Re: GESO SF Blues Exchange
Thanks Frank, and Walt. One very nice thing about this weekend is that at times I felt that my dancing didn't actually suck. The fact that at many of those moments I had attractive ladies in my arms also improved my mood. I did not put nearly the energy into getting good photos of the bands that I did of the dancers. Plus, when the bands were playing, I often wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to dance to live music, rather than take photos. Hardly a week goes by without my taking at least some photos of musicians. Besides, the dancers were my friends and customers, rather than the musicians. Although, I have sort of become friends with the band that played Sunday, they really like the photos I got of them when they played at a dance a few months ago. However, they 150 or so miles from here, so I don't see them that often. There are a lot of interesting facets to dance photography. One is understanding that the dancers have very different goals than photographers. To a large extent, they just want photos that show themselves dancing, and are willing to forgive (or not even notice) a lot of technical flaws in the process. Another is that while they love having pictures of themselves, that isn't why they are there. They're there to dance, not to pose for photos. They also, in general, aren't willing to put up with strobes in order to get cleaner photos. I could go on at great length about how it helps to understand the music, to know when people will be doing something special, or when they'll stop moving for a moment. I could also go on about how important it is to vary your shutter speed to get some relatively sharp photos, and others that accentuate the blur from motion. And, of course, there is always the bit about waiting for the critical moment. But the truth is that there are so many technical challenges to shooting people moving in low light, just getting exposure and focus right better than half the time is beating the odds, and a significant portion of the time, I just click the shutter when the technical issues align, and worry about the critical moment later. I really hate to advocate spray, pray and delete as the way to get good photos, but it sometimes seems that my skills at throwing away photos are more important in dance photography than my skills at taking them. It was kind of fun shooting the dancing at the park on Sunday, where the trickiest lighting I had to worry about was backlight from the cloudy skies, so I just tried to have trees in the background, or get higher so I had pavement in the background. On Apr 26, 2012, at 7:52 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I thought that too, Walt. The fact that Larry is a dancer himself shines through in these photos. Btw, Larry, I looked through the original, larger set. Didn't see hour post wrt the abbreviated set until after I looked at the original post. :-) cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com Sent: April 26, 2012 4/26/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: GESO SF Blues Exchange On 4/26/2012 9:40 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: However the ones I saw were generally of very high quality, especially the dance photos. You obviously have a feel for this: you are able to capture emotion both on their faces and in their body positions. There's a dynamicism to these, as if I'm there seeing them sway and move. I suspect that could be accounted for by the fact that Larry is a not-too-shabby dancer himself. -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. -- 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.
OT: Out of Britain
a very interesting slideshow here about an exhibition of British art, including a couple of stunning photos that I haven't seem before by Bill Brandt: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17829052 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: Wedding photography (or not), + peso...
On 4/27/2012 08:11, Adam Montoya wrote: At my Uncle's third wedding, i brought along my DSLR just to take some test shots and what not (2006 with my *ist DL). Only had the camera a few days so i wanted to play with the high iso (3200) in a poor lighting situation. Big mistake. Found out afterwords they they hadn't hired a pro, and that my noisy photo of them making the first kiss was the only photo of that from the ceremony. So lesson from the story, yeah bring the camera. You don't know if all the other cameras will die horrible deaths at an inopportune time and you'll have play the role of the photographing superhero. -Adam I am yet to be invited to the wedding where no photog was present. Yet, I always make a point to my friends who invite me that I am not going to try to deliver any special or definite photographic content. That is, I am going to be snapping around and if anything comes through, I'd be glad to give it to them. No promises made. As far as I can tell from my own wedding and from those that I've been invited to, I wouldn't want to be the official photog - too much pressure and work. No offense here to those who do shoot weddings - it is just that *I* don't think I could do it. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
For sale Friday - Pentax K-7 with extras
Hi! Since I sincerely don't need the K-7, it is offered for sale. Included is/are?!: * K-7 (approx 15,000 shutter activations) * Installed and shimmed - Katz Eye (regular, not optibrite, no markings) focusing screen. There're some marks on the screen caused by its installation process. They don't appear to have any effect on anything. * 3rd party battery grip * Magnifying eye-cap. * Original battery, original focusing screen and original eye-cap. * Since my second K-5 was bought in US - you get to choose which power cable you want - either European/Israeli or American. * It will be shipped fully insured via EMS (the only express mail integrated in our local system). If you want the likes of FedEx or UPS - I will need to inquire as to the procedure as I am not familiar with these as a sender. * I will absorb the PayPal fees and shipping charges. Lowering the price to USD 600 (inclusive of everything). If you're interested but the price doesn't suit you - make me an offer. Thanks. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Wedding photography (or not), + peso...
I wouldn't take a DSLR to a wedding ceremony anymore. Then again I wouldn't take a DSLR to most places now for anything. If I did go to a wedding, I'd take my X10 which has become my go anywhere/ do anything camera. Its only weakness is at the long end of the bottle but for everything else (including fill in flash) it's continually astonishing me. The macro facility is simply superb. That said it's effectively a point and shoot and so I work within those limits - limits I wanted. If I did go to a wedding it would be the perfect companion for me. Big cameras mean big attention. The X10 is perfect for candids and I use it like that all the time. The viewfinder is very useful, but for covert shooting the rear LCD works well. I note of interest that a sensor-swap programme is about to commence and although I haven't been troubled by the white orbs I may well investigate that particular avenue of delight. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Fighting with the K-5
On 4/26/2012 03:21, Larry Colen wrote: All weekend long I felt like I was fighting with my K-5, rather than just using it. I suspect that a lot of my problems were with my inexpensive split prism focusing screen. At least the metering problems. When I put the 18-250 on the metering flat out didn't work. Even with faster glass, most of the metering indoors was 0.7-2.0 stops under, and not consistently either. Unfortunately, the lighting indoors tended to be rather uneven and I blew a lot of photos by not keeping a better eye on exposure. In general I find that K-7 works more consistently than K-5 in terms of focusing and metering reliability. But I have only one K-7 and only two K-5's so that it is not representative of anything. Larry, that focusing screen that I have in my manual focusing K-5 (ee-S from Canon) has the additional property of being completely uniformly blank. Thus it does not have any effect on metering. It has been reported by PentaxForums (I cannot confirm or disprove this 'cause I have no such lenses) that it works linearly with K and M mount lenses with stop down metering. It /seems/ somewhat brighter with bright glass than the stock screen and hence it may cause ever so slight underexposure which is a good thing in my book because my other K-5 is simply set to -0.7 Ev as a standard fix for its metering inaccuracy. Focusing tended to be a problem too. I ended up throwing away a lot of what would have been great photos because of poor focus. Poor autofocus is something I probably can't (accurately) blame on the focusing screen. There's no easy way, however, to see which blown focus shots were done with auto focus and which with manual focus. I tend to think (it is a matter of inductive conclusion that I cannot support with rigorous testing, 'cause I shoot I don't test t-shirt that I have) the center AF point is indeed the most precise one. So may be for AF you could use center point and then refocus. Given that this would cause some focusing mistakes, you might want to take slightly wider lens so as to allow you shorter refocusing movement and so as to plan for some cropping afterwards. HTH. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Not a PESO, more a boasting post
You may remember me talking about a calender project some time ago. The calendar is published. I'm pretty happy with the result. Now it is time for exhibitions. http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/2012/04/nordic-light-2012-sarbar-sterk.html I'm the pretty guy in picture number three. The exhibition is part of this festival http://www.nle.no/ The largest and probably most important photo festival in Scandinavia. The artisticleader og the festival and some other VIPs said some nice things about it. So I'm very happy. I don't expect any sales though. After the festival, the pictures will be displayed locally, before going on tour. So far going on tour means going to one city, Hamar ;-) My main picture is the one I'm in front of. I'll probably PESO it some day, but not now. The print can be yours for 900 € BTW. -- MaritimTim My private photo blog: http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ My photo class blog: http://z-fotokurs.blogspot.com/ To err is human to arr is pirate -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Not a PESO, more a boasting post
Congratulations, well done. It looks like a very interesting picture! B -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Tim Øsleby Sent: 27 April 2012 11:10 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Not a PESO, more a boasting post You may remember me talking about a calender project some time ago. The calendar is published. I'm pretty happy with the result. Now it is time for exhibitions. http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/2012/04/nordic-light-2012-sarbar- sterk.html I'm the pretty guy in picture number three. The exhibition is part of this festival http://www.nle.no/ The largest and probably most important photo festival in Scandinavia. The artisticleader og the festival and some other VIPs said some nice things about it. So I'm very happy. I don't expect any sales though. After the festival, the pictures will be displayed locally, before going on tour. So far going on tour means going to one city, Hamar ;-) My main picture is the one I'm in front of. I'll probably PESO it some day, but not now. The print can be yours for 900 € BTW. -- MaritimTim My private photo blog: http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ My photo class blog: http://z-fotokurs.blogspot.com/ --- - To err is human to arr is pirate --- - -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Wedding photography (or not), + peso...
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Cotty I wouldn't take a DSLR to a wedding ceremony anymore. Then again I wouldn't take a DSLR to most places now for anything. If I did go to a wedding, I'd take my X10 which has become my go anywhere/ do anything camera. Its only weakness is at the long end of the bottle but for everything else (including fill in flash) it's continually astonishing me. The macro facility is simply superb. That said it's effectively a point and shoot and so I work within those limits - limits I wanted. [...] have you thought about the XPro-1 yet? It's a good-looking camera, interchangeable lenses, and could well be a good successor to the R-D1. 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: Not a PESO, more a boasting post
Good to hear, Tim. Congratulations. Paul On Apr 27, 2012, at 6:09 AM, Tim Øsleby wrote: You may remember me talking about a calender project some time ago. The calendar is published. I'm pretty happy with the result. Now it is time for exhibitions. http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/2012/04/nordic-light-2012-sarbar-sterk.html I'm the pretty guy in picture number three. The exhibition is part of this festival http://www.nle.no/ The largest and probably most important photo festival in Scandinavia. The artisticleader og the festival and some other VIPs said some nice things about it. So I'm very happy. I don't expect any sales though. After the festival, the pictures will be displayed locally, before going on tour. So far going on tour means going to one city, Hamar ;-) My main picture is the one I'm in front of. I'll probably PESO it some day, but not now. The print can be yours for 900 € BTW. -- MaritimTim My private photo blog: http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ My photo class blog: http://z-fotokurs.blogspot.com/ To err is human to arr is pirate -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Vet ER
Excellent set. Well done. Paul On Apr 26, 2012, at 2:19 AM, Bulent Celasun wrote: Strong set. I should not have looked at them (esp. the last ones) just before a visit to our vet :( Bulent - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun 2012/4/26 jn289 jn...@verizon.net: Don't know if I showed this before, but the photos went with a newspaper story. Two photos at the end was when the little brown and white dog left this world. The story was about life and death in an vet hospital..Joe http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=857764 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO Rawrrrr!
