Re: PESO: RIP Bentley
Good dog portrait, Walt. I also had a Great Pyrenees but she died 4 and a half years ago. I still miss her a lot. Carlos El 09/11/2013 6:11, Walt escribió: Here's a shot of the recently-departed Bentley, the Great Pyrenees of a friend of mine. I went back through my collection and found it after I'd heard he'd died and thought my friend might like to have a copy, so I shared it with him on Facebook. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/10752903145/#large K-x, A 50/1.7, f/3.5, ISO 200, 1/125 He was by all accounts a very cool dog. -- 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: Clearing
Thanks David! I wasn't aware of the popup as I'm always logged in. On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 8:08 AM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: On Nov 9, 2013, at 10:48 pm, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: Shot in harsh midday light, I darkened the sky and brought out shadow detail in the trees in ACR. http://500px.com/photo/51618170 Nice photo, it reminds me of many places in NZ. No speed problem for me but I do get a popup that nags me to create an account. National Geographic's Photo of the Day site is doing the same now and it really annoys me! At least the 500px one is easy to get rid of. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - gang sign
The fast zooms Sigma are putting out as part of their Art series are interesting, but I hope they do more nice primes like the 35mm/1.4. Getting fond of this lens. http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/13/11/gangsign/index.html -- der...@iinet.net.au http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Old Dirty Kodachrome Slides
If it's mainly particulate matter, I would try an ultrasonic bath. The really cheap ones are not much good but they have a range of uses if you buy a midrange one. A dip in a water based detergent mix, followed by a rinse with distilled or (better) deionised water out of the bath. Never tried this myself but, having acquired a good bath at work, I would try it if I needed to. On 07/11/2013, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: In my home repair/decluttering, I've run across a couple of boxes of old Kodachromes I had packed away. They're all I managed to salvage from the binders destroyed when my roof came off during Hurricane Fran in 1996. They look like they were washed in muddy water. Is there any way to clean them without destroying them? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: A few K-3 pics
Looks like a good test drive. Very dreary on this side of the state as well Mark On 11/9/2013 7:22 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Got out for a bit today. Couldn't find any critters other than a few sitting ducks, which are just too common and too easy. But shot a couple of people by the lake. Shooter: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17592408size=lg Chimping: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17592405size=lg Fishing: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17592406size=lg All with K-3 and DA* 60-250. I think they were at ISO 800. A dreary day. All at f 5.6 to be sure. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Okains Bay
Very nice collection of images. The lily is particularly nice - looks like a photo rich location. Mark On 11/4/2013 11:34 PM, David Mann wrote: A dozen photos from a sleepy little place where we stayed a few nights after our visit to Akaroa. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/gallery/47/#geso While we were there I cycled across to Little Akaloa and back, which has to be one of the most enjoyable rides I've ever done. But I didn't take any photos of it. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - gang sign
On 10/11/13, Derby Chang, discombobulated, unleashed: The fast zooms Sigma are putting out as part of their Art series are interesting, but I hope they do more nice primes like the 35mm/1.4. Getting fond of this lens. http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/13/11/gangsign/index.html Love number 9 -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --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: GESO - gang sign
Good stuff, Derby. #8's my fave: a brief chorus line. :-) On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 5:53 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: The fast zooms Sigma are putting out as part of their Art series are interesting, but I hope they do more nice primes like the 35mm/1.4. Getting fond of this lens. http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/13/11/gangsign/index.html -- der...@iinet.net.au http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Nick the Greek
That's good. But I can see a caption like , No lamb for you! ;-) On Sat, Nov 9, 2013 at 9:05 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: This is the owner of the place we go to for breakfast sometimes. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/nick.html Pentax K3, 18-135 lens at 100mm. ISO6400, 1/60th f/5.6 enjoy 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. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - gang sign
terrific series, Derby very keeping it real observations ann On 11/10/2013 05:53, Derby Chang wrote: The fast zooms Sigma are putting out as part of their Art series are interesting, but I hope they do more nice primes like the 35mm/1.4. Getting fond of this lens. http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/13/11/gangsign/index.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: GESO - gang sign
Nice gallery, I like 3 and 4. On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 5:06 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: terrific series, Derby very keeping it real observations ann On 11/10/2013 05:53, Derby Chang wrote: The fast zooms Sigma are putting out as part of their Art series are interesting, but I hope they do more nice primes like the 35mm/1.4. Getting fond of this lens. http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/13/11/gangsign/index.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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: The K3 battery charger
On 11/9/2013 2:58 PM, Bill wrote: Says Hoya Corporation on the bottom of it. bill Mine says Hoya as well - hadn't even taken out of the box till now, since it is the same as the K5 charger. Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Nick the Greek
Nice portrait and looks good at 6400 Dave On Sat, Nov 9, 2013 at 9:05 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: This is the owner of the place we go to for breakfast sometimes. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/nick.html Pentax K3, 18-135 lens at 100mm. ISO6400, 1/60th f/5.6 enjoy 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Clearing
On Nov 9, 2013, at 10:48 pm, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: Shot in harsh midday light, I darkened the sky and brought out shadow detail in the trees in ACR. http://500px.com/photo/51618170 Quite nice! Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Clearing
A very handsome landscape, Attila. On Sat, Nov 9, 2013 at 4:48 AM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: Shot in harsh midday light, I darkened the sky and brought out shadow detail in the trees in ACR. http://500px.com/photo/51618170 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Okains Bay
Gorgeous images, Dave. I love the cat's cozy place. :-) These remind me of rural Ontario a lot (except of course for the ocean ones). I'd love to visit one day. On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 11:34 PM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: A dozen photos from a sleepy little place where we stayed a few nights after our visit to Akaroa. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/gallery/47/#geso While we were there I cycled across to Little Akaloa and back, which has to be one of the most enjoyable rides I've ever done. But I didn't take any photos of it. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -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: Camera bling
I'd like a bobble-head Elvis for a flash trigger. On Sat, Nov 9, 2013 at 3:59 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting Walt ldott...@gmail.com: I'm thinking of having a miniature dashboard figurine of St. Veronica put in the viewfinder of my old K-x. Having become enamoured by the cuisine of New Mexico, I'm thinking of having a small sculpture of San Pasqual made to fit in the hotshoe of my K-5. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ On 11/9/2013 12:23 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: The camera is the bling. Adorning it with crap is stupid. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: The K3 battery charger
On Nov 10, 2013, at 10:19 AM, Mark C wrote: On 11/9/2013 2:58 PM, Bill wrote: Says Hoya Corporation on the bottom of it. bill Mine says Hoya as well - hadn't even taken out of the box till now, since it is the same as the K5 charger. Mark Oops - I misread Bill's original. My Battery is 2012-vintage Pentax. Like yours, my battery Charger says Pentax on the front and back, Hoya Corporation in smaller letters on the back. Using up existing inventory . . . stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Nick the Greek
Nice portrait with an intense look. He means business:) Very good for ISO 6400. On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 5:51 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Nice portrait and looks good at 6400 Dave On Sat, Nov 9, 2013 at 9:05 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: This is the owner of the place we go to for breakfast sometimes. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/nick.html Pentax K3, 18-135 lens at 100mm. ISO6400, 1/60th f/5.6 enjoy 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Clearing
Thanks Godfrey and Bruce! On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 6:37 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: A very handsome landscape, Attila. On Sat, Nov 9, 2013 at 4:48 AM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: Shot in harsh midday light, I darkened the sky and brought out shadow detail in the trees in ACR. http://500px.com/photo/51618170 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
Re: Camera bling
How about a bobble-head of the Toronto mayor as a flash trigger? It would be perfect when shooting video. stan On Nov 10, 2013, at 11:45 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: I'd like a bobble-head Elvis for a flash trigger. On Sat, Nov 9, 2013 at 3:59 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting Walt ldott...@gmail.com: I'm thinking of having a miniature dashboard figurine of St. Veronica put in the viewfinder of my old K-x. Having become enamoured by the cuisine of New Mexico, I'm thinking of having a small sculpture of San Pasqual made to fit in the hotshoe of my K-5. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ On 11/9/2013 12:23 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: The camera is the bling. Adorning it with crap is stupid. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
Re: Camera bling
It would crack. On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 11:57 AM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: How about a bobble-head of the Toronto mayor as a flash trigger? It would be perfect when shooting video. stan On Nov 10, 2013, at 11:45 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: I'd like a bobble-head Elvis for a flash trigger. On Sat, Nov 9, 2013 at 3:59 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting Walt ldott...@gmail.com: I'm thinking of having a miniature dashboard figurine of St. Veronica put in the viewfinder of my old K-x. Having become enamoured by the cuisine of New Mexico, I'm thinking of having a small sculpture of San Pasqual made to fit in the hotshoe of my K-5. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ On 11/9/2013 12:23 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: The camera is the bling. Adorning it with crap is stupid. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. -- -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.
GESO - Vanessa Peters (high key warning!)
Hi all. Here is a set of 16 pics of Vanessa in concert at a small venue in Italy. Light was dull and mostly directed onto the wall behind her, hence I decided for a high key rendering to take advantage of the white areas on the background: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dariobon/sets/72157637519317736/ I'm rather pleased of the result. Agree? Negative comments accepted as well, so in case don't hesitate. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Sunday Brunch
K-3, DA* 60-250, f5.6, 1/400th, ISO 1250, 250mm, cropped to about 50% of frame: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17593121size=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 Sunday Brunch
[Grumble] Very nice, Paul! On 11/10/2013 11:26 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: K-3, DA* 60-250, f5.6, 1/400th, ISO 1250, 250mm, cropped to about 50% of frame: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17593121size=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: GESO - Vanessa Peters (high key warning!)
