PESO 2012 - 043 - GDG

2012-03-22 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Managed to get out for a little shooting this evening in Japan Town. I stopped at Roy's Station and had my cuppa espresso. There were three young women at the table near me chatting with this gal and her Sulphur Crested Cockatoo. As I went to go for a walk, she spied my camera and exclaimed,

Color or Black and White?

2012-03-22 Thread Larry Colen
A couple days ago, I had a few minutes to kill after lunch so the Insurance agent's office would be open on my way past, and I played with my camera at our local covered bridge. One picture that I attempted was of a tree against the sky. I tried processing it a couple of ways to bring the

Re: PESO - Gaping Jaws of Death!

2012-03-22 Thread Chris Mitchell
On 22 March 2012 02:00, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15392295size=lg Ummm, yeah, it's yesterday's Fishy Daffy.  Thank you for participating in this little experiment to see what influence the title has on the number of views. If

Re: Color or Black and White?

2012-03-22 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 3/22/2012 2:05 AM, Larry Colen wrote: A couple days ago, I had a few minutes to kill after lunch so the Insurance agent's office would be open on my way past, and I played with my camera at our local covered bridge. One picture that I attempted was of a tree against the sky. I tried

Re: PESO: Mama's Watchin'

2012-03-22 Thread Walt Gilbert
Thanks, Rick! It o-curd to me that the image cried out for a b/w conversion. My main objective was to keep it from looking like just another cheesy cow photo. -- Walt On 3/21/2012 9:55 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Nice graze in the rendering--don't know how you cud have done better. Rick

Re: PESO: Mama's Watchin'

2012-03-22 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 3/21/2012 11:27 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 21, 2012, at 7:03 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: Thanks, Dan! Isn't it pasture bedtime? That's one of the worst I've herd all day. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est Somehow, I knew you'd have a beef with it. -- Walt -- PDML

PESO Mee Pad

2012-03-22 Thread Larry Colen
Went to dinner at a local Thai restaurant. I've finally convinced them that yes, I do like it spicy. I ordered my dish at a heat level of 8, and they actually got it that hot. I was amused by the way it was served:

Pancake lens disassembly

2012-03-22 Thread Larry Colen
A friend sent me this, thought some of you would like it too. http://www.petapixel.com/2012/03/21/what-pancake-lenses-look-like-on-the-inside/ -- 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

Re: Color or Black and White?

2012-03-22 Thread Larry Colen
Walt sent me a version off list that inspired this different BW rendering and crop, which I thinks works a lot better: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6859115960/in/set-72157629275228340 I also twiddled, and recropped the color version. Thanks Walt for the ideas. LRC On Mar 22, 2012,

Re: Color or Black and White?

2012-03-22 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Larry Colen l...@red4est.com: A couple days ago, I had a few minutes to kill after lunch so the Insurance agent's office would be open on my way past, and I played with my camera at our local covered bridge. One picture that I attempted was of a tree against the sky. I tried

Re: PESO - Gaping Jaws of Death!

2012-03-22 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15392295size=lg It's a attractive angle of view, especially showing the pollen grains, but I agree with Bob that the colour of the rear petals is too close to that of the cup. Not your fault, of course

Re: PESO Mee Pad

2012-03-22 Thread Bulent Celasun
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Re: PESO Mee Pad

2012-03-22 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Is that the fickle finger of fate rising out of the food? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 3:47 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Went to dinner at a local Thai restaurant.  I've finally convinced them that yes, I do like it spicy.  I

Re: Color or Black and White?

2012-03-22 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On my monitor, at least, I can see the patterns in the limbs better in the color version. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 3:05 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: A couple days ago, I had a few minutes to kill after lunch so the

Re: Photo Rumors: K-r successor

2012-03-22 Thread Steven Desjardins
I think (hope) that the K-01 is really a prototype and that a more refined, smaller, etc. K-02 will follow. The K20 was the K10 fixed, as was the K5 to the K7. On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 10:57 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: On 3/21/2012 10:02 PM, Paul Ewins wrote: On

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-22 Thread Steven Desjardins
Agglutinative? That give the wordsmith in me tumescence. On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 4:12 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Nicknames at my school were agglutinative. We had one lad called John William Clive Semolina Sebastian Plum Pudding Boot-on-the-Hill Five-and-a-Half in Coldfield, and

PESO: Boulder Dasies - with apologies

2012-03-22 Thread Jack Davis
I had so much trouble sending this, I thought maybe you all had, understandingly. given up in discust...Sorry! Reasons for my problems were varied, but sadly, they didn't involve Scotch. Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=637   -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Matte Printing paper Once again an appeal to the wisdom of the list.

