Re: PESO - 'Perched' (John)

[David Mann]

Yeah something like that.

> On Aug 5, 2016, at 5:37 PM, Alan C  wrote:
> 
> Cheep, cheep, chirrup or chirrup, cheep cheep?
> 
> Alan C
> 
> -Original Message- From: David Mann
> Sent: Friday, August 05, 2016 7:32 AM
> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
> Subject: Re: PESO - 'Perched' (John)
> 
> I thought he resembled a redpoll.
> 
> http://www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/common-redpoll
> 
> They tend to hang around our place during summer.  I like them as they 
> merrily chirp while flying around, which they seem to do all day.
> 
> Cheers,
> Dave
> 
>> On Aug 5, 2016, at 3:59 AM, Alan C  wrote:
>> 
>> Yes, you're right - a House Finch which I should have read in your caption. 
>> I just thought Robin Redbreast!
>> We have some small ones like that called Firefinches:
>> 
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/28764298395/
>> 
>> Our Robins are all Cossypha spp.
>> 
>> Alan C
>> 
>> 
>> -Original Message- From: John
>> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2016 5:24 PM
>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
>> Subject: Re: PESO - 'Perched'
>> 
>> I'm pretty sure it's a finch, based on the shape of the beak - something
>> I learned from PDML.
>> 
>> On 8/4/2016 12:22 AM, Alan C wrote:
>>> Such a delicate little thing. Bird naming conventions differ a lot from
>>> country to country. Robin immediately sprang to mind. Then, what you
>>> call a Robin is actually a Turdus sp. - Thrush family.
>>> 
>>> Alan c
>>> 
>>> -Original Message- From: Ken Waller
>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2016 6:33 PM
>>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
>>> Subject: PESO - 'Perched'
>>> 
>>> Taken with a K20D, 300mm f4.5 FA, 400 IS0, 1/180 sec, f 8.0.
>>> 
>>> Comments appreciated.
>>> 
>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18269923
>>> 
>>> Kenneth Waller
>>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
>>> 
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Re: PESO - 'Perched' (John)

[Alan C]

Cheep, cheep, chirrup or chirrup, cheep cheep?

Alan C

-Original Message- 
From: David Mann

Sent: Friday, August 05, 2016 7:32 AM
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Subject: Re: PESO - 'Perched' (John)

I thought he resembled a redpoll.

http://www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/common-redpoll

They tend to hang around our place during summer.  I like them as they 
merrily chirp while flying around, which they seem to do all day.


Cheers,
Dave


On Aug 5, 2016, at 3:59 AM, Alan C  wrote:

Yes, you're right - a House Finch which I should have read in your 
caption. I just thought Robin Redbreast!

We have some small ones like that called Firefinches:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/28764298395/

Our Robins are all Cossypha spp.

Alan C


-Original Message- From: John
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2016 5:24 PM
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Subject: Re: PESO - 'Perched'

I'm pretty sure it's a finch, based on the shape of the beak - something
I learned from PDML.

On 8/4/2016 12:22 AM, Alan C wrote:

Such a delicate little thing. Bird naming conventions differ a lot from
country to country. Robin immediately sprang to mind. Then, what you
call a Robin is actually a Turdus sp. - Thrush family.

Alan c

-Original Message- From: Ken Waller
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2016 6:33 PM
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Subject: PESO - 'Perched'

Taken with a K20D, 300mm f4.5 FA, 400 IS0, 1/180 sec, f 8.0.

Comments appreciated.

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18269923

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Re: PESO - 'Perched' (John)

[David Mann]

I thought he resembled a redpoll.

http://www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/common-redpoll

They tend to hang around our place during summer.  I like them as they merrily 
chirp while flying around, which they seem to do all day.

Cheers,
Dave

> On Aug 5, 2016, at 3:59 AM, Alan C  wrote:
> 
> Yes, you're right - a House Finch which I should have read in your caption. I 
> just thought Robin Redbreast!
> We have some small ones like that called Firefinches:
> 
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/28764298395/
> 
> Our Robins are all Cossypha spp.
> 
> Alan C
> 
> 
> -Original Message- From: John
> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2016 5:24 PM
> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
> Subject: Re: PESO - 'Perched'
> 
> I'm pretty sure it's a finch, based on the shape of the beak - something
> I learned from PDML.
> 
> On 8/4/2016 12:22 AM, Alan C wrote:
>> Such a delicate little thing. Bird naming conventions differ a lot from
>> country to country. Robin immediately sprang to mind. Then, what you
>> call a Robin is actually a Turdus sp. - Thrush family.
>> 
>> Alan c
>> 
>> -Original Message- From: Ken Waller
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2016 6:33 PM
>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
>> Subject: PESO - 'Perched'
>> 
>> Taken with a K20D, 300mm f4.5 FA, 400 IS0, 1/180 sec, f 8.0.
>> 
>> Comments appreciated.
>> 
>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18269923
>> 
>> Kenneth Waller
>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
>> 
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They claim the perseids will be good this year

[Larry Colen]

http://www.sciencealert.com/guys-the-perseid-meteor-shower-is-here-and-it-s-going-to-be-twice-as-good-this-year

"Forecasters are predicting a Perseid outburst this year with double 
normal rates on the night of August 11-12," Bill Cooke of NASA's 
Meteoroid Environments Office said in a statement. "Under perfect 
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Re: I need a 2gb micro flash/sd card

[ann sanfedele]

Wrote you off list, Rirchard :-)

ann


On 8/4/2016 7:43 PM, Richard Dell wrote:


Interesting ...
that phone must be limited to FAT16 .. but there is a possibility a  4 
GB card might work, if formatted as FAT16 ??


