OT: Happy birthday, Steve

2011-04-14 Thread frank theriault
Facebook is acting weird, so I couldn't post on you wall. I'll therefore have to out you on this list. Happy birthday, Steve Desjardins! ;-) cheers, frank (going back into lurking mode now) -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

PESO - The Bookshelf in the Kitchen

2011-04-08 Thread frank theriault
A few weeks ago I was having problems with my f1.7 50mm. AF wouldn't work, AE wouldn't work, camera wouldn't recognize it at all. Being my fastest lens, I wasn't happy. The other night I decided to give it another try, and all went well. I guess it was just a dirty contact something, but it

PESO - The Children's Library

2011-04-07 Thread frank theriault
On the side of the Runnymeade library branch is the entrance to the Children's library: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/04/childrens-library.html I love these old anachronisms - just like older school buildings that still have separate entrances for boys and girls, engraved in stone over

Re: PESO: Orphaned Baby Great Horned Owl

2011-04-07 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 9:08 PM, Liz Masoner lizmaso...@bellsouth.net wrote: It's not a cormorant but I was happy to get a chance to photograph a baby great horned owl at the local wildlife center today.  He'll be with the center until about August when he's old enough to fend for himself.

Re: A graphic demonstration...

2011-04-07 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 5:32 PM, Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com wrote: I've often wondered why messengers don't generally run full-coverage, permanently mounted fenders.  Do they create an inconvenience that makes it harder to do your job? Depends on the bike, but clearance is often a

Re: A graphic demonstration...

2011-04-07 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 5:32 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: It doesn't rain in Montreal? It does, but I don't live in Montreal. I live in Toronto. It rains here, too. ;-) However, rain is just wet - I don't mind that at all. It's ~cold~ and wet that I abhor. So fenders go on

Re: OT: Life becomes interesting for vegans

2011-04-06 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 4:31 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: snip Wouldn't want angry Vegans running wild through the streets of Canada. MARK! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

PESO - Swan

2011-04-06 Thread frank theriault
The snow is gone, the birds are coming back to the lake and so is my camera. Not the best or most exciting swan pic ever, but it's nice to be back down at the water again: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/swan.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a

Re: PESO - Swan

2011-04-06 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 9:59 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Nice. Water still looks cold. Yeah, I guess it is still cold (I sure as hell didn't go near it). It was taken last Saturday early evening, and if you remember it was ~very~ windy - gusts up to 70 km/h, IIRC. You can see

Re: PESO - Swan

2011-04-06 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 7:45 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Nice one, Frank! High contrast, tough exposure, well handled. Thanks, Jack. It was early evening, so I had to contend with shadows and strong highlights. There are a few blown highlights on its back, but I think the

Re: PESO: On the Beach

2011-04-06 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 1:59 AM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: On Tue, 05 Apr 2011 23:16 -0400, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12916216 Nice - but I was expecting Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner: I was expecting Burt Lancaster

Re: PESO - Swan

2011-04-06 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 2:21 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Frank, You've got to make sure the link is still with the message. That's a good, rather iconic swan photo, if I remember it correctly. Regards,  Bob S. Sorry red face

Re: GESO: I visited the Miniaturwunderland in Hamburg

2011-04-06 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 7:11 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Note to self: When Frank comes for a visit, take him to Mini Israel park and bring up the issue. :-) cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO: First bloom

2011-04-06 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 1:17 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: Spring is starting to appear here in Minneapolis.  Slowly I walked around the house on Saturday looking for anything with color.  Out of the whole yard/boulevard I found one little shot of color sticking up

Re: PESO: 3 sent again

2011-04-06 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 9:25 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: I think I erred and sent these three PESO's with TEXT RICH formatting.  :-( Since I can't find them in the archives, here they are again. Spring Riot (sent 6 days ago during our warm spell)

Re: PESO 2011 - 051 - GDG

2011-04-06 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 12:45 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com wrote: A new PESO ... more in the 2011 Guadalupe River Park landscape series, a little break from Communicating ...  http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/5592762804/lightbox/ or  

Re: PAW65 - Photographer

2011-04-06 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 6:20 PM, DagT li...@thrane.name wrote: http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html K-5, DA15mm, 1/100s, f/5.6, ISO200 Damn you, Dag!! ;-) cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: GESO: Hoarfrost portraits 100mm ISO 6400

2011-04-06 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 3:30 PM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: Mostly about my accidental simultaneous K-5/DFA100mm enablement: http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2011/03/28/100mm I see Krisjanis' juicy ISO3200 portraits and raise to ISO6400, in particular this one:

Re: A graphic demonstration...

2011-04-06 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 5:09 PM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: When your car and your motorcycle both have roughly the same horsepower, getting on the bike for the first time in several months makes for a profound demonstration of the concept of power-to-weight ratio. I'm still

Re: PAW--Week 13-Skateboarding on the Picasso

2011-04-06 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 2:28 PM, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: These kids were cute. http://aguilapaw.posterous.com/ 4 shot gallery--check out #2 http://www.caguila.com/caguila/k5testskateboard/ They're all such strong photos! While I do like the colours in #1, the last

Re: PESO: No Umbrella, No Galoshes

2011-04-06 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 10:29 PM, Walter Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote:  Hi all, Potential cliche hazard ahead!  (Yet another damn bird photo.)  I just thought it was amusing and hope someone else will, too. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/5587610276/ Comments and

Re: PESO: Over the weekend

2011-04-06 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 10:13 PM, Jeffery Johnson jefferytjohn...@bellsouth.net wrote: Well made it to the TN State Museum on Saturday and then as everyone knows I went exploring along the Richland Creek Greenway. Here are a few of the captures from the weekend. Relaxing By The Water:

Re: Boris PESO #7 - My baby pentaxian

2011-04-06 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 12:30 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2011/04/peso-2011-07-my-baby-pentaxian.html Amazingly Galia is shooting with her left eye. Be brutal and honest and remember that I am awfully behind in my PDML folder... I don't

Re: PESO: Penny Tree

2011-04-06 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 5:18 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Aired myself out for a short while this beautiful sunny PM. Took Pennington Road for a few miles and was pulled over by the symmetry of that linked below. It's on a slight slope. May have preferred a flatter surface.(?) No,

Re: scavenger hunt

2011-04-06 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 3:53 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I saw my friend Marco last night at Friday night blues.  Godfrey talked him into micro four thirds, but he says that when he sees what the K-5 can do, he wants one.  He mentioned that he was in Santa Cruz last Sunday on a

Re: OT: Life becomes interesting for vegans

2011-04-06 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 1:29 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: I eat bread but not honey. What does your honey have to say about that? I may not eat it, but sometimes I can't resist just a little taste... ;-) cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri

Re: K5 Walkabout test

2011-04-06 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 2:47 PM, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: Hi Everyone: I left the house at 11 a.m. yesterday.  I took the Brown line to Washington and Wells, then walked all day around downtown, then north to North ave and Clark street.  I took the Clark street bus to

Re: OT: Life becomes interesting for vegans

2011-04-05 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 10:20 AM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: I thought the defintion of a vegan was a person not eating animals visible without a microscope... Don't they draw the line there anymore? I don't think there's any one definition of a vegan. It seems that drawing the line is

Re: Being back

2011-03-30 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 10:00 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hello there. It seems that the hostilities have paused for the time being. I am pretty much back to my normal mode of functioning. I sincerely appreciate everyone's comments and concerns expressed on and off the list

Re: PESO Mr Ms Finch

2011-03-30 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 3:25 PM, Toine to...@repiuk.nl wrote: A sunny sunday and nice weather. A400/5.6 playtime: http://www.repiuk.nl/index.php/blog-mainmenu-97/176 The first one really appeals to me - love that bright blue sky, and the bird's posing quite beautifully. The second is too

Re: Peso: watch the birdies

2011-03-30 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 9:57 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Random-stuff/2607384_N3Nso/1/1233417907_UNjpX/Medium from a Kodachrome slide - shot in 1988.   The slide looks really sharp with a loupe but my scan isn't really very good.

Re: PESO - The Pedestrian

2011-03-30 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 1:59 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: I like it.  You got the pedestrian at the perfect point in his stride, and the composition is very effective with the passenger on the right. If it was Philadelphia with that much snow, the pedestrian would have been

Re: PESO - The Pedestrian

2011-03-30 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 11:34 PM, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: Very cool, Frank!  Cheers, Christine Thanks, Christine, and thanks to everyone else who looked and commented. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: GFM

2011-03-30 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 1:15 PM, Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com wrote: Anyone going this year? Not me. Wish I could, but I can't see my ongoing money issues suddenly dissolving. :-( cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: PESO - Along the Seine

2011-03-30 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 8:41 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: One of the many characterful merchants along the Seine in Paris: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12868898 (K7, FA 24-90) Terrific shot! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri

Re: PESO - Along the Seine

2011-03-30 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 9:57 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: He's ignoring you. He's French. He's ignoring everybody. ;-) cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Roedeer

2011-03-30 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 4:38 AM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: Observed this guy about 150 m from my house this morning: http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2011/03/roedeer.html That's just lovely, Jostein. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML

Re: GESO: I visited the Miniaturwunderland in Hamburg

2011-03-30 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 1:08 PM, Thomas Bohn thb...@gmail.com wrote: I visited the Miniaturwunderland (MiWuLa) in Hamburg and brought some photos home: http://picasaweb.google.com/thbohn/BesuchImMiWuLaMarz2011 Feedback is always welcome. I could never figure out the allure of these

Re: OT: Friends in high places

2011-03-30 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 3:53 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: I just shown them my reservation in Hell! I'm sure that's where I'll end up, which is just as well. All my friends will be there... ;-) cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML

Re: GESO - My Svalbard images

2011-03-30 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 10:57 AM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: Gathered them here instead of posting them piecemeal: http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/thumbnails.php?album=26 Jostein http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/displayimage.php?album=26pos=21#nav_pic Looks like the drive-through at

Re: PESO - Balconies

2011-03-30 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 10:18 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Another from Paris.  I love the combination of stone facades, wrought iron balconies, and flowers. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12868902size=lg (K7, DA 50-200) Beautiful! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a

Re: OT: Friends in high places

2011-03-30 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 12:52 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: True of ALL of us, since the original Hebrew and Greek words (Sheol and Hades) that are often translated hell are also translated grave or pit (often by the same translations in other verses) simply meant the common

Re: PESO - Cone of Shame

2011-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 12:40 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Rent it. It's FUNNY! Yeah, by some co-incidence I saw it on DVD the day I took the pic. While watching I laughed out loud at the mention of the Cone of shame, thinking it was a clever reference to the Cone of silence in

Re: PESO - CanAm Death Bike

2011-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 2:22 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: On 2011-03-24 05:44 , frank theriault wrote: I'm thinking of riding something with a bit more panache than my old track bike: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/canam-death-bike.html i noticed first the mirrors

Re: PESO - Nocturnal Gingerbread

2011-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 12:23 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: From an evening walk in Washington, DC: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12840914 (K7, FA 50/1.7, ISO 1600) I thought the lit buildings against the black sky provided an unusual effect.  Sorry if the title

Re: PESO:Spring

2011-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 4:50 PM, SV Hovland pdml...@heime.org wrote: Its spring in Norway, but we haven't noticed much of it yet. http://album.heime.org/Default.aspx?albummode=Pagealbumpath=%2falbum%2ftur%2fIMGP0038.jpg  (click on picture for a larger version) The picture is from top of

Re: Spring

2011-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 12:51 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: INSTALLING SPRING... ░ 33% DONE. Install delayedplease wait. Installation failed. Please try again. Must be a Microsoft program. It's not installing up here, either. -8 with a

Re: Photo Annual 2011: The home stretch

2011-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 12:52 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: I would hope that a submission does not automatically equal an acceptance for inclusion. While we probably all put forward what we think is/are our best image(s), I'd like to think that the bar is a *little* higher than

Re: Photo Annual 2011: The home stretch

2011-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 12:39 AM, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: Thanks to Mark and team for all the hard work and creativity!  Looking forward to seeing the Annual!  Cheers, Christine Ten-four to that! Your hard work and dedication to this project is most appreciated, Mark.

