Photo puzzle

I came across this relatively recent shot. And I thought it might be a good puzzle for those who haven't seen it in person. (I assume that at least 1-2 PDMLers have seen it, - if so, - please don't spoil the fun for others prematurely.) http://42graphy.org/misc/puzzle_IR32392.jpg Cheers,

Re: TAMRON 28-75MM F/2.8

Thanks, Mark! On 8/31/2016 4:16 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: I had one while I was shooting with the Sony A850 (full-frame) a couple of years back. It's an excellent lens and an amazing bargain. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

TAMRON 28-75MM F/2.8

Anyone here have an opinion on the TAMRON 28-75MM F/2.8 SP ASPHERICAL LD IF MACRO XR DI(A09) lens? Just bought one of these from KEH, awaiting delivery. I've not moved up to the K1 yet but have been looking for an upgrade to the FA 28-70 f4 and FA 28-105 f4-5.6 that I've been using with film.

OT Communications fixed with california friend so its back to NEVERMIND

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Re: TAMRON 28-75MM F/2.8

Mark C wrote: >Anyone here have an opinion on the TAMRON 28-75MM F/2.8 SP ASPHERICAL LD >IF MACRO XR DI(A09) lens? > >Just bought one of these from KEH, awaiting delivery. I've not moved up >to the K1 yet but have been looking for an upgrade to the FA 28-70 f4 >and FA 28-105 f4-5.6 that I've

Re: PESO - Raptor

Thanks, Marco> I assumed it was probably someplace in eastern Europe, based on the double barred cross the angel is holding. It appears on the flag of Slovakia, and on so special Hungarian flags. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 12:06 PM,

Re: PESO - Chicago Bean

Den 31.08.2016 23.12, skrev Steve Cottrell: On 31/8/16, Jostein, discombobulated, unleashed: This month's theme in the local camera club was "metal". I couldn't resist submitting this one. Snapped back in 2010, in the week-end of the PDML exhibition vernissage.

Re: Photo puzzle

It's one of the bales of golden thread that Rumpelstiltskin uses to weave Donald Trump's angelic tresses. > On 31 Aug 2016, at 20:23, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > > > I came across this relatively recent shot. > And I thought it might be a good puzzle for those who haven't

Raptor

Hello Dan, in Europe especially Eastern Europe many religious works of art depict both God & Evil Satan side by side. You will find the statues of grotesque creatures peeping out from roof tops of public buildings, churches and burial places. Evil spirits, ghosts, werewolfs, dracula form much of

Re: PESO - Chicago Bean

On 31/8/16, Jostein, discombobulated, unleashed: >This month's theme in the local camera club was "metal". I couldn't >resist submitting this one. Snapped back in 2010, in the week-end of the >PDML exhibition vernissage. > >http://www.alunfoto.no/innhold/chicago-bean/ As a matter of interest,

Re: OT but worthy: Any ideas for a camera for a disabled person?

Building on Cotty's idea of using a phone, is there a conventional camera that can be controlled (on a tripod) from a phone, with a user interface having big buttons? B > On 31 Aug 2016, at 22:22, Chris Mitchell wrote: > > I'm trawling the great collective wisdom of

PESO - Chicago Bean

This month's theme in the local camera club was "metal". I couldn't resist submitting this one. Snapped back in 2010, in the week-end of the PDML exhibition vernissage. http://www.alunfoto.no/innhold/chicago-bean/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT but worthy: Any ideas for a camera for a disabled person?

Building on Cotty's idea of using a phone, is there a conventional camera that can be controlled (on a tripod) from a phone, with a user interface having big buttons? B > On 31 Aug 2016, at 22:22, Chris Mitchell wrote: > > I'm trawling the great collective wisdom of

Re: OT but worthy: Any ideas for a camera for a disabled person?

On 31/8/16, Chris Mitchell, discombobulated, unleashed: >Has anyone got any ideas of what might suit him? I guess lightweight but >with chunky controls. The way he put it was "I need the camera equivalent >of those phones they do for the elderly/disabled with big, clear, >manageable buttons, if

Re: PESO - Chicago Bean

On 31/8/16, Jostein, discombobulated, unleashed: >I wore stone-washed blue jeans, and a green fleece jacket. No hat. :-) Found you. See off list. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -- _ -- PDML

Re: PESO - Chicago Bean

Too easy. How many reflections can you find? Den 31.08.2016 23.28, skrev Steve Cottrell: On 31/8/16, Jostein, discombobulated, unleashed: I wore stone-washed blue jeans, and a green fleece jacket. No hat. :-) Found you. See off list. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT but worthy: Any ideas for a camera for a disabled person?

On 31/8/16, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed: >Building on Cotty's idea of using a phone, is there a conventional >camera that can be controlled (on a tripod) from a phone, with a user >interface having big buttons? Most cameras with built-in wifi can accommodate this. My Pen F, for

OT but worthy: Any ideas for a camera for a disabled person?

I'm trawling the great collective wisdom of the PDML for a mate of mine who has MS and has lost the dexterity to handle today's small p cameras. He's got a load of stuff to sell and wants to photograph it to put on eBay. Has anyone got any ideas of what might suit him? I guess lightweight but

Re: TAMRON 28-75MM F/2.8

On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 4:04 PM, Mark C wrote: > Anyone here have an opinion on the TAMRON 28-75MM F/2.8 SP ASPHERICAL LD IF > MACRO XR DI(A09) lens? My 1 and only copy was horrible, bought new from Henrys in Ontario, took it back Dave > > Just bought one of these from

Re: OT but worthy: Any ideas for a camera for a disabled person?

Easy. An iPhone 6S Plus or the latest large Samsung phone. Good pics, minimal effort. Paul via phone > On Aug 31, 2016, at 7:12 PM, Bill wrote: > >> On 8/31/2016 3:21 PM, Chris Mitchell wrote: >> I'm trawling the great collective wisdom of the PDML for a mate of

Re: Mini-PDML gathering - NORWAY

He apparently ate something with the superficial appearance of a hat. On 8/30/2016 4:34 PM, Gonz wrote: Wait.. what...? Did he eat his hat already? How'd I miss that? On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 3:22 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Steve Cottrell wrote: Bit of a while arriving -

Re: PESO - Wet Morning at the Lake

Really nice sense of place and atmosphere... like I was there ann On 8/31/2016 8:57 PM, Rick Womer wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18279354=lg (K-5, DA 16-45) Comments appreciated. Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT: any of you California guys have an sbcglobal.net address?

I think roadrunner has ended up on a SPAM blocking list again. I have brunch every Wednesday with some other photographers and one of them was trying to set up a lunch date with some friends & half of her emails were bounced by att.net. She's on Time Warner Roadrunner here in North Carolina.

Re: PESO - Ground Beetle

Nicely shot, but it doesn't look ground to me... On 8/28/2016 6:09 PM, Jostein wrote: http://www.alunfoto.no/innhold/lopebille/ A deep stack, 240 images with FA 50mm f/1.4 at f/5.6. Found it dead in a corner, in a mess of cobweb. Took a lot of time to clean. That's another skill to learn.

Re: OT but worthy: Any ideas for a camera for a disabled person?

Steve Cottrell wrote: >On 31/8/16, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>Building on Cotty's idea of using a phone, is there a conventional >>camera that can be controlled (on a tripod) from a phone, with a user >>interface having big buttons? > >Most cameras with built-in wifi can

PESO - Wet Morning at the Lake

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18279354=lg (K-5, DA 16-45) Comments appreciated. 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 - Chicago Bean

Cotty - you wont' find me - I didn't like the bean ann On 8/31/2016 5:40 PM, Jostein wrote: Too easy. How many reflections can you find? Den 31.08.2016 23.28, skrev Steve Cottrell: On 31/8/16, Jostein, discombobulated, unleashed: I wore stone-washed blue jeans, and a green fleece jacket.

Re: OT but worthy: Any ideas for a camera for a disabled person?

On 31 Aug 2016, at 23:15, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > On 31/8/16, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> Building on Cotty's idea of using a phone, is there a conventional >> camera that can be controlled (on a tripod) from a phone, with a user >> interface having big

Re: OT but worthy: Any ideas for a camera for a disabled person?

On 8/31/2016 3:21 PM, Chris Mitchell wrote: I'm trawling the great collective wisdom of the PDML for a mate of mine who has MS and has lost the dexterity to handle today's small p cameras. He's got a load of stuff to sell and wants to photograph it to put on eBay. Has anyone got any ideas of

Re: OT but worthy: Any ideas for a camera for a disabled person?

Yet another idea: How about a tablet? The controls are so simple that even a clumsy 3-4-year-old kid can manage. One can research which ones offer a better camera, as some of them are rather slow (shutter-speed-wise), probably due to the limited ISO. Igor Paul Stenquist Wed, 31 Aug 2016

Re: OT but worthy: Any ideas for a camera for a disabled person?

How about an older generation DSLR. Put it on a tripod, pick a program mode and control it with a wired remote. A DS or DS2 would be plenty good for what he wants, both have jacks for a wired remote and could probably be purchased for a pittance. -p On 8/31/2016 4:21 PM, Chris Mitchell

Re: TAMRON 28-75MM F/2.8

Mark C wrote: Anyone here have an opinion on the TAMRON 28-75MM F/2.8 SP ASPHERICAL LD IF MACRO XR DI(A09) lens? I have one. I bought it used, I think from Miserere. I quite like it. It was exactly the focal length range I needed to photograph exams at the dojo from a particular spot with

Re: Photo puzzle

The equivalent of "needle in a haystack" in Bizarro world. > On 31 August 2016 at 20:39 Bob W-PDML wrote: > > > It's one of the bales of golden thread that Rumpelstiltskin uses to weave > Donald Trump's angelic tresses. > > > > On 31 Aug 2016, at 20:23, Igor PDML-StR

Re: OT but worthy: Any ideas for a camera for a disabled person?

Chris Mitchell wrote: I'm trawling the great collective wisdom of the PDML for a mate of mine who has MS and has lost the dexterity to handle today's small p cameras. He's got a load of stuff to sell and wants to photograph it to put on eBay. Has anyone got any ideas of what might suit him? I

Re: TAMRON 28-75MM F/2.8

> On 01 September 2016 at 06:12 Larry Colen wrote: > Damn, I can't afford to save that much money. Do I need to say it? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link

Re: PESO - Wet Morning at the Lake

That could easily be on the West Coast of NZ's South Island. Just as green and just as grey. Watch out for the sandflies. Cheers, Dave > On Sep 1, 2016, at 12:57 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18279354=lg > > (K-5, DA 16-45) > >

Re: PESO - Ground Beetle

Perfectly earthed. Sorry, I thought this was the lightning pun thread. I'll just get my elytra. > On 01 September 2016 at 06:15 Jostein Øksne wrote: > > > Very coarsely ground. > Jostein > > Den 1. september 2016 02.44.30 CEST, skrev "P.J. Alling" >

Re: PESO - Ground Beetle

Very coarsely ground. Jostein Den 1. september 2016 02.44.30 CEST, skrev "P.J. Alling" : >Nicely shot, but it doesn't look ground to me... > >On 8/28/2016 6:09 PM, Jostein wrote: >> http://www.alunfoto.no/innhold/lopebille/ >> >> A deep stack, 240 images with FA 50mm

Re: 2 PESOs: Looking from above

The Clarity slider in Lightroom works miracles (almost). The new dehaze slider might do even better here. Lacking those, a combination of midtone contrast and unsharp filtering with larger radius and smaller strength values can also achieve clarity. Watch out for halos, of course. On Wed, Aug

Re: 2 PESOs: Looking from above

Bruce, Thank you for the suggestions. Yes, I am using "clarity" slider in LR extensively for this types of shots. (And in this case it is either maxed out or close to that). I am stuck with LR <= 5.x, because of the 32-bit Windows that I have on hand right now. So, the "haze" slider is not

Re: 2 PESOs: Looking from above

IGOR, To find "midtone Contrast, go to "Inhance" in header, select "adjust color", in drop down, then side panel to "Adjust color curves"then 3rd slider down to "midtone contrast." J - Original Message - From: "Igor PDML-StR" To: "PDML" Sent:

Re: 2 PESOs: Looking from above

Here's an excellent Photoshop tutorial from Martin Evening (whose books are among the best). http://www.graphics.com/article-old/improving-midtone-contrast-photoshop I expect you could do this with Gimp as well. Other than the Smart Objects which you can safely ignore, the rest is pretty

Re: 2 PESOs: Looking from above

Igor - I fiddled with the first one in PS Elements with just the Histogram Levels and came up with this... https://app.box.com/s/ff2j9uihge0d22gfpb1j9nwn45nyvgpy Black point = 12 White point = 212 Mid-tones = .65 I'll remove this in 24 hours...sooner if you desire. -p On 8/31/2016 10:49

Re: 2 PESOs: Looking from above

Hi Paul, Thank you for the suggestion. From the values you posted and from the outcome, I am guessing you effectively boosted the contrast (and brought down the brightness just a bit). For this first photo, I purposely did not push the contrast all the way up, keeping it more "pastel"

Re: GESO August Best Of

Paul wrote: The first has to be my fave. The vertical format of the first one nicely compliments the format of the Milky Way. The third is nice, too, but I find even the smallish buildings in the lower left take away from the sparseness and the feeling of remoteness of the location (even

Re: Storm over the D'Entrecasteaux Channel - Monochrome Version

Brian Walters wrote: Larry wondered: "I can't help but wonder what sort of tonality it would have in black and white, it could be amazing, or it could suck." So I hit it with Silver Efex Pro 2 and here's what I got:

Re: Mini-PDML gathering - NORWAY

On 30/8/16, ann sanfedele, discombobulated, unleashed: >about time, too! > >Loved the tour - countryside and Jostein's cozy dwelling so appealing , >street-shot stuff such fun.. > >The parallells and angles stairway shot reminds me of a watercolor of my >mother's - like it a lot. Thanks very

Re: GESO August Best Of

Marco Alpert wrote: All nice, but the astro ones are great. I like them all. Thanks m On Aug 30, 2016, at 8:00 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Not a lot of photos in this month's best of gallery. Most of my best shots were very similar to each other.

Re: GESO August Best Of

On Wed, Aug 31, 2016, at 01:00 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > Not a lot of photos in this month's best of gallery. Most of my best > shots were very similar to each other. > > http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157671613314702/ > Looks like a good month. I'd already seen and liked

Re: Mini-PDML gathering - NORWAY

On 31/8/16, Brian Walters, discombobulated, unleashed: >Thanks for those. You're obviously enjoying that Pen-F and it's always >great to see PDMLers in their natural habitat. Yes the Pen F is a fab camera - love the form factor, being relatively small. I do miss an optical viewfinder but the

Re: GESO August Best Of

Like em all - I'm normally not so interested in sky shots, but these are great.. the bits of land in them make it for me.. I couldn't tell there was a building in the vertical shot until I zoomed in so much I could only see part of the frame.. I had not seen the blurry (HCB inspired) cycle

Re: Storm over the D'Entrecasteaux Channel - Monochrome Version

On Wed, Aug 31, 2016, at 05:16 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > > Brian Walters wrote: > > Larry wondered: > > > > "I can't help but wonder what sort of tonality it would have in black > > and white, it could be amazing, or it could suck." > > > > So I hit it with Silver Efex Pro 2 and here's what I

Re: GESO August Best Of

The first shot is fabulous! Still don't like the bicycle guy. :-) Paul via phone > On Aug 31, 2016, at 12:39 AM, Paul wrote: > > The first has to be my fave. The vertical format of the first one nicely > compliments the format of the Milky Way. The third is nice, too,

Re: Mini-PDML gathering - NORWAY

What a great series. Love "surrounded by water." Pleasing contrasty conversions as well! J - Original Message - From: "Steve Cottrell" To: "pentax list" Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 9:54:08 AM Subject: Re: Mini-PDML gathering - NORWAY On 30/8/16,

