Re: OT Is The UK Government Trying To Kill Off Photographers
On 02/05/2013 07:34, Rob Studdert wrote: http://photothisandthat.co.uk/2013/04/29/is-the-uk-government-trying-to-kill-of-photographers/ It's more amazing that anyone could be surprised by this. -- No fixed Adobe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Focus Stacking Software
On 02/05/2013 00:45, Mark C wrote: Is anyone here using focus stacking software? Any suggestions regarding what works well... or not? I gave Zerene Stacker a test drive a few weeks ago and it worked OK. Yesterday I tried Combine ZP which also seemed ot work pretty well./ But I only did a couple of test shots with each. Don Williams was using something for ultramacro (in fact microphtotgraphy) work that produced excellent images. Might be worth searching the archives. -- No fixed Adobe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Autumn reflections - Less CA
Thanks for that Rob Here is a new version with CA processed in Lightroom. http://www.flickr.com/photos/27281712@N08/8700263441/in/photostream Philip Northeast www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au On 2/05/13 3:38 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: On 2 May 2013 15:23, Philip Northeast rnort...@bigpond.net.au wrote: A still day on the Derwent river just north of Hobart and it was still a nice day for a short tour on the Bonneville. Pentax K5 with DA 21mm Limited (Photomatix HDR processed) http://www.flickr.com/photos/27281712@N08/8700153593/ Very nice Philip, great symmetry and not so obviously an HDR tone-mapped image. The B/G CA on the interface between the sky and the trees on the left is a bit distracting though, I'm very surprised it's so prevalent on an image sized that? 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: Focus Stacking Software
helicon focus is excellent http://www.heliconsoft.com/heliconfocus.html Alastair On 2 May 2013 17:15, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: On 02/05/2013 00:45, Mark C wrote: Is anyone here using focus stacking software? Any suggestions regarding what works well... or not? I gave Zerene Stacker a test drive a few weeks ago and it worked OK. Yesterday I tried Combine ZP which also seemed ot work pretty well./ But I only did a couple of test shots with each. Don Williams was using something for ultramacro (in fact microphtotgraphy) work that produced excellent images. Might be worth searching the archives. -- No fixed Adobe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
advice sought on a shot
This afternoon, I noticed that the sun was reflecting off my office building onto trees int he couryard, giving the sort of cool effect that you can get with a 100 foot tall fill light reflector. However, my attempts to capture it were not exactly successful. Here are two of the better shots (one processed to both color and black and white). http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157633399893140/ Any suggestions as to what I might do, either in the camera or the computer, to improve them? My one thought is to shoot a little earlier, whent he sun is higher in the sky and the light is only reflecting onto the nearer trees, -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: advice sought on a shot
Spot metering on the highlights in an area lit by the reflected light might work. On 02/05/2013, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: This afternoon, I noticed that the sun was reflecting off my office building onto trees int he couryard, giving the sort of cool effect that you can get with a 100 foot tall fill light reflector. However, my attempts to capture it were not exactly successful. Here are two of the better shots (one processed to both color and black and white). http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157633399893140/ Any suggestions as to what I might do, either in the camera or the computer, to improve them? My one thought is to shoot a little earlier, whent he sun is higher in the sky and the light is only reflecting onto the nearer trees, -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT 4 Sisters Take Their Photo Every Year For 36 Years
http://www.boredpanda.com/4-sisters-take-photo-every-year-for-36-years/ -- 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.
OT How many of these cameras have owned/own?
http://popchartlab.com/products/a-visual-compendium-of-cameras Me, 11 consisting of: Kodak Brownie, Olympus Pen, Leica M4, Nikon F2, Pentax 6x7, Pentax K1000, Pentax Auto 110, Nikon FM2, Contax RTS III, Mamiya 7II and Pentax K20D. -- 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.
PESO: Family Group!
A peaceful scene at the Letaba river yesterday. The matriarch is quite obvious. About 500m away at the limit of my FA 100-300. http://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/8700469137/in/photostream Alan C K110 FA 100-300 @ 300 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Autumn reflections - Less CA
On 2 May 2013 16:23, Philip Northeast rnort...@bigpond.net.au wrote: Thanks for that Rob Here is a new version with CA processed in Lightroom. http://www.flickr.com/photos/27281712@N08/8700263441/in/photostream No complaints now :) -- 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: OT Is The UK Government Trying To Kill Off Photographers
On 2/5/13, Rob Studdert, discombobulated, unleashed: http://photothisandthat.co.uk/2013/04/29/is-the-uk-government-trying-to- kill-of-photographers/ It doesn't surprise me in the least. The problem with 'uploading photographs to the internet' (!) is that for the most part, this is mostly ambiguous at best. Any professional photographer worth his/her payslip would never upload images without watermarks or embedded copyright info to metadata-stripping sites such as Facebook. Images that sell, do so through bona fide agencies where care is taken through usual professional practice. I naturally assume that anything I upload to Twitter and FB will generally be available to the internet scrum and I don't care. These are not pictures that contribute financially to my existence. I don't make a living through my pictures - but I do make a living through my video. Hence, anything of a professional nature gets uploaded to my Vimeo Pro account, where proper copyright information is clearly visible. I don't shoot stuff 'on spec' and post it on the off chance, anyway. All my work is commissioned and received by clients who then do with it what they wish. They commissioned me and so the copyright belongs to them. Showreel footage and anything else belongs to me. If I put footage up on Youtube for cheeky advertising purposes (say, as a trailer to highlight work that I might be selling as a DVD for example) it will have a graphic banner embedded across the bottom. Effectively a watermark. Most people who upload stills to Twitter and FB don't understand the ramifications of using the services regarding what can happen to their images. The new act in the UK is basically saying 'look, photogs, get your house in order and get your shit together or don't be surprised!' Paid snappers won't bat an eyelid at this. In a way, it's common sense! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 are all usb hubs created equal.
Will that work if you're already up against the limit of what USB power the motherboard can supply? From: P.J. Alling You could look into an expansion card, if your PC has any free slots. On 5/1/2013 6:20 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: David J Brooks I have all of my USB posts in use, and really could use a few extra. I'm thinking of getting one of those hubs to add 2-3-4 extra slots. Stay away from dollarama stuff?? and go with Staples etc or are they basically all the same. Dave I'd look for one that has an external power supply (wall wart). If you've already got all your ports filled, you're probably drawing all the power your motherboard can supply. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Autumn reflections
! This is not the page you're looking for. From: Philip Northeast A still day on the Derwent river just north of Hobart and it was still a nice day for a short tour on the Bonneville. Pentax K5 with DA 21mm Limited (Photomatix HDR processed) http://www.flickr.com/photos/27281712@N08/8700153593/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: advice sought on a shot
I see this effect quite often from the buildings in Canary Wharf, which is a forest of tall buildings across the river from here. On film (so to speak) it looks most effective when the subject is backlit and the reflections really do act as a fill light. B On 2 May 2013, at 07:39, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: This afternoon, I noticed that the sun was reflecting off my office building onto trees int he couryard, giving the sort of cool effect that you can get with a 100 foot tall fill light reflector. However, my attempts to capture it were not exactly successful. Here are two of the better shots (one processed to both color and black and white). http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157633399893140/ Any suggestions as to what I might do, either in the camera or the computer, to improve them? My one thought is to shoot a little earlier, whent he sun is higher in the sky and the light is only reflecting onto the nearer trees, -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Family Group!
Very majestic. There is one on the left that was obviously recently in the water.Good capture. Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Alan C Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2013 4:47 AM To: PDML@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Family Group! A peaceful scene at the Letaba river yesterday. The matriarch is quite obvious. About 500m away at the limit of my FA 100-300. http://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/8700469137/in/photostream Alan C K110 FA 100-300 @ 300 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Is The UK Government Trying To Kill Off Photographers
Interesting. The breathless hysteria of the blog was a bit off-putting, but he did seem to make a few good points. He focused on who loses under the legislation discussed (i.e., those who expect to be paid for their photographs but nonetheless distribute their work via social media). The more pertinent question might be who gains? It seems that Murdoch and his ilk must be be overjoyed that they will receive an open invitation to piracy. Instead of blathering about The Government and The Act as though these abstractions were living breathing people, he should be thinking about the legislators and their corporate partners. stan On May 2, 2013, at 1:34 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: http://photothisandthat.co.uk/2013/04/29/is-the-uk-government-trying-to-kill-of-photographers/ 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: OT How many of these cameras have owned/own?
