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2014-07-15 Thread Paul

Me, too.  I wonder how it would look with a shade more contrast.

-p

On 7/15/2014 7:37 PM, Richard Womer wrote:

It is excellent in B&W--I prefer it to the color version.

Rick
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On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 3:23 PM, Jack Davis  wrote:

Thanks, David!

J

- Original Message -
From: "David J Brooks" 
To: "PDML" 
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2014 12:16:54 PM
Subject: Re: Peso: Pennington Barn B&W

B&W by a few percent

Dave

On Sat, Jul 12, 2014 at 5:36 PM, Jack Davis  wrote:



It was requested and I am complying by providing a B&W version of Pennington 
Barn.

Thanks for asking!

Comments most welcome.

Jack


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Re: New Pentax bridge camera: XG-1

2014-07-15 Thread Brian Walters

Quoting John Celio :


I'm on the verge of buying a Q7, but I'm doing my best to wait for
Photokina just in case they come out with a new one. They've put out a
new model every year so far, so it's certainly a possibility.

A Q camera wouldn't replace my K-5, but it could certainly be a lot of
fun. I could adapt both my K and Auto 110 lenses to it. My K 500mm
would be some kind of ridiculous telescope with the Q's crop factor,
and I could even get it in black and yellow, to match my car. ;D



I have the original Q as well as the K-5.  The Q is a lot of fun but  
difficult to use outdoors in strong sunlight.  I'm not sure I'd go for  
another Q even if they produce one with a viewfinder - I really want a  
mirrorless with a large sensor.



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Re: PESO - A Patch of Blue (revised)

2014-07-15 Thread Paul

I cast my vote for the original...

-p

On 7/15/2014 7:33 PM, Brian Walters wrote:

G'day all

A few comments suggested a bit of cropping might improve this image.
I've listened, so here's a revised version.  Rick also suggested
brightening the left hand side a tad, so I've done that as well.  (sorry
PJ, I couldn't find a nude model to provide scale).

What do you think?

1.Better?
2.Worse?
3.Bugger all difference?

Here's the crop:
http://tinyurl.com/nhoakxc

Here's the original:
http://tinyurl.com/omypgnr

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Re: OT: De-humidifyer

2014-07-15 Thread Brian Walters

Quoting Alan C :


If your sensor get waterlogged.

http://eastlondon.olx.co.za/pentax-waterpump-iid-660714786


So, it's not really OT  :-)>


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Re: Never seen one of these before ...

2014-07-15 Thread David Mann
On Jul 16, 2014, at 6:01 am, steve harley  wrote:

> on 2014-07-14 5:42 Collin Brendemuehl wrote
>> http://cnj.craigslist.org/pho/4551077274.html
> 
> i saw one at the Pentax warehouse sale last year here in Denver; often used a 
> smaller loupe editing photos for magazine work, and even though 90% of the 
> work was 35mm, these large loupes are very desirable

Long ago I bought a big loupe for my 6x7 slides but mine is a Rodenstock.  I 
often used it for 35mm slides as well because I could see the whole frame.

Cheers,
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OT: De-humidifyer

2014-07-15 Thread Alan C

If your sensor get waterlogged.

http://eastlondon.olx.co.za/pentax-waterpump-iid-660714786

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Re: PESO - Family Dynamics

2014-07-15 Thread Alan C
Bets have been placed. He's just about to launch the screwed up packet into 
the bin!


Alan C

-Original Message- 
From: Marco Alpert

Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2014 5:40 AM
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Subject: PESO - Family Dynamics

http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo14/peso22.html

Comments, as always, welcomed.

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OT - Interesting story about car cemetry

2014-07-15 Thread Igor Roshchin

It's an interesting photo-story of a car cemetry in Belgium:
http://rt.com/news/172712-car-graveyard-chatillon-cemetry/
I thought some car enthusiasts on the list might like it.

Cheers,

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Re: PESO - Family Dynamics

2014-07-15 Thread Ann Sanfedele

Wrong finger

ann

On 7/15/2014 23:40, Marco Alpert wrote:

http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo14/peso22.html

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Re: PESO: Tabitha Jane

2014-07-15 Thread Ann Sanfedele

 a

ann

On 7/15/2014 21:23, David Mann wrote:

When unpacking boxes the other day we found a treasure trove of old photos from 
my childhood that my mother had given me.  I quite liked this one...

(Warning: feline content)

http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/812/#peso

I'd have been 11 at the time that was taken.

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PESO - Family Dynamics

2014-07-15 Thread Marco Alpert
http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo14/peso22.html

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Re: PESO: Tabitha Jane

2014-07-15 Thread Jack Davis
Cutely unique.

J

- Original Message -
From: "David Mann" 
To: "PDML" 
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 6:23:51 PM
Subject: PESO: Tabitha Jane

When unpacking boxes the other day we found a treasure trove of old photos from 
my childhood that my mother had given me.  I quite liked this one...

(Warning: feline content)

http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/812/#peso

I'd have been 11 at the time that was taken.

Cheers,
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2014-07-15 Thread Jack Davis
Appreciated, Rick.
Thanks!

J

- Original Message -
From: "Richard Womer" 
To: "PDML" 
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 5:37:37 PM
Subject: Re: Peso: Pennington Barn B&W

It is excellent in B&W--I prefer it to the color version.

Rick
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On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 3:23 PM, Jack Davis  wrote:
> Thanks, David!
>
> J
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "David J Brooks" 
> To: "PDML" 
> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2014 12:16:54 PM
> Subject: Re: Peso: Pennington Barn B&W
>
> B&W by a few percent
>
> Dave
>
> On Sat, Jul 12, 2014 at 5:36 PM, Jack Davis  wrote:
>>
>>
>> It was requested and I am complying by providing a B&W version of Pennington 
>> Barn.
>>
>> Thanks for asking!
>>
>> Comments most welcome.
>>
>> Jack
>>
>>
>> http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=782
>>
>> http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=783
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Re: PESO - A Patch of Blue (revised)

2014-07-15 Thread John

I like the crop of the first one, but whatever you did to the
brightness, contrast, color balance or whatever it is in the second one
is better.

On 7/15/2014 8:33 PM, Brian Walters wrote:

G'day all

A few comments suggested a bit of cropping might improve this image.
I've listened, so here's a revised version.  Rick also suggested
brightening the left hand side a tad, so I've done that as well.  (sorry
PJ, I couldn't find a nude model to provide scale).

What do you think?

1.Better?
2.Worse?
3.Bugger all difference?

Here's the crop:
http://tinyurl.com/nhoakxc

Here's the original:
http://tinyurl.com/omypgnr

(FWIW, I still prefer the original, slightly)





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Re: New Pentax bridge camera: XG-1

2014-07-15 Thread John Celio
On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 6:57 PM, Brian Walters  wrote:
>> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/2746892255/ricoh-announces-pentax-xg-1-superzoom
>>
>> What confuses me about this is that I thought Ricoh was going to have
>> the Ricoh brand on compacts and the Pentax brand on SLRs. I wonder why
>> they decided to call this one a Pentax.
>
>
> Possibly of little interest to most of us but with Photokina just
> around the corner, I wonder what else we can expect in the next couple
> of months?
>
> It's a bit soon to replace the K-3 and I'm not expecting the mythical
> full frame to appear.  What I'd really like to see is a large sensor
> mirrorless - m43 or aps-C, I don't really care - provided it has a
> viewfinder and a short lens to sensor distance (unlike the K-01).
> That's certainly something that would interest me.

I'm on the verge of buying a Q7, but I'm doing my best to wait for
Photokina just in case they come out with a new one. They've put out a
new model every year so far, so it's certainly a possibility.

A Q camera wouldn't replace my K-5, but it could certainly be a lot of
fun. I could adapt both my K and Auto 110 lenses to it. My K 500mm
would be some kind of ridiculous telescope with the Q's crop factor,
and I could even get it in black and yellow, to match my car. ;D

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Re: PESO and GESO - flowers in Moscow Botanical Garden

2014-07-15 Thread Igor Roshchin

Thank you, Bruce and Ann for your kind words!
Thanks to everybody who looked!

Igor


> Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 18:25:15 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Igor Roshchin 
>
>
>
> As I mentioned in another thread, I've visited the Botanical Garden of
> Moscow State University (Moscow, Russia) - about two weeks ago, during a
> physics conference.
> All the plants in that botanical garden are from various areas of Russia
> (or former Soviet Uninion).
>
> Out of 49 photos in the gallery, one of the most favorites is probably
> this one:
> http://42graphy.org/galleries/2014-moscow-flowers/_IR09379.html
>
> The entire gallery is here:
> http://42graphy.org/galleries/2014-moscow-flowers/
>
> All your comments and suggestions are welcome!
>
> Igor
>  
>

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Re: Developing old B&W film -- need help

2014-07-15 Thread Igor Roshchin

Thanks to everybody who responded with suggestions.

Darren and P.J., - thanks, - I had not known that resource, it's useful.
It looks like the optimum process for both films would be Rodinal.

Stan, - thanks, - but it looks like the information on the pages linked
by Darren and P.J. is sufficient for figuring out the process.

Matthew, thanks for the links to A&I and Rocky Mountain Film Lab (RMFL).
I am considering A&I as a candidate. Even though they don't use
Rodinal, but X-Tol, given the age of the film, I don't think it would
make a big difference...
I just don't know how to deal with the uncertainty in the time, as
they are using a machine, not manual processing.
I wonder how much is X-Tol forgiving for the variation in time...
Does anybody know?


RMFL is too expensive for what I need (36.50 per roll even though it
includes scanning), and their
service time is "Please allow between one and twelve  months for return."
Combined with what they have on the "News" page circa 2012 about
open-ended "reorganization", that doesn't sound very encouraging.


Best,

Igor



> Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 16:29:51 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Igor Roshchin 
>
>
> Hi All,
>
> I discovered a few rolls of undeveloped B&W film that are 20-some years
> old that I shot in late 1980s. 
> I don't expect anything extremely valuable, but some shots might have
> some sentimental value.
>
> I wonder what would be the best way of trying to develop them.
> (I don't have any equipment for many years).
>
> 1. These rolls are Russian-made Tasma and/or Svema. Does anybody
> know by any chance (I didn't google this question in detail yet) 
> if the process would be much different from that used for B&W film 
> in the US/the rest of the world, and what is the correct name for that 
> process (like C-41, ...).
>
> I found mentioning about the processing was similar to 
> "..Agfa 12, but any other developer (D-76, Microphren, etc.) will do". 
> I don't know if this is correct, but assuming this is, - maybe that
> would help in the next question:
>
> 2. Is there any lab that still develops B&W film and does that by mail
> (in the US)?
>
> 3. For these Russian films, the processing time was not
> standartized, and was specified on the individual boxes.
>  If I were to find a place that would agree to develop these films, 
> would they agree to use the timing I request?
>
> 4. Any other suggestions of how to proceed?
>
> 5. Is there anybody on the list who still does wet-processing him/herselve
> and has everything handy and running (within US and maybe Canada)?
> If so, would you agree to develop these films for me (there are only 3-4 
> rolls)?
> I would be happy to compensate for the nominal expenses and mailing them.
>
> Thank you for any and all helpful references and information!
>
> Igor
>

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Re: PESO: Blue Darter

2014-07-15 Thread Stan Halpin
Thanks Mark. And also Igor, Jack, Dan, and others who have looked.
These little critters provide an interesting challenge and it is satisfying to 
get it right occasionally!

stan


On Jul 15, 2014, at 1:29 PM, Mark C  wrote:

> Excellent shot, Stan! DOF is perfect.
> 
> Mark
> 
> On 7/14/2014 9:27 PM, Stan Halpin wrote:
>> Nothing fancy, no stacking etc. involved. I just sat on our dock, fired away 
>> in continuous mode as the wind and waves pushed the reed around.
>> K-3, ISO 200, f/4, 1/600 (?), PK DA*200/4 Macro
>> 
>> http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/e234010d7
>> 
>> stan
>> 


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Re: Developing old B&W film -- need help

2014-07-15 Thread John

Igor,

In your situation, I'd want a lab where I can talk to the technician &
get a feel for if they're going to give the kind of custom service you
want (i.e. adjust the development time per the instructions on the box +
whatever accommodation they have to make for the film being old). For
me, that means a local lab. There's one like that here in Raleigh that I
have used in just the kind of situation you describe.

From the list, I get the impression that you're somewhere in Texas. If
Austin is convenient, try talking to someone at Holland Photo Imaging:

http://www.hollandphoto.com/html/

On 7/15/2014 4:29 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote:


Hi All,

I discovered a few rolls of undeveloped B&W film that are 20-some years
old that I shot in late 1980s.
I don't expect anything extremely valuable, but some shots might have
some sentimental value.

I wonder what would be the best way of trying to develop them.
(I don't have any equipment for many years).

1. These rolls are Russian-made Tasma and/or Svema. Does anybody
know by any chance (I didn't google this question in detail yet)
if the process would be much different from that used for B&W film
in the US/the rest of the world, and what is the correct name for that
process (like C-41, ...).

I found mentioning about the processing was similar to
"..Agfa 12, but any other developer (D-76, Microphren, etc.) will do".
I don't know if this is correct, but assuming this is, - maybe that
would help in the next question:

2. Is there any lab that still develops B&W film and does that by mail
(in the US)?

3. For these Russian films, the processing time was not
standartized, and was specified on the individual boxes.
  If I were to find a place that would agree to develop these films,
would they agree to use the timing I request?

4. Any other suggestions of how to proceed?

5. Is there anybody on the list who still does wet-processing him/herselve
and has everything handy and running (within US and maybe Canada)?
If so, would you agree to develop these films for me (there are only 3-4 rolls)?
I would be happy to compensate for the nominal expenses and mailing them.

Thank you for any and all helpful references and information!

Igor




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OT: Cards next to prints

2014-07-15 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Last month I did the RAW Showcase and I added prices to the different 
framed and unframed prints. I didn't add a title or further information 
on a card about the photo. On our way to a green-way to walk and create 
some photo captures we stopped by a frame shop to drop off some flyers. 
While at the shop I talked with the owner and turns out they offer wall 
space for artists and photographers. I will be taking some of my framed 
prints over to them and they will be hanging them on their wall. They 
are not wanting a commission for the sale of any of my photography.


Now my question besides a price, my name and business name and web 
address should I add a title and a brief description onto the cards. 
They will be placed next to each print.


A couple of weeks back I took part in the Nashville RAW Showcase and as 
part of that we were given video interviews and the showcase was 
recorded on video. The videographer was kind enough to send me the 
unedited raw footage so I was able to do some very basic editing to my 
interview video and to the footage that showed my exhibit.


This one is of my interview
http://youtu.be/8eS_I0ZYQR4

This one gives you a glimpse of my exhibit
http://youtu.be/gHTvjXpAA4E

Also I have been nominated in the 2014 Toast Of Music City Reader's 
Choice Best Local Artist (Visual)


http://toastofmusiccity.com/vote/people-places/local-visual-artist

If you are so inclined you are more than welcome to go cast your vote 
for me. You can vote once a day until voting ends on the 22nd.


Thanks. . .
Jeffery Johnson
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Re: K-3 firmware update to 1.10

2014-07-15 Thread John

If you're batch processing groups of images AWB can require more work.

On 7/15/2014 3:08 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:

If you're shooting raw awb is as good as any setting, white balance only
really effects the jpeg output of the camera anyway.  You can change the
white balance in whatever raw converter you're using. Now there is some
improvement in the histogram display, since it comes from the jpeg
engine, if the white balance matches closely to the environment. However
I pretty sure in most situations awd will do a better job in most mixed
lighting situations.


On 7/15/2014 12:24 PM, Christine Aguila wrote:

Hi Ken:  has this reading been specifically about the K-3 or just AWB
in general?  Cheers, Christine


On Jul 14, 2014, at 10:44 PM, Ken Waller  wrote:


I've been reading that using AWB should be avoided, as in general it
produces inconsistent results. It's been recommended to select a
specific applicable WB (cloudy, sunny etc what ever is applicable)
that will at least be consistent thru the shoot. Unless of course you
set a custom WB.

Kenneth Waller
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- Original Message - From: "Christine Aguila"

Subject: Re: K-3 firmware update to 1.10


Thanks for the heads up, Bruce.  I’m eager to see what the AWB
improvements will bring.  My first and limited impressions so far on
the K-3 is that the AWB is sometimes a bit inconsistent.  My thought
is the K5 AWB was more stable and consistent.

Cheers, Christine







On Jul 10, 2014, at 10:40 AM, Bruce Walker 
wrote:


In case you haven't heard, Ricoh released a firmware update for the
K-3 to bring it to 1.10

* Added Diffraction Correction on Lens Correction.
* Shortened processing time for Digital Filter and Color Fringe
Correction.
* Improved stability for AWB (Auto white balance) performance.
* Changed to ISO Bracketing when using Exposure Bracketing on TAv mode
* Improved stability for general performance.

http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/english/support/digital/k3_s.html

I wonder what happened to revisions 1.04 through 1.09 ... ?

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Re: Test,

2014-07-15 Thread John

Yeah, that's kind of what I ran into in my most recent workstation
rebuild. I didn't want to build a new workstation, but XP went obsolete
& I had to "upgrade" while Windoze7 is still available if I don't want
to get stuck with that POS Windoze8.

Existing hardware still functioned with the occasional PM, but with
memory maxed out at 2GB, it wasn't going to run Windoze7. And the new
Motherboard wouldn't support my existing peripherals, so I had to
"upgrade" my DVD, video & sound cards. I've got 8GB of RAM installed now
and hopefully that will do me for a while.

I hope Windoze9 doesn't suck when it comes out & isn't so bloated it
won't run on my existing hardware.

On 7/15/2014 1:21 PM, Aggrivated at hotmail wrote:

I don't want to build a new desktop system, but unfortunately after
cleaning out the fans and blowing the dust out of the nooks and crannies
then reseating the video card, the machine get's halfway through postup
and hangs if it gets that far at all.  I really need a workstation that
will at least run Windows7, Professional.


On 7/15/2014 9:05 AM, John wrote:

Might get by with a good cleaning inside the case ... vacuum out the
fins on the heat sink real good. Maybe replace the cooling fan. Get the
dust off of all the other components. I managed to keep my old desktop
(the one I use for general internet) in service for a good number of
years that way. It'll save you some money if it works.

Unless you WANT to build a new desktop system.

