Re: GESO - small - Old Gaffers

2013-08-17 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 16/8/13, John, discombobulated, unleashed: I was thinking son père as the gaffer. Got ya boss. I mean gaffer, er -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: My paean to the Dream Cruise

2013-08-17 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 16/8/13, John, discombobulated, unleashed: And so it would be here as well - up in the business office with the bean counters. You see, it always comes back to beans ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion --www.seeingeye.tv

Re: Inspired by the old Asahi Optical logo (Darren Addy)

2013-08-17 Thread Joseph McAllister
Best so far, graphically. Joe On Aug 15, 2013, at 3:42 PM, p...@paper-ape.com wrote: On Wed, Aug 14, 2013, at 17:07, John Celio wrote: Steve, extending the descender makes it look like a giant e (A3). not what I had in mind, but i know my comment wasn't explicit i was thinking of

Re: My paean to the Dream Cruise

2013-08-17 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Godfrey. And thanks to all for the nice comments. Off for a bit of cruising this morning, then working the street this afternoon for a Monday wrap. Paul On Aug 15, 2013, at 9:14 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com wrote: Nice job, sir! G Thu Aug 15 17:02:09 EDT 2013 Paul

Re: Test test - I'm back!

2013-08-17 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I can see you - no need to get Testy :-) ann On 8/16/2013 22:21, knarf wrote: Hello, can anyone see me? New work phone and I've had a devil of a time finding an email service that will give me plain text. Trying K9. Does this work? Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” --

Re: Test test - I'm back!

2013-08-17 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Fri, Aug 16, 2013, knarf wrote: Hello, can anyone see me? New work phone and I've had a devil of a time finding an email service that will give me plain text. Trying K9. K-9 (note spelling if trying to search for it) is the best Android mail app IMO. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break

PESO - Storm over the Great Sand Dunes

2013-08-17 Thread Brian Walters
Back in May we visited the Great Sand Dunes National Park near Alamosa, Colorado. Not long after we left, a storm arrived from the south which we were able to observe from a lookout a few miles from the Park. The light on the dunes was stunning as the sun illuminated them below the

Re: PESO... Wonder Twins, take 2

2013-08-17 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Christine: My preference is for the 2nd b/w. The expressions are great to my eye, and hand positions are work well together. The first one with the fire gear is nice, but prefer the 2nd. Cheers, Christine On Aug 13, 2013, at 12:22 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Hi

Re: PESO: The Andy Warhol Bridge Covered in Yarn

2013-08-17 Thread Christine Aguila
For this shot I prefer the b/w. Cheers, Christine On Aug 16, 2013, at 9:10 AM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote: Two versions. One in color and another in black and white processed with silver efex. I kind of liked both so, there you have it. 3 shot pano, k-7, a35-105/3.5 @

Re: PESO: Path in the Woods

2013-08-17 Thread Christine Aguila
Nice path shot. I wonder how it would look in black and white? Cheers, Christine On Aug 16, 2013, at 8:33 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17485548 Comments and criticisms are invited. Dan Matyola

Re: PESO - Storm over the Great Sand Dunes

2013-08-17 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
They came out very well indeed. The lighting is dramatic and effective, and the ominous sky makes a nice image something special. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 8:51 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Back in May we visited

Re: PESO: Path in the Woods

2013-08-17 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Christine. I didn't think of this scene as a black and white image, but I will give it a try and see how it looks. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 8:56 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Nice path shot. I wonder how

Re: PESO - Storm over the Great Sand Dunes

2013-08-17 Thread Christine Aguila
Now how are we to pick from two stunning photos? Light is great. Love the drama in the 2nd one. Cheers, Christine On Aug 17, 2013, at 7:51 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Back in May we visited the Great Sand Dunes National Park near Alamosa, Colorado. Not long after

RE: Inspired by the old Asahi Optical logo (Darren Addy)

2013-08-17 Thread Bob W
Here's my version: http://www.web-options.com/Aoco.jpg B -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Joseph McAllister Sent: 17 August 2013 10:45 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Inspired by the old Asahi Optical logo (Darren Addy) Best

RE: PESO - Storm over the Great Sand Dunes

2013-08-17 Thread Bob W
Superb! I prefer both of them. B -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Brian Walters Sent: 17 August 2013 13:51 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO - Storm over the Great Sand Dunes Back in May we visited the Great Sand Dunes National

