Re: Request for specific Advice on B&W InkJet Printing (using an Epson printer).
Dear Friends, Thank you all very much for your most valuable insights. I will be starting to use my printer within a few days and try printing a couple of photos. I understand that the printer (under ordinary conditions) does less mistakes than an ordinary human being! I'll share my experiences later. Thanks to all the contributors of this thread; much appreciated. Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun 2013/3/14 Mark C : > I can only comment on the mono printing. I have an Epson 3800 which used the > K3 inks but lacks the vivid magenta. I've been very satisfied with the B&W > printing results. > > It's not my preferred way of working, but if I don't expect to need to print > the image in the future I just use the advanced B&W stetting, run some test > prints and tweak the tones and contrast to what I want. I do embed the > settings into the file that I print as an EXIF comment, so I can reproduce > the results (as long as I have this printer.) Obviously, the drawback with > that is that I lose the ability to print that image in the future on a > different printer and get the same results, since the fine tuning of the > settings is done in the print driver and not in the image itself. I also > don't get to see the image as I want it one the screen and then print. As I > said, if I don't care about that stuff I just get a print that I like, make > a copy, and call it day. > > If I *do* want to have an archival digital reference copy I just follow > normal calibrated work flows. Nine times out of ten that works fine. > Sometimes I get quirky color shifts or metamerism. If the problem is not > caused by an error on my part, I will usually just revert back to using > advanced B&W mode in those cases, unless it limits me too much. > > If you are getting color shifts when printing a mono image, print it in > advanced B&W mode set to neutral and then see if it is shifted. If so, run a > nozzle check and mack sure everything is OK. I have not seen color shifts > when the printer handles the B&W settings. I have seen them when I mis match > profiles, send a duotone to the printer without converting to RGB, or make > other human error. Again, the drawback of letting the printer handle the B&W > settings is that they are not directly connected to you digital image (and > therefore cannot be reproduced on another printer) and you have to use trial > and error to get your final result, since it comes off the printer and does > not appear on the screen. > > - Mark > > > > On 3/11/2013 5:36 AM, Bulent Celasun wrote: >> >> Hello >> >> >> I've been making an occasional print of some of my photographs using a >> common garden inkjet printer at home. >> For color work, it was OK and I was not fussy about profiles, >> resemblance to the original (whatever that might mean) etc. >> However, the uncontrollable color casts on monochrome and toned prints >> were unbearable. >> >> Now, I have purchased a better printer, Epson 2880. It is still in the >> original package :( >> >> My specific concerns are: >> >> - Do I have to make a calibration or some purpose driven tests >> "before" using it? >> - Any concerns about using this printer under Linux? >> - I care more about monochrome prints. Are there specific, crucial >> settings that you think especially important in this regard? >> - Most of the comments on books about digital inkjet printing suggest >> that they may fail to satisfy my needs. Are there any other resources >> you may suggest (paid or free)? >> >> Thank you, >> >> Bulent >> >> - >> http://patoloji.gen.tr >> http://celasun.wordpress.com/ >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ >> http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Kodak Instamatic, 50th anniversary
Hear, hear! Alan C -- From: "Tom C" Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 7:04 AM To: Subject: Re: Kodak Instamatic, 50th anniversary While I appreciate the nostalgia around Kodak and the Instamatic, I think it was a travesty. It short changed the general public, millions of people, including my father and myself for a good 20 years (not knowing any better being born in 1960) into accepting crap quality images in exchange for convenience. I wish the idea had never been invented, unless it was going to be provided in a larger format, which of course would have negated the profitability. I tend to think Kodak's demise is little recompense for the damage they did to photography after practically inventing it for the common man. Tom C. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Kodak Instamatic, 50th anniversary
On 14 March 2013 16:04, Tom C wrote: > While I appreciate the nostalgia around Kodak and the Instamatic, I > think it was a travesty. > > It short changed the general public, millions of people, including my > father and myself for a good 20 years (not knowing any better being > born in 1960) into accepting crap quality images in exchange for > convenience. Dad had a Retinette 1A which I do still have so my family has some decent quality historical photos. The photos that I have from my Instamatic seem all to have been printed on that impossible to scan dimpled paper, what were they thinking? -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Kodak Instamatic, 50th anniversary
While I appreciate the nostalgia around Kodak and the Instamatic, I think it was a travesty. It short changed the general public, millions of people, including my father and myself for a good 20 years (not knowing any better being born in 1960) into accepting crap quality images in exchange for convenience. I wish the idea had never been invented, unless it was going to be provided in a larger format, which of course would have negated the profitability. I tend to think Kodak's demise is little recompense for the damage they did to photography after practically inventing it for the common man. Tom C. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Free Feed at the Old Pool Hall
Absolutely great capture - the mouths have it! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Paul Stenquist" Subject: PESO - Free Feed at the Old Pool Hall These ladies were in deep shadows with a brightly lit wall behind them. No time for exposure comp. The moment would have been gone. Shot at f 2.8, 1/50th, ISO 12,800 with the DA* 50-135 at 135 mm. Pushed it 1.25 stops in conversion, so it's the equivalent of about ISO 30,000. Noisy, but I like it. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17040012&size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - iphonography
He must have a good phone! Yep! And its professional - its black. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Bruce Walker" Subject: Re: OT - iphonography Pretty nice stuff, Ken. On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 5:02 PM, wrote: For those on the list that don't think much of iphone photography, and for those that would like to see some iphone images, I've included 2 links to sites with images taken by my son which were all captured with his iphone and run thru some iphone apps. I agree that the shutter pusher is more important than the shutter he pushes but his images do show the capability of iphones. http://instagram.com/toddwaller & http://toddwaller.com/pictures/ Comments? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Change of pace
The wood duck is a nice catch. Ice covered river leaves me cold. ;-) Jack From: Stan Halpin To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 5:58 PM Subject: PESO: Change of pace Actually, two images. Having heard the groans from snow-and-ice afflicted PDMLers as they viewed tropical beach and jungle shots, I offer this is to illustrate that I share your pain; I came home to an ice-filled river. http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/e5811daa8 But then we had a few days of warm temperatures, plus quite a bit of rain that helped to melt the ice and dramatically increased the height and flow rate of the river. So the ice broke up and went downstream two days ago. Today this guy showed up: http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/e5811db7a Today we also had numerous Mallards, Canada Geese, and a pair of Common Goldeneye on the river in front of the house. Spring is coming . . . stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Morning Walk
On Tue, Mar 12, 2013, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: > > Thanks, Don, and thanks to all who looked and commented. It was a cool > morning but not that cold: maybe -10C which off the top of my head > might be 15F. Yeah, but today was 25C here -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ <*> <*> <*> Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT Video about image image capture on the ISS
> From: Rob Studdert > > http://vimeo.com/61083440 Thanks for sharing that Rob. It was wonderful. Tom C. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Kodak Instamatic, 50th anniversary
Found this page that shows comparative sizes. Looks like 126 slides were just about the same size as 35mm slides but more square 1.08"x0.98" vs 1.3"x0.85" http://howtoscan.ca/film-format-types.html Later 110 film produced teeny-tiny slides, but that wouldn't have been available yet in 1967. I've still got Kodachrome 64 in 110 cartridges. From: Bruce Walker Ah geez! I'm pretty sure that's what my uncle gave me to shoot when we toured Expo 67 in Montreal. I was 11 and I think that was the turn-on point for photography for me. Did these produce tiny slides? I seem to recall getting slides back and using a viewer to see the shots. On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 1:47 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: March 1963 was when Kodak released the first Instamatic camera. http://blog.eastmanhouse.org/2013/03/12/50th-anniversary-of-the-instamatic-1963/ http://www.robertstech.com/blog/?p=1188 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-5 and over exposure?
