Bird Books (was: Re: Unknown..)
I used to be a big fan of Peterson's but I find Sibley's better since it has more varieties of each species. Book with photographs are almost impossible to use; drawings/paintings are much better for identification. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com On 2/14/2011 2:26 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: Very nice capture Jack. I am envious. You don't need a bird book, you need a hawk book. You'll then find many more detailed images of all (?) of the various North American hawks and related beasties. And, if like me, you'll still not be able to tell them apart. But at least you'll have a Hawk Book! (I am on the road, in a couple of days will give you a specific reference to such a book if you like.) stan On Feb 14, 2011, at 11:48 AM, Jack Davis wrote: I didn't invest in a bird book, but I have one I was given. Although fairly thick with many, may nice slick images, finding the needed angle for identification is still problematic. Since posting I've been advised, in rather positive terms, that it's a young Red Tail. Thanks for commenting, Ken! Jack --- On Mon, 2/14/11, Ken Wallerkwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: From: Ken Wallerkwal...@peoplepc.com Subject: Re: Unknown.. To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, February 14, 2011, 9:06 AM Nice catch. It's possibly a Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus). Looks like its time for you to invest in a bird book. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Jack Davisjdavi...@yahoo.com Subject: PESO: Unknown.. ..Hawk. Bird book no help. Anyone? Was a bit closer to this one. Maybe about 30 ft.(?) Close to ideal light angle. Nough hawks for now! Jack Comments? http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=572 K20, DA55~300@300mm, f/8, 1/1500, 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. No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go with Yahoo! Mail for Mobile. Get started. http://mobile.yahoo.com/mail -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Quite Excited - PESOs
You've still got it, Cot. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com On 2/14/2011 7:20 PM, Cotty wrote: 4 pics from a stroll in Oxford today. First shots from these hands in a long time. Girl on bike heavily cropped. This from a 4 megapixel camera - I was impressed. http://cottycam.posterous.com/43077056 -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.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 Myth of the Unmanipulated Image
On 2/16/2011 3:34 PM, Darren Addy wrote: Good article: http://www.bhinsights.com/content/myth-unmanipulated-image.html Most of the comments are ridiculous and miss the point of the article. No surprise there... -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: Unknown..
On 2/13/2011 5:34 PM, Jack Davis wrote: ..Hawk. Bird book no help. Anyone? Was a bit closer to this one. Maybe about 30 ft.(?) Close to ideal light angle. Nough hawks for now! Jack Comments? http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=572 K20, DA55~300@300mm, f/8, 1/1500, ISO 400 Sibley's is telling me it's a juvenile red-tail. gasp_the_horror! Clone out the branches in the background and it's an excellent portrait /gasp_the_horror! -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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 - Neither Rain, nor Sleet, nor Snow...
Another winner frank. Love your bicycling shots -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com On 2/13/2011 3:17 PM, frank theriault wrote: I present this as something of a counterpoint to Jack's sunny garden fence shot. I know that the titular phrase is associated with postal delivery types, but it certainly applies to bike messengers as well. This was taken the week before last, on the day of our Great Non-storm. We were supposed to get something like 30 cm, but by the time it reached us we got maybe 6-10 cm (4 or 5 inches) - a snowfall, to be sure, but hardly the storm of the century that they predicted. Still, while it was coming down it got quite heavy at times: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/02/neither-rain-nor-sleet-nor-snow.html Had a hell of a time focusing; the autofocus was (I suspect) being fooled by the heavy snow, which also made it hard to focus manually (can't remember which I did here, but one way or the other, it's out of focus). Still, I think it gives a good idea of the fun bike messengers have in the winter. ;-) 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: HAR!!! Banned from PentaxForums
On 2/12/2011 2:10 PM, William Robb wrote: On 12/02/2011 12:33 PM, Jim King wrote: Grover Cleveland once said, A man is known by the company he keeps, and also by the company from which he is kept out. You might have just insulted every member of this mail list.. In context of course: MARK! -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: Red Tail Portrait
On 2/11/2011 3:55 PM, Jack Davis wrote: When I'm unsuccessful at wing shooting, I'll always settle for sitting. I came that close to a decent wing shot and may post it later..with excuses. :( Comments? Thanks! Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=568 Same place, same equipment. Not bad at all. I like the angle of the head and the way he's got his wings pushed out a bit. The big plus is that it's the perfect ID shot with that prominent red tail. What were the shooting details (ISO, speed, aperture) and how much cropping? I see a bit of noise in the flight feathers. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: Wing Shot
On 2/12/2011 3:07 PM, Jack Davis wrote: DA 55~300@300mm. Heavy crop. I notice that lightening the under wing and body shadows allowed a little haloing on the top of the wings. May re-do later. Comment of course! Jack http://photolightimaging.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=571 I think you meant: http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=571 which is much better than the 404 i got on the original link. ;-) -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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 - Enablement of the fluffy kind
He'll be a house dog but I'm going to train him to pull me on skis in winter Skijorning and a scooter in the summer Scootering. Another interesting looking activity is bikejorning where the dog pulls while you ride a mountain bike. Strangely enough the breed that does the best in Skijorning competition is German Shorthair Pointers, which was the last dog I had. Based on his pedigree which is world-class and if I have the time, I might look at conformation but I really hate the politics and absurdity of dog shows. Christian -Original Message- From: Kenneth Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wed, Feb 9, 2011 12:27 pm Subject: Re: OT - Enablement of the fluffy kind Is he going to be a house dog or will you make him work for a living - weight pull, sled pull etc ? -Original Message- From: Christian pterali...@aim.com Subject: Re: OT - Enablement of the fluffy kind Thanks to everyone who replied (and even those that didn't; but chances are they won't read this either...). He's a Samoyed; a Nordic breed originally used to pull sleds, herd reindeer, hunt walruses and polar bears and a companion to keep its human family warm during the cold Siberian winters. Males get to about 23in tall and weigh up to 60lbs (that's like 1.5m tall and 234kg according to my web-based real-measurements-to-fancy-euro-scale converter. The whole family is very excited to bring him home in a few weeks. Christian -Original Message- From: Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sun, Feb 6, 2011 1:59 pm Subject: Re: OT - Enablement of the fluffy kind What Paul said. What breed (s) is he? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: Re: OT - Enablement of the fluffy kind Great looking pup! Lots of photo ops to come there. Paul On Feb 6, 2011, at 10:58 AM, Christian wrote: He's only 4 weeks old so we don't get to bring him home until February 27th. We're naming him MaX in keeping with naming things after favorite cameras and to keep things on-topic (my daughter's name is aLeX). http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/2011/02/new-puppy-part-i.html -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.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 - Enablement of the fluffy kind
Thanks to everyone who replied (and even those that didn't; but chances are they won't read this either...). He's a Samoyed; a Nordic breed originally used to pull sleds, herd reindeer, hunt walruses and polar bears and a companion to keep its human family warm during the cold Siberian winters. Males get to about 23in tall and weigh up to 60lbs (that's like 1.5m tall and 234kg according to my web-based real-measurements-to-fancy-euro-scale converter. The whole family is very excited to bring him home in a few weeks. Christian -Original Message- From: Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sun, Feb 6, 2011 1:59 pm Subject: Re: OT - Enablement of the fluffy kind What Paul said. What breed (s) is he? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: Re: OT - Enablement of the fluffy kind Great looking pup! Lots of photo ops to come there. Paul On Feb 6, 2011, at 10:58 AM, Christian wrote: He's only 4 weeks old so we don't get to bring him home until February 27th. We're naming him MaX in keeping with naming things after favorite cameras and to keep things on-topic (my daughter's name is aLeX). http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/2011/02/new-puppy-part-i.html -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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.
OT - Enablement of the fluffy kind
He's only 4 weeks old so we don't get to bring him home until February 27th. We're naming him MaX in keeping with naming things after favorite cameras and to keep things on-topic (my daughter's name is aLeX). http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/2011/02/new-puppy-part-i.html -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: What is This?
