Re: PESO Big Girl Ride
What a wonderful image - pure enjoyment. The pristine condition of the chair-o-plane stands out too. They probably have very strict regulations over there. Alan C -Original Message- From: paul stenquist Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2015 2:36 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO Big Girl Ride Yesterday, July 5, at the Oakland County Fair in Davisberg, Michigan. K-3 with the DA* 50-135 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18050436size=lg -- 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 has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- 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: Some pictures from my recent trip to France
A splendid gallery, Bob. The images of the leafy glades rolling fields clearly show why cycle tours ( hiking) are so popular. The image which stood out the most for me was the Petanque players probably because my standard dress is like the guys wearing shorts. Some years ago there was still a large continental population in Phalaborwa (Italians Portuguese in building/construction Greeks in cafès). They use to play Petanque on a redundant sand tennis court. Only a few Greeks remain now. On the hydration question, back pack systems are widely used in all types of endurance disciplines here, especially when water points are unpredictable. However, the fitter people manage with much less water than the herd. GPS/heart monitor systems are much in evidence too. I even see runners with i-Pads loaded with apps which log their whole route on something like Google Earth. Alan C -Original Message- From: Bob W-PDML Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2015 12:25 AM To: Mail List Pentax-Discuss Subject: Some pictures from my recent trip to France Comments always welcome: http://www.web-options.com/France2015/ 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. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- 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: Some pictures from my recent trip to France
On Jul 7, 2015, at 7:13 am, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: She was drinking regularly but simply not absorbing it (she threw up a lot of fluids during a post-race massage I'll spare you the details she usually thoughtfully supplies). Since then she's used special electrolyte pills for any endurance events. Some people simply need more salts in order to absorb water. This varies a lot from person to person. I just remembered an interview with Bevan Docherty (double olympic medallist triathlete) who had problems when he stepped up to Ironman racing. He had some tests done which found that he could only absorb a certain amount of fluid per hour and any more would cause digestive problems. Nearly all endurance events here have drink sponsors so you get a choice of electrolyte or water. Our local marathon is small enough that they let you send your own bottles to the aid stations, which is an option I’ll take if I do it again. Cheers, Dave -- 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: Rapid Transit
On 7/7/2015 12:57 PM, John wrote: On 7/7/2015 11:11 AM, Darren Addy wrote: On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 9:56 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: That's why San Fransisco would be a poor place to run a pedicab business. Though, to be fair, almost every business in San Francisco has its ups and downs. Just on a whim I Googled Pedicab San Francisco. and? -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- 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.
Close Encounter in the Sky
By the time I found out about this, it's probably already too late for PDML members in Australia to take advantage of it, but I thought I'd pass it on anyway just in case. The International Space Station will appear to pass through the conjunction of Venus Jupiter. http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/sydney-to-witness-international-space-station-pass-by-venus-jupiter-on-wednesday-night-20150707-gi6l8i.html -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- 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 - USB 3.0 Questions
Sure. You could even add a usb3 hub and run several hard drives on one usb3 port On 7 July 2015 at 15:16, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Thanks, Toine - I had not considered drive speed at all! So - one card may well handle it even at the reduced speed. Mark On 7/7/2015 1:45 AM, Toine wrote: Maybe I'm in error: USB 3 drives are not fast enough to fill the entire usb3 bandwith. I have a similar setup, 2008 PC and added the cheapest usb 3 card (renasas chipset) I could find. the usb 3 drives are as fast or slow as the internal sata3 drives. On 7 July 2015 at 06:23, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Might this be a good time to look at finding a more modern mobo? You might be able to find a used one with usb 3.0 for not much more than a usb 3 card On July 6, 2015 8:17:03 PM MST, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: I'm fixing to upgrade my circa 2009 PC with a USB 3.0 card. Knowing that there are many people here who understand this stuff better than I do - a few off topic questions... (since the USB card will be used to support drives that will store photos taken with my Pentax gear, it's not completely off topic...) It seems that you need at least a PCIe 2.0 slot with 5 GBps throughput to get full USB 3.0 speed. My PC only has two free PCIe 2.0 x1 slots @2.5 GBps each. The sole PCIe 2.0 x16 slot is occupied by the video card. There are also a couple free legacy PCI slots - I think they are 32 bit PCI slots. (The mother board manual simply calls them PCI slots). Adding a USB 3.0 card to one of the free PCIe x1 slots seems to be the obvious route to go. With PCIe x1 I will only get 50% of the possible maximum throughput. Based on what I read - that will still be a good bit faster than USB 2.0... If USB 3.0 is theoretically 10x faster than USB 2.0, then my theoretical increase will be 5x is that right? Would there be any point in even considering adding a USB 3.0 card to a legacy PCI slot? As best I can tell PCI has a maximum of 133MB/s or roughly 1 GBps so USB 3.0 on a PCI bus could be about twice as fast as USB 2.0??? I assume far short of the increase expected from using a PCIe x1 slot... As I understand it, each USB controller splits the bandwidth between all active devices connected to it. So if I am copying files between two USB drives hooked up to a single USB controller the bandwidth would be split between them. That makes me wonder - if I add two USB 3.0 cards to my PC - one in each of the free PCIe x1 slots - and put one drive on each card, will that result in each controller running at full speed when copying from drive to drive? That would be as fast as copying between two drives on a single controller running off a full speed PCIe 2.0 slot. Is my thinking right on that point? Since the USB cards are about $20 each, I'd give that a try if it would speed things up. Lastly - is there anything in particular - e.g. desirable chip sets or features or brands to avoid - in USB cards and hubs? (I plan to add at least one card and one external hub.) Thanks! --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- 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 has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. 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. -- 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: Lens Purchase dilemma
I don't think he would have had the nerve. When she left, she told me all about him. I had a little talk with him told him he could have her, but if they tried to take anything from my house, I'd take it back out of his ass. On 7/6/2015 4:06 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: Did he call and ask you to take her back? I have a friend who actually had that happen. On 7/6/2015 12:38 PM, John wrote: My EX was not the forgiving kind. The best thing that happened in our marriage was when she ran off with another man. On 7/6/2015 10:14 AM, Ken Waller wrote: Don't ask for permission, ask for forgiveness! -Original Message- From: John sesso...@earthlink.net Subject: Re: Lens Purchase dilemma I was going to post some snark about having to get your wife's permission to buy stuff, until I got to thinking about life with my EX while we were still married. Not only did I not buy anything for myself during that time, I wasn't even allowed to play with the toys I already owned. Had to sell my motorcycle didn't play guitar for more than 5 years. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- 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: Some pictures from my recent trip to France
On 7/7/2015 8:03 AM, Eric Weir wrote: On Jul 7, 2015, at 3:32 AM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: France is a great country for walking. I had a walking holiday in the Cevennes a few years ago, based in Florac, and really enjoyed it. I used to enjoy watching people come into town looking the worse for wear from doing the Stevenson Trail - some even take a donkey. A few of my friends have done the Stevenson Trail and they loved it, and one of them has also walked substantial parts of the Saint James pilgrim trail in that area. Very different from Norfolk, but I think you'd really enjoy it. I gather that. The Stevenson Trail sounds interesting. I knew about his walk, but not the trail. I found a company that does for walking in France, and many other countries, what Contours Walking Holidays, the company that I arranged my walk in England with, does for walking in the British Isles. (Actually, there are many companies that do so.) I had picked out a walk in the Dordogne region. http://www.inntravel.co.uk/holidays/walking-holidays/France/Dordogne/Villages-of-the-Dordogne Can’t do it and the wedding, and while the wedding is not mandatory, to skip it for a walk in France would probably hurt some feelings. and Italy seems an interesting enough place anyway. Again, enjoyed the photos from your your ride. Makes me think I should do what I didn’t do after my Norfolk County and North Sea walk: select some photos to show here. (My priorities in life were out of whack back then. Too much philosophy, not enough photography.) If they do walking tours for England France, why can't they arrange one in Italy that would allow you to attend the wedding AND take your tour? -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- 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: Rapid Transit
Americano tastes like someone let the coffee pot boil dry tried to reconstitute the residue with hot water. On 7/6/2015 3:15 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: I think the golden arches were inspired by two boys in a pissing contest... I've only eaten at McD 3 times in my life (and that's two times more than I wanted) but they are handy for toilets sometimes, and in both Russia and Romania I was told that they did an enormous amount to raise standards of service and hygiene there. You should be able to get an Americano in Paris, even in places like Deux Magots. They're called Americano precisely because Americans can't drink espresso, so they added hot water to it. As for the toilets, well when I was there recently I was bemoaning the fact that that type of toilet has all but disappeared from French bars and brasseries, although there are still some in the vespasiennes of the Midi. They were very common when I first started visiting France in the 70s - I never understood them, but it's all part of the texture and stopped the world being a bland homogenised bleh. Since travelling in the 3rd world I do understand them now, and they are much healthier than the western ones and, on Indian trains at least, much cleaner. You have to unlearn your western habits though. B On 6 Jul 2015, at 14:17, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, Rick and Alan. What interested me was the McDonald's logo. Wherever I travel, I am unable to escape their evil influence. OTOH, I always advise travelers to look for the McDonald's when they first arrive in a strange city. Without fail, it is located in the middle of the major attractions, and it is a reliable source for clean, warm and free toilet facilities, as well as large doses of decent, if not excellent, coffee. In Paris, my wife and I had lunch at a famous left bank cafe. They featured 20 varieties of ham and cheese sandwiches and 2 ounce servings of coffee. When we asked about the rest rooms, we discovered there was only one, in the basement, with only a porcelain ring on the floor. We quickly fled to McDonald's, with its very comfortable bathrooms and 20 ounce cups of hot black coffee. Shortly after arriving in Beijing, we took a stroll around the neighborhood while waiting for our room to be ready. We walked to the main Beijing train station, which was an overwhelming experience. O, the humanity! G We were the only westerners in sight. We then crossed the main road to a large shopping center. In contrast to Tokyo (or even Kyoto) there was no written or spoken English anywhere. The only Latin letters in sight were on one sign outside a restaurant: KFC. Nothing else in English, just the three letters. Nearby was another restaurant bearing the roof log of Pizza Hut, but not even the name of the franchise was in English. It was a most informative and educational 90 minutes indeed. In any event, that is why the golden arches caught my eye on this vehicle. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 12:26 AM, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote: Imagine trying to pedal that thing uphill with 4 large passengers! Alan C -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2015 10:42 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Rapid Transit http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18048442size=lg Pedicabs outside the Summer Palace in Beijing Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- 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: The Lifeguard
I like it (and well captioned and titled). Though the lifeguard seems to be a bit overdressed. :) On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 7:45 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: This is off-topic because the image was taken by my wife, rather than by me, and it was taken with an iPhone 6 Plus, rather than a pentax camera and lens. Since safety is paramount in the hot summer months, especially in the swimming pool, we have retained the services of a lifeguard: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18050556 As always, comments are welcome. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- 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.
