Re: PESO - Why they call them sheep

2012-09-23 Thread Steven Desjardins
That's good shot. You can visually follow the queue, but the front four look pretty serious (for sheep). On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 7:07 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16478893size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: K5 acting up?... plus a PESO

2012-09-23 Thread Steven Desjardins
LOL. His face just doesn't say bad. He's a good looking kid. I'm surprised we haven't seen more pictures of him before. On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 10:38 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Hello all, Here's a head-scratcher: Tonight, I was shooting senior portraits of my son. We

Re: Sydney Life

2012-09-22 Thread Steven Desjardins
Wow. They look pretty good for vinyl. On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 7:34 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: I think they are prints on a vinyl canvas. The finalist photographers get to keep them after the show, but it's up to them to carry them off. Very durable. You could use them as a

Re: OT: Norton Commando

2012-09-22 Thread Steven Desjardins
Ha! That was very well done. I love the coughing. On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 3:00 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Just wanted to pass this along. I thought it was really well done. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKqpvriKZuAfeature=player_embedded -- Walt -- PDML

Re: PESO: Creature of the Night

2012-09-22 Thread Steven Desjardins
It;'s a great shot. how big is it? On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 2:36 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, Frank. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 11:52 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Very

Re: OT - Minor Cycling Incident

2012-09-22 Thread Steven Desjardins
Sorry to hear this Frank. Shoulder injuries like that can hurt for a while. Hopefully thye at least gave you some meds for sleeping. Maybe a sling while you are off the bike? On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 1:42 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net

Re: OT - Leica X2 noise test (really: Sony 16Mpixel sensor love … ;-)

2012-09-22 Thread Steven Desjardins
Hey, Frank does blurry urban BW during daytime as well. On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 9:05 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Please: We prefer calling it ethereal monochromatic nocturnal urban imagery. Thank you, frank What can be asserted without proof can be

Re: What's minside the K-5 II

2012-09-22 Thread Steven Desjardins
Nice. Given a bottle of paint, I wonder how long it would take to make it into a working camera. On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 7:05 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: cool link, thanks! On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 4:03 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Here's see through

Re: Help - striking a um _cord_ does anyone have...???

2012-09-22 Thread Steven Desjardins
Yep. I'll take a look through tech trash at work. On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 9:22 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Certainly looks like a standard power cord plug to me. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. --

Re: PESO - Tasha and Friend

2012-09-22 Thread Steven Desjardins
I'm looking forward to hearing the the story behind this one. On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 9:24 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Or: How I Spent My Saturday Sorry to hit'n'run, but I just had to share this before I go and crash for the day. I was on-set all day during filming of a

Re: PESO - Buzz Buzz

2012-09-21 Thread Steven Desjardins
You'd get more response if it was a bee on a street corner sipping a latte under a sing saying The end is near. I, however, like insect shots and approve of this image. On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 7:56 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: By my standards, this certainly looks like a honey bee.

Re: OT: Fire Evacuation

2012-09-21 Thread Steven Desjardins
Glad you're OK. We had some issues with volunteer firefighters starting fires. Sometimes I wonder if the pyros are actually attracted to the volunteer depts. On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 1:12 AM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: Many thanks to all for the thoughts, wishes, and prayers. We had the

Re: OT: For Frank -- Chicks in Hats

2012-09-21 Thread Steven Desjardins
Wow. The top hat is very dapper. On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 9:04 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://themetapicture.com/chicks-in-hats/ Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Sometimes I get the blues

2012-09-21 Thread Steven Desjardins
That's a wonderful shot. A bit tightly framed/cropped, but that makes it more personal. On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 11:58 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: [A resend. Original didn't make the list or archive for some reason.] Another image from last Saturday down on the Lakeshore in

Re: OT - Leica X2 noise test (really: Sony 16Mpixel sensor love … ;-)

2012-09-21 Thread Steven Desjardins
It amazes me what cameras can do at high iso. On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 9:57 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com wrote: I was curious just what quality I could obtain out of the X2 at its highest sensitivity settings so I did a quick test, from ISO 12500 to ISO 800.

