OT:Massive Sahara dust plume headed for southeastern US, could bring sensational sunsets

2020-06-18 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
https://phys.org/news/2020-06-massive-sahara-plume-southeastern-sensational.html Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PD

Re: GESO: 24 hours - Lighthouse sunsets, east and west coast

2016-06-22 Thread Nicole Jacque
> On Jun 22, 2016, at 10:05 PM, Mark C wrote: > > Excellent set. NAJ58507.jpg is my favorite. Thanks! > Was the beach crowded with photographers? Nope. I was there pretty late, and there were a few tourists still around, a few runners and bikers, and very, very few people on the beach. The

Re: GESO: 24 hours - Lighthouse sunsets, east and west coast

2016-06-22 Thread Mark C
Excellent set. NAJ58507.jpg is my favorite. Was the beach crowded with photographers? Lighthouses along lake Michigan are often swamp with photographers on nice summer evenings. On 6/21/2016 2:52 AM, Nicole Jacque wrote: While on my trip to NJMP last weekend, I killed some time in New Jersey o

Re: GESO: 24 hours - Lighthouse sunsets, east and west coast

2016-06-21 Thread Nicole Jacque
Thanks Stan! > On Jun 21, 2016, at 2:32 PM, Stanley Halpin > wrote: > > Good idea, nicely executed. > > stan > >> On Jun 21, 2016, at 2:52 AM, Nicole Jacque wrote: >> >> While on my trip to NJMP last weekend, I killed some time in New Jersey out >> by the Cape May lighthouse. I thought it

Re: GESO: 24 hours - Lighthouse sunsets, east and west coast

2016-06-21 Thread Stanley Halpin
Good idea, nicely executed. stan > On Jun 21, 2016, at 2:52 AM, Nicole Jacque wrote: > > While on my trip to NJMP last weekend, I killed some time in New Jersey out > by the Cape May lighthouse. I thought it would be cool to shoot the > lighthouse in Santa Cruz at sunset 24 hours later on th

Re: GESO: 24 hours - Lighthouse sunsets, east and west coast

2016-06-21 Thread Nicole Jacque
Thanks Dan! > On Jun 21, 2016, at 6:05 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Fine images! > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > On Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 2:52 AM, Nicole Jacque wrote: >> While on my trip to NJMP last weekend, I killed some time in New Jersey out

Re: 24 hours - Lighthouse sunsets, east and west coast

2016-06-21 Thread Nicole Jacque
C >> >> -Original Message- From: Larry Colen >> Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2016 9:55 AM >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: Re: GESO: 24 hours - Lighthouse sunsets, east and west coast >> >> >> >> Nicole Jacque wrote: >&g

Re: GESO: 24 hours - Lighthouse sunsets, east and west coast

2016-06-21 Thread Nicole Jacque
> On Jun 21, 2016, at 12:55 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > > > > Nicole Jacque wrote: >> While on my trip to NJMP last weekend, I killed some time in New Jersey out >> by the Cape May lighthouse. I thought it would be cool to shoot the >> lighthouse in Santa Cruz at sunset 24 hours later on the op

Re: GESO: 24 hours - Lighthouse sunsets, east and west coast

2016-06-21 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Fine images! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 2:52 AM, Nicole Jacque wrote: > While on my trip to NJMP last weekend, I killed some time in New Jersey out > by the Cape May lighthouse. I thought it would be cool to shoot the > lighthouse in S

Re: 24 hours - Lighthouse sunsets, east and west coast

2016-06-21 Thread Jack Davis
uss Mail List > Subject: Re: GESO: 24 hours - Lighthouse sunsets, east and west coast > > > > Nicole Jacque wrote: >> While on my trip to NJMP last weekend, I killed some time in New Jersey out >> by the Cape May lighthouse. I thought it would be cool to shoot the >&

Re: 24 hours - Lighthouse sunsets, east and west coast

2016-06-21 Thread Alan C
The things people do! Alan C -Original Message- From: Larry Colen Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2016 9:55 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: GESO: 24 hours - Lighthouse sunsets, east and west coast Nicole Jacque wrote: While on my trip to NJMP last weekend, I killed some time

