Re: Christian let you all down but I won't!

Thanks, Mark. Quite nice. That pretty much covers the lists preference for birds and drinks. On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 2:41 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > CORMORANTS FOR CHRISTMAS (by Speck Roberts) > > Cormorants for Christmas, > They make me very glad! > (A Christmas without cormorants, > Ought neve

Re: Christian let you all down but I won't!

I learn something everyday http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shag Me too. Unfortunately I also forget something every day, hence I'm unsure of the balance. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please v

Re: Christian let you all down but I won't!

On Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:13 -0500, "frank theriault" wrote: > On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 7:15 PM, Cotty wrote: > > On 26/12/09, Christian, discombobulated, unleashed: > > > >>  Tears forming...  choking up... > > > > That Australian beer'll do that to you. > > I thought it might be more the result of

Re: GESO here's one for Knarf

On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 9:38 PM, paul stenquist wrote: > Nice framing of the bike. But the background is too distracting. A lot going > on back there. I have to agree with Paul here (although I recognize that I can be the king of distracting backgrounds). Interesting lugs on that old thing. Di

PESO - At Saint Lawrence Market

Not much more than a slice o' life (or should that be "a slice of meat"?) shot. St. Lawrence Market is downtown Toronto's largest indoor market, with lots of meat, cheese, bread and fruit/vegetable vendors. I actually rarely buy anything there as there are cheaper places in town, but it's a fun p

Re: amaryllis

On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 2:54 PM, Graydon wrote: > Try > > for a more reasonably scaled version. That's quite beautiful! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-

Re: Christmas morning fire

On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 8:58 PM, Tim Bray wrote: > There was a nasty little file in a 2nd-rate commercial district of > Vancouver yesterday morning.  Not relevant to anything, but I thought > the local paper's photog's work was outstanding. > > http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Gallery+Christmas+mo

Re: Christian let you all down but I won't!

On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 7:15 PM, Cotty wrote: > On 26/12/09, Christian, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>  Tears forming...  choking up... > > That Australian beer'll do that to you. I thought it might be more the result of Australian wine. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept."

Re: GESO - On Christmas Morning - GDG

On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 3:05 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >  http://www.gdgphoto.com/2009-holiday_cards/html/ > > :-) Thanks, Godfrey! I especially like Little Polar Bears and Holiday Lights (but they're all quite good). cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bre

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--- On Fri, 12/25/09, Toine wrote: > What's so bad about adobe's flash? I like it. > Things load s-l-o-w-l-y. One is given less time than one wants with some pix, and more time than one wants with others. Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailm

Re: PESO: Merry, Merry

The kitty is king here. Hopefully, college won't be my problem. Did that four times already to the tune of about half a million. One more? Perhaps. Paul On Dec 26, 2009, at 9:55 PM, Tim Bray wrote: > On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 11:31 AM, paul stenquist > wrote: >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?pho

Re: GESO - On Christmas Morning - GDG

On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 12:29 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > With felicitations and salutations for all folks on the turn of the year ... > >   http://godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com/on-christmas-morning Lovely. I suspect most here already know this, but for the one or two who might not: It's reall

Re: PESO: Merry, Merry

On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 11:31 AM, paul stenquist wrote: > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10401013 Hello Kitty leads to dating bikers at age 14. Must be true, I read it on the Internet. But think of the savings on college tuition. -T -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http:

Re: PESO - Happy Holidays from Down Under

Excellent pic, as usual. Keep 'em coming. Paul On Dec 26, 2009, at 6:12 PM, Christian wrote: > Thanks, Christine. Having a great time with the in-laws. This kookaburra > was very patient with me and let me get multiple angles from just a few yards > away. > > > -- > > Christian > http://40

Re: GESO here's one for Knarf

Nice framing of the bike. But the background is too distracting. A lot going on back there. Paul On Dec 26, 2009, at 6:53 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > About a week ago, when I left the dojo after the morning Aikido class, the > weather was too nice to do what I was supposed to, so I went down to Pac

Christmas morning fire

There was a nasty little file in a 2nd-rate commercial district of Vancouver yesterday morning. Not relevant to anything, but I thought the local paper's photog's work was outstanding. http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Gallery+Christmas+morning+fire+strikes+Vancouver/2379986/story.html BTW, the b

Re: amaryllis

On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 2:54 PM, Graydon wrote: Thats better.;-) Nice flower, good detail. I'd just nip that bit of green at the bottom off. Dave > Whups! > > Pardon the the-neuron-you-have-reached-is-not-in-service moment; forgot > to scale that at all. > > Try >

Re: Happy Isaac Newton's Birthday!

On Sat, 26 Dec 2009 22:14 +0100, "Tim Øsleby" wrote: > Same procedure as every year. > With one exception; both of my scores are deliberate this year. > > Spank you Mark. Mark!! Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.co

Re: Happy Isaac Newton's Birthday!

Ken Rockwell made gravity, but it was under saturated for him. Dave On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 3:40 PM, Tom C wrote: > If Isaac Newton hadn't discovered gravity, one of us surely would have. > > :-) > > Tom > > On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 11:08 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: >> I wonder if cumulative wisdo

Re: PESO - Happy Holidays from Down Under

On Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:28 -0600, "Christine Aguila" wrote: > Wow! That's up close & personal! Cute bird. Hope you're having a great > time. Cheers, Christine Cute!?? Kookaburras have many attractive features but I don't think 'cute' is among them - especially when one swoops down and stea

Re: OT: Need recommendation for computer video card

- Original Message - From: "mike wilson" Subject: Re: OT: Need recommendation for computer video card I think mine cost me about £60. Another plus. Good deal. I think mine was closer to 3x that amount. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/

Re: OT: Need recommendation for computer video card

William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: "Doug Franklin" Subject: Re: OT: Need recommendation for computer video card On 2009-12-26 6:55, mike wilson wrote: I have an ASUS NVIDIA Geforce 8600GT. Even a Geforce FX5200 can do dual monitors at those resolutions, and those ar

Re: OT: Hard drive enclosures?

On 27/12/2009, paul stenquist wrote: > I turn drives off or unplug them all the time. OSX issues a warning that a > device was removed and data may have been damaged. Data is never damaged. Not > once in probably 1000 removals. I also plug drives in or turn them on > randomly. OSX doesn't see

Re: OT: Hard drive enclosures?

On Dec 26, 2009, at 6:10 PM, AlunFoto wrote: > eSATA is absolutely fabulous when it works. My laptop has a good > hot-swap support for eSATA. My stationary is a little more quirky, > allowing dismounting an remounting if the disk was present at startup, > but not otherwise. But that's Windows. I

Re: OT: Hard drive enclosures?

On 27/12/09, AlunFoto, discombobulated, unleashed: > I recently read somewhere that >OSX does not support eSATA hotswap. It may have been outdated >information, but it could be worth the bother to check out before >buying. This page may be of help:

Re: Christian let you all down but I won't!

On 26/12/09, Christian, discombobulated, unleashed: > Tears forming... choking up... That Australian beer'll do that to you. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discus

Re: Boris PESO #44

On Dec 26, 2009, at 7:41 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! Usually I am photo-active during the weekend. So, I reckon it will be the last photo until the next week or likely until the next year... I realize it is imitation of Godfrey's, but what can I do. http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2009/

GESO here's one for Knarf

About a week ago, when I left the dojo after the morning Aikido class, the weather was too nice to do what I was supposed to, so I went down to Pacific Ave in Santa Cruz, grabbed a bite to eat then spent some time wandering around the area learning to shoot with my 20mm lens. I was somewha

Re: OT: Need recommendation for computer video card

- Original Message - From: "Doug Franklin" Subject: Re: OT: Need recommendation for computer video card On 2009-12-26 6:55, mike wilson wrote: I have an ASUS NVIDIA Geforce 8600GT. Even a Geforce FX5200 can do dual monitors at those resolutions, and those are generally available

Re: OT - Samsung NX10

On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 6:04 AM, Martin Trautmann wrote: > Brian Walters wrote: > >> Just came across this while looking for something else. >> >> >> http://forums.steves-digicams.com/pentax-samsung-dslr/163567-samsung-nx10.html >> >> Does this have basically the same sensor as the K20/K7? > > Wha

Re: dpreview reviews the k-x....

2009/12/25 Margus Männik : > > I don't like small-sized bodies. Nikon D3x was quite perfect for me. OK, if > it can't be K20D body, then let it be at least the digital version of Z-1p. > K-7 is a bit too short from left. > Megapixels... as long as there's enough pixels to fill A4 (8"x12") at > 300

Re: PESO - Happy Holidays from Down Under

Thanks, Christine. Having a great time with the in-laws. This kookaburra was very patient with me and let me get multiple angles from just a few yards away. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ Christine Aguila wrote: Wow! That's up close & personal! Cute bird. Hope you'r

Re: OT: Hard drive enclosures?

eSATA is absolutely fabulous when it works. My laptop has a good hot-swap support for eSATA. My stationary is a little more quirky, allowing dismounting an remounting if the disk was present at startup, but not otherwise. But that's Windows. I recently read somewhere that OSX does not support eSATA

Re: Christian let you all down but I won't!

Beautiful. Tears forming... choking up... -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ Mark Roberts wrote: Christian wrote: http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/2009/12/king-of-bush.html You weren't expecting anything else were you? :-) Why, yes we were, in fact. You've let us do

Re: OT: Hard drive enclosures?

On 27/12/2009, P N Stenquist wrote: > Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's not an SATA. I'll pick up another enclosure. The > last one I bought isn't really an enclosure, it's just a dock. It's called > EZ- Dock, and it's made by a company called Kingwin. The drive plugs into a > slot and stands up vertical

Re: Happy Isaac Newton's Birthday!

Mark Roberts wrote: And in honor of Sir Isac's birthday, I'm starting a new tradition by presenting my annual gift (the PDML Quotations List) today. Enjoy: http://www.robertstech.com/quote.htm Thank you once more. It seems that I need to stop my mind running off at the fingertips. -- PDML P

Re: Trafalger Square, That's in London, right?

William Robb wrote: This might be of interest to our British compatriots. http://photographernotaterrorist.org/ Trafalger? Never heard of it. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link dir

Re: OT: Hard drive enclosures?

Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's not an SATA. I'll pick up another enclosure. The last one I bought isn't really an enclosure, it's just a dock. It's called EZ- Dock, and it's made by a company called Kingwin. The drive plugs into a slot and stands up vertically. With no enclosure it seems to run

Re: [OT] Hard drive enclosures?

On 2009-12-26 12:09 , Graydon wrote: I'm reading Paul's description as the *drive* is nigh 10 years old, and the enclosure is newer. (I certainly don't remember SATA external enclosures being available in 1999 or 2000.) If that is the case, *and* if the enclosure is one of the solid hunk of alu

Re: Christian let you all down but I won't!

On 2009-12-26 14:57, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=shag 2) A sea bird, A small cormorant. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please vis

Re: OT: Need recommendation for computer video card

On 2009-12-26 6:55, mike wilson wrote: I have an ASUS NVIDIA Geforce 8600GT. Even a Geforce FX5200 can do dual monitors at those resolutions, and those are generally available for under US$50 here in the States. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http:

Re: OT: Hard drive enclosures?

On 27/12/2009, paul stenquist wrote: > > My oldest external drive failed. It's close to 10 years old and is only about > 130 meg. It was fully backed up, so it's not a problem. It's a 3.5 SATA drive > in an enclosure. I'm wondering if I can use that enclosure for any SATA 3.5 > drive. I'm goin

Re: Happy Isaac Newton's Birthday!

Same procedure as every year. With one exception; both of my scores are deliberate this year. Spank you Mark. Happy new year! -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2009/12/25 Mark Roberts : > Like all the rest of you, I'm sure, I always celebrate December 25th > as the birthday of the

RE: Hard drive enclosures?

> -Original Message- > From paul stenquist > Subject: OT: Hard drive enclosures? > > > My oldest external drive failed. It's close to 10 years old and is only > about 130 meg. It was fully backed up, so it's not a problem. It's a 3.5 > SATA drive in an enclosure. I'm wondering if I can

Re: Happy Isaac Newton's Birthday!

If Isaac Newton hadn't discovered gravity, one of us surely would have. :-) Tom On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 11:08 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: > I wonder if cumulative wisdom of PDML (quotes) can ever approach that of the > man who's birthday is being celebrated in the subject line... > > ;-) > > Bori

Re: amaryllis

It looked nice on my cell phone. ;-). Very sharp with impressive Dof for a macro shot. --Original Message-- From: Graydon Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List ReplyTo: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: amaryllis Sent: Dec 26, 2009 2:54 PM On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at

Re: Hard drive enclosures?

Without regard for the age of the drive, if the enclosure and it's power supply are 5-10 years old, I'd replace it as well. Just to get a pore modern and probably more robust power supply. More than 50% of my hard drive failures over the years turned out to be power supply failures. In a ne

Re: Christian let you all down but I won't!

Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Subject: Re: Christian let you all down but I won't! In a message dated 12/26/2009 11:43:00 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, kwal...@peoplepc.com writes: I learn something everyday http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh

Re: Christian let you all down but I won't!

On 26/12/09, eactiv...@aol.com, discombobulated, unleashed: >Cough, you forgot to also consult the online urban dictionary... > >http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=shag ' "shag" (a softer sound) sounds more like an enjoyable fun activity.' Can't argue with that! -- Cheers, C

Re: GESO - On Christmas Morning - GDG

Thanks for your comments! On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 6:04 AM, frank theriault wrote: > >>   http://godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com/on-christmas-morning > > Lack of Flash prevents my viewing them. Hi Frank, The link to the individual photos off the blog post should take you to a screen which then lin

Re: Christian let you all down but I won't!

In a message dated 12/26/2009 11:43:00 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, kwal...@peoplepc.com writes: I learn something everyday http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shag Wasn't sure of the meaning of shag... Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f === Cough, you forgot to also consult the

Re: amaryllis

On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 02:46:03PM -0500, Ken Waller scripsit: > - Original Message - From: "Graydon" >> >> >> DA35, in conditions that were not that dark -- pretty dim, but not that >> dark.

Re: amaryllis

Ya think it might be a little big for most monitors ? Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "Graydon" Subject: PESO: amaryllis DA35, in conditions tha

Re: Christian let you all down but I won't!

I learn something everyday http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shag Wasn't sure of the meaning of shag... Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "Mat Maessen" Subject: Re: Christian let you all down but I won't! On 12/25/09, Mark Roberts wrote: Or at l

PESO: amaryllis

DA35, in conditions that were not that dark -- pretty dim, but not that dark. The rendering is the result of trying to get a similar look to what the in-DNG preview JPG looked like. -- Graydon -- P

Re: Hard drive enclosures?

On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 12:49:30PM -0600, William Robb scripsit: > - Original Message - From: "paul stenquist" > Subject: OT: Hard drive enclosures? >> My oldest external drive failed. It's close to 10 years old and is only >> about 130 meg. It was fully backed up, so it's not a problem. I

Re: Hard drive enclosures?

- Original Message - From: "paul stenquist" Subject: OT: Hard drive enclosures? My oldest external drive failed. It's close to 10 years old and is only about 130 meg. It was fully backed up, so it's not a problem. It's a 3.5 SATA drive in an enclosure. I'm wondering if I can use

OT: Hard drive enclosures?

My oldest external drive failed. It's close to 10 years old and is only about 130 meg. It was fully backed up, so it's not a problem. It's a 3.5 SATA drive in an enclosure. I'm wondering if I can use that enclosure for any SATA 3.5 drive. I'm going to replace it with a 1.5 terabyte Seagate 72

Re: Happy Isaac Newton's Birthday!

I wonder if cumulative wisdom of PDML (quotes) can ever approach that of the man who's birthday is being celebrated in the subject line... ;-) Boris On 12/25/2009 3:05 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Like all the rest of you, I'm sure, I always celebrate December 25th as the birthday of the discovere

Re: OT: Need recommendation for computer video card

That's an interesting test site. I'm in the market for a power supply. My old desktop makes a lot of noise. -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2009/12/26 mike wilson : > Mark Roberts wrote: > >> I want to set my computer up for dual monitors so it's time to upgrade >> my video card.

Re: Boris PESO #44

Excellent. Like the tonality and the composition. Stuff laying on the pavement is a genre that precedes Godders by many decades. Shoot away, it's yours as well!! Paul On Dec 26, 2009, at 10:41 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! Usually I am photo-active during the weekend. So, I reckon it wil

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On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 09:08:32AM -0500, frank theriault scripsit: > On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 10:11 AM, Toine wrote: > > What's so bad about adobe's flash? I like it. > > It's not that it's bad, it's that I don't have it. Tried downloading > it onto my new-to-me computer with newly-installed Ubu

Re: Boris PESO #44

On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 10:41 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: > Hi! > > Usually I am photo-active during the weekend. So, I reckon it will be the > last photo until the next week or likely until the next year... > > I realize it is imitation of Godfrey's, but what can I do. > > http://pentax-ways.blogsp

Re: OT: Need recommendation for computer video card

On 12/25/09, Cotty wrote: > BTW Matt, did you see the shot of you in this video? > > Yes that's you stood photographing the tonal gradation of the ridges, > penultimate shot. > > I missed that the first time around, but excellent video! -Mat -- PDML Pentax-Dis

Re: Happy Holidays PDML!

