PESO: Meerkat

This is the last of my zoo photos for now. He stood up a few moments later but I resisted showing such a clichéd pose. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/829/#peso Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from th

Re: Keeping photos on an external drive

Yes, I do this with my work machine when I work at home. Godfrey On Nov 12, 2014, at 9:03 PM, David Mann wrote: >> On Nov 13, 2014, at 11:58 am, steve harley wrote: >> >> here's a Time Machine technique that i've been meaning to explore: rotating >> two or more separate Time Machine drives

Re: Peso-Pastoral CA

Nice scene, looks a bit like some of the small farming blocks just out of town. Cheers, Dave > On Nov 13, 2014, at 7:40 am, Jack Davis wrote: > > > > Lower CA foothill pastoral scene. > The horse being in line with that dominant red tree is slightly > uncomfortable, but the fence to the rig

Re: Keeping photos on an external drive

On Nov 13, 2014, at 11:58 am, steve harley wrote: > here's a Time Machine technique that i've been meaning to explore: rotating > two or more separate Time Machine drives in order to keep one off-site: > > Strange, I'm not able to load that article (I get

Re: Peso-Pastoral CA

Fret? I care very little about this image. How many different ways can I say it? Jack - Original Message - From: "Rick Womer" To: "PDML" Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 5:40:15 PM Subject: Re: Peso-Pastoral CA Jack, It's a beautiful image. Don't fret about the horse and tree. Ric

Re: Peso-Pastoral CA

Yup - you're right - about one horse length would be better than where I put him. I think what's growing out of his back is the yellow-leaved tree and maybe a fence post. ;>) -p On 11/12/2014 6:27 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Thanks, Paul, but any location I see has problems. Further, it's not my

PESO - Potsdam cloister

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Re: Peso-Pastoral CA

Jack, It's a beautiful image. Don't fret about the horse and tree. Rick On Nov 12, 2014, at 1:40 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > > Lower CA foothill pastoral scene. > The horse being in line with that dominant red tree is slightly > uncomfortable, but the fence to the right was not good and it "

Re: Peso-Pastoral CA

I think it's a tree--maybe a horse chestnut! Rick On Nov 12, 2014, at 7:01 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > I definitely don't like the shrubs growing out of the horse's back. The > original is better. > > Paul via phone > >> On Nov 12, 2014, at 6:52 PM, Paul wrote: >> >> I like this. The red t

Re: Keeping photos on an external drive

I use Time Machine to backup everything on my system except my Lightroom catalogs and photos. For them, I have ChronoSync and a carefully designed set of synchronizer scripts that archive all my data to two additional, separate, backup drives. A third backup drive is in rotation with the second

Re: Peso-Pastoral CA

I agree that isn't the place, either. I just offered the image to "Paul." He (or anyone, for that matter) can do whatever with it. Might be a hoot to see what creative scenes result. Jack - Original Message - From: "Paul Stenquist" To: "PDML" Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 4:01:42 P

Re: Peso-Pastoral CA

Thanks, Paul, but any location I see has problems. Further, it's not my intention to archive this image. If you want it take it with my blessing. I'd suggest the horse be moved to the right about one length. There, it's now up to you. Jack:) - Original Message - From: "Paul" To: "PDML"

Re: Peso-Pastoral CA

I definitely don't like the shrubs growing out of the horse's back. The original is better. Paul via phone > On Nov 12, 2014, at 6:52 PM, Paul wrote: > > I like this. The red tree really gives it some punch. > > Is this where you'd like the horse? I'll remove it in 24 hours - sooner if > y

Re: Peso-Pastoral CA

I like this. The red tree really gives it some punch. Is this where you'd like the horse? I'll remove it in 24 hours - sooner if you'd like. -p https://www.dropbox.com/s/ubbkru4xr9d1158/jack%27s%20horse%20farm.jpg?dl=0 On 11/12/2014 12:40 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Lower CA foothill pastor

Re: PESO I get paid to do this!

