Re: TA
On 26 Nov 2013, at 05:43, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Mature male bodies simply aren't as attractive as female bodies. Art history weighs heavily in favor of the female form. Michelangelo, among others, would disagree. G Leonardo said, and I agree with him, that Michelangelo's nudes look like a sackful of walnuts. B David and a few other masterpieces aside, however, you are correct. I think it more difficult to make the naked male body look beautiful than the female one. Doing either is far beyond my artistic capabilities. Neither gender of nudes offends me, but I must admit I prefer looking at naked women than naked men. If that makes me a sexist pig, so be it. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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 directions.
Re: TA
You just can't tear your eyes away, can you? Next time Godders is over hear we should go back to Camden Lock and recreate it. Not nude, obviously, that would just frighten people. I mean wearing mankinis. B On 26 Nov 2013, at 04:51, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Funny! I believe this is the 6th time I've seen this photo! Cheers, Christine On Nov 25, 2013, at 6:58 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: long thread. by popular demand: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/25268645/well-hung-4740.jpg interested in expression, gesture. nudes too artificial. -- 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 directions.
Re: PESO - Jesse and Moto (nsfw)
On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 2:23 AM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Balance. I didn't think I had any male nudes but then I remembered I go to messenger parties once in a while: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2013/11/jesse-and-moto.html?m=1 Not terribly artistic but hey, it's a naked guy. It's a nice party photo from some wild partying. I wonder how much can they remember from that night:) -- 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 directions.
Re: DXO does the K3....was..Fwd: Re: K-3 review as seen through the eyes of the PF
The source for K-5 raw smoothing? The source for resized K3 files? What source do you speak of Mr Boris? :P On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 11:45 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: On 11/26/2013 6:38 AM, Zos Xavius wrote: Also I must add that the k-5 does some definite noise reduction to the raw files over iso 1600, whether that's in the imaging pipeline or the firmware is neither hear nor there at this point. At 3200 on the k-5 you are most certainly trading resolution for image quality. I don't have any real figures, but I feel that looking at the files from my k-5, its easily giving up quite a bit of resolution due to noise smoothing. From what I can gather the K-3 is resolving more fine detail but yet showing similar amounts of noise when resized to k-5 resolution. That's what I have seen with my own eyes at least. To be honest they are pretty close and careful raw processing will result with more detail in the k-3 files with similar noise levels. I find pentax's jpeg engine to be not the greatest at noise reduction, but honestly, its better than some other camera makers too. Zos, can you please point me to the source of that information? I'm extremely interested to *know*. Thanks. -- 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 directions. -- 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 directions.
Re: DXO does the K3....was..Fwd: Re: K-3 review as seen through the eyes of the PF
The source of information that indicates that K-5 applies smoothing to RAW files even if I specifically set its settings not to do so. On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 1:52 PM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote: The source for K-5 raw smoothing? The source for resized K3 files? What source do you speak of Mr Boris? :P On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 11:45 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: On 11/26/2013 6:38 AM, Zos Xavius wrote: Also I must add that the k-5 does some definite noise reduction to the raw files over iso 1600, whether that's in the imaging pipeline or the firmware is neither hear nor there at this point. At 3200 on the k-5 you are most certainly trading resolution for image quality. I don't have any real figures, but I feel that looking at the files from my k-5, its easily giving up quite a bit of resolution due to noise smoothing. From what I can gather the K-3 is resolving more fine detail but yet showing similar amounts of noise when resized to k-5 resolution. That's what I have seen with my own eyes at least. To be honest they are pretty close and careful raw processing will result with more detail in the k-3 files with similar noise levels. I find pentax's jpeg engine to be not the greatest at noise reduction, but honestly, its better than some other camera makers too. Zos, can you please point me to the source of that information? I'm extremely interested to *know*. Thanks. -- 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 directions. -- 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 directions. -- Boris -- 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 directions.
Re: TA
Ah! I think I understand what you are really having an issue with in these shots, Larry: it's that the photographer is objectifying the motorcycle. He is depicting the Ducati as primarily a sexy posing support for the pretty model and taking away from its other use as a way to get from point A to point B very quickly, or from point A back to point A again around a track, extremely quickly. On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 1:20 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 08:17:48PM -0500, Bruce Walker wrote: On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 7:30 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 07:04:09PM -0500, Bruce Walker wrote: Good gawd no, Larry. You only do that for sheer comedy. Here's what happens when you pose men like women: http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/alicia-mariah-elfving-ducati-dealership Try to view that with a straight face. I dare you! ;-) I think that that page goes a long way to pointing out some of the ridiculousness that is common in photographing women. I suppose that I should have said equivalent rather than the the same pose. Ridiculous? Really? They are glamour shots. The woman looks _amazing_. Look, you and are just wired differently, Larry. :-) I think most people are wired differently than me. My idea of a sexy photo involving a woman and a ducatti would involve her wearing knee pads, and dragging them on the rumble strip at the apex of a turn. Either that or with her wrenching on the thing. What can I say, the sexiest woman I ever saw on TV might have been Kaylee from Firefly. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- 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 directions. -- -bmw -- 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 directions.
Re: PESO: Bicycle racers from a couple of years ago
Absolutely outstanding, Mark. (If only one or more of them were nude ... :-) ) On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 9:58 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/pages/fotoblog/7d905610sq.htm -- 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, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -bmw -- 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 directions.
SV: PESO - First Night in Zion
Thanks for commenting; Attila, Boris and Godfrey. Apologies to all for the non-arousing nudity. :-) Jostein -Opprinnelig melding- Fra: Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne Dato: 25. november 2013 12:39 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: PESO - First Night in Zion http://alunfoto.blogspot.no/2013/11/first-night-in-zion.html Jostein -- 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 directions. -- 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 directions.
Re: TA
On 11/25/2013 3:35 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 25/11/13, Walt, discombobulated, unleashed: The question seems to boil down to why women and men are treated differently as photographic subjects. Well, it's because they're different. Walt, I love you man. The feeling is mutual, Cotty! -- Walt -- 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 directions.
Re: TA
On Mon, Nov 25, 2013, Larry Colen wrote: Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: On Mon, Nov 25, 2013, Walt wrote: The question seems to boil down to why women and men are treated differently as photographic subjects. Well, it's because they're different. ...and why do you think they're different? There are several reasons. First of all there it's sociological conditioning. Then there is the case that the mix of emotion affecting hormones trends to skew differently in men than in women, otherwise folks who are transitioning wouldn't need to take hormones for their target gender. Most trans people I know take the hormones more for the physical effect. While it is wrong to make blanket assumptions about someone's preferences out abilities based on their plumbing, it is just as wrong to insist that everyone is the same. Statistically, men and women behave differently. For example, look at the gender distribution on this list. In a similar vein,I have had many more women ask me to photograph them than men, and they are far more likely to ask to be photographed nude. Well, yes, but as you pointed out, it really is unclear how much of that social. Moreover, the variation between individuals is much greater than the differences between the sexes (the curves overlap =90% for anything not attributable to socialization -- such as height, and even height has some social component because e.g. nutrition has social factors). -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ * * * Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- 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 directions.
Re: TA
On Mon, Nov 25, 2013, Bob W wrote: That's the way equality is. It's not a question of 'us' 'giving' exposure to anyone. Every adult is free to do whatever they damn well like providing they don't infringe the same rights of others. Doesn't matter what their bits are like - you don't have to look at them if you don't want to. All those people are 'us'. I'd be more inclined to agree without if there wasn't that pesky larger context. This is, after all, a world where women get paid less than men, have less access to political power, get raped more frequently, etc. So Frank has a point that what happens on PDML may in fact reflect that larger context. I do agree with the people who say that any changes in the PDML should come from individuals, but if you're upset that Frank brought up the subject in the first place, you need to educate yourself. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ * * * Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- 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 directions.
Re: December PUG Countdown
Well I could take a photo of my apartment... May have to bow out of this month's theme as I think of photography as a positive force for order in my life ann On 11/25/2013 16:43, Paul Sorenson wrote: Hmmm. Nothing comes to mind yet. But with 20 people (four our whom are under the age of 8) coming here for Thanksgiving there should be plenty of chaos. Maybe I'll get something then. :] -p On 11/25/2013 3:24 PM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all Only a few days left to submit for the December PUG. So far zero, nil, nada submissions. (well, there is one, but that's mine so it doesn't count...) Theme: Chaos Nom. closing date 30 Nov Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html The main requirements are: * Max. pixel dimensions: 800 x 800 pixels * Max file size: 300k * Third party equipment is acceptable provided either the camera body or lens used is Pentax. * If you embed a colour space in the image, it should be sRGB to ensure that the image is displayed correctly on line. -- 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 directions.