I haven't had any exposure problems with the K-5. I use matrix metering. Of course it can't nail every situation. One has add some exposure comp when working with really dark or really bright backgrounds. But in general, the K-5 metering is very accurate. Paul On Mar 13, 2013, at 5:30 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: > Is anyone finding that their k-5 leans towards over exposure? I often have > to use -.7 to -1 ev compensation. I find this consistent across old glass. > With the kit lens and thr 12-24 it seems to do a bit better, but still > overexposes at times. I generally use matrix metering. Even in well lit > scenes in daylight. Sometimes with the same glass it works fine at , but I'm > forced to chimp constantly to look for overexposure. Also the meter seems to > jump around on the same scene. I tried some shots between my k-7 and it was > matching settings, so I can't decide it my meter is working properly. > There is generally a 1ev difference if I compare to live view with > live view giving the correct/better exposure reading. Any thoughts from > you guys? I bought this k-5 six months ago and I don't remember making -.7 > the norm on my k-7. I usually only had to add negative compensation at > night on that camera > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - iphonography
Some excellent photos, Ken. He has a good eye. Paul On Mar 13, 2013, at 5:02 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: > For those on the list that don't think much of iphone photography, and for > those that would like to see some iphone images, I've included 2 links to > sites with images taken by my son which were all captured with his iphone and > run thru some iphone apps. I agree that the shutter pusher is more important > than the shutter he pushes but his images do show the capability of iphones. > > http://instagram.com/toddwaller & http://toddwaller.com/pictures/ > > Comments? > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Doing Things the Hard Way
Good idea, Mark. I do have the old film holder. I'll give it a try. On Mar 13, 2013, at 10:30 PM, Mark C wrote: > Do you still have the 4 x 5 holder for the Epson 3800? By chance I have my > film holders for the 3800 and V500 sitting in the same drawer. Both look like > they hold the film the same distance above the scanner's flatbed (no > micrometer handy to actually measure that.) I put the 3800 holder on the V500 > and the lid does no close properly, because the lager pull on the frame > around the film keeps the lid on the V500 closing. If you have your old 3800 > 4x5 holder, and if you could trim back the pull , you might have a useable > 4x5 holder for the V500 > > Mark > > On 3/13/2013 9:47 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> Thanks Mark. You're right. Previous attempts with film on glass have >> produced Newton rings. Have to try it again with this scanner. I have some >> other 4 x 5s I'd like to scan. >> >> >> On Mar 13, 2013, at 9:03 PM, Mark C wrote: >> >>> Very nice shot, Paul, and extra points for doing it the hard way. I'm >>> surprised you did not get Newton rings with the film on the scanner, but >>> the results speak for themselves. >>> >>> On 3/12/2013 7:51 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Way back in 1975 a teacher at the Chicago high school where I taught English asked if I would take a BW pic of her and her kids. Like many young photographers, I had a penchant for doing things the hard way, so I decided to shoot them with my Speed Graphic and 127 mm Raptor 4.5. I had jerry rigged a cord so I could attach a Honeywell potato masher strobe. So I did that and mounted the strobe on an umbrella that I had painted white. I had to tray process the film. (Couldn't take it to a lab. That would be too easy.) I'm not sure if the lady specified that she didn't want to look at the camera, but neither she nor her children are looking at the camera. The pic was for a newspaper column she wrote. Maybe they just thought they should look at the flash. I scanned it today on the V500. Just for grins. There's no 4 x 5 film holder for that scanner, so I just placed the neg on the scanner in the approximate position of the overhead light. The scanning area is less than 4 inches wide, but I needed to crop it a bit anyway. At 3200 dpi, the scan is 1.2 gigs. I may print it. Just for grins. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17035692 >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Doing Things the Hard Way
Do you still have the 4 x 5 holder for the Epson 3800? By chance I have my film holders for the 3800 and V500 sitting in the same drawer. Both look like they hold the film the same distance above the scanner's flatbed (no micrometer handy to actually measure that.) I put the 3800 holder on the V500 and the lid does no close properly, because the lager pull on the frame around the film keeps the lid on the V500 closing. If you have your old 3800 4x5 holder, and if you could trim back the pull , you might have a useable 4x5 holder for the V500 Mark On 3/13/2013 9:47 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Thanks Mark. You're right. Previous attempts with film on glass have produced Newton rings. Have to try it again with this scanner. I have some other 4 x 5s I'd like to scan. On Mar 13, 2013, at 9:03 PM, Mark C wrote: Very nice shot, Paul, and extra points for doing it the hard way. I'm surprised you did not get Newton rings with the film on the scanner, but the results speak for themselves. On 3/12/2013 7:51 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Way back in 1975 a teacher at the Chicago high school where I taught English asked if I would take a BW pic of her and her kids. Like many young photographers, I had a penchant for doing things the hard way, so I decided to shoot them with my Speed Graphic and 127 mm Raptor 4.5. I had jerry rigged a cord so I could attach a Honeywell potato masher strobe. So I did that and mounted the strobe on an umbrella that I had painted white. I had to tray process the film. (Couldn't take it to a lab. That would be too easy.) I'm not sure if the lady specified that she didn't want to look at the camera, but neither she nor her children are looking at the camera. The pic was for a newspaper column she wrote. Maybe they just thought they should look at the flash. I scanned it today on the V500. Just for grins. There's no 4 x 5 film holder for that scanner, so I just placed the neg on the scanner in the approximate position of the overhead light. The scanning area is less than 4 inches wide, but I needed to crop it a bit anyway. At 3200 dpi, the scan is 1.2 gigs. I may print it. Just for grins. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17035692 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: OT - iphonography
From: For those on the list that don't think much of iphone photography, and for those that would like to see some iphone images, I've included 2 links to sites with images taken by my son which were all captured with his iphone and run thru some iphone apps. I agree that the shutter pusher is more important than the shutter he pushes but his images do show the capability of iphones. http://instagram.com/toddwaller & http://toddwaller.com/pictures/ Comments? Kenneth Waller I don't have anything against iphone photos, but instagram don't do a damn thing for me. Literally. Even after I tell No Script to allow it, it don't do anything. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Kodak Instamatic, 50th anniversary
http://collectiblend.com/Cameras/Rollei/Rolleiflex-SL-26.html On Mar 13, 2013, at 10:25 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Rollei made a 126 SLR. > > On Mar 13, 2013, at 10:17 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > >> On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 9:07 PM, Mark Roberts >> wrote: >>> I did some reading in my Galen Rowell books. He says his 126 camera >>> had an f/2.8 Schneider lens. Some digging on the web indicates that it >>> was probably a Kodak. >> >> Yes, my Instamatic 500 (made in Germany) has a Schneider-Kreuznach >> 38mm f2.8 Xenar. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Kodak Instamatic, 50th anniversary
Rollei made a 126 SLR. On Mar 13, 2013, at 10:17 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 9:07 PM, Mark Roberts > wrote: >> I did some reading in my Galen Rowell books. He says his 126 camera >> had an f/2.8 Schneider lens. Some digging on the web indicates that it >> was probably a Kodak. > > Yes, my Instamatic 500 (made in Germany) has a Schneider-Kreuznach > 38mm f2.8 Xenar. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Kodak Instamatic, 50th anniversary
On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 9:07 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > I did some reading in my Galen Rowell books. He says his 126 camera > had an f/2.8 Schneider lens. Some digging on the web indicates that it > was probably a Kodak. Yes, my Instamatic 500 (made in Germany) has a Schneider-Kreuznach 38mm f2.8 Xenar. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Kodak Instamatic, 50th anniversary
There used to be a web site where you could purchase 126 film recently, but I think they are totally out now. I got three cartridges before they did, and bought a couple of decent 126 cameras to use with them. A Yashica EZ-Matic, with a 37mm f2.8 Yashinon lens (http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Yashica_EZ-matic ), and a Instamatic 500, which was a "high end" Instamatic, made in Germany: http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Kodak_Instamatic_500 My plan is to use up the 126, but keep the cartridges and reload with 35mm film, so that the sprockets are exposed (which is a fun concept). There are many Flickr groups: http://www.flickr.com/search/groups/?w=all&q=sprockets -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Kodak Instamatic, 50th anniversary
I did some reading in my Galen Rowell books. He says his 126 camera had an f/2.8 Schneider lens. Some digging on the web indicates that it was probably a Kodak. They made some fairly "serious" 126 cameras for a while - even an SLR at one point! Even more amazing to me is that they actually used the "Instamatic" brand name on some of the expensive cameras. Check out this discussion: http://photo.net/classic-cameras-forum/009sGH -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Kodak Instamatic, 50th anniversary
On 14 March 2013 12:45, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: > My Brownie is still around. Same with the Yashica. Lord knows where the > Instamatic might be... I can't find my Instamatic either, it was my first camera, a later 56x model with the Magicube flash Cheers, -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Doing Things the Hard Way
Thanks Mark. You're right. Previous attempts with film on glass have produced Newton rings. Have to try it again with this scanner. I have some other 4 x 5s I'd like to scan. On Mar 13, 2013, at 9:03 PM, Mark C wrote: > Very nice shot, Paul, and extra points for doing it the hard way. I'm > surprised you did not get Newton rings with the film on the scanner, but the > results speak for themselves. > > On 3/12/2013 7:51 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> Way back in 1975 a teacher at the Chicago high school where I taught English >> asked if I would take a BW pic of her and her kids. Like many young >> photographers, I had a penchant for doing things the hard way, so I decided >> to shoot them with my Speed Graphic and 127 mm Raptor 4.5. I had jerry >> rigged a cord so I could attach a Honeywell potato masher strobe. So I did >> that and mounted the strobe on an umbrella that I had painted white. I had >> to tray process the film. (Couldn't take it to a lab. That would be too >> easy.) >> >> I'm not sure if the lady specified that she didn't want to look at the >> camera, but neither she nor her children are looking at the camera. The pic >> was for a newspaper column she wrote. Maybe they just thought they should >> look at the flash. >> >> I scanned it today on the V500. Just for grins. There's no 4 x 5 film holder >> for that scanner, so I just placed the neg on the scanner in the approximate >> position of the overhead light. The scanning area is less than 4 inches >> wide, but I needed to crop it a bit anyway. At 3200 dpi, the scan is 1.2 >> gigs. I may print it. Just for grins. >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17035692 > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Free Feed at the Old Pool Hall
On Mar 13, 2013, at 9:36 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: > Very nice! The blond will probably shoot you if she ever sees it though. > > Imagine what it would have looked like it you had shot it on Tri-X pushed to > 1600. In that context, I think the noise level is quite acceptable. > > stan > Thanks Stan. Yep, on tri-X at 1600 it would have looked like an unexposed frame for the most part. Digital cuts the darkness. Paul > On Mar 13, 2013, at 9:27 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > >> These ladies were in deep shadows with a brightly lit wall behind them. No >> time for exposure comp. The moment would have been gone. Shot at f 2.8, >> 1/50th, ISO 12,800 with the DA* 50-135 at 135 mm. Pushed it 1.25 stops in >> conversion, so it's the equivalent of about ISO 30,000. Noisy, but I like it. >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17040012&size=lg >> -- > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Free Feed at the Old Pool Hall
Paul, Good work, captures the moment! Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 8:27 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > These ladies were in deep shadows with a brightly lit wall behind them. No > time for exposure comp. The moment would have been gone. Shot at f 2.8, > 1/50th, ISO 12,800 with the DA* 50-135 at 135 mm. Pushed it 1.25 stops in > conversion, so it's the equivalent of about ISO 30,000. Noisy, but I like it. > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17040012&size=lg > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Request for specific Advice on B&W InkJet Printing (using an Epson printer).