I have a number of both sizes, 2 and 4 GB, bought years ago on Black 
Friday sales.




On 8/4/2016 7:11 PM, ann sanfedele wrote:
Have a new but OLD cell phone - the Samsung SGH T-639 -  it has a 
slot for a micro flash card but it won't take anything larger than 2 
gigs...


Had this phone before and was happy to get it again on ebay for $10, 
plus battery for $4.00 .. the sym card I had in my dying phone fits and


I'm good to go  but would so like to have a memory card that works. I 
should have realized the 32gb micro I bought at best buy wouldnt work -


anyone have one to spare?  trade ya for the 32 .  I have an extra 
adaptor.



thanks,

ann








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Re: I need a 2gb micro flash/sd card

[Richard Dell]

Interesting ...
that phone must be limited to FAT16 .. but there is a possibility a  4 
GB card might work, if formatted as FAT16 ??


I have a number of both sizes, 2 and 4 GB, bought years ago on Black 
Friday sales.




On 8/4/2016 7:11 PM, ann sanfedele wrote:
Have a new but OLD cell phone - the Samsung SGH T-639 -  it has a slot 
for a micro flash card but it won't take anything larger than 2 gigs...


Had this phone before and was happy to get it again on ebay for $10, 
plus battery for $4.00 .. the sym card I had in my dying phone fits and


I'm good to go  but would so like to have a memory card that works. I 
should have realized the 32gb micro I bought at best buy wouldnt work -


anyone have one to spare?  trade ya for the 32 .  I have an extra 
adaptor.



thanks,

ann





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I need a 2gb micro flash/sd card

[ann sanfedele]

Have a new but OLD cell phone - the Samsung SGH T-639  -  it has a slot 
for a micro flash card but it won't take anything larger than 2 gigs...


Had this phone before and was happy to get it again on ebay for $10, 
plus battery for $4.00 .. the sym card I had in my dying phone fits and


I'm good to go  but would so like to have a memory card that works. I 
should have realized the 32gb micro I bought at best buy wouldnt work -


anyone have one to spare?  trade ya for the 32 .  I have an extra adaptor.


thanks,

ann


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Re: PESO - Another insect portrait

[Gonz]

Brilliant. Amazing capture.  Boy, that little bug sure likes its picture
taken huh?  ;)


On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 3:05 PM, Jostein Øksne  wrote:

> Thanks everyone for having a peek and leaving comments. It's not a pretty
> model, but very practical for the purpose.
> I hope to get back to the aesthetic details later, when the technical
> learning curve levels off a bit.
> Jostein
>
>
> Den 4. august 2016 00.40.52 CEST, skrev Jostein :
> >Same hoverfly, different optics.
> >
> >And background. :-)
> >Should be less taxing on human eyes this time.
> >
> >The portrait angle is from above, to show the three extra ocelli
> >(eyespots?).
> >
> >Mike Wilson has supplied a box full of old microscope lenses, and I
> >tried one out tonight; an old English brand, Charles Baker of London.
> >Magnification is 3.5x, and total bellows extension about 15 cm.
> >
> >It's comparable to the Wild Heerbrugg 4X, but has better edge
> >sharpness,
> >and seems to have somewhat better resolution.
> >
> >http://www.alunfoto.no/innhold/hoverfly-portrait-1/
> >
> >Jostein
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Re: PESO - Another insect portrait

[Jostein Øksne]

Thanks everyone for having a peek and leaving comments. It's not a pretty 
model, but very practical for the purpose. 
I hope to get back to the aesthetic details later, when the technical learning 
curve levels off a bit. 
Jostein 


Den 4. august 2016 00.40.52 CEST, skrev Jostein :
>Same hoverfly, different optics.
>
>And background. :-)
>Should be less taxing on human eyes this time.
>
>The portrait angle is from above, to show the three extra ocelli 
>(eyespots?).
>
>Mike Wilson has supplied a box full of old microscope lenses, and I 
>tried one out tonight; an old English brand, Charles Baker of London. 
>Magnification is 3.5x, and total bellows extension about 15 cm.
>
>It's comparable to the Wild Heerbrugg 4X, but has better edge
>sharpness, 
>and seems to have somewhat better resolution.
>
>http://www.alunfoto.no/innhold/hoverfly-portrait-1/
>
>Jostein

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Re: PESO - Another insect portrait

[Paul Stenquist]

Fun stuff. Well done.