On 7/15/2014 7:41 AM, P. J. Alling wrote:

My desktop started becoming very flaky, which upon testing all my hard
drives I attributed to one of the external drives beginning to fail.  No
such luck, apparently the CPU was giving up the ghost.  Oh well.  I
guess I'll just have to take this as a golden opportunity to build a new
desktop.  Meanwhile to have a convenient place to work I've decided to
load an email client on my work laptop.  Now I've only got to load the
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Re: New Pentax bridge camera: XG-1

2014-07-15 Thread Zos Xavius
The cat is staying in the bag on this one it seems. I guess we'll all
have to wait till photokina.

On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 8:35 PM, Brian Walters  wrote:
> Quoting John Celio :
>
>>
>> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/2746892255/ricoh-announces-pentax-xg-1-superzoom
>>
>>
>> What confuses me about this is that I thought Ricoh was going to have
>> the Ricoh brand on compacts and the Pentax brand on SLRs. I wonder why
>> they decided to call this one a Pentax.
>
>
>
> Possibly of little interest to most of us but with Photokina just around the
> corner, I wonder what else we can expect in the next couple of months?
>
> It's a bit soon to replace the K-3 and I'm not expecting the mythical full
> frame to appear.  What I'd really like to see is a large sensor mirrorless -
> m43 or aps-C, I don't really care - provided it has a viewfinder and a short
> lens to sensor distance (unlike the K-01).  That's certainly something that
> would interest me.
>
>
> --
> Cheers
>
> Brian
>
> ++
> Brian Walters
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PESO: Tabitha Jane

2014-07-15 Thread David Mann
When unpacking boxes the other day we found a treasure trove of old photos from 
my childhood that my mother had given me.  I quite liked this one...

(Warning: feline content)

http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/812/#peso

I'd have been 11 at the time that was taken.

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Re: PESO - A Patch of Blue (revised)

2014-07-15 Thread Ann Sanfedele

I don't think it matters at all - both nice
ann


On 7/15/2014 20:33, Brian Walters wrote:

G'day all

A few comments suggested a bit of cropping might improve this image.
I've listened, so here's a revised version.  Rick also suggested
brightening the left hand side a tad, so I've done that as well.  (sorry
PJ, I couldn't find a nude model to provide scale).

What do you think?

1.Better?
2.Worse?
3.Bugger all difference?

Here's the crop:
http://tinyurl.com/nhoakxc

Here's the original:
http://tinyurl.com/omypgnr

(FWIW, I still prefer the original, slightly)





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Re: PESO - A Patch of Blue (revised)

2014-07-15 Thread Marco Alpert
I still prefer the original by rather a lot.

   - Marco

On Jul 15, 2014, at 5:33 PM, Brian Walters wrote:

> G'day all
> 
> A few comments suggested a bit of cropping might improve this image.  I've 
> listened, so here's a revised version.  Rick also suggested brightening the 
> left hand side a tad, so I've done that as well.  (sorry PJ, I couldn't find 
> a nude model to provide scale).
> 
> What do you think?
> 
> 1.Better?
> 2.Worse?
> 3.Bugger all difference?
> 
> Here's the crop:
> http://tinyurl.com/nhoakxc
> 
> Here's the original:
> http://tinyurl.com/omypgnr
> 
> (FWIW, I still prefer the original, slightly)
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Cheers
> 
> Brian
> 
> ++
> Brian Walters
> Western Sydney Australia
> http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/
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PESO - Silhouette

2014-07-15 Thread Rick Womer
Also in southeaster Center City Philly:

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17808399

(K-5, DA 50-200)

Comments appreciated!

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Re: PESOs mostly Seattle cliche

2014-07-15 Thread Richard Womer
I like the first one. The other two need their shadows lifted.

Rick
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On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 10:56 AM, Christine Aguila
 wrote:
> Very nice.  I like the space needle and I really like the third one with the 
> jogger!  Cheers, Christine
>
>
> On Jul 14, 2014, at 12:28 AM, Larry Colen  wrote:
>
>> There are probably a zillion photos of the space needle at sunset already, 
>> but I took a few more. just because I could:
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/14463321219/in/set-72157645265729558
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/14669851813/
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/14463315299/in/set-72157645265729558
>>
>> I also saw this lass enjoying the warm sunshine with a book and thought she 
>> was worth a photo:
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/14646678831/
>>
>>
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2014-07-15 Thread Richard Womer
It is excellent in B&W--I prefer it to the color version.

Rick
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On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 3:23 PM, Jack Davis  wrote:
> Thanks, David!
>
> J
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "David J Brooks" 
> To: "PDML" 
> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2014 12:16:54 PM
> Subject: Re: Peso: Pennington Barn B&W
>
> B&W by a few percent
>
> Dave
>
> On Sat, Jul 12, 2014 at 5:36 PM, Jack Davis  wrote:
>>
>>
>> It was requested and I am complying by providing a B&W version of Pennington 
>> Barn.
>>
>> Thanks for asking!
>>
>> Comments most welcome.
>>
>> Jack
>>
>>
>> http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=782
>>
>> http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=783
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Re: New Pentax bridge camera: XG-1

2014-07-15 Thread Brian Walters

Quoting John Celio :


http://www.dpreview.com/articles/2746892255/ricoh-announces-pentax-xg-1-superzoom

What confuses me about this is that I thought Ricoh was going to have
the Ricoh brand on compacts and the Pentax brand on SLRs. I wonder why
they decided to call this one a Pentax.



Possibly of little interest to most of us but with Photokina just  
around the corner, I wonder what else we can expect in the next couple  
of months?


It's a bit soon to replace the K-3 and I'm not expecting the mythical  
full frame to appear.  What I'd really like to see is a large sensor  
mirrorless - m43 or aps-C, I don't really care - provided it has a  
viewfinder and a short lens to sensor distance (unlike the K-01).   
That's certainly something that would interest me.



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PESO - A Patch of Blue (revised)

2014-07-15 Thread Brian Walters

G'day all

A few comments suggested a bit of cropping might improve this image.   
I've listened, so here's a revised version.  Rick also suggested  
brightening the left hand side a tad, so I've done that as well.   
(sorry PJ, I couldn't find a nude model to provide scale).


What do you think?

1.Better?
2.Worse?
3.Bugger all difference?

Here's the crop:
http://tinyurl.com/nhoakxc

Here's the original:
http://tinyurl.com/omypgnr

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Re: New Pentax bridge camera: XG-1

2014-07-15 Thread Bruce Walker
On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 7:41 PM, John Celio
 wrote:
>
> On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 9:15 PM,  Mark Roberts
>  wrote:
> >>What confuses me about this is that I thought Ricoh was going to have
> >>the Ricoh brand on compacts and the Pentax brand on SLRs. I wonder why
> >>they decided to call this one a Pentax.
> >
> > I suppose you gotta draw the dividing line somewhere. Apparently this
> > is where.
>
> I asked Ricoh's @Pentaxian Twitter account and got this reply:
> "We decided to market it under the PENTAX brand, our brand for SLR
> models, since it has an SLR-like design."
> https://twitter.com/PENTAXIAN/status/489066081743413249
>
> Makes sense, actually.

If external shape is what makes an SLR, then it makes sense to sell this ...

http://www.amazon.com/Yabber-Cellphone-Squeak-Chew-Plush/dp/B008J4BM9M

... at the phone store. It has a phone-like design.

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Re: OT: International Drone Photography Awards

2014-07-15 Thread Bill

On 15/07/2014 9:45 AM, Bruce Walker wrote:

Those certainly set the bar higher for finding spectacular shots. But
maybe these gadgets will be banned everywhere making these very rare
images.



I can see their use being restricted, but an outright ban is probably 
not possible.


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Re: New Pentax bridge camera: XG-1

2014-07-15 Thread John Celio
On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 9:15 PM,  Mark Roberts
 wrote:
>>What confuses me about this is that I thought Ricoh was going to have
>>the Ricoh brand on compacts and the Pentax brand on SLRs. I wonder why
>>they decided to call this one a Pentax.
>
> I suppose you gotta draw the dividing line somewhere. Apparently this
> is where.

I asked Ricoh's @Pentaxian Twitter account and got this reply:
"We decided to market it under the PENTAX brand, our brand for SLR
models, since it has an SLR-like design."
https://twitter.com/PENTAXIAN/status/489066081743413249

Makes sense, actually.

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Re: Peso's - WEED in the daylight - esp for Larry and Igor

2014-07-15 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob W-PDML wrote:

>I will never read, let alone buy, a book like that, unless it's '500 
>Bucket-list books you must burn before you go postal'.

I think you should start writing *that* book immediately.

Because if you don't I will.
 
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Re: Peso's - WEED in the daylight - esp for Larry and Igor

2014-07-15 Thread Ann Sanfedele

Moi aussi - my title was tongue-in-cheek -
but you knew tht didn't you?

I had a Hiroshige print in my paws once - actually, in my home -
but it was my then husband's inheritance, not mine, and so it
stayed with him.  It was the waves, not the mountain..
My ex was a great-great grandson of Commondore Perry and
these were goodies distributed to 3 simblings and mates one Christmas. 
We also got a very special Kimono - since I was the actress, it was 
decided we should have that. It didn't seem right to take any of those

things.

ann

On 7/15/2014 17:40, Bob W-PDML wrote:

Well next time you're there, let Hiroshige be your guide:
http://www.hiroshige.org.uk/hiroshige/36_views_fuji_1858/fuji_1858.htm

I utterly loathe, despise, hate and condemn all books whose title is along the 
lines of '500 X you must Y before you die'. I will never read, let alone buy, a 
book like that, unless it's '500 Bucket-list books you must burn before you go 
postal'. I'll decide what I must or must not do, not some feckwit in a 
publisher's marketing department.

