Re: PESO - Bromo Seltzer

2013-10-08 Thread Attila Boros
Nice and clean still life. I like that blue:) -- Attila On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 6:17 AM, knarf wrote: > I've always liked that colour blue. > > Lovely still life enhanced by the light. > > Cheers, > frank > > Rick Womer wrote: >>http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17551948&size=lg >> >>or >>

Re: A different kind of "Turkey" (Wrap up)

2013-10-08 Thread Alan C
Thanks to those who looked & commented. Yes, most tourists are not that knowledgeable. At least they noticed them! Many tourists drive too fast & don't see as much as they could. When the local film lab closed down in 2011, I decided to go digital. At first I tried a C***n body with my Pentax

Re: OT: NEX shoe to drop?

2013-10-08 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Tue, Oct 08, 2013, Darren Addy wrote: > > Still, for those who must have full frame and can't wait for the > eventual Pentax offering (if there is one) ... ...and can live with the DRM bootheel of Sony sitting on their neck... -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http:

Re: PESO - The Chip Wagon

2013-10-08 Thread Bob Sullivan
Long ago, Ray Kroc, the founder of McDonald's and a gregarious fellow, was asked why McDonald's didn't serve hotdogs. "Well sir, you can never tell what's in a hotdog." Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 10:00 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > My favorite description of a bad hotdog. > >"There a

Re: facebook post about being the community photographer

2013-10-08 Thread Eactivist
A clear writer doesn't make his reader work too hard to get his/her point. Especially since not all readers have the same skill set, i.e. some read quickly/some read slowly/and everywhere in between. And good writing is clear writing. Clarity reveals ideas; too much wordiness and rambling

Re: Does the "s" cause moire problems?

2013-10-08 Thread Peter Loveday
I wonder if the K-3 has an option to switch off tge anti aliasing filter simulator? Ye! 3 options: Off/Low/High Dario Now, I want AA bracketing too :) - Peter -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, ple

Re: The kind of HDR I hate

2013-10-08 Thread Eactivist
Well, I'll be different and say I like this one better. The other looked unreal to me. BUT... I would do some recovery in the shadows. Somewhere between this one and the other one. HTH, Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 10/8/2013 1:05:21 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, postmas...@robertste

Re: K-3 preview

2013-10-08 Thread Rob Studdert
Not surprised that they use 500hz as my noisy K5 peaks at 700Hz using the same type of analysis. On 8 October 2013 23:29, Bruce Walker wrote: > A good read. > > They really went to town on analyzing the AA filter though; clearly > touching a nerve with them. IR disagrees with the trend to losing

Re: OT: NEX shoe to drop?

2013-10-08 Thread knarf
There is no God. But if there were, He'd want us to use a proper viewfinder. Cheers, frank Stan Halpin wrote: >I am not at all familiar with the Sony line of cameras. I took a very >quick look at the material you linked - there is a photo that shows >that the Sony camera discussed there has no

Re: OT: NEX shoe to drop?

2013-10-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
The picture showed a NEX 7, which has a built in EVF. Godfrey > On Oct 8, 2013, at 8:16 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: > > I am not at all familiar with the Sony line of cameras. I took a very quick > look at the material you linked - there is a photo that shows that the Sony > camera discussed the

Re: PESO: Bridge

2013-10-08 Thread knarf
That's a lovely photo. The stunning sky and calm, reflective water make it. Gorgeous! Cheers, frank Attila Boros wrote: >http://500px.com/photo/48562942 > >Press H to view it on a black background. > >Not HDR but very close to the sensor's dynamic range. Had to fiddle >around with the exposure

Re: PESO - Fly into a New Day

2013-10-08 Thread knarf
Dan, Bruce, Paul, Rick, thanks for your comments. It's hard to take a bad picture on such a morning. Thanks as well to all who looked. Cheers, frank "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: >Lovely colors and patterns. > >Dan Matyola >http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > >On Sat, Oct 5, 2013

Re: PESO - Bromo Seltzer

2013-10-08 Thread knarf
I've always liked that colour blue. Lovely still life enhanced by the light. Cheers, frank Rick Womer wrote: >http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17551948&size=lg > >or > >http://gallery.photo.net/photo/17551948-lg.jpg > >(K-5, FA24-90) > >Comments? > >Rick “Analysis kills spontaneity.” --

Re: OT: NEX shoe to drop?

