Re: K-01 + 2 lenses on woot.com

2013-04-25 Thread Christine Nielsen
! Who thought their lineup on long lenses was weak? ;) On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 6:02 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: For those that might be interested in snagging a k01... http://tech.woot.com/offers/pentax-k-01-digital-camera-w-dual-lenses#read-more I haven't seen this combo

Re: K-01 + 2 lenses on woot.com

2013-04-26 Thread Christine Nielsen
Me, too. It would be great on my $2000 Pentax full frame dslr. Har! On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 11:01 AM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote: couldn't resist ;) I want a $400 400mm!! On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 9:33 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Yep, didn't I mention the 400mm

Re: Spot the Pentax

2013-05-01 Thread Christine Nielsen
Clicked for the photo, stayed to read the article... which I plan to share with all my friends with young adult kids... good stuff. Thanks! :) -c On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 2:10 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22294205 B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: GESO: Boys Will be Boys

2013-05-01 Thread Christine Nielsen
Oh, the drama!! Those are great -- especially the surgery, and the kid bringing in the heavy artillery. :) -c On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 12:27 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Almost all of the kids who live nearby are boys, and they often play battle games. Grace is more than

PESO: Pierced

2013-05-03 Thread Christine Nielsen
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/8706054460/in/set-72157633397165725/ ... More accurately, it might be a CESO... I finally got around to upgrading to LR4, and re-importing the print templates... they are fun to play with to create collages, etc. Images made with the K-01 40mm xs... :)

Test

2013-05-03 Thread Christine Nielsen
Is this thing on??? -c -- 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: Test

2013-05-03 Thread Christine Nielsen
Ok. How about this? (Trying to work this out from my iPhone...) -c On May 3, 2013, at 9:32 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Yes I see your test. Christine On May 3, 2013, at 8:03 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Is this thing on??? -c -- PDML Pentax

Re: Test

2013-05-03 Thread Christine Nielsen
Eureka! Thanks!! :) -c On May 3, 2013, at 9:54 PM, Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com wrote: Seems to be working -p Sent from my iPad On May 3, 2013, at 8:37 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Ok. How about this? (Trying to work this out from my iPhone...) -c On May

Re: PESO: Pierced

2013-05-04 Thread Christine Nielsen
Thanks - and even more remarkable is that she looked that good right after hockey practice. :) On May 3, 2013, at 6:49 PM, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: On 4 May 2013 08:04, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/8706054460/in/set

Re: PESO One that nearly got away

2013-05-04 Thread Christine Nielsen
Wow, lucky break -and lovely image! :) -c On May 3, 2013, at 11:00 PM, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Team, Following is one of the lost images that I recovered from my memory card last week. Fortuantely the 200+ images that failed to copy were not written over even though I

Re: GESO - Spring Wildflowers

2013-05-04 Thread Christine Nielsen
Those are beautiful... such nice, soft light, too. Don't you love the focus peaking on the k-o1 for close-up work? :) -c On May 3, 2013, at 12:02 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: I was late to the party this year and missed the hepatica, blood root, and other early species; but

Re: Geso My Spring Flowers

2013-05-04 Thread Christine Nielsen
Lots of nice shots there, Don. I like the first wide-angle landscape, and the other interesting perspectives you captured. And the bluebells -- those are plentiful around my neighborhood, too, and every year I think about photographing a few nearby lawns... haven't yet, though, and now they have

Re: OT Photoshop CC spurs competitive market for Photoshop replacement

2013-05-07 Thread Christine Nielsen
Let's hope you're right.. I was asleep at the switch at the end of last year, and missed my chance to upgrade from CS4. Now, I have to purchase CS6 outright (is that possible?), or jump on the cloud, I guess. I'm not a huge Photoshop user, and LR4 does more than LR3, so I have even less need of

Re: OT Photoshop CC spurs competitive market for Photoshop replacement

2013-05-07 Thread Christine Nielsen
upgraded to 5 years. At that price it becomes more palatable ... barely. On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 11:40 AM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Let's hope you're right.. I was asleep at the switch at the end of last year, and missed my chance to upgrade from CS4. Now, I have to purchase CS6

