Re: PESO 2016 - 160 - GDG

2016-08-05 Thread ann sanfedele
Yeah - I like that a lot, Godders ann On 8/5/2016 3:37 PM, Bulent Celasun wrote: There is something surreal about the scene... Charmingly so! Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/

Re: Black Headed Oriole (Oriolus Lavatus)

2016-08-05 Thread David Mann
That leftmost photo is very good, especially with the bird being largely backlit. We're having a cold snap after what's been a pretty mild winter so far. The only reason we missed snow here is because it's blowing in from the SE and we've been sheltered by the peninsula. North, south and

Re: GESO - Flower Garden - annsan's calendar for 2017

2016-08-05 Thread Paul Stenquist
Superb! Paul via phone > On Aug 5, 2016, at 9:54 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > tada! > > Ok kids, here it is... have a gander even if you don't wanna actually buy > one... > > https://annsan.smugmug.com/Works-in-Print/Calendars-in-Print/2017-calendar-work/ > > three sizes

Re: GESO - Flower Garden - annsan's calendar for 2017

2016-08-05 Thread Jack Davis
You do nice work, Ann! J Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 5, 2016, at 6:54 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > tada! > > Ok kids, here it is... have a gander even if you don't wanna actually buy > one... > >

GESO - Flower Garden - annsan's calendar for 2017

2016-08-05 Thread ann sanfedele
tada! Ok kids, here it is... have a gander even if you don't wanna actually buy one... https://annsan.smugmug.com/Works-in-Print/Calendars-in-Print/2017-calendar-work/ three sizes available - I'm making them all myself - would like to do that in a leisurely fashion.. They will be comb

Re: Peso-Late Summer Hummer

2016-08-05 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 6 Aug 2016, at 00:11, Jack Davis wrote: > > > What you see is it's color, Ann. Speckled gray. Same as all those I've seen > in this area. > How did the greasy Cormorant ever become the PDML mascot/symbol...if that is > it's status? Official Bird of the PDML is its

Re: Peso-Late Summer Hummer

2016-08-05 Thread Jack Davis
What you see is it's color, Ann. Speckled gray. Same as all those I've seen in this area. How did the greasy Cormorant ever become the PDML mascot/symbol...if that is it's status? Thanks for commenting! J - Original Message - From: "ann sanfedele" To:

Re: Peso-Late Summer Hummer

2016-08-05 Thread ann sanfedele
... when he grows up? I like Alan's comment - yeah, nice angle for the hummer , too bad the light is such that the colors on him disappear ann On 8/5/2016 1:36 PM, Alan C wrote: Hoping to become a cormorant? Alan C -Original Message- From: Jack Davis Sent: Friday, August 05, 2016

Re: I need a 2gb micro flash/sd card

2016-08-05 Thread ann sanfedele
Facebook page is good too ann On 8/5/2016 2:27 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: mike wilson wrote: On 05 August 2016 at 14:44 ann sanfedele wrote: MIke - Happily lurker Richard is sending me the 2 GB .. so I'm good to go. Hope you guys are enjoying pre-hat eating festivities

Re: PESO - K-1 in Krakow

2016-08-05 Thread DagT
Thanks! DagT > 2. aug. 2016 kl. 22.31 skrev Gonz : > > Awesome Gallery! Please do more! > > On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 2:56 PM, Jostein wrote: > >> Say hello to them from me, Dag. >> I've more or less decided that such group trips are not for me anymore.

Re: PESO - K-1 in Krakow

2016-08-05 Thread DagT
You make me hate myself :-( Thank you anyway! DagT > 5. aug. 2016 kl. 18.53 skrev P.J. Alling : > > Just looked at these. Realized I haven't taken anything particularly worth > looking at in about a year. I really hate you. Really. > > > > On 7/30/2016 7:38

Re: Geso Wed Walkabout

2016-08-05 Thread Bulent Celasun
Don, I liked 2nd of 7. Some threatening shadow thrown upon the wall. We may be seeing it demolish the wall within minutes, perhaps. Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/

Re: PESO 2016 - 160 - GDG

2016-08-05 Thread Bulent Celasun
There is something surreal about the scene... Charmingly so! Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822

