Re: Teleconverters?

2010-12-03 Thread Walter Gilbert
Agreed! What was the lens? On 12/3/2010 1:00 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Wow! That is indeed a stunning image. Dan http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 12:24 PM, Ken Wallerkwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: A very good, vivid well focused image ! Kenneth

Re: Sorry Aussies, it's ours!

2010-12-03 Thread Walter Gilbert
never seceded, it didn't have to (re-!)join. Am I missing something? Igor Fri Dec 3 10:47:53 CST 2010 Walter Gilbert wrote: This sort of reminds me of the ongoing dispute here in the US between Kentucky and Illinois. Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky, but spent most of his life

Re: Teleconverters?

2010-12-03 Thread Walter Gilbert
Well, if you ever decide to rid yourself of all your material possessions in order to achieve spiritual enlightenment, I call dibs. -- Walt On 12/3/2010 2:15 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Walter Gilbert wrote: Agreed! What was the lens? For this? http://www.robertstech.com/pages/fotoblog

Re: Teleconverters?

2010-12-03 Thread Walter Gilbert
Thankfully, he had it within his heart not to say so. -- Walt On 12/3/2010 2:03 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Dec 3, 2010, at 11:03 AM, Walter Gilbert wrote: Agreed! What was the lens? He probably just used a lensbaby with the teleconverter, just to show us up. -- Larry Colen l

Re: Sorry Aussies, it's ours!

2010-12-03 Thread Walter Gilbert
I was born in Virginia -- out of which Kentucky was carved -- yet, neither place seems all that anxious to claim me. -- Walt On 12/3/2010 4:52 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Walter Gilbert This sort of reminds me of the ongoing dispute here in the US between Kentucky and Illinois

Re: PESO: Leave the Light On

2010-12-04 Thread Walter Gilbert
Very nice image, Nick. I didn't realize the Walmart machines correct mistakes for the photographer. How nice of them. On 12/4/2010 8:33 AM, Nick David Wright wrote: http://blog.nickdavidwright.net/2010/12/leave-light-on.html This shot has set in my files since I shot it. It is another

Re: PESO: Leave the Light On

2010-12-04 Thread Walter Gilbert
in such foolishness. :-\ On 12/4/2010 11:37 AM, P N Stenquist wrote: On Dec 4, 2010, at 12:27 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: Very nice image, Nick. I didn't realize the Walmart machines correct mistakes for the photographer. How nice of them. All automatic processing machines average out the values

Re: New to list / acronyms

2010-12-04 Thread Walter Gilbert
Welcome aboard, Kent! First of all, you don't want that old M-50/1.7 -- let me take that off your hands. Secondly, with regard to editing software, you might give The Gimp a try. Being a WinXP guy, I don't know if it would be as much of a resource hog as Bibble, but I'm sure someone on

Re: PESO - Studebaker

2010-12-04 Thread Walter Gilbert
I do like that a lot, Paul. So much so that I'm tempted to cut off all contact with you, henceforth. -- Walt On 12/4/2010 11:34 AM, P N Stenquist wrote: From this summer's dream cruise, which played out in the rain. Perhaps the nicest Studebaker of them all.

So much for my M-50/2

2010-12-04 Thread Walter Gilbert
My cat just knocked it and my K-x off the top of a dresser, onto the floor. Fortunately, the camera still seems to be working. But now, the focusing ring on the lens sticks at the far and near end. Goddammit. -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: So much for my M-50/2

2010-12-04 Thread Walter Gilbert
On Dec 4, 2010, at 9:17 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: My cat just knocked it and my K-x off the top of a dresser, onto the floor. Fortunately, the camera still seems to be working. But now, the focusing ring on the lens sticks at the far and near end. Goddammit. -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: So much for my M-50/2

2010-12-04 Thread Walter Gilbert
before I'd even set up a real shot with it. Again, I do appreciate the gesture, and I thank you. But, I may just be lucky this time. -- Walt On 12/4/2010 9:03 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Walter Gilbert wrote: Thing is, relatively speaking, it might as well have been a $1000 lens. Boy, I

Re: So much for my M-50/2

2010-12-04 Thread Walter Gilbert
averted. Now, if my cat comes out of hiding, all will be back to normal. Thanks to everyone who replied and offered help and/or condolences, and apologies to anyone my choice of profanity may have offended. -- Walt On 12/4/2010 8:17 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: My cat just knocked it and my K-x

