Re: OT - Sailing Video
On 9/12/13, Ann Sanfedele, discombobulated, unleashed: DId you do any personal still while you are in that area? None at all I'm afraid - I tend to concentrate on one or the other, seldom both. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: OT - Sailing Video
On 10/12/13, Eric Featherstone, discombobulated, unleashed: I may have done some of my training on that very vessel! may because the previous owners, Clippers Ventures, had three of them; Aerial Clipper, Serica Clipper Blackadder Clipper, and who knows which one ended up in your video. After a week on the Clipper 60 the training continued on their Clipper 68's. The 68's also raced around the world 4 times and I took part in leg 6 of the 2011-2012 race on the Gold Coast sponsored boat, from Qingdao to San Francisco in March (2012). I made a video if you /really/ want to see it, but it's not up to Cotty's standards and too long (~6min) - really need to edit that down further. http://youtu.be/kx_M7h-JToI (The 68's have since been replaced by a fleet of 12 (I think) Clipper 70's which are currently making their way around in the 2013-2014 race - somewhere off Hobart.) That's really interesting - I'll find out and get back to you! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: SV: fanning the flames
On 10 Dec 2013, at 05:11, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: On 12/9/2013 9:56 PM, Bob W wrote: That is a recipe for victimhood. It's analogous to telling women not to use the subway, or not to go out after dark. In other words, give in to bullies rather than stand up for what's right, even at some cost to yourself. Do I understand you correctly, Bob, that in fact there is a cost/benefit consideration here? I mean - in real life, not some idealized world. No, you don't. I say that you should not put yourself in the position of a victim, and that standing up for yourself may have a cost, but you should pay it. In the case of say women being told not to go out after dark, this was resolved, at least in London in the 80s, by a movement called Reclaim the Streets, in which people banded together do exactly that. So refusing to be a victim does not have to be something one does on one's own at huge personal risk, but something that people join together to do. This way you can be both right and wise. I went to a boarding school from the age of 11 to 18. In the first week the older boys tried to bully me and the other new boys. I had conscientiously read my Billy Bunter books before starting school, so I knew the correct protocols. I joined together with one or two of the other boys and we beat up one of the bullies and threw him into a rose bush. We then took a one-off punishment beating, but were never bullied after that. Some of the other new boys automatically adopted a victim position, were bullied forever more and had a bloody miserable time. B -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: fanning the flames
I don't have time for a lot of silliness, but I spent ten seconds googling this. Here's one: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301051103000541 On Dec 10, 2013, at 12:57 AM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Giving me authors' names and nothing else is still an appeal to authority. Cheers, frank Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Paul via phone Masters and Johnson, Kinsey and others. Who says we're hard wired that way? And how do they know it? And just because we're hard wired (which I don't buy) how does that make it right? Finally, nature doesn't dictate anything. It just is. In any event this isn't a natural problem, it's a human problem. It has to do with how we humans treat each other. It's an ethical issue. But, as with so many discussions that we have Paul, we've reached a stalemate. I don't think either of us will change the mind of the other. :-) Cheers, frank Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Paul via phone On Dec 9, 2013, at 10:35 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I know I said I was done with this thread. Apparently I lied. ;-) But I had to jump in to completely disagree with your assertion wrt the underlying premise. To my mind the premise is that there is a huge disparity in the way that women and men are portrayed in the media including the arts. Women tend to be sexualized far more than men and often in denigrating and offensive ways. That includes but doesn't have to mean nudity. People can point to exceptions but that doesn't change the fact that women are sexualized far more often and in different ways than men. This doesn't mean that sex is dirty or wrong or that it doesn't make the world go 'round. A bit of balance would be nice, that's all... But those who study human sexuality contend that while men take considerable pleasure in female nudity, most women are not deeply aroused by the male body. Seems to be the way we're wired. Why agonize over it? Nature doesn't dictate balance in all things. Cheers, frank, back to spectating - for now Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: I think the underlying premise -- that to portray a human as a sexual being is to inherently denigrate other aspects of their humanity -- is a false one. All of this calls to mind a recent discovery for me: a woman named Susan Oliver. I just happened to see her in an episode of the Andy Griffith Show that was on the TV at the bar where I worked and was struck by just how beautiful a woman she was, and as it turned out, a woman at the bar happened to know her name. So, I started doing a little reading up on her on the internet, and as it turned out, she was an absolutely fascinating person. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Oliver Now, to be sure, my initial impression of her was that she was just drop-dead gorgeous -- which is an observation I wouldn't likely make of a male, no matter how handsome he might be. My interest just isn't captured by attractive men. So, the very fact that I noticed Susan Oliver at all could be laid at the feet of sexual objectification, or sexism, whatever you want to call it. But, as I started to learn more about her and her accomplishments, I developed a more wide-ranging kind of admiration for her. The fact that my initial interest in her was sparked by sexual attraction didn't in any way detract from my appreciation of her as an accomplished woman any more than learning more about her considerable achievements minimized my appreciation of her as a smokin' hot sex kitten. It “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- 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 follow the directions. -- 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 follow the directions. “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- 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 follow the directions. -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: My Pentax Photo Gallery
