Re: A Paradox?

2015-03-29 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Hmm, I never heard of Cotswold cheese. What is it like? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 9:14 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Sounds wonderful! We eat a lot of Cotswold cheese at my house. I think the world is safe!

Re: No HDR with RAW

2015-03-29 Thread Bill
On 29/03/2015 4:26 PM, Eric Weir wrote: I see in the K-5 manual that high dynamic range capture, something I just became aware of and that i imagine would be useful given the situations I often find myself in photographically, is not available when the file format is set to RAW. Since it says

Re: Peso-Ibis SilhouetteII

2015-03-29 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Wow, it is one of the most colorful birds I've seen. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 8:55 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: color On Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 1:42 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@comcast.net wrote: I pulled the

Re: Peso-Ibis SilhouetteII

2015-03-29 Thread Bob Sullivan
color On Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 1:42 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@comcast.net wrote: I pulled the Silhouette Ibis out of the dark and am posting it along with the original. The mood I believe this image cries out to be is a silhouette, but...take your choice. :) Jack Color-

Re: No HDR with RAW

2015-03-29 Thread P.J. Alling
It works by taking multiple exposures and combining them into a single image. I suppose you could do it hand held if you're very steady, however using a tripod is recommended. On 3/29/2015 6:27 PM, Eric Weir wrote: I see in the K-5 manual that high dynamic range capture, something I just

Re: No HDR with RAW

2015-03-29 Thread Paul
Eric - Taking advantage of the extended dynamic range of RAW files for HDR is pretty much a post processing domain. You might want to check out EasyHDR... http://www.easyhdr.com/ The April issue of Advanced Photographer (a UK photo mag) compared EasyHDR, Photomatix and Nik's HDR module

Re: kaleidoscope reaches prototype stage

2015-03-29 Thread Larry Colen
I was showing the kaleidoscope to a friend today, here's a shot that I think turned out fairly well: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/16766284937/ Larry Colen wrote: My kaleidoscope has gone from proof of concept to prototype. Projects like this are very good in exposing the

Re: PESO 2015 - 046 - GDG

2015-03-29 Thread Christine Aguila
Love it! Cheers, Christine godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: Hard Light … https://flic.kr/p/rxPz8H 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

Re: A Paradox?

2015-03-29 Thread Christine Aguila
Sounds wonderful! We eat a lot of Cotswold cheese at my house. I think the world is safe! Cheers, Christine On Mar 29, 2015, at 3:12 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Eating English Cotswold on Challah while watching American basketball. Is world order in danger?

Re: PESO: How To Feed A Crocodile

2015-03-29 Thread Christine Aguila
What Tom said. I like it, Dave. Cheers, Christine On Mar 27, 2015, at 11:02 PM, Tom Reese tomreesep...@gmail.com wrote: you got enough of the people in the frame to show the relative size of the beast and a sense of the menace it presents. On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 11:20 PM, David Mann

Re: PESO garden picture

2015-03-29 Thread Christine Aguila
Very pretty, Tom! Cheers, Christine On Mar 26, 2015, at 4:42 PM, Tom Reese tomreesep...@gmail.com wrote: A scan of a slide I shot with my MZ-S after I got home from the Tony Sweet class at Grandfather Mountain. Shot by double exposing the frame with one shot slightly out of focus.

Re: Peso-Ibis Silhouette

2015-03-29 Thread Jack Davis
In this case, and for the reasons you site, it's my intention to leave it a silhouette. Appreciate the comment, Alan. Sent from my iPhonei On Mar 28, 2015, at 9:52 PM, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote: While that is an excellent image, I really think front or side lighting is necessary to

Re: kaleidoscope reaches prototype stage

2015-03-29 Thread Larry Colen
Thanks to all for the comments and suggestions. Tom Reese wrote: hi Larry, interesting project. You might want to put some kind of compressible material between the wood and the mirrors. With your current design, the mirrors could break if the wood shrinks during a This would have been a very

Re: kaleidoscope reaches prototype stage

2015-03-29 Thread Darren Addy
For best results you will want a first surface mirror to prevent ghosting from what would otherwise be a reflective front and back surface. Discarded copy machines are nice sources for kaleidoscope mirrors. They contain several matching (high quality) mirrors that are on pretty thick glass (not

Re: kaleidoscope reaches prototype stage

2015-03-29 Thread Bob Sullivan
Larry, Good pictures and I especially appreciate the 'how to' diy photos. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 6:35 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: My kaleidoscope has gone from proof of concept to prototype. Projects like this are very good in exposing the shortcomings in both my

Re: kaleidoscope reaches prototype stage

2015-03-29 Thread Larry Colen
Bob Sullivan wrote: Larry, Good pictures and I especially appreciate the 'how to' diy photos. Thanks Bob. A lot of that is in case I need to make one again, part of that is because as Engineers, that's what we do, we make the first one, so that people can use our instructions to go into

kaleidoscope reaches prototype stage

2015-03-29 Thread Larry Colen
My kaleidoscope has gone from proof of concept to prototype. Projects like this are very good in exposing the shortcomings in both my table saw and my carpentry skills. Fortunately, North glass accidentally cut an extra mirror, because I broke one of them this morning. Also my attempt at a

Re: PESO - Hacklemesh Weaver

2015-03-29 Thread Eric Weir
On Mar 28, 2015, at 5:50 PM, Igor PDML-StR pdml...@komkon.org wrote: I am not a specialist, but this helpful website helped me to identify this Metaltella simoni (Hacklemesh Weaver) http://www.spiders.us/species/metaltella-simoni/ http://42graphy.org/misc/2015-03-spider/