On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 9:12 PM, Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: On 4/26/2012 7:23 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Practicing my retouching. Getting quicker now ... http://www.flickr.com/bruce_m_walker/7116760695/lightbox/ K20D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 50mm, f/8, 125th, ISO 100 Two Elinchrom BX500 RI strobes with 24” softboxes Model: Katelin Popiel -- -bmw Raw indeed! Great shot, Bruce! I know a young lady who's the spitting image of that model, and I've been pestering her to let me take photos of her for about a year now. She's only 19 and gets hit on a lot by older men, so I figure that's the biggest obstacle I have to overcome aside from the fact that I suspect she doesn't really know how serious a pursuit photography is for me. Maybe in a couple of years. -- Walt Thank you! Walt, my advice fwiw: don't expend energy trying to persuade reluctant folks to sit for you. Once you discover that there are people who will crawl over broken glass to have you photograph them, you'll forget all about the reticent ones. Even if you manage to sweet talk or bribe a reluctant or shy person into posing, unless you are lucky (or very skilled) their discomfort, even mild, will show in the pictures you get. Put the word out through your family and friends that you're looking for willing portraiture subjects, and that you'll give them shots in return. Tell them to ask their friends and family. Mention that you need help and practice -- people like to help. Walt, what city are you in? I can do a quick search on Model Mayhem for you. Once you have a bit of a portfolio, show that to people. You'll get more positive responses once you can actually show folks what you can do. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO Rawrrrr!
Thank you, Frank. On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 10:54 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Rawrrr right back at her! Excellent photo. cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com Sent: April 26, 2012 4/26/12 To: Pentax Discuss Mailing List PDML@pdml.net Subject: PESO Raw! Practicing my retouching. Getting quicker now ... http://www.flickr.com/bruce_m_walker/7116760695/lightbox/ K20D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 50mm, f/8, 125th, ISO 100 Two Elinchrom BX500 RI strobes with 24” softboxes Model: Katelin Popiel -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -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: Not a PESO, more a boasting post
That's terrific, Tim; congratulations! What I can see of your shot makes me want to see it better. I bet it's wonderful printed large like that. BTW, who did the printing and mounting? Looks like a very pro job. On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 6:09 AM, Tim Øsleby maritim...@gmail.com wrote: You may remember me talking about a calender project some time ago. The calendar is published. I'm pretty happy with the result. Now it is time for exhibitions. http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/2012/04/nordic-light-2012-sarbar-sterk.html I'm the pretty guy in picture number three. The exhibition is part of this festival http://www.nle.no/ The largest and probably most important photo festival in Scandinavia. The artisticleader og the festival and some other VIPs said some nice things about it. So I'm very happy. I don't expect any sales though. After the festival, the pictures will be displayed locally, before going on tour. So far going on tour means going to one city, Hamar ;-) My main picture is the one I'm in front of. I'll probably PESO it some day, but not now. The print can be yours for 900 € BTW. -- MaritimTim My private photo blog: http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ My photo class blog: http://z-fotokurs.blogspot.com/ To err is human to arr is pirate -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -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: Wedding photography (or not), + peso...
Boris, your take on this thread has been very well said and is mine as well. Jack From: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 2:26 AM Subject: Re: Wedding photography (or not), + peso... On 4/27/2012 08:11, Adam Montoya wrote: At my Uncle's third wedding, i brought along my DSLR just to take some test shots and what not (2006 with my *ist DL). Only had the camera a few days so i wanted to play with the high iso (3200) in a poor lighting situation. Big mistake. Found out afterwords they they hadn't hired a pro, and that my noisy photo of them making the first kiss was the only photo of that from the ceremony. So lesson from the story, yeah bring the camera. You don't know if all the other cameras will die horrible deaths at an inopportune time and you'll have play the role of the photographing superhero. -Adam I am yet to be invited to the wedding where no photog was present. Yet, I always make a point to my friends who invite me that I am not going to try to deliver any special or definite photographic content. That is, I am going to be snapping around and if anything comes through, I'd be glad to give it to them. No promises made. As far as I can tell from my own wedding and from those that I've been invited to, I wouldn't want to be the official photog - too much pressure and work. No offense here to those who do shoot weddings - it is just that *I* don't think I could do it. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Not a PESO, more a boasting post
I'm very impressed with the picture you're in front of, Tim. Congrats! Jack - Original Message - From: Tim Øsleby maritim...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 3:09 AM Subject: Not a PESO, more a boasting post You may remember me talking about a calender project some time ago. The calendar is published. I'm pretty happy with the result. Now it is time for exhibitions. http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/2012/04/nordic-light-2012-sarbar-sterk.html I'm the pretty guy in picture number three. The exhibition is part of this festival http://www.nle.no/ The largest and probably most important photo festival in Scandinavia. The artisticleader og the festival and some other VIPs said some nice things about it. So I'm very happy. I don't expect any sales though. After the festival, the pictures will be displayed locally, before going on tour. So far going on tour means going to one city, Hamar ;-) My main picture is the one I'm in front of. I'll probably PESO it some day, but not now. The print can be yours for 900 € BTW. -- MaritimTim My private photo blog: http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ My photo class blog: http://z-fotokurs.blogspot.com/ To err is human to arr is pirate -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: 5DmkIII impressions
The hight ISO performance ~is~ oustanding. I couldn't believe how clean iso 6400 is. Wendy On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 8:20 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I spent the weekend at a dance event, and one of the other people there had just gotten a 5DmkIII. Even though I was officially the event photographer, Josh probably spent more time taking pictures than I did, though if I had $3500 worth of new toy, I might have also spent a lot more time playing with the toy myself. We talked a fair bit about cameras, gear etc. more as fellow enthusiasts than as members of rival clans. :-) From what little I saw, felt, handled the Mk3, I've got a few impressions: 1) It looks like the high ISO performance will be outstanding. 2) Huge, bright, clear viewfinder. 3) An intimidating array of buttons on the back. 4) It has two modes with the shutter, one of which is not much louder than the K-5, but limits it to 3fps, the 6fps mode is quite a bit louder. -- 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. -- Wendy Beard Carp, 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.
OT: More Photographer's Rights
A friend sent me this and I thought I'd pass it along. A Connecticut Senator proposes a bill to make law enforcement accountable for interfering with photographers: http://www.steves-digicams.com/news/connecticut_senator_proposes_bill_to_make_police_accountable_for_interfering_with_photographers.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: Wedding photography (or not), + peso...
One more reason i took my D200 to my daughters wedding. The second photographer's SB800 died and i lent him mine. Two more reasons i took my D200 to my daughters wedding, i had my pic's up for them to see the next morning, it took the hired gun just under 11 months to get them their photos. Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Lensbaby 3G
Nice Dave On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 10:55 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: My new used K mount Lensbaby 3Gf arrived today and I got my boy Jazz to pose for a few pics - I love it, much easier to use (for me) than the Lensbaby Muse. A couple of snapshots - http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/blog6.php/ or later http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/blog6.php/2012/04/26/jazz-and-the-lensbaby-3g -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Fighting with the K-5
Also one ofr the reasons i us my nikons more than Pentax, is the AF in these low light conditions is much better. Dave On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 12:50 PM, Bipin Gupta bip...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Larry, interesting post. If you can saw and file an old focusing screen with split + micro prism collar, get a parts Pentax film SLR with one. They are just great and so cheap. Even the legendary K1000 SE can be bought for $ 30 from evilBay. Now about the Canon 60D gentleman Chris using flash all the time. I am surprised as this camera can take awesome photos w/o flash. Here is why: we were on a 21-day escorted tour of western Europe, the UK and Spain. We had two families with the Canon 60D. I was struggling with my K20D / FA AL 35mm f2 for interior shots - flash not allowed in many of the museums cathedrals - while the guys with their Canon 60Ds / 18-135 Kit lens were getting great results. I believe there is a setting on the 60D that allows you brilliant photos indoors w/o flash. Bipin - from a far away enchanting land. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO Rawrrrr!
On 4/27/2012 7:15 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 9:12 PM, Walt Gilbertldott...@gmail.com wrote: On 4/26/2012 7:23 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Practicing my retouching. Getting quicker now ... http://www.flickr.com/bruce_m_walker/7116760695/lightbox/ K20D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 50mm, f/8, 125th, ISO 100 Two Elinchrom BX500 RI strobes with 24” softboxes Model: Katelin Popiel -- -bmw Raw indeed! Great shot, Bruce! I know a young lady who's the spitting image of that model, and I've been pestering her to let me take photos of her for about a year now. She's only 19 and gets hit on a lot by older men, so I figure that's the biggest obstacle I have to overcome aside from the fact that I suspect she doesn't really know how serious a pursuit photography is for me. Maybe in a couple of years. -- Walt Thank you! Walt, my advice fwiw: don't expend energy trying to persuade reluctant folks to sit for you. Once you discover that there are people who will crawl over broken glass to have you photograph them, you'll forget all about the reticent ones. Even if you manage to sweet talk or bribe a reluctant or shy person into posing, unless you are lucky (or very skilled) their discomfort, even mild, will show in the pictures you get. Put the word out through your family and friends that you're looking for willing portraiture subjects, and that you'll give them shots in return. Tell them to ask their friends and family. Mention that you need help and practice -- people like to help. Walt, what city are you in? I can do a quick search on Model Mayhem for you. Once you have a bit of a portfolio, show that to people. You'll get more positive responses once you can actually show folks what you can do. -- -bmw Thanks, Bruce -- for the advice and the offer to help out in finding models. I'm in a bit of a sticky situation in that regard, living in a town of about 350 people, and the biggest town within reasonable driving distance being about 35,000 (Paducah, Kentucky). Though, despite the lack of a big population center, I don't really have that much trouble finding people to pose for me. In fact, I constantly have people asking me if I'll take pictures of their daughters/sons/grandkids, etc. The biggest challenge is getting people to follow up after they ask me. I've come to the conclusion that, for a lot of people, when they find out you're a photographer, they just like to say things like that as a means of small-talk. Normally, when someone asks me to do something like that, I stipulate that I'm not by any means a pro photographer with a studio and lighting and backdrops. At that point, they say, Oh, I don't care about that! I'm sure you'd do a great job! Then, they never bother contacting me about it. Which is really OK with me, to be honest. Whenever I try to talk someone into posing for me (like the young lady I mentioned), I'm looking to take very casual portraits. I manage to get decent results whenever I do it completely impromptu -- even when they're shy or reluctant. I just try to catch them in unguarded moments. (I'm not quite sure I'd be all that comfortable in a formal sitting situation, myself.) I guess my approach could be best described as getting someone to simply be somewhere (or tell me where they're going to be), let them just do what they do and be who they are, and tell them to just try to ignore me -- or at least pretend I'm not there. That's why I like to shoot at gatherings and events. I just love capturing candid moments, and I'm pretty good at putting people at ease once I've had a chance to mingle and blend in. -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Rawrrrr!
