RE: PESO - Hard Rain

2012-07-29 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of frank theriault I think this should hae been my August PUG submission, but alas, it's already in. In any event, I went to the beach a couple of weekends ago. It rained:

Re: OT: London Olympics 2012

2012-07-29 Thread Joseph McAllister
In keeping with the British distain for acts of enthusiasm, Cotty wrote: On Jul 28, 2012, at 12:26 , Steve Cottrell wrote: On 26/7/12, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: In about 24 hours (Chicago time), I will be watching the Opening Ceremonies of the 2012 Olympics held in

Re: OT: London Olympics 2012

2012-07-29 Thread Boris Liberman
Sadly I couldn't watch the whole ceremony but I saw quite a bit. It was most spectacular in terms of being a wonderful show. The last thing I saw was the burning Olympic circles in the sky, which was probably the only connection with the Olymics I could notice throughout that portion that I saw.

Off Topic: Light in slow motion

2012-07-29 Thread Boris Liberman
Normally I wouldn't post such a thing, but this one is certainly worth the exception: http://www.ted.com/talks/ramesh_raskar_a_camera_that_takes_one_trillion_frames_per_second.html I quite liked the mention by the presenter that soon enough such tech will be in common cell phone :-). -- Boris

RE: OT: London Olympics 2012

2012-07-29 Thread Bob W
it was a fanfare for the common man, deeply socialist, mutualist still individualist, all in the best possible way. Where the Chinese faked it because they thought their little girl with the best voice wasn't pretty enough, we put sick children at the centre of it, and the idea of a community

Re: OT: Are all men predisposed to be car junkies?

2012-07-29 Thread Peter McIntosh
I know for a fact that not all men are into cars, but I certainly am. Here's my baby... http://upload.pbase.com/image/145036882 Ciao, Pete Mac in Melbourne - still drying out after photographing 20 of these in the rain at Essendon Airport yesterday... On 29 July 2012 09:59,

enablement, of a sort

2012-07-29 Thread Larry Colen
I posted my friend's for sale list yesterday. Today, I helped him carry a sofa, TV and a couple of other things that wouldn't easily fit in his car up to his new apartment. Part of the conversation went something like You want a 4x5 view camera? Or should I throw it out? It doesn't have a

Re: PESO: Rare Beast

2012-07-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Boris. That could be a dust spot. I'll clone it out and check the sensor. Thanks, Paul On Jul 29, 2012, at 12:05 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Amazing how you make those passing cart shots so good, Paul. On the nitpick side, it seems you have a sensor dust spot just above the car...

Re: PESO: Rare Beast

2012-07-29 Thread Boris Liberman
Darn, just noticed - cart should read as car. Pecking and/or drawing words on the cell phone is not my forte... Sent with AquaMail for Android http://www.aqua-mail.com On July 29, 2012 1:41:00 PM Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Thanks Boris. That could be a dust spot. I'll

Re: PESO: Rare Beast

2012-07-29 Thread Chris Mitchell
Super shot Paul. Excellent panning and just the right amount of blur to capture this lovely old relic. Chris On 28 July 2012 23:31, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: A 1963 Elva Courier at Waterford Hills Raceway this afternoon:

Re: PESO: Rare Beast

2012-07-29 Thread Walt Gilbert
Exactly what I thought. Just beautiful. -- Walt On 7/28/2012 6:17 PM, Jack Davis wrote: WOW! Perfect pan job, Paul! Beautiful exposure. Jack Davis http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis http://www.photolightimages.com/ - Original Message

Re: PESO - Hard Rain

2012-07-29 Thread Robert and Leigh Woerner
Good shot Frank! - Original Message From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Sent: Sat, July 28, 2012 9:54:24 PM Subject: PESO - Hard Rain I think this should hae been my August PUG submission, but alas, it's already in. In any event,

Re: GESO The Trap Door

2012-07-29 Thread Bruce Walker
Thank you, Frank! On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 10:28 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: That's a great shot, Bruce! It's obvious that Marzi is getting more and more into this. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. --

