OT - Mooovin' out
Hi gang, Delurking briefly. Some of you have visited us in Oslo. The time for visits at Casa Øksne in Oslo is now past. We are relocating to more rural parts in the county of Vestfold, about 100 km South of Oslo. New beds will be made available to passing PDML'ers of course. Carry on, Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 70's album cover -- with beefcake for Frank
Looks good, their pose complements each other. On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 10:21 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: When I saw this shot I decided I had to mess with it a little to funkify it. http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/image/90083112497 Good news, Frank: Brandon here was in most of this shoot with Aimée and I have a bunch more, so you're seeing my first serious photoshoot with beefcake accompaniment. :-) Always, comments welcome. -- -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: PESO - ' Lower Falls'
It has a very pleasant angle of view. And a slight color cast but that can be fixed. On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 3:16 AM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: I spent a week in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan on a Bugs Blooms workshop. Gave the K3 a workout for the first time - gotta say image peaking is a great feature for us older photogs with optical issues - got to use the feature alot and so far it has not let me down. The week in the U P was without a doubt the worst as far as the mosquitoes go - they attacked every uncovered orifice. Discovered a great little battery powered device by Cutter that did help with the mosquitoes as long as you were stationary. This image was taken at the lower falls of the Tahquamenon River before it empties out into Lake Superior. K3, 300mm FA 4.0, 1/10sec @f8.0 200 ISO You comments appreciated. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17802014 Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - Mooovin' out
While we did not stay at Casa Øksne, several years ago we spent several hours with Jostein during our brief stay in Oslo. He is a most amiable host and a knowledgeable guide. Thanks again Jostein! I think of our meeting frequently. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 5:16 AM, Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no wrote: Hi gang, Delurking briefly. Some of you have visited us in Oslo. The time for visits at Casa Øksne in Oslo is now past. We are relocating to more rural parts in the county of Vestfold, about 100 km South of Oslo. New beds will be made available to passing PDML'ers of course. Carry on, Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 70's album cover -- with beefcake for Frank
Thank you, Attila. On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 5:41 AM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: Looks good, their pose complements each other. On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 10:21 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: When I saw this shot I decided I had to mess with it a little to funkify it. http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/image/90083112497 Good news, Frank: Brandon here was in most of this shoot with Aimée and I have a bunch more, so you're seeing my first serious photoshoot with beefcake accompaniment. :-) Always, comments welcome. -- -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.
PESO: On the Go
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17802629 Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: road trip pics
Yeah, I saw that, but thought it was a optical illusion because one is facing in and the other facing out. I guess they're similar but not the same. -p On 6/27/2014 5:27 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Well, OK. They both have three masts, but yours are all tall while Christine's has two tall masts and one much shorter mast. IOW, they are not the same schooner. Now tell me you hadn't noticed the difference. J - Original Message - From: Paul pentax1...@gmail.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 12:08:39 PM Subject: Re: road trip pics Three each? Or am I missing something? -p On 6/27/2014 12:17 PM, Jack Davis wrote: The mast counts do not match up, Paul. That's how busy I am today. :-\ Jack - Original Message - From: Paul pentax1...@gmail.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 9:44:49 AM Subject: Re: road trip pics A fun chronicle of your trip. Glad to hear it was a good stress reliever. Haven't seen the Liberty Bell since 1967. It's nice to see it's not buried in security. ...and I *do* like the selfie. I think I have a pix of that same ship in Salem...but taken late on a chilly, November day. http://tinyurl.com/oe6p742 -p On 6/26/2014 12:28 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Thanks for the trip Christine. Nice to see the Liberty Bell again and the kids, plus Boston Harbor with the jet landing at Logan. My cousin lives in Salem and it's a quaint town. It goes crazy for Haloween with the witches and all. The Mark Twain study and your selfie does capture you 2. Glad you missed the deer on the way home. They could ruin a good vacation. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 1:30 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author homes, but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I spared you the exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark Twain’s Study—an octagon shaped building specifically built for him at his in-laws’ farm near Elmira, NY—built so he could write undisturbed during his summer visits to the farm. This building is now owned by Elmira College and located on campus. There was no student ambassador around to let us in, but I took some photos through the windows and converted to BW. They are included here. Visiting the author homes was great—fun to stand in Emerson’s study, the bedrooms where Little Women was written (Concord, MA) and that tiny women in Amherst, MA penned all those delightful poems, and, of course, seeing the Seven Gables that inspired the House of Seven Gables was fun as well (Salem, MA). Twain’s home in Hartford, CT is absolutely amazing and very well preserved, but interestingly, the Emerson family STILL owns Emerson’s home: the tour guide informed us, “We all work for the Emerson family.” Something really cool about that. Sara Orne Jewett’s house in South Berwick, ME is also a great house, but the town is not much to speak of. I’d never seen Philly, so we did all the historical stuff in one day, then left early the next for Hartford et al. Spent a few days in Boston—Freedom Trail, Boat ride, and Museum of Fine Arts—the Copley collection there is fantastic—then headed for Salem, MA. We also paid homage to author tombstones, but I spared you those photos as well, though Sleepy Hollow was amazing—many pilgrims travel to these markers and leave stones, pencils, pens, other trinkets—lots of small stones at Dickinson’s marker. Chronic dappled lighting made the markers somewhat of challenge to photograph. Famous people seem to love pretty spots near trees. We traveled for 16 days by car, moved on nearly every 1-3 days. As I look back now it was a dizzying pace, and the driving challenging: I nearly got us killed at a small round-about in Concord, MA. And we drove 12 hours straight from Elmira, NY to Chicago. The drive home started early, and we had the road nearly to ourselves, enjoying the quiet, morning fog, and the lovely tree studded hills and valleys of NY. But then a large doe jumped out in front of us. Fortunately, Darrel swerved right, the doe kept left, leaving no damage to car, person, or animal. I gushed over Darrel for his quick response, and the trip continued uneventful, that is, until we were literally 5 minutes from home. At a speed about 15 miles per hour, I turned a corner for the final 5 minute stretch home, only to have to slow down to let one of our neighborhood deer, traveling about .5 miles per hour, cross the road. Uncanny! Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/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. -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net
Re: PESO - ' Lower Falls'
The scene is breath-taking. Any minor photographic anomalies are of little consequence. I see there are two baskets or wire cages in the water, bottom right. Alan C -Original Message- From: Ken Waller Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2014 2:16 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO - ' Lower Falls' I spent a week in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan on a Bugs Blooms workshop. Gave the K3 a workout for the first time - gotta say image peaking is a great feature for us older photogs with optical issues - got to use the feature alot and so far it has not let me down. The week in the U P was without a doubt the worst as far as the mosquitoes go - they attacked every uncovered orifice. Discovered a great little battery powered device by Cutter that did help with the mosquitoes as long as you were stationary. This image was taken at the lower falls of the Tahquamenon River before it empties out into Lake Superior. K3, 300mm FA 4.0, 1/10sec @f8.0 200 ISO You comments appreciated. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17802014 Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - Abandoned places pics
I think the Chinese are pre-empting urbanisation don't want shanty towns as in so many parts of the world. Look again in a few years. Those empty cities will become new growth points. It also won't be long before the urbanised masses start demanding their rights more forcefully. Many poor people around the world would be only to happy to live in abandoned buildings but they are denied access. In Africa, the land is becoming deserted through urbanisation. Hello shanty towns, because there is no money, unlike in China. Farming today is a serious business - the days of tenant farming on 6 acres is over. In SA, although the blacks say they want the land back (not the tribal land or state owned land, but rather the successful white owned farms), they don't really want to farm. What they are actually after is cash compensation so they can buy decent housing in the cities, but who will pay? Alan C -Original Message- From: P.J. Alling Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 6:32 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT - Abandoned places pics The population density of the world isn't uniform. There are huge empty places. I don't know how reliable the estimate or how reliable my memory but, a few years ago I remember reading that if you took the entire human population of the world, at the time, and transported them the US states of Texas and Colorado, and divided up the land equally among them, each person would have a bit in excess of 6 acres or a little over 4000 square meters all to themselves. 6 acres by the way is the traditional measure for enough land to feed a family in Ireland. Now I wouldn't want to try to feed a family of four let alone a traditional Irish Family on 6 acres in West Texas, but, there's plenty of room for abandoned places. The world isn't nearly as crowded as one would think. If you think old abandoned places are bad, what do you make of the New abandoned places in China, they're still building empty cities there. http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-ideas/inside-china8217s-ghost-cities/story-e6frfqd9-1226716277487 On 6/27/2014 12:01 PM, Alan C wrote: Regardless of the quality or otherwise of the photos, it is quite astonishing that many of the buildings structures could be abandoned at all. Alan C -Original Message- From: Steve Cottrell Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 5:42 PM To: pentax list Subject: OT - Abandoned places pics Some will find this fascinating... http://dashburst.com/pic/abandoned-places/ -- A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant, and the crazy, crazier. - H.L.Mencken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - Mooovin' out
On 28/6/14, Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne, discombobulated, unleashed: Delurking briefly. Some of you have visited us in Oslo. The time for visits at Casa Øksne in Oslo is now past. We are relocating to more rural parts in the county of Vestfold, about 100 km South of Oslo. New beds will be made available to passing PDML'ers of course. Good luck with it! Looks like plenty of marinas along that bit of coast - planning on sailing up one day ;-) -- 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: OT - Mooovin' out
Jostein, Good luck with the move. We did it in October and I still have stuff to put away. Hope you enjoy the new place. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 4:16 AM, Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no wrote: Hi gang, Delurking briefly. Some of you have visited us in Oslo. The time for visits at Casa Øksne in Oslo is now past. We are relocating to more rural parts in the county of Vestfold, about 100 km South of Oslo. New beds will be made available to passing PDML'ers of course. Carry on, Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Changes to Pentax Accessories under Ricoh.