Dario, Results are good. It sure helps to have a pretty girl to photograph. The high key has me wanting more detail in the photos, but it makes you focus. The expressions you captured were wonderful. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 11:08 AM, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: Hi all. Here is a set of 16 pics of Vanessa in concert at a small venue in Italy. Light was dull and mostly directed onto the wall behind her, hence I decided for a high key rendering to take advantage of the white areas on the background: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dariobon/sets/72157637519317736/ I'm rather pleased of the result. Agree? Negative comments accepted as well, so in case don't hesitate. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Vanessa Peters (high key warning!)
I like these. They're high key, but there's texture in the highlights. And those eyes are intoxicating. Paul On Nov 10, 2013, at 12:08 PM, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: Hi all. Here is a set of 16 pics of Vanessa in concert at a small venue in Italy. Light was dull and mostly directed onto the wall behind her, hence I decided for a high key rendering to take advantage of the white areas on the background: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dariobon/sets/72157637519317736/ I'm rather pleased of the result. Agree? Negative comments accepted as well, so in case don't hesitate. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Okains Bay
Very nice place to visit. I like Old Fence, nice texture and lovely flowers. New Mussels is interesting, I didn't knew how they come to life. Lily is beautiful, very nice colors and delicate rendering. On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 6:40 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Gorgeous images, Dave. I love the cat's cozy place. :-) These remind me of rural Ontario a lot (except of course for the ocean ones). I'd love to visit one day. On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 11:34 PM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: A dozen photos from a sleepy little place where we stayed a few nights after our visit to Akaroa. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/gallery/47/#geso While we were there I cycled across to Little Akaloa and back, which has to be one of the most enjoyable rides I've ever done. But I didn't take any photos of it. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - Vanessa Peters (high key warning!)
Great shots, Dario! I had to go back to see how pretty Vanessa is, as I was too busy trying to figure out what kind of guitar she was playing. Yes, I have a problem. -- Walt On 11/10/2013 11:30 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Dario, Results are good. It sure helps to have a pretty girl to photograph. The high key has me wanting more detail in the photos, but it makes you focus. The expressions you captured were wonderful. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 11:08 AM, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: Hi all. Here is a set of 16 pics of Vanessa in concert at a small venue in Italy. Light was dull and mostly directed onto the wall behind her, hence I decided for a high key rendering to take advantage of the white areas on the background: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dariobon/sets/72157637519317736/ I'm rather pleased of the result. Agree? Negative comments accepted as well, so in case don't hesitate. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Vanessa Peters (high key warning!)
That works very well. B On 10 Nov 2013, at 17:08, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: Hi all. Here is a set of 16 pics of Vanessa in concert at a small venue in Italy. Light was dull and mostly directed onto the wall behind her, hence I decided for a high key rendering to take advantage of the white areas on the background: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dariobon/sets/72157637519317736/ I'm rather pleased of the result. Agree? Negative comments accepted as well, so in case don't hesitate. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 Sunday Brunch
Excellent detail in the feathers and nice colors. What kind of bird is that? On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 7:29 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: [Grumble] Very nice, Paul! On 11/10/2013 11:26 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: K-3, DA* 60-250, f5.6, 1/400th, ISO 1250, 250mm, cropped to about 50% of frame: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17593121size=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: GESO - Vanessa Peters (high key warning!)
Very nice series! You captured her mood and expressions very well. I have nothing against high key, I've also tried it on some occasions but my results weren't good. On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 7:34 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Great shots, Dario! I had to go back to see how pretty Vanessa is, as I was too busy trying to figure out what kind of guitar she was playing. Yes, I have a problem. -- Walt On 11/10/2013 11:30 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Dario, Results are good. It sure helps to have a pretty girl to photograph. The high key has me wanting more detail in the photos, but it makes you focus. The expressions you captured were wonderful. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 11:08 AM, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: Hi all. Here is a set of 16 pics of Vanessa in concert at a small venue in Italy. Light was dull and mostly directed onto the wall behind her, hence I decided for a high key rendering to take advantage of the white areas on the background: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dariobon/sets/72157637519317736/ I'm rather pleased of the result. Agree? Negative comments accepted as well, so in case don't hesitate. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: GESO - Vanessa Peters (high key warning!)
I should say, my favorites are: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dariobon/10780827726/in/set-72157637519317736 http://www.flickr.com/photos/dariobon/10780787025/in/set-72157637519317736 Those little kicks say uninhibited joy -- always a beautiful thing to capture in a photograph. -- Walt On 11/10/2013 11:08 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote: Hi all. Here is a set of 16 pics of Vanessa in concert at a small venue in Italy. Light was dull and mostly directed onto the wall behind her, hence I decided for a high key rendering to take advantage of the white areas on the background: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dariobon/sets/72157637519317736/ I'm rather pleased of the result. Agree? Negative comments accepted as well, so in case don't hesitate. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 Sunday Brunch
A chickadee. Very common here, but they never sit still for more than a couple of seconds. Paul via phone On Nov 10, 2013, at 12:35 PM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: Excellent detail in the feathers and nice colors. What kind of bird is that? On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 7:29 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: [Grumble] Very nice, Paul! On 11/10/2013 11:26 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: K-3, DA* 60-250, f5.6, 1/400th, ISO 1250, 250mm, cropped to about 50% of frame: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17593121size=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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Vanessa Peters (high key warning!)
Hi Paul, thank-you. This is not the first time I shoot Vanessa in concert, hence now I'm carefully looking for her best expressions, of which I'm quite aware. Dario -Messaggio originale- From: Paul Stenquist Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2013 6:30 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: GESO - Vanessa Peters (high key warning!) I like these. They're high key, but there's texture in the highlights. And those eyes are intoxicating. Paul On Nov 10, 2013, at 12:08 PM, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: Hi all. Here is a set of 16 pics of Vanessa in concert at a small venue in Italy. Light was dull and mostly directed onto the wall behind her, hence I decided for a high key rendering to take advantage of the white areas on the background: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dariobon/sets/72157637519317736/ I'm rather pleased of the result. Agree? Negative comments accepted as well, so in case don't hesitate. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. - Nessun virus nel messaggio. Controllato da AVG - www.avg.com Versione: 2013.0.3426 / Database dei virus: 3222/6824 - Data di rilascio: 10/11/2013 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Vanessa Peters (high key warning!)
Hi Bob, thank-you for looking and commenting. As I wrote in replying to Paul, this time I've been carefully looking for her best expressions, of which I'm quite aware. Dario -Messaggio originale- From: Bob Sullivan Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2013 6:30 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: GESO - Vanessa Peters (high key warning!) Dario, Results are good. It sure helps to have a pretty girl to photograph. The high key has me wanting more detail in the photos, but it makes you focus. The expressions you captured were wonderful. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 11:08 AM, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: Hi all. Here is a set of 16 pics of Vanessa in concert at a small venue in Italy. Light was dull and mostly directed onto the wall behind her, hence I decided for a high key rendering to take advantage of the white areas on the background: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dariobon/sets/72157637519317736/ I'm rather pleased of the result. Agree? Negative comments accepted as well, so in case don't hesitate. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. - Nessun virus nel messaggio. Controllato da AVG - www.avg.com Versione: 2013.0.3426 / Database dei virus: 3222/6824 - Data di rilascio: 10/11/2013 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Vanessa Peters (high key warning!)
Hi Walt, now you'll find an easy answer, as I've added the relevant pic ;) Dario -Messaggio originale- From: Walt Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2013 6:34 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: GESO - Vanessa Peters (high key warning!) Great shots, Dario! I had to go back to see how pretty Vanessa is, as I was too busy trying to figure out what kind of guitar she was playing. Yes, I have a problem. -- Walt On 11/10/2013 11:30 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Dario, Results are good. It sure helps to have a pretty girl to photograph. The high key has me wanting more detail in the photos, but it makes you focus. The expressions you captured were wonderful. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 11:08 AM, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: Hi all. Here is a set of 16 pics of Vanessa in concert at a small venue in Italy. Light was dull and mostly directed onto the wall behind her, hence I decided for a high key rendering to take advantage of the white areas on the background: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dariobon/sets/72157637519317736/ I'm rather pleased of the result. Agree? Negative comments accepted as well, so in case don't hesitate. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. - Nessun virus nel messaggio. Controllato da AVG - www.avg.com Versione: 2013.0.3426 / Database dei virus: 3222/6824 - Data di rilascio: 10/11/2013 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Vanessa Peters (high key warning!)
Thanks Bob! Dario -Messaggio originale- From: Bob W Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2013 6:35 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: GESO - Vanessa Peters (high key warning!) That works very well. B On 10 Nov 2013, at 17:08, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: Hi all. Here is a set of 16 pics of Vanessa in concert at a small venue in Italy. Light was dull and mostly directed onto the wall behind her, hence I decided for a high key rendering to take advantage of the white areas on the background: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dariobon/sets/72157637519317736/ I'm rather pleased of the result. Agree? Negative comments accepted as well, so in case don't hesitate. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. - Nessun virus nel messaggio. Controllato da AVG - www.avg.com Versione: 2013.0.3426 / Database dei virus: 3222/6824 - Data di rilascio: 10/11/2013 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Vanessa Peters (high key warning!)
