Re: OT - WSJ video on Photo/video-droning

2014-05-19 Thread Igor Roshchin


Sun May 18 13:00:10 EDT 2014
Steve Cottrell wrote:

 On 18/5/14, Igor Roshchin, discombobulated, unleashed:
 
 I wonder if any PDMLers have already used any quadcopter+camera
 combination, and if so, - what do you think about it.
 
 I have a small helicopter I fly around the room when I'm mega-bored but
 that'a as far as it goes.
 
 I did think very briefly about looking into camera drones but I have a
 friend/colleague who went into it - thew problem is that to do it
 properly for broadcast TV (which would be my motive) one needs to spend
 several thousand on good kit. Then there's regulation - in the UK it
 requires a license (filming - even for news - from an remote aerial
 vehicle requires certification) for which there is all the rigamarole
 you would expect. It's effectively a specialisation, and I already
 specialise in remote shoot/edit/ satellite feed which is enough for now!
 That and too much GoPro rigging gear and jibs etc.

Needing to build and tweek things (as it requires time and effort) is
one of the reasons I am staying away so far, despite the temptation.

 
 That said, the footage off these things - in the right hands - is
 breathtaking.
 
 I'll stick to my little helicopter. Favourite ploy is flying it over my
 napping son, positioning carefully at about 6 feet in altitude and
 cutting power directly over his nads.

Nasty dad!
... no, rather:
Nasty, nasty dad!
:-)


Igor


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Just FYI

2014-05-19 Thread John Sessoms

Time Warner is hosed again. Can't access the email server.

Assholes!

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Re: Just FYI

2014-05-19 Thread Ann Sanfedele

I'm having problems here as well... very sluggish - misc annoyances

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Re: PDML Photo Annual 2014 - NOW AVAILABLE

2014-05-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
Mine arrived Friday. Not sure when I ordered it, but it was several days after 
the availability announcement. Like you, Ken, I went for the least expensive 
shipping option. Looks great, but haven’t had time for more than a cursory 
look. Hope to get to it tonight.

Paul
On May 19, 2014, at 12:08 AM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote:

 Mine arrived yesterday - ordered last Sunday. Fastest delivery of any of the 
 previous 5 books and
 I opted for the cheapest (slowest) shipping priority!
 
 Its among the best, IMO opinion, of all the books, great layout, content and 
 presentation - BRAVO Mark  Doug  thanks for the effort expended - well done.
 
 I did enjoy the added comments regarding the presented images - thanks all 
 for making this a very well done presentation.
 
 Oh yeah - there are many very well done images, as usual, but I ( my wife 
 agrees) that Mark Robert's two images - 'Rupert Street, London'  'Galleria, 
 Milan' were out of the ballpark - very expressionistic, almost painterly. 
 They showed an added dimension capable with the photographic image.
 
 All who supplied images should feel proud to be represented in the latest 
 annual, I know I do.
 
 Kenneth Waller
 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
 
 - Original Message - From: Stanley Halpin 
 s...@stans-photography.info
 Subject: Re: PDML Photo Annual 2014 - NOW AVAILABLE
 
 
 Mine just arrived. It looks good! (Imagewrap version.) Very nice design work 
 wrapped around some very fine photos. Thanks Mark and thanks also to your 
 PDML editorial colleagues. Your time and efforts are very much appreciated.
 
 stan
 
 On 17 May 2014, at 14:30, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote:
 
 My copy (hardcover with dust jacket … I like your jacket notes) arrived last 
 evening. An excellent effort, bravo. Hey, I even got a quote in! Sorry I 
 didn't have time to dredge up a good Pentax photo for the book. Too busy of 
 late …
 
 Hmm. I thought I'd bought every edition, but it seems I only have four PDML 
 annuals. Are they all still available to order?
 
 G
 
 On May 11, 2014, at 8:54 AM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote:
 
 Just uploaded and ordered promo copies.
 Current Blurb promo code BLURB2014 gets you a 15% discount.
 
