Re: PESO -- Dueling Cameras; A Diptych.
I didn't realize that many people make the lens hood mistake. I'm trying not to giggle here. Cheers, Christine On Jul 6, 2011, at 7:36 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: On Jul 6, 2011, at 8:32 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: On 11-07-06 8:12 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: I went to the usual fireworks displays celebrating the Glorious Fourth, to take a batch of fireworks photos. I decided to try out a new technique, well old technique actually, the one recommended in just about every photography book I've ever read from the days of film... Seriously overexposed every one. Maybe I can salvage some of them. Still I brought along some equipment to do some crowd photography, usually there will be a few people who take the occasion just a little too far. Even that was sort of a bust. However in the fine PDML tradition of taking things completely out of context, well the tradition of the annual quotes list anyway. Let me present: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20duelingcamerasdiptych.html Equipment: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax A*300mm f4.0 and smc Pentax F 1.7x AF adapter. As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. I like 'em! Creative pairing, PJ. But I just have to remark on the RH shot. I *cannot* believe just how many people I see doing what that woman is doing: shooting with the lens hood mounted backwards. This is just so completely wrong, useless and pointless. Do they think it's some kind of decoration? It impairs using either the focus or the zoom ring (depending on the lens). It's *worse* than just leaving the stupid thing at home, or tossing it in the garbage. I don't think there's a clearer sign of Total Cluelessness in a photog than that one maneuver. (Maybe shooting with the price tags still dangling off the camera body?) Might as well be wearing a sign that says, I shoulda bought a point'n'shoot. Gah! I feel so much better now. :-) -bmw Thank you Bruce! Well said. Double gah! stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Like Derby, I've Been Blurbed Again
On Wed, 06 Jul 2011 20:11 -0400, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: I think it is pretty damn stunning - beautifully paired and laid out... Some very handsome shots I haven't seen before and others that I've seen quite often. (Having all three annuals , of course!) As we discussed off list, one gets tired of ones favorites sometimes and look at some with a jaundiced eye, but what is particularly nice was that your theme allows for variety. Much like one limited by the amount of time spent on one place.. as opposed to subject matter such as beaches, dogs, planes or plains, trains, autos, etc. I like it. Thanks for looking, Ann. Yes, it was good to be able to include some variety in the layout to break up the predominance of landscape images. I appreciate the comments. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ On 7/6/2011 19:01, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all As I mentioned in my reply to Derby's recent post, Blurbing can be addictive! Having recently turned over 100 acceptances to the PPG, I thought it would be nice to have those in print. Hence One Hundred Photos: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2284776 I'm under no illusions about the quality of the photos - there are plenty of others on this list who are far more innovative than I. In fact, I'm no longer all that fond of some of the accepted photos but, damn it, they might be cliches but they're my cliches. Anyway, the printing quality and colour accuracy is spot for all but a couple of the images. Blurb's Book Smart software is a bit clunky but you can work around its limitations. It might not be possible to produce the professional layout that Mark achieved with the 2011 PDML Annual using In Design, but Book Smart can still produce an attractive looking product. I continue to be impressed by Blurb, not just for the printing but the overall speed and efficiency of the operation. I uploaded on Tuesday night June 28 and FedEx arrived on my doorstep with the finished product on Tuesday morning 5 July - six and a half days and that included a public holiday in the US. The delivery started in Seattle and proceeded via Oakland and Honolulu on it's way downunder. Now - what can I get printed next -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Does exactly what it says on the tin -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 -- Dueling Cameras; A Diptych.