Re: So much for my M-50/2

2010-12-04 Thread Walter Gilbert
if the focus field remains flat. Use a tripod and make sure the camera is square to the wall. Paul On Dec 4, 2010, at 11:01 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: Well, somehow, the lens seems to be working properly. It's loosened up quite a bit after a lot of manipulation (though the rubber around the focusing

Re: peso: It's my tail

2010-12-04 Thread Walter Gilbert
Ha! :-D Great shot! When I was in Arkansas, I went to a drive-thru safari that had a walking zoo you could go through. At the end of the walk, we came to a pen that housed some monkeys next to a pen that housed a tiger cub and lion cub together, with a gate separating them. One of the

Re: So much for my M-50/2

2010-12-04 Thread Walter Gilbert
Thanks again. :-) I'm a big believer in funky lenses. If the optics are good, I couldn't care less what the rest of it looks like. And, besides -- beggars can't be choosers. -- Walt On 12/4/2010 11:32 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Good to hear... hope you are lucky - my funky one will be

Re: So much for my M-50/2

2010-12-05 Thread Walter Gilbert
, Walter Gilbert, discombobulated, unleashed: My cat just knocked it and my K-x off the top of a dresser, onto the floor. Fortunately, the camera still seems to be working. But now, the focusing ring on the lens sticks at the far and near end. Walt, the one and only time I ever dropped my

Re: So much for my M-50/2

2010-12-05 Thread Walter Gilbert
Fortunately, I know a vet who was able to talk me through it. On 12/5/2010 4:24 AM, Cotty wrote: On 4/12/10, Walter Gilbert, discombobulated, unleashed: Now, if my cat comes out of hiding, all will be back to normal. I gather that to remove a Pentax SMC lens from a cat's butt in fact

Re: So much for my M-50/2

2010-12-05 Thread Walter Gilbert
Ha! Just not *my* cat. On 12/5/2010 4:33 AM, Bong Manayon wrote: On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 10:17 AM, Walter Gilbertldott...@gmail.com wrote: My cat just knocked it and my K-x off the top of a dresser, onto the floor. Fortunately, the camera still seems to be working. But now, the focusing

Re: So much for my M-50/2

2010-12-05 Thread Walter Gilbert
This was one of those instances when cats suddenly decide they need to be in a different place, RIGHT NOW! -- Walt On 12/5/2010 7:05 AM, David J Brooks wrote: I have to be really carefull where i leave stuff. Lucy likes to bat stuff off tables and such. Dave On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 9:17 PM,

Re: PESO: Leave the Light On

2010-12-05 Thread Walter Gilbert
consumer grade films? -- Walt On 12/4/2010 8:52 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Walter Gilbert Great. Looks like I'm staring down the barrel of another expense to go along with my newly acquired pursuit of film photography: good printer, ink, and paper. Seems there ought to be a way

Re: PAW48 - Crowd

2010-12-05 Thread Walter Gilbert
That is just a great shot. To say the least, it relates an experience I'm not likely to have anytime soon, as there appear to be more people in that hallway than in my entire town. -- Walt On 12/5/2010 8:46 AM, DagT wrote: http://www.thrane.name/page3/page7/files/page7-1000-full.html

Re: PESO: Leave the Light On

2010-12-05 Thread Walter Gilbert
On 12/5/2010 10:40 AM, Nick David Wright wrote: Real black and white (i.e. - not the c41 bw) has the potential to be sharper than color because of the way it's made. Thanks, David. I can see I'm going to need to do a little research to determine what constitutes real bw vs. C41. I know the

Re: PAW48 - Crowd

2010-12-05 Thread Walter Gilbert
Ha! I thought it was a mirrored hallway full of elevators! :-D Oddly enough, my point still stands. ;-) -- Walt On 12/5/2010 11:07 AM, Jack Davis wrote: Take another look, Walt. Appears to me to be a mirrored elevator. Jack --- On Sun, 12/5/10, Walter Gilbertldott...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: Pentax slogan

2010-12-06 Thread Walter Gilbert
Pentax: Where's the fire? On 12/5/2010 3:36 PM, Larry Colen (Droid Mail) wrote: Last night when someone saw my camera she comented: Pentax, the poor man's Nikon. What else could we do with this: Cannon, for the skilful photographer. Or how about Pentax 645D, Hasselblad on a budget. -- Sent

