Re: On the ground

2013-08-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Well, it's better than the $95 that the hood and lens cap for my 1960 Leitz Hektor 135mm f/4.5 cost me. The lens itself, in mint condition, only cost me $190 with the original rear cap. :-/ G On Aug 18, 2013, at 10:56 PM, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: 15 months ago I tapped the

PESOs and Test!

2013-08-19 Thread Bulent Celasun
I fear my post don't reach the list. Here are two recent stills from a trip. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17500731size=lg http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17500728size=lg (Both using K5 and F 50mm f/2.8 macro). Any impressions? Bulent

Re: PESOs and Test!

2013-08-19 Thread Boris Liberman
I liked the both, Bulent. The light and geometry work well together. On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 9:07 AM, Bulent Celasun bulent.cela...@gmail.com wrote: I fear my post don't reach the list. Here are two recent stills from a trip. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17500731size=lg

Re: Snap!

2013-08-19 Thread Boris Liberman
As we say in Russian Almost does not count :-). On Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 11:18 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: On the front page of the BBC News website http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/ today there is story in the right-hand sidebar entitled You win. The story is not very interested, but the

Re: PESOs and Test!

2013-08-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Bothe are nice, but I like the balance and symmetries in the BW more. Godfrey On Aug 18, 2013, at 11:07 PM, Bulent Celasun bulent.cela...@gmail.com wrote: I fear my post don't reach the list. Here are two recent stills from a trip.

Re: paw week 33

2013-08-19 Thread Boris Liberman
It looks slightly overcast to me, so to speak... I think that brighter rendering could do it good. On Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 7:05 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: I tried to give this a painterly look, but not sure it works. If it's stinky, just let me know.

Re: I need a tripod

2013-08-19 Thread Bob W
I travelled round Ethiopia, Zanzibar, South Africa, Romania and India with an early version of the Manfrotto 190C (aluminium). I hardly ever used it, but it was easy enough to travel with, and is a good tripod. B On 19 Aug 2013, at 03:14, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Big

Re: Beddlestead Lane

2013-08-19 Thread David Mann
On Aug 19, 2013, at 7:04 AM, Sir Bob Hoy p...@web-options.com wrote: This is a phone snap of Beddlestead Lane: http://www.web-options.com/Beddlestead_Lane.jpg I cycled to Brighton today, and my normal route for getting out of London takes me along Beddlestead Lane. In my mind it is the

Re: On the ground

2013-08-19 Thread David Mann
On Aug 19, 2013, at 2:38 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Ouch - good save of your gear, though! Funny how reflexes can be re-routed form saving yourself to saving a camera. I hope you are healed up soon. Once upon a time I was shooting breaking waves with my Pentax 6x7. I'd snap a

Re: GIANT KINGFISHER (Megaceryle maxima)

2013-08-19 Thread Alan C
My books say the average length is about 46cm - about the same as a Kookaburra. About twice the size of most other species one sees around here. Alan -Original Message- From: Brian Walters Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 12:49 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO: GIANT

Re: PESO - Greenwich is a dangerous place

2013-08-19 Thread Alan C
I take it that is at the observatory? The first time we went there (c. 1980) there was no security at all. When we were there last in 2004 it was all like a prison but I don't remember the details. Alan -Original Message- From: Rick Womer Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 3:42 AM To:

Re: PESO: Hummingbird hawk moth

2013-08-19 Thread Alan C
Obviously I'll have to get some butterfly bushes. Hawk moths have been known to hover above open wine bottles imbibe with their long proboscises (proboscisci?). Alan -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 4:11 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESOs and Test!

2013-08-19 Thread Bulent Celasun
Thank you, Boris. Good to hear from you. And I am pleased there was no problem for me reaching the list. Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/

Re: PESOs and Test!

2013-08-19 Thread Bulent Celasun
Thank you Godfrey. That one is also my favorite. The color one may have a nice mixture of colors but the composition lacks... tension, perhaps... Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/

Re: Beddlestead Lane

2013-08-19 Thread mike wilson
On 19/08/2013, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: Sir Bob Hoy Better than Thunderthighs Walkden. So did you do two trips to Brighton? -- 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

Re: On the ground

2013-08-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Aug 19, 2013, at 1:56 AM, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: On Aug 17, 2013, at 8:05 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Nice camera handling during your fall. Shows what you value most. G Too bad, Paul, but 60-250 hood can't be that expensive , hopefully! Jack 15 months ago I

OT: Not a Cormorant, but still...

