Re: PESO: Late summer butterflies

2024-09-17 Thread Henk Terhell
Thanks Mark, Larry, Ralf and Alan. I'm preparing myself now for the upcoming non-flying photo subject, i.e. mushrooms. Henk Op 2024-09-17 om 10:44 schreef Alan C: Well done, Henk. QoS-F1 coming in to land! Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pd

Re: PESO: Late summer butterflies

2024-09-17 Thread Alan C
Well done, Henk. QoS-F1 coming in to land! Alan C On 17-Sep-24 12:28 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: Autumn weather is gradually coming, though here we haven't encountered such heavy rainfall as in the mid-European countries. As soon as the sun is back, there are butterflies eagerly searching for the

Re: PESO: Late summer butterflies

2024-09-17 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 17.09.24 um 00:28 schrieb Henk Terhell: This afternoon I was lucky to see a Queen of Spain Fritillary feeding on devil's-bit flowers. https://flic.kr/p/2qgDRbn Splendid. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://apor

Re: PESO: Late summer butterflies

2024-09-16 Thread lrc
Wow! Wonderful shot On September 16, 2024 3:28:53 PM PDT, Henk Terhell wrote: >Autumn weather is gradually coming, though here we haven't encountered such >heavy rainfall as in the mid-European countries. >As soon as the sun is back, there are butterflies eagerly searching for the >remaining

PESO: Late summer butterflies

2024-09-16 Thread Henk Terhell
Autumn weather is gradually coming, though here we haven't encountered such heavy rainfall as in the mid-European countries. As soon as the sun is back, there are butterflies eagerly searching for the remaining flowers before they hide and try to survive the winter. This afternoon I was lucky to

Re: PESO: 1946 Power Wagon

2024-09-06 Thread Larry Colen
> On Sep 6, 2024, at 9:47 AM, John Sessoms wrote: > > I had to stop at the grocery store yesterday. There in the parking lot was a > beautiful Frog-Eye (Bug-Eye?) Austin-Healey Sprite. Frogeye in the UK, Bugeye in the states. For added fun, the Subie crowd have their own definition of a "bu

Re: PESO: 1946 Power Wagon

2024-09-06 Thread John Sessoms
I had to stop at the grocery store yesterday. There in the parking lot was a beautiful Frog-Eye (Bug-Eye?) Austin-Healey Sprite. I had my camera with me because I was on the way back from photographing a small waterfall I had discovered (looking for interesting things near my new home in Googl

Re: PESO: 1946 Power Wagon

2024-09-06 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 06.09.24 um 16:14 schrieb Stanley Halpin: It reminds me why I don’t go to car shows - I would see something like this truck, and then spend the next few days fantasizing about maybe someday having one of those beasts parked in my garage… So what? YOLO. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köl

Re: PESO: 1946 Power Wagon

2024-09-06 Thread Stanley Halpin
Very nice photo! It reminds me why I don’t go to car shows - I would see something like this truck, and then spend the next few days fantasizing about maybe someday having one of those beasts parked in my garage… Stan > On Sep 2, 2024, at 6:54 PM, Bill wrote: > > I spotted this at the local

Re: PESO: 1946 Power Wagon

2024-09-05 Thread Steve Cottrell
Great photo of an awesome truck. Reminds me of Kodachrome! Cotty > On 2 Sep 2024, at 23:54, Bill wrote: > > I spotted this at the local car show today. > > Apparently they are quite rare. This is a ground up restoration. > > https://flic.kr/p/2qdN8pB > > Technical

Re: PESO: 1946 Power Wagon

2024-09-04 Thread Bill
I spent some time chatting with the lad in the background of the picture. He and his dad had salvaged the machine from a farmyard and had taken it on. He indicated that this was the first 4 wheel drive truck introduced to the civilian market. I don't know if that's the fact, but he seemed prett

Re: PESO: 1946 Power Wagon

2024-09-04 Thread Comcast
Great pic of a fabulous machine. Here’s a later model Power Wagon that’s not as cool looking, but it’s special inside, where it was modified for a quadriplegic driver. Paul > On Sep 4, 2024, at 11:15 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > > Great shot > > Dave > >> On Mon, Sep 2, 2024 at 7:00 PM Bill

Re: PESO: 1946 Power Wagon

2024-09-04 Thread David J Brooks
Great shot Dave On Mon, Sep 2, 2024 at 7:00 PM Bill wrote: > I spotted this at the local car show today. > > Apparently they are quite rare. This is a ground up restoration. > > https://flic.kr/p/2qdN8pB > > Technical stuff: > > Fuji X-T5, 16-55/2.8 and polarizing filter. > > enjoy > > bill > -

Re: PESO: 1946 Power Wagon

2024-09-02 Thread Alan C
Very impressive. That's a brute of a Bakkie! Alan C On 03-Sep-24 12:54 AM, Bill wrote: I spotted this at the local car show today. Apparently they are quite rare. This is a ground up restoration. https://flic.kr/p/2qdN8pB Technical stuff: Fuji X-T5, 16-55/2.8 and polarizing filter. enjoy

PESO 2024 - 172 - GDG

2024-08-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Out for breakfast last Thursday, for some unknown reason the street by the cafe was completely deserted. Of course, I took another photo of my favorite car... Fulvia Parked on Deserted Street - Mountain View 2024 :: https://flic.kr/p/2qcqbVS Leica IIIc + Color-Skopar 35mm f/2.5, green filter Il

Re: PESO 2024 - 171 - GDG

2024-08-26 Thread Alan C
The 70+ portal? Not too bad on the other side! Have a good one. Alan C On 26-Aug-24 06:07 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Yes, I made it: Today is my 70th birthday. And I'm mostly still here, almost all in one piece. Well, as much as I have been for decades, I guess... LOL! Not A Door #2 - Santa

PESO 2024 - 171 - GDG

2024-08-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Yes, I made it: Today is my 70th birthday. And I'm mostly still here, almost all in one piece. Well, as much as I have been for decades, I guess... LOL! Not A Door #2 - Santa Clara 2024 :: https://flic.kr/p/2qcmn8z Leica IIIc + Color-Skopar 35mm f/2.5, green filter Ilford Delta 400 The camera

Re: PESO 2024 - 170 - GDG

2024-08-25 Thread David J Brooks
As far as I know I’m only wrinkly on one side Dave Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada On Sat, Aug 24, 2024 at 1:11 PM Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > Am 24.08.24 um 17:39 schrieb Godfrey DiGiorgi: > > This

Re: PESO 2024 - 170 - GDG

2024-08-24 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 24.08.24 um 17:39 schrieb Godfrey DiGiorgi: This stalwart and tenacious balloon from Felipe's birthday party at the end of July is still hanging on almost a month later! Well, we all hang on but get a little wrinkly with age. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : h

PESO 2024 - 170 - GDG

2024-08-24 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
This stalwart and tenacious balloon from Felipe's birthday party at the end of July is still hanging on almost a month later! One Balloon Still Rising - Santa Clara 2024 :: https://flic.kr/p/2qbT5RM Leica M10-R + Summarit-M 75mm f/2.4 ISO 320 @ f/6.8 @ 1/60 Now let's see if it will continue to

Re: PESO 2024 - 165 - GDG

2024-08-21 Thread Steve Cottrell
Like! > On 7 Aug 2024, at 20:10, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > On my bicycle ride to Mountain View, I cross California Hwy 85 via a > pedestrian bridge. I stopped for a moment to catch the highway traffic below, > but found this view of the path/roadway to be more intriguing. > > Rounding The

PESO 2024 - 169 - GDG

2024-08-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
My Leica M4-2 has been sitting unused for some time as I play with its 1946 predecessor. So I figured it was time to load it and go for a walk or two... Window, Wall, Reflection - Santa Clara 2024 :: https://flic.kr/p/2qaVTtq Leica M4-2 + SMC-Pentax-L 43mm f/1.9 Special Ferrania P33 @ EI160 proc

Re: PESO: Is that the click of a Pentax?

2024-08-15 Thread Henk Terhell
OK Ann, I've changed it. Henk Op 2024-08-15 om 00:14 schreef ann sanfedele: well they click with me. alternate title for the one of him facing you.. for  those who wouldn't get the PDML joke...  "I'm ready for my closeup , mr DeMille" ann On 8/14/2024 3:01 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: Thanks al

PESO 2024 - 166 - GDG

2024-08-14 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
From a walk ... third roll through the 1946 Leica IIIc. Soft Opening - Santa Clara 2024 :: https://flic.kr/p/2qa5BiM Leica IIIc + Color-Skopar 50mm f/2.5 Ilford HP5 I used the Color-Skopar 50 on most of this roll, then switched to the Color-Skopar 28. Both are excellent performers and fit the II

Re: PESO: Is that the click of a Pentax?

2024-08-14 Thread ann sanfedele
well they click with me. alternate title for the one of him facing you.. for  those who wouldn't get the PDML joke...  "I'm ready for my closeup , mr DeMille" ann On 8/14/2024 3:01 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: Thanks all. I wouldn't care much if both pics are copied by others as I show these just

Re: PESO: Is that the click of a Pentax?

2024-08-14 Thread Henk Terhell
Thanks all. I wouldn't care much if both pics are copied by others as I show these just for fun. Henk Op 2024-08-13 om 20:25 schreef ann sanfedele: Henk  - you will notice I made a ref on your Instagram appearance of this guy.. in classic profile  for a wider audience.. and it is a fine shot 

Re: PESO: Is that the click of a Pentax?

2024-08-13 Thread ann sanfedele
Henk  - you will notice I made a ref on your Instagram appearance of this guy.. in classic profile  for a wider audience.. and it is a fine shot  but the one with him facing you  and "saying" that line is hillarious.. love it ann On 8/11/2024 2:25 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: A close encounter tod

Re: PESO: Is that the click of a Pentax?

2024-08-12 Thread collinb
Love that second shot. Don’t be surprised if some people steal the pair for creative memes.\ Not me. But someone likely will. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow

Re: PESO: Is that the click of a Pentax?

2024-08-12 Thread Larry Colen
great shots > On Aug 11, 2024, at 11:25 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: > > A close encounter today at a dune pool. > > https://flic.kr/p/2q9rvbp > https://flic.kr/p/2q9rKM5 > > Henk > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE fr

Re: PESO: Is that the click of a Pentax?

2024-08-11 Thread Alan C
Nice one, Henk. Alan C On 11-Aug-24 08:25 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: A close encounter today at a dune pool. https://flic.kr/p/2q9rvbp https://flic.kr/p/2q9rKM5 Henk -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: PESO 2024 - 165 - GDG

2024-08-08 Thread David J Brooks
Like the variety of shapes and lighting Dave On Wed, Aug 7, 2024 at 3:20 PM Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > On my bicycle ride to Mountain View, I cross California Hwy 85 via a > pedestrian bridge. I stopped for a moment to catch the highway traffic > below, but found this view of the path/roadway to

PESO 2024 - 165 - GDG

2024-08-07 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On my bicycle ride to Mountain View, I cross California Hwy 85 via a pedestrian bridge. I stopped for a moment to catch the highway traffic below, but found this view of the path/roadway to be more intriguing. Rounding The Bend - Mountain View 2024 :: https://flic.kr/p/2q8H9bL Leica IIIc + E

PESO 2024 - 163 - GDG

2024-08-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Continuing through photos made with the second roll of film I shot using the Leica IIIc body... I was testing different lenses on the camera with this roll. This photo is made with the SMC-Pentax-L 43mm f/1.9 Special: Ladies At Lunch - Santa Clara 2024 :: https://flic.kr/p/2q8p8g2 Leica IIIc + S

Re: PESO 2024 - 162 - GDG

2024-08-04 Thread Larry Colen
> On Aug 4, 2024, at 3:53 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > Second roll of film through the 1946 Leica IIIc I acquired a week and some > ago is now processed and digitized. This is the first exposure from it to > post. > > Boiler Room - Santa Clara 2024 :: https://flic.kr/p/2q85jhH > Leica II

PESO 2024 - 162 - GDG

2024-08-04 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Second roll of film through the 1946 Leica IIIc I acquired a week and some ago is now processed and digitized. This is the first exposure from it to post. Boiler Room - Santa Clara 2024 :: https://flic.kr/p/2q85jhH Leica IIIc + Color-Skopar 28mm f/3.5 Fujifilm ACROS 100 It's hard to tell when u

Re: PESO Fallingwater

2024-07-23 Thread Scott Loveless
Thanks, Rick! If I'm following you, the lower left is a section of the Berlin Wall. The circular structure is a sculpture titled "Room" by Andy Goldsworthy. Kentuck Knob is owned by Lord Peter Palumbo, who apparently collects art, much of which is displayed there. This was the explanation for no

Re: PESO Fallingwater

2024-07-23 Thread Rick Womer
Scott, it’s great to see you here again! I like the far-right picture in the top row and the middle one in the second row best. What is the lower left one? And what is the circular fortification for? Rick > On Jul 17, 2024, at 10:10 AM, Scott Loveless wrote: > > Kiddo and I went to Fallingw

Re: PESO Fallingwater

2024-07-18 Thread Scott Loveless
On Wed, Jul 17, 2024 at 11:04 AM Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > > Really nice and I'd be happy if it were mine. So, give yourself some > credit. And be glad that you're still able to go places and take photos. > > Thanks for sharing Thank you for the kind words, Ralf. Much appreciated. -- Scott

Re: PESO Fallingwater

2024-07-17 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 17.07.24 um 16:10 schrieb Scott Loveless: Kiddo and I went to Fallingwater and Kentuck Knob yesterday. This is the only photo I don't hate. And, of course, it's the stereotypical Fallingwater picture. https://photos.app.goo.gl/vi8qbGbvbW9D8wQ59 Really nice and I'd be happy if it were mine

PESO Fallingwater

2024-07-17 Thread Scott Loveless
Kiddo and I went to Fallingwater and Kentuck Knob yesterday. This is the only photo I don't hate. And, of course, it's the stereotypical Fallingwater picture. https://photos.app.goo.gl/vi8qbGbvbW9D8wQ59 Mostly unedited photos of both places in these two albums, if you're bored and have nothing

Re: PESO: More running water on rocks

2024-07-12 Thread Bill
Thanks Dave. bill On 7/10/2024 3:07 PM, David J Brooks wrote: Nice bill Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada On Thu, Jul 4, 2024 at 8:12 PM Bill wrote: This is an old one I shot with the K7 & 70mm LT

Re: PESO: More running water on rocks

2024-07-10 Thread David J Brooks
Nice bill Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada On Thu, Jul 4, 2024 at 8:12 PM Bill wrote: > This is an old one I shot with the K7 & 70mm LTD in 2009. > > https://flic.kr/p/2q2ibTb > > enjoy > > bill > > -

Re: PESO: emperor dragonflies

2024-07-08 Thread Alan C
Henk, well done. That is a remarkable photo! Alan C On 08-Jul-24 04:38 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: Alan, today I saw an emperor female laying eggs in the pool nearby. As I said this is an event where you usually have a few seconds if the dragonfly is not disturbed. AF-S single point, no need to u

Re: PESO: emperor dragonflies

2024-07-08 Thread Henk Terhell
Alan, today I saw an emperor female laying eggs in the pool nearby. As I said this is an event where you usually have a few seconds if the dragonfly is not disturbed. AF-S single point, no need to use MF. I noticed the small red-eye damselfly only in lightroom! The difference in size of both is

Re: PESO: emperor dragonflies

2024-07-07 Thread Alan C
Henk, I agree with this: "I'm shooting dragonflies in flight in AF-S with single point, because AF-C is unusable." I have had great difficulty shooting birds in flight & aerobatics with the K5 & HD 55-300.  I found MF gave the best results but still only about 10% savers. A chap in Johanne

Re: PESO: emperor dragonflies

2024-07-07 Thread Henk Terhell
Alan, that review confirms my experience with this lens about AF-S and AF-C. The body is the limiting factor in AF. However this review is from 2017 so they haven't tested it on the K-3 III. I bought the K-70 a few years ago to fit the 55-300 PLM (it won't combine with my K-5) and for me this is

Re: PESO: emperor dragonflies

2024-07-06 Thread Alan C
Henk Have a look at this: https://www.pentaxforums.com/reviews/hd-pentax-da-55-300mm-f45-63-ed-plm-wr/focusing.html#:~:text=our%20full%20findings!-,Autofocus,as%20those%20lenses%2C%20as%20well. Alan C On 06-Jul-24 10:31 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: Some dragonflies do indeed hover, so you have some

Re: PESO: emperor dragonflies

2024-07-06 Thread Henk Terhell
Thanks Ralf. Yes, parents should be warned for their Sunday walk with the kids in the woods. Henk Op 2024-07-05 om 19:07 schreef Ralf R Radermacher: Am 05.07.24 um 14:13 schrieb Henk Terhell: This for me is the first time I was able to shoot a pair of emperor dragonflies. Great shot but

Re: PESO: emperor dragonflies

2024-07-06 Thread Henk Terhell
Some dragonflies do indeed hover, so you have sometimes one or more seconds. The fast emperor is not one of these, but I have earlier taken some in flight pics in the way you shoot on a racing circuit. The PLM is a fast and silent lens, however all Pentax bodies (perhaps except the K-3 III) ar

Re: PESO: emperor dragonflies

2024-07-05 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 05.07.24 um 14:13 schrieb Henk Terhell: This for me is the first time I was able to shoot a pair of emperor dragonflies. Great shot but shouldn't this have a PG rating. ;-) Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://ap

Re: PESO: emperor dragonflies

2024-07-05 Thread Alan C
Henk, that PML does so well - way better than my screw drive HD on the K5. Another opportunity would be when they hover. Alan C On 05-Jul-24 02:13 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: This for me is the first time I was able to shoot a pair of emperor dragonflies. Just plain luck to see them 'in copula', b

PESO: emperor dragonflies

2024-07-05 Thread Henk Terhell
This for me is the first time I was able to shoot a pair of emperor dragonflies. Just plain luck to see them 'in copula', busy shaking off another attacking dragonfly, close to where I was standing on the edge of woods. These emperors are always very fast in flight and the only other chance to s

Re: PESO: Veg. garden invasion.

2024-07-02 Thread David Mann
Oh dear. I have a similar problem with the neighbour's cats. They love to dig random holes in our garden and any seedlings in the way get uprooted. Everything has to be under netting or chicken wire. As they grow I'll place sticks or stones between them. Cheers, Dave > On Jul 2, 2024, at 9

Re: PESO: Veg. garden invasion.

2024-07-02 Thread Larry Colen
What a prick! > On Jul 2, 2024, at 2:17 AM, Alan C wrote: > > The joys of vegetable gardening! Last night a Porcupine devoured my whole > line of Pea seedlings. > The description is under the image. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/5382377/ > > K5 & DA 18-55 WR > > Alan C

Re: PESO: Veg. garden invasion.

2024-07-02 Thread David J Brooks
thats a bummer Dave On Tue, Jul 2, 2024 at 5:43 AM Alan C wrote: > The joys of vegetable gardening! Last night a Porcupine devoured my > whole line of Pea seedlings. > The description is under the image. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/5382377/ > > K5 & DA 18-55 WR > > Alan C

PESO: Veg. garden invasion.

2024-07-02 Thread Alan C
The joys of vegetable gardening! Last night a Porcupine devoured my whole line of Pea seedlings. The description is under the image. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/5382377/ K5 & DA 18-55 WR Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le

Re: PESO 2024 - 147, 148 - GDG

2024-06-30 Thread ann sanfedele
I could have sworn I saw that lock on the door a while back and liked then... nice selfie - which I havd not seen before. glad you are keeping out of trouble :-) ann On 6/29/2024 10:18 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Thank you all for you comments and subsequent emails on PESO 2024 #146. I truly

PESO 2024 - 147, 148 - GDG

2024-06-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Thank you all for you comments and subsequent emails on PESO 2024 #146. I truly appreciate it. For those asking about the Minox cameras and such I have for sale, I'll get to that in this coming week ... need to pull the boxes out of my closet and see exactly what I have to offer. Feel fr

PESO 2024 - 147, 148 - GDG

2024-06-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Thank you all for you comments and subsequent emails on PESO 2024 #146. I truly appreciate it. For those asking about the Minox cameras and such I have for sale, I'll get to that in this coming week ... need to pull the boxes out of my closet and see exactly what I have to offer. Feel fr

Re: PESO Family snapshot

2024-06-28 Thread Alan C
That came out well! Terns are rare here in Limpopo Lowveld, 200Km inland, but they do occasionally  make excursions up the major rivers. Alan C On 28-Jun-24 12:37 PM, Toine wrote: I don't post photos that often, mainly because my Pentax gear is collecting dust (on the outside). Maybe this one

Re: PESO Family snapshot

2024-06-28 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 28.06.24 um 12:37 schrieb Toine: Maybe this one because it was fun shooting: https://repiuk.nl/new/#pid=DSCN5980-Enhanced-NR.jpg And it was fun looking. :-) Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog :http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio :http://aporee.org/maps/pro

Re: PESO Family snapshot

2024-06-28 Thread lrc
Very nice On June 28, 2024 3:37:03 AM PDT, Toine wrote: >I don't post photos that often, mainly because my Pentax gear is collecting >dust (on the outside). >Maybe this one because it was fun shooting: > >https://repiuk.nl/new/#pid=DSCN5980-Enhanced-NR.jpg > >Shot from a birdwatch cabin which was

Re: PESO Family snapshot

2024-06-28 Thread Toine
Yes, common tern is correct. Bokeh is difficult in this case. A pentax 560 would be better but my wallet and back don't agree. This coolpix is 900 grams and 2000mm range. Toine On Fri, 28 Jun 2024, 15:39 Rick Womer, wrote: > I like the composition and colors a lot. The bokeh seems harsh, though.

Re: PESO Family snapshot

2024-06-28 Thread Rick Womer
I like the composition and colors a lot. The bokeh seems harsh, though. My bird ID app says it’s a common tern and chick, whose range is pretty much the whole Northern Hemisphere. Rick > On Jun 28, 2024, at 6:37 AM, Toine wrote: > > I don't post photos that often, mainly because my Pentax gea

Re: PESO 2024 - 146 - GDG

2024-06-28 Thread Rick Womer
Foxtail agave, according the plant ID app on my phone. Very nice photo! I think it is better in B&W than it would be in color. Rick > On Jun 28, 2024, at 1:53 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > First time I've run a roll of film through one of my Minox 8x11 subminis for > a very long time. >

PESO Family snapshot

2024-06-28 Thread Toine
I don't post photos that often, mainly because my Pentax gear is collecting dust (on the outside). Maybe this one because it was fun shooting: https://repiuk.nl/new/#pid=DSCN5980-Enhanced-NR.jpg Shot from a birdwatch cabin which was a kind of reversed fish tank allowing me to shoot at water level

PESO 2024 - 146 - GDG

2024-06-27 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
First time I've run a roll of film through one of my Minox 8x11 subminis for a very long time. Leaves - Santa Clara 2024 :: https://flic.kr/p/2pZSZ5i Minox C, APX100 Scanned with Leica M10 Monochrom + Summicron-R 50mm f/2 on bellows The Minox C is a lovely camera to shoot with, albeit ISO 100 f

Re: PESO 145 - Not A Door - GDG

2024-06-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Thanks Ann! It was warm and sunny here today (about 80-82° at peak) but dry as a bone and a bit windy, so I didn't feel it at all on my walk. I didn't carry a camera ... spent the walk listening to another book on physics and cosmology by Carlo Rovelli. ;) G — "No matter where you go, there yo

Re: PESO 145 - Not A Door - GDG

2024-06-17 Thread ann sanfedele
well I /adore/ it :-) good to see a post from you -- hope you are keeping cool ann On 6/17/2024 5:23 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: This appealed to me, saw it while out on my walk the other day. Not A Door :: https://flic.kr/p/2pXVDCG enjoy, G -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To

PESO 145 - Not A Door - GDG

2024-06-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
This appealed to me, saw it while out on my walk the other day. Not A Door :: https://flic.kr/p/2pXVDCG enjoy, G -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the dire

Re: PESO: Spoonbill Silhouette

2024-06-17 Thread ann sanfedele
" 'scuse me while I touch the sky'  comes to mind  :-; ann On 6/17/2024 3:34 AM, Alan C wrote: Thanks all for your comments. One of several, long dead Mopane trees (hardwood) in the dam. Sorry, Dave, that's as much as there is at the top! Alan C On 17-Jun-24 07:31 AM, David Mann wrote: Love

Re: PESO: Spoonbill Silhouette

2024-06-17 Thread Alan C
Thanks all for your comments. One of several, long dead Mopane trees (hardwood) in the dam. Sorry, Dave, that's as much as there is at the top! Alan C On 17-Jun-24 07:31 AM, David Mann wrote: Love it. I'd like to see a little more space at the top though. We have spoonbills here. I think I'

Re: PESO: Spoonbill Silhouette

2024-06-16 Thread David Mann
Love it. I'd like to see a little more space at the top though. We have spoonbills here. I think I've seen them in our local estuary. Don't think I've seen one up a tree though. Cheers, Dave > On Jun 17, 2024, at 5:17 AM, Alan C wrote: > > Late afternoon, yesterday. Very little activity ap

Re: PESO: Spoonbill Silhouette

2024-06-16 Thread Alan C
We have visited the Kruger Park many times in the last few months all characterised by poor sightings. A Ranger friend tells me that even the international visitors have been complaining. The  animals can't have just disappeared. I think the very high rainfall we have had the last 3 years (ceas

Re: PESO: Spoonbill Silhouette

2024-06-16 Thread Henk Terhell
True. As an example in our country more than half of the number of butterflies has disappeared since 1992 to 2023. Henk Op 2024-06-16 om 22:31 schreef Ralf R Radermacher: Am 16.06.24 um 22:06 schrieb Henk Terhell: Ralf, nowadays we got Eurasian spoonbills breeding and living freely in nature

Re: PESO: Spoonbill Silhouette

2024-06-16 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 16.06.24 um 22:06 schrieb Henk Terhell: Ralf, nowadays we got Eurasian spoonbills breeding and living freely in nature reservates and dune pools in the Benelux. I was thinking of the elephants and antelopes that Alan mentioned in the original message. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln

Fwd: PESO: Spoonbill Silhouette

2024-06-16 Thread ann sanfedele
I keep hitting "reply" instead of  "reply list"  .. ugh ann Forwarded Message Subject:Re: PESO: Spoonbill Silhouette Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2024 15:48:46 -0400 From: ann sanfedele To: Larry Colen Yes , it would make a nice graphic ... ju

Re: PESO: Spoonbill Silhouette

2024-06-16 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 16.06.24 um 22:06 schrieb Henk Terhell: Ralf, nowadays we got Eurasian spoonbills breeding and living freely in nature reservates and dune pools in the Benelux. Strange things are happening indeed. La Meuse from Liège (Luik) had an article today saying that motorists hardly ever need to scr

Re: PESO: Spoonbill Silhouette

2024-06-16 Thread Henk Terhell
Very nice silhouet. Ralf, nowadays we got Eurasian spoonbills breeding and living freely in nature reservates and dune pools in the Benelux. Henk Op 2024-06-16 om 19:58 schreef Ralf R Radermacher: We have to go to the zoo if we want to see any of those. Great photos. Ralf -- %(real_name

Re: PESO: Spoonbill Silhouette

2024-06-16 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 16.06.24 um 19:17 schrieb Alan C: ... apart from a few Elephants & Impalas. We have to go to the zoo if we want to see any of those. Great photos. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fo

Re: PESO: Spoonbill Silhouette

2024-06-16 Thread Larry Colen
Nice. You could go full kodalith on the curves and turn it into something you could silk screen on a T-shirt > On Jun 16, 2024, at 10:17 AM, Alan C wrote: > > Late afternoon, yesterday. Very little activity apart from a few Elephants & > Impalas. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstro

Re: PESO: Spoonbill Silhouette

2024-06-16 Thread Comcast
Lovely! Paul > On Jun 16, 2024, at 1:18 PM, Alan C wrote: > > Late afternoon, yesterday. Very little activity apart from a few Elephants & > Impalas. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/53795480853/ > > K5 & HD 55-300 WR > > Alan C > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >

Re: PESO: Spoonbill Silhouette

2024-06-16 Thread Bob W PDML
Superb. > On 16 Jun 2024, at 19:18, Alan C wrote: > > Late afternoon, yesterday. Very little activity apart from a few Elephants & > Impalas. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/53795480853/ > > K5 & HD 55-300 WR > > Alan C > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsu

PESO: Spoonbill Silhouette

2024-06-16 Thread Alan C
Late afternoon, yesterday. Very little activity apart from a few Elephants & Impalas. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/53795480853/ K5 & HD 55-300 WR Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, ple

Re: PESO It's all about that bass

2024-06-05 Thread lrc
The cover of it by post modern jukebox is even better than the original https://youtu.be/aLnZ1NQm2uk?si=Dgz5e6cjuo2_V_aG On June 5, 2024 5:43:42 AM PDT, ann sanfedele wrote: >The shot you chose for your PESO is my favorite of the full set, too. >but now I have an ear worm and worse I

Re: PESO It's all about that bass

2024-06-05 Thread ann sanfedele
The shot you chose for your PESO is my favorite of the full set, too. but now I have an ear worm and worse I can't remember the gal's name who wrote "it's all about the bass.." cartchy tune that I only know because it was used in a commercial a couple of years ago

Re: PESO It's all about that bass

2024-06-03 Thread Larry Colen
Don't get me wrong, what the K-1 does well, it does very very well. Post processing on it is much easier than the OM-5. > On Jun 3, 2024, at 1:31 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: > > Larry, you may be complaining about the focusing of the K-1, however these > pictures show again how good this camera

Re: PESO It's all about that bass

2024-06-03 Thread Henk Terhell
Larry, you may be complaining about the focusing of the K-1, however these pictures show again how good this camera performs in low light situations. It looks to me that with saturation or point color in Color Mixer of LR you should be able to adjust colour balance where the artificial light is

Re: PESO It's all about that bass

2024-06-02 Thread Alan C
Well Larry, as Ralf says, you did a good job and really captured the atmosphere. I must say I prefer the monochrome images. We haven't been to a function like that for many years. They do occasionally have dance evenings out here in the sticks but it is all Boeremusiek! (You can look that up!)

Re: PESO It's all about that bass

2024-06-02 Thread Larry Colen
> On Jun 2, 2024, at 2:50 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > Am 02.06.24 um 23:37 schrieb Larry Colen: >> For them that are curious, here's the full set >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720317540461/ > > Well done. Thanks for showing. Thanks Ralf LRC -- Larry Colen

Re: PESO It's all about that bass

2024-06-02 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 02.06.24 um 23:37 schrieb Larry Colen: For them that are curious, here's the full set https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720317540461/ Well done. Thanks for showing. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog :http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio :ht

PESO It's all about that bass

2024-06-02 Thread Larry Colen
I got a chance to play with my K-1 last night. I realized that I hadn't tried the 85/1.4 out photographing musicians, and since there was going to be a live band at the milonga last night, I spent a couple tandas playing with them. The lighting was exceptionally challenging, there are several f

Re: PESO 90 years ago

2024-05-22 Thread Comcast
It’s a 1931 D-Type, the second one made of 250 total. Paul > On May 22, 2024, at 8:06 PM, l...@red4est.com wrote: > > I had to go and check that this want from my MG mailing list. J type? > > On May 22, 2024 4:30:43 PM PDT, Comcast wrote: >>> An English couple motoring in the Cotswalds in 1

Re: PESO 90 years ago

2024-05-22 Thread lrc
I had to go and check that this want from my MG mailing list. J type? On May 22, 2024 4:30:43 PM PDT, Comcast wrote: >> An English couple motoring in the Cotswalds in 1932. Shot with the way >> back machine. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- %(real_n

PESO 90 years ago

2024-05-22 Thread Comcast
> An English couple motoring in the Cotswalds in 1932. Shot with the way back > machine. > https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/t6a5f0gpun3nkizw1fotv/MGD4.jpg?rlkey=phqgs92f5uwe5eej9ckl729kb&dl=0> > Paul -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to

Re: PESO, not shot with a Pentax.

2024-05-22 Thread Bill
On 5/22/2024 3:59 PM, Rick Womer wrote: A spoon resting on your dog’s back? On an unusual tablecloth? Rick That was the actual tabletop. I'm glad I wasn't on acid bill On May 22, 2024, at 5:57 PM, Bill wrote: I'm slowly coming out of hibernation and took the X-T5 out for a ride tod

Re: PESO, not shot with a Pentax.

2024-05-22 Thread Rick Womer
A spoon resting on your dog’s back? On an unusual tablecloth? Rick > On May 22, 2024, at 5:57 PM, Bill wrote: > > I'm slowly coming out of hibernation and took the X-T5 out for a ride today. > > I didn't do much, but I did this: > > https://flic.kr/p/2pSJ7Ko > > Enjoy > > bill > -- > %(real

PESO, not shot with a Pentax.

2024-05-22 Thread Bill
I'm slowly coming out of hibernation and took the X-T5 out for a ride today. I didn't do much, but I did this: https://flic.kr/p/2pSJ7Ko Enjoy bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link

Re: PESO: Bellbird

2024-05-14 Thread John Sessoms
down from their breeding sites in the hills. Here's one I photographed the other day in the banskia tree in our back yard. It's not the greatest of photos but it's the best of the ones I took. These birds don't stay still for long. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1204/#peso

Re: PESO: Bellbird

2024-05-12 Thread Alan C
So there is no problem with camera shake. I still use the Jack Davis formula TAV, 1/2000sec, f8 with my 170-500 for H/H at full stretch but still, like you, I find the AF screw drive somewhat lacking & seldom manage successful quick grabs. Too much glass for quick focus. The new PLM's are greas

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