On 27 April 2012 22:21, Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: On 4/27/2012 7:15 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 9:12 PM, Walt Gilbertldott...@gmail.com wrote: On 4/26/2012 7:23 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Practicing my retouching. Getting quicker now ... http://www.flickr.com/bruce_m_walker/7116760695/lightbox/ K20D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 50mm, f/8, 125th, ISO 100 Two Elinchrom BX500 RI strobes with 24” softboxes Model: Katelin Popiel -- -bmw Raw indeed! Great shot, Bruce! I know a young lady who's the spitting image of that model, and I've been pestering her to let me take photos of her for about a year now. She's only 19 and gets hit on a lot by older men, so I figure that's the biggest obstacle I have to overcome aside from the fact that I suspect she doesn't really know how serious a pursuit photography is for me. Maybe in a couple of years. -- Walt Thank you! Walt, my advice fwiw: don't expend energy trying to persuade reluctant folks to sit for you. Once you discover that there are people who will crawl over broken glass to have you photograph them, you'll forget all about the reticent ones. Even if you manage to sweet talk or bribe a reluctant or shy person into posing, unless you are lucky (or very skilled) their discomfort, even mild, will show in the pictures you get. Put the word out through your family and friends that you're looking for willing portraiture subjects, and that you'll give them shots in return. Tell them to ask their friends and family. Mention that you need help and practice -- people like to help. Walt, what city are you in? I can do a quick search on Model Mayhem for you. Once you have a bit of a portfolio, show that to people. You'll get more positive responses once you can actually show folks what you can do. -- -bmw Thanks, Bruce -- for the advice and the offer to help out in finding models. I'm in a bit of a sticky situation in that regard, living in a town of about 350 people, and the biggest town within reasonable driving distance being about 35,000 (Paducah, Kentucky). Though, despite the lack of a big population center, I don't really have that much trouble finding people to pose for me. In fact, I constantly have people asking me if I'll take pictures of their daughters/sons/grandkids, etc. The biggest challenge is getting people to follow up after they ask me. I've come to the conclusion that, for a lot of people, when they find out you're a photographer, they just like to say things like that as a means of small-talk. Normally, when someone asks me to do something like that, I stipulate that I'm not by any means a pro photographer with a studio and lighting and backdrops. At that point, they say, Oh, I don't care about that! I'm sure you'd do a great job! Then, they never bother contacting me about it. Which is really OK with me, to be honest. Whenever I try to talk someone into posing for me (like the young lady I mentioned), I'm looking to take very casual portraits. I manage to get decent results whenever I do it completely impromptu -- even when they're shy or reluctant. I just try to catch them in unguarded moments. (I'm not quite sure I'd be all that comfortable in a formal sitting situation, myself.) I guess my approach could be best described as getting someone to simply be somewhere (or tell me where they're going to be), let them just do what they do and be who they are, and tell them to just try to ignore me -- or at least pretend I'm not there. That's why I like to shoot at gatherings and events. I just love capturing candid moments, and I'm pretty good at putting people at ease once I've had a chance to mingle and blend in. Your comfort in working with people on formal shoots will only come with practice. I used to be a nervous wreck, now, not so much. I suggest instead of waiting for people to get in touch with you, you get their details when they say they're interested follow up. DS -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO Rawrrrr!
On 4/27/2012 9:31 AM, David Savage wrote: On 27 April 2012 22:21, Walt Gilbertldott...@gmail.com wrote: On 4/27/2012 7:15 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 9:12 PM, Walt Gilbertldott...@gmail.comwrote: On 4/26/2012 7:23 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Practicing my retouching. Getting quicker now ... http://www.flickr.com/bruce_m_walker/7116760695/lightbox/ K20D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 50mm, f/8, 125th, ISO 100 Two Elinchrom BX500 RI strobes with 24” softboxes Model: Katelin Popiel -- -bmw Raw indeed! Great shot, Bruce! I know a young lady who's the spitting image of that model, and I've been pestering her to let me take photos of her for about a year now. She's only 19 and gets hit on a lot by older men, so I figure that's the biggest obstacle I have to overcome aside from the fact that I suspect she doesn't really know how serious a pursuit photography is for me. Maybe in a couple of years. -- Walt Thank you! Walt, my advice fwiw: don't expend energy trying to persuade reluctant folks to sit for you. Once you discover that there are people who will crawl over broken glass to have you photograph them, you'll forget all about the reticent ones. Even if you manage to sweet talk or bribe a reluctant or shy person into posing, unless you are lucky (or very skilled) their discomfort, even mild, will show in the pictures you get. Put the word out through your family and friends that you're looking for willing portraiture subjects, and that you'll give them shots in return. Tell them to ask their friends and family. Mention that you need help and practice -- people like to help. Walt, what city are you in? I can do a quick search on Model Mayhem for you. Once you have a bit of a portfolio, show that to people. You'll get more positive responses once you can actually show folks what you can do. -- -bmw Thanks, Bruce -- for the advice and the offer to help out in finding models. I'm in a bit of a sticky situation in that regard, living in a town of about 350 people, and the biggest town within reasonable driving distance being about 35,000 (Paducah, Kentucky). Though, despite the lack of a big population center, I don't really have that much trouble finding people to pose for me. In fact, I constantly have people asking me if I'll take pictures of their daughters/sons/grandkids, etc. The biggest challenge is getting people to follow up after they ask me. I've come to the conclusion that, for a lot of people, when they find out you're a photographer, they just like to say things like that as a means of small-talk. Normally, when someone asks me to do something like that, I stipulate that I'm not by any means a pro photographer with a studio and lighting and backdrops. At that point, they say, Oh, I don't care about that! I'm sure you'd do a great job! Then, they never bother contacting me about it. Which is really OK with me, to be honest. Whenever I try to talk someone into posing for me (like the young lady I mentioned), I'm looking to take very casual portraits. I manage to get decent results whenever I do it completely impromptu -- even when they're shy or reluctant. I just try to catch them in unguarded moments. (I'm not quite sure I'd be all that comfortable in a formal sitting situation, myself.) I guess my approach could be best described as getting someone to simply be somewhere (or tell me where they're going to be), let them just do what they do and be who they are, and tell them to just try to ignore me -- or at least pretend I'm not there. That's why I like to shoot at gatherings and events. I just love capturing candid moments, and I'm pretty good at putting people at ease once I've had a chance to mingle and blend in. Your comfort in working with people on formal shoots will only come with practice. I used to be a nervous wreck, now, not so much. I suggest instead of waiting for people to get in touch with you, you get their details when they say they're interested follow up. DS That's an excellent point, David. I can't argue with that. I guess one of the reasons I've been reluctant to press the issue when asked is the desire to manage expectations. There's a fine line between under-promise and over-deliver and talking yourself out of the job. I guess I'm just a little mortified at the thought of having someone take a chunk out of their weekend only to end up with photos that don't meet their expectations. I suppose I should probably have more confidence than I do -- I do manage to get some decent shots in difficult situations, after all. But, I just don't have the level of confidence in my work that allows me to say, Be there on time, ready to shoot, and I'll give you some pictures that'll make it worth your time and effort. Clearly, that's something I need to work on. -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above
Re: ot: win7 task scheduler
Got it. Had to turn off the network selection option. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Rawrrrr!
On 27 April 2012 22:52, Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: On 4/27/2012 9:31 AM, David Savage wrote: On 27 April 2012 22:21, Walt Gilbertldott...@gmail.com wrote: Your comfort in working with people on formal shoots will only come with practice. I used to be a nervous wreck, now, not so much. I suggest instead of waiting for people to get in touch with you, you get their details when they say they're interested follow up. DS That's an excellent point, David. I can't argue with that. I guess one of the reasons I've been reluctant to press the issue when asked is the desire to manage expectations. There's a fine line between under-promise and over-deliver and talking yourself out of the job. I guess I'm just a little mortified at the thought of having someone take a chunk out of their weekend only to end up with photos that don't meet their expectations. I suppose I should probably have more confidence than I do -- I do manage to get some decent shots in difficult situations, after all. But, I just don't have the level of confidence in my work that allows me to say, Be there on time, ready to shoot, and I'll give you some pictures that'll make it worth your time and effort. Clearly, that's something I need to work on. I think you'll find that your expectations will be much higher than your sitters. Most people haven't been photographed in a a situation that doesn't involve a family function or a drunken night out with friends. Your 'bad' photos will no doubt be far above any other photos they've had taken of them. You'll never get 'better', and more importantly confidant, until you get some shoots under your belt. Photographers are their own worst critics. As the people at Nike say: Just do it. 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.
Which PESO ?
I've been going back and forth with this since I got back from Boston.. Anyone have strong feelings about which of these is better ? The first is as shot, the second is adjusted, as you see, to straighten it but that necessitated a different crop. http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/2012-and-all-that/21847075_D88Ngw/1/1784705589_tGGrqst/Large http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Random-stuff/2607384_ZTHNRm/1/1784699368_Jr32VmB/Large Your waffling photog ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Which PESO ?
I like the original one. But I don't subscribe the always level horizontals school of though. DS On 27 April 2012 23:06, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: I've been going back and forth with this since I got back from Boston.. Anyone have strong feelings about which of these is better ? The first is as shot, the second is adjusted, as you see, to straighten it but that necessitated a different crop. http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/2012-and-all-that/21847075_D88Ngw/1/1784705589_tGGrqst/Large http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Random-stuff/2607384_ZTHNRm/1/1784699368_Jr32VmB/Large Your waffling photog ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Rawrrrr!
On 4/27/2012 10:06 AM, David Savage wrote: On 27 April 2012 22:52, Walt Gilbertldott...@gmail.com wrote: On 4/27/2012 9:31 AM, David Savage wrote: On 27 April 2012 22:21, Walt Gilbertldott...@gmail.comwrote: Your comfort in working with people on formal shoots will only come with practice. I used to be a nervous wreck, now, not so much. I suggest instead of waiting for people to get in touch with you, you get their details when they say they're interestedfollow up. DS That's an excellent point, David. I can't argue with that. I guess one of the reasons I've been reluctant to press the issue when asked is the desire to manage expectations. There's a fine line between under-promise and over-deliver and talking yourself out of the job. I guess I'm just a little mortified at the thought of having someone take a chunk out of their weekend only to end up with photos that don't meet their expectations. I suppose I should probably have more confidence than I do -- I do manage to get some decent shots in difficult situations, after all. But, I just don't have the level of confidence in my work that allows me to say, Be there on time, ready to shoot, and I'll give you some pictures that'll make it worth your time and effort. Clearly, that's something I need to work on. I think you'll find that your expectations will be much higher than your sitters. Most people haven't been photographed in a a situation that doesn't involve a family function or a drunken night out with friends. Your 'bad' photos will no doubt be far above any other photos they've had taken of them. You'll never get 'better', and more importantly confidant, until you get some shoots under your belt. Photographers are their own worst critics. As the people at Nike say: Just do it. Dave True enough. I guess I just assume that people who sit for someone who purports to be a real photographer expect the kind of images they see in magazines. And yet, there are millions upon millions who have forked over good money to Sears without batting an eye. -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Rawrrrr!
She looks like a lot of fun to shoot. DS On 27 April 2012 08:23, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Practicing my retouching. Getting quicker now ... http://www.flickr.com/bruce_m_walker/7116760695/lightbox/ K20D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 50mm, f/8, 125th, ISO 100 Two Elinchrom BX500 RI strobes with 24” softboxes Model: Katelin Popiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Which PESO ?
I would vote for the 3rd one. It would be similar to the 2nd, but not over-tilted. While I am not a stickler to having all photos leveled, a bunch of Pisa poles are disturbing my eye. So, the 2nd one is more pleasing, but I think you rotated it just a bit too much. I would back off just a notch. Igor On 27 April 2012 23:06, Ann Sanfedele annsan at nyc.rr.com wrote: I've been going back and forth with this since I got back from Boston.. Anyone have strong feelings about which of these is better ? The first is as shot, the second is adjusted, as you see, to straighten it but that necessitated a different crop. http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/2012-and-all-that/21847075_D88Ngw/1/1784705589_tGGrqst/Large http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Random-stuff/2607384_ZTHNRm/1/1784699368_Jr32VmB/Large Your waffling photog ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Which PESO ?