Re: Peso - Someone's Mom Posing

2011-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 4:39 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: The moms at the park frequently include Grace when playing with their kids. I'm sometimes hesitant to include them in photos, because I've gotten some dirty looks and a few don't you dares. But this mom posed. Way

Re: PAW week 12 catch-up

2011-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 5:00 PM, DagT li...@thrane.name wrote: Welcome back, I was starting to wonder.  I really like the neglected flag and Moon 1. I'm with Dag - those are my faves of a very strong bunch. Glad to see you're back and feeling better. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a

Re: Peso House and mail box, spring version.

2011-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 9:49 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Dave, It is very interesting what the snow does for the first shot. It covers all the extra detail and focuses attention on the house and mailbox. You'll have to work to recapture that focus. Regards,  Bob S. I agree

Re: PESO - Triomphe

2011-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 9:37 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: There were a couple hundred shots from my November trip to Paris that I hadn't gotten around to editing.  I used some of the flight back from Los Angeles to do so on my laptop. The tricolor was hanging inside L'Arc de

Re: PESO: Parthenon

2011-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 9:13 PM, Jeffery Johnson jefferytjohn...@bellsouth.net wrote: No not in Athens GA but Nashville TN .. No, but REM are from Athens GA. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

PESO - The Pedestrian

2011-03-28 Thread frank theriault
We had quite the little early spring snowfall last week. This wasn't taken during it. It was taken about two months ago when I was doing the transit/walking courier thing during my injury recuperation. Unfortunately, two things are ~not~ obvious from this photo: 1. It was snowing at the time,

PESO - Cone of Shame

2011-03-27 Thread frank theriault
If you've seen the recent Disney/Pixar animated feature Up, you might understand: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/03/cone-of-shame.html Even if you haven't, hopefully you'll enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson --

PESO - CanAm Death Bike

2011-03-24 Thread frank theriault
I'm thinking of riding something with a bit more panache than my old track bike: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/canam-death-bike.html ;-) Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

PESO - Eastbound

2011-03-22 Thread frank theriault
Not sure why I like this one, but I do. ;-) Hope you do, too. Comments welcome: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/03/eastbound.html cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO The Scream

2011-03-22 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 4:09 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I was driving home this afternoon, and this caught my eye.  I found myself shooting then analyzing rather than thinking before shooting, so I tried to think and plan ahead more as people suggested. Those pictures sucked, but

Re: PESO - Cash Advances

2011-03-22 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 9:10 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Would be even sadder if not for that super warm looking coat and generous scarf. One of your better catches, Frank! Dave, Jack, thanks for your kind words. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri

PESO - Irony

2011-03-21 Thread frank theriault
Well, it made me smile, anyway: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/03/irony.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-21 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 7:36 PM, Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com Well, you're no Bill Robb... Yes, he is. F**k you, too. cheers, frank ;-) -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Coalmine#2b

2011-03-21 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 5:01 PM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: It's been some interesting days at Svalbard, in the Chinese sense of the word. One can chose to go grumpy or see it as part of the Arctic experience... Anyways, tonight we saw a sudden break in the weather, and I scuttled out

Re: PESO: Episcopal Church (across the street from the bar)

2011-03-21 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 10:00 PM, Walter Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote:    Thanks, Larry! That reminds me of the old saw about the difference between Baptists and Catholics: Catholics will say hi to you at the liquor store.  :-) As a former Catholic (perhaps more appropriately called

Re: PESO - Sunnyside Bathing Pavllion

2011-03-21 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 10:17 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Detail shot looks great Thanks, Dave. It's my fave, too, if only because the other shot isn't quite sharp enough for me. Also, that sky is just too dull. Unlike some, the branches don't bother me so much. Anyway,

Re: PESO. Spring.

2011-03-21 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 3:51 AM, Bulent Celasun bulent.cela...@gmail.com wrote: Can you believe that we all step on these? http://500px.com/photo/447017 I don't step on them. ;-) Very pretty shot. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML

Re: PESO - Breakfast excavation

2011-03-21 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 6:17 AM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2011/03/frokostutgraving-breakfast-excavation.html Can't help but feeling sorry for these animals. Someone told me their lifespan is mostly determined by the quality of their teeth. When worn out,

Re: PESO - Chicago geometry

2011-03-21 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 5:45 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Another refugee from last year's shooting: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12835734 (K10D, DA 50-200) Rick Terrific shot! The cars peeking out the bottom rows of the spiral really make it for me. cheers,

Re: PESO - At the elders centre: Margun Gjul

2011-03-21 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 8:36 AM, Tim Øsleby maritim...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Rick. I'll play a bit more with the crop. The main problem is the window posts growing up from her head. I had to play with what was present. And this angle gave me the best light. I didn't notice it before

Re: Why no videos?

2011-03-21 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 11:11 AM, Cory Waters cbwat...@bellsouth.net wrote: So, Why no VESOs, y'all? 'Cause it's a ~photography~ list, dammit! Oops. I just checked the name of the list again, and I suppose it's a Pentax list. Pentax makes cameras with video capability now... I guess there's

Re: PESO -- Supermoon

2011-03-21 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 2:40 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: My poor attempt at photographing last night's Super Moon. It seems that the sharpest long lens combination I have that will mount on the K20D is the A*300 f4.0 with the F 1.7x AF converter, and even that was not

Re: PESO - For St. Patrick's Day

2011-03-21 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 9:47 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Nice contrast in the colours and lighting Agreed. Nice photo! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT Thirty Five years ago.

2011-03-21 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 1:28 PM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: Oh, and I forgot the photographic bit... I was majoring in sdrr and left-wing politics, the latter mostly in the capacity of working on the student paper (the University of Guelph Ontarion) for which we shot a few rolls of

Re: OT Thirty Five years ago.

2011-03-21 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 9:44 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: When Kaufman went under, someone bought the rights to that line. Right now they're the hottest winter boot fashion around, to be seen adorning the feet of all sorts of young hotties and hipsters. I KNEW i was still a

PESO - Sunnyside Bathing Pavllion

2011-03-20 Thread frank theriault
Toronto's Western Beaches used to feature a large amusement park that lasted until about the 1950s. All that remains is a glorious Art Nouveau/Neo-classical structure, the Sunnyside Bathing Pavillion. It was originally a change facility for bathers in Lake Ontario, but due to cold water

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-20 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 11:15 AM, Cory Waters cbwat...@bellsouth.net wrote: You're wrong. ;) F**k you. cheers, frank, defending his right to be a curmudgeon, especially on this list ;-) -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO - On top of the Sarcophagus

2011-03-20 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 2:47 PM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2011/03/topptur-sarkofagen.html This shouldn't be too dark for anyone's eyes. :-) Still gives me a memory of vertigo, though. Stunning photo! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. 

Re: PESO 2011 - 045 - GDG

2011-03-20 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 12:42 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com wrote: A fresh Communicating series photo:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/5542960187/lightbox/ or  http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/5542960187/ This one's just not doing it for me, I have to admit. I ~want~ it

Re: PESO - Swinger

2011-03-20 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 4:55 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12836332 Perfect timing makes another beautiful photo of Grace. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

PESO - Cash Advances

2011-03-19 Thread frank theriault
http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/03/cash-advances.html Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: OT Thirty Five years ago.

2011-03-19 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 9:26 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: snip What were you doing 35 years ago about this time.?? snip Hmmm... At this time in 1976 I would have been working in accounts receivable for (the now long since closed down) Kaufman Footwear in Kitchener, Ontario. It

Re: March 17 PDML book update

2011-03-18 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 9:48 AM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: I've got all the page layouts done. This year I'm making an individual page layout design for each photograph (though not radically different). It's a little extra work but worth it, I think. So now all the pages are

PESO - Tending to her Flock?

2011-03-18 Thread frank theriault
http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/03/tending-to-her-flock.html Geez, ya turn away for like two seconds... ;-) Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: March 17 PDML book update

2011-03-18 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 10:06 AM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: snip 73 photographers sent in photos and 89 images are being used in the book. snip How does that compare to the previous two years? Sounds like good numbers to me. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. 

