Re: Pentax K-r and AA batteries.

2011-05-04 Thread Boris Liberman
On 5/4/2011 03:01, Bruce Walker wrote: But you can get batteries that exhibit less voltage droop before losing most of their charge. Try the newer 2450 mAH Energizers. Also try the ... and here I will reduce my voice to an almost inaudible whisper ... Sanyo Eneloops. Many here, including me,

Re: PESO 2011 - 070 - GDG

2011-05-04 Thread Boris Liberman
On 5/3/2011 21:55, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: A new photo in the Communicating series: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/5684739736/in/set-72157625844414410/lightbox/ or http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/5684739736/in/set-72157625844414410/ thanks for looking. comments appreciated.

Re: PESO: Nesting

2011-05-04 Thread Boris Liberman
On 4/28/2011 22:01, Bob Sullivan wrote: All this talk of birds has me looking back for something to post. Here's something from a rookery in Florida this month. It makes the spots in Illinois look not so attractive. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13033067 K-5 DA60-250/4 @ 250mm f8,

PESO Please do not block this door

2011-05-04 Thread Larry Colen
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5686529454/in/set-72157626644016984 -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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

RE: PESO: Cemetery and some test captures

2011-05-04 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Jeffery Johnson Okay I am getting sleepy... What I meant to write was: While growing up we lived out in the country and rented a house that was on a farm. In one of the fields near an old tree lay three or four

Re: The silliest thing you ever did with your camera

2011-05-04 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Apr 23, 2011, at 00:53 , David Mann wrote: On Apr 23, 2011, at 2:52 AM, Charles Robinson wrote: When I take my card out to download files, I make it a point to leave the door on the camera open. This way, I never pick up an empty camera and assume it's ready to shoot. I take the

Re: The silliest thing you ever did with your camera

2011-05-04 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Apr 23, 2011, at 21:53 , John Coyle wrote: Left my full kit in the car, at work the day after photographing at a concert with Ella and the Duke: came back at the end of the day to find a space where the car should have been. Got the car back three weeks later, but never saw the camera

Re: Pair of binoculars (Was: OT: Possible enablement - Pentax binoculars?)

2011-05-04 Thread Boris Liberman
On 4/17/2011 21:19, Igor Roshchin wrote: A pair of binoculars - is this two binoculars or just one _binocular_? ;-) Igor, look for the answer within... In our native language we don't say a pair of binoculars but we definitely say a pair of pants... Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO - Common Adder

2011-05-04 Thread Brian Walters
On Tue, 03 May 2011 19:16 +0200, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2011/05/hoggorm-common-adder.html#engelsk A very nice experience with a fascinating little animal. :-) Well caught. Wikipedia says Bites can be very painful, but are seldom fatal. Nice to

Re: Semi-OT: Preparing photos to print on a color laser

2011-05-04 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-05-03 11:06 PM, John Sessoms wrote: I bought a color laser printer a while back to print business cards. The laser printer duplexes and I intend to print on 110# Ivory Card Stock. I can fit two of the cards on one sheet. My design is a two-sided, tri-fold card (3-1/2 x 6) with 3 small

Re: PESO Please do not block this door

2011-05-04 Thread Cotty
On 4/5/11, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5686529454/in/set-72157626644016984 lol! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML

Re: PESO Please do not block this door

2011-05-04 Thread Boris Liberman
On 5/4/2011 10:07, Larry Colen wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5686529454/in/set-72157626644016984 -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est I see unblockably many possibilities of rendering here... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Tres photo hombres

2011-05-04 Thread Brian Walters
On Wed, 04 May 2011 00:37 +0200, Tim Øsleby maritim...@gmail.com wrote: Just to let you know why I haven't been so active on the list lately. Some of you might enjoy this http://z-fotokurs.blogspot.com/ It's my blog about my photo classes. Unfortunately in norwegian, but pictures you do

Re: Nothing Says Spring Like Baseball

2011-05-04 Thread Brian Walters
On Tue, 03 May 2011 16:28 -0500, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: In Springtime a young man's fancy turns to baseball - if she plans on being his fancy very long. Three sports pictures taken with my nifty 50 mm manual lens. It was all I had with me when I came upon this college