If he didn't like complaining he wouldn't own Pentax gear. On June 27, 2014 5:45:24 PM PDT, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 27/06/2014 6:42 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: On 6/27/2014 8:26 PM, Bill wrote: On 26/06/2014 10:12 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: All right, I managed to smash my previous O-ME53 magnifying eyepiece. So I ordered a replacement. I got it a couple of days ago and it now comes in a generic Ricoh/Pentax accessory box, with a cheap sticker describing the contents, and the rubber eye cup smells of lilacs. Lilacs? There's just something wrong with that. Would you prefer elderberries? billl If it were elderberries, I could make a cheap Monty Python joke, but I'm denied even that. I gave you an open door here. Stop complaining. bill -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - Mooovin' out
I'll keep that in mind if I ever get tired of my life in the big city. Have an easy move. On June 28, 2014 2:16:22 AM PDT, Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no wrote: Hi gang, Delurking briefly. Some of you have visited us in Oslo. The time for visits at Casa Øksne in Oslo is now past. We are relocating to more rural parts in the county of Vestfold, about 100 km South of Oslo. New beds will be made available to passing PDML'ers of course. Carry on, Jostein -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: On the Go
Has to be an interesting character. Well caught, Dan! Jack - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2014 5:53:15 AM Subject: PESO: On the Go http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17802629 Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: road trip pics
Well, I’m 99% positive it is the same boat. In Paul’s photo, which is quite lovely, you can see a sign to the left of ship. If you look really closely, I read it as the Friendship ship, which is the same name of the ship I photographed. This ship is a facsimile of the original ship. Interestingly, Salem at one point was the wealthiest and busiest port and area along the New England coast for a good long time—busier than Boston Harbor area, but then the witches took over :-). Cheers, Christine On Jun 28, 2014, at 8:04 AM, Paul pentax1...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah, I saw that, but thought it was a optical illusion because one is facing in and the other facing out. I guess they're similar but not the same. -p On 6/27/2014 5:27 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Well, OK. They both have three masts, but yours are all tall while Christine's has two tall masts and one much shorter mast. IOW, they are not the same schooner. Now tell me you hadn't noticed the difference. J - Original Message - From: Paul pentax1...@gmail.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 12:08:39 PM Subject: Re: road trip pics Three each? Or am I missing something? -p On 6/27/2014 12:17 PM, Jack Davis wrote: The mast counts do not match up, Paul. That's how busy I am today. :-\ Jack - Original Message - From: Paul pentax1...@gmail.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 9:44:49 AM Subject: Re: road trip pics A fun chronicle of your trip. Glad to hear it was a good stress reliever. Haven't seen the Liberty Bell since 1967. It's nice to see it's not buried in security. ...and I *do* like the selfie. I think I have a pix of that same ship in Salem...but taken late on a chilly, November day. http://tinyurl.com/oe6p742 -p On 6/26/2014 12:28 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Thanks for the trip Christine. Nice to see the Liberty Bell again and the kids, plus Boston Harbor with the jet landing at Logan. My cousin lives in Salem and it's a quaint town. It goes crazy for Haloween with the witches and all. The Mark Twain study and your selfie does capture you 2. Glad you missed the deer on the way home. They could ruin a good vacation. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 1:30 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author homes, but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I spared you the exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark Twain’s Study—an octagon shaped building specifically built for him at his in-laws’ farm near Elmira, NY—built so he could write undisturbed during his summer visits to the farm. This building is now owned by Elmira College and located on campus. There was no student ambassador around to let us in, but I took some photos through the windows and converted to BW. They are included here. Visiting the author homes was great—fun to stand in Emerson’s study, the bedrooms where Little Women was written (Concord, MA) and that tiny women in Amherst, MA penned all those delightful poems, and, of course, seeing the Seven Gables that inspired the House of Seven Gables was fun as well (Salem, MA). Twain’s home in Hartford, CT is absolutely amazing and very well preserved, but interestingly, the Emerson family STILL owns Emerson’s home: the tour guide informed us, “We all work for the Emerson family.” Something really cool about that. Sara Orne Jewett’s house in South Berwick, ME is also a great house, but the town is not much to speak of. I’d never seen Philly, so we did all the historical stuff in one day, then left early the next for Hartford et al. Spent a few days in Boston—Freedom Trail, Boat ride, and Museum of Fine Arts—the Copley collection there is fantastic—then headed for Salem, MA. We also paid homage to author tombstones, but I spared you those photos as well, though Sleepy Hollow was amazing—many pilgrims travel to these markers and leave stones, pencils, pens, other trinkets—lots of small stones at Dickinson’s marker. Chronic dappled lighting made the markers somewhat of challenge to photograph. Famous people seem to love pretty spots near trees. We traveled for 16 days by car, moved on nearly every 1-3 days. As I look back now it was a dizzying pace, and the driving challenging: I nearly got us killed at a small round-about in Concord, MA. And we drove 12 hours straight from Elmira, NY to Chicago. The drive home started early, and we had the road nearly to ourselves, enjoying the quiet, morning fog, and the lovely tree studded hills and valleys of NY. But then a large doe jumped out in front of us. Fortunately, Darrel swerved right, the doe kept left, leaving no damage to car, person, or animal. I gushed over Darrel for his quick response, and the trip continued uneventful, that is, until we were
Re: road trip pics
Thanks, Rob! Kind of you to say so! Cheers, Christine On Jun 27, 2014, at 1:07 AM, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: Love the self timer selfie Christine, and the shop window one too :) Reading Market, Philadelphia, PA is a stunner! Cheers, On 26 June 2014 16:30, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author homes, but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I spared you the exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark Twain’s Study—an octagon shaped building specifically built for him at his in-laws’ farm near Elmira, NY—built so he could write undisturbed during his summer visits to the farm. This building is now owned by Elmira College and located on campus. There was no student ambassador around to let us in, but I took some photos through the windows and converted to BW. They are included here. Visiting the author homes was great—fun to stand in Emerson’s study, the bedrooms where Little Women was written (Concord, MA) and that tiny women in Amherst, MA penned all those delightful poems, and, of course, seeing the Seven Gables that inspired the House of Seven Gables was fun as well (Salem, MA). Twain’s home in Hartford, CT is absolutely amazing and very well preserved, but interestingly, the Emerson family STILL owns Emerson’s home: the tour guide informed us, “We all work for the Emerson family.” Something really cool about that. Sara Orne Jewett’s house in South Berwick, ME is also a great house, but the town is not much to speak of. I’d never seen Philly, so we did all the historical stuff in one day, then left early the next for Hartford et al. Spent a few days in Boston—Freedom Trail, Boat ride, and Museum of Fine Arts—the Copley collection there is fantastic—then headed for Salem, MA. We also paid homage to author tombstones, but I spared you those photos as well, though Sleepy Hollow was amazing—many pilgrims travel to these markers and leave stones, pencils, pens, other trinkets—lots of small stones at Dickinson’s marker. Chronic dappled lighting made the markers somewhat of challenge to photograph. Famous people seem to love pretty spots near trees. We traveled for 16 days by car, moved on nearly every 1-3 days. As I look back now it was a dizzying pace, and the driving challenging: I nearly got us killed at a small round-about in Concord, MA. And we drove 12 hours straight from Elmira, NY to Chicago. The drive home started early, and we had the road nearly to ourselves, enjoying the quiet, morning fog, and the lovely tree studded hills and valleys of NY. But then a large doe jumped out in front of us. Fortunately, Darrel swerved right, the doe kept left, leaving no damage to car, person, or animal. I gushed over Darrel for his quick response, and the trip continued uneventful, that is, until we were literally 5 minutes from home. At a speed about 15 miles per hour, I turned a corner for the final 5 minute stretch home, only to have to slow down to let one of our neighborhood deer, traveling about .5 miles per hour, cross the road. Uncanny! Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/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. -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: road trip pics
