Re: FB group

2012-10-09 Thread Anthony Farr
On 9 October 2012 06:45, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Reminds me of the funniest sketch I've ever seen from the Two Ronnies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cc3M1nppd3cfeature=youtube_gdata_player cheer, frank Another comedy sketch at Sweden's expense:

Re: WTB: SMC Pentax-FA 24-90/3.5-4.5 AL

2012-10-09 Thread Rick Womer
It's great as a walking-around lens on my istD-K10D-K7-K5; it's neck-and-neck with my 16-45 in use. Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Joe Wilensky jj...@cornell.edu To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, October 8, 2012 3:46 PM

October PUG - The Door is now Open

2012-10-09 Thread Brian Walters
G'day all Another excellent and varied gallery - some a bit whimsical, some nicely old and decrepit. And an attractive entry in the Open Gallery. Some personal favs: Fotografando by Luiz The Unexpected Doorkeeper by Filip Blinded by Matthew Blue on White by Jan PS by Bruce Fort Leaton by

Re: PESO - Kota Standing By

2012-10-09 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Thank you Bruce! cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com Sent: October 8, 2012 10/8/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - Kota

RE: PESO - Pedestrian Wanted

2012-10-09 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Yeah, where's a wino when you need him, huh? ;-) Actually I think this works better without human intervention. It's clean, cold and clinical almost like the architecture and art of the walkway. Very cool! Love the sculpture, btw. Reminds me of a Klein Bottle (hope I got that right, it was

RE: PESO: Not-yet-fall leaves

2012-10-09 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
I like the light. Bet it would look good blowed up real big! Which reminds me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dfoVqhQVyQfeature=youtube_gdata_player cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From:

RE: October PUG - The Door is now Open

2012-10-09 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Yeah, after a first quick scroll through Filip's and Bruce's stand out. Will take more time a bit later and hopefully comment in more detail. Great gallery! cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message ---

Re: October PUG - The Door is now Open

2012-10-09 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Another great gallery! Thanks again for all your efforts on our behalf, Brian! Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 7:49 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: G'day all Another excellent and varied gallery - some a bit

Re: Photo management software for kids

2012-10-09 Thread steve harley
on 2012-10-08 8:10 Krisjanis Linkevics wrote * customizable language (if it doesn't have Latvian I should be able to create a language file); * automatic downloading of pictures/movies (deleting everything from the camera); * soft-delete function so I can later go through the ones they think

Re: October PUG - The Door is now Open

2012-10-09 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I agree, a yummy gallery - absolutely would be pressed to find a specific fave.. they are all so interesting and telling. ann On 10/9/2012 08:45, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah, after a first quick scroll through Filip's and Bruce's stand out. Will take more time a bit later and

Re: Peso: Me and My Boys are Watching You

2012-10-09 Thread John Sessoms
From: Steve Cottrell On 8/10/12, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/i-Dq67R2j/0/XL/hippo-1-XL.jpg That looks like the otter habitat at Grandfather Mountain. (Bet that hippo scared the shit out of the otters...) Last time I was there I saw a

PESO: Anthers

2012-10-09 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16508547size=md Comments are welcome. 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 PDML, please visit the link directly

Peso: Parrots 'n the Hood

2012-10-09 Thread Steven Desjardins
http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/i-BzPgvRJ/0/XL/parrots-1-XL.jpg -- Steve Desjardins -- 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: Venice 5

2012-10-09 Thread SV Hovland
Thanks and a good suggestion. I have made some changes to it. New link: https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=2D01AE85E70E90E2!74863authkey=!APgZoCJVTx0iqLs SV -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Stan Halpin Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 5:03 AM

PESO: Last night's mid-latitude Northern Lights

2012-10-09 Thread Darren Addy
Got a Red Alert from the UK around 7:35 that I did not see until probably close to 9:30 (Doh!) When I did, I checked conditions and saw the the Activity Level was still pegged at 10, so decided to head out to my dark skies site about 15 minutes north of town. Here are a couple of examples from

Re: October PUG - The Door is now Open

2012-10-09 Thread Darren Addy
I think this is a very strong gallery. The image I most wish that *I* had taken was this one: Portacolonia by Jorge Zaven Kurkdjian http://pug.komkon.org/12oct/slides/JK-pentax102012.html Wonderful! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: October PUG - The Door is now Open

2012-10-09 Thread Mark Roberts
Nice stuff. My favorites: Fort Leaton by Kevin Thornsberry Portacolonia by Jorge Zaven Kurkdjian Safe Haven by Brian Walters Watch Your Step (and Head) by John Coyle Blue on White by Jan van Wijk -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Venice 6

2012-10-09 Thread SV Hovland
Both from Venice... https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=2D01AE85E70E90E2!74864authkey=!ABoLnY5PIk89dpk https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=2D01AE85E70E90E2!74865authkey=!AImuZaBVuI3_xIo Stig Vidar Hovland -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO Moorland

2012-10-09 Thread Toine
Thanks everyone. I found the title by entering the dutch name in google translate. After some more reading the proper title should be Heathland... Toine On 9 October 2012 02:39, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Beautiful. Of course that sky makes it. Terrific

PESO 2012 - 102 - GDG

2012-10-09 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
A new photo for your viewing pleasure: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/8070821068/lightbox I've become re-addicted to 6x6 film, and to folding medium format cameras. I made this one with the second classic folder Ive acquired, a Voigtländer Perkeo II with Color Skopar 80mm f/3.5 lens

