Yes. Hibisci are somewhat unusual in that the 5 stamens at the top are
encased in the same sheath as the anthers lower down. Everything is quite
large making Hibiscus flowers ideal dissection objects for young botanists.
Alan C
-Original Message-
From: Daniel J. Matyola
Sent:
On 3/7/2014 11:43 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
I bumped my DA* 60-250 when I took a spill last August. It was in a
soft lens case and there was no apparent damage, but the next time I
used it the images were soft in places. Did a brick wall test and
discovered that the focus field was no longer
Correction. 5 stigmas at the top. Brain addled after running for 2hrs at 32C
; 85% humidity this morning.
Alan C
-Original Message-
From: Alan C
Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2014 11:02 AM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Re: Fuchsia
Yes. Hibisci are somewhat unusual in that the 5
After touting the virtues of the modern Sigma lens my work horse Sigma
17-50/2.8 started playing up last night during a fairly important
shoot. The zoom ring now sticks periodically at a point which makes it
difficult to use in the flurry of a stage event :( I bought a
17-70/2.8-4 to tide me over
Yes, the 16-50.
Paul via phone
On Mar 8, 2014, at 5:16 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote:
On 3/7/2014 11:43 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
I bumped my DA* 60-250 when I took a spill last August. It was in a
soft lens case and there was no apparent damage, but the next time I
used it
I really like the colors and the patterns; makes a very effective
abstract image.
BTW, I am not a Flickr member (and I dislike Flickr), but I had no
trouble accessing the image, and was not asked to sign in or anything.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Fri, Mar
That is a hilarious vehicle -- and a fine image of it.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 1:53 PM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote:
I've often seen this in Cathedral Square and always wanted to get a decent
photo of it.
Lovely composition, with a strong sense of loneliness -- and peace.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 11:37 AM, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote:
Very nice!
On 8 March 2014 02:25, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote:
Back
Interesting gallery with some very fine images.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 1:44 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote:
You would hardly see them on the photos though :-).
Have a look (34 photographs):
Nice action shots!
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 12:31 AM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
Found these last two. This's it, I promise!
The Ice Bear on the Rail:
On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 4:43 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote:
Tested the new one and set the fine focus adjustment. I'm now good to
go. So I shot a clock. Like many other clocks it's inscribed Tempus
Fugit. Fugettaboutit.
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17702140size=lg
It varies.With the long lenses, I start by setting it for the mid range, then
check to see how accurate it is at the focal length I use most. With a wide to
mid range, it’s easiest to see differences in focus at the long end, so I set
it there, then check for the mid range. The DA* 16-50 needed
Very nice still life, with a strong composition.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 9:14 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote:
On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 4:43 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net
wrote:
Tested the new one and set
Excellent gallery that covers a wide range of subjects.
On 3/7/2014 1:44 PM, Boris Liberman wrote:
You would hardly see them on the photos though :-).
Have a look (34 photographs):
https://plus.google.com/photos/+BorisLiberman/albums/5987169289551355729
All but the ones in Caesaria (the last
I now hope to see whats making some really big tracks in the back yard.
http://www.spypoint.com/EN/trail-cameras/IR-6.html
Picked this up last night, hope to have it set up for tonight.
Dave
--
Documenting Life in Rural Ontario.
www.caughtinmotion.com
http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/
Thanks Dan. I always see that clock when I’m sitting in the family room,
watching television. Been meaning to shoot it for several years now:-).
Paul
On Mar 8, 2014, at 9:40 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote:
Very nice still life, with a strong composition.
Dan Matyola
What firmware were you using?
A dpreview poster claims to have found a bug in 1.02 for the K-3 (a
problem that cropped up only after he upgraded). Not the SAME problem
as Rob's, but illustrates the point.
It is possible that there are other bugs that need to be reported and
stamped out for
There's always another bug.
On 3/8/2014 10:21 AM, Darren Addy wrote:
What firmware were you using?
A dpreview poster claims to have found a bug in 1.02 for the K-3 (a
problem that cropped up only after he upgraded). Not the SAME problem
as Rob's, but illustrates the point.
It is possible that
Sasquach?
