Re: A half-frame Pentax film camera

[Marco Alpert]

I guess my question on this is how long these theoretical young folks will 
continue to find waiting anywhere from a few days to a week to even see what 
they’ve shot “fun.” Given the apparent popularity of the Fuji Instax cameras, 
absolute image quality is not necessarily a big requirement for that kind of 
fun, but instant gratification seems to be. How long until that enforced wait 
eclipses the novelty and the camera ends up in a drawer? Sure, there are going 
to be some who will stick with it for “artistic” or retrophilia reasons (and 
fewer still who will process and print themselves), but is that market really 
big enough to make all this development effort worthwhile?

I’m actually pretty interested to see how this will play out.

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Re: OT Not quite astro stuff

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What Henk said. Thanks for that!

m

> On Jan 9, 2024, at 3:47 AM, Henk Terhell  wrote:
> 
> Fascinating video!
> 
> Op 2024-01-09 om 06:43 schreef mike wilson:
>> I'm wondering why the EV/screen failed...
>>  https://youtu.be/SxkA82wORtw?si=QqvpvOW8eOgOi9XX
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Way OT Astro stuff

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Although this has absolutely nothing to do with Pentax, since Larry brought up 
astro-imaging, I can’t resist showing the initial results of something that has 
really reenergized my passion for astronomy. Although I’ve owned a couple of 
really nice telescopes since the early 90s (which were great for visual 
observation when I lived on top of a not-too-light-polluted hill and could just 
roll the scopes out to the driveway to observe), since we moved to the 
Sacramento area, the combination of light pollution (around Bortle 7 for anyone 
who knows what that means), and the increasing difficulty of lugging them out 
to set up had pretty much ended observation for me (and I was never 
particularly interested in the intricacies of astrophotography). 

Then, a few months ago, I acquired a small, inexpensive, “robotic” scope for 
what is called EAA (electronically assisted astronomy) that promises the 
ability to visually observe in light-polluted areas (albeit on the screen of a 
phone or tablet) as well as offer much simplified photography. Here are a few 
of my first results:

M33 Galaxy in Triangulum: https://flic.kr/p/2pgYEEb

NGC 7635 Bubble Nebula in Cassiopeia: https://flic.kr/p/2prm5Qg

NGC 1499 California Nebula in Perseus: https://flic.kr/p/2prkrFu

This little gizmo has only a 50mm (~2 in) objective (which is tiny for deep sky 
objects) and has the ability, controlled by a phone or tablet, to automatically 
find and slew to whatever object you tell it to and begin taking a series of 10 
second exposures. Let it keep doing this as long as you want and watch the 
object appear on the phone or tablet with more and more detail as the 
successive exposures are stacked and processed. I did do some post-processing 
on these, but as I have exactly zero experience with astrophotography, it’s 
pretty primitive compared to what’s possible. 
  
So, a telescope with a built-in computer-controlled alt/az mount, a digital 
astro-camera, auto-focuser, dew heater, multiple filters, small carbon-fiber 
tripod and a fairly nice case, for about $500. 

We truly live in the future.
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Re: Angry glitz chicken

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OT, because these are just crappy phone pics, but we also have glitz chickens 
dropping by our house fairly often (and we live in a typical suburban 
neighborhood - no idea where they normally hang out). They’ll come right up to 
the front door.

Also, we had a little momma bird build a nest in one of the folds of the 
curtains in our shade structure and was able to snap a couple of pics of the 
eggs and the resulting babies.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/85294514@N00/albums/72177720309539607

- Marco

> On Jul 4, 2023, at 10:30 AM, Larry Colen  wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>> On Jul 4, 2023, at 9:59 AM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
>> 
>> You gave your mom bird a nice place to nest!  can't tell who shes is  I'm 
>> thinking a finch of some sort..
> 
> It's small, maybe when she's out of the nest I'll mount a mirror that'll give 
> me a better angle to photograph her.
> 
>> 
>> as to exposure on the peacock  looks ok to me.. on my HP desktop..
>> 
>> and Paul's birdies in trees lately have been a bit  on the too light side.   
>> Which makes me a tad concerned about his eyes.
> 
> Or maybe just his monitor.  Although, the image is arguably a little on the 
> dark side.
> 
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Re: Phone photos

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> On Mar 23, 2023, at 4:08 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:
> 
>> On Mar 23, 2023, at 4:03 PM, Marco Alpert  wrote:
>> 
>> For various reasons, I haven’t been doing any “serious" photography for 
>> quite a while now (although I do consistently lurk here). I think I’ve only 
>> taken my K-3 out a few times in the past few years, and then only for some 
>> practical purposes. However, seeing the conversation about the current state 
>> of phone photography, I thought I’d share a few phone photos I took this 
>> past weekend while we were visiting family up in Olympia WA. 
> 
> I will forever remember Olympia as where Mom had a 29 point hand when I was 
> playing cribbage with her.
> 
>> I usually only use the phone for grab shots to record things, but I thought 
>> I’d try some high contrast B These were all edited on the phone using 
>> Snapseed. I could definitely have refined them on the computer once I got 
>> home, but thought I’d leave them as they were as documentation of the 
>> in-phone  process.
>> 
>> https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAwVC6
> 
> Aesthetically, those are very nice.  Technically, they’re very impressive for 
> a computer that you can hold in your hand.  Some of them seem noisier than 
> I’d expect, but that might be some “artificial grain” effect in the 
> processing.

Good eye. Yeah, on a few of them I was trying out the "add grain" function. 
Seemed like it might work with the high contrast aesthetic.

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>> 
>> (I haven’t used Flickr in about a decade, so hope I didn’t screw the link 
>> up.)
>> 
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Phone photos

[Marco Alpert]

For various reasons, I haven’t been doing any “serious" photography for quite a 
while now (although I do consistently lurk here). I think I’ve only taken my 
K-3 out a few times in the past few years, and then only for some practical 
purposes. However, seeing the conversation about the current state of phone 
photography, I thought I’d share a few phone photos I took this past weekend 
while we were visiting family up in Olympia WA. 

I usually only use the phone for grab shots to record things, but I thought I’d 
try some high contrast B These were all edited on the phone using Snapseed. 
I could definitely have refined them on the computer once I got home, but 
thought I’d leave them as they were as documentation of the in-phone  process.

https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAwVC6

(I haven’t used Flickr in about a decade, so hope I didn’t screw the link up.)

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Re: Who was here in 2005?

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Right. But it doesn’t look like who I’m thinking of (Marnie Parker). Maybe just 
the pic?

- Marco

> On Nov 20, 2022, at 11:04 PM, John Francis  wrote:
> 
> On Sun, Nov 20, 2022 at 10:21:06PM -0800, Marco Alpert wrote:
>> I was on that outing. I???m pretty sure that???s Shel Belinkoff on the left. 
>> Bruce Dayton in the middle? Not sure about the woman on the right. 
>> 
>> - Marco
> 
> Spot on.
> 
> The other one *should* be easier - there weren't all that many female 
> contributors!
> 
> 
> 
>>>> On Nov 20, 2022, at 9:21 PM, John Francis  wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Who can identify any of these people?
>>> (I know who they are - I was asking who else remembers them)
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Re: Who was here in 2005?

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I was on that outing. I’m pretty sure that’s Shel Belinkoff on the left. Bruce 
Dayton in the middle? Not sure about the woman on the right. 

- Marco

> On Nov 20, 2022, at 9:21 PM, John Francis  wrote:
> 
> 
> Who can identify any of these people?
> (I know who they are - I was asking who else remembers them)
> 
> This was taken on a PDML outing to Hakone Gardens in San Jose in 2005.
> Camera: *ist-D
> Exposure: 1/125 @ f/5.6, ISO 200
> Lens:  ? The EXIF says focal length 220mm.
>   I don't seem to have a good EXIF extractor on ths computer!
> 
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Re: June PUG is up

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Thanks Ann. (It was a grab shot.)

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> On Jun 9, 2022, at 11:15 AM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
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> Marco 's shot was particularly powerful (whether grab shot
>  or posed) it was chilling.

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Re: PESO - Water Music

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Man, there’s got to be a story about that. Great shot.

