PESO: Thanksgiving Foliage

2007-11-22 Thread Rick Womer
Not from Seattle this time; from here at home in Philly. I took my newly-acquired FA 50-200 zoom (thanks, Dave S.!) for a walk this morning. The colors we used to enjoy in late October have waited until late November this year. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=676size=lg Comments

Re: Thanksgiving

2007-11-22 Thread Rick Womer
A no-brainer, but it makes an impressive mess. How high a temp do you use, and for how long? My favorite turkey-roasting trick is to roast it breast down for the first 3/4 of the roasting time, then flip it over to finish. It makes the white meat much juicier. Rick (family cook) --- Paul

Re: PESO: Bath time ;-)

2007-11-22 Thread Rick Womer
Very, very nice, Mark. I particularly like the gradation of tones on the building as one moves from one end to the other. Rick --- Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/pages/fotoblog/7d005607.htm PZ-1p, FA*24mm f2.0 and Kodak E100SW -- PDML

PESO: Thanksgiving Foliage 2, with link!

2007-11-22 Thread Rick Womer
Aargh! http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6667443size=lg Rick Get easy, one-click access to your favorites. Make Yahoo! your homepage. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO: Sun Princess (YABP)

2007-11-22 Thread Rick Womer
Nice, Dave, but I think it tries to do a bit too much. To hold the reflections on the right (which are very nice) you've had to let the ships blow out, especially the one on the left. Rick --- David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (YABP: Yet Another Bloody Panorama) G'day All, One of

Thanksgiving Foliage 2

2007-11-22 Thread Rick Womer
Another shot from my walk this morning. K10D, DA 50-200, f/5.6 @ 1/350, ISO 200, RAW via LR. Love that 50-200! Comments appreciated. Rick Get easy, one-click access to your favorites. Make Yahoo!

Re: Thanksgiving

2007-11-22 Thread Rick Womer
I didn't mean to trivialize your excellent post with recipe discussions, Cory--I, too, value the friendship of the people on the list. This morning I went out shooting, and really enjoyed it; and I am sure that I would not have done so without the prospect of sharing some of the photos with this

Re: PESO: Bath time ;-)

2007-11-22 Thread Rick Womer
No, I've never been there. We tried once, but spent hours stuck in traffic and never got there. There is a possibility of a meeting in Bath next fall, though. Rick --- Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rick Womer wrote: Very, very nice, Mark. I particularly like the gradation

Re: PESO: Autumn morning

2007-11-23 Thread Rick Womer
Timber, I like the idea and the composition. On the web, though, the leaves don't stand out very much from the ballast. If you're shooting raw, you might try boosting the saturation. I took some similar pics yesterday, actually, that I may get around to posting this weekend. Cheers, Rick

Re: GESO 2007 - Ode To A Funny Lookin' Bird - GDG

2007-11-24 Thread Rick Womer
Very nice! I especially like #3. On that one, there's a spot north north-west of the left-hand bird that you might want to clone out. Rick --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://homepage.mac.com/godders/stickleg/ enjoy Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO: Seattle Ferry 2

2007-11-24 Thread Rick Womer
Voila. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6654611size=lg --- P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know I'm getting to this late but Link??? Rick Womer wrote: Another ferry shot, in the kind of weather Seattle is famous for. K10D, FA 70-200, ISO 1600, f/5.6 @ 1/350, RAW via

Re: PESO: Thanksgiving Foliage 2, with link!

2007-11-24 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks very much, one and all. --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thursday, November 22, 2007, at 02:21PM, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6667443size=lg Very nice, Rick! Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML

PESO: Third Street

2007-11-24 Thread Rick Womer
Another from Seattle. I was intrigued by the embedded brass lettering, which only appeared on Third Street, and only for a couple of blocks. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6654606size=lg K10D, DA 16-45, RAW via LR. Other details not immediately available. Comments appreciated. Rick

PESO: Thanksgiving Foliage 3

2007-11-24 Thread Rick Womer
Zipping from coast to coast... A colorful collection of leaves against a neighbor's fence: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6673214size=lg K10D, DA 50-200, ISO 200, f/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/180, RAW via LR. Comments appreciated. Rick

Re: Geso: introduction pics

2007-11-25 Thread Rick Womer
Axel, welcome! There are some really nice shots there. I especially like the second bubble pic, and the bee. When you get around to some modest processing you'll have lots of lovely stuff. Rick --- Axel Belinfante [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: so far I only contributed some text to this list;

Re: Geso Photos from the recent snow fall.

