Re: What lens would you like Pentax to make?
Ya know, Mark gets money from Pentax for these surveys… Ask for your share! On Aug 29, 2011, at 16:56 , Paul Stenquist wrote: > On Aug 29, 2011, at 7:23 PM, steve harley wrote: > >> On 2011-08-29 15:37 , DagT wrote: >>> Still hoping for a DA*35 1.4 and DA*20 2.0 to match the DA55 1.4... >> >> those would suit me too; best if they were compact too > > If they're that fast, they won't be compact. It's a matter of physics. > Paul Joseph McAllister Lots of gear, not much time http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- 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: Irene
We in Seattle and down in San Francisco will be counting on your first responders when the big ones hit out here. And it will come. AND, the media won't know about it beforehand. Well, except for the Tsunami. They'll have 6-15 minutes to talk about that. It's one of the reasons I choose to live in a wood frame house 68' above mean sea level. 170 miles from the Pacific and 250 from the nearest subduction zone. 1000 yards from the nearest river (which is tidal where I live, near Puget Sound). It is less expensive than having to pay for flood and earthquake insurance. On Aug 29, 2011, at 19:08 , Stan Halpin wrote: > I keep thinking of Agnes, 1972. Not much of a storm, but it just kept pumping > rain into the mid-atlantic states to as far north as the southern Finger > Lakes. My uncle (home builder) was overwhelmed with work for the next two > years in Cortland NY. Extensive flood damage, entire neighborhoods wiped out. > Virginia, WVa, Maryland, and Pennsylvania all got it bad. > > stan > > On Aug 29, 2011, at 8:42 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: > >> Here on the coast just south of Boston, we did pretty well. >> Interesting that we knew to expect more wind damage than water, being >> on the eastern side of the storm. But there's minimal damage to >> property, no flooding to speak of. Many neighboring towns are still >> without power, and will be for days, but we only had a couple of very >> brief interruptions yesterday. What surprised me most is the toll >> that the storm took in Vermont. Major flooding, damage to homes, >> towns, roadways, bridges... I'm not sure anyone expected that extent >> of destruction up there, being an inland state especially. >> >> Today was as beautiful a day as we've had all summer, though. >> >> :) >> -c Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “ Nature is considerably more creative and inventive than humankind. Without Nature there isn't any humankind. Without humankind, Nature is fine.” -- 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.
Totally off topic query
Hello there. If any of you practices GTD with the help of TiddlyWiki, please contact me off list, 'cause I'd like to learn from you the good tricks. Thanks. Boris -- 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.
Pink Hot Rod
http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=main&webtag=djm1963&entry=121 Comments Welcome 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: PAW86 - Passing
Made me chuckle. Marnie the akaless :-) In a message dated 8/28/2011 1:40:03 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, li...@thrane.name writes: Have been preparing the apartment for sale all week so I have to use another old one... http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html K-5, DA14mm, 1/30s, f/7.1, ISO100. DagT http://www.thrane.name/ -- 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: GESO - Aerial Photography, Lake Eyre and Painted Hills
Oh, wow, those are lovely. I like them all (well, except for the last), but I especially like #1, #3, #6, #7, and #11. (Think I counted right.) Thanks for sharing, I love geology shots AND well done aerial photographs. Marnie the akaless :-) In a message dated 8/28/2011 6:50:18 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, danmaty...@gmail.com writes: On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 8:37 AM, Brian Walters wrote: > Hi all > > First - thanks again to those who provided advice a month or so ago on > photographing from a light plane. This flight was part of our recent > trip to the 'red Centre' of Australia. > > The flight was in a Cessna 210, carrying 4 passengers plus the pilot. > The lack of wing struts on this plane was a bonus for photography. The > two biggest problems were reflections in the windows, which were > difficult to avoid, and the mild jerkiness of the flight. I used my > K200D with the 16-45 mm zoom attached. I had other lenses available but > the cramped conditions made it difficult to change lenses, so I > eventually gave up on the idea. As it happened, the 16-45 mm range > proved to be pretty much ideal. My wife used an old Optio for the first > part of the flight but it wasn't up to the job so she commandeered the > *istDS with 50 mm f1.7 FA attached for the second half. Both of us shot > in shutter priority mode with the speed set to 1/350 - 1/500 sec. > > I hope you enjoy this small selection: > > http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/Lake-Eyre/index.html -- 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: A Breeze in the Pasture
Thanks, Marnie! I was kind of disappointed to see that, too. There wasn't much I could do to avoid it, as she was coming right at me and it was all I could do to keep her in focus. But, I just couldn't pitch it. I was too pleased with the fact that she was still in the focal plane by the time I hit the shutter. She's one of those horses that are difficult to photograph because she likes people enough to just trot right up to strangers. I'll get another shot at her one day, and hopefully will be a little quicker on the shutter. :-) -- Walt On 8/29/2011 10:55 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Very nice, but bothers me the foot is chopped off at the bottom. While Christine's petal didn't bother me, this does. Had a teacher once who insisted animals should not have appendages chopped off (if shot full body), because it would bother our eyes in a completion kind of way. (He said it better, but forget how.) I tend to agree with him. Other than that, I like it. HTH, Marnie :-) In a message dated 8/29/2011 7:12:03 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, ldott...@gmail.com writes: Hi all, I saw some horses out in the pasture across the street from my home today and figured I might as well amble over there with the camera before I send it off to see what it's going to set me back to have the delaminating viewfinder replaced. Once again, it's the K 50/1.4 on the K-x -- ISO 100, f/4, 1/1500. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6095298648/ Comments, critiques and free Zeiss primes happily accepted. Thanks! -- Walt -- 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 - Fishy Falls
Interesting shot, not sure I totally like it, a bit hard to pull it all together visually, but quite interesting. Marnie the akaless :-) In a message dated 8/29/2011 8:44:28 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, christ...@caguila.com writes: On Aug 28, 2011, at 8:02 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > We took a trip to Toronto, via Rochester and Niagara Falls, in May. Here is a fisheye view of the falls from the Canadian side: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14104715&size=lg > > K7, DA 10-17 > > Rick -- 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: A Breeze in the Pasture
Very nice, but bothers me the foot is chopped off at the bottom. While Christine's petal didn't bother me, this does. Had a teacher once who insisted animals should not have appendages chopped off (if shot full body), because it would bother our eyes in a completion kind of way. (He said it better, but forget how.) I tend to agree with him. Other than that, I like it. HTH, Marnie :-) In a message dated 8/29/2011 7:12:03 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, ldott...@gmail.com writes: Hi all, I saw some horses out in the pasture across the street from my home today and figured I might as well amble over there with the camera before I send it off to see what it's going to set me back to have the delaminating viewfinder replaced. Once again, it's the K 50/1.4 on the K-x -- ISO 100, f/4, 1/1500. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6095298648/ Comments, critiques and free Zeiss primes happily accepted. Thanks! -- Walt -- 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: What lens would you like Pentax to make?
