Regarding Sigma 18-35 autofocus with phase-detect issues
Hy there all! I was thinking at getting the Sigma 18-35 to replace my kit lens (DA 18-55 WR) for wide and normal focal lengths (mainly landscapes), but after reading the Pentax Forums review [1,2] regarding the autofocus issues (admittedly only while using phase-detect) I completely changed my mind... (For that amount of money, the fact I don't use live-view, and that accurate manual focus is almost impossible on current DSLR's without live-view and focus peaking, it makes this lens unusable for me...) However I thought to ask you guys, especially those that have used such a lens, if it truly has issues at focusing with phase-detect? (Perhaps you upgraded the firmware? Perhaps you have newer variants of this lens?) To be clear by "issues" I mean the outcome is mainly (and noticeably) back-/front-focused, while shot at large apertures or with close subjects, thus opposite to situations when large depth-of-field would mask such a problem. Regarding the review, the issues being reported don't seem to stem out of sample variation, as they tested about 7 of these on multiple K-3, a K-50 and a K-30, and the outcome was the same. Thanks, Ciprian. [1] http://www.pentaxforums.com/reviews/sigma-18-35mm-f18-dc-hsm-art/autofocus.html [2] http://www.pentaxforums.com/articles/review-news/sigma-18-35mm-autofocus-a-second-look.html P.S.: Playing "lens-roulette" (that is buying one, testing it, sending it back, and then possibly looping) is not an option for me... :) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT travel advise for the kids
Hello Dan, Steve & Cotty Sir, we were in London end August for 3 nights and 4 days on a Thomas Cook group tour. Towards evening around 5 PM it would start drizzling or pouring every day. Our sad luck I suppose, but we beat the bad weather as we had very good quality Israeli light weight wind + rain cheaters. Actually rain is not a big deal for us, being familiar with the heavy monsoon rains here in Bangalore India. But for a little Baby 10 months old it could be a bother. We spent quite some time in the Middle East where we are used to mostly dry spells. But come November & December with some rain, and you will see plenty of car accidents / pile ups. Expatriates like us chose tyres carefully - half sand & half wet weather tread patterns, and we drove with caution of course with lights on. Regards. Bipin. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Llama Love
paul stenquist wrote: Grace spent at east half an hour with a pair of Llamas at the county fair. They’re gentle giants. Very cute. And thanks for helping me get my daily llama. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18050437&size=lg -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Beating the Heat in the 'Hood
I dunno about that. We Torontonians are pretty wimpy as compared to other Canadians. Now those prairie folk like Wheatfield Willy (aka Bill Robb, for you newbies), they know cold... ;-) Cheers, frank On 13 July, 2015 1:47:57 AM EDT, David Mann wrote: >On Jul 13, 2015, at 12:45 pm, Knarf wrote: > >> Today was the hottest day yet of the summer. > >I’d moan but then I remembered that what I’m calling cold is t-shirt >weather for you. > >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. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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-Anonymous(?)
Beautiful! Cheers, frank On 13 July, 2015 5:49:40 PM EDT, Jack Davis wrote: > > >This blossom was shot near the edge of the pond where my recent post, >"Hunting Egret" was shot. >Am mildly curious if anyone knows it's common name. Thanks! > >C&C > >J > >http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=945 -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO - Danger: Shooting Range
http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/danger-shooting-range Not a gruesome bug - I'm tired of digital machinations... so a film shot. Mz-S, Tri-X, FA 20-35 with XI green filter. Developed in HC110 Dil B. Comments welcome! Mark --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. 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-Hunting Egret
Nice. You could have used the fish eye. Alan C -Original Message- From: Jack Davis Sent: Monday, July 13, 2015 9:55 PM To: PDML Subject: Peso-Hunting Egret I promise, last egret this season!! This hunting environment looked so cool and lush, I had to snap it. Was 75 to 80 yds away. C&C? Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=941 DA55~300, F8, 1/1250, ISO 400 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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-Anonymous(?)
Definitely a wild hibiscus, probably Hibiscus moscheutos (swamp rose-mallow). Alan C -Original Message- From: Jack Davis Sent: Monday, July 13, 2015 11:49 PM To: PDML Subject: Peso-Anonymous(?) This blossom was shot near the edge of the pond where my recent post, "Hunting Egret" was shot. Am mildly curious if anyone knows it's common name. Thanks! C&C J http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=945 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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-Hunting Egret
Tough not to blow out detail in the white bird. Excellent exposure, great pose, composition spot-on. This is a terrific photo. A keeper! Cheers, frank On 13 July, 2015 3:55:21 PM EDT, Jack Davis wrote: > > >I promise, last egret this season!! >This hunting environment looked so cool and lush, I had to snap it. >Was 75 to 80 yds away. > >C&C? > >Jack > >http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=941 > >DA55~300, F8, 1/1250, ISO 400 -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Can Buy Almost Anything...
