Re: FW: Amateur photographer assaulted in Greenwich Market
On 10/7/11, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: I had a bit of a to-do earlier today. It really made my blood boil, so I've sent the letter below to the manager of the market, cc:ed to the local paper and the British Journal of Photography. I won't be pushed around (literally!) by people, especially self-righteous busybodies. I'll let you know the outcome, if there is one. And I'll post the offending photograph later. Next time I'm over to see you, let's go visit him at his stall with my news camera :) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.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 and follow the directions.
Re: newborns and flash
On 11/7/11, Doug Brewer, discombobulated, unleashed: I always thought it was a load of bollocks. Excuse me but as a good-ol' flag waving US citizen, are you allowed to use that word? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.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 and follow the directions.
Re: OT - Luxury Fuji Mirrorless Cameras Coming Soon
On 9/7/11, Miserere, discombobulated, unleashed: In short, instead of going for the discerning photographer, like Godfrey, Cotty or me (OK, maybe not Cotty), I'll second that. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.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 and follow the directions.
Re: Some recent photos
On 10/7/11, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: The first 9 are new: http://www.web-options.com/Recent/ LOVE this one http://www.web-options.com/Recent/content/_DSF1482_large.html -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.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 and follow the directions.
Re: newborns and flash
On 7/11/2011 07:40, Igor Roshchin wrote: I remember reading about the fact that the newborns either do not have as fast reaction of the pupil to the bright light, as most humans do, or their retina is too fragile, and that until some age (N weeks), a photo flash (especially with repeated use) might cause some damage to the retina. I cannot seem to find any solid source for that now, and in particular, I don't remember how many weeks that lasts. I think that it is something different. Consider yourself being a dad of 10 days old baby. A guy comes over and starts flashing your baby. Now, you want to politely tell them to stop that because you think and feel that your baby is uncomfortable. So you invent this grown-up argument that flash is harmful. I do think that a flash discharge too close from one's face (regardless their age) is generally a thing to be avoided. I also do think that when one is photographing someone else, one should be aware of their subject comfort. Just my cents. Boris -- 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: PAW--Week 27--Musician
Great picture! And congratulations :-) DagT Den 11. juli 2011 kl. 01.09 skrev Christine Aguila: Made it past the half way mark! 25 more weeks to go. Amazing. Cheers, Christine http://aguilapaw.posterous.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 and follow the directions. -- 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: Google+
I was invited a little while ago by a friend who works for Google. I'm still trying to work out how to invite others. Dave On Jul 11, 2011, at 2:48 AM, Tim Bray wrote: I just sent an invitation to Google+ to pdml@pdml.net If it shows up here (dunno), and you paste it into a browser (dunno), it might work (dunno). Otherwise, I can invite anyone who's interested. Now back to your regularly scheduled photowankery. -T -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: FW: Amateur photographer assaulted in Greenwich Market
I'll let you know the outcome, if there is one. And I'll post the offending photograph later. Next time I'm over to see you, let's go visit him at his stall with my news camera :) Cheers, Cotty that would be interesting. He made some comment about me carrying a Fuji and a Billingham bag (actually it's a much cheaper Barbour, but whatever) and my first thought was to go back there and start ostentatiously shooting in front of him with a couple of Leicas, see how that winds him up. B -- 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: PESO - Friends
Another from last weekend: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13679012size=md (K7, FA 24-90) Rick that's a great shot, Rick. Loads of atmosphere. Very American. B -- 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: Has anyone painted the inside of the SD card door?
On Jul 10, 2011, at 8:26 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Ecke PDML Sounds like there may be a small niche market for SD card funnels after all =) 2011/7/10 Jens p...@planfoto.dk: I never had this problem. But I broke a lot of SD cards. They are quite prone to braking or just loosing the lock thing. I frequently have to glue the damned things together agian. Almost all my cards have af glued lock these days. I wish Pentax had stayed with the CF cards, which are much more durable. I've seen SD cards come apart, but I've never seen an SD card reader damaged by inserting the card wrong. I've seen a lot of CF card readers ruined because someone managed to bend up the pins from inserting the card wrong. I'm sure the same kind of damage is possible with the CF card socket inside the cameras. I was thinking the other day that what I'd like is a card format that was compatible, at least electronically, with e-SATA or SATA. -- 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 follow the directions.
Hands on Pentax O-GPS1
Has anyone actually seen or tried this unit? Some web sites said it would be available in june 2011. Now they say medio July 2011 (which is pretty soon - and so does my dealer; FotoKoch in Düsseldorf, Germany, from whom I have ordered one. Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. -- 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.
Enabled. 540FGZ
Just recently got a 2nd hand unit. Looks very clean with no sign of use. Only have its smaller brother prevously. Finally able to take some larger flash photos where the 360 was short on power. James -- 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 3D printer--You guys have to watch this!
That's amazing! Regards, Pete Mac in Melbourne Sent from my iPad2 On 11/07/2011, at 14:56, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: A friend of mine posted this on FB. A must see! Cheers, Christine http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embeddedv=ZboxMsSz5Aw -- 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. -- 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.
PAW79 - Grass
http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html K-5, DA*55mm, 1/100s, f/3.2, ISO100. DagT http://www.thrane.name/ -- 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: Has anyone painted the inside of the SD card door?
On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 4:21 AM, Bulent Celasun bulent.cela...@gmail.com wrote: Stan, Now I have understood perfectly well the term thinking outside of the box. Larry, mark this suggestion ;) Bulent Here's another out of the box logic; in this case out of the camera... Forgetting an SD card happened to me once when I was new to DSLRs (see the story here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/2891232279/) and since then my workflow includes keeping all my SD cards in a little tray on my desk. There are none stored inside the cameras when they are not being used. I only put them in when I'm about to use them. Bong -- Bong Manayon http://www.bong.uni.cc -- 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.
OT: In the market for a 4x5 camera
I have a couple of nice 4x5 enlargers but no cameras that will produce that size of a negative. Does anyone have anything that they would let go at less-than-ebay prices? Not terribly sure what I even want. I'm imagining a Speed/Crown Graphic with Graflok back, but open to other possibilities. Lens not required but would be a plus. Drop me a line if you have something gathering dust that deserves a little use. Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- 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: Libertyfest 2012
No it doesn't In fact without the flag I (from europe) couldn't link the picture to a 4th july parade Toine On 11 July 2011 07:29, Ira Bryant irabry...@sbcglobal.net wrote: My dad is always a part of the Choctaw (a Native American tribe) float for the July 4th Libertyfest parade in Edmond, OK. This year, he drove the pickup truck that pulled the float. I grabbed a photo of the bed of the truck: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ihbryant/5925306456/ I find it very rare that when I take a picture that everyone in it has an interesting expression. I think I got lucky this time. However, I would like some input on the American flag in the center of the picture. My wife (who is not American) thought that the flag dominated too much and was a large distraction. I think it is par for the course for a 4th of July parade and it doesn't bother me at all. Please let me know what you think (whether you are American or not :) ). Best Regards, Ira -- 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. -- 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: FW: Amateur photographer assaulted in Greenwich Market
On 7/11/2011 03:47, Bob W wrote: I'll let you know the outcome, if there is one. And I'll post the offending photograph later. Next time I'm over to see you, let's go visit him at his stall with my news camera :) Cheers, Cotty that would be interesting. He made some comment about me carrying a Fuji and a Billingham bag (actually it's a much cheaper Barbour, but whatever) and my first thought was to go back there and start ostentatiously shooting in front of him with a couple of Leicas, see how that winds him up. B So Bob, what are this guy's photos like? ann -- 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 3D printer--You guys have to watch this!