Paul
> On Aug 4, 2016, at 12:03 PM, Alan C  wrote:
> 
> I'll tell him!
> 
> Alan C
> 
> -Original Message- From: John
> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2016 5:10 PM
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> Subject: Re: PESO - Another insect portrait
> 
> It does kind of look like Garfield.
> 
> On 8/3/2016 9:31 PM, ann sanfedele wrote:
>> Now that is a comic portrait... makes it look like some alienvisitor
>> grimacing...  Inspired by your visitation from an old Star drek fantoday?
>> 
>> sharp and fun
>> 
>> ann
>> 
>> 
>> On 8/3/2016 6:40 PM, Jostein wrote:
>>> Same hoverfly, different optics.
>>> 
>>> And background. :-)
>>> Should be less taxing on human eyes this time.
>>> 
>>> The portrait angle is from above, to show the three extra ocelli
>>> (eyespots?).
>>> 
>>> Mike Wilson has supplied a box full of old microscope lenses, and I
>>> tried one out tonight; an old English brand, Charles Baker of London.
>>> Magnification is 3.5x, and total bellows extension about 15 cm.
>>> 
>>> It's comparable to the Wild Heerbrugg 4X, but has better edge
>>> sharpness, and seems to have somewhat better resolution.
>>> 
>>> http://www.alunfoto.no/innhold/hoverfly-portrait-1/
>>> 
>>> Jostein
>>> 
>> 
>> 
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Re: PESO - Another insect portrait

[Jostein]

No inspiration that I'm conscious of. :-)
Jostein

Den 04.08.2016 03.31, skrev ann sanfedele:

Now that is a comic portrait... makes it look like some alienvisitor
grimacing...  Inspired by your visitation from an old Star drek fantoday?

sharp and fun

ann


On 8/3/2016 6:40 PM, Jostein wrote:

Same hoverfly, different optics.

And background. :-)
Should be less taxing on human eyes this time.

The portrait angle is from above, to show the three extra ocelli
(eyespots?).

Mike Wilson has supplied a box full of old microscope lenses, and I
tried one out tonight; an old English brand, Charles Baker of London.
Magnification is 3.5x, and total bellows extension about 15 cm.

It's comparable to the Wild Heerbrugg 4X, but has better edge
sharpness, and seems to have somewhat better resolution.

http://www.alunfoto.no/innhold/hoverfly-portrait-1/

Jostein






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Re: PESO - Another insect portrait

[Daniel J. Matyola]

That is quite impressive!


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On Wed, Aug 3, 2016 at 6:40 PM, Jostein  wrote:

> Same hoverfly, different optics.
>
> And background. :-)
> Should be less taxing on human eyes this time.
>
> The portrait angle is from above, to show the three extra ocelli
> (eyespots?).
>
> Mike Wilson has supplied a box full of old microscope lenses, and I tried
> one out tonight; an old English brand, Charles Baker of London.
> Magnification is 3.5x, and total bellows extension about 15 cm.
>
> It's comparable to the Wild Heerbrugg 4X, but has better edge sharpness,
> and seems to have somewhat better resolution.
>
> http://www.alunfoto.no/innhold/hoverfly-portrait-1/
>
> Jostein
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Re: The Eating of the Hat

[mike wilson]

B.B.Q.  Salsa on the side.  Or on the brim.

> On 04 August 2016 at 16:05 John  wrote:
> 
> 
> Yeah, no doubt "forgot".
> 
> On 8/3/2016 4:20 PM, Jostein wrote:
> > Would you believe it, John!
> > Cotty forgot to bring the boiler!
> > Jostein
> >
> > Den 03.08.2016 20.54, skrev John:
> >> On 8/2/2016 2:59 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote:
> >>> Sorry been a bit quiet on the list recently. Had quick looks at loads of
> >>> pics but not even had chance to post comments. We had a new boiler
> >>> (furnace) installed so 1 week of hell. And work has gone mental, so too
> >>> many hours holding a big camera on shoulder.
> >>>
> >>> For a break we are heading over to Norway to see the Oksne clan, and
> >>> yy I get to concentrate on still photographs, Pentax lenses even!
> >>>
> >>> I gather there will be some news as well regarding the Eating of the Hat
> >>> ceremony. Can't say too much at this stage but there will be
> >>> photographic evidence, a veritable phalanx of Holy Men overseeing,
> >>> various onlookers and a contingent of vestal virgins ready to verify
> >>> the deed.
> >>>
> >>> Stay tuned and all will be revealed.
> >>>
> >>> Allegedly.
> >>>
> >>> I'd provide a live video link but Sessoms would still be fiddling with a
> >>> Windows install and we wouldn't want anyone to miss out.
> >>>
> >>
> >> Maximum effective range of an excuse is 0.0 meters. I don't use that
> >> computer for video, I use this one, and it's working.
> >>
> >> You could always post it as a private video on YouTube. Make the
> >> password something simple like "cormorant" & we could all watch it as
> >> many times as we want to.

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Re: PESO x 2: Beating the Hunger Pangs (Ann)

[Gonz]

Actually there is hi-viz camo for hunters.  Its bright orange so its highly
visible to other hunters, but the pattern of varying luminance is designed
to blend into the background for animals that only see in B, like deer,
horses, etc.