Re: PESO Sunset by the sea

2013-08-17 Thread Christine Aguila
Pretty light! Nice one Bruce. Cheers, Christine On Aug 15, 2013, at 6:17 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: I took this portrait fully 30 minutes after sunset, looking west out onto Lake Ontario, with Port Credit's shoreline to the right (you can see faint lights from the

Re: PESO watchdog

2013-08-17 Thread Christine Aguila
2nd giggle here. Cheers, Christine On Aug 13, 2013, at 4:54 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Nice giggle there ann On 8/13/2013 16:22, Paul Stenquist wrote: While shooting cars at the Mopar Nationals last weekend. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17494882size=lg

Re: Inspired by the old Asahi Optical logo (Darren Addy)

2013-08-17 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
That will fly! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 9:03 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Here's my version: http://www.web-options.com/Aoco.jpg B -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Joseph

OT: GPS Traffoc Services

2013-08-17 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
What do people use for traffic avoidance on the road? Anyone have any recommendations, positive or negative? We have four radio stations serving our area, all of which broadcast updates every 10 minutes. That is just fast enough to explain why I am stuck in traffic but way too slow to help me

Re: My paean to the Dream Cruise

2013-08-17 Thread Christine Aguila
Excellent coverage, Paul! Cheers, Christine On Aug 15, 2013, at 5:21 PM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: Paul, It is an interesting story and some nice photos, but I didn't find the link to the video, despite looking for it a few times. Igor Thu Aug 15 17:02:09 EDT 2013

Re: PAW

2013-08-17 Thread Christine Aguila
Big thanks Rob, Derby, and Brian! Much appreciated. Cheers, Christine On Aug 12, 2013, at 6:15 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com: Great shot Christine, I would hazard a guess that he didn't mind having his picture taken :)

Re: Pentax is now finally here

2013-08-17 Thread Christine Aguila
Excellent news, Subash. Have you done your annual trip up the mountains this year? Any pics? Cheers, Christine On Aug 12, 2013, at 11:42 PM, Subash Jeyan pdml.l...@gmail.com wrote: :) Pentax is finally, officially here in India. Ricoh is opening sales/service centres in five cities in

Re: 2 PANOS

2013-08-17 Thread Christine Aguila
Love both. The first certainly isn't picturesque in terms of pretty subject material. But the pano to me is a good choice because it works great to show the vastness of rugged terrain. In other words, form compliments subject here with nice dramatic results. An excellent 2nd pano with great

Re: Kirk Tuck likes the K-01 ...

2013-08-17 Thread Christine Aguila
On Aug 14, 2013, at 2:18 PM, Steve Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: I hate it when that happens. Steve Desjardins Well, how have you been, Steve? Haven't seen you in a while. Hope all is well! Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT: GPS Traffoc Services

2013-08-17 Thread Bob W
On 17 Aug 2013, at 14:17, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: What do people use for traffic avoidance on the road? A bicycle. B -- 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

Re: PESO - Storm over the Great Sand Dunes

2013-08-17 Thread Jack Davis
Beautiful shots, both. My choice is the first as it just seems a tighter, slightly more solid image. Jack - Original Message - From: Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2013 5:51 AM Subject: PESO - Storm over

Re: OT: GPS Traffoc Services

2013-08-17 Thread Stan Halpin
On Aug 17, 2013, at 9:17 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: What do people use for traffic avoidance on the road? Anyone have any recommendations, positive or negative? ... Currently, I am using the Nuvi for navigation and Waze for traffic. It is a workable system, but a couple of recent

Re: PESO - Storm over the Great Sand Dunes

2013-08-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Both of them stunners! Really nice. Godfrey -- Godfrey DiGiorgi - godfreydigio...@me.com On Aug 17, 2013, at 5:51 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Back in May we visited the Great Sand Dunes National Park near Alamosa, Colorado. Not long after we left, a storm arrived

Re: PESO Sunset by the sea

2013-08-17 Thread Bruce Walker
Darren, it is _because_ you (and most everyone on the PDML list) is picky that I post here. Each of us is driven by our own aesthetic. I'm largely unconcerned about what I see as a search for a sort of photographic purity, something that I label as a photojournalistic ethic. I prefer to control

Re: OT: GPS Traffoc Services

2013-08-17 Thread Bill
On 17/08/2013 7:17 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: What do people use for traffic avoidance on the road? Generally I use my eyes and my excellent reflexes. This seems to serve me well. Having a large 4x4 also helps, if I get annoyed by traffic snarls I can go through ditches, jump curbs, etc.

Re: OT: GPS Traffic Services

2013-08-17 Thread Charles Robinson
On Aug 17, 2013, at 08:17 , Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Currently, I am using the Nuvi for navigation and Waze for traffic. It is a workable system, but a couple of recent monster traffic jams have me wishing for something better. I agree that the Garmin traffic services

Re: 2 PANOS

2013-08-17 Thread Alan C
Thanks, Christine. Unfortunately the veld is not very picturesque in the dry season. There was actually quite a lot of game down there but you needed patience binoculars to spot it. Lots of hippos. I will do the first pano again in mid-summer when the bush is lush the river a lot fuller. The

Re: OT: GPS Traffoc Services

2013-08-17 Thread Alan C
I sympathise. I have those sort of problems whenever I am forced to go to Jo'burg alone. Thank goodness I live in a rural area my wife is such an excellent navigator! Even around here, I see a lot of the younger set have SatNavs now - signs of the times. Alan C -Original Message-

Re: PESO - Storm over the Great Sand Dunes

2013-08-17 Thread Alan C
Great shots. The 2nd really shows the power of nature. And I suppose there was lightening thunder too? Alan C -Original Message- From: Brian Walters Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2013 2:51 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO - Storm over the Great Sand Dunes Back in May we

Re: GPS Traffoc Services

2013-08-17 Thread Alan C
Last year I was held up in a long queue of vehicles on a narrow winding uphill behind a slow moving truck. Some smart guy in a Pajero decided to pass the lot on the verge suddenly found himself down a big donga (erosion hole). He couldn't do a thing until all the traffic had cleared no-one

Re: OT: GPS Traffoc Services

2013-08-17 Thread Bob W
On 17 Aug 2013, at 15:06, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 17/08/2013 7:17 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: What do people use for traffic avoidance on the road? Generally I use my eyes and my excellent reflexes. This seems to serve me well. Having a large 4x4 also helps, if I get

Re: PESO - Storm over the Great Sand Dunes

2013-08-17 Thread Rick Womer
Both are very nice; the second is the more dramatic image. I have two ideas that might bring them closer to what you remember: First, was it late in the day?  Warming up the color temp a bit might help. Second, the foreground in the second shot is a silhouette, and bringing it into the visible

Re: OT: GPS Traffoc Services

2013-08-17 Thread Rick Womer
We use Google Maps on the iPhone, and have generally been satisfied with the accuracy and currency of the traffic reports.  The user interface is a bit awkward, though, so you need someone in the passenger seat as a navigator. Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message -

Re: PESO Sunset by the sea

2013-08-17 Thread Bruce Walker
Thank you, Christine. And thanks Zos and John! On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 9:06 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Pretty light! Nice one Bruce. Cheers, Christine On Aug 15, 2013, at 6:17 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: I took this portrait fully 30 minutes after

Re: PESO - Storm over the Great Sand Dunes

2013-08-17 Thread Bob Sullivan
Brian, Wonderful photos. You put us who live in the USA to shame with such great shots in only a limited visit. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 7:51 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Back in May we visited the Great Sand Dunes National Park near Alamosa, Colorado. Not

Re: PESO - Storm over the Great Sand Dunes

2013-08-17 Thread Bruce Walker
A unique and dramatic scene, Brian. #1 is the stronger shot for me, and would look _great_ as a print. On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 8:51 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Back in May we visited the Great Sand Dunes National Park near Alamosa, Colorado. Not long after we left, a

Re: PESO: The Andy Warhol Bridge Covered in Yarn

2013-08-17 Thread John
On 8/17/2013 8:54 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: For this shot I prefer the b/w. Cheers, Christine On Aug 16, 2013, at 9:10 AM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote: Two versions. One in color and another in black and white processed with silver efex. I kind of liked both so, there you have

Re: Vivitar S1 70-210mm back from repair.

2013-08-17 Thread Bruce Walker
Great colour and texture in that Quebec City shot, Steve. On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 10:03 PM, Steve Sharpe d...@eastlink.ca wrote: At 9:08 PM -0400 8/15/13, J.C. O'Connell wrote: On 8/15/2013 4:42 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: P.J. Alling wrote: Unfortunately that lens has always been a bit wonky

Re: GESO Nekked ladies closeup

2013-08-17 Thread Bruce Walker
Hey, whatever it takes to get the shot, Don! And you got it here. Lovely colour which the dark background helps to contrast. On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 2:48 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Dan, I used the modern Pentax 50mm with an off brand screw-on close-up lens on the K-5

Re: Gaps in PDML

2013-08-17 Thread AlunFoto - Jostein Øksne
Over here it happens more often than not, actually. It's been like that for a number of years already, and gets better only in short periods. It's often difficult to follow the most active threads and the threads where people don't quote what they're answering. I used gmail for pdml for a

Re: OT: GPS Traffoc Services

2013-08-17 Thread Boris Liberman
Waze here. Works 95% of the time. Though it gets confused at times. Sent with AquaMail for Android http://www.aqua-mail.com On August 17, 2013 4:17:46 PM Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: What do people use for traffic avoidance on the road? Anyone have any recommendations,

Re: reviews on the wirecutter.com

2013-08-17 Thread Bruce Walker
I think Matthew explained it pretty well. When you focus and move what you're actually doing is rotating your neck, describing an arc, so that causes a slight change in distance between the sensor and your new wish-to-be-in-focus point. This is especially noticeable if you focus on a subject's

Re: PESO: The Andy Warhol Bridge Covered in Yarn

2013-08-17 Thread Zos Xavius
some are nice. the night shot is good. the others...a lot look like they were shot with a limited DR phone camera with the HDR filter cranked. it kind of makes me sad that they just crowdsourced the pictures only gave attribution in the form of their username in the corner. Newspapers used to pay

Re: reviews on the wirecutter.com

2013-08-17 Thread Bob Sullivan
Bruce, Very interesting. I'll have to give it a try. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 11:06 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: I think Matthew explained it pretty well. When you focus and move what you're actually doing is rotating your neck, describing an arc, so that

Peso More veggies

2013-08-17 Thread David J Brooks
This was labeled Husky cherry tomato by Bonnie plants in the pots, i like cherry tomatoes so i bought one. As you can see: http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/9529556293/ I also like sunflowers. Last year i planted several from seeds taken form a large head at a public school garden in 2008 and

Peso jay 10

2013-08-17 Thread David J Brooks
in the grass looking for nuts: http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/9529556733/ Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: GESO Nekked ladies closeup

2013-08-17 Thread David J Brooks
lovely flower, well done Dave On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 12:39 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: Since I haven't done much this week photographic (except back up hard drives) here are some delights from my backyard. This is my favorite, maybe, but feel free to browse the small gallery

Re: OT: GPS Traffoc Services

2013-08-17 Thread Larry Colen
On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 09:17:46AM -0400, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: What do people use for traffic avoidance on the road? Anyone have any recommendations, positive or negative? This will do you no good, but it will be of interest to the left coasters: http://cad.chp.ca.gov/Traffic.aspx The CHP

OT - Colorized Mono Pics

2013-08-17 Thread Steve Cottrell
I thought these 20 classic mono pics turned into colour were very well done! http://twistedsifter.com/2013/08/historic-black-white-photos-colorized/ -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion --www.seeingeye.tv

Re: OT: GPS Traffoc Services

2013-08-17 Thread John
On 8/17/2013 9:17 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: What do people use for traffic avoidance on the road? Experience. I know what roads are going to effed up around here and what times it's likely to happen. I know which ones can be avoided by taking alternate routes which ones can't. For

Re: PESO - Storm over the Great Sand Dunes

2013-08-17 Thread John
It's hard to choose really. The first shows the dunes very well second has great perspective on their location. I think I like the second just a tiny bit better (50.25% #2 vs 49.75% #1 adding up to 100% for the pair). The thing #2 has going for it is the frame of looming clouds overhead become

Re: Inspired by the old Asahi Optical logo (Darren Addy)

2013-08-17 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 17/8/13, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: Here's my version: http://www.web-options.com/Aoco.jpg I knew it was going to be something er special when I clicked on the link ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion --

Re: OT: GPS Traffoc Services

2013-08-17 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 17/8/13, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed: What do people use for traffic avoidance on the road? Anyone have any recommendations, positive or negative? I navigate with an iPhone 4s mounted in a powered cradle high up on the dash, with Google Maps app displayed, 99% of the time

Re: OT: GPS Traffoc Services

2013-08-17 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 17/8/13, Steve Cottrell, discombobulated, unleashed: I navigate with an iPhone 4s mounted in a powered cradle high up on the dash, with Google Maps app displayed, 99% of the time in straightforward North-is-up plan view. The traffic function is fairly reliable although it does occasionally

Re: PESO: The Andy Warhol Bridge Covered in Yarn

2013-08-17 Thread John
On 8/17/2013 12:13 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: some are nice. the night shot is good. the others...a lot look like they were shot with a limited DR phone camera with the HDR filter cranked. it kind of makes me sad that they just crowdsourced the pictures only gave attribution in the form of their

Re: Peso jay 10

2013-08-17 Thread John
Well, here we go again ... for some reason Flickr doesn't want to show me the photos. I just get a blank black block in the area where the photo should be. I can click on the appropriate thumbnail in your photostream and THEN Flickr will show me the photo. The photos themselves are nice. The

RE: OT - Colorized Mono Pics

2013-08-17 Thread Bob W
Walt Whitman and Mark Twain are PDMLers! B -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Steve Cottrell Sent: 17 August 2013 18:08 To: pentax list Subject: OT - Colorized Mono Pics I thought these 20 classic mono pics turned into colour were very

Re: OT - Colorized Mono Pics

2013-08-17 Thread Bruce Walker
Sacha Baron Cohen could play Nikola Tesla in a biopic. On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 1:07 PM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: I thought these 20 classic mono pics turned into colour were very well done! http://twistedsifter.com/2013/08/historic-black-white-photos-colorized/ -- Cheers,

Re: Vivitar S1 70-210mm back from repair.

2013-08-17 Thread Mark Roberts
Here's a Vivitar 70-210 S1 shot from my Italy trip: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7dd03219.jpg -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: PESO - Storm over the Great Sand Dunes

2013-08-17 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Fabulous! NO preference, both so stunning... Nothing quite like a stormy day in the desert and you captured it wonderfully - Im jeaous! ann On 8/17/2013 08:51, Brian Walters wrote: Back in May we visited the Great Sand Dunes National Park near Alamosa, Colorado. Not long after we left, a

Re: Vivitar S1 70-210mm back from repair.

2013-08-17 Thread Bob W
That's excellent - quite unusual. B On 17 Aug 2013, at 19:15, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Here's a Vivitar 70-210 S1 shot from my Italy trip: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7dd03219.jpg -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com --

Wow, did I just have a wild idea:

2013-08-17 Thread Darren Addy
teaser Step One: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/9530505813/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/9533287490/ /teaser -- Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art - Peter Galassi -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Vivitar S1 70-210mm back from repair.

2013-08-17 Thread J.C. O'Connell
On 8/17/2013 2:15 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Here's a Vivitar 70-210 S1 shot from my Italy trip: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7dd03219.jpg looks like a farm. whats the crops? -- J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: The Andy Warhol Bridge Covered in Yarn

2013-08-17 Thread Zos Xavius
I looked at their original article and the one you posted. Even the video had images just pulled from facebook. They could have just as easily used mine. The only attribution was a small name in the corner on every one. Personally, I would be pissed if they used one of my images this way. The

Re: Vivitar S1 70-210mm back from repair.

2013-08-17 Thread Zos Xavius
Wow I like all these images. I can't decide which vivitar I like best. They all look pretty sharp and have nice rendering. That S1 picture looks fantastic. So does the Quebec picture from the S2. From what I can gather, the best version according to reviews is the third Komine version. It has A

Re: Vivitar S1 70-210mm back from repair.

2013-08-17 Thread Zos Xavius
I meant to say v1 and not s1, s2 etc. not enough coffee yet. :) On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 3:48 PM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote: Wow I like all these images. I can't decide which vivitar I like best. They all look pretty sharp and have nice rendering. That S1 picture looks fantastic. So

Re: Vivitar S1 70-210mm back from repair.

2013-08-17 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob W wrote: On 17 Aug 2013, at 19:15, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Here's a Vivitar 70-210 S1 shot from my Italy trip: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7dd03219.jpg That's excellent - quite unusual. The terrain around the Cinque Terra region is all like that: Virtually no

Re: OT - Colorized Mono Pics

2013-08-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Walt Whitman IS Gandalf the Grey. G On Aug 17, 2013, at 10:49 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Walt Whitman and Mark Twain are PDMLers! B -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Steve Cottrell Sent: 17 August 2013 18:08 To: pentax list

Re: Wow, did I just have a wild idea:

2013-08-17 Thread Bob Sullivan
I'd bet Ceasar has you beat with a snake skip cover. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 2:33 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: teaser Step One: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/9530505813/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/9533287490/ /teaser --

Re: Vivitar S1 70-210mm back from repair. (Mark)

2013-08-17 Thread Jack Davis
As was true of another of your links awhile back, I'm getting a message; Hotlinking to files at robertstech.com is not permitted. Jack (?) From: Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2013

Re: OT: GPS Traffoc Services

2013-08-17 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
We have that. We even have a website where you can check traffic cameras installed by the Department of Transportation at major interstate highway locations. All of those are just a bit too late to avoid the jam. Waze is quicker that that, but sometimes inaccurate because any user can input

Re: Peso jay 10

2013-08-17 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
That's a jay with an attitude! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 12:48 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: in the grass looking for nuts: http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/9529556733/ Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural

Re: Wow, did I just have a wild idea:

2013-08-17 Thread Darren Addy
That whistling sound was Bob's comment going over my head. :) On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 4:09 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: I'd bet Ceasar has you beat with a snake skip cover. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 2:33 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: teaser

Re: Wow, did I just have a wild idea:

2013-08-17 Thread Paul Ewins
Anything like mine: http://paulewins.com/pentax/photos/chrome_6x7.jpg ? Paul On 18/08/2013, at 5:33 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: teaser Step One: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/9530505813/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/9533287490/ /teaser --

How image rotation works

2013-08-17 Thread Larry Colen
This is pretty cool: http://datagenetics.com/blog/august32013/index.html tldr: with some clever shifting, you can save a times of the sin. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: How image rotation works

2013-08-17 Thread steve harley
on 2013-08-17 17:07 Larry Colen wrote This is pretty cool: http://datagenetics.com/blog/august32013/index.html tldr: with some clever shifting, you can save a times of the sin. nice write-up about a technique i had never studied -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Gaps in PDML

2013-08-17 Thread steve harley
on 2013-08-15 8:51 John wrote I don't think all the messages are coming to my inbox. Example - Daniel J. Matyola's PESO: Orange and Brown Butterfly. I received the original post and I received Dan's reply to Alan C, but Alan's reply to Dan has not arrived here. i got them in order; i notice

Re: PESO - Storm over the Great Sand Dunes

2013-08-17 Thread Joseph McAllister
Very Nice Brian! Lucky you turned around to look behind! Joe On Aug 17, 2013, at 5:51 AM, Brian Walters wrote: Back in May we visited the Great Sand Dunes National Park near Alamosa, Colorado. Not long after we left, a storm arrived from the south which we were able to observe from a

2 PESO - at MOMA

2013-08-17 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Whose world is it anyway... http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Learning-the-K-5/30564911_mcsJ8s/1/2706468485_NBQPQRB/Large http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Learning-the-K-5/30564911_mcsJ8s/1/2706469093_t84NhsS/Large I got in for $5.00 because I have a friend

Re: PESO - Storm over the Great Sand Dunes

2013-08-17 Thread steve harley
on 2013-08-17 6:51 Brian Walters wrote Back in May we visited the Great Sand Dunes National Park near Alamosa, Colorado. Not long after we left, a storm arrived from the south which we were able to observe from a lookout a few miles from the Park. The light on the dunes was stunning as the sun

PESO - Red Water

2013-08-17 Thread knarf
I posted a sunrise photo about a month ago and someone wondered if maybe I had a shot with a bit more water in it. I do. This is it: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/08/red-water.html?m=1 The skies aren't nearly so spectacular as that only lasted about two minutes but I do like the red

