PESO: Cuttlefish

2010-12-01 Thread David Mann
One of our stops in Sydney was the aquarium at Darling Harbour. Cuttlefish are amazing creatures and I was pushing my luck to photograph them in the low light. http://www.multi.net.nz/sydney/cuttlefish/ Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: Question about flash photography

2010-12-01 Thread Bob W
problem with that is it takes 40 years to get the slaves to Israel... Buy some cheap slaves and set them up near the stage. Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! The holidays are coming near and I'm having a couple of gigs at Galia's class. One involved shooting the

Re: Question about flash photography

2010-12-01 Thread Boris Liberman
Wrong, Bob. It takes 40 light years of travel to get optical slaves to Israel. Larry surely meant optical slaves, not just your common ones... On 12/1/2010 10:09 AM, Bob W wrote: problem with that is it takes 40 years to get the slaves to Israel... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Question about flash photography

2010-12-01 Thread Boris Liberman
On 12/1/2010 8:40 AM, Larry Colen (Droid Mail) wrote: Buy some cheap slaves and set them up near the stage. Two problems with what you suggest, Larry: 1. I shoot like this 2-3 times a year. 2. I may not be able and/or allowed to bring my gear of this kind. But I wonder, is there any flash

Re: GESO Lights of the Ozarks 2010

2010-12-01 Thread Boris Liberman
You're welcome, Ted. I don't think that K-7 is really /suitable/ for low light photography as it is. It /can be used/, but with caution and with understanding that in many situations the camera won't be able to cope with the task given to it. On the positive side, I used FA 31 on my most

Re: Two more PESOs from Boris

2010-12-01 Thread Boris Liberman
Thanks, Ted. I am glad that my relatively simple ideas found their agreement with you and Paul. Boris On 11/30/2010 7:18 PM, Theodore Beilby wrote: Boris, I agree with Paul on his comments on both of these shots. The dark sky does not bother me. The unreal colors of the ice cream really pop

Re: Two more PESOs from Boris

2010-12-01 Thread Boris Liberman
On 11/30/2010 6:26 PM, P N Stenquist wrote: I like both of these. Love the warm lighting on the street shot and the empty feeling. I think you exposed the ice cream display perfectly, with the bright colors of the ice cream popping out from the dark environment. Paul Thanks, Paul. Histogram

Re: Three years

2010-12-01 Thread Boris Liberman
On 11/30/2010 10:52 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: P.S. My counts are *istD - 10K, K10D - 23K, K-7 - 11K, together - 44K You guys are making me feel like a slacker. DS-24,286 (2004-2008) K10-16,368 (2008-2010) K7-2,154 (2010- ) (..and 16 other cameras not listed here) -Charles But why,

Re: Three years

2010-12-01 Thread Boris Liberman
On 11/30/2010 11:06 PM, DagT wrote: Ha, I´m slow .-) *istD 8915 (2004-2006) K10D 5744 (2006-2008) K20D 10177 (2008- ) (and less then 100 exposures with other cameras) Yeah, right. And good that you are, or those people who steal photos would be having really hard time working overtime :-).

Re: White Balance on K-7

2010-12-01 Thread Boris Liberman
On 11/30/2010 5:42 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Bob and Boris: I usually shoot with AWB (and RAW), but this time I fixed it the WB to minimize necessity for corrections, as the light was very consistent and the flash was not allowed at all. Igor, is it at all possible then to have you make a

Re: Question about flash photography

2010-12-01 Thread Dario Bonazza
Boris Liberman wrote: But I wonder, is there any flash modification that can still be used with flash pointed directly at the subject and still provide more diffused light. There has to be something... Perhaps the closest thing to your wish is the widest bouncer/softbox you your flash can

Re: White Balance on K-7

2010-12-01 Thread Dario Bonazza
Boris Liberman wrote: On 11/30/2010 5:42 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Bob and Boris: I usually shoot with AWB (and RAW), but this time I fixed it the WB to minimize necessity for corrections, as the light was very consistent and the flash was not allowed at all. Igor, is it at all possible then

Re: Question about flash photography

2010-12-01 Thread Boris Liberman
On 12/1/2010 10:59 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote: Perhaps the closest thing to your wish is the widest bouncer/softbox you your flash can hold. Mind it will eat some flash power. See here: http://www.lumiquest.com/products.htm Dario Thank you, Dario. I will probably see what I can buy either from

Re: White Balance on K-7

2010-12-01 Thread Boris Liberman
On 12/1/2010 11:05 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote: Uh? Why do you suppose Igor's camera to be broken when Igor himself agreed on my suggestion to just change the set WB from go where you like (Pentax default) to fixed? Let's wait and see if such a menu setting is enough to solve the problem. Dario

Re: My book is up on blurb

2010-12-01 Thread Cotty
On 30/11/10, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: It's a first attempt at a book, but it should be good enough for a holiday gift. http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1787932 Great job Larry - for a first effort that's excellent. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People,

Re: What's the going rate?

