Re: The GESO Dilemma

2011-06-27 Thread David Mann
On Jun 27, 2011, at 3:33 AM, Rick Womer wrote: Too many GESOs are far too large, repetitive, and tedious. It's common to see a dozen shots of runners/cyclists/motorcycles/race cars going around the same curve, from the same angle, in the same light. Galleries of a dozen shots of the same

Re: PESO A quiet stream

2011-06-27 Thread Bruce Walker
Thank you, Tim. -bmw On 11-06-27 1:02 AM, Tim Bray wrote: Oh gosh that's nice; full of peace. -T On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 7:08 PM, Bruce Walkerbruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Seen on an ostensible dog-walk this evening. Dog was unimpressed. http://goo.gl/hovrC (Flickr lightbox)

Re: PESO: Orange Circle

2011-06-27 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-06-27 1:23 AM, Tim Bray wrote: Really, that's all, just an orange circle: http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2011/06/26/-big/RUNE1770.jpg.html -T I like it. But this may explain why Burnhamthorpe, the main E-W road here, is so badly falling apart always: it's missing those nails

Re: The GESO Dilemma

2011-06-27 Thread Rick Womer
--- On Mon, 6/27/11, David Mann d...@multisport.net.nz wrote: BTW I'm sure you don't intend these to be hard rules.  I wouldn't want PDML to become too snobbish :) Teacups must be held with the fingers to the front and back of the handle (not looped through), and the pinky curved

Re: summer evening

2011-06-27 Thread Boris Liberman
On 6/27/2011 03:09, Paul Stenquist wrote: I sat on the bench behind my garden tonight. There's a finch feeder in the garden, and finches both house and gold darted in and out, along with the occasional chickadee. A hummingbird hovered in front of me as he studied the various blooms that he might

Totally OT: Bluetooth headset for smart phone

2011-06-27 Thread Steven Desjardins
My wife has a flip phone and likes to cradle her phone on her shoulder so she can do things while talking. She is getting a smartphone but these are much less comfortable to use in this fashion. I'm thinking of getting her a headset. It doesn't have to be super stealthy, but it must be very

Re: PDML members: What is your SHARPEST lens?

2011-06-27 Thread Steven Desjardins
Someone should run through the thread and tally the votes. I nominate Tim. On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 1:15 AM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: Another vote here for the 50-135.  No, I haven't measured, that wind blowing flapping your undies is my arms waving. Often perceived sharpness is a

Re: summer evening

2011-06-27 Thread Bob Sullivan
Same here, and a few racoons too! Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 10:51 PM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: FWIW - I'm able to attrach numerous woodpeckers - of the hairy downey ype  - to my back yard by simply hanging a suet cake from a tree. Kenneth Waller

Re: Totally OT: Bluetooth headset for smart phone

2011-06-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
I have the Motorola bluetooth device that Verizon sells for about $75. It hangs from the ear and is nearly invisible. I use it to conduct interviews, and it works well. Paul On Jun 27, 2011, at 9:26 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: My wife has a flip phone and likes to cradle her phone on her

Re: summer evening

2011-06-27 Thread Bob Sullivan
Stan, Have you tried cutting Oranges in half for the Orioles? We got some great shots in the film days that way. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 11:38 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: They totally ignore our suet cake but we have a pair of downey + a pair of hairy

Re: Peso Wheelbarrow

2011-06-27 Thread David J Brooks
I'll try that. Dave On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 7:19 PM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Nice composition but IMO it would be a touch stronger with about half the space from the RH side of the barrow to the RH edge. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -

Re: PESO: Orange Circle

2011-06-27 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Nice find, and well recorded. I assume that nail is a survey mark. Dan On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 1:23 AM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: Really, that's all, just an orange circle: http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2011/06/26/-big/RUNE1770.jpg.html  -T -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: A confession...

2011-06-27 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 9:34 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: Grainy but nice.  Phones aren't that far away . . . Mine is right here beside me:-) Dave On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 9:06 PM, Jeffery Johnson jefferytjohn...@bellsouth.net wrote: Now shame on you she is wondering

Re: 3 new pictures

2011-06-27 Thread David J Brooks
Very nice set. Dave On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 4:40 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Not a very productive week photographically. The first three are the best I can muster: http://www.web-options.com/Recent/ B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PAW77 - More rain

2011-06-27 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 3:49 PM, DagT li...@thrane.name wrote: http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html K-5, DA*16-50@28mm, 1/50s, f/4-0, ISO400 (at 9pm June 17). I feel wet. Dave DagT http://www.thrane.name/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: Orange Circle