I can only comment on the mono printing. I have an Epson 3800 which used the K3 inks but lacks the vivid magenta. I've been very satisfied with the B&W printing results. It's not my preferred way of working, but if I don't expect to need to print the image in the future I just use the advanced B&W stetting, run some test prints and tweak the tones and contrast to what I want. I do embed the settings into the file that I print as an EXIF comment, so I can reproduce the results (as long as I have this printer.) Obviously, the drawback with that is that I lose the ability to print that image in the future on a different printer and get the same results, since the fine tuning of the settings is done in the print driver and not in the image itself. I also don't get to see the image as I want it one the screen and then print. As I said, if I don't care about that stuff I just get a print that I like, make a copy, and call it day. If I *do* want to have an archival digital reference copy I just follow normal calibrated work flows. Nine times out of ten that works fine. Sometimes I get quirky color shifts or metamerism. If the problem is not caused by an error on my part, I will usually just revert back to using advanced B&W mode in those cases, unless it limits me too much. If you are getting color shifts when printing a mono image, print it in advanced B&W mode set to neutral and then see if it is shifted. If so, run a nozzle check and mack sure everything is OK. I have not seen color shifts when the printer handles the B&W settings. I have seen them when I mis match profiles, send a duotone to the printer without converting to RGB, or make other human error. Again, the drawback of letting the printer handle the B&W settings is that they are not directly connected to you digital image (and therefore cannot be reproduced on another printer) and you have to use trial and error to get your final result, since it comes off the printer and does not appear on the screen. - Mark On 3/11/2013 5:36 AM, Bulent Celasun wrote: Hello I've been making an occasional print of some of my photographs using a common garden inkjet printer at home. For color work, it was OK and I was not fussy about profiles, resemblance to the original (whatever that might mean) etc. However, the uncontrollable color casts on monochrome and toned prints were unbearable. Now, I have purchased a better printer, Epson 2880. It is still in the original package :( My specific concerns are: - Do I have to make a calibration or some purpose driven tests "before" using it? - Any concerns about using this printer under Linux? - I care more about monochrome prints. Are there specific, crucial settings that you think especially important in this regard? - Most of the comments on books about digital inkjet printing suggest that they may fail to satisfy my needs. Are there any other resources you may suggest (paid or free)? Thank you, Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Kodak Instamatic, 50th anniversary
Enjoyed that blog post a great deal, Mark! My mom bought an Instamatic the first year they were out. I thought it was the coolest thing! My dad's old Yashica A tlr seemed a relic to me. And my Kodak Brownie just wasn't cool at all. Spools of film (127 roll film) were so ancient! My Brownie is still around. Same with the Yashica. Lord knows where the Instamatic might be... Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Mark Roberts Sent: March 13, 2013 3/13/13 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: Kodak Instamatic, 50th anniversary March 1963 was when Kodak released the first Instamatic camera. http://blog.eastmanhouse.org/2013/03/12/50th-anniversary-of-the-instamatic-1963/ http://www.robertstech.com/blog/?p=1188 -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Free Feed at the Old Pool Hall
Very nice! The blond will probably shoot you if she ever sees it though. Imagine what it would have looked like it you had shot it on Tri-X pushed to 1600. In that context, I think the noise level is quite acceptable. stan On Mar 13, 2013, at 9:27 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > These ladies were in deep shadows with a brightly lit wall behind them. No > time for exposure comp. The moment would have been gone. Shot at f 2.8, > 1/50th, ISO 12,800 with the DA* 50-135 at 135 mm. Pushed it 1.25 stops in > conversion, so it's the equivalent of about ISO 30,000. Noisy, but I like it. > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17040012&size=lg > -- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO - Free Feed at the Old Pool Hall
These ladies were in deep shadows with a brightly lit wall behind them. No time for exposure comp. The moment would have been gone. Shot at f 2.8, 1/50th, ISO 12,800 with the DA* 50-135 at 135 mm. Pushed it 1.25 stops in conversion, so it's the equivalent of about ISO 30,000. Noisy, but I like it. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17040012&size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Doing Things the Hard Way
Very nice shot, Paul, and extra points for doing it the hard way. I'm surprised you did not get Newton rings with the film on the scanner, but the results speak for themselves. On 3/12/2013 7:51 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Way back in 1975 a teacher at the Chicago high school where I taught English asked if I would take a BW pic of her and her kids. Like many young photographers, I had a penchant for doing things the hard way, so I decided to shoot them with my Speed Graphic and 127 mm Raptor 4.5. I had jerry rigged a cord so I could attach a Honeywell potato masher strobe. So I did that and mounted the strobe on an umbrella that I had painted white. I had to tray process the film. (Couldn't take it to a lab. That would be too easy.) I'm not sure if the lady specified that she didn't want to look at the camera, but neither she nor her children are looking at the camera. The pic was for a newspaper column she wrote. Maybe they just thought they should look at the flash. I scanned it today on the V500. Just for grins. There's no 4 x 5 film holder for that scanner, so I just placed the neg on the scanner in the approximate position of the overhead light. The scanning area is less than 4 inches wide, but I needed to crop it a bit anyway. At 3200 dpi, the scan is 1.2 gigs. I may print it. Just for grins. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17035692 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO: Change of pace
Actually, two images. Having heard the groans from snow-and-ice afflicted PDMLers as they viewed tropical beach and jungle shots, I offer this is to illustrate that I share your pain; I came home to an ice-filled river. http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/e5811daa8 But then we had a few days of warm temperatures, plus quite a bit of rain that helped to melt the ice and dramatically increased the height and flow rate of the river. So the ice broke up and went downstream two days ago. Today this guy showed up: http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/e5811db7a Today we also had numerous Mallards, Canada Geese, and a pair of Common Goldeneye on the river in front of the house. Spring is coming . . . stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT Video about image image capture on the ISS
http://vimeo.com/61083440 Cheers, -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-5 and over exposure?
On 14 March 2013 09:52, Zos Xavius wrote: > Noted. This behavior is with A glassFA glass too. At least its consistent > depending upon lighting. With m/k glass I'm pretty OK with center. They > usually require some compensation anyways and stop down metering just gives > you a reference, tho it is fairly accurate used properly. I find the matrix metering a bit hot on both my k5 bodies, the matrix metering doesn't seem to account for specular highlights at all well (unlike my earlier bodies) so I have them dialed down -0.3 to -0.7 in daylight (generally wide -0.7) and when I shoot concerts with variable lighting I generally set them to -1.0 as otherwise I often experience saturation in one color channel and this is regardless of the lens used. -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Kodak Instamatic, 50th anniversary
>But there *were* some fairly advanced cameras made for *126* film http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Rolleiflex_SL26 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: carry-around d zoom
On 14 March 2013 00:37, Zos Xavius wrote: > I've been looking at the same lenses because I too need a standard zoom. The > photozone numbers for the borders look a lot better on the 16-45 wide open. > At f8 they are neck and neck. The 18-55 wr is also sharper @ 55 than > the 16-45 is at 45. Something to consider. To be honest, I feel like > the kit lens is the sharpest normal zoom pentax makes. The 16-50* may > be slightly sharper along the borders and is certainly better at wider > apertures, but I think it likely has more field curvature. The 16-45 > has a very flat curvature, while the 18-55 has a great deal more at > the wide settings, so the 16-45 may be shaper perceptually in > landscapes do to the corners being more in focus. I think my next > buy is actually a wr 18-55. For $100 or so used, you can't really go > wrong. You won't feel too badly if it breaks either. You may find the 24mm > equivalent of the 16-45 more useful as well as the constant f4. In my > opinion both > seem to be about the same with the 16-45 producing nice corners > for landscapes. If I had more cash on hand I might opt for the 16-45 > tho I do find the 55mm end of my first kit lens rather useful. I've owned an early 18-55 and later the WR 18-55 and very often when reviewing images shot with either lens I wished that I had used one of my better lenses instead (the 16-45 included in those better lenses). Not a fan of the Pentax 18-55mm at all, they deliver mushy images from my experience, their only saving grace is that they are very inexpensive IMO. -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: West Butte Spring - RE-DO
I really like the composition and subject in this, Jack. Very nice. But, is it just me or is there some slightly odd thing happening with what looks like clipped blueness showing up scattered around the mountainside left of the tree and peeking through the branches at the horizon level, right? Maybe some very dark areas that were lifted up too much? On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 7:33 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > I hurried this image in order to get it posted a couple places. I was advised > by Ken that he wasn't a fan of the lighting. > I found his impression to be mine also. > Am posting a complete re-do. Please forget the initial posts and would very > much appreciate comments. > > Thanks! > > Jack > > > http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=684 > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: carry-around d zoom
It's a really good lens. I've used it for a high percentage of shots in recent trips (Egypt and Italy) and the quality is very good to excellent. It's light and not too long or awkward to carry, so I have no hesitation in recommending it as a walk-around lens. You're only problem may be that its maximum aperture is a constant f4. HTH John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Collin Brendemuehl Sent: Wednesday, 13 March 2013 9:04 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: carry-around d zoom Anyone here use the 16-45? How would you evaluate the results you get? I'm looking for a carry-around for people shooting (dance studio). And this is half the price of the 16-15/2.8. Hopefully it produces a high quality image. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Kodak Instamatic, 50th anniversary
not so, they were actually slightly larger than the 24mm dimension of 35mm film - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Mark Roberts Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 8:08 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Kodak Instamatic, 50th anniversary Mark Roberts wrote: Correction: >But there *were* some fairly advanced cameras made for 126 film for a But there *were* some fairly advanced cameras made for *126* film >while. The late, great Galen Rowell got his start shooting Kodachrome >in a 126 camera. The slides were square and slightly smaller in height >than the 24mm of standard 35mm film. > >-- >Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia >www.robertstech.com -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
126 format
>From Wiki: In 1963, Kodak introduced a new film, encased in a plastic cartridge, for which they re-introduced the "126" designation. (The number was originally used for the unrelated 126 roll film format from 1906 to 1949). The term "126" was intended to show that images were 26mm square, using Kodak's common 1xx film numbering system. However the image size is actually 28 × 28 mm, but usually reduced to approximately 26.5 × 26.5 mm by masking during printing or mounting. thus its format is actually wider than 24mm "35mm film" format, its just not as long (36mm). - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Kodak Instamatic, 50th anniversary
Mark Roberts wrote: Correction: >But there *were* some fairly advanced cameras made for 126 film for a But there *were* some fairly advanced cameras made for *126* film >while. The late, great Galen Rowell got his start shooting Kodachrome >in a 126 camera. The slides were square and slightly smaller in height >than the 24mm of standard 35mm film. > >-- >Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia >www.robertstech.com -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Kodak Instamatic, 50th anniversary
Bruce Walker wrote: >Ah geez! I'm pretty sure that's what my uncle gave me to shoot when we >toured Expo 67 in Montreal. I was 11 and I think that was the turn-on >point for photography for me. > >Did these produce tiny slides? I seem to recall getting slides back >and using a viewer to see the shots. There was such a thing as slide film in 126 format. I wouldn't recommend it for the Instamatics, though: those cameras were fixed shutter speed and aperture so exposure would be... problematic ;-) But there *were* some fairly advanced cameras made for 120 film for a while. The late, great Galen Rowell got his start shooting Kodachrome in a 126 camera. The slides were square and slightly smaller in height than the 24mm of standard 35mm film. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO: West Butte Spring - RE-DO
I hurried this image in order to get it posted a couple places. I was advised by Ken that he wasn't a fan of the lighting. I found his impression to be mine also. Am posting a complete re-do. Please forget the initial posts and would very much appreciate comments. Thanks! Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=684 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Kodak Instamatic, 50th anniversary
Ah geez! I'm pretty sure that's what my uncle gave me to shoot when we toured Expo 67 in Montreal. I was 11 and I think that was the turn-on point for photography for me. Did these produce tiny slides? I seem to recall getting slides back and using a viewer to see the shots. On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 1:47 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > March 1963 was when Kodak released the first Instamatic camera. > > http://blog.eastmanhouse.org/2013/03/12/50th-anniversary-of-the-instamatic-1963/ > > http://www.robertstech.com/blog/?p=1188 > > > -- > Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia > www.robertstech.com > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Caribbean Chapter 5 (Curaçao)
On Mar 13, 2013, at 5:00 PM, Bob W wrote: >> From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Stan Halpin >> >> Another slooow overnight transit from Aruba to neighboring Curaçao >> which has a similar history of colonial development. Except that >> Curaçao has been, for the last 90-100 years, a major spot for refining >> Venezuelan oil. A much more varied population and economy. Our day in >> Willemstad was spent wandering the streets; no off-road tours, no >> scenic rail or bus tours. The Dutch colonial buildings are well >> preserved, and the floating market and City Market both gave ample >> opportunity for photos. We sampled the local beer, some Venezuelan >> beer, and Curaçao blue liqueur. A relaxing day. >> >> http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p871591028 >> > > All very nice and colourful. You've got lovely coconuts, and bananas to die > for. > > Number 3 is almost National Geographic, if only the hat didn't blend so much > with the background. > > What's the name of the liner? We get big boats like that moored off > Greenwich - could well be one that's visited here. > > B We were on the Royal Caribbean Adventure of the Seas. I am (not yet) an expert on this cruising business. But AFIK, Royal Caribbean pretty much sticks to the Caribbean with some northern migration to Alaska and the Pacific northwest in the summertime. So I am guessing this ship hasn't been to Greenwich/London. The same company owns the Celebrity and the Costa lines (and maybe others) so they compete in all markets without moving the ships back and forth across oceans with the seasons. BTW, I was "cheating" a bit with #3. I don't think the lady is a native. This was in an area not too far from where we docked. The lady seemed to be trying to make a cellphone call, was struggling with finding something to write with or write on, digging through her bag . . . She threw her stuff back up on the shelf, found whatever she was looking for, and stood there talking on her phone. She could have been local, but I think she was a Puerto Rican cruise passenger. Whatever - I liked the colors. Actually what first caught me eye was that she was quite short and had to practically stand on tiptoes to lean on the shelf. I was curious as to why she bothered and watched the story unfold. stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Doing Things the Hard Way
On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 2:53 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > On 12/3/13, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>I'm not sure if the lady specified that she didn't want to look at the >>camera, but neither she nor her children are looking at the camera. The >>pic was for a newspaper column she wrote. Maybe they just thought they >>should look at the flash. > > I'd match up the toddler's eyeballs to the others. Just for grins ;-) For even bigger grins, just match one. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: K-5 and over exposure?
I have a smc pentax k 28mm F3.5 that is razor sharp with no CA from corner to corner on aps-c digital so its not the wide, its the lens. - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Zos Xavius Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 6:38 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: K-5 and over exposure? Older wide angles are generally not corrected well for digital. Heck even the 12-24 is a CA prone lens, though it is easily correctable. WA is tough on digital due to the angles. My tamron 28mm had bad aberations on the borders. On full frame it would likely be a disaster. Peter McIntosh wrote: >I've got an old Vivitar 24mm prime that over-exposes on my K5 - I >usually set compensation to -1 stop when I use this. Which is rarely >because the CA with this lens is awful... > >Haven't had it with any of my other lenses - 18-135 zoom, A 28mm >f/2.8, A 50mm f/2.0, Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 HSM. > >Ciao, > >Pete Mac in Melbourne > > > >On 14 March 2013 08:30, Zos Xavius wrote: >> Is anyone finding that their k-5 leans towards over exposure? I >often have to use -.7 to -1 ev compensation. I find this consistent >across old glass. With the kit lens and thr 12-24 it seems to do a bit >better, but still overexposes at times. I generally use matrix >metering. Even in well lit scenes in daylight. Sometimes with the same >glass it works fine at , but I'm forced to chimp constantly to look for >overexposure. Also the meter seems to jump around on the same scene. I >tried some shots between my k-7 and it was matching settings, so I >can't decide it my meter is working properly. There is generally a >1ev difference if I compare to live view with live view giving >the correct/better exposure reading. Any thoughts from you guys? I >bought this k-5 six months ago and I don't remember making -.7 the >norm on my k-7. I usually only had to add negative compensation at >night on that camera >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >and follow the directions. https://www.facebook.com/zosxaviusphotography -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-5 and over exposure?
Noted. This behavior is with A glassFA glass too. At least its consistent depending upon lighting. With m/k glass I'm pretty OK with center. They usually require some compensation anyways and stop down metering just gives you a reference, tho it is fairly accurate used properly. Charles Robinson wrote: >On Mar 13, 2013, at 17:33 , Zos Xavius wrote: > >> It could very well be the glass that I am using. I just tested >daylight, well cloudy and it seemed fine and was consistent with live >view. I'll have to test more. Never did get a feel for these Pentax >meters' though using center weighted and metering on the subject always >worked well. Never used spot much other than for isolated subjects and >even then found center slightly more useful. > >Remember, of course, that old "non-A" glass will always use >center-weighted metering, too. > > -Charles > >-- >Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com >Minneapolis, MN >http://charles.robinsontwins.org >http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson https://www.facebook.com/zosxaviusphotography -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-5 and over exposure?
On Mar 13, 2013, at 17:33 , Zos Xavius wrote: > It could very well be the glass that I am using. I just tested daylight, well > cloudy and it seemed fine and was consistent with live view. I'll have to > test more. Never did get a feel for these Pentax meters' though using center > weighted and metering on the subject always worked well. Never used spot much > other than for isolated subjects and even then found center slightly more > useful. Remember, of course, that old "non-A" glass will always use center-weighted metering, too. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-5 and over exposure?
Older wide angles are generally not corrected well for digital. Heck even the 12-24 is a CA prone lens, though it is easily correctable. WA is tough on digital due to the angles. My tamron 28mm had bad aberations on the borders. On full frame it would likely be a disaster. Peter McIntosh wrote: >I've got an old Vivitar 24mm prime that over-exposes on my K5 - I >usually set compensation to -1 stop when I use this. Which is rarely >because the CA with this lens is awful... > >Haven't had it with any of my other lenses - 18-135 zoom, A 28mm >f/2.8, A 50mm f/2.0, Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 HSM. > >Ciao, > >Pete Mac in Melbourne > > > >On 14 March 2013 08:30, Zos Xavius wrote: >> Is anyone finding that their k-5 leans towards over exposure? I >often have to use -.7 to -1 ev compensation. I find this consistent >across old glass. With the kit lens and thr 12-24 it seems to do a bit >better, but still overexposes at times. I generally use matrix >metering. Even in well lit scenes in daylight. Sometimes with the same >glass it works fine at , but I'm forced to chimp constantly to look for >overexposure. Also the meter seems to jump around on the same scene. I >tried some shots between my k-7 and it was matching settings, so I >can't decide it my meter is working properly. There is generally a >1ev difference if I compare to live view with live view giving >the correct/better exposure reading. Any thoughts from you guys? I >bought this k-5 six months ago and I don't remember making -.7 the >norm on my k-7. I usually only had to add negative compensation at >night on that camera >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >and follow the directions. https://www.facebook.com/zosxaviusphotography -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-5 and over exposure?
It could very well be the glass that I am using. I just tested daylight, well cloudy and it seemed fine and was consistent with live view. I'll have to test more. Never did get a feel for these Pentax meters' though using center weighted and metering on the subject always worked well. Never used spot much other than for isolated subjects and even then found center slightly more useful. I realize that the meters in Pentax cameras aren't superb compared to say Nikon's 1k segment rgb meters. I have found them serviceable. Its probably this glass. After dropping the camera off a tripod onto asphalt and fixing a bent mount ring I'm starting to look for thinking things that are wrong. I'm sure someone can relate. It keeps on snapping though... :) Charles Robinson wrote: >On Mar 13, 2013, at 16:30 , Zos Xavius wrote: > >> Is anyone finding that their k-5 leans towards over exposure? I >often have to use -.7 to -1 ev compensation. I find this consistent >across old glass. With the kit lens and thr 12-24 it seems to do a bit >better, but still overexposes at times. I generally use matrix >metering. Even in well lit scenes in daylight. Sometimes with the same >glass it works fine at , but I'm forced to chimp constantly to look for >overexposure. > >Sorry to hear this, Zos - I'm not noticing any such behavior with my >K5. > >Mostly I've been using the 16-50, and the two "kit" lenses. Haven't >thrown any really old glass on it yet - guess I should! > > -Charles > >-- >Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com >Minneapolis, MN >http://charles.robinsontwins.org >http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson https://www.facebook.com/zosxaviusphotography -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-5 and over exposure?
