Re: PESO Silver in silver

[Bruce Walker]

That's lovely, with a great mood.

On Tue, May 23, 2023 at 2:17 AM Toine  wrote:
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> A white heron or locally known as silver heron in backlight:
>
> https://repiuk.nl/new/#pid=_1007764-Enhanced-NR.jpg
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Re: PESO: emerging four-spotted chaser/skimmer

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Very cool, Henk.

On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 11:03 AM Henk Terhell  wrote:
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> This morning I observed the emergence of this dragonfly at the pond nearby.
> This process takes a few hours before they take off after the wings are dry.
> A selection of 3 shots are:
> https://flic.kr/p/2oBro3X
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> https://flic.kr/p/2oBsVc7
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> There were several other dragonflies emerging in this area at the same
> moment so I was quite busy.
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Re: PESO: Night Sky (Pentax Content)

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That's quite beautiful. Looking forward to seeing your results from a
darker environment.

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> This is my second attempt at doing nighttime landscapes. I'm not very good
> at it yet.
>
> Anyway this is a 2 image composite shot using the K1 and DFA* 85/1.5 using
> the Astrotracer for the sky and time exposure for the foreground.
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> Enjoy
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Re: OT geso uxbridge trails walk

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I quite enjoyed that gallery, Dave. I love those trilliums you found!

Makes me want to get out in the woods again.

On Mon, May 15, 2023 at 4:33 PM David J Brooks  wrote:
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> From a trail walk last week
>
> http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2023-uxbridge2/album/index.html
>
> Nikon D7200 Nikor 28-300
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Re: OT Time machine

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On Fri, May 12, 2023 at 8:40 AM David J Brooks  wrote:
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> Have I screwed myself here? To free up some space in my time machine drive
> I moved 47 backup files from 2014 to trash.

I kinda winced when I read that, Dave. ;-)  You really need to leave
Time Machine alone to manage its own files. Many snapshots are
dependent on earlier data being there to be coherent. Normally it
clears space automatically as it needs room for new backup snapshots.

Sometimes the best thing to do with a malfunctioning Time Machine is
format the drive and restart TM using it. Basically, just reset and
start again. Of course you lose all the backups until now so you are
taking a risk, but just take care for the first few days until you
have a full and complete backup and a snapshot or two on the disk and
you should be good to go.

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RIP Dan Matyola

[Bruce Walker]

Facebook alerted me today of messages about the passing of Dan
Matyola, May 2, 2023, at 81 years of age.

I'm only a "FB friend" but we've chatted a bunch since I joined the
list and I know he was a very long time PDML member. His last reply to
the list was also May 2, amazingly.

I located a link to his obit:
https://www.cusickfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Daniel-Matyola?obId=27875827

His FB profiles -- which his cousin has been adding updates to -- is here:
https://www.facebook.com/daniel.j.matyola
https://www.facebook.com/dan.matyola

I liked Dan and I know he was a steadfast PDML contributor. He'll be missed.

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Re: PESO: Abstract-17

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That's very cool, Sasha. I like it!

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> https://photos.app.goo.gl/NfYZjiftjpdQmJZH7
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> It was almost dark.
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Re: PESO Treerise

[Bruce Walker]

I find it interesting that the square crop makes this a very
compelling image for me. It would make a great album cover (jazz or
ambient, I figure).


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> A Treerise (and not a Moonrise):
>
> https://www.repiuk.nl/albums/new/#=1=006-011-img4293
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> I haven't decided on the crop, maybe 1:1 also works:
> https://www.repiuk.nl/albums/new/#=1=006-012-img4293-2
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OT Sir Ansel print trades for a pretty penny

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tl;dr "The Grand Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Teton National
Park, Wyoming" (1942) sold for $988,000 at Sotheby's New York
yesterday.

https://www.artsy.net/news/artsy-editorial-ansel-adams-photograph-achieved-new-auction-record-artist-sothebys

So don't lose that dream, and keep on shooting. Maybe the new Pentax
body coming or a lens on eBay will finally do the trick for you. ;-)

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Re: PESO -- Nautical Christmas

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Oh, _that's_ funny!

On Fri, Dec 11, 2020 at 3:28 PM P. J. Alling  wrote:
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> http://webster26.epizy.com/peso/PESO--nauticalChristmas.html
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> Equipment: Pentax K-3 w/smc Pentax F 70-210 f4.0~5.6
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Re: PESO - Neighbor's Steps

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I like the geometry versus the random organic stuff, Rick. The light too. Nice.


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> Another from my long walk a couple of weeks ago. A Japanese maple in front of 
> a neighbor’s house had just dropped its leaves.
>
> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2020/Long-Late-Fall-Walk/i-2R4tptW/A
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Re: PESO: Rediscovering the K-7

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That's lovely light, Ralf. A fine shot.

The K-7 was the immediate successor to the K20D, with a very similar
(but updated) CMOS sensor. I was very fond of my K20D and shot with it
for a good seven years. I really loved the rather filmic look to the
images -- I don't have the same issue with grain/noise that gets other
photographers into a tizzy.

I sold it cheap last year to a young budding photography student and
it's still being lovingly used.


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> The K-7 and I never really took to each other and I got myself one of
> the first K-5 ever sold in town. I hated the K-7's Samsung sensor, the
> limited dynamic range and the noise in everything shot at more than ISO 100.
>
> Yet, when I look at some of the photos I've taken with it, they have a
> special quality about them. A certain crispness, the restrained colours...
>
> Maybe the fact that I was less lazy, in those days, and made much more
> use of primes, tripods, and low ISOs also has something to do with it.
>
> Just came across this one and thought some of you might like it:
>
> https://www.fotocommunity.com/photo/entre-chien-et-loup-fotoralfbe/44605722
>
> Enjoy
>
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Re: Has anybody tried connecting Pentax K-1 for live streaming via HDMI?

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I tried my K-3. It works but there's no way to rid the feed of every
single overlay distraction. I was able to disable all but the AF focus
indicator which was always there, somewhere, annoyingly.

I used a "Foscomax 4K Ultra HD USB 3.0 HDMI" capture device 'cause
it's fairly cheap on Amazon. Fed it into the free OBS Studio on my
Macbook.

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>
> I wonder if anybody has tried a Cam Link from Elgato with a Pentax DSLR,
> in particular, K-1, - or any other solution that allows to live-stream
> HDMI output from the camera?
>
> I see that there were some problems 3 years ago, - but I wonder if those
> have been fixed in the later firmware
> https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/75-video-pentax-hdslrs/340995-k-1-external-recording.html
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Re: OT: Viewbug

[Bruce Walker]

I have no direct experience with them, but they must have just
launched a campaign to get new signups because I was among many who
got an email from them recently.

"My name is Samamtha, content editor at viewbug. I saw your photos
and would love to feature your work."

I can tell right away something's amiss. It's unlikely that a popular
photography site, having seen my photos, would still want to feature
them.

They've been around for many years, that much I know. They have
co-sponsored contests with some photography-related companies since
the 2000's.


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> Anyone familiar with Viewbug?
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Re: PESO birds on a tree

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Beautiful and very striking.

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> Black for a change:
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Re: 'Why I still shoot with Pentax'

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On Wed, Nov 25, 2020 at 8:19 PM mike wilson  wrote:
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> > On 26 November 2020 at 00:04 John Francis  wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, Nov 25, 2020 at 09:23:20PM +, mike wilson wrote:
> > > Given the many wonderful things that have been pictured by Hasselblads, 
> > > would one really need a viewfiner?
> >
> > If you ask me, 'need' has very little to do with a fair number of 
> > Hasselblad purchases.
> >
> > That being said, IIRC the item being purchased was a 90-degree viewfinder 
> > adapter.
> > If you've got the camera set up on a tripod at 5 or 6 feet above floor 
> > level,
> > it's very hard to look down onto a top-mounted ground glass screen.
>
> You missed the wordplay.  Your PDML membership is hereby revoked.

Punishment.

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Re: 'Why I still shoot with Pentax'

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I still shoot with Pentax because my Pentax gear still works for me.

On Mon, Nov 23, 2020 at 10:37 AM Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
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> I still shoot Pentax because I am too old to change.
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> On Thu, Oct 29, 2020 at 1:28 PM Henk Terhell  wrote:
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> > The Australian landscape photographer Matt Bishop shows his enthousiasm
> > for the use of the K-1 (II) on YT:
> > He is not a very gifted speaker, but his pictures are fabulous.
> > https://youtu.be/QdmFcWMBaUI
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Re: Peso: School Picture

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On Fri, Nov 20, 2020 at 4:46 PM Ralf R Radermacher  wrote:
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> Am 20.11.20 um 20:58 schrieb Bruce Walker:
>
> > I *relish* finding an involved project!  Presently I am pursuing the
> > perfect pour-over coffee (using spreadsheets, weigh scales,
> > thermometers, and timers)
>
> And how do you clean the keyboard afterwards or what do you pour it over?

Ah, ha! I don't allow a computer with a keyboard in the kitchen. I use
a tablet -- which is reasonably liquid proof -- to access Google
Sheets. Afterward, the tablet doubles as a handy serving tray.

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Re: Peso: School Picture

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On Fri, Nov 20, 2020 at 4:39 PM Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
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> You should try espresso.

I love espresso, Dan. But while I can relatively easily conceal large
camera and lighting purchases, there's no way I can hide an espresso
machine on the kitchen counter. Certain death awaits from She Who Must
be Obeyed.

So I will just have to make do with the espressos I can savour at a
restaurant -- whenever *that* becomes possible again. Or my stove-top
moka pot, which is next on my list for playing with again.

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Re: Peso: School Picture

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On Fri, Nov 20, 2020 at 3:44 PM Bob Pdml  wrote:
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> On 20 Nov 2020, at 19:59, Bruce Walker  wrote:
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> > Igor, you needn't let lacking a "suitable backdrop" stop you. Just use
> > a wide aperture with a decent distance from behind your kid to the
> > background and let blur create a nice randomly mottled background.
> >
> > And, I don't know about you, but in these stuck-at-home pandemic days
> > I *relish* finding an involved project!  Presently I am pursuing the
> > perfect pour-over coffee (using spreadsheets, weigh scales,
> > thermometers, and timers)
>
> SwissGold coffee filter, Hario coffee scoop, mug, nice coffee, boiling water.
>
> > and just today I have added learning how to
> > make decent protein smoothies to my task list.
>
> Banana, fat-free Greek yogurt, fat-free milk, bit of honey. Stick blender, 
> pint jug. Peel the banana first, and discard the peel. Or not, it’s up to you.
>
> There now, I’ve spoiled your lockdown.

Damn you, Bob! ;-)

My preferred gear chose me early on -- a Hario V60 ceramic dripper --
and I decided to forge ahead with that. When I get it right it's the
best coffee I've ever had, but if I'm inattentive even for a moment
while brewing, it's ... uh, suboptimal. There are some very good
coffee roasters in the area and I'm working my way through their
single origin beans one by one.

I shall give your smoothie recipe a try. I picked up a Blendtec
blender at a decent Black Friday price and it likes challenges, like
banana peels. Also whole carrots, celery stalks, large chunks of ice,
anything really. I think it would happily blend a piano if I could get
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Re: Peso: School Picture

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Igor, you needn't let lacking a "suitable backdrop" stop you. Just use
a wide aperture with a decent distance from behind your kid to the
background and let blur create a nice randomly mottled background.

And, I don't know about you, but in these stuck-at-home pandemic days
I *relish* finding an involved project!  Presently I am pursuing the
perfect pour-over coffee (using spreadsheets, weigh scales,
thermometers, and timers) and just today I have added learning how to
make decent protein smoothies to my task list.

I can safely state that shooting portraits is a breeze compared to
consistently making good pour overs. :-)


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>
> Cool photo, and a nice kid!
>
> Just on Tuesday, I took our daughter (who is in the "virtual mode") to the
> school, for the school photo. I was entertaining the thought of doing one
> myself, - but I lack any suitable backdrop. Besides, not doing this type
> of shots routinely would make it a rather involved project.
> So, I let it to be done by the people who are better set up than I am.
> I wish some PDMLers were closer. :)
>
> Cheers,
> Igor
>
>
>
> Bill Fri, 20 Nov 2020 09:40:26 -0800 wrote:
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> On 11/20/2020 11:35 AM, ann sanfedele wrote:
>
>  Ok, so a sweet looking kid nicely photo-ed but what is with the silver
> hair?  If she were living down here it would have to be purple or green
> highlights to fit in :-)
>
>  Or is that just the lighting?
>
>
>  ann
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> She had her hair dyed bright blue a couple of months ago, the colour has
> faded to a kind of silvery blue
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Re: Peso: School Picture

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Real nice, Bill.

On Fri, Nov 20, 2020 at 12:18 PM Bill  wrote:
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> The granddaughter was over last week for school pictures.
> Technical:
> K1, DFA* 85/1.4 @ f/5
> Some post processing, more gilding the lily than anything.
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Re: PESOs (5) - Woodlands Autumn Walk

[Bruce Walker]

There's very beautiful light in all of these shots, Rick. Makes me
want to be there.


On Thu, Nov 19, 2020 at 8:51 PM Rick Womer  wrote:
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> From last week. I don’t know whether the leaves are still on the gingko trees 
> or not.
>
> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2020/Woodland-Cemetery-Apr-2020/i-HG59L3W/A
>
> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2020/Woodland-Cemetery-Apr-2020/i-MQ2vjDZ/A
>
> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2020/Woodland-Cemetery-Apr-2020/i-dZ3KCCp/A
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> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2020/Woodland-Cemetery-Apr-2020/i-FG5fLLd/A
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> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2020/Woodland-Cemetery-Apr-2020/i-kF6Bthk/A
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> All feedback welcomed: positive, negative, or indifferent.
>
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Re: November PUG is up

[Bruce Walker]

Lots of fine stuff in here to browse. Thanks for curating it, Brian!

I'm particularly drawn to Mark's Walk. The visual echo and the overall
simplicity works for me.
The simplicity in Rick's Steps also does it for me.

Bulent and Dan: thanks. Appreciated!

On Fri, Nov 6, 2020 at 2:09 AM Brian W  wrote:
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> G'day all
>
> Biggest gallery for some time - well done all!
>
> You will probably note that there is one image taken with a Ricoh.  I know the
> rules/guidelines state that submissions must be taken with either a Pentax 
> body
> or lens but, given that Ricoh owns Pentax and could possibly be regarded as 
> the
> saviour of Pentax, I've let this one through (great image, by the way!).
>
> 17 submissions to enjoy
>
> View the November 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: 'Waterbirds'.
>
> Themes for 2021 coming soon!
>
> Full Submissions Guidelines here:
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> http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html
>
> You can submit here:
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> http://pug.komkon.org/submit/
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> Cheers
> Brian
> ++
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Re: Peso: Landline

[Bruce Walker]

When my neighborhood was finally wired for real fiber, I canned my
copper-pair landline and moved entirely to VoIP. Through the magic of
number portability I kept my ages old phone number as the primary VoIP
number.

It's all very amazing now, with multiple simultaneous calls in and
out, call-screening, voicemail, and all kinds of office PBX features.
My old copper based POTS phones are all still hooked up by way of ATAs
and I have a refurb multi line Cisco VoIP office phone on my desk.

The best part? The telco was charging me over $60 Canadian per month
for that plain vanilla no-frills landline, with no LD plan. Now I get
a year of world-wide calling and all the other features for under
forty bucks.

I do have a bunch of UPS A/C battery backups to keep the networking
gear alive in case of power failures. We get brief A/C hiccups fairly
often around here. But the phone system is at least as reliable as it
used to be in the old POTS copper pair days.


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> > On Nov 11, 2020, at 6:22 AM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
> >
> > Here is mine -- I could still use it, but the line goes through my internet 
> > server.. the actual ancient landline cables in my neighborhood failed more 
> > and more often .
> > Now this one is just decor.
>
> I was bummed when I had to drop my landline.  Not only had the number been a 
> way to reach me since 1973, but it was far more reliable than the power 
> around here.
>
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> > https://annsan.smugmug.com/Other/Stuff-to-show-PDML-for-various/n-vWHWf/i-RkM6bfH/A
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Re: Saving your RAW photos as DNG? Stay away from ON1 photo RAW!

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Thank you for the heads-up, Ralf. I have been meaning to evaluate ON1
since I got a free copy from X-Rite (included with a Colorchecker
purchase).

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>
>  From somewhere deep down on the ON1 website:
>
> "Lens corrections WILL NOT be detected or applied to .DNG, TIFFs, JPEGs
> or PNGs."
>
> My RAW files are all saved as DNGs.
>
> As if that wasn't bad enough, how about this:
>
> "...cameras listed in Tier 2 will not be opened and processed with the
> raw engine that is built into ON1 Photo RAW 2020. These files will be
> opened and processed using the raw engine that is built into your
> operating system."
>
> Tier 2 cameras includes such exotic models as the K-5 II.
>
> Methinks they should have to insert a big warning about this on the
> entry page of their website and an other pop-up in their shop saying
> "Are you really sure you want to buy this useless sh...?".
>
> I contacted their customer support, asking specifically why they don't
> properly support DNG, and they've sent me a few unrelated standard text
> modules.
>
> You have been warned.
>
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Re: OT: Saved by the Whale's Tail

[Bruce Walker]

Probably a fluke.

On Mon, Nov 2, 2020 at 4:36 PM Rick Womer  wrote:
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> That is a brilliant limerick!
>
> Rick
>
> > On Nov 2, 2020, at 4:17 PM, Igor PDML-StR  wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > A Rotterdam artist's creation
> > Prevented a train conflagration -
> > On leaving the rail,
> > It stopped on the whale,
> > Which wasn't its scheduled cetacean.
> >
> > https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/1323317926309613577
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Daniel J. Matyola Mon, 02 Nov 2020 11:54:49 -0800 wrote:
> >
> > The guy who designed it was quite surprised that it held up the train.
> >
> > Dan Matyola
> > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery
> > *
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Nov 2, 2020 at 1:43 PM Toine  wrote:
> >
> >> Dutch audio and subtitles. The video shows the strange scene:
> >>
> >>
> > https://nos.nl/video/2354930-ik-vind-het-mooi-als-dingen-op-een-andere-manier-gebruikt-worden.html
> >>
> >> On Mon, 2 Nov 2020, 18:44 Daniel J. Matyola, 
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> > Just a strange story and a wonderful photo:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> > https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/11/02/rotterdam-whale-sculpture-train-crash
> >> >
> >> > Dan Matyola
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Re: OT: NYTimes: Richard Avedon’s Wall-Size Ambitions

[Bruce Walker]

Thanks for this Stan!

I love Avedon's work. I have struggled for years about what my
attitude is toward art vs fashion and I have finally come to the
conclusion that "the art world" can go suck an egg. That they could
sneer at Avedon until after his death is beyond reprehensible.

Then there's the photographic world's own prejudices:

>> On top of that, “street photography” was ascendant in curatorial circles
>> and it would not be until the beginning of this century that “studio” 
>> photography
>>  was given equal stature in critical thinking about photographic practice.

As far as I can tell, the likes of Robert Frank, Walker Evans and Alec
Soth are still pre-eminent and studio work is still ignored.

Three cheers for the talented and creative "fashion" photographers, like Avedon.


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> Below is a link to an article about Avedon in today’s New York Times. 
> Hopefully the link will get you beyond any paywall.
>
> stan
> Sent from my iPad
>
>
> > Richard Avedon’s Wall-Size Ambitions
> > https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/16/arts/design/richard-avedon-group-portraits.html?referringSource=articleShare
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Re: OT Instagram

[Bruce Walker]

Toine, the lack of Real Computer posting was an intentional design
decision the Instagram designers made ages ago. At the time Twitter
was the big up and coming deal and the Instagram guys decided to
create something similar for images that would promote spontaneity and
casualness. They really wanted folks to share snaps from their mobile
devices pretty much live, like shots of your lunch or the concert
you're attending. The concept of enabling professional photographers
to join in was not on their radar.

So you'll find that the only legal way to post shots is via a mobile
device, and what's worse, if the EXIF contains a date older than a few
days it won't even show you the image to post it. They initially
enforced a square crop on all shots to fit in with some tight-assed UI
design aesthetic but eventually relented and relaxed that to include
up to 8x10 (4:5 ratio) in portrait, and even wider in landscape.

What I do is to export images from Lightroom on my iMac stripping the
EXIF (specifically: no date), and adding white bars to the image to
letterbox it if it's a narrower portrait than 8x10 format. IG will
happily accept reasonably wide landscape formats. Then I send the
images to my iPad through AirDrop, and post from the IG app on the
iPad. 1600px in the longest dimension seems to work okay for
resolution.

My IG profile is @bruce.walker

BTW, there are applications around that claim to allow posting
directly from a desktop but Instagram always thwarts these eventually
by changing their protocol. I used to use a Lightroom plugin called
Lr/Instagram but it broke completely last year and the developer
hasn't managed to fix it since. Some folks run the native Instagram
app in a browser developer window; I can't be bothered to go to those
lengths.

Cheers!


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> Anybody using instagram? It's very popular so I heard. I remember Instagram
> as a lomography retro vintage style app with a very silly and ugly icon
> (they changed that). Since it is focused on photography I started using it.
> To my surprise and an hour or so wasted: you can't upload from a desktop pc
> or mac!
> Thats nuts! Or they think a real camera is something of the past
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Re: Geso Durham main tract walk

[Bruce Walker]

That last shot with the leaf under the glass sphere is a keeper. Nice, Dave!

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> https://www.thepassingshow.com/p289308499
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> Colour is not as good in our area yet as it is up north but that does not
> stop *thepassingshow *camera club.:-)
>
> K-5 Sigma 17-70 some minor LR6 adjustments
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Re: OT: The Photo the Got Me into brown University

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I love that story, Dan. Thank you!

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> https://petapixel.com/2020/10/06/the-photo-that-got-me-into-brown-university
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Re: Power adapter D-AC50

[Bruce Walker]

By coincidence, my almost identical 3rd-party adapter arrived a couple
of weeks ago but I haven't tested it yet. I ordered it to use with my
K-3 as a streaming video source. But since I discovered that Pentax
cameras can't be made to output a clean video signal I put that idea
aside in favour of a small security camera instead.

I'm glad to hear that it hasn't fried your gear, Toine! :-)  I intend
to use it for some tabletop macro work later on.

I agree about the original Pentax adapter. The big US retailers list
it as always out-of-stock and damned expensive for what it is anyway.

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> I received an aliexpress version of this power adapter. The original
> is hard to find and hard to pay without hurting your wallet.
>
> https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/32975156359.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.56e14c4deMyWZ7
>
> It works on my K5 and KP. I was a little worried it might fry my cam
> but it doesn't (so far).
> Handy in the studio or mounted on a microscope.
>
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Re: PESO - Evening Run

[Bruce Walker]

I like how that one small spot of blue really makes the runner stand out.

On Sun, Oct 4, 2020 at 9:17 PM Rick Womer  wrote:
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>
> Try this one:
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> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/PESOs-2017/Neighborhood-2020/Fall-2020-Neighborhood/i-S4vFjk8/A
>
> > On Oct 4, 2020, at 9:02 PM, Bruce Walker  wrote:
> >
> > That link leads to a login page.
> >
> > On Sun, Oct 4, 2020 at 9:00 PM Rick Womer  wrote:
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> >> Cemetery:
> >>
> >> https://www.smugmug.com/app/organize/PESOs-2017/Neighborhood-2020/Fall-2020-Neighborhood/i-S4vFjk8
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> >> (K-5, DA 17-70)
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Re: PESO - Evening Run

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That link leads to a login page.

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Re: PESOs - Yesterday in the backyard

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Wot he said.

On Sun, Oct 4, 2020 at 3:17 PM Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
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> excellent, particularly th 'pecker.
>
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>
> On Sun, Oct 4, 2020 at 11:41 AM Paul Stenquist 
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> > A few pics from yesterday. The female Red-Winged Blackbird is neither
> > black nor sporting a red wing, but she takes her name from the male of the
> > species. The Cardinal and Woodpecker are both males of course, and they
> > show an abundance of red. At least in the bird world, reds definitely a
> > manly color.
> >
> > https://www.photo.net/photo/18625013/Red-Bellied-Woodpecker
> >
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Re: PESO: Emerging Monarch

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#monarch

On Sun, Oct 4, 2020 at 5:47 AM mike wilson  wrote:
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> How do you tag a butterfly?

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Re: PESO: Hangin' On

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That's beautiful, Dan!  Very nice shot.

On Sat, Oct 3, 2020 at 2:42 PM Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
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> A closer view of the newly emerged male Monarch Butterfly.  The black oval
> on the lower wing is a scent gland, found only on the male, that produces
> pheromones for attracting a mate.
>
> http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2020/10/3/emergent
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Re: PESO - Victorian Shadows

[Bruce Walker]

I really love the colour in this, Rick. Very nice!


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>
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Re: OT: How Different Insects Achieve Flight

[Bruce Walker]

Hey, thanks very much for that link, Dan. I needed that. I just love
his "looks like a flying muppet" narration. :-)

On Tue, Sep 29, 2020 at 2:48 PM Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
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> https://twistedsifter.com/videos/using-slow-motion-to-see-how-different-insects-achieve-flight/
>
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Re: PESO: 3D pop?

[Bruce Walker]

Mark, I bought an early Super-Multi-Coated Takumar version of that
lens. Mainly because they're the cheapest of that design used, and Rob
Studdard recommended it. (I watched eBay for a few weeks until I saw
one in good shape for under $400 US.)

I like how it performs and the images look. Very, very sharp indeed.
It's easy to manual focus with the really long throw it has. I haven't
pushed the backlit scenes so far, but in those few I have done I
haven't seen CA.

I think you'd find great results with your 67 glass, but of course
it'd be much the same shift for you as using 35mm glass on the crop
APS-C bodies.


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>
> I agree re creamy bokeh - if people are going to notice the bokeh you
> don't want them noticing the details of stuff in the bokeh...
>
> Sounds like the 105mm f2.4 is doing well on you your 645Z. Sharp with
> minimal chromatic aberrations? An upgrade path to digital MF using my
> 6x7 lenses is an option I've been trying to keep open, though I wonder
> how well they will perform. And in most cases I have the
> Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 6x7 lens, vs the later SMC 67 versions. On
> film I don't think the difference is huge, but on digital I'm not sure...
>
> Mark
>
> On 9/28/2020 8:16 PM, Bruce Walker wrote:
> > I like cream with my bokeh.
> >
> > I've been using that 67 105mm f:2.4 with my 645Z and the results are
> > wonderful. It makes a terrific portrait short tele on the 645 format.
> >
> > On Sun, Sep 27, 2020 at 5:25 PM Mark C  wrote:
> >> Lens design has a lot to do with how bokeh is rendered. I've been
> >> shooting film almost exclusively this year, a lot with a Pentax 6x7 and
> >> 105mm f2.4. That lens  seems to have been designed to produce the most
> >> beautiful creamy bokeh possible. I also use a Ricoh Diacord TLR, a 6x6
> >> TLR with a f3.5 Tessar design lens.  The results are incredibly sharp
> >> but you really can't get a smooth bokeh. Forms clump together and
> >> highlights in particular render as circles with almost crisp
> >> circumferences. Each lens has its own purpose. The Pentax lens lets you
> >> easily isolate a subject against a soft background, giving the nice 3d
> >> look. But the Diacord is almost magical in creating the appearance of
> >> infinite depth of field, even when only stopped down to f8 or even f5.6.
> >>
> >> I think one issue is that there is no real agreement about what makes
> >> for a "good" bokeh. The lens in the Diacord seems to have pretty typical
> >> Tessar type characteristics, including the "clumpy" bokeh. But a lot of
> >> folks seem to like that - especially in the rendering of specular
> >> highlights.  Others look for a creamy bokeh with everything running
> >> together.
> >>
> >> Mark
> >>
> >> On 9/27/2020 1:54 PM, Toine wrote:
> >>> Yes I agree thats the main effect. However this guy even includes lead in
> >>> glass as a pop factor. The rendering of bokeh also adds to the effect.
> >>> Zooms have a busy bokeh.
> >>>
> >>> https://photographylife.com/the-death-of-beautiful-rendition-and-3d-pop-on-modern-lenses
> >>>
> >>> I can hardly see the difference in his before after shot with the slider
> >>>
> >>> On Sun, 27 Sep 2020, 18:46 Paul Stenquist,  
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> What is seen as 3D “pop” is just limited depth of field. And because
> >>>> primes generally have a larger app wide open than zooms, they give you 
> >>>> more
> >>>> control over DOF.
> >>>>
> >>>> Paul
> >>>>
> >>>>> On Sep 27, 2020, at 10:44 AM, Daniel J. Matyola 
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>> That certainly does "pop"!
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Dan Matyola
> >>>>> *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery
> >>>>> <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>*
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> On Sat, Sep 26, 2020 at 2:54 PM Toine  wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I read a lot about primes vs zooms and old designs of primes. That
> >>>>>> should result in something like 3D pop. Never noticed it until today:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>> https://www.repiuk.nl/albums/new/#=1=005-899-20200926-imgp3095-edit
> >>>>>> I find myself lugging the DA*300 around on a daily basis. Maybe bec

Re: PESO: 3D pop?

[Bruce Walker]

I like cream with my bokeh.

I've been using that 67 105mm f:2.4 with my 645Z and the results are
wonderful. It makes a terrific portrait short tele on the 645 format.

On Sun, Sep 27, 2020 at 5:25 PM Mark C  wrote:
>
> Lens design has a lot to do with how bokeh is rendered. I've been
> shooting film almost exclusively this year, a lot with a Pentax 6x7 and
> 105mm f2.4. That lens  seems to have been designed to produce the most
> beautiful creamy bokeh possible. I also use a Ricoh Diacord TLR, a 6x6
> TLR with a f3.5 Tessar design lens.  The results are incredibly sharp
> but you really can't get a smooth bokeh. Forms clump together and
> highlights in particular render as circles with almost crisp
> circumferences. Each lens has its own purpose. The Pentax lens lets you
> easily isolate a subject against a soft background, giving the nice 3d
> look. But the Diacord is almost magical in creating the appearance of
> infinite depth of field, even when only stopped down to f8 or even f5.6.
>
> I think one issue is that there is no real agreement about what makes
> for a "good" bokeh. The lens in the Diacord seems to have pretty typical
> Tessar type characteristics, including the "clumpy" bokeh. But a lot of
> folks seem to like that - especially in the rendering of specular
> highlights.  Others look for a creamy bokeh with everything running
> together.
>
> Mark
>
> On 9/27/2020 1:54 PM, Toine wrote:
> > Yes I agree thats the main effect. However this guy even includes lead in
> > glass as a pop factor. The rendering of bokeh also adds to the effect.
> > Zooms have a busy bokeh.
> >
> > https://photographylife.com/the-death-of-beautiful-rendition-and-3d-pop-on-modern-lenses
> >
> > I can hardly see the difference in his before after shot with the slider
> >
> > On Sun, 27 Sep 2020, 18:46 Paul Stenquist,  wrote:
> >
> >> What is seen as 3D “pop” is just limited depth of field. And because
> >> primes generally have a larger app wide open than zooms, they give you more
> >> control over DOF.
> >>
> >> Paul
> >>
> >>> On Sep 27, 2020, at 10:44 AM, Daniel J. Matyola 
> >> wrote:
> >>> That certainly does "pop"!
> >>>
> >>> Dan Matyola
> >>> *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery
> >>> *
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
>  On Sat, Sep 26, 2020 at 2:54 PM Toine  wrote:
> 
>  I read a lot about primes vs zooms and old designs of primes. That
>  should result in something like 3D pop. Never noticed it until today:
> 
> 
> >> https://www.repiuk.nl/albums/new/#=1=005-899-20200926-imgp3095-edit
>  I find myself lugging the DA*300 around on a daily basis. Maybe because
> >> it
>  pops.
> 
>  Do I need new glasses?
> 
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Re: Pentax KP

[Bruce Walker]

We who pay for stuff with the Candian Peso don't have the luxury of
forgetting that exchange rate thing. Grrr.


On Mon, Sep 28, 2020 at 1:37 PM  wrote:
>
> Oops,  forgot about that 35% exchange rate thing
>
> On September 28, 2020 10:11:39 AM PDT, Bill  
> wrote:
> >On Mon., Sep. 28, 2020, 10:06 a.m. ,  wrote:
> >
> >> Nikon charged more for their aps than they do for their full frame?
> >
> >
> >In my world, the price drops on camera bodies that are a couple of
> >years
> >old. Thats why people on forums often say they will wait for the price
> >to
> >come down prior to buying.
> >I'm not sure if that happens in your world or not.
> >Expect the next Pentax full frame to be closer to $3k at release.
> >Right now, the K1 mkII body is right in the $2.5k range. That's Can$,
> >not
> >FSA$, BTW.
> >
> >bill
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> On September 28, 2020 5:56:26 AM PDT, Bill
> >
> >> wrote:
> >> >On Sun., Sep. 27, 2020, 8:44 p.m. Larry Colen, 
> >wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> > On Sep 27, 2020, at 7:06 PM, Bill 
> >> >wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Also, it looks like a new flagship level APS-C body is just over
> >> >the
> >> >> > horizon.  From the looks of the way Ricoh is pricing stuff, I
> >> >expect it
> >> >> > will be priced well north of $2k, I expect somewhere around
> >$2.5k.
> >> >>
> >> >> That would certainly snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >Yeah, we all think Pentax should offer more features for 70% of what
> >> >Nikon
> >> >gets to charge for their cameras.
> >> >That was the winning strategy that cost them their company and put
> >them
> >> >into the loving embrace of Hoya.
> >> >Ricoh doesn't seem interested in that sort of winning.
> >> >
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Re: PESO: 3D pop?

[Bruce Walker]

I love that!

On Sat, Sep 26, 2020 at 2:54 PM Toine  wrote:
>
> I read a lot about primes vs zooms and old designs of primes. That
> should result in something like 3D pop. Never noticed it until today:
>
> https://www.repiuk.nl/albums/new/#=1=005-899-20200926-imgp3095-edit
>
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> pops.
>
> Do I need new glasses?
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Re: GESO: Shaheen falcon

[Bruce Walker]

Great light! Very dramatic, and subject isolation is excellent. The
Sigma performs well for this.


On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 8:00 AM Subash Jeyan  wrote:
>
> the shaheen falcon (also called the black shaheen and the indian
> peregrine falcon) is a non-migratory subspecies of the peregrine falcon.
> we had an encounter near chennai with it today and it even put up a
> performance for us:
>
> https://something-feathered.in/2020/09/24/shaheen-falcon/
>
>
> shot with the k3ii and the sigma 150-500 OS HSM.
>
> comments appreciated...
>
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Re: PESO: Lappet Faced Vulture.

[Bruce Walker]

I would _not_ want to wake up in a clearing and see that above me!
Nicely captured, Alan.

On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 1:34 PM Alan C  wrote:
>
> Seen at Mooiplaas, Kruger Park. Our largest Vulture. There was a kill
> deeper in the bush with many vultures in attendance. This one was
> watching the bun fight from a tree!
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/50375277473/in/datetaken-public/
> 
>
> K5 & HD 55-300 @ 300mm
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Re: OT Geso: Hall Tract photo walk

[Bruce Walker]

I agree with Dan: a lovely photo essay, Dave.

You are obviously a fun guy.


On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 2:37 PM Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
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> That's a really nice collection of nature shots, David.
>
> Dan Matyola
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> *
>
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 2:30 PM David J Brooks  wrote:
>
> > I went with a few of our casual camera club group to one of many local
> > forest trails in York Region where I reside with 2 cats and some fish.
> >
> > None named Wanda.
> >
> > Not Too  much for fall colour 's in the area yet but starting, however we
> > went on this trail mainly to find fun guy to photograph. Not too much but
> > we managed to find a few.
> >
> > Nikon D7200, 70-200 F2,8 VR no flash, some very minor LR6 adjustments.
> >
> > http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2020-hall1/album/index.html
> > --
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Re: PESO: from today's photowalk

[Bruce Walker]

That dragonfly is stunning, Toine.

On Tue, Sep 22, 2020 at 12:00 PM Toine  wrote:
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> Cross Orb-weaver:
> https://www.repiuk.nl/albums/new/#=1=005-893-20200922-imgp3026
>
> Common darter:
> https://www.repiuk.nl/albums/new/#=1=005-891-20200922-imgp3011
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Re: PESO - Leap, fauxlarized

[Bruce Walker]

It's less tricky using digital curves adjustments (rather than
development timing and turning on lights), but it still requires
plenty of fiddling around. Finding the point where I want to apply the
knee where positive tone mapping becomes negative is the hardest part.
But I realized that I can use dodge to shift different parts of
the shot into and out of negative and suddenly it starts to get even
more creative!

Thanks, Ann!

On Mon, Sep 21, 2020 at 10:47 PM ann sanfedele  wrote:
>
> You got the solarization effect down nicely -- I've got mixed feelings
> about wheter or not to clone out the stool...
>
> I did some solarization back in the day when I was first doing my own
> developing and printing.. tricky stuff - sometimes
> it worked nicely sometime not so much :-)
>
> ann
>
> On 9/21/2020 11:14 AM, Bruce Walker wrote:
> > I did consider cloning out the stool, but decided that I preferred to
> > let the viewer get a small jolt when they realized what I had done
> > there with the 90 degree twist. I thought that adds a little touch of
> > humour.
> >
> > Thank you very much, Christine. Cheers!
> >
> > On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 7:13 PM Christine Aguila  
> > wrote:
> >> That’s really nice, Bruce!  I like the solarization.  The orientation 
> >> you’ve presented is intriguing.  I wonder what the photo would be like if 
> >> you cloned the stool out—could be fun—a kind of flying through the air 
> >> shot!
> >> Cheers, Christine
> >>
> >>> On Sep 19, 2020, at 8:12 AM, Bruce Walker  wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I was recently reading up on Erwin Blumenfeld and his Man Ray
> >>> influenced work inspired me to try playing around with solarization. I
> >>> chose an unedited shot from 2018 work with dancer Joy Kidston. I used
> >>> Photoshop Curves to simulate the darkroom effect, thus
> >>> "fauxlarization".
> >>>
> >>> https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/I000AXUuBOGc
> >>>
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Re: PESO - Leap, fauxlarized

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I did consider cloning out the stool, but decided that I preferred to
let the viewer get a small jolt when they realized what I had done
there with the 90 degree twist. I thought that adds a little touch of
humour.

Thank you very much, Christine. Cheers!

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> That’s really nice, Bruce!  I like the solarization.  The orientation you’ve 
> presented is intriguing.  I wonder what the photo would be like if you cloned 
> the stool out—could be fun—a kind of flying through the air shot!
> Cheers, Christine
>
> > On Sep 19, 2020, at 8:12 AM, Bruce Walker  wrote:
> >
> > I was recently reading up on Erwin Blumenfeld and his Man Ray
> > influenced work inspired me to try playing around with solarization. I
> > chose an unedited shot from 2018 work with dancer Joy Kidston. I used
> > Photoshop Curves to simulate the darkroom effect, thus
> > "fauxlarization".
> >
> > https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/I000AXUuBOGc
> >
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Re: PESO - Leap, fauxlarized

[Bruce Walker]

I really appreciate that, Dan. Thank you very much!

Dorrie "Tattered Sweater" Mack is a definite fave with everyone. I was
scheduled to shoot with her again just before the Second Wave began to
scare everyone and scuttled my plans. She's my #1 muse.

On Sat, Sep 19, 2020 at 2:19 PM Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
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> I think that works quite well indeed!
>
> I scanned through your collection of nudes and semi-nudes again, and it is
> simply a Marvelous collection of superior work.  For some reason, Return of
> the tattered Sweater is still my favorite.  I think it is the whimsey (and
> of course the model).
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> On Sat, Sep 19, 2020 at 9:13 AM Bruce Walker  wrote:
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> > I was recently reading up on Erwin Blumenfeld and his Man Ray
> > influenced work inspired me to try playing around with solarization. I
> > chose an unedited shot from 2018 work with dancer Joy Kidston. I used
> > Photoshop Curves to simulate the darkroom effect, thus
> > "fauxlarization".
> >
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PESO - Leap, fauxlarized

[Bruce Walker]

I was recently reading up on Erwin Blumenfeld and his Man Ray
influenced work inspired me to try playing around with solarization. I
chose an unedited shot from 2018 work with dancer Joy Kidston. I used
Photoshop Curves to simulate the darkroom effect, thus
"fauxlarization".

https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/I000AXUuBOGc

645Z, 90mm/2.8 at f:11, 1/125th sec, ISO 200
Lr Classic & Ps CC

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Re: OT Naked Truth about Masks

[Bruce Walker]

Ah! I have been wondering what Spencer Tunick has been up to lately.
His usual sea of bodies ideas won't fly these days.

Yet more art that can't be posted on Unsocial Media.


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> An "art installation" in London features hundreds of people posing wearing
> nothing but face masks.  The New (Almost) Normal?
>
> NSFW
>
> https://www.cnn.com/style/article/naked-art-london-facemask-intl-scli-gbr/index.html
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Re: PESO: Life on Mars

[Bruce Walker]

That's pretty damned cool, Toine.


On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 7:59 AM Toine  wrote:
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> Maybe I pointed the telescope lens in the wrong direction:
>
> https://www.repiuk.nl/albums/new/#=1=005-875-20200916-imgp2753
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Re: Speed-photographing?

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That's just tutu funny, Ken.

On Tue, Sep 15, 2020 at 4:17 PM Ken Waller  wrote:
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> That’s one way to get a leg up on the competition.
>
>
> -Original Message-
> >Sent: Sep 15, 2020 12:12 PM
> >Subject: Speed-photographing?
> >
> >It looks like a renewed challenge for photographers: speed photographing
> >in public places:
> >https://www.facebook.com/JordanMatterPhotography/videos/340158497339558/?story_fbid=10157199188877077=311293567076=aeMG32MC4UnnzD3l=null=e


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Re: Speed-photographing?

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On Tue, Sep 15, 2020 at 12:13 PM Igor PDML-StR  wrote:
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> It looks like a renewed challenge for photographers: speed photographing
> in public places:
[...]
>
> And this has more varieties, I think, because the poses are offered by the
> gymnasts themselves:
> https://www.facebook.com/JordanMatterPhotography/videos/1248163762195025/

I have worked with a lot of dancers, Igor, and what I can tell you is
that they bring an enormous individual repertoire and personal style
to the project. Ie, you are photographing *that* dancer and his or her
unique style, not just some generic dance poses from a generic dance
practitioner.

You hear Jordan saying things like, "do something pretty here", and
that's the best way to go because then you are getting the most
creativity from the talent. More than any other models I'd say if you
micro-manage dancers you're wasting everyone's time and abilities.

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Re: Speed-photographing?

[Bruce Walker]

Cool, Igor!

Omar Z Robles is the guy to beat for dancers in the streets though.
His authenticity is unmatched and he's been doing this genre the
longest I think. Here's an article ...

https://bit.ly/32vjpR0

Jordan Matter is taking it a little further in being provocative. I
expect to hear from home in jail one of these days. :-)

On Tue, Sep 15, 2020 at 12:13 PM Igor PDML-StR  wrote:
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>
>
> It looks like a renewed challenge for photographers: speed photographing
> in public places:
> https://www.facebook.com/JordanMatterPhotography/videos/340158497339558/?story_fbid=10157199188877077=311293567076=aeMG32MC4UnnzD3l=null=e
>
>
> That's a super-flexible (without going freakish) model who knows how to
> make (and keep) lines. (She looks like a ballet dancer and possibly a
> gymnast.)
> The photographer who has a good eye for what would make a good shot.
> He seems to be over-fixated on the splits in various orientations, but
> that seems to be a big element showing flexibility (short of deep
> contortions).
>
> I just looked farther.
> The guy has a bunch of similar videos in other settings on his FB page.
> This one has more variations on the poses:
> https://www.facebook.com/JordanMatterPhotography/videos/369888947514101/
>
>
> And this has more varieties, I think, because the poses are offered by the
> gymnasts themselves:
> https://www.facebook.com/JordanMatterPhotography/videos/1248163762195025/
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Igor
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Re: OT: Largest Digital Camera

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On Sun, Sep 13, 2020 at 9:10 PM Larry Colen  wrote:
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> > On Sep 13, 2020, at 5:57 PM, Bruce Walker  wrote:
> >
> > On Sun, Sep 13, 2020 at 8:21 PM Larry Colen  wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Sep 13, 2020, at 5:04 PM, Bruce Walker  wrote:
> >>>
> >>> In ten years that rez will come in one of the standard cameras in an 
> >>> iPhone.
> >>
> >> lets call green light 500nm, so if I do my math right, a square sensor 
> >> 60,000 photons on a side would be 30 um on a side. So, that kind of sets a 
> >> bottom limit on how small that resolution sensor could be.
> >
> > Not a problem. They will get around physical limits through a
> > combination of: pixel-shift, software interpolation and extrapolation,
> > and with current upward sizing trends, by 2030 the latest iPhone will
> > be about the size of a sheet of drywall.
>
> 2030 is about 7 Moore’s cycles in the future, so with the current one at 
> 12MP, iPhones should still be under a gigapixel by 2030.

Ah, but what about when Apple answers the 108-megapixel Samsung Galaxy
S20 Ultra challenge?

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Re: OT: Largest Digital Camera

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On Sun, Sep 13, 2020 at 8:21 PM Larry Colen  wrote:
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> > On Sep 13, 2020, at 5:04 PM, Bruce Walker  wrote:
> >
> > In ten years that rez will come in one of the standard cameras in an iPhone.
>
> lets call green light 500nm, so if I do my math right, a square sensor 60,000 
> photons on a side would be 30 um on a side. So, that kind of sets a bottom 
> limit on how small that resolution sensor could be.

Not a problem. They will get around physical limits through a
combination of: pixel-shift, software interpolation and extrapolation,
and with current upward sizing trends, by 2030 the latest iPhone will
be about the size of a sheet of drywall.

If they can make fake bokeh sort-of usable, then they can easily make
fake outlandishly huge resolution nearly usable.

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Re: PESO - Olivia

[Bruce Walker]

I've got plenty more failed attempts I could post to help reset
expectations back down to manageable levels, Bill. :-)

I don't disagree with you that the way she's got her shoulders sloped
and the angle of view together do not make for the best overall shape
for her. It's hard to unsee that now.

Maybe foreshortening was the wrong word for it. All I know is the
closest objects appear the largest which makes shooting down on people
an iffy proposition if one is trying to avoid distortions. But it's
also an angle that gets you a unique perspective and has some
advantages like bringing the floor into play as a background. Jane
Bown was fond of doing portraits by getting her sitter on the floor
then standing on a chair to shoot down on them. I see lots of examples
of that in her Faces book. They look a bit odd, but worked well enough
for the newspapers she worked for.

On Fri, Sep 11, 2020 at 4:55 PM Bill  wrote:
>
> On 9/11/2020 2:45 PM, Bruce Walker wrote:
> > On Fri, Sep 11, 2020 at 4:03 PM Bill  wrote:
> >>
> >> On 9/9/2020 5:30 PM, Bruce Walker wrote:
> >>> Broke my COVID-19 exile two weeks ago today for my first studio shoot
> >>> since February, with this result ... (100% SFW) ...
> >>>
> >>> https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/IeIqHiAEP9xQ
> >>>
> >>> Promptly gone back into the COVID-cave for the (un)foreseeable future.
> >>> Too much anxiety all around, and besides: wearing a mask while
> >>> shooting causes the viewfinder to fog up annoyingly often. Also fogs
> >>> my reading glasses while trying to review shots on the tethering
> >>> notebook. And I had to keep considering if I was too close to the
> >>> model even though I chose a short tele for distancing.
> >>>
> >>> Working with the vintage 6x7 105mm 2.4 was a dream. Lovely lens.
> >>>
> >>> 645Z, SMC Takumar 67 105mm f:2.4 at f:2.4, 1/200th sec, ISO 1600; 
> >>> handheld.
> >>>
> >>> Lights were the strobe's modeling lamps, diffusers and a big silver
> >>> reflector. Also ambient room light was lighting the background.
> >>>
> >>> Enjoy!
> >>>
> >>
> >> That is almost quite charming. Her right shoulder and arm could have
> >> been better placed though. The pose gives her a somewhat disassembled
> >> and put back together incorrectly look.
> >> I did check her MM portfolio as well as her personal portfolio to ensure
> >> she wasn't built like Quasimodo.
> >> She most definitely isn't.
> >
> > Most definitely not; I can attest to that. :-)  Yeah, it's tricky
> > shooting down on a subject from a rickety apple box while manually
> > focusing and keeping mask-induced fog out of the viewfinder.
> > Definitely some foreshortening distortion resulted from that angle.
> >
> > Thanks for looking, Bill!
> >
>
> I'm not sure if it's forshortening, especially with the 105 on the 6x7.
> That's not an especially long lens.
> She definitely has her right shoulder lifted up, which has caused her to
> look more than a little hunchbacked, she also has her right elbow broken
> inwards. It gives her entire right side a rather misshaped appearance.
> This is not to say I would have done better. I wouldn't have.
> This is one of those situations, Bruce, where the better you do, the
> more we expect.
>  From you, we expect perfection based on your past performance. :)
>
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Re: PESO - Olivia

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Thank you, Christine!

On Sun, Sep 13, 2020 at 1:48 AM Christine Aguila  wrote:
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> That is a beautiful portrait, Bruce!  You and her must be very pleased with 
> your work here!  Cheers, Christine
>
> > On Sep 9, 2020, at 6:30 PM, Bruce Walker  wrote:
> >
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> > since February, with this result ... (100% SFW) ...
> >
> > https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/IeIqHiAEP9xQ
> >
> > Promptly gone back into the COVID-cave for the (un)foreseeable future.
> > Too much anxiety all around, and besides: wearing a mask while
> > shooting causes the viewfinder to fog up annoyingly often. Also fogs
> > my reading glasses while trying to review shots on the tethering
> > notebook. And I had to keep considering if I was too close to the
> > model even though I chose a short tele for distancing.
> >
> > Working with the vintage 6x7 105mm 2.4 was a dream. Lovely lens.
> >
> > 645Z, SMC Takumar 67 105mm f:2.4 at f:2.4, 1/200th sec, ISO 1600; handheld.
> >
> > Lights were the strobe's modeling lamps, diffusers and a big silver
> > reflector. Also ambient room light was lighting the background.
> >
> > Enjoy!
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Re: OT: Largest Digital Camera

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In ten years that rez will come in one of the standard cameras in an iPhone.

On Sun, Sep 13, 2020 at 7:50 PM Igor PDML-StR  wrote:
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> Lightroom will probably choke on that size of the image...
> (Unless it were installed on a supercomputer with a huge amount of RAM.
> But those are not running Windows or even MacOS.)
> :-)
>
>
> Daniel J. Matyola Fri, 11 Sep 2020 06:19:22 -0700 wrote:
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> https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/camera-bound-space-telescope-takes-3200-megapixel-photos-180975758/

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Re: PESO - Olivia

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On Fri, Sep 11, 2020 at 4:03 PM Bill  wrote:
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> On 9/9/2020 5:30 PM, Bruce Walker wrote:
> > Broke my COVID-19 exile two weeks ago today for my first studio shoot
> > since February, with this result ... (100% SFW) ...
> >
> > https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/IeIqHiAEP9xQ
> >
> > Promptly gone back into the COVID-cave for the (un)foreseeable future.
> > Too much anxiety all around, and besides: wearing a mask while
> > shooting causes the viewfinder to fog up annoyingly often. Also fogs
> > my reading glasses while trying to review shots on the tethering
> > notebook. And I had to keep considering if I was too close to the
> > model even though I chose a short tele for distancing.
> >
> > Working with the vintage 6x7 105mm 2.4 was a dream. Lovely lens.
> >
> > 645Z, SMC Takumar 67 105mm f:2.4 at f:2.4, 1/200th sec, ISO 1600; handheld.
> >
> > Lights were the strobe's modeling lamps, diffusers and a big silver
> > reflector. Also ambient room light was lighting the background.
> >
> > Enjoy!
> >
>
> That is almost quite charming. Her right shoulder and arm could have
> been better placed though. The pose gives her a somewhat disassembled
> and put back together incorrectly look.
> I did check her MM portfolio as well as her personal portfolio to ensure
> she wasn't built like Quasimodo.
> She most definitely isn't.

Most definitely not; I can attest to that. :-)  Yeah, it's tricky
shooting down on a subject from a rickety apple box while manually
focusing and keeping mask-induced fog out of the viewfinder.
Definitely some foreshortening distortion resulted from that angle.

Thanks for looking, Bill!

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Re: PESO - Olivia

[Bruce Walker]

Appreciated, John!

On Fri, Sep 11, 2020 at 3:47 PM John  wrote:
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> Beautiful eyes.
>
> On 9/9/2020 19:30:53, Bruce Walker wrote:
> > Broke my COVID-19 exile two weeks ago today for my first studio shoot
> > since February, with this result ... (100% SFW) ...
> >
> > https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/IeIqHiAEP9xQ
> >
> > Promptly gone back into the COVID-cave for the (un)foreseeable future.
> > Too much anxiety all around, and besides: wearing a mask while
> > shooting causes the viewfinder to fog up annoyingly often. Also fogs
> > my reading glasses while trying to review shots on the tethering
> > notebook. And I had to keep considering if I was too close to the
> > model even though I chose a short tele for distancing.
> >
> > Working with the vintage 6x7 105mm 2.4 was a dream. Lovely lens.
> >
> > 645Z, SMC Takumar 67 105mm f:2.4 at f:2.4, 1/200th sec, ISO 1600; handheld.
> >
> > Lights were the strobe's modeling lamps, diffusers and a big silver
> > reflector. Also ambient room light was lighting the background.
> >
> > Enjoy!
> >
>
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Re: GESO - Olivia [was PESO]

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Thank you very much, Dan! :-)

On Thu, Sep 10, 2020 at 11:42 AM Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
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> Excellent images, as always.
> Thanks for keeping us abreast of your latest work.
> I like "Jacket Required" for the humor and the facial expression.
>
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>
> On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 8:16 PM Bruce Walker  wrote:
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> > Thanks, Larry. Yeah, the jacket one is a fave too. I got something for
> > everyone though :-) ...
> >
> > Portrait
> > https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/GBUyNRdnzMcU/IPFTgU9AZImw
> > https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/GBUyNRdnzMcU/IVjmZ3t3FXVQ
> > https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/GYAjkPdbqmCc/Ijahem.AD5Cw
> >
> > B
> > https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/GgHoq5gQcQhY/Io9UQB7m_5cQ
> > https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/GYAjkPdbqmCc/IaNou2KGTHnM
> > https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/GYAjkPdbqmCc/IgMTmzX_o.co
> > https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/GYAjkPdbqmCc/I9muLPIijkP0
> >
> > Colour
> > https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/GgHoq5gQcQhY/ISQSlSQ7_XVA
> > https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/GgHoq5gQcQhY/IZXa3C1ak13k
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 7:41 PM Larry Colen  wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > On Sep 9, 2020, at 4:30 PM, Bruce Walker 
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Broke my COVID-19 exile two weeks ago today for my first studio shoot
> > > > since February, with this result ... (100% SFW) ...
> > > >
> > > > https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/IeIqHiAEP9xQ
> > > >
> > > > Promptly gone back into the COVID-cave for the (un)foreseeable future.
> > > > Too much anxiety all around, and besides: wearing a mask while
> > > > shooting causes the viewfinder to fog up annoyingly often. Also fogs
> > > > my reading glasses while trying to review shots on the tethering
> > > > notebook. And I had to keep considering if I was too close to the
> > > > model even though I chose a short tele for distancing.
> > >
> > > You perfectly nailed that shallow depth of field.
> > >
> > > The way you posed her with that shallow DoF looks downright surreal.
> > >
> > > Nice shot, but I like the next one (jacket required) even better.
> > >
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Re: PESO - Olivia

[Bruce Walker]

I hear you, Sasha, and I appreciate that this works for some. But I
have come to realize that I'm a measurer and a planner. It's my
engineering background. I don't like random elements, loss of control,
or inconsistent results. That's why I am not into shooting with
expired film or toy cameras like Instax. I have tried to play the
wild, loose artist and failed. :-)

On Thu, Sep 10, 2020 at 2:24 AM Sasha Sobol  wrote:
>
> Shooting remotely can be very rewarding.
> You relinquish a lot of control,  have to trust more.
> Somehow despite the limitations (or maybe because of them) the process is
> creative and enjoyable (at least it was for me both times I tried).
>
> S
>
> On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 5:57 PM Bruce Walker  wrote:
>
> > Many of the models I regularly shoot with are offering this, but I am
> >
> > not even going to try remote shooting.
> >
> >
> >
> > I can tell that it would totally not work for me, my style. I have to
> >
> > have complete hands-on control of the entire scene, lights, and camera
> >
> > or I can't get comfortable that I'm getting the look I want.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 8:22 PM Sasha Sobol  wrote:
> >
> > >
> >
> > > Shooting in studio can be tricky wth covid and all.
> >
> > > Have anyone tried remote shoots?
> >
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> > > S
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> > > On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 4:41 PM Larry Colen  wrote:
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> > wrote:
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> > > > >
> >
> > > > > Broke my COVID-19 exile two weeks ago today for my first studio shoot
> >
> > > > > since February, with this result ... (100% SFW) ...
> >
> > > > >
> >
> > > > > https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/IeIqHiAEP9xQ
> >
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> >
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> >
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> >
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> >
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> >
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> >
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> >
> > > >
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Re: PESO - Olivia

[Bruce Walker]

Thank you, Paul.

On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 8:36 PM Paul Stenquist  wrote:
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> Beautiful. Well captured!
>
> Paul
>
> > On Sep 9, 2020, at 7:31 PM, Bruce Walker  wrote:
> >
> > Broke my COVID-19 exile two weeks ago today for my first studio shoot
> > since February, with this result ... (100% SFW) ...
> >
> > https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/IeIqHiAEP9xQ
> >
> > Promptly gone back into the COVID-cave for the (un)foreseeable future.
> > Too much anxiety all around, and besides: wearing a mask while
> > shooting causes the viewfinder to fog up annoyingly often. Also fogs
> > my reading glasses while trying to review shots on the tethering
> > notebook. And I had to keep considering if I was too close to the
> > model even though I chose a short tele for distancing.
> >
> > Working with the vintage 6x7 105mm 2.4 was a dream. Lovely lens.
> >
> > 645Z, SMC Takumar 67 105mm f:2.4 at f:2.4, 1/200th sec, ISO 1600; handheld.
> >
> > Lights were the strobe's modeling lamps, diffusers and a big silver
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> >
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Re: PESO - Olivia

[Bruce Walker]

Many of the models I regularly shoot with are offering this, but I am
not even going to try remote shooting.

I can tell that it would totally not work for me, my style. I have to
have complete hands-on control of the entire scene, lights, and camera
or I can't get comfortable that I'm getting the look I want.

On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 8:22 PM Sasha Sobol  wrote:
>
> Shooting in studio can be tricky wth covid and all.
> Have anyone tried remote shoots?
>
> S
>
> On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 4:41 PM Larry Colen  wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > > On Sep 9, 2020, at 4:30 PM, Bruce Walker  wrote:
> > >
> > > Broke my COVID-19 exile two weeks ago today for my first studio shoot
> > > since February, with this result ... (100% SFW) ...
> > >
> > > https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/IeIqHiAEP9xQ
> > >
> > > Promptly gone back into the COVID-cave for the (un)foreseeable future.
> > > Too much anxiety all around, and besides: wearing a mask while
> > > shooting causes the viewfinder to fog up annoyingly often. Also fogs
> > > my reading glasses while trying to review shots on the tethering
> > > notebook. And I had to keep considering if I was too close to the
> > > model even though I chose a short tele for distancing.
> >
> > You perfectly nailed that shallow depth of field.
> >
> > The way you posed her with that shallow DoF looks downright surreal.
> >
> > Nice shot, but I like the next one (jacket required) even better.
> >
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GESO - Olivia [was PESO]

[Bruce Walker]

Thanks, Larry. Yeah, the jacket one is a fave too. I got something for
everyone though :-) ...

Portrait
https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/GBUyNRdnzMcU/IPFTgU9AZImw
https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/GBUyNRdnzMcU/IVjmZ3t3FXVQ
https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/GYAjkPdbqmCc/Ijahem.AD5Cw

B
https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/GgHoq5gQcQhY/Io9UQB7m_5cQ
https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/GYAjkPdbqmCc/IaNou2KGTHnM
https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/GYAjkPdbqmCc/IgMTmzX_o.co
https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/GYAjkPdbqmCc/I9muLPIijkP0

Colour
https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/GgHoq5gQcQhY/ISQSlSQ7_XVA
https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/GgHoq5gQcQhY/IZXa3C1ak13k


On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 7:41 PM Larry Colen  wrote:
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>
>
> > On Sep 9, 2020, at 4:30 PM, Bruce Walker  wrote:
> >
> > Broke my COVID-19 exile two weeks ago today for my first studio shoot
> > since February, with this result ... (100% SFW) ...
> >
> > https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/IeIqHiAEP9xQ
> >
> > Promptly gone back into the COVID-cave for the (un)foreseeable future.
> > Too much anxiety all around, and besides: wearing a mask while
> > shooting causes the viewfinder to fog up annoyingly often. Also fogs
> > my reading glasses while trying to review shots on the tethering
> > notebook. And I had to keep considering if I was too close to the
> > model even though I chose a short tele for distancing.
>
> You perfectly nailed that shallow depth of field.
>
> The way you posed her with that shallow DoF looks downright surreal.
>
> Nice shot, but I like the next one (jacket required) even better.
>
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PESO - Olivia

[Bruce Walker]

Broke my COVID-19 exile two weeks ago today for my first studio shoot
since February, with this result ... (100% SFW) ...

https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/IeIqHiAEP9xQ

Promptly gone back into the COVID-cave for the (un)foreseeable future.
Too much anxiety all around, and besides: wearing a mask while
shooting causes the viewfinder to fog up annoyingly often. Also fogs
my reading glasses while trying to review shots on the tethering
notebook. And I had to keep considering if I was too close to the
model even though I chose a short tele for distancing.

Working with the vintage 6x7 105mm 2.4 was a dream. Lovely lens.

645Z, SMC Takumar 67 105mm f:2.4 at f:2.4, 1/200th sec, ISO 1600; handheld.

Lights were the strobe's modeling lamps, diffusers and a big silver
reflector. Also ambient room light was lighting the background.

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Re: story 3 of the new APS-C flagship

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On Fri, 4 Sep 2020 at 10:30, Henk Terhell  wrote:
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> https://pentaxofficial.com/en/6628/
>
> Well, as expected, the die is cast: the new flagship will have a
> fixed LCD screen.
> Wrong decisions by R/P

I have a tilt-up screen on my 645Z which I *never* use. I only ever
shoot using the OVF so the LCD remains flat against the body.

Ironically, I am considering substituting a (tilting LCD) K-1 for my
(non-tilting) K-3 as my backup/alternate body, and I would treat that
tiltable K-1 LCD the same way: stuck resolutely to the back. Can't use
an LCD viewscreen for shooting; don't need an LCD viewscreen for
shooting.

And really, since Ricoh/Pentax has decided to stick with the OVF and
forgo mirrorless designs, favouring the OVF is a reasonable way to go.

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Re: ot time machine question

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On Sat, Jul 4, 2020 at 2:17 PM David J Brooks  wrote:
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> On Sat, Jul 4, 2020 at 1:33 PM Bruce Walker  wrote:
>
> > Have you checked that Time Machine is successfully backing up
> > regularly? Check its status in the System Preferences panel. You
> > should see dates for oldest, latest and next backups.
> >
>
> Bruce its showing that, it took several trys to get the panel to load but
> that info is there.

Well, good, but it doesn't sound healthy that it too multiple tries to
open the Time Machine preferences. There may be more issues with your
Mac.Does it fail in other oddball ways?

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Re: ot time machine question

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Have you checked that Time Machine is successfully backing up
regularly? Check its status in the System Preferences panel. You
should see dates for oldest, latest and next backups.


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> dont ask me why but the other day i just had a peak at my applications on
> my time machine. I noticed it showed Lightroom as version 4 even though i
> upgraded to Version 6 several years ago.
>
> If i have to reinstall via time machine am i going to get ver 4 or ver 6
>
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Re: PESO - isolated

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Thank you, Ken! And thank you too Christine, Paul and Dan.

Dan, I have been actively studying colour lately and work hard to
ensure I consciously include that aspect in composing. I'm glad it
worked for you! :-)

On Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 3:29 PM Ken Waller  wrote:
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> What Paul said - well done !
>
>
> -Original Message-
> >From: Paul Stenquist 
> >Sent: Jun 30, 2020 11:39 AM
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> >Subject: Re: PESO - isolated
> >
> >great light, beautifully rendered
> >
> >> On Jun 30, 2020, at 10:34 AM, Christine Aguila  
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> That’s really nice, Bruce!  Cheers, Christine
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPad
> >>
> >>> On Jun 30, 2020, at 7:33 AM, Bruce Walker  wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Isolated - https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/ISly2147JCpE
> >>>
> >>> Taken in ambient window light last Dec, 2019 with model 
> >>> @phylactere_ontheroad
> >>>
> >>> 645Z, 55mm/2.8 at f/4, 1/60th sec, iso 1600; handheld.
> >>> Post in Lr and Ps.
> >>>
> >>> Almost all of my recent gear purchases have been for fabrics of
> >>> various sorts. I used one of my relatively newly acquired hand-painted
> >>> canvas backdrops here.
> >>>
> >>> Enjoy!
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PESO - isolated

[Bruce Walker]

Isolated - https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/ISly2147JCpE

Taken in ambient window light last Dec, 2019 with model @phylactere_ontheroad

645Z, 55mm/2.8 at f/4, 1/60th sec, iso 1600; handheld.
Post in Lr and Ps.

Almost all of my recent gear purchases have been for fabrics of
various sorts. I used one of my relatively newly acquired hand-painted
canvas backdrops here.

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Re: photographing textile arts

[Bruce Walker]

Rick, the K-3 was the first body to have the AA filter simulator
feature. See page 58 of the K-3 manual. It's enabled in the Rec 3
menu.


On Sat, Jun 27, 2020 at 3:59 PM Rick Womer  wrote:
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> Christine, the K-5 and K-3 have anti-aliasing filters in front of the sensors 
> to minimize moire. The K-5iis, K-3ii, and K-1/1ii bodies don’t, so they have 
> a switchable high-speed sensor shift for moire-prone shots.
>
> Rick
>
> > On Jun 23, 2020, at 11:22 AM, Christine Aguila  
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Sent from my iPad
> >
> >> On Jun 22, 2020, at 6:38 PM, Sandy Harris  wrote:
> >>
> >> Christine Aguila  wrote:
> >>
> >>> I’d like to develop skills used to photograph the textile arts...
> >>
> >> My understanding is that moire can be a problem with fabrics,
> >> especially ones with fine-grained pattern like tweeds. I'd be
> >> interested in your comments on how well Pentax's AA filter alternative
> >> works.
> >
> > Hi Sandy!  YikesQ Hadn’t thought about moire.  I’ll have to read up on 
> > that, and I don’t think I have ever used Pentax’s AA filter alternative.  I 
> > can’t even remember if the K5 and K3 have that feature :-).  Thanks, Sandy 
> > for bringing this up!
> > Cheers, Christine
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Re: photographing textile arts

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On Tue, Jun 23, 2020 at 11:31 AM Christine Aguila  wrote:
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> Bruce, with the suggestions you make, what lens and what distance would you 
> be shooting at—camera to art work distance?  What would you start with?

Assuming APS-C, I'd reach for my go-to normal, the 35mm/2.8 Macro. My
rule of thumb is to shoot no closer to the artwork as its longest
dimension in order to minimize geometric distortion. But if you are
shooting a large work in a small space you might need to go wider and
use Ps to remove pincushion distortion.

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Re: photographing textile arts

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On Sun, Jun 21, 2020 at 5:49 PM Christine Aguila  wrote:
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> Quick question:
> I’d like to develop skills used to photograph the textile arts—which can 
> often include fabrics with beads and metals and sequins etc.
> So, has anyone done this kind of work?  Any recommendations? Tips? Resources?
>
> Also, any tips for ways and stands for hanging the art so it can be 
> photographed?
>
> I do have a photography background stand for background papers etc.  Has 
> anyone used this stand to photograph art?
>
> Maybe two stands?  One to hold the rolled background paper, then another 
> stand to hang the art from?  Something like that?  What do you think?

Christine, I have photographed painted art, but small enough works
that I could lay them on the floor and light and shoot down on them.

I do something like what you propose for portraits when I suspend
custom painted canvas fabric backdrops from a cross-bar. Usually I
hang the canvas by securing the short edge with many 4" plastic clamps
to the cross-arm (an IKEA curtain rod) which is then hoisted up into
the air with a C-stand boom arm. I use a Superclamp on the end of the
boom arm to hold the curtain rod.

This means I need to crop out the highest portion of the canvas though
to avoid seeing the clamps. That may not suit your purpose, of course.
But you could clone them out in Photoshop.

By the way, when you light your fabric I suggest that you use two
sources: one large soft light from behind the camera position for an
even overall fill; and the second source being a hard light raking
across the surface at a shallow angle in order to pick up the texture
in the fabric. Also to make the beads and metal bits shinier and
visible. You would need to play with the ratio of brightness of the
two sources to control how much texture and contrast you capture.

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Re: photographing textile arts

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On Mon, Jun 22, 2020 at 7:38 PM Sandy Harris  wrote:
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> Christine Aguila  wrote:
>
> > I’d like to develop skills used to photograph the textile arts...
>
> My understanding is that moire can be a problem with fabrics,
> especially ones with fine-grained pattern like tweeds. I'd be
> interested in your comments on how well Pentax's AA filter alternative
> works.

My experience is that moire rarely happens in real shooting involving
fabrics so I never use the AA-simulation feature. (True, most of my
shooting involves flash where the AA-simulation is useless anyway.)

I'd not want to engage the AA thingy while shooting fabrics with
sequins and beads as that would dull the tiny reflective highlights
that make that sort of subject so interesting. Besides, fabric art
tends to be rough-hewn, irregular and coarser than the fine
herringbone fabrics that do induce moire.

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Re: D FA* 85mm f/1.4

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On Tue, Jun 2, 2020 at 12:55 AM Bill  wrote:
>
> On 6/1/2020 5:26 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
> > I’m thinking $1700. It will be priced reasonably. It has to be to support 
> > the brand.
>
> Amazon.com has it available for preorder for you. As I said in a
> previous post, it is US$1899.95. I was off by ninety five cents.
> B and Adorama may sell it for a bit less, but I can't see it going for
> $1700.00.
>
> If you look at the MTF charts, this lens is quite a bit better superior
> to the Zeiss Otis 85/1.4 which doesn't have auto focus and sells for
> US$4.5K.
>
> At F8, it doesn't have an MTF curve, it has a slightly wavy straight
> line clinging to the top of the graph. I've never seen anything like
> that before.
> The sample pictures I have seen are stunning.
>
> My pusher emailed me today that it's available for ordering, so mine is
> on it's way. I expect it to arrive sometime in the third week of this month.


I am very happy to see this arrive as it opens up the option for me to
add a K-1, 50mm and 85mm as a unified kit to backup / alternate to my
645Z kit. I'd really like to have a body with a second focal length
mounted on it ready to grab during shooting and my trusty old K-3 just
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Re: D FA* 85mm f/1.4

[Bruce Walker]

On Tue, Jun 2, 2020 at 1:06 AM Bill  wrote:

> On 6/1/2020 11:03 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
> >
> >> On Jun 1, 2020, at 9:59 PM, Bill  wrote:
> >>
> >> On 6/1/2020 10:57 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
>  On Jun 1, 2020, at 9:54 PM, Bill  wrote:
> 
> 
>  At F8, it doesn't have an MTF curve, it has a slightly wavy straight
> line clinging to the top of the graph. I've never seen anything like that
> before.
>  The sample pictures I have seen are stunning.
> >>> That’s exactly what I need, a lens that shows every photographic and
> aesthetic mistake I make in stunning detail.
> >>
> >> Imagine the same mistakes, only better.
> >
> > Oh, I honestly strive to keep making new mistakes, it’s my path to
> personal growth.
>
> Well Larry, this lens will give you a lot of room to grow. :)
>

With the first blunder being going deeper into debt to buy it. ;)

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Re: Photoshop problems

[Bruce Walker]

Hey, John; glad to hear you are making progress.

The GPU is used for a whole bunch of large and small things.
Particularly for me the GPU is used to render the brush tool cursor
when I choose Full Size Brush Tip and Show Crosshair in Brush Tip. I
use this for more accurate dodging and burning (skin retouching).
It's also used for smooth scrolling around the image when magnified.

If GPU disabled is no different for you from enabling GPU options then
I expect that your graphics card isn't well supported and you'd be
better off just disabling it. Your unusual VGA hookup could be
affecting this. GPUs may need a reasonably modern monitor with a
direct HDMI or USB-3 (USB-C) connection for proper functioning.

Cheers!

On Sun, Apr 5, 2020 at 2:31 AM  wrote:
>
> Finished testing the GPU options.  Went through each with sample files of
> the same size (9 MB), using no GPU acceleration and then Basic, Normal and
> Advanced settings, and had no problems with the Basic and Normal settings:
> however, on switching to Advanced, the problem recurred.  I found it
> interesting that turning GPU acceleration off did not appear to greatly
> effect the normal speed of redrawing the image after changes such as
> cropping and resizing. So I wonder whether there is any advantage to using
> it of which I am not aware?  Just to add a complication, I am displaying my
> work on an external monitor linked via the VGA socket through a VGA to HDMI
> converter to an HDMI input!
>
> Thanks again, Bruce.
>
>
> John in Brisbane
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: PDML  On Behalf Of Bruce Walker
> Sent: Saturday, 4 April 2020 11:50 PM
> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List 
> Subject: Re: Photoshop problems
>
> John, a few things to consider:
>
> Since changing the app is easier than Windows, have you tried downgrading to
> an earlier version of Photoshop?
> Try adding more scratch space. You can configure multiple drives to supply
> Ps swap.
> Try playing with the GPU acceleration options. I'd first try disabling it
> completely to see the effects.
>
> BTW, it's working fine for me on a 5K iMac. Ps version 21.0.3.
>
> Good luck!
>
> On Fri, Apr 3, 2020 at 10:16 PM  wrote:
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> > Last few days PSCC has become unusable.  I am currently working on a
> > number of old family photos, which I have scanned to TIFF files,
> > usually at anything from 400-1200 ppi, depending upon the original
> > size of the print (always from prints).
> > I can crop, spot fix, clone areas, adjust highlights/shadows etc. with
> > no problems, but even a minor resize causes the whole application to
> freeze.
> > Anyone else having this problem?  I am using an HP Pavilion laptop
> > with a decent specification, and have over 107GB available on my
> > scratch disk, and over 800Gb available on the source disk, so I don't
> > think capacity is the issue.  Processor is a Core-i7 at 1.80 GHz, 16GB
> > RAM and 64-bit W10 fully updated.
> > A little research suggests perhaps it is not PS but Windows causing
> > the issue, but I don't want to roll back the last windows update
> unnecessarily.
> >
> >
> > John in Brisbane
> >
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Re: Photoshop problems

[Bruce Walker]

John, a few things to consider:

Since changing the app is easier than Windows, have you tried
downgrading to an earlier version of Photoshop?
Try adding more scratch space. You can configure multiple drives to
supply Ps swap.
Try playing with the GPU acceleration options. I'd first try disabling
it completely to see the effects.

BTW, it's working fine for me on a 5K iMac. Ps version 21.0.3.

Good luck!

On Fri, Apr 3, 2020 at 10:16 PM  wrote:
>
> Last few days PSCC has become unusable.  I am currently working on a number
> of old family photos, which I have scanned to TIFF files, usually at
> anything from 400-1200 ppi, depending upon the original size of the print
> (always from prints).
> I can crop, spot fix, clone areas, adjust highlights/shadows etc. with no
> problems, but even a minor resize causes the whole application to freeze.
> Anyone else having this problem?  I am using an HP Pavilion laptop with a
> decent specification, and have over 107GB available on my scratch disk, and
> over 800Gb available on the source disk, so I don't think capacity is the
> issue.  Processor is a Core-i7 at 1.80 GHz, 16GB RAM and 64-bit W10 fully
> updated.
> A little research suggests perhaps it is not PS but Windows causing the
> issue, but I don't want to roll back the last windows update unnecessarily.
>
>
> John in Brisbane
>
>
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Re: PESO: More water.

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On Fri, Apr 3, 2020 at 1:26 AM Bill  wrote:
>
> I shot this in Sept 2018 at my annual shoot Wilson Creek vacation.
> This is with the A* 85/1.4 set to f/5.6 on the K1.
> It's a 17 layer stack of 8 second pixel shifted images.
> It's 10 minutes of my life that I will never get back.
>
> http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/wilson193.html
>
> enjoy

It was time well spent, Bill. A lovely, quiet image.

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Re: Stupid Adobe Question

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On Thu, Apr 2, 2020 at 8:50 PM Bill  wrote:
>
> On 4/2/2020 7:34 AM, Bruce Walker wrote:
> > Larry, much of it is in incremental refinements, and much of it is
> > under the hood. Speedups in all operations mean it handles my 645Z
> > files with ease. Faster previews and fewer delays when navigating
> > them.
> >
> > Lr uses the GPU now. You can add an external GPU module and get more
> > speed. Lr also makes more use of multi-CPUs. I can now do dodge
> > with adjustment brushes for portrait retouching. (If I tried in that
> > in old Lr it would kill the performance and wasn't practical.)  I can
> > avoid edits in Ps for more things.
> >
>
> My biggest complaint right now is that the older software seems to run
> very slowly. I have a pretty good machine, but some of what I am asking
> it to do seems like 1997 all over again.

Then you will be pleasantly surprised by Lr Classic CC.

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Re: Stupid Adobe Question

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Yes, that's true, Godfrey. Adobe muddied the waters considerably by
renaming "old" Lightroom to Lightroom Classic CC and added this
multi-platform Lightroom CC app.

I had a quick look at it and determined it's a toy of no use to me. I
never do quick edits on my iPad which is about its limit. Can't
anyway: a single 645Z file would bring it entirely to its knees. They
didn't think this idea through, is my conclusion.

I mainly use Lr Classic CC but when I need it, I use Photoshop CC
intensely and deeply. It's a Swiss Army Knife, extremely useful,
flexible, and sharp. But complicated. Thank goodness for Google and
Youtube. :-)

BTW, Lr Classic CC leverages the cloud too. There are some features
that sync out via the cloud, and you can sync images in your Portfolio
space directly from Lr folders. There's a freebie storage space you
can use to show friends and family too; I forget what that's called,
but it's potentially useful for a social-media replacement (more
private than Facebook or Instagram).

On Thu, Apr 2, 2020 at 1:46 PM Godfrey DiGiorgi  wrote:
>
> There is a distinction to be made: Lightroom Classic is the "old way", 
> desktop-based Lightroom with some Cloud service stuff added on that you can 
> choose to use or not. Lightroom CC is the "new way" of cloud-based 
> "operations from everywhere". Adobe wants to get people onto LRCC but it's 
> not quite up to the feature and capability level of LR Classic as yet.
>
> I use LR Classic. It works reasonably well, I'm reasonably happy, and I have 
> nothing other than the monthly $10 subscription fee. I continue the search 
> for what to replace it with when Adobe constrains what I can do to being 
> their Cloud only products. I have no need for Photoshop or any of the other 
> tools in their suite at this point.
>
> G
>
> > On Apr 2, 2020, at 6:41 AM, Bruce Walker  wrote:
> >
> > Alan, there are no Cloud operations unless you specifically perform
> > them. All the software is installed on your workstation (or tablet).
> > All your files are local to your workstation too.
> >
> > The "cloud" thing is largely a Marketing hype buzzword. What Cloud
> > gives you is the optional ability to sync your settings, previews, and
> > various other data like fonts, brushes, tools and such to other
> > places, like your laptop, a tablet, etc.
> >
> > Really it's just a software subscription instead of a one time
> > payment. You get periodic (quite regular, in fact) updates (features
> > and fixes) with the ability to roll back or even run multiple versions
> > at the same time if you want to.
> >
> > On Thu, Apr 2, 2020 at 5:36 AM Alan C  wrote:
> >>
> >> What about data costs if you are operating in cloud?
> >>
> >> Alan C
> >>
> >> On 02-Apr-20 05:34 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
> >>> LR Classic has several additional additional Develop module niceties, 
> >>> like the haze filter.
> >>>
> >>> G
> >>>
> >>>> On Apr 1, 2020, at 7:23 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> What are the advances to lightroom?
> >>
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Re: Stupid Adobe Question

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Ken, if you cancel, after a short time Ps will stop saving files. Or
it just won't fully launch, I am not sure which of those. "Short time"
is a few weeks I believe.

On Thu, Apr 2, 2020 at 12:31 PM Ken Waller  wrote:
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>
> Thanks Bruce, I’m in a similar situation since my PC went belly up and my new 
> machine with windows 10 apparently won’t accept the ‘new’ CS4 I have.
>
> What happens to PS if after some time on subscription, I cancel the 
> subscription ?
>
> -Original Message-
> >From: Bruce Walker 
> >Sent: Apr 2, 2020 9:41 AM
> >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List 
> >Subject: Re: Stupid Adobe Question
> >
> >Alan, there are no Cloud operations unless you specifically perform
> >them. All the software is installed on your workstation (or tablet).
> >All your files are local to your workstation too.
> >
> >The "cloud" thing is largely a Marketing hype buzzword. What Cloud
> >gives you is the optional ability to sync your settings, previews, and
> >various other data like fonts, brushes, tools and such to other
> >places, like your laptop, a tablet, etc.
> >
> >Really it's just a software subscription instead of a one time
> >payment. You get periodic (quite regular, in fact) updates (features
> >and fixes) with the ability to roll back or even run multiple versions
> >at the same time if you want to.
> >
> >On Thu, Apr 2, 2020 at 5:36 AM Alan C  wrote:
> >>
> >> What about data costs if you are operating in cloud?
> >>
> >> Alan C
> >>
> >> On 02-Apr-20 05:34 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
> >> > LR Classic has several additional additional Develop module niceties, 
> >> > like the haze filter.
> >> >
> >> > G
> >> >
> >> >> On Apr 1, 2020, at 7:23 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> What are the advances to lightroom?
> >>
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Re: Stupid Adobe Question

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Alan, there are no Cloud operations unless you specifically perform
them. All the software is installed on your workstation (or tablet).
All your files are local to your workstation too.

The "cloud" thing is largely a Marketing hype buzzword. What Cloud
gives you is the optional ability to sync your settings, previews, and
various other data like fonts, brushes, tools and such to other
places, like your laptop, a tablet, etc.

Really it's just a software subscription instead of a one time
payment. You get periodic (quite regular, in fact) updates (features
and fixes) with the ability to roll back or even run multiple versions
at the same time if you want to.

On Thu, Apr 2, 2020 at 5:36 AM Alan C  wrote:
>
> What about data costs if you are operating in cloud?
>
> Alan C
>
> On 02-Apr-20 05:34 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
> > LR Classic has several additional additional Develop module niceties, like 
> > the haze filter.
> >
> > G
> >
> >> On Apr 1, 2020, at 7:23 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:
> >>
> >> What are the advances to lightroom?
>
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Re: Stupid Adobe Question

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Larry, much of it is in incremental refinements, and much of it is
under the hood. Speedups in all operations mean it handles my 645Z
files with ease. Faster previews and fewer delays when navigating
them.

Lr uses the GPU now. You can add an external GPU module and get more
speed. Lr also makes more use of multi-CPUs. I can now do dodge
with adjustment brushes for portrait retouching. (If I tried in that
in old Lr it would kill the performance and wasn't practical.)  I can
avoid edits in Ps for more things.

The feature advances most visible to me are things like:
Profiles (including LUTs). Profiles are a complete reworking of the
colour correction and handling.
Radial gradients.
Texture slider, which is a refinement of (addition to) the Clarity
slider (like "structure" in Nik). Increase texture for grit, or soften
it for portraits (skin).
The dehaze slider is magic. I use it in negative to add mist to some shots.
Transform has a Full button which is sometimes astounding to use. Will
straighten a shot subtly and Just Fix It.

Plenty of other stuff too, but these are many of the highlights for me.

On Wed, Apr 1, 2020 at 10:23 PM Larry Colen  wrote:
>
>
> > On Apr 1, 2020, at 12:51 PM, Bruce Walker  wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Once I got over my snit with the subscription concept, I'm very happy
> > with the CC package. Recent features in Ps and Lr are the bees knees
> > and save me huge amounts of work, especially things like cloning out
> > random distracting objects. I'm also really digging LUTs for colour
> > grading in both Lr and Ps. (You can make a fancy LUT in Ps then import
> > it into Lr and avoid sending shots out to Ps purely to tone them if
> > you have a batch to do. It's a bit involved, but worth the effort in
> > many cases.)
> >
> > HTH, Bill.
>
> What are the advances to lightroom?
>
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Re: Stupid Adobe Question

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Bill queried:
>
> My stupid question is this: Are the versions of Photoshop and Lightroom
> in the 10 dollar offer the same ones in the 31 dollar offer?

The software is completely the same. The features and frequency of
updates are also the same.

I subscribe to the ten buck option because (a) I'm cheap, and (b) I
don't need any off-site space. Most of the other odds and ends in the
"Photoshop" plan is in the $10 one too, like Portfolio (I don't use
it), and Fonts (I should be using it).

The Creative Cloud application controls what is installed or not, and
lets you downgrade to prior versions if something fucks up. (I am
currently running one Ps version behind because they broke some
crucial plugins with the latest.)

Once I got over my snit with the subscription concept, I'm very happy
with the CC package. Recent features in Ps and Lr are the bees knees
and save me huge amounts of work, especially things like cloning out
random distracting objects. I'm also really digging LUTs for colour
grading in both Lr and Ps. (You can make a fancy LUT in Ps then import
it into Lr and avoid sending shots out to Ps purely to tone them if
you have a batch to do. It's a bit involved, but worth the effort in
many cases.)

HTH, Bill.

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Re: PESO - Cut Flowers

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I really love the light and the delicate colours in this, Bulent.

On Mon, Feb 10, 2020 at 6:14 AM Bulent Celasun  wrote:
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> A still life under natural light. Was not planned.
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/49511680468/in/dateposted-public/lightbox/
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Re: PESO x 2 - two bests

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Thank you, Ann!

A bit Weston, although he tended to stick with plainer backgrounds as
far as I've seen so far. I really had other folks, like Arnold Newman,
in mind while composing it.

On Thu, Feb 6, 2020 at 1:50 PM ann sanfedele  wrote:
>
> virually (no oun) safe for work, no?
> I like both - though might like the first better in just black and white
> - pink is always kinda corny.
>
> as to the second  - Edward Weston homage no doubt :-)
>
> ann
>
> On 2/6/2020 12:58 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote:
> > On 5/2/20, Bruce Walker, discombobulated, unleashed:
> >
> >> Two shots that I consider to be personal bests. The first is from 2
> >> weeks ago and the second is from the middle of December, 2019.
> >>
> >> might as well jump
> >> https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/Il3.o3EjAXlU
> >>
> >> nude study with Phylactere
> >> https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/I9Ve8hGlONT0
> > Superb work as always.
> >
> > I tolerate jump.
> >
> > I love the nude study.
> >
> > Sublime!
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Re: PESO x 2 - two bests

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Thank you very much, Bulent, for this appreciation and critique!

An interesting coincidence to me that you feel fragility in the figure
in nude study. She was 3 or 4 months pregnant when we shot, and
beginning to show.

I was very much aiming for a painterly look in that too. I arranged
all the background elements, and chose a high ISO and wide-open
aperture for softness.

BTW, I failed to mention that I did all post-processing in Lightroom.
Mosty minor slider tweaks.


Bulent wrote:
>
> Bruce,
> I liked both for different reasons.
> The first is an elegant, light, high key image which requires far too
> much knowledge to shoot this good.
> The viewer has to catch the "flying" figure before she leaves the frame...
> Ethereal is the word that comes to my mind.
> The second, which appeals to me more, is like a painting. Can be oil
> or even watercolor.
> The composition is that of a perfect combination of static/rigid
> elements (rectangles) and beautifully dynamic, curving figure.
> I can imagine the painter looking at this one finally and saying, "done!".
> The figure is certainly not flying but is not heavy either. The
> dominant feeling is, to me, fragility.
> Thank you very much for producing these and sharing them with us.
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> Bruce Walker , 6 Şub 2020 Per, 13:30 tarihinde
> şunu yazdı:
> >
> > Thank you very much, Doug.
> >
> > > You already know I love that shot of Phylactere, and the other one, of
> > > Olivia, is a stunner.
> > > Sent  from my phone, which I’m staring at instead of doing actual work.
> > > > On Feb 5, 2020, at 8:12 PM, Bruce Walker 
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Two shots that I consider to be personal bests. The first is from 2
> > > > weeks ago and the second is from the middle of December, 2019.
> > > >
> > > > might as well jump
> > > > https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/Il3.o3EjAXlU
> > > >
> > > > nude study with Phylactere
> > > > https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/I9Ve8hGlONT0
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Both shot with the 645Z and the 55mm f:2.8 SDM lens. Each was lit by a
> > > > single light source.
> > > >
> > > > The first was lit by an 8 inch hard silver reflector aimed though a
> > > > 3/4-stop 8x8 foot scrim, above-right.
> > > > 55mm/2.8 at f/8, 1/125th sec, ISO 100; handheld.
> > > >
> > > > The second was lit by ambient window light, left.
> > > > 55mm/2.8 at f/2.8, 1/30th sec, ISO 1600; handheld.
> > > >
> > > > Model 1 is Olivia Preston, Playboy Cybergirl of the Year 2018.
> > > > Model 2 is Phylactere Rayna, a fine arts lecturer at the University of
> > > > Montreal, model, yoga instructor, dancer, photographer.
> > > >
> > > > Enjoy!
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Re: PESO x 2 - two bests

[Bruce Walker]

Much appreciated, Steve.

On Thu, Feb 6, 2020 at 12:59 PM Steve Cottrell  wrote:
>
> On 5/2/20, Bruce Walker, discombobulated, unleashed:
>
> >Two shots that I consider to be personal bests. The first is from 2
> >weeks ago and the second is from the middle of December, 2019.
> >
> >might as well jump
> >https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/Il3.o3EjAXlU
> >
> >nude study with Phylactere
> >https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/I9Ve8hGlONT0
>
> Superb work as always.
>
> I tolerate jump.
>
> I love the nude study.
>
> Sublime!
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Re: PESO x 2 - two bests

[Bruce Walker]

Still working on my captions! ;-)

Thank you, John.

On Thu, Feb 6, 2020 at 11:46 AM John  wrote:
>
> Of course I looked at the photos before reading at the rest of the post ...
>
> Sort of expected a nude sky-diver & a nude with a large strategically located
> plant of some sort (not knowing what a "Phylactere" might be).
>
> The first one is definitely the best I've ever seen you post.
>
> On 2/5/2020 20:11:27, Bruce Walker wrote:
> > Two shots that I consider to be personal bests. The first is from 2
> > weeks ago and the second is from the middle of December, 2019.
> >
> > might as well jump
> > https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/Il3.o3EjAXlU
> >
> > nude study with Phylactere
> > https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/I9Ve8hGlONT0
> >
> >
> > Both shot with the 645Z and the 55mm f:2.8 SDM lens. Each was lit by a
> > single light source.
> >
> > The first was lit by an 8 inch hard silver reflector aimed though a
> > 3/4-stop 8x8 foot scrim, above-right.
> > 55mm/2.8 at f/8, 1/125th sec, ISO 100; handheld.
> >
> > The second was lit by ambient window light, left.
> > 55mm/2.8 at f/2.8, 1/30th sec, ISO 1600; handheld.
> >
> > Model 1 is Olivia Preston, Playboy Cybergirl of the Year 2018.
> > Model 2 is Phylactere Rayna, a fine arts lecturer at the University of
> > Montreal, model, yoga instructor, dancer, photographer.
> >
> > Enjoy!
> >
>
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Re: PESO x 2 - two bests

[Bruce Walker]

Dan, I think that Photoshelter just doesn't like you. :-)

Try these links to my Instagram.  "jump" is lightly censored to
appease the Zuckerprudes.

jump
https://www.instagram.com/p/B8E2gXrhxQ1/

nude study
https://www.instagram.com/p/B6PARodB8He/


> for some reason, I can see only the thumbnails.
>
> Dan Matyola
> *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery
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>
>
> On Wed, Feb 5, 2020 at 8:12 PM Bruce Walker  wrote:
> > Two shots that I consider to be personal bests. The first is from 2
> > weeks ago and the second is from the middle of December, 2019.
> >
> > might as well jump
> > https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/Il3.o3EjAXlU
> >
> > nude study with Phylactere
> > https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/I9Ve8hGlONT0
> >
> >
> > Both shot with the 645Z and the 55mm f:2.8 SDM lens. Each was lit by a
> > single light source.
> >
> > The first was lit by an 8 inch hard silver reflector aimed though a
> > 3/4-stop 8x8 foot scrim, above-right.
> > 55mm/2.8 at f/8, 1/125th sec, ISO 100; handheld.
> >
> > The second was lit by ambient window light, left.
> > 55mm/2.8 at f/2.8, 1/30th sec, ISO 1600; handheld.
> >
> > Model 1 is Olivia Preston, Playboy Cybergirl of the Year 2018.
> > Model 2 is Phylactere Rayna, a fine arts lecturer at the University of
> > Montreal, model, yoga instructor, dancer, photographer.
> >
> > Enjoy!
> >
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Re: PESO x 2 - two bests

[Bruce Walker]

Thank you very much, Doug.

> You already know I love that shot of Phylactere, and the other one, of
> Olivia, is a stunner.
> Sent  from my phone, which I’m staring at instead of doing actual work.
> > On Feb 5, 2020, at 8:12 PM, Bruce Walker 
> wrote:
> >
> > Two shots that I consider to be personal bests. The first is from 2
> > weeks ago and the second is from the middle of December, 2019.
> >
> > might as well jump
> > https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/Il3.o3EjAXlU
> >
> > nude study with Phylactere
> > https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/I9Ve8hGlONT0
> >
> >
> > Both shot with the 645Z and the 55mm f:2.8 SDM lens. Each was lit by a
> > single light source.
> >
> > The first was lit by an 8 inch hard silver reflector aimed though a
> > 3/4-stop 8x8 foot scrim, above-right.
> > 55mm/2.8 at f/8, 1/125th sec, ISO 100; handheld.
> >
> > The second was lit by ambient window light, left.
> > 55mm/2.8 at f/2.8, 1/30th sec, ISO 1600; handheld.
> >
> > Model 1 is Olivia Preston, Playboy Cybergirl of the Year 2018.
> > Model 2 is Phylactere Rayna, a fine arts lecturer at the University of
> > Montreal, model, yoga instructor, dancer, photographer.
> >
> > Enjoy!
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Re: PESO x 2 - two bests

[Bruce Walker]

Larry wrote:

> > On Feb 5, 2020, at 5:11 PM, Bruce Walker 
> wrote:
> >
> > Two shots that I consider to be personal bests. The first is from 2
> > weeks ago and the second is from the middle of December, 2019.
> As well you might.
> >
> > might as well jump
> > https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/Il3.o3EjAXlU
> That is definitely one of your best.
> >
> > nude study with Phylactere
> > https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/I9Ve8hGlONT0
> Very nice.  I’m curious whether you also processed it as a black and white.
> Also, a question about your composition choice.  On the left, bottom and
> right, there is a very similar amount of space between the edge of the
> frame and the edge of Pylactere, yet at the top about a third of the frame
> is simply background.  Why the large open space rather than something
> closer to a 4x5 crop with much less empty space?


I considered b but for me colour is a very important part of the
composition.

The negative space above? I was just feeling it. :-) I have been studying
Arnold Newman and designers like Paul Rand and trying to get a better feel
for a wider PoV and including more background. This shot just suggested to
me to open it up more and leave space above. My tendency has always been to
crowd the subject in the frame; I'm pushing back against that.

Thank you, Larry.

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[Bruce Walker]

Thank you very much, Doug.


> You already know I love that shot of Phylactere, and the other one, of
> Olivia, is a stunner.
> Sent  from my phone, which I’m staring at instead of doing actual work.
> > On Feb 5, 2020, at 8:12 PM, Bruce Walker 
> wrote:
> >
> > Two shots that I consider to be personal bests. The first is from 2
> > weeks ago and the second is from the middle of December, 2019.
> >
> > might as well jump
> > https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/Il3.o3EjAXlU
> >
> > nude study with Phylactere
> > https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/I9Ve8hGlONT0
> >
> >
> > Both shot with the 645Z and the 55mm f:2.8 SDM lens. Each was lit by a
> > single light source.
> >
> > The first was lit by an 8 inch hard silver reflector aimed though a
> > 3/4-stop 8x8 foot scrim, above-right.
> > 55mm/2.8 at f/8, 1/125th sec, ISO 100; handheld.
> >
> > The second was lit by ambient window light, left.
> > 55mm/2.8 at f/2.8, 1/30th sec, ISO 1600; handheld.
> >
> > Model 1 is Olivia Preston, Playboy Cybergirl of the Year 2018.
> > Model 2 is Phylactere Rayna, a fine arts lecturer at the University of
> > Montreal, model, yoga instructor, dancer, photographer.
> >
> > Enjoy!
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PESO x 2 - two bests

[Bruce Walker]

Two shots that I consider to be personal bests. The first is from 2
weeks ago and the second is from the middle of December, 2019.

might as well jump
https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/Il3.o3EjAXlU

nude study with Phylactere
https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/I9Ve8hGlONT0


Both shot with the 645Z and the 55mm f:2.8 SDM lens. Each was lit by a
single light source.

The first was lit by an 8 inch hard silver reflector aimed though a
3/4-stop 8x8 foot scrim, above-right.
55mm/2.8 at f/8, 1/125th sec, ISO 100; handheld.

The second was lit by ambient window light, left.
55mm/2.8 at f/2.8, 1/30th sec, ISO 1600; handheld.

Model 1 is Olivia Preston, Playboy Cybergirl of the Year 2018.
Model 2 is Phylactere Rayna, a fine arts lecturer at the University of
Montreal, model, yoga instructor, dancer, photographer.

Enjoy!

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Re: PESO -- fuzzy sweater

[Bruce Walker]

Well, I certainly understand and appreciate that, Dan. :)

Dan Matyola wrote:

> That sweater is indeed fuzzy!
> The image has nice geometry, but I like most of the other images on the
> same page more.
> Dan Matyola
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>
> On Thu, Mar 21, 2019 at 5:59 PM Bruce Walker 
> wrote:
> > I have finally made a photograph that is safe from deletion on
> > Instagram or jail time on Facebook.
> >
> >
> https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/GYAjkPdbqmCc/I3WQT11D_0ko
> >
> > On Flickr if you prefer: https://flic.kr/p/24Eex4e
> >
> > 645z, 55mm/2.8 at f/4, 1/125th sec, iso 200. Exposure adjustments, b
> > conversion in Lightroom. Light courtesy large sheers-covered windows
> > behind me, illuminated by morning sun. Model is Sara Scarlet from
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