cheers for data recovery
I was shooting TIP (Tonight its Poetry) and about half way through I got image not written or some such. PhotoRec/TestDisk managed to get most of the jpg's from the corrupted card and a few of the DNG's though they are not specifically supported. its available for DOS to windows vista all *nixes and mac osX http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec command line but free about 120 images that would have been lost even if no great loss. -- Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own... Jealousy is a disease, love is a healthy condition.- Robert Heinlein -- 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 fun and games
Wonderful. Made me think of my childhood... On 1/6/2010 1:02 PM, mike wilson wrote: http://www.mikeawilson.co.uk/sledge Taken with a camera and a couple of lenses. -- 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 - Subversive Activities
Enjoyable indeed. Frank, it is rather a great pleasure to look at your photographs, no matter how modest you're trying to appear... On 1/6/2010 3:34 PM, frank theriault wrote: Must be some sort of meeting or convention. Probably commies or socialists. They drive scooters, don't they? http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/01/subversive-activities.html ;-) Hope you enjoy. Comments 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: The best thing I ever ate
paul stenquist wrote: That's the name of a program on food network here in the states. But it got me to thinking about what I might settle on as the best thing I ever ate. After just a few minutes of soul searching I had to go with an appetizer served at The Lobster in Santa Monica, California. It's a slightly crunchy, mayonnaise-based lobster salad served on warm pancakes. An amazing contrast of temperature, taste and texture. What's yours? Paul I'll play. For me, no debate, Tetsuya's Petuna ocean trout confit with kombu, trout roe, fennel salad and parsley oil. The service is robotic, and sometimes the atmosphere is just ordinary. But this dish makes up for it. I've had it four times now, and it has definitely evolved, each time for the better. Indescribably complex. http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/good-living/from-bait-to-plate/2008/09/25/117388745.html and there's an excellent little slideshow to accompany http://www.smh.com.au/interactive/2008/entertainment/tetsuyas-ocean-trout/index.html -- der...@iinet.net.au http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- 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 woman with dog
It is excellent photo, Christine, but I'd ask you to kindly reconsider the greenish hue element... On 1/5/2010 8:45 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: This shot was overexposed, so I thought I'd have some rendering play. Gave a greenish hue to the highlights, brought the clarity down, gave it some strong contrast and so on. Kind of a quiet shot though. http://tinyurl.com/y9ytysl http://www.caguila.com/caguila/snowalk/content/belinda_10_large.html Comments welcome Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Furthermore
Nicely stolen, nicely indeed. On 1/2/2010 11:09 PM, P N Stenquist wrote: A coffee shop portrait, stolen this afternoon. K7D, DA* 60-250/4, ISO 1600, f4 1/320, 170mm http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10438076 -- 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: Pacific Waves
I am with Frank on this one. On 12/31/2009 7:58 AM, frank theriault wrote: I don't know which looks more realistic (I wasn't there, so I can't say), but I prefer the blue. Lovely shots, both. 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: Today's lessons
On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:28:48 -0800 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: While it will take a while to learn better how to photograph in the forest, especially with the busy backgrounds, I think that I ended up with a few decent shots for 45 minute detour on the way home from the hardware store: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157623231725744/ Some very nice shots in there Lary -- Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own... Jealousy is a disease, love is a healthy condition.- Robert Heinlein -- 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: The best thing I ever ate
That's the name of a program on food network here in the states. But it got me to thinking about what I might settle on as the best thing I ever ate. After just a few minutes of soul searching I had to go with an appetizer served at The Lobster in Santa Monica, California. It's a slightly crunchy, mayonnaise-based lobster salad served on warm pancakes. An amazing contrast of temperature, taste and texture. What's yours? Paul Sunday lunch at Le Splendid in Lyons, Nov 2008. Frogs' legs in garlic, followed by poulet de Bresse in a morel sauce, finished with la Mere Blanc's sponge cake, all accompanied by a superb draught beer whose name I didn't catch. 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: PESO - Yours Truly
This intersection (Dufferin where it does its little zig-zag at Queen, near the Gladstone Hotel) has always struck me as one of the bleaker parts of Toronto. Warehouses and autobody shops everywhere. Here it is as seen from a walk one night last week: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/01/yours-truly.html That's a great shot - atmosphere laid on with a trowel. 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: PESO - Knives
Another from my kitchen, on a cold, wet evening. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10524145size=lg (K10D, DA 50/1.7, ISO 1600, f/4.5 @ 1/15. I enhanced the flat tungsten light with an LED flashlight off to the right). Looks like you're getting ready for another of your special night walks around the Whitechapel area... 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: Today's lessons
On Jan 18, 2010, at 12:54 AM, Bran Everseeking wrote: On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:28:48 -0800 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: While it will take a while to learn better how to photograph in the forest, especially with the busy backgrounds, I think that I ended up with a few decent shots for 45 minute detour on the way home from the hardware store: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157623231725744/ Some very nice shots in there Lary Thanks. Sometimes it seems that the most important thing in getting a good photo, is knowing when to take a walk with your camera. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: The best thing I ever ate
2010/1/18 paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net That's the name of a program on food network here in the states. But it got me to thinking about what I might settle on as the best thing I ever ate. After just a few minutes of soul searching I had to go with an appetizer served at The Lobster in Santa Monica, California. It's a slightly crunchy, mayonnaise-based lobster salad served on warm pancakes. An amazing contrast of temperature, taste and texture. What's yours? Paul I'll bite too. Just back from Chennai (southern India), where their Pongal festival kicked off on Thursday last. They do a traditional pongal sweet as part of the festival; it's absolutely delightful, and a taste that will remain with me for some time. Probably had alot to do with the friendship that accompanied it, too. Recipe here: http://www.pongalfestival.org/sweet-pongal-recipe.html Ciao, Peter in western Sydney -- 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: The best thing I ever ate
On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 3:20 PM, Peter McIntosh peter...@gmail.com wrote: 2010/1/18 paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Just back from Chennai (southern India), where their Pongal festival kicked off on Thursday last. They do a traditional pongal sweet as part of the festival; it's absolutely delightful, and a taste that will remain with me for some time. Probably had alot to do with the friendship that accompanied it, too. Recipe here: http://www.pongalfestival.org/sweet-pongal-recipe.html Peter, chennai is where i live, have lived for the last ten years. next time you are here, we should meet upand glad you like the pongal regards, subash -- 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: Trilogy
Paul, perchance you can strike a conversation with the father and his daughter and somehow pass these pictures to them. Somehow I am certain they'd be delighted. On 12/30/2009 1:36 AM, P N Stenquist wrote: I shot a father and daughter playing cards this afternoon in the coffee shop. It was with the DA*50-135 and K7D, ISO 1600, f4. The pic is here: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10419750size=lg What makes this a bit of fun is that although I've never met the father or daughter, I've shot them before. Here they are playing a different game in the same coffee shop in February of 2008: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6931306size=lg And here they are playing another card game in the same coffee shop in December of 2007: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6719465size=lg It's fun to see how the little girl has matured in two years. Quite by accident, I picked the same title for the first and last pic. Perhaps because it was easy and obvious:-). Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: The best thing I ever ate
2010/1/18 Subash pdml.l...@gmail.com: Peter, chennai is where i live, have lived for the last ten years. next time you are here, we should meet upand glad you like the pongal regards, subash Rats! This trip was organised rather quickly, and a bit rushed - only 4 days in Chennai. There's a chance I'll be going back at some point soon; I'll let you know if I do. Regards, Peter in western Sydney -- 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- Silica Gel
Anyone know anything about recharging silica gels/desiccants? Bong -- Bong Manayon http://www.bong.uni.cc -- 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- Silica Gel
