Re: PESO - Hey Sailor

2008-02-27 Thread Bob Sullivan
Frank, Like Dave says...nice with the silhouetted figure! Looks like you are getting out nights. ;-) Regards, Bob S. On 2/27/08, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought this was spam for male enhancement pills... :-) I actually quite like this. The silhouetted figure makes it for

Re: Florida Gallery (mostly Butterfly Macros)

2008-02-27 Thread Bob Sullivan
Thanks Frank. Regards, Bob S. On 2/27/08, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 9:26 AM, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://photo.net/photos/bsullivan I've posted a small gallery on Photo.net from a trip to Florida earlier this month. Your

Re: OT: ROTFLMAO

2008-02-27 Thread Bob Sullivan
OMG - That Mr. Robb guy is never gonna be one of her favorites! Regards, Bob S On 2/27/08, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: frank theriault Subject: Re: OT: ROTFLMAO Okay. We're talking about people who have, in their household, both a 5 metre

Re: Woo Hoo, it's here

2008-02-27 Thread Bob Sullivan
Hannukah Elves got a little behind... Regards, Bob S. On 2/27/08, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 5:49 PM, Wilko Bulte [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Santa was early this year ;) Or late... cheers, frank :-) -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri

Re: Another K20D enablement

2008-02-28 Thread Bob Sullivan
4672 by 3103 pixels - You'll be delighted. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 4:41 AM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had intended to wait awhile, but I got an email from my camera store today saying they were in stock they'd put one aside for me. I couldn't resist.

Re: In Praise of Stephen Gandy

2008-02-28 Thread Bob Sullivan
Bill, Be sure to tell us what you think about that lens. I'm trying to figure if it's as good as the 125/2.5 macro. Regards, Bob S. On 2/28/08, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I ordered a 58mm/1.4 Nokton from Stephen last week. Yesterdsy, I recieved a box from California. Upon opening

Re: Stupid K20D question....

2008-02-28 Thread Bob Sullivan
Is noise reduction applied to RAW images? Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 9:36 AM, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Charles Robinson Subject: Re: Stupid K20D question On Feb 28, 2008, at 7:17, David Savage wrote: For those in the

Re: PESO - Water filaments

2008-02-28 Thread Bob Sullivan
Better is bigger, but can you do 8 by 12? I still can't figure it out. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 10:32 AM, AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Abstracts can be great when there's a concious purpose behind the abstraction. This one only served the purpose of entertaining a

Re: No grinding required

2008-02-29 Thread Bob Sullivan
The proliferation of Franken-Cameras! The butcher of Fleet Street has a following in Singapore. You really need to jump in on that thread Cotty. Show them that a real man isn't afraid to sacrifice some $1,000 lenses! ;-) Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 2:28 AM, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Costco slide scanning

2008-02-29 Thread Bob Sullivan
Visited my local store today with several hundred slides in hand. The Dollie behind the counter explained $.29 per slide, plus... For every 36 slides we tack on $2.99 for garbled just like with a roll of 36. ME: But you can get lots more slides on a CD. Dollie: Oh yes, 2-300 but we have to do

Re: Battery Charger for K10D

2008-02-29 Thread Bob Sullivan
Two 3rd party batteries working fine, and have yet to use the 3rd party car/home charger. Go for it... Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 11:51 AM, Dave Kennedy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was shocked at the price of the OEM batteries. So I resisted. Got all charged up over a good deal on

Re: Costco slide scanning

2008-02-29 Thread Bob Sullivan
I need your Costco to talk to my Costco...Thanks, Bob S. On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 10:37 AM, Walter Hamler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bob, I just had over 500 done and they put them on 3 CD's. No charge for the cd's at all. Walt On 2/29/08, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Visited

Re: A silly idea

2008-02-29 Thread Bob Sullivan
No aperture selector on the 110 lenses (I hate mentioning this). No blades in the lenses either. This might influence your idea. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 11:25 AM, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! The Oly 4/3 system has a sensor half the size of regular 35mm frame.

K20D sample snaps

2008-02-29 Thread Bob Sullivan
So I've been kind of busy since the new K20D arrived late Monday. I've managed some snaps in our snowy environment. I'm really impressed by 4672 by 3104 pixels. Sensor bloom (purple fringe) looks better too. I don't know that you will be able to judge from these, but here they are.