Not as many as I thought at first glance, usually it is a slightly different model (speed instead of crown graphic) or later version (Minolta 110 zoom mk II not the original). I make it 9: Polaroid 95, Agfa Clack, Pentax 6x7, Canon F1, OM1, K1000, Auto 110, ME-F, RZ67 and I still have all of them. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia On 02/05/2013, at 6:09 PM, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: http://popchartlab.com/products/a-visual-compendium-of-cameras Me, 11 consisting of: Kodak Brownie, Olympus Pen, Leica M4, Nikon F2, Pentax 6x7, Pentax K1000, Pentax Auto 110, Nikon FM2, Contax RTS III, Mamiya 7II and Pentax K20D. -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 are all usb hubs created equal.
On Thu, May 02, 2013, John Sessoms wrote: From: P.J. Alling You could look into an expansion card, if your PC has any free slots. Will that work if you're already up against the limit of what USB power the motherboard can supply? Expansion slots use a different chunk of motherboard power supply, but one could certainly run into problems if the main power supply is running short or the expansion bus is running short (e.g. heavy-duty video card). -- 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: advice sought on a shot
On Wed, May 01, 2013, Larry Colen wrote: This afternoon, I noticed that the sun was reflecting off my office building onto trees int he couryard, giving the sort of cool effect that you can get with a 100 foot tall fill light reflector. However, my attempts to capture it were not exactly successful. Here are two of the better shots (one processed to both color and black and white). http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157633399893140/ Any suggestions as to what I might do, either in the camera or the computer, to improve them? My one thought is to shoot a little earlier, whent he sun is higher in the sky and the light is only reflecting onto the nearer trees, What it are you trying to capture? Just a good photo with fill or the actual effect of double illumination? If the latter, you might want to find a different subject where you can capture a good double-shadow. -- 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 4 Sisters Take Their Photo Every Year For 36 Years
On May 2, 2013, at 03:04 , Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.boredpanda.com/4-sisters-take-photo-every-year-for-36-years/ Fantastic! Thanks for sharing that, Rob! -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 How many of these cameras have owned/own?
Current ... 2 ... K5 500C. In the past that I made any real use of (over 35 years) ... GIII (favorite), K1000, A3000, ZX-M, Crown Graphic, Kodak 2D, Eastman 2D, Wista 4x5, Nagaoka 4x5 (favorite), 500C, RB67, K5, *istDS, K-x There have been a few that I've put a roll through for fun -- old Agfa and Retina folders -- many of which were very nice to use. I did like the Retina IIIc. WRT the DSLR bodies, the DS did seem to have better relative color characteristics than the K-x, but the K5 wins hands-down. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Autumn reflections
New photo with less CA http://www.flickr.com/photos/27281712@N08/8700263441/in/photostream Philip Northeast www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au On 2/05/13 9:32 PM, John Sessoms wrote: ! This is not the page you're looking for. From: Philip Northeast A still day on the Derwent river just north of Hobart and it was still a nice day for a short tour on the Bonneville. Pentax K5 with DA 21mm Limited (Photomatix HDR processed) http://www.flickr.com/photos/27281712@N08/8700153593/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: advice sought on a shot
On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 9:17 AM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: On Wed, May 01, 2013, Larry Colen wrote: This afternoon, I noticed that the sun was reflecting off my office building onto trees int he couryard, giving the sort of cool effect that you can get with a 100 foot tall fill light reflector. However, my attempts to capture it were not exactly successful. Here are two of the better shots (one processed to both color and black and white). http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157633399893140/ What it are you trying to capture? Bingo! -- -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: OT How many of these cameras have owned/own?
Just one, the K20D, still my main kit. On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 4:09 AM, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: http://popchartlab.com/products/a-visual-compendium-of-cameras Me, 11 consisting of: Kodak Brownie, Olympus Pen, Leica M4, Nikon F2, Pentax 6x7, Pentax K1000, Pentax Auto 110, Nikon FM2, Contax RTS III, Mamiya 7II and Pentax K20D. -- 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. -- -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: OT Is The UK Government Trying To Kill Off Photographers
Even large corporations couldn't be happy with this, download a copyrighted work with full information imbedded, upload to face book, download it again and it's laundered. The only protected works are those so well known that their provenance is indisputable. On 5/2/2013 8:52 AM, Stan Halpin wrote: Interesting. The breathless hysteria of the blog was a bit off-putting, but he did seem to make a few good points. He focused on who loses under the legislation discussed (i.e., those who expect to be paid for their photographs but nonetheless distribute their work via social media). The more pertinent question might be who gains? It seems that Murdoch and his ilk must be be overjoyed that they will receive an open invitation to piracy. Instead of blathering about The Government and The Act as though these abstractions were living breathing people, he should be thinking about the legislators and their corporate partners. stan On May 2, 2013, at 1:34 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: http://photothisandthat.co.uk/2013/04/29/is-the-uk-government-trying-to-kill-of-photographers/ Cheers, -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- There are two kinds of computer users those who've experienced a hard drive failure, and those that will. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 Is The UK Government Trying To Kill Off Photographers
It's an interesting situation. As Stan says, thinking about who wins is quite an enlightening exercise. Who would want a law like this? Somebody must do, otherwise we wouldn't be getting it, so what do they stand to gain? So if, say, an unscrupulous international picture agency simply starting trawling and downloading photos and making money from them, and you as a photographer happened to find out about it, what can you do? The burden of proof is on you to show that they have not undertaken an adequate search for the copyright holder. Chances are they would just settle with you for whatever they earned from the pictures, and refrain from using them again. The only thing that might prevent said megacorp would possibly be the threat of a class action suit from a large group of photographers. B -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of P.J. Alling Sent: 02 May 2013 16:19 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT Is The UK Government Trying To Kill Off Photographers Even large corporations couldn't be happy with this, download a copyrighted work with full information imbedded, upload to face book, download it again and it's laundered. The only protected works are those so well known that their provenance is indisputable. On 5/2/2013 8:52 AM, Stan Halpin wrote: Interesting. The breathless hysteria of the blog was a bit off-putting, but he did seem to make a few good points. He focused on who loses under the legislation discussed (i.e., those who expect to be paid for their photographs but nonetheless distribute their work via social media). The more pertinent question might be who gains? It seems that Murdoch and his ilk must be be overjoyed that they will receive an open invitation to piracy. Instead of blathering about The Government and The Act as though these abstractions were living breathing people, he should be thinking about the legislators and their corporate partners. stan On May 2, 2013, at 1:34 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: http://photothisandthat.co.uk/2013/04/29/is-the-uk-government-trying- to-kill-of-photographers/ Cheers, -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- There are two kinds of computer users those who've experienced a hard drive failure, and those that will. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: advice sought on a shot
On Thu, May 02, 2013 at 03:09:07PM +0800, David Savage wrote: Spot metering on the highlights in an area lit by the reflected light might work. Thanks. I did bracket my shots, just to be on the safe side. On 02/05/2013, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: This afternoon, I noticed that the sun was reflecting off my office building onto trees int he couryard, giving the sort of cool effect that you can get with a 100 foot tall fill light reflector. However, my attempts to capture it were not exactly successful. Here are two of the better shots (one processed to both color and black and white). http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157633399893140/ Any suggestions as to what I might do, either in the camera or the computer, to improve them? My one thought is to shoot a little earlier, whent he sun is higher in the sky and the light is only reflecting onto the nearer trees, -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: advice sought on a shot
On Thu, May 02, 2013 at 12:53:37PM +0100, Bob W wrote: I see this effect quite often from the buildings in Canary Wharf, which is a forest of tall buildings across the river from here. On film (so to speak) it looks most effective when the subject is backlit and the reflections really do act as a fill light. OK, I'll try shooting it a bit earlier. There are buildings across the courtyard so it's an interesting play of what is in shadow from those buildings, and what is being lit by my building. B On 2 May 2013, at 07:39, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: This afternoon, I noticed that the sun was reflecting off my office building onto trees int he couryard, giving the sort of cool effect that you can get with a 100 foot tall fill light reflector. However, my attempts to capture it were not exactly successful. Here are two of the better shots (one processed to both color and black and white). http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157633399893140/ Any suggestions as to what I might do, either in the camera or the computer, to improve them? My one thought is to shoot a little earlier, whent he sun is higher in the sky and the light is only reflecting onto the nearer trees, -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: advice sought on a shot
On Thu, May 02, 2013 at 06:17:33AM -0700, Aahz Maruch wrote: On Wed, May 01, 2013, Larry Colen wrote: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157633399893140/ Any suggestions as to what I might do, either in the camera or the computer, to improve them? My one thought is to shoot a little earlier, whent he sun is higher in the sky and the light is only reflecting onto the nearer trees, What it are you trying to capture? Just a good photo with fill or the actual effect of double illumination? If the latter, you might want to find a different subject where you can capture a good double-shadow. Not so much the double illumination, but there is an interesting quality to the light. Not being a small source like the sun, but not being completely diffuse like it's in open shade. Combine that with the background being in the shade, and much darker, it seemed like a pretty cool effect. -- 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. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 How many of these cameras have owned/own?