2013-08-19 Thread Darren Addy
My boss, knowing I appreciate a good nature shot as much as the next guy, forwarded me this incredible image. I believe it is going viral, but if you haven't already seen it, it is worth a look. I’ve seen many remarkable nature photographs over the years but this photo of a nesting Falcon is

Re: GIANT KINGFISHER (Megaceryle maxima)

2013-08-19 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Wow - that's a sweet shot! Love the look she is getting from her subject :-) I want to reach in and fix his feather-do on top, though. In a way it adds to the photo because of the look we are getting but if it were mine I'd have to amputate that one strand. (I've been watching too much MONK)

Re: Snap!

2013-08-19 Thread John
The American expression is Almost only counts in horse-shoes hand-grenades. On 8/19/2013 2:10 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: As we say in Russian Almost does not count :-). On Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 11:18 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: On the front page of the BBC News website

Re: I need a tripod

2013-08-19 Thread John
I don't remember who makes it or if it's even still made, but there used to be a good sturdy tripod on the market that one of legs could be removed used as a mono-pod. On 8/18/2013 10:16 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: I may be purchasing a monopod at some point, but I need a traditional, good

Re: PESOs and Test!

2013-08-19 Thread John
This one got through, but it is the first I've seen from you in a while. I'm still seeing gaps in PDML, mostly in the form of replies to messages that never showed up. Comparing what comes to my inbox with what shows up in the digests, I expect the problem lies somewhere with Yahoo. On

Re: PESOs and Test!

2013-08-19 Thread Bruce Walker
Re Yahoo: maybe ... maybe not. I'm seeing more short (hour or two) delays and out-of-order messages than a month or two ago. I'm reading and sending from Gmail. I haven't seen any messages from Bulent since Aug 14's A quotation from David duChemin. On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 10:01 AM, John

Re: OT: Not a Cormorant, but still...

2013-08-19 Thread Jack Davis
Well, at least it's fairly certain the kids had fun. Jack - Original Message - From: Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 6:19 AM Subject: OT: Not a Cormorant, but still... My boss, knowing I appreciate a good

Re: GIANT KINGFISHER (Megaceryle maxima)

2013-08-19 Thread Jack Davis
I think Monk would, also, clean up the oooeee, Ann.   Jack - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com To: pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 6:27 AM Subject: Re: GIANT KINGFISHER (Megaceryle maxima) Wow - that's a sweet shot! Love the look she is getting

Re: GIANT KINGFISHER (Megaceryle maxima)

2013-08-19 Thread Alan C
You know, Ann, there were actually two of them having an argy bargy a bit ahead of us. Their feathers became very ruffled. That would have been the shot to get. I had given the camera to my wife but couldn't safely manoeuvre the car into a suitable position because there was a lot of traffic

Re: PESO - Greenwich is a dangerous place

2013-08-19 Thread Bruce Walker
Wow! Now I know why they call it Greenwich Mean Time. Very mean looking indeed. That's the start of a terrific series, Rick! On Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 9:42 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: ...if you go astray: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17495655size=lg and

PESO - Stars of the Pond

2013-08-19 Thread George Sinos
This is an old photo that's been sitting around waiting for technology that could clean it up. It was taken with an old Pentax point and shoot. I forget the model number, but I used to carry it around in the days before digital and camera phones. I scanned it a while back and the file has been

Re: PESOs and Test!

2013-08-19 Thread Bruce Walker
Both good studies, Bulent. I love the colour and texture in the first but I prefer the second for its balance and composition. The shadows are fascinating. On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 2:07 AM, Bulent Celasun bulent.cela...@gmail.com wrote: I fear my post don't reach the list. Here are two recent

Re: PESO - Greenwich is a dangerous place

2013-08-19 Thread Rick Womer
- Original Message - From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 10:26 AM Subject: Re: PESO - Greenwich is a dangerous place Wow! Now I know why they call it Greenwich Mean Time. Very mean looking indeed.

Re: PESOs and Test!

2013-08-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Only about 1 in 5 of my posts were getting to PDML from gmail. I switched the PDML account to one of my .me accounts and it became 100% reliable. Godfrey On Aug 19, 2013, at 7:18 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Re Yahoo: maybe ... maybe not. I'm seeing more short (hour or two)

Re: PESO - Greenwich is a dangerous place

2013-08-19 Thread Rick Womer
No; the shredders were atop an anonymous wall near the center of town; Zap! was behind the power station on the river. Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Alan C c...@lantic.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013

Re: PESOs and Test!

