Re: OT GESO, North Tract
Well done, Dave You have a good eye allowing you to make something of nothing. I need to try harder! Now, your knee. You sound like an ailing Road Runner. Could be simply an overpronation problem which requires stiffer, less flexible shoes. Otherwise, perhaps a knee replacement. Hope you can sort it out. Alan C On 18-Sep-24 04:43 PM, David J Brooks wrote: My knee is still acting up but with a few tylenol, some extra strength Voltaran and my cane and brace, i managed to do the accessible trail in one of our local forest retreats http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2024-north1/album/index.html Nikon D7200, 18-300 lens and very minor LRC adjustments. Dave -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Late summer butterflies
Well done, Henk. QoS-F1 coming in to land! Alan C On 17-Sep-24 12:28 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: Autumn weather is gradually coming, though here we haven't encountered such heavy rainfall as in the mid-European countries. As soon as the sun is back, there are butterflies eagerly searching for the remaining flowers before they hide and try to survive the winter. This afternoon I was lucky to see a Queen of Spain Fritillary feeding on devil's-bit flowers. https://flic.kr/p/2qgDRbn Henk -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Unusual wildlife images.
Thanks, John & Larry. I don't bother much with the usual run-off-the mill game shots any more - they tend to get rather overdone! John, South Africa is a cheap destination with the current exchange rate. The Kruger Park with self-drive is very affordable compared with the posh private game reserves & lodges. Much cheaper than East Africa & Botswana. In fact, all organised tours are very expensive. We get a lot of tourists particularly from the Netherlands coming through Phalaborwa every year in hired Campervans, sometimes in mini-convoys. Much cooler today after 3 days of almost 40°C - unheard off in Sept. Hopefully we won't hit 50 in Summer. Alan C On 15-Sep-24 07:32 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Yes, nice images, I particularly like the zebras because it is unusual. On Sep 15, 2024, at 10:20 AM, John Sessoms wrote: Nice. I don't think I'm ever going to get to Africa to photograph. I want to, but life isn't cooperating ... This sentence describes so much of what is going on in my life. On 9/14/2024 3:54 AM, Alan C wrote: We decided to drive north in the Kruger Park yesterday. Unfortunately it turned out to be a very hot, uncomfortable day. The first image is a distant shot at 300mm of a Maribou Stork apparently arguing with it's shadow at Pioneer Dam below Mopani Camp where we had lunch. With the very dry prevailing conditions, the Dam is a magnet for parched wildlife. Many Elephants, Wildebeest, Zebras & Impalas were in evidence with a smattering of others plus a lot of waterfowl. The other image (Scroll R) is of Zebras drinking from a waterhole dug by Elephants in a riverbed. Elephants have the advantage of a trunk! https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/53993570671/ K5 & DA 55-300 WR Alan C -- PS: When I scrolled right I got a message to "Upgrade to Flickr Pro to avoid these ads" ... I *AM* on Flickr Pro. Stupid computers! 😕 -- Vivere in aeternum aut mori conatur -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. www.avg.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
GESO: Unusual wildlife images.
We decided to drive north in the Kruger Park yesterday. Unfortunately it turned out to be a very hot, uncomfortable day. The first image is a distant shot at 300mm of a Maribou Stork apparently arguing with it's shadow at Pioneer Dam below Mopani Camp where we had lunch. With the very dry prevailing conditions, the Dam is a magnet for parched wildlife. Many Elephants, Wildebeest, Zebras & Impalas were in evidence with a smattering of others plus a lot of waterfowl. The other image (Scroll R) is of Zebras drinking from a waterhole dug by Elephants in a riverbed. Elephants have the advantage of a trunk! https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/53993570671/ K5 & DA 55-300 WR Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: September PUG is up
Thanks, Brian. Haven't been to the sea in years. Love the Iguana. Filip's image is very clever! Alan C. On 11-Sep-24 12:48 PM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all Enjoy the gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous gallery there). Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not infallible. So, if you made a submission and you don't see it in the gallery, let me know. + Next up: 'Ice' Full Submissions Guidelines are here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html You can submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia https://lyons-ryan.org/brians-pics/ -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: 1946 Power Wagon
Very impressive. That's a brute of a Bakkie! Alan C On 03-Sep-24 12:54 AM, Bill wrote: I spotted this at the local car show today. Apparently they are quite rare. This is a ground up restoration. https://flic.kr/p/2qdN8pB Technical stuff: Fuji X-T5, 16-55/2.8 and polarizing filter. enjoy bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO 2024 - 171 - GDG
The 70+ portal? Not too bad on the other side! Have a good one. Alan C On 26-Aug-24 06:07 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Yes, I made it: Today is my 70th birthday. And I'm mostly still here, almost all in one piece. Well, as much as I have been for decades, I guess... LOL! Not A Door #2 - Santa Clara 2024 :: https://flic.kr/p/2qcmn8z Leica IIIc + Color-Skopar 35mm f/2.5, green filter Ilford Delta 400 The camera is older than I am by 8 years, and it's still going strong. This gives me hope... :) enjoy! G — Godfrey DiGiorgi - godfreydigio...@me.com “. . . a stone, a leaf, an unfound door; a stone, a leaf, a door. And of all the forgotten faces. Naked and alone we came into exile. In her dark womb we did not know our mother's face; from the prison of her flesh have we come into the unspeakable and incommunicable prison of this earth. Which of us has known his brother? Which of us has looked into his father's heart? Which of us has not remained forever prison-pent? Which of us is not forever a stranger and alone? O waste of lost, in the hot mazes, lost, among bright stars on this weary, unbright cinder, lost! Remembering speechlessly we seek the great forgotten language, the lost lane-end into heaven, a stone, a leaf, an unfound door. Where? When? O lost, and by the wind grieved, ghost, come back again.” ― Thomas Wolfe, Look Homeward, Angel -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Is that the click of a Pentax?
Nice one, Henk. Alan C On 11-Aug-24 08:25 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: A close encounter today at a dune pool. https://flic.kr/p/2q9rvbp https://flic.kr/p/2q9rKM5 Henk -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: August PUG is Up
Interesting images. Clearly I have scant imagination - I expected a collection of Astro stuff. Surprised Larry didn't contribute. Alan C On 07-Aug-24 01:26 PM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all Enjoy the gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous gallery there). Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not infallible. So, if you made a submission and you don't see it in the gallery, let me know. + Next up: 'Marine Life' Full Submissions Guidelines are here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html You can submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia https://lyons-ryan.org/brians-pics/ -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Newark, DE
Very posh. Why on earth would a house have a safe like that? Alan C On 27-Jul-24 11:56 PM, Rick Womer wrote: We had an errand in Delaware yesterday, and stopped in Newark. It is compact very well-preserved, and attractive. https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2024/July-2024/Newark-DE-7-24/Newark-DE-7-24 . Rick -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Lewis farm demo
Fantastic Gallery, Dave. I really enjoyed that. Very nostalgic - those guys are doing a great job. Majestic horses which seem to be enjoying the outing. I once worked a vac. on a mixed farm back in the 60's where the tractors & equipment were oldish but well maintained by a clever mechanic. The horses were only for recreation (polo ponies). I remember some old Dodge Fargo Bakkies too. Alan C On 22-Jul-24 06:44 PM, David J Brooks wrote: https://www.thepassingshow.com/p352864524 Due to farms being bought and sold, equipment moved from Markham to Greebank in Ontario to store and stage the antique equipment,and covid, , this is my first year back since 2018, Its a smaller venue run by the kids and grandkids of the original restorer farmers and they did a great jobe It was too hot for me so i left early, but with my knee and cane it was hard to get level action shots so i shot from the =barn area which was on a bot of a rise so no the greatest shots this year Any way enjoy For some reason Fetch is acting up and i cant access my own web site so using the camera clubs site today Dabe Brooks -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO (23) - Bartram's Garden
Indeed it is. That rock formation intrigues me - a sort of natural fire pit? Alan C On 21-Jul-24 10:22 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 21.07.24 um 22:18 schrieb Rick Womer: I’ll try to make this my last large gallery for a while. Nothing wrong with large galleries of this quality. Bartram’s Garden was established by botanist John Bartram in 1728, occupying 50 acres the western bank of the Schuylkill River just south of central Philadelphia. Parts of it are wild, others cultivated, and it is very scenic. Two photography friends and I spent a few hours shooting there one morning last week. As you can see, it was a gorgeous day. What a beautiful place. Great shots. Ralf -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: The only thing that's really Pentax on the 17
Filim (Fil-mm) is commonly heard in South Africa especially by second language English speakers. My late Father (Eng/Afr) always said that. No Durham connection. Alan C On 15-Jul-24 07:39 AM, mike wilson wrote: The cathedral in the background is a bit of a clue. 8 -) From his pronunciation of "fillum", I would guess from the northern part of the county. On 14/07/2024 12:17 BST Henk Terhell wrote: This guy takes nice shots of motor cross with Pentax gear, however watching his videos I have to rely on the subtitles due to his Durham(?) dialect. Henk Op 2024-07-12 om 17:28 schreef Ralf R Radermacher: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YebCbZxmICs The only thing that's genuinely Pentax on the 17: Clearly visible at minute 4:22. ;-) Ralf -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: The only thing that's really Pentax on the 17
True, but I really enjoyed the Durham scenes (& the accent!). My wife & I attended 4 Biennial Phillips Analytical conferences there in Sept. in the 1990's. (X-Ray Fluorescence & X-Ray Diffraction). Accommodation was in the Castle & we extended our stay each time to explore the area - so much to see. The Great North Run too. One year there was a big RAF Parade & March around the green between the Cathedral & the Castle followed by a Memorial Service in the Cathedral. Great views from the Bell Tower - my Pentax worked overtime. Perhaps I will dig out & digitise some of the negs. And, no, I won't be buying a 17. I still have a perfectly serviceable MZ-60 should I feel the urge. Alan C On 12-Jul-24 05:28 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YebCbZxmICs The only thing that's genuinely Pentax on the 17: Clearly visible at minute 4:22. ;-) Ralf -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: emperor dragonflies
Henk, well done. That is a remarkable photo! Alan C On 08-Jul-24 04:38 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: Alan, today I saw an emperor female laying eggs in the pool nearby. As I said this is an event where you usually have a few seconds if the dragonfly is not disturbed. AF-S single point, no need to use MF. I noticed the small red-eye damselfly only in lightroom! The difference in size of both is very remarkable. https://flic.kr/p/2q2YMCo Henk Op 2024-07-08 om 07:00 schreef Alan C: Henk, I agree with this: "I'm shooting dragonflies in flight in AF-S with single point, because AF-C is unusable." I have had great difficulty shooting birds in flight & aerobatics with the K5 & HD 55-300. I found MF gave the best results but still only about 10% savers. A chap in Johannesburg produced some very good aerobatic shots with a K3ii & PLM. As you say, the K3iii would probably be even better. Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: emperor dragonflies
Henk, I agree with this: "I'm shooting dragonflies in flight in AF-S with single point, because AF-C is unusable." I have had great difficulty shooting birds in flight & aerobatics with the K5 & HD 55-300. I found MF gave the best results but still only about 10% savers. A chap in Johannesburg produced some very good aerobatic shots with a K3ii & PLM. As you say, the K3iii would probably be even better. Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: emperor dragonflies
Henk Have a look at this: https://www.pentaxforums.com/reviews/hd-pentax-da-55-300mm-f45-63-ed-plm-wr/focusing.html#:~:text=our%20full%20findings!-,Autofocus,as%20those%20lenses%2C%20as%20well. Alan C On 06-Jul-24 10:31 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: Some dragonflies do indeed hover, so you have sometimes one or more seconds. The fast emperor is not one of these, but I have earlier taken some in flight pics in the way you shoot on a racing circuit. The PLM is a fast and silent lens, however all Pentax bodies (perhaps except the K-3 III) are weak in AF. I'm shooting dragonflies in flight in AF-S with single point, because AF-C is unusable. Would be nice to work with fast AF of one of the mirrorless systems. Henk Op 2024-07-05 om 18:46 schreef Alan C: Henk, that PML does so well - way better than my screw drive HD on the K5. Another opportunity would be when they hover. Alan C On 05-Jul-24 02:13 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: This for me is the first time I was able to shoot a pair of emperor dragonflies. Just plain luck to see them 'in copula', busy shaking off another attacking dragonfly, close to where I was standing on the edge of woods. These emperors are always very fast in flight and the only other chance to shoot one is when the female is laying eggs on the water surface. https://flic.kr/p/2q26KAT Henk -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: emperor dragonflies
Henk, that PML does so well - way better than my screw drive HD on the K5. Another opportunity would be when they hover. Alan C On 05-Jul-24 02:13 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: This for me is the first time I was able to shoot a pair of emperor dragonflies. Just plain luck to see them 'in copula', busy shaking off another attacking dragonfly, close to where I was standing on the edge of woods. These emperors are always very fast in flight and the only other chance to shoot one is when the female is laying eggs on the water surface. https://flic.kr/p/2q26KAT Henk -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: July PUG is up
Well done, chaps. Paul's framed shot at Bookworm Gardens really caught my eye. While I am at it, this is the current state of the Marula Tree: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/53825793433/ Alan C On 04-Jul-24 12:29 PM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all Enjoy the gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous gallery there). Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not infallible. So, if you made a submission and you don't see it in the gallery, let me know. + Next up: 'Long Exposure' Full Submissions Guidelines are here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html You can submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia https://lyons-ryan.org/brians-pics/ -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO: Veg. garden invasion.
The joys of vegetable gardening! Last night a Porcupine devoured my whole line of Pea seedlings. The description is under the image. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/5382377/ K5 & DA 18-55 WR Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO Family snapshot
That came out well! Terns are rare here in Limpopo Lowveld, 200Km inland, but they do occasionally make excursions up the major rivers. Alan C On 28-Jun-24 12:37 PM, Toine wrote: I don't post photos that often, mainly because my Pentax gear is collecting dust (on the outside). Maybe this one because it was fun shooting: https://repiuk.nl/new/#pid=DSCN5980-Enhanced-NR.jpg Shot from a birdwatch cabin which was a kind of reversed fish tank allowing me to shoot at water level. Toine -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PAFA visit
What a place. Fine images. A sad story but surely they will work something out. Alan C On 24-Jun-24 01:50 AM, Rick Womer wrote: Thanks, Stan! There are rumors about keeping it open as a museum. We shall see. Rick On Jun 23, 2024, at 7:45 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: Looks like a beautiful building, a fine center for exhibitions. Your handful of images provide a sense of the feeling and atmosphere of the place, and it is sad that it will be closing. Sent from my iPad On Jun 23, 2024, at 5:27 PM, Rick Womer wrote: A few months ago we visited the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), having heard good things about their galleries. As usual I had my camera along. The number of open galleries was limited, as was some of the lighting, so there are only five photos here. Unfortunately,PAFA recently declared bankruptcy. It will allow juniors and seniors to finish their degrees, but other students are out of luck. Lawyers are prospering. https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2024/February-2024/PAFA-2-24/PAFA-Pix-2-10-24 Comments always appreciated! Rick -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Quick survey
Yes. My K110D only offers PEF. When I occasionally use it, I convert to DNG which is the universal standard. Alan C On 23-Jun-24 10:33 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: That's true, I recall now that I did use PEF on my *istD, but also a lot of JPEG and TIFF. My next camera was the K10D and I always had it on DNG. Henk Op 2024-06-23 om 21:25 schreef Ralf R Radermacher: Am 23.06.24 um 21:06 schrieb Henk Terhell: Always DNG, never tried PEF. No doubt the future for Adobe's DNG is more bright than for PEF. The earliest Pentax DSLRs up to the *istDS had no DNG. The K10D was the first to offer DNG. Ralf -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Another UK pano
That worked well. I searched the whole Pano for wildlife but only found one bird! Alan C On 19-Jun-24 09:10 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Nice! On Jun 18, 2024, at 3:11 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Just discovered 5 images on my hard drive that I forgot to stitch after our Cumbria Way walk. Here's the result: https://www.flickr.com/photos/166715344@N04/53800935843/in/album-72177720317448943/ -- Mark Roberts - Photography and Multimedia www.robertstech.com 617-276-7369 -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Spoonbill Silhouette
Thanks all for your comments. One of several, long dead Mopane trees (hardwood) in the dam. Sorry, Dave, that's as much as there is at the top! Alan C On 17-Jun-24 07:31 AM, David Mann wrote: Love it. I'd like to see a little more space at the top though. We have spoonbills here. I think I've seen them in our local estuary. Don't think I've seen one up a tree though. Cheers, Dave On Jun 17, 2024, at 5:17 AM, Alan C wrote: Late afternoon, yesterday. Very little activity apart from a few Elephants & Impalas. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/53795480853/ K5 & HD 55-300 WR Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Jonathan Stout Orchestra at Atomic Ballroom
Well done, Larry. Goodness, that is a very elegant "band", suits & all. Ensemble would be more appropriate. Alan C On 17-Jun-24 01:45 AM, Larry Colen wrote: There was a great band at the swing dance last Friday. I took the opportunity to play with the FA 85/1.4 since one of my main reasons for getting it was for photographing musicians. I've known Riley for quite a few years, he would play in various bands with his father Clint back in the Bay Area: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/53795064602/in/album-72177720317975443/ For folks who want to see the whole set: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720317975443/ -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Spoonbill Silhouette
We have visited the Kruger Park many times in the last few months all characterised by poor sightings. A Ranger friend tells me that even the international visitors have been complaining. The animals can't have just disappeared. I think the very high rainfall we have had the last 3 years (ceasing abruptly in March because of El Nino) is the reason. The bush, especially the scrub Mopane, is still very dense and the isolated water pans have not yet dried up. Good for the prey, tough for the predators. Things will return to normal in the next few months before the annual rains begin. The leaves will fall & the animals will be forced to return to the permanent water. By September it should again be possible to see the Big 5 in a single day. As for the insects, this is a global problem caused by the insecticides in use today. Alan C On 16-Jun-24 10:35 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 16.06.24 um 22:06 schrieb Henk Terhell: Ralf, nowadays we got Eurasian spoonbills breeding and living freely in nature reservates and dune pools in the Benelux. I was thinking of the elephants and antelopes that Alan mentioned in the original message. Ralf -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO: Spoonbill Silhouette
Late afternoon, yesterday. Very little activity apart from a few Elephants & Impalas. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/53795480853/ K5 & HD 55-300 WR Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New photos on line