It waw a long time ago, I'm not running for political office and I'm in Canada, so I can say, "Yes I did inhale." LOL Cheers, frank On 13 July, 2015 8:05:28 PM EDT, Ken Waller wrote: >But did you inhale? > >Kenneth Waller >http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > >- Original Message - >From: "Knarf" >Subject: Re: PESO - You Can Buy Almost Anything... > > >> Just to be clear, I didn't say I never used it. I said I don't like >using >> it. I could only come to that conclusion by trying it. >> >> In fact I did a bit more than just "try" it. But that was long ago. I > >> realized that I really didn't enjoy it as much as other, legal >> intoxicants. >> >> Beer won. >> >> ;-) >> >> Cheers, >> >> frank >> >> On 11 July, 2015 11:37:02 PM EDT, Darren Addy > >> wrote: >>>I've never used the stuff either (let alone "inhale") but I was >>>entertained by one comedians take on the subject of "medical >>>marijuana". He went to his doctor to obtain a perscription and the >>>doctor asked him why he needed it. "I get these terrible headaches!" >>>he told the doctor. To which the doctor asked, "And when do you get >>>these terrible headaches?" To which the comedian replied, "Whenever I >>>think about marijuana not being legal in California." >>> >>>On Sat, Jul 11, 2015 at 5:15 PM, ann sanfedele >>>wrote: That sign would keep me from entering! ann On 7/10/2015 10:29 PM, frank theriault wrote: > > ...in Kensington Market: > > >>>http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/07/you-can-buy-almost-anything.html > > And on a slightly political note, I wish they'd just legalize the > stuff. Rather than this silly "for medical purposes" farce we have > here in Canada. > > Not that I use it myself; I actually don't enjoy pot and prefer >>>beer. > But surely we can spend our tax dollars more wisely than enforcing >>>one > of the most disregarded laws in history... > > Anyway, hope you enjoy this photo. Comments welcome. > > cheers, > > frank > -- -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - 'Laying Low'
Thanks to Mark C, Darren and John for commenting. I'll probably try your suggestions Darren, but in general I try to represent the image as captured and this one was shot in a heavily wooded forest and the green cast was natural. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "John" Subject: Re: PESO - 'Laying Low' Best I can figure it's Amanita muscaria var. guessowii. On 7/2/2015 2:56 PM, Darren Addy wrote: That's a beautiful composition, Ken. But if I may make a suggestio:, it has a green cast (hard to tell when so much of the image is green, I know). But boost the Red channel by 25 points and you'll see the brown bark really assume its true colors and the difference between the mushroom and the background will be improved also. On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 1:32 PM, Mark C wrote: Great colors and detail - the yellow really snaps. On 6/25/2015 8:41 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Captured this unnamed beauty a few years back. Just had a large print made on an aluminum plate to hang in the kitchen and thought I should post for others to see. *istD, 200mm f4 A* ED Macro 200 ISO http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18029195 Comments appreciated Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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-Hunting Egret
Nicely captured Jack. -Original Message- >From: Jack Davis >Subject: Re: Peso-Hunting Egret > >Generous remarks, Mark C. Thanks! > >J > >- Original Message - >From: "Mark C" >To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" >Sent: Monday, July 13, 2015 5:08:00 PM >Subject: Re: Peso-Hunting Egret > >Nice composition, really captures the intense concentration of the bird >in a peaceful setting. > >On 7/13/2015 3:55 PM, Jack Davis wrote: >> >> I promise, last egret this season!! >> This hunting environment looked so cool and lush, I had to snap it. >> Was 75 to 80 yds away. >> >> C&C? >> >> Jack >> >> http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=941 >> >> DA55~300, F8, 1/1250, ISO 400 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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-Anonymous(?)
Thanks, Dan! "Perhaps" is close enough. J - Original Message - From: "Daniel J. Matyola" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Monday, July 13, 2015 5:34:45 PM Subject: Re: Peso-Anonymous(?) Rose of Sharon, perhaps? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_of_Sharon http://landscaping.about.com/od/shrubsbushes/p/rose_of_sharon.htm Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 5:49 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > > This blossom was shot near the edge of the pond where my recent post, > "Hunting Egret" was shot. > Am mildly curious if anyone knows it's common name. Thanks! > > C&C > > J > > http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=945 > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.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-Hunting Egret
Generous remarks, Mark C. Thanks! J - Original Message - From: "Mark C" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Monday, July 13, 2015 5:08:00 PM Subject: Re: Peso-Hunting Egret Nice composition, really captures the intense concentration of the bird in a peaceful setting. On 7/13/2015 3:55 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > I promise, last egret this season!! > This hunting environment looked so cool and lush, I had to snap it. > Was 75 to 80 yds away. > > C&C? > > Jack > > http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=941 > > DA55~300, F8, 1/1250, ISO 400 > --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. 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-Anonymous(?)
Thanks, Ann! It's a desert rose mallow from now on. :o) J - Original Message - From: "ann sanfedele" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Monday, July 13, 2015 7:02:46 PM Subject: Re: Peso-Anonymous(?) ah - I got that one desert rose mallow (pretty sure, anyway) annn On 7/13/2015 5:49 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > This blossom was shot near the edge of the pond where my recent post, > "Hunting Egret" was shot. > Am mildly curious if anyone knows it's common name. Thanks! > > C&C > > J > > http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=945 > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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-Anonymous(?)