2013-10-08 Thread Stan Halpin
I am not at all familiar with the Sony line of cameras. I took a very quick look at the material you linked - there is a photo that shows that the Sony camera discussed there has no viewfinder. So I really don't see how it can be considered an alternative to the K-3, K-5 etc. It may be a superio

Re: PESO - The Chip Wagon

2013-10-08 Thread P.J. Alling
My favorite description of a bad hotdog. "There are lots of awful things in a hotdog, in this one you could taste them." On 10/8/2013 9:39 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Mark Roberts : knarf wrote: And yes, for all you vegans, they all have veggie dogs. Veggie dogs taste pretty bad

Re: PAW196 - Cobblestone

2013-10-08 Thread P.J. Alling
That is just great, my hatred knows no bounds. On 10/6/2013 3:53 PM, DagT wrote: http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html Pentax K-5, FA31mm, 1/60s, f11, ISO100 DagT http://www.thrane.name/ -- A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant, and the crazy

Re: K-3: And here are your OFFICIAL specs

2013-10-08 Thread P.J. Alling
And it is my fate to proclaim, "Dammed spell checker". (Where the hell did it get that suggestion from). On 10/8/2013 6:59 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: P.J. Alling wrote: Asahi Optical is doomed. Pentax' fait is still up in the air. If may be a accompli. -- A newspaper is a device for ma

Chicago video and national geographic magazine

2013-10-08 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Everyone: Heard about this today and thought you guys might be interested. A little hometown promotion. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/08/windy-city-nights-chicago_n_4064137.html Also, the October issue of National Geographic is the 125 year anniversary issue focusing on the photogr

Re: K-3: And here are your OFFICIAL specs

2013-10-08 Thread P.J. Alling
That bump kind of annoys me, did a camera primarily designed for still photography need a head phone jack so much that they had to put it in a bump that looks like it harms the ergonomics of the camera? I guess so. The was I see it is if there had been room to shoehorn it in fine, but tacking

Re: PESO - Bromo Seltzer

2013-10-08 Thread Bruce
Ditto what Bruce said. Pleasant to look at. -- Bruce -- Sent from Sony Tablet S Bruce Walker wrote: >I love these, Rick. Very attractive colour and light. > >On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 9:04 PM, Rick Womer >wrote: >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17551948&size=lg >> >> or >> >> http://

Re: PESO - Saturday Night With Ches

2013-10-08 Thread Bruce
Enjoyable shot. Makes me want to kick back and enjoy the tunes. -- Bruce -- Sent from Sony Tablet S knarf wrote: >Another Saturday night at the local coffee joint: > >http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2013/10/saturday-night-with-ches.html?m=1 > >Everybody know him. Just walks in with his gui

OT: NEX shoe to drop?

2013-10-08 Thread Darren Addy
Amidst the K-3 hysteria (that I have not been immune from) I think that a lot of prospective K-3 owners may pause to consider another option that should be shipping at nearly the same time: the full frame NEX from Sony. Obviously, these are different cameras, at different price points, but it is as

Re: PESO - The Chip Wagon

2013-10-08 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Mark Roberts : knarf wrote: And yes, for all you vegans, they all have veggie dogs. Veggie dogs taste pretty bad but there are lots of toppings to kill the taste. I never liked hot dogs much. When I first became vegetarian, many years ago, I thought to myself one day "I'll try these

Re: PESO - The Chip Wagon

2013-10-08 Thread Mark Roberts
knarf wrote: >And yes, for all you vegans, they all have veggie dogs. Veggie dogs taste >pretty bad but there are lots of toppings to kill the taste. I never liked hot dogs much. When I first became vegetarian, many years ago, I thought to myself one day "I'll try these veggie hot dogs - they ca

Re: PESO - Bromo Seltzer

2013-10-08 Thread Bruce Walker
I love these, Rick. Very attractive colour and light. On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 9:04 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17551948&size=lg > > or > > http://gallery.photo.net/photo/17551948-lg.jpg > > (K-5, FA24-90) > > Comments? > > Rick > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: K-3: And here are your OFFICIAL specs

2013-10-08 Thread Marco Alpert
On Oct 8, 2013, at 7:12 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Anybody else order one yet? Bob S. Not yet, but given that I'm still shooting with the *istDs that I bought in 2005 (and originally brought me here), this may be the one that finally retires it. - Marco --- http://www.alpert.c

PESO - Bromo Seltzer

2013-10-08 Thread Rick Womer
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17551948&size=lg or http://gallery.photo.net/photo/17551948-lg.jpg (K-5, FA24-90) Comments? Rick -- 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 - Saturday Night With Ches

2013-10-08 Thread knarf
Another Saturday night at the local coffee joint: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2013/10/saturday-night-with-ches.html?m=1 Everybody know him. Just walks in with his guitar and starts playing country standards. Good clean fun! Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills

Re: PESO - Where the Rubber Meets the Rail

2013-10-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Nice trick by Charles, and nice capture by you. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 9:15 PM, knarf wrote: > Charles was one of the "outsiders" at yesterday's Eighth Street Smackdown. No > one could believe he did this: > > http://mondociclismo.bl

Re: PESO: Great Blue Heron

2013-10-08 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Dan. And thanks to all who had a look. Paul via phone > On Oct 8, 2013, at 8:28 PM, "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: > > I love both, but especially the image of the flying bird. > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > >> On Sun, Oct 6, 2013 at 11:40 AM, Paul

Re: PESO: Great Blue Heron

2013-10-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I love both, but especially the image of the flying bird. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Oct 6, 2013 at 11:40 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > In the Rouge River this morning: > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17549556&size=lg > > And departing the Roug

Re: PESO - Fly into a New Day

2013-10-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Lovely colors and patterns. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Oct 5, 2013 at 11:24 AM, knarf wrote: > Just a quiet, unaessuming dawn. Hopefully the incredible calm that I > experienced comes through: > > http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/10/fly-into-new-

Re: PAW196 - Cobblestone

2013-10-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Interesting patterns and shadows. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Oct 6, 2013 at 3:53 PM, DagT wrote: > http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html > Pentax K-5, FA31mm, 1/60s, f11, ISO100 > > DagT > http://www.thrane.name/ > > -- > PDML P

Re: PESO - Cliff Dwelling

2013-10-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Excellent image! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 8:14 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > G'day all > > The Spruce Tree House at Mesa Verde. > > Really only a documentary shot but I was impressed with the amount of detail > that could be extracted from

Re: PESO - The Chip Wagon

2013-10-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Looks a lot like the pommes frites trucks in the main square in Brussels, but they serve ONLY fries. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 9:53 PM, knarf wrote: > These guys park in front of City Hall year round. > > Hot dog carts are everywhere and

Re: Is there a way to speed up uploads to Flikr?

2013-10-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
>> All that really matters for display on a computer screen is the number of >> pixels UNLESS you're using a page layout app that understands the density >> and renders it. I set my web resolution JPEGs to 72ppi out of habit, but it >> doesn't matter at all for a browser's display of a photograp

Re: K-3: And here are your OFFICIAL specs

2013-10-08 Thread Mark Roberts
P.J. Alling wrote: >Asahi Optical is doomed. Pentax' fait is still up in the air. If may be a fait accompli. -- 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 t

Re: Is there a way to speed up uploads to Flikr?

2013-10-08 Thread Eric Weir
On Oct 8, 2013, at 1:27 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > All that really matters for display on a computer screen is the number of > pixels UNLESS you're using a page layout app that understands the density and > renders it. I set my web resolution JPEGs to 72ppi out of habit, but it > doesn't m

Re: Peso - Walk

2013-10-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Nicely done, Ann! Like BobW, I viewed using the slideshow. Lots of great shots that way! Godfrey > On Oct 8, 2013, at 2:18 PM, Bob W wrote: > > I enjoyed them too. I find the smugmug interface a bit difficult to use with > an iPad - it's geared towards mouse use rather than blunt fingertips -

Re: Is there a way to speed up uploads to Flikr?

2013-10-08 Thread Eric Weir
On Oct 7, 2013, at 10:19 PM, Yolanda Rowe wrote: > Eric, exporting at 240 PPI creates a large file that really doesn't > translate well to most computer displays. For computer/Internet use, > my usual settings are 72 PPI with the longest side between 1,000 - > 1,200 pixels. Thanks, Yonnie. Ther

Re: PESO: Bridge

2013-10-08 Thread Attila Boros
Thanks Bruce, then it was worth fiddling:) On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 1:37 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > Lovely scene; very nicely exposed. -- 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 a

Re: Is there a way to speed up uploads to Flikr?

2013-10-08 Thread Eric Weir
On Oct 7, 2013, at 7:09 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > For web presentation, generally my pics are 1200 to 1400 pixels along > the longest edge, at 72 ppi. Thanks, Cotty. I'll give that a try. -- Eric Weir Dec

Re: Is there a way to speed up uploads to Flikr?

2013-10-08 Thread Eric Weir
On Oct 7, 2013, at 5:28 PM, Bob W wrote: > On the export dialog box you can tell it the maximum dimensions to apply to > one of the sides. I have it set to the long side. You'll need to be judicious > about choosing a number that's neatly divisible so that the system doesn't > have to do any

Re: PESO: Bridge

2013-10-08 Thread Bruce Walker
Lovely scene; very nicely exposed. On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 6:32 PM, Attila Boros wrote: > http://500px.com/photo/48562942 > > Press H to view it on a black background. > > Not HDR but very close to the sensor's dynamic range. Had to fiddle > around with the exposure to avoid clipping. > > -- > Att

PESO: Bridge

2013-10-08 Thread Attila Boros
http://500px.com/photo/48562942 Press H to view it on a black background. Not HDR but very close to the sensor's dynamic range. Had to fiddle around with the exposure to avoid clipping. -- Attila -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to U

Re: K-3: And here are your OFFICIAL specs

2013-10-08 Thread Peter Loveday
Yup :) Bob Sullivan wrote: >Anybody else order one yet? Bob S. > >On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 12:09 PM, Jack Davis wrote: >> There is so much new and inviting to look forward to, but still, >relative AF speed and sensitivity performance are the center of my >curiosity at the moment. >> >> Jack >> >>

Re: A question about high ISO and sharpness/noise.

2013-10-08 Thread Eric Weir
On Oct 7, 2013, at 10:22 PM, Doug Franklin wrote: > On 2013-10-07 19:51, Eric Weir wrote: > >> I see it in LR. Damned if can see it in Flickr. I tried a little noise >> reduction. I could see the effect. > > Flikr's downsizing algorithm may reduce it by diffusing the individual > "errors" a

Re: The kind of HDR I hate

2013-10-08 Thread P.J. Alling
On 10/7/2013 1:51 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On Mon, Oct 07, 2013 at 04:03:39PM +1100, Philip Northeast wrote: Unfortunately I managed to access the image from Oz, and yes it is way over the top. A good example of what not to do. But he did what he shouldn't very well. That sounds like somethin

Re: K-3: And here are your OFFICIAL specs

2013-10-08 Thread P.J. Alling
Asahi Optical is doomed. Pentax' fait is still up in the air. On 10/8/2013 2:08 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Ricoh is doing things right. But wait, isn't Pentax doomed since Ricoh made it a brand not a camera company? G -- A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant, and t

Re: K-3: And here are your OFFICIAL specs

2013-10-08 Thread P.J. Alling
Amazing prediction, how do you do it? On 10/8/2013 1:26 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Tue, Oct 08, 2013 at 01:17:38PM -0400, P.J. Alling wrote: I have a K20D and you know in spite of beating the crap out of it, I love it. The K-5 /was/ a significant upgrade. If the specifications are true, and th

Re: K-3: it's time ...

