Re: Tonight's fail

2010-07-27 Thread Boris Liberman
On 7/27/2010 8:20 AM, Larry Colen wrote: It seems that my mysteriously cracked LCD on top of the K20 wasn't enough. I didn't notice that the flap on my camera bag wasn't entirely closed when I pulled it out of the car, and flipping the bag over my shoulder tossed the K20 out onto the

Re: Slide copier for Pentax

2010-07-27 Thread Boris Liberman
On 7/27/2010 4:51 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: However, with today's 10-14 Mpixel DSLRs and a suitable setup, you can achieve approximately the same image resolution as a 4000 ppi scanner with better dmax from 35mm film. To add to Godfrey's good argument here, I am thinking that there are more

Re: Tonight's fail

2010-07-27 Thread Larry Colen
On Jul 26, 2010, at 11:25 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: On 7/27/2010 8:20 AM, Larry Colen wrote: It seems that my mysteriously cracked LCD on top of the K20 wasn't enough. I didn't notice that the flap on my camera bag wasn't entirely closed when I pulled it out of the car, and flipping the

Geso 30 for 30

2010-07-27 Thread Larry Colen
A couple of my friends are celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary today. They asked me to do a photo shoot for the occasion, which happened yesterday. Normally, I'd try to cull them down a little tighter than this, but 30 for 30 seemed appropriate.

Re: Geso 30 for 30

2010-07-27 Thread Cotty
On 26/7/10, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: A couple of my friends are celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary today. They asked me to do a photo shoot for the occasion, which happened yesterday. Normally, I'd try to cull them down a little tighter than this, but 30 for 30 seemed

Re: PESO - Tom on Eleventh Street

2010-07-27 Thread Cotty
On 26/7/10, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: (cats aren't smart enough to think about much of anything) You have obviously never been employed by cats! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: PESO - Vinter

2010-07-27 Thread Toralf Lund
John Coyle wrote: But, but - it is our winter here! He, he, I wondered if anyone would say that. I bet you get this a lot, people talking about summer when you have winter, and vice versa, I mean. Let's say my photo was an attempt to create a bit of balance ;-) Looks cold though, and I

RE: Geso 30 for 30

2010-07-27 Thread Bob W
A couple of my friends are celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary today. They asked me to do a photo shoot for the occasion, which happened yesterday. Normally, I'd try to cull them down a little tighter than this, but 30 for 30 seemed appropriate.

RE: PESO - Tom on Eleventh Street

2010-07-27 Thread Bob W
(cats aren't smart enough to think about much of anything) You have obviously never been employed by cats! I've been well used by a few dogs. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the

Re: PESO - Tom on Eleventh Street

2010-07-27 Thread Cotty
(cats aren't smart enough to think about much of anything) You have obviously never been employed by cats! I've been well used by a few dogs. If she hears you my mammal kick your butt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

PESO - A Lemon and a Piece of Broccoli - in colour

2010-07-27 Thread frank theriault
On Larry's advice, I cropped it square and now it's in colour. I do like it a lot better this way: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/lemon-and-piece-of-broccoli-in-colour.html By way of comparison, here's the BW original:

Re: Geso 30 for 30

2010-07-27 Thread Jack Davis
Very well done, Larry! Lighting especially nice. Jack --- On Mon, 7/26/10, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Subject: Geso 30 for 30 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, July 26, 2010, 11:41 PM A couple of my friends are celebrating

Re: PESO - Tom on Eleventh Street

2010-07-27 Thread William Robb
-- From: Cotty Subject: Re: PESO - Tom on Eleventh Street (cats aren't smart enough to think about much of anything) You have obviously never been employed by cats! I've been well used by a few dogs. If she hears you my mammal kick your

Re: PESO - Tom on Eleventh Street

2010-07-27 Thread William Robb
-- From: Cotty Subject: Re: PESO - Tom on Eleventh Street On 26/7/10, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: (cats aren't smart enough to think about much of anything) You have obviously never been employed by cats! Often enough to know

Re: PESO - A Lemon and a Piece of Broccoli - in colour

2010-07-27 Thread Steven Desjardins
That lemon is staring at me. Make it stop. On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 7:02 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On Larry's advice, I cropped it square and now it's in colour.  I do like it a lot better this way:

OT: Adams Photos Found in Garage Sale

2010-07-27 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/07/27/ansel.adams.discovery/index.html?hpt=C1 -- 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.