Re: Pentax Photo Gallery Statistics

2008-02-29 Thread Bob Sullivan
Bruce, The photos you show here have been outstanding. More often than not, I wish I could be half as good as you show. I wouldn't let the Pentax Gallery influence how you feel about your work. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 1:04 PM, Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, I did

Re: Online photography/art magazine

2008-02-29 Thread Bob Sullivan
Un-readable interface. I'll pass. On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 4:03 PM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.antidull.com/ Not sure what I think of it yet but it's an interesting concept so I agreed to let them use one of my photographs. I was very surprised at the one they chose;

Re: In Praise of Stephen Gandy

2008-02-29 Thread Bob Sullivan
Something is rotten in Denmark. This is a 2 day old post that just appeared, form me to me! Doug, I'm getting Rick's problems... On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 8:43 AM, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bill, Be sure to tell us what you think about that lens. I'm trying to figure if it's as good

Re: GESO: IR Cacti

2008-03-01 Thread Bob Sullivan
Derby, Second one is my Favorite. Very neat - details??? Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 11:11 PM, Derby Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I love being able to see when shooting IR. http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/08_03/08_03_IRCacti/index.htm D -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: OT: The dollar and ebay sales

2008-03-01 Thread Bob Sullivan
Paul, Why did you do Saturday night. I would think Sunday afternoon is the prefered timing. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 9:07 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The auctions have ended. While Europeans bid everything up, US buyers took three of my five auctions. One went to a Canadian,

Re: OT: The dollar and ebay sales

2008-03-02 Thread Bob Sullivan
Cotty, Some people's Sunday Evening is other's Sunday afternoon. I'd do 9 or 10 PM Sunday in Chicago, but all you Englishmen are asleep then. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 3:18 AM, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 1/3/08, Bob Sullivan, discombobulated, unleashed: Paul, Why did you

Re: Battery Charger for K10D

2008-03-02 Thread Bob Sullivan
Do I detect an undercurrent of sarcasm here? Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 8:04 AM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: WOW!!! This took 3 days to make it into my inbox. It's a good thing it wasn't anything shockingly important. Cheers, Dave On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 9:50

Re: PESO: Peekaboo, I See You

2008-03-02 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dave, Lovely picture and nice that you can do that. US parent can get pretty paranoid. Try taking pictures with a big camera in a MickeyD's playland. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 9:23 AM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: G'day Trend Setters, Was out at a cafe yesterday, had a

Re: Opinions needed

2008-03-02 Thread Bob Sullivan
Micah, Like the photos. New Family at the end is my favorite. Mazeltov! Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 4:32 PM, Micah Kleit [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've just gotten back on the list after a break of a few months (my wife and I had our first child, a baby girl named Alice; there is

Re: Costco slide scanning

2008-03-02 Thread Bob Sullivan
Thanks, my folks have some explaining to do...Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 6:21 PM, Rebekah [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bob, I JUST returned from Costco and have JUST popped the CD of my scanned slides into the computer. 29 cents apiece, no other charges. rg2 On 2/29/08,

Re: Peso Me with a tower

2008-03-03 Thread Bob Sullivan
Nice picture Dave. I think this is the best of the series. It really shows some scale to it. The Mackinac bridge photo is good, but a bit busy from shooting inside the truck cab. I can't believe Wisconsin restricts travel to nighttime only. That's a bummer. Sorry you missed your K10D's return

Re: Pentax sighting: Shutter movie trailer

2008-03-03 Thread Bob Sullivan
Mark, I've been there but took no pictures in the dungeon. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 8:52 AM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Joe Wilensky wrote: Anyone want to share any stories about spirit photography? I was once shooting photos in the dungeon of Warwick castle (and

Re: In Praise of Stephen Gandy

2008-03-03 Thread Bob Sullivan
No, I don't think so...Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 8:49 AM, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan Subject: Re: In Praise of Stephen Gandy Bill, Be sure to tell us what you think about that lens. I'm trying to figure

Re: Peso Wings

2008-03-03 Thread Bob Sullivan
Holy Sh*t! Those things are huge. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 7:58 PM, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One more from this past trip. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v408/divad_b/NTS%20PHOTOS/?action=viewcurrent=_MOR5512.jpg Equipment Express hauls the wind tower

K20D examples (again)

2008-03-04 Thread Bob Sullivan
I've put two samples up on Photo.net. They are basically DNG's converted to jpegs and compressed to 2-3 megs. If you click on the photos you can go to a full sized image for each. http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=814433 The train station image was taken during active snow, and those are

