Re: PESOs from lake Baikal
Quoting Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org: PS. On the last photo, Brian and Rob might recognize the kangaroo hat I bought 4 years ago in Sydney. That would be this one... https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1370864/PDML_Sydney_Sep2010/slides/_IGP8520j.html Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ Igor Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2014 01:16:19 -0400 (EDT) From: Igor Roshchin Hi All, If anybody was wondering why I was silent recently, - I happened to be at a scientific conference that was near the lake Baikal -- the largest surface fresh-water reservoir in the world. It holds about 20% of the world's fresh surface water - more water than all of the North American Great Lakes combined. (WWF: http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/lake_baikal/ ) Here is the First Crop (c): http://42graphy.org/misc/Baikal/_IR20553.jpg http://42graphy.org/misc/Baikal/_IR20662.jpg http://42graphy.org/misc/Baikal/_IR20585.jpg All comments are welcome! Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 micro meet, tha knows
To the bottom of Yorkshire to meet up with Mark! and Lisa, who are walking the southernmost part of the Pennine Way. I can report that both are remarkably fit and well three days into their trek, not the shambling, exhausted wreck I would be these days. Communications are, at best, intermittent so messages are unlikely until they get back to civilisation. Not only electronic - Lisa was mildly distressed at being unable to understand the local dialect. Lord help her when she gets to Northumberland. Most of them could converse happily with Vikings. We managed to find pub food after discovering that all the cafes in Hebden Bridge closed at tea time and the most of the restaurants were closed for holidays, thus preserving Yorkshire's magnificent reputation for hospitality. We were entertained by the traditional singalong to the 80's hits on the jukebox. T'choir were in fine voice, 'appen. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: n Smartphone Photography Hacks
On Aug 30, 2014, at 9:05 pm, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: Pet hate videos? Unboxing new equipment videos. RGH. ...and here we have the booklet of instructions flicks through... You should watch the calculator unboxings on the Numberphile channel :) Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: n Smartphone Photography Hacks
On 30/8/14, knarf, discombobulated, unleashed: What do you know about videos? I probably know more about bicycles ;-) -- 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: n Smartphone Photography Hacks
On 31/8/14, Brian Walters, discombobulated, unleashed: I don't have a problem with videos when they're obviously the right tool for the job, but more and more I keep coming across video tutorials on things like Photoshop or Lightroom which I think would be far more useful with a bit of text and some screen grabs. I find it much more difficult to follow along with a video presentation than with a well written descriptive article. Interesting point. A few years ago I needed to learn how to use DVD Studio Pro properly and considered the alternatives. After much thought I opted for a series of video tutorials - the kind with active screen in vision using a teacher's voice-over. This allowed me to pause or even replay any section, and crucially I was able to make my own notes on paper much as I would if in a classroom. Personally I find this much more useful than actually having the official provided text in front of me. Others may differ. In some cases I prefer to have the reference text, depends on the subject and how well I know it. In most cases what I am particularly interested in is workflow relevant to my interest rather than all the possible workflows that can be achieved. This isn't to say that this can't be achieved by the written word - far from it! But in this case the video was my preferred option, and I'm glad I did it -well worth the money (Lynda.com) and I was able to achieve my own workflow very quickly in authoring DVDs for my clients. YMMV :-) -- 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: PDML approval process
On 30/8/14, Doug Brewer, discombobulated, unleashed: why wasn't I told about this approval process? You have to be approved first. -- 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: PDML micro meet, tha knows
On 31 Aug 2014, at 08:43, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: To the bottom of Yorkshire to meet up with Mark! and Lisa, who are walking the southernmost part of the Pennine Way. I can report that both are remarkably fit and well three days into their trek, not the shambling, exhausted wreck I would be these days. Communications are, at best, intermittent so messages are unlikely until they get back to civilisation. Not only electronic - Lisa was mildly distressed at being unable to understand the local dialect. She didn't miss much. Yorkshire people don't have a lot to say. Lord help her when she gets to Northumberland. Most of them could converse happily with Vikings. We managed to find pub food after discovering that all the cafes in Hebden Bridge closed at tea time and the most of the restaurants were closed for holidays, thus preserving Yorkshire's magnificent reputation for hospitality. They have a magnificent flea-pit cinema there. The benefits of annual membership include - in fact, are - a complimentary mug of tea. We were entertained by the traditional singalong to the 80's hits on the jukebox. T'choir were in fine voice, 'appen. I know HB quite well - it's where burnt-out Londoners go to die. Things seem to have moved on a bit. Last time I was there the only entertainment was a medley of Edwardian musical hall hits played on the spoons by an Arthur Askey impressionist. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESOs from lake Baikal
All well done, Igor. I wasn't aware of Lake Baikal's statistics. Jack - Original Message - From: Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org To: PDML PDML@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2014 10:16:19 PM Subject: PESOs from lake Baikal Hi All, If anybody was wondering why I was silent recently, - I happened to be at a scientific conference that was near the lake Baikal -- the largest surface fresh-water reservoir in the world. It holds about 20% of the world's fresh surface water - more water than all of the North American Great Lakes combined. (WWF: http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/lake_baikal/ ) Here is the First Crop (c): http://42graphy.org/misc/Baikal/_IR20553.jpg http://42graphy.org/misc/Baikal/_IR20662.jpg http://42graphy.org/misc/Baikal/_IR20585.jpg All comments are welcome! Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: PESOs from lake Baikal
Impressive location. All three nicely done! On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 8:16 AM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: Hi All, If anybody was wondering why I was silent recently, - I happened to be at a scientific conference that was near the lake Baikal -- the largest surface fresh-water reservoir in the world. It holds about 20% of the world's fresh surface water - more water than all of the North American Great Lakes combined. (WWF: http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/lake_baikal/ ) Here is the First Crop (c): http://42graphy.org/misc/Baikal/_IR20553.jpg http://42graphy.org/misc/Baikal/_IR20662.jpg http://42graphy.org/misc/Baikal/_IR20585.jpg All comments are welcome! Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - City storm clouds - Astor Place
I love the contrast between the whorls and texture in the clouds and the sleek clean lines of the building. Mark On 8/24/2014 11:45 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Havent done much shooting lately, except for stuff studio shots of things I'm selling on ebay.. This is a couple blocks from my apt. http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Very-recent-NYC/i-8fdkw49/A K-5 with kit lens , auto exposure. I corrected the tilt, then put it back .. like it better with building tilted ann --- 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: PESO: oldest bridge
Beautiful subject, great lighting and composition! Mark On 8/27/2014 11:17 PM, Philip Northeast wrote: This is the oldest bridge in Australia, at Richmond Tasmania, built in 1823 https://www.flickr.com/photos/27281712@N08/14828250687/ --- 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: n Smartphone Photography Hacks
On 8/30/2014 6:37 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv: On 29/8/14, Brian Walters, discombobulated, unleashed: Flaming hell! Why does everything these days have to be a video? Doesn't anyone actually write articles any more? That entirely depends on the quality of the video presentation. Actually the smartphone hacks video was fine, but I muted the soundtrack, which I often do. The problem with most videos like this are poorly presented with unnecessary titles sequences and laborious commentary that drags on and on and on and on. I'm more than happy not to watch them. Amongst the worst videos that sadly sometimes must be watched in order to gain an understanding of how to fix something, are those made by backroom staff for things like replacing parts on white goods etc. By the end of the video I'm, chewing off my legs. Got to replace an over thermostat shortly so imagine my surprise when I found this humble video - very well done! Amateurs take note! Better: a transcript underneath just for Brian ;-) http://www.espares.co.uk/advice/0/1428/how-to-replace-an-oven- thermostat-in-an-elect Yes, but does he have to start every second sentence with Now? (sorry, I've just got out of bed and I'm a bit grumpy until I've finished my first coffee...) I don't have a problem with videos when they're obviously the right tool for the job, but more and more I keep coming across video tutorials on things like Photoshop or Lightroom which I think would be far more useful with a bit of text and some screen grabs. I find it much more difficult to follow along with a video presentation than with a well written descriptive article. It's a lot easier to pause that well written descriptive article if you need to try to do what has just been explained so that you can understand it. -- 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.
PESO 2014 - 219 - GDG
Another photo from yesterday's walk… https://flic.kr/p/oH1gkA Enjoy! Godfrey --- They say, 'Seize the Moment!' Well, maybe it's the other way around: the moment seizes us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Epson 3880
Mark, Just in case, - I just saw that there is a $200 rebate for 3880, and it is ending today, August 31. I don't know how it is with Epson, - it might mean that there will be yet a lower price or a different rebate in September... But in any case, - it looks like BH has that rebate, and their price is lower than at other places: $1139, and the rebate is applicable. (double check it yourself though.) HTH, Igor Mark C Sat, 30 Aug 2014 09:48:06 -0700 wrote: Trying to print a photo yesterday on my Epson 3800 I found that the photo black ink cartridge appears to be empty, even though I just replaced it a month ago and have run only a handful of prints since then. The maintenance cartridge, which I also replaced last month, is showing 35% full, which is way too full so quickly. When I went to fire up the print last month the photo black was also empty then - though then as now it shows nearly full on the printers usage gauge. My guess is that the PK ink is slowly draining into the maintenance tray when the printer is idle. I'm thinking about replacing this with a 3880, basically the same printer but with the updated K3 inks (vivid magenta). Is anyone here using the 3880 now? Any comments on it? I have found that the 3800 has met my relatively low volume needs for the past 6 or 7 years, with my only complaint being that it is a little flimsy on the build quality. If the 3880 is the same that would be OK. Does anyone know if the 3880 can use the same ink cartridges as the 3800? The ones I have in the 3800 are all 80% full or more and I have 8 new cartridges on hand - all tolled that is almost $1,000 worth of ink. I may be able to sell the sealed cartridges but am sure I could not sell the ones installed in the printer now. Looking on the web it appears the the two printers can use the same cartridges but if that is the case, where do the upgraded K3 inks come into play with the 3880? Any comments would be appreciated - Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO Eastern Great Egret
Shot in a Bloomfield Hills, Michigan wetland that’s part of the Rouge River system. K-3 with DA*60-250 and DA 1.4X converter, f6.3, 1/1000th, ISO 1000, 350mm. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17848736size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO Eastern Great Egret
Nice white plumage and tack sharp. Did you use a tripod? On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 8:10 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Shot in a Bloomfield Hills, Michigan wetland that’s part of the Rouge River system. K-3 with DA*60-250 and DA 1.4X converter, f6.3, 1/1000th, ISO 1000, 350mm. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17848736size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO Eastern Great Egret
Stately pose, well rendered. Nice! Jack - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2014 10:10:26 AM Subject: PESO Eastern Great Egret Shot in a Bloomfield Hills, Michigan wetland that’s part of the Rouge River system. K-3 with DA*60-250 and DA 1.4X converter, f6.3, 1/1000th, ISO 1000, 350mm. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17848736size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESOs from lake Baikal
Interesting and pleasing images, Igor. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 1:16 AM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: Hi All, If anybody was wondering why I was silent recently, - I happened to be at a scientific conference that was near the lake Baikal -- the largest surface fresh-water reservoir in the world. It holds about 20% of the world's fresh surface water - more water than all of the North American Great Lakes combined. (WWF: http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/lake_baikal/ ) Here is the First Crop (c): http://42graphy.org/misc/Baikal/_IR20553.jpg http://42graphy.org/misc/Baikal/_IR20662.jpg http://42graphy.org/misc/Baikal/_IR20585.jpg All comments are welcome! Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - 219 - GDG
Dunno about this trend where you’re flirting with sharp focus and high contrast… On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 7:26 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: Another photo from yesterday's walk… https://flic.kr/p/oH1gkA Enjoy! Godfrey --- They say, 'Seize the Moment!' Well, maybe it's the other way around: the moment seizes us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: PESOs from lake Baikal
Nice pix! Let's see more, please. Interesting: Any of those three could have been taken at various places in Western Canada. But in Canada they’d involve the ocean, not a lake. On Sat, Aug 30, 2014 at 10:16 PM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: Hi All, If anybody was wondering why I was silent recently, - I happened to be at a scientific conference that was near the lake Baikal -- the largest surface fresh-water reservoir in the world. It holds about 20% of the world's fresh surface water - more water than all of the North American Great Lakes combined. (WWF: http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/lake_baikal/ ) Here is the First Crop (c): http://42graphy.org/misc/Baikal/_IR20553.jpg http://42graphy.org/misc/Baikal/_IR20662.jpg http://42graphy.org/misc/Baikal/_IR20585.jpg All comments are welcome! Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: OT: n Smartphone Photography Hacks
Perhaps because, there are video cameras built into everything, and they no longer teach writing in school. If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. On 8/28/2014 5:51 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com: http://twistedsifter.com/videos/smartphone-photography-hacks/ Flaming hell! Why does everything these days have to be a video? Doesn't anyone actually write articles any more? -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Eastern Great Egret
That's very nice, damn it. I always blow out the highlights... On 8/31/2014 1:10 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Shot in a Bloomfield Hills, Michigan wetland that’s part of the Rouge River system. K-3 with DA*60-250 and DA 1.4X converter, f6.3, 1/1000th, ISO 1000, 350mm. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17848736size=lg -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Eastern Great Egret
Thanks Attila. No tripod. Although it would enable slightly better portrait-type shots, a tripod is an encumbrance for this type of shooting IMO. I had hoped to get an in-flight pic as well, so I wanted to be able to reframe rapidly. Unfortunately, Mr. Egret didn’t want to leave the Rouge. Good eats, I suspect. High ISO capability and shake reduction have given us the luxury of leaving the tripod at home. Paul On Aug 31, 2014, at 1:16 PM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: Nice white plumage and tack sharp. Did you use a tripod? On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 8:10 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Shot in a Bloomfield Hills, Michigan wetland that’s part of the Rouge River system. K-3 with DA*60-250 and DA 1.4X converter, f6.3, 1/1000th, ISO 1000, 350mm. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17848736size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: n Smartphone Photography Hacks
Actually, the research is waiting to be done, but a lot of people (including me) think we are producing generations with better writing skills than in the last few centuries. For many generations, the only thing anyone wrote in a typical life was book reviews in school, reports for their boss, and maybe some letters. Since some time in the nineties, a high proportion of communication, in particular young people’s communication, has been in writing. You may not think SMS messages are good or careful writing, but they are writing. How do you get good at ANYTHING? Practice practice practice. On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 11:20 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Perhaps because, there are video cameras built into everything, and they no longer teach writing in school. If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. On 8/28/2014 5:51 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com: http://twistedsifter.com/videos/smartphone-photography-hacks/ Flaming hell! Why does everything these days have to be a video? Doesn't anyone actually write articles any more? -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: OT: n Smartphone Photography Hacks
On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 9:20 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Perhaps because, there are video cameras built into everything, and they no longer teach writing in school. If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Seconded! Plus, there is a paradigm shift in the new generation, they don't like to read. I was asked some very technical questions lately, and offered to lend some of my books. To my surprise, my offer was turned down, in favor of some video tutorials. To me, watching someone typing and executing commands in bash is painful. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - 219 - GDG
Thanks for commenting! ...sharp focus and high contrast... : it's probably just a phase I'm going through. ];-) Godfrey On Aug 31, 2014, at 11:13 AM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: Dunno about this trend where you’re flirting with sharp focus and high contrast… On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 7:26 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: Another photo from yesterday's walk… https://flic.kr/p/oH1gkA -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Eastern Great Egret
On Aug 31, 2014, at 2:24 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: That's very nice, damn it. I always blow out the highlights… Thanks. The K-3 helps in saving those highlights. Plus when rendering in ARC, I pull back the highlights to the point where I have to increase exposure by about a stop. Paul On 8/31/2014 1:10 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Shot in a Bloomfield Hills, Michigan wetland that’s part of the Rouge River system. K-3 with DA*60-250 and DA 1.4X converter, f6.3, 1/1000th, ISO 1000, 350mm. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17848736size=lg -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: n Smartphone Photography Hacks
If you compare the writing, in the letters home,from the average Civil war soldier, to the writing capability of the average J school graduate, from the last 20 years, it's plain we have been raising a couple of generations of illiterates. It's only gotten worse. Hell I had to look up how to spell soldier, and my writing style on this list is especially sloppy. I used to be regularly published by a newspaper, that just 10 years before I contributed to them, would have looked st a sample of my writing, and laughed me out of their office. But, that's just me. Most of the literate and I do mean literate in the 19th century had no more than a 6th grand education, yet, they wrote and understood, at what today would be College and post graduate levels. You don't need research to know that, all you really need to do is read some historical documents. Besides which, you're wrong about how much writing people did until quite recently, it wasn't until after the third quarter of the 20th century that long distance telephone calls were inexpensive enough to be the regular method of keeping in touch with distant friends and relatives. Letter writing was the preferred method, the post office used to make a great deal of money on first class mail. On 8/31/2014 2:26 PM, Tim Bray wrote: Actually, the research is waiting to be done, but a lot of people (including me) think we are producing generations with better writing skills than in the last few centuries. For many generations, the only thing anyone wrote in a typical life was book reviews in school, reports for their boss, and maybe some letters. Since some time in the nineties, a high proportion of communication, in particular young people’s communication, has been in writing. You may not think SMS messages are good or careful writing, but they are writing. How do you get good at ANYTHING? Practice practice practice. On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 11:20 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Perhaps because, there are video cameras built into everything, and they no longer teach writing in school. If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. On 8/28/2014 5:51 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com: http://twistedsifter.com/videos/smartphone-photography-hacks/ Flaming hell! Why does everything these days have to be a video? Doesn't anyone actually write articles any more? -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: n Smartphone Photography Hacks
On 8/31/2014 2:28 PM, Attila Boros wrote: On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 9:20 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Perhaps because, there are video cameras built into everything, and they no longer teach writing in school. If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Seconded! Plus, there is a paradigm shift in the new generation, they don't like to read. I was asked some very technical questions lately, and offered to lend some of my books. To my surprise, my offer was turned down, in favor of some video tutorials. To me, watching someone typing and executing commands in bash is painful. It's been so long since I used bash that it's painful just to think about it. -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: PESOs from lake Baikal
Damn, my first thought on reading your post was What does the World Wrestling Federation have to do with Lake Baikal. I guess that lawsuit wasn't unnecessary after all. On 8/31/2014 1:16 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Hi All, If anybody was wondering why I was silent recently, - I happened to be at a scientific conference that was near the lake Baikal -- the largest surface fresh-water reservoir in the world. It holds about 20% of the world's fresh surface water - more water than all of the North American Great Lakes combined. (WWF: http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/lake_baikal/ ) Here is the First Crop (c): http://42graphy.org/misc/Baikal/_IR20553.jpg http://42graphy.org/misc/Baikal/_IR20662.jpg http://42graphy.org/misc/Baikal/_IR20585.jpg All comments are welcome! Igor -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
GESO: Lens-swapping
In which I screw three different lenses, 2 from Pentax (the focal-length difference between the 2 is 350mm), onto the Fujifilm X-T1: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2014/08/03/Lensing -- - 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 Eastern Great Egret
Very nice capture. Jeffery Johnson Photo Captures by Jeffery http://www.photocapturesbyjeffery.com http://www.Facebook.com/photocapturesbyjeffery https://twitter.com/PhotoCaptures Bringing joy and happiness to lonely and depressed walls across the nation with wonderful eclectic photography and Pet photo sessions for an array of pets and their families. On 8/31/2014 12:10 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Shot in a Bloomfield Hills, Michigan wetland that’s part of the Rouge River system. K-3 with DA*60-250 and DA 1.4X converter, f6.3, 1/1000th, ISO 1000, 350mm. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17848736size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Lens-swapping
Cool stuff, Tim. When you say manual focus assist what are you referring to? Something beyond the AF blink/beep we have on the Pentax DSLRs? On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 2:19 PM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: In which I screw three different lenses, 2 from Pentax (the focal-length difference between the 2 is 350mm), onto the Fujifilm X-T1: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2014/08/03/Lensing -- - 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. -- Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs look like photographs. ~ Alfred Stieglitz -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Eastern Great Egret
Superb! On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 2:28 PM, Jeffery Johnson jefferyjohn...@photocapturesbyjeffery.com wrote: Very nice capture. Jeffery Johnson Photo Captures by Jeffery http://www.photocapturesbyjeffery.com http://www.Facebook.com/photocapturesbyjeffery https://twitter.com/PhotoCaptures Bringing joy and happiness to lonely and depressed walls across the nation with wonderful eclectic photography and Pet photo sessions for an array of pets and their families. On 8/31/2014 12:10 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Shot in a Bloomfield Hills, Michigan wetland that’s part of the Rouge River system. K-3 with DA*60-250 and DA 1.4X converter, f6.3, 1/1000th, ISO 1000, 350mm. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17848736size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs look like photographs. ~ Alfred Stieglitz -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESOs : Biking with Bob
Bob W and I went for a trek on Saturday. 54 miles from Luton, Bedfordshire to the heart of London, mostly on quiet tracks and canal tow paths. Bob showed off his Concorde cyclo cross build - and he's done a fantastic job. Here's the Concorde with its proud owner: https://www.dropbox.com/s/gph7rzykwlf04di/DSCF7975.jpg?dl=0 And here's the two of us looking proud at the finish at Limehouse Basin: https://www.dropbox.com/s/e6cfq0wfgf6cu2u/DSCF7998.jpg?dl=0 Chris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: PDML micro meet, tha knows
On 8/31/14 6:55 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: I know HB quite well - it's where burnt-out Londoners go to die. Things seem to have moved on a bit. Last time I was there the only entertainment was a medley of Edwardian musical hall hits played on the spoons by an Arthur Askey impressionist. I'll have you know that Hebden Bridge (recently re-named Heaven's Bridge by Lisa's phone - Mike says it was an auto-correction error but I insist the phone was taking a little poetic license) was given the title Europe's Funkiest Town in 2005. I don't know who made the judgment or how other towns have developed in the intervening years but I can confidently state that Hebden Bridge's funkiness continues unabated. A PDML meet-up there yesterday could only have amplified the effect. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Glut of 28-35mm lenses
Recently I said that the list of lenses that I still wanted to get is shrinking rapidly. But one that I still wanted was the SMC K 30mm f2.8, a desire that Stan has fulfilled this week by putting one in the mail. I've wanted that lens particularly since seeing this stunning image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellinuxero/4547285529/ It is worth noting that this image was shot on film, so has the full 30mm FOV. Still, the cinematic look of the image - the combination of sharpness and buttery bokeh - that is what I love. There are many more delicious images produced with this lens at: http://www.flickriver.com/lenses/pentax/smcpk30mmf28/ I'm looking forward to comparing the lenses that I have in the 28-35mm range because I think I've got wy too many and I may need to thin the herd. In the autofocus department I cover that range with: DA 16-45mm f4 (middle of the range) Sigma EX 30mm f1.4 (prime) Pentax F 35-70mm (at its widest, obviously) In the manual focus department I've got: SMC K 28mm f3.5 SMC K 30mm f2.8 (coming from Stan) Flektogon 35mm f2.4 (preset... coincidentally, also from Stan) Tamron 01A 35-85mm f2.8-3.8 macro I'm always threatening to do comparison images and then never really getting around to doing a pseudo-scientific side-by-side comparison. It always seems to come down to gut feelings and how often the lens actually gets put on the camera. I'm getting closer to having my basement darkroom set up and so I may need to keep an eye on which lenses will also work on which film bodies (with no crop factor, obviously). But it appears that I have a silly amount of overlap at the 28-35mm range. -- Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs look like photographs. ~ Alfred Stieglitz -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: PESOs : Biking with Bob
Here's my version of events - click through to the 2nd page: http://www.web-options.com/Concorde/ It was a very enjoyable ride in some parts that I've wanted to ride through for several years. B -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Chris Mitchell Sent: 31 August 2014 20:48 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESOs : Biking with Bob Bob W and I went for a trek on Saturday. 54 miles from Luton, Bedfordshire to the heart of London, mostly on quiet tracks and canal tow paths. Bob showed off his Concorde cyclo cross build - and he's done a fantastic job. Here's the Concorde with its proud owner: https://www.dropbox.com/s/gph7rzykwlf04di/DSCF7975.jpg?dl=0 And here's the two of us looking proud at the finish at Limehouse Basin: https://www.dropbox.com/s/e6cfq0wfgf6cu2u/DSCF7998.jpg?dl=0 Chris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Epson 3880
Thanks for pointing that out, Igor - order has been place! Mark On 8/31/2014 12:10 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Mark, Just in case, - I just saw that there is a $200 rebate for 3880, and it is ending today, August 31. I don't know how it is with Epson, - it might mean that there will be yet a lower price or a different rebate in September... But in any case, - it looks like BH has that rebate, and their price is lower than at other places: $1139, and the rebate is applicable. (double check it yourself though.) HTH, Igor Mark C Sat, 30 Aug 2014 09:48:06 -0700 wrote: Trying to print a photo yesterday on my Epson 3800 I found that the photo black ink cartridge appears to be empty, even though I just replaced it a month ago and have run only a handful of prints since then. The maintenance cartridge, which I also replaced last month, is showing 35% full, which is way too full so quickly. When I went to fire up the print last month the photo black was also empty then - though then as now it shows nearly full on the printers usage gauge. My guess is that the PK ink is slowly draining into the maintenance tray when the printer is idle. I'm thinking about replacing this with a 3880, basically the same printer but with the updated K3 inks (vivid magenta). Is anyone here using the 3880 now? Any comments on it? I have found that the 3800 has met my relatively low volume needs for the past 6 or 7 years, with my only complaint being that it is a little flimsy on the build quality. If the 3880 is the same that would be OK. Does anyone know if the 3880 can use the same ink cartridges as the 3800? The ones I have in the 3800 are all 80% full or more and I have 8 new cartridges on hand - all tolled that is almost $1,000 worth of ink. I may be able to sell the sealed cartridges but am sure I could not sell the ones installed in the printer now. Looking on the web it appears the the two printers can use the same cartridges but if that is the case, where do the upgraded K3 inks come into play with the 3880? Any comments would be appreciated - Mark --- 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.
Brecon Beacons
Last weekend I went to a family wedding that took place near Brecon, in Wales. It's in a national park and I'd never been there before so I took advantage of the situation and stayed for 5 nights, cycling round the beautiful local countryside. I intend to go back as soon as I can on a walking trip. It's magnificent country, and the tops of the Beacons are spectacular, but dangerous (it's where they run the selection tests for the SAS), so you need to be well equipped to go up there - lycra and poncy little cycling shoes won't cut it. Here are some photos, taken by a man in lycra and poncy little cycling shoes: http://www.web-options.com/Beacons/ This is the route of the main ride I did over the top of one of the smaller hills: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/brecon-to-ystradfellte-and-back B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Brecon Beacons
A lovely set of images of some very lovely country. I do admire you bicyclists. Never seen one with a weight problem. My son-in-law recently got a Specialized Crosstrail Sport Disc. My wife asked me if I'd like to go to Leeds in July. There is a conference there that she might like to attend. (The answer was yes, naturally. I'm the only one in my family who has never been the UK.) On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 3:19 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Last weekend I went to a family wedding that took place near Brecon, in Wales. It's in a national park and I'd never been there before so I took advantage of the situation and stayed for 5 nights, cycling round the beautiful local countryside. I intend to go back as soon as I can on a walking trip. It's magnificent country, and the tops of the Beacons are spectacular, but dangerous (it's where they run the selection tests for the SAS), so you need to be well equipped to go up there - lycra and poncy little cycling shoes won't cut it. Here are some photos, taken by a man in lycra and poncy little cycling shoes: http://www.web-options.com/Beacons/ This is the route of the main ride I did over the top of one of the smaller hills: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/brecon-to-ystradfellte-and-back B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs look like photographs. ~ Alfred Stieglitz -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
GESO - NDSM Amsterdam
An evening jaunt to the amazing NDSM in north Amsterdam. Well worth a visit. https://plus.google.com/photos/101251999616543812992/albums/6052345793637601105 The 15mm ltd was put to good use for this shoot Comments welcome Alastair -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - NDSM Amsterdam
Nice shots - what is it? It reminds me of being lost somewhere between Dunkirk ferry port and the town. B -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Alastair Robertson An evening jaunt to the amazing NDSM in north Amsterdam. Well worth a visit. https://plus.google.com/photos/101251999616543812992/albums/605234579 3637601105 The 15mm ltd was put to good use for this shoot Comments welcome Alastair -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: PDML micro meet, tha knows
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Mark Roberts On 8/31/14 6:55 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: I know HB quite well - it's where burnt-out Londoners go to die. Things seem to have moved on a bit. Last time I was there the only entertainment was a medley of Edwardian musical hall hits played on the spoons by an Arthur Askey impressionist. I'll have you know that Hebden Bridge (recently re-named Heaven's Bridge by Lisa's phone - Mike says it was an auto-correction error but I insist the phone was taking a little poetic license) was given the title Europe's Funkiest Town in 2005. I don't know who made the judgment or how other towns have developed in the intervening years but I can confidently state that Hebden Bridge's funkiness continues unabated. A PDML meet-up there yesterday could only have amplified the effect. Yes, it's true! And I like HB a lot. I have friends there, though, so I am duty bound to take the piss out of it. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Brecon Beacons
great shots Bob - did a similar cycling trip more than 20 years ago with a friend. We cheated though as there were four of us - two on bicycles and two in a car with the luggage. The motorists had a lovely time and saw a lot of shops and galleries and teashops and the cyclists had an equally lovely time but I remember cursing the road- builders for not knowing that a road doesn't have to be built going straight up the hills and wishing that my 10-speed was a 21-speed and wondering whether it was possible to break pedals if you stand up on hard enough while climbing 30 degree gradients. This is my favourite and matches my memory of the ride the best http://www.web-options.com/Beacons/content/DSCF1669_large.html Alastair On 31 August 2014 22:28, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: A lovely set of images of some very lovely country. I do admire you bicyclists. Never seen one with a weight problem. My son-in-law recently got a Specialized Crosstrail Sport Disc. My wife asked me if I'd like to go to Leeds in July. There is a conference there that she might like to attend. (The answer was yes, naturally. I'm the only one in my family who has never been the UK.) On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 3:19 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Last weekend I went to a family wedding that took place near Brecon, in Wales. It's in a national park and I'd never been there before so I took advantage of the situation and stayed for 5 nights, cycling round the beautiful local countryside. I intend to go back as soon as I can on a walking trip. It's magnificent country, and the tops of the Beacons are spectacular, but dangerous (it's where they run the selection tests for the SAS), so you need to be well equipped to go up there - lycra and poncy little cycling shoes won't cut it. Here are some photos, taken by a man in lycra and poncy little cycling shoes: http://www.web-options.com/Beacons/ This is the route of the main ride I did over the top of one of the smaller hills: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/brecon-to-ystradfellte-and-back B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs look like photographs. ~ Alfred Stieglitz -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Brecon Beacons
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Darren Addy A lovely set of images of some very lovely country. I do admire you bicyclists. Never seen one with a weight problem. My son-in-law recently got a Specialized Crosstrail Sport Disc. My first adult bike, bought in 1994, was something similar. My wife asked me if I'd like to go to Leeds in July. There is a conference there that she might like to attend. (The answer was yes, naturally. I'm the only one in my family who has never been the UK.) Well, let us know in good time before you come and I'm sure we can show you a good time! One side of my family is from Leeds, the other side is from Bradford. B On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 3:19 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Here are some photos, taken by a man in lycra and poncy little cycling shoes: http://www.web-options.com/Beacons/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: PDML micro meet, tha knows
A shame that I wasn't able to venture north for this. Good to hear that Mark! and Lisa are on good form and that you kept Hebden Bridge funky. Chris On 31 August 2014 08:43, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: To the bottom of Yorkshire to meet up with Mark! and Lisa, who are walking the southernmost part of the Pennine Way. I can report that both are remarkably fit and well three days into their trek, not the shambling, exhausted wreck I would be these days. Communications are, at best, intermittent so messages are unlikely until they get back to civilisation. Not only electronic - Lisa was mildly distressed at being unable to understand the local dialect. Lord help her when she gets to Northumberland. Most of them could converse happily with Vikings. We managed to find pub food after discovering that all the cafes in Hebden Bridge closed at tea time and the most of the restaurants were closed for holidays, thus preserving Yorkshire's magnificent reputation for hospitality. We were entertained by the traditional singalong to the 80's hits on the jukebox. T'choir were in fine voice, 'appen. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Glut of 28-35mm lenses
You are missing the FA20-35 and the newer DA20-40. And the 31 Limited. You might need to do some more shopping in order to give us a fair comparison. And IIRC there more than a few variations on the 28mm and 35mm lenses… stan On Aug 31, 2014, at 4:08 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Recently I said that the list of lenses that I still wanted to get is shrinking rapidly. But one that I still wanted was the SMC K 30mm f2.8, a desire that Stan has fulfilled this week by putting one in the mail. I've wanted that lens particularly since seeing this stunning image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellinuxero/4547285529/ It is worth noting that this image was shot on film, so has the full 30mm FOV. Still, the cinematic look of the image - the combination of sharpness and buttery bokeh - that is what I love. There are many more delicious images produced with this lens at: http://www.flickriver.com/lenses/pentax/smcpk30mmf28/ I'm looking forward to comparing the lenses that I have in the 28-35mm range because I think I've got wy too many and I may need to thin the herd. In the autofocus department I cover that range with: DA 16-45mm f4 (middle of the range) Sigma EX 30mm f1.4 (prime) Pentax F 35-70mm (at its widest, obviously) In the manual focus department I've got: SMC K 28mm f3.5 SMC K 30mm f2.8 (coming from Stan) Flektogon 35mm f2.4 (preset... coincidentally, also from Stan) Tamron 01A 35-85mm f2.8-3.8 macro I'm always threatening to do comparison images and then never really getting around to doing a pseudo-scientific side-by-side comparison. It always seems to come down to gut feelings and how often the lens actually gets put on the camera. I'm getting closer to having my basement darkroom set up and so I may need to keep an eye on which lenses will also work on which film bodies (with no crop factor, obviously). But it appears that I have a silly amount of overlap at the 28-35mm range. -- Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs look like photographs. ~ Alfred Stieglitz -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Brecon Beacons
A few more hills than our trek then! I love this one: http://www.web-options.com/Beacons/content/DSCF1696_large.html Polka dot bunting is a great addition to a classical doorway. Chris On 31 August 2014 21:19, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Last weekend I went to a family wedding that took place near Brecon, in Wales. It's in a national park and I'd never been there before so I took advantage of the situation and stayed for 5 nights, cycling round the beautiful local countryside. I intend to go back as soon as I can on a walking trip. It's magnificent country, and the tops of the Beacons are spectacular, but dangerous (it's where they run the selection tests for the SAS), so you need to be well equipped to go up there - lycra and poncy little cycling shoes won't cut it. Here are some photos, taken by a man in lycra and poncy little cycling shoes: http://www.web-options.com/Beacons/ This is the route of the main ride I did over the top of one of the smaller hills: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/brecon-to-ystradfellte-and-back B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Brecon Beacons
See you in July Darren. Chris On 31 August 2014 21:28, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: A lovely set of images of some very lovely country. I do admire you bicyclists. Never seen one with a weight problem. My son-in-law recently got a Specialized Crosstrail Sport Disc. My wife asked me if I'd like to go to Leeds in July. There is a conference there that she might like to attend. (The answer was yes, naturally. I'm the only one in my family who has never been the UK.) On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 3:19 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Last weekend I went to a family wedding that took place near Brecon, in Wales. It's in a national park and I'd never been there before so I took advantage of the situation and stayed for 5 nights, cycling round the beautiful local countryside. I intend to go back as soon as I can on a walking trip. It's magnificent country, and the tops of the Beacons are spectacular, but dangerous (it's where they run the selection tests for the SAS), so you need to be well equipped to go up there - lycra and poncy little cycling shoes won't cut it. Here are some photos, taken by a man in lycra and poncy little cycling shoes: http://www.web-options.com/Beacons/ This is the route of the main ride I did over the top of one of the smaller hills: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/brecon-to-ystradfellte-and-back B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs look like photographs. ~ Alfred Stieglitz -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Brecon Beacons
Thanks. That small climb we did yesterday was probably more difficult for me than the climb up Sarn Helen, because of the different gearing on the bikes. On the Roberts I can drop down onto the granny ring, but the Concorde has no granny, so it's all up to me, and my pride won't let me get off and push. In one of the pictures you can see a tiny little cyclist in the distance. He, and his unseen mate, cruised past me going up that hill as if it wasn't there. They were, however, at least 30 years younger than me. B On 31 Aug 2014, at 22:10, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: A few more hills than our trek then! I love this one: http://www.web-options.com/Beacons/content/DSCF1696_large.html Polka dot bunting is a great addition to a classical doorway. Chris On 31 August 2014 21:19, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Last weekend I went to a family wedding that took place near Brecon, in Wales. It's in a national park and I'd never been there before so I took advantage of the situation and stayed for 5 nights, cycling round the beautiful local countryside. I intend to go back as soon as I can on a walking trip. It's magnificent country, and the tops of the Beacons are spectacular, but dangerous (it's where they run the selection tests for the SAS), so you need to be well equipped to go up there - lycra and poncy little cycling shoes won't cut it. Here are some photos, taken by a man in lycra and poncy little cycling shoes: http://www.web-options.com/Beacons/ This is the route of the main ride I did over the top of one of the smaller hills: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/brecon-to-ystradfellte-and-back B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Glut of 28-35mm lenses
Hah so you got the 30. Bummer. I should have pounced on that too. :) That is a special lens for sure. On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 5:03 PM, Stanley Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: You are missing the FA20-35 and the newer DA20-40. And the 31 Limited. You might need to do some more shopping in order to give us a fair comparison. And IIRC there more than a few variations on the 28mm and 35mm lenses… stan On Aug 31, 2014, at 4:08 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Recently I said that the list of lenses that I still wanted to get is shrinking rapidly. But one that I still wanted was the SMC K 30mm f2.8, a desire that Stan has fulfilled this week by putting one in the mail. I've wanted that lens particularly since seeing this stunning image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellinuxero/4547285529/ It is worth noting that this image was shot on film, so has the full 30mm FOV. Still, the cinematic look of the image - the combination of sharpness and buttery bokeh - that is what I love. There are many more delicious images produced with this lens at: http://www.flickriver.com/lenses/pentax/smcpk30mmf28/ I'm looking forward to comparing the lenses that I have in the 28-35mm range because I think I've got wy too many and I may need to thin the herd. In the autofocus department I cover that range with: DA 16-45mm f4 (middle of the range) Sigma EX 30mm f1.4 (prime) Pentax F 35-70mm (at its widest, obviously) In the manual focus department I've got: SMC K 28mm f3.5 SMC K 30mm f2.8 (coming from Stan) Flektogon 35mm f2.4 (preset... coincidentally, also from Stan) Tamron 01A 35-85mm f2.8-3.8 macro I'm always threatening to do comparison images and then never really getting around to doing a pseudo-scientific side-by-side comparison. It always seems to come down to gut feelings and how often the lens actually gets put on the camera. I'm getting closer to having my basement darkroom set up and so I may need to keep an eye on which lenses will also work on which film bodies (with no crop factor, obviously). But it appears that I have a silly amount of overlap at the 28-35mm range. -- Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs look like photographs. ~ Alfred Stieglitz -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
September PUG - Last Call
G'day all As expected, this theme is proving to be a challenge. Only 4 submissions. I'll be putting this dog out of its misery on Wednesday evening, Sydney time so there's still a couple of days left if you want to breathe some life back into it. Just to recap... Theme: 'Random Exhibition Title Generator', based around the following website: http://www.mit.edu/~ruchill/lazycurator.html You go there and hit the 'Curate Me' button as many times as you like until you find a title that fits an image you can make (or have buried in your archives). As usual submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ I've modified the submission form slightly - you must include the generated exhibition title in your submission and (optional) you can describe your photo in art-speak - might I suggest the Arty Bollocks Generator?: http://www.artybollocks.com/ Other Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html The main requirements are: * Max. pixel dimensions: 800 x 800 pixels * Max file size: 300k * Third party equipment is acceptable provided either the camera body or lens used is Pentax. * If you embed a colour space in the image, it should be sRGB to ensure that the image is displayed correctly on line. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Lens-swapping
Oh, the manual-focus aids on the X-T1 are pure voodoo magic. You can have the basic does-it-look-sharp, or you can have focus-peaking sparklies, or you can have split-screen like Dad’s rangefinder. Or you can have dual mode, with a large-ish version of the image using focus-peaking with a little miniature split-screen image off to the side, an enlargement of the focus point. I normally use the sparklies, because they give you DoF too. Here’s how great it is: When I’m sitting at my cabin looking out over the ocean with the Tokina 400mm strapped on, as I turn the focus ring I can see the in-focus sparkly region sweep in or out across the wave-tops. Of course this only works because of the huge brilliant EVF. Which, by the way, flips the whole UI sideways when you go into portrait mode. On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 12:34 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Cool stuff, Tim. When you say manual focus assist what are you referring to? Something beyond the AF blink/beep we have on the Pentax DSLRs? On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 2:19 PM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: In which I screw three different lenses, 2 from Pentax (the focal-length difference between the 2 is 350mm), onto the Fujifilm X-T1: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2014/08/03/Lensing -- - 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. -- Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs look like photographs. ~ Alfred Stieglitz -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Glut of 28-35mm lenses
You snooze, you lose. On Aug 31, 2014, at 6:06 PM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote: Hah so you got the 30. Bummer. I should have pounced on that too. :) That is a special lens for sure. On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 5:03 PM, Stanley Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: You are missing the FA20-35 and the newer DA20-40. And the 31 Limited. You might need to do some more shopping in order to give us a fair comparison. And IIRC there more than a few variations on the 28mm and 35mm lenses… stan On Aug 31, 2014, at 4:08 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Recently I said that the list of lenses that I still wanted to get is shrinking rapidly. But one that I still wanted was the SMC K 30mm f2.8, a desire that Stan has fulfilled this week by putting one in the mail. I've wanted that lens particularly since seeing this stunning image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellinuxero/4547285529/ It is worth noting that this image was shot on film, so has the full 30mm FOV. Still, the cinematic look of the image - the combination of sharpness and buttery bokeh - that is what I love. There are many more delicious images produced with this lens at: http://www.flickriver.com/lenses/pentax/smcpk30mmf28/ I'm looking forward to comparing the lenses that I have in the 28-35mm range because I think I've got wy too many and I may need to thin the herd. In the autofocus department I cover that range with: DA 16-45mm f4 (middle of the range) Sigma EX 30mm f1.4 (prime) Pentax F 35-70mm (at its widest, obviously) In the manual focus department I've got: SMC K 28mm f3.5 SMC K 30mm f2.8 (coming from Stan) Flektogon 35mm f2.4 (preset... coincidentally, also from Stan) Tamron 01A 35-85mm f2.8-3.8 macro I'm always threatening to do comparison images and then never really getting around to doing a pseudo-scientific side-by-side comparison. It always seems to come down to gut feelings and how often the lens actually gets put on the camera. I'm getting closer to having my basement darkroom set up and so I may need to keep an eye on which lenses will also work on which film bodies (with no crop factor, obviously). But it appears that I have a silly amount of overlap at the 28-35mm range. -- Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs look like photographs. ~ Alfred Stieglitz -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 children of the corn
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Re: September PUG - Last Call
Writing my artists statement (with assistance from the referenced site) reminded me of my work days, putting together memos justifying next year’s budget request. stan On Aug 31, 2014, at 6:37 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: G'day all As expected, this theme is proving to be a challenge. Only 4 submissions. I'll be putting this dog out of its misery on Wednesday evening, Sydney time so there's still a couple of days left if you want to breathe some life back into it. Just to recap... Theme: 'Random Exhibition Title Generator', based around the following website: http://www.mit.edu/~ruchill/lazycurator.html You go there and hit the 'Curate Me' button as many times as you like until you find a title that fits an image you can make (or have buried in your archives). As usual submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ I've modified the submission form slightly - you must include the generated exhibition title in your submission and (optional) you can describe your photo in art-speak - might I suggest the Arty Bollocks Generator?: http://www.artybollocks.com/ Other Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html The main requirements are: * Max. pixel dimensions: 800 x 800 pixels * Max file size: 300k * Third party equipment is acceptable provided either the camera body or lens used is Pentax. * If you embed a colour space in the image, it should be sRGB to ensure that the image is displayed correctly on line. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Glut of 28-35mm lenses
Indeed. Glad this was a success for you. On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 7:04 PM, Stanley Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: You snooze, you lose. On Aug 31, 2014, at 6:06 PM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote: Hah so you got the 30. Bummer. I should have pounced on that too. :) That is a special lens for sure. On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 5:03 PM, Stanley Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: You are missing the FA20-35 and the newer DA20-40. And the 31 Limited. You might need to do some more shopping in order to give us a fair comparison. And IIRC there more than a few variations on the 28mm and 35mm lenses… stan On Aug 31, 2014, at 4:08 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Recently I said that the list of lenses that I still wanted to get is shrinking rapidly. But one that I still wanted was the SMC K 30mm f2.8, a desire that Stan has fulfilled this week by putting one in the mail. I've wanted that lens particularly since seeing this stunning image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellinuxero/4547285529/ It is worth noting that this image was shot on film, so has the full 30mm FOV. Still, the cinematic look of the image - the combination of sharpness and buttery bokeh - that is what I love. There are many more delicious images produced with this lens at: http://www.flickriver.com/lenses/pentax/smcpk30mmf28/ I'm looking forward to comparing the lenses that I have in the 28-35mm range because I think I've got wy too many and I may need to thin the herd. In the autofocus department I cover that range with: DA 16-45mm f4 (middle of the range) Sigma EX 30mm f1.4 (prime) Pentax F 35-70mm (at its widest, obviously) In the manual focus department I've got: SMC K 28mm f3.5 SMC K 30mm f2.8 (coming from Stan) Flektogon 35mm f2.4 (preset... coincidentally, also from Stan) Tamron 01A 35-85mm f2.8-3.8 macro I'm always threatening to do comparison images and then never really getting around to doing a pseudo-scientific side-by-side comparison. It always seems to come down to gut feelings and how often the lens actually gets put on the camera. I'm getting closer to having my basement darkroom set up and so I may need to keep an eye on which lenses will also work on which film bodies (with no crop factor, obviously). But it appears that I have a silly amount of overlap at the 28-35mm range. -- Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs look like photographs. ~ Alfred Stieglitz -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: backpack for stuff as well as cameras - Lowepro Fastpack, anyone?
On Aug 27, 2014, at 17:09 , Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com: Just received the Fastpack 250 in the mail, and it looks PERFECT. Not too big, not too small, but just right. Room for all the camera gear and still room up top for what you'd want in a day-pack: snacks, light jacket, and sundries. All I have to do now is get over the complete you look like a complete geek factor of wearing a backpack vs. having a big honking camera-bag strap over my shoulders. Stand tall and wear your geekiness with pride! Day #4 of a short vacation up North with this as my primary bag and I'm convinced it's the way to go. Love it! -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO Eastern Great Egret
Bird book stuff, Paul. Your combo is ideal for that sort of shot. Unfortunately the K7 is quite noisy above ISO 400 the FA 100-300 a bit soft at f5.6 so I really need to use a tripod for best results but, as you say, it is a nuisance. Alan C -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2014 8:26 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO Eastern Great Egret Thanks Attila. No tripod. Although it would enable slightly better portrait-type shots, a tripod is an encumbrance for this type of shooting IMO. I had hoped to get an in-flight pic as well, so I wanted to be able to reframe rapidly. Unfortunately, Mr. Egret didn’t want to leave the Rouge. Good eats, I suspect. High ISO capability and shake reduction have given us the luxury of leaving the tripod at home. Paul On Aug 31, 2014, at 1:16 PM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: Nice white plumage and tack sharp. Did you use a tripod? On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 8:10 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Shot in a Bloomfield Hills, Michigan wetland that’s part of the Rouge River system. K-3 with DA*60-250 and DA 1.4X converter, f6.3, 1/1000th, ISO 1000, 350mm. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17848736size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. --- 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: Brecon Beacons
Great stuff, Bob. I really enjoyed scrolling through that lot. Sounds like part of the Epic cycle tour. The countryside is superb the canal still in excellent condition. The fence was probably pushed over by a dragon on a jaunt! I'll have to consider converting my road bike into a hybrid (just wheels tyres, basically) so I can do a bit of off-road. The local MB club is now quite big road bikes have all but disappeared because dangerous traffic conditions. Alan C -Original Message- From: Bob W Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2014 10:19 PM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: Brecon Beacons Last weekend I went to a family wedding that took place near Brecon, in Wales. It's in a national park and I'd never been there before so I took advantage of the situation and stayed for 5 nights, cycling round the beautiful local countryside. I intend to go back as soon as I can on a walking trip. It's magnificent country, and the tops of the Beacons are spectacular, but dangerous (it's where they run the selection tests for the SAS), so you need to be well equipped to go up there - lycra and poncy little cycling shoes won't cut it. Here are some photos, taken by a man in lycra and poncy little cycling shoes: http://www.web-options.com/Beacons/ This is the route of the main ride I did over the top of one of the smaller hills: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/brecon-to-ystradfellte-and-back B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. --- 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: PESO children of the corn
Well caught, Paul. It'll soon be mealie season here! Alan C -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist Sent: Monday, September 01, 2014 1:19 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO children of the corn http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17848905size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. --- 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.
