Re: That's a relief....

2011-10-08 Thread David Mann
On Oct 7, 2011, at 8:57 PM, Brian Walters wrote: I thought tags were the new keywords. Tags, keywords aren't they just different terms for the same thing? Yep, that's exactly what I meant :) Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Clear Packing Tape on LCD

2011-10-08 Thread David Mann
On Oct 8, 2011, at 6:15 AM, John Sessoms wrote: OTOH, even a cheap UV filter doesn't degrade the image as much as a scratched up front lens element. If the filter does get scratched up, a filter is cheaper to replace than a lens. That is not conjecture, it is bitter, hard learned,

Re: Clear Packing Tape on LCD

2011-10-08 Thread Bran Everseeking
On Sat, 8 Oct 2011 19:29:29 +1300 David Mann d...@multisport.net.nz wrote: Myself, I always have either a hood or a cap on my lenses. I consider UV filters to be superfluous, but they're not as bad as someone using a lens with a hood fitted in its backwards position. That's fingernails on a

color management problems (Lightroom to PDF)

2011-10-08 Thread Toine
Maybe the collective wisdom of the list could help me: I'm trying to export a PDF file from lightroom or photoshop. ICM in the printer driver is disabled. To my surprise the resulting pdf file looks different on screen. Windows 7 box and a dell U2410 monitor set to AdobeRGB and Device profile in

RE: PESO - Windswept Lighthouse

2011-10-08 Thread Bill Sawyer
Great stuff, Mark. Glad to see that you're still shooting bw film. I've been using the MZ-S and my Leica for that purpose, almost exclusively lately. I'm thinking of blowing the dust off of my Mamiya TLR and working with that, too. Processing the film seems a like a real bother, though, after

PESO: Front Yard Buck

2011-10-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=147 Comments and criticisms are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: Hoya and Pentax

2011-10-08 Thread Steven Desjardins
As I understand it, only americans care about acronyms :-) On a related topic, do the French use different acronyms when they text? Stig Vidar Hovland Fra: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [pdml-boun...@pdml.net] p#229; vegne av P. J. Alling

RE: Picnic season will soon be over

2011-10-08 Thread John Sessoms
From: Don Guthrie In the fall color is king but sometimes it is just the light coming through the trees that intimates the end of one season and start of the next. CC welcomed. http://donspix.posterous.com/picnic-season-comes-to-an-end-photo Color is king because of what it does to the

Re: Clear Packing Tape on LCD

2011-10-08 Thread Bipin Gupta
I have experimented with LCD clear film protectors on my cameras, and phones and have found bubbles form on the cheaper Walmart type purchases. A friend of mine gave me a complimentary clear film from Palm Inc. I could tell it was extremely high quality and went on my K20D perfectly - absolutely

Re: Picnic season will soon be over

2011-10-08 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com Subject: RE: Picnic season will soon be over From: Don Guthrie In the fall color is king but sometimes it is just the light coming through the trees that

PESO - Picking Out a Sign

2011-10-08 Thread Eactivist
One of my stabs at taking people shots that I felt was not totally successful. Still, it's a nice moment... http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/picking.htm Comments welcome. Marnie :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

RE: Hoya and Pentax

2011-10-08 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Steven Desjardins As I understand it, only americans care about acronyms :-) On a related topic, do the French use different acronyms when they text? yes. A couple of years ago when I started to warm up my French

Re: PESO: Front Yard Buck

2011-10-08 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dan, Wow, that's fun. Better than one of those lawn ornaments! Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 8:47 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=147 Comments and criticisms are invited. Dan Matyola

Re: October PUG now available for your viewing pleasure

2011-10-08 Thread Paul Sorenson
Me, too. If you've spent much time in Chicago, Christine's is special. Can't count the number of times I drove up and down LSD in the mid-60's. LSD, courtesy of Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0saZiLV7-7E -p On 10/7/2011 7:56 PM, Jeffery Johnson wrote: I concur

Re: Picnic season will soon be over

2011-10-08 Thread Larry Colen
On Oct 8, 2011, at 8:58 AM, Ken Waller wrote: Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com Subject: RE: Picnic season will soon be over From: Don Guthrie In the fall color is king but