Re: kaleidoscope reaches prototype stage

2015-03-29 Thread Tom Reese
hi Larry, interesting project. You might want to put some kind of compressible material between the wood and the mirrors. With your current design, the mirrors could break if the wood shrinks during a period of low humidity. You could eliminate the problem if you rotate the wood so the grain runs

Re: Peso-Ibis SilhouetteII

2015-03-29 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks for the confirmation, Alan! Jack Sent from my iPhone On Mar 29, 2015, at 11:48 AM, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote: Yes, with the back lighting the silhouette is better. Super colours, mind you. Alan C -Original Message- From: Jack Davis Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2015 8:42

Peso-Ibis SilhouetteII

2015-03-29 Thread Jack Davis
I pulled the Silhouette Ibis out of the dark and am posting it along with the original. The mood I believe this image cries out to be is a silhouette, but...take your choice. :) Jack Color- http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=906 BW-

Re: Peso-Ibis SilhouetteII

2015-03-29 Thread Alan C
Yes, with the back lighting the silhouette is better. Super colours, mind you. Alan C -Original Message- From: Jack Davis Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2015 8:42 PM To: PDML Subject: Peso-Ibis SilhouetteII I pulled the Silhouette Ibis out of the dark and am posting it along with the

Re: Peso-Ibis SilhouetteII

2015-03-29 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, Paul! Jack Sent from my iPhone On Mar 29, 2015, at 12:29 PM, Paul pentax1...@gmail.com wrote: Agreed...the silhouette has a better mood. -p On 3/29/2015 1:48 PM, Alan C wrote: Yes, with the back lighting the silhouette is better. Super colours, mind you. Alan C

A Paradox?

2015-03-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
Eating English Cotswold on Challah while watching American basketball. Is world order in danger? Paul via phone -- 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

Re: A Paradox?

2015-03-29 Thread mike wilson
What are you drinking? On 29 March 2015 at 21:12, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Eating English Cotswold on Challah while watching American basketball. Is world order in danger? Paul via phone -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Peso-Ibis SilhouetteII

2015-03-29 Thread Paul
Agreed...the silhouette has a better mood. -p On 3/29/2015 1:48 PM, Alan C wrote: Yes, with the back lighting the silhouette is better. Super colours, mind you. Alan C -Original Message- From: Jack Davis Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2015 8:42 PM To: PDML Subject: Peso-Ibis SilhouetteII

Re: A Paradox?

2015-03-29 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 4:28 PM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: What are you drinking? Perhaps some Old Speckled Hen? 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: A Paradox?

2015-03-29 Thread mike wilson
On 29 March 2015 at 22:29, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 4:28 PM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: What are you drinking? Perhaps some Old Speckled Hen? A dry cider would be classic. Lager-type beer, on the other hand. -- PDML

Re: A Paradox?

2015-03-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
Laphroig single malt. A peaty Islay whiskey. Paul via phone On Mar 29, 2015, at 5:33 PM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: On 29 March 2015 at 22:29, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 4:28 PM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: What

Re: PESO - El Capitan

2015-03-29 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com: Brian, You put those of us who live in the US to shame. I've got to get out to the west this summer for some photos. Your trip shots are amazing. I saved your map for future reference. Regards, Bob S. My son, Chris, did the map - it's a great

Re: A Paradox?

2015-03-29 Thread mike wilson
General concensus is that your diet should contain as many colours as possible. You seem to be concentrating on the warm colours. Given the winter many of you on that side of the Atlantic have suffered this year, that seems to be more than slightly understandable and no threat to world order.

Re: A Paradox?

2015-03-29 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
What is Cotswold in this context? I've been to the Cotswolds, but I don't remember eating anything there with that name. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 4:12 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Eating English Cotswold on

No HDR with RAW

2015-03-29 Thread Eric Weir
I see in the K-5 manual that high dynamic range capture, something I just became aware of and that i imagine would be useful given the situations I often find myself in photographically, is not available when the file format is set to RAW. Since it says so, I guess it’s true. I don’t need, I

No HDR with RAW

2015-03-29 Thread Eric Weir
I see in the K-5 manual that high dynamic range capture, something I just became aware of and that i imagine would be useful given the situations I often find myself in photographically, is not available when the file format is set to RAW. Since it says so, I guess it’s true. I don’t need, I

Re: PESO - El Capitan

2015-03-29 Thread Eric Weir
On Mar 19, 2015, at 7:53 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: MY old technique in film days was to slap a red or orange filter on camera bearing the Tri-x for midday shooting (not that it wash my technique I learned it from photo mags What is accomplished? And you say “in film

Re: No HDR with RAW

2015-03-29 Thread John
You can shoot raw, bracket exposures combine for HDR in post processing. On 3/29/2015 6:26 PM, Eric Weir wrote: I see in the K-5 manual that high dynamic range capture, something I just became aware of and that i imagine would be useful given the situations I often find myself in

Re: PESO - El Capitan

2015-03-29 Thread John
On BW film the colors are represented by grey tones. Red darkens foliage dramatically increases contrast in cloudy skies. It lightens skin tones in portraiture. Orange is similar to red, but not quite so much. Yellow darkens skin tones in portraiture slightly increases contrast in cloudy

Re: A Paradox?

2015-03-29 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 5:42 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Laphroig single malt. A peaty Islay whiskey. Nice! That has been my dram of choice for several years, interspersed with a Lagavulin every now and then for a bit of variety, but I received a bottle of Ardbeg recently