Re: Sydney Life

2012-09-21 Thread Steven Desjardins
The first shot with the monitors and the later shot of the little girl looking at the bunnies were my favs. On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 11:18 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Very cool. Those shots look like mini-billboards; I'm curious how they printed/mounted them--any idea? Are

Re: OT - Leica X2 noise test (really: Sony 16Mpixel sensor love … ;-)

2012-09-21 Thread Steven Desjardins
Given the photos I've seen, 51600 must be the flying saucer setting. On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 3:25 PM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: On 21 September 2012 13:19, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 9:08 AM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: That Sony 16MP

Re: PESO + GESO - Space Shuttle Endeavour flying low over Berkeley, CA

2012-09-21 Thread Steven Desjardins
A great shot. A strange perspective I know, but whenever I see that configuration I think of what a great aircraft the 747 is. On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 7:28 PM, John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 4:07 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Sep 21, 2012,

Re: GESO A little more play with the astrotracer

2012-09-21 Thread Steven Desjardins
Nice. Is this why you missed the shuttle? ;-) On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 6:25 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I was experimenting with the astrotracer a bit more last night. Mostly shooting without the darkfield noise reduction.

Re: Igs

2012-09-21 Thread Steven Desjardins
* I swear by the beard of Sir Francis Bacon that I shall never loaf in chemistry May the pain of 500ml of the most terrible reagent to be found in the laboratory be inflicted upon my wretched being if I should ever indulge in the transgression of procrastination. So help me Dalton. Wow. Maybe

Pentax admits the Q was too expensive

2012-09-20 Thread Steven Desjardins
Better late than never. Q: A lot of the feedback that we got about the Pentax Q was about its price. A: Yes, I think we recognized that rather too late. Once the camera started going on sale for $350-400, that's when we started to see sales, the new Q, the Q10 is $599 with a zoom lens, and

Re: PESO - Girl with the Flower Tattoo

2012-09-09 Thread Steven Desjardins
Nice. I also like the new website. On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 5:30 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Smoking and reflecting. NIce! On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 10:10 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: Paris

2012-09-09 Thread Steven Desjardins
I'll write that down. Take the Leica to Paris . . . On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 4:09 AM, Subash Jeyan pdml.l...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, 8 Sep 2012 16:58:00 +0100 Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: http://www.web-options.com/Paris2012/ while as a gallery it doesn't have the same impact for me as

Re: Cloud in trousers (was: List news: Fwd: Emergency Maintenance)

2012-09-09 Thread Steven Desjardins
Light-hearted little ditty, isn't it? Reminds me of Ogden Nash ;-) Of course, now I have to really look at it hard. Another learning experience form the PDML. On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 3:04 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf

Re: PESO for the motorcycle geeks

2012-09-09 Thread Steven Desjardins
I only saw two Royal Enfields in India. Mostly 125 Japanese brands. On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 10:17 AM, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: On 9/8/12 9:22 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: I *loved* my 1986 Honda VFR. Wish I'd been able to keep it in addition to the Triumph but it just wasn't possible.

Re: OT - Sony NEX-7

2012-09-09 Thread Steven Desjardins
I just love the smell of clipped highlights in the morning. Mark. On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 11:24 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 11:17 AM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: On 8 September 2012 21:01, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: OK, it works

Re: OT In an Age of Likes, Commonplace Images Prevail

2012-09-09 Thread Steven Desjardins
...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: Steven Desjardins There is a fantasy author I like who got dropped by his publisher. He self-publishes on Amazon, but also uses Kickstarter to raise money. When he raises enough (usually about $5000) he will write the novel. Contributors get an electronic or hard copy

Re: PESO - Girl with the Flower Tattoo

2012-09-09 Thread Steven Desjardins
Or BW everything except the tattoo and its reflection. On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 11:26 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Nice, have you tried a BW? On 9/8/2012 10:10 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: Selling points

2012-09-09 Thread Steven Desjardins
The cognescenti know what to look for in the specs. What do you say about an advanced camera to the PS group looking to update? I recently bought my sister a used Lumix LX3 as a gift. She had taken up scrapbooking and I could see a more serious compact, i.e., a bigger sensor and a much nicer

