RE: Cloud in trousers (was: List news: Fwd: Emergency Maintenance)

[Bob W]

> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
> Igor Roshchin
> Bob W wrote:
> 
> > > From: pdml-bounces at pdml.net [mailto:pdml-bounces at pdml.net] On
> > > Behalf Of Mark Roberts
> > >
> > > They're installing a security patch on a cloud instance? That
> sounds
> > > like a crime against nature or something...
> > >
> >
> > It's probably a cloud in trousers.
> >
> > B
> 
> Bob,
> At first, I was puzzled by this reference.
> Russian poet from early 1900s, Vladimir Mayakovsky had a poem with the
> title "Clouid in trousers". It was very famous in Russia (it was
> studied in the middle-school literature classes).
> However, I didn't expect it to be known in the US.
> 
> Then, I found that that poem had been translated into English:
> http://www.unlikelystories.org/old/archives/cloudintrousers.html
> After just a bit more of searching, I found that there was a play
> written by American writer Steve Trafford about V. Mayakovsky:
> http://www.amazon.com/Cloud-Trousers-Oberon-Modern-Plays/dp/1840025069/
> 
> Then, I found that there are a few other things have the same title,
> e.g. this musical album:
> http://www.amazon.com/Cloud-Trousers-The-Thin-Man/dp/B5LB8T/
> 
> But, I suspect that you reference might  have been related to a
> photography book by Christopher Doyle:
> http://www.amazon.com/Cloud-Trousers-Christopher-Doyle/dp/1889195332/
> 
> Is this right?
> 
> Igor
> 

I know it from the Mayakovsky poem. When I was in my 20s and early 30s my
girlfriend was a half-Russian woman who studied Russian language &
literature at university. She is a big fan of Mayakovsky, so I became
moderately familiar with some of his work, mainly his graphics, but also
some of his poetry. We had a recording of him reading Pasluschetye (? -
"Listen!").

We saw a play called Futurists about Mayakovsky sometime in the mid-80s,
with Daniel Day-Lewis playing Mayakovsky. Day-Lewis was relatively unknown
at the time.

I knew someone on the list would recognise the reference :o)

B


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RE: OT Posterior vitreous detachment

[Bob W]

> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
> mike wilson
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterior_vitreous_detachment
> 

I've never heard of that before. Sounds like one more shitty thing to look
forward to as my body crumbles under the weight of increasing years.

Did she fix it?

B

> 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.
> 
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RE: Paris

[Bob W]

> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
> Steven Desjardins
> 
> Just curious, what camera did you use?
> 

Why, my Leica M8, of course! What else would one take to Paris? :o)

B

> On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 9:25 PM, Steven Desjardins 
> wrote:
> > I really like 12, 16, and 21.  Very nice gallery overall.
> >
> > On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 5:30 PM, steve harley 
> 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:
> >>> 
> >>
> >>
> >> alas that link doesn't work for sharing, but i can imagine the long
> >> contorted path your hobble traced
> >>
> >>
> >>
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Re: Paris

[Chris Mitchell]

On 8 September 2012 16:58, 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...
>
> 
>
> B
Nice set Bob - and there's definitely a groove going on there,
particularly the stripy crossing and under the bridge which are top
class photographs.
Hope the ankle gets well soon...
Chris

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Re: OT Posterior vitreous detachment

[Brian Walters]

Quoting Bob W :


From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
mike wilson

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterior_vitreous_detachment



I've never heard of that before. Sounds like one more shitty thing to look
forward to as my body crumbles under the weight of increasing years.

Did she fix it?




Yeah.  Getting old sucks.

I've had the odd eye floater over the past few years but never quite  
as dramatic as Mike's.  They are a bit of a worry when they first  
appear but they're pretty common and they tend to come and go.





Cheers

Brian

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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.


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Re: PESO - Alaska Coastal image

[Chris Mitchell]

Super portrait of a magnificent creature. Well caught indeed.
Chris

On 8 September 2012 19:40,   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.
>
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RE: Paris

[Bob W]

> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
> steve harley
> 
> 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
> 

I've just noticed I made a type when I described the flat I stayed in as "about 
midway between Montparnasse and Barbes" - it was in fact between _Montmartre_ 
and Barbes.

B


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Re: Paris

[Chris Mitchell]

On 9 September 2012 08:14, Bob W  wrote:
>> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
>> Steven Desjardins
>>
>> Just curious, what camera did you use?
>>
>
> Why, my Leica M8, of course! What else would one take to Paris? :o)
>

I can think of a lot of things, but I'll leave my middle aged bloke's
fantasies to myself...
Chris

>
> B
>> On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 9:25 PM, Steven Desjardins 
>> wrote:
>> > I really like 12, 16, and 21.  Very nice gallery overall.
>> >
>> > On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 5:30 PM, steve harley 
>> 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:
>> >>> 
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> alas that link doesn't work for sharing, but i can imagine the long
>> >> contorted path your hobble traced
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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RE: Paris

[Bob W]

> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
> steve harley
> 
> > 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:
> > 
> 
> alas that link doesn't work for sharing, but i can imagine the long
> contorted path your hobble traced
> 

oops - saved the wrong url. This is the correct one. Eight miles of hobbling:


B


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Re: Paris

[Subash Jeyan]

On Sat, 8 Sep 2012 16:58:00 +0100
"Bob W"  wrote:

> 

while as a gallery it doesn't have the same impact for me as some of
your previous one, absolutely love 7 and 21. great shots...

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PESOs: Duxford Airshow

[Chris Mitchell]

We went yesterday and the undoubted star of the show was the only
Vulcan still flying:
http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/Airshows1/Duxford2012/slides/_IMG3159.html

The Aerostars Yak-50 display team did a pretty good job too:
http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/Airshows1/Duxford2012/slides/_IMG3277.html

And, for the WW2 aficionados, here's B17 Flying Fortress, Sally B:
http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/Airshows1/Duxford2012/slides/_IMG3249.html

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Re: PESO - Girl with the Flower Tattoo

[Bruce Walker]

Smoking and reflecting. NIce!


On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 10:10 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com
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> http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2012/09/the-girl-with-flower-tatoo.html?m=1
>
> Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome.
>
> Cheers,
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Re: PESOs: Duxford Airshow

[Chris Mitchell]

Forgot to say - K7 and F* 300mm 4.5

On 9 September 2012 10:21, Chris Mitchell  wrote:
> We went yesterday and the undoubted star of the show was the only
> Vulcan still flying:
> http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/Airshows1/Duxford2012/slides/_IMG3159.html
>
> The Aerostars Yak-50 display team did a pretty good job too:
> http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/Airshows1/Duxford2012/slides/_IMG3277.html
>
> And, for the WW2 aficionados, here's B17 Flying Fortress, Sally B:
> http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/Airshows1/Duxford2012/slides/_IMG3249.html
>
> Chris

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RE: PESOs: Duxford Airshow

[Bob W]

> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
> Chris Mitchell
> 
> We went yesterday and the undoubted star of the show was the only
> Vulcan still flying:
> http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/Airshows1/Duxford2012/slides/_IMG3159.html
> 

That's not Spock! 

Nice shots though.

B
> The Aerostars Yak-50 display team did a pretty good job too:
> http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/Airshows1/Duxford2012/slides/_IMG3277.html
> 
> And, for the WW2 aficionados, here's B17 Flying Fortress, Sally B:
> http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/Airshows1/Duxford2012/slides/_IMG3249.html
> 
> Chris
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Re: PESO - Girl with the Flower Tattoo

[Steven Desjardins]

Nice.  I also like the new website.

On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 5:30 AM, Bruce Walker  wrote:
> Smoking and reflecting. NIce!
>
>
> On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 10:10 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com
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>>
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>>
>> Cheers,
>> frank
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Re: Paris

[Steven Desjardins]

I'll write that down.  "Take the Leica to Paris . . ."

On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 4:09 AM, Subash Jeyan  wrote:
> On Sat, 8 Sep 2012 16:58:00 +0100
> "Bob W"  wrote:
>
>> 
>
> while as a gallery it doesn't have the same impact for me as some of
> your previous one, absolutely love 7 and 21. great shots...
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Re: Cloud in trousers (was: List news: Fwd: Emergency Maintenance)

[Steven Desjardins]

Light-hearted little ditty, isn't it? Reminds me of Ogden Nash  ;-)
Of course, now I have to really look at it hard.  Another learning
experience form the PDML.

On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 3:04 AM, Bob W  wrote:
>> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
>> Igor Roshchin
>> Bob W wrote:
>>
>> > > From: pdml-bounces at pdml.net [mailto:pdml-bounces at pdml.net] On
>> > > Behalf Of Mark Roberts
>> > >
>> > > They're installing a security patch on a cloud instance? That
>> sounds
>> > > like a crime against nature or something...
>> > >
>> >
>> > It's probably a cloud in trousers.
>> >
>> > B
>>
>> Bob,
>> At first, I was puzzled by this reference.
>> Russian poet from early 1900s, Vladimir Mayakovsky had a poem with the
>> title "Clouid in trousers". It was very famous in Russia (it was
>> studied in the middle-school literature classes).
>> However, I didn't expect it to be known in the US.
>>
>> Then, I found that that poem had been translated into English:
>> http://www.unlikelystories.org/old/archives/cloudintrousers.html
>> After just a bit more of searching, I found that there was a play
>> written by American writer Steve Trafford about V. Mayakovsky:
>> http://www.amazon.com/Cloud-Trousers-Oberon-Modern-Plays/dp/1840025069/
>>
>> Then, I found that there are a few other things have the same title,
>> e.g. this musical album:
>> http://www.amazon.com/Cloud-Trousers-The-Thin-Man/dp/B5LB8T/
>>
>> But, I suspect that you reference might  have been related to a
>> photography book by Christopher Doyle:
>> http://www.amazon.com/Cloud-Trousers-Christopher-Doyle/dp/1889195332/
>>
>> Is this right?
>>
>> Igor
>>
>
> I know it from the Mayakovsky poem. When I was in my 20s and early 30s my
> girlfriend was a half-Russian woman who studied Russian language &
> literature at university. She is a big fan of Mayakovsky, so I became
> moderately familiar with some of his work, mainly his graphics, but also
> some of his poetry. We had a recording of him reading Pasluschetye (? -
> "Listen!").
>
> We saw a play called Futurists about Mayakovsky sometime in the mid-80s,
> with Daniel Day-Lewis playing Mayakovsky. Day-Lewis was relatively unknown
> at the time.
>
> I knew someone on the list would recognise the reference :o)
>
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Re: Paris

[Bob Sullivan]

Bob,
Enjoyed seeing the pictures and now the map.
Looks like you were in the very central city.
It's the next best thing to visiting Paris.
Regards,  Bob S.

On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 2:52 AM, Bob W  wrote:
>> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
>> steve harley
>>
>> > 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:
>> > 
>>
>> alas that link doesn't work for sharing, but i can imagine the long
>> contorted path your hobble traced
>>
>
> oops - saved the wrong url. This is the correct one. Eight miles of hobbling:
> 
>
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Re: PESOs: Duxford Airshow

[Bruce Walker]

I really enjoyed that gallery, Chris.

I thought that many of these shots could do with some sharpening though.


On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 5:21 AM, Chris Mitchell  wrote:
> We went yesterday and the undoubted star of the show was the only
> Vulcan still flying:
> http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/Airshows1/Duxford2012/slides/_IMG3159.html
>
> The Aerostars Yak-50 display team did a pretty good job too:
> http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/Airshows1/Duxford2012/slides/_IMG3277.html
>
> And, for the WW2 aficionados, here's B17 Flying Fortress, Sally B:
> http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/Airshows1/Duxford2012/slides/_IMG3249.html
>
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Re: OT GESO - Biennale of Sydney Cockatoo Island

[Bruce Walker]

Agree with Frank. And that very last shot is really intriguing too.
Did you need earplugs in there? :-)


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> The second one (in the mist) is particularly stunning.
>
> Cheers,
> frank
>
> "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- 
> Christopher Hitchens
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> From: Derby Chang 
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> 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
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Re: OT Posterior vitreous detachment

[David J Brooks]

Not nice.

I have had floaters for many years and it is a real bother sometimes,
constantly moving my eyes to get them out of the field of view.

Dave

On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 8:22 PM, mike wilson  wrote:
> 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.
>
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I'm pretty sure this is my last 'friends' wedding shoot

[David J Brooks]

Thinks went well considering the horrid weather Saturday. Very heavy
rains all day and then they stopped just as the ceremony started so i
thought great., i'll be able to get some out door group shots. The
position of the sun and gazebo was horrid for shadows so i shot into
the sun with my D200 and used the sb800 for fill. That part worked
well, however the winds were just awful, really really strong and
blowing all sorts of stuff around, and i suppose thats were the dust
came from that i see as lens flare on those shots. Two big ones, one
is at camera top so i can crop that one out, but i have a number of
shots with a big dust lens flare at mid body of any one standing at my
far left. Not sure how i can get that out.

The rest of the shots went well, just some WB adjustments and sharping
should do the trick.

I'm pissed at my self for the dust, not visible in the monitor, i'm
sure the bride wont mind to much, but i wanted to do a good job non
the less.

I think i will refuse any incoming wedding requests from now on.

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Re: Setting the Q's Quick Dial

[Mark C]

Thanks for confirming that - I spent some time over the last few days 
with the manual and the camera, hoping to do it through the USER 
settings, which I can't seem to get to work one way or another. It looks 
like the Quick dial only allows customization of the Custom Picture 
Mode, Digital Filters, and aspect ratio.


Mark

On 9/8/2012 8:54 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote:

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
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SEB Fall Marathon 2012 in Tallinn

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Re: PESO for the motorcycle geeks

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On 9/8/12 9:22 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:


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.



I pondered a Royal Enfield a few years back, and still wouldn't mind 
having one. They are gloriously weird.


An '86 Interceptor 500 would go nicely in my garage. Great balance of 
power to weight, they figured out the valve thing by then, and the 
red/white/blue color scheme is still distinctive.


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Re: PESOs: Duxford Airshow

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On 9 September 2012 14:28, Bruce Walker  wrote:
> I really enjoyed that gallery, Chris.
>
> I thought that many of these shots could do with some sharpening though.
>

Thanks Bruce. Mostly motion blur I think. Panning a 300mm lens with a
shutter speed that shows propeller blur is a bit of an art...

Chris

> On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 5:21 AM, Chris Mitchell  
> wrote:
>> We went yesterday and the undoubted star of the show was the only
>> Vulcan still flying:
>> http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/Airshows1/Duxford2012/slides/_IMG3159.html
>>
>> The Aerostars Yak-50 display team did a pretty good job too:
>> http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/Airshows1/Duxford2012/slides/_IMG3277.html
>>
>> And, for the WW2 aficionados, here's B17 Flying Fortress, Sally B:
>> http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/Airshows1/Duxford2012/slides/_IMG3249.html
>>
>> Chris
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Re: PESO for the motorcycle geeks

[Steven Desjardins]

I only saw two Royal Enfields in India.  Mostly 125 Japanese brands.

On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 10:17 AM, Doug Brewer  wrote:
> On 9/8/12 9:22 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>
> I pondered a Royal Enfield a few years back, and still wouldn't mind having
> one. They are gloriously weird.
>
> An '86 Interceptor 500 would go nicely in my garage. Great balance of power
> to weight, they figured out the valve thing by then, and the red/white/blue
> color scheme is still distinctive.
>
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RE: Cloud in trousers (was: List news: Fwd: Emergency Maintenance)

[Bob W]

> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
> Steven Desjardins
> 
> Light-hearted little ditty, isn't it? Reminds me of Ogden Nash  ;-) Of
> course, now I have to really look at it hard.  Another learning
> experience form the PDML.
> 

Bertie Wooster is a treasure trove of delightful comments about gloomy
Russian novelists.

B

> On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 3:04 AM, Bob W  wrote:
> >> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf
> >> Of Igor Roshchin Bob W wrote:
> >>
> >> > > From: pdml-bounces at pdml.net [mailto:pdml-bounces at pdml.net]
> >> > > On Behalf Of Mark Roberts
> >> > >
> >> > > They're installing a security patch on a cloud instance? That
> >> sounds
> >> > > like a crime against nature or something...
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> > It's probably a cloud in trousers.
> >> >
> >> > B
> >>
> >> Bob,
> >> At first, I was puzzled by this reference.
> >> Russian poet from early 1900s, Vladimir Mayakovsky had a poem with
> >> the title "Clouid in trousers". It was very famous in Russia (it was
> >> studied in the middle-school literature classes).
> >> However, I didn't expect it to be known in the US.
> >>
> >> Then, I found that that poem had been translated into English:
> >> http://www.unlikelystories.org/old/archives/cloudintrousers.html
> >> After just a bit more of searching, I found that there was a play
> >> written by American writer Steve Trafford about V. Mayakovsky:
> >> http://www.amazon.com/Cloud-Trousers-Oberon-Modern-
> Plays/dp/184002506
> >> 9/
> >>
> >> Then, I found that there are a few other things have the same title,
> >> e.g. this musical album:
> >> http://www.amazon.com/Cloud-Trousers-The-Thin-Man/dp/B5LB8T/
> >>
> >> But, I suspect that you reference might  have been related to a
> >> photography book by Christopher Doyle:
> >> http://www.amazon.com/Cloud-Trousers-Christopher-
> Doyle/dp/1889195332/
> >>
> >> Is this right?
> >>
> >> Igor
> >>
> >
> > I know it from the Mayakovsky poem. When I was in my 20s and early
> 30s
> > my girlfriend was a half-Russian woman who studied Russian language &
> > literature at university. She is a big fan of Mayakovsky, so I became
> > moderately familiar with some of his work, mainly his graphics, but
> > also some of his poetry. We had a recording of him reading
> > Pasluschetye (? - "Listen!").
> >
> > We saw a play called Futurists about Mayakovsky sometime in the
> > mid-80s, with Daniel Day-Lewis playing Mayakovsky. Day-Lewis was
> > relatively unknown at the time.
> >
> > I knew someone on the list would recognise the reference :o)
> >
> > B
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Re: PESOs: Duxford Airshow

[Bob Sullivan]

Chris,
I looked thru the entire gallery and it looks good!
I enjoyed seeing the planes.
Was that a Spitfire with a back seat?
Regards,  Bob S.

