Re: Adapters from other QR's to Arca Swiss?

while back from Kirk. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message ----- From: "Igor PDML-StR" <pdml...@komkon.org> Subject: Re: Adapters from other QR's to Arca Swiss? Ken, Is that block commercially available or you made it yourself?

Has anybody used "MPU-105", "MPU-100" with a Pentax body?

Hi All, I came across this very inexpensive "universal L-brackets" sold on e-bay and Amazon that are labeled as MPU-105 or MPU-100. They are in the category of products that are made in China/Hong Kong, and sold directly an order of magnitude cheaper than the "branded" ones. See e.g. here:

Re: Adapters from other QR's to Arca Swiss?

amp. HTH -Original Message----- From: Igor PDML-StR <pdml...@komkon.org> Subject: Re: Adapters from other QR's to Arca Swiss? Ken, Thank you for this suggestion. I think that might be a reasonable solution for my needs. So, basically, it is an Arca-Swiss clamp that can be bolted to the desired Bo

Re: Adapters from other QR's to Arca Swiss?

h Manfrotto and Arca Swiss. I use the one from custom slr On April 10, 2017 4:07:15 PM PDT, Igor PDML-StR wrote: I wonder if there are any "adapters" that would have the bottom as a QR plate for one of the Manfrotto heads, and on top would be a clamp accepting Arca Swiss plates?

Re: Adapters from other QR's to Arca Swiss?

It's simply an aluminum 'block that bolts to an Arca Swiss receiver that then is clipped onto the Bogen head like the Bogen plate. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Igor PDML-StR" <pdml...@komkon.org> Subject: Adapte

Re: Adapters from other QR's to Arca Swiss?

e. Paul via phone On Apr 10, 2017, at 9:38 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Well, while I see what you mean (operator's error), - but the idea is to minimize the inventory and the complexity. I would like to be able to switch quickly between the tripod (for taking a video) and a monopod (for stills) at

Re: PESO - Lizard(s), passed on?

Or, maybe it was a lizard rain... If it can rain frogs, it could rain lizards, perhaps... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain_of_animals http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/climate-weather/storms/rain-frog.htm Igor Bob W-PDML Mon, 10 Apr 2017 16:10:51 -0700 wrote: Perhaps they were

Re: Adapters from other QR's to Arca Swiss?

e QR plates. I would worry about clamping one into the other. You're doubling the chance of failure. Paul via phone On Apr 10, 2017, at 7:07 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: I wonder if there are any "adapters" that would have the bottom as a QR plate for one of the Manfrotto heads, and on top w

Adapters from other QR's to Arca Swiss?

I wonder if there are any "adapters" that would have the bottom as a QR plate for one of the Manfrotto heads, and on top would be a clamp accepting Arca Swiss plates? I am particularly interested in RC5 but I am curious if these type of beasts exist at all. Note, I am not looking for

Re: Controversy around McCurry

And that incident starts looking much more pale when outshadowed by what the chief politicians shamelessly do these days with facts on camera and in writing, and without any remorse when caught with obvious contradictions. That trend blurs the line of what's acceptable in the society in

Re: August Solar Eclipse

John, First of all, thank you for bringing attention to this event. Even though we will get only a partial one, it is a great experience for the kids. I just marked the calendar. I would assume you want to use a long telephoto lens (for the moon). But if you google for e.g. "photographing

Controversy around McCurry

This was happening last year, but I didn't see it. As far as I can tell, it was not discussed here. So, for those, who like myself missed it completely. Apparently, people discovered quite a few digital manipulations as well as "staging" of the photos by Steve McCurry.

Re: Happy 20th, dear PUG! :)

0700 wrote: The exact date was indeed April 1, 1997, Igor. The timing has never been lost on me. So congrats and thank you to you and the rest of the PUG team for twenty years of aid to the PDML community. Card's cool, too. On 4/1/17 5:02 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: It is April of 2017. And while t

Re: Anyone in Paris?

spectacular too. It has been closed for years, supposedly for refurbishment. It featured, closed, in the film Holy Motors, the encounter between Denis Lavant and Kylie Minogue. Great film. On Fri, 31 Mar 2017, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Dan, That sounds like a fun trip! I envy you. :-) We've been

Happy 20th, dear PUG! :)

It is April of 2017. And while the history might be still hiding the exact date of the first PUG, I might as well be the first to congratulate PUG, and all of you, dear fellow PDMLers with PUG's 20th Anniversary! As a matter of fact, one company has already prepared a card for this

Re: Have you submitted? -- April PUG - 20th Anniversary (end of March today!)

rian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ On Sat, Apr 1, 2017, at 05:25 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Hi All! Just in case someone is caught up in the daily errands and forgot, - today is the last day of March. Even if you did not forget, but just a procras

Re: Anyone in Paris?