On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 4:06 PM, Bong Manayon bongmana...@gmail.com wrote: Anyone know anything about recharging silica gels/desiccants? i have friends who periodically micro-wave it... :) i just keep them out in the sun all day once in a while. don't know whether that answers your question. :) regards, subash -- 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- Silica Gel
2010/1/18 Bong Manayon bongmana...@gmail.com: Anyone know anything about recharging silica gels/desiccants? As far as I know the vast majority can just be put into the oven at 80°C, bake till dry Cheers Ecke -- 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: The best thing I ever ate
On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 3:58 PM, Peter McIntosh peter...@gmail.com wrote: Rats! This trip was organised rather quickly, and a bit rushed - only 4 days in Chennai. There's a chance I'll be going back at some point soon; I'll let you know if I do. do let me know. it'd be nice to meet up... regards, subash -- 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- Silica Gel
Example of those who can't: http://www.drierite.com/default.cfm?gclid=CPjWnMvrrZ8CFc0SzAod_juP0Q Also: (Google is my friend) http://www.ashirwadchemicals.net/faq-s.htm Hence, it is actually 100-120°C for silica gels Sounds like an insane waste of energy... nuking is probably the better idea if you can control the temperature The McGyers amongst us should look here =) http://www.thaiscience.info/Article%20for%20ThaiScience/Article/3/Ts-3%20the%20regeneration%20of%20silica%20gel%20desiccant%20by%20air%20from%20a%20solar%20heater%20with%20a%20compound%20parabolic%20concentrator.pdf Cheers Ecke 2010/1/18 eckinator eckina...@gmail.com: 2010/1/18 Bong Manayon bongmana...@gmail.com: Anyone know anything about recharging silica gels/desiccants? As far as I know the vast majority can just be put into the oven at 80°C, bake till dry Cheers Ecke -- 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: Moved: denial vs doom (was urbanites vs squirrels)
2010/1/18 P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com: Apparently the banks were misled too, the majority of Bad Loans were from Fanny and Freddy, who sold them to commercial banks, who were assured of the soundness of said loans, by officials of Fanny and Freddy. The bankers may have suspected but hell they were going to resell them anyway... irony on Call me what you will but I'm used to banks having bank names and not people's names sounding the their sales reps all drive a standard issue Ford F150 with a gun rack and upgrades to 250 thru 450 going along with promotions irony off -- 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: Moved: denial vs doom (was urbanites vs squirrels)
- Original Message - From: P. J. Alling Subject: Re: Moved: denial vs doom (was urbanites vs squirrels) Funny but the quasi governmental banks Fannie May and Freddie Mac were apparently responsible for a large plurality of said bad loans which they misrepresented on the resale market. This has been reported by the Wall Street Journal. Which no matter what you may think about their editorial page, has a better record of getting their facts straight than any other American paper. It may be partisan but if it's true... It is intersting to note that this particular meltdown originated in the USA. Whether it was because of no regulation, insufficient regulation, incompetent regulation or just plain dishonest regulation is immaterial. There is a huge problem with the way that business was being done down there. I also expect that it's back to the same old same old already. William Robb -- 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 - how to guarantee you luggage won't be lost
- Original Message - From: Ken Waller Subject: Re: OT - how to guarantee you luggage won't be lost Didn't Australia used to be a free country? Yes, there's a lot of things we're free of ;-) Americans still haven't figured out that freedom doesn't come from a gun barrel. Security sure does. Apparently Iraq was a secure country until 2003. William Robb -- 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 - how to guarantee you luggage won't be lost
On Jan 18, 2010, at 8:06 AM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Ken Waller Subject: Re: OT - how to guarantee you luggage won't be lost Didn't Australia used to be a free country? Yes, there's a lot of things we're free of ;-) Americans still haven't figured out that freedom doesn't come from a gun barrel. Security sure does. Apparently Iraq was a secure country until 2003. And Germany was a secure country until 1939. William Robb -- 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 - Yours Truly
On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 3:54 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: That's a great shot - atmosphere laid on with a trowel. Actually, I used a camera. ;-) Thanks, Bob, and thanks to all those who looked and commented. Just a quick word: a week or so ago the other Bob (Sullivan, that is) commented on a photo of mine that it was nice to see daylight in it - the implication being that I've recently been posting a lot of PESOs taken at night. The reason for that, of course, is that this time of year it's dark a lot! On the weekends I tend to shoot with my Leica, and I only get back rolls once a week or two (picking up a roll today!), and during the week my shooting's all at night, after I get home from work. As the days get longer, I'm sure my photos will get a bit brighter. ;-) 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 - Knives
On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 11:06 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Another from my kitchen, on a cold, wet evening. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10524145size=lg (K10D, DA 50/1.7, ISO 1600, f/4.5 @ 1/15. I enhanced the flat tungsten light with an LED flashlight off to the right). I like the lighting effect! I also like the way this is framed, cropping off the tips of some of the longer knives - it really balances the frame nicely. Well composed! Good photo! 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 - Knives
Ah, a pair of Wusthoff hollow-edged chef knives, my favorite kitchen tools. Paul On Jan 18, 2010, at 8:22 AM, frank theriault wrote: On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 11:06 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Another from my kitchen, on a cold, wet evening. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10524145size=lg (K10D, DA 50/1.7, ISO 1600, f/4.5 @ 1/15. I enhanced the flat tungsten light with an LED flashlight off to the right). I like the lighting effect! I also like the way this is framed, cropping off the tips of some of the longer knives - it really balances the frame nicely. Well composed! Good photo! 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: OT: The best thing I ever ate
On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 9:59 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: That's the name of a program on food network here in the states. But it got me to thinking about what I might settle on as the best thing I ever ate. After just a few minutes of soul searching I had to go with an appetizer served at The Lobster in Santa Monica, California. It's a slightly crunchy, mayonnaise-based lobster salad served on warm pancakes. An amazing contrast of temperature, taste and texture. What's yours? Being rather populist in nature, I must take this conversation down to the slums a bit. Montreal (where I grew up and lived during my university years) has a pastrami-like cured beef called smoked meat. Schwartz' Deli on The Main (St. Lawrence Blvd, or St. Laurent in French) is the best. Served with fresh-cut fries, their regular (as opposed to lean or fatty) smoked meat on rye with mustard, fries and a cherry coke is heaven. Even though I've decided to eat meat no longer, I think that's my favourite meal of all time. 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 - how to guarantee you luggage won't be lost
- Original Message - From: paul stenquist Subject: Re: OT - how to guarantee you luggage won't be lost Security sure does. Apparently Iraq was a secure country until 2003. And Germany was a secure country until 1939. And Canada is still a secure country. Are you trying to make a point? William Robb -- 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: shooting basketball
Christine, I've shot sports extensively. And I've used both methods. I'll switch back and forth. Also depended on the sport. Basketball I usually left the autofocus tied to the shutter button, but baseball I usually switched AF to the button on the back. Good luck. ~Nick David Wright On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 6:47 PM, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: Last Thursday night, I shot my 1st college basketball game knowing full well I was entering new photographic territory. I put the camera on Continuous Autofocus (which I often don't use) and happily blundered about. Upon reflection, staying out of people's way was my greatest achievement that night. :-). After looking at the 150 frames taken, I knew some study was in order and have since read the chapters on shooting sports, which I often skip when reading photography books. From Kobre's book: Many sports shooters use their thumbs on [the autofocus button on the back of the camera] for focusing while using their forefingers on the front [shutter] button to take the picture. Holding the back focus button allows the lens to continue focusing even when releasing the front shutter button between shooting picture bursts (108). Anybody here use this technique? I thought I might give it a try. Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Moved: denial vs doom (was urbanites vs squirrels)
On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 8:05 AM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: It is intersting to note that this particular meltdown originated in the USA. Whether it was because of no regulation, insufficient regulation, incompetent regulation or just plain dishonest regulation is immaterial. There is a huge problem with the way that business was being done down there. I also expect that it's back to the same old same old already. William Robb Actually, the meltdown started in Iceland and the UK, not the US, and it started in 2007, a fair bit earlier than people realize. The US was just where the first large-scale problems started to show up when the meltdown started to accellerate. -- 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 - how to guarantee you luggage won't be lost
- Original Message - From: paul stenquist Subject: Re: OT - how to guarantee you luggage won't be lost And Germany was a secure country until 1939. As an aside Paul, do you think Europe would have been a more secure or less place to live from 1939 to 1945 if Germany had had no guns? William Robb -- 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: Wet weather photography without DA* lenses
You need a Shutter Hat! http://www.fmphotography.us/html/hat.html I had one of these in my camera bag all the time when I shot for newspapers. Invaluable. ~Nick Wright On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 10:06 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Jan 17, 2010, at 7:56 PM, Adam Maas wrote: Ditto, I've shot in quite nasty conditions with any number of unsealed cameras. It needs to get really nasty or involve standing water before the level of sealing on the DA* is really needed. What the sealing is for me is peace of mind, I know I won't have issues. That's good to know. I'll keep that in mind the next time I'm deciding whether or not to spend money I don't have on a 16-50. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PDML Book update after two weeks
Thanks for the update. Looking forward to this edition. On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 4:12 PM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Things are going almost too well; I fear for hidden disaster to arise at any moment. You called.?? We have had 75 submissions from 29 photographers, 23 of whom have made themselves eligible for the Chicago exhibit. Not only are we on track in terms of the quantity of material received, we're ahead of last year with respect to *quality*, in my humble opinion. There's some really good stuff coming in. Mine must not have made it. Doug, Bill and Scott have been sifting through and evaluating the photos that have come in. How can Doug judge photos if no one is pointing red laser pens at him. Christine Aguila is working with the gallery curator in Chicago on promoting the exhibit and, thanks to some help from Rick Womer, I've been on the phone with the president CEO of the CureSearch (the charity the book supports) working on some cross-promotion with them. Good news. The URL is http://www.robertstech.com/pdmlbook/pdmlbook.php Keep up the great work. -- 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: Today's lessons
On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 9:28 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: While it will take a while to learn better how to photograph in the forest, especially with the busy backgrounds, I think that I ended up with a few decent shots for 45 minute detour on the way home from the hardware store: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157623231725744/ -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est Very enjoyable set. 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. -- 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 - Yours Truly
What Paul said. Dave On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 8:34 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: This intersection (Dufferin where it does its little zig-zag at Queen, near the Gladstone Hotel) has always struck me as one of the bleaker parts of Toronto. Warehouses and autobody shops everywhere. Here it is as seen from a walk one night last week: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/01/yours-truly.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 - Yours Truly
On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 9:07 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Great shot! I was slightly disappointed that it didn't assuage my curiosity about what the estimable Knarf looks like. Some times Frank cannot make a function, like say , GFM, so he sends in his back up. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6054527 Dave -- 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 - Knives
Thats cutting edge photography Rick Dave On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 11:06 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Another from my kitchen, on a cold, wet evening. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10524145size=lg (K10D, DA 50/1.7, ISO 1600, f/4.5 @ 1/15. I enhanced the flat tungsten light with an LED flashlight off to the right). Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: The best thing I ever ate
On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 9:59 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: That's the name of a program on food network here in the states. But it got me to thinking about what I might settle on as the best thing I ever ate. After just a few minutes of soul searching I had to go with an appetizer served at The Lobster in Santa Monica, California. It's a slightly crunchy, mayonnaise-based lobster salad served on warm pancakes. An amazing contrast of temperature, taste and texture. What's yours? Does biscuits and gravy count,.?? Dave Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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: shooting basketball
I have never tried that method. I mainly use AF S for my sports shots and do sort of a machine gun effect with the 1/2 pressed shutter release. Meaning, i just keep pressing down half way on the shutter to keep the focus moving. I seem to have better reaction time than AF C for some reason. I will us AF C at certain times in Reining and Dressage shows, but just certain portions of the tests. Dave On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 7:47 PM, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: Last Thursday night, I shot my 1st college basketball game knowing full well I was entering new photographic territory. I put the camera on Continuous Autofocus (which I often don't use) and happily blundered about. Upon reflection, staying out of people's way was my greatest achievement that night. :-). After looking at the 150 frames taken, I knew some study was in order and have since read the chapters on shooting sports, which I often skip when reading photography books. From Kobre's book: Many sports shooters use their thumbs on [the autofocus button on the back of the camera] for focusing while using their forefingers on the front [shutter] button to take the picture. Holding the back focus button allows the lens to continue focusing even when releasing the front shutter button between shooting picture bursts (108). Anybody here use this technique? I thought I might give it a try. Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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: Wet weather photography without DA* lenses
On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 7:58 PM, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: Larry: Use the ole plastic bag technique: http://www.earthboundlight.com/phototips/camera-rain-gear.html cheers, Christine Were do you put the soap.:-) Dave - Original Message - From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 3:37 PM Subject: Wet weather photography without DA* lenses On my drive home from the dojo I noticed how potentially photogenic the railroad tracks through the redwoods were in the rain. I suspect that there is a wealth of photographic opportunity in the state park that is nearly across the street from my house. However, I don't have any DA* or WR lenses. I've heard that with primes, the weather isn't nearly the problem that it is with zooms, but that could have just been wishful thinking. How serious is the risk to lens and/or K20 if I mount a prime and go traipsing through the redwoods in moderate rain? Would it help to take a rubber band and put it around the base of the lens to try and make an external seal? My guess is that my DA40 might be the safest lens to use because it has less area to collect water, and also it doesn't have an aperture ring. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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: Wet weather photography without DA* lenses
That's neat. Dave On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 9:38 AM, Nick David Wright pedalsandpr...@gmail.com wrote: You need a Shutter Hat! http://www.fmphotography.us/html/hat.html I had one of these in my camera bag all the time when I shot for newspapers. Invaluable. ~Nick Wright On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 10:06 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Jan 17, 2010, at 7:56 PM, Adam Maas wrote: Ditto, I've shot in quite nasty conditions with any number of unsealed cameras. It needs to get really nasty or involve standing water before the level of sealing on the DA* is really needed. What the sealing is for me is peace of mind, I know I won't have issues. That's good to know. I'll keep that in mind the next time I'm deciding whether or not to spend money I don't have on a 16-50. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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: Questioning Eyes, Recrop
That helps a lot Paul Dave On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 2:51 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I cropped this pic in response to Bob's suggestion. It's about half of the frame, so at ISO 1250 it's a bit noisy, but I like a bit of a rough edge in a pic of this type. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10522171 Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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: Amused
That's a great shot. Nice profile and sharpness. Like the lighting here. Dave On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 2:30 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Another coffee shop portrait from yesterday's visit: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10521648 K7D, DA* 50-135/2.8, ISO 1250, f5 @ /100th 135mm. No crop: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10521648 -- 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.
SILKYPIX
Anyone using SILKYPIX (S-SW74)? Have an opinion as to its competency as an editing tool? Am currently using PE8. Thanks, Jack -- 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: The best thing I ever ate
On 1/18/10, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 9:59 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: That's the name of a program on food network here in the states. But it got me to thinking about what I might settle on as the best thing I ever ate. After just a few minutes of soul searching I had to go with an appetizer served at The Lobster in Santa Monica, California. It's a slightly crunchy, mayonnaise-based lobster salad served on warm pancakes. An amazing contrast of temperature, taste and texture. What's yours? Does biscuits and gravy count,.?? Not in Canada. I can't quite pin down the best thing I ever ate, but there are a few candidates. After living in St. Louis I know that St. Louis style usually means the worst possible way of preparing something that's good elsewhere, with a few notable exceptions. Slingers. I prefer slingers from the Courtesy Diner, which is just across the street from where the old barn used to be (for you hockey fans), chocolate creme brulee at Once Upon a Vine (now defunct), and the wings at Skeeters in south city (also defunct). The quest for the world's best chicken fried steak is ongoing, and I hope it continues for a very long time. Fortunately, CFS is rarely bad. Unfortunately, the very best is probably on someone's kitchen table and I'll never get to try it. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- 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 - how to guarantee you luggage won't be lost
On Jan 18, 2010, at 9:40 AM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: paul stenquist Subject: Re: OT - how to guarantee you luggage won't be lost And Germany was a secure country until 1939. As an aside Paul, do you think Europe would have been a more secure or less place to live from 1939 to 1945 if Germany had had no guns? I don't have strong feelings one way or another on issues of gun control, but I do know that Europe would have been -- and is -- a much more secure place to live without Hitler. So too, the middle east will ultimately be more secure without Sadaam, whose ambitions, rhetoric and genocidal actions were much akin to those of the German dictator. I only responded to this because you were US-bashing again. But I don't want to talk politics. I have photos to take. Done. Paul William Robb -- 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: I REALLY hate squirrels
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Re: OT: The best thing I ever ate
On Jan 18, 2010, at 10:15 AM, David J Brooks wrote: On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 9:59 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: That's the name of a program on food network here in the states. But it got me to thinking about what I might settle on as the best thing I ever ate. After just a few minutes of soul searching I had to go with an appetizer served at The Lobster in Santa Monica, California. It's a slightly crunchy, mayonnaise-based lobster salad served on warm pancakes. An amazing contrast of temperature, taste and texture. What's yours? Does biscuits and gravy count,.?? Oh yeah! But only with grits and fried eggs on the side. Paul Dave Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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. -- 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: Shooting Basketball
From: John Sessoms From: Christine Aguila Last Thursday night, I shot my 1st college basketball game knowing full well I was entering new photographic territory. I put the camera on Continuous Autofocus (which I often don't use) and happily blundered about. Upon reflection, staying out of people's way was my greatest achievement that night.:-) . After looking at the 150 frames taken, I knew some study was in order and have since read the chapters on shooting sports, which I often skip when reading photography books. From Kobre's book: Many sports shooters use their thumbs on [the autofocus button on the back of the camera] for focusing while using their forefingers on the front [shutter] button to take the picture. Holding the back focus button allows the lens to continue focusing even when releasing the front shutter button between shooting picture bursts (108). Anybody here use this technique? I thought I might give it a try. Cheers, Christine I know it's been discussed here several times, at least as far as where it's located in the special functions menus. I meant to add that I've been messing with it for about a week and it's still taking some getting used to. Unless I concentrate, I forget I've got it set so it only auto-focuses on the back button, and I keep trying to focus using the half press on the shutter. It's also not convenient if you are using the battery grip for verticals. Shooting with the K10D -- 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: Amused
On Jan 18, 2010, at 10:26 AM, David J Brooks wrote: That's a great shot. Nice profile and sharpness. Like the lighting here. Dave Thanks Dave. The light source was the always dependable large window. I was fortunate enough to find a seat with my back to the window this time. Paul On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 2:30 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Another coffee shop portrait from yesterday's visit: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10521648 K7D, DA* 50-135/2.8, ISO 1250, f5 @ /100th 135mm. No crop: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10521648 -- 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. -- 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 - how to guarantee you luggage won't be lost
On 1/18/2010 9:40 AM, William Robb wrote:
- Original Message - From: paul stenquist
Subject: Re: OT - how to guarantee you luggage won't be lost
And Germany was a secure country until 1939.
As an aside Paul, do you think Europe would have been a more secure or
less place to live from 1939 to 1945 if Germany had had no guns?
William Robb
The German Army had guns. For the German subject, guns were strictly
controlled and registered, and German Jews had their private firearms
confiscated in 1938 when Gun ownership for Jews, was made illegal.
An individual even armed with a machine gun can do only limited damage,
and army with machine guns is another matter.
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Need some chop help
I have this image: http://cwaters.smugmug.com/gallery/2793835_9yqag#767494754_zgCjn-A-LB There were some other power lines running through the sky portion. I was able to get them out with the spot healing brush in PS Elements 5 but it's not working so well on this one down in the trees. For some reason I end up with a stripe of clarity running through the noise where the wire used to be. The trees actually ended-up looking OK. What you you guys do? If anyone's interested, I can put the full-res image online. Cory -- 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 - how to guarantee you luggage won't be lost
On 1/18/2010 2:03 AM, David Mann wrote:
On Jan 18, 2010, at 9:08 AM, P. J. Alling wrote:
Didn't Australia used to be a free country?
Only until the English turned up and used it as a prison.
Dave
I kind of thought that you threw off the English yoke, freed the
prisoners and such...
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Re: PESO - Knives
I'm honing my craft, Dave. --- On Mon, 1/18/10, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Thats cutting edge photography Rick Dave On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 11:06 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Another from my kitchen, on a cold, wet evening. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10524145size=lg (K10D, DA 50/1.7, ISO 1600, f/4.5 @ 1/15. I enhanced the flat tungsten light with an LED flashlight off to the right). Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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: Need some chop help
When faced with something like that I clone out the wire, one small piece at a time, using material from an area directly adjacent to it for each replacement. It's time consuming, but it works. Paul On Jan 18, 2010, at 11:01 AM, Cory Waters wrote: I have this image: http://cwaters.smugmug.com/gallery/2793835_9yqag#767494754_zgCjn-A-LB There were some other power lines running through the sky portion. I was able to get them out with the spot healing brush in PS Elements 5 but it's not working so well on this one down in the trees. For some reason I end up with a stripe of clarity running through the noise where the wire used to be. The trees actually ended-up looking OK. What you you guys do? If anyone's interested, I can put the full-res image online. Cory -- 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- Silica Gel
I've never done this, but I've been told that if you place them on a pan
and heat them in an oven at no more than 200° F they will be as good as new.
On 1/18/2010 5:36 AM, Bong Manayon wrote:
Anyone know anything about recharging silica gels/desiccants?
Bong
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Re: Pentax macro lens with new approach
On Dec 11, 2009, at 9:17 AM, Charles Robinson wrote: On Dec 11, 2009, at 8:12, AlunFoto wrote: It is delivered with a unique set of accessories: http://www.pentax.jp/english/news/2009/200919.html Check towards bottom of page. vbg Food? Oh! Hood! (Way too early here) -Charles Pentax fixed the spelling... -- 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 - how to guarantee you luggage won't be lost
2010/1/19 P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com: On 1/18/2010 2:03 AM, David Mann wrote: On Jan 18, 2010, at 9:08 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: Didn't Australia used to be a free country? Only until the English turned up and used it as a prison. Dave I kind of thought that you threw off the English yoke, freed the prisoners and such... We're still part of The Commonwealth and Queen Elizabeth II is still officially our head of state. But that doesn't concern me. They can have their grey rock, and I'll enjoy our red one surrounded by warm water: http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4037/4285110658_566a556c77_o.jpg Not a bad way to spend a 43°C summers day: scuba diving enjoying all the scenery on offer. DS -- 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 - how to guarantee you luggage won't be lost
Hmmm ... Y'all need to remember there's only about 308,509,715 of us (as of 11:30 am EST this morning), ... which means there's at least 617,019,430 different opinions on just about any subject you can think of. There's a few people who like having guns around, and there's a few who don't. And there's a few of us who think the RIGHT to have guns is important, even while we don't actually want to have guns around. About the only thing we do agree on is the government is doing something we don't like with our tax money, even if we can't agree on exactly what that something is. Don't make the mistake that the government of the U.S. is the same thing as the people of the U.S. ... although that's what it's supposed to be. Practice doesn't work as well as theory most of the time. From: Tanya Love Well said, Bill! :) -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of William Robb Sent: Monday, 18 January 2010 9:37 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT - how to guarantee you luggage won't be lost - Original Message - From: Rob Studdert Subject: Re: OT - how to guarantee you luggage won't be lost On 18/01/2010, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Didn't Australia used to be a free country? Yes, there's a lot of things we're free of ;-) Americans still haven't figured out that freedom doesn't come from a gun barrel. William Robb -- 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: The Digests
From: Doug Brewer On 1/17/2010 3:32 PM, John Sessoms wrote: I don't think everything is getting into the digests. I keep seeing responses to posts I never saw. I'll run through some back issues and see what I can see. Thanks. I realize it could be a problem on my end. -- 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: Moved: denial vs doom (was urbanites vs squirrels)
From: David Mann On Jan 18, 2010, at 8:44 AM, Bob W wrote: The lesson to be learned from that is that if you do something about an imminent disaster, nobody will believe it was ever going to happen. In other words, you can't measure prevention. Sure you can. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. I thought everybody knew that. ;-D -- 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: Moved: denial vs doom (was urbanites vs squirrels)
On 1/18/2010 6:59 AM, eckinator wrote:
2010/1/18 P. J. Allingwebstertwenty...@gmail.com:
Apparently the banks were misled too, the majority of Bad Loans were from
Fanny and Freddy, who sold them to commercial banks, who were assured of the
soundness of said loans, by officials of Fanny and Freddy. The bankers may
have suspected but hell they were going to resell them anyway...
irony on
Call me what you will but I'm used to banks having bank names and not
people's names sounding the their sales reps all drive a standard
issue Ford F150 with a gun rack and upgrades to 250 thru 450 going
along with promotions
irony off
Fannie May, and Freddy Mac are government agencies, in most every way.
The US government always seems to be trying to humanize itself to hide
it's true nature...
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RE: PESO - Knives
From: Bob W Another from my kitchen, on a cold, wet evening. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10524145size=lg (K10D, DA 50/1.7, ISO 1600, f/4.5 @ 1/15. I enhanced the flat tungsten light with an LED flashlight off to the right). Looks like you're getting ready for another of your special night walks around the Whitechapel area... Heh heh heh ... took me a minute. -- 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- Silica Gel
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Re: Need some chop help
Cory, I'd simply cloned out the power line by selecting areas adjacent to the line. As you move along the line, it's necessary you anticipate the changing background and, at times, click either ahead or behind your progress to maintain its integrity. Am including a link to my quick fix. Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=452 --- On Mon, 1/18/10, Cory Waters cbwat...@bellsouth.net wrote: From: Cory Waters cbwat...@bellsouth.net Subject: Need some chop help To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, January 18, 2010, 8:01 AM I have this image: http://cwaters.smugmug.com/gallery/2793835_9yqag#767494754_zgCjn-A-LB There were some other power lines running through the sky portion. I was able to get them out with the spot healing brush in PS Elements 5 but it's not working so well on this one down in the trees. For some reason I end up with a stripe of clarity running through the noise where the wire used to be. The trees actually ended-up looking OK. What you you guys do? If anyone's interested, I can put the full-res image online. Cory -- 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: I REALLY hate squirrels
On 1/18/2010 10:45 AM, John Sessoms wrote:
And another thing.
The power outage caused my printer to go offline as far as Vista is
concerned. Have to uninstall the printer and install it again as a new
printer to get the computer to recognize it again.
You shouldn't hate the squirrel, you should hate Bill Gates, (everybody
else does).
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Re: OT: I REALLY hate squirrels
On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 10:45 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: And another thing. The power outage caused my printer to go offline as far as Vista is concerned. Have to uninstall the printer and install it again as a new printer to get the computer to recognize it again. Squirrels own Macs. 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. -- 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: OT: I REALLY hate squirrels
On 1/18/2010 1:10 PM, David J Brooks wrote:
On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 10:45 AM, John Sessomsjsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote:
And another thing.
The power outage caused my printer to go offline as far as Vista is
concerned. Have to uninstall the printer and install it again as a new
printer to get the computer to recognize it again.
Squirrels own Macs.
OK, so maybe you should hate the squirrel, or despise it a little...
Dave
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Boris 2010 Peso #02
http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2010/01/peso-2010-02.html Please be brutal and honest. -- 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: Boris 2010 Peso #02
Leaves me somewhat cool, Boris. Might help some viewers if they could actually see what he's doing. As for me, I REALLY don't like Sushi. 8( Jack --- On Mon, 1/18/10, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: From: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com Subject: Boris 2010 Peso #02 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Date: Monday, January 18, 2010, 10:17 AM http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2010/01/peso-2010-02.html Please be brutal and honest. -- 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. -- 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: Boris 2010 Peso #02
I agree with Jack--there is no hint (apart from the title) what the guy is doing. Making sushi? Changing a diaper? The dark arc along the left edge is distracting, too. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Mon, 1/18/10, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Leaves me somewhat cool, Boris. Might help some viewers if they could actually see what he's doing. As for me, I REALLY don't like Sushi. 8( Jack --- On Mon, 1/18/10, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: From: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com Subject: Boris 2010 Peso #02 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Date: Monday, January 18, 2010, 10:17 AM http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2010/01/peso-2010-02.html Please be brutal and honest. -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax macro lens with new approach
Interesting that its image circle covers a 35mm frame... http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Mon, 1/18/10, Michael Beacom mbea...@mac.com wrote: From: Michael Beacom mbea...@mac.com Subject: Re: Pentax macro lens with new approach To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, January 18, 2010, 11:40 AM On Dec 11, 2009, at 9:17 AM, Charles Robinson wrote: On Dec 11, 2009, at 8:12, AlunFoto wrote: It is delivered with a unique set of accessories: http://www.pentax.jp/english/news/2009/200919.html Check towards bottom of page. vbg Food? Oh! Hood! (Way too early here) -Charles Pentax fixed the spelling... -- 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: Boris 2010 Peso #02
I like the light, the framing and the rendering, but I wish that the bottles weren't blocking the view of his work. I'd love to see his hands, his knife and the fish. But it still makes me hungry! Best, aul On Jan 18, 2010, at 1:17 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2010/01/peso-2010-02.html Please be brutal and honest. -- 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. -- 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: SILKYPIX
Hello Jack, I use it. Started with Capture One from Phase One - it was good, but a bit pricey. I tried Bibble and Lightroom and settled on SilkyPix. For me, because of my ExpressDigital Darkroom software working with labs and online storefront, I found Lightroom to be too much - it was doing a lot of what I already had things in place for. And the penalty in speed to simply do raw conversions wasn't worth it for me. These tools all work best when you use the workflow they were designed for. So you might first examine your general workflow of how you do your pictures and then look at each tool to see how well it fits what you do. As far as an editor goes, Silkypix is much like most raw converters where it doesn't offer control beyond the entire image. So it is used to set things up and convert from raw. If you need to do further editing on a smaller portion of the image, then some other editor would be employed. I think most raw converters work this way. I believe the latest Lightroom does have some more powerful editing on smaller portions of the image. The best approach is to examine your desired workflow, get the trial version of each product and see how it fits for you. -- Best regards, Bruce Monday, January 18, 2010, 7:27:22 AM, you wrote: JD Anyone using SILKYPIX (S-SW74)? Have an opinion as to its competency as an editing tool? JD Am currently using PE8. JD Thanks, JD Jack JD -- 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: Why Pentax?
Hi All! Wow! I didn't expect it to grow in such a large and interesting thread. I enjoyed reading all responses. Thanks to all who responded! Below is my response to Boris' questions/comments (somebody else also mentioned the same). Sun Jan 17 00:09:07 CST 2010 Boris Liberman wrote: In the last 2-3 years, I started taking photos at dance events, and that's where quick and accurate AF matters, and low light performance and an accurate flash are important. So, why am I still using Pentax, and buying new bodies and lenses? That's a good question. E.g. why don't you buy yourself a special (not Pentax) kit for low light (dance events) shooting? Assuming, of course, you've got the money. You got it, - since I am not being paid for this, - I do not feel I can buy a separate kit for low light. I looked at what is the price of a Nikon DSLR body that would do well in low light. I might be mistaking, but that alone was pushing $2K. Adding some reasonable analog of 17-70/4 or something of that sort and a flash, - that all together will go well over $3K. There is yet another factor. My wife has already suggested that we should get a mule, - to haul around the photo gear. As for Pentax, I am currently evaluating if I should exchange the K-7 for a K-x for a better low-light performance. Some say it outshoots all of its siblings and generally is the best low-light low-price offering on the market today. Since this is rather strong and broad statement, careful examination thereof is in order. I tried it this weekend, and I am interested to see the results on the large screen. But first I need to feed the dragons and clean out the volcanoes. I like that the choice of the AF mode, ISO and exponometry mode in the K-7 is done by physical switches, not via the menu. Good, but do you change AF mode, ISO and metering mode all that often at shoot-time??? Yes, for the dance events that I mentioned ( http://42graphy.org/swing ), I usually use AF-C. For shooting people standing, I switch to AF-S. I found a workaround for that: On *ist DS I was enabling AF-C via Sport mode when I needed to switch quickly back and force. ISO - if you want to switch between flash and no flash - you need to switch ISO. Even for no-flash photography, - I might switch ISO - in an attempt to minimize ISO if possible, and increase it more only when it cannot be done otherwise. I don't switch metering mode that often. I either keep it on Matrix, center-weighted (which, I believe, is green on K-7) or on center. Igor -- 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: Wet weather photography without DA* lenses
Well, that is pretty cool! Thanks for sharing that. -- Bruce Monday, January 18, 2010, 6:38:08 AM, you wrote: NDW You need a Shutter Hat! NDW http://www.fmphotography.us/html/hat.html NDW I had one of these in my camera bag all the time when I shot for NDW newspapers. Invaluable. NDW ~Nick Wright NDW On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 10:06 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Jan 17, 2010, at 7:56 PM, Adam Maas wrote: Ditto, I've shot in quite nasty conditions with any number of unsealed cameras. It needs to get really nasty or involve standing water before the level of sealing on the DA* is really needed. What the sealing is for me is peace of mind, I know I won't have issues. That's good to know. I'll keep that in mind the next time I'm deciding whether or not to spend money I don't have on a 16-50. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Boris 2010 Peso #02
On Jan 18, 2010, at 10:17 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2010/01/peso-2010-02.html Please be brutal and honest. I'd crop it either just to the left of the guy, or the right of the case. Right now, it's a lot more symmetrical than I tend to care for. For that matter, I might crop in very tight, so that the sushi chef takes up pretty much the left edge, and only make it as wide as necessary for context. I can't tell whether it would work better in portrait, or landscape. -- 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. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: [SPAM] Re: Moved: denial vs doom (was urbanites vs squirrels)
On Jan 18, 2010, at 5:05 AM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling Subject: Re: Moved: denial vs doom (was urbanites vs squirrels) Funny but the quasi governmental banks Fannie May and Freddie Mac were apparently responsible for a large plurality of said bad loans which they misrepresented on the resale market. This has been reported by the Wall Street Journal. Which no matter what you may think about their editorial page, has a better record of getting their facts straight than any other American paper. It may be partisan but if it's true... It is intersting to note that this particular meltdown originated in the USA. Whether it was because of no regulation, insufficient regulation, incompetent regulation or just plain dishonest regulation is immaterial. There is a huge problem with the way that business was being done down there. I also expect that it's back to the same old same old already. Our banks had the best regulation that their money could buy. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Need some chop help
From: Cory Waters I have this image: http://cwaters.smugmug.com/gallery/2793835_9yqag#767494754_zgCjn-A-LB There were some other power lines running through the sky portion. I was able to get them out with the spot healing brush in PS Elements 5 but it's not working so well on this one down in the trees. For some reason I end up with a stripe of clarity running through the noise where the wire used to be. The trees actually ended-up looking OK. What you you guys do? If anyone's interested, I can put the full-res image online. Cory My experience is to get power lines out you need to use the clone stamp, healing brush, spot healing brush and the patch tool all at very tiny sizes shifting back and forth between different tools frequently. I also use the smudge and blur tools to hide edges. You can't always take all of the line out, and have to just break up its outline enough so it isn't readily visible. I usually make a background copy, and then work on a duplicate of that. Once I have a small section worked out, I'll merge the duplicate and the background copy, then create another duplicate layer to work on the next part. That way, if I screw something up, I can just trashcan the current duplicate layer and resume on a new duplicate. One thing you can do while taking the photo is take it twice from positions 5 to 10 feet apart. The power line will shift slightly between the two photos and you can blend the two images so that the parallax shift hides the power line. -- 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: Wet weather photography without DA* lenses
On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 08:38:08AM -0600, Nick David Wright wrote: You need a Shutter Hat! http://www.fmphotography.us/html/hat.html I had one of these in my camera bag all the time when I shot for newspapers. Invaluable. Tenba do something similar too. I've got two of their rain hoods; a smaller one for use with anything up to the 80-200, and a larger one that fits the 300/2.8. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=N=0Q=Ntt=tenba%20rainA=endecaSearch -- 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.
guns and money
Did I miss today's thread about lawyers? -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- 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: The Goose-Squirrel (was denial vs doom) (was urbanites vssquirrels)
Not a very discriminating animal - he took the bagel without cream cheese. Lookd like a young un. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net Subject: Re: The Goose-Squirrel (was denial vs doom) (was urbanites vssquirrels) Flash caption left of pics http://www.caguila.com/caguila/squirrel/ For those who don't have Flash caption under pics http://www.caguila.com/caguila/squirrel2/ ;-) Cheers, Christine P.S. pics by my littlest nephew, Akira -- 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- Silica Gel
On 18/1/10, John Sessoms, discombobulated, unleashed: Put 'em on a cookie sheet in the oven at low heat for a couple of hours; about 95 deg C or 200 deg F seems to work. heh heh heh http://img.metro.co.uk/i/pix/2008/06/cookiemonster_450x300.jpg -- 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: guns and money
On 1/18/2010 2:06 PM, Scott Loveless wrote:
Did I miss today's thread about lawyers?
So what do you call 10,000 lawyers at the bottom of the Atlantic?
A good start.
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Re: PESO - Yours Truly
On 17/1/10, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: You mean you don't look like Cotty? Cheeky git. -- 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.
OT - Any sailors on the list?
I've just fallen madly deeply in love with this... http://www.bowcrest.com/Recreational%20Barges-breezand.htm -- 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 - Any sailors on the list?
On 1/18/10, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: I've just fallen madly deeply in love with this... http://www.bowcrest.com/Recreational%20Barges-breezand.htm You looking for a crew? I was in the Navy once upon a time, but never went to sea. So that probably qualifies me to be Captain. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- 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: SILKYPIX
Thanks, Bruce. I'll download the disc (came with the K20) and take your advice as to my approach. Mainly curious as I realize I'm not Geek enough to be unhappy with PE8. ;) Jack --- On Mon, 1/18/10, Bruce Dayton bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: From: Bruce Dayton bkday...@daytonphoto.com Subject: Re: SILKYPIX To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, January 18, 2010, 10:49 AM Hello Jack, I use it. Started with Capture One from Phase One - it was good, but a bit pricey. I tried Bibble and Lightroom and settled on SilkyPix. For me, because of my ExpressDigital Darkroom software working with labs and online storefront, I found Lightroom to be too much - it was doing a lot of what I already had things in place for. And the penalty in speed to simply do raw conversions wasn't worth it for me. These tools all work best when you use the workflow they were designed for. So you might first examine your general workflow of how you do your pictures and then look at each tool to see how well it fits what you do. As far as an editor goes, Silkypix is much like most raw converters where it doesn't offer control beyond the entire image. So it is used to set things up and convert from raw. If you need to do further editing on a smaller portion of the image, then some other editor would be employed. I think most raw converters work this way. I believe the latest Lightroom does have some more powerful editing on smaller portions of the image. The best approach is to examine your desired workflow, get the trial version of each product and see how it fits for you. -- Best regards, Bruce Monday, January 18, 2010, 7:27:22 AM, you wrote: JD Anyone using SILKYPIX (S-SW74)? Have an opinion as to its competency as an editing tool? JD Am currently using PE8. JD Thanks, JD Jack JD -- 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 - Any sailors on the list?
On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 02:24:02PM -0500, Scott Loveless wrote: On 1/18/10, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: I've just fallen madly deeply in love with this... http://www.bowcrest.com/Recreational%20Barges-breezand.htm You looking for a crew? I was in the Navy once upon a time, but never went to sea. So that probably qualifies me to be Captain. That qualifies you to be ruler of the Queen's navee ... -- 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: Boris 2010 Peso #02
On Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:17:07 +0200 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2010/01/peso-2010-02.html Please be brutal and honest. the black arc needs to go. I keep wavering between intensity and serenity as the chef's demeanour and I like that, its dynamic aqnd keeps me looking. -- Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own... Jealousy is a disease, love is a healthy condition.- Robert Heinlein -- 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: Moved: denial vs doom (was urbanites vs squirrels)
From: P. J. Alling Fannie May, and Freddy Mac are government agencies, in most every way. The US government always seems to be trying to humanize itself to hide it's true nature... They were originally formed as quasi-governmental agencies, actually Government Sponsored Enterprises - kind of like the Federal Reserve Bank, which is actually a privately owned bank, even if the President appoints the Chairman the board members with the advice and consent of Congress. Fannie Mae was created in 1938 to bail out insolvent banks by buying up their existing mortgages, injecting cash back into the banks so they could resume lending. Fannie Mae became a privately owned, publicly traded company in 1968; traded on the NY Stock Exchange - NYSE: FNM. Freddy Mac was created in 1970 to keep Fannie Mae from being a monopoly. Freddie Mac was privatized in the vernacular of the day, in 1989 under Reaganomics; NSYE: FRE Neither Fannie nor Freddie make mortgage loans. They buys mortgages from banks and other lenders, pool them and re-sell the pooled mortgages as mortgage backed securities. In part, the problem with Fannie Freddie is due to a 2004 change in government rules that allowed, NOT REQUIRED - ALLOWED, Fannie and Freddie to buy high risk loans to be counted towards compliance with affordable housing lending goals. Note the date. Although there was pressure to approve more loans in depressed urban areas, prior to 2004 Fannie Freddie were not permitted to buy high risk sub-prime mortgages to pool in their mortgage backed securities. -- 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: I REALLY hate squirrels
From: P. J. Alling On 1/18/2010 10:45 AM, John Sessoms wrote: And another thing. The power outage caused my printer to go offline as far as Vista is concerned. Have to uninstall the printer and install it again as a new printer to get the computer to recognize it again. You shouldn't hate the squirrel, you should hate Bill Gates, (everybody else does). Both. My ire is proportional to their respective proximities to the incident. -- 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: SILKYPIX
The Pentax Photo Camera Utility, (combines PPB and PPL), has a much
better interface. It came with the K-x, and you need to trick it to
install if you don't have the CD.
On 1/18/2010 2:31 PM, Jack Davis wrote:
Thanks, Bruce. I'll download the disc (came with the K20) and take your advice
as to my approach.
Mainly curious as I realize I'm not Geek enough to be unhappy with PE8. ;)
Jack
--- On Mon, 1/18/10, Bruce Daytonbkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote:
From: Bruce Daytonbkday...@daytonphoto.com
Subject: Re: SILKYPIX
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net
Date: Monday, January 18, 2010, 10:49 AM
Hello Jack,
I use it. Started with Capture One from Phase One -
it was good, but
a bit pricey. I tried Bibble and Lightroom and
settled on SilkyPix.
For me, because of my ExpressDigital Darkroom software
working with
labs and online storefront, I found Lightroom to be too
much - it was
doing a lot of what I already had things in place
for. And the
penalty in speed to simply do raw conversions wasn't worth
it for me.
These tools all work best when you use the workflow they
were
designed for. So you might first examine your general
workflow of
how you do your pictures and then look at each tool to see
how well
it fits what you do.
As far as an editor goes, Silkypix is much like most raw
converters
where it doesn't offer control beyond the entire
image. So it is
used to set things up and convert from raw. If you
need to do
further editing on a smaller portion of the image, then
some other
editor would be employed. I think most raw converters
work this way.
I believe the latest Lightroom does have some more powerful
editing
on smaller portions of the image.
The best approach is to examine your desired workflow, get
the trial
version of each product and see how it fits for you.
--
Best regards,
Bruce
Monday, January 18, 2010, 7:27:22 AM, you wrote:
JD Anyone using SILKYPIX (S-SW74)? Have an opinion as
to its competency as an editing tool?
JD Am currently using PE8.
JD Thanks,
JD Jack
JD
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RE: OT: I REALLY hate squirrels
The power outage caused my printer to go offline as far as Vista is concerned. Have to uninstall the printer and install it again as a new printer to get the computer to recognize it again. Squirrels own Macs. Not over here they don't: http://www.acorncomputers.co.uk/ -- 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- Silica Gel
Put 'em on a cookie sheet in the oven at low heat for a couple of hours; about 95 deg C or 200 deg F seems to work. Has this leaked over from the squirrel thread? -- 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: SILKYPIX
Appreciate the info, Peter.
Jack
--- On Mon, 1/18/10, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote:
From: P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: SILKYPIX
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Date: Monday, January 18, 2010, 12:01 PM
The Pentax Photo Camera Utility,
(combines PPB and PPL), has a much
better interface. It came with the K-x, and you need
to trick it to
install if you don't have the CD.
On 1/18/2010 2:31 PM, Jack Davis wrote:
Thanks, Bruce. I'll download the disc (came with the
K20) and take your advice as to my approach.
Mainly curious as I realize I'm not Geek enough to be
unhappy with PE8. ;)
Jack
--- On Mon, 1/18/10, Bruce Daytonbkday...@daytonphoto.com
wrote:
From: Bruce Daytonbkday...@daytonphoto.com
Subject: Re: SILKYPIX
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net
Date: Monday, January 18, 2010, 10:49 AM
Hello Jack,
I use it. Started with Capture One from
Phase One -
it was good, but
a bit pricey. I tried Bibble and Lightroom
and
settled on SilkyPix.
For me, because of my ExpressDigital Darkroom
software
working with
labs and online storefront, I found Lightroom to
be too
much - it was
doing a lot of what I already had things in place
for. And the
penalty in speed to simply do raw conversions
wasn't worth
it for me.
These tools all work best when you use the
workflow they
were
designed for. So you might first examine
your general
workflow of
how you do your pictures and then look at each
tool to see
how well
it fits what you do.
As far as an editor goes, Silkypix is much like
most raw
converters
where it doesn't offer control beyond the entire
image. So it is
used to set things up and convert from raw.
If you
need to do
further editing on a smaller portion of the image,
then
some other
editor would be employed. I think most raw
converters
work this way.
I believe the latest Lightroom does have some more
powerful
editing
on smaller portions of the image.
The best approach is to examine your desired
workflow, get
the trial
version of each product and see how it fits for
you.
--
Best regards,
Bruce
Monday, January 18, 2010, 7:27:22 AM, you wrote:
JD Anyone using SILKYPIX (S-SW74)? Have
an opinion as
to its competency as an editing tool?
JD Am currently using PE8.
JD Thanks,
JD Jack
JD
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Re: OT - Any sailors on the list?
From: Cotty I've just fallen madly deeply in love with this... http://www.bowcrest.com/Recreational%20Barges-breezand.htm Floating Hobbit House? A boat is a hole in the water for you to pour money into. -- 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 - Any sailors on the list?
I've just fallen madly deeply in love with this... http://www.bowcrest.com/Recreational%20Barges-breezand.htm You should buy a yawl, change your name to Marlow and sail to the uttermost ends of the earth. The NELLIE, a cruising yawl, swung to her anchor without a flutter of the sails, and was at rest. The flood had made, the wind was nearly calm, and being bound down the river, the only thing for it was to come to and wait for the turn of the tide. The sea-reach of the Thames stretched before us like the beginning of an interminable waterway. In the offing the sea and the sky were welded together without a joint, and in the luminous space the tanned sails of the barges drifting up with the tide seemed to stand still in red clusters of canvas sharply peaked, with gleams of varnished sprits. A haze rested on the low shores that ran out to sea in vanishing flatness. The air was dark above Gravesend, and farther back still seemed condensed into a mournful gloom, brooding motionless over the biggest, and the greatest, town on earth. [...] Marlow sat cross-legged right aft, leaning against the mizzen-mast. He had sunken cheeks, a yellow complexion, a straight back, an ascetic aspect, and, with his arms dropped, the palms of hands outwards, resembled an idol. The director, satisfied the anchor had good hold, made his way aft and sat down amongst us. We exchanged a few words lazily. Afterwards there was silence on board the yacht. For some reason or other we did not begin that game of dominoes. We felt meditative, and fit for nothing but placid staring. The day was ending in a serenity of still and exquisite brilliance. The water shone pacifically; the sky, without a speck, was a benign immensity of unstained light; the very mist on the Essex marsh was like a gauzy and radiant fabric, hung from the wooded rises inland, and draping the low shores in diaphanous folds. Only the gloom to the west, brooding over the upper reaches, became more sombre every minute, as if angered by the approach of the sun. And at last, in its curved and imperceptible fall, the sun sank low, and from glowing white changed to a dull red without rays and without heat, as if about to go out suddenly, stricken to death by the touch of that gloom brooding over a crowd of men. Forthwith a change came over the waters, and the serenity became less brilliant but more profound. The old river in its broad reach rested unruffled at the decline of day, after ages of good service done to the race that peopled its banks, spread out in the tranquil dignity of a waterway leading to the uttermost ends of the earth. [...] It had known the ships and the men. They had sailed from Deptford, from Greenwich, from Erith -- the adventurers and the settlers; kings' ships and the ships of men on 'Change; captains, admirals, the dark interlopers of the Eastern trade, and the commissioned generals of East India fleets. Hunters for gold or pursuers of fame, they all had gone out on that stream, bearing the sword, and often the torch, messengers of the might within the land, bearers of a spark from the sacred fire. What greatness had not floated on the ebb of that river into the mystery of an unknown earth! . . . The dreams of men, the seed of commonwealths, the germs of empires. The sun set; the dusk fell on the stream, and lights began to appear along the shore. The Chapman light-house, a three-legged thing erect on a mud-flat, shone strongly. Lights of ships moved in the fairway -- a great stir of lights going up and going down. And farther west on the upper reaches the place of the monstrous town was still marked ominously on the sky, a brooding gloom in sunshine, a lurid glare under the stars. And this also, said Marlow suddenly, has been one of the dark places of the earth. -- 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.
