Re: PESO - Guitar Walking
He wants people to look at him. Nice photo though. B On 6 Sep 2014, at 03:15, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I don't get it either. I mean, it's an electric guitar so no one on the street could hear him. Looks like he's got a wireless transmitter, but to where? http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2014/09/guitar-walking.html?m=1 Rather intense looking, too. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Guitar Walking
Cool pic. Maybe he’s got a compact-but-powerful PA on his back where your camera can’t see it? On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 12:16 AM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: He wants people to look at him. Nice photo though. B On 6 Sep 2014, at 03:15, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I don't get it either. I mean, it's an electric guitar so no one on the street could hear him. Looks like he's got a wireless transmitter, but to where? http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2014/09/guitar-walking.html?m=1 Rather intense looking, too. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- - Tim Bray (If you’d like to send me a private message, see https://keybase.io/timbray) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Guitar Walking
Like a tiny little secretary, taking memos? On 6 Sep 2014, at 08:41, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: Cool pic. Maybe he’s got a compact-but-powerful PA on his back where your camera can’t see it? On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 12:16 AM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: He wants people to look at him. Nice photo though. B On 6 Sep 2014, at 03:15, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I don't get it either. I mean, it's an electric guitar so no one on the street could hear him. Looks like he's got a wireless transmitter, but to where? http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2014/09/guitar-walking.html?m=1 Rather intense looking, too. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- - Tim Bray (If you’d like to send me a private message, see https://keybase.io/timbray) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso - No one goes gently
Well seen, made me chuckle:) On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 6:39 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: IsO 6400 - hand held K-5 and kit lens http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/New-York-in-BW/i-54DCMTC/A ann annsan.smugmug.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso: Wheatland Rust
It has a nice character. Agree with Ann about the light. On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 9:03 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@comcast.net wrote: I've been noticing what I thought could possibly be a photo target if it ever became free of some ugly vehicle or from hosting an activity of some sort. It's a remnant of what was once a larger structure, part of which finally collapsed during my procrastination. Today, I sought it out with camera in hand. A BW didn't work for me. Comments welcome! Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=805 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO -- You'd think that they'd have seen this coming.
Quite funny, I'd say it serves them right:) On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 6:19 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Nothing very special or artistic, just something I found amusing. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20---%20tseenitcomming.html Equipment: Pentax K-5II w/smc Pentax A 24mm f2.8 As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Guitar Walking
I like the intense concentration on his face, but if he can't hear the music, I wonder what's the point. Maybe the man next to him had the same thought, whatever, I'll just have a snack. Interesting scene. On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 5:15 AM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I don't get it either. I mean, it's an electric guitar so no one on the street could hear him. Looks like he's got a wireless transmitter, but to where? http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2014/09/guitar-walking.html?m=1 Rather intense looking, too. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO: Flower Power
When horsepower fails you: http://500px.com/photo/82247203/flower-power-by-attila-boros An old Fiat 850, produced between 1964–1973. It's parked in front of a house I pass by frequently, doesn't seem to move much, or at all. Please press H to view it on black. Taken with Sony RX100 II. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso: Bill's new toy
On 5/9/14, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed: The camera is controlled by the smart phone app. The machine is controlled by a pair of joysticks. Yep fully understand - I have a similar app for the GoPro, but the 'live' view on the app is actually delayed by about 3 seconds. Do you have a delayed view onto the phone from the camera's output? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso: Bill's new toy
On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 12:39 PM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: Yep fully understand - I have a similar app for the GoPro, but the 'live' view on the app is actually delayed by about 3 seconds. Cotty, this might be of interest for you: http://goprouser.freeforums.org/hero-3-black-wifi-lag-test-app-v2-android-v3-0-firmware-t13644.html It seems if you want realtime (about 2-3 frames delay as claimed here: http://gopro.com/support/articles/hero3plus-hdmi-output-information) you'd need HDMI. Depending on how you use it, cables might not be an option:( -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso - No one goes gently
Great subway shot. Love the solitary mood. If it were mine I would rotate it a wee bit clockwise. Paul via phone On Sep 5, 2014, at 11:39 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: IsO 6400 - hand held K-5 and kit lens http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/New-York-in-BW/i-54DCMTC/A ann annsan.smugmug.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso: Wheatland Rust
Bill's toy equipped with lights /or proximity sensors? Thanks for commenting, David. Jack - Original Message - From: David Mann dmann...@gmail.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, September 5, 2014 10:11:05 PM Subject: Re: Peso: Wheatland Rust I wonder what's inside it. Probably not safe to find out... send Bill's new toy in for a look! Cheers, Dave On Sep 6, 2014, at 6:03 am, Jack Davis jdavi...@comcast.net wrote: I've been noticing what I thought could possibly be a photo target if it ever became free of some ugly vehicle or from hosting an activity of some sort. It's a remnant of what was once a larger structure, part of which finally collapsed during my procrastination. Today, I sought it out with camera in hand. A BW didn't work for me. Comments welcome! Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=805 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso: Wheatland Rust
Yeah, so do I. I'm always aware of the sweet light timing, but doubt the worth of the effort in this case. Jack - Original Message - From: Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, September 6, 2014 12:56:09 AM Subject: Re: Peso: Wheatland Rust It has a nice character. Agree with Ann about the light. On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 9:03 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@comcast.net wrote: I've been noticing what I thought could possibly be a photo target if it ever became free of some ugly vehicle or from hosting an activity of some sort. It's a remnant of what was once a larger structure, part of which finally collapsed during my procrastination. Today, I sought it out with camera in hand. A BW didn't work for me. Comments welcome! Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=805 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso: Wheatland Rust
A challenging subject for photographers ( artists too). It has colour, texture shapes which you have captured well. B/W wouldn't do it justice. I must say I'm a bit surprised to see the corrugated iron - most of your sheds seem to be wood. If it was in a 3rd world country, the iron would be long gone. A series over the 4 seasons would be interesting. Alan C -Original Message- From: Jack Davis Sent: Friday, September 05, 2014 8:03 PM To: PDML Subject: Peso: Wheatland Rust I've been noticing what I thought could possibly be a photo target if it ever became free of some ugly vehicle or from hosting an activity of some sort. It's a remnant of what was once a larger structure, part of which finally collapsed during my procrastination. Today, I sought it out with camera in hand. A BW didn't work for me. Comments welcome! Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=805 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso - No one goes gently
Thanks, attlia - that is frequently my aim :-) ann On 9/6/2014 03:50, Attila Boros wrote: Well seen, made me chuckle:) On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 6:39 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: IsO 6400 - hand held K-5 and kit lens http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/New-York-in-BW/i-54DCMTC/A ann annsan.smugmug.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso - No one goes gently
Thanks, Paul I thought I had corrected the tilt enough - it was quite out of kilter as shot - when I'm more alert I'll have another try :-) ann On 9/6/2014 06:58, Paul Stenquist wrote: Great subway shot. Love the solitary mood. If it were mine I would rotate it a wee bit clockwise. Paul via phone On Sep 5, 2014, at 11:39 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: IsO 6400 - hand held K-5 and kit lens http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/New-York-in-BW/i-54DCMTC/A ann annsan.smugmug.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso: Wheatland Rust
Appreciated comments, Alan. By far the majority of such structures are wood with a large percentage having corrugated steal roofs. Your series suggestion would require some effort and consistency, both of which are allusive these days. Thanks much! Jack - Original Message - From: Alan C c...@lantic.net To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, September 6, 2014 5:16:24 AM Subject: Re: Peso: Wheatland Rust A challenging subject for photographers ( artists too). It has colour, texture shapes which you have captured well. B/W wouldn't do it justice. I must say I'm a bit surprised to see the corrugated iron - most of your sheds seem to be wood. If it was in a 3rd world country, the iron would be long gone. A series over the 4 seasons would be interesting. Alan C -Original Message- From: Jack Davis Sent: Friday, September 05, 2014 8:03 PM To: PDML Subject: Peso: Wheatland Rust I've been noticing what I thought could possibly be a photo target if it ever became free of some ugly vehicle or from hosting an activity of some sort. It's a remnant of what was once a larger structure, part of which finally collapsed during my procrastination. Today, I sought it out with camera in hand. A BW didn't work for me. Comments welcome! Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=805 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Marc Newson becomes Apple employee
He may be happy there's no viewfinder, but when I try to hold a camera out where I can see that 3 LCD screen, my hands shake it's too blurry to use anyway. I think it could have been a good (i.e. usable) design if they'd just offered an optional EVF to attach to the hot-shoe. I might even have bought one. I'm not sure what Marc Newson is going to do at Apple, everything I've ever seen from Apple looks like it was designed by Marc Newson. On 9/5/2014 9:34 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: The K-01 was rightfully laughed at by photographers while at the same time was praised in other circles and even won a design award. First and foremost I should speak about the design. Marc Newson has done an astounding job with shape and feeling of the K-01. You may have seen photos of the camera online with it’s bright yellow exterior. I opted for a white version, wanting to stand out from the crowd, but not necessarily glowing. The lines of the camera are extremely clean and simple. The body is made of machined aluminum which gives the whole thing an extreme feeling of sturdiness, much like the back of your iPad. It’s accented with a ridged rubber which helps you keep a firm grip on the camera. There’s nothing unnecessary on the K-01, just the bare minimum. I’m also happy to report that there’s no viewfinder on the K-01. It’s a digital camera with a 3″ LCD screen, why on earth would it need one? The camera also does a good job of hiding all of the ports under the rubber grip on the side of the camera, giving it an extremely unified feeling. http://www.thefoxisblack.com/2012/04/09/pentax-k-01-the-best-and-coolest-camera-ive-ever-used/ On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 8:01 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Marc is one of the most influential designers of his generation, So influential that he managed to kill an entire line of Pentax products before it was effectively born. A lot of manufactures copy if not the actual product, the zeitgeist of Apple products, pretty much every smart phone looks like a iPhone, Even Leica cameras have been favorably compared to iPhones. I wonder if there are now going to be Apple iProducts that look like K-01 cameras and will they get favorable reviews because Apple makes them. On 9/5/2014 7:42 PM, steve harley wrote: not exactly a stellar move IMO — his work with Pentax was not a pinnacle of functional design; but as has been noted, he may have been highly constrained in that project; i'm non-plused as well by what i've seen of his other work http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2014/09/marc-newson-apple-jony-ive -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Flower Power
I anticipated a car that was falling apart and flowing wild fauna had taken it over.. This one looks like the owner moved from San Francisco :-) I really like the press H feature by the way, with my eyes. ann On 9/6/2014 04:36, Attila Boros wrote: When horsepower fails you: http://500px.com/photo/82247203/flower-power-by-attila-boros An old Fiat 850, produced between 1964–1973. It's parked in front of a house I pass by frequently, doesn't seem to move much, or at all. Please press H to view it on black. Taken with Sony RX100 II. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: lens -- Silver or Platinum?
