Re: Werid artifacts

2008-06-05 Thread willdo-1
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: David Savage Subject: Re: Werid artifacts At 11:28 AM 5/06/2008, William Robb wrote: Please see: http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/weirdness.html Shot with the k20 and 70mm LTD. ISO 100, f/7.1 at 1/400th. The sun

GESO: San Franshadows

2008-06-05 Thread Tim Bray
Shadows on buildings look better in San Francisco for some reason: http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2008/06/04/San-Fran-Shadows -T -- 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

Re: Werid artifacts

2008-06-05 Thread willdo-1
willdo-1 wrote: William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: David Savage Subject: Re: Werid artifacts At 11:28 AM 5/06/2008, William Robb wrote: Please see: http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/weirdness.html Shot with the k20 and 70mm LTD. ISO

Re: Werid artifacts

2008-06-05 Thread Toine
It's underexposed. The colors of the sky are in the left part of the histogram. If you adjust exposure in the raw converter it makes things even worse. The left part of the histogram has less data and a smooth gradient like this sky makes this visible On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 5:28 AM, William Robb

RE: New to the group - you will be groaning with frustration soon!

2008-06-05 Thread Bob W
I really want to master the basics.. and then take pictures as great as Bill! that shouldn't take very long. Thanks Bob. Compliments from you are few and far between. :o) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

K10D sneazing mice vs. K20D (what)?

2008-06-05 Thread Roman Melihhov
K10D mirror noise was called among some photographers a sneezing mouse but I never heard my K20D from away. Is it louder or same to K10D. When camera is held against the face you sense it with entire skull and internal ear and I can't judge whether its loud or silent. It's not that painful as

Re: smc PENTAX-DA 17-70mmF4AL[IF] SDM

2008-06-05 Thread Thibouille
K200D is competitive IMO although this isn't a real low-end body: 490€ is OK to me. On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 2:48 AM, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The masses? probably not, they'll be set with the 18-55 and 50-200. But they'll likely not buy Pentax right now since Pentax lacks a

Re: New to the group - you will be groaning with frustration soon!

2008-06-05 Thread mike wilson
From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/06/04 Wed PM 11:50:55 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: New to the group - you will be groaning with frustration soon! - Original Message - From: Jo Lueck Subject: New to the group - you will be

Re: smc PENTAX-DA 17-70mmF4AL[IF] SDM

2008-06-05 Thread mike wilson
From: AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/06/04 Wed PM 10:01:58 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: smc PENTAX-DA 17-70mmF4AL[IF] SDM 2008/6/4 P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]: The composite elements were a spherical glass component with an optical plastic

Re: Werid artifacts

2008-06-05 Thread Paul Stenquist
No. I didn't see them last night, but I looked at it on my 12-inch laptop. Now I'm looking at it on my desktop monitors and I can see some purplish radiating bands, probably some kind of diffraction or prismatic effect. Could be a result of atmospheric conditions or even shock waves from

Re: Werid artifacts

2008-06-05 Thread Paul Stenquist
No. On Jun 5, 2008, at 12:32 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Diagonal round banding of sorts... Weird indeed. But why to be bothered? Wasn't life smooth and free of artifacts 10 years ago? 20 may be? ;-) Boris William Robb wrote: Please see:

Re: K10D sneazing mice vs. K20D (what)?

2008-06-05 Thread Paul Stenquist
I have to say that after 7000 frames with the K20D I haven't even noticed what kind of sound it makes. So, evidently, I don't find it annoying. Paul On Jun 5, 2008, at 3:46 AM, Roman Melihhov wrote: K10D mirror noise was called among some photographers a sneezing mouse but I never

Re: One shot from GFM

2008-06-05 Thread David J Brooks
Great light and back ground. Love the bits of wet web in the shot. I thought you had to leave the 180 behind.? Dave On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 2:13 PM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Another shot from the Mountain last weekend: http://www.robertstech.com/peso.htm K20D, Sigma 180/3.5

Slightly OT. They want two more photos

2008-06-05 Thread David J Brooks
Hi gang. The folks putting together the Town Planner Calander asked me to submit a few more photos and they are using two more for it. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7191842 for April, and one that is not on the net, but of a team of horses using old wheat cutting tools. This one is

