Re: PESO - 'Getting the Flock out'

[Ken Waller]

Actually John, exposure was set for a static landscape shot on aperture 
priority and I had no chance to set an exposure appropriate for flying 
birds.


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- Original Message - 
From: "John" 

Subject: Re: PESO - 'Getting the Flock out'



It's cool. Dragging the shutter.

On 12/26/2016 2:29 PM, Ken Waller wrote:

While shooting a landscape, I heard the squalking of a flock of geese, I
quickly turned in the direction of the noised and fired away - this was
one of the images I captured - not your usual bird image.

Your thoughts ?

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18326267

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Re: PESO - 'Getting the Flock out'

[Ken Waller]

Thanks Larry. I really wasn't sure and sought the collective wisdom of the 
list.


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- Original Message - 
From: "Larry Colen" 

Subject: Re: PESO - 'Getting the Flock out'



It works. Nice job

On December 26, 2016 11:29:56 AM PST, Ken Waller  
wrote:

While shooting a landscape, I heard the squalking of a flock of geese,
I
quickly turned in the direction of the noised and fired away - this was
one
of the images I captured - not your usual bird image.

Your thoughts ?

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18326267

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Re: PESO - 'Getting the Flock out'

[ann sanfedele]

It's lovely, Ken... making Canada geese look good :-)

Theriaultian blur to the extreme

ann


On 12/26/2016 2:29 PM, Ken Waller wrote:
While shooting a landscape, I heard the squalking of a flock of geese, 
I quickly turned in the direction of the noised and fired away - this 
was one of the images I captured - not your usual bird image.


Your thoughts ?

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18326267

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Re: And an annual happy birthday to everyone

[ann sanfedele]

Oh right Dan, take me out of context!  LOL

ann


On 12/26/2016 5:09 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:

On Mon, Dec 26, 2016 at 5:06 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:


ONE from over 50 years (well 50 years in my caseanyway)


It must be a burden to have so many great images!  
Not a problem about which I must be concerned.

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Re: PESO - 'Getting the Flock out'

[Paul Stenquist]

Fascinating. Great grab!

Paul via phone

> On Dec 26, 2016, at 2:29 PM, Ken Waller  wrote:
> 
> While shooting a landscape, I heard the squalking of a flock of geese, I 
> quickly turned in the direction of the noised and fired away - this was one 
> of the images I captured - not your usual bird image.
> 
> Your thoughts ?
> 
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18326267
> 
> Kenneth Waller
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Re: PESO - 'Getting the Flock out'

[Daniel J. Matyola]

I just saw it on the PPG!

Of course I voted for it.


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On Mon, Dec 26, 2016 at 2:29 PM, Ken Waller  wrote:

> While shooting a landscape, I heard the squalking of a flock of geese, I
> quickly turned in the direction of the noised and fired away - this was one
> of the images I captured - not your usual bird image.
>
> Your thoughts ?
>
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18326267
>
> Kenneth Waller
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Re: And an annual happy birthday to everyone

[Daniel J. Matyola]

On Mon, Dec 26, 2016 at 5:06 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:

> ONE from over 50 years (well 50 years in my caseanyway)
>

It must be a burden to have so many great images!  
Not a problem about which I must be concerned.

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Re: And an annual happy birthday to everyone

[ann sanfedele]

but but...BRuce,  you only have to pick THREE from the past year... not 
ONE from over 50 years (well 50 years in my caseanyway)


so not quite so hard!

ann the elder


On 12/24/2016 1:40 PM, Bruce Walker wrote:

On Fri, Dec 23, 2016 at 11:11 PM, Mark Roberts
 wrote:

Still, we're planning on doing another Photo Annual for 2017. Start
getting your best images ready.

Oh no! There's that elusive "best image" idea again, only multiplied. :)

Mark, are you soliciting descriptive text again this year?




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Re: PESO - 'Getting the Flock out'

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Interesting effect.


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On Mon, Dec 26, 2016 at 2:29 PM, Ken Waller  wrote:

> While shooting a landscape, I heard the squalking of a flock of geese, I
> quickly turned in the direction of the noised and fired away - this was one
> of the images I captured - not your usual bird image.
>
> Your thoughts ?
>
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18326267
>
> Kenneth Waller
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Re: Pentax 15mm F/4 SMC DA ED AL Limited

[John]

On 12/26/2016 4:03 PM, Larry Colen wrote:


Ricoh could do wonders for their lens lineup if they just made a deal
with Samyang to produce weather sealed auto-focus versions of some of
the Samyang primes (85/1.4, 24/1.4 ...)



It would be nice.


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Re: PESO - 'Getting the Flock out'

[John]

It's cool. Dragging the shutter.

On 12/26/2016 2:29 PM, Ken Waller wrote:

While shooting a landscape, I heard the squalking of a flock of geese, I
quickly turned in the direction of the noised and fired away - this was
one of the images I captured - not your usual bird image.

