Re: Controlling location to which LR imports

2011-03-14 Thread steve harley
On 2011-03-13 23:41 , David Parsons wrote: I don't want to put the files into permanent storage right away because if I don't take care of tagging when right away, I'll lose them in the storage areas and my tagging will be useless. trying to understand this -- how can you lose them? i just

Re: Controlling location to which LR imports

2011-03-14 Thread Tim Bray
Hah! That did it; thanks, Mr. G! I have removed one piece of software from my workflow, which has to be a good thing. Now, as to workflows, what David Parsons said; the chance that any group of humans in general, and the PDML rabble in particular, will converge on one is pretty remote. But

Re: Controlling location to which LR imports

2011-03-14 Thread David Parsons
You won't lose them, the files don't go anywhere. It's finding them that is the problem. Here's a scenario. Today, I go to a local cemetery and load the files into the folder for that date. I get distracted before I can get to tagging them properly. Tomorrow, I go out to shoot a parade. I'm

Re: Hints for moving from K20 to K-5?

2011-03-14 Thread Jens
The K-5 is a different camera all together. Has HDR features, video (but no 21 FPS), can turn vertical photos on the screen, it's faster AF, faster FPS, larger (MP) CMOS and a lot of other stuff. I'd use 100 ASA for anything if possible, since the image quality is at its best here - especially

Re: Japan

2011-03-14 Thread mike wilson
On 14/03/2011 02:51, Brian Walters wrote: On Mon, 14 Mar 2011 11:39 +1100, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: On 14 March 2011 08:32, mike wilsonm.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: Control+shift+C doesn't work. Didn't want to pin it but started the process and cped from the box.

Re: Japan

2011-03-14 Thread mike wilson
On 14/03/2011 06:22, Boris Liberman wrote: On 3/13/2011 9:49 PM, Bob W wrote: Journalists are paid to write clearly. B Are they really? (purely rhetoric question) Anyway, this certainly deserves a Mark! From the look of the second explosion (much larger, directed upwards, obvious chunks

Re: Hints for moving from K20 to K-5?

2011-03-14 Thread Chris Mitchell
Stick with the 20. I'll take the K5 off your hands for a very reasonable 2nd user price... Chris On 14 March 2011 02:29, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: While I RTFM, I'll ask those who've gone before me for important highlights changing from a K20 to a K5. Button placement is mostly a

Re: PAW62 - Harbor

2011-03-14 Thread AlunFoto
2011/3/13 DagT li...@thrane.name: http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html K-5, DA15mm, 1/13s, f/4.0, ISO200 The first thing I thought of was Godafoss. Nice to see a swan pic without oil these days. Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/

Re: PAW62 - Harbor

2011-03-14 Thread Boris Liberman
Dag, you ought to admit that DR of this sensor is just amazing. Excellent photograph and rendering. On 3/14/2011 12:49 AM, DagT wrote: http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html K-5, DA15mm, 1/13s, f/4.0, ISO200 DagT http://www.thrane.name/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Controlling location to which LR imports

2011-03-14 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 11:21 PM, David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com wrote: You won't lose them, the files don't go anywhere.  It's finding them that is the problem. That's what keyword metadata is for. When I have shoots that I don't have time to keyword, after they're imported I create a

Re: Damaged images

2011-03-14 Thread Boris Liberman
On 3/14/2011 3:23 AM, Tim Bray wrote: I've never seen that, but my first suspicion would be the SD card starting to go flaky. -T I second that. Haven't had an image that was damaged by the camera since *istD and 2004. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Blue Sky question

2011-03-14 Thread Boris Liberman
On 3/14/2011 3:14 AM, Jeffery Johnson wrote: Something I should have added is that it appears to be worse in RAW than it does in jpeg. I would suspect the filter, especially if it is of inexpensive kind. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Controlling location to which LR imports

2011-03-14 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 11:08 PM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: Hah!  That did it; thanks, Mr. G!  I have removed one piece of software from my workflow, which has to be a good thing. Glad that helped. Having said that, I understand how Lr works perfectly well, but have a constraint:

Re: PESO/GESO? In any case, soccer at McLendon

2011-03-14 Thread Boris Liberman
On 3/14/2011 3:43 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: That second one - with the kid looking up at the ball... that's very nice ann Ditto! -- 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: OT - Google is no longer my friend

2011-03-14 Thread Bob W
On Mon, 14 Mar 2011 03:22 +0100, Luka Knezevic-Strika lukastr...@gmail.com wrote: chrome is by far the most stable and least resource hungry browser, if that is a little redeeming. The install also added a Chrome shortcut to my Quick Launch toolbar - again without asking. If this

RE: Controlling location to which LR imports

2011-03-14 Thread Bob W
Everyone has a different workflow, and there really isn't a right or wrong way to do it. Indeed. But when I read about the way some people do it, they sometimes seem to have made things much more complicated than they need to be, and I wonder if it's a hangover in their thinking from earlier

Re: Hints for moving from K20 to K-5?