You have to be quite a fan to want to understand the dialog in Mel Gibson/s movie about Christ. On 12/24/2009 10:41 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: From: "Bob W" Teach Yourself Welsh!? The tapes were moved, & now we can't find them, so I never got very far. How goes it with Amharic? :-) C

Re: Boris PESO #44

Nicely titled, Boris. Adds greatly by giving it the additional benefit of meaning. Jack --- On Sat, 12/26/09, Boris Liberman wrote: > From: Boris Liberman > Subject: Boris PESO #44 > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Saturday, December 26, 2009, 7:41 AM > Hi! > > Usually I am photo-act

Re: Christian let you all down but I won't!

On 12/25/09, Mark Roberts wrote: > Or at least a damn good shag. I'm fresh out of carpet pictures this Christmas. But a merry one, nonetheless! -Mat -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the li

Re: PESO - Happy Holidays from Down Under

Wow! That's up close & personal! Cute bird. Hope you're having a great time. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: "Christian" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 7:49 PM Subject: PESO - Happy Holidays from Down Under http://birdofthemoment

Re: Christian let you all down but I won't!

As Bill would say, "HAR!" Well done, sir! Paul On Dec 26, 2009, at 9:17 AM, frank theriault wrote: On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 5:41 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Christian wrote: http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/2009/12/king-of-bush.html You weren't expecting anything else were you? :-) Why, ye

Boris PESO #44

Hi! Usually I am photo-active during the weekend. So, I reckon it will be the last photo until the next week or likely until the next year... I realize it is imitation of Godfrey's, but what can I do. http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2009/12/peso-2009-044.html Be brutal and honest. Boris --

Re: Do you ever get what you want for Christmas, but can't keep it?

Damn. Now I want beef and I have a fridge full of turkey. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Larry Colen Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:20:31 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Do you ever get what you want for Christmas, but can't keep it? On Dec 25,

Re: Christian let you all down but I won't!

On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 5:41 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Christian wrote: > >>http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/2009/12/king-of-bush.html >> >>You weren't expecting anything else were you? :-) > > Why, yes we were, in fact. You've let us down. > > I'll try to make up for it: > > CORMORANTS FOR CHR

Re: OT PESO (x8) - Recent stuff

On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 1:18 AM, David Savage wrote: > Merry Christmas All, > > Well Chrissy lunch is done & I'm about to enjoy my alcohol buzz by > watching Gran Torino. But before I do I thought I'd share some of my > recent stuff: Really like Fuel, Browsing and Feisty - those are excellent! B

Re: Christmas morning

On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 1:02 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: > Nothing like a pannukakku to start the day! > > http://www.zenfolio.com/smhPhotos/p155717848 > > Best wishes to all for a healthy happy holiday. A delicious photo! Best of the season to you and your family, Stan. cheers, frank -- "Sharpnes

Re: Best of the Season folks

On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 1:28 PM, Bran Everseeking wrote: > > hope every one has some relaxation over the the past while and the > while to come. Yesterday was "having fun day" and today's "relaxing" day. All the best of the season to you, Bran! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois conce

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On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 10:11 AM, Toine wrote: > > > What's so bad about adobe's flash? I like it. It's not that it's bad, it's that I don't have it. Tried downloading it onto my new-to-me computer with newly-installed Ubuntu OS (which I really like) but Ubuntu didn't like that so it didn't inst

Re: Happy Isaac Newton's Birthday!

Lots of fun. Thanks for putting in the time. Paul On Dec 26, 2009, at 1:19 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: > That was fun! Thanks for doing this, Mark. I'll read it again in the > morning when I'm sober! :-). Cheers, Christine > > > - Original Message - From: "Mark Roberts" > To: "Pen

Re: GESO - On Christmas Morning - GDG

On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 3:29 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > With felicitations and salutations for all folks on the turn of the year ... > >   http://godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com/on-christmas-morning > > Happy Holidays to all, and to all a great New Year! > > Godfrey > -- >  a photo blog: http://g

PESO - Mister Nobody's Day

A couple of weeks ago as I walked by a local gallery I thought what was on the wall looked familiar, and as I walked in, sure enough it was an exhibit of works by a friend of mine, Tanya Reid. She consented to my photographing her exhibit, a portion of which is here: http://knarfinthecity.blogspo

Re: OT Battery for iBook G4

David J Brooks wrote: I went on the apple store site, and read a lot of battery reviews and most of them are very negative in regards to reliability from apple and or the supplier, thus the inquiry for 3rd party. I don't know their expectations. Mine here just says "Replacement Li-Ion Batter

Re: PESO - The Christmas Window

On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 5:51 PM, David J Brooks wrote: > Thats a wonderful shot, sort of "Its a wonderful Life" type. Thanks, Dave! cheers, frank (bleary eyed on Boxing Day morning) -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Boris PESO #43

On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: > Hi! > > Though I evidently don't stand a chance of posting more PESOs to get to > sensible number 52, here is another one... > > http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2009/12/peso-2009-042_25.html > > Be brutal and honest. > Well, this ~must~ be

Re: Boris PESO #43

Very nice shot. Well sone. Dave On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: > Hi! > > Though I evidently don't stand a chance of posting more PESOs to get to > sensible number 52, here is another one... > > http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2009/12/peso-2009-042_25.html > > Be brutal a

Re: Happy Isaac Newton's Birthday!

On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 1:19 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: > That was fun!  Thanks for doing this, Mark.  I'll read it again in the > morning when I'm sober! :-).  Cheers, Christine If that's the pre requisite, i'll need to re read Jan 10th.:-) Dave > > > - Original Message - From: "Mark

Re: OT Battery for iBook G4

On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 3:22 AM, Martin Trautmann wrote: > David J Brooks wrote: > iBook G4 with 13"? I assume it's 12" only. > > I got any battery from ebay sellers. You never know about the quality that > much - especially how new the cells are, since li-ion does degrade by aging. > > My batter

Re: Do you ever get what you want for Christmas, but can't keep it?

My eyes opened, so i'm good.:-) Dave On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 9:50 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > A friend showed up to my get together today with his niece. His extremely > attractive niece. Who rides motorcycles and is the staff photographer for > Motor Trend. > > It *might* be a very slight exagger

Re: OT?: Wireless question

My airport is always on, and i dont remember seeing the wireless icon, but i have never really checked for it. I will next time. Me thinks this being and older USB 1.1 PC variety,, it may not have wireless built in. Thanks for the info so far. I just like to have some info when i hit a store so i

Re: How many watt-seconds is the AF-540?

Indeed the true way to compare flash light output is the amount of energy in the flash of light. This is independend of the way the light is directed, bundeled or difused. The basic principle of this kind of flash guns is: 1. The voltage of the battery is boosted to a high voltage on a

Re: OT: Need recommendation for computer video card

Mark Roberts wrote: I want to set my computer up for dual monitors so it's time to upgrade my video card. I'm looking for one with dual DVI outputs and that can support two decent-sized monitors (a 24" widescreen and a 21" widescreen). Any suggestions/recommendations? I have an ASUS NVIDIA Ge

Re: Boris PESO #43

Great composition and perspective. Very well done! Toine 2009/12/25 Boris Liberman : > Hi! > > Though I evidently don't stand a chance of posting more PESOs to get to > sensible number 52, here is another one... > > http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2009/12/peso-2009-042_25.html > > Be brutal and ho

Re: OT?: Wireless question

On 25/12/09, steve harley, discombobulated, unleashed: >can you be more specific? you wrote about troubles with an old >PowerBook, but didn't say how that meant trouble for PCs ... I seem to remember Jostein having a whole heap a trouble trying to get his Windows laptop to join an Airport network

Re: dpreview reviews the k-x....

From what I've seen so far with the K-x I have on test, I fully agree with DPReview's comments. BTW, I've already taken around 800 shots with an old set of Eneloops on the K-x I have and is still running fine (no recharge needed so far). Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net h

Re: OT Battery for iBook G4

David J Brooks wrote: My battery up until very recently, would last about 2 1/2 hours, now about 20 minutes. I see that Apple is still having issues with these batteries from what i read. Any 3rd party i could look at.?? Mac G4 iBook, 13" screen iBook G4 with 13"? I assume it's 12" only. I got