PESO - Abstract in Black and Gold

2010-07-27 Thread Brian Walters
G'day all A shot from my recent trip to Noosa on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. I came across this creek with black deposits in the rippled sand beneath the tannin coloured water. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP6898peso.html K200D with 16-45 mm DA zoom. Comments, brickbats,

Re: OT: Adams Photos Found in Garage Sale

2010-07-27 Thread Brian Walters
On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:17 -0400, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/07/27/ansel.adams.discovery/index.html?hpt=C1 $200 mill for a $45 investment. Certainly beats the share-market Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters

Re: OT: Adams Photos Found in Garage Sale

2010-07-27 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jul 27, 2010, at 8:17, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/07/27/ansel.adams.discovery/index.html?hpt=C1 Wow. Just wow. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson --

Re: VESO Wentworth Falls

2010-07-27 Thread Brian Walters
On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:22 +1000, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Team, This is a very slap-dash video compile of clips taken with my S90 during a recent walk through one of the Wentworth Falls walking paths. It should give you a little insight to the grandeur of the place but

Re: PESO - A Lemon and a Piece of Broccoli - in colour

2010-07-27 Thread Brian Walters
On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:02 -0400, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On Larry's advice, I cropped it square and now it's in colour. I do like it a lot better this way: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/lemon-and-piece-of-broccoli-in-colour.html By way of comparison,

Re: GESO: Fireworks

2010-07-27 Thread Brian Walters
On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:38 -0500, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: I had a few minutes downtown on Saturday night to watch a little bit of a fireworks display. I always take a camera to fireworks and I always hate the results. This time I figured out how to retain the color in the

Re: peso - young lady

2010-07-27 Thread Brian Walters
On Sun, 25 Jul 2010 08:59 -0700, Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/4825623180/lightbox/ Comment and critique are welcome even more than always. That's a very attractive image of a very attractive young lady. I like the off centre framing and I think

Re: peso - young lady

2010-07-27 Thread Sasha Sobol
Thanks to everyone. I do like the the bw photo you mentioned (younger is a boy btw) - thought it is completely different. --Sasha On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 6:43 AM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: On Sun, 25 Jul 2010 08:59 -0700, Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com wrote:

RE: FS Monday ;-) my listing on eekbay

2010-07-27 Thread John Sessoms
From: Ann Sanfedele None of you nibbled on Friday, on list, so I went ahead and put it on eekbay... But if someone here wants it, all the better... I started it kinda low, too. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=190423864530ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT I'd like to have it,

RE: Adams Photos Found in Garage Sale

2010-07-27 Thread Bob W
that's fascinating. Hope it turns into a book and exhibition. B http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/07/27/ansel.adams.discovery/index.ht ml?hpt=C1 -- 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

weatherproof vs sandproof?

2010-07-27 Thread Christine Nielsen
While I was in the water with my kids yesterday at the beach, a pack of seagulls descended on our pile of gear in search of food. To bring my camera to the beach, I had taken the foam camera bag insert from my handbag, in which it usually resides, and placed it inside a plastic grocery bag, tied

RE: PESO - A Lemon and a Piece of Broccoli - in colour

2010-07-27 Thread Bob W
On Larry's advice, I cropped it square and now it's in colour. I do like it a lot better this way: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/lemon-and-piece-of- broccoli-in-colour.html By way of comparison, here's the BW original:

RE: PESO - Abstract in Black and Gold

2010-07-27 Thread Bob W
G'day all A shot from my recent trip to Noosa on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. I came across this creek with black deposits in the rippled sand beneath the tannin coloured water. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP6898peso.html you make it sound like a smoker's fingers.

Re: PESO - A Lemon and a Piece of Broccoli - in colour

2010-07-27 Thread Rick Womer
Much better! Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Tue, 7/27/10, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: PESO - A Lemon and a Piece of Broccoli - in colour To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Date: Tuesday, July

Re: weatherproof vs sandproof?