Re: Latest Pentax Scare: Blobs on K-5 Sensor

2010-12-06 Thread Walter Gilbert
I'll happily trade my beloved K-x for one of those blobby old K-5's. Because that's just the sort of guy I am. -- Walt On 12/6/2010 5:46 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Miserere wrote: I would start a thread on PF requesting people to test their K-5 and post the result together with the serial

Re: Latest Pentax Scare: Blobs on K-5 Sensor

2010-12-06 Thread Walter Gilbert
I does what I can. :-) On 12/6/2010 6:38 PM, Miserere wrote: On 6 December 2010 19:09, Walter Gilbertldott...@gmail.com wrote: I'll happily trade my beloved K-x for one of those blobby old K-5's. Because that's just the sort of guy I am. -- Walt Yeah, you have a big heart, Walt.

Re: from the lunatic fringe of the pentax forum

2010-12-06 Thread Walter Gilbert
Wow. Three days, two lenses and 25 shots to figure out what ought to be discernible in 3 shots through one lens over the course of, what, fifteen minutes? I want that guy reading my MRI's. -- Walt On 12/6/2010 7:24 PM, paul stenquist wrote: I quote; I have spent last 3 days to see

Re: Latest Pentax Scare: Blobs on K-5 Sensor

2010-12-06 Thread Walter Gilbert
Of course, if one were to look for a bright side in all of this, they might put two-and-two together and realize that what this all really boils down to is some pretty good deals on refurbs in the not-too-distant future. And the circle of life goes on. -- Walt On 12/6/2010 8:21 PM,

Re: OT: Russian names required.

2010-12-07 Thread Walter Gilbert
In Russia, cat names owner. -- Walt On 12/7/2010 6:21 AM, Leon Altoff wrote: Hi Everyone, We are about to buy a female Russian Blue cat and want a Russian name for her. We are buying her with money earned from ringing church bells for weddings and thought that a bell related name would

Re: OT: A little music for the Holiday Season

2010-12-07 Thread Walter Gilbert
I'd like to see Susan Boyle try that! Actually ... let me walk that back a little. -- Walt On 12/7/2010 12:34 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: This woman has real talent: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVpjHXPT1ocfeature=player_embedded Dan http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola

Re: OT: A little music for the Holiday Season

2010-12-08 Thread Walter Gilbert
Wow! It didn't even get close to nudity or sexual content. I was comfortable enough with it to post it on my Facebook page, and I'm relatively prudish when it comes to the content I'll put on it. Far be it from me to tell YouTube what they can post, but that video didn't violate their

Re: OT: A little music for the Holiday Season

2010-12-08 Thread Walter Gilbert
no protections at all. On 12/8/2010 11:36 AM, Walter Gilbert wrote: Wow! It didn't even get close to nudity or sexual content. I was comfortable enough with it to post it on my Facebook page, and I'm relatively prudish when it comes to the content I'll put on it. Far be it from me to tell

More Additions to the Pentax Photo Gallery

2010-12-08 Thread Walter Gilbert
Hi all, Well, I've had a couple more images accepted into the Pentax Photo Gallery, making it a grand total of eight, and thought I'd share with the group. The two most recent are the ostrich (Maybelline) and the fawn (Trepidation). I still have one more shot pending, though I'm not

Re: 10th GFM-PDML Anniversary

2010-12-08 Thread Walter Gilbert
I would really love to attend, though it depends on my fortunes over the course of the next few months. If things take a drastic turn, count me in. If things stay the same, it'll be a long shot. If one more domino falls -- well, *maybe* I'll be able to attend the 20th anniversary

Re: More Additions to the Pentax Photo Gallery

2010-12-08 Thread Walter Gilbert
Thank you, Jack! Glad you enjoyed it. :-) -- Walt On 12/8/2010 12:28 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Just took a very pleasing look. Excellent, Walt. Jack --- On Wed, 12/8/10, Walter Gilbertldott...@gmail.com wrote: From: Walter Gilbertldott...@gmail.com Subject: More Additions to the Pentax

Re: More Additions to the Pentax Photo Gallery

2010-12-08 Thread Walter Gilbert
Thank you very much, Dan! Having a mimosa tree in the front yard does have its benefits. They really provide a nice backdrop when they're in bloom. And, if you catch the butterflies early in the season, before they get all beaten up and start losing pieces of their wings, they make

