Re: PESO - heirloom
Stay brave. Excellent work and the model is nice as well. -- Bruce On March 19, 2015 7:01:37 PM PDT, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: I have become brave enough to attempt to light a woman with a single hard light, a silver reflector, now ... https://500px.com/photo/101514597/aly-by-bruce-walker The heirloom in question is the necklace which was a gift from Aly's grandmother. K-3, DA* 50-135/2.8, 63mm, f:11, ISO 100. Lr + Ps. One light only: Einstein monolight with 22 bare silver beauty dish, camera-left. Comments welcome. -- Sent from Kaiten Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Where is everyone?
Quoting Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv: On 20/3/15, Brian Walters, discombobulated, unleashed: Anyway, here it is: http://pug.komkon.org/general/mini-faq.htm If anyone cares to update the link in 'Cotty's Hat' section, here you go: http://www.seeingeye.tv/pages/yum.html Anyone? That would be me Done!! -- 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: Where is everyone?
Bruce wrote: Man you mentioning Who and Bill mentioning Mafud brings back memories that had been successfully suppressed. Alas, I may not sleep too well tonight. The PDML is a far less volatile place than it once was. I used to wake up, switch on the dial up internet connection and gaze into the battlefield of postings where stands were taken, lines were crossed and some downright astonishing things were said. Many members fell in these wars. Of course, the greatest of them all created an alter ego to argue with himself. Whack jobs aren't what they used to be. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Book Report: How the PDML Photo Annual is coming along
On 19/3/15, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed: Truth be to tell, Mark and Doug are doing almost all the work. I get to go through the pictures and make snarky comments about them. So actually you have the best job. -- 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: Where is everyone?
On 20/3/15, Brian Walters, discombobulated, unleashed: Anyway, here it is: http://pug.komkon.org/general/mini-faq.htm If anyone cares to update the link in 'Cotty's Hat' section, here you go: http://www.seeingeye.tv/pages/yum.html -- 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: Where is everyone?
Man you mentioning Who and Bill mentioning Mafud brings back memories that had been successfully suppressed. Alas, I may not sleep too well tonight. -- Bruce On March 19, 2015 8:13:32 PM PDT, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: You mention of Shel and meals in the same sentence... He once said (paraphrasing from memory here) - When you eat an excellent meal do you ask the chef what kind of pots and pans he used to cook it? Why then do you ask photographers what camera and lens they used to make a photo? I often think of that line, to this day.. I sparred with Shel a few times but never felt offended - he was a memorable character. There were others, much much worse, whoo shall not be named... Mark On 3/19/2015 11:36 AM, Bruce wrote: I had several meals with Shel over the time he spent on the list. I can certainly relate to the statement. He was a 'unique' character. Very agreeable as long as you saw things his way... -- Bruce On March 19, 2015 6:27:49 AM PDT, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Only us oldsters know what Shel-like means.:-) Paul via phone On Mar 19, 2015, at 8:51 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: I'm still here although my participation has fallen, mostly due to lack of photo drives to generate anything thing to show. I like hanging out here, mainly because no one ridicules me for post process. I was hanging out at PF for a while in 2007-2008, but one of their main contributors beat me up pretty bad for saying things like i usually do some post processing. If i was a 'real' photographer i would get it right in the camera. Some came to my defense but not a lot. Seems trivial but the comments from him were almost Shel like, so i pretty much gave that place up. Dave On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 8:34 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@comcast.net wrote: The general relationship with the digital age has become more routine. Interest peaks have flattened. Jack - Original Message - From: Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 10:34:07 PM Subject: Re: Where is everyone? I think there are several reasons for the fall off in postings. The web-based DP Review Pentax Forums are easy to find for people looking for info on their new cameras and for help with problems. Also PDML has morphed into (mainly) a photo sharing list - nothing wrong with that but there seems to be few gear-related postings except when a new model is rumoured or released. Perhaps we're all so familiar with our cameras that we don't need any assistance. I'm not sure how to increase participation. I tried a number of Pentax-related searches on Google - PDML, if it came up at all, was well down the list. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ Quoting Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com: Lately I've noticed that the volume of PDML posts is way down. So, being off this week and having some spare time, I did some research in the archives. In January 2015, there were 1234 posts from 52 members. In January 2014, there were 2587 posts from 74 members. In January 2013, there were 2667 posts from 70 members. In January 2012, there were 3418 posts from 88 members. In January 2011, there were 5091 posts from 109 members. In January 2010, there were 4764 posts from 110 members. So, in five years, active members are down by half, and the number of posts is down by 3/4. There is more competition than there used to be (especially, recently, from Facebook), but IMHO the PDML remains the best (of many) photo discussion venues I've used over the decades. It would be good to turn around this decline. How do we draw in new members? How do we keep both new and existing members? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- Sent from Kaiten Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Where is everyone?
I found PDML in fall 2004. After two years of dealing with the frustrations of a digital PS, I started my search. The catalogs were filled with digiR*b*l information. I was leaning in that direction because it's what was readily available. I decided to check to see if Pentax had an offering. The *istDS was the latest, but the *istD was still being sold. I was glad to see that I wouldn't have to change systems to get into serious digital. Ordered my first DSLR from BH in November 2004 and have never looked back. My CBA is almost as bad as my LBA. I do more lurking than posting, but this list has provided lots of information and entertainment in the past 10.5 years. Cheers to many more years. Yonnie On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 2:36 AM, Malcolm Smith rrve...@virginmedia.com wrote: Bruce wrote: Man you mentioning Who and Bill mentioning Mafud brings back memories that had been successfully suppressed. Alas, I may not sleep too well tonight. The PDML is a far less volatile place than it once was. I used to wake up, switch on the dial up internet connection and gaze into the battlefield of postings where stands were taken, lines were crossed and some downright astonishing things were said. Many members fell in these wars. Of course, the greatest of them all created an alter ego to argue with himself. Whack jobs aren't what they used to be. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Book Report: How the PDML Photo Annual is coming along
Steve Cottrell wrote: On 19/3/15, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed: Truth be to tell, Mark and Doug are doing almost all the work. I get to go through the pictures and make snarky comments about them. So actually you have the best job. No, I have the best job; I get to read Bill's snarky comments. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Where is everyone?
On Thu, 19 Mar 2015 21:15:46 +0100 Toralf Lund wrote: On 19/03/15 14:27, Paul Stenquist wrote: Only us oldsters know what Shel-like means.:-) Thought I hadn't been here *that* long, but I think I know. I remember Shel too, joined in the late nineties, still using film (MX and LX). Later I went digital with the original *istD, and also got a 67II for film. I assisted Bill Robb with getting the PUG up every month, for a year or two, and started contributing to the PUG again a few years back ... Don't post much to the PDML, but read most of it :) Regards, JvW -- Jan van Wijk; http://www.dfsee.com Flickr : jvw_pentax -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Where is everyone?
