Re: A nice photo swipe

2012-01-02 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Jan 1, 2012, at 09:46 , Cotty wrote: On 1/1/12, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: Now and then I google my name to see who has swiped a photo or, more importantly, editorial to which I still hold rights. Ran across this use of my Birmingham Gentleman pic today. Scroll down to

Re: OT: A man calls 911

2012-01-02 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Jan 1, 2012, at 17:22 , Mark Roberts wrote: Larry Colen wrote: On Dec 31, 2011, at 10:19 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote: On Dec 31, 2011, at 09:27 , John Sessoms wrote: From: Joseph McAllister On Dec 29, 2011, at 14:51 , John Sessoms wrote: Several years ago, a nearby Sheriffs

Re: PESO: Sydney to Hobart Yachts in Hobart

2012-01-02 Thread Philip Northeast
Ok Rick There is now a bigger version if you click on the image Philip Northeast www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au On 2/01/12 2:14 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Nice pic, Phil. It fills only about a third of my laptop's 1400x900 display, though, and there's so much in it that I'd love to be able to

Re: gesos faves for December and 2011

2012-01-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
A lot of nice work. You should be pleased. Paul On Jan 1, 2012, at 11:47 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Jan 1, 2012, at 8:34 PM, Brian Walters wrote: On Sat, Dec 31, 2011, at 05:04 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I didn't get to do a lot of photography this month so only 4 in the december favorites

Re: Party photos

2012-01-02 Thread Jack Davis
These put me there. Could almost hear the music. Did you shop the noise? Jack  From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, January 1, 2012 10:44 PM Subject: Party photos I got a few photos at the party last

Re: Party photos

2012-01-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
I like these. The color works well. Lots of nice moments. Paul On Jan 2, 2012, at 1:44 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I got a few photos at the party last night. The room was mostly lit by a few strands of colored lights. I'm amused that I shoot at bars that have colored gels on the lights, and

Re: Party photos

2012-01-02 Thread David J Brooks
On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 1:44 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I got a few photos at the party last night.  The room was mostly lit by a few strands of colored lights. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157628675276189/ or for the exif

Re: gesos faves for December and 2011

2012-01-02 Thread David J Brooks
Really like # 1 and 4, although they are all fine shots. Dave On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 8:04 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I didn't get to do a lot of photography this month so only 4 in the december favorites set: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157628474019097/

Re: PESO -- Caption Contest

2012-01-02 Thread David J Brooks
Woodstock ticket sale announcement Dave On Sun, Jan 1, 2012 at 4:44 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: First PESO of the New Year.  I know what's actually going on here, but that hardly seems important, and calling it a Caption Contest seems to be better than just saying

Re: GESO: 2011 faves

2012-01-02 Thread David J Brooks
Postmodern Rock Roll stands out, but you have some fine photos there to chose. Dave On Sun, Jan 1, 2012 at 3:10 PM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: You know, filtering the 2011 shots with the PDML book in mind, while watching Week-16 football, is not a terrible way to spend a Sunday.

Re: My best 12 of 2011

2012-01-02 Thread David J Brooks
Another fine 2011 gallery/ Dave On Sun, Jan 1, 2012 at 2:22 PM, David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/sets/72157628667028781/detail/ I've compiled my list of the 12 best shots that I took last year. -- David Parsons Photography

Re: My best 12 of 2011

2012-01-02 Thread Stan Halpin
Very nice. I particularly like 110th St Station. stan On Jan 1, 2012, at 2:22 PM, David Parsons wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/sets/72157628667028781/detail/ I've compiled my list of the 12 best shots that I took last year. -- David Parsons Photography

Re: HNY

2012-01-02 Thread Eckehard Wegner
Happy new year to you, too, Bob, and I bet I can beat you wrt lowest shutter count of the year. Cheers Ecke 2012/1/1 Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com: Back'atcha, Bob.  Cheers, Christine On Jan 1, 2012, at 2:49 AM, Bob W wrote: Happy New Year to everybody. I hope you all have a good

