Re: Galia and Boris 2012 Top 12 galleries

2013-01-08 Thread Larry Colen
On Jan 7, 2013, at 9:07 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: Galia: http://www.flickr.com/photos/borispdml/8360603208/in/set-72157632464751787/lightbox/ Boris: http://www.flickr.com/photos/borispdml/8359509329/in/set-72157632464678971/lightbox/ Cheers! There are some very fine photos in

Re: Photo gadgets that I wish they made

2013-01-08 Thread Larry Colen
On Jan 7, 2013, at 11:02 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: White balance lens cap... http://www.adorama.com/searchsite/default.aspx?searchinfo=vivicap I've got something like that, but I find reflective white balance cards work a lot better for me. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from

Re: PESO - Downtown Juneau Alasksa !

2013-01-08 Thread Derby Chang
That is a drink of cool water. It was a +40C scorcher today. Makes me want to put on Twin Peaks. On 8/01/2013 8:36 AM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Image taken from a downtown city street in Juneau with a 120mm lens - ah the great outdoors! K20D, 70-210mm F, 400 ISO

Re: OT: CS2 now a freebie!

2013-01-08 Thread John Francis
Adobe claim that only people with a pre-existing CS2 license are legally entitled to download install this software. While that may be their intent, there's some doubt as to whether they would be able to enforce this - apparently the license that comes with these downloads only states that you

Re: PESO - Supermacro hoarfrost

2013-01-08 Thread Derby Chang
I love the toned look, with just a hint of rainbow. Very mysterious On 3/01/2013 12:25 AM, Jostein Øksne wrote: Larry and John's supermacro setups inspired me to get my ass off the chair and do something about the hoarfrost on the car outside today. Thanks guys! :-) Here's one of the

Re: Stupid operator error.

2013-01-08 Thread Larry Colen
On Jan 7, 2013, at 9:06 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: I finally took a look at the shots on a computer and made a very important discovery Shake Reduction® doesn't do anything for you IF YOU FORGET TO TURN IT ON! I had about an hour to kill before class at the dojo tonight, and since it was

Re: I've been selected for a juried art show, VAM35

2013-01-08 Thread Derby Chang
Congrats. I think I remember the Trio shot. Cold, right? I hope the show will be well documented. On 5/01/2013 10:23 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: The new year was only a couple of days old when I got some great news: I've had an image selected for the Visual Arts Mississauga 35th Annual Juried

Re: PESO: one for the road...

2013-01-08 Thread Derby Chang
Beautiful. Especially, how you've balanced the different colour temperatures. On 5/01/2013 9:13 AM, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: Last night of a two-week holiday in Dunkirk, France. *sniff* Trawler Cap Nord from Boulogne has arrived yesterday for a paint job. The photo shows it in the last

Re: PAW Week 1-New Year! New Roads

2013-01-08 Thread Derby Chang
Didn't look like our New Year roads, thats for sure. Gorgeous grain. Hope you keep to your B+W goal. On 7/01/2013 11:57 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Everyone: Well, I'm going to give it a go. I did 7 weeks of 2012, but never finished the year like I did in 2011. In 2012, I wanted to

Re: Adventures in HTML5 video (work in progress)

2013-01-08 Thread Derby Chang
This is one of the best advice posts on PDML I've had. So true. I was concentrating on the delivery vehicle, and missed working on the payload. Going with the gut is how it should be. Not perfect yet, and I won't pollute the list with future iterations, but here is my current cut

Re: PESO - Winter Morning

2013-01-08 Thread Derby Chang
So cinematic. Were you first out there? No other signs of life On 3/01/2013 12:18 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Down by the Lake the morning before the New Year. It was cold, grey and definitely feeling like winter: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2012/12/winter-morning.html?m=1

Re: New PENTAX MX-1

2013-01-08 Thread Derby Chang
Me too. Did you see the split image focusing feature in the X100s? http://www.petapixel.com/2013/01/07/a-hands-on-demo-of-fujifilms-new-split-image-manual-focusing-feature/#more-98771 That and the zippy AF has me in shut up and take my money mode already The MX-1 looks lovely. Pricey for a