On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 9:20 AM, Chris Mitchell  wrote:
> On 9 September 2012 14:28, Bruce Walker  wrote:
>> I really enjoyed that gallery, Chris.
>>
>> I thought that many of these shots could do with some sharpening though.
>>
>
> Thanks Bruce. Mostly motion blur I think. Panning a 300mm lens with a
> shutter speed that shows propeller blur is a bit of an art...
>
> Chris
>
>> On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 5:21 AM, Chris Mitchell  
>> wrote:
>>> We went yesterday and the undoubted star of the show was the only
>>> Vulcan still flying:
>>> http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/Airshows1/Duxford2012/slides/_IMG3159.html
>>>
>>> The Aerostars Yak-50 display team did a pretty good job too:
>>> http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/Airshows1/Duxford2012/slides/_IMG3277.html
>>>
>>> And, for the WW2 aficionados, here's B17 Flying Fortress, Sally B:
>>> http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/Airshows1/Duxford2012/slides/_IMG3249.html
>>>
>>> Chris
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RE: Paris

[Bob W]

> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
> Subash Jeyan
> 
> On Sat, 8 Sep 2012 16:58:00 +0100
> "Bob W"  wrote:
> 
> > 
> 
> while as a gallery it doesn't have the same impact for me as some of
> your previous one, 

I'm glad I'm not alone in my opinion. I have to make an admission - while I
was there I was reading "Mythologies" by Roland Barthes, so I was seeing
signs and signifiers everywhere, and that probably affected my photography.

> absolutely love 7 and 21. great shots...
> 

Thanks - they do seem to be the most popular. Thanks to everyone who has
looked - a very satisfying response I must say, but I'll try to do better
next time I'm there.

B



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Re: SEB Fall Marathon 2012 in Tallinn

[Bruce Walker]

I'm really struck by the brightness and colour in these. My fave
because of the composition and that foreground shadow is ...
http://roman.blakout.net/picture.php?/552/category/65
... though I wish it had the front light on the runners of most of the others.

Looks like a beautiful place, Roman.


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Re: PESOs: Duxford Airshow

[Chris Mitchell]

Thanks Bob,

Yes it's a T9 trainer. A number of single seaters were converted
during the 1940s as dual seat trainers to train Seafire pilots in
carrier operations. There are only a couple left, both in the UK I
think, although there is talk of a team starting manufacturing one
from scratch. Up until about 5 years ago it was possible to go up as a
passenger (at a very high price!), but it's no longer possible for
safety / licencing reasons.

Chris

On 9 September 2012 15:29, Bob Sullivan  wrote:
> Chris,
> I looked thru the entire gallery and it looks good!
> I enjoyed seeing the planes.
> Was that a Spitfire with a back seat?
> Regards,  Bob S.
>
> On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 9:20 AM, Chris Mitchell  
> wrote:
>> On 9 September 2012 14:28, Bruce Walker  wrote:
>>> I really enjoyed that gallery, Chris.
>>>
>>> I thought that many of these shots could do with some sharpening though.
>>>
>>
>> Thanks Bruce. Mostly motion blur I think. Panning a 300mm lens with a
>> shutter speed that shows propeller blur is a bit of an art...
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>> On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 5:21 AM, Chris Mitchell  
>>> wrote:
 We went yesterday and the undoubted star of the show was the only
 Vulcan still flying:
 http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/Airshows1/Duxford2012/slides/_IMG3159.html

 The Aerostars Yak-50 display team did a pretty good job too:
 http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/Airshows1/Duxford2012/slides/_IMG3277.html

 And, for the WW2 aficionados, here's B17 Flying Fortress, Sally B:
 http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/Airshows1/Duxford2012/slides/_IMG3249.html

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Re: PESOs: Duxford Airshow

[Bruce Walker]

On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 10:20 AM, Chris Mitchell
 wrote:
> On 9 September 2012 14:28, Bruce Walker  wrote:
>> I really enjoyed that gallery, Chris.
>>
>> I thought that many of these shots could do with some sharpening though.
>>
>
> Thanks Bruce. Mostly motion blur I think. Panning a 300mm lens with a
> shutter speed that shows propeller blur is a bit of an art...

Well I wondered if maybe you were handholding the 300. In that case,
well done! :-)

You *can* sharpen up motion-blurred shots a bit in Lightroom/ACR if
you crank the Radius value up around 2.0 or more and reduce the
Amount. It's basically a compromise between fine detail sharpening and
local contrast enhancement. And Photoshop's Smart Sharpening filter
has settings for reversing motion blur if you can determine the
dominant direction/angle of the blur.

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Re: I'm pretty sure this is my last 'friends' wedding shoot

[Miserere]

On 9 September 2012 09:38, David J Brooks  wrote:
> Thinks went well considering the horrid weather Saturday. Very heavy
> rains all day and then they stopped just as the ceremony started so i
> thought great., i'll be able to get some out door group shots. The
> position of the sun and gazebo was horrid for shadows so i shot into
> the sun with my D200 and used the sb800 for fill. That part worked
> well, however the winds were just awful, really really strong and
> blowing all sorts of stuff around, and i suppose thats were the dust
> came from that i see as lens flare on those shots. Two big ones, one
> is at camera top so i can crop that one out, but i have a number of
> shots with a big dust lens flare at mid body of any one standing at my
> far left. Not sure how i can get that out.
>
> The rest of the shots went well, just some WB adjustments and sharping
> should do the trick.
>
> I'm pissed at my self for the dust, not visible in the monitor, i'm
> sure the bride wont mind to much, but i wanted to do a good job non
> the less.
>
> I think i will refuse any incoming wedding requests from now on.
>
> Dave


Kansas did warn you...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH2w6Oxx0kQ

Can you show us an example of this dust flare you speak of?


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Re: OT - Sony NEX-7

[Miserere]

On 8 September 2012 21:01, Steven Desjardins  wrote:
> OK, it works.  Just don't use it.


Yeah; REAL photographers don't use it -- we can just smell the histogram.


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Re: Paris

[Ann Sanfedele]

While we are at it... (yeah, I picked 7 and 21 too)

I'd like to se 32 in black and white... it's a nice little bit of comedy 
and I think the colors distract.


ann

On 9/9/2012 10:29, Bob W wrote:

From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
Subash Jeyan

On Sat, 8 Sep 2012 16:58:00 +0100
"Bob W"  wrote:





while as a gallery it doesn't have the same impact for me as some of
your previous one,


I'm glad I'm not alone in my opinion. I have to make an admission - while I
was there I was reading "Mythologies" by Roland Barthes, so I was seeing
signs and signifiers everywhere, and that probably affected my photography.


absolutely love 7 and 21. great shots...



Thanks - they do seem to be the most popular. Thanks to everyone who has
looked - a very satisfying response I must say, but I'll try to do better
next time I'm there.

B





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Re: I'm pretty sure this is my last 'friends' wedding shoot

[Bruce Walker]

On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 9:38 AM, David J Brooks  wrote:
> [...] the winds were just awful, really really strong and
> blowing all sorts of stuff around, and i suppose thats were the dust
> came from that i see as lens flare on those shots. Two big ones, one
> is at camera top so i can crop that one out, but i have a number of
> shots with a big dust lens flare at mid body of any one standing at my
> far left. Not sure how i can get that out.

Process in some pseudo Polaroid or Holga effects, some gradient
fashion tints, and tell anyone who asks that this stuff is all the
rage in wedding photos now.

Are you planning to do a "Morning After" shoot? :-)

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Re: OT - Sony NEX-7

[Bruce Walker]

On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 11:17 AM, Miserere  wrote:
> On 8 September 2012 21:01, Steven Desjardins  wrote:
>> OK, it works.  Just don't use it.
>
> Yeah; REAL photographers don't use it -- we can just smell the histogram.

I just love the smell of clipped highlights in the morning.

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Re: The last Photokina speculation thread on PDML before Photokina

[Miserere]

P.J.,

I don't want to get into a fight about this. I won't consider Pentax
the KBC (King of Backwards Compatibility) until they uncripple their
mount (either physically or through software). They could do it but,
like Seinfeld, choose not to. When companies act this way it pisses me
off.

I've been told that it's because Pentax doesn't want me using my M
mount glass, they want me to buy new lenses. I would be fine with this
statement (I do understand good business practice) if we had a
thorough DA lens line up, but I own a few non-A mount lenses that
Pentax doesn't make in DA mount, and I have to use them with the green
button or wide open.

Just *my* opinion, mind you; I'm not trying to convince anyone.

Cheers,


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On 8 September 2012 20:55, P. J. Alling  wrote:
> On 9/7/2012 3:07 PM, Miserere wrote:
>>
>> On 7 September 2012 14:13, Boris Liberman  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.


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>>>
>>> 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.
>
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Re: PESO - Girl with the Flower Tattoo

[P. J. Alling]

Nice, have you tried a B&W?

On 9/8/2012 10:10 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:

http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2012/09/the-girl-with-flower-tatoo.html?m=1

Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome.

Cheers,
frank

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Re: Cool astro photo opportunity

[Miserere]

I like that, Larry. Shame Jupiter is so far up at the edge of the
frame. A little Photoshopping could add some extra size to the frame
to better position Jupiter, though you've still lost some moons,
haven't you?


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On 8 September 2012 18:45, Larry Colen  wrote:
> 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  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.
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Re: I'm pretty sure this is my last 'friends' wedding shoot

[David J Brooks]

Here is an untouched shot, you can see the greenish flare top and the
dust flare on the guy on the far left.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/7963178308/in/photostream

Here is one i did an auto adjust ion LR and cropped the top flare out.
The left dust flare is visible but not so much. I'm pretty sure the
dust is exterior as all of the other pictures are fine.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/7963178054/in/photostream

Dave



On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 11:15 AM, Miserere  wrote:
> On 9 September 2012 09:38, David J Brooks  wrote:
>> Thinks went well considering the horrid weather Saturday. Very heavy
>> rains all day and then they stopped just as the ceremony started so i
>> thought great., i'll be able to get some out door group shots. The
>> position of the sun and gazebo was horrid for shadows so i shot into
>> the sun with my D200 and used the sb800 for fill. That part worked
>> well, however the winds were just awful, really really strong and
>> blowing all sorts of stuff around, and i suppose thats were the dust
>> came from that i see as lens flare on those shots. Two big ones, one
>> is at camera top so i can crop that one out, but i have a number of
>> shots with a big dust lens flare at mid body of any one standing at my
>> far left. Not sure how i can get that out.
>>
>> The rest of the shots went well, just some WB adjustments and sharping
>> should do the trick.
>>
>> I'm pissed at my self for the dust, not visible in the monitor, i'm
>> sure the bride wont mind to much, but i wanted to do a good job non
>> the less.
>>
>> I think i will refuse any incoming wedding requests from now on.
>>
>> Dave
>
>
> Kansas did warn you...
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH2w6Oxx0kQ
>
> Can you show us an example of this dust flare you speak of?
>
>
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Re: PESO - Alaska Coastal image

[David J Brooks]

Fantastic shot. Great detail and expression

Dave

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> A great place to capture marine life.
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Semi OT -- Any suggestions on cleaning a laptop screen?

[P. J. Alling]

My desktop is down for the moment, this is like the third HD failure 
I've experienced in the last two years.  I think I managed to keep 
everything backed up and had a fair amount of warning, but I won't know 
until I rebuild the machine.  Working on my laptop I been noticing how 
much crud is on the screen.  It's one of the older ones without a shiny 
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Re: I'm pretty sure this is my last 'friends' wedding shoot

[Paul Stenquist]

I think you can clone out all the flare. It's still a nice pic.
Paul
On Sep 9, 2012, at 11:40 AM, David J Brooks  wrote:

> Here is an untouched shot, you can see the greenish flare top and the
> dust flare on the guy on the far left.
> 
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/7963178308/in/photostream
> 
> Here is one i did an auto adjust ion LR and cropped the top flare out.
> The left dust flare is visible but not so much. I'm pretty sure the
> dust is exterior as all of the other pictures are fine.
> 
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/7963178054/in/photostream
> 
> Dave
> 
> 
> 
> On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 11:15 AM, Miserere  wrote:
>> On 9 September 2012 09:38, David J Brooks  wrote:
>>> Thinks went well considering the horrid weather Saturday. Very heavy
>>> rains all day and then they stopped just as the ceremony started so i
>>> thought great., i'll be able to get some out door group shots. The
>>> position of the sun and gazebo was horrid for shadows so i shot into
>>> the sun with my D200 and used the sb800 for fill. That part worked
>>> well, however the winds were just awful, really really strong and
>>> blowing all sorts of stuff around, and i suppose thats were the dust
>>> came from that i see as lens flare on those shots. Two big ones, one
>>> is at camera top so i can crop that one out, but i have a number of
>>> shots with a big dust lens flare at mid body of any one standing at my
>>> far left. Not sure how i can get that out.
>>> 
>>> The rest of the shots went well, just some WB adjustments and sharping
>>> should do the trick.
>>> 
>>> I'm pissed at my self for the dust, not visible in the monitor, i'm
>>> sure the bride wont mind to much, but i wanted to do a good job non
>>> the less.
>>> 
>>> I think i will refuse any incoming wedding requests from now on.
>>> 
>>> Dave
>> 
>> 
>> Kansas did warn you...
>> 
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH2w6Oxx0kQ
>> 
>> Can you show us an example of this dust flare you speak of?
>> 
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Re: PESO - Alaska Coastal image

[P. J. Alling]

He has a very sharp nose.  It's nice to be able to get close enough to 
shoot with a 300mm.


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.

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Re: I'm pretty sure this is my last 'friends' wedding shoot

[David J Brooks]

On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 11:48 AM, Paul Stenquist  wrote:
> I think you can clone out all the flare. It's still a nice pic.
> Paul

I'll try, but my cloning is not that great.

Dave
> On Sep 9, 2012, at 11:40 AM, David J Brooks  wrote:
>
>> Here is an untouched shot, you can see the greenish flare top and the
>> dust flare on the guy on the far left.
>>
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/7963178308/in/photostream
>>
>> Here is one i did an auto adjust ion LR and cropped the top flare out.
>> The left dust flare is visible but not so much. I'm pretty sure the
>> dust is exterior as all of the other pictures are fine.
>>
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/7963178054/in/photostream
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 11:15 AM, Miserere  wrote:
>>> On 9 September 2012 09:38, David J Brooks  wrote:
 Thinks went well considering the horrid weather Saturday. Very heavy
 rains all day and then they stopped just as the ceremony started so i
 thought great., i'll be able to get some out door group shots. The
 position of the sun and gazebo was horrid for shadows so i shot into
 the sun with my D200 and used the sb800 for fill. That part worked
 well, however the winds were just awful, really really strong and
 blowing all sorts of stuff around, and i suppose thats were the dust
 came from that i see as lens flare on those shots. Two big ones, one
 is at camera top so i can crop that one out, but i have a number of
 shots with a big dust lens flare at mid body of any one standing at my
 far left. Not sure how i can get that out.

 The rest of the shots went well, just some WB adjustments and sharping
 should do the trick.

 I'm pissed at my self for the dust, not visible in the monitor, i'm
 sure the bride wont mind to much, but i wanted to do a good job non
 the less.

 I think i will refuse any incoming wedding requests from now on.

 Dave
>>>
>>>
>>> Kansas did warn you...
>>>
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH2w6Oxx0kQ
>>>
>>> Can you show us an example of this dust flare you speak of?
>>>
>>>
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Re: PESO - Loyal Kitsch,> Message-ID:

[P. J. Alling]

I was taught to erase ink with a Pen knife, the small folding pocket 
knife carried by gentlemen.  It works much better on vellum than rag or 
wood based paper, but if you're careful it still works.  It was also 
useful for sharpening quills and pencils.


On 7/25/2012 2:26 AM, Bob W wrote:

From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
knarftheria...@gmail.com

The substance called rubber got its name because when rubbed on paper,
pencil and ink marks disappeared.


before rubbers people used bread to satisfy their erasing needs


So in fact your wife's royal wedding commemorative rubber (which she
used for so many years) was performing the function that gave rise to
why rubber got called rubber in the first place.

I'll bet you didn't know that...

The "other" meaning of rubber which you allude to is much more recent.
It only came about in the 1930s.


before rubbers people used (and reused) silk or sheep's gut to satisfy their
prophylactic needs


So there you go. What starts out as a photo of a couple of English
monarchists comes around to a discussion of condoms.

I love pdml!

Cheers,
frank





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--- Original Message ---

From: Don Guthrie 
Sent: July 24, 2012 7/24/12
To: pdml@pdml.net
Subject: RE: PESO - Loyal Kitsch,> Message-ID:

Great photo Rick. It captures that particular kitsch that Brits come up
with for Royal events. I was in England before the Charles & Diana
wedding and scored a genuine "royal wedding souvenir rubber" Those who
speak King's English could explain why my wife used it for years.

Loved the photo, thanks for the memory.





Message: 12
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:27:10 -0700 (PDT)
From: Rick Womer 
To: Pentax List 
Subject: PESO - Loyal Kitsch
Message-ID:
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1

We were in the UK the week after the Diamond Jubilee, and the

decorations were still up.? I don't know what I can say tactfully about
these:

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16162873&size=lg

(K-5, DA 16-45)

Comments always appreciated.

Rick

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Re: OT Posterior vitreous detachment

[Joseph McAllister]

I too have been afflicted with these pesky gnats of vision, for 12 years now. 
The combo name for what happened is called "Flashes and Floaters".

