Re: AAARGH! More computer trouble!

2019-01-06 Thread Rick Womer
> My hopes 'twill be the same for you. > > G > > > On Jan 6, 2019, at 4:45 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > > > More AAARGH! > > > > Restored the system from a Time Machine backup. > > > > Black screen. Won't even boot into Recovery mode. &

Re: AAARGH! More computer trouble!

2019-01-06 Thread Rick Womer
at 6:07 PM Rick Womer wrote: > > For those keeping score: > > A bit less than a year ago, my Mac Mini (photo computer) suffered > toasting of its i/o board, and I had to replace it with a new one. > > Yesterday the new one froze while I was transferring pix of > He

AAARGH! More computer trouble!

2019-01-06 Thread Rick Womer
For those keeping score: A bit less than a year ago, my Mac Mini (photo computer) suffered toasting of its i/o board, and I had to replace it with a new one. Yesterday the new one froze while I was transferring pix of Herculaneum to SmugMug. When I tried to restart it, nothing happened -- the

GESO (18) - Pompeii

2019-01-04 Thread Rick Womer
This and Herculaneum are fascinating places. We arrived at Pompeii fairly early, and were able to stay just ahead of the crowds from several bus tours. Probably a bit more documentary than artistic, but anyway: https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/organize/Italy-11-2018/Pompeii Comments appreciated!

Re: My Mood Is Changing ... Again

2019-01-03 Thread Rick Womer
Boris, this is a wonderful gallery! There are too many “favorites” to list! Where you have both color and B renditions, I tend to favor the latter. Rick > On Jan 1, 2019, at 12:18 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: > > It does not work for me this way, Stan. > > Normally, when I go on a trip abroad,

Re: GESO (14) - Positano

2018-12-30 Thread Rick Womer
u mean! Love the artist with his dog. > > Alan C > > On 29-Dec-18 09:31 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > Positano was our first stop along the Amalfi coast. It is one of the > most vertical towns I’ve seen. We drove in from the coast road, parked, and > took a long, winding foo

GESO (14) - Positano

2018-12-29 Thread Rick Womer
Positano was our first stop along the Amalfi coast. It is one of the most vertical towns I’ve seen. We drove in from the coast road, parked, and took a long, winding footpath down (and down, and down) to the beach. The path is lined with shops and cafes, but in the “off season” wasn’t terribly

Re: GESO -- Christmas Eve 2016

2018-12-28 Thread Rick Womer
P.S. I’m thinking that 2 is Guilford and 4 is New Haven. > On Dec 28, 2018, at 9:41 AM, Rick Womer wrote: > > I like these, especially the one with the moon and clouds to the left of the > treetop. > > Which towns? > > Rick > >> On Dec 25, 2018

Re: GESO -- Christmas Eve 2016

2018-12-28 Thread Rick Womer
I like these, especially the one with the moon and clouds to the left of the treetop. Which towns? Rick > On Dec 25, 2018, at 3:33 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: > > Well I had nothing better to do Christmas Eve, so I made a pilgrimage to the > Town Greens of South Eastern New Haven County, and

Re: GESO (16) - Amalfi

2018-12-27 Thread Rick Womer
hair above that rock will > make the vista more stunning I think. > > ann > > On 12/27/2018 10:48 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> Those church interiors are stunning, Rick. >> >> On Wed, Dec 26, 2018 at 9:32 PM Rick Womer wrote: >>> My computer proble

Re: GESO (16) - Amalfi

2018-12-27 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Dan. > On Dec 26, 2018, at 9:35 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Lovely images, well presented. > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > On Wed, Dec 26, 2018 at 9:32 PM Rick Womer wrote: > >> My computer problem

GESO (16) - Amalfi

2018-12-26 Thread Rick Womer
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/Amalfi (K-5, DA 17-70 and 11-17) Comments always appreciated. Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: I don't understand...still...

2018-12-26 Thread Rick Womer
gt; you've set up. If it doesn't, just move the old one back. > > G > >> On Dec 22, 2018, at 2:13 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> >> >> >> Rick Womer wrote on 12/22/18 2:07 PM: >>> Thanks much, Godfrey. I’ll give it a try (post Xmas) and let you

Re: I don't understand...still...