B


On 15 Jul 2014, at 22:22, "Ann Sanfedele"  wrote:

my inspiration not so lofty...

"According to Books in Print, more books are now published with a title that begins with '101' 
than '100'. They usually describe or discuss a list of items, such as 101 Ways to... or 101 
Questions and Answers About... . This marketing tool is used to imply that the customer is given a 
little extra information beyond books that include only 100 items. Some books have taken this 
marketing scheme even further with titles that begin with '102', '103', or '1001'. The number is 
used in this context as a slang term when referring to "a 101 document" what is usually 
referred to as a statistical survey or overview of some topic."

The trip was in Sept 1983.  The journal had an alternate title,
"Birds eat Butter" because a cheeky Canada Jay boldly lit on our picknic table 
, picked up almost an entire stick of butter by its paper wrapping and tried to take off 
with it. Richard grabbed a nice little funny shot of the scene - my yelling 'no' at the 
perp, etc.

ann



On 7/15/2014 15:50, Bob W-PDML wrote:

On 15 Jul 2014, at 20:11, "Ann Sanfedele"  wrote:

Mt Shasta really dominates the horizon from so many vantage points in that general area  
- Such a handsome volcano. The first time we went there I titled my travel journal 
"101 views of Mt Shasta"


I love that style of Japanese title and have had it in mind for far too long to 
produce a series of photos along those lines.

I bought a reprint of a lovely old classic French book last year: 36 Views of 
the Eiffel Tower, by Henri Riviere. You can see the pictures here:

http://antimuseum.online.fr/peintures/riviere/

The book's still available on Amazon - one for aficionados.

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Re: New Pentax bridge camera: XG-1

2014-07-15 Thread CollinB
Consider cutting off the first six inches and developing that first.  It should 
give you a base for better development of the rest. 
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Re: Developing old B&W film -- need help

2014-07-15 Thread Stan Halpin
There is an app for that. Seriously. I don't have it loaded anymore, but I did 
at one point have an iPhone app that had development times etc for huge 
varieties of film with many different chemicals. Once I realized how slim the 
chances were that I might actually once again develop any film, it was deleted 
to make room for something else. If you have no solution (pun intended) before 
then, I'll be back home on the 24-25th and can recover the information...

stan

On Jul 15, 2014, at 4:29 PM, Igor Roshchin  wrote:

> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I discovered a few rolls of undeveloped B&W film that are 20-some years
> old that I shot in late 1980s. 
> I don't expect anything extremely valuable, but some shots might have
> some sentimental value.
> 
> I wonder what would be the best way of trying to develop them.
> (I don't have any equipment for many years).
> 
> 1. These rolls are Russian-made Tasma and/or Svema. Does anybody
> know by any chance (I didn't google this question in detail yet) 
> if the process would be much different from that used for B&W film 
> in the US/the rest of the world, and what is the correct name for that 
> process (like C-41, ...).
> 
> I found mentioning about the processing was similar to 
> "..Agfa 12, but any other developer (D-76, Microphren, etc.) will do". 
> I don't know if this is correct, but assuming this is, - maybe that
> would help in the next question:
> 
> 2. Is there any lab that still develops B&W film and does that by mail
> (in the US)?
> 
> 3. For these Russian films, the processing time was not
> standartized, and was specified on the individual boxes.
> If I were to find a place that would agree to develop these films, 
> would they agree to use the timing I request?
> 
> 4. Any other suggestions of how to proceed?
> 
> 5. Is there anybody on the list who still does wet-processing him/herselve
> and has everything handy and running (within US and maybe Canada)?
> If so, would you agree to develop these films for me (there are only 3-4 
> rolls)?
> I would be happy to compensate for the nominal expenses and mailing them.
> 
> Thank you for any and all helpful references and information!
> 
> Igor
> 
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Re: Peso's - WEED in the daylight - esp for Larry and Igor

2014-07-15 Thread steve harley

on 2014-07-15 15:26 Ann Sanfedele wrote

Some books have taken this marketing scheme even further with titles that begin
with '102', '103', or '1001'


it's not just books; many media outlets are pushing articles such as "17 
hottest places in Denver to get your mojo on"


apparently round numbers get fewer clicks-through

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Re: Perpignan & Collioure

2014-07-15 Thread Mark Roberts
Steve Cottrell wrote:

>On 14/7/14, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed:
>
>>Think yourself lucky - it could have been far worse. After being caught
>>in a torrential storm I decided my cotton cycling shorts were a bad
>>choice, so I bought my first ever 'cuissard' or lycra bib shorts.
>>Imagine Borat in his mankini, but with a full nappy inside, and you get
>>some idea of the horror.
>
>Enough! I submit.

Wise move. We'd have brought out The Comfy Chair next...
 
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Re: Perpignan & Collioure

2014-07-15 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 14/7/14, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed:

>
>Think yourself lucky - it could have been far worse. After being caught
>in a torrential storm I decided my cotton cycling shorts were a bad
>choice, so I bought my first ever 'cuissard' or lycra bib shorts.
>Imagine Borat in his mankini, but with a full nappy inside, and you get
>some idea of the horror.

Enough! I submit.

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Re: Peso's - WEED in the daylight - esp for Larry and Igor

2014-07-15 Thread Bob W-PDML
Well next time you're there, let Hiroshige be your guide:
http://www.hiroshige.org.uk/hiroshige/36_views_fuji_1858/fuji_1858.htm

I utterly loathe, despise, hate and condemn all books whose title is along the 
lines of '500 X you must Y before you die'. I will never read, let alone buy, a 
book like that, unless it's '500 Bucket-list books you must burn before you go 
postal'. I'll decide what I must or must not do, not some feckwit in a 
publisher's marketing department.

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> On 15 Jul 2014, at 22:22, "Ann Sanfedele"  wrote:
> 
> my inspiration not so lofty...
> 
> "According to Books in Print, more books are now published with a title that 
> begins with '101' than '100'. They usually describe or discuss a list of 
> items, such as 101 Ways to... or 101 Questions and Answers About... . This 
> marketing tool is used to imply that the customer is given a little extra 
> information beyond books that include only 100 items. Some books have taken 
> this marketing scheme even further with titles that begin with '102', '103', 
> or '1001'. The number is used in this context as a slang term when referring 
> to "a 101 document" what is usually referred to as a statistical survey or 
> overview of some topic."
> 
> The trip was in Sept 1983.  The journal had an alternate title,
> "Birds eat Butter" because a cheeky Canada Jay boldly lit on our picknic 
> table , picked up almost an entire stick of butter by its paper wrapping and 
> tried to take off with it. Richard grabbed a nice little funny shot of the 
> scene - my yelling 'no' at the perp, etc.
> 
> ann
> 
> 
>> On 7/15/2014 15:50, Bob W-PDML wrote:
>>> On 15 Jul 2014, at 20:11, "Ann Sanfedele"  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Mt Shasta really dominates the horizon from so many vantage points in that 
>>> general area  - Such a handsome volcano. The first time we went there I 
>>> titled my travel journal "101 views of Mt Shasta"
>> 
>> I love that style of Japanese title and have had it in mind for far too long 
>> to produce a series of photos along those lines.
>> 
>> I bought a reprint of a lovely old classic French book last year: 36 Views 
>> of the Eiffel Tower, by Henri Riviere. You can see the pictures here:
>> 
>> http://antimuseum.online.fr/peintures/riviere/
>> 
>> The book's still available on Amazon - one for aficionados.
>> 
>> B
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Re: PESO - A Trio of Slippers

2014-07-15 Thread Bruce Walker
Little beauties, Ken.

On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 3:54 PM, Ken Waller  wrote:
> Pink Lady Slippers that is - Cypripedium acaule - captured in the Upper
> Peninsula of Michigan on a cold rainy day last month during a weeklong shoot
> of bugs & blooms
>
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17814958
>
> Your thoughts/comments/critique solicited
>
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Re: Peso's - WEED in the daylight - esp for Larry and Igor

2014-07-15 Thread Ann Sanfedele

my inspiration not so lofty...

"According to Books in Print, more books are now published with a title 
that begins with '101' than '100'. They usually describe or discuss a 
list of items, such as 101 Ways to... or 101 Questions and Answers 
About... . This marketing tool is used to imply that the customer is 
given a little extra information beyond books that include only 100 
items. Some books have taken this marketing scheme even further with 
titles that begin with '102', '103', or '1001'. The number is used in 
this context as a slang term when referring to "a 101 document" what is 
usually referred to as a statistical survey or overview of some topic."


The trip was in Sept 1983.  The journal had an alternate title,
"Birds eat Butter" because a cheeky Canada Jay boldly lit on our picknic 
table , picked up almost an entire stick of butter by its paper wrapping 
and tried to take off with it. Richard grabbed a nice little funny shot 
of the scene - my yelling 'no' at the perp, etc.


ann


On 7/15/2014 15:50, Bob W-PDML wrote:

On 15 Jul 2014, at 20:11, "Ann Sanfedele"  wrote:


Mt Shasta really dominates the horizon from so many vantage points in that general area  
- Such a handsome volcano. The first time we went there I titled my travel journal 
"101 views of Mt Shasta"


I love that style of Japanese title and have had it in mind for far too long to 
produce a series of photos along those lines.