Re: Werid artifacts

2008-06-05 Thread Mark Roberts
William Robb wrote: Please see: http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/weirdness.html Shot with the k20 and 70mm LTD. ISO 100, f/7.1 at 1/400th. The sun was well out of the picture. Wow. Great picture! I really like this kind of minimalistic, near-abstract thing. The weird things you

Re: 33-1/3% Better Trillium

2008-06-05 Thread Jack Davis
Love all but the be-jeweled spider web. Otherwise, a terrific rendering including background. Jack --- On Wed, 6/4/08, Ken Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Ken Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 33-1/3% Better Trillium To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Wednesday,

Re: Slightly OT. They want two more photos

2008-06-05 Thread Jack Davis
Good stuff. Cover contender is especially nice. Congratulations! Jack --- On Thu, 6/5/08, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Slightly OT. They want two more photos To: Pentax Discuss pdml@pdml.net, Harry Bolton [EMAIL PROTECTED], Barb

Re: Lord Stanley is Going Home!

2008-06-05 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 10:45 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: W Ho! Congrats, Paul. You guys have had the best team all year long, you certainly deserved to cap off a wonderful season with The Cup. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML

Re: smc PENTAX-DA 17-70mmF4AL[IF] SDM

2008-06-05 Thread Adam Maas
Not here it isn't. It's about $200 over the Sony A200 kit at base price ($850 vs $650), and the Sony an be had on sale under $500 on occasion. The Sony offers everything the K200D does except AA batteries and sealing and adds a usable buffer, faster AF and better batteries. The K200D's buffer

Re: Werid artifacts

2008-06-05 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Toine Subject: Re: Werid artifacts It's underexposed. The colors of the sky are in the left part of the histogram. If you adjust exposure in the raw converter it makes things even worse. The left part of the histogram has less data and a smooth gradient

Re: Slightly OT. They want two more photos

2008-06-05 Thread Christine Aguila
Dave: Big congrats on the calendar, the photos are terrific---especially that 2nd one. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax Discuss pdml@pdml.net; Harry Bolton [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Barb Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Yvette Sheppard

Re: smc PENTAX-DA 17-70mmF4AL[IF] SDM

2008-06-05 Thread Thibouille
Yeah I know, good point on the buffer, this is indeed THE drawback of that otherwise very nice camera. On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 3:02 PM, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not here it isn't. It's about $200 over the Sony A200 kit at base price ($850 vs $650), and the Sony an be had on sale under

Re: Slightly OT. They want two more photos

2008-06-05 Thread pnstenquist
Good stuff. Congratulations. Paul -- Original message -- From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi gang. The folks putting together the Town Planner Calander asked me to submit a few more photos and they are using two more for it.

Re: Werid artifacts

2008-06-05 Thread Toine
What John and Mark said and a little underexposure combined with a gradient and posterization shows its ugly face. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterization On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 2:38 PM, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Toine Subject: Re: Werid

Re: Werid artifacts

2008-06-05 Thread Mark Roberts
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Toine Subject: Re: Werid artifacts It's underexposed. The colors of the sky are in the left part of the histogram. If you adjust exposure in the raw converter it makes things even worse. The left part of the histogram has less data

PESO: Hill

2008-06-05 Thread David Savage
G'day All, While GFM was taking place in the U.S. I, along with 4 other locals snappers, headed down south to Bridgetown for the long weekend. Just like GFM, it rained for a good portion of the trip, but the sun did come out at times I managed to snag this (~240kb):

Re: Werid artifacts

2008-06-05 Thread pnstenquist
-- Original message -- From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] I like John and Marks explanation. Yeah. It's kind of obvious that they know what they're talking about, isn't it? But I prefer to think that the object seen moving across the sky is an alien

GFM gallery

2008-06-05 Thread Mark Roberts
Put together a gallery of stuff from last week. A few good shots. A few silly ones. http://www.robertstech.com/blog/photos/gallery01/ -- 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

Re: San Franshadows

2008-06-05 Thread Christine Aguila
Tim: I like the 2nd one very much. Well seen. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Tim Bray [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 1:32 AM Subject: GESO: San Franshadows Shadows on buildings look better in San Francisco