- Marco

> On Nov 15, 2021, at 5:13 PM, Mark C  wrote:
> 
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/markcassino/51683506849
> 
> Shot last November, I never got around to processing  and posting this image 
> - visited this spot today and remembered this shot. Today I didn't manage to 
> shoot out a whole roll of film - got 9 of 12 exposure in the bag - so it will 
> be a day or two before I finish up today's work.
> 
> Mark
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PESO - Slackrope

[Marco Alpert]

http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo17/peso5.html

Comments, as always, welcomed.

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PESO - Stop Stressing

[Marco Alpert]

Three years since the last PESO. (But I’ve been here lurking.)

Here’s one from the before times.

http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo17/peso4.html

Comments, as always, welcomed.

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Re: PESO: R I P Ashley

[Marco Alpert]

So sorry, Ann. So glad that I got to meet her.

- Marco


> On Apr 23, 2021, at 11:14 AM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
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> July 16th 2005 - April 18th, 2021  Best cat ever.. so glad to have had her 
> for almost 16 years.
> 
> https://annsan.smugmug.com/The-Kitty-Corner/Ashley-ultimate-alpha-tabby/i-WsJL79X/A
> 
> And with apologies to the late poet and my friend James Wright for my 
> altering the first two lines of COMPLAINT
> 
> "She's gone. She was my cat, my moon or more
>  She chased the roaches out and scratched the door."
> 
> Actually, Jim would probably not have minded.. , he had an impish wit.
> 
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Re: Happy Ann day

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And from wherever the hell this is.

Be well.

m

> On Dec 10, 2020, at 1:16 PM, Ken Waller  wrote:
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> And a happy birthday wish from a little south of Paul.
> Stay safe, healthy and happy !
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
>> From: Paul Stenquist 
>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List 
>> Subject: Re: Happy Ann day
>> 
>> A hearty happy birthday from chilly Michigan. We did get a bit of sun today, 
>> so I ventured out in the yard for a bit. Hope you had a great day!
>> Hugs,
>> Paul
>> 
>>> On Dec 10, 2020, at 2:03 PM, Alan C  wrote:
>>> 
>>> From sunny Phalaborwa too!
>>> 
>>> Alan C
>>> 
>>> On 10-Dec-20 08:42 PM, Toine wrote:
 Happy birthday from the netherlands
 
 Toine
 
 On Thu, 10 Dec 2020, 19:39 ann sanfedele,  wrote:
 
> thanks from all of youse!   It is being a very nice day today..
> 
> now .. back ot making lunch
> 
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Re: OT Update venting on Liz

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So very, very sorry. 

m

> On Aug 4, 2020, at 9:00 AM, David J Brooks  wrote:
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> Sorry for the vent.
> 
> Some may remember a number of months ago I shared a note regarding my wifes
> cancer diagnosis.I am saddened to pass on, and some of my PDML friends on
> Facebook already know this, but Liz lost her battle on July 28th. She
> fought so very hard to beat this, but suffered so many setbacks along the
> way. Things looked good after her last chemo treatment on June 5th but with
> major breathing problems, a frozen throat, a Trach operation, and the
> return of cancer growth just turned out to be too much. She fought for me
> and Clark and Gwen and Erin.Family were at her side to the end/.
> 
> Gwen is already missing her Clark has not yet realized what's going on yet
> but he will.
> 
> She was a good mom and a great wife, we'll miss her.
> 
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Re: Happy Ann day

[Marco Alpert]

And from me as well!

m


> On Dec 10, 2019, at 8:29 PM, Alan C  wrote:
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> From me too. All the best, Ann.
> 
> Alan C
> 
> On 11-Dec-19 01:01 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote:
>> On 10/12/19, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed:
>> 
>>> A little bird named facebook tells me that it's your birthday Ann.  I
>>> hope that it's a great one.
>> HBDAS :-) xxx
>> 
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Re: VESO 2019 - deadmau5 Cube V3, Hollywood - GDG

[Marco Alpert]

Totally reminds me this:

https://youtu.be/DoUV7Q1C1SU

- Marco

> On Oct 4, 2019, at 1:47 PM, Steve Cottrell  wrote:
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> On 3/10/19, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed:
> 
>> I had way way too much fun last week in Los Angeles ... 
>> A video I put together, catching highlights of the concert I went to in
>> Hollywood. 
>> 
>> https://youtu.be/XbpYXP78B74
>> 
>> Rave on!
> 
> Bloody hell you little raver you.
> 
> That would be sheer torture for me!!
> 
> Glad you had fun !
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Re: apologies of my relative silence

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Hey Ann,

Sorry to hear of the discomfort. Hope all will be well soon.

m

> On Apr 17, 2019, at 6:09 AM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
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> Guys and Gals..
> 
> For about the last month I've been concentrated on a couple of health issues 
> and just not felt
> much like showing pix or commenting on those of others.. I'll be back to my 
> usual gabbiness after
> results from results on my structure and such come back.  Probably nothing 
> more dire than annoying
> aches that inhibit my getting around but has to be determined the cause to 
> discover if I'm in chronic ailment mode or
> your hurt yourself doing soemthing stupid mode.
> 
> My beloved doctor retired suddenly last fall so until this week it had been 
> about 18 months since I had had a check up.
> Tomorrow I get an xray on my back and a bone density test having visited a 
> new doc yesterday.  New doc already gave me an
> "everything fine" on the ekg and a "gold Star" on the pulminary breath-in 
> breathe-out test they do on a little machine.
> thank you, three flights of stairs to climb every day.  But I'm hobbling 
> around on a cane and can't lift things and am sleeping too much
> so things need to be revealed.
> 
> 
> The elation of watching Tiger Woods brought me out, followed directly by 
> seeing the fire engulf Notre Dame - Required me to say -something-
> 
> Thank goodness for Words with Friends and Ashley.
> 
> I shall return! :-)
> ann
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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Re: Boris 2019-06 - As it should be

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Delightful.

- marco

> On Feb 2, 2019, at 10:48 AM, Boris Liberman  wrote:
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> Have a look:
> 
> https://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2019/02/2019-06-as-it-should-be.html
> 
> This little Panasonic Leica lens is a true gem.
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Re: OT: A New Life Partner

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Congratulations, Paul! All the best to both of you.

- Marco


> On Dec 29, 2018, at 11:01 AM, Paul Stenquist  wrote:
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> After about three years without my wife of 44 years, I decided I definitely 
> didn’t like going it alone. Fortuitously, I met a wonderful lady who had also 
> lost her mate to cancer after many years of marriage and was equally unhappy 
> with life as a single.  We’ve been dating for about 14 months and recently 
> announced our engagement. It’s never too late for love!  But it is too late 
> to attempt this without knee pads! 
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Re: On St. Stephens Green

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Hi all,

A belated thanks for all the kind comments (and to everyone else who looked).

Much appreciated.

- Marco

> On Dec 12, 2018, at 10:06 AM, Bulent Celasun  wrote:
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> Good contrast, beautiful blacks and perfect timing.
> 
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> Marco Alpert , 11 Ara 2018 Sal, 07:36 tarihinde şunu yazdı:
>> 
>> Almost two years since the last PESO.
>> 
>> From a recent trip to Dublin:
>> 
>> http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo17/peso3.html
>> 
>> Comments, as always, welcomed.
>> 
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Re: Birthday wishes

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Well, it’s still the 10th here, so Happy Birthday, Ann!

m

> On Dec 10, 2018, at 8:16 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
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> not belated , kiddo -- spot on  Dec 10th .. Birthday of two women poets and  
> (moi and that other one) and the day Ed 8th decided Wally would be more fun 
> than being King.  In my cast, the exact date of that but of history.  the 
> other ED was born a bit earlier
> 
> thank youse!
> 
> ann
> 
> On 12/10/2018 10:22 PM, William Robb wrote:
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>> 
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On St. Stephens Green

[Marco Alpert]

Almost two years since the last PESO. 

>From a recent trip to Dublin:

http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo17/peso3.html

Comments, as always, welcomed.

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Re: Photographing Dolls

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Thanks Ann, Bill, Larry, and P.J. for the kind comments.

