PESO: Metamorphosis

2022-03-04 Thread David Mann
My wife took these photos of a Monarch caterpillar transforming into a chrysalis today. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1157/ Cheers, Dave -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly

Re: PESO: Lake Manapouri

2022-03-04 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
ur way back across the lake. > > http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1155/#peso > > Pentax 6x7, 45mm f/4 > > More about the power station: > > https://www.meridianenergy.co.nz/who-we-are/our-power-stations/hydro/manapouri > > Cheers, > Dave > -- > %(real_name)s

Re: PESO: Lake Manapouri

2022-03-04 Thread David Mann
of the hill. We'd >> just been on a tour down into the power station (it was too dim down there >> to take photos) and were on our way back across the lake. >> >> http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1155/#peso >> >> Pentax 6x7, 45mm f/4 >> >> More ab

Re: PESO: Lake Manapouri

2022-03-04 Thread ann sanfedele
://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1155/#peso Pentax 6x7, 45mm f/4 More about the power station: https://www.meridianenergy.co.nz/who-we-are/our-power-stations/hydro/manapouri Cheers, Dave -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML

PESO: Lake Manapouri

2022-03-04 Thread David Mann
station (it was too dim down there to take photos) and were on our way back across the lake. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1155/#peso Pentax 6x7, 45mm f/4 More about the power station: https://www.meridianenergy.co.nz/who-we-are/our-power-stations/hydro/manapouri Cheers, Dave -- %(real_name)s

Re: PESO: Lake Hayes

2022-03-03 Thread David Mann
ark > > > > On 2/25/2022 4:25 AM, David Mann wrote: >> Here's another 6x7 scan that I've just processed. >> >> http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1140/#peso >> >> After I uploaded it I wondered if it'd look better with the foreground >>

Re: PESO: wood sandpiper

2022-03-03 Thread Subash Jeyan
thank you Rick. no, i did not use a tripod (f 7.1, 1/500). Subash On Thu, 3 Mar 2022 17:59:21 -0500 Rick Womer wrote: > Nice pic, and very sharp. Were you using a tripod? > > Rick > > > On Mar 2, 2022, at 9:51 PM, Subash Jeyan > > wrote: > >

Re: PESO: wood sandpiper

2022-03-03 Thread Rick Womer
Nice pic, and very sharp. Were you using a tripod? Rick > On Mar 2, 2022, at 9:51 PM, Subash Jeyan wrote: > > a portrait of wood sandpiper, a migratory bird from europe that winters > in india (among others): > > https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2022/03/03/wood-sandpiper/ > > k5iis

PESO: wood sandpiper

2022-03-02 Thread Subash Jeyan
a portrait of wood sandpiper, a migratory bird from europe that winters in india (among others): https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2022/03/03/wood-sandpiper/ k5iis and the tokina atx sd 400mm/5.6... comments appreciated, subash -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe

Re: PESO x2: Fly Agarics

2022-02-28 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
> http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1142/#peso > > http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1143/#peso > > Cheers, > Dave > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link di

Re: PESO: My Winter Hobby

2022-02-28 Thread Bill
Thanks Stan. Bill On Thu., Feb. 24, 2022, 1:56 p.m. Stanley Halpin, < s...@stans-photography.info> wrote: > Very nice Bill! > > Several decades ago I took a one-year one-night-a-week evening class on > wood working, taught in a high school Shop class facility, taught by the > HighSchool

PESO x2: Fly Agarics

2022-02-27 Thread David Mann
or 7 inches in diameter. These are just phone pics which I took to show my daughter. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1142/#peso http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1143/#peso Cheers, Dave -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: PESO: Lake Hayes

2022-02-27 Thread John Sessoms
://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1140/#peso After I uploaded it I wondered if it'd look better with the foreground reflections cropped out: http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1141/#peso Cheers, Dave -- -- Vivere in aeternum aut mori conatur -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com

Re: PESO: Lake Hayes

2022-02-27 Thread ann sanfedele
tail to be had there. Isn't slide film wonderful. I just overwrote the image and discarded the original. The updated version is at the same url: http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1140/#peso Cheers, Dave On Feb 26, 2022, at 2:46 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: Dave, the only thing that bothers me