2013-10-08 Thread David Parsons
If you look at top of the line Canon and Nikon bodies, they don't go above 1/250 without resorting to HSS tricks, so it's not really a Pentax limitation, it's the mechanics of the shutter curtain assembly. AFAIK, all focal plane shutters are made by Copal, so it's something that people would need

Re: PESO - Eighth Street Follies

2013-10-08 Thread Bruce
Looks like a good start. I look forward to seeing more. -- Bruce -- Sent from Sony Tablet S knarf wrote: >Went by the Eighth Street Skate Park yesterday and my BMX buddies were >there along with a "rival" group from another part of town. There was >an extremely friendly competition with so

Re: facebook post about being the community photographer

2013-10-08 Thread Doug Brewer
On 10/7/13 3:56 AM, Larry Colen wrote: This is somethingt that has been brewing in my mind for a while. I didn't have time to do more than just spew it out, without editing. And it was a real challlenge trying to phrase it as "there are people out there doing a lot more work than you realize",

Re: Peso - Walk

2013-10-08 Thread Bob W
I enjoyed them too. I find the smugmug interface a bit difficult to use with an iPad - it's geared towards mouse use rather than blunt fingertips - but that led me to click the slideshow link so I saw some great shots that I haven't seen before. B > On 8 Oct 2013, at 20:27, Bruce Walker wrote

Re: The kind of HDR I hate

2013-10-08 Thread Attila Boros
Finally I could access the page. Overall I like the HDR version better (not overdone at all), but prefer the light streaks in the non-HDR. -- Attila On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 11:42 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > I liked the HDR version a bit better. You definitely did not overdo it. > > Dan Matyo

Re: facebook post about being the community photographer

2013-10-08 Thread Larry Colen
On Tue, Oct 08, 2013 at 04:44:17PM -0400, Bruce Walker wrote: > Sure, Walt, and like everyone at one time or another, I do that too. > And if the article was from someone who only or usually writes dull > drivel, I'd spend little time before silently moving on. > > But Larry writes worthwhile stuf

Re: OT: Consumer Reports Best Products of the Year

2013-10-08 Thread John
Dan, You don't have to abbreviate camera names like that...They are already stars in their own mind! John Graves On 10/8/2013 4:01 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: In the November 2013 Issue, Consumer Reports covers 550 items described as Best Products of the Year. FWIW, there are 14 DSLRs

Re: OT: Consumer Reports Best Products of the Year

2013-10-08 Thread P.J. Alling
I guess I still don't agree with consumer reports. On 10/8/2013 4:41 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Well, they placed the K-5 and the K-30 among "The Best 550 Products of the Year." That is pretty good. 14 DSLRs made the list; the K-5 and K-30 were 13th and 12th, edging out the Nikon D5100. Th

Re: GESO: A different kind of "Turkey"

2013-10-08 Thread P.J. Alling
You know it's a capable camera but I didn't think anyone had actually bought a K110D. The tourists you get must be blind. Those don't look anything like turkey buzzards. On 10/6/2013 10:32 AM, Alan C wrote: These are Ground Hornbills often referred to as "Turkey Buzzards" by N. American tou

Re: facebook post about being the community photographer

2013-10-08 Thread Bruce Walker
Sure, Walt, and like everyone at one time or another, I do that too. And if the article was from someone who only or usually writes dull drivel, I'd spend little time before silently moving on. But Larry writes worthwhile stuff -- often hilarious -- and I had high hopes. So to discover that I'm lo

Re: The kind of HDR I hate

2013-10-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I liked the HDR version a bit better. You definitely did not overdo it. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 4:02 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > For the curious, here's the non-HDR version of my Milan street scene > (just basic Lightroom processing): >

Re: OT: Consumer Reports Best Products of the Year

2013-10-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Well, they placed the K-5 and the K-30 among "The Best 550 Products of the Year." That is pretty good. 14 DSLRs made the list; the K-5 and K-30 were 13th and 12th, edging out the Nikon D5100. They each scored 66 points, compared to 73 points for the Canon EOS Rebel T5i and 72 for the Nikon 710