On 9/6/2014 1:05 AM, David Mann wrote: On Sep 6, 2014, at 2:56 am, John sesso...@earthlink.net wrote: ... which Adorama has listed for $746.95 *minus* $150.00 Instant Rebate. Instant Rebate :D Sounds like an accounting trick! Whatever happened to sale or discount? Cheers, Dave Sale or discount says Adorama is going to take the hit. Rebate - instant or not - says Ricoh is going to reimburse someone for the difference. Plus, I'm not sure what the attraction is for this lens over the f/1.8 77 Limited lens. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Guitar Walking
On 9/5/2014 10:15 PM, knarf wrote: I don't get it either. I mean, it's an electric guitar so no one on the street could hear him. Looks like he's got a wireless transmitter, but to where? http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2014/09/guitar-walking.html?m=1 Rather intense looking, too. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel That's VERY contrived looking. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Flower Power
Thanks, Ann. The light combined with selective sharpening makes the car appear in better shape than it really is. But according to rumor it was in use and rolled the streets until a few years ago (though I never saw that). They also say it must belong to a woman, because no man would make an appearance with such a car:) I doubt she would be from San Francisco, but the car might be. A lot of second hand cars are imported. On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 5:02 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: I anticipated a car that was falling apart and flowing wild fauna had taken it over.. This one looks like the owner moved from San Francisco :-) I really like the press H feature by the way, with my eyes. ann On 9/6/2014 04:36, Attila Boros wrote: When horsepower fails you: http://500px.com/photo/82247203/flower-power-by-attila-boros An old Fiat 850, produced between 1964–1973. It's parked in front of a house I pass by frequently, doesn't seem to move much, or at all. Please press H to view it on black. Taken with Sony RX100 II. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso: Bill's new toy
On 06/09/2014 3:39 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 5/9/14, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed: The camera is controlled by the smart phone app. The machine is controlled by a pair of joysticks. Yep fully understand - I have a similar app for the GoPro, but the 'live' view on the app is actually delayed by about 3 seconds. Do you have a delayed view onto the phone from the camera's output? The delay seems to be about as long as the delay on my Fuji X-T1 viewfinder (in other words, no appreciable delay). The machine can be flown by using the camera output to the screen, which is especially useful for dialing in composition. There is quite a pause when taking a still picture as the entire system shuts down while the image is being written, so nothing is visible for several seconds. I presume the camera doesn't actually have a buffer. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso - No one goes gently
Great capture Ann. -Original Message- From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com Subject: Peso - No one goes gently IsO 6400 - hand held K-5 and kit lens http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/New-York-in-BW/i-54DCMTC/A ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Marc Newson becomes Apple employee
You might try a revised set of glasses. I have no problem working with an LCD as viewfinder for certain kinds of shooting. That said, I was interested in the K-01 as a vehicle for a minimum 2-lens system (FA43/1.9 and DA21/3.2 Limited, my last and favorite Pentax lenses...) but wanted an eye level viewfinder as well as the LCD. I like to have the option of an eye level finder. Marc and Sir Jonny Ive have worked together before and enjoyed the collaboration, so it's no surprise that he's come to Apple. G On Sep 6, 2014, at 6:51 AM, John sesso...@earthlink.net wrote: He may be happy there's no viewfinder, but when I try to hold a camera out where I can see that 3 LCD screen, my hands shake it's too blurry to use anyway. I think it could have been a good (i.e. usable) design if they'd just offered an optional EVF to attach to the hot-shoe. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Guitar Walking
Probably practicing for his air guitar premiere. -Original Message- From: Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com Subject: Re: PESO - Guitar Walking He wants people to look at him. Nice photo though. B On 6 Sep 2014, at 03:15, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I don't get it either. I mean, it's an electric guitar so no one on the street could hear him. Looks like he's got a wireless transmitter, but to where? http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2014/09/guitar-walking.html?m=1 Rather intense looking, too. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Marc Newson becomes Apple employee
On 05/09/2014 7:34 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: The K-01 was rightfully laughed at by photographers while at the same time was praised in other circles and even won a design award. The K-01 was/is a capable enough camera. Inside, it's just a somewhat downgraded K-5 with the viewfinder stripped off. Probably, it is very similar in capability to the K30 that was released a few months later. It will be interesting to see what Newson comes up with for Apple. I do fear for things like the Iphone, iPad, etc becoming ergonomic nightmares in the name of styling at Newsons hands. I don't suppose it will make a lot of difference to the typical Apple user, they will be told it is new and wonderful and they will dutifully buy the stuff. I'm sure Apple could put a touch screen on a cat turd and Apple users would hold their noses and buy it. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: stacking, again more help please
Hi Mark: Have you used CombineZP? Save to download etc? Cheers, Christine On Aug 17, 2014, at 4:32 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Hi Ann - For what you are doing, I think that the ideal would be to put the camera on a set of focus rails, focus in on the front edge and then just move the rails a little closer, shoot again, repeat till you get to the end. If you don't have the focus rails just turn the focus ring. Given that everything is stationary you can just turn the ring, shoot, repeat... For stacking software Photoshop can do it - not sure which version it first showed up in (maybe CS4?) It is done by using bridge to load the separate images into layers then just running the edit-align layers command followed by the edit-blend layers command. CombineZP is a stacking program that is freeware. Here is a video about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B36OStuHjs As you can see - the interface is somewhat dated but the software works well. I have tried both turning the foucs ring while firing away and also pushing the camera in on the subject. For me turning the focus ring has worked best - BUT I am shooting live subjects in the fiel with the camera on a a monopod. The faster I can capture a bunch of shots the less likely the subject is to move. By nature, pushing in the camera on a monopod basically means moving it in an arc, which complicates the aligning of the images. So for me, in the field, it is K-3 on the fastest shooting mode (whcih is very fast) and a quick turn of the focus ring. Good luck! Mark On 8/17/2014 2:41 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: what I want to use the technique for is photographing items I'm selling on ebay that are tiny. so I'm not looking to BLUR the background so much as getting every tiny detail of an object nice and sharp. Could this work if I focused on the front, say, set continuing/rapid firing on, and turn the focusing ring of my 50 macro very slowly (with camera on tripod of course) to get several frames to stack and then run them through the stacking software? Is there stacking software that is free or inexpensive and work with or outside of photoshop elements 5.0? stan, I think the one you are using is pricey,yes? ann --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: The Grinch at Starved Rock State Park
Thanks, Ann. There are fence guards at the top of the rock now. And stairs have been built to get to the top. I’m sure you wouldn’t recognize the place now. The rock was ok, but I preferred the canyon trails—much more interesting. I really hope to do all. The place is open 365 days rain or shine, snow or slush. January is supposed to be good for bald eagles. Cheers, Christine On Sep 3, 2014, at 4:01 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: ah - Starved rock! much visited in my childhood. You capatured it nicely and, I see, avoided what I called Acrphobia point - the actual Starved Rock... I clung to my mother's skirts holding her back from the edge... I can still feel the shivers. She just laughed but gently. I don't know if they have a fence there now... there certainly wasn't one in 1943. I love daddy-long-legs and like your shot of him - the shadows nice. What I do with white balance and the K-5 is set it on auto but chimp immediately the press the wb button to play with it before shooting more. Most of the time AWB does do it best, but sometimes definitely not so I like that feature... (not on the K-3??) Of course I've been known to forget I dialed in a specific WB and had to correct in Elements later. particularly like this shot http://www.caguila.com/rockaug312014/content/_IMG3178_large.html ann On 9/1/2014 16:44, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Everyone: Did a 5 mile hike at Starved Rock State Park yesterday. Starved Rock is about two hours from Chicago, a very easy drive. Place was packed given the Labor Day holiday, but we got there early, got our walk in, then left around 2:30 for lunch and a walk around Utica, Illinois, a quaint little town of a thousand with a three block Main Street area. I have a few questions: 1) My white balance setting, Shade, seems to capture a lot of yellow forcing me to dial yellow down during post-processing. I wondered if other K-3 shooters found this to their experience as well and what any compensation techniques have been employed. 2). I may be getting Charles Robinson's Fastpack 250. On my hike I took the Low Pro MicroTrekker, which is a great fit on the back, but I find it a tough bag to work out of, and it doesn't allow for a water bottle or much personal items. It does have two bottom tripod straps, but I want a vertical carry for the tripod on my next hiking camera bag. I hope to be doing more hiking in future, so I find myself now in the market for a hiking camera bag. If anyone has a nice hiking camera bag which can accommodate gear and personal items, is not a sloppy fit, and has a vertical carry for a tripod, I'd welcome the suggestions. 3). I didn't have my tripod with me on this trek because I'm actually an inexperienced hiker and didn't know what to expect of the trails or my ability, so I left the tripod at home. I will be taking it the next trip. All the shots in the gallery were handheld. Here's my gallery from yesterday's hike. It was a wonderfully fun day, and the park is really great. There are a lot more trails to explore, so I'm most definitively going back. I've made some short and long term hiking goals. http://www.caguila.com/rockaug312014/index.html Comments welcome. Cheers, Christine, and Happy Labor Day! Sent from my iPad -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PDML London?