2018-12-22 Thread Rick Womer
t's worth a shot, and is otherwise non-destructive. Just move the one > that's there to the Desktop, start Lightroom, and see what happens. A new > file will be created, and LR should run correctly but without whatever > customizations you've set up. If it doesn't, just move the old one back.

Re: I don't understand...still...

2018-12-22 Thread Rick Womer
> https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/kb/lightroom-downloads.html > > G > > >> On Dec 22, 2018, at 10:56 AM, Rick Womer wrote: >> >> Today I restarted the computer again, running fsck in the Unix shell on the >> way. No problems. >>

Re: I don't understand...still...

2018-12-22 Thread Rick Womer
trouble if I decompressed and ran one of them? Even dealing with the Kodak Labs in Fair Lawn was more fun dealing with these computer problems. Rick > On Dec 21, 2018, at 9:10 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > Well, I just went into my extensive backups and opened several .LRCAT files >

Re: I don't understand...still...

2018-12-21 Thread Rick Womer
LRCAT that way, minus virtual copies etc. > > PITA for sure, but I wouldn't link it with the Google API change other than > maybe as a side effect of something that notified you. > > G > > > >> On Dec 20, 2018, at 3:14 PM, Rick Womer wrote: >> >> Godfre

Re: I don't understand...

2018-12-20 Thread Rick Womer
quitting and restarting LR, and quitting and restarting my computer and hard drives. No use. Rick > On Dec 20, 2018, at 5:57 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > > >> On Dec 20, 2018, at 2:42 PM, Rick Womer wrote: >>> On Dec 20, 2018, at 5:35 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote: >&

Re: I don't understand...

2018-12-20 Thread Rick Womer
> On Dec 20, 2018, at 5:35 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote: > > On Thu, Dec 20, 2018 at 4:48 PM Rick Womer wrote: > >> 1. I have LR 6.14 installed on my computer. Why should it be updating >> anything from Google? > > You don't have maps and images of the whole worl

Re: GESO (15) - Ravello

2018-12-20 Thread Rick Womer
umn splendor against those > stucco(?) walls. > ann > > On 12/18/2018 1:56 PM, Rick Womer wrote: >> Finally posting more pics from our trip to Italy. Ravello is a town atop a >> small coastal mountain, with marvelous views. The Villa Rufolo is especially >> worth a visit.

Re: GESO (15) - Ravello

2018-12-20 Thread Rick Womer
photo.net/photo/4451780/Umbrella-Pine > > I also remember the tranquil beauty of Villa Rufolo, which was a peaceful > haven after the crowds of Amalfi and Positano. > > Nicely done, as usual! > > > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >

I don't understand...

2018-12-20 Thread Rick Womer
…this Lightroom-and-Google API thing. I’ve distilled my bewilderment into three questions: 1. I have LR 6.14 installed on my computer. Why should it be updating anything from Google? 2. I have two TimeMachine backups running. Why can’t one revert to a version of the Google API that doesn’t

Re: Test

2018-12-19 Thread Rick Womer
Nah, it wasn’t-that- good. B+. On Wed, Dec 19, 2018 at 21:52 ann sanfedele wrote: > a+ > > On 12/19/2018 8:08 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > > Test. > > > > -- > ann sanfedele photography > https://annsan.smugmug.com > https://www.cafepress.com/annsanstuff > https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan > > >

Re: GESO (15) - Ravello

2018-12-18 Thread Rick Womer
e gallery. Looks like a lovely place. > > Bob > >> On 18 Dec 2018, at 18:57, Rick Womer wrote: >> >> Finally posting more pics from our trip to Italy. Ravello is a town atop a >> small coastal mountain, with marvelous views. The Villa Rufolo is

GESO (15) - Ravello

2018-12-18 Thread Rick Womer
Finally posting more pics from our trip to Italy. Ravello is a town atop a small coastal mountain, with marvelous views. The Villa Rufolo is especially worth a visit. https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/Italy-11-2018/Ravello/ Comments always appreciated. Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: ricoh and precision

