Re: PESO: Birthday Cake

2013-11-27 Thread David Mann
Do you turn into a gremlin if fed after midnight? :) Despite the late night I didn't sleep well, possibly due to the licking of spoons when I'd finished with the coloured coatings. It's very sugary. I also sampled some of the sponge cake offcuts along the way... ah the pleasures of baking :D

Re: PESO: Birthday Cake

2013-11-27 Thread Bob W
On 27 Nov 2013, at 04:13, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: On Nov 27, 2013, at 3:42 pm, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: I get that it's a Tetris cake, but is there any specific meaning to that fact that I'm missing? Nope, just a Tetris cake :) Nothing is ever 'just' something.

Re: PESO - Jesse and Moto (nsfw)

2013-11-27 Thread Bob W
I have a superb book called The Way of the Japanese Bath, by Mark Edward Harris. Well worth buying if you can find a copy. Otherwise have a look at some of the pictures on Google. On 27 Nov 2013, at 02:02, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: Don't the Japanese have that communal bathing

Re: PESO 2013 - 165 - GDG

2013-11-27 Thread Attila Boros
On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 3:04 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: Not my usual kind of photo, but I was up early this morning, doing something in the kitchen, and all of a sudden there was a light as if the buildings across the way had been lit on fire. I figured I should take

PESO - A nod to mr. Rowell

2013-11-27 Thread Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne
http://alunfoto.blogspot.no/2013/11/a-nod-to-mr-rowell.html As a warning to the sensitive, this contains both nude rocks and a digitally compressed tonemap. Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: PESO - A nod to mr. Rowell

2013-11-27 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 27/11/13, Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne, discombobulated, unleashed: http://alunfoto.blogspot.no/2013/11/a-nod-to-mr-rowell.html As a warning to the sensitive, this contains both nude rocks and a digitally compressed tonemap. Insert superlative here. Wonderful. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__

Re: PESO: Birthday Cake

2013-11-27 Thread Attila Boros
On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 10:38 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Nothing is ever 'just' something. The cake is a 3-dimensional simulacrum of something which only exists as an idea, embodied in 2 dimensions (if the virtual domain can be said to be dimensional). The contradiction is that

Eye contact

2013-11-27 Thread Derby Chang
I made a Blurb. There are probably a few more adjustments before I order, but this is essentially what it will look like. http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/13/11/eyecontact/index.html Much regret missing the TA discussion. I had some thoughts along that subject while putting this

Re: PESO: Bicycle racers from a couple of years ago

2013-11-27 Thread Derby Chang
I'm the farthest from a MAMIL, yet this shot gets me on many levels. Gorgeous On 26/11/2013 1:58 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/pages/fotoblog/7d905610sq.htm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: TA

2013-11-27 Thread Dario Bonazza
This could be a sensible contribution to the debate. How to shoot the naked body (male and female, especially the latter) with great taste and creativity. I'd say, look at nature and add your touch: http://www.arno-rafael-minkkinen.com/man_and_woman.html Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: PESO - Modesty (nsfw)

2013-11-27 Thread Derby Chang
I always look at your courier-on-bike shots, but haven't really commented. Skilled, and enjoyable, but I wanted to see their personality besides their speed on bikes. This shot, and the previous Jesse and Moto take it up a level. Too good. On 27/11/2013 10:56 AM, knarf wrote: More

cheap batteries

2013-11-27 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
http://www.ebay.com/itm/300700521479?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT_trksid=p3984. m1438.l2649 Just in case anyone besides me is looking at getting some. (I ended up buying elsewhere, but this seller just had a good sale today.) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - A nod to mr. Rowell

2013-11-27 Thread Attila Boros
On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 10:57 AM, Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no wrote: http://alunfoto.blogspot.no/2013/11/a-nod-to-mr-rowell.html As a warning to the sensitive, this contains both nude rocks and a digitally compressed tonemap. Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO - A nod to mr. Rowell

2013-11-27 Thread Attila Boros
On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 10:57 AM, Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no wrote: http://alunfoto.blogspot.no/2013/11/a-nod-to-mr-rowell.html As a warning to the sensitive, this contains both nude rocks and a digitally compressed tonemap. That is beautiful! Don't know what you have

Re: PESO - Brooklyn Diner

2013-11-27 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Paul. Yup, 57th. Rick On Nov 26, 2013, at 22:59 , Paul Stenquist wrote: Nice shot. Is it on 57th? I think it was a Chinese restaurant when I worked at Hearst. I recognize the stairs on the foreground. Paul via phone On Nov 26, 2013, at 10:19 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com

Re: TA

2013-11-27 Thread Bruce Walker
Very sensible contribution. I enjoyed his work, Dario. But I must admit to a strong feeling of unease at his series of nude self-portraits with female models. He's walking a very thin tightrope there, arguably one (mis-)step removed from Terry Richardson. I do now fully understand how the

Re: Eye contact

2013-11-27 Thread Bruce Walker
What a marvelous and delightful book, Derby! That shot on pg 56 is my fave, but every page is simply terrific. I really like your choice of a spare, white layout. It most resembles my favourite photo books and I'm beginning to see why that works so well. Ya done good! :-) And I'm looking

Re: TA

2013-11-27 Thread Dario Bonazza
Hi Bruce. I didn't (and don't) give much importance to the self-portrait thing here. To be honest, I didn't read the bio and didn't suspect the photographer was included in the pictures. Here is another set I like so much and free from the 'touch the model' thing:

Speaking of photo books

2013-11-27 Thread Mark Roberts
If anyone is planning on making their own photo book (or any other kind of book) and wants an ISBN for it I'm about to purchase another batch. I sell them for $25.00 each. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - A nod to mr. Rowell

2013-11-27 Thread Bruce Walker
On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 4:25 AM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 27/11/13, Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne, discombobulated, unleashed: http://alunfoto.blogspot.no/2013/11/a-nod-to-mr-rowell.html As a warning to the sensitive, this contains both nude rocks and a digitally compressed

Re: PESO: Birthday Cake

2013-11-27 Thread Bruce Walker
On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 4:36 AM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 10:38 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Nothing is ever 'just' something. The cake is a 3-dimensional simulacrum of something which only exists as an idea, embodied in 2 dimensions (if the

Re: PESO: Birthday Cake

2013-11-27 Thread Bruce Walker
So, how does one go about cleaning coffee stains off of both a keyboard and screen again? On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 3:38 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: On 27 Nov 2013, at 04:13, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: On Nov 27, 2013, at 3:42 pm, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: I get

Re: TA

2013-11-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
I like some of the shots in this set -- not all -- but it's a good example of artful nude photography. I also like some of the shots in the other set you showed, which included photographer interaction. Nothing wrong with that. The photographer and model obviously have a relationship that

Re: Speaking of photo books

2013-11-27 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I sent you something off list and it bounced.. let me in please ann On 11/27/2013 09:20, Mark Roberts wrote: If anyone is planning on making their own photo book (or any other kind of book) and wants an ISBN for it I'm about to purchase another batch. I sell them for $25.00 each. -- PDML

Re: PESO - Modesty (nsfw)

2013-11-27 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Absolutely! This is charming, frank. Intimate and genuine. Godfrey On Nov 27, 2013, at 2:36 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: I always look at your courier-on-bike shots, but haven't really commented. Skilled, and enjoyable, but I wanted to see their personality besides their

Re: TA

2013-11-27 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Even The Grey Lady (New York Times) is getting into the TA business: http://www.nytimes.com/images/2013/11/27/nytfrontpage/scan.pdf Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 5:25 AM, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: This could be a

Re: Eye contact

2013-11-27 Thread David Savage
Damn fine collection of images mate! DS On 27 November 2013 18:24, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: I made a Blurb. There are probably a few more adjustments before I order, but this is essentially what it will look like. http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/13/11/eyecontact/index.html

OT PESO - Time

2013-11-27 Thread David Savage
G'day All, As is my habit, I regularly search back through my archive and tonight I rediscoverd a shot taken back in '09 that I never did anything with: http://500px.com/photo/53347142 D700, 70-200mm @ 86mm, 1 second @ f22, ISO 200 Enjoy. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO - A nod to mr. Rowell