Dan, That sounds like a fun trip! I envy you. :-) We've been to Paris many years ago, and keep planning on coming back. There are two things that I could recommend: 1. It might be obvious, but ... there is a large department store that has a very nice view from the top floor, and it is very

Have you submitted? -- April PUG - 20th Anniversary (end of March today!)

Hi All! Just in case someone is caught up in the daily errands and forgot, - today is the last day of March. Even if you did not forget, but just a procrastinator like myself, - this is your last chance to submit your photo to this historic PUG. I suspect, it might become the largest PUG

Re: 2014 PDML Annual

I would suspect that the difference in the ISBN numbers: Mark carefully generated two different ones for the hard- and soft-cover versions. And just in case, for Paul: removing "au" from the URL (domain portion) would make it easier to order the book from within the US:

Re: My attempt at car photography!

+1. Cotty stole my thoughts! :) But when I was taking this, related photo, if I had used a polarizer, I am not sure if my car (the white one) would have shown up: http://42graphy.org/misc/Car_IR32941.jpg (or maybe it would've been enhanced... it depends on the polarization...) :-) Igor

Re: The recent device ban and traveling with a camera

John Francis Tue, 28 Mar 2017 16:38:26 -0700 wrote: On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 02:39:21PM -0400, Igor PDML-StR wrote: I don't know how many US airports Delta and Delta Connections fly to (out of almost 400 commercial airports), but 84 is probably not all of them. I count 252 Your 400 figur

Re: The recent device ban and traveling with a camera

opefully, the others will follow suit. Thanks for alerting me about its existence. Igor Stanley Halpin Tue, 28 Mar 2017 10:29:04 -0700 wrote: On Mar 28, 2017, at 1:12 PM, Igor PDML-StR <pdml...@komkon.org> wrote: ... In today's electronic world, when you can see (close to) real-time

Re: The recent device ban and traveling with a camera

On Tue, 28 Mar 2017, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Since the most recent on the devices in the carry-on on certain airlines from some destination, I've been thinking that a few options for flying are no longer available for me. As far as I understand, in addition to the laptops, DSLRs (and any other camera

Re: The recent device ban and traveling with a camera

ors inside. On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 10:11 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Since the most recent on the devices in the carry-on on certain airlines from some destination, I've been thinking that a few options for flying are no longer available for me. As far as I understand, in addition to the laptops, DSLR

The recent device ban and traveling with a camera

Since the most recent on the devices in the carry-on on certain airlines from some destination, I've been thinking that a few options for flying are no longer available for me. As far as I understand, in addition to the laptops, DSLRs (and any other cameras besides cellphones are prohibited

Re: How to cheat & win with Photoshop

John F.: But the clouds can be from the other side of the Earth... or Moon... ... No, they are from Mars, coming to Moon as a part of the seasons, when it becomes to cold on Mars... And then going back to Mars. [BG] ;-) John Francis Tue, 21 Mar 2017 11:47:26 -0700 wrote: Well, the fact

Re: PESO: lens compare

As far as I can tell, these two lenses are focused on different objects. I am comparing the add sheets with "tasracing.com.au" (or whatever it is), as well as "800". I am also looking at the lamps in the top left corner. It looks like the main point in focus in the bottom one is somewhere near

Re: 20th Anniversary PUG - Countdown

Dan, Just in case, - PUG has this old gallery that is similar in its idea: http://pug.komkon.org/LX_Gallery/ (The 3rd link on the left shows the images.) Cheers, Igor Tue Mar 21 09:45:08 EDT 2017 Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I think I know the one I will post, but I am still considering.

