Re: PESO - Wagtail

2009-05-12 Thread Joseph McAllister
P.J., I understood it. Knew I never said it. But thanks for the response. On May 11, 2009, at 20:39 , Bob Sullivan wrote: Actually Joe, you tell it the lens is 510mm. 300mm x 1.7 converter is 510mm. It's not that smart about combinations. Regards, Bob S. Thanks, Bob S. I was never sure,

Re: PESO - Wagtail

2009-05-12 Thread mike wilson
Tim Øsleby maritim...@gmail.com wrote: To cover or not to cover, that's the question. The norvegian version of the second link you gave says Usally the nest is located totally open in the terrain. But that study is made in a different envirenoment than my birds live in. So maybe they use a

Re: OT PESO - Gorge(ous) Scenery

2009-05-12 Thread Derby Chang
David Savage wrote: G'day All, Here's a taken at Fortescue Falls in Dales Gorge, Karijini National Park, Western Australia (~240kb) http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3389/3521577131_efcae0ec08_o.jpg Enjoy. Cheers, Dave Now that is a high-iron content shot. Terrific Derby --

Re: PESO - Wagtail

2009-05-12 Thread mike wilson
AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: 2009/5/11 Tim Øsleby maritim...@gmail.com: To cover or not to cover, that's the question. The norvegian version of the second link you gave says Usally the nest is located totally open in the terrain. But that study is made in a different

Re: PESO - Wagtail

2009-05-12 Thread mike wilson
Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Tim, I can get the AF1.7X to work with the A300/4 and A200/4, but not the A400/5.6. It doesn't seem to depend on the light, f4 is the cutoff. Regards, Bob S. That doens't make sense. If there was some sort of electronic cutoff, AF lenses

Re: PESOs: Coffee Shop Portraits

2009-05-12 Thread mike wilson
I think she looks remarkably like a grown-up Grace. Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Thanks Frank. I watched her for a while, and she seemed to be really engaged with her companions, one of which appeared to be her mother. Very sweet and good humored. Hate to see what she

Re: DA* 60-250 at BH

2009-05-12 Thread mike wilson
P. J. Alling p_all...@hotmail.com wrote: Maybe it's the subject matter or just my eyes, but I seem to detect a bit of image degradation at the edges and corners. Not a lot different than the FA 28-200mm. I don't think I'd want to use the DA* 60-250mm on film, ( or a 24x36mm sensor

Re: DA* 60-250 at BH

2009-05-12 Thread mike wilson
Margus Männik mar...@eol.ee wrote: I've inspected also my other DA*60-250. Mark! -- 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: PESOs: Coffee Shop Portraits

2009-05-12 Thread mike wilson
Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Nose piercings don't bother me a bit. My two eldest daughters did it (I think to piss of their mother - and it worked!). My eldest stopped wearing it, and the hole grew back in and it can hardly be noticed. I have much stronger feelings

RE: Peso Our day in Kilbride

2009-05-12 Thread mike wilson
Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Funny the way it seems to follow you around: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9OCS08rabE Bob Not funny; scary. Don't blink! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFKa9tQqzrsfeature=related Dave, That statue is moving... Regards, Bob S.

Re: PESO - Wagtail

2009-05-12 Thread Tim Øsleby
Re: The Divers fleet idea http://www.taigarescue.org/index.php?view=taiga_newstn_ID=1055 There's a contact address at the page. I'll send them a mail asking for advice. -- MaritimTim -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

RE: PESO - Wagtail

2009-05-12 Thread John Whittingham
The main problem with the SR is the camera identifying later lenses automatically. The DA*300/4 for example fitted with a 1.5x TC (450mm) is seen only as 300mm with no option to override the setting manually. Therefore you have 450mm with shake reduction set for 300mm, 50% out and it's a PITA.

PESO - Brugge Station

2009-05-12 Thread Rick Womer
I have mixed feelings about these. They are not the usual medieval Brugge shots, certainly. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9163078size=lg and http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9163099size=lg (K10D and DA 50-200) Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Saturday it rained...

