Dancing at 8mm

2014-01-26 Thread Larry Colen
I was at a party at a friend's house tonight. She was telling me about a conversation she'd had, and it prompted me to put together this little gallery of dance photos. It's a shame that at f/3.5 my fisheye lens is so slow, because it can be rather fun in the way it catches so much of the

K35/2 used on a Sony A7

2014-01-26 Thread Steve Cottrell
Full frame mirrorless experiences with a Pentax 35/2... http://www.dpreview.com/articles/6018399843/using-third-party-lenses-on- the-sony-a7-a7r -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv

Re: Dancing at 8mm

2014-01-26 Thread Bulent Celasun
They are fun to watch. I like the results of the slowness of the lens; movement is much appreciated here. Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/

Re: Photo from London: Baker Street Tube Station

2014-01-26 Thread Bulent Celasun
I especially liked the moving faint figure of a (?) girl. It looks as if she was travelling in time. A ghost, in a sense... Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/

Re: PESO 2014 - 030 - GDG

2014-01-26 Thread David J Brooks
Love it Dave On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 4:09 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: Out for my walk this morning. Bright, harsh sun, a little haze in the air. Chilly at first, but warming rapidly. Some activity on the paths through Guadalupe River Park, then quiet, then ...

Re: Photo from London: Baker Street Tube Station

2014-01-26 Thread David J Brooks
On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 9:06 AM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: I'm just starting to get my photos from my trip to London sorted out. http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7de01316+19a.jpg -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com Super shot Dave --

Re: PESO. Maple leaf.

2014-01-26 Thread Attila Boros
Very nice color and texture. Since the negative space around the leaf forms a nice balance with it, I would keep it as is. On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 7:13 PM, Bulent Celasun bulent.cela...@gmail.com wrote: It was rainy outside. So, a macro :) K20D with Sigma 70mm f/28.

Re: PESO. Maple leaf.

2014-01-26 Thread Bulent Celasun
Thanks to all who watched and commented. I am very pleased that the image resonates... I do think (like Boris and Atilla) that the empty space is part of the image. It may still work cropped. However, that will be another image. Have a nice Sunday (while mine is reaching the end). Bulent

Re: PESO - Boccie

2014-01-26 Thread Attila Boros
Very nice, and I also think it would work in BW. On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 8:43 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: A boccie game beneath the town walls of Dinon: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17663752size=lg or http://gallery.photo.net/photo/17663752-lg.jpg Comments?

PESO: Lunch 4 U

2014-01-26 Thread Mark Roberts
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Re: Dancing at 8mm

2014-01-26 Thread Attila Boros
Nicely done. Can't really judge the size of the room, through that lens it looks rather huge:) On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 11:35 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I was at a party at a friend's house tonight. She was telling me about a conversation she'd had, and it prompted me to put

Re: Dancing at 8mm

2014-01-26 Thread Bruce Walker
Very, very creative, Larry. The mix of high and low perspectives, and the 50% mirror shot make for an interesting gallery. I really like the red with piano shot, 11451, with the blurred figure. Could be paired with Mark's recent underground shot. On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 4:35 AM, Larry Colen

Re: Dancing at 8mm

2014-01-26 Thread Boris Liberman
Works for me, Larry. Rather interesting effect... On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 11:35 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I was at a party at a friend's house tonight. She was telling me about a conversation she'd had, and it prompted me to put together this little gallery of dance photos.

Re: PESO: Unsolicited Advice

2014-01-26 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Zoltar gets around... Like your photo better than the one in this blog but as I pass by Zoltar nearly every day thought it would be nice to share.. http://evgrieve.com/2012/09/zoltar-arrives-on-st-marks-place-sees.html Unlike the blogger, I did not consider Zoltar to be a welcome addition to

Re: Pentax 1.4x converter

2014-01-26 Thread Mark Roberts
Stanley Halpin wrote: I do not frequent the PF, I only see things there when someone here provides a link. So I have no way to evaluate the credibility of this rumor. It's been confirmed by a guy who goes by the moniker of Asahi Man on DP Review's Pentax board. Asahi Man seems to have some

What is a Photograph?