Your thoughts ?

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18326267

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Re: Pentax 15mm F/4 SMC DA ED AL Limited

[Larry Colen]

John wrote:

Anyone try this on a K1 yet? I'm considering getting myself a late
Christmas present.

How badly does it vignette? If it's not too bad, I could probably "fix"
it in Camera Raw.

An alternative might be the Pentax HD PENTAX-D FA 15-30mm f/2.8 ED SDM
WR, which would have roughly the same field of view on the K1 as my
Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 EX DC has on the K3. The Sigma vignettes like
shooting through a port-hole from across the room on the K1.

The only problem is the 15-30mm f/2.8 costs 3 times as much as the 15 f/4.


That, and the 15-30 is huge lump of solid glass. However, for me, that 
lens nearly represents the point of getting a K-1. The ability to have a 
fast, wide weather sealed system.  Optically, I'm quite happy with the 
15-30, although things do get a bit weird around the edges of the frame 
at the wide end.


Another lens that works well on the K-1 particularly for landscape work, 
albeit manual focus, is the Samyang 24/1.4.  I've seen several articles 
claiming it to be one of the best, if not the best, astro-landscape 
lenses available.


I agree with Mark on the need for weather sealed primes for the K-1. I'd 
think that it would be fairly simple to take the optical design of 
existing lenses and just make weather sealed versions.


Ricoh could do wonders for their lens lineup if they just made a deal 
with Samyang to produce weather sealed auto-focus versions of some of 
the Samyang primes (85/1.4, 24/1.4 ...)






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Re: PESO - 'Getting the Flock out'

[Jack Davis]

looks like you were still spinning
when you snapped.
I don't doubt that there are some
who would "simply love that."

J

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> On Dec 26, 2016, at 11:29 AM, Ken Waller  wrote:
> 
> While shooting a landscape, I heard the squalking of a flock of geese, I 
> quickly turned in the direction of the noised and fired away - this was one 
> of the images I captured - not your usual bird image.
> 
> Your thoughts ?
> 
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18326267
> 
> Kenneth Waller
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Re: PESO - 'Getting the Flock out'

[Larry Colen]

It works. Nice job

On December 26, 2016 11:29:56 AM PST, Ken Waller  wrote:
>While shooting a landscape, I heard the squalking of a flock of geese,
>I 
>quickly turned in the direction of the noised and fired away - this was
>one 
>of the images I captured - not your usual bird image.
>
>Your thoughts ?
>
>http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18326267
>
>Kenneth Waller
>http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller 

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Re: Peso-Egret in Maiting Plumage

[Jack Davis]

Well, actually, there wasn't any
mating plumage on the feet.:-)

J


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> On Dec 26, 2016, at 8:58 AM, Stanley Halpin  
> wrote:
> 
> 
>> On Dec 25, 2016, at 5:53 PM, Jack Davis  wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Shot Christmas day, 2016.
>> 
>> 150-450, hand held.
>> Yes, wish I'd taken the time to turn the camera and make it a portrait
>> which included the lower legs and feet.
>> 
>> C?
>> 
>> J
>> 
>> http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=1143
> 
> Beautiful bird, even without feet…
> 
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PESO - 'Getting the Flock out'

[Ken Waller]

While shooting a landscape, I heard the squalking of a flock of geese, I 
quickly turned in the direction of the noised and fired away - this was one 
of the images I captured - not your usual bird image.


Your thoughts ?

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18326267

Kenneth Waller
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Re: Pentax 15mm F/4 SMC DA ED AL Limited

[Mark Roberts]

On Mon, 26 Dec 2016 12:42:00 -0500, you wrote:

> Weathe rsealing and decent all around quality kind of make it a no brainer.

I really wish someone made a weather-sealed ultra-wide prime for the
K-1.

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Re: PESO: the gazebo

[Larry Colen]

Wonderfully sharp, perfect exposure, nice composition.


Philip Northeast wrote:

https://flic.kr/p/QvSvrU

Pentax K1 with DA* 50-135mm



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Re: Slideshow on a mac

[Ken Waller]

you might also check out ProShow Gold - 
http://www.photodex.com/proshow/gold - although I'm not sure it can 
randomize the slide show.


http://www.photodex.com/proshow/gold

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- Original Message - 
From: "Stanley Halpin" 

Subject: Re: Slideshow on a mac





On Dec 25, 2016, at 12:47 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:

When I am hosting events like whiskymas, which will be kicking off in a 
few hours, I like to run a slide show of my computers. Once again, the 
gang in Cupertino have shown their master in the art of unnecessary 
simplicity.


For many years, it was my contention that iPhoto was the worst attempt at 
commercial software that I had ever had the misfortune of using. It did 
have one, single, bit of usefulness, running a slideshow, with the photos 
in random order, but at a configurable duration.


iPhoto has been replaced by Photos, a program so simple, that it takes a 
couple hours of internet research to figure out how to reliably make it 
go away and not pop up every time you read a new SD card. They have also 
streamlined the slideshow function right out of the software, simplifying 
it to the point of no longer having any reason for existence what so 
ever.


One possibility is to point my display background at a folder of photos, 
but that has the disadvantage of showing icons for everything in my 
desktop folder on top of the images.


Another possibility is to use the screen saver on hot corners. It nearly 
works OK, except that you cannot set how long the photos are displayed 
for.


I did finally find a program called Phoenix Slides
http://blyt.net/phxslides/

I'm pleased to say that it actually works quite well, and wanted to share 
the link with anyone else that might want to set up a slideshow of their 
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Thank you! I just did a quick download and trial run. Works as advertised.

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Re: Slideshow on a mac

[Stanley Halpin]

> On Dec 25, 2016, at 12:47 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:
> 
> When I am hosting events like whiskymas, which will be kicking off in a few 
> hours, I like to run a slide show of my computers. Once again, the gang in 
> Cupertino have shown their master in the art of unnecessary simplicity.
> 
> For many years, it was my contention that iPhoto was the worst attempt at 
> commercial software that I had ever had the misfortune of using. It did have 
> one, single, bit of usefulness, running a slideshow, with the photos in 
> random order, but at a configurable duration.
> 
> iPhoto has been replaced by Photos, a program so simple, that it takes a 
> couple hours of internet research to figure out how to reliably make it go 
> away and not pop up every time you read a new SD card. They have also 
> streamlined the slideshow function right out of the software, simplifying it 
> to the point of no longer having any reason for existence what so ever.
> 
> One possibility is to point my display background at a folder of photos, but 
> that has the disadvantage of showing icons for everything in my desktop 
> folder on top of the images.
> 
> Another possibility is to use the screen saver on hot corners. It nearly 
> works OK, except that you cannot set how long the photos are displayed for.
> 
> I did finally find a program called Phoenix Slides
> http://blyt.net/phxslides/
> 
> I'm pleased to say that it actually works quite well, and wanted to share the 
> link with anyone else that might want to set up a slideshow of their photos.
> 
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Thank you! I just did a quick download and trial run. Works as advertised.

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Re: Pentax 15mm F/4 SMC DA ED AL Limited

[Zos Xavius]

If I were to buy a K-1 I think a 15-30 would be a must have. Weather
sealing and decent all around quality kind of make it a no brainer.
That does make a k-1 a lot more expensive though and is why I have
held off on buying one. I'll just make due with my 12-24 that seems to
have picked up slightly more field curvature than I remember when
japan fixed it. Or maybe it just did better on a K-5 when I last had
it working? I just stop it down and its ok for the most part if I
focus it correctly. It's still probably better in the corners than the
15ltd at 15mm..

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Re: Slideshow on a mac

[Mark Roberts]

On Mon, 26 Dec 2016 09:19:35 -0800, you wrote:

>You can also use Lightroom's Slideshow module to produce a continuous playing, 
>randomized order slideshow. 
>If you set to random order and tell it to synch the timing to some music, you 
>can get a rather nice display going. 
>Works on both Mac and Windows.

That sounds like the best idea yet (since you probably already have
Lightroom).

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Re: Pentax 15mm F/4 SMC DA ED AL Limited

[Zos Xavius]

Here are some more things to think about. There is also the laowa 15mm
that is supposedly a strong performer. It is also a macro lens and has
some tilt capability. It's $500 at B Kind of a bargain considering
what you can do with it. They have a 12mm/2.8 (!) coming as well they
are claiming as zero distortion. It seems to mostly live up to the
claim too! I am guessing that might list a bit more, but I can't
remember if they have indicated a price yet. Those seem like the best
cheaper primes for the money currently. There is also a new company
called Irix that is making a variety of wide angle primes that are
slightly more expensive. They also seem to perform well, but I haven't
seen much on them yet. They are all however, full on manual with not
even so much as aperture information, so be ready for that. The
samyang is also well regarded but not pefect by any means. I cannot
remember, but they might have an aperture toggle on the samyang
lenses. At any rate it doesn't really matter so much with a wide
angle. Just focus and stop down and learn to count clicks. Done. You
could easily shoot aperture priority that way like any m42 lens. I
don't think there is much to knock on the 15-30, but I would imagine a
prime to have better performance/weight/etc. Of course a prime would
only cover one focal length though. The 15ltd I believe does not have
an image circle that covers FF by any means. Given its edge
performance on aps-c I wouldn't expect that to look great past the
aps-c sensor either.