2010-12-01 Thread Cotty
On 30/11/10, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: First things I ask any prospective client: - What is your budget for the photos to use in this publication project? Godders, exactly how many time has the response been blow it out yer arse! ?? ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ ||

Peso: A Joey and his Attorney

2010-12-01 Thread Steven Desjardins
My apologies to the PDML members of the legal persuasion. http://s857.photobucket.com/albums/ab138/drd1135/?action=viewcurrent=kangaroo.jpg -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: Three years

2010-12-01 Thread Steven Desjardins
One of the great advantages of hanging on to your DSLR bodies longer is that you can use your money for lenses. This probably has a bigger effect on your shots, assuming you actually go out in the daylight. On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 4:06 PM, DagT li...@thrane.name wrote: Den 30. nov. 2010 kl.

Re: PESO: 'Topsy Turvey'

2010-12-01 Thread Steven Desjardins
Great shot. It's not like you have much control over you POV here, so nice timing. On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 5:43 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Excellent. Nice rich colours/. Dave On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 7:40 PM,  kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Taken over the East Bay at

Re: Question about flash photography

2010-12-01 Thread paul stenquist
Any diffuser will help some, but it also eats into the flashes range. If you're close enough, a really broad diffuser like a lightsphere or omnibounce will help quite a bit. With or without the diffuser, you can make the shadows less objectionable by mounting the flash a foot or more above the

Re: Question about flash photography

2010-12-01 Thread Larry Colen
On Dec 1, 2010, at 12:09 AM, Bob W wrote: problem with that is it takes 40 years to get the slaves to Israel... Moshe! Buy some cheap slaves and set them up near the stage. Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! The holidays are coming near and I'm having a couple of gigs

Re: PESO - Bound

2010-12-01 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 1:12 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Excellent.  A bit of Godderian influence? Maybe. I was also thinking maybe a bit of inspiration from Bruce Dayton, too. Thanks for the kind words, and thanks to everyone else who commented. cheers, frank -- Sharpness

Re: monitors

2010-12-01 Thread Gasha
I'm sitting at front of DELL U2410 (portrait oriented), and think that it is great. Not cheap, however. There are newer models around, with better performance. Gasha Tim Bray wrote: Yeah, I bought the same NEC that James Duncan Davidson recommended:

Re: My book is up on blurb

2010-12-01 Thread Larry Colen
On Dec 1, 2010, at 2:39 AM, Cotty wrote: On 30/11/10, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: It's a first attempt at a book, but it should be good enough for a holiday gift. http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1787932 Great job Larry - for a first effort that's excellent. Thanks

Happy Hanukkah

2010-12-01 Thread frank theriault
In about 10 hours it will be Hanukkah here. Somewhere in the world it's already started. Tonight we're trying potato and broccoli latkes, vegan cholent and home made macaroons for dessert. Should be yummy! Whatever you're having, enjoy this first night of lighting the Menorah. Happy Hannukah,

Re: Happy Hanukkah

2010-12-01 Thread Boris Liberman
Minor correction - it is Hanukkiah that is being lit, not Menorah. Happy (seasonal) holidays, everyone! Boris On 12/1/2010 2:44 PM, frank theriault wrote: In about 10 hours it will be Hanukkah here. Somewhere in the world it's already started. Tonight we're trying potato and broccoli

Re: Happy Hanukkah

2010-12-01 Thread Larry Colen
On Dec 1, 2010, at 4:44 AM, frank theriault wrote: In about 10 hours it will be Hanukkah here. Somewhere in the world it's already started. Tonight we're trying potato and broccoli latkes, vegan cholent and home made macaroons for dessert. Should be yummy! Whatever you're having,