OT - "... called cameras"

"... minicomputers that also happen to have the capacity to be used as a telephone,” Roberts wrote. “They could just as easily be called cameras, video players, rolodexes, calendars, tape recorders, libraries, diaries, albums, televisions, maps, or newspapers.” This Supreme Court ruling

Re: OT - Oxford comma helps in legal dispute

In general, in most cases, written text has a significant degree of redundancy that makes it easier for quick reading and comprehension. Whl ths txt could b understd, we prfr corrct spllng in the books. Right? (I am talking about English.) And it has nothing to do with "limited

Re: The wit of the stairs

On the origin of that quote: http://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/10/24/pun-pickpocket/ Apparently, A. Pope was not the first author of the quoted phrase, but just the person who popularized it. Cheers, Igor Paul Stenquist Fri, 17 Mar 2017 04:06:08 -0700 wrote: "He who would pun would pick

OT - Oxford comma helps in legal dispute

I know that several PDMLers are "grammar nerds". So, I thought they would enjoy reading about this, rather rear (if not unique) case: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/mar/16/oxford-comma-helps-drivers-win-dispute-about-overtime-pay Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Colusa Preserve Activity

Ken Waller Fri, 10 Mar 2017 17:39:07 -0800 wrote: I use a Kirk King Cobra head with my 600mm f4. ... I've captured birds in flight with it ... <...> Ken, wow! I knew it was massive, but I didn't realize how long that 600mm lens is :-) On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 11:30 AM, Jack Davis

Re: PESO - Tulip Blossom

It's done very well technically, with great detail. The orientation of the tulip is not appealing to me, but I understand, it's just a "study", an excercise. Igor On Mar 15, 2017, at 11:02 PM, Mark C wrote: I've been working with the K-1's pixel shift mode and stacked macros lately. Here's

Re: PESO: Lake Pukaki

Very nice and peaceful photo. Some 4 years ago, during my trip to Banff National Park in Canada, I also saw amazing blue color (although more teal-ish) of water: https://42graphy.org/galleries/banff-2012/_IR37060.html A frequent question that tourists ask there is what is the origin of such a

Re: Interesting Lens

Mark Roberts Wed, 15 Mar 2017 14:31:40 -0700 wrote: Bob W-PDML wrote: On 15 Mar 2017, at 21:06, John Francis wrote: On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 04:50:03PM -0400, Paul Stenquist wrote:

Re: Fw: Reflections

Ken, I see no Ditto in that photo... http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Ditto_(Pok%C3%A9mon) :-) Very nice zebras, well seen and photographed! Igor Ken Waller Wed, 15 Mar 2017 07:06:49 -0700 wrote: Ditto -Original Message- From: Philip Northeast

Re: Anyone ever turned a room into a camera obscura?

How many 6"x8" plates can you hang on your wall? ;-) Aah, those are no longer available.. You'd have to resolve to 2"x3" Fujifilm/Polaroid film: https://www.amazon.com/Fujifilm-Instax-Mini-Instant-Sheets/dp/B00G6C7XUG/ Cheers, Igor Bill Fri, 10 Mar 2017 10:50:09 -0800 wrote: On 3/10/2017

Re: How I changed the EXIF date/time by 1 year and 3 hours

AND 10.000 gallons, but it just ain't gonna do it. On 3/10/2017 3:31 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: What are you trying to achieve, John? Igor John Sessoms Fri, 10 Mar 2017 10:58:46 -0800 wrote: Doesn't do what I want to do whether it's esoteric or not. I expect there's no way to do what I want

Re: How I changed the EXIF date/time by 1 year and 3 hours

What are you trying to achieve, John? Igor John Sessoms Fri, 10 Mar 2017 10:58:46 -0800 wrote: Doesn't do what I want to do whether it's esoteric or not. I expect there's no way to do what I want that doesn't involve a lot of resetting the date and time on the computer itself before

Re: Liar, liar, pants on fire

When I hear someone (a clerk, a customer-service rep., ...) telling me "the computer does not allow me ...", that works like the proverbial "red cloth" (not even a red herring. ;-) ). Self-combusting phones, on the hand ... Igor Ken Waller Thu, 09 Mar 2017 13:10:18 -0800 wrote: In some