Re: PESO: Pierced

2013-05-07 Thread Christine Nielsen
Probably. Her dad has the same fresh-faced glow ;) -c On May 7, 2013, at 6:49 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Sat, May 04, 2013 at 09:17:08AM -0400, Christine Nielsen wrote: Thanks - and even more remarkable is that she looked that good right after hockey practice

Re: PESO: Pierced

2013-05-07 Thread Christine Nielsen
Thanks, Bruce! On May 7, 2013, at 3:46 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: That's a lovely portrait, Christine. On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 6:04 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/8706054460/in/set-72157633397165725/ ... More

PESO: Baby Robin

2013-05-18 Thread Christine Nielsen
A robin family built a nest in a bush right outside our back door, practically on top of the driveway. I have been watching mama robin do her thing for about a week... every time I'd check on her, she'd be dutifully sitting on her nest. Then, a couple of days ago, I peeked, and she wasn't there.

Re: OT - This is Why Your Pictures Suck

2013-05-18 Thread Christine Nielsen
My kids don't even both matching their socks, for the most part. And at ages 18, 14 11, they ought to know better. I can only conclude this is a trend, and soon even us old folks will feel free to mismatch our socks. Compelled, even. :) As for why my pictures suck? That list is likely just

Re: PESO: Baby Robin

2013-05-18 Thread Christine Nielsen
Aren't they homely!? Just freakish, really. Thanks, Ann! :) -c On Sat, May 18, 2013 at 11:28 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: It's the ugly duckling! :-) The second one is my pref - nicely done - sharp, appealing, cute ann On 5/18/2013 10:53, Christine Nielsen wrote: A robin

Re: PESO: Baby Robin

2013-05-18 Thread Christine Nielsen
Really! You mean I missed the shoving part, then? Darn! I hope that is the case, though... I see adult robins in the yard (same ones? who knows...), foraging for worms flying them off... :) -c On Sat, May 18, 2013 at 11:52 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: Christine

Re: PESO: Baby Robin

2013-05-18 Thread Christine Nielsen
pair continuously.They tore down the nest, injured one Robin and drove off the other. Was rough to watch. Last I saw of the Robins, one it was limping around on the lawn beneath the tree.. Jack - Original Message - From: Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net To: Pentax-Discuss

Re: PESO: Baby Robin

2013-05-18 Thread Christine Nielsen
Thanks, Marnie. I agree with you - the second is pretty cluttered, but it was the best angle I got on all 4 of them. And, I did attempt to clone out the near, blurry branch... but it is tricky. Decided to burn it in a bit for now, maybe I'll take another shot at cloning... (I wonder, for those

Re: PESO: Baby Robin

2013-05-18 Thread Christine Nielsen
Ughh... gross. Now I have the heeby-jeebies. And I will watch my step...! :) -c On Sat, May 18, 2013 at 12:21 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: On 18 May 2013, at 16:39, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Aren't they homely!? Just freakish, really. They give me the heeby

Re: PAW week 20--spring has finally arrived in Chicago

2013-05-20 Thread Christine Nielsen
Wow, what a display! Michigan Avenue? :) -c On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 12:37 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Cheers, Christine http://www.caguila.com/paw2013/content/_IGP5975_large.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT Well Flickr has gone and screwed the pooch

2013-05-21 Thread Christine Nielsen
Ah well... I decided to not renew my pro account last September, and I haven't missed it at all. I don't really do much with the community there, I just used it as a place to park photos that I wanted to share with specific people like the PDML. Or family who aren't on fb. (you know, old

Re: PSEL and LR4

2013-05-28 Thread Christine Nielsen
I don't use Elements, but I will say that I noticed some buggy things when I upgraded to LR4 and then tried to use photoshop (cs4) with it... When I would try to open a file from LR into Ps to do a final tweak, it wouldn't render with the LR edits I had already done, it would just show up in Ps