Re: facebook post about being the community photographer

2013-10-08 Thread Walt Gilbert
True enough. All I'm saying is that falling short of the Lincolnian standard is a near-universal trait among writers and orators. And, thankfully, most people don't deem it necessary to point it out. -- Walt On 10/8/2013 2:10 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Walt, One of my favorite documents is Abrah

Re: The kind of HDR I hate

2013-10-08 Thread P.J. Alling
Metal flake paint on velvet was popular back in the day as well. I hate to admit but I own a small picture in that medium. I even like it but it's subdued for the genre. On 10/6/2013 1:33 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Pretty clear why this kind of image sells; it's very eye-catching. And you manag

Re: The kind of HDR I hate

2013-10-08 Thread Bruce Walker
Not bad, but it really needs to be amped up. ;-) I think what this really shows is you need to start with a great shot no matter what you do with it afterward. On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 4:02 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > For the curious, here's the non-HDR version of my Milan street scene > (just bas

Re: facebook post about being the community photographer

2013-10-08 Thread Walt Gilbert
Everything you said is true, but it's not like it cost anyone any money. In my experience, I can determine whether or not I want to read something and decide whether or not to do so in a shorter period of time than it takes to write the response informing the writer in question whether or not I

Re: OT: Consumer Reports Best Products of the Year

2013-10-08 Thread P.J. Alling
That's not off topic, that's perfectly on topic. The important question is did Condemner Reports like them or not? I can't remember the last time that I read a CR that I agreed with on any high tech product. On 10/8/2013 4:01 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: In the November 2013 Issue, Consumer

Re: The kind of HDR I hate

2013-10-08 Thread Mark Roberts
For the curious, here's the non-HDR version of my Milan street scene (just basic Lightroom processing): http://www.robertstech.com/temp/112-7dd06804.jpg -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/lis

OT: Consumer Reports Best Products of the Year

2013-10-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
In the November 2013 Issue, Consumer Reports covers 550 items described as Best Products of the Year. FWIW, there are 14 DSLRs, including 2 from Penjtax, the K-30 and the K-5. All the others are from C***N or N***N Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Dis

Re: facebook post about being the community photographer

2013-10-08 Thread P.J. Alling
I was going to say something about brains taking a dump but sometimes the low hanging slow ball just isn't enough of a challenge. On 10/8/2013 2:34 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Tue, Oct 08, 2013 at 01:27:47PM -0500, Walt wrote: One of the lamentable consequences of the "tl;dr" trend is that three

Re: Re: Peso The Game

2013-10-08 Thread Don Guthrie
Thanks for the look Ann, I do seem to remember a game photo like this you had published. Oh Ann, everyone liked Norman Rockwell. YMMV. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 11 Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2013 22:26:17 -0400 From: Ann Sanfedele To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Peso The Game Messa

Re: K-3: it's time ...

2013-10-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Oct 8, 2013, at 12:07 PM, Bob W wrote: >> I've just glimpsed the >> brand new PMW-400 and looks like that will be my next purchase, though >> hopefully sometime next year >> >> And this is without a lens! >> >> > > I bet that makes your wrist sore. Lovely piece of artillery there. Kee

Re: K-3 musings

2013-10-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
H. I think it's kinda cute too. ];-) G On Oct 8, 2013, at 11:52 AM, Darren Addy wrote: > Maybe if you are into Salvador Dali. > > On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 1:39 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: >> OMG that OM-D is absolutely sexual. >> >> On 8/10/13, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: >

Re: Peso - Walk

2013-10-08 Thread Don Guthrie
Hmm Ann, I like and I wonder how a couple of those would look printed. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 12 Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2013 22:30:52 -0400 From: Ann Sanfedele To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Peso - Walk Message-ID:<52536e5c.2000...@nyc.rr.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=I