To (briefly) answer Ann’s question, I’m pretty much fine. Spent the last year 
and a half doing major renovation on the house I’ve been in for the last 25 
years in preparation for selling it and moving a hundred or so miles away 
(where my wife has lots of family and the housing costs are about half of what 
they now are in the Santa Cruz area). And then doing another major renovation 
on the house we bought. Finally coming out the other end and hopefully back to 
photography again.

m


> On Oct 5, 2018, at 12:56 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
> 
> I concur!  How a reya , Marco  !
> 
> ann
> 
> On 10/5/2018 3:34 PM, Bill wrote:
>> On 10/5/2018 1:22 PM, Marco Alpert wrote:
>>>> On Oct 5, 2018, at 8:09 AM, Bill  wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> It would be cool to photograph them as portrait subjects rather than as 
>>>> products.
>>> 
>>> I actually tried that quite a few years ago. Here’s an example (there’s a 
>>> slight possibility that this is NSFW if you’re bothered by disconnected 
>>> doll parts):
>>> 
>>> http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo07/peso19.html
>>> 
>>> Also, hi again, everyone.
>>> 
>>> m
>>> 
>>> 
>> As always Marco, your work is brilliant.
>> 
>> bill
>> 
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Re: Photographing Dolls

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> On Oct 5, 2018, at 8:09 AM, Bill  wrote:
> 
> It would be cool to photograph them as portrait subjects rather than as 
> products.

I actually tried that quite a few years ago. Here’s an example (there’s a 
slight possibility that this is NSFW if you’re bothered by disconnected doll 
parts):

http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo07/peso19.html

Also, hi again, everyone.

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Re: PESO - tank

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Lovely photo, Bruce.

m

> On May 8, 2017, at 4:29 PM, Bruce Walker  wrote:
> 
> If you avoid my other shots, avoid this one.
> 
> Although, it's in black and white, a bit grainy, quite contrasty, all
> in focus -- pretty darned old school, really. But then there's a young
> woman in a form hugging top filling the frame, so it's the same old
> sleaze after all.
> 
> http://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/GPswv0g5Z9bQ/IV1l3DZylxyo
> 
> K-3, DA* 55/1.4, f/8, 1/400th sec, 1600 ISO. Ambient window light.
> 
> Shout out to my half dozen faithful fans/lurkers! :)
> 
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Re: PESO: A portrait of a pretty girl

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Awww…

- Marco

> On Mar 30, 2017, at 10:41 AM, Bill  wrote:
> 
> Yes, it's a dog picture.
> 
> http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/addons/rayna-1220-1.html
> 
> K1, 77mm LTD ISO 1600, 1/320 second, f/3.5
> 
> Enjoy.
> 
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Re: OT GESO - at my feet

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Lovely!

-Marco

> On Mar 4, 2017, at 1:35 PM, Bruce Walker  wrote:
> 
> Things I see by stopping and looking down; a short essay.
> 
> https://medium.com/@bruce.walker/at-my-feet-b151de7b4eeb
> 
> This is Fujifilm content -- sorry Pentax.
> 
> I took Cotty's advice -- while ignoring Bob W's :) -- and got my wife
> to gift me a (barely used) Fuji X20 at Christmas. It's a pretty nice
> little camera and has convinced me to actually take it on walks with
> me as I had hoped it would. Sadly, Bob was right and the UI is
> somewhat troublesome. But I'm slowly getting the hang of it, and it
> doesn't do a bad job in good light.
> 
> Using it indoors is another thing. Shooting the antics of my cats is
> proving to be a royal pain in the ass.
> 
> Anyway, the link above is for a little photo essay I decided to post
> on Medium, just to switch things up and try that out.
> 
> Enjoy!
> 
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Re: PESO - Power

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> On Feb 23, 2017, at 11:52 AM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote:
> 
> Gonz wrote:
>> There seems to be some kind of OOF pattern like smudges on the front
>> glass that really distracts me, otherwise an interesting composition.
> 
> Agreed, I like the composition, but don't like the weird smudginess  and 
> excessive vignetting.
> 
> Was that also shot from Seacliff?

Yes, it was. On the same walk that resulted in the ship shot.

m



>> 
>> On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 10:46 PM, Marco Alpert<ma...@alpert.com>  wrote:
>>> http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo17/peso2.html
>>> 
>>> Comments, as always, welcomed.
>>> 
>>> -Marco
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Re: PESO - Power

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Hi Alan,

No problem.

- Marco

> On Feb 23, 2017, at 10:17 AM, Alan C <c...@lantic.net> wrote:
> 
> 've read what others had to say but I still don't understand your photo.
> 
> Alan C
> 
> -Original Message- From: Marco Alpert
> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 6:46 AM
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> Subject: PESO - Power
> 
> http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo17/peso2.html
> 
> Comments, as always, welcomed.
> 
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Re: PESO - Power

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Thanks, Bulent and Paul. Much appreciated.

- Marco

> On Feb 23, 2017, at 2:04 AM, Bulent Celasun <bulent.cela...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> How beautifully depressing!
> A rule-demolisher, as well.
> 
> Bulent
> -
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> http://celasun.wordpress.com/
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/
> http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822
> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun
> 
> 
> 2017-02-23 7:46 GMT+03:00 Marco Alpert <ma...@alpert.com>:
>> http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo17/peso2.html
>> 
>> Comments, as always, welcomed.
>> 
>> -Marco
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PESO - Power

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http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo17/peso2.html

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Re: OT - The Photograph That Made Ansel Adams Famous

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I think his class photos are vastly underappreciated.

http://shop.anseladams.com/v/vspfiles/photos/1712011-2.jpg

- Marco

> On Feb 20, 2017, at 9:03 AM, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
> 
> That is indeed what made him famous, and justly so.
> 
> I love the traditional Ansel Adams black and white landscapes, but I think
> I like some of his more uncharacteristic works even better:
> 
> http://cleveland.about.com/od/artmuseumsandgalleries1/ig/Ansel-Adams/Ansel-Adams---O-Keeffe.htm
> http://shop.anseladams.com/Rose_and_Driftwood_p/1901022.htm
> http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSvq8SEZhsJp4lBTX4Bs-Z57IxeU0vXd-9XeTGThlptjnZslyd-
> 
> Dan Matyola
> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
> 
> On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 11:26 AM, Bruce Walker 
> wrote:
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>> This is a great read. Red filter == winner!
>> 
>> https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-photograph-
>> made-ansel-adams-famous
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Re: PESO - The Ship of State

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Thanks, Dan.

m

> On Feb 20, 2017, at 8:20 AM, Daniel J. Matyola <danmaty...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> That is a very effective photo, very ominous and dramatic.
> 
> 
> Dan Matyola
> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
> 
> On Sun, Feb 19, 2017 at 1:18 AM, Marco Alpert <ma...@alpert.com> wrote:
> 
>> http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo17/peso1.html
>> 
>> Comments, as always, welcomed.
>> 
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Re: PESO - The Ship of State

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> On Feb 19, 2017, at 11:03 PM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote:
> 
> Marco Alpert wrote:
>> http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo17/peso1.html
>> 
>> Comments, as always, welcomed.
> 
> Excellent shot of the Palo Alto.  I've been thinking of heading down to get 
> some photos of it myself.

Thanks! It’s looking pretty dramatic these days.

> By the way Marco, what focal length did you shoot that at?  It looks like you 
> used a fairly long lens (or serious cropping) to fill the frame from that 
> angle.

A little of each. It was the 77mm on the K3 right at the shore and some 
cropping.

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Re: PESO - The Ship of State

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Thanks to all for the comments. 

For those asking, it’s the SS Palo Alto, a concrete ship built in San Francisco 
during WWI and installed as a tourist attraction at Seacliff Beach, south of 
Santa Cruz, in 1930. Over the last couple of years, storms have taken a 
dramatic toll on it, most recently a month ago when massive waves tore the 
stern off of the ship. More at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Palo_Alto

As for adding a bit at the bottom, I had looked at an alternate crop, but 
what’s down there resulted (in my view anyway) in throwing the tonal balance 
off.

