Re: PAW week 47--at the eye doctor

2013-11-23 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 22/11/13, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.caguila.com/paw2013/content/_IGP7406_large.html Cracker! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML

Re: PESO: Valley

2013-11-23 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 23/11/13, Attila Boros, discombobulated, unleashed: Same location where I took Clearing, a different view: http://1x.com/photo/378968 A fine shot - kept me looking! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv

GESO a few from the track

2013-11-23 Thread Larry Colen
When I was out at Sears Point a couple weeks ago, I did pull my camera out a couple times to try my hand at photographing cars on the track. I’ve got a lot to learn, and a lot of practice if I’m ever going to be good (or even competent) at it, but I did get a few OK shot. I think these were all

Re: PESO: Valley

2013-11-23 Thread Attila Boros
Thanks Jack, Richard, Ann, Frank, Paul and Cotty! It's still from the same location as my last photos, around the Red Lake in Romania. The hay stacks are indeed built around a pole with a pitchfork, in the old fashioned way. They are used to feed cattle during the winter. People are still doing

Re: PESO - Coffee 2 Go

2013-11-23 Thread Attila Boros
On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 6:26 AM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Break time for Toronto messenger Bob Zombie: http://mondociclismo.blogspot.ca/2013/03/coffee-2-go.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Fun shot. Drinking coffee on a bike, he seems to be in a hurry. What is he

Re: 14 image presentation from class

2013-11-23 Thread Attila Boros
On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 1:23 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Developed these for a 5 session class and thought to share them. https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/115638976374047590388/albums/5949223542843422017 Regards, Bob S. Excellent gallery, I especially liked the autumn

Re: 14 image presentation from class

2013-11-23 Thread Bob Sullivan
Christine, Larry, Brice, Stan, Richard, David, and Knarf, Thanks for looking and commenting. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 11:01 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: That's a great gallery, Bob. Agree with those who pick the winter joggers as the best of a terrific set.

Re: GESO a few from the track

2013-11-23 Thread Attila Boros
On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 12:27 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: When I was out at Sears Point a couple weeks ago, I did pull my camera out a couple times to try my hand at photographing cars on the track. I’ve got a lot to learn, and a lot of practice if I’m ever going to be good (or

Re: 14 image presentation from class

2013-11-23 Thread Bob Sullivan
Thanks Attila, This was a class at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois. They run a number of classes on topics from botany to photography. The class was called something like 'Invoking Inspired Images.' 7 of us got a chance to spend a couple of hours per week with a very accomplished nature

Re: 14 image presentation from class

2013-11-23 Thread Bob Sullivan
Thanks Stan, but Red and Green together would be so boring. On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 6:21 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: On Nov 22, 2013, at 6:23 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Developed these for a 5 session class and thought to share them.

Re: PESOs Grace Tonight

2013-11-23 Thread Bob Sullivan
Paul, In 5 or 10 years, Grace is going to meet the pdml someplace and find out she has a lot of internet Uncles (and Aunts). It's wonderful watching her grow up. Thanks for sharing. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 10:46 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Love the smile in the

Re: GESO a few from the track

2013-11-23 Thread Paul Stenquist
You managed to get a few good ones. More time would undoubtedly yield more keepers. The pro get a few good ones but most are very ordinary. Framing that loose makes it all pretty easy. Paul On Nov 23, 2013, at 5:27 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: When I was out at Sears Point a couple

Re: PAW week 47--at the eye doctor

2013-11-23 Thread Chris Mitchell
A terrific photo of Darrel Christine! I too immediately thought Viking. Chris On 22 November 2013 20:29, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: Weeks 42 - 47 are new, and you can view them if you like, but Darrel I got a real giggle out of week 47. The link below will

Re: 14 image presentation from class

2013-11-23 Thread Chris Mitchell
Super gallery Bob. The autumn / fall ones have excellent colour / color. And the one of the runners is a fine shot too. Chris On 22 November 2013 23:23, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Developed these for a 5 session class and thought to share them.