I bought a reprint of a lovely old classic French book last year: 36 Views of 
the Eiffel Tower, by Henri Riviere. You can see the pictures here:

http://antimuseum.online.fr/peintures/riviere/

The book's still available on Amazon - one for aficionados.

B



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Re: PESO - A Trio of Slippers

2014-07-15 Thread Don Guthrie
Thanks for posting these Ken, on my recent trip to Mackinaw we saw 
yellow ones which my wife loved. Unfortunately we were in a moving wagon 
& I got 0 photos. I will share your wonderful photo with my wife.


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Pink Lady Slippers that is - Cypripedium acaule - captured in the Upper
Peninsula of Michigan on a cold rainy day last month during a weeklong shoot
of bugs & blooms

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17814958

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Re: Developing old B&W film -- need help

2014-07-15 Thread Matthew Hunt
It looks like A&I still does snip tests:

http://aandi.com/film-processing

A&I was my lab of choice for slide film when I lived in LA. (I did my own B&W.)

Rocky Mountain Film Lab is a name I've heard over the years for
developing old film, but I haven't used them:

http://www.rockymountainfilm.com/

On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 4:49 PM, Bob W-PDML  wrote:
> You need to get a strip test done on each roll to establish the correct 
> processing. Pro labs used to do this, but are there any left?
>
>> On 15 Jul 2014, at 21:30, "Igor Roshchin"  wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I discovered a few rolls of undeveloped B&W film that are 20-some years
>> old that I shot in late 1980s.
>> I don't expect anything extremely valuable, but some shots might have
>> some sentimental value.
>>
>> I wonder what would be the best way of trying to develop them.
>> (I don't have any equipment for many years).
>>
>> 1. These rolls are Russian-made Tasma and/or Svema. Does anybody
>> know by any chance (I didn't google this question in detail yet)
>> if the process would be much different from that used for B&W film
>> in the US/the rest of the world, and what is the correct name for that
>> process (like C-41, ...).
>>
>> I found mentioning about the processing was similar to
>> "..Agfa 12, but any other developer (D-76, Microphren, etc.) will do".
>> I don't know if this is correct, but assuming this is, - maybe that
>> would help in the next question:
>>
>> 2. Is there any lab that still develops B&W film and does that by mail
>> (in the US)?
>>
>> 3. For these Russian films, the processing time was not
>> standartized, and was specified on the individual boxes.
>> If I were to find a place that would agree to develop these films,
>> would they agree to use the timing I request?
>>
>> 4. Any other suggestions of how to proceed?
>>
>> 5. Is there anybody on the list who still does wet-processing him/herselve
>> and has everything handy and running (within US and maybe Canada)?
>> If so, would you agree to develop these films for me (there are only 3-4 
>> rolls)?
>> I would be happy to compensate for the nominal expenses and mailing them.
>>
>> Thank you for any and all helpful references and information!
>>
>> Igor
>>
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Re: Developing old B&W film -- need help

2014-07-15 Thread Bob W-PDML
You need to get a strip test done on each roll to establish the correct 
processing. Pro labs used to do this, but are there any left?

> On 15 Jul 2014, at 21:30, "Igor Roshchin"  wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I discovered a few rolls of undeveloped B&W film that are 20-some years
> old that I shot in late 1980s. 
> I don't expect anything extremely valuable, but some shots might have
> some sentimental value.
> 
> I wonder what would be the best way of trying to develop them.
> (I don't have any equipment for many years).
> 
> 1. These rolls are Russian-made Tasma and/or Svema. Does anybody
> know by any chance (I didn't google this question in detail yet) 
> if the process would be much different from that used for B&W film 
> in the US/the rest of the world, and what is the correct name for that 
> process (like C-41, ...).
> 
> I found mentioning about the processing was similar to 
> "..Agfa 12, but any other developer (D-76, Microphren, etc.) will do". 
> I don't know if this is correct, but assuming this is, - maybe that
> would help in the next question:
> 
> 2. Is there any lab that still develops B&W film and does that by mail
> (in the US)?
> 
> 3. For these Russian films, the processing time was not
> standartized, and was specified on the individual boxes.
> If I were to find a place that would agree to develop these films, 
> would they agree to use the timing I request?
> 
> 4. Any other suggestions of how to proceed?
> 
> 5. Is there anybody on the list who still does wet-processing him/herselve
> and has everything handy and running (within US and maybe Canada)?
> If so, would you agree to develop these films for me (there are only 3-4 
> rolls)?
> I would be happy to compensate for the nominal expenses and mailing them.
> 
> Thank you for any and all helpful references and information!
> 
> Igor
> 
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Re: PESO - A Patch of Blue

2014-07-15 Thread Bob W-PDML
That's true of every photograph.

B

> On 15 Jul 2014, at 21:04, "P. J. Alling"  wrote:
> 
> So what you're saying, is Brian should include a nude model for scale, then.
> 
>> On 7/15/2014 3:30 PM, Richard Womer wrote:
>> It reaches toward me, but doesn't quite grab me. Mostly, I think, it
>> lacks scale--are those rocks 5 feet high or 50 feet high? Also, the
>> left-hand rock loses its texture toward its middle edge; a bit of
>> brightening might help that.
>> 
>> Rick
>> http://photo.net/photos/RickW
>> 
>> 
>>> On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 2:19 PM, Attila Boros  wrote:
>>> Like it! I would also crop from the bottom.
>>> 
>>> Replying to this because I didn't get the original post.
>>> 
 On Sun, Jul 13, 2014 at 3:46 AM, P.J. Alling  
 wrote:
 That's actually quite interesting.
 
> On 7/12/2014 6:18 PM, Brian Walters wrote:
> G'day all
> 
> I came across this image while searching for something else. Decided I
> like it.  What do you think?
> 
> 
> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP2526a-peso.html
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/ob7vc5g
 
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Re: Developing old B&W film -- need help

2014-07-15 Thread P. J. Alling
It looks like Darin sent you a couple of the same links that i did. One 
thing you might look into is anti fogging agents.   Not sure where I'd 
look them up, but a good public library "might" still have some books on 
the esoterica of darkroom work.



On 7/15/2014 4:29 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote:

Hi All,

I discovered a few rolls of undeveloped B&W film that are 20-some years
old that I shot in late 1980s.
I don't expect anything extremely valuable, but some shots might have
some sentimental value.

I wonder what would be the best way of trying to develop them.
(I don't have any equipment for many years).

1. These rolls are Russian-made Tasma and/or Svema. Does anybody
know by any chance (I didn't google this question in detail yet)
if the process would be much different from that used for B&W film
in the US/the rest of the world, and what is the correct name for that
process (like C-41, ...).

I found mentioning about the processing was similar to
"..Agfa 12, but any other developer (D-76, Microphren, etc.) will do".
I don't know if this is correct, but assuming this is, - maybe that
would help in the next question:

2. Is there any lab that still develops B&W film and does that by mail
(in the US)?

3. For these Russian films, the processing time was not
standartized, and was specified on the individual boxes.
  If I were to find a place that would agree to develop these films,
would they agree to use the timing I request?

4. Any other suggestions of how to proceed?

5. Is there anybody on the list who still does wet-processing him/herselve
and has everything handy and running (within US and maybe Canada)?
If so, would you agree to develop these films for me (there are only 3-4 rolls)?
I would be happy to compensate for the nominal expenses and mailing them.

Thank you for any and all helpful references and information!

Igor





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Re: Developing old B&W film -- need help

2014-07-15 Thread P. J. Alling

Digital truth shall reveal all.

http://www.digitaltruth.com/devchart.php?Film=Tasma&Developer=&mdc=Search&TempUnits=C

http://www.digitaltruth.com/devchart.php?Film=Svema&Developer=&mdc=Search&TempUnits=C

Constantly updated.  It may not take into account the age of the film 
but it's a starting point.



On 7/15/2014 4:29 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote:

Hi All,

I discovered a few rolls of undeveloped B&W film that are 20-some years
old that I shot in late 1980s.
I don't expect anything extremely valuable, but some shots might have
some sentimental value.

I wonder what would be the best way of trying to develop them.
(I don't have any equipment for many years).

1. These rolls are Russian-made Tasma and/or Svema. Does anybody
know by any chance (I didn't google this question in detail yet)
if the process would be much different from that used for B&W film
in the US/the rest of the world, and what is the correct name for that
process (like C-41, ...).

I found mentioning about the processing was similar to
"..Agfa 12, but any other developer (D-76, Microphren, etc.) will do".
I don't know if this is correct, but assuming this is, - maybe that
would help in the next question:

2. Is there any lab that still develops B&W film and does that by mail
(in the US)?

3. For these Russian films, the processing time was not
standartized, and was specified on the individual boxes.
  If I were to find a place that would agree to develop these films,
would they agree to use the timing I request?

4. Any other suggestions of how to proceed?

5. Is there anybody on the list who still does wet-processing him/herselve
and has everything handy and running (within US and maybe Canada)?
If so, would you agree to develop these films for me (there are only 3-4 rolls)?
I would be happy to compensate for the nominal expenses and mailing them.

Thank you for any and all helpful references and information!

Igor





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Re: Developing old B&W film -- need help

2014-07-15 Thread Darren Addy
http://www.digitaltruth.com/devchart.php?Film=Tasma&Developer=&mdc=Search

http://www.digitaltruth.com/devchart.php?Film=Svema&Developer=&mdc=Search

http://thedarkroom.com/black-and-white-prints-and-film-developing/

Hope this helps.