Re: PESO: Front Yard Buck

2011-10-08 Thread Jack Davis
Good you were able to catch him, Dan. The image has a definate Velvia look. Was never one I went for in my film days, but many did/do. Intentional? Jack  - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Saturday,

Re: Clear Packing Tape on LCD

2011-10-08 Thread Charles Robinson
On Oct 8, 2011, at 1:29, David Mann wrote: Myself, I always have either a hood or a cap on my lenses. I consider UV filters to be superfluous, but they're not as bad as someone using a lens with a hood fitted in its backwards position. That's fingernails on a blackboard to me. I

Re: Clear Packing Tape on LCD

2011-10-08 Thread William Robb
On 08/10/2011 12:47 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: I recently watched a wedding photographer shooting INTO THE SUN with the lens hood fitted backwards. Sunshine directly illuminating the front element. I wanted to say something, and realized that she probably does what she does and wouldn't

The Hippocratic oath of photography.

2011-10-08 Thread P. J. Alling
http://icplibrary.wordpress.com/2011/10/07/hippocratic-oath-of-a-photographer/ I got this from TOP, but I might have stumbled on it by myself, so I figure why give a link to Johnston. Heck I'm not getting paid for it. -- Don't lose heart! They might want to cut it out, and they'll want to

Peso - :)

2011-10-08 Thread Sasha Sobol
https://plus.google.com/107870240225843632731/posts/UmPE52vqutm Comments welcome as always, Thanks, --Sasha -- 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

Re: October PUG now available for your viewing pleasure

2011-10-08 Thread Cotty
On 8/10/11, Brian Walters, discombobulated, unleashed: G'day all The October PUG is now up. As usual, many and varied interpretations of the theme but Bran's interpretation takes the prize for the most innovative. Only one 'Open Gallery' submission this month but a vivid one it is. You'll

Re: OT PESO - Lightcrumbs

2011-10-08 Thread Cotty
On 8/10/11, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: All, I went down south this weekend to take part in the Scott Kelby photowalk being held in a small country town I took this the night before: http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6076/6210853419_8983658926_o.jpg Great job Dave - one of my

GESO: Photo walk butterflies

2011-10-08 Thread Walt Gilbert
Hi all, Took Mr. Larry's K100Ds out with the Tokina SZ-X 28-200 f/3.5-5.3 for a couple of hours today -- and, man, do I like that combination! I managed to finally get some butterfly images this year. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157627847489506/ I tell you, that

PESO: Wounded (?) Buck

2011-10-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14358779 This buck has been our neighborhood for a while.  He has several protuberances on his side that are quite ugly.  I'm not sure if that is a disease of some kind or the result of an injury.  The space between the two large swellings suggests it might

Re: OT PESO - Lightcrumbs

2011-10-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
That is a very interesting and effective image. Exactly what am I looking at? Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 4:23 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 8/10/11, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: All, I went down south this

Re: Clear Packing Tape on LCD

2011-10-08 Thread David Savage
Lens flare is a very popular look ATM. On 9 October 2011 02:47, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: On Oct 8, 2011, at 1:29, David Mann wrote: Myself, I always have either a hood or a cap on my lenses.  I consider UV filters to be superfluous, but they're not as bad as someone using a

Re: PESO: Front Yard Buck

2011-10-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Bob. They run away from me when I am on foot. I was in my car, and he was less wary, so I was able to drive along with him and shoot this out the car window. Not as crisp as I would have liked, but generally I was pleased with the result. Dan Dan Matyola

Re: PESO: Front Yard Buck

2011-10-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Jack. No, I was not trying for an Velvia look, but I don't mind if it came out that way. Thanks for looking and for your comments. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 2:47 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Good you were

Re: PESO: Wounded (?) Buck

2011-10-08 Thread P. J. Alling
I don't think he's been shot, I think he has a skin disease.. On 10/8/2011 5:45 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14358779 This buck has been our neighborhood for a while. He has several protuberances on his side that are quite ugly. I'm not sure if that is

Re: OT PESO - Lightcrumbs

2011-10-08 Thread David Savage
Cheers Cotty. Before I ruin the secret, do you (and anyone else) want to have a guess on how it is done (without Googling it :-) Cheers, Dave On 9 October 2011 04:23, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 8/10/11, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: All, I went down south this weekend to

Re: PESO: Wounded (?) Buck

2011-10-08 Thread Jack Davis
Those wounds(?) are near the heart/lung area; a hunter's popular target. Jack . - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Saturday, October 8, 2011 2:45 PM Subject: PESO: Wounded (?) Buck

Re: Clear Packing Tape on LCD

2011-10-08 Thread John Sessoms
From: David Mann On Oct 8, 2011, at 6:15 AM, John Sessoms wrote: OTOH, even a cheap UV filter doesn't degrade the image as much as a scratched up front lens element. If the filter does get scratched up, a filter is cheaper to replace than a lens. That is not conjecture, it is bitter, hard

Re: Clear Packing Tape on LCD

2011-10-08 Thread Bran Everseeking
On Sat, 08 Oct 2011 12:51:13 -0600 William Robb anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: Rule #1: Don't ever disturb a wedding photographer. It's a no win situation. Rule #2: always smile and nod when shown wedding pictures (even if it hurts) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Picnic season will soon be over

2011-10-08 Thread John Sessoms
From: Ken Waller Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com Subject: RE: Picnic season will soon be over From: Don Guthrie In the fall color is king but sometimes it is just the light coming through

Re: Clear Packing Tape on LCD

2011-10-08 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Oct 8, 2011, at 6:53 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: David Mann On Oct 8, 2011, at 6:15 AM, John Sessoms wrote: OTOH, even a cheap UV filter doesn't degrade the image as much as a scratched up front lens element. If the filter does get scratched up, a filter is cheaper to replace than a

PESO - A little help from my friends

2011-10-08 Thread Paul Stenquist
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RE: PESO: Wounded (?) Buck

2011-10-08 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Dan, The Buck captures are nice but on this one I can't make out what kind of wounds are on the deer. They do look like it had gotten into a fight and the areas are slowly healing up but hard to tell. Jeffery Photo Captures by Jeffery

RE: GESO: Photo walk butterflies

2011-10-08 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Walt, These are some nice butterfly captures... Jeffery Photo Captures by Jeffery http://www.photocapturesbyjeffery.com -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Walt Gilbert Sent: Saturday, October 08,

Re: GESO: Photo walk butterflies

2011-10-08 Thread Larry Colen
On Oct 8, 2011, at 2:03 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: Hi all, Took Mr. Larry's K100Ds out with the Tokina SZ-X 28-200 f/3.5-5.3 for a couple of hours today -- and, man, do I like that combination! I managed to finally get some butterfly images this year.

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2011-10-08 Thread Larry Colen
At a flea market today, there was a woman selling a spotty with a 50/1.4 supertak for $40. I was tempted, but I already have two of the lenses and two or three spotties. Her other lenses were various vivitars, nothing to get very excited about. I must be feeling the economic pinch when I'm

Re: GESO: Photo walk butterflies

2011-10-08 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 10/8/2011 7:10 PM, Jeffery Johnson wrote: Walt, These are some nice butterfly captures... Jeffery Thanks, Jeffery. They're difficult subjects, but awfully gratifying when you catch them. :-) -- Walt Photo Captures by Jeffery

Re: GESO: Photo walk butterflies

2011-10-08 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 10/8/2011 7:15 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Oct 8, 2011, at 2:03 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: Hi all, Took Mr. Larry's K100Ds out with the Tokina SZ-X 28-200 f/3.5-5.3 for a couple of hours today -- and, man, do I like that combination! I managed to finally get some butterfly images this year.