Hi John: Well, we did go through a security check to see the Bell and Independence Hall and the USS Constitution and the U.S. Mint in Philly (which was really interesting to see how our coinage is made—an upper gallery allows you to see the “factory” floor in action, and they do a fantastic job of educational signage to explain the process from absolute start to absolute finish—of course, no photos were allowed)—BUT everyone was really pleasant and worked quickly. Cheers, Christine On Jun 26, 2014, at 3:55 PM, John sesso...@earthlink.net wrote: Looks like an enjoyable trip. I am a bit surprised they allow photos of the Liberty Bell. Aren't they afraid some TERRISTS will dress themselves up as school kids do TERRIST things to it? On 6/26/2014 2:30 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Everyone: Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author homes, but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I spared you the exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark Twain’s Study—an octagon shaped building specifically built for him at his in-laws’ farm near Elmira, NY—built so he could write undisturbed during his summer visits to the farm. This building is now owned by Elmira College and located on campus. There was no student ambassador around to let us in, but I took some photos through the windows and converted to BW. They are included here. Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/index.html -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: road trip pics
Thanks, Godfrey. Much appreciated! Cheers, Christine On Jun 26, 2014, at 12:50 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com wrote: Looks like it was a fun trip! I especially #s 2, 7, 10, and 13 in this set, although most are very nice. Godfrey -- Godfrey DiGiorgi - godfreydigio...@me.com Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/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: OT - Abandoned places pics
Yep, quite interesting! Thanks for posting. cheers, Christine On Jun 27, 2014, at 10:42 AM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: Some will find this fascinating... http://dashburst.com/pic/abandoned-places/ -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - Mooovin' out
Hi Jostein! Thanks for the invite :-) and have a good, fast, safe move! Cheers, Christine On Jun 28, 2014, at 4:16 AM, Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no wrote: Hi gang, Delurking briefly. Some of you have visited us in Oslo. The time for visits at Casa Øksne in Oslo is now past. We are relocating to more rural parts in the county of Vestfold, about 100 km South of Oslo. New beds will be made available to passing PDML'ers of course. Carry on, Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: road trip pics
OK, it may be that the upper section of the aft mast can be telescoped up (as in Paul's shot) or lowered (as in yours).(?) ...or those witches are up to their craft. 8-[ Jack - Original Message - From: Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2014 9:15:26 AM Subject: Re: road trip pics Well, I’m 99% positive it is the same boat. In Paul’s photo, which is quite lovely, you can see a sign to the left of ship. If you look really closely, I read it as the Friendship ship, which is the same name of the ship I photographed. This ship is a facsimile of the original ship. Interestingly, Salem at one point was the wealthiest and busiest port and area along the New England coast for a good long time—busier than Boston Harbor area, but then the witches took over :-). Cheers, Christine On Jun 28, 2014, at 8:04 AM, Paul pentax1...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah, I saw that, but thought it was a optical illusion because one is facing in and the other facing out. I guess they're similar but not the same. -p On 6/27/2014 5:27 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Well, OK. They both have three masts, but yours are all tall while Christine's has two tall masts and one much shorter mast. IOW, they are not the same schooner. Now tell me you hadn't noticed the difference. J - Original Message - From: Paul pentax1...@gmail.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 12:08:39 PM Subject: Re: road trip pics Three each? Or am I missing something? -p On 6/27/2014 12:17 PM, Jack Davis wrote: The mast counts do not match up, Paul. That's how busy I am today. :-\ Jack - Original Message - From: Paul pentax1...@gmail.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 9:44:49 AM Subject: Re: road trip pics A fun chronicle of your trip. Glad to hear it was a good stress reliever. Haven't seen the Liberty Bell since 1967. It's nice to see it's not buried in security. ...and I *do* like the selfie. I think I have a pix of that same ship in Salem...but taken late on a chilly, November day. http://tinyurl.com/oe6p742 -p On 6/26/2014 12:28 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Thanks for the trip Christine. Nice to see the Liberty Bell again and the kids, plus Boston Harbor with the jet landing at Logan. My cousin lives in Salem and it's a quaint town. It goes crazy for Haloween with the witches and all. The Mark Twain study and your selfie does capture you 2. Glad you missed the deer on the way home. They could ruin a good vacation. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 1:30 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author homes, but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I spared you the exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark Twain’s Study—an octagon shaped building specifically built for him at his in-laws’ farm near Elmira, NY—built so he could write undisturbed during his summer visits to the farm. This building is now owned by Elmira College and located on campus. There was no student ambassador around to let us in, but I took some photos through the windows and converted to BW. They are included here. Visiting the author homes was great—fun to stand in Emerson’s study, the bedrooms where Little Women was written (Concord, MA) and that tiny women in Amherst, MA penned all those delightful poems, and, of course, seeing the Seven Gables that inspired the House of Seven Gables was fun as well (Salem, MA). Twain’s home in Hartford, CT is absolutely amazing and very well preserved, but interestingly, the Emerson family STILL owns Emerson’s home: the tour guide informed us, “We all work for the Emerson family.” Something really cool about that. Sara Orne Jewett’s house in South Berwick, ME is also a great house, but the town is not much to speak of. I’d never seen Philly, so we did all the historical stuff in one day, then left early the next for Hartford et al. Spent a few days in Boston—Freedom Trail, Boat ride, and Museum of Fine Arts—the Copley collection there is fantastic—then headed for Salem, MA. We also paid homage to author tombstones, but I spared you those photos as well, though Sleepy Hollow was amazing—many pilgrims travel to these markers and leave stones, pencils, pens, other trinkets—lots of small stones at Dickinson’s marker. Chronic dappled lighting made the markers somewhat of challenge to photograph. Famous people seem to love pretty spots near trees. We traveled for 16 days by car, moved on nearly every 1-3 days. As I look back now it was a dizzying pace, and the driving challenging: I nearly got us killed at a small round-about in Concord, MA. And we drove 12 hours straight from Elmira, NY to Chicago. The drive home started early, and we had the road nearly to ourselves,
Re: Interesting emails on SanDisk SDHC Card Storage Case
Hi Bipin: In preparation for our trip, I bought some memory cards, and was appalled at the packaging waste as well—so much so I photographed it. Consider the packaging on the left and the actual product size on the right! http://www.caguila.com/sd/content/_IGP8318_large.html When my husband and I started recycling, excessive packaging become VERY apparent, since all the paper and plastic headed to our recycling bin—at least there is that recourse for consumers. Cheers, Christine On Jun 25, 2014, at 10:25 PM, Bipin Gupta bip...@gmail.com wrote: Sharing info on the topic of providing a small storage case for SanDisk SDHC Card through cost reduction of the giant packaging fot the tiny card. The official reply from sanDisk - see last mail - makes me think it was sent to a village moron with no education or intelligence - why SanDisk uses a giant sized costly packaging measuring 15 x 10 inches for a tiny card. Read on:- My 1st email:- Dear Sir, yesterday the 22nd of June 2014 my son bought me a SanDisk 32 GB Ultra SDHC Card costing some CAD 31 for my DSLR from COSTCO. My son’s name is xx x and his Costco membership # is xx111813. The tiny card came in a HUGE 26 x 38 cm packing which would have costed quite a large amount of money. But alas there was no Card Storage Plastic Case or Pouch included?? How do we safely store the bare card?? What a SHAME that a big and famous company like SanDisk should package their Card in a huge and expensive contraption, yet leave out a little box to hold the card safely. That 26 x 38 cm packaging is a JOKE for a tiny SDHC Card. I own some 5 #s high speed SanDisk Cards which all came in their separate cases or pouches. The card cases also come in handy for inserting small notes such as “photos to be downloaded”, “format and use card”, or “ready for use”. I will now have to consider purchasing other card brands for my DSLRs. Thank you for your insensitivity and corporate greed. Reply from sanDisk:- Thanks for emailing SanDisk Technical Support. It is our goal to make sure you have all the resources you need to get the most from your product. My name is Brad and I am one of the supervisor with SanDisk technical support. I thank you for your valued feedback, this helps us to improve our customer service. I understand that your issue has not been addressed as per your satisfaction and I am sorry for the inconvenience caused to you. I would like to inform you that we provide plastic cases only with