Advice on small manual flash with adjustable power

2008-02-21 Thread Leon Altoff
Hello, I'm trying to find a small manual flash with adjustable power - from half to 1/64 power would be nice - with a tilt head. Preferably the size of an AF340FGZ or smaller. With as much power output as possible of course. I'm basically after small, adjustable and grunt. Does anyone

Re: PESO: Texture

2008-02-21 Thread Tim Bray
Nice one! -T On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 11:59 AM, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Usually you'd need pretty good drugs to do that... Rick Womer wrote: Weird! The pic divides both horizontally and vertically, and makes my eyes go wonky. I like it. Rick --- David Savage

Re: Self Enablement.

2008-02-21 Thread Cotty
On 21/2/08, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed: Seeing the world through a viewfinder Sorry - that should read 'seeing the world through a rangefinder. It was late, got in at midnight, been filming an ice hockey cup final on the outskirts of London. Bracknell Bees v Slough Jets. Tight game,

Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-21 Thread Cotty
On 20/2/08, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/new/eclipse.html Technical: K10, ISO 400 A600/5.6 at f6.3 for 1/4 second Processed with Kodak Digital Gem for noise reduction. Lovely shot Bill. You have an eye for heavenly bodies. -- Cheers,

Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-21 Thread Paul Stenquist
Excellent, Bill. The thought of trying to shoot the eclipse came to me for about a second last night. The outdoor temperature chased it immediately. You are a brave man. Paul On Feb 21, 2008, at 12:29 AM, William Robb wrote: Great conditions, though perhaps a bit nippy out. This was the last

Re: PESO: Texture

2008-02-21 Thread David Savage
Me either :-) I can understand where your comming from. As Godfrey suggested it'd probably work better as part of a series. Cheers, Dave On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 3:20 AM, Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is the kind of shot that would really depend on my mood as to response. Some

Re: PESO: Texture

2008-02-21 Thread David Savage
Thanks Dave Cheers DS On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 2:41 AM, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I like the line work and sharpness Dave On Feb 20, 2008 9:05 AM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2248/2276409639_987bd8b19c_o.jpg -- PDML

Re: The Perfect Man

2008-02-21 Thread David Savage
Well now you can say you have :-) Cheers, Dave On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 3:12 PM, Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dave: I've never seen a List Poem on a camper before! ;-) Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] warning If

Re: PESO: Texture

2008-02-21 Thread David Savage
Drugs are bad mmkay Photos are not as bad. Cheers, Dave On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 4:59 AM, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Usually you'd need pretty good drugs to do that... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: PESO: Texture

2008-02-21 Thread David Savage
Thanks Tim. Cheers, Dave On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 6:13 PM, Tim Bray [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nice one! -T --- David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2248/2276409639_987bd8b19c_o.jpg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: Texture

2008-02-21 Thread David Savage
On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 4:35 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's nice. Thanks It probably needs context ... a set of like images in which it is a complementary player ... to be successful. Probably your right. Cheers, Dave On Feb 20, 2008, at 6:05 AM, David Savage

Re: PESO: Texture

2008-02-21 Thread David Savage
Har! :-) Thanks Rick. Cheers, Dave On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 4:48 AM, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Weird! The pic divides both horizontally and vertically, and makes my eyes go wonky. I like it. Rick --- David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: PESO: Texture

2008-02-21 Thread David Savage
On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 4:44 AM, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Feb 20, 2008 9:05 AM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2248/2276409639_987bd8b19c_o.jpg I'd be interested to see the bw, Your wish...

Peso My lunar shot

2008-02-21 Thread David J Brooks
http://picasaweb.google.com/pentkon52/WinterScenic/photo#5169415008144306130 Taken out side the house. The night was clear, but was getting some chimmeny exaust from the houses sometimes, and a bit of a wiggle with the tripod. This was about 9:25 EST D200, Sigma 170-500 Slik 700 Pro tripod. iso

Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-21 Thread David J Brooks
Good one Bill. I shot to about 7/8 covered, but i didi not see that redness here, so i went to bed.:-0 Dave On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 12:29 AM, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Great conditions, though perhaps a bit nippy out. This was the last shot before my fingers fell off.