Re: test

2012-09-08 Thread Steven Desjardins
Oh, I'm late to the party. Are we ignoring someone? On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 1:06 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Simply couldn't. ;+} Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com Subject: test

Re: PESO for the motorcycle geeks

2012-09-08 Thread Steven Desjardins
That's what Kawasakis are for: Parts. Nice Upgrade, BTW. On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 1:33 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Every time a young punk totals his Kawasaki ZX-7 a Triumph Sprint owner gets to upgrade his brake calipers with parts from the salvage yard :-)

Re: Peso: Bugs

2012-09-08 Thread Steven Desjardins
Oh, give it a look Dave. He's winking 3 eyes fro you. On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 10:46 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 7:08 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: Oops. All love, no spider: http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/i-fj6jqcv/0/XL

Re: Peso: Bugs

2012-09-08 Thread Steven Desjardins
you dodge the leaves and burn Mr. spider a bit brighter? On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 7:06 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: The Bee: http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/i-3Wp2fjJ/0/XL/bee-XL.jpg Bug Love: http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/i-KZrnF8J/0/XL/bug-love

Re: Setting the Q's Quick Dial

2012-09-08 Thread Steven Desjardins
Not that I could work out. I wondered if it could be done by doing the smart effect user settings but no such luck. This dial is a nice idea but the selections are lousy. This would be a nice firmware upgrade. On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 4:30 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Does anyone

Re: PESO for the motorcycle geeks

2012-09-08 Thread Steven Desjardins
I would have said the same thing for Honda. I can't pick on Suzuki because Debbie has one. On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 1:46 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Steven Desjardins wrote: That's what Kawasakis are for: Parts. Ooh, that's a bit harsh! Watch tomorrow's World Superbike

Re: OT - Sony NEX-7

2012-09-08 Thread Steven Desjardins
OK, it works. Just don't use it. On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 5:00 PM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: The new NEX-7 arrived yesterday. Auto review works exactly like it's supposed to on this one. :) Tom C. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT In an Age of Likes, Commonplace Images Prevail

2012-09-08 Thread Steven Desjardins
There is a fantasy author I like who got dropped by his publisher. He self-publishes on Amazon, but also uses Kickstarter to raise money. When he raises enough (usually about $5000) he will write the novel. Contributors get an electronic or hard copy depending on the size of the donation. This

Re: Paris

2012-09-08 Thread Steven Desjardins
I really like 12, 16, and 21. Very nice gallery overall. On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 5:30 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: on 2012-09-08 12:51 Bob W wrote It's only by walking or cycling that you can really learn a city, in my view. i agree, and i had a great time walking in Paris,

Re: Paris

2012-09-08 Thread Steven Desjardins
Just curious, what camera did you use? On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 9:25 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: I really like 12, 16, and 21. Very nice gallery overall. On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 5:30 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: on 2012-09-08 12:51 Bob W wrote It's only

Re: PESO for the motorcycle geeks

2012-09-08 Thread Steven Desjardins
it but changed my mind. On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 9:22 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Steven Desjardins wrote: On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 1:46 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Steven Desjardins wrote: That's what Kawasakis are for: Parts. Ooh, that's a bit

Re: OT - Sony NEX-7

2012-09-08 Thread Steven Desjardins
Hey, I got it right the first time. Of curse, I spelled the photo part wrong. ;-( Actually, poser is an American variation poseur. On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 9:29 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bruce Walker

Re: List news: Fwd: Emergency Maintenance

2012-09-08 Thread Steven Desjardins
, Steven Desjardins wrote: Damn subversive clouds. On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 7:51 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: They're installing a security patch on a cloud instance? That sounds like a crime against nature or something... -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia

Re: GESO - Another batch of dragonflies

2012-09-08 Thread Steven Desjardins
Nice. Aside from being fascinating, they're a challenge to get right. Maybe you need to take up hunting. On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 9:44 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: I never get tired of shooting these guys - http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/red-dragons-2012 Mark

Re: OT In an Age of Likes, Commonplace Images Prevail

2012-09-08 Thread Steven Desjardins
I agree, Bob. In addition, photography is the only artistic activity many people can do. Even if they are not very good, it's still worth something to do what they can. On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 9:55 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net]