Hi Guys, Thanks for commenting. I generally do very little in the way of retouching performance images, generally global changes only like colour balance, contrast etc. but in this case I also desaturated and added a little vignette for effect. So the bright spot I expect is a specular reflection

Re: Keeping photos on an external drive

on 2014-11-12 9:57 Charles Robinson wrote I use Time Machine as my "local" backup on all my Macs, [...] i use Time Machine too, though not for photos (i do a periodic clone and secondary non-incremental backups to cover things like photos); Time Machine is by far the easiest way to do reliabl

Re: PESO: Passing the Buck

Thanks for looking and commenting, Jack, Alan and Bob. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 10:14 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > If he had a red nose, I would believe he was a lawn ornament! > > On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 10:07 PM, Alan C wrote: >> Well

Re: PESO - Halloween Hedge

It's definitely intentional. There is other topiary in the yard, but nothing else this amusing. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 11:55 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > That is hilarious! Is it intentional? > > It reminds me a bit of the "Swarovski Giant" in Wattens, Aus

Re: PESO - Halloween Hedge

Bob, I'm just guessing that you only had that job one summer… Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 5:03 PM, Richard Womer wrote: > It's definitely intentional. There is other topiary in the yard, but > nothing else this amusing. > > Rick > http://photo.net/photos/RickW > >

Re: Peso-Pastoral CA

I know. Thanks, J C Jack - Original Message - From: "J C OConnell" To: "PDML" Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 11:30:09 AM Subject: Re: Peso-Pastoral CA giving it a second look, you could just as easily crop off the left side of the image putting the horse and red tree on the left t

Re: Peso-Pastoral CA

Gracious comments, Dan! Thanks!! Jack - Original Message - From: "Daniel J. Matyola" To: "PDML" Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 12:33:09 PM Subject: Re: Peso-Pastoral CA Nice composition, wonderful colors and overall a fine image. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/dani

Re: Peso-Pastoral CA

Nice composition, wonderful colors and overall a fine image. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 1:40 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > > Lower CA foothill pastoral scene. > The horse being in line with that dominant red tree is slightly > uncomfortable

Re: Peso-Pastoral CA

I see no crops. Perhaps the horse ate them? Great shot, Jack. Alan C -Original Message- From: Jack Davis Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 8:40 PM To: PDML Subject: Peso-Pastoral CA Lower CA foothill pastoral scene. The horse being in line with that dominant red tree is slightly u

Fwd: Peso-Pastoral CA

Minor issue with your crop, the horse is facing the short side of the scene and I see no relief of my red tree/horse awkwardness. I consider this rather common image fully fruited as shot. Thanks much for suggestion JC and Igor. Jack - Original Message - From: "J C OConnell" To: "PD

Re: Peso-Pastoral CA

giving it a second look, you could just as easily crop off the left side of the image putting the horse and red tree on the left third of the image rather than centered. On 11/12/2014 2:23 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Minor issue with your crop, the horse is facing the short side of the scene and I se

Re: Peso-Pastoral CA

Minor issue with your crop, the horse is facing the short side of the scene and I see no relief of my red tree/horse awkwardness. I consider this rather common image fully fruited as shot. Thanks much for suggestion JC and Igor. Jack - Original Message - From: "J C OConnell" To: "PDML

Re: Peso-Pastoral CA

yeah, get the red tree AND horse out of the center and on the third On 11/12/2014 2:13 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Well, I can move the horse out of the center, but that tree will still be in line with him. Is that what you're addressing, J C? Jack - Original Message - From: "J C OConnell"

Re: Peso-Pastoral CA

here's what Im thinking of: http://www.jchriso.com/temp/horse2.jpg On 11/12/2014 1:40 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Lower CA foothill pastoral scene. The horse being in line with that dominant red tree is slightly uncomfortable, but the fence to the right was not good and it "needed" a fence. Did

