Re: OT In an Age of Likes, Commonplace Images Prevail
On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 9:55 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bruce Walker A sobering essay to ponder: As far as I can see — admittedly from ground level — there are two possible effects on “serious” photography. 1. The flowering of photographers leads to millions of people who are thinking more visually and whom we may be able to entice to become an audience for documentary and photojournalistic images. 2. We are bombarded with so much visual stimuli via the Web and social media that it becomes almost impossible to rise above the flood of images. And if everyone likes everything, no one photograph is better than another. http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/07/in-an-age-of-likes- commonplace-images-prevail/ The situation is not so different from writing. There are probably more literate people in the world than there are people with cameras, and billions of emails are written every day - mostly on the PDML, it seems - yet somehow good writers still come to the fore. I see no reason for photography to be significantly different, and don't see why it should claim any special status. The blogger claims The question is: How does the photographic community harness this explosion of visual energy to expand its audience? This is what needs to be focused on. Yet he does not explain why this needs to be focused on. People who want to be 'literate' photographers will take photographs which appeal to that audience. Most people do not want to be literate photographers, just as most writers of emails and postcards don't want to be literary novelists or magazine writers. Bob, you say yet somehow good writers still come to the fore. I believe that the future of this somehow is uncertain. Up until now, editors made sure that we read worthwhile writers, but newspapers and magazines are losing their readership. More and more people are depending on the net as their source. Editors of any quality are disappearing and we are subject to the raw feed, so we get things like the PDML. :-) Folks who care are managing to find a few respectable sources, but even editors need to live. There's still no credible business model for this thing. -- -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: GESO - Another batch of dragonflies
Another great set Dave On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 9:44 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: I never get tired of shooting these guys - http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/red-dragons-2012 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. -- 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: List news: Fwd: Emergency Maintenance
On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 10:49 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Isn't someone going to mention Joni Mitchell? She is out paving paridise Dave ann On 9/7/2012 20:23, Steven Desjardins wrote: Damn subversive clouds. On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 7:51 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: They're installing a security patch on a cloud instance? That sounds like a crime against nature or something... -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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: The Politicians
I see your leaders look like ours Dave On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 3:05 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Taken about a couple of weeks ago in Santa Cruz, California. http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/politics.html Just my little jab at our current political cycle. Marnie aka Doe ;-) (I'm bc! Well, I think I am. Sort of. I think I've said 2-3 times in the past three years that I was back. Then I wasn't. But this time I think I am REALLY, REALLY back. Pretty sure. I think. Probably. Heh.) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Bugs
On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 7:08 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: Oops. All love, no spider: http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/i-fj6jqcv/0/XL/spider-2-XL.jpg I'm sure its a good photo, the bee one is., Dave -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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: Unsubbing for a while...
John, Glad you're back and it's not any worse than it was! Emails saying you're sick and dropping out are a bit scary. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 8:18 PM, John Coyle jco...@iinet.net.au wrote: But now I'm back, so what have I missed(although I have been through the archives)? Had a bout of the latest nasty influenza virus, followed by bronchitis which is now in its last stages, thank goodness. Thanks to all who sent get well messages, much appreciated. John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Coyle Sent: Thursday, 23 August 2012 2:59 PM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: Unsubbing for a while... Due to illness, - can't keep up at the moment! John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
Camera comparison at church
Took the D200 and K-5 to the rehearsal at the church Thursday night, and did a few tests for the wedding today. Set both cameras at iso 400 and Pttl on the k5 and equivalent setting on the sb800. I noticed the d200 gave me 1/15 at f4 and a bit dark, but not bad. The af360 and k5 gave me 1/80 at f4 and nicely lit. Both had the difuusers on. The lights were not on so i pushed the k5 to 3200 and took a few non flash shots. They all are quite nice, well lit and little noise. Nothing LR can't adjust if needed or a good BW LR filter for arts sake.:-) Not sure what to make of this difference in flash exposure though. I think the K5 will get a good indoor work out today. the lights will be on BTW 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: My Yard
On 9/7/2012 10:51 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: In the world of releases, Mark, are you saying doggie is considered property? That's what a stock agency told me some time ago - they rejected all the model releases I sent them with paw prints on the signature line... :-) 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: Oracle vies with Apple to see who will be the supreme, , ASSHOLES in the entire universe
I am also annoyed by the recent trend of a bunch of different programs trying to sneak in McAffee AV. However, to be fair, while I am not using many Apple products, what I've used so far was not completely soft and cuddly. I don't remember how it was most recently, but previously, QuickTime was annoyingly asking you every time if you wanted to install a Pro version or something... and it was also insisting on starting a part of itself upon computer booting. I was also startled by the fact that in order to start a brand new iPad (I only needed to make sure it was working), one has to install Apple junkware (aka iTunes) on a PC! (I don't like installing on my computer anything that I don't need.) Igor On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 8:42 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenquist at comcast.net wrote: Apple updates don't come with unsolicited attachments, They're certainly not a PITA. In fact, they're optional. So I guess we're down to Oracle. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: My Yard
Ah - I thought it was more like dog owner signed as parent or guardian (hate to consider critters as property - despite the term dog owner) ann On 9/8/2012 10:58, Mark C wrote: On 9/7/2012 10:51 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: In the world of releases, Mark, are you saying doggie is considered property? That's what a stock agency told me some time ago - they rejected all the model releases I sent them with paw prints on the signature line... :-) 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: test
Consider it so. On 9/8/2012 1:29 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: ignore -- Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthly search. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Cool astro photo opportunity
Larry, You might appreciate this photo: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120824.html I like that it clearly shows how much slower than the background stars (and, errr, planet) the Moon moves in the sky. Cheers, —M. \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment On 8 September 2012 07:49, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: If anyone has some long reach glass (like 1200mm on APSC) the moon is right next to Jupiter. On live view, zoomed in for focus, it looked like I was even seeing some of Jupiters moons. In the past couple of hours the moon seems to have moved visibly past Jupiter, so don't hesitate. Bong or the Aussie/NZ folks may have the best chance at it. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-5 II and K-5 IIs leaked
On 7 September 2012 16:45, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: Aside from the low pass option, any other guesses about the s part? Splendid? Satisfying? Sultry? Stoopid? Sanitised? ...? —M. \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Paris
I got back yesterday from a few days in Paris. I'd planned to cycle there and back, but an ankle injury put paid to that idea. I can still barely walk, but somehow I managed to hobble around. Not exactly the flaneur of normal, but still. I stayed in a flat about midway between Montparnasse and Barbes, which are areas I didn't previously know particularly well, but are very interesting. Unfortunately I never quite got into the photographic groove, partly because every step was agony, but here are some photos, mainly Atmosphere! Atmosphere! as Arletty would say... http://www.web-options.com/Paris2012/ 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: test
cannot On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 1:29 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: ignore -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Unsubbing for a while...