Re: Savanna, Illinois

2013-05-28 Thread Christine Nielsen
Sounds like a good way to while away the day, Christine. I enjoyed the wander through your images... I see #5 as part of a travel series... ;) -c On May 27, 2013, at 10:49 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: Without a preplanned destination, Darrel I jumped in

Re: Just got the FA*80-200/2.8 back

2013-06-12 Thread Christine Nielsen
12, 2013 at 5:58 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Funny, my 16-50 just arrived back from CRIS today, too... They must have shared a truck/plane ride at some point. :) I'd be happier if I never had to send it in, and it hadn't taken over a month to get back to me

Re: Ctein on Photoshop CC

2013-06-12 Thread Christine Nielsen
There's a burger joint in my town that sells mexican coke, as well as the fountain coke... We asked about the Mexican variety, which comes in glass bottles, and were told it has sugar, not corn syrup. So there you go. Mas bueno. :) -c On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 1:47 PM, John Francis

Re: paw week 23-dog

2013-06-12 Thread Christine Nielsen
Great expression on that pooch, and I like the high-key treatment -- looks almost like a pencil sketch to me. :) -c ps: you watching any hockey tonight, Christine...? ;) On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 1:30 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Tried a little high key rendering here.

K-5 dead

2013-06-16 Thread Christine Nielsen
It happened at a bad time, too. We flew to North Carolina for the National High School Outdoor Track meet this weekend... After the first 400 meters of the 4 x 800 meter relay championship race... in which my son his team were competing .. The camera stopped working. I had shot a couple

Re: K-5 dead

2013-06-16 Thread Christine Nielsen
a lesson. Paul via phone On Jun 16, 2013, at 12:26 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: It happened at a bad time, too. We flew to North Carolina for the National High School Outdoor Track meet this weekend... After the first 400 meters of the 4 x 800 meter relay championship race

Re: K-5 dead

2013-06-16 Thread Christine Nielsen
out of my husband's hands in the middle of the race, but... decided against that. Later on, I thought I should have commandeered a fellow parent's Rebel, that was sitting unused ;) -c On Jun 16, 2013, at 12:35 PM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: On Sun, Jun 16, 2013, Christine Nielsen

Re: K-5 dead

2013-06-16 Thread Christine Nielsen
the top of my head, so maybe not; I haven't used iMove much--actually only once and that was a while ago. I bet Cotty could offer some suggestions of making stills from video. Cheers, Christine On Jun 16, 2013, at 11:26 AM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: It happened at a bad

Re: K-5 dead

2013-06-16 Thread Christine Nielsen
though it rarely comes out of the bag. Still, I can't help being a bit paranoid about what fate will befall my K-5. I've really grown attached to it. I hope whatever fix is required turns out to be feasible. -- Walt On 6/16/2013 9:26 AM, Christine Nielsen wrote: It happened at a bad time, too. We

Re: K-5 dead

2013-06-16 Thread Christine Nielsen
On Jun 16, 2013, at 7:07 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 12:26:21PM -0400, Christine Nielsen wrote: It happened at a bad time, too. We flew to North Carolina for the National High School Outdoor Track meet this weekend... After the first 400 meters

Re: K-5 dead

2013-06-16 Thread Christine Nielsen
, 2013 at 12:26:21PM -0400, Christine Nielsen wrote: It happened at a bad time, too. We flew to North Carolina for the National High School Outdoor Track meet this weekend... After the first 400 meters of the 4 x 800 meter relay championship race... in which my son his team were

Re: K-5 dead

2013-06-16 Thread Christine Nielsen
it still works normally. Apparently it is the usual way that shutters fail when they have been heavily used, except that mine has only done 8% of it's rated life. Paul On 17/06/2013, at 10:49 AM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Shutter failed? As in mirror flop? Google

Re: K-5 Dead

2013-06-17 Thread Christine Nielsen
Hi Bipin, I'm sorry to have worried you but it sounds like you were doing quite alright in that department on your own, anyway. ;) I will keep you posted on our progress... Today, the camera is resurrected, after a 36 hour cooling-off period in the camera bag. Shooting fine, and I can't get

