The Poetics of Gas

2015-01-29 Thread Bob W
Nostalgia for our industrial heritage, with some nice pictures, here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30405066 There's a very good-looking one, built in 1886, close to where I live. It was once the largest in the world: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Greenwich_Gas_Works Nostalgia is all

Re: PESO - Wissahickon Bridge

2015-01-29 Thread Rick Womer
Actually, Eric, the lens I considered buying to replace the 16-45 was the 17-70--pretty much the same size and weight, good optics, and a longer reach. The continuing reports of SDM failures have deterred me. Rick On Jan 28, 2015, at 7:05 PM, Eric Weir wrote: On Jan 27, 2015, at 9:00 PM,

Re: My 2014 best of

2015-01-29 Thread Mark C
Superb gallery, Stan. Enjoy your trip! Mark On 1/28/2015 5:05 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: A quick selection which includes the 3 shots I just sent to Mark for his consideration in the Annual. http://www.zenfolio.com/smhphotos/p344979433 I’m outta here tomorrow for a trip to Argentina, with an

Re: GESO - Roadtrip USA

2015-01-29 Thread Paul
Great travelogue - some really nice images there. Looking forward to the continuation of your trip. -p On 1/28/2015 4:44 PM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all It's now over 18 months since my family and I brought our Australian accents to the western USA and, while I haven't exactly ignored

Re: The Poetics of Gas

2015-01-29 Thread Bruce Walker
Fascinating! I'd never heard of these structures. There's nothing like them in North America, afaik. They look positively steampunk. Thanks, Bob. On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 12:21 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Nostalgia for our industrial heritage, with some nice pictures, here:

Re: The Poetics of Gas

2015-01-29 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob W wrote: Nostalgia for our industrial heritage, with some nice pictures, here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30405066 There's a very good-looking one, built in 1886, close to where I live. It was once the largest in the world: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Greenwich_Gas_Works They

Re: GESO - Roadtrip USA

2015-01-29 Thread Mark C
Excellent collection of images! Remarkable in both the number of images and the very high quality. I enjoyed going through them. Mark On 1/28/2015 5:44 PM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all It's now over 18 months since my family and I brought our Australian accents to the western USA and,

Re: PESO - Blue Snowflake

2015-01-29 Thread Mark C
Interesting observation - in a sense the droplets (rime) could be acting like additional lens elements and altering the refraction of light. I am hoping to work with the yellow filter a little more and if this turns up again I'll turn off the mufti white balance to see if that affects it. I

Re: GESO - Roadtrip USA

2015-01-29 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net: Excellent collection of images! Remarkable in both the number of images and the very high quality. I enjoyed going through them. Thanks, Mark. Much appreciated. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia

Re: PESO - Wissahickon Bridge

2015-01-29 Thread Eric Weir
On Jan 29, 2015, at 7:26 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: On Jan 29, 2015, at 7:44 AM, Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: Actually, Eric, the lens I considered buying to replace the 16-45 was the 17-70--pretty much the same size and weight, good optics, and a longer

Re: My 2014 best of

2015-01-29 Thread John
On 1/28/2015 5:05 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: A quick selection which includes the 3 shots I just sent to Mark for his consideration in the Annual. http://www.zenfolio.com/smhphotos/p344979433 I’m outta here tomorrow for a trip to Argentina, with an Antarctic drive-by. I expect I may have a

PESO -- Chapman Falls, Winter 2015

2015-01-29 Thread P.J. Alling
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20---%20chapmanfallswinter2015.html Equipment: Pentax K-5II w/smc Pentax FA 28-70mm f4.0 As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality

Re: GESO - Roadtrip USA

2015-01-29 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Paul pentax1...@gmail.com: Great travelogue - some really nice images there. Looking forward to the continuation of your trip. Working on it now :-) Thanks for looking. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia

Re: OT: nice glass

2015-01-29 Thread John
On 1/28/2015 8:26 PM, CollinB wrote: http://m.ebay.com/itm/131413849496?_mwBanner=1 Doesn't appear to be K-mount though. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: Waiting for Sushi

2015-01-29 Thread John
FWIW, I only see one image, but it's not anyone waiting outside a restaurant. It's surf on the rocks with what looks like a mountain with a line of windmills going up a hill. On 1/28/2015 7:06 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Well, it looks like that was a disaster. I tried to share only one

Re: PESO: Waiting for Sushi

2015-01-29 Thread John
No arrows here. On 1/28/2015 7:15 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Do you have arrows that allow you to move left or right? The sushi dudes are in the previous image, I believe. Sorry for the mess. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 7:11 PM,