I owned 8 of the cameras shown. - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Rob Studdert Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2013 4:10 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: OT How many of these cameras have owned/own? http://popchartlab.com/products/a-visual-compendium-of-cameras Me, 11 consisting of: Kodak Brownie, Olympus Pen, Leica M4, Nikon F2, Pentax 6x7, Pentax K1000, Pentax Auto 110, Nikon FM2, Contax RTS III, Mamiya 7II and Pentax K20D. -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Adaptor stuck at an adaptall lens
Hey guys. It's been a long time, but I'm still lurking. BTW. I just bought a few things from another part time lurker. But this is not why I'm calling for your attention. The thing is that I've been unlucky (or plain stupid) and have got an Tamron adaptor stuck on a lens. And the lens is a jewel the 400/4 so I'm pretty desperate now. It's a long story. But the short version is that I've just given the lens some TLC after a unpleasant meeting with the ground. This damaged the mount and the adaptor. So I bought a spare lens and a new adaptor, and moved the new mount to my precious. Everything seemed OK. I tested it, and everything worked as it supposed to do. But now after I unmounted, and then remounted the adaptor it is completely stuck at the lens. It seems like I've managed the unmanageable, to mount the adapter about 1/3 of a turn wrong clockwise. Do you know a fix for this? I've googled for a solution, but haven't found any relevant info. -- MaritimTim My private photo blog: http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ To err is human to arr is pirate -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - September Rain - 1969
Thanks to all that commented or viewed. I am not sure why, but the stats from Squarespace show that this post has more unique viewers than any other. I posted the link to the same places as usual. George Sinos www.GeorgesPhotos.net www.GeorgeSinos.com On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 5:39 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Nice, George. You could recover some sharpness with the Nik Sharpener plugin, btw. It's surprisingly good at that. (More props to Google.) But your solution here is quite tasty. On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 10:11 AM, George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com wrote: Here's a photo I took when I was still in high school. This was shot with a Pentax Spotmatic and a Vivitar 135mm lens. I'm guessing there are a lot of people on this list that don't know what a preset lens is. http://georgesinos.com/blog/2013/4/30/september-rain-1969 GS George Sinos www.GeorgesPhotos.net www.GeorgeSinos.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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Vietnam up-close (but mostly from the air)
I scanned some images for a friend last weekend. He'd picked out a small stack of Kodachromes from when he was a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam war. Some interesting shots in there. Nothing earth-shatteringly amazing, but it's interesting to see it from the perspective of someone who wasn't the press if you know what I mean. Beautiful looking countryside! http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2013/steve_vietnam_2/ -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.
PESO: Would-be prince by a pond
So, yesterday I was sitting by a little pond on one of our local game preserves when I heard a little frog croaking. It took me a while to figure out where he was, and as it turned out, he was sitting about five feet from me. I'm still amazed he didn't hop into the drink when I started shooting. I got as close as I possibly could -- even closer than the F 50/1.7 would focus! The little dude was about the size of a quarter. I was actually hoping to get a shot of him hopping into the water, but he was a very patient little guy. He finally did just as I was rising a bit to get a better angle, so I missed that shot. But, I thought this one was a pretty good get. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8701412099/ K-5, F 50/1.7, f/2.8, 1/125, ISO 200 I have to say I'm pretty damned impressed with the sharpness of that lens! -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Would-be prince by a pond
On May 2, 2013, at 11:44 , Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: So, yesterday I was sitting by a little pond on one of our local game preserves when I heard a little frog croaking. It took me a while to figure out where he was, and as it turned out, he was sitting about five feet from me. I'm still amazed he didn't hop into the drink when I started shooting. I got as close as I possibly could -- even closer than the F 50/1.7 would focus! The little dude was about the size of a quarter. I was actually hoping to get a shot of him hopping into the water, but he was a very patient little guy. He finally did just as I was rising a bit to get a better angle, so I missed that shot. But, I thought this one was a pretty good get. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8701412099/ K-5, F 50/1.7, f/2.8, 1/125, ISO 200 Nice colors! Love it. Looks like this guy - who also surprised ME by not moving for a few minutes. http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2010/IMGP2883.jpg -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: PESO: Would-be prince by a pond
On 5/2/2013 12:04 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: On May 2, 2013, at 11:44 , Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: So, yesterday I was sitting by a little pond on one of our local game preserves when I heard a little frog croaking. It took me a while to figure out where he was, and as it turned out, he was sitting about five feet from me. I'm still amazed he didn't hop into the drink when I started shooting. I got as close as I possibly could -- even closer than the F 50/1.7 would focus! The little dude was about the size of a quarter. I was actually hoping to get a shot of him hopping into the water, but he was a very patient little guy. He finally did just as I was rising a bit to get a better angle, so I missed that shot. But, I thought this one was a pretty good get. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8701412099/ K-5, F 50/1.7, f/2.8, 1/125, ISO 200 Nice colors! Love it. Looks like this guy - who also surprised ME by not moving for a few minutes. http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2010/IMGP2883.jpg -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson Thanks, Charles! Also, wow! What lens did you get that with? That's some extremely impressive detail. -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Would-be prince by a pond
On May 2, 2013, at 12:09 , Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8701412099/ K-5, F 50/1.7, f/2.8, 1/125, ISO 200 Nice colors! Love it. Looks like this guy - who also surprised ME by not moving for a few minutes. http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2010/IMGP2883.jpg Thanks, Charles! Also, wow! What lens did you get that with? That's some extremely impressive detail. Tamron Adaptall 90mm f/2.5 macro.. Great bargain I got for $90 along with a camera bag, PTTL flash cable setup, and a few other goodies which I still use. (it's the 1/4 second exposure time that really gets me! It was way past twilight by the time I took it) -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: PESO: Would-be prince by a pond
On 5/2/2013 12:13 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: On May 2, 2013, at 12:09 , Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8701412099/ K-5, F 50/1.7, f/2.8, 1/125, ISO 200 Nice colors! Love it. Looks like this guy - who also surprised ME by not moving for a few minutes. http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2010/IMGP2883.jpg Thanks, Charles! Also, wow! What lens did you get that with? That's some extremely impressive detail. Tamron Adaptall 90mm f/2.5 macro.. Great bargain I got for $90 along with a camera bag, PTTL flash cable setup, and a few other goodies which I still use. (it's the 1/4 second exposure time that really gets me! It was way past twilight by the time I took it) -Charles Holy moly, what a bargain! Was the shot hand-held? Either way, that's a hell of a shot! I can't imagine how you ever saw the thing, let alone focused! -- Walt -- 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 How many of these cameras have owned/own?
To me, the choice of the camera models is questionable. How did the author chose 100 landmark cameras? I find that some models (from the last 20+ years) could be omitted, while some other cameras should be added. Some (reasonable large) brands are not represented at all (e.g. some Soviet/Russian brands). It looks like somebody based this set on his own collection of cameras. I still have somewhere one of the older Polaroid cameras that fold into a box (don't remember the model name, - it's deep in some storage box). Besides that, I don't think I owned or used any of the cameras listed. My first camera was Smena 7: http://goo.gl/x2OPL (my parents bought it for my older brother right around when I was born). Then, I occasionally used brother's FED-2 (which he got from our father when I got Smena 7 - or, likely I got Smena 7 after he got FED-2): http://goo.gl/Ze2fR Then, while being a student, both, my brother and I, bought identical Kiev-19 cameras: http://goo.gl/XbOhr (I still have that one.) Pentax ZX-5n, *istDS, K7, and now K-5sII followed, with a few digital point-and-shoots in parallel (starting from some Kodak). In some sense, in Russia, Smena was a camera implementation of VolksWagen idea of the cheap, afforable product for masses. As far as I know, Zenit was the most exported Russian camera (originally to the UK). Due to the lack of proper QC, all those cameras suffered from the huge variation in the quality (which was typical for most consumer goods produced in Russia, especially when intended for the internal market). Good cameras were hard to buy in Russia. To buy Kiev-19 in 1990, my brother and I came to the store on the day after the rumored delivery very early, with one of the first subway trains, 1-2 hours prior to the store opening. The line outside the store was similar to what you see near some stores on Black Friday in the US. Ones the doors opened, the store was stormed by the crowd in a similar way. All the cameras (100-200?) were claimed within minutes. We were lucky to grab two good cameras, but we took our time to carefully check the glass, the shutter, etc. That was my first serious camera (SLR). The price for it was more than a half of my total monthly budget. I am very greatful to my parents who helped me financially to buy that camera, thus encouraging my progress in photography. Cheers, Igor On 02/05/2013, at 6:09 PM, Rob Studdert distudio.pdml at gmail.com wrote: http://popchartlab.condmark camerasm/products/a-visual-compendium-of-cameras Me, 11 consisting of: Kodak Brownie, Olympus Pen, Leica M4, Nikon F2, Pentax 6x7, Pentax K1000, Pentax Auto 110, Nikon FM2, Contax RTS III, Mamiya 7II and Pentax K20D. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 Amazing project gallery
Too weird for my taste. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 1:33 AM, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: Woman, 36, who lost mother to brain cancer creates breathtaking fantasy land photo series in her memory: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2145760/Wonderland-Kirsty-Mitchell-heart-breakingly-beautiful-photographic-series-memory-extraordinary-life.html 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Family Group!
