Speaking of (washing) photo bags

[Boris Liberman]

Hi!

My Orion Trekker bag is due to some cleaning... Any tips on the matter? 
Can it be just thrown into the washing machine and then dried by the 
Israeli sun? Or tumbler drier is better option? Or perhaps a hand wash?


Boris

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Re: Some snaps

[Boris Liberman]

On 8/30/2010 9:55 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:

I have seen the statue in Moscow, and it is indeed enourmous.

The irony, of course, is that Peter hated Moscow and everything it
stood for.  The more famous statue in the Bronze Horseman in St
Petersburg, by Falconet, which was imortalised in the Pushkin poem:

http://www.saint-petersburg.com/monuments/bronze-horseman.asp


Fascinating language barrier example. In Russian this is called "Copper 
Horseman" and you really had me wondering where in St Petersburg there 
is another horseman, made of bronze... Though of course likely the 
Russian term is misleading chemically as well...


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Re: K7 or Kx

[Boris Liberman]

I'm keepin' mine...


On 8/31/2010 12:06 AM, Miserere wrote:

On 30 August 2010 02:18, Boris Liberman  wrote:

There is yet another possibility, Steve. When new Pentax cameras are
announced, there'll be a lot of people selling their K7's and K-x's...


Yeah, and my K10D. Any takers???  :-D

One thing you didn't mention about the K-7: It only comes in
booring black. P!


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Re: Lightroom v3.2 and Camera Raw v6.2 are released

[Boris Liberman]

Great news. Thanks for bringing them, Godfrey!

On 8/31/2010 7:51 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:

Details here:
http://blogs.adobe.com/lightroomjournal/2010/08/lightroom-3-2-and-camera-raw-6-2-now-available.html

Noted that they now have lens correction profiles included for most of
the Pentax 645 FA series lenses.

Of course, they listed the mount as "Penax". ]'-)




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Re: PESO: My first Red Tail Hawk

[Bruce Dayton]

Well they are much better than my Red Tail Hawk pictures seeing how I don't 
have any :(

They were much better than you indicated in your writeup.  Thanks for sharing 
them.
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"David Parsons"  wrote:

>My very first Red Tailed Hawk shots. They aren't the sharpest, and a
>little blurry, but I was working quickly to get some shots before he
>decided to fly off (and he flew off right after the second picture.
>
>http://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/4942134355/
>http://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/4942723408/
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Lightroom v3.2 and Camera Raw v6.2 are released

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

Details here:
http://blogs.adobe.com/lightroomjournal/2010/08/lightroom-3-2-and-camera-raw-6-2-now-available.html

Noted that they now have lens correction profiles included for most of
the Pentax 645 FA series lenses.

Of course, they listed the mount as "Penax". ]'-)

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Re: GESO: Sikeston, Missouri Drag Strip

[Walter Gilbert]

  Thanks, Paul.  It's always nice to know I'm doing a decent job at 
something I enjoy so much.


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On 8/30/2010 9:39 PM, paul stenquist wrote:

Some nice pics here. Well done.
Paul


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Re: GESO: Sikeston, Missouri Drag Strip

[Walter Gilbert]

  Absolutely.  Using the P&S, I deleted many more images than I kept.  
Now, with the K-x, my biggest challenge (at least in shooting drag 
races) seems to be after-the-fact cropping -- trying to maintain a 5:4 
ratio at the original resolution to help preserve IQ after resizing.  I 
assume that's the best way to go about it -- please tell me if I'm 
wrong.  :-)



On 8/30/2010 9:37 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote:

DSLR's sure help on timing with a very low shutter lag.
It was a big improvement over my original digital P&S.
Regards, Bob S


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Re: Camera Bag Accumulation Project, Mission 8 Accomplished

[Rob Studdert]

On 31 August 2010 12:55, Rick Womer  wrote:
> I had the day off today, so I visited the local Calumet outpost with my kit 
> in tow, and spent an hour trying out various messenger-style bags.
>
> I came away with a ThinkTank Urban Disguise 40.  It cost about twice what I 
> wanted to spend, but it's well-designed, well-made, comfortable, and seems to 
> be just the right size.
>
> That's 8 camera bags acquired, and 7 now in the house (I threw out a very 
> well-used LowePro Off Road when its buckle broke).  That may seem a small 
> number to you suburbanites, but in our smallish city rowhouse it's getting 
> tight.

I understand it can be an obsession (though tripods are a bit more
difficult to store). Care of Dave Chang-Sang on Facebook:

David Alan Harvey's camera bag obsession knows no bounds. A short film
made for the 2010 National Geographic Magazine Photographic Seminar

http://vimeo.com/9831500

;-)

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Re: GESO: a cycle ride in the himalayas

[steve harley]

On 2010-08-29 02:50 , Subash wrote:

http://picasaweb.google.com/pdml.live/spiti#

hope you enjoy the photos and would love to hear what you think..


you very much conveyed the sense of long rides and quiet, lonely stops; 
the high peaks in the distance are a tease, but the reality on the 
ground is something i've seen much less of ... putting the bike in was a 
good touch, but where is the self-portrait?


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Camera Bag Accumulation Project, Mission 8 Accomplished

[Rick Womer]

I had the day off today, so I visited the local Calumet outpost with my kit in 
tow, and spent an hour trying out various messenger-style bags.

I came away with a ThinkTank Urban Disguise 40.  It cost about twice what I 
wanted to spend, but it's well-designed, well-made, comfortable, and seems to 
be just the right size.

That's 8 camera bags acquired, and 7 now in the house (I threw out a very 
well-used LowePro Off Road when its buckle broke).  That may seem a small 
number to you suburbanites, but in our smallish city rowhouse it's getting 
tight.

Rick


http://photo.net/photos/RickW


  


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Re: PESO: My first Red Tail Hawk

[Bob Sullivan]

Nice catch Dave.
I disturbed one this PM watering some flowers in the yard.
I've got to pay more attention to catching a picture of it.
Regards,  Bob S.

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> My very first Red Tailed Hawk shots. They aren't the sharpest, and a
> little blurry, but I was working quickly to get some shots before he
> decided to fly off (and he flew off right after the second picture.
>
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> http://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/4942723408/
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Re: GESO: Sikeston, Missouri Drag Strip

[paul stenquist]

Some nice pics here. Well done.
Paul


On Aug 30, 2010, at 10:37 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote:

> DSLR's sure help on timing with a very low shutter lag.
> It was a big improvement over my original digital P&S.
> Regards, Bob S.
> 
> On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 4:38 PM, Walter Gilbert  wrote:
>>  Many thanks, Joe!  Taking photos at the strip with a borrowed Canon
>> Powershot A640 is what fired my interest in photography.  Within a year, I
>> bought my first used DSLR, and within a year after that, I was the owner of
>> my first new Pentax.
>> 
>> I love the challenge of the timing.
>> 
>> -- Walt
>> 
>> 
>> On 8/30/2010 4:19 PM, 27...@comcast.net wrote:
>>> 
>>> Walt, very nice set of photos. Joe
>>> 
>>> www.photo.net/photos/pjjdxn
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Re: K7 or Kx

[Steven Desjardins]

I was at WallyWorld today and saw Pop Photo for the first time in
ages.  Big Ol' K7 on the cover.  They extolled the virtues of the K7
and the DA 55-300 as a serious but affordable nature kit.  They like
the Kx two lens kit as well, but the K7  with a Sigma 10-20 made the
cover as a "cityscape/landscape camera.  PP always did give Pentax a
little dap.

On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 5:21 PM, Bob Sullivan  wrote:
> M,
> I've got some spray paint cans,  we can make any color you want.  :-)
> Regards,  Bob S.
>
> On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 4:06 PM, Miserere  wrote:
>> On 30 August 2010 02:18, Boris Liberman  wrote:
>>> There is yet another possibility, Steve. When new Pentax cameras are
>>> announced, there'll be a lot of people selling their K7's and K-x's...
>>
>> Yeah, and my K10D. Any takers???  :-D
>>
>> One thing you didn't mention about the K-7: It only comes in
>> booring black. P!
>>
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Re: GESO: Sikeston, Missouri Drag Strip

[Bob Sullivan]

DSLR's sure help on timing with a very low shutter lag.
It was a big improvement over my original digital P&S.
Regards, Bob S.