the Extreme line cards not with the Ultra cards. I would suggest you to to buy the cases from any online or retail stores. You can do a search for Jewel cases and you may find them on Amazon's website. I will surely share your feedback with the marketing team. Please reply if you need any further assistance from sandisk. My 2nd email as a reply:- Hello Brad, thank you for the fast response. I am afraid you have missed the point totally:- a) What was the need for a huge and expensive packaging? My God! a package size of 26 x 38 cm for a tiny card, when a smaller 10 x 150 cm packaging could have been sufficient, and the money saved used for a plastic case. b) A giant packaging just eats up more storage space at your warehouse and shelf space at the Retailer. Who pays for all this wasted money? The Consumer Mr. Brad?? c) Please note other manufacturers of high speed Class 10 Cards do provide cases. In fact all my older SanDisk cards came with black pouches or plastic cases. Now I don't remember whether they were Ultra or Extreme cards - all semantics and a bad excuse wrt to Sl. a) b) above. Thanks for pointing me to Amazon and more money. Reply from SanDisk:- Thanks for emailing SanDisk Technical Support. It is our goal to make sure you have all the resources you need to get the most from your product. I appreciate your quick response. I would like to inform you that the packaging size is 26 x 38 cm because of the information that has to be there on the packaging. The terms and conditions and the policy information for the customers has to be there on the packaging. We no longer provides the plastic cases now with the Ultra cards. If you need the cases then you can buy them from any retail or online stores. Please reply if you need any further assistance from sandisk on this issue. I give up. Thanks for reading. Bipin camp: Thornhill, Ontario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Interesting emails on SanDisk SDHC Card Storage Case
I wonder what the price of cards would be if we didn't have to pay for the excessive packaging... -p On 6/28/2014 11:37 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Bipin: In preparation for our trip, I bought some memory cards, and was appalled at the packaging waste as well—so much so I photographed it. Consider the packaging on the left and the actual product size on the right! http://www.caguila.com/sd/content/_IGP8318_large.html When my husband and I started recycling, excessive packaging become VERY apparent, since all the paper and plastic headed to our recycling bin—at least there is that recourse for consumers. Cheers, Christine On Jun 25, 2014, at 10:25 PM, Bipin Gupta bip...@gmail.com wrote: Sharing info on the topic of providing a small storage case for SanDisk SDHC Card through cost reduction of the giant packaging fot the tiny card. The official reply from sanDisk - see last mail - makes me think it was sent to a village moron with no education or intelligence - why SanDisk uses a giant sized costly packaging measuring 15 x 10 inches for a tiny card. Read on:- My 1st email:- Dear Sir, yesterday the 22nd of June 2014 my son bought me a SanDisk 32 GB Ultra SDHC Card costing some CAD 31 for my DSLR from COSTCO. My son’s name is xx x and his Costco membership # is xx111813. The tiny card came in a HUGE 26 x 38 cm packing which would have costed quite a large amount of money. But alas there was no Card Storage Plastic Case or Pouch included?? How do we safely store the bare card?? What a SHAME that a big and famous company like SanDisk should package their Card in a huge and expensive contraption, yet leave out a little box to hold the card safely. That 26 x 38 cm packaging is a JOKE for a tiny SDHC Card. I own some 5 #s high speed SanDisk Cards which all came in their separate cases or pouches. The card cases also come in handy for inserting small notes such as “photos to be downloaded”, “format and use card”, or “ready for use”. I will now have to consider purchasing other card brands for my DSLRs. Thank you for your insensitivity and corporate greed. Reply from sanDisk:- Thanks for emailing SanDisk Technical Support. It is our goal to make sure you have all the resources you need to get the most from your product. My name is Brad and I am one of the supervisor with SanDisk technical support. I thank you for your valued feedback, this helps us to improve our customer service. I understand that your issue has not been addressed as per your satisfaction and I am sorry for the inconvenience caused to you. I would like to inform you that we provide plastic cases only with the Extreme line cards not with the Ultra cards. I would suggest you to to buy the cases from any online or retail stores. You can do a search for Jewel cases and you may find them on Amazon's website. I will surely share your feedback with the marketing team. Please reply if you need any further assistance from sandisk. My 2nd email as a reply:- Hello Brad, thank you for the fast response. I am afraid you have missed the point totally:- a) What was the need for a huge and expensive packaging? My God! a package size of 26 x 38 cm for a tiny card, when a smaller 10 x 150 cm packaging could have been sufficient, and the money saved used for a plastic case. b) A giant packaging just eats up more storage space at your warehouse and shelf space at the Retailer. Who pays for all this wasted money? The Consumer Mr. Brad?? c) Please note other manufacturers of high speed Class 10 Cards do provide cases. In fact all my older SanDisk cards came with black pouches or plastic cases. Now I don't remember whether they were Ultra or Extreme cards - all semantics and a bad excuse wrt to Sl. a) b) above. Thanks for pointing me to Amazon and more money. Reply from SanDisk:- Thanks for emailing SanDisk Technical Support. It is our goal to make sure you have all the resources you need to get the most from your product. I appreciate your quick response. I would like to inform you that the packaging size is 26 x 38 cm because of the information that has to be there on the packaging. The terms and conditions and the policy information for the customers has to be there on the packaging. We no longer provides the plastic cases now with the Ultra cards. If you need the cases then you can buy them from any retail or online stores. Please reply if you need any further assistance from sandisk on this issue. I give up. Thanks for reading. Bipin camp: Thornhill, Ontario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Wet eagle remote flowers
Lovely photos! What a beautiful spot to live in! Cheers, Christine! On Jun 24, 2014, at 12:32 AM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: I strapped the Tokina 400mm onto the Fuji X-T1 and had some serious fun. There ain’t no bokeh like 400mm bokeh: http://goo.gl/607Md2 -- - Tim Bray (If you’d like to send me a private message, see https://keybase.io/timbray) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Front Garden
Hi Rick: I see similar front gardens like this in Chicago and consider them clearly photo-worthy. I like your photo—though not sure about including the banister on left and the green object on right (water barrel?). Cheers, Christine On Jun 22, 2014, at 4:12 PM, Richard Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: Another from my walk in northwestern Center City: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17797010size=lg or http://gallery/photo.net/photo/17797010-lg.jpg (K-5, DA 16-45) Comments appreciated! Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 2014 - 143 - GDG
Very nice, Godfrey! At first I wasn’t sure about the thin lines, but in the end decided I like them. Cheers, Christine On Jun 23, 2014, at 10:13 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: Another Saturday's walk in Guadalupe River Park. https://flic.kr/p/o7aHyz Thanks for looking! Comments always appreciated. Godfrey --- The fact that nobody understands you doesn't make you an artist. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Down by the Station, Early in the Morning
That’s nice, Dan! Agree with Jack’s comments! Cheers, Christine On Jun 23, 2014, at 10:06 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@comcast.net wrote: Nice perspective shot with good DOF. Jack - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, June 23, 2014 6:29:25 PM Subject: PESO: Down by the Station, Early in the Morning http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17798553size=lg Comments are invited Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Sisters
Hi Marco: Love it! Subtlety playful, excellent composition, light lovely, nice BW rendering! Cheers, Christine On Jun 23, 2014, at 10:45 PM, Marco Alpert ma...@alpert.com wrote: http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo14/peso17.html Comments, as always, welcomed. -Marco --- http://www.alpert.com/marco -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 2014 - 144 - GDG
Another lovely shot, Godfrey! It is small and elegant. The lines of the object work great in the composition and rendering very nice. Cheers, Christine On Jun 24, 2014, at 9:49 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: Small thing, but elegant. https://flic.kr/p/nNBXk2 Thanks for looking. Comments always appreciated. enjoy! Godfrey --- The fact that nobody understands you doesn't make you an artist. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - 2036
That’s nice, Rick. When I first started out in photography in my 20s, I had an interest in doors and, of course, used to photograph them. You have a very pleasant scene here. Cheers, Christine On Jun 24, 2014, at 7:28 PM, Richard Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17797011 or http://gallery.photo.net/photo/17797011-lg.jpg (K-5, DA 16-45) Comments appreciated. Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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- All You Need Is...
Well, they should be pleased with that photo, Frank! Cheers, Christine On Jun 24, 2014, at 9:52 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Michelle and Janet were at the Stag/Stag (as I now hear it was called) this past weekend. They were the happiest couple and their great smiles made them irresistible to my camera: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2014/06/all-you-need-is.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 2014 - 145 - GDG
I like it! Fun! Cheers, Christine On Jun 25, 2014, at 12:53 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: Another from my growing library of amusing ancient film camera images … https://flic.kr/p/o4wnzW Thanks for looking. Comments always appreciated. Godfrey --- The fact that nobody understands you doesn't make you an artist. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Sisters
Thanks, Christine! m On Jun 28, 2014, at 9:51 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Marco: Love it! Subtlety playful, excellent composition, light lovely, nice BW rendering! Cheers, Christine On Jun 23, 2014, at 10:45 PM, Marco Alpert ma...@alpert.com wrote: http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo14/peso17.html Comments, as always, welcomed. -Marco --- http://www.alpert.com/marco -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Interesting emails on SanDisk SDHC Card Storage Case
I would suspect costs would be higher ... to cover the lossage of product in warehousing, and other losses due to small size. Consider the excessive Costco packaging .. they wouldn't ask for it if it was not economically to Costco's advantage. -- Richard Dell On 6/28/2014 12:41 PM, Paul wrote: I wonder what the price of cards would be if we didn't have to pay for the excessive packaging... -p On 6/28/2014 11:37 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Bipin: In preparation for our trip, I bought some memory cards, and was appalled at the packaging waste as well—so much so I photographed it. Consider the packaging on the left and the actual product size on the right! http://www.caguila.com/sd/content/_IGP8318_large.html When my husband and I started recycling, excessive packaging become VERY apparent, since all the paper and plastic headed to our recycling bin—at least there is that recourse for consumers. Cheers, Christine On Jun 25, 2014, at 10:25 PM, Bipin Gupta bip...@gmail.com wrote: Sharing info on the topic of providing a small storage case for SanDisk SDHC Card through cost reduction of the giant packaging fot the tiny card. The official reply from sanDisk - see last mail - makes me think it was sent to a village moron with no education or intelligence - why SanDisk uses a giant sized costly packaging measuring 15 x 10 inches for a tiny card. Read on:- My 1st email:- Dear Sir, yesterday the 22nd of June 2014 my son bought me a SanDisk 32 GB Ultra SDHC Card costing some CAD 31 for my DSLR from COSTCO. My son’s name is xx x and his Costco membership # is xx111813. The tiny card came in a HUGE 26 x 38 cm packing which would have costed quite a large amount of money. But alas there was no Card Storage Plastic Case or Pouch included?? How do we safely store the bare card?? What a SHAME that a big and famous company like SanDisk should package their Card in a huge and expensive contraption, yet leave out a little box to hold the card safely. That 26 x 38 cm packaging is a JOKE for a tiny SDHC Card. I own some 5 #s high speed SanDisk Cards which all came in their separate cases or pouches. The card cases also come in handy for inserting small notes such as “photos to be downloaded”, “format and use card”, or “ready for use”. I will now have to consider purchasing other card brands for my DSLRs. Thank you for your insensitivity and corporate greed. Reply from sanDisk:- Thanks for emailing SanDisk Technical Support. It is our goal to make sure you have all the resources you need to get the most from your product. My name is Brad and I am one of the supervisor with SanDisk technical support. I thank you for your valued feedback, this helps us to improve our customer service. I understand that your issue has not been addressed as per your satisfaction and I am sorry for the inconvenience caused to you. I would like to inform you that we provide plastic cases only with the Extreme line cards not with the Ultra cards. I would suggest you to to buy the cases from any online or retail stores. You can do a search for Jewel cases and you may find them on Amazon's website. I will surely share your feedback with the marketing team. Please reply if you need any further assistance from sandisk. My 2nd email as a reply:- Hello Brad, thank you for the fast response. I am afraid you have missed the point totally:- a) What was the need for a huge and expensive packaging? My God! a package size of 26 x 38 cm for a tiny card, when a smaller 10 x 150 cm packaging could have been sufficient, and the money saved used for a plastic case. b) A giant packaging just eats up more storage space at your warehouse and shelf space at the Retailer. Who pays for all this wasted money? The Consumer Mr. Brad?? c) Please note other manufacturers of high speed Class 10 Cards do provide cases. In fact all my older SanDisk cards came with black pouches or plastic cases. Now I don't remember whether they were Ultra or Extreme cards - all semantics and a bad excuse wrt to Sl. a) b) above. Thanks for pointing me to Amazon and more money. Reply from SanDisk:- Thanks for emailing SanDisk Technical Support. It is our goal to make sure you have all the resources you need to get the most from your product. I appreciate your quick response. I would like to inform you that the packaging size is 26 x 38 cm because of the information that has to be there on the packaging. The terms and conditions and the policy information for the customers has to be there on the packaging. We no longer provides the plastic cases now with the Ultra cards. If you need the cases then you can buy them from any retail or online stores. Please reply if you need any further assistance from sandisk on this issue. I give up. Thanks for reading. Bipin camp: Thornhill, Ontario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please
Re: Interesting emails on SanDisk SDHC Card Storage Case
The packaging is primarily for loss prevention, small, easily pocket-able, items tend to disappear. I'd add the word valuable but that's just not necessary. Long. long. ago I worked for Tandy Computers as a service rep., and everyone working for Tandy had to spend some time on the sales floor, not that we had a lot of walk in customers. Another quirk of Tandy, being an arm of Radio shack, (and I have lots of RS stupidity stories), is that even the computer stores carried batteries. even the red ones that Radio Shack gave away for free if you had a battery club card. One day I was alone in the store, All the sales help were out on calls or off duty, the manager was at a conference, and the teacher was out sick. So that's the setup. So I had the place to myself, and was using the time productively on a Government Project, writing some code on the Xinux box. A kid walked into the store, and didn't think I'd noticed him, headed to the battery display and started to surreptitiously stuff his pockets with the Free crappy red batteries, I watched him do this out of the corner of my eye for a maybe half a minute, looked up at him and said; Hey, Kid. If you're going to steal batteries, at least take the Alkalines. He turned as red as the cases on the batteries in his pocket, at which time I said; Get out of here. and he slunk away. Radio Shack loss prevention would have wanted me to call the cops but I didn't think it was worth ruining someones life over a product we didn't even bother to inventory. On 6/28/2014 12:37 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Bipin: In preparation for our trip, I bought some memory cards, and was appalled at the packaging waste as well—so much so I photographed it. Consider the packaging on the left and the actual product size on the right! http://www.caguila.com/sd/content/_IGP8318_large.html When my husband and I started recycling, excessive packaging become VERY apparent, since all the paper and plastic headed to our recycling bin—at least there is that recourse for consumers. Cheers, Christine On Jun 25, 2014, at 10:25 PM, Bipin Gupta bip...@gmail.com wrote: Sharing info on the topic of providing a small storage case for SanDisk SDHC Card through cost reduction of the giant packaging fot the tiny card. The official reply from sanDisk - see last mail - makes me think it was sent to a village moron with no education or intelligence - why SanDisk uses a giant sized costly packaging measuring 15 x 10 inches for a tiny card. Read on:- My 1st email:- Dear Sir, yesterday the 22nd of June 2014 my son bought me a SanDisk 32 GB Ultra SDHC Card costing some CAD 31 for my DSLR from COSTCO. My son’s name is xx x and his Costco membership # is xx111813. The tiny card came in a HUGE 26 x 38 cm packing which would have costed quite a large amount of money. But alas there was no Card Storage Plastic Case or Pouch included?? How do we safely store the bare card?? What a SHAME that a big and famous company like SanDisk should package their Card in a huge and expensive contraption, yet leave out a little box to hold the card safely. That 26 x 38 cm packaging is a JOKE for a tiny SDHC Card. I own some 5 #s high speed SanDisk Cards which all came in their separate cases or pouches. The card cases also come in handy for inserting small notes such as “photos to be downloaded”, “format and use card”, or “ready for use”. I will now have to consider purchasing other card brands for my DSLRs. Thank you for your insensitivity and corporate greed. Reply from sanDisk:- Thanks for emailing SanDisk Technical Support. It is our goal to make sure you have all the resources you need to get the most from your product. My name is Brad and I am one of the supervisor with SanDisk technical support. I thank you for your valued feedback, this helps us to improve our customer service. I understand that your issue has not been addressed as per your satisfaction and I am sorry for the inconvenience caused to you. I would like to inform you that we provide plastic cases only with the Extreme line cards not with the Ultra cards. I would suggest you to to buy the cases from any online or retail stores. You can do a search for Jewel cases and you may find them on Amazon's website. I will surely share your feedback with the marketing team. Please reply if you need any further assistance from sandisk. My 2nd email as a reply:- Hello Brad, thank you for the fast response. I am afraid you have missed the point totally:- a) What was the need for a huge and expensive packaging? My God! a package size of 26 x 38 cm for a tiny card, when a smaller 10 x 150 cm packaging could have been sufficient, and the money saved used for a plastic case. b) A giant packaging just eats up more storage space at your warehouse and shelf space at the Retailer. Who pays for all this wasted money? The Consumer Mr. Brad?? c) Please note other manufacturers of high speed Class 10 Cards
Re: PESO: On the Go
Thanks, Jack! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 11:23 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@comcast.net wrote: Has to be an interesting character. Well caught, Dan! Jack - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2014 5:53:15 AM Subject: PESO: On the Go http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17802629 Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Down by the Station, Early in the Morning
Thanks, Christine! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 12:50 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: That’s nice, Dan! Agree with Jack’s comments! Cheers, Christine On Jun 23, 2014, at 10:06 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@comcast.net wrote: Nice perspective shot with good DOF. Jack - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, June 23, 2014 6:29:25 PM Subject: PESO: Down by the Station, Early in the Morning http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17798553size=lg Comments are invited Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Motojack
http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo14/peso18.html Comments, as always, welcomed. -Marco --- http://www.alpert.com/marco -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Motojack
That is a bizarre individual, but well captured. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 3:43 PM, Marco Alpert ma...@alpert.com wrote: http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo14/peso18.html Comments, as always, welcomed. -Marco --- http://www.alpert.com/marco -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - Abandoned places pics
My point is for what ever reason people aren't evenly distributed, populations tend to clump for what ever reason. Abandoned buildings are abandoned for lots of reasons not least of which is no one want's to live where those buildings are, and if you do a little research, you'll find that most of those brand new ghost cities in China are surrounded by farming villages full of people who can't afford to live in the brand new city, and every vibrant existing Chinese city has it's equivalent of a shanty town or slum where the newly arrived collect. They can't afford decent housing either. If you shipped people to most of the abandoned buildings in in those pictures, you'd need guards to keep them there. The problem you have in SA is that no matter what it looks like, it's easier to live in a shanty town than on the land. You implied so yourself. On 6/28/2014 9:20 AM, Alan C wrote: I think the Chinese are pre-empting urbanisation don't want shanty towns as in so many parts of the world. Look again in a few years. Those empty cities will become new growth points. It also won't be long before the urbanised masses start demanding their rights more forcefully. Many poor people around the world would be only to happy to live in abandoned buildings but they are denied access. In Africa, the land is becoming deserted through urbanisation. Hello shanty towns, because there is no money, unlike in China. Farming today is a serious business - the days of tenant farming on 6 acres is over. In SA, although the blacks say they want the land back (not the tribal land or state owned land, but rather the successful white owned farms), they don't really want to farm. What they are actually after is cash compensation so they can buy decent housing in the cities, but who will pay? Alan C -Original Message- From: P.J. Alling Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 6:32 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT - Abandoned places pics The population density of the world isn't uniform. There are huge empty places. I don't know how reliable the estimate or how reliable my memory but, a few years ago I remember reading that if you took the entire human population of the world, at the time, and transported them the US states of Texas and Colorado, and divided up the land equally among them, each person would have a bit in excess of 6 acres or a little over 4000 square meters all to themselves. 6 acres by the way is the traditional measure for enough land to feed a family in Ireland. Now I wouldn't want to try to feed a family of four let alone a traditional Irish Family on 6 acres in West Texas, but, there's plenty of room for abandoned places. The world isn't nearly as crowded as one would think. If you think old abandoned places are bad, what do you make of the New abandoned places in China, they're still building empty cities there. http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-ideas/inside-china8217s-ghost-cities/story-e6frfqd9-1226716277487 On 6/27/2014 12:01 PM, Alan C wrote: Regardless of the quality or otherwise of the photos, it is quite astonishing that many of the buildings structures could be abandoned at all. Alan C -Original Message- From: Steve Cottrell Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 5:42 PM To: pentax list Subject: OT - Abandoned places pics Some will find this fascinating... http://dashburst.com/pic/abandoned-places/ -- A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant, and the crazy, crazier. - H.L.Mencken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Time Trial
I was wandering about and found an in-line skate competition near our place. Watched the time trials for a while. They were fast! Here's one of the better shots of the day: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2014/06/time-trial.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Time Trial
Nice catch! - Marco On Jun 28, 2014, at 1:37 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I was wandering about and found an in-line skate competition near our place. Watched the time trials for a while. They were fast! Here's one of the better shots of the day: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2014/06/time-trial.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Motojack
On 28/06/2014 1:43 PM, Marco Alpert wrote: http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo14/peso18.html Comments, as always, welcomed. There is so much wrong going on there it beggars belief. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO- All You Need Is...
