PESO: Leaves

2012-04-07 Thread Tim Bray
Subtext: I’m still a color guy. http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2012/04/06/-big/RUNE4591.jpg.html Confession: I was trying to photograph the flowers not the leaves. Conclusion: Take what you can get. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: They're stealing our PHOTOGRAPHS!!!!!!

2012-04-07 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Larry Colen [...] I think that while the big publishing houses are cranking the screws down tighter, and pissing people off, the folks who grew up with file sharing, at one point, will have the governmental power, and

RE: OT: Thomas Kinkade, Dead

2012-04-07 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of knarftheria...@gmail.com So, the Painter of Light (tm) has passed at the early age of 54 years. The Kenny G of painting is gone... He may not have been too fast to live, but 54 is too young to die. I'm 54. I shall be

RE: Is it street photography, if there is no street?

2012-04-07 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bruce Walker Certainly not to pick on you Frank, but with your words in mind have a look at the work of this celebrated photog, Stephen Shore, who has won more accolades and awards than the entire PDML population

RE: Is it street photography, if there is no street?

2012-04-07 Thread John Coyle
Looked at the Yucatan set, and apart from the one of the child, which is a good if not great image, they're no better than snapshots. John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Larry Colen Sent: Saturday,

Re: PESO: A rare lapse into BW

2012-04-07 Thread Larry Colen
On Apr 6, 2012, at 10:17 PM, Tim Bray wrote: I’m pretty well a color guy. But sometimes you gotta take a walk on the wild side: https://plus.google.com/107606703558161507946/posts/9cexDfHAXfL The first one feels a bit static to my taste, I really like the second one, and have no idea why.

Re: PESO: A rare lapse into BW

2012-04-07 Thread Bruce Walker
A trip well worth the taking, Tim. Both fine shots. On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 1:17 AM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: I’m pretty well a color guy.  But sometimes you gotta take a walk on the wild side: https://plus.google.com/107606703558161507946/posts/9cexDfHAXfL  -T -- PDML

Re: PAW117 - Shadow

2012-04-07 Thread DagT
Thanks Rick, and Dan, knarf, Christine, P.J. and Bruce! Sorry about the delay, the Norwegian Easter holiday is long… :-) DagT Den 4. apr. 2012 kl. 12:50 skrev Rick Womer: Message flagged Tuesday, April 3, 2012 9:21 PM Dag, dammit, you made me wait until Tuesday evening to see your PAW!

Re: OT: Thomas Kinkade, Dead

2012-04-07 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Apr 7, 2012, at 3:03 AM, Bob W wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of knarftheria...@gmail.com So, the Painter of Light (tm) has passed at the early age of 54 years. The Kenny G of painting is gone... He may not have been too fast to live,

Re: PESO: A rare lapse into BW

2012-04-07 Thread Paul Stenquist
I like it. And I think this is an example of a shot where centering the main element makes for an interesting composition. Paul On Apr 7, 2012, at 1:17 AM, Tim Bray wrote: I’m pretty well a color guy. But sometimes you gotta take a walk on the wild side:

Re: PESO: A rare lapse into BW

2012-04-07 Thread David J Brooks
On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 7:07 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I like it. And I think this is an example of a shot where centering the main element makes for an interesting composition. Paul What Paul said Dave On Apr 7, 2012, at 1:17 AM, Tim Bray wrote: I’m pretty well a

RE: OT: Thomas Kinkade, Dead

2012-04-07 Thread Bob W
So, the Painter of Light (tm) has passed at the early age of 54 years. The Kenny G of painting is gone... He may not have been too fast to live, but 54 is too young to die. I'm 54. I shall be mightily pissed off if I don't live well well beyond 90. I love this phrase from the

Re: OT: Thomas Kinkade, Dead

2012-04-07 Thread Bob Sullivan
Hey, his company was selling $32 million per quarter before it went private. It may have been shit, but it was popular, and for as little as 1% of those sales you could look down on anything I've created. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 7:53 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: So, the

Re: PESO: A rare lapse into BW

2012-04-07 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 4/7/2012 12:17 AM, Tim Bray wrote: I’m pretty well a color guy. But sometimes you gotta take a walk on the wild side: https://plus.google.com/107606703558161507946/posts/9cexDfHAXfL -T You must be the anti-knarf. I like them both and they present a nice dichotomy. I think I like the