Re: GESO: 24 hours - Lighthouse sunsets, east and west coast

2016-06-21 Thread Larry Colen
Nicole Jacque wrote: While on my trip to NJMP last weekend, I killed some time in New Jersey out by the Cape May lighthouse. I thought it would be cool to shoot the lighthouse in Santa Cruz at sunset 24 hours later on the opposite coast. Larry obliged me and came along, despite the fact tha

GESO: 24 hours - Lighthouse sunsets, east and west coast

2016-06-20 Thread Nicole Jacque
While on my trip to NJMP last weekend, I killed some time in New Jersey out by the Cape May lighthouse. I thought it would be cool to shoot the lighthouse in Santa Cruz at sunset 24 hours later on the opposite coast. Larry obliged me and came along, despite the fact that it caused a delay in ou

Re: Of sunsets,sunrises and reasons they are over the top - hmmm

2012-01-08 Thread Ann Sanfedele
. The most colorful sunsets that I could see from my window came right after 9/11 ann On 1/8/2012 16:17, Rick Womer wrote: I've had a west-facing office for years, and I don't think the sunsets are any different than they usually are. What =is= different is that it's usually t

Re: Of sunsets,sunrises and reasons they are over the top - hmmm

2012-01-08 Thread Rick Womer
I've had a west-facing office for years, and I don't think the sunsets are any different than they usually are.  What =is= different is that it's usually too damned cold to go out and enjoy them, and so far this winter has been balmy. Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW

Re: Of sunsets,sunrises and reasons they are over the top - hmmm

2012-01-08 Thread Ann Sanfedele
OOOH - thats lovely, matt ann On 1/8/2012 13:08, Matthew Hunt wrote: On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 9:52 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: So there was Tom's Idaho sunrise , my NYC sunset and, on the news this morning a few more viewers photos with vivid twilight or daybreak images. I don't know if it's an

Re: Of sunsets,sunrises and reasons they are over the top - hmmm

2012-01-08 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 9:52 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > So there was Tom's Idaho sunrise , my NYC sunset and, on the news this > morning a few more viewers photos with vivid twilight or daybreak images. I don't know if it's anything more than coincidence, but I'll add this one from Western Pennsy

Re: Of sunsets,sunrises and reasons they are over the top - hmmm

2012-01-08 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Thanks for that link, John Volcano's were certainly what I thought of first, but hadn't seen any news of big eruptions to the west... just Etna Hadn't gone to look on the web for specifics I'm bookmarking that nice map :-) ann On 1/8/2012 12:48, John Sessoms wrote: From: Ann Sanfedele So t

RE: Of sunsets,sunrises and reasons they are over the top - hmmm

2012-01-08 Thread John Sessoms
From: Ann Sanfedele So there was Tom's Idaho sunrise , my NYC sunset and, on the news this morning a few more viewers photos with vivid twilight or daybreak images. and they are all over the map, literally (at least in the USA) - so I'm thinking - what did this? Did I miss noting a large volc

Re: Of sunsets,sunrises and reasons they are over the top - hmmm

2012-01-08 Thread Tom C
> So there was Tom's Idaho sunrise , my NYC sunset and, on the news this > morning a few more viewers photos with vivid twilight or daybreak images. > > and they are all over the map, literally (at least in the USA) - so I'm > thinking  - what did this? > > Did I miss noting a large volcanic erupti

Of sunsets,sunrises and reasons they are over the top - hmmm

2012-01-08 Thread Ann Sanfedele
So there was Tom's Idaho sunrise , my NYC sunset and, on the news this morning a few more viewers photos with vivid twilight or daybreak images. and they are all over the map, literally (at least in the USA) - so I'm thinking - what did this? Did I miss noting a large volcanic eruption far to