Re: K20D examples (again)

2008-03-04 Thread Bob Sullivan
Charles, The tree was taken with the A 20/2.8 lens. Because of the conditions, making the station sharp was a problem. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 10:49 AM, Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mar 4, 2008, at 10:07, Bob Sullivan wrote: I've put two samples up on Photo.net

Re: GESO: Gerberas

2008-03-04 Thread Bob Sullivan
Wendy, Enjoyed your Gerber Daisies. Your shots make it look easy to take good pictures. I noticed the shift from Canon to Pentax in photo #5, along with a major color shift. Did you change flowers or were they the same with a color shift based on camera or post processing? The vivid color

Re: PESO: Sisters... (my first f1.2 photo :D)

2008-03-04 Thread Bob Sullivan
Lovely photo Timber. You clearly have her attention. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 2:40 PM, Timber [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi list http://www.pbase.com/timbercode/image/93762659 Picture was made with my new toy, the Porst MC Color Reflex f1.2/55mm. I just started to make

Re: March PUG is up

2008-03-05 Thread Bob Sullivan
Scott, A throughly enjoyable gallery! More comments later... Thanks, Bob S. On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 2:39 PM, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://pug.komkon.org/ 33 very nice photographs. Only one shot on film, which is the lowest film to digital ratio I recall seeing. There are

Re: GESO: My new/used K10D first shots

2008-03-05 Thread Bob Sullivan
1/8 second and sharp is a big deal... Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 4:26 PM, Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I went walking at lunchtime to make sure that the darned thing works. It seems to! Most shots taken with the kit lens, then I popped the Tamron on for the last

Samples of K20D photos - 2 more added

2008-03-05 Thread Bob Sullivan
I put two more sample photos out there. Click DETAILS below the photo for aperture/shutter speed/iso. Click LARGER for full size jpegs of 2-3 megs.each. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7022571 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7022563 Regards, Bob S. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Is there anything more distracting than Out for Delivery?

2008-03-05 Thread Bob Sullivan
What's really frustrating is when it says 'out for delivery' all day, and then switches to 'failed delivery - nobody home'. Especially when you have been watching for it all day! Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 9:32 AM, Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sometimes I think that

Re: GESO: See ya 'Liz

2008-03-06 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dave, Very nice collection... The pano is great, amazing actually! I want to visit! How did you get that head on shot? QEII on a leash with it's little helper. Flag shot is a terrific way to set the place. And the sunset finishes it all off. (And I think all the other boats aren't really

Re: more K20D autofocus adjustment results

2008-03-06 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dave, My DNG's are 23 meg, but the PEF's are 12-16 meg. And would you believe Picasa can decode them into images. (Hard to put much over on those Google folks.) Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 6:14 AM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 11:14 AM, Paul Stenquist

Re: April PUG submission form is up

2008-03-07 Thread Bob Sullivan
Jens, You've got to get your own email address. I keep on wondering who this Susan is who is sending us emails. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 1:27 PM, Susan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had no trouble at all submitting my april portrait :-) Regards Jens -Oprindelig

Re: Getting Lots of Duplicate Posts I Feel Better!

2008-03-08 Thread Bob Sullivan
Yes, the list seems to have the hicups, about 48 hours between re-issue. Hope you are feeling better. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 10:40 PM, Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just got over a very, very bad case of the flu in looking at back email, I find I've got a lot of

Re: The Mailman Cometh

2008-03-08 Thread Bob Sullivan
He looks a bit sad... Did he know you weren't going to let him play catch and release with the mailman? Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Mar 8, 2008 at 12:47 AM, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I happened to be about today when the mailman delivered the required stack of Government issue junk

Re: Boris - PESO/PAW - Week 06 through 08

2008-03-08 Thread Bob Sullivan
Boris, I don't understand week 7. It looks like very bad vignetting on the 2nd shot, but follows with a comment that you were using the 43mm limited. What did you do to the image? Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Mar 8, 2008 at 5:26 AM, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The firsdt two are very

Re: Battery Charger for K10D

2008-03-08 Thread Bob Sullivan
I don't know Bill. You currently sound pretty charged up about it. Are you alternating between positive and negative about this mantra? Stop resisting an go with the flow! Ohm...Ohm...Ohm Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Mar 8, 2008 at 8:19 AM, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original

Re: Getting Lots of Duplicate Posts I Feel Better

2008-03-08 Thread Bob Sullivan
Doug has to stop running the toaster and the Time/Space experiments at the same time. He's blowing too many fuses... Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Mar 8, 2008 at 9:06 AM, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, it's been going on for a couple of weeks--along with massive weekend surges of messages

Re: Elvis wants a K20D!

