Re: PESO - sybarite seal

2014-06-01 Thread David Mann
"Seals prefer kipping on their backs..." Cheers, Dave On Jun 2, 2014, at 4:17 pm, Igor Roshchin wrote: > > Just a fun shot: > http://42graphy.org/galleries/2014-victoria/_IR07981.html > Photographed in Victoria, BC. > > Also, here is a more "abstract" photo of seals: > http://42graphy.org/gal

Re: GESO: first two from GFM

2014-06-01 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
The disappearing bridge has a strong mood and an distinct air of mystery. The meteor is well done and a great shot. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jun 1, 2014 at 10:23 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: > As I said, two quickies. > > http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p1052

Re: PESO - sybarite seal

2014-06-01 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I really like the "abstract" image. The wavy lines in the water create an interesting effect. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 12:17 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: > > Just a fun shot: > http://42graphy.org/galleries/2014-victoria/_IR07981.html > Ph

PESO: Investment Opportunity

2014-06-01 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17779557 Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and

PESO - sybarite seal

2014-06-01 Thread Igor Roshchin
Just a fun shot: http://42graphy.org/galleries/2014-victoria/_IR07981.html Photographed in Victoria, BC. Also, here is a more "abstract" photo of seals: http://42graphy.org/galleries/2014-victoria/_IR07975.html I don't like this picture much, but I didn't throw it away. I know that the picture is

Re: GESO: first two from GFM

2014-06-01 Thread steve harley
on 2014-06-01 20:23 Stan Halpin wrote As I said, two quickies. http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p1052678853 like the bridge shot — lots of room for interpretation -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please vi

Re: GESO: first two from GFM

2014-06-01 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I like your selfie with the bridge:-) And I guess there is a shooting star in the night shot ??? Must have been nice to see. ann On 6/1/2014 22:23, Stan Halpin wrote: As I said, two quickies. http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p1052678853 We had a period of about 30-45 minutes last night with c

PESO - Fishermen's Baskets

2014-06-01 Thread Brian Walters
G'day all A photo from my recent trip to southern Victoria - Taken with the Q and 5-15 mm zoom https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP0701-Q-1peso.html http://tinyurl.com/orv4pfk Comments etc, welcome. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters

GESO: first two from GFM

2014-06-01 Thread Stan Halpin
As I said, two quickies. http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p1052678853 We had a period of about 30-45 minutes last night with clear skies. Otherwise we had fog, mist, low clouds, or all three at once. But no rain after Friday afternoon! The sky shot is from the campground during the clear period.

Re: GESO: On the road

2014-06-01 Thread Stan Halpin
Thanks all for your comments. I'll be traveling and/or working the rest of this week, will try and squeeze out a few GFM shots along the way, finish up next weekend. For now I'll do a quickie two-shot GESO; see following message. stan On Jun 1, 2014, at 3:50 PM, Attila Boros wrote: > It's a v

Re: PESO - 'Caribou'

2014-06-01 Thread Ken Waller
Thanks for the comment Mark, I really appreciate it. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Mark C" Subject: Re: PESO - 'Caribou' Awesome shot, Ken - that is 100% nature photography world class material! Mark On 5/28/2014 3:25 P

Re: PESO - 'Caribou'

2014-06-01 Thread Ken Waller
Very impressive antlers. Excellent shot! Thank you Attila. That particular specimen is probably the best I've ever seen in numerous trips to Alaska!. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Attila Boros" Subject: Re: PESO - 'Carib

Re: PESO -- Fire Fighter.

2014-06-01 Thread Ann Sanfedele
what Ken said ann On 6/1/2014 18:28, Kenneth Waller wrote: Just plain cute! -Original Message- From: Mark C Subject: Re: PESO -- Fire Fighter. Nice shot - your rending really compliments the lighting. I do wonder what they were thinking - everyone knows dalmatians drink Bud. On 5/2

Re: Yet another GFM video. (This one in "shakycam"!)

2014-06-01 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Ah That was lots of fun! shaky or no ann On 5/31/2014 15:19, Mark Roberts wrote: Excerpts from the hike to Attic Window Peak. http://youtu.be/Lb0bbgzWCW8 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: 10mm lens in Pentax K mount

2014-06-01 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting John : You might look at Sigma's 10-20 zoom. It's available in a fully automatic auto-focus *Pentax* Mount. As is Tamron's 10-24. I have one and like it a lot, although I don't use it or the DA 16-45 as much as I used to now I have the DA 18-135. I've just got a bit lazy... C

Re: PESO -- Fire Fighter.

2014-06-01 Thread Kenneth Waller
Just plain cute! -Original Message- >From: Mark C >Subject: Re: PESO -- Fire Fighter. > >Nice shot - your rending really compliments the lighting. I do wonder >what they were thinking - everyone knows dalmatians drink Bud. > >On 5/21/2014 4:17 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: >> Sometimes when yo

Re: PESO. A Monochrome.