2018-12-09 Thread Rick Womer
KEH does repairs. Has anyone used them? Rick On Fri, Dec 7, 2018 at 16:38 P. J. Alling wrote: > Oh, yes, I almost forgot. He doesn't repair digital cameras, it's right > there on the home page of his web site, but if you've been paying > attention, you probably already knew that. > > On

Re: Battery Woes

2018-12-09 Thread Rick Womer
Does that mean you let your dog find them? On Sun, Dec 9, 2018 at 05:58 mike wilson wrote: > > > I always find, when things are seemingly irretrevably lost, that the bast > chance of recovery lies in a significant paws for thought. > > > > > On 12/7/2018 6:20 PM, John wrote: > > > I have

Re: Rome Walk 1

2018-12-02 Thread Rick Womer
- same thing looking at my own work > on my own smugmug site.. but fortunately I know where the photo sizing > button is in smugmug. > > ann > > > On 11/30/2018 5:57 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > I took enough pix on our walk through central Rome on the last day of ou

Re: GESO - Rome Walk 2

2018-12-02 Thread Rick Womer
ons -- wonder what the mob > > scene was about... > > > > ann > > > > On 12/1/2018 2:18 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > > Part 2 of 2 of our walk through central Rome is illustrated here: > > > > > > https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/Italy-11-2018/Rome-Walk-2

Re: GESO - Rome Walk 2

2018-12-02 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks much, Dan. Rick On Sun, Dec 2, 2018 at 9:19 AM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Great images of scenes I find quite familiar. This gallery is even better > than the first, IMO. > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > On Sat, Dec 1,

Re: GESO - Rome Walk 2

2018-12-02 Thread Rick Womer
is better than the less cropped version. > B > > > On 1 Dec 2018, at 19:19, Rick Womer wrote: > > > > Part 2 of 2 of our walk through central Rome is illustrated here: > > > > https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/Italy-11-2018/Rome-Walk-2/ > > > > No

Re: Rome Walk 1

2018-12-01 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Alan. Won’t have a chance to work on those pix until Thursday. Rick On Sat, Dec 1, 2018 at 11:21 Alan C wrote: > Very interesting as usual. I'm waiting for your interpretations of the > ancient Roman ruins. > > Alan C > > On 01-Dec-18 12:57 AM, Rick Womer wrote: >

GESO - Rome Walk 2

2018-12-01 Thread Rick Womer
Part 2 of 2 of our walk through central Rome is illustrated here: https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/Italy-11-2018/Rome-Walk-2/ No time for captioning for the next few days... Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: Rome Walk 1

2018-12-01 Thread Rick Womer
of the fountain at Navonna, and the > following image of the Pantheon. What church is that after the Pantheon? > > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > On Fri, Nov 30, 2018 at 6:01 PM Rick Womer wrote: > >> I took enough pix

Re: Rome Walk 1

2018-11-30 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Subash! Very glad you enjoyed it. Rick On Fri, Nov 30, 2018 at 20:22 Subash Jeyan wrote: > On Fri, 30 Nov 2018 17:57:40 -0500 > Rick Womer wrote: > > > I took enough pix on our walk through central Rome on the last day of > > our trip that I’m dividing th

Rome Walk 1

2018-11-30 Thread Rick Womer
I took enough pix on our walk through central Rome on the last day of our trip that I’m dividing them into two galleries. Herewith the first: https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/Italy-11-2018/Rome-Walk-1/ Comments always appreciated. Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: GESO - Roman Coliseum

2018-11-28 Thread Rick Womer
e, Rick! > > J > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 28, 2018, at 4:41 PM, Rick Womer wrote: >> >> We were in Italy earlier this month for some holiday and a conference. >> >> We spent an hour or two wandering around the Coliseum:

GESO - Roman Coliseum

2018-11-28 Thread Rick Womer
We were in Italy earlier this month for some holiday and a conference. We spent an hour or two wandering around the Coliseum: https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/Italy-11-2018/Coliseum/ Comments appreciated! Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

PESO - Bad Hair Day

2018-11-23 Thread Rick Womer
We recently had a 4-day holiday in Italy with friends, before a medical conference in Rome. This was near our hotel in Sorrento: https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/organize/Italy-11-2018/Bad-Hair-Day/i-J6Jp325 (K-5, DA 17-70) Comments appreciated! Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

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

2018-11-20 Thread Rick Womer
15, 2018, at 4:42 AM, Rick Womer wrote: > > IIRC, in an interview at one of the big shows last spring, a Pentax honcho > said that a K-3ii successor was their first development priority. > > It’s also true, though, that Ricoh (and all the other office equipment > companies)

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

2018-11-15 Thread Rick Womer
IIRC, in an interview at one of the big shows last spring, a Pentax honcho said that a K-3ii successor was their first development priority. It’s also true, though, that Ricoh (and all the other office equipment companies) are having a terrible time as the world abandons paper documents. Rick

GESO (5) - Trier at Dusk

2018-11-08 Thread Rick Womer
An after-dinner walk on a damp evening. https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/AMS-to-CDG/Trier/Trier-at-Dusk/ (K-5, DA 17-70) Comments appreciated. Rick PS to Ann: on these I chose “Fit” as the size. Let me know if it works. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Porta Nigra, Trier

2018-11-05 Thread Rick Womer
otice that the little sizing stuff is missing and I can't back into > the whole portfolio. is that intentional? Is it because yours are not for > sale? > Are you keeping your home page private? > > ann > > > On 11/5/2018 6:13 PM, Rick Womer wrote: >> This w

Re: November PUG is up

2018-11-05 Thread Rick Womer
Another excellent gallery! Bruce W’s is very clever—gave me a chuckle. Dave’s and Don’s are very nicely composed and DOF is used beautifully. Ditto Paul Sorenson’s. Jan’s “Meandering” is my favorite. Goodness knows how many times I’ve sliced up red cabbage; but it never occurred to me that a

PESO - Porta Nigra, Trier

2018-11-05 Thread Rick Womer
This was one of four Roman town gates, built about 170 AD, and the only one surviving. There was restoration going on, as the structure is suffering from air pollution and traffic vibration. Large version:

Re: PESO - War and Peace (Trier)

2018-11-04 Thread Rick Womer
ithout the tops and bottoms cut off :-) > > https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/AMS-to-CDG/Trier/War-and-Peace/i-JgpFJwj/M > > ann > > On 11/4/2018 2:28 PM, Rick Womer wrote: >> Dang. Hate it when I do that! >> >> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/AMS-to-CDG/Trier/War

Re: PESO - War and Peace (Trier)

2018-11-04 Thread Rick Womer
there. > >> On 4 Nov 2018, at 19:02, Rick Womer wrote: >> >> Trier is a German city of 110,000 people, near the Luxembourg border. It is >> reputedly the oldest city in Germany, having been founded by Celts about 300 >> BC. It has suffered through many wars, mo

Re: PESO - War and Peace (Trier)

2018-11-04 Thread Rick Womer
Dang. Hate it when I do that! https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/AMS-to-CDG/Trier/War-and-Peace/i-JgpFJwj/A Rick > On Nov 4, 2018, at 2:05 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: > > Link? > > > On 11/4/2018 1:01 PM, Rick Womer wrote: >> Trier is a German city of 110,000 people, ne

PESO - War and Peace (Trier)

2018-11-04 Thread Rick Womer
Trier is a German city of 110,000 people, near the Luxembourg border. It is reputedly the oldest city in Germany, having been founded by Celts about 300 BC. It has suffered through many wars, most recently in 1944 and 1945. There has been a lot of restoration work since then. The inscription

Re: Peso

2018-11-04 Thread Rick Womer
This is a beautiful, clear, nicely composed image, Jack. Directly over the eagle’s head is a cluster of leaves that is distracting, especially since at first glance it appears to be another bird. Methinks thou shouldst zap it. Rick > On Nov 4, 2018, at 9:33 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > >

Re: MBP RIP

2018-11-04 Thread Rick Womer
be dandy. Alas, no trips to the Mother Country planned. Heading across the pond for a conference in Rome in a few days, though. Rick > On Nov 4, 2018, at 11:38 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > On 4/11/18, Rick Womer, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> Cotty, the area of corrosi