Here’s wishing all PDMLers a piratical time! Can’t wait to see the pics! Cheers, Christine On Sep 4, 2014, at 3:03 PM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: The fleet's in! The tall ships have started arriving in Greenwich - I watched some of them as I pedalled through the Naval College on my way home this evening. It should be a very impressive sight when they're all here, however we dress. I think a camera may be called for. B On 4 Sep 2014, at 20:52, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: For a small fee I'm sure I can arrange some some pirate costumes left over from Anna's travelling Pirates of Penzance: http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/Illyria2014/PiratesDorney/slides/DSCF7298.html Or if cross-dressing is your thing, how about the Major General's daughters? http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/Illyria2014/PiratesDorney/slides/DSCF7327.html Chris On 3 September 2014 19:27, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: P.s. We're entering into the spirit of things by dressing in naval costume. You and Lisa should be able to hire something at short notice, otherwise you'll feel embarrassed. http://kotaku.com/this-is-just-a-middle-aged-man-dressed-as-a-japanese-sc-479226302 B On 3 Sep 2014, at 19:23, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: Ahoy! We've been talking about you behind your stern and I think the general idea is to head for Greenwich to watch the tall ships. I'll be back here at some vague time in the late afternoon, and Chris will spend the day in a throng of sweaty sailors. We should be able to find each other using the international system of maritime signal flags, or mobile phone, whichever is easier, and once all hands are on deck the sun should be below the yardarm and we can splice the mainbrace. Yo-ho-ho, Cap'n Bob On 3 Sep 2014, at 17:05, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: We get back into London at 3:35 on Saturday afternoon. We have to get from Euston to our hotel in South Kensington and check in but we should be up for adventure after 4:30 i should think. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Guitar Walking
Very nice, Frank. cheers, Christine On Sep 5, 2014, at 9:15 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I don't get it either. I mean, it's an electric guitar so no one on the street could hear him. Looks like he's got a wireless transmitter, but to where? http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2014/09/guitar-walking.html?m=1 Rather intense looking, too. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: September PUG is up - Enjoy!!
This is an excellent gallery! All those who participated did a great job with the theme—loved the playful text as well for each of the photos. Great work everyone! Cheers, Christine On Sep 6, 2014, at 12:03 AM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: On Sep 5, 2014, at 3:03 pm, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: I dislike that random garbage generator so much that I just decided it best not to try to come up with something. I had an idea but wasn't able to execute it in time :( Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - August Oaks
Lovely! Cheers, Christine On Sep 1, 2014, at 3:40 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/august-oaks IR converted K10D and DA 17-70 lens. Mark --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Car-free Sunday
Nice street portrait, Frank, and an excellent idea designating a day as car-free! Go Toronto! Cheers, Christine On Sep 2, 2014, at 10:14 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: One Sunday a month cars are banned from Toronto's Kensington Market and people reclaim the streets. We bumped into Kevin, Toronto's fastest courier several years running, now retired and returned to school: http://mondociclismo.blogspot.ca/2014/09/kevin-in-market.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO 2014 - 220 - GDG
Very nice! A soothingly quiet still life and interesting diptych! Cheers, Christine On Sep 2, 2014, at 10:24 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: A quiet morning. The sun came up. The light just took my breath away and I had to experiment. https://flic.kr/p/oZWiWw Thanks for looking! Comments always appreciated. Godfrey --- They say, 'Seize the Moment!' Well, maybe it's the other way around: the moment seizes us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESOs from lake Baikal
Very pretty place and nicely photographed! Cheers, Christine On Aug 31, 2014, at 12:16 AM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: Hi All, If anybody was wondering why I was silent recently, - I happened to be at a scientific conference that was near the lake Baikal -- the largest surface fresh-water reservoir in the world. It holds about 20% of the world's fresh surface water - more water than all of the North American Great Lakes combined. (WWF: http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/lake_baikal/ ) Here is the First Crop (c): http://42graphy.org/misc/Baikal/_IR20553.jpg http://42graphy.org/misc/Baikal/_IR20662.jpg http://42graphy.org/misc/Baikal/_IR20585.jpg All comments are welcome! Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO Quick Trip to Asheville, NC
Thanks, Dan, but the truth is Asheville is wonderfully quirky; it’s hard not to notice these details—they kind of jump up and poke you in the nose. I suspect these images are often and over photographed by visitors and photogs. Cheers, Christine On Aug 11, 2014, at 9:52 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: The pictures of the mountains are very nice, but your eye for architectural detail is quite remarkable. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Aug 10, 2014 at 11:18 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: I was recently in Asheville, NC for 5 days on work related business. Had a quick romp downtown on Saturday and did a Sunday drive with colleagues along the Blue Ridge Parkway, stopping at the Craft Guild and Mount Mitchell. Had an absolute blast! Came home only to read Asheville, NC made the top 10 list of the friendliest cities in the U.S. It was listed as number 10. I concur! http://www.caguila.com/myash/index.html Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Marc Newson becomes Apple employee
Actually it's a downgraded K-30 which was a related but different beast than the K-5. The downfall of the K-01 was it's cheapness, they reused as much of the hardware from the K-r, and some of the electronics from the upcoming K-30 with a smaller buffer, or maybe the same buffer size as the K-r with the rest of the K-30 image train. It doesn't matter, really. Hoya built a mirrorless camera as cheaply as possible using off the shelf components then hired Nuwson to put lipstick on the pig. Unfortunately it was still obviously a pig. There was really enough space in the K-01 camera body to put an EVF in upper left corner looking at the camera from the back, but that would have required actually designing a new steel frame rather than simply using the frame from the K-r and lopping off the prism. That's not to say it's a bad camera, it's actually a pretty good camera by all accounts. However it's control layout was awkward, and it's price at introduction was quite high for its feature set, most likely to pay for the lipstick. On 9/6/2014 10:56 AM, Bill wrote: On 05/09/2014 7:34 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: The K-01 was rightfully laughed at by photographers while at the same time was praised in other circles and even won a design award. The K-01 was/is a capable enough camera. Inside, it's just a somewhat downgraded K-5 with the viewfinder stripped off. Probably, it is very similar in capability to the K30 that was released a few months later. It will be interesting to see what Newson comes up with for Apple. I do fear for things like the Iphone, iPad, etc becoming ergonomic nightmares in the name of styling at Newsons hands. I don't suppose it will make a lot of difference to the typical Apple user, they will be told it is new and wonderful and they will dutifully buy the stuff. I'm sure Apple could put a touch screen on a cat turd and Apple users would hold their noses and buy it. bill -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO: Skyscape - Panorama, cropped square
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/15154559121/ Even at 10mm, I had to do a pano to capture everything my eye was seeing, which was the cool curve of the clouds in front ot me. Where panos often present a distorted view of reality, this one really captures what made me pull of the road on the way home from work to record the scene: the combination of light color and beautiful bowl shape to the clouds as the setting sun backlit them. Stitched using Photoshop CS5, cylindrical merge. K-3 with Sigma EX 10-20mm f4-5.6 ISO 200, 1/200th sec @ f8 Stitching done with Photoshop CS5 (cylindrical merge) Post-processing with Topaz Clarity Clouds III preset. Comments and criticism welcome in equal measure. -- Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs look like photographs. ~ Alfred Stieglitz -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Marc Newson becomes Apple employee