2012-03-22 Thread Paul Sorenson
Check out Canson Infinity Rag Photographique...I've used that paper in 210 gsm and found it excellent with an Epson printer. Don't know how it prints w/an HP. It's a really flat matte. Smallest size is 8.5 x 11 at about a buck a sheet, and you should be able to get a couple 5x7's per sheet.

Fw: PESO: Boulder Dasies - with apologies

2012-03-22 Thread Jack Davis
- Forwarded Message - From: Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 6:54 AM Subject: PESO: Boulder Dasies - with apologies I had so much trouble sending this, I thought maybe you all had, understandingly. given up in

Re: PESO: Boulder Dasies - with apologies

2012-03-22 Thread Jack Davis
Okay, I officially give up! - Original Message - From: Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 6:54 AM Subject: PESO: Boulder Dasies - with apologies I had so much trouble sending this, I thought maybe you all had,

Re: PESO - A Scooter Named Desire

2012-03-22 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Thank you for the accolade however I with the greatest of humility I must disagree with you. Given the proliferation of puns on this list I simply cannot accept that this is the worst play on words ever perpetrated on this little forum. But thanks for thinking of me. ;-) And thanks for the

Re: PESO - Gaping Jaws of Death!

2012-03-22 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Bob! The tonal separation of the cup and collar seems to vary between monitors, I find. Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 11:01 PM

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-22 Thread Mark Roberts
Steven Desjardins wrote: Agglutinative? That give the wordsmith in me tumescence. Eschew obfuscation. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: Color or Black and White?

2012-03-22 Thread Walt Gilbert
You're more than welcome, Larry. Anytime I'm able to make a useful contribution, I consider it a small down-payment toward what I've learned from the list. -- Walt On 3/22/2012 3:27 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Walt sent me a version off list that inspired this different BW rendering and crop,

Re: Color or Black and White?

2012-03-22 Thread Matthew Hunt
I think my ranking, best first, goes like this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6859115960/in/set-72157629275228340 Walt's crop. I like this composition of this...it's not too busy, and shows the form of the tree with less clutter.

PESO - Gaping Jaws of Death!

2012-03-22 Thread John Sessoms
From: Rick Womer http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15392295size=lg Ummm, yeah, it's yesterday's Fishy Daffy. ?Thank you for participating in this little experiment to see what influence the title has on the number of views. If you'd like to comment on the picture, I'd be most

Re: PESO - Gaping Jaws of Death!

2012-03-22 Thread Doug Brewer
I tell ya, that daffodil has a mean streak a mile wide! On 3/21/12 10:00 PM, Rick Womer wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15392295size=lg Ummm, yeah, it's yesterday's Fishy Daffy. Thank you for participating in this little experiment to see what influence the

RE: Superficial equipment rant

2012-03-22 Thread John Sessoms
From: P. J. Alling This is a small thing, but has anyone else noticed that the A design, rear lens caps don't hold up as well over time as the old K versions. I have a number of both, and just about all of the A versions have become so loose that they fall off in a photo bag, sometimes they

RE: PESO: Boulder Dasies - with apologies

2012-03-22 Thread John Sessoms
From: Jack Davis I had so much trouble sending this, I thought maybe you all?had, understandingly. given up in discust...Sorry! Reasons for my problems were varied, but sadly, they didn't involve Scotch. Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=637?? If it involves

Re: PESO: Boulder Dasies - with apologies

2012-03-22 Thread Jack Davis
True, John..that's why I said; sadly. ;-) About an hour ago I sent my geek an email with the same link typed twice. One accesses the image and the other does not. Haven't herd back yet. Seems this happened a couple year back, but not certain. Jack - Original Message - From: John

Re: Color or Black and White?

