Re: CQ -- April PUG theme 20th anniversary -- please reach out!

2017-03-07 Thread Bruce Walker
On Tue, Mar 7, 2017 at 4:22 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > > Other names from the distance past: > [...] > Bob Shell. We all know where he is. Wonder if he gets internet rights. I did not know that Shell was here, though I knew of the case from the news. That was a fascinating and horrifying Google. htt

Re: OT GESO - at my feet

2017-03-07 Thread Bruce Walker
On Sun, Mar 5, 2017 at 7:53 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > >> On 5 Mar 2017, at 12:42, Steve Cottrell wrote: >> >> On 4/3/17, Bruce Walker, discombobulated, unleashed: >> >>> I took Cotty's advice -- while ignoring Bob W's :) >> >> I can re

Re: OT GESO - at my feet

2017-03-07 Thread Bruce Walker
rted to BW ... > > ann > > > > On 3/5/2017 7:53 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: >>> >>> On 5 Mar 2017, at 12:42, Steve Cottrell wrote: >>> >>> On 4/3/17, Bruce Walker, discombobulated, unleashed: >>> >>>> Things I see by stopping and lo

Re: OT GESO - at my feet

2017-03-07 Thread Bruce Walker
On Sun, Mar 5, 2017 at 7:41 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > On 4/3/17, Bruce Walker, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>https://medium.com/@bruce.walker/at-my-feet-b151de7b4eeb >> >>This is Fujifilm content -- sorry Pentax. > > Interesting. I found all the images rather lo

Re: PESO Snowdrop

2017-03-06 Thread Bruce Walker
Lovely! And a welcome sign of spring too. :) On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 12:42 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Spring has sprung. My snowdrops bloomed today, affording me an opportunity to > use the D FA 100/2.8 macro that I bought after my Series 1 90/2.5 was > apparently pilfered by the guys who pai

Re: OT: Hope this goes through - more Earthlink craziness

2017-03-05 Thread Bruce Walker
On Sun, Mar 5, 2017 at 4:22 PM, mike wilson wrote: >> On 05 March 2017 at 17:05 Mark Roberts wrote: >> >> Switching between Yahoo and Earthlink is kind of like alternating >> between "frying pan" and "fire". > > That's a Mark! on so many levels. As is that. Meta-Mark! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Ma

Re: HELP: Negative Copying

2017-03-05 Thread Bruce Walker
Lightroom and Photoshop (including Elements). On Sun, Mar 5, 2017 at 10:49 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > Alan, I suspect that your negatives have aged and the colour cast > you're seeing is also inconsistent across the image. > > Just for grins I downloaded that image and tried

Re: HELP: Negative Copying

2017-03-05 Thread Bruce Walker
Alan, I suspect that your negatives have aged and the colour cast you're seeing is also inconsistent across the image. Just for grins I downloaded that image and tried two correction methods in Photoshop. One technique is really simple and quick but is meant for more subtle casts and seems to sub

Re: OT: Earthlink mail server roulette saga continues

2017-03-05 Thread Bruce Walker
le. > > Don't know if that would help for Earthlink, because the outgoing smtp > server is the same one I'm already using that's getting RBL problems > from "Spam Eating Monkey". > > On 3/4/2017 2:35 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> I have used Gmai

Re: OT GESO - at my feet

2017-03-04 Thread Bruce Walker
On Sat, Mar 4, 2017 at 8:16 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Bob W-PDML wrote: > >>Thank goodness I'm not the sort of dreadful person who says "Told you so!". > > What sort of dreadful person are you? The _other_ one; you know. Also, the sort that tells you truths which you would rather not hear. --

Re: PESO Cute

2017-03-04 Thread Bruce Walker
Cute, and an unusual angle too, but it works. On Sat, Mar 4, 2017 at 4:35 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > One more from this afternoon’s bird shoot. > > https://www.photo.net/photo/18359775/goldfinch-in-winter-dress > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listin

OT GESO - at my feet

2017-03-04 Thread Bruce Walker
Things I see by stopping and looking down; a short essay. https://medium.com/@bruce.walker/at-my-feet-b151de7b4eeb This is Fujifilm content -- sorry Pentax. I took Cotty's advice -- while ignoring Bob W's :) -- and got my wife to gift me a (barely used) Fuji X20 at Christmas. It's a pretty nice

Re: OT: Earthlink mail server roulette saga continues

2017-03-04 Thread Bruce Walker
I have used Gmail for 15 years or so now after I got a very early invite. They have a very good handle on spam avoidance, their servers are solid and they do know what they are doing. Consider that some of the folks who wrote the original specs for the Internet work there. And some of the original

Re: PESO - Expect Unmarked Hazards (attn: ann)

2017-03-03 Thread Bruce Walker
A good warning for life in general. On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 2:02 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > > I was thinking about Ann's love to signs, when I saw this one: > http://42graphy.org/misc/2017-02-Utah/ExpectUnmarkedHazards-IR-1090974.jpg > > I couldn't find a sign: "Expect no signs for unmarked haz

Re: Several attempts at a photo

2017-03-02 Thread Bruce Walker
Try a gel on the strobe then, red or green. On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 7:40 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> What strikes me in all these shots is that the light on the tree >> doesn't relate back to the sign in any of them. There's just no

Re: Several attempts at a photo

2017-03-02 Thread Bruce Walker
What strikes me in all these shots is that the light on the tree doesn't relate back to the sign in any of them. There's just no connection, and they just don't work for me. The darkest tree ones _almost_ do, which leads to ... I would try one more thing. Try an HDR bracketing where at one end you

Re: K-1 Banding abd RAW file Issues

2017-03-02 Thread Bruce Walker
Mark, LED panels sold for video use should not flicker. Have you tried CFLs yet? They /may/ not flicker because of the decay time in the fluorescent coating. Perhaps rearrange your schedule to shoot during the day and use sunlight? :) On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 2:47 PM, Mark C wrote: > A couple th

Re: PESO - SnowBird, UT

2017-03-01 Thread Bruce Walker
lding on the far left -- just think it looks > better without the tall dark blob on the right... how much that has to do > with > the monitor I'm on versus yours, Bruce, but the little skiiers and the > platform and wires are context enough for me - the building on the right > i

Re: PESO - pano - sunny Brighton, UT

2017-03-01 Thread Bruce Walker
Gorgeous view. Ready to be a great social media banner. :) On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 2:29 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > For those who prefer sunny sky over gloomy one, here is another > panorama, - from another mountain near Salt Lake City, - Brighton ski > resort: > http://42graphy.org/misc/2017-02

Re: GESO Swingin' at the Savoy

2017-03-01 Thread Bruce Walker
I concur. If you are up against time constraints then simply restrain yourself until you have a few minutes to select a couple of the strongest shots. Dump-and-run is not a winning strategy. :) Otherwise it's a bit like: hey guys, here's a large pile of random pixels (300 million). I am under a ti

Re: PESO - SnowBird, UT

2017-03-01 Thread Bruce Walker
I like the entire panorama, Igor. The structures on both sides frame it and give it context. I'd leave them in, myself. But I'm afraid it seems to lack detail and clarity to me. Taken handheld, perhaps? Was it misty up there? On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 1:12 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > > Here is a

Re: OT: LED Lights for Studio Work

2017-02-28 Thread Bruce Walker
stapled > it to a couple old 16 x 20 wooden frames - basically a DYI diffuser. I wish > I had hung onto them - tossed them when purging the house of excess stuff. > > > On 2/28/2017 6:34 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> Mark, here's an alternate diffusion suggestion: wh

Re: OT: LED Lights for Studio Work

2017-02-28 Thread Bruce Walker
hes, but need continuous light to take advantage of > pixel shift. > > Mark > > > On 2/28/2017 11:29 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> I agree that tungsten bulbs are generally quite good for faithful >> colour, and it's easy to colour correct for them. &

Re: PDML 2017 Book Upload - last hours

2017-02-28 Thread Bruce Walker
A reference to THHGttG (Douglas Adams) where it is the answer to life, the universe and everything. Trouble is nobody knows what the question is, so it's kind of useless. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/42_(number)#The_Hitchhiker.27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy As to why that's ironic in this context, well

Re: OT: LED Lights for Studio Work

2017-02-28 Thread Bruce Walker
common bayonet base tungsten halogen lamps with a 40 degree beam spread are great if you are lighting up close, like for macro. On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 11:00 AM, Mark C wrote: > Thanks, Bruce. I'm not trying for exact color reproduction but just want > consistent results and reasonably

Re: OT: LED Lights for Studio Work

2017-02-27 Thread Bruce Walker
Whether you need to worry about CRI or not depends on how fussy you are. If you are shooting products (including fashion) for a living you would (or should, anyway) be fussy and CRI is critical. Also if you shoot people and like your skin tones to be well rendered, or natural. So if you find that

Re: I wish that internet software developers would stop "improving" my experience.

2017-02-26 Thread Bruce Walker
On Sun, Feb 26, 2017 at 2:35 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > > As for smartphone annoyances, I basically ignore any updates. If an app > works the way I want, I leave it alone. I find that's critical. If you let the phone update, not only do apps change in annoying ways, but each update takes more and

Re: How to adapt Sigma 8-16mm for Pentax K1

2017-02-26 Thread Bruce Walker
Are you quite certain the vignetting isn't from a decreasing image circle as you zoom out? I don't know one way or the other, but if you cut the hood and discover that doesn't fix the problem, you'll be mighty pissed. :) On Sat, Feb 25, 2017 at 2:31 PM, Jos de Fotograaf wrote: > I have the Sigm

Re: I wish that internet software developers would stop "improving" my experience.

2017-02-26 Thread Bruce Walker
It's really too bad that there isn't some part of the Internet made out of metal and wood, like vintage cameras. Stuff that is well built and made to last, that you learn how to use and then they become automatic in your hands. The older I get, the more I agree with your complaint, PJ. btw, I as

Re: K-1 Enablement

2017-02-24 Thread Bruce Walker
t; thinking: hmm I should take this core memory and keep it as a memento, > but alas, I did not. Now I wish I had. It was art. > > > On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 2:13 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> I find it's a Really Bad Idea to keep these vintage computing >> anecdotes in m

Re: K-1 Enablement

2017-02-24 Thread Bruce Walker
I find it's a Really Bad Idea to keep these vintage computing anecdotes in mind, though. All that does is hamper you when you are deciding how to accomplish many computing tasks. If you keep on thinking that 400 megabytes is enormous, you will miss opportunities like stacking multiple images. I re

Re: GESO Art Party All Stars Sydney Finale!

2017-02-24 Thread Bruce Walker
That looks like a very fun event, Rob. I dipped randomly into that gallery and enjoyed all the shots I saw. On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 10:22 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: > Hi Guys, > > I don't get much time to hang out here these days but I'm still > shooting Pentax for the moment, two K3's and a K5iis.

Re: OT: Mail Problem

2017-02-23 Thread Bruce Walker
I agree with your assessment, John. The remote server which is using the RBL blacklist appears to be cloud6.emwd.com, run by Emerging Markets Web Design LLC., and I assume that the pdml list handling is hosted there. Those RBL things are a very stupid blunt instrument. Better anti-spam systems eit

Re: New standard lens on the horizon

2017-02-22 Thread Bruce Walker
Google translate offered this puzzler: "- K mount mounted, covering image circle of 35 milf size image sensor" Dare I suggest they are targeting shooters of middle aged women? On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 9:50 AM, Bill wrote: > http://news.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/rim_info/2017/20170222_014592.html > >

Re: PESO: Orchid

2017-02-21 Thread Bruce Walker
Fabulous colour! On Tue, Feb 21, 2017 at 9:26 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > SIGH! > > https://www.photo.net/photo/18355681/Orchid > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > On Tue, Feb 21, 2017 at 9:20 PM, Bruce Walker > wrote: > >

Re: PESO: Orchid

2017-02-21 Thread Bruce Walker
Also link.not . :) On Tue, Feb 21, 2017 at 8:55 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > I am still struggling with Photo.not. The new site is quite attractive, > but so far I find it more cumbersome to upload images and provide links to > images. The is therefore partly in the nature of a test of my abi

OT - The Photograph That Made Ansel Adams Famous

2017-02-20 Thread Bruce Walker
This is a great read. Red filter == winner! https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-photograph-made-ansel-adams-famous -- 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

Re: PESO: Experimenting with the K-1

2017-02-18 Thread Bruce Walker
Looks pretty fine, Gonz. On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 1:10 PM, Gonz wrote: > Some kind of reddish finch at our bird feeder (I'm not a bird > expert). Playing around with the K-1 and A* 300 with the 1.4x rear > converter. Forgot to change the setting on the RAW type so it saved > them in PEF format

Re: OT: Creating a Scene

2017-02-18 Thread Bruce Walker
The bigger the project (and so the creative team), the more responsibilities may get delegated away from the photographer. It has always been so. Just like on movie sets. I have done set design for another photographer from time to time. They seem to like what I can do with minimal crap lying arou

Re: Memory lane

2017-02-16 Thread Bruce Walker
My old 2007-era iMacs (still running two of them) have two slots but for weird hardware reasons can take a 4G SIMM in one slot and a 2G SIMM in the other for a total of 6G RAM -- the upper limit. Sp Larry's guess is a reasonable one. That's what I found out with OWC docs and did the upgrade succes

Re: Is there an optimal aspect ratio range for the annual?

2017-02-16 Thread Bruce Walker
A fold-out. I'd submit something for that. ;) You don't see those too often these days, but it's definitely a feature that online viewing can't match. I have a great early book by Herb Ritts with both single and double fold outs in it. The doubles fold out from two facing pages. Perfect for a pan

Re: enablement

2017-02-13 Thread Bruce Walker
On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 10:24 AM, Gonz wrote: > The missus was threatening to place the order > herself after hearing me talk about it enough. Awesome strategy, dude! Making note of that one. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO Chikadee Day

2017-02-11 Thread Bruce Walker
Great shot, Paul. Sharpness, detail and light excellent. They are darned hard to catch so I just don't bother. :) On Sat, Feb 11, 2017 at 3:44 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Today was Chikadee day in my backyard. Not a finch, sparrow or junko in > sight. Odd. Chikadees keep me on my toes. They rare

Re: PESO 150-450 with A 2X-S

2017-02-08 Thread Bruce Walker
Yup, it showed up for me. Nice! Contrast seems a little flat, but well detailed, Paul. I see that photo.net has suddenly leapt ahead two decades in web design to the trendy 2016-era. :) Though their navigation is broken: I could arrow-right through your shots, but arrow-left got stuck on one image

Re: PESO - a grape snack

2017-02-03 Thread Bruce Walker
Go on. You know you want to ... On Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 1:56 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > No, I mustn't say it, no, nope, no. Just not... (Bites tongue). > > > > On 2/2/2017 9:14 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vrXKlO2Jbw >> >

Re: PESO The Judge

2017-02-02 Thread Bruce Walker
Very film-like atmosphere, I think. Nice! It's amazing how much you have to crank the ISO to get something like ASA 1600 of back-in-the-day. :) On Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 4:24 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Shot pool night again yesterday. As usual, my favorite was more a portrait > than a pool shoote

Re: PESO - a grape snack

2017-02-02 Thread Bruce Walker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vrXKlO2Jbw Ah, Larry. You never fail to make me go, "wh?" :) On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 3:58 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > > Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> My contribution to the Rear End theme. You were expecting this, no? :) >

Re: PESO - a grape snack

2017-02-01 Thread Bruce Walker
it didn't offend my sensibilities, it's just that in >> a shared-office environment I have to be much more circumspect about what I >> splash across the big displays. Something about wanting to keep my job and >> all... :-) >> >> On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 a

Re: PESO - a grape snack

2017-02-01 Thread Bruce Walker
Thanks, John. :) On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 11:38 PM, John wrote: > No problems here. > > > On 1/31/2017 3:20 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> Sorry if that caused problems for you folks. I figured it was no more >> provocative than underwear adverts in supermarket checko

Re: PESO - a grape snack

2017-01-31 Thread Bruce Walker
On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 6:36 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 3:20 PM, Bruce Walker > wrote: > >> Sorry if that caused problems for you folks. > > > I thought it quite modest, actually. I appreciate that, Dan. So did I, but then I'm ap

Re: timeline for the annual?

2017-01-31 Thread Bruce Walker
You have all of February to procrastinate, too. :) On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 6:33 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > I can't remember the due date for submissions to the annual. Since there > hasn't been a lot of chatter, I don't think it's today, but if I'm wrong, I > doubt that I'm the only one making th

Re: PESO - a grape snack

2017-01-31 Thread Bruce Walker
ote: > >> Ain't nothing "suboptimal" about that frame! >> >> On 1/30/2017 10:29 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> >>> My contribution to the Rear End theme. You were expecting this, no? :) >>> >>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/bruce_m_wal

Re: PESO - a grape snack

2017-01-31 Thread Bruce Walker
Thank you, Paul. :) On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 10:37 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > I was hoping. Very nice. I'm a big fan of little bottoms. > > Paul via phone > >> On Jan 30, 2017, at 10:29 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> My contribution to the Rear End

PESO - a grape snack

2017-01-30 Thread Bruce Walker
My contribution to the Rear End theme. You were expecting this, no? :) https://www.flickr.com/photos/bruce_m_walker/32466533372/lightbox/ This is an outtake from my shoot with Denisa Strakova, but despite suboptimal framing I still like the shot, so it's a keeper. :) 645z, dfa645 90mm f:2.8, f/4

Re: PESO - 'Frosted Leaves'

2017-01-30 Thread Bruce Walker
I like that very much, Ken. On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 3:07 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > Taken awhile back with a PZ1P, 200mm f4.0 SMC A* ED Macro and Velvia > > In the Upper Peninsula of Michigan on a very cold frosty fall early fall > morning. > > Comments appreciated. > > http://photo.net/photodb/phot

Re: PESO x 2: Bateleur

2017-01-30 Thread Bruce Walker
That's an impressive bird, Alan. Nicely detailed. On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 10:20 AM, Alan C wrote: > It was heavily overcast with light rain for most of the weekend. poor light, > unfortunately. The veld is now in good condition, rivers are flowing & dams > are filling up. Everyone was happy exce

Re: Ya just gotta love this...

2017-01-27 Thread Bruce Walker
For me all their goodwill evaporated when I installed an earlier free trial and it screwed up my Adobe applications so thoroughly I was forced to delete and reinstall both Lightroom and Photoshop to get rid of it. Wouldn't touch their plugins now. Try the free Nik suite, P.J. On Fri, Jan 27, 2017

Re: enablement of new book

2017-01-27 Thread Bruce Walker
That looks like a good one, Gonz. One of my treasured books is Gregory Heisler: 50 Portraits. In this you see the final (usually cover) shots, the alternate takes, plus a story behind the taking of each one, and some technical analysis. In some case the story is of a fail. Heisler managed to get h

Re: KP pre-order

2017-01-25 Thread Bruce Walker
>From my experience, the K-3 is an excellent studio camera. The KP doesn't even have X mode on the dial, and they left off the X-sync socket. It only accepts a single HDXC card. Missing lots of handy controls off the back. No top info LCD. But it has a dial position for HDR. Retch. Why not one fo

Re: Disgustingly large GESO

2017-01-25 Thread Bruce Walker
On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 5:49 PM, Eric Weir wrote: > >> On Jan 25, 2017, at 4:04 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: >> >> I hit it with a dramatic Curves adjustment in Photoshop to make it >> more obvious: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/ericweir.jpg > > Thanks. Weird. Looks like fabric. I’ll be interested i

Re: interesting comparison someone sent me

2017-01-25 Thread Bruce Walker
I must check into those. Thanks, Zos. :) On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 10:28 AM, Zos Xavius wrote: > They make gloves that work with smart phones. I have a pair. It is > cumbersome but better than freezing. > > On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 10:23 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> Yeah.

Re: interesting comparison someone sent me

2017-01-25 Thread Bruce Walker
Yeah. Ever pulled out a smartphone in the dead of winter when it's -15C with a -25C windchill and tried to use the touch screen? After you pull off your gloves and your fingers start to freeze you discover that dry skin fails to register. Give me buttons and dials. On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 10:04

Re: Cropping

2017-01-25 Thread Bruce Walker
On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 7:10 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > On 24/1/17, Bruce Walker, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>Fortunately I was able to rescue it with a serious application of >>curves and cloning from another shot in the set. > > We all know about your curves appli

Re: Cropping

2017-01-24 Thread Bruce Walker
On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 9:00 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > All this debate on the merits of cropping, you might as well debate using > zoom lenses rather than primes, DSLRs rather than 8x10 view cameras with > glass plates, or hiring models. Hang on there, Larry: you've been here about as long as I

Re: Cropping

2017-01-24 Thread Bruce Walker
On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 6:02 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > On 24/1/17, Bruce Walker, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>Eric, everybody crops ... > > Bruce has been known to crop so heavily that he's even had complaints > from the PPA (Pixel Peeper's Association). Appare

Re: Exposure compensation

2017-01-24 Thread Bruce Walker
On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 11:56 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > > Also, there are different exposure methodologies. [...] > If you're shooting raw, then you generally want to "expose > to the right", in order to preserve the highlights, Come again? ETTR actually endangers highlights. It's the shadows tha

Re: Cropping

2017-01-24 Thread Bruce Walker
Eric, everybody crops ... http://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2013/06/06/the-extraordinary-story-behind-the-iconic-image-of-che-guevara Crop 'till you drop. On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 8:37 AM, Eric Weir wrote: > > I crop often. Sometimes radically. To focus more clearly on what interests me > i

Re: PSEO - because I haven't done one in a while

2017-01-20 Thread Bruce Walker
That's pretty darned gorgeous, Mark. On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 8:25 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > From a few years back when we went on a walk with Cotty near Oxford. > > http://www.robertstech.com/temp/ > > -- > Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia > www.robertstech.com > > > > > > -- > PDML Penta

Re: A Mirrorless I Could Live With

2017-01-20 Thread Bruce Walker
My two year old iMac 5K is handling 50 Mpx 645z raw files just fine, P.J. And I stack up a lot of layers in Ps when I'm retouching; no slowdowns there either. Editing is zippy and painless. Consumer desktop, 50+ megapixels, no issues. Re unlimited budget: this Fuji and 2 lenses, or the 645Z and 2

Re: A Mirrorless I Could Live With

2017-01-19 Thread Bruce Walker
Me too. I'm planning to go and see/fondle one. I need to see if the VF is any good. On Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 5:04 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/photography/news/fujifilm-officially-unveils-gfx-medium-format-system?BI=4906 > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > P

Re: PESO freezing fog

2017-01-19 Thread Bruce Walker
That's a wonderful shot, Hank. On Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 3:02 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: > Yesterday the fog produced a nice white cover at the sub zero celcius > temperature. > Here a pic of the semi wild horses in our dunes. > On Flickr: https://goo.gl/qMjkik > > Henk > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss M

Re: PESO Shy Julie

2017-01-18 Thread Bruce Walker
That's a lovely study, Paul. On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 10:04 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > I’m back at the pool hall for the annual tournament, and I’ve just started > rendering tonights pics. But I’ve fallen in love with this one. This is > Julie Katz, a hairdresser and lovely lady. Her backside

Re: Sad news this morning.

2017-01-15 Thread Bruce Walker
But happy news for animals. On Sun, Jan 15, 2017 at 11:11 AM, John wrote: > Ringling Brothers Circus is closing down this morning. > > http://www.voanews.com/a/ringling-brothers-circus-to-end/3676886.html > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must nev

Re: PESO - 'Smiley Face'

2017-01-13 Thread Bruce Walker
Ditto what Jack said, Ken. On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 2:06 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > This is as nicely put together as it > can be done, Ken! > > J > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jan 13, 2017, at 10:55 AM, Ken Waller wrote: >> >> Taken awhile back on Velvia >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?phot

Re: PESOs(2)-Lisbon Cloisters

2017-01-09 Thread Bruce Walker
Those are both wonderful shots, Rick. Really reveals the mood and ambiance of the place. On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 8:44 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18329266&size=lg > > Closer: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18329267 > > (K-5, DA 16-45) > > Comments

Re: PESO: Blooming

2017-01-09 Thread Bruce Walker
It's amazing. Does it have a perfume, Dave? On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 4:28 PM, David Mann wrote: > Our Xmas lily is blooming. Here are two views about 90° apart. There are > still a few unopened buds but there are plenty to keep the bees busy. > > http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1035/#peso > >

Re: If I upgrade from my K5 ...

