OT: Wonders of Ebay :)

2008-10-01 Thread timber
Only in England...: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1749217.ece You can never know... -- 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: OT Hey Paul, Sox Win!

2008-10-01 Thread Brian Walters
On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:13:00 -0500, Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: a 2 hitter by Danks Jenks closes and a homerun by Thome for a score of 1-0 Sox. Go Sox! Er What?? Keep this up and I'll have to bore you rigid once the cricket season starts down here. :-) Cheers

An interesting site...

2008-10-01 Thread timber
I don't know if you know this site: http://www.leitax.com/index.html But I found it really interesting... Sharp Leica lens on Pentax K? Sounds really promising to me :) Cheers, .t -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

DA 55-300 test on Photozone

2008-10-01 Thread John Whittingham
Hi all Klaus has tested the DA 55-300 over on Phoitozone, not a bad showing but I'm keeping the Tamron 70-300 Di LD for now. http://www.photozone.de/pentax/396-pentax_55300_458 John -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: OT: Wonders of Ebay :)

2008-10-01 Thread Mme RD
[EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : Only in England...: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1749217.ece You can never know... -- 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

Re: Off Topic: Question of literature

2008-10-01 Thread mike wilson
From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/09/30 Tue PM 05:59:05 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Off Topic: Question of literature Good day. Out of boredom I am reading the Sherlock Holmes stories as of lately. Although nearly devoid of any actual

Re: OT Hey Paul, Sox Win!

2008-10-01 Thread Subash
On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 12:59 PM, Brian Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Keep this up and I'll have to bore you rigid once the cricket season starts down here. :-) :-)) Brian, seriously, do you follow cricket? the Aussies are here. so is Chappell, so the series ahead looks to be an

Re: OT Hey Paul, Sox Win!

2008-10-01 Thread Brian Walters
On Wed, 1 Oct 2008 14:33:39 +0530, Subash [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: :-)) Brian, seriously, do you follow cricket? Yes, indeed. Although my wife's the bigger fan. the Aussies are here. so is Chappell, so the series ahead looks to be an interesting one... Ponting was just on the TV

Re: An interesting site...

2008-10-01 Thread Bob Sullivan
Expensive, but interesting...Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 2:38 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't know if you know this site: http://www.leitax.com/index.html But I found it really interesting... Sharp Leica lens on Pentax K? Sounds really promising to me :) Cheers, .t

Re: An interesting site...

2008-10-01 Thread Adam Maas
Interesting. Total mount conversions for R stuff is nothing new (There are a fair number of R-mount equipped Nikon F2's floating around) but doing it on the lens side is a good choice, especially since I've yet to see a particularly good R body other than a converted Nikon. Leica's good at lenses

Re: OT Hey Paul, Sox Win!

2008-10-01 Thread Paul Stenquist
Yep! I watched every minute. Good game. I've missed very few this year, thanks to Direct TV's baseball package. Looking forward to the playoffs. Paul On Sep 30, 2008, at 10:13 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: a 2 hitter by Danks Jenks closes and a homerun by Thome for a score of 1-0 Sox. Go

Re: PhotographyBlog: Pentax Interview, quite interesting (Samsung deal etc.)

2008-10-01 Thread Paul Stenquist
As far as I can tell, it's only the DA* lenses with the in-lens motors that seem to do a better job focusing, particularly in continuous mode. Paul On Sep 30, 2008, at 7:36 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Even though I'm shooting a K10/20D, I don't own any DA lenses. Hard to tell if the DA's would

Re: Off Topic: Question of literature

2008-10-01 Thread Paul Stenquist
I hate Dickens. I find it unreadable. I had to read much of his work in college, and it was a task. Remember, those works were serialized in newspapers. Compiled into a single volume, they become rather fat and lazy. Paul On Sep 30, 2008, at 10:40 PM, John Sessoms wrote: Boris Liberman

Re: PESO - First Print

2008-10-01 Thread Paul Stenquist
Nice work. A well composed photo. The blacks are a bit heavy on my monitor, but one really can't judge a print by the way it appears when scanned as a small jpeg. Congratulations on some nice work. Paul On Sep 30, 2008, at 11:27 PM, Ira H. Bryant IV wrote: I finally got around to taking a