PESO: A Swallowtail in Respite

2010-12-08 Thread Walter Gilbert
Hi all, Here's another butterfly shot I'm considering submitting to the PPG and thought I'd get some opinions on beforehand. I'm just a tad iffy on it, as it just doesn't strike me as particularly vivid -- something I'm partial to in my butterfly images. Of course, it's a matter of taste

Re: PESO: A Swallowtail in Respite

2010-12-08 Thread Walter Gilbert
Oops ... forgot the deets: K-x, Asahi Takumar 135/2.5, ISO 200, 1/320, Aperture priority, unknown aperture setting. On 12/8/2010 1:38 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: Hi all, Here's another butterfly shot I'm considering submitting to the PPG and thought I'd get some opinions on beforehand

Re: Ned plugs Mark's book and PDML

2010-12-08 Thread Walter Gilbert
Well, now ... that's quite nice! -- Walt On 12/8/2010 2:20 PM, Miserere wrote: http://nedbunnell.posterous.com/pentax-photo-book-for-the-holidays-0 Mark was wondering if they'd received the book he sent, and here's the answer. The book looks even better in person than it did online, unlike

Re: PESO: A Swallowtail in Respite

2010-12-08 Thread Walter Gilbert
: A Swallowtail in Respite To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Date: Wednesday, December 8, 2010, 11:45 AM Oops ... forgot the deets: K-x, Asahi Takumar 135/2.5, ISO 200, 1/320, Aperture priority, unknown aperture setting. On 12/8/2010 1:38 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: Hi all, Here's another

Re: PESO: A Swallowtail in Respite

2010-12-08 Thread Walter Gilbert
in Respite To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Date: Wednesday, December 8, 2010, 11:45 AM Oops ... forgot the deets: K-x, Asahi Takumar 135/2.5, ISO 200, 1/320, Aperture priority, unknown aperture setting. On 12/8/2010 1:38 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: Hi all, Here's another

Re: PESO: A Swallowtail in Respite

2010-12-08 Thread Walter Gilbert
: A Swallowtail in Respite To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Date: Wednesday, December 8, 2010, 11:45 AM Oops ... forgot the deets: K-x, Asahi Takumar 135/2.5, ISO 200, 1/320, Aperture priority, unknown aperture setting. On 12/8/2010 1:38 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote

Re: PESO: A Swallowtail in Respite

2010-12-08 Thread Walter Gilbert
... forgot the deets: K-x, Asahi Takumar 135/2.5, ISO 200, 1/320, Aperture priority, unknown aperture setting. On 12/8/2010 1:38 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: Hi all, Here's another butterfly shot I'm considering submitting to the PPG and thought I'd get some opinions

Re: PPG Landmark: 200

2010-12-09 Thread Walter Gilbert
Congratulations, Bong! Now, if they'll just keep lowering their standards, I should hit 200 right around, oh -- 2030, give or take. -- Walt On 12/8/2010 7:40 PM, Bong Manayon wrote: Just made 200 http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/5180461525/ Interestingly, it was one of my K-r

Re: PESO: A Swallowtail in Respite

2010-12-09 Thread Walter Gilbert
Thanks, John. That's the way I see it, too. On 12/9/2010 8:47 AM, John Sessoms wrote: My opinion - and that's all it is - is that the softened focus version is more pleasing to the eye. Makes it easier to focus on the butterfly itself. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: The New Blog: Real Canadians Wearing Real Hats!

2010-12-09 Thread Walter Gilbert
Great idea, Frank! On 12/8/2010 10:29 PM, frank theriault wrote: This should be fun: http://realcanadianhats.blogspot.com/ ;-) I'll be posting my Big Winter Hats on this space from now on. The title photo is new to the list, but oh so appropriate given the blog's title, no? Hope you

Re: Pentax slogan

2010-12-09 Thread Walter Gilbert
PENTAX: One release away from perfection. On 12/5/2010 3:36 PM, Larry Colen (Droid Mail) wrote: Last night when someone saw my camera she comented: Pentax, the poor man's Nikon. What else could we do with this: Cannon, for the skilful photographer. Or how about Pentax 645D, Hasselblad on a

Re: First photo at PPG

2010-12-09 Thread Walter Gilbert
Beautiful shot, Ted! Congratulations! Was that at Steel Creek? -- Walt On 12/9/2010 7:06 PM, Theodore Beilby wrote: Still can't submit to the PUG for the rejected theme. One accepted and nine still waiting review.