Re: Peso The Game

2013-10-08 Thread Don Guthrie
Thanks Frank, as you know sometimes it just takes being in the right place. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 1 Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2013 22:02:54 -0400 From: knarf To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Peso The Game Message-ID:<98d2d1ed-2693-4d05-908f-cdca50e68...@email.android.com> Conten

Re: Peso The Game

2013-10-08 Thread Don Guthrie
Thanks Rick, it struck me as NR style as well. It almost looks posed but it was just luck & timing. It was take in a replica store at Living History Farms in Des Moines IA near I-80. There were hundreds of photographers there for an event and I was the only one I saw taking this picture. The su

Re: PESO - Eighth Street Follies

2013-10-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Great timing! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 7:14 PM, knarf wrote: > Went by the Eighth Street Skate Park yesterday and my BMX buddies were there > along with a "rival" group from another part of town. There was an extremely > friendly compe

Re: GESO: A different kind of "Turkey"

2013-10-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Nasty looking fellows. Nice work, Alan. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Oct 6, 2013 at 10:32 AM, Alan C wrote: > These are Ground Hornbills often referred to as "Turkey Buzzards" by N. > American tourists because of their resemblance to the Vulture (Turkey)

Re: PESO - Eighth Street Follies

2013-10-08 Thread Don Guthrie
Great action picture. I prefer to keep my wheels on the ground -all three of them. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 8 Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2013 19:14:22 -0400 From: knarf To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO - Eighth Street Follies Message-ID:<75b5a5f8-5229-4dba-bbde-f6bd30990...@email.

Re: Peso - Walk

2013-10-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Great images, Ann. In the first, I love the way you caught the figure in the "walk" signal, to mirror the walking children and the sculptures. The atmosphere of the foggy landscapes is perfect. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 10:30 PM, Ann Sa

re: Geso Camera Club trip on our heritage railway.8

2013-10-08 Thread Don Guthrie
Nice set David, honestly the fog pictures were great. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 1 Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2013 18:56:24 -0400 From: David J Brooks To: Pentax Discuss, Petch Dianne , Barbara Brooks, David Button, Darryl Button, Harry Bolton Subject: Geso

OT: Overzealous amateur photographer

2013-10-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
http://themetapicture.com/overzealous-amateur-photographer/ Hey, I resemble that remark! 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

Re: Peso - Walk

2013-10-08 Thread Bruce Walker
Excellent shots, Ann. I love the foggy silhouette on the ferry. On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 10:30 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > Saturday I went down to the Battery and took the Ferry to Staten Island > shot this on my way to the ferry terminal... > Turned out to be a mini PDML Staten Island - well, you'l

Re: Re: Peso The Game

2013-10-08 Thread Don Guthrie
Thanks Attila, yes the guy looking over his glasses was a gift. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 12 Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2013 00:51:26 +0300 From: Attila Boros To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Peso The Game Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 The kids see

Re: facebook post about being the community photographer

2013-10-08 Thread Bruce Walker
Is it really too much to ask to have a meaningful Subject and a statement of purpose? Something to say why I should be interested? I am willing to forgive an essay written in some haste for its wordiness and actually read the thing ... _IF_ I know what it's about. This one came across to me just

Re: PESO - Eighth Street Follies

2013-10-08 Thread Attila Boros
Cool action shot! -- Attila On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 8:53 PM, knarf wrote: > One of the Eighth Street crew, Mike, does backflips. I've only been ready > with the camera once but the exposure was horrible and the shots are unusable. > > I am loathe to makes requests of anyone but I think I'll ask

Re: facebook post about being the community photographer

2013-10-08 Thread Bob Sullivan
Walt, One of my favorite documents is Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. He spoke at the dedication of the Gettysburg cemetery, a great battlefield of our civil war. He spoke to the assembled multitude, after famous orators of the time spent several hours speaking to the crowd. His address is on

Re: K-3: it's time ...

2013-10-08 Thread Bob W
> On 8 Oct 2013, at 19:54, "Steve Cottrell" wrote: > > I think I'll hold for the K-1. > > Anyway while you're all wanking over the K-3, I haven't been following the thread. - is it splashproof? > I've just glimpsed the > brand new PMW-400 and looks like that will be my next purchase, though >

Re: PESO: Too much post-processing?

