GESO: Natal Strelitzia (Strelitzia nicolai)

[Alan C]

The Natal Strelitzia is a large banana sized plant which grows well in 
tropical frost free localities. The flowers are much like those of the 
popular garden flower, Strelitzia reginae, but much larger & lacking the 
orange petals. In the first shot you can see the remains of the fallen 
Mopane tree which took 2 days to cut up.


https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/sets/72157643933782275/

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Re: 645Z specs

[Rob Studdert]

I'm doing a lot more studio work now so I'm thinking about it
seriously, I will probably discard all but a couple of my K-mount
lenses though, just retain some basic gear to shoot events for the
moment and then change systems when it wears out, all my landscape and
studio work I would migrate to MF.


On 14 April 2014 11:12, Paul Stenquist  wrote:
>
> On Apr 13, 2014, at 8:38 PM, Ken Waller  wrote:
>
>>> Full-frame 35mm and Med format are very different type systems with
>>> relatively little overlap.
>>
>> I agree and see little crossover for established APS dslr users. The 645Z 
>> biggest market has to be with existing medium format users.
>>
>> I have a very satisfactory range of older (A*, F and FA) '35mm' lenses that 
>> would be hard/impossible to replicate in medium format if I went to medium 
>> format.
>>
>
> That’s true, Ken. In fact, I thought about your lenses in regard to this. You 
> do have some special glass that makes your case much different than mine.  
> I’m just enjoying the obnoxious curmudgeon roll today:-) I seem to delight in 
> that more and more often with the passing of every year.
>
> Paul
>
>
>> Kenneth Waller
>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
>>
>> - Original Message - From: "Mark Roberts" 
>> 
>> Subject: Re: 645Z specs
>>
>>
>>> Paul Stenquist wrote:
>>>
>>> Why would anyone want a 24 x 36 Pentax?
>>
>> . To be able to use existing full-frame lenses
>> . To have access to smaller/lighter (and Med format)  lenses
>> . To be able to use lenses for the full-frame on both full-frame and
>> APS-C bodies
>> . To avoid needing to buy expensive full-frame glass
>> . To have a *vastly* wider selection of lenses available (fisheye,
>> ultra-wide and super telephoto)
>> . To be able to use affordable lenses on occasion
>> . To have the option of third-party glass
>> . To have in-body image stabilization
>> . To have smaller/lighter kit than medium format
>> . For faster frame rate when necessary
>>
>> Full-frame 35mm and Med format are very different type systems with
>> relatively little overlap.
>>
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>> www.robertstech.com
>>
>>
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Re: Spring Flowers - Finally!

[David Mann]

Both very nice photos, Bob.  We're heading towards winter and it's feeling 
pretty chilly already.

Cheers,
Dave

On Apr 14, 2014, at 8:21 am, Bob Sullivan  wrote:

> Got some flower photos this morning, FINALLY!!!
> Spring is here with 70 degree days yesterday and today.
> Raining now and heading back to 40 and snow.
> At this rate the crocus will be decimated, but
> the early dafodils are just blooming so they should last.
> 
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735198
> 
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735200
> 
> (I love my A200 Macro.)
> 
> Regards,  Bob S.
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PESO: Developing Potential

[Daniel J. Matyola]

The bud fattens:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735781&size=md
Comments are invited.

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Re: GESO: The flesh of the forest

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Interesting patterns and textures.

Dan Matyola
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On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 11:55 PM, Tim Bray  wrote:
> https://plus.google.com/107606703558161507946/posts/8dqTxa2KCu4
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> K5 (orig), 100mm F2.8, Keats Island, warm spring day.
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Re: OT: Apple doesn't fall far from the tree

[Alan C]

Amazing story with a happy ending. Enjoy your "trip". At least the terrain 
is quite flat around Stonehenge. I see they give the distances in Km!


Alan C

-Original Message- 
From: Bob W-PDML

Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2014 10:12 PM
To: Mail List Pentax-Discuss
Subject: OT: Apple doesn't fall far from the tree

In three weeks I'm cycling the Sarsen Trail 
 with a friend. I 
don't normally cycle off-road, and my bike is a lightweight tourer, so I 
thought I'd better try it out and perhaps borrow an off-road one if I didn't 
think my audax would stand up to it.


So today I took off the mudguards and rack, fitted some cyclocross knobbly 
tyres and headed up to Oxleas Wood, some ancient woodland about 5 miles from 
where I live.


I put my wallet, iPhone, camera, glasses, bike lock and a book in a nylon 
stuffsac, which I then put into a seat bag. My plan had been to reward 
myself afterwards with a nice cup of tea and a good read in the wonderfully 
badly-kept-secret cafe they have up there, with magnificent views east - I 
believe it's the highest point in London.


It was a dark and stormy night. The woods were dark and deep. No. It was a 
beautiful spring day. My bike looked really cool, the woods were lush and 
green. The forest floor was a cliche of bluebells, so I kept stopping to 
take pictures. It was a bit of a drag fishing the camera out of the seatbag 
each time, so I decided to strap it, in its CCS case, to my belt, and went 
off charging around again.


Half an hour later, I realise I didn't close the seat bag. My favourite 
wallet, my credit cards, driving licence, Oyster card, £75- cash, iPhone, 
glasses, bike lock (£100!) and Marivaux are gone.


Dilemma. Rush home and cancel everything, or try to find it. I spent 3 
fruitless hours randomly searching the Ice Age undergrowth, like some sort 
of Hansel & Gretel, lost in there. Trees and leaves and sodding bluebells 
all look the same after a while but you soon get to know all the empty beer 
cans, bits of bog roll and pre-loved condoms in the whole fucking forest 
when you're stressed out of your mind.


So I gave up and came home. On the way of course some fuckwit in a car 
decided he was the only fuckwit who should be allowed on the road and we 
ended up in a shouting match which finished in comedy when he said "you 
wouldn't say that if I wasn't in this car", to which I wittily reparteed 
"get out of the fucking car then", and he drove off. Marivaux could have 
learned some things from me.


I cancelled my cards, and was looking on the iPad for a way to disable the 
iPhone when I found this Apple thing called, er, Find my iPhone. Hmm. Wonder 
what that does. So I tried it and it showed that it was still in the woods, 
and let me set it to lost, so hopefully it wouldn't let anyone else play 
with it and find all my dark secret things. I was resigned to losing the 
cash.


Now, I hope someone from Apple gets to read this, because it's a great app, 
but it would be even greater if it told you the coordinates of the centre of 
the circle where your iPhone is, and the radius of the circle.


So, I opened my GPS programme, which is called ExpertGPS and is pretty good 
, and by squinting a bit and finding a couple of 
reference points on the maps, made a stab at a waypoint for the lost phone, 
as well a waypoint for a reference point on the ground which marked out a 
line to follow. I then loaded the waypoints onto my GPS, and cycled back to 
the woods.


It took another hour of searching, but this time methodically, and I found 
it.


It felt like a miracle. I made a waypoint on the GPS where I found the 
stuff, and when I got home again compared the actual position with the one 
I'd crudely made based on the Find my iPhone result. They were only 17 
metres apart, which I think is not bad under the circumstances.


So at the moment I love Apple.

I hate Dell though, because the screen on my laptop seems to have failed. 
Guess I'll have to replace it with a Mac.


Oh, and the bike performed superbly.

B
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Re: New to me - Fuji X-A1 mirrorless camera.

[Boris Liberman]

I can attest to what Godfrey said. I've Novoflex adapter from Leica M to 
Pentax K - works like a charm. No problems of any kind whatsoever and 
like it has been said - the manual aperture control on the adapter so 
that any K-mount lens can be used if necessary.




On 4/14/2014 6:07 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:

I can answer you that: consistent, precision manufacture of the best
materials, along with the manual aperture control for DA series
lenses, and no light leaks.

I've used many different lens mount adapters since 2008, using
various lenses on mFT, M-mount, and E-mount bodies. It is largely a
matter of subtlety. The best, bar none, are the Novoflex.

Godfrey

On Apr 14, 2014, at 3:13 AM, Tim Bray  wrote:



http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/888378-REG/Novoflex_fux_pent_Adapter_for_Pentax_K.html






Hm, and yet the description there is profoundly opaque, leaving me

with no idea what the extra $200 or so buys you.





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GESO: The flesh of the forest

[Tim Bray]

https://plus.google.com/107606703558161507946/posts/8dqTxa2KCu4

K5 (orig), 100mm F2.8, Keats Island, warm spring day.

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PESO: The Party's Over

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Found in the woods near my home:
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Re: PESO: Since everyone else is posting spring flowers

[Daniel J. Matyola]

That has a nice abstract feeling to it.

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On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 10:25 PM, Tim Bray  wrote:
> I get one too.
>
> https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2014/04/11/-big/FXT10016.jpg.html
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Re: New to me - Fuji X-A1 mirrorless camera.

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

I can answer you that: consistent, precision manufacture of the best materials, 
along with the manual aperture control for DA series lenses, and no light 
leaks. 

I've used many different lens mount adapters since 2008, using various lenses 
on mFT, M-mount, and E-mount bodies. It is largely a matter of subtlety. The 
best, bar none, are the Novoflex. 

Godfrey

On Apr 14, 2014, at 3:13 AM, Tim Bray  wrote:

>> 
>> http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/888378-REG/Novoflex_fux_pent_Adapter_for_Pentax_K.html
> 
> Hm, and yet the description there is profoundly opaque, leaving me
> with no idea what the extra $200 or so buys you.

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Re: OT: Death at Lunchtime

[steve harley]

on 2014-04-13 7:15 Alan C wrote

There was a commotion on our verandah at lunchtime. On investigation, my wife
found a Peregrine Falcon had grabbed our Cockatiel by the neck through the bars
of his cage.


wow! i'm sorry that you lost a longtime companion …

we had a strangely similar experience here in Denver several years ago; i heard 
loud calls and discovered a white cockatiel perched in a large crabapple tree 
in our yard; it seemed to be sticking around, so i tried to put the word out 
and see if i could get some help catching it; while i was on the phone, 
standing under the tree, a falcon or hawk dive-bombed the cockatiel, loosing a 
few feathers but mainly startling it; the cockatiel flew down the block out of 
sight, and though i tried to track it i never saw it again


raptors (usually sharp-shinned hawks) hunt and eat smaller birds in our yard 
fairly often, and sometimes i have been within spitting distance when it 
happened, but the cockatiel was the strangest of all these incidents


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PESO: Since everyone else is posting spring flowers

[Tim Bray]

I get one too.

https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2014/04/11/-big/FXT10016.jpg.html

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Re: New to me - Fuji X-A1 mirrorless camera.

[Tim Bray]

On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 3:25 PM, Bill  wrote:

>> Oh, you can get ones that gateway the aperture through?  I had no
>> idea.  But the basic cheapie is the way to start.  In particular I
>> want to try my 100m f2.8 macro.
>
> http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/888378-REG/Novoflex_fux_pent_Adapter_for_Pentax_K.html

Hm, and yet the description there is profoundly opaque, leaving me
with no idea what the extra $200 or so buys you.

>
> Aperture control, not an aperture per se.
>
> Did you manage to get the Wi-Fi to work?
>
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Re: OT: Apple doesn't fall far from the tree

[Joseph McAllister]

Quite a tale, with the 'happy ending' too!

Could have been worse if 'Find My Phone' failed to spot your stuff, hidden in 
the field of bluebells, or if the driver had stopped and turned out to be a 
brute.  :)))

Pentaxian


On Apr 13, 2014, at 13:12 , Bob W-PDML wrote:

> In three weeks I'm cycling the Sarsen Trail 
>  with a friend. I 
> don't normally cycle off-road, and my bike is a lightweight tourer, so I 
> thought I'd better try it out and perhaps borrow an off-road one if I didn't 
> think my audax would stand up to it. 


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Re: SDM snaffu

[Joseph McAllister]

If there are leaves or branches between you and the subject, the camera/lens 
doesn't really know what you want. If there is a breeze, and said obstacles are 
moving, AND you do not have spot focusing on, the camera will hunt. Choosing 
action mode will do the same thing. Focusing looks for movement, such as a 
flying bird, vs a perching one.

I spot focus on the subject, moving the spot to something stable at the same 
distance as the subject off center of the frame. This frees up my composition 
wishes instead of centering the subject. Worked wonders with the hummingbirds 
yesterday.

Pentaxian

On Apr 13, 2014, at 16:08 , David J Brooks wrote:

> Took the new 17-70 out to shoot birds in my lilac tree today. First
> few shots focus snapped in there like no tomorrow. Then it started to
> acing  up. It would hit focus then start hunting, but not a lot just a
> few mm either way but the green focus indicator would flash and would
> not let me take the shot. I would have to change focus points 1-2 3
> times and then it would focus, then it would act up again.
> 
> Im going to assume this is not normal or is the norm for SDM
> 
> I hop not , its going back.
> 
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Re: 645Z specs

[Paul Stenquist]

On Apr 13, 2014, at 8:38 PM, Ken Waller  wrote:

>> Full-frame 35mm and Med format are very different type systems with
>> relatively little overlap.
> 
> I agree and see little crossover for established APS dslr users. The 645Z 
> biggest market has to be with existing medium format users.
> 
> I have a very satisfactory range of older (A*, F and FA) '35mm' lenses that 
> would be hard/impossible to replicate in medium format if I went to medium 
> format.
> 

That’s true, Ken. In fact, I thought about your lenses in regard to this. You 
do have some special glass that makes your case much different than mine.  I’m 
just enjoying the obnoxious curmudgeon roll today:-) I seem to delight in that 
more and more often with the passing of every year.

Paul


> Kenneth Waller
> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
> 
> - Original Message - From: "Mark Roberts" 
> Subject: Re: 645Z specs
> 
> 
>> Paul Stenquist wrote:
>> 
>> Why would anyone want a 24 x 36 Pentax?
> 
> . To be able to use existing full-frame lenses
> . To have access to smaller/lighter (and Med format)  lenses
> . To be able to use lenses for the full-frame on both full-frame and
> APS-C bodies
> . To avoid needing to buy expensive full-frame glass
> . To have a *vastly* wider selection of lenses available (fisheye,
> ultra-wide and super telephoto)
> . To be able to use affordable lenses on occasion
> . To have the option of third-party glass
> . To have in-body image stabilization
> . To have smaller/lighter kit than medium format
> . For faster frame rate when necessary
> 
> Full-frame 35mm and Med format are very different type systems with
> relatively little overlap.
> 
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> www.robertstech.com
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Re: Spring Flowers - Finally!