2012-03-22 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 22, 2012, at 8:12 AM, Matthew Hunt wrote: I think my ranking, best first, goes like this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6859115960/in/set-72157629275228340 Walt's crop. I like this composition of this...it's not too busy, and shows the form of the tree with less clutter.

Re: PESO Mee Pad

2012-03-22 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 22, 2012, at 6:08 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Is that the fickle finger of fate rising out of the food? Nope, it's the proud pepper of pain. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 3:47 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-22 Thread P. J. Alling
You should never complement a man for owning a thesaurus, it only encourages him. On 3/22/2012 9:45 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: Agglutinative? That give the wordsmith in me tumescence. On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 4:12 PM, Bob Wp...@web-options.com wrote: Nicknames at my school were

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-22 Thread Doug Brewer
On 3/22/12 12:54 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: You should never complement a man for owning a thesaurus, it only encourages him. well, you could complement him by owning a dictionary. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-22 Thread Mark Roberts
Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: On 3/22/12 12:54 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: You should never complement a man for owning a thesaurus, it only encourages him. well, you could complement him by owning a dictionary. rimshot -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: K-5 on sale at BH ($999 body only)

2012-03-22 Thread Miserere
On 21 March 2012 17:05, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I could be wrong, but I expect it to hit the $600-$700 mark by fall.  I expect this because I think the K-3, (or whatever the hell it will be called),  will be announced a month or two after the K-r replacement is common

Book on trick photography, have your eye bleach handy

2012-03-22 Thread Larry Colen
I saw an ad on facebook for a book on trick photography with a lightsphere in the picture. Being curious, I took a look. This is perhaps the worst designed website that I've seen in recent memory. http://trickphotographybook.com/?hop=ranti77 There are such gems on this page as: Until 2 p.m.

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-22 Thread Miserere
On 22 March 2012 12:57, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: On 3/22/12 12:54 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: You should never complement a man for owning a thesaurus, it only encourages him. well, you could complement him by owning a dictionary. Or a context-aware spell-checker. —M.

Re: Color or Black and White?

2012-03-22 Thread Miserere
This BW version does work (the black sky didn't). As for how to improve it, you'd need to shoot with a medium format camera. Really, if you're going to shoot trees, weeds and shit like that you have to do it with a medium format in order for anyone to take it seriously. Cheers,    —M.    

Re: Book on trick photography, have your eye bleach handy

2012-03-22 Thread Walt Gilbert
Kill it with fire!!!11!1 On 3/22/2012 12:12 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I saw an ad on facebook for a book on trick photography with a lightsphere in the picture. Being curious, I took a look. This is perhaps the worst designed website that I've seen in recent memory.

Re: Photo Rumors: K-r successor

2012-03-22 Thread P. J. Alling
One could hope. On the other hand I think that maybe they hired an outside consultant to put lipstick on this pig. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EO9piAKCkcU/TO25dQE6NSI/GdA/Nzro6wDF7S8/s400/prototype.jpg Which looks like a 1980's portable radio in design aesthetic. On 3/22/2012 9:43 AM,

Re: Photo Rumors: K-r successor

2012-03-22 Thread Miserere
On 21 March 2012 22:57, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: On 3/21/2012 10:02 PM, Paul Ewins wrote: On 22/03/2012, at 6:27 AM, Miserere wrote: Paul, The problem I see with your sales pitch is that is fails to account for those users who are growing *into* mirrorless, not *out*

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-22 Thread P. J. Alling
Or not... I wish I could claim that was part of the joke, but I don't have a context aware spell checker. On 3/22/2012 1:13 PM, Miserere wrote: On 22 March 2012 12:57, Doug Brewerd...@alphoto.com wrote: On 3/22/12 12:54 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: You should never complement a man for owning

Re: Pancake lens disassembly

2012-03-22 Thread Miserere
I'd seen the Oly disassembled before and was surprised at how little glass was in there. It almost seemed like the glass was an afterthought. I imagined this conversation taking place around the water cooler at Olympus Engineering HQ: Engineer #1: We've finished designing all the electronics for

Re: Color or Black and White?

2012-03-22 Thread P. J. Alling
Sorry Larry, neither do much for me, I've taken a lot of photos that look like that and they always disappoint. On 3/22/2012 3:05 AM, Larry Colen wrote: A couple days ago, I had a few minutes to kill after lunch so the Insurance agent's office would be open on my way past, and I played with

Re: Book on trick photography, have your eye bleach handy

2012-03-22 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 22, 2012, at 10:25 AM, Walt Gilbert wrote: Kill it with fire!!!11!1 When I first got into photography I would have absolutely loved the stuff he was doing, then again when I first got into photography, I was 12 or 13 years old. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est --

Re: PESO 2012 - 043 - GDG

2012-03-22 Thread Miserere
You need pet face recognition in your camera. Maybe a possible firmware update in the future? Nice shot anyway, Godfrey. Not everything has to be in focus, right? Just ask Knarf. Tomiko's smile is what makes the shot, bird or no bird. Cheers,    —M.     \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com

Re: Book on trick photography, have your eye bleach handy

2012-03-22 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 22, 2012, at 10:40 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 22, 2012, at 10:25 AM, Walt Gilbert wrote: Kill it with fire!!!11!1 When I first got into photography I would have absolutely loved the stuff he was doing, then again when I first got into photography, I was 12 or 13 years old.

Re: Pancake lens disassembly

2012-03-22 Thread P. J. Alling
Is it just me or do some of the plastic parts inside the Sony lens look roughly finished as if carved out of sheet plastic with an X-acto(TM) knife? On 3/22/2012 4:02 AM, Larry Colen wrote: A friend sent me this, thought some of you would like it too.

Re: Book on trick photography, have your eye bleach handy

2012-03-22 Thread P. J. Alling
That's quite a testimonial, winning a follower from Peter Lik. On 3/22/2012 1:12 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I saw an ad on facebook for a book on trick photography with a lightsphere in the picture. Being curious, I took a look. This is perhaps the worst designed website that I've seen in recent

Re: Book on trick photography, have your eye bleach handy

2012-03-22 Thread Miserere
His photography isn't bad (it's just trick photography) but I have a rule: Never buy anything from a webpage that makes me scroll for 5 minutes to get to the end. I don't care what you're product is, there is no need to inflict shitty selling tactics and SEO gimmicks on me.    —M.     \/\/o/\/\

Re: PESO Mee Pad

2012-03-22 Thread Miserere
On 22 March 2012 03:47, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Went to dinner at a local Thai restaurant.  I've finally convinced them that yes, I do like it spicy.  I ordered my dish at a heat level of 8, and they actually got it that hot.  I was amused by the way it was served:

Re: Color or Black and White?

2012-03-22 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 22, 2012, at 10:40 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: Sorry Larry, neither do much for me, I've taken a lot of photos that look like that and they always disappoint. Yup, if it was easy, I'd have posted it as check this great photo out. It may be yet another one of those walls that I could

Re: Book on trick photography, have your eye bleach handy

2012-03-22 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 22, 2012, at 11:00 AM, Miserere wrote: His photography isn't bad (it's just trick photography) but I have a rule: Never buy anything from a webpage that makes me scroll for 5 minutes to get to the end. I don't care what you're product is, there is no need to inflict shitty selling

Lightroom 4 and hierarchical keywords

2012-03-22 Thread AlunFoto
It appears that Adobe has done something odd or even stupid to the support for hierarchical keywords in LR 4. In earlier versions, one could mix and match various options to tailor which keywords got exported with an image file. In v4, some of these have been switched off. Alledgedly for privacy

Re: PESO Mee Pad

2012-03-22 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 22, 2012, at 11:01 AM, Miserere wrote: On 22 March 2012 03:47, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Went to dinner at a local Thai restaurant. I've finally convinced them that yes, I do like it spicy. I ordered my dish at a heat level of 8, and they actually got it that hot. I was

Re: Lightroom 4 and hierarchical keywords

2012-03-22 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 2:08 PM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: It appears that Adobe has done something odd or even stupid to the support for hierarchical keywords in LR 4. In earlier versions, one could mix and match various options to tailor which keywords got exported with an image

Re: K-5 on sale at BH ($999 body only)

2012-03-22 Thread P. J. Alling
Just remember the K20D was a great camera too, and it dropped to ~$600 not long after the K-7 began to ship. I expect that the K-3 will have the new Sony APS-c 24mp sensor, which is a fairly big jump in resolution and gives a 20x13 print to those who want to use the 300dpi rule of thumb for

Re: Book on trick photography, have your eye bleach handy

2012-03-22 Thread P. J. Alling
On 3/22/2012 2:06 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 22, 2012, at 11:00 AM, Miserere wrote: His photography isn't bad (it's just trick photography) but I have a rule: Never buy anything from a webpage that makes me scroll for 5 minutes to get to the end. I don't care what you're product is, there

Re: Lightroom 4 and hierarchical keywords

2012-03-22 Thread AlunFoto
Matthew Hunt wrote: I have a mix of exporting and non-exporting keywords and have not noticed any difference in handling in LR4, or in the export options for new keywords. Can you be more specific about what has changed? When one keyword in a hierarchy is excluded from export, it also

Re: Book on trick photography, have your eye bleach handy

2012-03-22 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 22, 2012, at 11:22 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: On 3/22/2012 2:06 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 22, 2012, at 11:00 AM, Miserere wrote: His photography isn't bad (it's just trick photography) but I have a rule: Never buy anything from a webpage that makes me scroll for 5 minutes to get

Re: K-5 on sale at BH ($999 body only)

2012-03-22 Thread Bryan Jacoby
I wouldn't be surprised if the K-5's price doesn't drop quite as much as has historically been the case. It seems to me that the K-5 is the first Pentax DSLR without any significant deficiencies, so it's unlikely that the K-3 or whatever will be as big an improvement over the K-5 as the K-5 was

Re: Book on trick photography, have your eye bleach handy

2012-03-22 Thread P. J. Alling
I looked at the first Over the top webpage for 2011 and I was wrong your guy isn't a shoe in. On 3/22/2012 2:25 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 22, 2012, at 11:22 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: On 3/22/2012 2:06 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 22, 2012, at 11:00 AM, Miserere wrote: His photography

OT: Craigslist

2012-03-22 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
http://columbus.craigslist.org/pho/2916267756.html Check the math. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

OT: 30 seconds of your life you will never get back

2012-03-22 Thread Darren Addy
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/6860286844/in/photostream Good News: SX-70 seems to work (i think) Bad News: I put the lo in Lomo Starting to understand the impossible in the Impossible Project. I do not recommend clicking the following link unless you do not care about wasting the

Re: PESO 2012 - 043 - GDG

2012-03-22 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 10:44 AM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: You need pet face recognition in your camera. Maybe a possible firmware update in the future? I think that's wetware ... ;-) Nice shot anyway, Godfrey. Not everything has to be in focus, right? Just ask Knarf. Tomiko's

Re: Lightroom 4 and hierarchical keywords

2012-03-22 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 2:25 PM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: Matthew Hunt wrote: I have a mix of exporting and non-exporting keywords and have not noticed any difference in handling in LR4, or in the export options for new keywords. Can you be more specific about what has changed?

Re: OT: Craigslist

2012-03-22 Thread P. J. Alling
Sound good to me, just like the 99¢ combs at Walmart that sell for $1.99 in a two pack, only better! On 3/22/2012 2:44 PM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: http://columbus.craigslist.org/pho/2916267756.html Check the math. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep

Re: OT: 30 seconds of your life you will never get back

2012-03-22 Thread P. J. Alling
I don't think your link goes where you think it goes. On 3/22/2012 2:46 PM, Darren Addy wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/6860286844/in/photostream Good News: SX-70 seems to work (i think) Bad News: I put the lo in Lomo Starting to understand the impossible in the Impossible

Re: OT: Craigslist

2012-03-22 Thread Darren Addy
I've always wanted to try a Camra. -- 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: 30 seconds of your life you will never get back

2012-03-22 Thread Doug Brewer
On 3/22/12 2:46 PM, Darren Addy wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/6860286844/in/photostream Good News: SX-70 seems to work (i think) Bad News: I put the lo in Lomo Starting to understand the impossible in the Impossible Project. I do not recommend clicking the following link