Paul via phone On Mar 20, 2015, at 5:48 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 5:20 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: steve harley wrote: On 2015-03-20 14:23 , John wrote: Some time in (I believe) late 2006 Google bought out the UseNet Archive and my ISP (Time-Warner Roadrunner) announced they were going to shut down their news servers. Google bought the archive (which means they will probably delete it someday), but doesn't control Usenet, just provides probably the most-used interface to it these days Yep. The old web archiving service was called DejaNews. Google bought them out and then was even more lax than DejaNews in enforcing their TOS. This predictably led to even more trolling and other abuse, which is probably exactly wanted to drive traffic away from Usenet and toward web sites. Not that it wouldn't have happened anyway, but Google certainly helped it happen faster and to a greater extent. i just took a peek into rec.photo.digital and to see what we are missing, and felt no desire to stick around ;? You're a brave man. ;-) I still have a usefilm account Dave Ditto. But I'm not sure what my password might be. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: MASH question
Kudos to Brian. He's nailed it. On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 8:28 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting CollinB coll...@brendemuehl.net: What camera was Hawkeye using in the episode dr pearce and mr hyde? It looks like a Kodak Chevron, produced from 1953 to 1956 which means it was probably (just) in context for the Korean War. Here's some info: http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Kodak_Chevron and there's a pic on this page: http://possumjimandelizabeth.com/xhtml/collect_camera_med.html -- 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. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: We interrupt these reminiscences for a PESO -- On the March
Well, I thought they were on their way to a Klan meeting. -p Sent from my iPad On Mar 20, 2015, at 6:39 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 20/03/2015 12:02 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Invading alien platoon or just shrubs wrapped against the winter? http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17987093size=lg (K-5, DA 40/2.8 ltd) Once you comment on the photo (constructively, appreciatively, or dismissively) please resume the discussion already in progress. Cheers, Rick I know I'm going to take flak for this, but they look like they are on their way to a Mosque. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
FS Friday: Stormtrooper White Ibanez Art 100 Electric Guitar
I should have mentioned this in my earlier Hello Kitty Squier Stratocaster post, but I *also* have a Snow White Ibanez Art 100, which is a very highly regarded guitar for not a lot of lettuce. http://grandisland.craigslist.org/msg/4929343594.html This one is not listed on eBay (yet). $349 new and well-reviewed. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: MASH question
Quoting CollinB coll...@brendemuehl.net: What camera was Hawkeye using in the episode dr pearce and mr hyde? It looks like a Kodak Chevron, produced from 1953 to 1956 which means it was probably (just) in context for the Korean War. Here's some info: http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Kodak_Chevron and there's a pic on this page: http://possumjimandelizabeth.com/xhtml/collect_camera_med.html -- 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: We interrupt these reminiscences for a PESO -- On the March
Hi Tom! Looong time no see! No, clearly not Canadian; their cloaks are much furrier. Just look at Knarf's face. Cheers, Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 2:33 PM, Tom Reese tomreesep...@gmail.com wrote: I thought this was a photo of the PDML Canadian contingent while they were still in hibernation? Well spotted Rick. A nice bit of whimsy. On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 2:12 PM, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote: I always wondered what happened to the Triffids. Alan C -Original Message- From: Rick Womer Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 8:02 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: We interrupt these reminiscences for a PESO -- On the March Invading alien platoon or just shrubs wrapped against the winter? http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17987093size=lg (K-5, DA 40/2.8 ltd) Once you comment on the photo (constructively, appreciatively, or dismissively) please resume the discussion already in progress. Cheers, Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Old Salt
Ann, I like the shot just fine as is but would still like to see what it looks like today On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 5:03 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: On 3/20/2015 15:11, John wrote: Shouldn't that have been if my piers find it interesting? May have to dock you for that groaner ann On 3/18/2015 3:47 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: There is a reason I'm being coy, Ken.. but really, all I needed to know is if my peers find it interesting in itself... and a number of you have said it is so... I'm good. Thanks ann On 3/18/2015 15:39, Ken Waller wrote: Without knowing what you're trying to to with the image its hard for me to make a suggestion. As posted, its interesting to me. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com Subject: Peso - Old Salt Digging into old film stuff for a project - needed more photos of the area back in the day. This was at the South Street Seaport as it was in February, 1977. Pentax KX , Tri-x neg scanned with the Epson v500 http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/New-York-City-back-in-the-day/i-cdH3zt9/L Wondering if this is interesting in itself or if you need the contrast of what that exact spot looks like to day to make it so. ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
OT: MASH question
What camera was Hawkeye using in the episode dr pearce and mr hyde? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: For Sale Friday:Hello Kitty Squier Stratocater kit (highly collectible)
And they say punk is dead... On 20 Mar 2015, at 22:56, Marco Alpert ma...@alpert.com wrote: For anyone who doubts the level of macho cred this guitar will provide, I offer this picture taken of me a couple of years ago at the editorial offices of Guitar Player Magazine: https://www.dropbox.com/s/n6aqrqkfb64dafc/hellokitty.jpg?dl=0 Enough said. - Marco On Mar 20, 2015, at 2:47 PM, Darren Addy wrote: Greetings fellow Pentax afficianadoes, I know there are some musicians on the group, and I can't let this For Sale Friday go without letting you know about a highly collectible Squire Hello Kitty PINK Stratocaster kit that I have for sale. It is currently listed on eBay along with a video review: http://goo.gl/bu8INL Whether you want to make people stand up and take notice at your unusual instrument the next time you play, or you have a young beginner in mindthis is a quality full size instrument with the simplicity that a single humbucker/volume knob provides. If you wish to make an offer off-ebay I can cancel the auction. This is a NICE kit including guitar, nylon backpack case, new sealed box of collectible Fender Hello Kitty picks from 2005 (no longer available), a multi-color strap that matches the guitar nicely and a new set of Ernie Ball Super Squishy strings. -- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: MASH question
Sure but Chevrons are cheep, while a pristine looking Medalist, which would be period correct, are much harder to find. On 3/20/2015 9:52 PM, Darren Addy wrote: In the M.A.S.H. episode, Hawkeye sends a telegram to President Truman. Truman left office January 20 1953. So unless the Chevron was available for Christmas 1952, it is unlikely that Hawkeye would have had one while he was in office. However, Hollywood makes mistakes like this all of the time. And we can forgive them for thinking that anyone would be anal enough to raise the question ever, let alone in 2015. Well done, Collin! I enjoyed that! :) On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 8:45 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Kudos to Brian. He's nailed it. On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 8:28 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting CollinB coll...@brendemuehl.net: What camera was Hawkeye using in the episode dr pearce and mr hyde? It looks like a Kodak Chevron, produced from 1953 to 1956 which means it was probably (just) in context for the Korean War. Here's some info: http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Kodak_Chevron and there's a pic on this page: http://possumjimandelizabeth.com/xhtml/collect_camera_med.html -- 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. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- 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 - Old Salt