2013-08-19 Thread Bruce Walker
I have never noticed any trouble with my own posts making it onto the list from Gmail (except when I accidentally send rich text). I've just been seeing more cases of replies to messages preceding the original message by some time. I just browsed the PDML archive and verified that I'm all

Re: A couple Lightroom questions

2013-08-19 Thread Eric Weir
On Aug 18, 2013, at 6:03 PM, David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com wrote: In the View menu, select the Loupe Info, then Info 2. This will show the shutter speed, aperture, ISO, focal length, and lens. You can also view it by pressing letter I (eye) and stopping on the second view. Ctrl-I

Damaged K20D: Repair/replace advice?

2013-08-19 Thread Ken Hauck
A few months ago I was in Yosemite Park and managed to knock over a tripod, sending my K20D body and DA 12-24 AL lens crashing onto a rock surface. The rig landed on the back of the body but the impact tore the lens from the camera, ripping the lens mount ring out of the body. After returning

Re: A couple Lightroom questions

2013-08-19 Thread Eric Weir
On Aug 18, 2013, at 5:53 PM, Tanya Love tanyal...@bigpond.com wrote: you have accidentally set their label colour to red. Simply select the images, right click and scroll down to Label Colour, then change it back to none and it should fix it. :-) Thanks, Tanya. For some reason, when I

Re: A couple Lightroom questions

2013-08-19 Thread Eric Weir
On Aug 18, 2013, at 4:03 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com wrote: Do you mean as an overlay in the LR processing environment? If your talking digital capture images, this metadata is an embedded part of all out-of-camera raw and JPEG images, don't need to do anything for Lightroom to

Re: PESO - Friends (take 2)

2013-08-19 Thread Don Guthrie
Yep better. No question as to the subject in this version. I like the story it tells now. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 4 Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 14:51:29 -0700 (PDT) From: Rick Womerrwomer1...@yahoo.com To: Pentax Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Friends (take 2) Message-ID:

Re: Damaged K20D: Repair/replace advice?

2013-08-19 Thread Charles Robinson
On Aug 19, 2013, at 10:12 , Ken Hauck kha...@pacbell.net wrote: 1. Would you spend $300 to repair a K20D or upgrade to a newer camera, either a K5 or the rumored full frame Pentax? As I don't want to do movies, I hadn't felt a strong need to upgrade but I do realize the newer bodies have

Re: Damaged K20D: Repair/replace advice?

2013-08-19 Thread George Sinos
Right now a K-5 body (not II) is between $650-$750 on Amazon. That would give you a new body, a warranty, and 2 or 3 generations of technology evolution. I didn't see any K20's on KEH, but a like new K10 was $199 and a Excellent+ K7 was $364. So it looks like the repair cost of $300 may be at

Re: PESO - Storm over the Great Sand Dunes

2013-08-19 Thread Don Guthrie
Simply a wonderful photograph. And that applies to both photos. But if I must pick it would be 2410. It is less dramatic but the shadows on the sand are just so perfect. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 8 Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 22:51:16 +1000 From: Brian Waltersapathy...@lyons-ryan.org

Re: PESO - Stars of the Pond

2013-08-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
That is a very interesting and appealing image. You have a good eye to notice and capture that scene! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 10:30 AM, George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com wrote: This is an old photo that's been sitting around waiting for

Re: Damaged K20D: Repair/replace advice?

2013-08-19 Thread Bruce Walker
Hey, if you're able to upgrade to the rumoured full-frame Pentax, then do it! Most of us have no option but wait until these things actually exist and are shipping. :-) Seems to me you have yet another option: eBay listings show mint K20D bodies for $300-$400. Myself, I'd no longer trust the

Re:GESO Nekked ladies closeup

2013-08-19 Thread Don Guthrie
Thanks Bruce. These wonderful flowers are a local favorite here despite their salacious name. They put out many green leaves in early Spring which die off before June. Then about the time you forgot they ever existed these flowers appear usually all over town in the same week.

Re: GESO Nekked ladies closeup

2013-08-19 Thread Don Guthrie
Thanks for the look, Dave pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 7 Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 12:50:04 -0400 From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: GESO Nekked ladies closeup Message-ID:

Re: Damaged K20D: Repair/replace advice?