2014-06-01 Thread Kenneth Waller
Very nice capture what ever it is. -Original Message- >From: Bulent Celasun >Subject: PESO. A Monochrome. > >From the backyard... > >http://celasun.wordpress.com/ > >Pentax K20D, Sigma 70mm f/2.8 EX Macro > >Comments appreciated. > > > >Bulent >---

Re: Peso: Blooming Cactus

2014-06-01 Thread Mark C
Nice shot - there is an eastern prickly pear cactus as well and it has similar blooms. They are really beautiful. One of the fields where I shoot bugs has a good bit of this cactus in it. On 5/29/2014 6:58 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Not a biggie, but one I seem to enjoy reviewing from time to time

Re: PESO -- Fire Fighter.

2014-06-01 Thread Mark C
Nice shot - your rending really compliments the lighting. I do wonder what they were thinking - everyone knows dalmatians drink Bud. On 5/21/2014 4:17 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: Sometimes when you're walking along you see a display in a shop window and have to think; "What the hell were they thinki

Re: PESO - 'Caribou'

2014-06-01 Thread Mark C
Awesome shot, Ken - that is 100% nature photography world class material! Mark On 5/28/2014 3:25 PM, Ken Waller wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17775876 Taken in Denali National Park, Alaska ist*D, 600mm f4.0 FA, 200 ISO Comments solicited & appreciated. Kenneth Waller http:

Re: First day at the mountain (with video!)

2014-06-01 Thread Attila Boros
Great fun! Also liked the old video, but this one is more exciting. I was wondering about the Portal references popping up all over Youtube, then I saw your "note" :) On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 4:11 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > This morning I settled in and did some logistical work in preparation > for

Re: First day at the mountain (with video!)

2014-06-01 Thread John
Yeah, that's what it looked like Friday MORNING. On 5/30/2014 9:11 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: This morning I settled in and did some logistical work in preparation for the Nature Photography Weekend. Then I shot a short video of the ride up to the top of the mountain. http://youtu.be/izPRMh9CDRk A

K-5 hardware bug (literally)

2014-06-01 Thread Richard Womer
I had time for an hour's photo walk with my K-5 this morning, and about halfway through noticed something moving in the viewfinder. It was an insect, oval, about the size of the little red autofocus indicators, roaming about the top (inaccessible) surface of the finder screen. This evening I'm

Re: Hands-on Lightroom training?

2014-06-01 Thread John
Check & see if a local Community College might offer Adult Continuing Education courses. Here's one from Wake Tech where I live: http://ncce.waketech.edu/course/photoshop-lightroom-4 It's five 1-1/2 hour hands on sessions for $75.00. This particular instance of the course is Tu & Th mornings, b

Re: Peso: Blooming Cactus

2014-06-01 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, Attila! Pleasing remarks. Jack - Original Message - From: "Attila Boros" To: "PDML" Sent: Sunday, June 1, 2014 12:32:15 PM Subject: Re: Peso: Blooming Cactus The blooms are nice and they really stand out. It's a pleasant photo, I see why you come back to it. On Fri, May 30, 20

Re: OT: changing homepage in google and firefox - help please

2014-06-01 Thread John
Someone else has recommended Pale Moon, and I concur. I've switched to it. It looks like Firefox before Mozilla started trying to make Firefox look like Google Chrome. On 5/30/2014 1:02 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Chrome all done.. Bill gave me that Opened every possibility I thought in firefox

Re: Need help choosing a photo from 4

2014-06-01 Thread Attila Boros
I prefer #1 for better subject isolation. The other 3 have too much clutter in the background. Maybe you could get something out of #4 after cropping a bit from left and blurring the background in PS. On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 10:04 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: > > > Hi All, > > On the recent trip to V

Home from GFM

2014-06-01 Thread John
I saw Mark, Ted, Stan & Nico, but PDML was kind of under-represented this year. I left a bit early because I am still not feeling well. I've been having sinus problems for a week or so. I have medication, but it's not working very fast. I'm also the one who lives closest, so if I put the pedal t

Re: 10mm lens in Pentax K mount

2014-06-01 Thread John
You might look at Sigma's 10-20 zoom. It's available in a fully automatic auto-focus *Pentax* Mount. On 5/30/2014 11:59 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: I just discovered that Samyang introduced to the market a new lens in Pentax K mount: Samyang 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS Lens (Pentax K Mount) http://w

Re: GESO: On the road

2014-06-01 Thread Attila Boros
It's a very good start. I like the B&W rendering and the last photo with nice green foliage. On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 7:23 AM, Stan Halpin wrote: > On the road to Grandfather Mountain photo weekend. Spent the morning at > Hocking Hills State Park in Ohio. These are the better single shots. All we

Re: PESO - 'Caribou'

2014-06-01 Thread Attila Boros
Very impressive antlers. Excellent shot! On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 10:25 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17775876 > > Taken in Denali National Park, Alaska > > ist*D, 600mm f4.0 FA, 200 ISO > > Comments solicited & appreciated. > > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.penta

Re: Peso: Blooming Cactus

2014-06-01 Thread Attila Boros
The blooms are nice and they really stand out. It's a pleasant photo, I see why you come back to it. On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 1:58 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > > > Not a biggie, but one I seem to enjoy reviewing from time to time. > Must be the detail, textures and buttery blooms. > Maybe I can then, f

Re: PESO. A Monochrome.

