Re: PESO -- fuzzy sweater

2019-03-24 Thread Bruce Walker
hu, Mar 21, 2019 at 5:59 PM Bruce Walker > wrote: > > I have finally made a photograph that is safe from deletion on > > Instagram or jail time on Facebook. > > > > > https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/GYAjkPdbqmCc/I3WQT11D_0ko > > > > On Fli

PESO -- fuzzy sweater

2019-03-21 Thread Bruce Walker
I have finally made a photograph that is safe from deletion on Instagram or jail time on Facebook. https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/GYAjkPdbqmCc/I3WQT11D_0ko On Flickr if you prefer: https://flic.kr/p/24Eex4e 645z, 55mm/2.8 at f/4, 1/125th sec, iso 200. Exposure adjustments, b&w

Re: March PUG is up

2019-03-04 Thread Bruce Walker
Ann's "Missing you" is my strong favourite -- intriguing! Also much amused by Brian's Still Life and PJ's plastic cars. An entertaining gallery; thanks again for your efforts, Brian. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBS

Re: NESO - Cage

2019-01-13 Thread Bruce Walker
axphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > On Wed, Jan 9, 2019 at 10:07 AM Bruce Walker wrote: > > > Cage ~ October 2018 ~ Mississauga > > > > https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/IF3hAAvSDEhM > > > > I am getting much better at reducing PP. I processed

NESO - Cage

2019-01-09 Thread Bruce Walker
Cage ~ October 2018 ~ Mississauga https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/IF3hAAvSDEhM I am getting much better at reducing PP. I processed this in Lightroom only and it was mainly hue shifts for skin tones, and global curve and level adjustments. 645z, 90mm/2.8 Macro Model: Joy Kidston.

Re: 2018 faves and chasing the muse

2019-01-03 Thread Bruce Walker
On Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 1:43 AM Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > Am 02.01.19 um 16:39 schrieb Bruce Walker: > > I think the secret to making sure it's a joy and not a duty is to > > firmly resist the temptation to make photography a vocation. > > In my book, this goes

Re: 2018 faves and chasing the muse

2019-01-02 Thread Bruce Walker
On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 5:09 PM William Robb wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 2, 2019, 9:49 AM Bruce Walker > > I think the secret to making sure it's a joy and not a duty is to > > firmly resist the temptation to make photography a vocation. > > Or make photographing naked wom

Re: 2018 faves and chasing the muse

2019-01-02 Thread Bruce Walker
I think the secret to making sure it's a joy and not a duty is to firmly resist the temptation to make photography a vocation. On Tue, Jan 1, 2019 at 10:44 AM Bob W-PDML wrote: > > I'm not taking many pictures these days, except occasionally with my phone, > but I'm not going to beat myself up a

Re: How to get new photographic ideas

2019-01-01 Thread Bruce Walker
A terrific and inspirational read, Bob. Thank you! On Tue, Jan 1, 2019 at 10:52 AM Bob W-PDML wrote: > > According to Philippe Halsman: > > https://www.magnumphotos.com/theory-and-practice/philippe-halsman-how-to-get-new-photographic-ideas/ > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.

Re: PESO x 2: wrapping up 2018

2018-12-28 Thread Bruce Walker
y > strong image, with great geometry and vitality. > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > On Thu, Dec 27, 2018 at 11:51 AM Bruce Walker > wrote: > > > Two shots that crown 2018 for me. My most recents are almost always my > >

Re: PESO x 2: wrapping up 2018

2018-12-28 Thread Bruce Walker
I'll take disturbing, Ann. :-) Thank you! On Thu, Dec 27, 2018 at 9:51 PM ann sanfedele wrote: > > I'm with Cotty on these - with the added note that I gotta say I find > Draped disturbing.. > > ann > > On 12/27/2018 5:22 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > On 27

Re: PESO x 2: wrapping up 2018

2018-12-28 Thread Bruce Walker
I appreciate it, Cotty. Happy New Year to you! :-) On Thu, Dec 27, 2018 at 5:22 PM Steve Cottrell wrote: > > On 27/12/18, Bruce Walker, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >"Draped" > >https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/IGrU7cLj6TI0 > >645z & 55mm

PESO x 2: wrapping up 2018

2018-12-27 Thread Bruce Walker
Two shots that crown 2018 for me. My most recents are almost always my favourites, but I feel particularly accomplished with these. "Draped" https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/IGrU7cLj6TI0 645z & 55mm/2.8 "Cameo" https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/I0o.Q0ANndP8 645z & 150mm/2.8

Re: GESO (16) - Amalfi

2018-12-27 Thread Bruce Walker
Those church interiors are stunning, Rick. On Wed, Dec 26, 2018 at 9:32 PM Rick Womer wrote: > > My computer problems once again under control, allow me to present a gallery > of photos from Amalfi, Italy. It is a remarkably vertical town. > > https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/organize/Italy-11-2018

Re: Posting to instagram from a desktop

2018-12-25 Thread Bruce Walker
Larry wrote: > > Has anyone figured out a convenient way to post to instagram from a > desktop computer? This: https://www.lrinstagram.com/ I have been using it successfully for most of this year. From time to time Instagram changes something and breaks it, but the developer is proactive and issu

Re: A camera so hip it almost hurts

2018-11-26 Thread Bruce Walker
On Sun, Nov 25, 2018 at 9:35 PM Larry Colen wrote: > > Bruce Walker wrote on 11/25/18 4:52 AM: > > It pains me to say this, but that's actually kind of appealing. :-) > > > > Does that make me, tragically, hip? > > There are many things you need to worry about,

Re: A camera so hip it almost hurts

2018-11-25 Thread Bruce Walker
It pains me to say this, but that's actually kind of appealing. :-) Does that make me, tragically, hip? On Sun, Nov 25, 2018 at 5:23 AM Larry Colen wrote: > > Remember the kickstarter for the camera that uses leica mount lenses > someone posted a link to a while back? Here's one that is even h

Re: Haven't done a PESO in a while

2018-11-21 Thread Bruce Walker
Very elegant, Mark. On Tue, Nov 20, 2018 at 10:58 PM Mark Roberts wrote: > > Lisa and I went to the White Mountains in New Hampshire last weekend. > Did a bit of hiking on Mt. Washington. This is one of the shots I got. > http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7e204563.jpg > > > -- > Mark Roberts - Phot

Re: Taking better pictures

2018-11-19 Thread Bruce Walker
Everyone with a new macro lens. On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 4:26 PM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Who said "If your photos aren't good enough, you are not close enough"? > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 3:03 PM Ken Waller wrote: > > > "

Re: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" APS-C-camera line?

2018-11-16 Thread Bruce Walker
On Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 12:31 PM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > When one gets to be my age, "the future" of anything is irrelevant. Mark! -- 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 abo

Re: PESO: Foundations

2018-11-16 Thread Bruce Walker
That's very good, Dave. On Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 2:34 AM David Mann wrote: > > My wife and daughter went to a play last week so I spent a little time having > a walk around the central city. > > Before the earthquakes this was the city's tallest building. Now it's just > another derelict site.

Re: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" APS-C-camera line?

2018-11-15 Thread Bruce Walker
They probably just haven't figured out how to avoid blown-out reflections in the glass! :-) On Thu, Nov 15, 2018 at 8:26 PM wrote: > > The e-passport system works most of the time, but it's not infallible, as my > wife found out in Europe this year. It's also a bit of a nuisance to have > to tak

Re: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" APS-C-camera line?

2018-11-15 Thread Bruce Walker
When I began my career in 1978 I worked for one of the then Big Three word processor companies (AES Data, Canada's answer to Wang and IBM) and the phrase "paperless office" was widely heard. Paper would soon be obsolete. When I wrapped up my full time career in 2010 I worked in the Toronto office

Re: Tripods

2018-11-13 Thread Bruce Walker
all of the them at home. > > > On 11/13/2018 9:34 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > > Both provide ample evidence that disproves the notion that the best > > tripod is the one you left at home. > > > > > > On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 3:33 AM Alan C wrote: > >>

Re: Tripods

2018-11-13 Thread Bruce Walker
Both provide ample evidence that disproves the notion that the best tripod is the one you left at home. On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 3:33 AM Alan C wrote: > > Touchè > > Alan C > > > On 13-Nov-18 09:40 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > > > > > > Alan C wrote on 11/12/18 11:36 PM: > >> https://cdn.instructable