2011-03-14 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 13, 2011, at 9:06 PM, Phil Northeast wrote: Larry here are the next two, I started concentrating on noise performance at this stage as it is important to me. Thanks a bunch. If you have a look at the example photos with the articles ( the access thumbnails are stuck a the

Re: chargers for d-li90

2011-03-14 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 13, 2011, at 10:27 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: On 3/14/2011 5:49 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I ordered a couple of cheap spare batteries. I was looking for a spare charger to keep in the car, that'll run off of 12V. I found one for under $5 with shipping, but it only has two battery

GESO (blogpost) - Another portrait

2011-03-14 Thread Tim Øsleby
Say hello to my lovely neighbour Reidun Sunde http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/2011/03/reidun-sunde.html She doesn't like being photographed, but i challenged her, and it came out pretty OK. Using her old bike as a prop seemed to do the trick :-) Stiff in the first frames but loosened up after a

Re: Failed enablement

2011-03-14 Thread Cotty
On 12/3/11, Tim Bray, discombobulated, unleashed: Grmf, the K-5 price tracker at Grmf? Could you tell me which of the following applies to you acronym? Gold Reef Multi Franchise Gonzalo Rodriguez Memorial Foundation Guadalupe Regional Medical Foundation God Really My Father Good Relations

Re: PESO Art Appreciation

2011-03-14 Thread Brian Walters
On Fri, 11 Mar 2011 21:56 -0500, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Kind of a throw-away shot from a bunch I took documenting an art opening. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bruce_m_walker/5516542126/lightbox/ Comments welcome, but may be thrown away also. :-) Nice timing on that

Re: PESO Blues Angel

2011-03-14 Thread Brian Walters
On Sun, 13 Mar 2011 05:47 -0700, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Tonight I had the silly idea of photographing musicians in a small club with the A* 200/2.8 on the K-5 ISO 3200 f/2.8 1/30 http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5522610780/ Excellent - you've caught a great expression

Re: Hints for moving from K20 to K-5?

2011-03-14 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Mar 13, 2011, at 11:53 PM, Tim Bray wrote: On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 7:48 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I frequently use ISO 400 in good light with the K-5, just to get the shutter speed. The noise is negligible. That wasn't true of the K20. Clearly Paul and I see

Re: GESO (blogpost) - Another portrait

2011-03-14 Thread Paul Stenquist
I like the first three. The ones with her hair covering half her face don't work for me. Paul On Mar 14, 2011, at 6:00 AM, Tim Øsleby wrote: Say hello to my lovely neighbour Reidun Sunde http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/2011/03/reidun-sunde.html She doesn't like being photographed, but i

PESO - All Welcome

2011-03-14 Thread frank theriault
http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/03/all-welcome.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. 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 UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: Hints for moving from K20 to K-5?

2011-03-14 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 14, 2011, at 4:18 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: On Mar 13, 2011, at 11:53 PM, Tim Bray wrote: On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 7:48 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I frequently use ISO 400 in good light with the K-5, just to get the shutter speed. The noise is

RE: Newbie with DSLR and soon to be an owner of a K-R when it arrives...

2011-03-14 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Thanks for the suggestions P.J. but if you notice the list was not written in stone. It was just a list I was looking for as far as keeping an eye out for those lenses. I would not purchase duplicate lenses as I was just jointing down lenses to keep an eye out for. Thanks again.. -Original

RE: Peso: Psssst. . . He's back.

2011-03-14 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Mooo... Nice capture.. -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Steven Desjardins Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 7:33 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Peso: Pt. . . He's back.

