Re: GESO Quick Trip to Asheville, NC

2014-08-12 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks everyone for your kind remarks. If you're looking for a nice vacation spot, I highly recommend Asheville. It's such a friendly town with the beautiful mountains nearby. Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad On Aug 11, 2014, at 6:18 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote:

Re: PESO: Moon

2014-08-12 Thread Attila Boros
Thanks, P.J. On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 1:42 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: On 8/11/2014 1:55 PM, Attila Boros wrote: Last night was a full moon, and the sky was clear (rare combination), so I gave it a shot:

Re: PESO - Air Jeremy

2014-08-12 Thread Attila Boros
Another fine action shot of impressive bike skill! On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 4:23 AM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Spent a few minutes at the Eighth Street Skate Park yesterday. Only one bike there: Jeremy, a young lad I'd never met, but he knew a few of the others who I've met and

Re: peso cardinal

2014-08-12 Thread David J Brooks
thanks to all the had a look and or commented. I have just finished a search on natural looking bird feeders and have looked at some great plans. I have an abundance of fallen sticks and twigs to add to the feeders as perches, not sure why i never thougt of doing that until now. Dave On Mon,

Re: Peso La Tour de CN

2014-08-12 Thread Richard Womer
Very nice! The flag at the bottom is a nice touch. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 10:46 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: wife and I wen to the Blue Jays Tigers game Sunday. What a marathon, but we won.:-) Looked up while we were waiting on a stop

Re: PESO: Forest colours

2014-08-12 Thread Richard Womer
Ah yes, fall will be here in no time… Very nice pic. I'm not sure whether the dam adds or detracts. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 2:20 AM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, Mark. On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 1:05 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net

Re: PESO: Forest colours

2014-08-12 Thread Zos Xavius
This is just lovely. On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 9:55 AM, Richard Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: Ah yes, fall will be here in no time… Very nice pic. I'm not sure whether the dam adds or detracts. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 2:20 AM, Attila Boros

Re: peso cardinal

2014-08-12 Thread Jack Davis
Good luck with your natural plan, David. J - Original Message - From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 6:39:43 AM Subject: Re: peso cardinal thanks to all the had a look and or commented. I have just finished a search on natural

Geso Indiana Amish Country

2014-08-12 Thread Don Guthrie
On my way to Mackinaw we spent two days in Indiana Amish area. These are a few photos of the trip all taken with Pentax. At least one photo may surprise you but yes they raise them for their milk. If any catch your eye comments good or bad are appreciated.

Re: Geso Indiana Amish Country

2014-08-12 Thread Bob Sullivan
Don, Interesting trip. I especially appreciated the marigold field with the flame flowers(?) in front. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 11:14 AM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: On my way to Mackinaw we spent two days in Indiana Amish area. These are a few photos of the trip all

Photo batteries - 2CR5 and CR2?

2014-08-12 Thread Stanley Halpin
I have been cleaning up cleaning out some of my photo related stuff. (Watch this space for offers to sell lenses, cameras…) I have, for some purposes I do not recall, two unused 2CR5 batteries and 7 unused (?) CR2 batteries. The CR2 all test positive with my battery tester, I did not open the

Camera Choice

2014-08-12 Thread Ed Keeney
My K100D is running itself into the ground. There is something wrong with the viewfinder that I can't fix (hard to see through, something inside the viewfinder itself). Pictures still come out great, although some hot pixels here and there. I think I can start to scrape together some funds for

Not a cat picture

2014-08-12 Thread Bill
But as cliched as a kitten in a bonnet laying in a sunbeam We had a rather large moon event on the weekend, so i decided to take out the big glass and see what I could accomplish. This was shot with the K3 mounted to the A600/5.6 and 1.4 matched teleconverter. ISO 100, f/8 for 1/60 second.

