Re: PESO: Green Wood Pigeon

2020-05-02 Thread Henk Terhell
Alan. great shot and beautiful bird. Reading stories of professional nature photographers like Frans Lanting and Mort Hilmer, a few hours waiting for a picture is peanuts! Henk Op 2020-05-02 om 21:09 schreef Alan C: I adjusted the levels a bit which may have had an effect on the saturation

Re: OT: happiness is...

2020-05-02 Thread John
The letter came 2 weeks after the direct deposit, so you might get one yet. On 5/2/2020 14:04:44, ann sanfedele wrote: I have been spared the snail mail.. ann On 5/2/2020 12:51 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I got one too. I was going to scan it and post it but never got round to it. So Ann,

bug and bloom

2020-05-02 Thread Larry Colen
Dragonfly and potato flower https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/49847261766/in/album-72157714135933193/ -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.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

Re: OT: happiness is...

2020-05-02 Thread Bob Pdml
> On 2 May 2020, at 19:25, Larry Colen wrote: > > >>> ... signed by you-know-who >> >> His wrist must get very tired… > > Nah, he hires someone to do that for him. Mike Penice? Bitch McConnell? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: OT: happiness is...

2020-05-02 Thread William R
This campaign contribution for the reelection of 45 compliments of the IRS and your grand children On Sat, 2 May 2020, 10:21 am John, wrote: > On 4/30/2020 12:36:15, John wrote: > > On 4/30/2020 10:21:45, ann sanfedele wrote: > >> ... I got my $1200 from the government. directly deposited to

Re: New Glass

2020-05-02 Thread Larry Colen
> On May 2, 2020, at 12:55 PM, Dale H. Cook > wrote: > > Here is the first shot from my K-70 with my new smc Pentax-D FA Macro 100mm > lens. It is one of my most often used. Many years ago I got an amazing deal on a dfa 50/2.8 macro, and have hardly touched it. On APS, I’m a big fan of

New Glass

2020-05-02 Thread Dale H. Cook
Here is the first shot from my K-70 with my new smc Pentax-D FA Macro 100mm lens. It is far from ideal as I have only begun to learn this lens, especially getting the focus and depth of field where I want them. I wanted to experiment with my bleeding heart, which is just past its peak and is

Re: PESO: Green Wood Pigeon

2020-05-02 Thread Larry Colen
> On May 2, 2020, at 12:09 PM, Alan C wrote: > > I adjusted the levels a bit which may have had an effect on the saturation > but the colours look pretty true to me.. A bit of motion blur on the beak. > > I need to have a hide on the garage roof so I can be within a few metres. The > only

Re: PESO: Green Wood Pigeon

2020-05-02 Thread Alan C
I adjusted the levels a bit which may have had an effect on the saturation but the colours look pretty true to me.. A bit of motion blur on the beak. I need to have a hide on the garage roof so I can be within a few metres. The only problem is I may have to wait for hours. I have a two week

Re: OT: happiness is...

2020-05-02 Thread Larry Colen
> On May 2, 2020, at 9:36 AM, Bob Pdml wrote: > > >> On 2 May 2020, at 17:21, John wrote: >> >>  >> Got a letter from the Dept of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service yesterday. >> Official Business, Penalty for Private Use $300 >> >> Inside was a campaign form letter from "THE WHITE

Re: PESO: Green Wood Pigeon

2020-05-02 Thread Larry Colen
> On May 2, 2020, at 9:16 AM, Alan C wrote: > > Sorry, wrong link: > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/49846220036/ That looks a lot more like a pigeon than the other one! You certainly nailed focus on that one. Did you amp up the saturation on post processing? > > BTW, we

Re: OT: happiness is...

2020-05-02 Thread ann sanfedele
Alan - not a great time to tell us how lucky we are.. -/Personally/-, I AM lucky because I hve a rent controlled apartment in a neighborhood where what I pay for rent is roughly 1/10th  of my down stairs neighbor who has the identical floor space. ( and I mind less being on lockdown than many

Re: OT: happiness is...

2020-05-02 Thread ann sanfedele
I can almost live on it for a month.. it is exactly what I get for Social security. ann On 5/2/2020 1:03 PM, Alan C wrote: You guys don't know how lucky you are. $1200 is R22000. I could live on that for 2 months! Alan C On 02-May-20 06:51 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I got one too. I was

Re: OT: The Most Beautiful Photo We Could Find of Every U.S. National Park

2020-05-02 Thread Mark Roberts
ann sanfedele wrote: >They didn't look hard enough - what a batch of overstaturated cliches >without a trace of feeling.  Note all the shots are from Getty - a stock >agency. Does anyone give their best work to a stock agency?  (rhetorical >quetion) > >I have to wash out my eyes now 100%

Re: OT: happiness is...

2020-05-02 Thread ann sanfedele
I have been spared the snail mail.. ann On 5/2/2020 12:51 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I got one too. I was going to scan it and post it but never got round to it. So Ann, you’re not missing out, the silver one’s signature is on its way to you. (He hasn’t been orange for quite some time now.)