Re: The NEW Pentax Q

2012-09-07 Thread Steven Desjardins
Larger sensor and the right price. On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 8:44 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-news-rumors/198154-new-pentax-q-2012-a.html Yay! -- The key to seeing the world's soul, and in the process wakening one's own, is to get over

Re: GESO (6): Daffies

2012-09-07 Thread Steven Desjardins
Waiter, there's a fly on my flower . . . I love the ducks. On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 3:01 AM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: Spring is here :) I took these about a week ago but have only just got around to processing them. http://www.multi.net.nz/daffies/ Cheers, Dave -- PDML

Re: K-5 II and K-5 IIs leaked

2012-09-07 Thread Steven Desjardins
I would have preferred K5 IIa and K5 IIb. On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 9:41 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Such an imaginative choice of names! On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 8:32 AM, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: http://photorumors.com/2012/09/07/pentax-k-5-ii-and-k-5-iis-dslr-cameras/

Re: The NEW Pentax Q

2012-09-07 Thread Steven Desjardins
They should use primes, i.e., Q', Q, etc. . .. On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 11:10 AM, AlunFoto - Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no wrote: Hmmm... That was possibly the lamest pun ever. But seriously, a rumor that claims the name Q10? Doesn't sound very likely to me... AlunFoto - Jostein Øksne

Re: The NEW Pentax Q

2012-09-07 Thread Steven Desjardins
The repressed Q punnery is beginning to emerge. On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 11:15 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: At least they didn't predict the opposite order: 10Q 10Q very much. On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 11:10 AM, AlunFoto - Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no wrote: Hmmm... That

Re: The NEW Pentax Q

2012-09-07 Thread Steven Desjardins
for the PRIME crowd. Also leaked, a 90mm DFA Macro for the 645 and what is apparently just a rebadge of an existing Tamron for the 18-270mm. On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 10:17 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: The repressed Q punnery is beginning to emerge. On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 11:15 AM

Re: The NEW Pentax Q

2012-09-07 Thread Steven Desjardins
? ;-) (I apologize to the rest of PDMLers, - this is a very scientific pun that would be understood only by some chemists and even fewer physicists.) Can you point those of us who are merely nerds to a hint? Igor Fri Sep 7 11:17:21 EDT 2012 Steven Desjardins The repressed Q punnery

Re: Peso: My Yard

2012-09-07 Thread Steven Desjardins
we are pretty green here, but it's starting to die off as september passes. On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 2:04 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: On 9/6/2012 2:12 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: I didn't ask for a model release: http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/i-GfHZHX5/0/XL

Re: PESO: The Politicians

2012-09-07 Thread Steven Desjardins
Hey, I voted for that guy on the right. On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 3:05 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Taken about a couple of weeks ago in Santa Cruz, California. http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/politics.html Just my little jab at our current political cycle. Marnie aka Doe ;-)

Re: Head's up: Compromised email account

2012-09-07 Thread Steven Desjardins
Me too. I didn't recognize the email address until I read your note. On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 4:29 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: And I just talked to Christine - who asked if I'd write PDML and let everyone know.:-) I called her earlier when I got spammed ann On 9/7/2012

Re: K-5 II and K-5 IIs leaked

2012-09-07 Thread Steven Desjardins
No, I just write a lot of syllabi. On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 3:42 PM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: On 7 September 2012 09:59, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: I would have preferred K5 IIa and K5 IIb. Are you an astronomer, Steven? :-) —M. \/\/o/\/\ -- http

Re: K-5 II and K-5 IIs leaked

2012-09-07 Thread Steven Desjardins
Aside from the low pass option, any other guesses about the s part? On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 4:43 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: No, I just write a lot of syllabi. On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 3:42 PM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: On 7 September 2012 09:59, Steven Desjardins

Re: Best selling camera?!?

