Re: Scam, OT

2015-03-08 Thread Bill
On 08/03/2015 12:35 PM, steve harley wrote: On 2015-03-07 14:10 , mike wilson wrote: But I thought this sort of thing didn't happen to the Apple corps? there are a lot more malware attempts on Macs these days — the halcyon days are over — but pop-ups (and phone calls) trying to alarm you

Re: PESO: The Line-Up

2015-03-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Bob. It took a while for her to get them all lined up like that, particularly with the mix of species involved. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Mar 8, 2015 at 10:13 AM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: Nice line-up. B On 8 Mar 2015, at

Re: Welcome to the 21st century

2015-03-08 Thread Bulent Celasun
Technicalities aside, for a moment, that is a lovely creature! And, yes surprisingly good result at that ISO and that is with K20D; no champion in that regard at all. Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/

Re: Welcome to the 21st century

2015-03-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On Sun, Mar 8, 2015 at 3:38 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: (I presume catch and release, btw ) What's wrong with Catch and Squish? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Sensor size vs. depth of field: explanation of the relationship please

2015-03-08 Thread Paul Stenquist
I would think resolution is a negligible difference. Unless it's extremely low res it's pretty easy to determine what is in focus and what is not. Paul via phone On Mar 8, 2015, at 3:52 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: On 2015-03-07 12:03 , John Francis wrote: The basic problem

Re: PESO: Katherine Gorge

2015-03-08 Thread Knarf
Beautiful! -frank On 7 March, 2015 9:24:04 PM EST, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: Back to Australia... I took this as we were almost at the Aboriginal rock art site in Katherine Gorge. It was 38°C so we kept to the shade whenever possible. The tour operators were very good and I do

Re: PESO ~ showpiece necklace

2015-03-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Nice model and a fine image, but the necklace doesn't do anything for me. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Mar 8, 2015 at 4:25 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Another shot from a test/creative session with Aly Westwood last Sunday in my

Re: Scam, OT

2015-03-08 Thread steve harley
On 2015-03-07 14:10 , mike wilson wrote: But I thought this sort of thing didn't happen to the Apple corps? there are a lot more malware attempts on Macs these days — the halcyon days are over — but pop-ups (and phone calls) trying to alarm you about a security problem are not a

Re: PESO: Face to Face

2015-03-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Bruce! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Mar 8, 2015 at 3:58 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: I love that, Dan. Great expressions all around. :) On Sun, Mar 8, 2015 at 3:54 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: Welcome to the 21st century

2015-03-08 Thread Rick Womer
Larry, That's remarkably low noise for ISO 10K, even on a K-5. Were you shooting RAW or JPG? It's also a very appealing photo. Rick On Mar 8, 2015, at 3:27 PM, Larry Colen wrote: If I'm shooting in auto exposure mode it will almost always be TAv. Unless you're shooting a completely

Re: The Line-Up

2015-03-08 Thread Ken Waller
A cute capture Dan. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Subject: PESO: The Line-Up Another from the Big Apple Circus: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17982063size=lg K-5 II S,

PESO: Face to Face

2015-03-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
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Re: Sensor size vs. depth of field: explanation of the relationship please

2015-03-08 Thread steve harley
On 2015-03-07 12:03 , John Francis wrote: The basic problem is you have three defining factors to consider. They are: 1) The size of the subject you are tring to capture 2) The size of the final image you are trying to create 3) How far away from the subject you can place the

Re: PESO: Face to Face

2015-03-08 Thread Jack Davis
Impressively crisp solid shot. Contrast against the solid black background worked remarkably well. Your absolute best, Dan! Jack - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, March 8, 2015 12:54:07 PM Subject:

Re: PESO: Face to Face

2015-03-08 Thread Rick Womer
Beautifully composed and timed shot, Dan! You had a remarkably productive trip to the circus--and obviously some really good seats, too. Cheers, Rick On Mar 8, 2015, at 3:54 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17982212size=lg K-5 II S, 18-135 zoom Comments