Mark, I have been following this thread with interest. Wonderful stuff, so well captured. Places I will never see. The best I have ever experienced over there were the Yorkshire Moors. Alan C On 30-May-24 08:43 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Many are rough versions but I've got photos posted from both our Isle of Islay walk (new ones added since my last post) and from the Cumbria Way walk. Islay: https://www.flickr.com/photos/166715344@N04/albums/72177720316943057 Cumbria Way: https://www.flickr.com/photos/166715344@N04/albums/72177720317448943 -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO It's all about that bass
Well Larry, as Ralf says, you did a good job and really captured the atmosphere. I must say I prefer the monochrome images. We haven't been to a function like that for many years. They do occasionally have dance evenings out here in the sticks but it is all Boeremusiek! (You can look that up!) Alan C On 03-Jun-24 12:35 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On Jun 2, 2024, at 2:50 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 02.06.24 um 23:37 schrieb Larry Colen: For them that are curious, here's the full set https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720317540461/ Well done. Thanks for showing. Thanks Ralf LRC -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pittsburgh
What a city! I have never seen anything remotely like that. Alan C On 14-May-24 04:32 AM, Rick Womer wrote: We took a short trip to Pittsburgh last month, and were able to enjoy this pleasant city in beautiful weather. The city is where the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers join to form the Ohio River, which flows west to the Mississippi River. My family had driven through Pittsburgh when I was a child, and I remember smoke and steel mills. Now only one steel mill remains, the smoke is gone, and the city is prosperous. The views are excellent from Mount Washington, an escarpment south of the downtown area, served by two pairs of antique funicular rail cars (we went up and down the Duquesne Incline; the other (Monangahela Incline, about a mile away) was closed. The visible bridges are among 446 in Pittsburgh, the most of any city in the world (and 3x the number in Venice). The bronze figure on the bench, “Sidewalk Judge,” is by Seward Johnson, an heir to the Johnson & Johnson fortune and an artist. https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2024/April-2024/Pittsburgh-Apr-24 Comments and critiques eagerly anticipated. Rick -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Bellbird
So there is no problem with camera shake. I still use the Jack Davis formula TAV, 1/2000sec, f8 with my 170-500 for H/H at full stretch but still, like you, I find the AF screw drive somewhat lacking & seldom manage successful quick grabs. Too much glass for quick focus. The new PLM's are greased lightning by comparison but my budget won't stretch that far. I get a success rate of only about 10% shooting aerobatics. Thank goodness for digital. My 55-300 behaves much better. Alan C On 12-May-24 12:09 AM, David Mann wrote: On May 12, 2024, at 5:56 AM, Alan Cole wrote: Dave, what was the shutter speed? 1/3000th. ISO was 1600. Cheers, Dave -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: SIMULATED K1 IMAGE
Thanks, Rick. Game, especially elephants, will be abundant at the remaining permanent water as the dry season bites. Alan C On 10-May-24 04:27 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Alan, this is a lovely image, and very skillfully stitched together. I had it fill the whole screen of my 24 in / 61 cm monitor and avoided scrolling. Rick On Sun, May 5, 2024 at 10:27 AM Alan C wrote: This is a simulated K1 image being a two frame portrait pano of an Ellie breeding herd taken with my K5 yesterday at Sable Dam, Kruger Park. It is still 22Mp after cropping. The K5 APS-C 16Mp sensor is about half the size of a K1 full frame 36Mp sensor. Late afternoon - back lit. Enlarge and scroll for best viewing. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/53698220844/ K5 (x2) & HD 55-300 WR Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: May PUG is up
No. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Still_life_photography#:~:text=Still%20life%20photography%20is%20a,the%20still%20life%20artistic%20style. Alan C On 07-May-24 01:13 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On May 6, 2024, at 3:52 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 06.05.24 um 23:32 schrieb ann sanfedele: guess I'm not the only one not into doing still lifes 🙂 Same here. I had to search long and hard and this gallery now contains 50% of my still life photography. I dunno, most of the factories, powerplants, and many of the ships you photograph tend to be pretty still. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO Man's inhumanity to nature
Yeah. They are everywhere. Take another ride with a box of matt grey aerosols! Alan C On 06-May-24 08:13 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Getting a little snarky about today's images https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720316721757/ -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Escape after 3 years
Henk, that is a superb image. Sharp as a tack with so much detail. Right place at the right time! Alan C On 30-Apr-24 05:28 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: Today I saw an emerging downy emerald. Its eyes and chest will soon become shiny green. This dragonfly stays 2 or 3 years in the larval/nymphal stage under water. https://flic.kr/p/2pNmKsg Henk -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESOs: Backyard Birds
Very nice text book images, Paul. Summer should bring plenty more. We are slowly moving into the cooler part of the year (thank goodness!). The Swallows & others have already left. Alan C On 29-Apr-24 06:09 PM, paul stenquist wrote: Finally getting back to shooting a few birds. A nice morning here, so I sat outside for a bit. The pair of Cardinals are either expecting or doing amazing ritual, but the male has a seed that he will give to the female. The last one is a white throated sparrow. I only see these in spring. I think they go further north for the summer. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/w9x0rhc8ifkl721c9mokx/cardinal.jpg?rlkey=w7jteurvhmr19zjs8al2dqifo&dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/f6xiwvnr4ed7q2qbsz279/cardinal.pair2.jpg?rlkey=rfee2au9gzji3pe8k9hvuqtey&dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/d7s1yfgzocpzwlsqvay0j/white-throated-sparrow..jpg?rlkey=yzznzrjxb2defd14ja5igyo2q&dl=0 -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Spiders and Snake, apologies
I think that Rattler is getting to you! Not in your garden I hope. Alan C On 29-Apr-24 09:36 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I'd click send, nothing would happen, so I'd try again. I just looked at my email folder and it went out each time without making the window go away On Apr 29, 2024, at 12:24 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I looked up "Red fuzzy butt spider" and was pointed to the Johnson Jumper: https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/682651 Mind you, my inner 12 year old goes a very different place with the phrase "Johnson Jumper". Oh, and I think the snake might be a red diamond rattlesnake. On Apr 29, 2024, at 12:14 AM, mike wilson wrote: Not spiders. Some form of wingless bee? On 29/04/2024 08:05 BST Larry Colen wrote: Mediocre photos of cute spiders with fuzzy red butts, and better photos of a rattlesnake. I've never seen one like this before, very different colors and markings than I'm used to. Yeah, the album starts out with some flowers because some people are funny about the weirdest things. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720316568151/ -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: grey heron (once more)
Fine images! Must gave been pecking carrots. Alan C On 22-Apr-24 04:08 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: To follow up on our recent discussion about Alan's heron picture, this grey heron in a pool nearby didn't bother taking me some pictures to show its orange legs. https://flic.kr/p/2pLJfcH https://flic.kr/p/2pLDJDJ Henk -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: the last flower
I've never actually seen one - looks quite spectacular. Probably wouldn't last long in the hot Lowveld. Alan C On 16-Apr-24 09:50 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: The last flower on our Magnolia tree, just a few days ago. After heavy rainfall and strong wind all flowers have gone now. https://flic.kr/p/2pJNvJU Henk -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Grey Heron (continued)
Interesting. The African sub-species has black legs all the year round. The yellow bill darkens partly during the breeding season. We have another slightly smaller one here (the Yellowbilled Egret - still much bigger than the Little Egret) which is more like the one you describe. I'll be on the look out! Alan C On 31-Mar-24 12:31 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: Nice picture. Funny pose that one, just like a stork. It is remarkable that the legs of the great egret can be orange or black (like on your photo). I asked Copilot AI, which replied that during the breeding period the legs get red and the beak black. Here a picture I took here some years ago (in breeding period) of two great egrets with pure orange legs . https://flic.kr/p/2kZge8z We also see the little regret here, which can be determined by its intense black beak. Henk Op 2024-03-31 om 06:27 schreef Alan C: Excellent shot, Henk. Interesting to hear about the Great Egrets. Must be getting warmer there? Here is a recent shot of a local one (heavy crop). Not all that common. K5 & HD 55-300 @ 300. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/53622138608/ Alan C On 30-Mar-24 09:03 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: In our region some grey herons are staying in the winter and are breeding from februari till june. They are of the same species as the one of Alan's photo. See https://flic.kr/p/2pGkKB3. The great egret is seen around here more and more, though I haven't spotted one here this season. Henk -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Grey Heron (continued)
Excellent shot, Henk. Interesting to hear about the Great Egrets. Must be getting warmer there? Here is a recent shot of a local one (heavy crop). Not all that common. K5 & HD 55-300 @ 300. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/53622138608/ Alan C On 30-Mar-24 09:03 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: In our region some grey herons are staying in the winter and are breeding from februari till june. They are of the same species as the one of Alan's photo. See https://flic.kr/p/2pGkKB3. The great egret is seen around here more and more, though I haven't spotted one here this season. Henk -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Grey Heron
Larry, if you watch the WildEarth channel you will see plenty of that. Man is just as bad but nowadays the prey animals & birds are (hopefully) killed in a more civilized fashion. I wonder how many people realise that a juicy steak was once part of a living animal? Then we have the Vegans who are totally opposed to man being at the top of a food chain. Haven't heard them complaining about the Lions or Orcas yet! Alan C On 21-Mar-24 03:00 AM, l...@red4est.com wrote: There is a very impressive account on Instagram called nature_is_metal which is a collection of videos and photos of things happening in nature that do not give you the warm fuzzies. On March 19, 2024 9:17:29 PM PDT, Alan C wrote: A bit gruesome but that's nature for you. I have never seen anything like that - the ones around here all seem to survive on tiddlers. Alan C On 19-Mar-24 08:39 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: Nice picture indeed. After I saw a grey heron swallowing two coot chicken in two successive flights across the pool nearby it is no longer my favourite bird. Henk Op 2024-03-18 om 17:09 schreef Stanley Halpin: Very nice! I think Herons make great subjects because of their alertness and the way they pause (to look for prey) rather than being in continuous motion. It’s always nice to see images of these impressive birds, Stan On Mar 18, 2024, at 1:27 AM, Alan C wrote: Forgot the link! https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/53594856663/ A handsome Grey Heron at Sable Dam, Kruger Park, late yesterday. K5 & HD 55-300 @ 300mm, f8, 1/500sec ISO160 Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email topdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email topdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: A strange looking bird
Rick Thanks for your comments. We spent a W/E at a rustic lodge in the area. Unfortunately it was very hot (over 40°C every day) - thank goodness for aircons! The back lighting & glare was terrible. That's about as good as I could get. Also, the shutter speed was a bit slow (1/1000) for H/H at 500mm. Lake Panic is an impoundment on a tributary of the Sabi River which runs past the Skukuza Camp. The bird hide is on a bend in the upper reaches - a Mecca for bird photographers who sit there in numbers for the whole day with their long lenses. Various animals appear on the banks too. Not my scene at all - we just paid a short visit. Alan C On 21-Mar-24 02:41 AM, Rick Womer wrote: Interesting bird! The body looks sharp but the head doesn’t; I’m guessing that they don’t hold still very much. The highlights are also rather intense. I always enjoy your photos of the flora and fauna in the opposite corner of the globe! Rick On Mar 20, 2024, at 12:53 AM, Alan C wrote: An African Snake Darter at Lake Panic, near Skukuza Camp, Kruger Park. Unfortunately back lit. These birds are closely related to Cormorants but swim with their bodies totally immersed giving the impression of a swimming snake. The second image (by a fellow photographer, Ian van Romburgh) shows that very well. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/53599214819/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51790648710/ K5 & Sigma 170-500 DG -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: A strange looking bird
Won't go. Trying again. On 20-Mar-24 06:53 AM, Alan C wrote: An African Snake Darter at Lake Panic, near Skukuza Camp, Kruger Park. Unfortunately back lit. These birds are closely related to Cormorants but swim with their bodies totally immersed giving the impression of a swimming snake. The second image (by a fellow photographer, Ian van Romburgh) shows that very well. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/53599214819/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51790648710/ K5 & Sigma 170-500 DG -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO: A strange looking bird
An African Snake Darter at Lake Panic, near Skukuza Camp, Kruger Park. Unfortunately back lit. These birds are closely related to Cormorants but swim with their bodies totally immersed giving the impression of a swimming snake. The second image (by a fellow photographer, Ian van Romburgh) shows that very well. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/53599214819/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51790648710/ K5 & Sigma 170-500 DG -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Grey Heron
A bit gruesome but that's nature for you. I have never seen anything like that - the ones around here all seem to survive on tiddlers. Alan C On 19-Mar-24 08:39 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: Nice picture indeed. After I saw a grey heron swallowing two coot chicken in two successive flights across the pool nearby it is no longer my favourite bird. Henk Op 2024-03-18 om 17:09 schreef Stanley Halpin: Very nice! I think Herons make great subjects because of their alertness and the way they pause (to look for prey) rather than being in continuous motion. It’s always nice to see images of these impressive birds, Stan On Mar 18, 2024, at 1:27 AM, Alan C wrote: Forgot the link! https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/53594856663/ A handsome Grey Heron at Sable Dam, Kruger Park, late yesterday. K5 & HD 55-300 @ 300mm, f8, 1/500sec ISO160 Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email topdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email topdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Grey Heron
Thanks, Stan. With the dam still at about 80%, the N bank track is inaccessible. Luckily he popped up right in front of us as far as we could get. Alan C On 18-Mar-24 06:09 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: Very nice! I think Herons make great subjects because of their alertness and the way they pause (to look for prey) rather than being in continuous motion. It’s always nice to see images of these impressive birds, Stan On Mar 18, 2024, at 1:27 AM, Alan C wrote: Forgot the link! https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/53594856663/ A handsome Grey Heron at Sable Dam, Kruger Park, late yesterday. K5 & HD 55-300 @ 300mm, f8, 1/500sec ISO160 Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Grey Heron
*Thanks Larry. * * Bird photography can be so frustrating. The light was spot on for that one but more often than not is isn't. Alan C * On 18-Mar-24 10:32 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 17, 2024, at 10:27 PM, Alan C wrote: Forgot the link! https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/53594856663/ A handsome Grey Heron at Sable Dam, Kruger Park, late yesterday. Nicely captured. K5 & HD 55-300 @ 300mm, f8, 1/500sec ISO160 Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email topdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email topdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO: Grey Heron
Forgot the link! https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/53594856663/ A handsome Grey Heron at Sable Dam, Kruger Park, late yesterday. K5 & HD 55-300 @ 300mm, f8, 1/500sec ISO160 Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO: Grey Heron
A handsome Grey Heron at Sable Dam, Kruger Park, late yesterday. K5 & HD 55-300 @ 300mm, f8, 1/500sec ISO160 Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Got myself a new lens
I thought he bought a K3ii with built in GPS? Alan C On 15-Mar-24 10:48 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: I have the PLM type of 55-300 which is always attached to my K-70. However the PLM lens is not compatible with a K-5 II. Henk Op 2024-03-15 om 07:43 schreef Alan Cole: I don't think you'll be disappointed. Henk Terhell in Belgium uses his with great success for virtually everything. I have the screw-drive WR version which is pretty good too. Alan C On Thu, Mar 14, 2024 at 11:52 PM Mark Roberts wrote: Not content with buying a camera recently (a lovely K-5ii), I decided this week to treat myself to a new lens. I haven't bought a lens since... 2018, I think (it was the 28-105 for the K-1). Anyway, I just bought another travel lens for the trips we have planned for the summer: walking England and Scotland in May and bicycling Belgium August. With the outdoorsiness factor weighing heavily I went for a weather-sealed lens, the DA 55-300. I already had the older, non-weather-sealed budget version but the new one is very much nicer. In-lens focusing motor is silent and very quick. Build quality seems excellent. I'll take some test shots soon to check out the optics but if it's as good as the older one I'lkl be very happy indeed. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: March PUG is up
Well done, chaps. Enjoyed that lot, especially the deer. There must be a story behind that vintage pocket watch! Alan C On 07-Mar-24 12:41 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: A very nice gallery indeed! Stan, be careful this summer, that is likely a death cap (Amanita phalloides), one of the most toxic mushrooms in the world! Henk Op 2024-03-07 om 11:22 schreef Bob W PDML: Thanks. It’s a very good gallery. On 7 Mar 2024, at 10:03, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all Enjoy the gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: A half-frame Pentax film camera
Exactly! On 04-Mar-24 05:59 PM, Bob W PDML wrote: On 4 Mar 2024, at 15:42, Alan C wrote: It's not going to be a horizontal half frame, that would just be plain silly. There were a couple of quick teasers in the video. Portrait format like a 'phone camera. IMHO it will be standard film advance, but half a frame at a time. It seems to me it will be like a digital compact with film replacing the sensor. All controls will be electronic, nothing mechanical. The lens could be anything. Auto mode will probably mostly rule supreme. Alan C He says in the video, as they have all along, that it will have a manual mechanical film advance. Same with the rewind. They also seem to be considering some sort of unconventional focusing method based on zone focusing, so I’m guessing at a click-stop mechanism possibly implemented as focus by wire rather than having all the gubbins needed for autofocus or for a real focus ring. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: A half-frame Pentax film camera
It's not going to be a horizontal half frame, that would just be plain silly. There were a couple of quick teasers in the video. Portrait format like a 'phone camera. IMHO it will be standard film advance, but half a frame at a time. It seems to me it will be like a digital compact with film replacing the sensor. All controls will be electronic, nothing mechanical. The lens could be anything. Auto mode will probably mostly rule supreme. Alan C On 03-Mar-24 07:45 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 03.03.24 um 18:29 schrieb Bill: I was quite surprised that it is a vertical half frame, but the logic behind that decision is that a vertical format is what the target market is already comfortable with. Making it a horizontal half frame would mean transporting the film from top to bottom and a very odd shape of the camera. There has apparently been a market for vertical frame cameras long before mobile phone photography. Remember those 645 rangefinders from Bronica (or Mamiya) in the late 80s or 90s? Ralf -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Soul cam?
Sarcasm? Alan C On 03-Mar-24 12:55 AM, Larry Colen wrote: So, they developed a micro 4/3 film cell phone camera. On Mar 2, 2024, at 2:33 PM, Bob W PDML wrote: Some of you may have already seen the recent updates about the forthcoming Pentax film camera, which sounds interesting and unusual. There’s an article here https://silvergrainclassics.com/en/2024/03/new-pentax-camera-will-be-half-frame-available-summer-24/ which links to this video: https://youtu.be/xqRQTOkhOJU?si=E3xBE2-ZQcv5SoYV -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Another lightroom redo
I couldn't see flying saucers on any of them! Alan C On 16-Feb-24 08:00 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Interesting. Thank you people. I had felt that in general the first version was a bit "over spiced". I'm trying to find the right balance between making the image pop, and overdoing it. If you look at other photos in the collection, there is a lot of light pollution close to the horizon, and when saturation and vibrance are dialed up a lot of swatches of green and magenta noise in the sky in general. The new version of lightroom does make it easier for me to duplicate and modify masks, so when I get a chance, I can try a version with more saturation, contrast and clarity in the milky way. Is there consensus that I should also bring up the exposure on the foreground? I did create a mask for the snow on mount Shasta, which I had dialed down a bit from the previous print. Larry On Feb 16, 2024, at 9:09 AM, Paul Sorenson wrote: I'd have to agree with Mike - the 889-pano is more pleasing to me than NR-HDR-Pano. The milky way is better rendered and being able to better see the horizon and landscape add to be overall image. -p 89888-Enhanced-NR-HDR-Pano On 2/16/2024 2:28 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I decided to have a go at another one of my photos, trying to take advantage of new features in lightroom. It is an HDR panorama (at 15 and 20 seconds). For the new version I did a lightroom noise reduction of each of the frames before doing an HDR pano stitch. I believe this is my previous version that I used for printing: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/30524911188/in/album-72177720314781277/ This one is my current "best try": https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/53532544424/in/album-72177720314781277/ I've learned a fair bit about using masks in the process. All of my processing attempts over the years are in this album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720314781277/with/42907311702 I would appreciate people's thoughts about what improvements the processing might need. Is there anything about any of the older attempts that worked better? Thanks, Larry -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email topdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: February PUG is up
Interesting gallery. Thanks Brian and happy snappers. The "Cow" fooled me too. Alan C On 10-Feb-24 12:45 PM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all Enjoy the gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous gallery there). Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not infallible. So, if you made a submission and you don't see it in the gallery, let me know. + Next up: 'Up Close' Full Submissions Guidelines are here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html You can submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia https://eu.zonerama.com/apathyman/ -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESOs (5) - Fisheye Fun NEW LINK
Exactly! Alan C On 06-Feb-24 12:20 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: Rick, you got a nicely cleaned fisheye. I'm surprised that I would not have recognized some pics as taken with a fisheye, in particular of the playground and the fruit market. For me that is the way this lens should be used to not looking overdone. Henk Op 2024-02-06 om 04:10 schreef Rick Womer: So I dusted off my fisheye lens. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Reprocessing an old file in lightroom
Well done with the lighthouse! "I was always frustrated that the poor low light noise of the K20 adversely affected the image quality." I think we all were. Before the Sony sensors from the K5 onwards you couldn't really shoot much above ISO 400. "Anyways, this is one of the reasons that I shoot in raw, because the tools to rescue old files keep getting better." With AI & Elon Musk's brain implants we may eventually be able to recover anything we have ever seen directly from our brains!? Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO FA*85/1.4 first outing
A great gallery, Larry. The lens is clearly ideal for that sort of work. Takes me back - Ann & I did a lot of that in Rhodesia when we were young - Sat. night Dinner/Dances. Nothing like that around here any more. Alan C On 29-Jan-24 10:45 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I guess it takes a special kind of nerd to look at FA*85/1.4 and turn it into either 26,600 or 67E8, but I digress. I recently picked up a used 85/1.4 and played with it a bit at the local milonga (tango dance) last night. It's a small gallery, I spent more time dancing than shooting. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720314421636 My favorite is probably the first one. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax APS-C cameras
I have a clip-on O-GPS1 which can I use on my trusty K5. Very small & easy to use for GPS. Alan C On 20-Jan-24 10:41 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 20.01.24 um 21:30 schrieb Larry Colen: I recently picked up one of these for my bike rides. It does a nice job of logging my rides and doesn't wear my phone batteries down the way trying to use the phone GPS apps does. https://ride.lezyne.com/products/mega-xl-gps It would be wonderful if I could somehow sync the location data with my photos in lightroom. I use a software called HoudahGeo on my Mac to tag the photos. I'm sure there is something comparable for Windows. Have a look here: https://alternativeto.net/software/houdahgeo/ Ralf -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax APS-C cameras
Sorry, none of those - they all need the clip-on O-GPS1 as do the K3i & K3iii, K5 series & a few others. It seem only the K3ii has built in GPS like the K1. Alan C On 20-Jan-24 06:30 AM, Alan C wrote: https://www.dpreview.com/products/compare/side-by-side?products=pentax_k70&products=pentax_kf&products=pentax_kp&products=pentax_ks2 Alan C On 20-Jan-24 01:37 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: What is the most recent Pentax APS-C camera that has built-in GPS like the K-1? We're doing another bicycle trip in the summer and I'd like something more compact than my K-1 but more capable than a phone. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax APS-C cameras
https://www.dpreview.com/products/compare/side-by-side?products=pentax_k70&products=pentax_kf&products=pentax_kp&products=pentax_ks2 Alan C On 20-Jan-24 01:37 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: What is the most recent Pentax APS-C camera that has built-in GPS like the K-1? We're doing another bicycle trip in the summer and I'd like something more compact than my K-1 but more capable than a phone. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: January PUG is up
To be precise, 80Km NNE of Phalaborwa at Pioneer Dam near Mopani Camp in the Kruger Park. Alan C On 08-Jan-24 08:53 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: Thanks again Brian! Alan definitely went far afield for his entry! All good again this month. Stan Sent from my iPad On Jan 8, 2024, at 5:25 AM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all Enjoy the gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous gallery there). Alan's submission is an innovative interpretation of the theme 🙂 Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not infallible. So, if you made a submission and you don't see it in the gallery, let me know. + Next up: 'On reflection' Full Submissions Guidelines are here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html You can submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia https://eu.zonerama.com/apathyman/ -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. www.avast.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email topdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email topdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Way OT Astro stuff
Very interesting, Marco & excellent images. Looks like the JWT has some competition! Alan C On 08-Jan-24 10:20 PM, Marco Alpert wrote: Although this has absolutely nothing to do with Pentax, since Larry brought up astro-imaging, I can’t resist showing the initial results of something that has really reenergized my passion for astronomy. Although I’ve owned a couple of really nice telescopes since the early 90s (which were great for visual observation when I lived on top of a not-too-light-polluted hill and could just roll the scopes out to the driveway to observe), since we moved to the Sacramento area, the combination of light pollution (around Bortle 7 for anyone who knows what that means), and the increasing difficulty of lugging them out to set up had pretty much ended observation for me (and I was never particularly interested in the intricacies of astrophotography). Then, a few months ago, I acquired a small, inexpensive, “robotic” scope for what is called EAA (electronically assisted astronomy) that promises the ability to visually observe in light-polluted areas (albeit on the screen of a phone or tablet) as well as offer much simplified photography. Here are a few of my first results: M33 Galaxy in Triangulum:https://flic.kr/p/2pgYEEb NGC 7635 Bubble Nebula in Cassiopeia:https://flic.kr/p/2prm5Qg NGC 1499 California Nebula in Perseus:https://flic.kr/p/2prkrFu This little gizmo has only a 50mm (~2 in) objective (which is tiny for deep sky objects) and has the ability, controlled by a phone or tablet, to automatically find and slew to whatever object you tell it to and begin taking a series of 10 second exposures. Let it keep doing this as long as you want and watch the object appear on the phone or tablet with more and more detail as the successive exposures are stacked and processed. I did do some post-processing on these, but as I have exactly zero experience with astrophotography, it’s pretty primitive compared to what’s possible. So, a telescope with a built-in computer-controlled alt/az mount, a digital astro-camera, auto-focuser, dew heater, multiple filters, small carbon-fiber tripod and a fairly nice case, for about $500. We truly live in the future. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email topdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Stupid Lightroom Question
Only Darkroom here. Load shedding has returned with a vengeance. Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: HAPPY NEW YEAR
It looks fine on mine. Shot at 8:35am on the W bank of the dam on a overcast morning with lens at full stretch. Don't see any yellowish/greenish (apart from the background which is sharply in contrast to the Stork). Alan C On 31-Dec-23 07:52 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On Dec 30, 2023, at 9:13 PM, Alan C wrote: A Happy New Year to you all. Photographically, I haven't been too active the past year. Here are are a couple from Sable Dam, Kruger Park last week: A pair of duelling Impala Rams Very cool. & a Stately Saddle Billed Stork. That's a nice shot, but on my screen the color balance seems wonky. Did you shoot it at sunset? It looks very yellowish, maybe even a bit greenish as well. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/53432774670/ Scroll R for the other. K5 & HD 55-300. Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
HAPPY NEW YEAR
A Happy New Year to you all. Photographically, I haven't been too active the past year. Here are are a couple from Sable Dam, Kruger Park last week: A pair of duelling Impala Rams & a Stately Saddle Billed Stork. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/53432774670/ Scroll R for the other. K5 & HD 55-300. Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Stacking cases
Well done, Larry. You've done great job! My goodness, you have a lot of kit. Happy New Year Alan C On 31-Dec-23 03:53 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I posted pics of my first cheapass weather resistant camera cases a couple of weeks back. I've set up the next two for cameras and lenses. For the cases that have a spot for a camera body, I'll need to make compartments for the camera straps. For the third case, I'll need to make compartments for either a few lenses, and/or accessories like flashes. I figure that I'm about $160 into them for materials, $90 for the cases, $50 for the foam, and the rest is things like reflective tape, sales tax etc. I'm not counting tools that I used the project as an excuse to buy, like the $60 cordless multitool. https://photos.app.goo.gl/1JTA4jxGw4mniNQX9 The first case (orange) https://photos.app.goo.gl/qBJiJwnhtBrd4w658 has room for a body, and pretty much all of my "not huge" lenses that'll work on a "full frame" sensor. My DA35 macro does vignette a bit, but it's too handy and small not to include. The second case (blue) https://photos.app.goo.gl/9Un7aQKeLi8an3x97 has my "huge" lenses, the ones that are so big and heavy that they'd take the space of three other lenses in another case. The third case (green) https://photos.app.goo.gl/D3iXF4SRuaAskBZUA https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZCwh5KaydiieU4a59 Is nominally my APS case. It has my K-3, and my APS lenses (16-50, 18-270, 55-300), but since when I'm traveling I generally keep my long lens (bigma) on the K-3 and wider glass on the K-1, I set it up so that I can also carry the K-3 with either the bigma or the 70-200, so it'll be ready to go if I see an interesting critter I want to snap. I'll eventually cut compartments for other things, like flash accessories. I suspect that before too awful long I'll need to buy another chunk or two of foam and redo them as my needs change, and/or I learn more things that I didn't do quite right for my needs. I wouldn't use these cases when flying, but then I wouldn't ever check my cameras as baggage. They're a lot sturdier than the cloth camera bags I have been using, make at least an attempt at being water proof, and are a lot less expensive than Pelican cases. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: First camera case
So? As I said: "Perhaps you should consider going into business?" Alan C On 11-Dec-23 09:26 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On Dec 10, 2023, at 10:22 PM, Alan C wrote: Very nifty. You are quite a handy guy! Perhaps you should consider going into business? Heh, the reason I made it myself was that I didn't want to pay what it would cost to have someone make one. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email topdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: First camera case
Very nifty. You are quite a handy guy! Perhaps you should consider going into business? Alan C On 11-Dec-23 07:20 AM, Larry Colen wrote: A couple of weeks back I was nattering about wanting a better case for storing my gear, and carrying it in my car on a trip. I just finished the first case, for the majority of my full frame glass and the K-1. I made it with a $30 case from Home Depot (I already had a bunch of cases in this system), and about $20 worth of Kaizen foam. It's not a $300 Pelican case, but it's a lot more protective and water resistant than carrying everything in bags. https://photos.app.goo.gl/EvxT6cztCbKZsHCA8 I photographed the whole build process. https://photos.app.goo.gl/1JTA4jxGw4mniNQX9 And, yes, I know that a couple of y'all aren't fans of google photos, sorry about that, but I just don't have the time and energy to come up with a plan B. Things would have worked better if I had hole saws with finer teeth. Oh well. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Let's test the list!
In SA with up to 8 hours Load Shedding per day & subsequent switch on surges, the insurance claims have skyrocketed. Mostly TV's, Fridges & Aircons. The insurance companies have "eliminated" their risk by insisting on a surge protector fitted to the DB by a certified electrician. Too expensive for most of us so we now have individual surge plugs on sensitive appliances. Alan C On 09-Dec-23 10:24 AM, mike wilson wrote: Surge protectors are mandatory on new installs in the UK, now, probably because of the poor state of the supply infrastructure. We had three failures last year (with accompanying surges) alone. None so far this year, surprisingly. On 07/12/2023 22:48 GMT Rick Womer wrote: I don't know about the server gods, but some gods somewhere weren't happy with my photo computer . On the night of November 13 it seems that our house had a massive power surge. The victims were (1) my photo computer setup, consisting of a Mac Mini and two on-line OWC hard drives. A few days later we learned that the control circuit board and some of the wiring for our house's minisplit AC/heating system were partially melted (we are now using our hot water heating system). We're waiting for a new circuit board and valves for the minisplit system, and I've been chipping away at the computer problems. The OS on the Mac needs replacing, and both external drives have media and file system errors on Disk Utility which are making them flaky. So, in the midst of other activities, I've been chipping away at the problem. I'm shifting files from two other external hard drives (which aren't in daily use) so that I can shift my files off the damaged drives and reformat them. Then I'll be able to transfer a bunch of files, reformat the external drives they were on, transfer files back, and hope that Lightroom cooperates in getting everything accessible. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Rock 'n Roll, Rush and Pentax
Agree. Well done, Paul. Very few genuine Cobras ever found their way to SA. Plenty replicas, mind you. I well remember a pal of mine getting very angry when I told him the "Cobra" his son was about to buy for an outrageous price was nothing more than a glass fibre copy. Eventually he figured it out & bought an almost new Honda S2000 instead. Alan C On 30-Nov-23 05:43 AM, mike wilson wrote: Rock'n'roll r us! (Makes devil's horn sign with fingers and hangs tongue down chin without really knowing why) On 30/11/2023 00:27 GMT Postmaster wrote: Around the 1:24 :-) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIAcVSSHJgc -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Hélène
Very Clever! Alan C On 20-Nov-23 01:30 AM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: ...on her favourite bollard in the port of Boulogne. There, she has everything in sight, especially the chip shop on the other side, just in case somehone might drop something. https://www.fotocommunity.com/photo/helene-fotoralfbe/47872402 Enjoy Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Fotos : https://www.fotocommunity.de/user_photos/770012 -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: testing..
Mine too? Alan C On 17-Nov-23 06:21 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Nov 17, 2023, at 8:07 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: to see if this lands in my PDML folder inbox It landed in mine -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Stabilized Eclipse Video
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baily%27s_beads#:~:text=As%20the%20Moon%20covers%20the,explained%20the%20phenomenon%20in%201836. On 16-Nov-23 10:06 PM, Larry Colen wrote: That indicates that it is not a total eclipse. The diamond ring shows up when just a very small amount of the sun starts poking out from behind the moon, and in an annular eclipse, there is always some sun visible. If he puts music to the video, it should be Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon". On Nov 16, 2023, at 11:59 AM, mike wilson wrote: Interesting that you didn't get any level of "diamond ring" effect. I'm not sure what that indicates. On 16/11/2023 01:36 GMT John Sessoms wrote: https://flic.kr/p/2pg1zWk Wasn't as difficult as I thought it was going to be. One of my schemes actually worked which smoothed production immensely. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: November PUG is up
Very clever! Perhaps you could have looked for a pair of Skippers? "of course English is not my mother language" - your alter ego perhaps? Alan C On 09-Nov-23 10:04 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: Strange, gmail nowadays doesn't show me all pdml posts. About my butterflies photo, of course English is not my mother language, however the urban dictionary defines shipping as follows: " A term used to describe fan fictions that take previously created characters and put them as a pair. It usually refers to romantic relationships, but it can refer platonic [sic] ones as well. (Just think of “shipping” as short for “relationSHIP”.)" (Maybe I'm obsessed about taking pictures of butterflies.) Henk Op wo 8 nov 2023 om 23:46 schreef John Sessoms : If you don't have something topical you can still post an image for the "open gallery". On 11/8/2023 5:22 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Nov 8, 2023, at 1:46 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 07.11.23 um 22:17 schrieb Brian W: G'day all A small gallery this month - see it here: http://pug.komkon.org/ Small but excellent. Still trying to figure out the link to shipping in Henk's photo... That's beyond my ken as well. Your photo definitely make me LOL -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Geso. latest forest bath walk
Thanks for that. Amazing fall colours. Something we don't see around here. Alan C On 25-Oct-23 05:13 PM, David J Brooks wrote: Trail is about 15 min from my place http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2023-patterson1/album/index.html Dave -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Hello all, been a while …
The workmanship is outstanding. Better than new? Alan C On 23-Oct-23 05:15 AM, Brendan MacRae wrote: Yes, first year 1275cc car. California car since new. https://albums.memento.com/67Sprite I’m running the engine on a stand this weekend preparing to install it. Waiting on exhaust from the UK. Electrical is done. Should be driving it in the spring. On Sun, Oct 22, 2023 at 4:49 PM Larry Colen wrote: On Oct 22, 2023, at 1:27 PM, Brendan MacRae wrote: Some may remember me selling a venerable Pentax-A* 85mm f1.4 for a 1967 Austin-Healey Sprite a long time ago. Well, it's almost finished...it's only been 12 years... Very cool! First year of the Mk IV? 1275? Folding hood? -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Hello all, been a while …
Those were very popular Student Sports Cars when I was at Uni in the 1960's. Alan C On 23-Oct-23 05:57 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Very very nice. Much cleaner than the '68 I bought in college was. The summer after I graduated, I rebodied the '68 with a '64 http://www.red4est.com/lrc/racer_html/miscpix.html On Oct 22, 2023, at 8:15 PM, Brendan MacRae wrote: Yes, first year 1275cc car. California car since new. https://albums.memento.com/67Sprite I’m running the engine on a stand this weekend preparing to install it. Waiting on exhaust from the UK. Electrical is done. Should be driving it in the spring. On Sun, Oct 22, 2023 at 4:49 PM Larry Colen wrote: On Oct 22, 2023, at 1:27 PM, Brendan MacRae wrote: Some may remember me selling a venerable Pentax-A* 85mm f1.4 for a 1967 Austin-Healey Sprite a long time ago. Well, it's almost finished...it's only been 12 years... Very cool! First year of the Mk IV? 1275? Folding hood? -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- "Photography's greatest handicap is the ease with which the medium as such can be learned. As a result, too many budding neophytes learn to speak the language too long before they have anything to say." - Will Connell -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: mushroom time!
Henk, you produce so many fine macro images. I've seen a lot of yours on FB too. Fungi are not that common in our dry climate but you seem to have more than enough to keep you occupied! Alan C On 17-Oct-23 09:24 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: It is hard work at present to catch up with the variety of mushrooms shooting out of the ground. Here are just a few results of my efforts: https://flic.kr/p/2p8nGqi https://flic.kr/p/2p9cyf9 https://flic.kr/p/2p8CeML Henk -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: October PUG is up
Yes. I was astonished to see the condition of that car (old Citroen D19 S/W?). Hard to believe it got like that. Alan C On 09-Oct-23 06:34 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 09.10.23 um 15:19 schrieb Alan C: Thanks, Ralf. I thought of that after fruitlessly spending a couple of days looking for a spectacular wild flower (Veldblommetjie). Same here, even more so, as flowers etc, aren't my usual subject. All I had was pre-Pentax. In the end I decided that moss is also a plant... ;-) The seasons seem to be totally confused! Y'a plus de saisons, as they say in France. There are no seasons anymore. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Fotos : https://www.fotocommunity.de/user_photos/770012 -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: October PUG is up
Thanks, Ralf. I thought of that after fruitlessly spending a couple of days looking for a spectacular wild flower (Veldblommetjie). Alan C P.S. We just had a W/E at the Crystal Springs Mountain Resort. No Spring flowers to speak of up there either. The seasons seem to be totally confused! On 09-Oct-23 01:54 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 07.10.23 um 05:50 schrieb Brian W: G'day all Enjoy the new gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ ...and what a rousing success it is. ;-) Not a single comment. Methinks Alan's still-life really steals the show. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Fotos : https://www.fotocommunity.de/user_photos/770012 -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Good find today (not Pentax)
That's very interesting. A German masterpiece. My first SLR was a Pentax S1a which I bought in 1962 when I was at university. It came with a SuperTak 55/2. Later I added a 135/3.5 & a Vivitar 2x TC. It served me well for about 20 years until the cloth shutter ripped. By then the Spotmatics were all the rage but I couldn’t afford one. Fortunately, a shop in Pretoria had a closing-out sale of Praktica MTL5B’s for a mere R110 so I snapped one up & was back in business with my Pentax lenses. It was built like a tank & worked the same as a Spotmatic. I recently sold the whole rig to a lady in Cape Town where film is still alive & well. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/53223634555/ Scroll L for another. Alan C On 28-Sep-23 11:24 PM, coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: But pretty cool. I love how it’s not E Germany but USSR Occupied -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT GESO
Great stuff as usual, Dave. Late summer blossoms & seeds with signs impending Autumn or the Fall as you call it over there. We are off to the Crystal Springs mountain resort next week so hopefully I can capture some of the wild spring flowers (veldblommetjies) & probably a bit of game. Alan C On 23-Sep-23 11:27 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Dave, these are excellent. Your flower and foliage shots are extremely sharp, and the colors are great. Were you using a tripod? What aperture range were you using? Rick On Sep 23, 2023, at 10:43 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Our club recently did two walks in Uxbridge ontario sept 5 and sept 19 so i combined them into one gallery of 55 photos http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2023-uxbridge4/album/index.html D7200 28-300 some LR 6.1 adjustments dAVE -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Fire in Phalaborwa
Thanks all. The community is rallying round. Perhaps "ghoulish" was a bit strong. There are plenty of images "for posterity" on the web. Alan C On 17-Sep-23 09:47 PM, Bruce Nagel wrote: On Sun, Sep 17, 2023 at 02:50:04PM -0400, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 2 Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2023 07:28:51 +0200 From: Alan C Subject: OT: Fire in Phalaborwa To: Pentax Discus Mail List Message-ID: <7696a514-215a-4c46-81e8-b5d733092...@lantic.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Yesterday was a very hot day (40?C) in Phalaborwa with strong winds from the west. A veld fire broke out to the West of the town & rapidly got of control, jumping Spekboom Street on the western boundary & setting several thatched roofed houses on fire including the iconic Elegant Guest House. All available local firefighting services from the town fire brigade & mines were on the scene &? a firefighting helicopter was brought in from Tzaneen but It still took 10 hours to bring the fire under control. 12 houses were totally destroyed & others damaged but fortunately there was no loss of life. By far the worst disaster in Phalaborwa in the 47 years I have been here. Much cooler today but the air is still filled with smoke. I felt it would be ghoulish to take photos but you can find some on the internet if you look. I'm glad you're okay Alan, it sounds like they had quite a fight on their hands getting it under control. We've been fortunate to only deal with the smoke blowing in from distant wildfires living in Washington and now Detroit. I hope this one was an anomaly for Phalaborwa. Bruce N. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PDML Home page?
I'm on the other side by the thorn tree! Alan C On 15-Sep-23 10:07 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: Looks like we are alone on an ice floe. Henk Op vr 15 sep 2023 om 02:15 schreef Steve Cottrell : Hi PDMLers Is there still a PDML page on the web where one can subscribe to the PDML? I looked at www.pdml.net <http://www.pdml.net/> but there seems to be a holding page…. Cheers Cotty -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PANO: East & West Bankers
Stan The whole thing hinges on water & food supply. Adult Ellies consume plenty - at least 50L water & 50Kg food per day. The family groups are all matriarchal. The adult, breeding bulls live separately & only join the herds when in musth. In former years wind pumps were erected all over the park to feed artificial water holes from boreholes. The Ellie herds could then roam between them in the dry season. The downside was that Lions (who live in prides to defend a water supply) moved into areas where they could not normally survive. They decimated the rare Roan antelope in the drier northern part of the Park. So, all the pumps were closed down. The Lions left & the Roan have begun to recover. The Ellies are forced to live near permanent water supplies in the drier time of the year. During this period the big herds split into smaller groups (high efficiency with apprentice matriarchs?) which forage for food (mostly Mopani scrub) over a wide area around the dam. So, yes, they will merge when the rainy season arrives because water & food will be available over a bigger area & we won't see much of them until the next dry season. The small herds have become very tolerant of motor vehicles. Some days there are many vehicles trapped at the North end for a couple of hours while the Ellies do their thing. They wander unconcerned between them & even peer inside! Bulls in Musth are another thing altogether - very dangerous & should be avoided. Many vehicles have been damaged, even rolled over, because stupid tourists got too close. Alan C P.S. Some Roan Bulls were imported from Zimbabwe to increase the gene pool & a herd of about 30 has recently been spotted at Tsendze about 100Km north of here which is good news. The biggest headache in the Park today is poaching. In spite of all their efforts, they are still losing a lot of Rhinos. People in Oriental countries believe powdered horn is an aphrodisiac & will pay a lot to get it. The poachers are now targeting Big Tusker Ellie Bulls too. There are only about 2000 Rhinos and 12000 Ellies left in Kruger now. On 06-Sep-23 05:53 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: Alan - nice image! But, just idle curiosity… Since you merged the images for a pano, will this inspire the two herds to merge as well? Or are they determined to remain separate from one another?? Stan On Sep 6, 2023, at 7:01 AM, Alan C wrote: As you may have gathered from previous posts, there are several smallish herds of Elephants in the area of Sable Dam in the Kruger Park about 15Km from Phalaborwa primarily because it is the only permanent water in the area. It is accessed by many other species too. It is big enough to last through the dry season until the next rains. On Saturday, I was sitting in my car at the North end when 2 herds arrived simultaneously on opposite sides to drink. I took 5 shots to make a Pano. Now, frames 2 & 3 wouldn't merge so my first effort was two shorter Panos combined into a strip. Yesterday I examined the corresponding edges of the offending frames & could not understand why they wouldn't merge. I cropped thin slivers from each which then merged so I tried again using the original 5 & the newly created one - success! https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/53168126899/ K5 & HD 55-300 WR Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Photos from the latest trip
You sure get around. Most enjoyable. Nothing like that in my part of the world. Alan C On 06-Sep-23 10:29 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: We got home two days ago and have almost overcome the jet lag. I've managed to put up a gallery of photos from our bicycle trip across Austria and the Czech Republic. https://www.flickr.com/photos/166715344@N04/albums/72177720311016868 -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PANO: East & West Bankers
As you may have gathered from previous posts, there are several smallish herds of Elephants in the area of Sable Dam in the Kruger Park about 15Km from Phalaborwa primarily because it is the only permanent water in the area. It is accessed by many other species too. It is big enough to last through the dry season until the next rains. On Saturday, I was sitting in my car at the North end when 2 herds arrived simultaneously on opposite sides to drink. I took 5 shots to make a Pano. Now, frames 2 & 3 wouldn't merge so my first effort was two shorter Panos combined into a strip. Yesterday I examined the corresponding edges of the offending frames & could not understand why they wouldn't merge. I cropped thin slivers from each which then merged so I tried again using the original 5 & the newly created one - success! https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/53168126899/ K5 & HD 55-300 WR Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Uxbridge fall walk
Another great gallery, Dave. The snail was well spotted! Is that bird a thrush? Alan C On 03-Sep-23 04:04 PM, David J Brooks wrote: Happy Labour day weekend all, Labor for my USA friends lol >From a recent walk, we do this trail system 4-5 times a year to get the changes in seasons and flowers etc http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2023-uxbridge3/album/index.html D7200, Nikon 28-400 some LR 6 adjustments Dave -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Fwd: PESO: Spring is Sprung
Trying again Forwarded Message Subject:PESO: Spring is Sprung Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2023 08:06:46 +0200 From: Alan C To: Pentax Discus Mail List An early morning snap of the Knoppiesdoorn (Knob-thorn - Acacia Nigrescens) tree on our corner. Always the first harbinger of Spring right on the Equinox. The Hueglin's Robin has been kicking up a racket since 3am. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/53132973417/ K5 & HD 55-300 Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Strelitzia Reginae
Thanks. Adjusted the levels a bit. Alan C On 08-Aug-23 10:07 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On Aug 8, 2023, at 12:25 AM, Alan C wrote: The first of this season's (Spring?) flowers. Strelitzia Reginae (Known as the Bird of Paradise in the world of Horticulture) - Indigenous plant of South Africa. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/53102101248/ K5 & FA100/2.8 Macro f4, 1/200sec, ISO100. Back-lit by the early morning sun. Lovely flower. I don't know if it is a monitor calibration issue, but it looks slightly over exposed on my monitor. Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Strelitzia Reginae
The first of this season's (Spring?) flowers. Strelitzia Reginae (Known as the Bird of Paradise in the world of Horticulture) - Indigenous plant of South Africa. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/53102101248/ K5 & FA100/2.8 Macro f4, 1/200sec, ISO100. Back-lit by the early morning sun. Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO March recon vol. 1
Thanks, Larry. Enjoyed that lot even although most are unfamiliar to me. Alan C On 03-Aug-23 05:08 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: Larry - Mike already identified 614, so here goes on the rest.. 715 - North American T-28 441 - Beechcraft T-34 979 - Another T-34 077 - Douglas A-1 Skyraider 523 - Beechcraft 18 (commonly called a Twin Beech) Enjoyed the airplane pix. 😁 -p On 8/3/2023 2:53 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Last weekend my friend Candice and visited the museum at March Air Base. Since it's only a few miles away, I treated it as a recon run and tried to get a couple photos of each plane, just to catalog them for my reference. It turns out that there are a lot of airplanes there. This album is fighters, attack planes, trainers, observation & recon and related. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720310220971 We did luck out and the skies cooperated, so some of the photos actually turned out pretty nice. I had my 18-270 on the K-3iii and my Irix 11/4 on my K-1. In retrospect I would have been better off with the 15-30 on the K-1, though it was rather fun shooting with the superwide and just needing to remember to adjust the hyperfocal distance. In honor of Dan, I started off with the F4s. I was able to ID most of the planes in this album. Some unidentified ones are: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/53090853715/in/album-72177720310220971/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/53090454441/in/album-72177720310220971/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/53090639979/in/album-72177720310220971/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/53090640614/in/album-72177720310220971/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/53089892077/in/album-72177720310220971/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/53090950523/in/album-72177720310220971/ I hope that you enjoy them. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email topdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Goldentailed Woodpecker
Thanks, Larry. It sure was. Ended up with a whole lot of purple fringing. This was the best of 10. We commonly get two species here - this one & the smaller Cardinal. More often heard than seen. We will be going into the Kruger Park on Sunday for the first time this year. Alan C. On 01-Aug-23 08:39 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On Jul 31, 2023, at 2:21 AM, Alan C wrote: Awakened my slumbering camera today. The birds seem to think it is spring already but they are almost certainly in for a surprise. Captured this Goldentailed Woodpecker at work in deep shade on my Oak Tree (Quercus Robustus) this morning. It managed to hammer all the bark off a dead branch in its quest for a snack. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/53083730740/ Cool shot. It looks like it was super technically challenging with it in shade backlit by bright sunlight. K5 & HD 55-300 @300mm, f5.8, ISO320. Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO: Goldentailed Woodpecker
Awakened my slumbering camera today. The birds seem to think it is spring already but they are almost certainly in for a surprise. Captured this Goldentailed Woodpecker at work in deep shade on my Oak Tree (Quercus Robustus) this morning. It managed to hammer all the bark off a dead branch in its quest for a snack. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/53083730740/ K5 & HD 55-300 @300mm, f5.8, ISO320. Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: LrC and travel
I don't take anything & wait till I get back home! Alan C On 27-Jul-23 07:28 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I simplify for travel: I don't use LR Mobile, or cloud-based LR. When traveling, I'm using my iPads or iPhone. For the little I want to do in rendering when traveling, I use Photos+RAW Power, Snapseed, or Affinity Photo. Anything I do on the devices locally gets imported into LR Classic at home. G — Godfrey DiGiorgi - godfreydigio...@me.com - 408-431-4601 On Jul 26, 2023, at 2:20 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: What I have run into is the following: 1. Load images from an SD card onto my iPad. 2. Open in LR Mobile, (with no internet, with synch paused). 3. Select/edit 3-4 images. 4. Attempt to export/share those images to another app. E.g. WordPress. 5. LR says “cannot complete. No internet connection. Images not synched.” Or words to that effect. I do not want to synch my images to Adobe Cloud, I just want to manage my backing up and exporting/sharing on my own. I tried on one trip, based in part on your positive experience Bob. I used the Adobe system, created albums of 4-6 images, retrieved the web address, shared those albums via WordPress entries. OK so far. But then I got home, tried to put all the images from the trip on my local storage directly from SD cards, merging with downloads of the ones I had shared already, and wound up with a confusing mess. The Cloud-based approach is ok if that is all you use, if you always or usually have a robust connection to the net. I have found it too complicated to use in alternation with LR Classic. As I said earlier, I will give it another try just because I really really want to leave the laptop home on this next trip. Even though I distrust and dislike the app’s constant attempts to use limited bandwidth. We’ll see… Stan -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - Walk Along Kelly Drive
Everything in Philly seems to be so posh & manicured, a pleasure to behold and you have captured my sentiments very well. Sadly, Urban Decay is rapidly reducing my part of the world to slum status, apparently of no concern to the current powers that be. However, it is not so all over Africa - Kigali in Rwanda being a notable exception. Alan C On 24-Jul-23 10:41 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Kelly Drive is a curving, pleasant road (except for a few would-be Formula-1 race-car drivers) that follows the east bank of the Schuylkill River through Philadelphia. It has a nice foot/bicycle path, that we followed a couple of mornings ago. Rowing and racing 8-person shells on the river is a Big Thing, and the boathouses in the first three pics house the clubs that constitute the “Schuylkill Navy.” The shells are mostly on racks next to the buildings (as in the second photo), though some of the clubs have boathouses capable of storing the craft. The last five pics are other things that caught my eye on the way. https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2023/July-2023/Kelly-Drive-7-22-23/ Plaudits and brickbats equally welcome. Rick -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
