OT - Only in the UK

2012-08-07 Thread Steve Cottrell
http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/story/2012-08-07/mermaid-assaulted-in- sussex/ lol -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

slideshow

2012-08-07 Thread Larry Colen
While I got many recommendations, both here and when I asked on facebook, nobody actually mentioned any program that seemed to meet all of my requirements. I do appreciate the quick scripts that someone wrote, but I know how easy it is for me to fall into tweaking scripts, even if they are

Re: OT - Only in the UK

2012-08-07 Thread Joseph McAllister
Oh My! Crayons must have run amuck again. grin On Aug 7, 2012, at 00:47 , Steve Cottrell wrote: http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/story/2012-08-07/mermaid-assaulted-in- sussex/ lol -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: PESO: Butterfly on the wing

2012-08-07 Thread Toine
That's a very nice and dreamy capture! Toine On 7 August 2012 02:20, Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, It's not exactly the sharpest or best composed photo, but I finally managed to capture my first shot of a butterfly on the wing and just felt the need to share.

Re: PESO - Bullseye

2012-08-07 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Walt! Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, August 7, 2012 1:05 AM Subject: Re: PESO - Bullseye On 8/6/2012 8:14 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Pub windows, in

Re: PESO - Bullseye

2012-08-07 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks Frank! The windows are made of blown glass (a huge sphere cut into rectangular pieces).  The target-like panes come from the ends. Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO - World's Most Expensive Roll-away Bed

2012-08-07 Thread Rick Womer
And it doesn't even let you lie flat! Sheesh! Nice shot, Frank! Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, August 6, 2012 10:00 PM Subject: PESO - World's Most

Re: PESO - World's Most Expensive Roll-away Bed

2012-08-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Those Canucks are rolling in oil money. Over the last three winters, we have noticed that Hawaii is being bought up by Canadians, because of the strength of their economy and the favorable exchange rate. Of course, winters with temperatures more than 30 degrees below zero also help motivate

Re: PESO - Bullseye

2012-08-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Great image! I have seen glass like that in colonial era buildings here, but I have never been able to capture it well. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 1:05 AM, Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: On 8/6/2012 8:14 PM, Rick Womer wrote:

Re: slideshow

2012-08-07 Thread Dario Bonazza
Hi Larry, I'm not following PDML closely these days, being short of time, hence I didn't follow past discussions on this topic. However, Im trying 'DVD slideshow GUI' right now for the first time, hence zero experience with it. At first glance, it does not seem bad and I've been able to put

Re: slideshow

2012-08-07 Thread Dario Bonazza
However, I don't think DVD slideshow GUI can automate everything, up to recognizing double entries. I'm always looking for simple solutions to simple problems, as I'm set to manually pilot the selection, resizing and (in case) cropping of my pictures to include in that presentation. Dario

Re: slideshow

2012-08-07 Thread Paul Sorenson
Larry - One more suggestion, which you may or may not have already gotten. Have you considered jAlbum? While usually used for online albums, you can easily run the album off your HDD. There's a free version, it has lots of skins to choose from, can be run as a slideshow, you can order and

Re: PESO: Jump!

2012-08-07 Thread Charles Robinson
On Aug 6, 2012, at 23:53, Walt Gilbert wrote: Great, well-timed shot, Charles! I do hope the two in the foreground were wearing waterproof sunscreen, though. Quite a contrast between those two and the ones right next to them! Yeah, Scott and Jason are extremely pale individuals. I think

Re: PESO: Jump!