[Ken Waller]

Great specimen and rendition of the Crocus Bob - I just would like more 
breathing room from the blooms to the edge at the top and bottom edges.


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- Original Message - 
From: "Bob Sullivan" 

Subject: Spring Flowers - Finally!



Got some flower photos this morning, FINALLY!!!
Spring is here with 70 degree days yesterday and today.
Raining now and heading back to 40 and snow.
At this rate the crocus will be decimated, but
the early dafodils are just blooming so they should last.

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735198

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735200

(I love my A200 Macro.)

Regards,  Bob S.



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Re: Apple doesn't fall far from the tree

[Ken Waller]

Bob -after the recent stories on this list of high tech snafus it was really 
great to hear your story of high tech success - wonderful!


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- Original Message - 
From: "Bob W-PDML" 

Subject: OT: Apple doesn't fall far from the tree


In three weeks I'm cycling the Sarsen Trail 
 with a friend. I 
don't normally cycle off-road, and my bike is a lightweight tourer, so I 
thought I'd better try it out and perhaps borrow an off-road one if I 
didn't think my audax would stand up to it.


So today I took off the mudguards and rack, fitted some cyclocross knobbly 
tyres and headed up to Oxleas Wood, some ancient woodland about 5 miles 
from where I live.


I put my wallet, iPhone, camera, glasses, bike lock and a book in a nylon 
stuffsac, which I then put into a seat bag. My plan had been to reward 
myself afterwards with a nice cup of tea and a good read in the 
wonderfully badly-kept-secret cafe they have up there, with magnificent 
views east - I believe it's the highest point in London.


It was a dark and stormy night. The woods were dark and deep. No. It was a 
beautiful spring day. My bike looked really cool, the woods were lush and 
green. The forest floor was a cliche of bluebells, so I kept stopping to 
take pictures. It was a bit of a drag fishing the camera out of the 
seatbag each time, so I decided to strap it, in its CCS case, to my belt, 
and went off charging around again.


Half an hour later, I realise I didn't close the seat bag. My favourite 
wallet, my credit cards, driving licence, Oyster card, £75- cash, iPhone, 
glasses, bike lock (£100!) and Marivaux are gone.


Dilemma. Rush home and cancel everything, or try to find it. I spent 3 
fruitless hours randomly searching the Ice Age undergrowth, like some sort 
of Hansel & Gretel, lost in there. Trees and leaves and sodding bluebells 
all look the same after a while but you soon get to know all the empty 
beer cans, bits of bog roll and pre-loved condoms in the whole fucking 
forest when you're stressed out of your mind.


So I gave up and came home. On the way of course some fuckwit in a car 
decided he was the only fuckwit who should be allowed on the road and we 
ended up in a shouting match which finished in comedy when he said "you 
wouldn't say that if I wasn't in this car", to which I wittily reparteed 
"get out of the fucking car then", and he drove off. Marivaux could have 
learned some things from me.


I cancelled my cards, and was looking on the iPad for a way to disable the 
iPhone when I found this Apple thing called, er, Find my iPhone. Hmm. 
Wonder what that does. So I tried it and it showed that it was still in 
the woods, and let me set it to lost, so hopefully it wouldn't let anyone 
else play with it and find all my dark secret things. I was resigned to 
losing the cash.


Now, I hope someone from Apple gets to read this, because it's a great 
app, but it would be even greater if it told you the coordinates of the 
centre of the circle where your iPhone is, and the radius of the circle.


So, I opened my GPS programme, which is called ExpertGPS and is pretty 
good , and by squinting a bit and finding a 
couple of reference points on the maps, made a stab at a waypoint for the 
lost phone, as well a waypoint for a reference point on the ground which 
marked out a line to follow. I then loaded the waypoints onto my GPS, and 
cycled back to the woods.


It took another hour of searching, but this time methodically, and I found 
it.


It felt like a miracle. I made a waypoint on the GPS where I found the 
stuff, and when I got home again compared the actual position with the one 
I'd crudely made based on the Find my iPhone result. They were only 17 
metres apart, which I think is not bad under the circumstances.


So at the moment I love Apple.

I hate Dell though, because the screen on my laptop seems to have failed. 
Guess I'll have to replace it with a Mac.


Oh, and the bike performed superbly.



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Re: 645Z specs

[Ken Waller]

Full-frame 35mm and Med format are very different type systems with
relatively little overlap.


I agree and see little crossover for established APS dslr users. The 645Z 
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I have a very satisfactory range of older (A*, F and FA) '35mm' lenses that 
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- Original Message - 
From: "Mark Roberts" 

Subject: Re: 645Z specs



Paul Stenquist wrote:

Why would anyone want a 24 x 36 Pentax?


. To be able to use existing full-frame lenses
. To have access to smaller/lighter (and Med format)  lenses
. To be able to use lenses for the full-frame on both full-frame and
APS-C bodies
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ultra-wide and super telephoto)
. To be able to use affordable lenses on occasion
. To have the option of third-party glass
. To have in-body image stabilization
. To have smaller/lighter kit than medium format
. For faster frame rate when necessary

Full-frame 35mm and Med format are very different type systems with
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Re: PESO: Spring Bouquet

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Thanks, Bob.
Dan Matyola
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On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 8:26 PM, Bob Sullivan  wrote:
> Looks better Dan.
>
> On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 6:12 PM, Daniel J. Matyola  
> wrote:
>> I played around with the color in PS a bit:
>>
>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17734978
>> Dan Matyola
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>>
>>
>> On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 1:54 PM, John Sessoms  wrote:
>>> Everything that's not yellow or dark green appears to have a magenta cast
>>> for me.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 4/12/2014 10:46 AM, Bruce Walker wrote:

 Lovely dafs, Dan. But I'm getting an odd -- turquoise? -- distracting
 colour cast. Is it only me?


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> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17733931
> K-r and D FA 100mm F2.8 Macro
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Re: PESO - New Haven station

[Ken Waller]

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- Original Message - 
From: "Rick Womer" 

Subject: Re: PESO - New Haven station

They'll probably rail about it.


That pun is a sleeper to the Brits.

On Apr 9, 2014, at 17:41 , Bruce Walker wrote:


It would tie in.

On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 2:08 PM, Ken Waller  wrote:

That wouldn't be off track in my opinion.

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- Original Message - From: "Bob W-PDML" 

Subject: Re: PESO - New Haven station



That's the sort of thing the PUG railly ought to be a platform for


On 9 Apr 2014, at 14:18, "Ann Sanfedele"  wrote:

Nice photo, great station :-)
I love old train stations... possibly we could have a STATION-airy PUG
theme next year? :-)

ann


On 4/7/2014 21:01, Rick Womer wrote:
A slice-of-life grab in the New Haven railroad station:

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17719447&size=lg

or

http://gallery.photo.net/photo/17719447-lg.jpg

(K-5, DA 16-45)

When I was growing up in the 60's, the station was a sealed-off world 
of
fallen plaster, leaks, and winos. One bought tickets and boarded 
trains
through sheet-metal temporary buildings.  It is great to see the 
place

restored.

Comments?

Rick


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Re: PESO: Almost

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Thanks, Bruce and Ann.

Yes, Spring has definitely arrived in Central New Jersey, and this was
a lovely, warm weekend to enjoy it.

The position of this daffy and the magnolia bud allowed me to use
backgrounds that were much farther away, so it would be better blurred
out by the Macro lens.


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On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 11:49 AM, Bruce  wrote:
> Nice lighting on the flower.  It is easy to blow out the yellow.  Looks like 
> Spring is there.
>
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Re: PESO: Spring Bouquet

[Bob Sullivan]

Looks better Dan.

On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 6:12 PM, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
> I played around with the color in PS a bit:
>
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17734978
> Dan Matyola
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> On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 1:54 PM, John Sessoms  wrote:
>> Everything that's not yellow or dark green appears to have a magenta cast
>> for me.
>>
>>
>> On 4/12/2014 10:46 AM, Bruce Walker wrote:
>>>
>>> Lovely dafs, Dan. But I'm getting an odd -- turquoise? -- distracting
>>> colour cast. Is it only me?
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 10:18 AM, Daniel J. Matyola
>>>  wrote:

 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17733931
 K-r and D FA 100mm F2.8 Macro
 Comments are invited.

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Re: SDM snaffu

[Bruce Walker]

Which focus point where you using, Dave?
Lots of light and contrast in whatever was under the selected focus point?

On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 7:08 PM, David J Brooks  wrote:
> Took the new 17-70 out to shoot birds in my lilac tree today. First
> few shots focus snapped in there like no tomorrow. Then it started to
> acing  up. It would hit focus then start hunting, but not a lot just a
> few mm either way but the green focus indicator would flash and would
> not let me take the shot. I would have to change focus points 1-2 3
> times and then it would focus, then it would act up again.
>
> Im going to assume this is not normal or is the norm for SDM
>
>  I hop not , its going back.
>
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Re: OT: Apple doesn't fall far from the tree

[Daniel J. Matyola]

I had my own little panic last week.

I was serving as a host for the local shelter for homeless families in
a local church.  Usually, I am quite busy for the first hour or two,
until the young children go to be.  Then I have a few hours to kill.

I decided to bring my computer, so I could work on the images I had
taken earlier at the induction of a new member in our Rotary Club.  I
wanted to get a few hots ready for the weekly eBulletin.  I didn't
want to bring my camera, however, as the guests are usually sensitive
about photos being taken of them and their children in the shelter.

So I opened my camera and removed the secure data card, placing it in
my pocket.  Later, I pulled out the card and received an unpleasant
surprise.  what I had in my pocket was the adapter for the micro card;
 the micro card itself was missing.

I searched my pocket, the hall, the driveway, and my car without luck.
 I cut my knuckles reaching under the car seats to see if I could feel
the little sucker, but no joy.  I gave up for the time being, but when
I got home, I decided to try again.  This time, I grabbed the
spotlight I use when I take the dog out late at night.  Shining it
between the seat, I spotted a tiny reflection.  The micro card had
lodged itself half way between the seat and the floor by clinging to
some sort of little tag.  I barely managed to squeeze my hand far
enough to knock it to the floor, so I could stick my hand under the
seat again and finally retrieve the little chip.

I had never dreamed that the tiny micro chip could get dislodged so
easily from the adapter.  I shall be more careful with it in the
future.

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Re: OT: Death at Lunchtime

[Mark C]

Sorry to hear that. From what I hear birds can be incredible pets, with 
an uncanny non-human intelligence. I'm sorry for your loss. It is indeed 
a story of nature red in fang and claw.


Mark

On 4/13/2014 9:15 AM, Alan C wrote:
There was a commotion on our verandah at lunchtime. On investigation, 
my wife found a Peregrine Falcon had grabbed our Cockatiel by the neck 
through the bars of his cage. As we approached, the Falcon released 
the cockatiel but only retreated to the far end of the verandah, the 
bold sod. I retrieved the Cockatiel from the floor of his cage but he 
was mortally wounded & died in my hands a few minutes later. The 
Cockatiel adopted us about 20 years ago, already able to speak, sing & 
imitate many wild birds. We never found the previous owner. The Falcon 
then landed on the top of an open lounge window & gawked at us through 
the fanlight. When I stood up, he flew off but a minute or so later 
flew at high speed into the window. Over the years, several birds have 
done that, many breaking their necks. Not the Falcon, however. He soon 
picked himself up & shot off to look for a meal somewhere else.  Law 
of the Jungle I suppose. Sorry, no photos.


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Re: PESO: Potential

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Thanks, Bruce and Chris.
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On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 10:59 AM, Bruce Walker  wrote:
> Yes, what Rick said. Fabulous detail and nicely blurred background for
> contrast. Definitely try a vertical.
>
> On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 10:35 PM, Richard Womer  wrote:
>> Interesting, wonderfully sharp pic, Dan. One could crop it to a vertical 
>> shot.
>>
>> Rick
>>
>> On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 6:09 PM, Daniel J. Matyola  
>> wrote:
>>> Magnolia bud about to bloom.
>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17734457&size=md
>>> K-r, FA 100mm F2.8
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Re: PESO: Spring Bouquet

[Daniel J. Matyola]

I played around with the color in PS a bit:

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17734978
Dan Matyola
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On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 1:54 PM, John Sessoms  wrote:
> Everything that's not yellow or dark green appears to have a magenta cast
> for me.
>
>
> On 4/12/2014 10:46 AM, Bruce Walker wrote:
>>
>> Lovely dafs, Dan. But I'm getting an odd -- turquoise? -- distracting
>> colour cast. Is it only me?
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 10:18 AM, Daniel J. Matyola
>>  wrote:
>>>
>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17733931
>>> K-r and D FA 100mm F2.8 Macro
>>> Comments are invited.
>>>
>>> Dan Matyola
>>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
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SDM snaffu

[David J Brooks]

Took the new 17-70 out to shoot birds in my lilac tree today. First
few shots focus snapped in there like no tomorrow. Then it started to
acing  up. It would hit focus then start hunting, but not a lot just a
few mm either way but the green focus indicator would flash and would
not let me take the shot. I would have to change focus points 1-2 3
times and then it would focus, then it would act up again.

Im going to assume this is not normal or is the norm for SDM

 I hop not , its going back.

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Re: Spring Flowers - Finally!

[Daniel J. Matyola]

On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 6:31 PM, Bob Sullivan  wrote:
> Dan, I don't think the blue flowers are crocus,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tecophilaea_cyanocrocus
http://www.redbubble.com/people/canducreations/works/2736048-blue-crocus

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Re: Spring Flowers - Finally!

[Daniel J. Matyola]

I have crocus that color, somewhat smaller than the purple ones.  I'm
not sure what else would be out so early.