Re: TA
On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 9:05 AM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: On Mon, Nov 25, 2013, Bob W wrote: That's the way equality is. It's not a question of 'us' 'giving' exposure to anyone. Every adult is free to do whatever they damn well like providing they don't infringe the same rights of others. Doesn't matter what their bits are like - you don't have to look at them if you don't want to. All those people are 'us'. I'd be more inclined to agree without if there wasn't that pesky larger context. This is, after all, a world where women get paid less than men, have less access to political power, get raped more frequently, etc. So Frank has a point that what happens on PDML may in fact reflect that larger context. I do agree with the people who say that any changes in the PDML should come from individuals, but if you're upset that Frank brought up the subject in the first place, you need to educate yourself. Do you think that anyone was upset by the subject? I don't. This conversation ranks up there with the most thought-provoking and civilized that we've had in a long time. I'm glad Frank aired it, and I gather that it has been enjoyed by all. -- -bmw -- 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 directions.
Re: December PUG Countdown
On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 4:24 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Theme: Chaos I'm not allowed to take photos on my school bus, sorry Dave http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html The main requirements are: * Max. pixel dimensions: 800 x 800 pixels * Max file size: 300k * Third party equipment is acceptable provided either the camera body or lens used is Pentax. * If you embed a colour space in the image, it should be sRGB to ensure that the image is displayed correctly on line. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- 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 directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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 directions.
Re: TA
On 11/26/2013 8:45 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Do you think that anyone was upset by the subject? I don't. I haven't seen any evidence of it, either. Though, I suspect the not-so-subtle insinuation that to disagree is to reveal oneself as an uneducated buffoon could very well change that. -- Walt -- 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 directions.
Re: December PUG Countdown
Ann, it can't be worse than my basement. :-/ How about looking at some localized chaos? Closeup of cream freshly stirred into coffee kind of thing. On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 9:40 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Well I could take a photo of my apartment... May have to bow out of this month's theme as I think of photography as a positive force for order in my life ann On 11/25/2013 16:43, Paul Sorenson wrote: Hmmm. Nothing comes to mind yet. But with 20 people (four our whom are under the age of 8) coming here for Thanksgiving there should be plenty of chaos. Maybe I'll get something then. :] -p On 11/25/2013 3:24 PM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all Only a few days left to submit for the December PUG. So far zero, nil, nada submissions. (well, there is one, but that's mine so it doesn't count...) Theme: Chaos Nom. closing date 30 Nov Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html The main requirements are: * Max. pixel dimensions: 800 x 800 pixels * Max file size: 300k * Third party equipment is acceptable provided either the camera body or lens used is Pentax. * If you embed a colour space in the image, it should be sRGB to ensure that the image is displayed correctly on line. -- 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 directions. -- -bmw -- 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 directions.
More evidence that Ricoh is totally on the ball ...
12 Days. 12 Deals. http://www.us.ricoh-imaging.com/12days12deals K-5IIs + sling bag for $899 is the first one. -- -bmw -- 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 directions.
Re: K3 PEF to DNG conversion.
On Mon, 25 Nov 2013 22:24:31 +0100 Dario Bonazza wrote: 1) Install Pentax Camera Utility 5.0 and see if it has such PEF-DNG conversion feature. Thats wat I ended up using, it has a nice batch PEF to DNG conversion, and lightroom 4.4 was happy :) Thanks Dario ... -- Jan van Wijk; http://www.dfsee.com/gallery -- 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 directions.
Re: TA
On Tue, Nov 26, 2013, Bruce Walker wrote: On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 9:05 AM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: I do agree with the people who say that any changes in the PDML should come from individuals, but if you're upset that Frank brought up the subject in the first place, you need to educate yourself. Do you think that anyone was upset by the subject? I don't. This conversation ranks up there with the most thought-provoking and civilized that we've had in a long time. I'm glad Frank aired it, and I gather that it has been enjoyed by all. Maybe upset wasn't the best word, but here are some out-of-context quotes from this conversation that led me to believe that people are having some kind of emotional reaction: Paul Stenquist: Perhaps you should mount a protest at the Met. Zos Xavius: Actually I think that there really isn't objectification going on and that is your own hangups about nudity projecting here, ... Paul Stenquist: Your crusade is political correctness run amok. Try to get free of the liberal leash. [...] Actually, it looks like those were some of the earlier comments in the thread, which colored my perception even after. You are right, it's overall been a good thread. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ * * * Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- 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 directions.
Re: TA
Out of context is right. Trying to stir things up a bit, eh? Paul via phone On Nov 26, 2013, at 11:19 AM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: On Tue, Nov 26, 2013, Bruce Walker wrote: On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 9:05 AM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: I do agree with the people who say that any changes in the PDML should come from individuals, but if you're upset that Frank brought up the subject in the first place, you need to educate yourself. Do you think that anyone was upset by the subject? I don't. This conversation ranks up there with the most thought-provoking and civilized that we've had in a long time. I'm glad Frank aired it, and I gather that it has been enjoyed by all. Maybe upset wasn't the best word, but here are some out-of-context quotes from this conversation that led me to believe that people are having some kind of emotional reaction: Paul Stenquist: Perhaps you should mount a protest at the Met. Zos Xavius: Actually I think that there really isn't objectification going on and that is your own hangups about nudity projecting here, ... Paul Stenquist: Your crusade is political correctness run amok. Try to get free of the liberal leash. [...] Actually, it looks like those were some of the earlier comments in the thread, which colored my perception even after. You are right, it's overall been a good thread. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ * * * Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- 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 directions. -- 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 directions.
Re: PESO - Still Life in the Snow
Nice! Me like. -- Bruce -- Sent from Sony Tablet S knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: We got a teeny bit of snow on the weekend. It's all but gone now, at least it is down here by the lake. More significantly we are having wintry temps now. It was around -10C this morning which is cold for Toronto in November. Anyway, haven't taken many pix lately. This one from about five years ago reminded me of this weekend's dusting: http://mondociclismo.blogspot.ca/2009/01/shopping-in-snow.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- 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 directions. -- 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 directions.
Re: PESO - Evening Shift Snack
Well done. Your street skills are well beyond mine. The scene draws you in. -Bruce -- Sent from Sony Tablet S Richard Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Along the Avenue of the Americas: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17610339size=lg (K-5, DA 16-45) Comments? Rick -- 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 directions.
Re: PESO: Bicycle racers from a couple of years ago
Strong image. Powerful impact! - Bruce -- Sent from Sony Tablet S Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/pages/fotoblog/7d905610sq.htm -- 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 directions.
Re: PESO: Bicycle racers from a couple of years ago
Superb. High drama. Paul via phone On Nov 26, 2013, at 12:33 PM, Bruce bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: Strong image. Powerful impact! - Bruce -- Sent from Sony Tablet S Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/pages/fotoblog/7d905610sq.htm -- 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 directions. -- 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 directions.
Re: TA
On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 08:02:48AM -0500, Bruce Walker wrote: Ah! I think I understand what you are really having an issue with in these shots, Larry: it's that the photographer is objectifying the motorcycle. Exactly. It's terrible when they dehumanize fine motorcycles like that. :-) More seriously, I see a spectrum that goes something like: The human body as a compositional element. The human body as something beautiful, or at least visually interesting. The model as a sexual being. The model's ONLY purpose is as a sexual being. For me, there is a key difference between the last two, and a lot of cheesecake seems to dress and pose the women to convey that these women are beautiful in part because they are too dumb and helpless to do anything but be sexual objects for the pleasure of others. Admittedly, I might be more attracted to such women if we didn't bore each other to tears. They tend not to have anything to talk about that I find at all interesting, and I tend not to have anything to talk about that they find interesting, or in many cases, in a way that they understand. In normal conversation, I'm deficient at using an accessible lexicon. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- 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 directions.
