Re: PESO - 'Rythm of Flight'

2016-10-24 Thread David Mann
I like it. The background is almost surreal. Cheers, Dave > On Oct 25, 2016, at 9:58 AM, Ken Waller wrote: > > Taken awhile back in Denali National Park, Alaska with MZ-S, 600mm f4.0 FA > and 1,4XL convertor. > > While working a different subject I heard the squalking

PESO: Mummy?

2016-10-23 Thread David Mann
Baby Caitlin at 7 days old. She's 6 weeks already and growing fast! http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1028/#peso Just before posting this I decided to try a B version as well. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1029/#peso Cheers, Daddy -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Another flickr surprise

2016-10-22 Thread David Mann
That looks ripe for a swimrun race. Might need double wetsuits though. Cheers, Dave > On Oct 21, 2016, at 9:21 PM, Jostein Øksne wrote: > > I recently put some landscape photos on Flickr to use in my geography > classes. Then suddenly it got picked up by something called

Re: PESO - Photo Vest

2016-10-20 Thread David Mann
Poor kid's looking for some attention! Fantastic photo. Cheers, Dave (fresh from 2 hours of sleepy baby cuddles) > On Oct 20, 2016, at 3:58 AM, Marco Alpert wrote: > > http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo16/peso23.html > > Comments, as always, welcomed. > > -Marco > >

Re: PESO - An Iconic Place

2016-10-18 Thread David Mann
Love it but it does look quite dark on my screen, in a bright room with the late afternoon sun streaming in through the window. Cheers, Dave > On Oct 19, 2016, at 11:04 AM, Brian Walters wrote: > > I was thinking of using this for the November PUG but decided I'd

Re: OT Mac OS Sierra - break anything photographic?

2016-10-17 Thread David Mann
You're in a similar situation to me as I also have CS5. I've been holding off updating to Sierra but I did a search today and found that CS5 is not officially tested/supported on Sierra. It seems lots of people are having trouble with crashes and printing problems. Some people couldn't even

Re: PESO: Field Sparrow

2016-10-16 Thread David Mann
On Oct 17, 2016, at 2:43 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: > I 'll have to be more patient. We also have a very high cat population > wandering about; I've got better pictures of them stalking pigeons in the > garden than I have of the birds themselves! And what's wrong with

Re: PESO - The Nonchalent Wombat

2016-09-26 Thread David Mann
That's a nice photo. The only wombats we've seen have been in captivity. I don't remember if we've seen one that was awake at the time. Cheers, Dave > On Sep 27, 2016, at 10:44 AM, Brian Walters wrote: > > I like wombats. > > They're big enough and strong enough to

Re: Peso- Colorado Fall (David Mann)

2016-09-23 Thread David Mann
Yeah I think that's an improvement. Cheers, Dave > On Sep 24, 2016, at 3:22 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > > > > Dave, thanks for you "Perspective" comment. > Is the attached what you meant? > Tried sending this earlier on an email I'd deleted.??? Doesn't work. :) > > J > >

Re: GESO: Sea Lion

2016-09-22 Thread David Mann
On Sep 22, 2016, at 8:23 PM, Brian Walters <supera1...@fastmail.fm> wrote: > On Thu, Sep 22, 2016, at 05:08 PM, David Mann wrote: >> Oops wrong thread, that was meant to be in response to Jack's Colorado >> Fall photo. >> >> I blame lack of sleep. > > My

Re: PESO: Rose of Sharon

2016-09-22 Thread David Mann
On Sep 22, 2016, at 6:58 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > (btw, what month is Spetember? :) ) It was slotted in to rebalance the star signs. http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-37419182 BTW I liked the flower pic, Dan. Reminds me of Rarotonga :) Cheers, Dave -- PDML

Re: GESO: Sea Lion

2016-09-22 Thread David Mann
Oops wrong thread, that was meant to be in response to Jack's Colorado Fall photo. I blame lack of sleep. Cheers, Dave > On Sep 22, 2016, at 7:07 PM, David Mann <dmann...@gmail.com> wrote: > > That's quite appealing. I'd be tempted to experiment with a bit of > pers

