Re: Re: GESO - First Chicago shots

2010-05-04 Thread Chris Mitchell
Mark Roberts wrote: Subject: Re: GESO - First Chicago shots Chris Mitchell wrote: From a walk round Millennium park and an evening boat ride round the city. http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/ChicagoReflections/ Isn't the Bean fun to photograph? And to watch other people photographing?

PESO: Lobster Floats

2010-05-04 Thread David Parsons
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/4575781282/in/set-72157623860749481/ I went with friends to Rockport, Ma, to take pictures in this quintessential New England fishing town. -- Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: Lobster Floats

2010-05-04 Thread steve harley
On 2010-05-04 15:15 , David Parsons wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/4575781282/in/set-72157623860749481/ i'm so used to the colors (grew up in Maine) that black and white is a refreshing take -- makes for an interesting abstraction -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Exhibit Question - Dress

2010-05-04 Thread John Sessoms
From: Miserere On 30 April 2010 23:03, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: Sorry, I have worked for the Army for 39+ years and have developed an aversion to camo. What triggered it was the number of complaints about pedestrians being hit by cars on base. Hell - they are all

Re: OT Mac question

2010-05-04 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 2:34 PM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: David J Brooks Subject: Re: OT Mac question I have a PC. Thats why i use my Mac. It seems to give you a lot of grief though. Sometimes, but not as much as my PC. The Mac seems to

Re: Printing cost, home vs. Costco ?

2010-05-04 Thread P N Stenquist
On May 4, 2010, at 3:25 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On 5/4/2010 12:12 PM, paul stenquist wrote: Financially, store prints are the best deal. But as a photographer, I find printing to an integral part of the hobby. Mastering the print is the ultimate challenge, and leaving that to someone else

Re: Exhibit Question - Dress

2010-05-04 Thread Mark Roberts
John Sessoms wrote: From: Miserere On 30 April 2010 23:03, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: Sorry, I have worked for the Army for 39+ years and have developed an aversion to camo. What triggered it was the number of complaints about pedestrians being hit by cars on base.

Re: Tripods that fit in carry on

2010-05-04 Thread John Sessoms
From: Larry Colen On 5/4/2010 1:12 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Larry Colen wrote: On 5/4/2010 12:51 PM, AlunFoto wrote: 2010/5/4 John Sessomsjsessoms...@nc.rr.com: If I was in Europe, I don't think I'd ever fly. Trains are a lot more fun, and in Europe you can actually get somewhere on

Re: Tripods that fit in carry on

2010-05-04 Thread John Sessoms
From: AlunFoto 2010/5/4 Jerry in Arizona glewis4...@yahoo.com: Last year we spent 3 weeks in Italy and travelled entirely by train.? Enjoyed it immensely.? Even more remarkable in that I am an amputee (left leg below the knee)?and wheelchair bound.? The Italtrain has a service called

vote for your favorite street shooter

2010-05-04 Thread Doug Brewer
Brackets are tough: http://blakeandrews.blogspot.com/2010/05/street-photography-tournament.html go for 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 directly above and follow the directions.

Re: Pentax 2010 Plans(?)

2010-05-04 Thread John Sessoms
From: David Parsons I'd love to see everyone there who knows what Pentax 'needs' to do start their own camera company and show everyone else how easy it is to do. They seem to know what they are talking about, it shouldn't be too difficult for them. On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 9:29 AM, Jack Davis

Re: Pentax 2010 Plans(?)

2010-05-04 Thread eckinator
From: David Parsons I'd love to see everyone there who knows what Pentax 'needs' to do start their own camera company and show everyone else how easy it is to do. They seem to know what they are talking about, it shouldn't be too difficult for them. all we do is outline our personal ideal

Re: K-7 replacement?

