Re: September PUG - Now Up! Enjoy!!

On Wed, Sep 9, 2015, at 09:59 AM, Stanley Halpin wrote: > All good. Ann, Dario, Jan… Always a treat to see PDMLer's fine work > displayed in a solid collection like this. The standout for me was > Brian’s shot of one of our favorite families of birds, but all good. > Thanks, Stan. It was fun

RE: September PUG - Now Up! Enjoy!!

Finally got to see them all in peace. Excellent pictures, but four stand out for me: Portrayal - Adam Montoya Straight Ahead - Ann Sanfedele Happy Birthday To Me! - Ken Waller It Was A dark And Stormy Night - John Sessoms Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: K100D SDHC card question

P.J. Alling wrote: > I think if it supports SDHC it will support the largest SDHC card, > which is 32mb IIRC. I don't know for sure, but, once again IIRC, the > K100D doesn't support the SDXD standard. I'd look it up but the U.S. > Ricoh-Immaging site which hosted the change logs for all Pentax

Re: K100D SDHC card question

V1.02 was the latest upgrade. The SDHC specification extends to 32GB so I would suspect that would be the largest size useable. You'd need SDXC compatibility for larger cards. -p On 9/9/2015 8:35 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: Another question from the dark ages of digital photography. There was

Re: Petrea (wrap up)

Thanks to those who looked & the kind comments. It flowers for about 6 weeks. Yes, a spring bloomer, Mark. Mind you , it was cold & unseasonably wet (36mm) last Sat when I ran a HM in nearby Tzaneen. I was like a drowned rat at the finish. Alan C -Original Message- From: Mark C

Re: PESO: Tui

Well caught, Dave. Very like our Sunbirds in shape but much bigger. Alan C -Original Message- From: David Mann Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2015 12:22 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Tui As vaguely promised, here’s the best I could pull out of the few photos I

Re: PESO - Mr. Dickey Throws a K

I don't watch baseball for the excitement, I watch it for the annoyance. On 9/7/2015 12:03 AM, Ken Waller wrote: Yep, that's baseball. 15 minutes of excitement compacted into 3 hours. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Knarf"

K100D SDHC card question

Another question from the dark ages of digital photography. There was a firmware update to allow the K100D to use larger SDHC cards. Does anyone know what the biggest size card that update will support? Thanks! Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Happy U.S. Labor Day

Federal holidays are only required to be observed by the Federal government. If you look at Texas, they probably have an additional State holiday that's not followed by anyone else. They probably figured that they could only allow so many days off so something had to give. For an example of

Re: K100D SDHC card question

I think if it supports SDHC it will support the largest SDHC card, which is 32mb IIRC. I don't know for sure, but, once again IIRC, the K100D doesn't support the SDXD standard. I'd look it up but the U.S. Ricoh-Immaging site which hosted the change logs for all Pentax firmware is completely

Re: PESO - No Smoking

While looking at the photo, I thought they misspelled it, and it was supposed to be: "No shmo! King" Just "the usual meaningless, snarky comment by Igor" (c) GDG On 8 September, 2015 8:59:43 PM EDT, Rick Womer wrote: Outside a coffee shop in Lenox, MA:

Re: PESO - Mr. Dickey Throws a K

I watch it for the cheerleaders. Cheers, frank On 9 September, 2015 9:14:35 AM EDT, "P.J. Alling" wrote: >I don't watch baseball for the excitement, I watch it for the >annoyance. > >On 9/7/2015 12:03 AM, Ken Waller wrote: >> Yep, that's baseball. >> >> 15 minutes

Re: PESO - Mr. Dickey Throws a K

On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 10:42 AM, Knarf wrote: > I watch it for the cheerleaders. That's the beer guy, Frank. -- 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

PESO 2015 - 147-151 - GDG

I like the way instant film sees the world. https://flic.kr/p/yoTK4s https://flic.kr/p/y8cBMG https://flic.kr/p/xsNbUd https://flic.kr/p/ynv8xw https://flic.kr/p/y8iNP8 enjoy, G "Wisdom is what's left after we've run out of personal opinions." -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: A Couple Different Shots

Thanks for pleasing remarks, Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 9, 2015, at 3:40 PM, Mark C wrote: > > Both are nice shots but I really like the first one. Very dramatic- big > mountain, big cloud. The second is fine as well but the first one is higher > impact to me. > >

Re: OT What a bargain.

On Thu, Sep 10, 2015, at 06:21 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: > If it were in stock. > > > http://www.adorama.com/UCOM10XO.html If I thought there was any chance that they'd honour that price I'd order one, even with the poor AUS/US exchange rate and the $60 shipping charge. I already have an E-M10 -

Re: Equipment rant!