It's an immature Bald Eagle. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 06:26:23PM -0600, Elizabeth Masoner wrote: Hey Jack, I'm thinking that's an immature Golden Eagle based on his booted legs and the white at the base of his primary feathers. Then again, hawks and waterfowl are more my specialty so I can't be 100% positive. ~Liz http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/ http://thornsnclaws.wordpress.com/ http://photography.about.com On 1/10/11 5:54 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Went to the local State Wildlife Area again today hoping to get another chance at the Bald Eagle. Didn't find him, but among hawks in every other tree, large concentration of Snow Geese and endless ducks, I happened upon the attached. Has to be an eagle. Maybe an immature Bald or Golden? My Field Guide wasn't much help. I'm, of course, pleased to have collected these shots and it's satisfying to show them off. Both very heavy crops, but light was good and am not unhappy with the detail caught. Any help identifying them will be much appreciated. Thanks, Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=558 http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=559 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: birds, bees and bucks...
On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 10:48:15AM +0530, Subash wrote: hi, had gone to a sanctuary called kodiakkarai (point calimere) in southern india, over the weekend. apart from a rather unique combination of dry evergreen forests (home to lots of endemic birds and the black buck) and coastal swampland (winter home to migratory birds), the place was once a thriving roman trade port. had a more than a 1000-year old lighthouse which was destroyed in the 2005 tsunami. december/jan being the monsoon season here it was raining overcast most of the time, but some photos from the road trip... (hope you all don't mind the bees being there in the subject line just for the sake of alliteration... :)) welcome comments, of course... http://picasaweb.google.com/pdml.live/Kodiakkarai# -- regards, subash The bee eater and roller are beautiful birds. The spoonbill shot is really nice. I also like the crow. Very scrawny looking compared to American crows. :-) -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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 - It Snowed in New Toronto
On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 11:34:28PM -0500, frank theriault wrote: Not much, actually, but for a few minutes on the weekend, it looked quite wintry: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/01/it-snowed-in-new-toronto.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank It does indeed look quite wintery. Nicely done, frank. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: Eclips of rising sun
On 1/4/2011 8:13 AM, Toine wrote: I was lucky: http://www.repiuk.nl/index.php/blog-mainmenu-97/155-eclipse Toine Nicely done! -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: Eclips of rising sun
On 1/4/2011 2:12 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Not to take anything away from your awesome shot, Toine, but his image has a little something extra: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/01/04/insanely-awesome-solar-eclipse-picture/ yeah... A TIE Fighter! -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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 Cute
On 1/3/2011 4:33 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: http://vimeo.com/18350278 A really nice little film. I love NY. I think I hit the same spots they did while there over Thanksgiving. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: Old Dog
I actually like the tight crop. Nice portrait. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com On 1/1/2011 5:44 PM, Ken Waller wrote: A little too tightly cropped for me, otherwise nice. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com Subject: Peso: Old Dog http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/15174580_NVzVH#1143722565_9NYG4-A-LB -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - 400 mm portrait
On 12/31/2010 6:51 PM, paul stenquist wrote: When Grace and I were out shooting birds and squirrels at the nature center, I told her to walk away. When she was about 50 feet distant, I shot her at f8, 1/1000th, ISO 1600. No problem blurring the background:-). http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12173039size=lg Nice! Sometimes a gun in a knife fight is what's called for! -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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 - Australian tree frog
Thanks, Peter and Brian. I'm pretty confident that it is a pretty common tree frog called a Desert tree frog, AKA red frog, AKA red tree frog and not poisonous. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com On 12/31/2010 9:41 PM, Brian Walters wrote: On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 18:16 -0500, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: It is cute, but considering the poisonousness of Australian fauna, ti's probably not safe to drink the water. Oi! We have the odd poisonous snake and a few deadly spiders but the poisonousness of our fauna is vastly overstated! One of the worst offenders is the cane toad which *is* poisonous and which is causing havoc with the native fauna in tropical areas (and its moving its range south all the time). And it's a bloody import! AFAIK tree frogs are not poisonous but I wouldn't want to eat one. For one thing, it's illegal Actually, we have green tree frogs here and every summer they turn up on our kitchen window after dark to prey on the moths and beetles attracted to the light from the kitchen. Better entertainment than TV I can tell you :-) Nice shot, Christian. Can you remember how big it was? Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ From: Christianpterali...@aim.com Subject: PESO - Australian tree frog To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Date: Friday, December 31, 2010, 2:34 PM I was going through un-edited images today and found this one from last December when I was down under. I thought it was kinda cute the way he was hanging out on the bubbler of the fountain. http://www.pteralight.com/displayimage.php?pid=45 Let me know if there are issues viewing the page. I just recently put together my own gallery website and have been testing it out for a few days. Thanks. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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 - Australian tree frog
On 1/1/2011 8:06 AM, Cotty wrote: On 31/12/10, Christian, discombobulated, unleashed: I was going through un-edited images today and found this one from last December when I was down under. I thought it was kinda cute the way he was hanging out on the bubbler of the fountain. http://www.pteralight.com/displayimage.php?pid=45 That's superb. Thanks, Cot, Dave, Paul and frank. I appreciate it. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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 My Favorite Hawk
On 12/31/2010 10:24 AM, Elizabeth Masoner wrote: This is Ireland, a red-tail hawk that is an education bird at a local wildlife rehabilitation center. I volunteer with them so that my daughter gets the opportunity to learn about wildlife rehabilitation in person even though she isn't quite old enough to be an official volunteer yet. http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/2010/12/31/ireland-awcs-red-tail-hawk/ Pretty bird. Since she is a captive bird and you have more opportunities to photograph her, you should try to get her looking more towards the camera. Otherwise it's a very nice image. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: Bald Eagle -attempt
On 12/31/2010 11:13 AM, Jack Davis wrote: Been fantasizing about a dramatic Bald Eagle catch since moving near a location with many habitat choices. This isn't it, but has encouraged me. Small heavily cropped file that gave me at least a dramatic wing position and, I feel, complimentary clouds. Shot 40 frames from the time I spotted it perched in a tree 'til it became a tiny black dot. Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=557 K20, DA 55~300 Well it's better than my attempts last month! Actually a nice flight shot. Now you need a FA600/4 to get just a *bit* closer ;-) -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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.
PESO - Australian tree frog
I was going through un-edited images today and found this one from last December when I was down under. I thought it was kinda cute the way he was hanging out on the bubbler of the fountain. http://www.pteralight.com/displayimage.php?pid=45 Let me know if there are issues viewing the page. I just recently put together my own gallery website and have been testing it out for a few days. Thanks. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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 - Australian tree frog
Thanks, Jack! -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com On 12/31/2010 5:38 PM, Jack Davis wrote: ..that's cute and beautifully done, Christian! Jack --- On Fri, 12/31/10, Christianpterali...@aim.com wrote: From: Christianpterali...@aim.com Subject: PESO - Australian tree frog To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Date: Friday, December 31, 2010, 2:34 PM I was going through un-edited images today and found this one from last December when I was down under. I thought it was kinda cute the way he was hanging out on the bubbler of the fountain. http://www.pteralight.com/displayimage.php?pid=45 Let me know if there are issues viewing the page. I just recently put together my own gallery website and have been testing it out for a few days. Thanks. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: GESO - Another Week of Hats
On 12/31/2010 5:49 PM, frank theriault wrote: For those of you new to the list, or those who just haven't see past posts, I'm walking about the streets of Toronto these day (as I can't cycle for a bit), photographing (among other things) hats. It's amazing the variety of winter hats one sees these days, and I'm glad that so many are having fun with winter. Here are two of this week's favourites: http://realcanadianhats.blogspot.com/2010/12/blog-post_28.html http://realcanadianhats.blogspot.com/2010/12/blog-post_31.html (scroll down and click on the images) And here's the blog with the week's images: http://realcanadianhats.blogspot.com/ Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank Love the che hat too, Frank. Almost looks like Che is wearing it -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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 - Australian tree frog
thanks, Steven, but I prefer Christian ;-) -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com On 12/31/2010 5:54 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: That's a wild image, Christine. Very nice. On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 5:34 PM, Christianpterali...@aim.com wrote: I was going through un-edited images today and found this one from last December when I was down under. I thought it was kinda cute the way he was hanging out on the bubbler of the fountain. http://www.pteralight.com/displayimage.php?pid=45 Let me know if there are issues viewing the page. I just recently put together my own gallery website and have been testing it out for a few days. Thanks. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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 - You lookin' at me...and a retreat.