Re: How I changed the EXIF date/time by 1 year and 3 hours

Stan, thanks for taking the time to spell it out in detail. I'll note it for the future needs. Quoted below is the critical point in all this adjustment procedure in LR. It actually crossed my mind that it might do that way, but I hesitated a bit... I should have tested on a small subset,

Re: OT: BBC News: Night-time in America's small towns

The photographer didn't post that information on his site either. http://danielfreemanphotography.co.uk/galleries/usa-at-night/ Larry, there is a photo of a tree in there that reminded me of your recent attempts at something similar. Igor Mark Roberts Fri, 10 Mar 2017 07:17:45 -0800

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

Larry, You know the geeky "easter egg" in Slim & Slam's song, don't you? (the link at the bottom of this message) Igor Larry Colen wrote: On March 6, 2017 5:19:53 AM PST, Igor PDML-StR wrote: -.-. --.- Igor, you're such a ham! ---

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

Mark Roberts Thu, 09 Mar 2017 18:09:35 -0800 wrote: Larry Colen wrote: On March 6, 2017 5:19:53 AM PST, Igor PDML-StR wrote: -.-. --.- Igor, you're such a ham! -.-. --.- The Morse the merrier! Re:morse no more! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net

Re: PESO Pouring My Scotch

The important question is "How many *shots* did it take to produce this photo?" ;-) @ Bruce: Note that a "tank" is also a unit of volume... ;-) Cheers, Igor Bruce Walker Wed, 08 Mar 2017 18:51:59 -0800 wrote: Is that tank in reference to an amendment or a unit of volume? Both? :) Nice!

Re: 20th

Jack, http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Just in case, - that link is at the bottom of every PUG, at the bottom of the page. So, you can find it any time. And the PUG address is http://pug.komkon.org/ And as for the special 20th anniversary PUG, there is a special page that has additional

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

... On Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 7:42 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: I had been thinking about the same in the past two days... Thank you for suggesting it, Mark and Brian. I fully support that idea. Igor On 3/8/2017 4:58 AM, Brian Walters wrote: In a similar vein, there are possibly one or two other

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

A few comments interspersed below. On 07 March 2017 at 21:22 Bob W-PDML wrote: Other names from the distance past: Bob Blakely. Not sure what happened to him. I think he got ill. Very pro 2nd Amendment; argued like a terrorist. Pal Jensen. Probably swallowed by a volcano. Valentin

Re: OT: The end of Popular Photography

It was probably around 1998-99, when I realized that another PP (Practical Photography) had a much better quality content. I remember I was buying that one regularly. Pop.Photography was emptier. Then Practical Photography declined (rather sharply, IMHO), but Pop.Photography did not become

Re: How I changed the EXIF date/time by 1 year and 3 hours

John, That information is correct, but if you are digging to the full depth, in Windows, in the NTFS, there are 4 dates pertaining to the file: ("MACE") "Create", "Modify", "Access", and "Entry Modified". (Ref: http://forensicswiki.org/wiki/New_Technology_File_System_(NTFS) ) Different file

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

I had been thinking about the same in the past two days... Thank you for suggesting it, Mark and Brian. I fully support that idea. Igor On 3/8/2017 4:58 AM, Brian Walters wrote: In a similar vein, there are possibly one or two other PDMLers who have passed on and who could be remembered.

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

wrote that "Frank posts frequently to facebook". Christine has not posted to the list anything since early February. Igor On Mon, 6 Mar 2017, Igor PDML-StR wrote: -.-. --.- Dear All, While discussing the 20th anniversary PUG, we discussed with Brian that it would be great

Re: APril Pug - some reachign out I did

Ann, great! This page really has all the information: http://pug.komkon.org/general/20th-anniversary.html Igor ann sanfedele Tue, 07 Mar 2017 19:00:22 -0800 wrote: Amita is interested and happy to get the invite :-) ... and I just wrote a message to Cesar on Facebook , telling him to

Re: How I changed the EXIF date/time by 1 year and 3 hours

Yes. John Sessoms Tue, 07 Mar 2017 20:03:07 -0800 wrote: When you say "set the file timestamp to the same (as EXIF) date/time" do you mean that the file date Windoze displays will be the same as the EXIF date/time? On Tue, 7 Mar 2017, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Hi All, Th

How I changed the EXIF date/time by 1 year and 3 hours

Hi All, The question of adjusting the time in the EXIF of the photos had come up on this list a few times in the past. This frequently is an issue when you forget to adjust the time zone. LR provides the possibility to adjust the date and time to a specified value (which is inconvenient for

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

Mark, that is consistent with your previous, more elaborate account of the same from 2 years ago that I had found earlier this morning: http://pdml.net/pipermail/pdml_pdml.net/2015-March/394206.html :-))) One more name that came up from the same period is Roberto Burgos. It looks like he

OT -- "Old cameras could pick up demonic possessions..."