Re: PESO - comfortable

2018-11-10 Thread Bruce Walker
e the others > because the white background in the image fades into the webpage's white > background, but the figure looks about the same. > > On 11/10/2018 13:11, Bruce Walker wrote: > > John, same size as in a reasonable viewing size, bigger than just a > > th

Re: PESO - comfortable

2018-11-10 Thread Bruce Walker
derbird if that tells anything. > > On 11/10/2018 08:33, Bruce Walker wrote: > > Dan, I wonder if your mail program is splitting the link? Try this > > shortened URL: > > > > http://bit.ly/2DwJHHb > > > > Are you on Flickr? It's at this link too: https:

Re: PESO - comfortable

2018-11-10 Thread Bruce Walker
v 10, 2018 at 9:41 AM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > That still takes me to a page with "BRUCE WALKER" in very large print. > Under that is the thumbnail, and under that "2 0f 300." Double clicking > leads me to a large page of nudes, and the one that was in the

Re: iPESO: Doorbell View

2018-11-10 Thread Bruce Walker
This could be the start of a whole new photo category. :-) I installed a Nest Hello doorbell button a few weeks ago, but the shots from it are just of our boring front walk. It's pretty cool though; I haven't tried this feature yet but it's supposed to be able to recognize familiar faces and disti

Re: PESO - comfortable

2018-11-10 Thread Bruce Walker
> Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > On Fri, Nov 9, 2018 at 10:07 AM Bruce Walker wrote: > > > "Just make yourself comfortable." > > > > https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/Imgc2wwJTrjU -- (mildly NSFW) > >

Re: PESO - comfortable

2018-11-09 Thread Bruce Walker
t flat > lighting. The body art and short hair make for a more visually > interesting model as well. The color of the upholstery works well in > this also. > > Bruce Walker wrote on 11/9/18 7:06 AM: > > "Just make yourself comfortable." > > > > https://portfolio.b

Re: PESO - comfortable

2018-11-09 Thread Bruce Walker
Imagine that! :-) On Fri, Nov 9, 2018 at 11:32 AM P. J. Alling wrote: > > Funny she doesn't really look comfortable... > > > On 11/9/2018 10:06 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > > "Just make yourself comfortable." > > > > https://portfolio.brucemw

PESO - comfortable

2018-11-09 Thread Bruce Walker
"Just make yourself comfortable." https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/Imgc2wwJTrjU -- (mildly NSFW) Model: Pix. 645z, 150mm/2.8 at f/11, 1/125th sec, iso 200; Post in Lightroom and Photoshop. Lots of lights. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailm

Re: November PUG is up

2018-11-05 Thread Bruce Walker
Enjoyed those. Especially Dave Brooks' chickadee, Filip Nicolai's Dead Browser and Stan Halpin's Rust. Dave, that's a really great grab among lucky grabs! Filip: I'm amazed anyone even remembers Navigator. :-) Ah, the history there. On Mon, Nov 5, 2018 at 6:39 AM Brian Walters wrote: > > G'day a

Re: November PUG is up

2018-11-05 Thread Bruce Walker
On Mon, Nov 5, 2018 at 2:26 PM ann sanfedele wrote: > > I can't make head or tail out of Bruces :-) That's a bummer, Ann. -- -bmw -- 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 an

Re: Nuts to Adobe

2018-11-04 Thread Bruce Walker
ecause of the non-Adobe way of encoding them. > > Jostein > > Den 04.11.2018 22:16, skrev Bruce Walker: > > Aha! They have listened to user feedback then; good. > > > > When I tested it, I complained about that and was told they had no > > plans to fix it, so toug

Re: PESO nude study

2018-11-04 Thread Bruce Walker
Next up: peppers. :-) On Sun, Nov 4, 2018 at 4:39 PM ann sanfedele wrote: > > I see you are in your Edward Weston period > > ann > > On 11/4/2018 4:13 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > > >From a studio session on Halloween with a new to me model, Joy > > Kidston. It&#

Re: Nuts to Adobe

2018-11-04 Thread Bruce Walker
ill use our proprietary > data format and as such can only be used by Affinity applications. > > At this time we have no plans to save TIFF files with the PSD format > layer data. PSD layer data held in a TIFF file will be imported and > converted to the Affinity format." > >

PESO nude study

2018-11-04 Thread Bruce Walker
>From a studio session on Halloween with a new to me model, Joy Kidston. It's quite likely Safe For Work as no lady bits are visible, but it _is_ a nude, so you know. https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/Ijdax8ZvD_yo 645z, 90mm/2.8 at f/11, 1/125th sec, iso 200; Post in Lightroom. -- -b

Re: Nuts to Adobe

2018-11-04 Thread Bruce Walker
that actually > does these things better. > > If AP doesn't work for you, and you want an exact clone of Photoshop to > support your current workflow, well, just stick with Photoshop. It'll do the > best job. :) > > G > > > On Nov 3, 2018, at 6:54 PM, Bruce Wa

Re: Nuts to Adobe

2018-11-04 Thread Bruce Walker
from within Affinity as a proprietary Affinity file but Lightroom can't manage that as an asset, so it can (and will likely) go astray. > Jostein the slow learner... That I doubt. :-) > > Den 4. november 2018 02.54.04 CET, skrev Bruce Walker > : > >No, no. I was evaluating

Re: Nuts to Adobe

2018-11-03 Thread Bruce Walker
t. So ... /next/. On Sat, Nov 3, 2018 at 6:16 PM Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > That’s great, but if you’re using AP as your external editor for LR, why are > you using Photoshop to generate files? > > G > > > > On Nov 3, 2018, at 1:49 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > > >

Re: Nuts to Adobe

2018-11-03 Thread Bruce Walker
;s all of Photoshop that you want, just use Photoshop. > > G > > > > On Nov 3, 2018, at 12:42 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > > > > I'm certainly willing to update my opinion about Affinity's > > capabilities, but I was unable to complete a review of it

Re: Nuts to Adobe

2018-11-03 Thread Bruce Walker
. On Sat, Oct 27, 2018 at 11:31 AM Mark Roberts wrote: > > Bruce Walker wrote: > > >On Sat, Oct 27, 2018 at 7:03 AM Jostein Øksne wrote: > >> > >> Other developers are improving their products too, so essentially, if they > >> can do now what CS6 ca

Re: Nuts to Adobe

2018-10-27 Thread Bruce Walker
On Sat, Oct 27, 2018 at 7:03 AM Jostein Øksne wrote: > > Other developers are improving their products too, so essentially, if they > can do now what CS6 can do, it's what I need it for. I can say with assurance that they do not. The majority of these products are going after the Lightroom marke

Re: Nuts to Adobe

2018-10-27 Thread Bruce Walker
Jostein, I just have to say it: the best advanced editor available is Photoshop. After recent Mac OS X updates started to erode my CS5 enough to be troublesome, I finally gave in and subscribed to CC. It has been, for me, worthwhile. Lightroom integrates better with Ps, both are speedier, and Ps h

Re: GESO: more butterflies

2018-09-27 Thread Bruce Walker
All beautiful, Subash. I'd add a little mid tones contrast boost and desaturate the background a touch, but the pastel colours and soft background in all of them works really well. On Thu, Sep 27, 2018 at 11:36 AM Subash Jeyan wrote: > > some more butterflies: > > http://something-feathered.in/20

Re: First Try in My Budget Tabletop Studio

2018-09-26 Thread Bruce Walker
Really digging the mid 1990's web design there, Dale. Quite in keeping with the vintage content. :-) On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 8:53 PM Dale H. Cook wrote: > > I finally got my tabletop studio going. [...] > > https://plymouthcolony.net/starcity/radios/pages/gr-dec.html#1490b -- -bmw -- PDML Pen

Re: OT: Instagram

2018-09-26 Thread Bruce Walker
s with > a certain level of contempt. They probably had contracts, that > guaranteed them employment and pay for a number of years, that kept them > from competing in their chosen field of endeavor, which are now up, and > they left as soon as they legally could. > > On 9/25/2018 1:54

Re: OT: Discovering the Origin of The Origin of the World

2018-09-25 Thread Bruce Walker
Who will be the first to claim Sonorous Interiors as the title of a photo book, likely published by Goliath or Taschen? On Tue, Sep 25, 2018 at 2:30 PM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > https://www.afp.com/en/news/206/mystery-arts-most-scandalous-picture-revealed-doc-19d7it3 > > Dan Matyola > http://w

Re: OT: Instagram

2018-09-25 Thread Bruce Walker
I'm surprised they lasted 6 years at FB. Entrepreneurial types are generally allergic to large corporations, and dealing with FB "optimizing" the app in order to clobber the competition, Snapchat, and fine tuning the thing to maximize ad revenue at the expense of it being, well, actually interestin

Re: OT: Instagram

2018-09-24 Thread Bruce Walker
iots if you tell them they're > idiots. > > > On Sep 24, 2018, at 8:58 AM, Doug Brewer wrote: > > > > uh huh > > > >> On 9/23/18 8:40 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > >> Since Instagram encourages a tedious homogeneity of heavily tinted and > >>

Re: OT: Instagram

2018-09-23 Thread Bruce Walker
my new work tank so spectacularly is kind of awesome, though. > > On 9/23/18 3:08 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > > I post there, though I'm damned if I know why I bother. I dislike > > pretty much everything about Instagram. > > > > If you use Lightroom, consider using th

Re: OT: Instagram

2018-09-23 Thread Bruce Walker
I post there, though I'm damned if I know why I bother. I dislike pretty much everything about Instagram. If you use Lightroom, consider using the LR/Instagram plugin as it eases a few of IG's annoyances. Most notably, it enables you to post directly from Lightroom, and it solves the IG stupid arb

Re: Fall Meadowlark

2018-09-21 Thread Bruce Walker
Nicely done, Jack! Great pose, light and colour. On Fri, Sep 21, 2018 at 4:02 PM Jack Davis wrote: > > > > Out this AM to check Refuge readiness. Flooding well underway in most. > > Attaching another Meadowlark. Difficult to resist, especially when hearing > their glorious song. > > The mass migr

Re: The importance of hardware updates

2018-09-20 Thread Bruce Walker
That is a pretty clear sign that you could use a computer upgrade. Just suggestin' :-) On Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 2:01 PM Alan C wrote: > > OK if your computer is USB3. I'm still stuck in USB2. > > Alan C > > On 20-Sep-18 07:51 PM, Bill wrote: > > Several years ago, probably when the K10 or k20 ca

Re: GESO - soft and hard

2018-09-19 Thread Bruce Walker
Lucky thing that you aren't working at either of them anymore. :-) Glad you enjoyed! On Wed, Sep 19, 2018 at 6:15 PM P. J. Alling wrote: > > None of those are safe for work, a couple of places that I used to work, > enjoyable but not safe for work... > > > On 9/18/201

Re: GESO - soft and hard

2018-09-19 Thread Bruce Walker
Hey, Steve; thank you! On Wed, Sep 19, 2018 at 1:02 PM Steve Cottrell wrote: > > On 19/9/18, Bruce Walker, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >> > Nude study 3 (~sfw) > >> > https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/IwOnCdjRgix8 > > This is excelle

Re: GESO - soft and hard

2018-09-19 Thread Bruce Walker
llection of alluring and compelling images, with more > than a little good natured humor. You have really become quite adept at > figure photography. Quite impressive . > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 9:10 AM B

GESO - soft and hard

2018-09-18 Thread Bruce Walker
... light, that is. I recently got the opportunity to rent my favourite studio as a shared space (shared with four other photographers month-by-month), so I jumped at it. This has had the effect of kicking my lazy butt into the studio every week. So far the results have been fine. I have been pur

Re: 3rd place

2018-06-27 Thread Bruce Walker
Well done! Beautiful light in that scene. Lovely mood. On Wed, Jun 27, 2018 at 3:11 PM, Gonz wrote: > Put in this pic from the grandfather mtn area for a small photog > contest, won 3rd place. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/66982297@N02/28195892790/in/datetaken/lightbox/ > > > -- > -- Photogr

Re: This is EFFED-UP!

2018-06-26 Thread Bruce Walker
On Tue, Jun 26, 2018 at 6:05 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > While I understand all the problems and sympathize to the people > experiencing it, the recurrence of them gives me an impression that people > have some sort of masochistic pleasure from experiencing these problems. Well, you _are_ addres

Re: OT: Finally some GOOD news from the internet

2018-06-24 Thread Bruce Walker
On Sun, Jun 24, 2018 at 9:00 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Bob W-PDML wrote: > >>Extra bonus: I have no idea what a fluid ounce is, and not enough capacity >>left in my head to hold that information. > > Well it's obvious: A fluid ounce is 1/20th of a pint. Except in the > U.S. where it's 1/16th of a

Re: An amuzing Kickstarter: Instax Square with your Pentax, Nikon, Leica, etc.

2018-06-12 Thread Bruce Walker
On Tue, Jun 12, 2018 at 2:31 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote on 6/12/18 9:15 AM: >> >> I'm always entertained by silly photo stuff that might make interesting >> photographs. >> >> Got a Nikon, Leica M, Pentax, Olympus, or whatever film camera taking up >> space on your shelf? Thes

Re: Studio Strobes for Pentax

2018-06-11 Thread Bruce Walker
On Mon, Jun 11, 2018 at 7:21 PM, John wrote: > > I would like the option of HSS. > > I was kind of looking for ideas on what those shooting in studio with Pentax > are using. Right now, it's really idle curiosity, because I don't know if > I'll ever be able to set up a studio. HSS is _completely_

Re: Studio Strobes for Pentax

2018-06-11 Thread Bruce Walker
. My local studio gives me seamless paper when the roll hits 12 feet left because it's no use to him then. (Needs to be enough to create a sweep.) On Mon, Jun 11, 2018 at 7:21 PM, John wrote: > And indeed, another Earthlink Email was rejected by "spameatingmonkey". > > Seco

Re: Studio Strobes for Pentax

2018-06-10 Thread Bruce Walker
John, assuming you mean "what options do you have for using his gear during the course", your Pentax gear will work just fine with the Profoto kit, fully manual operation only. Neither xTTL or HSS features will work but that's 100% okay since Tony Corbell is an old school guy and he teaches flash

Re: PESO that smile

2018-06-10 Thread Bruce Walker
Agreed! Genuine emotion in those, Larry. On Sun, Jun 10, 2018 at 3:08 PM, Jostein wrote: > Contagious! > Jostein > > Den 10.06.2018 20:58, skrev Larry Colen: >> >> A couple weeks ago I met Talecia at a party. She had such an amazing smile >> I *had* to photograph her. Fortunately she was easy t

Re: PESO contemplation

2018-06-09 Thread Bruce Walker
ndant to label YOUR pesos "NSFW"? > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > On Sat, Jun 9, 2018 at 2:02 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > >> Evoking a dreamy Rembrandt vibe. A little NSFW though. >> >> https://portfolio.brucemwa

PESO contemplation

2018-06-09 Thread Bruce Walker
Evoking a dreamy Rembrandt vibe. A little NSFW though. https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/IihW2dlH.6fk 645z, 150mm/2.8 at f/5.6, 1/125th sec, 100 iso. A teensy bit of Lightroom editing. Enjoy responsibly! -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailma

Re: PDML Annual

2018-06-09 Thread Bruce Walker
On Sat, Jun 9, 2018 at 1:54 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > l...@red4est.com wrote: >>On June 9, 2018 10:49:14 AM PDT, Steve Cottrell wrote: >>>On 9/6/18, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: >>> Damned by faint anxiety. Cotty's clearly a spent force. >>> >>>On it like a bonnet. >> >>That comm

Re: PESO+PESO -- KOZ

2018-06-07 Thread Bruce Walker
Thank you, Paul. On Wed, Jun 6, 2018 at 7:27 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Beautiful! > > Paul > >> On Jun 6, 2018, at 7:19 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> It was a very good morning. I shot with "KOZ", a Quebec native model, >> dancer and pole dancer (

PESO+PESO -- KOZ

2018-06-06 Thread Bruce Walker
It was a very good morning. I shot with "KOZ", a Quebec native model, dancer and pole dancer (she was in Toronto for a pro-level competition and came in second) this morning. I returned to my work inspired by Vincent Peters and Jean-Francois Jonvelle. And a bit of Ralph Gibson. _Technically_ safe

Re: PESO - outlines

2018-05-27 Thread Bruce Walker
Thank you, Dan! On Sat, May 26, 2018 at 12:03 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Interesting project, with images that are quite artistic. > > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > On Sat, May 26, 2018 at 10:53 AM, Bruce Walker > wrote: >

Re: PESO - outlines

2018-05-26 Thread Bruce Walker
my take. > Looking forward to seeing more of this style. > > >> Message: 7 >> Date: Wed, 23 May 2018 20:00:10 -0400 >> From: Bruce Walker >> To: Pentax Discuss Mailing List >> Subject: PESO - outlines >> Message-ID: >> >> >> Content-Typ

Re: Wrapping up UK trip 2018

2018-05-26 Thread Bruce Walker
On Sat, May 26, 2018 at 10:42 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > But I think it will be worth the wait. At least if you like photos of sheep. Ewe know it! -- 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 d

PESO - outlines

2018-05-23 Thread Bruce Walker
I am adding to my Outlines project with results of working with another model/dancer, Muirina Fae. note: nsfw https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/ITb2MbiN5o5M 645z, 90mm/2.8 macro at f/8, 1/125th sec, 200 iso. Post just in Lightroom Classic CC. Hope you like. -- -bmw -- PDML Penta

Re: PESO - lady in red

2018-05-21 Thread Bruce Walker
Thanks, Jack. On Sat, May 19, 2018 at 2:00 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > I'm with Bruce! > J > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On May 19, 2018, at 10:29 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >> >> >> >> Bruce Walker wrote: >>> This for me is a rare image on two

Re: PESO - lady in red

2018-05-21 Thread Bruce Walker
On Sat, May 19, 2018 at 1:29 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> This for me is a rare image on two counts: subject is clothed, and the >> shot is unretouched. >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/bruce_m_walker/41480140124/lightbox/ > >

PESO - lady in red

2018-05-19 Thread Bruce Walker
This for me is a rare image on two counts: subject is clothed, and the shot is unretouched. https://www.flickr.com/photos/bruce_m_walker/41480140124/lightbox/ I wanted to try out something more sophisticated than I have tried before. I put together projected shapes (a white horizontal bar), gels

Re: PDML Photo Annual 2018 - Stunning

2018-05-19 Thread Bruce Walker
On Sat, May 19, 2018 at 1:31 AM, Bill wrote: > On 5/18/2018 10:13 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >> >> Part 2 of my comments on the annual. >> [...] >> >> I'm PISSED because Bruce Walker produced not only a great portrait study >> but slipped a nip slip p

Re: PDML Photo Annual 2018 - Stunning

2018-05-19 Thread Bruce Walker
er it into this thread. I thought I was going to post Les Braves here, >>> but it also made the book on page 75. >>> >>> I'm PISSED because once again, Bong Manayon created two of the most >>> amazing >>> portraits imaginable, and I can just sit her

Re: Did not make the photo annual cut ...

2018-05-16 Thread Bruce Walker
On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 9:02 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > On 5/16/2018 1:50 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: >> >> Bruce Walker wrote: >> >>> Punting is a good thing, right? I've never been a sports fan so I'm >>> not too good with baseball metaphors. &

Re: Did not make the photo annual cut ...

2018-05-15 Thread Bruce Walker
On Mon, May 14, 2018 at 11:10 PM, Bill wrote: > On 5/14/2018 5:30 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> Let's see what shots of yours did not make it into the 2018 PDML >> Annual. >> >> Here's the one of mine that didn't make the cut: "

Did not make the photo annual cut ...

2018-05-14 Thread Bruce Walker
Let's see what shots of yours did not make it into the 2018 PDML Annual. Eg: submitted but not selected; withheld for a better choice; missed the deadline ... :-) I submitted three shots to the annual. Mark chose two, undoubtedly the strongest. Here's the one of mine that didn't make the cut: "D

Re: Any Photo Annuals arrived yet?

2018-05-14 Thread Bruce Walker
Mine arrived about an hour ago and I've had a most enjoyable read. You know, our images really seem to sing when seen printed in this format. I do believe some major kudos are due to Mark for preparing the image files for printed reproduction -- Mark, clearly you really know what you're doing. :)

Re: OT iBook G4 to recycle

2018-05-09 Thread Bruce Walker
If it's like my 12" G4 Powerbook, no quick way. That design buried the HDD inside requiring much disassembly to reach. If you can get it booted from an old Mac OS X DVD you can use the Format app to do a security format where it overwrites the entire disk with several passes of data patterns desig

Re: DPR review of K1 II is now up, not very favourable ...