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On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 6:31 PM, Bob Sullivan  wrote:
> Thanks Jack, Dan, and Tim.
> Dan, I don't think the blue flowers are crocus,
> but my wife doesn't remember the name...
> and she planted them!
> Regards,  Bob S.
>
> On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 4:48 PM, Tim Bray  wrote:
>> It’s hard to do anything new and fresh with a crocus, but you managed;
>> that’s terrific.
>>
>> On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 1:21 PM, Bob Sullivan  wrote:
>>> Got some flower photos this morning, FINALLY!!!
>>> Spring is here with 70 degree days yesterday and today.
>>> Raining now and heading back to 40 and snow.
>>> At this rate the crocus will be decimated, but
>>> the early dafodils are just blooming so they should last.
>>>
>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735198
>>>
>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735200
>>>
>>> (I love my A200 Macro.)
>>>
>>> Regards,  Bob S.
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Re: 645Z specs

[John Sessoms]

On 4/13/2014 2:06 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote:

On 13/4/14, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed:


? To be able to use existing full-frame lenses
? To have access to smaller/lighter (and Med format)  lenses
? To be able to use lenses for the full-frame on both full-frame and
APS-C bodies
? To avoid needing to buy expensive full-frame glass
? To have a *vastly* wider selection of lenses available (fisheye,
ultra-wide and super telephoto)
? To be able to use affordable lenses on occasion
? To have the option of third-party glass
? To have in-body image stabilization
? To have smaller/lighter kit than medium format
? For faster frame rate when necessary


To watch me dine on cloth.



I expect you're going to have to  buy a new hat before that happens.

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Re: 645Z specs

[John Sessoms]

No, but I could use my FA lenses until Ricoh came out with "full frame" 
lenses.


On 4/13/2014 8:51 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:

Can't use all the Pentax APS-C lenses on 24 x 36 anyway. Pentax
doesn't  have a state of the art lens line for "full frame."

Paul via phone


On Apr 13, 2014, at 8:14 AM, Mark Roberts
 wrote:

Paul Stenquist wrote:


51 megapixel 43.8 x 32.8 sensor. ISO to 204,800, and it’s a bit
smaller than a Nikon D4. Why would anyone want a 24 x 36 Pentax?


So they can use the same lenses on their full-frame and their
APS-C cameras? And not buy another entire set of lenses?

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Re: OT - New Age Bull@#&t Generator

[John Sessoms]

Funny, but it loses its allure fairly quickly.

On 4/12/2014 11:26 PM, knarf wrote:

C'est fun:

http://sebpearce.com/bullshit/

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Re: Spring Flowers - Finally!

[Bob Sullivan]

Thanks Jack, Dan, and Tim.
Dan, I don't think the blue flowers are crocus,
but my wife doesn't remember the name...
and she planted them!
Regards,  Bob S.

On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 4:48 PM, Tim Bray  wrote:
> It’s hard to do anything new and fresh with a crocus, but you managed;
> that’s terrific.
>
> On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 1:21 PM, Bob Sullivan  wrote:
>> Got some flower photos this morning, FINALLY!!!
>> Spring is here with 70 degree days yesterday and today.
>> Raining now and heading back to 40 and snow.
>> At this rate the crocus will be decimated, but
>> the early dafodils are just blooming so they should last.
>>
>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735198
>>
>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735200
>>
>> (I love my A200 Macro.)
>>
>> Regards,  Bob S.
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Re: New to me - Fuji X-A1 mirrorless camera.

[Bill]

On 13/04/2014 3:51 PM, Tim Bray wrote:

Oh, you can get ones that gateway the aperture through?  I had no
idea.  But the basic cheapie is the way to start.  In particular I
want to try my 100m f2.8 macro.



http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/888378-REG/Novoflex_fux_pent_Adapter_for_Pentax_K.html

Aperture control, not an aperture per se.

Did you manage to get the Wi-Fi to work?

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Re: OT: Apple doesn't fall far from the tree

[Brian Walters]

Great story and a happy ending - you should write TV scripts...

It would have been happier, though, if you'd found the 'Find my Phone'  
app before you cancelled your cards.



Cheers

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Quoting Bob W-PDML :

In three weeks I'm cycling the Sarsen Trail  
 with a  
friend. I don't normally cycle off-road, and my bike is a  
lightweight tourer, so I thought I'd better try it out and perhaps  
borrow an off-road one if I didn't think my audax would stand up to  
it.


So today I took off the mudguards and rack, fitted some cyclocross  
knobbly tyres and headed up to Oxleas Wood, some ancient woodland  
about 5 miles from where I live.


I put my wallet, iPhone, camera, glasses, bike lock and a book in a  
nylon stuffsac, which I then put into a seat bag. My plan had been  
to reward myself afterwards with a nice cup of tea and a good read  
in the wonderfully badly-kept-secret cafe they have up there, with  
magnificent views east - I believe it's the highest point in London.


It was a dark and stormy night. The woods were dark and deep. No. It  
was a beautiful spring day. My bike looked really cool, the woods  
were lush and green. The forest floor was a cliche of bluebells, so  
I kept stopping to take pictures. It was a bit of a drag fishing the  
camera out of the seatbag each time, so I decided to strap it, in  
its CCS case, to my belt, and went off charging around again.


Half an hour later, I realise I didn't close the seat bag. My  
favourite wallet, my credit cards, driving licence, Oyster card,  
£75- cash, iPhone, glasses, bike lock (£100!) and Marivaux are gone.


Dilemma. Rush home and cancel everything, or try to find it. I spent  
3 fruitless hours randomly searching the Ice Age undergrowth, like  
some sort of Hansel & Gretel, lost in there. Trees and leaves and  
sodding bluebells all look the same after a while but you soon get  
to know all the empty beer cans, bits of bog roll and pre-loved  
condoms in the whole fucking forest when you're stressed out of your  
mind.


So I gave up and came home. On the way of course some fuckwit in a  
car decided he was the only fuckwit who should be allowed on the  
road and we ended up in a shouting match which finished in comedy  
when he said "you wouldn't say that if I wasn't in this car", to  
which I wittily reparteed "get out of the fucking car then", and he  
drove off. Marivaux could have learned some things from me.


I cancelled my cards, and was looking on the iPad for a way to  
disable the iPhone when I found this Apple thing called, er, Find my  
iPhone. Hmm. Wonder what that does. So I tried it and it showed that  
it was still in the woods, and let me set it to lost, so hopefully  
it wouldn't let anyone else play with it and find all my dark secret  
things. I was resigned to losing the cash.


Now, I hope someone from Apple gets to read this, because it's a  
great app, but it would be even greater if it told you the  
coordinates of the centre of the circle where your iPhone is, and  
the radius of the circle.


So, I opened my GPS programme, which is called ExpertGPS and is  
pretty good , and by squinting a bit and  
finding a couple of reference points on the maps, made a stab at a  
waypoint for the lost phone, as well a waypoint for a reference  
point on the ground which marked out a line to follow. I then loaded  
the waypoints onto my GPS, and cycled back to the woods.


It took another hour of searching, but this time methodically, and I  
found it.


It felt like a miracle. I made a waypoint on the GPS where I found  
the stuff, and when I got home again compared the actual position  
with the one I'd crudely made based on the Find my iPhone result.  
They were only 17 metres apart, which I think is not bad under the  
circumstances.


So at the moment I love Apple.

I hate Dell though, because the screen on my laptop seems to have  
failed. Guess I'll have to replace it with a Mac.


Oh, and the bike performed superbly.





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Re: OT - No Bees

[Brian Walters]

Quoting Mark C :

I have a tradition of taking a macro shot of honey bees in crocus  
flowers, usually in March or early April. It's spring training for a  
new bug photography season...


The crocuses in my yard are almost gone - and I have yet to see a  
single Apis Mellifera. Bee populations are being decimated due to a  
several causes - but it may be that this harsh winter was the final  
blow for the locals. It's a troubling development.



It's a problem here as well. According to a news item just a couple of  
days ago, local honey supplies have been badly affected with many  
bee-keepers making no income over the past couple of years.  I've  
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Re: 645Z specs

[Brian Walters]

Quoting Steve Cottrell :


On 13/4/14, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed:


? To be able to use existing full-frame lenses
? To have access to smaller/lighter (and Med format)  lenses
? To be able to use lenses for the full-frame on both full-frame and
APS-C bodies
? To avoid needing to buy expensive full-frame glass
? To have a *vastly* wider selection of lenses available (fisheye,
ultra-wide and super telephoto)
? To be able to use affordable lenses on occasion
? To have the option of third-party glass
? To have in-body image stabilization
? To have smaller/lighter kit than medium format
? For faster frame rate when necessary


To watch me dine on cloth.



I thought you were adopting the Ricoh exclusion clause (ie.  any full  
frame camera will be a Ricoh, not a true Pentax, therefore the  
original premise is null and void).


I'll argue your case for a modest fee...



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Re: New to me - Fuji X-A1 mirrorless camera.

[Tim Bray]

Oh, you can get ones that gateway the aperture through?  I had no
idea.  But the basic cheapie is the way to start.  In particular I
want to try my 100m f2.8 macro.  -T

On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 2:42 PM, Bill  wrote:
> On 12/04/2014 9:52 PM, Tim Bray wrote:
>>
>> Hey BIll, which K-mount adapter did you get for the Fujis?  They all
>> look more or less the same to me, is that a fair take?
>>
>>
>
> Mine says Pixoo on the side of it. I'm pretty sure there isn't much to say
> from one to the other until you hit the big time with the really expensive
> ones that have a built in aperture. Mine is but a simple tube with a K-Mount
> at one and and an X- mount at the other. I think it cost me all of $30.00.
>
>
> bill
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Re: Spring Flowers - Finally!

[Tim Bray]

It’s hard to do anything new and fresh with a crocus, but you managed;
that’s terrific.

On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 1:21 PM, Bob Sullivan  wrote:
> Got some flower photos this morning, FINALLY!!!
> Spring is here with 70 degree days yesterday and today.
> Raining now and heading back to 40 and snow.
> At this rate the crocus will be decimated, but
> the early dafodils are just blooming so they should last.
>
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735198
>
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735200
>
> (I love my A200 Macro.)
>
> Regards,  Bob S.
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Re: PESO: Almost

[John Sessoms]

I think "Potential" and "Almost" might make make good PUG themes.

Although I don't know why I'm suggesting PUG themes, because the only
one I ever get a round tuit is "Procrastination".

On 4/13/2014 9:56 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17734989 Comments are
invited.

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Re: New to me - Fuji X-A1 mirrorless camera.

[Bill]

On 12/04/2014 9:52 PM, Tim Bray wrote:

Hey BIll, which K-mount adapter did you get for the Fujis?  They all
look more or less the same to me, is that a fair take?




Mine says Pixoo on the side of it. I'm pretty sure there isn't much to 
say from one to the other until you hit the big time with the really 
expensive ones that have a built in aperture. Mine is but a simple tube 
with a K-Mount at one and and an X- mount at the other. I think it cost 
me all of $30.00.


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Re: PESO - Face Downd

[John Sessoms]

Kind of sad. Descendants probably migrated west & there's no one left 
who cares to maintain family plots.


On 4/12/2014 7:01 PM, Rick Womer wrote:

I took a photo-walk in the nearby cemetery last weekend. Many of the
graves date from the early 1800s, and are not well-maintained.

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17730414&size=lg

or, for photo.net-o-phobes:

http://gallery.photo.net/photo/17730414-lg.jpg

(K-5, DA 50-200)

Comments?

Rick

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Re: 2014 PDML Book progress

[John Sessoms]

The book will come when the book comes. I hope your "non-photographic
circumstances" will not prove to be too onerous or weigh too heavily.

On 4/12/2014 7:34 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:

Assembly of the book is coming along nicely. We're a little behind
schedule and I wanted to let The List know that there may be a bit of
delay due to non-photographic circumstances beyond my control that I'm
not at liberty to discuss at the moment.

But I'll keep you all appraised of how things are going.




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Re: DPreview: Gold Award for K-3

[John Sessoms]

Maybe he's got a simple sense of self preservation no one ever suspected
him of before.

On 4/12/2014 6:53 PM, Richard Womer wrote:

I'm not sure that shame or embarrassment are part of his emotional
repertoire...

On Apr 12, 2014, at 6:44 PM, P.J. Alling wrote:


Yea, I read that, and decided not to give them any click fodder. It
certainly took them long enough and pretty much every other
photography outlet except Kennyboy had their reviews done months
ago.  I think Kennyboy has been scared out of doing any more
"hands off" reviews of Pentax.

On 4/12/2014 4:37 PM, Bruce Walker wrote:

They squawk overmuch about what they see as JPEG Q issues and not
category-leading video. This on a camera that users are going to
shoot raw stills with. But in the end they decide it's extremely
peachy anyway.

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/pentax-k-3




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Re: OT - New Age Bull@#&t Generator

[knarf]

Imagine an ennobling of what could be.

Cheers 
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>I think I just had a chakra-gasm. Most enlightening, Frank. Thanks!
>
>On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 11:26 PM, knarf 
>wrote:
>> C'est fun:
>>
>> http://sebpearce.com/bullshit/
>>
>> Cheers,
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Re: OT: Apple doesn't fall far from the tree

[Bob W-PDML]

On 13 Apr 2014, at 21:40, "Godfrey DiGiorgi"  wrote:
> 
> Good stuff, Bob. Find My IPhone has saved my tookus a couple of times.

Your tookus is an Apple device? Cool!

> It's the first thing I turn on with every device...
> 
> I've entered that as a potential feature enhancement against the Find My 
> iPhone app. 
> 

Awesome - thanks!

Jeez, now that I'm an Apple fanboy I've started to write like a Californian 
teenager.

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Re: OT: Apple doesn't fall far from the tree

[Paul Stenquist]

Excellent!

