Re: PESO: Bat

I like it. I think it captures the essence of the bat better than if you HAD managed to freeze the motion. On 7/15/2022 9:28 AM, Toine wrote: Even 25600 ISO wasn't enough to freeze the motion. If you wonder about noise, think topaz denoise on the raw file. https://www.repiuk.nl/content/vleermu

Re: PESO: Bat

great image! Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Fri, Jul 15, 2022 at 9:29 AM Toine wrote: > Even 25600 ISO wasn't enough to freeze the motion. If you wonder about > noise, think topaz denoise on the raw file. > > https://www.repiuk

Re: PESO: Bat

The noise was so bat(d) lightroom couldn't handle it. Tried topaz denoise as a lightroom plugin but that was even worse. Then I remembered denoise standalone accepts raw files directly. Simply amazing. This is from a panasonic G9 which isn't the best you can get in the minimal noise department. On

Re: PESO - Still Life in the Park

> On Jul 15, 2022, at 6:11 AM, Rick Womer wrote: > > Ah! > > Now I understand! By red shirt, I thought he meant that someone was going to die. On Jul 14, 2022, at 11:58 AM, Daniel J. Matyola >>> wrote: A variation on the "red shirt" technique? Dan Matyola *h

Re: PESO: Bat

That is batshit aweseome! > On Jul 15, 2022, at 6:28 AM, Toine wrote: > > Even 25600 ISO wasn't enough to freeze the motion. If you wonder about > noise, think topaz denoise on the raw file. > > https://www.repiuk.nl/content/vleermuis/ > > Toine > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >

Re: PESO: Bat

Am 15.07.22 um 15:28 schrieb Toine: Even 25600 ISO wasn't enough to freeze the motion. If you wonder about noise, think topaz denoise on the raw file. https://www.repiuk.nl/content/vleermuis/ Wow. This is quite amazing. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://th

Re: PESO - Still Life in the Park

Ah! Now I understand! > On Jul 14, 2022, at 3:33 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > I wasn't suggesting it was "manufactured." When photographing a scene, > however, I have sometimes waited for a passerby in a colorful outfit to > enter the scene to add a tiny spark of interest off to one side

Re: PESO - Still Life in the Park

I wasn't suggesting it was "manufactured." When photographing a scene, however, I have sometimes waited for a passerby in a colorful outfit to enter the scene to add a tiny spark of interest off to one side of the main subject. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery

Re: PESO - Still Life in the Park

Not really. This was an existing scene, not a manufactured one. Rick > On Jul 14, 2022, at 11:58 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > A variation on the "red shirt" technique? > > Dan Matyola > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > * > > > > On Thu,

Re: PESO - Still Life in the Park

A variation on the "red shirt" technique? Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 11:38 AM Rick Womer wrote: > …on a quiet afternoon last week: > > > https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2022/July-2022/July-2022-Miscellany

Re: PESO: Box Turtle

On Mon, Jul 11, 2022 at 4:27 PM John Sessoms wrote: > All tortoises are turtles, but not all turtles are tortoises. > That is basically true. Most tortoises live on land, most turtles on sea, and tortoises generally have higher shells and duller colors/patterns, but there are quite few excepti

Re: PESO: Box Turtle

All tortoises are turtles, but not all turtles are tortoises. Are you a Turtle? On 7/11/2022 1:51 PM, Alan Cole wrote: That's a nice visitor! I would call it a tortoise - don't really know the difference from a turtle. We only use the term turtle for the ones in the sea. Alan C On Mon, Jul 11

Re: PESO: Box Turtle

Box turtles are related to pond turtles, but live on land, rather than in the water. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Mon, Jul 11, 2022 at 2:13 PM Henk Terhell wrote: > Nice shots showing the details of the shell of this beautifu

Re: PESO: Box Turtle

Although box turtles are superficially similar to tortoises in terrestrial habits and overall appearance, they are actually members of the American pond turtle family. I love the green sea turtles that visit the Maui beaches. We have several pond turtles in the pond of our local park, and they als

Re: PESO: Box Turtle

Nice shots showing the details of the shell of this beautiful animal. I hope he will find the way back to the water. Henk Op ma 11 jul. 2022 om 18:24 schreef Daniel J. Matyola : > My dog spotted this fellow crossing our driveway yesterday, in the heat of > the day. > > http://dan-matyola.squares

Re: PESO: Box Turtle

That's a nice visitor! I would call it a tortoise - don't really know the difference from a turtle. We only use the term turtle for the ones in the sea. Alan C On Mon, Jul 11, 2022 at 6:24 PM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > My dog spotted this fellow crossing our driveway yesterday, in the heat of >

Re: PESO: social relationship of damselflies

Interesting behavior and a great shot! Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Thu, Jun 30, 2022 at 4:58 AM Henk Terhell wrote: > A surprising scene of four dainty damselflies (Coenagrion scitulum) in a > pool in our dune area. In The

Re: PESO: An old country graveyard

Added an exposure adjustment layer to make the whole scene brighter and masked it with black, then painted in with white on the mask to reveal the brighter image on just the headstones. Had to burn in the inscriptions to keep them legible. https://www.flickr.com/photos/jb_sessoms/52197461757

Re: PESO: An old country graveyard

Thank you. I don't use Lightroom, and I haven't done much Photoshop in the last couple years, so some of my skills are really rusty. I did use layer masks on curves & levels to make the headstones pop & NIK filters to push contrast as far as I could to try and make the headstones more reada

Re: PESO: An old country graveyard

I like this; particularly the colors and the texture of the headstones. One might use the brush in LR to brighten the headstones a stop or so. Rick > On Jul 4, 2022, at 9:31 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/jb_sessoms/52194803449 > > Been kinda' saving this one for

Re: PESO: Frost

Quite nice! Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Thu, Jun 30, 2022 at 11:43 PM David Mann wrote: > I saw some nice patterns in the frost on a car windscreen this morning. > I'd like to have been a bit taller so I could shoot from a b

Re: PESO: Frost

I agree .. and was thinking essentially the same as Alan.. a mountain landscape ann On 7/1/2022 12:47 AM, Alan C wrote: Nice one, Jack! Looks like someone was attempting to draw a mountain scene. Alan C On 01-Jul-22 05:43 AM, David Mann wrote: I saw some nice patterns in the frost on a car

Re: PESO: Frost

Nice one, Jack! Looks like someone was attempting to draw a mountain scene. Alan C On 01-Jul-22 05:43 AM, David Mann wrote: I saw some nice patterns in the frost on a car windscreen this morning. I'd like to have been a bit taller so I could shoot from a better angle; the dof is a bit shallow

Re: PESO: social relationship of damselflies

Thanks Alan. I only cropped to a more square format leaving out some distracting parts. I am using the 55-300 PLM on the K70 that is so fast focusing for such subjects. Henk Op do 30 jun. 2022 om 11:24 schreef Alan C : > Well caught, Henk! You must have been wide awake to spot that. Very > sharp

Re: PESO: social relationship of damselflies

Well caught, Henk! You must have been wide awake to spot that. Very sharp when I zoomed in. Perhaps a crop? Alan C On 30-Jun-22 10:58 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: A surprising scene of four dainty damselflies (Coenagrion scitulum) in a pool in our dune area. In The Netherlands this is a rare speci

Re: PESO Home Enterprise

That seems to be doing well. We had a whole lot last season growing from seeds that had self-sowed. We don't use it much though. The thought has crossed my mind before about digging up the lawn and growing either flowers or vegetables instead. But I think I'd hate the weeding more than the mowi

Re: PESO: Metamorphosis

On Mon, Jun 13, 2022 at 1:23 AM Larry Colen wrote: > > Interesting, for some reason I thought they spun a cocoon. > > Thanks, Larry. The chrysalis is one of the differences between a butterfly and a moth. With rare exceptions, in the metamorphism from caterpillar to butterfly, caterpillars form

Re: PESO: Metamorphosis

> On Jun 10, 2022, at 9:39 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Each Monarch larva goes through five stages of growth, called instars, > between the time it hatches from the egg until it enters the pupal stage. > The larva molts at the end of each instar, so that it can grow into the > next stage.

Re: PESO: Metamorphosis

I remember several years ago being up on the Blue Ridge Parkway and it coincidentally happened to be the day the Monarch Migration was passing over. It was at one particular overlook and there were people up there tagging (capturing & releasing) the Monarchs as they flew past. That was sometim

Re: PESO: Monarch Chrysalises

Thanks for looking and commenting, Ann. I like your description that they look like tiny Christmas ornaments. I never thought of that, but it sure works! Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sat, Jun 11, 2022 at 8:21 PM ann sanfedele

Re: PESO: Mushroom From Below

Dave - when I saw Dan's comment I chuckled  and was about to comment as you did - yes, one good thing about a cell phone snap! Alan the white-underneath is not a sure thing one way or the other.. but the notorious Death Cap is white all over - trouble is that many edible mushrooms have inedible

Re: PESO: Monarch Chrysalises

They look like little Christmas tree ornaments.. the clay pot sets them off nicely.. hope they grow up healthy and strong. ann On 6/11/2022 1:23 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: All of my current crop of Monarch larvae have entered their chrysalises, and are developing for the next stage of compl

Re: PESO: Metamorphosis

Thanks, Alan. It is easy to wax poetic about Monarchs, as they are so heroic in their long migration to the Mexican overwintering sites. No one can explain how they manage this great feat of navigation. It gives them an air of mystery and majesty. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gal

Re: PESO: Metamorphosis

Thanks for looking and for the link, Henk! Whie summer breeding can make up for some of the losses, the total population is significantly smaller than 2 or 3 decades ago. Fortunately, there are places where Monarch are active and continue to breed all year round, including Hawaii and parts of Flor

Re: PESO: Metamorphosis

Thanks, David. A trip to the Mexican overwintering sites has been on my bucket years for years. Perhaps I should try for the coastal California sites instead. I was in that area a few years ago, but just after the mass of butterflies headed north for the spring. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com

Re: PESO: Metamorphosis

Interesting information Dan. Here some positive news on monarchs in an article on NBC: https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/monarch-butterfly-populations-may-stable-previously-thought-rcna33016 Henk Op za 11 jun. 2022 om 06:39 schreef Daniel J. Matyola : > Each Monarch larva goes through

Re: PESO: Mushroom From Below

It's growing through leaf litter. The top had a fair bit of dirt on it so wasn't particularly photogenic. I don't even like edible mushrooms so I just treat all mushrooms as poisonous. A while ago I read about a species that's edible but becomes poisonous if you eat it with alcohol. Speaking

Re: PESO: Metamorphosis

Pretty cool to see them next to each other in different stages. There's a spot not far from my place where a small number of Monarchs spend winter but I haven't seen many there yet. I'll have to keep an eye out. Cheers, Dave > On Jun 11, 2022, at 4:39 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Each Mon

Re: PESO: Mushroom From Below

Looks like you scared off the fairy! Nice shot. Looks like it's growing on a pile of rubbish. I understand that the species white underneath are likely to be poisonous. Alan C On 11-Jun-22 03:20 AM, David Mann wrote: I found this next to a track while running on the hill. I stopped to take a

Re: PESO: Metamorphosis

Dan, a fine photo and excellent description, almost poetic at the end. On 11-Jun-22 06:39 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Each Monarch larva goes through five stages of growth, called instars, between the time it hatches from the egg until it enters the pupal stage. The larva molts at the end of ea

Re: PESO: Mushroom From Below

Nice perspective. Looks like you really got down in the dirt for that image. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Fri, Jun 10, 2022 at 9:20 PM David Mann wrote: > I found this next to a track while running on the hill. I stopped to

Re: PESO: Shitstorm

The stripped plants are a familiar sight here. We usually put them under netting which we can close up to prevent too many eggs being laid on them. Our plants survived last season in pretty good shape. As ours are in the garden we don't need to worry about the excrement :) Cheers, Dave > On Ju

Re: PESO Putative Aloe Buds

Thanks, Dan. That's sort of what I was trying for! I see I made a boo-boo in the subject line - It should gave read "Putative Aloe Flowers". Alan C On 04-Jun-22 06:24 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I like the geometry and the way the "flowers" stand out from the background. Dan Matyola On Sa

Re: PESO Putative Aloe Buds

I like the geometry and the way the "flowers" stand out from the background. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sat, Jun 4, 2022 at 4:11 AM Alan C wrote: > Aloes are Winter flowering, mostly in June/July out here, but a few as > ea

Re: PESO: One week later

Thanks, Ann and Alan! They are much bigger and fatter now than when I took that image. It is a real mess in the cage though. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sat, Jun 4, 2022 at 7:26 AM ann sanfedele wrote: > Nice geometry he

Re: PESO: One week later

Nice geometry here and cute babies ann On 6/4/2022 12:38 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Last week I posted some images of my newly arrived Monarch Larvae from Monarch watch. At that point they were barely visible. After a week, they had grown considerably: http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/d

Re: PESO: Free as a Bird

Dan, in terms of your intent (re Santa fe) it worked for me - I thought of that shot immediately ... but  building is too pretty from what we see as audience for your symbolism to go beyond your own contemplation.  For me the contrail spoils the shot geometically. ann On 6/4/2022 1:16 AM, Dan

Re: PESO: One week later

Little marvels of Nature. Well done, Dan. They are so well fed I hope you don't end up obese butterflies unable to fly! Alan C On 04-Jun-22 06:38 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Last week I posted some images of my newly arrived Monarch Larvae from Monarch watch. At that point they were barely v

Re: PESO: Free as a Bird

Thanks, Larry. I was to some extent trying to make this a parallel image to my Beige and Blue composition form Santa Fe. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sat, Jun 4, 2022 at 12:42 AM wrote: > Very nice composition, colors, geome

Re: PESO: Free as a Bird

Very nice composition, colors, geometry... Well done On June 3, 2022 6:53:08 PM PDT, "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: >Memorial Day is a big deal in Somerville. Pre-COVID there was always a big >parade early in the morning, followed by several bike races through the >streets of downtown, culminating

Re: PESO: Baby Pics

On Wed, Jun 1, 2022 at 3:25 PM John Sessoms wrote: > That's cool. > > Has anyone else noticed that the new quarters (2022) have a younger > looking George Washington and he's now facing the other way? > It may have more t do with the fact that we have become accustomed to geriatric presidents th

Re: PESO: Baby Pics

That's cool. Has anyone else noticed that the new quarters (2022) have a younger looking George Washington and he's now facing the other way? On 5/25/2022 5:00 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Yesterday I received a shipment from Monarch Watch consisting of four small cups each containing several

Re: PESO: Larval Abstract

Thanks, Henk! It developed as I was cropping the shot to show the little buggers better. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Thu, May 26, 2022 at 9:59 AM Henk Terhell wrote: > Beautiful, a true piece of Unintentional Art! > > Op do

Re: PESO: Larval Abstract

Thanks, Ann. That's what I was thinking! Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Thu, May 26, 2022 at 8:21 AM ann sanfedele wrote: > looks like you let them loose on an impresionist's painting... > > ann > > On 5/25/2022 10:18 PM, Dani

Re: PESO: Larval Abstract

Beautiful, a true piece of Unintentional Art! Op do 26 mei 2022 om 04:19 schreef Daniel J. Matyola : > I was playing around with the shots I took yesterday of the newly > arrived Monarch pupae from Monarch Watch, and came up with what seemed to > me like an interesting abstract image of the cater

Re: PESO: Larval Abstract

looks like you let them loose on an impresionist's painting... ann On 5/25/2022 10:18 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I was playing around with the shots I took yesterday of the newly arrived Monarch pupae from Monarch Watch, and came up with what seemed to me like an interesting abstract image of

Re: PESO: Redwood crotch sprouts

> On May 24, 2022, at 7:04 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Vey nice, Larry! Thanks Dan > > Dan Matyola > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > * > > > > On Tue, May 24, 2022 at 2:10 AM Larry Colen wrote: > >> I was doing a quick and dirty flo

Re: PESO: Redwood crotch sprouts

Vey nice, Larry! Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Tue, May 24, 2022 at 2:10 AM Larry Colen wrote: > I was doing a quick and dirty flower safari around my yard and noticed the > light on some of my redwoods was rather nice: > > >

Re: PESO: Redwood crotch sprouts

I love that you say ‘my redwoods’ :-) Love the shot mate - serene light. Cheers Cotty On 24 May 2022, at 07:09, Larry Colen wrote: I was doing a quick and dirty flower safari around my yard and noticed the light on some of my redwoods was rather nice: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarse

Re: PESO: Redwood crotch sprouts

I liked the featured shot and whole albumj..  but especially interested in the yellow critter on the purple flower... we need an insect savvy person to tell us who it is.. adorable little fellow. ann On 5/24/2022 2:09 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I was doing a quick and dirty flower safari around

Re: PESO: Redwood crotch sprouts

> On May 24, 2022, at 2:07 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: > > Nice light and colors indeed of the redwoods. Thanks Henk > > Henk > > Op di 24 mei 2022 om 08:10 schreef Larry Colen : > >> I was doing a quick and dirty flower safari around my yard and noticed the >> light on some of my redwoods was

Re: PESO: Redwood crotch sprouts

Nice light and colors indeed of the redwoods. Henk Op di 24 mei 2022 om 08:10 schreef Larry Colen : > I was doing a quick and dirty flower safari around my yard and noticed the > light on some of my redwoods was rather nice: > > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/52095492144/in/album-72177

Re: PESO One More Cardinal, One Less Butterfly

Lovely! Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Thu, May 19, 2022 at 6:56 PM Paul Stenquist wrote: > https://www.photo.net/photo/18675952/One-More-Cardinal-One-Less-Butterfly > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscrib

Re: PESO: an emerging four-spotted chaser (skimmer)

Interesting, and very well done! Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Fri, May 20, 2022 at 6:07 PM Henk Terhell wrote: > Ann, I made some more shots on emerging four-spotted butterflies. Here is > one which shows the emerging process

Re: PESO: an emerging four-spotted chaser (skimmer)

Thanks Paul and Ann Op za 21 mei 2022 om 00:20 schreef Paul Stenquist : > Great moment, well photographed. > > Paul > > > On May 20, 2022, at 8:21 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > > > Henk -- beautiful capture and it certainly shows clearly what is going > on... > > I hardly go to flkr but I got on

Re: PESO: an emerging four-spotted chaser (skimmer)

Great moment, well photographed. Paul > On May 20, 2022, at 8:21 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > Henk -- beautiful capture and it certainly shows clearly what is going on... > I hardly go to flkr but I got on to give it some love > > ann > >> On 5/20/2022 2:26 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: >> correct

Re: PESO: an emerging four-spotted chaser (skimmer)

Henk -- beautiful capture and it certainly shows clearly what is going on... I hardly go to flkr but I got on to give it some love ann On 5/20/2022 2:26 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: correction: dragonflies not butterflies Op vr 20 mei 2022 om 08:22 schreef Henk Terhell : Ann, I made some more sh

Re: PESO: an emerging four-spotted chaser (skimmer)

correction: dragonflies not butterflies Op vr 20 mei 2022 om 08:22 schreef Henk Terhell : > Ann, I made some more shots on emerging four-spotted butterflies. Here is > one which shows the emerging process quite well. > https://flic.kr/p/2nmE3Fu > > Op wo 11 mei 2022 om 01:03 schreef ann sanfedele

Re: PESO: an emerging four-spotted chaser (skimmer)

Ann, I made some more shots on emerging four-spotted butterflies. Here is one which shows the emerging process quite well. https://flic.kr/p/2nmE3Fu Op wo 11 mei 2022 om 01:03 schreef ann sanfedele : > > > Henk the "full glory" shot is beautiful... I can't parse exactly what is > going on there i

Re: PESO: an emerging four-spotted chaser (skimmer)

fine images and great documentation of the emergence of this interesting insect. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Tue, May 10, 2022 at 2:43 AM Henk Terhell wrote: > Some pictures I took yesterday on the emergence of a dragonfly (

Re: PESO 2022 - 092-994 - GDG

Excellent images, as usual! Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sun, May 8, 2022 at 11:24 AM Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > It's been a while since I posted new photos to this mailing list. Sorry, > I've been, um, distracted, although I

Re: PESO 2022 - 092-994 - GDG

Particularly like Windows and Blinds ann On 5/8/2022 11:24 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: It's been a while since I posted new photos to this mailing list. Sorry, I've been, um, distracted, although I have been shooting regularly. ;) There's been a bunch of photos I posted to the PAW 2022 album

Re: PESO: an emerging four-spotted chaser (skimmer)

Ha! Larry  I did the same ! Henk the "full glory" shot is beautiful... I can't parse exactly what is going on there in the others.. ann On 5/10/2022 3:26 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Nice set, I just started with the first and kept clicking the next one until I got to the one that looked like a

Re: PESO: an emerging four-spotted chaser (skimmer)

Thanks Larry. That's for sure a cormorant drying itself on top of the relics of a Atlantikwall bunker, that can only be reached by foot at low tide. Op di 10 mei 2022 om 09:26 schreef Larry Colen : > Nice set, I just started with the first and kept clicking the next one > until I got to the one t

Re: PESO: an emerging four-spotted chaser (skimmer)

Nice set, I just started with the first and kept clicking the next one until I got to the one that looked like a cormorant > On May 9, 2022, at 11:43 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: > > Some pictures I took yesterday on the emergence of a dragonfly (Libellula > quadrimaculata). > The whole process (sta

Re: PESO: Bees

Thanks, Alan! It is possible that this swarm left a property about half a mile up the main road, the owners of which keep bees and sell raw honey. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sat, May 7, 2022 at 3:10 AM Alan C wrote: > Well

Re: PESO: Bees

Well captured, Dan. Looking for a home! Probably a breakaway group from an over-large hive. Many years ago, during a athletics meeting at the local High School, a large swarm arrived in a tree near the track. Some idiot schoolkids started pelting them with stones and they went on the rampage.

Re: PESO: DRACAENA

Thanks Dan. Alan C On Wed, May 4, 2022 at 6:55 PM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Very nice, Alan! > > Dan Matyola > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > * > > > > On Wed, May 4, 2022 at 12:50 PM Alan C wrote: > > > I have 4 species of Dracaenas in my ga

Re: PESO: DRACAENA

Ann, the problem is that the florets only open at night so some form of artificial lighting is necessary. The flowers are hardly photogenic in daylight hours. I'll see what I can do. Alan C On Wed, May 4, 2022 at 7:12 PM ann sanfedele wrote: > Alan - great that your draecaenas are running wild!

Re: PESO: DRACAENA

Alan - great that your draecaenas are running wild!... looking forward to seeing them in good light... mine held the blossoms for a fair amount of time so I hope yours do...  The direct flash photos are nice to document the event but not so good for revealing how lovely those flowers are.. Nev

Re: PESO: DRACAENA

Very nice, Alan! Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Wed, May 4, 2022 at 12:50 PM Alan C wrote: > I have 4 species of Dracaenas in my garden. The plants grow well here & > are quite drought resistant. They are common in the coastal

Re: PESO - Cherry blossom

Oh, I like that one. On 4/24/2022 5:39 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: ... or, rather, photo Not that often. I haven't done much of photography lately. The spring weather and variety of blossoms/flowers gave some inspiration... http://42graphy.org/misc/2022-04-10-arboretum/_IR09225.jpg ( K-1 with a

Re: PESO - Cherry blossom

Thank you, Ann and Larry, and everybody else who looked! Igor Larry Colen Wed, 27 Apr 2022 15:58:21 -0700 wrote: On Apr 27, 2022, at 3:56 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: Igor - nice geometry :-) pretty flowers.. for some reason I didn't see this until others replied to you... that happens eve

Re: PESO: Redbud & Dogwood

Thanks, Paul. Yes, unfortunately, the Redbud lost its main two lower branches in a windstorm. Its wood seems to be even more brittle than dogwood. I planted this particular tree quite some time ago, in a location where another tree had recently died, so I suspect the soil and light conditions a

Re: PESO - Cherry blossom

> On Apr 27, 2022, at 3:56 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > Igor - nice geometry :-) pretty flowers.. > > for some reason I didn't see this until others replied to you... that happens > every now and then Likewise, very nice > > ann > > On 4/25/2022 4:24 PM, Rick Womer wrote: >> Igor, I re

Re: PESO - Cherry blossom

Igor - nice geometry :-) pretty flowers.. for some reason I didn't see this until others replied to you... that happens every now and then ann On 4/25/2022 4:24 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Igor, I really like the almost-mysterious-looking background and the luminance of the flowers. Very nice! R

Re: PESO - Cherry blossom

Thank you Dan and Rick! Rick, that's the type of the effect I was pursuing. It took some digital "burning" in LR, and edge sharpening that mentioned in my comment on your image, - to strengthen that effect. It also took several shots - (7 with this branch and 25 with this tree) from which I w

Re: PESO: Kwanzan Cherry

1 Acre is quite a lot of ground. Mine is about that too & I find it quite a handful! The problem with untended areas is the proliferation of weed seeds - you must have problems with that! I have virtually had to give up on major weed control in my garden because it is just too time consuming. T

Re: PESO: Kwanzan Cherry

Thanks, Alan! The lots in our neighborhood are all one acre in size, except for the 17 acres of municipally owned open space to the west of our property. The area behind the cherry tree in my image is my neighbor's backyard. He has a formal Japanese Garden near his house, but leaves the rear por

Re: PESO: Kwanzan Cherry

Very nice, Dan. Does your yard border on a bush area beyond that fence? Alan C On 27-Apr-22 04:10 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: The Kwanzan Cherry tree in our back yard is finally in bloom. Not as impressive as Paul's Snowfountain Cherry, but a cheerful and welcome icon of spring: http://dan-ma

Re: PESO: Kwanzan Cherry

Thanks, Paul! Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Tue, Apr 26, 2022 at 10:37 PM Paul Stenquist wrote: > Very nice. Your yard is beautiful! > > Paul > > > On Apr 26, 2022, at 10:10 PM, Daniel J. Matyola > wrote: > > > > The Kwanzan

Re: PESO - Red Maple

That's yummy, Rick ..  and glad you can still  hold a K-5 with an 80-320 :-) ann On 4/25/2022 4:20 PM, Rick Womer wrote: We have a red maple in front of our house, whose seeds are developing colorfully. Today I photographed it through a third-floor window with the K-5 and my 80-320 lens.

Re: PESO - Red Maple

Well done, Rick. I also have an FA 80-320 - IMHO quite an under-rated lens. I "upgraded" to an HD 55-300 a few years ago but often wonder why, although the 55 make it a little more versatile. Alan C On 25-Apr-22 10:20 PM, Rick Womer wrote: We have a red maple in front of our house, whose seed

Re: PESO - Red Maple

Lovely colors and composition. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 4:20 PM Rick Womer wrote: > We have a red maple in front of our house, whose seeds are developing > colorfully. Today I photographed it through

Re: PESO - Cherry blossom

Igor, I really like the almost-mysterious-looking background and the luminance of the flowers. Very nice! Rick > On Apr 25, 2022, at 1:47 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Lovely! > > Dan Matyola > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > * > > > > O

Re: PESO - Cherry blossom

Lovely! Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sun, Apr 24, 2022 at 5:39 PM Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > ... or, rather, photo Not that often. > > I haven't done much of photography lately. > The spring weather and variety of blossoms/flow

Re: PESO: Пасха

We don’t call him Vladolf Putler for nothing Alan C schrieb am So. 24. Apr. 2022 um 11:18: > Very interesting, Dan. You have mentioned some of that before. I see a > lot of parallels between Putin & Hitler. > > Alan C > > On 24-Apr-22 12:08 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Христос Воскрес! > > T

Re: PESO: Пасха

Very interesting, Dan. You have mentioned some of that before. I see a lot of parallels between Putin & Hitler. Alan C On 24-Apr-22 12:08 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Христос Воскрес! Tomorrow, April 34, 2022, is Easter, or Пасха, on the Eastern Orthodox calendar. Unfortunately, the two countr

Re: PESO: Пасха

Lovely old edifice, Dan.  Years ago I shot a Russian Orthodox wedding and was impressed with the amount of symbolism in the ceremony - more than I  encountered in the Catholic or Protestant weddings I have done.  And yet, I was surprised with how liberal that particular priest was.  I always ch

Re: PESO: Yellow

A bit early yet here for roses. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sat, Apr 16, 2022 at 5:47 PM John Sessoms wrote: > Makes me want to go lookin' for roses down in Texas. > > On 4/7/2022 12:43 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Since

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