2014-01-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
An article in today’s Times that’s relevant to recent discussions: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/26/arts/design/with-cameras-optional-new-directions-in-photography.html?_r=0 “The iPhone, the scanner and Photoshop are yielding a daunting range of imagery, and artists mining these new

Re: PESO: Unsolicited Advice

2014-01-26 Thread David J Brooks
Cool shot Dave On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 8:25 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Taken with the Pentax X-5 on the Circus Circus Midway in Las Vegas. http://mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/advice.html Comments welcome. Marnie aka Doe ;-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: What is a Photograph?

2014-01-26 Thread J.C. O'Connell
Same goes for what is a movie? -- J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -- -- 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: Another PJ in trouble for Photoshopping

2014-01-26 Thread Eactivist
Yes, with video camera, photo op, without camera, in the wild. It did change the context. Marnie aka Doe In a message dated 1/23/2014 12:38:10 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, dario.bona...@virgilio.it writes: Hello Igor, I think the removal of the video camera makes a lot of difference in

Re: What is a Photograph?

2014-01-26 Thread Bob W
On 26 Jan 2014, at 16:26, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: Same goes for what is a movie? That one's easy. It's a sequence of photographs replayed at 14fps. On the other hand, you could, like André Bazin, ask what is cinema? Or you could go further, as the French cineastes do, and

Re: Another London shot: The Coach and Horses

2014-01-26 Thread Don Guthrie
Works for me. A little surreal - a stranger in a strange land. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 7 Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 17:39:28 -0500 From: Mark Robertspostmas...@robertstech.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: Another London shot: The Coach and Horses

Re: What is a Photograph?

2014-01-26 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob W wrote: On 26 Jan 2014, at 16:26, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: Same goes for what is a movie? That one's easy. It's a sequence of photographs replayed at 14fps. On the other hand, you could, like André Bazin, ask what is cinema? Or you could go further, as the French

Re: Another PJ in trouble for Photoshopping

2014-01-26 Thread Eactivist
Of course it is. Photographs aren't reality. Cell phones and the fact everyone has cell phones with cameras now, have turned up quite a few police abuses in the news. Bystanders take pictures. With so MANY images out there now, a photojournalist is really taking a crazy risk altering a

Re: What is a Photograph?

2014-01-26 Thread Bob W
On 26 Jan 2014, at 16:40, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Bob W wrote: On 26 Jan 2014, at 16:26, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: Same goes for what is a movie? That one's easy. It's a sequence of photographs replayed at 14fps. On the other hand, you could,

Re: PESO - Boccie

2014-01-26 Thread Don Guthrie
Interesting arrangement of people enhanced by the long shadows. Would be a contrasty bw. As a aside, bocci is becoming popular in small towns in Iowa with bocci set-ups in the town park. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 13 Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 10:43:34 -0800 (PST) From: Rick

Re: What is a Photograph?

2014-01-26 Thread Bob W
On 26 Jan 2014, at 16:34, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: On 26 Jan 2014, at 16:26, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: Same goes for what is a movie? That one's easy. It's a sequence of photographs replayed at 14fps Ahem, 24fps. Slo-mo is frowned upon. B On the other hand, you

Re: Pentax 1.4x converter

2014-01-26 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
http://www.pentaxforums.com/news/pentax-14x-sdm-teleconverter-surfaces.html I was looking at the picture and something bothered me. The curvature of the text does not match the curvature of the tc body. The item may exist, but that picture is not of a real object. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: K35/2 used on a Sony A7

2014-01-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 26, 2014, at 4:03 AM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: Full frame mirrorless experiences with a Pentax 35/2... http://www.dpreview.com/articles/6018399843/using-third-party-lenses-on-the-sony-a7-a7r Hmm. To my ear, this guy is making noise about things which are completely

Re: PESO: Lunch 4 U

2014-01-26 Thread Jack Davis
My, this is a beautiful image, Mark. An example of exceptional compositionsal and technical skills. Jack - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 6:31 AM Subject: PESO: Lunch 4 U

Re: What is a Photograph?

