RE: What to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney)
I know there are a few Aussies here, so I hope you don't mind if I pick your brains for a moment. I was born in Melbourne! Came back to the UK before my first birthday though. I'm going to be in Australia this coming May for work, and I'm taking some time after that's done to do some traveling. The work stuff is in Melbourne, and then I'll have lots of time on my own to do whatever I want until my flight home takes off two weeks later from Sydney. Sounds like a great trip [...] P.S.: This is my first time doing any sort of solo, low-cost traveling like this, so any general traveling tips would be immensely appreciated. I've done quite a lot of this over the years, in Europe, Africa and India. My best advice is 1. Travel light 2. Be adaptable 3. Don't travel every day I try to keep the luggage down to one small bag - no more than 45l capacity, and a small camera bag. The most effective for me has been a Pelican 1550 case with an Eagle Creek heavy duty strap, and a Domke F2 camera bag. The Pelican is secure so the expensive stuff can stay in there, locked in a hotel room during the day, goes safely on top of buses, but it is also good for checking through airports with the cameras in, while you carry the minimum of clothing in the F2. The F2 of course is your everyday shooting bag. You don't need many clothes. The rule of 3 holds good for t-shirts and smalls. You only need 2 pairs of trousers, at most; one pair of shoes and one pair of flip-flips. And last, but far from least, a good towel and ample supplies of cleft sticks. Make an outline plan, so you have an idea of the places you want to go, and the things you want to see and photograph, but accept that you won't be able to stick to it because there are so many factors beyond your control. But treat this as part of the enjoyment, not as a problem, otherwise you'll spend the time gnashing your teeth in frustration. I like to spend at least 2 or 3 nights in each place so I'm not wasting too much time waiting in bus and train stations, and dealing with the logistics of packing, unpacking, finding accommodation, schlepping stuff around. You have to accept that you can't see everything or go everywhere. Hope this helps. Enjoy. Ibn Battuta -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney)
and if you're staying in budget hostels and suchlike, it's well worth taking a sleeping bag liner. Silk ones are expensive, but they pack down really small so they don't take up much precious space. B I know there are a few Aussies here, so I hope you don't mind if I pick your brains for a moment. I was born in Melbourne! Came back to the UK before my first birthday though. I'm going to be in Australia this coming May for work, and I'm taking some time after that's done to do some traveling. The work stuff is in Melbourne, and then I'll have lots of time on my own to do whatever I want until my flight home takes off two weeks later from Sydney. Sounds like a great trip [...] P.S.: This is my first time doing any sort of solo, low-cost traveling like this, so any general traveling tips would be immensely appreciated. I've done quite a lot of this over the years, in Europe, Africa and India. My best advice is 1. Travel light 2. Be adaptable 3. Don't travel every day I try to keep the luggage down to one small bag - no more than 45l capacity, and a small camera bag. The most effective for me has been a Pelican 1550 case with an Eagle Creek heavy duty strap, and a Domke F2 camera bag. The Pelican is secure so the expensive stuff can stay in there, locked in a hotel room during the day, goes safely on top of buses, but it is also good for checking through airports with the cameras in, while you carry the minimum of clothing in the F2. The F2 of course is your everyday shooting bag. You don't need many clothes. The rule of 3 holds good for t-shirts and smalls. You only need 2 pairs of trousers, at most; one pair of shoes and one pair of flip-flips. And last, but far from least, a good towel and ample supplies of cleft sticks. Make an outline plan, so you have an idea of the places you want to go, and the things you want to see and photograph, but accept that you won't be able to stick to it because there are so many factors beyond your control. But treat this as part of the enjoyment, not as a problem, otherwise you'll spend the time gnashing your teeth in frustration. I like to spend at least 2 or 3 nights in each place so I'm not wasting too much time waiting in bus and train stations, and dealing with the logistics of packing, unpacking, finding accommodation, schlepping stuff around. You have to accept that you can't see everything or go everywhere. Hope this helps. Enjoy. Ibn Battuta -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
GESO (4): Anniversary
Road cones are still a very common sight in our city. One of the ways people commemorated the anniversary today of last year's earthquake was to place bunches of flowers in the cones. I thought it was a simple and beautiful gesture. These pics are of a few cones from our neighbourhood. http://www.multi.net.nz/feb-22-anniversary/ I couldn't go very far because of my dodgy leg. What I thought was a muscle injury turned out to be a stress fracture so I'm not allowed to walk too much. All shot with K10D and A*85mm f/1.4. The last pic is how I commemorated... by making fresh pasta for dinner in Canterbury colours :) I enjoy making pasta and it's so much better when made fresh. Just a small part of trying to enjoy life by making the most of the little things, which is one lesson I learned a year ago. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT, DIY medium format camera
My friend Candice sent me this very cool link: http://www.petapixel.com/2012/02/21/fully-functional-twin-lens-reflex-camera-created-using-lego-bricks/ -- 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: GESO (4): Anniversary
On Feb 22, 2012, at 1:03 AM, David Mann wrote: Road cones are still a very common sight in our city. One of the ways people commemorated the anniversary today of last year's earthquake was to place bunches of flowers in the cones. I thought it was a simple and beautiful gesture. These pics are of a few cones from our neighbourhood. http://www.multi.net.nz/feb-22-anniversary/ Very nice, both the flowers, and your photos. I couldn't go very far because of my dodgy leg. What I thought was a muscle injury turned out to be a stress fracture so I'm not allowed to walk too much. All shot with K10D and A*85mm f/1.4. The last pic is how I commemorated... by making fresh pasta for dinner in Canterbury colours :) I enjoy making pasta and it's so much better when made fresh. Just a small part of trying to enjoy life by making the most of the little things, which is one lesson I learned a year ago. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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: massive winter belgraderaw geso