- Marco

 
> On Feb 19, 2017, at 1:03 PM, ann sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> Ferry boat?
> 
> ann
> 
> On 2/19/2017 2:32 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>> I agree. A little more at the bottom  if you have it. What is it? A garbage 
>> skow??
>> Paul
>>> On Feb 19, 2017, at 2:26 PM, Ken Waller <kwal...@peoplepc.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Same here.
>>> 
>>> Kenneth Waller
>>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
>>> 
>>> - Original Message ----- From: "Steve Cottrell" <co...@seeingeye.tv>
>>> Subject: Re: PESO - The Ship of State
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On 18/2/17, Marco Alpert, discombobulated, unleashed:
>>>>> http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo17/peso1.html
>>>>> 
>>>>> Comments, as always, welcomed.
>>>> Interesting!
>>>> Personally would love just a *tad* more at the bottom, not a lot, just a
>>>> tad :-)
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PESO - The Ship of State

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http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo17/peso1.html

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Re: Ot; Just so you know...

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There, there. Take care.

m

> On Feb 4, 2017, at 2:01 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
> 
> Last Friday I found the perfect way to clear my brain from the elephant in 
> the room ...
> 
> I fell off of a wheely chair (office chair in my kitchen ) - The chair has 
> been tossed out.. it was not well balanced, and I was jsut sitting on it and 
> leaned forward to pick something up off the kitchen floor...  which slants a 
> bit.. tried Not to fall (usually a bad idea) and the chair threw me like a 
> mechanical bull at a Texas bar...
> I only  slightly exagerate for color... sprained my lower back, hit the back 
> of my head on the kitchen sink this was Friday night a week ago...
> 
> I piled an icepack on my goose egg and another on my back ... No broken 
> bones... I checked on line that the area of my head that got bumped was a 
> pretty low candidate to cause a concussion (about 4 inches above the top of 
> my left ear.)  Ice wsa applied for about 3 hours to both areas, a lot of 
> words with friends ws played and the serious news of the day ignored.  Head 
> wasn not very hurt and swelling went down quickly  - but the way I twisted my 
> back was giving me a lot of pain.  two Naproxin Sodium pills were swallowed - 
> I normally onlly take one if I hurt say 5 or 6 on a scale of 10.. this was 
> like 15 on a scale of 1 -10.
> 
> Then I called a friend who I knew I wouldnt impose on by crying and bitching 
> to him, because he lives north of Boston, is wonderful at "there, there" and 
> pretty savvy medically... and another friend in NY who is too imobile for his 
> own problems to be able to come help.
> 
> saturday I applied heat - I had some stuff here and a friend and neighbor 
> fetched more..  got out with a cane on MOnday with some difficulty.. staye in 
> for the worst weather on Tuesday, walked again on Wed, and each day after...
> 
> getting out of bed was intense .. the layered foam was too squishy... again, 
> helpful hands helped me remove a layer and roll it up in both my main bed and 
> the office twin...
> 
> Last night was the first night I could get out of bed with only moderate pain 
> and today I walked about 1/2 a mile without cane...
> 
> It was just so annoying because I had lost weight, had gotten a lovely check 
> up in December , hardly felt the knee arthritis and was in full get things 
> accomplished mode.
> 
> Also had some weird stuff witht he computer but that seems to have been 
> nothing.. ..
> 
> It will surely be a month or so before I'm really right again, as long as I 
> don't get too cocky and think I'm in better shape than I am... glad it didn't 
> require
> hospitals or doctors or the like...
> 
> There, theres appreciated.
> 
> thanks for reading the rant
> 
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Re: Peso : The Evil Sky

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How apropos.

m

> On Jan 25, 2017, at 8:31 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
> 
> taken the same evening as the Gaudy Sky that I showed you lot a couple of 
> weeks ago
> 
> https://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/2016-and-all-that/i-PV5tG7C/XL
> 
> Hand-held  , not cropped ..
> K-5, DA18-55 ISO 800
> 
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Re: PSEO - because I haven't done one in a while

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That's really striking. 

- Marco

> On Jan 20, 2017, at 5:25 PM, Mark Roberts  wrote:
> 
> From a few years back when we went on a walk with Cotty near Oxford.
> 
> http://www.robertstech.com/temp/
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Re: PESO freezing fog

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Beautiful!

Marco 

> On Jan 19, 2017, at 12:02 AM, Henk Terhell  wrote:
> 
> Yesterday the fog produced a nice white cover at the sub zero celcius 
> temperature.
> Here  a pic of the semi wild horses in our dunes.
> On Flickr: https://goo.gl/qMjkik
> 
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Re: Some recent snaps

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Nice snaps.

- Marco

> On Jan 16, 2017, at 8:55 AM, Bob W-PDML  wrote:
> 
> My Lightroom PC has been on the blink for a while, now restored but probably
> due for renewal. In that time I have been taking some pictures, mostly with
> the Leica M 262. 
> 
> Here is a selection, from the West End of London, the Queen's Orchard in
> Greenwich, and a day-trip with some francocinephile friends to Paris, where
> we walked along the canal down to the river and from there to the
> Cinematheque via the Passerelle Simone de Beauvoir to see an exhibition.
> 
> http://www.web-options.com/Jan17/
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Re: PESO 2017 - 002 - GDG

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For good reason.

m

> On Jan 15, 2017, at 7:58 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi  wrote:
> 
> Some themes never end.
> 
>  https://flic.kr/p/QFdg57
> 
> enjoy!
> G
> —
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Re: Don't tell the Missus...

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Great!

- Marco

> On Jan 15, 2017, at 11:59 AM, Bob W-PDML  wrote:
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> A friend of mine has been expressing a barely-controllable desire for a 
> certain brand of camera, so back in November I took him to the Leica store in 
> Mayfair...
> 
> http://www.web-options.com/DGLeica.jpg
> 
> My laptop with Lightroom has been out of action for some time, but is now 
> working, so some more photos from me will follow over the next few days.
> 
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Re: Happy Holidays! - GDG

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Thanks Godfrey! Same to you. (So you're doing aerial drone photography now?)

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> On Dec 24, 2016, at 3:15 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi  wrote:
> 
> To everyone,
> 
> A Merry Christmas, a Happy Hanukkah, and best wishes for all the other holy 
> days as well!
> And then to all, best wishes for the New Year to come! 
> 
>  https://flic.kr/p/QwC84D
> 
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Re: Happy birthday Jostein!

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What he said Paul said!

- Marco

> On Dec 21, 2016, at 10:19 AM, Larry Colen  wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> Paul Stenquist wrote:
>> Hope you have a great day. Buy yourself a few lenses!
> 
> What he said!
> 
>> 
>> Paul via phone
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Re: Pirelli goes natural

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Couldn’t disagree more.

m

> On Dec 20, 2016, at 9:45 PM, Ken Waller  wrote:
> 
> Sorry but the new calendar just doesn't cut it for me.
> I much prefer the earlier editions of the calendar.
> Its like Pirelli is asking me to like a bald worn out tire instead of one of 
> their new super sticky P-Zeros.
> I think they've lost their direction with this edition.
> 
> Kenneth Waller
> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
> 
> - Original Message - From: "Larry Colen" 
> Subject: Pirelli goes natural
> 
> 
>> Peter Lindbergh shot this years Pirelli Calendar without using makeup or 
>> retouching.
>> 
>> https://www.fastcocreate.com/3066063/quick-hit/the-2017-pirelli-calendar-with-nicole-kidman-and-julianne-moore-is-raw-and-unretou
>> 
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Re: PESO - Au Revoir Mr. Grock

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Thanks. It’s at an exhibition (at Ifshin Violins in the SF Bay Area) of the 
work of a consortium of 72 master violin makers from Cremona Italy. 

m

> On Dec 20, 2016, at 3:30 PM, Bob W-PDML <p...@web-options.com> wrote:
> 
> Very interesting. Where is it? 
> 
> Never heard of the film before, but in recent years Chinese musicians have 
> become something of a metaphor in French cinema for a cultural otherness to 
> be embraced.
> 
> B
> 
>> On 20 Dec 2016, at 19:16, Marco Alpert <ma...@alpert.com> wrote:
>> 
>> http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo16/peso39.html
>> 
>> Comments, as always, welcomed.
>> 
>> -Marco
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Re: PESO - Au Revoir Mr. Grock

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Thanks, Larry!

- Marco


> On Dec 20, 2016, at 1:02 PM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote:
> 
> Marco Alpert wrote:
>> http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo16/peso39.html
>> 
>> Comments, as always, welcomed.
> 
> I love the way you used the photo on the wall to complete the Apertian trio.
> 
>> 
>> -Marco
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Re: GESO Dickens Fair

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What John said. Great stuff.

- Marco

> On Dec 19, 2016, at 11:37 PM, John Coyle  wrote:
> 
> Really nice set, Larry, and the two groups have really caught the style of 
> the era.
> 
> John in Brisbane
> 
> 
> 
>> On Mon, Dec 19, 2016 at 3:45 AM, Larry 
>> Colen>  wrote:
>> Since we were discussing the 55-300 in another thread, here are a 
>> bunch of photos from Dickens Fair yesterday. The closeup photos of the 
>> singers were shot with Nicole's DA 55-300:
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/7215767665020
>> 
>> The wide shots were mostly shot with my DA 15-30/2.8 and my walkaround 
>> lens for the rest of the day was my Tamron 28-75/2.8.
>> 
>> The singers are a group called Brass Farthing, and the morris dancers 
>> are a team called Pipe and Bowl.  I did have fun on some of the photos 
>> of the morris dancers by photographing them at ridiculously slow shutter 
>> speeds.
>> 
>> To see the photos with the exif next to them
>> http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/7215767665020
>> 
>> I apologize for not picking out one or two, but while I'm generally 
>> pleased with the set I don't have any particular favorites.  As always 
>> comments and constructive suggestions are appreciated.
>> 
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Re: PESO: The Scottish Girl

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Really lovely.

- Marco

> On Dec 20, 2016, at 10:31 AM, Gonz  wrote:
> 
> Trying out a Cosina 50mm 1.2.  Has a warmer cast than the Pentax
> equivalent, but I really like the bokeh.
> 
> wide open.
> 
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/66982297@N02/31729602586/in/dateposted-public/
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Re: PESO: Another Dog Picture

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So very sorry. A lovely remembrance.

m

> On Dec 18, 2016, at 8:39 AM, Bill  wrote:
> 
> Five weeks ago, my Rottie was diagnosed with lymphoma. We had him put to 
> sleep last Tuesday.
> This was taken in September while he was still healthy, and is one of the 
> last pictures I have of him.
> 
> http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/addons/byebug.html
> 
> K1, 43mm LTD. f/2.2, 1/60th, ISO 6400.
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Re: PESO gargoyles

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What he said. (Although I have the advantage of knowing them all IRL.)

m

> On Dec 16, 2016, at 9:35 AM, Steve Cottrell  wrote:
> 
> On 15/12/16, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed:
> 
>> For them that want to see the whole set:
>> http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157677769145316/
> 
> Only just seen these - really nice set of pics Lar. Other-wordly, quite
> an atmosphere!
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Re: GESO Benefit for Pete

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Well. if you hadn’t told us you weren’t happy with the focusing, we wouldn’t 
know it from this set. Nice stuff!

- Marco

> On Dec 13, 2016, at 12:26 AM, Larry Colen  wrote:
> 
> Some friends of mine run a weekly blues jam.  Tonight was the last one this 
> year, and they did it as a benefit to raise money for a friend (the fellow in 
> the first six frames of the set).  Most of these were shot with the K-1 and 
> the FA 80-200/2.8, a few with the 15-30 and the 28-105, and one with my 
> bigma.  I think I lost fewer shots to missed focus than with earlier bodies, 
> but I'm still not completely happy with the focusing on the K-1.
> 
> Lighting was with led spots, with a lot of blue in the back.
> 
> If anyone has hints for how to increase the autofocus hit rate when 
> photographing musicians moving around on stage, I'm interested.
> On the plus side, the K-1 doesn't seem to obsess on the microphone as badly 
> as previous bodies did either.
> 
> I don't know if I got any knockout photos, but I trimmed down the facebook 
> set to 41 competent frames for flickr, I'm pretty happy with the set:
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157673913999413
> 
> For gear heads who want to see the exif data:
> http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157673913999413
> 
> I haven't yet applied any noise reduction via the slider in lightroom.
> 
> Comments and such are appreciated as always.
> 
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Re: This camera seems DOA

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Honestly, I don’t think even many fools would go for this. What a preposterous 
thing.

m



> On Dec 13, 2016, at 9:27 AM, P. J. Alling  wrote:
> 
> I wonder who their backers are.  The immortal words of P.T. Barnum, (thought 
> I doubt he said it first), come to mind.  A fool and his money are soon 
> parted.
> 
> 
> On 12/13/2016 12:10 PM, Gonz wrote:
>> $1200/year?  Why?  People already have phones that do pretty much the
>> same thing on top of their existing data plan
>> 
>> https://www.cnet.com/news/relonch-bets-youll-pay-99-per-month-for-one-button-photography/
>> 
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Re: PESO: Mud Hole

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That’s profoundly sad. Good photo, but sad.

- Marco


> On Dec 9, 2016, at 7:09 PM, Alan C  wrote:
> 
> A sad sight in Kruger near the Orpen Gate. Many parts of Kruger are still 
> suffering from drought & blazing sun. This shot shows four Buffalo & a pair 
> of Rhinos trying to cool off in what's left of a mud hole.
> 
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/31169670480/
> 
> K7 with the HD 55-300
> 
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Re: ok guys , NOW you can wish me Happy birthday :-)

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At *least* twenty! Happy birthday!

m

> On Dec 10, 2016, at 6:06 AM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
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> It really is today, Dec 10th - 80 years and feeling fine -
> 
> Hoping for twenty more
> 
> ann
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Re: PESO - The Naked Violinist

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Thanks, Philip and Malcolm. 

m

> On Dec 7, 2016, at 9:10 PM, Philip Northeast <rnort...@bigpond.net.au> wrote:
> 
> lovely effect with the shallow DOF, excellent tone and contrast as usual
> 
> Philip Northeast
> 
> www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au
> 
> On 8/12/16 3:58 pm, Marco Alpert wrote:
>> Totally safe for work (sorry):
>> 
>> http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo16/peso38.html
>> 
>> Comments, as always, welcomed.
>> 
>> -Marco
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PESO - The Naked Violinist

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Totally safe for work (sorry):

http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo16/peso38.html

Comments, as always, welcomed.

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Re: PESO - Stoli

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Thanks, Larry. (Let’s do lunch again one of these days and I’ll tell all.)

m

> On Dec 7, 2016, at 2:21 PM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> Marco Alpert wrote:
>> http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo16/peso37.html
> 
> Great shot, but I can't find the other two people. :-)
> One of these days I need to learn how you get such nice tonality out of your 
> black and whites.
>> 
>> Comments, as always, welcomed.
>> 
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Re: PESO - Stoli

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Indeed. Thanks John, the other John, Malcolm and Philip for the comments. 
Always appreciated.

- Marco

> On Dec 5, 2016, at 3:26 PM, John Coyle <jco...@iinet.net.au> wrote:
> 
> Great photo, again - you have to wonder what thoughts are going through his
> head, he seems solemn or sad about something.
> 
> John in Brisbane
> 
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> Subject: PESO - Stoli
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> http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo16/peso37.html
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> 
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PESO - Stoli

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http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo16/peso37.html

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Re: GESO - Déshabillé

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Exquisite work, Bruce. Lighting and tonality are just perfect. FWIW, I 
particularly like The Duvet and The Duvet 2 and the one you submitted to this 
month’s PUG. But all lovely.

- Marco



> On Dec 2, 2016, at 8:43 AM, Bruce Walker  wrote:
> 
> I've been developing a series inspired by the late French photographer
> Jean-François Jonvelle (with a little Vincent Peters mixed in) that I
> call Déshabillé. I have posted a few images from it here in the
> past.
> 
> Some of the series so far is up now on my portfolio site. It's a work
> in progress with the selected images changing as I update and shoot
> more.
> 
> Gallery contains nudity.
> 
> http://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/GPswv0g5Z9bQ
> 
> All shots taken with the 645Z and the K-3. All with a mix of ambient
> and strobe lighting.
> 
> Comments welcome!
> 
> Special thanks to Cotty for putting me on to Jonvelle! :)
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Re: December PUG is Up

[Marco Alpert]

Thanks, Bruce.

A really lovely gallery overall. (And definitely a good time for some 
tranquility.)