ah - I got that one desert rose mallow (pretty sure, anyway) annn On 7/13/2015 5:49 PM, Jack Davis wrote: This blossom was shot near the edge of the pond where my recent post, "Hunting Egret" was shot. Am mildly curious if anyone knows it's common name. Thanks! C&C J http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=945 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: The Impressive Clergyman
Thanks. He stayed around a bit after we fed him that little ant. I assume it is a hatchling, and will grow to a more "normal size, so he can help keep down the bugs around our pool. One can hope. Several years ago, I place several egg clusters in the shrubbery around the pool. I like to think perhaps he is one of my "imports." Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 8:04 PM, Mark C wrote: > Nice series - looks like you and the mantis had a good time! > > > On 7/12/2015 1:05 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >> >> I was working in the yard today, while my wife was at the pool >> listening to a podcast. She called to me said I should bring my >> camera to the pool. >> >> She had placed a flowery table cloth on one of the picnic tables on >> the pool patio, and a small Praying Mantis had flown on to one of the >> flowers. >> >> Since we had recently attended a big screen version of The Princess >> Bride at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (hosted by Cary Elwes), >> the little fellow immediately brought to my mind The Impressive >> Clergyman, as portrayed by Peter Cook. >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18052828 >> >> I took this image with my car key to illustrate how tiny the mantis really >> is: >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18052835 >> >> We found a tiny ant, and fed it to the mantis: >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18052856 >> >> He enjoyed his lunch at the pool: >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18052849&size=lg >> >> The whole gallery is here: >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18052849&size=lg >> >> K-5 II S, FA 100 mm F2.8 MACRO >> Comments are invited and appreciated. >> >> Dan Matyola >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >> > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > 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: OT: The Lifeguard
Interesting. The are brave and inquisitive, so I am sure they can become accustomed to water, but I have had nine, and now was fond of actually entering water more than a few inches deep. One of my puppies accidentally fell in a pool while chasing a German Shepherd; he didn't panic, but promptly swan to the edge and climbed out. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 7:30 PM, Ken Waller wrote: >> Northern breeds avoid water > > > Not so with my Malamute - Bear. > On his first encounter with Lake Michigan was he didn't want anything to do > with it, but little by little we coaxed him in and in a matter of a few > minutes we had a difficult time getting him out. He loved being tossed by > the waves. > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > - Original Message - From: "Daniel J. Matyola" > > Subject: Re: OT: The Lifeguard > > > >> Thanks, Darren, Bob and Frank. >> >> No, Bob, he does not go swimming. Northern breeds avoid water. They >> seem to have an instinct that tells them water is cold (in the arctic >> at least) and life threatening. >> >> Dan Matyola >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 11:51 AM, Darren Addy >> wrote: >>> >>> I like it (and well captioned and titled). Though the lifeguard seems >>> to be a bit overdressed. >>> :) >>> >>> On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 7:45 AM, Daniel J. Matyola >>> wrote: This is off-topic because the image was taken by my wife, rather than by me, and it was taken with an iPhone 6 Plus, rather than a pentax camera and lens. Since safety is paramount in the hot summer months, especially in the swimming pool, we have retained the services of a lifeguard: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18050556 As always, comments are welcome. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.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-Anonymous(?)
Rose of Sharon, perhaps? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_of_Sharon http://landscaping.about.com/od/shrubsbushes/p/rose_of_sharon.htm Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 5:49 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > > This blossom was shot near the edge of the pond where my recent post, > "Hunting Egret" was shot. > Am mildly curious if anyone knows it's common name. Thanks! > > C&C > > J > > http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=945 > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT travel advise for the kids
Just because it may not be raining doesn't mean the weather is actually nice. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 5:19 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > On 13 Jul 2015, at 18:53, Steve Cottrell wrote: >> >> On 13/7/15, Bipin Gupta, discombobulated, unleashed: >> >>> Please ensure there is a parasol or a >>> rain proof sheet for the baby's pram because of the perennial rains in >>> London. >> >> Literally falling off my chair laughing. >> >> Holy mackerel > > "Despite its reputation as being a rainy city, London receives less > precipitation (601 mm (24 in) in a year), than Rome, Bordeaux, Toulouse, > Naples and even Sydney in Australia" > > https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/London#Climate > > B > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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-Hunting Egret
Nice composition, really captures the intense concentration of the bird in a peaceful setting. On 7/13/2015 3:55 PM, Jack Davis wrote: I promise, last egret this season!! This hunting environment looked so cool and lush, I had to snap it. Was 75 to 80 yds away. C&C? Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=941 DA55~300, F8, 1/1250, ISO 400 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. 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: Too Cold!
Great catch. I don't think I've ever seen a frosty spider web before - it must of chilled down very quickly to interrupt the spider's weaving. Mark On 7/12/2015 12:51 AM, David Mann wrote: We had a -5C frost this morning (second in a row). I think the spiders got a bit sick of the cold weather and gave up on their webs halfway through. The frost made them look quite pretty. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/922/#peso K10D, FA100mm f/2.8 Macro Cheers, Dave --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. 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: The Impressive Clergyman
Nice series - looks like you and the mantis had a good time! On 7/12/2015 1:05 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I was working in the yard today, while my wife was at the pool listening to a podcast. She called to me said I should bring my camera to the pool. She had placed a flowery table cloth on one of the picnic tables on the pool patio, and a small Praying Mantis had flown on to one of the flowers. Since we had recently attended a big screen version of The Princess Bride at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (hosted by Cary Elwes), the little fellow immediately brought to my mind The Impressive Clergyman, as portrayed by Peter Cook. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18052828 I took this image with my car key to illustrate how tiny the mantis really is: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18052835 We found a tiny ant, and fed it to the mantis: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18052856 He enjoyed his lunch at the pool: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18052849&size=lg The whole gallery is here: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18052849&size=lg K-5 II S, FA 100 mm F2.8 MACRO Comments are invited and appreciated. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. 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 - You Can Buy Almost Anything...