Re: Off Topic: Light in slow motion

2012-07-29 Thread Bob Sullivan
Boris, I think that will be a long time away from us. Lasers have enabled lots of new experiments in the last 50 years. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 1:40 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Normally I wouldn't post such a thing, but this one is certainly worth the exception:

Re: PESO - Hard Rain

2012-07-29 Thread Bruce Walker
That is *superb*, Frank. Immediately goes on the shortlist for best pdml images of 2012, I believe I can safely say. (Gotta wonder how those sailors were feeling out there at that point.) On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 9:54 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I think this should hae

Re: PESO: Rare Beast

2012-07-29 Thread David J Brooks
Very nice Dave On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 6:31 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: A 1963 Elva Courier at Waterford Hills Raceway this afternoon: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16194032size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT: London Olympics 2012

2012-07-29 Thread John Sessoms
From: steve harley on 2012-07-28 19:06 kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote Agreed. I kept on trying to find a connection with the theatrics and the Olympics. the opening was more about Britain than about sports; that's pretty normal course i didn't watch much of it because by the time it was on the

RE: OT: London Olympics 2012

2012-07-29 Thread J.C. O'Connell
hockey? umm, that would be the winter games - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Sessoms Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 1:19 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re:

Re: GESO: Wires!

2012-07-29 Thread Larry Colen
I really like #3, the close up on the plaid. It's by far the strongest of the set. On Jul 27, 2012, at 10:47 AM, Tim Bray wrote: Perhaps more pictures of wires than are really strictly needed: https://plus.google.com/107606703558161507946/posts/R43w4hzuT5A -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Off Topic: Light in slow motion

2012-07-29 Thread Larry Colen
On Jul 28, 2012, at 11:40 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: Normally I wouldn't post such a thing, but this one is certainly worth the exception: http://www.ted.com/talks/ramesh_raskar_a_camera_that_takes_one_trillion_frames_per_second.html Very clever use of aliasing. Amusingly, this afternoon

Re: PESO - Hard Rain

2012-07-29 Thread Larry Colen
On Jul 28, 2012, at 6:54 PM, frank theriault wrote: I think this should hae been my August PUG submission, but alas, it's already in. In any event, I went to the beach a couple of weekends ago. It rained: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2012/07/hard-rain.html Hope you enjoy.

Re: PESO - Hard Rain

2012-07-29 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Nice image; what beach is it? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 9:54 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I think this should hae been my August PUG submission, but alas, it's already in. In any event, I went to the beach a

Re: OT: London Olympics 2012

2012-07-29 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
No, that would be ice hockey. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 2:17 PM, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: hockey? umm, that would be the winter games - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -

Re: Got me another Pentax

2012-07-29 Thread Jack Davis
Sounds like a nice move on your part, Walt. The equipment can certainly bolster the confidence. Jack Davis http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis http://www.photolightimages.com/ From: Walter Hamler hamlerwal...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

RE: Got me another Pentax

2012-07-29 Thread J.C. O'Connell
always check that the meter switch automatically switches from on to off every time when firing the shutter. thats the most common problem with older spotties. meter switch sometimes gets stuck on in error. that in turn causes mirror to not rise fully and a partial unexposure of the film frame.

Re: Which of the two?

2012-07-29 Thread Igor Roshchin
Thanks to all for your thoughtful suggestions. From the variety of opinions, I see that there is no trivial solution. Hopefully, I'll get some time to play with this shot soon to see how of some suggested ideas would work. Igor Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2012 19:23:38 -0400 (EDT) From: Igor Roshchin

RE: Which of the two?