The first one..by far. I prefer the perspective curve as well as the crop. Very soft light omm. Jack - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 8:06 AM Subject: Which PESO ? I've been going back and forth with this since I got back from Boston.. Anyone have strong feelings about which of these is better ? The first is as shot, the second is adjusted, as you see, to straighten it but that necessitated a different crop. http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/2012-and-all-that/21847075_D88Ngw/1/1784705589_tGGrqst/Large http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Random-stuff/2607384_ZTHNRm/1/1784699368_Jr32VmB/Large Your waffling photog ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
FS Friday: White K-x with White DAL 18-55mm
K-5 arrived today and battery is on its maiden charge, so my beloved Stormtrooper AKA NASA Edition White K-x kit is for sale. My feelings about the K-x are well-known. It is a terrific bang-for-the-buck camera and the IQ improvement over my K200D, especially at high ISOs is impressive. 9300 shutter actuations. Comes in original box, with caps, hood, etc. I didn't originally plan to buy a white K-x but I liked its distinctiveness and classy looks well enough that I would have purchased the K-5 in white, had it been available. These are going for $500-600 used on Amazon. See: http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B002OEBTD2/ref=sr_1_1_olp?ie=UTF8qid=1335540809sr=8-1condition=used Mine is priced to sell at $435 plus shipping. Most of my recent images were taken with this camera and it will be sent out with a freshly cleaned sensor. http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/ Will be happy to ship worldwide (fast or cheap... your choice). 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: Which PESO ?
Ann - If it comes down to a choice between the two images, I'd pick the first. I like the first one because it shows what the bridge is bridging, but I would prefer the spires to be vertically upright. I'm curious how you straightened it. Did you just rotate and crop or did you try to use the lens correction tools in PS or Lightroom? Would one technique preserve more of the image than the other? gs George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com www.georgesphotos.net plus.georgesinos.com On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 10:28 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: The first one..by far. I prefer the perspective curve as well as the crop. Very soft light omm. Jack - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 8:06 AM Subject: Which PESO ? I've been going back and forth with this since I got back from Boston.. Anyone have strong feelings about which of these is better ? The first is as shot, the second is adjusted, as you see, to straighten it but that necessitated a different crop. http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/2012-and-all-that/21847075_D88Ngw/1/1784705589_tGGrqst/Large http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Random-stuff/2607384_ZTHNRm/1/1784699368_Jr32VmB/Large Your waffling photog ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Rawrrrr!
Ho hum... another pirate shot... Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com To: Pentax Discuss Mailing List PDML@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2012 8:23 PM Subject: PESO Raw! Practicing my retouching. Getting quicker now ... http://www.flickr.com/bruce_m_walker/7116760695/lightbox/ K20D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 50mm, f/8, 125th, ISO 100 Two Elinchrom BX500 RI strobes with 24” softboxes Model: Katelin Popiel -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Which PESO ?
At the risk of redundancy, I'll echo the sentiments expressed by the others: I like the first shot best, though the second shot certainly doesn't put me off in any way. (We don't have them there fancy bridges in western Kentucky, BTW.) -- Walt On 4/27/2012 10:06 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I've been going back and forth with this since I got back from Boston.. Anyone have strong feelings about which of these is better ? The first is as shot, the second is adjusted, as you see, to straighten it but that necessitated a different crop. http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/2012-and-all-that/21847075_D88Ngw/1/1784705589_tGGrqst/Large http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Random-stuff/2607384_ZTHNRm/1/1784699368_Jr32VmB/Large Your waffling photog ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT: Birds in flight? Pfft!
Now *here's* a shot you don't get many chances at: http://www.buzzfeed.com/scott/bear-in-mid-air -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Lensbaby 3G
Mark, I like the 2nd shot. As for the Lensbaby lenses, - I've tried to look at them a few times, and never got the sense of them. The first time when I got them in my hands was at a photo exhibit in San Diego in 2007. That was a weird experience. The lady that at the manufacturer's booth was not friendly at all. I've read about these lenses on the web prior to that, so I curiously asked her about what's cool about these lenses, and how they can be used. I remember that she measured me with her look, and then in a noticeably annoyed way started telling me something that was not very appealing (if at all). I didn't stick for long at that booth. To date, I stil do not know how I would use any of those (albeit, I haven't looked at the new models). [People at Pentax booth were much more friendly, answered all my questions about 18-250 zoom that was just about to come to the stores. That resulted in me buying that lens shortly after (which got a good work as an all-in-one-travel-light lens - to complement 50/1.4).] Igor On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 10:55 PM, Mark C pdml-mark at charter.net wrote: My new used K mount Lensbaby 3Gf arrived today and I got my boy Jazz to pose for a few pics - I love it, much easier to use (for me) than the Lensbaby Muse. A couple of snapshots - http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/blog6.php/ or later http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/blog6.php/2012/04/26/jazz-and-the-lensbaby-3g -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Which PESO ?
The second is immensely more pleasing to my eye. I think it’s not the leveling, it’s having lost the visual junk in the lower left, freeing up the smaller streetlight curves to echo the larger ones in the center. -T On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 8:06 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: I've been going back and forth with this since I got back from Boston.. Anyone have strong feelings about which of these is better ? The first is as shot, the second is adjusted, as you see, to straighten it but that necessitated a different crop. http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/2012-and-all-that/21847075_D88Ngw/1/1784705589_tGGrqst/Large http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Random-stuff/2607384_ZTHNRm/1/1784699368_Jr32VmB/Large Your waffling photog ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Which PESO ?
Of the two, the first is more dynamic. The second, cropped straightened as it is looks to static to me. -p On 4/27/2012 10:06 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I've been going back and forth with this since I got back from Boston.. Anyone have strong feelings about which of these is better ? The first is as shot, the second is adjusted, as you see, to straighten it but that necessitated a different crop. http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/2012-and-all-that/21847075_D88Ngw/1/1784705589_tGGrqst/Large http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Random-stuff/2607384_ZTHNRm/1/1784699368_Jr32VmB/Large Your waffling photog ann -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO Rawrrrr!
From: Walt Gilbert I'm in a bit of a sticky situation in that regard, living in a town of about 350 people, and the biggest town within reasonable driving distance being about 35,000 (Paducah, Kentucky). Though, despite the lack of a big population center, I don't really have that much trouble finding people to pose for me. In fact, I constantly have people asking me if I'll take pictures of their daughters/sons/grandkids, etc. The biggest challenge is getting people to follow up after they ask me. I've come to the conclusion that, for a lot of people, when they find out you're a photographer, they just like to say things like that as a means of small-talk. Normally, when someone asks me to do something like that, I stipulate that I'm not by any means a pro photographer with a studio and lighting and backdrops. At that point, they say, Oh, I don't care about that! I'm sure you'd do a great job! Then, they never bother contacting me about it. Which is really OK with me, to be honest. Whenever I try to talk someone into posing for me (like the young lady I mentioned), I'm looking to take very casual portraits. I manage to get decent results whenever I do it completely impromptu -- even when they're shy or reluctant. I just try to catch them in unguarded moments. (I'm not quite sure I'd be all that comfortable in a formal sitting situation, myself.) I guess my approach could be best described as getting someone to simply be somewhere (or tell me where they're going to be), let them just do what they do and be who they are, and tell them to just try to ignore me -- or at least pretend I'm not there. That's why I like to shoot at gatherings and events. I just love capturing candid moments, and I'm pretty good at putting people at ease once I've had a chance to mingle and blend in. -- Walt One thing that may be hurting you is when you tell people you're not any good (which is what your stipulations are doing), they'll believe you. When someone asks you if you can take photos of their kids/grand-kids, just say yes. The only thing you need them to think about is when where you're going to do the shoot. Get a commitment on that. You don't need a studio for informal portraits. Find some public locations that substitute for those studio backgrounds you don't have use the tools you *do* have. All you need is a neutral background you can throw out of focus and skylight. Earth tones ROCK! Add a little fill flash and you're good to go for informal portraits. As you build your portfolio, you build your professionalism, and moreover build your reputation for professionalism. That might help reassure the shy young lady that you're not just clown with a camera trying to hit on her. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Which PESO ?
From: Ann Sanfedele I've been going back and forth with this since I got back from Boston.. Anyone have strong feelings about which of these is better ? The first is as shot, the second is adjusted, as you see, to straighten it but that necessitated a different crop. http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/2012-and-all-that/21847075_D88Ngw/1/1784705589_tGGrqst/Large http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Random-stuff/2607384_ZTHNRm/1/1784699368_Jr32VmB/Large Your waffling photog ann Since the black pole in the center (surveillance camera?) is a strong vertical element, I prefer it to be straight up and down. The second, adjusted shot is the better of the two, but it looks like you've over-compensated in straightening the image and have the pole leaning a bit to the left now. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Not a PESO, more a boasting post
Thanks Bob, Paul, Bruce and Jack. The print was done at Eurofoto.no located about 50 km away. At first attempt they did a miserable job, but second try was spot on. Framing was done locally. The framer gave us a very good price. -- MaritimTim My private photo blog: http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ My photo class blog: http://z-fotokurs.blogspot.com/ To err is human to arr is pirate 2012/4/27 Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com: I'm very impressed with the picture you're in front of, Tim. Congrats! Jack - Original Message - From: Tim Øsleby maritim...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 3:09 AM Subject: Not a PESO, more a boasting post You may remember me talking about a calender project some time ago. The calendar is published. I'm pretty happy with the result. Now it is time for exhibitions. http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/2012/04/nordic-light-2012-sarbar-sterk.html I'm the pretty guy in picture number three. The exhibition is part of this festival http://www.nle.no/ The largest and probably most important photo festival in Scandinavia. The artisticleader og the festival and some other VIPs said some nice things about it. So I'm very happy. I don't expect any sales though. After the festival, the pictures will be displayed locally, before going on tour. So far going on tour means going to one city, Hamar ;-) My main picture is the one I'm in front of. I'll probably PESO it some day, but not now. The print can be yours for 900 € BTW. -- MaritimTim My private photo blog: http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ My photo class blog: http://z-fotokurs.blogspot.com/ To err is human to arr is pirate -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Which PESO ?
On 4/27/2012 11:24, Igor Roshchin wrote: I would vote for the 3rd one. It would be similar to the 2nd, but not over-tilted. har! While I am not a stickler to having all photos leveled, a bunch of Pisa poles are disturbing my eye. So, the 2nd one is more pleasing, but I think you rotated it just a bit too much. I would back off just a notch. Igor Ok - your answer is tallied :-) ann On 27 April 2012 23:06, Ann Sanfedeleannsan at nyc.rr.com wrote: I've been going back and forth with this since I got back from Boston.. Anyone have strong feelings about which of these is better ? The first is as shot, the second is adjusted, as you see, to straighten it but that necessitated a different crop. http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/2012-and-all-that/21847075_D88Ngw/1/1784705589_tGGrqst/Large http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Random-stuff/2607384_ZTHNRm/1/1784699368_Jr32VmB/Large Your waffling photog ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Which PESO ?
On 4/27/2012 11:47, George Sinos wrote: Ann - If it comes down to a choice between the two images, I'd pick the first. You and Jack picked what I chose initially to show.. I like the first one because it shows what the bridge is bridging, but I would prefer the spires to be vertically upright. I'm curious how you straightened it. Did you just rotate and crop or did you try to use the lens correction tools in PS or Lightroom? Would one technique preserve more of the image than the other? gs I have elements 5... I just rotated and cropped... I don't remember if I fiddled more with perspective and discarded it or not. I did try to straighten the verticals without losing too much - however, in fact, the bridge itself curves. ann George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com www.georgesphotos.net plus.georgesinos.com On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 10:28 AM, Jack Davisjdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: The first one..by far. I prefer the perspective curve as well as the crop. Very soft light omm. Jack - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedeleann...@nyc.rr.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 8:06 AM Subject: Which PESO ? I've been going back and forth with this since I got back from Boston.. Anyone have strong feelings about which of these is better ? The first is as shot, the second is adjusted, as you see, to straighten it but that necessitated a different crop. http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/2012-and-all-that/21847075_D88Ngw/1/1784705589_tGGrqst/Large http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Random-stuff/2607384_ZTHNRm/1/1784699368_Jr32VmB/Large Your waffling photog ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Which PESO ?
I almost always go for straight verticals, but in this case, I prefer the first shot. A lot more information there, and the tilt tends to complement the image a bit. Paul On Apr 27, 2012, at 2:09 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: On 4/27/2012 11:47, George Sinos wrote: Ann - If it comes down to a choice between the two images, I'd pick the first. You and Jack picked what I chose initially to show.. I like the first one because it shows what the bridge is bridging, but I would prefer the spires to be vertically upright. I'm curious how you straightened it. Did you just rotate and crop or did you try to use the lens correction tools in PS or Lightroom? Would one technique preserve more of the image than the other? gs I have elements 5... I just rotated and cropped... I don't remember if I fiddled more with perspective and discarded it or not. I did try to straighten the verticals without losing too much - however, in fact, the bridge itself curves. ann George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com www.georgesphotos.net plus.georgesinos.com On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 10:28 AM, Jack Davisjdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: The first one..by far. I prefer the perspective curve as well as the crop. Very soft light omm. Jack - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedeleann...@nyc.rr.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 8:06 AM Subject: Which PESO ? I've been going back and forth with this since I got back from Boston.. Anyone have strong feelings about which of these is better ? The first is as shot, the second is adjusted, as you see, to straighten it but that necessitated a different crop. http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/2012-and-all-that/21847075_D88Ngw/1/1784705589_tGGrqst/Large http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Random-stuff/2607384_ZTHNRm/1/1784699368_Jr32VmB/Large Your waffling photog ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Which PESO ?
I see what you mean about the poles and over compensating... I think I did the second, 1st then went back to the first one as a better choice. And Tim pointed out visual junk that I couldnt even see in the lower left . hmmm.. I like Paul's reason for liking the first better. Fascinating who prefers which... and makes me want to revisit it - but I also don't want to do too much adjustment in PS -- kinda cheating for this kind of stuff. ann On 4/27/2012 13:55, John Sessoms wrote: From: Ann Sanfedele I've been going back and forth with this since I got back from Boston.. Anyone have strong feelings about which of these is better ? The first is as shot, the second is adjusted, as you see, to straighten it but that necessitated a different crop. http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/2012-and-all-that/21847075_D88Ngw/1/1784705589_tGGrqst/Large http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Random-stuff/2607384_ZTHNRm/1/1784699368_Jr32VmB/Large Your waffling photog ann Since the black pole in the center (surveillance camera?) is a strong vertical element, I prefer it to be straight up and down. The second, adjusted shot is the better of the two, but it looks like you've over-compensated in straightening the image and have the pole leaning a bit to the left now. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Birds in flight? Pfft!
Saw that item on the news here this morning.. but they didnt show the whole vid - just a still shot ann On 4/27/2012 12:48, Walt Gilbert wrote: Now *here's* a shot you don't get many chances at: http://www.buzzfeed.com/scott/bear-in-mid-air -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Lollipops
Like it! On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 10:58 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: That's what they call these bike locking posts around here: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/04/lolllypops.html?m=1 Looks like University of Toronto has their own rings made; in the rest of our town they say City of Toronto but they look exactly the same otherwise. The repeating pattern here, along with the single bike on the last post caught my eye. Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Wendy Beard Carp, Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO Rawrrrr!
Walt, MM lists 7 young ladies who live within 25 miles of Paduca, Kentucky who will work TFP (ie trade-for-photo). All you need to do is come up with an idea for a shoot, eg theme, location, wardrobe, any props, and approach these folks with your shoot description. If they think your shots will benefit their portfolio they'll agree to it. Be prepared to show some of your best work (edit brutally) and they better have people in them. :-) Here's one who is a fitness and bikini model: http://www.modelmayhem.com/1648238 If you read her resume it says some experience. If you examine her portfolio you see that she's had one fitness set of pro-level shots done and a whole lot of snapshots. She needs more good shots for her portfolio. She's a good candidate to approach. She may want gas-money if it's a fairly long drive to the location. On a first encounter they'll likely want to bring a friend. You can put the friend to work holding a reflector or helping keep the model's hair tidy. Anyways, good luck! On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 10:21 AM, Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: On 4/27/2012 7:15 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 9:12 PM, Walt Gilbertldott...@gmail.com wrote: On 4/26/2012 7:23 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Practicing my retouching. Getting quicker now ... http://www.flickr.com/bruce_m_walker/7116760695/lightbox/ K20D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 50mm, f/8, 125th, ISO 100 Two Elinchrom BX500 RI strobes with 24” softboxes Model: Katelin Popiel -- -bmw Raw indeed! Great shot, Bruce! I know a young lady who's the spitting image of that model, and I've been pestering her to let me take photos of her for about a year now. She's only 19 and gets hit on a lot by older men, so I figure that's the biggest obstacle I have to overcome aside from the fact that I suspect she doesn't really know how serious a pursuit photography is for me. Maybe in a couple of years. -- Walt Thank you! Walt, my advice fwiw: don't expend energy trying to persuade reluctant folks to sit for you. Once you discover that there are people who will crawl over broken glass to have you photograph them, you'll forget all about the reticent ones. Even if you manage to sweet talk or bribe a reluctant or shy person into posing, unless you are lucky (or very skilled) their discomfort, even mild, will show in the pictures you get. Put the word out through your family and friends that you're looking for willing portraiture subjects, and that you'll give them shots in return. Tell them to ask their friends and family. Mention that you need help and practice -- people like to help. Walt, what city are you in? I can do a quick search on Model Mayhem for you. Once you have a bit of a portfolio, show that to people. You'll get more positive responses once you can actually show folks what you can do. -- -bmw Thanks, Bruce -- for the advice and the offer to help out in finding models. I'm in a bit of a sticky situation in that regard, living in a town of about 350 people, and the biggest town within reasonable driving distance being about 35,000 (Paducah, Kentucky). Though, despite the lack of a big population center, I don't really have that much trouble finding people to pose for me. In fact, I constantly have people asking me if I'll take pictures of their daughters/sons/grandkids, etc. The biggest challenge is getting people to follow up after they ask me. I've come to the conclusion that, for a lot of people, when they find out you're a photographer, they just like to say things like that as a means of small-talk. Normally, when someone asks me to do something like that, I stipulate that I'm not by any means a pro photographer with a studio and lighting and backdrops. At that point, they say, Oh, I don't care about that! I'm sure you'd do a great job! Then, they never bother contacting me about it. Which is really OK with me, to be honest. Whenever I try to talk someone into posing for me (like the young lady I mentioned), I'm looking to take very casual portraits. I manage to get decent results whenever I do it completely impromptu -- even when they're shy or reluctant. I just try to catch them in unguarded moments. (I'm not quite sure I'd be all that comfortable in a formal sitting situation, myself.) I guess my approach could be best described as getting someone to simply be somewhere (or tell me where they're going to be), let them just do what they do and be who they are, and tell them to just try to ignore me -- or at least pretend I'm not there. That's why I like to shoot at gatherings and events. I just love capturing candid moments, and I'm pretty good at putting people at ease once I've had a chance to mingle and blend in. -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -bmw
orchid
I have a sorely neglected orchid on my kitchen windowsill. Despite the lack of care over the last year it has been blooming like crazy for about two months now. http://www.pbase.com/wendybeard/image/142922688 K7 + DA 18-135 -- Wendy Beard Carp, 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.
K-5 and *new* lens purchase
I've always been somewhat of a bottom-feeder when it comes to equipment (you remember me, Mr. Bang-for-the-buck Guy) so this K-5 is new territory for me (but I think I could get used to it). I'm very impressed by what I see of the K-5 so far. What I've never heard anybody talk about before (or maybe I wasn't paying attention) is how QUIET it is when you fire the shutter. I can take pictures up close behind people's back and they don't even hear it. Heck, *I* can hardly hear it! I think I'm in love. In another departure from my bottom-feeder ways, I ordered my first *new* lens yesterday. I made an unexpected lens sale and ordered the Sigma 28mm f/1.8 EX DG DF Macro AF with the windfall. It should be here next Friday. If nothing else, it should provide me with some faster exposure times the next time the Northern Lights decide to show themselves to South-Central Nebraska! Interesting images taken with this lens from Flickriver.com: http://www.flickriver.com/groups/sigma28mm18exdgapo/pool/interesting/ The seller has more and their price is more than right on this lens. If I'm not mistaken this lens will cover full frame (an important consideration if you are leaning toward Pentax announcing a FF one day) : ) http://www.ebay.com/itm/370564652825?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Rawrrrr!
Fun to shoot? Yes, and no. She's a serious model-in-training. She is dedicated and very hard-working. She was fun to shoot in that it was a breeze -- anything you ask her to do, she does, perfectly, no questions. To the left, same on the right, roar like a lion ... whatever. But she was all business, no kind of spontaneous ideas or collaborative chit-chat. If I didn't direct, like a machine she simply stopped and waited. She's the kind of model you want if you're shooting a clothing catalog. But if you're trying to make creative art, probably not so much. But it was exactly what I needed to experience. So it was a great shoot. Thanks! On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 11:18 AM, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: She looks like a lot of fun to shoot. DS On 27 April 2012 08:23, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Practicing my retouching. Getting quicker now ... http://www.flickr.com/bruce_m_walker/7116760695/lightbox/ K20D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 50mm, f/8, 125th, ISO 100 Two Elinchrom BX500 RI strobes with 24” softboxes Model: Katelin Popiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO Rawrrrr!
Ar! :) On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 12:06 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Ho hum... another pirate shot... Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com To: Pentax Discuss Mailing List PDML@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2012 8:23 PM Subject: PESO Raw! Practicing my retouching. Getting quicker now ... http://www.flickr.com/bruce_m_walker/7116760695/lightbox/ K20D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 50mm, f/8, 125th, ISO 100 Two Elinchrom BX500 RI strobes with 24” softboxes Model: Katelin Popiel -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -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: orchid
A very nice image. My wife has a number of orchids and they *are* quite beautiful flowers. I can see how they could become habit forming. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-5 and *new* lens purchase
Congratulations Darren! -- Kent Brede http://kentonbrede.com/ On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 3:06 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: I've always been somewhat of a bottom-feeder when it comes to equipment (you remember me, Mr. Bang-for-the-buck Guy) so this K-5 is new territory for me (but I think I could get used to it). I'm very impressed by what I see of the K-5 so far. What I've never heard anybody talk about before (or maybe I wasn't paying attention) is how QUIET it is when you fire the shutter. I can take pictures up close behind people's back and they don't even hear it. Heck, *I* can hardly hear it! I think I'm in love. In another departure from my bottom-feeder ways, I ordered my first *new* lens yesterday. I made an unexpected lens sale and ordered the Sigma 28mm f/1.8 EX DG DF Macro AF with the windfall. It should be here next Friday. If nothing else, it should provide me with some faster exposure times the next time the Northern Lights decide to show themselves to South-Central Nebraska! Interesting images taken with this lens from Flickriver.com: http://www.flickriver.com/groups/sigma28mm18exdgapo/pool/interesting/ The seller has more and their price is more than right on this lens. If I'm not mistaken this lens will cover full frame (an important consideration if you are leaning toward Pentax announcing a FF one day) : ) http://www.ebay.com/itm/370564652825?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Which PESO ?
The first, by a long shot. Beautiful photo. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com Sent: April 27, 2012 4/27/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Which PESO ? I've been going back and forth with this since I got back from Boston.. Anyone have strong feelings about which of these is better ? The first is as shot, the second is adjusted, as you see, to straighten it but that necessitated a different crop. http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/2012-and-all-that/21847075_D88Ngw/1/1784705589_tGGrqst/Large http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Random-stuff/2607384_ZTHNRm/1/1784699368_Jr32VmB/Large Your waffling photog ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Which PESO ?
