Re: paw week 15 skyscraper and cloud
When people say that you should have more buildings you can always to to go the opposite way. Remove more of the buildings, maybe only leaving the top of one of them, and the picture may work differently. I think the cropping in the picture is too much in between. Between not enough and too much. I guess I´m a minimalist, so you know which way I would go :-) DagT Den 19. apr. 2011 kl. 02.06 skrev Christine Aguila: Paul Ken: So, not enough bottom, then? Well, that's a switch from too much sky. :-))) Seriously though, point is taken and feedback very much appreciated. Big cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, April 18, 2011 1:41 PM Subject: Re: paw week 15 skyscraper and cloud Ditto Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net Subject: Re: paw week 15 skyscraper and cloud Great clouds Christine, but I feel that the skyscrapers are truncated too much. They sort of sprout from nowhere. Personal view, but I'd like to see where they sprout from the ground - it would give continuity. Cheers, Chris On 18 April 2011 00:27, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: Some neat clouds today in my part of the world--nice day too--cooler by the lake to be sure, but very pleasant! Cheers, Christine http://aguilapaw.posterous.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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: External mic for K-5/K-7
On 18/4/11, John Celio, discombobulated, unleashed: I'm thinking about getting an external mic for my K-5, but I know nothing about such things. Does anyone here have any recommendations? This page may help. http://philipbloom.net/2010/12/16/recording-sound-with-dslrs/ -- 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.
Green mode, a detail I'd forgotten
Green mode overrides your configuration and saves the file as jpeg. I never used it on anything but snapshots and documentation, but I hate features that override your own global settings. -- 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: Photozone and the Pentax 18-135
Sample variation or so it seems, though this case of the dueling reviews makes me think it's becoming extreme. In the good old days the Photozone tested lens wouldn't have gotten off the line let alone out of the factory. (God I feel old typing that). The fact that Pentax Germany doesn't seem to find anything wrong with the lens is just bizarre. Even the much maligned 28-200, which is pretty much the equivalent lens from those old days preforms better. On 4/18/2011 9:17 PM, Peter McIntosh wrote: I wonder if this is another case of variable quality? Here's another review with quite different results... http://www.pentaxforums.com/reviews/pentax_18-135mm_review.php#comp Regards, Pete Mac in Melbourne On 19 April 2011 01:48, Steven Desjardinsdrd1...@gmail.com wrote: Yikes. That's as bad as I've seen from that site. Pixel peeping or not, that kind of rep is going to be a problem. On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 10:57 AM, Jaume Lahuertajlah...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi, Since I was interested in the new 18-135 zoom, and more after having seen in person how (relatively) compact is, I was impatiently awaiting the Photozone test. Some preliminary comments were not very promising and the final test has confirmed the worst predictions: http://www.photozone.de/pentax/597-pentax_18135_3556?start=2 As a summary, I just copy a couple of notes placed at the end of the test: Just to mention again - we couldn't believe the rather poor performance so we asked the local Pentax service in Hamburg/Germany for an assessment of the situation. Result: the lens is within factory specifications. After the friction this has caused in the community I will request a statement from Pentax once again why they think that this is a valid sample. -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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. -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. -- 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: Pair of binoculars (Was: OT: Possible enablement - Pentaxbinoculars?)
Matthew Hunt wrote: On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 7:20 PM, Keith Whaley keit...@dslextreme.com wrote: Ken Waller wrote: My Merriam Webster's - binocular - a hand-held optical instrument composed of two telescopes and a focusing device and usually having prisms to increase magnifying ability - usually used in plural. Kenneth Waller I take exception to that. The prisms are used to decrease the length of the telescopes for any given power. Period. Semicolon; the prisms serve to rectify the image, which would otherwise be inverted. Correction needed and greatfully accepted, Matthew. Thanks. keith -- 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 - Cone of Shame
And he does look ashamed. On 3/27/2011 2:05 PM, frank theriault wrote: If you've seen the recent Disney/Pixar animated feature Up, you might understand: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/03/cone-of-shame.html Even if you haven't, hopefully you'll enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. -- 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 House and mail box, spring version.
Aren't they both snow shots. On 3/27/2011 8:09 AM, David J Brooks wrote: I showed this house a month or so back, while there was a lot of snow on the ground, and as a BW. This is the spring time shot, in colour: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12867894 The first shot: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12572052 Dave -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
peso: bird
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/5628146092/in/set-72157626518097630/lightbox/ cc very welcome. Thanks, --Sasha -- 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: Old printer in new computer
I'm late to this yes they are available and yes they do work. Staples even carries one. On 3/30/2011 7:37 AM, Jaume Lahuerta wrote: Hi, My uncle has bought a new desktop replacing a +10 yers old one. The old computer came bundled with a printer (HP 720c) and a scanner. The scanner has USB connection but the printer has still only parallel port. My question: is it possible to connect the printer to the new desktop with only USB ports? It seems that there are drivers for Windows 7 but I am not sure about parallel to USB converters...does this exist and work with not too much hassle? Any experiences? Printers are cheap these days but I hate having to buy new things when the old ones are still capable to do the job... Thanks, Jaume -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. -- 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: Old printer in new computer
Oh, you could always get a PCI to Parrnell port card http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENEN=210073+1187112435name=PCI+to+Parallel+Port+Card On 3/30/2011 7:37 AM, Jaume Lahuerta wrote: Hi, My uncle has bought a new desktop replacing a +10 yers old one. The old computer came bundled with a printer (HP 720c) and a scanner. The scanner has USB connection but the printer has still only parallel port. My question: is it possible to connect the printer to the new desktop with only USB ports? It seems that there are drivers for Windows 7 but I am not sure about parallel to USB converters...does this exist and work with not too much hassle? Any experiences? Printers are cheap these days but I hate having to buy new things when the old ones are still capable to do the job... Thanks, Jaume -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. -- 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: Old printer in new computer
There are parallel to USB cables which do work fine AFAICT. 2011/3/30 David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=471name=USB%20Parallel%20Adapter On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 7:37 AM, Jaume Lahuerta jlah...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi, My uncle has bought a new desktop replacing a +10 yers old one. The old computer came bundled with a printer (HP 720c) and a scanner. The scanner has USB connection but the printer has still only parallel port. My question: is it possible to connect the printer to the new desktop with only USB ports? It seems that there are drivers for Windows 7 but I am not sure about parallel to USB converters...does this exist and work with not too much hassle? Any experiences? Printers are cheap these days but I hate having to buy new things when the old ones are still capable to do the job... Thanks, Jaume -- 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. -- David Parsons Photography http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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.