Re: PESO: Valley

2013-11-23 Thread Chris Mitchell
Very nice scenes. They suffer a little from being in the middle of the day by the look of the shadows. Will you get a chance to go there in the morning or evening for a bit more modelling? Chris On 22 November 2013 23:51, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: Same location where I took

Re: Peso Courthouse Stairs

2013-11-23 Thread Chris Mitchell
A very good fisheye shot. Spot on for composition. Chris On 22 November 2013 21:33, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: Cleaning up the hard drive don't remember posting this here. A link to SmugMug, Flickr and I posted it to Google + if someone wants that link. I think they are all the

Re: PESO: Valley

2013-11-23 Thread Attila Boros
On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 3:31 PM, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: Very nice scenes. They suffer a little from being in the middle of the day by the look of the shadows. Will you get a chance to go there in the morning or evening for a bit more modelling? Chris Thanks Chris!

Re: GESO a few from the track

2013-11-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
in general, I like yours more than the pro's. His are framed too loosely, can't miss that way. g On Nov 23, 2013, at 2:27 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: When I was out at Sears Point a couple weeks ago, I did pull my camera out a couple times to try my hand at photographing cars

Re: PESO - Down the Manhole

2013-11-23 Thread Chris Mitchell
Urban Peek. Well done, you've created a new genre. Chris On 22 November 2013 02:18, Richard Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: The arteries, veins, and nerves of Manhattan: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17597045size=lg (K-5, DA 16-45; 1/20 and ISO 9000. Love that high-iso and

Re: The Cynic's Photographic Dictionary

2013-11-23 Thread Steve Desjardins
Excellent. I know there's $$$ to be made with the first devoted selfie camera. Steve Desjardins On Nov 22, 2013, at 9:58 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2013/11/the-devils-photography-dictionary Enjoy. -- I don't have a problem with idiots.

Re: The Cynic's Photographic Dictionary

2013-11-23 Thread Bruce Walker
Very droll indeed. I love his def for Glamour. ;-) Thanks for sharing, Darren! On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 9:58 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2013/11/the-devils-photography-dictionary Enjoy. -- I don't have a problem with idiots. I have a problem

Re: The Cynic's Photographic Dictionary

2013-11-23 Thread Zos Xavius
These are all pretty great. That made my morning. On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 10:37 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Very droll indeed. I love his def for Glamour. ;-) Thanks for sharing, Darren! On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 9:58 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote:

Tamron

2013-11-23 Thread David J Brooks
Received n email flyer from Henrys today. Tamron 24-70 f2.8 and the 18-250 on sale. My K-10D did not like the copy of the 24-70 i bought years ago, horrible BF, but i thought i would give it a go on the K-5 after all i could adjust if need be. I clicked on the link and lo and behold they have them

Re: PESO - Down the Manhole

2013-11-23 Thread Rick Womer
Well, I don't know about that. There's a group of photographers in NYC who don't just take photos looking into manholes, they =go down there= and crawl around and shoot. http://nextcity.org/daily/entry/what-lies-beneath-exploring-new-yorks-forgotten-infrastructure is a tame example. Not

PESO - downtown Dallas - bird's eye view

2013-11-23 Thread Igor Roshchin
Even though Dallas is on the news in regards to the recent anniversary of JFK's assassination, this was not prompted by that. A week ago I was flying to Knoxville, and the plane flew by the downtown just before landing at DFW. http://42graphy.org/misc/_IR08947.jpg I am not 100% happy with this

Re: GESO a few from the track

2013-11-23 Thread Larry Colen
On Nov 23, 2013, at 3:26 AM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 12:27 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: When I was out at Sears Point a couple weeks ago, I did pull my camera out a couple times to try my hand at photographing cars on the track. I’ve

Re: GESO a few from the track

2013-11-23 Thread Larry Colen
Thanks Paul, and Godfrey, Steve and I had very different goals. He had to get a few clear shots of each car. I didn’t have to get anything and didn’t care how many I threw out. I also had the advantage of being able to spend time cropping and tweaking the shots I liked. There were a couple

Re: PESO - downtown Dallas - bird's eye view

2013-11-23 Thread Paul Sorenson
Igor - I played with this a little in PSE 10 - auto color correction, adjusted levels, adjusted shadows highlights and sharpened a little using the high pass filter. Here's what I came up with...I'll remove this in 24 hours, sooner if you'd like...