I thought PDMLers would appreciate this: https://goo.gl/ZqZ2cB (a long ling to a FB-hosted image, shouldn't require any logins) Cheers, Igor -- 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

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

Exactly! Thank you! If you can contact him, that would be great! Igor Matthew Hunt Mon, 06 Mar 2017 11:59:40 -0800 wrote: On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 2:51 PM, Igor PDML-StR <pdml...@komkon.org> wrote: The guy who, AFAIR drove his WV van from California all the way down to South A

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

if they have member’s listing; I found some Fred Wasti persons on FB, but not the right one. stan On Mar 6, 2017, at 8:19 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: -.-. --.- Dear All, While discussing the 20th anniversary PUG, we discussed with Brian that it would be great to invite as many "old-t

Re: California Desert "Super Bloom"

Yep, those flower can look very nice. Anza-Borrefo desert is close to those who live in So.Cal. (San Diego, Orange County, LA), but rather far from most of CA-PDMLers, as they live in the northern part of the state. In March, the weather in So.Cal is a big function of geographic

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

On 3/6/2017 8:19 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: -.-. --.- Dear All, While discussing the 20th anniversary PUG, we discussed with Brian that it would be great to invite as many "old-timers" as possible - to participate in this PUG. I know that some PDMLers maintain connection

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

-.-. --.- Dear All, While discussing the 20th anniversary PUG, we discussed with Brian that it would be great to invite as many "old-timers" as possible - to participate in this PUG. I know that some PDMLers maintain connection with some of the former PDMLers via social media (or at

Re: PESO - Snowbird panorama - variants of different crops.

. The right side is sort of hanging in space but it creates a nice tension in the image - feels like the skiers will be swooping off to whatever on their way down. Mark On 3/2/2017 12:27 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > Thanks to all who commented on the two panoramas! I took a few moment

Re: PESO After the Fall

I enjoyed this unusual portrait! :-) Also, regarding the other photo: I've never expected a photo of the sparrow could be that interesting! Igor On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 2:38 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: https://www.photo.net/photo/18359369/echinacea-after-the-fall -- -- PDML

PESO - Expect Unmarked Hazards (attn: ann)

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 hazards". All comments are welcome. Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

PESO - Snowbird panorama - variants of different crops.

Thanks to all who commented on the two panoramas! I took a few moments away from all the urgent issues that piled up after several travels to play with the crops I had in mind. It is interesting how different crops can work for different purposes. In an off-list communication, Ann proposed

Re: GESO Swingin' at the Savoy

01 Mar 2017 17:59:17 -0800 wrote: Igor PDML-StR wrote: Yep, Larry, I had a quick look at that gallery, and enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing! It turns out that fiddling with photo sets is more interesting/enticing than the things I actually needed to get done today. I looked at the ph

Attn: Mark Roberts

Hi Mark, I've sent you a couple of e-mails yesterday (off the list). I am not sure if they might have been blocked on your side (as it happened before) or something... Please, respond off the list. Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PDML 2017 Book Upload - last hours

http://42graphy.org :-) Tue Feb 28 21:41:27 EST 2017 John wrote: Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. 42 is the answer to the ultimate question - Life, the Universe & Everything. On 2/28/2017 10:53 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: Ok - have to ask - why is 42 ironic? please 'splain it to me ann

Re: GESO Swingin' at the Savoy

Yep, Larry, I had a quick look at that gallery, and enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing! There are some interesting photos there. I think musicians' portraits are among the best photos in the set. My main comment is similar to the one I gave before: several photos could benefit from a tighter