Powered DSLR CCD Sensor Cleaning Kit - Photo Camera
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/powered-dslr-ccd-sensor-cleaning-kit-6100?r=69122903 What do you think of this powered CCD cleaner? Looks like interesting concept but does it really suck all that dust? -- 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 2011 photo book
If you had said a cormorant carrying your PDML book, that might have been believable. Who did all you guys bribe to get your book so fast? I ordered mine the first day and I'm still waiting for it to ship. Grrr -- Chris Sheppard Zenfolio: http://csheppard.zenfolio.com/ Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/photodiversions/ Blog: http://photodiversions.blogspot.com/ On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 6:17 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Well. It was just this morning Blurb sent me an email saying my book had been shipped, and guess what showed up at my door, just as i was leaving for my afternoon run. A cormorant. No, just kidding, my book. Had a quick look at it just now, after finishing work, and i must say, great job team. Something did strike me as odd, just could not put my finger on it so i went back and looked at the last two annuals, and there it was. Who is this Doug Brewer guy anyway.?? 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. -- 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: Powered DSLR CCD Sensor Cleaning Kit - Photo Camera
Roman Melihhov http://www.dealextreme.com/p/powered-dslr-ccd-sensor-cleaning-kit- 6100?r=69122903 What do you think of this powered CCD cleaner? Looks like interesting concept but does it really suck all that dust? Sucking has always seemed to me like the most worthwhile cleaning activity because it has the greatest potential of actually removing dirt that has not yet glued itself to the sensor. You don't really need a lot of power to suck out dust and especially with the Pentax stabilized sensors I would avoid using high power for the fear of breaking the shake reduction. As for whether this particular solution sucks.. I have no experience. kris -- 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: Powered DSLR CCD Sensor Cleaning Kit - Photo Camera
On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 7:19 AM, Krisjanis Linkevics krisjanis.linkev...@exigenservices.com wrote: As for whether this particular solution sucks.. I have no experience. Most of what DealExtreme sells sucks. I say that as a satisfied customer who will shop with them again. When you want stuff that's ridiculously cheap and of dubious quality (and even legality), they're the place to go. The immediate vicinity of my CCD, however, is not the place that I want DealExtreme-quality merchandise. More generally, I get nervous about motors and vacuums around (and in contact with) a CCD, as they are static-sensitive devices. Maybe it's OK, but the idea makes me nervous. -- 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.
Happy Passover!
Happy Passover to all who celebrate it, and even to those who don't. ;-) 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: PDML 2011 photo book
Chris Sheppard wrote: Who did all you guys bribe to get your book so fast? I ordered mine the first day and I'm still waiting for it to ship. Grrr Mine (ordered the first day too) has been shipped today via UPS. No info for the given tracking number on UPS website, hence I'm not sure it's been collected yet. Cheers, Dario -- 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 2011 photo book
On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 7:46 AM, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: Mine (ordered the first day too) has been shipped today via UPS. No info for the given tracking number on UPS website, hence I'm not sure it's been collected yet. Mine was ordered the first day, and this morning I got a shipment notice by email. It actually shipped yesterday by FedEx from New York and will arrive here in PA tomorrow. -- 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: Happy Passover!
Thanks Frank... On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 6:36 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Happy Passover to all who celebrate it, and even to those who don't. ;-) 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: PDML 2011 photo book
On Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:46 +0200, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: Chris Sheppard wrote: Who did all you guys bribe to get your book so fast? I ordered mine the first day and I'm still waiting for it to ship. Grrr Mine (ordered the first day too) has been shipped today via UPS. No info for the given tracking number on UPS website, hence I'm not sure it's been collected yet. According to the FedEx site, mine has arrived in Sydney - maybe here tomorrow? Cheers Brian Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - IMAP accessible web-mail -- 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: bird
Sasha, Wish the bird was bigger, and flying INTO the picture rather than OUT OF it. (more space on the right than left) And you caught him positioned on the line of the hill on shore. It is a distraction. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 3:19 AM, Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/5628146092/in/set-72157626518097630/lightbox/ cc very welcome. Thanks, --Sasha -- 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: Happy Passover!
BH keeps me well aware of the dates of Jewish holy days. Best wishes to all. On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 8:03 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Frank... On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 6:36 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Happy Passover to all who celebrate it, and even to those who don't. ;-) 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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: bird
A nice shot. Not ideal, but the dark bird against the watercolor blues and greens still makes a nice contrast. What lens? On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 8:16 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Sasha, Wish the bird was bigger, and flying INTO the picture rather than OUT OF it. (more space on the right than left) And you caught him positioned on the line of the hill on shore. It is a distraction. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 3:19 AM, Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/5628146092/in/set-72157626518097630/lightbox/ cc very welcome. Thanks, --Sasha -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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.
Photo from yesterday's marathon
The Boston Marathon yesterday had reasonably cool weather and a 20 mph tailwind on the point-to-point course. Needless to say, there were some very fast times run. American Ryan Hall finished in 2:04: 58 and only got 4th place! Here he is at the 23-mile mark: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/ -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.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: Photozone and the Pentax 18-135
On 19/04/2011 1:36 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: Sample variation or so it seems, though this case of the dueling reviews makes me think it's becoming extreme. In the good old days the Photozone tested lens wouldn't have gotten off the line let alone out of the factory. (God I feel old typing that). The fact that Pentax Germany doesn't seem to find anything wrong with the lens is just bizarre. Even the much maligned 28-200, which is pretty much the equivalent lens from those old days preforms better. There have been a lot of reports on ForumsNeurotica of people not being able to get sharp pictures off of the K5 (which it appears PhotoZone is using as a test camera). The K5 is VERY demanding of focusing, and it's entirely possible that Photozone was unable to (or didn't) optimize their camera and focusing for the lens. Everything I've read about the lens so far is that it is quite qood to excellent, so I would take the Photozone test as flawed, since so far they are the only people to pan the lens. -- 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: What next in an SLR?
More time to write. Seriously, technology improves with time. If I had to place money on it, I would bet that the DSLRs will slowly fade to a more minor position and, eventually, mirrorless cameras will become the dominant type for enthusiasts and even many pros. I note that this does not mean the eye-level VF will go away. I think Godfry made the best point here: mirror technology can't go anywhere and will always be bulkier, whereas the EVF tech will keep getting better. If that optical bulk can be replaced with more electronics then that could even hasten the switch. I can appreciate the light camera on a heavy lens problem, but that can be dealt with if the lens becomes the primary bulk of the setup, the way current cameras deal with really big lenses. No great emotional investment here; this is just how I read the tea leaves. Of course, this means I think Hoya/Pentax would be well advised to get involved. On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 9:48 PM, William Robb anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 18/04/2011 12:12 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: The only way they would do that would be if they used a EVF and you could look that way. No digital camera is going to sell without a way to chimp. I have wondered why they don't leave it off an EVIL, however, and just have a really good evf. Is there such thing as a really good EVF? -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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: Table Mt. Barn
On Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:22 -0700, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Discovered on a drive this PM. I wish I could discover scenes like that on my drives. Really nice composition - if only the light was a little softer. Cheers Brian Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia Cliche comments invited. Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=590 K-5, DA 16-45@45mm, f/13, 1/800, ISO 800, bean bag resting on a strand of barbed wire. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - One of many happy users: http://www.fastmail.fm/docs/quotes.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Photo from yesterday's marathon
Nicely rendered, opportune moment. Jack --- On Tue, 4/19/11, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: From: Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com Subject: Photo from yesterday's marathon To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011, 5:26 AM The Boston Marathon yesterday had reasonably cool weather and a 20 mph tailwind on the point-to-point course. Needless to say, there were some very fast times run. American Ryan Hall finished in 2:04: 58 and only got 4th place! Here he is at the 23-mile mark: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/ -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PDML 2011 photo book
Mine turned up in Melbourne this morning. Paul On 19/04/2011, at 10:14 PM, Brian Walters wrote: On Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:46 +0200, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: Chris Sheppard wrote: Who did all you guys bribe to get your book so fast? I ordered mine the first day and I'm still waiting for it to ship. Grrr Mine (ordered the first day too) has been shipped today via UPS. No info for the given tracking number on UPS website, hence I'm not sure it's been collected yet. According to the FedEx site, mine has arrived in Sydney - maybe here tomorrow? Cheers Brian Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - IMAP accessible web-mail -- 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: Photo from yesterday's marathon
Good capture. Would make a good poster in a runner's shop. stan On Apr 19, 2011, at 8:26 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: The Boston Marathon yesterday had reasonably cool weather and a 20 mph tailwind on the point-to-point course. Needless to say, there were some very fast times run. American Ryan Hall finished in 2:04: 58 and only got 4th place! Here he is at the 23-mile mark: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/ -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.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: Photo from yesterday's marathon
Nice catch. The flag is good element. On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 8:35 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Nicely rendered, opportune moment. Jack --- On Tue, 4/19/11, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: From: Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com Subject: Photo from yesterday's marathon To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011, 5:26 AM The Boston Marathon yesterday had reasonably cool weather and a 20 mph tailwind on the point-to-point course. Needless to say, there were some very fast times run. American Ryan Hall finished in 2:04: 58 and only got 4th place! Here he is at the 23-mile mark: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/ -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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: What next in an SLR?