 Buy the hardcover:
 http://www.blurb.com/b/5303416-pdml-photo-annual-2014-hardcover
 This is on premium paper – I'll switch over to less expansive paper
 after a couple of weeks
 
 Buy the paperback:
 http://www.blurb.com/b/5303293-pdml-photo-annual-2014
 
 Details, etc. – http://www.robertstech.com/pdmlbook/
 
 Donation page (to make up some of the production expenses) -
 http://www.robertstech.com/pdmlbook/donate.htm
 
 
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Re: OT - WSJ video on Photo/video-droning

2014-05-19 Thread mike wilson
On 19/05/2014, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote:


 Sun May 18 13:00:10 EDT 2014
 Steve Cottrell wrote:

 On 18/5/14, Igor Roshchin, discombobulated, unleashed:

 I wonder if any PDMLers have already used any quadcopter+camera
 combination, and if so, - what do you think about it.

 I have a small helicopter I fly around the room when I'm mega-bored but
 that'a as far as it goes.

 I did think very briefly about looking into camera drones but I have a
 friend/colleague who went into it - thew problem is that to do it
 properly for broadcast TV (which would be my motive) one needs to spend
 several thousand on good kit. Then there's regulation - in the UK it
 requires a license (filming - even for news - from an remote aerial
 vehicle requires certification) for which there is all the rigamarole
 you would expect. It's effectively a specialisation, and I already
 specialise in remote shoot/edit/ satellite feed which is enough for now!
 That and too much GoPro rigging gear and jibs etc.

 Needing to build and tweek things (as it requires time and effort) is
 one of the reasons I am staying away so far, despite the temptation.


 That said, the footage off these things - in the right hands - is
 breathtaking.

And in the wrong hands.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27403761

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Changing Priorities

2014-05-19 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
I made an executive decision this weekend.
The closer I get to retirement the more preparation I need to do.
So I'm reducing my lens count.  And I am putting a good zoom in place of the
mid-length lenses.
Today I picked up an 18-135 @ a reasonable price.
Took a walking break today and did some first shots with it.  K30.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/55001392@N08/sets/72157644335870437/
These are unmodified/uncropped except for resizing.

Expect to see several nice lenses for sale at the end of the week.

Collin


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closet cleaning vivitar automatic teleconverter 2x-1

2014-05-19 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Everyone:

I’ve been cleaning out a closet, and I found a Vivitar Automatic Tele Converter 
2X-1.  Am I right in assuming this is a screw-mount converter for Pentax-M42 
something?  Anyone know anything about this?  Is it possible to use with DSLRs? 
 I’m assuming some kind of mount adapter for the K-mount?

The truth is I’ve never used a teleconverter before, though I understand the 
concept and purpose. I have absolutely no idea, however, how I came upon this 
teleconverter.  It’s a mystery.  

Cheers, Christine
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Re: OT - WSJ video on Photo/video-droning

2014-05-19 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 19 May 2014, at 19:46, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote:
 
 
 I wonder if any PDMLers have already used any quadcopter+camera
 combination, and if so, - what do you think about it.
 
 [...].
 
 
 That said, the footage off these things - in the right hands - is
 breathtaking.
 
 And in the wrong hands.
 
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27403761
 

That looks like a lot of fun. But this is what I want:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-27440191

B

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Re: OT - WSJ video on Photo/video-droning

2014-05-19 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 19/5/14, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed:

That looks like a lot of fun. But this is what I want:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-27440191

Yes I can think of a few places I'd take aim at with that!

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Re: closet cleaning vivitar automatic teleconverter 2x-1

2014-05-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
It will work, but it’s hardly worth it. You’d have to use an adapter on each 
end, and the quality of those old Vivitar converters is not stellar. You can 
probably find a K-mount version of a similar adapter for less than the cost of 
the adapters. Of course what you really want is the new Pentax 1.4X autofocus 
converter, which is stellar.

Paul
On May 19, 2014, at 2:56 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote:

 Hi Everyone:
 
 I’ve been cleaning out a closet, and I found a Vivitar Automatic Tele 
 Converter 2X-1.  Am I right in assuming this is a screw-mount converter for 
 Pentax-M42 something?  Anyone know anything about this?  Is it possible to 
 use with DSLRs?  I’m assuming some kind of mount adapter for the K-mount?
 