It's not the equipment; it's the photographer. (Snicker) On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 8:40 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: I didn't realize that many people make the lens hood mistake. I'm trying not to giggle here. Cheers, Christine On Jul 6, 2011, at 7:36 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: On Jul 6, 2011, at 8:32 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: On 11-07-06 8:12 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: I went to the usual fireworks displays celebrating the Glorious Fourth, to take a batch of fireworks photos. I decided to try out a new technique, well old technique actually, the one recommended in just about every photography book I've ever read from the days of film... Seriously overexposed every one. Maybe I can salvage some of them. Still I brought along some equipment to do some crowd photography, usually there will be a few people who take the occasion just a little too far. Even that was sort of a bust. However in the fine PDML tradition of taking things completely out of context, well the tradition of the annual quotes list anyway. Let me present: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20duelingcamerasdiptych.html Equipment: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax A*300mm f4.0 and smc Pentax F 1.7x AF adapter. As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. I like 'em! Creative pairing, PJ. But I just have to remark on the RH shot. I *cannot* believe just how many people I see doing what that woman is doing: shooting with the lens hood mounted backwards. This is just so completely wrong, useless and pointless. Do they think it's some kind of decoration? It impairs using either the focus or the zoom ring (depending on the lens). It's *worse* than just leaving the stupid thing at home, or tossing it in the garbage. I don't think there's a clearer sign of Total Cluelessness in a photog than that one maneuver. (Maybe shooting with the price tags still dangling off the camera body?) Might as well be wearing a sign that says, I shoulda bought a point'n'shoot. Gah! I feel so much better now. :-) -bmw Thank you Bruce! Well said. Double gah! stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Like Derby, I've Been Blurbed Again
On 11-07-06 7:01 PM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all As I mentioned in my reply to Derby's recent post, Blurbing can be addictive! Having recently turned over 100 acceptances to the PPG, I thought it would be nice to have those in print. Hence One Hundred Photos: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2284776 I'm under no illusions about the quality of the photos - there are plenty of others on this list who are far more innovative than I. In fact, I'm no longer all that fond of some of the accepted photos but, damn it, they might be cliches but they're my cliches. Anyway, the printing quality and colour accuracy is spot for all but a couple of the images. Blurb's Book Smart software is a bit clunky but you can work around its limitations. It might not be possible to produce the professional layout that Mark achieved with the 2011 PDML Annual using In Design, but Book Smart can still produce an attractive looking product. I continue to be impressed by Blurb, not just for the printing but the overall speed and efficiency of the operation. I uploaded on Tuesday night June 28 and FedEx arrived on my doorstep with the finished product on Tuesday morning 5 July - six and a half days and that included a public holiday in the US. The delivery started in Seattle and proceeded via Oakland and Honolulu on it's way downunder. Now - what can I get printed next Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ Terrific job, Brian. As Ann said, great pairings and layout. Little touches like your short ruled line between image and caption; simple, clean design. I like your image index at the back, eg rather than cluttering up the images with extra text. Of course there's the images. Well, I'd have to shoot 24x7 for the next decade to start coming up with work like this. Damn, I don't think I like you anymore. ;-) -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: Meet frank
Berry Nice (someone had to say it) On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 7:00 PM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: On Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:28 +, Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: Here he is. http://brendemuehl.net/images/frank/frank1.jpg Interesting work. That reminds me that I once fitted a Konica Hexanon 55 mm macro lens to K mount. The interesting thing was that I didn't need to modify anything. For some reason, the lens attached directly to a no-name K-mount extension tube, probably because of slack manufacturing tolerances on the tube. The lens wouldn't mount directly to the Pentax body. No infinity focus, of course, but that's not all that important with a macro lens. Here's a photo: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/Hexanon-Pentax.jpg I don't use this combination much because my 90 mm Tamron macro is more convenient . Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ A shot taken with Frank. f2, perhaps slightly overexposed. http://brendemuehl.net/images/frank/berry.jpg The center. http://brendemuehl.net/images/frank/center.jpg This was pretty simple because the Minolta mount on this lens was in 2 pieces. Behind the camera mount is another support ring. Both the ring and the K mount had a rib which had to be milled off. Even so, the ring does need to be another 1mm thinner for infinity focus. Minolta used 8 screws on the lens mount. 4 attached the mount to the support ring and 4 went through the support ring to the lens body. I left out the holes for the 4 into the ring and just used the 4 longer ones that went through to the lens body. That's enough for this weight of lens. It might be easier to have a pro with a mill do the actual work on the mount and ring. Perhaps I will hire an engineer to finish it. Also, put a hold for the mounting screw near the red dot. That allowed me to attach to the lens body close to the center of the aperture scale for near-proper alignment. Still, it works for close stuff. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl http://kerygmainstitute.org He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Email service worth paying for. Try it for free -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Like Derby, I've Been Blurbed Again
A noteworthy accomplishment and the book is a fine way to commemorate it. Nicely done. (I also enjoyed going through your cross-country book.) I do have one complaint though. Meg put together a scrapbook of sorts of photos of her and her five roommates from college and the many reunions they have had in the last 40+ years. We submitted it to Blurb on Tuesday a.m., June 28, and didn't receive our FedEx delivery from Seattle until today, Wednesday July 6. How is it that you got faster service? A more serious comment on Blurb: Meg has another roommate reunion coming up next week, she wants to take the book with her, and it took us longer to get the book together than originally planned. So we ordered six copies at once rather than just the recommended first proof copy. No problems. Good binding, good printing. stan On Jul 6, 2011, at 7:01 PM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all As I mentioned in my reply to Derby's recent post, Blurbing can be addictive! Having recently turned over 100 acceptances to the PPG, I thought it would be nice to have those in print. Hence One Hundred Photos: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2284776 I'm under no illusions about the quality of the photos - there are plenty of others on this list who are far more innovative than I. In fact, I'm no longer all that fond of some of the accepted photos but, damn it, they might be cliches but they're my cliches. Anyway, the printing quality and colour accuracy is spot for all but a couple of the images. Blurb's Book Smart software is a bit clunky but you can work around its limitations. It might not be possible to produce the professional layout that Mark achieved with the 2011 PDML Annual using In Design, but Book Smart can still produce an attractive looking product. I continue to be impressed by Blurb, not just for the printing but the overall speed and efficiency of the operation. I uploaded on Tuesday night June 28 and FedEx arrived on my doorstep with the finished product on Tuesday morning 5 July - six and a half days and that included a public holiday in the US. The delivery started in Seattle and proceeded via Oakland and Honolulu on it's way downunder. Now - what can I get printed next Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- -- 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: PESO - Approval of Seal
Who wants cupcakes? me, me! On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 8:33 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: On Jul 6, 2011, at 6:57 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 3:32 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: On 7/6/2011 18:29, Bruce Walker wrote: On 11-07-06 6:02 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Jul 6, 2011, at 1:34 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: I give this shot my own seal of approval. Good stuff! The flip response seems to be very popular, and no fluke. I can be even Flipper. I started this on porpoise. but you sea, it was my lion to begin with That's a whale of a tail, but I can't sea how it would be otterwise. Looks like a casual wave to me. stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: The Long Blue Line
Very blue, and there were two others that were identical. There were also white, red and green vintage police cars displayed at Classic Car Night that evening. This was not my favorite image from that night, but it is the one that became #66 in my Pentax Gallery, Thanks for looking, Jeffery. Dan On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 6:49 PM, Jeffery Johnson jefferytjohn...@bellsouth.net wrote: It sure is blue... ___ You can see my latest captures by visiting my Flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jt-johnson/ -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 12:38 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: The Long Blue Line http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entr y=109 Comments are welcome. -- 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: PESO -- Dueling Cameras; A Diptych.