I did. The issue seems to be in the aperture mechanism of the lens. Stress the lens and the A contact behaves as if the lens has been taken off the A position. I suspect there's a ground lead in the mount that has a hairline crack in it. I'd take it apart but my track record of losing

Re: A Couple Different Shots

There were all kinds of darkroom techniques to add interest to bland skies, and in the age of Rhine II, they are certainly legal. Photoshop only makes them easier. On 9/8/2015 2:30 PM, Bulent Celasun wrote: The "Almonds" may need a nice cloud over there! At the age of PS, it is perhaps

Re: A Couple Different Shots

Both are nice shots but I really like the first one. Very dramatic- big mountain, big cloud. The second is fine as well but the first one is higher impact to me. Mark On 9/8/2015 10:09 AM, Jack Davis wrote: Am posting these two shots with some hesitation. I was looking for a misplaced CD

Re: Equipment rant!

That's the same thing my Tokina ATX-PRO 28-70 f/2.8 was doing. Any time I twisted the zoom ring down to the 28mm position it lost contact internally & gave me the dreaded "--" for aperture & the camera (K-3; K20D) would prompt for me to enter the focal length when I tried to activate the

Re: PESO - Does Whatever a Spider Can

I hate to spoil all the fun you are having admonishing the poor gal , but seems it could have been a rainstorm with some serious wind that messed up what might have been a well structured one... that stuff is tackyand however symetrical it might have been I bet some exterior disruption could

Re: PESO - Lunch Time

Great perspective. -Original Message- >From: Rick Womer >Subject: PESO - Lunch Time > >The porch of a restaurant in Lenox, MA in July: > >http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18080942=lg > >(K-5, DA 16-45) > >Comments appreciated. > >Rick -- PDML

Re: PESO -- The Girl in the Coffee Shop

Looks like she's about to fall asleep. -Original Message- >From: "P.J. Alling" >Subject: PESO -- The Girl in the Coffee Shop > >Had a cup of coffee this afternoon while running some errands, and saw >this girl having a very animated conversation. Snapped

Re: PESO - European Paper Wasp

I guess it depends on one's definition of success. Thanks for the comment, Bill. Cheers, frank On 8 September, 2015 7:43:20 PM EDT, Bill wrote: >On 08/09/2015 3:02 PM, frank theriault wrote: >> Took a walk along Etobicoke Creek yesterday. It ended up being a

Re: PESO - Lunch Time

Great geometry from a master of perspective. Paul via phone > On Sep 9, 2015, at 9:19 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > > Great perspective. > > > -Original Message- >> From: Rick Womer >> Subject: PESO - Lunch Time >> >> The porch of a restaurant

PESO - Etobicoke Creek

I mentioned in an earlier post that I spent Sunday at Etobicoke Creek. It's a couple of kilometres from my house, marking the border between Etobicoke (now part of Toronto) and Mississauga (a huge suburb west of Toronto). You can see remnants of early 20th Century human intrusion (including at

Re: PESO - Etobicoke Creek

Nice composition - looks like it could be spectacular with the right fall colors ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "frank theriault" Subject: PESO - Etobicoke Creek I mentioned in an earlier post

Re: PESO - Best Friends Forever

Love this, Frank! J Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 9, 2015, at 7:02 PM, frank theriault wrote: > > Met this unlikely couple near the banks of Etobicoke Creek on Sunday: > > http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/09/best-friends-forever.html > > Hope you enjoy.

Re: PESO - Lunch Time

Tiny bit of a reach, but extremely creative! J Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 9, 2015, at 5:53 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > The porch of a restaurant in Lenox, MA in July: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18080942=lg > > (K-5, DA 16-45) > > Comments

PESO - Best Friends Forever

Met this unlikely couple near the banks of Etobicoke Creek on Sunday: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/09/best-friends-forever.html Hope you enjoy. Comments encouraged. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

PESO - Lunch Time

The porch of a restaurant in Lenox, MA in July: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18080942=lg (K-5, DA 16-45) Comments appreciated. Rick -- 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

PESO -- The Girl in the Coffee Shop

Had a cup of coffee this afternoon while running some errands, and saw this girl having a very animated conversation. Snapped off a few shots, and got this nice skeptical expression... https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20thegirlinthecoffeeshopl.html Equipment: Pentax

Re: PESO - Best Friends Forever

Gotcha! Well spotted, Frank. Alan C -Original Message- From: frank theriault Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2015 4:02 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO - Best Friends Forever Met this unlikely couple near the banks of Etobicoke Creek on Sunday:

Re: PESO - Best Friends Forever

Indeed. You’re really branching out with this latest color work. m On Sep 9, 2015, at 9:03 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > > I wood say you captured the essence! > > -Original Message- >> From: frank theriault >> Subject: PESO - Best Friends