I do believe I'm recovering from that particular pestilence myself, John. I can't remember the last time I've been that sick. Glad to hear you're well down the road to recovery. -- Walt On 9/7/2012 8:18 PM, John Coyle wrote: But now I'm back, so what have I missed(although I have been through the archives)? Had a bout of the latest nasty influenza virus, followed by bronchitis which is now in its last stages, thank goodness. Thanks to all who sent get well messages, much appreciated. John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Coyle Sent: Thursday, 23 August 2012 2:59 PM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: Unsubbing for a while... Due to illness, - can't keep up at the moment! John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Paris
A wonderful gallery , Bob. Enjoyed every shot. I daresay you get around better in your injured condition than I do with two good legs. Especially love #6 and #47. Noticing that zigzag zebra stripes shape in #47 was genius. On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 11:58 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I got back yesterday from a few days in Paris. I'd planned to cycle there and back, but an ankle injury put paid to that idea. I can still barely walk, but somehow I managed to hobble around. Not exactly the flaneur of normal, but still. I stayed in a flat about midway between Montparnasse and Barbes, which are areas I didn't previously know particularly well, but are very interesting. Unfortunately I never quite got into the photographic groove, partly because every step was agony, but here are some photos, mainly Atmosphere! Atmosphere! as Arletty would say... http://www.web-options.com/Paris2012/ 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. -- -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: K-5 II and K-5 IIs leaked
Miserere wrote: On 7 September 2012 16:45, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: Aside from the low pass option, any other guesses about the s part? Splendid? Satisfying? Sultry? Stoopid? Sanitised? ...? Spurious in this case. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Paris
A very nice set. Seeing Paris always makes my heart ache a bit, in a good way, and atmosphere is the perfect inducement. Paul On Sep 8, 2012, at 11:58 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I got back yesterday from a few days in Paris. I'd planned to cycle there and back, but an ankle injury put paid to that idea. I can still barely walk, but somehow I managed to hobble around. Not exactly the flaneur of normal, but still. I stayed in a flat about midway between Montparnasse and Barbes, which are areas I didn't previously know particularly well, but are very interesting. Unfortunately I never quite got into the photographic groove, partly because every step was agony, but here are some photos, mainly Atmosphere! Atmosphere! as Arletty would say... http://www.web-options.com/Paris2012/ 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Paris
Bob W wrote: I got back yesterday from a few days in Paris. I'd planned to cycle there and back, but an ankle injury put paid to that idea. I can still barely walk, but somehow I managed to hobble around. Not exactly the flaneur of normal, but still. I stayed in a flat about midway between Montparnasse and Barbes, which are areas I didn't previously know particularly well, but are very interesting. Unfortunately I never quite got into the photographic groove, partly because every step was agony, but here are some photos, mainly Atmosphere! Atmosphere! as Arletty would say... http://www.web-options.com/Paris2012/ Lovelly stuff. Very enjoyable. Also, I think the Flaneur of Normal sounds like some kind of lesser-known aristocratic title. You should adopt it. You could be Lord Walkden, the Flaneur of Normal. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Paris
I love the one with the crosswalks. The connection to the awnings is remarkable. On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 11:58 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I got back yesterday from a few days in Paris. I'd planned to cycle there and back, but an ankle injury put paid to that idea. I can still barely walk, but somehow I managed to hobble around. Not exactly the flaneur of normal, but still. I stayed in a flat about midway between Montparnasse and Barbes, which are areas I didn't previously know particularly well, but are very interesting. Unfortunately I never quite got into the photographic groove, partly because every step was agony, but here are some photos, mainly Atmosphere! Atmosphere! as Arletty would say... http://www.web-options.com/Paris2012/ 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Anybody got a line on an inexpensive ring flash?
From: Larry Colen Unfortunately, when I started digging into what it would cost to upgrade my tripod/monopod heads, and do it right, it rapidly exceeded my birthday present budget. I was trying to photograph a spider eating a fly this afternoon, and tried several variations of the flash, including my el cheapo passive ringflash adapter, which threw away too much light for what I was trying to do. I don't have $500 to buy the Pentax ring flash, at least not new. I don't care if it's pure manual operation. I'd like it to be powerful enough that I could also use it for fill when doing portrait photography. I think I'd prefer flash to LED, because if I'm hand holding a macro shot, anything that'll help freeze motion is helpful. Especially if I'm photographing a flower and it's at all breezy outside. Anybody have any recommendations of flashes to look at? Or, for that matter, ones to avoid? Or know of any awesome deals on a used one. I've had an idea of scrounging up a whole bunch of those disposable cameras that have flash disassembling them to get enough of those to make my own. Thinking of mounting them around something like a ring frisbee. I suppose you could vary the power by putting 12 of them on the ring like the numbers on a clock. Low power would be 12, 3, 6, 9; add 1, 4, 7, 10 for medium power and all 12 for high power. Instead of mounting it on the camera you'd mount it on a lightstand just point the lens through the hole in the middle. Haven't given it much more thought than that. Haven't figured out how I'd power it or trigger it. Never got around to taking one of those little cameras apart to see how they triggered the flash the place I used to work no longer has their film processor so I can't get them from there ... I was still on good terms with my former cow-orkers assuming they haven't been fired since I was. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: test
That's funny. From: Tim Bray I think your tone, what with the imperative verb form, lacking capitalization and punctuation, is a little, well, abrupt. Your PDML posse deserves better. I frequently lecture my difficult 6-year-old when she emits one-word imperatives, especially at the dinner table. [It?s not working.] It?s OK, I?ll do my best to bear up under the weight. [sighs melodramatically] On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 10:29 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: ignore -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Paris
Great gallery, Bob, with consistently excellent work throughout. Though I find this one, most especially brilliant! I'd love to have a print of it! http://www.web-options.com/Paris2012/content/L1000152_large.html cheers, Christine On Sep 8, 2012, at 10:58 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I got back yesterday from a few days in Paris. I'd planned to cycle there and back, but an ankle injury put paid to that idea. I can still barely walk, but somehow I managed to hobble around. Not exactly the flaneur of normal, but still. I stayed in a flat about midway between Montparnasse and Barbes, which are areas I didn't previously know particularly well, but are very interesting. Unfortunately I never quite got into the photographic groove, partly because every step was agony, but here are some photos, mainly Atmosphere! Atmosphere! as Arletty would say... http://www.web-options.com/Paris2012/ 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: test
yep, and keep me posted on that calendar! :-) Cheers, Christine On Sep 8, 2012, at 8:43 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Of course she knew, that's why she did it! Marnie - great to see you back Christine - glad you see you back :-) The nice side effect of your problem is that we got a phone chat in ann On 9/8/2012 01:52, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Come on, you knew that wouldn't work. This is PDML! M aka D :-) In a message dated 9/7/2012 10:47:08 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, tb...@textuality.com writes: On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 10:29 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: ignore -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: OT - Sony NEX-7
From: Bob W From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bruce Walker People have different styles and I respect that because as long as it works it's good. However, the line I never look at the LCD is a typical line of a phtotoposeur. Please note that I'm not saying that folks who don't use the LCD are posers. Just that the claim is a favorite of those who are. After having several glasses of Malbec, and risking appearing stupid(er), what is a poser? :) I can guess of course. A tricky question, or someone who poses. Or a misspelling of poseur. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poseur I sometimes go out and pretend to be a poseur, which of course I'm not. Or am I? The Poseur's Paradox. B Bob, You're so far out you're going to meet yourself coming back some day. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: aguila's spamming issue