Re: Anthers

2012-10-09 Thread kwaller
I like the idea of the composition but the green background is competing, in my eyes, with the Hibiscus bloom - a tighter crop eliminating half of the green over the bloom and half to the left of the bloom would help IMO Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -

Re: Venice 6

2012-10-09 Thread Bruce Walker
I like them both, but especially the 2nd. On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 1:34 PM, SV Hovland pdml...@heime.org wrote: Both from Venice... https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=2D01AE85E70E90E2!74864authkey=!ABoLnY5PIk89dpk

Re: PESO 2012 - 102 - GDG

2012-10-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
Very graphic. A compelling composition. And I like the rendering this combination achieved. Paul On Oct 9, 2012, at 2:46 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com wrote: A new photo for your viewing pleasure: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/8070821068/lightbox I've become re-addicted

Re: PESO - Pedestrian Wanted

2012-10-09 Thread Don Guthrie
Great shot! Love the curves and lines. Fell like I'm there; wish I really was. Yes it is hard to get a wino on a scale. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 12 Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2012 17:32:12 -0700 (PDT) From: Rick Womerrwomer1...@yahoo.com To: Pentax Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO -

PESO: Petunia

2012-10-09 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
A delicate flower: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16508550 Comments are always 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 from the PDML, please

Re: PESO - Pedestrian Wanted

2012-10-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
Very nice. You have a knack for geometric compositions. Paul On Oct 9, 2012, at 5:40 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: Great shot! Love the curves and lines. Fell like I'm there; wish I really was. Yes it is hard to get a wino on a scale. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message:

RE: PESO: Petunia

2012-10-09 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Oooo, that's nice!! cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Sent: October 9, 2012 10/9/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Petunia

Re: PESO - Fall crocus in water

2012-10-09 Thread Steven Desjardins
I'm just repeating, but I'll add another vote for lovely. On Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 3:19 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Rick. I erred slightly: this guy is not a crocus genus, it's a colchicum, but its common name is autumn crocus. To further confuse things there are real

Re: PESO 2012 - 102 - GDG

2012-10-09 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Agree with Paul. Wonderful! cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Sent: October 9, 2012 10/9/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re:

DA* 60-25- SDM motor replacement.

2012-10-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
Got the estimate from CRIS today: $183. Not bad. Hope they do a good job. I will test it extensively for flat field and accurate autofocus upon return. Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: Geso Fall colour trip # 2

2012-10-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
I like them all. Lovely fall color. What's the hydro line? Paul On Oct 9, 2012, at 8:49 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=1041743 Just a few to start with. Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com

Re: FB group

2012-10-09 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
:-) What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Anthony Farr farranth...@gmail.com Sent: October 9, 2012 10/9/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: FB group On 9 October 2012 06:45,

Re: Geso Fall colour trip # 2

2012-10-09 Thread Jack Davis
Do love the fall color, but am taken more by the weathered and aging storage shed. All well done, Dave. Jack Davis http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis http://www.photolightimages.com/ - Original Message - From: David J Brooks

Re: PESO: Petunia

2012-10-09 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Frank! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 8:16 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Oooo, that's nice!! cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher

RE: PESO: Anthers

2012-10-09 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
That's a lovely photo but it feels unbalanced to me. Gotta agree with Ken. Cropping lots of green out would make it much stronger imho. Definitely worth fiddling with! cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original

RE: Peso: Parrots 'n the Hood

2012-10-09 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Attitude! cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com Sent: October 9, 2012 10/9/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Peso: Parrots 'n the Hood

Re: PESO: Anthers

2012-10-09 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Frank. I specifically set out to make this a very different, off-centered composition. Obviously, it didn't work. I have tried to rebalance it a bit: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16510164 For comparison, here is the original: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16508547

Re: PESO: Anthers

2012-10-09 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Maybe I'm just a conventional type of guy but I like this way better. Beautiful photo. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Sent: October 9, 2012

Re: Geso Fall colour trip # 2

2012-10-09 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
At one point most if not all of our electricity came from water turbines. I think that Niagara Falls was the first waterfall to be used to develop hydro-electric power in this province. Eventually much larger hydro-electric projects were developed up north so huge rows of high tension wires

Re: PESO 2012 - 102 - GDG

2012-10-09 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Thank you both, Paul and Frank. 6x6 is simply the most seductive film format to me. I learned with the Rolleiflex and keep going back to the format. There's something about the way 6x6 images that just does the right trick for my eye. :-) I have a roll from the Bessa III to scan next. It's slow

RE: DA* 60-25- SDM motor replacement.

2012-10-09 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Could be worse. Here's hoping the get the job done right and you end up with the lens you want (need). cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Sent: October

Re: Venice 6

2012-10-09 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
I prefer the first but agree that both are very good! cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com Sent: October 9, 2012 10/9/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

RE: PESO: Last night's mid-latitude Northern Lights

2012-10-09 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Really like the second one. Just beautiful. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com Sent: October 9, 2012 10/9/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net

RE: Venice 5

2012-10-09 Thread SV Hovland
Good suggestion. I have made some changes to it. New link: https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=2D01AE85E70E90E2!74863authkey=!APgZoCJVTx0iqLs -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Stan Halpin Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 5:03 AM To:

Re: Petunia

2012-10-09 Thread kwaller
A very nice capture Dan. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Subject: PESO: Petunia A delicate flower: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16508550 Comments are always appreciated.

Aurora photo

2012-10-09 Thread David Mann
This has to be one of the most interesting aurora photos I've seen. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=79373 Cheers, Dave -- 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