2010-05-04 Thread Adam Maas
On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 12:26 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: On 2010-05-02 06:07 , Adam Maas wrote: My HP Laptop takes about 2 minutes to boot fully, from sleep it's 30-45 seconds. My fastest booting Mac is slower (but is a G4). all this talk of boot times -- i do that a couple

Re: Exhibit Question - Dress

2010-05-04 Thread eckinator
2010/5/4 Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com: Seriously, the colors of camo have been developed over years to be as difficult as possible for human to pick up in a wide variety of conditions. Works pretty well: Statistics of motorcycle accidents, for example, show riders wearing camo/khaki

Re: pdml annuals have arrived in chicago

2010-05-04 Thread eckinator
2010/5/3 Bob W p...@web-options.com: 3 cheers for Mark, Christine and the USPS! Three Quarks for Muster Mark indeed! Have yet to figure out what to do with the other two =) Ecke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: K-7 replacement?

2010-05-04 Thread Adam Maas
On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 12:45 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: On 2010-05-02 09:56 , Adam Maas wrote: an easy way to launch seldom-used apps along with access to configuration and the file browser. that sounds like QuickSilver on the Mac (there are similar tools for Win Linux)

Re: Aaaaaaaaaaaargh! (OT btw)

2010-05-04 Thread Cotty
Hey John, whatever you say about us Macfanboys, we ain't never gonna be as fanatical as you laddy On 4/5/10, John Sessoms, discombobulated, unleashed (and included here for full effect): %^$#*^...@$! tech support Need to obtain some old documents [copies of orders] to verify a period

Re: Long lens updates [Scanned] [Spam score:8%]

2010-05-04 Thread eckinator
2010/5/4 John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com: Remember: Don't pay the ferryman until he gets you to the other side... (Chris de Burgh - anyone remember him?) Ooh - quintessential early 80s MTV spandex arena rock. Totally =) And guess what CdB still has a huge fanbase in Germany, you'd think

Re: Low end Canon/Nikon/Pentax blues dance showdown

2010-05-04 Thread Cotty
On 4/5/10, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: Facebook sucks, and it keeps coming up with new and interesting forms of suckage too. However, it's the defacto social networking site and the most effective way of distributing snapshots of dancers to the people in the photos. ...but sadly not

Re: OT Mac question

2010-05-04 Thread Cotty
On 4/5/10, steve harley, discombobulated, unleashed: iTunes Helper launches iTunes when an iPod or iPhonish device is plugged in; i don't think it's the cause of the password dialogs I thought I said that ;-) er, *will* say that. email lists are like star trek with timelines and wormholes...

Re: Tripods that fit in carry on

2010-05-04 Thread Cotty
On 4/5/10, John Sessoms, discombobulated, unleashed: If I was in Europe, I don't think I'd ever fly. Speaking of which, that frigging volcano cloud's coming this way again :-( -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: vote for your favorite street shooter

2010-05-04 Thread Cotty
On 4/5/10, Doug Brewer, discombobulated, unleashed: Brackets are tough: http://blakeandrews.blogspot.com/2010/05/street-photography-tournament.html HCB gets 1 vote so far and 'Burk Uzzle' gets 16?? That's all arse-about- tit isn't it?? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People,

Re: vote for your favorite street shooter

2010-05-04 Thread eckinator
2010/5/5 Cotty cotty...@mac.com: On 4/5/10, Doug Brewer, discombobulated, unleashed: Brackets are tough: http://blakeandrews.blogspot.com/2010/05/street-photography-tournament.html HCB gets 1 vote so far and 'Burk Uzzle' gets 16?? That's all arse-about- tit isn't it?? That's because too

RE: Tripods that fit in carry on

2010-05-04 Thread Bob W
In my example, I was thinking more about just getting from A to B, as a sheer transport. For that purpose, a couple of hours wasted in airports beats a couple of days wasted on a train every time. I can see your point. I agree time spent in airports IS wasted, but from my point

Re: Low end Canon/Nikon/Pentax blues dance showdown

2010-05-04 Thread Larry Colen
On 5/4/2010 3:17 PM, Cotty wrote: On 4/5/10, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: Facebook sucks, and it keeps coming up with new and interesting forms of suckage too. However, it's the defacto social networking site and the most effective way of distributing snapshots of dancers to the

Re: vote for your favorite street shooter

2010-05-04 Thread eckinator
2010/5/5 eckinator eckina...@gmail.com: 2010/5/5 Cotty cotty...@mac.com: On 4/5/10, Doug Brewer, discombobulated, unleashed: Brackets are tough: http://blakeandrews.blogspot.com/2010/05/street-photography-tournament.html HCB gets 1 vote so far and 'Burk Uzzle' gets 16?? That's all

RE: Tripods that fit in carry on

2010-05-04 Thread Bob W
If I was in Europe, I don't think I'd ever fly. Trains are a lot more fun, and in Europe you can actually get somewhere on 'em. Let's see... Oslo - London by train... Route will go through: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, and

RE: Tripods that fit in carry on

2010-05-04 Thread Bob W
Let's see... Oslo - London by train... Route will go through: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, and UK. No central itinerary planner, will have to do it by studying the national railways of at least 5 countries/languages. Deutsche Bahn did it in

RE: Tripods that fit in carry on

2010-05-04 Thread Bob W
He's an important part of a very exclusive pdml sub-committee: http://homepage.mac.com/godders/well-hung-4740.jpg How did I know that would make another outing. I think you get the lifetime award for bad puns with that one. Probably deserves an award for most-posted photo on the

Re: vote for your favorite street shooter

2010-05-04 Thread Doug Brewer
Cotty wrote: On 4/5/10, Doug Brewer, discombobulated, unleashed: Brackets are tough: http://blakeandrews.blogspot.com/2010/05/street-photography-tournament.html HCB gets 1 vote so far and 'Burk Uzzle' gets 16?? That's all arse-about- tit isn't it?? Uzzle is up against Robert Frank. I

Re: Low end Canon/Nikon/Pentax blues dance showdown

2010-05-04 Thread P. J. Alling
On 5/4/2010 6:42 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On 5/4/2010 3:17 PM, Cotty wrote: On 4/5/10, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: Facebook sucks, and it keeps coming up with new and interesting forms of suckage too. However, it's the defacto social networking site and the most effective way of

Here's someone selling toys to get some Pentax glass

2010-05-04 Thread Larry Colen
An old italian bicycle: Probably not worth shipping anyplace but at least a few folks Knarf might appreciate it: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/bik/1724356207.html Minolta/Sony mount 70-210: Here's one for Mark... http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/pho/1724367067.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

RE: GESO - First Chicago shots

2010-05-04 Thread Bob W
From a walk round Millennium park and an evening boat ride round the city. http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/ChicagoReflections/ Chris Looks a bit like Milton Keynes. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: Pentax 2010 Plans(?)

2010-05-04 Thread David Parsons
Well, I was referencing the posters in the DPReview thread, not at anyone here. It just seems that some people can't separate what they want from how they think the company should be run and get all indignant about Pentax not doing what they think is best according to them. On Tue, May 4, 2010

Re: Egypt final uploads

2010-05-04 Thread David Parsons
Thanks. I think I'll have to return again and take a lot more time and get things right (good luck with that :) ). Now that I've been there, I know where I'd like to see at different times. Being part of a tour group doesn't lead to the prime shooting opportunities. But, you do what you can

Re: Exhibit Question - Dress

2010-05-04 Thread David Parsons
That's not really surprising if you understand how camo works. It's not really designed to hide you, it's designed to break up your pattern while you are moving so it's harder to determine your shape. You see a moving form, but not a distinct outline. It's similar to how the stripes on a zebra

Re: Pentax 2010 Plans(?)

2010-05-04 Thread Rob Studdert
On 05/05/2010, David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com wrote: Well, I was referencing the posters in the DPReview thread, not at anyone here. It just seems that some people can't separate what they want from how they think the company should be run and get all indignant about Pentax not doing

RE: Egypt final uploads

2010-05-04 Thread Bob W
I think you've done a good job, considering the restrictions. Nice stuff. Bob Thanks. I think I'll have to return again and take a lot more time and get things right (good luck with that :) ). Now that I've been there, I know where I'd like to see at different times. Being part of a

Re: Pentax 2010 Plans(?)

2010-05-04 Thread P. J. Alling
On 5/4/2010 4:28 PM, John Francis wrote: On Tue, May 04, 2010 at 03:59:30PM -0400, John Sessoms wrote: From: Brian Walters On Tue, 04 May 2010 06:29 -0700, Jack Davisjdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=35222396

Re: GESO - First Chicago shots

2010-05-04 Thread Bob Sullivan
No it doesn't Bob! There's no shopping mall and no sports centre. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 6:22 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: From a walk round Millennium park and an evening boat ride round the city. http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/ChicagoReflections/ Chris Looks a bit

Re: Printing cost, home vs. Costco ?