2012-08-07 Thread Paul Stenquist
Fun shot, well executed. Paul On Aug 7, 2012, at 10:42 AM, Charles Robinson wrote: On Aug 6, 2012, at 23:53, Walt Gilbert wrote: Great, well-timed shot, Charles! I do hope the two in the foreground were wearing waterproof sunscreen, though. Quite a contrast between those two and the

Wildflower Gallery

2012-08-07 Thread Don Guthrie
Testing a new way to post my photos here. This is from Iphoto on my Ipad. The photos are not that great but I wanted to try this service so comments welcomed. https://www.icloud.com/journal/#3;CAEQARoQn8XTh-uXMpc7xwghEswdJg;8B658B83-F27E-4C68-9BF8-58EC137BF28D -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Wildflower Gallery

2012-08-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
The gallery is easy to access and navigate. I enjoyed the images, especially the butterfly. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 11:22 AM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: Testing a new way to post my photos here. This is from Iphoto on my

Re: slideshow

2012-08-07 Thread Darren Addy
I didn't reply to the original post because, frankly, the requirements sounded a little unrealistic. However, I am a bit surprised that nobody mentioned iMovie which allows you to make awesome slideshows and export them as a QuickTime movie (which you can then play on your Mac as a loop, if

Re: PESO: You say it's your birthday

2012-08-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks for looking and commenting, Frank. I enjoy the festival precisely because of the wide variety of interesting balloons it attracts. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 10:43 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: PESO: Climber

2012-08-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Frank. There were several carnival style rides at the balloon festival, but this was more interesting. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 10:42 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: The kid has more nerve than me.

GESO: Hummingbird - 8/7/12

2012-08-07 Thread Walt Gilbert
This little guy appears to being growing accustomed to my presence near the feeder. It won't be long before I can park myself right under it and get some great close-ups. There are others who visit the yard, so I'm considering getting another feeder or two.

Re: Wildflower Gallery

2012-08-07 Thread Walt Gilbert
Agreed. A nice little gallery set-up. Love the tiger swallowtail. I haven't seen one of those all year, unfortunately. -- Walt On 8/7/2012 10:24 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: The gallery is easy to access and navigate. I enjoyed the images, especially the butterfly. Dan Matyola

Re: Wildflower Gallery

2012-08-07 Thread Jack Davis
Nicely laid out and with decent color. Jack Davis http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis http://www.photolightimages.com/ From: Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, August 7, 2012 8:22 AM Subject: Wildflower Gallery

Re: OT - Only in the UK

2012-08-07 Thread P. J. Alling
Someone very confused seeks fish dinner? On 8/7/2012 3:47 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/story/2012-08-07/mermaid-assaulted-in- sussex/ lol -- Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthly search. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

OT: Large Format photographer at Olympics

2012-08-07 Thread Darren Addy
I got a kick out of this: http://www.petapixel.com/2012/08/07/large-format-sports-photographer-seen-at-olympic-gymnastics/ The photographer's site: http://www.davidburnett.com/ Wonder how large the Graflex Pro Booth is at the Olympics? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: slideshow

2012-08-07 Thread steve harley
on 2012-08-07 1:55 Larry Colen wrote While I got many recommendations, both here and when I asked on facebook, nobody actually mentioned any program that seemed to meet all of my requirements. i think iPhoto met all of your requirements except you required it not be iPhoto; anything that

Re: GESO: Hummingbird - 8/7/12

2012-08-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Excellent! Hummers are very difficult to capture. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 11:42 AM, Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: This little guy appears to being growing accustomed to my presence near the feeder. It won't be long before I

Re: GESO: Hummingbird - 8/7/12

2012-08-07 Thread Walt Gilbert
Thank you, Dan. I had a tough time getting shots of them at first, but now that they seem to be getting used to me, it wasn't all that difficult. The toughest part was getting enough DOF and shutter speed. I finally bumped the ISO up to 400, and that seemed to be about right for f/7.1 - f/8,

Re: slideshow

2012-08-07 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 12:55 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: While I got many recommendations, both here and when I asked on facebook, nobody actually mentioned any program that seemed to meet all of my requirements. I do appreciate the quick scripts that someone wrote, but I know

Re: slideshow

2012-08-07 Thread Larry Colen
On Aug 7, 2012, at 10:54 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: iPhoto seems to be the lowest effort way to run a slideshow in some loose approximation of what I want, but I am now confirmed in my opinion that iPhoto sucks. Maybe, someday, I'll put in the effort to find something that sucks