Re: PESO: King Herod's View

2013-01-08 Thread Boris Liberman
You should have let me know... :-( On 12/27/2012 8:02 PM, Gerrit Visser wrote: This is the view from King Herod's palace. We had the pleasure of visiting Caesarea in April 2011 while on a Grand World Voyage. http://photo.psgv.ca/king-herods-view/ Looking over Boris's galleries reminded me of

PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach

2013-01-08 Thread Larry Colen
I had some free time this afternoon, it looked like it would be a nice sunset, and I was a mile or two from Natural Bridges. When I got there, I found out that I wasn't the only one thinking along those lines: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/8360036091/ If you are in the mood for a huge

Re: Poll - Have You Done a Photo Book (Or Thinking About It)?

2013-01-08 Thread Chris Mitchell
On 6 January 2013 19:59, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Looking it seems doing a blurb book is cheaper than it once was. So just curious, because I've been thinking about it (Derby got me thinking)... and wondering who has done it. Don't think I'd do it now, but I could bear it in mind for my

Re: I've been selected for a juried art show, VAM35

2013-01-08 Thread Bruce Walker
Yup. It's your basic bleak trees and dense fog shot. Thanks, Derby. On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 3:40 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: Congrats. I think I remember the Trio shot. Cold, right? I hope the show will be well documented. On 5/01/2013 10:23 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: The

Re: Photo gadgets that I wish they made

2013-01-08 Thread Derby Chang
How about http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/716958-REG/WhiBal_WB7_KC_G7_Key_Chain_White.html On 8/01/2013 5:29 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I've got a set of greycards (white, grey, black) that are a bit larger than a business card. I frequently use them to get a white balance reference,

Re: Photo gadgets that I wish they made

2013-01-08 Thread Larry Colen
On Jan 8, 2013, at 2:59 AM, Derby Chang wrote: How about http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/716958-REG/WhiBal_WB7_KC_G7_Key_Chain_White.html That looks good, though I'd probably want the slightly larger one:

Re: PESO - Winter Morning

2013-01-08 Thread Rob Studdert
You succeeded most impressively in creating the winter mood Frank, nice (particularly after the temperatures in Sydney today :( Cheers, On 3 January 2013 12:18, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Down by the Lake the morning before the New Year. It was cold, grey and

Re: Orion Starblast vs 500mm mirror

2013-01-08 Thread Jostein Øksne
Hi Luiz, My experience so far does not cover your alternatives, but I dare a comment anyway. I would suggest you find a manual focus mirror tele lens to try out first since it's the cheapest option and since it probably is easier to sell again if it proves to be the wrong choice. I've done

Re: PAW157 - Feather

2013-01-08 Thread Derby Chang
Pristine. It would be really beautiful to look at wall-size On 7/01/2013 8:04 AM, DagT wrote: http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html Pentax K-5, D-FA100mm, f/13, 0.8s, ISO100. Happy New Year! DagT http://www.thrane.name/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: OT - Learning how to choose your best work

2013-01-08 Thread Derby Chang
Geez, could there be two more opposite audiences to present yourself to and expect feedback. * I'm hungry, quite possibly thirsty, and a random guy's art is hanging over the tops of my fellow diners' heads. I shall make a grand proclamation on the worthiness of his art to said fellow

Re: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach

2013-01-08 Thread Paul Stenquist
I think 207 and 151 are worthy shots, but you need to edit the set yourself. Landscapes don't change. Photographing them once again isn't necessarily wrong or cliched, particularly when the photographer brings his own vision to bear on the scene. Both of these shots are interesting and well

Photo gadgets that I wish they made

2013-01-08 Thread Bipin Gupta
Hello Larry, just take a fine point permanent marker, a millimeter scale and mark your own scale on the card. To make it look pro, first mark 3-horizontal guide lines with a pencil. Use the outer lines for the centimeter mark and the top + center lines for the millimeter mark. And presto you have