On 3/8/2014 10:16 AM, David J Brooks wrote:
I now hope to see whats making some really big tracks in the back yard.
http://www.spypoint.com/EN/trail-cameras/IR-6.html
Picked this up last night, hope to have it set up for tonight.
Dave
--
A newspaper is a device for making the
Faintly? Does it have the vapors?
On 3/7/2014 4:43 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
I bumped my DA* 60-250 when I took a spill last August. It was in a soft lens
case and there was no apparent damage, but the next time I used it the images
were soft in places. Did a brick wall test and discovered
On Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 11:53 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote:
Sasquach?
I'm hoping thats all it is.
Dave
On 3/8/2014 10:16 AM, David J Brooks wrote:
I now hope to see whats making some really big tracks in the back yard.
http://www.spypoint.com/EN/trail-cameras/IR-6.html
On 3/7/2014 11:31 PM, David Mann wrote:
On Mar 8, 2014, at 1:32 pm, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote:
Don't want a Leica MM. I hate MMs.
I love MMs. And 33s, WWs and EEs.
Cheers,
Dave
Someone told me the 'W's are defective you're supposed to throw them away?
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On Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 1:35 PM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote:
Someone told me the 'W's are defective you're supposed to throw them away?
This is not a reliable indicator of fitness. The proper approach is to
conduct rigorous head-to-head trials:
Each generation of Pentax cameras has seemed better than the previous in
regard to not requiring a lot of adjustment.
Paul, so for a given lens, the adjustment varies according to the body its
mounted to ?
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
- Original Message
It's been a lovely warm spring day today here in Olde Londonville, so I had
a nice walk along the river near my house. Here, by way of contrast with
Frank's ice-bikers, is Mr. Sandman:
http://www.web-options.com/Crusoe/content/20140308_143434541_iOS_large.html
If you stay in the same place and
http://steve.savitzky.net/Songs/bugs/
On Sat, Mar 08, 2014, P.J. Alling wrote:
There's always another bug.
On 3/8/2014 10:21 AM, Darren Addy wrote:
What firmware were you using?
A dpreview poster claims to have found a bug in 1.02 for the K-3 (a
problem that cropped up only after he
Thanks, Bob. Coming from so well traveled photographer as you this is
doubly pleasant compliment.
On 3/7/2014 10:16 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote:
That's a really nice set, Boris.
B
On 7 Mar 2014, at 18:45, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote:
You would hardly see them on the photos though :-).
Stan, great company and good mood easily lend themselves to good
photographs. However, having seen your work, I should say that you ain't
leavin' your camera at home :-).
On 3/7/2014 11:09 PM, Stan Halpin wrote:
Very nice Boris! So, next time I will leave the camera home and let
you do the
Thanks, Dan!
On 3/8/2014 3:32 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
Interesting gallery with some very fine images.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 1:44 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote:
You would hardly see them on the photos though :-).
Thanks, Mark. The range of subject is not nearly as wide as it might
have been, as traveling Israel one should be ready for all kinds of
photographic opportunities :-).
On 3/8/2014 5:15 PM, Mark C wrote:
Excellent gallery that covers a wide range of subjects.
On 3/7/2014 1:44 PM, Boris
Darren,
I'm using the original firmware for the K-3. Haven't upgraded anything yet.
But will directly as the new 1.4X arrives tomorrow.
And John,
I've never filled card #2, but doesn't that describe Rob's original complaint.
He filled card #1, replaced it, and it didn't transition back when
card
Chimney breasts showing???
On Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 1:18 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote:
It's been a lovely warm spring day today here in Olde Londonville, so I had
a nice walk along the river near my house. Here, by way of contrast with
Frank's ice-bikers, is Mr. Sandman:
The last couple of days Meg and I have been on our own. We left Boris to get on
with his own life, and we headed north. Yesterday we spent around the northern
portion of the Sea of Galilee and on up into the Golan Heights. Some great bird
viewing in the late afternoon at the Hula Valley Nature
I like those. What are they for?
Related OT Flickr stupid (or at least lazy) question ... the arrows at
left right. Which direction goes to newer photos?
On 3/7/2014 9:44 PM, Bong Manayon wrote:
Also known as candles
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/11336635005/
Used my daughter's
On 06/03/2014, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote:
I've test-driven a few Fannys, quite ardently, without committing. I think
they're getting wise to it.
Cath says I'm not to leave you two alone together any more. You may be right.
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That's what I'm trying to find out.
Maybe I misread, but I thought he was expecting it to switch back to
card #1 immediately as soon as he installed the new card in the #1 slot.
The manual says When the memory card in SD1 slot becomes full, data is
saved to the card in SD2. If it says anything
On 3/7/2014 9:44 PM, Bong Manayon wrote:
Also known as candles
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/11336635005/
Used my daughter's K-01 for this one; like I said elsewhere, while I do not use
it for 'serious' work, it is a fun camera to use. And yeah--flickr works for
me--maybe not for
On Mar 8, 2014, at 1:52 PM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote:
Each generation of Pentax cameras has seemed better than the previous in
regard to not requiring a lot of adjustment.
Paul, so for a given lens, the adjustment varies according to the body its
mounted to ?
Definitely.
Nice pics, Stan. I especially like 21, 26 and 27.
Best,
Paul
On Mar 8, 2014, at 3:16 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote:
The last couple of days Meg and I have been on our own. We left Boris to get
on with his own life, and we headed north. Yesterday we spent around the
Make that: The adjustment spec is stored in the body’s memory. If you restore
the defaults, you have to reset all of your lenses.
Best,
Paul
On Mar 8, 2014, at 4:32 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote:
On Mar 8, 2014, at 1:52 PM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote:
Each
On 8 Mar 2014, at 21:04, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote:
On 06/03/2014, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote:
I've test-driven a few Fannys, quite ardently, without committing. I think
they're getting wise to it.
Cath says I'm not to leave you two alone together any more.
A few from this morning's walk in the park.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/13017835904/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/13018795793/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/13018635255/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/13018795423/
It's happened a couple of times with flickr - I get the sign-up screen with all
the guff about how
good it is, then I can amend the URL and see the image. But, it's not
consistent, which is really
annoying!
John Coyle
Brisbane, Australia
-Original Message-
From: PDML
John,
They are something like votive candles, they are sold by vendors outside a
Catholic church for people on their way to offering prayers.
The left arrow takes you to the newer photo.
Bong Manayon
http://bong.manayon.net
On Sunday, March 9, 2014 5:02 AM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com
John C,
Are you signed into Yahoo?
That seems to mute all questions from flicker.
Regards, Bob S.
On Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 5:35 PM, John Coyle jco...@iinet.net.au wrote:
It's happened a couple of times with flickr - I get the sign-up screen with
all the guff about how
good it is, then I can
After our discussion of f-104s and U2s
http://www.sbnation.com/2014/3/7/5447310/sr-71-blackbird-pilot-interview
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On 08/03/2014 1:30 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
Darren,
I'm using the original firmware for the K-3. Haven't upgraded anything yet.
But will directly as the new 1.4X arrives tomorrow.
And John,
I've never filled card #2, but doesn't that describe Rob's original complaint.
He filled card #1, replaced
It's amazing how quickly the face of the Thames is changing. Someone will be
making a fortune. I didn't realise Blackheath actually extended all the way
to the Thames. You'd think the part by the river would have a different
name. A lot of the buildings being demolished are not that old judging
On Mar 9, 2014, at 3:51 pm, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:
After our discussion of f-104s and U2s
http://www.sbnation.com/2014/3/7/5447310/sr-71-blackbird-pilot-interview
Thanks for posting that. I love those things. I still have the little model I
built as a kid. Maybe one day I'll
Thanks Paul.
#21 was a quick grab shot, I thought I was being discrete. But if you could see
the uncompressed file and went to 1-to-1, you would see that she is looking
right at me with a small smile.
stan
On Mar 8, 2014, at 4:35 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Nice pics, Stan. I especially like
I mentioned here before that I have acquired a Mac Mini that's supposed
to be a little home recording studio. I'm getting ready to un-box it and
set it up, and I already know I'm going to have to connect it to the
internet for software authentication. (I've been reading the manual ...
gives a
I don't know anything about AV software for Macs but I do know they have
have a hosts file and I'm pretty sure it's called hosts.
On 3/9/2014 1:04 AM, John wrote:
I mentioned here before that I have acquired a Mac Mini that's
supposed to be a little home recording studio. I'm getting ready to
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