Thanks, Christine! Tomorrow is the annual Pride Parade. Not sure yet but I hope to be there. Great party! Cheers, frank On 28 June, 2014 12:56:11 PM EDT, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Well, they should be pleased with that photo, Frank! Cheers, Christine On Jun 24, 2014, at 9:52 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Michelle and Janet were at the Stag/Stag (as I now hear it was called) this past weekend. They were the happiest couple and their great smiles made them irresistible to my camera: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2014/06/all-you-need-is.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - The Happy Couple
Thanks, Bruce! cheers, frank On 24 June, 2014 3:32:14 PM EDT, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: A happy moment well captured, Frank. On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 10:27 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Friends of Judy and me are getting married this week. 150 LGBT couples will be getting married at Casa Loma (look it up on Wikipedia) as part of Pride Week which started this past weekend. Due to the numbers, only a few guests are allowed. So Ian and Meryn had a little pre-ception on a perfect summer Sunday afternoon so friends could celebrate with them: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2014/06/the-happy-couple.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - The Happy Couple
I'll avoid the rude jokes and just thank you. Appreciate the comment. Cheers, frank On 24 June, 2014 9:03:47 PM EDT, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com: Friends of Judy and me are getting married this week. 150 LGBT couples will be getting married at Casa Loma (look it up on Wikipedia) as part of Pride Week which started this past weekend. Due to the numbers, only a few guests are allowed. So Ian and Meryn had a little pre-ception on a perfect summer Sunday afternoon so friends could celebrate with them: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2014/06/the-happy-couple.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. A well captured moment. I feel I want to rotate the image anti-clockwise (but I'm a bit anal about verticals and horizontals...) “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 70's album cover -- with beefcake for Frank
No doubt about it-nice 70s look and lighting. Nice one, Bruce! I think you achieved your intent! Cheers, Christine On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:21 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: When I saw this shot I decided I had to mess with it a little to funkify it. http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/image/90083112497 Good news, Frank: Brandon here was in most of this shoot with Aimée and I have a bunch more, so you're seeing my first serious photoshoot with beefcake accompaniment. :-) Always, comments welcome. -- -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: PESO - ' Lower Falls'
Absolutely lovely. Composition superb! Always a treat to see your work, Ken! Cheers, Christine On Jun 27, 2014, at 7:16 PM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: I spent a week in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan on a Bugs Blooms workshop. Gave the K3 a workout for the first time - gotta say image peaking is a great feature for us older photogs with optical issues - got to use the feature alot and so far it has not let me down. The week in the U P was without a doubt the worst as far as the mosquitoes go - they attacked every uncovered orifice. Discovered a great little battery powered device by Cutter that did help with the mosquitoes as long as you were stationary. This image was taken at the lower falls of the Tahquamenon River before it empties out into Lake Superior. K3, 300mm FA 4.0, 1/10sec @f8.0 200 ISO You comments appreciated. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17802014 Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Time Trial
Dynamic moment! Jack - Original Message - From: knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2014 1:37:16 PM Subject: PESO - Time Trial I was wandering about and found an in-line skate competition near our place. Watched the time trials for a while. They were fast! Here's one of the better shots of the day: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2014/06/time-trial.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 2014 - 147 - GDG
Very simple photo. https://flic.kr/p/o8Em2F But something in it resonates for me. Thanks for looking. Comments always appreciated. Godfrey --- The fact that nobody understands you doesn't make you an artist. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Motojack
Marco Alpert wrote: http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo14/peso18.html Brilliant and astonishing! I literally laughed out loud. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - Abandoned places pics
In Japan, the population is declining and the countryside is emptying out. There’s even a word, Haikyo, for the hobby of exploring and photographing such places. See http://www.haikyo.org/ On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 12:53 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: My point is for what ever reason people aren't evenly distributed, populations tend to clump for what ever reason. Abandoned buildings are abandoned for lots of reasons not least of which is no one want's to live where those buildings are, and if you do a little research, you'll find that most of those brand new ghost cities in China are surrounded by farming villages full of people who can't afford to live in the brand new city, and every vibrant existing Chinese city has it's equivalent of a shanty town or slum where the newly arrived collect. They can't afford decent housing either. If you shipped people to most of the abandoned buildings in in those pictures, you'd need guards to keep them there. The problem you have in SA is that no matter what it looks like, it's easier to live in a shanty town than on the land. You implied so yourself. On 6/28/2014 9:20 AM, Alan C wrote: I think the Chinese are pre-empting urbanisation don't want shanty towns as in so many parts of the world. Look again in a few years. Those empty cities will become new growth points. It also won't be long before the urbanised masses start demanding their rights more forcefully. Many poor people around the world would be only to happy to live in abandoned buildings but they are denied access. In Africa, the land is becoming deserted through urbanisation. Hello shanty towns, because there is no money, unlike in China. Farming today is a serious business - the days of tenant farming on 6 acres is over. In SA, although the blacks say they want the land back (not the tribal land or state owned land, but rather the successful white owned farms), they don't really want to farm. What they are actually after is cash compensation so they can buy decent housing in the cities, but who will pay? Alan C -Original Message- From: P.J. Alling Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 6:32 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT - Abandoned places pics The population density of the world isn't uniform. There are huge empty places. I don't know how reliable the estimate or how reliable my memory but, a few years ago I remember reading that if you took the entire human population of the world, at the time, and transported them the US states of Texas and Colorado, and divided up the land equally among them, each person would have a bit in excess of 6 acres or a little over 4000 square meters all to themselves. 6 acres by the way is the traditional measure for enough land to feed a family in Ireland. Now I wouldn't want to try to feed a family of four let alone a traditional Irish Family on 6 acres in West Texas, but, there's plenty of room for abandoned places. The world isn't nearly as crowded as one would think. If you think old abandoned places are bad, what do you make of the New abandoned places in China, they're still building empty cities there. http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-ideas/inside-china8217s-ghost-cities/story-e6frfqd9-1226716277487 On 6/27/2014 12:01 PM, Alan C wrote: Regardless of the quality or otherwise of the photos, it is quite astonishing that many of the buildings structures could be abandoned at all. Alan C -Original Message- From: Steve Cottrell Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 5:42 PM To: pentax list Subject: OT - Abandoned places pics Some will find this fascinating... http://dashburst.com/pic/abandoned-places/ -- A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant, and the crazy, crazier. - H.L.Mencken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- - Tim Bray (If you’d like to send me a private message, see https://keybase.io/timbray) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Time Trial
Cool. What’s she got on her legs? On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 1:37 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I was wandering about and found an in-line skate competition near our place. Watched the time trials for a while. They were fast! Here's one of the better shots of the day: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2014/06/time-trial.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- - Tim Bray (If you’d like to send me a private message, see https://keybase.io/timbray) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Motojack
Man, that’s horrible. But the picture’s fine. On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 12:43 PM, Marco Alpert ma...@alpert.com wrote: http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo14/peso18.html Comments, as always, welcomed. -Marco --- http://www.alpert.com/marco -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- - Tim Bray (If you’d like to send me a private message, see https://keybase.io/timbray) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Time Trial
Great pose, great timing, great action shot, Frank. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 4:37 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I was wandering about and found an in-line skate competition near our place. Watched the time trials for a while. They were fast! Here's one of the better shots of the day: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2014/06/time-trial.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Time Trial
Looks like a great form, and well caught. I really like how clearly hard she's pushing there. On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 4:37 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I was wandering about and found an in-line skate competition near our place. Watched the time trials for a while. They were fast! Here's one of the better shots of the day: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2014/06/time-trial.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: City Girl
Yeah, that background really makes her pop. Nice shot! Cheers, frank On 26 June, 2014 11:41:17 PM EDT, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17801048 Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Motojack
What Mark Roberts said. Wonderfully seen, Marco, and well captured! And power to the odd duck, though I speak with bias since I'm an odd duck too! :-) Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad On Jun 28, 2014, at 6:59 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Marco Alpert wrote: http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo14/peso18.html Brilliant and astonishing! I literally laughed out loud. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO 1970's vintage
Great smile! It really lifts it up a notch. Wonderful photo. Cheers, frank On 26 June, 2014 2:01:40 PM EDT, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: My pal Judi was approached by Aimée's mother who thought that her daughter was pretty and that Judi should take some pics. Judi contacted me and said let's make her look like a rockstar. I hauled some of my gear over to Judi's studio and much fun was had. Aimée in a vintage 1970's bikini ... http://pulchritude.brucemwalker.com/image/89972531362 K-3, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 50mm/f:8.0, 1/125th sec, ISO 200. Elinchrom strobe with 22 socked beauty dish above slightly left; flanked by two Westcott Apollo Strips with Neewer TT560 flashes. Comments, as always, welcome. -- -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. “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - House Sitting Swallow