I think that sums it up pretty well. They didn't even really try. The K-01 was just another me too product that was thrown together as cheaply and with as little investment as possible. On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 12:10 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Actually it's a downgraded K-30 which was a related but different beast than the K-5. The downfall of the K-01 was it's cheapness, they reused as much of the hardware from the K-r, and some of the electronics from the upcoming K-30 with a smaller buffer, or maybe the same buffer size as the K-r with the rest of the K-30 image train. It doesn't matter, really. Hoya built a mirrorless camera as cheaply as possible using off the shelf components then hired Nuwson to put lipstick on the pig. Unfortunately it was still obviously a pig. There was really enough space in the K-01 camera body to put an EVF in upper left corner looking at the camera from the back, but that would have required actually designing a new steel frame rather than simply using the frame from the K-r and lopping off the prism. That's not to say it's a bad camera, it's actually a pretty good camera by all accounts. However it's control layout was awkward, and it's price at introduction was quite high for its feature set, most likely to pay for the lipstick. On 9/6/2014 10:56 AM, Bill wrote: On 05/09/2014 7:34 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: The K-01 was rightfully laughed at by photographers while at the same time was praised in other circles and even won a design award. The K-01 was/is a capable enough camera. Inside, it's just a somewhat downgraded K-5 with the viewfinder stripped off. Probably, it is very similar in capability to the K30 that was released a few months later. It will be interesting to see what Newson comes up with for Apple. I do fear for things like the Iphone, iPad, etc becoming ergonomic nightmares in the name of styling at Newsons hands. I don't suppose it will make a lot of difference to the typical Apple user, they will be told it is new and wonderful and they will dutifully buy the stuff. I'm sure Apple could put a touch screen on a cat turd and Apple users would hold their noses and buy it. bill -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: The Grinch at Starved Rock State Park
Wonderful collection, Christine! Magnificent scale well caught. Jack - Original Message - From: Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, September 6, 2014 8:48:43 AM Subject: Re: The Grinch at Starved Rock State Park Thanks, Ann. There are fence guards at the top of the rock now. And stairs have been built to get to the top. I’m sure you wouldn’t recognize the place now. The rock was ok, but I preferred the canyon trails—much more interesting. I really hope to do all. The place is open 365 days rain or shine, snow or slush. January is supposed to be good for bald eagles. Cheers, Christine On Sep 3, 2014, at 4:01 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: ah - Starved rock! much visited in my childhood. You capatured it nicely and, I see, avoided what I called Acrphobia point - the actual Starved Rock... I clung to my mother's skirts holding her back from the edge... I can still feel the shivers. She just laughed but gently. I don't know if they have a fence there now... there certainly wasn't one in 1943. I love daddy-long-legs and like your shot of him - the shadows nice. What I do with white balance and the K-5 is set it on auto but chimp immediately the press the wb button to play with it before shooting more. Most of the time AWB does do it best, but sometimes definitely not so I like that feature... (not on the K-3??) Of course I've been known to forget I dialed in a specific WB and had to correct in Elements later. particularly like this shot http://www.caguila.com/rockaug312014/content/_IMG3178_large.html ann On 9/1/2014 16:44, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Everyone: Did a 5 mile hike at Starved Rock State Park yesterday. Starved Rock is about two hours from Chicago, a very easy drive. Place was packed given the Labor Day holiday, but we got there early, got our walk in, then left around 2:30 for lunch and a walk around Utica, Illinois, a quaint little town of a thousand with a three block Main Street area. I have a few questions: 1) My white balance setting, Shade, seems to capture a lot of yellow forcing me to dial yellow down during post-processing. I wondered if other K-3 shooters found this to their experience as well and what any compensation techniques have been employed. 2). I may be getting Charles Robinson's Fastpack 250. On my hike I took the Low Pro MicroTrekker, which is a great fit on the back, but I find it a tough bag to work out of, and it doesn't allow for a water bottle or much personal items. It does have two bottom tripod straps, but I want a vertical carry for the tripod on my next hiking camera bag. I hope to be doing more hiking in future, so I find myself now in the market for a hiking camera bag. If anyone has a nice hiking camera bag which can accommodate gear and personal items, is not a sloppy fit, and has a vertical carry for a tripod, I'd welcome the suggestions. 3). I didn't have my tripod with me on this trek because I'm actually an inexperienced hiker and didn't know what to expect of the trails or my ability, so I left the tripod at home. I will be taking it the next trip. All the shots in the gallery were handheld. Here's my gallery from yesterday's hike. It was a wonderfully fun day, and the park is really great. There are a lot more trails to explore, so I'm most definitively going back. I've made some short and long term hiking goals. http://www.caguila.com/rockaug312014/index.html Comments welcome. Cheers, Christine, and Happy Labor Day! Sent from my iPad -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - August Oaks
Terrific effect, Mark. Jack - Original Message - From: Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, September 6, 2014 9:02:26 AM Subject: Re: PESO - August Oaks Lovely! Cheers, Christine On Sep 1, 2014, at 3:40 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/august-oaks IR converted K10D and DA 17-70 lens. Mark --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Skyscape - Panorama, cropped square
Beautifully done, Darren! Jack - Original Message - From: Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, September 6, 2014 9:27:17 AM Subject: PESO: Skyscape - Panorama, cropped square https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/15154559121/ Even at 10mm, I had to do a pano to capture everything my eye was seeing, which was the cool curve of the clouds in front ot me. Where panos often present a distorted view of reality, this one really captures what made me pull of the road on the way home from work to record the scene: the combination of light color and beautiful bowl shape to the clouds as the setting sun backlit them. Stitched using Photoshop CS5, cylindrical merge. K-3 with Sigma EX 10-20mm f4-5.6 ISO 200, 1/200th sec @ f8 Stitching done with Photoshop CS5 (cylindrical merge) Post-processing with Topaz Clarity Clouds III preset. Comments and criticism welcome in equal measure. -- Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs look like photographs. ~ Alfred Stieglitz -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Geso: A Gallery of Flight
How pompous is that for a gallery title? Anyway, here are some pictures taken with the quadcopter. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/vision/stills1/index.html It was quite windy, exact framing just wasn't going to happen as the machine was being tossed around a bit. Enjoy bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Geso: A Gallery of Flight
I'll allow that title..this time. G Noticed Quad Copter shadow and obvious wind effect in grass. Jack - Original Message - From: Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, September 6, 2014 10:00:07 AM Subject: Geso: A Gallery of Flight How pompous is that for a gallery title? Anyway, here are some pictures taken with the quadcopter. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/vision/stills1/index.html It was quite windy, exact framing just wasn't going to happen as the machine was being tossed around a bit. Enjoy bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Geso: A Gallery of Flight
They are enjoyable. The fresh perspective adds interest. Paul via phone On Sep 6, 2014, at 1:00 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: How pompous is that for a gallery title? Anyway, here are some pictures taken with the quadcopter. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/vision/stills1/index.html It was quite windy, exact framing just wasn't going to happen as the machine was being tossed around a bit. Enjoy bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Geso: A Gallery of Flight
Hey thats my house.:-) Dave On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 1:00 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: How pompous is that for a gallery title? Anyway, here are some pictures taken with the quadcopter. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/vision/stills1/index.html It was quite windy, exact framing just wasn't going to happen as the machine was being tossed around a bit. Enjoy bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Geso: A Gallery of Flight
#5 and #8. #5 is a nice perspective, not too high but pretty clearly a bird’s eye view. And nice subject matter. #8 is a nice perspective, nice subject, but this one I like because it is not obviously a bird’s eye view. You could have been standing on a farm wagon, at the top of a tallish stepladder, in the loft of a barn, etc. If it weren’t included within A Gallery of Flight, the whole business of what technology you used would not intrude on appreciation of the photo in its own right. stan On Sep 6, 2014, at 1:00 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: How pompous is that for a gallery title? Anyway, here are some pictures taken with the quadcopter. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/vision/stills1/index.html It was quite windy, exact framing just wasn't going to happen as the machine was being tossed around a bit. Enjoy bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: The Grinch at Starved Rock State Park