> On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 10:59 AM, Bob W-PDML  wrote:
>
>> On 4 Aug 2016, at 16:53, John  wrote:
>> >
>> >> On 8/4/2016 11:37 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote:
>> >>> On 4 Aug 2016, at 16:36, John  wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> The Army won't do that, but it's a big thing with hunters
>> >>
>> >> Hi-viz camouflage nets?
>> >
>> > Maybe not nets, but I've seen hi-viz camouflage used for those pop-up
>> hunting blinds.
>>
>> Hi-viz camouflage is a contradiction.
>>
>>
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Re: Copyright Enforcement for Photographers

[Daniel J. Matyola]

That is outrageous!


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On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 12:51 PM, Paul Stenquist  wrote:

> The Concours d’Elegance of America at St. Johns, held annually in
> Plymouth, Mich. is an affair for millionaires that earns vast amounts of
> money. Brenda Priddy is an automotive photographer who ekes out a living
> shooting for a wide range of publications. Earlier this year, the Concours
> organizers used two of her photos for advertisements and a brochure cover.
> They didn’t tell her. They didn’t pay her. And they cloned out her
> copyright mark. She asked to be paid and they simply told her to walk. She
> is now trying to raise enough money to sue as they are in clear violation
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Re: PESO - 'Perched'

[Bob Sullivan]

Ken,
Go out with the garden shears and prune away that branch.
It is a distraction to a fine photograph.
And next time it won't be there!
Regards,  Bob S.

On Wed, Aug 3, 2016 at 9:19 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
> lovely  shot - nice expression
>
> is he guarding the divining rod behind him? :-)
>
> ann
>
>
> On 8/3/2016 12:33 PM, Ken Waller wrote:
>>
>> Taken with a K20D, 300mm f4.5 FA, 400 IS0, 1/180 sec, f 8.0.
>>
>> Comments appreciated.
>>
>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18269923
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The Concours d’Elegance of America at St. Johns, held annually in Plymouth, 
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Re: PESO - 'Perched' (John)

[Alan C]

Yes, you're right - a House Finch which I should have read in your caption. 
I just thought Robin Redbreast!

We have some small ones like that called Firefinches:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/28764298395/

Our Robins are all Cossypha spp.

Alan C


-Original Message- 
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Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2016 5:24 PM
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I'm pretty sure it's a finch, based on the shape of the beak - something
I learned from PDML.

On 8/4/2016 12:22 AM, Alan C wrote:

Such a delicate little thing. Bird naming conventions differ a lot from
country to country. Robin immediately sprang to mind. Then, what you
call a Robin is actually a Turdus sp. - Thrush family.

Alan c

-Original Message- From: Ken Waller
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Subject: PESO - 'Perched'

Taken with a K20D, 300mm f4.5 FA, 400 IS0, 1/180 sec, f 8.0.

Comments appreciated.

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Re: PESO x 2: Beating the Hunger Pangs (Ann)

[Bob W-PDML]

On 4 Aug 2016, at 16:53, John  wrote:
> 
>> On 8/4/2016 11:37 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote:
>>> On 4 Aug 2016, at 16:36, John  wrote:
>>> 
>>> The Army won't do that, but it's a big thing with hunters
>> 
>> Hi-viz camouflage nets?
> 
> Maybe not nets, but I've seen hi-viz camouflage used for those pop-up hunting 
> blinds.

Hi-viz camouflage is a contradiction.

B
> 
> 
>>> 
>>> Apparently deer (and cattle?) are color blind & only see the camouflage
>>> patterns.
>>> 
 On 8/3/2016 4:44 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote:
 They should make the camouflage nets out of hi-viz material so the cows
 don't think they're grass and eat them.
 
 B
 
> On 3 Aug 2016, at 21:12, John  wrote:
> 
> Same deal with Texas Longhorns on the open range at Ft. Hood. They're
> stupid and they're stubborn. Dumber than chickens.
> 
> They eat camouflage nets, & they'll lick the CARC (Chemical Agent
> Resistant Coating - carcinogen) on a military vehicle down to bare
> metal in just a few minutes.
> 
> Both of which are bad for them, so you had to have roving guards at
> night to drive them away from the nets & vehicles.
> 
> Did I mention that they're stubborn? ... and stupid.
> 
>> On 8/3/2016 2:08 AM, David Mann wrote:
>> You should visit Norfolk Island.  Cows there roam freely and have
>> right of way on the roads.  If you hit one you get to pay for it to
>> be butchered but you don't get the meat.
>> 
>> Really liked the first photo BTW.
>> 
>> Cheers, Dave
>> 
>>> On Aug 3, 2016, at 5:11 PM, Alan C  wrote:
>>> 
>>> You know, I did think of that but I actually tried to show the
>>> proximity to the main road & it's inherent dangers.
>>> 
>>> Alan C
>>> 
>>> -Original Message- From: ann sanfedele
>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2016 4:55 PM
>>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
>>> Subject: Re: PESO x 2: Beating the Hunger Pangs
>>> 
>>> I like the panoa lot
>>> 
>>> Find the second one not up to the quality of the first- if you wanted a
>>> portrait of that little guy I'd suggest a much tighter crop -
>>> 
>>> ann
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
 On 8/2/2016 9:47 AM, Larry Colen wrote:
 Very nice. One of your best in terms of tone and color.
 
