PESOs - Guernsey Vintage Vehicles

2010-08-25 Thread Chris Mitchell
A friend in Guernsey has some interesting old vehicles. This one's a 1950 Rover 75 Cyclops: http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/richardvehicles/slides/_IGP4482.html The 3rd headlamp was removed in later models. This one's completely original and has never been repainted - he's even got the original

RE: Leica's done with film

2010-08-25 Thread Bob W
He got in the van, then explained to me that, since I wasn't British, I didn't understand how to deal with natives. To a great extent, the way the British deal with natives is why the world is as fucked up as it is today. William Robb The irony being that of the European Powers,

Re: GESO: Parkville Days

2010-08-25 Thread Brian Walters
On Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:46 -0500, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: Brian - in the photo you commented on, besides the two Yorkies in the lady's lap, note that she is carrying a (large) plastic bag of something edible - Kettle Corn. This is like pop corn but is sweet as well as

Re: OT: Would you give up an eye to get one of these?

2010-08-25 Thread David Mann
On Aug 25, 2010, at 2:03 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: if I had an eye that was damaged to the point of blindness, yes. I'd think about it too... more so if it was a millimetre-wave camera ;) Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Messenger-style shoulder bags

2010-08-25 Thread Leon Altoff
Hi Rick, I bought a Domke J803 bag in November 08 and then carried it every day on a 3 month trip around the world. I have only bought one bag since then, and that was another J803 as a spare. In it I carry a K7, 12-24, 17-70, 60-250, dfa100 2.8 WR and AF360FGZ along with spare cards,

Re: PAW33 - Dress

2010-08-25 Thread DagT
On Aug 24, 2010, at 1:16 PM, DagT wrote: Luckily, there was someone else wearing that one... .-) Not Dave I hope! I'm not sure if I should tell you... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: GESO - A Walk Around Southampton, UK

2010-08-25 Thread David J Brooks
Enjoyable gallery. Dave On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 3:37 PM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Everyone, I'm back from my UK trip, and I'm happy to report that I both took photos, and was not stopped by the police for doing so. I'll have some from London in a few days, but for now here's a

Re: PESO: Only 39

2010-08-25 Thread David J Brooks
Nice. I like the angle here and the reflections. Dave On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 2:02 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11488957 Comments, Suggestions, Criticisms and Abuse are all Welcome. Dan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Leica's done with film

2010-08-25 Thread eckinator
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Re: PESO - Paul McCartney in Montreal - Venus and Mars

2010-08-25 Thread David J Brooks
Nice image non the less. I like the reds here. Dave On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 8:51 PM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: The first of many from August 12 in Montreal. I learned quite a bit in Kansas City the month before. Still very harsh lighting and hard to control. Shot with a Canon S90 in

Re: Leica's done with film

2010-08-25 Thread eckinator
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Re: Disablement, followed by Super Enablement

2010-08-25 Thread David J Brooks
Good news indeed. Dave On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 5:01 PM, John Celio n...@neovenator.com wrote: Today is my last day at the sign shop.  After 4:30pm (Pacific time), I will be unemployed. It won't last long, though: On thursday I start my new job at a non-profit in Berkeley.  Finally, full

Re: peso - piano

2010-08-25 Thread David J Brooks
I agree with the other comments, piano is very dark and i would not have known had you not mentioned it, but, i think its a great photo with a fine mood and light. Dave On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 1:37 AM, Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com wrote:

Re: GESO: Parkville Days

2010-08-25 Thread David J Brooks
Some great shots Stan. This one i like very much: http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p228893311/h25525063#h25525063 Dave On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 12:40 AM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: I just put together a quick gallery from shots taken the last two days.

