Re: The ist D

Thank you John! That photo with the mule (horse?) and the mural was totally a grab shot. Bus station in my home town in the south of Argentina, back in 2005. Interestingly enough, the mural is still there, or was, in 2015. Very faded and sad looking, and apparently they added windows to that

Re: The ist D

Thanks Cotty! You're right, that camera was dirty! :D And wow, that's a really nice short. It did make me want to move to a small coastal English town to learn how to build boats :) j -- Juan Buhler - http://www.juanbuhler.com On Tue, Jun 29, 2021 at 2:31 PM Steve Cottrell wrote: > Lovely

PESO: Bejeweled Gem

The chrysalis of the Monarch Butterfly is itself a beautiful jade-like structure with tiny specks of gold: http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2021/6/29/chrysalis K-5 IIs. smc DA 35 mm Macro F 2.8 Limited Comments, criticisms, suggestions and questions are invited and

Re: PESO: Cactus Flower

The deer don't eat daffodils, but they aren't repelled by them either. Prickly pears, o the other hand, are difficult to cross over, even for deer. They have large, hard spines that can pierce deeply and small, hairlike prickles that readily adhere to skin. They are common in drier areas of

Re: PESO -- Find the Heron.

So you have no bittern egrets? Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Tue, Jun 29, 2021 at 5:58 PM John wrote: > Got to see a nice photo. That's some kind of prize isn't it? > > On 6/29/2021 13:33:22, P. J. Alling wrote: > > No, it

Re: A* 600/5.6 question

Well, the jury is still out. It was so hot today that I could see heat waves in zoomed in live view. I will try again later. I suppose I might not have let the lens warm up enough, but the test target is across the street and the pavement was kicking up tidal waves. Anyway, I couldn't tell if any

Re: The ist D

I don't know much about the color rendition of the various types of sensors then and now, but the image at 2:51 of the Mule & the Mural is beautiful. It's the kind of brilliant color I loved so much in slide film. But, no camera is better than the photographer's eye that's behind the

Re: Beach sauna

I remember from when I used to go to the beach to get in the ocean there were showers at the bath houses where you could wash the salt & sand off after coming out of the ocean (before going in to change out of your bathing attire). On 6/29/2021 15:27:49, ann sanfedele wrote: ah I c On

Re: PESO: Cactus Flower

I wonder if you could plant prickly pear and daffodils to form kind of a moat around the other plants to keep the deer from being able to reach them? I don't know anything about gardening except that several of my neighbors have nice ones that I don't have to do any of the work, but can still

Re: PESO -- Find the Heron.

Got to see a nice photo. That's some kind of prize isn't it? On 6/29/2021 13:33:22, P. J. Alling wrote: No, it was just the best title I could come up with.  Probably shows my lack of imagination. On 6/29/2021 1:15 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: so did I - is there a prize? ann On 6/27/2021 5:43

Re: The ist D

Lovely job Juan. Great audio mix, nicely edited, and you’ve settled on a standardised set of captions (nice touch with the movement). The one issue with shooting close-ups is that small imperfections are visible - including dust. I always give things a wipe down first, lessens the smudges and

Re: A* 600/5.6 question

On Mon, Jun 28, 2021 at 08:13:19PM -0600, Bill wrote: > > My A* 600/5.6 (I like being able to say that) came with a huge Tamron clear > filter. Probably a UV. It was a sharpness killer. I took it off and the > lens is a lot better. > I suppose I should toss a filter into the drawer and see what

Re: Beach sauna

You sea the ic sea, do you? Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Tue, Jun 29, 2021 at 3:28 PM ann sanfedele wrote: > ah I c > > On 6/29/2021 1:57 PM, Bob Pdml wrote: > > The tide’s a long way out, the water is too shallow and too

PESO: Cactus Flower

Our local deer herds eat almost everything, except daffodils. Another plant they avoid is the prickly pear cactus, and we have let that spread as a ground cover in areas where other plants can't prosper or would be devoured. A bonus is that, in late spring, they bear the most beautiful yellow

Re: GESO a fun place to play with cameras

ditto re Crow bar...  like the owls especially too Yeah lots of fun!... ann On 6/29/2021 3:17 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Jun 29, 2021, at 12:05 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Interesting sculptures, especially the ones of the owls and the mermaid! Expertly photographed, I should add.