Re: PESO: Lake Hayes

2022-02-27 Thread David Mann
lot more detail in the sky. I brought out the shadows a little but there's very little detail to be had there. Isn't slide film wonderful. I just overwrote the image and discarded the original. The updated version is at the same url: http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1140/#peso Cheers,

Re: PESO: Lake Hayes

2022-02-25 Thread ann sanfedele
: Here's another 6x7 scan that I've just processed. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1140/#peso After I uploaded it I wondered if it'd look better with the foreground reflections cropped out: http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1141/#peso Cheers, Dave -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO: Lake Hayes

2022-02-25 Thread David Mann
ence here. > > Is there some detail in the tree or sky that is on the negative, but didn’t > come out in the scan? > > Rick > >> On Feb 25, 2022, at 4:25 AM, David Mann wrote: >> >> Here's another 6x7 scan that I've just processed. >> >> http://gallery.m

Re: PESO: Lake Hayes

2022-02-25 Thread Paul Sorenson
Casting my vote for the cropped version... -p On 2/25/2022 3:25 AM, David Mann wrote: Here's another 6x7 scan that I've just processed. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1140/#peso After I uploaded it I wondered if it'd look better with the foreground reflections cropped out: http

Re: PESO: Lake Hayes

2022-02-25 Thread Rick Womer
No preference here. Is there some detail in the tree or sky that is on the negative, but didn’t come out in the scan? Rick > On Feb 25, 2022, at 4:25 AM, David Mann wrote: > > Here's another 6x7 scan that I've just processed. > > http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1140/#pe

Re: PESO: Lake Hayes

2022-02-25 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I've just processed. > > http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1140/#peso > > After I uploaded it I wondered if it'd look better with the foreground > reflections cropped out: > > http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1141/#peso > > Cheers, > Dave > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Dis

PESO: Lake Hayes

2022-02-25 Thread David Mann
Here's another 6x7 scan that I've just processed. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1140/#peso After I uploaded it I wondered if it'd look better with the foreground reflections cropped out: http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1141/#peso Cheers, Dave -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO: The Deans' House

2022-02-24 Thread David Mann
ocal landmark which I used to ride past on my way >> to/from university. >> >> http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1136/#peso >> >> Pentax 6x7 with 45mm f/4 >> >> The process is a bit painful; dust-spotting a 350+Mb file is not a lot of >> fun and I susp

Re: PESO: My Winter Hobby

2022-02-24 Thread Stanley Halpin
Very nice Bill! Several decades ago I took a one-year one-night-a-week evening class on wood working, taught in a high school Shop class facility, taught by the HighSchool instructor. I learned to use many powers tools, got to be somewhat proficient, have since built our dining table, a couple

Re: PESO: The Deans' House

2022-02-24 Thread ann sanfedele
and processing the files to get them into my database. Here's one from 2001, I think it's from the first roll I put through the Pentax 6x7. It's a local landmark which I used to ride past on my way to/from university. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1136/#peso Pentax 6x7 with 45mm f/4 The process

Re: PESO: The Deans' House

2022-02-24 Thread Stanley Halpin
2001, I think it's from the first roll I put through the > Pentax 6x7. It's a local landmark which I used to ride past on my way > to/from university. > > http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1136/#peso > > Pentax 6x7 with 45mm f/4 > > The process is a bit painful; dust-spo

Re: PESO: The Deans' House

2022-02-24 Thread Alan C
which I used to ride past on my way to/from university. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1136/#peso Pentax 6x7 with 45mm f/4 The process is a bit painful; dust-spotting a 350+Mb file is not a lot of fun and I suspect the colours of the slides may have shifted a little over the past 20 years. I'm

Re: PESO: The Deans' House

2022-02-24 Thread P. J. Alling
university. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1136/#peso Pentax 6x7 with 45mm f/4 The process is a bit painful; dust-spotting a 350+Mb file is not a lot of fun and I suspect the colours of the slides may have shifted a little over the past 20 years. I'm not great with colour-correction, and it doesn't

Re: PESO: The Deans' House

2022-02-24 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
hrough some old medium format film scans and > processing the files to get them into my database. > > Here's one from 2001, I think it's from the first roll I put through the > Pentax 6x7. It's a local landmark which I used to ride past on my way > to/from university. > > http://g

PESO: The Deans' House

2022-02-24 Thread David Mann
. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1136/#peso Pentax 6x7 with 45mm f/4 The process is a bit painful; dust-spotting a 350+Mb file is not a lot of fun and I suspect the colours of the slides may have shifted a little over the past 20 years. I'm not great with colour-correction, and it doesn't

Re: PESO: My Winter Hobby

2022-02-23 Thread Bill
Thanks Paul. Bill On Tue., Feb. 22, 2022, 8:39 a.m. Paul Stenquist, wrote: > Beautiful. You obviously possess both the skill and patience necessary to > create a true work of art. > > Paul > > > On Feb 21, 2022, at 2:12 PM, Bill wrote: > > > > I don't do much photography in the winter. No

Re: PESO: My Winter Hobby

2022-02-22 Thread ann sanfedele
ahha!  .. wow especially impressive then... ann On 2/22/2022 9:01 AM, Bill wrote: On 2/21/2022 8:06 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: Is this from a kit, Bill? like making model planes and boats and stuff? As you might recall, I work for a big box home improvement center. Every now and again a

Re: PESO: My Winter Hobby

2022-02-22 Thread Bill
On 2/21/2022 8:06 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: Is this from a kit, Bill? like making model planes and boats and stuff? As you might recall, I work for a big box home improvement center. Every now and again a customer will return a couple of boxes of special order hardwood flooring which they are

Re: PESO: My Winter Hobby

2022-02-21 Thread Alan C
Bill, those are real works of art - well done. We have a 94 year old, John v d Westhuizen, here in Phlalaborwa who has been making a living out of woodworking projects small & large all his life. He did his apprenticeship in a furniture factory in Stellenbosch when he was a teenager. He is a

Re: PESO: My Winter Hobby

2022-02-21 Thread David Mann
They look really nice. Wish I had a heated workshop. We don't get winters like yours but it still gets far too cold to work in the garage. I designed and built a mud kitchen for my daughter during the holiday. The sink came from our old kitchen. I'd had it propped up on some bricks for her

Re: PESO: My Winter Hobby

2022-02-21 Thread ann sanfedele
Is this from a kit, Bill? like making model planes and boats and stuff? ann On 2/21/2022 2:12 PM, Bill wrote: I don't do much photography in the winter. No studio access these days, too cold to want to be outside, that sort of thing. So, I found a new hobby. I make stuff out of wood.

Re: PESO: My Winter Hobby

2022-02-21 Thread Paul Sorenson
Nice work on the jewelry box.  I like the look of the finger joints.  Images aren't bad either. -p On 2/21/2022 1:12 PM, Bill wrote: I don't do much photography in the winter. No studio access these days, too cold to want to be outside, that sort of thing. So, I found a new hobby. I make

Re: PESO: My Winter Hobby

2022-02-21 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Very nice work, both the woodwork and the photography. Just don't let yourself get boxed in . About 20 years back I made several music boxes, and found it very satisfying. I also did so carving with soft stone. That was quite challenging and created a lot of dust. Keep up the nice work! Dan

Re: PESO: My Winter Hobby

2022-02-21 Thread David J Brooks
Nice work. When I retired I said I should get into woodworking, but the logs are still logs.:-) Dave B On Mon, Feb 21, 2022 at 2:12 PM Bill wrote: > I don't do much photography in the winter. No studio access these days, > too cold to want to be outside, that sort of thing. > So, I found a new

PESO: My Winter Hobby

2022-02-21 Thread Bill
I don't do much photography in the winter. No studio access these days, too cold to want to be outside, that sort of thing. So, I found a new hobby. I make stuff out of wood. Anyway, this is the most recent piece: https://flic.kr/p/2n4Qfn7 https://flic.kr/p/2n4TyLp https://flic.kr/p/2n4KjCh

