Re: Why we are not posting

2021-11-10 Thread P Stevens
The reason that I am not posting is that my camera and I have a difference of opinion. My camera is irritated because it believes that it not operated by a highly competent and technically knowledgeable photographer. I am irritated that in spite of what my camera believes, every photo I shoot

Re: Why we are not posting

2021-11-09 Thread John Francis
Never put off until tomorrow what you can put off until the day after tomorrow. -- Mark Twain On Wed, Nov 10, 2021 at 06:35:02AM +0200, Alan C wrote: > Which shouldn't be mentioned until tomorrow. > > Alan C > > On 09-Nov-21 10:27 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > > On Nov 9, 2021, at 9:08

Re: Why we are not posting

2021-11-09 Thread Alan C
Which shouldn't be mentioned until tomorrow. Alan C On 09-Nov-21 10:27 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Nov 9, 2021, at 9:08 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Perfection is the enemy of excellence. Dan Matyola ... and the bedfellow to Procrastination. G -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Why we are not posting

2021-11-09 Thread John Sessoms
On 11/9/2021 3:27 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Nov 9, 2021, at 9:08 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Perfection is the enemy of excellence. Dan Matyola ... and the bedfellow to Procrastination. H? ... gonna' have to think about that. G -- -- This email has been checked for

Re: Why we are not posting

2021-11-09 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Perfection is the enemy of excellence. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Tue, Nov 9, 2021 at 11:53 AM P T Stevens wrote: > The reason that I am not posting is that my camera and I have a > difference of opinion. My camera is

Re: Why we are not posting

2021-11-09 Thread P T Stevens
The reason that I am not posting is that my camera and I have a difference of opinion. My camera is irritated because it believes that it not operated by a highly competent and technically knowledgeable photographer. I am irritated that in spite of what my camera believes, every photo I shoot

Re: Why we are not posting

2021-11-08 Thread Larry Colen
> On Nov 8, 2021, at 9:58 AM, John Francis wrote: > > On Sat, Nov 06, 2021 at 11:30:50PM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: >> >> I am impressed that the photographers on this list have advanced so far that >> they no longer make excuses for the mistakes they made in their pictures and >> have

Re: Why we are not posting

2021-11-08 Thread John Francis
On Sat, Nov 06, 2021 at 11:30:50PM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: > > I am impressed that the photographers on this list have advanced so far that > they no longer make excuses for the mistakes they made in their pictures and > have reached the platonic ideal of making excuses for not even taking

Re: Why we are not posting

2021-11-07 Thread John Sessoms
ds years ago. Last time I used it was close to my car. Probably will be looking to sell in the future. Ken Waller -Original Message- From: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Sent: Nov 7, 2021 4:50 PM To: Subject: Re: Why we are not posting I wish it was only 20 pounds of gear. I finally acquire

Re: Why we are not posting

2021-11-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Gee, if that huge lens is too much for you to handle, send it to me; I'd love to try to put up with it. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sun, Nov 7, 2021 at 4:50 PM John Sessoms wrote: > I wish it was only 20 pounds of gear. I

Re: Why we are not posting

2021-11-07 Thread John Sessoms
I wish it was only 20 pounds of gear. I finally acquired the FA 600/4 and it's 40+ pounds all by itself. Covid isn't the only reason I don't get out much anymore. On 11/7/2021 6:32 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Consider also that many of us have grown old and infirm since the list was founded

Re[2]: Why we are not posting

2021-11-07 Thread Pete McIntosh
22:32:55 Subject: Re: Why we are not posting Consider also that many of us have grown old and infirm since the list was founded more than twenty years ago. We don’t need excuses for not tramping through the woods with 20 pounds af gear. Paul -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsub

Re: Why we are not posting

2021-11-07 Thread Paul Stenquist
Consider also that many of us have grown old and infirm since the list was founded more than twenty years ago. We don’t need excuses for not tramping through the woods with 20 pounds af gear. Paul > On Nov 7, 2021, at 1:31 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > >  > I am impressed that the photographers

Re: Why we are not posting

2021-11-07 Thread Alan C
Mark!!! Alan C On 07-Nov-21 08:30 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I am impressed that the photographers on this list have advanced so far that they no longer make excuses for the mistakes they made in their pictures and have reached the platonic ideal of making excuses for not even taking the

Re: Why we are not posting

2021-11-07 Thread Larry Colen
I am impressed that the photographers on this list have advanced so far that they no longer make excuses for the mistakes they made in their pictures and have reached the platonic ideal of making excuses for not even taking the photos. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- %(real_name)s

Re: Why we are not posting - WAS: November PUG is Up

2021-11-05 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I have been taking photos fairly regularly over the past year, but I haven't been posting much here because most of them -- for various reasons -- have been taken with my iPhone 12 Pro Max, rather than with Pentax cameras. This thread has inspired me, however, and I went out Thursday and took a

Re: Why we are not posting - WAS: November PUG is Up

2021-11-05 Thread Rick Womer
John, Based on my own experience, I suspect that the “BLAH” is more in your mood than in your photos. Somehow I doubt that Prince Cuddlepuppy is “blah” very often... Rick > On Nov 5, 2021, at 4:11 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > > I'm not shooting much either. I barely go out of the house except

Re: Why we are not posting - WAS: November PUG is Up

2021-11-05 Thread John Sessoms
I'm not shooting much either. I barely go out of the house except when I'm walking Prince Crumbsnatcher Cuddlepuppy. Don't have enough hands to handle his leash AND a camera. And the photographs I have taken in the last year or so are all BLAH, so there's no reason to share THEM. On

Why we are not posting - WAS: November PUG is Up

2021-11-04 Thread jcoyle
Like many others it seems, the last two years have been a mix of Covid restrictions and health problems - in mine, chemotherapy took me out of action for six months this year, and I am only now beginning to carry a camera around with me again when walking. Restrictions on travel have obviously