Re: Party photos

2012-01-02 Thread Larry Colen, l...@red4est.com (From Droid)
Thanks. The noise is just the way it came out of the camera. That's part of the beauty of the k-5 is the quality of the noise is such that it usually isn't objectionable. Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: These put me there. Could almost hear the music. Did you shop the noise? Jack 

Re: gesos faves for December and 2011

2012-01-02 Thread Larry Colen
On Jan 2, 2012, at 5:34 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Really like # 1 and 4, although they are all fine shots. I assume you mean 1 4 of December? Thanks. I realized too late that I could have put #4 in this year's book. Maybe I should submit it to the annual. Shots like this are exactly the

Re: PESO -- Caption Contest

2012-01-02 Thread Darren Addy
Dad After the Bean Supper: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- 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: gesos faves for December and 2011

2012-01-02 Thread David J Brooks
On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 10:51 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Jan 2, 2012, at 5:34 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Really like # 1 and 4, although they are all fine shots. I assume you mean 1 4 of December? Yes Thanks.  I realized too late that I could have put #4 in this year's

Re: Happy New Year and stuff

2012-01-02 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Jan 1, 2012 at 2:02 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jan 1, 2012 at 1:36 PM, William Robb anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: Come on you cheap bastards. Give up a little for the PDML. And happy new year. -- William Robb Have to load up my paypal and will get

PESO - Padua Jeweler

2012-01-02 Thread Rick Womer
Another evening shot: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14891519size=lg (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.

OT: Amazing live jazz broadcast

2012-01-02 Thread Larry Colen
I caught the tail end of this show driving up to a New Year's party the other night. http://www.npr.org/event/music/144532094/wynton-marsalis-group-live-in-concert If you like jazz, hell if you can even tolerate jazz, take a listen. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est --

RE: 2012 challenge

2012-01-02 Thread Bob W
Now that's disrespectful to all proud cormorants. shame Honestly. I like cormorants. They taste like chicken. today I spent 3 and a half hours queuing for then 3 hours visiting the Leonardo exhibition, but it was all made worthwhile by noticing that one of his landscape studies features

Re: 2012 challenge

2012-01-02 Thread Tim Bray
The cormorants of today stand on the shoulders of giants. -T On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 9:42 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: today I spent 3 and a half hours queuing for then 3 hours visiting the Leonardo exhibition, but it was all made worthwhile by noticing that one of his landscape

Re: OT: A man calls 911

2012-01-02 Thread John Sessoms
From: Larry Colen On Dec 31, 2011, at 10:19 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote: On Dec 31, 2011, at 09:27 , John Sessoms wrote: From: Joseph McAllister On Dec 29, 2011, at 14:51 , John Sessoms wrote: Several years ago, a nearby Sheriffs Departments made a large marijuana bust. So much so, that

Re: Happy New Year and stuff

2012-01-02 Thread Larry Colen
On Jan 1, 2012, at 3:05 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: On Jan 1, 2012, at 5:22 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Jan 1, 2012, at 2:15 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Or we could make it simple and just send him twenty bucks. The only thing simple about the PDML is the membership. Most of whom have

PESO -- Caption Contest

2012-01-02 Thread John Sessoms
From: P. J. Alling First PESO of the New Year. I know what's actually going on here, but that hardly seems important, and calling it a Caption Contest seems to be better than just saying it's untitled. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20captioncontest.html Equipment: Pentax

Re: Peso: The cows told me about you

2012-01-02 Thread John Sessoms
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMYN4djSq7o From: Rick Womer The one-L lama, he's a priest, The two-L llama, he's a beast, And I will bet a silk pajama There's no such thing as a three-L lllama. --Ogden Nash Nice shot! Rick ? http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From:

