Possible great deal!

2010-11-29 Thread Walter Gilbert
Well, I would love to get this myself as it strikes me as another can't-miss deal. Unfortunately, I'm strapped and already put the money I could used toward my M-50/2. But, I figured someone on the list might be interested.

Re: Possible great deal!

2010-11-29 Thread Walter Gilbert
shipping via USPS. (sob!) On 11/29/2010 12:02 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: Well, I would love to get this myself as it strikes me as another can't-miss deal. Unfortunately, I'm strapped and already put the money I could used toward my M-50/2. But, I figured someone on the list might be interested

Re: Possible great deal!

2010-11-29 Thread Walter Gilbert
batteries. 1- clear filter for the 135mm or 50mm lens. 1- original (OEM) neck strap, never used. (did anyone ever use these?) 1- original Asahi Pentax K-1000 users manual, in very good condition 1- camera bag, green/brown. On 11/29/2010 12:02 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: Well, I would love to get

Re: PESO: 'Topsy Turvey'

2010-11-29 Thread Walter Gilbert
Boy, does that bring back some childhood memories. I pretty much grew up on naval bases and got to see those guys fairly regularly. It's one of the more thrilling spectacles I've ever seen. And, a great shot of the action besides. It certainly makes me wish I'd been there. -- Walt On

Re: PESO: Wrecked car

2010-11-29 Thread Walter Gilbert
Cool find, Nick. Just so you'll know, I went and bought a roll of film today, and a battery for the exposure meter. All they had was Fuji Superia X-tra 400 (it was a Dollar General Store). I'll shoot through it, get it processed at Sam's Club, and see how I like it. Then, I'll probably

What's the going rate?

2010-11-30 Thread Walter Gilbert
Hi all, I just got an email from the senior editor of a publishing house (Hachette Book Group in NY) stating some interest in possibly using some of the photos I took at the local political rallies at the end of October. She wrote asking for copies of three particular images, with the

Re: What's the going rate?

2010-11-30 Thread Walter Gilbert
less. In any case, specify usage as first North American rights. That way you retain ownership and can sell them again if someone else sees them and wants to use them. Paul On Nov 30, 2010, at 5:01 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: Hi all, I just got an email from the senior editor of a publishing house

Re: What's the going rate?

2010-11-30 Thread Walter Gilbert
Thanks for all the advice, y'all. I went ahead with the price Paul suggested for the simple fact that the images they mentioned weren't all that unique and similar ones could be found if needed. They were simple pictures of signs being held up by rally attendees that didn't require any

Re: What's the going rate?

2010-11-30 Thread Walter Gilbert
Thanks, Godfrey. That's something I'll definitely have to file away for future reference. But, I suspect the type of photographs you've sold for books would be of a different sort than the ones they've expressed interest in -- which is to say that the images themselves were of a

Re: What's the going rate?

2010-12-01 Thread Walter Gilbert
That's an interesting distinction in that the shots they're interested in would probably best fit in the news/journalism genre, even though they're being used in a book. There is definitely a timeliness to them, but no relative rarity at all. In fact, they could undoubtedly get on the

Re: What's the going rate?

2010-12-01 Thread Walter Gilbert
Oh, yeah. Given the prices on textbooks, I'd say the production budget is a fairly secondary consideration. You probably should have started out in the high six figures. -- Walt On 12/1/2010 8:46 AM, Charles Robinson wrote: On Nov 30, 2010, at 18:57, paul stenquist wrote: The ASMP is a

Re: What's the going rate?

2010-12-01 Thread Walter Gilbert
I feel pretty comfortable at $50-per. I don't think it's enough to scare them off even if it is higher than they're willing to pay. And, hey ... you never know. They could develop a conscience and negotiate upward! ;-) On 12/1/2010 8:58 AM, David J Brooks wrote: On Tue, Nov 30, 2010

Re: What's the going rate?

2010-12-01 Thread Walter Gilbert
Hmm ... $335 a year. At the moment, it's a bit beyond my range. I think I'd be better off putting that money toward a car for the time being. But, now I know what happened to Annie Leibovitz. -- Walt On 12/1/2010 9:18 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: paul stenquist wrote: On Nov 30, 2010, at

Re: Outta here for a while . . .