Hi Attila, yes, high key does not work well in all situations. I found at that small venue there was a lighting not good in itself for creating a typical concert mood: low, dull and mostly directed onto the background. So I decided to take advantage of that (and those eyes!) for doing something interesting anyway and the response of the viewers is good. Dario -Messaggio originale- From: Attila Boros Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2013 6:42 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: GESO - Vanessa Peters (high key warning!) Very nice series! You captured her mood and expressions very well. I have nothing against high key, I've also tried it on some occasions but my results weren't good. On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 7:34 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Great shots, Dario! I had to go back to see how pretty Vanessa is, as I was too busy trying to figure out what kind of guitar she was playing. Yes, I have a problem. -- Walt On 11/10/2013 11:30 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Dario, Results are good. It sure helps to have a pretty girl to photograph. The high key has me wanting more detail in the photos, but it makes you focus. The expressions you captured were wonderful. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 11:08 AM, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: Hi all. Here is a set of 16 pics of Vanessa in concert at a small venue in Italy. Light was dull and mostly directed onto the wall behind her, hence I decided for a high key rendering to take advantage of the white areas on the background: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dariobon/sets/72157637519317736/ I'm rather pleased of the result. Agree? Negative comments accepted as well, so in case don't hesitate. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. - Nessun virus nel messaggio. Controllato da AVG - www.avg.com Versione: 2013.0.3426 / Database dei virus: 3222/6824 - Data di rilascio: 10/11/2013 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Vanessa Peters (high key warning!)
Hi Walt, Yes, and I'm very proud because those fleeting moments were the only two when she did something like that during the entire gig. Dario -Messaggio originale- From: Walt Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2013 6:43 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: GESO - Vanessa Peters (high key warning!) I should say, my favorites are: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dariobon/10780827726/in/set-72157637519317736 http://www.flickr.com/photos/dariobon/10780787025/in/set-72157637519317736 Those little kicks say uninhibited joy -- always a beautiful thing to capture in a photograph. -- Walt On 11/10/2013 11:08 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote: Hi all. Here is a set of 16 pics of Vanessa in concert at a small venue in Italy. Light was dull and mostly directed onto the wall behind her, hence I decided for a high key rendering to take advantage of the white areas on the background: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dariobon/sets/72157637519317736/ I'm rather pleased of the result. Agree? Negative comments accepted as well, so in case don't hesitate. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. - Nessun virus nel messaggio. Controllato da AVG - www.avg.com Versione: 2013.0.3426 / Database dei virus: 3222/6824 - Data di rilascio: 10/11/2013 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 Sunday Brunch
Terrific! On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 12:26 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: K-3, DA* 60-250, f5.6, 1/400th, ISO 1250, 250mm, cropped to about 50% of frame: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17593121size=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. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO Sunday Brunch
Appears to have nice detail, Paul. What is the file size of this posted image? Jack - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2013 9:45 AM Subject: Re: PESO Sunday Brunch A chickadee. Very common here, but they never sit still for more than a couple of seconds. Paul via phone On Nov 10, 2013, at 12:35 PM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: Excellent detail in the feathers and nice colors. What kind of bird is that? On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 7:29 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: [Grumble] Very nice, Paul! On 11/10/2013 11:26 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: K-3, DA* 60-250, f5.6, 1/400th, ISO 1250, 250mm, cropped to about 50% of frame: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17593121size=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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Sunday Brunch
It's small, about 1000 pixels on the long side. Paul via phone On Nov 10, 2013, at 1:18 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Appears to have nice detail, Paul. What is the file size of this posted image? Jack - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2013 9:45 AM Subject: Re: PESO Sunday Brunch A chickadee. Very common here, but they never sit still for more than a couple of seconds. Paul via phone On Nov 10, 2013, at 12:35 PM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: Excellent detail in the feathers and nice colors. What kind of bird is that? On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 7:29 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: [Grumble] Very nice, Paul! On 11/10/2013 11:26 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: K-3, DA* 60-250, f5.6, 1/400th, ISO 1250, 250mm, cropped to about 50% of frame: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17593121size=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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
PESO: Cliffs
Cliffs near a camping site. This is chamois country but they were in hiding. http://500px.com/photo/51785034 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Vanessa Peters (high key warning!)
Thanks, Dario. :) That's a lovely shot, too. I hadn't heard of Norman guitars before, but it looks like they're fairly affordable and made in Canada. I'll have to keep them in mind when I'm ready to upgrade. BTW -- I'm taking my first lesson on Tuesday. I've hit a bit of a wall with online tutorials, and I suspect it has a lot to do with technique. I've learned a lot from the online lessons, but they just can't take the place of immediate feedback and the ability to ask questions on the spot with someone who actually knows what they're doing. -- Walt On 11/10/2013 12:03 PM, Dario Bonazza wrote: Hi Walt, now you'll find an easy answer, as I've added the relevant pic ;) Dario -Messaggio originale- From: Walt Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2013 6:34 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: GESO - Vanessa Peters (high key warning!) Great shots, Dario! I had to go back to see how pretty Vanessa is, as I was too busy trying to figure out what kind of guitar she was playing. Yes, I have a problem. -- Walt On 11/10/2013 11:30 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Dario, Results are good. It sure helps to have a pretty girl to photograph. The high key has me wanting more detail in the photos, but it makes you focus. The expressions you captured were wonderful. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 11:08 AM, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: Hi all. Here is a set of 16 pics of Vanessa in concert at a small venue in Italy. Light was dull and mostly directed onto the wall behind her, hence I decided for a high key rendering to take advantage of the white areas on the background: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dariobon/sets/72157637519317736/ I'm rather pleased of the result. Agree? Negative comments accepted as well, so in case don't hesitate. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Cliffs
I'm enjoying these pictures. I travelled around Romania a few years ago - before you joined the EU - and spent some time slightly north of the area of these pictures, in Suceava. I visited places like Vatra Dornea, Moldovita, Campulung Moldovensc and so on, before moving on to Sighetu Marmatiei, then to Cluj and a nearby village called Sic, where I got very, very drunk indeed on tsuica. All very interesting and I'd like to visit again sometime. B On 10 Nov 2013, at 18:25, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: Cliffs near a camping site. This is chamois country but they were in hiding. http://500px.com/photo/51785034 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
I'm over my hang-up on manual focus
Took my K-5 with my new [used] DA 50-200/4-5.6 ED WR lens to the state cross-country championship yesterday. I’m over my hang-up about getting manual focus down before thinking about autofocus. The results were mixed because autofocus is auto only so far. There are still things to be learned, technique to be develop. E.g., I can see that in some of the images the subject is not sharp while the background is. I will be learning about where the camera focuses and paying more attention to what I have it focus on. The light was perfect. I was able to shoot at 400 and didn’t have any noise to correct for. Most of my processing was cropping to put the subject more clearly in the frame. This is the gallery I put up for the team I’ve been following. Nothing great and some not very good, but a great improvement for me with this subject matter. Comments more than welcome. http://www.flickr.com/photos/eeweir/10781314504/in/set-72157637520908245 -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net It is the mark of an educated man to look for precision in each class of things just so far as the nature of the subject admits. - Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Vanessa Peters (high key warning!)
Dario, these are just great. I particularly like 303! Somebody's definition of an artist is one who creates beauty in difficult conditions and makes it look easy. You certainly qualify. Rick On Nov 10, 2013, at 12:08 PM, Dario Bonazza wrote: Hi all. Here is a set of 16 pics of Vanessa in concert at a small venue in Italy. Light was dull and mostly directed onto the wall behind her, hence I decided for a high key rendering to take advantage of the white areas on the background: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dariobon/sets/72157637519317736/ I'm rather pleased of the result. Agree? Negative comments accepted as well, so in case don't hesitate. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Cliffs
Thanks Bob! I'm glad you liked here and enjoyed our local moonshine:) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C8%9Auic%C4%83 Grandpa used to make double distilled and wouldn't drink anything else. There are many nice places and I still haven't gotten around to visit all I would like. -- Attila On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 8:55 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I'm enjoying these pictures. I travelled around Romania a few years ago - before you joined the EU - and spent some time slightly north of the area of these pictures, in Suceava. I visited places like Vatra Dornea, Moldovita, Campulung Moldovensc and so on, before moving on to Sighetu Marmatiei, then to Cluj and a nearby village called Sic, where I got very, very drunk indeed on tsuica. All very interesting and I'd like to visit again sometime. B On 10 Nov 2013, at 18:25, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: Cliffs near a camping site. This is chamois country but they were in hiding. http://500px.com/photo/51785034 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: I'm over my hang-up on manual focus
Eric, Ran out of steam after about 15 pics, but there are some nice ones there. Two thoughts about K-5 AF: First, make sure you've adjusted the camera for the lens. This can make a big difference. There's a technique that exploits the moire generated when a target of concentric circles on a computer monitor hits your sensor in perfect focus that I have found useful (unfortunately I can't find the file right now). Second, on the K-5 (and K-7), the central AF area is that =entire= center circle in the viewfinder--it's much larger than the little red square. That can make things tricky. Cheers, Rick On Nov 10, 2013, at 1:58 PM, Eric Weir wrote: Took my K-5 with my new [used] DA 50-200/4-5.6 ED WR lens to the state cross-country championship yesterday. I’m over my hang-up about getting manual focus down before thinking about autofocus. The results were mixed because autofocus is auto only so far. There are still things to be learned, technique to be develop. E.g., I can see that in some of the images the subject is not sharp while the background is. I will be learning about where the camera focuses and paying more attention to what I have it focus on. The light was perfect. I was able to shoot at 400 and didn’t have any noise to correct for. Most of my processing was cropping to put the subject more clearly in the frame. This is the gallery I put up for the team I’ve been following. Nothing great and some not very good, but a great improvement for me with this subject matter. Comments more than welcome. http://www.flickr.com/photos/eeweir/10781314504/in/set-72157637520908245 -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net It is the mark of an educated man to look for precision in each class of things just so far as the nature of the subject admits. - Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Vanessa Peters (high key warning!)