2018-05-08 Thread Bruce Walker
On Tue, May 8, 2018 at 12:12 PM, Bill wrote: > On 5/7/2018 5:49 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> >> That’s where I’m at. Looks like Pentax shot themselves in the foot on this >> one. Hope they read Dpreview and this list. What were they thinking? >> > > There is a thread on DPR about this. It seems th

Re: OT: why we bought Flickr according to SmugMug CEO

2018-05-07 Thread Bruce Walker
On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 2:09 PM, John wrote: > On 5/7/2018 13:17, Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> Sounds promising, actually. Plan is to keep them separate but bridge >> them in some useful way. SmugMug has a photographer-centric viewpoint >> versus social media'

OT: why we bought Flickr according to SmugMug CEO

2018-05-07 Thread Bruce Walker
Sounds promising, actually. Plan is to keep them separate but bridge them in some useful way. SmugMug has a photographer-centric viewpoint versus social media's advertising slant. http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/latest/photo-news/flickr-buy-questions-answered-118481 -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax

Re: DPR review of K1 II is now up, not very favourable ...

2018-05-07 Thread Bruce Walker
https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/pentax-k-1-ii-review "Baked-in noise reduction results in Raw files with progressively less detail than the original K-1 as the ISO increases. This can not be turned off." Yikes! Who decided _that_ was a good idea? On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 12:49 PM, Paul Stenquis

Re: Infrared K01

2018-05-03 Thread Bruce Walker
Very beautiful landscapes, Mark. A well considered transition for that camera indeed. On Thu, May 3, 2018 at 1:15 PM, Mark C wrote: > My latest enablement - infrared converted K01: > > http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/ir-converted-pentax-k01?blog=9 > > I've wanted to get back to a

Re: The further degradation of my equipment... (no not that, how could you think such a thing).

2018-04-30 Thread Bruce Walker
Nobody who works with images should consider a TN monitor. There's little price difference between them them and IPS displays nowadays, and TN monitors are dreadful for editing on. Every angle you look at the screen from gets you a different rendering (eg blackpoint, contrast and brightness), so ca

Re: PESO - Outlines 6

2018-04-30 Thread Bruce Walker
Thank you Ken! And thank you Ann, Paul, and Dan, and everyone who looked. On Wed, Apr 25, 2018 at 1:41 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > Nice work as usual Bruce. > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > - Original Message - From: "Bruce W

Re: DxO Labs, spin off from DxO Mark in receivership.

2018-04-28 Thread Bruce Walker
Being a Nik user is a curse, these days. Talk about on again, off again. I started to wean myself off of Nik plugin dependencies when Google announced end-of-life on it. I now have some diy Photoshop actions that work for what I regularly used Nik for, and a handful of b&w conversion techniques th

Re: PESO: Pirates

2018-04-25 Thread Bruce Walker
rk. > > That much coffee would kill me, so I'm thinking about checking out Tolstoy's > "War and Peace" to read while I'm editing. If I'd had it for Monday night's > session, I'd be half way through by now. > > > > On 4/25/2018 08:35

PESO - Outlines 6

2018-04-25 Thread Bruce Walker
The next in my Outlines series. Teensy bit nsfw. https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/G3svs8u8wWww/IJ21n.vFyssI Click on it to step through the series. Many are nsfw, so watch out. 645z, 90mm/2.8 at f/8, 1/125th sec, 200 ISO. Two 5' gridded strip lights left and right behind. Model

Re: PESO: Pirates

2018-04-25 Thread Bruce Walker
A very cinematic scene, John. Have you tinkered with the Performances settings in the Preferences menu? There are some good tutorial notes and videos in the Adobe help site (and elsewhere) that explain the effects of these. Which specific actions are slow, or is the entire app sluggish? I usually

Re: OT PESO: a visitor from the arctic europe

2018-04-25 Thread Bruce Walker
Nice! On Tue, Apr 24, 2018 at 11:06 PM, Subash Jeyan wrote: > a visitor from the arctic europe, a small wader called little > stint: > > https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/04/25/little-stint/ > > another photo taken with the d500/tamron 150-600. > > comments, if any, are appreciated. >

Re: PESO: At the CAT show

2018-04-23 Thread Bruce Walker
Well timed and framed, Dan. That little guy just looks so earnest! :) (A tad over exposed, maybe?) On Sun, Apr 22, 2018 at 10:30 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Yesterday and today I worked at the CAT show run by our local club. I was > mostly retrieving and catching the entrants and coordinati

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