That's what the earthlink support staff said, but I decided I needed a change--you know, a woman needs to move the furniture around and change email addresses every now and then :-) Cheers, Christine On Sep 7, 2012, at 11:02 PM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: Probably would have been good enough to just change the password, no need to kill it really -T On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 5:51 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: I just killed my earthlink.net address. If anyone gets any more spam from that address, which was cagu...@earthlink.net, please let me know. Sorry for all the trouble, but big thanks for the calls and emails. Very kind of you all. I had that email since about 1996. Odd to see it go, and can't understand how it got hijacked. First time it's ever happened to me. Carry on then. Thanks. Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: test
Simply couldn't. ;+} Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com Subject: test ignore -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: List news: Fwd: Emergency Maintenance
Well I would, but I really don't know clouds at all. Have you looked at them from both sides now?? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net Subject: Re: List news: Fwd: Emergency Maintenance Well I would, but I really don't know clouds at all. On 8 September 2012 03:49, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Isn't someone going to mention Joni Mitchell? ann On 9/7/2012 20:23, Steven Desjardins wrote: Damn subversive clouds. On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 7:51 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: They're installing a security patch on a cloud instance? That sounds like a crime against nature or something... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - Another batch of dragonflies
I never get tired of shooting these guys - And we can all see why ! You da dragonfly man Mark ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net Subject: GESO - Another batch of dragonflies I never get tired of shooting these guys - http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/red-dragons-2012 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: OT In an Age of Likes, Commonplace Images Prevail
Some truth in the essay. But just because an image is posted liked doesn't mean it is well done or even good. It means in some cases it struck a cord with the viewer on some level. And I doubt most i phone photos are crafted. Some of the work on instagram is truly good - not so others. YMMV Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com Subject: OT In an Age of Likes, Commonplace Images Prevail A sobering essay to ponder: As far as I can see — admittedly from ground level — there are two possible effects on “serious” photography. 1. The flowering of photographers leads to millions of people who are thinking more visually and whom we may be able to entice to become an audience for documentary and photojournalistic images. 2. We are bombarded with so much visual stimuli via the Web and social media that it becomes almost impossible to rise above the flood of images. And if everyone likes everything, no one photograph is better than another. http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/07/in-an-age-of-likes-commonplace-images-prevail/ -- -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: Oracle vies with Apple to see who will be the supreme, , , ASSHOLES in the entire universe
FWIW, although it was a download that set me off, I was comparing business models rather than specific downloads. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 In an Age of Likes, Commonplace Images Prevail
on 2012-09-08 8:07 Bruce Walker wrote There's still no credible business model for this thing. does there need to be a business model? can good writing, or photography, happen without a business model? going a little deeper, is it possible that all it means when good this or good that comes to the fore is that it has been commercialized successfully, with perhaps enough panache that people feel sophisticated consuming the product? not in every case does a lot of money change hands, but art that achieves recognition still seems to be of the commercial world; this is why punk bands and street artists have long struggled with success as a form of failure so, if art happens and only your house guests, or your Facebook friends, see it, is it art? i think that may explain the obsession with discoveries of obscure artists: it is the last gasp of artistic exceptionalism -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: aguila's spamming issue
It's nice to see that a long dead Roman Emperor has his own domain to be master of... On 9/8/2012 1:05 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: That's what the earthlink support staff said, but I decided I needed a change--you know, a woman needs to move the furniture around and change email addresses every now and then :-) Cheers, Christine On Sep 7, 2012, at 11:02 PM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: Probably would have been good enough to just change the password, no need to kill it really -T On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 5:51 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: I just killed my earthlink.net address. If anyone gets any more spam from that address, which was cagu...@earthlink.net, please let me know. Sorry for all the trouble, but big thanks for the calls and emails. Very kind of you all. I had that email since about 1996. Odd to see it go, and can't understand how it got hijacked. First time it's ever happened to me. Carry on then. Thanks. Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthly search. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso: My Yard
From: Ann Sanfedele Ah - I thought it was more like dog owner signed as parent or guardian (hate to consider critters as property - despite the term dog owner) ann At least with dogs there's no question about who is owner who is owned. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Paris
A nice variety of subjects well done! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bob W p...@web-options.com Subject: Paris I got back yesterday from a few days in Paris. I'd planned to cycle there and back, but an ankle injury put paid to that idea. I can still barely walk, but somehow I managed to hobble around. Not exactly the flaneur of normal, but still. I stayed in a flat about midway between Montparnasse and Barbes, which are areas I didn't previously know particularly well, but are very interesting. Unfortunately I never quite got into the photographic groove, partly because every step was agony, but here are some photos, mainly Atmosphere! Atmosphere! as Arletty would say... http://www.web-options.com/Paris2012/ 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: Peso: My Yard
On 2012-09-08 13:26, John Sessoms wrote: At least with dogs there's no question about who is owner who is owned. There's no question with cats, either, it's just reversed from the answer with dogs. :-) -- Doug Lefty Franklin NutDriver Racing http://NutDriver.org Facebook NutDriver Racing Sponsored by Murphy -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO for the motorcycle geeks
Every time a young punk totals his Kawasaki ZX-7 a Triumph Sprint owner gets to upgrade his brake calipers with parts from the salvage yard :-) http://www.robertstech.com/temp/brakes.jpg -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: List news: Fwd: Emergency Maintenance
On 9/8/12 8:35 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Is it done yet? I've not heard any different, so I guess it went well. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: test
Oh, I'm late to the party. Are we ignoring someone? On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 1:06 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Simply couldn't. ;+} Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com Subject: test ignore -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO for the motorcycle geeks
That's what Kawasakis are for: Parts. Nice Upgrade, BTW. On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 1:33 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Every time a young punk totals his Kawasaki ZX-7 a Triumph Sprint owner gets to upgrade his brake calipers with parts from the salvage yard :-) http://www.robertstech.com/temp/brakes.jpg -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso: Bugs
Oh, give it a look Dave. He's winking 3 eyes fro you. On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 10:46 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 7:08 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: Oops. All love, no spider: http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/i-fj6jqcv/0/XL/spider-2-XL.jpg I'm sure its a good photo, the bee one is., Dave -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO for the motorcycle geeks
Steven Desjardins wrote: That's what Kawasakis are for: Parts. Ooh, that's a bit harsh! Watch tomorrow's World Superbike Championship races (Germany) and you'll see what a Kawasaki is good for in the hands of someone who knows how to use it! (Go Tom Sykes!) Nice Upgrade, BTW. The original calipers always had problems and no amount of bleeding could achieve a good, solid brake lever feel. These are much better. Lever effort is a bit high and if it doesn't improve as the pads bed in I'll try different pads. If that doesn't achieve braking nirvana I'm told a master cylinder from a Suzuki Hayabusa works a treat! (Now *that's* a squid bike that's only good for parts!) http://www.robertstech.com/temp/brakes.jpg -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Ot - do you know where the watercolor was done?