On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 3:29 PM, Igor Roshchin  wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> I discovered a few rolls of undeveloped B&W film that are 20-some years
> old that I shot in late 1980s.
> I don't expect anything extremely valuable, but some shots might have
> some sentimental value.
>
> I wonder what would be the best way of trying to develop them.
> (I don't have any equipment for many years).
>
> 1. These rolls are Russian-made Tasma and/or Svema. Does anybody
> know by any chance (I didn't google this question in detail yet)
> if the process would be much different from that used for B&W film
> in the US/the rest of the world, and what is the correct name for that
> process (like C-41, ...).
>
> I found mentioning about the processing was similar to
> "..Agfa 12, but any other developer (D-76, Microphren, etc.) will do".
> I don't know if this is correct, but assuming this is, - maybe that
> would help in the next question:
>
> 2. Is there any lab that still develops B&W film and does that by mail
> (in the US)?
>
> 3. For these Russian films, the processing time was not
> standartized, and was specified on the individual boxes.
>  If I were to find a place that would agree to develop these films,
> would they agree to use the timing I request?
>
> 4. Any other suggestions of how to proceed?
>
> 5. Is there anybody on the list who still does wet-processing him/herselve
> and has everything handy and running (within US and maybe Canada)?
> If so, would you agree to develop these films for me (there are only 3-4 
> rolls)?
> I would be happy to compensate for the nominal expenses and mailing them.
>
> Thank you for any and all helpful references and information!
>
> Igor
>
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Developing old B&W film -- need help

2014-07-15 Thread Igor Roshchin

Hi All,

I discovered a few rolls of undeveloped B&W film that are 20-some years
old that I shot in late 1980s. 
I don't expect anything extremely valuable, but some shots might have
some sentimental value.

I wonder what would be the best way of trying to develop them.
(I don't have any equipment for many years).

1. These rolls are Russian-made Tasma and/or Svema. Does anybody
know by any chance (I didn't google this question in detail yet) 
if the process would be much different from that used for B&W film 
in the US/the rest of the world, and what is the correct name for that 
process (like C-41, ...).

I found mentioning about the processing was similar to 
"..Agfa 12, but any other developer (D-76, Microphren, etc.) will do". 
I don't know if this is correct, but assuming this is, - maybe that
would help in the next question:

2. Is there any lab that still develops B&W film and does that by mail
(in the US)?

3. For these Russian films, the processing time was not
standartized, and was specified on the individual boxes.
 If I were to find a place that would agree to develop these films, 
would they agree to use the timing I request?

4. Any other suggestions of how to proceed?

5. Is there anybody on the list who still does wet-processing him/herselve
and has everything handy and running (within US and maybe Canada)?
If so, would you agree to develop these films for me (there are only 3-4 rolls)?
I would be happy to compensate for the nominal expenses and mailing them.

Thank you for any and all helpful references and information!

Igor


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Re: PESO - A Patch of Blue

2014-07-15 Thread P. J. Alling

So what you're saying, is Brian should include a nude model for scale, then.

On 7/15/2014 3:30 PM, Richard Womer wrote:

It reaches toward me, but doesn't quite grab me. Mostly, I think, it
lacks scale--are those rocks 5 feet high or 50 feet high? Also, the
left-hand rock loses its texture toward its middle edge; a bit of
brightening might help that.

Rick
http://photo.net/photos/RickW


On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 2:19 PM, Attila Boros  wrote:

Like it! I would also crop from the bottom.

Replying to this because I didn't get the original post.

On Sun, Jul 13, 2014 at 3:46 AM, P.J. Alling  wrote:

That's actually quite interesting.

On 7/12/2014 6:18 PM, Brian Walters wrote:

G'day all

I came across this image while searching for something else. Decided I
like it.  What do you think?


https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP2526a-peso.html

http://tinyurl.com/ob7vc5g




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Re: Peso's - WEED in the daylight - esp for Larry and Igor

2014-07-15 Thread Igor Roshchin

Bob W-PDML Tue, 15 Jul 2014 12:50:40 -0700 wrote:

> On 15 Jul 2014, at 20:11, "Ann Sanfedele"  wrote:
> > 
> > Mt Shasta really dominates the horizon from so many vantage points in that 
> > general area  - Such a handsome volcano. The first time we went there I 
> > titled my travel journal "101 views of Mt Shasta"
> 
> I love that style of Japanese title and have had it in mind for far too long 
> to 
> produce a series of photos along those lines.
> 
> I bought a reprint of a lovely old classic French book last year: 36 Views of 
> the Eiffel Tower, by Henri Riviere. You can see the pictures here:
> 
> http://antimuseum.online.fr/peintures/riviere/
> 
> The book's still available on Amazon - one for aficionados.
> 
> B

Bob,

That's an interesting book.

However, I am yet to see anybody having taken shots similar to mine
(sorry, for repeating, I posted them to PDML in 2011) :
http://42graphy.org/galleries/1-Selected-2002-2009/100_0101.html
http://42graphy.org/galleries/1-Selected-2002-2009/Eiffel_100_0125.html

Igor


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PESO - A Trio of Slippers

2014-07-15 Thread Ken Waller
Pink Lady Slippers that is - Cypripedium acaule - captured in the Upper 
Peninsula of Michigan on a cold rainy day last month during a weeklong shoot 
of bugs & blooms


http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17814958

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Re: Peso's - WEED in the daylight - esp for Larry and Igor

2014-07-15 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 15 Jul 2014, at 20:11, "Ann Sanfedele"  wrote:
> 
> Mt Shasta really dominates the horizon from so many vantage points in that 
> general area  - Such a handsome volcano. The first time we went there I 
> titled my travel journal "101 views of Mt Shasta"

I love that style of Japanese title and have had it in mind for far too long to 
produce a series of photos along those lines.

I bought a reprint of a lovely old classic French book last year: 36 Views of 
the Eiffel Tower, by Henri Riviere. You can see the pictures here:

http://antimuseum.online.fr/peintures/riviere/

The book's still available on Amazon - one for aficionados.

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Re: Peso's - WEED in the daylight - esp for Larry and Igor

2014-07-15 Thread Igor Roshchin


Ann,

No, it's just that I generated the gallery just a few minutes ago, with
the default settings for 2014.
It was at the end of June 2013.

And yes, you got the rest of the idea (details) of that weedy shot.


Igor


Ann Sanfedele Tue, 15 Jul 2014 12:11:14 -0700 wrote:

Mt Shasta really dominates the horizon from so many vantage points in
that general area - Such a handsome volcano. The first time we went
there I titled my travel journal "101 views of Mt Shasta"

I notice your ¿ is 2014 -- did you really just go there this year?
I don't remember that souvenir and welcome to Weed sign from 2005
works well with the walk sign walking away front and all the
ordinary weeds growing in front of it :-)

ann


On 7/15/2014 12:42, Igor Roshchin wrote:

Ann,
Yes, I remember that cafe, we almost had a lunch there, even parked by
the door, but something prevented us from going in (I think our daughter
got asleep).

You provoked me into digging into my set of photos from the trip, and
posting these 4 photos:
http://42graphy.org/misc/2013-weed/
The first two are from Weed.
I thought that the combination of the road sign with the painted wall
was funny.
In the second one, the combination "weed merchantile mall" made me
smile.
The other two images are of Mt. Shasta as we saw it.
(the 3rd image is from a lavender farm nearby).

Indeed, Mt. Shasta and its vicinity are great!
And the old towns around carry some charm.

Igor


Ann Sanfedele Mon, 14 Jul 2014 15:00:38 -0700 wrote:

And here is what it was like in 2005 ..

Where I stayed ...

http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/On-the-Road-Again/i-B66mCDZ/A

back of -your- sign

http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/On-the-Road-Again/i-dX7qzNQ/A

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Re: K-3 firmware update to 1.10

2014-07-15 Thread Ken Waller
From my reading, the implications of using AWB were most negative under 
similar light situations but with slightly different subjects or 
compositions - the white balance could vary in those cases. That was why the 
recommendation was made to lock in a specific WB that would not be subject 
to those variations.


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- Original Message - 
From: "P. J. Alling" 

Subject: Re: K-3 firmware update to 1.10


If you're shooting raw awb is as good as any setting, white balance only
really effects the jpeg output of the camera anyway.  You can change the
white balance in whatever raw converter you're using. Now there is some
improvement in the histogram display, since it comes from the jpeg
engine, if the white balance matches closely to the environment.
However I pretty sure in most situations awd will do a better job in
most mixed lighting situations.


On 7/15/2014 12:24 PM, Christine Aguila wrote:
Hi Ken:  has this reading been specifically about the K-3 or just AWB in 
general?  Cheers, Christine



On Jul 14, 2014, at 10:44 PM, Ken Waller  wrote:

I've been reading that using AWB should be avoided, as in general it 
produces inconsistent results. It's been recommended to select a specific 
applicable WB (cloudy, sunny etc what ever is applicable) that will at 
least be consistent thru the shoot. Unless of course you set a custom WB.


Kenneth Waller
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- Original Message - From: "Christine Aguila" 


Subject: Re: K-3 firmware update to 1.10


Thanks for the heads up, Bruce.  I’m eager to see what the AWB 
improvements will bring.  My first and limited impressions so far on the 
K-3 is that the AWB is sometimes a bit inconsistent.  My thought is the 
K5 AWB was more stable and consistent.


