Re: Leica M but which one?

If you're using film, forget about a meter with a Leica and learn the characteristics of Tri-X, Most of my shooting with the Spotmatic II and Tri-X was well beyond the metering capability of the camera. In fact the first time I had a camera who's meter was even close to as good as a trained eye wa

RE: OT: What to see in southeastern Australia?

Looking at the number of suggestions, I want to warn against something I always have a problem with - trying to do *too much* on one trip. You end up with many of the things you really want to do not getting the attention they deserve; especially as the end of the trip nears. Better to plan on

Re: Peso - they'll never find me here

Pleasing, Ann. Not being familiar with the Kookaburra's beak color, am unable to comment. Head and beak are rendered nicely sharp. I, also,see an acceptable touch of blue. Jack - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc: Sent: Thursday, February 23, 201

Re: OT PESO - Figure (NSFW)

That is a very graceful and appealing image. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 9:26 AM, David Savage wrote: > G'day All, > > One more from last weekend: > > *WARNING* If offended by nudity, don't click on the link below */WARNING* > >

Leica M but which one?

I slowly convinced myself I needed to try a Leica (was hard actually). I don't wanna try alternatives *before* the M, if the M is nice but doesn't justify the cost, I'll look into Voigtlander and such. So, fot those who indeed shot with an M, what should I look for? Buying new is out of the questi

Re: PESO Laundry Room, comments please

On 2/23/12 4:10 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Here's one that I just can't decide about: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6776651850/in/set-72157629070296314/ A friend was doing his laundry yesterday, and this ducting caught my eye. I tried a few different things with it. It's hard to get the s

Re: prices

No one listens to the PDML! Their main weapons are sarcasm and snark... Their two main weapons are sarcasm, snark and undying loyalty to Pentax... Their three main weapons are sarcasm, snark, undying loyalty to Pentax and... Their four main weapons are... On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 12:20 PM, wr

Re: Question: Sell K7 to buy K-01?

On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 5:37 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > I appreciate the advice about KEH.  They really aren't my first choice > at all, but their email sparked this line of thought.  I would > certainly  try the PDML first.  My problem is that the K7 gets almost > no use anymore, as I tend to

Re: Peso - they'll never find me here

On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 9:39 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > Went to the zoo yesterday- had to get out... > Didn't get much -- most stuff far too soft - spent > frames upon frames on a bufflehead .. ugh > > but i was kinda pleased with this kookaburra > > http://annsan.smugmug.com/Works-in-Print/Works-

Re: PESO -- Pot hole

" interesting geometric composition; if the bottom of the pothole were black, it might be a little more surreal" Then it would be a black hole. (Also bored) > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, pl

Re: Peso - they'll never find me here

Of course, I was just going to write how much I like the blues and greens. On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 12:47 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: > > On Feb 23, 2012, at 11:39, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > >> Went to the zoo yesterday- had to get out... >> Didn't get much -- most stuff far too soft - spent >> frame

Re: Cold Day

I was there looking for roosting Eagles. I found the nest but no Eagles so I will be returning soon & often. In the next 30 days when the ice goes out migrating pelicans will be stopping there. So I will have plenty of opportunity to prove what a lousy bird photographer I am. Quoting

Re: Peso - they'll never find me here

Very nice capture - certainly not the typical zoo shot ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Ann Sanfedele" Subject: Peso - they'll never find me here Went to the zoo yesterday- had to get out... Didn't get much -- most stuff f

Re: PESO Laundry Room, comments please

On 2/23/2012 11:28 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Larry Colen wrote: Here's one that I just can't decide about: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6776651850/in/set-72157629070296314/ A friend was doing his laundry yesterday, and this ducting caught my eye. I tried a few different things with it.

Re: Peso - they'll never find me here

On Feb 23, 2012, at 11:39, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > Went to the zoo yesterday- had to get out... > Didn't get much -- most stuff far too soft - spent > frames upon frames on a bufflehead .. ugh > > but i was kinda pleased with this kookaburra > > http://annsan.smugmug.com/Works-in-Print/Works-In-

Peso - they'll never find me here

Went to the zoo yesterday- had to get out... Didn't get much -- most stuff far too soft - spent frames upon frames on a bufflehead .. ugh but i was kinda pleased with this kookaburra http://annsan.smugmug.com/Works-in-Print/Works-In-Progress/More-Critters/15842756_C2Dvws/1/1722610272_GX8F6kX/Lar

Re: Cold Day

Thanks Dave. I had my mittens on. Message: 14 Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:21:01 -0500 From: David J Brooks To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Cold Day Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Has a definite winter feel to it. Dave On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at

Re: PESO Laundry Room, comments please

Larry Colen wrote: >Here's one that I just can't decide about: >http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6776651850/in/set-72157629070296314/ > >A friend was doing his laundry yesterday, and this ducting caught my eye. >I tried a few different things with it. It's hard to get the same >interestin

Re: prices

wrote: >Received an email from KEH with among other things - > >KEH News: We have RAISED our buy prices on tons of digital camera bodies, >lenses, and accessories! We are paying the highest market prices in order to >increase our digital product inventory. So if you have been thinking about >s

Re: OT PESO - Figure (NSFW)

On Feb 23, 2012, at 10:57, Cotty wrote: > On 23/2/12, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> *WARNING* If offended by nudity, don't click on the link below */WARNING* >> >> >> >> Comments and/or critiques welcome. > > Lov

Re: prices

Received an email from KEH with among other things - KEH News: We have RAISED our buy prices on tons of digital camera bodies, lenses, and accessories! We are paying the highest market prices in order to increase our digital product inventory. So if you have been thinking about selling or trad

Re: PESO Laundry Room, comments please

Nah. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Larry Colen" Subject: PESO Laundry Room, comments please Here's one that I just can't decide about: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6776651850/in/set-72157629070296314/ A friend w

Re: PESO -- Pot hole

I've seen similar holes adjacent to/or in flowing bodies of water - I was told they were formed over many years by the moving action of pebbles caused by water flowing over them. I've posted images of these that were formed in the Carp river in the Porcupine Wilderness State Park, in the Upper

Re: OT PESO - Figure (NSFW)

On 23/2/12, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: >*WARNING* If offended by nudity, don't click on the link below */WARNING* > > > >Comments and/or critiques welcome. Love it but am crying out for some more thigh (arent we all).

Re: OT: What to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney)

A travel/adventure writer, Bill Bryson, has done a series of books including hitchhiking in Europe, through-hiking the Appalachian Trail, and traveling through Australia. I thought the Australia book was a good read. I particularly enjoyed his description of Canberra, and having read it I was sp

Re: OT: What to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney)

Our tour also included Canberra and I would NOT recommend it, particularly if time is precious. I would have MUCH rather had another two days in Melbourne or roving around Sydney than that long slog. Being a fairly recently manufactured capital city, Canberra is far too modern to be interesting (fo

Re: OT PESO - Figure (NSFW)

Excellently done, Dave. Good balance of shadow depth and detail. On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 9:26 AM, David Savage wrote: > > G'day All, > > One more from last weekend: > > *WARNING* If offended by nudity, don't click on the link below */WARNING* > >

Re: OT PESO - Figure (NSFW)

I should amend my previous comment and say I find it a wee bit oversaturated for my taste. Saturation is a subjective element. But I would want to lose the vibrant red streaks in the hair and the red tonality in the skin. But very nice work overall On Feb 23, 2012, at 9:26 AM, David Savage wrot

Re: OT PESO - Figure (NSFW)

It's over split toned...there's a difference :-D On 23 February 2012 23:41, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Wonderful light, but I have to wonder if it isn't a wee bit oversaturated. > Paul > On Feb 23, 2012, at 9:26 AM, David Savage wrote: > >> G'day All, >> >> One more from last weekend: >> >> *WARNIN