PESO - pano - sunny Brighton, UT

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-Utah/2017-02-panorama-Brighton-small.jpg All comments are welcome, as always. Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO - SnowBird, UT

t misty up there? On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 1:12 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Here is a quick panorama from the top of SnowBird ski resort near Salt Lake City in UT: http://42graphy.org/misc/2017-02-panoramaSnowBird-small.jpg I am thinking if I should cut a bit the building on the RHS. All comments a

Re: PESO - SnowBird, UT

Ghm... I am confused: Are you talking about that building or the entire panorama? Igor ann sanfedele Wed, 01 Mar 2017 09:41:45 -0800 wrote: take it out entirely - it's ugly ann On 3/1/2017 1:12 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Here is a quick panorama from the top of SnowBird ski resort near

PESO - SnowBird, UT

Here is a quick panorama from the top of SnowBird ski resort near Salt Lake City in UT: http://42graphy.org/misc/2017-02-panoramaSnowBird-small.jpg I am thinking if I should cut a bit the building on the RHS. All comments are welcome. Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

OT - San Jose flood

I've discovered today the news about the flood in San Jose (we just came back late last night from a trip to SLC). The scale is impressive: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-02-23/dramatic-drone-footage-shows-extent-san-jose-floods https://goo.gl/NdLjkb Godfrey, I remember your photo

Re: Oh how the might fall...

"This too shall pass." P. J. Alling Fri, 10 Feb 2017 11:03:01 -0800 wrote: So I received a missive from KEH.com advertising a sale on Bargain and Ugly equipment. (The picture with the advert. was pretty funny so I gave it a click), then decided to look at Bargain SLRs, the *ist-D which once

Re: OT: WHALE CALF VIDEO FOR DAN

when mama says "Here, hold this." (see above "family reunion type event") On 2/10/2017 8:55 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Alan, One current president was all over in the media after kissing 5-year-old boy's belly. And some other president ... Well, I digress. Unfortunately,

Re: GESO a walk behind the hospital

Larry, Sorry to hear about your mom's problem. Hopefully she'll recover soon. I especially like the last photo, with the raindrops on berries (are those tart cherries?). (There is something that is not perfect in it though. First, I thought, it could be the fact that none of the 3-4

Re: OT: WHALE CALF VIDEO FOR DAN

not be appropriate. Cheers, Igor Alan C Thu, 09 Feb 2017 20:07:39 -0800 wrote: Even Presidents have been known to do that. Alan C On Thu, 9 Feb 2017, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Well said, P.J.! ... including humans. I was appalled how many complete strangers have been trying to touch (I am ready to say &quo

Re: OT: WHALE CALF VIDEO FOR DAN

Well said, P.J.! ... including humans. I was appalled how many complete strangers have been trying to touch (I am ready to say "pet") our daughter's head, from just when she was born and until 2-3 y.o. We became "proficient" in catching and deflecting people's hands in the air. Igor P. J.

Re: OT - Free download DxO Optics Pro 9

or P. J. Alling Wed, 08 Feb 2017 12:32:49 -0800 wrote: I can and do all of that using the DXO software, except I don't have to tell it to not move the files. On 2/8/2017 1:46 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Keeping the files organized the way I want them is exactly the reason why I am using LR. M

Re: OT - Free download DxO Optics Pro 9

Keeping the files organized the way I want them is exactly the reason why I am using LR. My workflow is as follows: I copy photos with their folders (e.g. "106_0104") from the SD card to the HDD. There, I have a folder structure that corresponds to Photo-[Year] -> Date-Event -> 106_0104

OT - software to annotate photos?

Hi All! A friend of mine asked me if there is any software that allows annotating photographs using voice(!). Does anybody know such a program for Windows (or possibly Mac or Unix)? (Apparently, there are such apps for iPhones and Android devices.) Thank you, Igor -- PDML

Re: Ot; Just so you know...