Re: December PUG Countdown
A picture of a butterfly's wing would work here. B On 26 Nov 2013, at 14:49, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Ann, it can't be worse than my basement. :-/ How about looking at some localized chaos? Closeup of cream freshly stirred into coffee kind of thing. On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 9:40 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Well I could take a photo of my apartment... May have to bow out of this month's theme as I think of photography as a positive force for order in my life ann On 11/25/2013 16:43, Paul Sorenson wrote: Hmmm. Nothing comes to mind yet. But with 20 people (four our whom are under the age of 8) coming here for Thanksgiving there should be plenty of chaos. Maybe I'll get something then. :] -p On 11/25/2013 3:24 PM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all Only a few days left to submit for the December PUG. So far zero, nil, nada submissions. (well, there is one, but that's mine so it doesn't count...) Theme: Chaos Nom. closing date 30 Nov Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html The main requirements are: * Max. pixel dimensions: 800 x 800 pixels * Max file size: 300k * Third party equipment is acceptable provided either the camera body or lens used is Pentax. * If you embed a colour space in the image, it should be sRGB to ensure that the image is displayed correctly on line. -- 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 directions.
jpg oddity
I was wondering how LR would be able to handle the RAW to jpg conversion on my Chaos image for the PUG. As I suspected, the chaotic image did not compress as readily as my usual shots, and I had to bring down the 0-100 quality slider in LR. As I went through a series of trial-and-error settings, I was very surprised to find a discontinuity of sorts. At a quality setting of 70, the file was 305mb as reported by my iMac OS-X 10.7.5. At a quality setting of 69 the file size dropped all the way to 264mb. By comparison, I usually use a quality rating of 82-89 to compress one of my RAW images to a 300mb PUG submission. stan -- 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 directions.
Re: TA
On 26 Nov 2013, at 13:36, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: On 11/25/2013 3:35 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 25/11/13, Walt, discombobulated, unleashed: The question seems to boil down to why women and men are treated differently as photographic subjects. Well, it's because they're different. Walt, I love you man. The feeling is mutual, Cotty! If you two decide to shower together, make sure you get some photos for Frank. 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 directly above and follow the directions.
Re: December PUG Countdown
On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 9:23 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: A picture of a butterfly's wing would work here. I like this interpretation of the theme:) -- 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 directions.
Re: jpg oddity
On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 2:24 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: As I went through a series of trial-and-error settings, I was very surprised to find a discontinuity of sorts. At a quality setting of 70, the file was 305mb as reported by my iMac OS-X 10.7.5. At a quality setting of 69 the file size dropped all the way to 264mb. http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/jpeg-quality -- 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 directions.
Re: December PUG Countdown
on 2013-11-26 12:23 Bob W wrote A picture of a butterfly's wing would work here. and of course _anything_ could be a picture of a butterfly's wing -- 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 directions.
Re: TA
On 26 Nov 2013, at 14:05, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: On Mon, Nov 25, 2013, Bob W wrote: That's the way equality is. It's not a question of 'us' 'giving' exposure to anyone. Every adult is free to do whatever they damn well like providing they don't infringe the same rights of others. Doesn't matter what their bits are like - you don't have to look at them if you don't want to. All those people are 'us'. I'd be more inclined to agree without if there wasn't that pesky larger context. This is, after all, a world where women get paid less than men, have less access to political power, get raped more frequently, etc. So Frank has a point that what happens on PDML may in fact reflect that larger context. Well, I agree with you that the world is somewhat unbalanced in this respect, and that is where the matter of free, informed consent comes into it. It's very difficult to know in any given instance whether someone is genuinely giving their consent freely, and I think I mentioned elsewhere the matter of peer pressure, society pressure and so on. I think on a matter like this, where the people involved are apparently well informed, and living in a liberal democracy, we have to presume that they are fully aware of the nature of what they're doing, and we shouldn't try to project our own reading of the situation and our own morals onto them. At the same time we have to stay aware that others are forced or pressured into doing things they'd rather not and, as a society, offer them a way out of it if they wish to take it. I do agree with the people who say that any changes in the PDML should come from individuals, but if you're upset that Frank brought up the subject in the first place, you need to educate yourself. I imagine you mean 'you' in the general sense, rather than me specifically. I'm not upset that Frank brought it up - it's an important issue, but I think we have to be careful while striving to be well-meaning that we don't bend over so far that we either get our heads stuck somewhere, or that we turn into Puritans or the Taliban. 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 directly above and follow the directions.
Re: jpg oddity
Thanks Matthew. I wasn't particularly concerned about using a low quality setting because of articles like this that I've seen before. But I did not recall the analysis exposing the 0-100 scale as a gimmick, masking an underlying 0-12 scale. So, oddity explained. stan On Nov 26, 2013, at 2:30 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote: On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 2:24 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: As I went through a series of trial-and-error settings, I was very surprised to find a discontinuity of sorts. At a quality setting of 70, the file was 305kb as reported by my iMac OS-X 10.7.5. At a quality setting of 69 the file size dropped all the way to 264kb. http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/jpeg-quality -- 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 directions. -- 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 directions.
Re: December PUG Countdown
Just submitted my chaos. Dario -Messaggio originale- From: Brian Walters Sent: Monday, November 25, 2013 10:24 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: December PUG Countdown G'day all Only a few days left to submit for the December PUG. So far zero, nil, nada submissions. (well, there is one, but that's mine so it doesn't count...) Theme: Chaos Nom. closing date 30 Nov Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html The main requirements are: * Max. pixel dimensions: 800 x 800 pixels * Max file size: 300k * Third party equipment is acceptable provided either the camera body or lens used is Pentax. * If you embed a colour space in the image, it should be sRGB to ensure that the image is displayed correctly on line. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- 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 directions. - Nessun virus nel messaggio. Controllato da AVG - www.avg.com Versione: 2013.0.3426 / Database dei virus: 3629/6866 - Data di rilascio: 25/11/2013 -- 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 directions.
Re: jpg oddity
Stan Halpin wrote: I was wondering how LR would be able to handle the RAW to jpg conversion on my Chaos image for the PUG. As I suspected, the chaotic image did not compress as readily as my usual shots, and I had to bring down the 0-100 quality slider in LR. As I went through a series of trial-and-error settings, I was very surprised to find a discontinuity of sorts. At a quality setting of 70, the file was 305mb as reported by my iMac OS-X 10.7.5. At a quality setting of 69 the file size dropped all the way to 264mb. This is pretty well known. It also exists in Photoshop where you save JPEGs on a scale from 1-12: Quality setting 6 yields larger files than quality setting 7. (Also, quality settings 11 and 12 yield larger files but no better image quality than setting 10.) http://www.impulseadventure.com/photo/jpeg-quantization.html -- 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, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: TA
If people wanted more male nude photos then they would happen. We may have biased attitudes but for matters of taste like photography , unlike legal rights, this has to change slowly. A picture of a naked person will elicit a sexual response, positive or negative, from most people. I don't believe at all that sexuality goes away just because it's art, statue of David included. Steve Desjardins On Nov 26, 2013, at 2:45 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: On 26 Nov 2013, at 14:05, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: On Mon, Nov 25, 2013, Bob W wrote: That's the way equality is. It's not a question of 'us' 'giving' exposure to anyone. Every adult is free to do whatever they damn well like providing they don't infringe the same rights of others. Doesn't matter what their bits are like - you don't have to look at them if you don't want to. All those people are 'us'. I'd be more inclined to agree without if there wasn't that pesky larger context. This is, after all, a world where women get paid less than men, have less access to political power, get raped more frequently, etc. So Frank has a point that what happens on PDML may in fact reflect that larger context. Well, I agree with you that the world is somewhat unbalanced in this respect, and that is where the matter of free, informed consent comes into it. It's very difficult to know in any given instance whether someone is genuinely giving their consent freely, and I think I mentioned elsewhere the matter of peer pressure, society pressure and so on. I think on a matter like this, where the people involved are apparently well informed, and living in a liberal democracy, we have to presume that they are fully aware of the nature of what they're doing, and we shouldn't try to project our own reading of the situation and our own morals onto them. At the same time we have to stay aware that others are forced or pressured into doing things they'd rather not and, as a society, offer them a way out of it if they wish to take it. I do agree with the people who say that any changes in the PDML should come from individuals, but if you're upset that Frank brought up the subject in the first place, you need to educate yourself. I imagine you mean 'you' in the general sense, rather than me specifically. I'm not upset that Frank brought it up - it's an important issue, but I think we have to be careful while striving to be well-meaning that we don't bend over so far that we either get our heads stuck somewhere, or that we turn into Puritans or the Taliban. 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 directly above and follow the directions. -- 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 directions.