RE: 2012 challenge

2012-01-02 Thread Bob W
well, they have to crap somewhere. B The cormorants of today stand on the shoulders of giants. -T On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 9:42 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: today I spent 3 and a half hours queuing for then 3 hours visiting the Leonardo exhibition, but it was all made

Re: OT: A man calls 911

2012-01-02 Thread Larry Colen
On Jan 2, 2012, at 10:19 AM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Larry Colen On Dec 31, 2011, at 10:19 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote: On Dec 31, 2011, at 09:27 , John Sessoms wrote: From: Joseph McAllister On Dec 29, 2011, at 14:51 , John Sessoms wrote: Several years ago, a nearby Sheriffs

size comparison

2012-01-02 Thread Larry Colen
In another forum, there was a discussion about what kit people take on spontaneous photo walks. Several people mentioned how their primary camera (Nikon D2x and the like) was too big and heavy got me thinking about how my K-5 with the DA40 compares with what was my only SLR for decades, an

Re: size comparison

2012-01-02 Thread David J Brooks
On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 2:47 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: In another forum, there was a discussion about what kit people take on spontaneous photo walks. Several people mentioned how their primary camera (Nikon D2x and the like)  was too big and heavy got me thinking about how my

Re: size comparison

2012-01-02 Thread Tim Bray
I have a nice little National Geographic bag (http://goo.gl/j0gTG) (but with the branding removed). It enforces a useful discipline. I can take the 50-135 and *one* small lens. Or the DFA-100 and two small lenses. Or 3 small lenses, which is all I have (21mm/40mm limited, Sigma f1.4 30mm).

Re: PESO - Padua Jeweler

2012-01-02 Thread Joseph McAllister
I like this study Rick. Well done. I'm jealous of your trip. On Jan 2, 2012, at 08:21 , Rick Womer wrote: Another evening shot: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14891519size=lg (K7, FA 24-90) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: size comparison

2012-01-02 Thread John Francis
On Mon, Jan 02, 2012 at 11:47:11AM -0800, Larry Colen wrote: In another forum, there was a discussion about what kit people take on spontaneous photo walks. Several people mentioned how their primary camera (Nikon D2x and the like) was too big and heavy got me thinking about how my K-5

Re: PESO - Padua Jeweler

2012-01-02 Thread David J Brooks
Well composed and great detail Dave On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 11:21 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Another evening shot: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14891519size=lg (K7, FA 24-90) Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

PESO - Closed

2012-01-02 Thread frank theriault
I think he was hiding - not from me, just hiding: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2012/01/closed.html Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

PESO - Pillars

2012-01-02 Thread Brian Walters
G'day all First PESO for 2012 and I've delved into the archives... I've been playing around with some black and white conversions and this image from 2009 seemed to have sufficient contrast to make an effective conversion. I'm reasonably happy with the result but comments would be greatly

Re: PESO - Closed

2012-01-02 Thread Jack Davis
..or he couldn't read their store hours from beyond the gate. ;)   Jack - Original Message - From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, January 2, 2012 1:13 PM Subject: PESO - Closed I think he was hiding - not from me,

RE: 2012 challenge

2012-01-02 Thread Brian Walters
On Mon, Jan 2, 2012, at 07:02 PM, Bob W wrote: well, they have to crap somewhere. My experience with cormorants is that they'll crap anywhere Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ B The

Re: PESO - Closed

2012-01-02 Thread David J Brooks
Ha ha, nice Dave On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 4:13 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I think he was hiding - not from me, just hiding: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2012/01/closed.html Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri

Re: PESO - Pillars

2012-01-02 Thread David J Brooks
Quite dramatic, i like it Dave On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 4:19 PM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: G'day all First PESO for 2012 and I've delved into the archives... I've been playing around with some black and white conversions and this image from 2009 seemed to have sufficient