2013-08-19 Thread Larry Colen
On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 08:12:53AM -0700, Ken Hauck wrote: I have a few questions I'm hoping PDML can help with: 1. Would you spend $300 to repair a K20D or upgrade to a newer camera, either a K5 or the rumored full frame Pentax? As I don't want to do movies, I hadn't felt a strong need

Re: PESO - Greenwich is a dangerous place

2013-08-19 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17495656size=lg Yes, Europe is becoming a dangerous place. This one is from Charleroi, Belgium: http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.de/2012/02/unsere-gesellschaft.html Our company declines all responsibility in case

Re: PESO: Two startrails

2013-08-19 Thread Don Guthrie
The 1st one would be my pick. You are prodding me to get some night and do some shooting. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 8 Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 23:19:05 -0400 From: David Parsonsparsons.da...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Two startrails

Re: PESO: Skunk

2013-08-19 Thread Don Guthrie
Now wouldn't you love to pet the little rascal? Nice photo of Pepe LaPue. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 10 Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 23:29:03 -0400 From: Stan Halpins...@stans-photography.info To: Pentax-Discuss Mail ListPDML@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Skunk Message-ID:

Re: On the ground

2013-08-19 Thread steve harley
on 2013-08-18 23:56 Joseph McAllister wrote The hood lasted about 3 days. No more places to put superglue to make it work again. So I ordered two from BH @ 44.95 each. Plus shipping. Still the same price. 2 to 4 weeks to ship - out of stock. i've had decent luck finding hoods on eBay; of

Re: GIANT KINGFISHER (Megaceryle maxima)

2013-08-19 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Which I didn't even notice! ann On 8/19/2013 10:21, Jack Davis wrote: I think Monk would, also, clean up the oooeee, Ann. Jack - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com To: pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 6:27 AM Subject: Re: GIANT KINGFISHER

Re: PESOs and Test!

2013-08-19 Thread John
I'm seeing delays out-of-order messages, but some messages are neither, they're just plain missing. On 8/19/2013 10:18 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Re Yahoo: maybe ... maybe not. I'm seeing more short (hour or two) delays and out-of-order messages than a month or two ago. I'm reading and sending

Re:PESO - Waterfall, Jonathan Run

2013-08-19 Thread Don Guthrie
Who placed those wonderful waterfalls in such out of the way places anyway. Poor planning. Thanks for sharing it is a lovely photo. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 10 Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 11:50:45 -0400 From: Matthew Huntm...@pobox.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net

Re: Damaged K20D: Repair/replace advice?

2013-08-19 Thread P.J. Alling
On 8/19/2013 11:12 AM, Ken Hauck wrote: A few months ago I was in Yosemite Park and managed to knock over a tripod, sending my K20D body and DA 12-24 AL lens crashing onto a rock surface. The rig landed on the back of the body but the impact tore the lens from the camera, ripping the lens

Re: PESOs and Test!

2013-08-19 Thread Bruce Walker
John you are checking your Yahoo spam folder? Can you mark specific mail sources as definitely-not-spam? (I have a Yahoo account but I don't use it enough to know all its capabilities.) On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 1:02 PM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: I'm seeing delays out-of-order messages,

Re: Damaged K20D: Repair/replace advice?

2013-08-19 Thread John
On 8/19/2013 11:12 AM, Ken Hauck wrote: A few months ago I was in Yosemite Park and managed to knock over a tripod, sending my K20D body and DA 12-24 AL lens crashing onto a rock surface. The rig landed on the back of the body but the impact tore the lens from the camera, ripping the lens mount

Re: Beddlestead Lane

2013-08-19 Thread Bob W
On 19 Aug 2013, at 10:49, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: On 19/08/2013, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: Sir Bob Hoy Better than Thunderthighs Walkden. So did you do two trips to Brighton? No. I was planning to go a few weeks ago, but couldn't for some reason. I think

Re: OT: Not a Cormorant, but still...

2013-08-19 Thread Bob W
On 19 Aug 2013, at 14:19, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: My boss, knowing I appreciate a good nature shot as much as the next guy, forwarded me this incredible image. I believe it is going viral, but if you haven't already seen it, it is worth a look. I’ve seen many remarkable

Re: Damaged K20D: Repair/replace advice?

