Re: OT? Transfers

If you're going to be using the external HD for any real time work, you're going to need USB 3.0. The way to tell, if they followed convention, the USB 2.0 ports are white the 3.0 are blue. On 12/9/2016 4:51 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: My computer is an HP 8000 PC with 4g ram and 1tb hard

Re: OT? Transfers

It kind of depends on the bus speed. However all other things being equal, the Thumb drives should be faster than a cd/dvd drive. All things are seldom equal. The one thing that is sure, the 32 gig thumb drives will require less user intervention assuming you packed as many files onto the

Re: OT - "optical illusion" in the photo

with a dog. - You've got a very smart dog: he plays chess! - No, he's dumb! I am winning 5:2! Igor P.J. Alling Tue, 06 Dec 2016 10:45:18 -0800 wrote: It was obvious, to me at least, when I looked at it, that the photo was turned 90° to get the effect. So the fact that there wa

Re: Pentax 67 pentaprism issue

It looks like an alien life form, maybe a WotW martian. Annoying really. On 12/5/2016 8:23 PM, Gonz wrote: Fungus? Can I clean this? Help! https://www.flickr.com/photos/66982297@N02/30640299923/in/dateposted-public/ -- There is not enough Coffee in Columbia to make me a morning person.

Re: OT - "optical illusion" in the photo

It was obvious, to me at least, when I looked at it, that the photo was turned 90° to get the effect. So the fact that there was no water was no surprise. It's clever, but not brilliant. On 12/6/2016 12:10 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: This is a very interesting photo. https://goo.gl/i3HY1H

Re: Buzzard Pair/Hint of Fall (Dan)

That's hardly fair, Christie does cast a large shadow. On 12/2/2016 11:03 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 9:37 PM, John wrote: I'll see your Chris Christie & raise you Pat McCrory. McCrory is shy and self-effacing compared to Christie, and would

Re: Buzzard Pair/Hint of Fall (Dan)

Let's be fair, haven't all your recent Governors looked or acted like extras from the Sopranos? On 12/2/2016 4:24 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 3:28 AM, Larry Colen wrote: you'll use New Jersey's entire supply of snark in one sitting. You can't

Re: Buzzard Pair/Hint of Fall (Dan)

Wait, isn't snark an inexhaustible resource in New Jersey? On 12/2/2016 3:28 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On December 1, 2016 9:49:31 PM PST, "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 3:31 PM, John wrote: We're using common names, while Dan

Re: Nice shot

On 12/2/2016 11:05 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 8:09 PM, Bill wrote: Brad Dodo Brad Dodo -- now that's a real blast from the past! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola Sadly he wasn't the worst... -- There is

Re: Nice shot

That's not 'quite' the saddest attempt I've ever seen. On 12/1/2016 6:32 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: Like this one? http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Rvf9pxSORSA/UwENBC1UcgI/CW0/QH578WzUGjw/s1600/3+Selfportrait+as+a+drag.jpg ... On 1 Dec 2016, at 18:25, Godfrey DiGiorgi

Re: PESO - Relaxed in La Jolla

Hey, they worked cheap and there's paint on it. Job Done! On 12/1/2016 6:54 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: Rick Womer wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18316410=lg Interesting angle Rick. I wouldn't employ the painters who did the railings though... Malcolm

Re: December PUG - Last Call

Just sent my boring submission, but then again it's supposed to be tranquil. On 11/30/2016 4:02 PM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all I'll be closing submissions on Friday evening (Dec 2) - Sydney time. Theme: Tranquility As usual submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Full Submission

Re: Semi OT - vote for ann sanfedele's Budding crocus design please.. today Nov 30

Sorry, Ann. It's not even close to midnight and the site tells me that voting is over. On 11/30/2016 4:16 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: You DON"T have to log in... you do ahve to do it before, I guess, midnight nov 30th eastern USA time... They have them arranged randomly so it is a bit of a

Re: Peso-Sinister Looking Turkey Vulture

I don't know how you can call Turkey Vulture sinister looking, all Turkey Vultures are sinister looking. Unless you mean he's looking to his left, in which case nevermind... On 11/30/2016 6:58 AM, Jack Davis wrote: Yesterday P.M. with the 150-450. Am impressed by this lens! C?

