Re: 20th Anniversary PUG is Up!

2017-04-05 Thread Eactivist
Unsubscribe quick. These guys talk about tea/coffee, beer, bicycles, motorcycles, and cars. And they crack bad puns all the time. (Unless things have changed.) Oh, occasionally, in between these topics and the standard gear talk, they MAY talk about photography, but I wouldn't count on

Re: 20th Anniversary PUG is Up!

2017-04-03 Thread Eactivist
It's acted fine with my eactivist aol account before. It is what I used for years with PDML. It may have something to do with the fact I haven't used that email account, period, for years. Maybe AOL isn't used to it anymore. ;-) Anyway, I would tend to blame AOL first, before I look

Re: 20th Anniversary PUG is Up!

2017-04-03 Thread Eactivist
My mail does not seem to be showing up on the list, despite my initial test, but after my flip comment to Ann I decided to add this. I liked Shel. I like characters, and Shel was a definite character. He was also a d fine photographer. On the whole, I enjoyed him. Until our last photo

Re: 20th Anniversary PUG is Up!

2017-04-03 Thread Eactivist
:-) Belated is better than never. Marnie (aka Doe) I actually, I think, may have mentioned publishing at the time to him, but never did. In a message dated 4/2/2017 6:06:11 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, ann...@nyc.rr.com writes: what Bruce said - wow ! but have to say two things -- I

Re: Happy 20th, dear PUG! :)

2017-04-02 Thread Eactivist
Great! Thanks, Doug, for uncovering the historic moment. Thank you, and congrats to you, our dear PUG's father! Igor --- Sorry, my weird mind took that and turned it into Hog Father. Marnie (aka Doe) Apologies, Doug. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Test

2017-04-02 Thread Eactivist
Test. This is simply a test. And if you actually reading this, boy, are you bored. Marnie (aka Doe) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the

Test

2017-04-02 Thread Eactivist
Test. This is simply a test. And if you actually reading this, boy, are you bored. Marnie (aka Doe) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: Happy 20th, dear PUG! :)

2017-04-02 Thread Eactivist
Great! Thanks, Doug, for uncovering the historic moment. Thank you, and congrats to you, our dear PUG's father! Igor --- Sorry, my weird mind took that and turned it into Hog Father. Marnie (aka Doe) Apologies, Doug. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Easy on Cotty, folks

2015-02-08 Thread Eactivist
I don't remember Cotty qualifying his eat hat statement. NO LOOPHOLES!!! Sheesh, we don't need lawyerially thinking in PDML. Marnie aka Doe ;-) (I am pretty sure that Cotty has an eatable hat stashed away somewhere anyway.) In a message dated 2/8/2015 9:10:24 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,

test

2014-11-23 Thread Eactivist
test -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: test

2014-11-23 Thread Eactivist
Living life. :-) I made about 3-4 comments on photos that didn't seem to go through. Will try again. Marnie Thanks for asking Brian. In a message dated 11/23/2014 1:48:52 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, apathy...@lyons-ryan.org writes: Quoting eactiv...@aol.com: test Hello Marnie -

Re: PESO - Potsdam cloister

2014-11-22 Thread Eactivist
Nice. Like the perspective, the bicycle adds scale. Marnie aka Doe (Resent.) On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 4:54 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17902219 Comments? Rick Yes - I like

Re: Peso-Swans

2014-11-22 Thread Eactivist
Bit blurry, but I like that you captured the full V. Marnie aka Doe (Resent because didn't seem to go through.) In a message dated 11/18/2014 3:29:11 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, jdavi...@comcast.net writes: Visited another area wildlife preserve. My only sort of keeper is this swan

Re: PESO - Frozen

2014-11-22 Thread Eactivist
Nice! Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 11/19/2014 6:15:05 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, rickpic...@gmail.com writes: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17908601size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: PESO - Potsdam cloister

2014-11-19 Thread Eactivist
Nice. Like the perspective, the bicycle adds scale. Marnie aka Doe In a message dated 11/14/2014 8:07:52 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, rickpic...@gmail.com writes: On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 4:54 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com:

Re: Peso-Swans

2014-11-19 Thread Eactivist
Bit blurry, but I like that you captured the full V. Marnie In a message dated 11/18/2014 3:29:11 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, jdavi...@comcast.net writes: Visited another area wildlife preserve. My only sort of keeper is this swan flight. Out of range for any real detail, but the sun's

Re: PESO - 'Man - O - Man Omena'

2014-11-19 Thread Eactivist
Very nice, Ken. Nicely abstracted. Marnie aka Doe In a message dated 11/14/2014 1:53:40 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, kwal...@peoplepc.com writes: Taken in Omena, Michigan on west Grand Traverse Bay with an MZ-S and 70-210mm SMC F and Velvia @50, shortly after sunset. The piles are

Re: Peso-Swans

2014-11-19 Thread Eactivist
Bit blurry, but I like that you captured the full V. Marnie aka Doe (Resent because didn't seem to go through.) In a message dated 11/18/2014 3:29:11 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, jdavi...@comcast.net writes: Visited another area wildlife preserve. My only sort of keeper is this swan flight.

Re: OT: S F boys and girls

2014-03-22 Thread Eactivist
Seems to have a sexist slant, to me. Also, women and 3 ??? Marnie aka Doe In a message dated 3/21/2014 4:33:05 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, p...@web-options.com writes: Just browsing stuff about social media because of something I'm doing at work, and found this:

Re: A couple of weeks with the K3

2014-03-12 Thread Eactivist
Great shots, Juan. Makes me reconsider the K-3. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 2/5/2014 10:13:52 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, juanbuh...@gmail.com writes: Several weeks ago I asked here about whether I should get a K3 or move to full frame with a Canon. I stayed with Pentax, and got

Re: Save me from my desire...

2014-03-06 Thread Eactivist
Someone had to play devil's advocate (re save money vs spend it on camera equipment). I mean considering the group we are in, enablement city, someone had to. Marnie aka Doe ;-) In a message dated 3/5/2014 7:40:26 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, johnsess...@yahoo.com writes: On 3/5/2014 6:20

Re: March PUG -'Transport' is now up

2014-03-06 Thread Eactivist
Ditto. Really nice, Ann. Plus Steam Power by David Howard and Bus by Mathew Hunt. I, personally, would not want to ride on that bus. Mine was a piffle, the only thing I had shot with the Pentax-5 that even vaguely qualified as transport. But had to submit again now I have Pentax

Re: OT: iPhone photo (was: Save me from my desire...)

2014-03-06 Thread Eactivist
Lovely. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 3/4/2014 8:03:23 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, dmann...@gmail.com writes: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/9339168867/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: Definition of pinup?

2014-03-06 Thread Eactivist
Basically a pin up is something that appeals to the male part of the population. :-) Original pin-up girls usually wore skimpy clothes, like short shorts, but were clothed. Cars or sans cars. A lot of those old calendars that were pinned up were put out by car companies. Marnie aka Doe

Re: Definition of pinup?

2014-03-06 Thread Eactivist
Yeah, sure, supposedly. None of those below does a thing for me, though. Marnie aka Doe ;-) In a message dated 3/6/2014 7:16:35 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, johnsess...@yahoo.com writes: Women have their pin-ups too. Mark Spitz with his 7 Gold Medals; Marlon Brando from A Streetcar Named

Re: Definition of pinup?

2014-03-06 Thread Eactivist
LOL. Out of context, out of context, out of context Marnie aka Doe Hehehehehehehe. In a message dated 3/6/2014 5:41:42 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, pnstenqu...@comcast.net writes: On Mar 6, 2014, at 7:18 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Basically a pin up is something that appeals to

Re: Save me from my desire...

2014-03-05 Thread Eactivist
You don't strike me as the saveable type. Whatever, here goes... It's JUST a camera. Think of all the other things you could spend the money on instead. Like a really nice trip, home improvement, more lenses for your current camera, and, well, you know, other stuff. HTH, Marnie aka Doe :-)

PESO - Feeling Blue

2014-03-02 Thread Eactivist
Just for fun. No, it's not super sharp, you can probably guess a few reasons why. http://mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/blue.html Comments welcome. Marnie aka Doe :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: PESO - Feeling Blue

2014-03-02 Thread Eactivist
Thanks, Dan. Although I feel it could have been sharper if I tried harder. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 3/2/2014 12:54:57 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, danmaty...@gmail.com writes: WOW, that is really special. One of the best jelly fish images I have ever seen. Dan Matyola

Re: PESO - Feeling Blue

2014-03-02 Thread Eactivist
Thanks, Jack. That's sort of why I like it too. They were actually quite transparent, just sort of white. There was a light underneath directed up. As I was taking pictures a kid came along and turned the light out (I didn't realize one could do that). Then you could barely see them --

Re: PESO: Big Sur Red

2014-03-01 Thread Eactivist
Gotta love that coastline. Beautiful! -- Bruce Thanks, Bruce! MarnieAnd to everyone else that looked. More responses below. - Nice one, Marnie! Striking section of a magnificent stretch of highway 1. One might say, breathtakingly

Re: PESO 2014 - 056 - GDG

2014-03-01 Thread Eactivist
Nice one, Godfrey. Looks sort of surreal with the circle underneath. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 3/1/2014 7:53:15 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, godfreydigio...@me.com writes: Almost time for another Saturday Morning Walk. This one from a couple of weeks ago …

Re: PESO: Pink Bouquet

2014-03-01 Thread Eactivist
Pretty. Marnie aka Doe :-) I'd probably clone out the slightly lighter brown spot in dirt at the top. In a message dated 2/27/2014 5:28:08 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, danmaty...@gmail.com writes: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17695585 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO: Exhausted

2014-03-01 Thread Eactivist
Funny. I identify. Marnie aka Doe ;-) In a message dated 2/27/2014 5:58:11 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, danmaty...@gmail.com writes: Sorry! Here is the link. Tourist exhausted after climb to observe Iao Needle on Maui. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1769 K-r with smc 50mm

Re: PESO - Observed

2014-03-01 Thread Eactivist
That's a little creepy. Good capture. Marnie aka Doe In a message dated 2/25/2014 10:45:08 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, ma...@alpert.com writes: http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo14/peso5.html Comments, as always, welcomed. -Marco -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - The Ice Stud at Speed

2014-03-01 Thread Eactivist
Very nice shot, frank. He really looks like he's roaring to go. If will alone counted he would have done better. Marnie aka Doe ;-) In a message dated 2/24/2014 9:34:56 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, knarftheria...@gmail.com writes: Poor Brooks. Past Ontario masters matched sprint champ on

Re: PESO Devils marbles

2014-02-28 Thread Eactivist
Cute. Like the rock. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 2/25/2014 1:25:30 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, sup8p...@clubtelco.com writes: A Creative pic of one at sunset. K5 , 16-50 2.8 @ f7.1. 1/400.iso200 http://s1325.photobucket.com/user/sup8pdct/media/devilsmarbles_zpse35c4f74.j

Re: PESO - Tommy Toast

2014-02-28 Thread Eactivist
Nice shot, like the dreadlocks. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 2/25/2014 9:40:02 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, knarftheria...@gmail.com writes: One of the original Toronto Messengers from the 80's, Tommy Toast still shows up to courier and cycling events. To say he's a character is an

Re: GESO A Few Snow Pics (with link)!!!

2014-02-28 Thread Eactivist
That's a lot of snow. Whoa. http://www.caguila.com/snow2014/content/_IGP7851_large.html That would make a nice print. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 2/17/2014 8:36:55 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, christ...@caguila.com writes: http://www.caguila.com/snow2014/ -- PDML

Re: PESO: Fancy Hibiscus

2014-02-28 Thread Eactivist
Very nice shot, Dan. I like how the stamen filaments are super sharp. Good use of DOF. Marnie aka Doe:-) In a message dated 2/23/2014 7:08:06 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, danmaty...@gmail.com writes: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17692632 Comments are invited. Dan Matyola

Re: PESO - high priestess

2014-02-28 Thread Eactivist
Nice portrait. Like her costume. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 12/21/2013 4:47:13 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, bruce.wal...@gmail.com writes: This is Alyssa Justice, and her company is High Priestess vintage clothing. My wife spotted her while we were wandering the Artisans of the

Re: PESO Grace and her Grandma

2014-02-28 Thread Eactivist
A. Too bad you can't take that big thing out in front, but it would lop off Grace too much. Bet you're happy just to get a shot of both. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 2/9/2014 8:54:02 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, pnstenqu...@comcast.net writes: K-3 with DA* 50-135/2.8, ISO 8000,

Re: GESO: Welcome Swallows

2014-02-28 Thread Eactivist
Well, you got a couple in flight. So you succeeded some. Marnie aka Doe :-) I tend to not like wildlife on manicured lawn/garden backgrounds, looks unnatural. Although that is the way I have gotten most of my deer shots. Heh. In a message dated 2/27/2014 2:04:09 P.M. Pacific Standard

PESO: Big Sur Red

2014-02-28 Thread Eactivist
Drove back from my recent trip up along Big Sur. Going north I was next to the mountains, whew. But they have put up guardrails or earth embankments now, the whole way. Big change from when I was a kid. The ice plant, or something, was colorful.

Re: PESO: Delicate Hibiscus

2014-02-28 Thread Eactivist
Pretty. I liked the other better, so think this would have worked better with the stamen in focus. But still pretty. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 2/28/2014 7:07:47 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, danmaty...@gmail.com writes: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17695567 --

Re: GESO - Goodbye Oxford Tavern

2014-02-28 Thread Eactivist
Interesting. Nice gallery, Derby. Marnie aka Doe In a message dated 2/26/2014 3:11:10 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, der...@iinet.net.au writes: The Oxford Tavern was an institution. Cheap beer and food, strippers, and a loyal following. Last year, it was sold, and there was a story behind

Re: geso Dodging a bullet

2014-02-28 Thread Eactivist
Actually there was a deluge of rain yesterday in Northern California. Not that it will ease the drought that much. Good luck, Larry. Marnie aka Doe In a message dated 2/28/2014 2:23:06 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, johnsess...@yahoo.com writes: Probably wasn't rain. On 2/28/2014 4:57 PM,

PESO - Odd Man Out

2014-02-26 Thread Eactivist
This particular aquarium was pretty cloudy because it was pretty sandy. Heh. But I still like it. http://mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/oddman.html Comments welcome. Marnie aka Doe :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: PESO - Jelly Impressionistic

2014-02-26 Thread Eactivist
Thanks, Bob. :-) I shot a lot of these because I liked the impressionistic feeling. They were falling/drifting rather quickly for jellies. Still going through them to see if there is one I especially like for printing. Some are even fainter. Marnie In a message dated 2/26/2014 12:12:47

Re: PESO - Odd Man Out

2014-02-26 Thread Eactivist
http://mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/oddman.html Don't know what to say, it seemed to be doing that yesterday, but it's coming up for me today. Marnie aka Doe ??? In a message dated 2/26/2014 7:40:31 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, danmaty...@gmail.com writes: Server not found Dan Matyola

Re: PESO - Odd Man Out

2014-02-26 Thread Eactivist
Thanks! Heh. I was thinking of labeling it Dinero Everywhere but no Dinner or Dinero for Dinner, But I get these stupid title ideas all the time. Marnie ;-) In a message dated 2/26/2014 12:34:48 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, p...@web-options.com writes: That's great. They must have a little

Re: PESO - Odd Man Out

2014-02-26 Thread Eactivist
Thanks, ann. I have no idea, but it does look like he is trying to lift it, doesn't it? Marnie aka Doe :-) Small crab workout. In a message dated 2/26/2014 4:38:45 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, ann...@nyc.rr.com writes: That's fun! was he trying to carry it? Or just hanging out.. fascinating

PESO - Jelly Impressionistic

2014-02-25 Thread Eactivist
Recently went on a short trip, 4 day trip, to the San Luis Obispo area. Went to Oceano, Moro Bay, Solvang, Hearst Castle, and came by back way of Big Sur and Monterey. Took more pictures of jelly fish at Monterey Bay Aquarium. Some anyway. Went there on a Monday when I thought it wouldn't

Re: OT: Outta here

2014-02-25 Thread Eactivist
Have a good trip. Marnie In a message dated 2/25/2014 4:24:19 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, s...@stans-photography.info writes: Headed for Israel tomorrow, a two week trip which will include some time with Boris. My usual preferance when traveling is to spend immersion time in one place

Re: PESO - Jelly Impressionistic

2014-02-25 Thread Eactivist
Thanks, Dan. Marnie In a message dated 2/25/2014 4:41:03 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, jefferytjohn...@bellsouth.net writes: Nice. I have learned but I keep forgetting that it is a good idea to have extra leans cleaners or a small bottle of cleaner to clean the glass from small hands.

Re: Question: Adobe Creative Cloud

2014-02-03 Thread Eactivist
I update Adobe Reader periodically, but agree with wants to get into my machine and not my friend part. I updated, last minute, to LR 4 and Elements 11. I should be good for years. Fingers crossed. Marnie aka Doe :-) I'm always years behind anyway. In a message dated 2/1/2014 3:59:11

Re: Question: Adobe Creative Cloud

2014-02-03 Thread Eactivist
Good to know. Thanks. Marnie aka Doe In a message dated 2/2/2014 8:02:58 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, postmas...@robertstech.com writes: Acrobat Reader is a malware vector, too. Best avoided. I use Foxit PDF reader. It's free, fast and the latest version lets you create PDF files as well

Re: OT - Re: Yo Cotty, check the new Fuji out!

2014-02-03 Thread Eactivist
Heh. Sorry, not interested. Maybe someone else is. Good luck. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 1/29/2014 2:06:52 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, miser...@gmail.com writes: Marine, I should add, in case it's important to you, that the X-E2 has an onboard flash while the X-T1 doesn't. If I

Re: OT - Re: Yo Cotty, check the new Fuji out!

2014-02-03 Thread Eactivist
The mirrorless seem to be getting CLOSE to what I want. Sort of like, I'll know it when I see it. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 1/31/2014 4:46:13 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, godfreydigio...@me.com writes: On Jan 31, 2014, at 12:31 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: .. I am still sort of

Re: PESO: Shark

2014-02-03 Thread Eactivist
Nice one! Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 2/2/2014 4:53:08 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, danmaty...@gmail.com writes: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17667353size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: PESO 2014 - 038 - GDG

2014-02-03 Thread Eactivist
Really like the photo. And, yes, a good use of refrigerator magnets. Never tried that myself. OTOH, I am not big on photographs of me. Marnie aka Doe ;-) In a message dated 2/3/2014 8:06:37 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, godfreydigio...@me.com writes: The refrigerator magnet gallery is a

Re: OT - Re: Yo Cotty, check the new Fuji out!

2014-01-31 Thread Eactivist
Heh. I thought saw a X-M2 at CES. No longer sure, maybe it was the X-T1. Or the X-E2. Whatever it was, it was brand, brand new. MarnieHuh, probably not. I have conflicting desires to dump my Canon equipment and get the K-3 or a Fujifilm or something similar that is smaller. But the

Re: peso Joe's bar

2014-01-30 Thread Eactivist
Looks good. Yeah, I haven't figured out how to do HDR yet. (IE I suppose tripod and multiple exposures and set up a user function for that. I suppose.) Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 1/30/2014 1:09:00 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, l...@red4est.com writes: Joe's is a bar in downtown

Re: PESO: Only We

2014-01-30 Thread Eactivist
Interesting shot. Nice lighting. Odd tattoo. Heh. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 1/28/2014 7:35:51 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, danmaty...@gmail.com writes: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17667112 Comments are invited. Dan Matyola

Re: OT - Re: Yo Cotty, check the new Fuji out!

2014-01-29 Thread Eactivist
I am interested in the X-M2, not sure of the differences between it and this one. (It has a viewfinder also, saw it at CES). Marnie In a message dated 1/28/2014 3:40:28 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, co...@seeingeye.tv writes: On 28/1/14, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: And I'm really not

Re: PESO: Only In Vegas II

2014-01-29 Thread Eactivist
Probably. But that is so boring. I prefer my vision of a long wooden bar, sawed in half. Marnie aka Doe ;-) In a message dated 1/29/2014 9:58:41 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, charl...@visi.com writes: Well, poop, re bar. But still... one wonders WHO would want to get married in a

Re: What is a Photograph?

2014-01-28 Thread Eactivist
Googled, cool. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 1/27/2014 7:42:01 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, p...@paper-ape.com writes: on 2014-01-26 23:10 eactiv...@aol.com wrote Interesting. Never heard of that, at all. see if your library has any books of Man Ray's work -- PDML

Re: OT - Slide scanner advice

2014-01-28 Thread Eactivist
I have an older Epson flatbed scanner and it did a good job on slides. I was quite happy with it. I still have it, but it's packed up now and offhand I don't know the model number. The only problem I had was dust. That's a problem with all scanners, I guess. With a flatbed, more. I was

Re: Peso: Duck Soup Redo

2014-01-28 Thread Eactivist
Looks good, Jack. Well it was duck soup, i.e. foggy. Marnie aka Doe :-) Like the title, BTW. In a message dated 1/27/2014 11:49:40 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, jdavi...@yahoo.com writes: Marnie, decided to try your Punch Up idea. Think I rather prefer this version. Thanks for suggestion.

Re: PESO - Looking at the big world

2014-01-28 Thread Eactivist
-sellers They sell some socks not by pairs, but by triples. Unfortunately, - not for the little kids. Cheers, Igor Mon Jan 27 12:12:24 EST 2014 Eactivist at aol.com wrote: Nice. I wish the top of the window frame wasn't cut off, but that is a quibble, really. I like the second one

Re: PESO - Surf's Up!

2014-01-28 Thread Eactivist
Br. Nice one. Marrnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 1/27/2014 5:12:44 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, knarftheria...@gmail.com writes: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2014/01/surfs-up.html?m=1 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Tattered in the Fog

2014-01-28 Thread Eactivist
Very minimalist of course. Nice fog. Rendering is not bad. I waver on liking. (I sort of feel it needs a tad more of a focal pt -- like the closer one a bit darker. But that is just me.) Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 1/27/2014 10:15:19 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, ma...@alpert.com

PESO: Only In Vegas II

2014-01-28 Thread Eactivist
Okay, ann will come along and tell me they have Denny's like this on the East Coast, heh, BUT... this is the only Denny's I've ever seen with a bar. And a FULL bar, nonetheless. ;-) It is normally a very prosaic restaurant, and serves breakfast all day. So I guess at this place you can get

Re: PESO: Only In Vegas II

2014-01-28 Thread Eactivist
Thanks, should have mentioned I shot it with the Pentax X-5. Marnie aka Doe :-) And it's just a for fun shot. In a message dated 1/28/2014 9:15:01 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, pnstenqu...@comcast.net writes: Colorful, entertaining photo. I like it. Paul On Jan 28, 2014, at 11:27 AM,

Re: PESO: Only In Vegas II

2014-01-28 Thread Eactivist
!) :-) .. and it is a very new one, - just over 1 year old: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/10/dennys-wedding_n_2260363.html But your photo is much more interesting than the one in Huffinton Post. Cheers, Igor On 1/28/2014 11:27, Eactivist at aol.com wrote: Okay, ann will come along

Re: PESO: Melted Chocolate

2014-01-27 Thread Eactivist
Boy, I hope not. LOL. Marnie aka Doe In a message dated 1/27/2014 7:56:20 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, johnsess...@yahoo.com writes: It probably means your subconscious is telling you that if you made any new year's resolutions to lose weight, get fit or eat healthy ... you're doomed to

Re: PESO: Melted Chocolate

2014-01-27 Thread Eactivist
Thanks, ann. Nice words. Marnie aka Doe :-) Said I had some real photographs too. Heh. In a message dated 1/27/2014 8:08:34 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, ann...@nyc.rr.com writes: Nice painterly minimalism, chocolate or no - and the kind of landscape shot that is very you Marnie. Having

Re: PESO: Plastic Farm

2014-01-27 Thread Eactivist
Heheheheheheh. Marnie aka Doe So THAT is what they are doing with those blocks. In a message dated 1/26/2014 8:05:22 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, dmann...@gmail.com writes: A bucolic scene I passed while out for an easy bike ride today. I stopped on the way back to take a photo :)

Re: PESO - Looking at the big world

2014-01-27 Thread Eactivist
Nice. I wish the top of the window frame wasn't cut off, but that is a quibble, really. I like the second one too. The mismatched feet make it for me. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 1/27/2014 12:11:39 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, s...@komkon.org writes:

Re: PESO - Dinon, Monday afternoon

2014-01-27 Thread Eactivist
Interesting street, looks like a Harry Potter type street. Nice photo. I'd probably tone down the clouds a tiny tad. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 1/22/2014 6:34:12 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, rwomer1...@yahoo.com writes: Another from last March: Dinon is a medieval town in

Re: Peso: Duck Soup

2014-01-27 Thread Eactivist
I rather like it, Jack. Maybe, maybe, maybe, bump up the contrast a little. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 1/11/2014 9:26:41 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, jdavi...@yahoo.com writes: Tried the state wildlife area yesterday. Fog had set in fairly heavily and made it a soupy day. As

Re: PESO - Big (and I mean *Big*) Duck

2014-01-27 Thread Eactivist
That's funny it's so startling. Good shot, too, of course. Marnie aka Doe :-) Heh. In a message dated 1/19/2014 12:58:47 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, apathy...@lyons-ryan.org writes: I thought about using this image for the February PUG ('Feathered Friends'). Then I remembered it doesn't

Re: Another PJ in trouble for Photoshopping

2014-01-26 Thread Eactivist
Yes, with video camera, photo op, without camera, in the wild. It did change the context. Marnie aka Doe In a message dated 1/23/2014 12:38:10 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, dario.bona...@virgilio.it writes: Hello Igor, I think the removal of the video camera makes a lot of difference in

Re: Another PJ in trouble for Photoshopping

2014-01-26 Thread Eactivist
Of course it is. Photographs aren't reality. Cell phones and the fact everyone has cell phones with cameras now, have turned up quite a few police abuses in the news. Bystanders take pictures. With so MANY images out there now, a photojournalist is really taking a crazy risk altering a

Re: PESO: Unsolicited Advice

2014-01-26 Thread Eactivist
I see the reflection Change floating by his head as his unsolicited advice. I don't want to, thanks very much. :-) It was definitely solicited in Big. I got a kick out of Zoltar, so retro. Thanks for looking. Marnie :-) I guess he was rather famous re blog. In a message dated

Re: PESO - Boccie

2014-01-26 Thread Eactivist
Looks like a really strenuous sport. :-) I long for a closer up shot, myself. HTH, Marnie In a message dated 1/25/2014 10:43:44 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, rwomer1...@yahoo.com writes: A boccie game beneath the town walls of Dinon: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17663752size=lg

Re: What is a Photograph?

2014-01-26 Thread Eactivist
Go you one better -- What is reality? My definition: a photograph is art and/or documentary or somewhere in between. (Thinking of the Photojournalism thread.) Physical objects are easy. A chair is a chair. A photo of a chair is a photo of a chair. But what is a war/a protest march/an

Re: What is a Photograph?

2014-01-26 Thread Eactivist
We aim to please. Marnie aka Doe ;-) In a message dated 1/26/2014 10:26:53 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, knarftheria...@gmail.com writes: I think my head's going to explode. cheers, frank eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Go you one better -- What is reality? My definition: a photograph is art

Re: PESO: Lunch 4 U

2014-01-26 Thread Eactivist
Not fond of the rendering, looks a little too plastic to me, but I like the shot. Marnie aka Doe Take all comments with a grain of salt. :-) In a message dated 1/26/2014 6:31:22 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, postmas...@robertstech.com writes:

Re: Another PJ in trouble for Photoshopping

2014-01-26 Thread Eactivist
Yup, the below. Marnie These kinds of discussion give me headaches too, so flippancy is my tendency. :-) In a message dated 1/26/2014 11:25:59 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, knarftheria...@gmail.com writes: Perhaps what you meant is that a photo is not always (or even ever) a completely

Re: PESO. Maple leaf.

2014-01-26 Thread Eactivist
O, nice. Good placement in frame and nice details and all that stuff. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 1/25/2014 9:13:56 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, bulent.cela...@gmail.com writes: It was rainy outside. So, a macro :) K20D with Sigma 70mm f/28.

Re: Another PJ in trouble for Photoshopping

2014-01-26 Thread Eactivist
Well said. M ak D In a message dated 1/26/2014 1:20:27 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, webstertwenty...@gmail.com writes: What we have here is photographer as witness and photograph as testimony. Modifying the photograph to removing an element with Photoshop even if it's just to make the

Re: PESO: Unsolicited Advice

2014-01-26 Thread Eactivist
Actually, I mentioned it because I was surprised *you* didn't catch it. Heh. I suppose because it is reversed, it could mean don't change. Anyway, I've decided to take it that way. Marnie aka Doe :-) Thanks for taking a second look. In a message dated 1/26/2014 10:25:52 A.M. Pacific

Re: PESO 2014 - 030 - GDG

2014-01-26 Thread Eactivist
Nice! Exuberant. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 1/25/2014 1:09:39 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, godfreydigio...@me.com writes: Out for my walk this morning. Bright, harsh sun, a little haze in the air. Chilly at first, but warming rapidly. Some activity on the paths through Guadalupe

Re: What is a Photograph?

2014-01-26 Thread Eactivist
Yes I found that part intriguing. Hadn't thought about it, now I might try it. (i.e. scanner image/collage). Marnie aka Doe :-) It was an interesting article, Paul. In a message dated 1/26/2014 1:27:16 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, pnstenqu...@comcast.net writes: And according to some of

Re: Photo from London: Baker Street Tube Station

2014-01-26 Thread Eactivist
Liked on FB, but wanted you to know I *really* like this shot. Sort of all the items boiled down to their basic ingredients type of shot. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 1/24/2014 6:04:23 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, postmas...@robertstech.com writes: I'm just starting to get my

Re: Is this photo reminiscent of Paul's?

2014-01-26 Thread Eactivist
Yeah, what ann said. The DOF hoovers. Paul would never mess up that bad. Marnie aka Doe Being lady-like as I sometimes am. In a message dated 1/23/2014 1:19:38 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, ann...@nyc.rr.com writes: Following a link from a recently posted here article, I saw the photo of

Re: PESO - Nocturnal construction

2014-01-26 Thread Eactivist
Cool shot, sort of looks like they are building with tinker toys or something. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 12/18/2013 6:58:04 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, rwomer1...@yahoo.com writes: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17629072size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO Snow storm

2014-01-26 Thread Eactivist
I realize this is belated, but what the heck. Better you than me, re snow. I really like that, a very painterly shot. Marnie aka Doe :-) Or charcoal or something. In a message dated 12/22/2013 9:50:56 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, pentax1...@gmail.com writes: About 8 inches of snow here

Re: Boris PESO #03 - Grocery store and a new lens

2014-01-26 Thread Eactivist
That's really soft. Interesting, good composition, but not really sure I like it. Marnie aka Doe :-) Take with a grain of salt. In a message dated 1/25/2014 10:13:44 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, bori...@gmail.com writes: Hi! Have a look here:

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