Re: PESO - Wissahickon Bridge

2015-01-29 Thread Eric Weir
On Jan 29, 2015, at 7:44 AM, Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: Actually, Eric, the lens I considered buying to replace the 16-45 was the 17-70--pretty much the same size and weight, good optics, and a longer reach. The continuing reports of SDM failures have deterred me. Yes, I

Re: PESO - Wissahickon Bridge

2015-01-29 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net: On Jan 29, 2015, at 7:44 AM, Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: Actually, Eric, the lens I considered buying to replace the 16-45 was the 17-70--pretty much the same size and weight, good optics, and a longer reach. The continuing reports of SDM

Re: PESO: Waiting for Sushi

2015-01-29 Thread Ken Waller
I don't see any Indians either. -Original Message- From: John sesso...@earthlink.net Subject: Re: PESO: Waiting for Sushi No arrows here. On 1/28/2015 7:15 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Do you have arrows that allow you to move left or right? The sushi dudes are in the previous

F S Friday - Optio 'S'

2015-01-29 Thread Ken Waller
Complete outfit including Pentax carry case, 3 Pentax batteries, battery charger, wrist strap, all papers, manual, software CD, stereo viewer, USB cable, AV cable along with original box. I'll throw in an empty metal Altoids tin. Totally functional, in very good condition. My first digital -

Re: The Poetics of Gas

2015-01-29 Thread John
There used to be. Most of them have been taken down. Nowadays they use fixed tanks. Plug this into Google Maps: 36.072551,-79.93539 Go to Street View and look south. Years ago, those were all expandable Gasometer tanks. They started replacing them with the fixed tanks in the mid to late 70s.

RE: The Poetics of Gas

2015-01-29 Thread John Coyle
We have just preserved one of these in Brisbane, part of a $2 billion dollar mixed use development on the Brisbane River. The structure has been protected and repainted, and now forms an arena for open-air performance, and somewhere to sit and have a coffee! John in Brisbane -Original

Re: The Poetics of Gas

2015-01-29 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Jan 29, 2015, at 11:47 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Bob W wrote: Nostalgia for our industrial heritage, with some nice pictures, here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30405066 There's a very good-looking one, built in 1886, close to where I live. It was once the largest in the world:

Re: Waiting for Sushi

2015-01-29 Thread Alan C
Curry neither. Alan C -Original Message- From: Ken Waller Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 5:50 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO: Waiting for Sushi I don't see any Indians either. -Original Message- From: John sesso...@earthlink.net Subject: Re: PESO:

Re: PESO: Waiting for Sushi

2015-01-29 Thread John
That's the one I see too. On 1/28/2015 8:00 PM, Paul wrote: No arrows to cycle through images...what I get looks like this... https://www.dropbox.com/s/pr9hjasw7r8kgmy/west%20maui%20page.JPG?dl=0 -p On 1/28/2015 6:15 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Do you have arrows that allow you to move

Re: The Poetics of Gas

2015-01-29 Thread Alan C
I suppose it had to come. Imagine what the land is worth. They could lay out an Oval B CG. Alan C -Original Message- From: Bob W Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 7:21 PM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: The Poetics of Gas Nostalgia for our industrial heritage, with some nice

Re: OT: nice glass

2015-01-29 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Jan 29, 2015, at 6:22 PM, John wrote: On 1/28/2015 8:26 PM, CollinB wrote: http://m.ebay.com/itm/131413849496?_mwBanner=1 Doesn't appear to be K-mount though. I'm sure there's an adaptor being made somewhere in China… Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion -

Re: GESO - Roadtrip USA

2015-01-29 Thread David Mann
On Jan 30, 2015, at 11:45 am, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Thanks, Malcolm. The snow-capped mountain areas that we saw later in the trip were spectacular but that high desert is my sort of country. Certainly looked a bit like your country :) Some of those barren landscapes

Re: GESO - Roadtrip USA

2015-01-29 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Malcolm Smith rrve...@virginmedia.com: Brian Walters wrote: It's now over 18 months since my family and I brought our Australian accents to the western USA and, while I haven't exactly ignored the photos I took, it's taken until now to put them into a gallery. This is not a 'best of'

Re: PESO -- Chapman Falls, Winter 2015

2015-01-29 Thread Jack Davis
Hasn't completely stopped the flow yet, but almost. Interesting ice formations, P.J. Jack - Original Message - From: P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 3:57:55 PM Subject: PESO -- Chapman Falls, Winter 2015

Re: GESO - Roadtrip USA

2015-01-29 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting David Mann dmann...@gmail.com: On Jan 30, 2015, at 11:45 am, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Thanks, Malcolm. The snow-capped mountain areas that we saw later in the trip were spectacular but that high desert is my sort of country. Certainly looked a bit like your