Phillip both submitted shots taken on film and both used the KX. As usual, you'll find the gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous Gallery there). Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not infallible. So, if you made a submission and you don't see it in the gallery, let me know. + For February we have 'Feathered Friends' - so all you ornithologists and fan-dancing aficionados should have no problems... Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html The main requirements are: * Max. pixel dimensions: 800 x 800 pixels * Max file size: 300k * Third party equipment is acceptable provided either the camera body or lens used is Pentax. * If you embed a colour space in the image, it should be sRGB to ensure that the image is displayed correctly on line. * Nominal closing date: 30 September. -- 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: PESO - Danger!
I do like this, Brian. The colours especially do it for me. On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 7:49 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Came across this while sorting some images from a couple of years ago. Just a bit of graffiti on a decrepit old freight wagon but the light was good. Applied a levels adjustment and boosted contrast a tad. Comments etc. welcome: http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP0450a-peso.html http://tinyurl.com/ovpe679 -- 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. -- -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: PESOs: polar vortex + window
Beautiful! -- all four. John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Christine Nielsen Sent: Friday, 10 January 2014 11:47 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESOs: polar vortex + window Ok... take two... this time I'll try not to hit send before I get to the second sentence... As I was saying... Happy new year! Been a while since I've had a chance to stop by, hopefully I'll have more opportunity in the quiet winter months to see what you're all up to... In a lovely change of pace today, I got to just mess around with my camera the 100mm macro ... These are no Cassinos, but I thought I'd share some of the early results ... http://www.christinenielsen.com/sharing/h67a1511#h67a1511 (there are four, start here, click to the right to scroll through) :) -c On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 8:46 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: [waits for the other shoe to drop ...] On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 8:35 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Hi all happy new year! -- http://christinenielsen.com http://www.facebook.com/ChristineNielsenPhotography -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. -- http://christinenielsen.com http://www.facebook.com/ChristineNielsenPhotography -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Danger!
two thumbs up :-) ann On 1/12/2014 21:02, Bruce Walker wrote: I do like this, Brian. The colours especially do it for me. On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 7:49 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Came across this while sorting some images from a couple of years ago. Just a bit of graffiti on a decrepit old freight wagon but the light was good. Applied a levels adjustment and boosted contrast a tad. Comments etc. welcome: http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP0450a-peso.html http://tinyurl.com/ovpe679 -- 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: It's not the camera
My first digital camera was a 1.3 Mpixel model that shot on superdisks. cost me $400 on sale. It was a panasonic. I still have it. I think it still works but I dont have any batteries for it. On 1/12/2014 9:30 AM, David J Brooks wrote: On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 11:41 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: That makes me feel much better about the Kodak DC260 that I paid $800 for in 1993 or 94. I think it was worth about $20 when I gave it away to a friend (with the original box), five years ago. It was probably the worst photographic investment I ever made. I bought my first digital camera in 1997, the Kodak DC25 while working a pipeline survey job in Thunder Bay Ontario.My CAD operator had bought the next model up and i was instantly enthralled by digital. I had been using a Polaroid camera to take pictures of the exposed dents and flaws to send to HO but i saw a use for digital for instant access. I probably paid around 4-5 hundred for a camera that shot 493 x 373 pixel pictures. 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. -- A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant, and the crazy, crazier. - H.L.Mencken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: It's not the camera