OT memoir book

2012-01-02 Thread David J Brooks
Happy new year all. Several things i wanted to achieve in 2012 is to take more photos, lose 10 more pounds, play way less farm ville and do way more writing. The latter should go hand in hand.:-) So today i spent pretty much 8 hours writing the next chapter of my memoir book, the Queen Charlotte

Re: PESO - Pillars

2012-01-02 Thread Toine
interesting picture and ditto rocks. You should be very happy with it. Googled a little about the site, must be challenging all those rocks. On the front rock my eye drifts to the star like highlight. Toine On 2 January 2012 22:19, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: G'day all First

Re: PESO - Face Time Variations

2012-01-02 Thread frank theriault
YES! Variation I sooo works for me! It's much, much better now, IMHO. Excellent shot! The man on the left really adds to the photo. Without him it's a good photo, but he adds tension which really makes things more dynamic. cheers, frank On Sun, Jan 1, 2012 at 7:02 PM, Rick Womer

RE: OT memoir book

2012-01-02 Thread Bob W
I reckon you can lose a few words: Friday afternoon in Vancouver. You can't get a rock drill, but you can sure get hammered. The plane to Sandspit flew so low I thought we'd need the rainsuits before we unstrapped our seatbelts. And so on. Think Hemingway and a Sam Spade voice. And that's

Re: PESO - Pillars

2012-01-02 Thread Jack Davis
I love good contrast and deep blacks, but in this case the whites are somewhat blown out. Think I'd dial back the contrast and go for a less harsh effect. I haven't downloaded the image and tried it myself, so my advice may be fallacious...as it often is. Jack - Original Message -

Re: OT memoir book

2012-01-02 Thread David J Brooks
On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 4:43 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I reckon you can lose a few words: Friday afternoon in Vancouver. You can't get a rock drill, but you can sure get hammered. The plane to Sandspit flew so low I thought we'd need the rainsuits before we unstrapped our

Re: 1.12 Firmware?

2012-01-02 Thread Joseph McAllister
Try as I might, I could not get either of the Mac upgrade files to even start a download. Pentax might have read the news of the upgrade on their site and prevented any downloads. Eh? On Jan 1, 2012, at 01:42 , Pete McIntosh wrote: The Firmware K-5 v1.12 for Windows link under K-5 Limited

Re: HNY

2012-01-02 Thread Rob Studdert
On 3 January 2012 01:02, Eckehard Wegner overpenta...@googlemail.com wrote: Happy new year to you, too, Bob, and I bet I can beat you wrt lowest shutter count of the year. Not likely ;) -- Rob Studdert (Digital  Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter,

Re: PESO - Pillars

2012-01-02 Thread Tim Bray
Wow, that’s an exciting picture. -T On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 1:19 PM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: G'day all First PESO for 2012 and I've delved into the archives... I've been playing around with some black and white conversions and this image from 2009 seemed to have

PPG - same day approval

2012-01-02 Thread AlunFoto
Submitted a couple of shots to PPG this morning, and when I took a peek tonight they were already approved. Anybody know what's going on? Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

PESO: A Toast to Sunset

2012-01-02 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=163 Comments and criticisms are appreciated. 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

Re: PPG - same day approval

2012-01-02 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
The same thing happened to me today: One accepted, one rejected within about 18 hours. The voting is movbing very quickly these days. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 5:48 PM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: Submitted a couple of

Re: PPG - same day approval

2012-01-02 Thread Brian Walters
On Mon, Jan 2, 2012, at 11:48 PM, AlunFoto wrote: Submitted a couple of shots to PPG this morning, and when I took a peek tonight they were already approved. Anybody know what's going on? Not a clue, but two I uploaded last night had been approved this morning (less than 12 hours). The other

Re: PESO - Pillars

2012-01-02 Thread Brian Walters
On Mon, Jan 2, 2012, at 10:35 PM, Toine wrote: interesting picture and ditto rocks. You should be very happy with it. Googled a little about the site, must be challenging all those rocks. On the front rock my eye drifts to the star like highlight. Thanks, Toine. Now that you mention it,