Re: Photographing sunsets - help wanted

2011-08-15 Thread John Sessoms
From: Cotty On 14/8/11, John Sessoms, discombobulated, unleashed: Ok, so now it says: "Sorry, the video at this URL has either been deleted or never existed in the first place." Apologies! I recently had to upgrade my account to pro in order to host commercial videos for clients to see. They

Re: Photographing sunsets - help wanted

2011-08-14 Thread Cotty
On 14/8/11, John Sessoms, discombobulated, unleashed: >Ok, so now it says: > >"Sorry, the video at this URL has either been deleted or never existed >in the first place." Apologies! I recently had to upgrade my account to pro in order to host commercial videos for clients to see. They rearranged

Re: Photographing sunsets - help wanted

2011-08-14 Thread John Sessoms
From: Cotty On 12/8/11, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed: "This is a password protected video" Apologies password: pdml Ok, so now it says: "Sorry, the video at this URL has either been deleted or never existed in the first place." -- PDML Pe

Re: Photographing sunsets - help wanted

2011-08-14 Thread John Sessoms
From: Larry Colen On Aug 13, 2011, at 11:37 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: On 11-08-13 2:18 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Cotty On 11/8/11, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: Dave, you reminded me of the video I shot in 2009 - in case anyone hasn't seen it:

Re: Photographing sunsets - help wanted

2011-08-13 Thread Larry Colen
On Aug 13, 2011, at 1:10 PM, Cotty wrote: > On 13/8/11, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> It makes me wish for a big PDML gathering on the left coast. One that >> doesn't exacerbate the logistical details by having a 5 hour window of >> opportunity to get tickets. > > PDML Big Sur!!

Re: Photographing sunsets - help wanted

2011-08-13 Thread Cotty
On 13/8/11, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: >It makes me wish for a big PDML gathering on the left coast. One that >doesn't exacerbate the logistical details by having a 5 hour window of >opportunity to get tickets. PDML Big Sur!!! I'm in!! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) |

Re: Photographing sunsets - help wanted

2011-08-13 Thread Cotty
On 12/8/11, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed: >"This is a password protected video" Apologies password: pdml -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com ___

Re: Photographing sunsets - help wanted

2011-08-13 Thread Larry Colen
On Aug 13, 2011, at 11:37 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > On 11-08-13 2:18 PM, John Sessoms wrote: >> From: Cotty >>> On 11/8/11, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: >>> Dave, you reminded me of the video I shot in 2009 - in case anyone >>> hasn't seen it: >>> >>>

Re: Photographing sunsets - help wanted

2011-08-13 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-08-13 2:18 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Cotty On 11/8/11, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: Same thing at GFM in 2005 or 2006, cannot remember exactly. A bunch of us headed up to the upper parking lot for sunset shots. We got there just as the sun was setting. A few guys came

Re: Photographing sunsets - help wanted

2011-08-13 Thread John Sessoms
From: Cotty On 11/8/11, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: Same thing at GFM in 2005 or 2006, cannot remember exactly. A bunch of us headed up to the upper parking lot for sunset shots. We got there just as the sun was setting. A few guys came up to us as they were packing up and said

Re: Photographing sunsets - help wanted

2011-08-13 Thread steve harley
p..some. as i recall, D-Range, on my K200d at least, matters only when shooting JPEG having a camera with wider dynamic range can help, of course, since a proper exposure can capture more of the scene (here in Denver we get great sunsets, but the sun itself is generally behind a mountain range s

Re: Photographing sunsets - help wanted

2011-08-13 Thread Bruce Walker
The password is a very strong one, unlikely to be guessed: pdml :-) -bmw On 11-08-13 4:00 AM, Bulent Celasun wrote: OK, Cotty, I am interested too ;) Bulent - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photod

Re: Photographing sunsets - help wanted

2011-08-13 Thread Bulent Celasun
OK, Cotty, I am interested too ;) Bulent - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/bulentcelasun 2011/8/13 Joseph McAllister : > Cotty always do

Re: Photographing sunsets - help wanted

2011-08-12 Thread Joseph McAllister
Cotty always does that. He is just trying to guage the level of interest in any of his presentations. the old way On Aug 12, 2011, at 14:20 , Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > "This is a password protected video" > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > > On Fri,

Re: Photographing sunsets - help wanted

2011-08-12 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
"This is a password protected video" Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 5:08 PM, Cotty wrote: > On 11/8/11, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>Same thing at GFM in 2005 or 2006, cannot remember exactly. A bunch of >>us headed up to

Re: Photographing sunsets - help wanted

2011-08-12 Thread Cotty
On 11/8/11, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: >Same thing at GFM in 2005 or 2006, cannot remember exactly. A bunch of >us headed up to the upper parking lot for sunset shots. We got there >just as the sun was setting. A few guys came up to us as they were >packing up and said we were to

Re: Photographing sunsets - help wanted

2011-08-11 Thread Bong Manayon
ing directly  at > the sun, ever. though it is hard to resist sometimes. > Okay, seriously now :-) The difficulty of shooting sunsets/sunrise is the wide exposure range between the sun and the surrounding details. I have long ago learned not to attempt to get everything unless you want to HDR

Re: Photographing sunsets - help wanted

2011-08-11 Thread Mark C
I've gotten my best sunset shots by shooting when the sun is partially set or even after the sun has set but the sky is still lingering red... It's not the sun that you want after all, but the dramatic effects of the red sun in the clouds etc. I had a friend who used to shoot s

Re: Photographing sunsets - help wanted

2011-08-11 Thread Mark C
te: Hello all you clever people When photographing a sunset (one of the two most popular photographic subjects - sunsets and women) I always get disappointed as my photographs come out, showing a white sun! I guess most people actually see the sun as red, orange or yellow, as the sun is setti

Re: Photographing sunsets - help wanted

2011-08-11 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 8/11/2011 00:08, Stan Halpin wrote: On Aug 10, 2011, at 10:52 AM, Jens wrote: Hello all you clever people When photographing a sunset (one of the two most popular photographic subjects - sunsets and women) I always get disappointed as my photographs come out, showing a white sun! I

Re: Photographing sunsets - help wanted

2011-08-11 Thread David J Brooks
On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 12:08 AM, Stan Halpin wrote: I looked back and saw such color in the clouds as I have never seen before or since. We left about 5 minutes too early. > > stan Same thing at GFM in 2005 or 2006, cannot remember exactly. A bunch of us headed up to the upper parking lot for s

Re: Photographing sunsets - help wanted

2011-08-11 Thread Paul Stenquist
I've used a spotmeter when photographing sunsets, and taken my reading from the spot where I wanted the color density to be approximately that of 18% gray, usually right next to the ball. That retains the color. However, your foreground will be dark. The solution to that is HDR or mul

Re: Photographing sunsets - help wanted

2011-08-10 Thread Stan Halpin
On Aug 10, 2011, at 10:52 AM, Jens wrote: > > Hello all you clever people > When photographing a sunset (one of the two most popular photographic > subjects - sunsets and women) I always get disappointed as my photographs > come out, showing a white sun! I guess most people a

Re: Photographing sunsets - help wanted

2011-08-10 Thread Ann Sanfedele
people When photographing a sunset (one of the two most popular photographic subjects - sunsets and women) I always get disappointed as my photographs come out, showing a white sun! I guess most people actually see the sun as red, orange or yellow, as the sun is setting. I wish someone would come up

Re: Photographing sunsets - help wanted

2011-08-10 Thread Larry Colen
On Aug 10, 2011, at 4:17 PM, Bong Manayon wrote: > On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 7:05 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >> >> How about using a small nuke a few miles behind you as a fill flash? > > We can't afford that... You're right, if we could afford a flash that big, we could afford to shoot canikon.

