Re: Photo of K-m w/ 15mm ƒ4 on it...

2009-02-10 Thread Bob Sullivan
So why not buy an old M-20mm f4 lens. It is more compact than the new 15mm f4. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 9:25 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: On Feb 10, 2009, at 20:58, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I tend to use ultrawide lenses stopped down anyway ... I usually used

Re: 50 Famous Views of Paris

2009-02-10 Thread Christine Aguila
Just a few that especially caught my eye: Fun shot here http://www.web-options.com/Paris2009/content/L1030630_large.html Nice night scene. http://www.web-options.com/Paris2009/content/L1030525_large.html Funny. http://www.web-options.com/Paris2009/content/L1030488_large.html Fun to see your

Re: PDML Book: Uploaded and underway

2009-02-10 Thread Christine Aguila
- Original Message - From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com You'v never met Dough have you.:-) If he puts his hand in his pocket and pulls out a small silver object, RUN, Got it. Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PDML Book: Uploaded and underway

2009-02-10 Thread David Savage
2009/2/11 Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net: - Original Message - From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com You'v never met Dough have you.:-) If he puts his hand in his pocket and pulls out a small silver object, RUN, Got it. Cheers, Christine I dunno, when that happened

Re: The Ghost Appears!

2009-02-10 Thread Stan Halpin
Bill, you ask: Any bets on if the 15/4 and 55/1.4 ever get released? The 55/1.4 is on sale now on the Pentax Imaging site, shown as In Stock, Ships within One Day, $799.95. The 60-250, however, does not yet have a Buy It Now button activated on that site. stan On Feb 8, 2009, at 10:37

Re: Photo of K-m w/ 15mm ƒ4 on it...

2009-02-10 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
?? To whom are you directing this question? Besides which, a 15mm lens has a very different FoV compared to a 20mm lens. G On Feb 10, 2009, at 9:06 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: So why not buy an old M-20mm f4 lens. It is more compact than the new 15mm f4. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Feb 10, 2009

Re: PDML Book: Uploaded and underway

2009-02-10 Thread Christine Aguila
From: David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 11:22 PM Subject: Re: PDML Book: Uploaded and underway 2009/2/11 Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net: - Original Message - From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com

Re: PDML Book: Uploaded and underway

2009-02-10 Thread Scott Loveless
On 2/11/09, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: For little over a year now, I have received advice about what to do when various PDMLers at GFM do certain things- things like ask for phone numbers-- now pull out objects from pockets. I never understand the advice or the PDMLer

Re: PDML Book: Uploaded and underway

2009-02-10 Thread Christine Aguila
- Original Message - From: Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 12:09 AM Subject: Re: PDML Book: Uploaded and underway On 2/11/09, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: For little over a year now,

Re: PDML book challenge

2009-02-10 Thread Dario Bonazza
Christian wrote: John Francis wrote: Oh, yes - and I want one of *my* photographs on the cover, too. (You can print Scott's on the toilet paper - seems appropriate, somehow :-) We ALL KNOW a cormorant is going on the cover :-P Yes, a cormorant with John's face. Dario -- PDML

Re: are all our Aussies ok?

2009-02-10 Thread Brian Walters
On Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:19:04 +0900, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com said: And the news that arsonists are responsible for some of the fires that lead to deaths is enraging a lot of people. Yeah - unfortunately a large number of summer fires are started by these morons. And they're almost

Re: PDML book challenge

2009-02-10 Thread David Savage
2009/2/11 Christian christ...@skofteland.net: John Francis wrote: Oh, yes - and I want one of *my* photographs on the cover, too. (You can print Scott's on the toilet paper - seems appropriate, somehow :-) We ALL KNOW a cormorant is going on the cover :-P An aperture simulator a $5

Re: PDML book challenge

2009-02-10 Thread Brian Walters
On Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:56:07 +0900, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com said: 2009/2/11 Christian christ...@skofteland.net: We ALL KNOW a cormorant is going on the cover :-P An aperture simulator a $5 note could have been another choice. Uh oh... Cheers Brian

Re: are all our Aussies ok?

2009-02-10 Thread David Savage
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/750089/koala-rescued-in-forest-near-mirboo DS 2009/2/11 Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm: On Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:19:04 +0900, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com said: And the news that arsonists are responsible for some of the fires that lead to deaths is

Re: 50 Famous Views of Paris

2009-02-10 Thread Cotty
On 10/2/09, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.web-options.com/Paris2009/ my favourites L1030488 Place des Vosges man seated L1030499 chairs stacked L1030578 two men with dogs -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche

Re: New Apple Laptop.

2009-02-10 Thread Cotty
On 10/2/09, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: http://is.gd/eDRW This is quite funny. Excellent. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: The Ghost Appears!

2009-02-10 Thread Rick Womer
On a recent foul day, I wanted to have a camera along but the K10D seemed too big. I pulled out my istD and put the 28/2.8 on it. Nice compact combination! Pics coming. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Mon, 2/9/09, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I used to just leave my

Re: today's play

2009-02-10 Thread Rick Womer
Very nice, Larry! The second one works better for me. Was the red channel saturated in the first one, or is it my monitor? Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Tue, 2/10/09, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: With the DA 40, when I was leaving for work I saw this, had to take a

Re: today's play

2009-02-10 Thread Larry Colen
On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 12:07:14AM -0800, Rick Womer wrote: # Very nice, Larry! Thank you. # The second one works better for me. Was the red channel saturated # in the first one, or is it my monitor? It doesn't look saturated on this monitor. Zab's looking at tonight's shots, done with a

Re: HCBilia (RE: Blatant rip-off

2009-02-10 Thread m.9.wilson
Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I've just spent a long weekend in Paris, and couldn't resist stealing from, er, paying homage to, the master: http://www.web-options.com/idlc.jpg More HCB-related stuff to follow, including a

Re: today's play

2009-02-10 Thread Larry Colen
Went back and tried it with a flash at night: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157613557430687/ I think there's some potential there. I really need to learn more about using flashes. -- It's not the steps in the dance, it's the dance in the steps. Larry Colen

RE: HCBilia (RE: Blatant rip-off

2009-02-10 Thread Bob W
I hope this doesn't make people feel too bilious! http://www.web-options.com/HCBilia/ When I was at the Fondation HCB I bought a copy of this DVD boxed set: http://www.maurice-pialat.net/Articles/cartier-bresson/cartier -bresson.htm Some interesting-looking stuff on there,

Re: Blatant rip-off

2009-02-10 Thread Cotty
Beautiful shot, and I love the rendering you've achieved... but, when did the Seine lean to the right? Yeah. Doesn't it bank to the left? Glad to see you're adroit of the situation. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: PDML Book: Uploaded and underway -- GFM?

2009-02-10 Thread Cotty
On 9/2/09, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: I take it from this, and some other references to Grand Father Mountain that there is an annual pdml gathering there? Larry, you are the king of understatements ;-) http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/photoessays/essays/gfmo4.html

Re: PDML Book: Uploaded and underway -- GFM?

2009-02-10 Thread Cotty
On 9/2/09, Scott Loveless, discombobulated, unleashed: If I brought a Dutch oven along this year, what would everyone like for dinner? Germans on a skewer. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: PDML Book: Uploaded and underway -- GFM?

2009-02-10 Thread Cotty
On 10/2/09, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed: If I brought a Dutch oven along this year, what would everyone like for dinner? Germans on a skewer. That was a joke by the way. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

RE: HCBilia (RE: Blatant rip-off

2009-02-10 Thread m.9.wilson
Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I hope this doesn't make people feel too bilious! http://www.web-options.com/HCBilia/ When I was at the Fondation HCB I bought a copy of this DVD boxed set: http://www.maurice-pialat.net/Articles/cartier-bresson/cartier -bresson.htm

Re: today's play

2009-02-10 Thread Rick Womer
The first one is particularly lovely. Please tell me more about the water jug diffuser. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Tue, 2/10/09, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Subject: Re: today's play To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net

Re: PDML Book: Uploaded and underway

2009-02-10 Thread Tim Øsleby
2009/2/10 Mark Roberts msrobert...@ysu.edu: I had much more time available to work on the project as I consider it part of my job to be involved in creative application of photography and Internet technology like this: It is literally part of my academic duties. Are you saying that we have

Re: PDML Book: Uploaded and underway -- GFM?

2009-02-10 Thread Mark Roberts
Cotty wrote: On 9/2/09, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: I take it from this, and some other references to Grand Father Mountain that there is an annual pdml gathering there? Larry, you are the king of understatements ;-) http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/photoessays/essays/gfmo4.html

Re: today's play

2009-02-10 Thread Paul Stenquist
Very nice. I prefer these to the earlier shots, partly as a result of the framing, but the light is nice as well. Add a lightsphere or omnibounce to that flash, and you'll be in business. On Feb 10, 2009, at 3:47 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Went back and tried it with a flash at night:

Re: today's play

2009-02-10 Thread Bob Sullivan
Larry, Those are nice, but mainly too dark. You should be able to bounce and diffuse the 540 to get more light. I think the onboard difuser would be helpful as would a white reflector 6-8 inches off to the side. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 2:47 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:

Re: PDML Book: Uploaded and underway

2009-02-10 Thread Mark Roberts
Tim Øsleby wrote: 2009/2/10 Mark Roberts msrobert...@ysu.edu: I had much more time available to work on the project as I consider it part of my job to be involved in creative application of photography and Internet technology like this: It is literally part of my academic duties. Are you

Re: Blatant rip-off

2009-02-10 Thread Mark Roberts
Cotty wrote: Beautiful shot, and I love the rendering you've achieved... but, when did the Seine lean to the right? Yeah. Doesn't it bank to the left? Glad to see you're adroit of the situation. Well to be otherwise would be quite gauche, don't you think? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: PDML Book: Uploaded and underway -- GFM?

2009-02-10 Thread Scott Loveless
On 2/10/09, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 10/2/09, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed: If I brought a Dutch oven along this year, what would everyone like for dinner? Germans on a skewer. That was a joke by the way. Well, damn. -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since December

Last call for web sites: Derby Chang, Mat Maessen, Bill Robb, John Sessoms, Joe Tainter

2009-02-10 Thread Mark Roberts
The five miscreants in the subject line have not yet told me if they have a web site they'd like to have listed on the contact page of the PDML book. Time's running out. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: Last call for web sites: Derby Chang, Mat Maessen, Bill Robb, John Sessoms, Joe Tainter

2009-02-10 Thread Mat Maessen
On 2/10/09, Mark Roberts msrobert...@ysu.edu wrote: The five miscreants in the subject line have not yet told me if they have a web site they'd like to have listed on the contact page of the PDML book. No web site I'd really like to be known for. :-/ One of these days I should fix that. -Mat

Re: Last call for web sites: Derby Chang, Mat Maessen, Bill Robb, John Sessoms, Joe Tainter

2009-02-10 Thread Mark Roberts
Mat Maessen wrote: On 2/10/09, Mark Roberts msrobert...@ysu.edu wrote: The five miscreants in the subject line have not yet told me if they have a web site they'd like to have listed on the contact page of the PDML book. No web site I'd really like to be known for. :-/ One of these days I

PDML book challenge

2009-02-10 Thread Scott Loveless
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to obtain the proper autograph for every photo in the book. This message will self-destruct. -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since December 14th, 2008 http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PDML book challenge

2009-02-10 Thread Mark Roberts
Scott Loveless wrote: Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to obtain the proper autograph for every photo in the book. Damn. I suppose GFM would be the best place to start... This message will self-destruct. Can't say I blame it. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PDML book challenge

2009-02-10 Thread David Savage
I've just now pencilled in a book signing down at Cottesloe Beach for November 21 2009. You're all invited. DS 2009/2/10 Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com: Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to obtain the proper autograph for every photo in the book. This message will

Re: PDML book challenge

2009-02-10 Thread Mark Roberts
David Savage wrote: I've just now pencilled in a book signing down at Cottesloe Beach for November 21 2009. You're all invited. Damn. I've arranged a trip to the Philippines on that day to get Bong Manayon's autograph. And after that, it's off to Hungary for Peter Zalabai. -- PDML