Re: Peso - Cell phone snap

2022-02-17 Thread ann sanfedele
Thanks Dan - Just fyi  it isn't an Iphone... and I never had the problem when I was using my trusty old samsung t639  ... But I will say the Alcatel Go FLIP 4 has better sound on speaker mode. ann On 2/17/2022 1:24 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Great street photography, Ann! Yes, Magic

Re: Peso - Cell phone snap

2022-02-17 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Great street photography, Ann! Yes, Magic still lives. Don't feel bad, Ann; I have been using iPhones for several years, currently an iPhone 12 Pro Max, and I still often find myself in video when I want to be in photo from time to time. Worse, I find video has been running when I was

Peso - Cell phone snap

2022-02-17 Thread ann sanfedele
I was obliged to get a new cell phone by my cell phone company - still a flip phone but the camera isn't too bad.. At least I can shoot stuff outside and not kill my shoulders.. I'm still adjusting  I've unfortunately had some serious fails - accidentally triggering vid mode when I think I'm

PESO: Maui blog 17: Pacific Venture

2022-02-15 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
One of the iconic symbols of Hawai'i is the wa'a, or outrigger canoe. One of the most satisfying experiences here is paddling on the waters of the Pacific, absorbing the scenery, the wildlife, and the serenity. The experience is perhaps most satisfying in the early morning, when the ocean is

Re: PESO: red-wattled lapwing

2022-02-15 Thread Subash Jeyan
thanks Paul. and Dan, Alan and Ann. On Mon, 14 Feb 2022 11:28:55 -0500 Paul Stenquist wrote: > Nice composition, beautiful bird. > > Paul > > > On Feb 14, 2022, at 11:18 AM, ann sanfedele > > wrote: > > > > very cooperative birdie.. he looks like he is showin gyou his best > > side :-)

Re: PESO: red-wattled lapwing

2022-02-14 Thread Paul Stenquist
Nice composition, beautiful bird. Paul > On Feb 14, 2022, at 11:18 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > very cooperative birdie.. he looks like he is showin gyou his best side :-) > > ann > >> On 2/14/2022 12:55 AM, Subash Jeyan wrote: >> a photo from yesterday's birding, taken with the k3ii and

Re: PESO: red-wattled lapwing

2022-02-14 Thread ann sanfedele
very cooperative birdie.. he looks like he is showin gyou his best side :-) ann On 2/14/2022 12:55 AM, Subash Jeyan wrote: a photo from yesterday's birding, taken with the k3ii and the sigma 150-500 OS HSM. https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2022/02/14/red-wattled-lapwing/ comments

Re: PESO: Maui blog 16: Photobomb

2022-02-14 Thread ann sanfedele
It worked, even though small.. you can tell it is a whale and the minimalist sky and sea is handsome ann On 2/13/2022 10:25 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: To be honest, Ann, I had finished shooting the sunset, when I noticed a pod of whales froliking off shore, and tried several times to

Re: PESO: red-wattled lapwing

2022-02-14 Thread Alan C
Classic pose! A very handsome looking Lapwing. I still find myself calling them Plovers. In Afrikaans they are Kiewiets, preferred by many. Alan C On 14-Feb-22 07:55 AM, Subash Jeyan wrote: a photo from yesterday's birding, taken with the k3ii and the sigma 150-500 OS HSM.

Re: PESO: Maui blog 16: Photobomb

2022-02-14 Thread Toine
Nice! More photobombs please! On Mon, 14 Feb 2022, 03:43 Daniel J. Matyola, wrote: > I was trying to grab an image of the last moments of the sunset the other > evening, when my shot was photobombed by this intruder: > > http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2022/2/13/photobomb >

Re: PESO: red-wattled lapwing

2022-02-14 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Nice, sharp portrait of an attractive critter. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Mon, Feb 14, 2022 at 12:56 AM Subash Jeyan wrote: > a photo from yesterday's birding, taken with the k3ii and the sigma > 150-500 OS HSM. > >

PESO: red-wattled lapwing

2022-02-13 Thread Subash Jeyan
a photo from yesterday's birding, taken with the k3ii and the sigma 150-500 OS HSM. https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2022/02/14/red-wattled-lapwing/ comments welcome, ~subash -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: PESO: Maui blog 16: Photobomb