- Marco


> On Dec 3, 2016, at 8:05 AM, Bruce Walker  wrote:
> 
> I'm a sucker for soft, hazy still-life's and landscapes, so Jack's
> Winter's Grace, Matthew Hunt's Sailboat, and Bill's Pretty Tranquil
> stand out for me. And Marco's intriguing Bull is right up to his usual
> high standards.
> 
> 2016 was an excellent PUG year. :)
> 
> 
> On Sat, Dec 3, 2016 at 6:55 AM, Brian Walters  wrote:
>> G'day all,
>> 
>> A great gallery to wind up 2016.  Well done, everyone.
>> 
>> Lots of favourites - Matthew's 'Sailboat', Jack's 'Winter's Grace' (pity
>> it wasn't larger, though), Filip's "Schoonselhof ', Joe's 'In Bruge' and
>> Bruce's 'Tranquility' are my personal favourites this month.
>> 
>> As usual you'll find the gallery here:
>> 
>> http://pug.komkon.org/
>> 
>> (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous gallery
>> there).
>> 
>> Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not
>> infallible.  So, if you made a submission and you don't see it in the
>> gallery, let me know.
>> 
>> +
>> 
>> Now on to 2017
>> 
>> First up: 'Doors'
>> 
>> Full Submissions Guidelines here:
>> 
>> http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html
>> 
>> You can submit here:
>> 
>> http://pug.komkon.org/submit/
>> 
>> 
>> Cheers
>> 
>> Brian
>> 
>> ++
>> Brian Walters
>> Western Sydney Australia
>> http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/
>> 
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Re: K-1 and 77 Limited

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Wow. You must have really sharp birds.

- Marco

> On Dec 3, 2016, at 3:03 AM, Jack Davis  wrote:
> 
> Nice detail!
> 
> J
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Dec 2, 2016, at 8:45 PM, Paul Stenquist  wrote:
>> 
>> Excellent! Those birds are well trained! Mine lose it if I breathe from 30 
>> feet away.
>> 
>> Paul via phone
>> 
>>> On Dec 2, 2016, at 11:41 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:
>>> 
>>> K-1 + FA77 is a damned hard combination to beat at what it is good at.
>>> 
>>> Mark Roberts wrote:
 So Lisa and I made our traditional hiking trip to the White Mountains
 in New Hampshire over Thanksgiving. I didn't get a huge number of
 keepers but it was a nice trip anyway. We hiked up Mt Tom (4050 ft)
>>> 
>>> Heh, in the Beigh Arya we have a Mt. Tam.
>>> 
 and found quite a lot of the birds were well habituated to human
 presence; they were obviously looking for food  and had learned humans
 were only too happy to provide it in many cases.
 Here's a shot of a chickadee taken with the K-1 and the 77/1.8 Ltd,
 ISO 400, 1/500 @ f/2.8
 http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7e005336crop2.jpg
>>> 
>>> Impressive on many axis.  On my monitor it looks a bit dark,(2/3-1 stop 
>>> under?) is my monitor dialed up too bright? or is that an artistic choice 
>>> of yours to show that it was a dark and dreary day.
>>> 
 That's the full image, no cropping, downsized to 800px height.
 
 And now here's a crop at 100% magnification. No sharpening.
 http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7e005336crop.jpg
>>> 
>>> That's even more impressive up close.
>>> 
>>> Excellent work.
>>> 
 
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Re: Orion and downtown Boulder Creek

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Wonderful pic of Orion. (I’m old enough to remember when amateur 
astrophotography required hour-long exposures on hypered Tech Pan. How far 
we’ve come.)

- Marco

> On Dec 3, 2016, at 1:14 AM, Larry Colen  wrote:
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> Orion through the clouds, K-1 with FA77
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/31242920622/in/album-72157675998913490/
> 
> Boulder Creek at night
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Re: PESO - The Offering

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Thanks Godfrey, Philip and Malcolm for the comments. Always appreciated.

- Marco




> On Dec 1, 2016, at 10:21 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <godfreydigio...@me.com> wrote:
> 
> That's a fascinating and complex scene, Marco! Lots of juxtaposition and 
> interaction. 
> I'll be looking at it a while yet. :-)
> 
> G
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> 
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>> http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo16/peso36.html
>> 
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PESO - The Offering

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Re: GESO My November set of favorites

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Nice set! (Can’t really pick a favorite.)

- Marco

> On Nov 30, 2016, at 9:19 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:
> 
> Seven photos this month.  Warning for the arachnophobes, there are a couple 
> of macros of an orb spider, but to make up for them there's also a bunny 
> rabbit.
> 
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Re: Semi OT - vote for ann sanfedele's Budding crocus design please.. today Nov 30

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Indeed. Bummer.

m

> On Nov 30, 2016, at 2:08 PM, Paul Stenquist  wrote:
> 
> The site says voting is closed :-(
> 
> Paul via phone
> 
>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 4:16 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
>> 
>> You DON"T have to log in... you do ahve to do it before, I guess, midnight 
>> nov 30th eastern USA time...
>> 
>> They have them arranged randomly so it is a bit of a pita to scroll down, 
>> but if you still love me please do it.. I could win a lot of fabric
>> 
>> it is SEMI OT because the photo the design was based on was take wint my K-5
>> 
>> Thanks much!
>> 
>> http://www.spoonflower.com/contest_voters_temp/new?contest_id=367
>> 
>> 
>> ann
>> 
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Re: PESO - The Haps

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Thanks to Ann, Philip, and Malcolm for the comments. Much appreciated!

- Marco 

> On Nov 28, 2016, at 1:56 PM, ann sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> That we don't know what they are looking at is part of the magic here -
> 
> Now this is a Marco shot Ilove - as most of them are...
> 
> ann
> 
> 
> 
>> On 11/28/2016 4:17 PM, Philip Northeast wrote:
>> But what are they looking at?  Interesting.
>> 
>> Philip Northeast
>> 
>> www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au
>> 
>>> On 29/11/16 3:50 am, Marco Alpert wrote:
>>> http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo16/peso35.html
>>> 
>>> Comments, as always, welcomed.
>>> 
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Re: Coyles in USA

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A lot of really nice pics! Again, I was sorry not to be able to meet here on 
either of your visits, but glad we had NY.

- Marco

> On Nov 29, 2016, at 1:04 AM, John Coyle  wrote:
> 
> I know you've all been waiting with bated breath for the pics - sorry, only 
> just had time to start
> on processing!
> 
> Anyway, here's the first group:
> http://members.iinet.net.au/~jcoyle/USA/San%20Francisco%20-%20October/album/
> 
> All taken on the Pentax K5ii with either the Pentax DA 16-45 or the Pentax DA 
> 50-200, with ISO
> varying from 200 to 6400.
> 
> Comments, criticisms, gasps of "ooh" all welcome!
> 
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Re: PESO - Lakeside

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> On Nov 28, 2016, at 10:38 AM, Bob W-PDML <p...@web-options.com> wrote:
> 
> On 28 Nov 2016, at 17:57, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Jostein Øksne wrote:
>>> I remember one time way back in the gelatine days of photography, that a 
>>> guy called Shel Belinkoff posted a thematically similar photo. It triggered 
>>> one of the most on-topic flame wars we ever had.
>>> 
>>> With this photo, I get the feeling of observing a vulnerable person exposed 
>>> in a vulnerable moment. I tend to side with Ann in finding it crossing a 
>>> fine line of something negative. Indecency, maybe.
>>> Jostein
>> 
>> I think that Marco should change his name to Rorschach. If you don't find 
>> anything wrong with someone being fat, there is nothing to criticize in the 
>> photo. Also note that what she is eating is an apple, something people 
>> attempting to lose weight often eat as they can be filling without a high 
>> caloric load.
>> 
>> This is exactly the problem with street photography, the photograph itself 
>> is making no value judgement, however the people looking at it are free to 
>> be as judgmental as they want.
>> 
> 
> That's rubbish, and you know it.

You know, you’re certainly welcome to your opinion, but telling someone else 
what they do or don’t “know” strikes me as a bit presumptuous.

> The photographer chooses which pictures to take, and then chooses whether or 
> not to show them, then chooses how they are shown.

No argument there.