2017-01-09 Thread Bruce Walker
On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 2:09 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: > [...] if/when I decide to revisit APS-C, I would absolutely definitely choose > K-3 over K-3ii. > > [...] the K-3ii ditches the pop-up flash > [...] I have yet to see a reliable add-on I can use to trigger external > Pentax flashes. Inexpe

Re: PESO - 'Reaching Out'

2017-01-09 Thread Bruce Walker
This has an appealingly elegant form and composition. A very beautiful image, Ken. On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 1:48 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > Taken last spring - a large Hosta in my yard. > K-3, 300mm f 4.5 SMC FA, f9.0, 1/400, 800 ISO > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18329773 > > Comments ap

Re: Long time no see, and ramping up for an FS Friday (K5 and 16-50 for starters)

2017-01-08 Thread Bruce Walker
I agree they were really under-valuing that lens. I just did a quick eBay search and the cheapest da* 16-50 on offer was $450 US. The rest averaged around $600 and many were much higher than that. On Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 12:28 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: > I agree about profit and overhead but s

Re: macro lens

2017-01-06 Thread Bruce Walker
Wow! I didn't know you could get an LBA shot. On Fri, Jan 6, 2017 at 1:18 PM, Mark C wrote: > I considered getting one of those but after thinking it over decided not to > - I can't see what niche it would fill. > > The infinity to 2:1 sounds ideal for a field macro lens where you might want > ot

PESO - Peter, a portrait of a studio owner

2017-01-05 Thread Bruce Walker
Male and clothed, oh my! First shots taken in a studio for 2017. Subject was handy: Peter, the studio owner. https://www.flickr.com/photos/bruce_m_walker/32121777225/lightbox/ K-3, DA* 55/1.4, f/4, 1/60th sec, 400 ISO. Strobe with 5' gridded stripbox, camera right. Post in Lightroom 4.4. Hey Ri

Re: PDML 2017 Book Upload is Live!

2016-12-31 Thread Bruce Walker
Done! :) On Sat, Dec 31, 2016 at 5:17 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Send us your photos for the 2017 Book > http://www.robertstech.com/pdmlbook/upload.php > > > -- > Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia > www.robertstech.com > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http:/

Re: GESO best of 2016

2016-12-31 Thread Bruce Walker
Some excellent shots in there, Larry. My faves are "swing dance tonight" and that panoramic landscape of a rolling hill under the starry sky. Unsolicited 2017 resolution for you: begin captioning your better shots. :) On Fri, Dec 30, 2016 at 9:22 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > I made a quick pass t

Re: PESO - Multitasking

2016-12-30 Thread Bruce Walker
On Fri, Dec 30, 2016 at 7:50 PM, John wrote: > > On 12/30/2016 7:35 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> On Fri, Dec 30, 2016 at 6:28 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >>> >>> Bruce Walker wrote: >>>> >>>> And yeah, I hear you on the loss of the red hair

Re: PESO - Multitasking

2016-12-30 Thread Bruce Walker
On Fri, Dec 30, 2016 at 5:40 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > On 30 Dec 2016, at 17:46, Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> And yeah, I hear you on the loss of the red hair. She's a gorgeous >> ginger. But that's the price I gotta pay for being a b&w hipster. > > If you we

Re: PESO - Multitasking

2016-12-30 Thread Bruce Walker
On Fri, Dec 30, 2016 at 6:28 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> And yeah, I hear you on the loss of the red hair. She's a gorgeous >> ginger. But that's the price I gotta pay for being a b&w hipster. > > That, flannel shirts and tw

Re: PESO: Focused

2016-12-30 Thread Bruce Walker
I like it! Perfect title too. On Fri, Dec 30, 2016 at 4:53 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Pentax K-1 with A 50/1.2, F 1.2 @ 1/500th, ISO 2500 > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18327623&size=lg > > Part of an experiment to see if I can still focus manually in relatively low > light. I did