Re: Peso-Pastoral CA

Well, I can move the horse out of the center, but that tree will still be in line with him. Is that what you're addressing, J C? Jack - Original Message - From: "J C OConnell" To: "PDML" Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 10:48:58 AM Subject: Re: Peso-Pastoral CA I would go with portr

Re: high iso experiment

I like them. No 8 particularly. Are you sure the colour balance was set properly for the last one? Chris On 7 November 2014 18:44, Christine Aguila wrote: > Hi Everyone: > > On the way to Newberry Library the other night, I tried a few high ISO shots > at 51,200—and in some cases added a bit o

Re: Peso-Pastoral CA

Jack, I like the golden-fall colors. That's the colors that I used to be enjoying in October in New England if I could get to that part of the country at the right time. (And I would have gone with Agfa film for this, - for the contrast and nice saturated red.) I agree with JCO that a vertica

Re: Dad, 1943

Paul, Thank you for sharing this photo! Very nice photo with a character coming through. What is interesting to me is that it is also rather representative of that epoch. I immediately thought that it reminded me of a famous in the former Soviet Union movie "Two soldiers" with a very popular

Re: Peso-Pastoral CA

I would go with portrait orientation and crop off the right side to just right of the right most fence post. jco On 11/12/2014 1:40 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Lower CA foothill pastoral scene. The horse being in line with that dominant red tree is slightly uncomfortable, but the fence to the right

Peso-Pastoral CA

Lower CA foothill pastoral scene. The horse being in line with that dominant red tree is slightly uncomfortable, but the fence to the right was not good and it "needed" a fence. Didn't want to go much to my left due to horse's position. Taken on the way back from the Cabin shoot. Comments ap

Re: PESO: Autumn in the Country

You caught a beautiful day, Dan! Cropping feels a bit snug. First thing I missed was the base of that beautiful red tree. Jack - Original Message - From: "Daniel J. Matyola" To: "PDML" Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 9:25:58 AM Subject: PESO: Autumn in the Country An old farm house

Re: PESO I get paid to do this!

Dan, In India, above the equator, some women have a (dark) dot above the neck (on the forehead). In Australia, they have things upside-down, so the dot is below the neck... (and changed the polarity). ;-) Rob, nice work. I agree with others that a dark smudge to her right (actually there is

PESO: Autumn in the Country

An old farm house in the village of Oldwick, NJ. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17903131&size=lg 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 UNSUBSCRIB

Re: PESO - Easy Access

Ah memories... I worked my way through college moving furniture in the summers. The first day I learned a new maxim : Pianos always go from the basement of one house to the 2nd story of the next. On 11/11/14, 11:00 AM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 2 Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 20:55:38 -05

Re: Keeping photos on an external drive

> On Nov 12, 2014, at 01:58 , Chris Mitchell wrote: >> >> Or you could get some cloud storage and let your data trickle-feed up to >> there. If you have cloud storage then you don't need your backup external >> drive. > > You just need to think about how well and how long cloud services will

Re: PESO - Halloween Hedge

That is hilarious! Is it intentional? It reminds me a bit of the "Swarovski Giant" in Wattens, Austria, which houses the company's museum: http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=main&webtag=djm1963&entry=166 Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Nov

Re: PESO I get paid to do this!

And you should too. You're pretty good at it. Alan C -Original Message- From: Rob Studdert Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 9:53 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO I get paid to do this! Hi Team, A shot from a recent live performance, sometimes I love my job https://dl.

Re: PESO I get paid to do this!

Lovely portrait, Rob. And why _shouldn't_ you love your job? :) Super niggly, but a dark, in-focus smudge just to the right of the woman's forehead (her right) distracts me. On Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 2:53 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: > Hi Team, > > A shot from a recent live performance, sometimes I lo

Re: Peso-Veteran's Day Hawk

Yeah, noisy screw drive. I haven't timed it, but it "seems" quicker to respond than does my SDM DA50~135. Jack - Original Message - From: "David J Brooks" To: "PDML" Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 6:47:15 AM Subject: Re: Peso-Veteran's Day Hawk Jack, one question. My foray into S

Re: PESO I get paid to do this!