Re: First photo at PPG

2010-12-09 Thread Walter Gilbert
I guess I should've read the whole post. Heh. On 12/9/2010 7:21 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: Beautiful shot, Ted! Congratulations! Was that at Steel Creek? -- Walt On 12/9/2010 7:06 PM, Theodore Beilby wrote: Still can't submit to the PUG for the rejected theme. One accepted

Re: Happy Birthday, Annsan

2010-12-10 Thread Walter Gilbert
Happy birthday, Ann! As a gift, all I have to offer is your continued possession of your M-50/1.4. Hope you like it! -- Walt On 12/10/2010 9:15 AM, P N Stenquist wrote: (Clears throat.) Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you. Happy birthday, dear Ann, happy birthday to you. Paul

Re: PESO - Pouring Cement

2010-12-10 Thread Walter Gilbert
I rather enjoyed that, Frank! -- Walt On 12/10/2010 5:49 AM, frank theriault wrote: I thought the late day sun behind the site might make for an interesting silhouette with nice puffy clouds in the background: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/12/pouring-cement.html Hope you enjoy.

Re: PESO raccoon

2010-12-10 Thread Walter Gilbert
Back when I worked as a claims processor for Allstate Insurance, I got more than a few calls from homeowners -- in tears -- seeking to claim damages due to raccoon infestation. They can do an AMAZING amount of damage. So, you might want to thank your lucky stars that this particular one

Re: PESO santacon

2010-12-11 Thread Walter Gilbert
It's events like these that make me wish I lived closer to a metropolitan area. Of course, there are other events that make me glad I don't, but I digress. I enjoyed the whole series, but something about 3984 http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/5251197730/ stands out to me.

Re: OT - London Student Protest in pics

2010-12-11 Thread Walter Gilbert
If it's anything like similar protests in the US, I have to wonder how many of those people are actually affected students as opposed to trust fund anarchists looking for a thrill. -- Walt On 12/11/2010 10:20 AM, Bob W wrote: Someone sent me this link - some very powerful pics...

Re: OT - London Student Protest in pics

2010-12-11 Thread Walter Gilbert
I'd read about Gilmour's son -- so ironically fitting. He's the one guy who least stood to gain or lose, yet he participated in the very activity that is most likely to cause a backlash leading to a setback for the movement he purports to support. Being shielded from the consequences of

Re: I Wish

2010-12-11 Thread Walter Gilbert
It's my understanding that, in the British system, unlike in the US, the loser of the case is responsible for the legal fees and court costs of the winner. That would tend to make their system more workable, an d would almost certainly make them more likely to foot the bill for the

Re: I Wish

2010-12-11 Thread Walter Gilbert
It varies from one state to the next, and from one jurisdiction (district or circuit level) to the next. In some cases, it's up to the judge's discretion, and in others, it's the jury's. State courts have a huge degree of autonomy, even down to the very basis of legal precedent -- in most

OT: Photographer Monique

2010-12-11 Thread Walter Gilbert
Hi all, I stumbled across this link the other day looking for something interesting to post on my Facebook page, and was just struck by some of the images. There are a few that really stood out to me and I was hoping someone might be able to tell me how to go about approximating the

Re: PESO: Snowbound

2010-12-11 Thread Walter Gilbert
Yikes! Time to bring in the brass monkey. Supposed to get down to around 10 here in Kentucky for the next couple of nights, with winds around 20-30mph and gusts up to 45. That's plenty cold for me. Not sure what that translates to in wind chill, but I'm pretty sure it's nowhere -20 --

Re: OT: Photographer Monique

2010-12-11 Thread Walter Gilbert
captured. If you're talking about the rendering, It's a matter of emphasizing midrange and shadow through exposure a bit on the minus side and consequent deep skin tones and shadows. Paul On Dec 11, 2010, at 10:53 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: Hi all, I stumbled across this link the other day

Re: OT: Photographer Monique

2010-12-11 Thread Walter Gilbert
hoping after Christmas that'll be less of an issue, though. -- Walt On 12/11/2010 10:35 PM, paul stenquist wrote: On Dec 11, 2010, at 11:30 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: Thanks, Paul. I agree that the true beauty is in the moments captured, but I really love the rendering as well. Maybe -1