2008-03-08 Thread Bob Sullivan
Amazing Paul, He hasn't aged a day! In fact, he looks a bit younger, also shorter than I remember... Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Mar 8, 2008 at 3:52 PM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While I was testing lenses in my basement, Elvis told me he wants a K20D. I guess I'll have to buy him

Re: Need help with maritime terminology

2008-03-09 Thread Bob Sullivan
Looks like dejavu all over again... Bob S. On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 1:45 PM, AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear gang, Can someone please tell me the English name of the orange-coloured thingy in this image? http://www.alunfoto.no/temp/20070616-0037_lzn.jpg Thanks, Jostein the

Re: PESO: Valentine's Day, Singles style

2008-03-09 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dave, You weren't consuming mass quantities of beer, by chance, were you? (Great concept too!) Regards, Bob S On Sun, Mar 9, 2008 at 1:23 AM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: G'day All, This is technically a terrible photo. It took a few goes to get the lighting composition right, and

Re: Peso Track side

2008-03-09 Thread Bob Sullivan
Excellent Dave. I'd like even more detail on the station, but would hate to lose the curving rails. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Mar 8, 2008 at 5:17 AM, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Escorted two loads to Buckingham Quebec this week. I noticed this on the second trip, in a small town on

PESO: K20D woodpecker samples

2008-03-09 Thread Bob Sullivan
I finally paid attention to suggestions here and applied them to some birds at the feeder. I haven't been too satisfied with my results, the birds being out of focus. I shot some with the K20D and A400/5.6 - ISO cranked up to 800 and aperture down from f5.6 to f7.1 - f9.0.

Re: Getting Lots of Duplicate Posts I Feel Better!

2008-03-09 Thread Bob Sullivan
Uncle Doug is running the 'way back' machine again... On Sat, Mar 8, 2008 at 4:48 AM, Carlos Royo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Christine Aguila escribió: I just got over a very, very bad case of the flu in looking at back email, I find I've got a lot of duplicate pdml posts. Anyone having the

Re: GFM 2008

2008-03-11 Thread Bob Sullivan
yes On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 10:42 AM, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Who's planning on going? -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: PESO: Hummingbirds, juncos, heron, etc.

2008-03-11 Thread Bob Sullivan
Gaëtan, Yes, this is the right place and your subject is right. I enjoyed seeing your photos. Some are more outstanding than others, but all are interesting. A personal favorite is this one with the reflected clouds in the lake. http://web.mac.com/gaetanbeauchamp/Site/Photos.html#16 Regards,

Re: PESO: Lamps

2008-03-12 Thread Bob Sullivan
Paul, Nice pictures. I wish the iron hanger above the lamp on the first picture was more separated from the background. The dark iron seems to blend in to the background on the right. I really like the geometry in the second photo. I suppose the very top of that first lamp was not in a good

Re: Two Inspired GESOs

2008-03-12 Thread Bob Sullivan
Godfrey, Your camera equipment is doing very good work indeed! Can your pots and pans cook too? :-) Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 8:56 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Right now I have no particular need or desire to buy any more camera equipment ... what I've got is

Re: k20d first impressions article

2008-03-13 Thread Bob Sullivan
Good article for the nay sayers. Thanks George. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 9:31 PM, George Sinos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: first impressions of the k20d from anandtech http://www.anandtech.com/digitalcameras/showdoc.aspx?i=3259p=3 GS http://georgesphotos.net -- PDML

Re: PESO: Serbian protest

2008-03-14 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dave, That's hilarious! You guys are so direct and to the point. Can we borrow him over here? Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 6:33 AM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We've become a nation of wingers whiners. The problem has been recognised however:

Re: GESO 2008 - 27 to 33 - GDG

2008-03-14 Thread Bob Sullivan
Handsome photos! I think the weakest is the Tesla badge, but that's a special catch. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 1:16 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some photos made during a quiet walk in Palo Alto last evening ...

