Re: OT - Any sailors on the list?

2010-01-19 Thread Anthony Farr
Wow, compared to the comments under that video, our so-called flame wars are like pillow fights in the girls dorm. regards, Anthony   Of what use is lens and light to those who lack in mind and sight (Anon) 2010/1/19 Scott Loveless

Re: PESO - Come In

2010-01-19 Thread Ira H. Bryant IV
On Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:31:44 -0500 frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Just looking through the archives for my short list of the PDML 2009 Annual submissions and I came across this one. It's not on my short list, but I found it rather pleasant. Hope you like it too.

I am impressed - high-ISO performance of K-x

2010-01-19 Thread Igor Roshchin
I had a chance to test K-x over the weekend using high-ISO in low-light setting. As I wrote in another thread, it was very underwhelming with 16-50/2.8, but that was a problem of the lens (in my very subjective opinion). It did great with 50-135/2.8: ISO-3200:

Re: I am impressed - high-ISO performance of K-x

2010-01-19 Thread Larry Colen
On Jan 19, 2010, at 12:18 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: It's a hard decision... I like K-7's feel and AF-performance and other features better, but as many pointed out, K-x's matrix is _MUCH_ better at high ISO. Thanks a bunch. This makes it a lot easier for me to wait for a camera with the

RE: Forthcoming books by Don McCullin

2010-01-19 Thread mike wilson
Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: OK, but no tongues on a first date. It opens on the 6th but I'd guess that weekend it will be like the retreat from Moscow, so probably best avoided. The following weekend I can't do. I can do the rest of February, but it would have to be a Sunday

Re: I am impressed - high-ISO performance of K-x

2010-01-19 Thread Dario Bonazza
Igor Roshchin wrote: I had a chance to test K-x over the weekend using high-ISO in low-light setting. As I wrote in another thread, it was very underwhelming with 16-50/2.8, but that was a problem of the lens (in my very subjective opinion). It did great with 50-135/2.8: ISO-3200:

RE: Forthcoming books by Don McCullin

2010-01-19 Thread Bob W
[...] I can do the rest of February, but it would have to be a Sunday since my Saturday mornings are fully occupied with French until April. Or if you'd prefer a weekday I could take a day off work, but it would have to be not at the beginning of the month. Bob It's a

Re: I am impressed - high-ISO performance of K-x

2010-01-19 Thread Dario Bonazza
Igor Roshchin wrote: It's a hard decision... I like K-7's feel and AF-performance and other features better, but as many pointed out, K-x's matrix is _MUCH_ better at high ISO. BTW, a K-7 equipped with the K-x sensor/processor would make a Pentax FF camera much less urgent. Hoya, are you

Re: Dear Pentax USA Customer Support

2010-01-19 Thread mike wilson
William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: Miserere Subject: Re: Dear Pentax USA Customer Support I've been there too. Best of luck, and my sincerest condolences, John. Time zones suck almost as much as SDM. Could be worse. From another forum:

Re: Call for iPhone owners

2010-01-19 Thread mike wilson
Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 16/1/10, AlunFoto, discombobulated, unleashed: This is not marked OT in header since it is not. However I'd like to be a little bit secretive yet. It's an App which turns a Pentax camera into a full frame sensor? It converts the snick of the

Re: back- mostly in lurking mode, intermitent web access

2010-01-19 Thread Boris Liberman
On 1/17/2010 6:50 PM, Luiz Felipe wrote: I'm back :-D Luiz Felipe luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br http://www.techmit.com.br/luizfelipe Welcome back, Luiz. I am going to start looking for your pictures then... ;-) Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Reworked my website

2010-01-19 Thread Boris Liberman
Toine, it looks cool and works cool but for whatever it is worth, if you middle click (click with the rolling wheel of the mouse) on a photo - a new window is opened and the photo in there is in its purest form. E.g. it can be then taken away from your site. Cheers! Boris On 1/15/2010

Re: PESO - Bond Falls

2010-01-19 Thread Christian
Ken Waller wrote: A world class misty,frosty morning at Bond Falls, taken late October, in the western part of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html K20D, 16-50mm SMC DA* f2.8 - .6 sec/f22/200 ISO Gitzo 3530LS with Bogen mini-gear head.