Re: PESO - The Boyfriend

2008-02-21 Thread David J Brooks
Good composition and i like his look. Sort of an I;m pissed at you Frank. Put that camera down. Dave On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 8:53 AM, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The young lady on the left was chatting with Andy, sitting next to me. Behind her was her boyfriend...

Re: PESO - Witchcraft

2008-02-21 Thread David J Brooks
On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 5:05 PM, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 9:03 PM, Beaker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The man has a point about an album cover. Really nicely done. ALL the bits pull together perfectly. Thanks for your kind words, and thanks to

GESO - Lee on Guitar

2008-02-21 Thread frank theriault
For some reason, when I was shooting this band last Friday, I kept coming back to Lee Wallace on electric guitar. You'll likely never hear of him outside Toronto jazz circles, even though he's one of the best jazz guitarists I've ever heard. Just a young kid in his mid-twenties, I really don't

Re: GESO - Lee on Guitar

2008-02-21 Thread David J Brooks
I like 1 and 2, but 3 really works for me. Good back ground and pose, really jazzy/bluesy feel to the photo. I can see some detail in the pants, it looks ok to me. Good job Frank. I was hoping to do some stuff like this at the radio station fund raiser, but its been cancelled for now. Dave On

Re: PESO: Texture

2008-02-21 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 6:55 AM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Your wish... http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2033/2040454787_ac982a4bb3_o.jpg Okay, colour it is, then. Need that contrast betwixt the red brick and the greyish wood - that's all lost in monochrome. cheers, frank --

Re: GESO 2008 - people, mission district SF - GDG

2008-02-21 Thread David J Brooks
Saw this on seephoto first, but, some really good ones here. The bosy in camo and the girl at the cell phone shop i like. Like the one of the older couple sitting and the girl with the baby carrage Dave On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 4:46 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Eleven

Re: PESO - Witchcraft

2008-02-21 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 8:45 AM, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is why i'm sending my K10D in for focus checking. Last time i used the A 50 1.7 in MF everything was BF'd, not nice like this shot, which i like very much I find that the A50 1.7 focuses okay, but it's much

Re: PESO - The Boyfriend

2008-02-21 Thread David J Brooks
On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 8:50 AM, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 7:55 AM, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good composition and i like his look. Sort of an I;m pissed at you Frank. Put that camera down. LMAO I don't think anyone knew I was

Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-21 Thread Mat Maessen
On 2/21/08, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Great conditions, though perhaps a bit nippy out. This was the last shot before my fingers fell off. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/new/eclipse.html Very nice, Bill. My fingers were falling off too. Not as good as yours, but my

Re: PESO - The Boyfriend

2008-02-21 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 7:55 AM, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good composition and i like his look. Sort of an I;m pissed at you Frank. Put that camera down. LMAO I don't think anyone knew I was taking photos of them. It was a from the hip shot - well not really, I was holding

Re: Advice on small manual flash with adjustable power

2008-02-21 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
The Sunpak 383 is pretty much what you're looking for, I think. G On Feb 21, 2008, at 1:07 AM, Leon Altoff wrote: Hello, I'm trying to find a small manual flash with adjustable power - from half to 1/64 power would be nice - with a tilt head. Preferably the size of an AF340FGZ or

Re: Advice on small manual flash with adjustable power

2008-02-21 Thread Charles Robinson
On Feb 21, 2008, at 3:07, Leon Altoff wrote: Hello, I'm trying to find a small manual flash with adjustable power - from half to 1/64 power would be nice - with a tilt head. Preferably the size of an AF340FGZ or smaller. With as much power output as possible of course. I'm basically

Re: PESO - Amgen Tour of California

2008-02-21 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 6:35 PM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah. Lisa wanted to get herself a really nice bike. She was just fed up with spending her few free hours riding her old one and since she got a bonus for her promotion (which is what has taken away so much of her free

Re: 50/1.4 vs. 55/1.8

2008-02-21 Thread Scott Loveless
Scott Loveless wrote: Looking for an opinion or twenty. My Super-Tak 55/2 finally went down for the dirt nap. There's a fungus among us. And the little ring that has distance markings on it is spinning independently of the focus ring. I'm considering Brian Ayling's repair method.

Re: Advice on small manual flash with adjustable power

2008-02-21 Thread Adam Maas
On 2/21/08, Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Feb 21, 2008, at 3:07, Leon Altoff wrote: Hello, I'm trying to find a small manual flash with adjustable power - from half to 1/64 power would be nice - with a tilt head. Preferably the size of an AF340FGZ or smaller.

Re: Advice on small manual flash with adjustable power

2008-02-21 Thread Charles Robinson
On Feb 21, 2008, at 8:13, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: The Sunpak 383 is pretty much what you're looking for, I think. Ooh, forgot about that one. I used to have one and it was 100% perfect for what you describe, agreed. I got it (used) for $15 and it's about 80-90 brand-new. If anyone wants

Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-21 Thread Scott Loveless
William Robb wrote: Great conditions, though perhaps a bit nippy out. This was the last shot before my fingers fell off. I hate it when that happens. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/new/eclipse.html Technical: K10, ISO 400 A600/5.6 at f6.3 for 1/4 second Processed with Kodak

Re: Peso My lunar shot

2008-02-21 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 7:53 AM, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://picasaweb.google.com/pentkon52/WinterScenic/photo#5169415008144306130 Taken out side the house. The night was clear, but was getting some chimmeny exaust from the houses sometimes, and a bit of a wiggle with

Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-21 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 12:29 AM, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Great conditions, though perhaps a bit nippy out. This was the last shot before my fingers fell off. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/new/eclipse.html Great shot! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois

PESO - Patches

2008-02-21 Thread frank theriault
Peter's portrait of Tortoise has inspired me to show this one of my 18 year old friend: http://tinyurl.com/2l8mjj http://bp3.blogger.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/R6x6dnYrVlI/BcE/og_gLRNn-p8/s1600-h/feb_08_08+004.jpg Comments always encouraged. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.

Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-21 Thread Ken Waller
Nice capture. A little earlier than when I viewed it. Is this full frame? Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Lunar Eclipse Picture Great conditions, though perhaps a bit nippy out. This was the last shot

Re: PESO -- Tortoise

2008-02-21 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 9:37 PM, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What looks like a comb, looks like a cat, looks like a turtle... http://www.mindspring.com/~happydogsoftware/PESO%20--%20%20tortoise.html Equipment: Pentax *ist-Ds/smc Pentax 85mm f2.0 Note: Focus was a little off,

Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-21 Thread Cory Papenfuss
Excellent! We had clouds for the entire duration of the eclipse. Of course, later on, after it was over, we had clear skies. Grrr. Yeah, I was all set up with 400/5.6 + 2x, but throughout the totality we were also overcast in totality. I got a couple minute window about halfway

Re: DA lens on Film Camera

2008-02-21 Thread John Graves
What is there about taking a picture in this manner hat makes us all so grim. Wella lot of us. I haven't seen everyone's self portrait. John Graves WA1JG [EMAIL PROTECTED] Walter Hamler wrote: Here is a scan showing the vignetting. Walt

Re: PESO - Patches

2008-02-21 Thread Ken Waller
Knarf - I like the up close personal feel. Lighting is an issue for me - too dark I'd like some representation of the eyes themselves. Good looking animal. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss

Re: DA lens on Film Camera

2008-02-21 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 10:57 AM, John Graves [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What is there about taking a picture in this manner hat makes us all so grim. Wella lot of us. I haven't seen everyone's self portrait. YES! http://tinyurl.com/ynrhwn

Re: 50/1.4 vs. 55/1.8

2008-02-21 Thread Scott Loveless
Christian wrote: David J Brooks wrote: On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 4:41 PM, Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For the record, I have a 55/1.8 for the Canon and think it's a great lens. Thats ok, you can still stay and hang around Cotty and Christian.:-) so you're letting me hang around with

Re: Peso My lunar shot

2008-02-21 Thread Cotty
On 21/2/08, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: http://picasaweb.google.com/pentkon52/WinterScenic/photo#5169415008144306130 Taken out side the house. The night was clear, but was getting some chimmeny exaust Very nice Dave. Chim chimmeny chim chimmeny chim chim cheroo ;-) --

Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-21 Thread Igor Roshchin
Mat Maessen wrote: On 2/21/08, William Robb warobb at gmail.com wrote: http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/new/eclipse.html http://www.matoe.org/gallery2/v/tomatoe/testscans/IMGP2162.jpg.html Both are very nice photos! Thanks for sharing! Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: DA lens on Film Camera

2008-02-21 Thread David J Brooks
On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 10:57 AM, John Graves [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What is there about taking a picture in this manner hat makes us all so grim. Wella lot of us. I haven't seen everyone's self portrait. Hopefully, you missed this one then.:-0

Re: DA lens on Film Camera

2008-02-21 Thread Ken Waller
I bet you'd look happier if you were on your bike! Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: DA lens on Film Camera On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 10:57 AM, John Graves [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What is there

Re: 50/1.4 vs. 55/1.8

2008-02-21 Thread Christian
David J Brooks wrote: On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 4:41 PM, Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For the record, I have a 55/1.8 for the Canon and think it's a great lens. Thats ok, you can still stay and hang around Cotty and Christian.:-) so you're letting me hang around with cotty and

Re: Peso My lunar shot

2008-02-21 Thread David J Brooks
On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 11:19 AM, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 21/2/08, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: http://picasaweb.google.com/pentkon52/WinterScenic/photo#5169415008144306130 Taken out side the house. The night was clear, but was getting some chimmeny exaust

Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-21 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Very nice! G On Feb 20, 2008, at 9:29 PM, William Robb wrote: http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/new/eclipse.html Technical: K10, ISO 400 A600/5.6 at f6.3 for 1/4 second -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: PESO - Amgen Tour of California

2008-02-21 Thread John Francis
On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 09:27:54AM -0500, frank theriault wrote: Italian CF, eh? Wow! My aluminium trackbike isn't that light, but at about 18 pounds, it's light enough for me. But 16 pounds 11 oz? For a road bike? That's Tour de France climbing-bike light! (actually about a pound more

Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-21 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Ken Waller Subject: Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture Nice capture. A little earlier than when I viewed it. Is this full frame? Probably closer to 50% of the frame. I have the 1.4x-L converter, but I haven't yet been able to make a sharp photo using it on the

Re: PESO - Amgen Tour of California

2008-02-21 Thread Adam Maas
On 2/21/08, John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 09:27:54AM -0500, frank theriault wrote: Italian CF, eh? Wow! My aluminium trackbike isn't that light, but at about 18 pounds, it's light enough for me. But 16 pounds 11 oz? For a road bike? That's Tour de

Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-21 Thread Walter Hamler
Nice one Bill. I too got some shots through a telescope. Here is one from the mid point of the eclipse from here in central FL. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/_IGP5472.jpg Walt On 2/21/08, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Great conditions, though perhaps a bit nippy out.

PESO 2008 - 09 - GDG

2008-02-21 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
http://homepage.mac.com/godders/09-across_water.jpg Across Water [unnumbered] - Alviso 2008 Panasonic L1 + Olympus ZD 50-200/2.8-3.5 ISO 100 @ f/16 @ 1/160 sec, fl=79mm Comments and critique always appreciated. enjoy Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Amgen Tour of California

2008-02-21 Thread John Francis
On Mon, Feb 18, 2008 at 12:13:37AM -0500, John Francis wrote: The Amgen Tour of California started today. Here's my last shot of the day (isn't that always the way): http://www.jfwaf.com/PAW/PAW.php?name=PAW0808 Thanks to Ken, Paul, Godfrey, Jack, Christine, Frank, Bruce, Mark, ...

Re: DA lens on Film Camera

2008-02-21 Thread John Graves
Dave, I guess that doesn't fall into the *grim *catagory (although it indeed may be gory??.) But what I want to see is the picture you get when you take camera in hand, at arms length, and do the deed. Even a smile looks sinister when photograhed as I suggest. PS. were you looking at a

Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-21 Thread John Graves
Where can I find the requisite adapters to mount my camera to my scope? I have one of the smaller reflectors but it seems worth a try if the adapters don't cost moer than the telescope. John Graves WA1JG [EMAIL PROTECTED] Walter Hamler wrote: Nice one Bill. I too got some shots through

K20D on its way...