Re: k20d first impressions article

2008-03-14 Thread Bob Sullivan
Rick, You're having a brain fade. Just follow the 1st link, then continuations at the bottom of the article pages. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 9:52 PM, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: George, The second link kicks immediately to your smugmug page, which has nothing resembling

Re: k20d first impressions article

2008-03-15 Thread Bob Sullivan
Rick, You're not old enough for a senior moment. ;-) Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 10:24 PM, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sure am. It's been a long week. Rick --- Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rick, You're having a brain fade. Just follow the 1st link

Re: PESO - No Entry/Entrance

2008-03-15 Thread Bob Sullivan
Derby, You gotta use smaller words. It's still early in the morning here. ;-) Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 5:27 AM, Derby Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: frank theriault wrote: Underground parking garage at night: http://tinyurl.com/yqdj3p

Re: A boy and My Dog

2008-03-15 Thread Bob Sullivan
Nice photo Bill. I didn't expect to see Jester having so much fun! Of the two, he seems to be getting the most out of it! Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 12:35 AM, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One of the kids in the club, a nine year old boy, is in a class with me. Last week

Re: PESO: Playing in the Dark

2008-03-15 Thread Bob Sullivan
Well done Paul. Gotta love the K20D for that low light capability. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 7:25 AM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Last night, Grace was playing on a hassock in front of me while I was watching television and playing with the DA* 50-135/2.8. The only

Re: PESO: Got one.

2008-03-15 Thread Bob Sullivan
Paul, That's rather amazing clarity and sharpness. It's truely inspiring. Thanks to your shots, I've been borrowing techniques to get better results of my own. Great stuff. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 8:44 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've tried shooting chikadees for some time

Re: Atlanta tornado

2008-03-15 Thread Bob Sullivan
Yes, just read it at AOL. Hope Cory was safe. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 11:27 PM, Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just heard about a possible tornado in the Atlanta area near the Georgia Dome while a basketball tournament. Cory Waters works at the Georgia Dome. Hope he's

Re: PESO - No Entry/Entrance

2008-03-15 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dave, Thanks. I didn't see that this morning. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 8:10 AM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Derby's talking computer games Bob. Cheers, Dave On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 9:49 PM, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Derby, You gotta use smaller words

Re: PESO: Poppy Gate

2008-03-15 Thread Bob Sullivan
Jack, Nice looking landscape. I wish the poppies were a bit further along for color. What is that strange bit of fencing? Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 4:07 PM, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Took a drive a couple hours ago looking for spring. This is an example of what's

Re: Attempts at portraiture

2008-03-16 Thread Bob Sullivan
Rebekah, Been a while since my kids were that age, but here are some suggestions. Let them play with something unusual that holds their interest, then snap a photo. Take them outside in the grass or the playground. Let them interact with something (toy?) and snap a photo. Sit with them and catch

Re: Neck strap

2008-03-16 Thread Bob Sullivan
I'll second Jack's thoughts. Soft elastic helps... Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 11:30 AM, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At the moment, my most comfortable neck strap is an OP/TECH USA. Slightly elastic foam rubber like material of decent width. Also, has quick release

Re: Mac DVD-burning PITA--Thanks and no thanks

2008-03-16 Thread Bob Sullivan
Rick, I've wrestled with the burning CD's/DVD's. My solution #1 was a 250 gig external drive. My solution #2 is a 500 gig external drive. Each cost about $100 at the time. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 9:56 PM, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Many thanks to those who responded

Re: A bit embrassing?

2008-03-16 Thread Bob Sullivan
Paul, 1) Saw the post on shake. No real surprises... They both can't work together. Motion sensors in the camera settle the chip down. Motion sensors(?) in the lens settle the lens image down. One set of sensors doesn't know what the other is doing. Both are trying to correct the same motion

Re: I'm back and guess what I have...

2008-03-17 Thread Bob Sullivan
You're gonna like it Doug...Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 11:54 PM, Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Spent the last week out of town, and discovered that my new K20D was delivered while I was away. Much editing is in order, but I will endeavor to fire off a few frames

Re: In Memory of My Mom

2008-03-17 Thread Bob Sullivan
Paul, Sorry for your mother's passing. Your pictures have let us know how much you love her and she was part of your life. The pictures of her and Grace will be a treasure for life and memory. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 5:30 PM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My mother

Re: Antarctica Photos

2008-03-18 Thread Bob Sullivan
Walt, Really nice stuff! Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 3:05 PM, Walter Hamler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I won a SmugMug acount from our camera club, so I have created a gallery of my Antarctica slides. The link is http://walthamler.smugmug.com/gallery/4539586_fv7fM#267396792 There

Re: PESO: Bear Necessites

2008-03-19 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dave, That is ridiculous! ;-) Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 10:26 AM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: G'day All, Something very different from me (~90kb): http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2165/2283042479_b2317a209b_o.jpg K10D, DA* 16-50mm @ 20.8mm, 1/100th @ f8, ISO 100.