Re: shooting basketball

2010-01-19 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Nick, Dave, John. I'm actually eager for the next game to try this out. I have this feeling I'm going to like shooting sports--we'll see. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Nick David Wright pedalsandpr...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net

Re: OT - Any sailors on the list?

2010-01-19 Thread Christian
Cotty wrote: I've just fallen madly deeply in love with this... http://www.bowcrest.com/Recreational%20Barges-breezand.htm Pretty. Salty. I love wooden boats. All this one needs is a Keeshond as crew and you're set. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ -- PDML

Re: I am impressed - high-ISO performance of K-x

2010-01-19 Thread Christine Aguila
Wow, that is impressive, but everything does great with the DA* 50-135mm :-). Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org To: PDML@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 2:18 AM Subject: I am impressed - high-ISO performance of K-x I had a chance

Re: guns and money

2010-01-19 Thread Christian
P. J. Alling wrote: On 1/18/2010 2:06 PM, Scott Loveless wrote: Did I miss today's thread about lawyers? So what do you call 10,000 lawyers at the bottom of the Atlantic? A good start. What do you call a lawyer buried up to his neck in sand? Not enough sand. -- Christian

Re: OT - how to guarantee you luggage won't be lost

2010-01-19 Thread Christian
P. J. Alling wrote: On 1/18/2010 2:03 AM, David Mann wrote: On Jan 18, 2010, at 9:08 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: Didn't Australia used to be a free country? Only until the English turned up and used it as a prison. Dave I kind of thought that you threw off the English yoke, freed

Re: peso woman with dog

2010-01-19 Thread Christine Aguila
- Original Message - From: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 2:36 AM Subject: Re: peso woman with dog It is excellent photo, Christine, but I'd ask you to kindly reconsider the greenish hue element... lol.

Re: PESO - The Shot

2010-01-19 Thread Christine Aguila
From: Bruce Dayton bkday...@daytonphoto.com Ended up using the DA*50-135 pretty much wide open. That's pretty much what I used at the basketball game last Thursday. Pentax K20D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 85mm, Monopod ISO 1600, 1/180 sec @ f/2.8 http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/swgame02_0064.htm

Re: PESO - The Shot (scattershot-prime strategy)

2010-01-19 Thread Christine Aguila
From: Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com Subject: Re: PESO - The Shot (scattershot-prime strategy) My son also plays in a poorly-lit gym with grey walls. I took a different approach. I put the K20 at ISO 1600, strapped on the Sigma 30mm f1.4, and plunked my butt down on the floor at one end.

Re: PESO - Bond Falls

2010-01-19 Thread Christine Aguila
Wow, that's pretty, Ken. Great composition. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 6:36 PM Subject: PESO - Bond Falls A world class misty,frosty morning at Bond Falls,

Re: Boris 2010 Peso #02

2010-01-19 Thread Christine Aguila
What Paul said. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 12:41 PM Subject: Re: Boris 2010 Peso #02 I like the light, the framing and the rendering, but I wish that

Re: OT: I REALLY hate squirrels

2010-01-19 Thread Keith Whaley
frank theriault wrote: On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 8:42 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Gore is a charlatan, but doing one's best to live cleaner and consume less is a worthy goal. As long as one doesn't trample on the rights of others in the process. Your car tramples on my

Re: The Goose-Squirrel

2010-01-19 Thread Christine Aguila
From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com ps: fun photos, Christine. Tell Akira he's got a great eye! I think it will be interesting to see what the *digital native* generations bring to photography--and all the genres of art, for that matter. What will be their photographic

Re: I am impressed - high-ISO performance of K-x

2010-01-19 Thread paul stenquist
These are excellent, but k7 is rather good at relatively high ISO as well. Better than most give it credit for. This pic, shown here recently, is at 1600, and even with contrast boosting to give it a gritty look, the noise is minimal: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10521648 On Jan 19,

Re: PESO - Come In

2010-01-19 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 2:43 AM, Ira H. Bryant IV irabry...@sbcglobal.net wrote: I'm sorry that I'm late to chime in on this one, but I like it very much. The pipes from the top right corner focus the attention on the door with the Come in on it, and the bicycle adds interest. The ROBOT

Re: OT: I REALLY hate squirrels

2010-01-19 Thread Tom C
MARK! On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 11:10 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Squirrels own Macs. Dave -- 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: Please Ignore Me (too)

2010-01-19 Thread Jack Davis
Whew! Glad I missed whatever happened? Jack --- On Mon, 1/18/10, Subash pdml.l...@gmail.com wrote: From: Subash pdml.l...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Please Ignore Me (too) To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, January 18, 2010, 10:13 PM On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 11:22 AM,

Re: Please Ignore Me (too)

2010-01-19 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 8:27 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Whew! Glad I missed whatever happened? Some people have their heads in the sand and live in a fantasy world, and others want to impose their views on others and refuse to respect the rights of the majority. In fact, that's

Re: PESO - The Shot (scattershot-prime strategy)

2010-01-19 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 6:17 PM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: Nice shot.  I'd try to brighten it up a bit. My son also plays in a poorly-lit gym with grey walls.  I took a different approach.  I put the K20 at ISO 1600, strapped on the Sigma 30mm f1.4, and plunked my butt down on the

Re: OT: I REALLY hate squirrels

2010-01-19 Thread Mark Roberts
David J Brooks wrote: Squirrels own Macs. Hey, if you don't like squirrels that's fine, but there's no need to *insult* the little guys! -- 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

Re: OT: I REALLY hate squirrels

2010-01-19 Thread Tom C
I didn't know all Mac users were little. Tom On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 6:51 AM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: David J Brooks wrote: Squirrels own Macs. Hey, if you don't like squirrels that's fine, but there's no need to *insult* the little guys! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: PESO - Foreboding

2010-01-19 Thread David J Brooks
Feels like he is falling into the shot. I like it, tilt dejour.:-) Dave On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 6:47 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/01/foreboding.html Hope you enjoy.  Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a

Re: PESO - Bond Falls

2010-01-19 Thread David J Brooks
Lovely shot. The just enough mist here. Dave On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 7:36 PM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: A world class misty,frosty morning at Bond Falls, taken late October, in the western part of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Re: I am impressed - high-ISO performance of K-x

2010-01-19 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 4:19 AM, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: Igor Roshchin wrote: It's a hard decision... I like K-7's feel and AF-performance and other features better, but as many pointed out, K-x's matrix is _MUCH_ better at high ISO. BTW, a K-7 equipped with the K-x

Re: OT - Any sailors on the list?

2010-01-19 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Anthony Farr Subject: Re: OT - Any sailors on the list? Wow, compared to the comments under that video, our so-called flame wars are like pillow fights in the girls dorm. You should have been here when Mafud and Kirkland Ramsey III got going at each

Re: OT - how to guarantee you luggage won't be lost

2010-01-19 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Christian Subject: Re: OT - how to guarantee you luggage won't be lost I kind of thought that you threw off the English yoke, freed the prisoners and such... The Queen is still on their money... 'nuff said! :-) There's a lot of good things to be

Re: OT: I REALLY hate squirrels

2010-01-19 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Keith Whaley Subject: Re: OT: I REALLY hate squirrels Gore is a charlatan, but doing one's best to live cleaner and consume less is a worthy goal. As long as one doesn't trample on the rights of others in the process. Your car tramples on my right to

Re: Please Ignore Me (too)