On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 5:30 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: > Is anyone finding that their k-5 leans towards over exposure? I often have > to use -.7 to -1 ev compensation. I find this consistent across old glass. My K10D tends toward underexposure on modern (AF) lenses, but overexposes with my A28/2.8 by about the amount you describe. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-5 and over exposure?
On Mar 13, 2013, at 16:30 , Zos Xavius wrote: > Is anyone finding that their k-5 leans towards over exposure? I often have > to use -.7 to -1 ev compensation. I find this consistent across old glass. > With the kit lens and thr 12-24 it seems to do a bit better, but still > overexposes at times. I generally use matrix metering. Even in well lit > scenes in daylight. Sometimes with the same glass it works fine at , but I'm > forced to chimp constantly to look for overexposure. Sorry to hear this, Zos - I'm not noticing any such behavior with my K5. Mostly I've been using the 16-50, and the two "kit" lenses. Haven't thrown any really old glass on it yet - guess I should! -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - iphonography
Pretty nice stuff, Ken. He must have a good phone! On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 5:02 PM, wrote: > For those on the list that don't think much of iphone photography, and for > those that would like to see some iphone images, I've included 2 links to > sites with images taken by my son which were all captured with his iphone > and run thru some iphone apps. I agree that the shutter pusher is more > important than the shutter he pushes but his images do show the capability > of iphones. > > http://instagram.com/toddwaller & http://toddwaller.com/pictures/ > > Comments? > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: I should patent this idea...
If I was a Microsoft engineer tasked with designing this idea, I'd implement it as an SD card. On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 5:00 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > A motion sensor in the camera and a tiny speaker that says "No card in > the camera, dumbass!" the moment you pick it up. > Don't ask me why this idea came to me. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: I should patent this idea...
On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 5:09 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: > On Wed, Mar 13, 2013, Darren Addy wrote: >> >> A motion sensor in the camera and a tiny speaker that says "No card in >> the camera, dumbass!" the moment you pick it up. > > Why did this idea come to you? Don't ask. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-5 and over exposure?
I've got an old Vivitar 24mm prime that over-exposes on my K5 - I usually set compensation to -1 stop when I use this. Which is rarely because the CA with this lens is awful... Haven't had it with any of my other lenses - 18-135 zoom, A 28mm f/2.8, A 50mm f/2.0, Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 HSM. Ciao, Pete Mac in Melbourne On 14 March 2013 08:30, Zos Xavius wrote: > Is anyone finding that their k-5 leans towards over exposure? I often have > to use -.7 to -1 ev compensation. I find this consistent across old glass. > With the kit lens and thr 12-24 it seems to do a bit better, but still > overexposes at times. I generally use matrix metering. Even in well lit > scenes in daylight. Sometimes with the same glass it works fine at , but I'm > forced to chimp constantly to look for overexposure. Also the meter seems to > jump around on the same scene. I tried some shots between my k-7 and it was > matching settings, so I can't decide it my meter is working properly. > There is generally a 1ev difference if I compare to live view with > live view giving the correct/better exposure reading. Any thoughts from > you guys? I bought this k-5 six months ago and I don't remember making -.7 > the norm on my k-7. I usually only had to add negative compensation at > night on that camera > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
K-5 and over exposure?
Is anyone finding that their k-5 leans towards over exposure? I often have to use -.7 to -1 ev compensation. I find this consistent across old glass. With the kit lens and thr 12-24 it seems to do a bit better, but still overexposes at times. I generally use matrix metering. Even in well lit scenes in daylight. Sometimes with the same glass it works fine at , but I'm forced to chimp constantly to look for overexposure. Also the meter seems to jump around on the same scene. I tried some shots between my k-7 and it was matching settings, so I can't decide it my meter is working properly. There is generally a 1ev difference if I compare to live view with live view giving the correct/better exposure reading. Any thoughts from you guys? I bought this k-5 six months ago and I don't remember making -.7 the norm on my k-7. I usually only had to add negative compensation at night on that camera -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Photography on the Beach
I don't think so. I think he is using "live view" or the equivalent on his camera to compose and focus the shot. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 4:32 PM, wrote: > > Chimping no less... > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > - Original Message - From: "Daniel J. Matyola" > > Subject: Photography on the Beach > > >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17037892 >> Comments are invited. >> Dan Matyola >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: I should patent this idea...
On Wed, Mar 13, 2013, Darren Addy wrote: > > A motion sensor in the camera and a tiny speaker that says "No card in > the camera, dumbass!" the moment you pick it up. Why did this idea come to you? -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ <*> <*> <*> Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT - iphonography
For those on the list that don't think much of iphone photography, and for those that would like to see some iphone images, I've included 2 links to sites with images taken by my son which were all captured with his iphone and run thru some iphone apps. I agree that the shutter pusher is more important than the shutter he pushes but his images do show the capability of iphones. http://instagram.com/toddwaller & http://toddwaller.com/pictures/ Comments? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: GESO: Caribbean Chapter 5 (Curaçao)
Great shots, Stan. I just got back from a trip to Curacao, and it's hard to come back to blizzards once you've spent a couple weeks in tropical paradise. Gotta love the Floating Market as a photo op! Chris Chris Brogden, Manager Don's Photo St. Vital 31 - 845 Dakota St. (Right across the street from St. Vital Centre) Winnipeg, MB R2M 5M3 Ph: (204) 254-9075 Fax: (204) 253-7173 We make it easy to order greeting cards, calendars, photo gifts, and more! Click here to get started: http://www.donsphoto.com/onlineprints.html Visit our website at www.donsphoto.com Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dons-Photo/55585952087 Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/donsphotoltd This communication is intended for the sole use of the person(s) to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or subject to copyright. Any unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please contact the sender immediately. Any communication received in error should be deleted and all copies destroyed. -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Stan Halpin Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 3:41 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: GESO: Caribbean Chapter 5 (Curaçao) Another slooow overnight transit from Aruba to neighboring Curaçao which has a similar history of colonial development. Except that Curaçao has been, for the last 90-100 years, a major spot for refining Venezuelan oil. A much more varied population and economy. Our day in Willemstad was spent wandering the streets; no off-road tours, no scenic rail or bus tours. The Dutch colonial buildings are well preserved, and the floating market and City Market both gave ample opportunity for photos. We sampled the local beer, some Venezuelan beer, and Curaçao blue liqueur. A relaxing day. http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p871591028 stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
I should patent this idea...
A motion sensor in the camera and a tiny speaker that says "No card in the camera, dumbass!" the moment you pick it up. Don't ask me why this idea came to me. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: GESO: Caribbean Chapter 5 (Curaçao)
> From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Stan Halpin > > Another slooow overnight transit from Aruba to neighboring Curaçao > which has a similar history of colonial development. Except that > Curaçao has been, for the last 90-100 years, a major spot for refining > Venezuelan oil. A much more varied population and economy. Our day in > Willemstad was spent wandering the streets; no off-road tours, no > scenic rail or bus tours. The Dutch colonial buildings are well > preserved, and the floating market and City Market both gave ample > opportunity for photos. We sampled the local beer, some Venezuelan > beer, and Curaçao blue liqueur. A relaxing day. > > http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p871591028 > All very nice and colourful. You've got lovely coconuts, and bananas to die for. Number 3 is almost National Geographic, if only the hat didn't blend so much with the background. What's the name of the liner? We get big boats like that moored off Greenwich - could well be one that's visited here. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Fw: PESO: Wesr Butte Spring
- Forwarded Message - From: Jack Davis To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc: Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 12:40 PM Subject: PESO: Wesr Butte Spring Took a drive in the Sutter Butte area this AM. Discovered this scene on, unusual in that this area is normally stingy with anything colorful.What with the ground cover and some PSE10 help, is offered as, at least, a sign of the approach of Spring. Grabbed from the car along West Butte Rd. Comments? Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=683 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Wesr Butte Spring
Nice subject that just cries out for better light - less harsh. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Jack Davis" Subject: PESO: Wesr Butte Spring Took a drive in the Sutter Butte area this AM. Discovered this scene on, unusual in that this area is normally stingy with anything colorful.What with the ground cover and some PSE10 help, is offered as, at least, a sign of the approach of Spring. Grabbed from the car along West Butte Rd. Comments? Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=681 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
GESO: Caribbean Chapter 5 (Curaçao)
Another slooow overnight transit from Aruba to neighboring Curaçao which has a similar history of colonial development. Except that Curaçao has been, for the last 90-100 years, a major spot for refining Venezuelan oil. A much more varied population and economy. Our day in Willemstad was spent wandering the streets; no off-road tours, no scenic rail or bus tours. The Dutch colonial buildings are well preserved, and the floating market and City Market both gave ample opportunity for photos. We sampled the local beer, some Venezuelan beer, and Curaçao blue liqueur. A relaxing day. http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p871591028 stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Kodak Instamatic, 50th anniversary
Nice blog post. I've got a Retina that looks just like the one on your blog post page. Need to put some film in it and have some fun. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: GESO: Caribbean Chapter 4 (Aruba)