Very nice set of photos, very creative both in your approach to the captures and in the rendering. Bravo! I've sent it on to both my brother (recording engineer and sound production manager) and my friend (freelance photographer) as I think they will appreciate seeing what you've done. Nicely done indeed! Godfrey On Nov 10, 2013, at 9:08 AM, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: Hi all. Here is a set of 16 pics of Vanessa in concert at a small venue in Italy. Light was dull and mostly directed onto the wall behind her, hence I decided for a high key rendering to take advantage of the white areas on the background: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dariobon/sets/72157637519317736/ I'm rather pleased of the result. Agree? Negative comments accepted as well, so in case don't hesitate. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: More K-3 exploration
An unexpected benefit of using the back button AF instead of AF tied to the shutter is that my battery life seems to almost double on the K5, I can shoot a 32GB card RAW +JPG before I have to swap out batteries. On 8 November 2013 22:33, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Why not go back to shutter release autofocus? it works for most shooters and helps ensure focus won't change before shutter release. Paul via phone On Nov 7, 2013, at 11:12 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: Besides the continuous shot sound files I posted earlier, I played around with a few other K-3 features. I did another two ISO series, one with, one without high ISO NR turned on. All full stops from ISO100 to 51200. (K-3 only, no more comparisons to the K-5ii). I'll post those if anyone wants to see the results. In brief, there is noise at higher ISO, in-camera NR may make a difference but post-processing is still needed. But even I can get a decent ISO51200 image with a bit of LR4.2 effort. I tried out the in-camera HDR. Like with the K-5, it offers the option of HDR Auto, HDR1, HDR2, and HDR3. I am clueless as to what those designations are supposed to mean, and neither manual has any hints. Unlike the K-5, the K-3 in-camera HDR works on RAW files. 1. In-camera HDR takes about 5-7 seconds of data processing time after the three images have been shot. 2. The resulting file is in the 90-95mb size range. I don't now why. That is like they just added the three original files together; where is the processing? 3. A simple 3-shot bracket, exported to Photomatix, can be worked into a good HDR, lots of variation possible, and it takes little time while shooting. 4. The in-camera HDR may be slow and lacking in processing options, but it doesn't require heroic post-processing. One of my experiments was to focus-stack a series of HDR shots of a still-life similar to what I posted yesterday. I am loving the tonality and detail I am getting! This playing-around is not yet producing any images that are likely to pay for the camera. But they are helping me get comfortable with the use of the camera. So far I am quite disappointed by one thing. I had thought that I would stop with one K-3 and keep one of my perfectly good almost new K-5ii's as my second body backup. But a couple of months ago I switched to a back-button focus mode of shooting, have come to quite prefer that approach and am comfortable using it. The K-3 moves the relevant AF button. Moves it to a better place IMHO, but still, it is moved. In its old location is the Green Button. Eventually I will learn to quickly almost-automatically find the new AF button and not have my shooting concentration spoiled by inadvertent pushes of the Green Button and the consequent screwing up of my carefully chosen balance between ISO, Aperture, and Speed. And I can re-program the Green Button to not do anything (which is a bit of a waste). But I seriously doubt that I can quickly switch back and forth between the two bodies. So I need to either give up my two-body style of shooting or I need a second K-3. But I really really need an updated computer to precess the K-3 files. . . stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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: More K-3 exploration
I would count that as a minor consideration vs achieving focus at the last possible moment. Paul via phone On Nov 10, 2013, at 2:39 PM, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: An unexpected benefit of using the back button AF instead of AF tied to the shutter is that my battery life seems to almost double on the K5, I can shoot a 32GB card RAW +JPG before I have to swap out batteries. On 8 November 2013 22:33, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Why not go back to shutter release autofocus? it works for most shooters and helps ensure focus won't change before shutter release. Paul via phone On Nov 7, 2013, at 11:12 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: Besides the continuous shot sound files I posted earlier, I played around with a few other K-3 features. I did another two ISO series, one with, one without high ISO NR turned on. All full stops from ISO100 to 51200. (K-3 only, no more comparisons to the K-5ii). I'll post those if anyone wants to see the results. In brief, there is noise at higher ISO, in-camera NR may make a difference but post-processing is still needed. But even I can get a decent ISO51200 image with a bit of LR4.2 effort. I tried out the in-camera HDR. Like with the K-5, it offers the option of HDR Auto, HDR1, HDR2, and HDR3. I am clueless as to what those designations are supposed to mean, and neither manual has any hints. Unlike the K-5, the K-3 in-camera HDR works on RAW files. 1. In-camera HDR takes about 5-7 seconds of data processing time after the three images have been shot. 2. The resulting file is in the 90-95mb size range. I don't now why. That is like they just added the three original files together; where is the processing? 3. A simple 3-shot bracket, exported to Photomatix, can be worked into a good HDR, lots of variation possible, and it takes little time while shooting. 4. The in-camera HDR may be slow and lacking in processing options, but it doesn't require heroic post-processing. One of my experiments was to focus-stack a series of HDR shots of a still-life similar to what I posted yesterday. I am loving the tonality and detail I am getting! This playing-around is not yet producing any images that are likely to pay for the camera. But they are helping me get comfortable with the use of the camera. So far I am quite disappointed by one thing. I had thought that I would stop with one K-3 and keep one of my perfectly good almost new K-5ii's as my second body backup. But a couple of months ago I switched to a back-button focus mode of shooting, have come to quite prefer that approach and am comfortable using it. The K-3 moves the relevant AF button. Moves it to a better place IMHO, but still, it is moved. In its old location is the Green Button. Eventually I will learn to quickly almost-automatically find the new AF button and not have my shooting concentration spoiled by inadvertent pushes of the Green Button and the consequent screwing up of my carefully chosen balance between ISO, Aperture, and Speed. And I can re-program the Green Button to not do anything (which is a bit of a waste). But I seriously doubt that I can quickly switch back and forth between the two bodies. So I need to either give up my two-body style of shooting or I need a second K-3. But I really reall y need an updated computer to precess the K-3 files. . . stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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.
PESO 2013 - 134 - GDG
Taken while in London back last March … yes I'm *finally* looking at some of those photos to do some rendering work. Yes, a bit on the abstractive/formal hoity-toity side too. :-) http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/10780249705/lightbox thanks for looking. comments always appreciated! Godfrey --- The fact that nobody understands you doesn't make you an artist. flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Vanessa Peters (high key warning!)
Very cool set of images Dario and great expressive captures, interesting compositions and compelling rendering, nicely done. I checked the EXIF and you were working in reasonably low light it appears, I would love to see just one image from the set (or from the shoot) that was processed straight as a comparison? Cheers, On 11 November 2013 04:08, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: Hi all. Here is a set of 16 pics of Vanessa in concert at a small venue in Italy. Light was dull and mostly directed onto the wall behind her, hence I decided for a high key rendering to take advantage of the white areas on the background: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dariobon/sets/72157637519317736/ I'm rather pleased of the result. Agree? Negative comments accepted as well, so in case don't hesitate. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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 2013 - 134 - GDG
Nice and simple, good rendering and pleasant tones. I was reading about miksang and your photo reminds me of that. On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 9:44 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: Taken while in London back last March … yes I'm *finally* looking at some of those photos to do some rendering work. Yes, a bit on the abstractive/formal hoity-toity side too. :-) http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/10780249705/lightbox thanks for looking. comments always appreciated! Godfrey --- The fact that nobody understands you doesn't make you an artist. flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: More K-3 exploration
I guess it really depends on how busy you are when the battery dies :) On 11 November 2013 06:42, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I would count that as a minor consideration vs achieving focus at the last possible moment. Paul via phone On Nov 10, 2013, at 2:39 PM, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: An unexpected benefit of using the back button AF instead of AF tied to the shutter is that my battery life seems to almost double on the K5, I can shoot a 32GB card RAW +JPG before I have to swap out batteries. On 8 November 2013 22:33, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Why not go back to shutter release autofocus? it works for most shooters and helps ensure focus won't change before shutter release. Paul via phone On Nov 7, 2013, at 11:12 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: Besides the continuous shot sound files I posted earlier, I played around with a few other K-3 features. I did another two ISO series, one with, one without high ISO NR turned on. All full stops from ISO100 to 51200. (K-3 only, no more comparisons to the K-5ii). I'll post those if anyone wants to see the results. In brief, there is noise at higher ISO, in-camera NR may make a difference but post-processing is still needed. But even I can get a decent ISO51200 image with a bit of LR4.2 effort. I tried out the in-camera HDR. Like with the K-5, it offers the option of HDR Auto, HDR1, HDR2, and HDR3. I am clueless as to what those designations are supposed to mean, and neither manual has any hints. Unlike the K-5, the K-3 in-camera HDR works on RAW files. 1. In-camera HDR takes about 5-7 seconds of data processing time after the three images have been shot. 2. The resulting file is in the 90-95mb size range. I don't now why. That is like they just added the three original files together; where is the processing? 3. A simple 3-shot bracket, exported to Photomatix, can be worked into a good HDR, lots of variation possible, and it takes little time while shooting. 4. The in-camera HDR may be slow and lacking in processing options, but it doesn't require heroic post-processing. One of my experiments was to focus-stack a series of HDR shots of a still-life similar to what I posted yesterday. I am loving the tonality and detail I am getting! This playing-around is not yet producing any images that are likely to pay for the camera. But they are helping me get comfortable with the use of the camera. So far I am quite disappointed by one thing. I had thought that I would stop with one K-3 and keep one of my perfectly good almost new K-5ii's as my second body backup. But a couple of months ago I switched to a back-button focus mode of shooting, have come to quite prefer that approach and am comfortable using it. The K-3 moves the relevant AF button. Moves it to a better place IMHO, but still, it is moved. In its old location is the Green Button. Eventually I will learn to quickly almost-automatically find the new AF button and not have my shooting concentration spoiled by inadvertent pushes of the Green Button and the consequent screwing up of my carefully chosen balance between ISO, Aperture, and Speed. And I can re-program the Green Button to not do anything (which is a bit of a waste). But I seriously doubt that I can quickly switch back and forth between the two bodies. So I need to either give up my two-body style of shooting or I need a second K-3. But I really real ly need an updated computer to precess the K-3 files. . . stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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. -- 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: I'm over my hang-up on manual focus
On Nov 10, 2013, at 10:58 AM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: Took my K-5 with my new [used] DA 50-200/4-5.6 ED WR lens to the state cross-country championship yesterday. I’m over my hang-up about getting manual focus down before thinking about autofocus. The results were mixed because autofocus is auto only so far. There are still things to be learned, technique to be develop. E.g., I can see that in some of the images the subject is not sharp while the background is. I will be learning about where the camera focuses and paying more attention to what I have it focus on. The light was perfect. I was able to shoot at 400 and didn’t have any noise to correct for. Most of my processing was cropping to put the subject more clearly in the frame. This is the gallery I put up for the team I’ve been following. Nothing great and some not very good, but a great improvement for me with this subject matter. Comments more than welcome. http://www.flickr.com/photos/eeweir/10781314504/in/set-72157637520908245 One should try to avoid being hung up on technical things. I like to manual focus a lot, often much more than AF, but if I've got a good AF system that does what I want, I use it. So what I find is that I want fast responsive focus, and whether it's manual or auto focus is less important than getting the focus right and being quick and responsive. Sometimes manual is the only way to get that, but with most modern cameras a good AF system can get there for a lot of situations very nicely. This is a good set of photos, a bit more than I can step through and comment on individually. Overall, they seem a little flat and dullish - perhaps just a little bit of tweaking will solve that, they don't need much. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Stormy weather
I don't know whether I've ever shown this picture before. It's from a pod they used to have in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, which showed a video of weather conditions. http://www.web-options.com/Greenwich/NMM2000.jpg I took it in about 1999/2000 - before my Pentax stuff was all nicked - so it was shot with an LX, probably the 28/2 lens, on Scala. I had it scanned and printed for an exhibition I took part in at the time - the PSD file on CD is over 80Mb. When I just tried to import it into LR5.2 it said no. Googling informs me that it should have been saved in maximum compatibility mode to be able to do that. Seems like a pretty dumb thing for Adobe to insist on. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO 2013 - 134 - GDG
Thank you! That's a wonderful compliment. I really like miksang aesthetics a lot… :-) G On Nov 10, 2013, at 11:54 AM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: Nice and simple, good rendering and pleasant tones. I was reading about miksang and your photo reminds me of that. On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 9:44 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: Taken while in London back last March … yes I'm *finally* looking at some of those photos to do some rendering work. Yes, a bit on the abstractive/formal hoity-toity side too. :-) http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/10780249705/lightbox -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Stormy weather
Lots of displays but my eyes are drawn to the kid. He seems to be amazed. Nicely done! On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 9:57 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I don't know whether I've ever shown this picture before. It's from a pod they used to have in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, which showed a video of weather conditions. http://www.web-options.com/Greenwich/NMM2000.jpg I took it in about 1999/2000 - before my Pentax stuff was all nicked - so it was shot with an LX, probably the 28/2 lens, on Scala. I had it scanned and printed for an exhibition I took part in at the time - the PSD file on CD is over 80Mb. When I just tried to import it into LR5.2 it said no. Googling informs me that it should have been saved in maximum compatibility mode to be able to do that. Seems like a pretty dumb thing for Adobe to insist on. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: More K-3 exploration
I use battery grips. Can usually get 800 exposures. With back button autofocus I couldn't have shot that chickadee this morning. Paul via phone On Nov 10, 2013, at 2:54 PM, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: I guess it really depends on how busy you are when the battery dies :) On 11 November 2013 06:42, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I would count that as a minor consideration vs achieving focus at the last possible moment. Paul via phone On Nov 10, 2013, at 2:39 PM, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: An unexpected benefit of using the back button AF instead of AF tied to the shutter is that my battery life seems to almost double on the K5, I can shoot a 32GB card RAW +JPG before I have to swap out batteries. On 8 November 2013 22:33, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Why not go back to shutter release autofocus? it works for most shooters and helps ensure focus won't change before shutter release. Paul via phone On Nov 7, 2013, at 11:12 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: Besides the continuous shot sound files I posted earlier, I played around with a few other K-3 features. I did another two ISO series, one with, one without high ISO NR turned on. All full stops from ISO100 to 51200. (K-3 only, no more comparisons to the K-5ii). I'll post those if anyone wants to see the results. In brief, there is noise at higher ISO, in-camera NR may make a difference but post-processing is still needed. But even I can get a decent ISO51200 image with a bit of LR4.2 effort. I tried out the in-camera HDR. Like with the K-5, it offers the option of HDR Auto, HDR1, HDR2, and HDR3. I am clueless as to what those designations are supposed to mean, and neither manual has any hints. Unlike the K-5, the K-3 in-camera HDR works on RAW files. 1. In-camera HDR takes about 5-7 seconds of data processing time after the three images have been shot. 2. The resulting file is in the 90-95mb size range. I don't now why. That is like they just added the three original files together; where is the processing? 3. A simple 3-shot bracket, exported to Photomatix, can be worked into a good HDR, lots of variation possible, and it takes little time while shooting. 4. The in-camera HDR may be slow and lacking in processing options, but it doesn't require heroic post-processing. One of my experiments was to focus-stack a series of HDR shots of a still-life similar to what I posted yesterday. I am loving the tonality and detail I am getting! This playing-around is not yet producing any images that are likely to pay for the camera. But they are helping me get comfortable with the use of the camera. So far I am quite disappointed by one thing. I had thought that I would stop with one K-3 and keep one of my perfectly good almost new K-5ii's as my second body backup. But a couple of months ago I switched to a back-button focus mode of shooting, have come to quite prefer that approach and am comfortable using it. The K-3 moves the relevant AF button. Moves it to a better place IMHO, but still, it is moved. In its old location is the Green Button. Eventually I will learn to quickly almost-automatically find the new AF button and not have my shooting concentration spoiled by inadvertent pushes of the Green Button and the consequent screwing up of my carefully chosen balance between ISO, Aperture, and Speed. And I can re-program the Green Button to not do anything (which is a bit of a waste). But I seriously doubt that I can quickly switch back and forth between the two bodies. So I need to either give up my two-body style of shooting or I need a second K-3. But I really rea lly need an updated computer to precess the K-3 files. . . stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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. -- 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
Re: GESO: Okains Bay
Thanks, Mark, Bruce and Attila. At first sight it didn't strike me as being a very photographic place but like anywhere you just need to walk around a bit. Picking up a macro lens is a good way to alleviate boredom. I'd like to have spent some more time at the beach and also the river. Maybe next time. Cheers, Dave On Nov 11, 2013, at 2:59 am, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Very nice collection of images. The lily is particularly nice - looks like a photo rich location. Mark On 11/4/2013 11:34 PM, David Mann wrote: A dozen photos from a sleepy little place where we stayed a few nights after our visit to Akaroa. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/gallery/47/#geso While we were there I cycled across to Little Akaloa and back, which has to be one of the most enjoyable rides I've ever done. But I didn't take any photos of it. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: More K-3 exploration
On 10/11/2013 1:54 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: I guess it really depends on how busy you are when the battery dies :) I've noticed already that the K3 is more of a battery hog than the K5 was with the camera set the way I use it (no instant review, AF tied to shutter release, minimal chimping), Perhaps I'm recalling the K7 overly fondly, but the first shoot I did with it ended up being 1588 shots on one charge. 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.