I like your photographs, but I hate that way of presenting them. B On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 5:26 PM, Luka Knezevic - Strika lukastr...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.belgraderaw.com/2012/02/22/belgrade-raw-winter-blog/ cheers -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney)
On Feb 22, 2012, at 9:19 PM, Bob W wrote: I try to keep the luggage down to one small bag - no more than 45l capacity, and a small camera bag. I have a National Geographic book about expeditions that sat on my shelf for several years before I finally got around to reading it a couple of months ago. There's a wonderful photo in there of a group of four explorers out the Central African Republic in the 1950s, sitting at their table next to the Barya River having lunch. They even had a tablecloth and two bottles of Gordons Gin. I guess if you're going light you may be able to get by with just one bottle of gin... Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO (4): Anniversary
On Feb 22, 2012, at 1:16 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On Feb 22, 2012, at 1:03 AM, David Mann wrote: Road cones are still a very common sight in our city. One of the ways people commemorated the anniversary today of last year's earthquake was to place bunches of flowers in the cones. I thought it was a simple and beautiful gesture. These pics are of a few cones from our neighbourhood. http://www.multi.net.nz/feb-22-anniversary/ Very nice, both the flowers, and your photos. I couldn't go very far because of my dodgy leg. What I thought was a muscle injury turned out to be a stress fracture so I'm not allowed to walk too much. Not so nice, by the way, about the leg. I hope it heals quickly and well. -- 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: What to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney)
I try to keep the luggage down to one small bag - no more than 45l capacity, and a small camera bag. I have a National Geographic book about expeditions that sat on my shelf for several years before I finally got around to reading it a couple of months ago. There's a wonderful photo in there of a group of four explorers out the Central African Republic in the 1950s, sitting at their table next to the Barya River having lunch. They even had a tablecloth and two bottles of Gordons Gin. I guess if you're going light you may be able to get by with just one bottle of gin... I would love to travel like Burton, Stanley, Speke et al, but unfortunately I don't have the money for it. This looks ideal: http://www.welt.de/multimedia/archive/01155/bs_tell_teaser11_D_1155001s.jpg I particularly like the wooden things in his riding boots to make sure they keep their shape. Why aren't they ever included on packing lists? B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: What to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney)
Watch out for those dingos. Cheers, frank :-) What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com Sent: February 22, 2012 2/22/12 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: OT: What to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney) I know there are a few Aussies here, so I hope you don't mind if I pick your brains for a moment. I'm going to be in Australia this coming May for work, and I'm taking some time after that's done to do some traveling. The work stuff is in Melbourne, and then I'll have lots of time on my own to do whatever I want until my flight home takes off two weeks later from Sydney. I'm planning on backpacking around, staying in hostels and such to keep the costs down, so I'm trying to put together a list of things to see and places to do some photography that are interesting but not too touristy. (Honestly, part of me wants to buy a cheap used bicycle and just bike everywhere, but that may be unrealistic with all the crap I'll probably have to lug around.) Anyway! If you had two weeks to get from Melbourne to Sydney, no car and no one else you had to worry about, where would you go? Also, what's the weather like there in May? Many thanks, John P.S.: This is my first time doing any sort of solo, low-cost traveling like this, so any general traveling tips would be immensely appreciated. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: OT, DIY medium format camera
It appears to have light leaks. Cheers, frank ;-) What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Sent: February 22, 2012 2/22/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: OT, DIY medium format camera My friend Candice sent me this very cool link: http://www.petapixel.com/2012/02/21/fully-functional-twin-lens-reflex-camera-created-using-lego-bricks/ -- 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: OT: What to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney)
I'm not from Australia, but I got to visit the same area in 2002 (in May). I was with my daughter and part of a bus tour, so didn't have the freedom to go where we wanted, but got away for some fun. A long drive west of Melbourne is the Twelve Apostles, which was one of the scenery highlights of the trip. (Google it along with Great Ocean Road). Not sure if you will be able to get away that far, but sure worth it. Melbourne is a city that I would love to return to. I'd call it the San Francisco of Australia. Like San Francisco they didn't rip out their street car system which is neat. Very artsy city. (Example, while Sydney's Opera House gets all the press for it's architecture, the Melbourne Opera House surpasses it in acoustics, being built underground (several stories into bedrock, with something like 20 feet of rock between each of the performance theaters). There is also a great open air market in Melbourne. Sydney is a friendly city, considering its size. You can climb the famous Sydney bridge (to the top), take boat tours around the Harbor, etc. The highlight of the trip (for me) was a visit to the historic Sydney Observatory. We were fortunate enough to have clear skies the night we went and I got to observe Omega Centauri (the best globular cluster in our sky and seen only from the Southern Hemisphere) in the historic original refractor still housed in one of the domes. The southern hemisphere has a whole different night sky, if you are into the stars at all. North of Sydney a bit, is the famous Blue Mountains region. May will provide you some autumn colors and mild temps. A great time to visit. Enjoy! Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: What to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney)
Speaking about the Apostles... Here are some pictures from the Great Ocean Road 190 km west of Melbourne. https://picasaweb.google.com/115638976374047590388/GreatOceanRoad# Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 7:44 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: I'm not from Australia, but I got to visit the same area in 2002 (in May). I was with my daughter and part of a bus tour, so didn't have the freedom to go where we wanted, but got away for some fun. A long drive west of Melbourne is the Twelve Apostles, which was one of the scenery highlights of the trip. (Google it along with Great Ocean Road). Not sure if you will be able to get away that far, but sure worth it. Melbourne is a city that I would love to return to. I'd call it the San Francisco of Australia. Like San Francisco they didn't rip out their street car system which is neat. Very artsy city. (Example, while Sydney's Opera House gets all the press for it's architecture, the Melbourne Opera House surpasses it in acoustics, being built underground (several stories into bedrock, with something like 20 feet of rock between each of the performance theaters). There is also a great open air market in Melbourne. Sydney is a friendly city, considering its size. You can climb the famous Sydney bridge (to the top), take boat tours around the Harbor, etc. The highlight of the trip (for me) was a visit to the historic Sydney Observatory. We were fortunate enough to have clear skies the night we went and I got to observe Omega Centauri (the best globular cluster in our sky and seen only from the Southern Hemisphere) in the historic original refractor still housed in one of the domes. The southern hemisphere has a whole different night sky, if you are into the stars at all. North of Sydney a bit, is the famous Blue Mountains region. May will provide you some autumn colors and mild temps. A great time to visit. Enjoy! Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT, DIY medium format camera
I'm thinking that all of this really cool, or maybe anti cool photography stuff will be much harder to do if film disappears. On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 8:43 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: It appears to have light leaks. Cheers, frank ;-) What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Sent: February 22, 2012 2/22/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: OT, DIY medium format camera My friend Candice sent me this very cool link: http://www.petapixel.com/2012/02/21/fully-functional-twin-lens-reflex-camera-created-using-lego-bricks/ -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT Review.
This is for the 3-4 people on board here, that might want one.:-) http://reviews.photographyreview.com/nikon-d800-36-megapixel-multimedia-hd-slr Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT, DIY medium format camera
Moving the Holga up a whole notch. Dave On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 4:14 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: My friend Candice sent me this very cool link: http://www.petapixel.com/2012/02/21/fully-functional-twin-lens-reflex-camera-created-using-lego-bricks/ -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT, DIY medium format camera
More than one notch, but that's not necessarily a good thing. On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 10:06 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Moving the Holga up a whole notch. Dave On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 4:14 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: My friend Candice sent me this very cool link: http://www.petapixel.com/2012/02/21/fully-functional-twin-lens-reflex-camera-created-using-lego-bricks/ -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT Review.
I've been told I'm in pole position on my dealers pre-order list... On 22 February 2012 23:01, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: This is for the 3-4 people on board here, that might want one.:-) http://reviews.photographyreview.com/nikon-d800-36-megapixel-multimedia-hd-slr Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT Review.
Oh... http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/dslr/d800/sample01.htm On 22 February 2012 23:18, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: I've been told I'm in pole position on my dealers pre-order list... On 22 February 2012 23:01, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: This is for the 3-4 people on board here, that might want one.:-) http://reviews.photographyreview.com/nikon-d800-36-megapixel-multimedia-hd-slr Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT: Perfectly Timed Photos
http://www.bspcn.com/2012/02/20/25-perfectly-timed-photos/ 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: OT: What to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney)
I have visited Melbourne frequently and driven around Victoria a lot and NSW a bit. - You can easily spend a day just poking around Melbourne's Victoria Market - Get to the beach! Melbourne's aren't that great, but Victoria's got lots. If you can get down to the bottom right corner of Oz, 90 Mile Beach is outstanding - Mornington Peninsula is beautiful and nice to explore - Eat Italian on Lygon St - Melbourne's a happening place; there's always something going on - Victoria State Library is architecturally magnificent - The neighborhoods (they call them Suburbs, even if they're central) are just charming. Very few are without a decent bakery and a couple of coffee shops On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 5:44 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: I'm not from Australia, but I got to visit the same area in 2002 (in May). I was with my daughter and part of a bus tour, so didn't have the freedom to go where we wanted, but got away for some fun. A long drive west of Melbourne is the Twelve Apostles, which was one of the scenery highlights of the trip. (Google it along with Great Ocean Road). Not sure if you will be able to get away that far, but sure worth it. Melbourne is a city that I would love to return to. I'd call it the San Francisco of Australia. Like San Francisco they didn't rip out their street car system which is neat. Very artsy city. (Example, while Sydney's Opera House gets all the press for it's architecture, the Melbourne Opera House surpasses it in acoustics, being built underground (several stories into bedrock, with something like 20 feet of rock between each of the performance theaters). There is also a great open air market in Melbourne. Sydney is a friendly city, considering its size. You can climb the famous Sydney bridge (to the top), take boat tours around the Harbor, etc. The highlight of the trip (for me) was a visit to the historic Sydney Observatory. We were fortunate enough to have clear skies the night we went and I got to observe Omega Centauri (the best globular cluster in our sky and seen only from the Southern Hemisphere) in the historic original refractor still housed in one of the domes. The southern hemisphere has a whole different night sky, if you are into the stars at all. North of Sydney a bit, is the famous Blue Mountains region. May will provide you some autumn colors and mild temps. A great time to visit. Enjoy! Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: It's hep to be square
On Feb 21, 2012, at 21:11 , kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: Re: It's hep to be square Quoted from article: Square format is more stable and relaxed than rectangular formats... Huh? Personally, I'm more into the oval format. Isn't that why Ford was almost laughed out of Detroit? Were you part of that design team Ken? Joseph McAllister Lots of gear, not much time http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 -- Pot hole
Damn, but I'm boring... http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20pothole.html Equipment: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax FA 43mm f1.9 limited. As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. -- Don't lose heart! They might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthily search. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: massive winter belgraderaw geso
thx for the comments. btw, these are not all mine. it is a winter blog by belgrade raw photo collectivve (5 of us). feel free to check the rest of our work at www.belgraderaw.com as far as presentation goes, we will have an update of design soonish. also a lot more work to be published as well as a local offline event here in belgrade luka On 22 Feb 2012, at 10:18, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I like your photographs, but I hate that way of presenting them. B On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 5:26 PM, Luka Knezevic - Strika lukastr...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.belgraderaw.com/2012/02/22/belgrade-raw-winter-blog/ cheers -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT, DIY medium format camera
On Feb 22, 2012, at 6:58 AM, p. j. alling wrote: I'm thinking that all of this really cool, or maybe anti cool photography stuff will be much harder to do if film disappears. Not really, because people will start cannibalizing digital cameras for parts, and then you won't have to worry about opening things up to put the film in. -- 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: What to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney)
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bob W p...@web-options.com Subject: RE: What to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney) I try to keep the luggage down to one small bag - no more than 45l capacity, and a small camera bag. I have a National Geographic book about expeditions that sat on my shelf for several years before I finally got around to reading it a couple of months ago. There's a wonderful photo in there of a group of four explorers out the Central African Republic in the 1950s, sitting at their table next to the Barya River having lunch. They even had a tablecloth and two bottles of Gordons Gin. I guess if you're going light you may be able to get by with just one bottle of gin... I would love to travel like Burton, Stanley, Speke et al, but unfortunately I don't have the money for it. This looks ideal: http://www.welt.de/multimedia/archive/01155/bs_tell_teaser11_D_1155001s.jpg I particularly like the wooden things in his riding boots to make sure they keep their shape. Why aren't they ever included on packing lists? My first thought was they were there to keep little critters out. When I'ver backpacked I tried to mindful of the things that could get into my empty boots - spuders scorpions etc. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: It's hep to be square
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com Subject: Re: It's hep to be square On Feb 21, 2012, at 21:11 , kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: Re: It's hep to be square Quoted from article: Square format is more stable and relaxed than rectangular formats... Huh? Personally, I'm more into the oval format. Isn't that why Ford was almost laughed out of Detroit? If your referring to various editions of previous Tauruses, I wouldn't say Ford was almost laughed out of Detroit - while they were controversial they sold well. Were you part of that design team Ken? No. I never worked in Ford car design - Most of my time at Ford was spent in Truck - Design, Development, Durability assembly plant resident engineer. Joseph McAllister Lots of gear, not much time http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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, DIY medium format camera
Having cannibalized a lot of different devices for parts I can say that it's easier said than done. On 2/22/2012 2:31 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Feb 22, 2012, at 6:58 AM, p. j. alling wrote: I'm thinking that all of this really cool, or maybe anti cool photography stuff will be much harder to do if film disappears. Not really, because people will start cannibalizing digital cameras for parts, and then you won't have to worry about opening things up to put the film in. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- Don't lose heart! They might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthily search. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 (4): Anniversary
On Feb 22, 2012, at 11:22 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I couldn't go very far because of my dodgy leg. What I thought was a muscle injury turned out to be a stress fracture so I'm not allowed to walk too much. Not so nice, by the way, about the leg. I hope it heals quickly and well. Thanks, it's been a frustrating time. I enjoy running but have had to rest since last December (I'm still allowed to bike on flat roads and swim). At one stage we thought it had healed but I did some short easy running drills and it flared up again. That's when I decided to see the sports doctor instead. The current thinking is that I can get back to running after we return from our honeymoon in mid-March. It's annoying because I'd been looking forward to doing lots of trail running during the summer. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Cold Day
The coldest day in the mildest midwest winter in years. This shallow lake is one of the few somewhat solid ice but you can see open water in the distance. CC is always welcome will be cogitated. http://donspix.posterous.com/coldest-day-in-the-mildest-winter-on-the-lake#!/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Yellow Hibiscus
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Re: PESO: Yellow Hibiscus
On 2/22/2012 2:42 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15039288 Comments, Suggestions, Criticisms and Abuse are Respectfully Solicited. Very pretty flower. I would have liked the photo more if you had aimed the camera a bit to the left so the other buds weren't cropped, and moved the main bloom more to the right. With what you have, I'd crop it just to the left and just below the bloom, either leaving it at about a 4x5 rectangle with the bloom in the lower left, or going square with the bloom in the lower left, or bringing it as tight as you can with a square crop on the bloom. I like the way the blue/greay water makes the bloom stand out, so I'd probably go with the rectangular crop. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (from dos4est) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Yellow Hibiscus
Nice picture. Try cropping it down. Square presentation might work, you'd have to sacrifice the pretty buds but that might be worth it -T On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 2:42 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15039288 Comments, Suggestions, Criticisms and Abuse are Respectfully Solicited. 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.
