Bargain of the Decade.
A local guy in the Cape just picked up a mint FA 250-600 in an equally mint looking Al case for a mere R7500 - about $500! Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO (8) - Center City West
Well captured. Looks very posh. I cannot really identify with scenes like that. Alan C On 07-Jul-22 03:27 PM, Rick Womer wrote: After wandering around Rittenhouse Square a few weeks ago, we drifted into the neighborhood to the west, i.e. Center City West. https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2022/June-2022/Center-City-West/ Plaudits, scorn, and miscellaneous comments always welcome. Rick -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO (8) - Rittenhouse Square
Rick I showed the image to my wife - she said they had something similar in Salisbury, Rhodesia, when our kids were small. The outings were known as "play dates". Alan C On 06-Jul-22 09:58 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Thanks, Alan! There were 3 organized play groups scattered around the park that morning. I’ve passed through that park many times (though usually before 9am) ahd haven’t seen them before. Rittenhouse Square, as well as the park near our house and the nearby cemetery, are maintained through the energies of “friends” organizations that hold periodic cleanup days, lobby the city government, and raise money. They were a mess when we moved here 40 years ago. Rick On Jul 6, 2022, at 2:08 PM, Alan C wrote: Rick, I always enjoy your exposès. The parks, cemeteries & gardens in Philadelphia always seem to be so beautifully manicured & clean. You won't see that in Africa any more. I was particularly intrigued by the image showing a bunch of young mothers with their babies on a tarpaulin. I have never seen anything like it! Alan C On 06-Jul-22 12:28 AM, Rick Womer wrote: Rittenhouse Sq. is a beautiful park in central Philadelphia. A friend of I wandered around it shooting last week. https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2022/June-2022/Rittenhouse-Sq/ Comments always appreciated! Rick -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO (8) - Rittenhouse Square
Rick, I always enjoy your exposès. The parks, cemeteries & gardens in Philadelphia always seem to be so beautifully manicured & clean. You won't see that in Africa any more. I was particularly intrigued by the image showing a bunch of young mothers with their babies on a tarpaulin. I have never seen anything like it! Alan C On 06-Jul-22 12:28 AM, Rick Womer wrote: Rittenhouse Sq. is a beautiful park in central Philadelphia. A friend of I wandered around it shooting last week. https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2022/June-2022/Rittenhouse-Sq/ Comments always appreciated! Rick -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Frost
Nice one, Jack! Looks like someone was attempting to draw a mountain scene. Alan C On 01-Jul-22 05:43 AM, David Mann wrote: I saw some nice patterns in the frost on a car windscreen this morning. I'd like to have been a bit taller so I could shoot from a better angle; the dof is a bit shallow for my liking. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1187/#peso Pentax K5ii, FA 100mm f/2.8 Macro Cheers, Dave -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Why It's Illegal to Take Photos of the Eiffel Tower at Night
Agree. Ridiculous. I took a shot of the Atomium years ago when travelling past on a bus. Also a night shot of the Eiffel tower from a hotel window on the same trip. Would it be legal to publish them here? Alan C On 30-Jun-22 11:38 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 30.06.22 um 20:57 schrieb Daniel J. Matyola: > https://www.cntraveler.com/story/why-its-illegal-to-take-photos-of-the-eiffel-tower-at-night The company running the Eiffel Tower (SETE) have the rights not to the tower itself but the nightly illumination. fotocommunity.de have a special agreement with them to the effect that you may publish those photos via your account on their website if you add a mention transferring the SETE the rights to the image. And it's not only the Eiffel Tower. There's a rule in Belgium saying that you aren't allowed to publish photos of the Atomium in Brussels regardless if they've been taken by day or night. As of January 28, 2022, it is no longer allowed to take and publish photos of the two Belgian nuclear power stations near Liège and Antwerp. The whole world is goin crazier by the day. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
GESO: Putative no more
The putative aloe I posted recently has developed into a beautiful bloom - probably a hybrid. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/52184190020/ Scroll 2 to the R to compare with the original K5 & FA 100/2.8 Macro Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: social relationship of damselflies
Well caught, Henk! You must have been wide awake to spot that. Very sharp when I zoomed in. Perhaps a crop? Alan C On 30-Jun-22 10:58 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: A surprising scene of four dainty damselflies (Coenagrion scitulum) in a pool in our dune area. In The Netherlands this is a rare species of damselflies, however it is slowly migrating from southern Europe to the north. https://flic.kr/p/2nuPQE3 Henk -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Anybody home?
Take care guys. This "thing" is still with us. The restrictions have also been totally removed is SA as from yesterday. Even although we are up to date with our vaccinations, we choose to continue wearing our masks which gives protection against other airborne bugs too. It will be interesting to see what the colder weather in SA brings. The authorities say that in spite of a low overall vaccination rate, the population has developed high natural immunity. We shall see! Alan C On 24-Jun-22 05:04 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: My wife, my son and I all caught Covid at a restaurant end of March. We’re all triple maxed, so it wasn’t severe. I got a prescription for Paxlovid, and we were all better in a matter of two or three days. Paul On Jun 24, 2022, at 10:40 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Larry and Mike hope you get well very soon. John i hear ya about ticks not my fav Dave On Fri, Jun 24, 2022 at 7:09 AM mike wilson wrote: On 23 June 2022 at 21:38 Larry Colen wrote: On Jun 23, 2022, at 12:55 AM, mike wilson wrote: Yes, I'm home. Just climbing out of a bout of the plague. My own fault for letting my guard down but I have to say that, if this was a reduced dose thanks to being fully vaccinated, I wouldn't fancy my chances of survival of a full one. Actually I may not survive yet, having passed it on to Cath, who is presently undergoing the full experience and cursing me by the hour. Get well soon. Monday afternoon, the summer intern that I share an 8x12 office with was feeling poorly, and tested positive for covid when she got home. On Tuesday morning I tested negative, but have been isolating at home. I’m planning on a second test tomorrow morning or Saturday. I haven’t had much in the way of symptoms, other than a bit of a headache and sleeping for ten hours last night. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Many thanks, all. It definitely affects people differently. Assuming my wife and I have the same variant, you could be forgiven for thinking that we are battling different viruses. Only the coughing is a matching sign and hers is noticeably milder than mine. I can't reinforce enough the importance of avoiding unmasked gatherings. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Anybody home?
Am now. Been out measuring & marking a half-marathon route (and dodging traffic). Photography on the back burner. Alan C On 23-Jun-22 04:57 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Still here. Dan Matyola On Wed, Jun 22, 2022 at 7:16 PM John Sessoms wrote: Not seeing any traffic for the last few days, and wondering where everyone is? -- Vivere in aeternum aut mori conatur -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Fagthers' Day Flowers
Opuntia spp,notably the big one, were imported into SA in the 19th C. & became very invasive (due to birds, I suppose). There are signs of them all over the Kruger Park! Alan C On 20-Jun-22 05:33 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Thanks, Ann. I agree the last close-up is the best image. These are Eastern Prickly Pears, *Opuntia humifusa*. This species is native to dry regions of the Northeast. On our first trip to Hawaii, more than 40 years ago, I was astonished to see prickly pears growing wild all over uncultivated dry areas of all the islands. That was contrary to my preconception of Hawaii as a wet, lush, tropical locale. I now know that there are a dozen or more distinct climatic habitats on the islands depending on altitude and location relative to the prevailing trade winds. Dan Matyola On Mon, Jun 20, 2022 at 7:41 AM ann sanfedele wrote: Those are happy plants! are those Engelmann's? /Opuntia phaecantha ? /Nice job of showing how lovely they are - The second one works nicely for a garden sales catalog, though not as interesting as a photo for framing or a note card - the last of the three closeups is my vote for the nicest geometry . ann On 6/20/2022 12:09 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Every year at Fathers' Day, the Prickly Pear Cactus burst into bloom, filling our yard with brilliant yellow flowers: http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2022/6/20/cactus K-5 IIs, smc DA 18-135hour mm F 3.5-5.6 ED AL [IF] DC WR Comments, criticisms, questions, and suggestions are invited and appreciated. Dan Matyola -- -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Fagthers' Day Flowers
Wow, that's spectacular. Is the fruit big enough to eat? Alan C On 20-Jun-22 06:09 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Every year at Fathers' Day, the Prickly Pear Cactus burst into bloom, filling our yard with brilliant yellow flowers: http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2022/6/20/cactus K-5 IIs, smc DA 18-135hour mm F 3.5-5.6 ED AL [IF] DC WR Comments, criticisms, questions, and suggestions are invited and appreciated. Dan Matyola -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: sample photos. - smc pentax A 100mm F2.8 MACRO at middle distances w/K-1
The problem is related to lack of Multi-coating on the rear element which was absent on pre-digital lenses. More commonly this gives rise to ghosting (back-and-forth reflections) when these old lenses are used on digital camera because the sensors are much more reflective than film. The difference between the Sigma 170-500 APO & the later DG version is indicative. Alan C On 16-Jun-22 04:29 PM, Bill wrote: On 6/15/2022 4:56 PM, JC OConnell wrote: https://jchriso.com/temp/smc100.htm This is a great all around lens. The A100/2.8 was a great lens, but it is quite prone to reflections off the sensor giving hot spots on the image. I suspect it is related to the FREE design and the absolutely flat rear element. It's too bad because it was such a good lens on film. I ended up retiring my copy of it in favour of the DFA100/2.8 Macro, which is easily as good a lens and shows none of the reflection problems. I'd sell it but my conscience won't let me sell a known defect such as this. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: sample photos. - smc pentax A 100mm F2.8 MACRO at middle distances w/K-1
