RE: PESO: 23 graduates

2012-06-06 Thread Bob W
That's very good. B -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Tim Bray Sent: 06 June 2012 05:53 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: 23 graduates I asked the PDML’s opinion on how I might go about shooting my son’s Little

Re: Presentation

2012-06-06 Thread Tim Øsleby
How was it. your _first_ click? -- MaritimTim My private photo blog: http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ My photo class blog: http://z-fotokurs.blogspot.com/ To err is human to arr is pirate

OT - Earthquake (update)

2012-06-06 Thread Dario Bonazza
Today we've been awakened dancing at dawn (Richter 4.5), but everything's OK. Epicenter was here in Ravenna, 25Km deep. No big damages, it seems. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the

Re: PESO - The gardeners wall

2012-06-06 Thread Tim Øsleby
Ah :-) I have read it several times now. Not sure yet, but I think I like it. -- MaritimTim My private photo blog: http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ My photo class blog: http://z-fotokurs.blogspot.com/ To err is human to

Re: I have a secret...

2012-06-06 Thread Alexandru-Cristian Sarbu
Who said anything about Pentax? It must be the new Nikon D600 :p Alex On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 4:45 AM, Jeffery Smith jsmith...@gmail.com wrote: I give up. There will be a full frame Pentax in September? If not, I'll be disappointed by the ... hype? Sent from my iPad Jeffery L. Smith New

Re: Presentation

2012-06-06 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Larry Colen l...@red4est.com: On Jun 5, 2012, at 4:39 PM, rona...@skyairlines.com.br wrote: Hello, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Ronaldo, I am Brazilian and I live in the city of Fortaleza, Ceara. Another one of those Fortaleza crazies? I am a Canon user and

Re: Presentation

2012-06-06 Thread Anthony Farr
On 6 June 2012 16:16, luiz felipe luiz.fel...@techmit.com.br wrote: Well, it's not the camera, it's the photographer - but choosing the right tool is the better start, IMHO. And here is the right place to learn about the right tool, isnt't it? You won't find a better bunch of right tools than

Re: PESO - Deera and Friend

2012-06-06 Thread Paul Stenquist
Well done. Paul On Jun 5, 2012, at 11:11 PM, Jack Davis wrote: You're a good guy, Frank! Bet she'll be pleased. Jack Davis http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis http://www.photolightimages.com - Original Message - From: frank

Re: PESO - The gardeners wall

2012-06-06 Thread Tim Øsleby
Thanks Bruce. It is good to know that the title could work in english too. And while I'm at it: Thanks Frank. Thats good to know too. -- MaritimTim My private photo blog: http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ My photo class blog: http://z-fotokurs.blogspot.com/

Re: GESO: Tired of the heat?

2012-06-06 Thread Walter Hamler
The two things that I could not get used to in my trips to Christchurch and around South Island.. The reversed seasons and the upside down sky at night! I went to several places in early September around Christchurch to Dunedin and nearly froze to death!! :-) Refreshing pics for us folks in

Re: OT - Earthquake (update)

2012-06-06 Thread Paul Sorenson
Glad to hear no big damage from this one...keep safe. -p On 6/6/2012 4:02 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote: Today we've been awakened dancing at dawn (Richter 4.5), but everything's OK. Epicenter was here in Ravenna, 25Km deep. No big damages, it seems. Dario -- Being old doesn't seem so old now

Re: PESO - Deera and Friend

2012-06-06 Thread Bruce Walker
A lovely portrait, Frank; she and her pooch should be pleased. It's really great of you to volunteer at the Humane Society too. My pets approve! :-) On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 10:04 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: A couple of weekends ago I helped out with a Dog Walkathon in

Re: PESO: Fleet Week Marines

2012-06-06 Thread Walter Hamler
Knarf, Dan flew these in Vietnam. http://walthamler.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Some-Favorites/4592986_SzSzV9#!i=539058524k=Mk8D4lb=1s=A Hopefully he did not end up like this one! :-) Walt On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 8:37 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: A nice moment. Good to see

Re: PESO: 23 graduates

2012-06-06 Thread Jack Davis
Little less formal and more relaxed. Very suitable.   Jack Jack Davis http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis http://www.photolightimages.com - Original Message - From: Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net

Newnablement

2012-06-06 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Went to a local camera store yesterday and traded some unused stuff for a cherry Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 135/2.5. Will shoot it @ lunch today. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott -- PDML

Re: PESO: Fleet Week Marines

2012-06-06 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
I knew what he flew, and I was pretty certain he was a Marine, I just wasn't 100% sure. Btw yours is an amazing, dramatic photo! Where was it taken and under what circumstances? The palm trees tell me it was a warm place... Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed

Wow. Just wow.