2012-09-07 Thread Steven Desjardins
It's at 45 now, but that is so weird. Maybe it's because all those college film photo courses are starting up and students are getting the K1000s for the class. On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 4:01 PM, Cory Waters cbwaters.p...@gmail.com wrote: Are we aware that the K1000 is #41 on Amazon's best selling

Re: PESO: Rain Garden

2012-09-07 Thread Steven Desjardins
Nice. For me, the vignetting makes it look like a scene through a partially fogged window. On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 12:55 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: I had some time to kill yesterday waiting for a photography club meeting to start. We meet at an arboretum associated with NC

Re: OT - Sony NEX-7

2012-09-07 Thread Steven Desjardins
People have different styles and I respect that because as long as it works it's good. However, the line I never look at the LCD is a typical line of a phtotoposeur. Please note that I'm not saying that folks who don't use the LCD are posers. Just that the claim is a favorite of those who are.

Re: Peso: Bugs

2012-09-07 Thread Steven Desjardins
Oops. All love, no spider: http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/i-fj6jqcv/0/XL/spider-2-XL.jpg -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and

Re: PESO - The Jury

2012-09-07 Thread Steven Desjardins
I like it a lot. A collection of facial expressions. On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 7:33 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Like it. Not sure what they are doing but they do look a bit like a jury. Marnie aka Doe In a message dated 9/7/2012 2:15:48 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, ma...@alpert.com writes:

Re: List news: Fwd: Emergency Maintenance

2012-09-07 Thread Steven Desjardins
Damn subversive clouds. On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 7:51 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: They're installing a security patch on a cloud instance? That sounds like a crime against nature or something... -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com --

Re: OT: aguila's spamming issue

2012-09-07 Thread Steven Desjardins
So I'm not really getting the $1,000,000? On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 8:51 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: I just killed my earthlink.net address. If anyone gets any more spam from that address, which was cagu...@earthlink.net, please let me know. Sorry for all

Re: Peso: My Yard

2012-09-07 Thread Steven Desjardins
Yeah, but his lawyer is a doberman. On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 9:12 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: On 9/5/2012 7:12 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: I didn't ask for a model release: http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/i-GfHZHX5/0/XL/myyard-XL.jpg Very nice setting and nice model

Re: Unsubbing for a while...

2012-09-07 Thread Steven Desjardins
Sounds lousy. Glad to see you over it. On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 9:30 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Well, since my last email that was surely a speedy recovery . Very glad you're feeling better. Big cheers, Christine On Sep 7, 2012, at 8:18 PM, John Coyle

Re: Questions about tripod heads.

2012-09-06 Thread Steven Desjardins
I have a Q and a long lens is a 50. I just prop it up on a few rocks. On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 11:19 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I've got a couple of Manfrotto ball heads, and a three axis head, a Manfrotto 804RC2. One nice thing about them all is that they all use the same quick

Re: OT - Sony NEX-7

2012-09-06 Thread Steven Desjardins
So, their point is that's a dumb feature so it's OK that it's broken? Auto review is especially useful with a new camera which you don't trust yet (because some features may not work ;-). Of course, some forums are broken by nature. On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 12:23 PM, Bruce Walker

Re: PESO - Storm Brewing

2012-09-06 Thread Steven Desjardins
Nice. Obviously, the guy on the beach makes the shot. On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 12:00 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: Bruce Walker On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 7:44 AM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Still not sure about this

Re: PESO - Storm Brewing (the re-do)

2012-09-06 Thread Steven Desjardins
As usual, I'm the outlier This one just looks like vignetting to me. On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 11:42 AM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: I like this dramatic rendition. Igor On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 8:08 AM, frank theriault knarftheriault at gmail.com wrote: Darkened the clouds.

Re: Nokia's image stabilization

2012-09-06 Thread Steven Desjardins
Oh, I thought she was going to get hit by a truck. What kind of a Youtube video is that? On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 9:32 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: Mark Roberts Scott Loveless wrote: Just in case you didn't know, all you need is a truck. All you need is a truck is

Re: Please educate me (Kenny Boy)

2012-09-06 Thread Steven Desjardins
Prozac helps. On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 10:40 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Mark!! (Roberts, of course) cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Mark C

OT: The iPhone 5 is coming on 9/12

2012-09-06 Thread Steven Desjardins
It's already been legally recognized as a person in three states. All three of those states are California, but still . . . http://www.everythingicafe.com/apple-announces-iphone-5-event-for-september-12th/2012/09/04/ -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Peso: My Yard