Yes, you're right - perhaps I should see if I can arrange a swap? Alan C On 16-Jun-22 08:14 AM, JC OConnell wrote: for APSC BODIES I usually prefer the A50/2.8 Macro jco -Original Message- From: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Sent: Jun 16, 2022 1:08 AM To: Subject: Re: sample photos. - smc pentax A 100mm F2.8 MACRO at middle distances w/K-1 Agree. I still have my FA 100/2.8 which has the same formula but I find it a trifle on the long side with an APS-C sensor. Alan C On 16-Jun-22 04:49 AM, JC OConnell wrote: for portraits I use a k 85/1.8 or my outstanding Tokina ATX 60-120/2.8 zoom Message- From: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Sent: Jun 15, 2022 9:50 PM To: Subject: Re: sample photos. - smc pentax A 100mm F2.8 MACRO at middle distances w/K-1 Back in film days it was my favorite portrait lens. I still used it for such with the APS-C Pentax digitals and only recently switched over to the SMC Pentax-D FA 100mm F2.8 Macro WR (ran across a price so good on-line that I couldn't refuse) ... but I still have the A 100mm F2.8 MACRO for backup. On 6/15/2022 6:56 PM, JC OConnell wrote: https://jchriso.com/temp/smc100.htm This is a great all around lens. jco -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Vivere in aeternum aut mori conatur -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: sample photos. - smc pentax A 100mm F2.8 MACRO at middle distances w/K-1
Agree. I still have my FA 100/2.8 which has the same formula but I find it a trifle on the long side with an APS-C sensor. Alan C On 16-Jun-22 04:49 AM, JC OConnell wrote: for portraits I use a k 85/1.8 or my outstanding Tokina ATX 60-120/2.8 zoom Message- From: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Sent: Jun 15, 2022 9:50 PM To: Subject: Re: sample photos. - smc pentax A 100mm F2.8 MACRO at middle distances w/K-1 Back in film days it was my favorite portrait lens. I still used it for such with the APS-C Pentax digitals and only recently switched over to the SMC Pentax-D FA 100mm F2.8 Macro WR (ran across a price so good on-line that I couldn't refuse) ... but I still have the A 100mm F2.8 MACRO for backup. On 6/15/2022 6:56 PM, JC OConnell wrote: https://jchriso.com/temp/smc100.htm This is a great all around lens. jco -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Vivere in aeternum aut mori conatur -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO Home Enterprise
An innovative Home Enterprise. A black housewife around the corner is supplementing family income by selling fresh Spinach over the gate. The whole garden, behind the house too, has been transformed into a micro-spray irrigated Spinach Plantation. The black population are very partial to eating Spinach with their meals. She tells me there is a constant stream of customers throughout the day & she is just able to keep up with the demand. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/52149017293/ K5 & DA 18-55 WR in the late afternoon. Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - Philly City Hall
Wonderful set, Rick - very Eurocentric. So clean too. Must be inspiring to live in such a place. Very little of that in SA, restricted to the old cities & a few rural Churches. Nothing at all in my part of the world. Here they even burn or tear down what little we have (e.g. Parliament which is now unusable & many "offensive" statues) and there is no money even for basic maintenance because so much of the fiscus is being stolen through corruption on a daily basis. The story of Africa. Alan C On 13-Jun-22 02:13 AM, Rick Womer wrote: After Reading Terminal Market, our group made its way to Philadelphia’s City Hall. It is the second-tallest masonry building in the world at 538 feet/ 167 meters (a building in Italy is a few cm taller). It is topped by a statue of William Penn, and until 1987 there was a “gentleman’s agreement” that no buidling in the city limits would be taller than Penn’s hat; then an office building (One Liberty Place) opened at 945 ft. The stonework and statuary are remarkable, and these photos only hit at it. https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2022/June-2022/Philly-City-Hall/ -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Mushroom From Below
Looks like you scared off the fairy! Nice shot. Looks like it's growing on a pile of rubbish. I understand that the species white underneath are likely to be poisonous. Alan C On 11-Jun-22 03:20 AM, David Mann wrote: I found this next to a track while running on the hill. I stopped to take a couple of pics for my daughter but I liked this one enough to share it here. It's just from my phone. I don't know which variety it is. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1186/#peso Cheers, Dave -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Metamorphosis
Dan, a fine photo and excellent description, almost poetic at the end. On 11-Jun-22 06:39 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Each Monarch larva goes through five stages of growth, called instars, between the time it hatches from the egg until it enters the pupal stage. The larva molts at the end of each instar, so that it can grow into the next stage. During this process, it eats only milkweed foliage, and grows to almost 2,000 times its original mass. A late fifth instar Monarch will then crawl away from the milkweed plant it was feeding on to find a secure location, where it forms a silk pad and hangs upside down in a J shape, before shedding its skin one last time to expose the bright green chrysalis. In this image, the larva on the right has attached its pad to the edge of a clay flower pot, and has drawn itself up into the classic "J" shape. On the left is one that has completed the final molt to expose its bejewelled green chrysalis. K-5 IIs, smc DA 35 mm F 2.8 Macro Limited Comments, criticisms, questions, and suggestions are invited and appreciated. Dan Matyola -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: June PUG is up
Ann, It was at Crystal Springs which is a mountain resort (2000m) about 200Km S of Phalaborwa in Mpumalanga (which means "Where the sun comes up"). A green canyon cuts through the area & the escarpment to the Lowveld & the Kruger Park which is about 50Km to the E. We go there for a week each year in Summertime. Alan C From: *ann sanfedele* Date: Thu, Jun 9, 2022 at 8:15 PM Subject: Re: June PUG is up To: and Alan, I see you do have good light somewhere near you :-) I guess you were not in Kruger when you took that one. ann -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: June PUG is up
On 08-Jun-22 11:19 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Beautiful sunset, Alan. I’m impressed by how well you held the colors in the sky, and even a bit in the sun. Well, thanks Rick. You clearly see it in a much more analytical way than I do. I simply thought it was a pretty sunset! Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: June PUG is up
Thanks Chaps & Brian. A sort of World tour. I found that Gallery therapeutic after a tough day. Alan C On 08-Jun-22 01:55 PM, Brian W wrote: G'day all Enjoy the new gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ Cheers Brian -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Monitors
One of these? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monitor_lizard Alan C On 08-Jun-22 02:34 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I’m considering getting a new monitor. I see that there are 4K IPS monitors in the 27-32” range for around $700. I could get away with another 2.5K, particularly at the smaller size range. One of my gripes with my second monitor is that it doesn’t have brightness or contrast controls for matching it with my primary monitor. Has anyone done research on monitors lately and found any particularly good values or nasty things to avoid? -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT Sweet Helmet
Well, you're doing much better than I am. I haven't ridden my Bike for months. When I do, it is usually for accurately measuring Race Routes using the Clane-Jones method. I have a Trek road bike - hopeless for off road with those thin tyres. Alan C On 06-Jun-22 08:22 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On Jun 5, 2022, at 11:08 PM, Alan C wrote: Interesting. So, are you a Roadie in your spare time? I call that my “anyroad” bike. It is suboptimal for technical uphill offroad, but the day before I went on a somewhat shorter ride where I rode up pavement and back down the hill on trails. Sunday was 29 km and 620 m of climbing (according to Strava) https://www.strava.com/activities/7224348785 Monday was 29 miles and 2900 feet of climbing 47km & 890m https://www.strava.com/activities/7229730115 Alan C On 06-Jun-22 07:56 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I’ve been playing with the u4/3. I’ve taken to just keeping it with me rather than one of the Pentax bodies. Mostly because it’s a lot smaller and lighter, but also because it’s less expensive. I’m having a few challenges with the UI, couldn’t figure out how to bracket. The image quality is a lot better than my cell phone, but the raw files seem a bit more delicate, or fragile than, especially, the K-1. Much, much less dynamic range for one. I also find the evf to be a mixed blessing, particularly for dynamic scenes. I do suspect that the newer bodies do much better in terms of both sensor and EVF. Last week I road my bike up Zayante road to the summit. The volunteer fire department had this amusing recruitment sign up on one of their stations: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/52125657746/in/album-72177720299568639/ If anyone is curious, I also have some photos of planes landing at SJC at sunset, and a few shots from another bike ride as well https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720299568639 -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT Sweet Helmet
Interesting. So, are you a Roadie in your spare time? Alan C On 06-Jun-22 07:56 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I’ve been playing with the u4/3. I’ve taken to just keeping it with me rather than one of the Pentax bodies. Mostly because it’s a lot smaller and lighter, but also because it’s less expensive. I’m having a few challenges with the UI, couldn’t figure out how to bracket. The image quality is a lot better than my cell phone, but the raw files seem a bit more delicate, or fragile than, especially, the K-1. Much, much less dynamic range for one. I also find the evf to be a mixed blessing, particularly for dynamic scenes. I do suspect that the newer bodies do much better in terms of both sensor and EVF. Last week I road my bike up Zayante road to the summit. The volunteer fire department had this amusing recruitment sign up on one of their stations: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/52125657746/in/album-72177720299568639/ If anyone is curious, I also have some photos of planes landing at SJC at sunset, and a few shots from another bike ride as well https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720299568639 -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO Putative Aloe Buds
Thanks, Dan. That's sort of what I was trying for! I see I made a boo-boo in the subject line - It should gave read "Putative Aloe Flowers". Alan C On 04-Jun-22 06:24 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I like the geometry and the way the "flowers" stand out from the background. Dan Matyola On Sat, Jun 4, 2022 at 4:11 AM Alan C wrote: Aloes are Winter flowering, mostly in June/July out here, but a few as early as April & others as late as Sept. The flowers last 2-3 weeks. These buds are on a plant grown from a cutting I "gleaned" last year. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/52121282909/ K5 & FA100/2.8 f5.6 1/500sec. Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: One week later
Little marvels of Nature. Well done, Dan. They are so well fed I hope you don't end up obese butterflies unable to fly! Alan C On 04-Jun-22 06:38 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Last week I posted some images of my newly arrived Monarch Larvae from Monarch watch. At that point they were barely visible. After a week, they had grown considerably: http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2022/6/4/larvae K-5 IIs, smc DA 35 mm F 2.8 Macro Limited Comments, criticisms, questions, and suggestions are invited and appreciated. Dan Matyola -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO Putative Aloe Buds
Aloes are Winter flowering, mostly in June/July out here, but a few as early as April & others as late as Sept. The flowers last 2-3 weeks. These buds are on a plant grown from a cutting I "gleaned" last year. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/52121282909/ K5 & FA100/2.8 f5.6 1/500sec. Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Tori and friends
Very clever! Of course, the later Minx's were much different to that one. My Mother-in-Law had a sedan about 1965 vintage. My Dad's brother had one of the last Hillmans sold in SA with a Peugeot engine. Alan C On 01-Jun-22 07:57 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Sometimes I’m slow. I knew she named the ’38 Minx Benny, I just now realized that makes it Benny Hill-man. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Tori and friends
That's a very nice set, Larry, but I must say I was wondering about the real subject! Alan C On 31-May-22 07:42 AM, Larry Colen wrote: You may remember that last summer a friend of mine bought a ’59 Singer Gazelle and I helped her getting running well enough to take it to a local British Car show, and then towed it down to her place in Watsonville. In the intervening time Tori has done a lot of work on the car, including body work (with a little help) and repainting (her first paint job). The car isn’t likely to win the Concourse at Pebble Beach, but it’s still an impressive achievement. Damned impressive in fact. I was heading to a party about 20 minutes from her on Saturday and hadn’t seen the car for several months so I stopped by to get some photos of it. She asked me to take it for a short drive, during which the cable for the column shifter came loose, so I manually moved it to have 3rd and 4th rather than 1st and 2nd, drove back, fixed it, and suggested that for the next round of photos she replace her gimme cap with some sort of scarf. She went one better and put on a bit of a pinup costume. The full sunlight was a bit of a challenge, but we did have some pretty clouds in the background. For those that just want one photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/52111568366/in/album-72177720299395937/ For those that want the full set: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720299395937 You may note that some of the photos are not of a ’59 Gazelle, but of a ’38 Minx. The person that sold the Gazelle to ths car lot she bought it from is a bit of a Rootes group fanatic. I had first heard of Doug when I was working with his brother Mike, about 20 years ago, and Mike mentioned that Doug had “Tigerized” a Hillman Husky. An idea that had crossed my mind on more than one occasion when I was driving a girlfriend’s husky back in college. Tori connected with Doug, a very handy resource because he had done a lot of mechanical restoration on Nigel (the Gazelle). It turned out that Doug had a ’38 Minx sitting around, but not the resources to fix it up, along with all of his other projects. That is going to be Tori’s next project. For reference, the “before” photos of Nigel, when we were fixing it up at my house: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72157719893638527 And the day of the car show: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72157719972549480 -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: iPESO: Bipedal Deer
So wonderful to see that in your yard! Many years ago we had a similar thing with the Impalas, but now, with all the fences an palisades, they no longer have access. Alan C On 29-May-22 10:52 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: This morning we caught a doe dining on the tender new leaves of a maple tree between our driveway and that of our neighbors: http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2022/5/29/bipedal-deer iPhone 12 Max Comments, criticisms, questions, and suggestions are invited and appreciated. Dan Matyola -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESOs - A few more of Fairmount
It just shows how people acclimatize. I would still be wearing my winter woolies at those temperatures. My comfort zone is around 86F/30C. Alan C On 14-May-22 10:34 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Alan, it was about 68 F / 20 C, but of course warmer in the sun. That is above average for early May. Rick On May 14, 2022, at 3:45 AM, Alan C wrote: Yes, I can see you must have had some difficulty choosing only 5! But I'm curious - what is the ambient day temp. considering how the girls walking towards the fountain are dressed? Alan C On 13-May-22 10:55 PM, Rick Womer wrote: I neglected to create a new gallery, so they’re tagged onto the end of the ones you’ve seen before. https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2022/May-2022/Fairmount-5-7-22/ Comments always appreciated! Rick -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESOs - A few more of Fairmount
Rick, I'm so sorry about the multiple replies. It just wouldn't go so I tried various minor alterations. In the end they all went! Alan C On 14-May-22 09:39 AM, Alan C wrote: Yes, I can see you must have had some difficulty choosing only 5! But I'm curious - what is the ambient day temp. considering how the girls walking towards the fountain are dressed? Alan C On 13-May-22 10:55 PM, Rick Womer wrote: I neglected to create a new gallery, so they’re tagged onto the end of the ones you’ve seen before. https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2022/May-2022/Fairmount-5-7-22/ Comments always appreciated! Rick -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESOs - A few more of Fairmount
Yes, I can see you must have had some difficulty choosing only 5! But I'm curious - what is the ambient day temp. considering how the girls walking towards the fountain are dressed? Alan C On 13-May-22 10:55 PM, Rick Womer wrote: I neglected to create a new gallery, so they’re tagged onto the end of the ones you’ve seen before. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESOs - A few more of Fairmount
Yes, I can see you must have had some difficulty choosing only 5! But I'm curious - what is the ambient day temp. considering how the girls walking towards the fountain are dressed? Alan C On 13-May-22 10:55 PM, Rick Womer wrote: I neglected to create a new gallery, so they’re tagged onto the end of the ones you’ve seen before. https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2022/May-2022/Fairmount-5-7-22/ Comments always appreciated! Rick -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESOs - A few more of Fairmount
Yes, I can see you must have had some difficulty choosing only 5! But I'm curious - what is the ambient day temp. considering how the girls walking towards the fountain are dressed? Alan C On 13-May-22 10:55 PM, Rick Womer wrote: I neglected to create a new gallery, so they’re tagged onto the end of the ones you’ve seen before. https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2022/May-2022/Fairmount-5-7-22/ Comments always appreciated! Rick -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESOs - A few more of Fairmount
Yes, I can see you must have had some difficulty choosing only 5! But I'm curious - what is the ambient day temp. considering how the girls walking towards the fountain are dressed? Alan C On 13-May-22 10:55 PM, Rick Womer wrote: I neglected to create a new gallery, so they’re tagged onto the end of the ones you’ve seen before. https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2022/May-2022/Fairmount-5-7-22/ Comments always appreciated! Rick -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT Geso:Aurora Arboretum
Obviously a good time of the year for you and the bunch. I really enjoy your galleries. Public places like that are fast becoming a thing of the past out here. The new generation in charge have no appreciation for that sort of thing in public places - to them it is just a pointless chore. Grass cutting has become a once-a-year bush clearing exercise with front end loaders. Alan C On 11-May-22 05:57 PM, David J Brooks wrote: >From another local walk. Nature in the city of Aurora, yes Mike Myers home town.:-) http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2022-aurora1/album/index.html D7200, 28-300, minore LR6 adjustments Dave -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Fairmount photo walk
Rick. I'll rather leave any comments to your fellow students. IMHO the images are all of a very high standard. We don't see anything like that in our little "dorpie". Alan C On 11-May-22 05:04 PM, Rick Womer wrote: I’m taking a photo course at the Fleisher Art Memorial titled “The Urban Vernacular.” We five students and the instructor took a 3-hour walk through Fairmount, a Philadelphia neighborhood just north of Center City. The oldest buildings, a mixture of commercial and residential, date from the early 1800s. We were assigned to select five pics from the shoot, and next week we’ll have a classroom session to view and critique each others’ work. I chose these: https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2022/May-2022/Fairmount-5-7-22/ There are others that I like that I will post as I get them worked up. Comments, ranging from withering criticism to fulsome praise, are welcome! Rick -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Winterthur
175 rooms - sounds more like a castle! The Azaleas are superb and the gardens look well tended. Alan C On 10-May-22 09:42 PM, P T Stevens wrote: Went for an hours walk around the Winterthur Estate ( ex DuPont Mansion, now a museum). The estate is 900 acres with it's own zip code, fire station, post office, train station (now a residence)and obsolete sawmill and quarry. The main house is 175 rooms and the cottage (about a 100 meters from the main house) is 40 rooms. The azaleas are in bloom in in wooded area of about 15 acres. https://ptstevens.myportfolio.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: May PUG is Up!
Henk I had a good look through that lot. Quite remarkable! Plenty of opportunities for me to try something like that around here - max. about 70 years! Alan C On 07-May-22 06:06 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: Thanks Alan for your interest. There will be no English version as it is so much effort and cost to publish this book. Not all information and images will fit in the book and some portions may only appear on the website. There are a number of biologists and other experts working on the book. My contribution is only to produce a part of the image material. I took a lot of photos of the area with my little drone. And amongst my tasks is to make pictures of exactly the same locations as shown on old postcards and pictures in the local archives. You can see some here on double images sliders which I made: https://duinenenmensen.nl/duinen-van-voorne-vroeger-en-nu/ Henk Op za 7 mei 2022 om 08:52 schreef Alan C : Henk, please keep us informed. I would love to see that. Perhaps there will be an English version? Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Bees
Well captured, Dan. Looking for a home! Probably a breakaway group from an over-large hive. Many years ago, during a athletics meeting at the local High School, a large swarm arrived in a tree near the track. Some idiot schoolkids started pelting them with stones and they went on the rampage. My wife was badly stung & had to go for antihistamine treatment which had to be repeated after about a week. She was advised to carry an antihistamine phial & a syringe for a couple of years. Fortunately there was never a recurrence. Alan C On 06-May-22 11:14 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: A swarm of bees recently moved into a pine tree on my neighbor's front yard: -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: May PUG is Up!
Henk, please keep us informed. I would love to see that. Perhaps there will be an English version? Alan C On 07-May-22 08:26 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: Ann, sure I've been visiting many European countries in my life for holidays as well as for work. However in recent years with all border restrictions and chaos in air travelling we no longer fancy going abroad. Driving a car is also not much fun nowadays in most areas of Europe due to heavy traffic. Perhaps age is a factor, but I'm not complaining at all, living in an area with interesting nature. And I'm pretty busy already for some time assisting in photo material for a new book about the nature and history of our coastal area. Henk Op vr 6 mei 2022 om 20:06 schreef ann sanfedele : I' m actually a flat lander too, Henk I grew up on the Shores of Lake Michigan, in Chicago, Illinois - there is a huge portion of the USA that is flat though it is a few hundred feet above sea level. living in New York City, though we can get to fairly substantial rises by car in a couple of hours drive, and the city itself has some nice rocky places.. But my parents and I did a lot of travelling around North America - I always though living in Europe where the distances between countries were rather like our distances between states that you could more frequently visit varying landscapes and altitudes and styles of living and would do so.. and therefore while your immediate neighborhood is flat, I though you would have been to places with more dramatic physical geography / geology at some point. ann On 5/5/2022 3:58 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: Being a flatland inhabitant, these are for me all fascinating pictures of rock formations and mountain landscapes. Henk -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT GESO, Lynde Shores.
That was a good outing! A couple of excellent shots of geese in flight. Alan C On 06-May-22 05:51 PM, David J Brooks wrote: Yes to Mexico, US and southern Canada, its a wood duck Dave On Fri, May 6, 2022 at 11:44 AM Toine wrote: Thats a strange duck, native? On Fri, 6 May 2022, 15:15 David J Brooks, wrote: Another trip to Lynde Shores, Lake Ontario Thursday at our go to bird area. http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2022-lynde1/album/index.html Dave B -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESOx2: More Dracaenas (for AnnSan)
I struggled with lighting on Fri PM so I took these today at Dawn. The florets were still open but the scent had dissipated. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/52055789528/ Scroll R for a close up. A stack would be better but I don't have those skills. K5 & FA 100/2.8 Macro Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO: DRACAENA
I have 4 species of Dracaenas in my garden. The plants grow well here & are quite drought resistant. They are common in the coastal forests of Natal & Mozambique. They have all flowered spasmodically over the years (at night) but this years all simultaneously, probably because of the high rainfall & warm conditions we have been experiencing. There are literally thousands of flowers. The evening air is heavy with scent, even 20m away. This evening I took a couple of flash shots. I waited around for ages for a Hawk Moth or two but no luck with that. Scroll R for a wider view https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/52050058811/ K5 & DA 18-55 WR Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO Common linnet
Very nice, Toine. I hope you are going to release it. (Grappie!). Alan C On 04-May-22 06:12 PM, Toine wrote: Hopefully my webserver does mess up. The common linnet captured in my backyard: https://www.repiuk.nl/content/kneu-4/lightbox/ https://www.repiuk.nl/content/kneu-5/lightbox/ Sorry no Pentax... Panasonic G9 and PL 100-400 Toine -- -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: May PUG is Up!
Well done, chaps. I enjoyed that lot - in some ways an unusual world tour. Alan C On 03-May-22 09:12 AM, Brian W wrote: G'day all An even bigger gallery this month. Great work! Enjoy the new gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous gallery there). Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not infallible. So, if you made a submission and you don't see it in the gallery, let me know. + The theme for June is No Theme! It's an Open Gallery so go for it! Full Submissions Guidelines are here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html You can submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia https://500px.com/supera1000 -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT Geso, Davis tract south
Sorry, Dave, not familiar with Chipmunks - thought it was some sort of striped squirrel. Looks the right shape! Alan C On 30-Apr-22 03:30 PM, David J Brooks wrote: Thanks all The chippy and daffies are at my place the rest is in the forest Dave On Sat, Apr 30, 2022 at 12:39 AM Alan C wrote: An interesting gallery as usual, Dave. Love the daffs & the squirrel. Alan C On 29-Apr-22 04:46 PM, David J Brooks wrote: A small gallery of a recent forest walk in York region http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2022-davis1/album/index.html Not mush out yet but signs are there D7200 28-300 f3.5-5.6 Dave B -- -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT Geso, Davis tract south
An interesting gallery as usual, Dave. Love the daffs & the squirrel. Alan C On 29-Apr-22 04:46 PM, David J Brooks wrote: A small gallery of a recent forest walk in York region http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2022-davis1/album/index.html Not mush out yet but signs are there D7200 28-300 f3.5-5.6 Dave B -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Last Call - May PUG
Hopefully while you are in the passenger seat! Have a good trip. Alan C On 29-Apr-22 12:23 PM, Brian W wrote: Hi all I'll be closing submissions on Sunday evening 1 May - a bit earlier than normal because, on Monday, I'm heading off for a few weeks down the New South Wales Coast. I expect to be able to post the final gallery while on-the-road :-) Theme: Geology As usual submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Full Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: May PUG Countdown
Green cheese & rats? Alan C On 28-Apr-22 12:48 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: I would associate the moon with more romantic scenes than geology :) Henk Op do 28 apr. 2022 om 02:37 schreef ann sanfedele : Just thought of something else that might encourage the flatlanders - everyone has been taking shots of the moon , right? that fits :-) ann -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: May PUG Countdown
Using your backyard Hubble? Alan C On 28-Apr-22 03:54 AM, Stan Halpin wrote: One of my favorite computer screen saver images, unfortunately, is not by me, not with a Pentax as far as I know. A NASA image, a shot from the Rover on Mars. A faint rocky foreground, dark sky, small distant “star” which is actually Earth. When I saw the Geology theme, that image immediately came to mind! Instead I’ve submitted an image of a big chunk of geology… Stan Sent from my iPad On Apr 27, 2022, at 8:37 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: Just thought of something else that might encourage the flatlanders - everyone has been taking shots of the moon , right? that fits :-) ann On 4/20/2022 6:06 PM, Brian W wrote: G'day all The theme for May is "Geology". Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html PS - For those wondering about what to consider for the theme, I think Ann nailed it in the other thread :-) Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ https://500px.com/supera1000/galleries -- ann sanfedele photography https://annsan.smugmug.com https://www.cafepress.com/+ann-sanfedele+gifts https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Shop/annsanfedelecalendarsandbooks -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Kwanzan Cherry
1 Acre is quite a lot of ground. Mine is about that too & I find it quite a handful! The problem with untended areas is the proliferation of weed seeds - you must have problems with that! I have virtually had to give up on major weed control in my garden because it is just too time consuming. The major source of weed seeds here are the "park" areas which the Muni no longer maintains. Grass cutting has become bush clearing with a front end loader around critical areas such as sub-stations & culverts. Perhaps they should fence off the parks & hire them out for grazing? The Muni claims they have no money for maintenance because the salary bill is so high and they just can't get rid of idle labour because of the power of the unions. The primary task of the "workers" seems to be the collection of cheques at the end of the month. Alan C On 27-Apr-22 04:10 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: The Kwanzan Cherry tree in our back yard is finally in bloom. Not as impressive as Paul's Snowfountain Cherry, but a cheerful and welcome icon of spring: http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2022/4/26/cherry K-5 IIs, smc DA 18-135hour mm F 3.5-5.6 ED AL [IF] DC WR Comments, criticisms, questions, and suggestions are invited and appreciated. Dan Matyola -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Kwanzan Cherry
Very nice, Dan. Does your yard border on a bush area beyond that fence? Alan C On 27-Apr-22 04:10 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: The Kwanzan Cherry tree in our back yard is finally in bloom. Not as impressive as Paul's Snowfountain Cherry, but a cheerful and welcome icon of spring: http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2022/4/26/cherry K-5 IIs, smc DA 18-135hour mm F 3.5-5.6 ED AL [IF] DC WR Comments, criticisms, questions, and suggestions are invited and appreciated. Dan Matyola -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Red Maple
Well done, Rick. I also have an FA 80-320 - IMHO quite an under-rated lens. I "upgraded" to an HD 55-300 a few years ago but often wonder why, although the 55 make it a little more versatile. Alan C On 25-Apr-22 10:20 PM, Rick Womer wrote: We have a red maple in front of our house, whose seeds are developing colorfully. Today I photographed it through a third-floor window with the K-5 and my 80-320 lens. https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2022/April-2022/Flowering-Trees/i-Nxc9TW4/A Comments always appreciated! Rick -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email topdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT GESO: birding at pulicat
Again up to your usual high standards! For me the pick is the Flamingos coming in to land. Alan C On 25-Apr-22 05:19 AM, Subash Jeyan wrote: some photos from pulicat yesterday: https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2022/04/25/pulicat-april-25/ appreciate comments, subash -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Пасха
Very interesting, Dan. You have mentioned some of that before. I see a lot of parallels between Putin & Hitler. Alan C On 24-Apr-22 12:08 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Христос Воскрес! Tomorrow, April 34, 2022, is Easter, or Пасха, on the Eastern Orthodox calendar. Unfortunately, the two countries with the largest Orthodox populations are now at war with each other, and Russia has refused Ukraine's offer of an Easter Truce. This is a terrible situation indeed. My heritage is Eastern European, but not Russian or Ukrainian. I was not raised in the Orthocox faith, but attended many church services and cultural celebrations with my father's family when I was younger, including midnight masses on Orthodox Christmas and Orthodox Easter. They are still a part of my identity. Tragically, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Rus' has declared Putin's war on Ukraine a holy war, despite the religious affinity and the fact that there are 1200 Russian Orthodox parishes in Ukraine in addition to the many Ukrainian Orthodox churches and cathedrals. Mariupol', which has been leveled by Russian artillery, was inhabited mostly by ethnic Russians, the people Putin claims his invasion is to protect. For the occasion, I resurrected the below old image of my grandparents' church, the Holy Ghost Orthodox Church in Manville, NJ. It is typical of the type of church one might find in any smaller Russian or Ukrainian community. http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2022/4/23/holy-ghost Ironically, Zelenskyy's first name, Volodymyr, is the Ukrainian version of Vladimir, Putin's first name. Since in both languages "mir/myr" can either mean "peace" or "the world," the name can translate as either peaceful lord, or lord of the world. I suspect Putin focuses on the latter. *PRAY FOR PEACE!* Dan Matyola -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: April Flowers
Well done, Dan - very colourful. Virtually nothing in bloom here at this time of the year. Keep up the good work with your butterflies too. Alan C On 23-Apr-22 06:18 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: We had some pleasant weather recently, so I walked around our yard to check on the progress of the spring flora, and I put together a little gallery of some of the more interesting spring blossoms: http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2022/4/23/april-flowers K-5 IIs, smc DA 35 mm Macro F 2.8 Limited Comments, questions, criticisms, and suggestions are invited and appreciated. Dan Matyola -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT back yard GESO
Quite a back yard! Alan C On 19-Apr-22 07:34 PM, David J Brooks wrote: >From this past easter weekend in my yard. http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2022-yard1/album/index.html Nikon D7200, Nikon 28-300 no LR adjustments justa few crops Dave B -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Fwd: New Toys
I had to resist turning green! Alan C On 19-Apr-22 06:38 AM, John Francis wrote: On Mon, Apr 18, 2022 at 06:32:17AM +0200, Alan C wrote: Aren't sports cars supposed to be red? Alan C I know somebody who thinks so: <http://www.jfwaf.net/images/IMGP5257.jpg> Of course he's not entirely convinced - this is the yellow car just visible at the top of the picture: <http://www.jfwaf.net/images/IMGP5268.jpg> ... and this is the third car (just visible in the top right corner): <http://www.jfwaf.net/images/IMGP5202.jpg> -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New Toys
John, I was a poor school teacher with a VW Beetle at the time. A fellow teacher offered me the battered, clapped out, oil burning Van for a mere £25. I had a mate who raced Morris Minors who helped me do a ring job & fit a hot cam & manifold with twin SU's he had lying around. For the colour scheme I was inspired by the 1275 Mini Coopers which had started appearing. It was quite quick off the mark but the top speed was only about 75 mph - 4.50 diff). The road holding was terrible. With a growing family I needed something more practical so I sold it & bought a S/H Morris Oxford S/W. Alan C On 19-Apr-22 02:24 AM, jco...@iinet.net.au wrote: Hi Alan - an A35? That was possibly the most uncool car of the era - but with that motor it would have shocked many a boy racer! Mind you, that comes from one who had a bog standard 850 Mini. At one time the speedo jammed at 80 mph(!) and I got stopped by the police for driving too slowly (guessing I was doing roughly the 30mph speed limit): I was silently praying he wouldn't notice the speedo reading. John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: Alan C Sent: Monday, 18 April 2022 5:35 PM To:pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: New Toys Long ago, in Rhodesia, I had an A35 van (1000cc BMC engine, hot cam, twin SU's) in BRG with a light grey roof. Then came the Mini's. Alan C On 18-Apr-22 09:07 AM,jco...@iinet.net.au wrote: Maybe - but British Racing Green is pretty cool! John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: Alan C Sent: Monday, 18 April 2022 2:32 PM To:pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: New Toys Aren't sports cars supposed to be red? Alan C On 18-Apr-22 02:42 AM,jco...@iinet.net.au wrote: The latest version is getting great reviews in the motoring press in Australia. Friend of mine has an older model (2005) and loves it. Like the colour - I had my 1973 Escort resprayed in a very similar colour. John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: Larry Colen Sent: Monday, 18 April 2022 2:53 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: New Toys On Apr 17, 2022, at 5:25 AM, Alan C wrote: Looks good, Larry. Known at the MX-5 over here - a very popular ladies sports car, still in high demand. This is actually my fourth Miata/Eunos/Mx-5, but my first NB, the others were all NAs. They have a reputation here of being a “woman’s car”. I’m fine with them being popular with women, particularly attractive women that I might want an opportunity to chat with. In the motorsports community there is a saying “the answer is always miata”. They are fun to drive, get decent gas mileage and are just a little bit more reliable than an anvil. The best racing I have ever seen is in a class called Spec Miata. In the last race I did with the SCCA, I qualified mid grid, a friend was gridded directly in front of me with a qualifying time .030 seconds faster than mine, the guy next to me was .030 slower. So, on a 3 mile (5km) track, about .060 seconds which works out to about 10ft (3m) separated the qualifying times of four cars, or two rows of the grid. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email topdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email topdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email topdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email topdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New Toys
Long ago, in Rhodesia, I had an A35 van (1000cc BMC engine, hot cam, twin SU's) in BRG with a light grey roof. Then came the Mini's. Alan C On 18-Apr-22 09:07 AM, jco...@iinet.net.au wrote: Maybe - but British Racing Green is pretty cool! John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: Alan C Sent: Monday, 18 April 2022 2:32 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: New Toys Aren't sports cars supposed to be red? Alan C On 18-Apr-22 02:42 AM, jco...@iinet.net.au wrote: The latest version is getting great reviews in the motoring press in Australia. Friend of mine has an older model (2005) and loves it. Like the colour - I had my 1973 Escort resprayed in a very similar colour. John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: Larry Colen Sent: Monday, 18 April 2022 2:53 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: New Toys On Apr 17, 2022, at 5:25 AM, Alan C wrote: Looks good, Larry. Known at the MX-5 over here - a very popular ladies sports car, still in high demand. This is actually my fourth Miata/Eunos/Mx-5, but my first NB, the others were all NAs. They have a reputation here of being a “woman’s car”. I’m fine with them being popular with women, particularly attractive women that I might want an opportunity to chat with. In the motorsports community there is a saying “the answer is always miata”. They are fun to drive, get decent gas mileage and are just a little bit more reliable than an anvil. The best racing I have ever seen is in a class called Spec Miata. In the last race I did with the SCCA, I qualified mid grid, a friend was gridded directly in front of me with a qualifying time .030 seconds faster than mine, the guy next to me was .030 slower. So, on a 3 mile (5km) track, about .060 seconds which works out to about 10ft (3m) separated the qualifying times of four cars, or two rows of the grid. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New Toys
Aren't sports cars supposed to be red? Alan C On 18-Apr-22 02:42 AM, jco...@iinet.net.au wrote: The latest version is getting great reviews in the motoring press in Australia. Friend of mine has an older model (2005) and loves it. Like the colour - I had my 1973 Escort resprayed in a very similar colour. John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: Larry Colen Sent: Monday, 18 April 2022 2:53 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: New Toys On Apr 17, 2022, at 5:25 AM, Alan C wrote: Looks good, Larry. Known at the MX-5 over here - a very popular ladies sports car, still in high demand. This is actually my fourth Miata/Eunos/Mx-5, but my first NB, the others were all NAs. They have a reputation here of being a “woman’s car”. I’m fine with them being popular with women, particularly attractive women that I might want an opportunity to chat with. In the motorsports community there is a saying “the answer is always miata”. They are fun to drive, get decent gas mileage and are just a little bit more reliable than an anvil. The best racing I have ever seen is in a class called Spec Miata. In the last race I did with the SCCA, I qualified mid grid, a friend was gridded directly in front of me with a qualifying time .030 seconds faster than mine, the guy next to me was .030 slower. So, on a 3 mile (5km) track, about .060 seconds which works out to about 10ft (3m) separated the qualifying times of four cars, or two rows of the grid. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New Toys
Looks good, Larry. Known at the MX-5 over here - a very popular ladies sports car, still in high demand. Alan C On 17-Apr-22 08:02 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I got a new toy today. A 2000 (NB) Miata. I stopped on my way home to take a few photos. Some with my K-1 and some with my next newest toy, the Gx9. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720298168503 In theory, eventually there will even be a 12 second video at the end of the album. Let’s see if LRC can actually upload it to flickr. A few more snaps taken with my phone: https://photos.app.goo.gl/7kmAxPqnDjKnxAncA The car is not in perfect condition, but it’s amazingly close for one of its age. Incredible luck on my part a friend sent me an email last week that his brother was helping sell his late ex-wife’s car and did I know anybody that was interested. Not only did this come in when I actually had enough money, but I got it for an exceptionally good price. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT GESO (2): a couple of hens
Nice. Shouldn't they be trotting around on lily-pads? Alan C On 16-Apr-22 05:53 PM, Subash Jeyan wrote: a couple of common birds around here :) https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2022/04/16/a-couple-of-hens/ comments appreciated ~subash -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Interesting artifact
Igor, what about this? "Despite the prevailing notion of extraterrestrial ships as round flying saucers, there have been reports of octagonal UFOs. Apparently, even aliens find the octagon an appealing shape". Alan C On 15-Apr-22 08:15 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: I thought some people here might find this curious: It is interesting to see 5[!] images of the aperture. Pentax D FA 100 mm F2.8 Macro (not "WR") @ f/5.6 (The lens has 9 elements in 8 groups.) Some other images from this setting showed only 4. Never mind the central part of the photo - this is one of the images to be deleted. I did not crop it out just to show the context of how the image was taken: http://42graphy.org/misc/ApertureImages/ApertureImage_IR09244.jpg I cannot say that I _fully_ understand how all these images are formed, - especially after looking at this photo: http://42graphy.org/misc/ApertureImages/ApertureImage_IR09238.jpg This has up to 8-9 aperture spots, but some of them are motion-blured. The camera was hand-held, with the motion reduction enabled. I am guessing that the motion-blur comes from the camera shake, not compensated by the sensor. But it also makes me wondering if all these aperture images are effectively just the same single image - due to a reflection from the sensor that moves as the sensor compensates for the camera shake. Any thoughts? Cheers, Igor -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - test images with the new toy
John, as Dan said, those are fine images. All tack sharp. I used to get colours like that with the K7 but not with the K5. Alan C On 14-Apr-22 01:35 AM, John Francis wrote: On Wed, Apr 13, 2022 at 06:47:12PM -0400, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: 404 Not Found Here it is: <http://jfwaf.net/albums/M1X Test Images/#> Hmm. Try this: <http://jfwaf.net/albums/M1X%20Test%20Images/#> or <http://jfwaf.net/albums/M1X%20Test%20Images/> The text between the <> brackets in my original post (with spaces) works just fine for me if I select it then "Open Selection as URL". But apparently just positioning the cursor and choosing the option "Open URL" doesn't work unless the spaces are quoted. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESOs (4) - Woodland Cemetery walk
No doubt about spring now! Link: https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2022/April-2022/Cemetery-Walk-4-8-22/ Alan C On 11-Apr-22 02:13 AM, Rick Womer wrote: Friday was a lovely day in Philadelphia, and my camera was eager for a walk in Woodland Cemetery. For your enjoyment: - Flowers in a fenced family plot; - Crabapple blossoms (x2) - A neighbor’s front yard plantings on the way home (she is president of the local garden club) Cheers, Rick -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT: Baby Rhino
You just have to watch this. Remember to turn on the sound. https://www.facebook.com/11059944147/videos/1461669047584005 Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT GESO: Birding at pulicat
Well done Subash & Adit. As usual your photos are exquisite. The birds seem to have deserted Sable Dam where we usually go. Alan C On 10-Apr-22 09:46 AM, Subash Jeyan wrote: Adit and i went birding to pulicat yesterday with a couple of friends. some photos from the trip: https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2022/04/10/pulicat-april-2022/ comments always appreciated, ~subash -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email topdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: My journey down the slippery slope continues ...
John, a lot of sense in which you say. I have never been that fussy & luckily have never had a crisis. I have retained my K110D body just in case my K5 packs up some day but don't cart it around with me. In fact I still use it occasionally just for the hell of it. If I don't need to crop much, it does quite well. I also have a mint MZ-60 which I haven't used for some time because there is no local film lab & the logistics & expense of sending films to Cape Town is not on. (Film is still alive & well down there). My fav. film camera was an ME-Super which I gave away to a mate in Port Elizabeth still shooting film. All my photography has been personal, never professional. Alan C On 08-Apr-22 11:54 PM, John Francis wrote: On Apr 7, 2022, at 10:00 AM, Alan C wrote: For me, one camera is quite enough. I've run into enough situations where one camera isn't enough to always want a backup in my camera bag. For one thing I spent a few years earning my ticket into motorsports events by shooting for a website. That taught me that there are occasions when you don't have time to swap lenses on a camera - you barely have time to switch to the second camera setup. For another thing, there are once-in-a-lifetime opportunities where having a second body with you is worth it just for insurance. When I got a one-year job assignment in New Zealand one of the items on my shopping list for the stop-off in Singapore on the way from London to Auckland was an ME to sit alongside my MX (plus an M80-200 zoom and a few other goodies). Ever since then I've almost always had two camera bodies in the bag. Then there was the time when the MX Motor Drive bent the coupling in my MX. Fortunately that had become my second body - by that time my primary camera was a PZ-1p. And there was the time the PZ-1p stopped working on a rainy race day at Laguna Seca. It was fine when it dried out after a couple of hours, but by then the race was over. But the trusty old MX filled in just fine. Or the time when I slipped climbing down from a photo tower, and knocked (most of) my MZ-S off the back of my big zoom. Again, having the PZ-1p along as well meant I could continue shooting. And, of course, in the film days it was nice to have a second body so that you could have two different types of film to hand. I don't have anywhere near as many cameras as Godfrey, but I have still got a fair number of the cameras I've used over the years. I have owned: Brownie 127 Hanimex 35mm Olympus Pen half-frame. (I don't have any of those, but I do have my father's Ilford Sportsman 35mm). Spotmatic II (later donated to a friend). MX ME (donated to a different friend) ME Super Super Program PZ-1p MX #2 (black) MZ-S Canon G1 Olympus EPL-1 *ist-D K10D K-5 Olympus OM-D E-M1X :-) -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: My journey down the slippery slope continues ...
What about setting up a LIVING MUSEUM in your lounge? Alan C On 08-Apr-22 12:57 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Are you trying to say I have too many cameras? Well, that could be: when I tried to count them all, I lost my place at 113 and didn't bother to restart… G On Apr 7, 2022, at 10:00 AM, Alan C wrote: You guys are crazy. You need a big frame on wheels on which you can mount them all & then fire them simultaneously with some sort of automatic device. Then you could spend the next week analysing all the images so you can rank them in order of sharpness, colour rendition & whatever else you fancy. Then you would be able to truly decide which one (or maybe 2) cameras are worth keeping. The balance can be donated to a charity shop. For me, one camera is quite enough. My tongue is stuck to a cheek now! Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: My journey down the slippery slope continues ...