On Wed, 06 Jul 2011 20:32 -0400, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: On 11-07-06 8:12 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: I went to the usual fireworks displays celebrating the Glorious Fourth, to take a batch of fireworks photos. I decided to try out a new technique, well old technique actually, the one recommended in just about every photography book I've ever read from the days of film... Seriously overexposed every one. Maybe I can salvage some of them. Still I brought along some equipment to do some crowd photography, usually there will be a few people who take the occasion just a little too far. Even that was sort of a bust. However in the fine PDML tradition of taking things completely out of context, well the tradition of the annual quotes list anyway. Let me present: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20duelingcamerasdiptych.html Equipment: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax A*300mm f4.0 and smc Pentax F 1.7x AF adapter. As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. I like 'em! Creative pairing, PJ. But I just have to remark on the RH shot. I *cannot* believe just how many people I see doing what that woman is doing: shooting with the lens hood mounted backwards. This is just so completely wrong, useless and pointless. Do they think it's some kind of decoration? It impairs using either the focus or the zoom ring (depending on the lens). It's *worse* than just leaving the stupid thing at home, or tossing it in the garbage. I don't think there's a clearer sign of Total Cluelessness in a photog than that one maneuver. (Maybe shooting with the price tags still dangling off the camera body?) Might as well be wearing a sign that says, I shoulda bought a point'n'shoot. Gah! I feel so much better now. :-) Is is 'Rant Day' again? I'll have to check my calendar. :-) Nicely innovative pairing, Peter. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - The professional email service -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: The Long Blue Line
Thanks, Christine and Brian! I have never seen that Britcom, although I like Atkins' work. He is so subtle. These cars are the NYPD police cars I remember from when I was young. There were also some of the more iconic black police cruisers at thes classic car night as well. And Red, and white and even green. Thanks for your kind comments as well, Brian and Christine. Dan On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 6:49 PM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: On Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:11 -0500, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Fun shot, Dan, and the cars are interesting. You know, there's a very funny British police sit-com called A Thin Blue Line with Rowan Atkins. Yes - typical Atkinson blend of sarcastic and sardonic humour. Just the sort of thing I like! The series lasted only 2 series, I think. I have the DVD somewhere - about time I dug it out and watched again. Good shot, by the way, Dan. Brings back memories of the old 'Highway Patrol series starring Broderick Crawford, although that was in black and white so the cars could have been painted in maroon for all I know. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 12:37 PM Subject: PESO: The Long Blue Line http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=109 Comments are welcome. -- 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. -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - A no graphics, no pop-ups email service -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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: PESO -- Dueling Cameras; A Diptych.
On 11-07-06 8:56 PM, Brian Walters wrote: On Wed, 06 Jul 2011 20:32 -0400, Bruce Walkerbruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Gah! I feel so much better now. :-) Is is 'Rant Day' again? I'll have to check my calendar. :-) That's what WR actually stands for: Wednesday Rant. -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: Like Derby, I've Been Blurbed Again
On Wed, 06 Jul 2011 20:53 -0400, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: A noteworthy accomplishment and the book is a fine way to commemorate it. Nicely done. (I also enjoyed going through your cross-country book.) I do have one complaint though. Meg put together a scrapbook of sorts of photos of her and her five roommates from college and the many reunions they have had in the last 40+ years. We submitted it to Blurb on Tuesday a.m., June 28, and didn't receive our FedEx delivery from Seattle until today, Wednesday July 6. How is it that you got faster service? Well, getting here is all downhill. :-) Thanks for looking, Stan. A more serious comment on Blurb: Meg has another roommate reunion coming up next week, she wants to take the book with her, and it took us longer to get the book together than originally planned. So we ordered six copies at once rather than just the recommended first proof copy. No problems. Good binding, good printing. Yes - there are local operations that do Photo Books and I probably should try them. But the ones I've looked at are just not competitive with Blurb on price and the they even cost more for postage. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ stan On Jul 6, 2011, at 7:01 PM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all As I mentioned in my reply to Derby's recent post, Blurbing can be addictive! Having recently turned over 100 acceptances to the PPG, I thought it would be nice to have those in print. Hence One Hundred Photos: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2284776 I'm under no illusions about the quality of the photos - there are plenty of others on this list who are far more innovative than I. In fact, I'm no longer all that fond of some of the accepted photos but, damn it, they might be cliches but they're my cliches. Anyway, the printing quality and colour accuracy is spot for all but a couple of the images. Blurb's Book Smart software is a bit clunky but you can work around its limitations. It might not be possible to produce the professional layout that Mark achieved with the 2011 PDML Annual using In Design, but Book Smart can still produce an attractive looking product. I continue to be impressed by Blurb, not just for the printing but the overall speed and efficiency of the operation. I uploaded on Tuesday night June 28 and FedEx arrived on my doorstep with the finished product on Tuesday morning 5 July - six and a half days and that included a public holiday in the US. The delivery started in Seattle and proceeded via Oakland and Honolulu on it's way downunder. Now - what can I get printed next Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- -- 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. -- -- 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: Like Derby, I've Been Blurbed Again
On Wed, 06 Jul 2011 20:53 -0400, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Terrific job, Brian. As Ann said, great pairings and layout. Little touches like your short ruled line between image and caption; simple, clean design. I like your image index at the back, eg rather than cluttering up the images with extra text. Of course there's the images. Well, I'd have to shoot 24x7 for the next decade to start coming up with work like this. Damn, I don't think I like you anymore. ;-) You are being far too kind. I wasn't blowing air when I said there are far more innovative photographers on this list than me. Thanks for the comment on the layout. The idea for the index at the back was stolen from a book I have by Charlie Waite. I thought it was an effective way to index the images. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Send your email first class -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Hard Disk Oddity
I had 5 of these 500 gb My Books drives and they generally worked well. One drive failed and took it to a local shop and they pulled the drive and put it in a generic enclosure - worked fine with no problems. The generic enclosure didn't cost more than $25 IIRC. So - you might want to just back up the flaky drive and have it put in a new enclosure. If it still has problems then the drive itself is flaky and you may as well just get rid of it or relegate it to just data transfers or something. Otherwise, like mine, it may work fine. I have since upgraded to a couple of 3TB drives and 2 of the 500 GB drives to have two copies of everything - and I drop off one set of thethe drives at a local computer shop that has their own data center every few months to archive everything remotely. The remaining My Books are not getting much use - they join the 200 gb drives etc that are big enough to be useful to too small to be valuable... Good luck- -- MCC - Original Message From: John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tue, July 5, 2011 8:56:56 PM Subject: RE: OT - Hard Disk Oddity From: Brian Walters G'day all For several months one of my external hard drives has been acting a bit 'flaky'. The drive is permanently attached to the PC but when the computer boots there is no sign of the drive in Windows Explorer. However, after about 10-15 minutes, the autoplay window magically appears and the operating system reads the drive, which then becomes available. The drive continues to work properly thereafter - until the next boot when the process starts over again. My question is whether the hard disk itself is on the way to hard disk hell or whether the drive controller is likely to be the culprit. Or could it be a faulty USB cable? Would it be worth extracting the drive from its case and try installing it in a new case? The drive is about three and a half years old. Note that I'm not relying on this drive as a primary back up any more, but it is convenient if it keeps working. And I'm just curious as to why the drive would be behaving like this. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: google + and photography
It ain't so bad - I'm surprised there isn't an indemnification clause that makes the photographer liable to reimburse google for any expenses or liabilities associated with using the photographer's photos. MCC - Original Message From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wed, July 6, 2011 3:23:17 PM Subject: google + and photography http://photofocus.com/2011/07/06/google-plus-read-the-fine-print-before-you-sign-up/ Makes the good point about read the fine print before you sign up, or post anything. The short form is that if you post something to google+, they get to do what they want with it, without paying you. I haven't looked into the google+ photo sharing at any depth yet. I've got an account and have poked around a bit. The biggest advantages seem to be the user interface for sorting friends into groups (or circles) so that you can select who to share with, and that it isn't facebook. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: old lenses feel
I agree - but autofocus needs loose mechanism to move the lens elements quickly. I love my MF lens but as I teeter into my dotage and my eyes go milky, I'm learning to appreciate AF as well. - MCC - Original Message From: J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wed, July 6, 2011 12:52:11 PM Subject: old lenses feel I have yet to handle an autofocus lens that has the precision manual focus feel of the S-M-C taks. That's just one of the things lost with autofocus technology. -- J.C. O'Connell (mailto:hifis...@gate.net) Join the CD PLAYER DISC Discussions : http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdplayers/ http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdsound/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: PAW--Week 26--Grand Staircase (and a night in emergency)
From: Christine Aguila Thanks, Steve! Photography does get you out walking. And sometimes running too. - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1388 / Virus Database: 1516/3746 - Release Date: 07/05/11 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Birthday
From: Bob Sullivan John, The legal threat of stiff fines is happening at Chipotle, the Mexican restaurant. You can read about it in the newspaper, but my local restaurant has had 100% turnover. There were no Hispanics working there the last time we visited. The sad commentary is that these folks were probably better employees than the gringos who replaced them. Regards, Bob S. Still, if you want to halt immigration by making it illegal for them to work, the only fair way to do that is by putting the employers in jail, rather than the employees. - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1388 / Virus Database: 1516/3746 - Release Date: 07/05/11 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Birthday
From: Larry Colen On Jul 6, 2011, at 8:27 AM, John Sessoms wrote: Ever notice when anyone complains about illegals coming into the country and taking *OUR* jobs!!!, they never complain about the employers who hire them. Make it a felony to employ illegals and actually put some employers in jail. And don't give me that crap about Illegals do the jobs Americans don't want. Bullshit! Illegals take the jobs where employers won't pay fair wages. And illegals have no recourse if you screw them on their pay. I hired someone to do some repairs on the property. Over the course of the project he had several laborers working for him. I noticed that the ones of latin descent worked a lot harder than the ones who appeared to have been born and raised here. I don't know about the immigration status of any of them. I say again, if you're going to go after illegals for trying to work, you better go after the employers as well. I got nothing against immigrants. I'm only saying the answer to the problem won't come from persecuting them while letting the employers walk away without so much as a slap on the wrist. Make the boss liable for his actions. If the worker is going to be deported for working here illegally, deport the boss who gave him the job too. And if he's working for a corporation, deport the CEO the board of directors. - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1388 / Virus Database: 1516/3746 - Release Date: 07/05/11 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Birthday
On Jul 6, 2011, at 11:00 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Bob Sullivan John, The legal threat of stiff fines is happening at Chipotle, the Mexican restaurant. You can read about it in the newspaper, but my local restaurant has had 100% turnover. There were no Hispanics working there the last time we visited. The sad commentary is that these folks were probably better employees than the gringos who replaced them. Regards, Bob S. Still, if you want to halt immigration by making it illegal for them to work, the only fair way to do that is by putting the employers in jail, rather than the employees. You of course meant to say if you want to halt illegal immigration. No one wants to halt immigration when it's done by the book. But wide-open flood gates don't work when all factors are taken into account. Yes, some benefit from the low=cost labor that illegal immigrants provide, but the country suffers long term. Paul - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1388 / Virus Database: 1516/3746 - Release Date: 07/05/11 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Scharpenberg Gallery photo returns home, saga ends happily
From: Bruce Walker My photo [*] that was exhibited in the 2010 PDML Augenblick exhibit in the Scharpenberg gallery at DankHaus finally landed on my doorstep -- intact! -- this morning, putting an end to a year and a bit saga. It's beautifully printed and framed. I really like the subtly matte glass over it, a type which I've never seen before. I'll have to find out where I can get some of that stuff. Big *huge* thanks go out to Saint Christine for arranging the exhibit in the first place then stepping in to help get my work shipped back when it appeared to be forever lost in some unhappy limbo. -bmw Probably museum glass. http://www.tru-vue.com/Tru-Vue/Products/33/ Around here, it's available from any framing shop most artist supply stores. Their distributor in Australia is: http://www.larsonjuhl.com.au/ - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1388 / Virus Database: 1516/3746 - Release Date: 07/05/11 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Scharpenberg Gallery photo returns home, saga ends happily
Stepping out of my silence to thank Christine publicly -and Mark for the print- it looks beautiful decorating my place -it was worth the wait (including some extra strike delay thanks to our fine postal service). Bruce, my first thought was the same, the glass is awesome -specially for matte photos. Different topic, I made the mistake of starting a photography club at work (I figured the whole exercise could sparkle some inspiration). Anyone has some tips on running a photo club? never been in one -sorta a lone wolf myself. On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 1:16 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Most excellent. Fernando emailed me yesterday to say his arrived as well. The glass is non-reflective glass--pretty cool stuff. I'm hoping the European ship-backs arrive soon. I'm just sorry this all took so long. I should have stepped in sooner--and I will next time--but next time, if there is a next time--we're going to get ship-back dates written into the contract! Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 12:03 PM Subject: Scharpenberg Gallery photo returns home, saga ends happily My photo [*] that was exhibited in the 2010 PDML Augenblick exhibit in the Scharpenberg gallery at DankHaus finally landed on my doorstep -- intact! -- this morning, putting an end to a year and a bit saga. It's beautifully printed and framed. I really like the subtly matte glass over it, a type which I've never seen before. I'll have to find out where I can get some of that stuff. Big *huge* thanks go out to Saint Christine for arranging the exhibit in the first place then stepping in to help get my work shipped back when it appeared to be forever lost in some unhappy limbo. -bmw * http://blog.brucemwalker.com/2009/10/dusk.html -- Photography is about finding out what can happen in the frame. When you put 4 edges around some facts, you change those facts. -- Gary Winogrand -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: google + and photography
From: Larry Colen http://photofocus.com/2011/07/06/google-plus-read-the-fine-print-before-you-sign-up/ Makes the good point about read the fine print before you sign up, or post anything. The short form is that if you post something to google+, they get to do what they want with it, without paying you. I haven't looked into the google+ photo sharing at any depth yet. I've got an account and have poked around a bit. The biggest advantages seem to be the user interface for sorting friends into groups (or circles) so that you can select who to share with, and that it isn't facebook. Didn't we just go through this same scare story about Flickr's TOS a couple of months ago and determine it's bullshit from someone who doesn't know what he's talking about? - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1388 / Virus Database: 1516/3746 - Release Date: 07/05/11 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Approval of Seal
From: Ann Sanfedele http://annsan.smugmug.com/Works-in-Print/Works-In-Progress/More-Critters/15842756_6QmYN/1/1371117045_Z9bHtH4/Large this is one of 3 - I think I like this one best, but the curious will follow the or 's to see the others. [You guys will be so sorry you talked me into Thunderbird - making it so much easier to post ] ann Not if you keep posting PESOs like this one we won't. - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1388 / Virus Database: 1516/3746 - Release Date: 07/05/11 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
GESO: Rockets Red Glare
Technically it's a blog post. Whatever. http://twolanephotography.blogspot.com/ - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1388 / Virus Database: 1516/3746 - Release Date: 07/05/11 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Birthday
To leagally work in the US you /must/ have an SS number or equivelent. If the illegal employee has presented a valid SS number that's identity theft to start. As far as I know the employers aren't required to do any more than report that they saw the proper ID and make copies of the documents for the employee file. The problem isn't unrestricted immigration, it's unrestricted immigration and a welfare state, You can have one, or the other, You cannot have both, at least not for long. On 7/6/2011 11:09 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Larry Colen On Jul 6, 2011, at 8:27 AM, John Sessoms wrote: Ever notice when anyone complains about illegals coming into the country and taking *OUR* jobs!!!, they never complain about the employers who hire them. Make it a felony to employ illegals and actually put some employers in jail. And don't give me that crap about Illegals do the jobs Americans don't want. Bullshit! Illegals take the jobs where employers won't pay fair wages. And illegals have no recourse if you screw them on their pay. I hired someone to do some repairs on the property. Over the course of the project he had several laborers working for him. I noticed that the ones of latin descent worked a lot harder than the ones who appeared to have been born and raised here. I don't know about the immigration status of any of them. I say again, if you're going to go after illegals for trying to work, you better go after the employers as well. I got nothing against immigrants. I'm only saying the answer to the problem won't come from persecuting them while letting the employers walk away without so much as a slap on the wrist. Make the boss liable for his actions. If the worker is going to be deported for working here illegally, deport the boss who gave him the job too. And if he's working for a corporation, deport the CEO the board of directors. - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1388 / Virus Database: 1516/3746 - Release Date: 07/05/11 -- 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 - just peso
Thanks Jack and Philip. --S On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 5:08 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Sasha, I like the overall exposure generally, but would lighten the areas of deepest shadows somewhat. Wave action is a nice inclusion and the background trees add to the depth and interest. Jack --- On Tue, 7/5/11, Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com wrote: From: Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com Subject: Peso - just peso To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Tuesday, July 5, 2011, 11:48 PM http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/5905943460/in/photostream Comments and critique are very welcome. --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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 -- On the lighter side.
Various organizations spend a lot of money to build stands in marsh environments for Osprey to nest in, this one had other ideas... http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20ontheligherside.html Notes: My major peeve about the K20D is it's tendency to seriously underexpose when photographing almost anything against a bright background. In this case I dialed in 1 1/3 stops of extra exposure and I still had to really push to get any detail at all in the bird it's nest and the field lights. As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. -- 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.
