Re: PESO: Robin

2011-07-09 Thread David Mann
On Jul 9, 2011, at 1:47 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: He's sweet - would love to learn who he really is... do you really call him a robin down there? That is, is this a common bird really referred to as a robin locally ? Our robin isn't a real robin either - its a thrush but this doesn't look

Re: Robin

2011-07-09 Thread David Mann
On Jul 9, 2011, at 8:18 AM, Ken Waller wrote: Glad to see you got that glint in his eye. His pose on the stump, the nicely handled background and that glint really make this shot - well done. Thanks. I think this was the only photo I managed to get in focus so I was glad that I was also

Re: PESO - Adirondack Morning

2011-07-09 Thread David Mann
On Jul 9, 2011, at 1:52 PM, Rick Womer wrote: We spent the July 4 weekend by a lake in the Adirondack Mountains, in New York. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13679014size=lg Makes me wish I was there. I miss summer. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Has anyone painted the inside of the SD card door?

2011-07-09 Thread Larry Colen
Once again, I moved my camera while leaving the SD card door open. Fortunately, no damage was done. It occurred to me that it being open might be more noticeable if the inside of the cover were more visible, white paint, reflective tape or something. Has anyone tried this? Is there any

OT would you mind taking our photo?

2011-07-09 Thread Larry Colen
http://wondermark.com/738/ -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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: Boris and Galia GESO - Live Statues Festival

2011-07-09 Thread Bob W
Looks like a good reason to have a week elsewhere. B What makes you say so, Bob??? Live statues. B -- 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

OT Jido Fister Filly

2011-07-09 Thread Ecke PDML
SCNR this is just too brilliant - just came in on national news and Google yielded an english result for your enjoyment http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?200708-Hello-my-name-is-Jido-Fister-Filly-(Guido-Westerwelle) Cheers Ecke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

OT: Coolest bike accessory

2011-07-09 Thread Bob W
Gotta be these: http://www.middleburn.co.uk/access_bullet_valve_caps.php But how long would your bike be parked before they disappeared? B -- 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

Re: PESO - Adirondack Morning

2011-07-09 Thread Rick Womer
Hmmm... I included them deliberately. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sat, 7/9/11, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: From: Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com Subject: Re: PESO - Adirondack Morning To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Saturday, July 9, 2011, 12:08

Re: PESO - Adirondack Morning

2011-07-09 Thread Bob Sullivan
Rick, I like them. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 8:15 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Hmmm... I included them deliberately. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sat, 7/9/11, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: From: Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com Subject:

Re: OT Jido Fister Filly

2011-07-09 Thread Thomas Bohn
Guido Westerwelle became Jido Fister Filly because someone transcripted his name back from Arab instead of using the German version. More in German: http://schplock.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/jido-fister-filly/ Thomas 2011/7/9 Ecke PDML overpenta...@googlemail.com: SCNR this is just too

Re: Has anyone painted the inside of the SD card door?

2011-07-09 Thread Miserere
Larry, Some of the problems you get in to.I just don't know, man; they seem to looney to me :-) Sometimes I see you as Wile E. Coyote with a camera. I have NEVER left my SD card door open in the 4 years or so I've owned a DSLR. I can't even imagine how or why that would happen. What do you

Re: PAW78 - Sand

2011-07-09 Thread DagT
Thanks Ann, Bob and Christine. No, it didn´t hurt, but there was sand everywhere (and 17C in the water). DagT Den 4. juli 2011 kl. 23.09 skrev Ann Sanfedele: Yeah, fine shot but I sure hope you paid that model nicely... looks oh so painful! ann On 7/4/2011 16:37, Bob W wrote:

Re: GESO - At Home with the Grebes

2011-07-09 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 10:09 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Frank, That's wonderful. Is that nest dry or what? Regards,  Bob S. Thanks, Bob. This particular nest is a floating platform (presumably tethered to the waterway bottom) put there by park authorities in hopes that the

Re: Has anyone painted the inside of the SD card door?