Happy 4th Everyone!
Hi Everyone: Life’s been a little busy, but I have been looking in on the PDML, though don’t always have time for extended comments. Hope your 4th was fun. Darrel and I ran off to the art museum here followed by lunch, the obligatory walk to the Bean, a self portrait sitting by a street artist, and ice cream in the park. It was a crazy weekend with the holiday, The Taste, and Grateful Dead concert. Great day for people watching. It’s been ions since I’ve done any sort of street photography, but was able to do some; I’m rusty. A street artist was doing free portraits. That’s not something Darrel likes to do, but he agreed. Darrel thinks the artist rendered him too cheerful and didn’t “catch my sparkle.” I actually like the portrait. There’s a shot of it in the gallery. The shot of the guy staring at the shrubbery reminds me of a shot our Bob W. would take—I call it “Homage to Bob. W.” The weather has been amazing here in Chicago. It’s been three consecutive temperate summers; many say it’s because our winters have been so cold—polar vortex and all—causing the lake to stay cooler longer making for cooler summers. Not sure if it’s true, but we’ll take these cooler summers. No doubt, we’ll have some warmer days in July and August, but so far it’s been great! http://www.caguilaphotography.com/4th2015/index.html Comments welcome! Cheers, Christine -- 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: July Pug is Up!
Thanks Christine. -Original Message- From: Christine Aguila Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2015 3:58 PM To: PDML List Subject: Re: July Pug is Up! Excellent PUG! Congrats to all contributors on their fine submissions. If I had to pick a favorite, I’d say Patrick Nelson’s Watering hole really caught my eye. Lovely rendering and composition there. Cheers, Christine On Jul 5, 2015, at 12:11 AM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: G'day all This is the biggest gallery for some time and a very eclectic one it is. Standouts for me - Ken's St Thomas, Dario's Giulia's Shades and Darren's If These Walls Could Talk. . . Lot's of other great work, though. Make sure you take a look! You'll find the gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous gallery there). Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not infallible. So, if you made a submission and you don't see it in the gallery, let me know. + Next up: 'Simplicity' Full Submissions Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html You can submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Nominal closing date is 31 July. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- http://www.fastmail.com - Send your email first class -- 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. - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.6081 / Virus Database: 4392/10179 - Release Date: 07/07/15 -- 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: Rapid Transit
On 7/7/2015 11:11 AM, Darren Addy wrote: On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 9:56 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: That's why San Fransisco would be a poor place to run a pedicab business. Though, to be fair, almost every business in San Francisco has its ups and downs. Just on a whim I Googled Pedicab San Francisco. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- 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: Some pictures from my recent trip to France
Thanks Alan. Petanque / boules is another of those things that used to be common in France and now seems to be disappearing. I see joggers here wearing water backpacks on their 5k jog. B On 7 Jul 2015, at 07:05, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote: A splendid gallery, Bob. The images of the leafy glades rolling fields clearly show why cycle tours ( hiking) are so popular. The image which stood out the most for me was the Petanque players probably because my standard dress is like the guys wearing shorts. Some years ago there was still a large continental population in Phalaborwa (Italians Portuguese in building/construction Greeks in cafès). They use to play Petanque on a redundant sand tennis court. Only a few Greeks remain now. On the hydration question, back pack systems are widely used in all types of endurance disciplines here, especially when water points are unpredictable. However, the fitter people manage with much less water than the herd. GPS/heart monitor systems are much in evidence too. I even see runners with i-Pads loaded with apps which log their whole route on something like Google Earth. Alan C -Original Message- From: Bob W-PDML Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2015 12:25 AM To: Mail List Pentax-Discuss Subject: Some pictures from my recent trip to France Comments always welcome: http://www.web-options.com/France2015/ 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. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- 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: Some pictures from my recent trip to France
The latest research undoubtedly shows there is a fine line between adequate over-hydration, especially for elite athletes. Strangely, critical de-hydration is rare. It took Prof. Tim Noakes 20 years to convince the running fraternity of these facts. Over-hydration dilutes the blood electrolytes causing nausea dizziness. The defining moment which led to the research was in the 1979 up Comrades Marathon (90km) when Johnny Halberstadt had a substantial lead on Piet Vorster about 10km from the end. The electrolyte content of his custom drinks had been too low. He was forced to stop, drank 2 family size Cokes recovered sufficiently after 20mins to charge after Piet Vorster but was just unable to catch him. Back of the pack runners easily get over-hydrated because they tend to drink at every water station (1.6km apart in the Comrades). The recommendation is every 2nd or 3rd station. It happened to me in the 2000 up run at 55km. I started vomiting was rather dizzy. Unable to eat or drink anything without vomiting, I was forced to walk (I'm not the retiring type) eventually recovered after an hour or so continued slowly to the end. Alan C -Original Message- From: David Mann Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2015 8:14 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Some pictures from my recent trip to France On Jul 7, 2015, at 7:13 am, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: She was drinking regularly but simply not absorbing it (she threw up a lot of fluids during a post-race massage – I'll spare you the details she usually thoughtfully supplies). Since then she's used special electrolyte pills for any endurance events. Some people simply need more salts in order to absorb water. This varies a lot from person to person. I just remembered an interview with Bevan Docherty (double olympic medallist triathlete) who had problems when he stepped up to Ironman racing. He had some tests done which found that he could only absorb a certain amount of fluid per hour and any more would cause digestive problems. Nearly all endurance events here have drink sponsors so you get a choice of electrolyte or water. Our local marathon is small enough that they let you send your own bottles to the aid stations, which is an option I’ll take if I do it again. Cheers, Dave -- 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 has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- 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: Rapid Transit
When in Beijing in 2004, my wife and I stayed in an hotel near the same railway station, and on our first day walked right around the block, so that we walked past the few remaining sections of the city walls. Most fascinating was the Red Tower gallery, where an Australian who had been in Beijing since the early 90's ran an art gallery. Coming back towards the station around 4.00 pm, there were literally thousands of people and hundreds of cars waiting to either pick up or drop people off for the trains. That's when we first realised how many people there are in China! I have to say though, I avoid Macdonald's everywhere - the worst one was that in Paris on the Champs Elysees, dreadful food and worse coffee and service. You only had to walk 20 metres to a restaurant in a side street to get genuinely good French food and coffee! John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Monday, 6 July 2015 11:18 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO: Rapid Transit Thanks, Rick and Alan. What interested me was the McDonald's logo. Wherever I travel, I am unable to escape their evil influence. OTOH, I always advise travelers to look for the McDonald's when they first arrive in a strange city. Without fail, it is located in the middle of the major attractions, and it is a reliable source for clean, warm and free toilet facilities, as well as large doses of decent, if not excellent, coffee. In Paris, my wife and I had lunch at a famous left bank cafe. They featured 20 varieties of ham and cheese sandwiches and 2 ounce servings of coffee. When we asked about the rest rooms, we discovered there was only one, in the basement, with only a porcelain ring on the floor. We quickly fled to McDonald's, with its very comfortable bathrooms and 20 ounce cups of hot black coffee. Shortly after arriving in Beijing, we took a stroll around the neighborhood while waiting for our room to be ready. We walked to the main Beijing train station, which was an overwhelming experience. O, the humanity! G We were the only westerners in sight. We then crossed the main road to a large shopping center. In contrast to Tokyo (or even Kyoto) there was no written or spoken English anywhere. The only Latin letters in sight were on one sign outside a restaurant: KFC. Nothing else in English, just the three letters. Nearby was another restaurant bearing the roof log of Pizza Hut, but not even the name of the franchise was in English. It was a most informative and educational 90 minutes indeed. In any event, that is why the golden arches caught my eye on this vehicle. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 12:26 AM, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote: Imagine trying to pedal that thing uphill with 4 large passengers! Alan C -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2015 10:42 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Rapid Transit http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18048442size=lg Pedicabs outside the Summer Palace in Beijing Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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 has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- 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.