Re: MBP RIP

2018-11-04 Thread Rick Womer
Cotty, the area of corrosion is fairly large. One capacitor now, other components later… Rick > On Nov 3, 2018, at 9:59 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > On 2/11/18, Rick Womer, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> This morning, the MBP would not start. The computer shop said that

MBP RIP

2018-11-02 Thread Rick Womer
On January 14, 2009 my wife and I had reservations on an early evening flight from PHL to LHR; we were on our way to Oxford for a six-month sabbatical (Joy doing research for a book at the Bodleian ; me working in a lab at “The Churchill” learning about interactions between malignant tumors and

Re: K-1 and 12-24/4

2018-11-01 Thread Rick Womer
Doug, are you interested in fisheye or "normal"? I have an F 17-24 fisheye that I haven't used since I switched to digital. Rick On Thu, Nov 1, 2018 at 8:45 PM Doug Brewer wrote: > > Hey Paul. I figured it would only work in crop mode. Does the image > quality hold up? > > Thanks for the rec on

Re: Testing the weather sealing

2018-10-31 Thread Rick Womer
Salt water, right? RIP for the 16-30, methinks. Rick On Wed, Oct 31, 2018 at 05:06 Toine wrote: > Put it in plastic container for a day or two with a few silicagel bags and > fingers crossed. The silicagel bags should not touch the lens, if they get > wet the solution is corrosive. > > On

Re: FS - K10D Body Kit

2018-10-26 Thread Rick Womer
My impressions are a bit different than Peter’s. I had an ist-D, and went from that to a K10D. It provided a distinct advantage in image quality in tonality as well as megapixels. The only problem with the K10D was that noise became bothersome at ISO 800, and night shots at ISO 1600 (the

Re: PESOs (4) - Cemetery Walk

2018-10-24 Thread Rick Womer
mps would be especially powerful in > black and white, I think. > > ann > > > On 10/23/2018 8:11 PM, Rick Womer wrote: >> I took my camera for a walk late yesterday afternoon through Woodland >> Cemetery, which is just a few blocks from our house. It was establishe

PESOs (4) - Cemetery Walk

2018-10-23 Thread Rick Womer
I took my camera for a walk late yesterday afternoon through Woodland Cemetery, which is just a few blocks from our house. It was established in 1840 on the grounds of a grand colonial estate, and has graves dating from then. A non-profit foundation now owns the land, which is a national

Re: PESO - Saverne

2018-10-23 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks Ken, Dan, and all the others who commented. Rick > On Oct 22, 2018, at 10:16 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > Thanks Ken, Dan, > > On Mon, Oct 22, 2018 at 19:24 Ken Waller wrote: > A very photogenic area nicely captured > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxpho

Re: PESOs (4) - Central Severne

2018-10-20 Thread Rick Womer
>> Dan Matyola >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >> >> >> On Sat, Oct 20, 2018 at 9:34 AM ann sanfedele wrote: >> >>> Nicely documented - definitely would not be on my bucket list, though - >>> a bit too cute.. The Taverne

PESOs (4) - Central Severne

2018-10-19 Thread Rick Womer
The four new pics show Severne’s center, which has beautiful old buildings and some interesting shops and restaurants. The half-timbered, ornate affair is the Taverne Katz, built in the early 1600s as the home of the town’s tax collector. To the right is the town hall.

Re: PESO: Big Tusker (Cropped)

2018-10-19 Thread Rick Womer
Alan, I like this a lot. The elephant stands out from the background, yet the photo makes clear that the giant animal is a very small part of a much larger (threatened) ecosystem. The textures and colors are interesting and work very well. Great shot! Rick > On Oct 19, 2018, at 2:21 PM,

Re: PESO: BIG TUSKER (RE-WORKED)

2018-10-19 Thread Rick Womer
I agree with Ann. Rick > On Oct 19, 2018, at 10:31 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > here we go .. > > much improvement with temperture and sharpness-- I actually find the > background that Pj wants to pare down the best aspect of the photo.. I like > the pattern and color... my personal pref

PESO - Saverne

2018-10-18 Thread Rick Womer
Saverne is a pleasant town of about 11,000 souls, just south of the Voges and 75 km from the eastern tip of France. We went there because the last of our iPhone cables had quit working, but it was a very pleasant place to spend some time. The town lies along the Rhine-Marne canal:

Re: PESO -- It's Pumpkins all the way down.

2018-10-16 Thread Rick Womer
Peter, neither Safari nor Firefox can open the link. Rick On Mon, Oct 15, 2018 at 11:04 AM P. J. Alling wrote: > > The lighting was very flat. I'm also not that happy with DxO's > interpretation of Kodachrome 64, or any of their Kodachrome filters for > that matter. I used it as a cheap way to

Re: OT Geso

2018-10-16 Thread Rick Womer
The beaver dam in 1456 is remarkable! There are some nice autumnal shots here. Rick On Mon, Oct 15, 2018 at 5:22 PM Paul Sorenson wrote: > > Nice shots of lovely scenery. I'd use some of them for greeting cards. > > -p > > > On 10/15/2018 10:44 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Nice set. I

Re: GESO(8) - Metz Cathedral

2018-10-16 Thread Rick Womer
There have been occasional flashes of wit. On Tue, Oct 16, 2018 at 10:37 AM ann sanfedele wrote: > > Well the photos are lovely but the pun thread is metza metza > ann > > On 10/16/2018 8:41 AM, Rick Womer wrote: > > Larry can illuminate the situation. > > >

Re: GESO(8) - Metz Cathedral

2018-10-16 Thread Rick Womer
Larry can illuminate the situation. > On Oct 16, 2018, at 6:30 AM, Jostein wrote: > > Very nice images. > There's got to be a pun here somewhere about flash photography, but I can't > find it... > Jostein > > Den 15.10.2018 03:33, skrev Rick Womer: >> Still ch

Re: GESO(8) - Metz Cathedral

2018-10-15 Thread Rick Womer
at the bottom of page 736 of the owners’ manual. Rick > On Oct 15, 2018, at 1:11 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > > > > Rick Womer wrote on 10/14/18 6:33 PM: >> Still chipping away at the photos from our May trip. We spent a few hours in >> Metz, in eastern France, because it

GESO(8) - Metz Cathedral

2018-10-14 Thread Rick Womer
Still chipping away at the photos from our May trip. We spent a few hours in Metz, in eastern France, because it had a good rail connection to Paris. It also has a lovely cathedral: https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/AMS-to-CDG/Metz/Metz-Cathedral/ The place took a mere 300 years to build

Re: NYC mini-PDML

2018-10-08 Thread Rick Womer
gt; I see nagging you worked! :-) > Yes - you got the flavor of the 'hood and I especially like the shot of > Godders and moi in my living room. > > Did you take any shots of the famous signatures in the cement outside the > Theatre 80? > > ann > > On 10/7/2018 9

NYC mini-PDML

2018-10-07 Thread Rick Womer
Godfrey, AnnSan and I got together in NYC for a few very enjoyable hours a few weeks ago. Here are a few photos; more will likely follow as time permits: https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/PESOs-2017/NYC-PDML/ Cheers, Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: October PUG is UP!

2018-10-06 Thread Rick Womer
Wow, what a beautiful gallery! Nary a weak shot in the whole thing. I remember Annsan’s shot from a few years ago. It was outstanding then, and still is. Jan, knowing very little about windmills, I’m curious what “threading in circles” is. PJ, is that the Croton reservoir dam? It’s a great

Re: Rustic Window Box

2018-09-08 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Dan. > On Sep 8, 2018, at 4:02 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Interesting architectural details and textures. > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > On Sat, Sep 8, 2018 at 12:07 PM Rick Womer wrote: > &g

Re: Rustic Window Box

2018-09-08 Thread Rick Womer
Merci beaucoup, Robert. > On Sep 8, 2018, at 4:13 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > > Très jolie photo > >> On 8 Sep 2018, at 17:07, Rick Womer wrote: >> >> Another from La Petite Pierre. >> >> https://photos.smugmug.com/AMS-to-CDG/Petite-Pierre/i-3T6bLBX/0/

Rustic Window Box

2018-09-08 Thread Rick Womer
Another from La Petite Pierre. https://photos.smugmug.com/AMS-to-CDG/Petite-Pierre/i-3T6bLBX/0/3f7c57bb/XL/Petite%20Pierre%205-18%20%23-4-XL.jpg (K-5, DA 17-70) Comments appreciated! Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: PESO 2018 - 093 - GDG

2018-08-29 Thread Rick Womer
I saw one of those (beautifully restored) tooling along near Oxford several years ago. Nice machines! Godfrey, do you plan to visit NYC, and if so when? I may try to get up there. Rick On Wed, Aug 29, 2018 at 6:27 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > Thanks to all who've commented! > > Ann: I'm on

PESO - Come on in!