2010-05-04 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Doug Franklin Subject: Re: Printing cost, home vs. Costco ? On 2010-05-04 14:40, William Robb wrote: I expect that if I added everything up, I'd be paying 4-5X to print a 16x20 at home than what the most expensive printing service local to me would

Re: Tripods that fit in carry on

2010-05-04 Thread P. J. Alling
On 5/4/2010 6:24 PM, Cotty wrote: On 4/5/10, John Sessoms, discombobulated, unleashed: If I was in Europe, I don't think I'd ever fly. Speaking of which, that frigging volcano cloud's coming this way again :-( Maybe the weather service will actually send up a plane to sample

Re: Printing cost, home vs. Costco ?

2010-05-04 Thread Larry Colen
On 5/4/2010 4:53 PM, William Robb wrote: What isn't working in my favour is that I'm not doing as much printing as I thought, so I have a $2.5k bookend sitting behind me that drinks ink the way I drink red wine. With 7up? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Printing cost, home vs. Costco ?

2010-05-04 Thread P. J. Alling
On 5/4/2010 7:53 PM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Doug Franklin Subject: Re: Printing cost, home vs. Costco ? On 2010-05-04 14:40, William Robb wrote: I expect that if I added everything up, I'd be paying 4-5X to print a 16x20 at home than what the most expensive

Re: Aaaaaaaaaaaargh! (OT btw)

2010-05-04 Thread Anthony Farr
On 5 May 2010 05:23, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: F^(*n' Micro$oft!! You should have logged in from a Mac using Safari, then it all would have processed perfectly, while angels caressed your brow. };-) But seriously, your problem can't be compared to logging on to Gmail or

Re: K-7 replacement?

2010-05-04 Thread steve harley
On 2010-05-04 16:10 , Adam Maas wrote: On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 12:45 PM, steve harleyp...@paper-ape.com wrote: On 2010-05-02 09:56 , Adam Maas wrote: an easy way to launch seldom-used apps along with access to configuration and the file browser. that sounds like QuickSilver on the Mac

Re: Printing cost, home vs. Costco ?

2010-05-04 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Larry Colen Subject: Re: Printing cost, home vs. Costco ? On 5/4/2010 4:53 PM, William Robb wrote: What isn't working in my favour is that I'm not doing as much printing as I thought, so I have a $2.5k bookend sitting behind me that drinks ink the way I

Re: Aaaaaaaaaaaargh! (OT btw)

2010-05-04 Thread Joseph McAllister
On May 4, 2010, at 15:13 , Cotty wrote: Hey John, whatever you say about us Macfanboys, we ain't never gonna be as fanatical as you laddy Probably be worse for us Cotty. This is a Go'mint server, programmed under a least cost contract. Might not let us in at all unless we are

Re: vote for your favorite street shooter

2010-05-04 Thread Mark Roberts
Doug Brewer wrote: Brackets are tough: http://blakeandrews.blogspot.com/2010/05/street-photography-tournament.html go for it What the fuck. Frank Theriault isn't even listed. What bullshit... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: GESO - First Chicago shots

2010-05-04 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob W wrote: From a walk round Millennium park and an evening boat ride round the city. http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/ChicagoReflections/ Looks a bit like Milton Keynes. That was uncalled for! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: Exhibit Question - Dress

2010-05-04 Thread Mark Roberts
David Parsons wrote: That's not really surprising if you understand how camo works. It's not really designed to hide you, it's designed to break up your pattern while you are moving so it's harder to determine your shape. You see a moving form, but not a distinct outline. It's similar to how

Re: Pentax 2010 Plans(?)

2010-05-04 Thread Mark Roberts
Rob Studdert wrote: On 05/05/2010, David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com wrote: Well, I was referencing the posters in the DPReview thread, not at anyone here. It just seems that some people can't separate what they want from how they think the company should be run and get all indignant

Re: Printing cost, home vs. Costco ?

