Re: PESO: In Flight

2018-09-23 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 23/9/18, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed: >This young lady has been visiting us lately in the mornings when we ar in >the hot tub. She has, however, been quite skittish and avoiding my >attempts to obtain a portrait. This is the best I have been able to >capture so far. >

Re: PESO: In Flight

2018-09-23 Thread Paul Stenquist
Must be the light. It’s a sharp image, but I don’t see the green. Paul > On Sep 23, 2018, at 1:02 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Thanks, Jack, Dale, Paul and Alan! > Paul, that is a Ruby-throated. That is the only species we have here in > Jersey. > > Dan Matyola >

Re: PESO: In Flight

2018-09-23 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Cotty! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Sep 23, 2018 at 1:27 PM Steve Cottrell wrote: > On 23/9/18, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >This young lady has been visiting us lately in the mornings when we ar in > >the hot tub. She

Re: PESO: In Flight

2018-09-23 Thread Alan C
Well, it looks pretty good to me. Well done, Dan. Alan C On 23-Sep-18 03:35 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: This young lady has been visiting us lately in the mornings when we ar in the hot tub. She has, however, been quite skittish and avoiding my attempts to obtain a portrait. This is the

PESO X 2: At the Feeder

2018-09-23 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Another image of the hummingbird currently visiting our feeder: http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2018/9/23/feeder K-5 IIs, FA 100 mm Macro F 2.8 Comments are invited and appreciated. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: PESO: In Flight

2018-09-23 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Jack, Dale, Paul and Alan! Paul, that is a Ruby-throated. That is the only species we have here in Jersey. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Sep 23, 2018 at 10:00 AM Jack Davis wrote: > Nice composition and background, > Dan! > > J > > Sent from my

Re: PESO: In Flight

2018-09-23 Thread Paul Stenquist
Very nice. We don’t see that species in Michigan. Only ruby throated hummers here. Paul > On Sep 23, 2018, at 9:35 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > This young lady has been visiting us lately in the mornings when we ar in > the hot tub. She has, however, been quite skittish and avoiding my >

PESO: In Flight

2018-09-23 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
This young lady has been visiting us lately in the mornings when we ar in the hot tub. She has, however, been quite skittish and avoiding my attempts to obtain a portrait. This is the best I have been able to capture so far. http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2018/9/23/flight

Re: PESO: In Flight

2018-09-23 Thread Dale H. Cook
At 09:35 AM 9/23/2018, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >This young lady has been visiting us lately in the mornings when we ar in the >hot tub. You are fortunate. I didn't have any ruby throats this year. and had pre-figured my setup to photograph them. :-( Dale H. Cook, many years as 35mm SLR

Re: PESO: In Flight

2018-09-23 Thread Jack Davis
Nice composition and background, Dan! J Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 23, 2018, at 6:35 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > This young lady has been visiting us lately in the mornings when we ar in > the hot tub. She has, however, been quite skittish and avoiding my > attempts to obtain a

OT: Instagram

2018-09-23 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Does anyone here use Instagram for images? I had never tried it. At a recent meeting of tyhe Princeton Mac Users Group, however, there was a presentation on saving and sharing images through Instagram, so I though I would give it a try. What appealed to me was the apparently quick and easy way

Re: OT: Instagram

2018-09-23 Thread Doug Brewer
Yes. One is square and the other isn't. If you post using the default aspect ratio on IG, you get a square. If you want the rectangle, you have to touch the little angle bracket button on the bottom left of the selection screen. IG's rectangle is squat, though, so some vertical or horizontal

Re: OT: Instagram

2018-09-23 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Doug. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Sep 23, 2018 at 2:23 PM Doug Brewer wrote: > Yes. One is square and the other isn't. If you post using the default > aspect ratio on IG, you get a square. If you want the rectangle, you > have to touch the

Re: PESO 2018 - roadside - GDG

2018-09-23 Thread John
What's questionable about it? On 9/22/2018 23:55, Alan C wrote: Interesting photo. Questionable advertising. I see the road maintenance isn't so good either. Alan C On 23-Sep-18 03:04 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: A moment... https://flic.kr/p/29WKAXx Enjoy! G — No matter where you go,

Re: OT: Instagram

2018-09-23 Thread Paul Stenquist
Facebook without words. Paul > On Sep 23, 2018, at 3:08 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > > I post there, though I'm damned if I know why I bother. I dislike > pretty much everything about Instagram. > > If you use Lightroom, consider using the LR/Instagram plugin as it > eases a few of IG's

Re: PESO 2018 - roadside - GDG

2018-09-23 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
"Instant" Oil Change, I assume. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Sep 23, 2018 at 2:42 PM John wrote: > What's questionable about it? > > On 9/22/2018 23:55, Alan C wrote: > > Interesting photo. Questionable advertising. I see the road maintenance > isn't so

Re: OT: Instagram

2018-09-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I’ve been meaning to give it a try. G > On Sep 23, 2018, at 2:10 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Does anyone here use Instagram for images? > > I had never tried it. At a recent meeting of tyhe Princeton Mac Users > Group, however, there was a presentation on saving and sharing images >

Re: OT: Instagram

2018-09-23 Thread Bruce Walker
I post there, though I'm damned if I know why I bother. I dislike pretty much everything about Instagram. If you use Lightroom, consider using the LR/Instagram plugin as it eases a few of IG's annoyances. Most notably, it enables you to post directly from Lightroom, and it solves the IG stupid

Re: OT: Instagram

2018-09-23 Thread Bob W-PDML
It's quite good at detecting minor blemishes and tidying them up. I took a selfie to demonstrate. This is the original: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtRNY5M6IZ1DivRInt4Osc1AyxjFmQ This the Instagrammed version: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtRNY5M6IZ1DivRKk-cLVDeRmw8wxQ On 23 Sep 2018, at 19:48, Godfrey

Re: Which McWay Moonset version

2018-09-23 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I prefer 20180912-LRC95866-Pano-4, Although I can't really express why. They are all just splendid. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Sep 23, 2018 at 5:09 PM Larry Colen wrote: > I need your help. I've been looking at these so much, I can no longer > see

Re: PESO: In Flight

2018-09-23 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I think that is the lighting and the angle, Paul. I took that image early in the morning, on the North side of our house, underneath the upper deck that shelters our hot tub. This is the same bird, a few minutes later: http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2018/9/23/feeder Dan

Re: OT: Instagram

2018-09-23 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
That is quite enlightening. Obviously, Instagram decided my heat was a blemish and cropped it out. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Sep 23, 2018 at 4:05 PM Bob W-PDML wrote: > It's quite good at detecting minor blemishes and tidying them up. I took a >

Which McWay Moonset version

2018-09-23 Thread Larry Colen
I need your help. I've been looking at these so much, I can no longer see much in the way of details. My McWay Moonset photo has proven to be rather popular. Here are several different versions of the panorama. The first is an 11x14 aspect ratio, a few 2x3, and the rest are 4x5. They've

Re: OT: Instagram

2018-09-23 Thread Doug Brewer
Watching my new work tank so spectacularly is kind of awesome, though. On 9/23/18 3:08 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: I post there, though I'm damned if I know why I bother. I dislike pretty much everything about Instagram. If you use Lightroom, consider using the LR/Instagram plugin as it eases a

Re: OT: Instagram

2018-09-23 Thread Mark Roberts
Paul Stenquist wrote: >Facebook without words. That sounds pretty good, actually. -- 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

Re: OT: Instagram

2018-09-23 Thread Steve Cottrell
We're all too old for Instagram. Apparently. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__UK Shoot / Edit and || (O) |Live Broadcast News -- _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: OT: Instagram

2018-09-23 Thread Bruce Walker
Since Instagram encourages a tedious homogeneity of heavily tinted and HDR'ed landscapes and portraits with out-of-focus faery lights, if nobody on Instagram is digging your work, you are likely on the right track. :-) On Sun, Sep 23, 2018 at 7:37 PM Doug Brewer wrote: > > Watching my new work

Re: OT: Instagram

2018-09-23 Thread P. J. Alling
I don't think age has that much to do with it.  It's just that we all have better taste. On 9/23/2018 7:39 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: We're all too old for Instagram. Apparently. -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we