Re: Photographing sunsets - help wanted

2011-08-10 Thread Bong Manayon
On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 7:05 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > > How about using a small nuke a few miles behind you as a fill flash? We can't afford that... -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSC

Re: Photographing sunsets - help wanted

2011-08-10 Thread Larry Colen
On Aug 10, 2011, at 3:58 PM, Bong Manayon wrote: > You could try moving to a heavily polluted third world country and > shoot there... > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/4767421708/ How about using a small nuke a few miles behind you as a fill flash? -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com

Re: Photographing sunsets - help wanted

2011-08-10 Thread Bong Manayon
tographic > subjects - sunsets and women) I always get disappointed as my photographs > come out, showing a white sun! I guess most people actually see the sun as > red, orange or yellow, as the sun is setting. I wish someone would come up > with an easy way of avoiding these white su

RE: Photographing sunsets - help wanted

2011-08-10 Thread John Sessoms
From: "Jens" Hello all you clever people When photographing a sunset (one of the two most popular photographic subjects - sunsets and women) I always get disappointed as my photographs come out, showing a white sun! I guess most people actually see the sun as red, orange or yellow,

Re: Photographing sunsets - help wanted

2011-08-10 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Underexpose a few f stops. ann On 8/10/2011 10:52, Jens wrote: Hello all you clever people When photographing a sunset (one of the two most popular photographic subjects - sunsets and women) I always get disappointed as my photographs come out, showing a white sun! I guess most people

Re: Photographing sunsets - help wanted

2011-08-10 Thread David J Brooks
all. > D-Range "on" does help..some. > > Jack > > --- On Wed, 8/10/11, Bruce Walker wrote: > >> From: Bruce Walker >> Subject: Re: Photographing sunsets - help wanted >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" >> Date: Wednesday, August 10,

Re: Photographing sunsets - help wanted

2011-08-10 Thread David Parsons
AM, Jens wrote: > > Hello all you clever people > When photographing a sunset (one of the two most popular photographic > subjects - sunsets and women) I always get disappointed as my photographs > come out, showing a white sun! I guess most people actually see the sun as &

Re: Photographing sunsets - help wanted

2011-08-10 Thread Jack Davis
e Walker wrote: > From: Bruce Walker > Subject: Re: Photographing sunsets - help wanted > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Wednesday, August 10, 2011, 8:13 AM > On 11-08-10 10:52 AM, Jens wrote: > > Hello all you clever people > > When photographing

Re: Photographing sunsets - help wanted

2011-08-10 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-08-10 10:52 AM, Jens wrote: Hello all you clever people When photographing a sunset (one of the two most popular photographic subjects - sunsets and women) I always get disappointed as my photographs come out, showing a white sun! I guess most people actually see the sun as red, orange

Re: Photographing sunsets - help wanted

2011-08-10 Thread William Robb
On 10/08/2011 8:52 AM, Jens wrote: I wish someone would come up with an easy way of avoiding these white sun sunsets. HDR is your friend -- William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Photographing sunsets - help wanted

2011-08-10 Thread Jens
Hello all you clever people When photographing a sunset (one of the two most popular photographic subjects - sunsets and women) I always get disappointed as my photographs come out, showing a white sun! I guess most people actually see the sun as red, orange or yellow, as the sun is setting. I

Re: sunsets

2011-04-14 Thread Jack Davis
LoL...out loud!! Jack --- On Thu, 4/14/11, Larry Colen wrote: > From: Larry Colen > Subject: sunsets > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Thursday, April 14, 2011, 10:50 AM > http://instagr.am/p/DH8Ej/?sms_ss=email&at_xt=4da6c153d607d483%2C0 > -- >

sunsets

2011-04-14 Thread Larry Colen
http://instagr.am/p/DH8Ej/?sms_ss=email&at_xt=4da6c153d607d483%2C0 -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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 follow the d

Re: GESO: some sunsets (SMCP M 80-200/4.5: a sleeper!)

2009-03-30 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 12:05 PM, Bong Manayon wrote: > Just some sunsets; took out a friend's SMCP M 80-200/4.5 which was > lying around unused. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/sets/72157616081288138/ > > Two of those were my latest photos accepted in PP

Re: some sunsets (SMCP M 80-200/4.5: a sleeper!)

2009-03-29 Thread Christine Aguila
" Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2009 11:05 AM Subject: GESO: some sunsets (SMCP M 80-200/4.5: a sleeper!) Just some sunsets; took out a friend's SMCP M 80-200/4.5 which was lying around unused. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/sets/72157616081288138/ Two of those were my latest photos

Re: GESO: some sunsets (SMCP M 80-200/4.5: a sleeper!)

2009-03-29 Thread Bob Sullivan
Me too! Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 12:19 PM, Christian wrote: > Bong Manayon wrote: >> >> Just some sunsets; took out a friend's SMCP M 80-200/4.5 which was >> lying around unused. >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/sets/7215761

Re: GESO: some sunsets (SMCP M 80-200/4.5: a sleeper!)

2009-03-29 Thread Christian
Bong Manayon wrote: Just some sunsets; took out a friend's SMCP M 80-200/4.5 which was lying around unused. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/sets/72157616081288138/ Two of those were my latest photos accepted in PPG; this lens is great. Bojidar lists its availability as &quo

Re: GESO: some sunsets (SMCP M 80-200/4.5: a sleeper!)

2009-03-29 Thread Jack Davis
Extremely nice work, Bong! I remember those accepted by the PPG. If I didn't vote "yes", I didn't see them. ;) Jack --- On Sun, 3/29/09, Bong Manayon wrote: > From: Bong Manayon > Subject: GESO: some sunsets (SMCP M 80-200/4.5: a sleeper!) > To: "Pentax-

Re: GESO: some sunsets (SMCP M 80-200/4.5: a sleeper!)

2009-03-29 Thread David J Brooks
Love them all, but the first one is great. Dave On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 12:05 PM, Bong Manayon wrote: > Just some sunsets; took out a friend's SMCP M 80-200/4.5 which was > lying around unused. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/sets/72157616081288138/ > > Two

GESO: some sunsets (SMCP M 80-200/4.5: a sleeper!)

2009-03-29 Thread Bong Manayon
Just some sunsets; took out a friend's SMCP M 80-200/4.5 which was lying around unused. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/sets/72157616081288138/ Two of those were my latest photos accepted in PPG; this lens is great. Bojidar lists its availability as "used, in several years&qu

Re: PESO - Pair of Sunsets

2008-12-21 Thread David J Brooks
Both are very dramatic, but number 2 works for me. Dave On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 2:58 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote: > The same evening as the last peso, I took these sunsets - one early > and one late. > > Pentax K10D, Sigma 100-300/f4 EX @ 190mm > ISO 400, 1/350sec @ f/8.0, Ha

Re: PESO - Pair of Sunsets

2008-12-20 Thread PN Stenquist
RW> Rick RW> http://photo.net/photos/RickW RW> --- On Fri, 12/19/08, Bruce Dayton wrote: From: Bruce Dayton Subject: PESO - Pair of Sunsets To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Date: Friday, December 19, 2008, 2:58 PM The same evening as the last peso, I took these sunsets - on

Re: PESO - Pair of Sunsets

2008-12-20 Thread Bruce Dayton
there is some texture to RW> the mountains. In the first pic they look almost like a cardboard RW> cut-out, even though the rest of the photo is lovely. RW> Rick RW> http://photo.net/photos/RickW RW> --- On Fri, 12/19/08, Bruce Dayton wrote: >> From: Bruce Dayton >

Re: PESO - Pair of Sunsets

2008-12-19 Thread Christine Aguila
I have no idea which one I like better, Bruce. They are both lovely! Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: "Bruce Dayton" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 1:58 PM Subject: PESO - Pair of Sunsets The same evening as t

Re: PESO - Pair of Sunsets

2008-12-19 Thread Rick Womer
12/19/08, Bruce Dayton wrote: > From: Bruce Dayton > Subject: PESO - Pair of Sunsets > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Friday, December 19, 2008, 2:58 PM > The same evening as the last peso, I took these sunsets - > one early > and one late. > > Pent

Re: PESO - Pair of Sunsets

2008-12-19 Thread ann sanfedele
Lovely, Bruce Ain't the desert great for light ??? I have a slight preference for the first one... ann Bruce Dayton wrote: The same evening as the last peso, I took these sunsets - one early and one late. Pentax K10D, Sigma 100-300/f4 EX @ 190mm ISO 400, 1/350sec @ f/8.0, Handheld

Re: PESO - Pair of Sunsets

2008-12-19 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 2:58 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote: > The same evening as the last peso, I took these sunsets - one early > and one late. > > Pentax K10D, Sigma 100-300/f4 EX @ 190mm > ISO 400, 1/350sec @ f/8.0, Handheld > > http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/utahlake_0035.

Re: PESO - Pair of Sunsets

2008-12-19 Thread Joseph McAllister
Loverley. I love sunsets, and these are quite nice. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com On Dec 19, 2008, at 11:58 , Bruce Dayton wrote: The same evening as the last peso, I took these sunsets - one early and one late. Pentax K10D, Sigma 100-300/f4 EX @ 190mm ISO 400, 1/350sec @ f/8.0

Re: PESO - Pair of Sunsets

2008-12-19 Thread Jack Davis
Unique contrasts and tones. Dense shadows add both mystery and definition. Jack --- On Fri, 12/19/08, Bruce Dayton wrote: > From: Bruce Dayton > Subject: PESO - Pair of Sunsets > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Friday, December 19, 2008, 11:58 AM > The same

Re: PESO - Pair of Sunsets

2008-12-19 Thread Derby Chang
Bruce Dayton wrote: The same evening as the last peso, I took these sunsets - one early and one late. Pentax K10D, Sigma 100-300/f4 EX @ 190mm ISO 400, 1/350sec @ f/8.0, Handheld http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/utahlake_0035.htm Pentax K10D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 118mm ISO 800, 1/125 sec @ f/6.7

Re: PESO - Pair of Sunsets

2008-12-19 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 12/19/2008 11:58:41 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, bkday...@daytonphoto.com writes: The same evening as the last peso, I took these sunsets - one early and one late. Pentax K10D, Sigma 100-300/f4 EX @ 190mm ISO 400, 1/350sec @ f/8.0, Handheld http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW

PESO - Pair of Sunsets

2008-12-19 Thread Bruce Dayton
The same evening as the last peso, I took these sunsets - one early and one late. Pentax K10D, Sigma 100-300/f4 EX @ 190mm ISO 400, 1/350sec @ f/8.0, Handheld http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/utahlake_0035.htm Pentax K10D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 118mm ISO 800, 1/125 sec @ f/6.7, Handheld http

Re: Metering sunsets

2004-09-21 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Paul Stenquist" Subject: Re: Metering sunsets > > On Sep 21, 2004, at 8:20 PM, William Robb wrote: > > > If your shooting film, meter the forground and let the sky fall where > > it will. This will give you a fat and sassy

Re: Metering sunsets

2004-09-21 Thread Alan Chan
1) How safe is it to look through the viewfinder when you have say a 200mm lens or longer pointed at a sunset? Just don't stare too long!! 2) Is there any chance of damaging the shutter curtains or the CCD in the *istD? Even back in the days of film I sometimes worried about whether the sun could

RE: Metering sunsets

2004-09-21 Thread Alan Chan
Just meter off the orange sky w/o the Sun and you will get perfect exposure even with slides. But I prefer to use centre-weighted instead of spot in situation like this. Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan The next few days look like they wil be the same weather wize,just a few high, light c

Re: Metering sunsets

2004-09-21 Thread Nenad Djurdjevic
Two things I've always been a bit nervous of with shots directly into the sun (sunsets): 1) How safe is it to look through the viewfinder when you have say a 200mm lens or longer pointed at a sunset? 2) Is there any chance of damaging the shutter curtains or the CCD in the *istD? Even ba

Re: Metering sunsets

2004-09-21 Thread John L
Got time to find a graduated & feathered ND filter? I've found that to be a great filter for many subjects, including sunsets with foreground objects. Mine's a 0.6 ND and works for most situations. John