There used to be a need for third party Windows virus programs, but they have gotten so bloated these days (McAfee and Norton) that you basically have to choose whether you want virus protection or you want to get anything done on your computer. IMHO you no longer need anything more than Microsoft Security Essentials (free). Google it. Download/install it. Uninstall the other crap. (This is coming from a guy who thinks that most Microsoft products are crap: Microsoft Security Essentials will protect you from viruses and spyware.) On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 9:15 PM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: Two antivirus programs on the same computer don't play well together. When some programs update they have agreements with other companies and will install a new antivirus (among other things) unless you are paying real close attention and opt out. They'll also change your homepage and your search engine and a bunch of other stuff if you let them. On 12/9/2013 12:07 PM, Jack Davis wrote: I believe you're right, Darren. I'm getting a severe warning not to open the first of the two links you just sent. I think MacAfee is trying to elbow in. At this point, Norton hasn't been transferred. Jack - Original Message - From: Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, December 9, 2013 8:52 AM Subject: Re: My Pentax Photo Gallery To check if it is your DNS settings, see if you can open THIS link: http://144.216.1.72/ That is the IP address for http://www.unk.edu/ If you can open it by number, but not by name, your DNS server is down or your DNS settings are borked. Are you on Windows or Mac? On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 10:49 AM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: Sounds like you are VERY secure. Maybe the browser settings are for too much security? Or you've lost the address for your DNS. On Dec 9, 2013, at 11:45 AM, Jack Davis wrote: Thanks Darren, but one of my current problems is that I am unable to open ANY links.?? Jack - Original Message - From: Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, December 9, 2013 8:32 AM Subject: Re: My Pentax Photo Gallery Here's a handy site to check that precludes such questions: http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/ On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 9:39 AM, Kenneth Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Looked thru mine last night and all was as it should be. -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: Re: My Pentax Photo Gallery I had a look at the gallery a couple of years ago, and it came right upL-). Paul On Dec 9, 2013, at 9:57 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Decided to check to see if a couple of my recent offerings to my On Line Pentax Gallery have been accepted or approved. Doesn't come up. Anyone else? Jack -- 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 follow the directions. -- I don't have a problem with idiots. I have a problem with the fact that they have an internet connection. -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Dark Passage
Plumbing… harsh lighting… subterranean feeling… and evergreen boughs in the left foreground. Hmmm. Christmas decorations in the boiler room? Rick On Dec 10, 2013, at 01:06 , Marco Alpert wrote: http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo13/peso20.html Comments, as always, welcomed. -Marco --- http://www.alpert.com/marco -- 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 follow the directions. -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Big Sur
On 12/10/2013 02:29, AlunFoto - Jostein Øksne wrote: I have no plans for a book. I probably don't have the time and energy either, but as I said I'll think about it. With me, decision making is sometimes the slowest part of the process. Oh boy, do I ever identify with that! No wonder we're friends :-) (but I'm worse - I do have _plans_ for a book) ann But there'll be no penguins. Next time I'll bring a WTD prop. Jostein Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Mon, Dec 09, 2013 at 09:58:51PM +, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 8/12/13, Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne, discombobulated, unleashed: I feel that the collection of images I have gathered on this trip are not, when seen together, coherent enough to tell a good story beyond being a travelogue. Does coherency depend on a story? What's wrong with a decisive collection to view in one selection? Galleries have been doing it since before the Vikings went off in search of pillage and plunder ;-) It's the story of Jeurg the hippie penguin, who dosed a little to heavily, got lost and ended up in California, and all the cool sites he saw hitchiking around the American Southwest. With that premise, it doesn't matter how incoherent it is. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- 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 follow the directions. -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: OT: Another stupid thing I found out ...
You might wish to cross-post this on the Flashlight Discuss Mailing List. ;) On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 9:37 PM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: If you put one of those LED replacement bulbs in a 4 cell Maglight, it will still light up really bright even if you do something stupid like putting the last battery in backwards. If you then leave it sitting for several months until you actually need it, the other three batteries will be drained (the LED does still just barely light up) the battery that's in backwards will corrode so you can't get the batteries out to change them. By comparison, the other 4 cell that I keep in my car is still working just fine with six month old batteries. Right now I've got it standing on end in the basement with brake cleaner soaking into it so I can see if the tube is salvageable. If I do get them out manage to ressurect the flashlight, I will make DAMN SURE I put ALL of the batteries in there the right way round. -- 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 follow the directions. -- I don't have a problem with idiots. I have a problem with the fact that they have an internet connection. -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: OT: Another stupid thing I found out ...
1st world problems :P On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 10:37 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: You might wish to cross-post this on the Flashlight Discuss Mailing List. ;) On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 9:37 PM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: If you put one of those LED replacement bulbs in a 4 cell Maglight, it will still light up really bright even if you do something stupid like putting the last battery in backwards. If you then leave it sitting for several months until you actually need it, the other three batteries will be drained (the LED does still just barely light up) the battery that's in backwards will corrode so you can't get the batteries out to change them. By comparison, the other 4 cell that I keep in my car is still working just fine with six month old batteries. Right now I've got it standing on end in the basement with brake cleaner soaking into it so I can see if the tube is salvageable. If I do get them out manage to ressurect the flashlight, I will make DAMN SURE I put ALL of the batteries in there the right way round. -- 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 follow the directions. -- I don't have a problem with idiots. I have a problem with the fact that they have an internet connection. -- 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 follow the directions. -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Dark Passage
You seem to have taken a narrow view of the subject, but otherwise it is as advertised in the title. It is dark and spooky but I think the bit of greenery in the lower left hurts the illusion a bit. Still intriguing. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 5 Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2013 22:06:35 -0800 From: Marco Alpertma...@alpert.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail ListPDML@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Dark Passage Message-ID:34e962f5-18aa-4494-900f-f1458bf4e...@alpert.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo13/peso20.html Comments, as always, welcomed. -Marco --- http://www.alpert.com/marco -- 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 follow the directions.
LR 4 for one photo calendar?