2010-05-04 Thread Mark Roberts
William Robb wrote: What isn't working in my favour is that I'm not doing as much printing as I thought, so I have a $2.5k bookend sitting behind me that drinks ink the way I drink red wine. I'll trade you a case of red wine for your printer. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT Mac question

2010-05-04 Thread Joseph McAllister
On May 4, 2010, at 14:24 , David J Brooks wrote: On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 2:34 PM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: David J Brooks Subject: Re: OT Mac question I have a PC. Thats why i use my Mac. It seems to give you a lot of grief though.

Re: Pentax 2010 Plans(?)

2010-05-04 Thread Joseph McAllister
On May 4, 2010, at 07:36 , CheekyGeek wrote: I believe that I will be buying a second digital body within the next year. My first is the K200D. Frankly, if I could have one of the new cameras be the K200D body with a Sony EXMOR or EXMOR-R sensor with high ISO noise performance Live View I

Re: Printing cost, home vs. Costco ?

2010-05-04 Thread paul stenquist
On May 4, 2010, at 8:44 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: William Robb wrote: What isn't working in my favour is that I'm not doing as much printing as I thought, so I have a $2.5k bookend sitting behind me that drinks ink the way I drink red wine. I'll trade you a case of red wine for your

Re: Peso Back yard deer

2010-05-04 Thread Michael Beacom
Does he eat tulips? Cheers Mike On Apr 30, 2010, at 1:53 PM, David J Brooks wrote: Even though there is construction in town, we live close enough to farms and bush areas. Deer have popped into our back yard before, but never before the garden had been planted.

Re: Tamron Adaptall 300/2.8?

2010-05-04 Thread Joseph McAllister
On May 3, 2010, at 10:45 , Larry Colen wrote: I found a Tamron 300/2.8 on CL today for $650. That seems like it might be a pretty good price, depending on the quality of the lens. I have the Tamron 300/28 in KAF2 mount, with matching tele-converters and I love it. I'll be getting a new

PESO - Swan

2010-05-04 Thread frank theriault
Okay, this bird stuff is all new to me, so be gentle. I know it's not entirely sharp, but it's (by my standards at least) sharp in some places I'd like it to be (around the head and some of the water ripples and stuff): http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/05/swan.html Does it work? Pretty

Re: PESO - Swan

2010-05-04 Thread Graydon
On Tue, May 04, 2010 at 09:38:25PM -0400, frank theriault scripsit: Okay, this bird stuff is all new to me, so be gentle. I know it's not entirely sharp, but it's (by my standards at least) sharp in some places I'd like it to be (around the head and some of the water ripples and stuff):

Re: PESO - Swan

2010-05-04 Thread P. J. Alling
On 5/4/2010 9:38 PM, frank theriault wrote: Okay, this bird stuff is all new to me, so be gentle. I know it's not entirely sharp, but it's (by my standards at least) sharp in some places I'd like it to be (around the head and some of the water ripples and stuff):

Re: Printing cost, home vs. Costco ?

2010-05-04 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Mark Roberts Subject: Re: Printing cost, home vs. Costco ? William Robb wrote: What isn't working in my favour is that I'm not doing as much printing as I thought, so I have a $2.5k bookend sitting behind me that drinks ink the way I drink red wine.

Re: PESO - Swan

2010-05-04 Thread drd1135
Damn. It's Knarf and I'm wearing white again. ;-) -Original Message- From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 21:38:25 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail ListPDML@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Swan Okay, this bird stuff is all new to me, so be gentle. I know it's not

Re: Printing cost, home vs. Costco ?

2010-05-04 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: paul stenquist Subject: Re: Printing cost, home vs. Costco ? What isn't working in my favour is that I'm not doing as much printing as I thought, so I have a $2.5k bookend sitting behind me that drinks ink the way I drink red wine. I'll trade you a

Something of interest from his Thomishness

2010-05-04 Thread William Robb
This is eerie. http://is.gd/bUqH3 And safe to read. It's off Thom Hogan's Nikon thingie (note spelling please Tanja), but it seems applicable to Pentax as well. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: PESO - Swan