Usually, mine are not noticeable, though situated directly on center, one in 
each eye. I can see them best with either my eyes closed, or looking at a 
uniform light surface. Because they are in your vitreous humor (the jelly that 
squirts out when you step on an errant eyeball) they can be moved out of the 
way for a few with eye or head movement, only to return to approximately where 
they began, with a delay, of course.

The pesky part is the frequent belief that something just flew by you left or 
right when you move your eyes suddenly, capturing your attention for a brief 
instant, even turning your head to see what it was in some instances.

If you want to play with them, you can move your eyes around and pretend they 
are flies having a battle in front of you.

Old age - there is only one way to avoid it.

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— Kevan Olesen

On Sep 9, 2012, at 00:10 , Bob W wrote:

> 
>> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
>> mike wilson
>> 
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterior_vitreous_detachment
>> 
> 
> I've never heard of that before. Sounds like one more shitty thing to look
> forward to as my body crumbles under the weight of increasing years.
> 
> Did she fix it?
> 
> B
> 
>> 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 occurrence, 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 occurrence 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.
>> 
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Re: I'm pretty sure this is my last 'friends' wedding shoot

[Bruce Walker]

Crop it, increase the contrast and clarity, bump the saturation, add a
darkening vignette, and show this to them with no comment. I'll bet
they love it like this, with the flaring. It's rather cool.


On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 11:40 AM, David J Brooks  wrote:
> Here is an untouched shot, you can see the greenish flare top and the
> dust flare on the guy on the far left.
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/7963178308/in/photostream
>
> Here is one i did an auto adjust ion LR and cropped the top flare out.
> The left dust flare is visible but not so much. I'm pretty sure the
> dust is exterior as all of the other pictures are fine.
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/7963178054/in/photostream
>
> Dave
>
>
>
> On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 11:15 AM, Miserere  wrote:
>> On 9 September 2012 09:38, David J Brooks  wrote:
>>> Thinks went well considering the horrid weather Saturday. Very heavy
>>> rains all day and then they stopped just as the ceremony started so i
>>> thought great., i'll be able to get some out door group shots. The
>>> position of the sun and gazebo was horrid for shadows so i shot into
>>> the sun with my D200 and used the sb800 for fill. That part worked
>>> well, however the winds were just awful, really really strong and
>>> blowing all sorts of stuff around, and i suppose thats were the dust
>>> came from that i see as lens flare on those shots. Two big ones, one
>>> is at camera top so i can crop that one out, but i have a number of
>>> shots with a big dust lens flare at mid body of any one standing at my
>>> far left. Not sure how i can get that out.
>>>
>>> The rest of the shots went well, just some WB adjustments and sharping
>>> should do the trick.
>>>
>>> I'm pissed at my self for the dust, not visible in the monitor, i'm
>>> sure the bride wont mind to much, but i wanted to do a good job non
>>> the less.
>>>
>>> I think i will refuse any incoming wedding requests from now on.
>>>
>>> Dave
>>
>>
>> Kansas did warn you...
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH2w6Oxx0kQ
>>
>> Can you show us an example of this dust flare you speak of?
>>
>>
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Re: I'm pretty sure this is my last 'friends' wedding shoot

[David J Brooks]

On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 12:12 PM, Bruce Walker  wrote:
> Crop it, increase the contrast and clarity, bump the saturation, add a
> darkening vignette, and show this to them with no comment. I'll bet
> they love it like this, with the flaring. It's rather cool.

I'll give that a try

Dave
>
>
> On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 11:40 AM, David J Brooks  wrote:
>> Here is an untouched shot, you can see the greenish flare top and the
>> dust flare on the guy on the far left.
>>
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/7963178308/in/photostream
>>
>> Here is one i did an auto adjust ion LR and cropped the top flare out.
>> The left dust flare is visible but not so much. I'm pretty sure the
>> dust is exterior as all of the other pictures are fine.
>>
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/7963178054/in/photostream
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 11:15 AM, Miserere  wrote:
>>> On 9 September 2012 09:38, David J Brooks  wrote:
 Thinks went well considering the horrid weather Saturday. Very heavy
 rains all day and then they stopped just as the ceremony started so i
 thought great., i'll be able to get some out door group shots. The
 position of the sun and gazebo was horrid for shadows so i shot into
 the sun with my D200 and used the sb800 for fill. That part worked
 well, however the winds were just awful, really really strong and
 blowing all sorts of stuff around, and i suppose thats were the dust
 came from that i see as lens flare on those shots. Two big ones, one
 is at camera top so i can crop that one out, but i have a number of
 shots with a big dust lens flare at mid body of any one standing at my
 far left. Not sure how i can get that out.

 The rest of the shots went well, just some WB adjustments and sharping
 should do the trick.

 I'm pissed at my self for the dust, not visible in the monitor, i'm
 sure the bride wont mind to much, but i wanted to do a good job non
 the less.

 I think i will refuse any incoming wedding requests from now on.

 Dave
>>>
>>>
>>> Kansas did warn you...
>>>
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH2w6Oxx0kQ
>>>
>>> Can you show us an example of this dust flare you speak of?
>>>
>>>
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Re: Cool astro photo opportunity

[Larry Colen]

On Sep 9, 2012, at 8:28 AM, Miserere wrote:

> I like that, Larry. Shame Jupiter is so far up at the edge of the
> frame. A little Photoshopping could add some extra size to the frame
> to better position Jupiter, though you've still lost some moons,
> haven't you?

I think that all of the moons that were visible were below Jupiter, an are in 
the frame.

It will probably not surprise you that I have many more frames.  I was 
experimenting with different ISOs, shutter speeds, apertures etc, as well as  
bracketing.  I just picked one that seemed to work.  Yesterday was also rather 
busy, especially since because of these photos I had been up until 6am and got 
a late start on the day. I may well have some better versions elsewhere.

with two doublers on the 300, the one that came with it, and an external, 
Jupiter and the moon barely fit in the frame and by the time I ran two sets of 
bracketed shot,I'd have to readjust.

As to the other one, the quick and dirty, with the moon so terribly 
overexposed, I think that the ghost image is just due to reflection inside.  
Quite possibly off the sensor and then the back of the lens.


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> 
> 
> On 8 September 2012 18:45, Larry Colen  wrote:
>> 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  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.
 
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Re: OT In an Age of Likes, Commonplace Images Prevail

[John Sessoms]

From: Steven Desjardins


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.


Anyone I might have heard of? I read some fantasy, although I'm really 
more inclined to sci-fi.


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RE: OT Posterior vitreous detachment

[John Sessoms]

From: mike wilson


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.


Did you update the wiki article with the corrections?

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RE: The last Photokina speculation thread on PDML before Photokina

[J.C. O'Connell]

Ill second that. IF they come out with a top line FF body, they should
uncripple the lensmount at the same time to enable the full power of their
superb vintage FF lenses.

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P.J.,

I don't want to get into a fight about this. I won't consider Pentax
the KBC (King of Backwards Compatibility) until they uncripple their
mount (either physically or through software). They could do it but,
like Seinfeld, choose not to. When companies act this way it pisses me
off.

I've been told that it's because Pentax doesn't want me using my M
mount glass, they want me to buy new lenses. I would be fine with this
statement (I do understand good business practice) if we had a
thorough DA lens line up, but I own a few non-A mount lenses that
Pentax doesn't make in DA mount, and I have to use them with the green
button or wide open.

Just *my* opinion, mind you; I'm not trying to convince anyone.

Cheers,


   -M.

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On 8 September 2012 20:55, P. J. Alling  wrote:
> On 9/7/2012 3:07 PM, Miserere wrote:
>>
>> On 7 September 2012 14:13, Boris Liberman  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.
>>
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>>
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>>
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Re: I'm pretty sure this is my last 'friends' wedding shoot

[Bruce Walker]

I mucked with it a bit, Dave. Have a look:

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2254722/DaveBrooksWedding.jpg


On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 12:16 PM, David J Brooks  wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 12:12 PM, Bruce Walker  wrote:
>> Crop it, increase the contrast and clarity, bump the saturation, add a
>> darkening vignette, and show this to them with no comment. I'll bet
>> they love it like this, with the flaring. It's rather cool.
>
> I'll give that a try
>
> Dave
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 11:40 AM, David J Brooks  wrote:
>>> Here is an untouched shot, you can see the greenish flare top and the
>>> dust flare on the guy on the far left.
>>>
>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/7963178308/in/photostream
>>>
>>> Here is one i did an auto adjust ion LR and cropped the top flare out.
>>> The left dust flare is visible but not so much. I'm pretty sure the
>>> dust is exterior as all of the other pictures are fine.
>>>
>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/7963178054/in/photostream
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 11:15 AM, Miserere  wrote:
 On 9 September 2012 09:38, David J Brooks  wrote:
> Thinks went well considering the horrid weather Saturday. Very heavy
> rains all day and then they stopped just as the ceremony started so i
> thought great., i'll be able to get some out door group shots. The
> position of the sun and gazebo was horrid for shadows so i shot into
> the sun with my D200 and used the sb800 for fill. That part worked
> well, however the winds were just awful, really really strong and
> blowing all sorts of stuff around, and i suppose thats were the dust
> came from that i see as lens flare on those shots. Two big ones, one
> is at camera top so i can crop that one out, but i have a number of
> shots with a big dust lens flare at mid body of any one standing at my
> far left. Not sure how i can get that out.
>
> The rest of the shots went well, just some WB adjustments and sharping
> should do the trick.
>
> I'm pissed at my self for the dust, not visible in the monitor, i'm
> sure the bride wont mind to much, but i wanted to do a good job non
> the less.
>
> I think i will refuse any incoming wedding requests from now on.
>
> Dave


 Kansas did warn you...