RE: GESO (blogpost) - Another portrait

2011-03-14 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Like the third one but will confess that one and two she seems more relaxed. -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Tim Øsleby Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 5:00 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: GESO (blogpost) - Another portrait

Re: GESO (blogpost) - Another portrait

2011-03-14 Thread David J Brooks
The first three work for me. Dave On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 6:00 AM, Tim Øsleby maritim...@gmail.com wrote: Say hello to my lovely neighbour Reidun Sunde http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/2011/03/reidun-sunde.html She doesn't like being photographed, but i challenged her, and it came out pretty

Re: Peso: Psssst. . . He's back.

2011-03-14 Thread David J Brooks
Nice.:-) Dave On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 8:33 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/15174580_NVzVH#1215257635_F3pMm-X2-LB -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO - All Welcome

2011-03-14 Thread David J Brooks
I did Dave On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 7:40 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/03/all-welcome.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome.  Thanks! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML

Re: PESO 2011 - 043 - GDG

2011-03-14 Thread David J Brooks
I like how the booth and shutters work here. Dave On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 11:50 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com wrote: Another Communicating series addition for your viewing pleasure:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/5522403913/lightbox/ or  

Re: PAW62 - Harbor

2011-03-14 Thread David J Brooks
Lovely shot. Well seen Dave On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 6:49 PM, DagT li...@thrane.name wrote: http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html K-5, DA15mm, 1/13s, f/4.0, ISO200 DagT http://www.thrane.name/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO/GESO? In any case, soccer at McLendon

2011-03-14 Thread Eric Weir
On Mar 14, 2011, at 4:23 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: On 3/14/2011 3:43 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: That second one - with the kid looking up at the ball... that's very nice ann Ditto! Thanks, Boris. --

Re: PESO/GESO? In any case, soccer at McLendon

2011-03-14 Thread Eric Weir
Thanks, Ann. I think it was the first one to speak to me from this outing. I've been struggling focus -- often disappointed when I take a closer look at photos about which I was hopeful. Quite a few from this outing were reasonably sharp. I think installation of a split image focusing screen

Re: PESO/GESO? In any case, soccer at McLendon

2011-03-14 Thread Eric Weir
Thanks, Ann. I think it was the first one to speak to me from this outing. I've been struggling focus -- often disappointed when I take a closer look at photos about which I was hopeful. Quite a few from this outing were reasonably sharp. I think installation of a split image focusing screen

Re: Damaged images

2011-03-14 Thread Eric Weir
On Mar 13, 2011, at 8:02 PM, Jeffery Johnson wrote: Also if by chance you have other software see if you can bring up the images using it and also you may want to replace the SD card just in case it is getting ready to go bad. Someone else may be able to fully answer this but you may also

Re: Damaged images

2011-03-14 Thread Boris Liberman
On 3/14/2011 3:55 PM, Eric Weir wrote: I don't have a card reader. I import directly from the camera via USB cable. Could I check the card while it's in the camera? Could I use Mac's Disk Utility? Eric, it may be a good reason and good time to buy a card reader. They are inexpensive. Boris

Re: Controlling location to which LR imports

2011-03-14 Thread Eric Weir
On Mar 14, 2011, at 1:41 AM, David Parsons wrote: IMO, using dated folders for permanent storage is kind of a bad idea if you ever need to find the files in the future. Can't speak on the authority of much experience filing images, but from long, successful experience maintaining paper

Re: Blue Sky question

2011-03-14 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-03-13 8:19 PM, Jeffery Johnson wrote: I noticed in some of my photos that the blue of the sky is pixelated and other times it is smooth. I am using the kit lens DA L 55-300 with a polarizing filter. Could this be caused by the filter or something else within the settings of my K-R. Any

Re: Damaged images

2011-03-14 Thread Eric Weir
On Mar 14, 2011, at 10:02 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Eric, it may be a good reason and good time to buy a card reader. They are inexpensive. Thanks, Boris. I've been holding out for the moment when I can afford to upgrade my MacBook to one with the card reader built in. Maybe it's time to go

Re: Damaged images

2011-03-14 Thread Boris Liberman
On 3/14/2011 4:23 PM, Eric Weir wrote: Thanks, Boris. I've been holding out for the moment when I can afford to upgrade my MacBook to one with the card reader built in. Maybe it's time to go ahead and get a reader. Doesn't look like I'm going to be upgrading my computer soon. Reasonable

Re: Damaged images

2011-03-14 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-03-13 7:41 PM, Eric Weir wrote: In my last shooting episode there were two images that the camera could not display. After the import LR displayed a message indicating that there were two images that were unsupported or damaged. Should I expect this kind of thing occasionally? Or does