2008-02-21 Thread Jim King
For those of you who don't look in on the DPReview Pentax SLR Forum, Calumet Camera (http://www.calumetphoto.com/ ) has a few K20D bodies in stock and is shipping them now. Joe Tainter should get his today and mine is due to arrive tomorrow. If you're interested, I'd call Calumet rather

Re: PESO - Patches

2008-02-21 Thread Mark Roberts
frank theriault wrote: Peter's portrait of Tortoise has inspired me to show this one of my 18 year old friend: http://tinyurl.com/2l8mjj http://bp3.blogger.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/R6x6dnYrVlI/BcE/og_gLRNn-p8/s1600-h/feb_08_08+004.jpg Comments always encouraged. Great portrait. It just

Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-21 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: John Graves Subject: Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture Where can I find the requisite adapters to mount my camera to my scope? I have one of the smaller reflectors but it seems worth a try if the adapters don't cost moer than the telescope. Tom Cakalic

Re: PESO - Amgen Tour of California

2008-02-21 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 12:40 PM, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Actually, there's weight limits for race bikes. 14.8lbs is the minimum. That 13lb 8oz bike is not race-legal. You're right. However, they do build bikes as light as 13 1/2 pounds. If they're under the limit, they actually

Re: K20D on its way...

2008-02-21 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Sounds cool. I'll be interested to hear what you think of it in use. :-) Godfrey On Feb 21, 2008, at 10:44 AM, Jim King wrote: For those of you who don't look in on the DPReview Pentax SLR Forum, Calumet Camera (http://www.calumetphoto.com/ ) has a few K20D bodies in stock and is shipping

Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-21 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Walter Hamler Subject: Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture Nice one Bill. I too got some shots through a telescope. Here is one from the mid point of the eclipse from here in central FL. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/_IGP5472.jpg Good one

Re: PESO - Patches

2008-02-21 Thread Doug Brewer
Mark Roberts wrote: frank theriault wrote: Peter's portrait of Tortoise has inspired me to show this one of my 18 year old friend: http://tinyurl.com/2l8mjj http://bp3.blogger.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/R6x6dnYrVlI/BcE/og_gLRNn-p8/s1600-h/feb_08_08+004.jpg Comments always encouraged.

Re: PESO 2008 - 09 - GDG

2008-02-21 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 1:13 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://homepage.mac.com/godders/09-across_water.jpg Across Water [unnumbered] - Alviso 2008 Panasonic L1 + Olympus ZD 50-200/2.8-3.5 ISO 100 @ f/16 @ 1/160 sec, fl=79mm Gorgeous conversion. Gorgeous composition.

Re: PESO 2008 - 09 - GDG

2008-02-21 Thread pnstenquist
What Frank said. Plus striking and unique. Paul -- Original message -- From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 1:13 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://homepage.mac.com/godders/09-across_water.jpg Across Water

Re: PESO - Amgen Tour of California

2008-02-21 Thread John Francis
On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 02:16:20PM -0500, Christian wrote: John Francis wrote: A bit more than a pound, nowadays. At the Amgen Tour of California one of the major suppliers (Cervelo, perhaps - not Trek, anyway) has a bike hanging on a scale in their booth. The scale reads 13lb 8oz.

Re: PESO - Amgen Tour of California

2008-02-21 Thread John Francis
On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 01:55:35PM -0500, frank theriault wrote: On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 12:40 PM, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Actually, there's weight limits for race bikes. 14.8lbs is the minimum. That 13lb 8oz bike is not race-legal. You're right. However, they do build

Re: PESO - Amgen Tour of California

2008-02-21 Thread Christian
John Francis wrote: A bit more than a pound, nowadays. At the Amgen Tour of California one of the major suppliers (Cervelo, perhaps - not Trek, anyway) has a bike hanging on a scale in their booth. The scale reads 13lb 8oz. These days the hunt is for ounces. The latest trick is in the

OT: This must be good news

2008-02-21 Thread Bob W
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Re: PESO - Amgen Tour of California

2008-02-21 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 2:47 PM, John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yep. I'm not going to worry too much about bike weight while I've got too many additional pounds around my waist. Getting rid of that extra weight is one reason why I've got back on a bike again. Back when I read