Re: Process & Scan

Well, if Kennyboy recommends them they probably should be firebombed. Ok so not everything Kennyboy recommends is awful, he just is. On 11/28/2016 11:48 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: They are west coast but, North Coast Photo Services (NCPS). The same place Ken Rockwell recommends. Their work is

Re: Process & Scan

Yes, but it's out of business... On 11/28/2016 3:13 PM, Collin B wrote: Anyone have a preferred shop (would like eastern US) for E6 process & scan? -- There is not enough Coffee in Columbia to make me a morning person. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Peso-Ring Bill Gull

On 11/28/2016 1:02 PM, Malcolm Smith wrote: Jack Davis wrote: http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=1132 ++ Curious bokeh on the vegetation. Nice gull! Malcolm Looks like ring bokeh. -- There is not enough Coffee in Columbia to make me a morning

Re: Peso-Ring Bill Gull

He's very self satisfied looking don't you think? On 11/28/2016 12:01 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Odd composition post. It doesn't say anything specific to me either. C? J http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=1132 -- There is not enough Coffee in Columbia to make me a

Re: PESO - Signage - 'Where am I'

Auto correct hates me. On 11/28/2016 10:58 AM, Alan C wrote: Oh, dear, what can the matter be? Dear deer I imagine. Alan C -Original Message- From: P.J. Alling Sent: Monday, November 28, 2016 5:15 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO - Signage - 'Where am I' That reminds

Re: PESO - Signage - 'Where am I'

That reminds me of the woman who called into a talk radio show to complain that the state had put the dear crossing signs in places with too much traffic... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFCrJleggrI On 11/28/2016 12:08 AM, Ken Waller wrote: Thanks Alan, I've always wondered when I see a

Re: Pesos For tje bords

For a second there, I was afraid you'd had a stroke. I understand your pain. At least Dave Brookes could probably decode what you typed with no problem... On 11/27/2016 7:10 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Good God, why don’t I read what I post before I hit send? The subject line was supposed to

Re: PESO -- The Red Boat.

, 2016 at 3:24 PM, P.J. Alling <webstertwenty...@gmail.com> wrote: https://pdml.updog.co/webster26/PESO%20--%20theredboat.html Equipment: Pentax K-5II w/smc Pentax FA 20-35mm f4.0 As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my w

PESO -- A New Washington Monument.

No one should read anything into this, I just saw this where I had lunch today, and it amused me. It still amuses me, and I haven't even been drinking. Maybe I'm just a little punchy. It's been that kind of a week, or last two weeks. I think I'm going to bed now.

PESO -- The Red Boat.

https://pdml.updog.co/webster26/PESO%20--%20theredboat.html Equipment: Pentax K-5II w/smc Pentax FA 20-35mm f4.0 As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen

Re: PESO Djaram Black

He: Do you smoke after sex? She: I don't know, I've never looked... Old joke, sorry. On 11/23/2016 10:22 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: First shot from a very enjoyable creative first studio session with Annie McDayter. Trying out a new makeup artist too, Izzy Irizarry, who had the clove cigarette

Speaking of things quietly forgotten...

Has anyone else noticed that the Q system seems to no longer be a thing? Lenses are still available, but the camera itself is no longer listed on the ricoh-imaging.co.jp website. -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody

Re: OT

He did, he underwent a self performed Macectomy. Possibly one of the scariest procedures of all. Except for a Windows replacement... On 11/22/2016 11:36 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Although younger, I also was under impression that you were going to undergo some medical procedure, Dave... On

Re: The entrance - K1

I like it but it seems the sharpest part of the photograph are the foreground backlit leaves, in the upper right corner. By the comparison the rest seems a bit soft, which wouldn't even be noticeable except for those leaves. On 11/21/2016 6:46 AM, Philip Northeast wrote: took the K1 for a

Re: K-1 Turning Off Auto ISO

Which is exactly the way the K-5[II[s]] works. To set auto ISO the K20D required a trip to the Fn ISO menu. Maybe the manual writers for the K-1 assume that the only people who'd buy a K-1 at one time used a K-7, K-5 or K-3, so they didn't need the information. On 11/20/2016 6:09 PM, John

Re: K-1 Questions

I think you turn of Auto ISO the same way as with a K-5 or K-3 hold down the ISO button and change the ISO. It's in the menu under Roadrunner ;-). No it's probably the same as the K-7 thru K-3 too. Which if I remember correctly it's on one of the menu pages under the wrench, labeled

Re: Enablement, thy name is......