Re: Damaged images

2011-03-14 Thread Boris Liberman
On 3/14/2011 4:34 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Be sure and do a full format of your card after grabbing the images off of it. Indeed, it seems like a good practice to format a card in the camera every time the images were copied from it to the computer. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

RE: Damaged images

2011-03-14 Thread Krisjanis Linkevics
Indeed, it seems like a good practice to format a card in the camera every time the images were copied from it to the computer. Boris I am sure every time is a huge overkill. Just using it in a reader that can mount it properly without need for specialized drivers should be enough. I have

Re: PESO Art Appreciation

2011-03-14 Thread Bruce Walker
Thanks, Dave. -bmw On 11-03-12 7:38 AM, David J Brooks wrote: I like it. Dave On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 9:56 PM, Bruce Walkerbruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Kind of a throw-away shot from a bunch I took documenting an art opening.

Re: PESO Art Appreciation

2011-03-14 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-03-14 6:14 AM, Brian Walters wrote: On Fri, 11 Mar 2011 21:56 -0500, Bruce Walkerbruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Kind of a throw-away shot from a bunch I took documenting an art opening. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bruce_m_walker/5516542126/lightbox/ Comments welcome, but may be thrown

Re: Damaged images

2011-03-14 Thread Dario Bonazza
Krisjanis Linkevics wrote: Indeed, it seems like a good practice to format a card in the camera every time the images were copied from it to the computer. Boris I am sure every time is a huge overkill. Just using it in a reader that can mount it properly without need for specialized drivers

Re: Peso: Psssst. . . He's back.

2011-03-14 Thread Tim Øsleby
Agreed :-) -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2011/3/14 David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com: Nice.:-) Dave On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 8:33 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/15174580_NVzVH#1215257635_F3pMm-X2-LB -- Steve

Re: Damaged images

2011-03-14 Thread Tim Bray
It may be more important to get a new card than a new reader. -Tim On Mar 14, 2011 6:58 AM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: On Mar 13, 2011, at 8:02 PM, Jeffery Johnson wrote: Also if by chance you have other software see if you can bring up the images using it and also you may want to

Re: Damaged images

2011-03-14 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-03-14 10:58 AM, Krisjanis Linkevics wrote: Indeed, it seems like a good practice to format a card in the camera every time the images were copied from it to the computer. Boris I am sure every time is a huge overkill. Just using it in a reader that can mount it properly without need for

Re: Damaged images

2011-03-14 Thread Eric Weir
On Mar 14, 2011, at 10:28 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Reasonable universal readers cost like $10-$15 here. I am sure it is even less across the ocean. No need to buy a new Mercedes in order to wrap into it a CD player, you know. Yeah, kinda silly. We humans are prone to that, more than we

Re: Damaged images

2011-03-14 Thread Eric Weir
On Mar 14, 2011, at 10:58 AM, Krisjanis Linkevics wrote: I am sure every time is a huge overkill. Just using it in a reader that can mount it properly without need for specialized drivers should be enough. I have seen the problem a long time ago with a crappy no-name memory card. Have

Re: Damaged images

2011-03-14 Thread Eric Weir
On Mar 14, 2011, at 10:34 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: On 11-03-13 7:41 PM, Eric Weir wrote: In my last shooting episode there were two images that the camera could not display. After the import LR displayed a message indicating that there were two images that were unsupported or damaged.

Re: Damaged images

2011-03-14 Thread Eric Weir
On Mar 14, 2011, at 10:45 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: On 3/14/2011 4:34 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Be sure and do a full format of your card after grabbing the images off of it. Indeed, it seems like a good practice to format a card in the camera every time the images were copied from it to

Re: GESO (blogpost) - Another portrait

2011-03-14 Thread Tim Øsleby
Thanks guys. This is intersting. The pics that in my eyes shows most character, seems to be the ones gets the thumb down. The odd thing is that people who knows her seem to think otherwice. Hmm? Wonder what this tells me? -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2011/3/14 Tim Øsleby

Flash communication?

2011-03-14 Thread Tim Øsleby
For the time being I'm using two Pentax 540, triggered in wireless mode. I've also got a couple of non wireless flashes collecting dust. Now I've got an idea. I could buy a couple of radio trigger, and trigger the non wireless flases with them. In other words run all four flashes at the same

Re: Flash communication?