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH2w6Oxx0kQ

 Can you show us an example of this dust flare you speak of?


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Re: OT Posterior vitreous detachment

[John Sessoms]

From: Brian Walters


Quoting Bob W :


From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
mike wilson

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterior_vitreous_detachment



I've never heard of that before. Sounds like one more shitty thing to look
forward to as my body crumbles under the weight of increasing years.

Did she fix it?




Yeah.  Getting old sucks.



Not as much as *not* getting old.

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RE: I'm pretty sure this is my last 'friends' wedding shoot

[Bob W]

> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
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> Here is one i did an auto adjust ion LR and cropped the top flare out.
> The left dust flare is visible but not so much. I'm pretty sure the
> dust is exterior as all of the other pictures are fine.
> 
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/7963178054/in/photostream
> 

they look as though they're defending against a free kick just outside the
eighteen-yard box.

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Re: Semi OT -- Any suggestions on cleaning a laptop screen?

[Bruce Walker]

Soft micro-fiber cloth, clean water. I wouldn't try any cleaning
products as they'll get down inside the case.


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> the machine.  Working on my laptop I been noticing how much crud is on the
> screen.  It's one of the older ones without a shiny surface.  Any
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RE: OT Posterior vitreous detachment

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> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
> Joseph McAllister
> 
> 
> Old age - there is only one way to avoid it.
> 

is it by drinking the freshly drawn blood of virgins as the wolves howl in
the Carpathian moonlight?

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RE: Peso, eyes front

[Bob W]

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> 
> Franks tattoo shot prompted me to submit this for approval.
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/7963255892/in/photostream
> 

that could be very off-putting in some circumstances...

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Re: Cloud in trousers (was: List news: Fwd: Emergency Maintenance)

[Igor Roshchin]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniil_Kharms


Sun Sep 9 10:21:05 EDT 2012
Bob W wrote:

> > From: pdml-bounces at pdml.net [mailto:pdml-bounces at pdml.net] On
> > Behalf Of
> > Steven Desjardins
> > 
> > Light-hearted little ditty, isn't it? Reminds me of Ogden Nash  ;-) Of
> > course, now I have to really look at it hard.  Another learning
> > experience form the PDML.
> > 
> 
> Bertie Wooster is a treasure trove of delightful comments about gloomy
> Russian novelists.
> 
> B

In a ccnversation at a performance of Russian poetry and music by
a Russian performer somewhere in Western Europe (France?) in early 1990s, 
one of the local literature enthuziasts/critics exlaimed that they know 
and love Daniil Harms ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniil_Kharms ), 
and they consider him one of the classics of black humor. To which, 
the Russian performer responded: "You call it `black humor', we call 
it `social realizm'".

Bob, thanks for sharing your story of how you learned about Mayakovsky.
You can read the translation of "Listen!" ("Poslushayte!") e.g. here:
http://www.russianlegacy.com/en/go_to/culture/poetry/mayakovsky.htm


Cheers,

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Re: SEB Fall Marathon 2012 in Tallinn

[Doug Franklin]

On 2012-09-09 11:01, Bruce Walker wrote:

I'm really struck by the brightness and colour in these.


Reminds me of Bulgaria ... very brightly painted houses and other 
buildings.  Gives the towns an almost festive air year round.


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Re: The last Photokina speculation thread on PDML before Photokina

[P. J. Alling]

I agree with you vis a vis Pentax, mostly, but I'd still hardly consider 
Nikon to be more backward compatible than Pentax.  The fact that their 
top level cameras can meter most series of their older lenses wide open 
doesn't excuse building lenses and cameras that can actually damage each 
other when ostensibly compatible.  Maybe ass-backwards compatible would 
be the correct way of looking at it.


On 9/9/2012 11:25 AM, Miserere wrote:

P.J.,

I don't want to get into a fight about this. I won't consider Pentax
the KBC (King of Backwards Compatibility) until they uncripple their
mount (either physically or through software). They could do it but,
like Seinfeld, choose not to. When companies act this way it pisses me
off.

I've been told that it's because Pentax doesn't want me using my M
mount glass, they want me to buy new lenses. I would be fine with this
statement (I do understand good business practice) if we had a
thorough DA lens line up, but I own a few non-A mount lenses that
Pentax doesn't make in DA mount, and I have to use them with the green
button or wide open.

Just *my* opinion, mind you; I'm not trying to convince anyone.

Cheers,


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On 8 September 2012 20:55, P. J. Alling  wrote:

On 9/7/2012 3:07 PM, Miserere wrote:

On 7 September 2012 14:13, Boris Liberman  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.



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Re: Peso, eyes front

[Doug Franklin]

On 2012-09-09 11:49, David J Brooks wrote:

Franks tattoo shot prompted me to submit this for approval.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/7963255892/in/photostream


I like the way the earrings "peeking" out from under her hair sort of 
mirror the "eyes" tat on her back.  Must be a teacher.


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PESO laser calligraphy

[Larry Colen]

It was a nice clear night at the party last night, and I pulled out the O-GPS1 
and my green laser, using the rig that Steve sent.

I think this was the best of the calligraphy set:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/7963833938/

The rest of the set is at:
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157631483672126/

The user interface for astrotracer really is a steaming pile of suckage.

I really need to learn photo stacking to get the best results out of it too.

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Re: Peso, eyes front

[P. J. Alling]

There seems to be a veritable rash of these skin conditions, you may 
remember I posted this a couple of months ago as "Butterflys are Free", 
but the alternate title would have "Here's looking at you."  or 
something like that...


http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20butterflysarefree.html

On 9/9/2012 11:49 AM, David J Brooks wrote:

Franks tattoo shot prompted me to submit this for approval.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/7963255892/in/photostream

Dave




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RE: Paris

[Bob W]

> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
> Ann Sanfedele
> 
> While we are at it... (yeah, I picked 7 and 21 too)
> 
> I'd like to se 32 in black and white... it's a nice little bit of
> comedy and I think the colors distract.
>

Do you mean this one?



I messed about with it a bit to try and make the echo with the dome of the
observatory more obvious, but it's too far away really.

B
 
> >> "Bob W"  wrote:
> >>
> >>> 
> >>



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Re: The last Photokina speculation thread on PDML before, Photokina

[John Sessoms]

From: Miserere


I've been told that it's because Pentax doesn't want me using my M
mount glass, they want me to buy new lenses.


I likely will if they ever offer the lenses I want to buy.

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RE: Semi OT -- Any suggestions on cleaning a laptop screen?

[John Sessoms]

From: "P. J. Alling"


My desktop is down for the moment, this is like the third HD failure
I've experienced in the last two years.  I think I managed to keep
everything backed up and had a fair amount of warning, but I won't know
until I rebuild the machine.  Working on my laptop I been noticing how
much crud is on the screen.  It's one of the older ones without a shiny
surface.  Any suggestions?


I just use plain water and some super fluffy "Microfiber Ultra Soft Spa 
Towels" I bought at AutoZone for cleaning my car windows. They were 
something like $2.99 for a package of 6. Dampen the towel & clean the 
screen, then go over it with a dry towel.


Power off, of course.

Here's what Toshiba has to say (my current laptop is a Toshiba).


How to properly clean your laptop screen

1. Turn the computer off.

2. Do not touch or press on the screen with your bare hands or
fingers. Oils or grease from your hands can stain or smudge the
screen and may be difficult to remove.

3. Use a soft dry cotton cloth to gently wipe away fingerprints and
smudges from the screen. If this does not completely remove the dirt
and smudges, lightly dampen the cloth with water and try again. Never
spray liquid directly on the screen.

Special cleaning cloths are available and are probably a good
investment. Be very careful that you select a cloth that is free from
any particles or dirt that can damage the screen. Do not use paper
towels, ammonia, or strong cleaners on the screen under any
circumstances.

Try to clean your monitor at least once a month. Who knows, it could
change your perspective on the world.


Note particularly item #2 - one of the reasons I will never have an 
iPad. They're always covered in greasy fingerprints & it's severe PITA 
to get them off.


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RE: OT Posterior vitreous detachment

[John Sessoms]

From: "Bob W"


From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
Joseph McAllister


Old age - there is only one way to avoid it.



is it by drinking the freshly drawn blood of virgins as the wolves howl in
the Carpathian moonlight?

Count Bobula


Right. Where you gonna' find enough virgins in this day and age?

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Re: OT Posterior vitreous detachment

[Bruce Walker]

On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 1:45 PM, John Sessoms  wrote:
> From: "Bob W"
>
>
>>> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
>>> Joseph McAllister
>>>
>>>
>>> Old age - there is only one way to avoid it.
>>>
>>
>> is it by drinking the freshly drawn blood of virgins as the wolves howl in
>> the Carpathian moonlight?
>>
>> Count Bobula
>
>
> Right. Where you gonna' find enough virgins in this day and age?