Re: Question: Sell K7 to buy K-01?
On 2/21/2012 12:03 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: This is a real question for me. KEH will be nearby on Saturday, and it got me to thinking about selling my K7 to buy the K-01, given that the latter will have a much better sensor, electronics, and hence IQ. Thoughts on this? I'm seriously considering selling my K-7if I get a K-01, but I'm using the K-7 as a backup body and it gets virtually no use. It seems like the K-01, as a non-SLR, would offer something a little different and better for certain niches than the K-7, but would still be a serviceable backup to the K-5 if one was ever needed. I toted around my old K-10D for years as a backup for the K-7, and shot virtually nothing with it. THe K-01 might actually get used a lot more than a backup but still be available as a backup for the K-5. Obviously, I'm not contemplating making the K-01 my primary camera... Mark PS: I agree with everyone about not selling to KEH. I'd sell to the list or eBay. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Cold Day
Has a definite winter feel to it. Dave On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 5:15 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: The coldest day in the mildest midwest winter in years. This shallow lake is one of the few somewhat solid ice but you can see open water in the distance. CC is always welcome will be cogitated. http://donspix.posterous.com/coldest-day-in-the-mildest-winter-on-the-lake#!/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Question: Sell K7 to buy K-01?
On Feb 22, 2012, at 8:16 PM, Mark C wrote: On 2/21/2012 12:03 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: This is a real question for me. KEH will be nearby on Saturday, and it got me to thinking about selling my K7 to buy the K-01, given that the latter will have a much better sensor, electronics, and hence IQ. Thoughts on this? I'm seriously considering selling my K-7if I get a K-01, but I'm using the K-7 as a backup body and it gets virtually no use. It seems like the K-01, as a non-SLR, would offer something a little different and better for certain niches than the K-7, but would still be a serviceable backup to the K-5 if one was ever needed. I toted around my old K-10D for years as a backup for the K-7, and shot virtually nothing with it. THe K-01 might actually get used a lot more than a backup but still be available as a backup for the K-5. Obviously, I'm not contemplating making the K-01 my primary camera... Mark The K-01 does make sense as a backup. Like you, I almost never use my K-7. Paul PS: I agree with everyone about not selling to KEH. I'd sell to the list or eBay. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT, DIY medium format camera
On 2012-02-22 15:37, P. J. Alling wrote: Having cannibalized a lot of different devices for parts I can say that it's easier said than done. Especially SMT electronics. -- Doug Lefty Franklin NutDriver Racing http://NutDriver.org Facebook NutDriver Racing Sponsored by Murphy -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Yellow Hibiscus
I like the vibrant colors. If it were mine, I'd crop off the dead area at the right side of the frame. On Feb 22, 2012, at 5:42 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15039288 Comments, Suggestions, Criticisms and Abuse are Respectfully Solicited. 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.
Re: PESO -- Pot hole
Quoting P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com: Damn, but I'm boring... http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20pothole.html Equipment: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax FA 43mm f1.9 limited. That's the most attractive pot hole I've seen today. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Cold Day
Quoting Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com: The coldest day in the mildest midwest winter in years. This shallow lake is one of the few somewhat solid ice but you can see open water in the distance. CC is always welcome will be cogitated. http://donspix.posterous.com/coldest-day-in-the-mildest-winter-on-the-lake#!/ It certainly has the crisp, wintery feel to it. I like it as is but, if that lake is close to home, there should be lots of photo ops there. I'd be going back often. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Rail building
Quoting David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com: Went on a photo drive on Monday (Family Day up here). I have been searching the net for old and abandoned rail stations and came across this one in Mariposa Ontario, just north of little Britain. This is whats left of the warehouse. You can see what was the old rail bed and is now part of trails through out southern Ontario. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15223952 Warehouse. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15223953 Entrance. Really happy with how the K-5 handles the shadows. K-5, D FA 50 f2.8 I like the overall view but I'm a bit of a sucker for old railway infrastructure. If it were mine I'd crop the bottom to remove that shadow. I'm less keen on the entrance photo but I agree that the K-5 has handled the shadows well. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: It's hep to be square
On Feb 22, 2012, at 11:52 , kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Quoted from article: Square format is more stable and relaxed than rectangular formats... Huh? Personally, I'm more into the oval format. Isn't that why Ford was almost laughed out of Detroit? If your referring to various editions of previous Tauruses, I wouldn't say Ford was almost laughed out of Detroit - while they were controversial they sold well. I think it was the media's reporting of Ford's new look that poked the critics pens. I had no objection to the look other than the reduced visibility through the rear quarter panels. I know the government and local municipalities bought a lot of them. It was the only kind for King County, who kept them way too long. Any vehicle used by a variety of people for short trips every day, including weekends, can be maintained, but appearance wise they get pretty ragtag, inside and out. The Police used the big cars, the rest of us had to use the Taurus and the smaller whatsit version. Cleaned up and repainted, the Interceptors were selling from between $3000 (Patrol cars) $5000 (detectives and CID) up to $7000 for those assigned to the brass with low mileage and no bondo. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com Gaudeamus igitur, juvenes dum sumus... http://tinyurl.com/ndmfhb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Yellow Hibiscus