In the spirit of Ann's Salvation Army watercolor discoveries ... http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/07/a-possible-renoir-surfaces-at-a-virginia-flea-market/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Paris
on 2012-09-08 9:58 Bob W wrote I got back yesterday from a few days in Paris. I'd planned to cycle there and back, but an ankle injury put paid to that idea. I can still barely walk, but somehow I managed to hobble around. Not exactly the flaneur of normal, but still. I stayed in a flat about midway between Montparnasse and Barbes, which are areas I didn't previously know particularly well, but are very interesting. Unfortunately I never quite got into the photographic groove, partly because every step was agony, but here are some photos, mainly Atmosphere! Atmosphere! as Arletty would say... http://www.web-options.com/Paris2012/ from my armchair, your photos let me hear and smell the streets in my one trip to Paris i stayed on Rue Beaunier not far from where you seem to have been; the everyday in that area was a great counterpoint to the grand sights, but it seems you wandered far beyond the boundaries your ankle would have set -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 In an Age of Likes, Commonplace Images Prevail
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of steve harley on 2012-09-08 8:07 Bruce Walker wrote There's still no credible business model for this thing. does there need to be a business model? can good writing, or photography, happen without a business model? going a little deeper, is it possible that all it means when good this or good that comes to the fore is that it has been commercialized successfully, with perhaps enough panache that people feel sophisticated consuming the product? not in every case does a lot of money change hands, but art that achieves recognition still seems to be of the commercial world; this is why punk bands and street artists have long struggled with success as a form of failure so, if art happens and only your house guests, or your Facebook friends, see it, is it art? i think that may explain the obsession with discoveries of obscure artists: it is the last gasp of artistic exceptionalism well, good writing is good writing. Whether it's 'art' or not is a different question. There is a lot of good writing every day in newspapers, magazines, even technical manuals, that is not meant as art, whatever the definition. The same goes for photography. 'Comes to the fore' in the way I meant it is not about commercial success but about recognition. Some of the works that are now recognised as among the best in their field were never commercial successes. What they benefitted from was publication by people and organisations who did not expect to turn a profit on everything, but who used the commercially successful to subsidise the good, when they did not coincidence, and exposure to people who were in a position to promote the stuff on the grounds of its quality. With the democratisation of publishing, the difficulty that writers and photographers will have is to find a way of getting the right exposure to the right people. People are not going to look at a great many places in search of good work, so the outlets will coalesce around a few sites for each audience - there will be a huge proliferation of overlapping audiences - and somebody will curate each site. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT In an Age of Likes, Commonplace Images Prevail
Seems today that most photographs are destined for facebook, and that's where they belong. From: kwaller Some truth in the essay. But just because an image is posted liked doesn't mean it is well done or even good. It means in some cases it struck a cord with the viewer on some level. And I doubt most i phone photos are crafted. Some of the work on instagram is truly good - not so others. YMMV Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com Subject: OT In an Age of Likes, Commonplace Images Prevail A sobering essay to ponder: As far as I can see ? admittedly from ground level ? there are two possible effects on ?serious? photography. 1. The flowering of photographers leads to millions of people who are thinking more visually and whom we may be able to entice to become an audience for documentary and photojournalistic images. 2. We are bombarded with so much visual stimuli via the Web and social media that it becomes almost impossible to rise above the flood of images. And if everyone likes everything, no one photograph is better than another. http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/07/in-an-age-of-likes-commonplace-images-prevail/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Paris
On 8/9/12, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.web-options.com/Paris2012/ Lovely gallery. This one is exceptionale! http://www.web-options.com/Paris2012/content/L1000152_large.html -- 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: PESO for the motorcycle geeks
Nice! Are those 6 piston? Seems like overkill? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com Subject: PESO for the motorcycle geeks Every time a young punk totals his Kawasaki ZX-7 a Triumph Sprint owner gets to upgrade his brake calipers with parts from the salvage yard :-) http://www.robertstech.com/temp/brakes.jpg -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Storm Brewing (the re-do)
On 6/9/12, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: Darkened the clouds. Actually it's now the darker exposure of the bracketed trio, so you'll notice the figure is slightly different: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/09/storm-brewing-re-do.html Love it! -- 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: OT In an Age of Likes, Commonplace Images Prevail
From: Bob W With the democratisation of publishing, the difficulty that writers and photographers will have is to find a way of getting the right exposure to the right people. People are not going to look at a great many places in search of good work, so the outlets will coalesce around a few sites for each audience - there will be a huge proliferation of overlapping audiences - and somebody will curate each site. The real question is what's going to happen to the work of good writers, good photographers good artists when the answer to the question Can I make a living doing this? becomes universally NO. Not even talking about getting rich; just about earning enough so you can convince the landlord that *someday* he might eventually collect at least part of the back rent. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 for the motorcycle geeks
On 9/8/12 1:33 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Every time a young punk totals his Kawasaki ZX-7 a Triumph Sprint owner gets to upgrade his brake calipers with parts from the salvage yard :-) http://www.robertstech.com/temp/brakes.jpg nice. was this bolt and go? I don't think I ever did a mod that didn't mean a chain of set-up, -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Alaska Coastal image
Returned earler this week from 10 days in South Eastern Alaska mostly on a boat in the inside passage. A great place to capture marine life. Captured this Stellar Sea Lion around the Inian Islands while on a Zodiak. 20D, 300mm f4.5 FA ISO 400. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16442772 Comments appreciated - thanks in advance. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 In an Age of Likes, Commonplace Images Prevail
The real question is what's going to happen to the work of good writers, good photographers good artists when the answer to the question Can I make a living doing this? becomes universally NO. The 'good' photographers are going to have to step up their efforts both in their photography and efforts to sell it. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2012 2:24 PM Subject: RE: OT In an Age of Likes, Commonplace Images Prevail From: Bob W With the democratisation of publishing, the difficulty that writers and photographers will have is to find a way of getting the right exposure to the right people. People are not going to look at a great many places in search of good work, so the outlets will coalesce around a few sites for each audience - there will be a huge proliferation of overlapping audiences - and somebody will curate each site. The real question is what's going to happen to the work of good writers, good photographers good artists when the answer to the question Can I make a living doing this? becomes universally NO. Not even talking about getting rich; just about earning enough so you can convince the landlord that *someday* he might eventually collect at least part of the back rent. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Paris
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of steve harley on 2012-09-08 9:58 Bob W wrote I got back yesterday from a few days in Paris. I'd planned to cycle there and back, but an ankle injury put paid to that idea. I can still barely walk, but somehow I managed to hobble around. Not exactly the flaneur of normal, but still. I stayed in a flat about midway between Montparnasse and Barbes, which are areas I didn't previously know particularly well, but are very interesting. Unfortunately I never quite got into the photographic groove, partly because every step was agony, but here are some photos, mainly Atmosphere! Atmosphere! as Arletty would say... http://www.web-options.com/Paris2012/ from my armchair, your photos let me hear and smell the streets thanks - that's what I hope for. in my one trip to Paris i stayed on Rue Beaunier not far from where you seem to have been; the everyday in that area was a great counterpoint to the grand sights, but it seems you wandered far beyond the boundaries your ankle would have set Paris intramuros - that is, the 20 arrondissements - is very small, and it's very easy to get about quickly using the 'grands axes', the boulevards and large avenues. The secret of knowing Paris, indeed any city, is to understand how they relate to each other, and to learn the twiddly bits in between. It's only by walking or cycling that you can really learn a city, in my view. I'm not familiar with the rue Beaunier, although my map tells me it's quite close to the Parc Montsouris, which I visited on Thursday and which is one of my favourite parts of Paris. Indeed, if I retire to Paris when the time comes that is the likeliest area for me to look for somewhere to live. That's the South-East part of Paris, whereas I was more North Central, other side of the river. This was my approximate route from the apartment on the Wednesday - further than I thought or planned. It took a very long time to hobble all that way, I can assure you: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?zoom_level=12submit=go I walked a similar distance on Tuesday, far less on Thursday when I passed right by rue Beaunier on my way to the park from the Villa Seurat, where Henry Miller and Anais Nin used to live. Looking at these hobbles - I won't dignify them by calling them walks - I'm not surprised my ankle isn't getting any better. 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: PESO - Alaska Coastal image