On 2011-04-18 19:48 , William Robb wrote: Is there such thing as a really good EVF? i think there is a clear market opportunity for a really good EVF, so it seems likely we'll see one soon -- 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: Table Mt. Barn
Thanks, Brian! I agree the flat light is harsh. Probably an 80 mile round trip to re-shoot it, so for a couple reasons, this is going to be the only effort. Appreciate the comments. Jack --- On Tue, 4/19/11, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: From: Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm Subject: Re: PESO: Table Mt. Barn To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011, 5:34 AM On Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:22 -0700, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Discovered on a drive this PM. I wish I could discover scenes like that on my drives. Really nice composition - if only the light was a little softer. Cheers Brian Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia Cliche comments invited. Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=590 K-5, DA 16-45@45mm, f/13, 1/800, ISO 800, bean bag resting on a strand of barbed wire. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - One of many happy users: http://www.fastmail.fm/docs/quotes.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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 2011 photo book
Still waiting. Think blurb said April 25, which is fine - won't have much time before then anyway. Ciao, Pete Mac in Melbourne Sent from my iPad On 19/04/2011, at 22:37, Paul Ewins paulew...@optusnet.com.au wrote: Mine turned up in Melbourne this morning. Paul On 19/04/2011, at 10:14 PM, Brian Walters wrote: On Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:46 +0200, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: Chris Sheppard wrote: Who did all you guys bribe to get your book so fast? I ordered mine the first day and I'm still waiting for it to ship. Grrr Mine (ordered the first day too) has been shipped today via UPS. No info for the given tracking number on UPS website, hence I'm not sure it's been collected yet. According to the FedEx site, mine has arrived in Sydney - maybe here tomorrow? Cheers Brian Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - IMAP accessible web-mail -- 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: PESO: Suburban Hip
On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 23:21 -0400, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Hippo. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12980418 Now that is bizarre. And its bizarre-ness is only increased by the branches growing out of its butt. Cheers Brian Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia Comments, Suggestions, Criticisms and Abuse are Welcome. Dan -- -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Same, same, but different... -- 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: Photozone and the Pentax 18-135
That would be good. This was a lens I was giving serious thought. I like the F35-135 I picked up bu the 18-135 would be the perfect travel lens. On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 8:27 AM, William Robb anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 19/04/2011 1:36 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: Sample variation or so it seems, though this case of the dueling reviews makes me think it's becoming extreme. In the good old days the Photozone tested lens wouldn't have gotten off the line let alone out of the factory. (God I feel old typing that). The fact that Pentax Germany doesn't seem to find anything wrong with the lens is just bizarre. Even the much maligned 28-200, which is pretty much the equivalent lens from those old days preforms better. There have been a lot of reports on ForumsNeurotica of people not being able to get sharp pictures off of the K5 (which it appears PhotoZone is using as a test camera). The K5 is VERY demanding of focusing, and it's entirely possible that Photozone was unable to (or didn't) optimize their camera and focusing for the lens. Everything I've read about the lens so far is that it is quite qood to excellent, so I would take the Photozone test as flawed, since so far they are the only people to pan the lens. -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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: Suburban Hip
Well, they are vegetarians... :-) Ciao, Pete Mac in Melbourne Sent from my iPad On 19/04/2011, at 22:58, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 23:21 -0400, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Hippo. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12980418 Now that is bizarre. And its bizarre-ness is only increased by the branches growing out of its butt. Cheers Brian Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia Comments, Suggestions, Criticisms and Abuse are Welcome. Dan -- -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Same, same, but different... -- 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: Photozone and the Pentax 18-135
I haven't checked the focus of mine yet, and suspect I need to. Other than some CA (which I expected) I'm quite happy with mine so far. Ciao, Pete Mac in Melbourne Sent from my iPad On 19/04/2011, at 22:59, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: That would be good. This was a lens I was giving serious thought. I like the F35-135 I picked up bu the 18-135 would be the perfect travel lens. On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 8:27 AM, William Robb anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 19/04/2011 1:36 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: Sample variation or so it seems, though this case of the dueling reviews makes me think it's becoming extreme. In the good old days the Photozone tested lens wouldn't have gotten off the line let alone out of the factory. (God I feel old typing that). The fact that Pentax Germany doesn't seem to find anything wrong with the lens is just bizarre. Even the much maligned 28-200, which is pretty much the equivalent lens from those old days preforms better. There have been a lot of reports on ForumsNeurotica of people not being able to get sharp pictures off of the K5 (which it appears PhotoZone is using as a test camera). The K5 is VERY demanding of focusing, and it's entirely possible that Photozone was unable to (or didn't) optimize their camera and focusing for the lens. Everything I've read about the lens so far is that it is quite qood to excellent, so I would take the Photozone test as flawed, since so far they are the only people to pan the lens. -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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: Table Mt. Barn
On 11-04-16 6:22 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Discovered on a drive this PM. Cliche comments invited. Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=590 K-5, DA 16-45@45mm, f/13, 1/800, ISO 800, bean bag resting on a strand of barbed wire. Beautiful country scene, Jack. Classically composed. You must have a good bean bag. :-) -bmw -- 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: Photo from yesterday's marathon
Excellent shot. On Apr 19, 2011, at 8:26 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: The Boston Marathon yesterday had reasonably cool weather and a 20 mph tailwind on the point-to-point course. Needless to say, there were some very fast times run. American Ryan Hall finished in 2:04: 58 and only got 4th place! Here he is at the 23-mile mark: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/ -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
For Chicago PDMLers: Museum of Holography in Chicago
PDMLers in Chicago and around: This is one of the great little hidden gems of chicago: Holography museum. I've been there many times back in mid-to-late 1990's. http://www.yelp.com/biz/museum-of-holography-chicago It is not even museum of holography per se, but rather museum of art where holography is used as a tool, media. I just read this article about the history of the museum and its owner. http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/losing-her-museum/Content?oid=1103150 If you haven't seen it, - do it soon! 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: Photo from yesterday's marathon
Steven Desjardins wrote: Nice catch. The flag is good element. Yeah, the flag is what makes this one the pick of the litter (I didn't even notice it when shooting). Some other shots were sharper or caught a better part of his stride, but this was the clear winner. http://www.robertstech.com/temp/ BTW: It's nice to be actually taking photos again. The PDML book has taken so much of my time over the past couple of months I've had no time for actual, you know, photography. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO: Wheelock Cabin
I put up a very different version of this cabin about a year ago, but it has since lost its porch roof and I was there. Cropped the bottom to move the cabin out of the vertical center and allowed so much virtually featureless sky in order to include all of the tree. FTR, I realize the light isn't the best. Comments certainly welcome. Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=592 K-5, DA 16~45, fence post camera rest -- 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: Table Mt. Barn
LoL..had it a long time and it's beginning to show it. It's starting to come apart hear and there, so matches me very well. :) Thanks, Bruce! Jack --- On Tue, 4/19/11, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Table Mt. Barn To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011, 6:15 AM On 11-04-16 6:22 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Discovered on a drive this PM. Cliche comments invited. Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=590 K-5, DA 16-45@45mm, f/13, 1/800, ISO 800, bean bag resting on a strand of barbed wire. Beautiful country scene, Jack. Classically composed. You must have a good bean bag. :-) -bmw -- 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: GESO: Little League Opening day
Great shots. It looks like the bagpiper might be coaching third. On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 12:19 PM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: Photographically pedestrian, but pix of joyous young athletes probably offer smiles: http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2011/04/17/Opening-Day -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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: Suburban Hip
There are two bonuses about this suburban hippo: 1. It is located on the main road in Oldwick, NJ, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldwick,_New_Jersey), a sleepy village consisting mainly of Victorian, Federal, New England and Georgian style homes protected by historic preservation legislation. The township to which it belongs is famous for horse farms and large estates. Not at all the kind of place one would expect to find a huge hippo as a lawn ornament. 2. The hippo was brought here as a romantic gesture. A New Jersey engineer fell in love with a young veterinarian from Missouri. He knew that she had a fondness for a pair of bronze hippo statues near St Louis, so he had ca concrete replica cast and hauled the multi-ton beast across half the country as an inducement for her to marry him and move out east. I met him when I stopped to take this image. He was not very happy that I was doing that, but after I chatted him up for 10 minutes or so, he grudgingly allowed me to proceed (knowing, of course, that I could always photograph it from the public road). Dan On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 12:23 AM, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: Well, I've never seen anything like that on a front lawn. What a hoot! Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, April 18, 2011 10:21 PM Subject: PESO: Suburban Hip Hippo. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12980418 Comments, Suggestions, Criticisms and Abuse are Welcome. Dan -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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. -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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: Green mode, a detail I'd forgotten