2013-11-27 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Quite nice, Jostein. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 3:57 AM, Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no wrote: http://alunfoto.blogspot.no/2013/11/a-nod-to-mr-rowell.html As a warning to the sensitive, this contains both nude rocks and a

Re: TA

2013-11-27 Thread DagT
Having followed Minkkinen for ages I would never accuse him of anything like that, but of course, there are always those who would. Involving others is a fairly new thing for him, an extention og the self portraits he has been doing all the time. I think the models understand that, and you

Re: PESO - Brooklyn Diner

2013-11-27 Thread Don Guthrie
Rick I like this one. Good composition for a street shot plus great timing. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 9:06 PM, Rick Womerrwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: It's in Manhattan. Wanna make sumpin' of it? http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17597035size=lg (K-5, DA

Re: Eye contact

2013-11-27 Thread Attila Boros
On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 12:24 PM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: I made a Blurb. There are probably a few more adjustments before I order, but this is essentially what it will look like. http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/13/11/eyecontact/index.html Very good. Any reason to print

Re: OT PESO - Time

2013-11-27 Thread Attila Boros
On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 6:33 PM, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: G'day All, As is my habit, I regularly search back through my archive and tonight I rediscoverd a shot taken back in '09 that I never did anything with: http://500px.com/photo/53347142 I like the diagonal placement of

Re: Upcoming trip: NOLA

2013-11-27 Thread Walt
Thanks, Ken. Cafe Du Monde's beignets have been on the list for years as an absolute must if I should ever find myself in New Orleans. Looks like it's finally going to happen. -- Walt On 11/26/2013 11:30 PM, Ken Waller wrote: You really must have a beignet from Cafe Du Monde

Re: Upcoming trip: NOLA

2013-11-27 Thread Walt
Thanks, Ann. I'll put those on the list, too. And I do plan on doing some eating (and likely a good bit of drinking) while I'm in town. But, I'm going to have such a brief stay that I really, really want to get in as much photography as I possibly can. -- Walt On 11/26/2013 11:51 PM, Ann

Re: DXO does the K3....was..Fwd: Re: K-3 review as seen through the eyes of the PF

2013-11-27 Thread Zos Xavius
Sorry for the delayed reply Boris. http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/36834206 Also read the Imaging Resource and dxomarks reviews of the K-5. Pretty much all the reviews noticed the RAW NR above 1600. Given the K-5's output at 3200, Pentax made a good choice IMO. Their hardware NR is pretty

Re: December PUG Countdown

2013-11-27 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 11/26/2013 09:49, Bruce Walker wrote: Ann, it can't be worse than my basement. :-/ I may have to send you a photo off-list .. How about looking at some localized chaos? Closeup of cream freshly stirred into coffee kind of thing. Actually I just submitted one - should have thought of

Re: Upcoming trip: NOLA

2013-11-27 Thread Walt
You're talking my language, Igor! Thanks! I'd planned on making a special effort to get to Frenchman Street, but wasn't aware of Royal and St. Louis. I hope I'll be fairly fortunate in my timing as far as tourist crowds go. Maybe early December will be relatively slow. I'll do my best to

Re: cheap batteries

2013-11-27 Thread Walt
Amazing. The local camera shop still sells the Promaster brand for $29.99! -- Walt On 11/27/2013 5:19 AM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: http://www.ebay.com/itm/300700521479?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT_trksid=p3984. m1438.l2649 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Upcoming trip: NOLA

2013-11-27 Thread Igor Roshchin
Just in case, - to clarify: Royal and St.Louis (and Royal street in general) is the place where I've seen a bunch of musicians playing on the street. That's in the heart of the French Quarter. On Frenchman Street, sometimes there are people playing on the street, but otherwise, it has several

Re: Sony A7 and A7r reviewed by DigitalRev

2013-11-27 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
He's entertaining. Often times it's hard to tell whether he is just having fun or simply doesn't understand what he's looking at. But at least he makes no bones about being right or wrong … G On Nov 26, 2013, at 3:33 PM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: I imagine some of you hate Kai's

Re: PESO - The Flowering corn plant redux

2013-11-27 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Nice, Ann! Now we need smell-o-vision to capture the flowers' scent as well as their look. ;-) G On Nov 26, 2013, at 4:00 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: This year: In fact, Yesterday, 11/25