Re: Welcome to the 21st century

2015-03-08 Thread Ann Sanfedele
That's a lovely shot .. now tell us who it is :-) (I presume catch and release, btw ) ann On 3/8/2015 15:27, Larry Colen wrote: If I'm shooting in auto exposure mode it will almost always be TAv. Unless you're shooting a completely static scene on a good tripod, shutter speed will affect the

Re: Welcome to the 21st century

2015-03-08 Thread steve harley
On 2015-03-08 13:27 , Larry Colen wrote: I'll admit, that I had noticed a little noise in the background, but with my K20, any shot of the sky would show worse noise at ISO 800, possibly 400. Welcome to the twenty first century where an ISO 10,000 photo might look a little rough in the shadows.

PESO ~ showpiece necklace

2015-03-08 Thread Bruce Walker
Another shot from a test/creative session with Aly Westwood last Sunday in my office studio. My theme was showpiece necklaces. I borrowed a bunch of jewelry from my friend Gabi at her store in Toronto's Junction area, The Trap Door Boutique. https://500px.com/photo/10118/aly-by-bruce-walker

Re: Welcome to the 21st century

2015-03-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Nice one, Larry! My Leica X has the same basic sensor as K5 and similarly does very well in its TAv mode (which is AutoISO on manual exposure). Amazing how well modern sensors do. G On Mar 8, 2015, at 12:27 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: If I'm shooting in auto exposure mode it

Re: PESO: Don't Mess With Australian Termites

2015-03-08 Thread Rick Womer
Don't mess with them, indeed! Look what they did to that truck! (Nice photo; the remains of the truck add indispensable scale.) Rick On Mar 7, 2015, at 9:27 PM, David Mann wrote: I think these are cathedral termites. We passed an unbelievable number of their mounds, which ranged from

Re: Scam, OT

2015-03-08 Thread Darren Addy
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Re: Sensor size vs. depth of field: explanation of the relationshipplease

2015-03-08 Thread Ken Waller
That's not quite right. It's close enough for rock and roll. or government work. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Sensor size vs. depth of field: explanation of the

Welcome to the 21st century

2015-03-08 Thread Larry Colen
If I'm shooting in auto exposure mode it will almost always be TAv. Unless you're shooting a completely static scene on a good tripod, shutter speed will affect the way the photo looks. Unless everything in the scene is beyond the hyperfocal distance and you are below a diffraction limiting

Re: Welcome to the 21st century

2015-03-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Very nice image! I like the way the snake stands out from the subtle background, and the color in the snake is striking ad quite pleasing, Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Mar 8, 2015 at 3:27 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: If I'm shooting in auto

Re: PESO: Face to Face

2015-03-08 Thread Bruce Walker
I love that, Dan. Great expressions all around. :) On Sun, Mar 8, 2015 at 3:54 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17982212size=lg K-5 II S, 18-135 zoom Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola

Re: OT - Anyone with experience with hiking poles?

2015-03-08 Thread Brian Walters
Thanks Rick Matthew Feedback and experience is much appreciated. I'm heading for a local outdoors store this morning to check some poles out. Leki seems to be recommended by several people - I'm not sure of their availability here but I'm not in a rush to purchase. I'd like to have a

Re: PESO: Katherine Gorge

2015-03-08 Thread Bob W-PDML
Nice scene. B On 8 Mar 2015, at 02:24, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: Back to Australia... I took this as we were almost at the Aboriginal rock art site in Katherine Gorge. It was 38°C so we kept to the shade whenever possible. The tour operators were very good and I do

Re: PESO ~ showpiece necklace

2015-03-08 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I think that qualifies for what the fashionistas down my way call a statement necklace... Like the pose and lighting, but it looks a bit oversaturated to me on my monitor. ann On 3/8/2015 16:25, Bruce Walker wrote: Another shot from a test/creative session with Aly Westwood last Sunday in my