Orion Starblast vs 500mm mirror

2013-01-08 Thread luiz felipe
Darren's words: Tried the Orion Nebula with the 135/2.5 - too clear skies, lots of clouds, bad results - and purple fringing. I got to thinking that maybe you are referring to the Bayonet 135/2.5. If so, the purple fringing is certainly understandable. I'm talking about the last version of

RE: Photo gadgets that I wish they made

2013-01-08 Thread John Sessoms
From: Larry Colen I've got a set of greycards (white, grey, black) that are a bit larger than a business card. I frequently use them to get a white balance reference, since I'm more likely to shoot in weird lighting than in standard light, such as sunlight, or flash. I recently realized that

Orion Starblast vs 500mm mirror

2013-01-08 Thread luiz felipe
Jostein's words: Hi Luiz, My experience so far does not cover your alternatives, but I dare a comment anyway. I would suggest you find a manual focus mirror tele lens to try out first since it's the cheapest option and since it probably is easier to sell again if it proves to be the wrong

Re: Orion Starblast vs 500mm mirror

2013-01-08 Thread P. J. Alling
On 1/8/2013 9:20 AM, Darren Addy wrote: On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 3:03 PM, luiz felipe luiz.fel...@techmit.com.br wrote: Tried the Orion Nebula with the 135/2.5 - too clear skies, lots of clouds, bad results - and purple fringing. I got to thinking that maybe you are referring to the Bayonet

Re: Adventures in HTML5 video (work in progress)

2013-01-08 Thread Bruce Walker
That's working better for me, Derby, and the presentation is very good. The pacing is about right I think. However streaming is still falling behind so it halts on me every 5 images or so. Minor thing: you have the video frame sized for 16:9 but none of the images are HD aspect ratio so there's

Re: Stupid operator error.

2013-01-08 Thread P. J. Alling
On 1/8/2013 3:37 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On Jan 7, 2013, at 9:06 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: I finally took a look at the shots on a computer and made a very important discovery Shake Reduction® doesn't do anything for you IF YOU FORGET TO TURN IT ON! I had about an hour to kill before class at

Re: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach

2013-01-08 Thread Ann Sanfedele
don't apologize for pretty sunset photos :-) ann On 1/8/2013 04:49, Larry Colen wrote: I had some free time this afternoon, it looked like it would be a nice sunset, and I was a mile or two from Natural Bridges. When I got there, I found out that I wasn't the only one thinking along those

Re: AF 360 II

2013-01-08 Thread Darren Addy
On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 8:41 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.pentaxforums.com/news/ces-coming-up-new-af-360-ii-flash.html From the sky is falling crowd, seems swivel will be added to the updated AF360. That i like, as i like my 360 and did wish it had the swivil.

Re: Galia and Boris 2012 Top 12 galleries

2013-01-08 Thread Bruce Walker
Most impressive, Boris. What a killer team you two make! On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 12:07 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Galia: http://www.flickr.com/photos/borispdml/8360603208/in/set-72157632464751787/lightbox/ Boris:

PESO: First K-5 Sunset

2013-01-08 Thread Walt
I took the K-5 out at twilight last night and took a few snaps, thinking it would be interesting to see how it dealt with the relatively low light compared to the K20D at ISO 1600. I am happy with its performance: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8360846807/ There is a little

Re: PESO: First K-5 Sunset

2013-01-08 Thread Rick Womer
Nice. If you're shooting RAW, that noise in the deep blue cleans up beautifully in LR. Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Walt ldott...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 11:11 AM Subject: PESO: First

Re: PESO: First K-5 Sunset

2013-01-08 Thread Jack Davis
Sharp and with dramatic colors. Would also, make a nice panorama.   Jack  From: Walt ldott...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 8:11 AM Subject: PESO: First K-5 Sunset I took the K-5 out at twilight last night and took a few snaps, thinking it

Re: PESO: First K-5 Sunset

2013-01-08 Thread Walt
Thank you, Rick! I still balk a little at LR -- especially when I just want to do quick-and-dirty editing. I'm /very/ slowly learning it, mostly because it seems a bit cumbersome on my laptop. That and the fact that I'm still a slave to my old workflow (which is an exceedingly generous

Re: PESO - Downtown Juneau Alasksa !

2013-01-08 Thread Don Guthrie
It seems like Alaska is a travel photographer's dream location. Fine example and I am jealous for so many reasons. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 3 Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2013 16:36:34 -0500 From:kwal...@peoplepc.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Downtown Juneau

Re: PESO: First K-5 Sunset

2013-01-08 Thread Walt
Thank you, Jack! Shooting that particular spot is a bit of a compositional challenge. I'm limited by an electric fence directly in front of me and some unappealing structures on either side -- a big pole barn and a couple of mobile homes to the right, and a free-standing carport and other

Re:Re: New PENTAX MX-1

2013-01-08 Thread Don Guthrie
Cotty You confused a bit here. You said you would be interested in option c mirrorless APC with optical finder then in later msg. you indicate you have finder-less Fuji you love.?? I have tried the K-01 and do not miss the finder at all. Every review I have read echos my experience. At the

Re: AF 360 II

2013-01-08 Thread P. J. Alling
I've been expecting the announcement of a 24mp DSLR (either aps-c or even better FF), before or at CES, so the sky may be falling. Neither the AF360 II nor the MX-1, (which looks suspiciously like an Olympus ZX-2), seem to be actual Pentax RD. They're just repackaging of commodity products

Re:Galia and Boris 2012 Top 12 galleries

2013-01-08 Thread Don Guthrie
Ah two talented photographers in the family but I will give a slight edge to your selections. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 2 Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2013 07:07:17 +0200 From: Boris Libermanbori...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: Galia and Boris 2012 Top 12

OT Fuji invents electronic rangefinder display

2013-01-08 Thread P. J. Alling
For those who really wanted a leica anyway... http://www.petapixel.com/2013/01/07/a-hands-on-demo-of-fujifilms-new-split-image-manual-focusing-feature/#more-98771 -- Buy a Leica to get the full “Leica Experience”, (a quick reduction of funds in the bank account). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Galia and Boris 2012 Top 12 galleries

2013-01-08 Thread Walt
Both are seriously impressive, Boris. As Larry said, Galia's talent stands on its own. -- Walt On 1/7/2013 11:07 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: Galia: http://www.flickr.com/photos/borispdml/8360603208/in/set-72157632464751787/lightbox/ Boris:

PESO: Red Tail

2013-01-08 Thread Jack Davis
Posting this due to the hawk's completely accidental dynamic pose. Actually had forgotten to set continuous shutter, so only got a couple shots in. The hawk was very dark due, I'm sure, to the spot metering having caught a bit of the bright sky. Not displeased, however, at what the K-5's DR 

Re: PESO: Red Tail

2013-01-08 Thread Walt
That is one great capture, Jack! The kind of thing that no hawk will *ever* do for me. -- Walt On 1/8/2013 11:41 AM, Jack Davis wrote: Posting this due to the hawk's completely accidental dynamic pose. Actually had forgotten to set continuous shutter, so only got a couple shots in. The hawk

Re: PESO: Red Tail

2013-01-08 Thread Jack Davis
Well they've been frustrating me for such a long time, they owed me a lucky pose. ;-) Thanks, Walt. Jack - Original Message - From: Walt ldott...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 9:47 AM Subject: Re: PESO: Red Tail That is one

K5 discontinued at BH Photo for the third time.

2013-01-08 Thread P. J. Alling
I wonder if they will begetting more in so they can discontinue it yet again. -- Buy a Leica to get the full “Leica Experience”, (a quick reduction of funds in the bank account). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: K5 discontinued at BH Photo for the third time.

2013-01-08 Thread Jack Davis
I see the K-5 is listed for $744 at Adorama. I much prefer BH, but I'd gladly help anyone enjoy a K-5. Jack   - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 10:13 AM Subject: K5

Re: PESO: Red Tail

2013-01-08 Thread Bruce Walker
That's a hell of a pose, Jack. Great capture! Shame about the softness from noise. I'd try bumping up the contrast, let the shadow tones darken up, and increase the Clarity some (assuming Lr). Or use the high-pass filter Overlay layer trick to sharpen it up some. On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 12:41

Re: Re: New PENTAX MX-1

2013-01-08 Thread Bruce Walker
On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 11:48 AM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: I have tried the K-01 and do not miss the finder at all. Have you tried attaching something long and heavy like a DA* 50-135 to a K-01 and hand-holding it? I don't get the obsession with finders. You likely will when

Re: PESO: Red Tail

2013-01-08 Thread Eactivist
Bravo! Of course, it could be less noisy but that is great capture with feet and claws extended. Good timing. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 1/8/2013 9:41:42 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, jdavi...@yahoo.com writes: Posting this due to the hawk's completely accidental dynamic pose.

Re: PESO: Red Tail

2013-01-08 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, Bruce! That noise is the result of attempting to salvage a barely decent image from a seriously murky, under exposure. I did offer it to PPG, but have no further plans for it. Did apply clarity and contrast.   Jack - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com

Re: PESO: Red Tail

2013-01-08 Thread Jack Davis
Appreciate it, Marnie! It was close, huh? Jack   - Original Message - From: eactiv...@aol.com eactiv...@aol.com To: pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 11:03 AM Subject: Re: PESO: Red Tail Bravo! Of course, it could be less noisy but  that is great capture with feet and

Re: K5 discontinued at BH Photo for the third time.

2013-01-08 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jan 8, 2013, at 12:30 , Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: I see the K-5 is listed for $744 at Adorama. I much prefer BH, but I'd gladly help anyone enjoy a K-5. Aaargh! I've got a green-light to purchase a K5 after we do our taxes (and regardless of the outcome). No W2s in the

Re: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach

2013-01-08 Thread Kenneth Waller
I see Scott also bought the wrong tripod - too short! -Original Message- From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Subject: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach I had some free time this afternoon, it looked like it would be a nice sunset, and I was a mile or two from

Re: New PENTAX MX-1

2013-01-08 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 8/1/13, Derby Chang, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.petapixel.com/2013/01/07/a-hands-on-demo-of-fujifilms-new- split-image-manual-focusing-feature/#more-98771 That and the zippy AF has me in shut up and take my money mode already I am literally gagging for it now. -- Cheers,

OT: 30 floor hotel in 15 days

2013-01-08 Thread Larry Colen
Ann was recently talking about how quickly a building went up. I was just sent a link to this video of a construction project in China: https://www.youtube.com/embed/GVUsIlwWWM8?rel=0 -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: K5 discontinued at BH Photo for the third time.

2013-01-08 Thread P. J. Alling
Don't sweat it too much, BH was first reported to have listed the K-5 as discontinued sometime in October. Less than 24 hours later they had more in stock and it was recontinued. I expect that they will be made an offer they can't refuse by Pentax on a shipment of K-5 cameras so it will be

Re: New PENTAX MX-1

2013-01-08 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 8/1/13, Don Guthrie, discombobulated, unleashed: Cotty You confused a bit here. You said you would be interested in option c mirrorless APC with optical finder then in later msg. you indicate you have finder-less Fuji you love.?? The Fuji I love does have an optical viewfinder. I use the

Re: OT Fuji invents electronic rangefinder display

2013-01-08 Thread P. J. Alling
Damn, Derby posted this ahead of me. f On 1/8/2013 12:14 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: For those who really wanted a leica anyway... http://www.petapixel.com/2013/01/07/a-hands-on-demo-of-fujifilms-new-split-image-manual-focusing-feature/#more-98771 -- Buy a Leica to get the full “Leica

Re: and here´s my 12in12

2013-01-08 Thread Boris Liberman
You appear to have extreme affinity to minimalism, Dag. Among all the minimalistic photos I've seen here and elsewhere, yours are probably the best... On 1/2/2013 9:39 PM, DagT wrote: Sorry, but I think you have seen most of them before (and probably don´t agree with the selection :-)

No viewfinder but here's a CES announcement we can all get behind

2013-01-08 Thread P. J. Alling
far, far behind http://ces.cnet.com/8301-34441_1-57562583/huge-mechanical-snake-brings-burning-man-vibe-to-ces/ -- Buy a Leica to get the full “Leica Experience”, (a quick reduction of funds in the bank account). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Dan's 12 in 2012

2013-01-08 Thread Boris Liberman
Dan, my favorites are: 1. Snail and Trail. It can be rendered in even more fascinating manner, IMO. 2. Whale Tail. Well, obviously. 3. Pick-off. I couldn't possibly comprehend the baseball meaning of the word or photograph, but the split second you caught with your photograph is superb. 4.

Re: New PENTAX MX-1

2013-01-08 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 8/1/13, Don Guthrie, discombobulated, unleashed: I have tried the K-01 and do not miss the finder at all. Every review I have read echos my experience. Just thinking further on this for a moment. If optical viewfinders had never existed, we wouldn't miss them. Then along came a camera with

Re: Re: New PENTAX MX-1

2013-01-08 Thread Don Guthrie
Not to be argumentative certainly not on this group anyway but ...yes. My favorite lens so far has been the 85mm f1.8 which is no lightweight. Also the 18-135 and 50-200. I had the 5lb Vivitar 100-400 zoom on it (but only on tripod which is where lenses over 200mm belong) For macro work the

Re: No viewfinder but here's a CES announcement we can all get behind

2013-01-08 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 8/1/13, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: far, far behind http://ces.cnet.com/8301-34441_1-57562583/huge-mechanical-snake-brings- burning-man-vibe-to-ces/ Excellent and very very cool! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion

Re: OT Fuji invents electronic rangefinder display

2013-01-08 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 8/1/13, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: For those who really wanted a leica anyway... http://www.petapixel.com/2013/01/07/a-hands-on-demo-of-fujifilms-new- split-image-manual-focusing-feature/#more-98771 PJ I can tell you that I actively do not want a Leica! I'm saving for the

RE: and here´s my 12in12

2013-01-08 Thread Bob W
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Boris Liberman You appear to have extreme affinity to minimalism, Dag. Among all the minimalistic photos I've seen here and elsewhere, yours are probably the best... He's the minimalist with the mostest. B On 1/2/2013 9:39 PM, DagT

Re: PESO: Red Tail

2013-01-08 Thread kwaller
Ditto what Bruce said. What lens ? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Red Tail That's a hell of a pose, Jack. Great capture! Shame about the softness from noise. I'd try

Re: Stupid operator error.

2013-01-08 Thread Larry Colen
On Jan 8, 2013, at 7:26 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: On 1/8/2013 3:37 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On Jan 7, 2013, at 9:06 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: I finally took a look at the shots on a computer and made a very important discovery Shake Reduction® doesn't do anything for you IF YOU FORGET TO TURN

Re: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach

2013-01-08 Thread Larry Colen
On Jan 8, 2013, at 7:24 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: don't apologize for pretty sunset photos :-) Thanks Ann. ann On 1/8/2013 04:49, Larry Colen wrote: I had some free time this afternoon, it looked like it would be a nice sunset, and I was a mile or two from Natural Bridges. When I

Re: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach

2013-01-08 Thread Larry Colen
On Jan 8, 2013, at 11:41 AM, Kenneth Waller wrote: I see Scott also bought the wrong tripod - too short! At least he brought one. The reason he kept picking it up was because a wave would come in and threaten to tip things over. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML

Re: New PENTAX MX-1

2013-01-08 Thread Mark Roberts
Steve Cottrell wrote: On 8/1/13, Don Guthrie, discombobulated, unleashed: I have tried the K-01 and do not miss the finder at all. Every review I have read echos my experience. Just thinking further on this for a moment. If optical viewfinders had never existed, we wouldn't miss them. Then

Re: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach

2013-01-08 Thread Larry Colen
On Jan 8, 2013, at 6:36 AM, luiz felipe wrote: Larry, I like that set. one particular thing I'd try would be some http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/8360035843/in/set-72157632470459006/ with long exposure - assuming the wind would allow it, never been there... yet. Sure it's been done

RE: New PENTAX MX-1

2013-01-08 Thread Bob W
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Mark Roberts [...] Amazing to me but that's the younger generation for you: they find an optical viewfinder to be a colossal waste of space money. wait until they get into their 40s and can't focus on the damn thing without reading

Re: Stupid operator error.

2013-01-08 Thread P. J. Alling
On 1/8/2013 3:49 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Jan 8, 2013, at 7:26 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: On 1/8/2013 3:37 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On Jan 7, 2013, at 9:06 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: I finally took a look at the shots on a computer and made a very important discovery Shake Reduction® doesn't do

Re: PESO: Red Tail

2013-01-08 Thread Jack Davis
DA 55~300...what else? ;-) Jack   - Original Message - From: kwal...@peoplepc.com kwal...@peoplepc.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 12:42 PM Subject: Re: PESO: Red Tail Ditto what Bruce said. What lens ? Kenneth Waller

Re: New PENTAX MX-1

2013-01-08 Thread P. J. Alling
On 1/8/2013 3:51 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Steve Cottrell wrote: On 8/1/13, Don Guthrie, discombobulated, unleashed: I have tried the K-01 and do not miss the finder at all. Every review I have read echos my experience. Just thinking further on this for a moment. If optical viewfinders had

Re: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach

2013-01-08 Thread Larry Colen
On Jan 8, 2013, at 4:34 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I think 207 and 151 are worthy shots, Thanks. Though 006 is the one with the cormy. but you need to edit the set yourself. There's the rub, They all look to be of about equal quality to me, I tried to narrow it down to the best one or two

Re: Photo gadgets that I wish they made

2013-01-08 Thread kwaller
Larry - there's nothing new under the sun - back in 1988, when I started doing vehicle inspections for product litigation, I used plastic 6 rulers with eight of an inch markings along one edge the other edge marked in metric - while the entire ruler was essentially a grey card. With 2 of these

Re: PESO: Red Tail

2013-01-08 Thread John Sessoms
From: Jack Davis Posting this due to the hawk's completely accidental dynamic pose. Actually had forgotten to set continuous shutter, so only got a couple shots in. The hawk was very dark due, I'm sure,?to the spot metering having caught a bit of the bright sky. Not displeased, however,?at what

Re: PESO: Red Tail

2013-01-08 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Ditto what Bruce and Ken said! And a fave birdie of mine too. ann On 1/8/2013 15:42, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Ditto what Bruce said. What lens ? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com Subject:

Re: Photo gadgets that I wish they made

2013-01-08 Thread Larry Colen
On Jan 8, 2013, at 1:21 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Larry - there's nothing new under the sun - back in 1988, when I started doing vehicle inspections for product litigation, I used plastic 6 rulers with eight of an inch markings along one edge the other edge marked in metric - while

Re: Photo gadgets that I wish they made

2013-01-08 Thread Larry Colen
On Jan 8, 2013, at 6:27 AM, Bipin Gupta wrote: Hello Larry, just take a fine point permanent marker, a millimeter scale and mark your own scale on the card. To make it look pro, first mark 3-horizontal guide lines with a pencil. Use the outer lines for the centimeter mark and the top +

Re: PESO: Red Tail - Bruce

2013-01-08 Thread Jack Davis
Bruce, at your urging, I applied despeckle filter in addition to reduce noise filter and bumped the contrast a bit more. I see some smoothing.  Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=666 - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com To:

Re: OT: CS2 now a freebie!