RE: OT - Only in the UK

2012-08-07 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Steve Cottrell http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/story/2012-08-07/mermaid-assaulted- in- sussex/ lol I reckon the Ugly Duckling did it B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - World's Most Expensive Roll-away Bed

2012-08-07 Thread P. J. Alling
Not that expensive, I saw a used one recently that could be had for about $10,000 US. Which in inflated dollars was less than the old 912s were going for when I was in grad school. A good hospital bed sells for more. On 8/6/2012 10:00 PM, frank theriault wrote:

Re: slideshow

2012-08-07 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 11:16 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Using iPhoto tends to be a painful, unpleasant experience. But it's entirely possible that if I keep doing something I don't like, I might eventually enjoy it. You don't have to be so snippish about it. I don't use iPhoto

Re: Wildflower Gallery

2012-08-07 Thread kwaller
Only want for me would be away to get back to an 'index' of some sort. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com Subject: Wildflower Gallery Testing a new way to post my photos here. This is from

Re: Hummingbird - 8/7/12

2012-08-07 Thread kwaller
FWIW, we use 1/2 cup sugar to 2 cups water - Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com Subject: GESO: Hummingbird - 8/7/12 This little guy appears to being growing accustomed to my presence near the

OT - Cloudy in iCloud - when you entrust your digital live to ...

2012-08-07 Thread Igor Roshchin
I know that many PDMLers are very conservative in how they store their files and do the backups, not just blindly living in the clouds. But for those who are not, - this might be a good wake-up call: If entrust your digital live to the clouds you may experience some severe storms:

Re: slideshow

2012-08-07 Thread Larry Colen
On Aug 7, 2012, at 12:07 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 11:16 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Using iPhoto tends to be a painful, unpleasant experience. But it's entirely possible that if I keep doing something I don't like, I might eventually enjoy it. My

RE: OT - Rue Brittania

2012-08-07 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Brian Walters To be perfectly honest I couldn't give a rat's arse about the performances, except for the 200m butterfly where Nick D'Arcy failed to make the final. There is some justice in the world. Australia has

Re: slideshow

2012-08-07 Thread Bruce Walker
On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 3:07 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 11:16 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I was recently chatting with someone about photography and he also mentioned that for him, it's all about the process. Once he has the

Re: PESO - Makes You Smile

2012-08-07 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Focus? Don't the cameras do that for me nowadays? ;-) Thanks for the comment and thanks to everyone eksr who commented and looked at this photo. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Bob

RE: OT - Rue Brittania

2012-08-07 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Spoiler! cheers, frank ;-) What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Bob W p...@web-options.com Sent: August 7, 2012 snip And as I write that, Sally Pearson of Australia wins gold in the 100m hurdles. B --

Re: OT - Cloudy in iCloud - when you entrust your digital live to ...

2012-08-07 Thread Tim Bray
If there’s anyone reading this who uses gmail, and whose quality-of-life would be damaged if their account got hacked or deleted, please go turn on 2-factor authentication. It’s easy, it’s free, and the extra inconvenience is trivial. I wrote about this today: http://goo.gl/qLmav On Tue, Aug 7,

re: Wildflower Gallery

2012-08-07 Thread Don Guthrie
Thanks for the feedback Walt,Dan,Jack Ken and anyone else who has time to look. I will try this for awhile its pretty simple to do. My only question will be how long this stays up. If I keep the geso small maybe lack of index will be less of issue. Thanks again. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

RE: OT - Rue Brittania

2012-08-07 Thread Bob W
Oops! Sorry! B From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of knarftheria...@gmail.com Spoiler! cheers, frank ;-) What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Bob W

Re: OT - Cloudy in iCloud - when you entrust your digital live to ...