2013-08-19 Thread John
On 8/17/2013 10:07 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: 4. Any stories of experiences with getting this kind of damage repaired, especially by CRIS? No but I've got a similar issue. The card door on my K20D is broken and the viewfinder glass is cracked, I figure repair would be about what the camera is

Re: PESOs - Near Russell Square

2013-08-19 Thread Alan C
Isn't London amazing? Perhaps I'll get there one more time. Alan -Original Message- From: Rick Womer Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 7:25 PM To: Pentax List Subject: PESOs - Near Russell Square From a nocturnal stroll in London last month:

PESOs - Near Russell Square

2013-08-19 Thread Rick Womer
From a nocturnal stroll in London last month: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17500457size=lg and http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17500456size=lg (K-5, DA 16-45)   Comments appreciated! Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESOs and Test!

2013-08-19 Thread John
On 8/19/2013 1:27 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: John you are checking your Yahoo spam folder? Can you mark specific mail sources as definitely-not-spam? (I have a Yahoo account but I don't use it enough to know all its capabilities.) I'm using Yahoo Pop3 to download emails to my home computer. I

Re: In the Strip

2013-08-19 Thread Eric Weir
On Aug 18, 2013, at 4:26 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Very nice. That page is full of interesting shots, especially the iron bridge and the gorge with insane people white-water rafting. Walt Whitman would have loved it, except his beard might have got tangled in overhanging

Re: PESOs and Test!

2013-08-19 Thread steve harley
on 2013-08-19 12:33 John Sessoms wrote I went through it 3 times and put a check mark next every name I recognized from PDML and marked them as NOT SPAM. Third time through I didn't find any more names, so I hope I got them all. i think Yahoo has filters; can't tell because all my Yahoo

Re: PESOs and Test!

2013-08-19 Thread steve harley
on 2013-08-19 24:07 Bulent Celasun wrote I fear my post don't reach the list. Here are two recent stills from a trip. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17500731size=lg http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17500728size=lg i like the black white shot, an interesting study; the other

Re: Beddlestead Lane

2013-08-19 Thread Rick Womer
There is nothing like the English countryside.  There is also nothing like having cities that END, rather than creeping into the countryside with an endless series of billboards, strip malls, and gas stations. Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Bob W

Re: PESOs and Test!

2013-08-19 Thread Bulent Celasun
Thanks, Steve. In retrospect, I must agree with your comment about the labels. It might have been better, perhaps, to leave them without titles. Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/

Re: PESOs and Test!

2013-08-19 Thread John
After I saw that from you I checked found a lot of PDML messages in there (333 - wonder if there's any significance to that?) I made 3 passes through the SPAM folder marked everyone I recognized from PDML as NOT SPAM. I hope that will be a sticky change, but I guess I'll need to look into the

Re: PDML Digest, Vol 88, Issue 159

2013-08-19 Thread Don Guthrie
Very nice night shots. I prefer the 2nd the first seems a little jumbled with the people in the dark. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 2 Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2013 10:25:11 -0700 (PDT) From: Rick Womerrwomer1...@yahoo.com To: Pentax Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: PESOs - Near Russell Square

Question: Browsers and color management

2013-08-19 Thread Mark Roberts
I know that Firefox and Safari have proper color management. It appears that Internex Explorer version 10 now has color management, as does the version of Opera I have. Anyone know about Chrome (which I don't have installed)? Here's a test page: http://www.color.org/version4html.xalter --

Re: PESOs and Test!

2013-08-19 Thread John
I signed up for the cheapest account paid annually they offered that would allow me to use an external email client to read Yahoo mail. Actually it was more like I searched for How do I use Thunderbird with Yahoo Mail? and the answer came back Sign up for this account follow these steps. On

Re: PESOs and Test!

2013-08-19 Thread steve harley
on 2013-08-19 13:22 Bulent Celasun wrote Thanks, Steve. In retrospect, I must agree with your comment about the labels. It might have been better, perhaps, to leave them without titles. ah, i meant the labels on the bottles, though i can understand the confusion (label has a very broad

Re: Question: Browsers and color management

2013-08-19 Thread steve harley
on 2013-08-19 14:02 Mark Roberts wrote I know that Firefox and Safari have proper color management. It appears that Internex Explorer version 10 now has color management, as does the version of Opera I have. Anyone know about Chrome (which I don't have installed)? Here's a test page:

Re: Question: Browsers and color management

2013-08-19 Thread Bruce Walker
Mark, I got: The system supports ICC version 2 profiles only. Chrome Version 28.0.1500.95 Mac OS X 10.8.4 On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 4:02 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: I know that Firefox and Safari have proper color management. It appears that Internex Explorer version 10

Re: PESOs and Test!