I like the first one! Nice, frame-filling, sharp and cute. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 10:24:32AM -0500, Paul Stenquist wrote: Having a url problem lately. Creeping senility, I suspect. Chowing down and watching me. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12166230size=lg A loud screech from a bird sends him scurrying up a tree, where he perched on a stubby limb. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12166314size=lg At the nature center, K5, A400/5.6, AF 540 flash w/Xtender, ISO 1600. The first is f7.1, 1/899th, the second, f10, 1/1000th. Flash in high-speed synch mode. -- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: COMPLETELY OT! Roll Call...
I joined the list at age 32 in 2000. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 12:42:32PM +1000, Tanya Love wrote: So, it occurred to me after all these years on the list, that I may actually not be the baby of the list anymore! How sad is that?! I am getting old! So, just out of interest, was wondering if you guys would all like to post your ages so we can get a bit of a demographic round up of sorts. Sadly, I just turned 34. I was only 23 when I sent my initial email to the list back in 2000!! I had only 2 young babies at the time, now with 5 it seems so long ago! So scary to think that I can no longer be considered a junior member of the PDML! I might actually have to start offering some advice/knowledge around here rather than asking for it all the time! Tan.x. Tanya Love Photographer www.lovebytes.com.au www.facebook.com/LoveBytesPhoto www.loveandsoul.com.au m: 0458 006 740 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: COMPLETELY OT! Roll Call...
Welcome back, Don; I remember having some heated discussions with you about gear and macro photography. Good to see you back! -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 05:48:12PM +0200, willdo-1 wrote: I've been posting to the list for a few days using HTML and Cotty kindly set me right. I think I get the medal for age at 79. Doddery enough to have forgotten how to post. D Dr E D F Williams 41660 TOIVAKKA Finland Ph: +358(0)400706616 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: New here (plus a PESO)
On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 04:11:50PM +0100, AlunFoto wrote: Hi Liz, Welcome to the list. To some of us it's a bit like Hotel California in here, but sans the beast. :-) Fun PESO. :-) Cheers, Jostein Hotel California is a good way of describing it... I traded Pentax for the dark side and STILL can't get out of here! Enjoy the list, Liz. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com 2010/12/28 Elizabeth Masoner lizmaso...@bellsouth.net: Ok, I¹ll dive right in. Found this list through a FB posting from Pentax. Among other photography work I write the About.com photography site. (http://photography.about.com) I¹ve been looking for a forum/list where I can be ³just another photographer² rather than the teacher/leader and from what I¹ve read the last few days I¹m hoping this will be the place for me. I look forward to poking my nose into discussions and seeing everyone else¹s work. For a first PESO this is one I shot on Christmas. Far from technically perfect but I love it anyway. Admittedly I have a morbid sense of humor though. http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/2010/12/25/found-subjects/ ~Liz Liz Masoner Guide to Photography http://photography.about.com | Need. Know. Accomplish 249 West 17th Street New York, NY 10011 About.com is part of the The New York Times Company family of companies -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: I'm no Birder, and . . .
The brownish colored ones are females. The males are the brilliant red color. As for size, they are typically smaler than American Robins but larger than your basic house sparrow. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 09:13:11AM -0500, Steven Desjardins wrote: Wow, a bird with a down jacket. Now that is a shot. ;-) I've seen quite a few mostly brown cardinals around lately. Does nayone know if it's a different breed or just a variation? On Sun, Dec 26, 2010 at 7:52 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Christine Aguila wrote: it's not up to Christian-birder standards, but it was fun to try for this really fat Cardinal. Very deep crop on the 1st of the two shots. http://www.caguila.com/caguila/cardinal/ Cheers, Christine Nice shot, actually... but he would want you to know that he isn't really fat... he is just fluffed up for warmth - just like when we put on down jackets :-) ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: 2010 Quotations list is live!
On Fri, Dec 24, 2010 at 07:05:05PM -0500, m...@robertstech.com wrote: Greetings and holiday happiness to you all from sunny (today) California! I've been here since Monday, getting by quite happily without 'net access. But I had to pop in to a local Starbucks to upload the new quote page so you can all enjoy the traditional reading while gathered around the Festivus pole. http://www.robertstech.com/quote.htm Funny, I didn't remember the context of my quote so i searched the archives and found it. http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4394279576_c65f25d1ff_o.jpg Dammit! I need another keyboard -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: I'm no Birder, and . . .
The brownish colored ones are females. The males are the brilliant red color. As for size, they are typically smaler than American Robins but larger than your basic house sparrow. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 09:13:11AM -0500, Steven Desjardins wrote: Wow, a bird with a down jacket. Now that is a shot. ;-) I've seen quite a few mostly brown cardinals around lately. Does nayone know if it's a different breed or just a variation? On Sun, Dec 26, 2010 at 7:52 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Christine Aguila wrote: it's not up to Christian-birder standards, but it was fun to try for this really fat Cardinal. Very deep crop on the 1st of the two shots. http://www.caguila.com/caguila/cardinal/ Cheers, Christine Nice shot, actually... but he would want you to know that he isn't really fat... he is just fluffed up for warmth - just like when we put on down jackets :-) ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: 2010 Quotations list is live!
On Fri, Dec 24, 2010 at 07:05:05PM -0500, m...@robertstech.com wrote: Greetings and holiday happiness to you all from sunny (today) California! I've been here since Monday, getting by quite happily without 'net access. But I had to pop in to a local Starbucks to upload the new quote page so you can all enjoy the traditional reading while gathered around the Festivus pole. http://www.robertstech.com/quote.htm Funny, I didn't remember the context of my quote so i searched the archives and found it. http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4394279576_c65f25d1ff_o.jpg Dammit! I need another keyboard -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: Sorry Aussies, it's ours!
On Fri, Dec 03, 2010 at 04:09:21AM -0500, Igor Roshchin wrote: When we were in Sydney, - we were unable to find pavlova to taste. (despite Rob's rigorous attempts to find a place that sells/serves it) I should mention that we couldn't taste kangaroo meet either... ... so I might conclude neither exists in Australia. :-) Igor Where in sydney did YOU go? I couldn't get away from pavlova no matter where I went! As for kangaroo, I only had it in one place, along with emu and crocodile, and it was all prepared horribly and tasted bland. If it was prepared better I'm sure it would have been delicious. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: GESO - Conowingo Dam
Thanks, Steve. My lens is the third lens down (second camo lens) :-) My wife calls the cover a lens cozy -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com On 11/30/2010 11:56 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: Some nice shots. You need one of them camo lenses. On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 11:43 AM, P N Stenquistpnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Excellent pics, nevertheless. The vulture is fascinating. Ugly beast. And while I know you can top that eagle pic, it's a keeper. Paul On Nov 30, 2010, at 10:42 AM, Christian wrote: Hi all; It's been a long time since I've posted a PESO or GESO. I've been crazy busy with traveling for my new job, going to exciting places like, Miami, New York City, Chicago, Paris and Frankfurt. Because of that, my time for photography has suffered except for the occasional tourist snaps. Also, my time on the PDML has been infrequent and I apologize for not commenting on the many beautiful PESOs, GESOs and PAWs I've seen in the past few months. The weekend before Thanksgiving I decided to remedy all that by going to Conowingo Dam in Maryland to photograph Bald Eagles. I've put my thoughts about the trip along with some photos on my blog. Not my best work but enjoy it nonetheless. http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/2010/11/conowingo-dam-november-2010.html -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - Conowingo Dam
Thanks, Dan. I'd be happier if it wasn't such a severe crop (it's maybe 25% of the original frame). And, YES, it is my duty as the original cormorant ambassador to the PDML to include a cormorant in as many posts as possible. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com On 11/30/2010 11:57 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: The eagle image is a fine one indeed. Did you HAVE to include another cormorant? Dan http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 10:42 AM, Christianpterali...@aim.com wrote: Hi all; It's been a long time since I've posted a PESO or GESO. I've been crazy busy with traveling for my new job, going to exciting places like, Miami, New York City, Chicago, Paris and Frankfurt. Because of that, my time for photography has suffered except for the occasional tourist snaps. Also, my time on the PDML has been infrequent and I apologize for not commenting on the many beautiful PESOs, GESOs and PAWs I've seen in the past few months. The weekend before Thanksgiving I decided to remedy all that by going to Conowingo Dam in Maryland to photograph Bald Eagles. I've put my thoughts about the trip along with some photos on my blog. Not my best work but enjoy it nonetheless. http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/2010/11/conowingo-dam-november-2010.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - Conowingo Dam
Thanks, Paul. Funny, even birds like vultures are beautiful to me! -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com On 11/30/2010 11:43 AM, P N Stenquist wrote: Excellent pics, nevertheless. The vulture is fascinating. Ugly beast. And while I know you can top that eagle pic, it's a keeper. Paul On Nov 30, 2010, at 10:42 AM, Christian wrote: Hi all; It's been a long time since I've posted a PESO or GESO. I've been crazy busy with traveling for my new job, going to exciting places like, Miami, New York City, Chicago, Paris and Frankfurt. Because of that, my time for photography has suffered except for the occasional tourist snaps. Also, my time on the PDML has been infrequent and I apologize for not commenting on the many beautiful PESOs, GESOs and PAWs I've seen in the past few months. The weekend before Thanksgiving I decided to remedy all that by going to Conowingo Dam in Maryland to photograph Bald Eagles. I've put my thoughts about the trip along with some photos on my blog. Not my best work but enjoy it nonetheless. http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/2010/11/conowingo-dam-november-2010.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - Conowingo Dam