2009-05-12 Thread Doug Brewer
frank theriault wrote: On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 12:23 AM, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: http://www.drivingtheflies.com/?p=1175 Lovely, Doug. cheers, frank Thanks, Franks, and Bob and Jack and Paul and Dave, and everyone else who looked. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

PESO: Boats in the Harbour

2009-05-12 Thread Brian Walters
G'day all One from my trip to the south coast (New South Wales) last week. http://www.blognow.com.au/PESO/137291/Boats_in_the_Harbour.html Comments and suggestions warmly received. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia

Re: PESO - Saturday it rained...

2009-05-12 Thread Brian Walters
On Mon, 11 May 2009 00:23 -0400, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: http://www.drivingtheflies.com/?p=1175 enjoy That's a wonderful composition - an unusual and effective rendering. Really sorry to hear about the employment situation. It sounds lame to say something like I hope

PESO - Smiling Dancer

2009-05-12 Thread frank theriault
He seemed to be enjoying himself: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/05/warehouse-dancer.html Comments always welcome. 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: Boats in the Harbour

2009-05-12 Thread Christian
Brian Walters wrote: G'day all One from my trip to the south coast (New South Wales) last week. http://www.blognow.com.au/PESO/137291/Boats_in_the_Harbour.html Comments and suggestions warmly received. Nice light and composition. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/

Re: PESO: Boats in the Harbour

2009-05-12 Thread Jack Davis
Nice lighting, Brian. Jack --- On Tue, 5/12/09, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: From: Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm Subject: PESO: Boats in the Harbour To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 6:13 AM G'day all One from my trip to the

Re: PESO - William

2009-05-12 Thread Brian Walters
Good one, Frank. I like the way you've managed to get the background to be so inconspicuous. Makes for a great portrait. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Mon, 11 May 2009 09:27 -0400,

Re: PESO: Boats in the Harbour

2009-05-12 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 9:24 AM, Christian christ...@skofteland.net wrote: Nice light and composition. Exactly what I was going to say! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: Boats in the Harbour

2009-05-12 Thread Christian
frank theriault wrote: On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 9:24 AM, Christian christ...@skofteland.net wrote: Nice light and composition. Exactly what I was going to say! cheers, frank Copy cat. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Wagtail

2009-05-12 Thread AlunFoto
2009/5/12 mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com: Unless those particular birds were learners.  Or jokers. No red L. Could be a flick of a mad grin there, I guess... Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Brugge Station

2009-05-12 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 8:25 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: I have mixed feelings about these.  They are not the usual medieval Brugge shots, certainly. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9163078size=lg and http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9163099size=lg (K10D

Re: PESO - Smiling Dancer

2009-05-12 Thread Jack Davis
Absent the title and due to the lighting, it appears he is just stepping off a curb. I was curious as to what could be brought out by lightening the shadows, so downloaded it and found out. There is very little more available and other than the smile, really can't see anything that would

Re: PESO: Boats in the Harbour

2009-05-12 Thread David Savage
Very nice Brian. DS 2009/5/12 Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm: G'day all One from my trip to the south coast (New South Wales) last week. http://www.blognow.com.au/PESO/137291/Boats_in_the_Harbour.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT: Speaking of Bikes

2009-05-12 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 7:02 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I ought to start riding a bike. I run five days a week, but my knees and legs are getting too old for that. I have a Nishiki Colorado trail bike hanging in the garage. It's about 25 years old. Needs a fair amount of

Re: PESO - Alex Rides!

2009-05-12 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 6:20 PM, Christian christ...@skofteland.net wrote: Finally!  She's on a 2-wheeler...  hmmm maybe a Colnago Master X-lite is in her future http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com (click the picture for a bigger view) Yeah, Alex!! How old is she, Christian? I

Re: PESO - Wagtail

2009-05-12 Thread mike wilson
Tim Øsleby maritim...@gmail.com wrote: Re: The Divers fleet idea http://www.taigarescue.org/index.php?view=taiga_newstn_ID=1055 There's a contact address at the page. I'll send them a mail asking for advice. From the article, though, the breeding problem there is due to human

Re: DA* 60-250 at BH

2009-05-12 Thread P. J. Alling
You're right it is just one web image. However you can usually see lens defects in a single image. I'm talking about what appears to me be softness, when used on 35mm film a medium that is /beyond/ /the/ /advertised/ /limits/ /o/f /the/ /lens./ The impression is the same one I get from