2022-02-13 Thread Alan Cole
I'll look forward to them. Take care. I recently saw some footage from the Cape where the inquisitive whales came right alongside the boats. Alan C On Mon, Feb 14, 2022 at 5:26 AM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > To be honest, Ann, I had finished shooting the sunset, when I noticed a pod > of whales

Re: PESO: Maui blog 16: Photobomb

2022-02-13 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
To be honest, Ann, I had finished shooting the sunset, when I noticed a pod of whales froliking off shore, and tried several times to capture the action, but this was the best I could do, given the distance and the lens I had. It is, however, the best whale capture I have managed from the shore.

Re: PESO: Maui blog 16: Photobomb

2022-02-13 Thread ann sanfedele
outrageous!  well, you can always get rid of him in photoshop.. ;-) ann On 2/13/2022 9:43 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I was trying to grab an image of the last moments of the sunset the other evening, when my shot was photobombed by this intruder:

PESO: Maui blog 16: Photobomb

2022-02-13 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I was trying to grab an image of the last moments of the sunset the other evening, when my shot was photobombed by this intruder: http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2022/2/13/photobomb K-5 IIs, smc DA 18-135 mm F 3.5-5.6 ED AL [IF] DC WR Comments, criticisms, and suggestions

Re: PESO -- Breakfast Picnic, (as promised or maybe threatened).

2022-02-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Cute little fellow, nicely photographed. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* On Fri, Feb 11, 2022 at 6:24 PM P. J. Alling wrote: > Taken last fall. > > http://webster26.epizy.com/peso/PESO--BreakfastPicnic.html > >

PESO -- Breakfast Picnic, (as promised or maybe threatened).

2022-02-11 Thread P. J. Alling
Taken last fall. http://webster26.epizy.com/peso/PESO--BreakfastPicnic.html Equipment: Pentax K-3 w/smc Pentax F 70-210mm f4.0~5.6 As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all

Re: PESO - Bread

2022-02-09 Thread Rick Womer
Alan, we use a mixer with a dough hook to mix and knead the dough, but that’s the only technology involved. Rick On Tue, Feb 8, 2022 at 23:03 Alan C wrote: > Well done, Rick. Looks good. > > Do you do it the traditional way or use modern technology? > > Alan C > > > On 08-Feb-22 08:38 PM,

Re: PESO - Bread

2022-02-08 Thread Alan C
Well done, Rick. Looks good. Do you do it the traditional way or use modern technology? Alan C On 08-Feb-22 08:38 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Many moons ago, before two offspring and two professional jobs altered our routines, my wife and I baked bread most weekends. With retirement and our

Re: PESO - Bread

2022-02-08 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 08.02.22 um 20:22 schrieb Paul Sorenson: Mmmm!  I'll bet that's really good when still warm with a bunch of butter on it. ...and some of this: http://www.sirop-de-liege.com/EN/sirop.php Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com

Re: PESO - Bread

2022-02-08 Thread Paul Sorenson
Mmmm!  I'll bet that's really good when still warm with a bunch of butter on it. -p On 2/8/2022 12:38 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Many moons ago, before two offspring and two professional jobs altered our routines, my wife and I baked bread most weekends. With retirement and our offspring being

PESO - Bread

2022-02-08 Thread Rick Womer
Many moons ago, before two offspring and two professional jobs altered our routines, my wife and I baked bread most weekends. With retirement and our offspring being independent adults, we have returned to bread baking. These loaves, from this weekend, are especially good.

Re: PESO: Maui blog 16: I'ao Needle

2022-02-08 Thread ann sanfedele
Dan.. the second photo , the one below the scale shot, is my pick .. over the first one you posted if I'ao the sky doesn't look so bland there and the geometry is more interesting.. ann On 2/8/2022 8:32 AM, Toine wrote: http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2022/2/8/iao-valley

Re: PESO: Maui blog 16: I'ao Needle

2022-02-08 Thread Toine
That's a very nice, no excellent, image Toine On Tue, 8 Feb 2022 at 08:44, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Thanks for looking, Rick. > > About the sky, this is the wet side of the West Maui Mountains, and it > almost always is overcast, if not actually raining Just beyond the needle > is Pu'u

Re: PESO: Maui blog 11: Beige and Blue Redux

2022-02-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Rick. I agree. I like this one better as an abstract; I like the Santa Fe image better as a visualization of a wonderful place. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Mon, Feb 7, 2022 at 9:06 PM Rick Womer wrote: > I

Re: PESO: Maui blog 16: I'ao Needle

2022-02-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks for looking, Rick. About the sky, this is the wet side of the West Maui Mountains, and it almost always is overcast, if not actually raining Just beyond the needle is Pu'u Kukui, which receives more than 300 inches of rain a year. As to the Size and context, see:

Re: PESO: Maui blog 16: I'ao Needle

2022-02-07 Thread Rick Womer
Dan, this would appeal to me more if it had context or scale, such as a surrounding landscape or somebody climbing it. You also forgot to arrange for the beautiful blue sky. Tsk. Cheers, Rick > On Feb 7, 2022, at 7:47 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Kuka‘emoku (a.k.a. the ʻIao Needle), is

Re: PESO: Maui blog 11: Beige and Blue Redux

2022-02-07 Thread Rick Womer
I remember that Santa Fe image. This one is also very good, though more abstract. Rick > On Feb 3, 2022, at 6:01 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Walking back from the beach earlier today, I looked up at the > beautiful blue Maui sky and how it was accented by the plain beige wall of > our

PESO: Maui blog 16: I'ao Needle

2022-02-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Kuka‘emoku (a.k.a. the ʻIao Needle), is an erosional feature which abruptly rises 1200 feet from the valley floor. This valley is rich in cultural and spiritual values and is the site of the battle of Kepaniwai where the forces of Kamehameha I conquered the Maui army in 1790, leading to the

Re: PESO: Maui blog 15: Turtle City

2022-02-06 Thread Alan C
Dan Only the Leatherback & Loggerhead Turtles breed in Southern Africa, notably on the shores of Zululand, Mozambique & various Indian Ocean Islands. Personally, I have never seen them on the beaches. I have seen footage of people viewing them offshore from their Microlights! However, the

Re: PESO: Maui blog 15: Turtle City

2022-02-06 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Alan. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sun, Feb 6, 2022 at 11:16 PM Alan C wrote: > > Dan > > Your series on the Green Turtles are very encouraging from a > conservation point of view. > > I have posted directly to you &

Re: PESO: Maui blog 13: Wait for me!

2022-02-06 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Your reply arrived. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sun, Feb 6, 2022 at 11:38 PM Alan C wrote: > > It will be interesting to see if this e-mail arrives. > > Original post cleared out. > > Alan C > > -- > %(real_name)s

PESO: Maui blog 13: Wait for me!

2022-02-06 Thread Alan C
It will be interesting to see if this e-mail arrives. Original post cleared out. Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

PESO: Maui blog 15: Turtle City

2022-02-06 Thread Alan C
Dan Your series on the Green Turtles are very encouraging from a conservation point of view. I have posted directly to you & also to the list to see what happens considering my e-mail woes. I will post more fully after I see the result. Please let me know if the e-mail directly to you

PESO: Maui blog 15: Turtle City

2022-02-06 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Divers have a spot offshore South Maui, they call Turtle Town, where one can swim with sea turtles that gather there to be serviced by "cleaner fish'' on the sandy bottom of the bay. If that is Turtle town, Ho'okipa Beach must be Turtle City, based on the number that gather there to bask in the

Re: PESO: Maui blog 14: Making Tracks

2022-02-06 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
THANKS, ANN. I REALLY LOVE WATCHING THE TURTLES HERE! Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sun, Feb 6, 2022 at 7:14 PM ann sanfedele wrote: > Nice one, Dan > > ann > > On 2/6/2022 7:09 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > >From my

Re: PESO: Maui blog 14: Making Tracks

2022-02-06 Thread ann sanfedele
Nice one, Dan ann On 2/6/2022 7:09 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >From my outing yesterday, an image of a single green sea turtle crawling across the beach to relax in the sun, just like any other tourist: http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2022/2/6/tracks K-5 IIs, smc DA

PESO: Maui blog 14: Making Tracks

2022-02-06 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
>From my outing yesterday, an image of a single green sea turtle crawling across the beach to relax in the sun, just like any other tourist: http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2022/2/6/tracks K-5 IIs, smc DA 18-135 mm F 3.5-5.6 ED AL [IF] DC WR Comments, criticisms, and

PESO: Maui blog 13: Wait for me!