2011-03-14 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-03-14 12:30 PM, Tim Øsleby wrote: For the time being I'm using two Pentax 540, triggered in wireless mode. I've also got a couple of non wireless flashes collecting dust. Now I've got an idea. I could buy a couple of radio trigger, and trigger the non wireless flases with them. In other

Re: Fish and Baubles

2011-03-14 Thread Ken Waller
Interesting 7 nice captures - you're correct about the light. Reminds me of the Pike street market in Seattle. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com Subject: GESO: Fish and Baubles Public markets are

Re: Flash communication?

2011-03-14 Thread Tim Øsleby
Thank you for the propmtly and precise answer. Manul exposure is no problem. I'm already using it (in the studio, and often outdoors) because it gives me more predictive results. -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2011/3/14 Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com: On 11-03-14 12:30

OT Mac users only

2011-03-14 Thread Eric Weir
I'm having a problem with Mail that I have not been able to get any help with from the Apple forums: Mail frequently hangs up for a LONG time on sending. The little wheely thing that spins beside sent in the mailbox column on the left side of the window spins forever. Eventually, Mail

Re: Failed enablement

2011-03-14 Thread P. J. Alling
On 3/14/2011 5:03 AM, Cotty wrote: On 12/3/11, Tim Bray, discombobulated, unleashed: Grmf, the K-5 price tracker at Grmf? Could you tell me which of the following applies to you acronym? Gold Reef Multi Franchise Gonzalo Rodriguez Memorial Foundation Guadalupe Regional Medical Foundation

RE: Blue Sky question

2011-03-14 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Thanks Bruce something that I forgot to add in my message is that I am seeing it in the RAW file and that it is a bit better in the JPEG file. I am going to play around with the settings and see if perhaps I should tone down those settings when there is a chance of having the blue sky in the shot.

Re: GESO (blogpost) - Another portrait

2011-03-14 Thread P. J. Alling
That's just because you're slightly odd, but, we love you anyway. On 3/14/2011 10:58 AM, Tim Øsleby wrote: Thanks guys. This is intersting. The pics that in my eyes shows most character, seems to be the ones gets the thumb down. The odd thing is that people who knows her seem to think

Re: OT - Google is no longer my friend

2011-03-14 Thread Igor Roshchin
All present browsers have problems. E.g. Firefox is bad on rendering some webpages for printing. It also has problems with handling plugin-container with flash players (unstable). Chrome has problems in rendering some pages (e.g. some things do not work properly). Both have memory leaks. Opera

Re: Blue Sky question

2011-03-14 Thread Bob Sullivan
Jeffery, In diagnosing your problem, I would try first to see if the problem is in the image file or the computer display of the image. With the display resolution or number of colors turned down, you can generate lots of banding. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 12:36 PM, Jeffery Johnson

Re: GESO (blogpost) - Another portrait

2011-03-14 Thread Bob Sullivan
Tim, I can see where she looks more natural in the bike photo and after. They are all pretty good captures. I would turn down the light on the background a bit, and the way her dress and hair fade into the background conceal her body and draw attention to her face. (It's quite slimming.) I think

RE: OT Mac users only

2011-03-14 Thread Bob W
Sorry, I opened this and read it before I noticed the subject line. I'm not a Mac user. I hope you'll forgive me for prying. B -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Eric Weir Sent: 14 March 2011 16:44 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: OT: This is totally creepy

2011-03-14 Thread Igor Roshchin
Once you think about the role of the micro-organisms (bacteria, virri) in our body, you can realize that humans are micro-organisms-controlled robots. And illness is just an intense fight between different groups of those micro-organisms. Ever since I realized that a few years ago, I've been

Re: PESO Art Appreciation

2011-03-14 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 9:56 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Kind of a throw-away shot from a bunch I took documenting an art opening. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bruce_m_walker/5516542126/lightbox/ Comments welcome, but may be thrown away also. :-) Like Ann said... Terrific

Re: OT - Google is no longer my friend

2011-03-14 Thread Tim Bray
A bunch of people you've never met are now having a loud argument inside Google about this Earth/Chrome thing. Thanks for raising the issue. -Tim On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 11:14 AM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: All present browsers have problems. E.g. Firefox is bad on rendering some