PESO: Birthday Cake
I was up until 11:30 last night making this cake for my wife's birthday :) http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/710/#peso Here it is with candles lit... http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/711/#peso I'd like to have used more pieces but that would have needed a lot more cake. Cutting the pieces smaller would have been a bit fiddly to cut and probably make them too fragile to coat. Cheers, Dave -- 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 directions.
Upcoming trip: NOLA
So, it looks like I'll be going on a little road trip with a friend next week, to New Orleans. Anybody have any suggestions for where to go for photographic purposes? (Hell isn't an option. Sorry.) I'd like to get interesting shots, rather than provide a vicarious sight-seeing tour for potential viewers when I get back. So any interesting places you may be able to point me to would be much appreciated. Thanks! -- Walt -- 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 directions.
Re: TA
Right. Which is why I've said from the beginning that I am not trying to tell anyone what or who they should photograph or even what they should post. I guess I was trying to point out the obvious imbalance along with what that might mean. I don't advocate quotas or censorship or anything of the sort. It's just a very troubling issue to me. I don't want a Morality Police (whether Christian, Islamic or otherwise) to dictate what we can do here. Am I well-meaning? I guess. Is my head stuck up my arse? Possibly. Do I want fairer and even-handed portrayals of genders? Yup. Cheers, frank Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I imagine you mean 'you' in the general sense, rather than me specifically. I'm not upset that Frank brought it up - it's an important issue, but I think we have to be careful while striving to be well-meaning that we don't bend over so far that we either get our heads stuck somewhere, or that we turn into Puritans or the Taliban. B “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- 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 directions.
Re: TA
I certainly hope you don't think I said (or even thought) that, Walt. Cheers, frank Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: I haven't seen any evidence of it, either. Though, I suspect the not-so-subtle insinuation that to disagree is to reveal oneself as an uneducated buffoon could very well change that. -- Walt “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- 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 directions.
Re: TA
Of course not, Frank. I can't imagine anything like that ever crossing your mind. I was referring to Aahz's admonition to those who are supposedly upset by your post to educate themselves. He's since clarified himself, acknowledging that upset might not have been the best choice of words -- though the presumed lack of education as an explanation for disagreement still hangs there. I'm personally not offended by your position in the least, and think it's admirable that you're acting on your conscience. Giving up naked ladies ain't easy. I just happen to not share your view on the matter -- but I certainly don't begrudge you for it. -- Walt On 11/26/2013 2:42 PM, knarf wrote: I certainly hope you don't think I said (or even thought) that, Walt. Cheers, frank Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: I haven't seen any evidence of it, either. Though, I suspect the not-so-subtle insinuation that to disagree is to reveal oneself as an uneducated buffoon could very well change that. -- Walt “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- 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 directions.
Re: TA
On Nov 26, 2013, at 3:55 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Of course not, Frank. I can't imagine anything like that ever crossing your mind. I was referring to Aahz's admonition to those who are supposedly upset by your post to educate themselves. He's since clarified himself, acknowledging that upset might not have been the best choice of words -- though the presumed lack of education as an explanation for disagreement still hangs there. I'm personally not offended by your position in the least, and think it's admirable that you're acting on your conscience. Giving up naked ladies ain't easy. I just happen to not share your view on the matter -- but I certainly don't begrudge you for it. Nor do I, although I do stand behind what I said. (Frank and I have been pals for a long time, although we hold markedly different positions on a whole range of subjects.) I do believe political correctness has spun out of control, and that the population as a whole spends way too much time worrying about what others are thinking or doing. I found Aahz's out-of-context repetition of my remarks offensive, inflammatory and childish, but I would defend his right to do it. Paul -- Walt On 11/26/2013 2:42 PM, knarf wrote: I certainly hope you don't think I said (or even thought) that, Walt. Cheers, frank Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: I haven't seen any evidence of it, either. Though, I suspect the not-so-subtle insinuation that to disagree is to reveal oneself as an uneducated buffoon could very well change that. -- Walt “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- 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 directions. -- 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 directions.
Re: jpg oddity
And I've noticed something similar in PS - with some images, lowering the quality slider will sometimes produce larger jpeg files. I remember reading why this occurs but have since forgotten. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info Subject: jpg oddity I was wondering how LR would be able to handle the RAW to jpg conversion on my Chaos image for the PUG. As I suspected, the chaotic image did not compress as readily as my usual shots, and I had to bring down the 0-100 quality slider in LR. As I went through a series of trial-and-error settings, I was very surprised to find a discontinuity of sorts. At a quality setting of 70, the file was 305mb as reported by my iMac OS-X 10.7.5. At a quality setting of 69 the file size dropped all the way to 264mb. By comparison, I usually use a quality rating of 82-89 to compress one of my RAW images to a 300mb PUG submission. stan -- 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 directions.
Re: PESO: Birthday Cake
that is just about the nerdiest thing I've ever heard of! But very nice ;o) B On 26 Nov 2013, at 20:37, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: I was up until 11:30 last night making this cake for my wife's birthday :) http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/710/#peso Here it is with candles lit... http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/711/#peso I'd like to have used more pieces but that would have needed a lot more cake. Cutting the pieces smaller would have been a bit fiddly to cut and probably make them too fragile to coat. -- 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 directions.
Re: TA
On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 3:55 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Giving up naked ladies ain't easy. MARK! ... of the sitting-duck variety. -- -bmw -- 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 directions.
Re: PESO: Birthday Cake
On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 10:37 PM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: I was up until 11:30 last night making this cake for my wife's birthday :) http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/710/#peso Here it is with candles lit... http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/711/#peso I'd like to have used more pieces but that would have needed a lot more cake. Cutting the pieces smaller would have been a bit fiddly to cut and probably make them too fragile to coat. Cheers, Dave Certainly very original and looks nice! -- 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 directions.
Re: PESO: Birthday Cake
Awe.some! You should get an Internet Award for that effort. I bet your wife just loves it. :-) On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 3:37 PM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: I was up until 11:30 last night making this cake for my wife's birthday :) http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/710/#peso Here it is with candles lit... http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/711/#peso I'd like to have used more pieces but that would have needed a lot more cake. Cutting the pieces smaller would have been a bit fiddly to cut and probably make them too fragile to coat. Cheers, Dave -- 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 directions. -- -bmw -- 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 directions.
Re: PESO: Birthday Cake
Your wife is very, very lucky. My congratulations :) By the way, is she a physical geometrician? Or, a cubist? :) Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun 2013/11/26 David Mann dmann...@gmail.com: I was up until 11:30 last night making this cake for my wife's birthday :) http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/710/#peso Here it is with candles lit... http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/711/#peso I'd like to have used more pieces but that would have needed a lot more cake. Cutting the pieces smaller would have been a bit fiddly to cut and probably make them too fragile to coat. Cheers, Dave -- 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 directions. -- 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 directions.
Re: PESO: Birthday Cake
The last video game I played . It was addictive. Perhaps your cake will be as well! Paul via phone On Nov 26, 2013, at 4:17 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Awe.some! You should get an Internet Award for that effort. I bet your wife just loves it. :-) On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 3:37 PM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: I was up until 11:30 last night making this cake for my wife's birthday :) http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/710/#peso Here it is with candles lit... http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/711/#peso I'd like to have used more pieces but that would have needed a lot more cake. Cutting the pieces smaller would have been a bit fiddly to cut and probably make them too fragile to coat. Cheers, Dave -- 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 directions. -- -bmw -- 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 directions. -- 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 directions.
Re: PESO: Birthday Cake
I, for one, have had it up to HERE with this shameless objectification of cake on the PDML. On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 3:38 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: The last video game I played . It was addictive. Perhaps your cake will be as well! Paul via phone On Nov 26, 2013, at 4:17 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Awe.some! You should get an Internet Award for that effort. I bet your wife just loves it. :-) On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 3:37 PM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: I was up until 11:30 last night making this cake for my wife's birthday :) http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/710/#peso Here it is with candles lit... http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/711/#peso I'd like to have used more pieces but that would have needed a lot more cake. Cutting the pieces smaller would have been a bit fiddly to cut and probably make them too fragile to coat. Cheers, Dave -- 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 directions. -- -bmw -- 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 directions. -- 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 directions. -- I don't have a problem with idiots. I have a problem with the fact that they have an internet connection. -- 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 directions.