Re: PESO - First Print

2008-10-01 Thread Mark Roberts
Ira H. Bryant IV wrote: I finally got around to taking a black and white film class this semester at the local community college. As it turns out, I was just in time. All of us in the class were surprised when they told us it would be the last film class. With two sections, both full and

Re: Off Topic: Question of literature

2008-10-01 Thread Boris Liberman
Paul Stenquist wrote: I hate Dickens. I find it unreadable. I had to read much of his work in college, and it was a task. Remember, those works were serialized in newspapers. Compiled into a single volume, they become rather fat and lazy. Paul Well, being a native Russian speaker I was

Re: OT Hey Paul, Sox Win!

2008-10-01 Thread David J Brooks
On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 8:09 AM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yep! I watched every minute. Good game. I've missed very few this year, thanks to Direct TV's baseball package. Looking forward to the playoffs. Paul Glad to see some teams other than the two NY teams in the playoffs.

Re: PESO - First Print

2008-10-01 Thread David J Brooks
Ira. Nice photo. The blacks look a bit dark on my monitor, but as Paul says, a bit hard to judge on a small jpg. I like the side pose here. Same here as far as classes go. I took one at a local high school from 2002-2005, then due to low enrollment, they cancelled it. Equipment was pretty

Re: DA 55-300 test on Photozone

2008-10-01 Thread David J Brooks
Suprised to see only one shot at 300mm, but it looks pretty sharp. Tripod, SR on.?? Looked at several others at the 150 range, and they look good to. Hummm. Dave On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 3:40 AM, John Whittingham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all Klaus has tested the DA 55-300 over on

Re: PESO - First Print

2008-10-01 Thread Charles Robinson
On Oct 1, 2008, at 7:16, Paul Stenquist wrote: Nice work. A well composed photo. The blacks are a bit heavy on my monitor, but one really can't judge a print by the way it appears when scanned as a small jpeg. Congratulations on some nice work. I was going to say much the same thing - the

Re: PESO: BWI Window

2008-10-01 Thread David J Brooks
Good eye Rick. I like the black lines breaking up the blues. Godders would have converted that one. :-) Dave On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 9:12 PM, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A Godfrey moment overtook me as I waited for a flight at Baltimore-Washington International Airport.

Re: OT Hey Paul, Sox Win!

2008-10-01 Thread Bill Owens
I would like to see a Cubs-Sox series with the Cubs celebrating the 100th anniversary of their last series win Bill On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 9:30 AM, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 8:09 AM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yep! I watched every minute. Good

Re: PESO - First Print

2008-10-01 Thread David J Brooks
On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 9:40 AM, Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In much the same vein, I miss LPs too - not for their sound, because it was always a pain to make them play: 1. At exactly the right speed 2. Without distortion 3. Without pops, clicks, and rumbles That was part

Re: PESO - First Print

2008-10-01 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Ira: Congrats on your 1st print, and it looks great! You know, if you like the genre, there's a great book called Honor Dance by John Running. The photos are absolutely stunning; one of my favorites is Apache Hunter. Anyway, glad you were able to take a class. Cheers, Christine -

Re: OT Hey Paul, Sox Win!

2008-10-01 Thread Christine Aguila
A cross-town would surely be lots of fun. Chicago would go nuts. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 8:40 AM Subject: Re: OT Hey Paul, Sox Win! I would like to see a

Re: PESO Little Tourist---(aka Frame Intruders)

2008-10-01 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Dave and Paul: Big thanks for looking and your kind comments. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 4:19 PM Subject: Re: PESO Little Tourist---(aka Frame Intruders) Excellent

Re: PESO Little Tourist---(aka Frame Intruders)

2008-10-01 Thread Rick Womer
That's a very minor (and reparable) problem in a nice pic. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Tue, 9/30/08, Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO Little Tourist---(aka Frame Intruders) To: pdml@pdml.net Date: Tuesday,

PESO - Embraceable You

2008-10-01 Thread frank theriault
I'm not sure if I ever showed this one before, but I think not. Apologies if I did. Yet another subway shot: http://knarf-underground.blogspot.com/2008/07/embraceable-you.html Enjoy! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO Little Tourist---(aka Frame Intruders)