Re: PESO - Multitasking

2016-12-30 Thread Bruce Walker
ou on the loss of the red hair. She's a gorgeous ginger. But that's the price I gotta pay for being a b&w hipster. On Fri, Dec 30, 2016 at 2:22 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > > > Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> Thank you very much, Bulent. I am really coming to understan

Re: Lightroom upgrades

2016-12-30 Thread Bruce Walker
Dave, I can recommend these guys: OWC https://www.macsales.com/ USA based, but fast shipping. They have tutorials with model-specific instructions on what to buy. And they accept trade-ins of RAM you pull out to replace. (Or they did anyway; check that.) I maxed-out a 2007 iMac with 6GB RAM and a

Re: PESO - Multitasking

2016-12-29 Thread Bruce Walker
I need more musical instruments for props. :) On Thu, Dec 29, 2016 at 1:19 PM, John wrote: > I guess she could be playing a marimba. > > On 12/28/2016 9:10 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> Should she be doing something with her feet too? Maybe you just take >> reading and

Re: PESO - Multitasking

2016-12-29 Thread Bruce Walker
Dec 29, 2016 at 1:40 PM, Bulent Celasun wrote: > Bruce, > > I clicked on the image and it got bigger, as expected :) > > And, I have seen the central part of the vertical (portrait format) image > filling my horizontal (landscape format) monitor. > > I guess you have alr

Re: PESO Another go at the covered bridge

2016-12-29 Thread Bruce Walker
On Thu, Dec 29, 2016 at 5:45 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > I had another go at shooting the covered bridge at night. I took care to > get there earlier tonight, and the lights went off about twenty minutes > earlier than last night. They're watching from a hide, with their hands on the light switch.

Re: PESO - Multitasking

2016-12-28 Thread Bruce Walker
On Wed, Dec 21, 2016 at 8:28 PM, Bill wrote: > On 12/21/2016 9:03 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> It's coffee o'clock ... >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/bruce_m_walker/31401153970/lightbox/ >> >> 90% SFW. There's a sliver of nippl

Re: PESO - Multitasking

2016-12-28 Thread Bruce Walker
ann sanfedele wrote: >> >> Nice shot, but don't think it is multitasking >> >> ann >> >> >>> On 12/21/2016 10:03 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: >>> It's coffee o'clock ... >>> >>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/bruce_

Re: PESO - Multitasking

2016-12-28 Thread Bruce Walker
Appreciated, Ken! On Wed, Dec 21, 2016 at 1:18 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > Great subject/pose, very nice lighting... What's not to like? > > > -Original Message----- >>From: Bruce Walker >>Subject: PESO - Multitasking >> >>It's coffee

Re: PESO - Multitasking

2016-12-28 Thread Bruce Walker
Down, boy! :) On Wed, Dec 21, 2016 at 11:37 AM, Zos Xavius wrote: > I think I could help her multitask more. ;) > > On Wed, Dec 21, 2016 at 10:03 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> It's coffee o'clock ... >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/bruce_m_walker/314011539

Re: PESO - Multitasking

2016-12-28 Thread Bruce Walker
On 12/21/2016 10:03 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> It's coffee o'clock ... >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/bruce_m_walker/31401153970/lightbox/ >> >> 90% SFW. There's a sliver of nipple, but it's in b&w so that makes it >> safe enou

Re: PESO - Multitasking

2016-12-28 Thread Bruce Walker
On Wed, Dec 21, 2016 at 10:11 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > On 21/12/16, Bruce Walker, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>It's coffee o'clock ... >> >>https://www.flickr.com/photos/bruce_m_walker/31401153970/lightbox/ >> >>90% SFW. There's a sliver

Re: PESO - woman seated by the fire

2016-12-28 Thread Bruce Walker
e real "boobs" though! > > On 12/28/2016 4:01 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> Inspired by Marc LaGrange, and maybe a bit cheesy, but what the heck. >> >> This one's in colour, and is solidly NSFW because boobs. >> >> http://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/

Re: PESO - woman seated by the fire

2016-12-28 Thread Bruce Walker
Thank you, Dave! On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 4:31 PM, David J Brooks wrote: > nice lighting and pose > > Dave > > On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 4:01 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> Inspired by Marc LaGrange, and maybe a bit cheesy, but what the heck. >> >> This one's

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