2007-11-25 Thread Rick Womer
These are lovely, Dave! The barn shot is a real classic, with the geese really adding a lot. Rick --- David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi troops. Wednesday we had some snow in the area. I really get a kick out of how the news stations play up 1-2 cm of snow these days. I know

Re: PESO: Yaquina Light

2007-11-25 Thread Rick Womer
A slight tightening would be good; it also seems to have a magenta cast. Really nice shot, though. Rick --- Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jack Davis wrote: Been idling around long enough, so am putting up a several year old film shot of Oregon's Yakuina Head Light.

Re: PESO: Thanksgiving Foliage 3

2007-11-25 Thread Rick Womer
bats really break up the leave pattern. Dave On 11/24/07, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Zipping from coast to coast... A colorful collection of leaves against a neighbor's fence: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6673214size=lg K10D, DA 50-200, ISO 200, f/[EMAIL

Re: PESO 2007 - 48b - GDG

2007-11-25 Thread Rick Womer
Hmm... the blank verse message and the photo indicate you were feeling a bit low. Anyway... I like the composition, but the photo would be a lot stronger if everything were within the DOF. The OOF thick stick, in particular, is distracting. Rick --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: PESO: Winter Foliage

2007-11-26 Thread Rick Womer
Excellent. Rick --- Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From this afternoon's hike: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6676858 -- 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

Re: PESO 2007 - 48b - GDG

2007-11-26 Thread Rick Womer
Better, but still not one of your best. Rick --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Based on your and Paul's responses, and studying the photo a bit further, what I think works is to soften the intensity of the large dark twig by a bit to reduce its weight in the scene. That

Re: PESO: Arctic Club

2007-11-26 Thread Rick Womer
Bruce, Yes, I noticed the same thing. I took lots of shots of that building, and couldn't get a good angle on the walruses and a good focal point. Trying an oblique angle on the front door had either the wrong lighting or wires in the way. I posted it anyway for fun, more than as an Artistic

Re: PESO: Arctic Club

2007-11-26 Thread Rick Womer
Only with a well-placed trampoline...and I'm not sure the shake reduction could compensate! Rick --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6654614size=lg Difficult to shoot unless you can get a higher vantage point. Both are good shots, but I'd

Re: PESO 2007 - 48c - GDG

2007-11-26 Thread Rick Womer
Now -that- works beautifully! Rick --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for all the comments on #48b. I'd start the #49 week posts at this point, but since many seemed to be interested in a simpler composition than the above, I decided to post this one from

Re: PESO - Trip report: Prague day 1

2007-11-27 Thread Rick Womer
Sigh. I love European cities. The pics are great, especially the third one. Keep them coming, please! Rick --- Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! Here is the start of the short write up I am going to produce about my trip to Prague.

Re: more Lightroom 1.3 improvement ...

2007-11-27 Thread Rick Womer
I've been using LR for several months, and still feel as though I've only scratched the surface, and am doing some things the hard way. I would gladly pay $100-200 for a two-day workshop; I don't think you could cover everything here in one day. Ideally, there would be facilities for hands-on

Re: PESO: Thanksgiving Foliage 3

2007-11-27 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Marnie. I think the problem is limited DOF; it was breezy and I had been shooting some moving brances immediately before, and didn't think to close down the aperture. The leaves were all bagged the next day. Maybe next year I can get it right! Rick --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a

Re: PESO: South Mole Lighthouse #6

2007-11-27 Thread Rick Womer
Me, too. Nice shot! Rick --- Derby Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Coming late into the discussion, I prefer the hallucinatory quality of the original fishy one, Dave :) D David Savage wrote: Thanks to everyone who took the time to look comment. For those of you who

Re: PAW 2007 - 49 - GDG

2007-11-28 Thread Rick Womer
I really like the way the sunlight reflected from the window makes converging lines at right angles to the sunbeam. I think it would be even better with the picnic table cropped out. Rick --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I found this one in a set from last year on the Isle of