2008-10-01 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 4:59 PM, Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The tip of a black car intruded in the frame of my last PESO Shoemobile. Now I notice a spider web under the signs in this one during post-processing. :-/ In front of the Art Institute on Michigan Ave., Chicago

Re: PESO - Embraceable You

2008-10-01 Thread Christine Aguila
Wow, another great one Frank. Framing is great, rendering great, interesting subject/story, nice cheerful faces. Enjoy I did! :-)Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, October 01,

Re: PESO Little Tourist---(aka Frame Intruders)

2008-10-01 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 4:59 PM, Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The tip of a black car intruded in the frame of my last PESO Shoemobile. Now I notice a spider web under the signs in this one during post-processing. :-/ In front of the Art Institute on Michigan Ave., Chicago

Re: PESO Little Tourist---(aka Frame Intruders)

2008-10-01 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Rick, and true it is reparable. Big thanks for looking. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 9:00 AM Subject: Re: PESO Little Tourist---(aka Frame Intruders)

Re: PESO: BWI Window

2008-10-01 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 9:12 PM, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A Godfrey moment overtook me as I waited for a flight at Baltimore-Washington International Airport. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7922416size=lg K10D, DA 50-200, ISO 100, f/8 @ 1/250, RAW via LR. Now that I

GESO: Niece's wedding

2008-10-01 Thread Rick Womer
Our niece got married a month ago, and of course I brought my camera along. My shooting position was limited to the aisle seat in the third row of the chapel, but I got some reasonable shots anyway. http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=865503 K10D and FA 24-90, ISO 560-800, RAW via LR.

Re: PESO Little Tourist---(aka Frame Intruders)

2008-10-01 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Frank. I believe it's a little girl :-). Thanks for the comment about the rendering. I've been practicing, trying to get greater tonal range etc. Good to hear this from a BW Master like yourself. by the by, I got 2 replies from you. One had no text from you, but it had your

RE: DA 55-300 test on Photozone

2008-10-01 Thread John Whittingham
The contrast seems quite punchy, but I'm not so sure about the performance at the edges. The Tamron seems to do a better job in that respect: http://www.photozone.de/pentax/281-tamron-af-70-300mm-f4-56-ld-di-macro-pentax-k-review--lab-test-report John

Re: PESO Little Tourist---(aka Frame Intruders)

2008-10-01 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 10:19 AM, Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip by the by, I got 2 replies from you. One had no text from you, but it had your Bresson tag. The 2nd, of course, did have text. Odd, no? Big cheers, Christine Nothing odd about it. I opened the window to reply

New Screen

2008-10-01 Thread William Robb
After almost giving up hope, my new montor finally arrived. I had ordered a LaCie 324 back in eaerly July, and after numerous back orders, I had almost decided that I was destined to not get it. Yesterday it arrived, and I must say, it is AMAZING!! I've never seen colour like this out of an LCD

Peso: Another Family Picture

2008-10-01 Thread William Robb
Another from my trip to BC. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/newer/shrooms2.html K20 + FA200mm Macro, f/32 for 3 seconds, ISO 100 And thanks to Frank, Charles, the two Davids, Bruce, Jack, Christine and Godfrey for commenting on my last peso, and thanks to everyone who took a moment

Re: PESO - First Print

2008-10-01 Thread Walter Hamler
David, I recently bought a turntable that has a USB connection and software that allows you to put your LP's on the computer, in I-tunes, so you can then make CD's. It was less than 150.00 at Best Buy and works very nicely. I have made a couple dozen CD's so far and the quality is pretty decent.

