Re: sure is quiet

2021-05-21 Thread Nolan Hinshaw
On May 21, 2021, at 16:20, Larry Colen wrote: > On May 20, 2021, at 8:11 AM, David J Brooks wrote: >> >> has everyone gone away on vacation?? > > > Just my mind > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03RW7EUkT4w Pffft! Try , 1975, by Maestro Mose

Re: sure is quiet

2021-05-21 Thread ann sanfedele
and I saw Mose live at the Village Gate on NYC back in the late 60's...  also a solo performance as I recall.  Seventh Son .. yeah... ! ann On 5/21/2021 8:37 PM, Nolan Hinshaw wrote: On May 21, 2021, at 16:20, Larry Colen wrote: On May 20, 2021, at 8:11 AM, David J Brooks wrote: s

Re: PESOs (5) - Awbury Arboretum

2021-05-21 Thread ann sanfedele
OOH would love to go there... which tells you that i like the series.. :-)  nice stuff, Rick ann On 5/21/2021 8:14 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Thanks, Dave. Yes, I think they do use a lot of compost there… Rick On May 21, 2021, at 10:46 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Nice photos well composted

Re: PESOs (5) - Awbury Arboretum

2021-05-21 Thread David J Brooks
Well it is planting season On Fri, May 21, 2021, 8:14 PM Rick Womer wrote: > Thanks, Dave. > > Yes, I think they do use a lot of compost there… > > Rick > > > On May 21, 2021, at 10:46 AM, David J Brooks > wrote: > > > > Nice photos well composted looks very peaceful > > > > Dave > > > > On

Re: PESOs (5) - Awbury Arboretum

2021-05-21 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Dave. Yes, I think they do use a lot of compost there… Rick > On May 21, 2021, at 10:46 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > > Nice photos well composted looks very peaceful > > Dave > > On Wed, May 19, 2021 at 9:26 PM Rick Womer wrote: > >> Lately we’ve had an urge to take weekend walks

Re: PESO: Bang!!!

2021-05-21 Thread Rick Womer
Trying to derail the discussion, eh? Rick > On May 21, 2021, at 9:17 AM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > So you think it's too quiet here > > How about a photo of a detonator, used by the Belgian railways to alert > train drivers of immediate danger. Three of those clipped on a rail in a >

Henk's shot

2021-05-21 Thread Rick Womer
In the middle of our discussion of the recently-soporific PDML, Ann re-posted and commented on a photo from Henk: http://pug.komkon.org/18mar/slides/HT-kroeg-delft-IMGP0259-2.html That is a brilliant shot—the colors, the lighting, the composition, the expression on the dog’s face all just work

Re: sure is quiet

2021-05-21 Thread Larry Colen
> On May 20, 2021, at 8:11 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > > has everyone gone away on vacation?? Just my mind https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03RW7EUkT4w -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to

Re: PESO: Mansion

2021-05-21 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 21.05.21 um 21:27 schrieb ann sanfedele:  I'm counting on the 3 flights of stairs to get to my apartment for that as well..  I won't out those of you who have come to visit and were groaning in the ascent :-) When I moved into this building, I lived on the top (5th) floor. I was around

Re: PESO: Mansion

2021-05-21 Thread Paul Sorenson
Or...you could just live in the basement, rent out the house and have the renters throw food down the stairs for you... -p On 5/21/2021 1:33 PM, John wrote: When I get so decrepit that I can no longer negotiate the stairs down to the basement where the washer & dryer are located, I'm just

Re: PESO: Mansion

2021-05-21 Thread ann sanfedele
 I'm counting on the 3 flights of stairs to get to my apartment for that as well..  I won't out those of you who have come to visit and were groaning in the ascent :-) You know who you are ann On 5/21/2021 1:26 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 21.05.21 um 19:13 schrieb Rick Womer: We

Re: sure is quiet

2021-05-21 Thread ann sanfedele
Paul - but I think Rick is talking about actual critiquing...   which is frowned upon among friends on FB.on any subject.  we either get Likes or loves or wows or giggles (expressed in emojis) or occasionally a "wonder how that would look in BW" from our photo friends or other friends.. ann

Re: PESO: Mansion

2021-05-21 Thread John
On 5/21/2021 13:13:38, Rick Womer wrote: That’s a comforable-looking place in a pleasant-looking setting. We live in a 3-storey row house, with the laundry in the cellar; so declining fitness may cause us to move at some point. Rick When I get so decrepit that I can no longer negotiate the

Re: sure is quiet

2021-05-21 Thread ann sanfedele
o - adorable shot! ann On 5/21/2021 8:00 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: http://pug.komkon.org/18mar/slides/HT-kroeg-delft-IMGP0259-2.html Henk Op 2021-05-20 om 17:43 schreef P. J. Alling: I guess it's time to stop making animal noises and get a drink. On 5/20/2021 11:27 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote:

Re: PESO: Mansion

2021-05-21 Thread ann sanfedele
hotsy-totsy! ann On 5/21/2021 7:57 AM, Alan C wrote: I had to deliver a parcel to a house in Sunbird, Ave, Phalaborwa yesterday. Strangely, in all the years I have lived here, I have never been there before. It must be the most upmarket street in the town with many fine houses, especially

Re: sure is quiet

2021-05-21 Thread ann sanfedele
too late! ;-) On 5/21/2021 1:05 PM, John wrote: I've been trying to read & look at the photos, but not post unless I feel I really have something worth contributing. On 5/20/2021 21:42:41, Rick Womer wrote: Tooo quiet… A bit more than half the number of posts we had during the same week

Re: PESO: Mansion

2021-05-21 Thread Alan C
A former head of the safety dept (Boet de Lange) at the Foskor phosphate mine & flotation plant where I used to work attributed his extreme fitness to climbing many flights of stairs on his daily rounds. Alan C On 21-May-21 07:26 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 21.05.21 um 19:13 schrieb

Re: sure is quiet

2021-05-21 Thread John
I've been trying to read & look at the photos, but not post unless I feel I really have something worth contributing. On 5/20/2021 21:42:41, Rick Womer wrote: Tooo quiet… A bit more than half the number of posts we had during the same week last year. It’s become unusual to get more than two

Re: sure is quiet

2021-05-21 Thread John
Yeah, it is. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the

Re: PESO: Mansion

2021-05-21 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 21.05.21 um 19:13 schrieb Rick Womer: We live in a 3-storey row house, with the laundry in the cellar; so declining fitness may cause us to move at some point. Our dear old friend Madeleine in Boulogne who sadly left us at the tender age of 94, last year, kept telling us that her doctor

Re: PESO: Bang!!!

2021-05-21 Thread Paul Stenquist
Nice. Now get is a shot at detonation. :-) Paul > On May 21, 2021, at 9:18 AM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > So you think it's too quiet here > > How about a photo of a detonator, used by the Belgian railways to alert > train drivers of immediate danger. Three of those clipped on a rail

Re: PESO: Mansion

2021-05-21 Thread Rick Womer
That’s a comforable-looking place in a pleasant-looking setting. We live in a 3-storey row house, with the laundry in the cellar; so declining fitness may cause us to move at some point. Rick > On May 21, 2021, at 10:53 AM, Alan C wrote: > > I wish! Our mine house will have to see us out.

Re: sure is quiet

2021-05-21 Thread mike wilson
> On 21 May 2021 at 10:07 Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > You can get far more comments posting photos on Facebook. > > Paul The bar there is subterranean. > > > On May 20, 2021, at 9:42 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > > > Tooo quiet… A bit more than half the number of posts we had during the >

Re: sure is quiet

2021-05-21 Thread Henk Terhell
http://pug.komkon.org/18mar/slides/HT-kroeg-delft-IMGP0259-2.html Henk Op 2021-05-20 om 17:43 schreef P. J. Alling: I guess it's time to stop making animal noises and get a drink. On 5/20/2021 11:27 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: We’re all down at the bar - nobody tell you On 20 May 2021,