2011-06-27 Thread David J Brooks
On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 10:16 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Nice find, and well recorded. I assume that nail is a survey mark. Dan In my opinion i would say yes. Dave On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 1:23 AM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: Really, that's all, just an

Peso's Lunch break and 1

2011-06-27 Thread David J Brooks
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13549553 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13549572 From Saturdays CARD affair. Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Peso Red

2011-06-27 Thread David J Brooks
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Re: Totally OT: Bluetooth headset for smart phone

2011-06-27 Thread Steven Desjardins
Thanks. I'll give it a look. She likes to talk on the phone while working in the yard pulling weeds and such. On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 9:47 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I have the Motorola bluetooth device that Verizon sells for about $75. It hangs from the ear and is

Re: A confession...

2011-06-27 Thread Steven Desjardins
Watch the radiation, especially if you notice a greenish tinge to your skin. On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 10:16 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 9:34 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: Grainy but nice.  Phones aren't that far away . . . Mine is

Re: summer evening

2011-06-27 Thread Stan Halpin
The feeder we use dispenses sugar water and grape jelly. The jelly is a BIG hit. It could also accommodate an orange half but we haven't tried that yet. When we got it, I hung it from the rafter on a convenient hook, just outside of the screened porch. It just isn't a location that provides

Re: Peso Red

2011-06-27 Thread Rick Womer
I like it. One might take a little off the left, and add about a half-stop of exposure. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Mon, 6/27/11, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com Subject: Peso Red To: Pentax Discuss pdml@pdml.net, Barbara

Re: Totally OT: Bluetooth headset for smart phone

2011-06-27 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Jawbone makes very good wireless headsets, as does Plantronics. On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 7:56 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks.  I'll give it a look.  She likes to talk on the phone while working in the yard pulling weeds and such. On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 9:47 AM, Paul

Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread Tim Bray
I just clicked on a PESO hosted on photo.net. It popped up an interstitial ad that I had to view or dismiss before I could see the picture. This is unacceptable behavior and, sorry folks, I just ain't clicking on any more photo.net links. FYI, for those folks depending on photo.net hosting,

Re: Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Really, it can't be that difficult or tiring to actually click on a x, is it? Oh well. Dan On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 1:09 PM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: I just clicked on a PESO hosted on photo.net.  It popped up an interstitial ad that I had to view or dismiss before I could see the

Re: Peso Red

2011-06-27 Thread David J Brooks
On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 11:07 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: I like it.  One might take a little off the left, and add about a half-stop of exposure. Rick Thanks Rick. I had taken some off the left but i'll try and see what that does. When i added the vignette effect, it darkened

Re: Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I told those idiots to shove it a year or more back when they started censoring posts in threads, in addition to annoying me with stupid advertising all the time. It's become a waste of time and energy to deal with photo.net: they've become a crass marketing organization, not a photography site.

RE: Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread Bob W
it's not difficult, but it's behaviour from photo.net that's in your face and offensive. More often than not when I click to see someone's picture on photo.net and the ad pops I just think 'Well, fuck you', and click out. There are plenty of hosting sites that don’t shove this crap down

Re: Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread Rick Womer
Well, compared to the Flickr interface, or the tectonic launch time of the Pentax Gallery, or the merely glacial launch time of Smugmug... it's an annoyance, but not a disabling one. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Mon, 6/27/11, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: From: Tim Bray

RE: 3 new pictures

2011-06-27 Thread Bob W
Thanks to everyone who commented. B Very nice set. Dave On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 4:40 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Not a very productive week photographically. The first three are the best I can muster: http://www.web-options.com/Recent/ B -- PDML

For Free: Epson Stylus Photo 2200 (refurb, needs some cleaning) (NorCal only, for now)

2011-06-27 Thread John Celio
[sending this again just in case. I've gotten two if no one else will take it emails, and I know a lot of people don't check the list on the weekends.] I've got an Epson Stylus Photo 2200 that I never use anymore. The printer was a refurb that the camera shop I worked at got for free, and I

Re: 3 new pictures

2011-06-27 Thread Stan Halpin
On Jun 27, 2011, at 2:14 PM, Bob W wrote: Thanks to everyone who commented. B Not a very productive week photographically. The first three are the best I can muster: http://www.web-options.com/Recent/ B I am still pondering the riverside shot and the tablesstools. I am not sure

Re: Totally OT: Bluetooth headset for smart phone

2011-06-27 Thread Ecke PDML
I second Plantronics. I also have a Motorola MiniBlue H9 but the contacts in the charger/carrier base broke after a very short time so I wasn't happy. 2011/6/27 Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com: Jawbone makes very good wireless headsets, as does Plantronics. On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 7:56

Re: Totally OT: Bluetooth headset for smart phone

2011-06-27 Thread John Francis
My wife got a Plantronics Voyager Pro+ almost a year ago. If you're planning to use it outdoors it's worth getting a model with noise cancellation. The Pro+ also supports A2DP profiles, so it can be used as headphones as well as a phone headset - in fact it can pair with two separate devices

Re: Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I concur with Rick. Dan On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 2:12 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Well, compared to the Flickr interface, or the tectonic launch time of the Pentax Gallery, or the merely glacial launch time of Smugmug... it's an annoyance, but not a disabling one. Rick

Re: Totally OT: Bluetooth headset for smart phone

2011-06-27 Thread steve harley
On 2011-06-27 07:26 , Steven Desjardins wrote: Any suggestions? I'm willing to spend up to about $125. If this is too low, I'm willing to re-evaluate. my partner's quite happy with her Plantronics 975, which she has used a few times per week for a year and a half; it is very compact, has a

Followup to SMC Pentax A 24mm hood question... (and an unsolicited testimonial).

2011-06-27 Thread P. J. Alling
I've been pretty much photographically bored lately. Not much insperation, plus I wasn't able to find the time to read the list much the last few months, (still at least 7000 messages behind). However I a few months ago I posted a question to find a clip on lens hood for my A 24mm f2.8,

Re: Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread Larry Colen
On Jun 27, 2011, at 11:12 AM, Rick Womer wrote: Well, compared to the Flickr interface, or the tectonic launch time of the Pentax Gallery, or the merely glacial launch time of Smugmug... it's an annoyance, but not a disabling one. Rick Every time the photo.net ad pops up, I grumble to

PESO: The Pitch is on the Way

2011-06-27 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
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Re: Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread Bob Sullivan
Ya, clicking on that little box to dismiss the ad is a real time waister. I could probably pull up 3 or 4 pictures on Smugmug or the Pentax Gallery in the same time. ;-) You know, it's gotten so bad that after I click on the link to Smugmug or the Pentax Gallery and get the delay, I just click

Re: Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 12:35 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: The Flicker interface has other problems for me...can never tell which picture I'm supposed to look at. If I send you the links http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/5865448384/lightbox/ or

Re: Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread Jack Davis
Each time I see said adds, I wonder why the user would tolerate it. I'll continue to click on the X, but I imagine it will discourage some from using Photo.net. Jack --- On Mon, 6/27/11, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Subject: Re:

Re: Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread Ken Waller
Apparently it isn't universal - I don't get the pop up ad. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com Subject: Photo.net no more I just clicked on a PESO hosted on photo.net. It popped up an interstitial

RE: 3 new pictures

2011-06-27 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Stan Halpin http://www.web-options.com/Recent/ B I am still pondering the riverside shot and the tablesstools. I am not sure about the positioning of the foreground/midground crate by the river, am slightly

Re: Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread Chris Mitchell
On 27/06/2011, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Well, compared to the Flickr interface, or the tectonic launch time of the Pentax Gallery, or the merely glacial launch time of Smugmug... it's an annoyance, but not a disabling one. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW I made a decision

Re: Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-06-27 3:26 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Jun 27, 2011, at 11:12 AM, Rick Womer wrote: Well, compared to the Flickr interface, or the tectonic launch time of the Pentax Gallery, or the merely glacial launch time of Smugmug... it's an annoyance, but not a disabling one. Every time the

Re: PDML members: What is your SHARPEST lens?

2011-06-27 Thread Cotty
On 23/6/11, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: The A*85/1.4 is OK wide open as well. I think that's an understatement. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML

Re: Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread Cotty
I have to say that I'm tired of the ads and the attitude. Too commercial for me. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
Photo.net members don't see the ads. I've considered changing but I have over 3000 images on photo.net, and Im paid up through 2012. Plus, I don't really have time go fool around with something new. I really don't like the flickr interface, but I think smugmug is nice. Maybe some day. Paul On

Re: Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2011-06-27 15:26, Larry Colen wrote: How much would people be willing to pay for a photo hosting site that didn't suck? I pay about US$ 10 a month for mine. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: Totally OT: Bluetooth headset for smart phone

2011-06-27 Thread Cotty
On 27/6/11, Steven Desjardins, discombobulated, unleashed: My wife has a flip phone and likes to cradle her phone on her shoulder so she can do things while talking. She is getting a smartphone but these are much less comfortable to use in this fashion. I'm thinking of getting her a headset.