Re: K-5 dead

2013-06-17 Thread Christine Nielsen
disconcerting. I don't know if any of you use Twitter (or other social media) but making a little noise on there (and directing comments to Pentax Ricoh Japan, as well as in your home country) could get you a little expedited attention. On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 8:12 PM, Christine Nielsen ch

Re: K-5 dead

2013-06-17 Thread Christine Nielsen
/Pentax_80227_Two_Year_Extended_Warranty_for.html H :) -c On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 10:21 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 8:32 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Thanks for the sympathy... Funny how you never need that back up until you really really need it. After the problems i

Re: PESO - The Dance Recital

2013-06-17 Thread Christine Nielsen
I like the photo, and the blather! It is reminiscent of the blather I employ in my Photography for Moms classes. Getting those recital photos -- and hockey game photos - are the most challenging if you're in Auto. My own daughter's recital was just a few weeks ago, maybe I'll share a pic or two

Re: K-5 dead

2013-06-17 Thread Christine Nielsen
On 6/17/2013 2:01 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: I hear what you are saying, and I know some have had success with that angle. Not sure I'm a prolific enough social media maven to pull that off. Plus, there's another wrinkle to that, as I see it. And maybe this is just me my weird

Re: K-5 dead

2013-06-17 Thread Christine Nielsen
twitter right now. On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 4:14 PM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: On Mon, Jun 17, 2013, Christine Nielsen wrote: I hear what you are saying, and I know some have had success with that angle. Not sure I'm a prolific enough social media maven to pull that off. Plus

Re: Go Hawks - best regards to Bruins fans

2013-06-25 Thread Christine Nielsen
It was a great series... As a Bruins fan, I'm disappointed that it didn't go to seven games, but the Hawks were fantastic. Congrats to them. Christine - thanks ( I think?) for sharing that link. Such crap I wouldn't put on Facebook, never mind the website of a major metropolitan daily

Re: the Adler and the Blackhawks

2013-06-29 Thread Christine Nielsen
Sounds like a great day, nice goin'! Love the shots of Akira, and the superfan, especially. :) -c On Jun 29, 2013, at 2:59 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: What a day we had. Akira I had planned a visit to the Adler Planetarium Friday--the same day as the

PESO: My Assistants, K-5 not dead yet!

2013-07-09 Thread Christine Nielsen
My helpers/visitors/interlopers/distractors in the studio: http://www.christinenielsen.com/sharing/h5fc506ae#h666e540a Shot with the k-5, the very same one that gave up the ghost on me in the middle of a track meet back in June... it resurrected itself about 48 hours later... no issues since, but

Re: PESO: My Assistants, K-5 not dead yet!

2013-07-09 Thread Christine Nielsen
Thanks, Bob! They (usually) make me laugh, too. :) -c On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 10:44 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Christine, Your Assistants - made me laugh. Nice photo. Similar poses. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 9:17 AM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net

Re: PESO: My Assistants, K-5 not dead yet!

2013-07-09 Thread Christine Nielsen
Thanks, Bruce...and the k-5 held up! Woot! On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 11:16 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: _Great_ shot, Christine! Here's hoping the K-5 holds up under pressure. On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 10:17 AM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: My helpers/visitors

Re: PESO: My Assistants, K-5 not dead yet!

2013-07-09 Thread Christine Nielsen
. Adds mystery. ;-) Jack - Original Message - From: Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, July 9, 2013 7:17 AM Subject: PESO: My Assistants, K-5 not dead yet! My helpers/visitors/interlopers/distractors in the studio

Re: OT - You are what you ride

2013-07-09 Thread Christine Nielsen
I'm a cougar! Rawr! Except for the times I'm a tandem :) -c On Jul 9, 2013, at 11:50 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Apparently I'm a grand pa. http://www.cyclemon.com/ Use the down arrow at page bottom ... -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: My Assistants, K-5 not dead yet!