Re: I've had three photos accepted into the PPG

2011-05-04 Thread Brian Walters
On Mon, 02 May 2011 23:58 -0700, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I finally got the PPG sorted out, submitted a bunch of photos, then got busy and forgot to go back and check for a while. http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/larrycolen It's weird, it looked like it allowed me to submit a

Re: PESO: fishing for fun

2011-05-04 Thread Boris Liberman
On 4/25/2011 12:06, Bob W wrote: that's incredible - well done! What Bob said. -- 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 or Perhaps on Topic: Pentax Photo Gallery

2011-05-04 Thread Brian Walters
On Mon, 02 May 2011 22:10 -0500, Jeffery Johnson jefferytjohn...@bellsouth.net wrote: Well I was a bit pleasantly surprised to see that one of my photos that I submitted was accepted in the Pentax Photo Gallery: http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/home#/section=ARTISTsubSection=12267170s

Re: OT: I Think We Have A Tradition Started

2011-05-04 Thread Boris Liberman
Cool! On 5/1/2011 16:35, Walter Hamler wrote: http://walthamler.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Some-Favorites/4592986_mrB5J#1272326571_zc2BRQ2-XL-LB Somewhere in my latent memories is a pic of my Dad holding me while taking a pic of us in a mirror. Pic is gone, but I did shoot one of me hold ing Nathan

Re: OT: local weather acting up

2011-05-04 Thread Boris Liberman
On 4/30/2011 02:00, William Robb wrote: Even more interesting that the evening before this, I saw probably the most beautiful landscape light in my entire photographic life. The sky was dark with the thunderstorm clouds and the setting sun was shining through these clouds in this strange

Re: Thanks Doug!

2011-05-04 Thread Boris Liberman
On 4/29/2011 17:47, Paul Stenquist wrote: Doug has fixed the list, and based on what little I know, it was anything but easy. Sorry you had to work so hard, but you can be sure that your efforts are deeply appreciated by all. Paul's right! Thanks, Doug! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: GESO: Santa Monica Pier

2011-05-04 Thread Boris Liberman
On 4/24/2011 15:36, Cory Waters wrote: The weather was mostly overcast and damp during my trip out to Southern California. I was pretty amazed by this, actually. On TV it's always sunny there ;) I did find some time to go for a drive over to the ocean and up the PCH from Santa Monica to Malibu.

Re: PAW67 - at 11

2011-05-04 Thread Boris Liberman
Dag, I am thinking that your web site has a minor bug. When looking at the latest picture of your PAW series for this year, there is a next link which actually takes the viewer to the chronologically previous picture... Got me confused. On 4/17/2011 18:26, DagT wrote: Sorry, I guess the

Re: A bit of a boast and my JAlbum book

2011-05-04 Thread Brian Walters
On Mon, 02 May 2011 20:09 +0300, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Here is a link to the galleries: http://liberman-family.com/boris/pics/Books/index.html The photos are in the same order as they appear in the book. Thus each pair of photos is a spread. Accidentally one of the

Re: Pair of binoculars (Was: OT: Possible enablement - Pentax binoculars?)

2011-05-04 Thread Igor Roshchin
Wed May 4 04:22:22 EDT 2011 Boris Liberman wrote: On 4/17/2011 21:19, Igor Roshchin wrote: A pair of binoculars - is this two binoculars or just one _binocular_? ;-) Igor, look for the answer within... In our native language we don't say a pair of binoculars but we definitely say a pair

Re: Pair of binoculars (Was: OT: Possible enablement - Pentax binoculars?)

2011-05-04 Thread Boris Liberman
On 5/4/2011 14:32, Igor Roshchin wrote: Boris, I understand what you mean, and I thought about that. I don't say a pair of pants in any language: My guts curl up in the opposite direction every time I hear any of these expressions. :-) Igor My lips are sealed... If only for sake of proper

PESO - Cadillac Lounge

2011-05-04 Thread frank theriault
I couldn't get this to work, then I decided to go with colour instead of BW: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/cadillac-lounge-colour-version.html Here's the BW: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/05/cadillac-lounge-b-version.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank

Re: Pair of binoculars (Was: OT: Possible enablement - Pentax binoculars?)