2022-02-06 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Yesterday, we visited Ho'okipa Beach, a favorite of surfers and wind surfers. The beach is also frequented by green sea turtles, who swim ashore to enjoy the sun: http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2022/2/6/turtle K-5 IIs, smc DA 18-135 mm F 3.5-5.6 ED AL [IF] DC WR Comments,

Re: PESO: Maui blog 13: My Yacht

2022-02-04 Thread Alan Cole
At high tide? Great image! Alan C On Sat, Feb 5, 2022 at 8:30 AM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > In order to raise funds for my return to New Jersey, I am giving private > tours of my yacht: > > http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/yacht > > K-5 IIs, smc DA 18-135 mm F 3.5-5.6 ED AL [IF] DC WR >

PESO: Maui blog 13: My Yacht

2022-02-04 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
In order to raise funds for my return to New Jersey, I am giving private tours of my yacht: http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/yacht K-5 IIs, smc DA 18-135 mm F 3.5-5.6 ED AL [IF] DC WR Comments, criticisms, and suggestions are invited and appreciated. Dan Matyola

Re: PESO: Maui blog 11: Beige and Blue Redux

2022-02-03 Thread Alan Cole
You have a good memory & a good eye! Alan C On Fri, Feb 4, 2022 at 1:01 AM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Walking back from the beach earlier today, I looked up at the > beautiful blue Maui sky and how it was accented by the plain beige wall of > our condo building. It immediately called to mind

Re: PESO: Maui blog 11: Beige and Blue Redux

2022-02-03 Thread Paul Sorenson
I agree.  The Santa Fe image is nice but the Maui image is simpler and more abstract. -p On 2/3/2022 7:17 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Thanks, Paul and Ann. Here's my original Beige and Blue: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZQNAtU1H4VRKmeuACaPCklx-bU9rEnvx/view?usp=sharing In some ways, I

Re: PESO: Maui blog 11: Beige and Blue Redux

2022-02-03 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Paul and Ann. Here's my original Beige and Blue: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZQNAtU1H4VRKmeuACaPCklx-bU9rEnvx/view?usp=sharing In some ways, I like the simplicity of the geometry in the new version better. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery

Re: PESO: Maui blog 11: Beige and Blue Redux

2022-02-03 Thread ann sanfedele
I definitely remember your Santa Fe image that I liked a lot.. This is nice too ann On 2/3/2022 6:40 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: Great combination and contrast of colors.  Good eye to see the geometry of the tan building against the blue sky.  I think I remember your Santa Fe image. -p On

Re: PESO: Maui blog 11: Beige and Blue Redux

2022-02-03 Thread Paul Sorenson
Great combination and contrast of colors.  Good eye to see the geometry of the tan building against the blue sky.  I think I remember your Santa Fe image. -p On 2/3/2022 5:01 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Walking back from the beach earlier today, I looked up at the beautiful blue Maui sky

PESO: Maui blog 11: Beige and Blue Redux

2022-02-03 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Walking back from the beach earlier today, I looked up at the beautiful blue Maui sky and how it was accented by the plain beige wall of our condo building. It immediately called to mind one of my favorite images, a beige and blue abstract I took in Sante Fe, using one of the adobe buildings

Re: PESO: Maui blog 10: Sunset Dreams

2022-02-01 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks. I believe the barely visible item on the surface of the ocean is thew head iof a summer, sho was swimming by as I was composing the shot. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Wed, Feb 2, 2022 at 1:56 AM Alan Cole wrote: >

Re: PESO: Maui blog 10: Sunset Dreams

2022-02-01 Thread Alan Cole
Nice. I can just make out the floating pineapple. I see you haven't nicked that yacht yet! Alan C On Wed, Feb 2, 2022 at 8:36 AM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Tonight's sunset from Kamaole Beach III on Maui: > > http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2022/2/2/dream-s > > K-5 IIs,