Re: Peso: Another Family Picture

2008-10-01 Thread Paul Stenquist
Nicely composed, rich textures. Well done. Paul On Oct 1, 2008, at 10:23 AM, William Robb wrote: Another from my trip to BC. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/newer/shrooms2.html K20 + FA200mm Macro, f/32 for 3 seconds, ISO 100 And thanks to Frank, Charles, the two Davids, Bruce,

Re: PESO - First Print

2008-10-01 Thread Charles Robinson
On Oct 1, 2008, at 8:44, David J Brooks wrote: I have around 4-500 LPs, and now i see The Source has a player that can transfer the files to PC or direct to iPods. Might just get one of those and transfer my LP's during the long winter months ahead. I'll wager it will be about as easy and

Re: Off Topic: Question of literature

2008-10-01 Thread P. J. Alling
I thought the punishment in question was being forced to read it. But hey, that's just me. I originally put it down to a bad translation, maybe it was a good translation... Boris Liberman wrote: Paul Stenquist wrote: I hate Dickens. I find it unreadable. I had to read much of his work in

Re: OT Hey Paul, Sox Win!

2008-10-01 Thread ann sanfedele
Bill Owens wrote: I would like to see a Cubs-Sox series with the Cubs celebrating the 100th anniversary of their last series win Bill ME TOO! ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: PESO: BWI Window

2008-10-01 Thread Rick Womer
Nooo (but thanks for the comment!) Rick --- On Wed, 10/1/08, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Darn nice! Once you turn down the dark path, young Skywalker, there is no turning back. ]'-) G On Sep 29, 2008, at 6:12 PM, Rick Womer wrote: A

Re: PESO - First Print

2008-10-01 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 11:27 PM, Ira H. Bryant IV [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I finally got around to taking a black and white film class this semester at the local community college. As it turns out, I was just in time. All of us in the class were surprised when they told us it would be the

Re: Off Topic: Question of literature

2008-10-01 Thread ann sanfedele
P. J. Alling wrote: I thought the punishment in question was being forced to read it. But hey, that's just me. I originally put it down to a bad translation, maybe it was a good translation... Boris Liberman wrote: Paul Stenquist wrote: I hate Dickens. I find it unreadable. I had to

Re: GESO: Niece's wedding

2008-10-01 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 10:21 AM, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Our niece got married a month ago, and of course I brought my camera along. My shooting position was limited to the aisle seat in the third row of the chapel, but I got some reasonable shots anyway.

Re: Off Topic: Question of literature

2008-10-01 Thread David Savage
2008/10/1 ann sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I think possibly 15-16 is a bit young for reading profundity. :) So is 30... :-) Calvin Hobbs Footrot Flats are more my speed http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Footrot_Flats :-D Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Peso: Another Family Picture

2008-10-01 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 10:23 AM, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Another from my trip to BC. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/newer/shrooms2.html K20 + FA200mm Macro, f/32 for 3 seconds, ISO 100 snip Love the composition of this one! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a

Re: PESO - Holding Her Transfer

2008-10-01 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 1:39 PM, Steve Desjardins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Obviously Photoshppped - No one is that happy on a subway. ;-) Har! Actually, Steve, it was taken on a bus, so maybe that explains it. ;-) Thanks for your comment. Thanks to everyone else who commented. She was a

Re: PESO 2008 - 149 - GDG

2008-10-01 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Sep 28, 2008 at 5:53 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A quiet moment while visiting friends in Northleach ... http://homepage.mac.com/godders/149-watching-tv.jpg Watching Television - Northleach 2008 Panasonic L1 + Olympus 25mm f/2.8 ISO 200 @ f/5 @ 1/40 sec

Re: PESO - Embraceable You

2008-10-01 Thread Jack Davis
Those two ought go to get a room. 8)) I'm sure I haven't seen it before. Nice conversion and moment. Jack --- On Wed, 10/1/08, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO - Embraceable You To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Date:

Re: PESO Little Tourist---(aka Frame Intruders)

2008-10-01 Thread Bob Sullivan
Christine, Nice photo, I can't even find the spyder web! There's a great feeling of place to the picture. I know exactly where you were with the Art Institute in the background, the London bus going by, and the direction to the crosswalk on the other side of the street. (The poster shop next to

Re: GESO: Niece's wedding

2008-10-01 Thread Jack Davis
Nice going, Rick. I'll bet they are very pleased with your well chosen work. Jack --- On Wed, 10/1/08, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: GESO: Niece's wedding To: Pentax List pdml@pdml.net Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2008, 7:21 AM Our niece