Okay, back again for a while. Because I finally have more photos to show. :-) But this is the time of year I do ONE calendar for ONE friend. Before I've done it in Word, which, frankly, is a bit of a pain. I recently upgraded to LR 4 (pre-cloud, while I could still find it), and I was wondering if there was some way to use LR 4 to make a calendar. If not, is there something else around? I don't need to self publish, since there is only ONE calendar. Unless you can something like blurb for one layout, without publishing. THANKS! Marnie aka Doe -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: Heads up: Epson Exhibition fiber paper
I used it when it was first introduced and was offered at an even better price. Very nice, but even at the sale price it's rather expensive. Paul On Dec 9, 2013, at 3:30 PM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: I remember several PDMLers mentioning that they liked Expson Exhibition Fiber Paper. (Paul? Godfrey?) FYI: Atlex.com has some deal for it right now: http://www.atlex.com/deals/cyber-monday-deals Igor -- 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 follow the directions. -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: Has anybody tried Simply Elegant Metallic ... paper?
I would try it if it came with an icc profile, but I don't want to fumble in the dark or invest time in creating a profile. Paul On Dec 9, 2013, at 3:37 PM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: I wonder if anybody here has tried any of the papers from the brand/line Simply Elegant Metallic ..: Chrome Gloss, Metallic Pearl, Pure Silver Metallic, Pure Gold Metallic, Moonglow Metallic. And if so, - what is the difference between them in the actual look (beyond what is in the short description for each of them here: http://www.atlex.com/simply-elegant-metallic-sample-pack-8-5-x11-15-sheets.html ) Thank you in advance. Igor -- 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 follow the directions. -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: Decent telephoto for not an arm and a leg
On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 12:58 AM, Alastair Robertson kiwibiolog...@gmail.com wrote: the Pentax-DA 55-300mm F4-5.8 ED is rated quite highly if you want to buy new and should be in your budget Second that, I have it and it's very good value for money. The 50-200 is even cheaper but apparently optically not that great. I have that also, don't bother. Couldn't stand to look at the corners, that's how I ended up buying the DA 55-300. -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: Decent telephoto for not an arm and a leg
On Dec 10, 2013, at 14:05 , Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 12:58 AM, Alastair Robertson kiwibiolog...@gmail.com wrote: the Pentax-DA 55-300mm F4-5.8 ED is rated quite highly if you want to buy new and should be in your budget Second that, I have it and it's very good value for money. Someday... about once a year I need the reach of a 300mm lens. The 50-200 is even cheaper but apparently optically not that great. I have that also, don't bother. Couldn't stand to look at the corners, that's how I ended up buying the DA 55-300. I got a combo 18-55 and 50-200 used together for a total of about $70. The 18-55 is handy when you want the K5 to be a small snapshot camera. The 50-200 I have is utter garbage and I hate it. If you stop it down to about f/11 it's... OK. Best I can say for it. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: Southwest roadtrip
Quoting Larry Colen l...@red4est.com: It looks like Candice and I will spend about a week kicking around the southwest (maybe CA and AZ deserts) between 12/27ish and 1/3. Suggestions for places to go take photos, preferably ones not already photographed to a faretheewell? I don't know if it's been photographed to a faretheewell (what is a faretheewell by the way?...) but I'd certainly put the Petrified Forest National Park on my list. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Win, Place or Sho' (caution, bike messenger content)
Nice expression on his face. The dog and the woman add context and contrast, but the girl with the OoF face is a bit of a distraction for my eye. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 9:01 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Nice expression on his face. The dog and the woman add context and contrast, but the girl with the OoF face is a bit of a distraction for my eye. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 11:01 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: As I told you last week, Kenichi and Shojiro finished Toronto's recent messenger race in last place. Actually it was close, but Sho finished dead last but still had a good time: http://mondociclismo.blogspot.ca/2013/12/last-place.html?m=1 Hard to win when you don't know the city or what needs to be bought in a scavenger race. A bit soft but I think it conveys the spirit of the race: have fun while doing good for charity. Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- 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 follow the directions. -- 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 follow the directions.
Vintage Car
Cleaning sorting don't think I posted this one anywhere so to remedy that here it is. CC as always. http://donspix.smugmug.com/Cars/Vintage-Cars-1 or http://www.flickr.com/photos/valdon/sets/72157638556590773/ -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Dark Passage
Confusing, mysterious and quite interesting. The bright light gives the image a focal center that makes it stronger, and the branches peeking into the frame on the left add a touch of incongruity and contrast. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 1:06 AM, Marco Alpert ma...@alpert.com wrote: http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo13/peso20.html Comments, as always, welcomed. -Marco --- http://www.alpert.com/marco -- 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 follow the directions. -- 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 follow the directions.