Re: PESO - Pillars

2012-01-02 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Excellent image, with a great composition and a strong mood. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 5:46 PM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: Wow, that’s an exciting picture. -T On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 1:19 PM, Brian Walters

Re: PESO - Pillars

2012-01-02 Thread Brian Walters
On Mon, Jan 2, 2012, at 01:43 PM, Jack Davis wrote: I love good contrast and deep blacks, but in this case the whites are somewhat blown out. Think I'd dial back the contrast and go for a less harsh effect. That was one of my concerns. There were no blown highlights according to the Levels

Re: PPG - same day approval

2012-01-02 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I think that now, if any are rejected in the week that they were submitted, you can upload replacements for the rejected images -- but not for the ones that were accepted. At least, that is what happened to me this week. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jan

Re: PESO - Pillars

2012-01-02 Thread Brian Walters
On Mon, Jan 2, 2012, at 06:13 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Excellent image, with a great composition and a strong mood. Thanks, Dan - and also Dave and Tim. Comments are much appreciated. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia

Re: PPG - same day approval

2012-01-02 Thread Brian Walters
On Mon, Jan 2, 2012, at 06:16 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I think that now, if any are rejected in the week that they were submitted, you can upload replacements for the rejected images -- but not for the ones that were accepted. At least, that is what happened to me this week. That makes

Re: PESO - Closed

2012-01-02 Thread Brian Walters
On Mon, Jan 2, 2012, at 04:13 PM, frank theriault wrote: I think he was hiding - not from me, just hiding: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2012/01/closed.html Well spotted. His whole demeanor is one of dejection. He really must have wanted to buy something Cheers Brian

Re: PESO: A Toast to Sunset

2012-01-02 Thread Brian Walters
On Mon, Jan 2, 2012, at 06:00 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=163 Is that a glass half full or a glass half empty sort of celebration? Whatever - a nice tradition. Cheers Brian ++

Display calibration: colorimeters and spectrophotometers.

2012-01-02 Thread Igor Roshchin
Happy New Year, All! I still haven't purchased a calibration tool for my display. So, I've been looking more carefully at different options, and reading information about different models. (We discussed various calibration tools on the list back in August:

Re: PESO - Closed

2012-01-02 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Nice image, with atmosphere and a sense of gritty realism. It looks to me like the gentleman is just trying to get out of the wind for a while. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 6:21 PM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: On Mon, Jan

Re: PESO: A Toast to Sunset

2012-01-02 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
From a scientific point of view, the glass is entirely full: half full with wine, and half full with air. The air portion is the most important one; if that wasn't the case, I wouldn't be alive long enough to enjoy the wine . . . . Dan Matyola

Re: HNY

2012-01-02 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 1/2/2012 17:12, Rob Studdert wrote: On 3 January 2012 01:02, Eckehard Wegneroverpenta...@googlemail.com wrote: Happy new year to you, too, Bob, and I bet I can beat you wrt lowest shutter count of the year. Not likely ;) I need to get in that race too ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: PPG - same day approval

2012-01-02 Thread David Parsons
I just re-uploaded 2 pictures and it balked at the third one, and I had 2 rejected this week. It said that I could upload more when my week had expired. On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 6:08 PM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: On Mon, Jan 2, 2012, at 11:48 PM, AlunFoto wrote: Submitted a

Re: Display calibration: colorimeters and spectrophotometers.

2012-01-02 Thread Larry Colen
On Jan 2, 2012, at 3:28 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Happy New Year, All! I still haven't purchased a calibration tool for my display. So, I've been looking more carefully at different options, and reading information about different models. (We discussed various calibration tools on the

Re: Display calibration: colorimeters and spectrophotometers.