Re: TA

2013-11-27 Thread John Francis
On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 11:37:18PM +0100, DagT wrote: Also I don?t agree that men are looking at women as objects when they take nude photos. We may be programmed to this but I think most men look at women with fascination. Not necessarily sexual, but graceful, beautiful or lots of other

Re: TA

2013-11-27 Thread DagT
27. nov. 2013 kl. 19:40 skrev John Francis jo...@panix.com: On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 11:37:18PM +0100, DagT wrote: Also I don?t agree that men are looking at women as objects when they take nude photos. We may be programmed to this but I think most men look at women with fascination. Not

Re: PESO - A nod to mr. Rowell

2013-11-27 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Nice … I like it, but I wish the foreground was a bit brighter, had more contrast, or something like that. ;-) G On Nov 27, 2013, at 12:57 AM, Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no wrote: http://alunfoto.blogspot.no/2013/11/a-nod-to-mr-rowell.html As a warning to the sensitive, this

Re: Speaking of photo books

2013-11-27 Thread Mark Roberts
Ann Sanfedele wrote: I sent you something off list and it bounced.. let me in please What address did you send to? (I shut off my mark@ address some time ago due to excessive spam) -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Upcoming trip: NOLA

2013-11-27 Thread John
On 11/26/2013 10:27 PM, Walt wrote: On 11/26/2013 9:13 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: On Nov 26, 2013, at 9:35 PM, Walt wrote: Thanks for the ideas, John. I've never been to New Orleans before, so I'm not quite sure what to expect. My only exposure to it has been via TV film, and we all know how

Re: TA

2013-11-27 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
one of the most beautiful figure studies i've seen: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/25268645/Solitataire-3910.jpg Solitaire by Naomi Stanley. I have a print of this photo that I bought sometime in the late 1980s. Is it Not Safe For Work? I dunno. I've used this snapshot of the print as a

Re: Eye contact

2013-11-27 Thread John
On 11/27/2013 5:24 AM, Derby Chang wrote: I made a Blurb. There are probably a few more adjustments before I order, but this is essentially what it will look like. http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/13/11/eyecontact/index.html Much regret missing the TA discussion. I had some thoughts along

Re: PESO: Birthday Cake

2013-11-27 Thread David Mann
On Nov 27, 2013, at 9:38 pm, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: On 27 Nov 2013, at 04:13, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: On Nov 27, 2013, at 3:42 pm, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: I get that it's a Tetris cake, but is there any specific meaning to that fact that I'm missing?

Re: FS - two like-new K-5

2013-11-27 Thread Bruce Walker
Don adds, make an offer. On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 3:48 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: [I know it's not a Friday, sorry.] I'm posting this for a net acquaintance: Don Neal says: I have 2 K-5 bodies for sale - little use - purchased body #2 as an insurance policy for a large

Re: TA

2013-11-27 Thread Bruce Walker
On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 2:00 PM, DagT li...@thrane.name wrote: I have done nude photography five times (I think), and once with a male model. Trying to work with a male model was interesting, but frustrating as I had a hard time finding the lines and shapes interesting enough to

Re: cheap batteries

2013-11-27 Thread Igor Roshchin
Just in case, - a word of caution: The image shows two specs that I would be concerned about: Voltage: 7.4 V and capacity: 1440 mAh. Note that the original one from Pentax is 7.2 V and 1860 mAh http://static.bhphoto.com/images/images500x500/634906.jpg I see that a few other replacement

Re: Eye contact

2013-11-27 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Nicely done photos, sir! Like someone else intimated, it feels a little odd that you're using only one page out of two facing pages. The blank space on the left sometimes becomes a little overpowering—I want something to be there, even if it is just titling or simple graphic. G On Nov 27,

Re: Upcoming trip: NOLA

2013-11-27 Thread Charles Robinson
On Nov 27, 2013, at 13:11 , John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: I believe the French Quarter was relatively unaffected by Katrina bounced back pretty quickly, as did the majority of the commercial districts. I was just there in March 2012 and it looked pretty good. You had to walk South

OT: Bicycling video for Knarf other bikers

2013-11-27 Thread Mark Roberts
From my old stomping ground of Pittsburgh, the Dirty Dozen race: http://youtu.be/ncieQ7fldSI -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: DXO does the K3....was..Fwd: Re: K-3 review as seen through the eyes of the PF

2013-11-27 Thread Miserere
K3 scores vs The Others: http://photorumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Pentax-K-3-camera-tested-by-DxOMark.jpg http://photorumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Pentax-K-3-tested-by-DxOMark.jpg Images ruthlessly pulled from this Photo Rumors post:

Re: Sony A7 and A7r reviewed by DigitalRev

2013-11-27 Thread Miserere
Having watched way too many of his reviews (often just for the entertainment, not because I cared about the camera or lens), I've come to believe he does know his s*!t but will play dumb for the sake of comedy. Plus, I'm 95% certain DigitalRev sees these videos as advertising, not really as

Re: Eye contact

2013-11-27 Thread Igor Roshchin
Derby, I had the same impressions (both), as described by Godfrey. As for specific photos, - I thought that the one on p.57 appeared a bit too dark. I especially liked photos on p.67 and 55. A rather strange pose on p.35 caught my attention. Please, excuse me, I will provide an additional

Re: Eye contact

2013-11-27 Thread Bruce Walker
Igor, I would take that chart with a _really_ healthy dose of salt. Other than the basic rule of don't crop at joints, I wouldn't even give that chart the time of day myself. I have seen very many great shots that violate one of their red lines. Much fashion photography seemingly breaks their

Re: Upcoming trip: NOLA

2013-11-27 Thread Stan Halpin
On Nov 27, 2013, at 2:11 PM, John wrote: On 11/26/2013 10:27 PM, Walt wrote: On 11/26/2013 9:13 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: On Nov 26, 2013, at 9:35 PM, Walt wrote: Thanks for the ideas, John. I've never been to New Orleans before, so I'm not quite sure what to expect. My only exposure to

Re: cheap batteries

2013-11-27 Thread Igor Roshchin
Bruce, I totally agree with you. More over, - none of the ground rules in any form of art should be taken as an absolute dogma. -- That's my sincere believe. I didn't even have much time to analyze this image for the correctness. I just used it as an example of the general trend/approach that I

Re: Eye contact

2013-11-27 Thread Igor Roshchin
Bruce, I totally agree with you. More over, - none of the ground rules in any form of art should be taken as an absolute dogma. -- That's my sincere believe. I didn't even have much time to analyze this image for the correctness. I just used it as an example of the general trend/approach that

Re: cheap batteries

2013-11-27 Thread Igor Roshchin
Oops... this message belongs to a different thread/subject. I resent it under the proper Subject line/thread response. Please disregard it here... Igor Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2013 20:29:10 -0500 (EST) From: Igor Roshchin Subject: Re: cheap batteries Bruce, I totally agree with you. More

Re: PESO - Brooklyn Diner

2013-11-27 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Don! Rick On Nov 27, 2013, at 12:04 , Don Guthrie wrote: Rick I like this one. Good composition for a street shot plus great timing. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 9:06 PM, Rick Womerrwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: It's in Manhattan. Wanna make sumpin' of it?

Re: TA

2013-11-27 Thread Ken Waller
You could say there's an imbalance there -- too many cats and women, not enough grunting jocks YO - MARK! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com Subject: Re: TA On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 2:00

Black Friday Pentax sales are announced

2013-11-27 Thread Igor Roshchin
Just in case somebody is interested in buying Pentax cameras (or lenses) other than K-3, the Black Friday sale is already advertised on PF: http://www.pentaxforums.com/cat/deals.html E.g., K-5 goes for $599 until December 2, and there are some substantial deals for lenses. I don't know if there

Re: DXO does the K3....was..Fwd: Re: K-3 review as seen through the eyes of the PF

2013-11-27 Thread Boris Liberman
Zos, two points that still keep me wondering: 1. I couldn't find any mention of RAW noise reduction in Imaging resource review after this link: http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/K5/K5A.HTM 2. I see what the person on DPReview wrote, but I think there is a confusion and (as explained in