2010-01-19 Thread Jack Davis
Oh, that!(?) Human diversity will forever be split by fishers of ego. One of my favorite truisms. Jack --- On Tue, 1/19/10, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Please Ignore Me (too) To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO - The Shot (scattershot-prime strategy)

2010-01-19 Thread Jack Davis
Well timed and exposed. Jack --- On Tue, 1/19/10, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO - The Shot (scattershot-prime strategy) To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Tuesday, January 19, 2010, 5:36 AM On

GESO - Hirshhorn Juncture

2010-01-19 Thread Tom C
I was at the Hirshhorn Museum Sculpture garden in DC yesterday. I took some derivate photos of art, but then decided to give myself an exercise by using elements of the building itself. I don't know if I'd hang it on my wall. I might hang it on their's... 3 images...

Re: Please Ignore Me (too)

2010-01-19 Thread eckinator
2010/1/19 frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com: Some people have their heads in the sand and live in a fantasy world, and others want to impose their views on others and refuse to respect the rights of the majority. In fact, that's pretty much what each side said about the other! As

Re: GESO - Hirshhorn Juncture

2010-01-19 Thread Jack Davis
Like all three, Tom. Favorite; Juncture Jack --- On Tue, 1/19/10, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: From: Tom C caka...@gmail.com Subject: GESO - Hirshhorn Juncture To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Tuesday, January 19, 2010, 7:58 AM I was at the Hirshhorn Museum Sculpture

Re: GESO - Hirshhorn Juncture

2010-01-19 Thread Mark Roberts
Tom C wrote: I was at the Hirshhorn Museum Sculpture garden in DC yesterday. I took some derivate photos of art, but then decided to give myself an exercise by using elements of the building itself. I don't know if I'd hang it on my wall. I might hang it on their's... 3 images...

Re: I am impressed - high-ISO performance of K-x

2010-01-19 Thread Igor Roshchin
Tue Jan 19 02:43:20 CST 2010 Dario Bonazza wrote: Igor Roshchin wrote: I had a chance to test K-x over the weekend using high-ISO in low-light setting. As I wrote in another thread, it was very underwhelming with 16-50/2.8, but that was a problem of the lens (in my very subjective

Re: GESO - Hirshhorn Juncture

2010-01-19 Thread Igor Roshchin
Tue Jan 19 10:51:16 CST 2010 Mark Roberts wrote: Tom C wrote: I was at the Hirshhorn Museum Sculpture garden in DC yesterday. I took some derivate photos of art, but then decided to give myself an exercise by using elements of the building itself. I don't know if I'd hang it on my

Re: I am impressed - high-ISO performance of K-x

2010-01-19 Thread P N Stenquist
On Jan 19, 2010, at 11:54 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Paul, I agree that it is possible to do good pictures with K-7 at 1600. - I posted one just recently http://pdml.net/pipermail/pdml_pdml.net/2010-January/205671.html My point is rather that with K-x one can push further; and it is also

Re: I am impressed - high-ISO performance of K-x

2010-01-19 Thread Igor Roshchin
Tue Jan 19 10:59:30 CST 2010 P N Stenquist wrote: On Jan 19, 2010, at 11:54 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Paul, I agree that it is possible to do good pictures with K-7 at 1600. - I posted one just recently http://pdml.net/pipermail/pdml_pdml.net/2010-January/205671.html My point is

Re: OT - Any sailors on the list?

2010-01-19 Thread Anthony Farr
I remember them, I joined late in the Mafud era, and Kirkland Ramsey III (Presbyterian) was just getting onto full song. Ramsey ~was~ Greene, wasn't he? Or was that Mafud? Never mind. But for sheer madness, you should check out a bunch of loonies on youtube arguing that some Airbus accidents

Re: GESO - Hirshhorn Juncture

2010-01-19 Thread ann sanfedele
I like the first (especially) and the last - the middle one (the steps) ain't so interesting. I'm bettin Godders likes these too :) And I think the first is quite wall worthy - reminds me of some 1950's paintings - tranquil with intersting shapes ann Tom C wrote: I was at the Hirshhorn

Re: OT - Any sailors on the list?