Re: Upcoming trip: NOLA
Bourbon St and surroundings obviously. Also, pictures or not, I would strongly recommend the WWII museum. It's $30 but well worth it. Steve Desjardins On Nov 26, 2013, at 3:38 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: So, it looks like I'll be going on a little road trip with a friend next week, to New Orleans. Anybody have any suggestions for where to go for photographic purposes? (Hell isn't an option. Sorry.) I'd like to get interesting shots, rather than provide a vicarious sight-seeing tour for potential viewers when I get back. So any interesting places you may be able to point me to would be much appreciated. Thanks! -- Walt -- 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 directions. -- 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 directions.
Re: PESO: Birthday Cake
On Nov 26, 2013, at 2:58 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: I, for one, have had it up to HERE with this shameless objectification of cake on the PDML. MARK! Here's to cake! Looks darn good! G -- 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 directions.
Re: PESO: Birthday Cake
You should be proud as hell of that, David. Well done! -- Walt On 11/26/2013 2:37 PM, David Mann wrote: I was up until 11:30 last night making this cake for my wife's birthday :) http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/710/#peso Here it is with candles lit... http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/711/#peso I'd like to have used more pieces but that would have needed a lot more cake. Cutting the pieces smaller would have been a bit fiddly to cut and probably make them too fragile to coat. Cheers, Dave -- 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 directions.
Re: TA
On 26/11/13, knarf, discombobulated, unleashed: I don't want a Morality Police (whether Christian, Islamic or otherwise) to dictate what we can do here. Skofteland is around? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- 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 directions.
Sony A7 and A7r reviewed by DigitalRev
I imagine some of you hate Kai's style of reviewing, but I thoroughly enjoy his irreverence. Anyway, he actually...well...I'll let you watch the review to find out what he thinks of these FF Sonys (or is it Sonies?): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUJc83wV6iA If only their lenses weren't so humongous, they could be contenders for Miserere's stable of street cameras, especially at $1,700 for the A7. Cheers, —M. \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- 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 directions.
Re: TA
I'm weighing in on this one quite late, but here goes. Bruce was mentioned in the OP, so I just want to say that frankly (no pun intended) his recent nude work is less sexual than the clothed/implied nude stuff that I've been doing recently. Nudity doesn't always equate to sex. As to the question of the gender/subject imbalance, it's not rocket surgery: most photographers a male, most males like girls. Our lizard brains dictate that we shoot that which we find pleasing to look at, be it sunsets, flowers, cats or women. But there is more to it than that. Females as a photographic subject are easier to shoot gives you more options. You can make them look strong, demure, angry, sexy etc and the images will work. Not too many male models appreciate looking demure effeminate. The most common looks for photos of males are moody, angry strong. That gets boring IMO (I've not shot male nudes, but I have done a few shirt off portrait/figure shoots). Also it's more difficult to find blokes willing to get their wang out in a photo those that do tend to have exhibitionist tendencies (this is based on the experiences of a couple of photographer friends who worked with guys on fine art nude projects). I've tried to organize shoots with guys to get more testosterone into my portfolio of studio work, but the talent pool is a lot smaller, the types of people I really want to shoot (male fitness types) are flighty unreliable. Iif you think women are the only ones with body image issues, you've never met a bodybuilder between competitions. Cheers, Dave On 26 November 2013 02:28, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Maybe I will... However, in the meanwhile my solution is to not comment on female nudes until a more equitable ratio of female to male nudes is presented. As I said earlier, last thing I would do is tell anyone what they should or shouldn't photograph. Cheers, frank John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: I think Paul had a point though. If YOU think it's a problem, YOU are the one who should do something about supplying a solution. On 11/25/2013 12:32 AM, knarf wrote: I don't have a hang up on nudity at all. I'm not offended by seeing naked bodies, either male or female. I also disagree with statements that the female body is more aesthetically pleasing than the male. It's different but not more beautiful. Some of the best nudes I've seen are of men. I can be sexually aroused by a woman's body but that's not a problem either. It's that we simply don't show male nudes here. It doesn't have to be 50/50; I don't know what it should be, just that the ratio here is not right. That's treating men and women differently when it comes to body portrayals and while I won't say it's wrong I will say I don't like it. Cheers, frank Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote: I understand your point Frank, but I think that Paul has a valid point. Women are much more aesthetically pleasing than men to many. I don't object to either male or female nudes really. Its 2013, not 1892, but that's me. Mind you this is also coming from the guy that wishes more women wore dresses and knew how to cook (a dying breed), so maybe I'm just old fashioned in my own ways. I guess you object to women being the focus. Fair enough, but for what its worth not many people desire to see naked men. When it comes to women though, even completely straight females seem to appreciate the female form. I've had countless women tell me that they vastly prefer to look at other females nude, so maybe there is something to that. I'm not gay or female so I'm generally not attracted to men. Nudes are a form of fine art photography that have stretched back to the pictorialism era and have dominated works of art since men started painting on caves and throwing pottery. Actually I think that there really isn't objectification going on and that is your own hangups about nudity projecting here, but I don't know you so maybe I'm totally off base. This is an age old debate that I think our society would benefit from moving on from and becoming more accepting of the human form. “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- 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 directions. -- 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 directions.
Re: TA
Larry, This one's for you: http://bit.ly/1fHdw5e Cheers, —M. \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment On 26 November 2013 14:02, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 08:02:48AM -0500, Bruce Walker wrote: Ah! I think I understand what you are really having an issue with in these shots, Larry: it's that the photographer is objectifying the motorcycle. Exactly. It's terrible when they dehumanize fine motorcycles like that. :-) More seriously, I see a spectrum that goes something like: The human body as a compositional element. The human body as something beautiful, or at least visually interesting. The model as a sexual being. The model's ONLY purpose is as a sexual being. For me, there is a key difference between the last two, and a lot of cheesecake seems to dress and pose the women to convey that these women are beautiful in part because they are too dumb and helpless to do anything but be sexual objects for the pleasure of others. Admittedly, I might be more attracted to such women if we didn't bore each other to tears. They tend not to have anything to talk about that I find at all interesting, and I tend not to have anything to talk about that they find interesting, or in many cases, in a way that they understand. In normal conversation, I'm deficient at using an accessible lexicon. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- 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 directions. -- 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 directions.
PESO - Modesty (nsfw)
More messenger follies: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/11/modestly.html?m=1 Balancing, balancing... ;-) Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- 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 directions.
PESO - The Flowering corn plant redux
This year: In fact, Yesterday, 11/25 http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Botanical-Gardens/7966405_SrB5XV/1/2933484629_FkVKwzX/Medium ISO 800, hand held AWB Pentax k-5 Last year: http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Botanical-Gardens/7966405_SrB5XV/1/2269117846_PqBcg7S/Medium ISO 800, tri-pod used, Pentax istD I'm hoping in a week or so there will be large blossoms and a heady fragrance ann -- 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 directions.
Re: PESO - Modesty (nsfw)
Another very amusing one, and colour too! Not really NSFW though; disappointing. :-) On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 6:56 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: More messenger follies: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/11/modestly.html?m=1 Balancing, balancing... ;-) Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- 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 directions. -- -bmw -- 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 directions.
Re: PESO - The Flowering corn plant redux
Very nice. Tough to get plants to flower indoors. Paul via phone On Nov 26, 2013, at 7:00 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: This year: In fact, Yesterday, 11/25 http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Botanical-Gardens/7966405_SrB5XV/1/2933484629_FkVKwzX/Medium ISO 800, hand held AWB Pentax k-5 Last year: http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Botanical-Gardens/7966405_SrB5XV/1/2269117846_PqBcg7S/Medium ISO 800, tri-pod used, Pentax istD I'm hoping in a week or so there will be large blossoms and a heady fragrance ann -- 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 directions. -- 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 directions.
Re: PESO - Modesty (nsfw)
A hoot! Paul via phone On Nov 26, 2013, at 6:56 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: More messenger follies: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/11/modestly.html?m=1 Balancing, balancing... ;-) Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- 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 directions. -- 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 directions.
Re: PESO: Birthday Cake
On Nov 27, 2013, at 10:32 am, Bulent Celasun bulent.cela...@gmail.com wrote: Your wife is very, very lucky. My congratulations :) By the way, is she a physical geometrician? Or, a cubist? She studied chemistry but she was better at maths than I was. Continuing the nerd theme I gave her a copy of Simon Singh's new book about mathematics in The Simpsons. Looking forward to reading it after she's finished it. Thanks for all the kind responses everyone, it was a blast to make and is quite delicious. It's just strangely-shaped lamingtons made from a home-made sponge cake. I was up until nearly midnight making it so I'm paying for it today! Cheers, Dave -- 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 directions.
