Re: Eclipse photo rework

2018-09-02 Thread lrc
It should be the very same url On September 2, 2018 3:50:19 PM PDT, Steve Cottrell wrote: >On 2/9/18, ann sanfedele, discombobulated, unleashed: > Thanks for the kind words, and especially the feedback. I, too, had >>been disappointed at the loss of prominence of the CMEs. I went in >and

Re: PESO: jacobin cuckoo

2018-09-02 Thread ann sanfedele
On 9/2/2018 9:25 PM, Subash Jeyan wrote: On Sun, 2 Sep 2018 08:22:29 -0400 ann sanfedele wrote: Nice looking bird - but do all cuckoos behave badly? looks like he is sitting on "sensitive plant" branch.  The actualbright blue sky makes thescene look not quite real. i don't know if it's

PESO: eurasian oystercatcher

2018-09-02 Thread Subash Jeyan
it seems just yesterday that they left but the migrant waders are back. on our trip to pulicat lake near the city yesterday, though it is very early in the migratory season, we got this, a pair of oystercatchers, a near-threatened species. they'd just finished lunch it seems :)

Re: Peso - Where were you?

2018-09-02 Thread ann sanfedele
On 9/2/2018 9:28 PM, Subash Jeyan wrote: no, it does not look like a night scene to me. to answer the question it poses, probably sleeping...  Ha!  probably the best place to be.  how much it looks like night or not to different folk may have a bit to do with one's monitor settings to a

Re: Peso - Where were you?

2018-09-02 Thread Subash Jeyan
no, it does not look like a night scene to me. to answer the question it poses, probably sleeping... On Sun, 2 Sep 2018 08:43:42 -0400 ann sanfedele wrote: > Saturday morning on St Mark's Place > > https://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/2017-2018snaps/i-7R3fXzH/L > > Yes, it does

Re: PESO: jacobin cuckoo

2018-09-02 Thread Subash Jeyan
On Sun, 2 Sep 2018 08:22:29 -0400 ann sanfedele wrote: > Nice looking bird - but do all cuckoos behave badly? looks like he is > sitting on "sensitive plant" branch.  The actualbright blue sky makes > thescene look not quite real. i don't know if it's bad behaviour but the jacobin cuckoo is

Re: PESO 2018 - 096? - GDG

2018-09-02 Thread Jack Davis
Cup and bowl still need to be moved. J(:-) Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 2, 2018, at 3:15 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > I like it too, soft or not... favorite is the black and white with the cup on > the old wooden table... and the odd motor bike in front of the brick home. > > ann > >> On

Re: PESO 2018 - 096? - GDG

2018-09-02 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
well seen and composed. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Sep 2, 2018 at 5:29 PM Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > This morning at the Peel breakwater it was soft and drizzly, blowy, and I > had problems getting the focus correct. > > I realized, after looking at

Re: Eclipse photo rework

2018-09-02 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 2/9/18, ann sanfedele, discombobulated, unleashed: >>> Thanks for the kind words, and especially the feedback. I, too, had >been disappointed at the loss of prominence of the CMEs. I went in and >kind of cheated and fiddled specifically with the color balance of them >to bring them out a bit

Re: September PUG is up

2018-09-02 Thread ann sanfedele
Love your shot,Brian, for it's beauty -- but Darren's is on point and stunning too,even though I tend not to like glitz. Pat's gave me a nice chuckle  -  but no one did Don Quixote, quite. Henk could have set up a nice shot. ann On 9/2/2018 6:11 PM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all, A small

Re: PESO 2018 - 096? - GDG

2018-09-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Thanks! I must live a fairly tame existence because I've always had a lot of good times here and haven't done anything illegal that I'm aware of... No one's flogged me yet, although I did get yelled at by a shopkeeper the other day. Something about I can't sit down at a table if I've ordered

Re: PESO 2018 - 096? - GDG

2018-09-02 Thread ann sanfedele
I like it too, soft or not... favorite is the black and white with the cup on the old wooden table... and the odd motor bike in front of the brick home. ann On 9/2/2018 6:09 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: That's a nice shot, like the texture. I've never been to the Isle of Man. Apparently everything

September PUG is up

2018-09-02 Thread Brian Walters
G'day all, A small gallery this month with a range of interpretations of the theme. View here: http://pug.komkon.org/ (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous gallery there). Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not infallible. So, if you

September PUG is up

2018-09-02 Thread Brian Walters
G'day all, A small gallery this month with a range of interpretations of the theme. View here: http://pug.komkon.org/ (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous gallery there). Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not infallible. So, if you

Re: PESO 2018 - 096? - GDG

2018-09-02 Thread Bob W-PDML
That's a nice shot, like the texture. I've never been to the Isle of Man. Apparently everything worth doing is illegal there, and they flog you for it. A bit like a cold, wet version of Saudi Arabia, plus Jeremy Clarkson to top it all off. B > On 2 Sep 2018, at 22:29, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:

PESO 2018 - 096? - GDG

2018-09-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
This morning at the Peel breakwater it was soft and drizzly, blowy, and I had problems getting the focus correct. I realized, after looking at the exposures I made, that the soft focus was actually part of what I was seeing ... Not exactly what I wanted, but eh? It works in a fashion. I do

Re: Peso - Where were you?