Re: Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread DagT
Den 27. juni 2011 kl. 21.26 skrev Larry Colen: How much would people be willing to pay for a photo hosting site that didn't suck? I think I pay about $80 a year to the web hotel and made everything in Rapidweaver (about $60 on apple app store). A nice thing is that if it sucks at least it

Re: Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread Scott Loveless
On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 4:37 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Photo.net members don't see the ads. I've considered changing but I have over 3000 images on photo.net, and Im paid up through 2012. Plus, I don't really have time go fool around with something new. I really don't

Re: PESO: The Pitch is on the Way

2011-06-27 Thread Rick Womer
Not as good as the other action shots--did the pitcher just throw the ball, or is he shielding himself from getting clobbered by a line drive? Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Mon, 6/27/11, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com

RE: Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Scott Loveless [...] I may start hosting my own again, because the photo hosting sites are like operating systems - they all suck. Hear, hear! B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Paul Stenquist Sent: 27 June 2011 21:38 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Photo.net no more Photo.net members don't see the ads. I've considered changing but I have over 3000 images on photo.net, and Im paid

Re: Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread Bob Sullivan
You post a photo of salt shakers and people start commenting on the Buskers. Often the comments don't seem to follow the pictures. And the damned interface is still slow!!! Do they think they are tricking me with those rotating red black balls? How about just using the old spinning hourglass.

Re: Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Jun 27, 2011, at 5:10 PM, Bob W wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Paul Stenquist Sent: 27 June 2011 21:38 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Photo.net no more Photo.net members don't see the ads. I've considered changing but I have

Re: PESO: The Pitch is on the Way

2011-06-27 Thread Steven Desjardins
I had the same thought; it works both ways. On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 5:05 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Not as good as the other action shots--did the pitcher just throw the ball, or is he shielding himself from getting clobbered by a line drive? Rick

Re: 3 new pictures

2011-06-27 Thread Steven Desjardins
The man amongst his wares is a fine shot. On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 3:55 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Stan Halpin http://www.web-options.com/Recent/ B I am still pondering the riverside shot and the

Re: Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread Mark Roberts
Paul Stenquist wrote: Photo.net members don't see the ads. Apparently, non-members who visit photo.net with JavaScript turned off (use Firefox with the NoScript plug-in) don't see ads either. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

RE: Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Mark Roberts Paul Stenquist wrote: Photo.net members don't see the ads. Apparently, non-members who visit photo.net with JavaScript turned off (use Firefox with the NoScript plug-in) don't see ads either. well,

Re: Totally OT: Bluetooth headset for smart phone

2011-06-27 Thread Bran Everseeking
On Mon, 27 Jun 2011 09:26:20 -0400 Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: Any suggestions? I'm willing to spend up to about $125. If this is too low, I'm willing to re-evaluate. given my experience with the technology, which may be more good luck than management, you can likely spend

Re: Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread Tim Bray
On top of which, photo.net is butt-ugly to look at these days. I pay the $25 to flickr for ad-free photo-sharing with family friends. For the stuff I care about, I host on my own blog. But to make it work the way I like it, I had to write a whole bunch of software, so I can't in good

Re: Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob W wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Mark Roberts Paul Stenquist wrote: Photo.net members don't see the ads. Apparently, non-members who visit photo.net with JavaScript turned off (use Firefox with the NoScript plug-in) don't see ads

Re: Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread Tim Bray
Hey Paul, would it cost you severe personal or business pain if photo.net declared bankruptcy tomorrow and shut down on Thursday? If so, you might want to have a Plan B in place, because it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest. Yeah, I know, migrating thousands of pix is a major pain in the

RE: Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Mark Roberts Paul Stenquist wrote: Photo.net members don't see the ads. Apparently, non-members who visit photo.net with JavaScript turned off (use Firefox with the NoScript plug-in) don't see ads either.

Re: Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread Stan Halpin
A few of us use Zenfolio. Basic ($25/yr), Unlimited ($50/yr) and Premium ($100/yr) plans available. Customizable, park your own domain there, unlimited traffic, unlimited storage for all plans above the Basic . . . http://www.zenfolio.com/zf/all-features.aspx stan On Jun 27, 2011, at 4:54 PM,

Re: Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread Philip Northeast
On 28/06/11 8:16 AM, Tim Bray wrote: Hey Paul, would it cost you severe personal or business pain if photo.net declared bankruptcy tomorrow and shut down on Thursday? If so, you might want to have a Plan B in place, because it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest. Yeah, I know, migrating

Re: Peso Wheelbarrow

2011-06-27 Thread Steven Desjardins
I'd crop an L off the upper right side of the, er, stuff. Nice catch, though. On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 10:15 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: I'll try that. Dave On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 7:19 PM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Nice composition but IMO it would be a touch

Re: Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread John Sessoms
From: Ken Waller Apparently it isn't universal - I don't get the pop up ad. I don't think I've ever seen a pop-up ad on photo.net - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1388 / Virus Database: 1513/3728 - Release Date: 06/26/11 -- PDML

Re: Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread Steven Desjardins
If I get on a bus that says Trafalgar Square on the front, I don't want to be forced to go shopping first.: Never go to London with my daughter, then. I'm just saying . . . On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 6:23 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net

Re: Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread Steven Desjardins
They know you're too cheap to buy anything, John. On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 8:27 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: Ken Waller Apparently it isn't universal - I don't get the pop up ad. I don't think I've ever seen a pop-up ad on photo.net - No virus found in this

Re: Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Jun 27, 2011, at 6:16 PM, Tim Bray wrote: Hey Paul, would it cost you severe personal or business pain if photo.net declared bankruptcy tomorrow and shut down on Thursday? That's a hoot. It isn't going to happen. I am amused by those who believe photo.net is suffering because they get a

Re: Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Jun 27, 2011, at 6:23 PM, Bob W wrote: If I get on a bus that says Trafalgar Square on the front, I don't want to be forced to go shopping first. A fallacious argument. You won't have to go shopping, but you will see ads on the side of the bus, on the bus shelter, and perhaps on the

Re: Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread steve harley
On 2011-06-27 16:16 , Tim Bray wrote: Hey Paul, would it cost you severe personal or business pain if photo.net declared bankruptcy tomorrow and shut down on Thursday? photo.net is among the oldest community websites around; i was once fond of it and used to read Greenspun's articles and look

Re: GESO: Rainbow Bridge

2011-06-27 Thread steve harley
On 2011-06-25 10:36 , Charles Robinson wrote: Pretty! http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2011/rainbow_bridge/index.html at least at the size presented, you did a fine job of handholding used to live not far from the Franklin Street bridge, just a bit downstream, and had many long walks

Re: Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread Anthony Farr
On 28 June 2011 10:44, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: (snip) I like ads. No, I love ads. Paul I'm not against ads. They let me have a service which costs me nothing, at the small cost of some inconspicuous advertising on the page where my work is displayed. But let me

Re: Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread steve harley
On 2011-06-27 18:48 , Paul Stenquist wrote: A fallacious argument. You won't have to go shopping, but you will see ads on the side of the bus, on the bus shelter, and perhaps on the interior of the bus as well. And if they weren't there, you'd probably have to pay twice as much to ride that

Re: GESO- pushing the K-5

2011-06-27 Thread Bong Manayon
On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 6:35 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: On 6/25/2011 06:25, Mark Cassino wrote: Great shots - that 'aged photo' filter does a nice job, but the the essential composition and lighting really comes through in the photos. I am with Mark on this one. Dropping

OT Enablement

2011-06-27 Thread Brian Walters
G;'day all Knowing my interest in old cameras, my brother-in-law presented me with his old SLR. I've always wanted to play with one of these: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/_IGP0567om.jpg Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia

Re: GESO- pushing the K-5

2011-06-27 Thread Bong Manayon
On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 11:45 PM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: I also like those desturated portraits (especially the first 5). In addition to two WR lenses you need Bong WR. :-) I was, but after all these years something is wrong with the O rings... -- Bong Manayon

Re: GESO- pushing the K-5

2011-06-27 Thread Bong Manayon
On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 12:52 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Very fine job with the partially desaturated portraits. The full color shots are also  up to your annoyingly high standards. Uh...thanks? :-) -- Bong Manayon http://www.bong.uni.cc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

OT An Artist's Statement

2011-06-27 Thread Bruce Walker
This is *very* droll ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v8DbLWAXvU The subtitles are critical to your enjoyment, so nuke the ads if they overlay them. -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Jun 27, 2011, at 9:06 PM, Anthony Farr wrote: On 28 June 2011 10:44, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: (snip) I like ads. No, I love ads. Paul I'm not against ads. They let me have a service which costs me nothing, at the small cost of some inconspicuous advertising