Re: Some pictures from my recent trip to France
I see joggers here wearing water backpacks on their 5k jog. That's just plain ridiculous. Alan C -Original Message- From: Bob W-PDML Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2015 9:18 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Some pictures from my recent trip to France Thanks Alan. Petanque / boules is another of those things that used to be common in France and now seems to be disappearing. I see joggers here wearing water backpacks on their 5k jog. B --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- 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: Some pictures from my recent trip to France
Hi Eric, Thanks. The poser on the wall is my friend's son pretending to be the Usain Bolt of the bicycle. France is a great country for walking. I had a walking holiday in the Cevennes a few years ago, based in Florac, and really enjoyed it. I used to enjoy watching people come into town looking the worse for wear from doing the Stevenson Trail - some even take a donkey. A few of my friends have done the Stevenson Trail and they loved it, and one of them has also walked substantial parts of the Saint James pilgrim trail in that area. Very different from Norfolk, but I think you'd really enjoy it. The main difference between walking in France and walking in the UK is that over there they dress for it and try to look stylish, whereas we Brits are only happy if we look as though we're wearing plastic carrier bags retrieved from a supermarket rubbish bin, preferably in the rain. B On 7 Jul 2015, at 02:07, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: On Jul 4, 2015, at 6:25 PM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: Comments always welcome: http://www.web-options.com/France2015/ Envy you your ride. (I looked into a walk in France like the one I did when I was in your country, but am going to take a pass in favor of a nephew’s wedding in in Italy.) Lots of photos to love, too. (Looks like you have some duplicates.) Especially liked these: http://www.web-options.com/France2015/content/DSCF1822_large.html http://www.web-options.com/France2015/content/DSCF1825_large.html http://www.web-options.com/France2015/content/DSCF1827_large.html http://www.web-options.com/France2015/content/DSCF1887_large.html http://www.web-options.com/France2015/content/DSCF1888_large.html http://www.web-options.com/France2015/content/DSCF2027_large.html What’s this about? http://www.web-options.com/France2015/content/DSCF1976_large.html -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net What does it mean...that the world is so beautiful? - Mary Oliver -- 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: Rapid Transit
Try a Chinese overnight train, Bob - even your Indian one would have seemed sanitary! And I never minded the squat toilets either: to some extent they are more natural than a sit-upon one... John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bob W-PDML Sent: Tuesday, 7 July 2015 5:16 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO: Rapid Transit I think the golden arches were inspired by two boys in a pissing contest... I've only eaten at McD 3 times in my life (and that's two times more than I wanted) but they are handy for toilets sometimes, and in both Russia and Romania I was told that they did an enormous amount to raise standards of service and hygiene there. You should be able to get an Americano in Paris, even in places like Deux Magots. They're called Americano precisely because Americans can't drink espresso, so they added hot water to it. As for the toilets, well when I was there recently I was bemoaning the fact that that type of toilet has all but disappeared from French bars and brasseries, although there are still some in the vespasiennes of the Midi. They were very common when I first started visiting France in the 70s - I never understood them, but it's all part of the texture and stopped the world being a bland homogenised bleh. Since travelling in the 3rd world I do understand them now, and they are much healthier than the western ones and, on Indian trains at least, much cleaner. You have to unlearn your western habits though. B On 6 Jul 2015, at 14:17, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, Rick and Alan. What interested me was the McDonald's logo. Wherever I travel, I am unable to escape their evil influence. OTOH, I always advise travelers to look for the McDonald's when they first arrive in a strange city. Without fail, it is located in the middle of the major attractions, and it is a reliable source for clean, warm and free toilet facilities, as well as large doses of decent, if not excellent, coffee. In Paris, my wife and I had lunch at a famous left bank cafe. They featured 20 varieties of ham and cheese sandwiches and 2 ounce servings of coffee. When we asked about the rest rooms, we discovered there was only one, in the basement, with only a porcelain ring on the floor. We quickly fled to McDonald's, with its very comfortable bathrooms and 20 ounce cups of hot black coffee. Shortly after arriving in Beijing, we took a stroll around the neighborhood while waiting for our room to be ready. We walked to the main Beijing train station, which was an overwhelming experience. O, the humanity! G We were the only westerners in sight. We then crossed the main road to a large shopping center. In contrast to Tokyo (or even Kyoto) there was no written or spoken English anywhere. The only Latin letters in sight were on one sign outside a restaurant: KFC. Nothing else in English, just the three letters. Nearby was another restaurant bearing the roof log of Pizza Hut, but not even the name of the franchise was in English. It was a most informative and educational 90 minutes indeed. In any event, that is why the golden arches caught my eye on this vehicle. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 12:26 AM, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote: Imagine trying to pedal that thing uphill with 4 large passengers! Alan C -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2015 10:42 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Rapid Transit http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18048442size=lg Pedicabs outside the Summer Palace in Beijing Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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 has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- 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. -- 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: The Lifeguard
Ever vigilant! Fun, and a very good photo. Cheers, frank On 7 July, 2015 8:45:46 AM EDT, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: This is off-topic because the image was taken by my wife, rather than by me, and it was taken with an iPhone 6 Plus, rather than a pentax camera and lens. Since safety is paramount in the hot summer months, especially in the swimming pool, we have retained the services of a lifeguard: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18050556 As always, comments are welcome. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- 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 Llama Love
Delightful! - Marco On Jul 7, 2015, at 11:21 AM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Grace spent at east half an hour with a pair of Llamas at the county fair. They’re gentle giants. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18050437size=lg -- 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: Happy 4th Everyone!
On 7/7/2015 3:48 PM, mike wilson wrote: On 7 July 2015 at 17:17, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: It’s been ions since I’ve done any sort of street photography, but was able to do some; I’m rusty. Ions will do that to you. Try to be a bit more positive. But it you have too many positive ions, you'll always attract the negative. -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- 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 Llama Love
Grace spent at east half an hour with a pair of Llamas at the county fair. They’re gentle giants. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18050437size=lg -- 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: Happy 4th Everyone!
On 7 July 2015 at 17:17, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: It’s been ions since I’ve done any sort of street photography, but was able to do some; I’m rusty. Ions will do that to you. Try to be a bit more positive. -- 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: Happy 4th Everyone!
Super set Christine. Love this one: http://www.caguilaphotography.com/4th2015/content/_IMG6242_large.html Chris On 7 July 2015 at 17:17, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: Life’s been a little busy, but I have been looking in on the PDML, though don’t always have time for extended comments. Hope your 4th was fun. Darrel and I ran off to the art museum here followed by lunch, the obligatory walk to the Bean, a self portrait sitting by a street artist, and ice cream in the park. It was a crazy weekend with the holiday, The Taste, and Grateful Dead concert. Great day for people watching. It’s been ions since I’ve done any sort of street photography, but was able to do some; I’m rusty. A street artist was doing free portraits. That’s not something Darrel likes to do, but he agreed. Darrel thinks the artist rendered him too cheerful and didn’t “catch my sparkle.” I actually like the portrait. There’s a shot of it in the gallery. The shot of the guy staring at the shrubbery reminds me of a shot our Bob W. would take—I call it “Homage to Bob. W.” The weather has been amazing here in Chicago. It’s been three consecutive temperate summers; many say it’s because our winters have been so cold—polar vortex and all—causing the lake to stay cooler longer making for cooler summers. Not sure if it’s true, but we’ll take these cooler summers. No doubt, we’ll have some warmer days in July and August, but so far it’s been great! http://www.caguilaphotography.com/4th2015/index.html Comments welcome! Cheers, Christine -- 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 Llama Love
Such a smile! Never tire of Grace. Another lovely photo. Cheers, frank On 7 July, 2015 2:21:35 PM EDT, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Grace spent at east half an hour with a pair of Llamas at the county fair. They’re gentle giants. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18050437size=lg -- 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. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- 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: Some pictures from my recent trip to France
Thanks, yes it's a real pleasure to be out there. B On 7 Jul 2015, at 14:54, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Nice gallery, Bob! The views are lovely—must have been great to ride through that scenery! Glad you had a great time! Thanks for sharing! Cheers, Christine On Jul 4, 2015, at 5:25 PM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: Comments always welcome: http://www.web-options.com/France2015/ 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. -- 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: Lens Purchase dilemma