Full disclosure: Right after I finished setting up, I turned to chat with another photographer who had just arrived. I turned back to the river just in time to see a mature eagle swoop over the water, catch a fish, and fly away just 50 yards in front of me... I had high hopes for more activity but, sadly, that was the show for the day. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com On 11/30/2010 11:34 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Christian, A good effort. Next time you've got to pay the eagles a sitting fee to get them to cooperate. I'm about 2.5-3 hours away from the eagles at the Mississippi locks at Rock Island. Pickings were slim (distant) there, but better above the Alcoa Plant on the Iowa side. Being no dummies, the eagles hung out around the fish hatchery. I've got to go back and get some shots. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 9:42 AM, Christianpterali...@aim.com wrote: Hi all; It's been a long time since I've posted a PESO or GESO. I've been crazy busy with traveling for my new job, going to exciting places like, Miami, New York City, Chicago, Paris and Frankfurt. Because of that, my time for photography has suffered except for the occasional tourist snaps. Also, my time on the PDML has been infrequent and I apologize for not commenting on the many beautiful PESOs, GESOs and PAWs I've seen in the past few months. The weekend before Thanksgiving I decided to remedy all that by going to Conowingo Dam in Maryland to photograph Bald Eagles. I've put my thoughts about the trip along with some photos on my blog. Not my best work but enjoy it nonetheless. http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/2010/11/conowingo-dam-november-2010.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
GESO - Conowingo Dam
Hi all; It's been a long time since I've posted a PESO or GESO. I've been crazy busy with traveling for my new job, going to exciting places like, Miami, New York City, Chicago, Paris and Frankfurt. Because of that, my time for photography has suffered except for the occasional tourist snaps. Also, my time on the PDML has been infrequent and I apologize for not commenting on the many beautiful PESOs, GESOs and PAWs I've seen in the past few months. The weekend before Thanksgiving I decided to remedy all that by going to Conowingo Dam in Maryland to photograph Bald Eagles. I've put my thoughts about the trip along with some photos on my blog. Not my best work but enjoy it nonetheless. http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/2010/11/conowingo-dam-november-2010.html -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: Private - Northern Indiana
Privacy FAIL! On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 09:18:04AM -0600, Bob Sullivan wrote: M, Just teasing you. Northern Indiana, even Southbend, is kind of rural compared to Boston. And the weather really isn't much colder than Boston (5F at most). But SNOW off of the lake replaces rain from the ocean! Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 11:02 PM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: You're welcome, Bob. I think... On 28/11/2010, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: M, Wonderful of you to visit the hinterlands for Thanksgiving! Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 9:25 PM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: As I'm freezing in Northern Indiana, I fully understand why he's smiling. Nice framing, Knarf. On 27/11/2010, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: The first in what I think will become a series: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/11/guy-with-big-furry-hat.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- —M. \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. -- —M. \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: Snow Geese
On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 12:55:59PM -0800, Jack Davis wrote: Visited Gray Lodge again this AM. The Snow Geese are finally in and in staggering numbers. Did the typical flock shooting and am offering three Representative grabs. I have a lot of editing yet to do and may offer a couple more..someday. I should go for a hide, but haven't had the urge to get out there at dawn when the temps are sinking and the wind picking up. One advantage of this degrading weather, however, is the absence of mosquitoes. Jack Comments welcome! http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=553 http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=554 http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=555 Great shots, Jack. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: Not a cormorant
On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 04:06:21PM +0530, Subash wrote: hi, something new for me. went birding with my new old a*300/4. the monsoons are here, dark, cloudy and not very good light. but managed a few good ones. this one's of a spot-billed pelican. it posed for a while before flying away. http://picasaweb.google.com/pdml.live/Peso#5541938023116541442 k-x, a*300/4 with the 1.7x AF TC, this is from the in-camera jpeg, cropped to about 95% of the original size... appreciate your comments. regards, subash That's a really striking picture, Subash. Great color and sharpness. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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 - birdy
On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 08:47:17PM -0500, paul stenquist wrote: That much I'm sure of. I think it's some kind of sparrow. It was only a wee bit bigger than the chickadees. In any case, I'm pleased in that the A400/5.6 doesn't seem to fringe as much with the K5 as it did with the other Pentax DSLRs. Or maybe I just got lucky. Not enough samples to say for sure. K-5, A 400/5.6, ISO 1250, f5.6, 1/800th, AF 540 flash with Xtender. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11980010size=lg How much did you crop (if at all)? I'm surprised you used a flash because I don't see a catchlight in the bird's eye as expected. If I were you, I'd stop down to f8 and drop the ISO to something a bit less noisy. I think it's a chipping sparrow, but i don't have a field guide next to me to confirm. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: Little Guy
On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 05:29:10PM -0500, paul stenquist wrote: Did some shooting at the Johnson Nature Center today. This guy is a tiny squirrel, probably less than a year old and fast as lightening. Got him while he paused on this tree. K5, A 400/5.6 with AF 560 flash and Xtender. ISO 1250, f6.6, 1/800th. Handheld of course. Nice to have a couple extra stops for this lens. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11979750size=lg Cute little guy. Nice grab. This one seems less noisy than the bird, yet it's the same ISO. Weird. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: It's a great lens, but not what I bought it for
On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 03:24:50PM -0800, Larry Colen wrote: When I bought my sigma 20/1.8, the intention was to use it for indoor, low light, dance photography. For various reasons, mostly involving manual focus, it hasn't proven to be as good for that as I had hoped. On the other hand, I'm finding it very handy as a wide angle macro lens. For example, a lot of the time that I'm shooting mushrooms, to get the angle I want, I need to be very close to the subject because roots of the stump, or the ground, is in the way if I'm trying to use a longer lens. Does anybody else have lenses that they bought for one use, that they later found are much better for something else entirely? -- A 500/4 makes a nice portrait lens. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: off-camera flash
On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 11:04:50PM +0100, eckinator wrote: quick question for those who have tried both - to use a p-ttl flash off camera would you advise using a) pentax F (male / female hotshoe adaptor plus sync cable) b) 3rd party cheapo cable solution c) wireless, if so, which one? thanks Ecke I always used the Pentax hotshoe adapter and sync cords with my macro/tele off-camera flash rigs. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: Little Guy
On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 10:31:07AM -0500, paul stenquist wrote: On Nov 23, 2010, at 10:16 AM, Christian Skofteland wrote: On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 05:29:10PM -0500, paul stenquist wrote: Did some shooting at the Johnson Nature Center today. This guy is a tiny squirrel, probably less than a year old and fast as lightening. Got him while he paused on this tree. K5, A 400/5.6 with AF 560 flash and Xtender. ISO 1250, f6.6, 1/800th. Handheld of course. Nice to have a couple extra stops for this lens. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11979750size=lg Cute little guy. Nice grab. This one seems less noisy than the bird, yet it's the same ISO. Weird. Thanks Christian. The bird is cropped to about 70% of frame. The squirrel is full frame. That accounts for a bit of extra noise. I also may have done some damage rendering the bird. I'm working on a laptop with a 13 inch screen while my computer is in the shop. Paul Thanks for the reply, Paul. The crop makes a lot of sense with regards to the perceived noise and detail in the bird photo. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: Way, way OT - crowds and events
On Mon, Nov 08, 2010 at 11:54:02PM -0500, Scott Loveless wrote: On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 11:30 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Need for Achievement. Absolutely! 'I can do this!' Set goals then achieve them. Right. But why is an organized event with a gazillion other people the motivator? Need for Affiliation. Look at all the similar people I meet and can become affiliated with. That could be it. But why do we need some sanctioning body to recognize it? There are running clubs, bicycle clubs, swimming clubs, etc. that are populated by people who will never compete, but they'll do it for the camaraderie or the exercise or whatever. Then, some of them will train together so they can all go run some event with a gazillion other people. Which leads me to believe that in many people with lemmingitis, the affiliation isn't the motivator. It's the recognition by the sanctioning body. Again, why? Proof. Proof that i did it. Proof that you didn't. Look at me! I have a medal and you don't! I'm great and you are not. Plus they love telling war stories about their training. Only two weeks to go before my marathon. Oh, i'm so sore because, you know, i'm training for a marathon. Ouch, i tweaked my knee training for a marathon. The marathon was sooo hard, but i finished in less time than my goal! blah blah blah. Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: Apropos of nothing really
On Wed, Nov 03, 2010 at 10:16:23PM -0500, P. J. Alling wrote: When /will/ we stop referring to post processing as Digital Darkroom work... About the same time we stop using architect as a verb... -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: VOT: Which bikey are you?
On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 12:25:07AM +0100, Cotty wrote: On 29/10/10, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: From the NY Bike Snob: http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/oct/24/bike-snobs-guide- cycling-tribes VERY funny - thanks for posting. Frank, you must read. -- I read his blog every day. it's like a little bright spot on my otherwise dull day at the office... much like the PDML. :-) -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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 - American Goldfinch
Not a bad try frank. Soon you'll be selling your soul for a 500/4 or 600/4 :-) Those little bastards move so fast it's like trying to photograph electrons. The best advice I can give you is to watch them for a while. Birds are creatures of habit and will return to the same perch over and over again in the course of an hour or so. Watch as they hop from one perch to the next in the same order over and over again. Pick the perch with the best background and angle and just focus on that spot. Stare at it through the viewfinder ignoring the little guys as they tease and mock you from other perches. Then as soon as one hits the perch, fire off as many frames as you can. That's how i got some of my favorite shots like this one: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bNuA-oAASYY/SXZe0S7BO8I/AB4/8FtMwrSKfss/s1600-h/black-crested_titmouse_IMG_1866.jpg Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 07:12:34AM -0400, frank theriault wrote: I'm rather obsessed with these little guys, but they're rather hard to get. Small, quick, they let me get ~almost~ close enough to shoot with 200mm, then take off. In several months, this is about the best I've gotten: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/american-goldfinch.html I need longer glass, because this just isn't sharp enough (heavily cropped). I never thought I'd hear myself say it, but I need more mm's. 300, 600, whatever. First I need more money. To get that I need a better job. I'm getting sucked into the vortex, the black hole. rrrggghhh! Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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 - Left behind
On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 10:48:22PM +0200, Tim Øsleby wrote: http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/2010/08/left-behind.html Fire away, or simply enjoy. Your choice. -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.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. Saw on facebook and liked it there. Still like it. nice image. I like how the digger was stopped in what apears to be mid-scoop. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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.
Pentax users are attractive
http://blog.okcupid.com/ Better than Nikon but apparently Panasonic 4/3 users are hotter. ;-) Christian -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Tunick strikes again
All your base are belong to us. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com On Mon, Aug 02, 2010 at 05:43:30PM +0200, eckinator wrote: Yeah. And no idea either why it is called the base. Did he perhaps mean to say: You will not survive make your time? 2010/8/2 Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/02/2970504.htm?section=justin If I'd bothered to go into the city and get my kit off on a gear shrinking day (like it was) to be in one of Tunkics little indulgences I'd be pretty unimpressed with the resultant image. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - A Touch of...
On Mon, Aug 02, 2010 at 11:46:42AM -0400, frank theriault wrote: ...Mink! Spotted down by the Lake (or did he spot me?) early this morning: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/touch-of.html Today's a long weekend Monday here in Ontario (as it is in many places in North America) so I headed out at about 6:30 this morning and was rewarded with a few interesting shots. This may be the best one. Heavily cropped. *istD, Tokina f2.8 80-200mm zoom, Manfrotto monopod. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank Even heavily cropped, that's a great little picture. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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 Noisy Miner
On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 01:12:14AM +1000, Rob Studdert wrote: Hi Team, I haven't posted a bird pic for years but this one amused me, it's a rather agitated native Noisy Miner. They are ferociously territorial and I obviously stepped over the line, I was being dive bombed and generally hassled but I caught this shot as it was eyeing me off for the next assault. The image was shot hand held using my K-x and FA200/2.8 @ F3.2, 1/400, ISO 1250, the K-x AF was no match for this guy. http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~aglcnews/temp/IMGX02127.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noisy_Miner Hope you enjoy. Nicely caught and the detail is great. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: Manually focusing on the wrong sharp edge?
More reason to hate split-image and micro-prism focusing aids. I use the plain matte screen when manually focusing. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 12:24:11PM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: I was photographing a friend playing in a small club in Capitola the other night. When I reviewed my photos, I found that an awful lot of them were focused on sharp edges in front of the musician: The tip jar, drum kit, microphone etc. I understand how this happens with autofocus. The camera is too stupid to know what to focus on and focuses on the sharp edge. What I don't understand is why this happens on manual focus. *I* should know better. One challenge that I have in low light is actually seeing the line of the split prism to try and line that up on the musician. Especially musicians that tend to move around a lot. As such, I may rely a lot more on the microprism ring, and wonder if I just focus until I see whatever is in that ring come into focus, and not notice that it's not actually the subject that I'm trying to photograph. More a case of my brain saying something is sharp, press the shutter. I'm curious if other people have this problem when manually focusing, and what they do to fix it. I got what I thought was an amusing compliment on my dancing that night. I had a rather nice slow blues dance with an attractive young lady. Afterwards, she said in a rather husky voice I need a cigarette. Unfortunately, she was married. Even worse, her husband doesn't share. I did get a couple shots of the lead singer which turned out pretty well: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/4807504309/in/set-72157624409188927/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/4808124360/in/set-72157624409188927/ In the second one Amy Lou isn't as sharp as I'd like, but I do like the way the composition worked out with Gary (the bass player) in the background. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: Manually focusing on the wrong sharp edge?
