Re: PESO x 2: Bird & Buck

2018-09-09 Thread Paul Sorenson
Nice. The species which are familiar to you are “exotic” to most of us. The plover has markings similar to what’s known here in the Midwest as a killdeer. -p On Sep 9, 2018, 12:59 AM -0400, Alan C , wrote: > Thanks, Subash. Apart from the Three Banded & some Blacksmiths, there > was nothing to

Re: PESO x 2: Bird & Buck

2018-09-09 Thread Alan C
Thanks for that, Paul, Yes, apart from the red beak the Killdeer is remarkable similar. Alan C On 09-Sep-18 02:21 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: Nice. The species which are familiar to you are “exotic” to most of us. The plover has markings similar to what’s known here in the Midwest as a

Re: PESO 2018 - Thames - GDG

2018-09-09 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 8/9/18, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: >A nice day out with Cotty and Alma today--We took a short walk along the >Thames near the town of Lechlade. > >https://flic.kr/p/2aTjuZr > >Enjoy! Did! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__UK Shoot / Edit and || (O) |Live Broadcast

Re: PESO -- Redneck Still Life.

2018-09-09 Thread Paul Sorenson
Looks like a fun day on the lake.  On Sep 8, 2018, 8:50 PM -0400, P. J. Alling , wrote: > Being tall, sometimes you see things, things that sometimes cannot be > unseen.  In this case just something interesting. > > https://pdml.updog.co/webster26/PESO%20--%20redneckstilllife.html > > You can

Re: PESO -- Redneck Still Life.

2018-09-09 Thread Stan Halpin
Nicely seen and nice scene shot. Sent from my iPad > On Sep 9, 2018, at 8:23 AM, Paul Sorenson wrote: > > Looks like a fun day on the lake.  >> On Sep 8, 2018, 8:50 PM -0400, P. J. Alling , >> wrote: >> Being tall, sometimes you see things, things that sometimes cannot be >> unseen. In this

Erich Lessing, 95, Photographer Who Chronicled Postwar Europe, Dies - The New York Times

2018-09-09 Thread ATT
NYT obit of a photographer I’d never heard of. (There are MANY, of course.) https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/07/obituaries/erich-lessing-dead.html?emc=edit_th_180908=todaysheadlines=543503450908 A couple quotes that got my attention: “I don’t interpret, nor do I adjust anything in the darkroom,”

PESO: pied kingfisher

2018-09-09 Thread Subash Jeyan
we went this morning hoping to catch a red-necked falcon and what we got was a pied kingfisher. and lots butterflies http://something-feathered.in/2018/09/09/pied-kingfisher/ hope you enjoy... ~subash -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: pied kingfisher

2018-09-09 Thread Jack Davis
Good catch, Subash. I would have preferred the image not be centered, but moved to the viewer's left to an area prox one third of the way between the left edge and the center of the frame. J Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 9, 2018, at 10:45 AM, Subash Jeyan wrote: > > we went this morning hoping

Re: Peso - Where were you?

2018-09-09 Thread Henk Terhell
Sorry for this confusion. Unheimisch and unheimlich are German words which have about the same meaning. Unheimisch has been taken over by the Dutch because of its meaning which cannot be easily translated by a single word. In Dutch it means more or less ominous, uncomfortable. But the Germans

Re: PESO: pied kingfisher

2018-09-09 Thread Jack Davis
Actually, I meant "half the way between the left edge and the center of the frame." DUH! J Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 9, 2018, at 1:20 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > Good catch, Subash. > I would have preferred the image > not be centered, but moved to > the viewer's left to an area prox > one

Re: Peso - Where were you?

2018-09-09 Thread ann sanfedele
Thanks for the translation, definition.. stay tuned for a diffrent kind of uncomfortable ina PESO :-) ann On 9/9/2018 4:02 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: Sorry for this confusion. Unheimisch and unheimlich are German words which have about the same meaning. Unheimisch has been taken over by the

Re: PESO x 2: Bird & Buck

2018-09-09 Thread ann sanfedele
We have several plover varieties in the states - the piping plover on the east coast is endangered.. western snowy's are threatened (or maybe the othe way around)but their eyes and beaks are less colorful than yours... cloes to killdeers, Paul, yes... hard to get sharp shots of them the dash

Re: PESO 2018 - Thames - GDG

2018-09-09 Thread ann sanfedele
What a lovely scene... would have liked to take that stroll with you guys ann On 9/9/2018 4:29 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 8/9/18, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: A nice day out with Cotty and Alma today--We took a short walk along the Thames near the town of Lechlade.

Re: PESO -- Redneck Still Life.

2018-09-09 Thread ann sanfedele
Like it a lot, P.J. ann On 9/8/2018 8:49 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Being tall, sometimes you see things, things that sometimes cannot be unseen.  In this case just something interesting. https://pdml.updog.co/webster26/PESO%20--%20redneckstilllife.html You can tell a lot about what's in the

Peso - Glitz

2018-09-09 Thread ann sanfedele
Not at all my usual type of subject  - but it caught my eye . https://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/2017-2018snaps/i-s7Xm4Vm/L ann -- ann sanfedele photography https://annsan.smugmug.com https://www.cafepress.com/annsanstuff https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan -- PDML

Re: PESO: pied kingfisher

2018-09-09 Thread ann sanfedele
adorable!  He looks like he likes beinig photographed . ann On 9/9/2018 1:45 PM, Subash Jeyan wrote: we went this morning hoping to catch a red-necked falcon and what we got was a pied kingfisher. and lots butterflies http://something-feathered.in/2018/09/09/pied-kingfisher/ hope you

Re: PESO: pied kingfisher

2018-09-09 Thread Subash Jeyan
On Sun, 9 Sep 2018 13:32:10 -0700 Jack Davis wrote: > Actually, I meant "half the way > between the left edge and the > center of the frame." DUH! normally i would have cropped it that way. i guess i wasn't normal yesterday :) thanks Jack... > > On Sep 9, 2018, at 1:20 PM, Jack Davis wrote:

Re: PESO: pied kingfisher

2018-09-09 Thread Subash Jeyan
On Sun, 9 Sep 2018 17:54:03 -0400 ann sanfedele wrote: > adorable!  He looks like he likes beinig photographed . he doesn't, unlike the white-throated. he was about to scoot off > On 9/9/2018 1:45 PM, Subash Jeyan wrote: > > we went this morning hoping to catch a red-necked falcon and

Re: Peso - Glitz

2018-09-09 Thread Subash Jeyan
On Sun, 9 Sep 2018 17:57:27 -0400 ann sanfedele wrote: > Not at all my usual type of subject  - but it caught my eye . > > https://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/2017-2018snaps/i-s7Xm4Vm/L i like it. very graphic... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

PESO: 8 butterflies & 2 moths

2018-09-09 Thread Subash Jeyan
three of us had gone to veedur dam near chennai in the hopes of seeing raptors. we just managed to sight one short-towed snake eagle flying high above. but had plenty of luck with butterflies though :) http://something-feathered.in/2018/09/10/8-butterflies-and-2-of-moths/ gear: k5iis and the da

Re: PESO: pied kingfisher

2018-09-09 Thread Alan C
Another fine image, Subash. The subject is quite dark in colour & shows no topknot - rather different to others I saw on the internet. I expected it to be more like the African Pied Kingfisher. Alan C On 09-Sep-18 07:45 PM, Subash Jeyan wrote: we went this morning hoping to catch a

Re: PESO: pied kingfisher

2018-09-09 Thread Subash Jeyan
On Mon, 10 Sep 2018 06:24:02 +0200 Alan C wrote: > Another fine image, Subash. The subject is quite dark in colour & > shows no topknot - rather different to others I saw on the internet. > I expected it to be more like the African Pied Kingfisher. thanks Alan. there is a 'topknot' but it's