My God!!! We must have been married to the same woman. :) -p On 7/6/2015 11:38 AM, John wrote: My EX was not the forgiving kind. The best thing that happened in our marriage was when she ran off with another man. On 7/6/2015 10:14 AM, Ken Waller wrote: Don't ask for permission, ask for forgiveness! -Original Message- From: John sesso...@earthlink.net Subject: Re: Lens Purchase dilemma I was going to post some snark about having to get your wife's permission to buy stuff, until I got to thinking about life with my EX while we were still married. Not only did I not buy anything for myself during that time, I wasn't even allowed to play with the toys I already owned. Had to sell my motorcycle didn't play guitar for more than 5 years. -- 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: OT - USB 3.0 Questions
Mark, I have an old (circa 2007-08) desktop computer that I retrofitted with a USB card in the PCIe x1 slot. Yes, there is some speed limit compared to the _theoretical_ maximum bandwidth of USB 3.0, but in reality it doesn't matter as the drives do not have that throughput anyway. And the advantage over USB-2 is very noticeable. (And no, in this case, I wouldn't bother with the legacy PCI slots) I don't remember the reason, but I remember that I decided not to buy a card with more than 2 USB ports. (It was likely for one of the following reasons: 1) insufficient power for more than 2 mobile drives, - a powered hub does the job, see blelow) 2) those were unavailable (for PCIe-x1) or impractical. ) I haven't bothered to put two cards. For your two HDDs, I'd suggest you try with one first, and only if it is insufficient, you go for the second. I don't know for sure how much speed advantage two cards would offer over one, if at all. Here is the card I bought in November 2012 for 12.03 at BH. It is now $12.99 there. Transcend 2-Port USB 3.0 PCI Express Expansion Card http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/696114-REG/Transcend_TS_PDU3_2_Port_USB_3_0_PCI.html I haven't used it heavily, but I am happy with the purchase, it is adequate for what it is. I've also been using a USB-3.0 hub (although mostly with my laptop). Since you mentioned you are interested in one, here is the info. USB-3.0 hub with 7 ports and 25 W external power. The power is important with the [mobile] HDDs that don't have their own power supplies (I have at least 2 of those). Plugable Model: USB3-HUB7-81x http://www.amazon.com/Plugable-SuperSpeed-Adapter-Charging-Support/dp/B008ZGKWQI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8qid=1436289196sr=8-2keywords=plugable And while we are on the subject, - last December I bought this USB-3.0 SD-card reader (compatible with SDXC, etc., and UHS-1 capable, AFAIK): Trancend TS-RDF8K It is available for about $13 on Amazon, and I am very happy with it. http://www.amazon.com/Transcend-Super-Multi-Card-Reader-TS-RDF8K/dp/B0056TYRMW/ It seems to be faster than all my cards (including UHS-1). I wrote about it on PDML earlier, as a feedback response to Rob S., who recommended this card reader when I was looking for one. I would buy all three devices again. HTH, Igor PS. As for the MoBo-upgrade idea, - beware of some caveats: you'd have to check the compatibility with the existing CPU, memory, and the power supply. (There is a chance that the old power supply may not have sufficient wattage for the newer motherboard, especially if you have plenty of other power-hungry devices (video-card, HDDs) added/upgraded since the computer was assembled at the beginning.) On July 6, 2015 8:17:03 PM MST, Mark C wrote: I'm fixing to upgrade my circa 2009 PC with a USB 3.0 card. Knowing that there are many people here who understand this stuff better than I do - a few off topic questions... (since the USB card will be used to support drives that will store photos taken with my Pentax gear, it's not completely off topic...) It seems that you need at least a PCIe 2.0 slot with 5 GBps throughput to get full USB 3.0 speed. My PC only has two free PCIe 2.0 x1 slots @2.5 GBps each. The sole PCIe 2.0 x16 slot is occupied by the video card. There are also a couple free legacy PCI slots - I think they are 32 bit PCI slots. (The mother board manual simply calls them PCI slots). Adding a USB 3.0 card to one of the free PCIe x1 slots seems to be the obvious route to go. With PCIe x1 I will only get 50% of the possible maximum throughput. Based on what I read - that will still be a good bit faster than USB 2.0... If USB 3.0 is theoretically 10x faster than USB 2.0, then my theoretical increase will be 5x is that right? Would there be any point in even considering adding a USB 3.0 card to a legacy PCI slot? As best I can tell PCI has a maximum of 133MB/s or roughly 1 GBps so USB 3.0 on a PCI bus could be about twice as fast as USB 2.0??? I assume far short of the increase expected from using a PCIe x1 slot... As I understand it, each USB controller splits the bandwidth between all active devices connected to it. So if I am copying files between two USB drives hooked up to a single USB controller the bandwidth would be split between them. That makes me wonder - if I add two USB 3.0 cards to my PC - one in each of the free PCIe x1 slots - and put one drive on each card, will that result in each controller running at full speed when copying from drive to drive? That would be as fast as copying between two drives on a single controller running off a full speed PCIe 2.0 slot. Is my thinking right on that point? Since the USB cards are about $20 each, I'd give that a try if it would speed things up. Lastly - is there anything in particular - e.g. desirable chip sets or features or brands to avoid - in USB cards and hubs? (I plan to add at least one card and one external hub.)
Re: Happy 4th Everyone!
Nice time in Chicago! On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 11:17 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: Life’s been a little busy, but I have been looking in on the PDML, though don’t always have time for extended comments. Hope your 4th was fun. Darrel and I ran off to the art museum here followed by lunch, the obligatory walk to the Bean, a self portrait sitting by a street artist, and ice cream in the park. It was a crazy weekend with the holiday, The Taste, and Grateful Dead concert. Great day for people watching. It’s been ions since I’ve done any sort of street photography, but was able to do some; I’m rusty. A street artist was doing free portraits. That’s not something Darrel likes to do, but he agreed. Darrel thinks the artist rendered him too cheerful and didn’t “catch my sparkle.” I actually like the portrait. There’s a shot of it in the gallery. The shot of the guy staring at the shrubbery reminds me of a shot our Bob W. would take—I call it “Homage to Bob. W.” The weather has been amazing here in Chicago. It’s been three consecutive temperate summers; many say it’s because our winters have been so cold—polar vortex and all—causing the lake to stay cooler longer making for cooler summers. Not sure if it’s true, but we’ll take these cooler summers. No doubt, we’ll have some warmer days in July and August, but so far it’s been great! http://www.caguilaphotography.com/4th2015/index.html Comments welcome! Cheers, Christine -- 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: The Lifeguard
Dan, Does he like to go swimming? Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 7:45 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: This is off-topic because the image was taken by my wife, rather than by me, and it was taken with an iPhone 6 Plus, rather than a pentax camera and lens. Since safety is paramount in the hot summer months, especially in the swimming pool, we have retained the services of a lifeguard: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18050556 As always, comments are welcome. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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: Happy 4th Everyone!
A nice set. Darrell looks equally cheerful in your pic of him. He’s just going to have to admit that he’s a happy-go-lucky guy! Paul On Jul 7, 2015, at 12:17 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: Life’s been a little busy, but I have been looking in on the PDML, though don’t always have time for extended comments. Hope your 4th was fun. Darrel and I ran off to the art museum here followed by lunch, the obligatory walk to the Bean, a self portrait sitting by a street artist, and ice cream in the park. It was a crazy weekend with the holiday, The Taste, and Grateful Dead concert. Great day for people watching. It’s been ions since I’ve done any sort of street photography, but was able to do some; I’m rusty. A street artist was doing free portraits. That’s not something Darrel likes to do, but he agreed. Darrel thinks the artist rendered him too cheerful and didn’t “catch my sparkle.” I actually like the portrait. There’s a shot of it in the gallery. The shot of the guy staring at the shrubbery reminds me of a shot our Bob W. would take—I call it “Homage to Bob. W.” The weather has been amazing here in Chicago. It’s been three consecutive temperate summers; many say it’s because our winters have been so cold—polar vortex and all—causing the lake to stay cooler longer making for cooler summers. Not sure if it’s true, but we’ll take these cooler summers. No doubt, we’ll have some warmer days in July and August, but so far it’s been great! http://www.caguilaphotography.com/4th2015/index.html Comments welcome! Cheers, Christine -- 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: Happy 4th Everyone!
Wonderful set! :-) cheers, frank On 7 July, 2015 12:17:21 PM EDT, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: Life’s been a little busy, but I have been looking in on the PDML, though don’t always have time for extended comments. Hope your 4th was fun. Darrel and I ran off to the art museum here followed by lunch, the obligatory walk to the Bean, a self portrait sitting by a street artist, and ice cream in the park. It was a crazy weekend with the holiday, The Taste, and Grateful Dead concert. Great day for people watching. It’s been ions since I’ve done any sort of street photography, but was able to do some; I’m rusty. A street artist was doing free portraits. That’s not something Darrel likes to do, but he agreed. Darrel thinks the artist rendered him too cheerful and didn’t “catch my sparkle.” I actually like the portrait. There’s a shot of it in the gallery. The shot of the guy staring at the shrubbery reminds me of a shot our Bob W. would take—I call it “Homage to Bob. W.” The weather has been amazing here in Chicago. It’s been three consecutive temperate summers; many say it’s because our winters have been so cold—polar vortex and all—causing the lake to stay cooler longer making for cooler summers. Not sure if it’s true, but we’ll take these cooler summers. No doubt, we’ll have some warmer days in July and August, but so far it’s been great! http://www.caguilaphotography.com/4th2015/index.html Comments welcome! Cheers, Christine -- 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. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- 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: Happy 4th Everyone!