2012-07-29 Thread J.C. O'Connell
FWIW, I liked #2 better but I tried cropping it even tighter and that works too. - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Igor Roshchin Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 4:15

Re: PESO - Early 20th Century Gear

2012-07-29 Thread Paul Sorenson
Thanks, Don. It was a fun day and activity Inside was kind of light as we went in the middle of the week. The were gearing up for a weekend celebration so there were lots of people and bikes outside the museum. The big attraction was beer and music. -p Sent from my iPad On Jul 27, 2012,

Re: PESO - Hard Rain

2012-07-29 Thread Mark C
Very cool, very graphic shot - the textures and colors in the water are amazing. Great work. Mark On 7/28/2012 9:54 PM, frank theriault wrote: I think this should hae been my August PUG submission, but alas, it's already in. In any event, I went to the beach a couple of weekends ago. It

Re: Some photos (GESO)

2012-07-29 Thread Mark C
On 7/24/2012 12:15 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: All the work on the PDML book has kept me from putting any new photos of my own on line. Until now. Here are some shots from our trip to New Hampshire in June: http://www.robertstech.com/galleries/nh2012/index.html Nice portfolio, Mark - the

RE: OT: London Olympics 2012

2012-07-29 Thread J.C. O'Connell
no, your hockey would be field hockey. too technical! - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola [mailto:danmaty...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 2:54 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List; hifis...@gate.net

Re: OT: London Olympics 2012

2012-07-29 Thread Anthony Farr
On 30 July 2012 07:32, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: no, your hockey would be field hockey. too technical! Here's the homepage of the International Hockey Federation: http://www.fih.ch/en/home Here's the homepage of the International Ice Hockey Federation: http://www.iihf.com/

Re: OT: London Olympics 2012

2012-07-29 Thread John Sessoms
Use the right bait and you'll hook 'em every time. ;-D From: Daniel J. Matyola No, that would be ice hockey. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 2:17 PM, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: hockey? umm, that would be the winter games

Re: OT: London Olympics 2012

2012-07-29 Thread Steven Desjardins
That's what we call field hockey. At least in North America, Hockey means ice hockey and the modifier goes with the other one. Ah, the wonders of cultural diversity. On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 6:06 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Use the right bait and you'll hook 'em every time.

Another one of those tests...

2012-07-29 Thread Toralf Lund
So, it looks like I no longer get the PDML mails. Will my messages make it to the list? No, I haven't unsubscribed. Unless my other personality has done it for me, or something... - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: Another one of those tests...

2012-07-29 Thread Toralf Lund
On 7/30/12 1:07, Toralf Lund wrote: So, it looks like I no longer get the PDML mails. Will my messages make it to the list? No wait. I do get them. My friend Google even organises them neatly in a place called Bin. How nice... - T No, I haven't unsubscribed. Unless my other personality has

Re: PESO: DINOSAUR ATTACK!

2012-07-29 Thread Steven Desjardins
LOL. Great shot. On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 4:39 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16195047 Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: OT: London Olympics 2012

2012-07-29 Thread J.C. O'Connell
are you trying to say the hockey with the ball isnt commonly known as field hockey and the hockey with the puck isn't commonly known as hockey? here in the USA they are. The international names arent the same as the usa conventions. - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net

Re: OT: London Olympics 2012

2012-07-29 Thread Anthony Farr
On 30 July 2012 09:58, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: The international names arent the same as the usa conventions. You are right, they aren't. There's the whole wide world, and there's the USA, which isn't the whole world. The tail doesn't wag the dog. regards, Anthony -- PDML

RE: OT: London Olympics 2012

2012-07-29 Thread J.C. O'Connell
America rules! ;) - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Anthony Farr Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 8:01 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT: London Olympics

Re: OT: London Olympics 2012

2012-07-29 Thread Anthony Farr
To clarify my outlook on this, my own country has some quaint local naming conventions for things that are internationally known by other names. Our round ball footballers play soccer, but I have to concede that soccer, more than any other code of football, has the precedence of popularity to

Re: OT: London Olympics 2012

2012-07-29 Thread Steven Desjardins
Simply local conventions, no right or wrong. In this case, however, I think we can include Canada in the NA hockey and football conventions. On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 8:21 PM, Anthony Farr farranth...@gmail.com wrote: To clarify my outlook on this, my own country has some quaint local naming

Re: OT: London Olympics 2012

2012-07-29 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
True, but even in the Olympics, Ice Hockey is a much bigger sport than Field Hockey. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 8:01 PM, Anthony Farr farranth...@gmail.com wrote: On 30 July 2012 09:58, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: The

Re: Another one of those tests...

2012-07-29 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
And we get your emails to the list as well. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 7:20 PM, Toralf Lund tor...@toralf.net wrote: On 7/30/12 1:07, Toralf Lund wrote: So, it looks like I no longer get the PDML mails. Will my messages make it to the

Re: OT: London Olympics 2012

2012-07-29 Thread Anthony Farr
On 30 July 2012 10:46, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: True, but even in the Olympics, Ice Hockey is a much bigger sport than Field Hockey. Hmm. You really should look that up. You may be surprised. regards, Anthony -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT: London Olympics 2012

2012-07-29 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
You're probably right that field hockey is a much bigger sport in the third world and girl's prep schools. I was thinking mostly of North America, Europe and Russia. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 8:53 PM, Anthony Farr farranth...@gmail.com

Re: OT: London Olympics 2012

2012-07-29 Thread Anthony Farr
On 30 July 2012 11:21, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: You're probably right that field hockey is a much bigger sport in the third world and girl's prep schools. I was thinking mostly of North America, Europe and Russia. Well obviously a nation needs to be reasonably affluent to

Re: OT - GoPro Test

2012-07-29 Thread Anthony Farr
I really enjoyed watching these, Cotty. You can turn a run-of-the-mill subject into entertainment. I wish I had that mindset. In wanting to only produce something of 'great consequence' or 'Art, I frequently either never get anything started, or let entertaining scenes like this go begging.

Re: OT: London Olympics 2012

2012-07-29 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Of course, hockey - I mean ice hockey - is huge here. When I was a kid it was cold enough that we played organized hockey at outdoor rink with natural ice. I don't think I played in an arena with artificial ice until my third season for a playoff game. When we weren't playing organized hockey

Re: OT: London Olympics 2012

2012-07-29 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com: That's what we call field hockey. At least in North America, Hockey means ice hockey and the modifier goes with the other one. Ah, the wonders of cultural diversity. Yep. Down here, the concept of playing hockey on ice would be a mystery to

RE: PESO: DINOSAUR ATTACK!

2012-07-29 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
That's a fun shot, Dan. Well timed and well seen. Love it! cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Sent: July 29, 2012 7/29/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: OT: London Olympics 2012

2012-07-29 Thread Boris Liberman
As far as my memory goes, we had 'hockey with puck' and 'hockey on grass' back when I was a kid... Sent with AquaMail for Android http://www.aqua-mail.com On July 30, 2012 2:58:08 AM Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com: That's what we

Re: PESO - Hard Rain

2012-07-29 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Thanks, Dan. It's called Gibralter Point and it's on one of Toronto's Centre Islands, a small group of islands in Toronto harbour. This beach is on the southermost tip of the islands and the body of water you see is Lake Ontario. cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be

Re: PESO - Hard Rain

2012-07-29 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Thanks, Mark, and thanks to everyone else who looked and commented. I am flattered by some of the comments and grateful that a few of you seemed to like this one a lot. As the late Hugh Morton said, bad weather makes good pictures. ;-) cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be

RE: Got me another Pentax

2012-07-29 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
I am always amazed how solid and hefty for their size my old Spotties feel when I pick them up.. Congrats on a wonderful acquisition. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Walter Hamler

Re: GESO: Wires!

2012-07-29 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
I am inclined to agree with Larry. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Sent: July 29, 2012 7/29/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: GESO:

Re: Some photos (GESO)

2012-07-29 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
All wonderful; my favourite is the Whatizit Flower. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net Sent: July 29, 2012 7/29/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net