On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 4:38 PM, Walter Gilbert  wrote:
>  Many thanks, Joe!  Taking photos at the strip with a borrowed Canon
> Powershot A640 is what fired my interest in photography.  Within a year, I
> bought my first used DSLR, and within a year after that, I was the owner of
> my first new Pentax.
>
> I love the challenge of the timing.
>
> -- Walt
>
>
> On 8/30/2010 4:19 PM, 27...@comcast.net wrote:
>>
>> Walt, very nice set of photos. Joe
>>
>> www.photo.net/photos/pjjdxn
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Re: PESO: My first Red Tail Hawk

[paul stenquist]

Good grab. The first looks sharp in the web sized image.The highlights might be 
a bit hot. A levels adjustment would solve that.
Paul


On Aug 30, 2010, at 8:55 PM, David Parsons wrote:

> My very first Red Tailed Hawk shots. They aren't the sharpest, and a
> little blurry, but I was working quickly to get some shots before he
> decided to fly off (and he flew off right after the second picture.
> 
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/4942134355/
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/4942723408/
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Re: PESO: My first Red Tail Hawk

[Jack Davis]

Well caught, David! Tough subject.

Jack

--- On Mon, 8/30/10, David Parsons  wrote:

> From: David Parsons 
> Subject: PESO: My first Red Tail Hawk
> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" 
> Date: Monday, August 30, 2010, 5:55 PM
> My very first Red Tailed Hawk shots.
> They aren't the sharpest, and a
> little blurry, but I was working quickly to get some shots
> before he
> decided to fly off (and he flew off right after the second
> picture.
> 
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/4942134355/
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/4942723408/
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Gear discovery Lowepro Inverse 200 AW belt pack

[Larry Colen]

I've been looking for a good belt pack for about three years, I don't know if 
they just came out, or the local store just started carying them, but the 
Lowepro Inverse 200 AW is darn near exactly what I was looking for. On top of 
that, the tripod straps are almost exactly right for strapping it to the rack 
of my bicycle to use it as a "bike trunk" on bike rides.


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Re: PESO: My first Red Tail Hawk

[Walter Gilbert]

  Very nice!  I got a shot of one in flight a couple of months ago, but 
it was utterly unusable.  I just barely caught him in my peripheral 
vision, and had to run around to the side of the house to get a shot of 
him over an open field out back.  There's also one that eludes my camera 
on the way to work pretty regularly.  He perches atop a street lamp in 
the mornings, sometimes.  I came very close to getting a great shot of 
him, but one of those big utility trucks drove past and scared him off, 
just as I was getting focused.  I was livid about it all day.


Congrats on the shot!

-- Walt


On 8/30/2010 7:55 PM, David Parsons wrote:

My very first Red Tailed Hawk shots. They aren't the sharpest, and a
little blurry, but I was working quickly to get some shots before he
decided to fly off (and he flew off right after the second picture.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/4942134355/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/4942723408/




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Video camera, anyone?

[Sandy Harris]

http://osliving.com/sourced/real-world-open-source/meet-apertus-the-open-source-hd-cinema-camera/

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Re: PESOs - Summer Sizzle

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On Aug 30, 2010, at 8:37 PM, Jack Davis wrote:

> If the subject is in fairly close proximity and either coming toward or going 
> away from you that would be necessary. Then select or crop to create the best 
> composition in post.
> 
> 
Yep. The shot of Grace on the water slide is cropped to about 70% of frame.
Paul


> Jack
> 
> --- On Mon, 8/30/10, paul stenquist  wrote:
> 
>> From: paul stenquist 
>> Subject: Re: PESOs - Summer Sizzle
>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" 
>> Date: Monday, August 30, 2010, 5:00 PM
>> 
>> On Aug 30, 2010, at 6:17 PM, Jack Davis wrote:
>> 
>>> Only problem with the "S" setting is the danger of
>> holding "focus" too long prior to release. In that case it
>> will give you a release based on the last actual focus. Just
>> letting off the release and re-focusing with some frequency
>> will, of course, negate that problem.
>>> 
>>> Jack
>> 
>> When I use the "S" focus position for action photography,
>> my finger is going up and down like a jackhammer. When I see
>> the shot I want, I squeeze down all the way.
>> Paul
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>> --- On Mon, 8/30/10, P N Stenquist 
>> wrote:
>>> 
 From: P N Stenquist 
 Subject: Re: PESOs - Summer Sizzle
 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" 
 Date: Monday, August 30, 2010, 2:43 PM
 No, both were shot in S setting. I
 switch between the two. The C setting will give
>> you a
 shutter release even if the subject isn't in focus
>> although
 it will attempt to lock in constantly. The S
>> setting yields
 more "will not fire" situations, but when it does
>> go, it
 usually lock right on.
 
 Yes, the first is a relatively slow shutter pan --
>> 1/40th I
 believe. While the ap was rather small, so DOF is
>> great.
 I've found getting a lock on focus with pans isn't
>> as easy
 as one might think. The distance from camera to
>> subject is
 changing constantly, if only by a relatively small
>> amount.
 
 Paul
 
 
 On Aug 30, 2010, at 5:25 PM, Jack Davis wrote:
 
> Both well done, Paul. First is more of a pan
>> with a
 reasonably fast shutter to allow for some subject
>> movement
 during pan. Second shot must do all the "panning"
>> by
 re-focusing. AF looks quite capable.
> Were both shot in "C" setting?
> 
> Jack
> 
> --- On Mon, 8/30/10, P N Stenquist 
 wrote:
> 
>> From: P N Stenquist 
>> Subject: PESOs - Summer Sizzle
>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" 
>> Date: Monday, August 30, 2010, 2:11 PM
>> Two pics that illustrate the K7's
>> autofocus capability. The second is a
>> particularly
 tough
>> situation, with the subject moving rapidly
>> toward
 camera.
>> 
>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11526999&size=lg
>> 
>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11527004
>> 
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PESO: My first Red Tail Hawk

[David Parsons]

My very first Red Tailed Hawk shots. They aren't the sharpest, and a
little blurry, but I was working quickly to get some shots before he
decided to fly off (and he flew off right after the second picture.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/4942134355/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/4942723408/

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Re: PESOs - Summer Sizzle

[Jack Davis]

If the subject is in fairly close proximity and either coming toward or going 
away from you that would be necessary. Then select or crop to create the best 
composition in post.


Jack

--- On Mon, 8/30/10, paul stenquist  wrote:

> From: paul stenquist 
> Subject: Re: PESOs - Summer Sizzle
> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" 
> Date: Monday, August 30, 2010, 5:00 PM
> 
> On Aug 30, 2010, at 6:17 PM, Jack Davis wrote:
> 
> > Only problem with the "S" setting is the danger of
> holding "focus" too long prior to release. In that case it
> will give you a release based on the last actual focus. Just
> letting off the release and re-focusing with some frequency
> will, of course, negate that problem.
> > 
> > Jack
> 
> When I use the "S" focus position for action photography,
> my finger is going up and down like a jackhammer. When I see
> the shot I want, I squeeze down all the way.
> Paul
> 
> 
> > 
> > --- On Mon, 8/30/10, P N Stenquist 
> wrote:
> > 
> >> From: P N Stenquist 
> >> Subject: Re: PESOs - Summer Sizzle
> >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" 
> >> Date: Monday, August 30, 2010, 2:43 PM
> >> No, both were shot in S setting. I
> >> switch between the two. The C setting will give
> you a
> >> shutter release even if the subject isn't in focus
> although
> >> it will attempt to lock in constantly. The S
> setting yields
> >> more "will not fire" situations, but when it does
> go, it
> >> usually lock right on.
> >> 
> >> Yes, the first is a relatively slow shutter pan --
> 1/40th I
> >> believe. While the ap was rather small, so DOF is
> great.
> >> I've found getting a lock on focus with pans isn't
> as easy
> >> as one might think. The distance from camera to
> subject is
> >> changing constantly, if only by a relatively small
> amount.
> >> 
> >> Paul
> >> 
> >> 
> >> On Aug 30, 2010, at 5:25 PM, Jack Davis wrote:
> >> 
> >>> Both well done, Paul. First is more of a pan
> with a
> >> reasonably fast shutter to allow for some subject
> movement
> >> during pan. Second shot must do all the "panning"
> by
> >> re-focusing. AF looks quite capable.
> >>> Were both shot in "C" setting?
> >>> 
> >>> Jack
> >>> 
> >>> --- On Mon, 8/30/10, P N Stenquist 
> >> wrote:
> >>> 
>  From: P N Stenquist 
>  Subject: PESOs - Summer Sizzle
>  To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" 
>  Date: Monday, August 30, 2010, 2:11 PM
>  Two pics that illustrate the K7's
>  autofocus capability. The second is a
> particularly
> >> tough
>  situation, with the subject moving rapidly
> toward
> >> camera.
>  
>  http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11526999&size=lg
>  
>  http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11527004
>  
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Re: PESO - Moonrise Through the Trees

[Rick Womer]

Very, very nice, Frank.  The noise gives it an impressionistic look.