2012-08-07 Thread Chris Mitchell
On 7 August 2012 21:30, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: If there’s anyone reading this who uses gmail, and whose quality-of-life would be damaged if their account got hacked or deleted, please go turn on 2-factor authentication. It’s easy, it’s free, and the extra inconvenience is

Re: OT - Only in the UK

2012-08-07 Thread mike wilson
On 07/08/2012 20:24, Bob W wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Steve Cottrell http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/story/2012-08-07/mermaid-assaulted- in- sussex/ lol I reckon the Ugly Duckling did it He should get out of town. -- No fixed Adobe --

Re: PESO: Jump! (followup)

2012-08-07 Thread Charles Robinson
On Aug 6, 2012, at 21:02, Charles Robinson wrote: Fooling around with my twin friends in Ohio. Thank goodness for a splash-proof K7! http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2012/twins_days/content/IMGP2404_large.html BTW, a woman photographing from the side of the pool was fascinated

Re: OT: Large Format photographer at Olympics

2012-08-07 Thread Postmaster
Darren Addy wrote: I got a kick out of this: http://www.petapixel.com/2012/08/07/large-format-sports-photographer-seen-at-olympic-gymnastics/ The photographer's site: http://www.davidburnett.com/ David Burnett has been doing this kind of photography, and doing it well, for many years. I think

peso church door

2012-08-07 Thread Larry Colen
From when I photographed a friend's wedding in June. I liked the red door on the front of the church: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/7736379388/ For them that care, I experimented with horizontal and vertical composition, also BW:

Re: Wildflower Gallery

2012-08-07 Thread John Sessoms
From: Don Guthrie To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, August 7, 2012 8:22 AM Subject: Wildflower Gallery Testing a new way to post my photos here. This is from Iphoto on my Ipad. The photos are not that great but I wanted to try this service so comments welcomed. After half a dozen reloads

Re: Wildflower Gallery

2012-08-07 Thread Paul Sorenson
Clicking on the album title in the upper LH corner gets you back to the index -p On 8/7/2012 2:45 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Only want for me would be away to get back to an 'index' of some sort. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message

RE: OT - Cloudy in iCloud - when you entrust your digital live to

2012-08-07 Thread John Sessoms
From: Igor Roshchin I know that many PDMLers are very conservative in how they store their files and do the backups, not just blindly living in the clouds. But for those who are not, - this might be a good wake-up call: If entrust your digital live to the clouds you may experience some severe

PESO - Reena and Charlie

2012-08-07 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Saw these two on the weekend. I really liked the loyalty of Charlie who was just happy to be by Reena's side as she waited for her boyfriend: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/08/reena-and-charlie.html?m=0 Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without

RE: GESO: Hummingbird - 8/7/12

2012-08-07 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Excellent shots! We don't often see hummingbirds up here (I've only photographed one in the wild and it's blurry!), so I am very envious. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Walt Gilbert

Re: PESO - World's Most Expensive Roll-away Bed

2012-08-07 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Please take me Porsche shopping with you next time you go? Can't get late model drop-top Carreras around here for no ten grand, that's for sure! ;-) Thanks to all who looked and commented. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher

RE: peso church door

2012-08-07 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Thumbs up. Vibrant colour and very nice textures. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Sent: August 7, 2012 8/7/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net

Re: OT - Cloudy in iCloud - when you entrust your digital live to

2012-08-07 Thread steve harley
on 2012-08-07 19:42 John Sessoms wrote I keep getting emails from various subsidiaries of Gawker telling me I need to reset my password because their site got hacked. I don't have a Gawker account, so I'm not going to reset the password. are you sure you know all the subsidiaries? see the

Re: OT - Only in the UK

2012-08-07 Thread steve harley
on 2012-08-07 1:47 Steve Cottrell wrote http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/story/2012-08-07/mermaid-assaulted-in- sussex/ it seems they are making light of the assault -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: peso church door

2012-08-07 Thread steve harley
on 2012-08-07 19:01 Larry Colen wrote From when I photographed a friend's wedding in June. I liked the red door on the front of the church: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/7736379388/ For them that care, I experimented with horizontal and vertical composition, i think the first is

Re: peso church door

2012-08-07 Thread Larry Colen
On Aug 7, 2012, at 8:58 PM, steve harley wrote: on 2012-08-07 19:01 Larry Colen wrote From when I photographed a friend's wedding in June. I liked the red door on the front of the church: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/7736379388/ For them that care, I experimented with