2012-06-06 Thread Rick Womer
I've had my K-5 for 2 weeks, and just got back from a long weekend at Colonial Williamsburg. I'm stunned with the image quality: Wonderful tonal gradations and incredible low-light sensitivity and shadow detail. Everyone who said it's a huge improvement over the K-7: you were right. Many

Re: PESO: 23 graduates

2012-06-06 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
That is an excellent photo of the team. Exactly what the parents want and expect, I imagine. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 12:53 AM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: I asked the PDML’s opinion on how I might go about shooting my son’s

Re: OT - Earthquake (update)

2012-06-06 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Dario: I'm sorry to hear that the quakes aren't over, but happy to hear that you are yours are same. I think Mother Nature is angry at the way we are treating the planet, but she shouldn't take it out on Italy! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Jun 6, 2012

Re: Wow. Just wow.

2012-06-06 Thread Bob Sullivan
Rick, Sometimes the Pentax gods smile on us. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 8:22 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: I've had my K-5 for 2 weeks, and just got back from a long weekend at Colonial Williamsburg. I'm stunned with the image quality: Wonderful tonal gradations

Re: GESO: Tired of the heat?

2012-06-06 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Boy, that looks familiar. Great images David. Last fall we had a heavy snowfall early in the season (end of October), but that was followed by a very mild winter. Perhaps you will have the same. The spring weather here today is almost perfect. Dan Matyola

Re: PESO - The gardeners wall

2012-06-06 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
We look forward to more Walls from you, Tim. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 3:05 AM, Tim Øsleby maritim...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Bruce. It is good to know that the title could work in english too. And while I'm at it: Thanks Frank. Thats

Re: OT - Earthquake (update)

2012-06-06 Thread Ann Sanfedele
stay safe , young man gotta be a strain on the nerves even if not more on the structures ann On 6/6/2012 05:02, Dario Bonazza wrote: Today we've been awakened dancing at dawn (Richter 4.5), but everything's OK. Epicenter was here in Ravenna, 25Km deep. No big damages, it seems. Dario --

Re: Live transit

2012-06-06 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Nice NASA video on the transit. http://sunearthday.nasa.gov/2012/multimedia/transit1.php Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 7:26 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: http://sunearthday.nasa.gov/webcasts/nasatv/ -- -bmw -- PDML

Re: External Storage of RAW Files

2012-06-06 Thread William Robb
On 05/06/2012 11:51 PM, David Mann wrote: BTW there were plenty of legitimate users of Megaupload, as with any cloud storage provider. But the feds won't tell you that. From what I gather, it's the legitimate users who have suffered in this case. Their data may be irretrievably gone. It

Re: PESO: Fleet Week Marines

2012-06-06 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Paul. There are a lot of sailors, and a few Marines, enjoying Manhattan every year during Fleet Week. Since our wedding anniversary always falls during that time span, we are usually in the city for theater and dinner, and always enjoy seeing the men and women in uniform. Dan Matyola

Re: External Storage of RAW Files

2012-06-06 Thread William Robb
On 05/06/2012 7:48 PM, steve harley wrote: on 2012-06-05 6:17 William Robb wrote Anyone who is depending on cloud storage should be looking at this as the potential end result of all their carefully uploaded data. anyone who is depending _solely_ on cloud storage Well yes, I mentioned that

Re: Presentation

2012-06-06 Thread John Sessoms
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Re: PESO: Fleet Week Marines

2012-06-06 Thread Walter Hamler
That was shot on Guam in mid 1967 I believe. I was a Navy Photographer stationed there in a Reconnaissance Squadron Photo Lab. We were tasked to do crash scene photography as needed, and I was on call that day. The plane was one of two that were taking off together (side by side, one trailing),

PESO - PAD - Dual Reflections - Print-a-Day 9

2012-06-06 Thread George Sinos
This is number 9 in the series Print-a-Day for 30 Days http://georges.posterous.com/dual-reflections-print-a-day-9 This is one half of a pair of buildings in downtown Omaha called the Twin Towers. When you first look at this photo it appears that the other half of the pair is simply being

RE: PESO: 23 graduates

2012-06-06 Thread John Sessoms
From: Tim Bray I asked the PDML?s opinion on how I might go about shooting my son?s Little League?s graduating class.?? Thanks a heap for the advice; the best piece was cutting a 5x7 hole in a piece of paper, to help compose.? I took some straight-on shots and a couple from up a ladder, but

OT - Earthquake (update)

2012-06-06 Thread luiz felipe
Dario's words: Today we've been awakened dancing at dawn (Richter 4.5), but everything's OK. Epicenter was here in Ravenna, 25Km deep. No big damages, it seems. Dario Sad to read that Dario, at least there are less victims this time - once would be too much, but three times is plain unfair.

Re: PESO: Fleet Week Marines

2012-06-06 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
GREAT shot Walter! I am quite certain that I saw that image shortly after you took it. I was in Viet Nam until May 1967. Sailors and Marines say a lot of nasty things about each other from time to time, but behind that there is mutual respect for each other. Thanks for you service Walter, and

Re: PESO - PAD - Dual Reflections - Print-a-Day 9

2012-06-06 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Very interesting colors and patterns. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 10:05 AM, George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com wrote: This is number 9 in the series Print-a-Day for 30 Days http://georges.posterous.com/dual-reflections-print-a-day-9 This is

Re: External Storage of RAW Files

2012-06-06 Thread Tom C.
 From what I gather, it's the legitimate users who have suffered in this case. Their data may be irretrievably gone. It also appears that megaupload didn't really do all that much wrong, or all that much different from other cloud storage facilities. If this is the case, then it may well just

Re: Wow. Just wow.

2012-06-06 Thread Jack Davis
Neat to read such!   Jack Davis http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis http://www.photolightimages.com - Original Message - From: Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com To: Pentax List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Wednesday, June 6, 2012 6:22 AM

Re: Wow. Just wow.

2012-06-06 Thread Christine Aguila
We told you! :-) Cheers, Christine On Jun 6, 2012, at 8:22 AM, Rick Womer wrote: I've had my K-5 for 2 weeks, and just got back from a long weekend at Colonial Williamsburg. I'm stunned with the image quality: Wonderful tonal gradations and incredible low-light sensitivity and shadow

test of S-M-C 135/2.5 version 1

2012-06-06 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
http://www.flickr.com/photos/55001392@N08/7345203696/in/set-72157630003981439/lightbox/ The Alfalfa shot shows great detail capture. The Tree shot, though focused in front, shows (via the crop of the lower front) a good DOF rendering. The one poor characteristic is from the walk shots.

Re: PESO: Fleet Week Marines

2012-06-06 Thread Paul Stenquist
A fascinating gallery. Great in-formation shots. Paul On Jun 6, 2012, at 10:19 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: GREAT shot Walter! I am quite certain that I saw that image shortly after you took it. I was in Viet Nam until May 1967. Sailors and Marines say a lot of nasty things about each

Re: PESO: Struggling Pine

2012-06-06 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Jack: I agree that the standards of the PPG voters appeared to be a bit lower shortly after the gallery was restarted. I find, however, that the standards seem to be a lot higher the last three weeks, at least judging my hje percentage of my submissions that have been accepted. They still,

Re: PESO: Fleet Week Marines

2012-06-06 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Paul. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 11:09 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: A fascinating gallery. Great in-formation shots. Paul On Jun 6, 2012, at 10:19 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: GREAT shot Walter! I am

Re: How much difference does optimizing the aperture make?

2012-06-06 Thread Cotty
On 5/6/12, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: What would be cool would be an ND filter that went behind the reflex mirror and in front of the sensor. My video camera has three NDs on a wheel exactly in that place. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche

PESO: Kran i solnedgang

2012-06-06 Thread Toralf Lund
A couple of images (two different shots, same subject) I considered submitting for the June PUG - but eventually, I selected another one: http://www.toralf.net/bilde.php?navn=sailing http://www.toralf.net/bilde.php?navn=sailing2 Comments? [ Edit: I tried to send essentially the same message,

Re: I have a secret...

2012-06-06 Thread Cotty
On 6/6/12, P J Alling (who I once killfiled but miraculously somehow got past the filters and actually isn't too disturbing these days), discombobulated, unleashed: Already made my res. for flight to London to take snaps of the hat slowly disappearing into Cotty's maw. You better have plenty of

Re: PESO: Struggling Pine

2012-06-06 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, Dan! I, also, believe (due to the failure of a couple recent submissions) that the standards may have been tweaked upward in recent weeks. I recently took down a two or three offerings that I had submitted primarily for their influence on the count. No doubt encouraged by the apparent

Re: PESO: Kran i solnedgang

2012-06-06 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Gorgeous! The differences are minor. I like the second one a bit better because, on my monitor at least, the rays of light reflected on the surface of the water stand out just a bit stronger. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 11:25 AM, Toralf

Re: PESO: Kran i solnedgang

2012-06-06 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I agree - but it took me a long time to notice they were different shots... they needed to be side by side for me.. I suspected they were slightly different - I'd like the bright spot of the sun to be a little less burned out but thats a nit ann On 6/6/2012 11:46, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:

Re: PESO: Kran i solnedgang

2012-06-06 Thread Jack Davis
I kind of feel there should be an obvious reason for the cable and arm assembly in the foreground. Beautiful sky,  but I agree it does need an anchor. Jack Davis http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis http://www.photolightimages.com - Original

Re: PESO: Kran i solnedgang

2012-06-06 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
If the mast and sheets aren't visible, how would one know it is taken from a sailboat? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 11:53 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: I kind of feel there should be an obvious reason for the cable and arm

Re: OT: Grand Canyon Pano

2012-06-06 Thread Joseph McAllister
Strange things do pop up from time to time Walt. I tried to re-format a potentially defective 1 TB drive last week, and was consistently told there was insufficient memory for the task by Disk Utility. Apple and Iomega have no idea what that means or what brought it up. On Jun 5, 2012, at

Re: I have a secret...

2012-06-06 Thread P. J. Alling
Sorry but I didn't say that. On 6/6/2012 11:28 AM, Cotty wrote: On 6/6/12, P J Alling (who I once killfiled but miraculously somehow got past the filters and actually isn't too disturbing these days), discombobulated, unleashed: Already made my res. for flight to London to take snaps of the

A Craigslist Adventure Story

2012-06-06 Thread Darren Addy
I have a love/hate relationship with Craigslist. I live in a low population density area where the relatively close-by Craigslist deals are few and far between. The big city Craigslist is hardly worth looking at, since I will have next-to-no-chance of getting there first 99% of the time. It is

Re: Presentation

2012-06-06 Thread Darren Addy
Welcome Ronaldo! One of the best things about shooting with Pentax is all of the excellent older lenses that you can use easily on it. With the Pentax in-body image stabilization, all of those older lenses become even more useful than they were originally! Looking forward to seeing examples of

Re: OT: Grand Canyon Pano

2012-06-06 Thread P. J. Alling
That sounds like a fall over message. What ever the problem is it doesn't have it's own error message, and whoever wrote the routine just defaulted to /something/. The original programmer either no longer works for or never worked for either company, and never documented the feature. When

OT PESO - A.

2012-06-06 Thread David Savage
G'day All, A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to shoot a husband wife team who were between fitness figure competitions: http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5329/7241478734_7845e8fb71_o.jpg She had won best arms in the state finals. Enjoy. Cheers, Dave PS, Please don't let this degenerate

Re: A Craigslist Adventure Story

2012-06-06 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jun 6, 2012, at 11:12, Darren Addy wrote: I have a love/hate relationship with Craigslist. I live in a low population density area where the relatively close-by Craigslist deals are few and far between. The big city Craigslist is hardly worth looking at, since I will have next-to-no-chance

Re: OT PESO - A.

2012-06-06 Thread Jack Davis
Really well done, Dave! Love the color tones.and lighting. I can understand why her arms would compete successfully in a fitness competition. Jack Davis http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis http://www.photolightimages.com - Original Message

Re: PESO: Kran i solnedgang

2012-06-06 Thread Toralf Lund
On 06/06/12 18:09, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: If the mast and sheets aren't visible, how would one know it is taken from a sailboat? Actually cheating a bit, there (although I should not give that a way.) It's a slightly different kind of assembly on a motorised vessel... - T Dan Matyola

Re: PESO: Kran i solnedgang

2012-06-06 Thread Toralf Lund
On 06/06/12 17:46, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Gorgeous! The differences are minor. I like the second one a bit better because, on my monitor at least, the rays of light reflected on the surface of the water stand out just a bit stronger. OK, thanks :-) - Toralf Dan Matyola

Re: OT - Earthquake (update)

2012-06-06 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Glad to hear you're ok. -- Godfrey Nature is impersonal. That said, when I get to see the Supreme Being, I have some complaints to make... - anonymous -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the

Re: OT PESO - A.

2012-06-06 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Nice portrait. Nice lady also. Too bad you had to shoot her, and her husband as well. G Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 12:33 PM, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: G'day All, A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to shoot a husband

Re: Wow. Just wow.

2012-06-06 Thread Mark Roberts
Rick Womer wrote: I've had my K-5 for 2 weeks, and just got back from a long weekend at Colonial Williamsburg. I'm stunned with the image quality: Wonderful tonal gradations and incredible low-light sensitivity and shadow detail. Try some BW conversions. You'll find the latest generation of

Re: PESO: Kran i solnedgang

2012-06-06 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
You fooled me! Then again, it's been a few years since I sold my sailboat. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Toralf Lund tor...@toralf.net wrote: On 06/06/12 18:09, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: If the mast and sheets aren't visible, how

Re: I have a secret...

2012-06-06 Thread Joseph McAllister
I demand a reconsideration! On Jun 6, 2012, at 09:12 , P. J. Alling wrote: Sorry but I didn't say that. On 6/6/2012 11:28 AM, Cotty wrote: On 6/6/12, P J Alling (who I once killfiled but miraculously somehow got past the filters and actually isn't too disturbing these days),

Re: OT: Grand Canyon Pano

2012-06-06 Thread Joseph McAllister
Been there - same result. Being jobless, you've nothing to cling to but the knowledge you were right, they were a moron! :-) On Jun 6, 2012, at 09:32 , P. J. Alling wrote: Well I get caught in the in the next big layoff about a year a later, probably because I'd peed off my bosses boss,

Olympics sets limits on amature lens size.

2012-06-06 Thread P. J. Alling
Apparently large cameras, (and I don't know what large means Pop Photo doesn't give specifics), and lenses over 30 cm, (why don't the English just revert to form and say a foot), are prohibited. I expect to see a run on Pentax M* 300mm and Olympus OM-D cameras with 4:3 to K mount adapters is

RE: Olympics sets limits on amature lens size.

2012-06-06 Thread Bob W
The entire games are a giant corporate stitch-up, so this sort of thing comes as no surprise. I'd rather see a scaled-down games with less corporate sponsorship and 'hospitality' and something on a more human scale geared towards ordinary people, even if it wasn't so spectacular. B

Re: PESO: 23 graduates

2012-06-06 Thread Tim Bray
Yep, but it looks better with the poor little guy amputated. -T On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 7:08 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: Tim Bray I asked the PDML?s opinion on how I might go about shooting my son?s Little League?s graduating class.?? Thanks a heap for the advice; the

RE: A Craigslist Adventure Story

2012-06-06 Thread Bob W
That's a great deal, opportunistically snapped-up - congratulations! B -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Darren Addy Sent: 06 June 2012 17:13 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: A Craigslist Adventure Story I have a

RE: OT: Grand Canyon Pano

2012-06-06 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of P. J. Alling That sounds like a fall over message. What ever the problem is it doesn't have it's own error message, and whoever wrote the routine just defaulted to /something/. The original programmer either no longer

Re: OT PESO - A.

2012-06-06 Thread William Robb
On 06/06/2012 10:33 AM, David Savage wrote: G'day All, A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to shoot a husband wife team who were between fitness figure competitions: http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5329/7241478734_7845e8fb71_o.jpg She had won best arms in the state finals. Enjoy. Cheers,

Re: Wow. Just wow.

2012-06-06 Thread Larry Colen
On Jun 6, 2012, at 6:22 AM, Rick Womer wrote: I've had my K-5 for 2 weeks, and just got back from a long weekend at Colonial Williamsburg. I'm stunned with the image quality: Wonderful tonal gradations and incredible low-light sensitivity and shadow detail. Congratulations. Everyone

Re: Presentation

2012-06-06 Thread Bulent Celasun
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Re: PESO: Kran i solnedgang

2012-06-06 Thread Toralf Lund
On 06/06/12 17:50, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I agree - Thank you :-) but it took me a long time to notice they were different shots... they needed to be side by side for me.. Well, they were shot from more or less the same spot only a minute or two apart, unless it was only a few seconds. I

Re: PESO: Kran i solnedgang

2012-06-06 Thread Toralf Lund
On 06/06/12 17:53, Jack Davis wrote: I kind of feel there should be an obvious reason for the cable and arm assembly in the foreground. Fair enough. Beautiful sky, but I agree it does need an anchor. That's what I was thinking. Even though the sky was nice, I think it would be sort of dull

Re: GESO Pentaxian

2012-06-06 Thread Larry Colen
On Jun 5, 2012, at 7:04 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 9:25 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Before you spend another moment comparing MTF charts, I recommend you practice editing shoots like that down to 1 to 3 shots to post. Use the stars in Lr to rank the and do a

A question for stargazers

2012-06-06 Thread AlunFoto
A couple of weeks ago I got a cellphone text from a relative, whose in-law family had decided to donate a telescope to a more interested owner. Since the brand name on said piece of equipment was Pentax, they thought of me. So now I'm the happy if somewhat incredulous owner of a Pentax-75 EDHF

Re: GESO Pentaxian

2012-06-06 Thread Darren Addy
On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 1:22 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Going over the photos, I've got a distressing number where the camera is focused on something closer to me than his eyes, despite my attempt to set the focus point on his eyes.  Usually on some high contrast feature of his

Re: A question for stargazers

2012-06-06 Thread Darren Addy
Jostein, Congratulations! You've got a very fine scope there, optically. One quote I found on it says: This refractor was designed with astrophotography in mind, it is a Petzval design producing a very flat field. Also, they were never imported to the U.S. so are prized here. I'm curious what

Re: GESO: Tired of the heat?

2012-06-06 Thread David Mann
On Jun 6, 2012, at 11:58 PM, Walter Hamler wrote: The two things that I could not get used to in my trips to Christchurch and around South Island.. The reversed seasons and the upside down sky at night! I went to several places in early September around Christchurch to Dunedin and nearly

Photo(s) from GFM

2012-06-06 Thread Mark Roberts
I'm just getting around to sorting out my GFM photos. I didn't get time to shoot a lot this year (but I did put two rolls of slide film through the 67), so there isn't a huge amount to show. But I kinda like this one. On Saturday morning a few of us went out to a trail on the North side of the

Re: A Craigslist Adventure Story

2012-06-06 Thread Paul Stenquist
Great deal. That's a darn good flash that can still be used in auto mode on the newest cameras, and the macro alone is worth the price of admission. Paul On Jun 6, 2012, at 12:12 PM, Darren Addy wrote: I have a love/hate relationship with Craigslist. I live in a low population density area

Re: Photo(s) from GFM

2012-06-06 Thread Paul Stenquist
Love it. Great design work. Paul On Jun 6, 2012, at 4:54 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: I'm just getting around to sorting out my GFM photos. I didn't get time to shoot a lot this year (but I did put two rolls of slide film through the 67), so there isn't a huge amount to show. But I kinda like

Re: Photo(s) from GFM

2012-06-06 Thread Kenneth Waller
Ditto what Paul said! -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Sent: Jun 6, 2012 5:05 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Photo(s) from GFM Love it. Great design work. Paul On Jun 6, 2012, at 4:54 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: I'm just getting

Re: GESO Pentaxian

2012-06-06 Thread Larry Colen
On Jun 6, 2012, at 1:18 PM, Darren Addy wrote: On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 1:22 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Going over the photos, I've got a distressing number where the camera is focused on something closer to me than his eyes, despite my attempt to set the focus point on his