BTW, the year was 2000. My first digital camera was a 1.3 Mpixel model that shot on superdisks. cost me $400 on sale. It was a panasonic. I still have it. I think it still works but I dont have any batteries for it. On 1/12/2014 9:30 AM, David J Brooks wrote: On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 11:41 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: That makes me feel much better about the Kodak DC260 that I paid $800 for in 1993 or 94. I think it was worth about $20 when I gave it away to a friend (with the original box), five years ago. It was probably the worst photographic investment I ever made. I bought my first digital camera in 1997, the Kodak DC25 while working a pipeline survey job in Thunder Bay Ontario.My CAD operator had bought the next model up and i was instantly enthralled by digital. I had been using a Polaroid camera to take pictures of the exposed dents and flaws to send to HO but i saw a use for digital for instant access. I probably paid around 4-5 hundred for a camera that shot 493 x 373 pixel pictures. 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. -- A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant, and the crazy, crazier. - H.L.Mencken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: It's not the camera
On 1/12/2014 11:59 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: and superdisks were 120MByte floppies. BTW, the year was 2000. My first digital camera was a 1.3 Mpixel model that shot on superdisks. cost me $400 on sale. It was a panasonic. I still have it. I think it still works but I dont have any batteries for it. On 1/12/2014 9:30 AM, David J Brooks wrote: On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 11:41 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: That makes me feel much better about the Kodak DC260 that I paid $800 for in 1993 or 94. I think it was worth about $20 when I gave it away to a friend (with the original box), five years ago. It was probably the worst photographic investment I ever made. I bought my first digital camera in 1997, the Kodak DC25 while working a pipeline survey job in Thunder Bay Ontario.My CAD operator had bought the next model up and i was instantly enthralled by digital. I had been using a Polaroid camera to take pictures of the exposed dents and flaws to send to HO but i saw a use for digital for instant access. I probably paid around 4-5 hundred for a camera that shot 493 x 373 pixel pictures. 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. -- A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant, and the crazy, crazier. - H.L.Mencken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
GESO - CES and Paul's Pic
I went to CES in Las Vegas and just got back. These were shot with the X-5 (which I got so I could take pics for the annual and PUG). Thoughts/reactions about CES below. And first impressions of the X-5. I just got the X-5 delivered from Amazon the day before I left. I barely had time to figure it out. It doesn't have an Av setting, so I either shot manual or program or green button. None of the shots are great and I haven't edited them. http://mapphotography.com/CES/index.html Pentax: I asked two reps if Ricoh intended a FF Pentax. I asked them separately. The answer was pretty much, no. One rep said that the market share for FF is a sliver and too small. The other said because the 645D is out there ( prominently displayed), it is very unlikely. He also said that USA Pentax reps are the last to know. They may know a little in Japan -- but only when Ricoh/Pentax actually comes out with a public release do they find out. I went on the trip with a friend, and he asked later too, and he was simply answered, no. Overall, the answer seemed to be very much, no. OTOH, I asked about Ricoh's support of Pentax. Very much so -- this will be one company that will not drop Pentax or sell it out. They are heavily invested and very much behind the brand name. The Pentax display was understated and tasteful, except for the scantily clad Japanese girl sitting on a chair, pushing a button on a toy train running on a track below her. Photo op, supposedly. There were scantily clad girls in a few places, CES is male-oriented. Evidentially there were more girls in previous years, but each year brings more and more women attendees to the show. There was a wall of K-50's, not quite sure why. The big poster shot of the GR was taken with the K-3, and that is partly why it was there, to show how large it could be blown up and not lose resolution. Paul's pic had an end spot, and really was one of the best there. :-) Okay, about the rest of CES -- it was not the primary purpose of my trip. I went with a friend and just wanted a trip, also saw Las Vegas, a ghost town, Red Rock Canyon, and the Bellagio fountain and some of the casinos (I don't gamble). So I did not ask a lot of questions a lot of you would ask and did not look at lot of things a lot of you would look at. I was also not solely interested in photographic equipment. I also went under an assumed identity, heh, as a audio/visual design person (smart houses). This show is mainly for dealers who are going to put in large orders for products. Nothing is on sale to the public. So I did brief tours of two halls, well, three and a half halls. Other Cameras: The Nikon display was similar to Pentax's, a bit bigger, lots of yellow. And one seating area