PESO The Coach

2018-08-11 Thread Paul Sorenson
The local Park & Rec sponsors summer youth baseball... https://1drv.ms/f/s!AssotQKjvn53lAkWkJgr1pC5Cl3J -p -- Paul Sorenson Studio1941 Sooner or later "different" scares people. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: PESO Red-Bellied Woodpecker

2018-08-11 Thread Ken Waller
I resemble that remark. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Paul Stenquist" Subject: Re: PESO Red-Bellied Woodpecker I relate to ragged looking peckers. Paul On Aug 11, 2018, at 6:23 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Really nice

Re: PESO Red-Bellied Woodpecker

2018-08-11 Thread Ken Waller
I've used a pump action pellet gun on the really persistent squirrels - not to kill them but to make them think twice about stealing the suet - seems to work. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Daniel J. Matyola" Subject:

Re: PESO -- Lost Bench

2018-08-11 Thread Ken Waller
Looks like an attractive subject but it's lost in the background -Original Message- >From: "P. J. Alling" >Subject: PESO -- Lost Bench > >I probably over processed this, but I like it, so I'm posting it anyway. > >I shot this bench a couple of winters ago, in the middle of a snow

Re: Threading?

2018-08-11 Thread John Sessoms
On 8/11/2018 21:32, Subash Jeyan wrote: i did. mostly new threads started by one particular member messes up the threading, probably because he starts a new thread by replying to an existing thread and changing the subject, which i'll admit is as much a valid way of starting new threads as any

Re: Threading?

2018-08-11 Thread John Sessoms
That's because you use Gmail & I'm having to use Yahoo. There's a known issue with Yahoo and Gmail not playing nice. Mostly Yahoo's fault, but Gmail is not entirely blameless. On 8/11/2018 17:48, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Postings from John Sessoms appear in my spam folder. Dan Matyola

PESO -- Lost Bench

2018-08-11 Thread P. J. Alling
I probably over processed this, but I like it, so I'm posting it anyway. I shot this bench a couple of winters ago, in the middle of a snow drift, it's been neglected even more since then, and not quite so inviting covered in lichen. https://pdml.updog.co/webster26/PESO%20--%20lostbench.html

Re: Threading?

2018-08-11 Thread Subash Jeyan
i did. mostly new threads started by one particular member messes up the threading, probably because he starts a new thread by replying to an existing thread and changing the subject, which i'll admit is as much a valid way of starting new threads as any other. but it breaks the thread in mail

Re: PESO Red-Bellied Woodpecker

2018-08-11 Thread Subash Jeyan
excellent shot. i am yet to get a good shot of a woodpecker... On Sat, 11 Aug 2018 13:40:44 -0400 Paul Stenquist wrote: > From this angle, one can see where he gets his name. He was high up > in a tree, in shadow with bright highlights behind. I wasn’t > expecting much, but I”m quite pleased

Re: PESO: On Milkweed

2018-08-11 Thread Subash Jeyan
that is quite a sharp and pleasing shot... On Sat, 11 Aug 2018 00:01:34 -0400 "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: > I've been receiving Monarch Butterfly eggs on small milkweed plants, > raising the through the Larval and Pupal stages, and releasing them > into my yard. They head right for the

Re: Lightroom Question

2018-08-11 Thread Jostein
Yes. The LensTagger plugin presents you with a screen where you can fill in the relevant data, and save it as a preset. When you run the command, it is actually executed by another program, the exiftool by Phil Harvey. Afterwards, you need to update metadata from file in LR to see the change.

Re: PESO Red-Bellied Woodpecker

2018-08-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I had a "squirrel-proof" metal bird seed feeder which worked quite well, until a black bear cub pulled it down and ripped it open. You are correct; we can only make it more difficult for the critters, rather than stopping them. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On

Re: PESO Red-Bellied Woodpecker

2018-08-11 Thread Paul Stenquist
I relate to ragged looking peckers. Paul > On Aug 11, 2018, at 6:23 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > > > Really nice capture and pose of a ragged looking pecker. > > -Original Message- >> From: Paul Stenquist >> Subject: PESO Red-Bellied Woodpecker >> >> From this angle, one can see where

Re: PESO Red-Bellied Woodpecker

2018-08-11 Thread Paul Stenquist
Yep, he’s no beauty! Paul > On Aug 11, 2018, at 6:23 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > > > Really nice capture and pose of a ragged looking pecker. > > -Original Message- >> From: Paul Stenquist >> Subject: PESO Red-Bellied Woodpecker >> >> From this angle, one can see where he gets his

Re: PESO Red-Bellied Woodpecker

2018-08-11 Thread Ken Waller
Only the hanger was left of the woodpecker block, and the suet and peanut totally disappeared, together with the suet holder. Dan, I've had to use a small chain to hang my suet feeder and also had to tie wrap the loading flap of the feeder shut - due to a combination of raccoon and squirrel.

Re: PESO Red-Bellied Woodpecker

2018-08-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
MARK! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Aug 11, 2018 at 6:23 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > > Really nice capture and pose of a ragged looking pecker. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: PESO Red-Bellied Woodpecker

2018-08-11 Thread Ken Waller
Really nice capture and pose of a ragged looking pecker. -Original Message- >From: Paul Stenquist >Subject: PESO Red-Bellied Woodpecker > >From this angle, one can see where he gets his name. He was high up in a tree, >in shadow with bright highlights behind. I wasn’t expecting much,

Re: Automotive fun

2018-08-11 Thread Ken Waller
There was a rear wheel drive Escort! Built and sold overseas in the seventies IIRC. In its highest state of tune - with a twin cam four cylinder it was quite a ride. Some were raced competively in the U S in several series. It sort of filled the gap left by the Cortine. -Original

Re: Threading?

2018-08-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Postings from John Sessoms appear in my spam folder. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Aug 11, 2018 at 5:16 PM, mike wilson wrote: > I've noticed, in the last day or so, that I don't get original emails from > JS, only replies. They don't even appear in my

Re: Lightroom Question

2018-08-11 Thread Jos de Fotograaf
Oh Bill make a copy of your old cameraraw file befor you start modifiying it! On 8/11/2018 11:27 PM, Jos de Fotograaf wrote: Hi Bill, Profile I do not know, but lens naming I do as follows: I have a picture taken with a K5 and this Sigma 10-20mm this name is not known by light room, When I

Re: Lightroom Question

2018-08-11 Thread Jos de Fotograaf
Hi Jostijn, Interesting option Is my understanding right, that I have to add the information manually to each picture, sometimes in batch? Greetz, Jos On 8/10/2018 11:14 PM, Jostein wrote: Bill, I'm still on Lightoom 5, and anyways use a number of unconventional optical setups. I use a

Re: Lightroom Question

2018-08-11 Thread Jos de Fotograaf
Hi Bill, Profile I do not know, but lens naming I do as follows: I have a picture taken with a K5 and this Sigma 10-20mm this name is not known by light room, When I read its metadata with the little program "PhotoMe", it shows lens ID: 3 44 When I import this photo into lightroom, the lens is

Re: Threading?

2018-08-11 Thread mike wilson
I've noticed, in the last day or so, that I don't get original emails from JS, only replies. They don't even appear in my spam, as mails from a few others (including myself...) do regularly. > On 11 August 2018 at 21:07 "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: > > > I have not noticed that. > > > Dan

Re: PESO Red-Bellied Woodpecker

2018-08-11 Thread Jack Davis
A clean pick off, Paul. J Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 11, 2018, at 12:42 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Very nice, and strikingly similar to one of the id images at the Cornell > site. Perhaps a young male, since the red extends over the crown but is > not solidly red yet. > > Some time

Re: PESO: On Milkweed

2018-08-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Paul and JHoe! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Aug 11, 2018 at 1:42 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Excellent shot! > > > On Aug 11, 2018, at 9:28 AM, Alan C wrote: > > > > Those are the plants I had in mind! > > > > Alan C > > > > On 11-Aug-18 01:06

Re: Threading?

2018-08-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I have not noticed that. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Aug 11, 2018 at 4:02 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > Has anyone else noticed messed up threading on PDML? Or is it just me? > > Lately several topics appear threaded under other completely different >

Re: Automotive fun

2018-08-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I thought that it was the Ford Prefect in Britain, and the Galaxy. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Aug 11, 2018 at 3:45 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > I hadn't thought about Ford using the "Escort" name in Europe/Asia for > many more years before they used it

Threading?