2012-09-06 Thread Steven Desjardins
drink entirely too much to have a yard like that.) -- Walt On 9/5/2012 6:12 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: I didn't ask for a model release: http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/i-GfHZHX5/0/XL/myyard-XL.jpg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman

Re: OT - Sony NEX-7

2012-09-06 Thread Steven Desjardins
OMG, I missed the fact that you were on the DPR forum. I sometimes see it because I'm there to look at reviews (which I like) and just look at comments. Unless you can prescribe medication, there's no much good to be done there. On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 2:17 PM, Bruce Walker

Re: OT: Dinner Party in San Mateo Thursday 6 Sept.

2012-09-06 Thread Steven Desjardins
Happy Birthday. How old are you in California years? On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 4:30 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On the off chance that anyone in the Bay Area wants to join me, I'm meeting with a bunch of friends for dinner at Hokkaido Express at BridgePointe Mall in San Mateo. The

Re: PESO - This Way... or Maybe That Way...

2012-09-06 Thread Steven Desjardins
The Romans would have found a better route. Or leveled out that one. I like the shot. On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 3:41 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: Well that view makes me a little unsteady. That sign looks like it was there for the Romans invading. Cool though.

Re: Mini-GESO: Golden Hour mammatus (4 photos)

2012-09-06 Thread Steven Desjardins
Great work Walt. Now we want an albino platypus. On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 1:41 PM, Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: On 9/6/2012 1:03 AM, David Mann wrote: On Sep 6, 2012, at 12:33 AM, Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: In a fit of jealousy over Mark's shot of mammatus clouds during

Re: OT: Some Great Car Show Pics

2012-09-06 Thread Steven Desjardins
Well, I need a cold shower now. I can't decide between the Bugati and the blender. On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 6:45 PM, Walter Hamler hamlerwal...@gmail.com wrote: https://picasaweb.google.com/116396611460917165088/2011JohnForceCarShow?feat=email#slideshow/5685062942074135954 I loved my times in

Re: OT Fuji XE-1

2012-09-06 Thread Steven Desjardins
My feelings as well. Fuji makes nice stuff that makes nice images. But there are always quirks and you pay top dollar. I have the cheapest one, the X-10. On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 9:14 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: That interest didn't last long. There are only a very few lenses

Re: PESO: How big can you print?

2012-09-06 Thread Steven Desjardins
That's really nice. On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 9:24 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Great stuff. Something to be proud of. Paul On Sep 6, 2012, at 8:52 PM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: That picture I got a few weeks ago of some mountains out the plane window, I asked

Re: PESO: Kermit

2012-09-05 Thread Steven Desjardins
Nice shot. We find them in the pool a well sometimes. They often need some help getting out since they can't manages the lip. On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 12:48 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com: The uninvited guest in our pool,

Re: OT; Review of Sigma DP2M at Luminous-Landscape

2012-09-05 Thread Steven Desjardins
The Sigma site does say 12 bit and it's supposed to be the same sensor. I got my number from the LL article. On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 11:02 AM, Toralf Lund tor...@toralf.net wrote: On 9/5/12 8:54, John Francis wrote: On Tue, Sep 04, 2012 at 10:26:07PM -0400, John Sessoms wrote: I really

Re: PESO - Legs

2012-09-05 Thread Steven Desjardins
I like it. On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 9:57 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Made me smile! Fun photo. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Brian Walters

Re: The last Photokina speculation thread on PDML before Photokina

2012-09-05 Thread Steven Desjardins
Maybe it's only coming to Australia. On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 1:16 PM, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 1:12 PM, John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote: I don't think Tan actually saw anything but it was strongly hinted by someone 'in the know' that a full frame was coming.

Peso: My Yard

2012-09-05 Thread Steven Desjardins
I didn't ask for a model release: http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/i-GfHZHX5/0/XL/myyard-XL.jpg -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and

Re: September PUG is Up!!