Paul via phone

> On Apr 13, 2014, at 4:50 PM, Bruce Walker  wrote:
> 
> That's quite a story, and great to hear it has a happy ending too.
> 
> 
>> On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 4:12 PM, Bob W-PDML  wrote:
>> In three weeks I'm cycling the Sarsen Trail 
>>  with a friend. I 
>> don't normally cycle off-road, and my bike is a lightweight tourer, so I 
>> thought I'd better try it out and perhaps borrow an off-road one if I didn't 
>> think my audax would stand up to it.
>> 
>> So today I took off the mudguards and rack, fitted some cyclocross knobbly 
>> tyres and headed up to Oxleas Wood, some ancient woodland about 5 miles from 
>> where I live.
>> 
>> I put my wallet, iPhone, camera, glasses, bike lock and a book in a nylon 
>> stuffsac, which I then put into a seat bag. My plan had been to reward 
>> myself afterwards with a nice cup of tea and a good read in the wonderfully 
>> badly-kept-secret cafe they have up there, with magnificent views east - I 
>> believe it's the highest point in London.
>> 
>> It was a dark and stormy night. The woods were dark and deep. No. It was a 
>> beautiful spring day. My bike looked really cool, the woods were lush and 
>> green. The forest floor was a cliche of bluebells, so I kept stopping to 
>> take pictures. It was a bit of a drag fishing the camera out of the seatbag 
>> each time, so I decided to strap it, in its CCS case, to my belt, and went 
>> off charging around again.
>> 
>> Half an hour later, I realise I didn't close the seat bag. My favourite 
>> wallet, my credit cards, driving licence, Oyster card, £75- cash, iPhone, 
>> glasses, bike lock (£100!) and Marivaux are gone.
>> 
>> Dilemma. Rush home and cancel everything, or try to find it. I spent 3 
>> fruitless hours randomly searching the Ice Age undergrowth, like some sort 
>> of Hansel & Gretel, lost in there. Trees and leaves and sodding bluebells 
>> all look the same after a while but you soon get to know all the empty beer 
>> cans, bits of bog roll and pre-loved condoms in the whole fucking forest 
>> when you're stressed out of your mind.
>> 
>> So I gave up and came home. On the way of course some fuckwit in a car 
>> decided he was the only fuckwit who should be allowed on the road and we 
>> ended up in a shouting match which finished in comedy when he said "you 
>> wouldn't say that if I wasn't in this car", to which I wittily reparteed 
>> "get out of the fucking car then", and he drove off. Marivaux could have 
>> learned some things from me.
>> 
>> I cancelled my cards, and was looking on the iPad for a way to disable the 
>> iPhone when I found this Apple thing called, er, Find my iPhone. Hmm. Wonder 
>> what that does. So I tried it and it showed that it was still in the woods, 
>> and let me set it to lost, so hopefully it wouldn't let anyone else play 
>> with it and find all my dark secret things. I was resigned to losing the 
>> cash.
>> 
>> Now, I hope someone from Apple gets to read this, because it's a great app, 
>> but it would be even greater if it told you the coordinates of the centre of 
>> the circle where your iPhone is, and the radius of the circle.
>> 
>> So, I opened my GPS programme, which is called ExpertGPS and is pretty good 
>> , and by squinting a bit and finding a couple of 
>> reference points on the maps, made a stab at a waypoint for the lost phone, 
>> as well a waypoint for a reference point on the ground which marked out a 
>> line to follow. I then loaded the waypoints onto my GPS, and cycled back to 
>> the woods.
>> 
>> It took another hour of searching, but this time methodically, and I found 
>> it.
>> 
>> It felt like a miracle. I made a waypoint on the GPS where I found the 
>> stuff, and when I got home again compared the actual position with the one 
>> I'd crudely made based on the Find my iPhone result. They were only 17 
>> metres apart, which I think is not bad under the circumstances.
>> 
>> So at the moment I love Apple.
>> 
>> I hate Dell though, because the screen on my laptop seems to have failed. 
>> Guess I'll have to replace it with a Mac.
>> 
>> Oh, and the bike performed superbly.
>> 
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Re: OT: Apple doesn't fall far from the tree

[Chris Mitchell]

Brilliant story and a great outcome.
Chris

On 13 April 2014 21:12, Bob W-PDML  wrote:
> In three weeks I'm cycling the Sarsen Trail 
>  with a friend. I 
> don't normally cycle off-road, and my bike is a lightweight tourer, so I 
> thought I'd better try it out and perhaps borrow an off-road one if I didn't 
> think my audax would stand up to it.
>
> So today I took off the mudguards and rack, fitted some cyclocross knobbly 
> tyres and headed up to Oxleas Wood, some ancient woodland about 5 miles from 
> where I live.
>
> I put my wallet, iPhone, camera, glasses, bike lock and a book in a nylon 
> stuffsac, which I then put into a seat bag. My plan had been to reward myself 
> afterwards with a nice cup of tea and a good read in the wonderfully 
> badly-kept-secret cafe they have up there, with magnificent views east - I 
> believe it's the highest point in London.
>
> It was a dark and stormy night. The woods were dark and deep. No. It was a 
> beautiful spring day. My bike looked really cool, the woods were lush and 
> green. The forest floor was a cliche of bluebells, so I kept stopping to take 
> pictures. It was a bit of a drag fishing the camera out of the seatbag each 
> time, so I decided to strap it, in its CCS case, to my belt, and went off 
> charging around again.
>
> Half an hour later, I realise I didn't close the seat bag. My favourite 
> wallet, my credit cards, driving licence, Oyster card, £75- cash, iPhone, 
> glasses, bike lock (£100!) and Marivaux are gone.
>
> Dilemma. Rush home and cancel everything, or try to find it. I spent 3 
> fruitless hours randomly searching the Ice Age undergrowth, like some sort of 
> Hansel & Gretel, lost in there. Trees and leaves and sodding bluebells all 
> look the same after a while but you soon get to know all the empty beer cans, 
> bits of bog roll and pre-loved condoms in the whole fucking forest when 
> you're stressed out of your mind.
>
> So I gave up and came home. On the way of course some fuckwit in a car 
> decided he was the only fuckwit who should be allowed on the road and we 
> ended up in a shouting match which finished in comedy when he said "you 
> wouldn't say that if I wasn't in this car", to which I wittily reparteed "get 
> out of the fucking car then", and he drove off. Marivaux could have learned 
> some things from me.
>
> I cancelled my cards, and was looking on the iPad for a way to disable the 
> iPhone when I found this Apple thing called, er, Find my iPhone. Hmm. Wonder 
> what that does. So I tried it and it showed that it was still in the woods, 
> and let me set it to lost, so hopefully it wouldn't let anyone else play with 
> it and find all my dark secret things. I was resigned to losing the cash.
>
> Now, I hope someone from Apple gets to read this, because it's a great app, 
> but it would be even greater if it told you the coordinates of the centre of 
> the circle where your iPhone is, and the radius of the circle.
>
> So, I opened my GPS programme, which is called ExpertGPS and is pretty good 
> , and by squinting a bit and finding a couple of 
> reference points on the maps, made a stab at a waypoint for the lost phone, 
> as well a waypoint for a reference point on the ground which marked out a 
> line to follow. I then loaded the waypoints onto my GPS, and cycled back to 
> the woods.
>
> It took another hour of searching, but this time methodically, and I found it.
>
> It felt like a miracle. I made a waypoint on the GPS where I found the stuff, 
> and when I got home again compared the actual position with the one I'd 
> crudely made based on the Find my iPhone result. They were only 17 metres 
> apart, which I think is not bad under the circumstances.
>
> So at the moment I love Apple.
>
> I hate Dell though, because the screen on my laptop seems to have failed. 
> Guess I'll have to replace it with a Mac.
>
> Oh, and the bike performed superbly.
>
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Re: OT: Apple doesn't fall far from the tree

[Bruce Walker]

That's quite a story, and great to hear it has a happy ending too.


On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 4:12 PM, Bob W-PDML  wrote:
> In three weeks I'm cycling the Sarsen Trail 
>  with a friend. I 
> don't normally cycle off-road, and my bike is a lightweight tourer, so I 
> thought I'd better try it out and perhaps borrow an off-road one if I didn't 
> think my audax would stand up to it.
>
> So today I took off the mudguards and rack, fitted some cyclocross knobbly 
> tyres and headed up to Oxleas Wood, some ancient woodland about 5 miles from 
> where I live.
>
> I put my wallet, iPhone, camera, glasses, bike lock and a book in a nylon 
> stuffsac, which I then put into a seat bag. My plan had been to reward myself 
> afterwards with a nice cup of tea and a good read in the wonderfully 
> badly-kept-secret cafe they have up there, with magnificent views east - I 
> believe it's the highest point in London.
>
> It was a dark and stormy night. The woods were dark and deep. No. It was a 
> beautiful spring day. My bike looked really cool, the woods were lush and 
> green. The forest floor was a cliche of bluebells, so I kept stopping to take 
> pictures. It was a bit of a drag fishing the camera out of the seatbag each 
> time, so I decided to strap it, in its CCS case, to my belt, and went off 
> charging around again.
>
> Half an hour later, I realise I didn't close the seat bag. My favourite 
> wallet, my credit cards, driving licence, Oyster card, £75- cash, iPhone, 
> glasses, bike lock (£100!) and Marivaux are gone.
>
> Dilemma. Rush home and cancel everything, or try to find it. I spent 3 
> fruitless hours randomly searching the Ice Age undergrowth, like some sort of 
> Hansel & Gretel, lost in there. Trees and leaves and sodding bluebells all 
> look the same after a while but you soon get to know all the empty beer cans, 
> bits of bog roll and pre-loved condoms in the whole fucking forest when 
> you're stressed out of your mind.
>
> So I gave up and came home. On the way of course some fuckwit in a car 
> decided he was the only fuckwit who should be allowed on the road and we 
> ended up in a shouting match which finished in comedy when he said "you 
> wouldn't say that if I wasn't in this car", to which I wittily reparteed "get 
> out of the fucking car then", and he drove off. Marivaux could have learned 
> some things from me.
>
> I cancelled my cards, and was looking on the iPad for a way to disable the 
> iPhone when I found this Apple thing called, er, Find my iPhone. Hmm. Wonder 
> what that does. So I tried it and it showed that it was still in the woods, 
> and let me set it to lost, so hopefully it wouldn't let anyone else play with 
> it and find all my dark secret things. I was resigned to losing the cash.
>
> Now, I hope someone from Apple gets to read this, because it's a great app, 
> but it would be even greater if it told you the coordinates of the centre of 
> the circle where your iPhone is, and the radius of the circle.
>
> So, I opened my GPS programme, which is called ExpertGPS and is pretty good 
> , and by squinting a bit and finding a couple of 
> reference points on the maps, made a stab at a waypoint for the lost phone, 
> as well a waypoint for a reference point on the ground which marked out a 
> line to follow. I then loaded the waypoints onto my GPS, and cycled back to 
> the woods.
>
> It took another hour of searching, but this time methodically, and I found it.
>
> It felt like a miracle. I made a waypoint on the GPS where I found the stuff, 
> and when I got home again compared the actual position with the one I'd 
> crudely made based on the Find my iPhone result. They were only 17 metres 
> apart, which I think is not bad under the circumstances.
>
> So at the moment I love Apple.
>
> I hate Dell though, because the screen on my laptop seems to have failed. 
> Guess I'll have to replace it with a Mac.
>
> Oh, and the bike performed superbly.
>
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Re: Spring Flowers - Finally!

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Very nice, Bpb, both of them!

I especially like how you managed to get both colors of crocus in the
same image;  you featured the two purple blooms, which seem to have
the best form, while still picking up the color of the blue ones.

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On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 4:21 PM, Bob Sullivan  wrote:
> Got some flower photos this morning, FINALLY!!!
> Spring is here with 70 degree days yesterday and today.
> Raining now and heading back to 40 and snow.
> At this rate the crocus will be decimated, but
> the early dafodils are just blooming so they should last.
>
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735198
>
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735200
>
> (I love my A200 Macro.)
>
> Regards,  Bob S.
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Re: Spring Flowers - Finally!

[jdavisf8]

Especially like composition and color tones of the Crocus! 

Jack 

- Original Message - 
From: "Bob Sullivan"  
To: "PDML"  
Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2014 1:21:19 PM 
Subject: Spring Flowers - Finally! 

Got some flower photos this morning, FINALLY!!! 
Spring is here with 70 degree days yesterday and today. 
Raining now and heading back to 40 and snow. 
At this rate the crocus will be decimated, but 
the early dafodils are just blooming so they should last. 

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735198 

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735200 

(I love my A200 Macro.) 

Regards, Bob S. 

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Re: OT: Apple doesn't fall far from the tree

[Christine Aguila]

That reminds me of a funny comment made at our wedding.  Darrel doesn't wear a 
wedding ring.  Instead he wears a silver locket in the shape of a book with my 
photo in it.  Normally, it hangs inside his shirt, but on the day of our 
wedding, he proudly wore it so all could see.  One of his friends walked up to 
him and in a spirit of affectionate teasing said, "Is that a homing device?"

Cheers, Christine 

Sent from my iPad

> On Apr 13, 2014, at 3:33 PM, "Steve Cottrell"  wrote:
> 
> On 13/4/14, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed:
> 
>> Great story, Bob and so glad you found your stuff!  Your story also
>> reminds me that I really need to learn all this GPS stuff in the event I
>> have similar misfortune.   Darrel and I are doing a longish road trip in
>> June. I believe these skills may come in handy in the event of lost
>> stuff, which is always a possibility on a road trip.
> 
> You're going to geo-tag Darrel, bless him.
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Re: OT: Apple doesn't fall far from the tree

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

Good stuff, Bob. Find My IPhone has saved my tookus a couple of times. It's the 
first thing I turn on with every device...

I've entered that as a potential feature enhancement against the Find My iPhone 
app. 

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Re: OT: Apple doesn't fall far from the tree

[Bob W-PDML]

On 13 Apr 2014, at 21:34, "Steve Cottrell"  wrote:
> 
> On 13/4/14, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed:
> 
>> Great story, Bob and so glad you found your stuff!  Your story also
>> reminds me that I really need to learn all this GPS stuff in the event I
>> have similar misfortune.   Darrel and I are doing a longish road trip in
>> June. I believe these skills may come in handy in the event of lost
>> stuff, which is always a possibility on a road trip.
> 
> You're going to geo-tag Darrel, bless him.
> 

No need - you can follow his beard on Google Earth.

B

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Re: OT: Apple doesn't fall far from the tree

[Bob W-PDML]

Thanks, yes, everything was still in the stuffsac.

B

> On 13 Apr 2014, at 21:25, "Steve Cottrell"  wrote:
> 
> Excellent tale - I presume the other items were near the iPhone? Cash
> still in wallet etc?
> 
> The only thing is that the 'Find my phone' function has to be switched
> on, I think.
> 
> Glad you found it - but I expect, knowing you, that the satisfaction
> came through a result from logical deduction
> 
> :-)
> 
> Cot
> 
> 
> On 13/4/14, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed:
> 
>> In three weeks I'm cycling the Sarsen Trail > www.wiltshirewildlife.org/sarsen-trail/bike_it> with a friend. I don't
>> normally cycle off-road, and my bike is a lightweight tourer, so I
>> thought I'd better try it out and perhaps borrow an off-road one if I
>> didn't think my audax would stand up to it. 
>> 
>> So today I took off the mudguards and rack, fitted some cyclocross
>> knobbly tyres and headed up to Oxleas Wood, some ancient woodland about
>> 5 miles from where I live. 
>> 
>> I put my wallet, iPhone, camera, glasses, bike lock and a book in a
>> nylon stuffsac, which I then put into a seat bag. My plan had been to
>> reward myself afterwards with a nice cup of tea and a good read in the
>> wonderfully badly-kept-secret cafe they have up there, with magnificent
>> views east - I believe it's the highest point in London.
>> 
>> It was a dark and stormy night. The woods were dark and deep. No. It was
>> a beautiful spring day. My bike looked really cool, the woods were lush
>> and green. The forest floor was a cliche of bluebells, so I kept
>> stopping to take pictures. It was a bit of a drag fishing the camera out
>> of the seatbag each time, so I decided to strap it, in its CCS case, to
>> my belt, and went off charging around again.
>> 
>> Half an hour later, I realise I didn't close the seat bag. My favourite
>> wallet, my credit cards, driving licence, Oyster card, £75- cash,
>> iPhone, glasses, bike lock (£100!) and Marivaux are gone.
>> 
>> Dilemma. Rush home and cancel everything, or try to find it. I spent 3
>> fruitless hours randomly searching the Ice Age undergrowth, like some
>> sort of Hansel & Gretel, lost in there. Trees and leaves and sodding
>> bluebells all look the same after a while but you soon get to know all
>> the empty beer cans, bits of bog roll and pre-loved condoms in the whole
>> fucking forest when you're stressed out of your mind.
>> 
>> So I gave up and came home. On the way of course some fuckwit in a car
>> decided he was the only fuckwit who should be allowed on the road and we
>> ended up in a shouting match which finished in comedy when he said "you
>> wouldn't say that if I wasn't in this car", to which I wittily reparteed
>> "get out of the fucking car then", and he drove off. Marivaux could have
>> learned some things from me.
>> 
>> I cancelled my cards, and was looking on the iPad for a way to disable
>> the iPhone when I found this Apple thing called, er, Find my iPhone.
>> Hmm. Wonder what that does. So I tried it and it showed that it was
>> still in the woods, and let me set it to lost, so hopefully it wouldn't
>> let anyone else play with it and find all my dark secret things. I was
>> resigned to losing the cash.
>> 
>> Now, I hope someone from Apple gets to read this, because it's a great
>> app, but it would be even greater if it told you the coordinates of the
>> centre of the circle where your iPhone is, and the radius of the circle.
>> 
>> So, I opened my GPS programme, which is called ExpertGPS and is pretty
>> good , and by squinting a bit and finding a
>> couple of reference points on the maps, made a stab at a waypoint for
>> the lost phone, as well a waypoint for a reference point on the ground
>> which marked out a line to follow. I then loaded the waypoints onto my
>> GPS, and cycled back to the woods.
>> 
>> It took another hour of searching, but this time methodically, and I
> found it.
>> 
>> It felt like a miracle. I made a waypoint on the GPS where I found the
>> stuff, and when I got home again compared the actual position with the
>> one I'd crudely made based on the Find my iPhone result. They were only
>> 17 metres apart, which I think is not bad under the circumstances.
>> 
>> So at the moment I love Apple.
>> 
>> I hate Dell though, because the screen on my laptop seems to have
>> failed. Guess I'll have to replace it with a Mac.
>> 
>> Oh, and the bike performed superbly.
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Re: OT: Apple doesn't fall far from the tree

[Steve Cottrell]

On 13/4/14, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Great story, Bob and so glad you found your stuff!  Your story also
>reminds me that I really need to learn all this GPS stuff in the event I
>have similar misfortune.   Darrel and I are doing a longish road trip in
>June. I believe these skills may come in handy in the event of lost
>stuff, which is always a possibility on a road trip. 

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Re: OT: Apple doesn't fall far from the tree

[Christine Aguila]

Great story, Bob and so glad you found your stuff!  Your story also reminds me 
that I really need to learn all this GPS stuff in the event I have similar 
misfortune.   Darrel and I are doing a longish road trip in June. I believe 
these skills may come in handy in the event of lost stuff, which is always a 
possibility on a road trip. 

Cheers, Christine 

Sent from my iPad

> On Apr 13, 2014, at 3:12 PM, Bob W-PDML  wrote:
> 
> In three weeks I'm cycling the Sarsen Trail 
>  with a friend. I 
> don't normally cycle off-road, and my bike is a lightweight tourer, so I 
> thought I'd better try it out and perhaps borrow an off-road one if I didn't 
> think my audax wou
> 
> So today I took off the mudguards and rack, fitted some cyclocross knobbly 
> tyres and headed up to Oxleas Wood, some ancient woodland about 5 miles from 
> where I live. 
> 
> I put my wallet, iPhone, camera, glasses, bike lock and a book in a nylon 
> stuffsac, which I then put into a seat bag. My plan had been to reward myself 
> afterwards with a nice cup of tea and a good read in the wonderfully 
> badly-kept-secret cafe they have up there, with magnificent views east - I 
> believe it's the highest point in London.
> 
> It was a dark and stormy night. The woods were dark and deep. No. It was a 
> beautiful spring day. My bike looked really cool, the woods were lush and 
> green. The forest floor was a cliche of bluebells, so I kept stopping to take 
> pictures. It was a bit of a drag fishing the camera out of the seatbag each 
> time, so I decided to strap it, in its CCS case, to my belt, and went off 
> charging around again.
> 
> Half an hour later, I realise I didn't close the seat bag. My favourite 
> wallet, my credit cards, driving licence, Oyster card, £75- cash, iPhone, 
> glasses, bike lock (£100!) and Marivaux are gone.
> 
> Dilemma. Rush home and cancel everything, or try to find it. I spent 3 
> fruitless hours randomly searching the Ice Age undergrowth, like some sort of 
> Hansel & Gretel, lost in there. Trees and leaves and sodding bluebells all 
> look the same after a while but you soon get to know all the empty beer cans, 
> bits of bog roll and pre-loved condoms in the whole fucking forest when 
> you're stressed out of your mind.
> 
> So I gave up and came home. On the way of course some fuckwit in a car 
> decided he was the only fuckwit who should be allowed on the road and we 
> ended up in a shouting match which finished in comedy when he said "you 
> wouldn't say that if I wasn't in this car", to which I wittily reparteed "get 
> out of the fucking car then", and he drove off. Marivaux could have learned 
> some things from me.
> 
> I cancelled my cards, and was looking on the iPad for a way to disable the 
> iPhone when I found this Apple thing called, er, Find my iPhone. Hmm. Wonder 
> what that does. So I tried it and it showed that it was still in the woods, 
> and let me set it to lost, so hopefully it wouldn't let anyone else play with 
> it and find all my dark secret things. I was resigned to losing the cash.
> 
> Now, I hope someone from Apple gets to read this, because it's a great app, 
> but it would be even greater if it told you the coordinates of the centre of 
> the circle where your iPhone is, and the radius of the circle.
> 
> So, I opened my GPS programme, which is called ExpertGPS and is pretty good 
> , and by squinting a bit and finding a couple of 
> reference points on the maps, made a stab at a waypoint for the lost phone, 
> as well a waypoint for a reference point on the ground which marked out a 
> line to follow. I then loaded the waypoints onto my GPS, and cycled back to 
> the woods.
> 
> It took another hour of searching, but this time methodically, and I found it.
> 
> It felt like a miracle. I made a waypoint on the GPS where I found the stuff, 
> and when I got home again compared the actual position with the one I'd 
> crudely made based on the Find my iPhone result. They were only 17 metres 
> apart, which I think is not bad under the circumstances.
> 
> So at the moment I love Apple.
> 
> I hate Dell though, because the screen on my laptop seems to have failed. 
> Guess I'll have to replace it with a Mac.
> 
> Oh, and the bike performed superbly.
> 
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Re: OT: Apple doesn't fall far from the tree

[Steve Cottrell]

Excellent tale - I presume the other items were near the iPhone? Cash
still in wallet etc?

The only thing is that the 'Find my phone' function has to be switched
on, I think.

Glad you found it - but I expect, knowing you, that the satisfaction
came through a result from logical deduction

:-)

Cot


On 13/4/14, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed:

>In three weeks I'm cycling the Sarsen Trail www.wiltshirewildlife.org/sarsen-trail/bike_it> with a friend. I don't
>normally cycle off-road, and my bike is a lightweight tourer, so I
>thought I'd better try it out and perhaps borrow an off-road one if I
>didn't think my audax would stand up to it. 
>
>So today I took off the mudguards and rack, fitted some cyclocross
>knobbly tyres and headed up to Oxleas Wood, some ancient woodland about
>5 miles from where I live. 
>
>I put my wallet, iPhone, camera, glasses, bike lock and a book in a
>nylon stuffsac, which I then put into a seat bag. My plan had been to
>reward myself afterwards with a nice cup of tea and a good read in the
>wonderfully badly-kept-secret cafe they have up there, with magnificent
>views east - I believe it's the highest point in London.
>
>It was a dark and stormy night. The woods were dark and deep. No. It was
>a beautiful spring day. My bike looked really cool, the woods were lush
>and green. The forest floor was a cliche of bluebells, so I kept
>stopping to take pictures. It was a bit of a drag fishing the camera out
>of the seatbag each time, so I decided to strap it, in its CCS case, to
>my belt, and went off charging around again.
>
>Half an hour later, I realise I didn't close the seat bag. My favourite
>wallet, my credit cards, driving licence, Oyster card, £75- cash,
>iPhone, glasses, bike lock (£100!) and Marivaux are gone.
>
>Dilemma. Rush home and cancel everything, or try to find it. I spent 3
>fruitless hours randomly searching the Ice Age undergrowth, like some
>sort of Hansel & Gretel, lost in there. Trees and leaves and sodding
>bluebells all look the same after a while but you soon get to know all
>the empty beer cans, bits of bog roll and pre-loved condoms in the whole
>fucking forest when you're stressed out of your mind.
>
>So I gave up and came home. On the way of course some fuckwit in a car
>decided he was the only fuckwit who should be allowed on the road and we
>ended up in a shouting match which finished in comedy when he said "you
>wouldn't say that if I wasn't in this car", to which I wittily reparteed
>"get out of the fucking car then", and he drove off. Marivaux could have
>learned some things from me.
>
>I cancelled my cards, and was looking on the iPad for a way to disable
>the iPhone when I found this Apple thing called, er, Find my iPhone.
>Hmm. Wonder what that does. So I tried it and it showed that it was
>still in the woods, and let me set it to lost, so hopefully it wouldn't
>let anyone else play with it and find all my dark secret things. I was
>resigned to losing the cash.
>
>Now, I hope someone from Apple gets to read this, because it's a great
>app, but it would be even greater if it told you the coordinates of the
>centre of the circle where your iPhone is, and the radius of the circle.
>
>So, I opened my GPS programme, which is called ExpertGPS and is pretty
>good , and by squinting a bit and finding a
>couple of reference points on the maps, made a stab at a waypoint for
>the lost phone, as well a waypoint for a reference point on the ground
>which marked out a line to follow. I then loaded the waypoints onto my
>GPS, and cycled back to the woods.
>
>It took another hour of searching, but this time methodically, and I
found it.
>
>It felt like a miracle. I made a waypoint on the GPS where I found the
>stuff, and when I got home again compared the actual position with the
>one I'd crudely made based on the Find my iPhone result. They were only
>17 metres apart, which I think is not bad under the circumstances.
>
>So at the moment I love Apple.
>
>I hate Dell though, because the screen on my laptop seems to have
>failed. Guess I'll have to replace it with a Mac.
>
>Oh, and the bike performed superbly.

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Spring Flowers - Finally!

[Bob Sullivan]

Got some flower photos this morning, FINALLY!!!
Spring is here with 70 degree days yesterday and today.
Raining now and heading back to 40 and snow.
At this rate the crocus will be decimated, but
the early dafodils are just blooming so they should last.

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735198

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735200

(I love my A200 Macro.)

Regards,  Bob S.

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OT: Apple doesn't fall far from the tree

[Bob W-PDML]

In three weeks I'm cycling the Sarsen Trail 
 with a friend. I don't 
normally cycle off-road, and my bike is a lightweight tourer, so I thought I'd 
better try it out and perhaps borrow an off-road one if I didn't think my audax 
would stand up to it. 

So today I took off the mudguards and rack, fitted some cyclocross knobbly 
tyres and headed up to Oxleas Wood, some ancient woodland about 5 miles from 
where I live. 

I put my wallet, iPhone, camera, glasses, bike lock and a book in a nylon 
stuffsac, which I then put into a seat bag. My plan had been to reward myself 
afterwards with a nice cup of tea and a good read in the wonderfully 
badly-kept-secret cafe they have up there, with magnificent views east - I 
believe it's the highest point in London.

It was a dark and stormy night. The woods were dark and deep. No. It was a 
beautiful spring day. My bike looked really cool, the woods were lush and 
green. The forest floor was a cliche of bluebells, so I kept stopping to take 
pictures. It was a bit of a drag fishing the camera out of the seatbag each 
time, so I decided to strap it, in its CCS case, to my belt, and went off 
charging around again.

Half an hour later, I realise I didn't close the seat bag. My favourite wallet, 
my credit cards, driving licence, Oyster card, £75- cash, iPhone, glasses, bike 
lock (£100!) and Marivaux are gone.

Dilemma. Rush home and cancel everything, or try to find it. I spent 3 
fruitless hours randomly searching the Ice Age undergrowth, like some sort of 
Hansel & Gretel, lost in there. Trees and leaves and sodding bluebells all look 
the same after a while but you soon get to know all the empty beer cans, bits 
of bog roll and pre-loved condoms in the whole fucking forest when you're 
stressed out of your mind.

So I gave up and came home. On the way of course some fuckwit in a car decided 
he was the only fuckwit who should be allowed on the road and we ended up in a 
shouting match which finished in comedy when he said "you wouldn't say that if 
I wasn't in this car", to which I wittily reparteed "get out of the fucking car 
then", and he drove off. Marivaux could have learned some things from me.

I cancelled my cards, and was looking on the iPad for a way to disable the 
iPhone when I found this Apple thing called, er, Find my iPhone. Hmm. Wonder 
what that does. So I tried it and it showed that it was still in the woods, and 
let me set it to lost, so hopefully it wouldn't let anyone else play with it 
and find all my dark secret things. I was resigned to losing the cash.

Now, I hope someone from Apple gets to read this, because it's a great app, but 
it would be even greater if it told you the coordinates of the centre of the 
circle where your iPhone is, and the radius of the circle.

So, I opened my GPS programme, which is called ExpertGPS and is pretty good 
, and by squinting a bit and finding a couple of 
reference points on the maps, made a stab at a waypoint for the lost phone, as 
well a waypoint for a reference point on the ground which marked out a line to 
follow. I then loaded the waypoints onto my GPS, and cycled back to the woods.

It took another hour of searching, but this time methodically, and I found it.

It felt like a miracle. I made a waypoint on the GPS where I found the stuff, 
and when I got home again compared the actual position with the one I'd crudely 
made based on the Find my iPhone result. They were only 17 metres apart, which 
I think is not bad under the circumstances.

So at the moment I love Apple.

I hate Dell though, because the screen on my laptop seems to have failed. Guess 
I'll have to replace it with a Mac.

Oh, and the bike performed superbly.

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Re: 645Z specs

[Alexandru-Cristian Sarbu]

Talking about price, I didn't see mentioned 645Z's: around $8500.

Alex

On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 7:24 AM, Brian Walters  wrote:
> Quoting Paul Stenquist :
>
>> 51 megapixel 43.8 x 32.8 sensor. ISO to 204,800, and it?s a bit smaller
>> than a Nikon D4. Why would anyone want a 24 x 36 Pentax?
>
>
>
> Well, I don't, but price is one reason that people still want one.
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RE: Death at Lunchtime

[Bob W]

Great story. Sorry about your cockatiel, but great story.

B

> -Original Message-
> From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Alan C
> Sent: 13 April 2014 14:16
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> Subject: OT: Death at Lunchtime
> 
> There was a commotion on our verandah at lunchtime. On investigation, my
> wife found a Peregrine Falcon had grabbed our Cockatiel by the neck
through
> the bars of his cage. As we approached, the Falcon released the cockatiel
but
> only retreated to the far end of the verandah, the bold sod. I retrieved
the
> Cockatiel from the floor of his cage but he was mortally wounded & died in
> my hands a few minutes later. The Cockatiel adopted us about 20 years ago,
> already able to speak, sing & imitate many wild birds. We never found the
> previous owner. The Falcon then landed on the top of an open lounge
> window & gawked at us through the fanlight. When I stood up, he flew off
> but a minute or so later flew at high speed into the window. Over the
years,
> several birds have done that, many breaking their necks. Not the Falcon,
> however. He soon picked himself up & shot off to look for a meal
> somewhere else.  Law of the Jungle I suppose. Sorry, no photos.
> 
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Re: OT - No Bees

[Richard Womer]

Recent bits I've read indicate that it is likely multifactorial: 
immunosuppression (from malnutrition, chemicals, long-distance transport 
stress, other things) leaving the bees vulnerable to a variety of pathogens.

Rick

On Apr 13, 2014, at 12:24 PM, P.J. Alling wrote:

> Actually I think toxic Hive syndrome has turned out to be a bacterial 
> infection, not actually pesticides. The question are we in trouble?  Well yes 
> of course we are, life is precarious.
> 
> On 4/13/2014 8:55 AM, Alan C wrote:
>> I believe it is a world wide phenomenon. Pesticides. No bees - no 
>> pollination of many species. Could we be in trouble?
>> 
>> Alan C
>> 
>> -Original Message- From: Mark C
>> Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2014 6:35 AM
>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
>> Subject: OT - No Bees
>> 
>> I have a tradition of taking a macro shot of honey bees in crocus
>> flowers, usually in March or early April. It's spring training for a new
>> bug photography season...
>> 
>> The crocuses in my yard are almost gone - and I have yet to see a single
>> Apis Mellifera. Bee populations are being decimated due to a several
>> causes - but it may be that this harsh winter was the final blow for the
>> locals. It's a troubling development.
>> 
>> Mark
>> 
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Re: 645Z specs

[Paul Stenquist]

I'm wrong. No in body stabilization. But some menses offer it. Only 16 
dedicated lenses are available, but that's still a substantial number. Frame 
rate is 3 GPS. Enough for me.

Paul via phone

> On Apr 13, 2014, at 2:30 PM, Paul Stenquist  wrote:
> 
> 645Z has in body image stabilization and more than 30 autofocus lenses 
> available.I believe the frame rate was substantial as well but don't have 
> time to look now. APS-C is a great option, and 24 x 36 doesn't appear to be 
> enough of an upgrade for me. Others of course will feel differently.
> 
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> On Apr 13, 2014, at 1:09 PM, Mark Roberts  wrote:
> 
>>> Paul Stenquist wrote:
>>> 
>>> Why would anyone want a 24 x 36 Pentax?
>> 
>> • To be able to use existing full-frame lenses
>> • To have access to smaller/lighter (and Med format)  lenses
>> • To be able to use lenses for the full-frame on both full-frame and
>> APS-C bodies
>> • To avoid needing to buy expensive full-frame glass
>> • To have a *vastly* wider selection of lenses available (fisheye,
>> ultra-wide and super telephoto)
>> • To be able to use affordable lenses on occasion
>> • To have the option of third-party glass
>> • To have in-body image stabilization
>> • To have smaller/lighter kit than medium format
>> • For faster frame rate when necessary
>> 
>> Full-frame 35mm and Med format are very different type systems with
>> relatively little overlap.
>> 
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Re: 645Z specs

[Paul Stenquist]

645Z has in body image stabilization and more than 30 autofocus lenses 
available.I believe the frame rate was substantial as well but don't have time 
to look now. APS-C is a great option, and 24 x 36 doesn't appear to be enough 
of an upgrade for me. Others of course will feel differently.

Paul via phone

On Apr 13, 2014, at 1:09 PM, Mark Roberts  wrote:

>> Paul Stenquist wrote:
>> 
>> Why would anyone want a 24 x 36 Pentax?
> 
> • To be able to use existing full-frame lenses
> • To have access to smaller/lighter (and Med format)  lenses
> • To be able to use lenses for the full-frame on both full-frame and
> APS-C bodies
> • To avoid needing to buy expensive full-frame glass
> • To have a *vastly* wider selection of lenses available (fisheye,
> ultra-wide and super telephoto)
> • To be able to use affordable lenses on occasion
> • To have the option of third-party glass
> • To have in-body image stabilization
> • To have smaller/lighter kit than medium format
> • For faster frame rate when necessary
> 
> Full-frame 35mm and Med format are very different type systems with
> relatively little overlap.
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Re: 645Z specs

[Boris Liberman]

On 4/13/2014 9:06 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote:

To watch me dine on cloth.


Is hat cloth?

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Re: 645Z specs

[Boris Liberman]

I agree with everything that you said, Mark. I could only add that 
personally I prefer wide angle to tele, and for me to shoot K/A 24/2.8 
on FF body would be far easier (both in terms of size/weight and in 
terms of price) than to shoot 16/2.8 (probably from some big zoom lens) 
on APS-C.


Obviously by now Pentax has very solid and complete lens line as far as 
APS-C goes, but there some interesting things that I could have done 
with film bodies that I couldn't immediately do with APS-C...


But no matter, I'm collecting the Leica M prime lenses now. I find that 
I like them more on my APS-C Ricoh GXR-M than anything else, really.


On 4/13/2014 8:09 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:

Paul Stenquist wrote:

Why would anyone want a 24 x 36 Pentax?


• To be able to use existing full-frame lenses
• To have access to smaller/lighter (and Med format)  lenses
• To be able to use lenses for the full-frame on both full-frame and
APS-C bodies
• To avoid needing to buy expensive full-frame glass
• To have a *vastly* wider selection of lenses available (fisheye,
ultra-wide and super telephoto)
• To be able to use affordable lenses on occasion
• To have the option of third-party glass
• To have in-body image stabilization
• To have smaller/lighter kit than medium format
• For faster frame rate when necessary

Full-frame 35mm and Med format are very different type systems with
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Re: 645Z specs

[Steve Cottrell]

On 13/4/14, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed:

>? To be able to use existing full-frame lenses
>? To have access to smaller/lighter (and Med format)  lenses
>? To be able to use lenses for the full-frame on both full-frame and
>APS-C bodies
>? To avoid needing to buy expensive full-frame glass
>? To have a *vastly* wider selection of lenses available (fisheye,
>ultra-wide and super telephoto)
>? To be able to use affordable lenses on occasion
>? To have the option of third-party glass
>? To have in-body image stabilization
>? To have smaller/lighter kit than medium format
>? For faster frame rate when necessary

To watch me dine on cloth.

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Re: 645Z specs

[P.J. Alling]

On 4/13/2014 1:09 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:

Paul Stenquist wrote:

Why would anyone want a 24 x 36 Pentax?

• To be able to use existing full-frame lenses
• To have access to smaller/lighter (and Med format)  lenses
• To be able to use lenses for the full-frame on both full-frame and
APS-C bodies
• To avoid needing to buy expensive full-frame glass
• To have a *vastly* wider selection of lenses available (fisheye,
ultra-wide and super telephoto)
• To be able to use affordable lenses on occasion
• To have the option of third-party glass
• To have in-body image stabilization
• To have smaller/lighter kit than medium format
• For faster frame rate when necessary

Full-frame 35mm and Med format are very different type systems with
relatively little overlap.
  
Sadly I'm not sure that I really care anymore. Most of my collection of 
existing lenses are K and M. If Pentax doesn't fully support open 
aperture metering with those lenses, I won't use them enough anyway. It 
doesn't matter how good optically the K 135mm f2.8 is for example if I 
never use it.


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Re: OT - No Bees

[Alan C]

Many years ago, in Rhodesia, a friend of mine who was an eminent amateur 
apiarist gave up his accounting job to work full time with his bees. He 
selected an area where there were large Eucalyptus plantations interspersed 
with indigenous bushveld trees to give a good honey flow all the year round. 
Alas, his bees were wiped out in 18 months, attributed to aerial pesticide 
spraying of cotton which was grown as a winter crop in the same area. (I 
think what you are referring to is also known as "Foul Brood", also a factor 
in SA). The last I heard he had moved to the USA to teach American apiarists 
how to handle introduced African bees which are far more aggressive than the 
local bees.


-Original Message- 
From: P.J. Alling

Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2014 6:24 PM
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Subject: Re: OT - No Bees

Actually I think toxic Hive syndrome has turned out to be a bacterial
infection, not actually pesticides. The question are we in trouble?
Well yes of course we are, life is precarious.

On 4/13/2014 8:55 AM, Alan C wrote:
I believe it is a world wide phenomenon. Pesticides. No bees - no 
pollination of many species. Could we be in trouble?


Alan C

-Original Message- From: Mark C
Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2014 6:35 AM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: OT - No Bees

I have a tradition of taking a macro shot of honey bees in crocus
flowers, usually in March or early April. It's spring training for a new
bug photography season...

The crocuses in my yard are almost gone - and I have yet to see a single
Apis Mellifera. Bee populations are being decimated due to a several
causes - but it may be that this harsh winter was the final blow for the
locals. It's a troubling development.

Mark




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Re: PESO: Almost

[jdavisf8]

What she said, Dan. Looks like the bloom is ready to fire. 

Jack 

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Really like this one (too) 
I find these more interesting than the straight on full blown shots - 
and both this and the magnolia have lovely blurred out backgrounds that 
are not as stark as the solid black look. 

ann 

On 4/13/2014 09:56, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: 
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17734989 
> Comments are invited. 
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Re: 645Z specs

[Mark Roberts]

>Paul Stenquist wrote:
>
>Why would anyone want a 24 x 36 Pentax?

• To be able to use existing full-frame lenses
• To have access to smaller/lighter (and Med format)  lenses
• To be able to use lenses for the full-frame on both full-frame and
APS-C bodies
• To avoid needing to buy expensive full-frame glass
• To have a *vastly* wider selection of lenses available (fisheye,
ultra-wide and super telephoto)
• To be able to use affordable lenses on occasion
• To have the option of third-party glass
• To have in-body image stabilization
• To have smaller/lighter kit than medium format
• For faster frame rate when necessary

Full-frame 35mm and Med format are very different type systems with
relatively little overlap.
 
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Re: PESO: Almost

[Ann Sanfedele]

Really like this one (too)
I find these more interesting than the straight on full blown shots -
and both this and the magnolia have lovely blurred out backgrounds that
are not as stark as the solid black look.

ann

On 4/13/2014 09:56, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17734989
Comments are invited.

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Re: OT - No Bees

[Paul Stenquist]

I get a lot of bees in the yard, because the school farm down the street has a 
bunch of hives. Apparently, they’re keeping their bees alive.

Paul
On Apr 13, 2014, at 12:24 PM, P.J. Alling  wrote:

> Actually I think toxic Hive syndrome has turned out to be a bacterial 
> infection, not actually pesticides. The question are we in trouble?  Well yes 
> of course we are, life is precarious.
> 
> On 4/13/2014 8:55 AM, Alan C wrote:
>> I believe it is a world wide phenomenon. Pesticides. No bees - no 
>> pollination of many species. Could we be in trouble?
>> 
>> Alan C
>> 
>> -Original Message- From: Mark C
>> Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2014 6:35 AM
>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
>> Subject: OT - No Bees
>> 
>> I have a tradition of taking a macro shot of honey bees in crocus
>> flowers, usually in March or early April. It's spring training for a new
>> bug photography season...
>> 
>> The crocuses in my yard are almost gone - and I have yet to see a single
>> Apis Mellifera. Bee populations are being decimated due to a several
>> causes - but it may be that this harsh winter was the final blow for the
>> locals. It's a troubling development.
>> 
>> Mark
>> 
> 
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Re: OT - No Bees

[P.J. Alling]

Actually I think toxic Hive syndrome has turned out to be a bacterial 
infection, not actually pesticides. The question are we in trouble?  
Well yes of course we are, life is precarious.