Re: PDML book challenge

2009-02-10 Thread David Savage
2009/2/10 Mark Roberts msrobert...@ysu.edu: David Savage wrote: I've just now pencilled in a book signing down at Cottesloe Beach for November 21 2009. You're all invited. Damn. I've arranged a trip to the Philippines on that day to get Bong Manayon's autograph. And after that, it's off

Re: PDML book challenge

2009-02-10 Thread Dario Bonazza
Mark Roberts wrote: David Savage wrote: I've just now pencilled in a book signing down at Cottesloe Beach for November 21 2009. You're all invited. Damn. I've arranged a trip to the Philippines on that day to get Bong Manayon's autograph. And after that, it's off to Hungary for Peter

Re: PDML's Map

2009-02-10 Thread Christian
eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Speaking of international, PDML's Map... http://www.frappr.com/pdml I don't remember how to add to this thing. (And I think Juan started it, but no longer sure.) It could use some updating. Marnie :-) - I need to

Re: Peso Trumpeter swans don't play well with others.

2009-02-10 Thread David J Brooks
On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 10:59 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 2/8/2009 11:47:21 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, pentko...@gmail.com writes: Popped into the farm today, to see how the schooling show was going. Grabbed my D200 and went out to the pond to see what the water fowl

Re: What is it with the north bay on craigslist?

2009-02-10 Thread David J Brooks
On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 4:57 PM, Adam Maas a...@mawz.ca wrote: North Bay, Ontario - Home of NORAD. -Adam And the Bro law.:-) Dave On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 4:51 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Mon, Feb 09, 2009 at 04:46:50PM -0500, David J Brooks wrote: # Err, North Bay. Heh!

In search for an actor #2...

2009-02-10 Thread Roman Melihhov
http://roman.blakout.net/?blog=20090210140459 ^^^ This is the world from the eye of a mice. Only if there were mice at the sandy shallow... K20D, DA 16-45mm your comments are appreciated. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: January PUG is up

2009-02-10 Thread David J Brooks
Scott, i could not access the pug form the other day, and emailed you my posed photo. Did you get it, or should i retry.? Dave On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 10:12 PM, Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com wrote: The January PUG is up. http://pug.komkon.org/ The February PUG is ready to go, but since I

Re: PDML Book: Uploaded and underway

2009-02-10 Thread David J Brooks
On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 10:23 PM, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts msrobert...@ysu.edu He and I work together judging the photo competition at GFM every year, so we slipped into our regular sarcastic, critical mode easily ;-) I

Re: PDML's Map

2009-02-10 Thread David J Brooks
On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 5:47 PM, Doug Franklin jehosep...@mindspring.com wrote: Brian Walters wrote: That's a bit odd. The map doesn't show any PDMLers in Oz but I know that the original map did show several of us. Somehow the map seems to have become corrupted. It's doubly odd, because it

PESO - Kertesz in Toronto

2009-02-10 Thread frank theriault
Got the the opening of On Reading by Kertesz on Saturday, and it was amazing! Got a few pix as well, including this one: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/02/work-of-genius.html Comments welcome, cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML

Re: PDML Book: Uploaded and underway -- GFM?

2009-02-10 Thread David J Brooks
Larry, here a re few links of just a fe photos from the npw. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v408/divad_b/Grandfather%20Mountain%20NPW%202006/ http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v408/divad_b/Grandfather%20Mountain%20NPW%202005/ It's a hoot, and you get to met some really nice people, and Doug

Re: PESO Steve at the Green Mill

2009-02-10 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 2:57 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Nice, Christine, but might be improved by cropping out the mic on the right, and some of the black blob on the left. Looks as though Steve's got some motion blur going in his face, too. Rick Yes, my thoughts as well.

Re: PESO: Walk On By

2009-02-10 Thread David J Brooks
Good title. Framed well, and well lit Dave On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 5:42 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Yesterday, on the Avenue: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8588001 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO - Going Nowhere

2009-02-10 Thread David J Brooks
Rick, great shot for the taxi. Dave On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 4:15 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Taken while walking around our Oxford neighborhood after the second of last week's three snowstorms. Bicycles going nowhere (Frank! They need you!):

Re: PESO - Kertesz in Toronto

2009-02-10 Thread David J Brooks
Good museum action shot.;-) I like how you have 1 looking and 2 discussing. Dave On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 9:55 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Got the the opening of On Reading by Kertesz on Saturday, and it was amazing! Got a few pix as well, including this one:

Re: PESO - Kertesz in Toronto

2009-02-10 Thread Adam Maas
Nice shot, wish I could have made it, but I was delayed at work. -Adam On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 9:55 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Got the the opening of On Reading by Kertesz on Saturday, and it was amazing! Got a few pix as well, including this one:

Re: PESO - Kertesz in Toronto

2009-02-10 Thread Paul Stenquist
Nice shot. A good choice on exposure. Paul On Feb 10, 2009, at 10:17 AM, Adam Maas wrote: Nice shot, wish I could have made it, but I was delayed at work. -Adam On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 9:55 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Got the the opening of On Reading by Kertesz on

Re: PDML Book: Uploaded and underway -- GFM?

2009-02-10 Thread Doug Brewer
David J Brooks wrote: It's a hoot, and you get to met some really nice people, and Doug Brewer. okay, strike one... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the

Re: Photo of K-m w/ 15mm ƒ4 on it...

2009-02-10 Thread Fernando
Now I don't think I will be able to resist that one. Damn it, I was doing so well this year with my lens addiction.. On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 1:23 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@mac.com wrote: Looks like a small, light lens. Godfrey On Feb 9, 2009, at 9:42 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote:

Re: PDML Book: Uploaded and underway

2009-02-10 Thread Tim Øsleby
2009/2/10 Mark Roberts msrobert...@ysu.edu: Tim Øsleby wrote: 2009/2/10 Mark Roberts msrobert...@ysu.edu: I had much more time available to work on the project as I consider it part of my job to be involved in creative application of photography and Internet technology like this: It is

Re: The Ghost Appears!

2009-02-10 Thread Bruce Walker
Larry Colen wrote: I figure that the best way to learn from my mistakes is to take a lot of pictures and get my mistakes out of the way. Out of the way--sigh. If only it worked that way. -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: today's play

2009-02-10 Thread Larry Colen
On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 03:32:39AM -0800, Rick Womer wrote: # The first one is particularly lovely. # # Please tell me more about the water jug diffuser. For what it's worth, I post pictures of all of my experiments, like my home made tripod base, in my technical collection:

Re: Blatant rip-off

2009-02-10 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 3:55 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I've just spent a long weekend in Paris, and couldn't resist stealing from, er, paying homage to, the master: http://www.web-options.com/idlc.jpg More HCB-related stuff to follow, including a photo of his first Leica, and one

Re: PDML book challenge

2009-02-10 Thread Bob Sullivan
What? Dario gets home delivery? Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 8:16 AM, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: David Savage wrote: I've just now pencilled in a book signing down at Cottesloe Beach for November 21 2009. You're all invited.

Re: today's play

2009-02-10 Thread Bob Sullivan
Larry, You're working too hard. On Paul S's recommendation, I bought a lightsphere diffuser. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCBzE-6SrVA It works great. Cheaper still, try a sheet of soft white foam. Cut down an 8x10 sheet of 1/4 inch thick foam. Use a rubberband to hold it as a bounce card on the

Re: PDML book challenge

2009-02-10 Thread Dario Bonazza
Bob Sullivan wrote: What? Dario gets home delivery? I've checked Mark's homepage - he can deliver anything to anyone for a beer and a song. I'm just practicing singing Ana Popovic's 'Don't BEER down on me'. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_YbifjIq9gfeature=related Dario -- PDML

Re: PDML Book: Uploaded and underway -- GFM?

2009-02-10 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 10:23 AM, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: David J Brooks wrote: It's a hoot, and you get to met some really nice people, and Doug Brewer. okay, strike one... Sorry, should it have been Doug Brewer,also? Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PDML book challenge

2009-02-10 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 12:13 PM, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: Bob Sullivan wrote: What? Dario gets home delivery? I've checked Mark's homepage - he can deliver anything to anyone for a beer and a song. I'm just practicing singing Ana Popovic's 'Don't BEER down on me'.