Cheers, Christine







On Jul 10, 2014, at 10:40 AM, Bruce Walker  
wrote:



In case you haven't heard, Ricoh released a firmware update for the
K-3 to bring it to 1.10

* Added Diffraction Correction on Lens Correction.
* Shortened processing time for Digital Filter and Color Fringe 
Correction.

* Improved stability for AWB (Auto white balance) performance.
* Changed to ISO Bracketing when using Exposure Bracketing on TAv mode
* Improved stability for general performance.

http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/english/support/digital/k3_s.html

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Re: PESO - A Patch of Blue

2014-07-15 Thread Richard Womer
It reaches toward me, but doesn't quite grab me. Mostly, I think, it
lacks scale--are those rocks 5 feet high or 50 feet high? Also, the
left-hand rock loses its texture toward its middle edge; a bit of
brightening might help that.

Rick
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On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 2:19 PM, Attila Boros  wrote:
> Like it! I would also crop from the bottom.
>
> Replying to this because I didn't get the original post.
>
> On Sun, Jul 13, 2014 at 3:46 AM, P.J. Alling  
> wrote:
>> That's actually quite interesting.
>>
>> On 7/12/2014 6:18 PM, Brian Walters wrote:
>>>
>>> G'day all
>>>
>>> I came across this image while searching for something else. Decided I
>>> like it.  What do you think?
>>>
>>>
>>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP2526a-peso.html
>>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/ob7vc5g
>>>
>>>
>>
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Re: I hope this is the last test.

2014-07-15 Thread Ann Sanfedele

so do we :-)

C-

ann

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Re: Peso's - WEED in the daylight - esp for Larry and Igor

2014-07-15 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Mt Shasta really dominates the horizon from so many vantage points in 
that general area  - Such a handsome volcano. The first time we went 
there I titled my travel journal "101 views of Mt Shasta"


I notice your © is 2014 -- did you really just go there this year?
I don't remember that souvenir and welcome to Weed sign from 2005
works well with the walk sign walking away front and all the
ordinary weeds growing in front of it :-)

ann


On 7/15/2014 12:42, Igor Roshchin wrote:


Ann,
Yes, I remember that cafe, we almost had a lunch there, even parked by
the door, but something prevented us from going in (I think our daughter
got asleep).

You provoked me into digging into my set of photos from the trip, and
posting these 4 photos:
http://42graphy.org/misc/2013-weed/
The first two are from Weed.
I thought that the combination of the road sign with the painted wall
was funny.
In the second one, the combination "weed merchantile mall" made me
smile.
The other two images are of Mt. Shasta as we saw it.
(the 3rd image is from a lavender farm nearby).

Indeed, Mt. Shasta and its vicinity are great!
And the old towns around carry some charm.

Igor


Ann Sanfedele Mon, 14 Jul 2014 15:00:38 -0700 wrote:


And here is what it was like in 2005 ..

Where I stayed ...

http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/On-the-Road-Again/i-B66mCDZ/A

back of -your- sign

http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/On-the-Road-Again/i-dX7qzNQ/A

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Re: K-3 firmware update to 1.10

2014-07-15 Thread P. J. Alling
If you're shooting raw awb is as good as any setting, white balance only 
really effects the jpeg output of the camera anyway.  You can change the 
white balance in whatever raw converter you're using. Now there is some 
improvement in the histogram display, since it comes from the jpeg 
engine, if the white balance matches closely to the environment.   
However I pretty sure in most situations awd will do a better job in 
most mixed lighting situations.



On 7/15/2014 12:24 PM, Christine Aguila wrote:

Hi Ken:  has this reading been specifically about the K-3 or just AWB in 
general?  Cheers, Christine


On Jul 14, 2014, at 10:44 PM, Ken Waller  wrote:


I've been reading that using AWB should be avoided, as in general it produces 
inconsistent results. It's been recommended to select a specific applicable WB 
(cloudy, sunny etc what ever is applicable) that will at least be consistent 
thru the shoot. Unless of course you set a custom WB.

Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller

- Original Message - From: "Christine Aguila" 
Subject: Re: K-3 firmware update to 1.10


Thanks for the heads up, Bruce.  I’m eager to see what the AWB improvements 
will bring.  My first and limited impressions so far on the K-3 is that the AWB 
is sometimes a bit inconsistent.  My thought is the K5 AWB was more stable and 
consistent.

Cheers, Christine







On Jul 10, 2014, at 10:40 AM, Bruce Walker  wrote:


In case you haven't heard, Ricoh released a firmware update for the
K-3 to bring it to 1.10

* Added Diffraction Correction on Lens Correction.
* Shortened processing time for Digital Filter and Color Fringe Correction.
* Improved stability for AWB (Auto white balance) performance.
* Changed to ISO Bracketing when using Exposure Bracketing on TAv mode
* Improved stability for general performance.

http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/english/support/digital/k3_s.html

I wonder what happened to revisions 1.04 through 1.09 ... ?

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Re: K-3 firmware update to 1.10

2014-07-15 Thread Ken Waller

Hi Christine -

Its been about AWB in general.

I haven't paid much attention to the color balance on my images out of the 
camera - I'm still shooting AWB.


Kenneth Waller
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- Original Message - 
From: "Christine Aguila" 

Subject: Re: K-3 firmware update to 1.10


Hi Ken:  has this reading been specifically about the K-3 or just AWB in 
general?  Cheers, Christine



On Jul 14, 2014, at 10:44 PM, Ken Waller  wrote:

I've been reading that using AWB should be avoided, as in general it 
produces inconsistent results. It's been recommended to select a specific 
applicable WB (cloudy, sunny etc what ever is applicable) that will at 
least be consistent thru the shoot. Unless of course you set a custom WB.


Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller

- Original Message - From: "Christine Aguila" 


Subject: Re: K-3 firmware update to 1.10


Thanks for the heads up, Bruce.  I’m eager to see what the AWB 
improvements will bring.  My first and limited impressions so far on the 
K-3 is that the AWB is sometimes a bit inconsistent.  My thought is the K5 
AWB was more stable and consistent.


Cheers, Christine







On Jul 10, 2014, at 10:40 AM, Bruce Walker  wrote:


In case you haven't heard, Ricoh released a firmware update for the
K-3 to bring it to 1.10

* Added Diffraction Correction on Lens Correction.
* Shortened processing time for Digital Filter and Color Fringe 
Correction.

* Improved stability for AWB (Auto white balance) performance.
* Changed to ISO Bracketing when using Exposure Bracketing on TAv mode
* Improved stability for general performance.

http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/english/support/digital/k3_s.html

I wonder what happened to revisions 1.04 through 1.09 ... ?

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Re: PESO - A Patch of Blue

2014-07-15 Thread Attila Boros
Like it! I would also crop from the bottom.

Replying to this because I didn't get the original post.

On Sun, Jul 13, 2014 at 3:46 AM, P.J. Alling  wrote:
> That's actually quite interesting.
>
> On 7/12/2014 6:18 PM, Brian Walters wrote:
>>
>> G'day all
>>
>> I came across this image while searching for something else. Decided I
>> like it.  What do you think?
>>
>>
>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP2526a-peso.html
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/ob7vc5g
>>
>>
>
>
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Re: Never seen one of these before ...

2014-07-15 Thread steve harley

on 2014-07-14 5:42 Collin Brendemuehl wrote

http://cnj.craigslist.org/pho/4551077274.html


i saw one at the Pentax warehouse sale last year here in Denver; often used a 
smaller loupe editing photos for magazine work, and even though 90% of the work 
was 35mm, these large loupes are very desirable


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Re: PESO - Will you give me a ring?

2014-07-15 Thread Igor Roshchin

Thanks, Dan, Frank and Christine for the kind words!

Dan, while at that point it didn't take me too much effort to take these
photographs, indeed, sometimes it can be hard.
Like in this case:
http://42graphy.org/snapshots/ru/IMG_20131201_202926_138.html
:-)

Cheers,

Igor


> Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 13:24:02 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Igor Roshchin 
>
>
>
> http://42graphy.org/galleries/fish-2014/_IR09622.html
>
> All comments and suggestions are welcome!
>
> Igor
>
> PS.  - Yes, what's your number?
>
>
> PPS. And this photo might be NSFW:
> http://42graphy.org/galleries/fish-2014/_IR09621.html
>

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Re: PESO: Blue Darter

2014-07-15 Thread Mark C

On 7/15/2014 11:35 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote:

I am not sure how our Dragonfly-Master-In-Residence (Mark C)
does stacking, maybe he sprays them with an instant-freeze-hair spray... ;-)

Igor


Now there's a thought...

Mark

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I hope this is the last test.

2014-07-15 Thread P. J. Alling



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Re: PESO: Blue Darter

2014-07-15 Thread Mark C

Excellent shot, Stan! DOF is perfect.

Mark

On 7/14/2014 9:27 PM, Stan Halpin wrote:

Nothing fancy, no stacking etc. involved. I just sat on our dock, fired away in 
continuous mode as the wind and waves pushed the reed around.
K-3, ISO 200, f/4, 1/600 (?), PK DA*200/4 Macro

http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/e234010d7

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Yet another Test.

2014-07-15 Thread P. J. Alling

Dammit.

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Re: Test,

2014-07-15 Thread Aggrivated at hotmail
I don't want to build a new desktop system, but unfortunately after 
cleaning out the fans and blowing the dust out of the nooks and crannies 
then reseating the video card, the machine get's halfway through postup 
and hangs if it gets that far at all.  I really need a workstation that 
will at least run Windows7, Professional.