2010-12-01 Thread Walter Gilbert
Great to hear, Stan! Hope the recovery goes smoothly, and your first follow-up is the only one. See if you can parlay this ordeal into the royal treatment for a couple of days, or so. -- Walt On 12/1/2010 8:08 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: Thanks Miserere and all. I am back, sorta. My

Re: Now this is why I wanted my own scanner

2010-12-01 Thread Walter Gilbert
OK ... now that you've gotten me to try my hand at film photography, I need a scanner. Well, I have one now ... sort of. I've managed to inherit an HP Scanjet G3110, which does have a transparency carrier. Problem is, everything I've read about it says it's not very good at scanning

Re: Now this is why I wanted my own scanner

2010-12-01 Thread Walter Gilbert
Thanks for that info, Nick! Very helpful. I've found out that my local camera shop carries a decent variety of b/w film supplies and develops for a pretty reasonable price. Maybe at some point, I'll get into developing my own film -- starting out with one of those cans. Thanks again.

Re: Boris PESO #57 - Happy Hannukah

2010-12-01 Thread Walter Gilbert
Happy Hannukah to you as well, Boris -- along with any other list members celebrating. -- Walt On 12/2/2010 1:34 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2010/12/peso-2010-57-happy-hannukah.html Have a great year end holiday season, everyone! Boris -- PDML

Re: Teleconverters?

2010-12-02 Thread Walter Gilbert
I've used my Promaster 7-element 2X teleconverter with my 50-200mm kit lens to shoot birds and gotten *decent* results as long as the birds cooperated and as long as I stayed away from the farthest reaches of the lens. Of course, the maximum aperture on the 50-200 is f/4, so I couldn't

Re: My book is up on blurb

2010-12-02 Thread Walter Gilbert
On 12/2/2010 1:37 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Ken Waller wrote: From: Mark Robertsm...@robertstech.com Cotty wrote: But you're right on the money with regards to the puns. he's shilling... Bob said pensively. When it comes to puns, no quarter is asked or given, and I'm not one to buck the

Re: Teleconverters?

2010-12-02 Thread Walter Gilbert
Speaking of which, do TC's have as noticeable an impact on IQ when used on film bodies as they do on DSLRs? -- Walt On 12/2/2010 4:28 PM, Miserere wrote: On 2 December 2010 15:53, J.C. O'Connellhifis...@gate.net wrote: FWIW, I have refrained from using TCs because of the simple fact

Re: Teleconverters?

2010-12-02 Thread Walter Gilbert
Duly noted, and much appreciated. -- Walt On 12/2/2010 4:39 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Yes! Jack --- On Thu, 12/2/10, Walter Gilbertldott...@gmail.com wrote: From: Walter Gilbertldott...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Teleconverters? To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Date: Thursday,

Semi-OT request: Resources for

2010-12-02 Thread Walter Gilbert
Hi all, Being not particularly mathematically inclined (to put it very charitably), I was wondering if any of you could point me toward a sort of online idiot's guide to understanding and calculating exposure values, depth of field, and other basics along those lines. I figure having at

Re: Semi-OT request: Resources for

2010-12-02 Thread Walter Gilbert
Thanks, Ecke ... that will be helpful down the road, no doubt. I guess what I'm looking for is a combination of both. Nothing overly scientific -- like down to the atomic level, or anything. Maybe if I can explain the way I've grasped the concept of the effect of aperture size on depth

Re: Semi-OT request: Resources for

2010-12-02 Thread Walter Gilbert
On 12/2/2010 6:52 PM, eckinator wrote: I'm at a bit of a loss for a better imagebut the general idea is that closing the aperture cuts out the stray rays so to say Hmm ... it alleviates photon overcrowding, in a sense. dang... tell them that after a while it becomes intuitive knowledge and

Re: Semi-OT request: Resources for

2010-12-02 Thread Walter Gilbert
. Much of it will benefit you in digital photography as well. The principles of light and exposure are the same, even though the medium is different. Paul On Dec 2, 2010, at 7:01 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: Hi all, Being not particularly mathematically inclined (to put it very charitably), I