2014-01-26 Thread J.C. O'Connell
On 1/26/2014 11:34 AM, Bob W wrote: On 26 Jan 2014, at 16:26, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: Same goes for what is a movie? That one's easy. It's a sequence of photographs replayed at 14fps. On the other hand, you could, like André Bazin, ask what is cinema? Or you could go

Re: PESO: Unsolicited Advice

2014-01-26 Thread Eactivist
I see the reflection Change floating by his head as his unsolicited advice. I don't want to, thanks very much. :-) It was definitely solicited in Big. I got a kick out of Zoltar, so retro. Thanks for looking. Marnie :-) I guess he was rather famous re blog. In a message dated

Re: PESO - Boccie

2014-01-26 Thread Eactivist
Looks like a really strenuous sport. :-) I long for a closer up shot, myself. HTH, Marnie In a message dated 1/25/2014 10:43:44 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, rwomer1...@yahoo.com writes: A boccie game beneath the town walls of Dinon: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17663752size=lg

Re: PESO - Ceremony

2014-01-26 Thread knarf
It's a bad photo. Please ignore. Thanks! frank Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Dunno, Knarf. Is it a weasel? Feather boa? Rick On Jan 24, 2014, at 11:41 PM, knarf wrote: Toby with furry friend: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2014/01/ceremony.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy.

Re: February PUG - Countdown

2014-01-26 Thread P.J. Alling
I missed the last few PUGs even those for which I had appropriate images. This will be tough, I don't have any feathered friends only acquaintances... On 1/25/2014 4:07 PM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all ..and Happy Australia Day to my fellow Aussies. There's but a few days left for

Re: K35/2 used on a Sony A7

2014-01-26 Thread Steve Cottrell
Interesting read Godders, many thanks! On 26/1/14, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: Hmm. To my ear, this guy is making noise about things which are completely inconsequential. Most of what he calls problems are not, and the notion that it is difficult to manual focus with an EVF

Re: What is a Photograph?

2014-01-26 Thread Eactivist
Go you one better -- What is reality? My definition: a photograph is art and/or documentary or somewhere in between. (Thinking of the Photojournalism thread.) Physical objects are easy. A chair is a chair. A photo of a chair is a photo of a chair. But what is a war/a protest march/an

Re: PESO: Unsolicited Advice

2014-01-26 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 1/26/2014 12:39, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: I see the reflection Change floating by his head as his unsolicited advice. I don't want to, thanks very much. :-) Here I am, sign shooter, and i missed that... but in my defense it being written in that funny font and in reverse - I didn't

Re: What is a Photograph?

2014-01-26 Thread knarf
I think my head's going to explode. cheers, frank eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Go you one better -- What is reality? My definition: a photograph is art and/or documentary or somewhere in between. (Thinking of the Photojournalism thread.) Physical objects are easy. A chair is a chair. A photo

Re: What is a Photograph?

2014-01-26 Thread P.J. Alling
I skimmed it, there may actually be a new thought in there, but it's not worth my while to find out. On 1/26/2014 11:18 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: An article in today’s Times that’s relevant to recent discussions:

Re: Another London shot: The Coach and Horses

2014-01-26 Thread Bulent Celasun
A fitting post processing for the subject. Moody. A vegetarian pub is also a splendid idea! Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/

Re: Boris PESO #03 - Grocery store and a new lens

2014-01-26 Thread Bulent Celasun
Lovely effect from a custom made lens. Compared to a usual lens, it seems to save a lot of post processing time to reach a similar result. Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/

Re: What is a Photograph?

2014-01-26 Thread Bruce Walker
I read it thoroughly. It was worth my while. On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 1:38 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I skimmed it, there may actually be a new thought in there, but it's not worth my while to find out. On 1/26/2014 11:18 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: An article in

Re: PESO - Boccie

2014-01-26 Thread Rick Womer
Might try that. Thanks, Atilla. Rick On Jan 26, 2014, at 9:29 AM, Attila Boros wrote: Very nice, and I also think it would work in BW. On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 8:43 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: A boccie game beneath the town walls of Dinon:

Re: PESO - Boccie

2014-01-26 Thread Rick Womer
Sorry, Marnie, that's as close as I have. It was the arrangement of the men and their shadows that attracted me. I have action (such as it is) shots of someone tossing one of the balls, but they don't work well because the balls blend into the background. Rick On Jan 26, 2014, at 12:42 PM,

Re: Boris PESO #03 - Grocery store and a new lens

2014-01-26 Thread knarf
I thought I replied to this yesterday but it appears I was mistaken. I like it. A lot. Proves that sharpness isn't everything. Beautifully composed and rendered. Cheers frank Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! Have a look here:

Re: What is a Photograph?