Re: PAW33 - Dress

2010-08-25 Thread David J Brooks
Interesting theme, but, i like the patterns working here. Dave On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 3:41 PM, DagT li...@thrane.name wrote: http://www.thrane.name/page3/page7/files/page7-1000-full.html K20D, da*16-5...@29mm, 1/30s, f/2.8, ISO200 DagT http://www.thrane.name/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: PESO - City Rails

2010-08-25 Thread David J Brooks
Love the pattern and the conversion Dave On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 5:36 PM, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: So long time since my last PESO, hence I'd try this one in the hi-con series: http://www.dariobonazza.com/misc/misc26e.htm Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

PESO - At the Water

2010-08-25 Thread frank theriault
For some reason I thought this dog was funny - he was on to me the whole time: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/08/at-water.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO - NSX Detail

2010-08-25 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 10:39 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: Very nice, frank! Godfrey, Dave, thanks! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: GESO - A Walk Around Southampton, UK

2010-08-25 Thread Rob Studdert
On 25 August 2010 05:37, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Everyone, I'm back from my UK trip, and I'm happy to report that I both took photos, and was not stopped by the police for doing so. I'll have some from London in a few days, but for now here's a small gallery from a jet-lagged

Re: PESO - At the Water

2010-08-25 Thread Walter Gilbert
I like it! He certainly appears to be earning his keep. Walt On 8/25/2010 5:56 AM, frank theriault wrote: For some reason I thought this dog was funny - he was on to me the whole time: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/08/at-water.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers,

Re: PESO - Paul McCartney in Montreal - Venus and Mars

2010-08-25 Thread Rob Studdert
On 25 August 2010 10:51, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: The first of many from August 12 in Montreal. I learned quite a bit in Kansas City the month before. Still very harsh lighting and hard to control. Shot with a Canon S90 in Auto, which I found was better than trying to adjust to the

Re: PESO - At the Water

2010-08-25 Thread Jack Davis
You must have looked to be a possible threat what with you hiding behind that camera. ;) Jack --- On Wed, 8/25/10, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: PESO - At the Water To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Date:

OT KBA vs LBA

2010-08-25 Thread eckinator
Anyone else here suffer from Knife Buying Addiction as well? And do you feel some of the below? I have a fine collection of Japanese kitchen knives (Azai, Bunmei, Global, Hayashi, Hirotomo, Masatsune and Yoshisada Seiryu) that are a true pleasure to use. And yet these days I'm hardly tempted any

Re: PESO - Paul McCartney in Montreal - Venus and Mars

2010-08-25 Thread Tom C
Thanks. Of course in this type of setting there's very little time to adjust to the light before you lose a shot or the light changes drastically. It's not like in a small setting where the lighting remains relatively constant. Both stage lighting and the gigantic LED displays behind the stage

Re: Leica's done with film

2010-08-25 Thread Adam Maas
On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 12:00 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: of the European Powers, the British were by far the nicest of the lot to natives Oh, please;  give me a break. Dan It's accurate. The British weren't nice, but the Continentals were worse (aside from the Germans

Re: PESO - Paul McCartney in Montreal - Venus and Mars

2010-08-25 Thread Tom C
I found as time went on that operating in TV mode worked good, allowing me to consistently use a shutter speed fast enough (1/80), if I remember correctly, to eliminate most of the motion blur. On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 9:18 AM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks. Of course in this type of

Re: Leica's done with film

2010-08-25 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
That is British propaganda. Just what the British did in Ireland alone, for so many centuries, should keep them from criticizing continentals. Then there was Scotland, and Wales. Right here in my home town, they burned down the courthouse and the church, because the people here were Dutch

Re: PESO: Only 39

2010-08-25 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, David. That is what I was trying to capture. On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 4:57 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Nice. I like the angle here and the reflections. Dave On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 2:02 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: Leica's done with film

2010-08-25 Thread David Savage
Maybe so, but they gave us crumpets Monty Python so all is forgiven. DS On 25 August 2010 21:42, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: That is British propaganda. Just what the British did in Ireland alone, for so many centuries, should keep them from criticizing continentals.  Then

PESO: Dining on Broadway

2010-08-25 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
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Re: Leica's done with film

2010-08-25 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Monty Python is a treasure; they did a few great routines on the white man's burden as I recall. Crumpets they can keep, along with their excuse for bacon and rubber eggs. Dan On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 9:47 AM, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: Maybe so, but they gave us crumpets Monty