Re: OT: Photographer Monique

2010-12-12 Thread Walter Gilbert
You're welcome, Mr. Lahuerta. Best, Walt On 12/12/2010 4:24 PM, Jaume Lahuerta wrote: Thanks for the link. Let's take it in a positive way...there's a lot of...room for improvement... Regards, Jaume - Mensaje original De: Walter Gilbertldott...@gmail.com Para:

Re: PESO: connected

2010-12-12 Thread Walter Gilbert
Nice capture, Paul! The young lady in the background ain't too shabby, either. -- Walt On 12/12/2010 2:14 PM, paul stenquist wrote: It's rare to see a young woman these days who's not either texting or talking on her cellphone. (That would be sexist if it weren't true. As such it's just

Re: OT: Photographer Monique

2010-12-12 Thread Walter Gilbert
Thanks so much for the wonderfully informative answer, Tanya! Not only did it tell me everything I need to know, but everything I wanted to hear. I much prefer to use available light whenever possible, and I was afraid it was going to turn out that I'd need to use external flash with a

Re: OT: Hummingbird Rescue Video

2010-12-12 Thread Walter Gilbert
Great video, Dan. (I'm still disgruntled about the disappearance of the Jingle Bells video, BTW.) -- Walt On 12/12/2010 7:11 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://www.wimp.com/babyhummingbird/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: OT: Photographer Monique

2010-12-12 Thread Walter Gilbert
of photography is learning what the camera will see and how it will differ from what you see. Paul On Dec 12, 2010, at 8:49 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: Thanks so much for the wonderfully informative answer, Tanya! Not only did it tell me everything I need to know, but everything I wanted

Re: OT: Photographer Monique

2010-12-13 Thread Walter Gilbert
Ah! OK! I completely misunderstood your intent, and I apologize for my terse reply. Best, Walt On 12/13/2010 2:46 AM, Jaume Lahuerta wrote: Just for clarification...I was referring to my photographic skills when I talked about improvement. I found them excellent too and far, far away

Re: OT: shifting lenses

2010-12-13 Thread Walter Gilbert
I wonder if it might not be easier than one might suspect. A few days ago, I saw a drawing of the Pentax image stabilization system demonstrating its use of electromagnets on the sensor to achieve it. I can't help thinking it might be a fairly easy trick for them to use that field to

Re: OT impressive animation: Going West

2010-12-13 Thread Walter Gilbert
That was extremely cool, Larry! Thanks for sharing. -- Walt On 12/13/2010 12:25 PM, Larry Colen wrote: At the end of the video, they say Where books come to life http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBec95Mv8G8 -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Photographing Jewelry

2010-12-13 Thread Walter Gilbert
Hi all, I have a friend who makes some really nice turquoise jewelry (http://www.sisdesigns.com/) and she's asked me if I'd like to take a shot at doing some photographs of her work for catalogs and design conference submissions. We've already worked on some rudimentary lighting and

Re: PESO raccoon PS: the other one died too

2010-12-13 Thread Walter Gilbert
That is unsettling. It's good, of course, that they won't be destroying your home, but I have to wonder if they might have gotten into some poisoned bait somewhere. I know animal control generally only deals with domesticated animals, pets and such. But, they might be interested in a

Re: Photographing Jewelry

2010-12-14 Thread Walter Gilbert
Thank you, Christine! I did the work last night, and some of the shots turned out surprisingly well for two people who didn't have the foggiest notion what they were doing. I burned about 150 shots getting the lighting and staging right, but once I finally got things situated, I got some

Re: Two more to PPG, that makes five

2010-12-14 Thread Walter Gilbert
Great choices, Ted! Very deserving of inclusion. -- Walt On 12/14/2010 6:31 AM, Theodore Beilby wrote: On checking the PPG this morning, I find that two more shots have been accepted. That makes a total of five. Also I found that two had been rejected, but I guess it is too late for the

Re: Photographing Jewelry

2010-12-14 Thread Walter Gilbert
Thanks, Bob. I'll probably limited to the 50mm for a while. I considered using my 2X TC, but the past few times I've used it, I had trouble getting it to release from the camera body and don't want to risk putting it on there and ending up damaging the camera trying to get it off there.