Great capture! I am green with envy. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 4:47 AM, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote: A peaceful scene at the Letaba river yesterday. The matriarch is quite obvious. About 500m away at the limit of my FA 100-300. http://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/8700469137/in/photostream Alan C K110 FA 100-300 @ 300 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Autumn reflections
Lovely, moody image. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 1:23 AM, Philip Northeast rnort...@bigpond.net.au wrote: A still day on the Derwent river just north of Hobart and it was still a nice day for a short tour on the Bonneville. Pentax K5 with DA 21mm Limited (Photomatix HDR processed) http://www.flickr.com/photos/27281712@N08/8700153593/ -- Philip Northeast www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: GESO: Vietnam up-close (but mostly from the air)
Interesting series. Do you know what year they were taken? I might have been responsible for some of those holes in the landscape . . . . Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 12:41 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: I scanned some images for a friend last weekend. He'd picked out a small stack of Kodachromes from when he was a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam war. Some interesting shots in there. Nothing earth-shatteringly amazing, but it's interesting to see it from the perspective of someone who wasn't the press if you know what I mean. Beautiful looking countryside! http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2013/steve_vietnam_2/ -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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Would-be prince by a pond
On Thu, May 02, 2013 at 11:44:51AM -0500, Walt wrote: water, but he was a very patient little guy. He finally did just as I was rising a bit to get a better angle, so I missed that shot. But, I thought this one was a pretty good get. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8701412099/ K-5, F 50/1.7, f/2.8, 1/125, ISO 200 I have to say I'm pretty damned impressed with the sharpness of that lens! Excellent shot. It would be perfect if there were a jukebox in the backgroung. :-) Seriously though, it is a great shot. I'd like it cropped in a bit tighter though. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 How many of these cameras have owned/own?
A number of my old favorites are there: the Brownie, the Super Six-20. The Graflex, the M3, the Minox C-1, the K-1000 and my all-time favorite, the Asahi Pentax 6x7. Where's the Spotty? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 4:09 AM, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: http://popchartlab.com/products/a-visual-compendium-of-cameras Me, 11 consisting of: Kodak Brownie, Olympus Pen, Leica M4, Nikon F2, Pentax 6x7, Pentax K1000, Pentax Auto 110, Nikon FM2, Contax RTS III, Mamiya 7II and Pentax K20D. -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 How many of these cameras have owned/own?
Seven that I've owned: Kodak 35 - my first 35mm camera, used, $10 at a local camera store in 1962 Leica M-3 - inherited, sitting on my shelf Yashica D - used from eBay, first experiment with medium format, moved on to a Pentax 645 OM-1 - Switched from a Nikkormat in 1980 for better reliability (metering) K1000 - bought from a pawn shop in 2010, sitting on my shelf K20D - my K10D replacement iPhone 5 - in my pocket Had on long-term loan and used extensively: Nikon F - bought a Nikkormat instead when my brother-in-law returned from Nam and reclaimed his Nikon kit Hassleblad 500 C/M - decided to stick with my 645 Others that should be on their list: 35mm Minox LX Pentax 645 stan On May 2, 2013, at 4:09 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: http://popchartlab.com/products/a-visual-compendium-of-cameras Me, 11 consisting of: Kodak Brownie, Olympus Pen, Leica M4, Nikon F2, Pentax 6x7, Pentax K1000, Pentax Auto 110, Nikon FM2, Contax RTS III, Mamiya 7II and Pentax K20D. -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Would-be prince by a pond
On 5/2/2013 12:40 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Thu, May 02, 2013 at 11:44:51AM -0500, Walt wrote: water, but he was a very patient little guy. He finally did just as I was rising a bit to get a better angle, so I missed that shot. But, I thought this one was a pretty good get. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8701412099/ K-5, F 50/1.7, f/2.8, 1/125, ISO 200 I have to say I'm pretty damned impressed with the sharpness of that lens! Excellent shot. It would be perfect if there were a jukebox in the backgroung. :-) Seriously though, it is a great shot. I'd like it cropped in a bit tighter though. Many thanks, Larry. If I ever find a good deal on an old jukebox, I'm going to buy it and use it as a prop! I wanted a tighter crop, too, but I cropped it right up to the point where I was comfortable about the detail. It starts to fall apart to my eye when cropped any tighter. I'll tinker with it a little more in LR to see what I can bring out, though. -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT How many of these cameras have owned/own?
on 2013-05-02 2:09 Rob Studdert wrote http://popchartlab.com/products/a-visual-compendium-of-cameras one, Panasonic DMC-LX3 (gift to my partner a few years ago, but we still have and both use 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: OT How many of these cameras have owned/own?
on 2013-05-02 12:17 Rob Studdert wrote on 2013-05-02 2:09 Rob Studdert wrote http://popchartlab.com/products/a-visual-compendium-of-cameras one, Panasonic DMC-LX3 (gift to my partner a few years ago, but we still have and both use it) um, that was from me, not from Rob! freaky, a Thunderbird extension i've used for years (Virtual Identity) somehow decided to forge my From and Reply To headers -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Would-be prince by a pond
On 5/2/2013 12:40 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Thu, May 02, 2013 at 11:44:51AM -0500, Walt wrote: water, but he was a very patient little guy. He finally did just as I was rising a bit to get a better angle, so I missed that shot. But, I thought this one was a pretty good get. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8701412099/ K-5, F 50/1.7, f/2.8, 1/125, ISO 200 I have to say I'm pretty damned impressed with the sharpness of that lens! Excellent shot. It would be perfect if there were a jukebox in the backgroung. :-) Seriously though, it is a great shot. I'd like it cropped in a bit tighter though. Well, I gave it a whirl: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8701709147/ There are some sharpening artifacts, but LR does seem to have a really deft touch compared to other software I've used in the past. -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Adaptor stuck at an adaptall lens
I understand Cotty has Dremel, will travel. On 5/2/2013 11:54 AM, Tim Øsleby wrote: Hey guys. It's been a long time, but I'm still lurking. BTW. I just bought a few things from another part time lurker. But this is not why I'm calling for your attention. The thing is that I've been unlucky (or plain stupid) and have got an Tamron adaptor stuck on a lens. And the lens is a jewel the 400/4 so I'm pretty desperate now. It's a long story. But the short version is that I've just given the lens some TLC after a unpleasant meeting with the ground. This damaged the mount and the adaptor. So I bought a spare lens and a new adaptor, and moved the new mount to my precious. Everything seemed OK. I tested it, and everything worked as it supposed to do. But now after I unmounted, and then remounted the adaptor it is completely stuck at the lens. It seems like I've managed the unmanageable, to mount the adapter about 1/3 of a turn wrong clockwise. Do you know a fix for this? I've googled for a solution, but haven't found any relevant info. -- MaritimTim My private photo blog: http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ To err is human to arr is pirate -- There are two kinds of computer users those who've experienced a hard drive failure, and those that will. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Snowfountain
What a beautiful sight. It would brighten any dark day. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 11 Date: Wed, 1 May 2013 22:47:20 -0400 From: Paul Stenquistpnstenqu...@comcast.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Snowfountain Message-ID:0a1f3697-35d8-4ff5-8029-46362cc0d...@comcast.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I planted my snowfountain cherry tree on April 17, 1994 to raise my spirits. A friend had moved away, and I was feeling very bad. I remember working it in the rain and thinking how it would hide the tears. Lost another very good friend today as his time had come. The cherry tree, which has grown quite a bit in the intervening 19 years, bloomed in timely fashion. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17241896size=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: PESO: Would-be prince by a pond
On May 2, 2013, at 13:27 , Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: On 5/2/2013 12:40 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Thu, May 02, 2013 at 11:44:51AM -0500, Walt wrote: water, but he was a very patient little guy. He finally did just as I was rising a bit to get a better angle, so I missed that shot. But, I thought this one was a pretty good get. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8701412099/ K-5, F 50/1.7, f/2.8, 1/125, ISO 200 I have to say I'm pretty damned impressed with the sharpness of that lens! Excellent shot. It would be perfect if there were a jukebox in the backgroung. :-) Seriously though, it is a great shot. I'd like it cropped in a bit tighter though. Well, I gave it a whirl: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8701709147/ I like this even better than the previous crop. Nice. -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: GESO: Vietnam up-close (but mostly from the air)
On May 2, 2013, at 12:37 , Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Interesting series. Do you know what year they were taken? I might have been responsible for some of those holes in the landscape . . . . I seem to recall the slide frames say 1971 on 'em but I'm not 100% sure. I can ask him! -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.