Really nice! I particularly like 10, 13, and 15. - Marco On Jul 7, 2015, at 9:17 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: Life’s been a little busy, but I have been looking in on the PDML, though don’t always have time for extended comments. Hope your 4th was fun. Darrel and I ran off to the art museum here followed by lunch, the obligatory walk to the Bean, a self portrait sitting by a street artist, and ice cream in the park. It was a crazy weekend with the holiday, The Taste, and Grateful Dead concert. Great day for people watching. It’s been ions since I’ve done any sort of street photography, but was able to do some; I’m rusty. A street artist was doing free portraits. That’s not something Darrel likes to do, but he agreed. Darrel thinks the artist rendered him too cheerful and didn’t “catch my sparkle.” I actually like the portrait. There’s a shot of it in the gallery. The shot of the guy staring at the shrubbery reminds me of a shot our Bob W. would take—I call it “Homage to Bob. W.” The weather has been amazing here in Chicago. It’s been three consecutive temperate summers; many say it’s because our winters have been so cold—polar vortex and all—causing the lake to stay cooler longer making for cooler summers. Not sure if it’s true, but we’ll take these cooler summers. No doubt, we’ll have some warmer days in July and August, but so far it’s been great! http://www.caguilaphotography.com/4th2015/index.html Comments welcome! Cheers, Christine -- 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 - USB 3.0 Questions
Thanks, Igor - this is very helpful. I had not even considered that the USB 3.0 interface would be faster than the drives themselves until I read Toine's comment earlier today. So I will just go with the one card in an PCIe slot. In my case a hub will be essential since the USB 3.0 ports will be in the back of the PC, which is rather difficult to reach. I'll be ordering the card and hub shortly. USB 2.0 has not be a huge inconvenience since I am usually moving fairly small chunks of data either off the PC onto backup drives or when mirroring the backup drives onto another set of USB drives. At worst, I sometimes need to queue the mirroring of drives to run overnight, since it could take a few hours. But I again need to add another drive, which means rearranging the entire library, and that is a process that takes several days at USB 2.0 speeds. So I want to get this in place before taking on that task. Mark On 7/7/2015 2:00 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Mark, I have an old (circa 2007-08) desktop computer that I retrofitted with a USB card in the PCIe x1 slot. Yes, there is some speed limit compared to the _theoretical_ maximum bandwidth of USB 3.0, but in reality it doesn't matter as the drives do not have that throughput anyway. And the advantage over USB-2 is very noticeable. (And no, in this case, I wouldn't bother with the legacy PCI slots) I don't remember the reason, but I remember that I decided not to buy a card with more than 2 USB ports. (It was likely for one of the following reasons: 1) insufficient power for more than 2 mobile drives, - a powered hub does the job, see blelow) 2) those were unavailable (for PCIe-x1) or impractical. ) I haven't bothered to put two cards. For your two HDDs, I'd suggest you try with one first, and only if it is insufficient, you go for the second. I don't know for sure how much speed advantage two cards would offer over one, if at all. Here is the card I bought in November 2012 for 12.03 at BH. It is now $12.99 there. Transcend 2-Port USB 3.0 PCI Express Expansion Card http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/696114-REG/Transcend_TS_PDU3_2_Port_USB_3_0_PCI.html I haven't used it heavily, but I am happy with the purchase, it is adequate for what it is. I've also been using a USB-3.0 hub (although mostly with my laptop). Since you mentioned you are interested in one, here is the info. USB-3.0 hub with 7 ports and 25 W external power. The power is important with the [mobile] HDDs that don't have their own power supplies (I have at least 2 of those). Plugable Model: USB3-HUB7-81x http://www.amazon.com/Plugable-SuperSpeed-Adapter-Charging-Support/dp/B008ZGKWQI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8qid=1436289196sr=8-2keywords=plugable And while we are on the subject, - last December I bought this USB-3.0 SD-card reader (compatible with SDXC, etc., and UHS-1 capable, AFAIK): Trancend TS-RDF8K It is available for about $13 on Amazon, and I am very happy with it. http://www.amazon.com/Transcend-Super-Multi-Card-Reader-TS-RDF8K/dp/B0056TYRMW/ It seems to be faster than all my cards (including UHS-1). I wrote about it on PDML earlier, as a feedback response to Rob S., who recommended this card reader when I was looking for one. I would buy all three devices again. HTH, Igor PS. As for the MoBo-upgrade idea, - beware of some caveats: you'd have to check the compatibility with the existing CPU, memory, and the power supply. (There is a chance that the old power supply may not have sufficient wattage for the newer motherboard, especially if you have plenty of other power-hungry devices (video-card, HDDs) added/upgraded since the computer was assembled at the beginning.) --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. 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.
PESO - Crane Fly II
http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/crane-fly-ii Back to the DOF stacking macro shots. This is another attempt at a crane fly. Pentax K3, SMC K 24mm f3.5, extension. Magnification was about 4x. Comments welcome! Mark --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. 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: PESO: Rapid Transit
The Embarcadero is pretty flat. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 1:11 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: On 7/7/2015 12:57 PM, John wrote: On 7/7/2015 11:11 AM, Darren Addy wrote: On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 9:56 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: That's why San Fransisco would be a poor place to run a pedicab business. Though, to be fair, almost every business in San Francisco has its ups and downs. Just on a whim I Googled Pedicab San Francisco. and? -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- 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.
aguila web site check
Hi Everyone: I’ve been working on a new web site. If you have 2 minutes, could you check out the site to see if the *photos on the home page and academic projects page* download really slow—which they may be? I have to run out the door right now, but I’ll be back in a few hours. Here’s the link to the site. http://www.caguila.com Big Thanks, Christine -- 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: Some pictures from my recent trip to France
-Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Eric Weir If they do walking tours for England France, why can't they arrange one in Italy that would allow you to attend the wedding AND take your tour? Actually, I think I’m going to be able to work something out with a local company that arranges bicycle tours. It will probably be a series of one-day “excursions,” since I won’t have a week to give to one of their usual “tours,” but I imagine it will be just as enjoyable. Won’t be the same as a walk, though. I really enjoyed my walk in England. Except for the first day, when Bob and Chris and Chris’s wife walked with me—a highpoint of the walk and my visit to England—it was a solo affair, which I enjoyed very much. Likewise. What part of Italy will you be in? 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: Happy 4th Everyone!
Thanks, Paul, Bob, Chris, Frank, Marco, Mike, P.J. LOL yep ions and eons—working on that! Big cheers, Christine On Jul 7, 2015, at 3:02 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: On 7/7/2015 3:48 PM, mike wilson wrote: On 7 July 2015 at 17:17, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: It’s been ions since I’ve done any sort of street photography, but was able to do some; I’m rusty. Ions will do that to you. Try to be a bit more positive. But it you have too many positive ions, you'll always attract the negative. -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- 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: aguila web site check
Not instantaneous, but actually quite snappy. On the project’s page, it stalled just a bit as I tried to quickly click through. I waited max 5 sec, then clicked away and the images came up with no hesitation. Safari 8.0.6 on an iMac. stan On Jul 7, 2015, at 5:23 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: I’ve been working on a new web site. If you have 2 minutes, could you check out the site to see if the *photos on the home page and academic projects page* download really slow—which they may be? I have to run out the door right now, but I’ll be back in a few hours. Here’s the link to the site. http://www.caguila.com Big Thanks, Christine -- 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: aguila web site check
loaded quickly and just a small lag, nothing to worry about afaic. iMac, FF 39 Dave On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 5:23 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: I’ve been working on a new web site. If you have 2 minutes, could you check out the site to see if the *photos on the home page and academic projects page* download really slow—which they may be? I have to run out the door right now, but I’ll be back in a few hours. Here’s the link to the site. http://www.caguila.com Big Thanks, Christine -- 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: Some pictures from my recent trip to France
On Jul 7, 2015, at 12:37 PM, John sesso...@earthlink.net wrote: If they do walking tours for England France, why can't they arrange one in Italy that would allow you to attend the wedding AND take your tour? Actually, I think I’m going to be able to work something out with a local company that arranges bicycle tours. It will probably be a series of one-day “excursions,” since I won’t have a week to give to one of their usual “tours,” but I imagine it will be just as enjoyable. Won’t be the same as a walk, though. I really enjoyed my walk in England. Except for the first day, when Bob and Chris and Chris’s wife walked with me—a highpoint of the walk and my visit to England—it was a solo affair, which I enjoyed very much. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net You keep on learning and learning, and pretty soon you learn something no one has learned before. - Richard Feynman -- 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.
fine focus mode K-5
As you may remember my sigma 17-70 broke and Gentec in Markham repaired it in the spring. It works fine, its seems to me to be just a tad softer than what i remember. I did a quick down and dirty focus check his morn, and it seems to be slightly FFing. Now being a zoom, if it is FFing, at what position would it be ideal to do the adjustment, at 1/2 way or at 70. Dave -- 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: PESO Big Girl Ride
Fun image! Love it. On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 7:36 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Yesterday, July 5, at the Oakland County Fair in Davisberg, Michigan. K-3 with the DA* 50-135 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18050436size=lg -- 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. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- 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: Rapid Transit
On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 9:56 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: That's why San Fransisco would be a poor place to run a pedicab business. Though, to be fair, almost every business in San Francisco has its ups and downs. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- 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 - Sharing - Redux
I posted a slightly different version of this one last week. I think the fly and other insect are a bit sharper in this one. The plane of focus is different (wind was moving the thistle) so among other things the background plants are a bit more oof. I like this better: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/07/sharing-redux.html Here's the first for comparison: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/06/sharing.html Thoughts? Pretty much the same dreck? Preference? Thanks! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: aguila web site check
They work pretty quickly on my iPad- quicker than some slideshows on commercial sites. And my DSL connection is slow enough to make only a dial-up connection jealous. Cheers, Mike Sent from my iPad On Jul 7, 2015, at 5:23 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: I’ve been working on a new web site. If you have 2 minutes, could you check out the site to see if the *photos on the home page and academic projects page* download really slow—which they may be? I have to run out the door right now, but I’ll be back in a few hours. Here’s the link to the site. http://www.caguila.com Big Thanks, Christine -- 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: aguila web site check
It all loaded quite quickly on this machine, which is a Dell laptop running Windows 7 and Chrome. You have some alignment issues on the About and Courses pages. On the Students page I would remove the paragraph numbering and use the same style of paragraph headings as on the other pages, for consistency. None of the links is active - that may be deliberate for the time being. There are some excellent photos on there - especially the rower and the meditator (meditatrix?)! B -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Christine Aguila Sent: 07 July 2015 22:23 To: PDML List Subject: aguila web site check Hi Everyone: I’ve been working on a new web site. If you have 2 minutes, could you check out the site to see if the *photos on the home page and academic projects page* download really slow—which they may be? I have to run out the door right now, but I’ll be back in a few hours. Here’s the link to the site. http://www.caguila.com Big Thanks, Christine -- 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: fine focus mode K-5
I usually check at more than one point. It's easy to pick out the focus point at 70, wide open, so start there. Paul via phone On Jul 7, 2015, at 5:58 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: As you may remember my sigma 17-70 broke and Gentec in Markham repaired it in the spring. It works fine, its seems to me to be just a tad softer than what i remember. I did a quick down and dirty focus check his morn, and it seems to be slightly FFing. Now being a zoom, if it is FFing, at what position would it be ideal to do the adjustment, at 1/2 way or at 70. Dave -- 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: fine focus mode K-5
Dave, years ago Pentax recommended doing the focus adjust test at the center of the zoom range. More recently I saw a recommendation to do the test at the long end. This makes more sense to me, and is what I do (with satisfactory results). At the long end you have the smallest margin for error, so you'll get the best result. Joe -- 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 - Crane Fly II
Fascinating. On Jul 7, 2015, at 4:09 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/crane-fly-ii Back to the DOF stacking macro shots. This is another attempt at a crane fly. Pentax K3, SMC K 24mm f3.5, extension. Magnification was about 4x. Comments welcome! Mark --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. 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. -- 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 - Crane Fly II
Another superior image, Mark. You have become quite skilled at this technique. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 4:09 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/crane-fly-ii Back to the DOF stacking macro shots. This is another attempt at a crane fly. Pentax K3, SMC K 24mm f3.5, extension. Magnification was about 4x. Comments welcome! Mark --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. 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. -- 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: aguila web site check
They loaded quickly, but allowed sufficient review hesitation. J Sent from my iPhone On Jul 7, 2015, at 2:23 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: I’ve been working on a new web site. If you have 2 minutes, could you check out the site to see if the *photos on the home page and academic projects page* download really slow—which they may be? I have to run out the door right now, but I’ll be back in a few hours. Here’s the link to the site. http://www.caguila.com Big Thanks, Christine -- 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.
OT: The Lifeguard
This is off-topic because the image was taken by my wife, rather than by me, and it was taken with an iPhone 6 Plus, rather than a pentax camera and lens. Since safety is paramount in the hot summer months, especially in the swimming pool, we have retained the services of a lifeguard: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18050556 As always, comments are welcome. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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: Rapid Transit
On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 3:17 AM, John Coyle jco...@iinet.net.au wrote: I have to say though, I avoid Macdonald's everywhere I agree, except for the clean, free, western style toilet facilities. My wife and I had an experience very similar to yours, only this past May. We stayed at the Marriott City Wall Hotel, so we were able to see quite a bit of the old wall and easily walk to the main train station and the shopping malls across the street from it. It is one thing to recognize, intellectually, that China is a massive country crowded with people. It is something altogether different to experience it, especially at a place like the Beijing train station. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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: Some pictures from my recent trip to France
On Jul 7, 2015, at 3:32 AM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: France is a great country for walking. I had a walking holiday in the Cevennes a few years ago, based in Florac, and really enjoyed it. I used to enjoy watching people come into town looking the worse for wear from doing the Stevenson Trail - some even take a donkey. A few of my friends have done the Stevenson Trail and they loved it, and one of them has also walked substantial parts of the Saint James pilgrim trail in that area. Very different from Norfolk, but I think you'd really enjoy it. I gather that. The Stevenson Trail sounds interesting. I knew about his walk, but not the trail. I found a company that does for walking in France, and many other countries, what Contours Walking Holidays, the company that I arranged my walk in England with, does for walking in the British Isles. (Actually, there are many companies that do so.) I had picked out a walk in the Dordogne region. http://www.inntravel.co.uk/holidays/walking-holidays/France/Dordogne/Villages-of-the-Dordogne Can’t do it and the wedding, and while the wedding is not mandatory, to skip it for a walk in France would probably hurt some feelings. and Italy seems an interesting enough place anyway. Again, enjoyed the photos from your your ride. Makes me think I should do what I didn’t do after my Norfolk County and North Sea walk: select some photos to show here. (My priorities in life were out of whack back then. Too much philosophy, not enough photography.) -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net Imagining the other is a powerful antidote to fanaticism and hatred. - Amos Oz -- 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: Rapid Transit
The only train we experienced in China was the train within the airport that connects the various terminals with each other and the main exit. It was fast, clean, modern and efficient. I was shocked at the length of the ride. Like everything else in China, the Beijing Airport is massive compared to anything in the West. We were impressed at how clean and attractive everything was, not only in the airport, but in the parts of the city we passed through. Unlike American airports and rail terminals, in China and Japan all the escalators, moving sidewalks and elevators are up and running and in good repair. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 3:21 AM, John Coyle jco...@iinet.net.au wrote: Try a Chinese overnight train, Bob - even your Indian one would have seemed sanitary! And I never minded the squat toilets either: to some extent they are more natural than a sit-upon one... John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bob W-PDML Sent: Tuesday, 7 July 2015 5:16 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO: Rapid Transit I think the golden arches were inspired by two boys in a pissing contest... I've only eaten at McD 3 times in my life (and that's two times more than I wanted) but they are handy for toilets sometimes, and in both Russia and Romania I was told that they did an enormous amount to raise standards of service and hygiene there. You should be able to get an Americano in Paris, even in places like Deux Magots. They're called Americano precisely because Americans can't drink espresso, so they added hot water to it. As for the toilets, well when I was there recently I was bemoaning the fact that that type of toilet has all but disappeared from French bars and brasseries, although there are still some in the vespasiennes of the Midi. They were very common when I first started visiting France in the 70s - I never understood them, but it's all part of the texture and stopped the world being a bland homogenised bleh. Since travelling in the 3rd world I do understand them now, and they are much healthier than the western ones and, on Indian trains at least, much cleaner. You have to unlearn your western habits though. B On 6 Jul 2015, at 14:17, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, Rick and Alan. What interested me was the McDonald's logo. Wherever I travel, I am unable to escape their evil influence. OTOH, I always advise travelers to look for the McDonald's when they first arrive in a strange city. Without fail, it is located in the middle of the major attractions, and it is a reliable source for clean, warm and free toilet facilities, as well as large doses of decent, if not excellent, coffee. In Paris, my wife and I had lunch at a famous left bank cafe. They featured 20 varieties of ham and cheese sandwiches and 2 ounce servings of coffee. When we asked about the rest rooms, we discovered there was only one, in the basement, with only a porcelain ring on the floor. We quickly fled to McDonald's, with its very comfortable bathrooms and 20 ounce cups of hot black coffee. Shortly after arriving in Beijing, we took a stroll around the neighborhood while waiting for our room to be ready. We walked to the main Beijing train station, which was an overwhelming experience. O, the humanity! G We were the only westerners in sight. We then crossed the main road to a large shopping center. In contrast to Tokyo (or even Kyoto) there was no written or spoken English anywhere. The only Latin letters in sight were on one sign outside a restaurant: KFC. Nothing else in English, just the three letters. Nearby was another restaurant bearing the roof log of Pizza Hut, but not even the name of the franchise was in English. It was a most informative and educational 90 minutes indeed. In any event, that is why the golden arches caught my eye on this vehicle. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 12:26 AM, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote: Imagine trying to pedal that thing uphill with 4 large passengers! Alan C -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2015 10:42 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Rapid Transit http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18048442size=lg Pedicabs outside the Summer Palace in Beijing Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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 has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
PESO - Sir Arrol's Crane
The Tate Modern used to be a generating station. They left a few relics behind: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18049357 (K-5, DA 50-200) Comments appreciated. 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: PESO - Sir Arrol's Crane
I like it! So Paleotechnic (recalling Mumford's ~Technics and Civilization~). Very cool. Cheers, frank On 7 July, 2015 8:48:31 PM EDT, Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: The Tate Modern used to be a generating station. They left a few relics behind: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18049357 (K-5, DA 50-200) Comments appreciated. Rick -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- 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: aguila web site check
Big thanks, Stan, Dave, Bob, Mike, Jack, Rick! Much appreciated. Bob, I agree about the numbering on the Student page—in fact, I think I might do some sub-menues there as I add content. Thanks for the heads up on the alignment on the About page—I missed that. If anyone is interested, I’m using the WebBuilder software provided by godaddy.com, the web hosting service I have used for quite some time. I’m pretty sure Godfrey was the one who recommended godaddy to me in 2009. The software is extremely easy to use—all click and drag. There are 300 themes, all highly customizable. So far, I’ve very happy I went this route instead of fussing with code writing, which I didn’t enjoy that much. Thanks again everyone! Cheers, Christine On Jul 7, 2015, at 4:29 PM, Stanley Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: Not instantaneous, but actually quite snappy. On the project’s page, it stalled just a bit as I tried to quickly click through. I waited max 5 sec, then clicked away and the images came up with no hesitation. Safari 8.0.6 on an iMac. stan On Jul 7, 2015, at 5:23 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: I’ve been working on a new web site. If you have 2 minutes, could you check out the site to see if the *photos on the home page and academic projects page* download really slow—which they may be? I have to run out the door right now, but I’ll be back in a few hours. Here’s the link to the site. http://www.caguila.com Big Thanks, Christine -- 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.