Re: TA
On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 06:55:24PM -0500, Miserere wrote: Larry, This one's for you: http://bit.ly/1fHdw5e He missed my beard. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- 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 directions.
PESO 2013 - 165 - GDG
Not my usual kind of photo, but I was up early this morning, doing something in the kitchen, and all of a sudden there was a light as if the buildings across the way had been lit on fire. I figured I should take a snap and find it interesting … http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/11076556733/ The moment only lasted about 90 seconds or so, but that old star lit it up nice out there. Thanks for looking. Godfrey -- 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 directions.
Re: PESO 2013 - 165 - GDG
Wow, just beautiful! Cheers, frank Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: Not my usual kind of photo, but I was up early this morning, doing something in the kitchen, and all of a sudden there was a light as if the buildings across the way had been lit on fire. I figured I should take a snap and find it interesting … http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/11076556733/ The moment only lasted about 90 seconds or so, but that old star lit it up nice out there. Thanks for looking. Godfrey “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- 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 directions.
Re: TA
Or, invite me over. I'll take pictures. I'm secure enough with my heterosexuality to take pix of nekkid guys. Cheers, frank Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: On 26 Nov 2013, at 13:36, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: On 11/25/2013 3:35 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 25/11/13, Walt, discombobulated, unleashed: The question seems to boil down to why women and men are treated differently as photographic subjects. Well, it's because they're different. Walt, I love you man. The feeling is mutual, Cotty! If you two decide to shower together, make sure you get some photos for Frank. B “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- 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 directions.
Re: PESO - Jesse and Moto (nsfw)
Don't the Japanese have that communal bathing thing? That probably affects how they perceive public nudity. On 11/25/2013 10:42 PM, knarf wrote: Only happens occasionally. And for some reason Japanese messengers do it more than others. And Boston messengers too. Don't know why. I have one more. Will likely post in a day or two. Must address the imbalance. ;-) Cheers, frank Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: This is one instance where even more grain and less sharpness would be quite acceptable -- desirable even. ;-) It's actually pretty amusing and gives me new respect for your ability to get invited to really happening parties. Nobody ever gets naked at any parties _I'm_ invited to. On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 7:23 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Balance. I didn't think I had any male nudes but then I remembered I go to messenger parties once in a while: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2013/11/jesse-and-moto.html?m=1 Not terribly artistic but hey, it's a naked guy. ;-) Comments? If you must. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- 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 directions. -- -bmw -- 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 directions. “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- 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 directions.
PESO - Brooklyn Diner
It's in Manhattan. Wanna make sumpin' of it? http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17597035size=lg (K-5, DA 16-45) Comments? Rick -- 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 directions.
Re: PESO: Bicycle racers from a couple of years ago
On 11/25/2013 9:58 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/pages/fotoblog/7d905610sq.htm I DO like the rendering, but none of 'em appear to be nekkid. -- 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 directions.
Re: TA
I'm sure the experience would remove any lingering doubts, in any event. -- Walt On 11/26/2013 7:24 PM, knarf wrote: Or, invite me over. I'll take pictures. I'm secure enough with my heterosexuality to take pix of nekkid guys. Cheers, frank Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: On 26 Nov 2013, at 13:36, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: On 11/25/2013 3:35 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 25/11/13, Walt, discombobulated, unleashed: The question seems to boil down to why women and men are treated differently as photographic subjects. Well, it's because they're different. Walt, I love you man. The feeling is mutual, Cotty! If you two decide to shower together, make sure you get some photos for Frank. B “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- 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 directions.
Re: Upcoming trip: NOLA
French Quarter is de rigueur, but if you want to avoid touristy, perhaps concentrate on architectural detail go for abstraction. Examples (not my own, but conveys the kind of idea I'm thinking of: http://www.photoshelter.com/img-get/IXMOVDWFSdtw/s/400/600/French-Quarter-007.jpg http://journeyinspired.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/beauregard-keyes-wrought-iron-detail-2.jpg http://followyourcrazy.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/quarterscenes2.jpg I'm thinking take an inspiration from some recent PESOS from someone's tour of the southwestern U.S. a cycling trip to Italy. On 11/26/2013 3:38 PM, Walt wrote: So, it looks like I'll be going on a little road trip with a friend next week, to New Orleans. Anybody have any suggestions for where to go for photographic purposes? (Hell isn't an option. Sorry.) I'd like to get interesting shots, rather than provide a vicarious sight-seeing tour for potential viewers when I get back. So any interesting places you may be able to point me to would be much appreciated. Thanks! -- Walt -- 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 directions.
Re: TA
On 11/25/2013 2:22 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: On Mon, Nov 25, 2013, Walt wrote: The question seems to boil down to why women and men are treated differently as photographic subjects. Well, it's because they're different. ...and why do you think they're different? Vive la différence! -- 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 directions.
Re: TA
On 11/25/2013 5:04 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 25/11/13, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: How this balance be achieved? Surely we can't ask people who have no interest in a particular kind of photography (male nudes) to take up that kind of photography? Selfies! NOT ON YOUR TINTYPE! As has been pointed out before, there's a reason some of us choose to be behind the camera. -- 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 directions.
Re: Upcoming trip: NOLA
Thanks, Steve! I'm sure I'll end up on Bourbon St. at some point. And, if I'm able to fit it into my schedule and budget, I'll definitely make it a point to visit the WWII museum. -- Walt On 11/26/2013 5:00 PM, Steve Desjardins wrote: Bourbon St and surroundings obviously. Also, pictures or not, I would strongly recommend the WWII museum. It's $30 but well worth it. Steve Desjardins On Nov 26, 2013, at 3:38 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: So, it looks like I'll be going on a little road trip with a friend next week, to New Orleans. Anybody have any suggestions for where to go for photographic purposes? (Hell isn't an option. Sorry.) I'd like to get interesting shots, rather than provide a vicarious sight-seeing tour for potential viewers when I get back. So any interesting places you may be able to point me to would be much appreciated. Thanks! -- Walt -- 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 directions. -- 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 directions.
Re: Upcoming trip: NOLA
Thanks for the ideas, John. I've never been to New Orleans before, so I'm not quite sure what to expect. My only exposure to it has been via TV film, and we all know how accurate those portrayals can be. (Though, if I do happen upon any vampires or voodoo priests, I'll do my best to get documentary evidence.) I'd really like to try capturing the essence of the city rather than the parts that hit you over the head as a tourist. The architectural detail is something I'd been contemplating, so I'm going to do a little reading up on it in the meantime. Thanks again! -- Walt On 11/26/2013 8:19 PM, John wrote: French Quarter is de rigueur, but if you want to avoid touristy, perhaps concentrate on architectural detail go for abstraction. Examples (not my own, but conveys the kind of idea I'm thinking of: http://www.photoshelter.com/img-get/IXMOVDWFSdtw/s/400/600/French-Quarter-007.jpg http://journeyinspired.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/beauregard-keyes-wrought-iron-detail-2.jpg http://followyourcrazy.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/quarterscenes2.jpg I'm thinking take an inspiration from some recent PESOS from someone's tour of the southwestern U.S. a cycling trip to Italy. On 11/26/2013 3:38 PM, Walt wrote: So, it looks like I'll be going on a little road trip with a friend next week, to New Orleans. Anybody have any suggestions for where to go for photographic purposes? (Hell isn't an option. Sorry.) I'd like to get interesting shots, rather than provide a vicarious sight-seeing tour for potential viewers when I get back. So any interesting places you may be able to point me to would be much appreciated. Thanks! -- Walt -- 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 directions.
Re: TA
I don't photograph nudes. Long ago I looked into a mirror and asked myself how *I* would react if I were an attractive woman and someone who looked like me asked me to pose in the nude. An honest answer included lots of screaming, pepper spray restraining orders, so I decided to pursue other photographic endeavors. -- 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 directions.
Re: PESO: Birthday Cake
On 11/26/2013 3:37 PM, David Mann wrote: I was up until 11:30 last night making this cake for my wife's birthday :) http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/710/#peso Here it is with candles lit... http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/711/#peso I'd like to have used more pieces but that would have needed a lot more cake. Cutting the pieces smaller would have been a bit fiddly to cut and probably make them too fragile to coat. Cheers, Dave I get that it's a Tetris cake, but is there any specific meaning to that fact that I'm missing? -- 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 directions.
Re: PESO - Modesty (nsfw)
I love the image! Where did you find that model??? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 6:56 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: More messenger follies: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/11/modestly.html?m=1 Balancing, balancing... ;-) Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- 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 directions. -- 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 directions.
Re: Upcoming trip: NOLA
On Nov 26, 2013, at 9:35 PM, Walt wrote: Thanks for the ideas, John. I've never been to New Orleans before, so I'm not quite sure what to expect. My only exposure to it has been via TV film, and we all know how accurate those portrayals can be. (Though, if I do happen upon any vampires or voodoo priests, I'll do my best to get documentary evidence.) I'd really like to try capturing the essence of the city rather than the parts that hit you over the head as a tourist. The architectural detail is something I'd been contemplating, so I'm going to do a little reading up on it in the meantime. I was there a couple of years ago (3rd visit). There for a conference, no time on my own for photography beyond grab shots on Bourbon St environs. Which is basically a pleasant enough amusement park. But what struck me as the essence of the city 2010 version was the number of damaged and abandoned buildings that were relics of Katrina. Schools, hospitals, homes, neighborhoods... Look for the continuing signs of Katrina and, for balance, look for the rebuilding projects. stan -- 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 directions.
Re: PESO - Brooklyn Diner
Ah, yes; the Finer Diner. I know it well, and have photographed it a number of times, although I have never eaten there. I like your image a lot. I think the woman in the foreground is well positioned, and adds quite a bit of interest to the scene. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 9:06 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: It's in Manhattan. Wanna make sumpin' of it? http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17597035size=lg (K-5, DA 16-45) Comments? Rick -- 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 directions. -- 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 directions.
Re: PESO - Brooklyn Diner
Thanks, Dan! Several people walked by, but she fit my concept the best. (I didn't eat there either). Rick On Nov 26, 2013, at 22:15 , Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Ah, yes; the Finer Diner. I know it well, and have photographed it a number of times, although I have never eaten there. I like your image a lot. I think the woman in the foreground is well positioned, and adds quite a bit of interest to the scene. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 9:06 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: It's in Manhattan. Wanna make sumpin' of it? http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17597035size=lg (K-5, DA 16-45) Comments? Rick -- 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 directions. -- 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 directions. -- 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 directions.
Re: Upcoming trip: NOLA
I enjoyed trying to photograph the St Charles Ave trolleys, from the inside and the outside. The Garden District has some interesting structures and locales, as does Audubon Park. There are nice river views, with some interesting boats, and people watching along the Moon Walk. Also, the Aquarium has a lot of interesting things to see and shoot. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 10:13 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: On Nov 26, 2013, at 9:35 PM, Walt wrote: Thanks for the ideas, John. I've never been to New Orleans before, so I'm not quite sure what to expect. My only exposure to it has been via TV film, and we all know how accurate those portrayals can be. (Though, if I do happen upon any vampires or voodoo priests, I'll do my best to get documentary evidence.) I'd really like to try capturing the essence of the city rather than the parts that hit you over the head as a tourist. The architectural detail is something I'd been contemplating, so I'm going to do a little reading up on it in the meantime. I was there a couple of years ago (3rd visit). There for a conference, no time on my own for photography beyond grab shots on Bourbon St environs. Which is basically a pleasant enough amusement park. But what struck me as the essence of the city 2010 version was the number of damaged and abandoned buildings that were relics of Katrina. Schools, hospitals, homes, neighborhoods... Look for the continuing signs of Katrina and, for balance, look for the rebuilding projects. stan -- 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 directions. -- 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 directions.
Re: Upcoming trip: NOLA
On 11/26/2013 9:13 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: On Nov 26, 2013, at 9:35 PM, Walt wrote: Thanks for the ideas, John. I've never been to New Orleans before, so I'm not quite sure what to expect. My only exposure to it has been via TV film, and we all know how accurate those portrayals can be. (Though, if I do happen upon any vampires or voodoo priests, I'll do my best to get documentary evidence.) I'd really like to try capturing the essence of the city rather than the parts that hit you over the head as a tourist. The architectural detail is something I'd been contemplating, so I'm going to do a little reading up on it in the meantime. I was there a couple of years ago (3rd visit). There for a conference, no time on my own for photography beyond grab shots on Bourbon St environs. Which is basically a pleasant enough amusement park. But what struck me as the essence of the city 2010 version was the number of damaged and abandoned buildings that were relics of Katrina. Schools, hospitals, homes, neighborhoods... Look for the continuing signs of Katrina and, for balance, look for the rebuilding projects. stan Thank you, Stan. I was wondering how much of the city had recovered from Katrina. No doubt there are plenty of reminders and some great successes in its wake. -- Walt -- 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 directions.
Re: Upcoming trip: NOLA
Thanks, Dan! Someone else in another forum mentioned Louis Armstrong Park for local flavor, and I may have to add Audubon Park and the Moon Walk to the itinerary. I appreciate the tips! -- Walt On 11/26/2013 9:21 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I enjoyed trying to photograph the St Charles Ave trolleys, from the inside and the outside. The Garden District has some interesting structures and locales, as does Audubon Park. There are nice river views, with some interesting boats, and people watching along the Moon Walk. Also, the Aquarium has a lot of interesting things to see and shoot. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 10:13 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: On Nov 26, 2013, at 9:35 PM, Walt wrote: Thanks for the ideas, John. I've never been to New Orleans before, so I'm not quite sure what to expect. My only exposure to it has been via TV film, and we all know how accurate those portrayals can be. (Though, if I do happen upon any vampires or voodoo priests, I'll do my best to get documentary evidence.) I'd really like to try capturing the essence of the city rather than the parts that hit you over the head as a tourist. The architectural detail is something I'd been contemplating, so I'm going to do a little reading up on it in the meantime. I was there a couple of years ago (3rd visit). There for a conference, no time on my own for photography beyond grab shots on Bourbon St environs. Which is basically a pleasant enough amusement park. But what struck me as the essence of the city 2010 version was the number of damaged and abandoned buildings that were relics of Katrina. Schools, hospitals, homes, neighborhoods... Look for the continuing signs of Katrina and, for balance, look for the rebuilding projects. stan -- 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 directions. -- 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 directions.
Re: Upcoming trip: NOLA
I forgot about Louis Armstrong Park. It's off Bourbon Street, IIRC, and has statues of Jazz greats. There was usually a band playing there, and a place to buy cafe au lait and beignets. It's a good spot for people watching, as are Cafe du Monde and the area around St Louis Cathedral. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 10:30 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, Dan! Someone else in another forum mentioned Louis Armstrong Park for local flavor, and I may have to add Audubon Park and the Moon Walk to the itinerary. I appreciate the tips! -- Walt On 11/26/2013 9:21 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I enjoyed trying to photograph the St Charles Ave trolleys, from the inside and the outside. The Garden District has some interesting structures and locales, as does Audubon Park. There are nice river views, with some interesting boats, and people watching along the Moon Walk. Also, the Aquarium has a lot of interesting things to see and shoot. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 10:13 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: On Nov 26, 2013, at 9:35 PM, Walt wrote: Thanks for the ideas, John. I've never been to New Orleans before, so I'm not quite sure what to expect. My only exposure to it has been via TV film, and we all know how accurate those portrayals can be. (Though, if I do happen upon any vampires or voodoo priests, I'll do my best to get documentary evidence.) I'd really like to try capturing the essence of the city rather than the parts that hit you over the head as a tourist. The architectural detail is something I'd been contemplating, so I'm going to do a little reading up on it in the meantime. I was there a couple of years ago (3rd visit). There for a conference, no time on my own for photography beyond grab shots on Bourbon St environs. Which is basically a pleasant enough amusement park. But what struck me as the essence of the city 2010 version was the number of damaged and abandoned buildings that were relics of Katrina. Schools, hospitals, homes, neighborhoods... Look for the continuing signs of Katrina and, for balance, look for the rebuilding projects. stan -- 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 directions. -- 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 directions. -- 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 directions.