Re: Pentax gear for classroom

2012-03-22 Thread Paul Sorenson
Your recommendations look good, Larry. I highly recommend looking into Alien Bees strobes. I have a set of three and they work great. Alien Bees will give a student discount to anyone who sends them a copy of their current/valid student ID, so I wouldn't be surprised if they would work a

Re: K-5 on sale at BH ($999 body only)

2012-03-22 Thread Miserere
On 22 March 2012 14:28, Bryan Jacoby bryan.jac...@gmail.com wrote: I wouldn't be surprised if the K-5's price doesn't drop quite as much as has historically been the case.  It seems to me that the K-5 is the first Pentax DSLR without any significant deficiencies, so it's unlikely that the K-3

Re: PESO Mee Pad

2012-03-22 Thread Miserere
I get a runny nose when I eat spicy food (riddle me THAT, creationists!) so I tend to stick with medium hot. Enough tasty burn without the need for the fire extinguisher :-)    —M.     \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com     http://EnticingTheLight.com     A Quest for Photographic

Re: K-5 on sale at BH ($999 body only)

2012-03-22 Thread Bruce Walker
On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 4:03 PM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: On 22 March 2012 14:28, Bryan Jacoby bryan.jac...@gmail.com wrote: I wouldn't be surprised if the K-5's price doesn't drop quite as much as has historically been the case.  It seems to me that the K-5 is the first Pentax DSLR

Ned Bunnell blogs the K-01

2012-03-22 Thread Miserere
Apologies if this was already posted, but I didn't see it mentioned. Our long-lost president, Ned Bunnell, has resurfaced. He is well, healthy, and turns out he'd been hiding out in his California home taking photos of his dog using the K-01 + 31 Ltd. I could think of many worse fates that could

Re: K-5 on sale at BH ($999 body only)

2012-03-22 Thread Miserere
On 22 March 2012 16:13, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 4:03 PM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: On 22 March 2012 14:28, Bryan Jacoby bryan.jac...@gmail.com wrote: I wouldn't be surprised if the K-5's price doesn't drop quite as much as has historically

Re: PESO: Boulder Dasies - with apologies

2012-03-22 Thread Bob Sullivan
Jack, I didn't have trouble seeing it the first time. Mainly it's a picture of the boulder. The sunshine is so bright that the moss is rather dissipated. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 8:54 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: I had so much trouble sending this, I thought maybe you

re: Book on trick photography, have your eye bleach handy

2012-03-22 Thread John Sessoms
From: Larry Colen I saw an ad on facebook for a book on trick photography with a lightsphere in the picture. Being curious, I took a look. This is perhaps the worst designed website that I've seen in recent memory. http://trickphotographybook.com/?hop=ranti77 There are such gems on this

The PUG - Nagging Again....

2012-03-22 Thread Brian Walters
G'day all Following up from my post of a week or so ago, the April PUG is the 15th Anniversary of the first PUG in April 1997 so let's make this the biggest and best PUG ever! So far, submissions have been, shall we say, minimal. Three submissions. Three!! There's no theme this month

Re: PESO: Boulder Dasies - with apologies

2012-03-22 Thread Jack Davis
Yes, I'm disappointed with the moss. It actually had an overall soft green tone..as I now recall. I bumped the green, but the greenery around the boulder tended to take on an artificial look. The shot will be nothing other than a so so Peso and quickly thereafter, delivered to the trash bin.

Re: PESO - Gaping Jaws of Death!

2012-03-22 Thread Rick Womer
You bet!  It's actually 6 feet across, and those are bone fragments inside, not pollen grains!   - Original Message - From: Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 11:26 AM Subject: Re: PESO - Gaping Jaws of Death! I

Re: PESO: Boulder Dasies - with apologies

2012-03-22 Thread Bob Sullivan
Jack, You have so many winners that you can afford a so-so shot or two. ;-) Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 4:12 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Yes, I'm disappointed with the moss. It actually had an overall soft green tone..as I now recall. I bumped the green, but the

Photoshop CS6 Beta

2012-03-22 Thread Brian Walters
Not sure if this has been posted previously, but in case anyone is interested in playing with the next Photoshop: http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/photoshopcs6/ At a 1.7 GB downlaod, I think I'll pass. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney

Table Top Studios

2012-03-22 Thread Larry Colen
I ran across this site, some of you may find it interesting: http://www.tabletopstudio.com/HowTo_page.html -- 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

RE: PESO: Boulder Dasies

2012-03-22 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
That's really beautiful, Jack! The light makes it. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com Sent: March 21, 2012 3/21/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net

RE: PESO: Mama's Watchin'

2012-03-22 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Nice one. I really like the oof pickup and trailers in the background. They really give the photo a sense of place. And that bovine has attitude! ;-) cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Walt

RE: PESO 2012 - 043 - GDG

2012-03-22 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Lovely! And my goodness isn't that the butteriest bokeh? Nicest I've seen in a long time. Nicely composed, too. Overall a real winner! cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi

RE: PESO Mee Pad

2012-03-22 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Apparently it was excited to see you. ;-) Fun shot! Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Sent: March 22, 2012 3/22/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net

Re: Ned Bunnell blogs the K-01

2012-03-22 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 22, 2012, at 1:14 PM, Miserere wrote: Apologies if this was already posted, but I didn't see it mentioned. Our long-lost president, Ned Bunnell, has resurfaced. He is well, healthy, and turns out he'd been hiding out in his California home taking photos of his dog using the K-01 +

Re: PESO Mee Pad

2012-03-22 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 22, 2012, at 3:31 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Apparently it was excited to see you. Isn't everyone? ;-) Fun shot! Thanks -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: Boulder Dasies

2012-03-22 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks for kind comments, Frank.   Jack - Original Message - From: knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 3:22 PM Subject: RE: PESO: Boulder Dasies That's really beautiful, Jack! The light makes

Re: OT: 30 seconds of your life you will never get back

2012-03-22 Thread Darren Addy
Encouraged by, not one, but TWO comments on Flickr... I am delighted to give you a sneak preview of my latest creation entitled Serendipity http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/7006998397/in/photostream/lightbox/ Signed, Limited Edition prints are available for preorder in the low 5 figures.

RE: Ned Bunnell blogs the K-01

2012-03-22 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Holy hyperbole, Batman! I started reading the paragraph that started with how shockingly easy it is to use, but really couldn't get past that. Just a bit OTT for me. And here I thought that photographers took pictures and the camera was just a tool... Cheers, frank What can be asserted

Re: PESO Mee Pad

2012-03-22 Thread P. J. Alling
I'm not a creationist, but that's easy it's God's will that you have a runny nose. Thanks for visitin'.. On 3/22/2012 4:05 PM, Miserere wrote: I get a runny nose when I eat spicy food (riddle me THAT, creationists!) so I tend to stick with medium hot. Enough tasty burn without the need for

Re: The PUG - Nagging Again....

2012-03-22 Thread P. J. Alling
I'm trying but nothings coming out. On 3/22/2012 5:06 PM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all Following up from my post of a week or so ago, the April PUG is the 15th Anniversary of the first PUG in April 1997 so let's make this the biggest and best PUG ever! So far, submissions have been,

Re: OT: 30 seconds of your life you will never get back

2012-03-22 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Think big. Pull a Lik. Sell it for a cool million. A limited edition of one. Surely there's someone out there... ;-) Btw I like the second one much more than the first. Don't know why, just do. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher

Re: Ned Bunnell blogs the K-01

2012-03-22 Thread P. J. Alling
Marketing fluff, Ned likes his job more than his integrity, but very few don't feel that way. On 3/22/2012 6:32 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 22, 2012, at 1:14 PM, Miserere wrote: Apologies if this was already posted, but I didn't see it mentioned. Our long-lost president, Ned Bunnell, has

Re: OT: 30 seconds of your life you will never get back

2012-03-22 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 22, 2012, at 4:03 PM, Darren Addy wrote: Encouraged by, not one, but TWO comments on Flickr... I am delighted to give you a sneak preview of my latest creation entitled Serendipity http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/7006998397/in/photostream/lightbox/ Almost sharp and

Re: Table Top Studios

2012-03-22 Thread Bruce Walker
*Very* useful, Larry. Thanks! On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 6:15 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I ran across this site, some of you may find it interesting: http://www.tabletopstudio.com/HowTo_page.html -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

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