 The truth is I’ve never used a teleconverter before, though I understand the 
 concept and purpose. I have absolutely no idea, however, how I came upon this 
 teleconverter.  It’s a mystery.  
 
 Cheers, Christine
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Re: Changing Priorities

2014-05-19 Thread Jack Davis
You certainly should like the 18~135 image quality, Collin! Clean and crisp. 
You're not asking, but I prefer the lighter versions of these shots.

Jack

- Original Message -
From: Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net
To: PDML pdml@pdml.net
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2014 11:54:20 AM
Subject: Changing Priorities

I made an executive decision this weekend.
The closer I get to retirement the more preparation I need to do.
So I'm reducing my lens count.  And I am putting a good zoom in place of the
mid-length lenses.
Today I picked up an 18-135 @ a reasonable price.
Took a walking break today and did some first shots with it.  K30.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/55001392@N08/sets/72157644335870437/
These are unmodified/uncropped except for resizing.

Expect to see several nice lenses for sale at the end of the week.

Collin


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PESO - Bull... up close and personal

2014-05-19 Thread Igor Roshchin


http://42graphy.org/misc/_IR07731.jpg
(Shot with the 8mm fisheye mounted on K5-IIs)

Unfortunately, in this photo the perspective of the fisheye lens
hides the massive horns. And even in this photo, one can only guess
how scary-huge they are:
http://42graphy.org/misc/_IR07729.jpg
Maybe this one show the scale better:
http://42graphy.org/misc/_IR07554.jpg

This is from a visit to a drive-thru safari in the middle of Texas
(Franklin).


All comments and suggestions are welcome.

Igor


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PESO - Walnut Street

2014-05-19 Thread Richard Womer
Things got busy again, so I haven't posted in a while.

Here is a bit of color and geometry from a couple of weeks ago:

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17755873size=lg

or

http://gallery.photo.net/photo/17755873-lg.jpg

(K-5, FA 50/1.7)

Comments appreciated.

Cheers,

Rick



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Re: PDML book 2014 - Let me know when you get your copy

2014-05-19 Thread Chris Mitchell
Mine arrived today (19 May). It's superb. Thanks very much Mark for
all the efforts.

Chris

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 I've got a few coming (thanks to the generous donors) but they won't
 arrive until next week. For some reason Blurb has my orders printed in
 Washington state and then shipped all the way to the east coast here
 in Boston. Go figure.

 Anyway, please let us know when you have a print copy in hand.


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Re: PESOs / GESOs - Biking and Barns

2014-05-19 Thread Chris Mitchell
Thanks Christine. Bob and I said that you'd have liked it so we were
thinking of you there and then...

On 15 May 2014 18:03, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote:
 What fun!  would have loved to join you guys—thanks Chris and Bob for sharing 
 those galleries. Great Fun!  Cheers, Christine


 On May 12, 2014, at 1:56 AM, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote:

 Bob W visited us for the weekend and we cycled around a bit:
 http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/BikingMK

 On the Sunday we visited Enstone where my mate Stephen is
 investigating a lost 17th century garden. There's a magnificent 14th
 century tithe barn on the site too. We also stopped off at Heyford
 where I got this shot of heads in a window:
 http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/Enstone/Bob'sVisit/slides/DSCF6242.html

 If you're interested in the Enstone stuff, feel free to dig into the
 whole gallery.

 Chris

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Re: For the Jazz Fans on the List

2014-05-19 Thread Chris Mitchell
On 16 May 2014 01:37, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote:
 That is fun. I just mentioned the video to Darrel--Jazz for Cows-- and he 
 said, Is that Chris Mitchell's new band?  To which I replied, no, it's a 
 new photo book by Doug Brewer.

Ha! Great name for a band. One day I might use it. Thanks Darrel!