Re: Photographing Jewelry

2010-12-14 Thread Walter Gilbert
Thanks again, Christine! I happen to be pretty well situated for fabrics, as my mother is one of those little old ladies who does a lot of sewing -- quilts, blankets, embroidery, you name it. She's got fabric aplenty I can pretty much help myself to whenever the need arises. And thanks

Re: Photographing Jewelry

2010-12-14 Thread Walter Gilbert
, 2010, at 6:31 AM, Walter Gilbert wrote: Thank you, Christine! I did the work last night, and some of the shots turned out surprisingly well for two people who didn't have the foggiest notion what they were doing. I burned about 150 shots getting the lighting and staging right, but once I

Re: Photographing Jewelry

2010-12-14 Thread Walter Gilbert
Thanks, Charles! I'll be sure to keep this in mind in the event I need to throw something together in a pinch. -- Walt On 12/14/2010 4:11 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: On Dec 14, 2010, at 14:53, Larry Colen wrote: Here are some of my $3 DiY lightbox:

Re: OT - Auschwitz: A Cameraman's Cut

2010-12-14 Thread Walter Gilbert
Just stepping out, so I can't watch it just now. But, I've bookmarked the page because I'm really looking forward to watching this. -- Walt On 12/14/2010 4:05 PM, Cotty wrote: Hi folks, Last month I went to Auschwitz and filmed a large school party on a visit there. Some might be

Re: Photographing Jewelry

2010-12-15 Thread Walter Gilbert
Seriously? I would never have thought that! I may actually try that to see what it looks like, just for grins. Thanks, Boris! -- Walt On 12/15/2010 12:09 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Walt, once I was told that using a flatbed scanner to actually take pictures of jewelry can be a good

Re: Photographing Jewelry

2010-12-15 Thread Walter Gilbert
Thanks for the link, Bruce! Really informative stuff, there. And, yes -- that guy must have a pretty robust budget. -- Walt On 12/15/2010 9:47 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: On 10-12-13 2:19 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: Hi all, I have a friend who makes some really nice turquoise jewelry (http

Re: OT - Auschwitz: A Cameraman's Cut

2010-12-15 Thread Walter Gilbert
might have had much the same reaction. It would be interesting to see their reactions on a return trip in 20 years, when they're able to fully process the scale of the atrocity. Thanks for sharing this. -- Walt On 12/14/2010 4:50 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: Just stepping out, so I can't watch

Re: OT: Surgery follow-up

2010-12-15 Thread Walter Gilbert
Very happy to hear this excellent news, Stan! Enjoy the wine and serenity. -- Walt On 12/15/2010 8:30 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: After some processing delays and a bit of phone tag, I finally got the pathology results today from my prostate surgery 2+ weeks ago. All very positive - the

Re: PPG acceptance

2010-12-15 Thread Walter Gilbert
Excellent shots, Subash! Congratulations! -- Walt On 12/15/2010 9:33 PM, Subash wrote: well, i went and did it too. :) i had submitted a few photos a couple of times earlier, i think once in 2008 and once again in 2009 and all the photos got rejected both the times. about a month ago i

Re: OT - Another bad break for a cyclist

2010-12-15 Thread Walter Gilbert
Dammit, Frank. I'm sorry to hear that happened to you. The world has a way of dealing with cowards like that. I suppose that's the only consolation available to you at the moment. I'm glad it wasn't as severe as it could've been, and hope you heal up quickly and without too much pain.

Re: OT: Dwayne's selling Kodachrome memorial t-shirts

2010-12-16 Thread Walter Gilbert
Wow! Looks like the traffic for the t-shirts has crashed the site! On 12/16/2010 10:04 PM, Nick David Wright wrote: Dwayne's Photo in Parsons, KS, the last lab in the world to develop the legendary Kodachrome film, has on sale Kodachrome memorial t-shirts. http://www.dwaynesphoto.com/

Re: OT: Dwayne's selling Kodachrome memorial t-shirts

2010-12-16 Thread Walter Gilbert
Yep ... looks like they're back up and running now. It was completely down when I first clicked the link, and for about 10 minutes afterward. They may have been doing some site maintenance, I reckon. -- Walt On 12/16/2010 10:34 PM, Nick David Wright wrote: Working fine for me. ;-) On