Re: PESO - A little help from my friends

2011-10-08 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 10/8/2011 6:49 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14365180 Winsome image, Paul. Love the expression on the girl's face as she's giving her a boost. -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

RE: GESO: Photo walk butterflies

2011-10-08 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Yes they are as I know from experience and only recently was I able to get a half way good capture of a butterfly. One attempts to get close and they are like no you are not getting any closer and fly off. Photo Captures by Jeffery

Telephoto for iPhone

2011-10-08 Thread Steven Desjardins
Really: http://www.electronista.com/reviews/iphone-telephoto-lens.html In related events, I say a person selling cell phone photos (advertised as such) at a local far today. No bad in an artsy sort of way. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: Telephoto for iPhone

2011-10-08 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Well now I wonder if I should contact the fella that wrote that piece and see if he wishes to donate his no longer used camera and lenses now that he is using only his iPhone. Photo Captures by Jeffery http://www.photocapturesbyjeffery.com -Original

Re: PESO: Wounded (?) Buck

2011-10-08 Thread P. J. Alling
I've been warned to not walk in the woods during deer season with a flash of anything white on my chest, leading me to believe that most White Tails are shot in the A$$. I downloaded the images and made them as large as I could on my monitor as I could before they began to break down, and the

Re: The Hippocratic oath of photography.

2011-10-08 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-10-08 3:18 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: http://icplibrary.wordpress.com/2011/10/07/hippocratic-oath-of-a-photographer/ I got this from TOP, but I might have stumbled on it by myself, so I figure why give a link to Johnston. Heck I'm not getting paid for it. A rich source of PUG themes,

Re: Telephoto for iPhone

2011-10-08 Thread steve harley
on 2011-10-08 19:08 Steven Desjardins wrote Really: http://www.electronista.com/reviews/iphone-telephoto-lens.html the sample shots look awful and the reviewer is out of his league these have been around for a while; i would think someone would have made a better version; a fisheye would

RE: PESO: Wounded (?) Buck

2011-10-08 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Now this an interesting bit of information and will keep this in mind while out at Radnor Lake. Though the deer appear to be used to humans so they don't seem in a bad mood while around us more like at times they are annoyed I am standing there getting captures of them. When they are bored with me

Re: Clear Packing Tape on LCD

2011-10-08 Thread Stan Halpin
On Oct 6, 2011, at 11:29 PM, steve harley wrote: on 2011-10-06 18:33 Stan Halpin wrote I am not at all clear on the reasons for putting anything over the LCD. i carry my camera on a strap that hangs at hip level; i try to avoid scraping it, but i sometimes scramble on rocks or weed the

Re: PESO: Wounded (?) Buck

2011-10-08 Thread Jack Davis
If by bullets, they would more likely be healing exit wounds.  Jack  - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Saturday, October 8, 2011 6:23 PM Subject: Re: PESO: Wounded (?) Buck I've been warned to not

Re: The Hippocratic oath of photography.

2011-10-08 Thread Stan Halpin
On Oct 8, 2011, at 3:18 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: http://icplibrary.wordpress.com/2011/10/07/hippocratic-oath-of-a-photographer/ I got this from TOP, but I might have stumbled on it by myself, so I figure why give a link to Johnston. Heck I'm not getting paid for it. Who is this guy and

Re: GESO: Photo walk butterflies

2011-10-08 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I like this one best IMGP3282 but they are all quite nice... butterflies can be tough,too ann On 10/8/2011 17:03, Walt Gilbert wrote: Hi all, Took Mr. Larry's K100Ds out with the Tokina SZ-X 28-200 f/3.5-5.3 for a couple of hours today -- and, man, do I like that combination! I managed

Re: October PUG now available for your viewing pleasure

2011-10-08 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I concur with the other concurrers Love getting out onthe road and tese were all wonderfully evocative of that experience.. ann (yeah I know, I ain't been around much) On 10/7/2011 20:56, Jeffery Johnson wrote: I concur with Stan -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net

Re: GESO: Photo walk butterflies

2011-10-08 Thread Walt Gilbert
Thanks, Ann. I guess my favorite would have to be 3262, since it's the same kind of butterfly, but I managed to catch it with its wings spread, just as it was taking flight. I had a really hard time catching one like that, since they tend to keep them closed when they're at rest. And, yes,

PESO: Watch Dog

2011-10-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=148 Comments and criticisms invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: October PUG now available for your viewing pleasure

2011-10-08 Thread Subash
On Sat, 08 Oct 2011 23:28:03 -0400 Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Love getting out onthe road and tese were all wonderfully evocative of that experience.. You'll find the gallery here (as usual): http://pug.komkon.org/ another concurrer here. enjoyed the gallery. so many roads, so