Re: PESO - Crane Fly II
Wow! Incredible detail! Cheers, Christine On Jul 7, 2015, at 7:08 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Fascinating. On Jul 7, 2015, at 4:09 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/crane-fly-ii Back to the DOF stacking macro shots. This is another attempt at a crane fly. Pentax K3, SMC K 24mm f3.5, extension. Magnification was about 4x. Comments welcome! Mark --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. 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. -- 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 - Sir Arrol's Crane
What Frank said! Cheers, Christine On Jul 7, 2015, at 8:12 PM, Knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I like it! So Paleotechnic (recalling Mumford's ~Technics and Civilization~). Very cool. Cheers, frank On 7 July, 2015 8:48:31 PM EDT, Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: The Tate Modern used to be a generating station. They left a few relics behind: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18049357 (K-5, DA 50-200) Comments appreciated. Rick -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- 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.
PESO - Bejewelled
This will be my last one from my walk a couple of weekends ago on that cool, misty Sunday: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/07/bejewelled.html Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: aguila web site check
Looking at the mobile version on my Android and it's great! Nice and fast. Impressive! Cheers, frank On 7 July, 2015 5:23:15 PM EDT, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: I’ve been working on a new web site. If you have 2 minutes, could you check out the site to see if the *photos on the home page and academic projects page* download really slow—which they may be? I have to run out the door right now, but I’ll be back in a few hours. Here’s the link to the site. http://www.caguila.com Big Thanks, Christine -- 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. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- 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: aguila web site check
Christine, Can't get anything but the text to load in Firefox. Works okay in Safari. Cheers, Rick On Jul 7, 2015, at 5:23 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: http://www.caguila.com http://photo.net/photos/RickW -- 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.
OT: Images of Paradise
Once upon a time, over 500 years ago, the island of Maui was circumnavigated by a vital trade route -- the King's Highway. The road was originally built by native Hawaiians under the reign of King Pi'ilani, but was revitalized in the 1800s by prisoners, inspiring the moniker the road that sin built. The Highway was once an essential part of life for the people of Maui. Today, however, the King's Highway is mostly abandoned. Photographer Daniel Sullivan hopes to change all that. Since 2013, Sullivan has hiked hundreds of miles of the trail, snapping photos along the way. His images reveal neglected paths of scattered rocks and unearth the history of the broken highway. His images of the Maui Coast are here: http://danielsullivan.photoshelter.com/#!/index Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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 - Sharing - Redux
Hi Frank: Both are nice, but I think I much prefer the first one. Cheers, Christine On Jul 7, 2015, at 5:49 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I posted a slightly different version of this one last week. I think the fly and other insect are a bit sharper in this one. The plane of focus is different (wind was moving the thistle) so among other things the background plants are a bit more oof. I like this better: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/07/sharing-redux.html Here's the first for comparison: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/06/sharing.html Thoughts? Pretty much the same dreck? Preference? Thanks! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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 - Sharing - Redux
Thanks, Christine! Appreciate the feedback. cheers, frank On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 9:37 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Frank: Both are nice, but I think I much prefer the first one. Cheers, Christine On Jul 7, 2015, at 5:49 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I posted a slightly different version of this one last week. I think the fly and other insect are a bit sharper in this one. The plane of focus is different (wind was moving the thistle) so among other things the background plants are a bit more oof. I like this better: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/07/sharing-redux.html Here's the first for comparison: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/06/sharing.html Thoughts? Pretty much the same dreck? Preference? Thanks! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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. -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: Raleigh 'works.
Beautiful - with a bit of environment. Very nicely done! Cheers, frank On 5 July, 2015 3:38:19 PM EDT, John sesso...@earthlink.net wrote: Raleigh had their annual 4th of July fireworks display. Actually, two simultaneous displays. https://www.flickr.com/photos/jb_sessoms/18822838903 This image is looking south. The building in the left foreground is the new Raleigh Civic Center, with the Red Hat amphitheater in front of it. The concert in progress was Barenaked Ladies w/ Violent Femmes. I'd heard of them, but didn't really know any of their music. When I looked them up this morning I found that Barenaked Ladies does the theme song for the TV show Big Bang Theory. Just beyond the Civic Center is the Lenoir St parking garage. Fireworks display number one is launching from the parking lot south of the amphitheater; west of the parking garage. Display number 2 is launching from a parking lot on the east side of the Lenoir St garage. The second display is intended to be viewed from Fayetteville St which is downtown Raleigh's main street running from Capitol Square to Memorial Auditorium (now the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts). They closed Fayetteville St down for a street fair which culminated in the second fireworks display. The fireworks were set for fairly low burst heights, but I found a spot on the top level of another parking garage where I could see over the top of the Civic Center catch both displays. You can't really see it in this image, but out on the horizon I could also see the fireworks displays for some of the smaller Wake County communities (Cleveland, Clayton Garner). I hope everyone else enjoyed the 4th as much as I did. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- 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 - Bejewelled
A nice catch, Frank! J - Original Message - From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, July 7, 2015 6:54:54 PM Subject: PESO - Bejewelled This will be my last one from my walk a couple of weekends ago on that cool, misty Sunday: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/07/bejewelled.html Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: The Lifeguard
Thanks, Darren, Bob and Frank. No, Bob, he does not go swimming. Northern breeds avoid water. They seem to have an instinct that tells them water is cold (in the arctic at least) and life threatening. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 11:51 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: I like it (and well captioned and titled). Though the lifeguard seems to be a bit overdressed. :) On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 7:45 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: This is off-topic because the image was taken by my wife, rather than by me, and it was taken with an iPhone 6 Plus, rather than a pentax camera and lens. Since safety is paramount in the hot summer months, especially in the swimming pool, we have retained the services of a lifeguard: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18050556 As always, comments are welcome. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- 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.
Lightroom Mobile Question
Hi Folks: Anyone using Lightroom Mobile? Thoughts? Useful option? Worth paying for? My understanding is Lightroom Mobile allows you to create collections that can be accessed on different devices. For example, If I make a collection on my desktop, I should be able to have access to the collection on my laptop via the cloud. Does that sound right? Cheers, Christine -- 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 - Crane Fly II
More coolness! Amazing detail! cheers, frank On 7 July, 2015 4:09:54 PM EDT, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/crane-fly-ii Back to the DOF stacking macro shots. This is another attempt at a crane fly. Pentax K3, SMC K 24mm f3.5, extension. Magnification was about 4x. Comments welcome! Mark --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. 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: PESO - Sir Arrol's Crane
Interesting machine and interesting image, Rick. And I thought there was nothing worth looking at there! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 8:48 PM, Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: The Tate Modern used to be a generating station. They left a few relics behind: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18049357 (K-5, DA 50-200) Comments appreciated. 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 - Bejewelled
Dazzling, Frank. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 9:54 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: This will be my last one from my walk a couple of weekends ago on that cool, misty Sunday: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/07/bejewelled.html Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: The Lifeguard
My malamute used to like going in the water, but she didn't swim, because she didn't float. She tended to jump through the shallows as if the water were deep snow. On 7/7/2015 9:51 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Thanks, Darren, Bob and Frank. No, Bob, he does not go swimming. Northern breeds avoid water. They seem to have an instinct that tells them water is cold (in the arctic at least) and life threatening. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 11:51 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: I like it (and well captioned and titled). Though the lifeguard seems to be a bit overdressed. :) On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 7:45 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: This is off-topic because the image was taken by my wife, rather than by me, and it was taken with an iPhone 6 Plus, rather than a pentax camera and lens. Since safety is paramount in the hot summer months, especially in the swimming pool, we have retained the services of a lifeguard: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18050556 As always, comments are welcome. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- 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 want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- 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 - Moist
No glycerine or velvet backdrops were employed in the taking or post-production of this photograph! LOL! Not that there's anything wrong with that... Thanks, Dave, Dan and Jack for your nice words. Cheers, frank On 4 July, 2015 12:48:15 PM EDT, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: nicely done. Charles would be proud.:-) Dave On Fri, Jul 3, 2015 at 11:18 PM, Knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Excuse the uninspired title. Taken last Sunday during our misty morning by the lake: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/07/moist.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments alway welcome. Cheers, frank -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- 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. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- 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: aguila web site check
The pictures download pretty well. Don't seem to be any bottlenecks from the users perspective. On 7/7/2015 5:23 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Everyone: I’ve been working on a new web site. If you have 2 minutes, could you check out the site to see if the *photos on the home page and academic projects page* download really slow—which they may be? I have to run out the door right now, but I’ll be back in a few hours. Here’s the link to the site. http://www.caguila.com Big Thanks, Christine -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- 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: July Pug is Up!
Excellent PUG! Congrats to all contributors on their fine submissions. If I had to pick a favorite, I’d say Patrick Nelson’s Watering hole really caught my eye. Lovely rendering and composition there. Cheers, Christine On Jul 5, 2015, at 12:11 AM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: G'day all This is the biggest gallery for some time and a very eclectic one it is. Standouts for me - Ken's St Thomas, Dario's Giulia's Shades and Darren's If These Walls Could Talk. . . Lot's of other great work, though. Make sure you take a look! You'll find the gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous gallery there). Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not infallible. So, if you made a submission and you don't see it in the gallery, let me know. + Next up: 'Simplicity' Full Submissions Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html You can submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Nominal closing date is 31 July. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- http://www.fastmail.com - Send your email first class -- 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 - USB 3.0 Questions
That would probably be the best overall solution, but I am just not comfortable with trying to swap out a motherboard and the cost of paying someone to do it would put the cost beyond what I would want to invest in the machine. I might check to see what a local shop would charge for that. On 7/7/2015 12:23 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Might this be a good time to look at finding a more modern mobo? You might be able to find a used one with usb 3.0 for not much more than a usb 3 card On July 6, 2015 8:17:03 PM MST, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: I'm fixing to upgrade my circa 2009 PC with a USB 3.0 card. Knowing that there are many people here who understand this stuff better than I do - a few off topic questions... (since the USB card will be used to support drives that will store photos taken with my Pentax gear, it's not completely off topic...) It seems that you need at least a PCIe 2.0 slot with 5 GBps throughput to get full USB 3.0 speed. My PC only has two free PCIe 2.0 x1 slots @2.5 GBps each. The sole PCIe 2.0 x16 slot is occupied by the video card. There are also a couple free legacy PCI slots - I think they are 32 bit PCI slots. (The mother board manual simply calls them PCI slots). Adding a USB 3.0 card to one of the free PCIe x1 slots seems to be the obvious route to go. With PCIe x1 I will only get 50% of the possible maximum throughput. Based on what I read - that will still be a good bit faster than USB 2.0... If USB 3.0 is theoretically 10x faster than USB 2.0, then my theoretical increase will be 5x is that right? Would there be any point in even considering adding a USB 3.0 card to a legacy PCI slot? As best I can tell PCI has a maximum of 133MB/s or roughly 1 GBps so USB 3.0 on a PCI bus could be about twice as fast as USB 2.0??? I assume far short of the increase expected from using a PCIe x1 slot... As I understand it, each USB controller splits the bandwidth between all active devices connected to it. So if I am copying files between two USB drives hooked up to a single USB controller the bandwidth would be split between them. That makes me wonder - if I add two USB 3.0 cards to my PC - one in each of the free PCIe x1 slots - and put one drive on each card, will that result in each controller running at full speed when copying from drive to drive? That would be as fast as copying between two drives on a single controller running off a full speed PCIe 2.0 slot. Is my thinking right on that point? Since the USB cards are about $20 each, I'd give that a try if it would speed things up. Lastly - is there anything in particular - e.g. desirable chip sets or features or brands to avoid - in USB cards and hubs? (I plan to add at least one card and one external hub.) Thanks! --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. 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: OT - USB 3.0 Questions
Thanks, Toine - I had not considered drive speed at all! So - one card may well handle it even at the reduced speed. Mark On 7/7/2015 1:45 AM, Toine wrote: Maybe I'm in error: USB 3 drives are not fast enough to fill the entire usb3 bandwith. I have a similar setup, 2008 PC and added the cheapest usb 3 card (renasas chipset) I could find. the usb 3 drives are as fast or slow as the internal sata3 drives. On 7 July 2015 at 06:23, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Might this be a good time to look at finding a more modern mobo? You might be able to find a used one with usb 3.0 for not much more than a usb 3 card On July 6, 2015 8:17:03 PM MST, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: I'm fixing to upgrade my circa 2009 PC with a USB 3.0 card. Knowing that there are many people here who understand this stuff better than I do - a few off topic questions... (since the USB card will be used to support drives that will store photos taken with my Pentax gear, it's not completely off topic...) It seems that you need at least a PCIe 2.0 slot with 5 GBps throughput to get full USB 3.0 speed. My PC only has two free PCIe 2.0 x1 slots @2.5 GBps each. The sole PCIe 2.0 x16 slot is occupied by the video card. There are also a couple free legacy PCI slots - I think they are 32 bit PCI slots. (The mother board manual simply calls them PCI slots). Adding a USB 3.0 card to one of the free PCIe x1 slots seems to be the obvious route to go. With PCIe x1 I will only get 50% of the possible maximum throughput. Based on what I read - that will still be a good bit faster than USB 2.0... If USB 3.0 is theoretically 10x faster than USB 2.0, then my theoretical increase will be 5x is that right? Would there be any point in even considering adding a USB 3.0 card to a legacy PCI slot? As best I can tell PCI has a maximum of 133MB/s or roughly 1 GBps so USB 3.0 on a PCI bus could be about twice as fast as USB 2.0??? I assume far short of the increase expected from using a PCIe x1 slot... As I understand it, each USB controller splits the bandwidth between all active devices connected to it. So if I am copying files between two USB drives hooked up to a single USB controller the bandwidth would be split between them. That makes me wonder - if I add two USB 3.0 cards to my PC - one in each of the free PCIe x1 slots - and put one drive on each card, will that result in each controller running at full speed when copying from drive to drive? That would be as fast as copying between two drives on a single controller running off a full speed PCIe 2.0 slot. Is my thinking right on that point? Since the USB cards are about $20 each, I'd give that a try if it would speed things up. Lastly - is there anything in particular - e.g. desirable chip sets or features or brands to avoid - in USB cards and hubs? (I plan to add at least one card and one external hub.) Thanks! --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- 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 has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. 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: Some pictures from my recent trip to France
Nice gallery, Bob! The views are lovely—must have been great to ride through that scenery! Glad you had a great time! Thanks for sharing! Cheers, Christine On Jul 4, 2015, at 5:25 PM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: Comments always welcome: http://www.web-options.com/France2015/ 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. -- 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: aguila web site check
Thanks, Frank! Cheers, Christine Christine Aguila, Asst. Professor Communications Dept. Truman College FC4 President On Jul 7, 2015, at 10:07 PM, Knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Looking at the mobile version on my Android and it's great! Nice and fast. Impressive! Cheers, frank On 7 July, 2015 5:23:15 PM EDT, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: I’ve been working on a new web site. If you have 2 minutes, could you check out the site to see if the *photos on the home page and academic projects page* download really slow—which they may be? I have to run out the door right now, but I’ll be back in a few hours. Here’s the link to the site. http://www.caguila.com Big Thanks, Christine -- 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. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- 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 - Crane Fly II
McCoy: It's dead Jim. On 7/7/2015 8:08 PM, paul stenquist wrote: Fascinating. On Jul 7, 2015, at 4:09 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/crane-fly-ii Back to the DOF stacking macro shots. This is another attempt at a crane fly. Pentax K3, SMC K 24mm f3.5, extension. Magnification was about 4x. Comments welcome! Mark --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. 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. -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- 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 - Sir Arrol's Crane
A kind of technical art? I read that gantry crane was retained to move heavy sculptures. http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/home/powerhouse-in-transforming-bankside-power-station-into-the-tate-modern-herzog-and-de-meuron-has-created-a-flexible-gallery-which-retains-the-monumentality-of-the-original-building-photographs-by-rich/190088.article Alan C -Original Message- From: Rick Womer Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2015 2:48 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO - Sir Arrol's Crane The Tate Modern used to be a generating station. They left a few relics behind: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18049357 (K-5, DA 50-200) Comments appreciated. 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. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- 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: aguila web site check
It’s fine from this far away. Cheers, Dave On Jul 8, 2015, at 9:23 am, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: I’ve been working on a new web site. If you have 2 minutes, could you check out the site to see if the *photos on the home page and academic projects page* download really slow—which they may be? I have to run out the door right now, but I’ll be back in a few hours. Here’s the link to the site. http://www.caguila.com Big Thanks, Christine -- 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: aguila web site check
Thanks, P.J. Cheers, Christine Christine Aguila, Asst. Professor Communications Dept. Truman College FC4 President On Jul 7, 2015, at 9:55 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: The pictures download pretty well. Don't seem to be any bottlenecks from the users perspective. On 7/7/2015 5:23 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Everyone: I’ve been working on a new web site. If you have 2 minutes, could you check out the site to see if the *photos on the home page and academic projects page* download really slow—which they may be? I have to run out the door right now, but I’ll be back in a few hours. Here’s the link to the site. http://www.caguila.com Big Thanks, Christine -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- 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 Girl Ride
A wonderful moment caught with universal appeal. On 7/6/15 8:25 PM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 4 Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2015 20:36:14 -0400 From: paul stenquistpnstenqu...@comcast.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO Big Girl Ride Message-ID:f1cb46cb-6c97-4d88-8ff1-7a96e75ec...@comcast.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Yesterday, July 5, at the Oakland County Fair in Davisberg, Michigan. K-3 with the DA* 50-135 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18050436size=lg -- 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.