Re: PESO - Embraceable You

2008-10-01 Thread Bob Sullivan
Frank, Interesting photo. The two couples help make it for me - one hugging, the other (guy) wishing. I wish I could see the other couples feet. (I hate the one girl's shoes, but that's not your doing.) Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 9:08 AM, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: Off Topic: Question of literature

2008-10-01 Thread Boris Liberman
ann sanfedele wrote: Oh dear -- Boris, I LOVED Crime and Punishment - one of the very first serious books I read when I was just 19 years old but I wasn't Forced to read it... I was presented it along with several other marvelous works of lit by my first lover. Others included Madam

L' Shana Tovah

2008-10-01 Thread frank theriault
To everyone out there who celebrates Rosh Hashanah: To a good year! 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 to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link

Re: Peso: Another Family Picture

2008-10-01 Thread ann sanfedele
what last peso? (ann - barely in the loop) P.s. Nice fungi shot hope no one ate 'em William Robb wrote: Another from my trip to BC. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/newer/shrooms2.html K20 + FA200mm Macro, f/32 for 3 seconds, ISO 100 And thanks to Frank, Charles, the two

Re: Another Family Picture

2008-10-01 Thread Ken Waller
A great family portrait ! Well seen captured Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Peso: Another Family Picture Another from my trip to BC. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/newer/shrooms2.html K20

Re: PESO Little Tourist---(aka Frame Intruders)

2008-10-01 Thread P. J. Alling
frank theriault wrote: On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 10:19 AM, Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip by the by, I got 2 replies from you. One had no text from you, but it had your Bresson tag. The 2nd, of course, did have text. Odd, no? Big cheers, Christine Nothing odd about

Re: Off Topic: Question of literature

2008-10-01 Thread ann sanfedele
Boris Liberman wrote: ann sanfedele wrote: Oh dear -- Boris, I LOVED Crime and Punishment - one of the very first serious books I read when I was just 19 years old but I wasn't Forced to read it... I was presented it along with several other marvelous works of lit by my first lover.

Re: PESO Little Tourist---(aka Frame Intruders)

2008-10-01 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 1:13 PM, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Frank has a special talent... I have many special talents. ;-) cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - mountain plain

2008-10-01 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 12:49 PM, AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi gang, My trip this week-end was successful in many ways. A lot of keepers has been registered on the SD cards, and it will take a good while to sort them through. I also got to test a newly bought goose down sleeping bag,

Re: Peso: Another Family Picture

2008-10-01 Thread Cotty
On 1/10/08, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: Another from my trip to BC. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/newer/shrooms2.html K20 + FA200mm Macro, f/32 for 3 seconds, ISO 100 That's very pleasant. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche

Re: GESO: Niece's wedding

2008-10-01 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Frank! I went up to the balcony overlooking the dance floor, wondering how to shoot anything in the dim light. As it happened, the pro had left his tripod set up, and it had the same Bogen quick-release that I use (the plate is always on my camera). Dumb luck. Rick --- On Wed,

Re: A 67 Holdup

2008-10-01 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 11:08 PM, John Celio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Found it! The photo is by this guy: http://www.jr-art.net/ I love where this guy's exhibited: London (the Tate Modern, no less), Manhattan, Brussels, Paris, Geneva, Amsterdam, Berlin, Los Angeles, Stockholm, Saskatoon.

Re: OT PESOs - Text Pictures Long Day

2008-10-01 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Sep 28, 2008 at 12:41 PM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: G'day All, Another couple of shots from the evil toy. I went to a mates exhibition opening Friday night took this one while having after dinner coffee: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3071/2891801000_e906c16896_o.jpg

Re: A 67 Holdup

2008-10-01 Thread Bran Everseeking
On Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:43:13 -0400 frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What am I missing here? a great arts community. and me. Bran -- 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: A 67 Holdup

2008-10-01 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 3:34 PM, Bran Everseeking [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: a great arts community. and me. Really? Who knew? (okay, I guess you knew) Quite seriously, I had no idea that Saskatoon has a vibrant arts community. Of course, according to most Torontonians, Canada ends somewhere

Re: New Screen

2008-10-01 Thread Joseph McAllister
You'll get used to it. It's the same LCD as my iMac 24, I think. And they are pretty darn nice. Creating web pages and/or images that won't fit on little tiny stinking monitors will make you feel more powerful, and force the owners to upgrade to real computers/monitors, which in turn will

Re: Peso: Another Family Picture

2008-10-01 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Oct 1, 2008, at 09:00 , frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 10:23 AM, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Another from my trip to BC. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/newer/shrooms2.html K20 + FA200mm Macro, f/32 for 3 seconds, ISO 100 snip

Re: L' Shana Tovah

2008-10-01 Thread Bob Sullivan
Thanks Frank, May God inscribe us all for blessings in the book of life this year. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 12:13 PM, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To everyone out there who celebrates Rosh Hashanah: To a good year! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois

Re: Singapore Grand Prix photos

2008-10-01 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 7:34 PM, Ken Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All I can say is WOW. some really exceptional images. Thanks for posting. One of the more interesting F1 races in a while. Yeah, some amazing photos there. Funny that they managed to get not one shot of a Renault in full

Re: A 67 Holdup

2008-10-01 Thread Bran Everseeking
On Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:42:53 -0400 frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quite seriously, I had no idea that Saskatoon has a vibrant arts community. Of course, according to most Torontonians, Canada ends somewhere around Thunder Bay, so whatever happens out there in the hinterlands won't

Re: GFM sold

2008-10-01 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 8:45 PM, John Sessoms [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip All of the special programs at Grandfather Mountain, including the photography weekends, mean a lot of money to NC; more than just the few dollars you spend inside the park. Yeah, like when me and Chainsaw buy biscuits

Re: Geso Straw art

2008-10-01 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Sep 28, 2008 at 1:22 PM, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You can always tell its the fall time around these parts. http://web.mac.com/barnyardcam/iWeb/Site/Straw%20Art.html D200, in Vivid mode, photos dragged to iweb, no adjustments. Sorry about the one vertical shot. I have

Re: GFM sold

2008-10-01 Thread Cotty
On 1/10/08, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: I'll have to try the local vegan delicacy next year... This seems to indicate you might be going along...? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: GESO: Niece's wedding

2008-10-01 Thread Bob Sullivan
Rick, You've inspired me to show some wedding photos that I shot 9/6/08. They were of the neighbor's daughter - same age as my own daughter who was a bridesmaid. The deal was the same as yours. I sat in the 3rd row and just shot quietly. A gift of sorts... I used the K20D and the A85/1.4 in the

Re: GFM sold

2008-10-01 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 4:32 PM, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 1/10/08, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: I'll have to try the local vegan delicacy next year... This seems to indicate you might be going along...? My issue - as always, it seems - is economic. That and

Re: OT - non-drab science photography

2008-10-01 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 10:40 AM, AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just read the current issue of Scientific American, featuring an article on the tectonic activity on the Horn of Africa by French photographer Eitan Haddok. It's amazing what a photographer with scientific insight can produce.

Re: Pentax Sighting

2008-10-01 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 9:18 AM, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does he chimp after taking shots? Har! I brought out my Leica CL for the first time in a long long time a couple of weekends ago, and I caught myself trying to chimp a few times. The other thing I kept doing is ~not~

Re: GFM sold

2008-10-01 Thread Mark Roberts
frank theriault wrote: On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 8:45 PM, John Sessoms [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip All of the special programs at Grandfather Mountain, including the photography weekends, mean a lot of money to NC; more than just the few dollars you spend inside the park. Yeah, like when me

Re: GFM sold

2008-10-01 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 4:46 PM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Several good places in Boone, as a matter of fact :) Well, now that I've seen the light, I'll have to follow you, oh master. Wait. I don't have a car, so I probably don't have any choice. We'll have to have a nice feed of

Re: GESO: Niece's wedding

2008-10-01 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 4:33 PM, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rick, You've inspired me to show some wedding photos that I shot 9/6/08. They were of the neighbor's daughter - same age as my own daughter who was a bridesmaid. The deal was the same as yours. I sat in the 3rd row and

Re: Interesting bit of Trivia

2008-10-01 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 7:47 PM, John Sessoms [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Y'all probably already knew this ... I may have forgotten it. Reading an article on full-frame DSLRs today, and it said the *FIRST* FF DSLR was Pentax's MZ-D 6MP prototype shown at Photokina and PMA in 2001. First