2010-01-19 Thread Mark Roberts
Anthony Farr wrote: I remember them, I joined late in the Mafud era, and Kirkland Ramsey III (Presbyterian) was just getting onto full song. Ramsey ~was~ Greene, wasn't he? Or was that Mafud? Never mind. Suda Mafud, Kirkland Ramsey and M.T. Greene were all the same person (he even

Re: Boris 2010 Peso #02

2010-01-19 Thread Boris Liberman
On 1/19/2010 12:10 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Boris, I like the intensity of the guy but am confused about the location. Do they have chinese food in Israel because you can never tell what's in it. I see oriental lanterns, alcohol, some kind of bar set-up, and a display cabinet (HOT?). This all

Re: OT - how to guarantee you luggage won't be lost

2010-01-19 Thread Anthony Farr
2010/1/19 P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com: I kind of thought that you threw off the English yoke, freed the prisoners and such... Don't confuse Aussie Dave Savage, with Kiwi Dave Mann. Kiwi Dave is merely gloating that NZ was never a penal colony, unlike so many other former

Re: I am impressed - high-ISO performance of K-x

2010-01-19 Thread John Sessoms
From: Igor Roshchin Christine Aguila wrote: Wow, that is impressive, but everything does great with the DA* 50-135mm :-) . Cheers, Christine Is it like ketchup? ;-) Don't think it has natural mellowing agents. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT: I REALLY hate squirrels

2010-01-19 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 9:54 AM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: Keith Whaley Subject: Re: OT: I REALLY hate squirrels Gore is a charlatan, but doing one's best to live cleaner and consume less is a worthy goal. As long as one doesn't trample on the

Re: guns and money

2010-01-19 Thread Anthony Farr
2010/1/19 Christian christ...@skofteland.net: P. J. Alling wrote: On 1/18/2010 2:06 PM, Scott Loveless wrote: Did I miss today's thread about lawyers? So what do you call 10,000 lawyers at the bottom of the Atlantic? A good start. What do you call a lawyer buried up to his neck in

Re: GESO - Hirshhorn Juncture

2010-01-19 Thread David J Brooks
They are all very interesting and well done, but 1 and 3 i like a lot Dave On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 10:58 AM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: I was at the Hirshhorn Museum Sculpture garden in DC yesterday.  I took some derivate photos of art, but then decided to give myself an exercise by

RE: Please Ignore Me (too)

2010-01-19 Thread Bob W
Some people have their heads in the sand and live in a fantasy world, and others want to impose their views on others and refuse to respect the rights of the majority. The rights of the majority are usually well looked after. It's the rights of minorities that usually get stomped and

RE: OT - how to guarantee you luggage won't be lost

2010-01-19 Thread Bob W
Don't confuse Aussie Dave Savage, with Kiwi Dave Mann. Kiwi Dave is merely gloating that NZ was never a penal colony, unlike so many other former British possessions. New Zealand is where British people go when they want to live in the 1950s. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

RE: OT - Any sailors on the list?

2010-01-19 Thread Bob W
Cotty wrote: I've just fallen madly deeply in love with this... http://www.bowcrest.com/Recreational%20Barges-breezand.htm Pretty. Salty. I love wooden boats. All this one needs is a Keeshond as crew and you're set. Cheese dog? Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: OT - how to guarantee you luggage won't be lost

2010-01-19 Thread P N Stenquist
On Jan 19, 2010, at 2:31 PM, Bob W wrote: Don't confuse Aussie Dave Savage, with Kiwi Dave Mann. Kiwi Dave is merely gloating that NZ was never a penal colony, unlike so many other former British possessions. New Zealand is where British people go when they want to live in the 1950s.