Re: GESO - Images of Early Spring

2012-04-07 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Frank! After years of spring wildflowers I'm looking for something new... MCC On 4/6/2012 10:27 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Each shot stands alone, but together they juxtspose wonderfully. Spring is such a dichotomy: in some ways dirty, brown and dismal, in others sunny and

Re: Cat photo

2012-04-07 Thread Bruce Walker
Ha! +1 :-) On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 11:05 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Fenway appears not to have given you permission to take that. Jack From: Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, April 5, 2012 5:31 PM Subject: Cat

Re: OT: Thomas Kinkade, Dead

2012-04-07 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Apr 7, 2012, at 8:53 AM, Bob W wrote: So, the Painter of Light (tm) has passed at the early age of 54 years. The Kenny G of painting is gone... He may not have been too fast to live, but 54 is too young to die. I'm 54. I shall be mightily pissed off if I don't live well well beyond

RE: OT: Thomas Kinkade, Dead

2012-04-07 Thread Tom C
sure, if you think making money out of shit is the be-all and end-all, but his work is still shit and it will always be dismissed as shit by people who know shit from shinola. B Bob, You and I both work in IT and myself specifically in software development. You don't think we've made money

Re: OT: Thomas Kinkade, Dead

2012-04-07 Thread P. J. Alling
On 4/7/2012 9:56 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: On Apr 7, 2012, at 8:53 AM, Bob W wrote: So, the Painter of Light (tm) has passed at the early age of 54 years. The Kenny G of painting is gone... He may not have been too fast to live, but 54 is too young to die. I'm 54. I shall be mightily

Re: OT: Thomas Kinkade, Dead

2012-04-07 Thread Jack Davis
As is very often the case, it's an athletic piling on so as not to be left out. No matter the true feelings of some, finding out that they don't hold the opinion popular with their current segment of associates, can put their social comfort in jeopardy. Some may resent his success much as the

Re: PESO - Intermission 6 - Geometry

2012-04-07 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I like this quite a lot as I mentioned off list to ya ann On 4/4/2012 22:19, Rick Womer wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15419358 or http://phillyrick.smugmug.com/Other/Photo-Every-So-Often/22104662_KBBF9K#!i=1764265731k=9fMQC26lb=1s=A The light wood box on the left is the

Re: GESO: Probably my best photowalk to date

2012-04-07 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Walt were you not the one who said that I was the one living in a place where the most interesting photos could be grabbed? I think not :-) I'd love to be more often in a place where a lovely gray horse was rolling around in the grass and blossoms and butterflies abound that hold still, too.

Re: Wildlife Photographer of the Year

2012-04-07 Thread Mark C
Thanks for posting, that Bill. There are some really great photos in the online exhibit. You are right about the composition and incorporation of motion in the many of the shots. The birds in particular are a far cry from just posed on a branch. MCC On 4/3/2012 7:14 PM, Bill Sawyer wrote:

Re: Cat photo

2012-04-07 Thread Christine Aguila
Nice! Great name too! Cheers, Christine On Apr 5, 2012, at 7:31 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Here's our little guy Fenway, age 9 months: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7dc01723.jpg Yeah, I'm bored tonight... -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com --

Re: Time for eye protection

2012-04-07 Thread Ann Sanfedele
yes but As someone pointed out, the vegetation is NOT oversaturated. The garishness is as much from the subject and the lighting as photoshopping the saturation. It might not be eye candy to us, most of us, etc.. but it could be pretty close to reality given certain light. I kept thinking

RE: OT: Thomas Kinkade, Dead

2012-04-07 Thread Bob W
sure, if you think making money out of shit is the be-all and end- all, but his work is still shit and it will always be dismissed as shit by people who know shit from shinola. B Bob, You and I both work in IT and myself specifically in software development. You don't think

Re: PESO: South San Francisco Bay from the air

2012-04-07 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Looks like the maps in my old geology workbooks. It looks sooo dry... is that just because you were so far above? I like the photo, I don't like what it shows. On 4/5/2012 12:03, Christine Aguila wrote: Neato! Very nice, Tim. Cheers, Christine On Apr 5, 2012, at 2:15 AM, Tim Bray wrote:

Re: Crow

2012-04-07 Thread mary pitrone
Nice photo, We should always look around for photos, even up..Mary --- On Thu, 4/5/12, jn289 jn...@verizon.net wrote: From: jn289 jn...@verizon.net Subject: Crow To: pdml@pdml.net Date: Thursday, April 5, 2012, 11:35 PM Walked to the store the other day and heard the crow, looked up, took

RE: Cat photo

2012-04-07 Thread mary pitrone
Looks like you woke the cat from a sleep. Nice --- On Thu, 4/5/12, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: From: knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: RE: Cat photo To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Thursday, April 5, 2012, 10:33 PM Ha!