On 4/13/2014 8:55 AM, Alan C wrote:
I believe it is a world wide phenomenon. Pesticides. No bees - no 
pollination of many species. Could we be in trouble?


Alan C

-Original Message- From: Mark C
Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2014 6:35 AM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: OT - No Bees

I have a tradition of taking a macro shot of honey bees in crocus
flowers, usually in March or early April. It's spring training for a new
bug photography season...

The crocuses in my yard are almost gone - and I have yet to see a single
Apis Mellifera. Bee populations are being decimated due to a several
causes - but it may be that this harsh winter was the final blow for the
locals. It's a troubling development.

Mark




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Re: OT: more testing

[P.J. Alling]

No matter what else your problems I like the phrase "I'm a fugitive from 
the law of averages."  I really thing that's a MAEK!


On 4/13/2014 11:33 AM, John Sessoms wrote:
I do sometimes feel like that old guy Joe Btfsplk from the Li'l Abner 
comic. I'm a fugitive from the law of averages.


But no, I think I just live where the internet options aren't that good.

Time Warner has a monopoly on cable in this area and my only 
"alternative" would be AT&T (who have a monopoly on plain old telephone).


I won't repeat the story why AT&T is a no go, but I'm convinced that 
on top of their basic incompetence, Time Warner is playing games with 
their cable internet service.


They're making it crap so subscribers will be encouraged to buy 
"turbo" internet at a much higher price. They can't just jack the 
rates up because that would violate their contract with the city that 
gave them the cable monopoly.


It's a marketing ploy to get you to pay twice as much in order to get 
what you're already paying for.


The other part, the computer problems, is I don't fit in with the 
disposable society.


It may be some form of OCD, but I can't bring myself to throw away 
perfectly good hardware just because it's a few years old. Along with 
a "pack-rat gene" I seem to have inherited an attitude to use it, mend 
it, use it again and keep using it until it's all used up ... then 
pass it along to someone else who can use it.


Except that there is no one else who can use it; nowhere to donate it. 
So I keep nursing the old hardware along.



On 4/12/2014 6:14 PM, Brian Walters wrote:

Quoting John Sessoms :


Damn it! Here we go again


John - did you break a mirror while trying to avoid a black cat after
walking under a ladder?

You seem to have more computer/internet bad luck than one person should
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Re: PESO 2014 - Airport - GDG

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Yahoo is still SPAM Rick.

On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 7:33 AM, Rick Womer  wrote:
> Oooh, I identify so much with the lady on the left!  Very nicely caught!
>
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>> On travel this week.
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Re: PESO: Almost

[Bruce]

Nice lighting on the flower.  It is easy to blow out the yellow.  Looks like 
Spring is there. 

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Re: OT - No Bees

[Mark C]

Its oft quoted that about 1/3rd of our food supply depends on crop 
pollination by bees - so it could be trouble!


Mark

On 4/13/2014 8:55 AM, Alan C wrote:
I believe it is a world wide phenomenon. Pesticides. No bees - no 
pollination of many species. Could we be in trouble?


Alan C

-Original Message- From: Mark C
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Subject: OT - No Bees

I have a tradition of taking a macro shot of honey bees in crocus
flowers, usually in March or early April. It's spring training for a new
bug photography season...

The crocuses in my yard are almost gone - and I have yet to see a single
Apis Mellifera. Bee populations are being decimated due to a several
causes - but it may be that this harsh winter was the final blow for the
locals. It's a troubling development.

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Re: PESO: Goes to 12

[John Sessoms]

For the rest of the month I'll be playing a Telecaster thorough it. I've
got too many guitars.

End of the month the Telecaster will be locked up again & another one
will come out to be played. Don't know which it will be yet.

On 4/13/2014 3:24 AM, Chris Mitchell wrote:

2 louder. Looks nice. What will you be plugging into it?
Chris

On 12 April 2014 21:40, John Sessoms  wrote:

Take *THAT* Nigel!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/jb_sessoms/13805576085/

Fender '57 Deluxe 5E3 (reissue); hand wired P-to-P circuitry. The one
that got away.

I expect I'll be able to save up again before Ricoh releases a FF Pentax
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Re: OT: more testing

[John Sessoms]

I do sometimes feel like that old guy Joe Btfsplk from the Li'l Abner 
comic. I'm a fugitive from the law of averages.


But no, I think I just live where the internet options aren't that good.

Time Warner has a monopoly on cable in this area and my only 
"alternative" would be AT&T (who have a monopoly on plain old telephone).


I won't repeat the story why AT&T is a no go, but I'm convinced that on 
top of their basic incompetence, Time Warner is playing games with their 
cable internet service.


They're making it crap so subscribers will be encouraged to buy "turbo" 
internet at a much higher price. They can't just jack the rates up 
because that would violate their contract with the city that gave them 
the cable monopoly.


It's a marketing ploy to get you to pay twice as much in order to get 
what you're already paying for.


The other part, the computer problems, is I don't fit in with the 
disposable society.


It may be some form of OCD, but I can't bring myself to throw away 
perfectly good hardware just because it's a few years old. Along with a 
"pack-rat gene" I seem to have inherited an attitude to use it, mend it, 
use it again and keep using it until it's all used up ... then pass it 
along to someone else who can use it.


Except that there is no one else who can use it; nowhere to donate it. 
So I keep nursing the old hardware along.



On 4/12/2014 6:14 PM, Brian Walters wrote:

Quoting John Sessoms :


Damn it! Here we go again


John - did you break a mirror while trying to avoid a black cat after
walking under a ladder?

You seem to have more computer/internet bad luck than one person should
have to put up with...

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Re: PESO: Potential

[Chris Mitchell]

You're doing some good close-up work at the moment Dan. Liked the
nearly-daffodil too.

Daffs have pretty well finished round here (Southern England) and
magnolias are coming to an end. We had a warm winter and spring seemed
to come early. Hawthorn is blossoming near to me - that doesn't
usually happen until May.

Chris

On 13 April 2014 15:59, Bruce Walker  wrote:
> Yes, what Rick said. Fabulous detail and nicely blurred background for
> contrast. Definitely try a vertical.
>
> On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 10:35 PM, Richard Womer  wrote:
>> Interesting, wonderfully sharp pic, Dan. One could crop it to a vertical 
>> shot.
>>
>> Rick
>>
>> On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 6:09 PM, Daniel J. Matyola  
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>>> Magnolia bud about to bloom.
>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17734457&size=md
>>> K-r, FA 100mm F2.8
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Re: 645Z specs

[Boris Liberman]

Paul, you see, I cannot agree or disagree with your statement about
appeal of bigger sensors (penile and Leican aspects aside), for it is
too general for me to able to reason about it. In my opinion it very
much depends on the specific case. It very well may be that in Israel
and in Detroit people have different views as to what a photographer
should look like. It very well may be that wedding photographer
clients and war journalism department editor/head may have different
views on this matter. I can give you some rather ridiculous examples
as to what kind of prejudices are out there in terms of photography.
And in my opinion these prejudices do not disappear, they just shift.
Interestingly, most recent Tamron offering of 16-300 zoom lens for
APS-C cameras would suggest that Freudian aspect of photographic gear
is still very much alive and kicking, so to say.

I am really happy to read that you have a friend in Pentax marketing
who indicated to you that sales are up and that Pentax brand is
gaining popularity. This is really wonderful news. It then stands to
reason that so far Pentax marketing strategy has been sound. Whether
or not it will remain sound in the term longer than current will have
to be seen. I sincerely hope that having been able to plan so good so
far they will be able to extend their success much further.



On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 5:47 PM, Paul Stenquist  wrote:
> The fashionable appeal of sensors of a certain size seems to be wearing thin. 
> While a bigger sensor has had a certain cache in the past, like the Leica dot 
> or a large penis, it seems to be fading. And I believe Pentax is currently 
> selling as many K-3s as they can manufacture -- although I have no data to 
> back that up. in any case, my frien in the marketing department at Ricoh says 
> sales are way up following recent marketing efforts, and the brand is doing 
> well.
>
> Paul
> On Apr 13, 2014, at 10:35 AM, Boris Liberman  wrote:
>
>> I agree, that in the hands of capable photographer K-3 with DA* 16-50
>> is probably 95% as good as 6D with 24-70/2.8L if seriously lighter and
>> somewhat smaller. However, it is not the opinion of knowledgeable
>> photographer such as you, Paul, that matters (no disrespect here). In
>> order for K-3 to compete, Pentax/Ricoh have to cause a shift in public
>> opinion. This is a task that I honestly have no idea how to approach.
>>
>> I should point out that Q-system, K-system and 645-system is three
>> systems to support. Arguably both Nikon 1 and Canon M are "third"
>> systems as far as these companies go. The first two being APS-C and
>> 24x36 mm systems. However, I am not entirely sure that Pentax has
>> capacity to sustain "battle" on all three fronts. I very much would
>> wish them to be able to, as this will at the very least provide
>> competition to big brands thereby making everybody's life better. But
>> I much rather Q-system wasn't started at all whereupon the resources
>> invested in it were invested elsewhere. For example, I really am sad
>> knowing that Pentax/Ricoh fully abandoned Ricoh GXR. I've just read on
>> one Russian forum that at the recent exhibition Pentax/Ricoh reps were
>> surprised to see Ricoh GXR-M with interchangeable lenses. But then
>> again, I realize that I am probably not among the people who're
>> targeted by Pentax/Ricoh marketing anyway. I am not serious enough to
>> buy into 645Z/D nor am I willing to keep spending money on APS-C -
>> I've got what I need.
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 5:04 PM, Paul Stenquist  
>> wrote:
>>> But I suspect that the K-3 with Pentax DA* lenses can outperform the 6D in 
>>> most respects. Or at the very least, it's roughly equivalent. Pentax is 
>>> still a niche marketer. If they can succeed with the K-3 and the 645Z, they 
>>> may well be at the limits of their current capacity. I'd hate to see them 
>>> abandon further development of APS-C glass by spreading themselves too thin.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Apr 13, 2014, at 9:13 AM, Boris Liberman  wrote:
>>>
 Indeed, you're right, Paul.

 I should point out that Pentax 645Z would compete with the Nikon D4 or
 Canon 1Dx (or whatever the top models they have out there), which
 means prices in excess of USD 5,000. Pentax K-3 competes with Nikon
 D7100 and/or Canon 70D or should they introduce replacements for D300
 and 7D respectively, it would compete with them. Now, assuming my
 reasoning is correct, it leaves the whole market segment of less
 expensive 24x36mm cameras, such as Nikon D610 or Canon 6D unattended.
 It is entirely possible that Pentax considers these cameras to be
 direct competitors of K-3. However, as it is now, K-3 looks less
 attractive to me than, say Canon 6D. At the same time 645Z (or
 D800/D4, 1Dx/5Dmk3) is out of my financial reach. So, I am capped as
 far as sensor size possibilities go, although in Canon/Nikon land I
 could upgrade from top of the line APS-C to 24x36.

 It is entir

Re: PESO: Potential

[Bruce Walker]

Yes, what Rick said. Fabulous detail and nicely blurred background for
contrast. Definitely try a vertical.

On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 10:35 PM, Richard Womer  wrote:
> Interesting, wonderfully sharp pic, Dan. One could crop it to a vertical shot.
>
> Rick
>
> On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 6:09 PM, Daniel J. Matyola  
> wrote:
>> Magnolia bud about to bloom.
>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17734457&size=md
>> K-r, FA 100mm F2.8
>> Comments Invited.
>>
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>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
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Re: PESO - Face Downd

[Bruce Walker]

Good, Rick. I like the composition, although I think it could benefit
from a closer crop to eliminate clutter along the top and focus more
on lines.


On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 7:01 PM, Rick Womer  wrote:
> I took a photo-walk in the nearby cemetery last weekend. Many of the graves 
> date from the early 1800s, and are not well-maintained.
>
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17730414&size=lg
>
> or, for photo.net-o-phobes:
>
> http://gallery.photo.net/photo/17730414-lg.jpg
>
> (K-5, DA 50-200)
>
> Comments?
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Re: OT - New Age Bull@#&t Generator

[Bruce Walker]

I think I just had a chakra-gasm. Most enlightening, Frank. Thanks!

On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 11:26 PM, knarf  wrote:
> C'est fun:
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> http://sebpearce.com/bullshit/
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Re: 645Z specs

[Paul Stenquist]

The fashionable appeal of sensors of a certain size seems to be wearing thin. 
While a bigger sensor has had a certain cache in the past, like the Leica dot 
or a large penis, it seems to be fading. And I believe Pentax is currently 
selling as many K-3s as they can manufacture — although I have no data to back 
that up. in any case, my frien in the marketing department at Ricoh says sales 
are way up following recent marketing efforts, and the brand is doing well.