2013-01-08 Thread Steve Sharpe
Sounds like someone at Adobe screwed up big time. At 3:32 AM -0500 1/8/13, John Francis wrote: Adobe claim that only people with a pre-existing CS2 license are legally entitled to download install this software. While that may be their intent, there's some doubt as to whether they would be

Re: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach

2013-01-08 Thread kwaller
I don't see what makes one better than the others The 2 Paul called out, and I agree with him, are images in which there is no question in what you want the viewer to look at, the subject is isolated, simplified and defined. In some of the others, you've included other things that are

RE: New PENTAX MX-1

2013-01-08 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bob W From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Mark Roberts [...] Amazing to me but that's the younger generation for you: they find an optical viewfinder to be a colossal waste of space money. wait until they get into their 40s and can't focus on the damn thing

Re: PESO: Red Tail

2013-01-08 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, Ann! As a result of what you, Bruce and Ken said, I've posted a do-over. It's now showing some increased haloing. but somewhat less grain.   Jack   - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, January 8,

Re: PESO: Red Tail

2013-01-08 Thread Jack Davis
Thank you, John! Jack   - Original Message - From: John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com To: pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 1:21 PM Subject: Re: PESO: Red Tail From: Jack Davis Posting this due to the hawk's completely accidental dynamic pose. Actually had forgotten to

Re: OT: CS2 now a freebie!

2013-01-08 Thread Darren Addy
I need Adobe Illustrator, but only occasionally here at work (usually to convert something from or to vector graphics) so I'm downloading Illustrator CS2 now. It says 7 minutes left to the download. My workstation is 64-bit Windows 7, so I'll test that theory. What seems strangest about this to

Re: OT: CS2 now a freebie!

2013-01-08 Thread David Parsons
It installed and runs fine on 64-bit W8. On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 3:32 AM, John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote: Adobe claim that only people with a pre-existing CS2 license are legally entitled to download install this software. While that may be their intent, there's some doubt as to whether

Re: OT: CS2 now a freebie!

2013-01-08 Thread Darren Addy
Yep, and Illustrator CS2 runs fine on 64-bit Windows 7. This is great. -- 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: Re: New , PENTAX MX-1

2013-01-08 Thread Don Guthrie
Picture clearer now. Understood no argument. Preference better word. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 6 Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2013 19:57:41 + From: Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv To: pentax list PDML@pdml.net Subject: Re: New PENTAX MX-1 Message-ID:

Re: OT: 30 floor hotel in 15 days

2013-01-08 Thread Bob Sullivan
Can't be China, I don't see any bamboo scaffolding! (Yes, even at 30 stories.) On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 1:45 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Ann was recently talking about how quickly a building went up. I was just sent a link to this video of a construction project in China:

PDML Photo Annual - Week 1

2013-01-08 Thread Mark Roberts
We've had 44 photos submitted so far and some cracking good shots amongst them. Add yours to the roster: http://www.robertstech.com/pdmlbook/pdmlbook.php -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PDML Photo Annual - Week 1

2013-01-08 Thread David J Brooks
I have min4 narrowed down to 6 sobut the cut is the hardest to do. Dave On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 5:11 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: We've had 44 photos submitted so far and some cracking good shots amongst them. Add yours to the roster:

Re: New , PENTAX MX-1

2013-01-08 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 8/1/13, Don Guthrie, discombobulated, unleashed: Picture clearer now. Understood no argument. Preference better word. I prefer to agree with you ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion --www.seeingeye.tv

Re: RE: New PENTAX MX-1

2013-01-08 Thread Don Guthrie
Wow guys I'm in my mid 60's and I need glasses to find my glasses and I have no problem focusing on the K-01. When I push the focus button the screen is bright and clear and will zoom in so I can see exactly what's in focus. There are issues -like battery suckage but not focus. I understand

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