Re: The way-back machine: 25 years ago

2011-03-18 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 3:58 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Twenty-five years ago, I had an idea. I had been shooting cars for Super Stock Magazine for a year or two. The Chi-Town Hustler crew had just built a new funny car, and I was going to shoot it for the mag. While I

Re: PESO: Pink Quill

2011-03-18 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 11:10 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for your suggestion, Jack.  I took your advice, and I think it is a stronger image: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12830822 Makes a very strong image even better. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is

Re: GESO: St. Pat's with Friends

2011-03-18 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 3:28 PM, Walter Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote:  Hi all, Just wanted to share a few photos I shot while celebrating St. Patrick's Day with a few friends.  Everyone had a great time, but not quite as great as the proud grandparents of the little boy in these photos,

Re: PESO: Episcopal Church (across the street from the bar)

2011-03-18 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 4:19 PM, Walter Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote:  A shot I took on the way into the bar I went to yesterday for St. Pat's to have a Guinness or two.  It's one of the older buildings in town (Paducah, KY), where I really should get around to shooting some of the

Re: PESO: Pink Quill

2011-03-18 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 11:35 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: Wow, those are saturated colors. snip Dan's going through his Rockwell period... ;-) cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: GESO - Capital Espresso

2011-03-17 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 7:04 AM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: I have to confess I find coffee house shots of people sat in seats about as boring as it gets. I tend to agree with you, for the most part. That's why I thought this would work a bit better as small gallery, so that it's not just

Re: PESO - Skyline

2011-03-17 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 7:28 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: I like the colour version for the pop, but i like the mood in the BW version. Fence sitter! ;-) Well, as a straight document of the scene, I guess the colour tells us more, but as a subjective interpretation (dare I say

PESO - Skyline

2011-03-16 Thread frank theriault
A week or two ago I showed a night shot of this lovely old sign - a BW one, which may someday may be shown in colour (I just have to dig up the original, shot last December). This past weekend I got a daytime shot of it. I couldn't decide if I should show it in colour or BW, so I did it up both

GESO - Capital Espresso

2011-03-15 Thread frank theriault
My new favourite coffee house, Capital Espresso on Queen West in Parkdale, on a quiet Saturday morning: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/03/capital-espresso.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML

Re: GESO - Capital Espresso

2011-03-15 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 7:45 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Most enjoyable series. The last photo being the topping of the cream, in my eyes. Also be gently reminded about an off-list conversation that you and I are having, sir Frank. Yes indeed, Boris, I have to respond to you

Re: GESO - Capital Espresso

2011-03-15 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 8:03 AM, Walter Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote:   Great shots again, Frank! Of the bunch, I like mug and five_seated best.  The young lady sitting opposite the rest in that one looks like she may have been a real babe ... which helps. Never did get a good look at

Re: GESO - Capital Espresso

2011-03-15 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 3:09 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: On 11-03-15 7:20 AM, frank theriault wrote: A fine series, Frank. Looks like a great place to hang. Dan, Dave, Bruce, thanks for looking and commenting. I like the place because (a) they make very good espresso

Re: GESO - Capital Espresso

2011-03-15 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 3:38 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: nice little set, that. They should put them on their window Thanks, Bob. I'm on my way there now (it's conveniently on the way home from work) and my day ended about an hour and a half early (very slow week due to school

Re: PESO: Sunset over the Pool

2011-03-15 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 6:23 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, Dave. PJ, vog (after fog and smog) is air pollution caused by volcanic discharges, in this case from Kilauea. snip Whatever it is, it makes for a beautiful shot! Okay, it ~helps~ - the obvious skill of the

Re: PESO - 1 out of ~995

2011-03-15 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 11:14 AM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: During the weekend I increased the backlog of the photos that need to be sorted out by almost 1000. It was Lindyfest in Houston - a large swing (primarily lindy hop) festival. Here just one of the photos that I spotted

Re: PESO - Get to Class!

2011-03-15 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 6:01 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Duck season, wabbit season No, it's Duck Dodgers of the 24th and 1/2 Century! Fun pic, Igor. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

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