Re: PESOs - Guernsey Vintage Vehicles

2010-08-25 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
That is a fine old auto, and a wonderful image. Thanks for sharing. Dan On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 2:16 AM, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: A friend in Guernsey has some interesting old vehicles. This one's a 1950 Rover 75 Cyclops:

Re: PESO - At the Water

2010-08-25 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
He is protecting his masters from your invasion of his humans' privacy. Great image, Frank. Dan On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 6:56 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: For some reason I thought this dog was funny - he was on to me the whole time:

PESO - Paul McCartney in Montreal - Jet

2010-08-25 Thread Tom C
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Re: PESO - At the Water

2010-08-25 Thread Ann Sanfedele
frank theriault wrote: For some reason I thought this dog was funny - he was on to me the whole time: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/08/at-water.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank that has a nice Erwittian feel, Frank. I think he's funny, too ann -- PDML

Re: PESOs - Guernsey Vintage Vehicles

2010-08-25 Thread William Robb
-- From: Chris Mitchell Subject: PESOs - Guernsey Vintage Vehicles A friend in Guernsey has some interesting old vehicles. This one's a 1950 Rover 75 Cyclops: http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/richardvehicles/slides/_IGP4482.html Isn't that a

Re: Leica's done with film

2010-08-25 Thread Adam Maas
On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 9:42 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: That is British propaganda. Just what the British did in Ireland alone, for so many centuries, should keep them from criticizing continentals.  Then there was Scotland, and Wales.  Right here in my home town, they

Re: PESO - Paul McCartney in Montreal - Jet

2010-08-25 Thread P N Stenquist
Well done. Good tonality. Paul On Aug 25, 2010, at 10:03 AM, Tom C wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11495071 -- 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: PESO - Paul McCartney in Montreal - Jet

2010-08-25 Thread Miserere
On 25 August 2010 10:03, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11495071 How did you smuggle the camera in? :-) --M. --     \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com     http://EnticingTheLight.com     A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- PDML

Re: Leica's done with film

2010-08-25 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Certainly, the Russians have always been paranoid. The Brits, however, gave the Communists the excuse they needed to convince the Russian people that they had to sacrifice their liberty and economic welfare to avoid being taken over by colonialist powers of the West. If the British and their

Re: PESOs - Guernsey Vintage Vehicles

2010-08-25 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Indeed it is! Dan On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 10:16 AM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: -- From: Chris Mitchell Subject: PESOs - Guernsey Vintage Vehicles A friend in Guernsey has some interesting old vehicles. This one's a 1950 Rover 75

Re: PESO - Paul McCartney in Montreal - Venus and Mars

2010-08-25 Thread Miserere
On 24 August 2010 20:51, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: The first of many from August 12 in Montreal. I learned quite a bit in Kansas City the month before. Still very harsh lighting and hard to control. Shot with a Canon S90 in Auto, which I found was better than trying to adjust to the

Re: Leica's done with film

2010-08-25 Thread David Savage
On 25 August 2010 22:40, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Certainly, the Russians have always been paranoid.  The Brits, however, gave the Communists the excuse they needed to convince the Russian people that they had to sacrifice their liberty and economic welfare to avoid being

Re: Leica's done with film

2010-08-25 Thread Adam Maas
On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 10:40 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Certainly, the Russians have always been paranoid.  The Brits, however, gave the Communists the excuse they needed to convince the Russian people that they had to sacrifice their liberty and economic welfare to

Re: PESOs - Guernsey Vintage Vehicles

2010-08-25 Thread CheekyGeek
Love the 1950 Rover image! Wonderful light quality. Darren Addy Kearney, NE -- 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: PESO - Paul McCartney in Montreal - Jet

2010-08-25 Thread Tom C
Cameras were allowed as long as they didn't have removable lenses. I even got the NEX-5 in but the security guard at the seats had an issue with the zoom lens (18 - 55). I explained that it was shorter than most zooms in people's point and shoots, but all he could say was they don't like to see

Re: PESO - Paul McCartney in Montreal - Venus and Mars

2010-08-25 Thread Tom C
Thanks. So did I. On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 10:41 AM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: On 24 August 2010 20:51, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: The first of many from August 12 in Montreal. I learned quite a bit in Kansas City the month before. Still very harsh lighting and hard to control.