2012-01-02 Thread Bruce Walker
Good job, Igor! You've gone way deeper than I when I wasinvestigating. I suggest you put this up as a blog entry or articlesomewhere and I can almost guarantee you'll get good traffic from it.There's much confusion in the colour calibration market. I can't argue with your findings. I ended up

Re: PPG - same day approval

2012-01-02 Thread Jack Davis
I was surprised at offerings being approved and declined on New Years Day. Must be totally computer managed. Jack - Original Message - From: David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, January 2, 2012 3:45 PM Subject: Re: PPG -

Re: Display calibration: colorimeters and spectrophotometers.

2012-01-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Jan 2, 2012, at 6:28 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: I still haven't purchased a calibration tool for my display. I think you can really overthink this, but that's just my opinion. If your monitor calibration tool dials you in to the point where what you see on your screen is virtually

Re: Display calibration: colorimeters and spectrophotometers.

2012-01-02 Thread kwaller
Reminds me almost of a paralysis by analysis. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: Re: Display calibration: colorimeters and spectrophotometers. On Jan 2, 2012, at 6:28 PM, Igor

Re: size comparison

2012-01-02 Thread Peter Loveday
Yeah those little NG bags aren't bad, I was tempted but decided on a thinktank restrospective 5 (http://goo.gl/X9dKS) for casual stuff nowadays. *Just* tall enough for the 60-250 if I want to take it. I prefer it for working out of over my urban disguise 40, and it sure beats carting the

Re: PPG - same day approval

2012-01-02 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 1/2/2012 17:48, AlunFoto wrote: Submitted a couple of shots to PPG this morning, and when I took a peek tonight they were already approved. Anybody know what's going on? Jostein H maybe they zip through stuff from people that are established on the site and don't throw the stuff to

Camera Trace

2012-01-02 Thread Joseph McAllister
This may have been mentioned here before, but I missed it. In today's TidBits, a weekly email about the happenings in the world of Apple, plus anything that would be of interest to all computer owners. CameraTrace Tracks by Serial Number in Photos -

RE: size comparison

2012-01-02 Thread J.C. O'Connell
interesting to hear a pissing match about size comparison where the contest features claims about whose got the smallest. -- J.C. O'Connell (mailto:hifis...@gate.net) Join the CD PLAYER DISC Discussions : http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdplayers/ http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdsound/

Re: Display calibration: colorimeters and spectrophotometers.

2012-01-02 Thread Paul Sorenson
I agree w/Paul. If you can calibrate the monitor get a match between monitor and print it doesn't make a lot of difference what tool you used to get there. I used a Spyder 2 with much success with both WinXP and Win7 using a relatively cheap ViewSonic monitor printing to an Epson R800. I

Re: Display calibration: colorimeters and spectrophotometers.

2012-01-02 Thread Igor Roshchin
Mon Jan 2 19:09:10 EST 2012 Bruce Walker wrote: Good job, Igor! You've gone way deeper than I when I was investigating. I suggest you put this up as a blog entry or article somewhere and I can almost guarantee you'll get good traffic from it.There's much confusion in the colour calibration

Re: Correcting Lens Information in LR?

2012-01-02 Thread Igor Roshchin
Hi Jostein, Thanks for the information. I only briefly looked into it so far. It might be usefl. However, I suspect that the lens profile, .lcp file actually only serves for the correction of the photos based on the lens, and to to assign the lens name into the EXIF. I suspect that the lens

Re: PESO: A Toast to Sunset

2012-01-02 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Dave Brooks typing the titles on your photo page for you now? Or did you type it after consuming a few of those glasses of wine? ;-) Seriously, that's a beautiful and unique sunset photo. Like it a lot. Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Sent:

RE: PESO - Pillars

2012-01-02 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
That is a stunning conversion. Gorgeous photo. Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm Sent: January 2, 2012 1/2/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Pillars G'day all First PESO for 2012 and I've delved into the archives...

