Re: Little write-up on Pentax stuff
On Oct 18, 2009, at 4:20 AM, Adam Maas wrote: Interestingly, one of the main reasons I prefer the LX to the K2 is the meter readout. The analog needle is just too hard to see in poor light. Oh yes I did forget about the inability to see the K2's needle in low light. My beef with the LX meter is that it only reads in full-stop increments. So I like the continuous nature of the K2 needle. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Bargain Bin Score
Adam Maas escribió: Just picked up a *istDS, good condition, for $150. Didn't need another camera but at that price I couldn't resist. Question for anybody using Adaptall-2 kit on their Pentax's, I've got a proper KA adapter but it doesn't seem to pass aperture info to the body. I'm suspecting my adapter's a little busted (I'd only really been using it on the K2 which isn't A-aware). Perhaps this link may help: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-lens-articles/50689-fixing-tamron-adaptall-p-ka-adapter.html Carlos -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
On-topic at last!
For the first time in how many years? I'm writing an on-topic post. I was mooching around in one of the camera shops in Central London yesterday and noticed in one of their cabinets a SMC-A 28-80/3.5-4.5 lens, and it was only about £69- if I remember correctly. Now, back in the day when I used Pentax gear I would have killed to find one of these lenses - they seem to be quite rare over here, and I never did own one, although the non-SMC version is quite common. I was very tempted to buy it, but eventually overcome the temptation since I'm highly unlikely ever to use it. It's this one: http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/lenses/zooms/short/A28-80f3.5-4.5.html But, there is is. If anyone on the list is interested, it is at the London Camera Exchange on the Strand. http://www.lcegroup.co.uk/ It doesn't feature in their Used list on the web, but you could drop them an email or give them a call if you're interested. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT: Sweden - a nation of bunny-boilers
Oh well, back to my normal off-topic gibberish: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8309156.stm Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Sweden - a nation of bunny-boilers
Bob W wrote: Oh well, back to my normal off-topic gibberish: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8309156.stm Bob and here I thought the bunnies were being boiled for stew... -- The free man owns himself. He can damage himself with either eating or drinking; he can ruin himself with gambling. If he does he is certainly a damn fool, and he might possibly be a damned soul; but if he may not, he is not a free man any more than a dog. --G. K. Chesterton -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: On-topic at last!
On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 11:34 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Now, back in the day when I used Pentax gear I would have killed to find one of these lenses - they seem to be quite rare over here, and I never did own one, although the non-SMC version is quite common. I was very tempted to buy it, but eventually overcome the temptation since I'm highly unlikely ever to use it. Bob, evidently you indicated your intent in the previous century on this list as wel. Thusly, Pentax listened and made this lens appropriately rare. If I were you, I would've been thankful for such a care... vbg -- Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Question re GPS and geotagging
Glad to hear that someone find it useful. Stig Vidar Hovland Mobile phones with GPS are rather cheap today ( http://www.dustinhome.no/pd_5010198934.aspx ) and can run car navigation software, terrain nav. software or simple GPX loggers. I did this on our trip to London and my phone was able to log continously for 10 hours and using 60% of the battery. Can send you the files for the Saturday if you want them. Stig I should thank you again, I've been using the modified logger and it works great! Cheers, -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Sweden - a nation of bunny-boilers
Biomal fuels. Now that's a word I hadn't come across before. Wonder if it could be applied to our over supply of feral camels? Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:37 +0100, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Oh well, back to my normal off-topic gibberish: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8309156.stm Bob -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - The professional email service -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Bargain Bin Score
On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 5:10 AM, Carlos R carlos_r...@teleline.es wrote: Adam Maas escribió: Just picked up a *istDS, good condition, for $150. Didn't need another camera but at that price I couldn't resist. Question for anybody using Adaptall-2 kit on their Pentax's, I've got a proper KA adapter but it doesn't seem to pass aperture info to the body. I'm suspecting my adapter's a little busted (I'd only really been using it on the K2 which isn't A-aware). Perhaps this link may help: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-lens-articles/50689-fixing-tamron-adaptall-p-ka-adapter.html Carlos Thanks, that seems to have mostly solved the problem. The KA adapter is now a little fiddly with regards to mounting, but is working correctly for the most part. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO Altimate indulgence
Love it, complete with sprinkles... And then the ice cream mutash! Get those shots now, he'll be a teenager before you know it. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 9:45 PM, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Team, A couple of pics of my little guy enjoying a timeless treat yesterday at a local fair: http://picasaweb.google.com/distudio/PESO02?authkey=Gv1sRgCKr1kpn52ICgVQ# *ist D + 35mm LTD Cheers, -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Plagiarising Godfrey
On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 11:57 PM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: No point hiding the obvious. I stumbled across this scene and immediately thought WWGD?. But seeing as he was on the other coast, I had to man up and take the shot myself. Maybe I should've titled it Godfrey's Over There. http://picasaweb.google.com/Miserere/Found?authkey=Gv1sRgCJ6yyuT00sPS-wE#5392669010064825234 Interesting composition. I do see a bit of the G-man in it! ;-) cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT PESO - Painted Desert.
2009/10/18 Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com: On 16/10/2009, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: Taken at sunrise in the Painted Desert near Arckaringa Station. 11 frame hand held pano, D700. AF-S 70-200mm. Very nicely done Dave, have you made a pano bracket for that behemoth yet? Nah. I hardly used the last on I made for the K10D so I'm not even going to bother for this thing. Besides, these days I very rarely go out intending to shoot panos. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO Elan
2009/10/18 Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com: On 16/10/2009, Christian christ...@skofteland.net wrote: Nice. sigh 2 more months and I'll be there. Can't wait. We should start planning the Oz/Sydney PDML meet. :-) Great idea, was thinking a drive down the coast day trip or more might be possible? Some great National parks, falls etc? What takes your fancy. We will be able to fit in the traditional Sydney round trip for Savage too :-) We should definitely start talking about this. My works Christmas/New Years break policy has changed this year so I'll need to start thinking about booking leave. On 16/10/2009, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah, it's alright I suppose. You'll keep ;-) I'm not so sure. At the rate I'm going, I just may keep shrinking until I completely disappear :-) :-D Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Bargain Bin Score
Good score. The *ist D is a tough little camera and a remarkably useful backup. I have an *ist D with the grip and an A 50 f1.7 at the office. I ignore it, abise it, grab it as needed, and it always gets the job done. I am reminded of using the my old MX. -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Adam Maas Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 6:23 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Bargain Bin Score Just picked up a *istDS, good condition, for $150. Didn't need another camera but at that price I couldn't resist. Question for anybody using Adaptall-2 kit on their Pentax's, I've got a proper KA adapter but it doesn't seem to pass aperture info to the body. I'm suspecting my adapter's a little busted (I'd only really been using it on the K2 which isn't A-aware). -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. !SIG:4ada43bf320631639447604! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: GESO Altimate indulgence
The second one with the featured tongue is classic. It's important to save these. They grow up so soon, and you suddenly realize that you need embarrassing photos to show to their college friends. -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bob Sullivan Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 9:05 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: GESO Altimate indulgence Love it, complete with sprinkles... And then the ice cream mutash! Get those shots now, he'll be a teenager before you know it. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 9:45 PM, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Team, A couple of pics of my little guy enjoying a timeless treat yesterday at a local fair: http://picasaweb.google.com/distudio/PESO02?authkey=Gv1sRgCKr1kpn52ICgVQ# *ist D + 35mm LTD Cheers, -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. !SIG:4adb12b6320631966320668! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: OT: Sweden - a nation of bunny-boilers
MPB (Miles per bunny). Doesn't OZ have a bunny problem? Y'all could be the next Saudi Arabia. -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Brian Walters Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 7:34 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT: Sweden - a nation of bunny-boilers Biomal fuels. Now that's a word I hadn't come across before. Wonder if it could be applied to our over supply of feral camels? Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:37 +0100, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Oh well, back to my normal off-topic gibberish: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8309156.stm Bob -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - The professional email service -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. !SIG:4adafd4e320631538919655! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: OT: Sweden - a nation of bunny-boilers
BTW, thanks Bob. We are just starting the hydrocarbon fuel portion of my environmental chemistry class and this will make a superb opening section. -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Desjardins, Steve Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 10:25 AM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: RE: OT: Sweden - a nation of bunny-boilers MPB (Miles per bunny). Doesn't OZ have a bunny problem? Y'all could be the next Saudi Arabia. -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Brian Walters Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 7:34 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT: Sweden - a nation of bunny-boilers Biomal fuels. Now that's a word I hadn't come across before. Wonder if it could be applied to our over supply of feral camels? Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:37 +0100, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Oh well, back to my normal off-topic gibberish: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8309156.stm Bob -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - The professional email service -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. !SIG:4adb2561320631957414254! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Sweden - a nation of bunny-boilers
In a message dated 10/18/2009 2:40:44 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, p...@web-options.com writes: Oh well, back to my normal off-topic gibberish: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8309156.stm Bob Yeah, can't let that on topic stuff go to your head. Marnie aka Doe ;-) - We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. Albert Einstein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Sweden - a nation of bunny-boilers
In a message dated 10/18/2009 7:28:33 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, desjard...@wlu.edu writes: Biomal fuels. Now that's a word I hadn't come across before. Wonder if it could be applied to our over supply of feral camels? Cheers Brian == How about feral turkeys? Marnie aka Doe :-) - We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. Albert Einstein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Photos from Boston's Pentaxian meetup
On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 1:15 AM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: Mark realises that he's just medet me: http://lh4.ggpht.com/_i6tc3TCyOTA/StaFEfRc3iI/Cpg/UxmGEz_lTAw/IMGP6102-small.jpg Thats the way he looks after his GFM hike.:-) Dave Another kiss captured on camera: http://lh4.ggpht.com/_i6tc3TCyOTA/StaEvuw3aII/CpI/QofgRjzDSCE/IMGP6132-small.jpg And more photos here: http://photo.net/pentax-camera-forum/00Ul3t Looking forward to seeing the Philadelphia photos, Mark! Cheers, --M. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- http://www.EnticingTheLight.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Bargain Bin Score
On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 10:22 AM, Desjardins, Steve desjard...@wlu.edu wrote: Good score. The *ist D is a tough little camera and a remarkably useful backup. I have an *ist D with the grip and an A 50 f1.7 at the office. I ignore it, abise it, grab it as needed, and it always gets the job done. I am reminded of using the my old MX. It's a DS actually, not a D. They had a D there for a while that I'd looked at (For $250), but overall I just don't like the D as much as the DS (I've owned both in the past, the D was my first DSLR and first Pentax, I owned a DS briefly before getting my K10D), it's less responsive despite the better control layout and certain things, like the ISO setting method, are not well thought out. The DS also has a nicer grip. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Sweden - a nation of bunny-boilers
Industry used to be fueled by whale oil, bunnies are kind of lean thought. Desjardins, Steve wrote: BTW, thanks Bob. We are just starting the hydrocarbon fuel portion of my environmental chemistry class and this will make a superb opening section. -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Desjardins, Steve Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 10:25 AM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: RE: OT: Sweden - a nation of bunny-boilers MPB (Miles per bunny). Doesn't OZ have a bunny problem? Y'all could be the next Saudi Arabia. -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Brian Walters Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 7:34 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT: Sweden - a nation of bunny-boilers Biomal fuels. Now that's a word I hadn't come across before. Wonder if it could be applied to our over supply of feral camels? Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:37 +0100, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Oh well, back to my normal off-topic gibberish: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8309156.stm Bob -- The free man owns himself. He can damage himself with either eating or drinking; he can ruin himself with gambling. If he does he is certainly a damn fool, and he might possibly be a damned soul; but if he may not, he is not a free man any more than a dog. --G. K. Chesterton -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Question re GPS and geotagging
Stig, Sorry about late reply. Thanks for the offer on the GPS log files, but in case of Greenwich I think I have pretty good control on the placenames. :-) I wasn't aware that GPS enabled cellphones were that cheap now. Thanks for the tip! Makes me regret buying the GlobalSat unit since my old phone is falling apart. :-( Did a test run today of the GlobalSat today, btw, with subsequent computer uploading and matching. I used GeoSetter to merge the GPS data (from a *.gpx file) into the DNG files, and Lightroom assimilated the new metadata without glitch. But I still have the tiniest tinge of envy of the Nikon GPS that attaches directly to camera and writes into the raw files directly. Jostein 2009/10/16 SV Hovland p...@heime.org: Yes, looks nice. One important feature is the AA batteries. Li-Ion batteries are usually dead after a few years and next to impossible to replace on a unit which was out of production several years ago. Mobile phones with GPS are rather cheap today ( http://www.dustinhome.no/pd_5010198934.aspx ) and can run car navigation software, terrain nav. software or simple GPX loggers. I did this on our trip to London and my phone was able to log continously for 10 hours and using 60% of the battery. Can send you the files for the Saturday if you want them. Stig Vidar Fra: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [pdml-boun...@pdml.net] p#229; vegne av AlunFoto [alunf...@gmail.com] Sendt: 15. oktober 2009 11:07 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: Re: Question re GPS and geotagging 2009/10/14 Bob W p...@web-options.com: I hope the GPS you've ordered has bigger buttons than mine! :-) This is the thingy: http://www.globalsat.com.tw/eng/product_detail_0090.htm I hope it's going to be as simple as set and forget for each time we make landfall. Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: OT: Sweden - a nation of bunny-boilers
A fine sport could be devised by mounting a harpoon on a land yacht, and heading for Watership Down Industry used to be fueled by whale oil, bunnies are kind of lean thought. Desjardins, Steve wrote: BTW, thanks Bob. We are just starting the hydrocarbon fuel portion of my environmental chemistry class and this will make a superb opening section. MPB (Miles per bunny). Doesn't OZ have a bunny problem? Y'all could be the next Saudi Arabia. -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Brian Walters Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 7:34 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT: Sweden - a nation of bunny-boilers Biomal fuels. Now that's a word I hadn't come across before. Wonder if it could be applied to our over supply of feral camels? Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:37 +0100, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Oh well, back to my normal off-topic gibberish: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8309156.stm Bob -- The free man owns himself. He can damage himself with either eating or drinking; he can ruin himself with gambling. If he does he is certainly a damn fool, and he might possibly be a damned soul; but if he may not, he is not a free man any more than a dog. --G. K. Chesterton -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Sweden - a nation of bunny-boilers
With an average of 70% water it won't help much in heating your home. I would suggest burning mummified bunnies. Toine 2009/10/18 Bob W p...@web-options.com: Oh well, back to my normal off-topic gibberish: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8309156.stm Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - If They Say So
On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 09:30:08PM -0400, frank theriault wrote: Couldn't resist this one - oh those wacky guerrilla artists! http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/if-they-say-so.html Great shot! Had to leave it in colour, didn't I? Hope you enjoy this as much as I did! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- The first step is learning to take great photos, the second step is learning to throw away ones that are merely good. Larry Colen l...@red4est.comhttp://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso - Washington, DC Zoo
Excellent shots! On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 11:25:08PM -0700, gldnbearz wrote: In addition to the wide angle zooms, I was able to find room for the DA 55-300 in my luggage. These are from the Smithsonian National Zoo. http://lh5.ggpht.com/_Nn-R2KLB88M/Ssa-WbthhQI/Amw/PyMSeA6bIcw/s800/IMGP4483.JPG http://lh5.ggpht.com/_Nn-R2KLB88M/Ssa-cFAuE8I/Am8/ciIG0KTuWo8/s800/IMGP4540.JPG http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Nn-R2KLB88M/Ssa-nthTxVI/AnY/-hUOGGowfW8/s800/IMGP4647.JPG Gallery at: http://picasaweb.google.com/gldnbearz.pdml/09SeptDC?feat=directlink - Pat -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- The first step is learning to take great photos, the second step is learning to throw away ones that are merely good. Larry Colen l...@red4est.comhttp://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT - F1
I think I might have posted the same thing exactly one year ago. gloat Congrats Jenson, F1 Champion! GO BRITS. /gloat -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: OT: Sweden - a nation of bunny-boilers
Don't tell me, tell Bennie and Björn. Bjöb With an average of 70% water it won't help much in heating your home. I would suggest burning mummified bunnies. Toine 2009/10/18 Bob W p...@web-options.com: Oh well, back to my normal off-topic gibberish: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8309156.stm Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO: A rose is a rose...
...no matter what the background looks like. http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/770012/display/18931516 As always... :-) Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Sweden - a nation of bunny-boilers
Bob, you're such a romantic. Bob W wrote: A fine sport could be devised by mounting a harpoon on a land yacht, and heading for Watership Down Industry used to be fueled by whale oil, bunnies are kind of lean thought. Desjardins, Steve wrote: BTW, thanks Bob. We are just starting the hydrocarbon fuel portion of my environmental chemistry class and this will make a superb opening section. MPB (Miles per bunny). Doesn't OZ have a bunny problem? Y'all could be the next Saudi Arabia. -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Brian Walters Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 7:34 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT: Sweden - a nation of bunny-boilers Biomal fuels. Now that's a word I hadn't come across before. Wonder if it could be applied to our over supply of feral camels? Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:37 +0100, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Oh well, back to my normal off-topic gibberish: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8309156.stm Bob -- The free man owns himself. He can damage himself with either eating or drinking; he can ruin himself with gambling. If he does he is certainly a damn fool, and he might possibly be a damned soul; but if he may not, he is not a free man any more than a dog. --G. K. Chesterton -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- The free man owns himself. He can damage himself with either eating or drinking; he can ruin himself with gambling. If he does he is certainly a damn fool, and he might possibly be a damned soul; but if he may not, he is not a free man any more than a dog. --G. K. Chesterton -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: A rose is a rose...
On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 10:18:13PM +0200, Ralf R. Radermacher scripsit: ...no matter what the background looks like. http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/770012/display/18931516 Did you get one with just the one bud rose? The foreground roses are both very pretty and well shot, but I think that perhaps the poignancy of the contrast would be increased by having a single less gloriously robust rose in front of that background. -- Graydon -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: A rose is a rose...
2009/10/18 Ralf R. Radermacher fotor...@gmx.de: ...no matter what the background looks like. http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/770012/display/18931516 As always... :-) Ralf Yeah, that works for me. BW would work even more, though... ;-) --M. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- http://www.EnticingTheLight.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - F1
I've come to the conclusion that F1 is like all-in wrestling...people pretending that they are fighting... (and no, I won't change my mind if Alonso starts to win again next year with Ferrari...) Congratulations anyway. Jaume, the wet blanket... - Mensaje original De: Cotty cotty...@mac.com Para: pentax list PDML@pdml.net Enviado: dom,18 octubre, 2009 21:53 Asunto: OT - F1 I think I might have posted the same thing exactly one year ago. Congrats Jenson, F1 Champion! GO BRITS. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - F1
On 18/10/09, Jaume Lahuerta, discombobulated, unleashed: Jaume, the wet blanket... LOL. Hardly. I think they really do fight. We see a nice packaged up wrapping to it all, but at the end of the day it's a sweaty hell of drivign as fast as you can. Have you ever gone karting? After 15 minutes of that I am absolutely shattered, and have aches for days -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - F1
2009/10/18 Cotty cotty...@mac.com: Have you ever gone karting? After 15 minutes of that I am absolutely shattered, and have aches for days But isn't that because you're a grumpy old man...? I'm just askin' ;-) --M. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- http://www.EnticingTheLight.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - F1
On 18/10/09, Miserere, discombobulated, unleashed: But isn't that because you're a grumpy old man...? I'm just askin' ;-) Well, one out of three ain't bad!!! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: A rose is a rose...
Ralf - this just doesnt work for me... The roses aren't at all attractive -they look fake - which may just be the ultra sharpness and harsh light. The buildings need to be sharp or much more out of focus. I'm definitely a fan of yours, you know - you have so many spectacular and beautifully crafted images I was stunned to see this one... I'm thinking you must have been deliberately playing a joke on us (given the title, too.) Hope you don't mind my plain speaking here... if you were not so good a shooter I wouldn't say a word. ann Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: ...no matter what the background looks like. http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/770012/display/18931516 As always... :-) Ralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - F1
On Oct 18, 2009, at 14:36 , Cotty wrote: On 18/10/09, Jaume Lahuerta, discombobulated, unleashed: Jaume, the wet blanket... LOL. Hardly. I think they really do fight. We see a nice packaged up wrapping to it all, but at the end of the day it's a sweaty hell of drivign as fast as you can. Have you ever gone karting? After 15 minutes of that I am absolutely shattered, and have aches for days It's the rule makers that make it difficult to pass (though there was a good bit of that today) by restricting the technologies in a effort to curtail costs to the teams enlarging the field of those who can therefor afford to participate in the sport. Next year, they'll try yet another set of rules, like no refueling, which, in my opinion, will make it even harder to pass with everyone's fuel load the same. As in any sport, those with the deepest pockets and the most stealth in squeezing around rules restrictions will have the best chance of winning. Go USA-1! Or whatever they'll be called. Joseph McAllister Pentaxian http://gallery.me.com/jomac http://web.me.com/jomac/show.me/Blog/Blog.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: OT - F1
[...] Have you ever gone karting? After 15 minutes of that I am absolutely shattered, and have aches for days I don't think you're doing it right: http://www.worldofstock.com/slides/TAN2685.jpg You should get a modern one that's easier to unload: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpUYdtVUGqwfeature=related Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - F1
On 18/10/09, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: I don't think you're doing it right: http://www.worldofstock.com/slides/TAN2685.jpg You should get a modern one that's easier to unload: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpUYdtVUGqwfeature=related Excellent! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO: To be or not to be ...
Hello list I gave my new K-7 some exersize this weekend, visiting a local Safari Park. It's very nice to use. I especially enjoy the speed and the rather accurate metering a lot. But of cource I had trouble finding all the right buttons and settings, that have changed place since the K20D ... http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/4023225493/ Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - F1
- Mensaje original De: Cotty cotty...@mac.com On 18/10/09, Jaume Lahuerta, discombobulated, unleashed: Jaume, the wet blanket... LOL. Hardly. I think they really do fight. We see a nice packaged up wrapping to it all, but at the end of the day it's a sweaty hell of drivign as fast as you can. Have you ever gone karting? After 15 minutes of that I am absolutely shattered, and have aches for days I have, and of course it must be really hard, I didn't mean that it is an easy thing to do... ...but I think that there are too many things between the driver's ability and the final result that I can't really see it as a true sport. And then there is the flags and anthems thing...when they do not represent any country but the team that pays them...Or would have Button hesistated a single second if he had to help his team mate Barichelloagains the also British Hamilton? I don't think so... Regarding motor soports I prefer morobikes...there are also big differences in the machines, but I see more fight and good drivers have more chances to show it (like Rossi, who moved from Honda to Yamaha and kept winning). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO - Oh Yeah?
It felt like a direct challenge that I couldn't resist... http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/10/oh-yeah.html ;-) Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: OT - F1
I have, and of course it must be really hard, I didn't mean that it is an easy thing to do... ...but I think that there are too many things between the driver's ability and the final result that I can't really see it as a true sport. And then there is the flags and anthems thing...when they do not represent any country but the team that pays them...Or would have Button hesistated a single second if he had to help his team mate Barichelloagains the also British Hamilton? I don't think so... Button got a bit of help from Hamilton today. There's an article here about Button which touches on this question of the balance between the driver and the technology: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8312844.stm But pretty much every sport relies on technology at the highest levels. All the top level sports people have large amounts of money and science backing them. I don't think you can pick on F1 alone for this. We have another world champion today, Beth Tweddle in gymnastics. But as talented as she doubtless is, if London wasn't holding the Olympics in 2012 I don't think she would be the champion today. Similar considerations apply to our cyclists. But for all that, the individuals themselves have to put superman amounts of effort and dedication for long years into their sport. I don't think it behoves the armchair sportspeople among us to knock them for taking advantage of favourable conditions. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - F1
On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 5:36 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 18/10/09, Jaume Lahuerta, discombobulated, unleashed: Jaume, the wet blanket... LOL. Hardly. I think they really do fight. We see a nice packaged up wrapping to it all, but at the end of the day it's a sweaty hell of drivign as fast as you can. Have you ever gone karting? After 15 minutes of that I am absolutely shattered, and have aches for days I'm pretty sure they fight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh1WxQmst2o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WkhxPMhDfg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2MeWpZSeL8 And, you're right, Cotty, what these guys do is incredibly difficult and athletic. F1 pilots are some of the fittest athletes in the world - they have to be to withstand those G forces and maintain such intense concentration for the duration of those races. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Oh Yeah?
When faced with the announcement that's the title of this piece, I felt sort of the same way... http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20nupdtp.html frank theriault wrote: It felt like a direct challenge that I couldn't resist... http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/10/oh-yeah.html ;-) Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- The free man owns himself. He can damage himself with either eating or drinking; he can ruin himself with gambling. If he does he is certainly a damn fool, and he might possibly be a damned soul; but if he may not, he is not a free man any more than a dog. --G. K. Chesterton -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Oh Yeah?
I just tried to bring out your image, but what with the shadow grain and a camera in your face, all I could make out was glasses and a bit of grey..er..that is..light colored hair. Very well seen, Frank. Jack --- On Sun, 10/18/09, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: PESO - Oh Yeah? To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Date: Sunday, October 18, 2009, 3:20 PM It felt like a direct challenge that I couldn't resist... http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/10/oh-yeah.html ;-) Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: A rose is a rose...
On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 5:06 PM, Graydon o...@uniserve.com wrote: On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 10:18:13PM +0200, Ralf R. Radermacher scripsit: ...no matter what the background looks like. http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/770012/display/18931516 Did you get one with just the one bud rose? The foreground roses are both very pretty and well shot, but I think that perhaps the poignancy of the contrast would be increased by having a single less gloriously robust rose in front of that background. I agree. I'd be tempted to crop the bottom third or so of this image out so we ended up with just the single bud and stem with the factory in the background. I think then it would be an outstanding image. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - F1
On Oct 18, 2009, at 6:35 PM, frank theriault wrote: On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 5:36 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 18/10/09, Jaume Lahuerta, discombobulated, unleashed: Jaume, the wet blanket... LOL. Hardly. I think they really do fight. We see a nice packaged up wrapping to it all, but at the end of the day it's a sweaty hell of drivign as fast as you can. Have you ever gone karting? After 15 minutes of that I am absolutely shattered, and have aches for days I'm pretty sure they fight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh1WxQmst2o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WkhxPMhDfg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2MeWpZSeL8 And, you're right, Cotty, what these guys do is incredibly difficult and athletic. F1 pilots are some of the fittest athletes in the world - they have to be to withstand those G forces and maintain such intense concentration for the duration of those races. Exactly. And the driver's reactions have to be superb. Things happen very fast at that speed. But while reactions have to be immediate, they have to be controlled as well. A responsive race car requires a light touch. Paul cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso - Washington, DC Zoo
On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 2:25 AM, gldnbearz gldnbearz.p...@gmail.com wrote: In addition to the wide angle zooms, I was able to find room for the DA 55-300 in my luggage. These are from the Smithsonian National Zoo. http://lh5.ggpht.com/_Nn-R2KLB88M/Ssa-WbthhQI/Amw/PyMSeA6bIcw/s800/IMGP4483.JPG http://lh5.ggpht.com/_Nn-R2KLB88M/Ssa-cFAuE8I/Am8/ciIG0KTuWo8/s800/IMGP4540.JPG http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Nn-R2KLB88M/Ssa-nthTxVI/AnY/-hUOGGowfW8/s800/IMGP4647.JPG Gallery at: http://picasaweb.google.com/gldnbearz.pdml/09SeptDC?feat=directlink I agree with Bob that the panda would benefit from being a bit sharper, but it's still a nice shot. I think the sleeping big cat (is it a leopard? jaguar?) is tremendous. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - F1
On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 6:53 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Exactly. And the driver's reactions have to be superb. Things happen very fast at that speed. But while reactions have to be immediate, they have to be controlled as well. A responsive race car requires a light touch. As someone once said, back in the day drivers were fat and tires were skinny. No longer... ;-) cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Oh Yeah?
If we could see a bit more of you Frank, that would be great, but its a neat shot none the less. Dave On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 6:20 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: It felt like a direct challenge that I couldn't resist... http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/10/oh-yeah.html ;-) Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Oh Yeah?
On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 6:36 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: I just tried to bring out your image, but what with the shadow grain and a camera in your face, all I could make out was glasses and a bit of grey..er..that is..light colored hair. Very well seen, Frank. On my (horrible) laptop screen my image appeared to be a semi-silhouette, which is what I intended it to look like on the image as posted. Of course I can never be sure how things will look on a properly calibrated monitor... ;-) Thanks for your comment, Jack. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Oh Yeah?
On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 7:11 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: If we could see a bit more of you Frank, that would be great, but its a neat shot none the less. Do you ~really~ want to see more of me? :-) cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO - Just Hanging Around
In the typical guy in a bar leaning against the wall trying to look nonchalant pose: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/10/just-hanging-around.html Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Photos from Boston's Pentaxian meetup
On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 12:26 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 1:15 AM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: Mark realises that he's just medet me: http://lh4.ggpht.com/_i6tc3TCyOTA/StaFEfRc3iI/Cpg/UxmGEz_lTAw/IMGP6102-small.jpg Thats the way he looks after his GFM hike.:-) No, that's the way ~we~ look after trying to keep up with Mark, scampering up and down Grandfather Mountain! ;-) cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - F1
On Oct 18, 2009, at 7:07 PM, frank theriault wrote: On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 6:53 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Exactly. And the driver's reactions have to be superb. Things happen very fast at that speed. But while reactions have to be immediate, they have to be controlled as well. A responsive race car requires a light touch. As someone once said, back in the day drivers were fat and tires were skinny. No longer... While F1 is the major league of motorsports and obviously requires the most skill and endurance, almost any race car driver has to have the instincts of an athlete. I'm working on an article about drag racing funny car drivers. I've noticed that it takes quite a few years for a newbie to become competitive, and a look at what goes in in the four seconds it takes to go from start to finish, from zero to 300, makes it easy to see why. The g-forces generated by 8000 horsepower are astronomical, and the cars move around constantly. The vibration obscures one's view and can even break teeth. Funny car drivers wear a boxer's mouthpiece. Within one second after pushing the throttle to the floor, the car is going 150 mph, and within that second it may require several steering corrections, and if it starts shaking the tires the driver has to try to gradually back off the throttle in tiny increments, then catch it as soon as the shake disipates.. In another half second the car will be going over 200 mph and will probably drift to one side or the other. If there's the slightest imperfection on the track, it can make a violent move. The exhaust volume produces considerable boost, and if a cylinder weakens, the car will make a sudden move toward that side of the track. It accelerates from 200 to 300 in less than two seconds and may well erupt in flames at some point near the end of the pass. As it passes the end of the grandstands, it can make a hard move if there's a crosswind. That will happen at close to 300 mph. But a correction has to be smooth and subtle. Sudden movements will put the car right into the guardrail. Of course, driving that kind of beast doesn't require any kind of athletic ability and anyone can do it:-). Paul ;-) cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Question re GPS and geotagging
Stan Halpin wrote: Aha! Blinding flash of the obvious! Thanks Ken. I am very undisciplined about taking notes. But my iPhone does have a voice-notes feature that I might be able to remember to use. Thanks all for your various high and low tech suggestions. stan Stan, search the app store for PhotoNotes. It got an honorable mention on Gizmodo, and looks to be useful. Voice recording is said to be upcoming. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Oh Yeah?
In a message dated 10/18/2009 3:21:01 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, knarftheria...@gmail.com writes: It felt like a direct challenge that I couldn't resist... http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/10/oh-yeah.html ;-) Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank Heh. That's showing 'em, frank! Marnie aka Doe :-) - We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. Albert Einstein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - F1
paul stenquist wrote: Exactly. And the driver's reactions have to be superb. Things happen very fast at that speed. Years ago, I saw a physiology study where they were trying to isolate what was special about different types of athletes. Some were pretty obvious, but they couldn't find anything in particular about race car drivers that separated them from other athletes. After some brainstorming, they found that, alone among the groups, the racecar drivers could read every word on a 45 RPM record while it was turning at 45 RPMs. Not that it's apropos of anything in particular, but I found it interesting. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: A rose is a rose...
In a message dated 10/18/2009 1:18:21 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, fotor...@gmx.de writes: ...no matter what the background looks like. http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/770012/display/18931516 As always... :-) Ralf = Departure for you. I like the idea, but think the light on the roses is a little harsh. Marnie aka Doe - We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. Albert Einstein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: To be or not to be ...
In a message dated 10/18/2009 3:10:23 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, p...@planfoto.dk writes: Hello list I gave my new K-7 some exersize this weekend, visiting a local Safari Park. It's very nice to use. I especially enjoy the speed and the rather accurate metering a lot. But of cource I had trouble finding all the right buttons and settings, that have changed place since the K20D ... http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/4023225493/ Regards Jens = Very nice shot, like where you caught his paw. Marnie aka Doe :-) - We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. Albert Einstein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Oh Yeah?
lol! Guess you escaped without a fine .. ann frank theriault wrote: It felt like a direct challenge that I couldn't resist... http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/10/oh-yeah.html ;-) Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Sweden - a nation of bunny-boilers
Thats so bunny, er... funny. On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 4:37 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Oh well, back to my normal off-topic gibberish: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8309156.stm Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -- Reduce your Government Footprint -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - F1
On Oct 18, 2009, at 15:53 , paul stenquist wrote: Exactly. And the driver's reactions have to be superb. Things happen very fast at that speed. But while reactions have to be immediate, they have to be controlled as well. A responsive race car requires a light touch. If any of you had watched todays race, you would have been amazed at not only the reaction times of the drivers when a vehicle began to get away from them, but the accuracy of their response to what 1/10th of a second before was an unknown event. If it doesn’t excite you, This thing that you see, Why in the world, Would it excite me? —Jay Maisel Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - F1
On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 03:13:59PM -0700, Jaume Lahuerta wrote: Regarding motor soports I prefer morobikes...there are also big differences in the machines, but I see more fight and good drivers have more chances to show it (like Rossi, who moved from Honda to Yamaha and kept winning). Bikes are fun on the track, but I'd never do well racing them. I'm too aware of the difference between Uh-oh, this is going to be expensive and Uh-oh, this is going to hurt. -- The first step is learning to take great photos, the second step is learning to throw away ones that are merely good. Larry Colen l...@red4est.comhttp://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