Re: GESO (blogpost) - Another portrait

2011-03-14 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 6:00 AM, Tim Øsleby maritim...@gmail.com wrote: Say hello to my lovely neighbour Reidun Sunde http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/2011/03/reidun-sunde.html She doesn't like being photographed, but i challenged her, and it came out pretty OK. Using her old bike as a prop

Re: PESO Art Appreciation

2011-03-14 Thread Paul Stenquist
Excellent! On Mar 14, 2011, at 3:02 PM, frank theriault wrote: On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 9:56 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Kind of a throw-away shot from a bunch I took documenting an art opening. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bruce_m_walker/5516542126/lightbox/ Comments

Re: OT Mac users only

2011-03-14 Thread steve harley
On 2011-03-14 10:43 , Eric Weir wrote: Mail frequently hangs up for a LONG time on sending. The little wheely thing that spins beside sent in the mailbox column on the left side of the window spins forever. Eventually, Mail displays a window reporting that the send could not be completed and

Re: Controlling location to which LR imports

2011-03-14 Thread steve harley
On 2011-03-14 00:21 , David Parsons wrote: Using a temp location to organize things gives me a buffer in case I'm not able to take care of them right away, okay, i think the comparable state to in a temp folder for me is untagged -- i can easily browse or search for untagged items, and since

Re: OT Mac users only

2011-03-14 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-03-14 12:43 PM, Eric Weir wrote: I'm having a problem with Mail that I have not been able to get any help with from the Apple forums: Mail frequently hangs up for a LONG time on sending. The little wheely thing that spins beside sent in the mailbox column on the left side of the window

Re: OT - Google is no longer my friend

2011-03-14 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 3:04 PM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: A bunch of people you've never met are now having a loud argument inside Google about this Earth/Chrome thing.  Thanks for raising the issue.  -Tim If we could get Pentax to monitor the PDML this closely, we'd be all set...

Re: Controlling location to which LR imports

2011-03-14 Thread steve harley
On 2011-03-14 00:08 , Tim Bray wrote: But, I really like having the last 2 or 3 months' photos on the SSD because it makes Lightroom faster. So... I always import from the cameras into a directory Pictures/Current and do all my editing and triage there. Every few months I migrate the survivors

Re: OT: This is totally creepy

2011-03-14 Thread Charles Robinson
On Mar 14, 2011, at 13:58, Igor Roshchin wrote: Once you think about the role of the micro-organisms (bacteria, virri) in our body, you can realize that humans are micro-organisms-controlled robots. And illness is just an intense fight between different groups of those micro-organisms.

Re: Help - How do I turn off the sound on the ist D?

2011-03-14 Thread Charles Robinson
On Mar 13, 2011, at 21:28, Paul Stenquist wrote: All of which makes the K-5, which is nearly silent, an outstanding technical achievement. Quieter, even, than the K7? -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org

Re: OT Mac users only

2011-03-14 Thread Eric Weir
On Mar 14, 2011, at 2:56 PM, Bob W wrote: Sorry, I opened this and read it before I noticed the subject line. I'm not a Mac user. I hope you'll forgive me for prying. Well, I do know, Bob. Maybe in time.

Re: OT: This is totally creepy

2011-03-14 Thread DagT
I did read a sci fi story about that once. A writer was writing his last words. For years he had believed that insects were the manifestation of evil in the world, but then he found out that even insects could get sick, so he shifted his attention toward bacteria. From tham moment his body

Re: OT Mac users only

2011-03-14 Thread Eric Weir
On Mar 14, 2011, at 3:20 PM, steve harley wrote: it sounds like it's storing the message in the Sent folder when it fails; i have a similar intermittent problem in Thunderbird too, and i've researched it without solution; i've written it off to the older IMAP server my ISP uses as a

Re: OT Mac users only

2011-03-14 Thread Eric Weir
On Mar 14, 2011, at 3:24 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Eric, here's something to try. No guarantees though. There's a known issue with an interaction between one particular Mac OS X network config and many home routers. Mac OS X by default enables a TCP/IP performance extension called RFC

Re: OT Mac users only

2011-03-14 Thread Eric Weir
On Mar 14, 2011, at 3:48 PM, Eric Weir wrote: We'll see if it helps with this message. It went out right away. We'll see if it sticks. If it does, I'll make it permanent. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA

SMC 15mm f3.5 how rare is rare??