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of kwal...@peoplepc.com Returned earler this week from 10 days in South Eastern Alaska mostly on a boat in the inside passage. A great place to capture marine life. Captured this Stellar Sea Lion around the Inian Islands while on a Zodiak. 20D, 300mm f4.5 FA ISO 400. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16442772 Comments appreciated - thanks in advance. That's a great shot! 10 days at sea - I'll bet you thought it was a mermaid... I hope we're going to hear some stories about this trip, and see more photos - it sounds like a great adventure. 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: Paris
Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: ...but here are some photos, mainly Atmosphere! Brilliant, wonderful. Enjoyed every single one. Thanks to people like you I can see all the beauty of Paris without having to return there myself. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 In an Age of Likes, Commonplace Images Prevail
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Sessoms From: Bob W With the democratisation of publishing, the difficulty that writers and photographers will have is to find a way of getting the right exposure to the right people. People are not going to look at a great many places in search of good work, so the outlets will coalesce around a few sites for each audience - there will be a huge proliferation of overlapping audiences - and somebody will curate each site. The real question is what's going to happen to the work of good writers, good photographers good artists when the answer to the question Can I make a living doing this? becomes universally NO. Ask Balzac, and all the other writers and artists who spent time in debtor's prisons. For the vast majority of artists it has always been a spare time activity, done for love, not money. Not even talking about getting rich; just about earning enough so you can convince the landlord that *someday* he might eventually collect at least part of the back rent. Balzac only used to rent places which had a back door, so that when his creditors found out his new address, and came looking for him, he had a way to escape. People like Picasso never had any money for years. That's where the legends of signing napkins to pay for meals came from, and why cafes in Paris still have originals on the walls by some of the great artists. People find patrons - Matisse had Shchukhin to support him. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT In an Age of Likes, Commonplace Images Prevail
On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 2:07 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: 'Comes to the fore' in the way I meant it is not about commercial success but about recognition. Some of the works that are now recognised as among the best in their field were never commercial successes. What they benefitted from was publication by people and organisations who did not expect to turn a profit on everything, but who used the commercially successful to subsidise the good, when they did not coincidence, and exposure to people who were in a position to promote the stuff on the grounds of its quality. With the democratisation of publishing, the difficulty that writers and photographers will have is to find a way of getting the right exposure to the right people. People are not going to look at a great many places in search of good work, so the outlets will coalesce around a few sites for each audience - there will be a huge proliferation of overlapping audiences - and somebody will curate each site. When everyone is an artist, everyone is also a part time curator. Nobody has the time or patience to do a thorough and skilled job of it, so we skim and burn our eyes on a lot of toxic sludge. But there are examples of non-profit curated sources with some skill and class that are attracting increased attention. Not to everyone's taste, but http://thisisnthappiness.com/ is one of my consistent faves. The Tumblr site encourages amateur curating, and some folks exhibit excellent taste there. Perhaps we'll be saved by self-financed patrons and philanthropists. -- -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 - Alaska Coastal image
That sea lion is superb, Ken. On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 2:40 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Returned earler this week from 10 days in South Eastern Alaska mostly on a boat in the inside passage. A great place to capture marine life. Captured this Stellar Sea Lion around the Inian Islands while on a Zodiak. 20D, 300mm f4.5 FA ISO 400. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16442772 Comments appreciated - thanks in advance. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Alaska Coastal image
Excellent portrait! I've seen Steller's Jay, but not his sea lion. On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 2:40 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Returned earler this week from 10 days in South Eastern Alaska mostly on a boat in the inside passage. A great place to capture marine life. Captured this Stellar Sea Lion around the Inian Islands while on a Zodiak. 20D, 300mm f4.5 FA ISO 400. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16442772 Comments appreciated - thanks in advance. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 for the motorcycle geeks
Doug Brewer wrote: On 9/8/12 1:33 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Every time a young punk totals his Kawasaki ZX-7 a Triumph Sprint owner gets to upgrade his brake calipers with parts from the salvage yard :-) http://www.robertstech.com/temp/brakes.jpg nice. was this bolt and go? Yep. Bolt and go. Or bolt and stop, in this case. A whole lot of bikes from the 1996-2007 period used Tokico brakes with the same disc size and mounting setup. These 6-piston calipers were particularly common. I don't think I ever did a mod that didn't mean a chain of set-up, I know the feeling. But I'm not going to go there with this bike. On the other hand, I *am* going to do some suspension upgrades next spring... -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso: Bugs
Love the bee, Steve. Spidey is hard to make out though. Had to squint a few of my own eyes to see him. :-) Could you dodge the leaves and burn Mr. spider a bit brighter? On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 7:06 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: The Bee: http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/i-3Wp2fjJ/0/XL/bee-XL.jpg Bug Love: http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/i-KZrnF8J/0/XL/bug-love-XL.jpg Big Spider (about three inches): http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/i-KZrnF8J/0/XL/bug-love-XL.jpg All done with a Q in one hand and the leash of a very impatient dog pulling me in the other. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -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: The Politicians
Ain't it the tooth. Good to see ya here, Marnie! On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 3:05 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Taken about a couple of weeks ago in Santa Cruz, California. http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/politics.html Just my little jab at our current political cycle. Marnie aka Doe ;-) (I'm bc! Well, I think I am. Sort of. I think I've said 2-3 times in the past three years that I was back. Then I wasn't. But this time I think I am REALLY, REALLY back. Pretty sure. I think. Probably. Heh.) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Alaska Coastal image
Well done, Ken! Beautifully exposed crisp image. Jack Davis http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis http://www.photolightimages.com/ - Original Message - From: kwal...@peoplepc.com kwal...@peoplepc.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Saturday, September 8, 2012 11:40 AM Subject: PESO - Alaska Coastal image Returned earler this week from 10 days in South Eastern Alaska mostly on a boat in the inside passage. A great place to capture marine life. Captured this Stellar Sea Lion around the Inian Islands while on a Zodiak. 20D, 300mm f4.5 FA ISO 400. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16442772 Comments appreciated - thanks in advance. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - The Jury
Love it. Various stages of nodding off. :-) On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 5:15 PM, Marco Alpert ma...@alpert.com wrote: Going over some old files, found one shot a couple of years ago that I apparently overlooked at the time. http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo07/peso18.html Comments, as always, welcomed. -Marco --- http://www.alpert.com/marco -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Alaska Coastal image
Stellar indeed! Excellent shot! Mark On 9/8/2012 2:40 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Returned earler this week from 10 days in South Eastern Alaska mostly on a boat in the inside passage. A great place to capture marine life. Captured this Stellar Sea Lion around the Inian Islands while on a Zodiak. 20D, 300mm f4.5 FA ISO 400. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16442772 Comments appreciated - thanks in advance. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Alaska Coastal image
Ken, Great place to be and an excellent portrait. He had to be a little close with a 300mm. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 1:40 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Returned earler this week from 10 days in South Eastern Alaska mostly on a boat in the inside passage. A great place to capture marine life. Captured this Stellar Sea Lion around the Inian Islands while on a Zodiak. 20D, 300mm f4.5 FA ISO 400. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16442772 Comments appreciated - thanks in advance. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Alaska Coastal image