2011-05-04 Thread AlunFoto
Well try a pair of monoculars, then. :-) 2011/5/4 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: On 4/17/2011 21:19, Igor Roshchin wrote: A pair of binoculars - is this two binoculars or just one _binocular_? ;-) Igor, look for the answer within... In our native language we don't say a pair of

Re: PESO - Cadillac Lounge

2011-05-04 Thread Boris Liberman
Color for me... Blade-runner-esque. On 5/4/2011 14:43, frank theriault wrote: I couldn't get this to work, then I decided to go with colour instead of BW: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/cadillac-lounge-colour-version.html Here's the BW:

Re: Semi-OT: Preparing photos to print on a color laser

2011-05-04 Thread Igor Roshchin
I would recommend couple of possibilities to streamline this process 1. You can save as a PDF from the Photoshop. It is not the best PDF, and it is usually rather large in size, but it might be better than do an intermediate step. 2. Consider a free PDF printer software. I use doPDF:

May PUG is up!

2011-05-04 Thread Brian Walters
G'day' all. Some interesting and varied found objects this month. You'll find the gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ Note: If you see the previous gallery when you click that link, you probably need to refresh the page in your browser.

Re: PESO Please do not block this door

2011-05-04 Thread Jack Davis
Well seen, Larry! Jack --- On Wed, 5/4/11, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Subject: PESO Please do not block this door To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Wednesday, May 4, 2011, 12:07 AM

Re: PESO - Cadillac Lounge

2011-05-04 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-05-04 7:43 AM, frank theriault wrote: I couldn't get this to work, then I decided to go with colour instead of BW: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/cadillac-lounge-colour-version.html Here's the BW: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/05/cadillac-lounge-b-version.html

Re: Writing for an online photo site

2011-05-04 Thread Miserere
On 4 May 2011 00:19, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: On 5/4/2011 05:29, Miserere wrote: You should come write for me, Larry. Then you'd really know what an Editor from Hell is like. Mua ha h a h ha ha ha ah... You mean that friendly Mediterranean looking fellow with odd love

Re: May PUG is up!

2011-05-04 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-05-04 7:58 AM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day' all. Some interesting and varied found objects this month. You'll find the gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ Note: If you see the previous gallery when you click that link, you probably need to refresh the page in your browser. This

Re: OT or Perhaps on Topic: Pentax Photo Gallery

2011-05-04 Thread Jack Davis
Seems to me that Pentax specifically ask that water marks not be applied. It may now be the case that a Pentax Team does not make the final judgment and that submissions are accepted if they survive the voting criteria. Jack --- On Wed, 5/4/11, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote:

Re: PESO - Tres photo hombres

2011-05-04 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-05-03 6:37 PM, Tim Øsleby wrote: Just to let you know why I haven't been so active on the list lately. Some of you might enjoy this http://z-fotokurs.blogspot.com/ It's my blog about my photo classes. Unfortunately in norwegian, but pictures you do understand. The top picture is a

Re: May PUG is up!

2011-05-04 Thread Igor Roshchin
I was going to argue that the correct form should be: May PUG be up!, but I won't.. :-) Fun gallery! Igor On 11-05-04 7:58 AM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day' all. Some interesting and varied found objects this month. You'll find the gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ Note: If you see

Re: May PUG is up!

2011-05-04 Thread Boris Liberman
On 5/4/2011 15:55, Igor Roshchin wrote: I was going to argue that the correct form should be: May PUG be up!, but I won't.. :-) Fun gallery! Igor But it certainly contains a pair of galleries. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: The silliest thing you ever did with your camera

2011-05-04 Thread Bob Sullivan
That's a scary story and a lesson for us all! Regards, Bob S. On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 3:02 AM, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: On Apr 23, 2011, at 21:53 , John Coyle wrote: Left my full kit in the car, at work the day after photographing at a concert with Ella and the Duke: came

Re: PESO - Common Adder

2011-05-04 Thread Bob Sullivan
Brian, Seldom fatal? That's still too often for me! Regards, Bob S. On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 4:15 AM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: On Tue, 03 May 2011 19:16 +0200, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2011/05/hoggorm-common-adder.html#engelsk A very

Re: PESO: Cemetery and some test captures

2011-05-04 Thread Paul Sorenson
Traveling in western Massachusetts in 1967 I happened across a cemetery overgrown with weeds with few headstones. One was for two brothers, dating from the early 1700's. One brother died at age 12, the other several years later at 21. The epitaph...Few and evil were their days. I have

Re: PESO Please do not block this door

2011-05-04 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Awesome! A great catch and very well executed. Dan On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 3:07 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5686529454/in/set-72157626644016984 -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO - Cadillac Lounge

2011-05-04 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I think the color is more effective, Frank. Dan On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 7:43 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I couldn't get this to work, then I decided to go with colour instead of BW: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/cadillac-lounge-colour-version.html Here's

Re: PESO - Cadillac Lounge

2011-05-04 Thread David J Brooks
Colour by far. Dave On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 7:43 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I couldn't get this to work, then I decided to go with colour instead of BW: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/cadillac-lounge-colour-version.html Here's the BW:

Our shirts look better

2011-05-04 Thread David J Brooks
http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/general-talk/141955-official-2011-pf-tshirt-ordering-page.html Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Common Adder

2011-05-04 Thread Brian Walters
On Wed, 04 May 2011 08:40 -0500, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Brian, Seldom fatal? That's still too often for me! Me too. But it's better than That's all folks! Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia

Re: PESO - Common Adder

2011-05-04 Thread AlunFoto
I believe the typical fatality is those who have been bitten before, and then get a severe allergic reaction from the second bite. Anyway it's not a very aggressive snake. Jostein 2011/5/4 Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm: On Wed, 04 May 2011 08:40 -0500, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com

Re: PESO - Cadillac Lounge

2011-05-04 Thread Bob Sullivan
Like the color one Frank. It makes the sign stand out that much more. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 6:43 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I couldn't get this to work, then I decided to go with colour instead of BW:

Re: Our shirts look better

2011-05-04 Thread Bob Sullivan
Too bad they lost the lens on the camera. On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 8:53 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/general-talk/141955-official-2011-pf-tshirt-ordering-page.html Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com

Re: May PUG is up!

2011-05-04 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Brian: It is an excellent gallery! Thanks for all your efforts in putting it together, and for taking on the special refusal Pug as well. I really appreciate the quality and quantity of your efforts on our behalf. The May Pug is full of interesting and effective images. My personal favorites

Re: May PUG is up!

2011-05-04 Thread Jack Davis
LoL.. Jack --- On Wed, 5/4/11, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: From: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com Subject: Re: May PUG is up! To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Wednesday, May 4, 2011, 6:05 AM On 5/4/2011 15:55, Igor Roshchin wrote: I was going to argue that

Re: Our shirts look better

2011-05-04 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 9:53 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/general-talk/141955-official-2011-pf-tshirt-ordering-page.html I'd buy it if it had an aperture simulator. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Our shirts look better

2011-05-04 Thread David J Brooks
On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 10:21 AM, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 9:53 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/general-talk/141955-official-2011-pf-tshirt-ordering-page.html I'd buy it if it had an aperture simulator. My

Re: Nothing Says Spring Like Baseball

2011-05-04 Thread David J Brooks
On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 6:38 AM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: Well, I know bugger all about baseball but those are great shots, especially 1 and 3. Its the same as cricket, only different. Dave In number 3 I'd be tempted to clone in a ball just entering the catcher's glove

Re: TVO photo contest

2011-05-04 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 11:09 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: This one's always been a favorite--I love it, Dave.  Best of luck in the contest.  Cheers, Christine Thanks Seems i made Photo of the Day, with some criticism. http://photomonth.tvo.org/?p=300 Dave -

Re: PESO Please do not block this door

2011-05-04 Thread Charles Robinson
On May 4, 2011, at 2:07, Larry Colen wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5686529454/in/set-72157626644016984 Wonderful! -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML

RE: Nothing Says Spring Like Baseball - Thanks

2011-05-04 Thread Don Guthrie
From: Bob W p...@web-options.com To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' pdml@pdml.net Subject: RE: Nothing Says Spring Like Baseball Message-ID: 018c01cc09dd$d1ab0410$75010c30$@com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii

Pentax K-r and AA batteries.

2011-05-04 Thread Don Guthrie
Does anyone have experience powering the K-r from a set of AA batteries via the adaptor? I used nothing but lithium batteries in my K200d. I know I get like 1000 Raw or Raw+ from each set. I think I bought 5 packs in 2010. Now I have a new K-r and i bought the adapter to use liths and I

Re: The Uncommon Adder

2011-05-04 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
People seem to have forgotten an elementary school principle: Multiplication is addition. It is the addition of likes. I am quite pleased that some appreciated the humor. My wife and #2 son thought it too stupid or silly. Just goes to show ... Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl

OK, I'm back!

2011-05-04 Thread Mark Roberts
Not that I've been away but I had some minor surgery last week (removal of a plugged mucous gland inside my lower lip. It was surprisingly inconvenient for a couple of days :) Less so when I got to the point that the pain of the, um, pain was less inconvenient than the side effects of the

Re: OK, I'm back!

2011-05-04 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
What's your degree? Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl http://kerygmainstitute.org He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: PESO Please do not block this door

2011-05-04 Thread Larry Colen
Thanks to all that looked at, laughed at, or commented on the photo. On May 4, 2011, at 5:28 AM, Jack Davis wrote: Well seen, Larry! I'm almost embarrassed to admit that I didn't notice the sign until I saw the picture on my computer. Jack -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from

Re: OK, I'm back!

2011-05-04 Thread Larry Colen
On May 4, 2011, at 10:16 AM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: What's your degree? I think that Mark is in radians, not degrees. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: OK, I'm back!

2011-05-04 Thread Jack Davis
Mark, glad you're back, but sorry for your pain. :( Jack --- On Wed, 5/4/11, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: From: Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com Subject: OK, I'm back! To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Wednesday, May 4, 2011, 10:12 AM Not that I've been away but

Re: OK, I'm back!

2011-05-04 Thread Steven Desjardins
It is good that painkillers have such side effects lest we should love them too much. paraphrase of R. E. Lee. On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 1:23 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Mark, glad you're back, but sorry for your pain. :( Jack --- On Wed, 5/4/11, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com

Upcoming North Carolina activities - besides GFM

2011-05-04 Thread Mark Roberts
As usual, I'll be coming down early for GFM and staying a while after. As *not* usual I'll have activities other than shooting photos to attend to: On Thursday June 9 I'll be giving a presentation for WildSouth.org (www.wildsouth.org) on nature photography in general and photography in that area

Re: OK, I'm back!

2011-05-04 Thread Miserere
On 4 May 2011 13:12, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Not that I've been away but I had some minor surgery last week (removal of a plugged mucous gland inside my lower lip. It was surprisingly inconvenient for a couple of days :) Less so when I got to the point that the pain of the,

Re: Our shirts look better

2011-05-04 Thread Mark Roberts
David J Brooks wrote: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/general-talk/141955-official-2011-pf-tshirt-ordering-page.html And our coffee mugs (with Because I'm a bastard! from the Quotations List) are better still! -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML

Re: Photo exhibit in Boston; reception this Thursday

2011-05-04 Thread Mark Roberts
Miserere wrote: If any of the Boston PDMLers are free on Thursday afternoon, there will be a reception for a street photography exhibit from 5:00 to 8:30pm: Crossing Downtown, Photographs of Boston. More info here: http://thephotorecession.webs.com/invitetoexhibition.htm I'll be arriving

Re: OK, I'm back!

2011-05-04 Thread Mark Roberts
Miserere wrote: On 4 May 2011 13:12, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Not that I've been away but I had some minor surgery last week (removal of a plugged mucous gland inside my lower lip. It was surprisingly inconvenient for a couple of days :) Less so when I got to the point that

Re: May PUG is up!

2011-05-04 Thread Igor Roshchin
--- On Wed, 5/4/11, Boris Liberman boris71 at gmail.com wrote: From: Boris Liberman boris71 at gmail.com Subject: Re: May PUG is up! To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml at pdml.net Date: Wednesday, May 4, 2011, 6:05 AM On 5/4/2011 15:55, Igor Roshchin wrote: I was going to argue that the

RE: May PUG is up!