2010-05-04 Thread paul stenquist
Nice. Sharpness looks okay on a web sized image, but the rendering is a bit muddy. The whites don't sparkle. Paul On May 4, 2010, at 9:38 PM, frank theriault wrote: Okay, this bird stuff is all new to me, so be gentle. I know it's not entirely sharp, but it's (by my standards at least) sharp

Re: PESO - Swan

2010-05-04 Thread David Parsons
The picture is more of a black grey, than BW. I'm not sure if it looks underexposed, or if the levels need to be adjusted. There is also an odd dark halo along the back of the head and neck. On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 9:38 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Okay, this bird stuff

Re: vote for your favorite street shooter

2010-05-04 Thread drd1135
Maybe he's listed under Canadian street photographers. --Original Message-- From: Mark Roberts Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List ReplyTo: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: vote for your favorite street shooter Sent: May 4, 2010 8:35 PM Doug Brewer wrote:

Re: Exhibit Question - Dress

2010-05-04 Thread John Sessoms
From: Mark Roberts John Sessoms wrote: From: Miserere On 30 April 2010 23:03, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: Sorry, I have worked for the Army for 39+ years and have developed an aversion to camo. What triggered it was the number of complaints about pedestrians being

Re: Something of interest from his Thomishness

2010-05-04 Thread P. J. Alling
A useful read. Of course it does confirm my prejudices. On 5/4/2010 9:57 PM, William Robb wrote: This is eerie. http://is.gd/bUqH3 And safe to read. It's off Thom Hogan's Nikon thingie (note spelling please Tanja), but it seems applicable to Pentax as well. William Robb --

Re: GESO - First Chicago shots

2010-05-04 Thread Christine Aguila
- Original Message - From: Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 2:55 PM Subject: Re: GESO - First Chicago shots Chris Mitchell wrote: From a walk round Millennium park and an evening boat ride round the city.

Re: vote for your favorite street shooter

2010-05-04 Thread Bran Everseeking
On Tue, 04 May 2010 20:35:18 -0400 Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: What the fuck. Frank Theriault isn't even listed. What bullshit... thats what I was going to say -- Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own... Jealousy is a disease,

Re: PESO - Swan

2010-05-04 Thread Jack Davis
Beautiful angle and head position. Sort of looks like a bright snow shot wherein the meter over corrected by trying to convert the scene to 18% gray. Needs to be carefully lightened..but not by too much. Remember, a variety of monitors with variying brightness settings are watching ;-)) Jack

chicago updates

2010-05-04 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Everyone: 1) All our work was delivered on time on Monday, 5/3 at 10:00ish a.mish. 2) Gallery has been repainted for our install, and our work is being installed. 3) Framer called me with a big hearty thank you and said it was a fun project to work on. Can't say enough about

Re: OT Mac question

2010-05-04 Thread John Francis
On Tue, May 04, 2010 at 05:52:32PM -0700, Joseph McAllister wrote: On May 4, 2010, at 14:24 , David J Brooks wrote: On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 2:34 PM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: David J Brooks Subject: Re: OT Mac question I have a PC. Thats

Re: GESO - Desperately Seeking Inspiration

2010-05-04 Thread Christine Aguila
- Original Message - From: Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm It's been a while since I flirted with sailors. So you think that would help? It's always good to try new experiences that get you out of your comfort zone, Brian. :-) Cheers, Christine -- PDML

PESO: Inside the Summit Diner

2010-05-04 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
http://dinerdan.posterous.com/inside-the-summit-diner As always, Comments, Criticisms, Suggestions, and Abuse are all welcomed -- 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

Re: chicago updates

2010-05-04 Thread Tom C.
Christine, A huge thank you for the extremely professional way in which you've handled this undertaking, and for your sacrifice of time in this, and our behalf. The communication you've provided leaves me feeling confident this is an endeavour I will be happy that I engaged in. Same applies to

Re: PESO: Inside the Summit Diner

2010-05-04 Thread Tom C.
Dan, I haven't paid attention to your blog of diner photos to date... however on the basis of this image alone, I'll take a look. Well done! Tom C. On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 11:30 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://dinerdan.posterous.com/inside-the-summit-diner As