Ann, I am glad to hear you are recovering. As for (not) thinking about the elephant... That reminded me of an old quote from Mikhail Bulgakov's novel "Heart of a Dog": —If you care about your digestion, my advice is — don’t talk about bolshevism or medicine at table. And, god forbid — 

Re: PESO - 100 dots (or playing with a photo)

Ann, In PS, it's under Filters / Stylize / Find Edges. Re: texture It depends on the photo. If the objects of interest are reasonably uniformly exposed, and if there is a reasonable contrast (I've working with B renditions) between the object(S) and the surrounding, you can use Layer ->

Re: PESO - 100 dots (or playing with a photo)

bers" template. Alan C -----Original Message- From: Igor PDML-StR Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2017 7:27 AM To: PDML@pdml.net Subject: PESO - 100 dots (or playing with a photo) I am not an artist: My abilities to draw a picture by hand are at the level of a middle school or so. And

PESO - 100 dots (or playing with a photo)

I am not an artist: My abilities to draw a picture by hand are at the level of a middle school or so. And most of the time I am too lazy to do anything in Photoshop. But occasionally I have an idea for a manipulation on the photo... I think, this is somewhat reminiscent of a drawing. (What

Re: PESO - 'Frosted Leaves'

Very beautiful, Ken! The edge highlights and the dark background make them (leaves) stand out, literally and figuratively. Gonz Mon, 30 Jan 2017 15:01:29 -0800 wrote: Gorgeous. Blow that up and put it on a wall! Don't blow up that beauty, you terrorist! It's a treasure! :-) Igor On

Re: P/GESO - 1...001 Christmas Lights that start in August

Oops, I discovered that my display was way too bright, so, the gallery ended up too dark. I've just re-uploaded the photos replacing them in place. So, if you've already seen them more than 7 minutes ago, you can take a look again. Igor On Mon, 30 Jan 2017, Igor PDML-StR wrote: It's

P/GESO - 1...001 Christmas Lights that start in August

It's a small gallery of many lights. Well, I actually don't know how many ... definitely more than 1001... He started hanging them in August... and finished just before Christmas. We saw this guy on December 24th being a Santa in front of his front yard:

Re: ISO invariance

If I remember correctly, there was a discussion on the list related to the color rendering in low light and ISO invariance. I don't rember all the arguments, but I have two factors in mind that may affect the colors. But first, - just in case: have you checked that both the temperature and

Re: KP will not be the APS-C flagman, err. flagship?

Ergh!... I shouldn't be sending any messages before the breakfast... ... or maybe even until I have a good night sleep. But even then, I should have a breakfast first. ;-) P. J. Alling Thu, 26 Jan 2017 09:29:32 -0800 wrote: Flagman? Shouldn't that be Flagship? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: question for the list from a friend

In that case, a hand-scanner would be a viable option. But that's, in my mind, is a tedious job, especially if the volume is high ("large number of pages", as you wrote). But in that case, any type of designed-for-large-volume camera based setup that I can envision, would not be anywhat

question for the list from a friend

I don't have first-hand expertise with this. From what I've read, - most (if not all?) document archives/libraries are using scanners rather than photo cameras for this purpose these days. Obviously, there are different types of scanners. Typically, flatbed scanners are used for scanning

KP will not be the APS-C flagman?

I usually do not go into speculations about Pentax plans, but here, the situation seems to be rather logical. (But who said that Pentax is always logical?!) It is very logical if KP is _not_ the flagman of the APS-C lineup. Based on the specs and trends, it sounds like it would be a

Re: Thank you Mr Brewer.

Hey, Anthony, Great to see you back! "It's so nice to have you back where you belong!" I hope all more serious issues (health) are back to norm too. You may or may not have noticed, - there was a recent thread in which you were implicitly mentioned (in the linked photos). Just in case you

Re: interesting comparison someone sent me

This is an interesting comparison, but it is a bit narrow-focused: it looks only at the specs, but does not involve the performance. It also makes some mistakes in the analysis of the specs. The first question that pops in my mind after reading this comparison: has anybody who suggests that

Re: Cropping

Having started photographing with a camera with a single fixed and non-changable lens, I was forced to crop during printing (which I was doing myself). Then, when switched to slides (and a DSLR, albeit only with one "normal" prime), I've learned to frame for the ultimate presentation. Using

Re: Pentax KP Pictures

What's interesting and a bit strange is the loss of AF-C mode, - at least from the focus mode switch. (It might be hidden in the menues, - but based on the shift toward "analog" controls, it is less likely; maybe it is again just in one of the modes, as it was in the "sports" mode in one of

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