Re: PESOs - Guernsey Vintage Vehicles

2010-08-25 Thread Tom C
I love the front end Rover shot, but think it could benefit from a judicious rotation and crop to straighten it... not to be critical. Nice image and car. On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 2:16 AM, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: A friend in Guernsey has some interesting old vehicles. This

Re: PESOs - Guernsey Vintage Vehicles

2010-08-25 Thread Miserere
On 25 August 2010 02:16, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: A friend in Guernsey has some interesting old vehicles. This one's a 1950 Rover 75 Cyclops: http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/richardvehicles/slides/_IGP4482.html The 3rd headlamp was removed in later models. This one's

Re: PESO - Paul McCartney in Montreal - Jet

2010-08-25 Thread Miserere
On 25 August 2010 10:59, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: Cameras were allowed as long as they didn't have removable lenses.  I even got the NEX-5 in but the security guard at the seats had an issue with the zoom lens (18 - 55).  I explained that it was shorter than most zooms in people's point

Re: PESOs - Guernsey Vintage Vehicles

2010-08-25 Thread Bob Sullivan
Chris, Lovely shot and unusual car! Looks showroom new. And love the tiny tractor in the headlamp, an early example of branding. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 1:16 AM, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: A friend in Guernsey has some interesting old vehicles. This one's a

Re: GESO - A Walk Around Southampton, UK

2010-08-25 Thread Miserere
On 24 August 2010 16:54, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: they are excellent - I love to see how visitors picture England, and yours show a very distinct voice of your own. I shouldn't be a visitor having been born in the UK and spent almost 4 adult years in Southampton, but I do feel like

Re: GESO - A Walk Around Southampton, UK

2010-08-25 Thread Miserere
On 25 August 2010 07:45, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: Cool gallery, very familiar territory for me. ;-) It is? It's a bit far from Australia, you know? :-) --M. --     \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com     http://EnticingTheLight.com     A Quest for Photographic

Re: Leica's done with film

2010-08-25 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
This is laughably inaccurate. Thanks for respecting the opinions of others. I was an international relations major in college, with a minor in Soviet Studies. I researched and studied the intervention and its aftermath in some detail, including sources in Russian I obtained from archive in

Re: Leica's done with film

2010-08-25 Thread drd1135
Have you ever had them without honey? -Original Message- From: David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:47:39 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Leica's done with film On

Re: Leica's done with film

2010-08-25 Thread Adam Maas
On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 11:51 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: This is laughably inaccurate. Thanks for respecting the opinions  of others. I have little time for rehashing of Soviet Propaganda, which the position you described earlier primarily is. I was an international

Re: PESOs - Guernsey Vintage Vehicles

2010-08-25 Thread John Mullan
I wonder if the tractor in the headlamp wasn't a tax thing. Tractor lamps may not have been taxed the same as an auto headlamp and had the tractor as an identifier to keep it from being used in a road going vehicle. Assuming they were the same size of course. jm

Re: Re: PESOs - Guernsey Vintage Vehicles

2010-08-25 Thread Chris Mitchell
From: Miserere miser...@gmail.com Date: 2010/08/25 Wed PM 03:18:50 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESOs - Guernsey Vintage Vehicles On 25 August 2010 02:16, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: A friend in Guernsey has some interesting old

Re: Leica's done with film

2010-08-25 Thread David Savage
I have actually. Butter Vegemite is another favourite combination of mine. On 26 August 2010 00:22, drd1...@gmail.com wrote: Have you ever had them without honey? -Original Message- From: David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:47:39

