PESO: Pillion passenger - Home, James!

First PESO. http://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/8361345794/ Alan Cole Phalaborwa South Africa -- 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: COMMENTS: Pillion passenger - Home, James!

Firstly, many thanks for the encouraging comments. I will follow the posts with interest look forward to the annual book. I am a retired Analytical Chemist living in Phalaborwa, a small Lowveld town in the extreme NE of SA supported by copper phosphate mines. The climate is hot with about

KRUGER PARK FLOODS

Over the past few days, the ITCZ ventured as far south as the Natal coast bringing with it upwards of 300mm rain to the eastern parts of SA. All the major rivers are now in flood. Thankfully it is now receding. Have a look at this link:

Re: KRUGER PARK FLOODS

Managed to make the trip today. Have posted 3 images. http://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/8401259353/in/photostream Alan -- 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: OT: This weekend (Crocodiles)

Limpopo Floods: A number of crocodile farms suffered the same fate because they are mostly near major rivers. As all the rivers are inhabited by (plenty) crocs, the farm losses wouldn't make much difference. Most are small would soon be eaten by predators anyway. Catching crocs in the wild

Re: Peso the 5 mile train

FYI http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sishen%E2%80%93Saldanha_railway_line Alan -- 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.

QUESTION

The K20D was the first Pentax digital with Live-Preview mode. Did anyone ever come up with a clever routine to simulate Live-Preview on the older models? Alan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: FA 28-80 FTW!

Zos, I was elated to see your image and then along came Bob to ruin my day. I still routinely use an FA 28-80 and an FA 100-300 (relics from a Z70) on my K110D find them quite adequate. As you say - they are basically free. Alan -- From: Zos

Re: PESO -- Major Snow EventR ( other Snow Stories)

I saw some of it on the TV news. Pretty awful. Take care, guys. I thought we supposed to be suffering global warming? Looks like that's restricted to Phalaborwa. For the pundits - what would you call snow if it fell here? (Trick question). Alan

Re: GESO: Blizzard at my house a question re: cameras in winter

I posted your image of a runner in the snow at my running club's Valentine function last night. People were amazed considering it was still 30°C in Phalaborwa at 5pm. Many people here have never seen snow or experienced very cold weather. If we ever have snow, it would have to be Baked Alaska.

PESO: Rare viitor to Phalaborwa

This well preserved 1963 Chev Impala was snapped in Phalaborwa yesterday (on my old Nokia 2760). Of course the classic Impala is the 1959 convertible but this one looks pretty good. It has a Gauteng (Jo'burg) registration so had to do about 500km to get here. Not bad for a 50 year old!

Re: k-5 grip glitch grinds...

I didn't realize the Romans were such a vulgar lot. My Latin teacher must have practiced some sort of censorship. Nihil sub sole novum. Alan -- 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

Re: k-5 grip glitch grinds...

Don't you mean bull? (Only joking!) Thanks, Bob ( others). You gave me considerable pleasure trying to recall my long lost Latin skills. BTW, where does the cormorant (phalacrocoracis) fit in? Alan -- From: Bob W p...@web-options.com Sent:

Re: k-5 grip glitch grinds...

Thanks for that Bob. Plena cacas. Thank goodness elephants can't fly! Another senior moment. Alan -- 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.

PESO: LADY TRIBAL DANCERS AT BOURKE'S LUCK

I have posted this PESO to try and sort out my e-mail difficulties. I have also created a g-mail account & sent it from there too. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/30304500027/ K110D & F 35-105 If you would like to know about Bourke's luck, go here:

Re: PESO: LADY TRIBAL DANCERS At BOURKE'S LUCK

Thanks, Paul. I only see my own posts through g-mail, nothing through @lantic. I don't see posts from several other PDMLers through @lantic either. Alan C On Thu, Oct 11, 2018 at 4:05 PM Paul Sorenson wrote: > Got 'em from both addresses > > -p > > > On 10/11/2018 6:25 AM, Alan C wrote: > > I

PESO: A splodge of Hippos

Hippos sunbathing below Olifants Camp. Range about 200m, cropped. These are some of the survivors. Hippo mortality has been high after 3 drought years. There is precious little for them to eat. A couple of Egyptian Geese in there too. No crocs.

PESO: Waterbuck Bull

Taken from the low level bridge at Balule on the Olifants River. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/45305935631/ K5 & the Sigma 170-500DG @ 370mm Alan C -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: PESO: A splodge of Hippos

at 5:51 PM ann sanfedele wrote: > as they are separated by a bit of water, might one call them two > splodges? :-) > > interesting and sad.. it's abit too light an exposure for my taste, > but that does emphasise the terrible draught > > ann > > On 10/14/2018 6:05

Re: PESO: BIG TUSKER

Sorry, Jack, not sure what you mean. Alan C On Thu, Oct 18, 2018 at 1:57 PM Jack Davis wrote: > I find the low droop especially bothersome, Alan. :-) > > J > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Oct 18, 2018, at 4:34 AM, Alan Cole wrote: > > > > Thanks, Jack. Please h

Re: PESO: BIG TUSKER (RE-WORKED)

I altered the temperature (Larry) & sharpened the image (Ann). I think it looks better now. The Elephant was very pale (sun bleached). https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/45420596741/ Alan C On Thu, Oct 18, 2018 at 9:17 PM ann sanfedele wrote: > The colors and shapes in the dry

Re: The Horror! The Horror!

Something like this? https://thelollydiaries.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/oh-shit.jpg?w=714 Alan C On Sun, Oct 21, 2018 at 7:29 PM Bob W-PDML wrote: > No idea. Never done that! > > B > > > On 21 Oct 2018, at 10:16, Alan C wrote: > > > > I suppose you feel like a wicket keeper who has just

PESO: Big Tusker (Cropped)

Many thanks to Larry, Ann, PJ & Rick for the Tutorial. Here's the final version: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/30492217867/ Alan C -- 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

Re: PESOs (4) - Central Severne

You have a knack photographing cities! I can well imagine a medieval tax collector would have a house like that. The canal shot is interesting - on's eye makes the railings horizontal so the boat looks like it is going uphill. Alan C On Sat, Oct 20, 2018 at 4:05 AM Rick Womer wrote: > The four

Re: PESO: BIG TUSKER

Thanks, Jack. Please have a look at the cropped version. Alan C On Thu, Oct 18, 2018 at 12:43 PM Jack Davis wrote: > Isolation adds drama in this case. > Composition, again, well chosen! > > J > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Oct 18, 2018, at 12:35 AM, Alan C wrote: > > > > An Old Big

Re: PESO: LADY TRIBAL DANCERS AT BOURKE'S LUCK

Thanks, Jack. I can see you now on g-mail! Alan C On Fri, Oct 12, 2018 at 12:33 PM Jack Davis wrote: > Very well caught, Alan! > Nice composition. > > J > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Oct 11, 2018, at 10:32 PM, Alan C wrote: > > > > Only because you knew where it was. > > > > Alan C > > >

LENS QUALITY

Are consumer lenses bought individually generally better quality than the same lenses bundled in "kits"? Alan C -- 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

Re: PESO: Tree Dassie

Thanks for looking, Bob, Dan, Jack & any others. It seems to have pushed off now that I have blocked access to the garage. Apparently the skeletal structure of Dassies, Dugongs & Elephants are similar which is why they are grouped together. If they had a common ancestor it was long, long ago.

Re: Baxter

Sad news, John. The others have said it all. Alan C On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 1:58 AM John wrote: > https://flic.kr/p/xtqGRY > > https://flic.kr/p/HPPRDh > > I had to take Baxter to the vet tonight. She was 21 years old and was > barely > eating. I managed to coax a bit of food into her the last

Re: PESO: Hippo with Ox-Pecker

OK. Good idea - I'll give it a try. Alan C On Fri, Jun 18, 2021 at 3:12 AM ann sanfedele wrote: > alan - a suggestion... which occured to me because of the wonky way > flicker ws revealing the photo to me and RIck's comment. > > Crop down to just above the hippo - making it a faux pano.. The

Re: PESOs Seeing Red

Excellent images Paul especially the one on the ground. Your Cardinals look a lot like our Barbets but much more spectacular. Alan C On Tue, Jun 22, 2021 at 6:13 PM Paul Stenquist wrote: > Many Cardinals this year. I’ve been careful to provide lots of sunflower > seeds, and it appears they

Re: PESO: R I P Ashley

Ann, so sorry to hear your news. What a wonderful companion she was all those years - I scrolled through your gallery. Alan C On Fri, Apr 23, 2021 at 8:15 PM ann sanfedele wrote: > July 16th 2005 - April 18th, 2021 Best cat ever.. so glad to have had > her for almost 16 years. > > >

Re: Peso: aging Tulips

Well done Ann. The no-frills construction of the makeshift "restaurant" is so like the shacks in which the masses live in SA. With mostly no electricity they unfortunately become terrible fire hazards. Alan C On Wed, May 5, 2021 at 1:05 AM ann sanfedele wrote: > Took the Coolpix out for a

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Re: OT - a shot in the arm

Glad to hear it, Ann. Hopefully this year for the masses in SA. Alan C On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 6:54 PM ann sanfedele wrote: > Those of you who are on FB know this already.. > > I got my first dose of the Pfizer vaccine on Monday... arm achy after a > few hours and quite sleepy for a day or two

Re: PESO: Cocky Elephant Bull

John, as Bob said, Askari is a Swahili word for a soldier in a support role like a bodyguard or mercenary. The Italian word "Ascari" is simply a spelling variation. Elephant herds are Matriarchal. Bulls are chased out of the herds when they become sexually mature at about 15 years & live

Re: PESO: Maui blog 16: Photobomb

I'll look forward to them. Take care. I recently saw some footage from the Cape where the inquisitive whales came right alongside the boats. Alan C On Mon, Feb 14, 2022 at 5:26 AM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > To be honest, Ann, I had finished shooting the sunset, when I noticed a pod > of whales

Re: GESO: Maui blog 18: Maui Butterfly Farm

Dan Interesting. Why are small breeding cages necessary? Alan C On Thu, Feb 17, 2022 at 2:16 AM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > As if Maui isn't already perfect, they have added a new attraction since > our last visit: a butterfly farm. As most of you know, I am really > interested in

Re: GESO: Maui blog 19: Whale Watch

Well done. I have never seen that. Alan C On Fri, Feb 18, 2022 at 4:23 AM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Some images from our recent Whale Watch cruise: > > http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2022/2/17/whales > > K-5 IIs, smc DA 18-135hour mm F 3.5-5.6 ED AL [IF] DC WR >

Re: GESO: Sable Dam 19/03/2022

Thanks, Ann. Yes, they are. This Roller is endemic. In summer they are outnumbered by the migratory European Rollers which look very similar but without the Lilac. Some people call them Blue Jays. I suppose Spring is in the air over there? At last it's starting to cool down a bit in the Lowveld -

Re: Maui Blog 6

I use to do that as well until my Lab passed on in 2020 aged 14. At our ages we decided against another dog. We now feed a tribe of Feral Cats! If I can find another slowish (about 6min/km) running partner, I may resume. The younger & quicker members of our Club get annoyed with me because I hold

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e-mail woes

For some reason I cannot post or receive from pdml@pdml.net using c...@lantic.net but all seems to be well from wisselstroom8@gmail .com. Mails from the latter appear normally on the Empathy Archives & then, immediately on wisselstro...@gmail.com but only hours later, on c...@lantic.net. My ISP

Re: PESO: Maui blog 10: Sunset Dreams

Nice. I can just make out the floating pineapple. I see you haven't nicked that yacht yet! Alan C On Wed, Feb 2, 2022 at 8:36 AM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Tonight's sunset from Kamaole Beach III on Maui: > > http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2022/2/2/dream-s > > K-5 IIs,

Re: e-mail woes

I think their Spam filters are too tight. Alan C On Wed, Feb 2, 2022 at 3:32 PM Rick Womer wrote: > Excessive traffic from PDML??? > > Maybe several years ago. Your ISP seems to have problems with reality > testing. > > Rick > > On Tue, Feb 1, 2022 at 23:20 Alan Col

Re: PESO: Maui blog 11: Beige and Blue Redux

You have a good memory & a good eye! Alan C On Fri, Feb 4, 2022 at 1:01 AM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Walking back from the beach earlier today, I looked up at the > beautiful blue Maui sky and how it was accented by the plain beige wall of > our condo building. It immediately called to mind

Re: Mini-GESO: Maui blog 12: Trimming the Palms

No problem. I found it anyway. The difficulty with Laptops is the mini-keyboard, hardly designed for men's fingers. Ladies with nail extensions manage much better. Now, the photos. Well captured. Must be a very time consuming process. They have to do it because those big fronds weigh quite a bit

Re: PESO: Maui blog 13: My Yacht

At high tide? Great image! Alan C On Sat, Feb 5, 2022 at 8:30 AM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > In order to raise funds for my return to New Jersey, I am giving private > tours of my yacht: > > http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/yacht > > K-5 IIs, smc DA 18-135 mm F 3.5-5.6 ED AL [IF] DC WR >

Re: PESO: Maui Blog 5: Selfies

Perhaps you should get a yacht? Alan C On Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 10:12 AM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Traveling in the age of COVID is a pain in the ass. > We had to establish online accounts with the State of Hawaii and United > Airlines and upload our vaccination certificates to both. At LAX,

Re: Some messages do not make it to mail-archive online archive

Doug I can't post on the list from my primary e-mail address. I get this message: Sending of the message failed. An error occurred while sending mail. The mail server responded: Administrative prohibition. Please check the message recipient "pdml@pdml.net" and try again. I can post from my

Re: PESO: Maui Blog 7: The Wall

Sort of street photography? A dearth of cameras - I think there may be a couple down at the far end? Alan C On Sun, Jan 30, 2022 at 11:48 AM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Visitors and locals alike gather each evening on the western shore of Maui > to watch the sunsets, which can at times be

Re: PESO: Maui Blog 7: The Wall

Sort of street photography? A dearth of cameras - I think there may be a couple down at the far end? Alan C On Sun, Jan 30, 2022 at 11:48 AM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Visitors and locals alike gather each evening on the western shore of Maui > to watch the sunsets, which can at times be

Re: PESO: Maui Blog 7: The Wall

Sort of street photography? A dearth of cameras - I think there may be a couple down at the far end? Alan C On Sun, Jan 30, 2022 at 11:48 AM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Visitors and locals alike gather each evening on the western shore of Maui > to watch the sunsets, which can at times be

Re: PESO: Maui blog 9: Pineapple Sunset

Maui equivalent of the Big Rubber Duck? Alan C On Tue, Feb 1, 2022 at 3:11 AM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Sunset last night at Kamaole Beach Park III > > http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2022/1/31/pine > > K-5 IIs, smc DA 18-135 mm F 3.5-5.6 ED AL [IF] DC WR > Comments,

Re: PESO: Maui blog 9: Pineapple Sunset

and I had > just been to the farmer's market to buy some fruit, including two Maui Gold > pineapples, grown just a few miles up the volcano, so . . . . > > Dan Matyola > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* > > > &g

Re: PRSO: Maui Blog 7: Sunset Toast

Very nice. Dave should appreciate those! Alan C On Sun, Jan 30, 2022 at 9:53 PM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Part of the sun worship tradition here on Maui is to bring along a glass of > wine to toast the event. The other night we went all the way, with some > local pineapple wine: > >

Re: PESO: Maui Blog 8: What is it?

The foundation stone of a new museum? Haven't seen one of those for years. Alan C On Mon, Jan 31, 2022 at 5:57 AM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > I spotted this object across the street from our resort, near the beach > parking lot. > ( can't quite figure out what it is; perhaps an art

PESO: Sandbathing Speckled Mousebirds

I am posting this tale because I have been having severe e-mail difficulties of late. Hopefully it will reach the list. If it fails from my Vox account I will try my g-mail account. This photo is not of much merit & is merely intended as part of the story. A heavy crop of a shot with the K5 &

Re: PESO: Maui Blog 6: Beach House

Yes, Dan, I know it. I've been a runner all my life but as I approach 80 my body has said "enough". I phased out by walking for a few months. More time for gardening! Alan C On Fri, Jan 28, 2022 at 10:06 PM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Some do bike, and run, to the top of the volcano, which is a

Re: GESO - Mercer Museum

Aren't Punch (Punchinello) & Pulcinella the same character? On Sat, Sep 9, 2023 at 11:45 PM Bob W PDML wrote: > > On 9 Sep 2023, at 20:20, John Francis wrote: > > > > On Sat, Sep 09, 2023 at 06:45:09PM +0200, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > >>> Am 09.09.23 um 18:16 schrieb Rick Womer: > >>>

Re: OT: Fire in Phalaborwa

Thanks Ann. The community is assisting wherever needed but there are a lot of political undertones too. The Muni is claiming they did all sorts of things whereas in fact they did very little. None of the Fire Engines were working so the Mine fire teams had to be called in. The delay was IMO the

Re: Fwd: PESO: Spring is Sprung

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYP6Bh4XVRo On Thu, Aug 24, 2023 at 1:37 AM John Sessoms wrote: > I see the trees all three times, but nary a robin.  > > On 8/22/2023 10:40 PM, mike wilson wrote: > > All three getting through fine here. > > > >> On 22/08/2023 09:54 Alan C wrote: > >> > >> >

PESO:Spring is Sprung

An early morning snap of the Knoppiesdoorn (Knob-thorn - Acacia Nigrescens) tree on our corner. Always the first harbinger of Spring right on the Equinox. The Hueglin's Robin has been kicking up a racket since 3am. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/53132973417/ K5 & HD 55-300 Alan C

Re: PESOs - A few more of Fairmount

Yes, I can see you must have had some difficulty choosing only 5! But I'm curious - what is the ambient day temp. considering how the girls walking towards the fountain are dressed? Alan C On Sat, May 14, 2022 at 9:33 AM Rick Womer wrote: > I neglected to create a new gallery, so they’re

Re: PESO: Box Turtle

That's a nice visitor! I would call it a tortoise - don't really know the difference from a turtle. We only use the term turtle for the ones in the sea. Alan C On Mon, Jul 11, 2022 at 6:24 PM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > My dog spotted this fellow crossing our driveway yesterday, in the heat of

Re: mini-GESO: Butterfly Release

Well done, Dan. Your hand looks OK! Alan C On Wed, May 11, 2022 at 6:49 AM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > It's still too early to raise and release Monarchs, so I started first with > a small group of Painted Lady caterpillars. Five of the six emerged from > their chrysalises today, and I

Re: PESO: DRACAENA

Thanks Dan. Alan C On Wed, May 4, 2022 at 6:55 PM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Very nice, Alan! > > Dan Matyola > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > * > > > > On Wed, May 4, 2022 at 12:50 PM Alan C wrote: > > > I have 4 species of Dracaenas in my

Re: PESO: DRACAENA

Ann, the problem is that the florets only open at night so some form of artificial lighting is necessary. The flowers are hardly photogenic in daylight hours. I'll see what I can do. Alan C On Wed, May 4, 2022 at 7:12 PM ann sanfedele wrote: > Alan - great that your draecaenas are running

Re: GESO: AEROBATICS in PHALABORWA

Thanks Dan. We enjoyed the flying & the noise. Apparently another big event is planned for Phalaborwa next year. Alan C On Sun, Sep 25, 2022 at 9:54 PM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Wonderful captures! > > Dan Matyola > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery >

Re: Something for Henk

Well said, Godfrey. I well remember a heated argument I had with a fellow teacher along those lines many years ago. He was adamant that photography could never be art. One could even argue about the type of brush & paint used! And what if the "artist" had to wear glasses? Alan C On Sun, Jan 22,

Re: PANO: Green Canyon but away

Many thanks for your positive comments, Paul & Dan. They lifted my spirits after such a rainy W/E. The veld no doubt needed it! Alan C On Sun, Nov 6, 2022 at 5:04 PM Paul Stenquist wrote: > Beauty pano. The flow of the landscape is poetic. > > Paul > > > On Nov 6, 2022, at 3:08 AM, Alan C

Re: PESO: Focus stack

So, do you have a sponsor for your cricket kit then? Alan C On Sun, Feb 26, 2023 at 11:55 AM Bill wrote: > On 2/25/2023 10:26 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Right on the money! > > > > > It's all I have left after my little buying spree this week. > > bill > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss

Re: PESO: Ile d'Aix

Yes. What I meant was "Does it serve the same purpose as a dry dock?" Alan C On Mon, Apr 24, 2023 at 12:15 PM Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > Am 24.04.23 um 05:17 schrieb Alan C: > > A very appealing image, Ralf. A lot of detail visible when zoomed in. Is > > a floating dock actually a dry dock? >

Re: First camera case

Very nifty. You are quite a handy guy! Perhaps you should consider going into business? Alan C On Mon, Dec 11, 2023 at 7:26 AM Larry Colen wrote: > A couple of weeks back I was nattering about wanting a better case for > storing my gear, and carrying it in my car on a trip. > > I just

Re: Let's test the list!

In SA with up to 8 hours Load Shedding per day & subsequent switch on surges, the insurance claims have skyrocketed. Mostly TV's, Fridges & Aircons. The insurance companies have now "eliminated" their risk by insisting on a surge protector fitted to the DB by a certified electrician. Too

Re: GESO: Aviary in Colombia

Excellent gallery, Stan. you managed to "de-zooify" the images very well. The Black Crowned Crane is a handsome chappie as is the pink spoonbill. Alan C On Sat, Dec 9, 2023 at 8:56 PM Stanley Halpin wrote: > Our recent trip to Cartagena included a half-day guided visit to the > Colombian

Re: wishlist items

Go for one of these: https://aas.org/files/cfht_star_trails.jpg Alan C On Tue, Dec 5, 2023 at 9:21 PM Larry Colen wrote: > I was doing some idle poking around on ebay, KEH etc. for some wishlist > items and one thing that I'm actively looking for. I figure that it's > worth mentioning them

Re: back again (I assume)

More likely Artificial Unintelligence! Alan C On Fri, Dec 1, 2023 at 5:26 PM Henk Terhell wrote: > Thanks Stan. This gives me some confidence that I was dumped by AI and not > by real people. > > Henk > > Op vr 1 dec 2023 om 14:46 schreef Stanley Halpin < > s...@stans-photography.info>: > > >

Re: wishlist items

Nice stuff - toys for boys! But how technology has progressed. Eons ago I had a 6" reflector mounted on a heavy wooden tripod with a manual equatorial mount. One had to slowly rotate a knob on the end of a flex drive to keep the object of interest in view. Crude by comparison but it worked.

Re: PESO: Hélène

Salt & Diesel? On Tue, 21 Nov 2023, 09:41 Bob W PDML, wrote: > Lunched a thousand chips, I think. > > > On 20 Nov 2023, at 21:54, Larry Colen wrote: > > > > It's a lovely photo. Is it a reference to "launching a thousand ships"? > > > >> On Nov 20, 2023, at 12:21 AM, Alan C wrote: > >> > >>

Re: Got myself a new lens

I don't think you'll be disappointed. Henk Terhell in Belgium uses his with great success for virtually everything. I have the screw-drive WR version which is pretty good too. Alan C On Thu, Mar 14, 2024 at 11:52 PM Mark Roberts wrote: > Not content with buying a camera recently (a lovely

Re: VESO - my pics friend's guitar and why you haven't seen me i a while

Well done Ann. Lot's of nostalgia there. After I had watched the 2nd one my laptop rolled on to the original version of Billy Joel singing "Pianoman"! Alan C On Tue, Mar 19, 2024 at 2:32 AM ann sanfedele wrote: > You guys who do facebook too know some of this.. > a dear old friend of mine got

PESO: A strange looking bird

An African Snake Darter at Lake Panic, near Skukuza Camp, Kruger Park. Unfortunately back lit. These birds are closely related to Cormorants but swim with their bodies totally immersed giving the impression of a swimming snake. The second image (by a fellow photographer, Ian van Romburgh) shows

Re: PESO: Bellbird

Very nice, Dave. That 400 is a great asset. On Fri, 10 May 2024, 10:27 Larry Colen, wrote: > Looks great to me > > > On May 10, 2024, at 1:14 AM, David Mann wrote: > > > > The days are getting shorter and the weather's getting colder, and the > bellbirds are coming down from their breeding

Re: PESO: Bellbird

Dave, what was the shutter speed? On Sat, 11 May 2024, 12:07 David Mann, wrote: > On May 11, 2024, at 4:56 AM, Alan Cole wrote: > > > Very nice, Dave. That 400 is a great asset. > > It is, although I do struggle with it at times. When the AF gets it right > I get