Re: PESO - 'Perched' (John)

Yeah something like that. > On Aug 5, 2016, at 5:37 PM, Alan C wrote: > > Cheep, cheep, chirrup or chirrup, cheep cheep? > > Alan C > > -Original Message- From: David Mann > Sent: Friday, August 05, 2016 7:32 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: PESO -

Re: PESO - 'Perched' (John)

Cheep, cheep, chirrup or chirrup, cheep cheep? Alan C -Original Message- From: David Mann Sent: Friday, August 05, 2016 7:32 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO - 'Perched' (John) I thought he resembled a redpoll. http://www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/common-redpoll

Re: PESO - 'Perched' (John)

I thought he resembled a redpoll. http://www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/common-redpoll They tend to hang around our place during summer. I like them as they merrily chirp while flying around, which they seem to do all day. Cheers, Dave > On Aug 5, 2016, at 3:59 AM, Alan C

They claim the perseids will be good this year

http://www.sciencealert.com/guys-the-perseid-meteor-shower-is-here-and-it-s-going-to-be-twice-as-good-this-year "Forecasters are predicting a Perseid outburst this year with double normal rates on the night of August 11-12," Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteoroid Environments Office said in a

Re: I need a 2gb micro flash/sd card

Wrote you off list, Rirchard :-) ann On 8/4/2016 7:43 PM, Richard Dell wrote: Interesting ... that phone must be limited to FAT16 .. but there is a possibility a 4 GB card might work, if formatted as FAT16 ?? I have a number of both sizes, 2 and 4 GB, bought years ago on Black Friday

Re: I need a 2gb micro flash/sd card

Interesting ... that phone must be limited to FAT16 .. but there is a possibility a 4 GB card might work, if formatted as FAT16 ?? I have a number of both sizes, 2 and 4 GB, bought years ago on Black Friday sales. On 8/4/2016 7:11 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: Have a new but OLD cell phone -

I need a 2gb micro flash/sd card

Have a new but OLD cell phone - the Samsung SGH T-639 - it has a slot for a micro flash card but it won't take anything larger than 2 gigs... Had this phone before and was happy to get it again on ebay for $10, plus battery for $4.00 .. the sym card I had in my dying phone fits and I'm

Re: PESO - Another insect portrait

Brilliant. Amazing capture. Boy, that little bug sure likes its picture taken huh? ;) On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 3:05 PM, Jostein Øksne wrote: > Thanks everyone for having a peek and leaving comments. It's not a pretty > model, but very practical for the purpose. > I hope to

Re: PESO - Another insect portrait

Thanks everyone for having a peek and leaving comments. It's not a pretty model, but very practical for the purpose. I hope to get back to the aesthetic details later, when the technical learning curve levels off a bit. Jostein Den 4. august 2016 00.40.52 CEST, skrev Jostein

Re: PESO - Another insect portrait

Fun stuff. Well done. Paul > On Aug 4, 2016, at 12:03 PM, Alan C wrote: > > I'll tell him! > > Alan C > > -Original Message- From: John > Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2016 5:10 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: PESO - Another insect portrait > > It does

Re: PESO - Another insect portrait

No inspiration that I'm conscious of. :-) Jostein Den 04.08.2016 03.31, skrev ann sanfedele: Now that is a comic portrait... makes it look like some alienvisitor grimacing... Inspired by your visitation from an old Star drek fantoday? sharp and fun ann On 8/3/2016 6:40 PM, Jostein wrote:

Re: PESO - Another insect portrait

That is quite impressive! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Aug 3, 2016 at 6:40 PM, Jostein wrote: > Same hoverfly, different optics. > > And background. :-) > Should be less taxing on human eyes this time. > > The portrait angle is from

Re: The Eating of the Hat

B.B.Q. Salsa on the side. Or on the brim. > On 04 August 2016 at 16:05 John wrote: > > > Yeah, no doubt "forgot". > > On 8/3/2016 4:20 PM, Jostein wrote: > > Would you believe it, John! > > Cotty forgot to bring the boiler! > > Jostein > > > > Den 03.08.2016 20.54,

Re: PESO x 2: Beating the Hunger Pangs (Ann)

Actually there is hi-viz camo for hunters. Its bright orange so its highly visible to other hunters, but the pattern of varying luminance is designed to blend into the background for animals that only see in B, like deer, horses, etc. > On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 10:59 AM, Bob W-PDML

Re: Copyright Enforcement for Photographers

That is outrageous! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 12:51 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > The Concours d’Elegance of America at St. Johns, held annually in > Plymouth, Mich. is an affair for millionaires that earns vast

Re: PESO - 'Perched'

Ken, Go out with the garden shears and prune away that branch. It is a distraction to a fine photograph. And next time it won't be there! Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Aug 3, 2016 at 9:19 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > lovely shot - nice expression > > is he guarding the divining rod

Copyright Enforcement for Photographers

The Concours d’Elegance of America at St. Johns, held annually in Plymouth, Mich. is an affair for millionaires that earns vast amounts of money. Brenda Priddy is an automotive photographer who ekes out a living shooting for a wide range of publications. Earlier this year, the Concours

Re: PESO - 'Perched' (John)

Yes, you're right - a House Finch which I should have read in your caption. I just thought Robin Redbreast! We have some small ones like that called Firefinches: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/28764298395/ Our Robins are all Cossypha spp. Alan C -Original Message- From:

Re: PESO x 2: Beating the Hunger Pangs (Ann)

On 4 Aug 2016, at 16:53, John wrote: > >> On 8/4/2016 11:37 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: >>> On 4 Aug 2016, at 16:36, John wrote: >>> >>> The Army won't do that, but it's a big thing with hunters >> >> Hi-viz camouflage nets? > > Maybe not nets, but

Re: PESO - Another insect portrait

I'll tell him! Alan C -Original Message- From: John Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2016 5:10 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO - Another insect portrait It does kind of look like Garfield. On 8/3/2016 9:31 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: Now that is a comic portrait... makes

Re: PESO x 2: Beating the Hunger Pangs (Ann)

On 8/4/2016 11:37 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: On 4 Aug 2016, at 16:36, John wrote: The Army won't do that, but it's a big thing with hunters Hi-viz camouflage nets? Maybe not nets, but I've seen hi-viz camouflage used for those pop-up hunting blinds. Apparently

Re: How is this done?

There's a certain quality to them, though I'm not crazy about this in regards to portraits. The technique might be interesting if applied to a still life, like a vase + flowers, or bowl with fruit. I'd like to try and see what that looks like. On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 10:13 AM, John

Re: PESO x 2: Beating the Hunger Pangs (Ann)

On 4 Aug 2016, at 16:36, John wrote: > > The Army won't do that, but it's a big thing with hunters Hi-viz camouflage nets? > > Apparently deer (and cattle?) are color blind & only see the camouflage > patterns. > >> On 8/3/2016 4:44 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: >> They

Re: PESO - 'Perched'

Could be a twite. http://www.rspb.org.uk/discoverandenjoynature/discoverandlearn/birdguide/name/t/twite/index.aspx B > On 4 Aug 2016, at 16:25, John wrote: > > I'm pretty sure it's a finch, based on the shape of the beak - something I > learned from PDML. > >> On

Re: PESO x 2: Beating the Hunger Pangs (Ann)

The Army won't do that, but it's a big thing with hunters. Apparently deer (and cattle?) are color blind & only see the camouflage patterns. On 8/3/2016 4:44 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: They should make the camouflage nets out of hi-viz material so the cows don't think they're grass and eat them. B

Re: PESO - 'Perched'

I'm pretty sure it's a finch, based on the shape of the beak - something I learned from PDML. On 8/4/2016 12:22 AM, Alan C wrote: Such a delicate little thing. Bird naming conventions differ a lot from country to country. Robin immediately sprang to mind. Then, what you call a Robin is

Re: OT: Windoze 10 Re-ducks

You might want to take a look at RawTherapee. I haven't used it in quite a while, but it seemed quite capable as a Raw Converter/Image Editor not all the bells and whistles of Photoshop, but more capable than a straight raw converter. I chucked it basically because it developed issues with

Re: How is this done?

Yes, I saw the comments about "Draganizing" & looked it up. But "Rembrandt" light comes before. So, as usual, I'm not completely wrong. On 8/3/2016 10:22 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: Sadly, John - there is a lot of post processing in these ann On 8/3/2016 3:33 PM, John wrote: It's street

Re: PESO - Another insect portrait

It does kind of look like Garfield. On 8/3/2016 9:31 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: Now that is a comic portrait... makes it look like some alienvisitor grimacing... Inspired by your visitation from an old Star drek fantoday? sharp and fun ann On 8/3/2016 6:40 PM, Jostein wrote: Same hoverfly,

Re: PESO - Another insect portrait

Photo's better, but the bug is still ugly. On 8/3/2016 6:40 PM, Jostein wrote: Same hoverfly, different optics. And background. :-) Should be less taxing on human eyes this time. The portrait angle is from above, to show the three extra ocelli (eyespots?). Mike Wilson has supplied a box full

Re: The Eating of the Hat

Yeah, no doubt "forgot". On 8/3/2016 4:20 PM, Jostein wrote: Would you believe it, John! Cotty forgot to bring the boiler! Jostein Den 03.08.2016 20.54, skrev John: On 8/2/2016 2:59 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: Sorry been a bit quiet on the list recently. Had quick looks at loads of pics but

RE: PESO x 2: Beating the Hunger Pangs (Dave)

Unfortunate for both the hippos and the driver! I once ran into a herd of Brahman cattle at night on a longish trip north: car was a wreck, but the one I hit four-square got up and walked away! Thanks to my then brother-in-law, who towed me 200k to my destination, I was able to buy a