2018-08-29 Thread Rick Womer
Somehow the entrance to the ruined La Petite Pierre castle wasn't too inviting... https://photos.smugmug.com/AMS-to-CDG/Petite-Pierre/i-Xknvz5f/0/388f9357/XL/Petite%20Pierre%205-18%20%23-1-XL.jpg (K-5, DA 17-70) Comments appreciated! Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESOs (3) - La Petite Pierre

2018-08-29 Thread Rick Womer
On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 6:42 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > LIke that old street shot the best photographically and subject wise ... > althought the NEW street doesn't look all that new instyle.. > > Would love to visit thereand stay in the old part of town.. > > ann > > >

PESO - Approaching Storm

2018-08-29 Thread Rick Womer
The pastured valley between the old and new Petite Pierre: https://photos.smugmug.com/AMS-to-CDG/Petite-Pierre/i-JK7b24s/0/862ba95a/L/Petite%20Pierre%205-18%20%23-2-2-L.jpg Paul, I boosted the contrast considerably; let me know how this comes through. Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO: scaly-breasted munia

2018-08-29 Thread Rick Womer
Another lovely shot, Subash. Colors, composition (I like the interaction of the grasses), sharpness, and subject are all splendid. Rick On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 9:30 PM, Subash Jeyan wrote: > On Tue, 28 Aug 2018 16:19:26 -0400 > Mark C wrote: > >> Great clarity and contrasting colors between

Re: PESOs (3) - La Petite Pierre

2018-08-28 Thread Rick Womer
ate for the light, but you > might try to fiddle with the black and white points to make them pop a bit. A > tiny bit warmer tonality might serve you well. But they’re rely composed and > very interesting > Pau > >> On Aug 28, 2018, at 3:50 PM, Rick Womer wrote: >> >

PESOs (3) - La Petite Pierre

2018-08-28 Thread Rick Womer
S-l-o-w-l-y getting through pix from our May trip. These are from La Petite Pierre, a town of about 700 souls in the Voges region of northeastern France. The town has two parts: a modern main street (viewed here from our hotel window):

Re: No longer uploading to facebook?

2018-08-28 Thread Rick Womer
Surely Facebook has enough money to have somebody look up the definition of "deprecate"... On Mon, Aug 27, 2018 at 8:40 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > I just tried to upload some photos from lightroom using Friedl's app and got > this error message: > Error reply from Facebook: (#200) The

Re: OT: Dark Sky Weather App

2018-08-24 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Dan. Since the excellent Storm app was senselessly gutted and replaced by the slow and inadequate Storm Radar, I've been looking. Weather Live, Weather live (yup, the name differs by the capitalization), Weather Channel, AccuWeather, NOAA Radar Pro, Weather Bug, and Dark Sky and a few

Re: Selecting prints for a show

2018-08-23 Thread Rick Womer
Larry, I agree completely with Annsan. I think your nature-celestial photos are the strongest (that may "just be me," 'cause I don't care a whit about dancing); and they often reinforce each other. For example, the "hole in the shore" in 3255 and the "hole in the cosmos" in 9885 reinforce each

Re: GESO - Milwaukee Museum Of Art

2018-08-22 Thread Rick Womer
I like these Mark. We visited the MAM in November (b!), and loved it. One of my photos from that trip is in the Annual. It's a gorgeous building with a very intriguing collection. Rick On Tue, Aug 21, 2018 at 11:40 PM Mark C wrote: > > I popped over to Milwaukee this past weekend to

Re: PESOs (4) - Gouda Town Hall

2018-08-16 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Alan. It’s a small but very picturesque town. > On Aug 16, 2018, at 12:45 AM, Alan C wrote: > > A very nice set, Rick. You have a good eye. I like the curving street. > > Alan C > > On 15-Aug-18 03:48 AM, Rick Womer wrote: >> We spent a few pleasant hour

Re: PDML Hat

2018-08-16 Thread Rick Womer
> On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 7:08 PM, John wrote: >> FF of course. >> >> >> On 8/15/2018 13:53, David J Brooks wrote: >>> >>> Aps-c or FF size. Lol >>> >>> On Wed, Aug 15, 2018, 1:41 PM John wrote: >>> >>>>

Re: PESOs (4) - Gouda Town Hall

2018-08-15 Thread Rick Womer
gt; > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > On Tue, Aug 14, 2018 at 9:48 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > >> We spent a few pleasant hours in Gouda. Yes, it’s where the cheese comes >> from. >> >> The town hall is a remarkable building, especiall

Re: PESOs (4) - Gouda Town Hall

2018-08-15 Thread Rick Womer
own. Seeing the umbrellas you have avoided the > recent dry heat period in our country. > > Henk > > Op 2018-08-15 om 03:48 schreef Rick Womer: > >> We spent a few pleasant hours in Gouda. Yes, it’s where the cheese comes >> from. >> >> The town hall is a r

Re: PESOs (4) - Gouda Town Hall

2018-08-15 Thread Rick Womer
ce photos of a lovely place. > > On August 14, 2018 6:48:02 PM PDT, Rick Womer wrote: >>We spent a few pleasant hours in Gouda. Yes, it’s where the cheese >>comes from. >> >>The town hall is a remarkable building, especially since its over 400 >>years old. The p

PESOs (4) - Gouda Town Hall

2018-08-14 Thread Rick Womer
We spent a few pleasant hours in Gouda. Yes, it’s where the cheese comes from. The town hall is a remarkable building, especially since its over 400 years old. The patterns on the shutters (especially the white hourglass figure on the red background) are repeated all over town.

Re: PDML Hat

2018-08-14 Thread Rick Womer
I really liked that cap. When the one I bought from Dave at GFM wore out, I bought another, and wore that out too. Rick > On Aug 14, 2018, at 5:45 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > We recently moved to a rental house for a year or two while we sell our old > house and regroup before deciding

Re: PESO -- Lost Bench

2018-08-12 Thread Rick Womer
I got to it without trouble via Safari this time. Weird. Anyway... I like the subject, but think a couple of things detract from the photo. First is the bag of mulch in the right rear; that probably can't be cropped out completely, but some cropping and clever cloning might do it. Second is that

PESOs (2) - Antwerp Guildhalls

2018-08-10 Thread Rick Womer
The Guildhalls were built in the 16th century, and give some idea how powerful their owners were. I don’t know which is which, but there is a Coopers’ House, a Carpenters' House, a Tailors’ House, and an Archers’ House.

Re: PESO - Red

2018-08-10 Thread Rick Womer
Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > - Original Message - From: "Rick Womer" > Subject: PESO - Red > > >> At a bicycle sharing location in Antwerp: >> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/AMS-to-CDG/Antwerp/Antwerp/i-ZMQNFx

PESO - Red

2018-08-09 Thread Rick Womer
At a bicycle sharing location in Antwerp: https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/AMS-to-CDG/Antwerp/Antwerp/i-ZMQNFxF/A (K-5, DA 17-70) Comments appreciated! Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: Automotive fun

2018-08-09 Thread Rick Womer
Ah, but it didn’t inject any spark into his life. > On Aug 9, 2018, at 2:05 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > >>> Monday night I had the heads off, found evidence of blowby >> You dirty bugger. > > It was exhausting but he had manifold reasons to do it. > > Kenneth Waller >

Re: PESO: Winging It

2018-08-08 Thread Rick Womer
Dan, I like this a lot! The colors, the sharpness of the flowers in the foreground, the motion blur of the butterfly wings agains the OOF blur of the background leaves and flowers—it all works marvelously. Rick > On Aug 3, 2018, at 12:30 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > I am reposting this,

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