Re: PESO - Best Friends Forever

I thought it was a tendril moment, so I snapped. Cheers, frank On 10 September, 2015 1:00:56 AM EDT, Marco Alpert wrote: >Indeed. You’re really branching out with this latest color work. > >m > >On Sep 9, 2015, at 9:03 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > >> >> I

OT: Computers acting stupid again

My network at home is acting up again. I'm having trouble mapping network drives to my NAS boxes. I've got the router in this room for this computer, NAS-1, my laptop (when connected), a Mac Mini & Color laser printer; with a long cable going to a 5-port hub in the other room where the other

Re: PESO - Lunch Time

Whimsical! And great colours. Love the way the red tablecloths "punctuate" the white railing. cheers, frank On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 8:53 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > The porch of a restaurant in Lenox, MA in July: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18080942=lg > >

Re: PESO - Best Friends Forever

I wood say you captured the essence! -Original Message- >From: frank theriault >Subject: PESO - Best Friends Forever > >Met this unlikely couple near the banks of Etobicoke Creek on Sunday: > >http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/09/best-friends-forever.html

Re: PESO -- The Girl in the Coffee Shop

She looks familiar. Hmmm... Can't place her but I'm sure I've seen her before. Or not. Interesting expression though. cheers, frank On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 8:46 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > Had a cup of coffee this afternoon while running some errands, and saw this >

Re: PESO - Best Friends Forever

I like that. No reason :) Cheers, Dave > On Sep 10, 2015, at 2:02 pm, frank theriault wrote: > > Met this unlikely couple near the banks of Etobicoke Creek on Sunday: > > http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/09/best-friends-forever.html > > Hope you enjoy.

PESO: Rain Forest

We stopped at a picnic area near the Lewis Pass on our way home on Sunday. Some cold weather had come through the day before and it was still a bit rainy at the time. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/933/#peso As we reached the summit of the pass we actually found some snow on the ground,

Re: PESO: Tui

Looks pretty good to me! Cheers, frank On 8 September, 2015 6:22:19 PM EDT, David Mann wrote: >As vaguely promised, here’s the best I could pull out of the few photos >I managed to take of a tui at the feeder (sugar water in this case). >He/she flew away when I moved to

Re: PESO - Does Whatever a Spider Can

I think he missed "web spinning" in spider-garten. Probably fooling around with other baby spiders and not paying attention. Thanks for the comment! Cheers, frank On 8 September, 2015 8:58:36 PM EDT, Marco Alpert wrote: >I’m guessing that he (or she) probably never cleaned

Re: PESO - Does Whatever a Spider Can

I would think that web is possibly from ~too much~ coffee! Cheers, frank On 9 September, 2015 12:59:22 AM EDT, David Mann wrote: >It probably figured out that a messy web is just as effective as a tidy >one. Or maybe it was just a lack of whatever spiders use as coffee. >

OT What a bargain.

If it were in stock. http://www.adorama.com/UCOM10XO.html -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: OT What a bargain.

Did'ja order a couple so you're the first on the list to get one? -p On 9/9/2015 3:21 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: If it were in stock. http://www.adorama.com/UCOM10XO.html -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Happy U.S. Labor Day

P.J., you are correct. "Texas A observes the number of holidays as allowed by the state legislature; generally 12 to 15 holidays each fiscal year." The schedule for FY 2015-2016 lists 14 holidays: Thanksgiving+1, winter break (Dec.24-Jan1), MLK Day, Spring Break (2days), Memorial and

Re: September PUG - Now Up! Enjoy!!

Thanks Malcolm - Just a bit of whimsy ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Malcolm Smith" Subject: RE: September PUG - Now Up! Enjoy!! Finally got to see them all in peace. Excellent pictures, but four

Equipment rant!

So I've been noticing that the Vivitar 70-210mm will lose contact with the K-5II more than once in a while. This wouldn't be bad, except in P and M mode it's like hitting the green button, any aperture or shutter settings are reset to base. I hadn't noticed this before and I thought that

Re: Florida in September?

If you like to take pictures of birds go to the Merit Island Wildlife Sanctuary. It's an overwintering spot for a lot of migratory species from all over the east coast. There are also some manatee watching areas in that general vicinity. On 9/8/2015 3:18 PM, Larry Colen wrote: My friend

Re: Equipment rant!

Clean the contacts. Paul via phone > On Sep 9, 2015, at 4:54 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > > So I've been noticing that the Vivitar 70-210mm will lose contact with the > K-5II more than once in a while. This wouldn't be bad, except in P and M > mode it's like hitting