Re: Fwd: PESO: Green Wood Pigeon

2020-05-02 Thread ann sanfedele
looks like good camo for the birdy...  nice shot, Alan ann On 5/2/2020 12:16 PM, Alan C wrote: Sorry, wrong link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/49846220036/ BTW, we have moved to lockdown level 4 now so have more liberties. We may now exercise between 06:00 & 09:00. Certain

Re: OT: happiness is...

2020-05-02 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 02.05.20 um 19:03 schrieb Alan C: You guys don't know how lucky you are. $1200 is R22000. I could live on that for 2 months! What a difference. Here, it would pay Michael's and my health insurance for one month and half a month's rent. No, we haven't rented a mansion. A simple flat of 60

Re: OT: happiness is...

2020-05-02 Thread P. J. Alling
Sure Ebay has a bunch of Leica IIIc's for under 1000.00, including a "Nazi" (probably fake), marked version.  Now I own a Leica IIIc and I don't find it particularly fun to use, the rangerfinder window is much too far from the viewfinder, among other things, but hey you /could/ buy one. On

LR 6.14 Library module flaky

2020-05-02 Thread Rick Womer
Yesterday afternoon, I was going through photos in Lightroom, looking for candidates for future PUGs. Strange things began to happen: Photos being replaced by blank squares in Grid view, whole years of pix disappearing in the Library column, and things changing from one minute to the next.

Re: OT: happiness is...

2020-05-02 Thread Alan C
You guys don't know how lucky you are. $1200 is R22000. I could live on that for 2 months! Alan C On 02-May-20 06:51 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I got one too. I was going to scan it and post it but never got round to it. So Ann, you’re not missing out, the silver one’s signature is on its way

Re: OT: The Most Beautiful Photo We Could Find of Every U.S. National Park

2020-05-02 Thread John
On further searching I found that it's part of the *Glen Canyon National Recreation Area*. On 5/2/2020 12:48:45, John wrote: On top of that The Grand Canyon is represented by a photograph of "Horseshoe Bend" which is outside of the Grand Canyon National Park. I think it's technically a part

Re: OT: happiness is...

2020-05-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
I got one too. I was going to scan it and post it but never got round to it. So Ann, you’re not missing out, the silver one’s signature is on its way to you. (He hasn’t been orange for quite some time now.) :-) > On May 2, 2020, at 12:20 PM, John wrote: > > On 4/30/2020 12:36:15, John wrote:

Re: OT: The Most Beautiful Photo We Could Find of Every U.S. National Park

2020-05-02 Thread John
On top of that The Grand Canyon is represented by a photograph of "Horseshoe Bend" which is outside of the Grand Canyon National Park. I think it's technically a part of Vermilion Cliffs National Monument. On 5/1/2020 18:30:06, ann sanfedele wrote: They didn't look hard enough - what a batch

Re: OT: happiness is...

2020-05-02 Thread Bob Pdml
> On 2 May 2020, at 17:21, John wrote: > >  > Got a letter from the Dept of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service yesterday. > Official Business, Penalty for Private Use $300 > > Inside was a campaign form letter from "THE WHITE HOUSE", WASHINGTON to tel > me: >

Re: OT: happiness is...

2020-05-02 Thread John
On 4/30/2020 12:36:15, John wrote: On 4/30/2020 10:21:45, ann sanfedele wrote: ... I got my $1200 from the government.  directly deposited to my bank account , so no check with the orange one's signature on it .. much needed funds.  making me a bit more online social now :-) ann I

Fwd: PESO: Green Wood Pigeon

2020-05-02 Thread Alan C
Sorry, wrong link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/49846220036/ BTW, we have moved to lockdown level 4 now so have more liberties. We may now exercise between 06:00 & 09:00. Certain specified businesses are now open & fast food deliveries are allowed but no booze or cigarettes.

PESO: Green Wood Pigeon

2020-05-02 Thread Alan C
Late this afternoon while I was gardening, a large flock of Green Wood Pigeons visited a Fig tree overhanging my carport. Now, these are very difficult birds to photograph because they are very skittish & will explode out of the tree if disturbed. I slowly crept into the house to get my camera

Re: OT: The Most Beautiful Photo We Could Find of Every U.S. National Park

2020-05-02 Thread mike wilson
The Bryce canyon one is particularly poor. Luckily, more than half of them didn't load. > On 01 May 2020 at 23:30 ann sanfedele wrote: > > > They didn't look hard enough - what a batch of overstaturated cliches > without a trace of feeling.  Note all the shots are from Getty - a stock >

Re: OT: The Most Beautiful Photo We Could Find of Every U.S. National Park

2020-05-02 Thread Toine
Maybe not the absolute best. I wish some of them were mine (with a little tweaking in lightroom to reduce the kitch hdr colours). On Sat, 2 May 2020 at 10:04, Alan C wrote: > Interesting but not the best images I've seen. I'll bet the PDML could > do better. > > Alan C > > On 01-May-20 11:45

Re: OT: The Most Beautiful Photo We Could Find of Every U.S. National Park

2020-05-02 Thread Alan C
Interesting but not the best images I've seen. I'll bet the PDML could do better. Alan C On 01-May-20 11:45 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: *The Most Beautiful Photo We Could Find of Every U.S. National Park*