2014-01-26 Thread Stanley Halpin
On Jan 26, 2014, at 1:26 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I think my head's going to explode. cheers, frank Hold on Frank - I’ll be right over to take a photo of that event… I suspect it will be a subjective interpretation. stan eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Go you one better --

Re: Another PJ in trouble for Photoshopping

2014-01-26 Thread knarf
Photographs aren't reality? Your going to have to define what you consider reality to be, Marnie. The subject of a photo is real. (I'm talking about a traditional photograph taken by a camera/lens onto a light-sensitive surface) The photo itself is most certainly real. Even if it has been

Re: What is a Photograph?

2014-01-26 Thread knarf
I'll take a selfie of the event. That will be subject too. But it will be a representation of a real event... :-) Cheers, frank Stanley Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: On Jan 26, 2014, at 1:26 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I think my head's going to explode. cheers,

Re: What is a Photograph?

2014-01-26 Thread knarf
Meant to say it will be subjective, too... Cheers frank Stanley Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: On Jan 26, 2014, at 1:26 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I think my head's going to explode. cheers, frank Hold on Frank - I’ll be right over to take a photo of that

Re: PESO: Lunch 4 U

2014-01-26 Thread David J Brooks
has that mid evil feel to it Dave On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 9:31 AM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/images/7de017.jpg :) -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: February PUG - Countdown

2014-01-26 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com: I missed the last few PUGs even those for which I had appropriate images. This will be tough, I don't have any feathered friends only acquaintances... Acquaintances are fine. Even colleagues will do... Cheers Brian

Environmental protection for 120 film.

2014-01-26 Thread P.J. Alling
For anyone still shooting with their Pentax 67 or film 645 MM minis are back for Valentines day. The 1.08 oz tube is a pretty good fit for a roll of 120 film, just a bit long. However compared to tubes for 120 film sold online the price is right, and you get free candy. -- A newspaper is a

Re: What is a Photograph?

2014-01-26 Thread Eactivist
We aim to please. Marnie aka Doe ;-) In a message dated 1/26/2014 10:26:53 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, knarftheria...@gmail.com writes: I think my head's going to explode. cheers, frank eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Go you one better -- What is reality? My definition: a photograph is art

Re: PESO: Lunch 4 U

2014-01-26 Thread P.J. Alling
Is that as opposed to lesser evil or greater evil. On 1/26/2014 2:34 PM, David J Brooks wrote: has that mid evil feel to it Dave On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 9:31 AM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/images/7de017.jpg :) -- Mark Roberts - Photography

Re: PESO: Lunch 4 U

2014-01-26 Thread Eactivist
Not fond of the rendering, looks a little too plastic to me, but I like the shot. Marnie aka Doe Take all comments with a grain of salt. :-) In a message dated 1/26/2014 6:31:22 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, postmas...@robertstech.com writes:

Re: PESO: Lunch 4 U

2014-01-26 Thread Mark Roberts
David J Brooks wrote: On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 9:31 AM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/images/7de017.jpg :) has that mid evil feel to it Dave Brooks, the Zen Master of the PDML. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com

Re: Another PJ in trouble for Photoshopping

2014-01-26 Thread Eactivist
Yup, the below. Marnie These kinds of discussion give me headaches too, so flippancy is my tendency. :-) In a message dated 1/26/2014 11:25:59 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, knarftheria...@gmail.com writes: Perhaps what you meant is that a photo is not always (or even ever) a completely

Re: PESO. Maple leaf.

2014-01-26 Thread Eactivist
O, nice. Good placement in frame and nice details and all that stuff. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 1/25/2014 9:13:56 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, bulent.cela...@gmail.com writes: It was rainy outside. So, a macro :) K20D with Sigma 70mm f/28.