Re: DA* 60-250 at BH

2009-05-12 Thread mike wilson
Gross defects, probably. Marginal changes in sharpness, with this image, not in a million years. The trees appear to be in a line closest to the camera on the right and furthest away on the left. Those in the middle are in focus, the rest are not, as I would expect at f4. The leaves are

Re: DA* 60-250 at BH

2009-05-12 Thread Mark Roberts
mike wilson wrote: P. J. Alling p_all...@hotmail.com wrote: Maybe it's the subject matter or just my eyes, but I seem to detect a bit of image degradation at the edges and corners. Not a lot different than the FA 28-200mm. I don't think I'd want to use the DA* 60-250mm on film, (

Re: PESO - Wagtail

2009-05-12 Thread Bob Sullivan
John, I'm sorry to hear that. My older combination of A300/4 and AF1.7X lets me set a 500mm lens length for shake reduction on the K20D. And it does make a difference. If you want to see some sorry pictures, try switching from the A20/2.8 and a 20mm shake reduction setting to the A300 without

Re: PESO - Brugge Station

2009-05-12 Thread Bob Sullivan
Rick, I like the first, where the repeated signs are echoed by the repeated windows. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 7:25 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: I have mixed feelings about these.  They are not the usual medieval Brugge shots, certainly.

Re: PESO: Boats in the Harbour

2009-05-12 Thread Bob Sullivan
Ooooh, that's a pretty picture. The blue and the light are excellent. Plus the big prows on those boats give it an exotic look to a midwest North American land lover. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 8:13 AM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: G'day all One from my trip to the

Re: PESO - Alex Rides!

2009-05-12 Thread Christian
frank theriault wrote: On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 6:20 PM, Christian christ...@skofteland.net wrote: Finally! She's on a 2-wheeler... hmmm maybe a Colnago Master X-lite is in her future http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com (click the picture for a bigger view) Yeah, Alex!! How old is

EVFs ...

2009-05-12 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
From: Graydon o...@uniserve.com I think the driving factor behind moving to an EVF (apart from cost) is the requirement for HD video - that's going to be a must-have item. Personally I don't care, but I know that I'm not the target customer. I'm not sure this is the case. For me it's

Re: PESO - Saturday it rained...

2009-05-12 Thread Doug Brewer
Brian Walters wrote: On Mon, 11 May 2009 00:23 -0400, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: http://www.drivingtheflies.com/?p=1175 enjoy That's a wonderful composition - an unusual and effective rendering. Really sorry to hear about the employment situation. It sounds lame to say

Re: EVFs ...

2009-05-12 Thread Scott Loveless
On 5/12/09, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@mac.com wrote: From: Graydon o...@uniserve.com I think the driving factor behind moving to an EVF (apart from cost) is the requirement for HD video - that's going to be a must-have item. Personally I don't care, but I know that I'm not the

Re: PESO - Alex Rides!

2009-05-12 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 12:15 PM, Christian christ...@skofteland.net wrote: She's 6 1/2. Cool. She's been bugging me for a real bike shirt and real bike shorts for a long time.  I told her when she learned to ride a two wheeler we'd get her a set. :-) Wearing bike clothes is 1/2 the fun of

Re: PESO - Alex Rides!

2009-05-12 Thread Scott Loveless
On 5/12/09, Christian christ...@skofteland.net wrote: She's been bugging me for a real bike shirt and real bike shorts for a long time. I told her when she learned to ride a two wheeler we'd get her a set. :-) Sucker. My kid caved for a kickstand. -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since

Re: EVFs ...

2009-05-12 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Scott Loveless Subject: Re: EVFs ... A high quality EVF is simply a better viewfinder for manual focusing than any optical reflex viewfinder found on the market today. That's the problem, isn't it? I have yet to use a high quality EVF that's better

Re: EVFs ...

2009-05-12 Thread Graydon
On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 09:19:47AM -0700, Godfrey DiGiorgi scripsit: From: Graydon o...@uniserve.com Not really; once you've got the massive data loss involved in the EVF sitting there, there's a bunch of stuff you just can't do, starting with seeing what you're looking at through the lens or

Re: EVFs ...