Re: for car lovers

2012-04-07 Thread mary pitrone
A friend of mine had one in high school, I thought it was a neat car.. --- On Wed, 4/4/12, Walter Hamler hamlerwal...@gmail.com wrote: From: Walter Hamler hamlerwal...@gmail.com Subject: Re: for car lovers To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Wednesday, April 4, 2012, 8:33 AM

Re: OT: Thomas Kinkade, Dead

2012-04-07 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Apr 7, 2012, at 11:13 AM, Bob W wrote: sure, if you think making money out of shit is the be-all and end- all, but his work is still shit and it will always be dismissed as shit by people who know shit from shinola. B Bob, You and I both work in IT and myself specifically in

Re: PDML Digest, Vol 72, Issue 60

2012-04-07 Thread Tom C
sure, if you think making money out of shit is the be-all and end- all, but his work is still shit and it will always be dismissed as shit by people who know shit from shinola. B Bob, You and I both work in IT and myself specifically in software development. You don't think we've

Re: OT: Thomas Kinkade, Dead

2012-04-07 Thread Tom C
With the right subject line this time... On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 9:40 AM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: sure, if you think making money out of shit is the be-all and end- all, but his work is still shit and it will always be dismissed as shit by people who know shit from shinola. B

Re: OT: Thomas Kinkade, Dead

2012-04-07 Thread George Sinos
A few weeks ago someone paid a boatload of money for the world's most expensive photograph. Personally, I thought is wasn't even an interesting snapshot. It didn't evoke any feelings when I looked at it. Not even technical interest. Decades ago, when I was in high-school, I had a part-time job

Re: 15th Anniversary PUG - Last Call

2012-04-07 Thread Christine Aguila
I finally got one in. No gardens or cottages, so I think I'm safe :-) Cheers, Christine On Apr 6, 2012, at 4:21 PM, Brian Walters wrote: OK - this is my last nag (for this month) The April PUG is the 15th Anniversary of the first PUG in April 1997 - you really wouldn't want to

Re: OT: Thomas Kinkade, Dead

2012-04-07 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob W wrote: So, the Painter of Light (tm) has passed at the early age of 54 years. The Kenny G of painting is gone... He may not have been too fast to live, but 54 is too young to die. I'm 54. I shall be mightily pissed off if I don't live well well beyond 90. I love this phrase

Re: Cat photo

2012-04-07 Thread Mark Roberts
Bruce Walker wrote: On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 11:05 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Fenway appears not to have given you permission to take that. Ha! +1 :-) Oh, he looks all haughty and imperious, but he's the most skittish and fearful cat I've ever known - really very sad. We adopted

Re: PDML Digest, Vol 72, Issue 60

2012-04-07 Thread Christine Aguila
Here in America where many people decorate with guns and John Deere tractor-branded decor, well, his work is a step above that. Well, at least he didn't paint on velvet; American homes have a lot of that stuff too! :-) Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: for car lovers

2012-04-07 Thread Christine Aguila
Mary Pitrone! That's a new name! I suppose everyone has welcomed you, and I'm late to the party once again! Always good to welcome another Lady Pentaxian! Cheers, Christine/Chicago (there's another Christine on the list from Boston) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PDML Digest, Vol 72, Issue 60

2012-04-07 Thread Bob Sullivan
What? You don't like the matadore painting in my living room? On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 10:59 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Here in America where many people decorate with guns and John Deere tractor-branded decor, well, his work is a step above that. Well, at least he

Re: PDML Digest, Vol 72, Issue 60

2012-04-07 Thread Christine Aguila
I don't remember seeing a Matadore painting in your living room, Bob. Do you have one? Cheers, Christine On Apr 7, 2012, at 11:12 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: What? You don't like the matadore painting in my living room? On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 10:59 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com

Re: PDML Digest, Vol 72, Issue 60

2012-04-07 Thread Mark Roberts
Christine Aguila wrote: On Apr 7, 2012, at 11:12 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: What? You don't like the matadore painting in my living room? I don't remember seeing a Matadore painting in your living room, Bob. Do you have one? Cheers, Christine He doesn't have one. He's just feeding you a

Re: GESO: Probably my best photowalk to date

2012-04-07 Thread Walt Gilbert
Thanks, Ann! If you can get here and find it, you'll have a place to crash! It's /just a tad/ on the rural side. ;) -- Walt On 4/7/2012 9:57 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Walt were you not the one who said that I was the one living in a place where the most interesting photos could be grabbed?