Thanks Christine! And thanks to everyone else who commented and looked. Cheers, frank On 18 June, 2014 4:53:11 PM EDT, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Very pretty blue and great bokeh. Very nice, Frank. Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad On Jun 16, 2014, at 9:01 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Because he's sitting on his house? http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2014/06/house-sitting-swallow.html?m=1 I wish it were a bit sharper but I'll take it. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 70's album cover -- with beefcake for Frank
I'm quite certain they didn't have navel or nipple rings in the '70s. I do appreciate your attempt to address the gender imbalance in semi-nude studio photography. Also really like the album cover look. Great fun! A fine photo. Cheers, frank On 27 June, 2014 3:21:11 PM EDT, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: When I saw this shot I decided I had to mess with it a little to funkify it. http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/image/90083112497 Good news, Frank: Brandon here was in most of this shoot with Aimée and I have a bunch more, so you're seeing my first serious photoshoot with beefcake accompaniment. :-) Always, comments welcome. -- -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. “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Motojack
The man has a sense of style. :-) Cheers, frank On 28 June, 2014 3:43:09 PM EDT, Marco Alpert ma...@alpert.com wrote: http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo14/peso18.html Comments, as always, welcomed. -Marco --- http://www.alpert.com/marco “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - Abandoned places pics
Talk about midwest farm living. Farm machinery changed the midwest. We moved from 100 acre farms to 1,000 acre farms. People moved to the cities. Lots of towns just dried up and blew away. Many of the structures are still there, Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 7:05 PM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: In Japan, the population is declining and the countryside is emptying out. There’s even a word, Haikyo, for the hobby of exploring and photographing such places. See http://www.haikyo.org/ On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 12:53 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: My point is for what ever reason people aren't evenly distributed, populations tend to clump for what ever reason. Abandoned buildings are abandoned for lots of reasons not least of which is no one want's to live where those buildings are, and if you do a little research, you'll find that most of those brand new ghost cities in China are surrounded by farming villages full of people who can't afford to live in the brand new city, and every vibrant existing Chinese city has it's equivalent of a shanty town or slum where the newly arrived collect. They can't afford decent housing either. If you shipped people to most of the abandoned buildings in in those pictures, you'd need guards to keep them there. The problem you have in SA is that no matter what it looks like, it's easier to live in a shanty town than on the land. You implied so yourself. On 6/28/2014 9:20 AM, Alan C wrote: I think the Chinese are pre-empting urbanisation don't want shanty towns as in so many parts of the world. Look again in a few years. Those empty cities will become new growth points. It also won't be long before the urbanised masses start demanding their rights more forcefully. Many poor people around the world would be only to happy to live in abandoned buildings but they are denied access. In Africa, the land is becoming deserted through urbanisation. Hello shanty towns, because there is no money, unlike in China. Farming today is a serious business - the days of tenant farming on 6 acres is over. In SA, although the blacks say they want the land back (not the tribal land or state owned land, but rather the successful white owned farms), they don't really want to farm. What they are actually after is cash compensation so they can buy decent housing in the cities, but who will pay? Alan C -Original Message- From: P.J. Alling Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 6:32 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT - Abandoned places pics The population density of the world isn't uniform. There are huge empty places. I don't know how reliable the estimate or how reliable my memory but, a few years ago I remember reading that if you took the entire human population of the world, at the time, and transported them the US states of Texas and Colorado, and divided up the land equally among them, each person would have a bit in excess of 6 acres or a little over 4000 square meters all to themselves. 6 acres by the way is the traditional measure for enough land to feed a family in Ireland. Now I wouldn't want to try to feed a family of four let alone a traditional Irish Family on 6 acres in West Texas, but, there's plenty of room for abandoned places. The world isn't nearly as crowded as one would think. If you think old abandoned places are bad, what do you make of the New abandoned places in China, they're still building empty cities there. http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-ideas/inside-china8217s-ghost-cities/story-e6frfqd9-1226716277487 On 6/27/2014 12:01 PM, Alan C wrote: Regardless of the quality or otherwise of the photos, it is quite astonishing that many of the buildings structures could be abandoned at all. Alan C -Original Message- From: Steve Cottrell Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 5:42 PM To: pentax list Subject: OT - Abandoned places pics Some will find this fascinating... http://dashburst.com/pic/abandoned-places/ -- A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant, and the crazy, crazier. - H.L.Mencken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- - Tim Bray (If you’d like to send me a private message, see https://keybase.io/timbray) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Intensity
Another shot from my brief stay at an in-line skating competition today. Same vantage-point as Time Trial; it was the only one without horrendous background clutter. I was initially attracted to Time Trial due to the young lady's expression. Overall I think this one's better for many reasons but I don't want to critique my own photo: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2014/06/intensity.html?m=1 You can if you want, though. Comments always appreciated. Hope you enjoy. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - ' Lower Falls'
What Christine said. :-) Cheers, frank On 28 June, 2014 5:13:27 PM EDT, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Absolutely lovely. Composition superb! Always a treat to see your work, Ken! Cheers, Christine On Jun 27, 2014, at 7:16 PM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: I spent a week in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan on a Bugs Blooms workshop. Gave the K3 a workout for the first time - gotta say image peaking is a great feature for us older photogs with optical issues - got to use the feature alot and so far it has not let me down. The week in the U P was without a doubt the worst as far as the mosquitoes go - they attacked every uncovered orifice. Discovered a great little battery powered device by Cutter that did help with the mosquitoes as long as you were stationary. This image was taken at the lower falls of the Tahquamenon River before it empties out into Lake Superior. K3, 300mm FA 4.0, 1/10sec @f8.0 200 ISO You comments appreciated. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17802014 Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - Mooovin' out
Now, you're making me delurk too... Here, wishing you the smoothest and speediest move possible. Our regards to all of yours ;-). Boris On 6/28/2014 12:16 PM, Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne wrote: Hi gang, Delurking briefly. Some of you have visited us in Oslo. The time for visits at Casa Øksne in Oslo is now past. We are relocating to more rural parts in the county of Vestfold, about 100 km South of Oslo. New beds will be made available to passing PDML'ers of course. Carry on, Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - Abandoned places pics
Yes, PJ, I agree - you sum it up very well. On the one hand, the Gov't in SA trying it's best to build free starter houses for the masses coming to the cities but they just can't keep up with the demand mostly because of the expense. (Everything was promised for free in 1994 the masses haven't forgotten it yet). On the other hand no-one really wants to live on work land they don't own. The tribal areas are run on a feudal basis by the Amakosi who screw their subjects into destitution give very little back. The masses urgently need title to their land so they can qualify for mortgages take the financial load off the Gov't's back. The Amakosi need to move into the 21st century. Alan C -Original Message- From: P.J. Alling Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2014 9:53 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT - Abandoned places pics My point is for what ever reason people aren't evenly distributed, populations tend to clump for what ever reason. Abandoned buildings are abandoned for lots of reasons not least of which is no one want's to live where those buildings are, and if you do a little research, you'll find that most of those brand new ghost cities in China are surrounded by farming villages full of people who can't afford to live in the brand new city, and every vibrant existing Chinese city has it's equivalent of a shanty town or slum where the newly arrived collect. They can't afford decent housing either. If you shipped people to most of the abandoned buildings in in those pictures, you'd need guards to keep them there. The problem you have in SA is that no matter what it looks like, it's easier to live in a shanty town than on the land. You implied so yourself. On 6/28/2014 9:20 AM, Alan C wrote: I think the Chinese are pre-empting urbanisation don't want shanty towns as in so many parts of the world. Look again in a few years. Those empty cities will become new growth points. It also won't be long before the urbanised masses start demanding their rights more forcefully. Many poor people around the world would be only to happy to live in abandoned buildings but they are denied access. In Africa, the land is becoming deserted through urbanisation. Hello shanty towns, because there is no money, unlike in China. Farming today is a serious business - the days of tenant farming on 6 acres is over. In SA, although the blacks say they want the land back (not the tribal land or state owned land, but rather the successful white owned farms), they don't really want to farm. What they are actually after is cash compensation so they can buy decent housing in the cities, but who will pay? Alan C -Original Message- From: P.J. Alling Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 6:32 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT - Abandoned places pics The population density of the world isn't uniform. There are huge empty places. I don't know how reliable the estimate or how reliable my memory but, a few years ago I remember reading that if you took the entire human population of the world, at the time, and transported them the US states of Texas and Colorado, and divided up the land equally among them, each person would have a bit in excess of 6 acres or a little over 4000 square meters all to themselves. 6 acres by the way is the traditional measure for enough land to feed a family in Ireland. Now I wouldn't want to try to feed a family of four let alone a traditional Irish Family on 6 acres in West Texas, but, there's plenty of room for abandoned places. The world isn't nearly as crowded as one would think. If you think old abandoned places are bad, what do you make of the New abandoned places in China, they're still building empty cities there. http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-ideas/inside-china8217s-ghost-cities/story-e6frfqd9-1226716277487 On 6/27/2014 12:01 PM, Alan C wrote: Regardless of the quality or otherwise of the photos, it is quite astonishing that many of the buildings structures could be abandoned at all. Alan C -Original Message- From: Steve Cottrell Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 5:42 PM To: pentax list Subject: OT - Abandoned places pics Some will find this fascinating... http://dashburst.com/pic/abandoned-places/ -- A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant, and the crazy, crazier. - H.L.Mencken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