Excellent shot. Good job of managing the light. Nice shadow detail. Paul On Sep 8, 2012, at 3:54 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Well done, Ken! Beautifully exposed crisp image. Jack Davis http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis http://www.photolightimages.com/ - Original Message - From: kwal...@peoplepc.com kwal...@peoplepc.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Saturday, September 8, 2012 11:40 AM Subject: PESO - Alaska Coastal image Returned earler this week from 10 days in South Eastern Alaska mostly on a boat in the inside passage. A great place to capture marine life. Captured this Stellar Sea Lion around the Inian Islands while on a Zodiak. 20D, 300mm f4.5 FA ISO 400. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16442772 Comments appreciated - thanks in advance. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
Setting the Q's Quick Dial
Does anyone know - is it possible to program the Q's quick dial so that you can click on a setting and take an HDR shot? Not the faux HDR as in the HDR digital filter, but the real HDR that takes muliple shots and combines them? I spent a bit of time with the Q and its manual hoping to do this via the USER setting parameter, but can't seem to get it to work. The quick dial is a prominent feature on the Q, but since I pretty much shoot only raw it is not very useful to me. It seems like it basically lets you select from the custom image settings or digital filter settings, or change aspect ratios (i.e. crop the photo in camera.) I did set it to flip into the BW mode, since it is useful to quickly see how a scene looks in BW. Otherwise, the true HDR is the only thing that might be of use there, IMO. TIA - 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: OT - Sony NEX-7
From: Bob W p...@web-options.com To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' pdml@pdml.net Subject: RE: OT - Sony NEX-7 Message-ID: 015501cd8dc6$099827a0$1cc876e0$@com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bruce Walker People have different styles and I respect that because as long as it works it's good. However, the line I never look at the LCD is a typical line of a phtotoposeur. Please note that I'm not saying that folks who don't use the LCD are posers. Just that the claim is a favorite of those who are. After having several glasses of Malbec, and risking appearing stupid(er), what is a poser? :) I can guess of course. A tricky question, or someone who poses. Or a misspelling of poseur. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poseur I sometimes go out and pretend to be a poseur, which of course I'm not. Or am I? The Poseur's Paradox. B I get it. Thanks. :) 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: List news: Fwd: Emergency Maintenance
On 8 September 2012 18:09, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Well I would, but I really don't know clouds at all. Have you looked at them from both sides now?? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller Yes, from up and down, but those illusions... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Sony NEX-7
The new NEX-7 arrived yesterday. Auto review works exactly like it's supposed to on this one. :) 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: Peso: My Yard
On 9/8/2012 1:31 PM, Doug Franklin wrote: On 2012-09-08 13:26, John Sessoms wrote: At least with dogs there's no question about who is owner who is owned. There's no question with cats, either, it's just reversed from the answer with dogs. :-) Dogs have owners, cats have staff. -- Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthly search. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Paris
on 2012-09-08 12:51 Bob W wrote It's only by walking or cycling that you can really learn a city, in my view. i agree, and i had a great time walking in Paris, taking unplanned turns and grooming my internal geographic sense, as i have in most every other major city i've visited; but the only city that i've cycled where i didn't currently live was San Francisco I'm not familiar with the rue Beaunier, although my map tells me it's quite close to the Parc Montsouris, which I visited on Thursday and which is one of my favourite parts of Paris. yes, you found it, just an unremarkable residential street; the company i worked for rented an apartment there for DrupalCon 2009; Parc Montsouris was our introduction to Paris when we emerged from the adjacent train station; then we walked through it repeatedly commuting to the conference Indeed, if I retire to Paris when the time comes that is the likeliest area for me to look for somewhere to live. That's the South-East part of Paris, whereas I was more North Central, other side of the river. being unfamiliar with Barbès, i found the wrong one — Rue Barbès is a few blocks SE of Rue Beaunier, which in turn is south of Montparnasse; but now i see the Barbès-Rochechuart Metro station and Boulevard de Barbès (in one of your photos) way across town This was my approximate route from the apartment on the Wednesday - further than I thought or planned. It took a very long time to hobble all that way, I can assure you: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?zoom_level=12submit=go alas that link doesn't work for sharing, but i can imagine the long contorted path your hobble traced -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Hilltop Fmhse, Many Orig Features, Needs TLC
...as a realtor's/estate agent's listing might say. Yorkshire is full of these, which is a bit sad. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16443672size=lg (K-5, DA 16-45) Comments always welcome. Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Cool astro photo opportunity
I haven't gone through all of my attempts. For this sort of work I seriously need a much better tripod head. Here is one that I spent a little time on. I zoomed in on Jupiter, and used the adjustment brush to bring the moons out without bringing up the exposure on the noise. Kind of a manual HDR. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/7954945966/in/set-72157631464003236/ On Sep 8, 2012, at 5:53 AM, Walter Hamler wrote: I just looked with my bino's and Jupiter is clearly visible as a small disc about 3/4 degree north of the Moon. Would have made a great shot through my Celestron 80mm scope in the near dawn skies here. Wish I had known! My own darn fault as I know how to look for these opportunities, just didn't. :-( Walt On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 7:49 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: If anyone has some long reach glass (like 1200mm on APSC) the moon is right next to Jupiter. On live view, zoomed in for focus, it looked like I was even seeing some of Jupiters moons. In the past couple of hours the moon seems to have moved visibly past Jupiter, so don't hesitate. Bong or the Aussie/NZ folks may have the best chance at it. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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 - Hilltop Fmhse, Many Orig Features, Needs TLC
An excellent shot, Rick. Just how old might that place be? On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 6:08 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: ...as a realtor's/estate agent's listing might say. Yorkshire is full of these, which is a bit sad. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16443672size=lg (K-5, DA 16-45) Comments always welcome. Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Alaska Coastal image
From: kwal...@peoplepc.com Returned earler this week from 10 days in South Eastern Alaska mostly on a boat in the inside passage. A great place to capture marine life. Captured this Stellar Sea Lion around the Inian Islands while on a Zodiak. 20D, 300mm f4.5 FA ISO 400. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16442772 Comments appreciated - thanks in advance. Kenneth Waller That dang Border Collie of mine! I knew she hated me but I never thought she'd go as far as Alaska. Excellent. Love the light on the teeth and nose. 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: Peso: Bugs
Here's a brighter version: http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/i-fj6jqcv/0/XL/spider-2-XL.jpg On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 3:25 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Love the bee, Steve. Spidey is hard to make out though. Had to squint a few of my own eyes to see him. :-) Could you dodge the leaves and burn Mr. spider a bit brighter? On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 7:06 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: The Bee: http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/i-3Wp2fjJ/0/XL/bee-XL.jpg Bug Love: http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/i-KZrnF8J/0/XL/bug-love-XL.jpg Big Spider (about three inches): http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/i-KZrnF8J/0/XL/bug-love-XL.jpg All done with a Q in one hand and the leash of a very impatient dog pulling me in the other. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -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. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Setting the Q's Quick Dial
Not that I could work out. I wondered if it could be done by doing the smart effect user settings but no such luck. This dial is a nice idea but the selections are lousy. This would be a nice firmware upgrade. On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 4:30 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Does anyone know - is it possible to program the Q's quick dial so that you can click on a setting and take an HDR shot? Not the faux HDR as in the HDR digital filter, but the real HDR that takes muliple shots and combines them? I spent a bit of time with the Q and its manual hoping to do this via the USER setting parameter, but can't seem to get it to work. The quick dial is a prominent feature on the Q, but since I pretty much shoot only raw it is not very useful to me. It seems like it basically lets you select from the custom image settings or digital filter settings, or change aspect ratios (i.e. crop the photo in camera.) I did set it to flip into the BW mode, since it is useful to quickly see how a scene looks in BW. Otherwise, the true HDR is the only thing that might be of use there, IMO. TIA - 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: The last Photokina speculation thread on PDML before Photokina
On 9/7/2012 3:07 PM, Miserere wrote: On 7 September 2012 14:13, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: On 9/7/2012 9:00 PM, Miserere wrote: Boris, It would be for a mirrorless camera, so it wouldn't be a retrofocus design (thus the rear element protruding into the mirror box. —M. Oh, I don't expect Pentax a.k.a. king of backward compatibility to produce K-01-only lens. That is something that can be imagined, but can probably not be imagined to come true, you know. I'd say Pentax is the *Queen* of compatibility; Nikon is the King. But yes, most things related to Pentax are hard to imagine, even if they do actually happen. You forget that Nikon built an entire series of lenses that would cause damage to either the lens, camera or both it mounted on the wrong series camera body. The only time Pentax even came close to that was back in the screw mount era, (pre-Spotmatic), and even then it was only one lens IIRC. Sure the aperture simulator is gone but at least no Pentax produced K mount lens will damage any Pentax manufactured K mount body or vice versa. —M. \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthly search. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO for the motorcycle geeks
I would have said the same thing for Honda. I can't pick on Suzuki because Debbie has one. On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 1:46 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Steven Desjardins wrote: That's what Kawasakis are for: Parts. Ooh, that's a bit harsh! Watch tomorrow's World Superbike Championship races (Germany) and you'll see what a Kawasaki is good for in the hands of someone who knows how to use it! (Go Tom Sykes!) Nice Upgrade, BTW. The original calipers always had problems and no amount of bleeding could achieve a good, solid brake lever feel. These are much better. Lever effort is a bit high and if it doesn't improve as the pads bed in I'll try different pads. If that doesn't achieve braking nirvana I'm told a master cylinder from a Suzuki Hayabusa works a treat! (Now *that's* a squid bike that's only good for parts!) http://www.robertstech.com/temp/brakes.jpg -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - Sony NEX-7
OK, it works. Just don't use it. On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 5:00 PM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: The new NEX-7 arrived yesterday. Auto review works exactly like it's supposed to on this one. :) 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT fifty worst cars of all time
The snark is strong with this one. It being Time, I'm not at all surprised that they are ahistorical and inconsistent in their judgement. There were a number of stupid designs for the ages in their list, but then there were a few that were simply ahead of their time, and others that weren't bad in their time but in hindsight were not great and others that were bad only in the opinion of the author. In short Time is now in the running to be a blog on the level of Kenny Boy's. On 8/30/2012 2:51 PM, Larry Colen wrote: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1658545,00.html They also have some of the most interesting cars on this list too. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthly search. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT fifty worst cars of all time
If it makes you feel any better I've always imagined you as a tall thin man in a tux. On 8/30/2012 4:36 PM, Walter Hamler wrote: I'd rather it take of 20 POUNDS! :-) On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 4:13 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: Wow, Walt, you seem so much younger the that. Of course, the internet takes off 20 years. On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 4:07 PM, Walter Hamler hamlerwal...@gmail.com wrote: Couldn't be by much. I am 70. Walt On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 3:40 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: You have purchased 5 cars since I last bought one. That must say something about each of us. G Of course, you are not quite as old as I am . . . . Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 3:34 PM, Walter Hamler hamlerwal...@gmail.com wrote: Whew! None of mine are there. Cars I Have Owned 1962 Chevy Impala SS 1963/64 1957 Mercury Parklane Cruiser 1965 1957 VW Beetle 1966 1968 Toyota Corona 1968 1969 Chevy Townsman SW 1969 1958 Rambler SW 1969 1972 Toyota Corolla 1971 1981 Chevy Malibu SW 1981 1983 Nissan Maxima SW Diesel 1983 1984 Honda CRX 40 th birthday 1982 1973 VW Beetle 1985 1973 VW Camper Van 1986 1990 Plymouth Grand Voyager Mini Van (Mom’s) 1990 1992 Mazda B2000 PU 1994 1990 Chevy Corsica (Rachael’s car) 1996 1983 Chevy Cavalier SW (Nathan’s car) 1997 1992 Buick LeSabre 1998 1996 Olds Cutlass Ciera (Mom’s) 1998 2005 Scion xB 2004 2001 Saturn LW200 SW (Mom’s)2007 2000 Olds Intrique 2009 1999 Saturn SW2 SW 2011 2012 Hyundai Elantra GLS 2011 2012 Hyundai Sonata (Mom’s) 2012 2013 Hyundai Elantra GT 2012 May there be no more On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 2:51 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1658545,00.html They also have some of the most interesting cars on this list too. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthly search. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT In an Age of Likes, Commonplace Images Prevail
There is a fantasy author I like who got dropped by his publisher. He self-publishes on Amazon, but also uses Kickstarter to raise money. When he raises enough (usually about $5000) he will write the novel. Contributors get an electronic or hard copy depending on the size of the donation. This kind of Web patronage may become more common. On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 3:15 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 2:07 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: 'Comes to the fore' in the way I meant it is not about commercial success but about recognition. Some of the works that are now recognised as among the best in their field were never commercial successes. What they benefitted from was publication by people and organisations who did not expect to turn a profit on everything, but who used the commercially successful to subsidise the good, when they did not coincidence, and exposure to people who were in a position to promote the stuff on the grounds of its quality. With the democratisation of publishing, the difficulty that writers and photographers will have is to find a way of getting the right exposure to the right people. People are not going to look at a great many places in search of good work, so the outlets will coalesce around a few sites for each audience - there will be a huge proliferation of overlapping audiences - and somebody will curate each site. When everyone is an artist, everyone is also a part time curator. Nobody has the time or patience to do a thorough and skilled job of it, so we skim and burn our eyes on a lot of toxic sludge. But there are examples of non-profit curated sources with some skill and class that are attracting increased attention. Not to everyone's taste, but http://thisisnthappiness.com/ is one of my consistent faves. The Tumblr site encourages amateur curating, and some folks exhibit excellent taste there. Perhaps we'll be saved by self-financed patrons and philanthropists. -- -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. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO for the motorcycle geeks
On 08/09/2012 20:17, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Nice! Are those 6 piston? Seems like overkill? Until _all_ of the squealing is coming from the tyres, there is no such thing as brake overkill. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com Subject: PESO for the motorcycle geeks Every time a young punk totals his Kawasaki ZX-7 a Triumph Sprint owner gets to upgrade his brake calipers with parts from the salvage yard :-) http://www.robertstech.com/temp/brakes.jpg -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- No fixed Adobe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 for the motorcycle geeks
Steven Desjardins wrote: On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 1:46 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Steven Desjardins wrote: That's what Kawasakis are for: Parts. Ooh, that's a bit harsh! Watch tomorrow's World Superbike Championship races (Germany) and you'll see what a Kawasaki is good for in the hands of someone who knows how to use it! (Go Tom Sykes!) Nice Upgrade, BTW. The original calipers always had problems and no amount of bleeding could achieve a good, solid brake lever feel. These are much better. Lever effort is a bit high and if it doesn't improve as the pads bed in I'll try different pads. If that doesn't achieve braking nirvana I'm told a master cylinder from a Suzuki Hayabusa works a treat! (Now *that's* a squid bike that's only good for parts!) I would have said the same thing for Honda. I can't pick on Suzuki because Debbie has one. I *loved* my 1986 Honda VFR. Wish I'd been able to keep it in addition to the Triumph but it just wasn't possible. Honda made every redesign of that bike worse after 86-87: More and more electronic gizmos, linked brakes, pseudo VTEC valve system... and now it's a 1200cc behemoth with shaft drive. Oh yes, and they got uglier every year after the 86-87 model. The only Honda I ever lusted after was the RC-30 but I'm glad I was never able to afford one because they apparently were better race bikes than street bikes: the hand-laid fiberglass was beautiful but much more porous than the cheaper machine-made fiberglass (or ABS plastic), so the paint bubbled and peeled after a few years; two-ring pistons are nice for getting minimum friction/maximum horsepower but they let the bike burn oil at a prodigious rate. I'd love to get something silly like a Royan Enfield for tooling around Boston. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT Posterior vitreous detachment
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterior_vitreous_detachment Just a heads-up for those who have to pay for treatment or who may suffer a premium increase for consulting. Stepping out of the house on Thursday, I saw a splash of white across my left eye. Thinking it was bird poop, I wiped the eye but there was nothing there. Then I noticed the huge (60-70% of my vision) field of floaters that had appeared. Clearly a cause for concern. Off to the local eye infirmary (a leftover from the local industrial past) for a checkup, where the above was diagnosed. A very common occurence, apparently, and completely harmless in itself. Complications such as those mentioned in the wiki article are very rare - I was the third person that day to turn up with the problem and the opthamologist had seen no complications this year. She highlighted that it was only really necessary to come back if an occurence caused a dark patch in my vision that I could not see through or my vision as a whole rapidly deteriorated. She also said that complications generally occur at the time, not later, unlike the wiki article. So there you go. -- No fixed Adobe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 for the motorcycle geeks