2010-07-27 Thread Bob Sullivan
Christine, I've never gotten so involved with sand, only a little at a time. I'd use a wet cloth and brush to remove all the loose sand I could. I'd exercise all the switches on the body to make sure all the sand is out. I don't think water or sand can make it past the doors on the body like for

Re: Geso 30 for 30

2010-07-27 Thread Larry Colen
On Jul 27, 2010, at 1:50 AM, Bob W wrote: A couple of my friends are celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary today. They asked me to do a photo shoot for the occasion, which happened yesterday. Normally, I'd try to cull them down a little tighter than this, but 30 for 30 seemed

Re: Adams Photos Found in Garage Sale

2010-07-27 Thread John Francis
Judging purely by the tone of the original article, it will turn into just about anything that could make money. That's not necessarily ghood news for those of us hoping to see an exhibit aimed at showing off the photographs in preference to one that attempts to monetize the cachet of the Ansel

Re: PESO - Abstract in Black and Gold

2010-07-27 Thread David J Brooks
Nice patterns and colours here. Almost like a painting Dave On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 9:21 AM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: G'day all A shot from my recent trip to Noosa on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.  I came across this creek with black deposits in the rippled sand beneath

Re: PESO - A Lemon and a Piece of Broccoli - in colour

2010-07-27 Thread David J Brooks
Yes, better i think. Like the square crop. Dave On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 7:02 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On Larry's advice, I cropped it square and now it's in colour.  I do like it a lot better this way:

Re: Geso 30 for 30

2010-07-27 Thread David J Brooks
Come on Larry, I show 600 at a time, get with it.;-) I like this one. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/4833671644/in/set-72157624467220449/ Good to see some of my Woodstock neighbours still with us. Dave On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 2:41 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: A couple of my

Re: Adams Photos Found in Garage Sale

2010-07-27 Thread CheekyGeek
Considering that Ansel Adams is a business that is worth more now than it ever was while he was alive, I foresee a potential problem for the garage sale buyer, now that he has publicized his story (after 10 years of working to get it authenticated). Ansel's estate could argue that since the

Re: Adams Photos Found in Garage Sale

2010-07-27 Thread Bob Sullivan
I have to say this is just ridiculous - $200 million?!! Are there 200 million people who would pay $1 apiece to see these? Are there 20 million who would pay $10 apiece to see these? Are there 2 million who would pay $100 apiece to see these? Are there 200,000 who would pay $1,000 apiece to see

Re: Slide copier for Pentax

2010-07-27 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I didn't think it was an argument, Boris. Just information. - Scanners which have IR-based dust and scratch reduction/removal features can automate dust removal much more easily than DSLR capture can, although the spotting tools in LR and the contextual-aware cloning tools in PS CS5 go a long way

Re: Adams Photos Found in Garage Sale

2010-07-27 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
We don't need to, but perhaps we should. Dan On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 1:07 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: I like Ansel Adams photos, but he is an old, dead white guy. We don't need to worship at his shrine. Regards,  Bob S. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Adams Photos Found in Garage Sale

2010-07-27 Thread William Robb
-- From: Bob Sullivan Subject: Re: Adams Photos Found in Garage Sale ... There aren't 500,000 photographers worldwide who would pay $20 apiece to see these. How many Saint Ansel books are sold worldwide each year? Something is out of kilter in

Re: PESO - Abstract in Black and Gold

2010-07-27 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
What a great abstract image! I love both the patterns and the colors. Dan On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 9:21 AM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: G'day all A shot from my recent trip to Noosa on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.  I came across this creek with black deposits in the rippled

Re: PESO - A Lemon and a Piece of Broccoli - in colour

2010-07-27 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I like this version much better, Frank. Dan On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 7:02 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On Larry's advice, I cropped it square and now it's in colour.  I do like it a lot better this way:

Re: Adams Photos Found in Garage Sale

2010-07-27 Thread CheekyGeek
You're not exactly a Vulcan now, are you Bob? :) Darren Addy Kearney, NE On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 12:07 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: I have to say this is just ridiculous - $200 million?!! Are there 200 million people who would pay $1 apiece to see these? Are there 20 million

Re: PESO - A Lemon and a Piece of Broccoli - in colour

2010-07-27 Thread gldnbearz
Agree with RIck, Dave B, Daniel on the color version. Reminds me a bit of my produce drawer in the refrigerator. Never would imagine it on an exterior wall. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: weatherproof vs sandproof?