Re: OT: I REALLY hate squirrels

2010-01-19 Thread Jack Davis
Well stated litany of universally common concerns, Frank. Unfortunately, at this point, negotiating the world allows (demands) ecological offenses be inflicted on ourselves. A suspicion of the Chicken Little motives, along with a well founded faith in the headlong advance of technology, have

Re: OT - Any sailors on the list?

2010-01-19 Thread John Graves
At the risk of jumping into the pool fully clothed, I believe I should mention that she (Das boot) appears to be an overly outfitted row boat. The saving grace (if any) is that she does come with locks ERR... oarlocks, but appears to be missing the the whip to encourage the

Re: guns and money

2010-01-19 Thread John Sessoms
A dumb blond, an ethical lawyer, Santa Clause and the Easter Bunny are walking down the street when they come upon a $100.00 bill lying on the sidewalk ... Q: Who gets the money? A: No one - the dumb blond doesn't see it, and the others are all imaginary creatures. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

PESO - At the Feet of Royalty

2010-01-19 Thread frank theriault
Taken outside the Art Gallery of Ontario, where they're currently showing the King Tut Exhibit and Travelling Road Show (which I understand is quite good, but unfortunately is also very expensive): http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/01/at-feet-of-royalty.html Hope you enjoy. Comments

Re: I am impressed - high-ISO performance of K-x

2010-01-19 Thread Miserere
2010/1/19 Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it: Speaking of boats... welcome on board, Igor. Together with Bill Robb and I, we are now three men in a boat (to say nothing of the K-9...err... dog) asking for a K-7 equipped with the K-x sensor/processor. Dario Well squeeze up, cos I'm

Re: PESO - At the Feet of Royalty

2010-01-19 Thread Jack Davis
Nice catch, Frank. You might have moved to your right and placed the curb sitter between the legs of Royalty ;) Jack --- On Tue, 1/19/10, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: PESO - At the Feet of Royalty To: Pentax-Discuss

Re: I am impressed - high-ISO performance of K-x

2010-01-19 Thread Tim Bray
On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 4:55 AM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: These are excellent, but k7 is rather good at relatively high ISO as well. Granted. I think the issue isn't the absolute performance, it's that it really isn't much of a step up from the K20, and that the K-x is a

Re: I am impressed - high-ISO performance of K-x

2010-01-19 Thread P N Stenquist
On Jan 19, 2010, at 3:48 PM, Tim Bray wrote: On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 4:55 AM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: These are excellent, but k7 is rather good at relatively high ISO as well. Granted. I think the issue isn't the absolute performance, it's that it really isn't much

Re: Reworked my website

2010-01-19 Thread Toine
Sounds like a cool idea (someone stealing my pictures because they like it). I would prefer if they ask first... Maybe I should use watermarkings. Toine 2010/1/19 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: Toine, it looks cool and works cool but for whatever it is worth, if you middle click (click with

RE: GESO - Hirshhorn Juncture

2010-01-19 Thread Chris Mitchell
From: Tom C Sent: 19 January 2010 15:59 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: GESO - Hirshhorn Juncture I was at the Hirshhorn Museum Sculpture garden in DC yesterday. I took some derivate photos of art, but then decided to give myself an exercise by using elements of the building

Re: GESO - Hirshhorn Juncture

2010-01-19 Thread Ken Waller
What Jack said. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: GESO - Hirshhorn Juncture Like all three, Tom. Favorite; Juncture Jack --- On Tue, 1/19/10, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: From: Tom C

(not so) Cold Canal

2010-01-19 Thread Chris Mitchell
An update on my snowy set. A week later and it all looks very different. I've included some extra images alongside some of the originals: http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/Coldcanal/ There are also some of some very optimistic fishermen... Chris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: I am impressed - high-ISO performance of K-x

2010-01-19 Thread John Francis
On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 12:48:46PM -0800, Tim Bray wrote: On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 4:55 AM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: These are excellent, but k7 is rather good at relatively high ISO as well. Granted. I think the issue isn't the absolute performance, it's that it