I sent a post a couple of hours ago but it seems to have gotten lost in the ether. May yet show up, so apologies if there's a bit of duplication. Anyway, it's a terrific photo and I like the first one by a long shot. So much more dynamic! Love it, Ann! cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com Sent: April 27, 2012 4/27/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Which PESO ? I've been going back and forth with this since I got back from Boston.. Anyone have strong feelings about which of these is better ? The first is as shot, the second is adjusted, as you see, to straighten it but that necessitated a different crop. http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/2012-and-all-that/21847075_D88Ngw/1/1784705589_tGGrqst/Large http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Random-stuff/2607384_ZTHNRm/1/1784699368_Jr32VmB/Large Your waffling photog ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: orchid
Wendy, Nice picture. I think the orchid likes the light! Don't overwater. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 1:59 PM, wendy beard pointyp...@gmail.com wrote: I have a sorely neglected orchid on my kitchen windowsill. Despite the lack of care over the last year it has been blooming like crazy for about two months now. http://www.pbase.com/wendybeard/image/142922688 K7 + DA 18-135 -- Wendy Beard Carp, 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: K-5 and *new* lens purchase
If one was ever wondering if the Sigma 28/1.8 tended to flare, this should put the question to rest. Jeffery On Apr 27, 2012, at 3:06 PM, Darren Addy wrote: I've always been somewhat of a bottom-feeder when it comes to equipment (you remember me, Mr. Bang-for-the-buck Guy) so this K-5 is new territory for me (but I think I could get used to it). I'm very impressed by what I see of the K-5 so far. What I've never heard anybody talk about before (or maybe I wasn't paying attention) is how QUIET it is when you fire the shutter. I can take pictures up close behind people's back and they don't even hear it. Heck, *I* can hardly hear it! I think I'm in love. In another departure from my bottom-feeder ways, I ordered my first *new* lens yesterday. I made an unexpected lens sale and ordered the Sigma 28mm f/1.8 EX DG DF Macro AF with the windfall. It should be here next Friday. If nothing else, it should provide me with some faster exposure times the next time the Northern Lights decide to show themselves to South-Central Nebraska! Interesting images taken with this lens from Flickriver.com: http://www.flickriver.com/groups/sigma28mm18exdgapo/pool/interesting/ The seller has more and their price is more than right on this lens. If I'm not mistaken this lens will cover full frame (an important consideration if you are leaning toward Pentax announcing a FF one day) : ) http://www.ebay.com/itm/370564652825?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K-5 and *new* lens purchase
There are no bad lenses. Only lenses used badly. I'm not sure if some of those images are truly low contrast from flare, or if they have been lomographied with Instagram or something. In any event, in this day and age, there is no excuse not to know what you are getting when you purchase a lens. Between online galleries and owner reviews you can pretty much tell if a lens is going to fit your use for it. Fortunately, my use for it is probably not going to involve shooting directly into the sun very often. :) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: orchid
That's a beautiful photo. The light is amazing. Every time I see an orchid I'm reminded of the movie Adaptation and my favourite scene with the brilliant Chris Cooper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2OeubjrX9Ifeature=youtube_gdata_player cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: wendy beard pointyp...@gmail.com Sent: April 27, 2012 4/27/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: orchid I have a sorely neglected orchid on my kitchen windowsill. Despite the lack of care over the last year it has been blooming like crazy for about two months now. http://www.pbase.com/wendybeard/image/142922688 K7 + DA 18-135 -- Wendy Beard Carp, Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO Rawrrrr!
Oh Pshaw! Here's what you do: Shave your head. Wear sunglasses all the time, even inside. You may rest them on top of your freshly shorn head during the shoot if you want. Wear all black. Or all white. With matching gaudy cowboy boots. Smoke Gitanes or Gauloises. Call the models Baby and tell them you love them. Shoot with a Canon with a big huge white lens. If they dare criticize your work, act terribly offended and hurt, tell them you're an Artiste and your work is Art. Tell them you'll never work with them again. Walk out of the room in a huff. You'll have models calling ~you~ after that. ;-) cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com Sent: April 27, 2012 4/27/12 I guess one of the reasons I've been reluctant to press the issue when asked is the desire to manage expectations. There's a fine line between under-promise and over-deliver and talking yourself out of the job. I guess I'm just a little mortified at the thought of having someone take a chunk out of their weekend only to end up with photos that don't meet their expectations. I suppose I should probably have more confidence than I do -- I do manage to get some decent shots in difficult situations, after all. But, I just don't have the level of confidence in my work that allows me -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
100/2.8 Macro Issue - Thoughts?
I've started having problems with this lens that are weird. I don't think it's operator error... It didn't want to AF last time I had it on (was using more as a telephoto). I just mounted it again, and had the same issue. It seems to hunt a bit but does not achieve focus and stops. It was on the 'A' setting and the view through the viewfinder was very dark. I turned the aperture ring to 2.8 and voila it focuses. I then returned it to 'A' and it focuses with no problem, as it always has, regardless of what I set aperture to via the body. However, if I take the lens off the camera, and put it back on, it's behavior goes to as stated earlier, it doesn't want to focus. I've repeated this half a dozen time and it's the same each time I try it. Idea's? Tom C. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: PAW120 - The rise and fall of nations?
I guess the nation may fall by it´s lack of humor :-) Thanks Boris, and Christine, Darren, knarf, Paul, Ann and Dan. DagT Den 23. apr. 2012 kl. 05:34 skrev Boris Liberman: On 4/23/2012 01:08, DagT wrote: http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html K-5, DA70mm, 1/100s, f/7.1, ISO100. DagT http://www.thrane.name/ A hit by the tennis ball may easily cause one to fall and another to raise... Not sure about nations though. May be if there were so many tennis balls, then perhaps... Great photograph, Dag! Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: 100/2.8 Macro Issue - Thoughts?
My is seriously prone to search wildly for focus when I'm shooting close objects. Jeffery On Apr 27, 2012, at 4:13 PM, Tom C wrote: I've started having problems with this lens that are weird. I don't think it's operator error... It didn't want to AF last time I had it on (was using more as a telephoto). I just mounted it again, and had the same issue. It seems to hunt a bit but does not achieve focus and stops. It was on the 'A' setting and the view through the viewfinder was very dark. I turned the aperture ring to 2.8 and voila it focuses. I then returned it to 'A' and it focuses with no problem, as it always has, regardless of what I set aperture to via the body. However, if I take the lens off the camera, and put it back on, it's behavior goes to as stated earlier, it doesn't want to focus. I've repeated this half a dozen time and it's the same each time I try it. Idea's? Tom C. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: orchid
Frank, The clip is amusing. The Seminoles never signed a peace treaty with us. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 3:51 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: That's a beautiful photo. The light is amazing. Every time I see an orchid I'm reminded of the movie Adaptation and my favourite scene with the brilliant Chris Cooper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2OeubjrX9Ifeature=youtube_gdata_player cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: wendy beard pointyp...@gmail.com Sent: April 27, 2012 4/27/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: orchid I have a sorely neglected orchid on my kitchen windowsill. Despite the lack of care over the last year it has been blooming like crazy for about two months now. http://www.pbase.com/wendybeard/image/142922688 K7 + DA 18-135 -- Wendy Beard Carp, 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: 100/2.8 Macro Issue - Thoughts?
I run into operator error sometimes when I lock the focus inadvertantly when I take the lens on and off. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 4:13 PM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: I've started having problems with this lens that are weird. I don't think it's operator error... It didn't want to AF last time I had it on (was using more as a telephoto). I just mounted it again, and had the same issue. It seems to hunt a bit but does not achieve focus and stops. It was on the 'A' setting and the view through the viewfinder was very dark. I turned the aperture ring to 2.8 and voila it focuses. I then returned it to 'A' and it focuses with no problem, as it always has, regardless of what I set aperture to via the body. However, if I take the lens off the camera, and put it back on, it's behavior goes to as stated earlier, it doesn't want to focus. I've repeated this half a dozen time and it's the same each time I try it. Idea's? Tom C. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K-5 and *new* lens purchase
I'm looking forward to seeing some images taken with the Sigma. A friend of mine just bought the Pentax 10-17, but I don't like the distortion of it. I'm hankering' for a good ultra wide angle, and it is going to either be Pentax or Sigma. Jeffery On Apr 27, 2012, at 3:50 PM, Darren Addy wrote: There are no bad lenses. Only lenses used badly. I'm not sure if some of those images are truly low contrast from flare, or if they have been lomographied with Instagram or something. In any event, in this day and age, there is no excuse not to know what you are getting when you purchase a lens. Between online galleries and owner reviews you can pretty much tell if a lens is going to fit your use for it. Fortunately, my use for it is probably not going to involve shooting directly into the sun very often. :) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: 100/2.8 Macro Issue - Thoughts?
You don't say if you are using the F, FA, DA or DA WR version. My FA100 will sometimes refuse to get a focus lock and sit at infinity. I press in the mount lock button to release the AF drive and manually focus to approximate focus and it then seems to work ok till the next time it decides it can't focus on what I'm asking it to look at and I do the same thing. It's done it on all the digital cameras I've owned *istD, K10, K7 and K5. I can't remember it doing it on the MZ-S, but that doesn't mean it didn't. I don't know if this helps you or not. I don't use it much now days and usually only on manual focus as I have the DA WR version for field work (smaller and weather resistant is good when knee deep in sea water). Leon On Apr 27, 2012, at 4:13 PM, Tom C wrote: I've started having problems with this lens that are weird. I don't think it's operator error... It didn't want to AF last time I had it on (was using more as a telephoto). I just mounted it again, and had the same issue. It seems to hunt a bit but does not achieve focus and stops. It was on the 'A' setting and the view through the viewfinder was very dark. I turned the aperture ring to 2.8 and voila it focuses. I then returned it to 'A' and it focuses with no problem, as it always has, regardless of what I set aperture to via the body. However, if I take the lens off the camera, and put it back on, it's behavior goes to as stated earlier, it doesn't want to focus. I've repeated this half a dozen time and it's the same each time I try it. Idea's? Tom C. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Which PESO ?
Quoting David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com: I like the original one. But I don't subscribe the always level horizontals school of though. As Dave knows, I do But, while I would normally prefer the second, I think the amount of cropping needed to straighten the image, spoils it's impact. Pity there wasn't a bit more space on the left to play with :-( Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ DS On 27 April 2012 23:06, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: I've been going back and forth with this since I got back from Boston.. Anyone have strong feelings about which of these is better ? The first is as shot, the second is adjusted, as you see, to straighten it nbsp;but that necessitated a different crop. http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/2012-and-all-that/21847075_D88Ngw/1/1784705589_tGGrqst/Large http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Random-stuff/2607384_ZTHNRm/1/1784699368_Jr32VmB/Large Your waffling photog ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: 100/2.8 Macro Issue - Thoughts?