2011-07-09 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
LOL ... I agree with Miserere. You run into problems that I've never seen with anything, Larry. :-) If you want to paint on plastic, you generally want to use an enamel and you need to test whether it tries to dissolve the plastic you're paint. If it does, that's bad. I don't know how much room

Re: GESO - At Home with the Grebes

2011-07-09 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 9:49 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: nice series -t oo bad the water is so very light.. the last one does work best in that regard.. might crop a bit tighter? The water was back or side-lit, so it was very bright. Not much I could do about it, other than learn

Re: PESO: Robin

2011-07-09 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Thanks for the wiki :-) I'm so annoying, always wanting to know the names of things.. Nice shot, tho :-) ann On 7/9/2011 02:53, David Mann wrote: On Jul 9, 2011, at 1:47 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: He's sweet - would love to learn who he really is... do you really call him a robin down there?

Re: Has anyone painted the inside of the SD card door?

2011-07-09 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 10:46 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: Just get into the habit, whenever you remove or insert a card, of closing the door immediately afterwards. I sort of disagree... whenever I remove my card to put it in the computer, I leave the door open, as a visual

Re: GESO - At Home with the Grebes - update

2011-07-09 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 3:01 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: Thank you Frank - a very nice series. I haven't seen this species in person nor had I seen the floating nest before. So your pictures sent me off into my reference books. A couple of interesting factoids:  Grebe

Re: Has anyone painted the inside of the SD card door?

2011-07-09 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I bet a bright signal dot would work as well... I put them on all sorts of things that have , for instance, black buttons that control stuff on a black background... ann, she who is also a klutz On 7/9/2011 04:07, Larry Colen wrote: Once again, I moved my camera while leaving the SD card

Re: The Limited took one for the team, and a PESO

2011-07-09 Thread Miserere
Sorry to hear of your loss, Tim. Eric Hendrickson is certainly The Man when it comes to lens and SLR (NOT digital) repairs in the US. As for your photo, I love the text on the waiters' back, another beer there?. Very Brazilian. Cheers,    —M.     \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com    

Re: Has anyone painted the inside of the SD card door?

2011-07-09 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I know why he leaves the door open... he has taken the card out to load stuff onto his puter...right? when I do that I purposefully set the camera near me and leave the door open so I notice it doesn't have the card in it. However I have a nice big CF card door on my ist d - easier to

Re: OT - “Luxury” Fuji Mirrorless Cameras Coming Soon

2011-07-09 Thread Miserere
As much as I liked the GXR, it's not what *I* have been waiting for...but closer than a DSLR, that's for sure. I have this feeling that Fuji are going to release something similar to the X100 (interchangeable lenses and EVF only) but do so with the m4/3 mount (seeing as Fuji is a 4/3 partner),

Re: OT: Update

2011-07-09 Thread Miserere
From the tone of your message, what I feel like saying is: Congratulations, Dave! That can't be a bad thing, huh? I think you'll be up on your feet in no time; but do take a few weeks to chill out and get bored--that's a great motivator :-)    —M.     \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com  

Re: Ricoh buys Pentax camera division from the HOYA Corporation

2011-07-09 Thread Miserere
You'd be surprised at how many posts have been written (in other forums) in the last week saying I was about to buy a K-5 and a few lenses but now I don't think I will because I don't want to end up like those Olympus shooters. I feel like taking a bullhorn to the internet and screaming: What

Re: BJP article on Ricoh Pentax purchase

2011-07-09 Thread Miserere
On 8 July 2011 18:10, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: I live 2-2-1/2 hours from Manhattan, If I lived that close to downtown Los Angeles I'd probably actually be within the city limits, I see more Pentax products in stores than I see Ricoh products, and I see damned few of those.

In Photographic news Apparently reality wasn't good enough for CBS

2011-07-09 Thread P. J. Alling
So? It was entertainment and not news, but CBS altered the broadcast images of the Boston Fireworks... http://articles.boston.com/2011-07-08/ae/29752504_1_fireworks-show-quincy-market-footage I thank it's a little sad and maybe a bit disturbing. -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to

Re: Has anyone painted the inside of the SD card door?

2011-07-09 Thread John Sessoms
The door breaking off is not uncommon. It doesn't even have to be because you mishandled the equipment. And since there's a little switch inside that turns the camera off whenever the door is open (or missing), I can see his point. Back when my *ist-D was my only DSLR, I was walking through

Re: Has anyone painted the inside of the SD card door?

2011-07-09 Thread George Sinos
Whenever I take one memory card out of the camera I replace it with another card. GS George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com www.georgesphotos.net On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 11:00 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: The door breaking off is not uncommon. It doesn't even have

Re: Boris and Galia GESO - Live Statues Festival

2011-07-09 Thread Boris Liberman
On 7/9/2011 11:28, Bob W wrote: Looks like a good reason to have a week elsewhere. B What makes you say so, Bob??? Live statues. B So, I suppose, you did not quite like the subject, did you, Bob? Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Has anyone painted the inside of the SD card door?

2011-07-09 Thread Ecke PDML
larry why dont you just get a bright neon sock that you can pull over the card door when you take the card out? keep it with your card reader and you're all set. or how about making it a habit to always take one picture right before you leave? 2011/7/9 George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com: Whenever I

Re: Has anyone painted the inside of the SD card door?

2011-07-09 Thread P. J. Alling
I was changing cards, camera hanging around my neck, (K20D), when I fumbled and dropped the camera. Somehow the little door latch caught on my belt or belt loop and got sheared off, (the mechanics of this escape me, but that's the only explanation I have. Searching for a tiny piece of black

Re: Has anyone painted the inside of the SD card door?

2011-07-09 Thread John Francis
On Sat, Jul 09, 2011 at 06:15:55PM +0200, Ecke PDML wrote: larry why dont you just get a bright neon sock that you can pull over the card door when you take the card out? keep it with your card reader and you're all set. or how about making it a habit to always take one picture right before

Re: Has anyone painted the inside of the SD card door?

2011-07-09 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 12:26 PM, John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote: Get a cheap/disposable SD card (a 2GB is pretty cheap nowadays), or you might even be able to find one of those dummy cards that came in the SD slot of Treo smartphones and some other SD-capable devices. Attach a short

Re: OT: Coolest bike accessory

2011-07-09 Thread P. J. Alling
No reason you couldn't use them on your car as well. About an hour I'd guess, not a lot of people are looking at valve stems for items to steal. On 7/9/2011 8:26 AM, Bob W wrote: Gotta be these: http://www.middleburn.co.uk/access_bullet_valve_caps.php But how long would your bike be parked

Re: Has anyone painted the inside of the SD card door?

2011-07-09 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 7/9/2011 10:50, Matthew Hunt wrote: whenever I remove my card to put it in the computer, I leave the door open, as a visual reminder that there's no card in the camera. At least on the K10D, the open door is right where my hand would go to pick it up, so it's quite obvious. Yup - I

Re: OT - “Luxury” Fuji Mirrorless Cameras Coming Soon

2011-07-09 Thread Boris Liberman
On 7/8/2011 08:02, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: It's what I've been hoping to see since 2002. :-) Patience is a virtue in our craft/hobby/art/profession (underline the relevant, strike out the irrelevant). Boris being somewhat jocular. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT - “Luxury” Fuji Mirrorless Cameras Coming Soon

2011-07-09 Thread Boris Liberman
On 7/9/2011 18:08, Miserere wrote: As much as I liked the GXR, it's not what *I* have been waiting for...but closer than a DSLR, that's for sure. I have this feeling that Fuji are going to release something similar to the X100 (interchangeable lenses and EVF only) but do so with the m4/3 mount

Re: OT Jido Fister Filly

2011-07-09 Thread Boris Liberman
On 7/9/2011 14:57, Ecke PDML wrote: SCNR this is just too brilliant - just came in on national news and Google yielded an english result for your enjoyment http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?200708-Hello-my-name-is-Jido-Fister-Filly-(Guido-Westerwelle) Cheers Ecke There're

PESO - Adirondack Porch

2011-07-09 Thread Rick Womer
Another from last weekend. (K7, FA 24-90) Rick -- 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: Has anyone painted the inside of the SD card door?

2011-07-09 Thread Boris Liberman
On 7/9/2011 11:07, Larry Colen wrote: Once again, I moved my camera while leaving the SD card door open. Fortunately, no damage was done. It occurred to me that it being open might be more noticeable if the inside of the cover were more visible, white paint, reflective tape or something.

Re: OT: Update

2011-07-09 Thread Boris Liberman
On 7/5/2011 13:22, David Mann wrote: Just a quick update on my situation. I don't really have time to write a lot which is probably a good thing. It was announced last week at work that we're all losing our jobs. The owner of the company is moving to Auckland at his wife's behest. At the same

Re: PESO - Adirondack Porch

2011-07-09 Thread Paul Sorenson
Link? :) -p On 7/9/2011 12:17 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Another from last weekend. (K7, FA 24-90) Rick -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: Photographing from a Light Plane

2011-07-09 Thread Boris Liberman
On 7/8/2011 01:45, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all In a few weeks my wife and I will be heading off to Central Australia. On the way we plan to take a flight over Lake Eyre* in a light aircraft. I've never photographed from a plane before so I'm wondering is there any special gotchas I should

Re: PESO - Adirondack Porch

2011-07-09 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I found it by going to the other one first and following arrows :-) here http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13679013 I like this one. ann On 7/9/2011 13:25, Paul Sorenson wrote: Link? :) -p On 7/9/2011 12:17 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Another from last weekend. (K7, FA 24-90) Rick

Re: Ricoh buys Pentax camera division from the HOYA Corporation

2011-07-09 Thread John Sessoms
From: Miserere You'd be surprised at how many posts have been written (in other forums) in the last week saying I was about to buy a K-5 and a few lenses but now I don't think I will because I don't want to end up like those Olympus shooters. I feel like taking a bullhorn to the internet and

RE: Boris and Galia GESO - Live Statues Festival

2011-07-09 Thread Bob W
Looks like a good reason to have a week elsewhere. B What makes you say so, Bob??? Live statues. B So, I suppose, you did not quite like the subject, did you, Bob? they should be tied to real statues and dropped in the sea. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO - Adirondack Porch

2011-07-09 Thread P. J. Alling
Seems kind of transparent to me, almost non existent. On 7/9/2011 1:17 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Another from last weekend. (K7, FA 24-90) Rick -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Has anyone painted the inside of the SD card door?

2011-07-09 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
You have my strategy, George. :-) On Saturday, July 9, 2011, George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com wrote: Whenever I take one memory card out of the camera I replace it with another card. GS George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com www.georgesphotos.net On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 11:00

Re: PESO - Adirondack Porch

2011-07-09 Thread P. J. Alling
Geez, Ann, what's the fun in that. On 7/9/2011 1:44 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I found it by going to the other one first and following arrows :-) here http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13679013 I like this one. ann On 7/9/2011 13:25, Paul Sorenson wrote: Link? :) -p On 7/9/2011

Re: PESO: WaterFire

2011-07-09 Thread P. J. Alling
I shot this at Providence in 2006 using a DS w/43mm limited. I posted it at the time but it's long been lost off line so I created a new rendering, and a BW version at the same time. I never though to take a tripod they always get in the way when shooting moving on a street. Well anyway I

Re: Ricoh buys Pentax camera division from the HOYA Corporation

2011-07-09 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Saturday, July 9, 2011, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: ...We don't know what's going to happen. I agree. We're just consumers, users of products with Ricoh and Pentax brand names. ...I don't think anyone at Pentax or Ricoh knows what's going to happen. If that's true, then both

Re: OT: Coolest bike accessory

2011-07-09 Thread mike wilson
On 09/07/2011 14:26, Bob W wrote: Gotta be these: http://www.middleburn.co.uk/access_bullet_valve_caps.php But how long would your bike be parked before they disappeared? B The real question is: are you a 9mm or a .22 kind of guy? Magnum mike -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: In Photographic news Apparently reality wasn't good enough for CBS

2011-07-09 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-07-09 11:51 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: So? It was entertainment and not news, but CBS altered the broadcast images of the Boston Fireworks... http://articles.boston.com/2011-07-08/ae/29752504_1_fireworks-show-quincy-market-footage I thank it's a little sad and maybe a bit disturbing.

Re: Boris and Galia GESO - Live Statues Festival

2011-07-09 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-07-09 2:09 PM, Bob W wrote: Looks like a good reason to have a week elsewhere. B What makes you say so, Bob??? Live statues. B So, I suppose, you did not quite like the subject, did you, Bob? they should be tied to real statues and dropped in the sea. B Did you see Hot Fuzz? We

Re: PESO - Adirondack Porch

2011-07-09 Thread Rick Womer
Doh! http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13679013size=md --- On Sat, 7/9/11, Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com wrote: From: Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO - Adirondack Porch To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Saturday, July 9, 2011, 1:25 PM Link? 

Re: Has anyone painted the inside of the SD card door?

2011-07-09 Thread mike wilson
On 09/07/2011 10:07, Larry Colen wrote: Once again, I moved my camera while leaving the SD card door open. Fortunately, no damage was done. It occurred to me that it being open might be more noticeable if the inside of the cover were more visible, white paint, reflective tape or something.

PESO Admiring those beauties

2011-07-09 Thread Bruce Walker
Attended a Flickr meet last night: classic cars in the parking lot of an enormous home reno box store. Was wandering around looking for detail images but keeping an eye out for people opportunities. When I saw this tableaux I shot without prepping then realized after that I'd overexposed by

Re: OT - “Luxury” Fuji Mirrorless Cameras Coming Soon

2011-07-09 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 8:08 AM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: As much as I liked the GXR, it's not what *I* have been waiting for...but closer than a DSLR, that's for sure. ... LOL ... Well, it isn't *quite* what I was waiting for either, but it's close. My brief for a modern digital

Re: Has anyone painted the inside of the SD card door?

2011-07-09 Thread Stan Halpin
Hey Larry - you need to think outside of the box! Or in this case, outside of the camera. 1. Spray paint your entire camera body a glossy white. 2. When you leave the SD door open, the black hole that results will contrast nicely with the white body. stan On Jul 9, 2011, at 4:07 AM, Larry

Re: Has anyone painted the inside of the SD card door?

2011-07-09 Thread Bulent Celasun
Stan, Now I have understood perfectly well the term thinking outside of the box. Larry, mark this suggestion ;) Bulent - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822

PESO -- An old red barn.

2011-07-09 Thread P. J. Alling
Yes, it's a cliche, but it's my cliche. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20anoldredbarn.html Equipment: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax FA 20-35mm f4.0 As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering

Re: OT: Cycling in New York

2011-07-09 Thread P. J. Alling
Sadly there's nothing really ironic about petty abuses of power. On 6/10/2011 1:54 PM, Bob W wrote: Great video here about a guy's response to being ticketed for not cycling in the bike lane: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzE-IMaegzQ Ironically he shouldn't have been ticketed, because it's

Re: OT: Coolest bike accessory

2011-07-09 Thread Ken Waller
I've always kept valve stem caps on all my vehicles valve stems for the simple reason they come with the car they might prevent a slow air leak thru the stem. A car talk show I was listening to recently talked about the need for the caps from the standpoint that getting water crud into the

Re: PESO -- An old red barn.

2011-07-09 Thread Jack Davis
Well done cliche, Peter. :) Take it from one who proudly boasts credit for having placed the barn on the cliche list. Jack --- On Sat, 7/9/11, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: From: P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com Subject: PESO -- An old red barn. To: Pentax-Discuss

Re: Has anyone painted the inside of the SD card door?

2011-07-09 Thread steve harley
On 2011-07-09 02:07 , Larry Colen wrote: Once again, I moved my camera while leaving the SD card door open. Fortunately, no damage was done. It occurred to me that it being open might be more noticeable if the inside of the cover were more visible, white paint, reflective tape or something.

Re: Has anyone painted the inside of the SD card door?

2011-07-09 Thread Miserere
On 9 July 2011 15:48, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: Hey Larry - you need to think outside of the box! Or in this case, outside of the camera. 1. Spray paint your entire camera body a glossy white. 2. When you leave the SD door open, the black hole that results will contrast

Re: Has anyone painted the inside of the SD card door?

2011-07-09 Thread Christine Aguila
Good one Stan! :-) On Jul 9, 2011, at 2:48 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: Hey Larry - you need to think outside of the box! Or in this case, outside of the camera. 1. Spray paint your entire camera body a glossy white. 2. When you leave the SD door open, the black hole

Re: BJP article on Ricoh Pentax purchase

2011-07-09 Thread drd1135
Well said, Miserere and Goffrey. At least Ricoh wants Pentax to make cameras and lenses. -Original Message- From: Miserere miser...@gmail.com Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 11:23:39 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: In Photographic news Apparently reality wasn't good enough for CBS

2011-07-09 Thread drd1135
It's definitely a slippery slope. They should at least say what they are doing and acknowledge that it's artistry and not simply news. -Original Message- From: P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2011 11:51:05 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Has anyone painted the inside of the SD card door?

2011-07-09 Thread David Parsons
I make it a habit to always close the door. Sometimes I go out without a card in, but I've never had a problem with leaving it open. The media door on the other hand, I manage to leave that open all the time, especially after using a remote shutter release. That doesn't cause any problems

Texters, a la Godfrey's series on communication

2011-07-09 Thread Sam L
http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/09/joseph-holmes-photographs-punctilious-texters-in-nyc-encourages/ -Sam -- --- Sam -- 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

Re: PESO: WaterFire

2011-07-09 Thread David Parsons
That looks great. I didn't get any elevated shots. You are definitely right about the tripod. I had kids snaking under the legs most of the time, but they weren't too much of a bother. :) On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 2:21 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I shot this at Providence

Re: OT: Coolest bike accessory

2011-07-09 Thread Steven Desjardins
Small potatoes. Check these out: http://www.crankitcycles.com/store/tailgunnerExhaust.html On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 5:00 PM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: I've always kept valve stem caps on all my vehicles valve stems for the simple reason they come with the car they might prevent a

RE: Texters, a la Godfrey's series on communication

2011-07-09 Thread Bob W
Subject: Texters, a la Godfrey's series on communication http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/09/joseph-holmes-photographs- punctilious-texters-in-nyc-encourages/ -Sam 26 amazing, wondrous panels of pixels? Be inspired? I think not. Nothing interesting there. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

RE: OT: Coolest bike accessory

2011-07-09 Thread Bob W
Small potatoes. Check these out: http://www.crankitcycles.com/store/tailgunnerExhaust.html Must have had their admen working overtime to come up with that poster. I wonder if that's why they're called 'Crank it'. Bob On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 5:00 PM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com

Re: Texters, a la Godfrey's series on communication

2011-07-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
It's a ho hum in my book. Paul On Jul 9, 2011, at 6:58 PM, Sam L wrote: http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/09/joseph-holmes-photographs-punctilious-texters-in-nyc-encourages/ -Sam -- --- Sam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Ricoh buys Pentax camera division from the HOYA Corporation

2011-07-09 Thread William Robb
On 09/07/2011 9:19 AM, Miserere wrote: You'd be surprised at how many posts have been written (in other forums) in the last week saying I was about to buy a K-5 and a few lenses but now I don't think I will because I don't want to end up like those Olympus shooters. I feel like taking a

Re: OT: Coolest bike accessory

2011-07-09 Thread P. J. Alling
Based on the accompanying photo, I think giver-er the guns would be more a more appropriate motto On 7/9/2011 7:55 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: Small potatoes. Check these out: http://www.crankitcycles.com/store/tailgunnerExhaust.html On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 5:00 PM, Ken

PESO - Summertime, Summertime

2011-07-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
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PESO - A Visitor

2011-07-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
Sat out by my garden again tonight. Took my camera this time. A visitor soon joined me. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13689072size=lg -- 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

Re: PESO - A Visitor

2011-07-09 Thread Bob Sullivan
Paul, Excellent. I love the backlighting. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 8:40 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Sat out by my garden again tonight. Took my camera this time. A visitor soon joined me. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13689072size=lg -- PDML

Re: PESO - Summertime, Summertime

2011-07-09 Thread Bob Sullivan
Paul, Something Calm and Soothing about this. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 8:38 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13689073size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: PESO - A Visitor

2011-07-09 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Nice visitor and nice capture... ___ You can see my latest captures by visiting my Flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jt-johnson/ -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Paul

RE: PESO -- An old red barn.

2011-07-09 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Yeah it sure is an old red barn and I wonder what is inside... ___ You can see my latest captures by visiting my Flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jt-johnson/ -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net

Re: Peso Red lily

2011-07-09 Thread Brian Walters
On Thu, 07 Jul 2011 19:23 -0400, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: From today in the back yard: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13668233 I like the tightly cropped composition and the colour. The only small nit is the slightly distracting background, mainly the brickwork at

Re: PESO: Robin

2011-07-09 Thread Brian Walters
On Fri, 08 Jul 2011 20:04 +1200, David Mann d...@multisport.net.nz wrote: I have more photos to post from our trip last weekend if I ever get the time to work on them. But for now here's a little birdie who came to greet us when we stopped to take in some scenery on the way home.