> Every photograph anyone ever took makes many value judgements.

You’ve said above that the *photographer* makes choices (which I guess you 
equate with “value judgements”). But unless the photographer makes a habit of 
communicating the reasons he or she made those choices (a habit that I eschew), 
Larry’s point that the  photograph acts as Rorschach into which the viewer can 
inject their own preconceptions, even as they guess at the photographer’s 
motivation, seems pretty valid to me.

- Marco


> 
> B
>> 
>>> 
>>> Den 28. november 2016 15.51.08 CET, skrev ann sanfedele<ann...@nyc.rr.com>:
>>>> It's complicated, but I certainly mocked obesity in some street photos
>>>> in the past and I feel bad about it now... though I worry about friends
>>>> 
>>>> who are from a health perspective..
>>>> She also actually has food in her mouth and that is always something I
>>>> turn away from no matter who is eating..
>>>> 
>>>> ann
>>>> 
>>>>> On 11/28/2016 12:09 AM, Marco Alpert wrote:
>>>>> Hmm… Interested in how you define “this kind of shot.”
>>>>> 
>>>>> m
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Nov 27, 2016, at 12:01 PM, ann sanfedele<ann...@nyc.rr.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> Yes - I doubt that sadly overweight young woman would enjoy seeing
>>>> this..
>>>>>> I've taken this kind of shot in the past, I'll admit..  but now I
>>>> find it difficult to look at... rather like facebook shaming..
>>>>>> ann
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On 11/27/2016 2:53 PM, Marco Alpert wrote:
>>>>>>> Mean?
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> m
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On Nov 26, 2016, at 5:03 PM, ann sanfedele<ann...@nyc.rr.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> Now that's just mean..
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> ann
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> On 11/26/2016 4:47 PM, Marco Alpert wrote:
>>>>>>>>> http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo16/peso34.html
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Comments, as always, welcomed.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> -Marco
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PESO - The Haps

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Re: PESO - Lakeside

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Hmm… Interested in how you define “this kind of shot.” 

m 


> On Nov 27, 2016, at 12:01 PM, ann sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> Yes - I doubt that sadly overweight young woman would enjoy seeing this..
> 
> I've taken this kind of shot in the past, I'll admit..  but now I find it 
> difficult to look at... rather like facebook shaming..
> 
> ann
> 
> On 11/27/2016 2:53 PM, Marco Alpert wrote:
>> Mean?
>> 
>> m
>> 
>>> On Nov 26, 2016, at 5:03 PM, ann sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Now that's just mean..
>>> 
>>> ann
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 11/26/2016 4:47 PM, Marco Alpert wrote:
>>>> http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo16/peso34.html
>>>> 
>>>> Comments, as always, welcomed.
>>>> 
>>>> -Marco
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Re: Ricoh Peso - Bright Angel trail

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Beautiful!

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> On Nov 27, 2016, at 12:05 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
> 
> I finall got around to scanning this shot and cleaning it up sufficiently (I 
> hope)
> 
> This is froM December 1974 - when I first had my very own 35mm camera (as 
> opposed to using ex hsband's)  I don't know the model
> 
> But I was shooting Agfa 100...
> 
> https://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Scans-from-Chromes/i-rRrCSqt/XL
> 
> now back to work
> 
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Re: PESO - Lakeside

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Thanks, Bulent. And thanks to Jack, Ann, Philip, Paul and Malcolm for the 
comments, and to anyone else who looked.

m

> On Nov 27, 2016, at 1:22 AM, Bulent Celasun <bulent.cela...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Oh!
> Certainly not the "Lakeside" I was hoping for.
> Funny, though :)
> 
> Bulent
> 
> -
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> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun
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> 
> 2016-11-27 0:47 GMT+03:00 Marco Alpert <ma...@alpert.com>:
>> http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo16/peso34.html
>> 
>> Comments, as always, welcomed.
>> 
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Re: PESO - Lakeside

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> On Nov 26, 2016, at 11:45 PM, Malcolm Smith <rrve...@virginmedia.com> wrote:
> 
> Marco Alpert wrote:
> 
> http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo16/peso34.html
> +
> 
> Another great photo. Did you get any comments from your subjects when taking
> the shot (and do you in general taking street photographs?).
> 
> Malcolm
> 

Thanks. No, I didn’t get comments. I almost never do. In most cases no one even 
notices. There are, of course, the occasional exceptions:

http://www.alpert.com/marco/temp/busted_c.html

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Re: PESO - Lakeside

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Mean?

m

> On Nov 26, 2016, at 5:03 PM, ann sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> Now that's just mean..
> 
> ann
> 
> 
> On 11/26/2016 4:47 PM, Marco Alpert wrote:
>> http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo16/peso34.html
>> 
>> Comments, as always, welcomed.
>> 
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PESO - Lakeside

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Re: Sunset Photos

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I like them both.

m

> On Nov 26, 2016, at 10:32 AM, Larry Colen  wrote:
> 
> OK, technically they were taken at Manresa beach, but it's practically next 
> door to Sunset beach.
> There were a lot of rabbits around:
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/31134109751/
> 
> Even some quail:
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/30440739733/
> 
> For those interested, the whole set is at:
> http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157673070613074/
> 
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Re: PESO 2016 - 213 - GDG

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A striking image. 

- Marco

> On Nov 24, 2016, at 7:55 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi  wrote:
> 
> From a Saturday walk … 
> 
>  https://flic.kr/p/PohFfK
> 
> Hope all'y'all in the USA have a great Thanksgiving holiday! 
> 
> G
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Re: PESO Djaram Black

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All the crumb comments aside, a lovely photo.

- Marco

> On Nov 23, 2016, at 7:22 AM, Bruce Walker  wrote:
> 
> First shot from a very enjoyable creative first studio session with
> Annie McDayter. Trying out a new makeup artist too, Izzy Irizarry, who
> had the clove cigarette idea.
> 
> Warning: smoking in bed and nudity.
> 
> http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/image/153560419282
> 
> 645z, dfa645 90mm/2.8, f/5.6, 1/60th sec, 100 ISO
> Window light.
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Re: FWIW

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Congratulations! (And well deserved.)

- Marco

> On Nov 25, 2016, at 12:25 PM, Ken Waller  wrote:
> 
> Was just notified that my image 'North Face of Denali' placed third out of 
> approximately 185 submissions in the monthly photo contest 'Monochrome' 
> sponsored by Pentax Forums. Whoopi !
> 
> Link to image - http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17185812
> I was approximately 23 miles north of Denali when I took this image - so 
> thankful for clean air !
> 
> Taken with MZ-S, 600mm f4.0 SMC FA, A-1.4XL converter on a Kirk King Cobra 
> gimbal head and Gitzo tripod, scanned on a Nikon Super coolscan 4000
> ED and perfected in PS.
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Re: PESO: The Duntov Mule

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A fascinating piece of history (and great pictures).

- Marco

> On Nov 22, 2016, at 2:45 PM, Paul Stenquist  wrote:
> 
> Zora Arkus Duntov escaped Hitler and advancing Nazi troops in 1940 by hiding 
> in a Paris bordello. He somehow obtained Spanish visas and escaped to the 
> U.S. on a Portuguese ship. He formed the Ardun company in the U.S. and built 
> overhead-valve hemi-head conversions for Ford flatheads that elevated the 
> Ford engine to a world-class contender. After seeing the Corvette, which was 
> powered by GM’s anemic I-6 engine at the NY auto show, he wrote to GM and 
> told them he could fix it. He did, using one of the many unsold ’54 Vettes to 
> refine a powertrain.  In this car, which was  originally available only with 
> the I6, he clocked 163 mph at GM’s Arizona proving grounds. Under the hood 
> was a modified version of Chevy’s new V8. Much of the tuning technology that 
> made the car so potent would be adapted for production within a year or two. 
> Duntov’s work saved Corvette. 
> 
> Today, this car is part of the Lingenfelter Collection in Michigan. 
> Lingenfelter owns 65 Corvettes, many of them milestones for the brand. I shot 
> the Duntov Mule just after dawn in the parking lot outside Lingenfelter’s 
> museum-like garage. Note the minimal windscreen, the tonneau cover over much 
> of the cockpit, and Jaguaresque tail fin, which was meant to improve high 
> speed stability. The shoot was for Hagerty publications, and hasn’t appeared 
> yet, so please don’t pass them along. 
> 
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Re: PESO - Sikh Wedding Preparation

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Really like this.