You don't say if you are using the F, FA, DA or DA WR version. My FA100 will sometimes refuse to get a focus lock and sit at infinity. I press in the mount lock button to release the AF drive and manually focus to approximate focus and it then seems to work ok till the next time it decides it can't focus on what I'm asking it to look at and I do the same thing. It's done it on all the digital cameras I've owned *istD, K10, K7 and K5. I can't remember it doing it on the MZ-S, but that doesn't mean it didn't. I don't know if this helps you or not. I don't use it much now days and usually only on manual focus as I have the DA WR version for field work (smaller and weather resistant is good when knee deep in sea water). Leon Yeah that was stupid of me. It's the tank-artillery-shell-bodied FA/100 2.8 Macro. It seems to be related to the aperture lever/control on the lens. It appears through the viewfinder that it's totally stopped down in 'A' mode, even when the camera body says f/2.8, f/4, etc. Setting the lens manually to a big aperture allows it to AF (viewfinder brightens), then resetting it to 'A' mode, viewfinder continues to appear bright and AF continues to work. Take the lens off the body, put it back on, same issue repeats. Thanks Leon, et al. On Apr 27, 2012, at 4:13 PM, Tom C wrote: I've started having problems with this lens that are weird. I don't think it's operator error... It didn't want to AF last time I had it on (was using more as a telephoto). I just mounted it again, and had the same issue. It seems to hunt a bit but does not achieve focus and stops. It was on the 'A' setting and the view through the viewfinder was very dark. I turned the aperture ring to 2.8 and voila it focuses. I then returned it to 'A' and it focuses with no problem, as it always has, regardless of what I set aperture to via the body. However, if I take the lens off the camera, and put it back on, it's behavior goes to as stated earlier, it doesn't want to focus. I've repeated this half a dozen time and it's the same each time I try it. Idea's? Tom C. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Which PESO ?
On 4/27/2012 16:32, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I sent a post a couple of hours ago but it seems to have gotten lost in the ether. May yet show up, so apologies if there's a bit of duplication. Anyway, it's a terrific photo and I like the first one by a long shot. So much more dynamic! Love it, Ann! cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Ann Sanfedeleann...@nyc.rr.com Sent: April 27, 2012 4/27/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: Which PESO ? I've been going back and forth with this since I got back from Boston.. Anyone have strong feelings about which of these is better ? The first is as shot, the second is adjusted, as you see, to straighten it but that necessitated a different crop. http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/2012-and-all-that/21847075_D88Ngw/1/1784705589_tGGrqst/Large http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Random-stuff/2607384_ZTHNRm/1/1784699368_Jr32VmB/Large Your waffling photog ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Lensbaby 3G
On 4/27/2012 9:50 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Nice Thanks, Dave - I'm looking forward to doing some macro work with this one... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Rawrrrr!
Other than the smoking and the Canon, I've got the rest covered. Now why isn't that damned phone ringing? Better go smoke another Canon. On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 5:12 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Oh Pshaw! Here's what you do: Shave your head. Wear sunglasses all the time, even inside. You may rest them on top of your freshly shorn head during the shoot if you want. Wear all black. Or all white. With matching gaudy cowboy boots. Smoke Gitanes or Gauloises. Call the models Baby and tell them you love them. Shoot with a Canon with a big huge white lens. If they dare criticize your work, act terribly offended and hurt, tell them you're an Artiste and your work is Art. Tell them you'll never work with them again. Walk out of the room in a huff. You'll have models calling ~you~ after that. ;-) cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com Sent: April 27, 2012 4/27/12 I guess one of the reasons I've been reluctant to press the issue when asked is the desire to manage expectations. There's a fine line between under-promise and over-deliver and talking yourself out of the job. I guess I'm just a little mortified at the thought of having someone take a chunk out of their weekend only to end up with photos that don't meet their expectations. I suppose I should probably have more confidence than I do -- I do manage to get some decent shots in difficult situations, after all. But, I just don't have the level of confidence in my work that allows me -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -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: 100/2.8 Macro Issue - Thoughts?
I had an A* 300 f/2.8 that had a problem with the aperture cam/lever control/or? sticking wide open. Got some terrible over exposures. Send it to Pentax for repair. When I got it back, I gave it a try by hand before mounting it and it stuck. Tried it several more times and it did not stick again. Used it for several years after that and had no problem. At least I had no problem images tell me so. Have you tried working that aperture linkage by hand to check if it's working freely? Jack - Original Message - From: Tom C caka...@gmail.com To: pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 3:34 PM Subject: Re: 100/2.8 Macro Issue - Thoughts? You don't say if you are using the F, FA, DA or DA WR version. My FA100 will sometimes refuse to get a focus lock and sit at infinity. I press in the mount lock button to release the AF drive and manually focus to approximate focus and it then seems to work ok till the next time it decides it can't focus on what I'm asking it to look at and I do the same thing. It's done it on all the digital cameras I've owned *istD, K10, K7 and K5. I can't remember it doing it on the MZ-S, but that doesn't mean it didn't. I don't know if this helps you or not. I don't use it much now days and usually only on manual focus as I have the DA WR version for field work (smaller and weather resistant is good when knee deep in sea water). Leon Yeah that was stupid of me. It's the tank-artillery-shell-bodied FA/100 2.8 Macro. It seems to be related to the aperture lever/control on the lens. It appears through the viewfinder that it's totally stopped down in 'A' mode, even when the camera body says f/2.8, f/4, etc. Setting the lens manually to a big aperture allows it to AF (viewfinder brightens), then resetting it to 'A' mode, viewfinder continues to appear bright and AF continues to work. Take the lens off the body, put it back on, same issue repeats. Thanks Leon, et al. On Apr 27, 2012, at 4:13 PM, Tom C wrote: I've started having problems with this lens that are weird. I don't think it's operator error... It didn't want to AF last time I had it on (was using more as a telephoto). I just mounted it again, and had the same issue. It seems to hunt a bit but does not achieve focus and stops. It was on the 'A' setting and the view through the viewfinder was very dark. I turned the aperture ring to 2.8 and voila it focuses. I then returned it to 'A' and it focuses with no problem, as it always has, regardless of what I set aperture to via the body. However, if I take the lens off the camera, and put it back on, it's behavior goes to as stated earlier, it doesn't want to focus. I've repeated this half a dozen time and it's the same each time I try it. Idea's? Tom C. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Lensbaby 3G
On 4/27/2012 12:56 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Mark, I like the 2nd shot. As for the Lensbaby lenses, - I've tried to look at them a few times, and never got the sense of them. The first time when I got them in my hands was at a photo exhibit in San Diego in 2007. That was a weird experience. The lady that at the manufacturer's booth was not friendly at all. I've read about these lenses on the web prior to that, so I curiously asked her about what's cool about these lenses, and how they can be used. I remember that she measured me with her look, and then in a noticeably annoyed way started telling me something that was not very appealing (if at all). I didn't stick for long at that booth. To date, I stil do not know how I would use any of those (albeit, I haven't looked at the new models). Hi Igor - Thanks for looking. Regarding the Lensbabies - they make a lot of lenses anymore, but I have only tried the Muse and the 3g (which is essentially the Muse in a harness.) It's a specialty lens for sure. I've only used the plastic lens and it produces a soft and impressionistic image. It is similar to a Holga in many ways - soft, impressionistic, nostalgic in feel, soft aberrations, a sweet spot that is rather sharp with progressively more distortion and softness radiating out from it. I think that a lot of the magic of Holgas is that the sweet spot / distortion effect makes it easy to isolate the subject. Plus, you get the emotive / nostalgic effects from visual elements that mimic old time box cameras etc. The lensbaby more or less lets you control all that stuff, and let's you control the exposure (anathema to a Holga shooter.) I say it 'more or less' lets you control things because the Muse offers little control - you have to push and pull on the lens, swivel it around, and shoot. You can never duplicate the same shot. I think that was a feature initially and they wanted to include a good degree of randomness in the lensbaby. But, the 3g lets you super fine tune and control everything as much as you might want to. I hand-held the shots of the cat, but to be able to focus using a helicoid focusing mechanism was a vast improvement over pushing and pulling on the muse. Like I said - I don't know about their new offerings. And the lensbabies work better on full frame bodies where the sweet spot can be a smaller part of the frame. But they work OK on APS-C digitals as well! Maybe the lady in the booth was just having a bad day... Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: 100/2.8 Macro Issue - Thoughts?
On 4/27/2012 5:13 PM, Tom C wrote: I've started having problems with this lens that are weird. I don't think it's operator error... It didn't want to AF last time I had it on (was using more as a telephoto). I just mounted it again, and had the same issue. It seems to hunt a bit but does not achieve focus and stops. It was on the 'A' setting and the view through the viewfinder was very dark. I turned the aperture ring to 2.8 and voila it focuses. I then returned it to 'A' and it focuses with no problem, as it always has, regardless of what I set aperture to via the body. If you can replicate the problem with the dark screen - have you looked through the front of the lens to see if the aperture is fully open? Are the exposures accurate? Could the aperture be sticking, causing AF problems and the darker finder? (It would cause over exposure problems as well.) MCC -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: 100/2.8 Macro Issue - Thoughts?