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Re: PDML book 2014 - Let me know when you get your copy

2014-05-19 Thread mike wilson
Arrived, via Holland and Germany.  The usual excellent work from all
parties.  Bought the dustcover version this time but I think I prefer
the imagewrap.  Also not sure if I prefer a fixed design or the new
look every year.  There hasn't been a bad one yet and, as it's
someone else's hard work, I am emphatically not complaining.

However. next year, I _insist_ on being a proofreader.  Multiple
quotes from Bill Robb I can tolerate; duplicate ones.

On 15/05/2014, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote:

 Anyway, please let us know when you have a print copy in hand.

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Re: closet cleaning vivitar automatic teleconverter 2x-1

2014-05-19 Thread P.J. Alling
It would be pretty obvious if it's screw mount.  Since it's labeled 
automatic I assume it's Pentax/Praktica mount and not some horrible T 
mount monstrosity. The problem is that while there are a variety of M42 
to K mount adapters available, there are none to put K mount lenses on 
M42 mount cameras or accessories that I know of.


If there are they will need to include some glass elements to allow 
infinity focus which are going to be rather crappy and since most 
Teleconverters of the screw mount era were pretty crappy to begin with, 
it would be best to not add additional crappieness, unless you intend to 
take up telephoto digital Lomography.


If you have M42 lenses too use with it. It might not be too bad, since 
you'll being the sweet spot in both the lens and the converter, however 
it still probably won't be very good.  The only multiplier I remember 
giving reasonable quality is the 7 element Kormura Telemorse95 II.  
These were very expensive and well worth the money.  I somehow doubt 
that the Vivitar is a rebadged Komura.


On 5/19/2014 2:56 PM, Christine Aguila wrote:

Hi Everyone:

I’ve been cleaning out a closet, and I found a Vivitar Automatic Tele Converter 
2X-1.  Am I right in assuming this is a screw-mount converter for Pentax-M42 
something?  Anyone know anything about this?  Is it possible to use with DSLRs? 
 I’m assuming some kind of mount adapter for the K-mount?

The truth is I’ve never used a teleconverter before, though I understand the 
concept and purpose. I have absolutely no idea, however, how I came upon this 
teleconverter.  It’s a mystery.

Cheers, Christine



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Re: PESO - Bull... up close and personal

2014-05-19 Thread Bob W-PDML
It's got a buggy in its nose

 On 19 May 2014, at 21:34, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote:
 
 
 
 http://42graphy.org/misc/_IR07731.jpg
 (Shot with the 8mm fisheye mounted on K5-IIs)
 
 Unfortunately, in this photo the perspective of the fisheye lens
 hides the massive horns. And even in this photo, one can only guess
 how scary-huge they are:
 http://42graphy.org/misc/_IR07729.jpg
 Maybe this one show the scale better:
 http://42graphy.org/misc/_IR07554.jpg
 
 This is from a visit to a drive-thru safari in the middle of Texas
 (Franklin).
 
 
 All comments and suggestions are welcome.
 
 Igor
 
 
 

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GESO - Styles of The High Priestess

2014-05-19 Thread Bruce Walker
I had a fun creative shoot in the studio last Tuesday ...

Part one, 6 shots
http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/post/86242049682/styles-of-the-high-priestess-vintage-clothing

Part two, 6 more shots
http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/post/86242470297/styles-of-the-high-priestess-part-2-vintage

I met Alyssa The High Priestess Justice a few months ago at an
artisans event and we started planning a fashion shoot around her
vintage wardrobe and handmade floral crowns for Etsy and social
network posting. She wanted to give it a hippie/bohemian look so I
recruited model Tarah.

A former colleague had recently introduced me to his professional
makeup and hair stylist wife so I invited her into the project. BTW,
she's also a Pentax shooter and brought along the only other K-3 I've
ever seen in the wild to do some behind the scenes shots.

I wanted an almost ambient window-light look, so I lit the set simply
with three flashes (AF540FGZ and two Neewer cheapies) evenly spaced
vertically and firing together into a large white foamcore V-flat,
camera-left.

K-3, DA* 16-50/2.8, f:13, 1/125 sec, ISO 200.
Lightroom, Photoshop, Nik plugins, Portraiture.