Re: PESO - Brooklyn Diner
Nice shot. Is it on 57th? I think it was a Chinese restaurant when I worked at Hearst. I recognize the stairs on the foreground. Paul via phone On Nov 26, 2013, at 10:19 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Thanks, Dan! Several people walked by, but she fit my concept the best. (I didn't eat there either). Rick On Nov 26, 2013, at 22:15 , Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Ah, yes; the Finer Diner. I know it well, and have photographed it a number of times, although I have never eaten there. I like your image a lot. I think the woman in the foreground is well positioned, and adds quite a bit of interest to the scene. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 9:06 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: It's in Manhattan. Wanna make sumpin' of it? http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17597035size=lg (K-5, DA 16-45) Comments? Rick -- 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 directions. -- 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 directions. -- 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 directions. -- 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 directions.
Re: PESO 2013 - 165 - GDG
Worthy of snapping, Godfrey. Here in central CA, we had clouds that were as red as I've ever seen. Had I shot them, It would be assumed I'd juiced the color. Jack - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com To: PAW Picture-A-Week project p...@micapeak.com; PDML List PDML@pdml.net; SeePhoto Talk seeph...@micapeak.com; BAPhotoShooters BAPA baphotoshoot...@yahoogroups.com Cc: Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 5:04 PM Subject: PESO 2013 - 165 - GDG Not my usual kind of photo, but I was up early this morning, doing something in the kitchen, and all of a sudden there was a light as if the buildings across the way had been lit on fire. I figured I should take a snap and find it interesting … http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/11076556733/ The moment only lasted about 90 seconds or so, but that old star lit it up nice out there. Thanks for looking. Godfrey -- 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 directions. -- 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 directions.
Re: PESO: Birthday Cake
On Nov 27, 2013, at 3:42 pm, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: I get that it's a Tetris cake, but is there any specific meaning to that fact that I'm missing? Nope, just a Tetris cake :) Cheers, Dave -- 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 directions.
Re: PESO: Bicycle racers from a couple of years ago
What a dramatic image! Great action, great light, great timing. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 9:58 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/pages/fotoblog/7d905610sq.htm -- 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, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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 directions.
Re: PESO - Modesty (nsfw)
The party was after a messenger race. It also was the model's birthday. A few minutes before Modesty was snapped Toby was doing this: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2013/09/toby-and-friend.html?m=1 I do believe there was a cause and effect thing happening. ;-) Thanks for the comment, Dan. Thanks to Paul and Bruce. Always lots of fun shots to be had at these events. Cheers, frank Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: I love the image! Where did you find that model??? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 6:56 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: More messenger follies: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/11/modestly.html?m=1 Balancing, balancing... ;-) Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- 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 directions. -- 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 directions. “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- 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 directions.
Re: PESO - Jesse and Moto (nsfw)
Thanks, Godfrey! Jesse won the race, promptly passed out and revived himself by the end of the party: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2013/10/mcgarr.html?m=1 I don't know how these kids do it. ;-) Thanks to all who commented and looked. Cheers, frank Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: Grand photo. Wonderful expression and gesture in it. Yeah he's naked. So what? He's got nice legs, as I'd expect a bicyclist to have. I mean, most of the bicyclists around here wear spandex and lycra … they aren't hiding anything. Perfectly safe for work in my office… I like this so much more than posed nudes. :-) thanks frank! G On Nov 25, 2013, at 4:23 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Balance. I didn't think I had any male nudes but then I remembered I go to messenger parties once in a while: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2013/11/jesse-and-moto.html?m=1 Not terribly artistic but hey, it's a naked guy. ;-) Comments? If you must. “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- 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 directions.
Re: Upcoming trip: NOLA
You really must have a beignet from Cafe Du Monde http://www.cafedumonde.com/ a great place for a coffee, a pastry and some people watching. Been to New Orleans for several trials, never had the time to explore the city much, but always had the time for Cafe Du Monde. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Walt ldott...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Upcoming trip: NOLA On 11/26/2013 9:13 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: On Nov 26, 2013, at 9:35 PM, Walt wrote: Thanks for the ideas, John. I've never been to New Orleans before, so I'm not quite sure what to expect. My only exposure to it has been via TV film, and we all know how accurate those portrayals can be. (Though, if I do happen upon any vampires or voodoo priests, I'll do my best to get documentary evidence.) I'd really like to try capturing the essence of the city rather than the parts that hit you over the head as a tourist. The architectural detail is something I'd been contemplating, so I'm going to do a little reading up on it in the meantime. I was there a couple of years ago (3rd visit). There for a conference, no time on my own for photography beyond grab shots on Bourbon St environs. Which is basically a pleasant enough amusement park. But what struck me as the essence of the city 2010 version was the number of damaged and abandoned buildings that were relics of Katrina. Schools, hospitals, homes, neighborhoods... Look for the continuing signs of Katrina and, for balance, look for the rebuilding projects. stan Thank you, Stan. I was wondering how much of the city had recovered from Katrina. No doubt there are plenty of reminders and some great successes in its wake. -- Walt -- 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 directions.
Re: PESO: Birthday Cake
It's adorable! but now I'm hungry and its after midnight ann On 11/26/2013 15:37, David Mann wrote: I was up until 11:30 last night making this cake for my wife's birthday :) http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/710/#peso Here it is with candles lit... http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/711/#peso I'd like to have used more pieces but that would have needed a lot more cake. Cutting the pieces smaller would have been a bit fiddly to cut and probably make them too fragile to coat. Cheers, Dave -- 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 directions.
Re: Upcoming trip: NOLA
Jackson Square is a must. also, head for The Garden District for a nice walk-about. I'll confess I haven't been there since the year before Katrina, but I think the French Quarter and the Garden District were not so much altered by that storm. But the main thing to do in New Orleans is eat :-) ann On 11/26/2013 18:00, Steve Desjardins wrote: Bourbon St and surroundings obviously. Also, pictures or not, I would strongly recommend the WWII museum. It's $30 but well worth it. Steve Desjardins On Nov 26, 2013, at 3:38 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: So, it looks like I'll be going on a little road trip with a friend next week, to New Orleans. Anybody have any suggestions for where to go for photographic purposes? (Hell isn't an option. Sorry.) I'd like to get interesting shots, rather than provide a vicarious sight-seeing tour for potential viewers when I get back. So any interesting places you may be able to point me to would be much appreciated. Thanks! -- Walt -- 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 directions. -- 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 directions.
Re: Upcoming trip: NOLA
Walt, Here are some thoughts: I would recommend going to Frenchman Street, - while this has many tourists (which part of NOLA doesn't?), it has several interesting musical bars, and you can find some interesting music most of the days/nights. My personal preference would be The Spotted Cat: http://www.spottedcatmusicclub.com/ - they have nice blues and jazz. I would look for some small-house architecture that is of typical Louisiana style. Also, not far from Bourbon street, there is Royal Street that usually has musicians playing daytime (at least on the weekend). It's been a while, but close to the corner Royal and St. Louis there used to live a couple of jazz bands (Loose Marbles and G-Strings [G-String FAmily Orchestra/Quarter, - depending on the number of people]). And you could find a piano in the entryway of one of the buildings on Royal that belonged to those bands. On a good day, that piano would come out onto the street. And you would find people dancing swing on the street, e.g. like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZISKM9KaWA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HU1wgSQUME I would also recommend going to Preservation Hall for an evening performance you can make it. HTH, Igor -- 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 directions.
DPReview: K-500 for beginners
http://www.dpreview.com/articles/3301669051/dpreview-recommends-best-cameras-for-beginners -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ * * * Sometimes I think you guys and I go to different restaurants that just happen to have the same name. --dkeisen -- 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 directions.
Re: PESO - The Flowering corn plant redux
Very interesting, Ann. Dracaenas are not frost tolerant so presumably yours is growing indoors? They are indigenous to sub-Saharan Africa. I have several species growing wild in my equally wild garden. Related Cordylines too. They flower every year but only two give off that heady fragrance you speak of in the early evening. A favourite haunt of hawk moths other insects. I'll do a GESO sometime. Alan C -Original Message- From: Ann Sanfedele Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2013 2:00 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO - The Flowering corn plant redux This year: In fact, Yesterday, 11/25 http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Botanical-Gardens/7966405_SrB5XV/1/2933484629_FkVKwzX/Medium ISO 800, hand held AWB Pentax k-5 Last year: http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Botanical-Gardens/7966405_SrB5XV/1/2269117846_PqBcg7S/Medium ISO 800, tri-pod used, Pentax istD I'm hoping in a week or so there will be large blossoms and a heady fragrance ann -- 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 directions. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- 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 directions.