On 8/29/11 3:03 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: I just realized that it's been literally years (two or more) since I bought a pentax lens. The fact is, I have pretty much everything I need - the 50-135 and 60-250 are interesting, but not enough to make my break out my credit card (the FA*80-200/2.8 works fine for me). But one thing I *would* buy in a heartbeat would be a weather-sealed 12-24 (or wider) ultrawide. one that would compensate for my lack of talent. -- 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: Gluten Free Menu
Very funny, Dan! Cheers, Christine On Aug 29, 2011, at 4:49 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=main&webtag=djm1963&entry=120 > > Comments Welcome > > 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. > -- 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 - Fishy Falls
Wow! That's an intriguing photo, Rick. I find the rock in shadow lower right of frame a bit distracting, but still--very cool concept and execution overall. Cheers, Christine On Aug 28, 2011, at 8:02 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > We took a trip to Toronto, via Rochester and Niagara Falls, in May. Here is > a fisheye view of the falls from the Canadian side: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14104715&size=lg > > K7, DA 10-17 > > Rick > > -- > 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. > -- 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: PAW86 - Passing
Love it! Reminds me a little bit of my Beach Feet. Good luck with the apartment sale. Cheers, Christine On Aug 28, 2011, at 3:39 PM, DagT wrote: > Have been preparing the apartment for sale all week so I have to use another > old one... > > http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html > K-5, DA14mm, 1/30s, f/7.1, ISO100. > > DagT > http://www.thrane.name/ > > -- > 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. > -- 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: PAW--Week 34--Sunflower
Thanks Jack, Dave, Rick, Ann, Paul, and Marnie! Ken: Fair point about the top petal-bit of sloppy cropping there. Interesting about the bright spot--Darrel (my husband) & I had a conversation about it, and Darrel thought it was interesting and added to the composition, so I went with it. Husbands, go figure :-). I might tone it down a bit. I actually eliminated a bright spot lower right of frame with the exposure brush in Lightroom 3, and it worked really well--so well I eliminated it entirely. It's a lot easier to use that feature with my new iMac and Lightroom 3--didn't work so well for me on my computer that just died. As to the desaturation--well, it's really just a reflection of the mood I was in at the time combined with a fair weather loyalty to reality :-). Big cheers, Christine On Aug 28, 2011, at 3:39 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > Christine, several things jump out to me with your sunflower - YMMV > > The mostly centered composition is ok but the proximity of the petals to the > top edge draws my eye away from the subject - you need more space at the top > above the image - it would appear more of a crafted image as opposed to a > snap - which this image isn't. > > The bright spot at around the 7 o'clock position is unfortunate. > > But mostly I don't get the desaturation of the colors. > > Just my $.02 s worth. > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > - Original Message - From: "Christine Aguila" > Subject: PAW--Week 34--Sunflower > > >> It's amazing to think that I only have 18 weeks left! Where did the time >> go? Cheers, Christine > > > -- > 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. > -- 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: Irene and P.J.
Ugh. :-\ At least the forecast there looks pretty amenable. http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/hdfForecast?query=Madison%2C+CT They'll be covered up with electrical workers from all over the eastern seaboard in the next two days, I'm sure. On 8/29/2011 10:14 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I found a map (after that article) that showed 81 to 100% of power was out where he is :-( On 8/29/2011 23:11, Walt Gilbert wrote: Heard on the news there were about 300,000 without power in CT. I hope the weather hasn't been too bad since she passed over. -- Walt On 8/29/2011 10:04 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I had email from him on Saturday... then noticed he had not posted yesterday or today (Madison, Ct is where he lives or lat least gets his mail) http://madison-ct.patch.com/articles/how-to-report-power-outages-downed-lines-water-service-outages ann -- 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: What lens would you like Pentax to make?
I've been shooting with a K24/2.8 for a full year, last year. I like the 35mm EFV, so I would like a Limited pancake DA24/4. I switched back to the DA21 this year because I was tired of guesstimating exposures -good exercise nonetheless. Other than that, the usual: bring back the *200/4 macro and I'll buy it even if I need to sell anything, and some fast glass would be nice, some 20/2, 30/1.4, or 35/1.4 those can be big, but sharp wide open. A mark II of the 16-50/2.8 would be nice as well. On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 3:03 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > I just realized that it's been literally years (two or more) since I > bought a pentax lens. The fact is, I have pretty much everything I > need - the 50-135 and 60-250 are interesting, but not enough to make > my break out my credit card (the FA*80-200/2.8 works fine for me). > > But one thing I *would* buy in a heartbeat would be a weather-sealed > 12-24 (or wider) ultrawide. > > > -- > 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 follow > the directions. > -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ -- 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: Irene and P.J.
I found a map (after that article) that showed 81 to 100% of power was out where he is :-( On 8/29/2011 23:11, Walt Gilbert wrote: Heard on the news there were about 300,000 without power in CT. I hope the weather hasn't been too bad since she passed over. -- Walt On 8/29/2011 10:04 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I had email from him on Saturday... then noticed he had not posted yesterday or today (Madison, Ct is where he lives or lat least gets his mail) http://madison-ct.patch.com/articles/how-to-report-power-outages-downed-lines-water-service-outages ann -- 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: Irene and P.J.
Heard on the news there were about 300,000 without power in CT. I hope the weather hasn't been too bad since she passed over. -- Walt On 8/29/2011 10:04 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I had email from him on Saturday... then noticed he had not posted yesterday or today (Madison, Ct is where he lives or lat least gets his mail) http://madison-ct.patch.com/articles/how-to-report-power-outages-downed-lines-water-service-outages ann -- 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.
Irene and P.J.
I had email from him on Saturday... then noticed he had not posted yesterday or today (Madison, Ct is where he lives or lat least gets his mail) http://madison-ct.patch.com/articles/how-to-report-power-outages-downed-lines-water-service-outages ann -- 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: OT - You can't make this stuff up
On 29/08/2011 22:19, Scott Loveless wrote: On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 11:52 AM, Bob W wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of mike wilson Not where I've been on holiday. Headline in the local press last week: "Burning man seen running from scene of arson attack". were the police in hot pusuit? I'd be alarmed if they weren't. The only warm scent they would be interested in would be the one coming from the doughnut shop. -- 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: A Breeze in the Pasture
Hi all, I saw some horses out in the pasture across the street from my home today and figured I might as well amble over there with the camera before I send it off to see what it's going to set me back to have the delaminating viewfinder replaced. Once again, it's the K 50/1.4 on the K-x -- ISO 100, f/4, 1/1500. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6095298648/ Comments, critiques and free Zeiss primes happily accepted. Thanks! -- Walt -- 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: Irene
I keep thinking of Agnes, 1972. Not much of a storm, but it just kept pumping rain into the mid-atlantic states to as far north as the southern Finger Lakes. My uncle (home builder) was overwhelmed with work for the next two years in Cortland NY. Extensive flood damage, entire neighborhoods wiped out. Virginia, WVa, Maryland, and Pennsylvania all got it bad. stan On Aug 29, 2011, at 8:42 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: > Here on the coast just south of Boston, we did pretty well. > Interesting that we knew to expect more wind damage than water, being > on the eastern side of the storm. But there's minimal damage to > property, no flooding to speak of. Many neighboring towns are still > without power, and will be for days, but we only had a couple of very > brief interruptions yesterday. What surprised me most is the toll > that the storm took in Vermont. Major flooding, damage to homes, > towns, roadways, bridges... I'm not sure anyone expected that extent > of destruction up there, being an inland state especially. > > Today was as beautiful a day as we've had all summer, though. > > :) > -c > > > > On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 10:34 AM, Daniel J. Matyola > wrote: >> I spoke too soon yesterday. >> >> Shortly after 6:00 last night, our power started going on and off >> again, every few minutes. Just as we were starting to prepare dinner, >> the power went out. The Stove wouldn't light, so we had an unplanned >> barbecue. It is still out at home, but we have power here in the >> office. >> >> There is still flooding in this area. A portion of Readington Road >> (County Route 637), which is my access to