Re: Werid artifacts

2008-06-05 Thread Mat Maessen
On 6/5/08, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's the unadjusted camera raw histogram. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/weirdscreen.jpg Gut feeling, since I can't tell from the screenshot whether you'd clip the whites too much, is that you could have probably exposed a half stop

Re: GFM gallery

2008-06-05 Thread Christine Aguila
Mark: Beautiful photos. Gives a great sense of the place and climb up. Really enjoyed seeing your gallery. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 8:50 AM Subject: GFM

Re: GFM gallery

2008-06-05 Thread Scott Loveless
Mark Roberts wrote: Put together a gallery of stuff from last week. A few good shots. A few silly ones. http://www.robertstech.com/blog/photos/gallery01/ I've photographed the head-bumping rock several times, but I never made it look that good. Lots of good stuff there, Mark. Hard to

Re: Hill

2008-06-05 Thread Christine Aguila
Dave: Lovely. The 2 trees are well placed. The smaller view doesn't do the scene justice. Larger view--well, as I said, lovely. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 8:45

Re: PESO - Zoom-zoom!

2008-06-05 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 8:06 PM, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Great Frank! That serious facial expression balanced with shorts, clogs, and a bike helmet make the scooter driver a classic in BW. Regards, Bob S. Thanks, Bob, and thanks to everyone else who commented. It's amazing how

Re: GESO: San Franshadows

2008-06-05 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jun 5, 2008, at 1:32, Tim Bray wrote: Shadows on buildings look better in San Francisco for some reason: http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2008/06/04/San-Fran-Shadows First one is a little too cluttered for my tastes but I like #2 and 3! -Charles -- Charles Robinson - [EMAIL

Re: GFM gallery

2008-06-05 Thread Jack Davis
Looks like I missed a damp good time. :) Nice collection, Mark. Jack --- On Thu, 6/5/08, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: GFM gallery To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Thursday, June 5, 2008, 6:50 AM Put together a gallery

Re: GFM gallery

2008-06-05 Thread David J Brooks
Some, sorry all are fabtabulus Mark. I really like Leiopate buxifarmy, er i mean Leiophopatj buxtremun, ack, the white flowers.:-0 The sunrise and moonrise ones are great as is the fog in the valley. You must tell me how you expose for those. Mine are not quite as good. Dave On Thu, Jun 5,

Re: GFM gallery

2008-06-05 Thread David J Brooks
On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 10:24 AM, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Looks like I missed a damp good time. :) Nice collection, Mark. One thing is for sure on that weekend. Rain Dave Jack --- On Thu, 6/5/08, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PESO: Hill

2008-06-05 Thread David J Brooks
Yes, i think i like this one. The nice break between the trees and then the rocks is nice Dave On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 9:45 AM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: G'day All, While GFM was taking place in the U.S. I, along with 4 other locals snappers, headed down south to Bridgetown for

Re: PSEO: Perth

2008-06-05 Thread David J Brooks
On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 12:35 AM, wendy beard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Perth, Ontario that is. Just a pleasant scene in the park. I think the lighting makes this one look a little more special. http://www.pbase.com/wendybeard/image/98005050 Nice building and grounds. And a gee-gee shot for

Re: PSEO: Perth

2008-06-05 Thread David J Brooks
Oh, BTW, the Collingwood horse show is going to be in Ottawa this year, but you may have already known that.:-) Dave On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 10:34 AM, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 12:35 AM, wendy beard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Perth, Ontario that is. Just a

[article] The War on Photography

2008-06-05 Thread Bruce Walker
Excellent article by security and security technology expert Bruce Schneier ... Given that real terrorists, and even wannabe terrorists, don't seem to photograph anything, why is it such pervasive conventional wisdom that terrorists photograph their targets? Why are our fears so great that we

Re: GFM gallery

2008-06-05 Thread mike wilson
From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/06/05 Thu PM 01:50:11 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: GFM gallery Put together a gallery of stuff from last week. A few good shots. A few silly ones. http://www.robertstech.com/blog/photos/gallery01/ Well done.

polarizers, take 2

2008-06-05 Thread Scott Loveless
Howdy! So I'm shopping for a polarizer again. A year or two ago I asked about polarizers, but I can't find the thread. Anyway, I ended up with a fairly inexpensive Sunpak 58mm polarizer from the LCS and a few step up rings for the smaller lenses. Now the 645 needs one. The filter ring

Re: PESO - Zoom-zoom!