2013-08-19 Thread steve harley
on 2013-08-19 14:04 John wrote I signed up for the cheapest account paid annually they offered that would allow me to use an external email client to read Yahoo mail. Actually it was more like I searched for How do I use Thunderbird with Yahoo Mail? and the answer came back Sign up for this

Re: Question: Browsers and color management

2013-08-19 Thread John Sessoms
I'm running Firefox 22.0. The results my system supports ICC version 2 profiles only. Do I need to do anything outside of Firefox? On 8/19/2013 4:02 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: I know that Firefox and Safari have proper color management. It appears that Internex Explorer version 10 now has color

Re: Question: Browsers and color management

2013-08-19 Thread Mark Roberts
Thanks, everyone! That's what I needed to know. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- 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

Question: Browsers and color management

2013-08-19 Thread luiz felipe
Mark, ICC v2 only, Chrome 28.0.1500.95 under Linux Lite (Ubuntu remix from 12.04 afaik, under tests right now). Firefox 23.0 (at least I think it's this version, comes default with this distro) displays the same result. btw, I do not use Firefox usually, so I just keep the distro version

Re: PDML Digest, Vol 88, Issue 159

2013-08-19 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Don!   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com To: pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 3:54 PM Subject: Re: PDML Digest, Vol 88, Issue 159 Very nice night shots. I prefer the 2nd the first seems a little jumbled

Re: GIANT KINGFISHER (Megaceryle maxima)

2013-08-19 Thread Brian Walters
I saw that comment of Jack's in an earlier reply. I still don't know what he means... Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ Quoting Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com: Which I didn't even notice! ann On

Re: OT: Not a Cormorant, but still...

2013-08-19 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com: My boss, knowing I appreciate a good nature shot as much as the next guy, forwarded me this incredible image. I believe it is going viral, but if you haven't already seen it, it is worth a look. I?ve seen many remarkable nature photographs over the

Re: GIANT KINGFISHER (Megaceryle maxima)

2013-08-19 Thread Bob W
I don't care about that stuff. What I care about is that that weird creature will be joining the capybaras in my nightmares. B On 19 Aug 2013, at 22:46, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: I saw that comment of Jack's in an earlier reply. I still don't know what he means...

Re: OT: Not a Cormorant, but still...

2013-08-19 Thread Larry Colen
On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 07:57:50AM +1000, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com: My boss, knowing I appreciate a good nature shot as much as the next guy, forwarded me this incredible image. I believe it is going viral, but if you haven't already seen it, it is worth

Re: PESO - Storm over the Great Sand Dunes

2013-08-19 Thread Brian Walters
Thanks, Don. Much appreciated. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ Quoting Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com: Simply a wonderful photograph. And that applies to both photos. But if I must pick it

Re: Damaged K20D: Repair/replace advice?

2013-08-19 Thread Zos Xavius
For $300 you could buy a used k-7 that has probably a lot less clicks. That's what I would do. My older k-7 needed a new sensor, some switches and I figured it was cheaper just to outright replace it, and it was. Plus I got a shiny new looking body. I too had a tripod fall with a k-5 and my

Re: Fw: PESO: GIANT KINGFISHER (Megaceryle maxima)

2013-08-19 Thread Kenneth Waller
A very, very good capture. It would be perfect if it were perched on something natural and not man made. -Original Message- From: Alan C c...@lantic.net Subject: Fw: PESO: GIANT KINGFISHER (Megaceryle maxima) Sorry - here's the link:

Re: GIANT KINGFISHER (Megaceryle maxima)

2013-08-19 Thread Ann Sanfedele
the oooeee refers to the bird droppings on the railing... and I truly didn't notice those because the bird was so charming - If it is the MONK reference you need more info on... TV detective who has over-the-top- OCD . all clear now? ann On 8/19/2013 17:46, Brian Walters wrote: I saw that

Re: OT: Not a Cormorant, but still...