Quoting Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15039288 Comments, Suggestions, Criticisms and Abuse are Respectfully Solicited. Very pretty photo. Hibiscus always make excellent floral subjects. I pretty much agree with Paul's cropping suggestion. I'd crop a bit off the left and then crop more tightly on the flower. This has the effect of removing much of the bare area on the right and gives a more pleasing frame to my eye. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: prices
From: steve harley on 2012-02-20 15:02 John Sessoms wrote On eBay the current range was $102 up to a $527 Buy It Now for a complete kit w/18-55 lens. I think that BIN is optimistic, to say the least. best to check completed auctions only, then you'll only get BIN prices if someone actually bought it (especially if there's a wide distribution, i pretty much ignore the upper half of the eBay price range) I don't know if they still do it, but for a while eBay wouldn't let you look at the completed auctions unless you had an eBay ID and logged in. I don't and don't want to, so I haven't tried to see completed auctions for years and years. You can still tell a little bit from the auctions in progress. If it's only got another 2 hours to run and still no bids they've obviously set the initial price too high. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Canadian photographer denied entry to USA
From: knarftheria...@gmail.com I expected your Utube offering to be something like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqLuIXwsLDwfeature=youtube_gdata_player No, Mark doesn't talk like that but Newfies do. I just remembered the line about a very pronounced accent and that was the only clip I could find. But I'm not sure about that Newfie language lesson. I understood the part about How's your mother and father ... I'm going downtown, but they kinda glossed over the part about eating a boiled salted moose with gravy. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Canadian photographer denied entry to USA
As far as I know, if you refuse the cancer scan, you can't opt for the groping. It's an arbitrarily random decision. If you refuse the scan, they won't let you through. On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 1:39 AM, David Mann d...@multisport.net.nz wrote: Australia's doing it too :( Mandatory porn-scan in the cancer machine and if you refuse the scan you're refused entry. At least the TSA lets you opt for a groping instead. -- 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.
Re: Question: Sell K7 to buy K-01?
From: Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com Subject: Re: Question: Sell K7 to buy K-01? From: Steven Desjardins This is a real question for me. KEH will be nearby on Saturday, and it got me to thinking about selling my K7 to buy the K-01, given that the latter will have a much better sensor, electronics, and hence IQ. Thoughts on this? If the K-01 is the tool you need to take your photography where you want it to go, and KEH will offer enough for the K7 to make that possible, it's a no brainer. You've apparently never tried to sell anything to KEH. Moot point. If both conditions apply ... it is a no brainer. If neither condition applies ... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney)
From: David Mann On Feb 22, 2012, at 9:19 PM, Bob W wrote: I try to keep the luggage down to one small bag - no more than 45l capacity, and a small camera bag. I have a National Geographic book about expeditions that sat on my shelf for several years before I finally got around to reading it a couple of months ago. There's a wonderful photo in there of a group of four explorers out the Central African Republic in the 1950s, sitting at their table next to the Barya River having lunch. They even had a tablecloth and two bottles of Gordons Gin. I guess if you're going light you may be able to get by with just one bottle of gin... Dave Shouldn't be a problem. Australia used to be part of the British Empire, so I'm sure they'll have gin. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney)
Visit the right areas you might even hook up with an old gin. DS On 23/02/2012, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: David Mann On Feb 22, 2012, at 9:19 PM, Bob W wrote: I try to keep the luggage down to one small bag - no more than 45l capacity, and a small camera bag. I have a National Geographic book about expeditions that sat on my shelf for several years before I finally got around to reading it a couple of months ago. There's a wonderful photo in there of a group of four explorers out the Central African Republic in the 1950s, sitting at their table next to the Barya River having lunch. They even had a tablecloth and two bottles of Gordons Gin. I guess if you're going light you may be able to get by with just one bottle of gin... Dave Shouldn't be a problem. Australia used to be part of the British Empire, so I'm sure they'll have gin. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: What to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney)
It's a bit of a hike by bike, but the Blue Mountains and the Three Sisters area is very scenic and worth the trip. We took a bus trip and it was at least an hour each way (outside Sydney). I couldn't tell you what that'd equate to biking. On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 12:46 AM, John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com wrote: I know there are a few Aussies here, so I hope you don't mind if I pick your brains for a moment. I'm going to be in Australia this coming May for work, and I'm taking some time after that's done to do some traveling. The work stuff is in Melbourne, and then I'll have lots of time on my own to do whatever I want until my flight home takes off two weeks later from Sydney. I'm planning on backpacking around, staying in hostels and such to keep the costs down, so I'm trying to put together a list of things to see and places to do some photography that are interesting but not too touristy. (Honestly, part of me wants to buy a cheap used bicycle and just bike everywhere, but that may be unrealistic with all the crap I'll probably have to lug around.) Anyway! If you had two weeks to get from Melbourne to Sydney, no car and no one else you had to worry about, where would you go? Also, what's the weather like there in May? Many thanks, John P.S.: This is my first time doing any sort of solo, low-cost traveling like this, so any general traveling tips would be immensely appreciated. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