2012-09-05 Thread Steven Desjardins
Lovely gallery. My fave is the Hall of Fame shot by Matthew. On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 7:03 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: G'day all After a slow start, there was a rush of submissions to give us a grand total of 29 submissions. And a great lot of photos they are, with quite

Re: Geso The rest of the French Church photos

2012-09-05 Thread Steven Desjardins
I'm with Jack on this one. I do like the sign that says The French Church, however. I didn't realize that was an actual name. On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 7:00 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Really like Cemetery #1. Jack Davis

Re: OT hipster parody

2012-09-05 Thread Steven Desjardins
Now you can take a picture and make it look like it was taken with an old Russian camera. Epic. On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 8:11 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: This is *really* well done and hilarious: @thexavius: Portrait of an Instagram Artist

Re: PESO x3: Thunderstorm

2012-09-04 Thread Steven Desjardins
Nice capture. We get these all the time, and this year learned the word derecho. On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 9:37 AM, Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Excellent, David! I've never tried my hand at long exposures. I did once manage to capture some lightning shots using one of those

Re: PESO - Backup K-5

2012-09-04 Thread Steven Desjardins
Big deal. The Q can do that.;-) On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 5:57 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: Dust spots are bothersome, and it's a bit noisy at high ISO, but having a K-5 on my keys means I'm never without a camera

Re: OT: getting reacquainted with the Leica CL

2012-09-04 Thread Steven Desjardins
That would be great. Then Panasonic can make a cheaper copy for me. ;-) On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 2:39 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: Acquired a Leica CL body recently. It showed up last weekend. Already had the lenses. Too busy the past week to use it. Went to SF yesterday to

OT; Review of Sigma DP2M at Luminous-Landscape

2012-09-04 Thread Steven Desjardins
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/sigma_dp2m_review.shtml Incredible IQ from a PS, everything else is a problem. If I had a $1000 to spend I'd think about it (but probably end up with a K5). Good article, nice comparison images. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: PESO - Picnic at the Beach with Hookah

2012-09-04 Thread Steven Desjardins
It's like one of those really busy medieval religious paintings with lots of elements. The more i look at it the more I like it. On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 6:57 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Thanks Tim. I tried cropping tighter on the right, but the sign post was coming close

Re: OT: Cat Film Festival

2012-09-04 Thread Steven Desjardins
Or just say dude with the right intonation. On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 8:16 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: oui ann On 9/2/2012 04:21, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: er make that C'est vrais May I suggest: c'est vrai? Ralf ...who's been

Re: Peso The French Church BW

2012-09-04 Thread Steven Desjardins
Very nice. I like the dramatic tones and the angle of the shot. On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 6:22 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: That's a great rendering, Don. Lots of detail and contrast. I like it. BTW, do you use the provided presets or do you tweak the fine controls? On Tue,

Re: OT; Review of Sigma DP2M at Luminous-Landscape

2012-09-04 Thread Steven Desjardins
pubish creaping suprised (I thought homogenius was used to describe Noël Coward or Alan Turing.) On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 2:12 PM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: I have to say those image-quality comparisons are mind-boggling. -T On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 7:25 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1

Re: The last Photokina speculation thread on PDML before Photokina

2012-09-04 Thread Steven Desjardins
Q to K adapter that retains AF with SDM lenses. On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 7:42 PM, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 7:39 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Comments? Your conjecture? Last Photokina thread before Photokina! Can we please have the 1.4x SDM

Re: Anyone in the market for a 560 mm?

2012-09-04 Thread Steven Desjardins
That's a lot to pay for a leak. On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 7:40 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: I thought I saw a leaked price for the 560mm at $3800. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: PESO - St. Louis Bandstand in IR

2012-09-04 Thread Steven Desjardins
These shots look like scenes from the first Narnia movie where is was always winter. Beautiful images. On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 7:28 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Spectacular, Mark. And this IR stuff looks like more fun than I'd given it credit for. On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at

Re: Taking the Tokina out for some exercise

2012-09-04 Thread Steven Desjardins
$1/gm for a lens? (ROTFL) On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 7:06 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Sep 4, 2012, at 2:26 PM, Darren Addy wrote: On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 4:04 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Sep 4, 2012, at 1:41 PM, John Francis wrote: Use my FA* 80-200/2.8 one week,

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