Re: Another PJ in trouble for Photoshopping

2014-01-26 Thread P.J. Alling
What we have here is photographer as witness and photograph as testimony. Modifying the photograph to removing an element with Photoshop even if it's just to make the image cleaner supposedly strikes at the credibility of the witness. I also know from personal experience that an editor can

Re: Another PJ in trouble for Photoshopping

2014-01-26 Thread Eactivist
Well said. M ak D In a message dated 1/26/2014 1:20:27 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, webstertwenty...@gmail.com writes: What we have here is photographer as witness and photograph as testimony. Modifying the photograph to removing an element with Photoshop even if it's just to make the

Re: PESO: Unsolicited Advice

2014-01-26 Thread Eactivist
Actually, I mentioned it because I was surprised *you* didn't catch it. Heh. I suppose because it is reversed, it could mean don't change. Anyway, I've decided to take it that way. Marnie aka Doe :-) Thanks for taking a second look. In a message dated 1/26/2014 10:25:52 A.M. Pacific

Re: PESO 2014 - 030 - GDG

2014-01-26 Thread Eactivist
Nice! Exuberant. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 1/25/2014 1:09:39 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, godfreydigio...@me.com writes: Out for my walk this morning. Bright, harsh sun, a little haze in the air. Chilly at first, but warming rapidly. Some activity on the paths through Guadalupe

Re: What is a Photograph?

2014-01-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Jan 26, 2014, at 1:03 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Go you one better -- What is reality? My definition: a photograph is art and/or documentary or somewhere in between. (Thinking of the Photojournalism thread.) And according to some of the art museum curators interviewed for the

Re: What is a Photograph?

2014-01-26 Thread Eactivist
Yes I found that part intriguing. Hadn't thought about it, now I might try it. (i.e. scanner image/collage). Marnie aka Doe :-) It was an interesting article, Paul. In a message dated 1/26/2014 1:27:16 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, pnstenqu...@comcast.net writes: And according to some of

Re: FS Friday: Vivitar Series One 70-210 f/2.8-4.0 (Version 3 - Komine)

2014-01-26 Thread P.J. Alling
If you do a Google search on Mark Roberts Vivitar the first actual, (not advert.) result is this page... http://www.robertstech.com/vivitar.htm I'd buy Mark's copy but I've already got my own. It's the last third party lens I'd part with as long as I'm shooting Pentax. On 1/25/2014 8:20

Re: Photo from London: Baker Street Tube Station

2014-01-26 Thread Eactivist
Liked on FB, but wanted you to know I *really* like this shot. Sort of all the items boiled down to their basic ingredients type of shot. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 1/24/2014 6:04:23 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, postmas...@robertstech.com writes: I'm just starting to get my

Re: Is this photo reminiscent of Paul's?

2014-01-26 Thread Eactivist
Yeah, what ann said. The DOF hoovers. Paul would never mess up that bad. Marnie aka Doe Being lady-like as I sometimes am. In a message dated 1/23/2014 1:19:38 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, ann...@nyc.rr.com writes: Following a link from a recently posted here article, I saw the photo of

Re: Dancing at 8mm

2014-01-26 Thread Igor Roshchin
I wonder if it was a conversation with D-a? At DFX, I took a bunch of shots with the 8mm fisheye, and I showed them to her, saying that I hadn't seen anybody else using fisheye for swing/blues dances. And she found your photos circa March of 2013, so I stood corrected. I think some shots are

Re: PESO - Nocturnal construction

2014-01-26 Thread Eactivist
Cool shot, sort of looks like they are building with tinker toys or something. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 12/18/2013 6:58:04 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, rwomer1...@yahoo.com writes: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17629072size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO Snow storm

2014-01-26 Thread Eactivist
I realize this is belated, but what the heck. Better you than me, re snow. I really like that, a very painterly shot. Marnie aka Doe :-) Or charcoal or something. In a message dated 12/22/2013 9:50:56 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, pentax1...@gmail.com writes: About 8 inches of snow here

Re: Dancing at 8mm

2014-01-26 Thread Larry Colen
On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 04:47:48PM -0500, Igor Roshchin wrote: I wonder if it was a conversation with D-a? :-) Last night was Paul's birthday party. At DFX, I took a bunch of shots with the 8mm fisheye, and I showed them to her, saying that I hadn't seen anybody else using fisheye for

GESO: Me racing

2014-01-26 Thread David Mann
Not photos by me, but photos of me racing the half-iron distance event* at the Challenge Wanaka triathlon festival. There aren't many nicer places to suffer. 8 pics in the set. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/gallery/52/#geso Cheers, Dave * Technically I can't call it a half-ironman because of

Re: Is this photo reminiscent of Paul's?