Re: PESO: Face to Face

2015-03-08 Thread Jack Davis
Well, I think of they were to clean up their breath, they'd get more respect Jack Sent from my iPhone On Mar 8, 2015, at 2:57 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: God, what Camels have to put up with in show biz ann On 3/8/2015 15:54, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:

Re: PESO ~ showpiece necklace

2015-03-08 Thread Bruce Walker
Thanks, Dan. It's a bold necklace, for sure, and probably not for daily wearing. But I wanted something that could not be ignored, so it fit the bill. :) I got four to shoot with so you'll be able to see how well you like the others when I get the whole gallery up. On Sun, Mar 8, 2015 at 5:09

Re: PESO: Face to Face

2015-03-08 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dan, A fun shot. I couldn't help but think of camel breath. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Mar 8, 2015 at 2:54 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17982212size=lg K-5 II S, 18-135 zoom Comments are invited. Dan Matyola

Re: Welcome to the 21st century

2015-03-08 Thread Mark C
That's a fabulous photo - the colors in the snake really stand out from the green background. Remarkably little noise for ISO 10,000 as well... Mark On 3/8/2015 3:27 PM, Larry Colen wrote: If I'm shooting in auto exposure mode it will almost always be TAv. Unless you're shooting a completely

Re: Welcome to the 21st century

2015-03-08 Thread Ken Waller
What Mark said. I suspect the relative brightness of the subject and the resulting DOF of the background minimizes the noise of the high ISO. If you tried the same ISO in a situation that really needed that high an ISO, the results would not be nearly so good - not that noise is bad in all

Re: GESO - Linda the Rice Queen

2015-03-08 Thread Mark C
Here outfit is great and the whole series is very well shot - nice slice of rice and ice! Mark On 3/7/2015 12:53 PM, Knarf wrote: De-lurking for a bit: A couple of weeks ago Toronto had it's annual Ice Race, Icycle 2015. A downer is that someone stole the trophies and over $2000 raised for

Re: GESO - Linda the Rice Queen

2015-03-08 Thread Bruce Walker
An eye-catching competitor, Frank. :) Love the shots. Really sorry to hear of the thefts and your lost SD card. How can people be so damned cold-hearted to steal from a charity? Disgusting. On Sat, Mar 7, 2015 at 12:53 PM, Knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: De-lurking for a bit: A couple

Re: PESO ~ showpiece necklace

2015-03-08 Thread David Mann
Does this mean medallions are back? :) Bloody nice photo, the lighting is terrific. I really liked the previous one as well. Cheers, Dave On Mar 9, 2015, at 1:32 pm, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, statement necklace and showpiece necklace appear to be accepted synonyms.

Behind the Photographs

2015-03-08 Thread David Mann
This popped up in my BBC News feed... http://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-31726288 Cheers, Dave -- 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: Welcome to the 21st century

2015-03-08 Thread David Mann
That's a nice photo, he/she has an interesting colour scheme. I congratulate you on seeing a snake and not running away as I would. One reason I like living where I do. Cheers, Dave On Mar 9, 2015, at 8:27 am, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: If I'm shooting in auto exposure mode it

PESO: The Line-Up

2015-03-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Another from the Big Apple Circus: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17982063size=lg K-5 II S, 18-135 zoom 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

Re: Sensor size vs. depth of field: explanation of the relationship please

2015-03-08 Thread J C OConnell
yes it is, and changing the print size has no effect on DOF because of DOF is inversely proportional to capture Magnification. DOF is like focus, you cant change it in printing. jco On 3/7/2015 11:52 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: That's not quite right. On 3/7/2015 11:49 PM, J C OConnell wrote: DOF

Re: PESO: Face to Face

2015-03-08 Thread Ann Sanfedele
God, what Camels have to put up with in show biz ann On 3/8/2015 15:54, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17982212size=lg K-5 II S, 18-135 zoom Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO ~ showpiece necklace