But did you inhale? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Knarf" Subject: Re: PESO - You Can Buy Almost Anything... Just to be clear, I didn't say I never used it. I said I don't like using it. I could only come to that conclusion by trying it. In fact I did a bit more than just "try" it. But that was long ago. I realized that I really didn't enjoy it as much as other, legal intoxicants. Beer won. ;-) Cheers, frank On 11 July, 2015 11:37:02 PM EDT, Darren Addy wrote: I've never used the stuff either (let alone "inhale") but I was entertained by one comedians take on the subject of "medical marijuana". He went to his doctor to obtain a perscription and the doctor asked him why he needed it. "I get these terrible headaches!" he told the doctor. To which the doctor asked, "And when do you get these terrible headaches?" To which the comedian replied, "Whenever I think about marijuana not being legal in California." On Sat, Jul 11, 2015 at 5:15 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: That sign would keep me from entering! ann On 7/10/2015 10:29 PM, frank theriault wrote: ...in Kensington Market: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/07/you-can-buy-almost-anything.html And on a slightly political note, I wish they'd just legalize the stuff. Rather than this silly "for medical purposes" farce we have here in Canada. Not that I use it myself; I actually don't enjoy pot and prefer beer. But surely we can spend our tax dollars more wisely than enforcing one of the most disregarded laws in history... Anyway, hope you enjoy this photo. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Another website
Only issue I observed was on the home page (hjem ?), the spinning wheel never stopped spinning. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Jostein Øksne" Subject: Another website Comments much appreciated on layout, functionality and content alike. http://alunfoto.no Some of you may struggle with the language, I apologise for that. Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Double Rainbow in Last Rays of a Stormy Sunset
Wow - splendid image! On 7/13/2015 8:31 AM, Darren Addy wrote: Happy Monday all, This was one of the images I stopped to make on my rush to reach storms in south central Nebraska before dark on the evening of the 10th. I didn't think it was all that special (in that I don't think the photograph captures the beauty that I saw with my eyes when I took it), but then Ann commented on it in the "Cracks in the Firmament" thread (thanks Ann - I had NOT PESO'd it) and then I wake up this morning to find this image getting lots of attention from being added to Flickr Explore. https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/19648144331/ Comments and criticism welcome in equal measure. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. 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: OT - PESO - North Wind
Nice mix of super realism and surrealism - cool photo. Mark On 7/12/2015 11:22 PM, Knarf wrote: I came across this one from last winter, taken with phone cam, that I never posted. I was one heck of a cold day due to the north wind. A few days prior most of that water was ice but I guess the wind (coming from behind me, from land) blew it all into open water. The usual mist rising from open water into cold air was also being blown away from me. But since the wind was ~not~ coming off the lake there were no breaking waves, just lots of ripples on the surface. I guess they must have had big ones due south, on the American side. http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/07/north-wind.html?m=1 Cool thing about the lake is that it constantly changes; it's never the same twice. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. 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: OT: The Lifeguard
Northern breeds avoid water Not so with my Malamute - Bear. On his first encounter with Lake Michigan was he didn't want anything to do with it, but little by little we coaxed him in and in a matter of a few minutes we had a difficult time getting him out. He loved being tossed by the waves. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Daniel J. Matyola" Subject: Re: OT: The Lifeguard Thanks, Darren, Bob and Frank. No, Bob, he does not go swimming. Northern breeds avoid water. They seem to have an instinct that tells them water is cold (in the arctic at least) and life threatening. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 11:51 AM, Darren Addy wrote: I like it (and well captioned and titled). Though the lifeguard seems to be a bit overdressed. :) On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 7:45 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: This is off-topic because the image was taken by my wife, rather than by me, and it was taken with an iPhone 6 Plus, rather than a pentax camera and lens. Since safety is paramount in the hot summer months, especially in the swimming pool, we have retained the services of a lifeguard: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18050556 As always, comments are welcome. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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-Anonymous(?)
This blossom was shot near the edge of the pond where my recent post, "Hunting Egret" was shot. Am mildly curious if anyone knows it's common name. Thanks! C&C J http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=945 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 travel advise for the kids
On 13 Jul 2015, at 18:53, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > On 13/7/15, Bipin Gupta, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> Please ensure there is a parasol or a >> rain proof sheet for the baby's pram because of the perennial rains in >> London. > > Literally falling off my chair laughing. > > Holy mackerel "Despite its reputation as being a rainy city, London receives less precipitation (601 mm (24 in) in a year), than Rome, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Naples and even Sydney in Australia" https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/London#Climate B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: aguila web site check
No issues hear - I like the clean design ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Christine Aguila" Subject: aguila web site check Hi Everyone: I’ve been working on a new web site. If you have 2 minutes, could you check out the site to see if the *photos on the home page and academic projects page* download really slow—which they may be? I have to run out the door right now, but I’ll be back in a few hours. Here’s the link to the site. http://www.caguila.com Big Thanks, 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 Big Girl Ride
well done, excellent composition and sharpness. Fun moment well captured Dave On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 8:36 PM, paul stenquist wrote: > Yesterday, July 5, at the Oakland County Fair in Davisberg, Michigan. K-3 > with the DA* 50-135 > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18050436&size=lg > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO Big Girl Ride
Thanks Ken. And thanks to all who commented or had a look. Paul via phone > On Jul 13, 2015, at 5:00 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > > Wonderful capture Paul ! > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > - Original Message - From: "paul stenquist" > Subject: PESO Big Girl Ride > > >> Yesterday, July 5, at the Oakland County Fair in Davisberg, Michigan. K-3 >> with the DA* 50-135 >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18050436&size=lg > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO Big Girl Ride
Wonderful capture Paul ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "paul stenquist" Subject: PESO Big Girl Ride Yesterday, July 5, at the Oakland County Fair in Davisberg, Michigan. K-3 with the DA* 50-135 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18050436&size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: The Impressive Clergyman
Thanks, Donald. I actually tried a little video, but the damn thing was so small that I could neither keep it in focus or keep the beast in frame with video. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 11:32 AM, Donald Guthrie wrote: > What a delightful series!. Could have made a great video too. > > On 7/12/15 12:08 AM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: >> >> Message: 10 >> Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2015 01:05:01 -0400 >> From: "Daniel J. Matyola" >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: PESO: The Impressive Clergyman >> Message-ID: >> >> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 >> >> >> I was working in the yard today, while my wife was at the pool >> listening to a podcast. She called to me said I should bring my >> camera to the pool. >> >> She had placed a flowery table cloth on one of the picnic tables on >> the pool patio, and a small Praying Mantis had flown on to one of the >> flowers. >> >> Since we had recently attended a big screen version of The Princess >> Bride at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (hosted by Cary Elwes), >> the little fellow immediately brought to my mind The Impressive >> Clergyman, as portrayed by Peter Cook. >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18052828 >> >> I took this image with my car key to illustrate how tiny the mantis really >> is: >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18052835 >> >> We found a tiny ant, and fed it to the mantis: >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18052856 >> >> He enjoyed his lunch at the pool: >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18052849&size=lg >> >> The whole gallery is here: >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18052849&size=lg >> >> K-5 II S, FA 100 mm F2.8 MACRO >> Comments are invited and appreciated. >> >> Dan Matyola >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >> >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO Llama Love