Ricoh/Pentax's 12 Days 12 Deals - Some thoughts
I recall the deal on the K-5 IIs making a splash here, but no one's mentioned it since. Ricoh has been offering some pretty good deals on Pentax stuff (plus the Ricoh Theta, which I am intrigued by but have yet to look into): http://www.us.ricoh-imaging.com/12days12deals. I've bought two so far. I ordered a WG-3 GPS today, and the DA 50-200 WR I ordered last week should be here tomorrow. I've never seen a manufacturer sell stuff so cheaply through their own store before. They've been cheaper than even Amazon. I would have gotten a Q7, too, if I felt like I could justify it right now. Maybe next year That reminds me: If anyone wants an original DA 50-200 for cheap, mine will be available when the WR version shows up. It's in good shape, so just make an offer. Anyway, part of the reason I bring this up is because it makes me wonder if Ricoh is trying to move its inventory of older Pentax gear before unleashing new stuff in the spring. For instance, the lens deals they offered were all on older models (no HD models or recent releases), and I'd bet the WG-3 deal today is so cheap because they want to move the last of the Optio line before rebranding PS cameras as Ricohs. Kinda makes me curious what may be coming down the pipeline. John -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: Decent telephoto for not an arm and a leg
Well, there must be copy-to-copy variation, because I've been happy with mine; and none of the scores of photos I've taken with it and posted here have been criticized for softness. The most recent was this one (115mm, f/5.6): http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17616306size=lg Rick On Dec 10, 2013, at 15:35 , Charles Robinson wrote: The 50-200 I have is utter garbage and I hate it. If you stop it down to about f/11 it's... OK. Best I can say for it. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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 follow the directions. -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: Heads up: Epson Exhibition fiber paper
It's a very nice paper, similar to my eye to a double-weight Kodabromide F surface without ferrotyping. Lots of depth, sharp and crisp. Yes, it's pricey. And it really has to dry down for at least 24 hours otherwise the surface is very prone to scratching. But worth it for the right subject matter. Godfrey On Dec 10, 2013, at 11:46 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I used it when it was first introduced and was offered at an even better price. Very nice, but even at the sale price it's rather expensive. Paul On Dec 9, 2013, at 3:30 PM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: I remember several PDMLers mentioning that they liked Expson Exhibition Fiber Paper. (Paul? Godfrey?) FYI: Atlex.com has some deal for it right now: http://www.atlex.com/deals/cyber-monday-deals -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: PESO redwood trunk
Very nice texture, and it gives the feeling of a really huge tree. On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 5:17 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I went for a walk in the park across the street this afternoon. I think I like this one the best of the set, just for the lighting on the bark: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/11282810134/in/set-72157638497397164 -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- 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 follow the directions. -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: Decent telephoto for not an arm and a leg
On Dec 10, 2013, at 15:32 , Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Well, there must be copy-to-copy variation, because I've been happy with mine; and none of the scores of photos I've taken with it and posted here have been criticized for softness. The most recent was this one (115mm, f/5.6): http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17616306size=lg I agree, that looks perfectly fine. :-( So much for my super-good cheapie deal. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Street Scene
On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 3:45 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: The closest thing I could find to mission architecture in central San Diego; http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17618715 (K-5, DA 16-45) Turned out it's a Nordstrom's. Rick I like the light on the dome and the dark blue sky. I think the street lights are too bright and draw too much attention. Toning down the highlights just in the lower part would make it better. -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: PESO 2013 - 202 - GDG
On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 5:10 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: Sometimes when I walk, something touches my eye in a way that connects. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/11290946473/ That's very beautiful light! -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: LR 4 for one photo calendar?
Do your PP in LR, then export them as 8x10 JPGs; take them to OfficeMax on a flash drive and have them print your calendar. They may even be having a Christmas sale. They do a pretty good job printing. I just had them make a 20x30 for me that turned out very well. -p On 12/10/2013 11:31 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Okay, back again for a while. Because I finally have more photos to show. :-) But this is the time of year I do ONE calendar for ONE friend. Before I've done it in Word, which, frankly, is a bit of a pain. I recently upgraded to LR 4 (pre-cloud, while I could still find it), and I was wondering if there was some way to use LR 4 to make a calendar. If not, is there something else around? I don't need to self publish, since there is only ONE calendar. Unless you can something like blurb for one layout, without publishing. THANKS! Marnie aka Doe -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: Heads up: Epson Exhibition fiber paper
On Dec 10, 2013, at 4:38 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: It's a very nice paper, similar to my eye to a double-weight Kodabromide F surface without ferrotyping. Lots of depth, sharp and crisp. Yes, it's pricey. And it really has to dry down for at least 24 hours otherwise the surface is very prone to scratching. But worth it for the right subject matter. Godfrey What sort of subject matter do you find it best suited for? I've printed the same print (landscape) on three different papers, I and others have said they prefer the Epson, but I just can't explain why I prefer one over another. Like when I try to explain why I prefer one beer type over another. Not sure if it is a lack of appropriate vocabulary or lack of a discerning eye. In any case, I rely on others' recommendations for paper/subject fit, hoping to increase the chance that viewers will find a print pleasing to the eye. stan -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: Ricoh/Pentax's 12 Days 12 Deals - Some thoughts
John, Just my personal opinion: I was following some sales on Amazon, BH, etc. But, after trying 2-3 times to look at this 12deals page, I was turned away from this website by its rather clunky interface. Igor Tue Dec 10 16:27:43 EST 2013 John Celio wrote: I recall the deal on the K-5 IIs making a splash here, but no one's mentioned it since. Ricoh has been offering some pretty good deals on Pentax stuff (plus the Ricoh Theta, which I am intrigued by but have yet to look into): http://www.us.ricoh-imaging.com/12days12deals. I've bought two so far. I ordered a WG-3 GPS today, and the DA 50-200 WR I ordered last week should be here tomorrow. I've never seen a manufacturer sell stuff so cheaply through their own store before. They've been cheaper than even Amazon. I would have gotten a Q7, too, if I felt like I could justify it right now. Maybe next year .. -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Street Scene
Thanks, Attila. Since the street lights are way blown out, I may not be able to do much with them; but will give it a try. Rick On Dec 10, 2013, at 16:50 , Attila Boros wrote: On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 3:45 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: The closest thing I could find to mission architecture in central San Diego; http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17618715 (K-5, DA 16-45) Turned out it's a Nordstrom's. Rick I like the light on the dome and the dark blue sky. I think the street lights are too bright and draw too much attention. Toning down the highlights just in the lower part would make it better. -- 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 follow the directions. -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: LR 4 for one photo calendar?