Re: Metering sunsets

2004-09-21 Thread brooksdj
> > On Sep 21, 2004, at 8:20 PM, William Robb wrote: > > > If your shooting film, meter the forground and let the sky fall where > > it will. This will give you a fat and sassy negative that should > > print quite vibrantly. > > In my experience, if you do

Re: Metering sunsets

2004-09-21 Thread brooksdj
> There is no "correct" way to meter sunsets. The metering scenario and > exposure depend on what you want as a final result. Best option is to > bracket your exposure, keep a record of what you did. Then, when you see > the resul

Re: Metering sunsets

2004-09-21 Thread Paul Stenquist
gray card. Then review your exposures on the d2h (doh! ;-)). Then go with what works with the 6x7. Cheers, Ry - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 5:40 AM Subject: Metering sunsets Hi Gang. The next

Re: Metering sunsets

2004-09-21 Thread Ryan Lee
Retrieving the redundant 'it's'.. (I probably typed it because of karma.. that's what I get when I doh people..) - Original Message - From: "Ryan Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 11:25 AM S

Re: Metering sunsets

2004-09-21 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 1:40 PM Subject: Metering sunsets > > I will be at the farm tomorrow for my daughters lesson and will stay until sunset to catch > the nice > reddish/orang

Re: Metering sunsets

2004-09-21 Thread Paul Stenquist
Use the spot meter and measure the point in the sky that you would like to turn out a nice medium orange or light red. The meter reading will take you right there. Paul On Sep 21, 2004, at 7:40 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Gang. The nex

Metering sunsets

2004-09-21 Thread brooksdj
Hi Gang. The next few days look like they wil be the same weather wize,just a few high, light clouds with a sunset around 7:30 est. I will be at the farm tomorrow for my daughters lesson and will stay until sunset to catch the nice reddi

RE: Shooting Sunrises/sunsets

2002-09-06 Thread J. C. O'Connell
> -Original Message- > From: David A. Mann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 3:15 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Shooting Sunrises/sunsets > > > Bill D. Casselberry wrote: > > > 1200mm is my favorite available

Re: Shooting Sunrises/sunsets

2002-09-05 Thread David A. Mann
Bill D. Casselberry wrote: > 1200mm is my favorite available focal length for this > sort of thing. I had two 2x'ers on a 300mm f4 once and > did this again. Peter, have you sold that 1000mm yet? :) Oh boy, 4000mm f/32... cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/ (out of date)

RE: Shooting Sunrises/sunsets

2002-09-05 Thread Peifer, William [OCDUS]
JCO wrote: > I'm thinking of shooting some sunrises (maybe todays?) with a long > lens Hi JCO, Don't know if this would be of interest to you, but several multiple-exposure eclipse sequences I've seen use the following technique. Shoot the horizon earlier in the day, when the Sun is not incl

Re: Shooting Sunrises/sunsets

2002-09-05 Thread Kevin Waterson
On Thu, 05 Sep 2002 01:54:26 -0700 "Alan Chan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For sunset, just meter off the orange sky without including the Sun will do. > No filter, no bracketing, but better with tripod. Also, I have found the best sunrise and sunset photos tend to be those with detail in the

Re: Shooting Sunrises/sunsets

2002-09-05 Thread Alan Chan
>I'm thinking of shooting some sunrises >(maybe todays?) with a long lens. Maybe >the 500mm or 1 meter lens (hehe). > >Seems like a tricky exposure setting. >What do I do, spot meter on the sky around the sun? > >What if I use the built in TTL meter in the camera? >Do I point away from the sun to

Shooting Sunrises/sunsets

2002-09-05 Thread J. C. O'Connell
I'm thinking of shooting some sunrises (maybe todays?) with a long lens. Maybe the 500mm or 1 meter lens (hehe). Seems like a tricky exposure setting. What do I do, spot meter on the sky around the sun? What if I use the built in TTL meter in the camera? Do I point away from the sun to meter. Wh