GESO Gertrude and her babies

2020-08-26 Thread Larry Colen
Today was the first day in over a week where both the air quality and temperature were conducive to a bike ride. As I was riding past the Happy Valley Conference center I saw some turkeys foraging on the lawn, so I grabbed my camera, mounted the 55-300 and got some photos. About the time I

Re: GESO: Spring is Sprung

2020-08-26 Thread David Mann
I find I don't get ads if I click directly on the next thumbnail instead of using the navigation arrows at each side. Cheers, Dave > On Aug 25, 2020, at 2:42 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Nice images. > The Flickr ads are quite annoying. > > Dan Matyola >

PSEO::Peak hour, Centre Rd

2020-08-26 Thread Pete McIntosh
There are some benefits to stage 4 lockdown - experimentation with new (for me) plug-ins, new versions of software, and a sneaky purchase of a DA 15mm f4 limited. Taken with my KP on our sanctioned 1-hour exercise this evening. Centre Rd is a main road near me, usually with nose-to-tail

Re: GESO: Spring is Sprung

2020-08-26 Thread ann sanfedele
Dave, thanks for that tip - I don't get ads with arrows, but I get a 5 second delay with a blank space in place of them when using the arrows.. ann On 8/26/2020 4:58 AM, David Mann wrote: I find I don't get ads if I click directly on the next thumbnail instead of using the navigation arrows

Re[2]: PSEO::Peak hour, Centre Rd

2020-08-26 Thread Pete McIntosh
Pete , your nice moddy shot reminds me that - back in March Ralf and I were comparing notes on our central city neighborhoods.. with similar atmospheres and thinking how nice it was were it not for the pandemic.. I probably should have done more documentation than I did.. Just didnt' feel much

Re: PSEO::Peak hour, Centre Rd

2020-08-26 Thread ann sanfedele
Pete , your nice moddy shot reminds me that - back in March Ralf and I were comparing notes on our central city neighborhoods.. with similar atmospheres and thinking how nice it was were it not for the pandemic.. I probably should have done more documentation than I did.. Just didnt' feel much

Re: Fwd: HAPPY BIRTHDAY GODFREY!

2020-08-26 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 26.08.20 um 18:39 schrieb Daniel J. Matyola: AND A SPEEDY RECOVERY! +1 Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

OT: The Enduring Legacy of the Zealy Daguerreotypes

2020-08-26 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
*I received this email today, and thought someone on the list might be interested in this:* You might be thinking, gee, I haven’t heard from Sarah in a while, she must be taking a long vacation! But that’s not true… inspired by our recent conversations and gatherings I am working with

Re: GESO Gertrude and her babies

2020-08-26 Thread Larry Colen
> On Aug 26, 2020, at 11:31 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Ugly critters, but nice documentary photography! Thanks. It's nice to hear that about something other than my selfies. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Fwd: HAPPY BIRTHDAY GODFREY!

2020-08-26 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
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Re: PESO - from my dirty office window last Sunday..

2020-08-26 Thread John
I don't know what housing arrangements are like in an old apartment building turned into a dormitory, but I suspect those women are room-mates living together. Does the University have the whole building & renovated it into a dormitory? Or is the University just buying up apartments à la carte

Re: PESO - from my dirty office window last Sunday..

2020-08-26 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
My sophomore year in college, my roommate (later the father of the Wilson Brothers) had been in an auto accident, and still had a huge cast on his leg. I had to take his pants off for him every night and put them on him again the next morning. That's what I can social distancing! Dan Matyola

Re: GESO Gertrude and her babies

2020-08-26 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Ugly critters, but nice documentary photography! Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Wed, Aug 26, 2020 at 5:55 AM Larry Colen wrote: > Today was the first day in over a week where both the air quality and > temperature were

Re: OT: 30 Landscapes You Won't Believe Are in the U.S.

2020-08-26 Thread ann sanfedele
That's my line too, John - at least 80% of em ann On 8/26/2020 4:52 PM, John wrote: Hard *NOT* to believe in some of 'em since I've been there to see 'em with my own eyes. On 8/24/2020 11:03:49, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:

Re: PESO - from my dirty office window last Sunday..

2020-08-26 Thread Ken Waller
Ask your wife ! -Original Message- >From: "Daniel J. Matyola" >Sent: Aug 26, 2020 3:40 PM >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >Subject: Re: PESO - from my dirty office window last Sunday.. > >So, exactly where can I find these wild women of Manhattan? > >Dan Matyola

Re: GESO Gertrude and her babies

2020-08-26 Thread Ken Waller
Yep, they’re turkeys. -Original Message- >From: Larry Colen >Subject: GESO Gertrude and her babies > >Today was the first day in over a week where both the air quality and >temperature were conducive to a bike ride. As I was riding past the Happy >Valley Conference center I saw some

Re: GESO Gertrude and her babies

2020-08-26 Thread Larry Colen
> On Aug 26, 2020, at 7:25 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > > HAR! > > Fun story! That's funny how people give names to the wild creatures. Gertrude is a lot easier to say than "that mother turkey who has two children that keeps a bit separate from the rest of the flock of wild turkeys in the

Re: PESO - from my dirty office window last Sunday..

2020-08-26 Thread John
I thought about posting that response, but I thought "I'm gonna' be in trouble if I dood it" and chickened out. On 8/26/2020 16:55:00, Ken Waller wrote: Ask your wife ! -Original Message- From: "Daniel J. Matyola" Sent: Aug 26, 2020 3:40 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject:

Re: GESO: bugs, butterflies and a bike.... and an enablement

2020-08-26 Thread Subash Jeyan
Thank you Rick. On Mon, 24 Aug 2020 14:53:05 -0400 Rick Womer wrote: > Subash, these are lovely. I particularly like the combination of > colors and the compostion of the common pierrot photo. > > Rick > > > On Aug 22, 2020, at 7:47 AM, Subash Jeyan > > wrote: > > > > > >

Re: GESO Gertrude and her babies

2020-08-26 Thread John
I prefer to drink Wild Turkey rather than eating them. On 8/26/2020 15:39:03, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Wild turkeys are tough, with little breast meat that tends to be dry. They can be eaten, but must be cooked carefully by someone with experience in so doing. Dan Matyola

Re: GESO Gertrude and her babies

2020-08-26 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 26.08.20 um 20:31 schrieb Daniel J. Matyola: Ugly critters, but nice documentary photography! Indeed and they taste as good as they look. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf

Re: GESO Gertrude and her babies

2020-08-26 Thread lrc
On August 26, 2020 12:39:03 PM PDT, "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: >Wild turkeys are tough, with little breast meat that tends to be dry. >They >can be eaten, but must be cooked carefully by someone with experience >in so >doing. I'll now he didn't say they taste better than they look > >Dan

Re: GESO Gertrude and her babies

2020-08-26 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 26.08.20 um 21:39 schrieb Daniel J. Matyola: Wild turkeys are tough, with little breast meat that tends to be dry. They can be eaten, but must be cooked carefully by someone with experience in so doing. What we get here all comes from factory farming with thousands of them in one single

Re: OT: 30 Landscapes You Won't Believe Are in the U.S.

2020-08-26 Thread John
Hard *NOT* to believe in some of 'em since I've been there to see 'em with my own eyes. On 8/24/2020 11:03:49, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/landscapes-you-wont-believe-are-in-the-us Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery

Re: PESO - from my dirty office window last Sunday..

2020-08-26 Thread John
You're older than I am, so even if you do find 'em you're likely to discover that you're invisible to their eyes. On 8/26/2020 15:40:07, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: So, exactly where can I find these wild women of Manhattan? Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery

Re: PESO - from my dirty office window last Sunday..

2020-08-26 Thread ann sanfedele
John. the building is old and the apartments are too. I wrote a follow up - the blondes have ben seen roaming the neigborhood maskless..  They are hanging out on the fairly low fireescape without masks.  These are rich families kids.. they are not bundled 5 in a room.  The building isn't owned

Re: PESO - from my dirty office window last Sunday..

2020-08-26 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
So, exactly where can I find these wild women of Manhattan? Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Wed, Aug 26, 2020 at 3:31 PM ann sanfedele wrote: > John. the building is old and the apartments are too. I wrote a follow > up - the

Re: GESO Gertrude and her babies

2020-08-26 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Wild turkeys are tough, with little breast meat that tends to be dry. They can be eaten, but must be cooked carefully by someone with experience in so doing. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Wed, Aug 26, 2020 at 3:33 PM Ralf R

Re: PESO - In the style of Monet

2020-08-26 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Thanks to all for looking! Larry, Dan, and Paul, - thank you for your comments! Larry, thank you for the your suggestions. The loss of the detail was intentional - as a step toward "impressionistic" style, - to convey the mood but not necessarily the anatomy of the flower. For that reason,

OT Sunset selfies

2020-08-26 Thread Larry Colen
Cardboard cutouts photographed at sunset, very fun whimsy https://www.boredpanda.com/cardboard-cutouts-sunset-selfies-john-marshal/?utm_source=facebook_medium=social_campaign=BPFacebook On instagram https://www.instagram.com/sunsetselfies/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: GESO Gertrude and her babies

2020-08-26 Thread Igor PDML-StR
HAR! Fun story! That's funny how people give names to the wild creatures. Glad to hear that the fire-situation is improving for you, - I am thinking about you every time I am listening to the news on the radio or TV. Cheers, Igor Larry Colen Wed, 26 Aug 2020 02:56:11 -0700 wrote: