Re: OT Not worth paying for

2012-06-11 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Jun 10, 2012, at 21:21 , William Robb wrote: Seems to me that if the copyright owner isn't able to supply you with a print, they have pretty much invalidated any claim they could make for damages. That's another way to express it. There is no one alive to ask that permission. The

GESO: More snow pics

2012-06-11 Thread David Mann
I went for a walk on the 7th when there was still snow about. We'd had a fairly vicious frost overnight (-5ºC) which made me glad I'd carried the macro lens as there was lots of interesting ice about. 17 photos in this gallery. http://www.multi.net.nz/snow-7-jun/ Cheers, Dave -- PDML

Re: OT OM-D OMG!

2012-06-11 Thread Eric Weir
On Jun 10, 2012, at 12:28 PM, Bob W wrote: I should know as I am an alumni of the University of Cambridge. But not a Latin scholar, obviously... Drives me nuts when I see that on window decals and bumper stickers. It appears English usage has evolved beyond the Latin in this instance. The

Re: GESO: More snow pics

2012-06-11 Thread Jack Davis
These are pleasing shots, David. Does the nz in the link mean they were shot in New Zealand? Jack Davis http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis http://www.photolightimages.com From: David Mann dmann...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Same stream, different photo

2012-06-11 Thread Mark C
On 6/7/2012 8:40 AM, Postmaster wrote: Here's another shot of that stream (Shanty Branch) on Grandfather Mountsin. It's the same little cascade but in a horizontal pano rather than vertical. And it's cropped from a single shot rather than stitched from several.

Re: GESO: More snow pics

2012-06-11 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting David Mann dmann...@gmail.com: I went for a walk on the 7th when there was still snow about. We'd had a fairly vicious frost overnight (-5ºC) which made me glad I'd carried the macro lens as there was lots of interesting ice about. 17 photos in this gallery.

PESO - Davenport Range

2012-06-11 Thread Brian Walters
G'day all I came across this one from my trip to central Australia last year. The raw file was a bit flat due to haze so I've boosted the contrast a tad. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP1221a-peso.html Comments, of course, most welcome. -- Cheers Brian

Re: Lightroom 4, blurb book question

2012-06-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
The book I'm doing is 76 pages and allows spine text. It also depends on the book format. Mine is a 7x7 inch. G On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 10:58 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Jun 9, 2012, at 6:34 AM, Matthew Hunt wrote: On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 5:17 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com

Re: OT Not worth paying for

2012-06-11 Thread William Robb
On 11/06/2012 2:04 AM, Joseph McAllister wrote: On Jun 10, 2012, at 21:21 , William Robb wrote: Seems to me that if the copyright owner isn't able to supply you with a print, they have pretty much invalidated any claim they could make for damages. That's another way to express it. There is

Re: PESO - Davenport Range

2012-06-11 Thread Jack Davis
Looks like plenty of color for that land. Like the composition! Jack Davis http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis http://www.photolightimages.com - Original Message - From: Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

PESO: Happy audience

2012-06-11 Thread Charles Robinson
I shot a concert on Friday - an annual benefit thrown by local musicians. The show is always 100% David Bowie covers, and the audience is invited to get done up (makeup, hair) as part of the festivities. Just thought I'd explain the paint on the woman's face. ANYWAYS - because of the fun

PESO - PAD - Stalking the Swans - Print-a-Day-12

2012-06-11 Thread George Sinos
This is number 12 in the series Print a Day for 30 Days. http://georges.posterous.com/stalking-the-swans-print-a-day-12 Nothing special here. It's just a shot of one of the other photographers from a past photo walk. I selected this image for the printing project because of the shadows on the

Re: FTAGH: R2CR5

2012-06-11 Thread P. J. Alling
Dmitry Gromov wrote: Hi! On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 9:52 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: LR44 batteries are lithium based, S-76 are silver oxide with the same form factor. There's just no comparison. The silver based batteries last a very long time in most every device.

OT OM-D OMG!