PESO: Maui blog 10: Sunset Dreams

2022-02-01 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Tonight's sunset from Kamaole Beach III on Maui: http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2022/2/2/dream-s K-5 IIs, smc DA 18-135 mm F 3.5-5.6 ED AL [IF] DC WR Comments, criticisms, and suggestions are invited and appreciated. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery

Re: PESO 2022 - 003 - GDG

2022-02-01 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
That is a fine vehicle very well photographed to show off its style. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Tue, Feb 1, 2022 at 9:48 PM Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > I stopped by the shop doing my Lancia interior restoration today. Not

Re: PESO: Sandbathing Speckled Mousebirds

2022-02-01 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
That is quite a chaotic scene. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Tue, Feb 1, 2022 at 11:17 PM David Mann wrote: > Monkeys! And I feel hard done by with the neighbour's cats digging up our > vege garden. Nevermind the cat from

Re: PESO: Sandbathing Speckled Mousebirds

2022-02-01 Thread David Mann
Monkeys! And I feel hard done by with the neighbour's cats digging up our vege garden. Nevermind the cat from down the road who stole all of our gardening gloves. Cheers, Dave > On Feb 2, 2022, at 3:08 AM, Alan Cole wrote: > > I am posting this tale because I have been having severe e-mail >

Re: PESO: oriental pratincole

2022-02-01 Thread Subash Jeyan
thanks Ann, Dan and Stan... Ann, i shot this at 440mm @ f/10. On Tue, Feb 1, 2022 at 10:53 PM Stanley Halpin wrote: > Great colors and composition. Worthy of a page in a calendar… > > Stan > > > On Jan 28, 2022, at 10:01 AM, Subash Jeyan wrote: > > > > i was going through my archives when i

Re: PESO: Maui blog 9: Pineapple Sunset

2022-02-01 Thread John Sessoms
I'm surprised you didn't know about the Big Rubber Duck, since you're frequently a source for amusing OT (photographic) trivia & oddities. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_Duck_(sculpture) ... plus I'm pretty sure it has appeared here as a PESO at least once. On 2/1/2022 1:33 AM, Dani

Re: PESO: Sandbathing Speckled Mousebirds

2022-02-01 Thread John Sessoms
FWIW, it came through from g-mail. On 2/1/2022 9:08 AM, Alan Cole wrote: I am posting this tale because I have been having severe e-mail difficulties of late. Hopefully it will reach the list. If it fails from my Vox account I will try my g-mail account. This photo is not of much merit & is

Re: PESO: oriental pratincole

2022-02-01 Thread Stanley Halpin
Great colors and composition. Worthy of a page in a calendar… Stan > On Jan 28, 2022, at 10:01 AM, Subash Jeyan wrote: > > i was going through my archives when i came across this, from 2018: > > https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2022/01/27/oriental-pratincole-2/ > > k5iis, sigma

Giant Rubber Duck... Was...Re: PESO: Maui blog 9: Pineapple Sunset

2022-02-01 Thread Paul Sorenson
It would appear the Giant Rubber Duck traveled to Wisconsin and had his way with the ladies... https://www.dropbox.com/s/0rej39imldtoe44/Rubber%20Duck-K5-IMGP0368.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/75jcymugbrb4je2/Rubber%20Duck-K5-IMGP0369.jpg?dl=0

Re: PESO: Maui blog 9: Pineapple Sunset

2022-02-01 Thread ann sanfedele
Dan I get Alan's point... it really looks like it is sitting on the water... funny shot ann On 2/1/2022 1:33 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Not familiar with the Big Rubber Duck. I like to get a little foreground interest in my sunset images, and I had just been to the farmer's market to buy

Re: PESO: Maui Blog 8: What is it?

2022-02-01 Thread ann sanfedele
Dan - yes I did think it was broken - there are still payphone  kiosks around town here but they are just ghosts.. due to the graffiti on yours I thought it was the same... love it that they work! ann On 2/1/2022 1:29 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Thanks, Ann. The outdoor pay telephones are

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