Re: Disablement, followed by Super Enablement

2010-08-25 Thread John Celio
Thanks everyone! I can't wait to get started at my new job tomorrow. It's not going to be glamorous work, but it's different from my past jobs and I think I'm going to enjoy it, for many reasons. It's going to feel great to get back on my feet. John -- http://www.jacelio.com

Re: Disablement, followed by Super Enablement

2010-08-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 5:01 PM, John Celio n...@neovenator.com wrote: Today is my last day at the sign shop.  After 4:30pm (Pacific time), I will be unemployed. It won't last long, though: On thursday I start my new job at a non-profit in Berkeley.  Finally, full time work! Hopefully this

PESO - Paul McCartney in Montreal - All My Loving

2010-08-25 Thread Tom C
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Re: OT KBA vs LBA

2010-08-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I'm *almost* as utilitarian about buying knives as I am about buying camera equipment. ;-) My favorite knife for the past 28 years has been a custom-made boot utility knife I commissioned from a local master when I lived in Santa Cruz. It's been my constant companion whenever I travel and does

Re: Messenger-style shoulder bags

2010-08-25 Thread steve harley
On 2010-08-24 12:44 , Rick Womer wrote: I'm looking for a light messenger-style shoulder bag to hold my K7 with 16-45, 10-17, 50-200, and maybe the 50/1.7. I like my Orion AW, but it can hold a lot more than that and is bulky. Does anyone have a LowePro Midtown or Exchange that would care to

Re: Leica's done with film

2010-08-25 Thread Cotty
incidentally I was in a shop at the weekend with my M7 on my shoulder Bob I presume you mean your M8? yes. I'm arithmetically challenged. I'm still nonplussed. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: Leica's done with film

2010-08-25 Thread Cotty
On 25/8/10, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed: Just what the British did in Ireland alone, for so many centuries, should keep them from criticizing continentals. Then there was Scotland, and Wales. Right here in my home town, they burned down the courthouse and the church, because

Re: Leica's done with film

2010-08-25 Thread Cotty
On 25/8/10, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: Maybe so, but they gave us crumpets My favourite type of crumpet walks up and down my back in stilettos and then licks my knob of butter. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche --

Re: Messenger-style shoulder bags

2010-08-25 Thread Cotty
On 25/8/10, Leon Altoff, discombobulated, unleashed: I bought a Domke J803 bag in November 08 and then carried it every day on a 3 month trip around the world. I have only bought one bag since then, and that was another J803 as a spare. The J803 is without doubt a very good bag. I'f I'm out

Re: OT Done, ready for the Sept 25th

2010-08-25 Thread Cotty
On 24/8/10, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: Well its taken about 10 days, but I have made my final selections for the Markham Fair photo contest. Dave, did you plan to send a link? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche --

Re: OT: Would you give up an eye to get one of these?

2010-08-25 Thread Cotty
On 24/8/10, drd1...@gmail.com, discombobulated, unleashed: I'd give up one of cotty's eyes. I'd want an X-ray version ;-))) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: PESOs - Guernsey Vintage Vehicles

2010-08-25 Thread Cotty
On 25/8/10, Chris Mitchell, discombobulated, unleashed: A friend in Guernsey has some interesting old vehicles. This one's a 1950 Rover 75 Cyclops: http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/richardvehicles/slides/_IGP4482.html Lovely shot Chris. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places,

Re: Leica's done with film

2010-08-25 Thread eckinator
2010/8/25 Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com: Certainly, the Russians have always been paranoid.  The Brits, however, gave the Communists the excuse they needed to convince the Russian people that they had to sacrifice their liberty and economic welfare to avoid being taken over by

Re: Leica's done with film

2010-08-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 11:47 AM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: Maybe so, but they gave us crumpets My favourite type of crumpet walks up and down my back in stilettos and then licks my knob of butter. Hopefully, that's chilled butter. -- Godfrey   godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML

Re: OT KBA vs LBA

2010-08-25 Thread eckinator
2010/8/25 Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com: I did a pro bono job photographing ten of his knives for a knife show back then, so he offered me the pick of anything in his catalog. Go warm up your cam and scanner, Godders, I wanna see. If I bought anything for the kitchen these days, I'd

Re: OT: Would you give up an eye to get one of these?

2010-08-25 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
You can buy x-ray vision glasses from the ads in comic books. G Dan On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 2:58 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: I'd want an X-ray version ;-))) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

RE: GESO - A Walk Around Southampton, UK

2010-08-25 Thread Bob W
On 25 August 2010 07:45, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: Cool gallery, very familiar territory for me. ;-) It is? It's a bit far from Australia, you know? :-) you hang around in navy towns long enough they all start to look the same - ain't that right, Rob? -- PDML

RE: OT Done, ready for the Sept 25th

2010-08-25 Thread Bob W
Well its taken about 10 days, but I have made my final selections for the Markham Fair photo contest. Dave, did you plan to send a link? Jeez, you're so unimaginative! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

RE: PESOs - Guernsey Vintage Vehicles

2010-08-25 Thread Bob W
A friend in Guernsey has some interesting old vehicles. This one's a 1950 Rover 75 Cyclops: http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/richardvehicles/slides/_IGP4482.html lovely photograph of a beautiful car. [...] He's also got some tractors. This is a headlamp from a 60s Ferguson:

OT: You will never look at a duck the same way

2010-08-25 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
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Re: Disablement, followed by Super Enablement

2010-08-25 Thread Doug Brewer
John Celio wrote: Today is my last day at the sign shop. After 4:30pm (Pacific time), I will be unemployed. It won't last long, though: On thursday I start my new job at a non-profit in Berkeley. Finally, full time work! Hopefully this means I'll be able to pay off my credit card debt from

Re: Messenger-style shoulder bags

2010-08-25 Thread Ken Waller
first of all, hi, i'm steve and i'm a bag whore ... MARK ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: steve harley p...@paper-ape.com Subject: Re: Messenger-style shoulder bags On 2010-08-24 12:44 , Rick Womer wrote: I'm looking for

Re: PESO: street lamp

2010-08-25 Thread Alastair Robertson
thanks for the kind comments people - Montpellier is very nice indeed - I could imagine living there and enjoying it very much Alastair On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 4:51 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 6:16 AM, Alastair Robertson kiwibiolog...@gmail.com wrote:

RE: Messenger-style shoulder bags

2010-08-25 Thread Bob W
first of all, hi, i'm steve and i'm a bag whore ... my mother told me to stay away from Stevie Whores. Or was it stevedores? I too have hundreds of camera bags and now I'm looking for suggestions for a bag for my camera bags. Call it a metabag. It must be enormous and not shout camera bag

Re: GESO - A Walk Around Southampton, UK

2010-08-25 Thread Rob Studdert
On 26 August 2010 01:28, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: On 25 August 2010 07:45, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: Cool gallery, very familiar territory for me. ;-) It is? It's a bit far from Australia, you know?  :-) I've spent a time walking about Southampton and Portsmouth

Re: GESO: Parkville Days

2010-08-25 Thread Stan Halpin
Thanks Dave, and also Bob W who made the same pick. The shot is of course something of an accident. Or maybe I should say it was the serendipitous result of an experiment. The Wild West Show wasn't very wild, the script involved deserters and ruffians on the Missouri fringes of the Southern

Re: PESO: Squire

2010-08-25 Thread Alastair Robertson
thanks for the comments everyone. Hadn't really thought about the length of the ropes but now that you point them out I can see what you mean. Nice place to hang out actually Alastair On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 10:43 AM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 22/8/10, Daniel J. Matyola,

Re: PESO: Dining on Broadway

2010-08-25 Thread Alastair Robertson
nice - you've captured the business of the place perfectly - makes me feel exhausted just looking at it somehow. I might be tempted to add a little more fill light to give a bit more attention to the people on the street Alastair On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 1:49 AM, Daniel J. Matyola