Re: PESO - Patches

2008-02-21 Thread Bob Sullivan
OMG, Doug's got a new toy. We'll be seeing aliens soon...Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 1:36 PM, Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: frank theriault wrote: Peter's portrait of Tortoise has inspired me to show this one of my 18 year old friend:

Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-21 Thread Ken Waller
Also a nice capture. I thought about trying to capture it with my 600 either the 1.4X-L or 2.0 X-L but it was in the single digits I wanted to keep my fingers. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Walter Hamler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Lunar

Re: PESO 2008 - 09 - GDG

2008-02-21 Thread Ken Waller
I really like this minimalist approach. Well seen captured. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO 2008 - 09 - GDG http://homepage.mac.com/godders/09-across_water.jpg Across Water [unnumbered] -

Re: PESO - Patches

2008-02-21 Thread Ken Waller
Ok, what's next ? Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PESO - Patches Mark Roberts wrote: frank theriault wrote: Peter's portrait of Tortoise has inspired me to show this one of my 18 year old friend:

Re: OT: This must be good news

2008-02-21 Thread Christian
Bob W wrote: for the list... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7257465.stm -- How is it good news? To me it is really bad news... They will once again be persecuted by ignorant ranchers and trophy hunters. -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML

RE: PESO 2008 - 09 - GDG

2008-02-21 Thread Bob W
Wow. That's really good - very interesting and original. A very well seen composition and an excellent presentation. Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Godfrey DiGiorgi Sent: 21 February 2008 18:13 To: DUG; PDML List; PAW;

Re: PESO - Patches

2008-02-21 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 2:36 PM, Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: and a little touch-up around the eyes: http://www.alphoto.com/images/patches%20copy.jpg That's exactly what she looked like after she got into my coke stash... cheers, frank ps: note to the FBI (in the US) the RCMP (in

RE: OT: This must be good news

2008-02-21 Thread Bob W
Bob W wrote: for the list... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7257465.stm -- How is it good news? To me it is really bad news... They will once again be persecuted by ignorant ranchers and trophy hunters. I was thinking more about one particular graywolf.

Re: Peso My lunar shot

2008-02-21 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 12:04 PM, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was waiting for that.:-) We all were... ;-) cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO 2008 - 09 - GDG

2008-02-21 Thread Carlos Royo
Godfrey DiGiorgi escribió: http://homepage.mac.com/godders/09-across_water.jpg Across Water [unnumbered] - Alviso 2008 Panasonic L1 + Olympus ZD 50-200/2.8-3.5 ISO 100 @ f/16 @ 1/160 sec, fl=79mm Comments and critique always appreciated. enjoy Godfrey I have only one word to say:

RE: PESO - Amgen Tour of California

2008-02-21 Thread Malcolm Smith
frank theriault wrote: Back when I read Bicycling Magazine (over a decade ago) that's exactly what they said: It's idiotic to pay thousands to shed a pound or two (or now, multi-thousands to get those last few ounces off!) when the vast majority of cyclists could stand to lose 10 pounds

Re: OT: This must be good news

2008-02-21 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 3:20 PM, Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How is it good news? To me it is really bad news... They will once again be persecuted by ignorant ranchers and trophy hunters. I kind of knew that Bob joking about ~our~ Graywolf, but I have to admit, I ended up thinking

Re: PESO 2008 - 08 - GDG

2008-02-21 Thread Igor Roshchin
Godfrey, The color is nice. I've been trying to take photos of oranges, mandarines and persimmons, but found that it is hard to find a perfect composition. I maybe overly demanding, but this one is not perfect either, even though it is one of the good ones. Thanks for sharing. I would've tried

Re: PESO 2008 - 09 - GDG

2008-02-21 Thread Igor Roshchin
Godfrey, Sorry, this one does not quite work for me. The exposure is great. My problem is with the composition. Somehow, the dark shoreline and the electric poles are not in the right place to my taste. These are the items that catch my look. But they are too high. I guess, that I would have

Re: OT: This must be good news

2008-02-21 Thread Christian
Bob W wrote: Bob W wrote: for the list... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7257465.stm -- How is it good news? To me it is really bad news... They will once again be persecuted by ignorant ranchers and trophy hunters. I was thinking more about one particular graywolf.

Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-21 Thread Walter Hamler
John, check out http://www.telescope.com They sell adapters for 1.25 and 2 focusers that use t-mount adapters to attach a camera to a scope. If you have a refractor reaching focus should not be a problem. A reflector might offer problems in that there may not be enough infocus travel to reach

Re: OT: This must be good news

2008-02-21 Thread pnstenquist
The population will have to be thinned at some point. That's always been the case when man and predators live together. Sheep farmers have already suffered greatly because of the wolves. The wolves won't be reduced to extinction again because the population is now monitored. But they can't be

Re: PESO - Amgen Tour of California

2008-02-21 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 3:52 PM, Malcolm Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Richard Ballantyne (sp?) whose bicycle book I considered essential reading in the 70s had a different take on this. His view was that you should spend money on a good cycle with quality components, so that you don't

Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-21 Thread Bertil Holmberg
Beautiful eclipse photos, everyone! I had a fine full moon over my balcony earlier in the evening and took this photo with my smc PENTAX-M 1:4 200mm plus Jessops 2x teleconverter. Not too bad with this simple setup, I think. http://mac.tidings.nu/PinkyPentax/Images/Pentax/Various/Moon.jpg I

Re: K20D on its way...

2008-02-21 Thread Peter Fairweather
Most people on this forum won't be bothered one way or the other ;-) Peter On 21/02/2008, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sounds cool. I'll be interested to hear what you think of it in use. :-) Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Witchcraft

2008-02-21 Thread P. J. Alling
Are you sure you have an A lens, my A lenses just sort of sit there when I try to autofocus with them, (kind of like the K and M lenses)... frank theriault wrote: On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 8:45 AM, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is why i'm sending my K10D in for focus

Re: PESO - The Boyfriend

2008-02-21 Thread P. J. Alling
Frank haven't I provided enough illustrations of autofocus picking the wrong thing to focus on. I'd think you would learn from my mistakes. (I take comfort in the fact that if nothing else I'm a horrible example). frank theriault wrote: On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 7:55 AM, David J Brooks [EMAIL

Re: PESO - Amgen Tour of California

2008-02-21 Thread Adam Maas
On 2/21/08, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 3:52 PM, Malcolm Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Richard Ballantyne (sp?) whose bicycle book I considered essential reading in the 70s had a different take on this. His view was that you should spend

Re: This must be good news

2008-02-21 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Bob W Subject: OT: This must be good news for the list... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7257465.stm I have a lot of faith in ranchers. They'll counter sue the environmental groups to keep the listing as is until they've hunted the wolves to

Re: PESO 2008 - 08 - GDG

2008-02-21 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 3:33 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Color ... http://homepage.mac.com/godders/08-oranges.jpg Oranges - Mission District, SF 2008 Olympus E-1 + ZD 11-22/2.8-3.5 ISO 200 @ f/6.3 @ 1/40 sec, fl=22mm Comments and critique always appreciated. I

Re: PESO - Witchcraft

2008-02-21 Thread Bob Sullivan
Peter, I noticed this in Frank's post too. My A50/1.7 lens is also really slw to autofocus. Perhaps Frank can share his secret. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 3:36 PM, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are you sure you have an A lens, my A lenses just sort of sit there when

Re: PESO - The Boyfriend

2008-02-21 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 4:32 PM, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Frank haven't I provided enough illustrations of autofocus picking the wrong thing to focus on. I'd think you would learn from my mistakes. (I take comfort in the fact that if nothing else I'm a horrible example). No.

RE: PESO - Amgen Tour of California

2008-02-21 Thread Malcolm Smith
frank theriault wrote: IMHO, even more important than weight or quality is ~fit~. I see too many people on very expensive bikes that do not fit them. Aerodynamic and pedaling efficiency can only be obtained by proper fit, including appropriately sized and adjusted frame, stem, seatpost

Re: PESO - Witchcraft

2008-02-21 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 4:55 PM, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Peter, I noticed this in Frank's post too. My A50/1.7 lens is also really slw to autofocus. Perhaps Frank can share his secret. Regards, Bob S. I'll remember this, Bob. We'll meet again one day at GFM...

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