Re: PESO - downtown Dallas - bird's eye view

2013-11-23 Thread Attila Boros
On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 8:22 PM, Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com wrote: I played with this a little in PSE 10 - auto color correction, adjusted levels, adjusted shadows highlights and sharpened a little using the high pass filter. Here's what I came up with...I'll remove this in 24

Re: PESO - downtown Dallas - bird's eye view

2013-11-23 Thread Paul Sorenson
A subtle vignette might add to it a little, too. Actually, it's Igor's image, I just fooled with the processing a little, that's why I said I'd take it down if he wanted. -p On 11/23/2013 12:45 PM, Attila Boros wrote: On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 8:22 PM, Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com

Re: PESO - downtown Dallas - bird's eye view

2013-11-23 Thread Attila Boros
On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 9:21 PM, Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com wrote: Actually, it's Igor's image, I just fooled with the processing a little, that's why I said I'd take it down if he wanted. My bad. Should pay more attention before replying. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO - downtown Dallas - bird's eye view

2013-11-23 Thread Bruce Walker
Whoa! Sometimes Auto is a good thing. :-) That should inspire you, Igor. Nicely framed original shot. On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 1:22 PM, Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com wrote: Igor - I played with this a little in PSE 10 - auto color correction, adjusted levels, adjusted shadows highlights

PESO 6 AM

2013-11-23 Thread Bruce Walker
Art nude [*] in very soft light. NSFW, but I'd show it to my mother (who is not at work). http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/image/67875422934 K20D, DA* 55/1.4 @ f:2.2, 1/640th, ISO 400. Lr Ps Comments welcome, though I've probably scared you all off by now. :-) -- * neither smiling nor looking

Re: PESO 6 AM

2013-11-23 Thread Paul Stenquist
The best of the set thus far, IMO. A more natural pose than some of the others we've seen and nice lighting.. Well done. Paul On Nov 23, 2013, at 3:16 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Art nude [*] in very soft light. NSFW, but I'd show it to my mother (who is not at work).

Re: PESO: Focus Stack

2013-11-23 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Impressive Work! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 8:25 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: This stuff is fun. I put the bellows and the hundred macro onto the K3, and mounted the whole thing to a Chinese focusing stage. I then

Re: PESO 6 AM

2013-11-23 Thread Attila Boros
On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 10:16 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Art nude [*] in very soft light. NSFW, but I'd show it to my mother (who is not at work). http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/image/67875422934 K20D, DA* 55/1.4 @ f:2.2, 1/640th, ISO 400. Lr Ps Comments welcome,

Re: 14 image presentation from class

2013-11-23 Thread Ken Waller
Bob - a nnice colorful selection1 What's the class about? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com Subject: Re: 14 image presentation from class Christine, Larry, Brice, Stan, Richard, David, and

Re: PESO: Valley

2013-11-23 Thread Ken Waller
I agree, it definitely needs softer light. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net Subject: Re: PESO: Valley Very nice scenes. They suffer a little from being in the middle of the day by the

Re: PESO 6 AM

2013-11-23 Thread Larry Colen
On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 03:16:24PM -0500, Bruce Walker wrote: Art nude [*] in very soft light. NSFW, but I'd show it to my mother (who is not at work). http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/image/67875422934 Lovely photo, and excellent light. I did notice that it wasn't her eyes that the camera

D-LI90 charging: incredibly slow ... ?