Re: OT: Tim doing things things he can't. Part 178

2008-03-19 Thread Bob Sullivan
Tim, Glad to hear you are alive! That was quite an adventure. I would have been seasick all the time, and then died! (We have a program here called 'The Deadliest Catch'. Your story made me think of it...also The Perfect Storm movie.) Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 9:12 AM, Tim Øsleby

Re: POT The wait is almost over

2008-03-20 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dave, That's good news! Although I've enjoyed your pictures, life on the road is wearing. This will give you a chance to do the horse shows plus other things. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 6:56 PM, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry for using the list as a vent, but while i

Re: PESO: Bear Necessities

2008-03-20 Thread Bob Sullivan
Plus the white skin vs tanned arms make a statement... Bob S. On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 7:32 AM, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dave, As for comments, I say ridiculous for other reasons. I am one not to be critical of wastelines. I was refering to the crazy bear cap, goggles

Re: PESO: Bear Necessities

2008-03-20 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dave, As for comments, I say ridiculous for other reasons. I am one not to be critical of wastelines. I was refering to the crazy bear cap, goggles, and crossed arms. Kind of like - man against the sea, or maybe bear against the sea? Quite funny and not a bad composition either. Regards, Bob S.

Re: PESO- Down at the Mall...

2008-03-20 Thread Bob Sullivan
Doug, Love the skeleton on your shoulders! Your pictures make me miss the visits to DC when my daughter was there. Nice pictures in a place that's full of cliches and difficult to sort out. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 1:50 PM, Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Steve Desjardins

Re: what's fun?

2008-03-20 Thread Bob Sullivan
Hey Cory, Good to hear from you! We figured you were burried under the rubble of the dome after the tornado. Too bad you couldn't claim tornado damage to the home computer... ;-) Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 8:09 PM, Evan Hanson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought fun was working in

Re: PESO: Easter Lily

2008-03-21 Thread Bob Sullivan
Wendy, Beautiful - I'm a sucker for good flower photos. What are you doing with the edges in these pictures? Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 11:28 PM, wendy beard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.pbase.com/wendybeard/image/94473249 (and if you have nothing better to do, there's a

Re: PESO: Bathing Beauty

2008-03-21 Thread Bob Sullivan
Paul, Love the glasses and the hat. Perfect with the head thrown back expression. Grace is a star! Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 8:41 PM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Grace wanted to show me her new beach wear. Luckily I had the camera sitting in the kitchen. Given the

Re: On the Verandah

2008-03-22 Thread Bob Sullivan
Rick, Terriffic shot! I love the light and modeling effects. It looks almost surreal... Regards, Bob S. On 3/21/08, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On the verandah of Magnolia Plantation, outside Charleston: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7083024size=lg K10D, DA 50-200, ISO

Re: There's no bad weather

2008-03-22 Thread Bob Sullivan
Ralf, That's an excellent shot. I am a US train hobbyist and know why they set-up on that curve. It gives an excellent perspective on the train. You have a powerful image of the front of the locomotive AND a look at the rest of the train as it rounds the curve. Furthermore, they are not all the

Re: Happy Easter!

2008-03-23 Thread Bob Sullivan
Happy holidays to you, Grace, and the rest of the PDML. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 10:04 PM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A happy Easter to those who celebrate. And a happy Sunday to those who don't. Here's Grace celebrating. Ran into trouble with a mix of tungsten

Re: Snake Dinner

2008-03-23 Thread Bob Sullivan
Great catch Rick. We've gotta start calling you Marlin Perkins and Wild Kingdom. I've never seen a snake having dinner! Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 11:08 PM, Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rick: I have to say I feel for that frog. Good one though. Cheers, Christine