mike wilson wrote: On 08/09/2012 20:17, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Nice! Are those 6 piston? Seems like overkill? Until _all_ of the squealing is coming from the tyres, there is no such thing as brake overkill. My road racer was a Yam FZR 400. The Triumph will never decelerate like that bike (I used to pull small stoppies coming into turn 12 at Nelson Ledges just for fun) unless I spend 5-figure sums on Brembos. Not gonna happen. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Paris
I really like 12, 16, and 21. Very nice gallery overall. On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 5:30 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: on 2012-09-08 12:51 Bob W wrote It's only by walking or cycling that you can really learn a city, in my view. i agree, and i had a great time walking in Paris, taking unplanned turns and grooming my internal geographic sense, as i have in most every other major city i've visited; but the only city that i've cycled where i didn't currently live was San Francisco I'm not familiar with the rue Beaunier, although my map tells me it's quite close to the Parc Montsouris, which I visited on Thursday and which is one of my favourite parts of Paris. yes, you found it, just an unremarkable residential street; the company i worked for rented an apartment there for DrupalCon 2009; Parc Montsouris was our introduction to Paris when we emerged from the adjacent train station; then we walked through it repeatedly commuting to the conference Indeed, if I retire to Paris when the time comes that is the likeliest area for me to look for somewhere to live. That's the South-East part of Paris, whereas I was more North Central, other side of the river. being unfamiliar with Barbès, i found the wrong one — Rue Barbès is a few blocks SE of Rue Beaunier, which in turn is south of Montparnasse; but now i see the Barbès-Rochechuart Metro station and Boulevard de Barbès (in one of your photos) way across town This was my approximate route from the apartment on the Wednesday - further than I thought or planned. It took a very long time to hobble all that way, I can assure you: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?zoom_level=12submit=go alas that link doesn't work for sharing, but i can imagine the long contorted path your hobble traced -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Paris
Just curious, what camera did you use? On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 9:25 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: I really like 12, 16, and 21. Very nice gallery overall. On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 5:30 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: on 2012-09-08 12:51 Bob W wrote It's only by walking or cycling that you can really learn a city, in my view. i agree, and i had a great time walking in Paris, taking unplanned turns and grooming my internal geographic sense, as i have in most every other major city i've visited; but the only city that i've cycled where i didn't currently live was San Francisco I'm not familiar with the rue Beaunier, although my map tells me it's quite close to the Parc Montsouris, which I visited on Thursday and which is one of my favourite parts of Paris. yes, you found it, just an unremarkable residential street; the company i worked for rented an apartment there for DrupalCon 2009; Parc Montsouris was our introduction to Paris when we emerged from the adjacent train station; then we walked through it repeatedly commuting to the conference Indeed, if I retire to Paris when the time comes that is the likeliest area for me to look for somewhere to live. That's the South-East part of Paris, whereas I was more North Central, other side of the river. being unfamiliar with Barbès, i found the wrong one — Rue Barbès is a few blocks SE of Rue Beaunier, which in turn is south of Montparnasse; but now i see the Barbès-Rochechuart Metro station and Boulevard de Barbès (in one of your photos) way across town This was my approximate route from the apartment on the Wednesday - further than I thought or planned. It took a very long time to hobble all that way, I can assure you: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?zoom_level=12submit=go alas that link doesn't work for sharing, but i can imagine the long contorted path your hobble traced -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT fifty worst cars of all time
On 8/30/2012 6:13 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Aug 30, 2012, at 12:49 PM, Darren Addy wrote: The Maserati, with apologies to Joe Walsh: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiORhKnwXF4 re: The Yugo There is one that my coworker drives an hour to work (each way) every day M-F. Here it is, with him at the wheel, in acton: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JftYNIbXLAk Some years ago I was talking with a couple at a party. They had had a Fiat whcih pretty much lived up to Fiats reputation for reliability, but had recently traded it in on a new car. I congratulated them and commented that the only thing less reliable than a Fiat was a Yugo, which was a Fiat made by communists. The crestfallen look of dismay on their faces was priceless. Yes, they had replaced their Fiat with a Yugo. I once witnessed the bumper fall off a brand new Yugo while it was just sitting on the dealers lot. Impressively bad quality control. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthly search. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO for the motorcycle geeks
I have no issues with any brand, really. My biggest regretted no-purchase was 3 years ago. A 76 Honda CBR750a (14000 miles) with a Texas Sidecar for $3K. Great condition, ran well, etc. The a had an automatic transmission while was evidently fairly bulletproof. I had convinced myself to buy it but changed my mind. On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 9:22 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Steven Desjardins wrote: On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 1:46 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Steven Desjardins wrote: That's what Kawasakis are for: Parts. Ooh, that's a bit harsh! Watch tomorrow's World Superbike Championship races (Germany) and you'll see what a Kawasaki is good for in the hands of someone who knows how to use it! (Go Tom Sykes!) Nice Upgrade, BTW. The original calipers always had problems and no amount of bleeding could achieve a good, solid brake lever feel. These are much better. Lever effort is a bit high and if it doesn't improve as the pads bed in I'll try different pads. If that doesn't achieve braking nirvana I'm told a master cylinder from a Suzuki Hayabusa works a treat! (Now *that's* a squid bike that's only good for parts!) I would have said the same thing for Honda. I can't pick on Suzuki because Debbie has one. I *loved* my 1986 Honda VFR. Wish I'd been able to keep it in addition to the Triumph but it just wasn't possible. Honda made every redesign of that bike worse after 86-87: More and more electronic gizmos, linked brakes, pseudo VTEC valve system... and now it's a 1200cc behemoth with shaft drive. Oh yes, and they got uglier every year after the 86-87 model. The only Honda I ever lusted after was the RC-30 but I'm glad I was never able to afford one because they apparently were better race bikes than street bikes: the hand-laid fiberglass was beautiful but much more porous than the cheaper machine-made fiberglass (or ABS plastic), so the paint bubbled and peeled after a few years; two-ring pistons are nice for getting minimum friction/maximum horsepower but they let the bike burn oil at a prodigious rate. I'd love to get something silly like a Royan Enfield for tooling around Boston. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Hilltop Fmhse, Many Orig Features, Needs TLC
Very nice subject capture Rick. -Original Message- From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO - Hilltop Fmhse, Many Orig Features, Needs TLC An excellent shot, Rick. Just how old might that place be? On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 6:08 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: ...as a realtor's/estate agent's listing might say. Yorkshire is full of these, which is a bit sad. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16443672size=lg (K-5, DA 16-45) Comments always welcome. Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 for the motorcycle geeks
Reminds me of a quote attributed to Mark Donohue when asked 'how much is enough power' He said when I can spin the rear wheels in top gear at the end of the straight. -Original Message- From: mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com Subject: Re: PESO for the motorcycle geeks On 08/09/2012 20:17, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Nice! Are those 6 piston? Seems like overkill? Until _all_ of the squealing is coming from the tyres, there is no such thing as brake overkill. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com Subject: PESO for the motorcycle geeks Every time a young punk totals his Kawasaki ZX-7 a Triumph Sprint owner gets to upgrade his brake calipers with parts from the salvage yard :-) http://www.robertstech.com/temp/brakes.jpg -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO for the motorcycle geeks
Mark Roberts wrote: I'd love to get something silly like a Royan Enfield for tooling around Boston. That should, of course, be *Royal* Enfield. But the curious thing is that my spell checker didn't catch it. I must have the Dave Brooks edition installed... -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO - Girl with the Flower Tattoo
http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2012/09/the-girl-with-flower-tatoo.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments 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.
RE: OT GESO - Biennale of Sydney Cockatoo Island
The second one (in the mist) is particularly stunning. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au Sent: September 8, 2012 9/8/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: OT GESO - Biennale of Sydney Cockatoo Island The Biennale has been on since July, but in one of those sad boo-boos, I could only make it on the second last weekend of the shooo. Rather good this year it was, too. Feel free to make jokes about a cockatoo. http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/12/12_09/12_09_cockatoo/index.htm TIL - insect genitalia are mesmerisingly beautiful, but gee they must hurt -- der...@iinet.net.au http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