RE: OT: Thomas Kinkade, Dead

2012-04-07 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Paul Stenquist Making money by dishonestly peddling shit as if it were something better is not an honourable, decent job, it's taking advantage of people. Paintings such as Thomas Kinkade's are shit glorified by his

Re: PESO: A rare lapse into BW

2012-04-07 Thread Tim Bray
MARK! On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 6:31 AM, Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: You must be the anti-knarf. -- 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: Leaves

2012-04-07 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 4/7/2012 1:44 AM, Tim Bray wrote: Subtext: I’m still a color guy. http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2012/04/06/-big/RUNE4591.jpg.html Confession: I was trying to photograph the flowers not the leaves. Conclusion: Take what you can get. Wow! What a happy accident! That is some

My Spring Gallery

2012-04-07 Thread Don Guthrie
A small gallery from this weeks self-assigned photo walk. Even has my one entry in the Daffy sweepstakes. I would be happy if you looked, happier if you commented, and happiest if you had a favorite. http://donspix.posterous.com/#!/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: My Spring Gallery

2012-04-07 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 4/7/2012 12:14 PM, Don Guthrie wrote: A small gallery from this weeks self-assigned photo walk. Even has my one entry in the Daffy sweepstakes. I would be happy if you looked, happier if you commented, and happiest if you had a favorite. http://donspix.posterous.com/#!/ All are nice, Don,

Re: PESO: A rare lapse into BW

2012-04-07 Thread Rick Womer
I like the grasses a lot--very nicely shot and rendered, nice background.  The poles and wires are technically excellent, but the shot seems cluttered.  Too many poles and wires maybe? Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com To:

Re: PESO: South San Francisco Bay from the air

2012-04-07 Thread Tim Bray
Well, given that San Francisco Bay is the white-hot center of the Internet/computer biz, and also the vast San Fran metropolitan area, quite a lot of the area around it is surprisingly unspoiled. At the south end there are some commercial salt pans, and then quite a few areas like this, soggy

Re: PESO - Intermission 5 - World Going By - New Crop

2012-04-07 Thread Rick Womer
Following Joe's suggestion: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15493155 Interesting, but I think I prefer the original. Rick   - Original Message - From: jn289 jn...@verizon.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Thursday, April 5, 2012 11:12 PM Subject: Re:

Re: They're stealing our PHOTOGRAPHS!!!!!!

2012-04-07 Thread kwaller
Where have all the hippies gone? Gone to boardrooms every one. Don't forget politics - in the U S we're seeing alot of them resurfacing. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bob W p...@web-options.com Subject: RE: They're stealing

Re: OT: Thomas Kinkade, Dead

2012-04-07 Thread kwaller
Well stated Tom. I agree. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Tom C caka...@gmail.com Subject: Re: OT: Thomas Kinkade, Dead With the right subject line this time... On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 9:40 AM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: PDML Digest, Vol 72, Issue 60

2012-04-07 Thread kwaller
What? You don't like the matadore painting in my living room? And here I thought you had an Elvis on velvet ! :+) Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PDML Digest, Vol 72, Issue 60

Re: Is it street photography, if there is no street?

2012-04-07 Thread John Sessoms
From: Larry Colen On 4/6/2012 6:27 PM, Rick Womer wrote: The Stephen Shore stuff on the link you posted wouldn't even compost properly. I wasn't very favorably impressed with most of it myself. I figured that it didn't survive the translation from an 8x10 contact print to an 800 pixel

Re: PESO: South San Francisco Bay from the air

2012-04-07 Thread kwaller
A nice photo expo on the area - I enjoyed both the images and the verbage. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com Subject: Re: PESO: South San Francisco Bay from the air Well, given that San Francisco

Re: PESO - Intermission 5 - World Going By - New Crop

2012-04-07 Thread kwaller
I like this but the guy/girl (?) in the ULH corner is a distraction. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: PESO - Intermission 5 - World Going By - New Crop Following Joe's suggestion:

Re: OT: Thomas Kinkade, Dead

2012-04-07 Thread John Francis
On Sat, Apr 07, 2012 at 01:53:21PM +0100, Bob W wrote: So, the Painter of Light (tm) has passed at the early age of 54 years. The Kenny G of painting is gone... He may not have been too fast to live, but 54 is too young to die. I'm 54. I shall be mightily pissed off if I don't

Re: OT: Thomas Kinkade, Dead

2012-04-07 Thread John Sessoms
I didn't much care for his work, and he apparently wasn't a very pleasant person to be in business with or to be around when he was drinking. Still, my condolences to his family for their loss. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

RE: They're stealing our PHOTOGRAPHS!!!!!!

2012-04-07 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bob W From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Larry Colen [...] I think that while the big publishing houses are cranking the screws down tighter, and pissing people off, the folks who grew up with file sharing, at one point, will have the governmental

RE: OT: Thomas Kinkade, Dead

2012-04-07 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bob W From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of knarftheria...@gmail.com So, the Painter of Light (tm) has passed at the early age of 54 years. The Kenny G of painting is gone... He may not have been too fast to live, but 54 is too young to die. I'm 54. I

Re: OT: Thomas Kinkade, Dead

2012-04-07 Thread Mark Roberts
Tom C wrote: Here in America where many people decorate with guns and John Deere tractor-branded decor, well, his work is a step above that. Wow. If anyone ever needs to learn how to damn with faint praise you could give lessons! -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com

Re: My Spring Gallery

2012-04-07 Thread Bob Sullivan
Don, Good, quality images - all of them. I'm partial to #4 with the daffodils. The perspective is a bit different. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 12:14 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: A small gallery from this weeks self-assigned photo walk. Even has my one entry in the

Re: PDML Digest, Vol 72, Issue 60

2012-04-07 Thread Bob Sullivan
We keep Elvis in the bedroom. On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 1:40 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: What?  You don't like the matadore painting in my living room? And here I thought you had an Elvis on velvet ! :+) Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original

RE: PDML Digest, Vol 72, Issue 60

2012-04-07 Thread Bob W
and your velvet underground? We keep Elvis in the bedroom. On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 1:40 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: What?  You don't like the matadore painting in my living room? And here I thought you had an Elvis on velvet ! :+) Kenneth Waller

Re: Cat photo

2012-04-07 Thread John Francis
On Sat, Apr 07, 2012 at 11:56:43AM -0400, Mark Roberts wrote: Bruce Walker wrote: On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 11:05 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Fenway appears not to have given you permission to take that. Ha! +1 :-) Oh, he looks all haughty and imperious, but he's the most

Re: OT: Thomas Kinkade, Dead

2012-04-07 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 4/7/2012 10:52 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Bob W wrote: So, the Painter of Light (tm) has passed at the early age of 54 years. The Kenny G of painting is gone... He may not have been too fast to live, but 54 is too young to die. I'm 54. I shall be mightily pissed off if I don't live well

Re: Is it street photography, if there is no street?

2012-04-07 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Frank I love that shot, too and I quite like Stephen Shore - always have. Not crazy about the lanscape ones, however. the presideo shot you link down there is wonderful and I've been to Presidio - tiny town in texas on Rio Grande He gets the essence of a place very often. ann On 4/6/2012

Re: Wildlife Photographer of the Year

2012-04-07 Thread P. J. Alling
That is damned near the most annoying website I have ever dealt with. If you want to view photos or get information you still have to make multiple clicks. I don't know if you've got a gallery of images maybe you should just display the images and give the option for more information? Who

OT: The computer

2012-04-07 Thread John Sessoms
... is assembled and Windoze7 Pro 64bit is installed along with Firefox, AVG anti-virus a good hosts file. Only took 4 trips to CompUSA and one to Interex. Had to buy another case because my power supply wouldn't fit the first case there was no power supply that would fit that gave me

Re: PDML Digest, Vol 72, Issue 60

2012-04-07 Thread P. J. Alling
On 4/7/2012 11:59 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: Here in America where many people decorate with guns and John Deere tractor-branded decor, well, his work is a step above that. Well, at least he didn't paint on velvet; American homes have a lot of that stuff too! :-) Cheers, Christine It's