I gave my wife an optio i-10 (that little retro compact that was way overpriced at $300) when it dropped down to $100. I set her green button to perform a basic reset, which she thinks is the greatest thing since sliced bread. I toyed with exposure compensation, which it needs since it can really blow out the highlights if left to itself, but her comfort zone is to have a way to guarantee a picture. This thinking sometimes slips into their higher end models. On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 3:29 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Green mode overrides your configuration and saves the file as jpeg. I never used it on anything but snapshots and documentation, but I hate features that override your own global settings. -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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: Suburban Hip
Yeah! To hell with these damn lawn gnomes. On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 10:07 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: There are two bonuses about this suburban hippo: 1. It is located on the main road in Oldwick, NJ, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldwick,_New_Jersey), a sleepy village consisting mainly of Victorian, Federal, New England and Georgian style homes protected by historic preservation legislation. The township to which it belongs is famous for horse farms and large estates. Not at all the kind of place one would expect to find a huge hippo as a lawn ornament. 2. The hippo was brought here as a romantic gesture. A New Jersey engineer fell in love with a young veterinarian from Missouri. He knew that she had a fondness for a pair of bronze hippo statues near St Louis, so he had ca concrete replica cast and hauled the multi-ton beast across half the country as an inducement for her to marry him and move out east. I met him when I stopped to take this image. He was not very happy that I was doing that, but after I chatted him up for 10 minutes or so, he grudgingly allowed me to proceed (knowing, of course, that I could always photograph it from the public road). Dan On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 12:23 AM, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: Well, I've never seen anything like that on a front lawn. What a hoot! Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, April 18, 2011 10:21 PM Subject: PESO: Suburban Hip Hippo. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12980418 Comments, Suggestions, Criticisms and Abuse are Welcome. Dan -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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. -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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: Suburban Hip
Thanks for looking, Tim, Brian and Pete. Yes, I know about the branches. As I noted in my reply to Christine, the owner came out when I stopped to photograph the statue, and didn't want me trampling across his lawn, so I took the image from and angle that he approved, rather than the one I wanted. My reply to Christine also contains the romantic story he told me about how the hippo got there (he is the one who acquired it and brought it across half the country). Also remarkable is the construction of the veterinary building, which is designed to be as green as feasible. For example: The hospital avoided burning gas or oil to heat the building or expensive air conditioning to cool it by installing a geothermal system which circulates water through 10,000 feet of tubing through 500-foot-deep wells to take advantage of the constant underground 55 degree temperature. I wish I could have gotten this angle: http://www.oldwickanimalhospital.com/press.html Dan Now that is remarkable. -T On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 8:21 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Hippo. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12980418 Comments, Suggestions, Criticisms and Abuse are Welcome. Dan -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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. -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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: Green mode, a detail I'd forgotten
On Apr 19, 2011, at 9:12, Steven Desjardins wrote: I gave my wife an optio i-10 (that little retro compact that was way overpriced at $300) when it dropped down to $100. I set her green button to perform a basic reset, which she thinks is the greatest thing since sliced bread. I toyed with exposure compensation, which it needs since it can really blow out the highlights if left to itself, but her comfort zone is to have a way to guarantee a picture. This thinking sometimes slips into their higher end models. Green Button is not the same as Green Mode... (Sorry 'bout the inline reply) On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 3:29 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Green mode overrides your configuration and saves the file as jpeg. I never used it on anything but snapshots and documentation, but I hate features that override your own global settings. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Happy Passover!
Hey - same to you fella;+) Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: Happy Passover! Happy Passover to all who celebrate it, and even to those who don't. ;-) 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: Photo from yesterday's marathon
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Photo from yesterday's marathon Nice catch. The flag is good element. I suspect that was not happenstance. On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 8:35 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Nicely rendered, opportune moment. Jack --- On Tue, 4/19/11, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: From: Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com Subject: Photo from yesterday's marathon To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011, 5:26 AM The Boston Marathon yesterday had reasonably cool weather and a 20 mph tailwind on the point-to-point course. Needless to say, there were some very fast times run. American Ryan Hall finished in 2:04: 58 and only got 4th place! Here he is at the 23-mile mark: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/ -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.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: For Chicago PDMLers: Museum of Holography in Chicago
Sounds very interesting, Igor. I envy you. New York had a wonderful Museum of Holography, but it closed 20 years ago. I miss it. Dan On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 9:41 AM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: PDMLers in Chicago and around: This is one of the great little hidden gems of chicago: Holography museum. I've been there many times back in mid-to-late 1990's. http://www.yelp.com/biz/museum-of-holography-chicago It is not even museum of holography per se, but rather museum of art where holography is used as a tool, media. I just read this article about the history of the museum and its owner. http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/losing-her-museum/Content?oid=1103150 If you haven't seen it, - do it soon! 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. -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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: Photo from yesterday's marathon
You really caught the spirit of the marathon! Dan On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 8:26 AM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: The Boston Marathon yesterday had reasonably cool weather and a 20 mph tailwind on the point-to-point course. Needless to say, there were some very fast times run. American Ryan Hall finished in 2:04: 58 and only got 4th place! Here he is at the 23-mile mark: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/ -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.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. -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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: Notes on the 2011 Annual
I finally received an email saying my book is being shipped. I ordered it immediately, and can't figure out why others were shipped days before mine. Nevertheless, I am awaiting its arrival with anticipation. Dan On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 1:28 AM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: Thank you to Mark and the posse; another wonderful piece of work! Anyone who visits chez moi will be shown it, and I'm sure there'll be sincere expressions of pleasure from many. I thought I'd capture some impressions on the first run-through with still-fresh eyes, and sorted them into buckets that I made up as I went along. Pix with high emotional impact: A Girl and a Dog, Luka Knežević-Strika Fluid Motion, Miserere William Stone, Cotty Pix where the background works great: Sibbald, Dave Brooks Flying South, Mark Roberts Holocaust Memorial, Stig Vidar Hovland Monastery Visitors, Jaume Lahuerta Palace Oratory, Carlos Royo Rainy Melbourne Morning, Paul Ewins Pix where the background bothers me: Washing On Line, Steven Sharpe Fluid Motion, Miserere China Box, Steffen Zahn Chicago, Cory Waters Around the Sun, Steve Desjardins Parade Window, me The Monument, Bulent Celasun Kids in the Fountain, David Parsons WInter Beach, Carl Gjersem Pix of extreme beauty: Ice Flower, Ken Waller Coming Home, Subash Jeyan My Nephew, Akira, Christine Aguila Jetty Dreams, Bruce Walker Half Dome, Sasha Sobol Dune, Sasha Sobol Parallels, Brian Walters Pix that speak to me particularly: City Life, Jay Taylor Chicago, Rick Womer Underworld, Bruce Walker Sunset, John Sessoms Kids in the Fountain, David Parsons Color Pencil Blooms, Bon Manayon -- 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. -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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: Green mode, a detail I'd forgotten
Green mode is meant to be an idiot mode, if you'll pardon the expression. It's there so that someone with no knowledge of photography can pick up the camera and get suitable results. Overriding any settings that were accidentally tweaked is obviously part of that plan. For more advanced users, who want to preserve their settings but still shoot without much thought, there is the P or program mode. It will pick an exposure for you if you just want to pick up the camera and shoot, but it will do that in respect to your menu selections. You wouldn't want a green mode that did exactly the same thing. Paul On Apr 19, 2011, at 10:25 AM, Charles Robinson wrote: On Apr 19, 2011, at 9:12, Steven Desjardins wrote: I gave my wife an optio i-10 (that little retro compact that was way overpriced at $300) when it dropped down to $100. I set her green button to perform a basic reset, which she thinks is the greatest thing since sliced bread. I toyed with exposure compensation, which it needs since it can really blow out the highlights if left to itself, but her comfort zone is to have a way to guarantee a picture. This thinking sometimes slips into their higher end models. Green Button is not the same as Green Mode... (Sorry 'bout the inline reply) On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 3:29 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Green mode overrides your configuration and saves the file as jpeg. I never used it on anything but snapshots and documentation, but I hate features that override your own global settings. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Happy Passover!