2013-07-09 Thread Christine Nielsen
Thanks, Zos. My own K-7 doesn't see as much action as it used to, but I am glad to still have it. :) -c On Jul 9, 2013, at 3:16 PM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote: finally had a chance to look. very nice work christine! On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 2:52 PM, Christine Nielsen ch

Re: PESO: My Assistants, K-5 not dead yet!

2013-07-09 Thread Christine Nielsen
-Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Christine Nielsen Sent: Tuesday, July 9, 2013 10:18 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: My Assistants, K-5 not dead yet! My helpers/visitors/interlopers/distractors in the studio: http://www.christinenielsen.com

Re: PESO: My Assistants, K-5 not dead yet!

2013-07-09 Thread Christine Nielsen
--- Original Message --- From: Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net Sent: July 9, 2013 7/9/13 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: My Assistants, K-5 not dead yet! My helpers/visitors/interlopers/distractors in the studio: http://www.christinenielsen.com/sharing/h5fc506ae#h666e540a

Re: PESO - Juvenile Grackle

2013-07-09 Thread Christine Nielsen
Aw, he's not so bad! Grackle on gravel? :) -c On Jul 9, 2013, at 6:37 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Adult grackles are not the most attractive birds; juveniles are downright ugly (although that little tuft on his head is kind of cute):

Re: PESO - Cliff Dwelling

2013-10-03 Thread Christine Nielsen
Impressive! We were there a few years ago.. of course in the middle of the day deep shade under the overhangs... I should go back look at the files I shot with the k-7 see how they did... Did you go on the tour of the sites? I remember it being a challenge for anyone with a fear of heights

A camera for mom...?

2013-10-03 Thread Christine Nielsen
So, here's a question... what kind of camera would you recommend for your mother? Your mother who isn't tech-savvy in any way. Who wants to take pics of the grandkids and the dog, on the beach, and at dance recitals and soccer games I'm thinking easy to use, not enormous or heavy, probably

peso: jump!

2013-10-03 Thread Christine Nielsen
Trampolines are so much fun. It's a pity they are so dangerous. We took a risk, in order to try out my new radio triggers... http://www.christinenielsen.com/sharing/h7f652ab4#h7f652ab4 This was just for testing fun, but next time I might try to position the lights to eliminate the shadow. Or,

Re: GESO: Just in Time for Thanksgiving

2013-10-03 Thread Christine Nielsen
Were they in your yard? Last year, we had a family of 10 turkeys who would wander through ours pretty regularly, but I haven't seen them lately Fun to see them up close, though. :) -c On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 2:57 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote:

Re: PESO: Big Ears

2013-10-03 Thread Christine Nielsen
Wow, those ears! A captivating creature... Thanks for sharing. :) -c On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 3:57 AM, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote: A portrait of a pretty Kudu cow. Kudus are quite large antelopes. http://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/10065637225/lightbox/ K7 FA 100-300 @ 100 ISO

Re: A camera for mom...?

2013-10-04 Thread Christine Nielsen
Thanks, all for the suggestions... I will look into a rugged compact, they live at the beach, so water/weather resistance is important. :) -c On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 11:55 AM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Thanks, all for the suggestions... I will look into a rugged compact

Re: peso: jump!

2013-10-04 Thread Christine Nielsen
Thanks, Bruce, Jack, Bob Boris... I appreciate the feedback! :) -c On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 7:15 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Wonderful! Absolutely show this picture to her when she's like 21 years old. Personally, I think shadow only adds here. On 10/4/2013 4:27 AM, Christine

Re: facebook post about being the community photographer

2013-10-07 Thread Christine Nielsen
So... as a parent who does shoot a fair amount of photos of kids at games, recitals, etc., I think I understand what you are driving at. I do not want to be in the position of feeling taken advantage of, or taken for granted as the community photographer. Especially since, I am a photographer in

Re: A camera for mom...?

2013-10-07 Thread Christine Nielsen
to use). http://www.dpreview.com/products/nikon/compacts/nikon_cps31 - Mensaje original - De: Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net Para: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net CC: Enviado: Viernes 4 de octubre de 2013 18:20 Asunto: Re: A camera for mom...? Thanks, all

Re: peso: jump!

2013-10-07 Thread Christine Nielsen
Thanks to all who had a look commented... it's official, the shadow stays! :) Marnie, this is actually our neighbor's trampoline, too. They are rarely home, and don't mind us borrowing it every now then. It's built over a pit, so the tramp is at grade...My daughter loves it, she's a gymnast,

Re: K-3: And here are your OFFICIAL specs

2013-10-07 Thread Christine Nielsen
Ha... I recently got one, too. It's all good, though. Let the early adopters work out the kinks, I say. :) -c On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 8:02 PM, Brendan MacRae bpmac...@gmail.com wrote: crap. all of 87 actuations on the K-5IIs and i want the new camera (mostly for video). willpower, i'm

LR question... Exporting catalog for rating, etc...

2013-10-24 Thread Christine Nielsen
Hi all, I have been gathering together onto a single drive all of the various family (digital) photos we have taken over the years... And now they are all organized by year, and imported into LR 4. That was the easy part... Now I'd like to be able to go through them, select favorites, rate them,

Re: LR question... Exporting catalog for rating, etc...

2013-10-24 Thread Christine Nielsen
and create collections, metadata, whatever. When back to your main system, import the edited catalog. All your edits, collections, etc will move into the main catalog. Godfrey On Oct 24, 2013, at 2:20 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Hi all, I have been gathering together

Re: FSF: Some Pentax A, FA, Tamron, Tokina, Vivitar, etc lenses and 1.7x AF Adapter

2013-12-02 Thread Christine Nielsen
Ooo... Me! Possibly... Will send you a message off list. :) -c On Dec 2, 2013, at 4:57 PM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: Wow, no bites at all? Now y'all are going to force me to go sell my wares at Pentax Forums :-\ By the way, anyone interested in a black 31 Ltd? Cheers, —M.

Re: studio gear lust

2013-12-11 Thread Christine Nielsen
I borrowed that very set-up from a friend a few weeks back for a headshot-type shoot. It had the white backdrop, which was a canvas... I feel like it might be on the heavy side for a shoot-thru softbox, but maybe. All in all, it was kind of nifty. It all stashes in a bag, and goes together

Re: To Filter or not to Filter your Lens

2012-09-18 Thread Christine Nielsen
I am usually diligent about using UV filters for everyday shooting. As someone else mentioned, they are cheap insurance, and my camera usually goes everywhere with me, often traveling in the bottom of a handbag subject to abuse. I take them off in the studio, or in the case of shooting backlit

K5 acting up?... plus a PESO

2012-09-23 Thread Christine Nielsen
Hello all, Here's a head-scratcher: Tonight, I was shooting senior portraits of my son. We had gone out to the track at the high school, a place he holds quite dear, for the occasion. As the evening grew darker, I had my flash (540) set up on a stand softbox, firing with the camera's wireless

Re: K5 acting up?... plus a PESO

2012-09-23 Thread Christine Nielsen
on the lighting. Don't know what could be plaguing your camera, although it sounds like the same mirror motor problem. Hopefully, it was just a one-time glitch. Paul On Sep 23, 2012, at 10:38 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Hello all, Here's a head-scratcher: Tonight, I

Re: K5 acting up?... plus a PESO

2012-09-23 Thread Christine Nielsen
, 2012 at 10:38 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Hello all, Here's a head-scratcher: Tonight, I was shooting senior portraits of my son. We had gone out to the track at the high school, a place he holds quite dear, for the occasion. As the evening grew darker, I had my

Re: OT - Shoulder injury update

2012-09-24 Thread Christine Nielsen
Yikes, Frank. Hoping for a speedy recovery. Take care! :) -c On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 9:09 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Got a call from the hospital yesterday. Upon reviewing x-rays they now see a fracture and I should reattend Monday morning. Which I did.