On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 12:43:44PM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: On Jul 19, 2010, at 12:41 PM, Bob W wrote: [...] I'm curious if other people have this problem when manually focusing, and what they do to fix it. I always found it easier to use a plain matte screen, depending on which focal length I was using. Please explain how focal length affects it. Do you find the difference between in focus and out of focus too subtle on a wider lens? I think he might mean that for longer focal lengths you are generally using smaller maximum apertures and from what i understand and have observed, the split-image thingies tend to black out at anything above f4. Really, a plain matte screen is the best tool for manually focusing in my opinion especially in low-light situations. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: Finally got a gallery of GFM photos on line
On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 06:58:42PM -0400, Mark Roberts wrote: FINALLY - a month after the event - I got around to uploading photos from the 2010 Nature Photography Weekend at Grandfather Mouintain: http://www.robertstech.com/galleries/gfm2010/index.html Really nice gallery, Mark. I gotta get there one of these years... Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: Big Bird II
On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 10:09:57PM -0400, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Here is another image of the Turkey Vulture and the deer, showing how close it is to my neighbor's house: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11192174size=md Yesterday, there were 11 vultures on the carcass as I passed, but I didn't have a camera with me. Today, almost all the meat and viscera are gone. Dan mmm... viscera.. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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 - Turbofan
On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 11:34:15AM +0800, Bong Manayon wrote: Okay, I remembered to post something... :-) http://bongmanayon.posterous.com/reverse-gestalt# I got a dream assignment documenting an airline service provider (catering and aircraft maintenance)... -- Bong Manayon http://www.bong.uni.cc Really cool. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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 - Three Speed
On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 05:48:44AM -0400, frank theriault wrote: The classic: http://mondociclismo.blogspot.com/2010/06/three-speed.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank Beautiful detail, frank. My old Trek is in pieces in the garage getting a full rebuild. I'll post pics of it when it's complete. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: Big Bird
On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 09:31:13AM -0400, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Although we have a few pairs of nesting eagles in my area, they are rather shy, and their nesting areas are well protected. We also have a flock of wild turkeys, but this is the largest bird that we ordinarily see up close and personal. They are not shy at all. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11192183size=md Comments, Criticisms, Suggestions, Questions and Abuse all are welcome. Dan Very graphic shot and great detail and color. I love watching Turkey vultures soar. They are just so effortless with hardly a wing beat. Then you see them on the ground for what they are and they seem much less elegant. Beautiful birds nonetheless. Well to me all birds are beautiful. Except house sparrows! -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: Big Bird
Check out this thread i started on Naturescapes a while back about house sparrows: http://www.naturescapes.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=37t=19hilit=house+sparrow+bluebird which has a link to this NPR (national public radio) story: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9963159 Christian In-Reply-To: aanlktilcosxbwa5oq_dx7qjoyp4ail0pntz6ow5dl...@mail.gmail.com On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 11:01:10AM -0400, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Thanks, Christian. Yes, house sparrows can be annoying little guys. It's amazing how they have become adapted to urban environments. I don't think I have been anywhere that I haven't seen a few. Still, they are prettier than turkey vultures. Dan On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 10:40 AM, Christian Skofteland pterali...@aim.com wrote: On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 09:31:13AM -0400, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Although we have a few pairs of nesting eagles in my area, they are rather shy, and their nesting areas are well protected. We also have a flock of wild turkeys, but this is the largest bird that we ordinarily see up close and personal. They are not shy at all. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11192183size=md Comments, Criticisms, Suggestions, Questions and Abuse all are welcome. Dan Very graphic shot and great detail and color. I love watching Turkey vultures soar. They are just so effortless with hardly a wing beat. Then you see them on the ground for what they are and they seem much less elegant. Beautiful birds nonetheless. Well to me all birds are beautiful. Except house sparrows! -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: Big Bird
Obviously, house sparrows are native in Europe and have always been in normal competition with other native species. they are non-native to the US and, due to their aggressive behavior, outcompete our native species for nesting sites. Thus our native bluebird and other cavity nesting bird populations have been in decline for a very long time. Christian. On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 08:16:58PM +0200, Toine wrote: In my part of the world house sparrows populations are declining. The reasons is not enough nesting places. Our house sparrows like to build nest under old roof tiles and other parts of old building. New buildings don't offer any nesting opportunities and now you can buy special roof tiles for house sparrow nests. The dutch people love their house sparrows! Toine On 28 June 2010 19:49, Christian Skofteland pterali...@aim.com wrote: Check out this thread i started on Naturescapes a while back about house sparrows: http://www.naturescapes.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=37t=19hilit=house+sparrow+bluebird which has a link to this NPR (national public radio) story: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9963159 Christian In-Reply-To: aanlktilcosxbwa5oq_dx7qjoyp4ail0pntz6ow5dl...@mail.gmail.com On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 11:01:10AM -0400, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Thanks, Christian. Yes, house sparrows can be annoying little guys. It's amazing how they have become adapted to urban environments. I don't think I have been anywhere that I haven't seen a few. Still, they are prettier than turkey vultures. Dan On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 10:40 AM, Christian Skofteland pterali...@aim.com wrote: On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 09:31:13AM -0400, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Although we have a few pairs of nesting eagles in my area, they are rather shy, and their nesting areas are well protected. We also have a flock of wild turkeys, but this is the largest bird that we ordinarily see up close and personal. They are not shy at all. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11192183size=md Comments, Criticisms, Suggestions, Questions and Abuse all are welcome. Dan Very graphic shot and great detail and color. I love watching Turkey vultures soar. They are just so effortless with hardly a wing beat. Then you see them on the ground for what they are and they seem much less elegant. Beautiful birds nonetheless. Well to me all birds are beautiful. Except house sparrows! -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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.
PESO - For Dave Brooks
Last weekend I took my daughters to the Upperville (Virginia) Horse and Colt Show. This is my favorite shot of the day: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bNuA-oAASYY/TB7OH8WeYMI/Af4/PO3rXli31GA/s1600/jumper_IMG_5647web.jpg From this set: http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/2010/06/uperville-horse-and.html Comments always apprciated -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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 - For Dave Brooks
Wow, Thanks, Bob. No it isn't my daughter. My yougest daughter is desperate to learn to ride now that we live in Virginia horse country. Lessons are forthcoming. I really like the look in the rider's eyes contrasted with the look in the horse's eyes. Both focused but on different things. I certainly hope i take better shots! :) (I know what you mean, and thanks). -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 01:48:30PM -0500, Bob Sullivan wrote: Christian, That's a wonderful shot. I love the concentration on the girl's face and the look of the eyes. Plus herbody position is very dymanic, floating above the animal. The horse is in a great pose too, with fore legs just above the bar, and his gaze in the foreground vs her's onto the next jump. I doubt you'll take a better shot, hope it's your daughter! Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 11:28 AM, Christian Skofteland pterali...@aim.com wrote: Last weekend I took my daughters to the Upperville (Virginia) Horse and Colt Show. This is my favorite shot of the day: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bNuA-oAASYY/TB7OH8WeYMI/Af4/PO3rXli31GA/s1600/jumper_IMG_5647web.jpg From this set: http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/2010/06/uperville-horse-and.html Comments always apprciated -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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 - For Dave Brooks
Thanks, Dave and Bruce for looking and commenting. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: First GFM report
On Mon, Jun 07, 2010 at 07:19:57PM +1000, Rob Studdert wrote: On 07/06/2010, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: Every year since 2004, I read the reports from GFM, tag the week-end in next year's calendar and swear to go again. One of these years I've got to make it happen. Hmmm, can I say me too. me too! -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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 A nice set of aminal pics
On Fri, Jun 04, 2010 at 01:34:20PM +1000, Rob Studdert wrote: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/02/15/35-beautiful-examples-of-animals-photography/ -- HA! some a-hole stole my peacock photo: http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/2009/12/peacock.html or full size: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bNuA-oAASYY/SzlkoQxQW3I/AWU/6m3WUedlptI/s1600-h/peacock_IMG_5000.jpg The others are pretty good but there are a lot of studio shots and some serious color enhancement going on. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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 - Phones Underground
On Thu, Jun 03, 2010 at 10:02:28PM -0400, frank theriault wrote: I doubt I'll get many comments on this, but I kind of like it anyway. Perhaps it's the 1950's bathroom tile decor of the Bloor/Yonge subway station in the background. So kitschy: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/06/phones-underground.html Hope you like. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank I like the symmetry too. Did you open the phone books or were they like that when you found them? -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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 A nice set of aminal pics
On Fri, Jun 04, 2010 at 03:33:30PM +0200, eckinator wrote: 2010/6/4 Christian Skofteland pterali...@aim.com: HA! some a-hole stole my peacock photo: Did not. Compare for yourself how the heads are turned: theirs: http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photos/life-color-blue#blue-peacock-keiser_1338_600x450.jpg Besides you didn't tell them not to steal it so there is no way they could have done so =P *duckrun* Any, yours is a great photo, too =) Thanks! I knew it wasn't mine, but the similarity was frightening. It's just a cliche' kitchy standard peacock photo. :-) -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: Macro bellows: fifty bucks!
On Fri, Jun 04, 2010 at 11:34:45AM -0400, Bruce Walker wrote: Just had to share this apparent gem. Kirk Tuck in his blog points out a great macro bellows deal, a Fotodiox for $49.95 US at Amazon. He has tested it (on Canon) and found it to be as advertised, tough and accurate. Kirk's blog entry: http://is.gd/cCu8R A link to the Pentax flavour of it at Amazon.com is: http://is.gd/cCuc9 I think even I can afford this! The only showstopper for me is that my only macro lens is a DA Ltd and as such has no aperture ring. I'd have to try the reversing ring trick with my old SMC 50mm or rummage around for a deal on an old macro. Has anyone here tried one out by any chance? From the review of the EOS version: Because there are no electronic connections in the bellows to communicate between the digital camera and the lens it is impossible to use automatic focus or to set your aperture. This is something that was not mentioned in the item description but is very important to know. Luckily I can focus manually with my macro lens but I'm still stuck with the aperture at zero when I would prefer to stop down to 22 or 32. F0 eh? wow! I want a 50mm F0 lens too! -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: Macro bellows: fifty bucks!
On Fri, Jun 04, 2010 at 01:31:10PM -0400, Ken Waller wrote: What you really want is a lens optimized to have a flat depth of field. Pentax made one - a 100mm for a screw mount. I had the 100/4 bellows lens in K mount. sweet lens on the auto Bellows and also worked well reversed on a 200/4 for 2x macro. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: Macro bellows: fifty bucks!
On Fri, Jun 04, 2010 at 01:26:42PM -0400, Adam Maas wrote: On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 1:17 PM, Christian Skofteland pterali...@aim.com wrote: F0 eh? wow! I want a 50mm F0 lens too! -- Christian f0 is what EOS bodies read out with no lens communication. -- H, I'll have to check that. I have used a lot of screw mount lenses on the 20D and don't recall seeing F0, but I may just not have noticed as I'm not looking for aperture info anyway when using those lenses... -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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 GPS Devices
On Tue, Jun 01, 2010 at 06:29:53PM -0600, William Robb wrote: So, I decided to update my less than 1 year old TomTom and the bastards want me to pay for the pleasure. Now, there is nothing wrong with the unit, it just kinda irks me. So, what's a good GPS unit? I'm interested in either a Garmin or a Magellan since I now have a hate on for the folks at TomTom. Is this a situation where the more you spend the better you get? Or does it really matter? One thing about the TomTom that I don't like is that it often takes 5 minutes or more to find a signal, this being in the countryside, so it's not like as if I'm trying to find my way across downtown Chicago with the thing. Do any of the units have a reputation for better back road maps? Can any of the units be updated on the fly? etc. Thanks -- William Robb My wife and I are very happy with our Garmin (it has free lifetime traffic subscription) and my parents just bought a Magellan (also with the traffic feature included) that they are very happy with. I think those two brands have the better reputations in the industry which is why we ended up buying the units. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: Artist Bios CVs from Exhibit
On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 10:45:51AM -0500, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Everyone: Are folks interested in reading the artist bios cvs from the exhibit? If so, Sue is willing to send me that information, and I could post it to the list--somehow. Are there any photogs on the list who do not want their information posted? We wouldn't post addresses etc, just the text from the bios and cvs. If you have objections to this idea, post to the list to let me know. If you have NO objections to this idea, post to the list to let me know. cheers, Christine No objections -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: Rice Duster
I'll pitch in. On Sun, May 23, 2010 at 05:38:18PM -0700, Jack Davis wrote: I'd drop a fin only under a fuselage of protests. Jack --- On Sun, 5/23/10, Paul Sorenson allarou...@earthlink.net wrote: From: Paul Sorenson allarou...@earthlink.net Subject: Re: PESO: Rice Duster To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Sunday, May 23, 2010, 3:49 PM It'll cost you a fin...unless you'd rudder not. -p On 5/23/2010 5:45 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Ok, I'll take a stabilizer pill. Jack --- On Sun, 5/23/10, Cottycotty...@mac.com wrote: From: Cottycotty...@mac.com Subject: Re: PESO: Rice Duster To: pentax listPDML@pdml.net Date: Sunday, May 23, 2010, 3:10 PM http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=507 Shouldn't that be 'Please Wright Description'.? OH, BROTHER! Don't get in a flap. -- -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: VeryOT: no anti-bike bias here at all, oh no, absolutely, not
On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 01:38:51PM -0400, John Sessoms wrote: From: Christian Skofteland It's Bike to work Week in the US (Bike to work day was today). The Washington Post had an article about the conflicts between cars and bikes that was slanted against bikes. The writer kept going back to the bikers blowing through red lights and stop signs argument but only briefly touched on the drivers that go out of their way to intimidated and assault bicyclists. I have seen plenty of the bikers blowing through red lights and stop signs. It's a self correcting problem as far as I'm concerned. I've never witnessed motorists go out of their way to intimidate cyclists. Not saying it doesn't happen, but I have never seen it. I've been on the receiving end several times in one ride, in fact. I live in a fairly rural area and a lot of the people, especially 20-something males, find it sporting to brush as close to a cyclist as possible, yell obsenities, throw objects (cans, bottles, etc) from their vehicles, brake-check following cyclists, deliberately swerving into or in front of bikes... the list goes on. Every one of those things has happened to me. I ride sanely, keep to the right as much as possible, mind my own business and go out of my way to help cars pass me on blind hills or corners. As much as I've experienced the one thing I try to remember is to keep the middle finger firmly on the handlebar... -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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 Dodge
On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 08:05:11PM -0400, P N Stenquist wrote: From yesterday's work stuff: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11034957size=lg Wow! That's quite a shot. And quite a car! -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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 - Renewal
On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 04:09:38PM -0600, Tom C wrote: From home yesterday morning about 30 minutes after sunrise. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11027413size=lg Beautiful shot. Beautiful light. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: VeryOT: no anti-bike bias here at all, oh no, absolutely not
On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 04:02:08PM +0100, Bob W wrote: Drivers in the UK are generally fairly considerate towards cyclists. Not as good as the French, but not bad. And the BBC is normally fairly even-handed in its treatment of most subjects. But have a look at this video for an extreme anti-bike bias. It beggars belief: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UiWji4osR0feature=player_embedded It's Bike to work Week in the US (Bike to work day was today). The Washington Post had an article about the conflicts between cars and bikes that was slanted against bikes. The writer kept going back to the bikers blowing through red lights and stop signs argument but only briefly touched on the drivers that go out of their way to intimidated and assault bicyclists. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: Leica M9
On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 08:13:43PM +0200, eckinator wrote: 2010/5/19 Christian Skofteland pterali...@aim.com: I bought my G11 a few weeks ago at BestBuy in Virginia. While in New York on business I accidentally spilled a collegues cocktail all over it. Needless to say it stopped working. I went back to BestBuy on my return, after gathering the original receipt and packaging, and told the return clerk that the camera stopped working after a week. He appologized and replaced the camera without asking any further questions. Can't believe you did that. Hate to step on your or anyone's toes but instead of taking responsibility you ripped them off and knew so. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. No. I disagree. I was in customer service for a decade or so. The customer is always right and you never say no. There are stories of retail clothing stores taking snow tires in exchanges from customers. I worked in the hotel business and never said no even though I knew the hotel guests were full of shit and I pounded it into my employees head that they should never say no. The guy at BestBuy could have asked what happened but as a good customer service person he did not. I'm a terrible liar and I would have confessed if asked if it got wet. I totally take responsibility for wrecking the camera as I've admitted to what happened here and to all my friends and family. i made an attempt to recover my loss and was successful. My conscience is clear. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: Leica M9
On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 11:30:05PM +0100, Bob W wrote: Don't you have any kind of consumer protection over there? I mean, for a retailer to be allowed to turn away a faulty product after a week or so is disgraceful. Last August - 10 months ago - I bought a netbook from amazon.co.uk. It's been heavily used since then, on a daily basis. Last week it stopped working and today I found out it's a problem with the motherboard, so I phoned Amazon, told them the problem and they said 'ok, send it back. That model's no longer available so we'll refund you in full'. I told them I was going to wipe the hard disk first, to remove all personal data, and they were fine with that. Great service, but they are in any case obliged by law in Europe to do this. But surely that's why we pay a hefty premium - because our first point of complaint is with the retailer. I bought my G11 a few weeks ago at BestBuy in Virginia. While in New York on business I accidentally spilled a collegues cocktail all over it. Needless to say it stopped working. I went back to BestBuy on my return, after gathering the original receipt and packaging, and told the return clerk that the camera stopped working after a week. He appologized and replaced the camera without asking any further questions. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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 Dusk Harbour Pano
On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 08:05:34PM +1000, Rob Studdert wrote: Hi Team, snip boring crap about Rob's pano Nice pano (as usual), Rob. The exposure is perfect (as usual). You can clearly see the Harbour View Hotel where The wife, Alex and I stayed in 2003 when we met you for dinner the first time. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: Cameras in a Crowd, an Observation
I look for Pentax DSLRen. Without trying too hard I spotted a few in Paris my first day here. I don't have confirmation but I think I saw an MX as well. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 01:02:26PM -0700, John Celio wrote: Last sunday was Bay to Breakers, an annual footrace across San Francisco. Few people seem to care about the race part, honestly: tens of thousands of people (generally of college age) walk the route drunk, high and partying. Lots of people show up in costumes ranging from adult babies to superheroes to swarms of bees, and there are always scantily-clad (or even naked) people amongst the crowd too. Because of all this, most people show up with their cameras. I kept an eye out for two kinds of cameras out of curiosity: Pentax cameras and film cameras. I saw four Pentaxes: two dSLRs (late models, though not sure which), a W90 and an entry-level model whose number I couldn't see. I saw four film cameras: a Canon T-something, a Nikon F2 and two PS ultra-zoom Olympuses (Olympi?) Digitals from Canon, Sony, Nikon, Casio and some other brands were represented quite frequently, though I didn't attempt to keep track of them. Lots of them were ultra-zoom models, though, from every brand that makes one. The fact that there were as many film cameras as Pentaxes is somewhat alarming. I saw a few toy cameras (Holgas, etc), but I don't count them under film cameras since they're more of a hobbyist niche than 35mm cameras are (though admitedly they're heading that way). What sorts of cameras do you notice when you're out in a crowd? John -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/jacelio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: Go away for a week and get 1700+ messages
On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 05:22:34PM -0400, P. J. Alling wrote: A new PDML motto. Yeah well it was a slow week. Sorry we didn't have the normal load but nothing interesting has ben happening lately. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: GESO - Saturday Evening at the Pond - this time with a url!
On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 09:14:14PM -0400, frank theriault wrote: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/saturday-evening-at-pond.html Oops... cheers, frank You are NOT allowed to shoot nature or in color. got it? GOOD. That's my genre. I don't shoot BW street scenes, so you don't shoot birds and mamals. It's just the way the world is supposed to work! :-) Nice grabs, frank. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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-Clementine Rainbow
On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 11:14:58PM -0700, Bruce Dayton wrote: Lake Clementine just above the city of Auburn California. Spring runoff makes for a nice scene. Pentax K20D, DA* 16-50/2.8 @ 26mm ISO 100, 1/160 sec @ f/16, Tripod http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkdphoto_00373-1.htm Comments welcome -- Bruce Very pretty. Nicely captured. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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 - Free as a Bird (Chicago)
On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 04:44:31PM -0600, Tom C wrote: I've long wanted to create a Beatles-themed photo tribute gallery and have a lot of unimplemented ideas, each image representing a single song. The trip to Chicago last weekend, in addition to being a ton of fun, unexpectedly yielded my first shot for the collection. We were at the 'The Bean'. I saw it happen in the viewfinder, though imperfect, and waited for what seemed like an eternity for the elements to come together as I imagined. But finally: Free as a Bird http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11011691size=lg Tom C. Very, VERY COOL! -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: since my blog is such a resounding success...
On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 08:46:46PM +1000, Rob Studdert wrote: On 14/05/2010, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: I thought I'd start another one. Actually, I just wanted a place to post PESO's and blather on about photography and writing, when it strikes me. so: http://dougbrewer.posterous.com/ yep, the posterous collective. Now that is an interesting/provicative image, apart from the ambiguity I love the look of the hair/neck ;-) Pretty much EXACTLY what I was gonna write. Really nice image, Doug. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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 - After the Storm - Part III
On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 11:09:53PM -0400, frank theriault wrote: This will be the final one taken last Saturday morning, after Friday night's thunderstorm. I had initially expected to put these together as a GESO, but things didn't work out that way. The winds were high, so the clouds and lighting were changing by the minute. This is my favourite taken of Toronto's skyline that morning: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/05/after-storm-part-iii.html Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. *istD, Sigma f3.5 50-200 manual focus zoom (at 200mm), Manfrotto monopod. Another moody, cold, image. Makes me shiver just to look at it. I really like this one. A gritty cold skyline to contrast all those perfect skyline shots you tend to see. However, I think the birds actually detract from the composition rather than add to it. And that's coming from me! :-) Lovely image, knarf. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: since my blog is such a resounding success...
On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 03:11:33PM -0400, Doug Brewer wrote: Christian Skofteland wrote: On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 08:46:46PM +1000, Rob Studdert wrote: On 14/05/2010, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: I thought I'd start another one. Actually, I just wanted a place to post PESO's and blather on about photography and writing, when it strikes me. so: http://dougbrewer.posterous.com/ yep, the posterous collective. Now that is an interesting/provicative image, apart from the ambiguity I love the look of the hair/neck ;-) Pretty much EXACTLY what I was gonna write. Really nice image, Doug. thanks, y'all. Ran up another one this morning. Both were from my shoot yesterday. Doug I saw that one too. Another winner. Very ethereal. I hate you. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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 - After the Storm
On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 11:23:31PM +0100, Cotty wrote: Wow! I leica. 'Sony a wave. Rolleing onto shore. Scary, makes me want my mamiya. I canon take this any more You've had a nikon the head boy. Puns Praktika-ly take over every thread. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: Canon S90 Remarks
On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 02:53:19PM +1000, Rob Studdert wrote: On 13/05/2010, George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Tim and Miserere The S90 is a great little camera. Just a couple of notes. You guys are just plain bad. I bought one today, got the IXUS S210 IS Touch the other day via the insurers to replace the Canon PS that was stolen when my home was broken into a few weeks back. I can see how it could appeal to the iPhone crowd et al. but it's just far too clumsy for me and the bells and whistles have replaced virtually all general photographic controls. Not a great camera for a hands on photographer IMO, so it's off to eBay shortly. The S90 looks like it will fit the bill nicely (a Pentax PS wasn't even a blip on the radar). Having just purchased a G11, I can definitely see where the S90 could fit in. It is more of a pocketable unit (the G11 is a bit of a brick) and has what appears to be the same sensor and image quality (based on DPReview comparisons). The aperture ring is a really nice touch. Lack of an optical viewfinder is a drawback and, like the G11, missing HD video capability seems like a huge oversight for such new cameras. I chose the G11 for the manual, easy-access controls, image quality, the hot shoe and third-party accessories for underwater use (the hot shoe allows TTL flash with units from Ikelite). It's sad that Pentax doesn't offer the same features as the G11 or S90 in a point and shoot. I would have purchased it. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: Mini PDML Paris
On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 10:56:59PM +0100, Cotty wrote: On 12/5/10, Christian Skofteland, discombobulated, unleashed: Speaking of Paris... I'll actually be in Paris for two weeks (for work) starting May 16th. Send me an off-list email if you want to try to get together for a few hours some afternoon. Cotty is actually trying to show up for a day next week. I am :) but it's 50/50 whether it will actually happen :( I'm waiting for a large invoice to be paid and I thought it might be this week, but looking unlikely now, more likely next week. If it's early next week we're in business :) If later next week we're not :( Oh the joys of running a business. Or waiting for expense checks from your employer... On the chance that I do get paid in time, looking at an evening get- together for a meal, either Friday the 21st or Saturday the 22nd. If I can make it, I plan to arrive Thursday the 20th for 2 nights. Christian is committed (well we knew that didn't we) during the days so it's evening-only for him. However, for anyone else let's walk-n-snap? I'm sorry I can't give a 100% at this time but c'est la vie unh? All welcome, even Ralph wearing a hat made out of an umbrella. The good news is that my co-workers and I are trying to plan a day off. I'll be there on the 16th in the morning before I start working on the 17th. We are staying at the Marriott Renaissance Paris Hotel Le Parc Trocadero until the 31st (unless we finish early). I'm going to do my best to see more than the inside of a cold, noisy datacenter... -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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: WEBCAM Video of Chicago Exhibition
On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 11:03:16AM +0200, Madame RD wrote: May I ask why Florac in Lozere ? .. goodness ! you can't imagine how far it is for a Parisian dominique Speaking of Paris... I'll actually be in Paris for two weeks (for work) starting May 16th. Send me an off-list email if you want to try to get together for a few hours some afternoon. Cotty is actually trying to show up for a day next week. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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 - After the Storm
On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 07:33:29PM -0400, frank theriault wrote: Took this one Saturday morning. I hoped to get together a GESO, but things got crazy on Saturday afternoon and I haven't been on the computer since. So far this and Early Morning Run are the only two I've had a chance to render. Anyway, we had intense thunderstorms here in Toronto on Friday night. By Saturday morning the rain had stopped but Lake Ontario was still pretty pissed off about the whole thing. I had no idea that our little Great Lake could produce the waves I saw that morning. Not quite surfing material, but still, bigger than I expected. Hope you enjoy: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/05/after-storm.html This also gives locals an idea of how far I am from downtown now. Comments welcome. cheers, frank NICE! Very dynamic and the BW makes it feel stormy too. Love the skyline in the background which gives it a sense of place. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.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.