You guys are crazy. You need a big frame on wheels on which you can mount them all & then fire them simultaneously with some sort of automatic device. Then you could spend the next week analysing all the images so you can rank them in order of sharpness, colour rendition & whatever else you fancy. Then you would be able to truly decide which one (or maybe 2) cameras are worth keeping. The balance can be donated to a charity shop. For me, one camera is quite enough. My tongue is stuck to a cheek now! Alan C On 07-Apr-22 05:30 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I still have my Olympus E-M1 (the original version in this line, which I bought in 2013) … and its great grandparent, the E-1 DSLR from 2003. Although I've said to myself, "Heck, I hardly ever take these cameras out anymore, I should sell the lot!" I just haven't found any sensible reason to. The E-M1 in particular still works brilliantly for most of the things I photograph and its extreme configurability/customizability is amazing. My Leicas have all had the ability to save a user profile (actually a few of them) both internally and in an externally saveable format, and return the cameras to their defaults instantly as well as re-instantiate a customized profile just as instantly. You can also transfer those settings from one to another of the same body easily. I really wish Olympus had done the same thing right from the start. (Note: I think the E-M1 has a similar concept of user profiles at least, I should probably re-read the manual…) What I did to save time (since you *can* do a master reset of all parameters on the Olympus, at least on both of mine) was to create a checklist-cheatsheet for all 197 settings that marks out quickly and simply all of my changes from the default configuration. So when I do reset the E-M1 to its defaults, I just pull out the cheat sheet and walk through all the settings that I changed as a standard setup to reconfigure it to my basic configuration. Takes about ten minutes that way, and without having to do any head scratching and trying to remember how I had it set. I used the pages in the PDF form of the owner's manual that list out ALL the menu options and defaults to construct the cheat sheet: just copied them into a new PDF and edited that into the form I wanted. Hope That Helps™ G On Apr 6, 2022, at 9:07 PM, John Francis wrote: As some of you may remember, some five months ago I decided that the K3iii, while a nice camera, wasn't tempting enough to get me to spend that amount of money on a new APS-C camera body. I was already finding that carrying a camera bag with my K5, the 60-250, and a selection of other items (generally one or other of the 16-50 or 50-135, and maybe the 50/1.4) was getting tiring by the end of the day, so I was looking for a way to lighten the load. I'd looked at the Olympus bodies, and was leaning towards either the M5 or possibly the M1, when Olympus decided to drop the price of the M1X by 40%, making it only a little more expensive than the M1 (and $300 less than Pentax were asking for the K3) for a body that was specifically tailored for what I was most interested in - Motorsports or wildlife photography. So I jumped, and picked up the M1X and the 40-150/2.8 zoom (which gave me pretty much the same field of view as the 60-250, which had become my most-used lens). I haven't done a great deal of photography in the five months that have elapsed since then, but it's all been with the M1X. I've just about become accustomed to the fact that almost all the controls work exactly the way the Pentax controls don't (I have to turn the dials in the opposite direction for many functions, the assignment of the two thumbwheels on the body to control shutter and aperture has the two functions interchanged, the lens release button is on the other side of the mount, etc., etc.) Fortunately, though, the M1X is amazingly reconfigurable - most of the vast number of buttons spread over the body can be re-assigned to different functions (and there's an easy way to swap the functions on those two thumbwheels), One thing I have found out, though, is that it's a little too easy to get yourself stuck in a corner. With the Pentax bodies all you have to do to reset the camera to a known state is to turn it off and on again. The M1X, though, remembers the state it was it when you turned it off, and goes back to that state when you turn it on again (although there's probably a way to change that behaviour, too). Last weekend I decided I was going to stick with the lighter system. I knew I wanted something wider than 40mm, but I wasn't sure whether to go for the 12-40/2.8 or the 12-100/4. I eventually decided to go for the 12-100, and add a 2x TC to use with the 40-150 to give me a two-lens system of 12-100/4 and 80-300/5.6 (roughly comparable to a range of 17-425 on my K5 - giving up 1mm at the wide end, but gaining a little more reach than the 350mm I g
Re: April PUG is up
"For those on the list younger than 75...until the 1950s stop signs were yellow." Educational. I grew up in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) where the signs are like this: http://www.adcidl.com/pdf/Zimbabwe-Road-Traffic-Signs.pdf We moved to South Africa in 1976 which uses the International red octagonal Stop Sign. Alan C On 05-Apr-22 05:47 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: Great gallery with a bunch of fine images. Bruce's tractor reminded me of working in my grandfather's tobacco field as a kid and Marco's clever rendition of the stop sign reminded me of this song by Nervous Norvus from 1956. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbhvZ2y1V80 For those on the list younger than 75...until the 1950s stop signs were yellow. -p On 4/4/2022 5:10 AM, Brian W wrote: G'day all The biggest gallery this year with one new contributor (welcome Ken!) and good to see Bulent back. Enjoy the new gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous gallery there). Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not infallible. So, if you made a submission and you don't see it in the gallery, let me know. + Next theme: 'Geology'. Full Submissions Guidelines are here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html You can submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia https://500px.com/supera1000 -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: April PUG is up
I enjoyed that gallery. I found Marco's B/W rendition of a Stop Sign very clever! Alan C On 04-Apr-22 12:10 PM, Brian W wrote: G'day all The biggest gallery this year with one new contributor (welcome Ken!) and good to see Bulent back. Enjoy the new gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous gallery there). Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not infallible. So, if you made a submission and you don't see it in the gallery, let me know. + Next theme: 'Geology'. Full Submissions Guidelines are here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html You can submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia https://500px.com/supera1000 -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT GESO (7): weekend birding
Well done. Surprising for "city birding" - looks more like a rural area. Love "The Perch". You know the one about the young Indian Mynah? It flew back to it's nest from a cricket match & declared that it had just made a deposit on a new Mercedes Benz! Alan C On 03-Apr-22 06:58 AM, Subash Jeyan wrote: photos from a weekend birding in the city: https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2022/04/03/weekend-birding-in-the-city/ hope you enjoy... -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO x2: Petrified Forest
Beautiful scenes, well captured, Dave. I'll bet it often looks rather different. I can make out some of some fossilised logs in the first image. We have some on the Transkei Wild Coast but I have but I have never been there. I have seen museum exhibits clearly showing the fossilised rings. Alan C On 02-Apr-22 11:16 AM, David Mann wrote: A couple of views of the petrified forest at Curio Bay on the Catlins Coast. These are old 6x7 scans that I've just processed (in one case, re-processed). http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/42/#peso http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1185/#peso Both taken with Pentax 6x7 and 45mm f/4. Cheers, Dave -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO Late spring snow
Brrr! A scene I have never experienced. You know, while you guys are experiencing an "extended" winter we are having just the opposite - It is already April & we are still stuck with mid-30°C daily temperatures. Alan C On 31-Mar-22 05:26 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: March came in like a lamb with sunny days and temperatures above normal. It's going out like a lion, albeit a gentle one. Woke up this morning to a couple inches of snow on the ground and still snowing lightly. https://www.dropbox.com/s/zj6ttpwzk73u8p0/snowy%20back%20yard-2022-03-31%2008.44.jpg?dl=0 -p -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Gallery of 15-30 photos
Yes, Larry, you certainly have. An excellent gallery. The star shots are superb. The lens sharpness is a big factor - I have tried those sort of shots with my 18-55 but kave been unable to get anything like those. Alan C On 28-Mar-22 07:28 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On facebook someone was asking about the 15-30. It turned out that I had already made an album of some photos I had taken with the 15-30 at night, and I added a few more stretching the definition of night to duskish. It turns out that most of my reasons for the 15-30 are more about versatility (zoom, reasonably fast, reasonably wide, and weather sealing) rather than absolute technical ability. It doesn’t matter how sharp the lens is if I can’t use it to take the photo I’m trying for. I bought it when I bought my K-1, because to me the main technical advantage of the K-1 was faster lenses at wider angle of view than I could get with an APS body. I.e. there wasn’t a 10-20 that was f/2.8 or faster in APS. Aside from nerding out about the gear, I think I have gotten a few decent images with this lens. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72157694628847712 -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO: Orchid
This Hybrid Orchid has been bringing us joy for over 30 years. The high rainfall (163mm) we have had this month has prompted an out of season bloom: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51966006108/ K5 & HD 100/2.8 Macro Alan C <https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51966006108/in/datetaken-public/> -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESOx2: Flea in the Ear?
Thanks, Larry & Rick. He got up shortly after I took those shots & was limping along, so not such a happy chappie after all. Alan C On 27-Mar-22 09:00 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Excellent pair. On Mar 27, 2022, at 10:30 AM, Alan C wrote: This Waterbuck Bull was having trouble with something in his ear. A couple of scratches with a hoof seemed to solve the problem. Scroll L to see the happy chappie. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51964612751/ K5 & HD 55-300 Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT GESO (5): thattekad birds
Great stuff, Subash. Good to see the PDML representative is a less compromising pose. Alan C On 28-Mar-22 03:47 AM, Subash Jeyan wrote: Adit and me had gone to kerala last week. we were dogged by unseasonal rains in the afternoons but were able to sneak in a couple of sessions in the mornings. these are my stand-out photographs from the trip: https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2022/03/28/thattekad/ hope you enjoy, subash -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESOx2: Flea in the Ear?
This Waterbuck Bull was having trouble with something in his ear. A couple of scratches with a hoof seemed to solve the problem. Scroll L to see the happy chappie. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51964612751/ K5 & HD 55-300 Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Seen this? Limited Edition K-3 mk iii
Too late for the PUG. Alan C On 25-Mar-22 10:18 AM, mike wilson wrote: And the mirror and prism faces I have it! It's the first phase of a set of machines to produce photos in the style of Mondrian. Buy the whole set to experience the full effect. Look out for the primary colour trio and the arctic white model; coming soon. On 25 March 2022 at 07:47 Alan C wrote: Perhaps the screens have black backgrounds too? Alan? On 25-Mar-22 08:09 AM, mike wilson wrote: On 24 March 2022 at 19:23 Darren Addy wrote: https://petapixel.com/2022/03/23/ricoh-is-crowdfunding-a-jet-black-limited-edition-k-3-mark-iii-in-japan/ A triumph of (dis)appearance over functionality. 0% takeup so far. Colour me jet-black astonished. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Lunch
That's a great catch, Dave! Big Mantis. Alan C On 20-Mar-22 05:55 AM, David Mann wrote: If you were wondering if anything eats bees, here's your answer... we found this guy (or gal) sitting in a rose in our garden, happily devouring a bee. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1171/#peso K5ii, FA100mm f/2.8 macro Cheers, Dave -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Sable Dam 19/03/2022
Thanks Dan, Larry & Subash. +/- 6m, Subash. About 50% crops. Shot through the open passenger side window. LB Rollers are quite tolerant of cars, European Rollers less so. Alan C On 20-Mar-22 03:53 AM, Subash Jeyan wrote: good shots Alan. must have been pretty close to the roller as the focal length used is 250mm? subash On Sat, 19 Mar 2022 19:21:41 +0200 Alan C wrote: Visited Sable Dam this afternoon. Two studies of a Lilac Breasted Roller, a Threebanded Sand Plover and a huge one-tusker, freshly bathed, which forced us to back up about half a kilometre before peeling off. Scroll L for the others. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51947951471/ All with the K & HD 55-300 Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
GESO: Sable Dam 19/03/2022
Visited Sable Dam this afternoon. Two studies of a Lilac Breasted Roller, a Threebanded Sand Plover and a huge one-tusker, freshly bathed, which forced us to back up about half a kilometre before peeling off. Scroll L for the others. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51947951471/ All with the K & HD 55-300 Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT; I'm Tired
Eish! Alan C On 12-Mar-22 03:14 PM, Subash Jeyan wrote: i am moving in the opposite direction (perhaps because i am rather youngish at 59?). i've just sold my k3ii + sigma 150-500 (combined, 2.7kg) and got myself a nikon d500 + nikkor 200-500/5.6 (3.2 kg). i hope i survive. in case i don't, i do have the k5iis and the HD 55-300 as a backup :) ~subash On Sat, 12 Mar 2022 12:45:47 +0100 Henk Terhell wrote: (resent, cropped to < 10 kb) My rather lightweight walk-around gear now (I'm 78 y) is just the K-70 with the 55-300 PLM and that is OK for most of the animals I see. No need to crawl in on the ground for flowers or mushrooms and I can focus on anything from a meter distance.. Though I'm not a keen bird photographer, here is an example of 3 successive pics with this gear which I took yesterday of two greylag geese flying pretty neat together. The pics are cropped of course and reprocessed to one jpeg. https://flic.kr/p/2n83PDT Henk -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT; I'm Tired
Henk, I agree (also 78) but in my case a K5 & HD 55-300. BTW, great images. The K5 doesn't do that well. Alan C On 12-Mar-22 01:45 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: (resent, cropped to < 10 kb) My rather lightweight walk-around gear now (I'm 78 y) is just the K-70 with the 55-300 PLM and that is OK for most of the animals I see. No need to crawl in on the ground for flowers or mushrooms and I can focus on anything from a meter distance.. Though I'm not a keen bird photographer, here is an example of 3 successive pics with this gear which I took yesterday of two greylag geese flying pretty neat together. The pics are cropped of course and reprocessed to one jpeg. https://flic.kr/p/2n83PDT Henk -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: The vagaries of rainfall
Increase: Having to cut the grass more often & a weed population explosion! Generally the bush is getting denser. Mopane trees, in scrub form, are slowly taking over grasslands in Kruger - good for the prey, difficult for the predators & game-viewers. Occasional wildfires are a natural form of control. Statistics indicate that malaria may be on the march again - the vaccine has arrived just in time! Essentially, South Africa is a water deficient country so from a human perspective with an increasing population it should be beneficial in the long term. Decrease: great hardship all round. Alan C On 12-Mar-22 11:43 AM, mike wilson wrote: What are the long term implications of an increase/decrease in the average? You are in savannah country, I think? On 12 March 2022 at 05:46 Alan C wrote: The 65 year average seasonal rainfall for Phalaborwa is 540mm. Higher global temperatures allows the air to hold more water vapour and therefore the rainfall would be expected to increase. We had 730mm in 2019/20 & 947mm in 2020/21. This season seemed to be following the same trend with 627mm already recorded by the end of Jan. Now, Feb. is usually our wettest month & March quite wet too so it looked like we were heading for over 800mm again. Mother Nature obviously had other ideas. Only 14mm in Feb. & 2mm in March so far. Unseasonably hot & unpleasant too - mid 30's (C) virtually every day. The rainfall in the latter part of the season mostly emanates from cyclonic activity in the Mozambique channel between Madagascar & the continent. The people of Madagascar have already been battered by several but only only one had made landfall in Africa & then in the north of Mozambique & Mrralawi. This year all the others peeled of and went back into the Atlantic - what a waste - the ocean is full enough already! Perhaps we will still make 700mm? Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT: The vagaries of rainfall
The 65 year average seasonal rainfall for Phalaborwa is 540mm. Higher global temperatures allows the air to hold more water vapour and therefore the rainfall would be expected to increase. We had 730mm in 2019/20 & 947mm in 2020/21. This season seemed to be following the same trend with 627mm already recorded by the end of Jan. Now, Feb. is usually our wettest month & March quite wet too so it looked like we were heading for over 800mm again. Mother Nature obviously had other ideas. Only 14mm in Feb. & 2mm in March so far. Unseasonably hot & unpleasant too - mid 30's (C) virtually every day. The rainfall in the latter part of the season mostly emanates from cyclonic activity in the Mozambique channel between Madagascar & the continent. The people of Madagascar have already been battered by several but only only one had made landfall in Africa & then in the north of Mozambique & Malawi. This year all the others peeled of and went back into the Atlantic - what a waste - the ocean is full enough already! Perhaps we will still make 700mm? Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT; I'm Tired
Tho' much is taken, much abides; and tho' We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are; One equal temper of heroic hearts, Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. From Tennyson's epic poem "Ulysses". Alan C On 12-Mar-22 04:52 AM, Rick Womer wrote: Some actual measurements: My K-5, without lens or strap, weighs 0.8 kg = 1.76 lb. My 17-70 lens weighs 0.51 kg = 1.12 lb. So, my usual walking-around setup is 1.3 kg = 2.86 lb. Until two or three years ago, my walking-around bag had the K-5, 17-70, 50-200, and 10-17 fisheye. That’s too much now. Gravity must be getting stronger… Rick On Mar 11, 2022, at 10:38 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: I cant even lift my K-5 with the short lens on it. NOt that I could ever get this . but I'm curious how much it weighs.. couldnt find where it told us that on the link ann On 3/11/2022 9:41 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Several of our camera club members, older like ourselves, have gone with similar set up but Panosonic's, images are good Dave On Fri, Mar 11, 2022 at 9:07 AM Paul Stenquist wrote: I never thought I’d say it, but at 74, I’m worn out. I don’t know how much longer I can keep carrying big glass and a full frame camera on a walk through the woods. Yes, my k-3 is lighter, but it’s still a lot of camera with a lens that’s long enough to shoot wildlife. Here’s the camera I want: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=sony%20rx10=0=yes=ma -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- ann sanfedele photography https://annsan.smugmug.com https://www.cafepress.com/+ann-sanfedele+gifts https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Shop/annsanfedelecalendarsandbooks -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New Pentax K-3 Mark III Update Improves Astro Photos Without GPS
Could it be used to nab streakers at cricket matches then? Alan C On 08-Mar-22 05:32 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 7, 2022, at 7:19 PM, Darren Addy wrote: You can’t take GPS out of the equation because the built-in inclinometers (at the same angle) will be looking at a different part of the sky - depending upon your latitude. It could take a test shot, look at the streaks and figure what it would need to do to correct for motions based on that. On Sunday, March 6, 2022, Bill wrote: The K1 and K1ii firmware is adding the Satobi jpeg preset. I don't think there were any other changes made to the K1. I presume the astro tracer with no GPS is sort of shake reduction working in really motion. bill On Sun., Mar. 6, 2022, 2:03 p.m. Henk Terhell, wrote: There are also firmware updates for the K-1 and K-1 II Henk Op zo 6 mrt. 2022 om 17:18 schreef Corey Leopold : https://petapixel.com/2022/03/04/new-pentax-k3-mark-iii- update-improves-astro-photos-without-gps/ Looks like it takes a pre-shot that looks at the star trails to calculate needed tracking, and then exposes with tracking on. Corey -- Check out my Photo Stream at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cleopold73 -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- “The Earth is Art, The Photographer is only a Witness ” ― Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Earth from Above -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: brown boobook
Well, it certainly spotted you. Those eyes! Great image. Alan C On 05-Mar-22 01:48 PM, Subash Jeyan wrote: me and adit had gone yesterday to the eastern ghats, about 150 km from chennai in search of the brown boobook, also known brown hawk-owl. it was a satisfying trip... a PESO: https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2022/03/05/brown-hawk-owl/ k5iis and tokina atx sd 400/5.6. comments appreciated, subash -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Metamorphosis
Wonderful sequence. Well done. Alan C On 05-Mar-22 06:48 AM, David Mann wrote: My wife took these photos of a Monarch caterpillar transforming into a chrysalis today. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1157/ Cheers, Dave -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO Rediscovering landscapes
I see what you mean. Those are good but a pano may be even better. Alan C On 28-Feb-22 10:57 AM, Toine wrote: I need to produce landscapes to include in a publication of our region. I discovered landscapes of my region are not my favorite topic so walking around with a wide angle is the only solution: https://www.repiuk.nl/albums/new/#=1=006-465-1013916 https://www.repiuk.nl/albums/new/#=1=006-455-1013963 https://www.repiuk.nl/albums/new/#=1=006-473-1014094 https://www.repiuk.nl/albums/new/#=1=006-468-1014136 Toine -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: McMilky McWay redux
Very interesting. I see you removed the "peeing rock" from some of them! Alan C On 28-Feb-22 09:28 AM, Larry Colen wrote: A friend wants to buy a print of my night time panorama of McWay falls. She, however, did not want the moonset in it, so I started by building a panorama that had all the frames that didn’t have (much of) the moonset, and processed it using lightroom 11, rather than 6. We then discussed what crop she wants and this is the version we’re getting a test print made of: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/51902320923/in/album-72177720296910491/ It is amusing because when I started looking at the stitching errors on the horizon I realized that it wasn’t lightroom messing up the horizon, but rather waves. Or if it is stitching errors they’ve been blurred out enough to look like waves that it was better to leave them. The full, uncropped panorama: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/51900856343/in/album-72177720296910491/ For the curious an album with various different treatments: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72157671581813407 Even with 64G, a modern GPU with its own 8G of ram and LR 11, the system does tend to bog down a bit when doing detail work on a 160 MP panorama. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESOx2: A couple of critters from yesterday.
No manicured parks or cemeteries around here, only eyesores. Kruger is a great escape. A docile Ellie Bull, freshly bathed & dusted, at Sable Dam & a Klipspringer at Masorini. If you look carefully you can just make out its mate peeping out from behind the rock. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51907379823/ K5 & HD 55-300. Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Gastroscope?
Though this may interest you: https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/wildlifephotography Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