Rick

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> Subject: PESO - Moonrise Through the Trees
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> Date: Sunday, August 29, 2010, 7:12 AM
> Technically far from perfect
> (although I have to say, personally I
> like the noise), I still think it works despite all its
> shortcomings:
> 
> http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/moonrise-through-trees.html
> 
> Hope you enjoy.  Comments welcome.
> 
> cheers,
> frank
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Re: PESOs - Summer Sizzle

[paul stenquist]

On Aug 30, 2010, at 6:17 PM, Jack Davis wrote:

> Only problem with the "S" setting is the danger of holding "focus" too long 
> prior to release. In that case it will give you a release based on the last 
> actual focus. Just letting off the release and re-focusing with some 
> frequency will, of course, negate that problem.
> 
> Jack

When I use the "S" focus position for action photography, my finger is going up 
and down like a jackhammer. When I see the shot I want, I squeeze down all the 
way.
Paul


> 
> --- On Mon, 8/30/10, P N Stenquist  wrote:
> 
>> From: P N Stenquist 
>> Subject: Re: PESOs - Summer Sizzle
>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" 
>> Date: Monday, August 30, 2010, 2:43 PM
>> No, both were shot in S setting. I
>> switch between the two. The C setting will give you a
>> shutter release even if the subject isn't in focus although
>> it will attempt to lock in constantly. The S setting yields
>> more "will not fire" situations, but when it does go, it
>> usually lock right on.
>> 
>> Yes, the first is a relatively slow shutter pan -- 1/40th I
>> believe. While the ap was rather small, so DOF is great.
>> I've found getting a lock on focus with pans isn't as easy
>> as one might think. The distance from camera to subject is
>> changing constantly, if only by a relatively small amount.
>> 
>> Paul
>> 
>> 
>> On Aug 30, 2010, at 5:25 PM, Jack Davis wrote:
>> 
>>> Both well done, Paul. First is more of a pan with a
>> reasonably fast shutter to allow for some subject movement
>> during pan. Second shot must do all the "panning" by
>> re-focusing. AF looks quite capable.
>>> Were both shot in "C" setting?
>>> 
>>> Jack
>>> 
>>> --- On Mon, 8/30/10, P N Stenquist 
>> wrote:
>>> 
 From: P N Stenquist 
 Subject: PESOs - Summer Sizzle
 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" 
 Date: Monday, August 30, 2010, 2:11 PM
 Two pics that illustrate the K7's
 autofocus capability. The second is a particularly
>> tough
 situation, with the subject moving rapidly toward
>> camera.
 
 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11526999&size=lg
 
 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11527004
 
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Re: GESO: The Dream Cruise

[Mark Cassino]

Rain? I didn't hear how things went, but it was dry over here. I assumed you 
had 
good weather as well. Well, maybe next year...


- Original Message 
From: P N Stenquist 
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Sent: Sun, August 29, 2010 8:48:29 PM
Subject: Re: GESO: The Dream Cruise

Thanks Mark. It was a good time, although plenty of rain. You're probably 
fortunate that you chose to do something else. Next year!
Paul


On Aug 29, 2010, at 7:08 PM, Mark Cassino wrote:

> Hey Paul -
> 
> Great set of photos! I *almost* made it to the dream cruise this year - my
> brother in law called friday night before and said he had a chance to go
> courtesy of  some auto parts company, but I was already committed for Saturday
> and couldn't get out.
> 
> 
> Checked in to see what I missed - knew you would post your stuff here - looks
> like it was lots of fun!
> 
> - MCC
> 
> 
> 
> - Original Message 
> From: paul stenquist 
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> Sent: Wed, August 25, 2010 10:10:06 PM
> Subject: GESO: The Dream Cruise
> 
> The first 47 pics are new this year.
> 
> http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=633960
> 
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Re: PESOs - Summer Sizzle

[Jack Davis]

Yes, Doug I realize that. Thing is one tends to focus and then compose and 
release. That framing/composition delay is the 'potential' problem.

Jack

--- On Mon, 8/30/10, Doug Franklin  wrote:

> From: Doug Franklin 
> Subject: Re: PESOs - Summer Sizzle
> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" 
> Date: Monday, August 30, 2010, 4:04 PM
> On 2010-08-30 18:17, Jack Davis
> wrote:
> > Only problem with the "S" setting is the danger of
> holding "focus" too long prior to release. In that case it
> will give you a release based on the last actual focus. Just
> letting off the release and re-focusing with some frequency
> will, of course, negate that problem.
> 
> Track with the shutter fully depressed ... it'll fire when
> it acquires focus, like using "trap focus" on the AF film
> bodies with an MF lens.
> 
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Re: PESOs - Summer Sizzle

[Doug Franklin]

On 2010-08-30 18:17, Jack Davis wrote:

Only problem with the "S" setting is the danger of holding "focus" too long 
prior to release. In that case it will give you a release based on the last actual focus. Just 
letting off the release and re-focusing with some frequency will, of course, negate that problem.


Track with the shutter fully depressed ... it'll fire when it acquires 
focus, like using "trap focus" on the AF film bodies with an MF lens.


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Re: PESOs - Summer Sizzle

[Jack Davis]

Only problem with the "S" setting is the danger of holding "focus" too long 
prior to release. In that case it will give you a release based on the last 
actual focus. Just letting off the release and re-focusing with some frequency 
will, of course, negate that problem.

Jack

--- On Mon, 8/30/10, P N Stenquist  wrote:

> From: P N Stenquist 
> Subject: Re: PESOs - Summer Sizzle
> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" 
> Date: Monday, August 30, 2010, 2:43 PM
> No, both were shot in S setting. I
> switch between the two. The C setting will give you a
> shutter release even if the subject isn't in focus although
> it will attempt to lock in constantly. The S setting yields
> more "will not fire" situations, but when it does go, it
> usually lock right on.
> 
> Yes, the first is a relatively slow shutter pan -- 1/40th I
> believe. While the ap was rather small, so DOF is great.
> I've found getting a lock on focus with pans isn't as easy
> as one might think. The distance from camera to subject is
> changing constantly, if only by a relatively small amount.
> 
> Paul
> 
> 
> On Aug 30, 2010, at 5:25 PM, Jack Davis wrote:
> 
> > Both well done, Paul. First is more of a pan with a
> reasonably fast shutter to allow for some subject movement
> during pan. Second shot must do all the "panning" by
> re-focusing. AF looks quite capable.
> > Were both shot in "C" setting?
> > 
> > Jack
> > 
> > --- On Mon, 8/30/10, P N Stenquist 
> wrote:
> > 
> >> From: P N Stenquist 
> >> Subject: PESOs - Summer Sizzle
> >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" 
> >> Date: Monday, August 30, 2010, 2:11 PM
> >> Two pics that illustrate the K7's
> >> autofocus capability. The second is a particularly
> tough
> >> situation, with the subject moving rapidly toward
> camera.
> >> 
> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11526999&size=lg
> >> 
> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11527004
> >> 
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Re: I just found a Tamron -F AF 1.4x teleconverter in my stuff

[Igor Roshchin]

Mon Aug 30 14:27:54 CDT 2010
Joseph McAllister wrote:

> On Aug 30, 2010, at 04:40 , Igor Roshchin wrote:
> 
> > Here is what DAF 100-MACRO with 2x-s and AF-1.7 stacked together
> > can do with a raspberry:
> > http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/Raspberries/100-2_0x-1_7x/IMGP9609.jpg
> > http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/Raspberries/100-2_0x-1_7x/IMGP9608.jpg
> >
> > Igor
> 
> Made them big, but made them fuzzy.

Sure. The DOF became extremely shallow.
(Also, the small tripod I was using may not be as steady for
this sort of job.)
It was more of an interesting exercise - to put together two TCs
with a macro lens.


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Re: PESOs - Summer Sizzle

[P N Stenquist]

No, both were shot in S setting. I switch between the two. The C  
setting will give you a shutter release even if the subject isn't in  
focus although it will attempt to lock in constantly. The S setting  
yields more "will not fire" situations, but when it does go, it  
usually lock right on.


Yes, the first is a relatively slow shutter pan -- 1/40th I believe.  
While the ap was rather small, so DOF is great. I've found getting a  
lock on focus with pans isn't as easy as one might think. The distance  
from camera to subject is changing constantly, if only by a relatively  
small amount.


Paul


On Aug 30, 2010, at 5:25 PM, Jack Davis wrote:

Both well done, Paul. First is more of a pan with a reasonably fast  
shutter to allow for some subject movement during pan. Second shot  
must do all the "panning" by re-focusing. AF looks quite capable.

Were both shot in "C" setting?

Jack

--- On Mon, 8/30/10, P N Stenquist  wrote:


From: P N Stenquist 
Subject: PESOs - Summer Sizzle
To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" 
Date: Monday, August 30, 2010, 2:11 PM
Two pics that illustrate the K7's
autofocus capability. The second is a particularly tough
situation, with the subject moving rapidly toward camera.

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11526999&size=lg

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11527004

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Re: GESO: Sikeston, Missouri Drag Strip

[Walter Gilbert]

  Many thanks, Joe!  Taking photos at the strip with a borrowed Canon 
Powershot A640 is what fired my interest in photography.  Within a year, 
I bought my first used DSLR, and within a year after that, I was the 
owner of my first new Pentax.


I love the challenge of the timing.

-- Walt


On 8/30/2010 4:19 PM, 27...@comcast.net wrote:

Walt, very nice set of photos. Joe

www.photo.net/photos/pjjdxn


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Re: A nice gesture by CRIS

[Joseph McAllister]

On Aug 18, 2010, at 15:04 , Larry Colen wrote:

When I sent my K20 in to be repaired, I asked about them fixing the  
eyecup under warranty, they said, and wrote on the paperwork, that  
it is an accessory, and not something they can replace.  No problem,  
I understand how those things work.


I just noticed that my K20 now has a new eyecup, not the old broken  
one that I had glued back together, so they did fix it "under the  
radar". A nice, and appreciated gesture.  All in all, I'm quite  
happy with the job that they did. They even did all the basic  
cleaning and adjusting without charging me.





When I sent my K-20 in for CLA two years ago, I sent the torn rubber  
hood in as well, and asked that it be replaced. The camera came back  
without the hood, and no replacement. I called about it, and they said  
they would look into it. I expected to be charged for it. But quite a  
few weeks later I received a new hood in the mail, and a magnifying  
hood as well !  As I had ordered a replacement in the meantime, I now  
have a spare in my small parts bin.



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Re: PESOs - Summer Sizzle

[Jack Davis]

Both well done, Paul. First is more of a pan with a reasonably fast shutter to 
allow for some subject movement during pan. Second shot must do all the 
"panning" by re-focusing. AF looks quite capable.
Were both shot in "C" setting?

Jack

--- On Mon, 8/30/10, P N Stenquist  wrote:

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> Subject: PESOs - Summer Sizzle
> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" 
> Date: Monday, August 30, 2010, 2:11 PM
> Two pics that illustrate the K7's
> autofocus capability. The second is a particularly tough
> situation, with the subject moving rapidly toward camera.
> 
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11526999&size=lg
> 
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11527004
> 
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Re: K7 or Kx

[Bob Sullivan]

M,
I've got some spray paint cans,  we can make any color you want.  :-)
Regards,  Bob S.

On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 4:06 PM, Miserere  wrote:
> On 30 August 2010 02:18, Boris Liberman  wrote:
>> There is yet another possibility, Steve. When new Pentax cameras are
>> announced, there'll be a lot of people selling their K7's and K-x's...
>
> Yeah, and my K10D. Any takers???  :-D
>
> One thing you didn't mention about the K-7: It only comes in
> booring black. P!
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Re: GESO: Sikeston, Missouri Drag Strip

[272yb]

Walt, very nice set of photos. Joe

www.photo.net/photos/pjjdxn

- Original Message -
From: Walter Gilbert 
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Sent: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:17:27 - (UTC)
Subject: GESO:  Sikeston, Missouri Drag Strip

  Hi all,

Just wanted to share a set of photos I took yesterday on my first trip 
to the Sikeston Drag Strip this year.   There are a few pictures of a 
little boy in an orange t-shirt that didn't turn out well, but I 
included them anyway for the benefit of his parents, whom I met while 
taking pictures and told them I'd post them.  Otherwise, I think most of 
the photos turned out pretty well.  There are 61 images in all -- mostly 
of good ol' American muscle car horsepower.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157624712518913/detail/

(All shots take with my K-x -- the vast majority with the 18-55mm kit 
lens in aperture priority.)

Comments and critiques are, of course, welcome.

Best,

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PESOs - Summer Sizzle

[P N Stenquist]

Two pics that illustrate the K7's autofocus capability. The second is  
a particularly tough situation, with the subject moving rapidly toward  
camera.


http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11526999&size=lg

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11527004

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Re: Cosina-Voigtlander joins micro-4/3

[Miserere]

On 30 August 2010 03:57, Derby Chang  wrote:
>
> One of my most oft-used lenses, the 77. But a lens on an SLR feels totally
> different to one on a rangefinder. The 43mm is a perfect case study.
>
> Plus...
>
> http://www.cafepress.com.au/Robertstech.215310085

Ah yes, so true. Well, it must be, it's on a T-shirt.


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Re: K7 or Kx

[Miserere]

On 30 August 2010 02:18, Boris Liberman  wrote:
> There is yet another possibility, Steve. When new Pentax cameras are
> announced, there'll be a lot of people selling their K7's and K-x's...

Yeah, and my K10D. Any takers???  :-D

One thing you didn't mention about the K-7: It only comes in
booring black. P!


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Re: K-x for sale

[Joseph McAllister]

On Aug 29, 2010, at 08:53 , Ann Sanfedele wrote:

Incidentally , the only way to buy stuff on craigslist (or sell it,  
IMHO) is to do it in person for cash.

ann




Through a pass thru slot in the door, cash first!   :-)


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Re: I think I'll keep the k7 :-)

[Joseph McAllister]

On Aug 29, 2010, at 18:28 , Charles Robinson wrote:


On Aug 29, 2010, at 20:17, Christine Nielsen wrote:


Christine,

I've been enjoying my k7 for several months now, but until you
mentioned it, I had never flipped on the electronic level!  Duh...
Thanks for setting me straight!



If your level is like mine, it'll throw you about 1.5 degrees to the  
right.  :-(  So I've turned mine off.


But that isn't a deal-breaker for me.

-Charles




Set the camera up so it IS absolutely level (Duct tape a meter long  
level to it's base) then note the cameras level reading, say one pixel  
one way or another, and always set it there.


As an aside (see, there's another) I now know that it is critical to  
make sure your tripod head is absolutely level if you are going to be  
panning a wide angle lens (DA*16-50 @ 16) more than 10 degrees.  
Rolling re-positioning of the camera makes one dizzy when viewing!



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Re: K7 or Kx

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On Aug 30, 2010, at 11:12 , P N Stenquist wrote:


On Aug 30, 2010, at 10:16 AM, CheekyGeek wrote:

On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 8:50 AM, Charles Robinson  
 wrote:



And weather sealing.


I'll go on record as saying that I don't think that weather sealing  
is

coming back on anything other than flagship model.
Weather sealing was one reason I personally liked the K200D and I'm
sorry it is gone on the K-x, but in terms of affecting the sales of
people looking to buy a $500 camera - I don't think it moves the
needle.

I'm not looking to buy a $500 camera, but I couldn't survive without  
weather sealing. I shot for five hours in the rain last weekend,  
including numerous periods of heavy downpour. With the K7 and DA*  
lenses, I didn't have to give it a second thought. Need that, love  
that.

Paul



And I shoot in a dog park that in the summer leaves me in a cloud of  
the finest dust a good percentage of the time. So far, none of it has  
penetrated my K7's defenses, though I'm sure if I went out in the rain  
anytime soon I would see brown mud running out of the nooks and  
crannies of the buttons and dials.


As an aside (I always have at least one) I recently imaged about an  
hours worth of video at the park, using a Sony stereo clip on mike  
clipped to the top of the lens shade. It looks and sounds great on my  
iMac 24" in full screen. I do not know when I will find the time to  
learn iMovie well enough to edit it into something viewable by others.  
I had an appreciation for the work needed by videographers to make  
something interesting to sit through. Perhaps Cotty will give me some  
lessons the next time he visits the states of insanity that we call  
home.  :-)


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Re: I just found a Tamron -F AF 1.4x teleconverter in my stuff

[Joseph McAllister]

On Aug 30, 2010, at 04:40 , Igor Roshchin wrote:


Here is what DAF 100-MACRO with 2x-s and AF-1.7 stacked together
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http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/Raspberries/100-2_0x-1_7x/IMGP9609.jpg
http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/Raspberries/100-2_0x-1_7x/IMGP9608.jpg

Igor


Made them big, but made them fuzzy.

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Re: Some snaps

[Daniel J. Matyola]

I have seen the statue in Moscow, and it is indeed enourmous.

The irony, of course, is that Peter hated Moscow and everything it
stood for.  The more famous statue in the Bronze Horseman in St
Petersburg, by Falconet, which was imortalised in the Pushkin poem:

http://www.saint-petersburg.com/monuments/bronze-horseman.asp

The base is call the Thunder Stone, and is alleged to be the largest
stone (1200 tons) moved by manpower.  No, the Bronze Horseman does not
have a small head like the
English statue.

Dan
>> I was struck by the similarity to the statue in St Petersburg.  Didn't
> realise it
>> was actually him.  Was he really so pinheaded?
>>
>
> Don't know - never met the guy. Apparently he was nearly seven feet tall, so
> he probably just looked pin-headed from below. Or maybe the sculptor missed
> the lesson when they tell you to exaggerate the proportions of the body to
> take into account the position people will be looking from. Michelangelo was
> there for that lesson, and gave David an especially large head.
>
>> >
> [...]
>> You could have ended up with the one in Moscow.
>> http://www.galenfrysinger.com/moscow_peter_the_great_statue.htm

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Re: GESO: a cycle ride in the himalayas

[Carlos R]

El 29/08/2010 10:50, Subash escribió:



hope you enjoy the photos and would love to hear what you think..



I have enjoyed your slide show, indeed. Excellent photos, it looks you 
had a wonderful journey. You must be proud of your cycling achievements.


Carlos

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Re: K7 or Kx

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On Aug 30, 2010, at 10:16 AM, CheekyGeek wrote:

On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 8:50 AM, Charles Robinson  
 wrote:



And weather sealing.


I'll go on record as saying that I don't think that weather sealing is
coming back on anything other than flagship model.
Weather sealing was one reason I personally liked the K200D and I'm
sorry it is gone on the K-x, but in terms of affecting the sales of
people looking to buy a $500 camera - I don't think it moves the
needle.

I'm not looking to buy a $500 camera, but I couldn't survive without  
weather sealing. I shot for five hours in the rain last weekend,  
including numerous periods of heavy downpour. With the K7 and DA*  
lenses, I didn't have to give it a second thought. Need that, love that.

Paul



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Re: K7 or Kx

[eckinator]

2010/8/30 CheekyGeek :
>
>> And weather sealing.
>
> I'll go on record as saying that I don't think that weather sealing is
> coming back on anything other than flagship model.

As long as they keep it on one model I'll be happy. It is why I chose
Pentax in the first place.

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Re: I just found a Tamron -F AF 1.4x teleconverter in my stuff

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On Aug 30, 2010, at 4:40 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote:

> 
> 
> Larry,
> First of all, 20/1.8 with x1.4 will be close to f/2.5 if I am doing the
> math right at this ungodly early  hour.

It's kind of silly to put a 1.4x on a 20 rather than just using my 30, or just 
using the 20 on my aps-c.  The 1.4x would be for my longer lenses, though it 
could be handy for putting on my 16-50  when I'm shooting at the dojo and 
really need a 24-70.


> SEcond, while I don't have experience with Tamrox TCs,
> I have been happily using Pentax's MF 2x-S and "AF" x1.7.
> 
> I just wanted to remind that the TCs can also be used with a macro
> lens, making it "super-macro".

This conversation reminded me that the TCs that came with the 300/2.8 would 
work with my tamron adaptall macro, which only goes to 1:2.

> 
> Here is what DAF 100-MACRO with 2x-s and AF-1.7 stacked together
> can do with a raspberry:
> http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/Raspberries/100-2_0x-1_7x/IMGP9609.jpg
> http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/Raspberries/100-2_0x-1_7x/IMGP9608.jpg

Very fun.

> 
> Igor
> 
> 
> On 29 August 2010 00:47, Larry Colen  wrote:
>> I probably got it when I bought someones bag of gear, saw that it was
>> a TC and just tossed it in the drawer without looking at it.
>> 
>> I just tried it out and it seems to work fine on autofocus.  Does
>> anyone have any experience with one of these? Would it degrade an
>> image less than cropping it by a factor of 1.4?
>> 
>> Another cool realization I had was that my Sigma 20/1.8 will work just
>> fine on a K1000 body that I've got lying around, and it'll give me a
>> view that is wider, and faster, than my 16-50 on the digital body.
>> Albeit, that ASA 400 film doesn't seem to be nearly as good as ASA 400
>> on the sensor.
>> 
>> In any case, it should be fun to play with.
> 
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RE: Some snaps

[Bob W]

> > thanks - that's the whole frame. It was meant to be a quick snap to
> > remind to find out what the place was, so I wasn't paying much
> > attention to that man. In case anyone's interested, the horse hospital
> > is now an arts centre in what used to be a hospital for the horses that
> pulled canal boats.
> >
> >
> >>>
> 
> That's a long way for the poor things to stagger when they were unwell.

Four minutes by car if they fall ill on the towpath at Goodsway, and can get
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RE: Some snaps

[Bob W]

thanks - it's very London

> 
> I like the first shot very much
> 
> Dave
> 
> On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 4:59 AM, Bob W  wrote:
> > Here are some pictures that were in my camera. Some from the trip Mike
> > W and family made last week, some from Chris M and family's visit
> > yesterday, others just snaps from around:
> >
> > 
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RE: Some snaps

[Bob W]

> >>>Here are some pictures that were in my camera. Some from the trip
> >>>Mike W and family made last week, some from Chris M and family's
> >>>visit yesterday, others just snaps from around:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Bob
> >>
> >>http://www.web-options.com/Aug29/content/L143_large.html
> >>
> >>I know who it is!
> >>http://www.tonywhartonfrps.com/USERIMAGES/Peter%20the%20Great
> %2
> >>0Statue,%20St.%20Petersburg.jpg
> >>
> >>If the above doesn't work, try this and look on the second row.
> >>http://www.tonywhartonfrps.com/page11.htm
> >>
> >
> >
> > Yes indeed, it is Peter the Great. He lived in John Evelyn's house,
> > Sayes Court, in Deptford for a while when he was studying
> > ship-building in Deptford. Apparently he completely trashed Evelyn's
> > house. The garden was said to be the finest in England. It survives as
> > a rather forlorn corporation park where people like to sit and smoke
ganja
> or drink cider.
> 
> I was struck by the similarity to the statue in St Petersburg.  Didn't
realise it
> was actually him.  Was he really so pinheaded?
> 

Don't know - never met the guy. Apparently he was nearly seven feet tall, so
he probably just looked pin-headed from below. Or maybe the sculptor missed
the lesson when they tell you to exaggerate the proportions of the body to
take into account the position people will be looking from. Michelangelo was
there for that lesson, and gave David an especially large head.

> >
[...]
> You could have ended up with the one in Moscow.
> http://www.galenfrysinger.com/moscow_peter_the_great_statue.htm
> 

I've seen that one - love it. It's enormous. If it's the same sculptor I
have to say that I really like his work simply because it's so completely
barking mad. If I remember correctly the mayor of Moscow at the time went a
bit mad with the sculpture and related whacky erections budget.

[...]
> >
> > yes please!
> 
> 
> Maybe nearer Christmas.  Can send the females off shopping

Sounds like a good idea. I don't suppose they'll take much persuading.




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Re: PESO 2010 - 132 to 136 - GDG

[Daniel J. Matyola]

It is a quote I think ab out quite often these days .  .  .

On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 10:43 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi  wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 6:49 AM, Daniel J. Matyola  
> wrote:
>> "There's a grief that can't be spoken.
>> There's a pain goes on and on.
>> Empty chairs at empty tables
>> Now my friends are dead and gone."
>>
>> Herbert Kretzmer,
>> Les Miserables
>
> Thank you both for commenting, and the compliments.
>
> Daniel, the quote you posted is very apropos.
> An elderly friend passed on just this past week: this photo speaks to
> her absence too.
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Re: Leica's done with film

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

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> RTF,
>> then I figured that I had nothing much to say.  And if a man has nothing
> to
>> say, the very least he can do is to *shut up* (Lehrer).
>>
>> A friend of Godfrey's, lurking and learning.
>>
>
> Godders and Dunders. Sounds like a knockabout comedy duo. ...

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Re: Some snaps

[mike wilson]

Bob W wrote:


Here are some pictures that were in my camera. Some from the trip Mike
W and family made last week, some from Chris M and family's visit
yesterday, others just snaps from around:



Bob


http://www.web-options.com/Aug29/content/L143_large.html

I know who it is!
http://www.tonywhartonfrps.com/USERIMAGES/Peter%20the%20Great%2
0Statue,%20St.%20Petersburg.jpg

If the above doesn't work, try this and look on the second row.
http://www.tonywhartonfrps.com/page11.htm




Yes indeed, it is Peter the Great. He lived in John Evelyn's house, Sayes
Court, in Deptford for a while when he was studying ship-building in
Deptford. Apparently he completely trashed Evelyn's house. The garden was
said to be the finest in England. It survives as a rather forlorn
corporation park where people like to sit and smoke ganja or drink cider.


I was struck by the similarity to the statue in St Petersburg.  Didn't 
realise it was actually him.  Was he really so pinheaded?




My guess is that the statue was an unwanted Christmas present that Putin
managed to palm off to Lewisham Council. It's so bad it's magnificent - I'm
very fond of it. There is an inscription in Russian which Chris
photographed; we hope one of the Russophones will be able to translate it.
Although I could read it, I couldn't make sense of it.


You could have ended up with the one in Moscow.
http://www.galenfrysinger.com/moscow_peter_the_great_statue.htm





I like the "camera obscura" effect of the Naval College shot.  The


protrait of


moi, not so much...



Well, indeed. I never like pictures of me, except the one Chris did in
Birmingham a few weeks ago. They say that by the time he's 30 a man has the
face he deserves. I don't know what I did to deserve this one.


Pales into insignificance compared to what I did to get this body





Must visit Greenwich next time we are slumming.



yes please!



Maybe nearer Christmas.  Can send the females off shopping

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Re: Some snaps

[David J Brooks]

I like the first shot very much

Dave

On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 4:59 AM, Bob W  wrote:
> Here are some pictures that were in my camera. Some from the trip Mike W and
> family made last week, some from Chris M and family's visit yesterday,
> others just snaps from around:
>
> 
>
> Bob
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Re: Some snaps

[mike wilson]

Bob W wrote:


"Horse Hospital" is an especially nice shot. Is there enough room on the


right


side to include all of the man?




thanks - that's the whole frame. It was meant to be a quick snap to remind
to find out what the place was, so I wasn't paying much attention to that
man. In case anyone's interested, the horse hospital is now an arts centre
in what used to be a hospital for the horses that pulled canal boats.






That's a long way for the poor things to stagger when they were unwell.

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RE: Some snaps

[Bob W]

> On 30/8/10, Chris Mitchell, discombobulated, unleashed:
> 
> 
> 
> God they had weird cell phones in those days.

their legs were a bit strange too.




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RE: Some snaps

[Bob W]

> > Here are some pictures that were in my camera. Some from the trip Mike
> > W and family made last week, some from Chris M and family's visit
> > yesterday, others just snaps from around:
> >
> > 
> >
> > Bob
> 
> http://www.web-options.com/Aug29/content/L143_large.html
> 
> I know who it is!
> http://www.tonywhartonfrps.com/USERIMAGES/Peter%20the%20Great%2
> 0Statue,%20St.%20Petersburg.jpg
> 
> If the above doesn't work, try this and look on the second row.
> http://www.tonywhartonfrps.com/page11.htm
> 

Yes indeed, it is Peter the Great. He lived in John Evelyn's house, Sayes
Court, in Deptford for a while when he was studying ship-building in
Deptford. Apparently he completely trashed Evelyn's house. The garden was
said to be the finest in England. It survives as a rather forlorn
corporation park where people like to sit and smoke ganja or drink cider.

My guess is that the statue was an unwanted Christmas present that Putin
managed to palm off to Lewisham Council. It's so bad it's magnificent - I'm
very fond of it. There is an inscription in Russian which Chris
photographed; we hope one of the Russophones will be able to translate it.
Although I could read it, I couldn't make sense of it.

> I like the "camera obscura" effect of the Naval College shot.  The
protrait of
> moi, not so much...

Well, indeed. I never like pictures of me, except the one Chris did in
Birmingham a few weeks ago. They say that by the time he's 30 a man has the
face he deserves. I don't know what I did to deserve this one.

> 
> Must visit Greenwich next time we are slumming.

yes please!


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Re: PESO 2010 - 132 to 136 - GDG

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 6:49 AM, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
> "There's a grief that can't be spoken.
> There's a pain goes on and on.
> Empty chairs at empty tables
> Now my friends are dead and gone."
>
> Herbert Kretzmer,
> Les Miserables

Thank you both for commenting, and the compliments.

Daniel, the quote you posted is very apropos.
An elderly friend passed on just this past week: this photo speaks to
her absence too.
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 only in light the dark,
 only in dying, Life;
 bright the hawk's flight
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Re: Some snaps

[Ann Sanfedele]

Bob W wrote:


Here are some pictures that were in my camera. Some from the trip Mike W and
family made last week, some from Chris M and family's visit yesterday,
others just snaps from around:



Bob



 


well this was easy...

http://www.web-options.com/Aug29/content/L126_large.html

:-)  ann





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RE: Some snaps

[Bob W]

> 
> "Horse Hospital" is an especially nice shot. Is there enough room on the
right
> side to include all of the man?
> 

thanks - that's the whole frame. It was meant to be a quick snap to remind
to find out what the place was, so I wasn't paying much attention to that
man. In case anyone's interested, the horse hospital is now an arts centre
in what used to be a hospital for the horses that pulled canal boats.

> >
> > 
> >




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Re: GESO: a cycle ride in the himalayas

[Charles Robinson]

On Aug 29, 2010, at 3:50, Subash wrote:
> 
> http://picasaweb.google.com/pdml.live/spiti#
> 
> hope you enjoy the photos and would love to hear what you think..
> 

Favorite of mine is the "catching the last rays of light" - simply wonderful 
light in that one.

But it was all fascinating!  Thank you for sharing.

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Re: K7 or Kx

[CheekyGeek]

On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 8:50 AM, Charles Robinson  wrote:

> And weather sealing.

I'll go on record as saying that I don't think that weather sealing is
coming back on anything other than flagship model.
Weather sealing was one reason I personally liked the K200D and I'm
sorry it is gone on the K-x, but in terms of affecting the sales of
people looking to buy a $500 camera - I don't think it moves the
needle.

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Re: K7 or Kx

[Charles Robinson]

On Aug 29, 2010, at 21:15, P N Stenquist wrote:

> 
> On Aug 29, 2010, at 9:46 PM, CheekyGeek wrote:
>> 
>> Frankly, I don't think you could ever regret getting a K-x. IF the K-r
>> is indeed an upgrade then cross that bridge when you come to it. The
>> K7 I would consider only if having the two dials is the most important
>> feature to you.
>> 
> And vertical controls, extended battery life, large buffer, more frames per 
> second, higher resolution, etc.
> 

And weather sealing.

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Re: PESO 2010 - 132 to 136 - GDG

[Daniel J. Matyola]

"There's a grief that can't be spoken.
There's a pain goes on and on.
Empty chairs at empty tables
Now my friends are dead and gone."

Herbert Kretzmer,

Les Miserables

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Re: PESO - The Lawn Ornament - Colour Version

[David J Brooks]

On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 7:08 AM, frank theriault
 wrote:

> I don't have artistic intent.  I just see stuff and take pictures of it.

Yes you do.:-)

> Someone said something about a re-shoot:  I don't do re-shoots.
> Whatever photo was there at that moment is what I took.  Maybe one day
> I'll walk by there again and see another one to take, and if I do I'll
> take it.  But it won't be a re-shoot.  It will be a completely
> different picture.

That was me. To many Shel emails in the back of my head.:-)

Dave
>
> ;-)
>
> Thanks all for the comments.  I appreciate them all, and thanks for looking.
>
> cheers,
> frank
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Re: Some snaps

[Cotty]

On 30/8/10, Chris Mitchell, discombobulated, unleashed:



God they had weird cell phones in those days.

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OT: Rolling shutter images

[Daniel J. Matyola]

http://blog.flickr.net/en/2010/08/24/rolling-rolling-rolling-shutter/

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OT: Remembering Katrina

[Daniel J. Matyola]

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/08/remembering_katrina_five_years.html

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Re: Some snaps

[Jack Davis]

"Horse Hospital" is an especially nice shot. Is there enough room on the right 
side to include all of the man?

Jack

--- On Mon, 8/30/10, Bob W  wrote:

> From: Bob W 
> Subject: Some snaps
> To: "Mail List Pentax-Discuss " 
> Date: Monday, August 30, 2010, 1:59 AM
> Here are some pictures that were in
> my camera. Some from the trip Mike W and
> family made last week, some from Chris M and family's visit
> yesterday,
> others just snaps from around:
> 
> 
> 
> Bob
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Re: PESO - green

[Jack Davis]

Her eyes and top are a nice match. Taken, perhaps, while she's enjoying a snack?
Nice one, Doug!

Jack

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> From: Doug Brewer 
> Subject: PESO - green
> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" 
> Date: Sunday, August 29, 2010, 8:49 PM
> http://dougbrewer.posterous.com/green
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RE: Some snaps

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Bob W wrote:
> Sent: 30 August 2010 10:00
> To: Mail List Pentax-Discuss
> Subject: Some snaps
> 
> Here are some pictures that were in my camera. Some from the trip Mike
> W and
> family made last week, some from Chris M and family's visit yesterday,
> others just snaps from around:
> 
> 
> 
> Bob

Who gave you permission to take photographs of my child? (the one on the
right that is!) :-)
http://www.web-options.com/Aug29/content/L143_large.html

One of Bob in same place- taken by Karin:
http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/Deptford/slides/_1000547.html

and some more from that day
http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/Deptford/

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Re: PESO - The Lawn Ornament - Colour Version

[Cotty]

On 30/8/10, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Someone said something about a re-shoot:  I don't do re-shoots.
>Whatever photo was there at that moment is what I took.  Maybe one day
>I'll walk by there again and see another one to take, and if I do I'll
>take it.  But it won't be a re-shoot.  It will be a completely
>different picture.

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Re: PESO - The Lawn Ornament - Colour Version

[Cotty]

On 30/8/10, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed:

>I don't have artistic intent.  I just see stuff and take pictures of it.

Mark!

3 T-shirts and half a dozen drinks coasters please!

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Re: Some snaps

[Christine Aguila]

Very nice, Bob.  I like the angle on 10, and PDMLers look nice--in number 
12, is the young man Mitchell offspring?  :-) Cheers, Christine




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To: "Mail List Pentax-Discuss " 
Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 3:59 AM
Subject: Some snaps


Here are some pictures that were in my camera. Some from the trip Mike W 
and

family made last week, some from Chris M and family's visit yesterday,
others just snaps from around:



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Re: I think I'll keep the k7 :-)

[Christine Aguila]

- Original Message - 
From: "Steven Desjardins" 

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Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 5:37 PM
Subject: Re: I think I'll keep the k7 :-)


Just to mention, I had decided on a Kx until I read this thread and
saw your gallery.  It's really Christine's fault there is another Kx
vs. K7 thread.  So there.

Someday, Christine, I hope to take still-lifes as well as you and
Frank do people.  I hate you both ;-)


Thanks for the hate, Steven.  Much appreciated :-)  As to the to cameras, 
Bruce Dayton called it just right--and that's why I got the K7.  Cheers, 
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Re: I think I'll keep the k7 :-)

[Christine Aguila]

- Original Message - 
From: "Christine Nielsen" 

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Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 8:17 PM
Subject: Re: I think I'll keep the k7 :-)



Christine,

I've been enjoying my k7 for several months now, but until you
mentioned it, I had never flipped on the electronic level!  Duh...
Thanks for setting me straight!


Shouldn't that read, "Thanks for setting me level!"?  :-)




Enjoyed your galleries, too.  Chicago must be a great place to shoot.


It can be, but sometimes it's hard to see things new--with fresh eyes; I've 
been here so long.  :-)



Maybe I'll explore the art filters next...


Yep, they're pretty fun.  Cheers, Christine




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Re: PESO 2010 - 132 to 136 - GDG

[David J Brooks]

Excellent. Love the lighting and simplicity.

Dave

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> A new blog post for you.
>
>  http://godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com/empty-chairs
>
> comments always appreciated, thanks for looking.
>
> Godfrey
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Re: GESO - A Walk Around Southampton, UK

[Christine Aguila]

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Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 10:23 PM
Subject: Re: GESO - A Walk Around Southampton, UK


On 27 August 2010 19:19, Christine  Aguila  wrote:

Hey Miserere: I like the gallery, very nice. I really like this one:
http://enticingthelight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/SAM_1884-small.jpg
but the whole gallery is very nice. Cheers, Christine


Shot from a moving bus  :-)

Interesting that should be your fave.


Yea, I can't explain it either :-)  cheers, Christine

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Re: PESO - Moonrise Through the Trees

[paul stenquist]

A very nice scene. Well rendered.
Paul


On Aug 29, 2010, at 9:45 AM, David J Brooks wrote:

> Works for me Frank.
> 
> How the hell do you guys stay up so late.
> 
> Dave
> 
> On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 7:12 AM, frank theriault
>  wrote:
>> Technically far from perfect (although I have to say, personally I
>> like the noise), I still think it works despite all its shortcomings:
>> 
>> http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/moonrise-through-trees.html
>> 
>> Hope you enjoy.  Comments welcome.
>> 
>> cheers,
>> frank
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Re: I just found a Tamron -F AF 1.4x teleconverter in my stuff

[Igor Roshchin]

Larry,
First of all, 20/1.8 with x1.4 will be close to f/2.5 if I am doing the
math right at this ungodly early  hour.

SEcond, while I don't have experience with Tamrox TCs,
I have been happily using Pentax's MF 2x-S and "AF" x1.7.

I just wanted to remind that the TCs can also be used with a macro
lens, making it "super-macro".

Here is what DAF 100-MACRO with 2x-s and AF-1.7 stacked together
can do with a raspberry:
http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/Raspberries/100-2_0x-1_7x/IMGP9609.jpg
http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/Raspberries/100-2_0x-1_7x/IMGP9608.jpg

Igor


On 29 August 2010 00:47, Larry Colen  wrote:
> I probably got it when I bought someones bag of gear, saw that it was
> a TC and just tossed it in the drawer without looking at it.
>
> I just tried it out and it seems to work fine on autofocus.  Does
> anyone have any experience with one of these? Would it degrade an
> image less than cropping it by a factor of 1.4?
>
> Another cool realization I had was that my Sigma 20/1.8 will work just
> fine on a K1000 body that I've got lying around, and it'll give me a
> view that is wider, and faster, than my 16-50 on the digital body.
> Albeit, that ASA 400 film doesn't seem to be nearly as good as ASA 400
> on the sensor.
>
> In any case, it should be fun to play with.


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Re: PESO - green

[paul stenquist]

Gorgeous eyes. Beautifully recorded.
Nice peanut butter and jelly too!
Paul
On Aug 29, 2010, at 11:55 PM, Miserere wrote:

> On 29 August 2010 23:49, Doug Brewer  wrote:
>> http://dougbrewer.posterous.com/green
>> 
>> enjoy
> 
> Thanks, I did!
> 
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Re: PESO - Moonrise Through the Trees

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On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 12:32 PM, Christine  Aguila
 wrote:
> Composition is very nice, Frank. Nicely moody.  Cheers, Christine
>

Thanks, Christine, Dave and Jack, and to everyone else who looked.

cheers,
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Re: PESO - The Lawn Ornament - Colour Version

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On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 9:45 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:
>
> On Aug 29, 2010, at 9:01 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote:
>
>> frank theriault wrote:
>>
>>> I was thinking this might work better in colour even before Larry's
>>> comment in another thread about my recent use of colour.  I think the
>>> colour version works much better than the B&W.  I think that the
>>> suburbs generally work better in colour:
>>>
>>> http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/lawn-ornament.html
>>>
>>> Here's the BW version for comparison:
>>>
>>> http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/08/lawn-ornament.html
>>>
>>> Comments?
>>>
>>> cheers,
>>> frank
>>>
>>>
>> Yeah the color version is better - because the joke reads better...  I"m not 
>> crazy about the square format here , tho.
>> ann
>
> They are two entirely different photos.  I think that I like the color one 
> better. They're both nice, but neither one totally grabs me.
>
> The "nearly square" format doesn't quite work. With this basic composition, 
> I'd go completely square, trimming the right side so that it was the same 
> distance from the right handle as the left wheel is from the bottom then trim 
> the left to make it exactly square.
>
> I agree with others about the cluttered background and the tree in the 
> middle, what I think would be the best crop (although it would be a different 
> photo) would be to crop the left side just keeping a sliver of light to the 
> left of the tree, and use that to frame the left side of the picture. I think 
> that all the clutter on the left side of the frame distracts from the picture.
>
> YMMV, it'd be a very different picture than the one you've got, and I don't 
> know what your artistic intent was.

I don't have artistic intent.  I just see stuff and take pictures of it.

As for the "nearly square" format, didn't really choose it, I merely
had to crop out some crap on the left hand side of the frame.  There
was nothing on the top or bottom that I wanted to crop, so I left it
as is after the LHS was cropped out.

Yes it's cluttered.  That's part of what attracted me and made me
shoot.  Don't know why, it just did.

As for the DOF, it was shot at f2.5 on my f1.7 50mm.  I'm not going to
get a lot shallower DOF than I have now.

Someone said something about a re-shoot:  I don't do re-shoots.
Whatever photo was there at that moment is what I took.  Maybe one day
I'll walk by there again and see another one to take, and if I do I'll
take it.  But it won't be a re-shoot.  It will be a completely
different picture.

;-)

Thanks all for the comments.  I appreciate them all, and thanks for looking.

cheers,
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Re: Some snaps

[mike wilson]

Bob W wrote:

Here are some pictures that were in my camera. Some from the trip Mike W and
family made last week, some from Chris M and family's visit yesterday,
others just snaps from around:



Bob


http://www.web-options.com/Aug29/content/L143_large.html

I know who it is!
http://www.tonywhartonfrps.com/USERIMAGES/Peter%20the%20Great%20Statue,%20St.%20Petersburg.jpg

If the above doesn't work, try this and look on the second row.
http://www.tonywhartonfrps.com/page11.htm

I like the "camera obscura" effect of the Naval College shot.  The 
protrait of moi, not so much...


Must visit Greenwich next time we are slumming.

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Re: PESO - August Afternoon

[Cotty]

On 29/8/10, P N Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed:

>http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11521933&size=lg
>

An amazing pair of humans!

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Re: GESO: a cycle ride in the himalayas

[Derby Chang]

Subash wrote:

hi,

it's been a long time (a couple of months?) :) got back from my cycle
ride in the himalayas last month but been kind of busy with other
things that needed my time. hope things are getting along as usual
here. (has cotty got himself a gmail account yet?) :)

 i had planned to do about 800 km in about 17 days but a couple or
 three days into the ride realised that the plan was a bit optimistic.
 so contented myself doing just about half the original distance in two
 weeks and had a nice time doing it slowly and leisurely. enjoyed it
 immensely too. :) three of us had planned this ride but finally
 i had to do it alone so couldn't take my pentax, had to make do with a
 p&s. and here is a collection of photos, fwiw, take with  the fuji
 f70exr...

http://picasaweb.google.com/pdml.live/spiti#

hope you enjoy the photos and would love to hear what you think..

regards, subash


  


Wow. And ALONE!

This one hits the right notes for me.
http://picasaweb.google.com/pdml.live/Spiti#5510743727756941122


...and because I'm Chinese
http://picasaweb.google.com/pdml.live/Spiti#5510745700028450530



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Re: GESO: a cycle ride in the himalayas

[David Mann]

Lovely gallery, some beautiful photos in there.  Must have been an amazing ride 
and I'm quite jealous.  It must have been hard at those altitudes.

In case you were wondering, I don't know Graham.

Cheers,
Dave

On Aug 29, 2010, at 8:50 PM, Subash wrote:

> http://picasaweb.google.com/pdml.live/spiti#


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Re: PESO - The Lawn Ornament

[Larry Colen]

On Aug 30, 2010, at 2:00 AM, David Mann wrote:

> 
> 
> One of these days I might get a motor mower because the push mower is no good 
> on wet grass.  There is the laziness factor but it's good to put the iPod on 
> and enjoy the sunshine.

My solution is even simpler, I just don't mow the redwoods.

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Re: Some snaps

[Larry Colen]

On Aug 30, 2010, at 1:59 AM, Bob W wrote:

> Here are some pictures that were in my camera. Some from the trip Mike W and
> family made last week, some from Chris M and family's visit yesterday,
> others just snaps from around:
> 
> 

I quite like the shot of Miss Britain. The shot through the blinds looks almost 
like an old faded photograph.

Interesting effect on the partially desaturated shots.

> 
> Bob
> 
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Re: PESO - The Lawn Ornament

[David Mann]

On Aug 28, 2010, at 2:24 PM, frank theriault wrote:

> http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/08/lawn-ornament.html
> 
> I just thought it looked kind of cool - you don't see those manual
> lawn mowers very often these days (although I think they may be making
> a bit of a come-back in these environmentally sensitive times).

We have an old push mower like that.  It's heavy enough that it's a pain to 
bring out of the shed  It's old enough that I had to take it apart last year 
and reshape a couple of the parts in the ratchet mechanism because they were so 
worn.

One of these days I might get a motor mower because the push mower is no good 
on wet grass.  There is the laziness factor but it's good to put the iPod on 
and enjoy the sunshine.

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Some snaps

[Bob W]

Here are some pictures that were in my camera. Some from the trip Mike W and
family made last week, some from Chris M and family's visit yesterday,
others just snaps from around:



Bob



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Re: GESO: Duathlon

[David Mann]

On Aug 29, 2010, at 10:06 AM, Rick Womer wrote:

> I'm getting 404s on both your gallery and your site.

Yes sorry about that.  I transferred my domain names to another registrar and, 
long story short, everything totally f--ked up.  It even took out my email so I 
had no PDML.  It should be up and running again now.

Here's the link again...



Cheers,
Dave


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Re: I think I'll keep the k7 :-)

[eckinator]

2010/8/30  :
> Using a MF lens solved the AF speed problem.

Mark =)

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18-250 repair, AF-540FGZ keeps flopping down with Lumiquest

[eckinator]

Hi gang,

first of all, the good news:
A big thank you to Pentax for fixing my K10D free of charge and also
to Novoflex for doing the same with my macro rail and shift adaptor.

Next, the not so good news:
My 18-250's stuck zoom will cost € 103 to fix and it will be every bit
as loose afterwards. The zoom can't be made to have more friction.
Just FYI.

And while on the subject of things slipping down/out unexpectedly:
My AF-540FGZ's reflector won't stay put when I point it up for
indirect illumination with a Lumiquest bounce-something attached (I
have 3 different ones, eBay steal, same difference to a degree), it
keeps flopping down, the leverage is just too much for what little
stiction the reflector can muster. I was wondering if anyone had a DIY
fix or suggestion what I might do? I was thinking to put a length of
3mm accessory cord and a tanka around the base of the flash maybe and
somehow attach it to the reflector but it seems awfully cumbersome
given I have to change the reflector's position every time I go from
landscape to portrait and back. There has to be a better way. Your
suggestions will be much appreciated.

Cheers
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Re: PESO - Kids in a fountain

[Derby Chang]

frank theriault wrote:

On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 6:21 PM, David Parsons  wrote:
  

I went on a photowalk on Friday with a local group through Boston.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/4914522823/

There's more on my stream, but this is one of the best IMO.



That's a terrific photo!

As an aside, I was taking photos at a similar type of fountain we have
here in Toronto (Dundas Square, FWIW) and someone came up to me and
asked if I'd asked permission of the parents of the kids.

I nicely informed her that I didn't need to do that, and in any event
I was not up to "no good".  She started to argue with me so I walked
away.  Wasn't worth the hassle.  The place is usually crawling with
security guards and I didn't want to have to deal with one of those
wallies.

But, your photo's a real gem.

cheers,
frank
  



Missed this earlier. So cinematic, like a Fellini film still.

Pity the wallies. They must lead such narrow, dim lives.

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Re: Cosina-Voigtlander joins micro-4/3

[Derby Chang]

Miserere wrote:

On 27 August 2010 05:34, Derby Chang  wrote:
  

I'll be rooned. Already preordered the 75/1.8 M.



Have you ever considered this little-known lens called Pentax 77 Ltd?

;-)


  


One of my most oft-used lenses, the 77. But a lens on an SLR feels 
totally different to one on a rangefinder. The 43mm is a perfect case study.


Plus...

http://www.cafepress.com.au/Robertstech.215310085


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[eckinator]

2010/8/30  :
>
> A waterproof P&S like the ones from Pentax or Olympus can be very handy and 
> take much abuse. I got my daughter an Olympus because she wanted a pink one 
> and Pentax had the wrong shade of pink. She is in the Peace Corps in Benin 
> and the dust destroyed her Canon SD600 in six months.

That's what you get for thinking about the pink too much...

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PESO - Kids in a fountain

[Jerry in Arizona]

There is an old saying, "one person screws up and we all loose recess."  i.e. 
it 
only takes one paedophyle to ruin it for everyone.

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On 27 August 2010 22:38, frank theriault  wrote:
>
> That's a terrific photo!
>
> As an aside, I was taking photos at a similar type of fountain we have
> here in Toronto (Dundas Square, FWIW) and someone came up to me and
> asked if I'd asked permission of the parents of the kids.
>
> I nicely informed her that I didn't need to do that, and in any event
> I was not up to "no good". ?She started to argue with me so I walked
> away. ?Wasn't worth the hassle. ?The place is usually crawling with
> security guards and I didn't want to have to deal with one of those
> wallies.
>
> But, your photo's a real gem.
>
> cheers,
> frank

I was going to mention to Dave that it was a good job he didn't try
taking this photo in the UK. He'd probably be writing his posts from a
warm cell  :-)

Dave, I was approached by a security guy when photographing at the
Christian Science fountain in Boston while kids were playing in the
are. He said police could be involved if I was photographing the kids.
It's ridiculous.


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