Engaging portrait, with excellent detail. What is the small white dot at the base of he neck? It is a very minor distraction. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 2:53 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: > Hi Team, > > A shot from a recent live performance,

Re: PESO: Medicine Chest

Fascinating! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 10:33 PM, Bill wrote: > I came across this while looking for something else. > > > http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/bad_medicine.html > > Pentax K5, 43mm LTD, ISO 80, f/16 for 6 seconds.

Re: PESO: Passing the Buck

If he had a red nose, I would believe he was a lawn ornament! On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 10:07 PM, Alan C wrote: > Well caught, Dan. I am amazed how trusting the urbanised deer seem to be. > > Alan C > > -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola > Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 9:55 PM >

Re: Peso-Veteran's Day Hawk

Jack, one question. My foray into SDM with the 17-70 was dismal to say the least. I take it the 55-300 is not SDM but the old reliable 7 day focus tine.;-) Dave On Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 7:51 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > Well, thanks, Alan, but it seems to me that you're well equipped as is.(?) > Howe

Re: PESO I get paid to do this!

Nice work, Rob. On Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 9:53 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: > Hi Team, > > A shot from a recent live performance, sometimes I love my job > > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9304908/temp/1-IMGL84958.JPG > > Tech: K3 ISO6400 1/50s, DA 50-135/2.8 @115mm f3.2 > > Cheers, > > -- > Rob St

Re: Keeping photos on an external drive

"The cloud" is perfect as a metaphor for on-line storage: diffuse, turbulent, evanescent, and often associated with unpleasant storms and destruction. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 3:29 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > On 12 Nov 2014, at 07:58, Chris Mitchell wrote: > >>> >

Re: Peso-Veteran's Day Hawk

Well, thanks, Alan, but it seems to me that you're well equipped as is.(?) However, if you should make the switch, I don't think you'll be disappointed. Jack - Original Message - From: "Alan C" To: "PDML" Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 8:04:56 PM Subject: Re: Fwd: Peso-Veteran's Day H

Re: PESO I get paid to do this!

Well done. A sparkling delight! Paul via phone > On Nov 12, 2014, at 2:53 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: > > Hi Team, > > A shot from a recent live performance, sometimes I love my job > > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9304908/temp/1-IMGL84958.JPG > > Tech: K3 ISO6400 1/50s, DA 50-135/2.8 @11

Re: OT - 43 Reasons for Living in Oxford (allegedly)

Yes, another PDML chain reaction! Sent from my iPad > On Nov 12, 2014, at 1:01 AM, Chris Mitchell wrote: > > Looks like we're saddled with a pun thread... > >> On 11 November 2014 22:35, Richard Womer wrote: >> The thread is suddenly tyre-ing... >> http://photo.net/photos/RickW >> >> >>> On

Re: Keeping photos on an external drive

On 12 Nov 2014, at 07:58, Chris Mitchell wrote: >> >> You also need an offsite strategy in case the Big Bad Wolf blows your house >> down. >> >> You could shuffle a couple of backup drives between home and work once a >> week, but this relies on you having the discipline to do it, and has the

Re: PESO: Medicine Chest

Nice cabinet. Hope you're feeling better. B > On 12 Nov 2014, at 03:33, Bill wrote: > > I came across this while looking for something else. > > > http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/bad_medicine.html > > Pentax K5, 43mm LTD, ISO 80, f/16 for 6 seconds. > > Enjoy > > bill > > --

Re: PESO - Halloween Hedge

On 12 Nov 2014, at 01:20, Rick Womer wrote: > > Back to Potsdam for a moment, where we may have spotted Oscar the Grouch > disguised as a hedge on our way to the rail station: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17902221 > > (K-5, DA 16-45) > > Comments? That reminds me of when I was

Re: Dad, 1943

A classic portrait, Paul. Could be a film star. It just shows that equipment doesn't necessarily make the photographer. Alan C -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 9:26 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Dad, 1943 This picture was taken by a