PESO 2013 - 135 - GDG
Blast from the past ... Photo made in 2008. Car made in 1966. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/10784930685/lightbox Thanks for looking. Comments always appreciated. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Stormy weather
I don't know whether I've ever shown this picture before. It's from a pod they used to have in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, which showed a video of weather conditions. http://www.web-options.com/Greenwich/NMM2000.jpg I took it in about 1999/2000 - before my Pentax stuff was all nicked - so it was shot with an LX, probably the 28/2 lens, on Scala. I had it scanned and printed for an exhibition I took part in at the time - the PSD file on CD is over 80Mb. When I just tried to import it into LR5.2 it said no. Googling informs me that it should have been saved in maximum compatibility mode to be able to do that. Seems like a pretty dumb thing for Adobe to insist on. Lovely shot. The child definitely grabs my attention for his sense of wonderment. Open it in Photoshop, save as TIFF, then import into LR. G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO 2013 - 135 - GDG
Nice car! Very good condition, looks like new. On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 10:53 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: Blast from the past ... Photo made in 2008. Car made in 1966. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/10784930685/lightbox Thanks for looking. Comments always appreciated. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO 2013 - 135 - GDG
On 10/11/13, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: Blast from the past ... Photo made in 2008. Car made in 1966. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/10784930685/lightbox Thanks for looking. Comments always appreciated. That's more like it ;-) Lovely! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --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: Big Typhoon in the Philippines, hope Bong is ok!
Quoting Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com: Some tough weather in the Philippines. Bong, hope you?re safe. Yes, it's been pretty grim. According to reports there could be 10,000 dead in Tacloban. I'm not sure where Bong lives but I hope he and his family are safe. Here's some images of the storm: http://petapixel.com/2013/11/09/incredible-satellite-image-super-typhoon-haiyan-bearing-philippines/ -- Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Vanessa Peters (high key warning!)
Great set Dario - makes a change from the usual smoky, coloured light riddled scenes at concerts! John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Dario Bonazza Sent: Monday, 11 November 2013 3:08 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: GESO - Vanessa Peters (high key warning!) Hi all. Here is a set of 16 pics of Vanessa in concert at a small venue in Italy. Light was dull and mostly directed onto the wall behind her, hence I decided for a high key rendering to take advantage of the white areas on the background: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dariobon/sets/72157637519317736/ I'm rather pleased of the result. Agree? Negative comments accepted as well, so in case don't hesitate. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
An hour in the studio with the K3
Right off, I would just like to say that the K3 is the first Pentax SLR camera I have owned, whether digital or film, other than the 6x7, which just works. I like this camera. It's easy to use and very capable. One gripe, and this is pretty minor: When the K7 came out, they had broken the OK button, then they fixed it. They broke it again on the K5, and on the K3, they left it broken, but put on another button to switch from AF point selection to operating controls. I preferred the K7 way after they had fixed it. So it goes, it didn't take much getting used to. I shot everything off a tripod with wired remote today, so I can't attest to the camera's handling. The tripod didn't tip over once. I shot with the 77 Ltd, the 70Ltd, the DA*55/1.4 and the A*85/1.4. I was stopped down to the f/5.6 to f/8 range (small shooting space these days, my lights are overpowered for it). The auto focus works under studio lights. This is a first for me with Pentax. Every Pentax AF SLR camera I've had prior to this one has had flakey AF in the studio. I'm very happy with the auto focus. They seem to have done some improvement to the focusing screen as well. I found focusing with the 85 to be very easy as well. I suspect I will be leaving the screen alone and not install a Katz-Eye in this camera. I hate to say it, but there are still not enough AF points.. Because they are almost all packed into the central rectangle on the screen, there are still a lot of times I am not placing the focus point on an eye unless I want to compromise the composition or recompose (possibly knocking the eye out of focus anyway). However, the AF is better in every respect than previous Pentax SLRs. I didn't try LiveView AF today. Perhaps next time. Anyway, this could have been done by any camera, but it was done with the K3 at ISO 100, with the 70mm Ltd at f/4.5. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/elle1.html 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: More K-3 exploration
Set to AF-C. Point, achieve focus. Release AF button while recomposing, shoot. I think it is just as fast as using AF-S and the shutter button half-push approach. Alternate scenario: camera on a tripod; focus on bird-feeder perch; recompose and lock down tripod head. Fire away with no worry that button pushing will change your AF point, and no need to switch to MF. I've gotten comfortable with these approaches. YMMV. stan On Nov 10, 2013, at 3:05 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I use battery grips. Can usually get 800 exposures. With back button autofocus I couldn't have shot that chickadee this morning. Paul via phone On Nov 10, 2013, at 2:54 PM, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: I guess it really depends on how busy you are when the battery dies :) On 11 November 2013 06:42, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I would count that as a minor consideration vs achieving focus at the last possible moment. Paul via phone On Nov 10, 2013, at 2:39 PM, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: An unexpected benefit of using the back button AF instead of AF tied to the shutter is that my battery life seems to almost double on the K5, I can shoot a 32GB card RAW +JPG before I have to swap out batteries. On 8 November 2013 22:33, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Why not go back to shutter release autofocus? it works for most shooters and helps ensure focus won't change before shutter release. Paul via phone On Nov 7, 2013, at 11:12 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: Besides the continuous shot sound files I posted earlier, I played around with a few other K-3 features. I did another two ISO series, one with, one without high ISO NR turned on. All full stops from ISO100 to 51200. (K-3 only, no more comparisons to the K-5ii). I'll post those if anyone wants to see the results. In brief, there is noise at higher ISO, in-camera NR may make a difference but post-processing is still needed. But even I can get a decent ISO51200 image with a bit of LR4.2 effort. I tried out the in-camera HDR. Like with the K-5, it offers the option of HDR Auto, HDR1, HDR2, and HDR3. I am clueless as to what those designations are supposed to mean, and neither manual has any hints. Unlike the K-5, the K-3 in-camera HDR works on RAW files. 1. In-camera HDR takes about 5-7 seconds of data processing time after the three images have been shot. 2. The resulting file is in the 90-95mb size range. I don't now why. That is like they just added the three original files together; where is the processing? 3. A simple 3-shot bracket, exported to Photomatix, can be worked into a good HDR, lots of variation possible, and it takes little time while shooting. 4. The in-camera HDR may be slow and lacking in processing options, but it doesn't require heroic post-processing. One of my experiments was to focus-stack a series of HDR shots of a still-life similar to what I posted yesterday. I am loving the tonality and detail I am getting! This playing-around is not yet producing any images that are likely to pay for the camera. But they are helping me get comfortable with the use of the camera. So far I am quite disappointed by one thing. I had thought that I would stop with one K-3 and keep one of my perfectly good almost new K-5ii's as my second body backup. But a couple of months ago I switched to a back-button focus mode of shooting, have come to quite prefer that approach and am comfortable using it. The K-3 moves the relevant AF button. Moves it to a better place IMHO, but still, it is moved. In its old location is the Green Button. Eventually I will learn to quickly almost-automatically find the new AF button and not have my shooting concentration spoiled by inadvertent pushes of the Green Button and the consequent screwing up of my carefully chosen balance between ISO, Aperture, and Speed. And I can re-program the Green Button to not do anything (which is a bit of a waste). But I seriously doubt that I can quickly switch back and forth between the two bodies. So I need to either give up my two-body style of shooting or I need a second K-3. But I really re a lly need an updated computer to precess the K-3 files. . . stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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
Re: Big Typhoon in the Philippines, hope Bong is ok!
I saw a note from Bong on Facebook not too long after the worst portion of the storm passed. I think he is well north of the affected area. stan On Nov 10, 2013, at 4:24 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com: Some tough weather in the Philippines. Bong, hope you?re safe. Yes, it's been pretty grim. According to reports there could be 10,000 dead in Tacloban. I'm not sure where Bong lives but I hope he and his family are safe. Here's some images of the storm: http://petapixel.com/2013/11/09/incredible-satellite-image-super-typhoon-haiyan-bearing-philippines/ -- Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: More K-3 exploration
You can't focus on the bird feeder perch if you want a critically sharp photo. You have to focus on the bird's eye and open the shutter within milliseconds. Just like manual where you focus with one hand while simultaneously tripping the shutter with the other. Paul via phone On Nov 10, 2013, at 5:18 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: Set to AF-C. Point, achieve focus. Release AF button while recomposing, shoot. I think it is just as fast as using AF-S and the shutter button half-push approach. Alternate scenario: camera on a tripod; focus on bird-feeder perch; recompose and lock down tripod head. Fire away with no worry that button pushing will change your AF point, and no need to switch to MF. I've gotten comfortable with these approaches. YMMV. stan On Nov 10, 2013, at 3:05 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I use battery grips. Can usually get 800 exposures. With back button autofocus I couldn't have shot that chickadee this morning. Paul via phone On Nov 10, 2013, at 2:54 PM, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: I guess it really depends on how busy you are when the battery dies :) On 11 November 2013 06:42, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I would count that as a minor consideration vs achieving focus at the last possible moment. Paul via phone On Nov 10, 2013, at 2:39 PM, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: An unexpected benefit of using the back button AF instead of AF tied to the shutter is that my battery life seems to almost double on the K5, I can shoot a 32GB card RAW +JPG before I have to swap out batteries. On 8 November 2013 22:33, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Why not go back to shutter release autofocus? it works for most shooters and helps ensure focus won't change before shutter release. Paul via phone On Nov 7, 2013, at 11:12 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: Besides the continuous shot sound files I posted earlier, I played around with a few other K-3 features. I did another two ISO series, one with, one without high ISO NR turned on. All full stops from ISO100 to 51200. (K-3 only, no more comparisons to the K-5ii). I'll post those if anyone wants to see the results. In brief, there is noise at higher ISO, in-camera NR may make a difference but post-processing is still needed. But even I can get a decent ISO51200 image with a bit of LR4.2 effort. I tried out the in-camera HDR. Like with the K-5, it offers the option of HDR Auto, HDR1, HDR2, and HDR3. I am clueless as to what those designations are supposed to mean, and neither manual has any hints. Unlike the K-5, the K-3 in-camera HDR works on RAW files. 1. In-camera HDR takes about 5-7 seconds of data processing time after the three images have been shot. 2. The resulting file is in the 90-95mb size range. I don't now why. That is like they just added the three original files together; where is the processing? 3. A simple 3-shot bracket, exported to Photomatix, can be worked into a good HDR, lots of variation possible, and it takes little time while shooting. 4. The in-camera HDR may be slow and lacking in processing options, but it doesn't require heroic post-processing. One of my experiments was to focus-stack a series of HDR shots of a still-life similar to what I posted yesterday. I am loving the tonality and detail I am getting! This playing-around is not yet producing any images that are likely to pay for the camera. But they are helping me get comfortable with the use of the camera. So far I am quite disappointed by one thing. I had thought that I would stop with one K-3 and keep one of my perfectly good almost new K-5ii's as my second body backup. But a couple of months ago I switched to a back-button focus mode of shooting, have come to quite prefer that approach and am comfortable using it. The K-3 moves the relevant AF button. Moves it to a better place IMHO, but still, it is moved. In its old location is the Green Button. Eventually I will learn to quickly almost-automatically find the new AF button and not have my shooting concentration spoiled by inadvertent pushes of the Green Button and the consequent screwing up of my carefully chosen balance between ISO, Aperture, and Speed. And I can re-program the Green Button to not do anything (which is a bit of a waste). But I seriously doubt that I can quickly switch back and forth between the two bodies. So I need to either give up my two-body style of shooting or I need a second K-3. But I really r ea lly need an updated computer to precess the K-3 files. . . stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net
Re: I'm over my hang-up on manual focus
Eric, My DA 50-200 was so so on my K-10D but on my K-5 in AF mode is quite nice, many m,any keepers. Dave On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 1:58 PM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: Took my K-5 with my new [used] DA 50-200/4-5.6 ED WR lens to the state cross-country championship yesterday. I’m over my hang-up about getting manual focus down before thinking about autofocus. The results were mixed because autofocus is auto only so far. There are still things to be learned, technique to be develop. E.g., I can see that in some of the images the subject is not sharp while the background is. I will be learning about where the camera focuses and paying more attention to what I have it focus on. The light was perfect. I was able to shoot at 400 and didn’t have any noise to correct for. Most of my processing was cropping to put the subject more clearly in the frame. This is the gallery I put up for the team I’ve been following. Nothing great and some not very good, but a great improvement for me with this subject matter. Comments more than welcome. http://www.flickr.com/photos/eeweir/10781314504/in/set-72157637520908245 -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net It is the mark of an educated man to look for precision in each class of things just so far as the nature of the subject admits. - Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: More K-3 exploration
On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 5:24 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: You can't focus on the bird feeder perch if you want a critically sharp photo. You have to focus on the bird's eye and open the shutter within milliseconds. Just like manual where you focus with one hand while simultaneously tripping the shutter with the other. Just as you could focus with one hand and trip the shutter with the other, you can press the AF button with your thumb and trip the shutter with your finger. It's not a sequential process. I have no problems shooting birds with back-button AF. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: An hour in the studio with the K3
Nice girl and excellent lighting. But why the piercings? Can't understand that trend. On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 12:16 AM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: Right off, I would just like to say that the K3 is the first Pentax SLR camera I have owned, whether digital or film, other than the 6x7, which just works. I like this camera. It's easy to use and very capable. One gripe, and this is pretty minor: When the K7 came out, they had broken the OK button, then they fixed it. They broke it again on the K5, and on the K3, they left it broken, but put on another button to switch from AF point selection to operating controls. I preferred the K7 way after they had fixed it. So it goes, it didn't take much getting used to. I shot everything off a tripod with wired remote today, so I can't attest to the camera's handling. The tripod didn't tip over once. I shot with the 77 Ltd, the 70Ltd, the DA*55/1.4 and the A*85/1.4. I was stopped down to the f/5.6 to f/8 range (small shooting space these days, my lights are overpowered for it). The auto focus works under studio lights. This is a first for me with Pentax. Every Pentax AF SLR camera I've had prior to this one has had flakey AF in the studio. I'm very happy with the auto focus. They seem to have done some improvement to the focusing screen as well. I found focusing with the 85 to be very easy as well. I suspect I will be leaving the screen alone and not install a Katz-Eye in this camera. I hate to say it, but there are still not enough AF points.. Because they are almost all packed into the central rectangle on the screen, there are still a lot of times I am not placing the focus point on an eye unless I want to compromise the composition or recompose (possibly knocking the eye out of focus anyway). However, the AF is better in every respect than previous Pentax SLRs. I didn't try LiveView AF today. Perhaps next time. Anyway, this could have been done by any camera, but it was done with the K3 at ISO 100, with the 70mm Ltd at f/4.5. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/elle1.html 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: An hour in the studio with the K3
Bill has piercings?? Paul via phone On Nov 10, 2013, at 5:39 PM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: Nice girl and excellent lighting. But why the piercings? Can't understand that trend. On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 12:16 AM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: Right off, I would just like to say that the K3 is the first Pentax SLR camera I have owned, whether digital or film, other than the 6x7, which just works. I like this camera. It's easy to use and very capable. One gripe, and this is pretty minor: When the K7 came out, they had broken the OK button, then they fixed it. They broke it again on the K5, and on the K3, they left it broken, but put on another button to switch from AF point selection to operating controls. I preferred the K7 way after they had fixed it. So it goes, it didn't take much getting used to. I shot everything off a tripod with wired remote today, so I can't attest to the camera's handling. The tripod didn't tip over once. I shot with the 77 Ltd, the 70Ltd, the DA*55/1.4 and the A*85/1.4. I was stopped down to the f/5.6 to f/8 range (small shooting space these days, my lights are overpowered for it). The auto focus works under studio lights. This is a first for me with Pentax. Every Pentax AF SLR camera I've had prior to this one has had flakey AF in the studio. I'm very happy with the auto focus. They seem to have done some improvement to the focusing screen as well. I found focusing with the 85 to be very easy as well. I suspect I will be leaving the screen alone and not install a Katz-Eye in this camera. I hate to say it, but there are still not enough AF points.. Because they are almost all packed into the central rectangle on the screen, there are still a lot of times I am not placing the focus point on an eye unless I want to compromise the composition or recompose (possibly knocking the eye out of focus anyway). However, the AF is better in every respect than previous Pentax SLRs. I didn't try LiveView AF today. Perhaps next time. Anyway, this could have been done by any camera, but it was done with the K3 at ISO 100, with the 70mm Ltd at f/4.5. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/elle1.html 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: An hour in the studio with the K3
On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 5:39 PM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: Nice girl and excellent lighting. But why the piercings? Can't understand that trend. Winters are very long in Saskatchewan Dave On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 12:16 AM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: Right off, I would just like to say that the K3 is the first Pentax SLR camera I have owned, whether digital or film, other than the 6x7, which just works. I like this camera. It's easy to use and very capable. One gripe, and this is pretty minor: When the K7 came out, they had broken the OK button, then they fixed it. They broke it again on the K5, and on the K3, they left it broken, but put on another button to switch from AF point selection to operating controls. I preferred the K7 way after they had fixed it. So it goes, it didn't take much getting used to. I shot everything off a tripod with wired remote today, so I can't attest to the camera's handling. The tripod didn't tip over once. I shot with the 77 Ltd, the 70Ltd, the DA*55/1.4 and the A*85/1.4. I was stopped down to the f/5.6 to f/8 range (small shooting space these days, my lights are overpowered for it). The auto focus works under studio lights. This is a first for me with Pentax. Every Pentax AF SLR camera I've had prior to this one has had flakey AF in the studio. I'm very happy with the auto focus. They seem to have done some improvement to the focusing screen as well. I found focusing with the 85 to be very easy as well. I suspect I will be leaving the screen alone and not install a Katz-Eye in this camera. I hate to say it, but there are still not enough AF points.. Because they are almost all packed into the central rectangle on the screen, there are still a lot of times I am not placing the focus point on an eye unless I want to compromise the composition or recompose (possibly knocking the eye out of focus anyway). However, the AF is better in every respect than previous Pentax SLRs. I didn't try LiveView AF today. Perhaps next time. Anyway, this could have been done by any camera, but it was done with the K3 at ISO 100, with the 70mm Ltd at f/4.5. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/elle1.html 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO Sunday Brunch
great shot and love the detail Dave On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 12:26 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: K-3, DA* 60-250, f5.6, 1/400th, ISO 1250, 250mm, cropped to about 50% of frame: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17593121size=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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO Sunday Brunch
On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 12:45 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: A chickadee. Very common here, but they never sit still for more than a couple of seconds. Paul via phone Paul how is your 6-250 on your K-5 Dave On Nov 10, 2013, at 12:35 PM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: Excellent detail in the feathers and nice colors. What kind of bird is that? On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 7:29 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: [Grumble] Very nice, Paul! On 11/10/2013 11:26 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: K-3, DA* 60-250, f5.6, 1/400th, ISO 1250, 250mm, cropped to about 50% of frame: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17593121size=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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: More K-3 exploration
Paul via phone On Nov 10, 2013, at 5:37 PM, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 5:24 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: You can't focus on the bird feeder perch if you want a critically sharp photo. You have to focus on the bird's eye and open the shutter within milliseconds. Just like manual where you focus with one hand while simultaneously tripping the shutter with the other. Just as you could focus with one hand and trip the shutter with the other, you can press the AF button with your thumb and trip the shutter with your finger. It's not a sequential process. I have no problems shooting birds with back-button AF. Okay, but why when you can do it all with your trigger finger? And as I said focusing on the perch before the bird arrives is a non starter. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: More K-3 exploration
On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 5:45 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Okay, but why when you can do it all with your trigger finger? And as I said focusing on the perch before the bird arrives is a non starter. Because I don't necessarily want the camera re-focusing between shots, especially if I've moved the subject's point-of-focus off the active AF point. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: More K-3 exploration
On 10/11/2013 4:49 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote: On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 5:45 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Okay, but why when you can do it all with your trigger finger? And as I said focusing on the perch before the bird arrives is a non starter. Because I don't necessarily want the camera re-focusing between shots, especially if I've moved the subject's point-of-focus off the active AF point. The K3 will track that for you... 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.