2010-07-27 Thread Christine Nielsen
Thanks, Bob. Yes, being so involved with sand is something to be avoided, for sure. Fortunately, it was just the camera, I left my flash at home, and the hotshoe looks clean. So did the pop-up flash. Went over the whole thing with a soft brush, just to be sure. -c On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 11:57

Re: Warm up for Malakoff Rockfestival

2010-07-27 Thread Tim Øsleby
Thank you for your kind comments folks. Sorry about the missing GESO/PESO in the subject. The obsolete camera part made written with tongue in cheek. It's a K20D, so it aint quite obsolete yet I think. But next festival I'll probably shoot with a K7 as my main camera (witch probably will be semi

PESO: Cityscape in mixed media

2010-07-27 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11070254 Comments, suggestions, criticisms and abuse all welcomed. Dan -- 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: Slide copier for Pentax

2010-07-27 Thread Toralf Lund
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 5:34 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I get a RAW file using vuescan on my Epson 3200. Or, I assume, with any other scanner. Paul A VueScan raw file is different from a DSLR raw file. It's essentially a linear gamma RGB

Re: OT - Anyone got opinions on the Olympus Pen E-PL1?

2010-07-27 Thread Miserere
On 21 July 2010 00:21, John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote: I'm trying to persuade my wife to move up to something better than her old Casio Exilim.  I'm tempted by the Micro 4/3 systems, and the Olympus E-PL1 seems to have the ease of use and simplicity that my wife is looking for (without

Re: Slide copier for Pentax

2010-07-27 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 12:08 PM, Toralf Lund tor...@toralf.net wrote: ...VueScan raw file is different from a DSLR raw file. ... You can also write in DNG format these days, though, and feed the file into standard raw converters. I would assume there isn't much you can't do with these files

Re: Slide copier for Pentax

2010-07-27 Thread Igor Roshchin
Boris, If I will buy, I'll definitely share my experience. It is not the highest priority on my to do list, I just have learned about that possibility which made me thinking... :-) .. and I thought I might hear helpful information from others, while sharing this finding with PDMLers. And yes,

Re: Slide copier for Pentax

2010-07-27 Thread P N Stenquist
On Jul 27, 2010, at 1:16 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I didn't think it was an argument, Boris. Just information. Yes. And good information. - Scanners which have IR-based dust and scratch reduction/removal features can automate dust removal much more easily than DSLR capture can, although

Re: Tonight's fail

2010-07-27 Thread Rick Womer
Does it turn on and recognize the SD card? From what I've heard the most serious traumatic injury to K10Ds and K20Ds is the connection breaking between the main circuit board (fastened to the frame) and the SD card block (fastened to the battery holder). That injury is often fatal. Rick

Re: Slide copier for Pentax

2010-07-27 Thread Rob Studdert
On 28/07/2010, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: The .DNG files it outputs are an encapsulation of TIFF RGB files and are very editable in Camera Raw; they're not actually raw files at all, simply a TIFF using the ability of DNG to encapsulate them and provide more functionality.

Re: Slide copier for Pentax

2010-07-27 Thread Toralf Lund
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 12:08 PM, Toralf Lund tor...@toralf.net wrote: ...VueScan raw file is different from a DSLR raw file. ... You can also write in DNG format these days, though, and feed the file into standard raw converters. I would assume there isn't

Re: OT - Anyone got opinions on the Olympus Pen E-PL1?

2010-07-27 Thread Rob Studdert
On 28/07/2010, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: In view of this, I think this camera would be ideal for someone who does not plan on tinkering with images in post processing (as I imagine you wife wont do). If you ever borrow it from her (which I'm sure you'd never do in a million years)

Re: PESO - A Lemon and a Piece of Broccoli - in colour

2010-07-27 Thread Larry Colen
On Jul 27, 2010, at 4:02 AM, frank theriault wrote: On Larry's advice, I cropped it square and now it's in colour. I do like it a lot better this way: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/lemon-and-piece-of-broccoli-in-colour.html That's pretty much what I had in mind, and I do like

Re: weatherproof vs sandproof?