Re: today's play

2009-02-10 Thread David J Brooks
Very nice Larry. I wish i could get nice red flower shots from my K10D. Dave On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 1:49 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: With the DA 40, when I was leaving for work I saw this, had to take a couple of snaps:

Re: today's play

2009-02-10 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 1:49 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: With the DA 40, when I was leaving for work I saw this, had to take a couple of snaps: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/3268990014/sizes/l/in/set-72157613582411950/

Re: today's play

2009-02-10 Thread Bruce Dayton
The real trick is to find a nice red flower...grin -- Bruce Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 9:21:19 AM, you wrote: DJB Very nice Larry. DJB I wish i could get nice red flower shots from my K10D. DJB Dave DJB On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 1:49 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: With the DA 40,

Re: today's play

2009-02-10 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 12:33 PM, Bruce Dayton bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: The real trick is to find a nice red flower...grin I have gardens full of red flowers, but you never see them posted.:-) Way over saturated. Dave -- Bruce Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 9:21:19 AM, you wrote:

Peso Freedom Flight

2009-02-10 Thread David J Brooks
Just to show, she did get away.:-) http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8590276 Dave -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: Peso Freedom Flight

2009-02-10 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 12:48 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Just to show, she did get away.:-) http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8590276 Dave That's a wonderful shot, Dave! Was she frozen in the ice or something? -f -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri

Re: today's play

2009-02-10 Thread Larry Colen
On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 12:48:10PM -0500, David J Brooks wrote: # On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 12:33 PM, Bruce Dayton bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: # The real trick is to find a nice red flower...grin # # I have gardens full of red flowers, but you never see them posted.:-) # Way over saturated.

Re: PESO - Going Nowhere

2009-02-10 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 4:15 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Taken while walking around our Oxford neighborhood after the second of last week's three snowstorms. Bicycles going nowhere (Frank! They need you!): http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8582585size=lg Taxi going

Re: Peso Freedom Flight

2009-02-10 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 12:54 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 12:48 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Just to show, she did get away.:-) http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8590276 Dave That's a wonderful shot, Dave! Was she

Re: today's play

2009-02-10 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 1:00 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 12:48:10PM -0500, David J Brooks wrote: # On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 12:33 PM, Bruce Dayton bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: # The real trick is to find a nice red flower...grin # # I have gardens full

Re: today's play

2009-02-10 Thread Larry Colen
On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 06:51:19AM -0600, Bob Sullivan wrote: # Larry, # Those are nice, but mainly too dark. Interesting, they look fine on the iMac, maybe a bit light on my home desk top linux box and everything looks dark on my monitor at work. # You should be able to bounce and diffuse the

Re: The Ghost Appears!

2009-02-10 Thread Larry Colen
On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 10:44:12AM -0500, Bruce Walker wrote: # Larry Colen wrote: # I figure # that the best way to learn from my mistakes is to take a lot of # pictures and get my mistakes out of the way. # # Out of the way--sigh. If only it worked that way. Please, don't shatter my illusions.

Re: Peso Freedom Flight

2009-02-10 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 1:03 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Nope. This was taken a few seconds after the swan had finished tossing her around, in the Peso from Sunday, and she flew away, back to the water. Ah, I see. I took yesterday off and since I don't have a computer at

Re: Photo of K-m w/ 15mm ƒ4 on it...

2009-02-10 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 12:42 AM, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: http://www.yupoo.com/photos/zoom?id=ff8080811ef1de0b011f447911d222e3 Joseph McAllister Pentaxian Cool! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Photo of K-m w/ 15mm ƒ4 on it...

2009-02-10 Thread Mark Roberts
Fernando wrote: Now I don't think I will be able to resist that one. At f/4.0 it's very resistible to me :( -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the

Re: PESO: Walk On By

2009-02-10 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 5:42 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Yesterday, on the Avenue: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8588001 I like it. The smiling girl walking by makes it. BW conversion? That might work. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.

Re: PESO Steve at the Green Mill

2009-02-10 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 10:04 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 2:57 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Nice, Christine, but might be improved by cropping out the mic on the right, and some of the black blob on the left. Looks as though Steve's got

Re: today's play

2009-02-10 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello David, So maybe this flower isn't really very red - more pale and the camera just makes it look so wonderful? -- Best regards, Bruce Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 9:48:10 AM, you wrote: DJB On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 12:33 PM, Bruce Dayton DJB bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: The real

Re: Peso Freedom Flight

2009-02-10 Thread Bruce Dayton
I was thinking someone through a decoy up in the air and you captured the image, to make us all feel better than showing a mangled duck laying on the ground. -- Best regards, Bruce Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 9:48:55 AM, you wrote: DJB Just to show, she did get away.:-) DJB

Re: Peso Freedom Flight

2009-02-10 Thread Bruce Dayton
Jeez, I can spell, just can't use the right word...i was thinking someone THREW a decoy... Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 11:07:48 AM, you wrote: BD I was thinking someone through a decoy up in the air and you captured BD the image, to make us all feel better than showing a mangled duck BD

Re: today's play

2009-02-10 Thread Larry Colen
On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 11:06:39AM -0800, Bruce Dayton wrote: # Hello David, # # So maybe this flower isn't really very red - more pale and the camera # just makes it look so wonderful? Here's an interesting thought. Try shooting those flowers with different colored filters, using a grey card

Re: Peso Trumpeter swans don't play well with others.

2009-02-10 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 2:46 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Popped into the farm today, to see how the schooling show was going. Grabbed my D200 and went out to the pond to see what the water fowl were up to. They had just been feed some pellets, and this female mallard got into

Re: HCBilia (RE: Blatant rip-off

2009-02-10 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 4:02 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I hope this doesn't make people feel too bilious! http://www.web-options.com/HCBilia/ When I was at the Fondation HCB I bought a copy of this DVD boxed set:

Re: HCBilia (RE: Blatant rip-off

2009-02-10 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 4:02 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: snip When I was at the Fondation HCB I bought a copy of this DVD boxed set: http://www.maurice-pialat.net/Articles/cartier-bresson/cartier-bresson.htm snip This looks very suspiciously like a Minolta CLE (by the top plate it does

In Praise of Pentax (USA)

2009-02-10 Thread jtainter
From time to time I have criticized Pentax, most recently when I had to send for repair all recent gear I have bought (DA* 16-50, DA* 50-135, K20D). Conversely, when Pentax does well I am happy to praise the company. That is the case now. I recently sent to Pentax USA my DA* 16-50 for edge

Re: PDML book challenge

2009-02-10 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Feb 10, 2009, at 06:02 , Mark Roberts wrote: David Savage wrote: I've just now pencilled in a book signing down at Cottesloe Beach for November 21 2009. You're all invited. Damn. I've arranged a trip to the Philippines on that day to get Bong Manayon's autograph. And after that, it's

Re: PDML book challenge

2009-02-10 Thread Scott Loveless
On 2/10/09, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: On Feb 10, 2009, at 06:02 , Mark Roberts wrote: David Savage wrote: I've just now pencilled in a book signing down at Cottesloe Beach for November 21 2009. You're all invited. Damn. I've arranged a trip to the

RE: HCBilia (RE: Blatant rip-off

2009-02-10 Thread Bob W
I hope this doesn't make people feel too bilious! http://www.web-options.com/HCBilia/ When I was at the Fondation HCB I bought a copy of this DVD boxed set: http://www.maurice-pialat.net/Articles/cartier-bresson/cartier -bresson.htm Which includes a booklet that revealed his

RE: HCBilia (RE: Blatant rip-off

2009-02-10 Thread Bob W
When I was at the Fondation HCB I bought a copy of this DVD boxed set: http://www.maurice-pialat.net/Articles/cartier-bresson/cartier -bresson.htm snip This looks very suspiciously like a Minolta CLE (by the top plate it does not look like a Leica CL):

RE: In search for an actor #2...

2009-02-10 Thread Bob W
Sonebody ought to do something about those sticks. If you fell out of an aeroplane and landed on one of those you could do yourself a mischief. Bob http://roman.blakout.net/?blog=20090210140459 ^^^ This is the world from the eye of a mice. Only if there were mice at the sandy shallow...

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