On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 04:34:57PM -0600, Tom C wrote: Yeah that was stupid of me. It's the tank-artillery-shell-bodied FA/100 2.8 Macro. It seems to be related to the aperture lever/control on the lens. It appears through the viewfinder that it's totally stopped down in 'A' mode, even when the camera body says f/2.8, f/4, etc. That's a problem right there. The lens should only be stopped down during exposure (or when the DOF preview is in effect). If the viewfinder is dark at other times something (almost certainly the lens) is misbehaving. Check to make sure the mechanical coupling in the lens moves freely, springs back quickly, and isn't bent so that it would come into contact with anything on the body except for the aperture stopdown linkage. Check that the linkage on the body isn't bent, either - it's possible that it might be getting caught up on some part of the lens. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: orchid
On 4/27/2012 2:59 PM, wendy beard wrote: I have a sorely neglected orchid on my kitchen windowsill. Despite the lack of care over the last year it has been blooming like crazy for about two months now. http://www.pbase.com/wendybeard/image/142922688 K7 + DA 18-135 Beautiful! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-5 and *new* lens purchase
On Apr 27, 2012, at 1:06 PM, Darren Addy wrote: I've always been somewhat of a bottom-feeder when it comes to equipment (you remember me, Mr. Bang-for-the-buck Guy) so this K-5 is new territory for me (but I think I could get used to it). I'm very impressed by what I see of the K-5 so far. What I've never heard anybody talk about before (or maybe I wasn't paying attention) is how QUIET it is when you fire the shutter. I can take pictures up close behind people's back and they don't even hear it. Heck, *I* can hardly hear it! I think I'm in love. I think that's the first thing anyone comments on when they first use a K-5, but until you experience it for yourself, it just doesn't register how significant it is. In another departure from my bottom-feeder ways, I ordered my first *new* lens yesterday. I made an unexpected lens sale and ordered the Sigma 28mm f/1.8 EX DG DF Macro AF with the windfall. It should be here next Friday. If nothing else, it should provide me with some faster exposure times the next time the Northern Lights decide to show themselves to South-Central Nebraska! I'm interested to see how it works out. I'd love a fast macroish standard prime, and have been longing for the DA35 macro for years. I have a love/hate relationship with my sigma 20/1.8. In anything but really good light it's hard to get a good, well focused photo out of it, but when it does work, it's brilliant. -- 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: K-5 and *new* lens purchase
Congrats, Mr. Bang. You better be careful, next thing you know, you'll be buying LN- lenses at KEH, and before long... you'll accept nothing but brand-new from BH, at the new improved msrp! :) I do love how quiet the K-5 is. The other day, I had been shooting with the 55-300, which makes a racket, just to focus. Then I switched to the 50-135, and wow!! I had forgotten how whisper-quiet that is... I almost thought it was broken. Enjoy! -c On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 4:06 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: I've always been somewhat of a bottom-feeder when it comes to equipment (you remember me, Mr. Bang-for-the-buck Guy) so this K-5 is new territory for me (but I think I could get used to it). I'm very impressed by what I see of the K-5 so far. What I've never heard anybody talk about before (or maybe I wasn't paying attention) is how QUIET it is when you fire the shutter. I can take pictures up close behind people's back and they don't even hear it. Heck, *I* can hardly hear it! I think I'm in love. In another departure from my bottom-feeder ways, I ordered my first *new* lens yesterday. I made an unexpected lens sale and ordered the Sigma 28mm f/1.8 EX DG DF Macro AF with the windfall. It should be here next Friday. If nothing else, it should provide me with some faster exposure times the next time the Northern Lights decide to show themselves to South-Central Nebraska! Interesting images taken with this lens from Flickriver.com: http://www.flickriver.com/groups/sigma28mm18exdgapo/pool/interesting/ The seller has more and their price is more than right on this lens. If I'm not mistaken this lens will cover full frame (an important consideration if you are leaning toward Pentax announcing a FF one day) : ) http://www.ebay.com/itm/370564652825?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: orchid
Lovely. You make me think that maybe even I could manage an orchid, as long as they thrive on neglect... :) -c On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 2:59 PM, wendy beard pointyp...@gmail.com wrote: I have a sorely neglected orchid on my kitchen windowsill. Despite the lack of care over the last year it has been blooming like crazy for about two months now. http://www.pbase.com/wendybeard/image/142922688 K7 + DA 18-135 -- Wendy Beard Carp, 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: K-5 and *new* lens purchase
Heh, that reminds me of the 645D lecture that we attended. I tried out one of the SDM lenses that the Pentax rep had, and it was silent. I thought the thing was broken until it came into focus. :) On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 9:42 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: I do love how quiet the K-5 is. The other day, I had been shooting with the 55-300, which makes a racket, just to focus. Then I switched to the 50-135, and wow!! I had forgotten how whisper-quiet that is... I almost thought it was broken. Enjoy! -c On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 4:06 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: I've always been somewhat of a bottom-feeder when it comes to equipment (you remember me, Mr. Bang-for-the-buck Guy) so this K-5 is new territory for me (but I think I could get used to it). I'm very impressed by what I see of the K-5 so far. What I've never heard anybody talk about before (or maybe I wasn't paying attention) is how QUIET it is when you fire the shutter. I can take pictures up close behind people's back and they don't even hear it. Heck, *I* can hardly hear it! I think I'm in love. In another departure from my bottom-feeder ways, I ordered my first *new* lens yesterday. I made an unexpected lens sale and ordered the Sigma 28mm f/1.8 EX DG DF Macro AF with the windfall. It should be here next Friday. If nothing else, it should provide me with some faster exposure times the next time the Northern Lights decide to show themselves to South-Central Nebraska! Interesting images taken with this lens from Flickriver.com: http://www.flickriver.com/groups/sigma28mm18exdgapo/pool/interesting/ The seller has more and their price is more than right on this lens. If I'm not mistaken this lens will cover full frame (an important consideration if you are leaning toward Pentax announcing a FF one day) : ) http://www.ebay.com/itm/370564652825?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. -- 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.
PESO - The Portable Office
Everywhere is an office space: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/04/portable-office.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: 100/2.8 Macro Issue - Thoughts?
Yep, when you mount the lens and the viewfinder is dark, then your aperture lever isn't aligning with the body...probably bent. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 8:12 PM, John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote: On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 04:34:57PM -0600, Tom C wrote: Yeah that was stupid of me. It's the tank-artillery-shell-bodied FA/100 2.8 Macro. It seems to be related to the aperture lever/control on the lens. It appears through the viewfinder that it's totally stopped down in 'A' mode, even when the camera body says f/2.8, f/4, etc. That's a problem right there. The lens should only be stopped down during exposure (or when the DOF preview is in effect). If the viewfinder is dark at other times something (almost certainly the lens) is misbehaving. Check to make sure the mechanical coupling in the lens moves freely, springs back quickly, and isn't bent so that it would come into contact with anything on the body except for the aperture stopdown linkage. Check that the linkage on the body isn't bent, either - it's possible that it might be getting caught up on some part of the lens. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K-5 and *new* lens purchase
On Apr 27, 2012, at 6:50 PM, David Parsons wrote: Heh, that reminds me of the 645D lecture that we attended. I tried out one of the SDM lenses that the Pentax rep had, and it was silent. I thought the thing was broken until it came into focus. :) Almost the opposite happened to me. I hadn't had my 16-50 very long, and I took a photo of a Veyron with a classic Bugatti in the background. It wasn't until a few minutes later that I realized that my camera was in manual focus, and with the wide lens, I hadn't noticed. When I got home, I discovered that the upper right quarter of the photo was even better than the one I was trying to get: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/4902762069/ On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 9:42 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: I do love how quiet the K-5 is. The other day, I had been shooting with the 55-300, which makes a racket, just to focus. Then I switched to the 50-135, and wow!! I had forgotten how whisper-quiet that is... I almost thought it was broken. Enjoy! -c On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 4:06 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: I've always been somewhat of a bottom-feeder when it comes to equipment (you remember me, Mr. Bang-for-the-buck Guy) so this K-5 is new territory for me (but I think I could get used to it). I'm very impressed by what I see of the K-5 so far. What I've never heard anybody talk about before (or maybe I wasn't paying attention) is how QUIET it is when you fire the shutter. I can take pictures up close behind people's back and they don't even hear it. Heck, *I* can hardly hear it! I think I'm in love. In another departure from my bottom-feeder ways, I ordered my first *new* lens yesterday. I made an unexpected lens sale and ordered the Sigma 28mm f/1.8 EX DG DF Macro AF with the windfall. It should be here next Friday. If nothing else, it should provide me with some faster exposure times the next time the Northern Lights decide to show themselves to South-Central Nebraska! Interesting images taken with this lens from Flickriver.com: http://www.flickriver.com/groups/sigma28mm18exdgapo/pool/interesting/ The seller has more and their price is more than right on this lens. If I'm not mistaken this lens will cover full frame (an important consideration if you are leaning toward Pentax announcing a FF one day) : ) http://www.ebay.com/itm/370564652825?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. -- 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. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - The Portable Office
Great catch, Frank. She is certainly plugged in Jack - Original Message - From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 6:51 PM Subject: PESO - The Portable Office Everywhere is an office space: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/04/portable-office.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Not a PESO, more a boasting post
That's incredible! Wonderful news. And from the photos I've seen from the project, most deserving. Congratulations! cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Tim Øsleby maritim...@gmail.com Sent: April 27, 2012 4/27/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Not a PESO, more a boasting post You may remember me talking about a calender project some time ago. The calendar is published. I'm pretty happy with the result. Now it is time for exhibitions. http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/2012/04/nordic-light-2012-sarbar-sterk.html I'm the pretty guy in picture number three. The exhibition is part of this festival http://www.nle.no/ The largest and probably most important photo festival in Scandinavia. The artisticleader og the festival and some other VIPs said some nice things about it. So I'm very happy. I don't expect any sales though. After the festival, the pictures will be displayed locally, before going on tour. So far going on tour means going to one city, Hamar ;-) My main picture is the one I'm in front of. I'll probably PESO it some day, but not now. The print can be yours for 900 € BTW. -- MaritimTim My private photo blog: http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ My photo class blog: http://z-fotokurs.blogspot.com/ To err is human to arr is pirate -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Lensbaby 3G
Both pretty cool pictures. Looks like you'll be having some fun with that lens! :-) cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net Sent: April 27, 2012 4/27/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - Lensbaby 3G On 4/27/2012 9:50 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Nice Thanks, Dave - I'm looking forward to doing some macro work with this one... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: orchid
Bob, I'm uncertain if you're saying that because Seminole never signed a peace treaty that they therefore don't have rights to hunt, fish or harvest in restricted areas? Are you saying that this scene is completely unrealistic? Or did you mention the lack of treaty as an interesting bit of information about the Seminoles? cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com Sent: April 27, 2012 4/27/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: orchid Frank, The clip is amusing. The Seminoles never signed a peace treaty with us. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 3:51 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: That's a beautiful photo. The light is amazing. Every time I see an orchid I'm reminded of the movie Adaptation and my favourite scene with the brilliant Chris Cooper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2OeubjrX9Ifeature=youtube_gdata_player cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: wendy beard pointyp...@gmail.com Sent: April 27, 2012 4/27/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: orchid I have a sorely neglected orchid on my kitchen windowsill. Despite the lack of care over the last year it has been blooming like crazy for about two months now. http://www.pbase.com/wendybeard/image/142922688 K7 + DA 18-135 -- Wendy Beard Carp, 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: orchid
Frank, I think the Seminoles have the best claim to 'We are not be bound by your laws.' The scene isn't realistic, but that's because of the ranger. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 11:01 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Bob, I'm uncertain if you're saying that because Seminole never signed a peace treaty that they therefore don't have rights to hunt, fish or harvest in restricted areas? Are you saying that this scene is completely unrealistic? Or did you mention the lack of treaty as an interesting bit of information about the Seminoles? cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com Sent: April 27, 2012 4/27/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: orchid Frank, The clip is amusing. The Seminoles never signed a peace treaty with us. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 3:51 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: That's a beautiful photo. The light is amazing. Every time I see an orchid I'm reminded of the movie Adaptation and my favourite scene with the brilliant Chris Cooper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2OeubjrX9Ifeature=youtube_gdata_player cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: wendy beard pointyp...@gmail.com Sent: April 27, 2012 4/27/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: orchid I have a sorely neglected orchid on my kitchen windowsill. Despite the lack of care over the last year it has been blooming like crazy for about two months now. http://www.pbase.com/wendybeard/image/142922688 K7 + DA 18-135 -- Wendy Beard Carp, 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: orchid
Okay, I understand now. I agree the whole scene is pretty much a fantasy. Fun, though, imho. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com Sent: April 28, 2012 4/28/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: orchid Frank, I think the Seminoles have the best claim to 'We are not be bound by your laws.' The scene isn't realistic, but that's because of the ranger. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 11:01 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Bob, I'm uncertain if you're saying that because Seminole never signed a peace treaty that they therefore don't have rights to hunt, fish or harvest in restricted areas? Are you saying that this scene is completely unrealistic? Or did you mention the lack of treaty as an interesting bit of information about the Seminoles? cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com Sent: April 27, 2012 4/27/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: orchid Frank, The clip is amusing. The Seminoles never signed a peace treaty with us. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 3:51 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: That's a beautiful photo. The light is amazing. Every time I see an orchid I'm reminded of the movie Adaptation and my favourite scene with the brilliant Chris Cooper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2OeubjrX9Ifeature=youtube_gdata_player cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: wendy beard pointyp...@gmail.com Sent: April 27, 2012 4/27/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: orchid I have a sorely neglected orchid on my kitchen windowsill. Despite the lack of care over the last year it has been blooming like crazy for about two months now. http://www.pbase.com/wendybeard/image/142922688 K7 + DA 18-135 -- Wendy Beard Carp, 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Lollipops
Thanks, Wendy! cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: wendy beard pointyp...@gmail.com Sent: April 27, 2012 4/27/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - Lollipops Like it! On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 10:58 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: That's what they call these bike locking posts around here: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/04/lolllypops.html?m=1 Looks like University of Toronto has their own rings made; in the rest of our town they say City of Toronto but they look exactly the same otherwise. The repeating pattern here, along with the single bike on the last post caught my eye. Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Wendy Beard Carp, 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.
PESO -- Crescent Moon
Just a quick grab shot. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20cresentmoon.html Equipment: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax FA 43mm Limited f1.9 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.
PESO -- The Light Tower
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