Re: OT:PPG Still working sort of

2011-07-17 Thread Bong Manayon
On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 11:41 PM, Jeffery Johnson jefferytjohn...@bellsouth.net wrote: Dan it seems to be a slower process so who knows exactly but give it a few more months. I am sure when they are back up and running fully it will work correctly. My son (James Khalil Manayon) I recently did

RE: OT: Gasoline prices?

2011-07-17 Thread Bob W
I am utterly amazed. Not at the fluctuation in gas prices. That's to be expected when the price of a resource is determined by trading on commodities markets. What amazes me is that anyone has enough time to track their gasoline expenditures. Huh? You mean you don't? Of course not.

Re: OT: Gasoline prices?

2011-07-17 Thread David Mann
On Jul 17, 2011, at 5:45 PM, John Coyle wrote: Now the price of oil is less than US$70 per barrel, our A$ is worth more than US$1, and I'm paying A$1.45 per litre - go figure. Much the same situation here but we're paying a little more, which may be due to tax differences. Reports in the

Re: GESO -- A walk in West Woods

2011-07-17 Thread steve harley
On 2011-07-16 16:48 , P. J. Alling wrote: [...] But it was a tranquil couple of hours, except for the mosquito and deer flies. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/A%20walk%20in%20West%20Woods/GESO%20--%20awalkinwestwoods.html nice collection, well-paced -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

PESO: Bath Bus

2011-07-17 Thread Chris Mitchell
From the roof of Bath Abbey. http://mitch.myzen.co.uk/Misc/_IGP6908.jpg Chris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: PESO Hungry?

2011-07-17 Thread Toine
Thanks everyone. The title is a little joke, It's a lady bug which feeds on aphids and such. The leaf is from a catalpa tree which has very large soft leafs, damaged in the storms and heavy rain of the last days (summer and autumn switch daily at the moment). Toine On 16 July 2011 16:44, Toine

Re: OT: Gasoline prices?

2011-07-17 Thread Paul Stenquist
For tax purposes, I take the standard vehicle mileage deduction for business miles. I rarely have maintenance costs, so I probably come out ahead that way, and to do otherwise, I'd have to keep a log. I can track my fuel costs simply by going to my bank account record online, since I buy all

Re: OT: Gasoline prices?

2011-07-17 Thread Leon Altoff
Looks like you are paying about US$3.75 per gallon. I just did a calculation and based on the price I saw advertised yesterday (prices fluctuate on a daily basis but are best on a Saturday at present) converted to US dollars we are paying about US$4.82 per gallon with the Aussie dollar at it's

Re: OT: Gasoline prices?

2011-07-17 Thread Steven Desjardins
We pay just a tad more than that, per litre It's your own fault for converting to metric. ;-) We pay just a tad more than that, per litre.: http://www.ontariogasprices.com/can_tax_info.aspx Dave On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 1:11 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Not a rant yet,

RE: OT:PPG Still working sort of

2011-07-17 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Now that is interesting I have no one to vote for me :( LOL though do find it interesting that one knows where to locate someone else's photos to vote on or do they eventually make their way around. ___ You can see my latest captures by visiting my

RE: PESO: Bath Bus

2011-07-17 Thread Jeffery Johnson
I like this capture minus the left side of the frame of the photo as it is a bit distracting. I find my mind's eye drawn to it more than viewing the whole capture. ___ You can see my latest captures by visiting my Flickr page:

Re: PESO: Bath Bus

2011-07-17 Thread David J Brooks
Nice angle Dave On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 3:52 AM, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: From the roof of Bath Abbey. http://mitch.myzen.co.uk/Misc/_IGP6908.jpg Chris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: GESO -- A walk in West Woods

2011-07-17 Thread David J Brooks
Nice gallery. I like bridge out. The lens info works for me on FF 5 Dave On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 6:48 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I had some spare time yesterday so I went for a walk in a local nature land preserve.  I was hoping for wildlife, but though I heard the

Re: PESO - Joy

2011-07-17 Thread David J Brooks
Thought her name was Grace.:-) Great shot and expression Dave On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 9:28 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13760032 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: PESO Cliché: Iryna

2011-07-17 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-07-16 11:18 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: On 16 July 2011 11:11, Bruce Walkerbruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: (I guess this should be a CESO: Cliché Every So Often) Pretty girl with long hair and green eyes in flattering light. Sorry folks! Nothing to see here; move along. Gorgeous shot and

Re: OT:PPG Still working sort of

2011-07-17 Thread Bong Manayon
On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 9:17 PM, Jeffery Johnson jefferytjohn...@bellsouth.net wrote: Now that is interesting I have no one to vote for me :( LOL though do find it interesting that one knows where to locate someone else's photos to vote on or do they eventually make their way around. Oh, I see

Re: PESO: Bath Bus

2011-07-17 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Nice one... thoes two walkers make it - but you know that :-) ann On 7/17/2011 03:52, Chris Mitchell wrote: From the roof of Bath Abbey. http://mitch.myzen.co.uk/Misc/_IGP6908.jpg Chris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: Bath Bus

2011-07-17 Thread Christine Aguila
I like it, Chris. The color is wonderful amid all the shades of stone! Composition nice. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 2:52 AM Subject: PESO: Bath Bus

Re: GESO -- A walk in West Woods

2011-07-17 Thread Christine Aguila
Looks like you had a nice walk, Peter. Really like the sunburst in the trees and the graffiti and tracks. No problems with interface, worked very well. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net

Re: PESO Hungry?

2011-07-17 Thread Christine Aguila
Nicely composed, Toine. Intriguing shot. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Toine to...@repiuk.nl To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2011 9:44 AM Subject: PESO Hungry? http://www.repiuk.nl/index.php/#id=album-126num=content-4625 Toine

Re: PESO - Coxless Four

2011-07-17 Thread Christine Aguila
Love it, Frank. Could almost be a Chicago skyline shot--the buildings aren't right, of course, and a different lake :-). Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2011

Re: peso downtown romp

2011-07-17 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Mark! Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Mark Cassino markcass...@ymail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2011 9:18 PM Subject: Re: peso downtown romp I like it - great concept behind the shot. - Original Message -

Re: peso downtown romp

2011-07-17 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Ann! Yes, you're free to say that! :-) Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2011 10:29 PM Subject: Re: peso downtown romp I like it... I figure I'm free to say

Re: peso downtown romp

2011-07-17 Thread Christine Aguila
- Original Message - From: steve harley p...@paper-ape.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2011 10:57 PM Subject: Re: peso downtown romp On 2011-07-13 23:47 , Christine Aguila wrote: Darrel I romped around downtown on Tuesday to celebrate our

Re: Can we talk about fill flash pttl?

2011-07-17 Thread Christine Nielsen
Mark, thank you very much for your thoughts. It's encouraging to know that you are able to make pttl work for you, even at close range... Your comment: On overcast cloudy days I may set the flash compensation to -3 and the compensation on the camera body to -2. Raises another question for me,

PAW--Week 28--At the Modern Wing

2011-07-17 Thread Christine Aguila
http://www.aguilapaw.posterous.com Cheers, Christine -- 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: OT: Gasoline prices?

2011-07-17 Thread John Sessoms
From: Matthew Hunt On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 8:18 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I am utterly amazed. Not at the fluctuation in gas prices. That's to be expected when the price of a resource is determined by trading on commodities markets. What amazes me is that anyone has

Re: OT: Gasoline prices?

2011-07-17 Thread John Sessoms
From: Paul Stenquist On Jul 16, 2011, at 8:46 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Saturday, July 16, 2011, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I am utterly amazed. Not at the fluctuation in gas prices. That's to be expected when the price of a resource is determined by trading on

Re: Can we talk about fill flash pttl?

2011-07-17 Thread Christine Nielsen
Hi Dario, Thanks for your many replies! :) I think you were on track in your first reply -- it was still very bright out, and the camera, set to AV, wanted a fast shutter speed (1/500 +), even at ISO 200. After my first shot, I smacked my forehead and realized high speed synch would be the way

Re: OT: Gasoline prices?