with a video running about some camera. Pentax had no video seating area. No scantily-clad girls at Nikon. The Canon display was much, much bigger. The emphasis there was mainly on their printers and other imaging products. They did have a small walk-thru photo gallery. And a tier of cameras. A shot of that is in the gallery above. At first when I saw it I thought it was photographers taking shots of the show. Then I realized they were actually cameras to try out and went up and tried some. That was clever of them and they were the only ones that did that. No poles locking the cameras down to a hole in a display table. The two dancing girls there were wearing pants and T-shirts. WTG, Canon. The Sony display was one of the largest and a bit confusing. It had a 'surround' video running above -- it covered a very large area with their products inside, much bigger than it looks in my picture. The camera I was, personally, most impressed with and taken by was the Fujifilm (yes, moving on) X-M2. Which the rep told me had just started being shipped in November. She only had one, it was so new, although she had several X-M1s. CES: The show/convention/conference overall, was overwhelming. It is HUGE. Most people were there to do business and see specific items. If you didn't have a focus it was pretty confusing. Lots and lots of booths, but the most overwhelming part was simply the massive number of people walking around. Almost worse than Disneyland during summer. About 150,000 attend, so it was busy, busy all the time. Most were wearing black. The racial/ethnic mix was mainly White and Asian. At least the shuttle buses between venues were good (there is a three-hall convention center, two stories, and things spilled over into three other hotels). I had very interesting discussions with a cable company owner and a representative of GSM (Global Standards for Mobile) on the shuttle, one on the way, and one on the way back. PMA: PMA was also there. Unfortunately it was in the last stop, all travel between buildings was by foot, and after a very long walk down looping a corridor, back and forth, linking
Re: GESO - CES and Paul's Pic
Oh, forgot. The rep that said they are the last to know, also pointed out they would have to bring out a whole new set of lenses (ignoring legacy lenses), that all the new lenses now are designed for the APS-C sensor. In a message dated 1/12/2014 10:00:01 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, eactiv...@aol.com writes: I went to CES in Las Vegas and just got back. These were shot with the X-5 (which I got so I could take pics for the annual and PUG). Thoughts/reactions about CES below. And first impressions of the X-5. I just got the X-5 delivered from Amazon the day before I left. I barely had time to figure it out. It doesn't have an Av setting, so I either shot manual or program or green button. None of the shots are great and I haven't edited them. http://mapphotography.com/CES/index.html Pentax: I asked two reps if Ricoh intended a FF Pentax. I asked them separately. The answer was pretty much, no. One rep said that the market share for FF is a sliver and too small. The other said because the 645D is out there ( prominently displayed), it is very unlikely. He also said that USA Pentax reps are the last to know. They may know a little in Japan -- but only when Ricoh/Pentax actually comes out with a public release do they find out. I went on the trip with a friend, and he asked later too, and he was simply answered, no. Overall, the answer seemed to be very much, no. OTOH, I asked about Ricoh's support of Pentax. Very much so -- this will be one company that will not drop Pentax or sell it out. They are heavily invested and very much behind the brand name. The Pentax display was understated and tasteful, except for the scantily clad Japanese girl sitting on a chair, pushing a button on a toy train running on a track below her. Photo op, supposedly. There were scantily clad girls in a few places, CES is male-oriented. Evidentially there were more girls in previous years, but each year brings more and more women attendees to the show. There was a wall of K-50's, not quite sure why. The big poster shot of the GR was taken with the K-3, and that is partly why it was there, to show how large it could be blown up and not lose resolution. Paul's pic had an end spot, and really was one of the best there. :-) Okay, about the rest of CES -- it was not the primary purpose of my trip. I went with a friend and just wanted a trip, also saw Las Vegas, a ghost town, Red Rock Canyon, and the Bellagio fountain and some of the casinos (I don't gamble). So I did not ask a lot of questions a lot of you would ask and did not look at lot of things a lot of you would look at. I was also not solely interested in photographic equipment. I also went under an assumed identity, heh, as a audio/visual design person (smart houses). This show is mainly for dealers who are going to put in large orders for products. Nothing is on sale to the public. So I did brief tours of two halls, well, three and a half halls. Other Cameras: The Nikon display was similar to Pentax's, a bit bigger, lots of yellow. And one seating area with a video running about some camera. Pentax had no video seating area. No scantily-clad girls at Nikon. The Canon display was much, much bigger. The emphasis there was mainly on their printers and other imaging products. They did have a small walk-thru photo gallery. And a tier of cameras. A shot of that is in the gallery above. At first when I saw it I thought it was photographers taking shots of the show. Then I realized they were actually cameras to try out and went up and tried some. That was clever of them and they were the only ones that did that. No poles locking the cameras down to a hole in a display table. The two dancing girls there were wearing pants and T-shirts. WTG, Canon. The Sony display was one of the largest and a bit confusing. It had a 'surround' video running above -- it covered a very large area with their products inside, much bigger than it looks in my picture. The camera I was, personally, most impressed with and taken by was the Fujifilm (yes, moving on) X-M2. Which the rep told me had just started being shipped in November. She only had one, it was so new, although she had several X-M1s. CES: The show/convention/conference overall, was overwhelming. It is HUGE. Most people were there to do business and see specific items. If you didn't have a focus it was pretty confusing. Lots and lots of booths, but the most overwhelming part was simply the massive number of people walking around. Almost worse than Disneyland during summer. About 150,000 attend, so it was busy, busy all the time. Most were wearing black. The racial/ethnic mix was mainly White and Asian. At least the shuttle buses between venues were good (there is a three-hall convention center, two stories, and things spilled
Re: PESO: Crane
The subject says it all. I was thinking it was going to be the bird type so was a bit surprised when I opened it and found ... 'a crane' -- Bruce Sent from my iPad On Jan 12, 2014, at 9:54 AM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: K-3 with DA 55-300/4-5.8 @ 300mm handheld. SR came in handy:) http://500px.com/photo/57585256 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: A Familiar Shoulder
A great moment captured and preserved. Good job. I'm sure they will be thrilled with that shot. -- Bruce Sent from my iPad On Jan 12, 2014, at 9:36 AM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: I shot a wedding for a friend of mine's son and his new bride last night. It was a bit of a last-minute deal I did on the cheap to help out the young couple, so I didn't do a lot in the way of preparation. Essentially, I did it all with my K-5 and the trusty ol' F 50/1.7. This is one of my favorites so far, though I'm still going through them. I just thought it was one of the more touching moments I've photographed to date -- the emotionally fraught dance of the bride and her father. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/11910356115/#large K-5, F 50/1.7, f/2.2, ISO 400, 1/180 sec., PTTL flash Comments, as always, are welcome. Thanks! -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Danger!
Same with me - nice shot - very appealing. -- Bruce Sent from my iPad On Jan 12, 2014, at 7:35 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: two thumbs up :-) ann On 1/12/2014 21:02, Bruce Walker wrote: I do like this, Brian. The colours especially do it for me. On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 7:49 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Came across this while sorting some images from a couple of years ago. Just a bit of graffiti on a decrepit old freight wagon but the light was good. Applied a levels adjustment and boosted contrast a tad. Comments etc. welcome: http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP0450a-peso.html http://tinyurl.com/ovpe679 -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Crane
Thanks, Bruce. For the bird type I'd have to cross the whole country, but they don't stay during the winter anyway. On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 9:36 AM, Bruce bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: The subject says it all. I was thinking it was going to be the bird type so was a bit surprised when I opened it and found ... 'a crane' -- Bruce Sent from my iPad On Jan 12, 2014, at 9:54 AM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: K-3 with DA 55-300/4-5.8 @ 300mm handheld. SR came in handy:) http://500px.com/photo/57585256 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Danger!
Very rusty with strong colors. Like it! On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 2:49 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Came across this while sorting some images from a couple of years ago. Just a bit of graffiti on a decrepit old freight wagon but the light was good. Applied a levels adjustment and boosted contrast a tad. Comments etc. welcome: http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP0450a-peso.html http://tinyurl.com/ovpe679 -- 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.