2009-05-12 Thread Mat Maessen
On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 12:58 PM, Graydon o...@uniserve.com wrote: Similarly, that my experience of using EVF viewfinders is one I find only marginally preferable to a diet of red-hot, razor sharp rocks delivered through a medium of diseased sludge under pressure is *also* impossible to argue

Re: PESO - William

2009-05-12 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 9:25 AM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: Good one, Frank. I like the way you've managed to get the background to be so inconspicuous.  Makes for a great portrait. Thanks, Brian. And thanks to everyone else who looked and commented. cheers, frank --

Re: EVFs ...

2009-05-12 Thread Adam Maas
On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 12:55 PM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: Scott Loveless Subject: Re: EVFs ...  A high quality EVF is simply a better viewfinder for manual focusing than any optical reflex viewfinder found on the market today. That's the

PESO: Peonies

2009-05-12 Thread Nick Wright
Peonies are in bloom: http://heartofliving.blogspot.com/2009/05/peonies-09.html -- ~Nick David Wright http://www.nickdavidwright.com/ -- 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: PESO - Smiling Dancer

2009-05-12 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 9:39 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Absent the title and due to the lighting, it appears he is just stepping off a curb. I was curious as to what could be brought out by lightening the shadows, so downloaded it and found out. There is very little more

Re: PESO - Alex Rides!

2009-05-12 Thread Christian
frank theriault wrote: Wearing bike clothes is 1/2 the fun of riding a bike! That's what my wife says every time i go out for a ride... http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/waiting-for-rain-to-stop.html That's my baby, with the red handlebar grips (a send of track grips is my

Re: EVFs ...

2009-05-12 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Adam Maas Subject: Re: EVFs ... The only time my G1 shows visible lag or refresh is when the room is illuminated with low-quality fluorescents or when light levels are quite low. I avoid the former (60Hz Fluorescents are physically painful to me anyways) and

RE: EVFs ...too much engery consumption?

2009-05-12 Thread JC OConnell
wouldnt an EVF camera eat batteries even worse than flash? I dont like the fact that it consumes energy while an optical finder doesnt. JC O'Connell (mailto:hifis...@gate.net) Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom - Thomas Jefferson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: Peonies

2009-05-12 Thread Bruce Walker
Nick Wright wrote: Peonies are in bloom: That of course means it's going to rain very hard soon. http://heartofliving.blogspot.com/2009/05/peonies-09.html Nice! -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: EVFs ...

2009-05-12 Thread Cotty
On 12/5/09, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: I had another look at the Lumix G1 yesterday. It's still a shitty viewfinder. I can see the thing refresh, and it's really jiggy. They need to get a whole lot better than that before they are really usable. The electronic viewfinder I use on

RE: PESO - Wagtail

2009-05-12 Thread John Whittingham
Cheers Bob, I just wish Pentax would do something, I'm sure they are aware of it. John From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bob Sullivan [rf.sulli...@gmail.com] Sent: 12 May 2009 16:17 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re:

Re: DA* 60-250 at BH

2009-05-12 Thread P. J. Alling
Mark Roberts wrote: mike wilson wrote: P. J. Alling p_all...@hotmail.com wrote: Maybe it's the subject matter or just my eyes, but I seem to detect a bit of image degradation at the edges and corners. Not a lot different than the FA 28-200mm. I don't think I'd want to use the

Netbook doubles as an imagetank

2009-05-12 Thread Toine
Enabled myself with a MSI Wind netbook, runs 5-6 hours on a batterycharge, has an SDHC card slot, 160 Gb disc and enough power to run Lightroom. Small enough to fit in a normal photobag (10), about 1 kg and half the price of a 100 Gb imagetank (300 euros)! Toine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO: Peonies

2009-05-12 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 1:20 PM, Nick Wright nickwright1...@gmail.com wrote: Peonies are in bloom: http://heartofliving.blogspot.com/2009/05/peonies-09.html Beautiful! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Some snaps

2009-05-12 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 3:31 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Taken today: http://www.web-options.com/Snaps100509/ I like them all, but the man fishing and the fellow sitting on the grass really stand out as absolute first-rate photos. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois

RE: OT: Speaking of Bikes

2009-05-12 Thread Bob W
On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 7:02 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I ought to start riding a bike. I run five days a week, but my knees and legs are getting too old for that. I have a Nishiki Colorado trail bike hanging in the garage. It's about 25 years old. Needs a

RE: PESO - Alex Rides!