Re: Semi-OT request: Resources for

2010-12-02 Thread Walter Gilbert
Thanks for that info, Godders. I just about betcha five bucks the local used book store has a copy of Basic Photography on the cheap, and have already bookmarked the photo.net page. I'll send them an email telling them to go to hell as soon as I finish reading it all. ;-) -- Walt On

Re: PESO and GESO, always keep a camera handy

2010-12-02 Thread Walter Gilbert
Great shots, and great story, Larry! And, I now have a ready explanation for when people inevitably ask me, Why are you always carrying a camera around? -- Walt On 12/2/2010 7:50 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I don't *only* photograph mushrooms. Yesterday as I was leaving Costco I noticed the

Re: Sorry Aussies, it's ours!

2010-12-03 Thread Walter Gilbert
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 and political career in Illinois. Illinois claims to be the Land of Lincoln ... but, we still have his old log cabin birthplace

Re-emerging, announcing enablement

2011-02-02 Thread Walter Gilbert
Hi all, In my absence from the list -- which, to the extent it was noticed, must have been greatly appreciated -- I've managed to procure a few goodies for a not-bad price, I think, but thought I'd get the opinions of folks more knowledgeable than myself. I actually got a whole bunch of

Re: Reporting in from Chicago with pics

2011-02-02 Thread Walter Gilbert
Wow, Christine! I was fortunate enough to fall just south of the line of weather. I can't even imagine what a mess you folks are going to be dealing with up there! I tell you one thing, though . . . I'm sure glad I don't work in Allstate homeowners claims anymore. My old co-workers are

Re: Re-emerging, announcing enablement

2011-02-02 Thread Walter Gilbert
, Walter Gilbert wrote: It's just that the printing around the front element is ever-so-slightly different from what I've seen in images of the same lens around the web. The imprint says: ASAHI OPT. CO., JAPAN -- Pentax SMC M-50/1.4 -- 1093350 don't know what it means but mine reads literally 6619065

Re: Re-emerging, announcing enablement

2011-02-02 Thread Walter Gilbert
[mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Walter Gilbert Sent: 02 February 2011 23:42 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Re-emerging, announcing enablement Oops! I botched some cut n' pasting when I was editing the original message for clarity -- as is typical. Mine actually says: 1093350

Re: Re-emerging, announcing enablement

2011-02-02 Thread Walter Gilbert
to a collector. stan On Feb 2, 2011, at 6:24 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: Hi all, In my absence from the list -- which, to the extent it was noticed, must have been greatly appreciated -- I've managed to procure a few goodies for a not-bad price, I think, but thought I'd get the opinions of folks more

Re: Re-emerging, announcing enablement

2011-02-02 Thread Walter Gilbert
Actually a K 50/1.2 -- as, apparently, they didn't make an M 1.2. ;-) On 2/2/2011 7:02 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: All I can say is I plan to go back very soon and inquire as to whether or not they might have an old M 50/1.2 lying around. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Re-emerging, announcing enablement

2011-02-02 Thread Walter Gilbert
enablement. Now go take some pictures! :-) Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Walter Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 5:24 PM Subject: Re-emerging, announcing enablement Hi all, In my absence from

Re: Re-emerging, announcing enablement

2011-02-02 Thread Walter Gilbert
I think I've determined that it's an old Vivitar. On 2/2/2011 8:06 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: Does this thing look familiar at all to anyone? -- 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: I guess that was a milestone

2011-02-02 Thread Walter Gilbert
Happened to me at Walmart ... and then the lady said, You must have some camera! Not sure how to reconcile that. -- Walt On 2/2/2011 8:42 PM, David Parsons wrote: It's happened to me at Ritz and Walgreens a couple of times. I take it as a compliment that they think my photography is that

Re: I guess that was a milestone

2011-02-02 Thread Walter Gilbert
Ha! Indeed. Can you imagine how nice Eric Clapton's guitars must be? On 2/2/2011 9:25 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: Think of it like cooking with really nice pans. . . -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: Re-emerging, announcing enablement

2011-02-03 Thread Walter Gilbert
Thanks, Boris. :-) I'm looking forward to getting out and doing some shooting ASAP. I just haven't had many opportunities to do any fun shooting. Perhaps this weekend. -- Walt On 2/2/2011 11:46 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: On 2/3/2011 3:28 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: Sounds like good

Re: Re-emerging, announcing enablement

2011-02-03 Thread Walter Gilbert
yet, but maybe someday soon. -- Walt On 2/3/2011 12:10 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: Can't say I recognize the last lens. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Walter Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 8:06 PM

Re: Re-emerging, announcing enablement

2011-02-04 Thread Walter Gilbert
more of the details. It was fascinating to listen to the guy talk about it, but he jumped from one tangent to the next, and it was hard to keep track of it all. I'm looking forward to going back to talk to the guy again, though. -- Walt On 2/4/2011 2:21 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Walter

Re: PESO: Snowdrops

2011-02-05 Thread Walter Gilbert
I like that shot a lot. Nice. -- Walt On 2/5/2011 2:23 PM, Toine wrote: Spring is knocking on my door: http://www.repiuk.nl/index.php/blog-mainmenu-97/159-snowdrops K20D SMC F28/2.8 (which is a little gem) Toine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Inot the Mist

2011-02-05 Thread Walter Gilbert
I didn't analyze it quite so deeply, but after reading Darren's elucidation, I have to agree. My first impression upon looking at it was that it's a very arresting shot. I've definitely seen worse ones -- especially taken by myself. I would definitely consider it a keeper. -- Walt On

Re: PESO - Knox College, University of Toronto

2011-02-05 Thread Walter Gilbert
Another very nice shot, Frank! I love the geometry of it, as well as the isolated blues amid the greys. I wish you'd stick to black and white and leave the color stuff to those of us for whom it's a primary focus, dammit. -- Walt On 2/5/2011 8:19 PM, frank theriault wrote: The University

Mini-GESO: Snowy Day Photo Walk - 2/7/11

2011-02-07 Thread Walter Gilbert
Hi all, I thought I'd take the Pentaxes out after a little overnight snowfall and risk drawing the ire of those who have seen quite enough snow for the year thank-you-very-much. I fumbled the focusing on the K 50/1.4 on quite a few of the shots I took, unfortunately. It's going to take

Re: Mini-GESO: Snowy Day Photo Walk - 2/7/11

2011-02-07 Thread Walter Gilbert
Thanks for the tip, Bruce. It is much appreciated. I'd forgotten that I had changed my settings over to JPEG while I was taking snapshots during the Super Bowl gathering I went to last night. I have a horrible habit of treating my camera like a point-and-shoot sometimes, and being

Re: So I'm innocently perousing Facebook

2011-02-07 Thread Walter Gilbert
Ha! Small world, indeed! Nice to make your acquaintance, Collin. Don't believe a word our mutual acquaintance tells you about me, except the non-incriminating stuff. -- Walt On 2/7/2011 6:55 PM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: And a facebook friend links to some quite nice bw shots. Shot

Re: Mini-GESO: Snowy Day Photo Walk - 2/7/11

2011-02-07 Thread Walter Gilbert
Thanks, Ann. :-) He was standing guard for the horse in that previous shot, so he had to come and check me out and make sure I wasn't up to no good. He was pretty friendly once he figured out I wasn't there to cause trouble, though. I shot those with the digital K-x. I have a K1000

Re: Mini-GESO: Snowy Day Photo Walk - 2/7/11

2011-02-07 Thread Walter Gilbert
with a totally-manual SLR will be at least a little bit more satisfying than capturing the same shot in pixels, if only for the challenge. But, that's just how I roll. :-) -- Walt On 2/7/2011 8:20 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Walter Gilbert wrote: Thanks, Ann. :-) He was standing guard

Re: Sensor Cleaning

2011-02-07 Thread Walter Gilbert
I've used canned air a couple of times, though I'm a little more leery of it than Bill R., mainly because I'm a tad paranoid about the idea of a freak propellant discharge. Usually, I use one of those nasal bulb aspirators (http://is.gd/l6xxr3) with a small hole punched in the back and a pet

Re: Mini-GESO: Snowy Day Photo Walk - 2/7/11

2011-02-08 Thread Walter Gilbert
Thanks, Jack! I know a lot of people just don't like vignetting as a general rule. I'm not crazy about it in most cases, but I do like using it from time to time -- but almost exclusively in b/w shots. I do try to use it sparingly -- as soft as possible. But, I can see where some find