Semi-OT: The Iconic Jazz Photos You Never Saw

2010-12-16 Thread Walter Gilbert
Hi all, Just wanted to share this link with y'all and hope you enjoy it as much as I did. What is it about jazz that makes for such compelling photography? http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2010/12/16/132108519/leonard?sc=fbcc=fp -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT: Plastic Faces

2010-12-17 Thread Walter Gilbert
Yikes! Yeah, that's a bit much -- particularly on the girl with the freckles. -- Walt On 12/17/2010 7:25 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: I understand the need to overly touch up portraits, but the software Portrait Magic Professional Actions removes all evidence that the person has skin. Am I

Re: PESO: Shiny 'Vette

2010-12-17 Thread Walter Gilbert
The '63 has been my dream car since I was a child. I know everyone has opinions about Corvettes -- and their owners. But, as far as I'm concerned, it's one of the most beautiful cars ever made. -- Walt On 12/17/2010 3:48 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Wasn't the split window on a 63? Kenneth

Re: Semi-OT: The Iconic Jazz Photos You Never Saw

2010-12-17 Thread Walter Gilbert
That would explain it. I do wish I lived in a time and place where there were more opportunities to take photographs like this. On 12/17/2010 9:12 AM, eckinator wrote: 2010/12/17 Walter Gilbertldott...@gmail.com: What is it about jazz that makes for such compelling photography? simple.

Re: OT - Another bad break for a cyclist

2010-12-18 Thread Walter Gilbert
Ironically enough, when I posted a link to your Canadians Wearing Hats photo blog to my Facebook page, I mentioned to one of the people who commented on it that you had the good fortune of living in Canada, where you can take photos of strangers on the street and stand a reasonable chance

Semi-OT:

2010-12-18 Thread Walter Gilbert
Just wondered if anyone might have any ideas regarding a good way to shoot the upcoming convergence between the winter solstice and lunar eclipse. http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/Solstice+eclipse+first+years/3983582/story.html I have some Wiccan friends I might surprise with a photo of

Re: Semi-OT:

2010-12-18 Thread Walter Gilbert
to look into getting a nicer one soon. Thanks for the response. Now that I've found a few videos about it, I'll just do some experimentation over the next week to see if I can get the hang of it. -- Walt On 12/18/2010 5:11 PM, Steve Sharpe wrote: At 3:20 PM -0600 12/18/10, Walter Gilbert wrote

Re: I'm supposed to know how to work this ... K-x?

2010-12-19 Thread Walter Gilbert
I have the same issue with the images coming out pretty dark, but I always just assumed that had more to do with the brightness of the LCD. I turn that down as far as I can to give me a reasonable expectation of what my shot's going to look like, though it's still considerably brighter

Re: PESO - Waiting

2010-12-19 Thread Walter Gilbert
Nice shot, Paul. I like the sense of resignation in the guy's posture. Very telling. You didn't happen to get any shots focused on the girl on the right, I take it. She looks quite fetching -- like I've had a few drinks. -- Walt On 12/19/2010 9:36 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: An

Re: PESO 2010 - 227 - GDG

2010-12-19 Thread Walter Gilbert
I was thinking the very same thing. Very nice. -- Walt On 12/19/2010 12:06 PM, Bob W wrote: Very nicely done. I think a photographer must have designed that path. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: PESO - Waiting

2010-12-19 Thread Walter Gilbert
Damn. Voluptuous is my favorite. On 12/19/2010 4:19 PM, paul stenquist wrote: On Dec 19, 2010, at 5:13 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: Nice shot, Paul. I like the sense of resignation in the guy's posture. Very telling. You didn't happen to get any shots focused on the girl on the right, I

Re: Introduction: New to PDML

2010-12-19 Thread Walter Gilbert
Welcome, Andy! I enjoyed looking through your work! I've had the same experience you've had regarding the overall pace of the forums as opposed to what goes on here. As I see it, I can go anywhere and be called an idiot, so I figure I might as well confine it to a more tight-knit circle.

Re: PAW50 - crutches

2010-12-19 Thread Walter Gilbert
Sorry to hear about the knee surgery. Hope it proceeds smoothly from here on and that you're able to rest comfortably soon. -- Walt On 12/19/2010 4:59 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Interesting image. Best wishes for a full and complete recovery. Dan On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 2:40 PM,

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