Philip Northeast wrote:
Inside the conservatory at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens with the
K1 and Sigma 10-20mm zoom, in crop mode.
https://flic.kr/p/PeS98L
+++
Looks a peaceful spot to sit down for a few minutes, nice capture. What made
you go for the Sigma 10
Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18309821&size=lg
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Not what I expected! Very interesting.
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And remaining happy that I'm not shooting weddings.
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These are great. I would hate to do wedding photography for a living though.
One afternoon wedding I attended m
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That's a really good shot.
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Thanks Bob.
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Another fine shot, full of detail.
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That's a great shot.
Cheers,
Dave
> On Nov 16, 2016, at 10:17 PM, Alan C wrote:
>
> The Spookvoël (Afrikaans) or Grey Headed Bush Shrike (Malaconotus blanchoti)
> is a large Shrike with a bad reputation because it takes fledglings from
> nests. However, its main diet is small lizards & insects
A lovely set, especially the image with the tractor!
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On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 11:58 PM, Paul Stenquist
wrote:
> Very nice. The warm light in the background is a plus.
>
> Paul via phone
>
> > On Nov 16, 2016, at 11:52 PM, Philip North
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18309821&size=lg
Comments invited.
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Very nice. The warm light in the background is a plus.
Paul via phone
> On Nov 16, 2016, at 11:52 PM, Philip Northeast
> wrote:
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> I love the tractor shot
>
>
> Philip Northeast
>
> www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au
>
>> On 17/11/16 12:24 pm, Collin Brendemuehl wrote:
>> A few of the pics that
Inside the conservatory at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens with
the K1 and Sigma 10-20mm zoom, in crop mode.
https://flic.kr/p/PeS98L
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On 17/11/16 12:24 pm, Collin Brendemuehl wrote:
A few of the pics that I shot after the wedding.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/55001392@N08/albums/72157672736826723
And remaining happy that I'm not shooting weddings.
-
Very nice work Colin. You/ they should be proud of these.
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>From: Collin Brendemuehl
>Subject: After-wedding pics
>
>A few of the pics that I shot after the wedding.
>
>https://www.flickr.com/photos/55001392@N08/albums/72157672736826723
>
>And remaining happy that I'm n
Thanks Bruce. I'll have a look at that. I already tried Igor's suggestion
with good results.
Alan C
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Subject: Re: PESO: Spookvoël (Wrap)
Beautiful bird!
Workflow suggestion f
Thanks Igor. You taught me something there. It works like a charm. I'll have
to try reprocessing some of my older shots.
Alan C
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Subject: Re: Spookvoël (Wrap Igor)
Thanks for that,
They do "clean up" when living as waders. These ones have only had water for
a day. The ones which share our rubbish dump with other scavengers (egrets,
baboons & humans) are another story.
Alan C
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They ain't pretty, that's for sure! Good shot though.
John in Brisbane
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Subject: PESO: Maribou Storks
Maribou Storks scavenging for s
A few of the pics that I shot after the wedding.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/55001392@N08/albums/72157672736826723
And remaining happy that I'm not shooting weddings.
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Beautiful bird!
Workflow suggestion for you. I always use Nik Dfine for noise
reduction and Nik RAW Pre-sharpener in combination to reduce noise and
restore the sharpness otherwise lost. Usually pre-sharpen first
followed by NR. There's a tickbox in Dfine for high-ISO conditions so
it doesn't try
Thanks for your comments, Brian.
Damn, I forgot all about the Jan PUG.
Dan Matyola
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On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 5:11 PM, Brian Walters
wrote:
> Very nice, Dan. There are some really wonderfully decorated doors and
> windows in that part of New Me
Very nice, Dan. There are some really wonderfully decorated doors and
windows in that part of New Mexico.
You should have kept that image for the January PUG ;-)> (of course,
you could still submit it...)
Cheers
Brian
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Brian Walters
Western Sydney Australia
I spent some time once by the side a Lake Sidamo in Ethiopia where there were a
lot of maribou storks, and I disagree. I think they're rather fascinating close
up. They reminded me of old school masters, hunched and wise-looking. They used
to stroll along the track by the lakeside, among the peo
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18311299
Comments are invited.
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That's a really good shot.