Re: Question about flash photography

2010-12-01 Thread Boris Liberman
Thanks, Paul! On 12/1/2010 2:05 PM, paul stenquist wrote: Any diffuser will help some, but it also eats into the flashes range. If you're close enough, a really broad diffuser like a lightsphere or omnibounce will help quite a bit. With or without the diffuser, you can make the shadows less

Re: monitors

2010-12-01 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2010-12-01 0:33, Boris Liberman wrote: I have pretty old Philips Brilliance 200W monitor (I think it is 20 and somewhat wide) that has like 16 ms response time. I still find it most excellent for photo processing. If they were for sale now, I'd sure recommend you buy it. On Wed, Dec 1, 2010

Re: My book is up on blurb (link to corrected version)

2010-12-01 Thread Bob Sullivan
Larry, That's a fun thing to do and interesting to see. You made a nice collection of your work, excellent! (It needs more mushrooms.) :-) Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 11:51 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Excellent, Larry. These thousands of clicks were most definitely

Re: monitors

2010-12-01 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2010-12-01 0:33, Tim Bray wrote: Yeah, I bought the same NEC that James Duncan Davidson recommended: http://www.necdisplay.com/products/product/?product=1713e080-c8e3-4aab-9447-73dacb301b84 Trouble is, this thing makes your pictures look better than they really are. And these high-accuracy

Re: monitors

2010-12-01 Thread Boris Liberman
On 12/1/2010 3:23 PM, Doug Franklin wrote: Response time makes /no/ difference for uses like photo editing. It can sometimes make a difference when viewing videos. It can make a big difference if you play computer games. Take a look at TVs of the same size, too. I've found that the TVs can have

Re: Peso: A Joey and his Attorney

2010-12-01 Thread Bob Sullivan
photobucket hangs then crashes my internet explorer. :-( On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 5:42 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: My apologies to the PDML members of the legal persuasion. http://s857.photobucket.com/albums/ab138/drd1135/?action=viewcurrent=kangaroo.jpg -- Steve

Re: Question about flash photography

2010-12-01 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2010-12-01 3:59, Dario Bonazza wrote: Boris Liberman wrote: But I wonder, is there any flash modification that can still be used with flash pointed directly at the subject and still provide more diffused light. There has to be something... Perhaps the closest thing to your wish is the

Re: Happy Hanukkah

2010-12-01 Thread Bob Sullivan
Frank, You beat me to it! Happy Hanukah to all. Bob Lynn On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 6:44 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: In about 10 hours it will be Hanukkah here.  Somewhere in the world it's already started. Tonight we're trying potato and broccoli latkes, vegan cholent

Re: PESO: Teacup etc

2010-12-01 Thread Jack Davis
Yes, Tim I agree. Looks like a worthwhile scene justifying further effort. Jack --- On Tue, 11/30/10, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: From: Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com Subject: PESO: Teacup etc To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Tuesday, November 30, 2010, 11:40 PM

Re: Happy Hanukkah

2010-12-01 Thread P N Stenquist
Best holiday wishes to all. Paul On Dec 1, 2010, at 8:50 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Frank, You beat me to it! Happy Hanukah to all. Bob Lynn On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 6:44 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: In about 10 hours it will be Hanukkah here. Somewhere in the world

Re: Question about flash photography

2010-12-01 Thread eckinator
I have their 80/20, big bounce and super big bounce and while I love the way they work, they tend to be a bit heavy - the head of my af-540fgz sometimes just flops over from their weight. dunno about the metzes but you may have to add some straps to prevent it from doing that hth ecke 2010/12/1

Re: PESO: Teacup etc

2010-12-01 Thread Boris Liberman
If you do (return to this subject) Tim, then may be you could get rid of whatever is on the left of the teacup... Boris On 12/1/2010 9:40 AM, Tim Bray wrote: Complete serendipity, walked by a shelf with some china while wearing the Sigma 30mm 1.4:

Re: PESO: beam it up...

2010-12-01 Thread Boris Liberman
On 12/1/2010 1:51 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: Hey, my K7 is made of the finest bronze. ;-o If you cool your molten steel too fast, it becomes fragile thereby having very narrow dynamic range of possible bending ;-)... Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: beam it up...

2010-12-01 Thread Boris Liberman
Well done, sir... Now, please choose your new nick name - Scotty, Chief O'Brien or Geordi... On 11/30/2010 8:07 PM, Subash wrote: hi, digging around some old ones... do tell me what you think: http://picasaweb.google.com/pdml.live/Peso#5545404485618435346 k10d, fa 50/1.4 -- PDML

Re: What's the going rate?