Re: Beach sauna

ah I c On 6/29/2021 1:57 PM, Bob Pdml wrote: The tide’s a long way out, the water is too shallow and too warm at this time of year On 29 Jun 2021, at 18:28, ann sanfedele wrote: NIce geometry.. but it begs the question -- why doesn't he just run and jump into the ocean? ann On

Re: GESO a fun place to play with cameras

> On Jun 29, 2021, at 12:05 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Interesting sculptures, especially the ones of the owls and the mermaid! > Expertly photographed, I should add. Thanks. I pretty much just cheated and bracketed (usually at ISO 100) nominal and 2 stops under so I’d be pretty sure

Re: GESO a fun place to play with cameras

Interesting sculptures, especially the ones of the owls and the mermaid! Expertly photographed, I should add. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Tue, Jun 29, 2021 at 2:08 PM Larry Colen wrote: > I was visiting with a friend in

Re: Beach sauna

That's one of the many things I love about Maui; Ocean temp is about 70 F in the winter and 80 in the summer. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * As a native of the Central California coast, the concept of the ocean ever > being too warm

Re: Beach sauna

> On 29 Jun 2021, at 19:52, Larry Colen wrote: > >  > >> On Jun 29, 2021, at 10:57 AM, Bob Pdml wrote: >> >> The tide’s a long way out, the water is too shallow and too warm at this >> time of year > > As a native of the Central California coast, the concept of the ocean ever > being too

Re: Beach sauna

> On Jun 29, 2021, at 10:57 AM, Bob Pdml wrote: > > The tide’s a long way out, the water is too shallow and too warm at this time > of year As a native of the Central California coast, the concept of the ocean ever being too warm is completely alien. It’s generally about 52F/11C year round

Re: Digression alert: Quite a nice place to be dead

Are you dead sure about this ? -Original Message- From: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Sent: Jun 29, 2021 3:35 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Digression alert: Quite a nice place to be dead As far as I could tell all the people I photographed in the cemetery were still alive.

Re: PESOs (5) - Cordoba Flowers

Nicely simplified images - well done. -Original Message- From: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Sent: Jun 28, 2021 9:03 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESOs (5) - Cordoba Flowers I discovered a couple of weeks ago that I had posted very few of the photos I took in Spain two years

GESO a fun place to play with cameras

I was visiting with a friend in Santa Rosa last weekend and we stopped by Sebastopol to see some fun sculptures. An artist by the name of Patrick Amiot makes some wonderful whimsical sculptures, and rather than hiding them away in a gallery they are on display in the yards of his neighbors up

Re: Quite a nice place to be dead

Thanks! > On 29 Jun 2021, at 18:22, ann sanfedele wrote: > > what a nice set! You had the perfect light for this sort of thing.. I'm too > lazy to cherry pick (pun intended) but mainly I like the ones best without > living people in them > > ann > > >> On 6/26/2021 6:00 PM, Bob Pdml

Re: Beach sauna

The tide’s a long way out, the water is too shallow and too warm at this time of year > On 29 Jun 2021, at 18:28, ann sanfedele wrote: > > NIce geometry.. but it begs the question -- why doesn't he just run and jump > into the ocean? > > ann > >> On 6/27/2021 5:36 AM, Bob Pdml wrote: >>

Re: PESOs (5) - Cordoba Flowers

I love 4 out of 5.. I'd drop the second one, too stark - no heart. Isabel loses. 1 and 3 are enjoyable and ful of atmosphere but 4 and 5 are at the top of my list..  but 4 is number 1 for me because it is so well composed. The last one is fun, but I'm sure everyone that saw it  took that photo.

Re: Beach sauna

NIce geometry.. but it begs the question -- why doesn't he just run and jump into the ocean? ann On 6/27/2021 5:36 AM, Bob Pdml wrote: https://www.instagram.com/p/CQngOlTB5Sg/?utm_medium=copy_link -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net

Re: PESO: With the Bee Balm...

I agree with Ken -- but then everyone is agreeing  on this one..  :-) just lovely! ann On 6/27/2021 3:30 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Nicely captured Paul. One of the best Hummer I‘be seen on this list in a while ! -Original Message- From: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Jun

Re: PESO -- Find the Heron.

No, it was just the best title I could come up with.  Probably shows my lack of imagination. On 6/29/2021 1:15 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: so did I - is there a prize? ann On 6/27/2021 5:43 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Ooh! Ooh! I found it! I found it! Rick (regressing…) On Jun 26, 2021, at 5:14

Re: PESO 2021 - 089 - GDG

That's a gorgeous shot.  I like everything about it. ann On 6/26/2021 5:23 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I had the Leica CL out on my walk yesterday, first time I've carried a digital camera in some weeks. As usual, the quality of this body along with the superb lens made me smile a lot… And I

Re: Quite a nice place to be dead

what a nice set!  You had the perfect light for this sort of thing.. I'm too lazy to cherry pick (pun intended)  but mainly I like the ones best without living people in them ann On 6/26/2021 6:00 PM, Bob Pdml wrote: …if that’s what you have to be. I at last had the chance today to visit a

Re: PESO -- Find the Heron.

You win a cormorant. You can collect it from the post office in Ulan Bator. > On 29 Jun 2021, at 18:16, ann sanfedele wrote: > > so did I - is there a prize? > > ann > >> On 6/27/2021 5:43 PM, Rick Womer wrote: >> Ooh! Ooh! I found it! I found it! >> >> Rick (regressing…) >> On Jun

Re: PESO -- Find the Heron.

so did I - is there a prize? ann On 6/27/2021 5:43 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Ooh! Ooh! I found it! I found it! Rick (regressing…) On Jun 26, 2021, at 5:14 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: http://webster26.epizy.com/peso/PESO--FindTheHeron.html Equipment: Pentax K-3 w/smc Pentax 70-210mm f4.0~5.6. As

The ist D

Hi PDML, I uploaded a little video "review" of the old ist D: https://youtu.be/D7AppzyiFII "Review" between quotes because I'm not talking specs or anything, nobody should care about that by now. It's more about my history with it and about the photos I took. Planning to do the K10D next and

Re: Digression alert: Quite a nice place to be dead

What a rotti9ng shame! Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Tue, Jun 29, 2021 at 10:41 AM Ken Waller wrote: > Are you dead sure about this ? > > -Original Message- > From: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Sent: Jun 29, 2021 3:35

Re: Digression alert: Quite a nice place to be dead

Of corpse he is! > On Jun 29, 2021, at 10:41 AM, Ken Waller wrote: > > Are you dead sure about this ? > > -Original Message- > From: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Sent: Jun 29, 2021 3:35 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Digression alert: Quite a nice place to be dead >

Re: Digression alert: Quite a nice place to be dead

As far as I could tell all the people I photographed in the cemetery were still alive. But you can never be sure - I didn’t take any pulses or hold up any mirrors. > On 29 Jun 2021, at 00:12, Nolan Hinshaw wrote: > >> >> https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0IGWZuqDGsjeIu > > This reminds

Re: PESOs (5) - Cordoba Flowers

I love that part of Spain. I like that last shot, it seems very surreal. > On 29 Jun 2021, at 02:03, Rick Womer wrote: > > I discovered a couple of weeks ago that I had posted very few of the photos > I took in Spain two years ago. > > It’s time for some catching up! > > Cordoba is a city

Re: A* 600/5.6 question

Every lens I’ve had that had a filter tray or internal filter mount like this has required a matched thickness filter in the tray to achieve their best performance. Even my Sigma 600mm reflex does. G > On Jun 28, 2021, at 3:19 PM, Mark C wrote: > > On 6/28/2021 1:49 AM, David Mann wrote: