Re: OT: A different kind of bird photography

2019-08-17 Thread Ken Waller
I thought it was to see the photographers in the mountain photographing you. -Original Message- >From: "Daniel J. Matyola" >Subject: Re: OT: A different kind of bird photography > >Back in the day, we loved to fly low over Death Valley and the Salton Sea >in o

Re: OT: A different kind of bird photography

2019-08-17 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Back in the day, we loved to fly low over Death Valley and the Salton Sea in order to see the altimeter drop below zero. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Aug 17, 2019 at 11:11 AM John wrote: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiAW6u4Yt1w > > 4:09

OT: A different kind of bird photography

2019-08-17 Thread John
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiAW6u4Yt1w 4:09 specifically for Dan. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: GESO: The 2019 GFM Nature Photography Weekend

2019-06-16 Thread Doug Brewer
I dislike the Flickr presentation intensely, but will always endure it to see your photos. Very nice work. On 6/15/19 9:22 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: It's taken a while (and Flickr's latest "upgrade" hasn't helped matters) but here's a small gallery of my photos from GFM this year:

Re: GESO: The 2019 GFM Nature Photography Weekend

2019-06-16 Thread David J Brooks
Wonderful gallery Mark. Dave On Sun, Jun 16, 2019 at 3:57 AM Steve Cottrell wrote: > On 15/6/19, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >It's taken a while (and Flickr's latest "upgrade" hasn't helped > >matters) but here's a small gallery of my photos from GFM this year: > > >

Re: GESO: The 2019 GFM Nature Photography Weekend

2019-06-16 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 15/6/19, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: >It's taken a while (and Flickr's latest "upgrade" hasn't helped >matters) but here's a small gallery of my photos from GFM this year: > >https://www.flickr.com/photos/166715344@N04/albums/72157709063314541 Bristling with quality as usual.

Re: GESO: The 2019 GFM Nature Photography Weekend

2019-06-15 Thread Alan C
Splendid gallery. The water shots with moss are excellent. GFM is obviously a very popular destination. Alan C On 16-Jun-19 03:22 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: It's taken a while (and Flickr's latest "upgrade" hasn't helped matters) but here's a small gallery of my photos from GFM this year:

Re: GESO: The 2019 GFM Nature Photography Weekend

2019-06-15 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
ped > matters) but here's a small gallery of my photos from GFM this year: > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/166715344@N04/albums/72157709063314541 > > > -- > Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia > www.robertstech.com > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discus

Re: GESO: The 2019 GFM Nature Photography Weekend

2019-06-15 Thread lrc
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GESO: The 2019 GFM Nature Photography Weekend

2019-06-15 Thread Mark Roberts
It's taken a while (and Flickr's latest "upgrade" hasn't helped matters) but here's a small gallery of my photos from GFM this year: https://www.flickr.com/photos/166715344@N04/albums/72157709063314541 -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML

Re: GFM Nature Photography Weekend

2019-06-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
I hate it when a crapper backs up. > On Jun 4, 2019, at 3:36 PM, David J Brooks wrote: > > On Tue, Jun 4, 2019 at 3:07 PM John wrote: > >> On 6/3/2019 17:57:55, Steve Cottrell wrote: >>> On 2/6/19, John, discombobulated, unleashed: >>> I'm home. >>> >>> Thanks for the report John -

Re: GFM Nature Photography Weekend

2019-06-04 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 4/6/19, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: >Hopefully the Micky D's will be open, that was my back up crapper MARK!!! -- 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

Re: GFM Nature Photography Weekend

2019-06-04 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Jun 4, 2019 at 3:07 PM John wrote: > On 6/3/2019 17:57:55, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > On 2/6/19, John, discombobulated, unleashed: > > > >> I'm home. > > > > Thanks for the report John - much appreciated. > > > > I'm planning on being there next year so I'll buy you that cup of coffee >

Re: GFM Nature Photography Weekend

2019-06-04 Thread John
On 6/3/2019 17:57:55, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 2/6/19, John, discombobulated, unleashed: I'm home. Thanks for the report John - much appreciated. I'm planning on being there next year so I'll buy you that cup of coffee at the Maccy D's if it's open by then! I hope to see you there. The

Re: GFM Nature Photography Weekend

2019-06-03 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 2/6/19, John, discombobulated, unleashed: >I'm home. Thanks for the report John - much appreciated. I'm planning on being there next year so I'll buy you that cup of coffee at the Maccy D's if it's open by then! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__UK Shoot / Edit and || (O) |Live

Re: GFM Nature Photography Weekend

2019-06-03 Thread Doug Brewer
for not taking the contest too seriously remains unblemished. Didn't do a whole lot of nature PHOTOGRAPHY, but it was an interesting weekend for seeing nature. While I was driving up a Pileated woodpecker flew across the road right in front of me. It was there and then it was gone, but it was plainly

GFM Nature Photography Weekend

2019-06-02 Thread John
I'm home. This was the first year I didn't have to rush back to get Baxter out of kitty jail ... I mean the pet hotel. Didn't win any prizes, so my record for not taking the contest too seriously remains unblemished. Didn't do a whole lot of nature PHOTOGRAPHY, but it was an interesting

The photography that García Márquez did not like ...

2019-05-09 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Hi All, "The photography that García Márquez did not like but ended up on the cover of 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' " - that's the title of the article in El Pais. This article is a story about how Rodrigo Moya, a Mexican photographer, was taking a photo of the Nobel Prize-winn

Re: Food photography

2019-04-29 Thread P. J. Alling
That's the secret, if you want good Starbucks Coffee, buy the finished product at a Barnes and Noble Cafe, (it's branded Starbucks but the staff is trained by Barnes and Noble), not only is the coffee actually good, but they have a large supply of reading material to enjoy while drinking the

Re: Food photography

2019-04-29 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I avoid Starbucks. Terrible coffee. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Apr 29, 2019 at 1:36 PM P. J. Alling wrote: > Go the a Starbucks that's in a Barnes and Noble bookstore and you'll see > some of the finest realistic plastic replica food items in their

Re: Food photography

2019-04-29 Thread P. J. Alling
Go the a Starbucks that's in a Barnes and Noble bookstore and you'll see some of the finest realistic plastic replica food items in their display cases. On 4/29/2019 12:34 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: The first part, about photographing food to make it look better, was quite interesting and

Re: Food photography

2019-04-29 Thread lrc
I had received the video in an email, did a Google search, a few seconds showed that it was the one I saw, but the one I saw didn't have serving suggestions, so I guess it was shortened. On April 29, 2019 9:34:10 AM PDT, "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: >The first part, about photographing food to

Re: Food photography

2019-04-29 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
The first part, about photographing food to make it look better, was quite interesting and at points hilarious. The rest of the video was cooking and serving short-cuts, and not so fascinating. Many restaurants in Japan have display cases outside next to the door with plastic replicas of the

Food photography

2019-04-29 Thread Larry Colen
Or commercial trickery, you decide, but some handy tricks if you want food to look good in your photos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MflT0I7ZPCs -- 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

Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Weekend

2019-04-16 Thread John
I'm registered. There look to be about 34 places left. I *AM* camping, so y'all better bring your rain gear. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Who Says Old-Fashioned Street Photography Is Dead? - The New York Times

2019-04-11 Thread John
The article says it's Fuji FP-100c, which is out of production, so he's using it while it lasts ... 'every shot he takes “will be one shot less in the world.” ' On 4/11/2019 09:29:42, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: A Crown Graphic with Polaroid film? That really IS "old fashioned." Then again,

Re: Who Says Old-Fashioned Street Photography Is Dead? - The New York Times

2019-04-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
A Crown Graphic with Polaroid film? That really IS "old fashioned." Then again, In February, I was photographed by a Polaroid photographer in San Jose, CA. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Apr 11, 2019 at 9:13 AM Eric Weir wrote: > > >

Who Says Old-Fashioned Street Photography Is Dead? - The New York Times

2019-04-11 Thread Eric Weir
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/10/style/street-photographer-jean-andre-antoine.html Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net "What does it mean...that the world is so beautiful?" - Mary Oliver -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Another Travel Photography tip

2019-02-02 Thread John
On 1/31/2019 16:38:58, Stanley Halpin wrote: Every once in a while, every day or two maybe, take a shot of your wrist watch or other reliable indicator of the local time. If your camera record of time is off by minutes or hours, this makes it easier to recalibrate the time in the exif files.

