The Pentax LX Gallery

...and now for a bit of nostalgia. Fossicking through the various directories on Komkon's PUG server, I (re)discovered the Pentax LX Gallery - an epic opus prepared many years ago on the legendary LX. It's not just a gallery of photos taken with the LX but includes detailed technical information

Re: PESO: Singing of Spring

That's really nice, Paul ann On 4/1/2017 3:19 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: His chirping caught my attention. And while he may well have wintered right her in Michigan, he’s out and about now with worms coming to the surface. https://www.photo.net/photo/18369627/singing-of-spring -- PDML

Re: PESOs Oregon coast

Don't you have a mate with a light plane or helicopter? Alan C -Original Message- From: Larry Colen Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2017 10:00 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESOs Oregon coast Alan C wrote: Interesting set, Larry. Spectacular bridge. That boat is so narrow

Re: Happy 20th, dear PUG! :)

Priceless! Gesondheid. Alan C -Original Message- From: Igor PDML-StR Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2017 11:02 PM To: PDML@pdml.net Subject: Happy 20th, dear PUG! :) It is April of 2017. And while the history might be still hiding the exact date of the first PUG, I might as well be the

Re: PESO: Pecker Picture

Nice action portrait. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Apr 1, 2017 at 7:45 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > https://www.photo.net/photo/18370018/untitled > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net >

Re: Happy 20th, dear PUG! :)

I expected cormorants.. but this was very funny indeed! ann On 4/1/2017 5:26 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I love the Card! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Apr 1, 2017 at 5:02 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: It is April of 2017. And while

Re: Happy 20th, dear PUG! :)

Great! Thanks, Doug, for uncovering the historic moment. Thank you, and congrats to you, our dear PUG's father! While I had not been very diligent in submitting my photos to PUG, I am happy to contribute to it by hosting PUG on Komkon server for slightly over 19 years. While writing the

Re: PESOs Oregon coast

On April 1, 2017 2:30:25 PM PDT, Chris Mitchell wrote: >I agree with Ann. The boat and bridge shots are good. And what's with >the narrowness? We have narrowboats on the canals in the UK. They're >narrow so that they can get through the locks. Is there a similar

Re: Happy 20th, dear PUG! :)

The exact date was indeed April 1, 1997, Igor. The timing has never been lost on me. So congrats and thank you to you and the rest of the PUG team for twenty years of aid to the PDML community. Card's cool, too. On 4/1/17 5:02 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: It is April of 2017. And while the

PESO: Pecker Picture

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Robin, the Obverse

Shot the other side when he turned. https://www.photo.net/photo/18370017/untitled -- 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: PESO: Singing of Spring

Thanks Ken. I saw a few in the dead of winter. But I think most of them migrate and those that don't lay low and conserve energy. I follow their lead in that regard! Paul via phone > On Apr 1, 2017, at 5:55 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > > > Well done Paul. > > Michigan's

Re: Anyone in Paris?

That's it! Right you are! Thank you, Bob! The reason I couldn't recall it is the fact that the store has been closed for over 10 years. I was trying to google a large department store, and, evidently it was no longer there. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Samaritaine Now I am worried if I

Re: PESO: Singing of Spring

Well done Paul. Michigan's state bird. They've been showing up around here a few weeks ago. -Original Message- >From: Paul Stenquist >Subject: PESO: Singing of Spring > >His chirping caught my attention. And while he may well have wintered right >her in Michigan,

Re: PESOs Oregon coast

I agree with Ann. The boat and bridge shots are good. And what's with the narrowness? We have narrowboats on the canals in the UK. They're narrow so that they can get through the locks. Is there a similar reason in Oregon? Chris On 31 March 2017 at 05:01, ann sanfedele wrote:

Re: Happy 20th, dear PUG! :)

I love the Card! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Apr 1, 2017 at 5:02 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > It is April of 2017. And while the history might be still hiding the exact > date of the first PUG, I might as well be the first to

Happy 20th, dear PUG! :)

It is April of 2017. And while the history might be still hiding the exact date of the first PUG, I might as well be the first to congratulate PUG, and all of you, dear fellow PDMLers with PUG's 20th Anniversary! As a matter of fact, one company has already prepared a card for this

Re: PESOs Oregon coast

Alan C wrote: Interesting set, Larry. Spectacular bridge. That boat is so narrow - must give a very tender ride. Thanks. There are quite a few bridges along that section of the coast, and I'm finding it a challenge to come up with ways to photograph them that aren't the obvious cliche

Re: PESO a bit of fluff

Bruce Walker wrote: That's a pretty cool structure, Larry. That's what I love about macro. One thing that I really enjoy about modern cameras is that the performance is improving so much that there are many ways the camera can see things in ways that we can't. That is part of what draws me

Re: SF Camera store closing

Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Local stores can't compete with B and KEH, let alone Amazon and Costco. I still visit and patronize a full service camera store in Millburn, NJ, mbut I can't imagine how he manages to stay in business. Reading the article, this one seems to be as much a case of

Re: PESO: Singing of Spring

On 1/4/17, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: >His chirping caught my attention. And while he may well have wintered >right her in Michigan, he's out and about now with worms coming to the >surface. > > >https://www.photo.net/photo/18369627/singing-of-spring You and yer birds

PESO: Singing of Spring

His chirping caught my attention. And while he may well have wintered right her in Michigan, he’s out and about now with worms coming to the surface. https://www.photo.net/photo/18369627/singing-of-spring -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

OT: East of the Mississippi: Nineteenth-Century American Landscape Photography

Through 16 July this year, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Looks like it would be worth a visit… http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/exhibitions/2017/east-of-the-mississippi.html stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: PESO: Watching Sunset