2010-12-01 Thread Charles Robinson
On Nov 30, 2010, at 18:57, paul stenquist wrote: The ASMP is a scam. The dues are $335 a year, for which one gets basically nothing, other than unrealistic price scales and advice. Been there, done that. Asking for $300 could very well be a deal killer here. I wouldn't be surprised if

Re: Question about flash photography

2010-12-01 Thread Paul Sorenson
Boris - Check out the Better Bounce Card - It's cheap, easy to make and actually works pretty well. It looks a little goofy and you'll get some questions about it ;-) . I've used it at a couple weddings and the results were definitely much better than direct flash.

Re: What's the going rate?

2010-12-01 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 7:57 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Asking for $300 could very well be a deal killer here. I wouldn't be surprised if the book publisher is hoping to get the pics for free or for a token amount. If he can get $150 for the three pics, he'll be doing

Re: Question about flash photography

2010-12-01 Thread David J Brooks
On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 12:30 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Is there a way to at least make these shadows less prominent during the shoot? Photograph vampires.?? Dave -- Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Question about flash photography

2010-12-01 Thread David J Brooks
On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 9:57 AM, Paul Sorenson allarou...@earthlink.net wrote: Boris - Check out the Better Bounce Card - It's cheap, easy to make and actually works pretty well.  It looks a little goofy and you'll get some questions about it ;-) .  I've used it at a couple weddings and the

Re: Happy Hanukkah

2010-12-01 Thread David J Brooks
What Bob said Dave On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 8:50 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Frank, You beat me to it! Happy Hanukah to all. Bob Lynn On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 6:44 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: In about 10 hours it will be Hanukkah here.  Somewhere in

Re: Peso: A Joey and his Attorney

2010-12-01 Thread David J Brooks
Ha ha. Good one. Dave On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 6:42 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: My apologies to the PDML members of the legal persuasion. http://s857.photobucket.com/albums/ab138/drd1135/?action=viewcurrent=kangaroo.jpg -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: PESO: Cuttlefish

2010-12-01 Thread David J Brooks
Looks like a good job on the low light. Very nice shot, and like the subtle bits of OOF pink. Dave On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 3:03 AM, David Mann d...@multisport.net.nz wrote: One of our stops in Sydney was the aquarium at Darling Harbour.  Cuttlefish are amazing creatures and I was pushing my

Re: PESO: Metro Colosseo

2010-12-01 Thread David J Brooks
Interesting. Dave On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 9:43 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=27 Comments, Suggestions, Criticisms and Abuse Welcome Dan http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola --

Re: GESO - Conowingo Dam

2010-12-01 Thread David J Brooks
Nice set of photo's non the less. I like the group shot. Dave On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 10:42 AM, Christian pterali...@aim.com wrote: Hi all; It's been a long time since I've posted a PESO or GESO.  I've been crazy busy with traveling for my new job, going to exciting places like, Miami, New

Re: Peso: A Joey and his Attorney

2010-12-01 Thread Steven Desjardins
Here it is. Go to the bottom of the website. http://chemistry.wlu.edu/~desjardins/ On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 8:37 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: photobucket hangs then crashes my internet explorer.  :-( On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 5:42 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: What's the going rate?

2010-12-01 Thread Mark Roberts
paul stenquist wrote: On Nov 30, 2010, at 9:46 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: paul stenquist The ASMP is a scam. The dues are $335 a year, for which one gets basically nothing, other than unrealistic price scales and advice. Been there, done that. You may not think it's worth the money,

Re: What's the going rate?

2010-12-01 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Never worry about the aesthetic quality of a photograph when a prospective client is interested in it. That does not influence the price. What influences the price is what the photo editor wants for the project, whether the story editor and author concur with that, and how much money they have to

Re: monitors

2010-12-01 Thread Otis Wright
I've been running two Dell ultrasharp models on my computers for some years now. Currently running two 2209s. Have had good luck with the Dell units. Will probably add two 24-inch units next year and upgrading system to 4 displays. Any one care to share experience with more the two

Re: My book is up on blurb

2010-12-01 Thread Mark Roberts
Larry Colen wrote: On Dec 1, 2010, at 2:39 AM, Cotty wrote: On 30/11/10, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: It's a first attempt at a book, but it should be good enough for a holiday gift. http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1787932 Great job Larry - for a first effort that's

Re: What's the going rate?

2010-12-01 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 2:49 AM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 30/11/10, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: First things I ask any prospective client: - What is your budget for the photos to use in this publication project? Godders, exactly how many time has the response been

Re: Question about flash photography

2010-12-01 Thread Bob Sullivan
Boris, Paul points out a good video. You can have a great bounce flash for the cost of a rubberband and piece of paper. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 8:57 AM, Paul Sorenson allarou...@earthlink.net wrote: Boris - Check out the Better Bounce Card - It's cheap, easy to make and

Re: What's the going rate?

2010-12-01 Thread Walter Gilbert
That's an interesting distinction in that the shots they're interested in would probably best fit in the news/journalism genre, even though they're being used in a book. There is definitely a timeliness to them, but no relative rarity at all. In fact, they could undoubtedly get on the

Re: What's the going rate?

2010-12-01 Thread Walter Gilbert
Oh, yeah. Given the prices on textbooks, I'd say the production budget is a fairly secondary consideration. You probably should have started out in the high six figures. -- Walt On 12/1/2010 8:46 AM, Charles Robinson wrote: On Nov 30, 2010, at 18:57, paul stenquist wrote: The ASMP is a

Re: Peso: A Joey and his Attorney

2010-12-01 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Steven Desjardins wrote: My apologies to the PDML members of the legal persuasion. http://s857.photobucket.com/albums/ab138/drd1135/?action=viewcurrent=kangaroo.jpg lol !- - nice composition... but could you lighten the shadows a bit around the lawyer - it may just be my eyes but Im

Re: What's the going rate?

2010-12-01 Thread Walter Gilbert
I feel pretty comfortable at $50-per. I don't think it's enough to scare them off even if it is higher than they're willing to pay. And, hey ... you never know. They could develop a conscience and negotiate upward! ;-) On 12/1/2010 8:58 AM, David J Brooks wrote: On Tue, Nov 30, 2010

Re: What's the going rate?

2010-12-01 Thread Walter Gilbert
Hmm ... $335 a year. At the moment, it's a bit beyond my range. I think I'd be better off putting that money toward a car for the time being. But, now I know what happened to Annie Leibovitz. -- Walt On 12/1/2010 9:18 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: paul stenquist wrote: On Nov 30, 2010, at

Re: Peso: A Joey and his Attorney

2010-12-01 Thread Steven Desjardins
The Animal Kingdom at Disneyworld. On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 11:03 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Steven Desjardins wrote: My apologies to the PDML members of the legal persuasion. http://s857.photobucket.com/albums/ab138/drd1135/?action=viewcurrent=kangaroo.jpg lol  !-  -  

SD card deal again, this time on Amazon

2010-12-01 Thread John Celio
http://www.amazon.com/Transcend-Class-Flash-Memory-TS8GSDHC10E/dp/B003VNKNEG/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronicsie=UTF8qid=1291210797sr=1-2tag=dealswoot-20 Also available in 4, 16 and 32gb sizes. Y'all ought to watch woot.com and deals.woot.com, that's where I've found this deal and the one from the other

Re: monitors

2010-12-01 Thread Igor Roshchin
I am very happy with Dell 2410. It has a reasonable quality/price ratio. Igor Gonz wrote: You guys have any experiences good or bad with any particular brands of 24 LCD monitors? I'm looking for a good 24 (or larger) monitor for photo-editing. I looked at Dell's website and found one for a

PESO: Cashel Ruins

2010-12-01 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=28 Comments, Suggestions, Criticisms and Abuse Always Welcome! Dan http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

RE: Question about flash photography

2010-12-01 Thread John Sessoms
From: Boris Liberman Hi! The holidays are coming near and I'm having a couple of gigs at Galia's class. One involved shooting the general rehearsal of the little musical they've been making. Given the fact that the hall was empty I could shoot as I pleased. So I also shot a number of shots

Re: PESO: Cuttlefish

2010-12-01 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Excellent work! (and a very good model as well G). Dan On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 3:03 AM, David Mann d...@multisport.net.nz wrote: One of our stops in Sydney was the aquarium at Darling Harbour.  Cuttlefish are amazing creatures and I was pushing my luck to photograph them in the low light.