Re: Another Travel Photography tip

2019-02-01 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Not a bad idea! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Feb 1, 2019 at 7:52 AM wrote: > I've been tempted to just set mine to GMT and be done with it > > On February 1, 2019 5:43:26 AM PST, David J Brooks > wrote: > >and what about us folk that nebver change the

Re: Another Travel Photography tip

2019-02-01 Thread lrc
I've been tempted to just set mine to GMT and be done with it On February 1, 2019 5:43:26 AM PST, David J Brooks wrote: >and what about us folk that nebver change the time on the camera for >the time changes.:-) > >Dave > >On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 4:39 PM Stanley Halpin > wrote: >> >> Every once

Re: Another Travel Photography tip

2019-02-01 Thread David J Brooks
and what about us folk that nebver change the time on the camera for the time changes.:-) Dave On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 4:39 PM Stanley Halpin wrote: > > Every once in a while, every day or two maybe, take a shot of your wrist > watch or other reliable indicator of the local time. If your

Another Travel Photography tip

2019-01-31 Thread Stanley Halpin
Every once in a while, every day or two maybe, take a shot of your wrist watch or other reliable indicator of the local time. If your camera record of time is off by minutes or hours, this makes it easier to recalibrate the time in the exif files. Important particularly if you have more than

OT: Hazards of Wildlife Photography

2018-12-22 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
http://digg.com/video/baby-elephant-seals-photographer?utm Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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

Re: OT? I detest digital photography

2018-11-30 Thread Scott Loveless
I'd like to make a suggestion going forward, though it won't help you recover what has already been lost. I do hope you're able to get your work back. Implement something local like FreeNAS, which uses ZFS and software RAID. You'll need some hardware and a few drives. For example, I have a 1U

Re: OT? I detest digital photography

2018-11-30 Thread mike wilson
> On 30 November 2018 at 19:42 Steve Cottrell wrote: > > > On 30/11/18, Alan C, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Laptops have an advantage. > > That stirred a memory. I have only ever owned one desktop computer in my > life. Always had portable machines after that. Don't know why, probably

Re: OT? I detest digital photography

2018-11-30 Thread mike wilson
e files to one of the other drives and then > > started backing that up to the other. At which point we had one of those > > micro disruptions, where all the lights flicker - and computers reboot. > > Now neither of the drives is responsive - about four years' work. Did I >

Re: OT? I detest digital photography

2018-11-30 Thread mike wilson
gt; off site. The off site one croaked so I had a replacement to format. > > Before that kicked off, I added some files to one of the other drives and > > then started backing that up to the other. At which point we had one of > > those micro disruptions, where all the lights fli

Re: OT? I detest digital photography

2018-11-30 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 30/11/18, Alan C, discombobulated, unleashed: >Laptops have an advantage. That stirred a memory. I have only ever owned one desktop computer in my life. Always had portable machines after that. Don't know why, probably part of the job (being mobile). The wife gets hand-me-downs so we're

Re: OT? I detest digital photography

2018-11-30 Thread John
of those micro disruptions, where all the lights flicker - and computers reboot.  Now neither of the drives is responsive - about four years' work.  Did I mention I hate digital photography? Ouchies! I hope the third drive has the images duplicated & you can recover. Third drive was already

Re: OT? I detest digital photography

2018-11-30 Thread Jostein
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Re: OT? I detest digital photography

2018-11-30 Thread Subash Jeyan
of > those micro disruptions, where all the lights flicker - and computers > reboot. Now neither of the drives is responsive - about four years' work. > Did I mention I hate digital photography? > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.

Re: OT? I detest digital photography

2018-11-29 Thread mike wilson
esponsive - about four years' work. Did I > > mention I hate digital photography? > > -- 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: OT? I detest digital photography

2018-11-29 Thread Alan C
added some files to one of the other drives and then started backing that up to the other. At which point we had one of those micro disruptions, where all the lights flicker - and computers reboot. Now neither of the drives is responsive - about four years' work. Did I mention I hate digital p

Re: OT? I detest digital photography

2018-11-29 Thread Alan C
is responsive - about four years' work.  Did I mention I hate digital photography? --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: OT? I detest digital photography

2018-11-29 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
ears' work. Did I > mention I hate digital photography? > > -- > 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. > -- PDM

Re: OT? I detest digital photography

2018-11-29 Thread P. J. Alling
some files to one of the other drives and then started backing that up to the other. At which point we had one of those micro disruptions, where all the lights flicker - and computers reboot. Now neither of the drives is responsive - about four years' work. Did I mention I hate digital photography

Re: OT? I detest digital photography

2018-11-29 Thread Paul Sorenson
the other drives and then started backing that up to the other. At which point we had one of those micro disruptions, where all the lights flicker - and computers reboot. Now neither of the drives is responsive - about four years' work. Did I mention I hate digital photography? -- Pau

Re: OT? I detest digital photography

2018-11-29 Thread mike wilson
off, I added some files to one of the other drives and then > > started backing that up to the other. At which point we had one of those > > micro disruptions, where all the lights flicker - and computers reboot. Now > > neither of the drives is responsive - about four years' wor

Re: OT? I detest digital photography

2018-11-29 Thread John
to the other. At which point we had one of those micro disruptions, where all the lights flicker - and computers reboot. Now neither of the drives is responsive - about four years' work. Did I mention I hate digital photography? Ouchies! I hope the third drive has the images duplicated & you can rec

Re: OT? I detest digital photography

2018-11-29 Thread mike wilson
that up to the other. At which point we had one of those > > micro disruptions, where all the lights flicker - and computers reboot. > > Now neither of the drives is responsive - about four years' work. Did I > > mention I hate digital photography? > > > --

Re: OT? I detest digital photography

2018-11-29 Thread Paul Sorenson
to one of the other drives and then started backing that up to the other. At which point we had one of those micro disruptions, where all the lights flicker - and computers reboot. Now neither of the drives is responsive - about four years' work. Did I mention I hate digital photography

OT? I detest digital photography

2018-11-29 Thread mike wilson
micro disruptions, where all the lights flicker - and computers reboot. Now neither of the drives is responsive - about four years' work. Did I mention I hate digital photography? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: OT: Panoramic photography awards

2018-11-21 Thread John
its truthfulness: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-6405507/The-stunning-winners-panoramic-photography-awards-revealed.html The round-shaped rainbow with the arc exceeding 180 degrees that did not get distorted despite panoramic stitching. My first reaction that it is a lens-produced

Re: OT: Panoramic photography awards

2018-11-21 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Wed, Nov 21, 2018 at 11:37 AM Igor PDML-StR wrote: > This shot got me wondering about its truthfulness: > https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-6405507/The-stunning-winners-panoramic-photography-awards-revealed.html > The round-shaped rainbow with the arc exce

Re: OT: Panoramic photography awards

2018-11-21 Thread lrc
rs-panoramic-photography-awards-revealed.html >The round-shaped rainbow with the arc exceeding 180 degrees that did >not >get distorted despite panoramic stitching. > >My first reaction that it is a lens-produced halo overlaid over the >image. >I've never seen rainbows exceeding 180 d

Re: OT: Panoramic photography awards

2018-11-21 Thread Igor PDML-StR
This shot got me wondering about its truthfulness: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-6405507/The-stunning-winners-panoramic-photography-awards-revealed.html The round-shaped rainbow with the arc exceeding 180 degrees that did not get distorted despite panoramic stitching

Re: OT: Panoramic photography awards

2018-11-21 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 21.11.18 um 03:07 schrieb Daniel J. Matyola: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-6405507/The-stunning-winners-panoramic-photography-awards-revealed.html Their definition of a panoramic photo is a joke: any old snap cropped to a ratio of 2:1 or more. Sorry, but not in my

OT: Panoramic photography awards

2018-11-20 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-6405507/The-stunning-winners-panoramic-photography-awards-revealed.html Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: OT: The Future of Photography is Code

2018-10-25 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Thank you, Mark for the book recommendation. I took a quick glimpse, and I've found some of the clinical cases it uses as examples quite fascinating. Human's body, and especially human's brain is such a fascinating and challenging topic! I think we know more about the physics of remote

Re: OT: The Future of Photography is Code

2018-10-25 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Stop peeking at me! ;-) And what are you doing in my bathroom, anyway? Larry Colen Thu, 25 Oct 2018 09:34:27 -0700 wrote: That might explain why the guy in the mirror is so damn good looking. Daniel J. Matyola wrote on 10/25/18 9:17 AM: Igor said: "I'd say that a large portion

Re: OT: The Future of Photography is Code

2018-10-25 Thread Larry Colen
That might explain why the guy in the mirror is so damn good looking. Daniel J. Matyola wrote on 10/25/18 9:17 AM: Igor said: "I'd say that a large portion of what we SEE is what we THINK what we see, i.e. a large portion of the image that we see is done in the processing (in the brain), - and

Re: OT: The Future of Photography is Code

2018-10-25 Thread Mark Roberts
"Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: >Igor said: > >"I'd say that a large portion of what we SEE is what we THINK what we see, >i.e. a large portion of the image that we see is done in the processing >(in the brain), - and not just what is recorded by the sensor(s) (the >eyes). " > >That is very true, as

Re: OT: The Future of Photography is Code

2018-10-25 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Igor said: "I'd say that a large portion of what we SEE is what we THINK what we see, i.e. a large portion of the image that we see is done in the processing (in the brain), - and not just what is recorded by the sensor(s) (the eyes). " That is very true, as many experiments and optical

Re: OT: The Future of Photography is Code

2018-10-25 Thread Igor PDML-StR
, there is not much of thinking happening. :-) Cheers, Igor John Francis Wed, 24 Oct 2018 13:30:02 -0700 wrote: A whole lot of photography isn't recording what we actually see. (or, to be pedantic, what we think we actually see) Some examples: o A black-and-white print (except for a few

Re: OT: The Future of Photography is Code

2018-10-24 Thread Ken Waller
as needed. Making it any simpler would be an insult to my intelligence. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Larry Colen" Subject: Re: OT: The Future of Photography is Code Igor PDML-StR wrote on 10/24/18 3:55 PM:

Re: OT: The Future of Photography is Code

2018-10-24 Thread Larry Colen
Igor PDML-StR wrote on 10/24/18 3:55 PM: But I hear you that it would be nice to have the camera doing a more careful metering based on the entire image, not just a small portion. And to do that, essentially, in real time (as opposed to pre-metering, which is what happening now)

Re: OT: The Future of Photography is Code

2018-10-24 Thread Igor PDML-StR
g art. Cheers, Igor P. J. Alling Wed, 24 Oct 2018 12:39:47 -0700 wrote: That depends in this case on how you define photography, is it an art or a craft, in photography you are taking something that's already there and recording it. The photographer applies his skills in camera and in proces

Re: OT: The Future of Photography is Code

2018-10-24 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Larry, I suspect you are making some inadvertent switching in the logic here. The part of the in-camera software (that does optimization for JPEG) is actually "post-processing". I.e. it is what happens after the RAW image has been acquired by the sensor, and is being converted to JPEG. I

Re: OT: The Future of Photography is Code

2018-10-24 Thread John Francis
A whole lot of photography isn't recording what we actually see. (or, to be pedantic, what we think we actually see) Some examples: o A black-and-white print (except for a few individuals) o Long exposures of waterfalls (or, for that matter, any of my panned motorsports shots

Re: OT: The Future of Photography is Code

2018-10-24 Thread Ken Waller
t;Igor PDML-StR" Subject: Re: OT: The Future of Photography is Code While I agree that there is a certain limit of how much can be done AFTER the photographic information is recorded. (Note the careful language here!) But the software can play a big role in actually recording that phot

Re: OT: The Future of Photography is Code

2018-10-24 Thread Larry Colen
ding a scene, and are actually generating it, which is art not photography.  Personally I prefer my art to be produced by humans not by machines mainly because machine art is kinda dull. On 10/23/2018 10:10 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:    https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/22/the-future-of-photography-is-cod

Re: OT: The Future of Photography is Code

2018-10-24 Thread P. J. Alling
those images. (What is called "creative effects" in cameras and cellphones.) Cheers, Igor P. J. Alling Tue, 23 Oct 2018 07:35:08 -0700 wrote: There's really only so much you can do with code, before you're no longer recording a scene, and are actually generating it, which is art

Re: OT: The Future of Photography is Code

2018-10-24 Thread P. J. Alling
That depends in this case on how you define photography, is it an art or a craft, in photography you are taking something that's already there and recording it.  The photographer applies his skills in camera and in processing to make it better in some way. If he's (English makes this the non

Re: OT: The Future of Photography is Code

2018-10-24 Thread John
ou can communicate your vision, then it's the appropriate tool. On 10/23/2018 10:33, P. J. Alling wrote: There's really only so much you can do with code, before you're no longer recording a scene, and are actually generating it, which is art not photography.  Personally I prefer my art to be produ

Re: OT: The Future of Photography is Code

2018-10-24 Thread lrc
can legally affect that software to boost >those images. (What is called "creative effects" in cameras and >cellphones.) > > >Cheers, > >Igor > > > >P. J. Alling Tue, 23 Oct 2018 07:35:08 -0700 wrote: > >There's really only so much you can do with co

Re: OT: The Future of Photography is Code

2018-10-24 Thread Igor PDML-StR
as and cellphones.) Cheers, Igor P. J. Alling Tue, 23 Oct 2018 07:35:08 -0700 wrote: There's really only so much you can do with code, before you're no longer recording a scene, and are actually generating it, which is art not photography. Personally I prefer my art to be produced by

Re: OT: The Future of Photography is Code

2018-10-23 Thread John Francis
On Tue, Oct 23, 2018 at 02:46:25PM +, Jaume Lahuerta wrote: > >En martes, 23 de octubre de 2018 16:12:45 CEST, Daniel J. Matyola > > escribi??: > > https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/22/the-future-of-photography-is-code/Dan > Matyolahttp://www.pentaxphotogalle

Re: OT: The Future of Photography is Code

2018-10-23 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
>En martes, 23 de octubre de 2018 16:12:45 CEST, Daniel J. Matyola > escribió: https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/22/the-future-of-photography-is-code/Dan Matyolahttp://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola-- Very interesting and true. Thanks. I have a friend who has a smart phone

Re: OT: The Future of Photography is Code

2018-10-23 Thread P. J. Alling
There's really only so much you can do with code, before you're no longer recording a scene, and are actually generating it, which is art not photography.  Personally I prefer my art to be produced by humans not by machines mainly because machine art is kinda dull. On 10/23/2018 10:10 AM

OT: The Future of Photography is Code

2018-10-23 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/22/the-future-of-photography-is-code/ Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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

Re: OT: The Middle Line in Art and Photography

2018-08-18 Thread John
Saw that in PetaPixel. On 8/17/2018 20:55, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: https://twistedsifter.com/videos/the-power-of-the-middle-line-in-art-photography-and-film/?utm Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net

OT: The Middle Line in Art and Photography

2018-08-17 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
https://twistedsifter.com/videos/the-power-of-the-middle-line-in-art-photography-and-film/?utm Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

OT: 2018 Underwater Photography Prize winners

2018-07-04 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Some nice images here: https://www.boredpanda.com/underwater-photographer-of-the-year-contest-winners-2018/ Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: OT Erik Johansson surreal photography

2018-04-25 Thread John
On 4/25/2018 03:10, Larry Colen wrote: I just ran across this link on a friend’s facebook page. http://www.erikjohanssonphoto.com/ There is some fun stuff on his page. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com I've seen most of those before. Definitely different. -- Science - Questions we may

Re: OT Erik Johansson surreal photography

2018-04-25 Thread Ken Waller
Sure is different and creative. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Larry Colen" <l...@red4est.com> Subject: OT Erik Johansson surreal photography I just ran across this link on a friend’s fac

OT Erik Johansson surreal photography

2018-04-25 Thread Larry Colen
I just ran across this link on a friend’s facebook page. http://www.erikjohanssonphoto.com/ There is some fun stuff on his page. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: OT: Masters of American Photography stamps - question

2018-04-13 Thread ann sanfedele
My impression was that there was a kind of recall or stop distribution order or something 60 mil? I saw a pane listed for $27 somewhere.. but less on ebay.  Inerestinglyone man ray stamp sold for $4.++ on ebay. It would be good to find some answers - i did use some back then and

Re: OT: Masters of American Photography stamps - question

2018-04-13 Thread Stanley Halpin
Thanks for asking! I did a short search to see if I could answer your questions. Nope. I see nothing about rarity (60 million sheets produced…) nor about any controversy. One site with four sheets for sale at $12.99 each, not quite double face value of the stamps so not unreasonable. Also I did

OT: Masters of American Photography stamps - question

2018-04-13 Thread ann sanfedele
I bought a few "panes" of this 2002 issue - I have two left and have been toying with selling one, but looking at listings on line I'm surprised they are available for as little as they are.  None of the listings mention that they were rather quickly pulled from distribution because the heirs

Re: portrait photography

2018-04-12 Thread John
Doesn't take much creative. There's a lot of formula involved photographing (high school) "seniors". It's a big business nowadays and there's a lot of support for "how to do it". What you need MOST is people skills for working with anxious teenagers. Acne & bad hair days are temporary things.

Re: portrait photography

2018-04-12 Thread lrc
I may be the original source of the wristband idea, I remember recommending it quite a few years ago and have seen it spread to other events. On April 12, 2018 8:16:14 AM PDT, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > >Larry, > >I bet that guy's reaction felt quite rewarding for you. >Nice! >

Re: portrait photography

2018-04-12 Thread Alan C
Perhaps two? Alan C -Original Message- From: Igor PDML-StR Sent: 12 April, 2018 6:44 PM To: PDML@pdml.net Subject: Re: portrait photography _I_ don't have one. :-) Bob W-PDML Thu, 12 Apr 2018 08:40:44 -0700 wrote: Could you wear one of each so they only photograph your good

Re: portrait photography

2018-04-12 Thread Igor PDML-StR
_I_ don't have one. :-) Bob W-PDML Thu, 12 Apr 2018 08:40:44 -0700 wrote: Could you wear one of each so they only photograph your good side? On 12 Apr 2018, at 16:17, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Larry, I bet that guy's reaction felt quite rewarding for you. Nice! Indeed, often, when people

Re: portrait photography

2018-04-12 Thread Bob W-PDML
Could you wear one of each so they only photograph your good side? > On 12 Apr 2018, at 16:17, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > > Larry, > > I bet that guy's reaction felt quite rewarding for you. > Nice! > > Indeed, often, when people dump to Facebook all snaps they took without

Re: portrait photography

2018-04-12 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Larry, I bet that guy's reaction felt quite rewarding for you. Nice! Indeed, often, when people dump to Facebook all snaps they took without _ANY_ filtering, - the probability of some ugly-looking photos (awkward poses, facial expressions, etc.) is high. Hence the perception. And, as we

Re: portrait photography

2018-04-11 Thread Larry Colen
Igor PDML-StR wrote: Nice story! I can feel how fulfilling it was for the photographer to hear that reaction. Personally, I consider doing that type of photo job as a big challenge. snip... Soon after, I received a surprising e-mail from that dancer, apologizing for her reaction, and

Re: portrait photography

2018-04-11 Thread Gonz
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Re: portrait photography

2018-04-11 Thread Gonz
were also > puzzled by such an abrupt reaction. (It was one of the "home" dance > communities for us, - so quite a few dancers in that community knew me.) > > > A week later, I posted the gallery of photos from that dance party online, > to my photography web site. While p

Re: portrait photography

2018-04-10 Thread Igor PDML-StR
eaction, but honored that request. I saw that a few other dancers were also puzzled by such an abrupt reaction. (It was one of the "home" dance communities for us, - so quite a few dancers in that community knew me.) A week later, I posted the gallery of photos from that dance party onlin

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