2012-06-11 Thread Bipin Gupta
Hey Bob, LATIN is RIP. It is a dead language. Even the Catholic Church gave up Sunday Mass in Latin a long time ago. But here is a lovely LATIN Prayer I learnt long time ago at public school. Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum. Benedicta tu in mu-li-eri-bus, Et benedictus fructus ventris tui,

Re: PESO: Happy audience

2012-06-11 Thread Jack Davis
Woks for me too! Emotions well caught. DOF splits their emotions perfectly. She is present, bright and crisp. He, soft and transfixed.    Jack Davis http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis http://www.photolightimages.com - Original Message -

Re: FTAGH: R2CR5

2012-06-11 Thread Dmitry Gromov
Hi! On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 11:11 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Sorry, I can't seem to keep my chemistries straight.  I have used the CR1 form factor cells because they were more convenient.  They work fine.  They still didn't seem to last as long just stiiting as the

Re: PESO - PAD - Stalking the Swans - Print-a-Day-12

2012-06-11 Thread Jack Davis
Very well done George! My screen does show a bit of general highlight clipping on the right 30%   I think for a puzzle, it is too homogeneous what with the large area of rocks and, also, those lesser areas of water and grass. OTOH,  while it may lack interest, it might be more for those who

Re: OT Not worth paying for

2012-06-11 Thread John Sessoms
With the explosive growth of self publishing the internet has engendered, there are far too few would be authors who understand there is a difference between option (c) and option (d). No one wants to pay for content on the internet. Too many people wrongly assume If I can see it on the

Re: PESO - PAD - Stalking the Swans - Print-a-Day-12

2012-06-11 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I like the composition - think it might be better in bW... But in color, yeah, it would be a good jigsaw. I wonder about those made jsut for you jigsaws though, i have a feeling they would be too uninteresting in terms of forms. seems to me smugmug makes them - or gets them made - I think I

OT PESO - Sunset

2012-06-11 Thread David Savage
G'day All, I've been trawling through my archives recently when I rediscovered this shot from my 2009 camping trip in South Australia: http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7218/7361799962_af8b4c36d2_o.jpg Enjoy. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT PESO - Sunset

2012-06-11 Thread Bulent Celasun
Oh well! Just thanks, David... Bulent - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun 2012/6/11 David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com:

Re: Rough draft of book; CC?

2012-06-11 Thread Igor Roshchin
Hi Larry, It's a nice collection of photos, but I was surprised why you decided to make a book: was there a request from the organizers and/or participants? I wouldn't expect most people from the blues-dance community to buy $35+ book of photos (e.g., it is different from typical tango

Re: PESO - Davenport Range

2012-06-11 Thread P. J. Alling
Looks pretty mountainous for a flat land. Very nice, and you should never apologize for boosting contrast a tad. It's part of the toolkit. Brian Walters wrote: G'day all I came across this one from my trip to central Australia last year. The raw file was a bit flat due to haze so I've

Re: OT - Anyone having problems with the latest Flash Player Upgrade?

2012-06-11 Thread John Sessoms
They're out there for Windoze too, but that's not news. From: Paul Stenquist There's a Trojan horse circulating that masquerades as an Adobe Flash update. I believe it's Mac only. i keep getting flash update notices and just ignore them all. Paul On Jun 10, 2012, at 7:56 PM, Brian Walters

Re: OT OM-D OMG!

2012-06-11 Thread P. J. Alling
Latin's a dead language, as dead as it can be. First it killed the Romans, and now it's killing me. -some anonymous school boy. Bipin Gupta wrote: Hey Bob, LATIN is RIP. It is a dead language. Even the Catholic Church gave up Sunday Mass in Latin a long time ago. But here is a lovely LATIN

Re: OT PESO - Sunset

2012-06-11 Thread Bruce Walker
Very cool. On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 12:41 PM, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: G'day All, I've been trawling through my archives recently when I rediscovered this shot from my 2009 camping trip in South Australia: http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7218/7361799962_af8b4c36d2_o.jpg Enjoy.

Re: Rough draft of book; CC?

2012-06-11 Thread Larry Colen
Thanks everyone for your comments. I had uploaded my new version and just ordered my proof copy two minutes ago: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/3312094 On Jun 11, 2012, at 10:27 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Hi Larry, It's a nice collection of photos, but I was surprised why you

Re: OT OM-D OMG!

2012-06-11 Thread Bruce Walker
English appears to be a dead language too. LOL! WTF? etc. On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 1:59 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Latin's a dead language, as dead as it can be. First it killed the Romans, and now it's killing me.  -some anonymous school boy. Bipin Gupta wrote:

Re: FTAGH: R2CR5

2012-06-11 Thread P. J. Alling
Dmitry Gromov wrote: Hi! On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 11:11 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Sorry, I can't seem to keep my chemistries straight. I have used the CR1 form factor cells because they were more convenient. They work fine. They still didn't seem to last as long

RE: OT OM-D OMG!

2012-06-11 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bipin Gupta Hey Bob, LATIN is RIP. It is a dead language. Even the Catholic Church gave up Sunday Mass in Latin a long time ago. Nevertheless, even in English 'alumni' is not the word you're looking for. But here is a

Re: OT OM-D OMG!

2012-06-11 Thread P. J. Alling
Modern English is a vibrant living language that's the bastard child of Frisian and French. What would you expect Bruce Walker wrote: English appears to be a dead language too. LOL! WTF? etc. On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 1:59 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Latin's a dead

Re: OT PESO - Sunset

2012-06-11 Thread P. J. Alling
If this were the 70's you should make a poster, you'd sell lots of those. David Savage wrote: G'day All, I've been trawling through my archives recently when I rediscovered this shot from my 2009 camping trip in South Australia: http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7218/7361799962_af8b4c36d2_o.jpg

Re: OT Not worth paying for

2012-06-11 Thread John Sessoms
On Jun 10, 2012, at 21:21 , William Robb wrote: Seems to me that if the copyright owner isn't able to supply you with a print, they have pretty much invalidated any claim they could make for damages. That's another way to express it. There is no one alive to ask that permission. The company

Re: FTAGH: R2CR5

2012-06-11 Thread Dmitry Gromov
Hi! On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 2:11 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Dmitry Gromov wrote: Hi! On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 11:11 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Sorry, I can't seem to keep my chemistries straight.  I have used the CR1 form factor cells

RE: OT OM-D OMG!

2012-06-11 Thread Bob W
It's descended from Frisian in the same way that humans are descended from chimps. That it is to say, not. They have a common ancestor. B Modern English is a vibrant living language that's the bastard child of Frisian and French. What would you expect Bruce Walker wrote: English

RE: OT OM-D OMG!

2012-06-11 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bipin Gupta Hey Bob, LATIN is RIP. It is a dead language. Even the Catholic Church gave up Sunday Mass in Latin a long time ago. But here is a lovely LATIN Prayer I learnt long time ago at public school. Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum. Benedicta tu in mu-li-eri-bus, Et benedictus

Re: OT OM-D OMG!

2012-06-11 Thread John Sessoms
From: P. J. Alling Modern English is a vibrant living language that's the bastard child of Frisian and French. What would you expect We prefer the term hybrid vigor. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: OT OM-D OMG!

2012-06-11 Thread Tim Bray
Actually, if you go through an etymological dictionary and count the inheritance of English words, various flavors of Frisian are the leader by a fairly wide margin. French is right up there too. But I agree that the “bastard child” explanation, naming only two languages, is unduly limiting.

Re: OT OM-D OMG!

2012-06-11 Thread P. J. Alling
OK. Proto Frisian... Bob W wrote: It's descended from Frisian in the same way that humans are descended from chimps. That it is to say, not. They have a common ancestor. B Modern English is a vibrant living language that's the bastard child of Frisian and French. What would you expect

RE: OT OM-D OMG!

2012-06-11 Thread Bob W
There is a useful tree of the Germanic language group in this pdf, page 5: http://assets.cambridge.org/97805216/62277/excerpt/9780521662277_excerpt.pd f From: http://www.cambridge.org/aus/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521717991ss=e xc It is followed by a 'wave' diagram which attempts to

RE: OT OM-D OMG!

2012-06-11 Thread Bob W
That doesn't make any sense. It's like saying we're descended from proto-chimps. The proto-chimps are also proto-humans, so we choose a different name for them. So proto-Frisian is also proto-English - that is, the common ancestor of each, so it has a different name. B -Original

Re: Some thoughts about a Sept announcement of a FF DSLR from Pentax

2012-06-11 Thread Margus Männik
Rumors? No rumors, D-FA Macros, DA 35, DA40 Limited, DA*55, DA*60-250, DA*200, DA*300 all do cover 24x36 frame without problems. I have tested 'em all quite carefully with Z-1p body. Haven't developed the film with some DA40XS shots, but most probably this lens also has no significant

FW: Pentax lens price Drop

2012-06-11 Thread Christine Nielsen
This just in, from a PF email alert... You may resume your regularly-scheduled enablement! Sure glad I didn't pull the trigger on the $1500 DA 16-50.  But,  I must confess --  I broke down bought it recently from KEH, still for less than the new old price.   What can I say?  I'm weak. :) -c

re:PESO: Happy audience

2012-06-11 Thread Don Guthrie
I like this photo. Their rapt expressions especially hers say joy and admiration. I admit I would like it more if you cropped out the out - of -focus girl in the lower right. Message: 11 Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2012 09:50:22 -0500 From: Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail

re: GESO: More snow pics

2012-06-11 Thread Don Guthrie
Its 90 F here and those snow pictures make me wish it was winter here. And I like hot weather. Great stuff. Message: 2 Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2012 21:26:56 +1200 From: David Mann dmann...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: GESO: More snow pics Message-ID:

Re: Some thoughts about a Sept announcement of a FF DSLR from Pentax

2012-06-11 Thread P. J. Alling
The DA 40 f2.8 is almost exactly the same lens as the M 40 f2.8, by all accounts. However it does seem that the former is sharper in the center, (the area covered by the APS-C sensor), but softer at the edges and in the corners, when tested on 35mm film. It's possible that Pentax tweaked it

Re: FW: Pentax lens price Drop

2012-06-11 Thread P. J. Alling
Yea, but all the lenses that are on my short list except the 15mm f4.0 stayed the same or went up. Though it's nice to know some of my collection are appreciating in value. Christine Nielsen wrote: This just in, from a PF email alert... You may resume your regularly-scheduled enablement!

Re: Some thoughts about a Sept announcement of a FF DSLR from Pentax

2012-06-11 Thread P. J. Alling
Yes, that should have been amateur, not armature, though in some sense the testers may be armatures, who knows. P. J. Alling wrote: The DA 40 f2.8 is almost exactly the same lens as the M 40 f2.8, by all accounts. However it does seem that the former is sharper in the center, (the area

Re: FW: Pentax lens price Drop

2012-06-11 Thread Kenton Brede
On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 2:25 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: This just in, from a PF email alert... You may resume your regularly-scheduled enablement! Sure glad I didn't pull the trigger on the $1500 DA 16-50.  But,  I must confess --  I broke down bought it recently from

Re: PESO: Happy audience

2012-06-11 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jun 11, 2012, at 14:29, Don Guthrie wrote: I like this photo. Their rapt expressions especially hers say joy and admiration. I admit I would like it more if you cropped out the out - of -focus girl in the lower right. 100% agree that the OOF girl in the lower-right does hurt it.

Re: OT OM-D OMG!

2012-06-11 Thread Tim Bray
Well, right; the name is “Old Frisian”. Since there is a modern Frisian dialect, it is in fact misleading to say that “Frisian” is one of the parents of English; should rather say “old Frisian”. -T On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 12:18 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: That doesn't make any sense.

RE: OT OM-D OMG!

2012-06-11 Thread Bob W
Old Frisian isn't an ancestor of English either. Old Frisian existed alongside Old English. Anglo-Frisian begat Old English which begat English; Anglo-Frisian also begat Old Frisian which begat Frisian. B -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On

RE: The Motorcycle Club GESO (Don Guthrie)

2012-06-11 Thread Don Guthrie
I would like to thank everyone who viewed and commented on this set of photos for your encouragement. The riders were waiting for some signal to ride away and were agreeable with my picture taking. Agreeable in the sense that they did not seem to care one way or another. Their expressions did

PAW127 - Net

2012-06-11 Thread DagT
http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html K-5, DA*55, 1/100s, f/2.8, 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

RE: OT OM-D OMG!

2012-06-11 Thread J.C. O'Connell
Isnt English a Germanic language?? - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Tim Bray Sent: Monday, June 11, 2012 2:57 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT OM-D

RE: OT OM-D OMG!

2012-06-11 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of J.C. O'Connell Isnt English a Germanic language?? Yes. So is Frisian. So are the Norse languages which contributed to English. The history and development of English is very complex and interesting, and there is still

re: PAW127 - Net

2012-06-11 Thread Don Guthrie
A headless armless figure in front of a green blob obscured by checked pattern. I keep staring at it. Why oh why do I like it so much? Message: 8 Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2012 22:34:57 +0200 From: DagT li...@thrane.name To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PAW127 - Net

RE: OT OM-D OMG!

2012-06-11 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Sessoms Latin est a mortuus lingua ut mortuus ut potest esse Illud occidit omnem romanos et nunc suus occidere me Modicum de Caesar Paulo Cicero Iuvat ad replete locis ubi insanis populum

Re: PESO: Happy audience

2012-06-11 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jun 11, 2012, at 14:29, Don Guthrie wrote: I like this photo. Their rapt expressions especially hers say joy and admiration. I admit I would like it more if you cropped out the out - of -focus girl in the lower right. Square crop seems to help it. Why didn't I think of a square crop

PESO

2012-06-11 Thread Tim Øsleby
http://maritimtim.blogspot.no/2012/06/tid-time.html An even simpler image. I hope there is some poetry inside there somewhere. I don't know, I think I'm to involved to judge. -- MaritimTim My private photo blog: http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ My photo class blog:

PESO fun, fun, fun

2012-06-11 Thread Larry Colen
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/7363208318/ Maybe I should head back around dusk and try some shots when the light is better. The dynamic range of the K-5 is impressive. I did a 3 x 1.3 stops bracket of most of the shots, and by the time I processed them in lightroom it was hard to

Re: OT Not worth paying for

2012-06-11 Thread steve harley
on 2012-06-10 12:20 Stan Halpin wrote c. I could find open source license-free artwork/photos I could use; i don't think you've got quite the right terminology; while some may be literally license free, there are also many photos _with_ licenses whose terms are very flexible for re-use; you

Re: OT OM-D OMG!

2012-06-11 Thread steve harley
on 2012-06-10 17:11 Steven Desjardins wrote Here's a comparison between the D7000 and the OMD EM5. The Nikon is twice the mass as well. The OMD is a small camera and the D7000 isn't. This kind of trade off is a very personal thing so it's hard to make a definitive argument, but lots of folks

Re: PESO fun, fun, fun

2012-06-11 Thread David J Brooks
His tag is out of date.:-) Dave On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 5:56 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/7363208318/ Maybe I should head back around dusk and try some shots when the light is better. The dynamic range of the K-5 is impressive.  I did a 3

Re: PESO

2012-06-11 Thread David J Brooks
Nice texture there Dave On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 5:42 PM, Tim Øsleby maritim...@gmail.com wrote: http://maritimtim.blogspot.no/2012/06/tid-time.html An even simpler image. I hope there is some poetry inside there somewhere. I don't know, I think I'm to involved to judge. -- MaritimTim My

Re: PESO: Happy audience

2012-06-11 Thread David J Brooks
On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 12:11 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Woks for me too! Emotions well caught. DOF splits their emotions perfectly. She is present, bright and crisp. He, soft and transfixed. My thoughts also. Dave Jack Davis

Re: GESO: More snow pics

2012-06-11 Thread David J Brooks
Good stuff Dave. Its 30 C here to day, could use a bucket of that right now. Dave On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 5:26 AM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: I went for a walk on the 7th when there was still snow about.  We'd had a fairly vicious frost overnight (-5ºC) which made me glad I'd

Re: OT PESO - Sunset

2012-06-11 Thread David J Brooks
Very nice indeed Dave On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 12:41 PM, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: G'day All, I've been trawling through my archives recently when I rediscovered this shot from my 2009 camping trip in South Australia:

Re: GESO: More snow pics

2012-06-11 Thread David Mann
On Jun 11, 2012, at 11:24 PM, Jack Davis wrote: These are pleasing shots, David. Does the nz in the link mean they were shot in New Zealand? Yes, it's where I live :) Although the weather we've been having lately makes me a little envious of some of my friends who moved to Perth and Darwin.

Re: GESO: More snow pics

2012-06-11 Thread David Mann
On Jun 12, 2012, at 12:06 AM, Brian Walters wrote: http://www.multi.net.nz/snow-7-jun/ A really enjoyable set - especially 7305, 7298 and 7328. Thanks Brian, those were some of my favourites as well. I really must get out and take photos more often. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: PESO fun, fun, fun

2012-06-11 Thread Larry Colen
On Jun 11, 2012, at 3:15 PM, David J Brooks wrote: His tag is out of date.:-) A problem that many of us share. -- 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,

Re: Rough draft of book; CC?

2012-06-11 Thread Stan Halpin
On Jun 11, 2012, at 2:02 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Thanks everyone for your comments. I had uploaded my new version and just ordered my proof copy two minutes ago: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/3312094 . . . So, now, every blurb book I've done, I've done with different software.

Re: Rough draft of book; CC?

2012-06-11 Thread Larry Colen
On Jun 11, 2012, at 4:35 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: On Jun 11, 2012, at 2:02 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Thanks everyone for your comments. I had uploaded my new version and just ordered my proof copy two minutes ago: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/3312094 . . . So, now, every

Re: OT OM-D OMG!

2012-06-11 Thread Steven Desjardins
m43 lenses are still a bit limited in range, as noted elsewhere, but many are commensurate in size with the bodies. On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 6:05 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: on 2012-06-10 17:11 Steven Desjardins wrote Here's a comparison between the D7000 and the OMD EM5.  The

Re: PESO - Banksia Grove

2012-06-11 Thread kwaller
Great capture ! Of course its all about the light. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org Subject: PESO - Banksia Grove G'day all Somewhat cliched I suppose but it's one of the first photos

Re: Rough draft of book; CC?

2012-06-11 Thread Stan Halpin
On Jun 11, 2012, at 7:47 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Jun 11, 2012, at 4:35 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: On Jun 11, 2012, at 2:02 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Thanks everyone for your comments. I had uploaded my new version and just ordered my proof copy two minutes ago:

PESO - Urban Ballet

2012-06-11 Thread frank theriault
A skateboarder practicing in a back alley looked rather balletic to me: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/06/urban-ballet.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Rough draft of book; CC?

2012-06-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Interesting book idea, Larry. I've flipped through about two-thirds of it, most of the photos look good. The subject matter isn't my interest, generally speaking, so I can't comment on the aesthetics of it in the eyes of dance enthusiasts who might be interested. My photo book workshop is coming

Re: PESO - Urban Ballet

2012-06-11 Thread Fernando
Nice Frank! I like how you got the head sharp and the extremities unsharp, really suggesting movement -and the position of the right hand up is awesome. My own personal preference would be just to frame it a touch, just a touch, less tight -but I know that you normally don't crop so that is

PESO: Eagle Pair

2012-06-11 Thread Stan Halpin
Seen this evening across the river from our house. I took several dozen shots, mostly handheld, a few on a monopod. I started at ISO1600, but then dropped to 800 and just tried to be steady. So, some noise, some camera movement, but not too bad considering. As I work my way through the other

Re: PESO: Eagle Pair

2012-06-11 Thread P. J. Alling
I have yet to get close enough to an Eagle for any of my lenses. Glad to see your /obsolete/ camera works so well. Stan Halpin wrote: Seen this evening across the river from our house. I took several dozen shots, mostly handheld, a few on a monopod. I started at ISO1600, but then dropped to

Re: PESO: Eagle Pair

2012-06-11 Thread Jack Davis
Nice composition and rendering, Stan. Magnificent critters.. Jack Davis http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis http://www.photolightimages.com From: Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Sent: Monday, June

RE: PESO: Eagle Pair

2012-06-11 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
That's a wonderful shot! cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info Sent: June 11, 2012 6/11/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Eagle

RE: OT PESO - Sunset

2012-06-11 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
That's an incredible photo. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com Sent: June 11, 2012 6/11/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: OT PESO - Sunset

RE: PESO - PAD - Stalking the Swans - Print-a-Day-12

2012-06-11 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
There's some humour in this. Well composed, beautifully rendered. A winner. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com Sent: June 11, 2012 6/11/12 To: Pentax-Discuss

RE: PESO - Davenport Range

2012-06-11 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Awesome! cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org Sent: June 11, 2012 6/11/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Davenport Range G'day

PESO -- Nessie Revealed

2012-06-11 Thread P. J. Alling
In which modern image enhancing technology, (the kind displayed on all the /realistic/ cop shows), cleans up a reputed image of the Loch Ness monster to reveal the PDML's avian mascot. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20nessierevealed.html Equipment: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax

Re: PESO #27 - Green, Red, Yellow

2012-06-11 Thread Boris Liberman
Frank, believe me or not but except very minor vignetting on the sides I did not do any processing at all. Well, I did resize it and sharpened it a bit after the resize. But it is pretty much how it came out of the phone/camera... On 6/10/2012 23:53, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I'm

OT: Startrails from space

2012-06-11 Thread David Parsons
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nasa_jsc_photo/sets/72157629726792248/with/7257867240/ Don Pettit is taking some amazing startrails shots from the ISS. Very, very cool pictures. These feel like the future that sci-fi books promise. -- David Parsons Photography http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com