I don't both with all that old-school Goth nonsense. Head over to the
drug mart for some Chewable Multi-bites.

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RE: Peso, eyes front

[John Sessoms]

From: "Bob W"


From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
David J Brooks

Franks tattoo shot prompted me to submit this for approval.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/7963255892/in/photostream



that could be very off-putting in some circumstances...


People can be pretty stupid about tattoos sometimes. I get a lot of flak 
when I tell people I don't think their tattoos make them more attractive.


It's not a popular opinion, but "If you didn't want to know, why did you 
ask?"


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Re: Peso, eyes front

[Kenneth Waller]

I guess the eyes have it.

-Original Message-
>From: David J Brooks 
>Subject: Peso, eyes front
>
>Franks tattoo shot prompted me to submit this for approval.
>http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/7963255892/in/photostream
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Peso - name that vintage car

[Ann Sanfedele]

On the way to my friends' son's wedding, I spotted this.  I do know the 
answer - as I had sense enough to look at the registration card on the 
windshield...


Someone at the wedding I showed the photo to thought that the paint job 
was not "authentic"  - that is, the card wasn't made in this color back 
in the day.




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Re: OT - Sony NEX-7

[Steven Desjardins]

I just love the smell of clipped highlights in the morning.

Mark.

On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 11:24 AM, Bruce Walker  wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 11:17 AM, Miserere  wrote:
>> On 8 September 2012 21:01, Steven Desjardins  wrote:
>>> OK, it works.  Just don't use it.
>>
>> Yeah; REAL photographers don't use it -- we can just smell the histogram.
>
> I just love the smell of clipped highlights in the morning.
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Re: Peso - name that vintage car

[Bruce Walker]

It's a VW Karmann Ghia, but I don't know the year. Early 1970's? Nice
and shiny, anyhoo. Nice shot.


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> On the way to my friends' son's wedding, I spotted this.  I do know the
> answer - as I had sense enough to look at the registration card on the
> windshield...
>
> Someone at the wedding I showed the photo to thought that the paint job was
> not "authentic"  - that is, the card wasn't made in this color back in the
> day.
>
>
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RE: Peso - name that vintage car

[Bob W]

> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
> Ann Sanfedele
> 
> On the way to my friends' son's wedding, I spotted this.  I do know the
> answer - as I had sense enough to look at the registration card on the
> windshield...
> 
> Someone at the wedding I showed the photo to thought that the paint job
> was not "authentic"  - that is, the card wasn't made in this color back
> in the day.
> 
> 
> 
> http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/2012-and-all-
> that/21847075_D88Ngw/1/2069729889_ZNk7qw4/Large
> 

it's a Karmann Ghia, probably about the same year as me (1957).

B


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Re: OT In an Age of Likes, Commonplace Images Prevail

[Steven Desjardins]

His name is Tim Pratt and he writes contemporary fantasy.  His best
know stuff is the Marla Mason series.  He has a website where he has
serialized some of the MM novels so you can give them a try.  It's
something like Marlamason.com

On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 12:23 PM, John Sessoms  wrote:
> From: Steven Desjardins
>
>
>> 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.
>
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> Anyone I might have heard of? I read some fantasy, although I'm really more
> inclined to sci-fi.
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Re: Peso - name that vintage car

[Ann Sanfedele]

On 9/9/2012 14:42, Bruce Walker wrote:

It's a VW Karmann Ghia, but I don't know the year. Early 1970's? Nice
and shiny, anyhoo.

Yup - 1973

 Nice shot.

tanks

ann



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Someone at the wedding I showed the photo to thought that the paint job was
not "authentic"  - that is, the card wasn't made in this color back in the
day.



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Re: PESO - Girl with the Flower Tattoo

[Steven Desjardins]

Or B&W everything except the tattoo and its reflection.

On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 11:26 AM, P. J. Alling
 wrote:
> Nice, have you tried a B&W?
>
>
> On 9/8/2012 10:10 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>
>> 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
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Re: Paris

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

Nicely done, Bob! An excellent set of photos—I can feel Paris looking
at them. Everyone else who's responded have already mentioned my
favorites, but they're all darn good.

Sorry to hear about your foot, painful and it must have slowed you
down a lot, but perhaps being slowed down like that gave your eye more
time to see even if your impression was that you didn't get into the
groove.

G

On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 8:58 AM, 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...
>
> 
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Re: Peso - name that vintage car

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

Nice "Common Gear" ... :-)
Has to be '71 to '73 ish with that front bumper.
They did come in that color, I believe.


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> On the way to my friends' son's wedding, I spotted this.  I do know the
> answer - as I had sense enough to look at the registration card on the
> windshield...
>
> Someone at the wedding I showed the photo to thought that the paint job was
> not "authentic"  - that is, the card wasn't made in this color back in the
> day.
>
>
>
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Re: PESO - Alaska Coastal image

[steve harley]

on 2012-09-08 12:40 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


to me that's a very emotional shot, a lot of fear and incipient metaphors come 
across instantly


observation: the left side looks a bit processed; maybe it's just the way the 
light reflected but the highlights on have a little bit of a posterized, 
"Shepard Fairey" look, that both detracts and in some ways makes the emotion 
more immediate


there's also an amazing eye within an eye when i click for "large" that just 
adds to the intensity



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Re: OT - Sony NEX-7

[P. J. Alling]

On the K20D the histogram smells like Napalm and Brimstone...

On 9/9/2012 11:17 AM, Miserere wrote:

On 8 September 2012 21:01, Steven Desjardins  wrote:

OK, it works.  Just don't use it.


Yeah; REAL photographers don't use it -- we can just smell the histogram.


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Re: PESO - Alaska Coastal image

[Ann Sanfedele]

Nice grab, Ken --
and I just looked at the date - are you still there?? or just back?

shot from boat or shore? - damn, I hate you for being back there so jealous

ann

On 9/9/2012 11:49, David J Brooks wrote:

Fantastic shot. Great detail and expression

Dave

On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 2:40 PM,   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.

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Re: Peso - name that vintage car

[P. J. Alling]

That is a 1972 VW Karmen Ghia, and yes they did come in that color, 
though it does look like a repaint.


On 9/9/2012 2:22 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote:
On the way to my friends' son's wedding, I spotted this.  I do know 
the answer - as I had sense enough to look at the registration card on 
the windshield...


Someone at the wedding I showed the photo to thought that the paint 
job was not "authentic"  - that is, the card wasn't made in this color 
back in the day.




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Re: Peso - name that vintage car

[P. J. Alling]

Actually I think it's a 72.  The 73s sold in America were equipped with 
a federally mandated shock absorber on the front bumper which seems to 
not be in evidence. The 72 had a simple iron bar support which was much 
simpler and cleaner looking that was probably just as effective.


On 9/9/2012 2:43 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote:



On 9/9/2012 14:42, Bruce Walker wrote:

It's a VW Karmann Ghia, but I don't know the year. Early 1970's? Nice
and shiny, anyhoo.

Yup - 1973

 Nice shot.

tanks

ann



On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 2:22 PM, Ann Sanfedele  wrote:

On the way to my friends' son's wedding, I spotted this.  I do know the
answer - as I had sense enough to look at the registration card on the
windshield...

Someone at the wedding I showed the photo to thought that the paint 
job was
not "authentic"  - that is, the card wasn't made in this color back 
in the

day.



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Selling points

[Igor Roshchin]

It is interesting to see the current market trends.

On dpreview, there is currently a flash-based ad for Panasonic Lumix G5
http://s0.2mdn.net/2687483/1-panasonic_photokina_300x250.swf

The main advertising points are "14 filter effects, countless creative
options" (in my firefox, this ad doesn't show all the steps except the
alst one).
While just recently it was a race for MegaPixels, now, it's the
effects..

In a similar manner, when I was looking at reviews of some smartphones 
yesterday, I was disappointed that some of them said nothing about quality
of calls, while describing in detail camera(s), apps, etc.

On another hand, personal computers are not sold for their
_computational_ power either...

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Re: OT: I'd be pretty ticked off if I'd spent this much for this kind of performance

[P. J. Alling]

Pentax Digital Camera Utility 4 has that capability built in, for all DA 
lenses.  It also allows manual adjustments for all other lenses.


On 7/24/2012 2:59 PM, Darren Addy wrote:

Just a follow-up. That On Landscape site has very confusing navigation
(in that you don't really know if/what you are missing if you are not
logged-in).
When I logged in (with my free subscription credentials) the link I
originally sent turned into a 9 page (printed) article. This whole
issue is much bigger than I initially realized when I originally
posted.

I had not been previously aware of the (FREE) cornerfix software, and
the fact that you can get results on par with Capture One from it is
very *interesting*. I'd love to get some feedback from people who have
tried using cornerfix with their Pentax DSLRs. The fact that we can
easily put so many different legacy lenses on our Pentax DSLRs
(perhaps inviting this problem in our RAW files) makes this
potentially VERY helpful for Pentax owners.

