Re: OT: Windoze 10 Re-ducks

I have all of my systems back to Windows 7. I expect I'll be a while yet finding and repairing all the things Windoze 10 broke. On 7/28/2016 5:38 PM, John wrote: Just for grins & giggles, another tale of something or other ... -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion -

Re: PESO -- Flying Shark.

P.J. Alling wrote: Sighted at a seafood restaurant. Who thought flying sharks might be a good idea? Claire Lee Chennault? https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20flyingshark.html Equipment: Pentax K-5 II w/smc Pentax A 24mm f2.8 As usual comments are welcome but

Re: PESO: Black Widow

Paul Stenquist wrote: He detunes it to about 1000 horsepower for normal driving, about the same as a Bugatti Veyron. That’s accomplished mainly by reducing the amount of supercharger boost. All of the suspension and steering gear is engineered for stability. Meaning it goes straight very

Re: If you were teaching a photography class...

Mark Roberts wrote: What would you set as minimum requirements for a camera? I'm thinking: Interchangeable lenses Manual Exposure& focus capable Raw format Anything else? I've been thinking about this, and would be inclined to go at it from a slightly different angle. I'd break the course

Re: PESO: Dovetail Bike

ann sanfedele wrote: >Was the ghost going really fast or were you shooting really slow? 1/8 second at f/4.5 (with the DA 12-24) I think I braced the camera against something in the pub in lieu of a tripod. >> http://www.robertstech.com/temp/ >> -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia

Re: PESO: Dovetail Bike

Was the ghost going really fast or were you shooting really slow? LIke it ann On 8/8/2016 2:41 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Well done shot, but is that thing casting shadow alive? J - Original Message - From: "Mark Roberts" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List"

Re: PESO: Dovetail Bike

On 8 Aug 2016, at 21:32, Chris Mitchell wrote: > >> On 8 August 2016 at 19:29, Bob W-PDML wrote: >>> On 8 Aug 2016, at 18:51, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >>> On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 1:39 PM, Bob W-PDML

Re: PESO: Black Widow

Thanks Ken. My first car shoot with the K-1 and 150-450. They met my expectations. Paul via phone > On Aug 8, 2016, at 6:00 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > > All top notch images Paul! > > > -Original Message- >> From: Paul Stenquist >> Subject:

Re: PESO -- At the Cafe [Almost Closing]

Nice capture but it would be more effective IMO by cropping out part of the LH side up to the back of the person in the background. -Original Message- >From: ann sanfedele >Subject: Re: PESO -- At the Cafe [Almost Closing] > >It is interesting - but would be more so

Re: GESO - Flower Garden - annsan's calendar for 2017

Thanks, Ken! On 8/8/2016 5:24 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Very well done ann! -Original Message- From: ann sanfedele Subject: GESO - Flower Garden - annsan's calendar for 2017 tada! Ok kids, here it is... have a gander even if you don't wanna actually buy one...

Re: PESO: Black Widow

All top notch images Paul! -Original Message- >From: Paul Stenquist >Subject: Re: PESO: Black Widow > >He detunes it to about 1000 horsepower for normal driving, about the same as a >Bugatti Veyron. That’s accomplished mainly by reducing the amount of

Re: PESO: Fawn at Long Hunter State Park

LOL Thanks Ann. The Hawk eventually got tired of us watching it so it flew off with his meal to other parts of the woods. Jeffery Johnson | Photo Captures by Jeffery http://www.PhotoCapturesbyJeffery.com /Bringing joy and happiness to lonely and depressed walls across the planet with wonderful

Re: GESO - Flower Garden - annsan's calendar for 2017

Very well done ann! -Original Message- >From: ann sanfedele >Subject: GESO - Flower Garden - annsan's calendar for 2017 > >tada! > >Ok kids, here it is... have a gander even if you don't wanna actually >buy one... >

Re: PESO -- Anywhere you hang your hat...

Hey - I like that one too! ann On 8/8/2016 3:40 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20%20hangyourhat.html Equipment: Pentax K-5II w/smc Pentax FA 20-35mm f4.0. As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. -- PDML

Re: PESO -- At the Cafe [Almost Closing]

I like it. The light is especially appealing. On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 3:38 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > I thought this was scene interesting, I could be wrong however... > > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20atthecafe.html > > Equipment Pentax

Re: GESO - up close in the garden

Tut, tut. The fruits are naked. Not even ripe yet. Disgusting, just disgusting. Rick (PS: I like these, especially the tomatoes.) http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 2:06 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 2:24 AM, Larry Colen

Re: PESO -- At the Cafe [Almost Closing]

Very nice lighting, and an intriguing composition. Somehow the geometry of the chairs and the people interact. I like it. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 3:44 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > It is interesting - but would be more so in BW I think -- I'm

Re: OT PESO - "the best kind"

I think i should have blurred out what they were actually selling - There is a new place opening in the neighborhood - still underconstruction - that is just called The Poke Place.. the photo looks like fruit salad.. No idea - but nothing that looks good to me... ann On 8/8/2016 4:24 PM,

Re: PESO: Dovetail Bike

On 8 August 2016 at 19:29, Bob W-PDML wrote: > On 8 Aug 2016, at 18:51, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >> >>> On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 1:39 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: >>> >>> that area is one of London's main centres of hipster bike culture.

Re: OT PESO - "the best kind"

Maybe it's poke salad (poke sallet)? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytolacca_americana#Food_uses On 8/8/2016 1:55 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Nice image, Ann. They have Poke? Is that some Asian dish, or is it really the classic Hawaiin Poke? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poke_(fish_salad)

Re: PESO: Black Widow

He detunes it to about 1000 horsepower for normal driving, about the same as a Bugatti Veyron. That’s accomplished mainly by reducing the amount of supercharger boost. All of the suspension and steering gear is engineered for stability. In other words the suspension is very stiff and weight

Re: PESO -- At the Cafe [Almost Closing]

It is interesting - but would be more so in BW I think -- I'm thinking the girl in foreground just finished painting her toenails ann On 8/8/2016 3:38 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: I thought this was scene interesting, I could be wrong however...

Re: PESO: Dovetail Bike

Bob W-PDML wrote: >On 8 Aug 2016, at 18:51, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >> >>> On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 1:39 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: >>> >>> that area is one of London's main centres of hipster bike culture. >> >> I never dreamed there was such a thing.

PESO -- Anywhere you hang your hat...

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20%20hangyourhat.html Equipment: Pentax K-5II w/smc Pentax FA 20-35mm f4.0. As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not

PESO -- At the Cafe [Almost Closing]

I thought this was scene interesting, I could be wrong however... https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20atthecafe.html Equipment Pentax K-5II w/smc Pentax A 24mm f2.0 Notes: I tried to take advantage of the hyper-focal distance markings on the lens barrel, but didn't

PESO -- Flying Shark.

Sighted at a seafood restaurant. Who thought flying sharks might be a good idea? https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20flyingshark.html Equipment: Pentax K-5 II w/smc Pentax A 24mm f2.8 As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. -- I don't want to

Re: PESO: Dovetail Bike

Well done shot, but is that thing casting shadow alive? J - Original Message - From: "Mark Roberts" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Monday, August 8, 2016 10:25:18 AM Subject: PESO: Dovetail Bike Lisa and I traveled to London in January

Re: PESO: Black Widow

I saw someone do that in a Ferrari Testarossa once. They started too fast, spinning the wheels, lost the back end, spun in the road and crashed into several parked cars, causing considerable damage, and embarrassment to themself. > On 8 Aug 2016, at 18:57, Gonz wrote: >

Re: PESO: Dovetail Bike

On 8 Aug 2016, at 18:51, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > >> On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 1:39 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: >> >> that area is one of London's main centres of hipster bike culture. > > > I never dreamed there was such a thing. > > In any event, that

Re: GESO - up close in the garden

On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 2:24 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > > Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> Shots taken in my garden over the last two days using a macro lens >> augmented with an extension tube. >> >> https://goo.gl/tqNvzT >> >> Seen in order: >> >> - pink phlox >> - Japanese anemone buds

Re: GESO - up close in the garden

Thank you, Ann. On Sun, Aug 7, 2016 at 10:33 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > Gallery worked fine.. and all lovely shots .. slightpreference for the Hosta > and the tomatos > > ann > > > > On 8/7/2016 9:38 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> Shots taken in my garden over the last two days

Re: PESO -- After Landing.

I love the curve of the neck and the wing posture. Well chosen moment. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Aug 7, 2016 at 7:19 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: > Yet another Egret. > > I took this a few years ago, and thought I'd posted it

Re: PESO - Sunday on the Bench

They are quite the couple! Well seen and rendered. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Aug 6, 2016 at 5:37 PM, Marco Alpert wrote: > http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo16/peso11.html > > Comments, as always, welcomed. > > -Marco > >

Re: PESO: Black Widow

I saw a video once of someone taking off on an M5 (BMW) with probably 1/3 the horses, losing control quickly, hitting a curb then go flying to the other side of the street in a dramatic fashion. On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 12:08 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > You don't so much

Re: OT PESO - "the best kind"

Nice image, Ann. They have Poke? Is that some Asian dish, or is it really the classic Hawaiin Poke? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poke_(fish_salad) Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Aug 7, 2016 at 6:23 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > samsung

Re: PESO: Dovetail Bike

On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 1:39 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > that area is one of London's main centres of hipster bike culture. I never dreamed there was such a thing. In any event, that is an interesting and evocative image. Dan Matyola