Re: GESO: Sea Lion

2016-09-22 Thread David Mann
That's quite appealing. I'd be tempted to experiment with a bit of perspective correction in Photoshop. Cheers, Dave > On Sep 22, 2016, at 12:44 AM, Stanley Halpin > wrote: > > A couple of the sea lion I mentioned in the discussion about the K-1… > >

Re: PESO - Invitation to Vacation

2016-09-16 Thread David Mann
Just needs a book and a drink :) Cheers, Dave > On Sep 17, 2016, at 1:02 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > In New Hampshire a whole long month ago: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18285764=lg > > (K-5, DA 50-200) > > Comments appreciated. > > Rick > > > > > >

Re: PESO: Spring Daffodils

2016-09-16 Thread David Mann
> > -Original Message- >> From: David Mann <dmann...@gmail.com> >> Subject: PESO: Spring Daffodils >> >> Sneaking in some quick pesos while Mummy and bub get some rest and the >> washing is almost finished. "Procrastination" has bee

PESO: Spring Daffodils

2016-09-16 Thread David Mann
Sneaking in some quick pesos while Mummy and bub get some rest and the washing is almost finished. "Procrastination" has been replaced by "multitasking" in my vocabulary! "Sleep" has simply disappeared. These are from the same area where I took the previous daffy pic. I feel like I should

Re: PESO - Convict Barracks Ruins

2016-09-15 Thread David Mann
On Sep 14, 2016, at 10:10 AM, Brian Walters <supera1...@fastmail.fm> wrote: > On Tue, Sep 13, 2016, at 08:10 PM, David Mann wrote: >> Lovely, reminds me of the ruins on Norfolk Island. > > > Yeah - the two locations have much in common in terms of convict > treatment

Re: PESO - Convict Barracks Ruins

2016-09-13 Thread David Mann
Lovely, reminds me of the ruins on Norfolk Island. Cheers, Dave > On Sep 13, 2016, at 11:15 AM, Brian Walters wrote: > > These barracks are located on a high cliff at Stanley on the north coast > of Tasmania, where they have been exposed to gales from Bass Strait for >

Re: PESO: Bonding

2016-09-12 Thread David Mann
On Sep 12, 2016, at 10:26 PM, Brian Walters <supera1...@fastmail.fm> wrote: > On Mon, Sep 12, 2016, at 07:52 PM, David Mann wrote: >> Meet our newest member :) Still waiting for her to tell us her name. We >> thought we had a few weeks left to pick one... >> >

Re: PESO: Spring

2016-09-12 Thread David Mann
On Sep 12, 2016, at 10:39 AM, Brian Walters <supera1...@fastmail.fm> wrote: > On Sun, Sep 11, 2016, at 05:27 PM, David Mann wrote: >> Just a quick phone pic while on a lunchtime walk today. >> >> http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1023/#peso > > > Looks lik

PESO: Bonding

2016-09-12 Thread David Mann
Meet our newest member :) Still waiting for her to tell us her name. We thought we had a few weeks left to pick one... http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1024/#peso Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

PESO: Spring

2016-09-11 Thread David Mann
Just a quick phone pic while on a lunchtime walk today. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1023/#peso Cheers, Dave -- 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

Re: PESO: Arch

2016-09-09 Thread David Mann
On Sep 9, 2016, at 3:49 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > Alan, > The brick is something that Dan is unlikely to control. :) Amazing what a bit of plaster can do. There's definitely precedent for doing a few touch-ups. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-19349921 Cheers, Dave

Re: PESO - Wet Morning at the Lake

2016-08-31 Thread David Mann
That could easily be on the West Coast of NZ's South Island. Just as green and just as grey. Watch out for the sandflies. Cheers, Dave > On Sep 1, 2016, at 12:57 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18279354=lg > > (K-5, DA 16-45) > >

Re: PESO - Storm over the D'Entrecasteaux Channel

2016-08-28 Thread David Mann
Thumbs up from me. Cheers, Dave > On Aug 29, 2016, at 10:39 AM, Brian Walters wrote: > > Over the past few months I've been working on the photos from our tour > of Tasmania in April/May - putting together a Blurb travel book of the > trip. > > Here's one I like - its