Re: PESO -- Sunset over Tuxis Island

2007-11-30 Thread Rick Womer
Very nice, but (I'll beat Godders to this) the horizon tilts to the left. You must be unconsciously compensating for Savage's Diagonal. Rick --- P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Another sunset over the most prominent off shore object in these parts. Yes the horizon divides the image

Re: PESO: Diagonal

2007-11-30 Thread Rick Womer
Your part of the world is upside down. This is moving in that direction, but you still have about 145 degrees to go. Rick --- David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: G'day All, One from this evening (~130KB) http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/Misc/Images/K10D/_IGP9880.jpg Just a bit of

Re: PESO - Bark

2007-11-30 Thread Rick Womer
Huge improvement. I like it now. Rick --- Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jeez, don't you just hate it when you screw up a reply... Based on several comments of list members I have made some alterations: http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_5295a.htm Original:

PESO: Pike Place Mascot

2007-11-30 Thread Rick Womer
Everyone may thank a burned-out DSL modem for the lack of PESOs from me this week. We now have a new (I suspect reconditioned) modem, and I need to make up for lost time. Two from the Pike Place Market in Seattle. These are of the market's mascot, which is a bronze pig. The hoofprints are

Re: PESO - Almost Fallen

2007-11-30 Thread Rick Womer
Nicely observed and very nicely captured. Very tricky exposure, I would think, to get the leaf nicely illuminated without the pine bough going to silhouette against the bright background. Rick --- Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This leaf almost made it down. It was caught by this

PESO: Pike Place Market 2

2007-12-01 Thread Rick Womer
Another from Pike Place Market, using the DA 10-17 fisheye zoom on the K10D: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6693360size=lg Comments cordially invited. Rick Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your

Re: GESO: Rainy day rose garden

2007-12-01 Thread Rick Womer
Very nice, Darby; my favorite is the last one. It is unusual and stands out from the classics in the rest of the gallery. Rick --- Derby Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Seems appropriate to post some Vivitar series 1 pics. That lens sure does handle well.

Re: PESO: Pike Place Market 2

2007-12-02 Thread Rick Womer
! (doit doit doit) Rick --- David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I like this one. I don't think your humanodes look amused. How close to the stand are you here. Dave On Dec 1, 2007 10:18 AM, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Another from Pike Place Market, using the DA 10-17

Re: PESO: Pike Place Mascot

2007-12-02 Thread Rick Womer
Me too, Dave. They were rather animated, and I took lots of pix; this was the one that caught both of them well. Rick --- David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I like the two different facial expressions on the women to the left. Dave On Nov 30, 2007 9:55 PM, Rick Womer [EMAIL

PESO: Pike Place Peppers

2007-12-02 Thread Rick Womer
Continuing the Seattle series with another shot from the Pike Place Market. Not colors one ordinarily associates with Seattle... http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6693359size=lg K10D, FA 16-45, ISO 400, f/13 @ 1/45, RAW via LR. Comments cordially invited.

Re: PESO: Pike Place Mascot

2007-12-03 Thread Rick Womer
shadow reduction to this. It's a great image that could use a lot of midrange brightening. Paul On Dec 2, 2007, at 9:12 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Me too, Dave. They were rather animated, and I took lots of pix; this was the one that caught both of them well. Rick --- David J

Re: Peso Frozen dinners

2007-12-03 Thread Rick Womer
Lovely weather in Philly on Sunday, too... I really like this shot. A bit more saturation in the hay might improve it a little, but it's very nice as is. Rick --- David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Our last horse show was Sunday. It snowed, rained, freezed rain, snowed again the

Re: Mouldering film camera survey

2007-12-06 Thread Rick Womer
PZ-1p Super Program Just threw out a Mamiya/Sekor DSX500 with a broken, irreparable meter, which hadn't seen a roll of film since I bought the Super Program in 1985. Bit of a pack rat, I guess. Rick --- William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here is a sad survery. How many Pentax film

Re: PAW 2007 - 50 - GDG

2007-12-10 Thread Rick Womer
Dunno, Godfrey... this one doesn't work for me. The facial expressions are a bit strange (especially that of the person on the right). There is motion blur (especially the person on the left) but no real action. Rick P.S. Very nice advert in Pop--and also a really well done film on

Re: PESO - On a day off

2007-12-10 Thread Rick Womer
Strange pic, Cesar, but I like it. It would be nice to see others from the same series to give it some context--I would not have known there was a boat involved without reading your post. No fair that you stay in good shape by doing nothing, BTW. Rick --- Cesar Matamoros II [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PESO 2007 - 50b - GDG

2007-12-10 Thread Rick Womer
I know why I don't care for this one, though--nothing is sharp, yet no particular reason for motion. Rick --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I love to visit this place ... http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/50b.htm Comments and critique always appreciated.

Re: PESO: bowling this monday :D

2007-12-10 Thread Rick Womer
Timber, It's a good shot, though the white balance doesn't flatter it, and it could use a bit more DOF. Rick --- Timber [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Me and my ex-co-workers had a party this monday and the pub had 2 bowling fields... In the pause I took this shot:

Re: PESO: Humble Meal Part Two

2007-12-10 Thread Rick Womer
I liked the first one, but this is better--though I would prefer a pale ale or IPA with dark bread and cheese. Rick --- Walter Hamler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/HumbleMeal2web.jpg Here is my second attempt. I still kept the silver tray,

Re: PESO 2007 - 50a - GDG

2007-12-10 Thread Rick Womer
I don't know why I like this one, but I do. Rick --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Another from Nu Yawk ... http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/50a.htm Comments, critique, etc always appreciated. enjoy Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Who here is using the oldest DSLR?

2007-12-10 Thread Rick Womer
Yup, he sold the 28/2.8 to me! It's a very nice, compact, walking-around lens. Getting back to the subject, I haven't used the ist D since I got the K10D, either. Rick --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Since I tend to sell off anything i'm not actively using, I sold it

Re: Why not have another Survey? K10 shutter count

2007-12-10 Thread Rick Womer
I got it in May, and have taken about 3900 exposures; or about 550 exposures/month, which is about 15 36-exposure rolls of film per month, which is about $185 worth of materials and processing per month. Gosh, look at all the money I'm saving! Rick --- cbwaters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Seems

Re: make your own fisheye lens

2007-12-11 Thread Rick Womer
I wear progressive bifocals--gotta try this with an old lens from them! Rick --- Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The wife sent this to me earlier today. Thought some of you hardware hackers might want to try it out. http://photojojo.com/content/diy/make-your-own-fisheye-lens/

PESO: Pike Place Market 3

2007-12-11 Thread Rick Womer
A run of very long days at work has kept me from posting PESOs and commenting on others' recently. Here's another from my Seattle trip, of the Pike Place Market. In this section of the market, there are no fixed vendors--people line up at the beginning of the day for a stall, and pack everything

Re: GESO: Jazz on the Green

2007-12-11 Thread Rick Womer
Nice gallery! I really like the close-up bass viol pic, #7. Rick --- Derby Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Great idea. Sunny sunday, lawn bowls, cold beer, and jazz http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/07_12/07_12_jazzgreen/index.htm D -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Peso: Glamour puss

2007-12-11 Thread Rick Womer
Great pic, Ann--the red ladder makes it. Rick P.S. A belated Happy Birthday! --- ann sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't usually like to do studio shots but http://annsan.smugmug.com/gallery/2526444/1/229197378/Medium ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO: My Wallpaper

2007-12-11 Thread Rick Womer
Very nice. Whadya think about cropping about 15% off the left and bottom? Rick --- Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=272 Comments happily received! Jack

Re: PESO: Holiday Films

2007-12-11 Thread Rick Womer
Wow! Great shot, Paul! (Wish I could see the whole thing at once on my monitor, though.) Rick --- Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: K10D, FA 50/1.4, f3.2 @ 1/125th, ISO 640. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6719554 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - T-Baller

2007-12-11 Thread Rick Womer
I'd say no crop--the other two figures give a lot of context without being distracting. Nice shot. Rick --- Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Taken during the past little league season. I would appreciate any thoughts on cropping. Pentax K10D, Sigma 100-300/4 EX, Handheld ISO 200,

Re: PESO -- Lighthouse and Pavilion

2007-12-11 Thread Rick Womer
It's almost two pictures, really--one of the breakwater and lighthouse, and another of the breakwater and pavilion. The problem is that the brightly lit pavilion gives the lighthouse too much competition. Rick --- P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I took this as it was getting dark, the

Re: PESO: Pike Place Market 3

2007-12-12 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks for looking and commenting, Bruce--the paucity of comments indicates that this shot didn't spin many motors. The shots without people in the way looked kinda empty. Oh, well... Rick --- Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I dunno, I think the slight movement of the people kind of

Re: DS problems

2007-12-12 Thread Rick Womer
The last can of Radio Shack cleaner I got left an oily residue. --- Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Dec 12, 2007, at 10:53, graywolf wrote: Radio Shack, I belive their contact cleaner is just the CRC stuff relabled. One time when I bought some contact cleaner at R/S,

Re: PESO 2007 - 51a - GDG

2007-12-12 Thread Rick Womer
Great combination of geometry and color and unusual architecture--I like it. Looks a bit familiar; have you previously posted a shot of this building? Rick --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Returning again to last year's trip to the Isle of Man ...

PESO: PPM 4--an improvement?

2007-12-12 Thread Rick Womer
Fourteen seconds after yesterday's posting, same placen (Pike Place Market, Seattle): http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6733382size=lg Slightly different exposure: f/8 @ 1/15. This originally was my favorite of the two, but at the last minute the red jacket in the other shot seduced me.

Re: PESO: Helical

2007-12-12 Thread Rick Womer
Dave, It is very nicely shot, and holds my interest; but there are enough non-helical members breaking up the pattern that it doesn't quite work for me. Rick --- David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: G'day All, While I wait to get home to revisit/revise my previous PESO, I thought I'd

PESO poll: Third Avenue

2007-12-12 Thread Rick Womer
A couple of weeks ago, I posted this pic. I like it, but deafening silence greeted it here: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6733425size=lg So, back to my Lightroom catalog I went. This pic might be better; I like the way the woman has stepped off the curb:

Re: K10D Custom Function Suggestions for Pentax

2007-12-13 Thread Rick Womer
That is a great idea, Godfrey! --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While button, dial and Fn menu customization would all be nice, the only thing I would really like is to be able to set the Green button to not only return the camera to the Program line but to also zero

Re: PESO: PPM 4--an improvement?

2007-12-13 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks for your comments. If I'm in Seattle on a dark, dreary day I may try that, Charles. You and Godders are right--it's dull as it is. Rick --- Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Dec 13, 2007, at 13:03, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Dec 12, 2007, at 6:25 PM, Charles Robinson

Re: PESO: PPM 4--an improvement?

2007-12-13 Thread Rick Womer
They are, indeed, but I'm in Philly, on the opposite coast, and seldom get to Seattle. --- Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Dec 13, 2007, at 16:14, Rick Womer wrote: Thanks for your comments. If I'm in Seattle on a dark, dreary day I may try that, Charles. How hard can

PESO: Seattle Strange

2007-12-14 Thread Rick Womer
This guy was having a hard time crossing the street during rush hour. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6739648size=lg K10D, FA 70-200, ISO 800, f/19 @ 1.5 sec, handheld, RAW via LR. Comments invited. I can take it. Rick

Re: PESO: Seattle Strange

2007-12-15 Thread Rick Womer
You have a dirty mind, Savage... --- David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Dec 15, 2007 6:10 PM, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm not surprised. What's that strange beam of light emanating from his trousers? I see your schwartz is as big as mine. Let's see how well you handle it

PESO: Seattle Public Library

2007-12-15 Thread Rick Womer
Courageously, I risk bawdy commentary again with another set of PESOs. The Seattle Public Library building is a remarkable and (to me) beautiful piece of architecture. It has so many angles and facets, and is in such a crowded part of the city, that it is difficult to photograph. First, the

Re: PESO -- Rocky Beach

2007-12-15 Thread Rick Womer
Peter, I'm not sure about this one. I like the foreground, the curving shoreline, and the lower part of the sky... wintry, with a air of forboding. And then there is the upper part of the sky, which looks sunny and happy. Cropping the top quarter or so and darkening the sky a bit might be an

Re: Peso Quiet Winter II

2007-12-15 Thread Rick Womer
As one gentleman of taste and discernment to another... I liked the color original, and the first BW conversion a lot. This is even better. Rick --- David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6735604 Cropped the left hand partial stone out. My