> From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Daniel J. > Matyola > I hear that the famous natural bridge > collapsed after I photographed it sounds like you need a quieter shutter B > Sent: 13 March 2013 17:49 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: GESO: Caribbean Chapter 4 (Aruba) > > Another lovely portfolio, Stan. It brings back fond memories of our > trip to Aruba a few years back.. We found it a friendly and attractive > island, far safer than many other spots in the Caribbean. Not on a > cruise ship, though; I hate having my liberty restricted like that. > > It appears that you were able to get out into the country. Some > gorgeous scenery out there. I hear that the famous natural bridge > collapsed after I photographed it > (http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8089312). Is that true? > said if it is. Do they still have mines and ostrich farms out in the > interior? Do they still have oil tankers waiting off-shore? > > Thanks for sharing your adventures with us. > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > >> Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:23:25 -0400 > >> From: Stan Halpin > >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> Subject: GESO: Caribbean Chapter 4 (Aruba) > >> Message-ID: > >> <5D16CC6A-2764-4EEB-8DB4-B796F6E5F00B@stans- > photography.info> > >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > >> > >> After St. Kitts we spent a day at sea. Too nice to be inside the > >> cabin, or even on the balcony, working on photos. So I tried the > >> laptop in a recliner on the top deck near the pools. Too bright, > even > >> in the shady spots. So I tried reading some books I had stashed on > my > >> iPad. Too bright, even in the shady spots. So I lay in the sun, > drank beer, and did some people watching. > >> I had hoped for birds, flying fish, porpoises, whales etc. but saw > >> little wildlife. > >> > >> Then came Aruba. "Aruba seceded from the Netherlands Antilles in > 1986 > >> and became a separate, autonomous member of the Kingdom of the > Netherlands." > >> (According to the CIA World Factbook ) Aruban citizens carry > >> passports from the Netherlands and often pursue their post-secondary > >> education there. The locals tend to fluent in Dutch, English, > Spanish, and the local patois. > >> Aruba was a long day in port for us, 0800-2200. We had a leisurely > >> morning (including a stop by the local Starbucks to use their WiFi > >> hotspot to check email etc.), then joined a Toyota 4x4 Adventure > Tour > >> of the island. We had stops at the major attractions (including the > >> place where the Natural Bridge used to be before it fell down a few > >> years ago), had a lot of bumpy off-roading along the way, and > finished off with a swim at a lovely beach. > >> The northern windward side of the island is quite rugged with a few > >> spots where surfing is feasible; the southern leeward side is pretty > >> much all beaches right out of somebody's fantasy of what tropical > >> beaches should be like. Some are busily being transformed into Miami > >> Beach replicas; I guess you do what you gotta do when you depend on > tourism. > >> > >> A few few shots from our day on the island: > >> > >> http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p628617890 > >> > >> stan > > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and > > follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Photography on the Beach
Chimping no less... Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Daniel J. Matyola" Subject: Photography on the Beach http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17037892 Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Kodak Instamatic, 50th anniversary
From: Mark Roberts March 1963 was when Kodak released the first Instamatic camera. http://blog.eastmanhouse.org/2013/03/12/50th-anniversary-of-the-instamatic-1963/ http://www.robertstech.com/blog/?p=1188 I had one of those. And I had another one later when they came out with the 110 cartridges. In fact, I think I might have had several of the 110 Pocket Instamatics before finally getting a 35mm SLR. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Caribbean Chapter 4 (Aruba)
Yes, the natural bridge is now a natural pile of rocks. Slow erosion, with high waves from a hurricane dealing the final blow. The Baby Bridge is still there a few miles down the coast. Not sure if they have working mines; we did pass by signs for Gold Mine Ruins. And ostrich farms. Curaçao is still doing major oil refining business; not sure about Aruba. stan On Mar 13, 2013, at 1:49 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Another lovely portfolio, Stan. It brings back fond memories of our > trip to Aruba a few years back.. We found it a friendly and attractive > island, far safer than many other spots in the Caribbean. Not on a > cruise ship, though; I hate having my liberty restricted like that. > > It appears that you were able to get out into the country. Some > gorgeous scenery out there. I hear that the famous natural bridge > collapsed after I photographed it > (http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8089312). Is that true? > said if it is. Do they still have mines and ostrich farms out in the > interior? Do they still have oil tankers waiting off-shore? > > Thanks for sharing your adventures with us. > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > >>> Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:23:25 -0400 >>> From: Stan Halpin >>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> Subject: GESO: Caribbean Chapter 4 (Aruba) >>> >>> A few few shots from our day on the island: >>> >>> http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p628617890 >>> >>> stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Caribbean Chapter 4 (Aruba)
Thanks Don! And Dan, Rob, Frank and others who have looked and commented. I do enjoy travel! I would rather have spent the time in the Nagev Desert or in Venice or Rome or Paris or London or Machu Pichu, but this cruise was what seemed feasible at the time. And I think it was time well spent, both photographically and in terms of its primary purpose: giving my wife a total break from her routine. stan On Mar 13, 2013, at 11:55 AM, Don Guthrie wrote: > Stan, I am convinced you are a natural-born travel photographer. But you & > Dan M. are killing me with these tropical wonderlands. > > > pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: >> Message: 4 >> Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:23:25 -0400 >> From: Stan Halpin >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: GESO: Caribbean Chapter 4 (Aruba) >> Message-ID: >> <5d16cc6a-2764-4eeb-8db4-b796f6e5f...@stans-photography.info> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >> >> After St. Kitts we spent a day at sea. Too nice to be inside the cabin, or >> even on the balcony, working on photos. So I tried the laptop in a recliner >> on the top deck near the pools. Too bright, even in the shady spots. So I >> tried reading some books I had stashed on my iPad. Too bright, even in the >> shady spots. So I lay in the sun, drank beer, and did some people watching. >> I had hoped for birds, flying fish, porpoises, whales etc. but saw little >> wildlife. >> >> Then came Aruba. "Aruba seceded from the Netherlands Antilles in 1986 and >> became a separate, autonomous member of the Kingdom of the Netherlands." >> (According to the CIA World Factbook ) Aruban citizens carry passports from >> the Netherlands and often pursue their post-secondary education there. The >> locals tend to fluent in Dutch, English, Spanish, and the local patois. >> Aruba was a long day in port for us, 0800-2200. We had a leisurely morning >> (including a stop by the local Starbucks to use their WiFi hotspot to check >> email etc.), then joined a Toyota 4x4 Adventure Tour of the island. We had >> stops at the major attractions (including the place where the Natural Bridge >> used to be before it fell down a few years ago), had a lot of bumpy >> off-roading along the way, and finished off with a swim at a lovely beach. >> The northern windward side of the island is quite rugged with a few spots >> where surfing is feasible; the southern leeward side is pretty much all >> beaches right out of somebody's fantasy of what tropical beaches should be >> like. Some are busily being transformed into Miami Beach replicas; I guess >> you do what you gotta do when you depend on tourism. >> >> A few few shots from our day on the island: >> >> http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p628617890 >> >> stan > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Hummingbird Nest
Enjoyed this, Dan! Jack From: Daniel J. Matyola To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 11:07 AM Subject: OT: Hummingbird Nest This series of photos from several years ago documents the birth of hummingbird chicks. There are 5 pages in all, if you click "next page" in the lower left. http://community-2.webtv.net/Velpics/HUM/ This inspires me every year to get out and get the yard ready for hummingbird season! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Hummingbird Nest
Beautiful pics and an awesome story! Makes me want to get a feeder going. Chris Chris Brogden, Manager Don's Photo St. Vital 31 - 845 Dakota St. (Right across the street from St. Vital Centre) Winnipeg, MB R2M 5M3 Ph: (204) 254-9075 Fax: (204) 253-7173 We make it easy to order greeting cards, calendars, photo gifts, and more! Click here to get started: http://www.donsphoto.com/onlineprints.html Visit our website at www.donsphoto.com Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dons-Photo/55585952087 Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/donsphotoltd This communication is intended for the sole use of the person(s) to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or subject to copyright. Any unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please contact the sender immediately. Any communication received in error should be deleted and all copies destroyed. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO: Wesr Butte Spring
Took a drive in the Sutter Butte area this AM. Discovered this scene on, unusual in that this area is normally stingy with anything colorful.What with the ground cover and some PSE10 help, is offered as, at least, a sign of the approach of Spring. Grabbed from the car along West Butte Rd. Comments? Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=681 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Doing Things the Hard Way
On 12/3/13, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: >I'm not sure if the lady specified that she didn't want to look at the >camera, but neither she nor her children are looking at the camera. The >pic was for a newspaper column she wrote. Maybe they just thought they >should look at the flash. I'd match up the toddler's eyeballs to the others. Just for grins ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion -- _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Hummingbird Nest
That's an amazing sequence & story, Dan. A miracle of nature. You showed great patience. Alan C -- From: "Daniel J. Matyola" Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 8:07 PM To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: OT: Hummingbird Nest This series of photos from several years ago documents the birth of hummingbird chicks. There are 5 pages in all, if you click "next page" in the lower left. http://community-2.webtv.net/Velpics/HUM/ This inspires me every year to get out and get the yard ready for hummingbird season! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO -- The Three Amigos
From: Stan Halpin Been there, done that with the distracting shadows. Some thoughts on work arounds: - don't use flash, or - bounce flash, and/or - detach flash from camera, handhold it high overhead, dial in -1 or -2 on the flash, or - as above, with flip-up flash dialed in to -1 or so Oops - just noticed you said 280T. Not wireless, right? So my last two suggestions won't work, but the first two are still worth remembering. stan The 280T will work with the Hot Shoe Adapter F & FG and Off-Camera Adapter F using any of the Sync Cord 5P cables. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Photography on the Beach
Thanks, Jack and Don, for looking and commenting. Everyone in the scene, except the gent coming out of the water, is there to watch the sun set (as was I). The photographer with the tripod was setting up for a standard sunset shot when he noticed some iron and cement from and old pier that had been exposed by low tide, and he adjusted the tripod to sand level to capture that while waiting for the sun to get near the horizon. This bit of beach junk is something I have also photographed many times: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16996383 Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 12:11 PM, Don Guthrie wrote: > A lot going on here and I appreciate the joke in the title. Still I think > I'd send you back to the showers. :) > > > pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: >> >> Message: 13 >> Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2013 09:58:07 -0400 >> >> From: "Daniel J. Matyola" >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: Photography on the Beach >> Message-ID: >> >> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 >> >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17037892 >> Comments are invited. >> Dan Matyola >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Kodak Instamatic, 50th anniversary