Looking to move up to arca-swiss
It's funny how true certain truisms are about buying a succession of tripods until you finally spend $BIGNUM on the good stuff. My attempts at photographing Saturn a few nights ago has prompted me to switch from my manfrotto plate system and move up to arca swiss. I'm considering the Induro BHD3 or BHD2. Any comments or suggestions? Is there another off brand (benro?) that makes a similar unit that is just as good, but much less expensive? http://www.amazon.com/Induro-BHD3-Ballhead-Black/dp/B002SXMRX0/ www.amazon.com/Induro-BHD2-Ballhead-Black/dp/B002SXMRWQ Question: BHD vs BHL: Right handed versus left handed? Also, since I don't have the money to replace all of my heads, it looks like I can replace the clamp on the ball head that I use with my monopod with one of these, and keep the same plate on my camera for both tripod and monopod use. Any warnings, or tales of woe? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0086AJ4AS/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i01?ie=UTF8psc=1 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0087QK9TG/ref=oh_details_o03_s01_i00?ie=UTF8psc=1 My heaviest rig, at the moment is the K-5 with either the Bigma 50-500 or the adaptall 300/2.8 (John knows this lens). I don't anticipate getting any lenses that are much larger in the near future. I'd probably get more telephoto image quality for my money buy mounting a Q to the glass that I already have. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Looking to move up to arca-swiss
I'd probably get more telephoto image quality for my money buy mounting a Q to the glass that I already have. Indeed: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-q/212387-astro-q-club-5.html Are you using the self timer to lock up the mirror and let vibrations settle down? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Looking to move up to arca-swiss
On Thu, May 02, 2013 at 03:07:03PM -0500, Darren Addy wrote: I'd probably get more telephoto image quality for my money buy mounting a Q to the glass that I already have. Indeed: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-q/212387-astro-q-club-5.html Are you using the self timer to lock up the mirror and let vibrations settle down? Yes, I am. I think that my ballhead is not so much limiting image quality (so long as there sin't much wind) as it is making it difficult to properly aim my 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. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Looking to move up to arca-swiss
On 5/2/13 3:50 PM, Larry Colen wrote: It's funny how true certain truisms are about buying a succession of tripods until you finally spend $BIGNUM on the good stuff. My attempts at photographing Saturn a few nights ago has prompted me to switch from my manfrotto plate system and move up to arca swiss. I'm considering the Induro BHD3 or BHD2. Any comments or suggestions? Is there another off brand (benro?) that makes a similar unit that is just as good, but much less expensive? I use Kirk Enterprises plates on my cameras. The prices are in the same area code for individual pieces, but there could be a good savings for a system vs that from Arca. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Vietnam up-close (but mostly from the air)
Thanks. That was a few years after my time, but perhaps a few of those impact craters might still have been mine. Some of my picture taken there in 1966-1967 are on the Asahi Optical Historical Club site: http://www.aohc.it/picte.htm Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 3:33 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: On May 2, 2013, at 12:37 , Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Interesting series. Do you know what year they were taken? I might have been responsible for some of those holes in the landscape . . . . I seem to recall the slide frames say 1971 on 'em but I'm not 100% sure. I can ask him! -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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Would-be prince by a pond
I like this crop better as well! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 3:32 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: On May 2, 2013, at 13:27 , Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: On 5/2/2013 12:40 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Thu, May 02, 2013 at 11:44:51AM -0500, Walt wrote: water, but he was a very patient little guy. He finally did just as I was rising a bit to get a better angle, so I missed that shot. But, I thought this one was a pretty good get. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8701412099/ K-5, F 50/1.7, f/2.8, 1/125, ISO 200 I have to say I'm pretty damned impressed with the sharpness of that lens! Excellent shot. It would be perfect if there were a jukebox in the backgroung. :-) Seriously though, it is a great shot. I'd like it cropped in a bit tighter though. Well, I gave it a whirl: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8701709147/ I like this even better than the previous crop. Nice. -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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Looking to move up to arca-swiss
I use the smaller of the two Kirk ballheads. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/554685-REG/Kirk_BH_3_BH_3_Ballhead_with_Quick.html I use a real cheapo ballhead on my monopod, but Kirk also has a couple variations on the theme for monopod usage. Kirk makes good stuff. I also use Kirk camera plates if available, but they haven't been keeping up with the Pentax range. They have a camera plate for the K-7/5 body, but not for the body with grip attached. They had an L-braket for the K-7/5 body but it is no longer available. Same for Really Right Stuff. stan On May 2, 2013, at 3:50 PM, Larry Colen wrote: It's funny how true certain truisms are about buying a succession of tripods until you finally spend $BIGNUM on the good stuff. My attempts at photographing Saturn a few nights ago has prompted me to switch from my manfrotto plate system and move up to arca swiss. I'm considering the Induro BHD3 or BHD2. Any comments or suggestions? Is there another off brand (benro?) that makes a similar unit that is just as good, but much less expensive? http://www.amazon.com/Induro-BHD3-Ballhead-Black/dp/B002SXMRX0/ www.amazon.com/Induro-BHD2-Ballhead-Black/dp/B002SXMRWQ Question: BHD vs BHL: Right handed versus left handed? Also, since I don't have the money to replace all of my heads, it looks like I can replace the clamp on the ball head that I use with my monopod with one of these, and keep the same plate on my camera for both tripod and monopod use. Any warnings, or tales of woe? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0086AJ4AS/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i01?ie=UTF8psc=1 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0087QK9TG/ref=oh_details_o03_s01_i00?ie=UTF8psc=1 My heaviest rig, at the moment is the K-5 with either the Bigma 50-500 or the adaptall 300/2.8 (John knows this lens). I don't anticipate getting any lenses that are much larger in the near future. I'd probably get more telephoto image quality for my money buy mounting a Q to the glass that I already have. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Is The UK Government Trying To Kill Off Photographers
Stan Halpin wrote: Interesting. The breathless hysteria of the blog was a bit off-putting That's an understatement. This law applies to orphan works, works whose creator cannot be found. Removing metadata is unethical for online providers and stupid for photographers but it's hardly the only way to find the creator of a work. In most cases it will only take about a minute of searching on tineye.com or similar site to shoot down most claims of I couldn't find him. That said, my policies are: * Don't ever upload (or link to - read your TOS!) anything larger than a thumbnail to any free hosting/sharing site. * Don't put any photo online that isn't labeled with proper metadata and a visible watermark. * Don't bitch about how people should respect your copyright unless *you* respect your copyright enough to *register* it with the appropriate agency (in the U.S. it's www.copyright.gov) -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT Is The UK Government Trying To Kill Off Photographers
On 5/2/2013 4:08 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Stan Halpin wrote: Interesting. The breathless hysteria of the blog was a bit off-putting That's an understatement. This law applies to orphan works, works whose creator cannot be found. Removing metadata is unethical for online providers and stupid for photographers but it's hardly the only way to find the creator of a work. In most cases it will only take about a minute of searching on tineye.com or similar site to shoot down most claims of I couldn't find him. That said, my policies are: * Don't ever upload (or link to - read your TOS!) anything larger than a thumbnail to any free hosting/sharing site. * Don't put any photo online that isn't labeled with proper metadata and a visible watermark. * Don't bitch about how people should respect your copyright unless *you* respect your copyright enough to *register* it with the appropriate agency (in the U.S. it's www.copyright.gov) The process of registering copyrights for photos is an abominably antiquated pain in the ass. If there are any agencies in the US federal government that needs reform -- and there are plenty -- the Copyright office is one of them. I mean, how the hell does one register a copyright on all their images in an era when people take hundreds at a time? Mark, when you're done writing your book and finished with the annual, I think you should craft copyright reform legislation -- because you'll be needing something to do, and I don't know how. -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT Is The UK Government Trying To Kill Off Photographers