2011-07-17 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 8:40 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: We pay just a tad more than that, per litre It's your own fault for converting to metric.  ;-) I did not convert.they did Dave We pay just a tad more than that, per litre.:

Re: OT: Gasoline prices?

2011-07-17 Thread John Sessoms
From: Paul Stenquist On Jul 16, 2011, at 10:11 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote: On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 10:05 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: But gasoline is a necessity. When I need gasoline, I buy gasoline. When I need food, I buy food. Tracking the price of necessities

Re: PAW--Week 28--At the Modern Wing

2011-07-17 Thread Ann Sanfedele
:-) Mummy can we go home now??? ann On 7/17/2011 11:38, Christine Aguila wrote: http://www.aguilapaw.posterous.com Cheers, Christine -- 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: PAW--Week 28--At the Modern Wing

2011-07-17 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Christine Aguila http://www.aguilapaw.posterous.com modern art seems to make quite a few people itchy that way. I like the photo - the light, the colours, the Gap advertness - but I do think the boy is in an awkward

Re: GESO -- A walk in West Woods

2011-07-17 Thread John Sessoms
On 2011-07-16 16:48 , P. J. Alling wrote: [...] But it was a tranquil couple of hours, except for the mosquito and deer flies. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/A%20walk%20in%20West%20Woods/GESO%20--%20awalkinwestwoods.html It's a nice collection. I particularly liked the Plank Bridge.

Re: OT: Gasoline prices?

2011-07-17 Thread John Sessoms
From: Steven Desjardins We pay just a tad more than that, per litre It's your own fault for converting to metric. Mark. - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1390 / Virus Database: 1516/3769 - Release Date: 07/16/11 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: GESO -- A walk in West Woods

2011-07-17 Thread steve harley
On 2011-07-17 10:33 , John Sessoms wrote: One quibble. The previous photo button doesn't work. I can go up to the index, I can go forward to the next photo, but I can't get it to go back to the previous one. worked fine for me on Safari/Mac so i checked Chrome and it did *not* work there;

RE: V. Maier exhibition in London

2011-07-17 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Christine Aguila To all our British PDMLers: Check this out: Vivian Maier is by you guys! http://londonstreetphotographyfestival.org/diary/vivian-maier-a-life- uncovered P.S. How about a report for the list from

Re: PAW--Week 28--At the Modern Wing

2011-07-17 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 7/17/2011 12:32, Bob W wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Christine Aguila http://www.aguilapaw.posterous.com modern art seems to make quite a few people itchy that way. I like the photo - the light, the colours, the Gap advertness - but I do

Re: V. Maier exhibition in London

2011-07-17 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 7/17/2011 13:01, Bob W wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Christine Aguila To all our British PDMLers: Check this out: Vivian Maier is by you guys! http://londonstreetphotographyfestival.org/diary/vivian-maier-a-life- uncovered P.S. How

Re: V. Maier exhibition in London

2011-07-17 Thread drd1135
What about her influence now? Many younger street shooters will see her work because it's popular now and emulate he work. -Original Message- From: Bob W p...@web-options.com Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 18:01:24 To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'pdml@pdml.net

Re: PAW--Week 28--At the Modern Wing

2011-07-17 Thread Bulent Celasun
hmmm - I thought that was the point of the photo Me, humbly, too :) A fun photo to look at, content-wise and color-wise... Bulent - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822

Re: GESO -- A walk in West Woods

2011-07-17 Thread P. J. Alling
That is very odd. I just opened the page and stepped backwards trough all of the pages. I really don't know what to say, it really is the simplest HTML that it's possible to write to get that functionality. I can't understand why it wouldn't work for you. On 7/17/2011 12:33 PM, John

Re: GESO -- A walk in West Woods

2011-07-17 Thread P. J. Alling
I take that back. I just checked the code and discovered that a character got lost. Firefox, ignores the error, I expect that Opera and IE do also. Try it now it should work. On 7/17/2011 12:44 PM, steve harley wrote: On 2011-07-17 10:33 , John Sessoms wrote: One quibble. The previous

Re: OT: Gasoline prices?

2011-07-17 Thread P. J. Alling
Ah, yes, but you let them get away with it. On 7/17/2011 12:06 PM, David J Brooks wrote: On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 8:40 AM, Steven Desjardinsdrd1...@gmail.com wrote: We pay just a tad more than that, per litre It's your own fault for converting to metric. ;-) I did not convert.they did

Re: PESO - Spring at Crater Lake

2011-07-17 Thread Bulent Celasun
2011/7/13 Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com: while the pano is nice, I prefer non-panos most of the time... and so chose this one over the pano _ maybe Bulent will too http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13295413 I did! Exactly :) Bulent

RE: PAW--Week 28--At the Modern Wing

2011-07-17 Thread Bob W
http://www.aguilapaw.posterous.com modern art seems to make quite a few people itchy that way. I like the photo - the light, the colours, the Gap advertness - but I do think the boy is in an awkward position that detracts from everything else. B hmmm - I thought that was

RE: V. Maier exhibition in London

2011-07-17 Thread Bob W
What about her influence now? Many younger street shooters will see her work because it's popular now and emulate he work. I'd think it's more likely to lead them to the work of the other Chicago photographers B -Original Message- From: Bob W p...@web-options.com Sender:

RE: OT:PPG Still working sort of

2011-07-17 Thread Jeffery Johnson
You must have a better memory than I do as I honestly can't say I have seen any go by that I have seen here on the list. Now that is not to say in the near future or future that will not happen. ___ You can see my latest captures by visiting my

Re: Minimum focus distance DOF relative to extension (tubes)?

2011-07-17 Thread mike wilson
On 17/07/2011 00:38, Leon Altoff wrote: I need a high resolution ruler. Any decent engineer's 6 rule should have a bunch of 1/64ths on. Some school suppliers sell filmstrips of microscope eyepiece graticules. About 1cm divided into 100. If you are really stuck, I could put one in the

Re: OT: age acrtivated ADHD

2011-07-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 7:10 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: right on... unfortunately! Had to share http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oHBG3ABUJU Um, I've been meaning to watch this one since last week ... Just got to it. ;-) Yeah, distraction and detours all day are a constant

Re: PESO - Evening

2011-07-17 Thread Bulent Celasun
I liked the presence of that pair of slippers... There was someone there a while ago... Bulent - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822

Re: PPG news...

2011-07-17 Thread Mark Roberts
Bong Manayon wrote: When you enter the artist's page: Thank you for submitting your wonderful images to the PENTAX Photo Gallery. Due to your time and efforts, the Photo Gallery has become more of a success than we anticipated. In an effort to improve the Gallery we will freeze image uploads

Angel

2011-07-17 Thread Bob W
This is one of the pictures from the Italian procession today: http://www.web-options.com/Recent/content/L167_large.html It's quite heavily cropped - shot with the Voigtlander 75mm lens, and rendered with a high contrast in homage to the Magnum photos of similar processions in Italy itself.

Re: Angel

2011-07-17 Thread Bulent Celasun
A misplaced angel. A beautiful photo... Bulent - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/bulentcelasun 2011/7/17 Bob W p...@web-options.com:

RE: OT: age acrtivated ADHD

2011-07-17 Thread Bob W
Had to share http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oHBG3ABUJU Um, I've been meaning to watch this one since last week ... Just got to it. ;-) Yeah, distraction and detours all day are a constant threat to getting things done. But then there are days when you just don't care ...

Back from Ireland

2011-07-17 Thread Mark Roberts
... in case you hadn't noticed a couple of posts today. We got in around 4:00 yesterday afternoon after two weeks in the Emerald Isle. Very nice weeks, I might add, with only one day of significant rain(!) I've just downloaded a couple of thousand photos that made it through the on-the-fly cull.

Re: OT: age acrtivated ADHD

2011-07-17 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 7/17/2011 15:59, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 7:10 AM, Ann Sanfedeleann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: right on... unfortunately! Had to share http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oHBG3ABUJU Um, I've been meaning to watch this one since last week ... Just got to it. ;-) Yeah,

Re: OT: age acrtivated ADHD

2011-07-17 Thread DagT
Den 17. juli 2011 kl. 21.59 skrev Godfrey DiGiorgi: On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 7:10 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: right on... unfortunately! Had to share http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oHBG3ABUJU Um, I've been meaning to watch this one since last week ... Just got to it. ;-)

Re: GESO -- A walk in West Woods

2011-07-17 Thread John Sessoms
Yep! That fixed it. I'm using Firefox 5.0 on Windoze XP if that information is useful. From: P. J. Alling I take that back. I just checked the code and discovered that a character got lost. Firefox, ignores the error, I expect that Opera and IE do also. Try it now it should work. On

Re: PPG news...

2011-07-17 Thread Brian Walters
On Sun, 17 Jul 2011 16:20 -0400, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Bong Manayon wrote: When you enter the artist's page: Thank you for submitting your wonderful images to the PENTAX Photo Gallery. Due to your time and efforts, the Photo Gallery has become more of a success than

Re: OT: age acrtivated ADHD

2011-07-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 1:44 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: he'd have got into trouble for that over here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8484116.stm lol ... I suspect they just wouldn't have let him into the store, but then who wouldn't let Mr Spock into a store wearing pajamas? After all,

Re: OT: age acrtivated ADHD

2011-07-17 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Well of course this little vid has nothing to do with actual ADHD.. thats just the joke of it... I do have mild ADHD - and, yes, given something I am intensely interested in nothing can distract me - or at least that was so when I was younger. But all of us of a certain age or older have

Re: Back from Ireland

2011-07-17 Thread Cotty
On 17/7/11, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: For now, I'm tired from jet lag and a hard 45-mile bike ride this morning so I'll give it a rest here unless someone posts something truly provocative later. ;-) Ireland would be a lovely country if it weren't for the Irish. -- Cheers,

Reparo! A* 200mm Macro is Back!

2011-07-17 Thread Mark Cassino
I was on the road this week and when I got back found a slip from the post office saying a package was waiting. Yippie - the A* 200mm macro lens is back! I sent it to Eric who told me it was essentially worn out. Parts were not available for the repair. After some conversation he found someone

Re: Can we talk about fill flash pttl?

2011-07-17 Thread Mark Cassino
Hi Christine -   Just a comment - at the maximum X-Synch speed and slower, changing the shutter speed only affects the ambient lighting. It has no affect on the flash - only aperture affects flash. I think there is some affect with high speed synch.   MCC - Original Message - From:

Re: Can we talk about fill flash pttl?

2011-07-17 Thread Mark Cassino
Just my own testing - but the two controls seem to be cumulative. At -2 on the body and -3 on the unit, flash is less powerful than -3 on the unit alone. I usually set the unit to -2 or -3 and fine tune with body compensation - which can also mean dialing in +1 on the body. Here are two macro

Re: PESO: Bath Bus

2011-07-17 Thread Ken Waller
What Jeff said. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Jeffery Johnson jefferytjohn...@bellsouth.net Subject: RE: PESO: Bath Bus I like this capture minus the left side of the frame of the photo as it is a bit distracting. I find

Re: Reparo! A* 200mm Macro is Back!

2011-07-17 Thread kwaller
Great news Mark! The 200 macro is an extraordinary lens ! I've had Nikon Canon pros take a closer look when I've shot with them - they had never held one. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Mark Cassino markcass...@ymail.com

Re: OT: Gasoline prices?

2011-07-17 Thread Cotty
On 16/7/11, John Sessoms, discombobulated, unleashed: Anyone else seeing this? Or is it a purely local phenomenon? Here in the UK the best price I can find in southern England is about £1.37 per litre. That's pretty close to $6.27 a gallon in yourspeak. I do about 27,000 miles per year. This

Re: OT: Gasoline prices?

2011-07-17 Thread Cotty
On 17/7/11, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed: Here in the UK the best price I can find in southern England is about £1.37 per litre. I should say that's diesel. Petrol is about 5p a litre cheaper. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche --

Re: Reparo! A* 200mm Macro is Back!

2011-07-17 Thread Paul Stenquist
Excellent. Congratulations. Paul On Jul 17, 2011, at 6:26 PM, Mark Cassino wrote: I was on the road this week and when I got back found a slip from the post office saying a package was waiting. Yippie - the A* 200mm macro lens is back! I sent it to Eric who told me it was essentially worn

Re: Can we talk about fill flash pttl?

2011-07-17 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-07-17 11:52 AM, Christine Nielsen wrote: Hi Dario, Thanks for your many replies! :) I think you were on track in your first reply -- it was still very bright out, and the camera, set to AV, wanted a fast shutter speed (1/500 +), even at ISO 200. After my first shot, I smacked my

Travellin', Blogin' and PUGin'

2011-07-17 Thread Brian Walters
G'day all Travellin': Marg and I are heading off on Thursday for a trip to Central Australia and Kangaroo Island, so I'll only be on the list intermittently for a while (although internet access seems to be available in even the most remote places). Hopefully I'll come back with some reasonable

Re: Reparo! A* 200mm Macro is Back!

2011-07-17 Thread Stan Halpin
On Jul 17, 2011, at 6:26 PM, Mark Cassino wrote: I was on the road this week and when I got back found a slip from the post office saying a package was waiting. Yippie - the A* 200mm macro lens is back! I sent it to Eric who told me it was essentially worn out. Parts were not available

Re: Back from Ireland

2011-07-17 Thread Mark Roberts
Cotty wrote: On 17/7/11, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: For now, I'm tired from jet lag and a hard 45-mile bike ride this morning so I'll give it a rest here unless someone posts something truly provocative later. ;-) Ireland would be a lovely country if it weren't for the Irish.

Peso: Gertie's

2011-07-17 Thread Steven Desjardins
Where to stop for a cold one in Steele's Tavern, Virginia: http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/Old-Stuff/17503661_45JbVR#1388152703_kn8gZQj-O-LB -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: Reparo! A* 200mm Macro is Back!

2011-07-17 Thread Steven Desjardins
That's good news. I see you're still on good terms with the dragonflies. On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 7:23 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: On Jul 17, 2011, at 6:26 PM, Mark Cassino wrote: I was on the road this week and when I got back found a slip from the post office saying

GESO: Hocking Hills, Ohio

2011-07-17 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
http://www.flickr.com/photos/55001392@N08/5948526856/in/set-72157627094389989/ Shots from the weekend campout. Mostly used the 24-90. It's a really tough lens to put down. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl http://kerygmainstitute.org He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he

Re: V. Maier exhibition in London

2011-07-17 Thread Steven Desjardins
Well, that's not a bad thing either. On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 2:15 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: What about her influence now?  Many younger street shooters will see her work because it's popular now and emulate he work. I'd think it's more likely to lead them to the work of the other

Re: PESO: Bath Bus

2011-07-17 Thread Rick Womer
Chris, I really like the bus and the pedestrians, but the close foreground stonework is distracting. One might try a severe crop. We've never made it to Bath--tried a few times, but couldn't reserve a room, even for a February weekend. Cheers, Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On

Re: PESO: Bath Bus

2011-07-17 Thread Steven Desjardins
Nice shot, but not many Bathers. On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 8:30 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Chris, I really like the bus and the pedestrians, but the close foreground stonework is distracting.  One might try a severe crop. We've never made it to Bath--tried a few times, but

PESO: Silver Streak

2011-07-17 Thread Ed Keeney
1st car show today. Took a few, thought this one came out pretty good. Comments and critiques always welcome. http://www.flickr.com/photos/edkeeney/5948673242/ -- Thanks! Ed http://picasaweb.google.com/ewkphoto http://www.flickr.com/photos/edkeeney/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO: Bath Bus

2011-07-17 Thread Paul Stenquist
I like this. I think the detail on the left would be a plus with more DOF. But as presented the soft elements are a bit distracting. That being said, the context of the ruin is obviously important here, so framing the bus within those elements is a plus. Paul On Jul 17, 2011, at 6:40 PM, Ken

Re: OT: Gasoline prices?

2011-07-17 Thread Steven Desjardins
This is nothing short of a big hairy bag of bollocks! I nominate this as a PUG theme. On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 6:51 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 17/7/11, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed: Here in the UK the best price I can find in southern England is about £1.37 per litre. I should

Re: PESO - Joy

2011-07-17 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks David. Yep, she's still Grace. Paul On Jul 17, 2011, at 10:05 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Thought her name was Grace.:-) Great shot and expression Dave On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 9:28 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13760032

Re: Peso: Gertie's

2011-07-17 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 7/17/2011 19:47, Steven Desjardins wrote: Where to stop for a cold one in Steele's Tavern, Virginia: http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/Old-Stuff/17503661_45JbVR#1388152703_kn8gZQj-O-LB or... perhaps not ... ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: Reparo! A* 200mm Macro is Back!

2011-07-17 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Nice capture... If you ever get bored with that lens feel free to send it my way ;) You know what they say absence makes the heart grow fonder. ___ You can see my latest captures by visiting my Flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jt-johnson/

Re: Peso: Gertie's

2011-07-17 Thread drd1135
It may be the only place in Steele's Tavern, VA.;-) --Original Message-- From: Ann Sanfedele Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List ReplyTo: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Peso: Gertie's Sent: Jul 17, 2011 9:34 PM On 7/17/2011 19:47, Steven Desjardins

Re: OT: Gasoline prices?

2011-07-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sunday, July 17, 2011, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: This is nothing short of a big hairy bag of bollocks! I nominate this as a PUG theme. LOL! I might even add a picture or two on that theme.. ]:-) -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Pentax Q photos

2011-07-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
http://www.flickr.com/photos/n00bs/5943610162/in/set-72157627083831739/ And there's a K1 in the set... -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- 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: Back from Ireland

2011-07-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Welcome home! I spent a week in Dublin in 2008. Despite the incredible amount of public drunkenness and the urban environment, I had a grand time. Can't wait to get back there for another visit. I have friends who live in Cork and Galway (?sp). On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 1:54 PM, Mark Roberts

Re: Reparo! A* 200mm Macro is Back!

2011-07-17 Thread Bob Sullivan
Glad to hear that Mark. Eric is a treasure... Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 5:26 PM, Mark Cassino markcass...@ymail.com wrote: I was on the road this week and when I got back found a slip from the post office saying a package was waiting. Yippie - the A* 200mm macro lens is back!

Re: OT: Gasoline prices?

2011-07-17 Thread John Sessoms
From: Cotty On 17/7/11, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed: Here in the UK the best price I can find in southern England is about ?1.37 per litre. I should say that's diesel. Petrol is about 5p a litre cheaper. Well, yes, I know prices are higher elsewhere. I was wondering if anyone else was

Re: GESO -- A walk in West Woods

2011-07-17 Thread P. J. Alling
Same version of Firefox I'm using and it took the bad code and didn't even hiccup. Maybe it's the combination with XP. I'm still using Win2k on this machine, but I don't see how that would effect how the browser handles HTML. On 7/17/2011 5:33 PM, John Sessoms wrote: Yep! That fixed it.

Kiss/truck

2011-07-17 Thread Tim Bray
I normally hate HDR, but wow: https://plus.google.com/106289562822644692555/posts/L5Di5wanKvA -- 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: Pentax Q photos

2011-07-17 Thread Anthony Farr
That K1 is an MZ-S with a changed decal. The only way that makes sense (unless it's a straight out leg-pull) is that it's being used as a test bed for something where the bigger mirror-box is required. I doubt that Pentax would resurrect such an old camera to its current lineup. The pictures