I just send the sized and corrected jpegs to Staples or Walmart, ( 5 business days or its free, in Canada anyway)both do a decent job. A friend uses Vistaprint says they are good but have not seen one yet. Dave On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 12:31 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Okay, back again for a while. Because I finally have more photos to show. :-) But this is the time of year I do ONE calendar for ONE friend. Before I've done it in Word, which, frankly, is a bit of a pain. I recently upgraded to LR 4 (pre-cloud, while I could still find it), and I was wondering if there was some way to use LR 4 to make a calendar. If not, is there something else around? I don't need to self publish, since there is only ONE calendar. Unless you can something like blurb for one layout, without publishing. THANKS! Marnie aka Doe -- 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 follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: fanning the flames
On 09/12/2013 10:09 PM, knarf wrote: The female breast is not a sexual object. It's merely a producer of infant food. Nothing more. Do you really believe that, Bill? I'm just trying to explain the male fascination with them. I'm told that the fastest way to a man's heart is through his stomach. Jiggles like jello and makes food. What could be better than that? bill -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: fanning the flames
On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 05:13:49PM -0600, Bill wrote: On 09/12/2013 10:09 PM, knarf wrote: The female breast is not a sexual object. It's merely a producer of infant food. Nothing more. Do you really believe that, Bill? I'm just trying to explain the male fascination with them. I'm told that the fastest way to a man's heart is through his stomach. Jiggles like jello and makes food. What could be better than that? access. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: Ricoh/Pentax's 12 Days 12 Deals - Some thoughts
John, That 12-days-of-sales is a pain in the ass. Only got notice on day 1, then I had to scramble to see them. BH's deals for Thanksgiving were better and broaded on products. Better yet, I bought a HD DFA15mm before the sale and called back for the sale price. Saved a quick $130. BH is very good! Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 3:27 PM, John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com wrote: I recall the deal on the K-5 IIs making a splash here, but no one's mentioned it since. Ricoh has been offering some pretty good deals on Pentax stuff (plus the Ricoh Theta, which I am intrigued by but have yet to look into): http://www.us.ricoh-imaging.com/12days12deals. I've bought two so far. I ordered a WG-3 GPS today, and the DA 50-200 WR I ordered last week should be here tomorrow. I've never seen a manufacturer sell stuff so cheaply through their own store before. They've been cheaper than even Amazon. I would have gotten a Q7, too, if I felt like I could justify it right now. Maybe next year That reminds me: If anyone wants an original DA 50-200 for cheap, mine will be available when the WR version shows up. It's in good shape, so just make an offer. Anyway, part of the reason I bring this up is because it makes me wonder if Ricoh is trying to move its inventory of older Pentax gear before unleashing new stuff in the spring. For instance, the lens deals they offered were all on older models (no HD models or recent releases), and I'd bet the WG-3 deal today is so cheap because they want to move the last of the Optio line before rebranding PS cameras as Ricohs. Kinda makes me curious what may be coming down the pipeline. John -- 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 follow the directions. -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: LR 4 for one photo calendar?
Okay, not quite what I meant. I have a good photo printer, but laying out a calendar in Word is a bit of work. Thanks, Marnie In a message dated 12/10/2013 2:28:37 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, pentax1...@gmail.com writes: Do your PP in LR, then export them as 8x10 JPGs; take them to OfficeMax on a flash drive and have them print your calendar. They may even be having a Christmas sale. They do a pretty good job printing. I just had them make a 20x30 for me that turned out very well. -p On 12/10/2013 11:31 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Okay, back again for a while. Because I finally have more photos to show. :-) But this is the time of year I do ONE calendar for ONE friend. Before I've done it in Word, which, frankly, is a bit of a pain. I recently upgraded to LR 4 (pre-cloud, while I could still find it), and I was wondering if there was some way to use LR 4 to make a calendar. If not, is there something else around? I don't need to self publish, since there is only ONE calendar. Unless you can something like blurb for one layout, without publishing. THANKS! Marnie aka Doe -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- 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 follow the directions. -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: LR 4 for one photo calendar?
Thanks. Marnie In a message dated 12/10/2013 3:07:06 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, pentko...@gmail.com writes: I just send the sized and corrected jpegs to Staples or Walmart, ( 5 business days or its free, in Canada anyway)both do a decent job. A friend uses Vistaprint says they are good but have not seen one yet. Dave On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 12:31 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Okay, back again for a while. Because I finally have more photos to show. :-) But this is the time of year I do ONE calendar for ONE friend. Before I've done it in Word, which, frankly, is a bit of a pain. I recently upgraded to LR 4 (pre-cloud, while I could still find it), and I was wondering if there was some way to use LR 4 to make a calendar. If not, is there something else around? I don't need to self publish, since there is only ONE calendar. Unless you can something like blurb for one layout, without publishing. THANKS! Marnie aka Doe -- 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 follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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 follow the directions. -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Street Scene
Rick, Next time you should go to the old town and the original Mission which sits above it. The mission was along/above the San Diego river(?) which has been dried up, and replaced at the ocean with Mission Beach recreation area. It is not like San Juan Capistrano or the better missions. The city took the initiative to develop the river flats into a birding area and lakes for sailing. I'm sure I have pictures but they are on film. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 7:45 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: The closest thing I could find to mission architecture in central San Diego; http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17618715 (K-5, DA 16-45) Turned out it's a Nordstrom's. Rick -- 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 follow the directions. -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Street Scene
Bob, If I get out to San Diego again with more than an hour a day for sightseeing, I'll heed your advice! Rick On Dec 10, 2013, at 6:49 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Rick, Next time you should go to the old town and the original Mission which sits above it. The mission was along/above the San Diego river(?) which has been dried up, and replaced at the ocean with Mission Beach recreation area. It is not like San Juan Capistrano or the better missions. The city took the initiative to develop the river flats into a birding area and lakes for sailing. I'm sure I have pictures but they are on film. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 7:45 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: The closest thing I could find to mission architecture in central San Diego; http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17618715 (K-5, DA 16-45) Turned out it's a Nordstrom's. Rick -- 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 follow the directions. -- 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 follow the directions. -- 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 follow the directions.