Re: GFM sold

2008-10-01 Thread Scott Loveless
frank theriault wrote: On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 4:46 PM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Several good places in Boone, as a matter of fact :) Well, now that I've seen the light, I'll have to follow you, oh master. Wait. I don't have a car, so I probably don't have any choice. We'll

Re: Interesting bit of Trivia

2008-10-01 Thread Adam Maas
It was cost, Phillips jacked the cost up on the sensor seriously while not delivering on IQ claims at anything other than base ISO. So a poor quality at high cost sensor killed the MZ-D as well as the Contax N Digital (along with Contax itself). -Adam On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 7:47 PM, John

Re: Interesting bit of Trivia

2008-10-01 Thread Adam Maas
On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 5:50 PM, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 7:47 PM, John Sessoms [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Y'all probably already knew this ... I may have forgotten it. Reading an article on full-frame DSLRs today, and it said the *FIRST* FF DSLR was

Re: PESO - Holding Her Transfer

2008-10-01 Thread Beaker
Still too young to know any better! And she found a nice patch of light. Great job to the both of you. Cheers Mike On Sep 30, 2008, at 1:39 PM, Steve Desjardins wrote: Obviously Photoshppped - No one is that happy on a subway. ;-) Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and

Re: PESO - First Print

2008-10-01 Thread David J Brooks
Thanks Walter, good to know Dave On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 10:36 AM, Walter Hamler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David, I recently bought a turntable that has a USB connection and software that allows you to put your LP's on the computer, in I-tunes, so you can then make CD's. It was less than 150.00

Re: PESO - First Print

2008-10-01 Thread David J Brooks
On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 10:43 AM, Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'll wager it will be about as easy and satisfying as scanning old negatives with a manual scanner which doesn't have a dust-removal feature. Good luck! If this winter is as bad as last winter, i'll transfer AND

Re: GFM sold

2008-10-01 Thread David J Brooks
On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 5:21 PM, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 30/9/08, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: State parks generally have camping. Recreation areas don't neccessarily. There is a good possibility that the picnic area could morph into a campground. SHOWERS :- If i

Re: Geso Straw art

2008-10-01 Thread David J Brooks
On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 4:31 PM, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, Sep 28, 2008 at 1:22 PM, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You can always tell its the fall time around these parts. http://web.mac.com/barnyardcam/iWeb/Site/Straw%20Art.html D200, in Vivid mode, photos

Re: GESO: Niece's wedding

2008-10-01 Thread David J Brooks
Bob, Rick. Good job. Dave, looking for a photogm Brooks Dave On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 5:00 PM, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 4:33 PM, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rick, You've inspired me to show some wedding photos that I shot 9/6/08. They were of

Re: L' Shana Tovah

2008-10-01 Thread Christine Aguila
yes, to a good year everyone! Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 12:13 PM Subject: L' Shana Tovah To everyone out there who celebrates Rosh Hashanah: To a good

Re: PESO Little Tourist---(aka Frame Intruders)

2008-10-01 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Bob. You've got the spot hit exactly. I thought about keeping the color because there were lots of primary colors which complemented the little girl theme, but I'm in such a BW crave/phase right now, but you're right: bw tones down the carnival of colors. Big thanks for your

Re: Another Family Picture

2008-10-01 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi William: Texture is great here: I can imagine the 3 distinct surfaces: bark, ferns, shrooms. Lovely light too. I like it--lots. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, October

Re: PESO Little Tourist---(aka Frame Intruders)

2008-10-01 Thread Bong Manayon
This woke me up from my lurking slumber! Great shot Christine! Bong On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 4:59 AM, Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The tip of a black car intruded in the frame of my last PESO Shoemobile. Now I notice a spider web under the signs in this one during post-processing.

Re: Peso: Another Family Picture

2008-10-01 Thread Mike Hamilton
On 1-Oct-08, at 8:23 AM, William Robb wrote: Another from my trip to BC. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/newer/shrooms2.html Excellent, William! You've really captured the feel and aesthetic of the interior undergrowth. Just out of curiosity, why did you use f/ 32? That seems

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