Re: Camera Choice

2014-08-12 Thread Bill
On 12/08/2014 11:34 AM, Ed Keeney wrote: My K100D is running itself into the ground. There is something wrong with the viewfinder that I can't fix (hard to see through, something inside the viewfinder itself). Pictures still come out great, although some hot pixels here and there. I think I

Re: Not a cat picture

2014-08-12 Thread David J Brooks
Is that a Google street view car on the left.?? Dave On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 1:43 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: But as cliched as a kitten in a bonnet laying in a sunbeam We had a rather large moon event on the weekend, so i decided to take out the big glass and see what I

Re: Geso Indiana Amish Country

2014-08-12 Thread knarf
Impressive gallery! I'm surprised that fellow was riding a bike with gears. Figured they'd be too modern. ;-) When I lived in Kitchener (formerly Berlin), Ontario there was a large Mennonite community there. Not the same as Amish but they do eschew the modern ways. Their buggies and wagons

Re: Not a cat picture

2014-08-12 Thread Bob Sullivan
Looks like the neighborhood kids have been using it for target practice. :-) On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 12:43 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: But as cliched as a kitten in a bonnet laying in a sunbeam We had a rather large moon event on the weekend, so i decided to take out the big

Re: Camera Choice

2014-08-12 Thread Bryan Jacoby
The K-50 looks amazing for the price: prism (vs. mirror) viewfinder, AF microadjustment (one of the reasons I upgraded from my K100D Super was that my FA 50mm f/1.4 backfocused badly on it and there was nothing I could do about it), dual control wheels, weather sealing, etc. If you are happy with

Re: Camera Choice

2014-08-12 Thread Zos Xavius
Don't count out a used K-5 or a refurbished/used K-5 IIs. Both can be had for less cost than a K-50. The K-5 II has a vastly improved AF over the k-5/k-50. Something to consider. The biggest differences between the k-5 and k-50 outside of build quality is the AF. The K-50 uses an improved k-5

Re: Not a cat picture

2014-08-12 Thread Bulent Celasun
Wow! Who needs a telescope, then? 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

Re: Not a cat picture

2014-08-12 Thread Zos Xavius
On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 3:53 PM, Bulent Celasun bulent.cela...@gmail.com wrote: Wow! Who needs a telescope, then? Bulent Astronomers, -- 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: Not a cat picture

2014-08-12 Thread Larry Colen
Bill wrote: But as cliched as a kitten in a bonnet laying in a sunbeam We had a rather large moon event on the weekend, so i decided to take out the big glass and see what I could accomplish. This was shot with the K3 mounted to the A600/5.6 and 1.4 matched teleconverter. ISO 100, f/8

Re: Photo batteries - 2CR5 and CR2?

2014-08-12 Thread John
On 8/12/2014 12:55 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: I have been cleaning up cleaning out some of my photo related stuff. (Watch this space for offers to sell lenses, cameras…) I have, for some purposes I do not recall, two unused 2CR5 batteries and 7 unused (?) CR2 batteries. The CR2 all test

Re: Camera Choice

2014-08-12 Thread John
On 8/12/2014 1:34 PM, Ed Keeney wrote: My K100D is running itself into the ground. There is something wrong with the viewfinder that I can't fix (hard to see through, something inside the viewfinder itself). Pictures still come out great, although some hot pixels here and there. I think I can

Re: Not a cat picture

2014-08-12 Thread John
On 8/12/2014 1:43 PM, Bill wrote: But as cliched as a kitten in a bonnet laying in a sunbeam We had a rather large moon event on the weekend, so i decided to take out the big glass and see what I could accomplish. This was shot with the K3 mounted to the A600/5.6 and 1.4 matched teleconverter.

Re: Not a cat picture

2014-08-12 Thread Richard Womer
Very nicely done. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 4:05 PM, John sesso...@earthlink.net wrote: On 8/12/2014 1:43 PM, Bill wrote: But as cliched as a kitten in a bonnet laying in a sunbeam We had a rather large moon event on the weekend, so i decided to take out

Re: Not a cat picture

2014-08-12 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Impressive, even if not a cat. although I anticipated a slight orange tinge Wish I had gone up to my roof last night -- someone got a really nice shot of the moon looking balanced atop the Chrysler building... My roof may well have provided me the same photo op :-( and today we have rain