2018-08-11 Thread John Sessoms
Has anyone else noticed messed up threading on PDML? Or is it just me? Lately several topics appear threaded under other completely different topics. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Jinxed my Bokina, can it be repaired?

2018-08-11 Thread J.C. O'Connell
thanks for the tips and suggestions but since I have found a suitable replacement, I have decided to sell the Bokina for parts/repair on ebay. maybe someone out there knows how to fix this model economically and it might make sense acquiring it at a greatly reduced price as a fixer upper.

Re: Automotive fun

2018-08-11 Thread John Sessoms
I hadn't thought about Ford using the "Escort" name in Europe/Asia for many more years before they used it in the U.S. I suspect yours was an earlier model with a more robust engine than my 1995 U.S. model. On 8/10/2018 19:53, John Coyle wrote: I guess I was lucky, John - the car kept going

Re: PESO Red-Bellied Woodpecker

2018-08-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Very nice, and strikingly similar to one of the id images at the Cornell site. Perhaps a young male, since the red extends over the crown but is not solidly red yet. Some time ago I mentioned that a Pileated visited my yard, the first I have seen in several years. I put a suet feeder with suet

Re: Jinxed my Bokina, can it be repaired?

2018-08-11 Thread John Sessoms
I don't think sticky aperture blades would be beyond his competency. Eric had a look at my Tokina and apparently didn't have any problems getting it apart & putting it back together. He was not able to fix it because there was a worn out part that he couldn't get a replacement for. I've

Re: Dont miss my Bokina so much now

2018-08-11 Thread J.C. O'Connell
One drawback of this new elicar lens is that since it has the helicoid to go to one to one magnification built in, its bulkier and heavier than the Bokina but built like a tank. jco On Sat, 11 Aug 2018 02:01:43 -0400, J.C. O'Connell wrote: I forgot to mention, this was a dental lens,

Re: Lightroom Question

2018-08-11 Thread John Sessoms
Do you recon it would work with Adobe Bridge CS6? On 8/10/2018 17:14, Jostein wrote: Bill, I'm still on Lightoom 5, and anyways use a number of unconventional optical setups. I use a plugin called LensTagger that allows me to write specific lens designations into the XMP tags. It's

Re: Automotive fun

2018-08-11 Thread John Sessoms
Yeah, my Escort would have been the second generation North American Model with the "1.8 L (1839 cc) Mazda BP I4" engine. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Escort_(North_America) Looked almost exactly like this one, although mine was a 1995.

Re: software for viewing exif data in DNG files

2018-08-11 Thread J.C. O'Connell
On Sat, 11 Aug 2018 13:40:39 -0400, Matthew Hunt wrote: PhotoME: https://www.photome.de/ thanks, I actually already had photome installed on my pc for some other reason, I just assummed it was for jpegs and pef pnly. jco On Sat, Aug 11, 2018 at 3:57 AM J.C. O'Connell wrote: can

Re: OT: Life's little aggravations

2018-08-11 Thread John Sessoms
I have to log in to my "account" on Verizon's web site & jump through a bunch of hoops to add the specific phone number to my call blocker. And it only blocks that specific number, so the next time I get a call from a different number in their modem pool I have to do it all over again. Rinse

Re: PESO: On Milkweed

2018-08-11 Thread Paul Stenquist
Excellent shot! > On Aug 11, 2018, at 9:28 AM, Alan C wrote: > > Those are the plants I had in mind! > > Alan C > > On 11-Aug-18 01:06 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >> Thanks, Alan. >> >> The eggs are difficult to find in the wild. I am hoping one of the females >> chooses one of the

Re: software for viewing exif data in DNG files

2018-08-11 Thread Matthew Hunt
PhotoME: https://www.photome.de/ On Sat, Aug 11, 2018 at 3:57 AM J.C. O'Connell wrote: > can anyone recommend software preferably freeware that will allow me to > view > the exif data in my DNG files from my pentax k-5IIs? > jco > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net >

PESO Red-Bellied Woodpecker

2018-08-11 Thread Paul Stenquist
From this angle, one can see where he gets his name. He was high up in a tree, in shadow with bright highlights behind. I wasn’t expecting much, but I”m quite pleased with the result. K-1 with D FA 150-450. DA 1.4X Converter, f8, 1/640th, 630mm, ISO 8000.

Re: PESO: On Milkweed

2018-08-11 Thread jtainter
Marvelous. Well done. 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: software for viewing exif data in DNG files

2018-08-11 Thread Paul Sorenson
I believe Faststone Image Viewer will... -p On 8/11/2018 2:56 AM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: can anyone recommend software preferably freeware that will allow me to view the exif data in my DNG files from my pentax k-5IIs? jco -- Paul Sorenson Studio1941 Sooner or later "different" scares

Re: Dont miss my Bokina so much now

2018-08-11 Thread J.C. O'Connell
On Sat, 11 Aug 2018 09:08:25 -0400, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: That is also a great Macro lens. I also have the SMC-A 50mm f2.8 macro, along with my FA 100 mm Macro F 2.8. I have a couple of zooms that are labeled as "macros," but they are no match for the prime macros. Yeah, Ive got/had

Re: PESO: On Milkweed

2018-08-11 Thread Alan C
Those are the plants I had in mind! Alan C On 11-Aug-18 01:06 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Thanks, Alan. The eggs are difficult to find in the wild. I am hoping one of the females chooses one of the tropical milkweed plants potted on my deck. Dan Matyola

Re: Dont miss my Bokina so much now

2018-08-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
That is also a great Macro lens. I also have the SMC-A 50mm f2.8 macro, along with my FA 100 mm Macro F 2.8. I have a couple of zooms that are labeled as "macros," but they are no match for the prime macros. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Aug 11, 2018 at

Re: Dont miss my Bokina so much now

2018-08-11 Thread J.C. O'Connell
On Sat, 11 Aug 2018 07:02:48 -0400, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I'm glad you were able to find such a great replacement for one of your favorite lenses. A good macro is a great thing to have. Thanks, I also have a SMC-A 50mm f2.8 macro which is excellent for a more "normal" perspective or

Re: PESO: On Milkweed

2018-08-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Jack! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Aug 11, 2018 at 6:38 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > Sharp bright colors! > > J > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Aug 10, 2018, at 9:23 PM, Alan C wrote: > > > > That's a fine image , Dan. Pristine Monarch & colourful

Re: PESO: On Milkweed

2018-08-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Alan. The eggs are difficult to find in the wild. I am hoping one of the females chooses one of the tropical milkweed plants potted on my deck. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Aug 11, 2018 at 12:23 AM, Alan C wrote: > That's a fine image , Dan.

Re: Dont miss my Bokina so much now

2018-08-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I'm glad you were able to find such a great replacement for one of your favorite lenses. A good macro is a great thing to have. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Aug 11, 2018 at 1:28 AM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: > Already bought a replacement for my defunct

Re: PESO: On Milkweed

2018-08-11 Thread Jack Davis
Sharp bright colors! J Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 10, 2018, at 9:23 PM, Alan C wrote: > > That's a fine image , Dan. Pristine Monarch & colourful flowers. I'm waiting > for your first shot of "natural" eggs. > > Alan > >> On 11-Aug-18 06:01 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >> I've been

Re: software for viewing exif data in DNG files

2018-08-11 Thread Paul Stenquist
Adobe Bridge. Paul > On Aug 11, 2018, at 3:56 AM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: > > can anyone recommend software preferably freeware that will allow me to view > the exif data in my DNG files from my pentax k-5IIs? > jco > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net >

software for viewing exif data in DNG files

2018-08-11 Thread J.C. O'Connell
can anyone recommend software preferably freeware that will allow me to view the exif data in my DNG files from my pentax k-5IIs? jco -- 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

Re: Dont miss my Bokina so much now

2018-08-11 Thread J.C. O'Connell
I forgot to mention, this was a dental lens, but whats in a name? heres a couple pix of the lens itself: https://www.jchriso.com/temp/elicarsm.jpg https://www.jchriso.com/temp/elicarlg.jpg jco On Sat, 11 Aug 2018 01:49:40 -0400, Alan C wrote: The lens is great, so is your music! Alan C