Re: OT Enablement

2011-06-27 Thread Rob Studdert
On 28 June 2011 11:35, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: G;'day all Knowing my interest in old cameras, my brother-in-law presented me with his old SLR.  I've always wanted to play with one of these: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/_IGP0567om.jpg Very nice, I have an old OM 10

Re: OT An Artist's Statement

2011-06-27 Thread Philip Northeast
On 28/06/11 11:36 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: This is *very* droll ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v8DbLWAXvU The subtitles are critical to your enjoyment, so nuke the ads if they overlay them. -bmw Clearly has a warped sense of humour, so I'd hire her as she would fit right in. --

Re: Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread Sandy Harris
On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 2:12 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Well, compared to the Flickr interface, or the tectonic launch time of the Pentax Gallery, or the merely glacial launch time of Smugmug... it's an annoyance, but not a disabling one. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW

Re: OT Enablement

2011-06-27 Thread Steven Desjardins
Olympus always made such nice small cameras. On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 9:35 PM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: G;'day all Knowing my interest in old cameras, my brother-in-law presented me with his old SLR.  I've always wanted to play with one of these:

RE: OT An Artist's Statement

2011-06-27 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Philip you may want to correct your signature as you have left out the r in dark. Instead of having it as http://aviewfinderdarkly.com.au/ you have it as http://aviewfinderdakly.com.au/ ___ You can see my latest captures by visiting my Flickr page:

Re: The GESO Dilemma

2011-06-27 Thread Steven Desjardins
It's a great idea. I definitely wouldn't want to look at 12 shots of dog poop. On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 7:13 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: --- On Mon, 6/27/11, David Mann d...@multisport.net.nz wrote: BTW I'm sure you don't intend these to be hard rules. I wouldn't want PDML to

Re: Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread John Francis
On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 07:20:55PM -0600, steve harley wrote: On 2011-06-27 18:48 , Paul Stenquist wrote: i'm very good at ignoring ads, but for many people, and especially when pop-ups are involved, viewing an ad is fairly akin to forced window-shopping And forced-to-watch ads are akin to

Re: Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread Rob Studdert
On 28 June 2011 12:50, Sandy Harris sandyinch...@gmail.com wrote: I've never seen an intrusive ad on that site. I just tested by clicking on Rick's link (Some nice photos there, by the way.) and got no ads. I'm using Firefox on Linux with so ad-blocking and script-blocking add-ons. I do not

Re: OT An Artist's Statement

2011-06-27 Thread Philip Northeast
Perhaps Charlotte can spell? On 28/06/11 12:56 PM, Jeffery Johnson wrote: Philip you may want to correct your signature as you have left out the r in dark. Instead of having it as http://aviewfinderdarkly.com.au/ you have it as http://aviewfinderdakly.com.au/

Re: The GESO Dilemma

2011-06-27 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: The GESO Dilemma It's a great idea. I definitely wouldn't want to look at 12 shots of dog poop. I can see why, they'd all be crappy ! On

OT: A thief in the night

2011-06-27 Thread David Parsons
Saw this over at TOP and found it incredibly funny. http://www.zie.nl/video/opmerkelijk/Meeuw-steelt-camera/m1ezpfqfk1dv -- David Parsons Photography http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread Boris Liberman
On 6/27/2011 20:09, Tim Bray wrote: I just clicked on a PESO hosted on photo.net. It popped up an interstitial ad that I had to view or dismiss before I could see the picture. This is unacceptable behavior and, sorry folks, I just ain't clicking on any more photo.net links. FYI, for those

Re: Totally OT: Bluetooth headset for smart phone

2011-06-27 Thread Boris Liberman
On 6/27/2011 23:45, Cotty wrote: I use a Blue Parrot B250-XT for when I'm driving - excellent quality with a maximum volume that can easily be heard over the din of a Land Rover doing 90. Cotty, is it 90 imperial or 90 metric? Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Totally OT: Bluetooth headset for smart phone

2011-06-27 Thread Boris Liberman
On 6/27/2011 16:26, Steven Desjardins wrote: My wife has a flip phone and likes to cradle her phone on her shoulder so she can do things while talking. She is getting a smartphone but these are much less comfortable to use in this fashion. I'm thinking of getting her a headset. It doesn't

Re: Photo.net no more

2011-06-27 Thread William Robb
On 27/06/2011 6:44 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: No, I love ads. To a great extent, you are an ad. -- William Robb -- 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

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