Re: OT: What to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney)
Sorry I haven't have a chance to reply sooner. Thanks to everyone who has commented so far. Lots of good info; I'm making a list of everything I might be able to use for preparing and while I'm there. Brian Walters wrote: May is a good time to visit Victoria and New South Wales. The weather is generally excellent for travelling. Temperatures would be in the high teens- low 20s (Celsius) in lowland/coastal areas - a bit cooler if you get into the alpine areas but it wont be freezing. May is also good because I'm fairly sure it's within the school term period for both Vic and NSW, so accommodation shouldn't be a problem. Very glad to hear this. I was worried it'd be rainy or cold since it's so far south, but it sounds like I could get by with a sweatshirt and a light jacket Melbourne to Sydney is about 880 km by the shortest route and about 1100 by the coast. I'm not sure I'd want to tackle that in two weeks by bicycle but that's me... Well, it'd be bicycle + bus/train for longer stretches. I bike everywhere these days, so the idea of long distances isn't too daunting. Anyway I've done quite a bit of touring in Vic and NSW (and I'm sure others have too) so I can probably suggest places to visit but first I think you should decide how you want to get around because that will pretty much determine what places are practical - you might be restricted to defined coach/train routes. That's the tough part. I have no idea what's around. I figure I'll spend a few days in Melbourne exploring after my work obligations are done, and I'll spend a few days (or more) in Sydney at the end, but it's the in-between space that I have no clue about. I know there are easy ways to go straight from one city to the other, but I'd like to see the Australian countryside and smaller towns. A friend of mine keeps pushing me to go to Tasmania for a couple days, but I don't do well on choppy seas (I get seasick super easily). Say, is it worth swinging through Canberra at all? I know it's the capital, but the few people I've asked say it's extremely boring. As far as accommodation goes, there are backpackers hostels in most major towns. So far I've found a lot of good hostel options for the cities. I haven't looked for places in between because I don't know my route yet, but I figure it shouldn't be too hard to find something. I'm also considering signing up with couchsurfing.org and seeing if I can find places to stay for a night along the way. David Mann wrote: but I don't think they ever allowed you to take a holiday after the work was done because of the travel insurance arrangements. So make sure you're covered. I made sure and double sure this was okay. Apparently my organization lets people do this pretty frequently, which means I'll get to take a neat vacation like this almost every year (though not two weeks every time) when we have our big international event. Bob W wrote: [a lot of really good advice] Thanks Bob, that's a lot of stuff I never would have thought of (especially the rule of 3). Regarding clothes, do you just have to keep an eye out for a laundromat every few days, or are there some tricks to cleaning things along the way that might be helpful? Also, since you've been around the world, are there any immunization shots I should think about getting before this trip? Knarf wrote: Watch out for those dingos. It's alright, I'm not bringing any babies along. Darren Addy wrote: Great Ocean Road I've heard of this and seen photos, and I definitely want to try to get down there. Melbourne Opera House Now that sounds like something I'll have to see (and hear). a visit to the historic Sydney Observatory I LOVE astronomy, so I am DEFINITELY going to have to see this. Thanks for the tips!! Tim Bray wrote: [some really great points on places to go in Melbourne] Oh man, those all sound awesome. You and Darren both mentioned architecture, which is an interest of mine, so I'm glad to know a few places to check out. Thanks everyone! This is some great stuff for me to start with. I can hardly wait to be there! John P.S.: I hear Australia is a better place for beer wine than liquor, so I may have to pass on the gin. ;) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney)
Coopers all the way :) But then, I'm South Australian, so somewhat biased :) There are various good microbreweries around, of course. I would suggest various SA wine destinations, but as you're not really coming this way... But if you are into wine, there are a number of areas between Melbourne and Sydney, depending on the route you're taking, say around Griffith or Mudgee area, amongst others. I've not visited them myself. Of course Hunter Valley isn't prohibitively far up from Sydney, if you wanted to do that. Hmm, do we have any Victorian PDMLers? I can't actually think of any... - Peter -Original Message- From: David Savage Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2012 3:32 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT: What to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney) I'm a big fan of James Squire Little Creatures beers. LC is here in Freo. The do an awesome lentil curry the pizzas are spectacular. On 23/02/2012, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 10:32 PM, John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com wrote: P.S.: I hear Australia is a better place for beer wine than liquor, so I may have to pass on the gin. ;) Not sure how big craft brewing is in Australia, but the native beers I sampled were similar enough to the popular brews in the U.S. from the big breweries. I've heard that they are a bit territorial about beers (literally, by province). VB (Victoria Bitter) for Victoria, for example. The first 33 on this list are Australian. Perhaps you can see how many you can hunt down while there: http://bit.ly/wyQDBr or https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=vq=cache:U_XwtB5PB-MJ:www.jacksonsongeorge.com.au/pdf/BHF%2520Beer%2520List.pdf+hl=engl=uspid=blsrcid=ADGEESjyrMuBSj8dIoJl9JVElE0DiOYW5rt4kHLPzDWUx4arDIbNIJB6HF5mSJiLFE94fTLv-ITL3O_bWEbzEClLiEMbiehZiQcQLwVXcZpwSNKyKhp44nZitRhD4MQhisrC4gTDh_NBsig=AHIEtbRDdVW-1Of2MWReDOCHrmNpM4JJ1gpli=1 If you want a laugh, Google Hahn's Premium commercials and watch the videos. Enjoyed a pitcher with our (fantastic) meal at a tiny Melbourne pub. Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: OT: What to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney)