- Marco

> On Nov 22, 2016, at 9:20 AM, Steve Cottrell  wrote:
> 
> Recently I was asked to photograph a Sikh wedding, including the
> preparations for the groom. This was from a sequence of pictures at 8
> o'clock in the morning of the wedding day, in a hotel room in Hounslow,
> west London, as the groom had his head dress 'applied'. I wasn't the
> main stills photographer who would be doing all the usual pics (although
> I was the only one in the hotel room here), so I was able to choose my
> kit according totally to my taste. I borrowed my son's EOS 1DmII and
> Pentax A*85/1.4 and also took my Olympus Pen F with Samyang 12/2 - this
> photograph shot with the Olympus. This combination of long and wide is
> all I ever really need, and aside from my broadcast lenses, I don't have
> any zooms.
> 
> Very contrasty lighting, I thought the camera coped well, this needing
> very little tweaking.
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Re: Extremely OT mini GESO

[Marco Alpert]

Lovely.

- Marco

> On Nov 22, 2016, at 7:00 AM, Subash Jeyan  wrote:
> 
> hi,
> 
> haven't really been contributing much here because it's been ages since
> i did anything useful with my pentax gear. doesn't look like it's going
> to change in the near future either. meanwhile, i thought i'll come out
> of lurk mode to post a small gallery of photos taken with a cellphone
> (?), because that's the only 'photography' i've been doing and i hope
> some of you will find at least some of the photos interesting.
> 
> https://500px.com/subashjeyan/galleries/dailycommute
> 
> not too big a gallery. there are 7 photos, mostly of the stations i
> pass through on my commute to work by train. these are huge structures
> built big in the hope that commercial establishments will move in. it
> didn't quite happen that way. they are mostly empty now but for the
> commuters passing through them, mainly in the mornings/evenings. i have
> tried to get a particular mood these buildings evoke in me. but mostly
> having a bit of fun with the phone.
> 
> ~subash
> 
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Re: PESO - Yet Another Selfie

[Marco Alpert]

Thanks, John (and Alan, P.J., and Malcolm). Much appreciated!

- Marco


 
> On Nov 18, 2016, at 1:58 PM, John Coyle <jco...@iinet.net.au> wrote:
> 
> Another great shot, Marco.
> 
> 
> John in Brisbane
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-
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> Subject: PESO - Yet Another Selfie
> 
> Last one for a while. Promise.
> 
> http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo16/peso33.html
> 
> Comments, as always, welcomed.
> 
> -Marco
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Re: PESO - Yet Another Selfie

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Thanks, Ann!

m

> On Nov 18, 2016, at 8:45 AM, ann sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> One of the best of the series, methinks
> 
> ann
> 
> 
> On 11/18/2016 11:42 AM, Marco Alpert wrote:
>> Last one for a while. Promise.
>> 
>> http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo16/peso33.html
>> 
>> Comments, as always, welcomed.
>> 
>> -Marco
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PESO - Yet Another Selfie

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Last one for a while. Promise.

http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo16/peso33.html

Comments, as always, welcomed.

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Re: PESO - Family Portrait with Saxophone

[Marco Alpert]

Thanks Malcolm (and Jack as well, since I haven’t actually received his 
message,  but see it in the archives).

- Marco

> On Nov 15, 2016, at 10:28 PM, Malcolm Smith <rrve...@virginmedia.com> wrote:
> 
> Marco Alpert wrote:
> 
> http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo16/peso32.html
> 
> 
> Another great observational image, well taken. 
> 
> Malcolm
> .
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Re: PESO: Splash!

[Marco Alpert]

For some reason, I’m suddenly getting only one or two out of every 10 or so 
list messages. So I didn’t originally see this shot until I got your message to 
Dan.

In any case, what he said.

- Marco


> On Nov 16, 2016, at 7:42 AM, Malcolm Smith  wrote:
> 
> Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
> 
> Well seen and captured!  An interesting and effective shot that works well
> on a number of levels.
> ++
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Malcolm
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Re: PESO - Family Portrait with Saxophone

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> On Nov 15, 2016, at 2:38 PM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote:
> 
> Marco Alpert wrote:
>> http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo16/peso32.html
>> 
>> Comments, as always, welcomed.
> 
> Wonderfully alpertian,

Thanks!

> although I can't find the third group in this one, or is it the sax?

Well, it’s a group of keys. 

m


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Re: PESO - Family Portrait with Saxophone

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Thanks, Paul!

- Marco


> On Nov 15, 2016, at 1:44 PM, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@mac.com> wrote:
> 
> Fun stuff. Well done!
> 
> Paul via phone
> 
>> On Nov 15, 2016, at 4:40 PM, Marco Alpert <ma...@alpert.com> wrote:
>> 
>> http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo16/peso32.html
>> 
>> Comments, as always, welcomed.
>> 
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Re: PESO: Artsy-Fartsy Moon

[Marco Alpert]

Nice! Nothing but fog here.

- Marco

> On Nov 14, 2016, at 6:50 PM, Paul Stenquist  wrote:
> 
> 
> Last night I tried to get as technically correct a shot of the moon as I 
> could with the equipment available to me. It was all about recording the 
> detail. Tonight I tried to shot an aesthetically pleasing shot. I know I’m 
> much more a technician than an artist, but that serves e well in the 
> commercial world. In any case, it’s all a lot of fun.
> 
> Shot this one with the K-1 and the D FA 150-450 with no converters. Had to do 
> a lot of manipulation to get the exposure of the sky, trees and moon where I 
> wanted them. But I think it worked. Exposure was f8, 1/60th at ISO 400. But I 
> pushed the exposure more than two stops and yanked back the highlights a 
> bunch, then boosted the shadows as well. Some dodging and burning too.
> 
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18310539=lg
> 
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Re: OT: Been to the USA

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It was great meeting you and Jan and sharing a stimulating lunch. Sorry I 
wasn't able to meet up again in SF.

Next time for sure.

- Marco


> On Nov 15, 2016, at 1:34 PM, John Coyle  wrote:
> 
> Well, we're back, and I just wanted to say how much we enjoyed being in the 
> USA overall, but
> particularly to say thank you to the PDML-ers who were able to meet up with 
> us:
> To Larry and John in SF, Larry twice and an enormous thank you to him for 
> driving us well over 100
> miles to various places of interest, and having to drive at least another 70 
> miles for the round
> trip from his home and back - so much appreciated.
> To Ann and Marco in New York, a lively lunch in a spot Ann knows well, and so 
> much good advice and
> help from her over the time we were there.
> To Mark in Boston, whom we kept waiting for far too long, but then managed to 
> have an interesting
> chat over lunch: the day marred by the coldest weather we had on our entire 
> trip!
> To Christine, Bob and Lynn in Chicago - what a time to be there, with the 
> Cubs success and the
> parade the day following! 
> 
> We had a really great time with everyone, and would love to do it again 
> someday - maybe in a couple
> of years, if the Aussie dollar holds up!  Jan says how much she enjoyed 
> meeting everyone, and says
> "Hi" to all.
> 
> Thanks again, guys,
> 
> John and Jan
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PESO - Family Portrait with Saxophone

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http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo16/peso32.html

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Re: my moon shots

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> On Nov 15, 2016, at 11:27 AM, David J Brooks  wrote:
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> from Monday night on a dark desert highway.
> 
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18310847

Nice. Was there the warm smell of colitas?

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Re: GESO track day at Thunderhill

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What he said.

- Marco

> On Nov 15, 2016, at 5:21 AM, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
> 
> Great images of some fantastic vehicles, Larry.
> 
> 
> Dan Matyola
> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
> 
> On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 5:55 AM, Malcolm Smith 
> wrote:
> 
>> Larry Colen wrote:
>> 
>> I had some time, so I put up a flickr set, trimmed down a bit from the
>> memento set on facebook
>> 
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157675389026820
>> 
>> alternatively
>> 
>> http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157675389026820+
>> +
>> 
>> Thanks Larry, great pictures.
>> 
>> Malcolm
>> 
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