2013-10-08 Thread Ciprian Dorin Craciun
First thanks to all those that answered! Before commenting a little on the replies, I'd like to make a few observations: (A) Indeed I've "overdone" the saturation (or "chromacity" how it's named in RawTherapee's LAB panel), but not by too much, because... (B) Because I think I've

Re: K-3: it's time ...

2013-10-08 Thread Steve Cottrell
I think I'll hold for the K-1. Anyway while you're all wanking over the K-3, I've just glimpsed the brand new PMW-400 and looks like that will be my next purchase, though hopefully sometime next year And this is without a lens!

Re: K-3 musings

2013-10-08 Thread Darren Addy
Maybe if you are into Salvador Dali. On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 1:39 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > On 8/10/13, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/25268645/pocomparo/index.html > > OMG that OM-D is absolutely sexual. > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > >

Re: Quick Release recommendations...

2013-10-08 Thread Darren Addy
For those, like me, who may be a bit confused over Sunway Foto's selection of clamps, QR plates, and L-Brackets, here is a link to their catalog: http://www.sunwayfoto.us/suncatalog.pdf They have nice drawings with dimensions on them for many of their products, like these L-brackets on their web s

Re: facebook post about being the community photographer

2013-10-08 Thread Walt
I should say that Bob does have a point and that it dovetails somewhat with your theme. Editing is a great example of the invisible effort you're talking about, and consumers don't generally give any thought to it until it doesn't happen. It's just that I happen to think people are entitled to

Re: K-3 musings

2013-10-08 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 8/10/13, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: >https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/25268645/pocomparo/index.html OMG that OM-D is absolutely sexual. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --

Re: facebook post about being the community photographer

2013-10-08 Thread Larry Colen
On Tue, Oct 08, 2013 at 01:27:47PM -0500, Walt wrote: > > > One of the lamentable consequences of the "tl;dr" trend is that > three minutes of reading is now considered a colossal brain dump. On the bright side, it's been many years since anyone as said that I have a colossal brain. -- Larry Col

Re: facebook post about being the community photographer

2013-10-08 Thread Larry Colen
On Tue, Oct 08, 2013 at 07:13:07PM +0100, Bob W wrote: > On 8 Oct 2013, at 19:04, Walt wrote: > > > > FWIW, I read through the entire thing without a problem. Though, > > admittedly, I am a pretty wordy writer. > > > > Still, it just doesn't strike me as all that out-of-place to muse at some >

Re: facebook post about being the community photographer

2013-10-08 Thread Walt
On 10/8/2013 1:13 PM, Bob W wrote: On 8 Oct 2013, at 19:04, Walt wrote: FWIW, I read through the entire thing without a problem. Though, admittedly, I am a pretty wordy writer. Still, it just doesn't strike me as all that out-of-place to muse at some length on-topic in the context of a discu

Re: Peso - Walk

2013-10-08 Thread Bruce
Frank took the words out of my mouth. Very enjoyable. -- Bruce -- Sent from Sony Tablet S knarf wrote: >Nailed it perfectly, mid-stride. Love the sculptures in the background >mimicking them. > >Excellent photo! > >Cheers, >frank > >Ann Sanfedele wrote: >>Saturday I went down to the Battery

Re: I just received the Adorama announcement of the K-3

2013-10-08 Thread aggrivatedathotm...@gmail.com
So I got the email from B&H Photo so it's really, really, real. (Currently channeling my inner 12yo Girl). On 10/7/2013 8:24 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: I already saw that, but they didn't e-mail me about it yet. On 10/7/2013 8:21 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/100754

Re: facebook post about being the community photographer

2013-10-08 Thread Bob W
On 8 Oct 2013, at 19:04, Walt wrote: > > FWIW, I read through the entire thing without a problem. Though, admittedly, > I am a pretty wordy writer. > > Still, it just doesn't strike me as all that out-of-place to muse at some > length on-topic in the context of a discussion list, or even on Fa

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