Re: guns and money

2010-01-19 Thread Scott Loveless
If you are stranded on a desert island with Adolph Hitler, Attila the Hun, and a lawyer, and you have a gun with only two bullets, what do you do? Shoot the lawyer twice. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: I am impressed - high-ISO performance of K-x

2010-01-19 Thread Mark Roberts
In the midst of PDML Photo Annual image submissions I've just received one of the best shots so far. It was taken at ISO 100. I'm just sayin... -- 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

Very OT: Regulations for drinking alcohol

2010-01-19 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Hi all, Since list members don't seem mind very much the OT subject of alcohol, I've got one for you. A hot local political issue has been new regulations regarding drinking alcohol in outdoors public places in town (or densely populated areas). It has now been prohibited. Would be

RE: Very OT: Regulations for drinking alcohol

2010-01-19 Thread Bob W
Hi all, Since list members don't seem mind very much the OT subject of alcohol, I've got one for you. A hot local political issue has been new regulations regarding drinking alcohol in outdoors public places in town (or densely populated areas). It has now been prohibited. Would be

Re: Very OT: Regulations for drinking alcohol

2010-01-19 Thread Dario Bonazza
Lasse Karlsson wrote: Hi all, Since list members don't seem mind very much the OT subject of alcohol, I've got one for you. A hot local political issue has been new regulations regarding drinking alcohol in outdoors public places in town (or densely populated areas). It has now been

Re: I am impressed - high-ISO performance of K-x

2010-01-19 Thread Dario Bonazza
Mark Roberts wrote: In the midst of PDML Photo Annual image submissions I've just received one of the best shots so far. It was taken at ISO 100. I'm just sayin... Unfortunately, I'm just losing a ballet work I've been doing for some time because shooting @ 3200/6400 with visible noise is

Re: Very OT: Regulations for drinking alcohol

2010-01-19 Thread P N Stenquist
Here in Michigan, you can drink outdoors in cafes or at parties on private property, but you can't drink on public streets or sidewalks. However, enforcement is lax, and it's not unusual to see construction workers having a beer at the end of the day. Paul On Jan 19, 2010, at 5:05 PM, Lasse

Re: Very OT: Regulations for drinking alcohol

2010-01-19 Thread Lasse Karlsson
From: Bob W p...@web-options.com To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 12:05 AM Subject: RE: Very OT: Regulations for drinking alcohol Hi all, Would be interested in (briefly) what regulations there are in your countries and communities. Is drinking

RE: Very OT: Regulations for drinking alcohol

2010-01-19 Thread Bob W
Since list members don't seem mind very much the OT subject of alcohol, I've got one for you. A hot local political issue has been new regulations regarding drinking alcohol in outdoors public places in town (or densely populated areas). It has now been prohibited. Would be

Re: PESO - At the Feet of Royalty

2010-01-19 Thread David J Brooks
Very nice I'm sure the fellow sitting would rather be some were else, but it does work for the photo Dave On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 3:16 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Taken outside the Art Gallery of Ontario, where they're currently showing the King Tut Exhibit and

Re: I am impressed - high-ISO performance of K-x

2010-01-19 Thread Mark Roberts
Dario Bonazza wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: In the midst of PDML Photo Annual image submissions I've just received one of the best shots so far. It was taken at ISO 100. I'm just sayin... Unfortunately, I'm just losing a ballet work I've been doing for some time because shooting @ 3200/6400

Re: Very OT: Regulations for drinking alcohol

2010-01-19 Thread mike wilson
Bob W wrote: Since list members don't seem mind very much the OT subject of alcohol, I've got one for you. A hot local political issue has been new regulations regarding drinking alcohol in outdoors public places in town (or densely populated areas). It has now been prohibited. Would be

OT So much for the best job ever.

2010-01-19 Thread David J Brooks
Hi all. Just found out around 2pm today that as of the end of school, our yard in Newmarket. will no longer have any school bus runs for the 2010/2011 school year. Apparently the runs come up for bid every few years, and we were under cut on them all, except a few french board runs. Stock, our

Re: PESO - At the Feet of Royalty

2010-01-19 Thread paul stenquist
Cool pic. Nicely composed. Good to see Tut brought his croquet mallet:-). Paul On Jan 19, 2010, at 3:16 PM, frank theriault wrote: Taken outside the Art Gallery of Ontario, where they're currently showing the King Tut Exhibit and Travelling Road Show (which I understand is quite good, but

RE: Very OT: Regulations for drinking alcohol

2010-01-19 Thread Bob W
Just to expand on this, and to take it a bit more seriously, I'm not aware of any restrictions on drinking outdoors in public places in the UK. Specifically banned in many places in the northeast of England due to high levels of drink-fuelled crime, especially under-age

RE: OT So much for the best job ever.

2010-01-19 Thread Bob W
Just found out around 2pm today that as of the end of school, our yard in Newmarket. will no longer have any school bus runs for the 2010/2011 school year. Apparently the runs come [...] I believe things happen for a reason, and we have weathered worse storms, so hopefully we can carry

Re: (not so) Cold Canal

2010-01-19 Thread Cotty
On 19/1/10, Chris Mitchell, discombobulated, unleashed: An update on my snowy set. A week later and it all looks very different. I've included some extra images alongside some of the originals: http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/Coldcanal/ There are also some of some very optimistic fishermen...

Re: OT - Any sailors on the list?

2010-01-19 Thread Cotty
On 19/1/10, Christian, discombobulated, unleashed: Pretty. Salty. I love wooden boats. All this one needs is a Keeshond as crew and you're set. You old sea dog. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: OT So much for the best job ever.

2010-01-19 Thread paul stenquist
Good luck with this. It would make sense for the new company to hire the experienced drivers. Paul On Jan 19, 2010, at 5:54 PM, David J Brooks wrote: Hi all. Just found out around 2pm today that as of the end of school, our yard in Newmarket. will no longer have any school bus runs for

Re: OT So much for the best job ever.

2010-01-19 Thread Cotty
On 19/1/10, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: Life in the 21st Century, undercut and destroy. Amen. Good luck Dave. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML

Re: Very OT: Regulations for drinking alcohol

2010-01-19 Thread Cotty
On 20/1/10, Lasse Karlsson, discombobulated, unleashed: Would be interested in (briefly) what regulations there are in your countries and communities. Is drinking alcohol outdoors in public places allowed, or not? Local bylaws are introduced to prohibit alcohol consumption, usually in busy town

RE: Very OT: Regulations for drinking alcohol

2010-01-19 Thread John Sessoms
From: Lasse Karlsson Hi all, Since list members don't seem mind very much the OT subject of alcohol, I've got one for you. A hot local political issue has been new regulations regarding drinking alcohol in outdoors public places in town (or densely populated areas). It has now been

Re: Please Ignore Me (too)

2010-01-19 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 2:26 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: The rights of the majority are usually well looked after. It's the rights of minorities that usually get stomped and which we need to watch out for. My post to which you're responding was, of course, tongue-in-cheek. I have to

Re: Very OT: Regulations for drinking alcohol

2010-01-19 Thread drd1135
Same in Rockbridge county, except we all have guns and shoot at small animals. --Original Message-- From: Cotty Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net To: pentax list ReplyTo: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Very OT: Regulations for drinking alcohol Sent: Jan 19, 2010 6:24 PM On 20/1/10,

Re: OT So much for the best job ever.

2010-01-19 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hope things work out for the best Dave. -- Best regards, Bruce Tuesday, January 19, 2010, 2:54:00 PM, you wrote: DJB Hi all. DJB Just found out around 2pm today that as of the end of school, our yard DJB in Newmarket. will no longer DJB have any school bus runs for the 2010/2011 school year.

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