Re: OT PESO - Figure (NSFW)

Wonderful light, but I have to wonder if it isn't a wee bit oversaturated. Paul On Feb 23, 2012, at 9:26 AM, David Savage wrote: > G'day All, > > One more from last weekend: > > *WARNING* If offended by nudity, don't click on the link below */WARNING* > >

Re: OT PESO - Figure (NSFW)

Nicely done. As Dave said well lit. I really hate you. On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 9:26 AM, David Savage wrote: > G'day All, > > One more from last weekend: > > *WARNING* If offended by nudity, don't click on the link below */WARNING* > >

Re: GESO after dinner photo walk

Nice set there. Dave On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 2:49 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > I've been in a bit of a photographic funk lately, not really excited about > anything I've gotten.  I tried to shake it off by going for a walk around > Pacific Ave in Santa Cruz after dinner, then a quick drive down to

Re: OT PESO - Figure (NSFW)

Nice, the lighting is very nice. Dave On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 9:26 AM, David Savage wrote: > G'day All, > > One more from last weekend: > > *WARNING* If offended by nudity, don't click on the link below */WARNING* > > > > Comments

Re: prices

On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 9:52 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > > > I don't know if they still do it, but for a while eBay wouldn't let you look > at the completed auctions unless you had an eBay ID and logged in. I don't > and don't want to, so I haven't tried to see completed auctions for years > and yea

Re: PESO Laundry Room, comments please

On 23 February 2012 22:00, Bob W wrote: >> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of >> Larry Colen >> >> Here's one that I just can't decide about: >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6776651850/in/set- >> 72157629070296314/ >> >> A friend was doing his laundry

OT PESO - Figure (NSFW)

G'day All, One more from last weekend: *WARNING* If offended by nudity, don't click on the link below */WARNING* Comments and/or critiques welcome. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/ma

RE: PESO Laundry Room, comments please

> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > Larry Colen > > Here's one that I just can't decide about: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6776651850/in/set- > 72157629070296314/ > > A friend was doing his laundry yesterday, and this ducting caught my > eye. I

Re: PESO Laundry Room, comments please

What Jack said... But if you have a chance to do it again, I would shoot it from an angle closer to the wall on the left and lower to be as perpendicular as possible to the middle two, that way they all have more or less equal 'weight' and then flip it to the horizontal (either way--but am biased

Re: Question: Sell K7 to buy K-01?

I appreciate the advice about KEH. They really aren't my first choice at all, but their email sparked this line of thought. I would certainly try the PDML first. My problem is that the K7 gets almost no use anymore, as I tend to grab the E-P2 or X-10. This leads me to wonder if I should sell i

Re: PESO Laundry Room, comments please

I'd suggest that the only hope for it is to start by eliminating the white down the right edge. Might flip it to horizontal, either to the right or left, and assign some significance to the center separation and tilt of the half of the ducts. My sense is, however, that I haven't the imagination

PESO Laundry Room, comments please

Here's one that I just can't decide about: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6776651850/in/set-72157629070296314/ A friend was doing his laundry yesterday, and this ducting caught my eye. I tried a few different things with it. It's hard to get the same interesting shade of orange I saw in

Re: OT: What to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney)

On Feb 23, 2012, at 8:24 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > Quoting Bob W : > >> Australia has a collection of unpleasant insects and snakes whose sole >> purpose in life is to kill you, so you probably want to watch out for them. > > I was wondering when someone was going to mention them, but if John s

Re: GESO after dinner photo walk

On Feb 22, 2012, at 11:57 PM, Bob W wrote: >> I've been in a bit of a photographic funk lately, not really excited >> about anything I've gotten. I tried to shake it off by going for a >> walk around Pacific Ave in Santa Cruz after dinner, then a quick drive >> down to the wharf. > > I misrea

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