Re: Photo(s) from GFM

2012-06-06 Thread Mark Roberts
Paul Stenquist wrote: Love it. Great design work. Thanks. That's why the Lasell College Department of Art Graphic Design pays me the big bucks. (Pffft! Oh man, I kill me sometimes...) http://www.robertstech.com/temp/ -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com --

Re: Photo(s) from GFM

2012-06-06 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Really nice. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 5:14 PM, Kenneth Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Ditto what Paul said! -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Sent: Jun 6, 2012 5:05 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail

Another GFM report: Playing with the Pentax K-01

2012-06-06 Thread Mark Roberts
Our insider from Pentax brought a Pentax K-01 to Grandfather Mountain last weekend and a few of us got to play with it for a while. My impressions fall into two categories: 1 - I'm now certain that I have no interest at all in a camera without a viewfinder 2 - For those who don't mind (or prefer)

Re: Photo(s) from GFM

2012-06-06 Thread Tim Øsleby
Cool. -- MaritimTim My private photo blog: http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ My photo class blog: http://z-fotokurs.blogspot.com/ To err is human to arr is pirate

Re: A Craigslist Adventure Story

2012-06-06 Thread Darren Addy
On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 4:04 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Great deal. That's a darn good flash that can still be used in auto mode on the newest cameras, and the macro alone is worth the price of admission. I hadn't give the flash a thought, but now I wonder if it is the

Re: A Craigslist Adventure Story

2012-06-06 Thread Bob Sullivan
Good deal! The F70-210/4-5.8 is not a bad catch either! Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 11:12 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: I have a love/hate relationship with Craigslist. I live in a low population density area where the relatively close-by Craigslist deals are few

Re: OT PESO - A.

2012-06-06 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Jun 6, 2012, at 12:33 PM, David Savage wrote: G'day All, A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to shoot a husband wife team who were between fitness figure competitions: http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5329/7241478734_7845e8fb71_o.jpg She had won best arms in the state finals.

RE: Wow. Just wow.

2012-06-06 Thread Tanya Love
Combine it with the new Processor in LR4 and your mind will be completely blown! On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 8:22 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: I've had my K-5 for 2 weeks, and just got back from a long weekend at Colonial Williamsburg. I'm stunned with the image quality: Wonderful

Re: OT PESO - A.

2012-06-06 Thread Bruce Walker
Excellent! I like how you lit her. I'm looking to do some fitness shooting myself, and your work is inspiring. On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 12:33 PM, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: G'day All, A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to shoot a husband wife team who were between fitness

Re: Wow. Just wow.

2012-06-06 Thread David J Brooks
I knew you would like it. Dave On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 9:22 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: I've had my K-5 for 2 weeks, and just got back from a long weekend at Colonial Williamsburg. I'm stunned with the image quality: Wonderful tonal gradations and incredible low-light

Re: Photo(s) from GFM

2012-06-06 Thread David J Brooks
Love it Dave On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 4:54 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: I'm just getting around to sorting out my GFM photos. I didn't get time to shoot a lot this year (but I did put two rolls of slide film through the 67), so there isn't a huge amount to show. But I

Re: Photo(s) from GFM

2012-06-06 Thread Bruce Walker
I like it! NatGeo wouldn't like it though. :-) On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 4:54 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: I'm just getting around to sorting out my GFM photos. I didn't get time to shoot a lot this year (but I did put two rolls of slide film through the 67), so there

Re: PESO: 23 graduates

2012-06-06 Thread David J Brooks
Very good. Relaxed and every one is visible DAAVE On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 12:53 AM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: I asked the PDML’s opinion on how I might go about shooting my son’s Little League’s graduating class.   Thanks a heap for the advice; the best piece was cutting a 5x7 hole

Re: PESO - Deera and Friend

2012-06-06 Thread David J Brooks
Very good. Nicely composed and good back drop Dave On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 10:04 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: A couple of weekends ago I helped out with a Dog Walkathon in the neighbouring suburb of Mimico.  It was a fundraiser for the Etobicoke Humane Society at which I

Re: OT Peso New babies today

2012-06-06 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
AWW. Lovely family portraity Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 8:57 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15871232 The farms breeding Trumpeter swans had 5 hatch lings (cygnets) today.

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