Re: How image rotation works

2013-08-17 Thread David Parsons
Cool. On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 7:07 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: This is pretty cool: http://datagenetics.com/blog/august32013/index.html tldr: with some clever shifting, you can save a times of the sin. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com

Re: PESO - Storm over the Great Sand Dunes

2013-08-17 Thread knarf
Both spectacular, but the second does it for me. The mountains add so much. Just an amazing photo! Cheers, frank Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Back in May we visited the Great Sand Dunes National Park near Alamosa, Colorado. Not long after we left, a storm arrived from the

Re: PESO - Red Water

2013-08-17 Thread Jack Davis
Took a slight bit of time locating the waterfowl, but the overall mood is nice. Composition well chosen, Frank. Jack - Original Message - From: knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2013 5:34 PM Subject: PESO - Red

Re: OT ballet dancers

2013-08-17 Thread knarf
I'll leave the discussion wrt the use of the photos for now. I will say that I got a copy of ~Dancers Among Us~ for Judy last Hannukah and it is a wonderful book. Terrific concept, beautifully photographed. I highly recommend it! Cheers, frank Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Interesting

On the ground

2013-08-17 Thread Paul Stenquist
Stepped in a hole and lost my footing while shooting the dream cruise for the Times. Skinned knee and elbow along with a sprained wrist. But held my camera aloft. Slight damage to the hood of my 60-250/4, but that's it. Finished the shoot. Plenty of good pics and one newsworthy one. I'm happy

Re: PESO - Red Water

2013-08-17 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I really like this one Frank! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 8:34 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I posted a sunrise photo about a month ago and someone wondered if maybe I had a shot with a bit more water in it. I do. This

Re: On the ground

2013-08-17 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Sorry about that, Paul. I hope the injury isn't significant and that you are back to normal as soon as possible. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 9:12 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Stepped in a hole and lost my footing

Re: PESO - Red Water

2013-08-17 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Nice Red water. On 8/17/2013 7:34 PM, knarf wrote: I posted a sunrise photo about a month ago and someone wondered if maybe I had a shot with a bit more water in it. I do. This is it: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/08/red-water.html?m=1 The skies aren't nearly so spectacular as

Re: Wow, did I just have a wild idea:

2013-08-17 Thread Darren Addy
Gee, that's pretty Paul! No, mine is too far gone for restoration (I bought it with a nice 165mm f2.8 lens). Besides it is a pre-MLU model. But I just realized that it contains virtually all the parts for something WAY cool. I'm pretty confident that I can pull this off in fairly short order,

Re: On the ground

2013-08-17 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Dan. In truth it's cause for celebration. No camera or lens damage. As I was going down I was sure they were toast. I will heal. Paul via phone On Aug 17, 2013, at 9:14 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Sorry about that, Paul. I hope the injury isn't significant and

Re: On the ground

2013-08-17 Thread Christine Aguila
Sorry to hear that, Paul, but glad you're ok. Scotch. Drink some Scotch. Cheers, Christine On Aug 17, 2013, at 8:12 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Stepped in a hole and lost my footing while shooting the dream cruise for the Times. Skinned knee and elbow along with a

Re: On the ground

2013-08-17 Thread Ann Sanfedele
ouch - hope you mend quickly.. looking forward to the Sunday Times piece in the Paper ann On 8/17/2013 21:12, Paul Stenquist wrote: Stepped in a hole and lost my footing while shooting the dream cruise for the Times. Skinned knee and elbow along with a sprained wrist. But held my camera

Re: On the ground

2013-08-17 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Oh my well at least you got one newsworthy one. On 8/17/2013 8:12 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Stepped in a hole and lost my footing while shooting the dream cruise for the Times. Skinned knee and elbow along with a sprained wrist. But held my camera aloft. Slight damage to the hood of my

Re: On the ground

2013-08-17 Thread Paul Stenquist
Plenty of good ones too. But the newsworthy one is GM CEO Mark Reuss at the wheel of his 1950s Holden Paul via phone On Aug 17, 2013, at 9:43 PM, Jeffery Johnson jefferytjohn...@bellsouth.net wrote: Oh my well at least you got one newsworthy one. On 8/17/2013 8:12 PM, Paul Stenquist

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