It's Lomo. They'll probably tell you not getting the plain Waterhouse stops is a feature. On 11/20/2016 9:14 AM, mike wilson wrote: Ho hum. This beast uses Waterhouse style aperture plates. It's supposed to come with a set of plain plates, a set of "specially designed" plates to produce

Re: K-1 and Photoshop CS6

The only reason to use PEF format is if you're shooting a *ist-D since it doesn't support DNG or you need to save space, as early implementations on Pentax cameras produced DNGs 130% to 200% the size of a PEF file. That hasn't been an issue for quite some time. On 11/18/2016 2:06 PM,

Re: PESO - Yet Another Selfie

Marco, as long as there are narcissists in the world you will have interesting subjects... On 11/18/2016 11:42 AM, Marco Alpert wrote: Last one for a while. Promise. http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo16/peso33.html Comments, as always, welcomed. -Marco ---

Re: Peso-Mallard Hen

The important question is do they distract the duck, you don't want your subject to be distracted, unless it's a two year old or a pet, then you want all the distraction you can get. On 11/18/2016 9:46 AM, Ken Waller wrote: They also distract from the duck. -Original Message- From:

Re: Are the lenses really that good?

I don't know from first hand experience the quality of the Pentax 28-105mm, but I think you're asking the wrong question. Whether the D FA 28-105 is that good or not is irrelevant. Look at the prices for equivalent lenses from other manufactures that offer cameras with FF sensors. I

Re: Enablement, thy name is......

Actually there are a number of contemporary camera lenses, and quite a few classics that use 40.5 mm threaded filters. So it's not that big a money maker, for them. On 11/17/2016 4:15 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: mike wilson wrote: ..Frustration! My K-mount Lomo Daguerrotype lens arrived.

Re: Enablement, thy name is......

It looks interesting. In the sample photos the Bokeh looks passing strange. The same order of strangeness that one gets from a mirror telephoto, but of a different kind. I'm not sure I like it. Too bad they didn't make the Petzval lens in K mount, that looks even more interesting, also

Re: Pentax 6x7 b

Those are very nice, but you really have to invest in a decent scanner that can handle "large" film. On 11/17/2016 7:57 AM, Collin B wrote: https://www.flickr.com/photos/55001392@N08/albums/72157676703521485 Just some phone snaps of last evenings printing session. I do miss the prospect of

Re: Tight 40 mm Limited

Where are you. If you're in the Continental US send it to Eric Hendrickson he has a web site called pentaxs.com. Good fast service, reasonable prices and very accommodating of the eccentric, which I suppose you have to be to specialize in repairing Pentax equipment... The only thing I

Once again Amazon succeeds in pissing me off.

This is only marginally on topic, because it's an upgrade item for my photo computer, but hey. I just needed to vent somewhere. I'm on Amazon's list for Gold Box deals, which I pretty much ignore because there's usually nothing I want to buy, and if I don't want to buy it a better price

PESO -- The Double Bridge [Channeling Thomas Kinkade]

I honestly didn't start out to channel Thomas Kinkade, I was just trying to eek out some detail in the dead white sky, but the more I tried the more it started to look like a Kinkade painting, or maybe something Kennyboy would like. It amused me to post it.

Re: OT Computer woes.

If it only happens with your browser check for unauthorized plugins and extensions. Every once in a while a web site will install something that you don't want. Having automatic updates enabled can allow the installation without you being notified, and they can be pretty sneaky in getting you

Re: PESO: As Big as it Gets

Jack, I didn't take the photo, Paul took the photo. I wish I'd taken the photo. On 11/14/2016 10:55 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Well don, P. J.! J Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2016, at 6:40 PM, P.J. Alling <webstertwenty...@gmail.com> wrote: On 11/13/2016 8:52 PM, Paul Stenquist wr

Re: PESO: As Big as it Gets

On 11/13/2016 8:52 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I continue to be fascinated with focusing the moon. This is as close to there earth as it will come in my lifetime. It’s one day short of full here, but that gives it a bit of dimension. I can’t get any closer. This is the Pentax D FA 150-450 with

Re: K-1 Price

I expect the price has gone up because it had to. On 11/14/2016 9:13 PM, Yolanda Rowe wrote: Black Friday and Christmas are right around the corner. They must inflate the price to have room for a *sale*. JM2C Cheers, Yonnie. On Mon, Nov 14, 2016 at 3:30 PM, Gonz

Re: PESO: As Big as it Gets

I've used the 600mm Vivitar S1 Solid cat. It works pretty well when you get the focus right. It is really tough to focus correctly when shooting the moon, everything looks to be in focus, but since they focus beyond infinity, you can be off enough to get really soft photos. On 11/14/2016

Re: OT Computer woes.

I don't know that much about Macs but on Windows the you only need about twice as much paging file as actual physical memory, and if you're hard drive which you seem to have. But if your drive is fragmented then even with enough paging file, it can slow down the system when more paging space

Re: Wheee

The news reports are painting a pretty terrible picture. Glad to hear you're all right. On 11/13/2016 7:45 AM, David Mann wrote: Just reporting in safe & well after another decent shake. It wasn't too intense but seemed to go on for a long time. GNS have it at 6.6 but USGS say 7.4. It was a

Re: Enablement K1 +

On 11/12/2016 2:25 PM, Brian Walters wrote: On Sun, Nov 13, 2016, at 03:25 AM, John wrote: On 11/12/2016 3:57 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: Rick Womer wrote: Where in history does that leave those of us using K-5s or K-7s? My son uses my K10D; still going strong with ~30K exposures on the clock.

Re: Well this bloody well sux.

Yes, I know. The poor thing will never be the same again. Too the brunt of the blow on the FA-1W finder, which will certainly never be the same. On 11/12/2016 3:38 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: John wrote: Wouldn't have taken as long as it did if it hadn't been a holiday. I could have gone to

Not a PESO -- Gillette's Castle

Some people commented that my PESO of Gillette's Castle was should have been taken at a different angle, which I did but I intended it for the PUG, and didn't want to post it as a PESO first. There were a couple of things that annoyed me about that image after the PUG was published, so I

Re: Enablement K1 +

I wrote a long post on the sufficiency of the K-5/5II/5IIs as a camera, but it was really nothing that hasn't been said before, so I put it aside maybe I'll start a blog and call it not good enough for the PDML. Short take, having come to the K5II from the K20D, I must say I really appreciate

Re: Happy Veterans Day

On 11/12/2016 11:12 AM, John wrote: On 11/11/2016 11:14 PM, Bill wrote: On 11/11/2016 6:12 PM, Ken Waller wrote: My sincere thanks to all American veterans for their sacrifice and dedication in their service to our country. For those of us who have lost family in various wars, this is

Re: Well this bloody well sux.

So I guess they can be called human Schnauzers, Hell I don't even want to have a chip implanted in my dog. There's some evidence that a particularly nasty form of cancer can be triggered in some dogs by identity chips and they're not entirely reliable when scanned. On 11/11/2016 12:36 PM,

Well this bloody well sux.

Once again to prove that there's nothing mechanical I cannot break, I managed to drop the LX that I keep planning to use, but never do, four feet onto a concrete floor, which even considering that the LX is built like a light tank didn't do it any good at all. This could cap my week of

Re: Canada Ho

This isn't politics. This is stupidity. What passes for the press in the US is totally against Trump. He will get away with zero, if Hillery was elected the press would have looked the other way, as they have been for the last 8 years, because... I'm not really sure why, since any good

Re: Canada Ho

Since when does Bill use smileys? On 11/10/2016 7:57 AM, Jack Davis wrote: You forgot the smiley, Bill. J :( Sent from my iPhone On Nov 10, 2016, at 4:41 AM, Bill wrote: On 11/10/2016 6:39 AM, Jack Davis wrote: The result of such a migration will likely be a

Re: PESO - Meanwhile, in Norway

On 11/9/2016 1:35 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Jostein wrote: https://www.flickr.com/photos/alunfoto/30827918316/in/album-72157645295895989/ AT 10:30PM the temperature here is 14C, tomorrow it should be back up to 26C. When I first read that I thought, when did California enter a new Ice

Re: PESO - Meanwhile, in Norway

The first snowfall of the season in southern New England, is usually less than an inch, in fact usually less than a dusting. This would shut most of Connecticut down, if we didn't have time to acclimate to the snow, and we laugh at places that can't handle less than an inch of the stuff. On

National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year finalists...

20+ seems like a lot of "finalists" to me, but hey it's their contest, the images are of course spectacular, because National Geographic. http://www.boredpanda.com/national-geographic-nature-photographer-of-the-year-finalists-2016/ Well I don't know they're all spectacular, I'm still paging

Re: More Birdies, different converters

On 11/7/2016 7:34 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Someone has to maintain the standards around here! :-) You mean the list has standards ? ;-) They are rather low, but, yes I guess we do. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Paul

Re: PESO - 'Not ready for takeoff'

I guess for that Dragon the ice age cometh. On 11/7/2016 8:14 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Its a Darner of undetermined Genus. (possibly a Fawn Darner) Taken late Auguest in the U P of Michigan in Seney National Wildlife Reserve on a dewey, cool, early morning with K3, 200mm f4.0 ED Macro SMCP A*.

Re: Thoughts: pocketable compact with filmic ergonomics?

That seems to be the problem, what you gain with the tiny body you lose with the adapter, or vice versa. On 11/7/2016 6:21 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 7/11/16, Steve Cottrell, discombobulated, unleashed: Finally, a quick shout out for another camera that will easily satisfy your

Re: It's time for a digital flash

You can use pretty much any modern auto-thyristor flash, if you set the aperture properly you'll get images pretty much as well exposed as you would with a fancy P-TTL capable flash. The command interface on a late model AF280T is even partially supported so in the auto modes it will set the

Re: PESO - "2x2 = 4to" (plus some curious engineering facts)

I don't really deserve thanks, I commented on a comment, not on the image. Which is very nice by the way. I think the title should be "Youth and Vanity vs Age and Acceptance". Not that the younger woman is vain exactly, but she is certainly aware of her attractiveness. On 11/7/2016 8:51

Re: PESO - Glance

Based on the shape of the prism housing the placement of the mode dial and the articulating screen, it's most likely a Canon T6i (760D). Camera spotting a hobby? On 11/7/2016 4:14 AM, Alan C wrote: Classic. Looks a bit like Boy George in his younger days! Did you try blowing it up to ID the

Re: More Birdies, different converters

The first one is kind of noisy. On 11/6/2016 6:06 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: This appears to be a finch, and I shot it with the D FA 150-450 and the A2X S converter. Like the other pic I posted it’s f8, 1/320th and about ISO 28,00 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18307583=lg For this

Re: Think tank thoughts?

I try not to think about bags, or my dissatisfaction level would rise exponentially. I've got this old bag, that was gifted to me, it's 1970s vintage in a, semi, messenger style, (I say semi because it's not really, it predates messenger bags being a thing). It's the best working bag, if you

Re: Pentax 18-270mm lens.

Well it's a re-badged Tamron with Pentax Electronics and SMC. Tamron makes good lenses. I used to use the Pentax 28-200, also a re-badged Tamron, along with the FA 20-35 as a two lens kit, On the *ist-D the Ds and the K20D and it was much better than it's reputation, (until I banged it

Re: PESO: Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe

Unfortunately you have two focal points in the image but your lens is only capable of rendering one in focus at a time. Right now I feel like I want to see the rose in focus, and the church in focus. I had a solution of sorts, (actually it was a way of showing off how good I was at judging

PESO -- The Race.

https://pdml.updog.co/webster26/PESO%20--%20therace.html Equipment: Pentax K-5II w/smc Pentax FA 20-35mm f4.0 As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen --

Re: Chicago PDML meetup

Wow, there's a lot of distortion on that lens... http://caguilaphotography.com/coylecubs/content/_IMG8348_large.html On 11/5/2016 2:18 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi All: I had a great day with the lovely Jan & John Coyle! Really super time, and the Coyles are absolutely lovely. Here’s a

Re: PESO: Desert Roadrunner

On 11/5/2016 8:14 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: On Sat, Nov 5, 2016 at 1:51 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I'm glad it wasn't Wile E. Coyote! Thanks for looking, Larry. Not even in New Mexico would they name their prized new commuter rail system after that loser ! Actually,

Re: Thoughts: pocketable compact with filmic ergonomics?

I've handled a Canon G12 felt solid like a 1970's compact fixed lens RF camera. I expect any in the series would have the same feel and capabilities. They were supposed to have very good image quality. The optical viewfinder made that on a Kodak Instamatic 100 look good unfortunately. The

PESO -- Unholy Alliance

For some reason the State of Connecticut seems to have conspired with Ikea to make it impossible to get to some places in New Haven without going through Ikea's parking lot... I had to go to one of those places. There was a spanking breeze blowing which produced this tableau of flags in

Re: AF film lenses on DSLR

I think that blue dot is the reflection of light off the sensor being reflected back by the rear element of the lens. I don't think any light placement can eliminate it. The sensor surface is a lot shinier than film is. Some great lenses cannot be used because of it. On 11/3/2016 1:59 PM,

Re: Peso-Been Raining

So Gonz complains to you about cutting off part of a rock, you complain to Jack about cutting off part of a boat, next Jack will complain to someone about cutting off... On 11/3/2016 12:35 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: Glad to see you getting some water... it is now the opposite on th east coast..

Re: OT: Masking Tape

That's why they made painters tape. On 11/3/2016 12:48 PM, John wrote: I am amazed how the chemists at 3M were able to come up with an adhesive that will stick to anything EXCEPT for whatever it is you're trying to keep the paint from running onto. -- I don't want to achieve immortality

Re: Peso: A different view - the Rachos de Taos Church

Sorry I don't know what make of car it is, I will comment that I had been looking at old automobile advertisements featuring artists drawings from that era, and kept thinking that they must surely be exaggerating how long the cars were until I actually looked at some photographs, damn those

Re: PESO - "2x2 = 4to"

On 11/3/2016 10:39 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: Igor wrote: http://42graphy.org/galleries/2016-08-05-RedSquare/_IR34357.html ++ Great image - are 'phone cameras taking over? I rarely see a DSLR used when I'm out. Malcolm Phone cameras have pretty much displaced

Re: PESO: Black and White

That's what I did in my example the filter used was red. I've played with it a bit more, and a virtual green filter maintains the tones of the original in B better, and a virtual dark orange filter is a better compromise. Maintains more detail in the shadows, while not darkening the sky quite

Re: Peso: Cliche/homage/icon - ranchos de taos

So there are a sets of footprints labeled Ansel Adams stood here, Georgia O'keefe stood here, etc., etc. So if you want your own view don't stand in any of those places. On 11/2/2016 10:32 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: also Georgia O'keefe's church, Elliot Porter's chruch... etc.. It was the

Re: PESO: Black and White

On 11/2/2016 5:22 PM, mike wilson wrote: On 02 November 2016 at 21:06 "P.J. Alling" <webstertwenty...@gmail.com> wrote: ...a 14 tit K-5II raw file I really need to upgrade. Never managed more than six with the K3. I guess your mind, like mine, is in the gutter.

Re: PESO: Black and White

wrote: The greater contrast looks good, but it's maybe a little too much. On my monitor the really dark shadow on the left side loses separation from the sky. -p On 11/2/2016 9:33 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: Dan, I think you gave up too soon. Just a quick and dirty conversion, I could probably

Re: Mike Johnston and Ken Kennyboy Rockwell.

an email that may have had a cat photo in it but i also made a fire arms reference. He got all in a huff about that and left. Dave On Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 10:08 AM, P.J. Alling <webstertwenty...@gmail.com> wrote: Because it wouldn't be torture for Kennyboy, to be forced to take cat pi

Re: PESO: Black and White

Dan, I think you gave up too soon. Just a quick and dirty conversion, I could probably do much better if I had the original raw file. I'll take it down in a day or so to give you a chance to look at it. https://pdml.updog.co/temp/bwpueblofordan.html On 11/2/2016 12:13 AM, Daniel J. Matyola

Re: PESO: Black and White

Try a pseudo red filter in you're conversion, or maybe a green. Two different effects but either might be an improvement. On 11/2/2016 12:13 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: A first, quick, stab at converting my BNeige and Blue PESO to a black and white abstract image:

Re: Mike Johnston and Ken Kennyboy Rockwell.