RE: Question about flash photography

2010-12-01 Thread John Sessoms
Plus you have to take into account when the jubilee occurs. From: Bob W problem with that is it takes 40 years to get the slaves to Israel... Buy some cheap slaves and set them up near the stage. Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! The holidays are coming near and I'm

Re: PESO: Cuttlefish

2010-12-01 Thread Ann Sanfedele
David Mann wrote: One of our stops in Sydney was the aquarium at Darling Harbour. Cuttlefish are amazing creatures and I was pushing my luck to photograph them in the low light. http://www.multi.net.nz/sydney/cuttlefish/ Cheers, Dave hehe - really cute -- I'd call him Cuddle fish .

Re: SD card deal again, this time on Amazon

2010-12-01 Thread steve harley
On 2010-12-01 10:15 , John Celio wrote: Y'all ought to watch woot.com and deals.woot.com, that's where I've found this deal and the one from the other day. there are several other websites catering to the deal-obsessed; the one i watch most is dealmac.com, but it has a non-Mac-oriented

Re: Peso: A Joey and his Attorney

2010-12-01 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Steven Desjardins wrote: The Animal Kingdom at Disneyworld. oy. ann On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 11:03 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Steven Desjardins wrote: My apologies to the PDML members of the legal persuasion.

Re: Happy Hanukkah

2010-12-01 Thread Paul Sorenson
Beat me to it, too. :-[ Couldn't get all the family together tonight, so Friday it's brisket and lots of latkes for us. Yu! -p On 12/1/2010 7:50 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Frank, You beat me to it! Happy Hanukah to all. Bob Lynn On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 6:44 AM, frank theriault

Re: What's the going rate?

2010-12-01 Thread John Sessoms
From: Walter Gilbert Hmm ... $335 a year. At the moment, it's a bit beyond my range. I think I'd be better off putting that money toward a car for the time being. But, now I know what happened to Annie Leibovitz. -- Walt I spend more than $335 a year just on coffee, and I don't even

Re: PESO: Cuttlefish

2010-12-01 Thread Jack Davis
Really well caught, Dave! Best possible angle. Jack --- On Wed, 12/1/10, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com Subject: Re: PESO: Cuttlefish To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2010, 10:35 AM David Mann wrote:

Re: What's the going rate?

2010-12-01 Thread P N Stenquist
On Dec 1, 2010, at 2:19 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Walter Gilbert Hmm ... $335 a year. At the moment, it's a bit beyond my range. I think I'd be better off putting that money toward a car for the time being. But, now I know what happened to Annie Leibovitz. -- Walt I spend

Re: PESO: 'Topsy Turvey'

2010-12-01 Thread Ken Waller
Thanks Steve. The focal point of the Angels show is midway on the south shore of west bay. For years I shot from the side, a fair distance away thinking I'd have more chance of capturing the action. I generally shot the 600 from that vantage point. This past year I was very close to the center

Re: K-5, ISO 12800 beer bottle to play guitar!

2010-12-01 Thread Miserere
On 25 November 2010 13:16, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: I find this picture quite fascinating in more than one way: www.dariobonazza.com/public/K5_00898_1.jpg K-5, ISO 12800, 1/200s f/4, Sigma 17-70mm @70mm f/4 (full aperture) focused on the guitar. Dario Nice picture in

Re: A Joey and his Attorney

2010-12-01 Thread Ken Waller
Good capture Steve, I only wish the 'attorney' was more distinct from the background. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com Subject: Peso: A Joey and his Attorney My apologies to the PDML

Re: PESO- Eiffel Tower

2010-12-01 Thread Miserere
On 28 November 2010 21:38, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: From my trip to Paris earlier this month, two views of the Eiffel Tower: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12017412 and, for detail, http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12017411 (K7, DA 16-45, ISO 1600, handheld)

Re: Happy Hanukkah

2010-12-01 Thread Ken Waller
What Dave said. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Happy Hanukkah What Bob said Dave On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 8:50 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Frank, You beat

Re: White Balance on K-7

2010-12-01 Thread Miserere
On 1 December 2010 03:57, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: On 11/30/2010 5:42 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Bob and Boris: I usually shoot with AWB (and RAW), but this time I fixed it the WB to minimize necessity for corrections, as the light was very consistent and the flash was not

Re: What's the going rate?