Re: Geso Indiana Amish Country

2014-08-12 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Nice Set, Don... Enjoyed the amble - particularly like horses and that ironic juxtaposition shot with the guy on the pench looking at his smart phone and the green bike. Now about that camel. ann On 8/12/2014 12:14, Don Guthrie wrote: On my way to Mackinaw we spent two days in

Re: Not a cat picture

2014-08-12 Thread Bob W-PDML
I can see the hangar where they faked the moon landing! B On 12 Aug 2014, at 18:44, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: But as cliched as a kitten in a bonnet laying in a sunbeam We had a rather large moon event on the weekend, so i decided to take out the big glass and see what I

Re: Not a cat picture

2014-08-12 Thread Jack Davis
Nice image, Bill! J - Original Message - From: Richard Womer rickpic...@gmail.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 1:16:30 PM Subject: Re: Not a cat picture Very nicely done. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 4:05 PM, John

Re: Geso Indiana Amish Country

2014-08-12 Thread Don Guthrie
Thanks Bob, they had those flower quilts all over the place. These were in front of a Cheese store if I recall correctly. On 8/12/14, 2:55 PM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 2 Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 11:38:19 -0500 From: Bob Sullivanrf.sulli...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Not a cat picture

2014-08-12 Thread Don Guthrie
That was some serious equipment. You must have a good tripod. Nice work. On 8/12/14, 2:55 PM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 5 Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 11:43:43 -0600 From: Billanotherdrunken...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: Not a cat picture

Re: Geso Indiana Amish Country

2014-08-12 Thread Don Guthrie
Glad you liked them Frank. This was about the fanciest bike I saw. These folks lead a different life for sure. They meet every other week for services but no church they meet in homes. They eschew modern life but every half dozen families have different rules. Their buggies are their pride

Re: Not a cat picture

2014-08-12 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 12/8/14, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed: But as cliched as a kitten in a bonnet laying in a sunbeam We had a rather large moon event on the weekend, so i decided to take out the big glass and see what I could accomplish. This was shot with the K3 mounted to the A600/5.6 and 1.4 matched

Re: Camera Choice

2014-08-12 Thread Kenneth Waller
Great buy for the money used is a K20. Should be able to get one for around $250. -Original Message- From: Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com Sent: Aug 12, 2014 1:54 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Camera Choice On 12/08/2014 11:34 AM, Ed Keeney wrote: My K100D

Re: Camera Choice

2014-08-12 Thread Glen Berry
I recently bought a K-30, and I love it! The prices on that model are low, but it's a terrific camera. I think it's the very best value for the money. It even has focus peaking, which the K-5 does not have. I would suggest shopping for bargains on Amazon, if you want a new K-30, or shop on

OT: Commercial printer - Nations Photo Lab

2014-08-12 Thread Darren Addy
Just curious if anyone has any experience using Nations Photo Lab? I'm tempted to give them at try, but on the other hand if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. They lose points for the missing apostrophe in their name, but such is the condition of our nation. AdoramaPix, which I've

PESO - sunny winter afternoon

2014-08-12 Thread Philip Northeast
A sunny winter afternoon on the Hobart dock https://www.flickr.com/photos/27281712@N08/14901013952/ K5 Sigma 10-20mm Ex singel shot HDR processing -- Philip Northeast www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Not a cat picture

2014-08-12 Thread P.J. Alling
It's possible to process the orange entirely out of the image if you want to. On 8/12/2014 4:30 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Impressive, even if not a cat. although I anticipated a slight orange tinge Wish I had gone up to my roof last night -- someone got a really nice shot of the moon looking

Re: Photo batteries - 2CR5 and CR2?