PESOs - Morning and Evening
The courthouse plaza (where I also shot Night Flight) in the morning from my hotel room: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17623141 and in the evening from ground level: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17623142 That modern sculpture that is a cross between a pyramid and a witch's hat puzzles me, too. Comments? Rick -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: Heads up: Epson Exhibition fiber paper
I used it to print photo sets for owners of cars I shot for a magazine. Brilliant, rich color and a hefty sheet weight made for some impressive packages. But that was when the 13 x 19 sheets were going for less than two bucks per. I printed some BW portraits on it as well. Great rendering of greys with rich blacks. Paul via phone On Dec 10, 2013, at 5:39 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: On Dec 10, 2013, at 4:38 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: It's a very nice paper, similar to my eye to a double-weight Kodabromide F surface without ferrotyping. Lots of depth, sharp and crisp. Yes, it's pricey. And it really has to dry down for at least 24 hours otherwise the surface is very prone to scratching. But worth it for the right subject matter. Godfrey What sort of subject matter do you find it best suited for? I've printed the same print (landscape) on three different papers, I and others have said they prefer the Epson, but I just can't explain why I prefer one over another. Like when I try to explain why I prefer one beer type over another. Not sure if it is a lack of appropriate vocabulary or lack of a discerning eye. In any case, I rely on others' recommendations for paper/subject fit, hoping to increase the chance that viewers will find a print pleasing to the eye. stan -- 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 follow the directions. -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: LR 4 for one photo calendar?
Try this: http://lightroomkillertips.com/?p=5284 On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 6:46 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Okay, not quite what I meant. I have a good photo printer, but laying out a calendar in Word is a bit of work. Thanks, Marnie In a message dated 12/10/2013 2:28:37 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, pentax1...@gmail.com writes: Do your PP in LR, then export them as 8x10 JPGs; take them to OfficeMax on a flash drive and have them print your calendar. They may even be having a Christmas sale. They do a pretty good job printing. I just had them make a 20x30 for me that turned out very well. -p On 12/10/2013 11:31 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Okay, back again for a while. Because I finally have more photos to show. :-) But this is the time of year I do ONE calendar for ONE friend. Before I've done it in Word, which, frankly, is a bit of a pain. I recently upgraded to LR 4 (pre-cloud, while I could still find it), and I was wondering if there was some way to use LR 4 to make a calendar. If not, is there something else around? I don't need to self publish, since there is only ONE calendar. Unless you can something like blurb for one layout, without publishing. THANKS! Marnie aka Doe -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- 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 follow the directions. -- 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 follow the directions. -- David Parsons Photography http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: fanning the flames
On 10/12/2013 5:20 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 05:13:49PM -0600, Bill wrote: On 09/12/2013 10:09 PM, knarf wrote: The female breast is not a sexual object. It's merely a producer of infant food. Nothing more. Do you really believe that, Bill? I'm just trying to explain the male fascination with them. I'm told that the fastest way to a man's heart is through his stomach. Jiggles like jello and makes food. What could be better than that? access. You aren't helping. -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: LR 4 for one photo calendar?
Cool, thanks. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 12/10/2013 6:54:31 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, parsons.da...@gmail.com writes: Try this: http://lightroomkillertips.com/?p=5284 -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: LR 4 for one photo calendar?
That looks neat, David! Thanks for posting it. Marnie, I've created calendars very quickly using the Apple Numbers spreadsheet application. In Numbers, you just open a template for a calendar, shuffle the bits around on a page to look the way you want them to, add a photo or any other graphics as desired, and export to a PDF file month by month. You can vary the photos month by month too. I'm sure other spreadsheets can do something similar in a much more automated way than Word. G On Dec 10, 2013, at 6:54 PM, David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com wrote: Try this: http://lightroomkillertips.com/?p=5284 -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: Heads up: Epson Exhibition fiber paper
Yes. I like it when I'm printing photos that need lots of clarity and a finely detailed tonal scale with rich blacks or colors, and the nice card-stock-almost weight. It produces lovely results for that sort of work. Only downside for me with the R2400 is that I have to swap out the Matte Black ink for Photo Black when I'm using EFP. So I usually switch and then run EFP until I run out of black ink. :-) G On Dec 10, 2013, at 6:24 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I used it to print photo sets for owners of cars I shot for a magazine. Brilliant, rich color and a hefty sheet weight made for some impressive packages. But that was when the 13 x 19 sheets were going for less than two bucks per. I printed some BW portraits on it as well. Great rendering of greys with rich blacks. -- 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 follow the directions.
PESO - John
Bass player, bike mechanic and owner of about the best head of hair in Toronto, here's an informal portrait of John: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2013/12/john.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: Vintage Car
A Ford fan? I prefer the B/W versions. The bakkie actually looks in good shape apart from the (original) paintwork. Alan C -Original Message- From: Don Guthrie Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 11:11 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Vintage Car Cleaning sorting don't think I posted this one anywhere so to remedy that here it is. CC as always. http://donspix.smugmug.com/Cars/Vintage-Cars-1 or http://www.flickr.com/photos/valdon/sets/72157638556590773/ -- 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 follow the directions. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: Heads up: Epson Exhibition fiber paper
My every day paper is Epson ultra premium luster, which is similar to EFP in tonality, and photo black is usually loaded. I'm printing on a 2880, so swapping black is still a necessity from time to time. Paul via phone On Dec 10, 2013, at 10:52 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: Yes. I like it when I'm printing photos that need lots of clarity and a finely detailed tonal scale with rich blacks or colors, and the nice card-stock-almost weight. It produces lovely results for that sort of work. Only downside for me with the R2400 is that I have to swap out the Matte Black ink for Photo Black when I'm using EFP. So I usually switch and then run EFP until I run out of black ink. :-) G On Dec 10, 2013, at 6:24 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I used it to print photo sets for owners of cars I shot for a magazine. Brilliant, rich color and a hefty sheet weight made for some impressive packages. But that was when the 13 x 19 sheets were going for less than two bucks per. I printed some BW portraits on it as well. Great rendering of greys with rich blacks. -- 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 follow the directions. -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: LR 4 for one photo calendar?