2008-06-05 Thread David Savage
The phrase Safety Last springs to mind. I like it. Fun shot. Cheers, Dave 2008/6/2 frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]: http://tinyurl.com/68ne98 http://bp3.blogger.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/SEPjxuhUGYI/CME/0WZb5bQUnAY/s1600-h/may_30_08+004.jpg This guy takes his scooting very seriously!!

Re: GFM gallery

2008-06-05 Thread pnstenquist
Very nice. The second best thing to being there. Paul -- Original message -- From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Put together a gallery of stuff from last week. A few good shots. A few silly ones. http://www.robertstech.com/blog/photos/gallery01/ --

Re: polarizers, take 2

2008-06-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
The biggest thing wrong with the step up plan you use is that lens hoods are problematic. You should never use a filter without a lens hood in order to minimize flare. Also, be sure to get multicoating The sensitivity to LP vs CP can affect both AF sensors and metering sensors, depending

Re: GESO: San Franshadows

2008-06-05 Thread pnstenquist
An interesting theme, well executed. Paul -- Original message -- From: Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Jun 5, 2008, at 1:32, Tim Bray wrote: Shadows on buildings look better in San Francisco for some reason:

Re: PESO - Zoom-zoom!

2008-06-05 Thread willdo-1
David Savage wrote: The phrase Safety Last springs to mind. I like it. Fun shot. Cheers, Dave 2008/6/2 frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]: http://tinyurl.com/68ne98 http://bp3.blogger.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/SEPjxuhUGYI/CME/0WZb5bQUnAY/s1600-h/may_30_08+004.jpg This guy takes his

Re: GFM gallery

2008-06-05 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 9:50 AM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Put together a gallery of stuff from last week. A few good shots. A few silly ones. http://www.robertstech.com/blog/photos/gallery01/ Looks like a great time, and your photos are (as usual) spectacular. Thanks! cheers,

Re: polarizers, take 2

2008-06-05 Thread Scott Loveless
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: The biggest thing wrong with the step up plan you use is that lens hoods are problematic. You should never use a filter without a lens hood in order to minimize flare. Also, be sure to get multicoating Looks like the one I was considering isn't multi-coated, and I

Re: Werid artifacts

2008-06-05 Thread P. J. Alling
that is designed to transport us all to another dimension. You're already a member of the PDML isn't that extra dimensional enough? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -- Original message -- From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] I like John and Marks

Re: Werid artifacts

2008-06-05 Thread Mark Roberts
P. J. Alling wrote: that is designed to transport us all to another dimension. You're already a member of the PDML isn't that extra dimensional enough? True. And the PDML certainly has plenty of weird artifacts. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Zoom-zoom!

2008-06-05 Thread Bob Sullivan
Frank, How many takes did HCB get at the guy jumping over the puddle?!! Good luck is really the intersection of skill, preparation, and opportunity. Good choice of the critical moment. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 9:18 AM, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, Jun 4, 2008

Re: PESO: Lumix Orchid

2008-06-05 Thread Bob Sullivan
Sounds like a disease or fungus to me. Nice to have the wife enjoying photography too. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 8:33 PM, Walter Hamler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: :-) They enter the world nice and clean but seem to turn to crap within a few days! It's a shame too, as the blooms

Re: Werid artifacts

2008-06-05 Thread P. J. Alling
Mark Roberts wrote: P. J. Alling wrote: that is designed to transport us all to another dimension. You're already a member of the PDML isn't that extra dimensional enough? True. And the PDML certainly has plenty of weird artifacts. Mark! -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why

Re: PESO - Zoom-zoom!

2008-06-05 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 11:56 AM, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Frank, How many takes did HCB get at the guy jumping over the puddle?!! Good luck is really the intersection of skill, preparation, and opportunity. Good choice of the critical moment. Regards, Bob S. I once read an

PESO -- Up to the highest height...

2008-06-05 Thread Mike Hamilton
I took some sage advice, and went to fly a kite with my lovely wife. We had a great time, and our experience was very successful! http://www.michaelhamilton.ca/2008/06/04/up-to-the-highest-height/ Shot with the K10D, DA 50-200, adjustments in Lightroom. Comments, critiques are welcome! Mike

pentax gallery

2008-06-05 Thread Toine
I have submitted a few photos in the last weeks. To my surprise some are accepted and if I watch the recent additions they accept loads of new photos. And more surprising many from non pentax glass. It does take several weeks before submitted changes to declined or accepted. Toine -- PDML

Re: polarizers, take 2

2008-06-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jun 5, 2008, at 8:32 AM, Scott Loveless wrote: Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: The biggest thing wrong with the step up plan you use is that lens hoods are problematic. You should never use a filter without a lens hood in order to minimize flare. Also, be sure to get multicoating ... However,

Re: PESO -- Up to the highest height...

2008-06-05 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 12:26 PM, Mike Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I took some sage advice, and went to fly a kite with my lovely wife. We had a great time, and our experience was very successful! http://www.michaelhamilton.ca/2008/06/04/up-to-the-highest-height/ Shot with the K10D, DA

Re: PESO -- Up to the highest height...

2008-06-05 Thread Mike Hamilton
On 5-Jun-08, at 10:44 AM, frank theriault wrote: On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 12:26 PM, Mike Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I took some sage advice, and went to fly a kite with my lovely wife. We had a great time, and our experience was very successful!

Re: pentax gallery

2008-06-05 Thread Jack Davis
Toine, When you use the term accepted, do you mean they have been accepted for review or have been accepted/approved into the Pentax Gallery? I agree it's taking quite a number of days to get a result from those which have been accepted for review. Congratulations on having work accepted for the

Re: PESO - Zoom-zoom!

2008-06-05 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jun 5, 2008, at 10:56, Bob Sullivan wrote: Frank, How many takes did HCB get at the guy jumping over the puddle?!! Good luck is really the intersection of skill, preparation, and opportunity. Good choice of the critical moment. Regards, Bob S. I am reminded of a quote I read which

Re: PESO: 33-1/3% Better Trillium

2008-06-05 Thread Boris Liberman
This Sigma sample is truly amazing... *Muttering to self* Gotta resist, gotta resist... Mark Roberts wrote: Another shot from the Mountain last weekend: http://www.robertstech.com/peso.htm K20D, Sigma 180/3.5 Macro -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO -- Up to the highest height...

2008-06-05 Thread Jack Davis
Any day you get a kite to fly is a good day. ;) Good souvenir of the day. Jack --- On Thu, 6/5/08, Mike Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Mike Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO -- Up to the highest height... To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Thursday, June 5,

Re: pentax gallery

2008-06-05 Thread Toine
Yes what I meant is approved in gallery. On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 6:53 PM, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Toine, When you use the term accepted, do you mean they have been accepted for review or have been accepted/approved into the Pentax Gallery? I agree it's taking quite a number of

Re: PESO: Hill

2008-06-05 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 9:45 AM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: G'day All, While GFM was taking place in the U.S. I, along with 4 other locals snappers, headed down south to Bridgetown for the long weekend. Just like GFM, it rained for a good portion of the trip, but the sun did come

RE: PESO -- Up to the highest height...

2008-06-05 Thread Maxime Thériault
Nice shot! I want a blurred out kite, too. :D I like the composition of that. :) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Hamilton Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 11:27 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO -- Up to the highest

Re: polarizers, take 2

2008-06-05 Thread Scott Loveless
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Jun 5, 2008, at 8:32 AM, Scott Loveless wrote: Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: The biggest thing wrong with the step up plan you use is that lens hoods are problematic. You should never use a filter without a lens hood in order to minimize flare. Also, be sure to get

Re: GFM gallery

2008-06-05 Thread Cotty
On 5/6/08, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: Put together a gallery of stuff from last week. A few good shots. A few silly ones. http://www.robertstech.com/blog/photos/gallery01/ Superb gallery Mark, a few 'Oh wow' shots and a few LOL shots - inspired me to get my shots downloaded

Re: PESO -- Up to the highest height...