I agree the rock isn't very intersting in itself - just the history. THey probably fenced it after someone took a header off it at some point. On a road trip back in the 60's to visit my mom in Chicago My then hubby and I went to Clifty Falls.. it was 1967 and there had not been much rain... Clifty fails was Clifty faucet drip. Yes, walking the canyons would be very nice ann On 9/6/2014 11:48, Christine Aguila wrote: Thanks, Ann. There are fence guards at the top of the rock now. And stairs have been built to get to the top. I’m sure you wouldn’t recognize the place now. The rock was ok, but I preferred the canyon trails—much more interesting. I really hope to do all. The place is open 365 days rain or shine, snow or slush. January is supposed to be good for bald eagles. Cheers, Christine On Sep 3, 2014, at 4:01 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: ah - Starved rock! much visited in my childhood. You capatured it nicely and, I see, avoided what I called Acrphobia point - the actual Starved Rock... I clung to my mother's skirts holding her back from the edge... I can still feel the shivers. She just laughed but gently. I don't know if they have a fence there now... there certainly wasn't one in 1943. I love daddy-long-legs and like your shot of him - the shadows nice. What I do with white balance and the K-5 is set it on auto but chimp immediately the press the wb button to play with it before shooting more. Most of the time AWB does do it best, but sometimes definitely not so I like that feature... (not on the K-3??) Of course I've been known to forget I dialed in a specific WB and had to correct in Elements later. particularly like this shot http://www.caguila.com/rockaug312014/content/_IMG3178_large.html ann On 9/1/2014 16:44, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Everyone: Did a 5 mile hike at Starved Rock State Park yesterday. Starved Rock is about two hours from Chicago, a very easy drive. Place was packed given the Labor Day holiday, but we got there early, got our walk in, then left around 2:30 for lunch and a walk around Utica, Illinois, a quaint little town of a thousand with a three block Main Street area. I have a few questions: 1) My white balance setting, Shade, seems to capture a lot of yellow forcing me to dial yellow down during post-processing. I wondered if other K-3 shooters found this to their experience as well and what any compensation techniques have been employed. 2). I may be getting Charles Robinson's Fastpack 250. On my hike I took the Low Pro MicroTrekker, which is a great fit on the back, but I find it a tough bag to work out of, and it doesn't allow for a water bottle or much personal items. It does have two bottom tripod straps, but I want a vertical carry for the tripod on my next hiking camera bag. I hope to be doing more hiking in future, so I find myself now in the market for a hiking camera bag. If anyone has a nice hiking camera bag which can accommodate gear and personal items, is not a sloppy fit, and has a vertical carry for a tripod, I'd welcome the suggestions. 3). I didn't have my tripod with me on this trek because I'm actually an inexperienced hiker and didn't know what to expect of the trails or my ability, so I left the tripod at home. I will be taking it the next trip. All the shots in the gallery were handheld. Here's my gallery from yesterday's hike. It was a wonderfully fun day, and the park is really great. There are a lot more trails to explore, so I'm most definitively going back. I've made some short and long term hiking goals. http://www.caguila.com/rockaug312014/index.html Comments welcome. Cheers, Christine, and Happy Labor Day! Sent from my iPad -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Skyscape - Panorama, cropped square
Impressive clouds with nice light. Making a pano was a good call. On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 7:27 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/15154559121/ Even at 10mm, I had to do a pano to capture everything my eye was seeing, which was the cool curve of the clouds in front ot me. Where panos often present a distorted view of reality, this one really captures what made me pull of the road on the way home from work to record the scene: the combination of light color and beautiful bowl shape to the clouds as the setting sun backlit them. Stitched using Photoshop CS5, cylindrical merge. K-3 with Sigma EX 10-20mm f4-5.6 ISO 200, 1/200th sec @ f8 Stitching done with Photoshop CS5 (cylindrical merge) Post-processing with Topaz Clarity Clouds III preset. Comments and criticism welcome in equal measure. -- Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs look like photographs. ~ Alfred Stieglitz -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Geso: A Gallery of Flight
Well I have to say those are pretty neat... and I'm drone resistant so that's something :-) Can't argue with the quality achievable and being able to capture views from above, but not too far above - but I do worry about the drones being misused or accidents that could happen with them from scaring nice critters to crashes from sundry reasons. I think licensing them might be a good idea. and no drinking and droning :-) ann On 9/6/2014 13:00, Bill wrote: How pompous is that for a gallery title? Anyway, here are some pictures taken with the quadcopter. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/vision/stills1/index.html It was quite windy, exact framing just wasn't going to happen as the machine was being tossed around a bit. Enjoy bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Geso: A Gallery of Flight
Sounds like you're trying to spoil Bill's fun ann. :) Jack - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, September 6, 2014 11:07:32 AM Subject: Re: Geso: A Gallery of Flight Well I have to say those are pretty neat... and I'm drone resistant so that's something :-) Can't argue with the quality achievable and being able to capture views from above, but not too far above - but I do worry about the drones being misused or accidents that could happen with them from scaring nice critters to crashes from sundry reasons. I think licensing them might be a good idea. and no drinking and droning :-) ann On 9/6/2014 13:00, Bill wrote: How pompous is that for a gallery title? Anyway, here are some pictures taken with the quadcopter. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/vision/stills1/index.html It was quite windy, exact framing just wasn't going to happen as the machine was being tossed around a bit. Enjoy bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Geso: A Gallery of Flight
On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 8:00 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: How pompous is that for a gallery title? Not that much, I appreciate your restraint:) Anyway, here are some pictures taken with the quadcopter. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/vision/stills1/index.html I enjoyed them, especially the first two. It's nice to have a fresh perspective. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Guitar Walking
The expression on his face is hilarious, and the dude next to him eating is a nice added touch. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 10:15 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I don't get it either. I mean, it's an electric guitar so no one on the street could hear him. Looks like he's got a wireless transmitter, but to where? http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2014/09/guitar-walking.html?m=1 Rather intense looking, too. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Skyscape - Panorama, cropped square
Very nice and an interesting perspective! Cheers, Christine On Sep 6, 2014, at 11:27 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/15154559121/ Even at 10mm, I had to do a pano to capture everything my eye was seeing, which was the cool curve of the clouds in front ot me. Where panos often present a distorted view of reality, this one really captures what made me pull of the road on the way home from work to record the scene: the combination of light color and beautiful bowl shape to the clouds as the setting sun backlit them. Stitched using Photoshop CS5, cylindrical merge. K-3 with Sigma EX 10-20mm f4-5.6 ISO 200, 1/200th sec @ f8 Stitching done with Photoshop CS5 (cylindrical merge) Post-processing with Topaz Clarity Clouds III preset. Comments and criticism welcome in equal measure. -- Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs look like photographs. ~ Alfred Stieglitz -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Geso: A Gallery of Flight
Really nicely done, Bill. Should make for some very fun photo play! Love the pond/lake shots. Cheers, Christine On Sep 6, 2014, at 12:00 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: How pompous is that for a gallery title? Anyway, here are some pictures taken with the quadcopter. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/vision/stills1/index.html It was quite windy, exact framing just wasn't going to happen as the machine was being tossed around a bit. Enjoy bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: The Grinch at Starved Rock State Park
Thanks, Jack! I hope to do more hiking. Have already spent way too much time looking at photo hiking bags! :- Cheers, Christine On Sep 6, 2014, at 11:41 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@comcast.net wrote: Wonderful collection, Christine! Magnificent scale well caught. Jack - Original Message - From: Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, September 6, 2014 8:48:43 AM Subject: Re: The Grinch at Starved Rock State Park Thanks, Ann. There are fence guards at the top of the rock now. And stairs have been built to get to the top. I’m sure you wouldn’t recognize the place now. The rock was ok, but I preferred the canyon trails—much more interesting. I really hope to do all. The place is open 365 days rain or shine, snow or slush. January is supposed to be good for bald eagles. Cheers, Christine On Sep 3, 2014, at 4:01 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: ah - Starved rock! much visited in my childhood. You capatured it nicely and, I see, avoided what I called Acrphobia point - the actual Starved Rock... I clung to my mother's skirts holding her back from the edge... I can still feel the shivers. She just laughed but gently. I don't know if they have a fence there now... there certainly wasn't one in 1943. I love daddy-long-legs and like your shot of him - the shadows nice. What I do with white balance and the K-5 is set it on auto but chimp immediately the press the wb button to play with it before shooting more. Most of the time AWB does do it best, but sometimes definitely not so I like that feature... (not on the K-3??) Of course I've been known to forget I dialed in a specific WB and had to correct in Elements later. particularly like this shot http://www.caguila.com/rockaug312014/content/_IMG3178_large.html ann On 9/1/2014 16:44, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Everyone: Did a 5 mile hike at Starved Rock State Park yesterday. Starved Rock is about two hours from Chicago, a very easy drive. Place was packed given the Labor Day holiday, but we got there early, got our walk in, then left around 2:30 for lunch and a walk around Utica, Illinois, a quaint little town of a thousand with a three block Main Street area. I have a few questions: 1) My white balance setting, Shade, seems to capture a lot of yellow forcing me to dial yellow down during post-processing. I wondered if other K-3 shooters found this to their experience as well and what any compensation techniques have been employed. 