> On August 2, 2016 3:07:38 AM PDT, Alan C  wrote:
> A small herd of cattle which strayed into town in search of grazing.
> There
> are several lush spots in this "park" irrigated by mains leaks.
> Actually
> quite dangerous with no herdsman in sight. These are Nguni cattle, a
> very
> tough (ancient) African breed, although I'll wager there is a bit of
> Brahman
> blood there too.
> 
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/28684761916/
> Scroll right for the other.
> 
> K7 with the DA 18-55 WR on an overcast day.
> 
> Alan C
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Re: PESO - Another insect portrait

[Alan C]

I'll tell him!

Alan C

-Original Message- 
From: John

Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2016 5:10 PM
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Subject: Re: PESO - Another insect portrait

It does kind of look like Garfield.

On 8/3/2016 9:31 PM, ann sanfedele wrote:

Now that is a comic portrait... makes it look like some alienvisitor
grimacing...  Inspired by your visitation from an old Star drek fantoday?

sharp and fun

ann


On 8/3/2016 6:40 PM, Jostein wrote:

Same hoverfly, different optics.

And background. :-)
Should be less taxing on human eyes this time.

The portrait angle is from above, to show the three extra ocelli
(eyespots?).

Mike Wilson has supplied a box full of old microscope lenses, and I
tried one out tonight; an old English brand, Charles Baker of London.
Magnification is 3.5x, and total bellows extension about 15 cm.

It's comparable to the Wild Heerbrugg 4X, but has better edge
sharpness, and seems to have somewhat better resolution.

http://www.alunfoto.no/innhold/hoverfly-portrait-1/

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Re: PESO x 2: Beating the Hunger Pangs (Ann)

[John]

On 8/4/2016 11:37 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote:

On 4 Aug 2016, at 16:36, John  wrote:


The Army won't do that, but it's a big thing with hunters


Hi-viz camouflage nets?



Maybe not nets, but I've seen hi-viz camouflage used for those pop-up 
hunting blinds.





Apparently deer (and cattle?) are color blind & only see the camouflage
patterns.


On 8/3/2016 4:44 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote:
They should make the camouflage nets out of hi-viz material so the cows
don't think they're grass and eat them.

B


On 3 Aug 2016, at 21:12, John  wrote:

Same deal with Texas Longhorns on the open range at Ft. Hood. They're
stupid and they're stubborn. Dumber than chickens.

They eat camouflage nets, & they'll lick the CARC (Chemical Agent
Resistant Coating - carcinogen) on a military vehicle down to bare
metal in just a few minutes.

Both of which are bad for them, so you had to have roving guards at
night to drive them away from the nets & vehicles.

Did I mention that they're stubborn? ... and stupid.


On 8/3/2016 2:08 AM, David Mann wrote:
You should visit Norfolk Island.  Cows there roam freely and have
right of way on the roads.  If you hit one you get to pay for it to
be butchered but you don't get the meat.

Really liked the first photo BTW.

Cheers, Dave


On Aug 3, 2016, at 5:11 PM, Alan C  wrote:

You know, I did think of that but I actually tried to show the
proximity to the main road & it's inherent dangers.

Alan C

-Original Message- From: ann sanfedele
Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2016 4:55 PM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Re: PESO x 2: Beating the Hunger Pangs

I like the panoa lot

Find the second one not up to the quality of the first- if you wanted a
portrait of that little guy I'd suggest a much tighter crop -

ann




On 8/2/2016 9:47 AM, Larry Colen wrote:
Very nice. One of your best in terms of tone and color.


On August 2, 2016 3:07:38 AM PDT, Alan C  wrote:
A small herd of cattle which strayed into town in search of grazing.
There
are several lush spots in this "park" irrigated by mains leaks.
Actually
quite dangerous with no herdsman in sight. These are Nguni cattle, a
very
tough (ancient) African breed, although I'll wager there is a bit of
Brahman
blood there too.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/28684761916/
Scroll right for the other.

K7 with the DA 18-55 WR on an overcast day.

Alan C


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Re: How is this done?

[Gonz]

There's a certain quality to them, though I'm not crazy about this in
regards to portraits.  The technique might be interesting if applied to a
still life, like a vase + flowers, or bowl with fruit.  I'd like to try and
see what that looks like.


On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 10:13 AM, John  wrote:

> Yes, I saw the comments about "Draganizing" & looked it up.
>
> But "Rembrandt" light comes before. So, as usual, I'm not completely wrong.
>
> On 8/3/2016 10:22 PM, ann sanfedele wrote:
>
>> Sadly, John - there is a lot of post processing in these
>>
>> ann
>>
>>
>> On 8/3/2016 3:33 PM, John wrote:
>>
>>> It's street portraiture, and you don't do it in post. You set up or find
>>> "Rembrandt" type lighting before you make the photo. It also looks like
>>> she's shooting for fairly high contrast, low key lighting.
>>>
>>> On 8/2/2016 4:33 PM, Gonz wrote:
>>>
 I've seen several galleries like this, where they have a certain
 "Rembrandt" like quality to them.  How do they post process to get this?

 http://www.trendsandlife.com/artistic-photographs-homeless-p
 eople-facing-challenges-streets/




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Re: PESO x 2: Beating the Hunger Pangs (Ann)

[Bob W-PDML]

On 4 Aug 2016, at 16:36, John  wrote:
> 
> The Army won't do that, but it's a big thing with hunters

Hi-viz camouflage nets? 

