Re: PESO: an insect

2019-08-28 Thread Subash Jeyan
i am reminded about what they say about the beholder's eyes or something like that :) thanks for looking John. On Tue, 27 Aug 2019 22:44:48 -0400 John wrote: > That's an ugly bug. > > On 8/27/2019 05:04:55, Larry Colen wrote: > > That’s a great photo. > >> On Aug 26, 2019, at 7:51 PM,

Re: PESO: an insect

2019-08-28 Thread Subash Jeyan
thank Igor. interesting info too. i'll pass it on to adit... On Wed, 28 Aug 2019 11:28:38 -0400 (EDT) Igor PDML-StR wrote: > Very good photo of an interesting creature! > > While I was looking for more info on this creature, > I've found the page on the site you've mentioned, and your son's >

Re: PESO: an insect

2019-08-28 Thread Subash Jeyan
On Wed, 28 Aug 2019 13:06:01 -0400 ann sanfedele wrote: > Love Adit's work  and that is a really adorable little fella!  Thanks > for sharing it, proud poppa :-) you bet i am :) > On 8/26/2019 10:51 PM, Subash Jeyan wrote: > > the photo on instagram: > > > >

PESO: Attentive Fawn

2019-08-28 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
The spring fawns in our neighborhood are growing fast, and wandering about on their own, without the does to supervise. I spotted this one on my way home Tuesday evening: http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2019/8/28/fawn K-5 IIs, 28-300 zoom. Comments are invited and

Re: GESO (6) - Grounds for Sculpture

2019-08-28 Thread Bob Pdml
Some lovely photos there > On 28 Aug 2019, at 01:53, Rick Womer wrote: > > Grounds for Sculpture is a combination outdoor gallery and park in central > New Jersey, established by Seward Johnson II, of the Johnson & Johnson > family. We joined our daughter, son, and daughter-in-law there for

Re: PESO: an insect

2019-08-28 Thread ann sanfedele
Love Adit's work  and that is a really adorable little fella!  Thanks for sharing it, proud poppa :-) ann On 8/26/2019 10:51 PM, Subash Jeyan wrote: hi, i have been occupied generally with other things to take part in pdml meaningfully but i thought i'll share something nice that happened to

Re: PESO: an insect

2019-08-28 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Very good photo of an interesting creature! While I was looking for more info on this creature, I've found the page on the site you've mentioned, and your son's photo is currently the first one in the collection: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/155470-Leptocentrus-taurus I've found an

Re: PESO x4: Spring Flowers

2019-08-28 Thread ann sanfedele
I particularly like the magnolia bud, Dave ann On 8/27/2019 1:06 AM, David Mann wrote: It's been several months since I picked up the dslr but our magnolia tree is going bonkers this year so I wanted to get a couple of pics. While I was out there I saw a few other opportunities so went back

Re: A party in the the salt marshes of Norfolk

2019-08-28 Thread ann sanfedele
Like it. ann On 8/28/2019 3:22 AM, Bob Pdml wrote: Your wish is my command (I think). This should be full size, or as large as LR will render: https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0I532ODWGrCKVN The appeal of the scene to me, in addition to the intrinsic weirdness, is the compositional

Re: A party in the the salt marshes of Norfolk

2019-08-28 Thread John
Nothing weird about it. It could easily be Friday night at Grandfather Mountain's picnic grounds on Nature Photography weekend, except that Grandfather Mountain doesn't have a beach. You'll see the same kind of gatherings all over the U.S. this weekend ... anywhere there's water & an open

Re: PESO: an insect

2019-08-28 Thread John
True dat! On 8/28/2019 02:27:09, Larry Colen wrote: On Aug 27, 2019, at 7:44 PM, John wrote: That's an ugly bug. But it’s a truly impressive level of ugly, not the mere garden variety of ugly that you might find at a PDML gathering. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- Science -

Re: A party in the the salt marshes of Norfolk

2019-08-28 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
It looks to me like an episode of Keeping Up Appearances. Was Mrs Bucket there? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 3:17 AM Alan C wrote: > Judging by the clothing, it could be a scene on the banks of the Vaal > River in the Free State. > >

Re: PESO x4: Spring Flowers

2019-08-28 Thread David Mann
Thanks guys. The macro is my go-to lens because I don't have to go far to find good use for it. I had to use the 200mm lens for the magnolia because its flowers are a bit high off the ground. The tree grew vertically due to lack of light. The previous owners of our property who established

Re: A party in the the salt marshes of Norfolk

2019-08-28 Thread David Mann
Is that a kite-eating tree on the left? Cheers, Dave > On Aug 27, 2019, at 10:47 PM, Bob Pdml wrote: > > I've been cycle-touring in the east of England this week. Here's a scene we > came across on Sunday, in Norfolk: > > https://www.instagram.com/p/B1qRymSAYA0/?igshid=155gygutf6ijf > > B >

Re: A party in the the salt marshes of Norfolk

2019-08-28 Thread Bob Pdml
Your wish is my command (I think). This should be full size, or as large as LR will render: https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0I532ODWGrCKVN The appeal of the scene to me, in addition to the intrinsic weirdness, is the compositional similarity to Dutch landscape paintings, so detail is of

Re: A party in the the salt marshes of Norfolk

2019-08-28 Thread Alan C
Judging by the clothing, it could be a scene on the banks of the Vaal River in the Free State. Alan C On 27-Aug-19 09:19 PM, Bob Pdml wrote: It was the hottest late-August holiday weekend ever, so they decided to make it hotter by having a barbecue, or braai, on the beach. Now that's a

Re: PESO: an insect

2019-08-28 Thread Larry Colen
> On Aug 27, 2019, at 7:44 PM, John wrote: > > That's an ugly bug. But it’s a truly impressive level of ugly, not the mere garden variety of ugly that you might find at a PDML gathering. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net