Re: K5 acting up?... plus a PESO

2012-09-24 Thread Christine Nielsen
... but maybe ebay triggers are just fine...? Thx, -c On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 10:38 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Hello all, Here's a head-scratcher: Tonight, I was shooting senior portraits of my son. We had gone out to the track at the high school, a place he holds quite

Re: K5 acting up?... plus a PESO

2012-09-24 Thread Christine Nielsen
, extra lenses, flash. Ive never needed them before, thankfully. But, I won't be leaving them behind again...! :) -c On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 1:48 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Sep 23, 2012, at 7:38 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: Hello all, Here's a head-scratcher: Tonight, I

Re: K5 acting up?... plus a PESO

2012-09-24 Thread Christine Nielsen
failures went away. On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 10:38 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Hello all, Here's a head-scratcher: Tonight, I was shooting senior portraits of my son. We had gone out to the track at the high school, a place he holds quite dear, for the occasion

Re: Enablement: LR4

2012-09-25 Thread Christine Nielsen
If you are willing to spend a little ($25, I think) I recommend signing up at lynda.com for a month of access to their tutorials. They have a pretty good series of videos, that go over just about everything LR, soup to nuts. You could probably cobble together the same info by surfing adobe

Re: PESOs - A Chrysler at Packard

2012-09-26 Thread Christine Nielsen
Sweet ride, and great shots. The Detroit-bred car guy reading over my shoulder wants to know: What's the story behind the car? It's a one of a kind? Was it built that way, or did someone modify? :) -c On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 9:56 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Shot a car

Thunderbolt mac + Dell monitor = color mgt nightmare

2012-09-27 Thread Christine Nielsen
Just a cautionary tale... This summer we replaced the older mac mini that I have been using.. the new model is equipped with Thunderbolt. Hooked it up to my Dell U3011 monitor. Been beating my head against the wall ever since, trying to get prints that match the screen. Have calibrated

Re: Thunderbolt mac + Dell monitor = color mgt nightmare

2012-09-27 Thread Christine Nielsen
screen is considerably better. I really like the way Apple products work, but I +REALLY+ wish they recognized that the rest of the world exists. Cheers, Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Thunderbolt mac + Dell monitor = color mgt nightmare

2012-09-27 Thread Christine Nielsen
the computer 20x as much as I do the cameras. ;-) G On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 7:40 AM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Just a cautionary tale... This summer we replaced the older mac mini that I have been using.. the new model is equipped with Thunderbolt. Hooked it up to my Dell

Re: Thunderbolt mac + Dell monitor = color mgt nightmare

2012-09-27 Thread Christine Nielsen
screens balanced regardless of intensity, but I like to have detail in the darks when streaming a movie. Anything more you want to know, ask. I'm moving this weekend, so you may not get an answer for a week or so. Sorry. On Sep 27, 2012, at 09:57 , Christine Nielsen wrote: Thanks Rick

Re: Thunderbolt mac + Dell monitor = color mgt nightmare

2012-09-27 Thread Christine Nielsen
Thanks, Stan. My lighting situations is fairly controlled, too, so I'm definitely considering the TB monitor... On Sep 27, 2012, at 3:27 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: on 2012-09-27 8:40 Christine Nielsen wrote So... just how bad would the glossy screen be? Anyone out

Re: Thunderbolt mac + Dell monitor = color mgt nightmare

2012-09-28 Thread Christine Nielsen
the PDML for a while and let the cards rest until I get settled into my new digs and play with my new toys. Good Luck - over and out… On Sep 27, 2012, at 17:13 , Christine Nielsen wrote: Thanks for your thoughts... I wonder about the Dark Adapted software...I'm not familiar - Do you

Re: PESO: Noise purple-fringing can be the least of your problems...