EBay groovies

2012-01-02 Thread Tim Bray
On impulse I typed “Pentax prime lens” into EBay. I recommend doing this if only for the entertainment value: http://goo.gl/WdNe6 -T -- 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

Re: PESO: A Toast to Sunset

2012-01-02 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Frank. I tried to fix the typo, but accidentally deleted the blog entry. This is the new link: http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=164 Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 11:23 PM,

WTB: Luma Loop / LoopIt v2

2012-01-02 Thread Peter Loveday
I don't suppose anyone has a Luma Loop or LoopIt strap they want to part with do they? They're no longer available new, and I'd like to get a second one... Thanks, - Peter -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: PESO - Pillars

2012-01-02 Thread Christine Aguila
I agree with Jack about the harshness of the highlights. Also, the clouds are very dramatic--my eyes are drawn to them immediately, so to my eye the clouds upstage the pillars a bit, but that's probably just me. Love the blacks and gray tones! Overall, very dramatic, Brian! Cheers,

Re: PESO: A Toast to Sunset

2012-01-02 Thread Christine Aguila
I don't know why, but I get your dog watching the dog on tv. Everybody else seems to have seen the correct photo. Cheers, Christine On Jan 2, 2012, at 5:00 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=163 Comments and

Re: EBay groovies

2012-01-02 Thread Philip Northeast
I saw a nice A* 300m lens in there. Seller only ships to Canada and USA so the credit card is safe for now. Philip Northeast www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au On 3/01/12 3:51 PM, Tim Bray wrote: On impulse I typed “Pentax prime lens” into EBay. I recommend doing this if only for the

Re: OT: Amazing live jazz broadcast

2012-01-02 Thread Christine Aguila
thanks. I listened to it this afternoon. Very enjoyable. Darrel I saw Marsalis live playing with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra--a great night! Never forget it. If this trumpet master ever comes your way, totally recommend snatching up tickets. You won't regret it! Cheers, Christine

Re: size comparison

2012-01-02 Thread Christine Aguila
So glad this size comparison thread ended up being about cameras! :-) -- 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 - Closed

2012-01-02 Thread David Mann
On Jan 3, 2012, at 12:21 PM, Brian Walters wrote: On Mon, Jan 2, 2012, at 04:13 PM, frank theriault wrote: I think he was hiding - not from me, just hiding: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2012/01/closed.html Well spotted. His whole demeanor is one of dejection. He really must have

A nice photo swipe

2012-01-02 Thread Bipin Gupta
Tut Tut Cotty - that was a pretty well designed web page - at work and photos et all. And they gave credit to all the photos used. Bipin Let's appreciate the little things in life -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: PPG - same day approval

2012-01-02 Thread Bong Manayon
On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 6:48 AM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: Submitted a couple of shots to PPG this morning, and when I took a peek tonight they were already approved. Anybody know what's going on? Maybe a lot were on holiday and had nothing to do but vote? Bong :-) -- Bong Manayon

Re: A nice photo swipe

2012-01-02 Thread Brian Walters
On Tue, Jan 3, 2012, at 11:37 AM, Bipin Gupta wrote: Tut Tut Cotty - that was a pretty well designed web page Really? Are you serious? Somewhere on line there is a site devoted to 'website disasters' - I can't recall the URL (Mark will know). That site has to be a prime candidate - it's a

RE: PESO - Pillars

2012-01-02 Thread Brian Walters
Thanks, Frank. Much appreciated. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ On Tue, Jan 3, 2012, at 04:26 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: That is a stunning conversion. Gorgeous photo. Cheers, frank

Re: PESO - Pillars

2012-01-02 Thread Brian Walters
On Mon, Jan 2, 2012, at 11:51 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: I agree with Jack about the harshness of the highlights. Also, the clouds are very dramatic--my eyes are drawn to them immediately, so to my eye the clouds upstage the pillars a bit, but that's probably just me. Love the blacks and