Re: Mini-GESO: Snowy Day Photo Walk - 2/7/11

2011-02-08 Thread Walter Gilbert
Thanks, David! Glad you liked the barn shots. It's a distinctive old hulk, to be sure. I actually considered using the RAW + JPG setting, but I only had a 2 Gig card in the camera at the time, and figured most of the shots were just going to be throw-aways. So, I figured I'd just take

Re: Mini-GESO: Snowy Day Photo Walk - 2/7/11

2011-02-08 Thread Walter Gilbert
This time, it was indeed intentional. ;-) From the north-side angle of the barn shots, the sky was a very flat, bland mass of strato-cumulus cloud cover, so I figured a little bit of vignette would add a touch of drama and bring out the highlights in the barn lumber. I just went ahead

Re: Mini-GESO: Snowy Day Photo Walk - 2/7/11

2011-02-08 Thread Walter Gilbert
I hadn't really thought about that, but you do have a point. :-) As Pee Wee Herman would say, I meant to do that. -- Walt On 2/8/2011 11:11 AM, Jack Davis wrote: It, also, suits the photo trend back when that barn was new. Jack -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Mini-GESO: Snowy Day Photo Walk - 2/7/11

2011-02-08 Thread Walter Gilbert
On 2/8/2011 11:01 AM, Don Guthrie wrote: Walt I love the contrast and look of these photos. Especially # 2 3 (dog barn) The 1st one with the horse caught my eye but it maybe need a tighter crop or maybe would look great in a 4 ft blow up Tramping around in the snow and cold is tiring the

Re: PESO: Yet Another Day at Gray Lodge W.A.

2011-02-08 Thread Walter Gilbert
Wow, Jack! Love the red tail hawk shot! Both are very nicely done, but that hawk shot makes me want to filter your posts. -- Walt On 2/8/2011 10:27 AM, Jack Davis wrote: Yesterday: http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=566

Re: Mini-GESO: Snowy Day Photo Walk - 2/7/11

2011-02-08 Thread Walter Gilbert
Agreed. PENTAX: The camera for those with champagne taste and a beer pocketbook. -- Walt On 2/8/2011 12:48 PM, David J Brooks wrote: PDML and beer. Its a natural pairing. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: finding pictures or making pictures?

2011-02-08 Thread Walter Gilbert
Late to the party and replying out of sequence, myself. Apologies for any confusion this may cause, but I was receiving the list in digest form for a while, until a few days ago. So, I wasn't able to pull up the original message in the thread. Whenever I go on a photo walk, I generally

Advice solicitation for analog shooting

2011-02-08 Thread Walter Gilbert
So, I now have this K1000 and a decent array of lenses to use on it. Having finally figured out how to properly operate the camera after wasting one roll of Fuji Superia X-tra 400 due to the fact that I opened the back of the camera prematurely thinking I had it completely wound (didn't

Re: Advice solicitation for analog shooting

2011-02-09 Thread Walter Gilbert
used UltraMax, so can't help you there! HTH John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Walter Gilbert Sent: Wednesday, 9 February 2011 2:23 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Advice solicitation

Re: Advice solicitation for analog shooting

2011-02-09 Thread Walter Gilbert
it a shot and see, though. Thanks for the heads-up, nonetheless! Best, Walt On 2/9/2011 1:29 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Walter Gilbert So, I now have this K1000 and a decent array of lenses to use on it. Having finally figured out how to properly operate the camera after wasting one roll

Re: Advice solicitation for analog shooting

2011-02-09 Thread Walter Gilbert
Good news. Thanks, Charles! -- Walt On 2/9/2011 4:39 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: On Feb 9, 2011, at 15:55, Walter Gilbert wrote: BTW -- I did note that the date stamp on the Plus-X box is 01/2010. I assume that's the expiration date and not the date of manufacture. With that in mind

Re: Advice solicitation for analog shooting

2011-02-09 Thread Walter Gilbert
Thanks for the tips, David! As for prints from the 400CN, I'll probably just have negatives made, then scan them at home. Any prints will come from the digital scans, which I assume will help produce less-funky results. I've looked around Flickr at scans made from UltraMax and, from what