2012-10-10 Thread Christine Nielsen
My condolences, Darren, on your heartbreaking loss. The photo is a lovely reminder of what is truly precious. Thank you for sharing that with us. -c On Oct 10, 2012, at 6:12 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: I hope you'll indulge me sharing with you a very pedestrian image. I

Re: GESO Some Bull* Here

2012-10-11 Thread Christine Nielsen
Those are great! I liked the close-up of the cowboy: http://donspix.smugmug.com/Competitions/Fall-Rodeo-In-Dayton-Ia/25812952_Skx2wN#!i=2136552085k=SQvrTv3 Clearly not your first rodeo... :) -c On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 12:02 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: Some action shots from a

OT: Endeavor's last trip - Time-lapse video

2012-10-17 Thread Christine Nielsen
Last weekend, the Space Shuttle Endeavor traveled through the streets of Los Angeles to its final destination at the California Science Center. It must have been something to watch up close, and a logistical nightmare to execute. A friend shared this time-lapse video, from the LA Times, showing

Re: Lost, K10D

2012-10-24 Thread Christine Nielsen
Argh, that's a heartbreaker, Frank. So sorry to hear :( -c On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 11:20 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Ok, not really lost, rather, stupidly left on a bench. It happened a week and a half ago. I was working at the time, had taken my camera

Re: Nasty Storm East Coast

2012-10-28 Thread Christine Nielsen
We are also in the Boston area, to the south, along the coast... all's pretty quiet so far. But, school has already been cancelled for tomorrow... luckily, I was able to hide this information from the kids until all their homework was done! We did a pre-storm gutter clean-out, too. Lots of

Re: Has the list stopped sending postings to the author?

2012-11-15 Thread Christine Nielsen
I use gmail, and this is how it goes for me... if I post/start a thread, I don't see it in my email inbox (pdml folder) until someone replies to it... it's in my sent folder, though. The confirmation email from pdml is the only clue - other than going to the pdml archives - that my email went

Enablement + geso: Turkey Trot

2012-11-26 Thread Christine Nielsen
Happy Cyber Monday to all... Hope everyone stateside enjoyed a nice holiday weekend! Sharing some shots I took on Thanksgiving at our town's annual Turkey Trot. I brought along a newly-acquired Pentax 60-250 after my first outings with it a couple of weeks ago, I wasn't entirely sure I was

Re: Among the Clouds--And Happy Thanksgiving!!!

2012-11-26 Thread Christine Nielsen
Happy bird-day to you, too! There's lots of great shots to be had from the (clean)window seat of an airplane. Love the shot of the railyards, especially... :) -c On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 2:54 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: A little photo play in the clouds on

Re: PESO - Multi-tasking (messenger photo)

2012-11-26 Thread Christine Nielsen
I enjoy these messenger shots, too... your access is definitely an advantage. :) -c On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 10:12 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, Derby. Glad you're enjoying these. Being a member of the messenger community is an advantage. Thanks to all

Re: Test

2012-11-26 Thread Christine Nielsen
Feeling a bit slow myself, on this Monday after a holiday weekend... must be all that turkey... I think I have a tryptophan hangover... :) -c On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 8:11 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: List seems a bit slow. -- Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it

Re: Enablement + geso: Turkey Trot

2012-11-26 Thread Christine Nielsen
but the renderings are gorgeous. I use a cheap ($60) 3rd party battery grip to tame the handling issues. Camera shake was a bit of a problem without it. I don't see any of that in your work. I love the turkey head-dresses and the guy in yellow. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 9:38 AM, Christine

Re: Enablement + geso: Turkey Trot

2012-11-26 Thread Christine Nielsen
Thanks, Don. Yes, it's the runners coming straight at me that I have the most trouble keeping in focus. On my first outing with this lens, especially... it seemed like the focus was always just over the shoulder of the person I was trying to catch. More diligent technique helps... But I'll

Re: Enablement + geso: Turkey Trot

2012-11-26 Thread Christine Nielsen
that has good heft, but I'd imagine the 60~250 would need its own carry strap (or wheels) before I'd take on a day outing. Jack - Original Message - From: Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, November 26, 2012 7:38 AM

Re: Enablement + geso: Turkey Trot

2012-11-26 Thread Christine Nielsen
, Nov 26, 2012 at 2:11 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Thanks, Jack. It is sharp --100% crops of portraits are eyelash counting-sharp... The higher-ISO action shots of the Turkey Trot (it was early on a cloudy am) almost don't do it justice. I'm actually surprised at how I've

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