Re: PESO:: Green Sea Turtles

2019-01-21 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
The state of Hawaii and the feds are pretty aggressive in protecting the sea turtles in Hawaii. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 8:59 PM Alan C wrote: > Escaping the cold hey? Glad to hear there were a lot of turtles. Not so > common in

Re: PESO:: Green Sea Turtles

2019-01-21 Thread Alan C
Escaping the cold hey? Glad to hear there were a lot of turtles. Not so common in Southern Africa any more because the locals steal the eggs. Nature conservation is trying to help by increasing security on the preferred beaches & then transporting the hatchlings to beyond the breakers. I have

Re: PESO:: Green Sea Turtles

2019-01-21 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks for looking Jack. I agree with you, but the turtles were gathered together in a tight group, with one's fin often resting on its neighbor's back. Much like the sea lions on Pier 39 in SF. I just tried to focus on an interesting one and exclude as much of its surroundings as I could. Dan

Re: PESO:: Green Sea Turtles

2019-01-21 Thread Jack Davis
Just one whole turtle may have been a cleaner and simpler image. J Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 21, 2019, at 6:48 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Went up to the north shore to watch the surfers, but the waves were small > and the action nonexistent. There were, however, a lot of green sea >

Re: PESO: yellow-browed bulbul

2019-01-21 Thread Subash Jeyan
thank you Dan and Jack for looking On Sun, 20 Jan 2019 20:01:16 -1000 "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: > Well done, once again! > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > On Sun, Jan 20, 2019 at 3:03 PM Subash Jeyan > wrote: > > > i made a road trip again to

PESO:: Green Sea Turtles

2019-01-21 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Went up to the north shore to watch the surfers, but the waves were small and the action nonexistent. There were, however, a lot of green sea turtles on the beach. http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2019/1/21/green-sea-turtle Comments invited and appreciated. Dan Matyola

Re: quick and dirty hdr of the end of the eclipse

2019-01-21 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Very nice! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jan 20, 2019 at 9:36 PM Larry Colen wrote: > My bigma sure ain't the hubble. I don't have time to do a super careful > job processing these, but at the end of the eclipse I tried doing some > bracketing to see if

Re: Got 1 half-way decent shot of the eclipse

2019-01-21 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
WAY nicer than I got. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 4:17 AM Postmaster wrote: > Visiting our friends in North Carolina and staying at their cabin in > the Blue Ridge. The skies were very clear but I was woefully under > equipped: K-1 with

Re: quick and dirty hdr of the end of the eclipse

2019-01-21 Thread ann sanfedele
its LRC40701  - landcape orientation and moon off center to the right (effort made to copy the number of the frame -- ;-)) ann On 1/21/2019 8:07 PM, l...@red4est.com wrote: Thanks, that's probably the one I put in at the last minute of the full eclipse On January 21, 2019 4:42:52 PM PST,

Re: PESO 2019 - 011 - GDG

2019-01-21 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Nice composition. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 2:46 PM Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > From the "one of these days I have to catch up with the backlog" file… > > On New Years Eve 2017, I was visiting friends on the Isle of Man. We went > to

Re: quick and dirty hdr of the end of the eclipse

2019-01-21 Thread lrc
Thanks, that's probably the one I put in at the last minute of the full eclipse On January 21, 2019 4:42:52 PM PST, ann sanfedele wrote: >THe last photo in the set, where you can see stars , is pretty sharp -- > >I like it a lot > >ann > >On 1/21/2019 2:35 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >> My bigma sure

PESO 2019 - 011 - GDG

2019-01-21 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
From the "one of these days I have to catch up with the backlog" file… On New Years Eve 2017, I was visiting friends on the Isle of Man. We went to Niarbyl for lunch. https://flic.kr/p/2cXCaWe enjoy, G — No matter where I go, I'd rather be on the Isle of Man. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: quick and dirty hdr of the end of the eclipse

2019-01-21 Thread ann sanfedele
THe last photo in the set, where you can see stars , is pretty sharp -- I like it a lot ann On 1/21/2019 2:35 AM, Larry Colen wrote: My bigma sure ain't the hubble.  I don't have time to do a super careful job processing these, but at the end of the eclipse I tried doing some bracketing to

Re: Meet the artist (me) Sunday 27 january

2019-01-21 Thread ann sanfedele
What Jostein said -- would love to get out there... The skyscapes are marvelous..  hope it is a smash! ann On 1/21/2019 10:27 AM, Jostein wrote: Really wish I could be there, Larry! Fingers crossed for a full house. Jostein Den 21.01.2019 07:49, skrev Larry Colen: Steve Cottrell wrote on