Styling/wardrobe: Alyssa Justice http://soulful-loving.tumblr.com/
Model: Tarah Zandra Motuzas https://www.facebook.com/daintyknees
Hair/makeup: Judi Willrich https://www.facebook.com/judi.willrich

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Re: PESO - Bull... up close and personal

2014-05-19 Thread Igor Roshchin


D'ya wanna blow his horn err... nose? 
Should I pass a kleenex to you?

;-)

Igor


Mon May 19 17:26:37 EDT 2014
Bob W-PDML wrote:

It's got a buggy in its nose

 On 19 May 2014, at 21:34, Igor Roshchin str at komkon.org wrote:
 
 
 
 http://42graphy.org/misc/_IR07731.jpg
 (Shot with the 8mm fisheye mounted on K5-IIs)
 
 Unfortunately, in this photo the perspective of the fisheye lens
 hides the massive horns. And even in this photo, one can only guess
 how scary-huge they are:
 http://42graphy.org/misc/_IR07729.jpg
 Maybe this one show the scale better:
 http://42graphy.org/misc/_IR07554.jpg
 
 This is from a visit to a drive-thru safari in the middle of Texas
 (Franklin).
 
 
 All comments and suggestions are welcome.
 
 Igor
 
 
 

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Re: PESO - Walnut Street

2014-05-19 Thread Ann Sanfedele

2 thumbs up :-)

ann

On 5/19/2014 16:42, Richard Womer wrote:

Things got busy again, so I haven't posted in a while.

Here is a bit of color and geometry from a couple of weeks ago:

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17755873size=lg

or

http://gallery.photo.net/photo/17755873-lg.jpg

(K-5, FA 50/1.7)

Comments appreciated.

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Re: Just FYI

2014-05-19 Thread John

I can usually read PDML through Yahoo assuming Time Warner isn't down
completely, which I'm afraid they all too frequently are ... I won't try
to post much from Yahoo due to the problems that cropped up recently
with them marking all PDML messages sent from Yahoo as junk.

But lately Time Warner's Roadrunner has become so bad that I'm nostalgic
for the days of dial-up.

On 5/19/2014 1:28 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote:

I'm having problems here as well... very sluggish - misc annoyances

sigh


On 5/19/2014 12:02, John Sessoms wrote:

Time Warner is hosed again. Can't access the email server.

Assholes!





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Re: OT - WSJ video on Photo/video-droning

2014-05-19 Thread John



On 5/19/2014 2:45 PM, mike wilson wrote:

On 19/05/2014, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote:



Sun May 18 13:00:10 EDT 2014 Steve Cottrell wrote:


On 18/5/14, Igor Roshchin, discombobulated, unleashed:


I wonder if any PDMLers have already used any
quadcopter+camera combination, and if so, - what do you think
about it.


I have a small helicopter I fly around the room when I'm
mega-bored but that'a as far as it goes.

I did think very briefly about looking into camera drones but I
have a friend/colleague who went into it - thew problem is that
to do it properly for broadcast TV (which would be my motive) one
needs to spend several thousand on good kit. Then there's
regulation - in the UK it requires a license (filming - even for
news - from an remote aerial vehicle requires certification) for
which there is all the rigamarole you would expect. It's
effectively a specialisation, and I already specialise in remote
shoot/edit/ satellite feed which is enough for now! That and too
much GoPro rigging gear and jibs etc.


Needing to build and tweek things (as it requires time and effort)
is one of the reasons I am staying away so far, despite the
temptation.



That said, the footage off these things - in the right hands -
is breathtaking.


And in the wrong hands.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27403761



I'm afraid all I get is a black box in the middle of my browser window
where apparently some kind of video is supposed to play. NoScript is not
showing any blocked sites, so I don't know why it won't play.

Ain't technology wonderful?

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Old GFM video

2014-05-19 Thread Mark Roberts
Well, three years old. Crappy quality, low-res.
I'm going to shoot some video this year and try to do better. In the
meantime, here's 2011: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gecVBPXegM8

 
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Re: Just FYI

2014-05-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
 Comcast is almost never down here, so perhaps the future holds something to 
which you can look forward.