> On 16 Nov 2016, at 10:48, Malcolm Smith wrote:
>
> We were out recently and ended up behind what was clearly a repair gang, the
> last trailer carrying temporary traffic lights. A mile or so later, we came
> to where they were called as a water main had burst. On the
Probably the world's most disgusting birds.
You've obviously never been to Scunthorpe
On 16 Nov 2016, at 09:26, Alan C mailto:c...@lantic.net>>
wrote:
Maribou Storks scavenging for snacks at Sable Dam which now contains a bit of
water after a recent storm. Probably the world's most disgusting
Alan C wrote:
Well, the skies opened this afternoon after a solid week of overcast so I
had to give it a go:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/30919493051/
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At least you've seen it to give it a go! Interesting image.
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Ken Waller wrote:
Nice captures Larry. Some pretty high end cars there - what club put
this meet together?
It's called Droids and Friends. It was started by some people that
worked at Google at the time. I first drove with them a little over a
year ago when Nicole introduced me to the gr
Quite appealing, actually.
Dan Matyola
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On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 2:44 PM, Alan C wrote:
> Well, the skies opened this afternoon after a solid week of overcast so I
> had to give it a go:
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/30919493051/
About a month ago...
On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 11:44 AM, John wrote:
> Ok, I was looking at a chart of the exchange rate for the last month. It
> had gone from 103.83 yen/dollar to 109.11 yen/dollar. The low point
> appears to have been some time in August, with the dollar strengthening
> since th
Well, the skies opened this afternoon after a solid week of overcast so I
had to give it a go:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/30919493051/
K7 with the HD 55-300 @ 300
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Thanks for that, Igor. I'll give it a go.
Alan C
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Alan,
Yep, I know about the noise on K-7. I still have (and occasionally use)
one. And the noise w
Ok, I was looking at a chart of the exchange rate for the last month. It
had gone from 103.83 yen/dollar to 109.11 yen/dollar. The low point
appears to have been some time in August, with the dollar strengthening
since then.
When did the price change take place?
On 11/16/2016 10:34 AM, Gonz wrot
Nice pose, colorful bird and nice capture.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
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From: "Alan C"
Subject: PESO: Spookvoël
The Spookvoël (Afrikaans) or Grey Headed Bush Shrike (Malaconotus blanchoti)
is a large Shrike with a bad reputation
Alan,
Yep, I know about the noise on K-7. I still have (and occasionally use)
one. And the noise was one of the main factors why I bought K-5-IIs.
And with K-7 shots what I had/have to do is to do careful noise
suppression in LR, -- still on the RAW file. And LR does a very good job
with the
Thanks again for the comments. We had 34mm last Friday - the first big storm
this season - so I went to Sable Dam on Sat. to check it out. It was already
over 50% full but quite shallow in the upper reaches.
Here is a Pano. You can see the Storks at left centre & the bird hide (still
high & dr
Thanks so much for all your kind comments. You really made my day. We were
having tea on the stoep when it arrived. I had to run to get my camera,
sneak up to abour 25m & shoot. I took 8 before it flew off but this was the
only sharp one. Paul would have done better!
Igor, all the pre-K5's are
I’m in Maryland, so Mr. Hendrickson will work well.
Thanks
Mike
> On Nov 15, 2016, at 9:35 PM, P.J. Alling wrote:
>
> Where are you. If you're in the Continental US send it to Eric Hendrickson
> he has a web site called pentaxs.com.
>
> Good fast service, reasonable prices and very accommod
Marco Alpert wrote:
For some reason, I’m suddenly getting only one or two out of every 10 or so
list messages. So I didn’t originally see this shot until I got your message to
Dan.
In any case, what he said.
Thanks Marco, I hope the messages sort themselves out
Thanks Malcolm (and Jack as well, since I haven’t actually received his
message, but see it in the archives).
- Marco
> On Nov 15, 2016, at 10:28 PM, Malcolm Smith wrote:
>
> Marco Alpert wrote:
>
> http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo16/peso32.html
>
>
> Another g
Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
Thanks for looking, Malcolm.
This little establishment does a nice business selling trinkets,carvings,
Indian jewelry, religious statues, and vials of "miraculous dirt" to the many
pilgrims and tourists that visit El Santuario de Chimayó every year.
They also sell cold
For some reason, I’m suddenly getting only one or two out of every 10 or so
list messages. So I didn’t originally see this shot until I got your message to
Dan.
In any case, what he said.
- Marco
> On Nov 16, 2016, at 7:42 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote:
>
> Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
>
> Well seen
Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
Well seen and captured! An interesting and effective shot that works well
on a number of levels.
++
Thanks!
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Classic. There are always get clowns who will do that. Back in the 60's his
engine may have died.
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So true. Thanks for looking.
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Ah, I looked again and there is an uptick in the value of the dollar
in the last month and a half or so.
http://www.x-rates.com/graph/?from=USD&to=JPY&amount=1
On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 9:34 AM, Gonz wrote:
> Well the charts for the year show that I can buy less yen for the
> dollar now than at the
Well the charts for the year show that I can buy less yen for the
dollar now than at the beginning of the year, so the yen appears to be
appreciating. Well at least to me, but maybe the chart I saw was
wrong?
On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 9:01 AM, John wrote:
> Except that the dollar has been the one
Thanks John and Igor. I may just format a 32 gig thumb drive to mac
system and keep the 10.11 install program on it as a back up.
Dave
On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 10:04 AM, John wrote:
> Look for a program called MacDrive for the PC. That way you can format
> the external drive for the Mac and the
Look for a program called MacDrive for the PC. That way you can format
the external drive for the Mac and the PC will still be able to read &
write to it.
http://www.mediafour.com/software/macdrive/
On 11/15/2016 2:09 PM, David J Brooks wrote:
I'm looking at setting up an external as both PC an
>Isn't the 6X7 a wonderful camera? I still miss it, but since I went
>totally digital, it was just not practical to develop the film, and my old
>lab doesn't want to do it anymore, except for large jobs.
>
>Dan Matyola
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If it had not had the newer
Except that the dollar has been the one appreciating. Japanese goods
should be less expensive.
On 11/15/2016 5:07 PM, Gonz wrote:
Did you mean it the other way, appreciation of the yen... (which makes
Japanese products more expensive...)
On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 3:56 PM, jtainter wrote:
"The
On 11/15/2016 4:56 PM, jtainter wrote:
"The price of the K-1 has not dropped from the initial introduction, it
has increased instead. Its almost $200 from the initial $1800 or so
that it was several months ago"
The word is that this was due to the appreciation of the dollar
relative to the
On 11/15/2016 2:35 PM, Marco Alpert wrote:
On Nov 15, 2016, at 11:27 AM, David J Brooks wrote:
from Monday night on a dark desert highway.
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18310847
Nice. Was there the warm smell of colitas?
m
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It is perhaps a tad over saturated, but it's got a LONG way to go in
terms of garish gingerbread before it reaches Thomas Kinkade levels.
Maybe if you inserted a statue of Mickey Mouse in the foreground with
someone relieving themselves upon it.
On 11/15/2016 11:40 AM, P.J. Alling wrote:
I hones
Isn't the 6X7 a wonderful camera? I still miss it, but since I went
totally digital, it was just not practical to develop the film, and my old
lab doesn't want to do it anymore, except for large jobs.
Dan Matyola
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On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 9:25 AM,
Thanks for looking, Malcolm.
This little establishment does a nice business selling trinkets,carvings,
Indian jewelry, religious statues, and vials of "miraculous dirt" to the
many pilgrims and tourists that visit El Santuario de Chimayó every year.
They also sell cold drinks, popsicles and, of c
Just processed my first 3 rolls from it last night.
Two using XP2 and one of TMax100.
Negs look good. Printing tonight.
Am looking for a good price for a 6x7->K adapter.
Since it's the later lens version it has the improved design/coatings I'm
thinking it might be a nice, though bulky, portrait l
Dave,
I have never done this with an external HDD, but I have done that many
times with internal ones. You can have multiple partitions on a drive.
In this case, you'll have two partitions, one with Mac file system, the
other one with NTFS. But that will not allow you easy sharing files
betwe
Well seen and captured! An interesting and effective shot that works well
on a number of levels.
Dan Matyola
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On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 5:47 AM, Malcolm Smith
wrote:
> We were out recently and ended up behind what was clearly a repair gang,
> the
>
A striking avian portrait with sharp details.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 4:17 AM, Alan C wrote:
> The Spookvoël (Afrikaans) or Grey Headed Bush Shrike (Malaconotus
> blanchoti)
> is a large Shrike with a bad reputation because it takes
Unusual and interesting critters.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 4:25 AM, Alan C wrote:
> Maribou Storks scavenging for snacks at Sable Dam which now contains a bit
> of water after a recent storm. Probably the world's most disgusting birds
Classic. There are always get clowns who will do that. Back in the 60's his
engine may have died.
Alan C
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To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'
Subject: PESO: Splash!
We were out recently and ended up behind w
Alan,
Very nice shot, both technically and visually.
One little detail: I would consider smoothing out the noise a little bit.
K-7 @ ISO 800 is becoming noisy in the shadows. You can see the "digital
texture" on the leaves and on the "belly" of the bird.
Best,
Igor
On Nov 16, 2016, at 4:17
Jack Davis wrote:
Really nice action catch, Malcolm!
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Thanks Jack,
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They are ugly! They make Cormorants and Canadian Geese look good! Well
documented by you.
Paul via phone
> On Nov 16, 2016, at 4:25 AM, Alan C wrote:
>
> Maribou Storks scavenging for snacks at Sable Dam which now contains a bit of
> water after a recent storm. Probably the world's most disgu
Odd, but fun shot!
J
Sent from my iPhone
> On Nov 15, 2016, at 10:28 PM, Malcolm Smith wrote:
>
> Marco Alpert wrote:
>
> http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo16/peso32.html
>
>
> Another great observational image, well taken.
>
> Malcolm
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Superb shot! Nicely composed and beautifully rendered.
Paul via phone
> On Nov 16, 2016, at 4:17 AM, Alan C wrote:
>
> The Spookvoël (Afrikaans) or Grey Headed Bush Shrike (Malaconotus blanchoti)
> is a large Shrike with a bad reputation because it takes fledglings from
> nests. However, its ma
Beautiful, Alan! More very nice work!
J
Sent from my iPhone
> On Nov 16, 2016, at 1:17 AM, Alan C wrote:
>
> The Spookvoël (Afrikaans) or Grey Headed Bush Shrike (Malaconotus blanchoti)
> is a large Shrike with a bad reputation because it takes fledglings from
> nests. However, its main diet i
Excellent image, Alan!
J
Sent from my iPhone
> On Nov 16, 2016, at 1:25 AM, Alan C wrote:
>
> Maribou Storks scavenging for snacks at Sable Dam which now contains a bit of
> water after a recent storm. Probably the world's most disgusting birds. You
> can see there is no grass growth yet.
>
I've only taken a brief look at the
storks, but I'm familiar and agree
they have a high disgust factor.
Impressively sharp image!
J
Sent from my iPhone
> On Nov 16, 2016, at 2:33 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote:
>
> Alan C wrote:
>
> Maribou Storks scavenging for snacks at Sable Dam which now contain
Really nice action catch, Malcolm!
J
Sent from my iPhone
> On Nov 16, 2016, at 2:47 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote:
>
> We were out recently and ended up behind what was clearly a repair gang, the
> last trailer carrying temporary traffic lights. A mile or so later, we came
> to where they were calle
We were out recently and ended up behind what was clearly a repair gang, the
last trailer carrying temporary traffic lights. A mile or so later, we came
to where they were called as a water main had burst. On the way home they
were working on it, and I jumped out at the temporary lights to take a f
Alan C wrote:
Maribou Storks scavenging for snacks at Sable Dam which now contains a bit
of water after a recent storm. Probably the world's most disgusting birds.
You can see there is no grass growth yet.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/22842623868/
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See
Alan C wrote:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/22842537918/
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A wonderful colour too, nice image.
Malcolm
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Maribou Storks scavenging for snacks at Sable Dam which now contains a bit
of water after a recent storm. Probably the world's most disgusting birds.
You can see there is no grass growth yet.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/22842623868/
K7 with the HD 55-300
Alan C
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The Spookvoël (Afrikaans) or Grey Headed Bush Shrike (Malaconotus blanchoti)
is a large Shrike with a bad reputation because it takes fledglings from
nests. However, its main diet is small lizards & insects which it catches on
trees in the canopy where it spends most of its time. The Afrikaans nam
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