2014-01-26 Thread knarf
The rendering is also horrible. That's really a nasty bit of work. Cheers, frank eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Yeah, what ann said. The DOF hoovers. Paul would never mess up that bad. Marnie aka Doe Being lady-like as I sometimes am. In a message dated 1/23/2014 1:19:38 P.M. Pacific Standard

Re: PESO Snow storm

2014-01-26 Thread knarf
Lovely! Cheers, frank eactiv...@aol.com wrote: I realize this is belated, but what the heck. Better you than me, re snow. I really like that, a very painterly shot. Marnie aka Doe :-) Or charcoal or something. In a message dated 12/22/2013 9:50:56 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,

Re: What is a Photograph?

2014-01-26 Thread P.J. Alling
I think that putting leaves or other items on a sensitized material and exposing to light, used to be called something like photogram. There was a scientific play kit that came with plastic negatives a frame to hold the paper and of course a light sensitive paper that turned sort of purple

Re: Boris PESO #03 - Grocery store and a new lens

2014-01-26 Thread Eactivist
That's really soft. Interesting, good composition, but not really sure I like it. Marnie aka Doe :-) Take with a grain of salt. In a message dated 1/25/2014 10:13:44 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, bori...@gmail.com writes: Hi! Have a look here:

Re: Dancing at 8mm

2014-01-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
I like these. Active and entertaining. Paul via phone On Jan 26, 2014, at 5:58 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 04:47:48PM -0500, Igor Roshchin wrote: I wonder if it was a conversation with D-a? :-) Last night was Paul's birthday party. At DFX, I

Re: PESO Snow storm

2014-01-26 Thread Paul Sorenson
Thanks Frank... Sent from my iPad On Jan 26, 2014, at 5:09 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Lovely! Cheers, frank eactiv...@aol.com wrote: I realize this is belated, but what the heck. Better you than me, re snow. I really like that, a very painterly shot. Marnie

Re: PESO Snow storm

2014-01-26 Thread Paul Sorenson
Thanks Marnie. About four additional inches of snow last night with more expected tonight. Then into the deep freeze again. High temp tomorrow forecast to be -7F...low tomorrow night -21F. -p Sent from my iPad On Jan 26, 2014, at 3:50 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: I realize this is

Re: GESO: Me racing

2014-01-26 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I'm out of breath just looking at 'em :-) ann On 1/26/2014 18:02, David Mann wrote: Not photos by me, but photos of me racing the half-iron distance event* at the Challenge Wanaka triathlon festival. There aren't many nicer places to suffer. 8 pics in the set.

PESO: Melted Chocolate

2014-01-26 Thread Eactivist
I don't know what it says about me that out in the middle of the Nevada desert, about 40 minutes south from Las Vegas, I looked at the hills and saw... chocolate. Yum, yum. Heh. Pretty nothing much at all going on in this photo, but I sort of like it.

Re: PESO: Melted Chocolate

2014-01-26 Thread Bruce Walker
Anything involving chocolate: big win. Therefore your shot? Excellent! :-) On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 7:26 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: I don't know what it says about me that out in the middle of the Nevada desert, about 40 minutes south from Las Vegas, I looked at the hills and saw...

Re: FS Friday: Vivitar Series One 70-210 f/2.8-4.0 (Version 3 - Komine)

2014-01-26 Thread Zos Xavius
Do you still have this? I really want a version 3 and this is a fair price. On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 4:37 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: If you do a Google search on Mark Roberts Vivitar the first actual, (not advert.) result is this page...

Re: PESO: Melted Chocolate

2014-01-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
Nice pic. And it does look like chocolate. Paul via phone On Jan 26, 2014, at 7:26 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: I don't know what it says about me that out in the middle of the Nevada desert, about 40 minutes south from Las Vegas, I looked at the hills and saw... chocolate. Yum, yum.