Paul via phone

 On May 19, 2014, at 8:21 PM, John jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote:
 
 I can usually read PDML through Yahoo assuming Time Warner isn't down
 completely, which I'm afraid they all too frequently are ... I won't try
 to post much from Yahoo due to the problems that cropped up recently
 with them marking all PDML messages sent from Yahoo as junk.
 
 But lately Time Warner's Roadrunner has become so bad that I'm nostalgic
 for the days of dial-up.
 
 On 5/19/2014 1:28 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote:
 I'm having problems here as well... very sluggish - misc annoyances
 
 sigh
 
 
 On 5/19/2014 12:02, John Sessoms wrote:
 Time Warner is hosed again. Can't access the email server.
 
 Assholes!
 
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Re: GESO - Styles of The High Priestess

2014-05-19 Thread Bill

On 19/05/2014 3:30 PM, Bruce Walker wrote:

I had a fun creative shoot in the studio last Tuesday ...

Part one, 6 shots
http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/post/86242049682/styles-of-the-high-priestess-vintage-clothing

Part two, 6 more shots
http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/post/86242470297/styles-of-the-high-priestess-part-2-vintage


Channeling Janis Joplin, but far more attractive.

bill

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Re: Old GFM video

2014-05-19 Thread John

Starts out on US 421 and then NC 105 before you get to US 221?

On 5/19/2014 8:37 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:

Well, three years old. Crappy quality, low-res.
I'm going to shoot some video this year and try to do better. In the
meantime, here's 2011: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gecVBPXegM8





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Re: Just FYI

2014-05-19 Thread John

If that merger ever goes through I predict your service is likely to
become more like mine to a greater extent than mine will become more
like yours.

On 5/19/2014 8:39 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:

  Comcast is almost never down here, so perhaps the future holds something to 
which you can look forward.

Paul via phone


On May 19, 2014, at 8:21 PM, John jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote:

I can usually read PDML through Yahoo assuming Time Warner isn't down
completely, which I'm afraid they all too frequently are ... I won't try
to post much from Yahoo due to the problems that cropped up recently
with them marking all PDML messages sent from Yahoo as junk.

But lately Time Warner's Roadrunner has become so bad that I'm nostalgic
for the days of dial-up.


On 5/19/2014 1:28 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote:
I'm having problems here as well... very sluggish - misc annoyances

sigh



On 5/19/2014 12:02, John Sessoms wrote:
Time Warner is hosed again. Can't access the email server.

Assholes!


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Re: Just FYI

2014-05-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Our condo is connected by a DSL-only ATT Uverse service. Since we moved in here 
in 2010, there has been only one three hour outage. Similarly, most of my email 
has been hosted by Apple mail servers since 2001. I can't remember when there 
was an outage at this point. 

Godfrey


 On May 19, 2014, at 5:56 PM, John jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote:
 
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PESO - Meet Marty from Madagascar

2014-05-19 Thread Igor Roshchin

Meet Marty:
http://42graphy.org/misc/2014-05-18-safari/_IR07688.jpg
(from the sun-roof of my car).

If you don't know who Marty is, here is the hint:
http://goo.gl/blKEPF

All comments and critique are welcome!

Igor


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RE: PDML book 2014 - Let me know when you get your copy

2014-05-19 Thread John Coyle
Mine arrived today - great selection, thanks guys!


John Coyle
Brisbane, Australia





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PESO flip

2014-05-19 Thread Larry Colen
Scott and Karen are friends of mine from blues dancing.  Scott is also into 
photography. They host pole dance practice sessions at their house, yesterday 
they did one as a photo shoot.  It was definitely a learning experience, and 
the lighting could be done a lot better than it was.  Even so, I got some 
pretty good shots.  This one of Jackie is my favorite from yesterday.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/14227546215/

It was before we set up a rim light, or colored gelled strobes on the 
background to help separate the dancers from the background.  

CC, as always, appreciated.
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PESO - Therapy Dog

2014-05-19 Thread Marco Alpert
http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo14/peso10.html

Comments, as always, welcomed.

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