2014-08-12 Thread Stanley Halpin
Thanks John. That was my suspicion but I wasn’t at all sure. stan On Aug 12, 2014, at 4:00 PM, John sesso...@earthlink.net wrote: On 8/12/2014 12:55 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: I have been cleaning up cleaning out some of my photo related stuff. (Watch this space for offers to sell lenses,

Re: Geso Indiana Amish Country

2014-08-12 Thread P.J. Alling
And I thought they raised them for their sterling dispositions, or maybe I didn't know tomatoes could be milked. On 8/12/2014 12:14 PM, Don Guthrie wrote: On my way to Mackinaw we spent two days in Indiana Amish area. These are a few photos of the trip all taken with Pentax. At least one photo

Re: Camera Choice

2014-08-12 Thread P.J. Alling
On 8/12/2014 4:03 PM, John wrote: On 8/12/2014 1:34 PM, Ed Keeney wrote: My K100D is running itself into the ground. There is something wrong with the viewfinder that I can't fix (hard to see through, something inside the viewfinder itself). Pictures still come out great, although some hot

Re: Camera Choice

2014-08-12 Thread Zos Xavius
Wow. thanks for letting me know that the old keh site is still up! also the k-30 is the same damned camera as the k-50, but with arguably better looks. I used one and really liked it, but its definitely not on the same level as the k-5 II in terms of feel and build quality. I meant to add that you

PESO - Anticipation (in colour)

2014-08-12 Thread knarf
Last week I posted a bw version of this. After some off-list discussion I decided to crop a bit tighter (to get rid of the menacing man at the right of the frame) and go colour - nicely saturated colour, at that: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2014/08/anticipation.html?m=1 By way of

Re: peso cardinal

2014-08-12 Thread knarf
Love cardinals! Terrific shot. The arcs of the feeder arms add a nice element to the whole thing. Cheers, frank On 11 August, 2014 8:02:46 AM EDT, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Manged to get the set up closer to the feeders. Took some of the birds a while to get used to me but

Re: Peso La Tour de CN

2014-08-12 Thread knarf
Cool! Cheers, frank On 11 August, 2014 10:46:41 AM EDT, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: wife and I wen to the Blue Jays Tigers game Sunday. What a marathon, but we won.:-) Looked up while we were waiting on a stop light and saw this. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17832678

Re: PESO - Air Jeremy

2014-08-12 Thread knarf
The cars bother me more than the trees. I might try colour, that might help a bit with that separation thing. Thanks for you kind words, Ken. Cheers, frank On 11 August, 2014 9:43:42 PM EDT, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: A great action pose knarF. Separation from the background

Re: PESO - Air Jeremy

2014-08-12 Thread knarf
Thanks, Dan! I appreciate the comments. Cheers, frank On 11 August, 2014 10:08:25 PM EDT, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: I like the pose and the way his body stands out from the background, creating a 3 D like effect. Dan Matyola

Re: PESO - Air Jeremy

2014-08-12 Thread knarf
Glad you enjoyed it Attila. These kids are pretty good. Cheers, frank On 12 August, 2014 2:40:18 AM EDT, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: Another fine action shot of impressive bike skill! On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 4:23 AM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Spent a few minutes at

Re: PESO - sunny winter afternoon

2014-08-12 Thread Jack Davis
Can't resist commenting about the distraction of a centered horizon. Nice exposure. J - Original Message - From: Philip Northeast rnort...@bigpond.net.au To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 4:35:02 PM Subject: PESO - sunny winter afternoon A sunny winter afternoon

Re: peso cardinal

2014-08-12 Thread Ann Sanfedele
what Frank said... great pose by the subject too! ann On 8/12/2014 22:27, knarf wrote: Love cardinals! Terrific shot. The arcs of the feeder arms add a nice element to the whole thing. Cheers, frank On 11 August, 2014 8:02:46 AM EDT, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Manged to get

Re: PESO - Anticipation (in colour)

2014-08-12 Thread Jack Davis
Prefer the color. Something to do with it's effect on the child's wonder. J - Original Message - From: knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 7:03:14 PM Subject: PESO - Anticipation (in colour) Last week I posted a bw version of this. After

Re: PESO - Anticipation (in colour)

2014-08-12 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Yes - the color is right! ann On 8/12/2014 22:03, knarf wrote: Last week I posted a bw version of this. After some off-list discussion I decided to crop a bit tighter (to get rid of the menacing man at the right of the frame) and go colour - nicely saturated colour, at that:

Re: Not a cat picture

2014-08-12 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Impressive! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 1:43 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: But as cliched as a kitten in a bonnet laying in a sunbeam We had a rather large moon event on the weekend, so i decided to take out the big

Re: Not a cat picture

2014-08-12 Thread Zos Xavius
This is the most impressive moon picture I've seen in some time. On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 12:35 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Impressive! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 1:43 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: Not a cat picture

2014-08-12 Thread Christine Aguila
Wow! Really nice, Bill! Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad On Aug 12, 2014, at 5:22 PM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 12/8/14, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed: But as cliched as a kitten in a bonnet laying in a sunbeam We had a rather large moon event on the weekend,

Re: PESO - Anticipation (in colour)

2014-08-12 Thread Christine Aguila
Both quite nice, Frank, though the color wins! Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad On Aug 12, 2014, at 9:03 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Last week I posted a bw version of this. After some off-list discussion I decided to crop a bit tighter (to get rid of the menacing man at

Re: peso cardinal

2014-08-12 Thread Christine Aguila
Neato, Dave! Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad On Aug 11, 2014, at 7:02 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Manged to get the set up closer to the feeders. Took some of the birds a while to get used to me but thats the story of my life.

Re: PESO - sunny winter afternoon

2014-08-12 Thread Christine Aguila
That's a very dramatic sky, Phil! The bottom half is a bit cluttered. Still an interesting scene with dynamic color! Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad On Aug 12, 2014, at 6:35 PM, Philip Northeast rnort...@bigpond.net.au wrote: A sunny winter afternoon on the Hobart dock

Re: PESO - Air Jeremy

2014-08-12 Thread Christine Aguila
Well caught with nice body position and expression, Frank! Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad On Aug 11, 2014, at 8:23 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Spent a few minutes at the Eighth Street Skate Park yesterday. Only one bike there: Jeremy, a young lad I'd never met, but he

Re: Peso La Tour de CN

2014-08-12 Thread Christine Aguila
That's a fun view, Dave. Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad On Aug 11, 2014, at 9:46 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: wife and I wen to the Blue Jays Tigers game Sunday. What a marathon, but we won.:-) Looked up while we were waiting on a stop light and saw this.

Re: Geso Indiana Amish Country

2014-08-12 Thread Christine Aguila
Very nice set, Don! Especially like the laundry on the high clothesline. Laundry on a clothesline is a theme I like to shoot as I travel about. You got a great look there. Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad On Aug 12, 2014, at 11:14 AM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: On my way

Re: PESO orchid

2014-08-12 Thread Christine Aguila
Beautiful! Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad On Aug 10, 2014, at 3:58 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I struggled with a few orchids for years, trying to get them to bloom. Nothing. Moved them to a different location with just a bit more sun and they now bloom with

Re: OT - Mars photos.

2014-08-12 Thread Christine Aguila
Yes, indeed! Very interesting. That's for posting. Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad On Aug 11, 2014, at 2:05 PM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Some on the list may find these interesting - I know I did. http://tinyurl.com/d8gx4ma preview tiny url -

Re: PESO - Whoops

2014-08-12 Thread Christine Aguila
Yikes! Hope he's ok. Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad On Aug 9, 2014, at 7:23 PM, Philip Northeast rnort...@bigpond.net.au wrote: Having only two wheels can be embarrassing sometimes *istDS and Sigma 100-300mm telephoto zoom

Re: PESO 2014 - This and That - GDG

2014-08-12 Thread Christine Aguila
Love the rendering, poses and expressions! Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad On Aug 10, 2014, at 10:32 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: Had a little fun ... A friend gave me some pretty old Polaroid Type 667 pack film, so I wanted to test it and find out if it was

Re: PESO - Anticipation (in colour)

2014-08-12 Thread David Mann
I agree with the others; the colour really adds to this one. Cheers, Dave On Aug 13, 2014, at 2:03 pm, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Last week I posted a bw version of this. After some off-list discussion I decided to crop a bit tighter (to get rid of the menacing man at the right of

Re: PESO - Air Jeremy

2014-08-12 Thread David Mann
On Aug 13, 2014, at 2:31 pm, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: The cars bother me more than the trees. Funny, that's what I thought. Great minds. Bloody good shot anyway. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to