2011-03-14 Thread Cotty
Hi team, I wouldn't normally post a live eekBay auction here, but I can't believe anyone on the list will be using the BIN on this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=350447126472 Is this guy on the wrong planet, or am I ? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People,

Re: SMC 15mm f3.5 how rare is rare??

2011-03-14 Thread Cotty
On 14/3/11, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed: I wouldn't normally post a live eekBay auction here, but I can't believe anyone on the list will be using the BIN on this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=350447126472 Is this guy on the wrong planet, or am I ? and while we're

Re: PESO Art Appreciation

2011-03-14 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-03-14 3:02 PM, frank theriault wrote: On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 9:56 PM, Bruce Walkerbruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Kind of a throw-away shot from a bunch I took documenting an art opening. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bruce_m_walker/5516542126/lightbox/ Comments welcome, but may be

RE: SMC 15mm f3.5 how rare is rare??

2011-03-14 Thread Bob W
I wouldn't normally post a live eekBay auction here, but I can't believe anyone on the list will be using the BIN on this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=350447126472 Is this guy on the wrong planet, or am I ? and while we're at it, what about this!

Re: PESO Art Appreciation

2011-03-14 Thread Bruce Walker
Thank you, Paul. -bmw On 11-03-14 3:06 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Excellent! On Mar 14, 2011, at 3:02 PM, frank theriault wrote: On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 9:56 PM, Bruce Walkerbruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Kind of a throw-away shot from a bunch I took documenting an art opening.

Re: OT Mac users only

2011-03-14 Thread steve harley
On 2011-03-14 13:42 , Eric Weir wrote: On Mar 14, 2011, at 3:20 PM, steve harley wrote: as a quick fix, if you're not accessing your account from multiple machines, consider going to the Preferences Accounts Mailbox Behaviors and unchecking store sent messages on server (they will

RE: OT Mac users only

2011-03-14 Thread Kenneth Waller
-Original Message- From: Bob W p...@web-options.com Subject: RE: OT Mac users only Sorry, I opened this and read it before I noticed the subject line. I'm not a Mac user. I hope you'll forgive me for prying. I love my Mac with cheese. B -Original Message- From:

Re: SMC 15mm f3.5 how rare is rare??

2011-03-14 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: Is this guy on the wrong planet, or am I ? As they say in Germany: Every morning, a fool gets out of bed somewhere. You'll just have to find him. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com

Re: OT Mac users only

2011-03-14 Thread steve harley
On 2011-03-14 14:13 , Kenneth Waller wrote: From: Bob Wp...@web-options.com Sorry, I opened this and read it before I noticed the subject line. I'm not a Mac user. I hope you'll forgive me for prying. I love my Mac with cheese. no wonder Bob had to pry -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: OT Mac users only

2011-03-14 Thread Charles Robinson
On Mar 14, 2011, at 14:42, Eric Weir wrote: On Mar 14, 2011, at 3:20 PM, steve harley wrote: it sounds like it's storing the message in the Sent folder when it fails; i have a similar intermittent problem in Thunderbird too, and i've researched it without solution; i've written it off

RE: SMC 15mm f3.5 how rare is rare??

2011-03-14 Thread J.C. O'Connell
Ive seen the screw version actually sell for over $1800, but not $5k. The K version he has is the rarer asph version btw. -- J.C. O'Connell (mailto:hifis...@gate.net) Join the CD PLAYER DISC Discussions : http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdplayers/ http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdsound/

formatting SD flash memory (rant) - was RE: Damaged images

2011-03-14 Thread Krisjanis Linkevics
But formatting may (although it's no guarantee) repair a glitch in an iffy card and let you continue using it. -bmw Some facts and common sense: SD memory is NAND flash which means the following things: 1) manufacturers ship it with errors already on the chip; 2) it deteriorates over time

Re: Damaged images

2011-03-14 Thread steve harley
On 2011-03-13 17:41 , Eric Weir wrote: In my last shooting episode there were two images that the camera could not display. After the import LR displayed a message indicating that there were two images that were unsupported or damaged. Should I expect this kind of thing occasionally? for

Re: PAW62 - Harbor

2011-03-14 Thread DagT
Thanks Boris Yes, I agree that the DR is great. This picture is almost straight from the camera. DagT http://www.thrane.name Den 14. mars 2011 kl. 08.58 skrev Boris Liberman: Dag, you ought to admit that DR of this sensor is just amazing. Excellent photograph and rendering. On

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