Thanks, Jack and Ann. Yes, Jack, "subdued" is sort of what I was going for. I could of course brighten it up a bit, but then it wouldn't accurately reflect the scene I was trying to capture. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Apr 1, 2017 at 10:19 AM, Jack

Re: PESO: Pacific Sunset

Thanks, Ann and Bob! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Apr 1, 2017 at 12:33 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Maui, February 2017 > https://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas- > pesos/2017/4/1/pacific-sunset > K-5 IIs, DA 18-135 zoom

Re: SF Camera store closing

Local stores can't compete with B and KEH, let alone Amazon and Costco. I still visit and patronize a full service camera store in Millburn, NJ, mbut I can't imagine how he manages to stay in business. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Apr 1, 2017 at 3:37 AM,

Re: SF Camera store closing

Connecticut had a number of thriving photo shops. A lot started during the SLR boom of the '70's almost all of them quietly folded up pretty much after that ended. A lot of the old timers, shops that had been existence since the 1950's, or earlier, have been slowly closing up as well. It

Peso-Sandpipers

This flock of what may be Sandpipers, was zooming around the Colusa reserve displaying first their bright underside then the dark backside. The percentage of close to in-focus or actual in-focus was the closest in this shot. So here 'tis. C? Thanks! J

Re: 20th Anniversary PUG - going...going.....

Thanks, Brian. I fired off a missive to MJ a few minutes ago. Whether he responds or not shouldn't affect your schedule; I told him it would go live the first part of the week. I might now have a trawl through my archives to see if I've made a good photo in the last twenty years. On 3/31/17

Re: PESO: Pacific Sunset

Just had a quick look at some of the shots on the home page. That red sports car (looks a bit like a big Healey, but isn't. Jag?) is nice. Amusing that the beauty salon in the background appears to be prominently advertising manure. B > On 1 Apr 2017, at 14:42, Daniel J. Matyola

Re: Have you submitted? -- April PUG - 20th Anniversary (end of March today!)

Not Orwellian really, but still something nasty. On 3/31/2017 8:56 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: I'll tell you what, "have you submitted?" sounds a bit Orwellian, doesn't it? ;-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: PESO: Watching Sunset

Somewhat subdued, but clouds and God light very nice, Dan. J Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 1, 2017, at 6:54 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > This is a slightly different version of my recent Pacific Sunset PESO. > This one has some people in the foreground, but otherwise

Re: PESO: Watching Sunset

Much prefer the peopleless one - minimalism :-) ann On 4/1/2017 9:54 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: This is a slightly different version of my recent Pacific Sunset PESO. This one has some people in the foreground, but otherwise records the same scene. I am not sure if I like this better or

Re: PESO a bit of fluff

That's a staghorn /lichen/, Larry - yeah, those are fun . Nice to see the blooms though,.. which I can't name - I get the blossoms mixed up ann On 4/1/2017 2:23 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I spent a bit of time playing with my dfa100 and a flash at Mom's last week. I think this bit of moss is

Re: PESO: Pacific Sunset

Could as well have been sunrise in New Jersey if you had not told us - lovely sky. ann On 4/1/2017 12:33 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Maui, February 2017 https://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2017/4/1/pacific-sunset K-5 IIs, DA 18-135 zoom Comments are invited. Dan Matyola

PESO: Watching Sunset

This is a slightly different version of my recent Pacific Sunset PESO. This one has some people in the foreground, but otherwise records the same scene. I am not sure if I like this better or not. Usually, I avoid people, in life as well as in photography. Thats because I am an old curmudgeon.

Re: FSF: Pentax K-01 and lenses

K-01 body sold. Lenses available. :-) G > On March 31, 2017 11:21:22 AM PDT, Godfrey DiGiorgi > wrote: >> For Sale Friday time: >> >> I have a lovely Pentax K-01 "Bumblebee" (yellow with black accents) for >> sale with original box and papers. I bought it a couple of

Re: PESO: Pacific Sunset

Thanks, Alan. I am completely frustrated with the new Photo.net. For years, I had a Diner Blog on Posterous. When that site shut down, I created a SquareSpace Blog for those images. For a Short while, a few years back, I tried SquareSpace for my PESOs, but quickly went back to Photo.net. Now

Re: PESO a bit of fluff

That's a pretty cool structure, Larry. That's what I love about macro. On Sat, Apr 1, 2017 at 2:23 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > I spent a bit of time playing with my dfa100 and a flash at Mom's last week. > I think this bit of moss is a bit more interesting than the various

Re: April PUG theme 20th anniversary

On 31/03/17 21:27, Stanley Halpin wrote: Wait wait! You mean we were supposed to select something good? I would still be looking through files if I had known that... Fortunately, I knew I didn't have anything good anyway, so I didn't have to spend a lot of time looking. - T stan On Mar

Re: FSF: Pentax K-01 and lenses

Damn, wish I could afford the 43 right now. On March 31, 2017 11:21:22 AM PDT, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >For Sale Friday time: > >I have a lovely Pentax K-01 "Bumblebee" (yellow with black accents) for >sale with original box and papers. I bought it a couple of years ago

SF Camera store closing

http://www.sfchronicle.com/business/networth/article/Legendary-SF-photo-shop-Adolf-Gasser-to-shutter-11040079.php I've never been to it, it looks like they've got some pentax gear: http://www.gassersphoto.com/ -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc --

GESO March faves

Here are my favorite photos from March: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72157680999577486 -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: PESO: Pacific Sunset

Nice. Is that the portal to your new website? Alan C -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2017 6:33 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Pacific Sunset Maui, February 2017

PESO a bit of fluff

I spent a bit of time playing with my dfa100 and a flash at Mom's last week. I think this bit of moss is a bit more interesting than the various flowers (I think they were cherry or the like) https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/33611094422/in/album-72157682070755065/ Anyone interested in