Re: Peso-Late Summer Hummer

2016-08-05 Thread Jack Davis
Glad I asked Bob. Your remarks are both informative and much appreciated. I close tedious counting of blur edges I gather. J Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 5, 2016, at 11:56 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > > Hi Jack, > > No, the whole picture is lovely, especially the bird - the

Re: Peso-Late Summer Hummer

2016-08-05 Thread Bob W-PDML
Hi Jack, No, the whole picture is lovely, especially the bird - the motion blur is perfect for that. The composition on the diagonal, and the position of the bird are superb - it really is a great shot. I'm just referring to the group of out of focus highlights in the top left corner. They

Re: Peso-Late Summer Hummer

2016-08-05 Thread Jack Davis
If the basis of these "blur" comments Is the blown out wings, I wouldn't assign that as blur, but to a bright clear morning sun hitting them from behind. Edges are sharp enough to satisfy me after having been pulled up a considerable amount. Thanks again for your appreciated comments! J Sent from

Re: I need a 2gb micro flash/sd card

2016-08-05 Thread Mark Roberts
mike wilson wrote: >> On 05 August 2016 at 14:44 ann sanfedele wrote: >> >> MIke - Happily lurker Richard is sending me the 2 GB .. so I'm good to go. >> >> Hope you guys are enjoying pre-hat eating festivities chez Jostein and >> family > >Hat goes in the boiler in about

Re: I need a 2gb micro flash/sd card

2016-08-05 Thread mike wilson
> On 05 August 2016 at 14:44 ann sanfedele wrote: > > > MIke - Happily lurker Richard is sending me the 2 GB .. so I'm good to go. > > Hope you guys are enjoying pre-hat eating festivities chez Jostein and > family > > ann Hat goes in the boiler in about 12 hours. Event

Re: Peso-Late Summer Hummer

2016-08-05 Thread Bob W-PDML
The shape of your blobs is a hexagon. With more blades you get a rounder blob. > On 5 Aug 2016, at 18:43, Jack Davis wrote: > > Used the venerable DA55-300. > Not sure I'm with you on the > diagram blade count.(?) > But..thanks Bob! > J > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Aug

Re: Geso Wed Walkabout

2016-08-05 Thread Marco Alpert
What he said. - Marco > On Aug 5, 2016, at 9:11 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > > All adeptly done, Don! > > J > > - Original Message - > From: "Donald Guthrie" > To: "PDML" > Sent: Friday, August 5, 2016 8:34:43 AM > Subject:

Re: Peso-Late Summer Hummer

2016-08-05 Thread Jack Davis
Used the venerable DA55-300. Not sure I'm with you on the diagram blade count.(?) But..thanks Bob! J Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 5, 2016, at 10:31 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > > That's really nice. > > You seem to have a lens with only six diaphragm blades - you need at least

Re: Peso-Late Summer Hummer

2016-08-05 Thread Bob W-PDML
That's really nice. You seem to have a lens with only six diaphragm blades - you need at least ten to improve the out of focus blur! B > On 5 Aug 2016, at 17:03, Jack Davis wrote: > > > > Shot this AM while it was taking a quick rest in the Japanese Maple. > Glad it

Re: Peso-Late Summer Hummer

2016-08-05 Thread Alan C
Hoping to become a cormorant? Alan C -Original Message- From: Jack Davis Sent: Friday, August 05, 2016 6:03 PM To: PDML Subject: Peso-Late Summer Hummer Shot this AM while it was taking a quick rest in the Japanese Maple. Glad it moved from the tacky feeder. All about luck! C?

Re: Black Headed Oriole (Oriolus Lavatus)

2016-08-05 Thread Bob W-PDML
Blue sky plus the colours of the Belgian flag! > On 5 Aug 2016, at 15:44, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > WOW! That is a BLUE sky! > > The image of the bird is quite nice as well. > > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > >> On Fri, Aug 5,

Re: OT would you keep your eyes out for me for...

2016-08-05 Thread ann sanfedele
I just got myself the light magenta for $5.00 on ebay... interestingly - the outdated (2013) ink was lsited as BIN or Best offer - withtheBIN being $18 (!) I offered $5.00 - and noted to the seller that I assumed the $18 was a typo and that they meant to type $10 or $8 , since brand new

Re: Black Headed Oriole (Oriolus Lavatus)

2016-08-05 Thread ann sanfedele
HA - same t hing happend to me... Now I see the birdy - both nice, but first one the better of the two I think... ann On 8/5/2016 7:31 AM, Alan C wrote: Sorry, Jack, I made a mistake. The link brings up the flower. Scoll L & L for the two bird shots. Or go here:

Re: PESO - K-1 in Krakow

2016-08-05 Thread P.J. Alling
Just looked at these. Realized I haven't taken anything particularly worth looking at in about a year. I really hate you. Really. On 7/30/2016 7:38 AM, DagT wrote: I had a trip with K-1 in Krakow last week with FA*24, FA31, FA43, FA77 and FA135. K-1 is great, although a little heavy

We are living in the future!

2016-08-05 Thread P.J. Alling
The wonders of the modern age from digital photography to medical miracles are manifest. This despite my not yet having a flying car... However one more robo call form a truly crappy AI trying to sell me solar panels will cause me to snap. Pentax Content. Damn I miss my F 70-210 f4.0~5.6.

Re: Black Headed Oriole (Oriolus Lavatus)

2016-08-05 Thread Alan C
Thanks, Bob. Not that rare but more often heard than seen. They tend to stay in the tree canopy but at this time of the year many trees are low on foliage. We get the occasional migratory European Oriels & Golden Oriels too. Alan C -Original Message- From: Bob Sullivan Sent:

Re: Black Headed Oriole (Oriolus Lavatus)

2016-08-05 Thread Alan C
Thanks, Dan. Yes, it was a warm, cloudless, winter's day today. The met. boys say it will hold for a few days which is good news because we will be spending some time in Kruger over the W/E. Alan C -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Friday, August 05, 2016 4:43 PM To:

Re: Geso Wed Walkabout

2016-08-05 Thread Alan C
Nice gallery. You have an eye for that sort of thing. The exception is the portrait - I did a double take because he looks so like my wild younger brother. Alan C -Original Message- From: Donald Guthrie Sent: Friday, August 05, 2016 5:34 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Geso Wed

Re: Black Headed Oriole (Oriolus Lavatus)

2016-08-05 Thread Alan C
Never mind. Just get a bigger 'phone! Thanks for the comments. Alan C -Original Message- From: Jack Davis Sent: Friday, August 05, 2016 2:42 PM To: PDML Subject: Re: Black Headed Oriole (Oriolus Lavatus) Oh! My mistake, Alan. Probably due to my lazy habit of using my small phone

Re: Black Headed Oriole (Oriolus Lavatus)

2016-08-05 Thread Alan C
Thanks, Paul. There was a yellow tailed woodpecker too but he eluded me. Alan C -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist Sent: Friday, August 05, 2016 1:15 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: GESO: Black Headed Oriole (Oriolus Lavatus) Beautiful! Paul via phone On Aug 5,

Re: GESO: Black Headed Oriole (Oriolus Lavatus)

2016-08-05 Thread Bob Sullivan
Alan, Very nice shot. Rare bird, well captured. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Aug 5, 2016 at 5:08 AM, Alan C wrote: > A couple of shots of a Black Headed Oriole ferreting for insects in our > Coral tree which is in full bloom. (Sorry about the light, Ken). > >

Re: Geso Wed Walkabout

2016-08-05 Thread Jack Davis
All adeptly done, Don! J - Original Message - From: "Donald Guthrie" To: "PDML" Sent: Friday, August 5, 2016 8:34:43 AM Subject: Geso Wed Walkabout Yesterday it cooled slightly. so Q in hand I took a walkabout resulting in this small gallery. C as

Re: PESO 2016 - 160 - GDG

2016-08-05 Thread Jack Davis
Striking! You were certainly right to include all of that gutter. Was probably a close call. J - Original Message - From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" To: "PDML" , "PAW Picture-A-Week project" , "SeePhoto Talk" ,

Peso-Late Summer Hummer

2016-08-05 Thread Jack Davis
Shot this AM while it was taking a quick rest in the Japanese Maple. Glad it moved from the tacky feeder. All about luck! C? http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=1084 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Geso Wed Walkabout

2016-08-05 Thread Donald Guthrie
Yesterday it cooled slightly. so Q in hand I took a walkabout resulting in this small gallery. C as always welcomed. http://adobe.ly/2alwHpw -- 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

Re: OT would you keep your eyes out for me for...

2016-08-05 Thread P.J. Alling
Well sadly I have used refilled cartridges in a couple of my HP printers, and the results were disappointing. The inks tended to leak, and clog much more than the HP inks. That said some people claim to have had very good results with them, and that a lot of the inks especially for Japanese

PESO 2016 - 160 - GDG

2016-08-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I love my walks. This in the neighborhood the other morning, very early ... https://flic.kr/p/KJFcgK enjoy! G — The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate it. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: Black Headed Oriole (Oriolus Lavatus)

2016-08-05 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
WOW! That is a BLUE sky! The image of the bird is quite nice as well. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Aug 5, 2016 at 7:31 AM, Alan C wrote: > Sorry, Jack, I made a mistake. The link brings up the flower. Scoll L & L > for the two bird

Re: PESO - 'Perched' (John)

2016-08-05 Thread ann sanfedele
Very like - the easiest clue to telling them apart (looking at my National Geo bookand photos below) the redpoll has that little cap on his head and the house finch has a streak of red just above the eye but below the crown. I've only seen a redpoll in Alaska and the Yukon. ann On

Re: They claim the perseids will be good this year

2016-08-05 Thread Gonz
Ooooh, gotta put that on my calendar. On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 8:17 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > http://www.sciencealert.com/guys-the-perseid-meteor-shower- > is-here-and-it-s-going-to-be-twice-as-good-this-year > > "Forecasters are predicting a Perseid outburst this year with

Re: I need a 2gb micro flash/sd card

2016-08-05 Thread ann sanfedele
MIke - Happily lurker Richard is sending me the 2 GB .. so I'm good to go. Hope you guys are enjoying pre-hat eating festivities chez Jostein and family ann On 8/5/2016 2:45 AM, mike wilson wrote: It might be worth searching, in case there's a firmware upgrade that would fix the issue.

Re: Black Headed Oriole (Oriolus Lavatus)

2016-08-05 Thread Jack Davis
Oh! My mistake, Alan. Probably due to my lazy habit of using my small phone screen rather than the desk top. Beautifully shot Oriole. Sharp and well composed! J - Original Message - From: "Alan C" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Friday, August 5,

Re: Black Headed Oriole (Oriolus Lavatus)

2016-08-05 Thread Alan C
Sorry, Jack, I made a mistake. The link brings up the flower. Scoll L & L for the two bird shots. Or go here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/28779197395/ Alan C -Original Message- From: Jack Davis Sent: Friday, August 05, 2016 1:17 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: GESO: Black Headed Oriole (Oriolus Lavatus)

2016-08-05 Thread Jack Davis
Beautiful, strong blossom color. Oriole hiding? :-) J Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 5, 2016, at 3:08 AM, Alan C wrote: > > A couple of shots of a Black Headed Oriole ferreting for insects in our Coral > tree which is in full bloom. (Sorry about the light, Ken). > >

Re: GESO: Black Headed Oriole (Oriolus Lavatus)

2016-08-05 Thread Paul Stenquist
Beautiful! Paul via phone > On Aug 5, 2016, at 6:08 AM, Alan C wrote: > > A couple of shots of a Black Headed Oriole ferreting for insects in our Coral > tree which is in full bloom. (Sorry about the light, Ken). > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/28494933390/ >

GESO: Black Headed Oriole (Oriolus Lavatus)

2016-08-05 Thread Alan C
A couple of shots of a Black Headed Oriole ferreting for insects in our Coral tree which is in full bloom. (Sorry about the light, Ken). https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/28494933390/ Scroll right for another view & a close-up of a flower. All with the K7 and HD55-300. Alan C

Re: I need a 2gb micro flash/sd card

2016-08-05 Thread mike wilson
It might be worth searching, in case there's a firmware upgrade that would fix the issue. But you'd probably still need a 2gb card to implement it, so I'll just shut up now. > On 05 August 2016 at 00:11 ann sanfedele wrote: > > > Have a new but OLD cell phone - the Samsung