On Feb 23, 2012, at 5:32 PM, John Celio wrote: P.S.: I hear Australia is a better place for beer wine than liquor, so I may have to pass on the gin. ;) Make sure you study up on the correct lingo for the areas you'll be visiting :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_in_Australia#Sizes Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: What to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney)
On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 8:32 PM, John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com wrote: Say, is it worth swinging through Canberra at all? I know it's the capital, but the few people I've asked say it's extremely boring. I’d say yes. The big National Art Museum has some fabulous stuff, both Northern Hemisphere (maybe my fave Jackson Pollock anywhere) and of course astonishing Aboriginal work. And the Parliament building is like nothing else on earth. Both my wife and I have had real issues, professionally, with Canberra people, but you won't be there to work. -T -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: What to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney)
[...] Thanks Bob, that's a lot of stuff I never would have thought of (especially the rule of 3). Regarding clothes, do you just have to keep an eye out for a laundromat every few days, or are there some tricks to cleaning things along the way that might be helpful? Do the shower stomp. Wash your clothes while you're showering, and leave them to dry overnight. Also, since you've been around the world, are there any immunization shots I should think about getting before this trip? Not that I'm aware of, but you should take professional advice. I think the thing gets most people is the change of drinking water. Every country's drinking water seems to contain its own set of microbes, so until your stomach is used to it you might end up with a touch of the trots. The cure for this is to book a room in the Lake Tana Hotel, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, and clean your teeth in your room without bothering to look at the water and thereby learn that it comes straight out of the lake. The ensuing 10 days will be a feverish hell of explosive you-know-what, but forever after your stomach will be immune to everything. If you live. Australia has a collection of unpleasant insects and snakes whose sole purpose in life is to kill you, so you probably want to watch out for them. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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, DIY medium format camera
On Feb 22, 2012, at 12:37 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Having cannibalized a lot of different devices for parts I can say that it's easier said than done. I expect so, but I was thinking along the lines of using most of whatever was there initially. Maybe grafting an SLR body onto the back of an old TLR or such like. -- 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: prices
on 2012-02-22 19:52 John Sessoms wrote I don't know if they still do it, but for a while eBay wouldn't let you look at the completed auctions unless you had an eBay ID and logged in. I don't and don't want to, so I haven't tried to see completed auctions for years and years. okay, i understand that; i do think that's still the policy, and it does stop you from seeing the most meaningful pricing info You can still tell a little bit from the auctions in progress. If it's only got another 2 hours to run and still no bids they've obviously set the initial price too high. i suppose you can learn something from that, though the sample will be smaller and it could easily be something about a particular listing makes people feel like it's not worth much, or is a bigger risk -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 -- Pot hole
on 2012-02-22 11:26 P. J. Alling wrote Damn, but I'm boring... http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20pothole.html interesting geometric composition; if the bottom of the pothole were black, it might be a little more surreal -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: What to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney)
Quoting Bob W p...@web-options.com: [...]\ Australia has a collection of unpleasant insects and snakes whose sole purpose in life is to kill you, so you probably want to watch out for them. I was wondering when someone was going to mention them, but if John stays away from Canberra he should be OK. Oh, you were talking about the actual wildlife. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 after dinner photo walk
I've been in a bit of a photographic funk lately, not really excited about anything I've gotten. I tried to shake it off by going for a walk around Pacific Ave in Santa Cruz after dinner, then a quick drive down to the wharf. While there isn't anything particularly outstanding, I think I got a few entertaining shots. It was nice weather, so the hippies were out in force. What's the collective noun for hippies? Tribe? Deadshow? Anyways, they actually had someone pretty decent on the trumpet, so their impromptu bardic circle on the sidewalk actually sounded better than most. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157629434946815/ I'd love to see what Knarf would do given a K-5 and a couple hours on a warm night in Santa Cruz. -- 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: GESO after dinner photo walk
I've been in a bit of a photographic funk lately, not really excited about anything I've gotten. I tried to shake it off by going for a walk around Pacific Ave in Santa Cruz after dinner, then a quick drive down to the wharf. I misread that first time as dwarf. Reminds me of a laughter fit I had once when I was discussing the next car I wanted to buy and someone said don't get one of them, get a midget instead. While there isn't anything particularly outstanding, I think I got a few entertaining shots. It was nice weather, so the hippies were out in force. What's the collective noun for hippies? Tribe? Deadshow? A fug Anyways, they actually had someone pretty decent on the trumpet, so their impromptu bardic circle on the sidewalk actually sounded better than most. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157629434946815/ Nice little slice of life I'd love to see what Knarf would do given a K-5 and a couple hours on a warm night in Santa Cruz. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