so nice Dave On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 2:21 PM, paul stenquist wrote: > Grace spent at east half an hour with a pair of Llamas at the county fair. > They’re gentle giants. > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18050437&size=lg > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT travel advise for the kids
Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 13, 2015, at 5:34 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > > thanks for the tips > > Dave > >> On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 4:34 AM, Bipin Gupta wrote: >> David, we did this route recently. We started of from Rome, Paris and >> London via the channel tunnel. Please ensure there is a parasol or a >> rain proof sheet for the baby's pram because of the perennial rains in >> London. >> >> Must see:- London - the millenium wheel (London Eye), Buckingham >> Palace changing of the guards, Madam Tussaud's Wax Museum, British >> Museum, Tower Bridge & Trafalgar Square. >> >> Paris: the Louvre (Mona Lisa) , Arc de Triomphe, Place de La Concorde, >> Eiffel Tower, Cruise on the River Seine, Montmartre Hills, Grand >> Palais des Champs Élysées. >> Normandy - ?? Did not visit. >> >> We did the group tour through Thomas Cook and they had it organized >> all 4-star including the hotels, meals, all entry tickets, train bus >> and air tickets, pro Guides at all the places. Best of all were the >> friendly people and safety in a group. We were given plenty of time, >> never rushed or felt tired. We would leave at 8 AM after breakfast and >> return by 8 PM to the hotel. >> There were some late night shows after dinner for people who felt like >> going out for some extra fun, like the Eiffel Tower by night. The >> lighting was awesome. >> >> In Rome we saw quite some thuggery and Passport stealing, so one has >> to be careful in Europe. >> Look out for Starbucks, for the coffee in most European Restaurants >> are cold and insipid. Ha ha! Free use of toilets too. Be prepared to >> pay at least 2 Euros for using Rest Rooms. >> >> Ensure they have medical and accident coverage please. >> >> Good luck to your daughter, son in law and the baby. >> >> Regards. >> Bipin. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Llama Love
ditto too! J Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 13, 2015, at 6:48 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > ditto! > >> On 7/12/2015 10:48 PM, Mark C wrote: >> Cute photo! >> >> Mark >> >>> On 7/7/2015 2:21 PM, paul stenquist wrote: >>> Grace spent at east half an hour with a pair of Llamas at the county fair. >>> They’re gentle giants. >>> >>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18050437&size=lg >> >> >> --- >> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >> 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.
Peso-Hunting Egret
I promise, last egret this season!! This hunting environment looked so cool and lush, I had to snap it. Was 75 to 80 yds away. C&C? Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=941 DA55~300, F8, 1/1250, ISO 400 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 travel advise for the kids
On 13/7/15, Bipin Gupta, discombobulated, unleashed: >Please ensure there is a parasol or a >rain proof sheet for the baby's pram because of the perennial rains in >London. Literally falling off my chair laughing. Holy mackerel -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -- _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Cracks in the Firmament
Spectacular. The double rainbow too. Alan C -Original Message- From: Darren Addy Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2015 11:33 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Cracks in the Firmament An rural Nebraska image from Friday evening, after sundown. That is a partially harvested wheat field on the left. Scene is illuminated only by lightning and car headlights. https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/19635325442/ Taken with the Pentax K-3 and my trusty Sigma EX 10-20mm f4-5.6 DG. Comments and criticism welcome, in equal measure. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Ice daisy
Agree. They look just like the daisies which grow like weeds in my garden - sometimes lilac, sometimes white. Very useful ground covers. Alan C -Original Message- From: Jack Davis Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2015 7:11 PM To: PDML Subject: Re: Peso Ice daisy What Dan said. In this image, they look virtually identical to what we call African Daisies. J - Original Message - From: "Daniel J. Matyola" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2015 9:38:27 AM Subject: Re: Peso Ice daisy Lovely flowers, nicely portrayed. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jul 12, 2015 at 12:02 PM, David J Brooks wrote: Found these back in may at a local green house. Never seen or heard of them before but the display photo looked promising. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18053093 Taken a few days ago as round 2 of flowers is happening K-5, sigma 17-70 Dave -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Too Cold!
Don't get Goldfish Crackers or don't get people who see Jesus in a Goldfish Cracker? On 7/13/2015 1:35 AM, David Mann wrote: Interesting, I do notice that now that it’s pointed out to me (thanks, Bob). I did put it on FB but nobody else seems to have noticed it. I might have to add a comment. The link to the goldfish cracker is funny, I only just found out about their existence on Saturday and now you mention them. We don’t get them in these parts. Cheers, Dave On Jul 13, 2015, at 3:13 pm, Knarf wrote: Holy crap, Bob's right, it looks just like TVM! This is way better than Jesus' face on toast, or tree bark or a holy crown and crucifix on a Peppridge Farm Goldfish cracker (yes, really). http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/3015823 I think you must post this to Facebook immediately and watch it go viral. And in all seriousness, that's a wonderful delicate photo. You may not like the cold but there's beauty there. Cheers, frank On 12 July, 2015 3:15:59 AM EDT, Bob W-PDML wrote: Very nice. I'm glad it's summer here. The central shape puts me in mind of a bust of the virgin Mary in a modern stained glass window. B On 12 Jul 2015, at 05:51, David Mann wrote: We had a -5C frost this morning (second in a row). I think the spiders got a bit sick of the cold weather and gave up on their webs halfway through. The frost made them look quite pretty. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/922/#peso K10D, FA100mm f/2.8 Macro Cheers, Dave -- 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 - Beating the Heat in the 'Hood
Very nice, Frank with a timeless look to it. On 7/12/15 9:48 PM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 8 Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2015 21:59:55 -0400 From: ann sanfedele To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO - Beating the Heat in the 'Hood Message-ID: <55a31b9b.9050...@nyc.rr.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Good one! ann On 7/12/2015 8:45 PM, Knarf wrote: >Today was the hottest day yet of the summer. No new pics but it reminded me of this on from five years ago which for some reason has been a favourite of mine: > >http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2010/08/hot-day-in-hood.html?m=0 > >Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. > >Cheers, > >frank -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: ESO: Cracks in the Firmament
Nicely done as always, Darren. On 7/12/15 6:41 PM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 6 Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2015 16:33:03 -0500 From: Darren Addy To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Cracks in the Firmament Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 An rural Nebraska image from Friday evening, after sundown. That is a partially harvested wheat field on the left. Scene is illuminated only by lightning and car headlights. https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/19635325442/ Taken with the Pentax K-3 and my trusty Sigma EX 10-20mm f4-5.6 DG. Comments and criticism welcome, in equal measure. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: The Impressive Clergyman
What a delightful series!. Could have made a great video too. On 7/12/15 12:08 AM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 10 Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2015 01:05:01 -0400 From: "Daniel J. Matyola" To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: The Impressive Clergyman Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I was working in the yard today, while my wife was at the pool listening to a podcast. She called to me said I should bring my camera to the pool. She had placed a flowery table cloth on one of the picnic tables on the pool patio, and a small Praying Mantis had flown on to one of the flowers. Since we had recently attended a big screen version of The Princess Bride at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (hosted by Cary Elwes), the little fellow immediately brought to my mind The Impressive Clergyman, as portrayed by Peter Cook. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18052828 I took this image with my car key to illustrate how tiny the mantis really is: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18052835 We found a tiny ant, and fed it to the mantis: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18052856 He enjoyed his lunch at the pool: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18052849&size=lg The whole gallery is here: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18052849&size=lg K-5 II S, FA 100 mm F2.8 MACRO Comments are invited and appreciated. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Too Cold!
Frost! It cooled off to 79 F here last night after hitting 93 F. Something is upside down. Wait! You are upside down. Anyway, I loved both pictures equally. On 7/12/15 12:08 AM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 8 Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2015 16:51:14 +1200 From: David Mann To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Too Cold! Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii We had a -5C frost this morning (second in a row). I think the spiders got a bit sick of the cold weather and gave up on their webs halfway through. The frost made them look quite pretty. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/922/#peso K10D, FA100mm f/2.8 Macro Cheers, Dave -- Message: 9 Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2015 16:53:23 +1200 From: David Mann To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Frost Message-ID:<8ee64171-d834-4194-9c0f-e18058678...@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Another pic from the frost this morning. I was looking for more spider webs when I decided to have a go at photographing a feijoa (?vitamin F?) leaf. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/923/#peso K10D, FA 100mm f/2.8 Macro 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.
PESO 2015 - 115,116 - GDG
On my Saturday morning walk, my eye was drawn to details... https://flic.kr/p/vXEQYt https://flic.kr/p/vXEQJF enjoy! G — The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate it. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Double Rainbow in Last Rays of a Stormy Sunset
Glad I snooped around on your flickr page :-) It's a very painterly image - just lovely, IMHO. Getting to see a double rainbow and grabbing a shot of it that successfully are both special. ann On 7/13/2015 8:31 AM, Darren Addy wrote: Happy Monday all, This was one of the images I stopped to make on my rush to reach storms in south central Nebraska before dark on the evening of the 10th. I didn't think it was all that special (in that I don't think the photograph captures the beauty that I saw with my eyes when I took it), but then Ann commented on it in the "Cracks in the Firmament" thread (thanks Ann - I had NOT PESO'd it) and then I wake up this morning to find this image getting lots of attention from being added to Flickr Explore. https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/19648144331/ Comments and criticism welcome in equal measure. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - PESO - North Wind
Looking at that I could almost turn my ac down a bit and be comfortable NIce shot! ann On 7/13/2015 1:46 AM, David Mann wrote: That’s very nice. The textures on the water (ice, ripples) are very interesting. Cheers, Dave On Jul 13, 2015, at 3:22 pm, Knarf wrote: I came across this one from last winter, taken with phone cam, that I never posted. I was one heck of a cold day due to the north wind. A few days prior most of that water was ice but I guess the wind (coming from behind me, from land) blew it all into open water. The usual mist rising from open water into cold air was also being blown away from me. But since the wind was ~not~ coming off the lake there were no breaking waves, just lots of ripples on the surface. I guess they must have had big ones due south, on the American side. http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/07/north-wind.html?m=1 Cool thing about the lake is that it constantly changes; it's never the same twice. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Llama Love
ditto! On 7/12/2015 10:48 PM, Mark C wrote: Cute photo! Mark On 7/7/2015 2:21 PM, paul stenquist wrote: Grace spent at east half an hour with a pair of Llamas at the county fair. They’re gentle giants. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18050437&size=lg --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. 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 - Ashley at 10 (warning, feline content)
On 7/12/2015 10:19 PM, Mark C wrote: She's 10 and totally in charge of the situation always ... I love the confident repression! hehe I think spell check nailed you - you did mean "expression", yes? My two black cats turn ten this summer - I don't know their exact birth date. Mark I confess I don't really know her's either - I only knew that before I got her she was listed as 10 months old on May 16th - so I made July 16th her official record. Happy birthday to your two also :-) ann On 7/11/2015 2:19 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: Her birthday is next week. I grabbed this hand held with the K5 in TAV mode (the pleasures of which I'm just now discovering, oddly) ON click wsa all I got before she closed her eyes - always being concerned I'll use the flash though I seldom do. http://annsan.smugmug.com/The-KItty-Corner/Ashley-ultimate-alpha-tabby/i-fFq7hv5/A ann --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. 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: Cracks in the Firmament
Morning, Darren! I've tweaked many an aspect ratio crop to satisfy an image compositional problem, but have yet to allow one I considered prohibitively "odd." I would expect that to be a universal truism. J - Original Message - From: "Darren Addy" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Monday, July 13, 2015 5:26:50 AM Subject: Re: PESO: Cracks in the Firmament Thanks to all who looked and commented! Jack, I'm afraid that it would be an odd aspect ratio crop, but I will give it a look. Thanks for the suggestion. Toine, not IN the car, no. I realized we had storms in the "neighborhood" late and was trying like the dickens to get to them before dark. It didn't help that I just had to stop a couple of times to take landscape/skyscape images in the fading light of sunset. I was on the last leg to reach the storms - a gravel road that stretched 25 miles between the highway and the town of Stockville, Nebraska when I saw on radar that the storm I had been targeting was falling apart. There was another more dominant storm behind it, but it was farther away and it would be well after dark before I could approach it. When I saw the golden wheat field and windmill I put on the brakes. The storm in the distance was putting on quite a light show and I thought I might get something interesting. I pulled the car as far off the road as I could, but left it running with headlights on and emergency flashers going while I went just a bit further down the road and set up on the opposite side. The road can be seen in the lower right, but some of the light on the ditch weeds is also from my car's headlights. The "finger lightning" is far more impressive than what you see in the cropped square photo. I wanted to eliminate (as much as possible) the blown-out area of the intense lightning. I'll see if I can share the full crop later today. On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 3:32 AM, Toine wrote: > Great capture and photo! Shot from inside a car? > > On 12 July 2015 at 23:33, Darren Addy wrote: >> An rural Nebraska image from Friday evening, after sundown. That is a >> partially harvested wheat field on the left. Scene is illuminated only >> by lightning and car headlights. >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/19635325442/ >> >> Taken with the Pentax K-3 and my trusty Sigma EX 10-20mm f4-5.6 DG. >> Comments and criticism welcome, in equal measure. >> >> -- >> Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.