2015-03-08 Thread Bruce Walker
Yes, statement necklace and showpiece necklace appear to be accepted synonyms. Statement is the word I was really after though - thanks! It looks oversaturated to you? Well I used an X-Rite color checker target to calibrate the shoot, I retouched on my colour-calibrated iMac monitor, and I swear

Re: PESO ~ showpiece necklace

2015-03-08 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 3/8/2015 20:32, Bruce Walker wrote: Yes, statement necklace and showpiece necklace appear to be accepted synonyms. Statement is the word I was really after though - thanks! Only learned the term recently myself... as to color - maybe MY monitor is oversaturated :-) a It looks

Re: Welcome to the 21st century

2015-03-08 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 3/8/2015 15:38, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: On Sun, Mar 8, 2015 at 3:38 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: (I presume catch and release, btw ) What's wrong with Catch and Squish? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola oooh n! nice snake, pretty snake do

Re: Welcome to the 21st century

2015-03-08 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Thanks, Steve -- Certainly seems so from my PEterson's field guide to western Reptiles, too (always got to double check Wiki's) Such a beauty ann On 3/8/2015 16:07, steve harley wrote: On 2015-03-08 13:27 , Larry Colen wrote: I'll admit, that I had noticed a little noise in the

Re: Welcome to the 21st century

2015-03-08 Thread steve harley
On 2015-03-08 20:47 , Ann Sanfedele wrote: (always got to double check Wiki's) for sure — i did the ID with a couple of snake identification sites and a google image search, then cited wikipedia because it had a good summary and some good photos; i don't think i have ever seen a ring-necked

PESO 2015 - 025, 026, 027 - GDG

2015-03-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Having some fun snapping about... https://flic.kr/p/rfuPS3 https://flic.kr/p/rwXJpS https://flic.kr/p/rwXJjb enjoy! G Mars is the only known planet inhabited entirely by robots. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

DPR interview with Ricoh

2015-03-08 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Just in case not everybody is ready is reading DPreview.com regularly (I don't), - it posted an interview with the Mr. Saiki, - from Ricoh Imaging. He reflects on some questions (about the upcoming FF camera) that were discussed here, on PDML recently.

Re: Sensor size vs. depth of field: explanation of the relationship please

2015-03-08 Thread Bill
On 07/03/2015 10:52 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: That's not quite right. It's close enough for rock and roll. bill On 3/7/2015 11:49 PM, J C OConnell wrote: DOF increases when you go to a smaller format because the working Magnification is lower. On 3/7/2015 2:03 PM, John Francis wrote: On

Re: March pug the photo I couldn't find

2015-03-08 Thread Don Guthrie
That's Ok Christine, I am flattered that you thought it was good enough to be one of Darren's. Thanks to everyone for comments on my post deadline entry. Maybe if I don't wait until the last minute next month I can get it right the 1st time. On 3/7/15 1:07 PM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote:

Re: PESO: Don't Mess With Australian Termites

2015-03-08 Thread Don Guthrie
When I read your description I thought I hope there is something in the photo for a sense of scale. And yep the decaying truck is the perfect marker. Nice! Please keep the little bugs on your own homeland. I have seen the effects of our local termites. They can hollow out wood in a house so

Re: PESO: The Line-Up

2015-03-08 Thread Bob W-PDML
Nice line-up. B On 8 Mar 2015, at 13:57, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Another from the Big Apple Circus: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17982063size=lg K-5 II S, 18-135 zoom Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola

Re: OT WordPress ???

2015-03-08 Thread David J Brooks
On Sat, Mar 7, 2015 at 2:37 PM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: You could try some methods from here: http://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/finally-getting-images-to-sit-side-by-side-in-wordpress/ At least one of them should work ;) Not much success with #'s one and two, i'll keep trying

Re: PESO - Time Traveler's Message

2015-03-08 Thread Don Guthrie
I agree great shot Ann. Makes me want to go shopping. On 3/7/15 1:07 PM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 6 Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2015 12:09:59 -0600 From: Christine Aguilachrist...@caguila.com To: PDML Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - Time Traveler's Message