Please! No moor puns! http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 5:03 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: On 3/20/2015 15:11, John wrote: Shouldn't that have been if my piers find it interesting? May have to dock you for that groaner ann On 3/18/2015 3:47 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: There is a reason I'm being coy, Ken.. but really, all I needed to know is if my peers find it interesting in itself... and a number of you have said it is so... I'm good. Thanks ann On 3/18/2015 15:39, Ken Waller wrote: Without knowing what you're trying to to with the image its hard for me to make a suggestion. As posted, its interesting to me. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com Subject: Peso - Old Salt Digging into old film stuff for a project - needed more photos of the area back in the day. This was at the South Street Seaport as it was in February, 1977. Pentax KX , Tri-x neg scanned with the Epson v500 http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/New-York-City-back-in-the-day/i-cdH3zt9/L Wondering if this is interesting in itself or if you need the contrast of what that exact spot looks like to day to make it so. ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: MASH question
In the M.A.S.H. episode, Hawkeye sends a telegram to President Truman. Truman left office January 20 1953. So unless the Chevron was available for Christmas 1952, it is unlikely that Hawkeye would have had one while he was in office. However, Hollywood makes mistakes like this all of the time. And we can forgive them for thinking that anyone would be anal enough to raise the question ever, let alone in 2015. Well done, Collin! I enjoyed that! :) On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 8:45 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Kudos to Brian. He's nailed it. On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 8:28 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting CollinB coll...@brendemuehl.net: What camera was Hawkeye using in the episode dr pearce and mr hyde? It looks like a Kodak Chevron, produced from 1953 to 1956 which means it was probably (just) in context for the Korean War. Here's some info: http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Kodak_Chevron and there's a pic on this page: http://possumjimandelizabeth.com/xhtml/collect_camera_med.html -- 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. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Old Salt
yeah this thread has gone to hull On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 10:05 PM, Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: Please! No moor puns! http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 5:03 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: On 3/20/2015 15:11, John wrote: Shouldn't that have been if my piers find it interesting? May have to dock you for that groaner ann On 3/18/2015 3:47 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: There is a reason I'm being coy, Ken.. but really, all I needed to know is if my peers find it interesting in itself... and a number of you have said it is so... I'm good. Thanks ann On 3/18/2015 15:39, Ken Waller wrote: Without knowing what you're trying to to with the image its hard for me to make a suggestion. As posted, its interesting to me. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com Subject: Peso - Old Salt Digging into old film stuff for a project - needed more photos of the area back in the day. This was at the South Street Seaport as it was in February, 1977. Pentax KX , Tri-x neg scanned with the Epson v500 http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/New-York-City-back-in-the-day/i-cdH3zt9/L Wondering if this is interesting in itself or if you need the contrast of what that exact spot looks like to day to make it so. ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: For Sale Friday:Hello Kitty Squier Stratocater kit (highly collectible)
For anyone who doubts the level of macho cred this guitar will provide, I offer this picture taken of me a couple of years ago at the editorial offices of Guitar Player Magazine: https://www.dropbox.com/s/n6aqrqkfb64dafc/hellokitty.jpg?dl=0 Enough said. - Marco On Mar 20, 2015, at 2:47 PM, Darren Addy wrote: Greetings fellow Pentax afficianadoes, I know there are some musicians on the group, and I can't let this For Sale Friday go without letting you know about a highly collectible Squire Hello Kitty PINK Stratocaster kit that I have for sale. It is currently listed on eBay along with a video review: http://goo.gl/bu8INL Whether you want to make people stand up and take notice at your unusual instrument the next time you play, or you have a young beginner in mindthis is a quality full size instrument with the simplicity that a single humbucker/volume knob provides. If you wish to make an offer off-ebay I can cancel the auction. This is a NICE kit including guitar, nylon backpack case, new sealed box of collectible Fender Hello Kitty picks from 2005 (no longer available), a multi-color strap that matches the guitar nicely and a new set of Ernie Ball Super Squishy strings. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: For Sale Friday:Hello Kitty Squier Stratocater kit (highly collectible)
There you go! Awesome Marco! I wish I could keep it, but I need to pay for a used Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus (Wine) that I found for a ridiculously low price. That's going to be my keeper electric. On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 5:55 PM, Marco Alpert ma...@alpert.com wrote: For anyone who doubts the level of macho cred this guitar will provide, I offer this picture taken of me a couple of years ago at the editorial offices of Guitar Player Magazine: https://www.dropbox.com/s/n6aqrqkfb64dafc/hellokitty.jpg?dl=0 Enough said. - Marco On Mar 20, 2015, at 2:47 PM, Darren Addy wrote: Greetings fellow Pentax afficianadoes, I know there are some musicians on the group, and I can't let this For Sale Friday go without letting you know about a highly collectible Squire Hello Kitty PINK Stratocaster kit that I have for sale. It is currently listed on eBay along with a video review: http://goo.gl/bu8INL Whether you want to make people stand up and take notice at your unusual instrument the next time you play, or you have a young beginner in mindthis is a quality full size instrument with the simplicity that a single humbucker/volume knob provides. If you wish to make an offer off-ebay I can cancel the auction. This is a NICE kit including guitar, nylon backpack case, new sealed box of collectible Fender Hello Kitty picks from 2005 (no longer available), a multi-color strap that matches the guitar nicely and a new set of Ernie Ball Super Squishy strings. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: We interrupt these reminiscences for a PESO -- On the March
On 20/03/2015 12:02 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Invading alien platoon or just shrubs wrapped against the winter? http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17987093size=lg (K-5, DA 40/2.8 ltd) Once you comment on the photo (constructively, appreciatively, or dismissively) please resume the discussion already in progress. Cheers, Rick I know I'm going to take flak for this, but they look like they are on their way to a Mosque. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Where is everyone?
Bob Blakeley is still around - his Facebook page showed his birthday was on March 11. He is now retired. John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bill Sent: Friday, 20 March 2015 10:02 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Where is everyone? On 19/03/2015 6:53 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Serious question: How did you find out at the PDML? (Everyone please feel free to pipe up here.) I probably found out about the PDML from the Pentax official web site, way back when the PDML was actually run by Pentax. But I'm wondering how *anyone* would even learn of the PDML's existence these days. Through the Pentax USA website, sometime in 1998. What ever became of Bob Blakely? bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Christ Church Cathedral
On Mar 21, 2015, at 11:10 am, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting David Mann dmann...@gmail.com: Here's the view from the street of Christ Church Cathedral in Darwin. The stone portion is all that remains from the original building, which was destroyed by Cyclone Tracy in 1974. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/889/#peso I read the subject as Christchurch Cathedral - which would have made sense too... What's the current status of that, by the way? It's still in a pretty sorry state. The legal wrangling is becoming so drawn out that the building will probably fall down before it's resolved. The fight is about restoring it and making it safe vs demolishing and putting up a new building. Both options are hideously expensive. Here's the latest: http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/business/the-rebuild/67435755/Rebuilding-Christ-Church-Cathedral-is-not-a-compromise-says-Jim-Anderton In the mean time there was a temporary cathedral built a couple of blocks away, on the site of another church which collapsed. http://www.christchurchnz.com/destinations/christchurch/cardboard-cathedral/ The Darwin one is an interesting looking structure - not at all what most people expect a cathedral to look like. I'd like to have gone in for a look. I'd read about the Cyclone Tracy memorial window and was curious to see it. There's a photo of it here: http://christchurchcathedral.org.au/about/cathedral/ Next door is the old town hall which was left as a memorial ruin after the cyclone. I don't think I took a photo of that so you'll have to take a look for yourself. 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: Where is everyone?
Mark C wrote: I sparred with Shel a few times but never felt offended - he was a memorable character. I'd say buying an FA 77 Limited from Bill Robb and not paying for it goes a bit beyond memorable. There were others, much much worse, whoo shall not be named... Oh come on, let's name them! I think I joined the PDML just after the character who called himself The Who left. I got to see a little of the wreckage he left in his wake. Suda Mafud/Kirkland Ramsey/M.T. Green was one of the least offensive (and longest lasting) oddballs we had. Most amusing when he posted as one identity when accidentally using the email address of another (Doug Brewer tells me he signed onto the list under several more aliases, albeit briefly). He was one of the characters suited to a text-only medium because he didn't want anyone to see what his photography looked like. He hated digital on principle (though what principle was never clear) and kind of faded away when the web and digital got so widespread and inexpensive that he couldn't think up any plausible excuses for not showing his photography to anyone. I think it was Brad Bobo (am I getting that name right?) who set a kind of benchmark for offensiveness. One year at Grandfather Mountain we got a (very welcome) surprise visit from one-time PDML regular Norm Baugher. When Tom Van Veen (another PDML stalwart who's no longer on the list) approached him Norm stuck out his hand and introduced himself as Brad Dobo, causing Tom to literally step back and prepare for a possible fist fight. Really. Then Norm revealed his true identity and collapsed in a fit of laughter. (Later, some time around 1:00 in the morning, we phoned up Cotty to say hello... and ni!) -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
interesting article describing how autofocus works
probably nothing new to some of you but I learned quite a bit from this: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/photography/tips-and-solutions/how-focus-works?BI=4906 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Where is everyone?
On 20/03/2015 6:31 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Mark C wrote: I sparred with Shel a few times but never felt offended - he was a memorable character. I'd say buying an FA 77 Limited from Bill Robb and not paying for it goes a bit beyond memorable. Yeah, lets just open that fukkin wound and soak it in salt water shall we? bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Where is everyone?
On 3/20/2015 8:31 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Mark C wrote: I sparred with Shel a few times but never felt offended - he was a memorable character. I'd say buying an FA 77 Limited from Bill Robb and not paying for it goes a bit beyond memorable. I was off list for a year or two in the early aughts and missed that particular battle. I'm sure I would have recalled it if it played out in the list. There were others, much much worse, whoo shall not be named... Oh come on, let's name them! I think I joined the PDML just after the character who called himself The Who left. I got to see a little of the wreckage he left in his wake. I recall him as Whoo with two o's but I'd rather not recall him at all. Suda Mafud/Kirkland Ramsey/M.T. Green was one of the least offensive (and longest lasting) oddballs we had. I forgot about Mafud. And then there was the nice guy Valentin who transformed into Caveman and sorta went off the rails. 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.
Re: PDML Digest, Vol 107, Issue 68
On Mar 19, 2015, at 5:56 PM, Donald Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: These are of a bike ride I took a week ago across a half mile 13 story high bridge spanning the Des Moines river valley. Nice that they didn’t put the trail down in the valley. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net “...we are a form of invitation to others and to otherness... - David Whyte -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Where is everyone?
Brian Walters wrote: There is an info page of sorts - the PDML FAQ. It was put together originally by Graywolf and updated by Scott when he was PUGmeister. I sort of inherited it when I took over the PUG. I tinkered with it a bit and used to post the link from time to time but I've omitted to do so for a few years. Anyway, here it is: http://pug.komkon.org/general/mini-faq.html Also, tangentially related, is the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Weekend: http://www.robertstech.com/blog/?p=58 -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Book Report: How the PDML Photo Annual is coming along
On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 7:38 AM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Steve Cottrell wrote: On 19/3/15, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed: Truth be to tell, Mark and Doug are doing almost all the work. I get to go through the pictures and make snarky comments about them. So actually you have the best job. No, I have the best job; I get to read Bill's snarky comments. Don't forget about us poor slobs who submit the very reasons for Bill's snarky comments. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Where is everyone?
On 20/3/15, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: Brad Bobo (am I getting that name right?) Dobo. I like Bobo better though -- 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: Where is everyone?
On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 8:31 AM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Mark C wrote: Then Norm revealed his true identity and collapsed in a fit of laughter. (Later, some time around 1:00 in the morning, we phoned up Cotty to say hello... and ni!) I think it was closer to 2 am.:-) and yes it was brad Dobo. I had fear in my heart for a while after distributing Dario's Pentax poster one year. I mailed his to Brads home and in a moment of stupidity attached my return address. I seated that for month. ans he only lived a few hours west of me. Dave -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PDML Digest, Vol 107, Issue 75
Oh hell yes. Of course it was an Railroad trestle originally. On 3/20/15 8:21 AM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 10 Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2015 08:32:44 -0400 From: Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PDML Digest, Vol 107, Issue 68 Message-ID: baf5d65d-7fee-48c3-b240-f2513c8d8...@bellsouth.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 On Mar 19, 2015, at 5:56 PM, Donald Guthrieshark50...@gmail.com wrote: These are of a bike ride I took a week ago across a half mile 13 story high bridge spanning the Des Moines river valley. Nice that they didn?t put the trail down in the valley. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net ?...we are a form of invitation to others and to otherness... - David Whyte -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Where is everyone?
On 2015-03-19 17:41 , Bill wrote: Because it's a private email list, I suspect we would have to involve Doug and see if we can get ourselves on some search engines. it's not private, it's just that the archives are not well-positioned for search engines, but i get hits on them sometimes http://pdml.net/pipermail/pdml_pdml.net/ and there is also a non-official archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/pdml@pdml.net/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Where is everyone?
On 3/20/2015 8:53 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 20/3/15, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: Brad Bobo (am I getting that name right?) Dobo. I like Bobo better though It's not nice to make fun of the clinically insane, not that I wouldn't do 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: Where is everyone?
On 3/20/2015 8:37 AM, Bill wrote: On 20/03/2015 6:31 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Mark C wrote: I sparred with Shel a few times but never felt offended - he was a memorable character. I'd say buying an FA 77 Limited from Bill Robb and not paying for it goes a bit beyond memorable. Yeah, lets just open that fukkin wound and soak it in salt water shall we? bill I never realized he /never/ paid you. If I'd known I'd have thought a lot less of him. -- 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.
PESO 2015 - 042 - GDG
Oh, the madding crowds do pass ... https://flic.kr/p/roJQH2 Early breakfast at the cafe yesterday. A beautiful morning. enjoy, G Mars is the only known planet inhabited entirely by robots. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Digest, Vol 107, Issue 68
I appreciate your comments. Thanks for taking the time to put together such a well worded response. I am looking for something small and light that I can take with me when I am not really going out to take pictures with my current equipment. Right now that would end up being my iPhone - which is also something to consider. Anyone out there ever used any of the clip on lenses for the iPhone? Any thoughts about that vs something like the Q? -- Bruce On March 19, 2015 2:56:31 PM PDT, Donald Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: Bruce, handling is not a word I would use with the Q. It is light and fits in one hand nicely. I carried it that way on this walk gave it no thought until I saw something to photograph. Once when I was on a tall bridge in the wind, I did think maybe a wrist strap would be nice but I don't want to encumber it that much. As I mentioned elsewhere I it will make an excellent bu camera when traveling. Something to carry when you have nothing in particular in mind but handy when something jumps up. But it is easy to forget you have it with you. I think it would work for street and festival shooting quite nicely as it is not the least bit scary about it. People take no notice of it when shooting. Technically it is very capable. Auto would work 99% of the time. I shoot raw and AV but only out of habit. It has some tricks (HDR, Dramatic BW. ND filters) that I have not played with too much. I have the kit lens and the Toy Fisheye will pick up the prime lens soon. If you pop a standard lens with an adapter it does have focus peeking and zoom in focus with manual lenses. The 28mm adds some bulk but still easy enuf to carry use. (altho my manual focusing has never been the best) anything longer than the 28mm might require tripod even with IS. But even a 100mm macro lens would give you the reach 0f 500+ mm and it gets tough find subject and focus w/o tripod. While it's light it seems solid and not a toy. You can hold it like any other camera but It is small enuf to shoot one handed and get into places other cameras won't go. Depth of field is the weak point of course. Small sensor and small apertures give great DOP damn physics. There is a built in software cheat but have not had time to try it. Sort of that faux tilt shift mode I assume. However you will not stop down past F5.6 because de-fraction beats you up pretty quickly. Any specific questions fire away. I have one more set in que on: https://www.flickr.com/photos/valdon/sets/72157649084439983/ These are of a bike ride I took a week ago across a half mile 13 story high bridge spanning the Des Moines river valley. I also will be posting a scene I took with the Q and my Kr at the same time. The differences are not all that great, but the carrying weight sure is. Thanks for you interest. On 3/19/15 10:36 AM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 8 Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2015 08:25:20 -0700 From: Bruce bkday...@daytonphoto.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Geso Q landscapes Message-ID: 8fdcba1d-8149-4b6b-a374-fe0236935...@email.android.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Some good shots, there. Seems that the Q system is capable of some good shots - we know the photographer is not the weak link in the chain. How was handling of the camera/lenses? Have you attempted anything with really shallow DOF and how did it turn out? -- Bruce On March 17, 2015 11:55:57 AM PDT, Donald Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: Here are a few landscape type shots taken with the Q7. The first 5 were taken with kit zoom. The second 5 were taken using the Pentax M 28mm with a $20 adapter. The 4.6 crop factor results in 128 FL. Comments invited. https://www.flickr.com/photos/valdon/sets/72157650976431200/ https://flic.kr/s/aHsk8Jw9U9 -- Sent from Kaiten Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- Sent from Kaiten Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: We interrupt these reminiscences for a PESO -- On the March
That is bizarre -- and interesting. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 2:02 PM, Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: Invading alien platoon or just shrubs wrapped against the winter? http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17987093size=lg (K-5, DA 40/2.8 ltd) Once you comment on the photo (constructively, appreciatively, or dismissively) please resume the discussion already in progress. Cheers, Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Everything you ever wanted to know about PDML...
..and some you might not. Just posting the FAQ link, which is buried in the 'Where is Everyone' thread, in case anyone is interested. http://pug.komkon.org/general/mini-faq.html -- 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: Where is everyone?
Quoting Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com: Brian Walters wrote: There is an info page of sorts - the PDML FAQ. It was put together originally by Graywolf and updated by Scott when he was PUGmeister. I sort of inherited it when I took over the PUG. I tinkered with it a bit and used to post the link from time to time but I've omitted to do so for a few years. Anyway, here it is: http://pug.komkon.org/general/mini-faq.html Also, tangentially related, is the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Weekend: http://www.robertstech.com/blog/?p=58 Link added to the FAQ under the GFM acronym. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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.
Computer Colour is Broken
I thought some of you guys might find this interesting... it's something I've never actually noticed. https://youtu.be/LKnqECcg6Gw It's only a couple of minutes long (my biggest gripe about Youtube is that I have no way of finding out how long a video is without starting to play it). Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO 2015 - 042 - GDG
Very nice. Cheers, Dave On Mar 21, 2015, at 4:38 am, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: Oh, the madding crowds do pass ... https://flic.kr/p/roJQH2 Early breakfast at the cafe yesterday. A beautiful morning. enjoy, G Mars is the only known planet inhabited entirely by robots. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Old Salt
Any moor and I think I'll ship out... Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Tom Reese tomreesep...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Peso - Old Salt yeah this thread has gone to hull On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 10:05 PM, Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: Please! No moor puns! http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 5:03 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: On 3/20/2015 15:11, John wrote: Shouldn't that have been if my piers find it interesting? May have to dock you for that groaner ann On 3/18/2015 3:47 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: There is a reason I'm being coy, Ken.. but really, all I needed to know is if my peers find it interesting in itself... and a number of you have said it is so... I'm good. Thanks ann On 3/18/2015 15:39, Ken Waller wrote: Without knowing what you're trying to to with the image its hard for me to make a suggestion. As posted, its interesting to me. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com Subject: Peso - Old Salt Digging into old film stuff for a project - needed more photos of the area back in the day. This was at the South Street Seaport as it was in February, 1977. Pentax KX , Tri-x neg scanned with the Epson v500 http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/New-York-City-back-in-the-day/i-cdH3zt9/L Wondering if this is interesting in itself or if you need the contrast of what that exact spot looks like to day to make it so. ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Book Report: How the PDML Photo Annual is coming along
On Mar 20, 2015, at 7:38 AM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Steve Cottrell wrote: On 19/3/15, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed: Truth be to tell, Mark and Doug are doing almost all the work. I get to go through the pictures and make snarky comments about them. So actually you have the best job. No, I have the best job; I get to read Bill's snarky comments. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com So is that where you and Doug get your inspiration for your critiques at Grandfather Mountain? It has been Bill all along!?! stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso - Old Salt
On 3/20/2015 15:11, John wrote: Shouldn't that have been if my piers find it interesting? May have to dock you for that groaner ann On 3/18/2015 3:47 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: There is a reason I'm being coy, Ken.. but really, all I needed to know is if my peers find it interesting in itself... and a number of you have said it is so... I'm good. Thanks ann On 3/18/2015 15:39, Ken Waller wrote: Without knowing what you're trying to to with the image its hard for me to make a suggestion. As posted, its interesting to me. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com Subject: Peso - Old Salt Digging into old film stuff for a project - needed more photos of the area back in the day. This was at the South Street Seaport as it was in February, 1977. Pentax KX , Tri-x neg scanned with the Epson v500 http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/New-York-City-back-in-the-day/i-cdH3zt9/L Wondering if this is interesting in itself or if you need the contrast of what that exact spot looks like to day to make it so. ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Where is everyone?
On 2015-03-20 14:23 , John wrote: Some time in (I believe) late 2006 Google bought out the UseNet Archive and my ISP (Time-Warner Roadrunner) announced they were going to shut down their news servers. Google bought the archive (which means they will probably delete it someday), but doesn't control Usenet, just provides probably the most-used interface to it these days in the early days (pre-web) access to nntp content was a given, and then in the middle years my ISPs had solid nntp servers, but these days it looks like it is pay to play if you want to avoid google i just took a peek into rec.photo.digital and to see what we are missing, and felt no desire to stick around ;? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Old Salt
On 2015-03-17 23:16 , Ann Sanfedele wrote: http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/New-York-City-back-in-the-day/i-cdH3zt9/L Wondering if this is interesting in itself or if you need the contrast of what that exact spot looks like to day to make it so. absolutely interesting in itself; i walked through the Seaport a couple of years ago while it was under repair, but it seemed pretty commercial/touristy, and i wouldn't even bother with a comparison -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: We interrupt these reminiscences for a PESO -- On the March
I thought this was a photo of the PDML Canadian contingent while they were still in hibernation? Well spotted Rick. A nice bit of whimsy. On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 2:12 PM, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote: I always wondered what happened to the Triffids. Alan C -Original Message- From: Rick Womer Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 8:02 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: We interrupt these reminiscences for a PESO -- On the March Invading alien platoon or just shrubs wrapped against the winter? http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17987093size=lg (K-5, DA 40/2.8 ltd) Once you comment on the photo (constructively, appreciatively, or dismissively) please resume the discussion already in progress. Cheers, Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Old Salt
Shouldn't that have been if my piers find it interesting? On 3/18/2015 3:47 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: There is a reason I'm being coy, Ken.. but really, all I needed to know is if my peers find it interesting in itself... and a number of you have said it is so... I'm good. Thanks ann On 3/18/2015 15:39, Ken Waller wrote: Without knowing what you're trying to to with the image its hard for me to make a suggestion. As posted, its interesting to me. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com Subject: Peso - Old Salt Digging into old film stuff for a project - needed more photos of the area back in the day. This was at the South Street Seaport as it was in February, 1977. Pentax KX , Tri-x neg scanned with the Epson v500 http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/New-York-City-back-in-the-day/i-cdH3zt9/L Wondering if this is interesting in itself or if you need the contrast of what that exact spot looks like to day to make it so. ann -- 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.
Re: We interrupt these reminiscences for a PESO -- On the March
They look a lot like mummy plants. Jack - Original Message - From: Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 11:02:57 AM Subject: We interrupt these reminiscences for a PESO -- On the March Invading alien platoon or just shrubs wrapped against the winter? http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17987093size=lg (K-5, DA 40/2.8 ltd) Once you comment on the photo (constructively, appreciatively, or dismissively) please resume the discussion already in progress. Cheers, Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso - Old Salt
Right. What I was trying to say is it IS interesting on its own, but it would still be interesting if you chose to pair it with another image. So either way you win. On 3/18/2015 2:54 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Looks a whole lot different now :-) My concern mainly was that it was interesting in itself as part of the old days essay so to speak ann On 3/18/2015 12:45, John wrote: On 3/18/2015 1:16 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Digging into old film stuff for a project - needed more photos of the area back in the day. This was at the South Street Seaport as it was in February, 1977. Pentax KX , Tri-x neg scanned with the Epson v500 http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/New-York-City-back-in-the-day/i-cdH3zt9/L Wondering if this is interesting in itself or if you need the contrast of what that exact spot looks like to day to make it so. ann I think it stands by itself, but whether the contrast with today would help it or not depends more on what today looks like. -- 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.
We interrupt these reminiscences for a PESO -- On the March
Invading alien platoon or just shrubs wrapped against the winter? http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17987093size=lg (K-5, DA 40/2.8 ltd) Once you comment on the photo (constructively, appreciatively, or dismissively) please resume the discussion already in progress. Cheers, Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: We interrupt these reminiscences for a PESO -- On the March
I always wondered what happened to the Triffids. Alan C -Original Message- From: Rick Womer Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 8:02 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: We interrupt these reminiscences for a PESO -- On the March Invading alien platoon or just shrubs wrapped against the winter? http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17987093size=lg (K-5, DA 40/2.8 ltd) Once you comment on the photo (constructively, appreciatively, or dismissively) please resume the discussion already in progress. Cheers, Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. 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: Yeux Fatale -- Not competing with McCurry (PESO)
Rick, Thanks for the clarification. Yes, I saw that Dag has quite a few photos of his kids posted. I suspect, he actually shoots much more than he posts. Well, at least, I do. Speaking about pedantic: A small detail, - those aren't actually sheets: she is sitting in a white chair holding the chair pillow in front of her face. Ann, I had to google Anne Geddes (I am bad with remembering names), and the first link (to her website) has a (self-)description: Photographer known for her pictures of infants in whimsical settings. I don't think that applies to me. But I don't think she deserves to be beaten... even by my photo. :-) [again, speaking about pedantic...] Thank you for the accolades. Igor Ann Sanfedele Wed, 18 Mar 2015 07:58:59 -0700 wrote: I agree with Rick's comments - it's the minimalism and your photo sure beats Anne Geddes ann On 3/17/2015 21:19, Rick Womer wrote: Igor, it's that the composition is very simple--white sheets and the top part of a very expressive face. Dag also does a lot of shots of his kids. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 5:33 PM, Igor PDML-StR pdmlstr at komkon.org wrote: Rick, I was not quite sure which part is from Dag Thrane, and had to take a fresh look at his photos... I'm still puzzled by that reference... Thank you, Mark, Ken, Christin, Frank and all who looked. Igor Rick Womer Mon, 16 Mar 2015 16:40:22 -0700 Steve McCurry crossed with Dag Thrane, maybe? I like it! Rick On Sun, 15 Mar 2015, Igor PDML-StR wrote: http://42graphy.org/misc/ru-2013/_IR40218.html [... albeit not dark] No, not sad am I, nor so mad am I; All my comforts lie in my destiny. Just to realise my life's worthiest prize Did I sacrifice for those ardent eyes! ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnoCI2N9nWw ) Found this photo while sorting our some photos from more than 2 years ago. All comments are welcome! Cheers, 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.
GESO Clarks latest visit
http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2015-clark3/album/index.html The war department and I went to visit friends north of us to show off Clark and to see our retired TB Megan. Oh and Erin went as well. The lady we went to see has a nickname of Ma II, since she looked after Erin as a kid for a long time while Liz was working and i was out of town a lot. So she is now Nana II.:-) K-5 with recently repaired Sigma 17-70 Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Where is everyone?
Most email clients seem to default to a HTML/MIME interface now-a-days, and people coming to the internet lately don't even know about plain text. The PDML's plain text requirement may pose problems for such Know Nothing Newcomers. I prefer plain text, but it's getting increasingly difficult to get others to use it when sending me emails. Now-a-days I get a lot email that just consists of a message telling me I don't have my email client configured correctly a link to some site where I'm supposedly able to read the email in a browser. Pretty much I just delete them. If they're that stupid, they don't really have anything I want to hear about anyway. If I wanted to read emails in a browser, I'd be using web-mail. PDML's plain text only format suits me just fine. On 3/19/2015 7:25 PM, John Coyle wrote: -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Larry Colen Sent: Friday, 20 March 2015 8:05 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Where is everyone? I think I found it in 1997, probably by doing a search for Pentax information on the Web - whether it was Google or not I can't now remember. I stay with the group because: I am still a self-confessed fan boy. This group can answer more questions and provide more real-world guidance than any other group I have come across. I've owned and used Pentax cameras almost exclusively for 47 years (OMG!!), and probably always will. I like the plain text, it's easy, and there is no chance of some pest slipping in malware via HTML: I like too the fact that I can choose which messages to retain, and just delete the rest. On another photo group Facebook hosted, the messages just accumulate, seemingly forever. I've only physically met a couple of other PDML-ers (living in Australia it tends to be hard to meet up with others), but I feel I know most of the people in this group reasonably well from their input over the years. Mark Roberts wrote: Serious question: How did you find out at the PDML? (Everyone please feel free to pipe up here.) -- 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.
Re: PDML Digest, Vol 107, Issue 75
On Mar 20, 2015, at 11:30 AM, Donald Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: Oh hell yes. Of course it was an Railroad trestle originally. There are a few photos of a high brick railway trestle near Chappel, Essex in this album. https://www.flickr.com/photos/eeweir/10144706213/in/album-72157636303781576/lightbox/ Taken on my 2013 trip to England. The trestle is quite old—I don’t remember how old—and still in use. Notice “circa 1350” on the photo of the Swan Inn. I don’t think the trestle’s quite that old. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net What does it mean...that the world is so beautiful? - Mary Oliver -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 2015 - 042 - GDG
That's a nice shot. For some reason it reminds me of Jacques Brel's Les Bourgeois, except of course in the song the 3 young men are looking out from the bar at the 3 old bourgeois passing by... B On 20 Mar 2015, at 15:39, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: Oh, the madding crowds do pass ... https://flic.kr/p/roJQH2 Early breakfast at the cafe yesterday. A beautiful morning. enjoy, G Mars is the only known planet inhabited entirely by robots. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Where is everyone?
On 3/19/2015 8:53 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Serious question: How did you find out at the PDML? (Everyone please feel free to pipe up here.) I probably found out about the PDML from the Pentax official web site, way back when the PDML was actually run by Pentax. But I'm wondering how *anyone* would even learn of the PDML's existence these days. I used to participate in UseNet discussions on rec.photo.equipment.35mm (among others). Some time in (I believe) late 2006 Google bought out the UseNet Archive and my ISP (Time-Warner Roadrunner) announced they were going to shut down their news servers. The Google Groups interface just didn't work for me, so I was looking for an alternative. I don't remember how I found out about mailing lists, but I do remember that once I did I already knew there was one for Pentax. So I Googled for it found PDML. -- 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.
Re: We interrupt these reminiscences for a PESO -- On the March
I had no idea triffids had learned how to dress themselves. On 3/20/2015 2:02 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Invading alien platoon or just shrubs wrapped against the winter? http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17987093size=lg (K-5, DA 40/2.8 ltd) Once you comment on the photo (constructively, appreciatively, or dismissively) please resume the discussion already in progress. Cheers, Rick -- 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: Where is everyone?
On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 5:20 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: steve harley wrote: On 2015-03-20 14:23 , John wrote: Some time in (I believe) late 2006 Google bought out the UseNet Archive and my ISP (Time-Warner Roadrunner) announced they were going to shut down their news servers. Google bought the archive (which means they will probably delete it someday), but doesn't control Usenet, just provides probably the most-used interface to it these days Yep. The old web archiving service was called DejaNews. Google bought them out and then was even more lax than DejaNews in enforcing their TOS. This predictably led to even more trolling and other abuse, which is probably exactly wanted to drive traffic away from Usenet and toward web sites. Not that it wouldn't have happened anyway, but Google certainly helped it happen faster and to a greater extent. i just took a peek into rec.photo.digital and to see what we are missing, and felt no desire to stick around ;? You're a brave man. ;-) I still have a usefilm account Dave -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Where is everyone?
steve harley wrote: On 2015-03-20 14:23 , John wrote: Some time in (I believe) late 2006 Google bought out the UseNet Archive and my ISP (Time-Warner Roadrunner) announced they were going to shut down their news servers. Google bought the archive (which means they will probably delete it someday), but doesn't control Usenet, just provides probably the most-used interface to it these days Yep. The old web archiving service was called DejaNews. Google bought them out and then was even more lax than DejaNews in enforcing their TOS. This predictably led to even more trolling and other abuse, which is probably exactly wanted to drive traffic away from Usenet and toward web sites. Not that it wouldn't have happened anyway, but Google certainly helped it happen faster and to a greater extent. i just took a peek into rec.photo.digital and to see what we are missing, and felt no desire to stick around ;? You're a brave man. ;-) -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
For Sale Friday:Hello Kitty Squier Stratocater kit (highly collectible)
Greetings fellow Pentax afficianadoes, I know there are some musicians on the group, and I can't let this For Sale Friday go without letting you know about a highly collectible Squire Hello Kitty PINK Stratocaster kit that I have for sale. It is currently listed on eBay along with a video review: http://goo.gl/bu8INL Whether you want to make people stand up and take notice at your unusual instrument the next time you play, or you have a young beginner in mindthis is a quality full size instrument with the simplicity that a single humbucker/volume knob provides. If you wish to make an offer off-ebay I can cancel the auction. This is a NICE kit including guitar, nylon backpack case, new sealed box of collectible Fender Hello Kitty picks from 2005 (no longer available), a multi-color strap that matches the guitar nicely and a new set of Ernie Ball Super Squishy strings. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Where is everyone?
On 19 March 2015 at 23:42, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 19/03/2015 6:12 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: Seriously if I hung out regularly at any of the other Pentax fora or for that matter Nikon or Canon groups I'd have invented a way to teleport bombs through the internet by now. That's a Mark. There seems to be about two years' worth of reMARK!able comments in this thread. I'm another joiner from the Pentax USA days. Can only think of four (maybe five) present day contributors who were here when I started. I'm not too bothered about active recruitment - I would prefer to meet those who actively search and join, as I did. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - El Capitan
'morning all Thanks for all the kind comments - much appreciated. Ann - the image was given basic levels adjustment etc and then I let loose Silver Efex Pro on it. Did a bit more local adjustment until I got it the way I wanted. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ Quoting Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com: Nice job - You made the lighting work for you . MY old technique in film days was to slap a red or orange filter on camera bearing the Tri-x for midday shooting (not that it wash my technique I learned it from photo mags) - whatever you did post processing here works like that just as nicely. Nice geology :-) ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Christ Church Cathedral
Quoting David Mann dmann...@gmail.com: Here's the view from the street of Christ Church Cathedral in Darwin. The stone portion is all that remains from the original building, which was destroyed by Cyclone Tracy in 1974. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/889/#peso I read the subject as Christchurch Cathedral - which would have made sense too... What's the current status of that, by the way? The Darwin one is an interesting looking structure - not at all what most people expect a cathedral to look like. -- 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: Where is everyone?
On 20 March 2015 at 15:44, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: On 3/20/2015 8:37 AM, Bill wrote: On 20/03/2015 6:31 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Mark C wrote: I sparred with Shel a few times but never felt offended - he was a memorable character. I'd say buying an FA 77 Limited from Bill Robb and not paying for it goes a bit beyond memorable. Yeah, lets just open that fukkin wound and soak it in salt water shall we? bill I never realized he /never/ paid you. If I'd known I'd have thought a lot less of him. Not his only offence, unfortunately. Me being particularly stupid, I was stung twice - albeit for substantially less, I suspect. And no, you can't sell me a bridge. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Where is everyone?
On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 6:03 PM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: On 19 March 2015 at 23:42, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 19/03/2015 6:12 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: Seriously if I hung out regularly at any of the other Pentax fora or for that matter Nikon or Canon groups I'd have invented a way to teleport bombs through the internet by now. That's a Mark. There seems to be about two years' worth of reMARK!able comments in this thread. I'm another joiner from the Pentax USA days. Can only think of four (maybe five) present day contributors who were here when I started. I'm not too bothered about active recruitment - I would prefer to meet those who actively search and join, as I did. I met Cotty, be careful of what your request, :-) 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Where is everyone?
On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 6:12 PM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: On 20 March 2015 at 15:44, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: On 3/20/2015 8:37 AM, Bill wrote: On 20/03/2015 6:31 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Mark C wrote: I sparred with Shel a few times but never felt offended - he was a memorable character. I'd say buying an FA 77 Limited from Bill Robb and not paying for it goes a bit beyond memorable. Yeah, lets just open that fukkin wound and soak it in salt water shall we? bill I never realized he /never/ paid you. If I'd known I'd have thought a lot less of him. Not his only offence, unfortunately. Me being particularly stupid, I was stung twice - albeit for substantially less, I suspect. And no, you can't sell me a bridge. What about rent a bridge 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Where is everyone?
On 20 March 2015 at 22:16, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 6:12 PM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: On 20 March 2015 at 15:44, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: On 3/20/2015 8:37 AM, Bill wrote: On 20/03/2015 6:31 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Mark C wrote: I sparred with Shel a few times but never felt offended - he was a memorable character. I'd say buying an FA 77 Limited from Bill Robb and not paying for it goes a bit beyond memorable. Yeah, lets just open that fukkin wound and soak it in salt water shall we? bill I never realized he /never/ paid you. If I'd known I'd have thought a lot less of him. Not his only offence, unfortunately. Me being particularly stupid, I was stung twice - albeit for substantially less, I suspect. And no, you can't sell me a bridge. What about rent a bridge Tell me more. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Where is everyone?
On Mar 20, 2015, at 6:12 PM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: On 20 March 2015 at 15:44, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: On 3/20/2015 8:37 AM, Bill wrote: On 20/03/2015 6:31 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Mark C wrote: I sparred with Shel a few times but never felt offended - he was a memorable character. I'd say buying an FA 77 Limited from Bill Robb and not paying for it goes a bit beyond memorable. Yeah, lets just open that fukkin wound and soak it in salt water shall we? bill I never realized he /never/ paid you. If I'd known I'd have thought a lot less of him. Not his only offence, unfortunately. Me being particularly stupid, I was stung twice - albeit for substantially less, I suspect. And no, you can't sell me a bridge. For me, just once. He bought an LX from me, then claimed it wasn’t working. [He claimed the film advance was not working properly.] I should have had him just send it back but I gave him 50% off even though I knew that it had been working when I sent it and the packaging had been beyond careful. But I didn’t want to go through the selling process again and let him get away with it. stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Where is everyone?
On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 6:18 PM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: On 20 March 2015 at 22:16, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 6:12 PM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: On 20 March 2015 at 15:44, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: On 3/20/2015 8:37 AM, Bill wrote: On 20/03/2015 6:31 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Mark C wrote: I sparred with Shel a few times but never felt offended - he was a memorable character. I'd say buying an FA 77 Limited from Bill Robb and not paying for it goes a bit beyond memorable. Yeah, lets just open that fukkin wound and soak it in salt water shall we? bill I never realized he /never/ paid you. If I'd known I'd have thought a lot less of him. Not his only offence, unfortunately. Me being particularly stupid, I was stung twice - albeit for substantially less, I suspect. And no, you can't sell me a bridge. What about rent a bridge Tell me more. I will but it spans a few storys 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: interesting article describing how autofocus works
Quoting Tom Reese tomreesep...@gmail.com: probably nothing new to some of you but I learned quite a bit from this: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/photography/tips-and-solutions/how-focus-works?BI=4906 Thanks for the link. I never really thought about this much until I bought an Olympus E-M10 to complement my K-5. Then I started to hear about Phase Detection versus Contrast Detection and had no clue as to what the difference was. The article helps. -- 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: Where is everyone?
Just glanced at this thread. There are 98 posts in it. Whew! Now I know where everyone is: sitting at their computers, smart phones, or tablets… G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: For Sale Friday:Hello Kitty Squier Stratocater kit (highly collectible)
Alright you win, this is possibly the strangest FS Friday I've ever read... Yes I did look at the auction, which just makes it weirder. On 3/20/2015 5:47 PM, Darren Addy wrote: Greetings fellow Pentax afficianadoes, I know there are some musicians on the group, and I can't let this For Sale Friday go without letting you know about a highly collectible Squire Hello Kitty PINK Stratocaster kit that I have for sale. It is currently listed on eBay along with a video review: http://goo.gl/bu8INL Whether you want to make people stand up and take notice at your unusual instrument the next time you play, or you have a young beginner in mindthis is a quality full size instrument with the simplicity that a single humbucker/volume knob provides. If you wish to make an offer off-ebay I can cancel the auction. This is a NICE kit including guitar, nylon backpack case, new sealed box of collectible Fender Hello Kitty picks from 2005 (no longer available), a multi-color strap that matches the guitar nicely and a new set of Ernie Ball Super Squishy strings. -- 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.