Re: Photographing from a Light Plane

2011-07-09 Thread Brian Walters
On Sat, 09 Jul 2011 20:26 +0300, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: On 7/8/2011 01:45, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all In a few weeks my wife and I will be heading off to Central Australia. On the way we plan to take a flight over Lake Eyre* in a light aircraft. I've never

Re: OT: Coolest bike accessory

2011-07-09 Thread P. J. Alling
On 7/9/2011 1:55 PM, mike wilson wrote: On 09/07/2011 14:26, Bob W wrote: Gotta be these: http://www.middleburn.co.uk/access_bullet_valve_caps.php But how long would your bike be parked before they disappeared? B The real question is: are you a 9mm or a .22 kind of guy? Magnum mike .45,

Re: PESO - Adirondack Morning

2011-07-09 Thread Brian Walters
On Fri, 08 Jul 2011 18:52 -0700, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: We spent the July 4 weekend by a lake in the Adirondack Mountains, in New York. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13679014size=lg Very peaceful. I can't make up my mind about the foreground foliage. Maybe if

Re: Boris and Galia GESO - Live Statues Festival

2011-07-09 Thread Brian Walters
On Fri, 08 Jul 2011 20:25 +0300, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! This week we had an international festival of Live Statues in our town. In fact, it was the second such festival, the first one having taken place last year. Galia and I went there also to take some pictures.

Re: Boris and Galia GESO - Live Statues Festival

2011-07-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
Some nice pics from both. Your second one is my favorite. Paul On Jul 9, 2011, at 10:29 PM, Brian Walters wrote: On Fri, 08 Jul 2011 20:25 +0300, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! This week we had an international festival of Live Statues in our town. In fact, it was the second

Re: PESO - A Visitor

2011-07-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Jeffrey. It was a beautiful summer day here. Hoping for another one tomorrow. Paul On Jul 9, 2011, at 9:53 PM, Jeffery Johnson wrote: Nice visitor and nice capture... ___ You can see my latest captures by visiting my Flickr page:

Re: PESO - Summertime, Summertime

2011-07-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Bob. I couldn't avoid some out of focus foreground elements (without getting up off my bench:-), but I thought it worked here. Paul On Jul 9, 2011, at 9:49 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Paul, Something Calm and Soothing about this. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 8:38 PM, Paul

Re: PESO - A Visitor

2011-07-09 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 7/9/2011 21:40, Paul Stenquist wrote: Sat out by my garden again tonight. Took my camera this time. A visitor soon joined me. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13689072size=lg Just to show Dave Mann how much his robin looks like our chickadee? :-) Nice visitor! ann -- PDML

Re: PESO - Summertime, Summertime

2011-07-09 Thread Ken Waller
I like the subject lighting but the OOF stuff in the LRH corner is distracting to me. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: PESO - Summertime, Summertime

Re: PESO - A Visitor

2011-07-09 Thread Ken Waller
Nice capture. If it were mine I'd crop out the LH side. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: PESO - A Visitor Sat out by my garden again tonight. Took my camera this time. A visitor

OT PESO - Annie in L.B.D.

2011-07-09 Thread David Savage
G'day All, Annie contacted me a few weeks ago wanting to know if I'd be interested in a TFP shoot after seeing my Model Mayhem profile. I said sure thing arranged a time in the studio. Here is one from last nights shoot: http://www.flickr.com/photos/disavage/5918653999/in/photostream/lightbox/

Interesting item about Pentax GPS module

2011-07-09 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Here: http://www.dpreview.com/news/1107/11070810fujix100updatedreview.asp Is the link to the Google translated hands-on usage report on the freshly announced Pentax GPS module. Might be interesting to some of us. -- Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Interesting item about Pentax GPS module

2011-07-09 Thread Brian Walters
On Sun, 10 Jul 2011 06:44 +0300, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! Here: http://www.dpreview.com/news/1107/11070810fujix100updatedreview.asp Is the link to the Google translated hands-on usage report on the freshly announced Pentax GPS module. Might be interesting to some of

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