Re: Peso-Gray Heron (one more)

2016-08-27 Thread David Mann
On Aug 27, 2016, at 2:35 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > Does look almost identicalto the Grey Heron -Ardea cinerea- but the latter > is a European and Asian variety and the Great Blue isthe North American guy > > can't help myself :-) The other day when I told my wife she was

Re: Hammer of the Gods

2016-08-27 Thread David Mann
On Aug 27, 2016, at 8:38 AM, Mark C wrote: > A shot of the building and a close up of the damage. Based on the debris on > the sidewalk below, its a good thing that no one was standing outside the > building when it was hit. > >

Re: Mac Yosemite--"This is a bug, not a feature"

2016-08-17 Thread David Mann
On Aug 18, 2016, at 10:21 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > I thought I might inject some information into this rapidly-becoming-insipid > thread of BS. From the mouths of the players involved: (snip) Thanks for posting that, it was very interesting. I should get around

PESO: Lost: Bright Pink Cat

2016-08-17 Thread David Mann
Spotted this while out walking. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1022/#peso Cheers, Dave -- 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.

OT: Editing Olympic Photos

2016-08-14 Thread David Mann
I don't know how he does it, I'd be fried within an hour going through so many photos. http://petapixel.com/2016/08/09/selecting-top-0-2-photos-olympics/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: Peso-Summer Gray Heron

2016-08-13 Thread David Mann
Nicely done. Don't think I've ever seen a heron in a tree. But I did see a pukeko perch in a tree the other day, when I didn't have my camera with me. Cheers, Dave > On Aug 12, 2016, at 11:48 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > > > Heron well up in a tree welcoming the

Re: If you were teaching a photography class...

2016-08-07 Thread David Mann
5 years from now it probably will. Cheers, Dave > On Aug 8, 2016, at 8:20 AM, John wrote: > > Yeah, that's going to fit right in to a student's budget. > > On 8/7/2016 2:38 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: >> you need to be able to set the ISO manually (probably covered in your

Re: Black Headed Oriole (Oriolus Lavatus)

2016-08-05 Thread David Mann
That leftmost photo is very good, especially with the bird being largely backlit. We're having a cold snap after what's been a pretty mild winter so far. The only reason we missed snow here is because it's blowing in from the SE and we've been sheltered by the peninsula. North, south and

Re: PESO - 'Perched' (John)

2016-08-04 Thread David Mann
Yeah something like that. > On Aug 5, 2016, at 5:37 PM, Alan C <c...@lantic.net> wrote: > > Cheep, cheep, chirrup or chirrup, cheep cheep? > > Alan C > > -Original Message- From: David Mann > Sent: Friday, August 05, 2016 7:32 AM > To: Pentax-Disc

Re: PESO - 'Perched' (John)

2016-08-04 Thread David Mann
I thought he resembled a redpoll. http://www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/common-redpoll They tend to hang around our place during summer. I like them as they merrily chirp while flying around, which they seem to do all day. Cheers, Dave > On Aug 5, 2016, at 3:59 AM, Alan C

Re: PESO x 2: Beating the Hunger Pangs (Ann)

2016-08-03 Thread David Mann
You should visit Norfolk Island. Cows there roam freely and have right of way on the roads. If you hit one you get to pay for it to be butchered but you don't get the meat. Really liked the first photo BTW. Cheers, Dave > On Aug 3, 2016, at 5:11 PM, Alan C wrote: > > You

Re: PESO - Butterfly Dreaming

2016-07-23 Thread David Mann
FWIW I like it. Cheers, Dave > On Jul 24, 2016, at 2:25 AM, Bulent Celasun wrote: > > This one is a bit risky, I think. > > It is not sharp. > It is doubtful if there was a particular subject. > It is in "portrait" format but there is absolutely no portrait. > It is

Re: hoods

2016-07-19 Thread David Mann
You mean it's reversible for looking like a dork when out shooting :) I see it far too often... Cheers, Dave > On Jul 20, 2016, at 7:13 AM, Alan C wrote: > > It's exactly the same as the one on my HD 55-300. Reversible (for compact > bagging) on the bayonet too. > > Alan C

Re: OT: The UK has a new Foreign Minister

2016-07-15 Thread David Mann
On Jul 16, 2016, at 2:35 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: > On 7/15/2016 10:30 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >> On Fri, Jul 15, 2016 at 10:17 AM, P.J. Alling >> wrote: >> >>> Actually Liable. > > Damn spell checker, (traditional). Could be worse.

Re: What goats look like

2016-07-13 Thread David Mann
On Jul 14, 2016, at 7:18 AM, Bob W wrote: > What, it's not historic enough that there's a goat in central London? We > have to have a new prime minister as well? Don't worry, the guy who really runs the place isn't going anywhere.

Re: OT Brexit Aftermath

2016-07-06 Thread David Mann
On Jul 5, 2016, at 9:07 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > On 4/7/16, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> Is this right? The PM resigned, and then the Brexit leaders in his party, >> Johnson and Gove, said they are not interested in the job, > > Not true. Michael

Re: OT Brexit Aftermath

2016-07-04 Thread David Mann
On Jul 5, 2016, at 9:47 AM, Brian Walters wrote: > Neither of the major parties has achieved an absolute majority in the > lower house and minority government is looking as the most likely > result. I wouldn't worry too much about nobody having a majority. The last

Re: Upgrade a Mac Mini?

2016-07-04 Thread David Mann
You may be able to save a bit of cash by fitting a smaller SSD. I recently bought a new iMac and chose the base 256Gb SSD since the bulk of my data is on external drives. It's not quite half full at the moment. Regarding SSD reliability, just make sure you have good backups :) I don't know

Re: PESO: Bambi

2016-07-03 Thread David Mann
On Jul 4, 2016, at 11:51 AM, Stanley Halpin wrote: > Thanks Jack, Nicole. I am going to try that early rising strategy tomorrow… Best way to get up early is to bring your wife a cup of tea in bed. But she might wonder what you want, what you've done or what you've

Re: PESOx2: HITTEFEES

2016-06-27 Thread David Mann
On Jun 28, 2016, at 6:25 AM, Mark C wrote: > Both shots are excellent but the one with the two cyclists rally stands out > to my eye - super sense of action there! Yeah, what he said. Not so warm here... it doesn't help that half the house is unheatable due to

Re: Cat Photo

2016-06-09 Thread David Mann
I initially interpreted that as saying you have at least 10 cats. > On Jun 10, 2016, at 12:05 PM, Nicole Jacque wrote: > > I think that for every decent shot of my cats, I have at least 10, featuring > close ups of their nose, blurry images of them suddenly leaping out of the

Re: News

2016-06-07 Thread David Mann
> On Jun 7, 2016, at 8:56 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > The Statue of Liberty is going to fly! I hope someone gets a shot of that. It > must weigh hundreds of tons, maybe thousands. It's going to take a lot of > horsepower to get it off the ground. Can't wait to see the

Re: geso just a aimless photowalk

2016-06-05 Thread David Mann
I quite like #7. Cheers, Dave > On Jun 6, 2016, at 12:29 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: > > Hi Everyone: > > Trying to get back in the photo groove. Nothin fancy. I think it’s going to > take me a while to get back into the groove. > >

Re: June PUG - Last Call

2016-06-04 Thread David Mann
Yay, I finally remembered the one I'd had in mind :) Saved by the time zone... Hope Brian's not getting too blown about in the storm. Cheers, Dave > On Jun 5, 2016, at 3:04 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: > > Just submitted an entry! Cheers, Christine > > >> On Jun 1,

Re: PESO: Santorini

2016-06-03 Thread David Mann
That's pretty interesting. I opened the link before reading your description and my first impression was that the buildings were snow. This might make you think twice about buying a clifftop house, although to be fair they were a long way back from the cliff beforehand.

Re: PESO - Daddy's Flower

2016-05-30 Thread David Mann
I'm going to buck the trend and say I like #2 best because of the person in the background. > On May 31, 2016, at 2:08 PM, Paul wrote: > > Number three for me, too. Kind of liked number two, but the position of her > right leg makes her look like an amputee. > > -p >

Re: PESO: Stealth Fantail

2016-05-28 Thread David Mann
com> wrote: > > Very nice. Sometimes those shots with a crazy low shutter speed work out > better than expected. > > David Mann wrote: >> We had a black fantail regularly visiting our garden at the end of summer. >> Apparently about 5% of South Island fantails are blac

PESO: Stealth Fantail

2016-05-27 Thread David Mann
We had a black fantail regularly visiting our garden at the end of summer. Apparently about 5% of South Island fantails are black. He usually turned up with a pied (conventionally-coloured) friend. The lighting in our garden isn't good and I don't have the option of cranking up the ISO, and

Re: GESO: Stairwell

2016-05-26 Thread David Mann
Yes that was my pick of the bunch as well, by a long margin. The shadows make it. Cheers, Dave > On May 27, 2016, at 6:15 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > > Stairwell 1 is the stand-out shot for me - some good raw material to play > around with. > > B > >> On 26 May 2016, at

Re: PESO: Portrait with the K1

2016-05-22 Thread David Mann
Damn it you're making me regret selling my 85 :( Not that I can afford a K-1 anyway. Cheers, Dave > On May 23, 2016, at 3:53 PM, Bill wrote: > > It's not the waif or wench that Cotty was hoping for. > Dave is my oldest friend that I still see on a regular basis.

Re: Geso Evening on the Lake

2016-05-20 Thread David Mann
The first one is my favourite. Fantastic. Cheers, Dave > On May 21, 2016, at 4:24 AM, Donald Guthrie wrote: > > A few shots at the lake including some portraits of the fisherpeople taken > this Wed. Is next months theme Golden hour? Did I mention I took these two >

PESO: High Cloud

2016-05-18 Thread David Mann
One from Feburary. I was on my way back from walking along the lake shore (Lake Wanaka) when I noticed this cloud that appeared to be towering over the mountains. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1017/#peso Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: GESO: Orchids

2016-05-16 Thread David Mann
Nice photos. Coincidentally I learned a few things about orchids today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D94Oe0Vuh9U Cheers, Dave > On May 17, 2016, at 8:22 AM, Toine wrote: > > It's Orchids time. A few from today's orchid walk: > > Orchis militaris >

Re: Lightroom mistakes

2016-05-10 Thread David Mann
On May 11, 2016, at 7:52 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > I do not want to watch five minutes of video when I could scan a written page > in 15 seconds, or less, to find the thing I'm looking for. Adobe won't even > publish the scripts for their online tutorials. The nice thing

Re: HTML testing

2016-05-09 Thread David Mann
I run a small mailing list through Google Groups which does allow attachments. Every so often someone will send a photo then everyone who replies to it tends to include another copy of the original attachment (I think this behaviour varies depending on software / settings). The data can add up

Re: PESO: Home Game

2016-05-08 Thread David Mann
Nicely done. So where's the photo of the cat? :) Cheers, Dave > On May 9, 2016, at 12:07 AM, Alan C wrote: > > A tree squirrel on guard at my house, very agitated by the presence of one of > our cats. > > Taken in deep shade on a cloudy day. I cranked the ISO up to 1600 but

Re: *** SPAM ***Re: PESO: Wanaka Sunrise

2016-05-08 Thread David Mann
Too cold for those down here, thankfully. The only crocs we see are worn on the feet. Cheers, Dave > On May 8, 2016, at 6:51 PM, Alan C <c...@lantic.net> wrote: > > At a quick glance it looked like a crocodile! Excellent photo. > > Alan C > > -Original Me

Re: PESO Parking at Pasteiner's

2016-05-07 Thread David Mann
That's fascinating but I don't think it'd get much of a safety rating these days. Cheers, Dave > On May 8, 2016, at 1:49 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > Parking at Pasteiner’s is a Saturday morning automotive get together held in > the parking lot of a book store in

Re: PESO: Wanaka Sunrise

2016-05-07 Thread David Mann
and composition. The log (?) in the foreground make > the image something quite special. > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > On Sat, May 7, 2016 at 1:40 AM, David Mann <dmann...@gmail.com> wrote: >> While my computer run

PESO: Wanaka Sunrise

2016-05-06 Thread David Mann
While my computer runs a 5Gb backup I may as well do something useful and prepare a PESO. I took this in January during a sunrise walk along the shore of Lake Wanaka. Another one I could have put into this months PUG, I suppose :) http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1016/#peso Cheers, Dave

Re: PESO: X Marks The Pot (late PUG)

2016-05-03 Thread David Mann
On May 4, 2016, at 11:48 AM, Rick Womer wrote: > That has to be the most unusual rainbow pic I've seen. Lovely! > > You took a 6x7 biking, huh? To build strength? Here's an old scan of a wider view, taken on a 35mm camera (Z-1p) with the lovely SMCP 35mm f/3.5 lens. I

Re: PESO: Pylon

2016-05-03 Thread David Mann
usually fenced off? Around here they mostly just have signs > warning you not to be an idiot by climbing on them. > > Very nicely symmetrical. > > On 5/2/2016 9:43 PM, David Mann wrote: >> http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1013/#peso >> >> Yesterday I had the o

PESO: X Marks The Pot (late PUG)

2016-05-03 Thread David Mann
My computer suffered an epic meltdown a couple of weeks ago and, because Apple decided an SSD should require a custom build, I had to wait for my new one to come from China. So despite having an idea for this months PUG, I missed the deadline. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1014/#peso

Re: PESO: Pylon

2016-05-02 Thread David Mann
You'll get what you're given... :) Cheers, Dave > On May 3, 2016, at 2:43 PM, Jack Davis <jdavi...@comcast.net> wrote: > > Believe I prefer B! > > J > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On May 2, 2016, at 6:43 PM, David Mann <dmann...@gmail.com> wrote: >

Re: PESO: Pylon

2016-05-02 Thread David Mann
a Joseph Albers :) > > Is your cellphone camera square format or did you crop? > > ann > > > On 5/2/2016 9:43 PM, David Mann wrote: >> http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1013/#peso >> >> Yesterday I had the opportunity to get an interesting view of a p

PESO: Pylon

2016-05-02 Thread David Mann
http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1013/#peso Yesterday I had the opportunity to get an interesting view of a power pylon when I found one that wasn't fenced off. Just a cellphone pic as I wasn't carrying a proper camera. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: Hogs & Fowl

2016-04-20 Thread David Mann
"Feral cats" in your neck of the woods could could mean anything from a tabby to a lion! Cheers, Dave > On Apr 21, 2016, at 4:34 PM, Alan C wrote: > > Thanks to those who looked and/or commented. > > David, there are at least 3 feral cats in the park. > > Ann, the Guinea

Re: Shipping notice from B

2016-04-19 Thread David Mann
On Apr 20, 2016, at 1:28 PM, John Coyle wrote: > I once worked for a company on a remote island where JIT stock control was > impossible - ships only > every three months, and no airport. So you ordered what you thought you > would need for at least six > months in

Re: PESO - We're Special

2016-04-19 Thread David Mann
I wonder how the chain came off. Maybe it's karma ;) Cheers, Dave > On Apr 20, 2016, at 1:23 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > In Rittenhouse Square, Center City Philly yesterday: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18221067=lg > > (K-5, DA 16-45) > > Comments

Re: *** SPAM ***Re: Psso-Shuddering Scrub Jay

2016-04-19 Thread David Mann
sp?ID=1051 > > - Original Message - > From: "Alan C" <c...@lantic.net> > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2016 9:56:43 PM > Subject: Re: *** SPAM ***Re: Psso-Shuddering Scrub Jay > > Me t

Re: OT - Apple 'abandons' QuickTime on Windows

2016-04-17 Thread David Mann
AFAIK it's only the Quicktime browser plugin that's discontinued, since any decent browser will handle video natively now. (I apologise if that's mentioned in the article, I haven't read it.) Cheers, Dave > On Apr 18, 2016, at 7:27 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > > One of

Re: Psso-Shuddering Scrub Jay

2016-04-17 Thread David Mann
I got a 404 :( Cheers, Dave > On Apr 18, 2016, at 11:16 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > > > > Was sitting On the 88F patio when this lit on the fence. > He busted the shudder move at a fortunate time :) > > J > > K-3/55-300 > >

Re: PDML: Where are you located? (Lurkers also welcome to reply.)

2016-04-16 Thread David Mann
On Apr 17, 2016, at 5:53 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > Hah! In 55 years, I've experienced one earthquake of note. It knocked a glass > milk bottle of coins off the top of some six foot book shelves that broke and > I had to clean up. We also lost power for a couple of days. In

Re: Where are you located? (Lurkers also welcome to reply)

2016-04-16 Thread David Mann
On Apr 16, 2016, at 9:27 PM, Bipin Gupta wrote: > We have also given up our Resident Status of the Sultanate of Oman and > disposed off our property there. A beautiful & very > photogenic country to be in. I recently read Sir Ranulph Fiennes' book "Heat" where he discusses his

Re: PDML: Where are you located? (Lurkers also welcome to reply.)

2016-04-15 Thread David Mann
I'm opposite Spain. Cheers, Dave > On Apr 15, 2016, at 2:07 AM, Darren Addy wrote: > > I'm curious as to where in the world PDML people are located. A few of > you I may know (or know approximately) but this thread would be a > handy way for people to just hit "reply"

Re: A beautiful Spring day in Michigan1

2016-04-10 Thread David Mann
Awesome, that's where our autumn went. You can keep it too - we had a balmy 25°C today :D Cheers, Dave > On Apr 11, 2016, at 6:54 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > Note the electric sneakers. Lucky she didn’t experience a short! You can tell > she is growing a bit impatient

Re: Breakfast

2016-04-09 Thread David Mann
On Apr 10, 2016, at 7:48 AM, steve harley <p...@paper-ape.com> wrote: > On 2016-04-08 23:56 , David Mann wrote: >> Sadly the winters here are too cold so I have to start from seeds again each >> spring. > > note that you can bring pepper plants inside for the winter

Re: Breakfast

2016-04-08 Thread David Mann
There's a company here in NZ called Kaitaia Fire who make a habanero & kiwifruit sauce. I don't think I've managed to try it yet. I quite like the habanero flavour but have gone off the hot stuff these days. I'm certainly not going near the Bhut Jolokia :) I actually grow jalapeño chillies,

Re: PESO: Breakfast

2016-04-07 Thread David Mann
The kiwifruit looks good :) Cheers, Dave > On Apr 7, 2016, at 5:43 PM, Bipin Gupta wrote: > > My favorite fast food - breakfast or not - is bread shrimp. Here in > India we call them Prawns. Yum yum! > > So we went to this food court in the Orion Mall in Bangalore. I saw a >

Re: Spring is Sprung

2016-04-06 Thread David Mann
Really like #8 with the carpet of blue flowers among the trees. The shadows really make it. Cheers, Dave > On Apr 7, 2016, at 6:21 AM, Donald Guthrie wrote: > > My Gawd I forgot to include the link! I bet the suspense is killing you. > Dumb Don Dumb! > > >

Re: PESO: Bananas!

2016-04-05 Thread David Mann
I liked seeing banana trees on a couple of our holidays. Our climate is far too cold for them but they're a very popular fruit in this country. They're imported mostly from Ecuador or the Phillipines and the ripening process tends to vary a bit. A couple of years ago there was a problem with

Re: OT: Floppy Brummy

2016-04-04 Thread David Mann
On Apr 5, 2016, at 5:28 AM, John Francis wrote: > Back in the days when it was invented (in 1950), binary multiplication was > done > by shifting and adding. Shifting was fast, but adding took significantly > longer. [snip] That was very interesting. I still use shift

Re: April PUG - Now Up!