US 22, buckled because it >> was undercut by flood waters. One lane was open, and construction was >> under way, and I made it into Somerville without incident or delay. >> >> The Somerset County Court House is closed, as are others throughout >> the state. We are still is a mess, with lost of closed and flooded >> roads. The apartment building a few hundred yards from our office was >> evacuated, and is still closed. >> >> This storm -- and the warnings -- were never about wind velocity. It >> was always a question of the amount of water and the coastal and river >> flooding. That has proved quite damaging in New Jersey, at least. A >> lot of people have been evacuated and still cant return. A >> substantial percentage of the homes are still out of power. Roads are >> still closed because of flooding and flood damage. The rivers are >> still rising in parts of the state. >> >> The warnings were appropriate. >> >> Dan >> Dan Matyola >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >> >> >> On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 9:19 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: >>> >>> >>> On 8/29/2011 04:27, David Mann wrote: On Aug 29, 2011, at 3:13 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Well, we'll just have to disagree on this one. I believe it was indeed > much ado about very little. I'm not surprised it seems this way. >>> >>> From what I saw it looked like they were expecting a lot worse than what >>> actually happened. >>> With Katrina in their minds they would not have wanted to screw >>> this up as doing so would guarantee losing the next election. >>> Except the our Mayor is in his last term... he isn't running again. Of >>> course Chris Christy in NJ is another matter... >>> > The federal government declared New York a disaster area before it was a > disaster area > I did wonder about that :) >>> >>> I wonder if it's a procedural thing as making declarations >>> like that can free up certain sources of funding, >>> give extra legal powers, allow civil defence / >>> the armed forces / national guard to be mobilised, and all that sort of >>> thing. Cheers, Dave >>> I actually didn't know it was that technically - but yes let us do remember >>> Katrina where the government really screwed up a lot. >>> >>> OF course, I'm in NYC and having been in a situation where knowing all this >>> stuff ahead of time really did matter one thing now occurs to me since >>> there is a bit of grousing about the coverage... >>> >>> Didn't really know (and still don't) that the whole world was getting >>> um saturated with TMI about it - we who live here in the path appreciated >>> it And they did it without commercials, too. >>> >>> ann >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> >> -- >> 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. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the l
Re: Berlin
Ditto. Marnie the akaless :-) In a message dated 8/24/2011 1:23:33 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, fer.p...@gmail.com writes: I like both, nice work. On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 6:05 PM, SV Hovland wrote: > I am back from Berlin. A lot more difficult this year to get pictures I am reasonable pleased with. Here are two. > > http://album.heime.org/album/berlin/tiergarten_110819_105556.jpg > > > http://album.heime.org/album/berlin/tiergarten_110821_140322.jpg > > I like the last one where adults seemingly has lost all interest in having fun :-) > > > > > Please note that there are now new rules for access to the Reichstag roof. > > http://reichstagberlin.com/ > https://www.bundestag.de/htdocs_e/visits/kupp.html > https://www.bundestag.de/besuche/besucherdienst/index.jsp > > A request has to be sent at least three working days beforehand. > > Stig Vidar Hovland > > > -- > 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. > -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ -- 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. -- 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: Gluten Free Menu
I don't know, they'd kind of put me off my meal -- gluten free or not. Marnie the akaless ;-) In a message dated 8/29/2011 2:49:43 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, danmaty...@gmail.com writes: http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=main&webtag=djm1963&entr y=120 Comments Welcome 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 Men working, at night
Good one. Marnie the akaless :-) In a message dated 8/27/2011 11:32:58 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, l...@red4est.com writes: On my way home last night, I liked the effect of the lights PG&E was using to illuminate their work: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6086427744/ K-5 FA77, 1/50 f/1.8 ISO 400 Most of the rest of the set is tighter in on the guys working, with the A*200/2.8 http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157627406983765/ -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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. -- 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: PAW--Week 34--Sunflower
Very nice. I like the processing. Marnie the akaless In a message dated 8/28/2011 9:28:43 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, christ...@caguila.com writes: It's amazing to think that I only have 18 weeks left! Where did the time go? Cheers, Christine http://aguilapaw.posterous.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 follow the directions.
Re: Irene
Here on the coast just south of Boston, we did pretty well. Interesting that we knew to expect more wind damage than water, being on the eastern side of the storm. But there's minimal damage to property, no flooding to speak of. Many neighboring towns are still without power, and will be for days, but we only had a couple of very brief interruptions yesterday. What surprised me most is the toll that the storm took in Vermont. Major flooding, damage to homes, towns, roadways, bridges... I'm not sure anyone expected that extent of destruction up there, being an inland state especially. Today was as beautiful a day as we've had all summer, though. :) -c On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 10:34 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > I spoke too soon yesterday. > > Shortly after 6:00 last night, our power started going on and off > again, every few minutes. Just as we were starting to prepare dinner, > the power went out. The Stove wouldn't light, so we had an unplanned > barbecue. It is still out at home, but we have power here in the > office. > > There is still flooding in this area. A portion of Readington Road > (County Route 637), which is my access to US 22, buckled because it > was undercut by flood waters. One lane was open, and construction was > under way, and I made it into Somerville without incident or delay. > > The Somerset County Court House is closed, as are others throughout > the state. We are still is a mess, with lost of closed and flooded > roads. The apartment building a few hundred yards from our office was > evacuated, and is still closed. > > This storm -- and the warnings -- were never about wind velocity. It > was always a question of the amount of water and the coastal and river > flooding. That has proved quite damaging in New Jersey, at least. A > lot of people have been evacuated and still cant return. A > substantial percentage of the homes are still out of power. Roads are > still closed because of flooding and flood damage. The rivers are > still rising in parts of the state. > > The warnings were appropriate. > > Dan > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 9:19 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: >> >> >> On 8/29/2011 04:27, David Mann wrote: >>> >>> On Aug 29, 2011, at 3:13 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >>> Well, we'll just have to disagree on this one. I believe it was indeed much ado about very little. >>> >>> I'm not surprised it seems this way. >> >> From what I saw it looked like they were expecting a lot worse than what >> actually happened. >> With Katrina in their minds they would not have wanted to screw >> this up as doing so would guarantee losing the next election. >> Except the our Mayor is in his last term... he isn't running again. Of >> course Chris Christy in NJ is another matter... >> The federal government declared New York a disaster area before it was a disaster area >>> >>> > >>> I did wonder about that :) >> >> I wonder if it's a procedural thing as making declarations >> like that can free up certain sources of funding, >> give extra legal powers, allow civil defence / >> the armed forces / national guard to be mobilised, and all that sort of >> thing. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Dave >>> >>> >> I actually didn't know it was that technically - but yes let us do remember >> Katrina where the government really screwed up a lot. >> >> OF course, I'm in NYC and having been in a situation where knowing all this >> stuff ahead of time really did matter one thing now occurs to me since there >> is a bit of grousing about the coverage... >> >> Didn't really know (and still don't) that the whole world was getting >> um saturated with TMI about it - we who live here in the path appreciated it >> And they did it without commercials, too. >> >> ann >> >> >> >> -- >> 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. > > -- > 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. -- 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: What lens would you like Pentax to make?
On 2011-08-29 17:56 , Paul Stenquist wrote: On Aug 29, 2011, at 7:23 PM, steve harley wrote: On 2011-08-29 15:37 , DagT wrote: Still hoping for a DA*35 1.4 and DA*20 2.0 to match the DA55 1.4... those would suit me too; best if they were compact too If they're that fast, they won't be compact. It's a matter of physics. width matters too -- in my dream, they don't need to be pancake lenses, just no bigger than they need to be (i.e. whittled down for APS-C); i could do without autofocus too -- 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: What lens would you like Pentax to make?
I don't want Pentax to make new lenses. I just want the money to buy some of the ones they have now. On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 8:19 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: > On 8/29/2011 7:01 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> >> On Aug 29, 2011, at 5:28 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: >> >>> On 8/29/2011 2:03 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: I just realized that it's been literally years (two or more) since I bought a pentax lens. The fact is, I have pretty much everything I need - the 50-135 and 60-250 are interesting, but not enough to make my break out my credit card (the FA*80-200/2.8 works fine for me). But one thing I *would* buy in a heartbeat would be a weather-sealed 12-24 (or wider) ultrawide. >>> I'd like to see them introduce a new line of manual focus primes with an >>> emphasis on quality optics and affordability. Of course, they're in it to >>> make money, so that scotches the whole plan. >>> >>> -- Walt >>> >> You can get them from Zeiss, but hurry. They're being discontinued. >> Paul > > Thanks, Paul. Though, based on what I've seen, Carl Zeiss and I have > /completely/ different concepts of affordability. > > -- Walt > >> >>> -- >>> 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. >> > > > -- > 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. > -- Steve Desjardins -- 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: What lens would you like Pentax to make?
On 8/29/2011 7:01 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: On Aug 29, 2011, at 5:28 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: On 8/29/2011 2:03 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: I just realized that it's been literally years (two or more) since I bought a pentax lens. The fact is, I have pretty much everything I need - the 50-135 and 60-250 are interesting, but not enough to make my break out my credit card (the FA*80-200/2.8 works fine for me). But one thing I *would* buy in a heartbeat would be a weather-sealed 12-24 (or wider) ultrawide. I'd like to see them introduce a new line of manual focus primes with an emphasis on quality optics and affordability. Of course, they're in it to make money, so that scotches the whole plan. -- Walt You can get them from Zeiss, but hurry. They're being discontinued. Paul Thanks, Paul. Though, based on what I've seen, Carl Zeiss and I have /completely/ different concepts of affordability. -- Walt -- 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. -- 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: What lens would you like Pentax to make?
On 30/08/11 5:03 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: I just realized that it's been literally years (two or more) since I bought a pentax lens. The fact is, I have pretty much everything I need - the 50-135 and 60-250 are interesting, but not enough to make my break out my credit card (the FA*80-200/2.8 works fine for me). But one thing I *would* buy in a heartbeat would be a weather-sealed 12-24 (or wider) ultrawide. I have the 50-135 and love it. What I would like is a 130-400 zoom weather sealed and with fast auto focus motor and wide maximum aperture. but then could I justify the expense? -- Philip Northeast www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au -- 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: What lens would you like Pentax to make?
On Aug 29, 2011, at 5:28 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: > On 8/29/2011 2:03 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: >> I just realized that it's been literally years (two or more) since I >> bought a pentax lens. The fact is, I have pretty much everything I >> need - the 50-135 and 60-250 are interesting, but not enough to make >> my break out my credit card (the FA*80-200/2.8 works fine for me). >> >> But one thing I *would* buy in a heartbeat would be a weather-sealed >> 12-24 (or wider) ultrawide. >> >> > I'd like to see them introduce a new line of manual focus primes with an > emphasis on quality optics and affordability. Of course, they're in it to > make money, so that scotches the whole plan. > > -- Walt > You can get them from Zeiss, but hurry. They're being discontinued. Paul > -- > 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. -- 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: What lens would you like Pentax to make?
On Aug 29, 2011, at 7:23 PM, steve harley wrote: > On 2011-08-29 15:37 , DagT wrote: >> Still hoping for a DA*35 1.4 and DA*20 2.0 to match the DA55 1.4... > > those would suit me too; best if they were compact too If they're that fast, they won't be compact. It's a matter of physics. Paul > > -- > 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. -- 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.
Cicada
I fished a cicada out of my pool today. http://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/6094374513/ -- David Parsons Photography http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.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 follow the directions.
Re: What lens would you like Pentax to make?
On 2011-08-29 15:37 , DagT wrote: Still hoping for a DA*35 1.4 and DA*20 2.0 to match the DA55 1.4... those would suit me too; best if they were compact too -- 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: Pentax Character?
On Aug 29, 2011, at 12:38 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > I would have thought the other way, i.e., the clipped highlights were > indicative of a smaller dynamic range. I think the Pentax shots are > much better. Yes, smaller pixels have less dynamic range, just as using higher ISO on larger sensors. Sorry that I wasn't clear. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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: Gluten Free Menu
LOL! ann On 8/29/2011 17:49, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=main&webtag=djm1963&entry=120 Comments Welcome 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: OT - Industrial Revolutions
On 29/8/11, Anthony Farr, discombobulated, unleashed: >Perhaps Cotty knows about it, this was commissioned by IIRC his old >employer, Channel Four in the UK. I'm afraid I don't mate. I never worked for C4 - in any case Channel 4 in the UK is just a publisher broadcaster - the vast majority of its output is made by independent production companies. Excellent video though - seen it before. Cheers! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.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 follow the directions.
PESO: Gluten Free Menu
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Re: What lens would you like Pentax to make?
Den 29. aug. 2011 kl. 21.03 skrev Mark Roberts: > I just realized that it's been literally years (two or more) since I > bought a pentax lens. The fact is, I have pretty much everything I > need - the 50-135 and 60-250 are interesting, but not enough to make > my break out my credit card (the FA*80-200/2.8 works fine for me). > > But one thing I *would* buy in a heartbeat would be a weather-sealed > 12-24 (or wider) ultrawide. Still hoping for a DA*35 1.4 and DA*20 2.0 to match the DA55 1.4... DagT -- 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: What lens would you like Pentax to make?
On 8/29/2011 2:03 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: I just realized that it's been literally years (two or more) since I bought a pentax lens. The fact is, I have pretty much everything I need - the 50-135 and 60-250 are interesting, but not enough to make my break out my credit card (the FA*80-200/2.8 works fine for me). But one thing I *would* buy in a heartbeat would be a weather-sealed 12-24 (or wider) ultrawide. I'd like to see them introduce a new line of manual focus primes with an emphasis on quality optics and affordability. Of course, they're in it to make money, so that scotches the whole plan. -- Walt -- 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: What lens would you like Pentax to make?
On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 03:03:50PM -0400, Mark Roberts wrote: > I just realized that it's been literally years (two or more) since I > bought a pentax lens. The fact is, I have pretty much everything I > need - the 50-135 and 60-250 are interesting, but not enough to make > my break out my credit card (the FA*80-200/2.8 works fine for me). > > But one thing I *would* buy in a heartbeat would be a weather-sealed > 12-24 (or wider) ultrawide. I took the other route - I've now got both the DA* lenses named above. I use the long range more than the low end, so the 16-50 is usually as wide as I need to go. But I occasionally still want a bit more at the long end, so what *I* want to see is the TCs that briefly showed up on the road map. -- 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: What lens would you like Pentax to make?
I've used my FA 600 in some pretty rotten weather for long periods of time in some cases - snow, sleet, rain, below freezing and all I've ever done was to protect it by draping a travel towel (not a terry cloth but a highly absorbtive material sold for hikers/campers) over it and covering the front end with a ball cap. It never missed a beat in all the years I've had it. With care, weather sealing has not been an issue for any of my lenses over the 40+ years I've shot Pentax. Wouldn't stop me from buying a lens with it but I wouldn't pay much extra for it if I had to. I try to treat all my geat as the delicate instruments they are. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Larry Colen" Subject: Re: What lens would you like Pentax to make? I'd like every lens to be weather sealed. I often find myself needing about a 30-80 f/2.8, but I'd love to have 24-105/2.8 I'd like a 30/1.4 (a fast standard) I'd also like an 85/1.4. On Aug 29, 2011, at 12:03 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: I just realized that it's been literally years (two or more) since I bought a pentax lens. The fact is, I have pretty much everything I need - the 50-135 and 60-250 are interesting, but not enough to make my break out my credit card (the FA*80-200/2.8 works fine for me). But one thing I *would* buy in a heartbeat would be a weather-sealed 12-24 (or wider) ultrawide. -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: What lens would you like Pentax to make?
Paul Stenquist wrote: >I have the DA 12-24, so a weather-sealed version wouldn't move me to spend. I also have the 12-24 and it's a great lens. But after my trip to Ireland I'd spring for a weather-sealed version in a flash ;-) -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: OT - You can't make this stuff up
On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 11:52 AM, Bob W wrote: >> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of >> mike wilson >> > >> Not where I've been on holiday. Headline in the local press last week: >> "Burning man seen running from scene of arson attack". >> > were the police in hot pusuit? > I'd be alarmed if they weren't. -- Scott Loveless Camp Hill, PA USA http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ __o _'\<,_ (*)/ (*) -- 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: What lens would you like Pentax to make?
I have the DA 12-24, so a weather-sealed version wouldn't move me to spend. But I would like to see some long glass, perhaps a DA* 400/4 or 500/5.6. Of course I couldn't afford a 2K or 3K price tag, but I could at least drool. A DA* 400/5.6 at $1000 or so would probably move me to action. Paul On Aug 29, 2011, at 3:03 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > I just realized that it's been literally years (two or more) since I > bought a pentax lens. The fact is, I have pretty much everything I > need - the 50-135 and 60-250 are interesting, but not enough to make > my break out my credit card (the FA*80-200/2.8 works fine for me). > > But one thing I *would* buy in a heartbeat would be a weather-sealed > 12-24 (or wider) ultrawide. > > > -- > 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 follow > the directions. -- 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: Pentax Character?
Using a Canon, I think this has nothing to with Canon. It is poor
photographers who don't spot meter people's faces. And, yes, don't shoot
manually.
Marnie the akaless {shrug}
In a message dated 8/29/2011 12:38:14 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
drd1...@gmail.com writes:
> What I've noticed among friends shooting Canon is that when they take
photos of people, the highlights on the skin look almost washed out, if not
blown out. But, I think that could just be a metering, and processing
choice. I usually work hard to keep detail in the highlights, and usually
shoot
in manual exposure.
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Re: Pentax Character?
I would have thought the other way, i.e., the clipped highlights were indicative of a smaller dynamic range. I think the Pentax shots are much better. On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 12:34 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > On Aug 29, 2011, at 6:04 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > >> As opposed to "characters", which refer to you folks. >> >> I look at the mu43 website and there is a definite difference in the >> overall character of the images. The PDML photos seem to have a much >> subtler range of tones whereas many of the mu43 shot seem harsher, >> especially with regard to blown highlights. It is the dynamic range >> of the bodies, firmware choices, or simply preferences in post >> processing? I've never really looked at Canikon sites so I really >> have no other APS-C standard of comparison > > What you're describing sounds like when we use our cameras at higher ISO, > reducing the dynamic range. Which would make sense, because with smaller > sensors, and smaller pixels, you get less dynamic range. When they start > producing mu4/3 with rear illuminated sensors, they won't get the dynamic > range of the K-5, but they might start getting something close to the K-7. > > What I've noticed among friends shooting Canon is that when they take photos > of people, the highlights on the skin look almost washed out, if not blown > out. But, I think that could just be a metering, and processing choice. I > usually work hard to keep detail in the highlights, and usually shoot in > manual exposure. > >> >> -- >> Steve Desjardins >> >> -- >> 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. > > -- > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est > > > > > > -- > 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. > -- Steve Desjardins -- 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: What lens would you like Pentax to make?
I'd like every lens to be weather sealed. I often find myself needing about a 30-80 f/2.8, but I'd love to have 24-105/2.8 I'd like a 30/1.4 (a fast standard) I'd also like an 85/1.4. On Aug 29, 2011, at 12:03 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > I just realized that it's been literally years (two or more) since I > bought a pentax lens. The fact is, I have pretty much everything I > need - the 50-135 and 60-250 are interesting, but not enough to make > my break out my credit card (the FA*80-200/2.8 works fine for me). > > But one thing I *would* buy in a heartbeat would be a weather-sealed > 12-24 (or wider) ultrawide. > > > -- > 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 follow > the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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: Irene
Local reports put some Illinois National Guard units heading east to assist with Irene. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 11:04 AM, John Sessoms wrote: >> On Aug 29, 2011, at 3:13 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> >>> Well, we'll just have to disagree on this one. I believe it was >>> indeed much ado about very little. >> >> I'm not surprised it seems this way. From what I saw it looked like >> they were expecting a lot worse than what actually happened. With >> Katrina in their minds they would not have wanted to screw this up as >> doing so would guarantee losing the next election. >> >>> The federal government declared New York a disaster area before it >>> was a disaster area >> >> I did wonder about that I wonder if it's a procedural thing as >> making declarations like that can free up certain sources of funding, >> give extra legal powers, allow civil defence / the armed forces / >> national guard to be mobilised, and all that sort of thing. > > It's mainly about making recovery/reconstruction money (government > guaranteed low interest rate loans [1]) available thru FEMA. > > It's very seldom a natural disaster is serious enough to require Federal > troops. For hurricanes, that's mainly Coast Guard, who would be doing what > they do anyway, and don't have to wait for disaster declarations. A lot of > times the scope of what's declared a disaster in the wake of a hurricane is > based on what the Coast Guard can observe from their rescue helicopters. > > Going back to Hurricane Floyd in 1999, North Carolina got some assistance > from active US Army CH-47 helicopter units, but those units were from Ft. > Bragg in North Carolina and were actually ordered to render assistance > before the disaster declaration was made. The actual "boots on the ground" > were all NC National Guard - plus an additional CH-47 unit loaned by > Georgia's Governor. > > The governor of any affected state doesn't need Federal permission or > disaster declaration before using the state's National Guard for disaster > relief. The National Guard is a local resource that can be employed much > more quickly than Federal troops could be. > > There are also pre-existing regional compacts between some states to share > National Guard resources, such as that CH-47 unit Georgia loaned to North > Carolina in 1999. North Carolina National Guard doesn't have any heavy lift > helicopter resources of our own. > > But what we do have is an aerial fire retardant dispersal system that fits > the Air Guard's C-130s that gets used from here to California every year. > > > > [1] Not, however, interest rates as low as the Wall Street Banks got! > > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
What lens would you like Pentax to make?
I just realized that it's been literally years (two or more) since I bought a pentax lens. The fact is, I have pretty much everything I need - the 50-135 and 60-250 are interesting, but not enough to make my break out my credit card (the FA*80-200/2.8 works fine for me). But one thing I *would* buy in a heartbeat would be a weather-sealed 12-24 (or wider) ultrawide. -- 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 follow the directions.
Re: OT: Daffynitions
Yup! Marnie the akaless :-) Mine are laugh lines. In a message dated 8/29/2011 8:01:42 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, danmaty...@gmail.com writes: WRINKLES: Something other people have, Similar to my character lines. 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: Irene
Don't think so. I sort of remembering him saying #7 was good. That is why there wasn't an #8. Or he got involved with her before there could be an #8. ;-) Marnie In a message dated 8/28/2011 8:35:56 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, rf.sulli...@gmail.com writes: Stan, Perhaps she was #7. Didn't they all break flash heads or memory cards? Regards, Bob S. -- 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: Irene
Paul just doesn't like Bloomberg, that is all it is. Politics. ;-) to Paul. I think the hype was good, it could have been worse and they couldn't predict, when the hype started, that it would DEFINITELY drop down to a 1. Past experience said it was likely, but there was no way to know for sure. (And I've seen photos of the lower part of Manhatten flooded. Maybe it is only a few blocks or so, don't know, but it did happen.) Also Irene's path covered more coast line and more people than most hurricanes do. A lot more. I am glad you are okay and that it WASN'T worse. Marnie the akaless In a message dated 8/28/2011 7:49:09 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, ann...@nyc.rr.com writes: There was coverage in our area for hours and hours without breaks for commercials! It was the media acting responsibly - I forgive them some redundancy ann -- 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: NorCal PDML Meet
On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 12:05:57AM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: > > On Aug 28, 2011, at 9:58 PM, John Francis wrote: > > > > But here's one I rather like (probably because it's a shot I though > > of first, and worked hard to find the right vantage point): > > > >http://www.jfwaf.com/temp/Sonoma.jpg > > Great shot. I can't see the markings clearly but are they the Angels? No - they're a smaller (private) outfit: The Patriot Jet Team -- 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 - Fishy Falls
Ken, Bob, John, Dave, Dan, Thanks very much! Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Mon, 8/29/11, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > That is a wonderful image that really > captures the feeling of being at > the falls. Thanks for sharing. > > Dan > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > > On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 9:02 PM, Rick Womer > wrote: > > We took a trip to Toronto, via Rochester and Niagara > Falls, in May. Here is a fisheye view of the falls from > the Canadian side: > > > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14104715&size=lg > > > > K7, DA 10-17 > > > > Rick > > > > -- > > 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. > > > > -- > 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. -- 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: OT - Industrial Revolutions
That was fascinating. Thanks for sharing! -- Walt On 8/29/2011 8:18 AM, Anthony Farr wrote: As soon as I saw this video I knew I had to pass it on to PDML: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShbC5yVqOdI It ticks three boxes that are near and dear to at least a few pdmlers. Bicycling is featured against a stunning backdrop of industrial decay, and it's a beautifully bit of cinematography, or videography as the case may be. The description calls it a film, but it has the narrow DOF of DSLR or big chip video. The color is rich and soft like video but there's no info on the production company's website. 35mm film or bigger would give this look, but I doubt there's an economic case for such an expensive production when television is the output medium. Perhaps Cotty knows about it, this was commissioned by IIRC his old employer, Channel Four in the UK. regards, Anthony "Of what use is lens and light to those who lack in mind and sight" (Anon) -- 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: Pentax Character?
On Aug 29, 2011, at 6:04 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > As opposed to "characters", which refer to you folks. > > I look at the mu43 website and there is a definite difference in the > overall character of the images. The PDML photos seem to have a much > subtler range of tones whereas many of the mu43 shot seem harsher, > especially with regard to blown highlights. It is the dynamic range > of the bodies, firmware choices, or simply preferences in post > processing? I've never really looked at Canikon sites so I really > have no other APS-C standard of comparison What you're describing sounds like when we use our cameras at higher ISO, reducing the dynamic range. Which would make sense, because with smaller sensors, and smaller pixels, you get less dynamic range. When they start producing mu4/3 with rear illuminated sensors, they won't get the dynamic range of the K-5, but they might start getting something close to the K-7. What I've noticed among friends shooting Canon is that when they take photos of people, the highlights on the skin look almost washed out, if not blown out. But, I think that could just be a metering, and processing choice. I usually work hard to keep detail in the highlights, and usually shoot in manual exposure. > > -- > Steve Desjardins > > -- > 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. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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: OT - Industrial Revolutions
From: Anthony Farr As soon as I saw this video I knew I had to pass it on to PDML: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShbC5yVqOdI Thank you for that. It really was an interesting little "film". -- 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: Irene
On Aug 29, 2011, at 3:13 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Well, we'll just have to disagree on this one. I believe it was indeed much ado about very little. I'm not surprised it seems this way. From what I saw it looked like they were expecting a lot worse than what actually happened. With Katrina in their minds they would not have wanted to screw this up as doing so would guarantee losing the next election. The federal government declared New York a disaster area before it was a disaster area I did wonder about that I wonder if it's a procedural thing as making declarations like that can free up certain sources of funding, give extra legal powers, allow civil defence / the armed forces / national guard to be mobilised, and all that sort of thing. It's mainly about making recovery/reconstruction money (government guaranteed low interest rate loans [1]) available thru FEMA. It's very seldom a natural disaster is serious enough to require Federal troops. For hurricanes, that's mainly Coast Guard, who would be doing what they do anyway, and don't have to wait for disaster declarations. A lot of times the scope of what's declared a disaster in the wake of a hurricane is based on what the Coast Guard can observe from their rescue helicopters. Going back to Hurricane Floyd in 1999, North Carolina got some assistance from active US Army CH-47 helicopter units, but those units were from Ft. Bragg in North Carolina and were actually ordered to render assistance before the disaster declaration was made. The actual "boots on the ground" were all NC National Guard - plus an additional CH-47 unit loaned by Georgia's Governor. The governor of any affected state doesn't need Federal permission or disaster declaration before using the state's National Guard for disaster relief. The National Guard is a local resource that can be employed much more quickly than Federal troops could be. There are also pre-existing regional compacts between some states to share National Guard resources, such as that CH-47 unit Georgia loaned to North Carolina in 1999. North Carolina National Guard doesn't have any heavy lift helicopter resources of our own. But what we do have is an aerial fire retardant dispersal system that fits the Air Guard's C-130s that gets used from here to California every year. [1] Not, however, interest rates as low as the Wall Street Banks got! -- 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: OT - You can't make this stuff up
> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > mike wilson > >> > >> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Thief-Jacks-Car-With-Kids- > Poodle-Drops-Them-All-Off-at-Home-127999188.html > > > > There seems to be a rash of totally inept criminals lately. They pop > > up on the morning news here at least once a week. Where the heck are > > today's Lex Luthors? > > > Not where I've been on holiday. Headline in the local press last week: > "Burning man seen running from scene of arson attack". > were the police in hot pusuit? B -- 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: OT - You can't make this stuff up
On 18/08/2011 20:48, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 5:55 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Thief-Jacks-Car-With-Kids-Poodle-Drops-Them-All-Off-at-Home-127999188.html There seems to be a rash of totally inept criminals lately. They pop up on the morning news here at least once a week. Where the heck are today's Lex Luthors? Not where I've been on holiday. Headline in the local press last week: "Burning man seen running from scene of arson attack". -- 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.
OT: Irene
http://news.yahoo.com/photos/irene-cleanup-could-take-days-along-east-coast-1314579675-slideshow/man-walks-top-wall-next-flooded-highway-brunswick-photo-221720096.html#crsl=%252Fphotos%252Firene-cleanup-could-take-days-along-east-coast-1314579675-slideshow%252Fnorth-carolinas-coastline-recovers-hurricane-20110828-184108-856.html 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.
OT: Daffynitions
These should be in the dictionary: ADULT: A person who has stopped growing at both ends and is now growing in the middle. BEAUTY PARLOR: A place where women curl up and dye. CHICKENS: The only animals you eat before they are born and after they are dead. COMMITTEE: A body that keeps minutes and wastes hours. DUST: Mud with the juice squeezed out. EGOTIST: Someone who is usually me-deep in conversation. HANDKERCHIEF: Cold Storage. INFLATION: Cutting money in half without damaging the paper. MOSQUITO: An insect that makes you like flies better. RAISIN: A grape with a sunburn. SECRET: Something you tell to one person at a time. SKELETON: A bunch of bones with the person scraped off. TOOTHACHE: The pain that drives you to extraction. TOMORROW: One of the greatest labor saving devices of today. YAWN: An honest opinion openly expressed. WRINKLES: Something other people have, Similar to my character lines. 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 - Fishy Falls
That is a wonderful image that really captures the feeling of being at the falls. Thanks for sharing. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 9:02 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > We took a trip to Toronto, via Rochester and Niagara Falls, in May. Here is > a fisheye view of the falls from the Canadian side: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14104715&size=lg > > K7, DA 10-17 > > Rick > > -- > 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. > -- 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: Irene
I spoke too soon yesterday. Shortly after 6:00 last night, our power started going on and off again, every few minutes. Just as we were starting to prepare dinner, the power went out. The Stove wouldn't light, so we had an unplanned barbecue. It is still out at home, but we have power here in the office. There is still flooding in this area. A portion of Readington Road (County Route 637), which is my access to US 22, buckled because it was undercut by flood waters. One lane was open, and construction was under way, and I made it into Somerville without incident or delay. The Somerset County Court House is closed, as are others throughout the state. We are still is a mess, with lost of closed and flooded roads. The apartment building a few hundred yards from our office was evacuated, and is still closed. This storm -- and the warnings -- were never about wind velocity. It was always a question of the amount of water and the coastal and river flooding. That has proved quite damaging in New Jersey, at least. A lot of people have been evacuated and still cant return. A substantial percentage of the homes are still out of power. Roads are still closed because of flooding and flood damage. The rivers are still rising in parts of the state. The warnings were appropriate. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 9:19 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > > > On 8/29/2011 04:27, David Mann wrote: >> >> On Aug 29, 2011, at 3:13 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> >>> Well, we'll just have to disagree on this one. I believe it was indeed much >>> ado about very little. >> >> I'm not surprised it seems this way. > > From what I saw it looked like they were expecting a lot worse than what > actually happened. > With Katrina in their minds they would not have wanted to screw > this up as doing so would guarantee losing the next election. > Except the our Mayor is in his last term... he isn't running again. Of > course Chris Christy in NJ is another matter... > >>> The federal government declared New York a disaster area before it was a >>> disaster area >> >> > >> I did wonder about that :) > > I wonder if it's a procedural thing as making declarations > like that can free up certain sources of funding, > give extra legal powers, allow civil defence / > the armed forces / national guard to be mobilised, and all that sort of thing. >> >> Cheers, >> Dave >> >> > I actually didn't know it was that technically - but yes let us do remember > Katrina where the government really screwed up a lot. > > OF course, I'm in NYC and having been in a situation where knowing all this > stuff ahead of time really did matter one thing now occurs to me since there > is a bit of grousing about the coverage... > > Didn't really know (and still don't) that the whole world was getting > um saturated with TMI about it - we who live here in the path appreciated it > And they did it without commercials, too. > > ann > > > > -- > 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. -- 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: Irene
> On Aug 29, 2011, at 9:19 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > >>> On Aug 29, 2011, at 3:13 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >>> Well, we'll just have to disagree on this one. I believe it was indeed much >>> ado about very little. >> > > OF course, I'm in NYC and having been in a situation where knowing all this > stuff ahead of time really did matter one thing now occurs to me since there > is a bit of grousing about the coverage... > > Didn't really know (and still don't) that the whole world was getting > um saturated with TMI about it - we who live here in the path appreciated it > And they did it without commercials, too. > > ann > During the 25+ years I lived in Kansas City, we had numerous occasions when tornado watches and warnings were posted. KCMO is a very large metro area, and it is not unusual for one part to be threatened while another is totally clear. And of course all threats do not translate into actual events. During every such weather event, Katie (Ch 5) and Brian (Ch 7) and the others would take over their respective airwaves and provide endless commentary on the radar images and on-the-spot reporters and storm chasers. During and after every event there would be an outcry from those who didn't like to have their soap opera or sports event interrupted, or who just didn't want to hear Katie go on and on about hook echos. Katie's response: "if I can save one person's life by convincing them to stay home and under cover, this is all worth it." It is well-established that it is better to take people out of danger via bus before a flood than by helicopter from rooftops during a flood. It is better to pre-position sandbags where flooding is likely than to be making phone calls trying to coordinate acquisition of the bags and sand and volunteers to fill them while standing ankle deep in rising water. There will be fewer casualties and fewer fatalities (e.g., in Joplin) if people take cover because of broadcast warnings. So sometimes the predicted high winds during the storm turn out to be less an issue than the record-breaking floods that follow; that doesn't mean that it wasn't a good idea to have been prepared. My own closest encounter with a tornado was a few years ago. I had been out running errands; the look of the clouds and the "severe storm" and tornado warnings on the radio and the sirens going off got my attention. When I got home, I turned on the TV. About 10 minutes later Katie was zooming in on a section of the radar; "This is what a tornado looks like. It is moving along this line. It will hit Parkville in 5 minutes. If you are in Parkville listening to me now, then stop listening and get into sheltar. Now!" That included us, and we went to the basement. As it turned out. the tornado was on a straight line towards our house. But when it reached the Missouri river about 2 miles southwest of us, it executed a 90° turn to the east, followed the river for a mile, did another 90° turn and proceeded on its way to the northwest. So our time in the basement was an unnecessary precaution, but I did not regret listening to the warnings about what might happen, and I was grateful for the people who provided the warnings. stan -- 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: OT - Industrial Revolutions
> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > Anthony Farr > As soon as I saw this video I knew I had to pass it on to PDML: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShbC5yVqOdI > > It ticks three boxes that are near and dear to at least a few pdmlers. > Bicycling is featured against a stunning backdrop of industrial > decay, and it's a beautifully bit of cinematography, or videography as > the case may be. The description calls it a film, but it has the > narrow DOF of DSLR or big chip video. The color is rich and soft like > video but there's no info on the production company's website. 35mm > film or bigger would give this look, but I doubt there's an economic > case for such an expensive production when television is the output > medium. > It's a very enjoyable piece of film (or whatever). I don't know about the technicalities, but a lot of the cyclist's stuff is shot for advertising, which is where the high production values may come from . B > Perhaps Cotty knows about it, this was commissioned by IIRC his old > employer, Channel Four in the UK. > > regards, Anthony > > "Of what use is lens and light > to those who lack in mind and sight" > (Anon) > > -- > 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. -- 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.
OT - Industrial Revolutions
As soon as I saw this video I knew I had to pass it on to PDML: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShbC5yVqOdI It ticks three boxes that are near and dear to at least a few pdmlers. Bicycling is featured against a stunning backdrop of industrial decay, and it's a beautifully bit of cinematography, or videography as the case may be. The description calls it a film, but it has the narrow DOF of DSLR or big chip video. The color is rich and soft like video but there's no info on the production company's website. 35mm film or bigger would give this look, but I doubt there's an economic case for such an expensive production when television is the output medium. Perhaps Cotty knows about it, this was commissioned by IIRC his old employer, Channel Four in the UK. regards, Anthony "Of what use is lens and light to those who lack in mind and sight" (Anon) -- 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: Irene
On 8/29/2011 04:27, David Mann wrote: On Aug 29, 2011, at 3:13 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Well, we'll just have to disagree on this one. I believe it was indeed much ado about very little. I'm not surprised it seems this way. From what I saw it looked like they were expecting a lot worse than what actually happened. With Katrina in their minds they would not have wanted to screw this up as doing so would guarantee losing the next election. Except the our Mayor is in his last term... he isn't running again. Of course Chris Christy in NJ is another matter... The federal government declared New York a disaster area before it was a disaster area > I did wonder about that :) I wonder if it's a procedural thing as making declarations like that can free up certain sources of funding, give extra legal powers, allow civil defence / the armed forces / national guard to be mobilised, and all that sort of thing. Cheers, Dave I actually didn't know it was that technically - but yes let us do remember Katrina where the government really screwed up a lot. OF course, I'm in NYC and having been in a situation where knowing all this stuff ahead of time really did matter one thing now occurs to me since there is a bit of grousing about the coverage... Didn't really know (and still don't) that the whole world was getting um saturated with TMI about it - we who live here in the path appreciated it And they did it without commercials, too. ann -- 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: Max pixel dimensions (was RE: September PUG - Just a bit of Prodding....
"rounding error I thought rounding error was how you got aspherical lenses." www.instantrimshot.com >> rounding error > > I thought rounding error was how you got aspherical lenses. On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 8:45 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > On Aug 28, 2011, at 12:30 PM, Bob W wrote: > >>> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of >>> Larry Colen >> >> yes. If it was up to me I'd replace all the primes with more easily divisible numbers. It would save us all a lot of trouble. >>> >>> Now that you mention it, I realize why one of my lenses is 31mm, that >>> doesn't however explain 77 rather than 79mm, or 50 rather than 51. >>> >> >> rounding error > > I thought rounding error was how you got aspherical lenses. >> > > -- > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est > > > > > > -- > 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. > -- Steve Desjardins -- 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: Boys are always boys...
That took me a second. A great catch. On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 10:46 AM, Roman Melihhov wrote: > http://roman.blakout.net/?blog=20110828163601 > ^^^ look at this last photo. At this very delicate age boys are still boys... > > -- > > Roman Melihhov > Photographer - business owner > 4MODELS.INFO > > > > Professional Profile > > > -- > 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. > -- Steve Desjardins -- 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.
Pentax Character?
As opposed to "characters", which refer to you folks. I look at the mu43 website and there is a definite difference in the overall character of the images. The PDML photos seem to have a much subtler range of tones whereas many of the mu43 shot seem harsher, especially with regard to blown highlights. It is the dynamic range of the bodies, firmware choices, or simply preferences in post processing? I've never really looked at Canikon sites so I really have no other APS-C standard of comparison -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 - Rest Stop
Excellent. Composition and colors really work well. On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 4:28 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14096172&size=lg > > k5, da* 60-250 @ 180 mm, f4, 1/3200th, flash fill, ISO 400 > > -- > 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. > -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 - Fishy Falls
Good one. Dave On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 9:02 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > We took a trip to Toronto, via Rochester and Niagara Falls, in May. Here is > a fisheye view of the falls from the Canadian side: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14104715&size=lg > > K7, DA 10-17 > > Rick > > -- > 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. > -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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: Irene
On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 10:47 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > Right now Irene is causing major, major flooding all over New England... > much ado about very little? much ado about less than it might have been > but this was a long way from "very little" Specifically, ABC News is reporting direct losses of $7B - $13B. http://abcnews.go.com/US/hurricanes/cleaning-irene-billion-damage/story?id=14399562 Prior to the hurricane, weather.com posted a list of the costliest US hurricanes, and a blog I read made it actually mean something by adjusting the values for inflation: http://www.env-econ.net/2011/07/hey-weathercom-it-isnt-hard-to-adjust-for-inflation.html The range of $7B - $13B puts Irene somewhere between the 13th and 6th costliest hurricane, in real terms, in US history. It could have been a lot worse, but it's not nothing. -- 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: Irene
On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 4:29 PM, Bob W wrote: > > that's because the Northern Phillipines aren't one of the world's major > financial centres. The size of the storm isn't what was important to the > press, the politicians and the emergency services - it's the scale of the > potential impact that matters. It's basic risk management. > Precisely. Pacific storms gets attention when its on its way to Taiwan or Hong Kong after its been through with the Philippines. Which makes the media/government overreaction expected if you live in New York. -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- 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: GESO - Aerial Photography, Lake Eyre and Painted Hills
> > I hope you enjoy this small selection: > > http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/Lake-Eyre/index.html > Superb Brian. And congrats to Margaret for my favourite: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/Lake-Eyre/slides/IMGPDS-0604aj.html The rest are pretty good too - and I love the landing shadow one. Cheers, Chris -- 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: Irene
On Aug 29, 2011, at 3:28 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > I think the news stations were so into their "disaster coverage," they went > out of their way to find the singular toppled tree or flooded street. That's pretty much how all news stations operate. They did it here last September. The local news channels each sent one of their anchormen to broadcast the evening bulletins from in front of the only visibly badly damaged building in town. I guess it'd make for pretty boring news if they sent a crew out to our place to see how easy we've had it. Dave -- 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: Irene
> Typhoon Nanmadol just skirted Northern Philippines as a cat-3 (killed > 8) while Irene (also a cat-3) was going through the East Coast; it > just took a breather (which means it could intensify) and is now on > its way to Taiwan. CNN never said anything about it while BBC would > mention it about a third of the time but in the same breath as Irene > and Libya. > that's because the Northern Phillipines aren't one of the world's major financial centres. The size of the storm isn't what was important to the press, the politicians and the emergency services - it's the scale of the potential impact that matters. It's basic risk management. B > But hey--we're used to it! I mean the typhoons, not necessarily the > lack of media or even government attention. But that may just be the > point that it is so routine that it does get as much fuss as say the > East Coast which just had an earthquake and a hurricane go through it. > My living memory has been peppered with category 3-5 typhoons EVERY > year and my choice of residence and lifestyle revolves around them so > I do not necessarily worry as much as others would but I appreciate > being "over-warned" and "over-prepared". > > Bong > -- > Bong Manayon > http://bong.manayon.net > > -- > 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. -- 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: Irene
On Aug 29, 2011, at 3:13 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Well, we'll just have to disagree on this one. I believe it was indeed much > ado about very little. I'm not surprised it seems this way. From what I saw it looked like they were expecting a lot worse than what actually happened. With Katrina in their minds they would not have wanted to screw this up as doing so would guarantee losing the next election. > The federal government declared New York a disaster area before it was a > disaster area I did wonder about that :) I wonder if it's a procedural thing as making declarations like that can free up certain sources of funding, give extra legal powers, allow civil defence / the armed forces / national guard to be mobilised, and all that sort of thing. Cheers, Dave -- 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 - Fishy Falls
> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > Rick Womer > > We took a trip to Toronto, via Rochester and Niagara Falls, in May. > Here is a fisheye view of the falls from the Canadian side: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14104715&size=lg > great shot! -- 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: GESO - Aerial Photography, Lake Eyre and Painted Hills
On Aug 29, 2011, at 12:37 AM, Brian Walters wrote: > I hope you enjoy this small selection: > > http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/Lake-Eyre/index.html I certainly did enjoy it, such great photos of amazing scenery. Love the Painted Hills especially. Cheers, Dave -- 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: NorCal PDML Meet
John, I could give you a ride, if you're still in Walnut Creek. I am now in Concord. Our destination may not be that close to public transit. Not that we've settled on a destination yet. ;-) Okay, we've got a good-to-go from: Larry, John Francis, John Celio, Bruce, Godfrey and me. Raises the question if Sasha, Marco, and Pat are still around on list and/or would like to go. What, I personally, would like to do is: hold off on the destination question for about two weeks, and that still gives us plenty of time to plan. Post a NorCal meet announcement again in about a week and see if anyone else responds, and start putting together a list of email addresses (including old ones). Then take the discussion off list to brainstorm destinations. Well, something like that. Something like that time frame. We don't have to rush on planning where... yet. Anyway, it's a go for Oct. 29th. Great! MARK YOUR CALENDARS. We're on! Think of possible destinations and if I've forgotten anyone that we might contact, please email me privately. Marnie And I'll get to hold a K-5. Heh. In a message dated 8/28/2011 8:18:09 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, n...@neovenator.com writes: I'm free on that day and would love to meet up with everyone. If we could pick a place that's not too far from public transit, though, that'd be great. All I've got is my bicycle. John -- 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: NorCal PDML Meet
On Aug 28, 2011, at 9:58 PM, John Francis wrote: > > But here's one I rather like (probably because it's a shot I though > of first, and worked hard to find the right vantage point): > >http://www.jfwaf.com/temp/Sonoma.jpg Great shot. I can't see the markings clearly but are they the Angels? > > I'll put a gallery up in the next day or so. I'm looking forward to it. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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.