Thank you, Frank. The same to you. -p On 4/19/2011 9:34 AM, Ken Waller wrote: Hey - same to you fella;+) Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: Happy Passover! Happy Passover to all who celebrate it, and even to those who don't. ;-) cheers, frank -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- 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 House and mail box, spring version.
On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 4:06 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Aren't they both snow shots. No, the colour version is a spring shot. This is what spring is for us. Dave On 3/27/2011 8:09 AM, David J Brooks wrote: I showed this house a month or so back, while there was a lot of snow on the ground, and as a BW. This is the spring time shot, in colour: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12867894 The first shot: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12572052 Dave -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. -- 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: Photo from yesterday's marathon
On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 8:26 AM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: The Boston Marathon yesterday had reasonably cool weather and a 20 mph tailwind on the point-to-point course. Needless to say, there were some very fast times run. American Ryan Hall finished in 2:04: 58 and only got 4th place! Here he is at the 23-mile mark: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/ To bad you could not get him with the ears forward. Oh wait, that's my style, ignore this then Dave -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Suburban Hip
:-) Dave On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 11:21 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Hippo. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12980418 Comments, Suggestions, Criticisms and Abuse are Welcome. Dan -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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: Wheelock Cabin
Even as an abandoned building, it still looks pretty Dave On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 9:58 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: I put up a very different version of this cabin about a year ago, but it has since lost its porch roof and I was there. Cropped the bottom to move the cabin out of the vertical center and allowed so much virtually featureless sky in order to include all of the tree. FTR, I realize the light isn't the best. Comments certainly welcome. Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=592 K-5, DA 16~45, fence post camera rest -- 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: bird
A nice photo. If only the bird was a tad more to the left. Dave On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 4:19 AM, Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/5628146092/in/set-72157626518097630/lightbox/ cc very welcome. Thanks, --Sasha -- 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 House and mail box, spring version.
On 4/19/2011 11:24 AM, David J Brooks wrote: On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 4:06 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Aren't they both snow shots. No, the colour version is a spring shot. This is what spring is for us. If you were looking to gain my sympathy, you succeeded. Dave On 3/27/2011 8:09 AM, David J Brooks wrote: I showed this house a month or so back, while there was a lot of snow on the ground, and as a BW. This is the spring time shot, in colour: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12867894 The first shot: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12572052 Dave -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. -- 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. -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. -- 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 House and mail box, spring version.
On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 11:28 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: On 4/19/2011 11:24 AM, David J Brooks wrote: On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 4:06 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Aren't they both snow shots. No, the colour version is a spring shot. This is what spring is for us. If you were looking to gain my sympathy, you succeeded. Then my work here is done. Off to help the pentax forums Dave Dave On 3/27/2011 8:09 AM, David J Brooks wrote: I showed this house a month or so back, while there was a lot of snow on the ground, and as a BW. This is the spring time shot, in colour: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12867894 The first shot: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12572052 Dave -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. -- 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. -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. -- 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: Green mode, a detail I'd forgotten
It's always been a question mark to me ... Why does a camera costing $1500+ need a green mode? Does Pentax (or anyone else) really expect newbies to spend $1500 for a camera body? And for those people to tweak the settings inappropriately enough that a special mode is needed so they can get a passible photograph? Or even know that they need to switch to green mode if they know little enough to set the camera so inappropriately? Seems kinda ridiculous. If I hand my camera to someone I know isn't a sophisticated user, I set it up for them and tell them what to go to get a good photograph. I don't expect the inexperienced user to know that the camera should be in green mode. My cameras (and the K5, etc) all have the capability to store custom user configurations that the owner can set up to do the same job if this is a frequent need. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.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: Happy Passover!
Happy Spring Holidays, everyone! On 4/19/2011 14:36, frank theriault wrote: Happy Passover to all who celebrate it, and even to those who don't. ;-) 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: Peso House and mail box, spring version.