Re: Mini-PDML gathering - NORWAY

Thanks for those. You're obviously enjoying that Pen-F and it's always great to see PDMLers in their natural habitat. Err... Is 'flaura' the Norwegian spelling...? Cheers Brian On Wed, Aug 31, 2016, at 02:19 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > Bit of a while arriving - here's a gallery of pics

Re: Mini-PDML gathering - NORWAY

On 31/8/16, Brian Walters, discombobulated, unleashed: >Err... Is 'flaura' the Norwegian spelling...? Hahahaha typo cheers :-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -- _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: PESO - wake up call

Like me, Andy Warhol (Andrei Warhola) was born a Rusyn-American. He was nothing in not unique. I strive for uniqueness, but photographically and otherwise, fall short. On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 2:04 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > > http://tinyurl.com/hlo4as3 > Dan Matyola

Re: Mini-PDML gathering - NORWAY

very nice On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 12:19 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > Bit of a while arriving - here's a gallery of pics from Norway at the > beginning of August. > > > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__Broadcast,

Re: Mini-PDML gathering - NORWAY

On 31/8/16, Jack Davis, discombobulated, unleashed: > >What a great series. Love "surrounded by water." >Pleasing contrasty conversions as well! Thanks Jack :) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --

Re: Mini-PDML gathering - NORWAY

On 31/8/16, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: >very nice Cheers DB -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -- _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: GESO August Best Of

I think that removes too much of the foreground and loses the balance between the foreground and the sky. The track could be just considered a foreground shadow of you wanted to remove the white line along the edge of the track with some content-aware fill. -p On 8/31/2016 1:44 AM, Larry

Re: Mini-PDML gathering - NORWAY

On 31/8/16, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed: >It has been a long time since I visited Norway, but I fondly remember the >evening I spent in Oslo with Jostein, who is even more charming and >informative in person than on this list. Aye, he's not a bad old stick ;-) Norway is

Re: Mini-PDML gathering - NORWAY

Agreed. It's hard to believe it can be such a cold place. Strangely, many of the scenes don't look rather familiar. Alan C -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 4:39 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Mini-PDML gathering - NORWAY

Re: Mini-PDML gathering - NORWAY

Steve, that is a fine gallery of image depicting one of the loveliest places on earth. It has been a long time since I visited Norway, but I fondly remember the evening I spent in Oslo with Jostein, who is even more charming and informative in person than on this list. Dan Matyola

Re: GESO August Best Of

Very well done, as usual, especially the sky shots. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 11:00 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > Not a lot of photos in this month's best of gallery. Most of my best > shots were very similar to each

Re: PESO - Raptor

That is a strange juxtaposition of figures. Well seen. Where are these statues located? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 1:02 AM, Marco Alpert wrote: > http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo16/peso15.html > > Comments, as

Re: Mini-PDML gathering - NORWAY

On 31/8/16, Alan C, discombobulated, unleashed: >It's hard to believe it can be such a cold place. The southernmost area of Norway (near Kristiansand) is on a similar latitude as northern Scotland. I think it gets a lot colder than the UK because one can go much further away from the sea in

2 PESOs: Looking from above

I like taking photographs from airplanes. It is usually not that simple, as the contrast is decreased drastically. And not everything is "photogenic". :-) So, the yield is usually very low. Here are a couple of very different pictures taken during my recent trip to Europe: 1. Very pastoral

Re: PESO - Raptor

Thanks, Dan. They’re in Budapest. - Marco > On Aug 31, 2016, at 7:48 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > That is a strange juxtaposition of figures. Well seen. > > Where are these statues located? > > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > >

Re: 2 PESOs: Looking from above

Jack, Your suggestion raises a few good questions: is a haze filter effective through an airplane window? (You probably know that polarizers shouldn't be used through the airplane windows.) I've seen people advising using it even on the plane, but I still had doubts: A haze filter limits

Re: 2 PESOs: Looking from above

Haze filter? I realize, at this point, that I haven't even thought of a haze filter since the days 15 to 20 years ago when I was traveling the higher elevations in Colorado, Wyoming, California, etc.. Here I do see the obvious hazy, along with a dull, pinkish/purple.(??) J - Original