2010-07-27 Thread Rob Studdert
On 28/07/2010, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Thanks, Bob. Yes, being so involved with sand is something to be avoided, for sure. Fortunately, it was just the camera, I left my flash at home, and the hotshoe looks clean. So did the pop-up flash. Went over the whole thing with a

GESO - Malakoff Rockfestival - Navigators

2010-07-27 Thread Tim Øsleby
http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/2010/07/malakoff-rockfestival-navigators.html Not much to say really. Except that I've had a great weekend of music and photography fun. Feel free to comment -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: FS Monday ;-) my listing on eekbay

2010-07-27 Thread Ann Sanfedele
John Sessoms wrote: From: Ann Sanfedele None of you nibbled on Friday, on list, so I went ahead and put it on eekbay... But if someone here wants it, all the better... I started it kinda low, too. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=190423864530ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT

Re: PESO - Akershus/Magic

2010-07-27 Thread Toralf Lund
Rick Womer wrote: Mickey Mouse has several toy boats: http://disneycruise.disney.go.com/ Indeed. And I'm wondering if this time next year, I will notice that he has left an even bigger floating toy in the same location: http://disneycruise.disney.go.com/ships-activities/ships/dream/ -

RE: Adams Photos Found in Garage Sale

2010-07-27 Thread Bob W
I have to say this is just ridiculous - $200 million?!! Are there 200 million people who would pay $1 apiece to see these? Are there 20 million who would pay $10 apiece to see these? Are there 2 million who would pay $100 apiece to see these? Are there 200,000 who would pay $1,000 apiece to

RE: Adams Photos Found in Garage Sale

2010-07-27 Thread Bob W
Considering that Ansel Adams is a business that is worth more now than it ever was while he was alive, I foresee a potential problem for the garage sale buyer, now that he has publicized his story (after 10 years of working to get it authenticated). Ansel's estate could argue that since the

Re: PESO - A Lemon and a Piece of Broccoli - in colour

2010-07-27 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 6:22 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: snip Wile E. Coyote left it as bait for the roadrunner.  You were so intent on taking the photo, you didn't notice the anvil swing past behind you on a piece of rope and knock the coyote into the path of the oncoming truck.

Re: PESO - A Lemon and a Piece of Broccoli - in colour

2010-07-27 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: On Larry's advice, I cropped it square and now it's in colour.  I do like it's secret Mafia code. Don Cavolfiore is going to make you a salad you can't refuse, served by Luca Brassica. I believe that Luca's practicing his

RE: PESO: Cityscape in mixed media

2010-07-27 Thread Bob W
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11070254 Comments, suggestions, criticisms and abuse all welcomed. Dan that's a very bizarre and interesting photo -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: OT - Anyone got opinions on the Olympus Pen E-PL1?

2010-07-27 Thread Miserere
On 27 July 2010 18:21, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: Great review but your paragraph: Below is a picture taken side by side with the Canon S90 (read my review here). As you can see, the body of the E-PL1 isn’t that much larger than the S90. made me wince! I really couldn't

Re: Tonight's fail

2010-07-27 Thread Larry Colen
On Jul 26, 2010, at 11:35 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Jul 26, 2010, at 11:25 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: Is it possible to simply disable/disconnect/disengage the top LCD from the camera? Perhaps it will be cheaper, easier to perform and you can get your camera back faster. Assuming of

Re: PESO - Abstract in Black and Gold

2010-07-27 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 1:56 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: What a great abstract image!   I love both the patterns and the colors. I agree with Dan. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Italian for French

2010-07-27 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 8:46 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Rather a jumble there, Adam, and the artifacts from the backing paper don't help. I agree. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: Cityscape in mixed media

2010-07-27 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 2:37 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11070254 Comments, suggestions, criticisms and abuse all welcomed. I like it. Interesting juxtaposition between the modern skyscrapers and the junk and detritus in the

Re: Tonight's fail

2010-07-27 Thread Larry Colen
On Jul 27, 2010, at 2:28 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Does it turn on and recognize the SD card? From what I've heard the most serious traumatic injury to K10Ds and K20Ds is the connection breaking between the main circuit board (fastened to the frame) and the SD card block (fastened to the

Re: weatherproof vs sandproof?

2010-07-27 Thread Larry Colen
On Jul 27, 2010, at 7:52 AM, Christine Nielsen wrote: So here's my question: now what do I do? Is it possible that tiny grains of sand could get in there gunk up the works? My camera - the k7 - is weatherproof. The lens - a sigma 17-70 -- makes no such claim. I've removed the sd

A tale of the new bigma

2010-07-27 Thread Larry Colen
Something you folks may find amusing. I was chatting with a friend at the dojo today. He recently bought an image stabilized Sigma 50-500 for his Canon 7D, but returned it because he didn't want to pay $1600 for a lens where the pictures weren't perfectly sharp. He also mused that his sensor

Re: OT - Anyone got opinions on the Olympus Pen E-PL1?

2010-07-27 Thread Rob Studdert
On 28/07/2010, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: During my time with the E-PL1 I carried it in my cargo pants pocket or jacket pocket, especially with the 17mm f/2.8 pancake; I couldn't do this with a K-x. I guess that's the difference, anything that's pocketable must fit in a regular cut

Re: VESO Wentworth Falls

2010-07-27 Thread Rob Studdert
On 24/07/2010, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: It is a lovely place. I hope that you also got a few of those clips as stills. Hi Larry, I sure did, I did put a bit of time into editing the set from the week last week but I've run out of steam for the moment. I did manage to pull off quite

Re: PESO - Top Dollar

2010-07-27 Thread Rob Studdert
On 25/07/2010, P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Shot RM's classic car auction at Meadowbrook today for a short Times article. Among many great cars that went on the block were two Deusenbergs, a few Rolls, a Stutz Bearcat, and an Auburn Speedster. But top dollar was paid for a

Re: PESO - Top Dollar

2010-07-27 Thread paul stenquist
On Jul 27, 2010, at 8:28 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: On 25/07/2010, P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Shot RM's classic car auction at Meadowbrook today for a short Times article. Among many great cars that went on the block were two Deusenbergs, a few Rolls, a Stutz Bearcat, and an

Re: PESO - Tom on Eleventh Street

2010-07-27 Thread Michael Beacom
On Jul 27, 2010, at 7:51 AM, William Robb wrote: -- From: Cotty Subject: Re: PESO - Tom on Eleventh Street On 26/7/10, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: (cats aren't smart enough to think about much of anything) You have obviously

Re: Geso 30 for 30

2010-07-27 Thread Rick Womer
This is a nice series. What is uncanny is how much they look like each other--without the beard on one of them (I hope it's the guy!) they'd be indistinguishable. I also agree with Cotty--that one shot says it all. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Tue, 7/27/10, Larry Colen

Re: PESO - Akershus/Magic

2010-07-27 Thread John Sessoms
From: Toralf Lund Rick Womer wrote: Mickey Mouse has several toy boats: http://disneycruise.disney.go.com/ Indeed. And I'm wondering if this time next year, I will notice that he has left an even bigger floating toy in the same location:

RE: PESO - Abstract in Black and Gold

2010-07-27 Thread John Coyle
Nice one Brian - there is a similar effect on Stradbroke Island (just an hour from Brisbane by ferry), where there is a lake with copper-coloured water on almost white sand: not pollution, just naturally occurring minerals. John in Brisbane -Original Message- From:

Re: weatherproof vs sandproof?

2010-07-27 Thread Christine Nielsen
That's the sort of thing I'm afraid of. So far, so good, but I'll keep an eye on it. Figures - we leave in ten days for vacation, and this is my go-to walk-around lens. So, the CLA will probably have to wait, unless something ugly happens in the meantime. On the bright side, I'm quite happy I

Re: A tale of the new bigma

2010-07-27 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2010-07-27 20:19, Larry Colen wrote: Something you folks may find amusing. I was chatting with a friend at the dojo today. He recently bought an image stabilized Sigma 50-500 for his Canon 7D, but returned it because he didn't want to pay $1600 for a lens where the pictures weren't

OT -- It had to happen...

2010-07-27 Thread P. J. Alling
Be Seeing you... http://www.theonion.com/articles/budget-cuts-force-british-government-to-shut-down,17763/ -- {\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1033{\fonttbl{\f0\fnil\fcharset0 Courier New;}} \viewkind4\uc1\pard\f0\fs20 I've just upgraded to Thunderbird 3.0 and the interface subtly

Re: OT -- It had to happen...

2010-07-27 Thread Northeast Media
It was a great TV show - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 1:27 PM Subject: OT -- It had to happen... Be Seeing you...

PESO: Basketball Reject

2010-07-27 Thread phil
I like to go to our local team's home games and of course I take my camera. The fast action is difficult to foillow with the camera, even thouigh I played the game for many years. But with much practice I think I am starting to get the hang of photographing the games.