> 
> Apparently deer (and cattle?) are color blind & only see the camouflage
> patterns.
> 
>> On 8/3/2016 4:44 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote:
>> They should make the camouflage nets out of hi-viz material so the cows
>> don't think they're grass and eat them.
>> 
>> B
>> 
>>> On 3 Aug 2016, at 21:12, John  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Same deal with Texas Longhorns on the open range at Ft. Hood. They're
>>> stupid and they're stubborn. Dumber than chickens.
>>> 
>>> They eat camouflage nets, & they'll lick the CARC (Chemical Agent
>>> Resistant Coating - carcinogen) on a military vehicle down to bare
>>> metal in just a few minutes.
>>> 
>>> Both of which are bad for them, so you had to have roving guards at
>>> night to drive them away from the nets & vehicles.
>>> 
>>> Did I mention that they're stubborn? ... and stupid.
>>> 
 On 8/3/2016 2:08 AM, David Mann wrote:
 You should visit Norfolk Island.  Cows there roam freely and have
 right of way on the roads.  If you hit one you get to pay for it to
 be butchered but you don't get the meat.
 
 Really liked the first photo BTW.
 
 Cheers, Dave
 
> On Aug 3, 2016, at 5:11 PM, Alan C  wrote:
> 
> You know, I did think of that but I actually tried to show the
> proximity to the main road & it's inherent dangers.
> 
> Alan C
> 
> -Original Message- From: ann sanfedele
> Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2016 4:55 PM
> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
> Subject: Re: PESO x 2: Beating the Hunger Pangs
> 
> I like the panoa lot
> 
> Find the second one not up to the quality of the first- if you wanted a
> portrait of that little guy I'd suggest a much tighter crop -
> 
> ann
> 
> 
> 
>> On 8/2/2016 9:47 AM, Larry Colen wrote:
>> Very nice. One of your best in terms of tone and color.
>> 
>>> On August 2, 2016 3:07:38 AM PDT, Alan C  wrote:
>>> A small herd of cattle which strayed into town in search of grazing.
>>> There
>>> are several lush spots in this "park" irrigated by mains leaks.
>>> Actually
>>> quite dangerous with no herdsman in sight. These are Nguni cattle, a
>>> very
>>> tough (ancient) African breed, although I'll wager there is a bit of
>>> Brahman
>>> blood there too.
>>> 
>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/28684761916/
>>> Scroll right for the other.
>>> 
>>> K7 with the DA 18-55 WR on an overcast day.
>>> 
>>> Alan C
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Re: PESO - 'Perched'

[Bob W-PDML]

Could be a twite.

http://www.rspb.org.uk/discoverandenjoynature/discoverandlearn/birdguide/name/t/twite/index.aspx

B

> On 4 Aug 2016, at 16:25, John  wrote:
> 
> I'm pretty sure it's a finch, based on the shape of the beak - something I 
> learned from PDML.
> 
>> On 8/4/2016 12:22 AM, Alan C wrote:
>> Such a delicate little thing. Bird naming conventions differ a lot from
>> country to country. Robin immediately sprang to mind. Then, what you
>> call a Robin is actually a Turdus sp. - Thrush family.
>> 
>> Alan c
>> 
>> -Original Message- From: Ken Waller
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2016 6:33 PM
>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
>> Subject: PESO - 'Perched'
>> 
>> Taken with a K20D, 300mm f4.5 FA, 400 IS0, 1/180 sec, f 8.0.
>> 
>> Comments appreciated.
>> 
>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18269923
>> 
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>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
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Re: PESO x 2: Beating the Hunger Pangs (Ann)

[John]

The Army won't do that, but it's a big thing with hunters.

Apparently deer (and cattle?) are color blind & only see the camouflage
patterns.

On 8/3/2016 4:44 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote:

They should make the camouflage nets out of hi-viz material so the cows
don't think they're grass and eat them.

B


On 3 Aug 2016, at 21:12, John  wrote:

Same deal with Texas Longhorns on the open range at Ft. Hood. They're
stupid and they're stubborn. Dumber than chickens.

They eat camouflage nets, & they'll lick the CARC (Chemical Agent
Resistant Coating - carcinogen) on a military vehicle down to bare
metal in just a few minutes.

Both of which are bad for them, so you had to have roving guards at
night to drive them away from the nets & vehicles.

Did I mention that they're stubborn? ... and stupid.


On 8/3/2016 2:08 AM, David Mann wrote:
You should visit Norfolk Island.  Cows there roam freely and have
right of way on the roads.  If you hit one you get to pay for it to
be butchered but you don't get the meat.

Really liked the first photo BTW.

Cheers, Dave


On Aug 3, 2016, at 5:11 PM, Alan C  wrote:

You know, I did think of that but I actually tried to show the
proximity to the main road & it's inherent dangers.

Alan C

-Original Message- From: ann sanfedele
Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2016 4:55 PM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Re: PESO x 2: Beating the Hunger Pangs

I like the panoa lot

Find the second one not up to the quality of the first- if you wanted a
portrait of that little guy I'd suggest a much tighter crop -

ann




On 8/2/2016 9:47 AM, Larry Colen wrote:
Very nice. One of your best in terms of tone and color.


On August 2, 2016 3:07:38 AM PDT, Alan C  wrote:
A small herd of cattle which strayed into town in search of grazing.
There
are several lush spots in this "park" irrigated by mains leaks.
Actually
quite dangerous with no herdsman in sight. These are Nguni cattle, a
very
tough (ancient) African breed, although I'll wager there is a bit of
Brahman
blood there too.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/28684761916/
Scroll right for the other.

K7 with the DA 18-55 WR on an overcast day.

Alan C





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Re: PESO - 'Perched'

[John]

I'm pretty sure it's a finch, based on the shape of the beak - something 
I learned from PDML.


On 8/4/2016 12:22 AM, Alan C wrote:

Such a delicate little thing. Bird naming conventions differ a lot from
country to country. Robin immediately sprang to mind. Then, what you
call a Robin is actually a Turdus sp. - Thrush family.

Alan c

-Original Message- From: Ken Waller
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2016 6:33 PM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: PESO - 'Perched'

Taken with a K20D, 300mm f4.5 FA, 400 IS0, 1/180 sec, f 8.0.

Comments appreciated.

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18269923

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Re: OT: Windoze 10 Re-ducks

[P.J. Alling]

You might want to take a look at RawTherapee.  I haven't used it in 
quite a while, but it seemed quite capable as a Raw Converter/Image 
Editor not all the bells and whistles of Photoshop, but more capable 
than a straight raw converter.  I chucked it basically because it 
developed issues with K20D files, and a fix was taking forever to 
appear.  It's probably fixed by now.  It was also slow on the machine I 
was using then, but that was a very slow machine.


On 8/2/2016 9:04 AM, Larry Colen wrote:



John wrote:

I wish the ghost of Babbage would mind his own business.

I have a Mac Mini I use for music. I couldn't afford to get a Mac with
as much power as this machine I built to run PhotoShop.

If you "roll your own" you're stuck with the choice of Windoze or
some flavor of Linux, and there's not a Linux version of PhotoShop.

Although, it may be time to begin giving GIMP another look.


Rather than GIMP, whatever Bibble is called these days. Doing a quick 
google:

http://www.aftershotpro.com/en/products/aftershot/pro/




On 8/1/2016 4:02 PM, Bruce Walker wrote:

This could be a message from the ghost of Babbage that you should go
get a Mac.



On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 1:19 PM, John  wrote:

On 7/28/2016 5:38 PM, John wrote:


Just for grins & giggles, another tale of something or other ...

Started the quest for Windoze 10 on my Photoshop computer yesterday
morning at 4:00am. If I'm going to have insomnia I might as well get
some use out of it.

Again following the procrastinators guide, I made an image backup
before
starting. That went smoothly, even better than it did on this 
computer.




Forced a roll back to Windows 7 because Windows 10 just wouldn't work.
Lag time was incredible. Something as simple as a restart took over 30
minutes. There's not way to load into Safe Mode. I'm pretty sure the
problem was something in a video driver, even though I had a video
driver that was supposed to be good for Windows 7, 8 & 10. Couldn't 
get

a new Windows 10 specific video driver to install.

As noted above, I made a system image backup before embarking on this
adventure. I've been trying since 7:00am this morning to get Windows 7
Backup & Restore to recognize it.

At this point, it looks like I'm going to have to find all of my
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Re: How is this done?

[John]

Yes, I saw the comments about "Draganizing" & looked it up.

But "Rembrandt" light comes before. So, as usual, I'm not completely wrong.

On 8/3/2016 10:22 PM, ann sanfedele wrote:

Sadly, John - there is a lot of post processing in these

ann


On 8/3/2016 3:33 PM, John wrote:

It's street portraiture, and you don't do it in post. You set up or find
"Rembrandt" type lighting before you make the photo. It also looks like
she's shooting for fairly high contrast, low key lighting.

On 8/2/2016 4:33 PM, Gonz wrote:

I've seen several galleries like this, where they have a certain
"Rembrandt" like quality to them.  How do they post process to get this?

http://www.trendsandlife.com/artistic-photographs-homeless-people-facing-challenges-streets/










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Re: PESO - Another insect portrait

[John]

It does kind of look like Garfield.

On 8/3/2016 9:31 PM, ann sanfedele wrote:

Now that is a comic portrait... makes it look like some alienvisitor
grimacing...  Inspired by your visitation from an old Star drek fantoday?

sharp and fun

ann


On 8/3/2016 6:40 PM, Jostein wrote:

Same hoverfly, different optics.