2008-06-05 Thread pnstenquist
I'm left wishing I could see either the wife or the kite, although I know that's difficult to achieve here. Well exposed and rendered. Paul -- Original message -- From: Mike Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] I took some sage advice, and went to fly a kite with my lovely

Re: Werid artifacts

2008-06-05 Thread mike wilson
From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/06/05 Thu PM 04:09:28 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Werid artifacts Mark Roberts wrote: P. J. Alling wrote: that is designed to transport us all to another dimension. You're already a

Re: PESO -- Up to the highest height...

2008-06-05 Thread Scott Loveless
Mike Hamilton wrote: I took some sage advice, and went to fly a kite with my lovely wife. We had a great time, and our experience was very successful! http://www.michaelhamilton.ca/2008/06/04/up-to-the-highest-height/ Excellent! I haven't taken a look at your work for quite some time,

Re: GFM gallery

2008-06-05 Thread Rick Womer
Mark, This is a *great* collection! My favorite is Big Pile o' Rocks. The human figures (who are wearing just the right colors) give a marvelous sense of scale. I also note the jpeg quantization artifacts similar to those bedevilling Wheatfield in Moon over Myrtle. Rick --- Mark Roberts

Re: San Franshadows

2008-06-05 Thread Ken Waller
Great abstract I'd never associate with S F ;+} Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Tim Bray [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: GESO: San Franshadows Shadows on buildings look better in San Francisco for some reason:

Re: Slightly OT. They want two more photos

2008-06-05 Thread Ken Waller
Congrats Dave ! Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Slightly OT. They want two more photos Hi gang. The folks putting together the Town Planner Calander asked me to submit a few more photos and they

Re: smc PENTAX-DA 17-70mmF4AL[IF] SDM

2008-06-05 Thread Lucas Rijnders
Op Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:52:43 +0200 schreef P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Interesting, the lens contains not one but two composite, aspherical elements, the composite aspherical element was the achillies heel of the smcp FA 28-70mm f4.0 an otherwise exemplary little lens. Dario Bonazza

RE: PESO - Zoom-zoom!

2008-06-05 Thread Bob W
Frank, How many takes did HCB get at the guy jumping over the puddle?!! Good luck is really the intersection of skill, preparation, and opportunity. Good choice of the critical moment. Regards, Bob S. 2 apparently. He'd seen it and missed, so went back the next day at about the same

Re: GFM gallery

2008-06-05 Thread Ken Waller
Nice work Mark ! Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: GFM gallery Put together a gallery of stuff from last week. A few good shots. A few silly ones. http://www.robertstech.com/blog/photos/gallery01/ --

Re: PESO - Zoom-zoom!

2008-06-05 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 3:35 PM, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2 apparently. He'd seen it and missed, so went back the next day at about the same time and it happened again. HCB really was a lucky bastard, wasn't he? cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: PESO - Zoom-zoom!

2008-06-05 Thread Scott Loveless
frank theriault wrote: http://tinyurl.com/68ne98 http://bp3.blogger.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/SEPjxuhUGYI/CME/0WZb5bQUnAY/s1600-h/may_30_08+004.jpg This guy takes his scooting very seriously!! :-) Comments welcome. cheers, frank That's freaking awesome. I think I could laugh at

Re: PESO - Zoom-zoom!

2008-06-05 Thread Scott Loveless
P. J. Alling wrote: Bicycle Helmut, $20. Motor Scooter $1000. Plastic Clogs $15 Your plastic clogs are New Balance 801 recovery shoes and typically sell for about $50 US. Just sayin'. Embarrassing the hell out of your family, Priceless... frank theriault wrote:

Re: PESO - Throw the Book at Him!

2008-06-05 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 9:35 AM, Brian Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do Canadian police not mind having their photos taken? Or didn't you wait around long enough to find out? An interesting slice of life - well spotted! They aren't too thrilled about it. I think I've only taken one or two

Re: PESO - Throw the Book at Him!

2008-06-05 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 2:16 PM, Ken Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We're not sure ~exactly~ what he did, but we're sure he did ~something~ wrong... Obvious. he/she was driving a Chevy... That's not a crime in Toronto - although it should be... ;-) Thanks to everyone who commented on

Re: smc PENTAX-DA 17-70mmF4AL[IF] SDM

2008-06-05 Thread P. J. Alling
I don't know personally, however the word from people who tried to get these repaired by Pentax was that the aspheric lens had delaminated and couldn't be repaired no parts were available, a cemented group could be repaired, but it might not be economically feasible slight difference. It

Re: New to the group - you will be groaning with frustration soon!