2). I may be getting Charles Robinson's Fastpack 250. On my hike I took the Low Pro MicroTrekker, which is a great fit on the back, but I find it a tough bag to work out of, and it doesn't allow for a water bottle or much personal items. It does have two bottom tripod straps, but I want a vertical carry for the tripod on my next hiking camera bag. I hope to be doing more hiking in future, so I find myself now in the market for a hiking camera bag. If anyone has a nice hiking camera bag which can accommodate gear and personal items, is not a sloppy fit, and has a vertical carry for a tripod, I'd welcome the suggestions. 3). I didn't have my tripod with me on this trek because I'm actually an inexperienced hiker and didn't know what to expect of the trails or my ability, so I left the tripod at home. I will be taking it the next trip. All the shots in the gallery were handheld. Here's my gallery from yesterday's hike. It was a wonderfully fun day, and the park is really great. There are a lot more trails to explore, so I'm most definitively going back. I've made some short and long term hiking goals. http://www.caguila.com/rockaug312014/index.html Comments welcome. Cheers, Christine, and Happy Labor Day! Sent from my iPad -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Geso: A Gallery of Flight
Very nice gallery! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 1:00 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: How pompous is that for a gallery title? Anyway, here are some pictures taken with the quadcopter. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/vision/stills1/index.html It was quite windy, exact framing just wasn't going to happen as the machine was being tossed around a bit. Enjoy bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Skyscape - Panorama, cropped square
I love the textures and the shadings. Great eye! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 12:27 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/15154559121/ Even at 10mm, I had to do a pano to capture everything my eye was seeing, which was the cool curve of the clouds in front ot me. Where panos often present a distorted view of reality, this one really captures what made me pull of the road on the way home from work to record the scene: the combination of light color and beautiful bowl shape to the clouds as the setting sun backlit them. Stitched using Photoshop CS5, cylindrical merge. K-3 with Sigma EX 10-20mm f4-5.6 ISO 200, 1/200th sec @ f8 Stitching done with Photoshop CS5 (cylindrical merge) Post-processing with Topaz Clarity Clouds III preset. Comments and criticism welcome in equal measure. -- Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs look like photographs. ~ Alfred Stieglitz -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Black Mountain College
Hi Everyone: I’ve been meaning to post this, but I got a little behind in my photography to-dos. Several weeks ago I posted a small gallery on a trip to Asheville, N.C. In that gallery was a shot with two black and white photos in two windows looking out on to an alley in downtown Asheville. A few of you remarked you were intrigued by the shot, and I meant to follow up, but as I said, I got behind and sort of forgot, but then I remembered. There are four shots here of the Black Mountain College Tribute wall. http://www.caguila.com/blackwall/index.html If you want to learn more about Black Mountain College, you can check this out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mountain_College Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: The PUG for 2015
You got my vote to continue as PUGmeister, Brian! I asterisked those I found appealing. Cheers, Christine On Sep 3, 2014, at 7:35 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: G'day all It's time to think about PUG themes for 2015, but before that... I've been PUGmeister for about 4 years and let me say at the outset, I'm more than happy to continue - strangely enough, I actually enjoy compiling the gallery. But I don't have any exclusive right to monopolise it, so if anyone really wants to take over, let me or Igor know. Now to potential themes... Here are some suggestions compiled from previous galleries plus a few I've come across on other sites. Please feel free to suggest others: Panorama* On Two Wheels* Cute Mellow Yellow A Fork in the Road Abstract* Hot On the Beach* Leaves Curved* Abandoned Looking In Newness Out of this World Paws for Reflection Rush Hour Simplicity* Spring/Autumn* Summer/Winter* Streetcar and Subway* Sunrise/Sunset The Lake* Tilted* Tools Up Wind* -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: October PUG - Don't foreget the September Equinox
Just put it in my calendar! I’ve been such a MIA PUGGER. I hope to do better! Cheers, Christine On Sep 3, 2014, at 2:19 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: G'day all Just a reminder that the theme for the October PUG (Synchronicity) requires that a photo be taken on the September Equinox, which is only a couple of weeks away. The actual time of the equinox will be on 22 or 23 September, depending on your locality. You can find the actual time for your locality here: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?continent=namericaiso=20140923T0229msg=September%20Equinox%202014 http://tinyurl.com/pmmh9qp The photo should be taken during a 24 hour period - 12 hours either side of the actual time of the equinox. The subject of the submitted images can be whatever you like but images taken around the areas where you all live might make the gallery a bit more interesting - but that's only a suggestion. Expect further nagging... -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: The PUG for 2015
Brian thanks for all you do regarding the PUG. Among those I've starred * below please consider: Water Faces National Parks Selfies Cars I've owned Hands Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com Subject: Re: The PUG for 2015 You got my vote to continue as PUGmeister, Brian! I asterisked those I found appealing. Cheers, Christine On Sep 3, 2014, at 7:35 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: G'day all It's time to think about PUG themes for 2015, but before that... I've been PUGmeister for about 4 years and let me say at the outset, I'm more than happy to continue - strangely enough, I actually enjoy compiling the gallery. But I don't have any exclusive right to monopolise it, so if anyone really wants to take over, let me or Igor know. Now to potential themes... Here are some suggestions compiled from previous galleries plus a few I've come across on other sites. Please feel free to suggest others: Panorama* On Two Wheels* Cute Mellow Yellow A Fork in the Road *Abstract* Hot On the Beach* Leaves *Curved* Abandoned Looking In Newness Out of this World Paws for Reflection Rush Hour Simplicity* Spring/Autumn* *Summer/Winter* Streetcar and Subway* *Sunrise/Sunset The Lake* Tilted* *Tools Up Wind* -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Traveling light - or not
on 2014-09-01 18:56 Mark C wrote When you travel - do you carry backup gear or just trust to fate that everything will work? [...] What do you do when you travel? interesting to read about what people take on trips; just piling on: i take one K-5 body (my backup body is my iPhone); i also bring two batteries and a charger, or just three charged batteries on shorter trips the lenses i used to carry were A 50/1.7 FA 28/2.8 maybe Sigma EX 105/2.8 Macro _or_ DA 50-200 WR for some reason i've graduated to modern lenses, so now the minimal travel kit is DA 35 macro DA 15 took these two to Copenhagen for 8 nights recently, checked no baggage, and was fine with it; desiring a longer lens or wider aperture i might bring DFA 100 WR Macro or 50-200 A 50/1.7 add a rocket blower and a LensPen, always; bag is usually messenger style for urban trips, MountainSmith lumbar pack for short hikes; a decent daypack (meaning one with a real hip belt and adjustable suspension) for longer hikes, or hikes with monopod i recently did a short gardening-related trip to Santa Fe by car, and as an experiment took more gear: 15, 35 macro, 100 macro and DA 50-135 (which to me is a heavy lens), plus a monopod; but i only used the 15 and the 35 i'm more concerned with backing up images than with a spare body, so i bring a 64GB iPad Mini (with lots of unused space) and the Lightning to SD card adapter … load my images daily onto the iPad for backup and review -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso - No one goes gently
Excellent shot, Ann! Interesting elements in the frame. Good rendering as well. Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad On Sep 5, 2014, at 10:39 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: IsO 6400 - hand held K-5 and kit lens http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/New-York-in-BW/i-54DCMTC/A ann annsan.smugmug.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Need on procedure to AF Fine Adjust on K-3
I've never messed with the AF Fine Adjustment before, but I think I need to on the K-3. So those of you that have experience in this area... First, I'm wondering if the procedure is the same on K-3 as it has been for other Pentax models? If so, I don't need to limit my Googling to the K-3. Secondly, this works with third party lenses also, right? I've got 3 Sigma EX to 2 Pentax in the AF department. Thirdly, am I correct in thinking that this is of no use on manual focus glass? Fourth, what is your procedure? I'm thinking camera should be locked down on a tripod and I'm wondering what you use for a target. I've seen scales (like a tape measure or yardstick) angled at a 45 degree angle, with a vertical target that is perpendicular to the sensor plane at the focal point. At what distance do you do the measurement? Minimum focus distance? Medium focus distance? I'm also guessing you do this with the lens wide open so as to be able to most accurately define the in-focus point. What is your procedure on zooms? I'll stop with the questions now. Any light that you can shed... thanks in advance! -- Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs look like photographs. ~ Alfred Stieglitz -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax K-5 II body (6000 actuations), 24mm SMC Takumar (EXC)
The 24mm SMC Takumar has been sold (and shipped). An invoice has been requested for the K-5 II body, so that is pending payment. Thanks! On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 3:23 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: 6000 shutter actuation Pentax K-5 II (selling only because I now have a K-3 AND a K-01, just don't need 3 great bodies). Comes with everything that comes with the Body kit (battery, charger, etc.) $475 plus actual shipping (should be about $12 to the U.S. and a bit higher to Canada). Sweet sweet Super-Multi-Takumar 24mm f3.5 with original caps and case: $199 plus actual shipping (worldwide to PDML members). If you are picky about the cosmetics of your legacy lenses, you won't be disappointed with this one. And it is priced $50 below KEH and, in addition, comes with the original Takumar hard case. Operators are standing by. -- Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs look like photographs. ~ Alfred Stieglitz -- Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs look like photographs. ~ Alfred Stieglitz -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Geso: A Gallery of Flight
On 6/9/14, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed: How pompous is that for a gallery title? Anyway, here are some pictures taken with the quadcopter. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/vision/stills1/index.html Really interesting vantage points - being 6' 5 tall, now you know what it feels like ;-) In http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/vision/stills1/content/ DJI00033_large.html note the 'hotspot' where the sun is brightest, reflecting back with the drone shadow at the centre. Same effect when flying from an aircraft and looking 'down' solar wind... -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso: Bill's new toy
On 6/9/14, Attila Boros, discombobulated, unleashed: Cotty, this might be of interest for you: http://goprouser.freeforums.org/hero-3-black-wifi-lag-test-app-v2- android-v3-0-firmware-t13644.html It seems if you want realtime (about 2-3 frames delay as claimed here: http://gopro.com/support/articles/hero3plus-hdmi-output-information) you'd need HDMI. Depending on how you use it, cables might not be an option:( Yep - using the wifi bacpac (I have a Hero 2) I get a 3 second delay - or lag - from the camera to the iPhone app display. If I hard wire a monitor to the camera there is no lag at all. The problem is that 99.9% of the time I cannot link the camera to a display and so I live with the lag. That said, I only view the iPhone app display of the camera's output while setting up the framing for the shot before locking off the camera mount prior to filming. The most usual situation for this would be mounting inside a car to get a shot of the front seat occupant(s). Thanks anyway. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Need on procedure to AF Fine Adjust on K-3
Hi Dareen, Answers interspersed. On Sep 6, 2014, at 5:05 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: I've never messed with the AF Fine Adjustment before, but I think I need to on the K-3. So those of you that have experience in this area... First, I'm wondering if the procedure is the same on K-3 as it has been for other Pentax models? If so, I don't need to limit my Googling to the K-3. It’s basically the same. There may be some slight differences in the menu access, but the nuts and bolts of it are the same. Secondly, this works with third party lenses also, right? I've got 3 Sigma EX to 2 Pentax in the AF department. I don’t know. I don’t own any third party autofocus lenses. But if the camera recognizes them for shake reduction, I would think autofocus adjustment would work as ewll. Thirdly, am I correct in thinking that this is of no use on manual focus glass? You are correct. It merely fine tunes autofocus to eliminate backfocus or frontfocus conditions. Fourth, what is your procedure? I'm thinking camera should be locked down on a tripod and I'm wondering what you use for a target. I've seen scales (like a tape measure or yardstick) angled at a 45 degree angle, with a vertical target that is perpendicular to the sensor plane at the focal point. At what distance do you do the measurement? Minimum focus distance? Medium focus distance? I'm also guessing you do this with the lens wide open so as to be able to most accurately define the in-focus point. What is your procedure on zooms? I use a 13 x 19 sheet of good paper, printed with a scale of lines approximately 3/8-inch apart. The lines cover the middle 2/3 of the sheet, but right in the center there is a blank area of about three inches square. In the center of the blank square is a single red dot of abotut 3/16 inch diameter. This is the focal point. I set the paper on the floor of my deck in bright shade. Then I mount the camera on the tripod. I place the camera about three feet away for a wide lens like the 16-50 and about 7 feet away for a long lens like the 60-250. I use single-point focus with the center dot active. I elevate the tripod head so the camera is looking at the focus dot at an angle of about 45 degrees. I test most lenses in the middle of the focal length range, but check at the wide and long ends as well. Generally, they’re very close. If there’s a discrepancy I’ll favor the focal length I use most. I look at the results on a large monitor and try to judge how many lines on each side of the dot are in focus. The forward lines won’t look the same as the rearward lines even when the focus is about the same. So you’re looking for sharpness. I try to count out which line is definitely out of focus. For example, for the 60-250 at 150mm, it might be line three or four. For the 16-50 at 35mm, it might be line six. Hope this helps. BTW, it’s worth the effort. I'll stop with the questions now. Any light that you can shed... thanks in advance! -- Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs look like photographs. ~ Alfred Stieglitz -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Need on procedure to AF Fine Adjust on K-3
Very helpful, Paul. Thanks for the (excellent/detailed) reply! Other approaches are welcome as well. On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 5:36 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Hi Dareen, Answers interspersed. On Sep 6, 2014, at 5:05 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: I've never messed with the AF Fine Adjustment before, but I think I need to on the K-3. So those of you that have experience in this area... First, I'm wondering if the procedure is the same on K-3 as it has been for other Pentax models? If so, I don't need to limit my Googling to the K-3. It’s basically the same. There may be some slight differences in the menu access, but the nuts and bolts of it are the same. Secondly, this works with third party lenses also, right? I've got 3 Sigma EX to 2 Pentax in the AF department. I don’t know. I don’t own any third party autofocus lenses. But if the camera recognizes them for shake reduction, I would think autofocus adjustment would work as ewll. Thirdly, am I correct in thinking that this is of no use on manual focus glass? You are correct. It merely fine tunes autofocus to eliminate backfocus or frontfocus conditions. Fourth, what is your procedure? I'm thinking camera should be locked down on a tripod and I'm wondering what you use for a target. I've seen scales (like a tape measure or yardstick) angled at a 45 degree angle, with a vertical target that is perpendicular to the sensor plane at the focal point. At what distance do you do the measurement? Minimum focus distance? Medium focus distance? I'm also guessing you do this with the lens wide open so as to be able to most accurately define the in-focus point. What is your procedure on zooms? I use a 13 x 19 sheet of good paper, printed with a scale of lines approximately 3/8-inch apart. The lines cover the middle 2/3 of the sheet, but right in the center there is a blank area of about three inches square. In the center of the blank square is a single red dot of abotut 3/16 inch diameter. This is the focal point. I set the paper on the floor of my deck in bright shade. Then I mount the camera on the tripod. I place the camera about three feet away for a wide lens like the 16-50 and about 7 feet away for a long lens like the 60-250. I use single-point focus with the center dot active. I elevate the tripod head so the camera is looking at the focus dot at an angle of about 45 degrees. I test most lenses in the middle of the focal length range, but check at the wide and long ends as well. Generally, they’re very close. If there’s a discrepancy I’ll favor the focal length I use most. I look at the results on a large monitor and try to judge how many lines on each side of the dot are in focus. The forward lines won’t look the same as the rearward lines even when the focus is about the same. So you’re looking for sharpness. I try to count out which line is definitely out of focus. For example, for the 60-250 at 150mm, it might be line three or four. For the 16-50 at 35mm, it might be line six. Hope this helps. BTW, it’s worth the effort. I'll stop with the questions now. Any light that you can shed... thanks in advance! -- Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs look like photographs. ~ Alfred Stieglitz -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs look like photographs. ~ Alfred Stieglitz -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: lens -- Silver or Platinum?
on 2014-09-05 8:56 John wrote There's something wrong with that guy's prices he's also selling NEW Samsung Galaxy Note II GT-N7100 for $6132.75 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Need on procedure to AF Fine Adjust on K-3
on 2014-09-06 16:36 Paul Stenquist wrote In the center of the blank square is a single red dot of abotut 3/16 inch diameter. This is the focal point. great technique, but why red? is it possible that red would affect the focus due to different wavelengths of light refracting differently? (though lenses attempt to correct for this of course) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESOs/GESO - Buenos Aires at night
Hi All! In early August, I was in Buenos Aires. I had an evening to walk around the city... Here are a few photos of the night city views: http://42graphy.org/galleries/2014-08-BsAsNight/_IR09721.html http://42graphy.org/galleries/2014-08-BsAsNight/_IR09739.html http://42graphy.org/galleries/2014-08-BsAsNight/_IR09743.html And a very-very pink building: http://42graphy.org/galleries/2014-08-BsAsNight/_IR09733.html The entire gallery (16 photos) is here: http://42graphy.org/galleries/2014-08-BsAsNight/ Comments and suggestions are invited. Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Need on procedure to AF Fine Adjust on K-3
Paul via phone On Sep 6, 2014, at 6:53 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: on 2014-09-06 16:36 Paul Stenquist wrote In the center of the blank square is a single red dot of abotut 3/16 inch diameter. This is the focal point. great technique, but why red? is it possible that red would affect the focus due to different wavelengths of light refracting differently? (though lenses attempt to correct for this It may be my imagination, but red on a neutral color seems to focus with more snap than other colors. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Black Mountain College
My second husband, Tim LaFarge, went to Black Mountain - he studied dance with Merce Cunningham and was also involved with the Black Mountain Poets.. There is a book about Black Mountain with a large cross-gutter photo of Tim dancing with Merce and Carolyn Brown. He was friends back then with Creeley and Joel Oppenheimer and when I met Creeley in 1996 at the James Wright Poetry Festival in Ohio I spoke to him about Tim - turns out he was eager to get in touch with him and I managed that. (Tim and I stayed in touch somewhat over the years - now it is Christmas cards only). One regret I had was that Tim and I, living in Maine in the early 60's, separated just about a month before Tim went to visit Charles Olsen - I would have so much liked to meet him! I went to the Black Mountain Museum in 2001 , driving home after being away for two months following my escape from 9/11. It was certainly an amazing place, but finally collapsed because of, essentially, poor money management on the part of the artists in charge. Tim had already given up dance when we met and is retired from the US Forest Service. Did you go to the museum, CHristine? ann On 9/6/2014 15:26, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Everyone: I’ve been meaning to post this, but I got a little behind in my photography to-dos. Several weeks ago I posted a small gallery on a trip to Asheville, N.C. In that gallery was a shot with two black and white photos in two windows looking out on to an alley in downtown Asheville. A few of you remarked you were intrigued by the shot, and I meant to follow up, but as I said, I got behind and sort of forgot, but then I remembered. There are four shots here of the Black Mountain College Tribute wall. http://www.caguila.com/blackwall/index.html If you want to learn more about Black Mountain College, you can check this out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mountain_College Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso - No one goes gently
Thanks, Christine! Been a while since I did any street shooting ann On 9/6/2014 16:38, Christine Aguila wrote: Excellent shot, Ann! Interesting elements in the frame. Good rendering as well. Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad On Sep 5, 2014, at 10:39 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: IsO 6400 - hand held K-5 and kit lens http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/New-York-in-BW/i-54DCMTC/A ann annsan.smugmug.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PDMLer Jan Buhler on TOP
even those of you who read TOP might have your attention elsewhere while the Mike Johnston moves houses — he's not posting much detailed content — yet today Jan Buhler turned up as a guest of honor at the Johnston's new home: http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2014/09/9614-the-morning-coffee-first-visitor.html no actual Pentax reference (i think that's a Fuji by his foot in the lead photo), but if TOP does a print sale with Buhler, i suppose there's a decent chance it may be a Pentax shot -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Black Mountain College
grrr - make that CHARLES OLSON, not OLSEN (second paragraph) ann On 9/6/2014 19:31, Ann Sanfedele wrote: My second husband, Tim LaFarge, went to Black Mountain - he studied dance with Merce Cunningham and was also involved with the Black Mountain Poets.. There is a book about Black Mountain with a large cross-gutter photo of Tim dancing with Merce and Carolyn Brown. He was friends back then with Creeley and Joel Oppenheimer and when I met Creeley in 1996 at the James Wright Poetry Festival in Ohio I spoke to him about Tim - turns out he was eager to get in touch with him and I managed that. (Tim and I stayed in touch somewhat over the years - now it is Christmas cards only). One regret I had was that Tim and I, living in Maine in the early 60's, separated just about a month before Tim went to visit Charles Olsen - I would have so much liked to meet him! I went to the Black Mountain Museum in 2001 , driving home after being away for two months following my escape from 9/11. It was certainly an amazing place, but finally collapsed because of, essentially, poor money management on the part of the artists in charge. Tim had already given up dance when we met and is retired from the US Forest Service. Did you go to the museum, CHristine? ann On 9/6/2014 15:26, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Everyone: I’ve been meaning to post this, but I got a little behind in my photography to-dos. Several weeks ago I posted a small gallery on a trip to Asheville, N.C. In that gallery was a shot with two black and white photos in two windows looking out on to an alley in downtown Asheville. A few of you remarked you were intrigued by the shot, and I meant to follow up, but as I said, I got behind and sort of forgot, but then I remembered. There are four shots here of the Black Mountain College Tribute wall. http://www.caguila.com/blackwall/index.html If you want to learn more about Black Mountain College, you can check this out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mountain_College Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Marc Newson becomes Apple employee
on 2014-09-06 8:56 Bill wrote I do fear for things like the Iphone, iPad, etc becoming ergonomic nightmares in the name of styling at Newsons hands. that sums up my concern, though i wouldn't quite expect a nightmare; i'd worry Newson might bring incrementally less focus on user experience as a cost of pumping the style … -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Need on procedure to AF Fine Adjust on K-3
You can get a good approximation using Liveview and by previewing your shots enlarged on the LCD, then double check the “final” result using the regular AF system and viewing the result on your monitor. And using Liveview at 6-10x makes it easier to do the set up, verifying that the focal spot is on the center of the target. I have a target much like Paul’s. I have a tripod mounted stand designed to hold a slide projector. Remember those? I put the target on the stand at a 45° angle. Camera on tripod with camera level front-to-back side-to-side. Lens axis at same height as the center of the target. (All of this fiddling in the setup means that the sensor plane is perpendicular to the target, makes interpretation of the results much easier!) The distance from target is going to vary according to your lens. For a macro, you could work from 2-3 feet away. For a 300mm you’ll probably want to be 15-20 feet away. I’ve read commentary on choosing the “right” distance, don’t recall the details and don’t believe it matters that much. For a zoom lens, I calibrate at the most used end, then check the other end. Others start always at the wide end, then verify the long end. The K-3 manual has a brief discussion on the process. stan On Sep 6, 2014, at 6:40 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Very helpful, Paul. Thanks for the (excellent/detailed) reply! Other approaches are welcome as well. On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 5:36 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Hi Dareen, Answers interspersed. On Sep 6, 2014, at 5:05 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: I've never messed with the AF Fine Adjustment before, but I think I need to on the K-3. So those of you that have experience in this area... First, I'm wondering if the procedure is the same on K-3 as it has been for other Pentax models? If so, I don't need to limit my Googling to the K-3. It’s basically the same. There may be some slight differences in the menu access, but the nuts and bolts of it are the same. Secondly, this works with third party lenses also, right? I've got 3 Sigma EX to 2 Pentax in the AF department. I don’t know. I don’t own any third party autofocus lenses. But if the camera recognizes them for shake reduction, I would think autofocus adjustment would work as ewll. Thirdly, am I correct in thinking that this is of no use on manual focus glass? You are correct. It merely fine tunes autofocus to eliminate backfocus or frontfocus conditions. Fourth, what is your procedure? I'm thinking camera should be locked down on a tripod and I'm wondering what you use for a target. I've seen scales (like a tape measure or yardstick) angled at a 45 degree angle, with a vertical target that is perpendicular to the sensor plane at the focal point. At what distance do you do the measurement? Minimum focus distance? Medium focus distance? I'm also guessing you do this with the lens wide open so as to be able to most accurately define the in-focus point. What is your procedure on zooms? I use a 13 x 19 sheet of good paper, printed with a scale of lines approximately 3/8-inch apart. The lines cover the middle 2/3 of the sheet, but right in the center there is a blank area of about three inches square. In the center of the blank square is a single red dot of abotut 3/16 inch diameter. This is the focal point. I set the paper on the floor of my deck in bright shade. Then I mount the camera on the tripod. I place the camera about three feet away for a wide lens like the 16-50 and about 7 feet away for a long lens like the 60-250. I use single-point focus with the center dot active. I elevate the tripod head so the camera is looking at the focus dot at an angle of about 45 degrees. I test most lenses in the middle of the focal length range, but check at the wide and long ends as well. Generally, they’re very close. If there’s a discrepancy I’ll favor the focal length I use most. I look at the results on a large monitor and try to judge how many lines on each side of the dot are in focus. The forward lines won’t look the same as the rearward lines even when the focus is about the same. So you’re looking for sharpness. I try to count out which line is definitely out of focus. For example, for the 60-250 at 150mm, it might be line three or four. For the 16-50 at 35mm, it might be line six. Hope this helps. BTW, it’s worth the effort. I'll stop with the questions now. Any light that you can shed... thanks in advance! -- Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs look like photographs. ~ Alfred Stieglitz -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net
Re: PESOs/GESO - Buenos Aires at night
Quite nice, Igor! You certainly portray a charming ambiance of a classic city. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 6:57 PM, Igor PDML-StR pdml...@komkon.org wrote: Hi All! In early August, I was in Buenos Aires. I had an evening to walk around the city... Here are a few photos of the night city views: http://42graphy.org/galleries/2014-08-BsAsNight/_IR09721.html http://42graphy.org/galleries/2014-08-BsAsNight/_IR09739.html http://42graphy.org/galleries/2014-08-BsAsNight/_IR09743.html And a very-very pink building: http://42graphy.org/galleries/2014-08-BsAsNight/_IR09733.html The entire gallery (16 photos) is here: http://42graphy.org/galleries/2014-08-BsAsNight/ Comments and suggestions are invited. Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO - Clouds Over the Lake
In New Hampshire, only two weeks ago (seems like much longer!): http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17849477size=lg (K-5, DA 16-45) Comments? Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso - No one goes gently
Excellent, Ann! All of the disparate elements work really well together. Cheers, Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 7:33 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Thanks, Christine! Been a while since I did any street shooting ann On 9/6/2014 16:38, Christine Aguila wrote: Excellent shot, Ann! Interesting elements in the frame. Good rendering as well. Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad On Sep 5, 2014, at 10:39 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: IsO 6400 - hand held K-5 and kit lens http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/New-York-in-BW/i-54DCMTC/A ann annsan.smugmug.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