2013-08-19 Thread Ann Sanfedele
This could get us into a sticky pun thread ann On 8/19/2013 17:59, Larry Colen wrote: On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 07:57:50AM +1000, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com: snip... Judging by the rear plate and the fact that it appears to be nesting in a gum tree,

Re: GIANT KINGFISHER (Megaceryle maxima)

2013-08-19 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com: the oooeee refers to the bird droppings on the railing... and I truly didn't notice those because the bird was so charming - If it is the MONK reference you need more info on... TV detective who has over-the-top- OCD . all clear now? Well, not

Re: GIANT KINGFISHER (Megaceryle maxima)

2013-08-19 Thread Jack Davis
Ooooeee might be one's comment after encountering itin some way. Jack - Original Message - From: Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 4:13 PM Subject: Re: GIANT KINGFISHER (Megaceryle maxima) Quoting

Re: OT: Not a Cormorant, but still...

2013-08-19 Thread Darren Addy
I love homemade sticky puns with my morning coffee. On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 5:47 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: This could get us into a sticky pun thread ann On 8/19/2013 17:59, Larry Colen wrote: On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 07:57:50AM +1000, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Darren

RE: OT: Not a Cormorant, but still...

2013-08-19 Thread John Coyle
I think that's a Falcon from Queensland - the number plate looks like 'OEK 170', which would date it at about 1973-4, but the gum tree could be anywhere. Some of those Falcons are still 'flying' - they are good candidates for hotting-up. John Coyle Brisbane, Australia On Tue, Aug 20,

Re: GIANT KINGFISHER (Megaceryle maxima)

2013-08-19 Thread Ann Sanfedele
oooeee = euwee or something like that - didn't think it was necessarily American - but it is essentially a sound made when something is yucky, gross, icky or such... Wasn't sure if you knew about MONK... ann On 8/19/2013 19:13, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Ann Sanfedele

GESO - Chicago Scenes

2013-08-19 Thread Mark C
My wife and I spent a few days in Chicago earlier this month. I've been in a film mood this summer and stuck to Tri-X and Arista Primium 400 (similar to Tri-X). Best snaps of the trip - http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/chicago-scenes Mz-S, FA 20-35, FA 28-105 (power zoom

Re: GESO - Chicago Scenes

2013-08-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
Love these great pics of my hometown. Paul via phone On Aug 19, 2013, at 8:10 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: My wife and I spent a few days in Chicago earlier this month. I've been in a film mood this summer and stuck to Tri-X and Arista Primium 400 (similar to Tri-X). Best

Re: PESO skin in IR, rope in UV

2013-08-19 Thread Mark C
Interesting study. Have you tried swapping the red and blue channels? Skins tones would be more natural but maybe not the effect you want. Mark On 8/11/2013 6:09 PM, Larry Colen wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/9489462930/ I was hoping that nylon rope and webbing would not

Re: GESO - Chicago Scenes

2013-08-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Lots of good photos, Mark! Godfrey On Aug 19, 2013, at 5:10 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: My wife and I spent a few days in Chicago earlier this month. I've been in a film mood this summer and stuck to Tri-X and Arista Primium 400 (similar to Tri-X). Best snaps of the trip -

Re: OT: Not a Cormorant, but still...

2013-08-19 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting John Coyle jco...@iinet.net.au: I think that's a Falcon from Queensland - the number plate looks like 'OEK 170', which would date it at about 1973-4, but the gum tree could be anywhere. Some of those Falcons are still 'flying' - they are good candidates for hotting-up. Ah yes -

Re: Vivitar S1 70-210mm back from repair.

2013-08-19 Thread P.J. Alling
I've got a copy of both the second and third version, (the second came in the original packaging with the original sales receipt). They both are sharp, but the A version will sometimes be more than a stop over exposed when aperture is controlled by the camera, (seems to happen more often

Re: GIANT KINGFISHER (Megaceryle maxima)

2013-08-19 Thread steve harley
on 2013-08-19 16:45 Ann Sanfedele wrote the oooeee refers to the bird droppings on the railing... and I truly didn't notice those because the bird was so charming - If it is the MONK reference you need more info on... TV detective who has over-the-top- OCD . all clear now? (i think the

PESO Portrait of Sophie

2013-08-19 Thread Bruce Walker
A straight-forward studio portrait of my niece, Sophie. Shot on location in my sister's living room (she's a champ to put up with me rearranging the whole thing). http://flic.kr/p/fy42fh I was also testing my latest money-saving invention: $10 IKEA background support system. Ingredients: One

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