Re: PESO: Mansion

2021-05-21 Thread Alan C
I wish! Our mine house will have to see us out. BTW I wondered about the style. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51194512830/    Scan of an old neg. Alan C On 21-May-21 04:35 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Looks like it belongs in SoCal. Are you making a bid on it? Dan Matyola

Re: PESOs (5) - Awbury Arboretum

2021-05-21 Thread David J Brooks
Nice photos well composted looks very peaceful Dave On Wed, May 19, 2021 at 9:26 PM Rick Womer wrote: > Lately we’ve had an urge to take weekend walks in pretty places. A couple > of weeks ago it was in Awbury Arboretum in northern Philly. It was an > estate on land purchased in 1852 by one

Re: PESO: Mansion

2021-05-21 Thread Alan C
Yes, Rick, you are quite right. The L/H frame was in shade & the R/H one in full sun. I did take it down a bit but actually I should have been there two hours earlier. The final Pano is just a large Jpeg so you can PP as you see fit. With a Pano comprising two portrait frames you can simulate

Re: PESO: Mansion

2021-05-21 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Looks like it belongs in SoCal. Are you making a bid on it? Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Fri, May 21, 2021 at 7:57 AM Alan C wrote: > I had to deliver a parcel to a house in Sunbird, Ave, Phalaborwa > yesterday. Strangely,

Re: PESO: Bang!!!

2021-05-21 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Interesting. Thanks for sharing. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Fri, May 21, 2021 at 9:18 AM Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > So you think it's too quiet here > > How about a photo of a detonator, used by the Belgian railways

Re: PESO: Bang!!!

2021-05-21 Thread Bob Pdml
On 21 May 2021, at 14:18, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: So you think it's too quiet here How about a photo of a detonator, used by the Belgian railways to alert train drivers of immediate danger. Three of those clipped on a rail in a row, and the train driver has to initiate an emergency

Re: PESO: Mansion

2021-05-21 Thread Paul Stenquist
Interesting shot. Some correction could be achieved in raw conversion and subsequently with photoshop tools. HDR would also work here. Paul > On May 21, 2021, at 8:39 AM, Rick Womer wrote: > > Not a bad little hovel… > > Nicely exposed on the left but overexposed on the right. I haven’t

Re: sure is quiet

2021-05-21 Thread Paul Stenquist
I agree. I rarely get comments from strangers on Facebook, since my posts are “friends only.” I try to participate here, but it’s rare that I get meaningful comments or more than two. You are an exception, and I always appreciate your comments. Paul > On May 21, 2021, at 8:36 AM, Rick Womer

PESO: Bang!!!

2021-05-21 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
So you think it's too quiet here How about a photo of a detonator, used by the Belgian railways to alert train drivers of immediate danger. Three of those clipped on a rail in a row, and the train driver has to initiate an emergency braking. They're also quite popular to celebrate the

Re: PESO: Mansion

2021-05-21 Thread Rick Womer
Not a bad little hovel… Nicely exposed on the left but overexposed on the right. I haven’t done any panos; is that correctable in post? Rick > On May 21, 2021, at 7:57 AM, Alan C wrote: > > I had to deliver a parcel to a house in Sunbird, Ave, Phalaborwa yesterday. > Strangely, in all the

Re: sure is quiet

2021-05-21 Thread Rick Womer
I am more interested in quality from friends than quantity from strangers. Rick > On May 21, 2021, at 5:07 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > You can get far more comments posting photos on Facebook. > > Paul > >> On May 20, 2021, at 9:42 PM, Rick Womer wrote: >> >> Tooo quiet… A bit more

PESO: Mansion

2021-05-21 Thread Alan C
I had to deliver a parcel to a house in Sunbird, Ave, Phalaborwa yesterday. Strangely, in all the years I have lived here, I have never been there before. It must be the most upmarket street in the town with many fine houses, especially this one, built on a double plot on a bend in the Ave. A

Re: sure is quiet

2021-05-21 Thread Paul Stenquist
You can get far more comments posting photos on Facebook. Paul > On May 20, 2021, at 9:42 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > Tooo quiet… A bit more than half the number of posts we had during the same > week last year. > > It’s become unusual to get more than two or three comments on a photo (or >