Paul
On Apr 13, 2014, at 10:35 AM, Boris Liberman  wrote:

> I agree, that in the hands of capable photographer K-3 with DA* 16-50
> is probably 95% as good as 6D with 24-70/2.8L if seriously lighter and
> somewhat smaller. However, it is not the opinion of knowledgeable
> photographer such as you, Paul, that matters (no disrespect here). In
> order for K-3 to compete, Pentax/Ricoh have to cause a shift in public
> opinion. This is a task that I honestly have no idea how to approach.
> 
> I should point out that Q-system, K-system and 645-system is three
> systems to support. Arguably both Nikon 1 and Canon M are "third"
> systems as far as these companies go. The first two being APS-C and
> 24x36 mm systems. However, I am not entirely sure that Pentax has
> capacity to sustain "battle" on all three fronts. I very much would
> wish them to be able to, as this will at the very least provide
> competition to big brands thereby making everybody's life better. But
> I much rather Q-system wasn't started at all whereupon the resources
> invested in it were invested elsewhere. For example, I really am sad
> knowing that Pentax/Ricoh fully abandoned Ricoh GXR. I've just read on
> one Russian forum that at the recent exhibition Pentax/Ricoh reps were
> surprised to see Ricoh GXR-M with interchangeable lenses. But then
> again, I realize that I am probably not among the people who're
> targeted by Pentax/Ricoh marketing anyway. I am not serious enough to
> buy into 645Z/D nor am I willing to keep spending money on APS-C -
> I've got what I need.
> 
> 
> On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 5:04 PM, Paul Stenquist  
> wrote:
>> But I suspect that the K-3 with Pentax DA* lenses can outperform the 6D in 
>> most respects. Or at the very least, it's roughly equivalent. Pentax is 
>> still a niche marketer. If they can succeed with the K-3 and the 645Z, they 
>> may well be at the limits of their current capacity. I'd hate to see them 
>> abandon further development of APS-C glass by spreading themselves too thin.
>> 
>> 
>> On Apr 13, 2014, at 9:13 AM, Boris Liberman  wrote:
>> 
>>> Indeed, you're right, Paul.
>>> 
>>> I should point out that Pentax 645Z would compete with the Nikon D4 or
>>> Canon 1Dx (or whatever the top models they have out there), which
>>> means prices in excess of USD 5,000. Pentax K-3 competes with Nikon
>>> D7100 and/or Canon 70D or should they introduce replacements for D300
>>> and 7D respectively, it would compete with them. Now, assuming my
>>> reasoning is correct, it leaves the whole market segment of less
>>> expensive 24x36mm cameras, such as Nikon D610 or Canon 6D unattended.
>>> It is entirely possible that Pentax considers these cameras to be
>>> direct competitors of K-3. However, as it is now, K-3 looks less
>>> attractive to me than, say Canon 6D. At the same time 645Z (or
>>> D800/D4, 1Dx/5Dmk3) is out of my financial reach. So, I am capped as
>>> far as sensor size possibilities go, although in Canon/Nikon land I
>>> could upgrade from top of the line APS-C to 24x36.
>>> 
>>> It is entirely possible that I am not inside what Pentax considers
>>> their target demographics. Suffices it to say, I am far more
>>> interested to see what kind of market development bring Sony A7 series
>>> of cameras, as I can easily see one such camera in my photo bag when
>>> my Ricoh GXR-M's expire.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 3:51 PM, Paul Stenquist  
>>> wrote:
 Can't use all the Pentax APS-C lenses on 24 x 36 anyway. Pentax doesn't  
 have a state of the art lens line for "full frame."
 
 Paul via phone
 
> On Apr 13, 2014, at 8:14 AM, Mark Roberts  
> wrote:
> 
> Paul Stenquist wrote:
> 
>> 51 megapixel 43.8 x 32.8 sensor. ISO to 204,800, and it's a bit smaller 
>> than a Nikon D4. Why would anyone want a 24 x 36 Pentax?
> 
> So they can use the same lenses on their full-frame and their APS-C
> cameras? And not buy another entire set of lenses?
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Re: 645Z specs

[Boris Liberman]

I agree, that in the hands of capable photographer K-3 with DA* 16-50
is probably 95% as good as 6D with 24-70/2.8L if seriously lighter and
somewhat smaller. However, it is not the opinion of knowledgeable
photographer such as you, Paul, that matters (no disrespect here). In
order for K-3 to compete, Pentax/Ricoh have to cause a shift in public
opinion. This is a task that I honestly have no idea how to approach.

I should point out that Q-system, K-system and 645-system is three
systems to support. Arguably both Nikon 1 and Canon M are "third"
systems as far as these companies go. The first two being APS-C and
24x36 mm systems. However, I am not entirely sure that Pentax has
capacity to sustain "battle" on all three fronts. I very much would
wish them to be able to, as this will at the very least provide
competition to big brands thereby making everybody's life better. But
I much rather Q-system wasn't started at all whereupon the resources
invested in it were invested elsewhere. For example, I really am sad
knowing that Pentax/Ricoh fully abandoned Ricoh GXR. I've just read on
one Russian forum that at the recent exhibition Pentax/Ricoh reps were
surprised to see Ricoh GXR-M with interchangeable lenses. But then
again, I realize that I am probably not among the people who're
targeted by Pentax/Ricoh marketing anyway. I am not serious enough to
buy into 645Z/D nor am I willing to keep spending money on APS-C -
I've got what I need.


On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 5:04 PM, Paul Stenquist  wrote:
> But I suspect that the K-3 with Pentax DA* lenses can outperform the 6D in 
> most respects. Or at the very least, it's roughly equivalent. Pentax is still 
> a niche marketer. If they can succeed with the K-3 and the 645Z, they may 
> well be at the limits of their current capacity. I'd hate to see them abandon 
> further development of APS-C glass by spreading themselves too thin.
>
>
> On Apr 13, 2014, at 9:13 AM, Boris Liberman  wrote:
>
>> Indeed, you're right, Paul.
>>
>> I should point out that Pentax 645Z would compete with the Nikon D4 or
>> Canon 1Dx (or whatever the top models they have out there), which
>> means prices in excess of USD 5,000. Pentax K-3 competes with Nikon
>> D7100 and/or Canon 70D or should they introduce replacements for D300
>> and 7D respectively, it would compete with them. Now, assuming my
>> reasoning is correct, it leaves the whole market segment of less
>> expensive 24x36mm cameras, such as Nikon D610 or Canon 6D unattended.
>> It is entirely possible that Pentax considers these cameras to be
>> direct competitors of K-3. However, as it is now, K-3 looks less
>> attractive to me than, say Canon 6D. At the same time 645Z (or
>> D800/D4, 1Dx/5Dmk3) is out of my financial reach. So, I am capped as
>> far as sensor size possibilities go, although in Canon/Nikon land I
>> could upgrade from top of the line APS-C to 24x36.
>>
>> It is entirely possible that I am not inside what Pentax considers
>> their target demographics. Suffices it to say, I am far more
>> interested to see what kind of market development bring Sony A7 series
>> of cameras, as I can easily see one such camera in my photo bag when
>> my Ricoh GXR-M's expire.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 3:51 PM, Paul Stenquist  
>> wrote:
>>> Can't use all the Pentax APS-C lenses on 24 x 36 anyway. Pentax doesn't  
>>> have a state of the art lens line for "full frame."
>>>
>>> Paul via phone
>>>
 On Apr 13, 2014, at 8:14 AM, Mark Roberts  
 wrote:

 Paul Stenquist wrote:

> 51 megapixel 43.8 x 32.8 sensor. ISO to 204,800, and it's a bit smaller 
> than a Nikon D4. Why would anyone want a 24 x 36 Pentax?

 So they can use the same lenses on their full-frame and their APS-C
 cameras? And not buy another entire set of lenses?

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Re: 645Z specs

[Paul Stenquist]

But I suspect that the K-3 with Pentax DA* lenses can outperform the 6D in most 
respects. Or at the very least, it’s roughly equivalent. Pentax is still a 
niche marketer. If they can succeed with the K-3 and the 645Z, they may well be 
at the limits of their current capacity. I’d hate to see them abandon further 
development of APS-C glass by spreading themselves too thin.


On Apr 13, 2014, at 9:13 AM, Boris Liberman  wrote:

> Indeed, you're right, Paul.
> 
> I should point out that Pentax 645Z would compete with the Nikon D4 or
> Canon 1Dx (or whatever the top models they have out there), which
> means prices in excess of USD 5,000. Pentax K-3 competes with Nikon
> D7100 and/or Canon 70D or should they introduce replacements for D300
> and 7D respectively, it would compete with them. Now, assuming my
> reasoning is correct, it leaves the whole market segment of less
> expensive 24x36mm cameras, such as Nikon D610 or Canon 6D unattended.
> It is entirely possible that Pentax considers these cameras to be
> direct competitors of K-3. However, as it is now, K-3 looks less
> attractive to me than, say Canon 6D. At the same time 645Z (or
> D800/D4, 1Dx/5Dmk3) is out of my financial reach. So, I am capped as
> far as sensor size possibilities go, although in Canon/Nikon land I
> could upgrade from top of the line APS-C to 24x36.
> 
> It is entirely possible that I am not inside what Pentax considers
> their target demographics. Suffices it to say, I am far more
> interested to see what kind of market development bring Sony A7 series
> of cameras, as I can easily see one such camera in my photo bag when
> my Ricoh GXR-M's expire.
> 
> 
> 
> On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 3:51 PM, Paul Stenquist  
> wrote:
>> Can't use all the Pentax APS-C lenses on 24 x 36 anyway. Pentax doesn't  
>> have a state of the art lens line for "full frame."
>> 
>> Paul via phone
>> 
>>> On Apr 13, 2014, at 8:14 AM, Mark Roberts  
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Paul Stenquist wrote:
>>> 
 51 megapixel 43.8 x 32.8 sensor. ISO to 204,800, and it's a bit smaller 
 than a Nikon D4. Why would anyone want a 24 x 36 Pentax?
>>> 
>>> So they can use the same lenses on their full-frame and their APS-C
>>> cameras? And not buy another entire set of lenses?
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Re: PESO 2014 - Airport - GDG

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Rick, this post and two others showed up in my GMail Spam folder.

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On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 8:33 AM, Rick Womer  wrote:
> Oooh, I identify so much with the lady on the left!  Very nicely caught!
>
> Rick
>
> On Apr 12, 2014, at 00:31 , Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
>
>> On travel this week.
>>
>> https://flic.kr/p/n1FeFM
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PESO: Almost

[Daniel J. Matyola]

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17734989
Comments are invited.

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Re: OT - No Bees

[Daniel J. Matyola]

It is a complex phenomenon, called colony collapse disorder:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony_collapse_disorder

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On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 8:55 AM, Alan C  wrote:
> I believe it is a world wide phenomenon. Pesticides. No bees - no
> pollination of many species. Could we be in trouble?
>
> Alan C
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> -Original Message- From: Mark C
> Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2014 6:35 AM
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> Subject: OT - No Bees
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> I have a tradition of taking a macro shot of honey bees in crocus
> flowers, usually in March or early April. It's spring training for a new
> bug photography season...
>
> The crocuses in my yard are almost gone - and I have yet to see a single
> Apis Mellifera. Bee populations are being decimated due to a several
> causes - but it may be that this harsh winter was the final blow for the
> locals. It's a troubling development.
>
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Re: OT: Death at Lunchtime

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On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 9:22 AM, Chris Mitchell
 wrote:
> Nature in all its glory.

Nature in all its gory.

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Re: OT: Death at Lunchtime

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The  cruelty of nature, right on your verandah!  Sorry for your loss.

I have never kept birds, only dogs and marine fish, but I did have two
incidents in which birds at my feeders were taken in mid-air by hawks.
 In one instance, the hawk flew only about 2 feet over my head before
grabbing its prey about 30 feet from me.
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On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 9:15 AM, Alan C  wrote:
> There was a commotion on our verandah at lunchtime. On investigation, my
> wife found a Peregrine Falcon had grabbed our Cockatiel by the neck through
> the bars of his cage. As we approached, the Falcon released the cockatiel
> but only retreated to the far end of the verandah, the bold sod. I retrieved
> the Cockatiel from the floor of his cage but he was mortally wounded & died
> in my hands a few minutes later. The Cockatiel adopted us about 20 years
> ago, already able to speak, sing & imitate many wild birds. We never found
> the previous owner. The Falcon then landed on the top of an open lounge
> window & gawked at us through the fanlight. When I stood up, he flew off but
> a minute or so later flew at high speed into the window. Over the years,
> several birds have done that, many breaking their necks. Not the Falcon,
> however. He soon picked himself up & shot off to look for a meal somewhere
> else.  Law of the Jungle I suppose. Sorry, no photos.
>
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Re: PESO: Potential

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Thanks, Rick and Ann.

Rick, I think you are right.  Too much dead space is the current
version.  A vertical crop would be stronger.

Ann, I will try to get shots from my four magnolias as the blossoms
start to open.  In the past three years, conditions have not
cooperated until the blooms are fully open to the point of getting
ready to fall apart.  Unfortunately, many of the nice blossoms are too
far above ground to capture.

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On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 6:09 PM, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
> Magnolia bud about to bloom.
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17734457&size=md
> K-r, FA 100mm F2.8
> Comments Invited.
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Re: OT: Death at Lunchtime

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Nature in all its glory. Sad about the Cockatiel. No need to apologise
for not posting photos...

Chris

On 13 April 2014 14:15, Alan C  wrote:
> There was a commotion on our verandah at lunchtime. On investigation, my
> wife found a Peregrine Falcon had grabbed our Cockatiel by the neck through
> the bars of his cage. As we approached, the Falcon released the cockatiel
> but only retreated to the far end of the verandah, the bold sod. I retrieved
> the Cockatiel from the floor of his cage but he was mortally wounded & died
> in my hands a few minutes later. The Cockatiel adopted us about 20 years
> ago, already able to speak, sing & imitate many wild birds. We never found
> the previous owner. The Falcon then landed on the top of an open lounge
> window & gawked at us through the fanlight. When I stood up, he flew off but
> a minute or so later flew at high speed into the window. Over the years,
> several birds have done that, many breaking their necks. Not the Falcon,
> however. He soon picked himself up & shot off to look for a meal somewhere
> else.  Law of the Jungle I suppose. Sorry, no photos.
>
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OT: Death at Lunchtime

[Alan C]

There was a commotion on our verandah at lunchtime. On investigation, my 
wife found a Peregrine Falcon had grabbed our Cockatiel by the neck through 
the bars of his cage. As we approached, the Falcon released the cockatiel 
but only retreated to the far end of the verandah, the bold sod. I retrieved 
the Cockatiel from the floor of his cage but he was mortally wounded & died 
in my hands a few minutes later. The Cockatiel adopted us about 20 years 
ago, already able to speak, sing & imitate many wild birds. We never found 
the previous owner. The Falcon then landed on the top of an open lounge 
window & gawked at us through the fanlight. When I stood up, he flew off but 
a minute or so later flew at high speed into the window. Over the years, 
several birds have done that, many breaking their necks. Not the Falcon, 
however. He soon picked himself up & shot off to look for a meal somewhere 
else.  Law of the Jungle I suppose. Sorry, no photos.


Alan C 



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