I actually remember that! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 1:47 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > March 1963 was when Kodak released the first Instamatic camera. > > http://blog.eastmanhouse.org/2013/03/12/50th-anniversary-of-the-instamatic-1963/ > > http://www.robertstech.com/blog/?p=1188 > > > -- > Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia > www.robertstech.com > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Kodak Instamatic, 50th anniversary
March 1963 was when Kodak released the first Instamatic camera. http://blog.eastmanhouse.org/2013/03/12/50th-anniversary-of-the-instamatic-1963/ http://www.robertstech.com/blog/?p=1188 -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO -- The Three Amigos
I didn't notice the 280T either, I assumed Peter was using the K20's popup flash. Since the 280T both tilts and swivels, I'd recommend either: - bounce from ceiling, tilted up 45 degrees; - bounce from adjacent (corner) wall, rotated 45 degrees; - tape a white card to top of flash so it sticks out beyond end a few inches and do #1 or #2; - stuff a white styrofoam cup over the end of the flash and do #1 or #2. Cheap white plastic diffusers can be bought from eBay or Amazon that fit most flashes. Used on a tilted flash they send both direct and reflected light to the subject. I use one all the time at parties and events. They cost much less than the Gary Fong widget and work about as well. Here's a shot I took with one where I rotated and tilted the flash to bounce from an adjacent wall ... http://www.flickr.com/bruce_m_walker/7200852420 There's still a strong shadow behind the subject, but it's much less "deer in the headlights" than with an on-camera flash. The direct fill is softened and reduced so it lifts shadows but doesn't overwhelm. On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 10:43 AM, Stan Halpin wrote: > Been there, done that with the distracting shadows. > Some thoughts on work arounds: > - don't use flash, or > - bounce flash, and/or > - detach flash from camera, handhold it high overhead, dial in -1 or -2 on > the flash, or > - as above, with flip-up flash dialed in to -1 or so > > Oops - just noticed you said 280T. Not wireless, right? So my last two > suggestions won't work, but the first two are still worth remembering. > > stan > > On Mar 12, 2013, at 8:56 PM, aggrivatedathotm...@gmail.com wrote: > >> You shoot with the equipment you've got with ya'. >> >> On 3/12/2013 6:12 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: >>> I'd have been more concerned about the unfortunately harsh on-axis >>> light and shadows. ;-) >>> >>> On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 6:31 PM, aggrivatedathotm...@gmail.com >>> wrote: I thought this was pretty good until I noticed the unfortunate sconce growing out of the top of the guy on the rights head, oh well. Sometimes content trumps composition... https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20%20threeamigos.html Equipment: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax FA 20-35mm f4.0 w/Pentax AF 280T As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. >>> >>> -- >>> -bmw >>> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Comet PanSTARRS & Crescent Moon
LOL. It was about 35 degrees, but a pretty good breeze blowing made it feel a lot colder. Fortunately, I strategized: I went up on Yanney Tower (seen here from the north: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/8002062029/in/set-72157631571806897/lightbox/ ) and was protected from the north wind by the building/elevator. The comet follows the sun down in the west. Properly exposed photos should start picking it up 30-40 minutes after sundown. On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 11:02 AM, Don Guthrie wrote: > Cool! No I mean really wasn't it cold taking that picture. What part of the > sky is that, maybe I could take something from my patio window. > > pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: >> >> Message: 11 >> Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 22:34:53 -0500 >> From: Darren Addy >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: PESO: Comet PanSTARRS & Crescent Moon >> Message-ID: >> >> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 >> >> >> Picked up the thin crescent moon at 8:00 CDT, but didn't see the comet >> captured until 8:17. Photographed until approx 8:50. Here are a couple >> of images, simply processed on the iPad with SnapSeed. Could not see >> it visually. >> >> http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BFNLOKWCUAEg2hq.jpg#twimg >> >> http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BFNMXwtCEAEfcXK.jpg#twimg >> >> More to come tomorrow with some Photoshop pp. and maybe a short time >> lapse. >> >> All taken with the K-5 and Bigma combo, mostly 3-5 second exposures at >> f/6.3-f/8, ISOs 200 - 800. >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re:Photography on the Beach
A lot going on here and I appreciate the joke in the title. Still I think I'd send you back to the showers. :) pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 13 Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2013 09:58:07 -0400 From: "Daniel J. Matyola" To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Photography on the Beach Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17037892 Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Comet PanSTARRS & Crescent Moon
Cool! No I mean really wasn't it cold taking that picture. What part of the sky is that, maybe I could take something from my patio window. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 11 Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 22:34:53 -0500 From: Darren Addy To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Comet PanSTARRS & Crescent Moon Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Picked up the thin crescent moon at 8:00 CDT, but didn't see the comet captured until 8:17. Photographed until approx 8:50. Here are a couple of images, simply processed on the iPad with SnapSeed. Could not see it visually. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BFNLOKWCUAEg2hq.jpg#twimg http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BFNMXwtCEAEfcXK.jpg#twimg More to come tomorrow with some Photoshop pp. and maybe a short time lapse. All taken with the K-5 and Bigma combo, mostly 3-5 second exposures at f/6.3-f/8, ISOs 200 - 800. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO 2013 - 030-033 - GDG
Man Ray fro sure. Which is a good thing IMHO. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 3 Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 23:56:10 -0700 From: Godfrey DiGiorgi To: PAW Picture-A-Week project,SeePhoto Talk , BAPhotoShooters BAPA ,PDML List Subject: PESO 2013 - 030-033 - GDG Message-ID:<5561f184-86c1-4795-b3d5-d0cc96d1d...@mac.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii A few new photos up on flickr.com ... Zone plate/pinhole stuff, experimenting with more new ideas. Someone on another forum said I was "channeling Man Ray" which I think is a neat way of putting it. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/8554066698/lightbox http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/8554066620/lightbox http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/8552965207/lightbox http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/8554066554/lightbox enjoy! Godfrey -- a photo blog:http://godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com - changing soon! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PDML Digest, Vol 83, Issue 70
Only retired guys have the freedom to post a picture like that. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 7 Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:48:57 +1100 From: Brian Walters To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO -- The Three Amigos Message-ID: <20130313114857.horde.mpnsl5zgffnrp8z5m0fl...@webmail.netregistry.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed; DelSp=Yes Quoting aggrivatedathotm...@gmail.com: >I thought this was pretty good until I noticed the unfortunate >sconce growing out of the top of the guy on the rights head, oh >well. Sometimes content trumps composition... > >https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20%20threeamigos.html > >Equipment: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax FA 20-35mm f4.0 w/Pentax AF 280T I'll see your "Three Amigos" and raise you this: http://lyons-ryan.org/lta/three_amigos.jpg Back story: When I and two close mates retired from gainful employment we decided to meet for a monthly lunch. Of course we called ourselves 'Los tres Amigos'. We've been meeting monthly (more or less) since 2007 and even produced a Blurb book of our exploits. That's me on the left if anyone's interested. Your three amigos is classy, despite the head appendage. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Caribbean Chapter 4 (Aruba)
Stan, I am convinced you are a natural-born travel photographer. But you & Dan M. are killing me with these tropical wonderlands. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 4 Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:23:25 -0400 From: Stan Halpin To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: GESO: Caribbean Chapter 4 (Aruba) Message-ID: <5d16cc6a-2764-4eeb-8db4-b796f6e5f...@stans-photography.info> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii After St. Kitts we spent a day at sea. Too nice to be inside the cabin, or even on the balcony, working on photos. So I tried the laptop in a recliner on the top deck near the pools. Too bright, even in the shady spots. So I tried reading some books I had stashed on my iPad. Too bright, even in the shady spots. So I lay in the sun, drank beer, and did some people watching. I had hoped for birds, flying fish, porpoises, whales etc. but saw little wildlife. Then came Aruba. "Aruba seceded from the Netherlands Antilles in 1986 and became a separate, autonomous member of the Kingdom of the Netherlands." (According to the CIA World Factbook ) Aruban citizens carry passports from the Netherlands and often pursue their post-secondary education there. The locals tend to fluent in Dutch, English, Spanish, and the local patois. Aruba was a long day in port for us, 0800-2200. We had a leisurely morning (including a stop by the local Starbucks to use their WiFi hotspot to check email etc.), then joined a Toyota 4x4 Adventure Tour of the island. We had stops at the major attractions (including the place where the Natural Bridge used to be before it fell down a few years ago), had a lot of bumpy off-roading along the way, and finished off with a swim at a lovely beach. The northern windward side of the island is quite rugged with a few spots where surfing is feasible; the southern leeward side is pretty much all beaches right out of somebody's fantasy of what tropical beaches should be like. Some are busily being transformed into Miami Beach replicas; I guess you do what you gotta do when you depend on tourism. A few few shots from our day on the island: http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p628617890 stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso Black Hill Farm
Thanks Rick, Glad you liked the farm. The 2nd one was certainly all about the composition. Now I've got to find something to post for this week. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 5 Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:02:03 -0700 (PDT) From: Rick Womer To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Peso Black Hill Farm Message-ID: <1363132923.5726.yahoomail...@web121804.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Don, The top one is outstanding--very dramatic, very ominous. The bottom one has an appealing composition, but the snow is a bit on the grey side (and you aren't in a big city!). Cheers, Rick ? http://photo.net/photos/RickW -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Comet PanSTARRS & Crescent Moon