Re: Advice solicitation for analog shooting

2011-02-09 Thread Walter Gilbert
Thanks for the exposure and print tips, Collin. I'll archive this email for future reference, too. I've got an ideal place to set up a dark room out in my shop if I ever get that seriously involved in film photography. It'll take some minor construction to keep light out control the

Re: Advice solicitation for analog shooting

2011-02-09 Thread Walter Gilbert
Or a fry-cook at The Happy Gizzard. On 2/9/2011 4:57 PM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: What should those of us that made it to grade 7 do then If you've made it past the 6th grade then you should consider becoming a brain surgeon or a double-naught spy. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl

Re: Advice solicitation for analog shooting

2011-02-09 Thread Walter Gilbert
Thanks, John! I put all of my film in the freezer as soon as I got home, since I'm just not sure how often I'll use it. Whenever I get ready to use it, I'll pull it out and stick it in a zip lock bag with a little silica gel pouch overnight to keep any condensation from getting to it.

Re: Advice solicitation for analog shooting

2011-02-09 Thread Walter Gilbert
Dammit! I knew I was forgetting something last time I left the camera shop! Been meaning to get one of those for a while. I've clearly got a lot to learn, and appreciate all the help everyone's giving me. Thanks, Paul. On 2/9/2011 8:34 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: If the scene you're

Re: Advice solicitation for analog shooting

2011-02-09 Thread Walter Gilbert
Thanks for the explanation, Collin. When Paul said to overexpose, I was actually thinking it sounded counter-intuitive -- that you'd want to under-expose in a snowy situation. But, it makes sense now that you explained that the meter assumes a neutral grey. So, I'm assuming that in

Re: Advice solicitation for analog shooting

2011-02-09 Thread Walter Gilbert
do appreciate your patience. -- Walt On 2/9/2011 9:18 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: On Feb 9, 2011, at 10:05 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: Thanks for the explanation, Collin. When Paul said to overexpose, I was actually thinking it sounded counter-intuitive -- that you'd want to under-expose

Re: Pentax Photo Gallery 1st three in...

2011-02-09 Thread Walter Gilbert
All great shots, Ann -- but that first one is just completely enchanting. Wonderful! -- Walt On 2/8/2011 11:55 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/home#section=ARTISTsubSection=272221subSubSection=0language=EN all three bw from the early 80's and scanned from

Re: Advice solicitation for analog shooting

2011-02-09 Thread Walter Gilbert
no substitute for experience. Again when it comes to nailing exposures in difficult situations, the gray card or incident meter is the easy way out. Paul On Feb 9, 2011, at 11:19 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: Thanks, David/Collin/Paul. I think I understand, now. I was thinking that since

Re: PESO: Red Shoulder Hawks

2011-02-09 Thread Walter Gilbert
Very cool, Bob! I've seen two large hawks near near my home within the past several months, but haven't even come close to getting a decent shot of one. It's getting a little frustrating, I must say. -- Walt On 2/9/2011 10:01 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Found these guys today, just

Re: Advice solicitation for analog shooting

2011-02-10 Thread Walter Gilbert
Thanks for the tips, John! I'll give those a try this evening and see what I come up with. -- Walt On 2/10/2011 9:31 AM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Walter Gilbert Thanks, David/Collin/Paul. I think I understand, now. I was thinking that since the snow was so glaringly bright

Re: Advice solicitation for analog shooting

2011-02-10 Thread Walter Gilbert
Ha! The most reliable of all appendages. On 2/10/2011 1:25 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: David Parsons The palm of your hand is also reasonably close to 18% as well. Unless you have really dark hair. ;-D - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version:

Re: PESO: Wing Shot

2011-02-13 Thread Walter Gilbert
I guess I'm going to have to get a suit made out of chicken meat, or something. All I ever get are shots of the kind of birds that crap on cars. -- Walt On 2/12/2011 6:30 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Thanka, Steven! Nice comment. Jack --- On Sat, 2/12/11, Steven Desjardinsdrd1...@gmail.com

Re: PESO: Wing Shot

2011-02-13 Thread Walter Gilbert
Oh ... I ... uh. I just don't know what to say. At all. But, yeah ... that's about what I envisioned in a suit made of chicken meat. So, at least I know where to get one if I ever actually go through with it. Wow. -- Walt On 2/13/2011 4:14 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Or he could

Re: PESO: Wing Shot

2011-02-13 Thread Walter Gilbert
Ann ... maybe you should explain to Pinar that when people speak of suffering for one's art, they're talking about the artist ... not everyone the artist knows! But, hey. As long as they spell your name right, huh? -- Walt On 2/13/2011 8:49 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Walter Gilbert

GESO: Photo walk on a warm February day

2011-02-16 Thread Walter Gilbert
Hi all, We had an unseasonably warm day here in western Kentucky, so I thought I'd take the cameras out and see what I came up with. I filled up a roll of Plus-X 125 on the K1000 using my 135/2.5 and will have them developed soon. On my K-x, I used my K-50/1.4 -- everything shot at f/16

Re: GESO: Photo walk on a warm February day

2011-02-16 Thread Walter Gilbert
to warm up. Thank goodness -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Walter Gilbert Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 8:39 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: GESO: Photo walk on a warm February day Hi all, We had

Re: GESO: Photo walk on a warm February day

2011-02-17 Thread Walter Gilbert
] On Behalf Of Walter Gilbert Sent: Thursday, 17 February 2011 12:39 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: GESO: Photo walk on a warm February day Hi all, We had an unseasonably warm day here in western Kentucky, so I thought I'd take the cameras out and see what I came up with. I filled up

Re: GESO: Photo walk on a warm February day

2011-02-17 Thread Walter Gilbert
[mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Walter Gilbert Sent: Thursday, 17 February 2011 12:39 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: GESO: Photo walk on a warm February day Hi all, We had an unseasonably warm day here in western Kentucky, so I thought I'd take the cameras out and see what

Re: GESO: Photo walk on a warm February day

2011-02-17 Thread Walter Gilbert
I'm using an older version of full-blown Photoshop -- 7.0 to be exact -- and have been meaning to take in some tutorials on YouTube for a while, but just haven't gotten around to it. A lot of the reason I haven't gotten too deeply into the post-production end of it has to do with the

Re: GESO: Photo walk on a warm February day

2011-02-17 Thread Walter Gilbert
Thank you, Frank! I was pretty smitten with the pickup, too. I wish I'd been able to get more angles on it, but it was parked right up against the side of a garage with a bunch of newer vehicles in the background. So, I was forced to do what I could to obscure all the other junk -- which

Re: GESO: Photo walk on a warm February day

2011-02-17 Thread Walter Gilbert
in Firefox... I just couldnt get a really good view. might be that when I made the images smaller the arrows to go to the next photo disappeared. I like the genre, for sure. ann Walter Gilbert wrote: Thank you, Frank! I was pretty smitten with the pickup, too. I wish I'd been able to get more

Re: OFF LIST: Re: GESO: Photo walk on a warm February day

2011-02-17 Thread Walter Gilbert
Don't tell anyone on the list that I said this, but they are all *AWESOME!* -- Walt On 2/17/2011 10:23 AM, John Sessoms wrote: Where in Western Kentucky? My mom's family is from the area around Fredonia, KY. - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com

Re: Geso - a trip to the zoo with the DA 55-300

2011-02-17 Thread Walter Gilbert
Wow, Ann! I'd never even heard of the majority of those animals. Not a bad shot in the bunch, obviously -- but that Nicobar Pigeon was my favorite. I've never seen anything quite like it, and you captured the colors beautifully! -- Walt On 2/17/2011 5:32 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote:

K-x focusing problem - explanation found

2011-02-17 Thread Walter Gilbert
Hi all, So, I've been getting a lot of soft images lately when using my K-x with the K-50/1.4 and wondering what I'm doing wrong. Well, I think I've figured it out. I took a good look at the viewfinder glass and discovered that it's not in good shape. I don't know if the sweat from using

Re: PESO - Shooter

2011-02-17 Thread Walter Gilbert
Hey, Doug ... have you ever played against a guy named Eddie Moore out of Paducah, KY by any chance? -- Walt On 2/17/2011 11:24 PM, Doug Franklin wrote: On 2011-02-17 23:00, Paul Stenquist wrote: This is an eight week annual eight-ball tournament Ahhh, that puts a bit of a different

