Re: OT: Need help with a package from UK to USA

2013-12-19 Thread Joseph McAllister
Thanks John and Bob. Not a solution in either case. Royal Mail (in some sort of fire sale situation, I read) is the umbrella corp of ParcelForce. Their prices are pretty much the same as the rest. They only seem to differ in the service used to deliver the goods once over here. One suggestion

Re: PESO: White Cliff

2013-12-19 Thread Attila Boros
On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 7:56 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Pleasant scene, Attila but the image it suffers from the flat lighting. I guess going there early or late wasn't possible - one of the problems of vacation photography. Thanks Brian! I was traveling with friends

Re: PESO - Nocturnal construction

2013-12-19 Thread Attila Boros
I like the first one, very nice geometry. On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 4:57 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: From the building my office is in: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17629072size=lg The view 20 months ago: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15326694size=lg

Re: New K-3 firmware update 1.01

2013-12-19 Thread Attila Boros
Changes: ... Extended enlarged display time for live view Magnification in live view has a time limit? On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 9:33 AM, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: Direct page: http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/english/support/digital/k3_s.html -Messaggio originale-

creative photo series of four year old

2013-12-19 Thread Larry Colen
I was rather amused at this series of photos. The young lass could give Grace a run for her money: http://www.demilked.com/creative-dad-photographs-4-year-old-daughter-kanna/ then I noticed a suprisingly on topic frame:

Re: PESO: White Cliff

2013-12-19 Thread Attila Boros
On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 3:04 AM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: On Dec 18, 2013, at 6:07 PM, Bob W wrote: It's definitely rock. Probably one of the geological types, in my opinion. B I think you could pretty much take that for granite. stan My dear Watson, it's

Re: PESO - Nocturnal construction

2013-12-19 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Ann! The second is for comparison purposes only (it was a PESO on its own shortly after being taken). Rick On Dec 18, 2013, at 23:47 , Ann Sanfedele wrote: On 12/18/2013 21:57, Rick Womer wrote: From the building my office is in:

Re: IS and tripods

2013-12-19 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 2:34 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: So ... they mean it when they recommend turning off IS for tripod use. It might not affect you in some other lens/exposure time range as much, but it was clearly the problem here. FWIW, it can go both ways. When

OT - Photoshop christmas

2013-12-19 Thread Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne
http://vimeo.com/81847258 :-) Jostein -- 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.

Image settings for K-5 IIs?

2013-12-19 Thread Joe J. Wilensky
Wondering what those of you with the K-5 IIs have found to be the best default image settings (at least for jpgs) … do you dial up or down the sharpness settings at all? Without an anti-aliasing filter, do you find that sharpness/fine sharpness/extra sharpness makes a particularly good match

Re: OT - Photoshop christmas

2013-12-19 Thread Mark Roberts
Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne wrote: http://vimeo.com/81847258 Ho ho ho! -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- 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

Re: Image settings for K-5 IIs?

2013-12-19 Thread Bob Sullivan
Joe, Been using it as set from the factory. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 8:23 AM, Joe J. Wilensky jj...@cornell.edu wrote: Wondering what those of you with the K-5 IIs have found to be the best default image settings (at least for jpgs) … do you dial up or down the sharpness

Re: Image settings for K-5 IIs?

2013-12-19 Thread Stan Halpin
Also using the factory defaults. I virtually never shoot jpegs so I haven't thought about it too much. Go Big Red! stan On Dec 19, 2013, at 10:27 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Joe, Been using it as set from the factory. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 8:23 AM, Joe J. Wilensky

OT: HELP!

2013-12-19 Thread John
Christmas is coming. I have a 10 year old niece and absolutely NO CLUE. I have a budget of between $20 $50. HELP! Her father is getting everything on her Santa List (which is remarkably NOT extravagent), so I'm on my own. PS: Someone sent me this link, and I have a new favorite Christmas

Re: PESO At Last!

2013-12-19 Thread John
On 12/18/2013 6:03 PM, Bob W wrote: From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bruce Walker On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 3:31 PM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: On 12/17/2013 3:53 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Lovely colours, Paul. It's funny: we have a an orchid that bloomed

Re: PESO - Somber

2013-12-19 Thread John
I would much rather that they not be necessary. On 12/18/2013 8:59 PM, knarf wrote: Several years ago a Toronto police officer was shot in the line of duty. I came across the funeral procession. Never did process shots of the mounted officers leading the procession, until now:

Re: PESO: White Cliff

2013-12-19 Thread Don Guthrie
Yep like it lots to see there. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 12 Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 00:29:42 +0200 From: Attila Borosattila.p...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: White Cliff Message-ID:

Re: OT: Need help with a package from UK to USA

2013-12-19 Thread John
When I was overseas needed to mail stuff home there was an option called Space Available Mail that was really cheap. Mailed a 9x12 carpet home for $8.00. Took it about 2 weeks to get there (not a big deal because I didn't get there for another six months myself). There may be something like

Re: What is photographic art?

2013-12-19 Thread John
Time to trot out the Dire Straits quote again: And then you get an artist says he doesn't want to paint at all He takes an empty canvas and sticks it on the wall The birds of a feather all the phonies and all of the fakes While the dealers they get together And they decide who gets the breaks

PESO - Megabridge

2013-12-19 Thread Igor Roshchin
Two more photos of the iconic Russky bridge in Vladivostok (Russia): http://42graphy.org/misc/_IR09734-2.jpg I am less sure about this one: http://42graphy.org/misc/_IR09859.jpg I would like to hear if any shots work for anybody else. And I am not happy with how this came out, but I thought

Re: PESO: White Cliff

2013-12-19 Thread John
I had to tell NoScript to temporarily allow 1x.com before it would show. On 12/18/2013 10:01 PM, Rick Womer wrote: No photo there, Atilla. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc:

Re: OT - Photoshop christmas

2013-12-19 Thread John
I see somebody getting a lump of coal in their stocking. On 12/19/2013 8:52 AM, Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne wrote: http://vimeo.com/81847258 :-) Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the

Re: PESO - Megabridge

2013-12-19 Thread John
Third one might be better if you clone out the head. On 12/19/2013 11:36 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Two more photos of the iconic Russky bridge in Vladivostok (Russia): http://42graphy.org/misc/_IR09734-2.jpg I am less sure about this one: http://42graphy.org/misc/_IR09859.jpg I would like to

Re:PESO - Nocturnal construction

2013-12-19 Thread Don Guthrie
Very interesting photo of the skeleton stage, The finished product could provide some more good photos for you. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 4 Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2013 18:57:50 -0800 (PST) From: Rick Womerrwomer1...@yahoo.com To: Pentax Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Nocturnal

Re:PESO - Somber

2013-12-19 Thread Don Guthrie
Frank, I find this to be an excellent photograph, telling a story with enough mystery to make me want to know the background story as well. Finally it is technically good and perfectly titled. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 14 Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2013 20:59:10 -0500 From:

Re: Image settings for K-5 IIs?

2013-12-19 Thread Bruce Walker
Joe, why not shoot raw and defer that decision to post where you can always adjust per the subject matter and change your mind later if you reconsider? Not meaning to reopen the raw vs jpeg debate, but it's this kind of question that made me a raw adherent. But perhaps your circumstances make raw

Re:PESO - Megabridge

2013-12-19 Thread Don Guthrie
Well #2 has too many sun splotches for me. # 1 has some drama. Have you thought of BW since this is more form than color. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 8 Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 11:36:12 -0500 (EST) From: Igor Roshchins...@komkon.org To:PDML@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Megabridge

App to display pef files in win7 file explorer

2013-12-19 Thread J.C. O'Connell
can anybody recommend an app to allow pentax pef files to display as thumbnails in win7 file explorer? thanks in advance, jco -- 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

Re: App to display pef files in win7 file explorer

2013-12-19 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 12:10 PM, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: can anybody recommend an app to allow pentax pef files to display as thumbnails in win7 file explorer? http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26829 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Megabridge

2013-12-19 Thread Stan Halpin
I prefer the first - it is more about the bridge. The shoreline is a bit cluttered in the 2nd one. I have mixed feelings about the 3rd. I sometimes get too hung up on technical details and don't look at an image as a whole. In this case I dismissed the sun and the flare it caused, thought about

for sign lovers (Ansan) - a puzzle

2013-12-19 Thread Igor Roshchin
Just a snapshot of what some might PDMLers might find amusing: http://42graphy.org/snapshots/misc/_IR06879.jpg Take a guess about its meaning and location. Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: IS and tripods

2013-12-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I think the real take-away is that IS, like AF, AE, and TTL-flash-AE, are all tools to be used and exploited for best advantage .. And that the reason there are so many options provided for each of them is that no one automation setting is best for all circumstances. And sometimes, the best

Re: OT: HELP!

2013-12-19 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi John: Maybe go with arts and crafts. Maybe a starter scrapbook kit, which you could find at say a Michael’s arts and crafts store. Maybe puzzles or smart games. Is she a techy? Does she have a tablet? Maybe a gift card to her corresponding app store? Does she like music? Would her

Re: SD Formatter

2013-12-19 Thread Christine Aguila
That’s what I do as well. Cheers, Christine On Dec 18, 2013, at 2:36 PM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: I use the in camera format to erase cards for re-use. On 12/18/2013 12:25 PM, John Francis wrote: On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 11:55:16AM -0500, Kenneth Waller wrote: I've read several

Re: IS and tripods

2013-12-19 Thread Christine Aguila
Good reminder, Godfrey! Love the photo, and Season’t Greetings to you as well! Cheers, Christine On Dec 19, 2013, at 1:34 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: This is just as cautionary for Pentax cameras with IBIS as it is with Olympus IBIS … I had the E-M1 on a tripod

Re: IS and tripods

2013-12-19 Thread P.J. Alling
Which is pretty much why I'm so annoyed that you have to menudive in Pentax cameras since the K20D to turn it off. On 12/19/2013 2:34 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: This is just as cautionary for Pentax cameras with IBIS as it is with Olympus IBIS … I had the E-M1 on a tripod this evening to do

Re: IS and tripods

2013-12-19 Thread Dario Bonazza
Not menu. Info panel with direct setting. Dario -Messaggio originale- From: P.J. Alling Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2013 7:08 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: IS and tripods Which is pretty much why I'm so annoyed that you have to menudive in Pentax cameras since the K20D

Re: IS and tripods

2013-12-19 Thread Zos Xavius
You have to menudive? If you set a 2 second timer or MLU it is disabled automatically. On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 1:08 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Which is pretty much why I'm so annoyed that you have to menudive in Pentax cameras since the K20D to turn it off. On

Re: IS and tripods

2013-12-19 Thread Dario Bonazza
Not menu. Info display with direct on/off switching. A hardware switch is a bit better, of course. Dario -Messaggio originale- From: P.J. Alling Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2013 7:08 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: IS and tripods Which is pretty much why I'm so annoyed

Re: creative photo series of four year old

2013-12-19 Thread Christine Aguila
Those are great! Thanks for posting. I really like the light too. Cheers, Christine On Dec 19, 2013, at 3:21 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I was rather amused at this series of photos. The young lass could give Grace a run for her money:

Re: IS and tripods

2013-12-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
Nice pic. When I do all-day multi vehicle car shoots for pubs I do both handheld and tripod with the 60-250. I never turn off shake reduction and generally don't use the remote or mirror up. Haven't seen a problem, but I think I'll use the remote next time. That shouldn't slow me down much.

Re: for sign lovers (Ansan) - a puzzle

2013-12-19 Thread Alan C
Don't walk on prone megaliths? Easter Island? Alan C -Original Message- From: Igor Roshchin Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2013 7:41 PM To: PDML@pdml.net Subject: for sign lovers (Ansan) - a puzzle Just a snapshot of what some might PDMLers might find amusing:

Re: for sign lovers (Ansan) - a puzzle

2013-12-19 Thread Christine Aguila
I was thinking don’t climb on the faces on Mount Rushmore. Kind of looks like a face profile lying down. :-) Cheers, Christine On Dec 19, 2013, at 12:24 PM, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote: Don't walk on prone megaliths? Easter Island? Alan C -Original Message- From: Igor

OT: Old-car identification?

2013-12-19 Thread Stan Halpin
A cousin is working on family history stuff and recently came up with this photo of my father (15 yrs old at the time) and his siblings in 1937. The question is, what make/model was the family car? http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/e1babf2a8 Thanks! stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: IS and tripods

2013-12-19 Thread Zos Xavius
SR is on whether you turn it off or not. With it off it just locks into place. I've used it on tripods and it doesn't seem to make much difference with it on so I never turn it off. I usually use a 2s timer 90% of the time anyways. On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 1:14 PM, Paul Stenquist

Re: OT: Need help with a package from UK to USA

2013-12-19 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 17/12/13, Joseph McAllister, discombobulated, unleashed: The least expensive shipper is quoting me £141, the most £512. But these are 3+ days shipments, much faster than I need. I am only interested in getting these intact within the next month or two. These sheetfeeters are already almost 20

PESO 2013 - 212 - GDG

2013-12-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Wandering through some photos made a few years back and this one popped out at me again, from the last time I attended the lighting of the Pigeon Point Lighthouse classic fresnel lens lamp... http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/11453914113/ thanks for looking, comments always appreciated.

Re: GESO: Mammatus Cloud

2013-12-19 Thread Charles Robinson
On Dec 18, 2013, at 12:08 , Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote: Regardless of comments from the peanut gallery, your images are great look very similar to some of these. I had never heard of such clouds before. My only good shots of those clouds is from 2004, before I even had a DSLR. Olympus

Re: 17 mph

2013-12-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Yes. There's a road right near me with a curve marked as 19 mph. As if anyone's speedometer has that kind of resolution, eh? G On Dec 19, 2013, at 11:36 AM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: It is rather unusual to see a speed limit that is not ending in 5 or 0 (in either mph or km/h):

Re: PESO 2013 - 212 - GDG

2013-12-19 Thread Jack Davis
Familiar scene, but one with a very mood, Godfrey Jack - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com To: PAW Picture-A-Week project p...@micapeak.com; PDML List PDML@pdml.net; SeePhoto Talk seeph...@micapeak.com; BAPhotoShooters BAPA

17 mph

2013-12-19 Thread Igor Roshchin
It is rather unusual to see a speed limit that is not ending in 5 or 0 (in either mph or km/h): http://42graphy.org/snapshots/misc/_IR09032.jpg Spotted at Oak Ridge National Lab. Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: 17 mph

2013-12-19 Thread Jack Davis
I, of course, don't know know where it was shot or what difference it would make, but could the 17 by kilometers? Jack - Original Message - From: Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org To: PDML@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2013 11:36 AM Subject: 17 mph It is rather unusual to

Re: 17 mph

2013-12-19 Thread Larry Colen
On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 02:36:47PM -0500, Igor Roshchin wrote: It is rather unusual to see a speed limit that is not ending in 5 or 0 (in either mph or km/h): http://42graphy.org/snapshots/misc/_IR09032.jpg Which is exactly why they do it on certain roads in our area such as Quito and Dry

Re: PESO - Somber

2013-12-19 Thread Ken Waller
From the officers look to the down turned head of the foremost horse you sure captured the moment ! Well done. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: PESO - Somber Several years ago a Toronto

Re: 17 mph

2013-12-19 Thread Igor Roshchin
Thu Dec 19 14:48:47 EST 2013 Jack Davis wrote: I, of course, don't know know where it was shot or what difference it would make, but could the 17 by kilometers? Jack Jack, 17 km =~ 10.5 miles (16 km would've beem closer to 10 miles) 17 miles =~ 23 km. So, neither would make a round

Re: for sign lovers (Ansan) - a puzzle

2013-12-19 Thread Igor Roshchin
Bingo! You nailed it, Alan! I forgot to take a photo of the sign with the object, but this gives a clue (actually, you can see the sign from the back, just left of the stone sculpture): http://42graphy.org/snapshots/misc/_IR06880.jpg Igor Thu Dec 19 13:24:59 EST 2013 Alan C wrote: Don't

Re: PESO - Somber

2013-12-19 Thread Bulent Celasun
The whole and the details all fit. Somber, indeed. Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822

Re: OT: Old-car identification?

2013-12-19 Thread Zos Xavius
It looks like a ford. Not much to go on here though. On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 1:55 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: A cousin is working on family history stuff and recently came up with this photo of my father (15 yrs old at the time) and his siblings in 1937. The question

Re: OT: Old-car identification?

2013-12-19 Thread Paul Sorenson
My first inclination was Ford, too. Any other pix that show the car any better? -p On 12/19/2013 2:19 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: It looks like a ford. Not much to go on here though. On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 1:55 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: A cousin is working on family

Re: PESO - Megabridge

2013-12-19 Thread Igor Roshchin
Thu Dec 19 11:48:48 EST 2013 John wrote: Third one might be better if you clone out the head. I was thinking about that, - but just because I am not happy with the image overall, I just don't want to waste time on that brain surgery. :-) Don, Thanks for your comments. I don't think BW

Re: PESO - Megabridge

2013-12-19 Thread Igor Roshchin
Thanks, Stan. I don't like star-burst effect universally, but occasionally, I find them interesting. Thanks for looking and commenting. Igor Thu Dec 19 12:21:05 EST 2013 Stan Halpin wrote: I prefer the first - it is more about the bridge. The shoreline is a bit cluttered in the 2nd one. I

Re: What is photographic art?

2013-12-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
What is photographic art? An oxymoron. 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 directions.

Re: PESO - Somber

2013-12-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
striking image, Frank, and very well done. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 8:59 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Several years ago a Toronto police officer was shot in the line of duty. I came across the funeral procession. Never

Re: PESO - Megabridge

2013-12-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I like the first image: simple, clear and powerful. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 11:36 AM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: Two more photos of the iconic Russky bridge in Vladivostok (Russia):

Re: creative photo series of four year old

2013-12-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
totemo kawaii desu yo! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 4:21 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I was rather amused at this series of photos. The young lass could give Grace a run for her money:

Re: What is photographic art?

2013-12-19 Thread Bruce Walker
So, no photograph is art? No art includes photographs? BS. On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 4:08 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: What is photographic art? An oxymoron. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: What is photographic art?

2013-12-19 Thread Mark Roberts
What is photographic art? A stupid thing to debate over. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- 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

Re: What is photographic art?

2013-12-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I'm just trying to insert a bit of levity into a weighty situation. Of course, many photographs are art. Anything by HC-B, and much of that by AA, for easy examples. My photographs are not art. At best, they are pleasant or nicely illustrative. There are, however, several photographers on

Re: What is photographic art?

2013-12-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Nothing is to stupid to be debated on this list! G: Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 4:25 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: What is photographic art? A stupid thing to debate over. -- Mark Roberts - Photography

Re: OT: Old-car identification?

2013-12-19 Thread Stan Halpin
No others at this point. My Aunt has many of the photos from that era, but I don't have ready access. stan On Dec 19, 2013, at 3:37 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: My first inclination was Ford, too. Any other pix that show the car any better? -p On 12/19/2013 2:19 PM, Zos Xavius wrote:

Re: What is photographic art?

2013-12-19 Thread Stan Halpin
On Dec 19, 2013, at 4:30 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Nothing is to stupid to be debated on this list! G: Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola I disagree. stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: What is photographic art?

2013-12-19 Thread Bill
On 19/12/2013 3:30 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Nothing is to stupid to be debated on this list! G: You'll know it's too stupid to debate when I wade in. /thread bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: PESO: White Cliff

2013-12-19 Thread Attila Boros
Thanks Don and John! The site uses javascript to load a higher resolution version of the image if your monitor can display it. -- 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

Re: What is photographic art?

2013-12-19 Thread Mark Roberts
Stan Halpin wrote: On Dec 19, 2013, at 4:30 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Nothing is to stupid to be debated on this list! G: Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola I disagree. No you don't! -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com --

Re: New K-3 firmware update 1.01

2013-12-19 Thread Jan van Wijk
On Thu, 19 Dec 2013 08:27:29 +0100 Dario Bonazza wrote: http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/english/support/download_digital.html Hmm, this looks somewhat interresting: - Improved performance of continuous shooting when using phase-matching autofocus. Will install it tomorrow :) Regards,

Re: What is photographic art?

2013-12-19 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Mark - did you pay for the arguement?? ann On 12/19/2013 17:32, Mark Roberts wrote: Stan Halpin wrote: On Dec 19, 2013, at 4:30 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Nothing is to stupid to be debated on this list! G: Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola I disagree. No

Re: for sign lovers (Ansan) - a puzzle

2013-12-19 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I just got here... so I should look before seeing other responses... (I'm still licking my wounds over the demise of some photo files) No climbing on the rocks? but it looks like don't climb on the whale ann On 12/19/2013 12:41, Igor Roshchin wrote: Just a snapshot of what some might

Re: for sign lovers (Ansan) - a puzzle

2013-12-19 Thread Ann Sanfedele
So what I've learned from this is that at least two of you have been to Easter Island ann On 12/19/2013 15:12, Igor Roshchin wrote: Bingo! You nailed it, Alan! I forgot to take a photo of the sign with the object, but this gives a clue (actually, you can see the sign from the back, just

Re: What is photographic art?

2013-12-19 Thread Larry Colen
On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 04:56:41PM -0500, Stan Halpin wrote: On Dec 19, 2013, at 4:30 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Nothing is to stupid to be debated on this list! G: Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola I disagree. You're right, that should be Nobody

Re: What is photographic art?

2013-12-19 Thread Larry Colen
On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 04:29:34PM -0500, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I'm just trying to insert a bit of levity into a weighty situation. Of course, many photographs are art. Anything by HC-B, and much of that by AA, for easy examples. I don't know about that, you saw what happened when one of

Re: OT: Old-car identification?

2013-12-19 Thread Darren Addy
Well, I'll play Sherlock here. The lines of the car (we can't discount TRUCK, but the window shape of the open door suggests CAR to me) are definitely mid-30s. The photo was taken in 1937, which was essentially the close of the Depression. So a new car struck me a bit affluent. So I did a little

Re: OT: Old-car identification?

2013-12-19 Thread Darren Addy
By the way, it appears that the horizontal bars in the grill were not present in the 1936 Fords. On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 5:37 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Well, I'll play Sherlock here. The lines of the car (we can't discount TRUCK, but the window shape of the open door

Re: What is photographic art?

2013-12-19 Thread Stan Halpin
On Dec 19, 2013, at 5:32 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Stan Halpin wrote: On Dec 19, 2013, at 4:30 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Nothing is to stupid to be debated on this list! G: Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola I disagree. No you don't! -- Mark

Re: New K-3 firmware update 1.01

2013-12-19 Thread Bruce Walker
Improved stability for general performance was good enough for me. I installed it just now. Camera came through it fine. On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 5:33 PM, Jan van Wijk pen...@dfsee.com wrote: On Thu, 19 Dec 2013 08:27:29 +0100 Dario Bonazza wrote:

Re: What is photographic art?

2013-12-19 Thread Bruce Walker
On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 5:13 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: /thread Heh. Optimist. Try mentioning the war. -- -bmw -- 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: What is photographic art?

2013-12-19 Thread Bill
On 19/12/2013 6:10 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 5:13 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: /thread Heh. Optimist. Try mentioning the war. Don't ever mention the war -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: OT: Old-car identification?

2013-12-19 Thread Stan Halpin
Thanks Darren! Interesting sleuthing, but Odessa may have thrown you off the track. In fact we are dealing with Odessa NY, a burg of 300-500 people at the time. (Smaller now.) Nearest locales likely to have had dealerships (in rough order of distance) are: Montour Falls, Watkins Glen, Elmira,

Re: OT: Old-car identification?

2013-12-19 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
I looked for features. It's got the 2 strips on the door and the vertical lined grille. Plus the horizontal bars across the grille, though only one is visible. The grille is also tall. Headlights in a similar position and the lower corners of the windshield round similarly. I first looked at

Re: OT: Old-car identification?

2013-12-19 Thread Darren Addy
Odessa, NY and not Odessa TX? Missed it by THAT much. On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 6:15 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: Thanks Darren! Interesting sleuthing, but Odessa may have thrown you off the track. In fact we are dealing with Odessa NY, a burg of 300-500 people at the

OSX 10.9 download

2013-12-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
I click download on the App Store. And the word downloading appears. Then nothing. Am I missing something? Paul via phone -- 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

Re: OSX 10.9 download

2013-12-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
You should see the progress bar in the App Store app showing it downloading. It's a very large download … 4 or 5 gigabytes plus … which will take overnight on most home network services. (I have decent service here; a 2.75G file I needed from the office took almost three hours to download. At

Re: OT: Old-car identification?

2013-12-19 Thread Rick Womer
Dang, Darren! I was =really= impressed for about 43 seconds. Rick On Dec 19, 2013, at 7:15 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: Thanks Darren! Interesting sleuthing, but Odessa may have thrown you off the track. In fact we are dealing with Odessa NY, a burg of 300-500 people at the time. (Smaller

Re: OT: Old-car identification?

2013-12-19 Thread Stan Halpin
Thanks Collin, I think you've got it! stan On Dec 19, 2013, at 7:51 PM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: I looked for features. It's got the 2 strips on the door and the vertical lined grille. Plus the horizontal bars across the grille, though only one is visible. The grille is also tall.

Re: OSX 10.9 download

2013-12-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Godfrey. It downloaded in about 30 minutes. I thought I'd see a progress bar in the download folder. Paul via phone On Dec 19, 2013, at 8:09 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: You should see the progress bar in the App Store app showing it downloading. It's a very

OT: Coolest email I've gotten in a while...

2013-12-19 Thread Charles Robinson
Just got this in my inbox: Dear Charles, my name is Wolfgang Flür, I was a Kraftwerk member from 1973-1986 (all albums / tours), the electro drummer. Today I have found your photos from us of the 1981 Computerworld tour in Bremen and am so what of excited. You are a very good photographer I

Re: OSX 10.9 download

2013-12-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
But my startup hard drive is toast. Of course I have multiple backups. Paul via phone On Dec 19, 2013, at 9:21 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Thanks Godfrey. It downloaded in about 30 minutes. I thought I'd see a progress bar in the download folder. Paul via phone

Re: OSX 10.9 download

2013-12-19 Thread steve harley
on 2013-12-19 17:58 Paul Stenquist wrote I click download on the App Store. And the word downloading appears. Then nothing. Am I missing something? Apple lately seems to assume everyone has immense bandwidth and thus needs no feedback about anything coming down the pipe … a tip, for others

Re: OT: Coolest email I've gotten in a while...

2013-12-19 Thread steve harley
on 2013-12-19 19:47 Charles Robinson wrote Just got this in my inbox: Dear Charles, my name is Wolfgang Flür, I was a Kraftwerk member from 1973-1986 (all albums / tours), the electro drummer. that is nice, all you work i not in vain much nicer than the are you *THE* Steve Harley? emails i

Re: What is photographic art?

2013-12-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I'll never get over Macho Grande! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 7:15 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 19/12/2013 6:10 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 5:13 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: OT: Coolest email I've gotten in a while...

2013-12-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
That's very cool -- and flattering. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 9:47 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: Just got this in my inbox: Dear Charles, my name is Wolfgang Flür, I was a Kraftwerk member from 1973-1986 (all albums

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