2010-12-01 Thread Ken Waller
Never worry about the aesthetic quality of a photograph when a prospective client is interested in it. Boy it that ever true! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com Subject: Re: What's the going

Re: Two more PESOs from Boris

2010-12-01 Thread Miserere
On 29 November 2010 01:01, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2010/11/peso-2010-55-ice-cream.html and http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2010/11/peso-2010-56-empty-street.html Be brutal and honest. Boris I would stick to ice cream. M...ice

Re: My book is up on blurb

2010-12-01 Thread Larry Colen
On Dec 1, 2010, at 7:29 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Larry Colen wrote: On Dec 1, 2010, at 2:39 AM, Cotty wrote: On 30/11/10, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: Hopefully this is even better: http://www.blurb.com/books/1790067 Not only did I come up with some improvements, but

Re: PESO: Cashel Ruins

2010-12-01 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dan, Makes me want to go for a visit. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 12:20 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=28 Comments, Suggestions, Criticisms and Abuse Always Welcome! Dan

OT GESO - Uchi lounge

2010-12-01 Thread Derby Chang
I am still digging the Nokton. http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/10/10_12/10_12_uchi/index.htm -- der...@iinet.net.au http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: PESO: Cashel Ruins

2010-12-01 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Bob Dan On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 3:09 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Dan, Makes me want to go for a visit. Regards,  Bob S. On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 12:20 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: My book is up on blurb

2010-12-01 Thread Mark Roberts
Larry Colen wrote: On Dec 1, 2010, at 7:29 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Now start working on the *next* one! I already sort of have. I'm talking to musician friends about putting together a book of photos of musicians, in the hopes that that would encourage them, and their friends (or at least

Re: My book is up on blurb

2010-12-01 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Larry Colen wrote: On Dec 1, 2010, at 7:29 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Larry Colen wrote: On Dec 1, 2010, at 2:39 AM, Cotty wrote: On 30/11/10, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: Hopefully this is even better: http://www.blurb.com/books/1790067 Not only did I

Re: My book is up on blurb

2010-12-01 Thread Larry Colen
On Dec 1, 2010, at 12:22 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Larry Colen wrote: On Dec 1, 2010, at 7:29 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: I do have a question for Mark. I was working on the assumption that I want lightroom to produce the jpeg in the size to be used by the blurb software, rather than

Re: My book is up on blurb

2010-12-01 Thread Derby Chang
On 1/12/2010 11:41 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Thanks a bunch. Hopefully this is even better: http://www.blurb.com/books/1790067 Not only did I come up with some improvements, but Ann also made some suggestions. Whether or not it could be better still, I think that it's time to give up on

Re: Question about flash photography

2010-12-01 Thread David Parsons
The spoon is for catchlights. The majority of the light is bounced off the ceiling, and the spoon reflects enough light to make the eyes sparkle. It does the same thing as the built-in bounce card on many flashes. On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 10:01 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On

Re: PESO: Cuttlefish

2010-12-01 Thread Brian Walters
On Wed, 01 Dec 2010 13:35 -0500, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: David Mann wrote: One of our stops in Sydney was the aquarium at Darling Harbour. Cuttlefish are amazing creatures and I was pushing my luck to photograph them in the low light.

Re: PESO: beam it up...

2010-12-01 Thread Larry Colen
On Dec 1, 2010, at 6:45 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Well done, sir... Now, please choose your new nick name - Scotty, Chief O'Brien or Geordi... More like Barkley :-) -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

PESO - Guarding the Goods

2010-12-01 Thread frank theriault
This little fellow, spotted in a store window a few nights ago, seems to take his job very seriously: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/12/guarding-goods.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML

Re: Question about flash photography

2010-12-01 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I hate those shadows. Shooting in an auditorium or gymnasium, with high ceilings and nothing useful to bounce against, these are always a pain to work with. I've not found that the on-flash diffusers help very much, even the LumiQuest big-bounce. Oh, they do help some, but they're just not really

Re: PESO - Guarding the Goods

2010-12-01 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Nice Catch, Frank, and very cute. Dan On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 4:46 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: This little fellow, spotted in a store window a few nights ago, seems to take his job very seriously: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/12/guarding-goods.html Hope

Re: Question about flash photography

2010-12-01 Thread David Parsons
Wouldn't it be tons easier to simply use an umbrella? On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 4:49 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: I hate those shadows. Shooting in an auditorium or gymnasium, with high ceilings and nothing useful to bounce against, these are always a pain to work with. I've

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