2009-05-12 Thread Bob W
http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com (click the picture for a bigger view) Yeah, Alex!! How old is she, Christian? I remember the day my dad took me to the local schoolyard and taught me to ride. Who knew back then what a profound effect cycling would have on my life? I bet

RE: PESO - Alex Rides!

2009-05-12 Thread Bob W
She's 6 1/2. Cool. She's been bugging me for a real bike shirt and real bike shorts for a long time.  I told her when she learned to ride a two wheeler we'd get her a set. :-) Wearing bike clothes is 1/2 the fun of riding a bike! You must get her proper equipment. ;-)

RE: Some snaps

2009-05-12 Thread Bob W
On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 3:31 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Taken today: http://www.web-options.com/Snaps100509/ I like them all, but the man fishing and the fellow sitting on the grass really stand out as absolute first-rate photos. cheers, frank Thanks! Bob -- PDML

Re: EVFs ...

2009-05-12 Thread Mark Roberts
William Robb wrote: For me, the G1 is painful to use, which is too bad, because it'a a nice little camera in many respects. Anyone bring an EVF camera to GFM? I wouldn't mind trying one out myself. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: On the beach

2009-05-12 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 6:39 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I don't know whether this picture is any good or not, but it's a scene I've always liked. At the end of my street there's a boatyard, and just beyond it is the river where these boats are lined up waiting to be repaired. There

Re: PESO - Brugge Station

2009-05-12 Thread Ken Waller
Definitely prefer the first. I'd probably crop out some of the foreground to emphasize the repetitive sign. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com Subject: PESO - Brugge Station I have mixed feelings about these.

Re: PESO - Brugge Station

2009-05-12 Thread ann sanfedele
I like both of these, Rick -- there is a starkness about them that is appealing... except they are a bit big for my monitor setting and I couldn't zoom them out... They are kinda Hopperesque - the harsh sharp edges and the lack of people in them. could you post a reduced size for each?

Re: Happy Mothers Day

2009-05-12 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 8:52 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9147303 Late commenting, but ~very~ pretty! Certainly card-worthy (I mean that in a good way) cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson --

Re: PESO - Dandyhorse (take II)

2009-05-12 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 8:39 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: May I please suggest that you take the crop from the b/w photo and colors from the color photo and put them together in one frame? I think that's the consensus, Boris. Tight crop in colour seems to be the preference.

Re: Boats in the Harbour

2009-05-12 Thread Ken Waller
Nice scene, well captured. Great light on the boats. Might try cropping out about half the distance from the LH edge to the first boat. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm Subject: PESO: Boats in the Harbour

Re: PESO - Brugge Station

2009-05-12 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Ann. Click once on the photo and you will get a reduced size. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Tue, 5/12/09, ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: I like both of these, Rick -- there is a starkness about them that is appealing... except they are a bit big for my

Re: On the beach

2009-05-12 Thread Cotty
On 12/5/09, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: I like it. Gritty, slimey, I can almost smell it from here. You rang? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: On the beach

2009-05-12 Thread P. J. Alling
Well at least we'll have warning before you arrive. Cotty wrote: On 12/5/09, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: I like it. Gritty, slimey, I can almost smell it from here. You rang? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Peso Trillium's

2009-05-12 Thread David J Brooks
The Trillium's are now out. I usually leave for my first pick up, 5 minutes early and park on a nice quiet street, in the country, and wait. Perfect opportunity to grab a few shots with out any pressure. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9165853

Pentax and GFM

2009-05-12 Thread Doug Brewer
Just to sweeten the pot a little, I've gotten confirmation that John Carlson, Manager of Product Marketing Support for Pentax Imaging Company here in the good old USofA, will be in attendance at this year's Nature Photo Weekend at GFM. And he will have the new camera with him. It will be in

Re: Pentax and GFM

2009-05-12 Thread David J Brooks
Don't let them see the Nikon set up at the eagle sanctuary.:-) Serious glass there. Sounds really cool Doug. Another reason to be sad to miss this. I suppose no one from Pentax Canon or Nikon show up at the PJ weekend.? Dave On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 6:11 PM, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com

Re: Pentax and GFM

2009-05-12 Thread Joseph McAllister
GGGH! You lucky BASTARDS! I expect, nay, demand, immediate posts of any and all pictures of and by (bet he has a 60-250 with him as well) this new toy. On May 12, 2009, at 15:11 , Doug Brewer wrote: Just to sweeten the pot a little, I've gotten confirmation

Re: PESO - Brugge Station

2009-05-12 Thread David J Brooks
I think the first shot is the better of the two. I like how the signs line up. Were was this taken.?? Dave On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 8:25 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: I have mixed feelings about these.  They are not the usual medieval Brugge shots, certainly.

Re: PESO: Peonies

2009-05-12 Thread David J Brooks
Pretty. I planted one last fall, and its growing. Hope it looks like yours. Dave On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 1:20 PM, Nick Wright nickwright1...@gmail.com wrote: Peonies are in bloom: http://heartofliving.blogspot.com/2009/05/peonies-09.html -- ~Nick David Wright

Re: EVFs ...

2009-05-12 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On May 12, 2009, Scott Loveless wrote: For me it's certainly not the case. A high quality EVF is simply a better viewfinder for manual focusing than any optical reflex viewfinder found on the market today. That's the problem, isn't it? I have yet to use a high quality EVF that's better

OT PESO - Dales Gorge

2009-05-12 Thread David Savage
G'day All, Yet another from my Pilbra trip: http://www.flickr.com/photos/disavage/3524804483/ Direct link (~230kb) http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3620/3524804483_ed943eeb19_o.jpg 4 frames processed in LR stitched in PTGui. The web version doesn't do the original justice. Enjoy. Cheers,

Re: PESO - Smiling Dancer

2009-05-12 Thread David J Brooks
Love the simplicity of this shot Dave On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 9:23 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: He seemed to be enjoying himself: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/05/warehouse-dancer.html Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois

Re: PESO: Boats in the Harbour

2009-05-12 Thread David J Brooks
Very good exposure and light. I like the contrast between boats and clouds. Dave On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 9:13 AM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: G'day all One from my trip to the south coast (New South Wales) last week.

Re: OT PESO - Dales Gorge

2009-05-12 Thread David J Brooks
Beautiful Dave On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 6:53 PM, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: G'day All, Yet another from my Pilbra trip: http://www.flickr.com/photos/disavage/3524804483/ Direct link (~230kb) http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3620/3524804483_ed943eeb19_o.jpg 4 frames processed

Re: EVFs ...

2009-05-12 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On May 12, 2009, at 12:14 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: The electronic viewfinder I use on my TV camera is this one: http://www.creativevideo.co.uk/public/view_item_cat.php?catalogue_number=sony_dxf-20w it's a high resolution CRT monitor (black and white means easier focussing - with

Re: PESO: Market's Open

2009-05-12 Thread David J Brooks
Not if your wearing one. Dave On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 4:29 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: If the humidity gets to high, the shirts shrink. That's funny! Bob -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of David J Brooks Sent: 11

Re: Pentax and GFM

2009-05-12 Thread Bob Sullivan
Doug, That's great! No better group to see and admire the camera. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 5:11 PM, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: Just to sweeten the pot a little, I've gotten confirmation that John Carlson, Manager of Product Marketing Support for Pentax Imaging Company

Re: PESO - Brugge Station

2009-05-12 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dave, I shouldn't answer for Rick, but Brugge, Belgium is called the Venice of the north. I drove there one Sunday 20+ years ago. It's an ancient city where the old city walls have been replaced by a ring road. Inside the ring, things are pretty much medieval times. I was really struck by the

Re: PESO - Smiling Dancer

2009-05-12 Thread David Savage
I like it except for the clutter on the LH side. IMO it might work better with a portrait orientation crop. Cheers, Dave 2009/5/13 frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com: On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 9:39 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Absent the title and due to the lighting, it

Re: Netbook doubles as an imagetank

2009-05-12 Thread Paul Ewins
I did a similar thing years back with a Toshiba Libretto running PS6 on Windows 2000 in a whole 64mb of Ram. It was slow, but when you are only copying files and reviewing the day's shooting it was good enough. The only downside was no optical drive as I like to burn copies to DVD and

Re: Pentax and GFM

2009-05-12 Thread Bruce Dayton
Dang, I picked the wrong year to miss! -- Bruce Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 3:11:58 PM, you wrote: DB Just to sweeten the pot a little, I've gotten confirmation that John DB Carlson, Manager of Product Marketing Support for Pentax Imaging DB Company here in the good old USofA, will be in

Re: Happy Mothers Day

2009-05-12 Thread paul stenquist
Thanks Frank, and all who responded to my little mother's day. Paul On May 12, 2009, at 4:18 PM, frank theriault wrote: On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 8:52 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9147303 Late commenting, but ~very~ pretty!

Re: Netbook doubles as an imagetank

2009-05-12 Thread Tim Øsleby
That,s definitely an interesting idea. What version of LR? And have you imported a serious amount of files to it? If you have. How does it perform? Good enough for tagging and sorting pictures in the field? -- MaritimTim 2009/5/12 Toine to...@repiuk.nl: Enabled myself with a MSI Wind netbook,

Re: PESO - Smiling Dancer

2009-05-12 Thread paul stenquist
I'd like to see it, but someone clipped the URL, and I can't find the original message. Paul On May 12, 2009, at 7:44 PM, David Savage wrote: I like it except for the clutter on the LH side. IMO it might work better with a portrait orientation crop. Cheers, Dave 2009/5/13 frank theriault

PESO 2009 - 061, 062, 063 - GDG

2009-05-12 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
A trio of still life photos from this morning walk: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3652/3526297701_e58c817b3b_o.jpg 061 - Four Two Crossing - Sunnyvale 2009 ISO 100 @ f/2.8 @ 1/60 sec flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/3526297701/

Re: PESO - Smiling Dancer

2009-05-12 Thread David Savage
Shit hey. But 'm in a good mood today I'll do the heavy lifting: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/05/warehouse-dancer.html DS 2009/5/13 paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net: I'd like to see it, but someone clipped the URL, and I can't find the original message. Paul On May 12,

Re: PESO - Smiling Dancer

2009-05-12 Thread paul stenquist
Thanks David. I like it. The near silhouette works well, but there's enough detail to catch the exuberance of his face. I would crop out enough of the left to eliminate that messy bit of business over there. I'd probably clone the wires off of the wall as well. They just get in the way of

Re: EVFs ...

2009-05-12 Thread Graydon
On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 02:48:20PM -0700, Godfrey DiGiorgi scripsit: [gunch] BTW, you're worried about 250:1 lighting ratios? When doing color portraiture, you normally work with lighting ratios in the 3:1 average, 6:1 for BW. I don't see how that kind of extreme lighting ratio is of any real

Re: PESO - Alex Rides!

2009-05-12 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
Christian wrote: frank theriault wrote: On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 6:20 PM, Christian christ...@skofteland.net wrote: She's been bugging me for a real bike shirt and real bike shorts for a long time. I told her when she learned to ride a two wheeler we'd get her a set. :-) BTW, why

Re: PESO - Alex Rides!

2009-05-12 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
frank theriault wrote: On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 12:15 PM, Christian christ...@skofteland.net wrote: Wearing bike clothes is 1/2 the fun of riding a bike! You must get her proper equipment. ;-) I guess I am the odd one then. I ride with regular running shorts and in the winter time

Re: PESO - Alex Rides!

2009-05-12 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
Scott Loveless wrote: On 5/12/09, Christian christ...@skofteland.net wrote: She's been bugging me for a real bike shirt and real bike shorts for a long time. I told her when she learned to ride a two wheeler we'd get her a set. :-) Sucker. My kid caved for a kickstand. Er

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