Thanks for the comments. Larger image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/8555015868/in/photostream/lightbox/ 2.5 sec @ f/8, ISO 800 Here is one taken by another fellow in our area. A nice shot, but guessing he's a Canon shooter by the looks of the noise: http://goo.gl/2IslH : ) On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 9:07 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Very nice. > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 11:34 PM, Darren Addy wrote: >> Picked up the thin crescent moon at 8:00 CDT, but didn't see the comet >> captured until 8:17. Photographed until approx 8:50. Here are a couple >> of images, simply processed on the iPad with SnapSeed. Could not see >> it visually. >> >> http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BFNLOKWCUAEg2hq.jpg#twimg >> >> http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BFNMXwtCEAEfcXK.jpg#twimg >> >> More to come tomorrow with some Photoshop pp. and maybe a short time lapse. >> >> All taken with the K-5 and Bigma combo, mostly 3-5 second exposures at >> f/6.3-f/8, ISOs 200 - 800. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - The Shane-man (messenger content)
Really nice cyclist portrait. Not sure it works as a Messenger photo though. 1) His hand is on the brake lever. Messengers don't ever slow down do they? 2) He doesn't look intense, he's not in a hurry to get someplace. Don't use this to advertise your service! stan On Mar 11, 2013, at 11:07 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: > One nice thing about not taking photos these days is that I have a chance to > look at old folders for some shots that I might have missed. > > I took this one of Shane going about his business back in September. I kind > of like it: nice tilt and lots of blurry bits: > > http://mondociclismo.blogspot.ca/2013/03/blog-post_11.html?m=1 > > Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. > > Cheers, > frank > > "For me, the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and > spontaneity." -- Henri Cartier-Bresson > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO -- The Three Amigos
Been there, done that with the distracting shadows. Some thoughts on work arounds: - don't use flash, or - bounce flash, and/or - detach flash from camera, handhold it high overhead, dial in -1 or -2 on the flash, or - as above, with flip-up flash dialed in to -1 or so Oops - just noticed you said 280T. Not wireless, right? So my last two suggestions won't work, but the first two are still worth remembering. stan On Mar 12, 2013, at 8:56 PM, aggrivatedathotm...@gmail.com wrote: > You shoot with the equipment you've got with ya'. > > On 3/12/2013 6:12 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> I'd have been more concerned about the unfortunately harsh on-axis >> light and shadows. ;-) >> >> On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 6:31 PM, aggrivatedathotm...@gmail.com >> wrote: >>> I thought this was pretty good until I noticed the unfortunate sconce >>> growing out of the top of the guy on the rights head, oh well. Sometimes >>> content trumps composition... >>> >>> https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20%20threeamigos.html >>> >>> Equipment: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax FA 20-35mm f4.0 w/Pentax AF 280T >>> >>> As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. >> >> -- >> -bmw >> -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Photography on the Beach
The guy on the right appears to be "protecting" his lady from that photog. Gave me a grin. Jack - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc: Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 6:58 AM Subject: Photography on the Beach http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17037892 Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO 2013 - 030-033 - GDG
I really like the self portrait; the grain, the cropping and the vintage feel combine for an appealing image. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 2:56 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > A few new photos up on flickr.com ... Zone plate/pinhole stuff, experimenting > with more new ideas. Someone on another forum said I was "channeling Man Ray" > which I think is a neat way of putting it. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/8554066698/lightbox > http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/8554066620/lightbox > http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/8552965207/lightbox > http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/8554066554/lightbox > > enjoy! > > Godfrey > -- > a photo blog: http://godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com - changing soon! > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Comet PanSTARRS & Crescent Moon
Very nice. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 11:34 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > Picked up the thin crescent moon at 8:00 CDT, but didn't see the comet > captured until 8:17. Photographed until approx 8:50. Here are a couple > of images, simply processed on the iPad with SnapSeed. Could not see > it visually. > > http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BFNLOKWCUAEg2hq.jpg#twimg > > http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BFNMXwtCEAEfcXK.jpg#twimg > > More to come tomorrow with some Photoshop pp. and maybe a short time lapse. > > All taken with the K-5 and Bigma combo, mostly 3-5 second exposures at > f/6.3-f/8, ISOs 200 - 800. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Comet PanSTARRS & Crescent Moon
On Mar 12, 2013, at 22:34 , Darren Addy wrote: > Picked up the thin crescent moon at 8:00 CDT, but didn't see the comet > captured until 8:17. Photographed until approx 8:50. Here are a couple > of images, simply processed on the iPad with SnapSeed. Could not see > it visually. > > http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BFNLOKWCUAEg2hq.jpg#twimg > > http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BFNMXwtCEAEfcXK.jpg#twimg > I must say it certainly looks less dramatic than I was led to expect. Nice grab. Looks like skies MIGHT be clear in Minneapolis tonight. Now I have to figure out where I can look West clearly and decide if I want to travel out to the suburbs for this. Hmmm. Thanks for sharing, Darren! -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: carry-around d zoom
Hi, Collin. I've had a DA 16~45 for for since they first became available. I've thought a few times i might swap in for a DA*16-50 but in reviewing images, couldn't really justify making the change. For exasmple, I have a framed 16~20 print that's been hanging in my home since 2010. It continuously pleases me each time I stop and take another close look at it. I have no plan to replace it. Jack From: Collin Brendemuehl To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 4:04 AM Subject: carry-around d zoom Anyone here use the 16-45? How would you evaluate the results you get? I'm looking for a carry-around for people shooting (dance studio). And this is half the price of the 16-15/2.8. Hopefully it produces a high quality image. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: carry-around d zoom
I've been looking at the same lenses because I too need a standard zoom. The photozone numbers for the borders look a lot better on the 16-45 wide open. At f8 they are neck and neck. The 18-55 wr is also sharper @ 55 than the 16-45 is at 45. Something to consider. To be honest, I feel like the kit lens is the sharpest normal zoom pentax makes. The 16-50* may be slightly sharper along the borders and is certainly better at wider apertures, but I think it likely has more field curvature. The 16-45 has a very flat curvature, while the 18-55 has a great deal more at the wide settings, so the 16-45 may be shaper perceptually in landscapes do to the corners being more in focus. I think my next buy is actually a wr 18-55. For $100 or so used, you can't really go wrong. You won't feel too badly if it breaks either. You may find the 24mm equivalent of the 16-45 more useful as well as the constant f4. In my opinion both seem to be about the same with the 16-45 producing nice corners for landscapes. If I had more cash on hand I might opt for the 16-45 tho I do find the 55mm end of my first kit lens rather useful. Mark C wrote: >I use one when I need a standard zoom, usually when traveling. The 24mm > >wider end is very nice. It is sharp but not outstanding and is a bit >prone to CA. The reverse zooming action (lens is longest at the wide >setting) means that you sometimes can't use the internal flash when >shooting wide and close (the lens barrel will lay a huge shadow out >into the image.) Overall, I would say it is comparable in quality to >the >18-55 but with a little better (for me) zoom range due to the wider >short end. > >Mark > > > >On 3/13/2013 7:04 AM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: >> Anyone here use the 16-45? >> How would you evaluate the results you get? >> I'm looking for a carry-around for people shooting (dance studio). >> And this is half the price of the 16-15/2.8. >> Hopefully it produces a high quality image. >> >> >> -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: carry-around d zoom
I use one when I need a standard zoom, usually when traveling. The 24mm wider end is very nice. It is sharp but not outstanding and is a bit prone to CA. The reverse zooming action (lens is longest at the wide setting) means that you sometimes can't use the internal flash when shooting wide and close (the lens barrel will lay a huge shadow out into the image.) Overall, I would say it is comparable in quality to the 18-55 but with a little better (for me) zoom range due to the wider short end. Mark On 3/13/2013 7:04 AM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: Anyone here use the 16-45? How would you evaluate the results you get? I'm looking for a carry-around for people shooting (dance studio). And this is half the price of the 16-15/2.8. Hopefully it produces a high quality image. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Comet PanSTARRS & Crescent Moon
On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 11:56 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: > focal length? I started out wide (50mm) until I picked up the exact location of the comet. If I wanted the moon and comet in the same image, I couldn't go much over 150mm. I pulled back wider to bring the ground in on some shots (that I will try to do a time lapse from later today). For the final several images, when the sky was darkest, I zoomed in to 500mm on the comet itself. All images were shot with the 2 sec. self-timer to get mirror up and give vibrations time to settle down. Last night was probably the easiest to locate the comet thanks to the thin crescent moon location (also making it the most picturesque evening sky) so I'm glad that the Nebraska skies picked last night to finally give me an opportunity to see it. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Doing Things the Hard Way
On Mar 12, 2013, at 11:29 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > > > - Forwarded Message - > From: Jack Davis > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2013 8:27 PM > Subject: Re: Doing Things the Hard Way > > > That's a nice image, Paul. However, I'd have to clone out that flash > reflecting metal strip coming out of the teacher's head. Thanks Jack. You may have given that a but i think I'll do it. It's a fireplace screen. I already cloned out some fingerprints on the black marble just above it. > > Jack > > > > From: Paul Stenquist > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2013 4:51 PM > Subject: Doing Things the Hard Way > > Way back in 1975 a teacher at the Chicago high school where I taught English > asked if I would take a BW pic of her and her kids. Like many young > photographers, I had a penchant for doing things the hard way, so I decided > to shoot them with my Speed Graphic and 127 mm Raptor 4.5. I had jerry rigged > a cord so I could attach a Honeywell potato masher strobe. So I did that and > mounted the strobe on an umbrella that I had painted white. I had to tray > process the film. (Couldn't take it to a lab. That would be too easy.) > > I'm not sure if the lady specified that she didn't want to look at the > camera, but neither she nor her children are looking at the camera. The pic > was for a newspaper column she wrote. Maybe they just thought they should > look at the flash. > > I scanned it today on the V500. Just for grins. There's no 4 x 5 film holder > for that scanner, so I just > placed the neg on the scanner in the approximate position of the overhead > light. The scanning area is less than 4 inches wide, but I needed to crop it > a bit anyway. At 3200 dpi, the scan is 1.2 gigs. I may print it. Just for > grins. > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17035692 > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