2018-09-02 Thread ann sanfedele
Thanks Henk, Bob and Larry for your comments! Henk - I had to look up "unheimisch" I'd say the nice color had a lot to do with the angle at which the sun was hitting the board. Larry -  Yup - leaving the shadows with little detail enhances that I think. Bob -very bizzare stuff with the

Re: Peso - Where were you?

2018-09-02 Thread Bob W-PDML
I love the way the structure is safely stacked on a few bits of wood. Can't see that ever being a health and safety issue. P.s. No idea where all this eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com shit is coming from, but it's really annoying. It may be Microsoft looking after me without asking. >

Re: Peso - Where were you?

2018-09-02 Thread Henk Terhell
Ann, nice colors of the graffiti (thanks to the K5?). But it looks indeed unheimisch there, moreover with that question there to which the writer wants no answer. Henk Op 2018-09-02 om 14:43 schreef ann sanfedele: Saturday morning on St Mark's Place

Re: Eclipse photo rework

2018-09-02 Thread ann sanfedele
oh yeah - wow factor! ann On 9/2/2018 7:55 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Excellent. I like your latest version. Paul On Sep 2, 2018, at 5:51 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Cotty, Thanks for the kind words, and especially the feedback. I, too, had been disappointed at the loss of prominence of the

Re: Eclipse photo rework

2018-09-02 Thread jtainter
Larry, that's a stunner. Much better than my eclipse photos. What lens did you use? Joe -- 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.

Peso - Where were you?

2018-09-02 Thread ann sanfedele
Saturday morning on St Mark's Place https://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/2017-2018snaps/i-7R3fXzH/L Yes, it does look like a night scene with the lighting coming from bright artificial light.. but it was actually taken at almost 9 am with light meter  on auto, reading off the

Re: Geso Lynde shores

2018-09-02 Thread ann sanfedele
Personal favorite is IGP0187   -  nice portrait of a cheeky little guy.. but I want to caption IGP0157   "what?  that's all you got?" ann On 9/1/2018 8:39 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Spent the day on Thursday down at one of the many parks along Lake Ontario with our local camera

Re: PESO: jacobin cuckoo

2018-09-02 Thread ann sanfedele
Nice looking bird - but do all cuckoos behave badly? looks like he is sitting on "sensitive plant" branch.  The actualbright blue sky makes thescene look not quite real. ann On 8/31/2018 11:15 PM, Subash Jeyan wrote: also called the pied cuckoo. it is a resident in south india but is

Re: PESO - Come on in!

2018-09-02 Thread ann sanfedele
au contrare.. I find entrances like that very inviting -- both to photo and to explore .  nice shot, Rick ann On 8/29/2018 9:17 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Somehow the entrance to the ruined La Petite Pierre castle wasn't too inviting...

Re: PESO: scaly-breasted munia

2018-09-02 Thread ann sanfedele
prettier than his name :-)  I love the blades of grass background- sets him off so nicely ann On 8/26/2018 12:03 PM, Subash Jeyan wrote: also known as the spotted munia, it is sparrow-sized finch: http://something-feathered.in/2018/08/26/scaly-breasted-munia/ comments appreciated...

Re: Eclipse photo rework

2018-09-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
Excellent. I like your latest version. Paul > On Sep 2, 2018, at 5:51 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > > Cotty, > > Thanks for the kind words, and especially the feedback. I, too, had been > disappointed at the loss of prominence of the CMEs. I went in and kind of > cheated and fiddled

Re: GESO: PHALABORWA ORCHID SHOW

2018-09-02 Thread Alan C
Thanks, Henk. I'll try that. Alan C On 02-Sep-18 01:23 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: Nicely framed pictures with a lot of color variety. Assuming these were taken with the available light and automatic WB, I would myself have shifted the white balance up slightly up in Kelvin on all pics. Henk

Re: GESO: PHALABORWA ORCHID SHOW

2018-09-02 Thread Henk Terhell
Nicely framed pictures with a lot of color variety. Assuming these were taken with the available light and automatic WB, I would myself have shifted the white balance up slightly up in Kelvin on all pics. Henk Op 2018-09-01 om 13:10 schreef Jack Davis: Lighting and color tone consistently

Re: Eclipse photo rework

2018-09-02 Thread Larry Colen
Cotty, Thanks for the kind words, and especially the feedback. I, too, had been disappointed at the loss of prominence of the CMEs. I went in and kind of cheated and fiddled specifically with the color balance of them to bring them out a bit better in the yellow shifted version of the photo.

PESO: free model

2018-09-02 Thread Henk Terhell
While taking some pics of flowers in a dune valley, this vagrant darter (I think) landed on my pants begging me to take some pics. https://www.flickr.com/photos/mxer/43500280805 Henk -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE