Re: PESO: Out of the Trap

2019-07-15 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 15/7/19, Stanley Halpin, discombobulated, unleashed: >Minor update - here is a revised link... I fixed the incorrect copyright >insert on the image, from 2018 to this year! > > https://photos.stanhalpin.com/img/s/v-10/p3513634666-5.jpg WOW! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__UK Shoot / Edit

PESO: Shell

2019-07-15 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I found this tiny bird's egg on my driveway early yesterday morning. http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2019/7/16/egg K-5 IIs, FA 100 mm Macro F 2.8 Comments are invited. Any help in identifying the bird species would be appreciated. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.c

RE: Paul's NYTimes piece

2019-07-15 Thread mike wilson
Even odder, full-size Mustangs are selling like hot cakes here. > On 16 July 2019 at 00:35 jco...@iinet.net.au wrote: > > > Odd - years ago in Australia everyone had a big, American-style gas-guzzler: > even my mother had a Chrysler Charger as her daily drive. Now, the most > popular cars are

Re: PESO: Out of the Trap

2019-07-15 Thread Stanley Halpin
Thanks Dan. Minor update - here is a revised linkā€¦ I fixed the incorrect copyright insert on the image, from 2018 to this year! https://photos.stanhalpin.com/img/s/v-10/p3513634666-5.jpg stan > On Jul 15, 2019, at 10:55 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Great action shot! > > Dan Matyola

Re: PESO: Out of the Trap

2019-07-15 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Great action shot! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jul 15, 2019 at 10:39 PM Stanley Halpin wrote: > The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is here in town this week. > Practice round today, Pro-Am tomorrow, actual competition > Wednesday-Saturday.

PESO: Out of the Trap

2019-07-15 Thread Stanley Halpin
The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is here in town this week. Practice round today, Pro-Am tomorrow, actual competition Wednesday-Saturday. It has been a couple of years, but I was a golfer for 50+ years, have walked along with several professional tournaments. Other than Media, pho

Re: Summer Visitor

2019-07-15 Thread Subash Jeyan
sharp with lovely colour and details. like it On Mon, 15 Jul 2019 14:38:16 -0400 Paul Stenquist wrote: > The common Widow Skimmer dragonfly in my garden. K-1, D FA 150-450 > plus DA 1.4 converter. Handheld at 1/1250th, f8. > > https://www.photo.net/photo/18550491/Widow-Skimmer-Dragonfly -

RE: Paul's NYTimes piece

2019-07-15 Thread jcoyle
Odd - years ago in Australia everyone had a big, American-style gas-guzzler: even my mother had a Chrysler Charger as her daily drive. Now, the most popular cars are Toyota Corollas and Camrys, and the Camry is classed as a big car. I drive a Honda City - cheap, at under $20k, but comfortable, we

Re: Summer Visitor

2019-07-15 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Dan. The birds were scarce that day. So I took the camera off the tripod and hunted down some dragonflies, Paul > On Jul 15, 2019, at 5:14 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Nicely captured and nicely rendered. > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > On

Re: Summer Visitor

2019-07-15 Thread Henk Terhell
Nicely captured and beautiful dragonfly. Libellula luctuosa is a species we don't have over here. Henk Op 2019-07-15 om 20:38 schreef Paul Stenquist: The common Widow Skimmer dragonfly in my garden. K-1, D FA 150-450 plus DA 1.4 converter. Handheld at 1/1250th, f8. https://www.photo.net/photo

Re: Summer Visitor

2019-07-15 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Nicely captured and nicely rendered. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jul 15, 2019 at 2:39 PM Paul Stenquist wrote: > The common Widow Skimmer dragonfly in my garden. K-1, D FA 150-450 plus DA > 1.4 converter. Handheld at 1/1250th, f8. > > https://www.photo.

Re: Summer Visitor

2019-07-15 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 15/7/19, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: >The common Widow Skimmer dragonfly in my garden. K-1, D FA 150-450 plus >DA 1.4 converter. Handheld at 1/1250th, f8. > >https://www.photo.net/photo/18550491/Widow-Skimmer-Dragonfly Amazing colour! Love it. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__

Re: GESO: New Toy

2019-07-15 Thread Bob Pdml
> On 15 Jul 2019, at 19:25, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > >> Am 15.07.19 um 19:57 schrieb Larry Colen: >> >> I'm really looking forward to the macros you get of lions and elephants >> with that lens. > > Ha! Reminds me of when they explained to me how to catch elephants when > I was a kid, with

Summer Visitor

2019-07-15 Thread Paul Stenquist
The common Widow Skimmer dragonfly in my garden. K-1, D FA 150-450 plus DA 1.4 converter. Handheld at 1/1250th, f8. https://www.photo.net/photo/18550491/Widow-Skimmer-Dragonfly -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the P

Re: GESO: New Toy

2019-07-15 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 15.07.19 um 19:57 schrieb Larry Colen: I'm really looking forward to the macros you get of lions and elephants with that lens. Ha! Reminds me of when they explained to me how to catch elephants when I was a kid, with a telescope, tweezers and a small tupperware box. Ralf -- Ralf R. Raderm

Re: GESO: New Toy

2019-07-15 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
MARK! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jul 15, 2019 at 1:58 PM Larry Colen wrote: > I'm really looking forward to the macros you get of lions and elephants > with that lens. > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo

Re: GESO: New Toy

2019-07-15 Thread Paul Stenquist
Excellent. I have the D-FA version and paid big bucks for it. Paul > On Jul 15, 2019, at 1:57 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > > > Alan C wrote on 7/15/19 7:37 AM: >> I was fortunate to find an FA f2.8/100mm Macro in pristine condition for a >> mere R450 ($32). The same optically as the D-FA versio

Re: GESO: New Toy

2019-07-15 Thread Larry Colen
Alan C wrote on 7/15/19 7:37 AM: I was fortunate to find an FA f2.8/100mm Macro in pristine condition for a mere R450 ($32). The same optically as the D-FA version but a fraction of the price. That's an awesome deal. It's a great lens. I recently got the WR version. Here are a few image

Re: GESO: New Toy

2019-07-15 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I do indeed appreciate them, Alan, especially Buds and Gazania. That is my favorite lens, and I use it all the time. That is a great price! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jul 15, 2019 at 10:38 AM Alan C wrote: > I was fortunate to find an FA f2.8/100mm M

GESO: New Toy

2019-07-15 Thread Alan C
I was fortunate to find an FA f2.8/100mm Macro in pristine condition for a mere R450 ($32). The same optically as the D-FA version but a fraction of the price. Here are a few images, 2 macro & 2 telephoto. (Scroll L & R). Dan should like these. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/4828

Re: Paul's NYTimes piece

2019-07-15 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 15.07.19 um 06:45 schrieb Larry Colen: Cars for driving on the street with upwards of 500 hp are not rare. Just imagine the gas mileage we could get from cars with less power which would not need to be built for safety at speeds far beyond 200 km/h. I pray every day that our government will