Re: Another London shot: The Coach and Horses

2014-01-26 Thread Eactivist
Agreed (for my eyes). Plus the overlaps don't match up exactly, which makes for sort of an edge with layers (right and left sides of photo). I would have to grow accustomed to that to like that effect. Marnie aka Doe :-) I feel myself turning into an old fuddy duddy as I write. In a

Re: PESO: Dear Aussies . . .

2014-01-26 Thread Eactivist
Ahhh. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 1/23/2014 1:53:01 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, ldott...@gmail.com writes: We have one of your shepherds: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/12108419024/#large His name is Bear and he's the newest canine addition to the Gilbert

Re: Another London shot: The Coach and Horses

2014-01-26 Thread Stanley Halpin
On Jan 26, 2014, at 7:46 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Agreed (for my eyes). Plus the overlaps don't match up exactly, which makes for sort of an edge with layers (right and left sides of photo). I would have to grow accustomed to that to like that effect. Marnie aka Doe :-) I

Re: FS Friday: Vivitar Series One 70-210 f/2.8-4.0 (Version 3 - Komine)

2014-01-26 Thread Mark Roberts
Zos Xavius wrote: Do you still have this? I really want a version 3 and this is a fair price. Oh, sorry. It's gone now. I should have mentioned that. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

PESO: Plastic Farm

2014-01-26 Thread David Mann
A bucolic scene I passed while out for an easy bike ride today. I stopped on the way back to take a photo :) http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/741/#peso Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: Environmental protection for 120 film.

2014-01-26 Thread David Mann
I used to use those containers, they're very good. I still have them. Cheers, Dave On Jan 27, 2014, at 9:59 am, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: For anyone still shooting with their Pentax 67 or film 645 MM minis are back for Valentines day. The 1.08 oz tube is a pretty good

Re: Boris PESO #03 - Grocery store and a new lens

2014-01-26 Thread Boris Liberman
Bulent, I am very much no expert in photoshop. And since I fully switched to LightRoom when 1.0 came out, I did not follow as far as its improvements went. So I don't know. But it seems to me that to reproduce such an effect in post from regular sharp image will be a very non-trivial and

Re: Boris PESO #03 - Grocery store and a new lens

2014-01-26 Thread Boris Liberman
Thanks, Frank. You're being very kind. The great thing here is that as far as rendering goes, 99% was done in run-time and not in post. On 1/26/2014 9:04 PM, knarf wrote: I thought I replied to this yesterday but it appears I was mistaken. I like it. A lot. Proves that sharpness isn't

Re: Boris PESO #03 - Grocery store and a new lens

2014-01-26 Thread Boris Liberman
Thanks, Marnie. On 1/27/2014 1:21 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: That's really soft. Interesting, good composition, but not really sure I like it. Marnie aka Doe :-) Take with a grain of salt. In a message dated 1/25/2014 10:13:44 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, bori...@gmail.com writes: Hi!

OT: The revolution will be photographed (Ukraine)

2014-01-26 Thread Aahz Maruch
Very long photojournalism series that seemed somewhat relevant after the current thread: http://zyalt.livejournal.com/984735.html -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ * * * Help a hearing-impaired person:

Re: What is a Photograph?

2014-01-26 Thread Eactivist
Interesting. Never heard of that, at all. Marnie Still amused by exploding heads, subject photographs of said event, and/or selfies of said event, which will be an actual objective event. Or something like that. :-) In a message dated 1/26/2014 3:18:57 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,

Re: PESO. Maple leaf.

2014-01-26 Thread Bulent Celasun
Thanks, Marnie :)) Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun

PESO, for Frank

2014-01-26 Thread Larry Colen
It's not a nude, but if the model were a woman it would be NSFW, so perhaps this will go a short ways towards making Frank feel a bit better: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/12167313015/in/set-72157640198285216/ This was shot in the park sort of across the street from my house. After

Re: Hint for exposure metering for videos with Pentax DSLR

2014-01-26 Thread Igor Roshchin
Fri Jan 24 15:04:15 EST 2014 Bruce Walker wrote: On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 12:52 PM, Igor Roshchin str at komkon.org wrote: Fri Jan 24 06:03:57 EST 2014 Steve Cottrell wrote: On 23/1/14, Bruce Walker, discombobulated, unleashed: Were it I shooting video, I'd meter the scene and set