OT Olympus film camera gear

2019-01-21 Thread Paul Stenquist
A lovely lady I know recently lost her husband. He left her an Olympus OM2, several lenses, filters and more. She knows the gear isn’t worth much, but wants to find a home for it. If anyone is interested, I will get more info on the lenses. Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Got 1 half-way decent shot of the eclipse

2019-01-21 Thread lrc
Everyplace Mark goes automatically becomes a church. On January 21, 2019 11:21:24 AM PST, Bob W-PDML wrote: > > >> On 21 Jan 2019, at 18:30, John wrote: >> >>> On 1/21/2019 09:16:26, Postmaster wrote: >>> Visiting our friends in North Carolina and staying at their cabin in >>> the Blue Ridge.

Re: Got 1 half-way decent shot of the eclipse

2019-01-21 Thread Bob W-PDML
> On 21 Jan 2019, at 18:30, John wrote: > >> On 1/21/2019 09:16:26, Postmaster wrote: >> Visiting our friends in North Carolina and staying at their cabin in >> the Blue Ridge. The skies were very clear but I was woefully under >> equipped: K-1 with the DFA 28-105 and NO tripod! Braced the

Re: Got 1 half-way decent shot of the eclipse

2019-01-21 Thread John
On 1/21/2019 09:16:26, Postmaster wrote: Visiting our friends in North Carolina and staying at their cabin in the Blue Ridge. The skies were very clear but I was woefully under equipped: K-1 with the DFA 28-105 and NO tripod! Braced the camera on the rood of a car and took several dozen shots,

Re: WTF??? The Mystery of Life

2019-01-21 Thread John
Severe clear here. 33°F, wind out of the NW at 9 knots - felt like 22° ... or so says the weatherman - I felt like it was 40 below!!! But I didn't COMPLETELY botch the photos. They look usable from full moon to about 95% eclipsed - nothing I can see there during the totality - and then from

Re: Got 1 half-way decent shot of the eclipse

2019-01-21 Thread Mark Roberts
ann sanfedele wrote: >Nice to see it in the matrix .  It works for me. > >what a great place to view it from - sorry you didn't have a bigma.. but >seeing glowing red with the stars around is nice. > >Jay Taylor posted a closeup on FB..  he was better equipped for the >occasion. > >being it is

Re: Meet the artist (me) Sunday 27 january

2019-01-21 Thread Paul Stenquist
What Jostein said. Your stars capes are stunning. Hope you make some sales. Paul > On Jan 21, 2019, at 10:27 AM, Jostein wrote: > > Really wish I could be there, Larry! > > Fingers crossed for a full house. > > Jostein > > Den 21.01.2019 07:49, skrev Larry Colen: >> >> >> Steve Cottrell

Re: Meet the artist (me) Sunday 27 january

2019-01-21 Thread Jostein
Really wish I could be there, Larry! Fingers crossed for a full house. Jostein Den 21.01.2019 07:49, skrev Larry Colen: Steve Cottrell wrote on 1/20/19 10:25 PM: On 20/1/19, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: I've had some of my photos on display at Redwood Love in Saratoga for

Re: Got 1 half-way decent shot of the eclipse

2019-01-21 Thread ann sanfedele
Nice to see it in the matrix .  It works for me. what a great place to view it from - sorry you didn't have a bigma.. but seeing glowing red with the stars around is nice. Jay Taylor posted a closeup on FB..  he was better equipped for the occasion. being it is 15 ° here I didn't even go

Re: Got 1 half-way decent shot of the eclipse

2019-01-21 Thread PhotoCapturesbyJeffery.com
Very nice. Was too cloudy here and unless I attempted to venture out to the countryside too much light pollution for a nice capture such as yours. Jeffery Johnson | Photo Captures by Jeffery https://www.PhotoCapturesbyJeffery.com /Diverse range of photography Artistic - Animals -

Got 1 half-way decent shot of the eclipse

2019-01-21 Thread Postmaster
Visiting our friends in North Carolina and staying at their cabin in the Blue Ridge. The skies were very clear but I was woefully under equipped: K-1 with the DFA 28-105 and NO tripod! Braced the camera on the rood of a car and took several dozen shots, only one of which is worth showing.

Re: quick and dirty hdr of the end of the eclipse

2019-01-21 Thread Paul Stenquist
Not bad. A little lacking in definition but still fascinating. Thanks for shooting it. Too damn cold here, I was sound asleep. Paul > On Jan 21, 2019, at 2:35 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > > My bigma sure ain't the hubble. I don't have time to do a super careful job > processing these, but at