Because it wouldn't be torture for Kennyboy, to be forced to take cat pictures, but for the rest of us... Won't even mention the cat. On 11/2/2016 9:54 AM, John wrote: Who cares what *he* thinks? On 11/1/2016 7:28 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: If you've ever seen Kennyboy's work you should realize

Re: PESO - 'Taos View' for ann

I remember film, I remember adobe too. On 11/1/2016 4:25 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Something like this ann ? Taken in the days of film (remember what that was?) http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18305817 Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- I don't want to

Re: PESO - Getting the Point

Walt Disney would not approve. On 11/1/2016 4:39 PM, Marco Alpert wrote: http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo16/peso30.html Comments, as always, welcomed. -Marco --- http://www.alpert.com/marco -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve

Re: Mike Johnston and Ken Kennyboy Rockwell.

, Bob W-PDML wrote: We should make them have a minor-celebrity naked mud-wrestling death match. The winner gets a half-price copy of "How to Instagram Clichéd Landscapes" by Peter Lik. B On 1 Nov 2016, at 15:59, P.J. Alling <webstertwenty...@gmail.com> wrote: Every time Mike J

Mike Johnston and Ken Kennyboy Rockwell.

Every time Mike Johnston mentions Kennyboy my respect for him drops another notch, two when it actually has something to do with photography. At the rate he's going I'll have to dig a new sub basement to contain my regard for him. -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I

Re: Fast Normal Zoom. (for APS-C)

OK, at this point I'm leaning towards the Tamron 17-50 f2.8. The one report I've had from the list about it is that it's optically very good. The outside reviews complain about it's plasticy build, and noisy AF motor, but hell large numbers of even fairly expensive lenses are mostly plastic

Re: OT this guy has more cameras than you

Someone to serve as a horrible example. On 10/31/2016 12:57 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: <<< 62-year-old Dilish Parekh lives among some 4,600 cameras—the largest camera collection in the world, which has made Parekh the Guinness record holder since 2003. “I probably need 10,000 square feet to lay

Re: In other news Ken Rockwell is still an idiot.

But I thought Larry deserved an explanation since he actually looked at some of his photographic output. I'll apologize for that here. Sorry, Larry. On 10/31/2016 11:23 AM, Ken Waller wrote: . But I didn't ask . (VBG) -Original Message- From: "P.J. Alling" <

Re: PESO: All Together Now

I didn't say it wasn't a beautiful shot, just that I have a bizarre take on it. On 10/30/2016 1:40 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: Makes me think of Animal Farm rather than Disney. It's a beautiful shot. B On 30 Oct 2016, at 16:27, P.J. Alling <webstertwenty...@gmail.com> wrot

Re: In other news Ken Rockwell is still an idiot.

cathartic. On 10/31/2016 3:12 AM, Larry Colen wrote: P.J. Alling wrote: Don't even ask. You are an evil man. I was curious "what now?", so I went to his website. I must not have ever actually seen any of Ken Rockwell's photos, now I have, and I can't unsee them. I blame you.

In other news Ken Rockwell is still an idiot.

Don't even ask. -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- 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

PESO -- Once Adrift

It was a beautiful day before the rains came. Just before the skies opened I was able to capture this. https://pdml.updog.co/webster26/PESO%20--%20onceadrift.html Equipment: Pentax K-5II w/smc Pentax F 70-210mm f4.0~5.6 As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. -- I don't

Re: Fast Normal Zoom. (for APS-C)

to favor. On 10/30/2016 2:12 PM, Sandy Harris wrote: I have the 16-45 Pentax DA F4 and am quite happy with it. It may not be fast enough for you, but for me it works well. On Sun, Oct 30, 2016 at 5:22 AM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: P.J. Alling wrote: It doesn't look like a Full

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