Re: OT KBA vs LBA

2010-08-25 Thread Rob Studdert
On 25 August 2010 22:56, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: Anyone else here suffer from Knife Buying Addiction as well? And do you feel some of the below? I have a set of 8 bog stock WÜSTHOF Classics, my most favored of which is the 16cm cook's knife, it does most of what I need to do, like

Re: Disablement, followed by Super Enablement

2010-08-25 Thread Tim Øsleby
Great to hear that you are finding ground for your feets again. Congratulation. I'm still going in the same direction BTW. So lets drink to each other. -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2010/8/24 John Celio n...@neovenator.com: Today is my last day at the sign shop.  After

Good afternoon

2010-08-25 Thread coll...@brendemuehl.net
I use Pentax. Right now I have a KM and a K-X. Lenses include the SMC 55/1.8, FA50/1.4, A35/2. A couple of extra ones are for sale to finance the K-X. http://columbus.craigslist.org/pho/1919251988.html I still shoot film, but pretty much 4x5. I have an old Speed Graphic. And I've been here

Re: Good afternoon

2010-08-25 Thread Stan Halpin
Hey Collin - long time. News: 1. Tanya divorced, got some tattoos and other enhancements, remarried, and has a bunch of kids. She is also doing well as a photographer of kids clothing. 2. Mark Roberts edited two excellent books, published in 2009 and 2010 through Blurb, based on PDMLers' photos

Good afternoon

2010-08-25 Thread coll...@brendemuehl.net
1. Tanya divorced, got some tattoos and other enhancements, remarried, and has a bunch of kids. She is also doing well as a photographer of kids clothing. 2. Mark Roberts edited two excellent books, published in 2009 and 2010 through Blurb, based on PDMLers' photos from 2008 and 2009

Re: Good afternoon

2010-08-25 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Hey, Collin Welcome back... The big news was the PDML photo books and the exhibit in Chicago and the Cormorant is still our mascot... and we still like puns as well as pictures annsan coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: I use Pentax. Right now I have a KM and a K-X. Lenses include the SMC

Re: Messenger-style shoulder bags

2010-08-25 Thread steve harley
On 2010-08-25 16:56 , Bob W wrote: first of all, hi, i'm steve and i'm a bag whore ... my mother told me to stay away from Stevie Whores. Or was it stevedores? I too have hundreds of camera bags and now I'm looking for suggestions for a bag for my camera bags. well, most of my bags aren't

Re: PESO: Dining on Broadway

2010-08-25 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks. It is always an interesting place, but even more so now that they have blocked off traffic and made Times Square (and Herald Square) a pedestrian mall, with tables and chairs. Dan On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 7:04 PM, Alastair Robertson kiwibiolog...@gmail.com wrote: nice - you've captured

GESO: The Dream Cruise

2010-08-25 Thread paul stenquist
The first 47 pics are new this year. http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=633960 Paul -- 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: Good afternoon

2010-08-25 Thread paul stenquist
Hi Collin, Good to see your name here. Nothing is new. The Cubs still suck:-). Paul On Aug 25, 2010, at 7:53 PM, coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: I use Pentax. Right now I have a KM and a K-X. Lenses include the SMC 55/1.8, FA50/1.4, A35/2. A couple of extra ones are for sale to finance

Re: Messenger-style shoulder bags

2010-08-25 Thread Peter Loveday
For the gear you're listing, a Think Tank Photo Retrospective 10 would do great. Agreed, I would look into the Think Tank range, very well thought out bags that don't look like camera bags. - Peter -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

OT - Chinese Prize Winning Photograph Accused Of Being Misleading

2010-08-25 Thread Ira H. Bryant IV
Below is a link to a blog post on the website EastSouthWestNorth. It is a compilation of translated news articles from China about the caption on a prize-winning photograph, and whether it was misleading or not. The photo is captioned Holding the Body for Ransom, and depicts a fishing boat towing

RE: Good afternoon

2010-08-25 Thread John Coyle
Welcome back Collin! John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of coll...@brendemuehl.net Sent: Thursday, 26 August 2010 9:54 AM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Good afternoon I use Pentax. Right now I have a KM

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