2014-06-01 Thread steve harley
on 2014-06-01 7:08 Bulent Celasun wrote > [J.C. O'Connel wrote:] Sigma made a 70mm macro? [...] Is it still in production and is it full frame capable? It is a highly regarded lens and -I believe- it is full frame capable (like some Pentax DA lenses). It should not be difficult to find. app

Re: PESO. A Monochrome.

2014-06-01 Thread Richard Womer
I like it, Bulent, particularly the use of DOF--and having a flower pic that works in monochrome! Rick On Jun 1, 2014, at 2:02 AM, Bulent Celasun wrote: > From the backyard... > > http://celasun.wordpress.com/ > > Pentax K20D, Sigma 70mm f/2.8 EX Macro > > Comments appreciated. > > > > Bu

Re: PESO: Watch the Gap

2014-06-01 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
"Mind" has a different meaning to most Americans, something like "dislike." As in "Do you mind if I smoke?" One can, of course, "watch the gap" without being cautious. "Beware of the gap" seems more to the point. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jun 1, 20

Re: Grandfather Mountain - Video LInks

2014-06-01 Thread David J Brooks
2004 was my first time at the mountain. Wonderful group and place Dave On Sun, Jun 1, 2014 at 10:45 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > will try for 2015, for sure.. > > Can't watch the tribute vid - too sad > > Note to the outsiders: Caesar was called sherpa because he was carrying a > tripod around for

Re: Grandfather Mountain - Video LInks

2014-06-01 Thread Ann Sanfedele
will try for 2015, for sure.. Can't watch the tribute vid - too sad Note to the outsiders: Caesar was called sherpa because he was carrying a tripod around for me. Frank and I mostly agreed on important stuff so I suspect we were not debating but enthusiastically agreeing :-) I didn't have

Re: Collage every so often

2014-06-01 Thread David J Brooks
thanks to all who had a look and or responded. I bought Collageit 3 over Xmas and it is simple to use and does a good job for 10 bucks On Sun, Jun 1, 2014 at 10:07 AM, Mark C wrote: > Nice collegian of photos - I'm sure your friend appreciated it. > > Mark > > > On 5/23/2014 11:10 AM, David J Br

Re: Collage every so often

2014-06-01 Thread Mark C
Nice collegian of photos - I'm sure your friend appreciated it. Mark On 5/23/2014 11:10 AM, David J Brooks wrote: A good friend of mine had to put his 12 year old Chocolate Lab down Thursday. I made this for them as a tribute for the camp wall. Mostly Pentax content. http://www.caughtinmotion

Re: PESO. A Monochrome.

2014-06-01 Thread Bulent Celasun
>enjoy that; reminds me a bit of Edward Weston's peppers; >the crop us tight and my eyes stay close to the edges, but it still seems to >work Thanks for your comment. It was marginally windy out there; which ruiner many shots. As you guessed, there were better compositions (with a bit mor room a

Re: PESO. A Monochrome.

2014-06-01 Thread Bulent Celasun
>Sigma made a 70mm macro? Yes! >I bet that would be an ideal portrait lens on aps. It is, indeed. I just happen to have alternatives in that range. >Is it still in production and is it full frame capable? It is a highly regarded lens and -I believe- it is full frame capable (like some Pentax DA l

Re: PESO: Watch the Gap

2014-06-01 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Chris Mitchell : So what about alighting? Mine and Dan's are general purpose - although upside down when getting off... You must wear out lots of hats that way... Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernl

Re: PESO: Watch the Gap

2014-06-01 Thread Chris Mitchell
So what about alighting? Mine and Dan's are general purpose - although upside down when getting off... On 1 June 2014 12:43, Brian Walters wrote: > Quoting Chris Mitchell : > >> n 1 June 2014 04:22, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >>> >>> In London, they say "Mind the Gap." >> >> >> And here's one to p

OT: Slideshow of Guernsey

2014-06-01 Thread Chris Mitchell
Birthplace of Karin (Mrs Mitchell) and one of the loveliest places on earth. Chris George rather overdoes HDR form time to time and the Ken Burns effect is worrisome - but he has a good eye and shows the place off well: http://youtu.be/FHiGShc3GHM Chris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdm

Re: PESO: Watch the Gap

2014-06-01 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Chris Mitchell : n 1 June 2014 04:22, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: In London, they say "Mind the Gap." And here's one to prove it: http://mitch.myzen.co.uk/PDML/DSCF1862.jpg It's a bit different in the US, but still good advice. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17778517 Comments

Re: PESO - Sitting Gull

2014-06-01 Thread Marco Alpert
Thanks, Jack! - Msrco > On May 30, 2014, at 5:06 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > > Fortunate, but well done catch, Marco! > > Jack > > - Original Message - > From: "Marco Alpert" > To: "PDML" > Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 8:48:20 PM > Subject: PESO - Sitting Gull > > http://www.alpert.com