2008-06-05 Thread Jo Lueck
Thank you so much for making me feel welcome. So today it was fiddle frenzy. I tried I really did, but I am struggling... I took pictures of puppies on the grass and the grass was yellow. I have not had chance to read anything, this is my bad for sure - I will set some time aside this

RE: GFM gallery

2008-06-05 Thread Bob W
Excellent gallery. I hope I can get over there next year, if only to prove that not all Brits have legs like bleached pipe-cleaners that have been painted brilliant white then left out in the sun to bleach a bit more. Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: GESO: San Franshadows

2008-06-05 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 2:32 AM, Tim Bray [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shadows on buildings look better in San Francisco for some reason: http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2008/06/04/San-Fran-Shadows Very cool! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson --

Re: New to the group - you will be groaning with frustration soon!

2008-06-05 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 6/4/2008 12:03:56 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] options.com writes: that shouldn't take very long. Welcome. I recommend that you find a class locally that will teach you the basics. It will be much easier in 2 or 3 hands-on sessions than by reading through

Re: PESO - Zoom-zoom!

2008-06-05 Thread P. J. Alling
Just because New Balance slapped an N on them doesn't mean they're not cheap... Scott Loveless wrote: P. J. Alling wrote: Bicycle Helmut, $20. Motor Scooter $1000. Plastic Clogs $15 Your plastic clogs are New Balance 801 recovery shoes and typically sell for about $50 US.

Re: PESO - Throw the Book at Him!

2008-06-05 Thread P. J. Alling
frank theriault wrote: On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 9:35 AM, Brian Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do Canadian police not mind having their photos taken? Or didn't you wait around long enough to find out? An interesting slice of life - well spotted! They aren't too thrilled about it.

Re: GFM gallery

2008-06-05 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 4:15 PM, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Excellent gallery. I hope I can get over there next year, if only to prove that not all Brits have legs like bleached pipe-cleaners that have been painted brilliant white then left out in the sun to bleach a bit more. What about

Re: GFM gallery

2008-06-05 Thread P. J. Alling
Why I believe that Cotty's legs have been insulted. Bob W wrote: Excellent gallery. I hope I can get over there next year, if only to prove that not all Brits have legs like bleached pipe-cleaners that have been painted brilliant white then left out in the sun to bleach a bit more. Bob

RE: PESO - Zoom-zoom!

2008-06-05 Thread Bob W
That's not much of a value-add, is it? No, I think calling them 'recovery shoes' rather than 'plastic clogs' is what brings the price up. And rightly so - who would want to wear clogs? After all, this is not the 1970s. Or Amsterdam. Just because New Balance slapped an N on them doesn't mean

RE: GFM gallery

2008-06-05 Thread Bob W
Subject: Re: GFM gallery On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 4:15 PM, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Excellent gallery. I hope I can get over there next year, if only to prove that not all Brits have legs like bleached pipe-cleaners that have been painted brilliant white then left out in the sun to

Re: New to the group - you will be groaning with frustration soon!

2008-06-05 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Jo Lueck Subject: Re: New to the group - you will be groaning with frustration soon! Thank you so much for making me feel welcome. So today it was fiddle frenzy. I tried I really did, but I am struggling... I took pictures of puppies on the grass

Re: GFM gallery

2008-06-05 Thread Cotty
On 5/6/08, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: What about sandals and socks? Do you wear sandals and socks? It seems that Cotty does... You guys can take a short leap off a big rock -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

RE: GFM gallery

2008-06-05 Thread Bob W
Yes, but the gaping flaw in my insult is that my legs are also, in fact, exactly as described. Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of P. J. Alling Sent: 05 June 2008 21:21 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: GFM gallery Why I

Re: PESO - Zoom-zoom!

2008-06-05 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 4:25 PM, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's not much of a value-add, is it? No, I think calling them 'recovery shoes' rather than 'plastic clogs' is what brings the price up. And rightly so - who would want to wear clogs? After all, this is not the 1970s. Or

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