2016-04-04 Thread David Mann
I liked Philip's photo too. Fantastic shot and it makes me wonder what happened next. I've definitely no sailor: I've had enough sailing on wavy land to bother with the water. Also love Ann's one. I wanted to participate but sadly couldn't think of anything interesting. Cheers, Dave > On

Re: PESO and Question about colorspace limitations

2016-04-02 Thread David Mann
Maybe desaturate it a bit to bring it back into gamut? You might even be able to do so selectively on the petals, to avoid stuffing up the rest of the photo. Cheers, Dave > On Apr 3, 2016, at 11:41 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > > > What do you do when the destination

Re: PESO: Pub Crawlers

2016-03-29 Thread David Mann
They look a bit like monarchs, only white. After spending a back-breaking Easter in the garden, I wonder if elephant dung would be good as fertiliser. There must be something good in it if it's that popular with the insects. Not that we have many elephants around here. Cheers, Dave > On Mar

Re: A strange and unusual event...

2016-03-27 Thread David Mann
I don't know, you could tick the self-portrait box at the same time. And "this is not a pipe"... Cheers, Dave > On Mar 28, 2016, at 8:39 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > > Thanks. Actually, since posting the photo it has occurred to me that it > really needs a nude descending

Re: PESO: Ray

2016-03-27 Thread David Mann
Nice. I like rays, they're very relaxing to watch. We watched them being fed at Melbourne Aquarium on a "backstage" tour. The keepers tend to get a bit wet. Cheers, Dave > On Mar 28, 2016, at 1:35 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > From the Maui Ocean Center: >

Re: Peso-Voltage

2016-03-24 Thread David Mann
That's nice. You're certainly right about the stare! I like that you left the power lines in the frame. Cheers, Dave > On Mar 25, 2016, at 7:58 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > > > > Because of the shocking stare. > This AM. > > C appreciated! > > Thanks! > > J > >

Re: PESO - Spreading

2016-03-22 Thread David Mann
Nice, I like the moss. That tree must be popular with the kids. It's just begging to be climbed into. Cheers, Dave > On Mar 23, 2016, at 1:49 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > A tree in the (wonderful!) Missouri Botanical Garden: > >

Re: PESO: Rainbow

2016-03-19 Thread David Mann
ark C <pdml-m...@charter.net> wrote: > > You picked a great spot - nice shot. > > On 3/15/2016 11:38 PM, David Mann wrote: >> Saw this from the front door of our rented holiday home in Wanaka at sunrise >> about a month ago. I had to make the most of the view I

Re: PESO: Lake Tekapo

2016-03-15 Thread David Mann
; > > Dave, > > This photo is yet another "paradise-like"-looking postcard photo. > > I enjoyed it! > > Igor > > > > David Mann Tue, 15 Mar 2016 20:35:32 -0700 wrote: > > During the past year a new foot-bridge was built in Tekapo to mak

Re: PESO - Little Gator

2016-03-15 Thread David Mann
Here are a couple of youngish crocs I saw at Crocosaurus Cove in Darwin... http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1012/ http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/912/ Mark's photo is a lot better than mine! Maybe if I'd been manly enough to go looking for one in the wild... Cheers, Dave > On Mar 16,

PESO: Rainbow

2016-03-15 Thread David Mann
Saw this from the front door of our rented holiday home in Wanaka at sunrise about a month ago. I had to make the most of the view I had but I wish I'd been down at the lake front! http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1011/#peso Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

PESO: Lake Tekapo

2016-03-15 Thread David Mann
During the past year a new foot-bridge was built in Tekapo to make it easier to access the Church of the Good Shepherd. I'd been looking forward to trying it out; this is the view of the lake from halfway across. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1010/#peso The town centre is out-of-frame to

Re: Peso: Glass Still Life

2016-03-06 Thread David Mann
You know you need to get out more when you take a photo of your lenses! :) (Now you're making me miss the ones I sold) Cheers, Dave > On Mar 7, 2016, at 3:23 PM, Bill wrote: > > I decided to dig out a few lenses that haven't seen the light of day for > many,

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