Walt wrote: I mean, how the hell does one register a copyright on all their images in an era when people take hundreds at a time? Surely that's not a serious question? The answer is that you put them all in a zip file and upload them all at once. I do several thousand per registration. It's simple, easy and costs 35 bucks. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT Is The UK Government Trying To Kill Off Photographers
On 5/2/2013 4:25 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Walt wrote: I mean, how the hell does one register a copyright on all their images in an era when people take hundreds at a time? Surely that's not a serious question? The answer is that you put them all in a zip file and upload them all at once. I do several thousand per registration. It's simple, easy and costs 35 bucks. Ah! I was under the impression that you couldn't submit them that way. For some reason, I thought you had to mail in hard copies and/or contact sheets of the photos. I may actually start registering now! -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Focus Stacking Software
Thanks! I was not aware that PS had a stacking feature. I tried it on my test shots and the results were comparable to what I had gotten from the test drive of Zerene Stacker, which is good. Mark On 5/1/2013 8:26 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Have you tried the focus stacking feature builtin to Photoshop? I have used it a couple of times and it works very well. After it does its initial work you can go in and fine-tune it by modifying the layer masks it creates if need-be. It's been there since at least CS4, if not CS3. On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 6:45 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Is anyone here using focus stacking software? Any suggestions regarding what works well... or not? I gave Zerene Stacker a test drive a few weeks ago and it worked OK. Yesterday I tried Combine ZP which also seemed ot work pretty well./ But I only did a couple of test shots with each. TIA - Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -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: Focus Stacking Software
Thanks - I will give the trial version a try Mark On 5/2/2013 2:25 AM, Alastair Robertson wrote: helicon focus is excellent http://www.heliconsoft.com/heliconfocus.html Alastair On 2 May 2013 17:15, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: On 02/05/2013 00:45, Mark C wrote: Is anyone here using focus stacking software? Any suggestions regarding what works well... or not? I gave Zerene Stacker a test drive a few weeks ago and it worked OK. Yesterday I tried Combine ZP which also seemed ot work pretty well./ But I only did a couple of test shots with each. Don Williams was using something for ultramacro (in fact microphtotgraphy) work that produced excellent images. Might be worth searching the archives. -- No fixed Adobe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Focus Stacking Software
Thanks - looks like he was using HeliconFocus, though he mentions combineZP in the post I found. On 5/2/2013 1:15 AM, mike wilson wrote: On 02/05/2013 00:45, Mark C wrote: Is anyone here using focus stacking software? Any suggestions regarding what works well... or not? I gave Zerene Stacker a test drive a few weeks ago and it worked OK. Yesterday I tried Combine ZP which also seemed ot work pretty well./ But I only did a couple of test shots with each. Don Williams was using something for ultramacro (in fact microphtotgraphy) work that produced excellent images. Might be worth searching the archives. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 Is The UK Government Trying To Kill Off Photographers
Walt wrote: On 5/2/2013 4:25 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Walt wrote: I mean, how the hell does one register a copyright on all their images in an era when people take hundreds at a time? Surely that's not a serious question? The answer is that you put them all in a zip file and upload them all at once. I do several thousand per registration. It's simple, easy and costs 35 bucks. Ah! I was under the impression that you couldn't submit them that way. For some reason, I thought you had to mail in hard copies and/or contact sheets of the photos. I may actually start registering now! Batch process them down to 400 x 600 pixels. You can turn up the compression pretty high, too. The photos just need to be good enough that a judge could look and identify the image. The ASMP has an excellent web site (free, even to non-members) called DP Bestflow that covers copyright registration (and much more). See http://asmp.org/tutorials/online-registration-eco.html#starting for instructions on using the government registration page it's clunky at first but it doesn't take long to get the drill down. I have a page at http://www.robertstech.com/school/bookpub/copyright1.htm which is still a work in progress but which might be helpful. The Copyright Office is reportedly working with software makers trying to make it possible to upload images for copyright directly from Lightroom or Aperture. I don't know the status of this project at this time. They'd also like to create a program for photographers by which they can register images for a flat rate on a yearly basis. Unfortunately, that's not just a technical issue but a legislative one - it would require changes to the U.S. copyright laws. Don't expect that any time soon. -- 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: Looking to move up to arca-swiss
On Thu, May 02, 2013 at 05:00:59PM -0400, Stan Halpin wrote: I use the smaller of the two Kirk ballheads. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/554685-REG/Kirk_BH_3_BH_3_Ballhead_with_Quick.html I use a real cheapo ballhead on my monopod, but Kirk also has a couple variations on the theme for monopod usage. Kirk makes good stuff. I also use Kirk camera plates if available, but they haven't been keeping up with the Pentax range. They have a camera plate for the K-7/5 body, but not for the body with grip attached. They had an L-braket for the K-7/5 body but it is no longer available. Same for Really Right Stuff. Shopping for tripod heads seems to be a bigger can of worms than shopping for a camera body. With a DSLR, I expect that even if the body won't be obsolete in a few years, I'll be able to get one that has so much better performance that upgrading will be irresistable in a few years. But, since tripod heads are a mature technology, that shouldn't be the case. There is little reason why the tripod head I buy this week shouldn't work as well twenty years from now as it does today. For that matter the heads I bought three years ago work as well now as they did three years ago, it's just that my standards have gotten higher. I could easily take the above and make a very good case that I should just spend the money, get the top of the line Kirk, RRS or whatever and just be done with it. Unfortunately, my finances can't support that sort of investment right now. So, rather than optimizing on performance, or performance for weight, I need to optimize on performance for dollar. Looking at features, the $200 Vanguard or Induro seems to compare with the $300 Kirk or RRS, even if it doesn't have quite the quality or performance. However, the $300 Vanguard, or Induro, might well outperform the $300 kirk. As an engineer, I'm annoyed that there are not standardized performance specs. How much the head will sag at a certain weight. How much vibration damping it provides. Things like that. I'm not a mechanical engineer, so I can't design the tests off the top of my head, but I've got some ideas of how they could be done. Instead we've got some vague (good for x Kg) rating, which could mean that you can shoot with a 500mm lens and not get motion blur at 1/10 second, or it could mean that if you put that much weight on it, and it's properly balanced, the head won't snap in two and dump your gear on the ground. I suspect that rather than trying to figure out how much I need to spend, I should just figure out how much I can spend, and find the best I can get for the money. If I go to Arca-swiss then I won't need to worry about getting new mount plates when I do have the money to get best at any cost gear. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Looking to move up to arca-swiss
I've used Kirk plates receivers for years - no issues what so ever. -Original Message- From: Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com Subject: Re: Looking to move up to arca-swiss On 5/2/13 3:50 PM, Larry Colen wrote: It's funny how true certain truisms are about buying a succession of tripods until you finally spend $BIGNUM on the good stuff. My attempts at photographing Saturn a few nights ago has prompted me to switch from my manfrotto plate system and move up to arca swiss. I'm considering the Induro BHD3 or BHD2. Any comments or suggestions? Is there another off brand (benro?) that makes a similar unit that is just as good, but much less expensive? I use Kirk Enterprises plates on my cameras. The prices are in the same area code for individual pieces, but there could be a good savings for a system vs that from Arca. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Looking to move up to arca-swiss
on 2013-05-02 13:50 Larry Colen wrote http://www.amazon.com/Induro-BHD3-Ballhead-Black/dp/B002SXMRX0/ www.amazon.com/Induro-BHD2-Ballhead-Black/dp/B002SXMRWQ those two aren't much cheaper than the AcraTech GV2 i've had my eyes on: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=sku=599678Q=is=REGA=details i haven't used it, but the simplicity, lightness and ease of cleaning are what attract me (with build quality and ease of use an assumption, though worth checking); i've got a several tripods, but only two pan heads at the moment -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 Amazing project gallery
Fantastic! On 2 May 2013 13:33, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: Woman, 36, who lost mother to brain cancer creates breathtaking fantasy land photo series in her memory: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2145760/Wonderland-Kirsty-Mitchell-heart-breakingly-beautiful-photographic-series-memory-extraordinary-life.html 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Family Group!