On 7/15/2014 9:05 AM, John wrote:

Might get by with a good cleaning inside the case ... vacuum out the
fins on the heat sink real good. Maybe replace the cooling fan. Get the
dust off of all the other components. I managed to keep my old desktop
(the one I use for general internet) in service for a good number of
years that way. It'll save you some money if it works.

Unless you WANT to build a new desktop system.

On 7/15/2014 7:41 AM, P. J. Alling wrote:

My desktop started becoming very flaky, which upon testing all my hard
drives I attributed to one of the external drives beginning to fail.  No
such luck, apparently the CPU was giving up the ghost.  Oh well.  I
guess I'll just have to take this as a golden opportunity to build a new
desktop.  Meanwhile to have a convenient place to work I've decided to
load an email client on my work laptop.  Now I've only got to load the
other tools onto this machine, assuming the connection to the PDML 
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Re: Peso's - WEED in the daylight - esp for Larry and Igor

2014-07-15 Thread Igor Roshchin

Ann,
Yes, I remember that cafe, we almost had a lunch there, even parked by
the door, but something prevented us from going in (I think our daughter
got asleep).

You provoked me into digging into my set of photos from the trip, and
posting these 4 photos:
http://42graphy.org/misc/2013-weed/
The first two are from Weed.
I thought that the combination of the road sign with the painted wall
was funny.
In the second one, the combination "weed merchantile mall" made me
smile.
The other two images are of Mt. Shasta as we saw it.
(the 3rd image is from a lavender farm nearby).

Indeed, Mt. Shasta and its vicinity are great!
And the old towns around carry some charm.

Igor


Ann Sanfedele Mon, 14 Jul 2014 15:00:38 -0700 wrote:

> And here is what it was like in 2005 ..
> 
> Where I stayed ...
> 
> http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/On-the-Road-Again/i-B66mCDZ/A
> 
> back of -your- sign
> 
> http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/On-the-Road-Again/i-dX7qzNQ/A
> 
> ann

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Re: K-3 firmware update to 1.10

2014-07-15 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Ken:  has this reading been specifically about the K-3 or just AWB in 
general?  Cheers, Christine


On Jul 14, 2014, at 10:44 PM, Ken Waller  wrote:

> I've been reading that using AWB should be avoided, as in general it produces 
> inconsistent results. It's been recommended to select a specific applicable 
> WB (cloudy, sunny etc what ever is applicable) that will at least be 
> consistent thru the shoot. Unless of course you set a custom WB.
> 
> Kenneth Waller
> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
> 
> - Original Message - From: "Christine Aguila" 
> Subject: Re: K-3 firmware update to 1.10
> 
> 
> Thanks for the heads up, Bruce.  I’m eager to see what the AWB improvements 
> will bring.  My first and limited impressions so far on the K-3 is that the 
> AWB is sometimes a bit inconsistent.  My thought is the K5 AWB was more 
> stable and consistent.
> 
> Cheers, Christine
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Jul 10, 2014, at 10:40 AM, Bruce Walker  wrote:
> 
>> In case you haven't heard, Ricoh released a firmware update for the
>> K-3 to bring it to 1.10
>> 
>> * Added Diffraction Correction on Lens Correction.
>> * Shortened processing time for Digital Filter and Color Fringe Correction.
>> * Improved stability for AWB (Auto white balance) performance.
>> * Changed to ISO Bracketing when using Exposure Bracketing on TAv mode
>> * Improved stability for general performance.
>> 
>> http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/english/support/digital/k3_s.html
>> 
>> I wonder what happened to revisions 1.04 through 1.09 ... ?
>> 
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Re: New Pentax bridge camera: XG-1

2014-07-15 Thread CollinB
XG-1?  To borrow a line from ST:FC, "Sounds Minoltish."
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Re: New Pentax bridge camera: XG-1

2014-07-15 Thread Margus Männik
Sorry to be rude, but "high grade design" with crappy 20 pix 
viewfinder and no RAW... really?
Pentax X-5 was announced approximately two years ago and I don't see 
much (if any) improvements except longer zoom.

X-5 is currently 179 eur in Estonia, XG-1 price is announced 299 eur.

BR, Margus


On 15.07.2014 9:55, Dario Bonazza wrote:
The reason for branding it Pentax is explained in a sentence in the 
international press release: 'It boasts a stylish, high-grade design 
resembling PENTAX-brand SLR cameras.'
So it has to resemble a Pentax DSLR, hence the Pentax name on top of 
other details.

Dario

-Messaggio originale- From: John Celio
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http://www.dpreview.com/articles/2746892255/ricoh-announces-pentax-xg-1-superzoom 



What confuses me about this is that I thought Ricoh was going to have
the Ricoh brand on compacts and the Pentax brand on SLRs. I wonder why
they decided to call this one a Pentax.

John




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Re: PESOs Newport Lighthouse, Tillamook train and birds in the hood

2014-07-15 Thread Attila Boros
The lighthouses are great!

On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 8:16 AM, Larry Colen  wrote:
> From the Oregon legs of my road trip.
> Lighthouse in Newport Oregon
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/14669090283/in/set-72157645263976670
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/14462626478/in/set-72157645263976670
>
> Tillamook train
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/14645994061/
>
> Birds in the hood:
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/14645997221/
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Re: OT: International Drone Photography Awards

2014-07-15 Thread Bruce Walker
Those certainly set the bar higher for finding spectacular shots. But
maybe these gadgets will be banned everywhere making these very rare
images.


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> http://twistedsifter.com/2014/07/international-drone-photography-awards/
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Re: PESO: Blue Darter

2014-07-15 Thread Igor Roshchin

I like it.
As for stacking, I think it is hard to do it on such a creature without 
taxidermy. :-)

I am not sure how our Dragonfly-Master-In-Residence (Mark C)
does stacking, maybe he sprays them with an instant-freeze-hair spray... ;-) 

Igor


Stan Halpin Mon, 14 Jul 2014 18:28:28 -0700 wrote:

> Nothing fancy, no stacking etc. involved. I just sat on our dock, fired away 
> in 
> continuous mode as the wind and waves pushed the reed around. 
> K-3, ISO 200, f/4, 1/600 (?), PK DA*200/4 Macro 
> 
> http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/e234010d7
> 
> stan

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OT: International Drone Photography Awards

2014-07-15 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
http://twistedsifter.com/2014/07/international-drone-photography-awards/

Dan Matyola
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Re: Test,

2014-07-15 Thread John

Might get by with a good cleaning inside the case ... vacuum out the
fins on the heat sink real good. Maybe replace the cooling fan. Get the
dust off of all the other components. I managed to keep my old desktop
(the one I use for general internet) in service for a good number of
years that way. It'll save you some money if it works.

Unless you WANT to build a new desktop system.

On 7/15/2014 7:41 AM, P. J. Alling wrote:

My desktop started becoming very flaky, which upon testing all my hard
drives I attributed to one of the external drives beginning to fail.  No
such luck, apparently the CPU was giving up the ghost.  Oh well.  I
guess I'll just have to take this as a golden opportunity to build a new
desktop.  Meanwhile to have a convenient place to work I've decided to
load an email client on my work laptop.  Now I've only got to load the
other tools onto this machine, assuming the connection to the PDML works.



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Re: PESO - Nature Photography 101

2014-07-15 Thread John

This group looks like some sub-species of birders.

On 7/14/2014 4:25 PM, Ken Waller wrote:

One of the reasons I don't like photo "workshops" .


I gotta respond to this as I've attended many workshops and tours and
find most participants I've shot with don't exhibit this behavior. Sure
the first timers is most likly to stick to a group and shoot in cluster,
but the more experienced photog , in my experience will find his owns
scenes and shoot them.

I returned a few weeks ago from a workshop in the U P of Michigan and
after 5 days of shooting with 4 other photogs, I can honestly say I
never experienced the group shoot depicted in the photo. Perhaps it was
the fact that the other participant were older more experienced photogs.
Not to say we didn't point out to the others where we had made some images.

And I guess the group shoot might reflect the on the leader and the way
he runs the workshop.

Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller

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Subject: Re: PESO - Nature Photography 101


Oy.  One of the reasons I don't like photo "workshops" .

ann

On 7/12/2014 11:32, Christine Aguila wrote:

Great fun!  Cheers, Christine


On Jul 10, 2014, at 10:38 PM, knarf  wrote:


Lesson 1: Travelling in groups or "clusters" enhances invisibility
and stealth:

http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2014/07/nature-photography-101.html?m=1


Cheers,

frank
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Re: Testing filters

2014-07-15 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Again, received.

Dan Matyola
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> Another test.
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Re: Test,

2014-07-15 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I received your message

Dan Matyola
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> drives I attributed to one of the external drives beginning to fail.  No
> such luck, apparently the CPU was giving up the ghost.  Oh well.  I guess
> I'll just have to take this as a golden opportunity to build a new desktop.
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Testing filters

2014-07-15 Thread P. J. Alling

Another test.

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Test,

2014-07-15 Thread P. J. Alling
My desktop started becoming very flaky, which upon testing all my hard 
drives I attributed to one of the external drives beginning to fail.  No 
such luck, apparently the CPU was giving up the ghost.  Oh well.  I 
guess I'll just have to take this as a golden opportunity to build a new 
desktop.  Meanwhile to have a convenient place to work I've decided to 
load an email client on my work laptop.  Now I've only got to load the 
other tools onto this machine, assuming the connection to the PDML works.


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