Re: PESO: Inside the Summit Diner

2010-05-04 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Tom On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 11:59 PM, Tom C. caka...@gmail.com wrote: Dan, I haven't paid attention to your blog of diner photos to date... however on the basis of this image alone, I'll take a look. Well done! Tom C. On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 11:30 PM, Daniel J. Matyola

Re: Re: GESO - First Chicago shots

2010-05-04 Thread Chris Mitchell
Bob Sullivan wrote: No it doesn't Bob! There's no shopping mall and no sports centre. Regards, Bob S. And (before anyone else says it) no roundabouts and no concrete cows... Chris On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 6:22 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: From a walk round Millennium park and an

Re: Exhibit Question - Dress

2010-05-04 Thread Stan Halpin
Normally John I would agree. But these incidents (no one was actually hit by the way, just close calls) occurred because soldiers weren't using crossing areas, and the road section was poorly lit. As you know the Army recognizes the need to be visible for traffic safety and requires reflective

Tamron Adaptall

2010-05-04 Thread Larry Colen
As it turns out, the guy on craigslist never replied to any of my emails about the tammy 300/2.8. However, I got a note on facebook from a friend who would like to sell his. Or at the very least is willing to loan it to me to see if I want it. He never uses it since he got a 200/1.8.

Re: chicago updates

2010-05-04 Thread Larry Colen
On May 4, 2010, at 8:18 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Everyone: 1) All our work was delivered on time on Monday, 5/3 at 10:00ish a.mish. Let me reiterate Tom's thanks for your work in undertaking this project. 4) Celtic Fest is advertised as running during our exhibit weekend,

Re: Exhibit Question - Dress

2010-05-04 Thread Rob Studdert
On 05/05/2010, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: In a related pet peeve of mine, I intensely dislike drivers of greyish vehicles who drive in rain or dim light conditions without headlights turned on. Yes, they can see the road well enough without their lights, but others can't

Re: Aaaaaaaaaaaargh! (OT btw)

2010-05-04 Thread Stan Halpin
I can get into AKO [Army Knowledge Online] with Safari, no problem. PW or CAC login, no problem. At home or on the Army net. Get all of my email via Mail linked to AKO also. I cannot however get into the defense travel system or the civilian personnel site. Those were developed by different

Re: Something of interest from his Thomishness

2010-05-04 Thread Rob Studdert
On 05/05/2010, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: This is eerie. http://is.gd/bUqH3 And safe to read. It's off Thom Hogan's Nikon thingie (note spelling please Tanja), but it seems applicable to Pentax as well. The response of the movement sensors used in the Pentax bodies is no where near

gesoish, an atypical British sports coupe

2010-05-04 Thread Larry Colen
On my way to lunch I saw an interesting car parked at a shop and stopped to grab some photos. These cars are fairly rare, and apart from this one being at a shop, they are quite atypical of British cars. This post is more along the lines of sharing snapshots of a cool piece of machinery

Re: Long lens updates [Scanned]

2010-05-04 Thread Anthony Farr
On 2 May 2010 06:53, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: Heck, you can get a 250-1200 on eBay for only $280. Why wait! :-) On the occasions that I notice that 250-1200mm lens, I think WTF? And then I wonder things like who the hell makes this lens, how awful can it be and what's it

Re: gesoish, an atypical British sports coupe

2010-05-04 Thread Rob Studdert
On 05/05/2010, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On my way to lunch I saw an interesting car parked at a shop and stopped to grab some photos. These cars are fairly rare, and apart from this one being at a shop, they are quite atypical of British cars. This post is more along the lines of

Re: Something of interest from his Thomishness

2010-05-04 Thread Larry Colen
On May 4, 2010, at 6:57 PM, William Robb wrote: This is eerie. http://is.gd/bUqH3 And safe to read. Interesting. He *seems* to know his stuff. I also peeked at a couple of his other pieces. Is he the person that Kennyboy thinks he is? It's off Thom Hogan's Nikon thingie (note spelling

Re: gesoish, an atypical British sports coupe

2010-05-04 Thread Larry Colen
On May 4, 2010, at 10:47 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: On 05/05/2010, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On my way to lunch I saw an interesting car parked at a shop and stopped to grab some photos. These cars are fairly rare, and apart from this one being at a shop, they are quite atypical of

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