Re: PDML Digest, Vol 72, Issue 60

2012-04-07 Thread P. J. Alling
On 4/7/2012 2:40 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: What? You don't like the matadore painting in my living room? And here I thought you had an Elvis on velvet ! :+) Hey, Elvis on velvet is probably a collectors item, what with his estate trying to crush it out and all... Kenneth Waller

Re: PDML Digest, Vol 72, Issue 64

2012-04-07 Thread Tom C
Tom C wrote: Here in America where many people decorate with guns and John Deere tractor-branded decor, well, his work is a step above that. Wow. If anyone ever needs to learn how to damn with faint praise you could give lessons! -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com

Re: They're stealing our PHOTOGRAPHS!!!!!!

2012-04-07 Thread P. J. Alling
On 4/7/2012 1:01 AM, Tim Bray wrote: Well, even if you were right about the omnipotence of the lobbies, there are now other lobbies. And popular action is not without influence. SOPA failed in Congress. -T SOPA's not dead yet, it's only restin'. Plenty of time to pass it or something even

Re: PDML Digest, Vol 72, Issue 60

2012-04-07 Thread Christine Aguila
Very funny, P.J. I wasn't paying attention and fell for Bob S.'s matador joke--I'm not falling for your oil paints on velvet bad rap joke :-) Cheers, Christine On Apr 7, 2012, at 2:46 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: On 4/7/2012 11:59 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: Here in America where many

Re: Is it street photography, if there is no street?

2012-04-07 Thread Christine Aguila
oo, I like that Presidio too, Ann. That's nice. Cheers, Christine On Apr 7, 2012, at 2:33 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Frank I love that shot, too and I quite like Stephen Shore - always have. Not crazy about the lanscape ones, however. the presideo shot you link down there is wonderful and

Re: OT: Thomas Kinkade, Dead

2012-04-07 Thread Christine Aguila
geeze, Poor Ansel! Why do folks blame artists for self-promotion, shameless or otherwise? If artists want to live off their art, they have to get-it-out-there--I don't even blame Kinkade for his own self-promotion. Kinkade's comments about Picasso I found quite silly, though--I watched a

Re: PESO - Intermission 5 - World Going By - New Crop

2012-04-07 Thread Rick Womer
I agree. Rotating it further so that I can cut out the ULH corner entirely doesn't seem to give things enough breathing room. As I said, I prefer my original crop. Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: kwal...@peoplepc.com kwal...@peoplepc.com To:

Re: OT: Thomas Kinkade, Dead

2012-04-07 Thread John Sessoms
From: Jack Davis As is very often the case, it's an athletic piling on so as not to be left out. No matter the true feelings of some, finding out that they don't hold the opinion popular with?their?current segment of associates, can put their?social comfort in jeopardy. Some may resent his

Re: They're stealing our PHOTOGRAPHS!!!!!!

2012-04-07 Thread DagT
Den 7. apr. 2012 kl. 21:00 skrev John Sessoms: From: Bob W From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Larry Colen [...] I think that while the big publishing houses are cranking the screws down tighter, and pissing people off, the folks who grew up with file

PESO Dancing at the Trout Farm

2012-04-07 Thread Larry Colen
Despite what it may seem, dancing at the trout farm is no a euphemism. It's a local restaurant, recently taken over by new owners, and is much, much better than it had been under the previous management. Some friends were playing there last night, and despite some technical weaknesses, I'm

Re: PESO - Intermission 5 - World Going By - New Crop

2012-04-07 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
I prefer the original crop, too. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com Sent: April 7, 2012 4/7/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO -

Re: My Spring Gallery

2012-04-07 Thread Rick Womer
Don, I really like the title pic and the first two. I just got back from an hour's spring photo walk myself... hope there's something as good as yours on the card. Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com To: pdml@pdml.net Cc:

Re: GESO (17): A look around the cordon

2012-04-07 Thread Rick Womer
Very interesting and unsettling set.  The last shot is great all by itself, and especially effective as the last of this GESO. Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: David Mann dmann...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Friday,

Re: Wildlife Photographer of the Year

2012-04-07 Thread John Sessoms
From: P. J. Alling That is damned near the most annoying website I have ever dealt with. If you want to view photos or get information you still have to make multiple clicks. I think it's the same contest that had all the bullshit about whether the photo of a wolf jumping over a gate was a