I want an LX. On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 5:45 AM, Pete McIntosh peter...@gmail.com wrote: That's amazing! Regards, Pete Mac in Melbourne Sent from my iPad2 On 11/07/2011, at 14:56, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: A friend of mine posted this on FB. A must see! Cheers, Christine http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embeddedv=ZboxMsSz5Aw -- 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. -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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.
PESO - The Sunday Cruise
This old Mustang (I'm guessing '66?) sounded almost as good as it looks. Great way to spend a hot, Sunday afternoon! http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/07/sunday-cruise.html Hope you enjoy. Comments 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 to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: FW: Amateur photographer assaulted in Greenwich Market
Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I had a bit of a to-do earlier today. Glad to see that you're still standing up to this. I did for a while but eventually had to admit that I was figthing the windmills of ignorance. I've had my share of rows with the French Police Nationale who consider every photographer to be a threat to national security, angry mobs who know all too well what's going on with their children and their houses and more such idiots. Add to this that I'm now at K-5 no. 4 and still ot seeing the end of it and you'll know why my current frame count is at 700 instead of 7000 in earlier years and why I've been spending the last months restoring vintage radios instead. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- 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: PESO - Friends
On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 3:47 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Another from last weekend: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13679012size=md (K7, FA 24-90) Rick that's a great shot, Rick. Loads of atmosphere. Very American. Agreed, as long as by American you mean the hemisphere (particularly the Northern part) and not just the USA. Reminds me so much of summers spend at cottages in Quebec and Ontario when I was younger. Terrific, nostalgic shot, Rick! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - A Visitor
On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 9:40 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Sat out by my garden again tonight. Took my camera this time. A visitor soon joined me. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13689072size=lg Cute little devil, and the light's terrific! Wonderful photo. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: FW: Amateur photographer assaulted in Greenwich Market
On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 1:17 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I had a bit of a to-do earlier today. It really made my blood boil, so I've sent the letter below to the manager of the market, cc:ed to the local paper and the British Journal of Photography. Very nice letter and to the point. 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 http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Amateur photographer assaulted in Greenwich Market
On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 2:31 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I had a bit of a to-do earlier today. It really made my blood boil, so [...] I'll let you know the outcome, if there is one. And I'll post the offending photograph later. This is the offending photograph: http://www.web-options.com/Recent/content/S0120024_large.html Nothing in itself, but I'm damned if I'll let some meathead tell me what I can and can't photograph. I can see the problem, he has the red and green purses in the wrong spots. Dave B -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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: PESO - The Sunday Cruise
On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 9:51 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: This old Mustang (I'm guessing '66?) sounded almost as good as it looks. Great way to spend a hot, Sunday afternoon! http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/07/sunday-cruise.html I saw this yesterday in my RSS reader and really liked it. Excellent panning--the sense of motion is perfect. -- 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: FW: Amateur photographer assaulted in Greenwich Market
On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 1:17 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I had a bit of a to-do earlier today. It really made my blood boil, so I've sent the letter below to the manager of the market, cc:ed to the local paper and the British Journal of Photography. I won't be pushed around (literally!) by people, especially self-righteous busybodies. I'll let you know the outcome, if there is one. And I'll post the offending photograph later. Grumpy Thanks for taking a stand! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax K-1000 (film), 35-80 zoom, Kodak gold film questions but maybe for sale
On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 1:23 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: eeping the stuff and selling it. So here are my questions... The other is for opinions on the 35-80 zoom for use on my ist D - I know I can check that myself just using it - but more input would be nice too. In other words, I might sell it if it is desireable but not super great... is it better than my 18-55 kit lens at comperable focal lengths? I have this lens, but have never used it on my digital cameras, i should i suppose. Dave about the film -- is there a place to go on the web to put in the bar code number to find out how old the film is? Thanks in advance, gang ann -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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: PESO - The Sunday Cruise
Well done, go0d pan job Dave On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 9:51 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: This old Mustang (I'm guessing '66?) sounded almost as good as it looks. Great way to spend a hot, Sunday afternoon! http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/07/sunday-cruise.html Hope you enjoy. Comments 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 to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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: PESO - Friends
Very nice Rick Dave On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 9:27 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Another from last weekend: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13679012size=md (K7, FA 24-90) Rick -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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: PAW--Week 27--Musician
On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 7:09 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Made it past the half way mark! 25 more weeks to go. Amazing. Cheers, Christine http://aguilapaw.posterous.com/ Oooo! I like this one a lot! Not just his facial expression and body language, but I like that the words on the chalkboard are about music - even guitars! Where was it taken? Wonderful composition, all in all a terrific shot!! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - The Sunday Cruise
On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 10:01 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Well done, go0d pan job That's what the wife says every night after I do the dishes. ;-) cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO first captures with my new K5
On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 3:54 PM, Toine to...@repiuk.nl wrote: I finally got myself a K5. The first one had some serious dust inside the sensor (one black spot, different from the dust chain seen in first batches). My local pusher promply swapped the cam and made me happy. What a beast the K5. A few captures from last week: Stars: http://www.repiuk.nl/index.php/#id=album-126num=content-4602 Moonlight http://www.repiuk.nl/index.php/#id=album-126num=content-4605 Those two shots are great. DA12 24 30s without in camera noise reduction. The second has some hot pixels. I need to figure out how to substract a dark frame manually Birds of prey http://www.repiuk.nl/index.php/#id=album-126num=content-4607 http://www.repiuk.nl/index.php/#id=album-126num=content-4606 http://www.repiuk.nl/index.php/#id=album-126num=content-4609 DA55-300 ISO800. Thats it, i'm getting the 55-300 Dave I'm surprised how good the K5 is. It manages to squeeze the best out of my glass like the 55-300 which is a joy to use at ISO800 and improved SR. Astro and night photography is now easy. Toine -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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: The go-kart article
On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 8:50 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: The go-kart article went live today. Unfortunately, they used only two pics. I had hoped the Times editors would give it a slide show, which they sometimes do with web articles. But today is Thursday, and the auto section for the Sunday paper deadlines tonight, so there was no time. It's here: http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/07/for-michigans-karting-kushners-track-time-is-family-time/ Very good article - and the photos with it really work well! Terrific job all-round, Paul. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Texters, a la Godfrey's series on communication
On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 5:14 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: He does make good use of DoF to make his subjects pop. A smaller gallery would have been better, but there are some good ones there. I have learned that the angle of your head will give you a double chin while texting. If ever see anyone taking a picture of my double chin I'll just go punch them. Oh, sorry Bob . . . Where to begin? I feel like I just passed gas and then left the room. And for that I apologize. One of the reasons why I enjoy reading the Engadget Blog is that they know how to have fun with words and I should have let you all know to take what they print with a grain of salt. And I should also have posted how to get to the actual photos as I remember being frustrated by that one myself. To Godfrey, your series has absolutely been broader than this hyper-focused set. I've enjoyed your series very much and haven't commented because I am on such a low rung of experience and also can't find the time to look at and comment on even a fraction of the emails that pass through the list. --- Sam -- 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: PESO first captures with my new K5
On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 3:54 PM, Toine to...@repiuk.nl wrote: I finally got myself a K5. The first one had some serious dust inside the sensor (one black spot, different from the dust chain seen in first batches). My local pusher promply swapped the cam and made me happy. What a beast the K5. A few captures from last week: Stars: http://www.repiuk.nl/index.php/#id=album-126num=content-4602 Moonlight http://www.repiuk.nl/index.php/#id=album-126num=content-4605 DA12 24 30s without in camera noise reduction. The second has some hot pixels. I need to figure out how to substract a dark frame manually Birds of prey http://www.repiuk.nl/index.php/#id=album-126num=content-4607 http://www.repiuk.nl/index.php/#id=album-126num=content-4606 http://www.repiuk.nl/index.php/#id=album-126num=content-4609 DA55-300 ISO800. I'm surprised how good the K5 is. It manages to squeeze the best out of my glass like the 55-300 which is a joy to use at ISO800 and improved SR. Astro and night photography is now easy. I certainly feel humbled. Those bird shots are incredible. The first one of the stars, with the bit of orange above the horizon is amazing, too. Hell, they're all terrific shots! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Texters, a la Godfrey's series on communication
On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 6:58 PM, Sam L samthegr...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/09/joseph-holmes-photographs-punctilious-texters-in-nyc-encourages/ Unlike most that have commented, I thought this was a pretty good set - although like others I was frustrated that clicking on what appears to be a thumbnail merely refreshes the page. I think they work well together (although individually they're not great). However, now that I know how to get to the full Flickr gallery, I couldn't be bothered. Too much work for me. I'll check out more PESOs for some real, high-quality work. ;-) cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Libertyfest 2012
On Sun, 10 Jul 2011 22:29:03 -0700 (PDT) Ira Bryant irabry...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Please let me know what you think (whether you are American or not :) ). I was expecting bigger. It does cut into the girls face but given its a parade of patriotism I think its not so bad and a lovely shot. -- 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: Peso: Rotary Duster
On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 6:07 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Was out and around some rice fields yesterday when this buzzed me. Love the angry earth shaking roar of a powerful rotary engine crop duster making a low pass. Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=611 K5, DA55~300, f8, 1/6400, ISO 1600, default AF-C Very cool shot of a neat plane. We don't have crop dusters around here, but I guess we don't have the huge fruit and veggie operations that you do down there. I don't think I've ever seen a crop duster at work - ever! I love the blue sky. This summer, even on sunny days (which we've had quite a bit of lately) the sky's always hazy and washed out (just look at some of my bird photos for proof of that) - very frustrating. Yours is a lovely blue colour. Too bad there wasn't just a bit of motion blur of the prop. That nit is the only criticism I've got on a wonderful photo. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Fingernail Moon
On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 10:34 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Pleasant and nicely rendered. Paul Thanks, Paul, and thanks to everyone else who looked and commented. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso: The HomeStead
On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 5:07 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: A pretty view, right over the West Virginia border: http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/15174580_NVzVH#1377228401_HHwjmmC-O-LB Pretty is an understatement. What a beautiful shot! I love that part of the USA - not that I've seen much of your country, but the green hills of Appalachia are surely gorgeous. You've captured this scene perfectly. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Libertyfest 2012
The flag is part of the story... gotta be there. However, I wish the exposure of everything but the flag was a bit brighter and a tad more contrasty... It's the lighting, not the flag itself, I think, that is the reason she finds it distracting... Needs a bit of photoshopping to balance it. ann On 7/11/2011 09:02, Toine wrote: No it doesn't In fact without the flag I (from europe) couldn't link the picture to a 4th july parade Toine On 11 July 2011 07:29, Ira Bryantirabry...@sbcglobal.net wrote: My dad is always a part of the Choctaw (a Native American tribe) float for the July 4th Libertyfest parade in Edmond, OK. This year, he drove the pickup truck that pulled the float. I grabbed a photo of the bed of the truck: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ihbryant/5925306456/ I find it very rare that when I take a picture that everyone in it has an interesting expression. I think I got lucky this time. However, I would like some input on the American flag in the center of the picture. My wife (who is not American) thought that the flag dominated too much and was a large distraction. I think it is par for the course for a 4th of July parade and it doesn't bother me at all. Please let me know what you think (whether you are American or not :) ). Best Regards, Ira -- 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. -- 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: Has anyone painted the inside of the SD card door?
On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 4:07 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Once again, I moved my camera while leaving the SD card door open. Fortunately, no damage was done. It occurred to me that it being open might be more noticeable if the inside of the cover were more visible, white paint, reflective tape or something. Has anyone tried this? Is there any obvious reason why I shouldn't try this? Go back to film. ;-) cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - The Sunday Cruise
back to the Future fun! ann On 7/11/2011 09:51, frank theriault wrote: This old Mustang (I'm guessing '66?) sounded almost as good as it looks. Great way to spend a hot, Sunday afternoon! http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/07/sunday-cruise.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- 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: PESO: Robin
On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 4:04 AM, David Mann d...@multisport.net.nz wrote: I have more photos to post from our trip last weekend if I ever get the time to work on them. But for now here's a little birdie who came to greet us when we stopped to take in some scenery on the way home. http://www.multi.net.nz/robin/ I think he works as a chimney inspector. K10D, FA 200mm f/2.8. It's cropped a bit... to probably about 1/3rd of the total frame area. Cute little feller. Looks nothing like what we North Americans call a robin, that's for certain. Very well captured! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - faces in a crowd
On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 2:14 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13665212size=lg Love it! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Summertime, Summertime
On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 11:22 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Thanks Bob. I couldn't avoid some out of focus foreground elements (without getting up off my bench:-), but I thought it worked here. I have to admit that I find those oof bits a slight bother, but they don't detract much from a beautifully captured scene. I like this a lot. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PAW--Week 27--Musician
Well You nailed that one, Christine! Nice going! ann On 7/11/2011 10:02, frank theriault wrote: On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 7:09 PM, Christine Aguilachrist...@caguila.com wrote: Made it past the half way mark! 25 more weeks to go. Amazing. Cheers, Christine http://aguilapaw.posterous.com/ Oooo! I like this one a lot! Not just his facial expression and body language, but I like that the words on the chalkboard are about music - even guitars! Where was it taken? Wonderful composition, all in all a terrific shot!! cheers, frank -- 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: Hands on Pentax O-GPS1
I was told by my dealer last week that he would send it within a few days. I am on vacation now so I don't know if it's already waiting for me at home or not. Stig Vidar Hovland Fra: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [pdml-boun...@pdml.net] p#229; vegne av Jens [p...@planfoto.dk] Sendt: 11. juli 2011 10:33 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: Hands on Pentax O-GPS1 Has anyone actually seen or tried this unit? Some web sites said it would be available in june 2011. Now they say medio July 2011 (which is pretty soon - and so does my dealer; FotoKoch in Düsseldorf, Germany, from whom I have ordered one. Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. -- 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. -- 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: PESO first captures with my new K5
On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 10:04 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: DA55-300 ISO800. Thats it, i'm getting the 55-300 Dave Toine, nice shots! And Dave, I actually find the 55-300 to be a very sharp lens ... my sharpest. I have the DA40 and all reviewers praise how sharp it is. But so far, for me, the 55-300 is sharper. --- Sam -- 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.
OT (non-Pentax) PESO: Mississippi Headwaters
Those of you here in the USA might know of the issues we're having with the budget in Minnesota. The entire government is shut down because there is no consensus between the governor and the legislature about how to balance said budget. Downside: Pain in the rear for a LOT of people (to put it mildly) Upside: When you bike into a (closed) State Park, you have the place to yourselves. My wife and I biked up to the Mississippi River headwaters - ostensibly the headwaters, although there are streams which feed this lake as well so ... who knows. Normally this place is PACKED with people who all want to walk across the stepping stones so they can say I walked across the Mississippi!. On Wednesday last, for at least 5 minutes or so, we had the entire place to ourselves. http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2011/summer_vacation/content/IMG_0071_large.html (Taken with my iPhone). I must say I've been quite pleased with the photo quality from my new iPhone4. Especially when you bring the images into Lightroom to give them a little tweaking, these come out great. I haven't used my Fuji F30 for weeks! -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Boris and Galia GESO - Live Statues Festival
Boris, I'll try and remember it's Jalbum. Our friend Susan especially liked the water crashing splashing on that walkway. Michael liked the vertical modern building commenting on the contrast you achieved. I think it brought back happy memories for both of them. They spent a year there when Michael was in rabbinic school. He says we must visit for ourselves. Bob On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 11:34 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, Bob. Nope, it is not Julia. Also my book is JAlbum, not Blurb, but thanks for the kind words! On 7/11/2011 04:28, Bob Sullivan wrote: Boris, Is that a shot of your wife with your younger daughter in her arms trying to take a picture? Your Blurb book is on our living room coffee table. Friends who spent a year in Israel were over and looked thru it. They were very impressed... Asked if you were a professional. Regards, Bob S. -- 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. -- 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: Some recent photos
Yes, the strongest and most memorable of the group by far... Bob S. On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 1:45 AM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 10/7/11, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: The first 9 are new: http://www.web-options.com/Recent/ LOVE this one http://www.web-options.com/Recent/content/_DSF1482_large.html -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.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 and follow the directions. -- 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.
PESO The Coppertone
Saw this terrific hard rocking blueswoman with her trio The Coppertone at an outdoor (32C under light haze) indie music fest on Sunday ... Flickr lightbox: http://goo.gl/NK6bd Flickr simple: http://goo.gl/vVdTA K20D, DA* 50-135 @ 135mm, f:8.0, 180th sec, ISO 400 I recommend listening to her music here, http://www.myspace.com/thecoppertone then try to imagine it coming from the lady with the freckles and the hat in the shot! :-) She reminds me a lot of The Dead Weather. -bmw -- 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: newborns and flash
Cotty, Gordon Ramsey is filling our Tellies with the word and sneaking it into our vocabulary over here. Very entertaining... Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 1:37 AM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 11/7/11, Doug Brewer, discombobulated, unleashed: I always thought it was a load of bollocks. Excuse me but as a good-ol' flag waving US citizen, are you allowed to use that word? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.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 and follow the directions. -- 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: Has anyone painted the inside of the SD card door?
On Jul 10, 2011, at 22:26, John Sessoms wrote: I've seen SD cards come apart, but I've never seen an SD card reader damaged by inserting the card wrong. I've seen a lot of CF card readers ruined because someone managed to bend up the pins from inserting the card wrong. I'm sure the same kind of damage is possible with the CF card socket inside the cameras. I've fixed two friends' cameras (Canon Rebels) with bent pins down inside the slot. Not fun/pretty work. I never ever want to own a camera which uses CF, if I can help it! -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Enabled. 540FGZ
James, You'll have to give it a workout to understand all the features. I bought one several years ago and still need the manual. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 4:39 AM, sky s...@eftel.net.au wrote: Just recently got a 2nd hand unit. Looks very clean with no sign of use. Only have its smaller brother prevously. Finally able to take some larger flash photos where the 360 was short on power. James -- 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. -- 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: newborns and flash
On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 2:37 AM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 11/7/11, Doug Brewer, discombobulated, unleashed: I always thought it was a load of bollocks. Excuse me but as a good-ol' flag waving US citizen, are you allowed to use that word? Pretty soon we'll all be speaking British, thanks to McDonalds' new campaign, which includes a helpful glossary: http://consumerist.com/2011/07/mcdonalds-thinks-people-like-british-food-testing-english-pub-burger.html -- 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: Has anyone painted the inside of the SD card door?
On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 11:01 AM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: I've fixed two friends' cameras (Canon Rebels) with bent pins down inside the slot. Not fun/pretty work. I never ever want to own a camera which uses CF, if I can help it! Sounds like a real Charlie Foxtrot. -- 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: PESO first captures with my new K5
On Jul 10, 2011, at 14:54, Toine wrote: I finally got myself a K5. The first one had some serious dust inside the sensor (one black spot, different from the dust chain seen in first batches). My local pusher promply swapped the cam and made me happy. What a beast the K5. A few captures from last week: Stars: http://www.repiuk.nl/index.php/#id=album-126num=content-4602 Moonlight http://www.repiuk.nl/index.php/#id=album-126num=content-4605 DA12 24 30s without in camera noise reduction. The second has some hot pixels. I need to figure out how to substract a dark frame manually If you process RAW files with Adobe Lightroom or their ACR software (like, if you use Photoshop) those hot pixels get removed automatically. How's that for incentive? Beautiful shots. I like the first one the best. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Enabled. 540FGZ
I second that. Lots of features, non-obvious UI. Work great when you figure 'em out though. Also, give all the contacts (eg inside the battery compartment) a good cleaning. My 540's have been acting up lately and I found I had to clean off the battery contacts thoroughly to fix that. Batteries too. -bmw On 11-07-11 11:02 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: James, You'll have to give it a workout to understand all the features. I bought one several years ago and still need the manual. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 4:39 AM, skys...@eftel.net.au wrote: Just recently got a 2nd hand unit. Looks very clean with no sign of use. Only have its smaller brother prevously. Finally able to take some larger flash photos where the 360 was short on power. James -- 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. -- 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: FW: Amateur photographer assaulted in Greenwich Market
Ralf, You guys really got a load of trouble getting the K-5 early on. You have my sympathy. N.America models seem fine. Regards, Bob S. 2011/7/11 Ralf R. Radermacher fotor...@gmx.de: Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I had a bit of a to-do earlier today. Glad to see that you're still standing up to this. I did for a while but eventually had to admit that I was figthing the windmills of ignorance. I've had my share of rows with the French Police Nationale who consider every photographer to be a threat to national security, angry mobs who know all too well what's going on with their children and their houses and more such idiots. Add to this that I'm now at K-5 no. 4 and still ot seeing the end of it and you'll know why my current frame count is at 700 instead of 7000 in earlier years and why I've been spending the last months restoring vintage radios instead. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- 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. -- 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: PESO - Friends
Yes, Tom Sawyer and Huckelberry Finn come to mind. On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 2:47 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Another from last weekend: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13679012size=md (K7, FA 24-90) Rick that's a great shot, Rick. Loads of atmosphere. Very American. B -- 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. -- 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: Peso: Rotary Duster
The next shot in the sequence is the crash site ! -Original Message- From: Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Peso: Rotary Duster Nothing like the growl of an Ag Cat to get the adrenalin flowing. Looks a little unnatural, though, with the prop stopped. ; ] Nice catch, though. -p On 7/10/2011 5:07 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Was out and around some rice fields yesterday when this buzzed me. Love the angry earth shaking roar of a powerful rotary engine crop duster making a low pass. Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=611 K5, DA55~300, f8, 1/6400, ISO 1600, default AF-C PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.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 and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - The Sunday Cruise
Its either a 67 or 68 knarF. Nice capture - he sure looks like he's enjoying it. -Original Message- From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: PESO - The Sunday Cruise This old Mustang (I'm guessing '66?) sounded almost as good as it looks. Great way to spend a hot, Sunday afternoon! http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/07/sunday-cruise.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.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 and follow the directions.
OT x100 Impressions at TOP...
The headline on the post is that it's a review, but if you're expecting a full review not so much. I've never actually seen a x100, but based on the reviews I've read and the specifications this guy's take mirrors my feelings on the camera. http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2011/07/fuji-finepix-x100-review.html Bonus, not actually written by Mike, for those still waiting for his book... -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. -- 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: PESO - Summertime, Summertime
Thanks Frank. Good feedback I must conclude that foreground bokeh doesn't work for most, at least not in this type of composition. Paul On Jul 11, 2011, at 10:29 AM, frank theriault wrote: On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 11:22 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Thanks Bob. I couldn't avoid some out of focus foreground elements (without getting up off my bench:-), but I thought it worked here. I have to admit that I find those oof bits a slight bother, but they don't detract much from a beautifully captured scene. I like this a lot. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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: PESO - The Sunday Cruise
Well done. With a cleaner background, it would be superb, but ya takes what ya gets;-). Paul On Jul 11, 2011, at 9:51 AM, frank theriault wrote: This old Mustang (I'm guessing '66?) sounded almost as good as it looks. Great way to spend a hot, Sunday afternoon! http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/07/sunday-cruise.html Hope you enjoy. Comments 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 to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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: PESO first captures with my new K5
Thanks everyone, frank: the birds were chained to a sitting pole. I only had to sit on the ground, wait and shoot. The 55-300 isn,t perfect the corners are not the best at any aperture and you really need to set the camera to MTF program line. Wide open the 55-300 is nothing special at the mtf apertures it's amazingly good. Combined with high iso and good SR it's a steal for the money. About hot pixels. Yes lightroom removes them but not all from long exposures. I disabled long exposure noise reduction which results in a second exposure with the shutter closed. Toine On Monday, 11 July 2011, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: On Jul 10, 2011, at 14:54, Toine wrote: I finally got myself a K5. The first one had some serious dust inside the sensor (one black spot, different from the dust chain seen in first batches). My local pusher promply swapped the cam and made me happy. What a beast the K5. A few captures from last week: Stars: http://www.repiuk.nl/index.php/#id=album-126num=content-4602 Moonlight http://www.repiuk.nl/index.php/#id=album-126num=content-4605 DA12 24 30s without in camera noise reduction. The second has some hot pixels. I need to figure out how to substract a dark frame manually If you process RAW files with Adobe Lightroom or their ACR software (like, if you use Photoshop) those hot pixels get removed automatically. How's that for incentive? Beautiful shots. I like the first one the best. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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. -- 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: PESO - The Sunday Cruise
The side markers make it a '68. They weren't added until that model year. jm -Original Message- From: Kenneth Waller Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 11:34 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO - The Sunday Cruise Its either a 67 or 68 knarF. Nice capture - he sure looks like he's enjoying it. -Original Message- From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: PESO - The Sunday Cruise This old Mustang (I'm guessing '66?) sounded almost as good as it looks. Great way to spend a hot, Sunday afternoon! http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/07/sunday-cruise.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.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 and follow the directions. -- 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: Some recent photos
Ann Picks a couple of faves from your new ones http://www.web-options.com/Recent/content/S0080018_large.html (made me laugh out loud - and you quite like it too you said) http://www.web-options.com/Recent/content/_DSF1548_large.html (smile) http://www.web-options.com/Recent/content/_DSF1536_large.html very sad, but good documentary shot, for sure. ann On 7/10/2011 14:46, Bob W wrote: The first 9 are new: http://www.web-options.com/Recent/ This one is sad: http://www.web-options.com/Recent/content/_DSF1536_large.html Not much of a picture, but there's a story behind it. A young man was shot dead last Sunday evening about 200 yards from my house. When I went past yesterday, a couple of hours after taking the photo, there was a vigil taking place, of what I assume to be his family and friends. It would not have been appropriate to stop and take pictures. Some lurid speculation here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2011094/Dave-Courtneys-stepson-Gens on-shot-dead-car.html On a more cheerful note, I quite like this one: http://www.web-options.com/Recent/content/S0080018_large.html B -- 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: Peso: The HomeStead
Yes, it is pretty. On 7/10/2011 5:07 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: A pretty view, right over the West Virginia border: http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/15174580_NVzVH#1377228401_HHwjmmC-O-LB -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. -- 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: PESO - The Sunday Cruise
Oh, jeez Frank, now I've gotta hate you for car pictures. On 7/11/2011 9:51 AM, frank theriault wrote: This old Mustang (I'm guessing '66?) sounded almost as good as it looks. Great way to spend a hot, Sunday afternoon! http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/07/sunday-cruise.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. -- 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: PESO - Friends
Thanks, everyone! Bob, somewhere I have a similar pic taken in Faringdon in 1995--though without a lake in the background, of course. So, I doubt it's American, or even North American--it's probably wherever boys, swings, and warm summer days come together. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Mon, 7/11/11, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Another from last weekend: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13679012size=md (K7, FA 24-90) Rick that's a great shot, Rick. Loads of atmosphere. Very American. B -- 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. -- 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: Has anyone painted the inside of the SD card door?
I have 2 spare sd cards in a soft container on the camera strap. I'll run out of battery juice before storage. And I do close the card door with the card out, ever since the *ist DS fell off the armchair with the door open. The door broke and had to be replaced at a cost of hundreds of $$$. I won't do that again! Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 6:18 AM, Bong Manayon bongmana...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 4:21 AM, Bulent Celasun bulent.cela...@gmail.com wrote: Stan, Now I have understood perfectly well the term thinking outside of the box. Larry, mark this suggestion ;) Bulent Here's another out of the box logic; in this case out of the camera... Forgetting an SD card happened to me once when I was new to DSLRs (see the story here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/2891232279/) and since then my workflow includes keeping all my SD cards in a little tray on my desk. There are none stored inside the cameras when they are not being used. I only put them in when I'm about to use them. Bong -- Bong Manayon http://www.bong.uni.cc -- 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. -- 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: Has anyone painted the inside of the SD card door?
On Jul 11, 2011, at 4:18 AM, Bong Manayon wrote: Here's another out of the box logic; in this case out of the camera... Forgetting an SD card happened to me once when I was new to DSLRs (see the story here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/2891232279/) Very nice photo. and since then my workflow includes keeping all my SD cards in a little tray on my desk. There are none stored inside the cameras when they are not being used. I only put them in when I'm about to use them. I have tamrac camera straps with holders for SD cards on the camera. That is where I keep my cards. Empty cards in the left holder, full ones on the right. I'm very unlikely to leave the house without a memory card. Bong -- Bong Manayon http://www.bong.uni.cc -- 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. -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: Ricoh buys Pentax camera division from the HOYA Corporation
On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 9:19 AM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: You'd be surprised at how many posts have been written (in other forums) in the last week saying I was about to buy a K-5 and a few lenses but now I don't think I will because I don't want to end up like those Olympus shooters. I feel like taking a bullhorn to the internet and screaming: What part of 'Ricoh has bought Pentax for its interchangeable lens division' says 'end of line' to you? Like most discerning readers on this here list, I agree that this will be a good thing for Pentax, and probably even better for Ricoh. Cheers, —M. Only time will tell. I've questioned the wisdom of my last two Pentax body purchases and a number of lenses. When Samsung partnered, the optimistic view was that it would bolster Pentax and could only be a good thing, possibly leading to Samsung purchasing the brand and infusing it with RD funds. It's generally accepted, I believe, that Hoya's purchase of the entire Pentax business rescued the camera division from imminent collapse. Now that Hoya is keeping the more profitable medical equipment division, and selling the camera division, it raises at least one legitimate question. Is Ricoh purchasing them to strength the Pentax brand or to strengthen the Ricoh brand? It's entirely possible that Ricoh will be good for Pentax. Or they could cannibalize the parts they desire, lens technology, manufacturing plants, and distribution pipeline, for example, and use those for the promotion of Ricoh instead of Pentax. Promoting two competing consumer camera lines might not be the way to greatest profitability. Hoya's press release states that Ricoh wants to obtain the small and lightweight interchangeable lens camera technology, lens technology and sales channels held by the Pentax Imaging Systems Division to pave the way for further advancement and innovations in the digital camera market. There's nothing that remotely sounds like 'Ricoh wants to invest in and build the Pentax brand itself'. If Ricoh intended to do that, would it not make sense to make that statement to alleviate fear and uncertainty? Would it not make sense to heighten expectations in that regard? I can understand squeamishness due to the instability. I myself was considering a K5. This gives me pause. Tom -- 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 3D printer--You guys have to watch this!
On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 11:55:56PM -0500, Christine Aguila wrote: A friend of mine posted this on FB. A must see! Cheers, Christine http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embeddedv=ZboxMsSz5Aw This is a very high-end (and expensive) unit, and the video is teetering close to the edge of out-and-out falsehood. While it is possible to *print* an object made up of multiple components, there is absolutely no way an input scanner can see through parts of the target to determine the exact shape of the interior pieces, or even the interior surfaces of the outermost pieces. It also doesn't show the cleanup stage between printing and use. But 3D printing is real, and can be done at hobbyist prices. There were several booths displaying 3D models at this year's Maker Faire. The hobbyist units generally work with a softer plastic, so they're more suited to making keychains or ornaments rather than usable tools, and most only work in monochrome. But I have to admit I was tempted by the booth that would sell you a do-it-yourself 3D printer (ready-built, or as a kit). Somewhere I've got business cards from a couple of artists who use 3D printers in creating their wares. I believe Larry has a friend who does that kind of thing, too. -- 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: Ricoh buys Pentax camera division from the HOYA Corporation
Penax K-5 now available at Adorama for $1,279. On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 11:57 AM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 9:19 AM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: You'd be surprised at how many posts have been written (in other forums) in the last week saying I was about to buy a K-5 and a few lenses but now I don't think I will because I don't want to end up like those Olympus shooters. I feel like taking a bullhorn to the internet and screaming: What part of 'Ricoh has bought Pentax for its interchangeable lens division' says 'end of line' to you? Like most discerning readers on this here list, I agree that this will be a good thing for Pentax, and probably even better for Ricoh. Cheers, —M. Only time will tell. I've questioned the wisdom of my last two Pentax body purchases and a number of lenses. When Samsung partnered, the optimistic view was that it would bolster Pentax and could only be a good thing, possibly leading to Samsung purchasing the brand and infusing it with RD funds. It's generally accepted, I believe, that Hoya's purchase of the entire Pentax business rescued the camera division from imminent collapse. Now that Hoya is keeping the more profitable medical equipment division, and selling the camera division, it raises at least one legitimate question. Is Ricoh purchasing them to strength the Pentax brand or to strengthen the Ricoh brand? It's entirely possible that Ricoh will be good for Pentax. Or they could cannibalize the parts they desire, lens technology, manufacturing plants, and distribution pipeline, for example, and use those for the promotion of Ricoh instead of Pentax. Promoting two competing consumer camera lines might not be the way to greatest profitability. Hoya's press release states that Ricoh wants to obtain the small and lightweight interchangeable lens camera technology, lens technology and sales channels held by the Pentax Imaging Systems Division to pave the way for further advancement and innovations in the digital camera market. There's nothing that remotely sounds like 'Ricoh wants to invest in and build the Pentax brand itself'. If Ricoh intended to do that, would it not make sense to make that statement to alleviate fear and uncertainty? Would it not make sense to heighten expectations in that regard? I can understand squeamishness due to the instability. I myself was considering a K5. This gives me pause. Tom -- 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. -- 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 3D printer--You guys have to watch this!
Hey, they use HP printer heads for color! On 7/11/2011 12:55 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: A friend of mine posted this on FB. A must see! Cheers, Christine http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embeddedv=ZboxMsSz5Aw -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. -- 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.
PESO - Spring at Crater Lake
Pano - http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13299134size=lg -- 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: Peso: The HomeStead
Very pretty Dave On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 5:07 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: A pretty view, right over the West Virginia border: http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/15174580_NVzVH#1377228401_HHwjmmC-O-LB -- Steve Desjardins -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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: PESO - Spring at Crater Lake
Very nice Dave On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 1:18 PM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: Pano - http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13299134size=lg -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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: PESO The Coppertone
Nice, i like the tilt look here and the expression Dave On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 10:58 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Saw this terrific hard rocking blueswoman with her trio The Coppertone at an outdoor (32C under light haze) indie music fest on Sunday ... Flickr lightbox: http://goo.gl/NK6bd Flickr simple: http://goo.gl/vVdTA K20D, DA* 50-135 @ 135mm, f:8.0, 180th sec, ISO 400 I recommend listening to her music here, http://www.myspace.com/thecoppertone then try to imagine it coming from the lady with the freckles and the hat in the shot! :-) She reminds me a lot of The Dead Weather. -bmw -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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: The go-kart article
On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 9:22 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Thanks Phillip. I'll have them fix that spelling error. Like you, I looked it up, so I think the Times editors blew it. In any case that's my story. BTW, you misspelled good. :-) Paul I can have this months spelling class proof stuff fer ya. Dave On Jul 7, 2011, at 9:11 PM, Philip Northeast wrote: On 8/07/11 10:50 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: The go-kart article went live today. Unfortunately, they used only two pics. I had hoped the Times editors would give it a slide show, which they sometimes do with web articles. But today is Thursday, and the auto section for the Sunday paper deadlines tonight, so there was no time. It's here: http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/07/for-michigans-karting-kushners-track-time-is-family-time/ Whoops one small spelling error in the name of the Leopard engine http://www.remoracing.com.au/products/engines/iameparillaleopardrl Apart from the minor blemish it is god, I liked the picture of the kid and his dad before the race. -- Philip Northeast www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au www.islandkarts.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 and follow the directions. -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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: Some recent photos
Nice gallery, love this one: http://www.web-options.com/Recent/content/_DSF1302_large.html DaVE On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 2:46 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: The first 9 are new: http://www.web-options.com/Recent/ This one is sad: http://www.web-options.com/Recent/content/_DSF1536_large.html Not much of a picture, but there's a story behind it. A young man was shot dead last Sunday evening about 200 yards from my house. When I went past yesterday, a couple of hours after taking the photo, there was a vigil taking place, of what I assume to be his family and friends. It would not have been appropriate to stop and take pictures. Some lurid speculation here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2011094/Dave-Courtneys-stepson-Gens on-shot-dead-car.html On a more cheerful note, I quite like this one: http://www.web-options.com/Recent/content/S0080018_large.html B -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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: PESO The Coppertone
Thanks, Dave. In case anyone cares to, I forgot to mention that you can hear her music here too, just in case MySpace further implodes ;-) ... http://thecoppertone.com/ And for Frank and any other Toronto-based PDMLers who frequent Parkdale: this group is appearing at Parts and Labour this Thursday ... http://partsandlabour.ca/ -bmw On 11-07-11 1:21 PM, David J Brooks wrote: Nice, i like the tilt look here and the expression Dave On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 10:58 AM, Bruce Walkerbruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Saw this terrific hard rocking blueswoman with her trio The Coppertone at an outdoor (32C under light haze) indie music fest on Sunday ... Flickr lightbox: http://goo.gl/NK6bd Flickr simple: http://goo.gl/vVdTA K20D, DA* 50-135 @ 135mm, f:8.0, 180th sec, ISO 400 I recommend listening to her music here, http://www.myspace.com/thecoppertone then try to imagine it coming from the lady with the freckles and the hat in the shot! :-) She reminds me a lot of The Dead Weather. -bmw -- 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. -- 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: The go-kart article
The go-kart article went live today. Unfortunately, they used only two pics. I had hoped the Times editors would give it a slide show, which they sometimes do with web articles. But today is Thursday, and the auto section for the Sunday paper deadlines tonight, so there was no time. It's here: http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/07/for-michigans- karting-kushners-track-time-is-family-time/ Very good article - and the photos with it really work well! Terrific job all-round, Paul. cheers, frank Agreed. But it should have been called the go-karticle. B -- 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: PESO - Friends
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13679012size=md (K7, FA 24-90) Rick that's a great shot, Rick. Loads of atmosphere. Very American. Agreed, as long as by American you mean the hemisphere (particularly the Northern part) and not just the USA. Reminds me so much of summers spend at cottages in Quebec and Ontario when I was younger. Terrific, nostalgic shot, Rick! cheers, frank Oh no! It's political correctness gone mad. I really meant USAian, in that I associate that sort of thing with the USA. However, I'm quite prepared to take it on trust that it also happens in the Diego Ramirez Islands and all points north. B -- 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: PESO - Friends
Thanks, everyone! Bob, somewhere I have a similar pic taken in Faringdon in 1995--though without a lake in the background, of course. So, I doubt it's American, or even North American--it's probably wherever boys, swings, and warm summer days come together. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW Warm summer days? You must be mistaken, Rick. Besides, Health Safety would never allow it over here. And all the kids are indoors playing with their Xboxes. Bob --- On Mon, 7/11/11, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Another from last weekend: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13679012size=md (K7, FA 24-90) Rick that's a great shot, Rick. Loads of atmosphere. Very American. B -- 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. -- 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. -- 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 x100 Impressions at TOP...
The headline on the post is that it's a review, but if you're expecting a full review not so much. I've never actually seen a x100, but based on the reviews I've read and the specifications this guy's take mirrors my feelings on the camera. http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2011/0 7/fuji-finepix-x100-review.html that's a very good and accurate review. Bob -- 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 (non-Pentax) PESO: Mississippi Headwaters
It's been more than a year since Belgium had a government, and they seem to be better off that way. Perhaps you could apply to become a Walloon province, or Flemish. B Those of you here in the USA might know of the issues we're having with the budget in Minnesota. The entire government is shut down because there is no consensus between the governor and the legislature about how to balance said budget. Downside: Pain in the rear for a LOT of people (to put it mildly) Upside: When you bike into a (closed) State Park, you have the place to yourselves. My wife and I biked up to the Mississippi River headwaters - ostensibly the headwaters, although there are streams which feed this lake as well so ... who knows. Normally this place is PACKED with people who all want to walk across the stepping stones so they can say I walked across the Mississippi!. On Wednesday last, for at least 5 minutes or so, we had the entire place to ourselves. http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2011/summer_vacation/content/IM G_0071_large.html (Taken with my iPhone). I must say I've been quite pleased with the photo quality from my new iPhone4. Especially when you bring the images into Lightroom to give them a little tweaking, these come out great. I haven't used my Fuji F30 for weeks! -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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. -- 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: FW: Amateur photographer assaulted in Greenwich Market
On 7/11/2011 03:47, Bob W wrote: I'll let you know the outcome, if there is one. And I'll post the offending photograph later. Next time I'm over to see you, let's go visit him at his stall with my news camera :) Cheers, Cotty that would be interesting. He made some comment about me carrying a Fuji and a Billingham bag (actually it's a much cheaper Barbour, but whatever) and my first thought was to go back there and start ostentatiously shooting in front of him with a couple of Leicas, see how that winds him up. B So Bob, what are this guy's photos like? ann if he's the guy whose stall I'm thinking off, not up to much. Perhaps I'll go back on Saturday and photograph him at his stall. In fact, perhaps I'll flashmob him. B -- 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: Some recent photos
Thanks all! B Nice gallery, love this one: http://www.web-options.com/Recent/content/_DSF1302_large.html DaVE -- 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: PESO - Summertime, Summertime
On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 11:53 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Thanks Frank. Good feedback I must conclude that foreground bokeh doesn't work for most, at least not in this type of composition. I have to admit, in most instances I'm not a big fan of it, but there are exceptions. This isn't one of them, however. ;-) cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: FW: Amateur photographer assaulted in Greenwich Market
Very nice letter and to the point. Dave Thanks. No response to it yet. Thanks to everyone who has expressed support. B -- 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 3D printer--You guys have to watch this!
On Jul 11, 2011, at 10:00 AM, John Francis wrote: Somewhere I've got business cards from a couple of artists who use 3D printers in creating their wares. I believe Larry has a friend who does that kind of thing, too. Sheba does some amazing artwork: http://bathsheba.com -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: newborns and flash
Hey, we're Americans, we can use any damn version of English we like. On 7/11/2011 2:37 AM, Cotty wrote: On 11/7/11, Doug Brewer, discombobulated, unleashed: I always thought it was a load of bollocks. Excuse me but as a good-ol' flag waving US citizen, are you allowed to use that word? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. -- 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: FW: Amateur photographer assaulted in Greenwich Market
Excellent statement, Bob. People have become much touchier. And curiously, they seem to be touchier as the camera gets bigger. No one seems to mind when I pull out the iPod Touch and take a photo (they think it's an iPhone), some look at me funny when I do the same thing with the GXR, but alarm bells can go off when I point the E-5. I've only had one person get a little aggressive this year, however, and that was a grandmother seeing me photographing a child *near* her grandchildren. The parents of the child I was photographing were standing right there and I'd already made eye contact with them (and subsequently chatted with them after I made a couple of photographs), but this busy-body felt that she had to intervene in my violation of someone else's child's privacy. What da ... ? It's a sad thing. But I will continue my work to the best of my ability. On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 10:17 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I had a bit of a to-do earlier today. It really made my blood boil, so I've sent the letter below to the manager of the market, cc:ed to the local paper and the British Journal of Photography. I won't be pushed around (literally!) by people, especially self-righteous busybodies. I'll let you know the outcome, if there is one. And I'll post the offending photograph later. Grumpy Dear Sir or Madam, Earlier today (10 July 2011) one of your stallholders, who identified himself as a photographer, assaulted me while I was taking photographs in Greenwich Market. The incident began when he took hold of my arm and demanded to know if I had asked permission of the person whose photograph I'd just taken. I told him that I don't need permission to take photographs in public places. He then claimed that he could arrest me, so I invited him to do so. He took my arm again, pulling vigorously to try and move me along. I told him to take his hands of me, and that continuing to detain me was itself assault. Despite this, he held on to me until I freed myself. After an exchange of words we parted company and I went about my lawful activity. This is not the first time that a stallholder has tried to stop me taking pictures, although it is the first time that one of them has laid hands on me. Please would you make clear to all of your stallholders that photography in public places is a legal activity. For the avoidance of doubt, here is the link to a page about it on the Metropolitan Police website: http://www.met.police.uk/about/photography.htm. Please also ask your stallholders to acquaint themselves with the law as it applies to so-called citizen's arrest. In short, any attempt to stop someone going about their lawful activities is itself illegal and may be assault. If this happens to me again in Greenwich Market I will press charges. This is not just a matter of law, it is also a matter of commercial good sense for the stallholders. The incident today caused a scene. Greenwich Market is a significant attractor of tourists and income to the borough, to Greenwich Market and to the traders. Tourists and locals alike enjoy taking photographs. If your stallholders take it upon themselves to try and stop people taking photographs, then both tourists locals will stop coming, and we will all be worse off for it. -- 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. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.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 and follow the directions.
Re: newborns and flash
When I visited England in the mid '70's I had several Pub Hamburgers. the best wasn't as good as a McDonald's Burger, the worst was actually made of /Ham/, (kind of gristly if I recall but so was the beef, and it takes talent to make the gristle stand out in ground meat). I haven't been to England since, but I certainly hope that someone taught them how to make a good burger, so they could put some distinctly English spin on them, other than disappointing, Trying them out became kind of a game, a sad, bitter, miserable game. Of course everywhere I went, people would offer me a beer and because I was an American, give me Hull's Export, kind of like offering a visiting Australian Fosters On 7/11/2011 11:02 AM, Matthew Hunt wrote: On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 2:37 AM, Cottycotty...@mac.com wrote: On 11/7/11, Doug Brewer, discombobulated, unleashed: I always thought it was a load of bollocks. Excuse me but as a good-ol' flag waving US citizen, are you allowed to use that word? Pretty soon we'll all be speaking British, thanks to McDonalds' new campaign, which includes a helpful glossary: http://consumerist.com/2011/07/mcdonalds-thinks-people-like-british-food-testing-english-pub-burger.html -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. -- 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.