PESO: Grey Warbler
This is the other bird I mentioned during the white-faced heron discussion. It's taken me a while to go through all the pics of him. He showed up while I was looking for photo opportunities with the macro lens around our cottage in Okains Bay. He stayed around while I went in to fetch something a bit longer. I was only going to post the first three but I liked the pose of the last one. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/704/#peso http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/705/#peso http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/706/#peso http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/707/#peso All shot with the K10D and FA*400mm f/5.6 handheld. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
One more from today
http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/elle2.html The Exif data lies. K3, A*85/1.4 at f7.1 This is pretty much straight out of camera. I did no blem correction. The bottom image on the page is a 100% crop for you detail freaks. This is one sharp ass camera. 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.
GESO - K3 weekend test drive
http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/pentax-k3-weekend-test-drive Tried some macros with the K3 earlier today, a lighthouse shot yesterday. Quite happy with the results from this camera! Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: One more from today
Yeah, Baby! :-) On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 6:11 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/elle2.html The Exif data lies. K3, A*85/1.4 at f7.1 This is pretty much straight out of camera. I did no blem correction. The bottom image on the page is a 100% crop for you detail freaks. This is one sharp ass camera. 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. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - K3 weekend test drive
Nice work! What are your impressions of the focus peaking? On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 6:25 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/pentax-k3-weekend-test-drive Tried some macros with the K3 earlier today, a lighthouse shot yesterday. Quite happy with the results from this camera! 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - K3 weekend test drive
On 10/11/2013 5:42 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote: Nice work! What are your impressions of the focus peaking? I realize I'm not being addressed here, I am not the droid you are looking for. However, on the subject of focus peaking, all I can say is Yeee!! I can think of a thousand and one uses for it, and the Pentax implementation of it is most excellent. 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: An hour in the studio with the K3
Great news, Bill! Just works and The auto focus works under studio lights are glorious music to my ears. Looks like you had a lovely studio session. That AF points in the wrong places seems to be universal. Nikon suffers from that too. On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 5:16 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: Right off, I would just like to say that the K3 is the first Pentax SLR camera I have owned, whether digital or film, other than the 6x7, which just works. I like this camera. It's easy to use and very capable. One gripe, and this is pretty minor: When the K7 came out, they had broken the OK button, then they fixed it. They broke it again on the K5, and on the K3, they left it broken, but put on another button to switch from AF point selection to operating controls. I preferred the K7 way after they had fixed it. So it goes, it didn't take much getting used to. I shot everything off a tripod with wired remote today, so I can't attest to the camera's handling. The tripod didn't tip over once. I shot with the 77 Ltd, the 70Ltd, the DA*55/1.4 and the A*85/1.4. I was stopped down to the f/5.6 to f/8 range (small shooting space these days, my lights are overpowered for it). The auto focus works under studio lights. This is a first for me with Pentax. Every Pentax AF SLR camera I've had prior to this one has had flakey AF in the studio. I'm very happy with the auto focus. They seem to have done some improvement to the focusing screen as well. I found focusing with the 85 to be very easy as well. I suspect I will be leaving the screen alone and not install a Katz-Eye in this camera. I hate to say it, but there are still not enough AF points.. Because they are almost all packed into the central rectangle on the screen, there are still a lot of times I am not placing the focus point on an eye unless I want to compromise the composition or recompose (possibly knocking the eye out of focus anyway). However, the AF is better in every respect than previous Pentax SLRs. I didn't try LiveView AF today. Perhaps next time. Anyway, this could have been done by any camera, but it was done with the K3 at ISO 100, with the 70mm Ltd at f/4.5. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/elle1.html 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. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - K3 weekend test drive
On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 6:45 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: Nice work! What are your impressions of the focus peaking? I can think of a thousand and one uses for it, and the Pentax implementation of it is most excellent. I'm glad to hear it. Its omission is one of my few complaints about the K-5 II (and my E-PL5). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: An hour in the studio with the K3
On 10/11/2013 5:45 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Great news, Bill! Just works and The auto focus works under studio lights are glorious music to my ears. Looks like you had a lovely studio session. That AF points in the wrong places seems to be universal. Nikon suffers from that too. It looks like in the Pentax implementation, they have tried to satisfy the needs of the BIF clan, and I can see the 25 points combined with tracking and AF point hand off to be an exceedingly nice feature for the birders. Really, to keep me happy, another half dozen points per side would be wonderful. As is, the AF is such a huge improvement over anything I've seen from Pentax that it seems rather petty to complain at all, but there you go. Bruce, if you can afford to buy one of these things, do so. You won't be unhappy with the purchase. If you can't afford it decide which of your relatives you are going to sell into slavery. 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: GESO - K3 weekend test drive
On 10/11/2013 5:48 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote: On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 6:45 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: Nice work! What are your impressions of the focus peaking? I can think of a thousand and one uses for it, and the Pentax implementation of it is most excellent. I'm glad to hear it. Its omission is one of my few complaints about the K-5 II (and my E-PL5). I'm playing with focus stacking, focus peaking makes this an incredibly useful creative tool. 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: Camera bling
It would crack. That would be smokin Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Camera bling It would crack. On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 11:57 AM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: How about a bobble-head of the Toronto mayor as a flash trigger? It would be perfect when shooting video. stan On Nov 10, 2013, at 11:45 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: I'd like a bobble-head Elvis for a flash trigger. On Sat, Nov 9, 2013 at 3:59 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting Walt ldott...@gmail.com: I'm thinking of having a miniature dashboard figurine of St. Veronica put in the viewfinder of my old K-x. Having become enamoured by the cuisine of New Mexico, I'm thinking of having a small sculpture of San Pasqual made to fit in the hotshoe of my K-5. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ On 11/9/2013 12:23 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: The camera is the bling. Adorning it with crap is stupid. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 Sunday Brunch
Sure is a purty birdee.. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: PESO Sunday Brunch K-3, DA* 60-250, f5.6, 1/400th, ISO 1250, 250mm, cropped to about 50% of frame: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17593121size=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: Big Typhoon in the Philippines, hope Bong is ok!
Bong checked in a couple of days ago on facebook.. he is off list. But haven't heard from him since the storm actually struck - I believe he is in the north and not in as fragile a zone as he might have been. ann On 11/10/2013 16:24, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com: Some tough weather in the Philippines. Bong, hope you?re safe. Yes, it's been pretty grim. According to reports there could be 10,000 dead in Tacloban. I'm not sure where Bong lives but I hope he and his family are safe. Here's some images of the storm: http://petapixel.com/2013/11/09/incredible-satellite-image-super-typhoon-haiyan-bearing-philippines/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Grey Warbler
Good captures. Nice light. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: David Mann dmann...@gmail.com Subject: PESO: Grey Warbler This is the other bird I mentioned during the white-faced heron discussion. It's taken me a while to go through all the pics of him. He showed up while I was looking for photo opportunities with the macro lens around our cottage in Okains Bay. He stayed around while I went in to fetch something a bit longer. I was only going to post the first three but I liked the pose of the last one. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/704/#peso http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/705/#peso http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/706/#peso http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/707/#peso All shot with the K10D and FA*400mm f/5.6 handheld. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - K3 weekend test drive
Nice captures Mark. Low ISO's I assume? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net Subject: GESO - K3 weekend test drive http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/pentax-k3-weekend-test-drive Tried some macros with the K3 earlier today, a lighthouse shot yesterday. Quite happy with the results from this camera! Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: An hour in the studio with the K3
On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 6:54 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 10/11/2013 5:45 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Great news, Bill! Just works and The auto focus works under studio lights are glorious music to my ears. Looks like you had a lovely studio session. That AF points in the wrong places seems to be universal. Nikon suffers from that too. It looks like in the Pentax implementation, they have tried to satisfy the needs of the BIF clan, and I can see the 25 points combined with tracking and AF point hand off to be an exceedingly nice feature for the birders. Really, to keep me happy, another half dozen points per side would be wonderful. As is, the AF is such a huge improvement over anything I've seen from Pentax that it seems rather petty to complain at all, but there you go. Bruce, if you can afford to buy one of these things, do so. You won't be unhappy with the purchase. If you can't afford it decide which of your relatives you are going to sell into slavery. Already have a short list, thanks. -- -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.