Re: OT: Thomas Kinkade, Dead

2012-04-07 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
I don't know anything about Kinkade swindling investors but I certainly did hear about his temper and other rather unsavory things about his personal life. Whatever. Much as I may dismiss his art (such as it is) I'm not sure how it is that he didn't deliver. Seems to me that he did deliver -

RE: Wildlife Photographer of the Year

2012-04-07 Thread Bill Sawyer
I'm glad nobody's commenting on my exceptionally bad joke - bad day (very), too much Cabernet, too little judgment. I hope I didn't offend anyone. Bill Sawyer -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Mark C Sent: Saturday, April 07,

Re: My Spring Gallery

2012-04-07 Thread Ann Sanfedele
My fave is bW Modern Rural Landscape... reminds me of David Plowden's hand of man on America series. But I think you could render it a bit better... there is something about the kind of shadows behind the clouds that looks like a bit of too much photoshopping.. I see that in my stuff when I'm

Re: Wildlife Photographer of the Year

2012-04-07 Thread Paul Stenquist
I thought it was a hoot. I was going to answer that my cell number was building A, cell block 42, cell 129. But I was too tired. We take a lot of pride in our lack of taste here, and there's o need to apologize for doing your part-). Paul Paul On Apr 7, 2012, at 7:35 PM, Bill Sawyer wrote:

Re: Wildlife Photographer of the Year

2012-04-07 Thread Mark C
On 4/7/2012 3:40 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: That is damned near the most annoying website I have ever dealt with. If you want to view photos or get information you still have to make multiple clicks. Yeah - I found the website to be annoying as well. But I found the photos to be inspiring. I

Re: Wildlife Photographer of the Year

2012-04-07 Thread Mark C
On 4/7/2012 6:59 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: P. J. Alling That is damned near the most annoying website I have ever dealt with. If you want to view photos or get information you still have to make multiple clicks. I think it's the same contest that had all the bullshit about whether the

GESO: Butterflies and other signs of spring

2012-04-07 Thread Stan Halpin
No great art here, but butterfly fans in particular may enjoy this series. The Dow Gardens (surrounding the Alden B. Dow home and studio, adjacent to the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library) here in Midland MI puts on a butterfly exhibit in their greenhouse every spring. We took a walk through the

RE: Wildlife Photographer of the Year

2012-04-07 Thread Bill Sawyer
Paul, ROFLMAO Thanks for that Bill Sawyer -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Paul Stenquist Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2012 7:42 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Wildlife Photographer of the Year I thought it

Re: My Spring Gallery

2012-04-07 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
I looked. I really do like this little gallery. So very seasonal! There: I commented. I really like the last one (the trees in blossom). A riot of colour! Now I picked a favourite. Happy now? :-) cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. --

Re: My Spring Gallery

2012-04-07 Thread Paul Stenquist
I like the daffodil pic best -- an interesting composition that departs from the normal flower pic. Paul On Apr 7, 2012, at 8:21 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I looked. I really do like this little gallery. So very seasonal! There: I commented. I really like the last one (the

Re: GESO: Butterflies and other signs of spring

2012-04-07 Thread Paul Stenquist
Some pretty pics. Thanks for sharing. Paul On Apr 7, 2012, at 7:54 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: No great art here, but butterfly fans in particular may enjoy this series. The Dow Gardens (surrounding the Alden B. Dow home and studio, adjacent to the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library) here in Midland

Re: OT: Thomas Kinkade, Dead

2012-04-07 Thread Steven Desjardins
I object to anyone my age dying. It encourages what I consider to be a bad trend. On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 7:31 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I don't know anything about Kinkade swindling investors but I certainly did hear about his temper and other rather

RE: GESO: Butterflies and other signs of spring

2012-04-07 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Lovely! cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info Sent: April 7, 2012 4/7/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Subject: GESO: Butterflies and other

RE: PESO Dancing at the Trout Farm

2012-04-07 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Like the sax player and the dancer with the swinging arms (nice motion blur!). That being said the technical difficulties unfortunately dominate after that. I won't dwell on them but there are just too many distractions in the frame for me to enjoy this photo. Cheers, frank What can be

Re: They're stealing our PHOTOGRAPHS!!!!!!

2012-04-07 Thread Subash
On Sat, 07 Apr 2012 15:00:05 -0400 John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: But when you're old enough to be the government you're at the age when you (your generation) owns everything, incuding the music industry, so you're going to clamp down on those damn kids who don't respect the

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