2011-05-04 Thread Bob W
Very enjoyable. Paul and Ann share this month's prize, but there are no losers here - everyone goes home with a goody bag packed full of assorted cormorabilia. B -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Brian Walters Sent: 04 May 2011

RE: OK, I'm back!

2011-05-04 Thread Bob W
On Behalf Of Miserere On 4 May 2011 13:12, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Not that I've been away but I had some minor surgery last week (removal of a plugged mucous gland inside my lower lip. It was surprisingly inconvenient for a couple of days :) Less so when I got to

RE: Our shirts look better

2011-05-04 Thread Bob W
wouldn't have happened if there'd been an aperture simulator. Too bad they lost the lens on the camera. On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 8:53 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/general-talk/141955-official-2011- pf-tshirt-ordering-page.html Dave

RE: Nothing Says Spring Like Baseball - Thanks

2011-05-04 Thread Bob W
http://donspix.posterous.com/nothing-says-spring-like-baseball- photo#!/ the first one is particularly good, apart from those damned circular adverts on the hoarding. They were the first things I saw and they confused me because I thought they were balls. I don't normally advocate

OT? Rule of thirds

2011-05-04 Thread Bob W
has anyone else noticed that in the picture by Pete Souza of the White House staff watching the attack on OBL, the president's eye is pretty much bang on the intersection of thirds? I reckon that picture is going to feature among the major prizewinners in all the press comps this year. The guy

OT - Steadicamus Extremus

2011-05-04 Thread Cotty
There's one or two of you who will enjoy this short video about a steadicam shot ;-) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3TBvJUtuHs -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML

RE: TVO photo contest

2011-05-04 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of David J Brooks Seems i made Photo of the Day, with some criticism. http://photomonth.tvo.org/?p=300 well done - terrific photo -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Enforcing Copyrights Online for a Profit

2011-05-04 Thread Miserere
Mark might enjoy this tale of woe: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/03/business/media/03righthaven.html    —M.     \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com     http://EnticingTheLight.com     A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

PESO Willy Brandt: Let's dare more democracy

2011-05-04 Thread Thomas Bohn
Willy Brandt (1913-1992), German chancellor from 1969 to 1974. This little statue is presented in the Willy Brandt House in Lübeck, the bigger original (but less colorful) version is in the head quarters of the Social Democratic Party of Germany in Berlin.

Re: OT - Steadicamus Extremus

2011-05-04 Thread Miserere
Driving a Segway-type thingy without hands while filming. Mad props to him. But like someone said in the YouTube comments: The steadycam shot isn't the ridiculous part. LOL.    —M.     \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com     http://EnticingTheLight.com     A Quest for Photographic

Re: OT? Rule of thirds

2011-05-04 Thread Miserere
If you look at the highest-rez version available (via Flickr), it's about 11MP, and there you can see the focus is clearly on Hillary. I think the Prez being in the thirds is just a coincidence. As always, just my opinion. I do agree that it will receive a gazillion prizes, because it's been

Re: Enforcing Copyrights Online for a Profit

2011-05-04 Thread Mark Roberts
Miserere wrote: Mark might enjoy this tale of woe: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/03/business/media/03righthaven.html NPR did a story on Righthaven last week. They seem to walk a zig-zag line oscillating between legitimate prosecution of real copyright infringers and opportunistic abuse of

Re: OK, I'm back!

2011-05-04 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-05-04 1:23 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On May 4, 2011, at 10:16 AM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: What's your degree? I think that Mark is in radians, not degrees. No, Collin's right, degree. But it's degrees Kelvin and I understand that Mark was Tonguestun, but has since improved to

Pentax Spotmatic F disassembled into pieces

2011-05-04 Thread Miserere
Very cool, and you can buy a print: http://www.20x200.com/art/2011/05/old-camera.html Cheers,    —M.     \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com     http://EnticingTheLight.com     A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT? Rule of thirds

2011-05-04 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 2:58 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: has anyone else noticed that in the picture by Pete Souza of the White House staff watching the attack on OBL, the president's eye is pretty much bang on the intersection of thirds? I reckon that picture is going to feature

Re: Pentax K-r and AA batteries.

2011-05-04 Thread Thomas Bohn
I use only Eneloops in my K-m. Even as reserve. They keep their energy for a while and I never had any troubles with them. And I use the old ones. Sanyo released improved ones recently (Like a year ago) I think. 2011/5/4 Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com: Does anyone have experience powering the

Re: May PUG is up!

2011-05-04 Thread Ken Waller
Thanks for the comment Dan. A good collection of images. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Subject: Re: May PUG is up! Brian: It is an excellent gallery! Thanks for all your efforts in

Re: The Uncommon Adder

2011-05-04 Thread AlunFoto
2011/5/4 Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net: People seem to have forgotten an elementary school principle: Multiplication is addition. It is the addition of likes. Don't go too clever on that, Collin. Facebook might want a word. Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/

RE: OT? Rule of thirds

2011-05-04 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Matthew Hunt has anyone else noticed that in the picture by Pete Souza of the White House staff watching the attack on OBL, the president's eye is pretty much bang on the intersection of thirds? I reckon that

RE: PESO: fishing for fun

2011-05-04 Thread Krisjanis Linkevics
On 4/25/2011 12:06, Bob W wrote: that's incredible - well done! What Bob said. Thank you all! :) In case you missed it :P http://foto.ri-ki.lv/details.php?image_id=53 kris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Samsung autoleaks 300mm f/2.8 lens

2011-05-04 Thread Miserere
http://www.mirrorlessrumors.com/samsung-itself-leaks-a-300mm-f2-8-xf-ed-lens-on-youtube/ I suspect this is a lens that would have been introduced for their Pentax-cloned GX series of DSLRs (see? it's not and OT post), but never did because they moved away from mirrors and Pentax. The lens focuses

Re: Samsung autoleaks 300mm f/2.8 lens

2011-05-04 Thread Larry Colen
Pentax users would definitely benefit from more lenses on the market. I could certainly use a good 85/1.4. On May 4, 2011, at 1:53 PM, Miserere wrote: http://www.mirrorlessrumors.com/samsung-itself-leaks-a-300mm-f2-8-xf-ed-lens-on-youtube/ I suspect this is a lens that would have been

Re: Samsung autoleaks 300mm f/2.8 lens

2011-05-04 Thread Mark Roberts
Miserere wrote: http://www.mirrorlessrumors.com/samsung-itself-leaks-a-300mm-f2-8-xf-ed-lens-on-youtube/ Fascinating. Of course, it might never see production. I've seen cases in which a manufacturer accidentally showed photos of an exciting product never intended for production. It draws

PESO: Horse Trainer

2011-05-04 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
From the Big Apple Circus: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13066632 This image was just accepted into the Pentax Gallery (my 63d image). It was previously rejected, perhaps because of noise. I filtered it through Neat Image, and this time made the grade. As usual, Comments,

Re: OT? Rule of thirds

2011-05-04 Thread David Parsons
I know you are kidding, but that is one of the very few modifications that is ever done to his pictures. Everything he shoots goes straight to the National Archives and nothing is ever deleted. The documentary on Pete Souza was pretty interesting, and it's a tough job following around someone

Re: May PUG is up!

2011-05-04 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Great! A sack of semi-digested fish guts! Dan On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 2:44 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Very enjoyable. Paul and Ann share this month's prize, but there are no losers here - everyone goes home with a goody bag packed full of assorted cormorabilia. B -- Dan Matyola

Re: PAW67 - at 11

2011-05-04 Thread DagT
It´s not your fault, I´m just a bit backwards :-) Logically, you are right. I´ll have to change it. There are a few other things I´ll try to fix as well, like that fact that the address for a specific pictures changes each time I update a gallery. Nice if you want to bookmark the latest

Re: PESO - Tres photo hombres

2011-05-04 Thread Tim Øsleby
Thanks Christine, Brian and Bruce. When you have to choose between shabby and fearsome, the latter is probably the best option. I just hope we don't scare people of with this humorous look. -- MaritimTim My private photo blog: http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ My photo class blog:

Re: Enforcing Copyrights Online for a Profit

2011-05-04 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2011-05-04 15:26, Mark Roberts wrote: NPR did a story on Righthaven last week. They seem to walk a zig-zag line oscillating between legitimate prosecution of real copyright infringers and opportunistic abuse of fair-use infringers who don't have the resources to fight back. Having followed

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