And background. :-)
Should be less taxing on human eyes this time.

The portrait angle is from above, to show the three extra ocelli
(eyespots?).

Mike Wilson has supplied a box full of old microscope lenses, and I
tried one out tonight; an old English brand, Charles Baker of London.
Magnification is 3.5x, and total bellows extension about 15 cm.

It's comparable to the Wild Heerbrugg 4X, but has better edge
sharpness, and seems to have somewhat better resolution.

http://www.alunfoto.no/innhold/hoverfly-portrait-1/

Jostein






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Re: PESO - Another insect portrait

[John]

Photo's better, but the bug is still ugly.

On 8/3/2016 6:40 PM, Jostein wrote:

Same hoverfly, different optics.

And background. :-)
Should be less taxing on human eyes this time.

The portrait angle is from above, to show the three extra ocelli
(eyespots?).

Mike Wilson has supplied a box full of old microscope lenses, and I
tried one out tonight; an old English brand, Charles Baker of London.
Magnification is 3.5x, and total bellows extension about 15 cm.

It's comparable to the Wild Heerbrugg 4X, but has better edge sharpness,
and seems to have somewhat better resolution.

http://www.alunfoto.no/innhold/hoverfly-portrait-1/

Jostein



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Re: The Eating of the Hat

[John]

Yeah, no doubt "forgot".

On 8/3/2016 4:20 PM, Jostein wrote:

Would you believe it, John!
Cotty forgot to bring the boiler!
Jostein

Den 03.08.2016 20.54, skrev John:

On 8/2/2016 2:59 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote:

Sorry been a bit quiet on the list recently. Had quick looks at loads of
pics but not even had chance to post comments. We had a new boiler
(furnace) installed so 1 week of hell. And work has gone mental, so too
many hours holding a big camera on shoulder.

For a break we are heading over to Norway to see the Oksne clan, and
yy I get to concentrate on still photographs, Pentax lenses even!

I gather there will be some news as well regarding the Eating of the Hat
ceremony. Can't say too much at this stage but there will be
photographic evidence, a veritable phalanx of Holy Men overseeing,
various onlookers and a contingent of vestal virgins ready to verify
the deed.

Stay tuned and all will be revealed.

Allegedly.

I'd provide a live video link but Sessoms would still be fiddling with a
Windows install and we wouldn't want anyone to miss out.



Maximum effective range of an excuse is 0.0 meters. I don't use that
computer for video, I use this one, and it's working.

You could always post it as a private video on YouTube. Make the
password something simple like "cormorant" & we could all watch it as
many times as we want to.






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RE: PESO x 2: Beating the Hunger Pangs (Dave)

[John Coyle]

Unfortunate for both the hippos and the driver!  I once ran into a herd of 
Brahman cattle at night
on a longish trip north: car was a wreck, but the one I hit four-square got up 
and walked away!
Thanks to my then brother-in-law, who towed me 200k to my destination, I was 
able to buy a
replacement car (temporary() while the wreck was repaired.


John in Brisbane



-Original Message-
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Alan C
Sent: Wednesday, 3 August 2016 16:48
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List 
Subject: Re: PESO x 2: Beating the Hunger Pangs (Dave)

They tend to roam freely here too with so many broken fences. I had the 
misfortune to hit one at
night, but fortunately only with a glancing blow. 
Mostly, the owners of the cattle are non-existent. Hippos are now a big problem 
with the drought.
Three dead hippos & one dead driver locally so far.

Alan C

-Original Message-
From: David Mann
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2016 8:08 AM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Re: PESO x 2: Beating the Hunger Pangs (Ann)

You should visit Norfolk Island.  Cows there roam freely and have right of way 
on the roads.  If you
hit one you get to pay for it to be butchered but you don't get the meat.

Really liked the first photo BTW.

Cheers,
Dave

> On Aug 3, 2016, at 5:11 PM, Alan C  wrote:
>
> You know, I did think of that but I actually tried to show the 
> proximity to the main road & it's inherent dangers.
>
> Alan C
>
> -Original Message- From: ann sanfedele
> Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2016 4:55 PM
> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
> Subject: Re: PESO x 2: Beating the Hunger Pangs
>
> I like the panoa lot
>
> Find the second one not up to the quality of the first- if you wanted 
> a portrait of that little guy I'd suggest a much tighter crop -
>
> ann
>
>
>
> On 8/2/2016 9:47 AM, Larry Colen wrote:
>> Very nice. One of your best in terms of tone and color.
>>
>> On August 2, 2016 3:07:38 AM PDT, Alan C  wrote:
>>> A small herd of cattle which strayed into town in search of grazing.
>>> There
>>> are several lush spots in this "park" irrigated by mains leaks.
>>> Actually
>>> quite dangerous with no herdsman in sight. These are Nguni cattle, a 
>>> very tough (ancient) African breed, although I'll wager there is a 
>>> bit of Brahman blood there too.
>>>
>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/28684761916/
>>> Scroll right for the other.
>>>
>>> K7 with the DA 18-55 WR on an overcast day.
>>>
>>> Alan C
>>>
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