Amazing! cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Alan C c...@lantic.net Sent: May 2, 2013 5/2/13 To: PDML@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Family Group! A peaceful scene at the Letaba river yesterday. The matriarch is quite obvious. About 500m away at the limit of my FA 100-300. http://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/8700469137/in/photostream Alan C K110 FA 100-300 @ 300 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Would-be prince by a pond
Nice. But his camouflage is a little ~too~ good: he's almost lost on the brown, mossy rocks. Still, that's a very good shot! cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Walt ldott...@gmail.com Sent: May 2, 2013 5/2/13 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Would-be prince by a pond So, yesterday I was sitting by a little pond on one of our local game preserves when I heard a little frog croaking. It took me a while to figure out where he was, and as it turned out, he was sitting about five feet from me. I'm still amazed he didn't hop into the drink when I started shooting. I got as close as I possibly could -- even closer than the F 50/1.7 would focus! The little dude was about the size of a quarter. I was actually hoping to get a shot of him hopping into the water, but he was a very patient little guy. He finally did just as I was rising a bit to get a better angle, so I missed that shot. But, I thought this one was a pretty good get. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8701412099/ K-5, F 50/1.7, f/2.8, 1/125, ISO 200 I have to say I'm pretty damned impressed with the sharpness of that lens! -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: GESO: Vietnam up-close (but mostly from the air)
Looks like beautiful countryside. Sad to see smoke pouring from the trees. frank --- Original Message --- From: Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com Sent: May 2, 2013 5/2/13 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: GESO: Vietnam up-close (but mostly from the air) I scanned some images for a friend last weekend. He'd picked out a small stack of Kodachromes from when he was a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam war. Some interesting shots in there. Nothing earth-shatteringly amazing, but it's interesting to see it from the perspective of someone who wasn't the press if you know what I mean. Beautiful looking countryside! http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2013/steve_vietnam_2/ -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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Portrait of Sugar
This is Sugar, one of the most difficult subjects I've ever tried to shoot. She's as uncooperative as any self-absorbed fashion model that ever lived. But, I finally got a decent shot of her. The main reason I'm posting it, though, is to rave about the sharpness of the F 50/1.7 even at maximum aperture. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8703525938/ K-5, F 50/1.7, f/1.7, ISO 200, 1/2000 sec. Why, yes, I am quite happy with this lens. -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: OT 4 Sisters Take Their Photo Every Year For 36 Years
Cool. Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com Sent: May 2, 2013 5/2/13 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: OT 4 Sisters Take Their Photo Every Year For 36 Years http://www.boredpanda.com/4-sisters-take-photo-every-year-for-36-years/ -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 How many of these cameras have owned/own?
Kodak Instamatic I have a couple of close ones, a Pentax Kx - a sophisticated version of the K1000 and an Pentax MG - a more basic version of the Pentax ME Philip Northeast www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au On 2/05/13 6:09 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: http://popchartlab.com/products/a-visual-compendium-of-cameras Me, 11 consisting of: Kodak Brownie, Olympus Pen, Leica M4, Nikon F2, Pentax 6x7, Pentax K1000, Pentax Auto 110, Nikon FM2, Contax RTS III, Mamiya 7II and Pentax K20D. -- 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: Would-be prince by a pond
Thanks, Frank! I consider it a minor miracle that I was able to see the little guy at all! -- Walt On 5/2/2013 7:37 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Nice. But his camouflage is a little ~too~ good: he's almost lost on the brown, mossy rocks. Still, that's a very good shot! cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Walt ldott...@gmail.com Sent: May 2, 2013 5/2/13 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Would-be prince by a pond So, yesterday I was sitting by a little pond on one of our local game preserves when I heard a little frog croaking. It took me a while to figure out where he was, and as it turned out, he was sitting about five feet from me. I'm still amazed he didn't hop into the drink when I started shooting. I got as close as I possibly could -- even closer than the F 50/1.7 would focus! The little dude was about the size of a quarter. I was actually hoping to get a shot of him hopping into the water, but he was a very patient little guy. He finally did just as I was rising a bit to get a better angle, so I missed that shot. But, I thought this one was a pretty good get. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8701412099/ K-5, F 50/1.7, f/2.8, 1/125, ISO 200 I have to say I'm pretty damned impressed with the sharpness of that lens! -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: PESO: Autumn reflections
Keeps telling me it's not the page I'm looking for... Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Philip Northeast rnort...@bigpond.net.au Sent: May 2, 2013 5/2/13 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Autumn reflections A still day on the Derwent river just north of Hobart and it was still a nice day for a short tour on the Bonneville. Pentax K5 with DA 21mm Limited (Photomatix HDR processed) http://www.flickr.com/photos/27281712@N08/8700153593/ -- Philip Northeast www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Would-be prince by a pond
Beautiful shot. I have the manual focus version of that lens. It's one of my favourites. Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com Sent: May 2, 2013 5/2/13 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO: Would-be prince by a pond On May 2, 2013, at 11:44 , Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: So, yesterday I was sitting by a little pond on one of our local game preserves when I heard a little frog croaking. It took me a while to figure out where he was, and as it turned out, he was sitting about five feet from me. I'm still amazed he didn't hop into the drink when I started shooting. I got as close as I possibly could -- even closer than the F 50/1.7 would focus! The little dude was about the size of a quarter. I was actually hoping to get a shot of him hopping into the water, but he was a very patient little guy. He finally did just as I was rising a bit to get a better angle, so I missed that shot. But, I thought this one was a pretty good get. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8701412099/ K-5, F 50/1.7, f/2.8, 1/125, ISO 200 Nice colors! Love it. Looks like this guy - who also surprised ME by not moving for a few minutes. http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2010/IMGP2883.jpg -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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Snowfountain
Beautiful, Paul! cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Sent: May 1, 2013 5/1/13 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Snowfountain I planted my snowfountain cherry tree on April 17, 1994 to raise my spirits. A friend had moved away, and I was feeling very bad. I remember working it in the rain and thinking how it would hide the tears. Lost another very good friend today as his time had come. The cherry tree, which has grown quite a bit in the intervening 19 years, bloomed in timely fashion. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17241896size=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: advice sought on a shot
on 2013-05-02 9:49 Larry Colen wrote Not so much the double illumination, but there is an interesting quality to the light. that is one of the hardest things for me to realize in a photograph, and i rarely see it in other's photos, so i have concluded that at least some of the wonder of such a scene is the experience of how our eyes take it in, distinct from what a flat photo of an instant can capture that said, from looking at your shots, i would try just the lower half of the photo, no need for a whole tree nor any sky; it might still stretch the camera's dynamic range, so i suppose you could try an HDR approach also, consider reducing the saturation of the green -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 How many of these cameras have owned/own?