Re: PESO - Shooter

2011-02-17 Thread Walter Gilbert
up a stick a couple of times since then, but I just don't enjoy it at all anymore. Anyhoo ... just thought I'd ask. -- Walt On 2/18/2011 12:07 AM, Doug Franklin wrote: On 2011-02-18 0:39, Walter Gilbert wrote: Hey, Doug ... have you ever played against a guy named Eddie Moore out of Paducah

Re: K-x focusing problem - explanation found

2011-02-19 Thread Walter Gilbert
Thank for that info, Robert! It looks like the process of swapping it out might be a little more intensive than I'd hoped. I'll just have to learn to deal with it for the time being, I guess. But, if it gets bad enough, I'll just have to give in and take it into the shop. Maybe the guy

Re: K-x focusing problem - explanation found

2011-02-19 Thread Walter Gilbert
Yikes, Larry! That is some frightful-looking damage! I'll let you know if I come up with something. So far, no luck. -- Walt On 2/18/2011 3:30 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On Feb 17, 2011, at 9:36 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: Can somebody help me out here? I'm really hoping this is something I'll

Re: PESO - Shooter

2011-02-19 Thread Walter Gilbert
Great song. It's a jukebox mainstay down at the local Eagle's Club. :-) On 2/19/2011 3:10 PM, Larry Colen wrote: http://www.tagtele.com/videos/voir/36976 -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Photo Annual 2011 - your thoughts

2011-02-19 Thread Walter Gilbert
I really would love to submit something this year, but all the shots I've taken that I feel might be worthy of submission have been resized down without preserving the orginals -- in order to save limited hard drive space. :-\ It wasn't the smartest thing to do, obviously, but I didn't

Re: Photo Annual 2011 - your thoughts

2011-02-19 Thread Walter Gilbert
I know. ;-) I'm shopping for one as we speak -- looking around for good deals at Newegg.com and BensBargains.net. -- Walt On 2/19/2011 3:34 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Walter, For the cost of buying and developing 5 rolls of film, you can buy an external hard drive and save it all. Regards,

Re: Photo Annual 2011 - your thoughts

2011-02-19 Thread Walter Gilbert
FWIW -- I just bought a USB hard drive enclosure for a 500 GB hard drive my brother gave me, but I couldn't use because it's a SATA drive and my existing one is ATA, and my main board won't run both types at the same time. So, in about a week, my storage issues should be remedied for the

Re: Photo Annual 2011 - your thoughts

2011-02-19 Thread Walter Gilbert
AND furthermore ... I just ordered 2GB of PC3200 DDR 400MHz SDRAM from Newegg.com for $54.00/free shipping. Could I afford to do it? Nope. But, it's something I've needed to do for a while, and it'll help speed up my workflow considerably. So, I reckon it's an investment. Gawd, I

Re: Photo Annual 2011 - your thoughts

2011-02-19 Thread Walter Gilbert
but that will have to wait. Not sure for certain but we probably have plenty of older ram around the house but with newer systems they don't work as well as newer ram. Jeffery -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Walter Gilbert Sent: Saturday

Re: Photo Annual 2011 - your thoughts

2011-02-19 Thread Walter Gilbert
$20, so for $120 you get 2TB of external storage, and when you need more, you can buy another SATA drive when the price has dropped to $25/TB. On Feb 19, 2011, at 1:26 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: I really would love to submit something this year, but all the shots I've taken that I feel might

Re: Now there is a second photo of me out there

2011-02-19 Thread Walter Gilbert
Well, at least it wasn't rosbif. -- Walt On 2/19/2011 5:20 PM, Cotty wrote: On 19/2/11, Paul Sorenson, discombobulated, unleashed: And...as a subscriber, I get this - This content is currently unavailable. The page you requested cannot be displayed right now. It may be

Re: Galia and Boris PESO #4 - Almonds are blooming

2011-02-19 Thread Walter Gilbert
How beautiful! I've never seen almond blossoms before. Great work -- both of you! -- Walt On 2/19/2011 11:27 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! The spring has come. Today we had first really warm day (like in +27C) and so we went for a walk and we took pictures /grin/...

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