2013-11-23 Thread Bruce Walker
Since I upgraded to the K-3 directly from the Pleistocene era K20D, I skipped all the intermediate models. Therefore I am using a D-LI90 battery for the first time. What strikes me is how _incredibly_ long it takes to charge. The initial charge was something like 5 excruciatingly long hours. Then

Re: D-LI90 charging: incredibly slow ... ?

2013-11-23 Thread Paul Stenquist
Normal. I have four batteries, use the battery grip and always have one battery in the charger. Batteries are cheap. Paul via phone On Nov 23, 2013, at 7:50 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Since I upgraded to the K-3 directly from the Pleistocene era K20D, I skipped all the

Re: D-LI90 charging: incredibly slow ... ?

2013-11-23 Thread Bruce Walker
Non-Pentax batteries? Pentax officials ain't cheap. :-) On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 8:06 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Normal. I have four batteries, use the battery grip and always have one battery in the charger. Batteries are cheap. Paul via phone On Nov 23, 2013, at

Re: D-LI90 charging: incredibly slow ... ?

2013-11-23 Thread Larry Colen
On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 08:20:42PM -0500, Bruce Walker wrote: Non-Pentax batteries? Pentax officials ain't cheap. :-) Third party batteries are about a 1/4 the cost of Pentax branded, and work just as well. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc --

Re: D-LI90 charging: incredibly slow ... ?

2013-11-23 Thread Bruce Walker
On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 8:26 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 08:20:42PM -0500, Bruce Walker wrote: Non-Pentax batteries? Pentax officials ain't cheap. :-) Third party batteries are about a 1/4 the cost of Pentax branded, and work just as well. Any specific

Re: PESO 6 AM

2013-11-23 Thread Bruce Walker
On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 4:33 PM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 10:16 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Art nude [*] in very soft light. NSFW, but I'd show it to my mother (who is not at work). http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/image/67875422934

Re: PESO 6 AM

2013-11-23 Thread Bruce Walker
Much appreciated, Paul. My feeling too; this is the first one I'd actually like to get printed. On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 3:52 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: The best of the set thus far, IMO. A more natural pose than some of the others we've seen and nice lighting.. Well

Re: PESO 6 AM

2013-11-23 Thread Bruce Walker
On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 6:11 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 03:16:24PM -0500, Bruce Walker wrote: Art nude [*] in very soft light. NSFW, but I'd show it to my mother (who is not at work). http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/image/67875422934 Lovely photo, and

Re: D-LI90 charging: incredibly slow ... ?

2013-11-23 Thread Paul Stenquist
Yeah, the third party batteries are fine. I just buy whatever brand bh is offering. Paul via phone On Nov 23, 2013, at 8:20 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Non-Pentax batteries? Pentax officials ain't cheap. :-) On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 8:06 PM, Paul Stenquist

Re: 14 image presentation from class

2013-11-23 Thread Bob Sullivan
Ken, This was a master class on finding what inspires you to take photos. The Arboretum offers a series of photography classes. They start with how to operate your camera thru composition, color, macro and botany - adult education and some good photographers. I wasn't sure I was qualified for a

Re: D-LI90 charging: incredibly slow ... ?

2013-11-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I normally always have three batteries for any camera I'm going to use a lot. I number them and use them in sequence. One in the camera, one fully charged in the bag, third on the charger if not fully charged. Godfrey On Nov 23, 2013, at 4:50 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: PESO - Minerals exposed

2013-11-23 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Another stunning image, Jostein! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 9:44 AM, Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no wrote: http://alunfoto.blogspot.no/2013/11/minerals-exposed.html Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: D-LI90 charging: incredibly slow ... ?

2013-11-23 Thread Bill
On 23/11/2013 7:20 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Non-Pentax batteries? Pentax officials ain't cheap. :-) I made the switch. I bought three aftermarket batteries for the price of one Pentax battery. Sorry Pentax, I won't spend that much extra. http://www.batterycanada.com/d-li90.asp I am in no