Re: PESO: Spokes and Shadows - Second Take

2007-12-16 Thread Rick Womer
Much better! You could still darken it another half-stop or so. Rick --- Brian Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all Thanks to all who commented on version 1. General consensus was that I'd overdone the colour correction and blown out the highlights. What I was trying to do was

Re: PESO: Testerday

2007-12-16 Thread Rick Womer
Interesting. What do you use it for? --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Every time I read a comment like that about Live View, I shake my head. It has proven to be a feature on my L1 that I use constantly for a whole range of things I never thought about. I won't buy

PESO: Seattle Library Interior

2007-12-16 Thread Rick Womer
The Seattle Public Library is just as impressive inside as outside. These were taken with the DA 10-17 on the K10D. The main lobby: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6739645size=lg And two of their weird escalators: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6739647size=lg

Re: PESO: Seattle Library Interior

2007-12-16 Thread Rick Womer
On Dec 16, 2007, at 9:02 PM, Rick Womer wrote: The Seattle Public Library is just as impressive inside as outside. These were taken with the DA 10-17 on the K10D. The main lobby: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6739645size=lg And two of their weird escalators

Re: A photo in regards to Paul's snow photos

2007-12-17 Thread Rick Womer
...and this Philadelphian is not complaining about it! Rick --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We here in Phila area we did not get the white stuff like othersJoeP.S. This is shot with a Coolpix 5000 Here is the link. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6738168 --

Re: PESO: Seattle Public Library

2007-12-18 Thread Rick Womer
Jay, I hadn't realized you were in Seattle. I hope someday we'll connect--let me know if you're ever in Philly. Your shot is great--I like the position of the person and the color. Rick --- Jay Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Dec 15, 2007, at 4:48 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Courageously

Re: PAW 2007 - 52, 52a - GDG

2007-12-18 Thread Rick Womer
Both nice pix, Godfrey. Nicely composed, and they both show nicely the nasty, slushy, sticky snow we get in the Eastern Megalopolis--none of that fluffy white midwestern or Canadian stuff for us! Rick --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In honor of the first snow flurry I've seen

Re: PESO: Seattle Public Library

2007-12-18 Thread Rick Womer
. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Crop it square ... Like it! Godfrey On Dec 15, 2007, at 4:46 PM, Rick Womer wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6739642size=lg == I don't know about cropping it square, but I think it could be cropped

Re: PESO: Seattle Library Interior

2007-12-18 Thread Rick Womer
uniqueness very well. Cheers, Dave On Dec 17, 2007 12:02 PM, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Seattle Public Library is just as impressive inside as outside. These were taken with the DA 10-17 on the K10D. The main lobby: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id

Re: PESO--Girly photo

2007-12-18 Thread Rick Womer
Film??!?? Good heavens. How quaint. Very nice, colorful pic. Rick --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have not been around lately, but thought I would send a link to a photo taken with an LX and on film. Joe Here's the link.. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6513857 --

Re: Peso Service Bay

2007-12-18 Thread Rick Womer
That's exactly what I found appealing about this shot--besides the sharpness, composition, and conversion, of course. Rick --- David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Service bays, with no way to get in. http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW

Re: PESO - YAGFMS (Yet Another Grandfather Mountain Shot)

2007-12-18 Thread Rick Womer
Nice shot, but there are two things that bother me: there is no sense of scale, and the big black blob at the top right is distracting. Rick --- Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/pages/fotoblog/7d501991.htm Knarf inspired me to re-do an old BW conversion.

Re: GESO - Classical Consort at Trinity College Chapel - The Whole Deal

2007-12-19 Thread Rick Womer
Very nice, Frank. The bassoons and tympani are my favorites. Rick --- frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yesterday's was a mini, today's is a full sized GESO. I'll start with the two from yesterday, then the ones that I did last night. I've got lots and lots more to add, but

Re: PESO: Seattle Library Interior

2007-12-19 Thread Rick Womer
] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 6:32 AM Subject: Re: PESO: Seattle Library Interior System error. I'll try and access them later. Dave On Dec 16, 2007 10:02 PM, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Seattle Public Library is just

Re: PESO: Seattle Public Library

2007-12-19 Thread Rick Womer
They had a message up yesterday that they are updating their servers until this(Weds)evening. --- frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Dec 15, 2007 7:46 PM, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Courageously, I risk bawdy commentary again with another set of PESOs. Sadly, Photo.net

Re: Old News Photo

2007-12-19 Thread Rick Womer
Very touching pic, Joe. Interestingly, the link to photo.net now gets a photo of a squirrel by someone named Paul. They were updating their servers the last couple of days, and it seems some things are scrambled. Rick --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Forgot the link..

Re: A few PESO catchups - nephew, pano and salsa

2007-12-19 Thread Rick Womer
All nice shots, but Harbour Kitchen Bar has a surrealistic edge that is great. Rick --- Derby Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi everyone, Haven't posted for a while, so here are some catchup PESOs My nephew http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/07_12/07_12_actingclass/index.htm

Re: PESO Chicago Night Snow Please Help!

2007-12-19 Thread Rick Womer
P.S. The rest of your photo.net gallery is very impressive, too. --- Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Everyone: I've been lurking a bit, enjoying the talent humor of the list, and thought I'd finally submit a PESO. Comments critique welcome. Chicago Night Snow: K10D

Re: PESO Chicago Night Snow Please Help!

2007-12-19 Thread Rick Womer
Hi Christine, and welcome! In addition to what others have said about your (very worthy) first PESO, might I ask that you limit the vertical size to 600 pixels? That allows everyone to see it without scrolling. Rick --- Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Everyone: I've been

Re: PESO: Holiday House

2007-12-20 Thread Rick Womer
OTOH, we get to see what a great sledding hill that front yard has. Nice pic, Paul! --- Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Doug. Yeah, I might have cropped some out of there, but I had to size it for a precut mat. Yeah, the tyranny of the fix-size

Re: PESO: Red-shoulder Breakfast

2007-12-20 Thread Rick Womer
Very nice, Jack, though I think I'll stick with my Cheerios for breakfast! Did you use the 80-320 at 320? People often dump on its performance past 250 or so, but I've generally found it okay. Rick --- Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Went to the local State Wildlife Area, again, this

Re: PESO 2007 - 52c - GDG

2007-12-20 Thread Rick Womer
I like the color in the cracks. Very nice. --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On a walk today ... http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/52c.htm Comments, critique, etc always appreciated. enjoy Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO 2007 - 52d - GDG

2007-12-22 Thread Rick Womer
Easy. Move to a place without pavement. Sheesh. (I like this one, too; provided the black thing isn't a middle finger...) Rick --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Someday I'll figure out how to stop this juggernaut ... :-)

Re: PESO - Hopeful

2007-12-22 Thread Rick Womer
Outstanding, Bruce. --- Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Little Leaguer up to bat hoping to get a hit. Pentax K10D, Sigma 100-300/4 EX @ 300mm, monopod ISO 200, 1/500 sec @ f/4 http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/giants_0002.htm -- Bruce -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Super A blocked

2007-12-22 Thread Rick Womer
What Adam said. When it happened to me, long years ago, the film rewind release wouldn't work, either; so I contrived a changing bag, removed the film, removed the battery, installed a new one, and after a few burps the thing worked fine again. About a year later I got my PZ-1, but the Super

Re: PESO Revision with Rick-Sized Verticals :-) and Thanks

2007-12-22 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks! I can see the whole thing, even on this here MacBook! Rick --- Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Everyone for the help with my first 2 PESOs the warm welcome. Rick-Sized Vertical http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6762066 Larger

Re: AW: Merry Christmas from Germany

2007-12-28 Thread Rick Womer
My wife and I spent a couple of very pleasant days in the Schwartzwald a few years ago, staying in an inn at Stube (this keyboard doesn't have an omlaut). Someday I may dig out the slides (slides?!?) from that trip, and our 20-km walk, and scan a few. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you,

Re: Seasons Greetings (and a peso)

2007-12-29 Thread Rick Womer
And the same to you, Peter. Which lighthouse is that? We zipped through Guilford/North Branford visiting family on Christmas eve, but there was zero time for photography. Rick --- P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been doing these stupid seasonal pictures for a couple of years now

<    2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   11   >