Free cornerfix software download link:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/cornerfix/

This is a bigger issue (apparently) on larger sensor cameras, but if
nothing else is good to know for when the Pentax FF is in our grubby
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Re: Peso - name that vintage car

[Ann Sanfedele]

well I only report what I saw on the form on the windshield.
It's possible I misread it but I think I took a photo of that, too

a

On 9/9/2012 16:05, P. J. Alling wrote:

Actually I think it's a 72.  The 73s sold in America were equipped with
a federally mandated shock absorber on the front bumper which seems to
not be in evidence. The 72 had a simple iron bar support which was much
simpler and cleaner looking that was probably just as effective.

On 9/9/2012 2:43 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote:



On 9/9/2012 14:42, Bruce Walker wrote:

It's a VW Karmann Ghia, but I don't know the year. Early 1970's? Nice
and shiny, anyhoo.

Yup - 1973

 Nice shot.

tanks

ann



On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 2:22 PM, Ann Sanfedele  wrote:

On the way to my friends' son's wedding, I spotted this.  I do know the
answer - as I had sense enough to look at the registration card on the
windshield...

Someone at the wedding I showed the photo to thought that the paint
job was
not "authentic"  - that is, the card wasn't made in this color back
in the
day.



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Re: Semi OT -- Any suggestions on cleaning a laptop screen?

[Igor Roshchin]

P.J.,

Sorry to hear about your HDD problems.

If you clean your laptop in acetone, especially if you let it soak for
some time in an acetone bath[*], that should take care of all the crud. It
will also take care of the laptop and guarantee that _in the future_, 
you won't have any problems with that laptop (such as those that you are 
having with your desktop).  

[*] Heating it up to ~132 F will speed up the process.
Note that using open flame for heating may help you (or whatever is left 
of you) making it to the regional or probably even national news.

Be careful with a flaming reply to this message too! 

[BIG GRIN]

Igor

Disclaimer: Don't do that at home! ;-)


On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 11:51 AM, P. J. Alling wrote:
> My desktop is down for the moment, this is like the third HD failure I've
> experienced in the last two years.  I think I managed to keep everything
> backed up and had a fair amount of warning, but I won't know until I rebuild
> the machine.  Working on my laptop I been noticing how much crud is on the
> screen.  It's one of the older ones without a shiny surface.  Any
> suggestions?

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Re: Peso - name that vintage car

[P. J. Alling]

I owned a 72 which brings back memories, some of them horror filled.  It 
was a fun car to drive, mostly.


On 9/9/2012 4:27 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote:

well I only report what I saw on the form on the windshield.
It's possible I misread it but I think I took a photo of that, too

a

On 9/9/2012 16:05, P. J. Alling wrote:

Actually I think it's a 72.  The 73s sold in America were equipped with
a federally mandated shock absorber on the front bumper which seems to
not be in evidence. The 72 had a simple iron bar support which was much
simpler and cleaner looking that was probably just as effective.

On 9/9/2012 2:43 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote:



On 9/9/2012 14:42, Bruce Walker wrote:

It's a VW Karmann Ghia, but I don't know the year. Early 1970's? Nice
and shiny, anyhoo.

Yup - 1973

 Nice shot.

tanks

ann



On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 2:22 PM, Ann Sanfedele  
wrote:
On the way to my friends' son's wedding, I spotted this.  I do 
know the
answer - as I had sense enough to look at the registration card on 
the

windshield...

Someone at the wedding I showed the photo to thought that the paint
job was
not "authentic"  - that is, the card wasn't made in this color back
in the
day.



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Re: Selling points

[Steven Desjardins]

The cognescenti know what to look for in the specs.  What do you say
about an advanced camera to the P&S group looking to update?  I
recently bought my sister a used Lumix LX3 as a gift.  She had taken
up scrapbooking and I could see a more serious compact, i.e., a bigger
sensor and a much nicer Leica lens,  would serve her better than her
then current P&S. I asked her how she was doing with it, and she said
"I really like it.  My pictures look a lot better, especially the
indoor ones."  What higher praise for a camera?   Of course, now she's
thinking a bit more about her photography and what the settings mean,
all because this is a "better" camera and she's willing to invest the
time to use it right. The classic self-fulfiling prophecy

On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 4:18 PM, Igor Roshchin  wrote:
>
>
> It is interesting to see the current market trends.
>
> On dpreview, there is currently a flash-based ad for Panasonic Lumix G5
> http://s0.2mdn.net/2687483/1-panasonic_photokina_300x250.swf
>
> The main advertising points are "14 filter effects, countless creative
> options" (in my firefox, this ad doesn't show all the steps except the
> alst one).
> While just recently it was a race for MegaPixels, now, it's the
> effects..
>
> In a similar manner, when I was looking at reviews of some smartphones
> yesterday, I was disappointed that some of them said nothing about quality
> of calls, while describing in detail camera(s), apps, etc.
>
> On another hand, personal computers are not sold for their
> _computational_ power either...
>
> Igor
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PAW140 - Trees

[DagT]

http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html
K-5, DA*16-50@50mm, 1/50s, f/10, ISO100.

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Re: PESO - Alaska Coastal image

[kwaller]

Thanks all who looked & those that commented.

We were probably no more than 50 feet from the sea lions I shot.
He was in a group of around 20 seals and they were all very aware of us in 
the Zodiac keeping their eyes on us when they were on the surface.


Other than converting RAW to a tiff, setting white & dark point, a touch 
(less than 5%) of shadow reduction

& some unsharp mask There was no other processing.

We returned last Tuesday. Currently going thru around a thousand RAW images.

Back in the 80's we had been thru the Inside Passage on the Alaska Marine 
Highway (a Ferry) but didn't spend much time, mainly going from point A to 
B, but knew we wanted to go back an explore some.


We were on a National Geographic/Lindblad 'expedition' ship - 152 foot long 
carrying 62 passengers. We boarded the ship in Juneau, stopped for a few 
hours in Petersburg and left the ship in Sitka. They offered kayaks for 
individual exploring and had six Zodiaks used to get us ashore for hikes and 
from which we did photography.
They did an outstanding job and I would highly recommend them to someone 
interested in the Inside Passage.


Obviously more images to follow!

Kenneth Waller
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- Original Message - 
From: "Ann Sanfedele" 

Subject: Re: PESO - Alaska Coastal image



Nice grab, Ken --
and I just looked at the date - are you still there?? or just back?

shot from boat or shore? - damn, I hate you for being back there so 
jealous


ann

On 9/9/2012 11:49, David J Brooks wrote:

Fantastic shot. Great detail and expression

Dave

On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 2:40 PM,   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.

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Re: Peso - name that vintage car

[John Sessoms]

From: "P. J. Alling"


I owned a 72 which brings back memories, some of them horror filled.  It
was a fun car to drive, mostly.


I bet none of them include being broke down on the side of the road with 
a broken water pump.


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PESO 2012 - eight photos - GDG

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

Sheesh, can't remember how many of these I've posted to the mailing lists. And 
I'm distracted with some Work work, don't think I'll get to a blog post this 
weekend. 

Anyway, for those who'd enjoy wandering through, here's eight recent photos 
I've posted to flickr.com. First five are 35mm B&W film with the Leica CL, the 
other three are Polaroid SX-70 captured on Impossible Project Color Shade film. 

095: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/7964468756/lightbox
092: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/7955258362/lightbox
091: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/7955258570/lightbox
090: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/7954936050/lightbox
089: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/7948457076/lightbox

088: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/7946511482/lightbox
087: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/7945873602/lightbox
086: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/7935625530/lightbox

(Note: If you click on the first, #095, you can step through the others by 
clicking the "Older" arrow at the top of the web page.)

Thanks for looking! Comments always appreciated. 

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PESO - The Guitar Player

[frank theriault]

A couple of weeks ago they had a block party one street over, to which
Judy and me were invited (is that correct grammar?). A permit was
obtained to shut down the street, one of the neighbours who's a
firefighter got a fire truck and firefighters there for a few minutes
for the kids who could climb in the truck and all, people had
barbeques set up and all had a good time.

I took photos.

None of them turned out.

Except this picture of one of the band members (yes, a party band was
hired - they were great and had everyone up dancing):

http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/09/the-guitar-player.html

Hope you enjoy.  Comments welcome.

cheers,
frank





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Re: PESO - Girl with the Flower Tattoo

[frank theriault]

No, I don't think I'll do B&W, for a number of reasons:

To me the red tatoo is the essence of the photo.

Second, I've decided I don't like the photo as much as I did last
night.  I really missed the moment - with her head turned away from
the camera one can barely see the cigarette she's smoking, plus while
I like her reflection in the window, the other reflections really
clutter things.

Too many flaws to make it worth putting any more effort into it than I
have already.

Thanks for your thoughts, though, and thanks to everyone else who
looked and commented. On to bigger and better things!

;-)

cheers,
frank


On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 11:26 AM, P. J. Alling
 wrote:
> Nice, have you tried a B&W?
>
>
> On 9/8/2012 10:10 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>
>> 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
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> lengthly search.
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