Don't know why I miss so many original posts, but late or not, I prefer the winter shot. Jack --- On Tue, 4/19/11, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Peso House and mail box, spring version. To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011, 8:24 AM On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 4:06 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Aren't they both snow shots. No, the colour version is a spring shot. This is what spring is for us. Dave On 3/27/2011 8:09 AM, David J Brooks wrote: I showed this house a month or so back, while there was a lot of snow on the ground, and as a BW. This is the spring time shot, in colour: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12867894 The first shot: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12572052 Dave -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. -- 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: PESO: Wheelock Cabin
Thanks for commenting, Dave! I wish time had done the same for me. ;) Jack --- On Tue, 4/19/11, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Wheelock Cabin To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011, 8:29 AM Even as an abandoned building, it still looks pretty Dave On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 9:58 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: I put up a very different version of this cabin about a year ago, but it has since lost its porch roof and I was there. Cropped the bottom to move the cabin out of the vertical center and allowed so much virtually featureless sky in order to include all of the tree. FTR, I realize the light isn't the best. Comments certainly welcome. Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=592 K-5, DA 16~45, fence post camera rest -- 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: Green mode, a detail I'd forgotten
The Optio actually has a physical green button just like the DSLRs. It's a wildcard button, and I set it to green mode for my wife. (Sorry for the confusion.) I may see if I can convince here to use the exposure compensation. Since the LCD is 16:9, you get the whole live view with a tiny live histogram to one side. If you could flick the exposure comp around, it might be really handy for saving those highlights. On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 10:25 AM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: On Apr 19, 2011, at 9:12, Steven Desjardins wrote: I gave my wife an optio i-10 (that little retro compact that was way overpriced at $300) when it dropped down to $100. I set her green button to perform a basic reset, which she thinks is the greatest thing since sliced bread. I toyed with exposure compensation, which it needs since it can really blow out the highlights if left to itself, but her comfort zone is to have a way to guarantee a picture. This thinking sometimes slips into their higher end models. Green Button is not the same as Green Mode... (Sorry 'bout the inline reply) On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 3:29 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Green mode overrides your configuration and saves the file as jpeg. I never used it on anything but snapshots and documentation, but I hate features that override your own global settings. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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: Photo from yesterday's marathon
Excellent shot, Mark, but I'm surprised that you were shooting rather than running! Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Tue, 4/19/11, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: From: Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com Subject: Photo from yesterday's marathon To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011, 8:26 AM The Boston Marathon yesterday had reasonably cool weather and a 20 mph tailwind on the point-to-point course. Needless to say, there were some very fast times run. American Ryan Hall finished in 2:04: 58 and only got 4th place! Here he is at the 23-mile mark: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/ -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: peso: bird
Of course Sasha, given the contrast difference, you could probably move this bird using PS. I don't like doing that myself, but it would be a fun exercise. On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 11:31 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: A nice photo. If only the bird was a tad more to the left. Dave On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 4:19 AM, Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/5628146092/in/set-72157626518097630/lightbox/ cc very welcome. Thanks, --Sasha -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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: bird
I think, the bird is, almost, too small in the frame. On 4/19/2011 4:19 AM, Sasha Sobol wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/5628146092/in/set-72157626518097630/lightbox/ cc very welcome. Thanks, --Sasha -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. -- 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: Photo from yesterday's marathon
Excellent shot, Mark, but I'm surprised that you were shooting rather than running! He was running. Backwards. On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 12:10 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Excellent shot, Mark, but I'm surprised that you were shooting rather than running! Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Tue, 4/19/11, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: From: Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com Subject: Photo from yesterday's marathon To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011, 8:26 AM The Boston Marathon yesterday had reasonably cool weather and a 20 mph tailwind on the point-to-point course. Needless to say, there were some very fast times run. American Ryan Hall finished in 2:04: 58 and only got 4th place! Here he is at the 23-mile mark: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/ -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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: Green mode, a detail I'd forgotten
Yes they do, and yes they do. On 4/19/2011 11:36 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: It's always been a question mark to me ... Why does a camera costing $1500+ need a green mode? Does Pentax (or anyone else) really expect newbies to spend $1500 for a camera body? And for those people to tweak the settings inappropriately enough that a special mode is needed so they can get a passible photograph? Or even know that they need to switch to green mode if they know little enough to set the camera so inappropriately? Seems kinda ridiculous. If I hand my camera to someone I know isn't a sophisticated user, I set it up for them and tell them what to go to get a good photograph. I don't expect the inexperienced user to know that the camera should be in green mode. My cameras (and the K5, etc) all have the capability to store custom user configurations that the owner can set up to do the same job if this is a frequent need. -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. -- 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: Green mode, a detail I'd forgotten
The answer to the third question is maybe. ;-) On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 12:11 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Yes they do, and yes they do. On 4/19/2011 11:36 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: It's always been a question mark to me ... Why does a camera costing $1500+ need a green mode? Does Pentax (or anyone else) really expect newbies to spend $1500 for a camera body? And for those people to tweak the settings inappropriately enough that a special mode is needed so they can get a passible photograph? Or even know that they need to switch to green mode if they know little enough to set the camera so inappropriately? Seems kinda ridiculous. If I hand my camera to someone I know isn't a sophisticated user, I set it up for them and tell them what to go to get a good photograph. I don't expect the inexperienced user to know that the camera should be in green mode. My cameras (and the K5, etc) all have the capability to store custom user configurations that the owner can set up to do the same job if this is a frequent need. -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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: bird
I came to the game late perhaps, but does that bird have a long neck or long tail? When I looked at it, I thought the latter and that the direction of flight was to the left.(?) Jack --- On Tue, 4/19/11, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: From: Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: peso: bird To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011, 9:10 AM Of course Sasha, given the contrast difference, you could probably move this bird using PS. I don't like doing that myself, but it would be a fun exercise. On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 11:31 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: A nice photo. If only the bird was a tad more to the left. Dave On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 4:19 AM, Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/5628146092/in/set-72157626518097630/lightbox/ cc very welcome. Thanks, --Sasha -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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: bird
Thanks to everyone for your comments. The bird flies to the left. --S On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 9:24 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: I came to the game late perhaps, but does that bird have a long neck or long tail? When I looked at it, I thought the latter and that the direction of flight was to the left.(?) Jack --- On Tue, 4/19/11, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: From: Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: peso: bird To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011, 9:10 AM Of course Sasha, given the contrast difference, you could probably move this bird using PS. I don't like doing that myself, but it would be a fun exercise. On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 11:31 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: A nice photo. If only the bird was a tad more to the left. Dave On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 4:19 AM, Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/5628146092/in/set-72157626518097630/lightbox/ cc very welcome. Thanks, --Sasha -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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: peso: bird
That being the case, its placement is correct.IMHO Jack --- On Tue, 4/19/11, Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com wrote: From: Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com Subject: Re: peso: bird To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011, 9:30 AM Thanks to everyone for your comments. The bird flies to the left. --S On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 9:24 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: I came to the game late perhaps, but does that bird have a long neck or long tail? When I looked at it, I thought the latter and that the direction of flight was to the left.(?) Jack --- On Tue, 4/19/11, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: From: Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: peso: bird To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011, 9:10 AM Of course Sasha, given the contrast difference, you could probably move this bird using PS. I don't like doing that myself, but it would be a fun exercise. On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 11:31 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: A nice photo. If only the bird was a tad more to the left. Dave On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 4:19 AM, Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/5628146092/in/set-72157626518097630/lightbox/ cc very welcome. Thanks, --Sasha -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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. -- 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: Happy Passover!
On Apr 19, 2011, at 4:36 AM, frank theriault wrote: Happy Passover to all who celebrate it, and even to those who don't. Thanks Frank, you beat me to it, I was just about to send out the same message. Next year at Boris's, or something like that. :-) I was chatting via email with someone who works at BH, so I wished him a happy Passover and it turned out he wasn't Jewish. I suppose that his first name being Chris should have been a clue. -- 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.
PESO - 2 of Grete Waitz
Grete Waitz died today, awfully young... 57. She won the New York City Marathon 9 times. I got these two shots in 1980 - that year was her 3rd win and the second time she broke a world record. http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/New-York-City-back-in-the-day/5908739_3pLhP/1/1257776747_SB5Pz6K/Large http://annsan.smugmug.com/Talented-People/Talented-People-BW-photos/3605515_N6r2N/1/1257775383_97WxSPX/Large A few years ago I sold the silver gel print of the second of these on ebay.. it was purchased , as it happens, by a friend of hers who gave it to her as a present. I was mighty pleased about that. Wish I'd gotten sharper shots - what is interesting to me in the second one is - who is that guy with the very high number bsting her by a few feet in that shot? I think at some point I tried to find out if it was someone who later became something of a star but now don't remember what I learned , if anything. ann -- 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: Green mode, a detail I'd forgotten
On Apr 19, 2011, at 8:36 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: It's always been a question mark to me ... Why does a camera costing $1500+ need a green mode? Does Pentax (or anyone else) really expect newbies to spend $1500 for a camera body? I'm willing to bet that people like that even buy Leicas. Level of experience or knowledge has nothing to do with how much someone spends on something. Look at how long sportscars have been available with automatic transmissions, even before the modern ones that arguably can out perform human shifting. And for those people to tweak the settings inappropriately enough that a special mode is needed so they can get a passible photograph? How about Steve Wozniak and his stunt in a Beech Bonanza, which has a lot to do with why Scotts Valley has a K-mart and not an airstrip. Or even know that they need to switch to green mode if they know little enough to set the camera so inappropriately? Seems kinda ridiculous. If I hand my camera to someone I know isn't a sophisticated user, I set it up for them and tell them what to go to get a good photograph. I don't expect the inexperienced user to know that the camera should be in green mode. I have to admit, the green mode does do a pretty good job of choosing the settings, but I'd expect that file format would be the one that it should let the camera owner choose. I've handed my camera to other people a few times over the years, and my quick stab at the settings often failed miserably. My cameras (and the K5, etc) all have the capability to store custom user configurations that the owner can set up to do the same job if this is a frequent need. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.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. -- 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: PESO - 2 of Grete Waitz
Ann Sanfedele wrote: Grete Waitz died today, awfully young... 57. She won the New York City Marathon 9 times. I got these two shots in 1980 - that year was her 3rd win and the second time she broke a world record. http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/New-York-City-back-in-the-day/5908739_3pLhP/1/1257776747_SB5Pz6K/Large http://annsan.smugmug.com/Talented-People/Talented-People-BW-photos/3605515_N6r2N/1/1257775383_97WxSPX/Large That first link goes to a photo of a building in Chicago. Yiu might want to check the URL. Wish I'd gotten sharper shots - what is interesting to me in the second one is - who is that guy with the very high number bsting her by a few feet in that shot? I think at some point I tried to find out if it was someone who later became something of a star but now don't remember what I learned , if anything. It was pretty common for fast amateur male runners to finish with the women's winner. My friend Dave Coyne got himself on the front page of the New York Times a couple of times by finishing just behind or ahead of the women's winner. :) -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.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: FTAGH Tri-X 4x5 film
Stan, Unless I missed it somehow, I haven't seen an amount to send you for the postage on the Tri-X 4x5 film. Thanks! Darren Addy Kearney, NE -- 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 - 2 of Grete Waitz (CORRECTED)
Thanks, Mark -- what is especially funny is that Is that I sent the link to Christine of the building... and she just wrote and asked if I had sent that one to the list - hehe! (It was a companion to one she recently took from roughly the same spot ) Here is the other Grete W shot : http://annsan.smugmug.com/Talented-People/Talented-People-BW-photos/3605515_N6r2N/1/1257775306_PD55kHx/Large Mark Roberts wrote: Ann Sanfedele wrote: Grete Waitz died today, awfully young... 57. She won the New York City Marathon 9 times. I got these two shots in 1980 - that year was her 3rd win and the second time she broke a world record. http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/New-York-City-back-in-the-day/5908739_3pLhP/1/1257776747_SB5Pz6K/Large http://annsan.smugmug.com/Talented-People/Talented-People-BW-photos/3605515_N6r2N/1/1257775383_97WxSPX/Large That first link goes to a photo of a building in Chicago. Yiu might want to check the URL. Wish I'd gotten sharper shots - what is interesting to me in the second one is - who is that guy with the very high number bsting her by a few feet in that shot? I think at some point I tried to find out if it was someone who later became something of a star but now don't remember what I learned , if anything. It was pretty common for fast amateur male runners to finish with the women's winner. My friend Dave Coyne got himself on the front page of the New York Times a couple of times by finishing just behind or ahead of the women's winner. :) -- 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.
K-5 High-ISO impressionist blur
I tried to shoot by moonlight. An interesting failure: http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2011/04/18/Extreme-Low-Light -- 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: Green mode, a detail I'd forgotten
On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 9:59 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Apr 19, 2011, at 8:36 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: It's always been a question mark to me ... Why does a camera costing $1500+ need a green mode? Does Pentax (or anyone else) really expect newbies to spend $1500 for a camera body? I'm willing to bet that people like that even buy Leicas. Level of experience or knowledge has nothing to do with how much someone spends on something. ... Rich people buy Leicas, Nikons, lots of stuff for their presumed status symbol qualities. Sorry, but a Pentax K5 has no cred as a status symbol. The biggest status acknowledgement that a Pentax camera ever got me was, Hey, I like Pentax. Had one when I was in high school. Great cheap camera! Then I got my Nikon ... cost me a bundle but man! is it nice! This from a gentleman who had difficulty noticing that his lens cap was still fitted ... on an SLR. Real photographers buy Leicas to shoot after living on a diet of salad, ramen noodles and peanut butter for a year or three. They don't waste a penny on green modes. Whether they take pictures of any particular merit better than the previously mentioned fellow is, of course, a question mark. ];-) -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.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: Green mode, a detail I'd forgotten
Does a K-5 need a green mode? Not really. Is it of benefit? I think so, yes. I never use it myself. But there have been a number of occasions where I hand my camera to somebody else for them to get a few shots. That's when I appreciate the idiot proofing of the green mode. It's not 100% safe - a really talented idiot will still find a way to mess things up. But, in my experience, somebody who thinks they know what they are doing, but who isn't fully conversant with the way my particular camera operates, is far more likely to get things wrong than somebody who expects all cameras to act like a point-and-shoot. Not everybody wants the daunting interface of a K-5/K-10D/whatever - that's why my wife has an Olympus E-PL1 rather than an E-P2, and why she never takes it out of full-on automatic mode. But until we got that camera putting one extra green mode setting on the dial was a lot simpler than making me carry a second body in case my wife wanted to take a few photographs. Nothing's perfect, of course - the most recent screwup was last year, when the full-time-focus-adjust of the DA* lenses caused a reasonably competent photographer to de-focus several shots when he really wanted to adjust the framing slightly but played with the wrong control. -- 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: Photo from yesterday's marathon
Mark Roberts wrote: Steven Desjardins wrote: Nice catch. The flag is good element. What he said... I just am looking now -- having been barely lurking for a few days.. You must have a good camera :-) ann Yeah, the flag is what makes this one the pick of the litter (I didn't even notice it when shooting). Some other shots were sharper or caught a better part of his stride, but this was the clear winner. http://www.robertstech.com/temp/ BTW: It's nice to be actually taking photos again. The PDML book has taken so much of my time over the past couple of months I've had no time for actual, you know, photography. -- 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: K-5 High-ISO impressionist blur
On 11-04-19 1:47 PM, Tim Bray wrote: I tried to shoot by moonlight. An interesting failure: http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2011/04/18/Extreme-Low-Light The 4th one (rune0508) looks like detail from a medieval tapestry. I also quite like #3, the rhodo buds. Excellent, Tim. -bmw -- 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 - 2 of Grete Waitz
Exercise, eat right, eschew alcohol and tobacco, die anyway. Sad but not surprising. I've had a lot, or so it seams, of younger, (in their 30's, 40's and 50's), friends die recently. On 4/19/2011 12:49 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Grete Waitz died today, awfully young... 57. She won the New York City Marathon 9 times. I got these two shots in 1980 - that year was her 3rd win and the second time she broke a world record. http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/New-York-City-back-in-the-day/5908739_3pLhP/1/1257776747_SB5Pz6K/Large http://annsan.smugmug.com/Talented-People/Talented-People-BW-photos/3605515_N6r2N/1/1257775383_97WxSPX/Large A few years ago I sold the silver gel print of the second of these on ebay.. it was purchased , as it happens, by a friend of hers who gave it to her as a present. I was mighty pleased about that. Wish I'd gotten sharper shots - what is interesting to me in the second one is - who is that guy with the very high number bsting her by a few feet in that shot? I think at some point I tried to find out if it was someone who later became something of a star but now don't remember what I learned , if anything. ann -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. -- 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: K-5 High-ISO impressionist blur
On Apr 19, 2011, at 10:47 AM, Tim Bray wrote: I tried to shoot by moonlight. An interesting failure: http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2011/04/18/Extreme-Low-Light I rather like the effect on that last one. Maybe just an RCH higher on the exposure slider, and bump the blacks up just a skosh to help the leaves stand out from the background. -- 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: Green mode, a detail I'd forgotten
Moin, If you don't use the automatic modus, which I knew before. Which modes are you using for your daily pictures? Full manual or do you use something in between or do you change it from picture to picture or more precise from location to location. Thomas 2011/4/19 John Francis jo...@panix.com: Does a K-5 need a green mode? Not really. Is it of benefit? I think so, yes. I never use it myself. But there have been a number of occasions where I hand my camera to somebody else for them to get a few shots. That's when I appreciate the idiot proofing of the green mode. It's not 100% safe - a really talented idiot will still find a way to mess things up. But, in my experience, somebody who thinks they know what they are doing, but who isn't fully conversant with the way my particular camera operates, is far more likely to get things wrong than somebody who expects all cameras to act like a point-and-shoot. Not everybody wants the daunting interface of a K-5/K-10D/whatever - that's why my wife has an Olympus E-PL1 rather than an E-P2, and why she never takes it out of full-on automatic mode. But until we got that camera putting one extra green mode setting on the dial was a lot simpler than making me carry a second body in case my wife wanted to take a few photographs. Nothing's perfect, of course - the most recent screwup was last year, when the full-time-focus-adjust of the DA* lenses caused a reasonably competent photographer to de-focus several shots when he really wanted to adjust the framing slightly but played with the wrong control. -- 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 - Chilly Chess
I suspect that his attention was caught by Rick taking the photo... I like the shot as a shot in terms of composition, subject, etc.. but at least on my monitor the backgournd is just right but the people are too dark. ann Steven Desjardins wrote: I suspect his attention was caught by the compelling action. Nice shot. On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 12:17 AM, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: - Original Message - From: Bob W p...@web-options.com To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 2:04 AM Subject: RE: PESO - Chilly Chess From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Rick Womer On a cool November afternoon in Paris: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11943452size=lg very good - it's the guy eyeballing them that makes it. ditto! 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: PDML 2011 photo book
On Apr 18, 2011, at 2:17 PM, David J Brooks wrote: Well. It was just this morning Blurb sent me an email saying my book had been shipped, and guess what showed up at my door, just as i was leaving for my afternoon run. Mine arrived this morning. As expected, it looks a lot better in the dead tree version than the ebook. Mark did another bang up job. There are, of course, things that I would have done slightly differently, but Mark's the one that did the excellent work and so it reflects his artistic vision rather than my geeky preferences. I also suspect that his using more border than I would will help keep the photos themselves from getting as smudged by fingerprints as they would otherwise. I don't read Japanese, so I'm rather curious what the writing on the page with my picture of Anno Sensei says. I quite like The front flyleaf photo by Carl, especially since it took me a second to place what it was. Is there any chance of a gallery of the photos that didn't make it into the book? I'm quite certain that even the rejects would make a dauntingly fine collection. Again, congratulations, kudos and thanks to Mr. Roberts for another fine job. -- 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: Green mode, a detail I'd forgotten
On Apr 19, 2011, at 11:50 AM, Thomas Bohn wrote: Moin, If you don't use the automatic modus, which I knew before. Which modes are you using for your daily pictures? Full manual or do you use something in between or do you change it from picture to picture or more precise from location to location. I'm not sure who Moin is, but I've never shied from replying to emails addressed to someone other than me I think that a large part of the skill of using a camera is to know when to use what level of automation. If I'm shooting action under variable lighting, I'll often use an automatic exposure mode because that'll give better exposure for more photos than staying in manual mode. I find that TAv mode is perfect for this. I set the shutterspeed and aperture I need and get the best ISO that I can. I find that if I really care about a shot, the process that works the best for me is to treat the histogram as a handheld lightmeter. I'll take a few shots to dial in the exposure. Once I've got it set, it usually works for any subsequent shots I take in that location. -- 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.
We're number 8!
On the Blurb best seller list. (Sold 52 copies in a week.) -- 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.
Truly magnificent time-lapse video from on top of Spain
http://nearwalden.com/blog/2011/04/1346/ -- 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 2011 photo book
On Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:04:33 -0700, you wrote: On Apr 18, 2011, at 2:17 PM, David J Brooks wrote: Well. It was just this morning Blurb sent me an email saying my book had been shipped, and guess what showed up at my door, just as i was leaving for my afternoon run. Mine arrived this morning. As expected, it looks a lot better in the dead tree version than the ebook. Mark did another bang up job. There are, of course, things that I would have done slightly differently, but Mark's the one that did the excellent work and so it reflects his artistic vision rather than my geeky preferences. I also suspect that his using more border than I would will help keep the photos themselves from getting as smudged by fingerprints as they would otherwise. I don't read Japanese, so I'm rather curious what the writing on the page with my picture of Anno Sensei says. I don't read Japanese either. I think it says something bout a K5 firmware update :) -- 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 - 2 of Grete Waitz
it's about averages, not individual guarantees. Exercise, eat right, eschew alcohol and tobacco, die anyway. Sad but not surprising. I've had a lot, or so it seams, of younger, (in their 30's, 40's and 50's), friends die recently. On 4/19/2011 12:49 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Grete Waitz died today, awfully young... 57. She won the New York City Marathon 9 times. I got these two shots in 1980 - that year was her 3rd win and the second time she broke a world record. http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/New-York-City-back- in-the-day/5908739_3pLhP/1/1257776747_SB5Pz6K/Large http://annsan.smugmug.com/Talented-People/Talented-People-BW- photos/3605515_N6r2N/1/1257775383_97WxSPX/Large A few years ago I sold the silver gel print of the second of these on ebay.. it was purchased , as it happens, by a friend of hers who gave it to her as a present. I was mighty pleased about that. Wish I'd gotten sharper shots - what is interesting to me in the second one is - who is that guy with the very high number bsting her by a few feet in that shot? I think at some point I tried to find out if it was someone who later became something of a star but now don't remember what I learned , if anything. ann -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. -- 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 - 2 of Grete Waitz (CORRECTED)
those are both really good shots. I have some shots of Paula Radcliffe in the London Marathon a few years ago, but they're not as atmospheric as yours. It's a difficult thing to get a good one. B -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Ann Sanfedele Sent: 19 April 2011 18:46 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO - 2 of Grete Waitz (CORRECTED) Thanks, Mark -- what is especially funny is that Is that I sent the link to Christine of the building... and she just wrote and asked if I had sent that one to the list - hehe! (It was a companion to one she recently took from roughly the same spot ) Here is the other Grete W shot : http://annsan.smugmug.com/Talented-People/Talented-People-BW- photos/3605515_N6r2N/1/1257775306_PD55kHx/Large Mark Roberts wrote: Ann Sanfedele wrote: Grete Waitz died today, awfully young... 57. She won the New York City Marathon 9 times. I got these two shots in 1980 - that year was her 3rd win and the second time she broke a world record. http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/New-York-City-back- in-the-day/5908739_3pLhP/1/1257776747_SB5Pz6K/Large http://annsan.smugmug.com/Talented-People/Talented-People-BW- photos/3605515_N6r2N/1/1257775383_97WxSPX/Large That first link goes to a photo of a building in Chicago. Yiu might want to check the URL. Wish I'd gotten sharper shots - what is interesting to me in the second one is - who is that guy with the very high number bsting her by a few feet in that shot? I think at some point I tried to find out if it was someone who later became something of a star but now don't remember what I learned , if anything. It was pretty common for fast amateur male runners to finish with the women's winner. My friend Dave Coyne got himself on the front page of the New York Times a couple of times by finishing just behind or ahead of the women's winner. :) -- 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.