Re: PESO: Dovetail Bike

Very nice. Worth mentioning that that area is one of London's main centres of hipster bike culture. > On 8 Aug 2016, at 18:26, Mark Roberts wrote: > > Lisa and I traveled to London in January and had a meet-up with Bob W. > and Chris Mitchell at a pub called the

PESO: Dovetail Bike

Lisa and I traveled to London in January and had a meet-up with Bob W. and Chris Mitchell at a pub called the Dovetail recommended by Bob. Unfortunately it turned out to be jam packed on a Friday night so we had to go elsewhere for a meal. But Lisa and I returned the following Monday and found it

Re: PESO: Black Widow

You don't so much control them as ride herd on them. On 8/8/2016 12:51 PM, Gonz wrote: Holy smoking ponies batman, 1600 horses? How is that even controllable??? On Sun, Aug 7, 2016 at 1:39 PM, Marco Alpert wrote: "I suspect he has a sideline of some sort.” Made my

Re: PESO: Black Widow

Holy smoking ponies batman, 1600 horses? How is that even controllable??? On Sun, Aug 7, 2016 at 1:39 PM, Marco Alpert wrote: > "I suspect he has a sideline of some sort.” > > Made my morning. > > m > > > > On Aug 7, 2016, at 8:41 AM, Paul Stenquist

Re: Photographing on ice

Igor, I've never shot in an ice rink, but I've done a fair amount with really strange lighting (allegedly white, not colored lights shining on bands), often from mixed sources. I shoot RAW, and either before or after the shoot I pull out a plastic grey card I carry in my bag, and wander about the

Re: If you were teaching a photography class...

I think my list would be restricted to manual exposure and raw format. If you go for interchangeable lenses I'd add a large-aperture prime. And since it's us you're asking, it should be a Pentax or Ricoh, of course. :-) Jostein Den 07.08.2016 20.32, skrev Mark Roberts: What would you set

Re: K-1 vs K-3

Its probably worth some experiments. I find that AF on my K5 slows down rapid fire shots. If I turn it off, its way faster. So it might not be the buffer. Try taking a bunch of shots without AF and any other automation off, i.e. exposure, etc. On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 12:05 AM, Larry Colen

Re: K-1 vs K-3

That should be approximately turn off auto correction and I still screw up, but not as bad as Brookes. On 8/8/2016 10:50 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: Well, as the resolution on the K-1 in crop mode is approximatly 15mp you've already got your wish. The K-5IIs... On 8/8/2016 1:05 AM, Larry Colen

Re: K-1 vs K-3

Well, as the resolution on the K-1 in crop mode is approximatly 15mp you've already got your wish. The K-5IIs... On 8/8/2016 1:05 AM, Larry Colen wrote: We had another round of exams at the dojo yesterday, two nidan (2nd degree black belt) and one sandan (3rd degree). I was shooting with the

Re: August PUG is up

Ken Waller's "Daybreak" is my favorite. The rhythm of the repeating patterns is the water is mesmerizing, and the diagonal compositions grabs and hold the eye. The sunrise colors are enhanced by the dark brooding mountains beneath them, and the wake of the boar in the lower right gives the sense

Re: August PUG is up

Thanks, Rick! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Aug 7, 2016 at 10:04 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > Annsan's, Dan's, and Ken's shots are my favorites this month. As usual > it's a varied and interesting gallery. > > Thanks, Brian! > > Rick >

Re: If you were teaching a photography class...

Those who can, teach. The rest settle for one-liners. :-) Jostein Den 7. august 2016 23.14.03 CEST, skrev Paul Stenquist : >I wouldn't. Had my share of teaching. Now I'm strictly into doing. You >teach; I'll do. > >Paul via phone > > >Paul via phone -- Sent from my

Re: If you were teaching a photography class...

It's a pity there isn't something like the K1000 in digital. Nowadayd the cheap cameras are fully automatic. The non-P cameras start complicated and to get simplicity you have to pay increasingly large amounts of money. The world's turned upside down. B > On 8 Aug 2016, at 06:20, David Mann

Re: K-1 vs K-3

Philip Northeast wrote: What sort of memory card were you using? In the K-1 Sandisk Extreme plus 80 MBPS and Sandisk Ultra 80 MBPs Philip Northeast www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au On 8/08/2016 3:05 PM, Larry Colen wrote: We had another round of exams at the dojo yesterday, two nidan (2nd

Re: K-1 vs K-3

What sort of memory card were you using? Philip Northeast www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au On 8/08/2016 3:05 PM, Larry Colen wrote: We had another round of exams at the dojo yesterday, two nidan (2nd degree black belt) and one sandan (3rd degree). I was shooting with the 28-105 on the k-1 and

Re: GESO - up close in the garden

Bruce Walker wrote: Shots taken in my garden over the last two days using a macro lens augmented with an extension tube. https://goo.gl/tqNvzT Seen in order: - pink phlox - Japanese anemone buds - emerging flowers of a Hosta - turtlehead - ripening tomato I quite like the second and third