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. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Double Rainbow in Last Rays of a Stormy Sunset
Beautiful! Paul via phone > On Jul 13, 2015, at 8:31 AM, Darren Addy wrote: > > Happy Monday all, > This was one of the images I stopped to make on my rush to reach > storms in south central Nebraska before dark on the evening of the > 10th. I didn't think it was all that special (in that I don't think > the photograph captures the beauty that I saw with my eyes when I took > it), but then Ann commented on it in the "Cracks in the Firmament" > thread (thanks Ann - I had NOT PESO'd it) and then I wake up this > morning to find this image getting lots of attention from being added > to Flickr Explore. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/19648144331/ > > Comments and criticism welcome in equal measure. > > -- > Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.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: Double Rainbow in Last Rays of a Stormy Sunset
I like that image a lot, Darren. It has a real feeling of "wide open spaces," and the contrast between the rainbows and the darker areas of clouds is quite dramatic. Lovely color range from the blues in the lower right to the orange around the rainbows. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 8:31 AM, Darren Addy wrote: > Happy Monday all, > This was one of the images I stopped to make on my rush to reach > storms in south central Nebraska before dark on the evening of the > 10th. I didn't think it was all that special (in that I don't think > the photograph captures the beauty that I saw with my eyes when I took > it), but then Ann commented on it in the "Cracks in the Firmament" > thread (thanks Ann - I had NOT PESO'd it) and then I wake up this > morning to find this image getting lots of attention from being added > to Flickr Explore. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/19648144331/ > > Comments and criticism welcome in equal measure. > > -- > Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.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 Ice daisy
Frank, i'll have you know that was natural rain.:-) Dave On Sun, Jul 12, 2015 at 10:58 PM, Knarf wrote: > Nice shot, Charles - er, Dave. > > LOL > > cheers, > > frank > > On 12 July, 2015 12:02:07 PM EDT, David J Brooks wrote: >>Found these back in may at a local green house. Never seen or heard of >>them before but the display photo looked promising. >> >>http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18053093 >> >>Taken a few days ago as round 2 of flowers is happening >> >>K-5, sigma 17-70 >> >>Dave > > -- > Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT travel advise for the kids
thanks for the tips Dave On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 4:34 AM, Bipin Gupta wrote: > David, we did this route recently. We started of from Rome, Paris and > London via the channel tunnel. Please ensure there is a parasol or a > rain proof sheet for the baby's pram because of the perennial rains in > London. > > Must see:- London - the millenium wheel (London Eye), Buckingham > Palace changing of the guards, Madam Tussaud's Wax Museum, British > Museum, Tower Bridge & Trafalgar Square. > > Paris: the Louvre (Mona Lisa) , Arc de Triomphe, Place de La Concorde, > Eiffel Tower, Cruise on the River Seine, Montmartre Hills, Grand > Palais des Champs Élysées. > Normandy - ?? Did not visit. > > We did the group tour through Thomas Cook and they had it organized > all 4-star including the hotels, meals, all entry tickets, train bus > and air tickets, pro Guides at all the places. Best of all were the > friendly people and safety in a group. We were given plenty of time, > never rushed or felt tired. We would leave at 8 AM after breakfast and > return by 8 PM to the hotel. > There were some late night shows after dinner for people who felt like > going out for some extra fun, like the Eiffel Tower by night. The > lighting was awesome. > > In Rome we saw quite some thuggery and Passport stealing, so one has > to be careful in Europe. > Look out for Starbucks, for the coffee in most European Restaurants > are cold and insipid. Ha ha! Free use of toilets too. Be prepared to > pay at least 2 Euros for using Rest Rooms. > > Ensure they have medical and accident coverage please. > > Good luck to your daughter, son in law and the baby. > > Regards. > Bipin. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO: Double Rainbow in Last Rays of a Stormy Sunset
Happy Monday all, This was one of the images I stopped to make on my rush to reach storms in south central Nebraska before dark on the evening of the 10th. I didn't think it was all that special (in that I don't think the photograph captures the beauty that I saw with my eyes when I took it), but then Ann commented on it in the "Cracks in the Firmament" thread (thanks Ann - I had NOT PESO'd it) and then I wake up this morning to find this image getting lots of attention from being added to Flickr Explore. https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/19648144331/ Comments and criticism welcome in equal measure. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Cracks in the Firmament
Thanks to all who looked and commented! Jack, I'm afraid that it would be an odd aspect ratio crop, but I will give it a look. Thanks for the suggestion. Toine, not IN the car, no. I realized we had storms in the "neighborhood" late and was trying like the dickens to get to them before dark. It didn't help that I just had to stop a couple of times to take landscape/skyscape images in the fading light of sunset. I was on the last leg to reach the storms - a gravel road that stretched 25 miles between the highway and the town of Stockville, Nebraska when I saw on radar that the storm I had been targeting was falling apart. There was another more dominant storm behind it, but it was farther away and it would be well after dark before I could approach it. When I saw the golden wheat field and windmill I put on the brakes. The storm in the distance was putting on quite a light show and I thought I might get something interesting. I pulled the car as far off the road as I could, but left it running with headlights on and emergency flashers going while I went just a bit further down the road and set up on the opposite side. The road can be seen in the lower right, but some of the light on the ditch weeds is also from my car's headlights. The "finger lightning" is far more impressive than what you see in the cropped square photo. I wanted to eliminate (as much as possible) the blown-out area of the intense lightning. I'll see if I can share the full crop later today. On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 3:32 AM, Toine wrote: > Great capture and photo! Shot from inside a car? > > On 12 July 2015 at 23:33, Darren Addy wrote: >> An rural Nebraska image from Friday evening, after sundown. That is a >> partially harvested wheat field on the left. Scene is illuminated only >> by lightning and car headlights. >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/19635325442/ >> >> Taken with the Pentax K-3 and my trusty Sigma EX 10-20mm f4-5.6 DG. >> Comments and criticism welcome, in equal measure. >> >> -- >> Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.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. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - PESO - North Wind II
Very refreshing, and a great image. On 13 July 2015 at 05:48, Knarf wrote: > Same deal as North Wind, but the camera (phone) is pointed west down the > shoreline. Check out the waterfowl - maybe buffleheads or common goldeneyes? > > http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/07/north-wind-ii.html?m=1 > > Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. > > Cheers, > > frank > -- > Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - PESO - North Wind II
Especially like North Wind II, Frank. Much winter drama! J - Original Message - From: "Knarf" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2015 8:48:26 PM Subject: OT - PESO - North Wind II Same deal as North Wind, but the camera (phone) is pointed west down the shoreline. Check out the waterfowl - maybe buffleheads or common goldeneyes? http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/07/north-wind-ii.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT travel advise for the kids
David, we did this route recently. We started of from Rome, Paris and London via the channel tunnel. Please ensure there is a parasol or a rain proof sheet for the baby's pram because of the perennial rains in London. Must see:- London - the millenium wheel (London Eye), Buckingham Palace changing of the guards, Madam Tussaud's Wax Museum, British Museum, Tower Bridge & Trafalgar Square. Paris: the Louvre (Mona Lisa) , Arc de Triomphe, Place de La Concorde, Eiffel Tower, Cruise on the River Seine, Montmartre Hills, Grand Palais des Champs Élysées. Normandy - ?? Did not visit. We did the group tour through Thomas Cook and they had it organized all 4-star including the hotels, meals, all entry tickets, train bus and air tickets, pro Guides at all the places. Best of all were the friendly people and safety in a group. We were given plenty of time, never rushed or felt tired. We would leave at 8 AM after breakfast and return by 8 PM to the hotel. There were some late night shows after dinner for people who felt like going out for some extra fun, like the Eiffel Tower by night. The lighting was awesome. In Rome we saw quite some thuggery and Passport stealing, so one has to be careful in Europe. Look out for Starbucks, for the coffee in most European Restaurants are cold and insipid. Ha ha! Free use of toilets too. Be prepared to pay at least 2 Euros for using Rest Rooms. Ensure they have medical and accident coverage please. Good luck to your daughter, son in law and the baby. Regards. Bipin. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Cracks in the Firmament
Great capture and photo! Shot from inside a car? On 12 July 2015 at 23:33, Darren Addy wrote: > An rural Nebraska image from Friday evening, after sundown. That is a > partially harvested wheat field on the left. Scene is illuminated only > by lightning and car headlights. > https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/19635325442/ > > Taken with the Pentax K-3 and my trusty Sigma EX 10-20mm f4-5.6 DG. > Comments and criticism welcome, in equal measure. > > -- > Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.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: Too Cold!
The Lord must have guidethed your hand. If I were you I wouldn't publicise it until all the commercials were sorted out, you had a grotto established, with paying turnstiles, press releases ready to go and (obviously) a holy web site. B > On 13 Jul 2015, at 06:36, David Mann wrote: > > Interesting, I do notice that now that it’s pointed out to me (thanks, Bob). > I did put it on FB but nobody else seems to have noticed it. I might have to > add a comment. > > The link to the goldfish cracker is funny, I only just found out about their > existence on Saturday and now you mention them. We don’t get them in these > parts. > > Cheers, > Dave > >> On Jul 13, 2015, at 3:13 pm, Knarf wrote: >> >> Holy crap, Bob's right, it looks just like TVM! >> >> This is way better than Jesus' face on toast, or tree bark or a holy crown >> and crucifix on a Peppridge Farm Goldfish cracker (yes, really). >> >> http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/3015823 >> >> I think you must post this to Facebook immediately and watch it go viral. >> >> And in all seriousness, that's a wonderful delicate photo. You may not like >> the cold but there's beauty there. >> >> Cheers, >> >> frank >> >>> On 12 July, 2015 3:15:59 AM EDT, Bob W-PDML wrote: >>> Very nice. I'm glad it's summer here. The central shape puts me in mind >>> of a bust of the virgin Mary in a modern stained glass window. >>> >>> B >>> >>> >>> On 12 Jul 2015, at 05:51, David Mann wrote: We had a -5C frost this morning (second in a row). I think the >>> spiders got a bit sick of the cold weather and gave up on their webs >>> halfway through. The frost made them look quite pretty. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/922/#peso K10D, FA100mm f/2.8 Macro 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.