Interesting idea, Godfrey. Yeah, it's the numbering that is the major pain. Thanks. Marnie In a message dated 12/10/2013 7:50:12 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, godfreydigio...@me.com writes: That looks neat, David! Thanks for posting it. Marnie, I've created calendars very quickly using the Apple Numbers spreadsheet application. In Numbers, you just open a template for a calendar, shuffle the bits around on a page to look the way you want them to, add a photo or any other graphics as desired, and export to a PDF file month by month. You can vary the photos month by month too. I'm sure other spreadsheets can do something similar in a much more automated way than Word. G -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: fanning the flames
I think I see what you're saying. Well, on one hand it makes sense because to establish the point of whether we're hardwired or not would have great influence on how this conversation would develop. On the other hand, Frank, again, if I understand you correctly, you say that the sexualization of the woman's body (or parts thereof) is effectively made by conscious choice or is result of how modern society treats women, which as you say has nothing to do with hardwiring or whatever animal past we may have. This may be true but just like Paul's appeal to hardwiring, it seems to me it would require some reference. That's why I said what I said before. Again, I meant no disrespect to either of you, none whatsoever. As for your coming to Israel. I haven't seen such a behavior in other countries, although I couldn't say that I visited many or spent long enough time in those I happened to visit. Consider this example that happened to me just yesterday in one of the places where we eat lunch at work. Normally this place has no waiters - you take your food along the line, pay by the counter, sit down, eat, leave the place. Your dishes are taken after you leave. This specific couple, in fact, the lady of the couple probably placed some special order and hence it was brought to their table by the guy who usually collects the dishes from the tables. So the guy politely approaches the lady, she smiles back, he gives her the dish, she totally removes him from her environment, turning back to her companion. However, previously she was given some kind of a token to indicate that she's the one to whom the dish had to be brought. So the poor fellow kindly asks her to give that token back to him. Without looking at him she picks it up and extends her arm in his general direction. No eye contact, no nothing. He does not exist as far as her body language goes, and trust me I watched very closely. He takes the token and leaves. In my personal way of things, that was very denigrating behavior on her part. Further, to ever sadder state of affairs, the waiter was black (as in Ethiopian Jew), she was white (probably Ashkenazi Jew). I sat by the table next to them. These things happen not like once a week, but rather lots of times every day around me. I would very much like to have you witness some of them in person and then I would very much like to talk with you about these things, also in person. That's obviously beside great many other things I would like to show you in my country and themes that I might want to discuss with you when you come. Boris On 12/10/2013 7:52 AM, knarf wrote: No I am not appealing to authority. Paul was. Paul made the assertion that we're hard wired in a certain way basing that claim on studies. The authority was studies. That's what he was appealing to. Hence: Appeal to Authority. The problem with it is that I can't refute it. I don't know to which studies he refers. I don't know anything about these studies: their methodologies, their premises, who might be funding them, who they studied, etc. So the statement studies say is meaningless and doesn't add to the argument. As for your assertion that I've appealed to authority, well, I haven't. At all. And I don't have to refute the hard wired theory. It's up to the person making the assertion to prove it. It's not up to me to disprove it. Otherwise anyone could say any outlandish thing they want, something completely without merit, and then say, Well can you prove it wrong? Then it must be true! All I said Is I don't buy it, and that was because it hadn't been proven. I really don't think I have the energy to address the rest of your post right now. It's late and I'm tired. Maybe tomorrow. As much as I'd like to visit you and your country you'll have to explain what any extended stay has to do with this discussion. Cheers, frank Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Frank, purely for the matter of argument, not in any disrespect to you or your reasoning, but didn't you just do the same (appeal to authority)? I mean - who says that we're not hard wired as Paul indicated? Are there studies to support that this specific part of our nature can be modified through proper nurture? Who said that this problem while having ethical aspects in it, does not stem from the way the human nature is, as you put it? You really would benefit from coming over here and spending here more than just a vacation, may be live here for some time. It may prove very interesting. Boris On 12/10/2013 6:50 AM, knarf wrote: I don't agonize but I am concerned. And my concern is that the blatant sexualization of women in the media is degrading to them. If you don't see it by now you never will. Btw what you're doing is called the appeal to authority and it's a logical fallacy. Who says that? Please cite authors and studies. If you're going to pull studies out of your hat I'll call you on it. Who says we're
Re: SV: fanning the flames
I see... So, to that specific lady involved with FB you would suggest starting a movement or trying to engage as many people as possible to do exactly what? Sue FB in court? Boycott FB? Flood FB with content that is 100% borderline between valid and invalid as far as FB rules go? Try to find who are the moderators and deal with them personally? Contact mass media and try to make her story very widely public? See, Bob, I'm not being sarcastic here - I'm very much interested in your opinion. I should point out that your childhood example, although commendable has few serious, how to put it, points that make it less relevant, here. As a child you had not much to loose. At worst, although very unpleasant, you would have ended up being bullied, but that's what you were up against in the first place. Second - I don't think that it took much time or effort to find other boys with whom you joined and convince them to participate in your plan. In grown up life, you see, the balance is much more delicate. For example, consider this, Bob, as my age grows, which it does day by day, I'm becoming more and more subject to professional bullying. I observe that now on example of my co-workers who are full 10 years older than me. At age of 50+ it is not going to be easy to find a new job should one just decide to knock their fist on the table and leave. Thus, your employer may decide not to raise your salary, not to promote you upwards, not to send you to workshops, etc. Of course there're ways to deal with that, but given that as a grown up you often have a mortgage to pay, kids to educate, life to live, etc, the cost/benefit consideration which I mentioned early becomes more complex than that of a child who stands up against his bullies. For example, if I understand correctly, that lady has some business involved with her FB exposure, so that to go up against FB could either make her very famous (as in documentary film famous) or make her life significantly more miserable (than having her child's photo removed by FB moderators or robot programs) as far as her business go. Like we say in Russian - don't saw the tree-branch on which you're sitting. Ultimately, you're right - the bullies must be stood up against, however I think you would agree with me that it is not just black or just white in real grown up life. Boris On 12/10/2013 10:51 AM, Bob W wrote: On 10 Dec 2013, at 05:11, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: On 12/9/2013 9:56 PM, Bob W wrote: That is a recipe for victimhood. It's analogous to telling women not to use the subway, or not to go out after dark. In other words, give in to bullies rather than stand up for what's right, even at some cost to yourself. Do I understand you correctly, Bob, that in fact there is a cost/benefit consideration here? I mean - in real life, not some idealized world. No, you don't. I say that you should not put yourself in the position of a victim, and that standing up for yourself may have a cost, but you should pay it. In the case of say women being told not to go out after dark, this was resolved, at least in London in the 80s, by a movement called Reclaim the Streets, in which people banded together do exactly that. So refusing to be a victim does not have to be something one does on one's own at huge personal risk, but something that people join together to do. This way you can be both right and wise. I went to a boarding school from the age of 11 to 18. In the first week the older boys tried to bully me and the other new boys. I had conscientiously read my Billy Bunter books before starting school, so I knew the correct protocols. I joined together with one or two of the other boys and we beat up one of the bullies and threw him into a rose bush. We then took a one-off punishment beating, but were never bullied after that. Some of the other new boys automatically adopted a victim position, were bullied forever more and had a bloody miserable time. B -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: fanning the flames
I absolutely agree with you, Jostein. It seems to me that this whole discussion would boil down to some very fundamental notions (such as nature vs nurture), which cannot be resolved. In fact, the idea that our society is very diverse as far as approaches to these things go, probably contributes much to our species success. To imagine that if all societies will be 100% perfect, women will not be objectified for their sexuality, men will not be objectified for their wealth, etc etc - well, it will be probably very Orwellian... Boris On 12/10/2013 9:23 AM, AlunFoto - Jostein Øksne wrote: I hope we're not going to take this into a nature vs. nurture debate. That subject has remained unresolved since the renessance and will stay that way for as long as the division exist between humanistic and natural sciences. Jostein -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: Decent telephoto for not an arm and a leg
I don't recall who started this thread, but if you're not set on AF, or maybe even AE, I have a K 400/5.6 with case and a Tokina SD 400/5.6 in PK-A. -- Doug Lefty Franklin NutDriver Racing http://NutDriver.org Facebook NutDriver Racing Sponsored by Murphy -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: Decent telephoto for not an arm and a leg
On Dec 10, 2013, at 23:47 , Doug Franklin do...@nutdriver.org wrote: I don't recall who started this thread, but if you're not set on AF, or maybe even AE, I have a K 400/5.6 with case and a Tokina SD 400/5.6 in PK-A. 'twas me... I've got a $110 Pentax-F 70-210 heading my way from KEH right now. Hopefully it will suit my needs 400mm on an APS-C. Yow! I shouldn't ask, but I will.. - how much? -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: Has anybody tried Simply Elegant Metallic ... paper?
Thank you, two Pauls for your responses. [Can it be called a bi-Paular response? (Just playing with words, nothing is implied.)] My comments are below. Tue Dec 10 14:50:23 EST 2013 Paul Stenquist wrote: I would try it if it came with an icc profile, but I don't want to fumble in the dark or invest time in creating a profile. They recommend using Epson profile. I've used such approach for some Ilford and Premier Arts papers before, and it worked to my satisfaction (but my requirements can be lower here). Igor Mon Dec 9 15:47:41 EST 2013 Paul Sorenson wrote: Igor - I can't be of much help with the papers you have listed from Atlex, but you might also investigate the papers from Red River Paper in Dallas. http://www.redrivercatalog.com/ They have a Polar Pearl Metallic that prints up great on an Epson R2000. Their papers are as good or better than many of the name brands and at a better price point. Thank you Paul, It is interesting, and I wish I saw it earlier, - 3-4 years ago when I couldn't find any metallic paper for inkjet printers. Thanks for the tip, I am looking at that company closer... Unfortunately, their sample kit of papers is very inconvenient: they mark the paper on the front side. So, if you want to have it useful, you have to cut that paper. I don't have a good cutting setup at home, so, I don't like having any paper cut, only when there is a photo that is worth extra work. I've tried this metallic paper: http://www.atlex.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=CP8511 CP8511 Chrome Pearlescent Metallic Inkjet Paper 8.5x11 - 50 sheets $39.99 It is not perfect for my taste, but reasonable for some applications. The main shortcoming (in my opinion) is that there is not enough metallicity or metallic brightness in the printed image. Best, Igor Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2013 15:37:52 -0500 (EST) From: Igor Roshchin I wonder if anybody here has tried any of the papers from the brand/line Simply Elegant Metallic ..: Chrome Gloss, Metallic Pearl, Pure Silver Metallic, Pure Gold Metallic, Moonglow Metallic. And if so, - what is the difference between them in the actual look (beyond what is in the short description for each of them here: http://www.atlex.com/simply-elegant-metallic-sample-pack-8-5-x11-15-sheets.html ) Thank you in advance. Igor -- 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 follow the directions.