On Fri, May 03, 2013 at 10:52:11AM +1000, Philip Northeast wrote: Kodak Instamatic I have a couple of close ones, a Pentax Kx - a sophisticated version of the K1000 and an Pentax MG - a more basic version of the Pentax ME There's no ME on that list - just the ME-F. The only one there I've owned is the Olympus Pen. A friend had a Canon A1 I used occasionally (I had an MX ME at the time). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Autumn reflections
Same photo but a version with with less CA http://www.flickr.com/photos/27281712@N08/8700263441/in/photostream Philip Northeast www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au On 3/05/13 10:52 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Keeps telling me it's not the page I'm looking for... Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Philip Northeast rnort...@bigpond.net.au Sent: May 2, 2013 5/2/13 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Autumn reflections A still day on the Derwent river just north of Hobart and it was still a nice day for a short tour on the Bonneville. Pentax K5 with DA 21mm Limited (Photomatix HDR processed) http://www.flickr.com/photos/27281712@N08/8700153593/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Vietnam up-close (but mostly from the air)
Thanks for posting - its good to see the results of my tax dollars! -Original Message- From: Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com Subject: GESO: Vietnam up-close (but mostly from the air) I scanned some images for a friend last weekend. He'd picked out a small stack of Kodachromes from when he was a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam war. Some interesting shots in there. Nothing earth-shatteringly amazing, but it's interesting to see it from the perspective of someone who wasn't the press if you know what I mean. Beautiful looking countryside! http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2013/steve_vietnam_2/ -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.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: Autumn reflections
Excellent! I'm glad you re-posted it. I couldn't see it before. -- Walt On 5/2/2013 8:49 PM, Philip Northeast wrote: Same photo but a version with with less CA http://www.flickr.com/photos/27281712@N08/8700263441/in/photostream Philip Northeast www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au On 3/05/13 10:52 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Keeps telling me it's not the page I'm looking for... Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Philip Northeast rnort...@bigpond.net.au Sent: May 2, 2013 5/2/13 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Autumn reflections A still day on the Derwent river just north of Hobart and it was still a nice day for a short tour on the Bonneville. Pentax K5 with DA 21mm Limited (Photomatix HDR processed) http://www.flickr.com/photos/27281712@N08/8700153593/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Would-be prince by a pond
Like the crop a lot better than the other. -Original Message- From: Walt ldott...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Would-be prince by a pond On 5/2/2013 12:40 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Thu, May 02, 2013 at 11:44:51AM -0500, Walt wrote: water, but he was a very patient little guy. He finally did just as I was rising a bit to get a better angle, so I missed that shot. But, I thought this one was a pretty good get. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8701412099/ K-5, F 50/1.7, f/2.8, 1/125, ISO 200 I have to say I'm pretty damned impressed with the sharpness of that lens! Excellent shot. It would be perfect if there were a jukebox in the backgroung. :-) Seriously though, it is a great shot. I'd like it cropped in a bit tighter though. Well, I gave it a whirl: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8701709147/ There are some sharpening artifacts, but LR does seem to have a really deft touch compared to other software I've used in the past. -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: OT 4 Sisters Take Their Photo Every Year For 36 Years
why no photo for 2011 12 13? - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of knarftheria...@gmail.com Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2013 8:51 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: RE: OT 4 Sisters Take Their Photo Every Year For 36 Years Cool. Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com Sent: May 2, 2013 5/2/13 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: OT 4 Sisters Take Their Photo Every Year For 36 Years http://www.boredpanda.com/4-sisters-take-photo-every-year-for-36-years/ -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Looking to move up to arca-swiss
While a ball head will give you the ability to change compositions quickly, you might want to check out the Bogen 'Mini Gear' head - great for accurate adjustment of static subject. I use mine more than my Kirk ball head. -Original Message- From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Subject: Looking to move up to arca-swiss It's funny how true certain truisms are about buying a succession of tripods until you finally spend $BIGNUM on the good stuff. My attempts at photographing Saturn a few nights ago has prompted me to switch from my manfrotto plate system and move up to arca swiss. I'm considering the Induro BHD3 or BHD2. Any comments or suggestions? Is there another off brand (benro?) that makes a similar unit that is just as good, but much less expensive? http://www.amazon.com/Induro-BHD3-Ballhead-Black/dp/B002SXMRX0/ www.amazon.com/Induro-BHD2-Ballhead-Black/dp/B002SXMRWQ Question: BHD vs BHL: Right handed versus left handed? Also, since I don't have the money to replace all of my heads, it looks like I can replace the clamp on the ball head that I use with my monopod with one of these, and keep the same plate on my camera for both tripod and monopod use. Any warnings, or tales of woe? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0086AJ4AS/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i01?ie=UTF8psc=1 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0087QK9TG/ref=oh_details_o03_s01_i00?ie=UTF8psc=1 My heaviest rig, at the moment is the K-5 with either the Bigma 50-500 or the adaptall 300/2.8 (John knows this lens). I don't anticipate getting any lenses that are much larger in the near future. I'd probably get more telephoto image quality for my money buy mounting a Q to the glass that I already have. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Vietnam up-close (but mostly from the air)
On 02/05/2013 8:52 PM, Kenneth Waller wrote: Thanks for posting - its good to see the results of my tax dollars! It would be interesting to see the results of your tax dollars in action if the areas in these pictures also received the Agent Orange special treatment. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Would-be prince by a pond
on 2013-05-02 12:27 Walt wrote On 5/2/2013 12:40 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Seriously though, it is a great shot. I'd like it cropped in a bit tighter though. Well, I gave it a whirl: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8701709147/ There are some sharpening artifacts, but LR does seem to have a really deft touch compared to other software I've used in the past. becomes painterly where LR has tried to help, but i really like the shapes and colors and how froggy takes the stage -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Would-be prince by a pond
On 5/2/2013 2:32 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: On May 2, 2013, at 13:27 , Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: On 5/2/2013 12:40 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Thu, May 02, 2013 at 11:44:51AM -0500, Walt wrote: water, but he was a very patient little guy. He finally did just as I was rising a bit to get a better angle, so I missed that shot. But, I thought this one was a pretty good get. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8701412099/ K-5, F 50/1.7, f/2.8, 1/125, ISO 200 I have to say I'm pretty damned impressed with the sharpness of that lens! Excellent shot. It would be perfect if there were a jukebox in the backgroung. :-) Seriously though, it is a great shot. I'd like it cropped in a bit tighter though. Well, I gave it a whirl: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8701709147/ I like this even better than the previous crop. Nice. -Charles Thanks, Charles. One of these days, I'm going to get a macro lens. -- Walt -- 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.
Friday For Sale: K-5 with magnifying eyepiece o-me53
Hi there. Well, we have too many cameras at home. The camera is very lightly used. Approx 12,000 shutter clicks on it. No sensor, AF or any other problems. Firmware version is 1.13. In terms of outside condition - everything is just fine with one exception. It has a kind of a web of tiny scratches over the back screen, mostly towards the bottom right corner. They are really very small and you will have to look hard to see them. They don't have any ill effect on screen visibility or camera operation. I have made these scratches with the frame of my eye glasses and soon after I noticed I was doing so, I applied the protective film to the screen. I will include several such films with the camera just in case. Galia and I are the original owners and you will get all the contents of the original box, including Israeli paperwork if you wish. It will come with magnifying eyepiece and I will look up the original one. Additionally, you get to choose the plug on the power cable as I have both European/Israeli and American cables. Asking price is USD 600 PayPal'd to me. It includes everything - PayPal fees and shipping which will be done by EMS fully insured at face value. I just don't want to take any risks shipping a camera, you know. So, if you would subtract these, the net price of the camera will be around USD 530 give or take, which I think is a fair price to ask. Pictures of the camera, with the camera and other information are readily available upon request. Please contact me off the list if you're interested. Thanks. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Would-be prince by a pond
Thank you, Dan. I'm always a little leery of cropping too much in an effort to bring out details. It worked fairly well this time, though. -- Walt On 5/2/2013 3:40 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I like this crop better as well! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 3:32 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: On May 2, 2013, at 13:27 , Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: On 5/2/2013 12:40 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Thu, May 02, 2013 at 11:44:51AM -0500, Walt wrote: water, but he was a very patient little guy. He finally did just as I was rising a bit to get a better angle, so I missed that shot. But, I thought this one was a pretty good get. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8701412099/ K-5, F 50/1.7, f/2.8, 1/125, ISO 200 I have to say I'm pretty damned impressed with the sharpness of that lens! Excellent shot. It would be perfect if there were a jukebox in the backgroung. :-) Seriously though, it is a great shot. I'd like it cropped in a bit tighter though. Well, I gave it a whirl: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8701709147/ I like this even better than the previous crop. Nice. -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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Standard Spring Stuff
The flower is great - do you know what it is? I like cardinal picking seeds off the vine as well. Mark On 4/30/2013 4:01 PM, Darren Addy wrote: A small set mostly for bird lovers... a Cardinal and a pair of Wood Ducks taken with the Bigma. I boosted the ISO to 800 even though it was a sunny day, to get higher shutter speeds with the 500mm. But that's not all! Call now and you'll also receive a flower shot with my first dabbling with the Tokina AT-X 90mm f2.5 Macro (PK/A) - at no additonal charge! http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/sets/72157633388620064/ -- Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art - Peter Galassi -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Daffodil Gallery
Field guide to daffodils! Very nice collection. On 4/28/2013 11:53 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: In the part of New Jersey where I live, we are overrun with deer. They eat all the flowers and shrubs that are not protected by fencing or netting. They especially lot to eat tulips and roses, but they eat almost anything else as well. All daffodils contain a bitter poison called lycorine. Deer therefore leave them alone. As a result, for the past several years, I have planted daffodils in my yard, to create spring color that will not become deer fodder. This gallery illustrates most of the daffodils I could locate in the yard this week. A few varieties are already past bloom, while a few others are late bloomers, and are not here, but this gives a good idea of what is out there at the present time. http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=1052605 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: Would-be prince by a pond
On 5/2/2013 10:14 PM, steve harley wrote: on 2013-05-02 12:27 Walt wrote On 5/2/2013 12:40 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Seriously though, it is a great shot. I'd like it cropped in a bit tighter though. Well, I gave it a whirl: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8701709147/ There are some sharpening artifacts, but LR does seem to have a really deft touch compared to other software I've used in the past. becomes painterly where LR has tried to help, but i really like the shapes and colors and how froggy takes the stage. Thanks, Steve. He was definitely a good subject. A good macro lens would've been really nice. -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
GESO - Spring Wildflowers
I was late to the party this year and missed the hepatica, blood root, and other early species; but managed to get a few trillium, spring beauty, dutchman's britches and false rue anemone today: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/ Permalink: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/media/blogs/calarti/2013/IMGP1417 I carried my K-5 but used the K-01 exclusively - I and came out of the woods much less muddy than usual since I did not not have to get down to put by eye to finder. Unless I manage to get out tomorrow (unlikely) this will be my only wildflower venture for this spring. CC welcomed. Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