Re: PESO: Last hummingbirds and Happy Easter! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-03-23 Thread Bob Sullivan
I applaud the efforts on the hummingbirds. They are very difficult to capture in flight, but the nest shot is marvelous. You will have more fun in the summer with them and the K20D. The instant feedback is very helpful. Tulip time already for you? We still see snow and not even the early

Re: The psychology of fanbois

2008-03-23 Thread Bob Sullivan
Apple and Leica aren't products, they are religions. Their true believers see the rest of us as ignorant heathens. I'm a Pentax user until somebody shows me something more cost effective. No, we are not all Pentax Fanboi's. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 8:51 PM, David Savage [EMAIL

Re: PESO: Last hummingbirds and Happy Easter! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-03-23 Thread Bob Sullivan
23, 2008 at 12:09 PM, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes i like the nest shot. Bob, some of the snow has melted by out kitchen window(south face0 and out daffodils and crocusus are starting to show. Mined yo this is the 3rd time.:-0 Dave On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 11:55 AM, Bob

Re: PESO: On Magnolia Plantation

2008-03-23 Thread Bob Sullivan
Rick, I think this is a lot better than you give it credit for. As shot, there is an impressive strength and size conveyed by that tree, and the road along the way is your friend. My only wish would be a clearer building in the background. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 9:20 PM, Rick

Re: PESO - Happy Hour At the Sand Bar

2008-03-23 Thread Bob Sullivan
Mat, Nice shot. I was there earlier last month but the panorama I tried on that sandbar didn't work out. I think the birds have assigned spaces to stand and face into the wind. ;-) Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 6:16 PM, Mat Maessen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 3/23/08, David J Brooks

Re: The psychology of fanbois

2008-03-24 Thread Bob Sullivan
LOL Mighty charitable of you to let us poor handicapped folks slide by here. I owned an Apple IIc once, but got over it. ;-) (They have gotten better since Jobs returned.) Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 3:11 AM, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 23/3/08, Bob Sullivan, discombobulated

Re: The psychology of fanbois

2008-03-24 Thread Bob Sullivan
I've got 6-8 sd cards. One fast, 'no name' card I used frequently had the plastic covering fail. First just a chip, then a crack and the housing folded up. Not too good for pushing into the K10D spring loaded card slot. I super glued it back together, but lost the write lock and that was that. The

Re: PEOW: Darius @ 4 1/2

2008-03-25 Thread Bob Sullivan
Wow, they grow up fast! Nice picture Jay. Regards, Bob S. On 3/25/08, Jay Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Greetings PDMLers, Been awhile since I've posted, but I still check in from time to time. Thought I would post a recent shot of my grandson Darius now that he's such a big boy. This was

Re: Pentax SLR lineup

2008-03-25 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dave, I think the blurring/lack of focus is a very real problem. I'm not a big fan of street photography and have been asking why. I see lots of common, everyday images snapped from the environment. They don't sing to me, yet I can find a gallery presentation interesting. I wonder if the

Re: PESO 2008 - 47 - GDG

2008-03-26 Thread Bob Sullivan
Nice one Doug. Is that sunset? Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 8:27 AM, Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hey, maybe he knows this guy: http://www.alphoto.com/images/docking.jpg Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Thanks, everyone, for all the comments on recent photo postings. :-)

Re: PESO 2008 - 47 - GDG

2008-03-26 Thread Bob Sullivan
Nice one Doug. Is that sunset? Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 8:27 AM, Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hey, maybe he knows this guy: http://www.alphoto.com/images/docking.jpg Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Thanks, everyone, for all the comments on recent photo postings. :-)

Re: OT: Puter problems. How to connect a SATA drive

2008-03-26 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dave, Maybe your postman was trying for airmail delivery. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 6:20 AM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well at least your drives work Tim. I ordered 2 1TB drives on line tried to install them a couple of weekends ago. No go. They both ticked like

Re: Colors and Spaces and Browsers

2008-03-26 Thread Bob Sullivan
Mark, I gotta ask what you're doing with your free time? My youngest is reading Woman's Wear Daily. What's your excuse? ;-) Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 8:36 AM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just for grins I tested my hypothetical Calvin Klein's Strawberry Blush color --

Re: Colors and Spaces and Browsers

2008-03-26 Thread Bob Sullivan
You teach Calvin Klein and Strawberry Blush??? And here I thought of you as a motorcycle kind of guy! ;-) Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 9:38 AM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bob Sullivan wrote: Mark, I gotta ask what you're doing with your free time? My youngest

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