On Mon, Dec 26, 2016 at 10:57 AM, P. J. Alling
 wrote:
> John, you should look into the Samyang 14mm f2.8.  It's available in K
> mount, full frame and for what it is, very inexpensive. It's manual focus,
> but at f5.6 setting focus at about 30 feet should give acceptable in focus
> from about 5-6 feet to infinity. Even at f 2.8 you can get acceptable focus
> from about 9 feet to infinity.   Reviews are all very complementary,
> comparing it to the Zeise MF lenses as far as image quality.  Build, is
> another story, but they're not horrible.  The only real disadvantage
> compared to the Pentax DA 15 I can see is size.   They look to be about the
> same size as, or maybe marginally smaller than the A 15mm f3.5.
>
>
> On 12/25/2016 6:18 PM, John wrote:
>>
>> Anyone try this on a K1 yet? I'm considering getting myself a late
>> Christmas present.
>>
>> How badly does it vignette? If it's not too bad, I could probably "fix"
>> it in Camera Raw.
>>
>> An alternative might be the Pentax HD PENTAX-D FA 15-30mm f/2.8 ED SDM
>> WR, which would have roughly the same field of view on the K1 as my
>> Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 EX DC has on the K3. The Sigma vignettes like
>> shooting through a port-hole from across the room on the K1.
>>
>> The only problem is the 15-30mm f/2.8 costs 3 times as much as the 15 f/4.
>>
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Re: Slideshow on a mac

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

You can also use Lightroom's Slideshow module to produce a continuous playing, 
randomized order slideshow. If you set to random order and tell it to synch the 
timing to some music, you can get a rather nice display going. Works on both 
Mac and Windows.

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Re: Slideshow on a mac

[David J Brooks]

when i had a windows machine i used this:

vueprint. It would run a slide show


Dave

On Mon, Dec 26, 2016 at 2:41 AM, mike wilson  wrote:
> If you'd written "read" insead of "reread" that would have been your first 
> Mark!
> this year.  We all know that's the truth, anyway.
>
>> On 26 December 2016 at 03:05 "P. J. Alling" 
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Perhaps I should reread the documentation.
>>
>>
>> On 12/25/2016 9:48 PM, John wrote:
>> > IrfanView can do random slideshows.
>> >
>> > On 12/25/2016 6:06 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
>> >> I wish it worked on Windows.  I use irfanview to generate slideshows,
>> >> but it does everything you specified but the images aren't random.  It
>> >> would be nice to be able to do that.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On 12/25/2016 12:47 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
>> >>> When I am hosting events like whiskymas, which will be kicking off in
>> >>> a few hours, I like to run a slide show of my computers. Once again,
>> >>> the gang in Cupertino have shown their master in the art of
>> >>> unnecessary simplicity.
>> >>>
>> >>> For many years, it was my contention that iPhoto was the worst attempt
>> >>> at commercial software that I had ever had the misfortune of using. It
>> >>> did have one, single, bit of usefulness, running a slideshow, with the
>> >>> photos in random order, but at a configurable duration.
>> >>>
>> >>> iPhoto has been replaced by Photos, a program so simple, that it takes
>> >>> a couple hours of internet research to figure out how to reliably make
>> >>> it go away and not pop up every time you read a new SD card. They have
>> >>> also streamlined the slideshow function right out of the software,
>> >>> simplifying it to the point of no longer having any reason for
>> >>> existence what so ever.
>> >>>
>> >>> One possibility is to point my display background at a folder of
>> >>> photos, but that has the disadvantage of showing icons for everything
>> >>> in my desktop folder on top of the images.
>> >>>
>> >>> Another possibility is to use the screen saver on hot corners. It
>> >>> nearly works OK, except that you cannot set how long the photos are
>> >>> displayed for.
>> >>>
>> >>> I did finally find a program called Phoenix Slides
>> >>> http://blyt.net/phxslides/
>> >>>
>> >>> I'm pleased to say that it actually works quite well, and wanted to
>> >>> share the link with anyone else that might want to set up a slideshow
>> >>> of their photos.
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>>
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Re: PESO: the gazebo

[Daniel J. Matyola]

On Mon, Dec 26, 2016 at 12:30 AM, Brian Walters 
wrote:

> Very peaceful - I hope there's no body buried in the foundations:


Not unless it is in New Jersey.

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Re: Peso-Egret in Maiting Plumage

[Stanley Halpin]

> On Dec 25, 2016, at 5:53 PM, Jack Davis  wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> Shot Christmas day, 2016.
> 
> 150-450, hand held.
> Yes, wish I'd taken the time to turn the camera and make it a portrait
> which included the lower legs and feet.
> 
> C?
> 
> J
> 
> http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=1143
> 

Beautiful bird, even without feet…

stan


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Re: Pentax 15mm F/4 SMC DA ED AL Limited

[P. J. Alling]

John, you should look into the Samyang 14mm f2.8.  It's available in K 
mount, full frame and for what it is, very inexpensive. It's manual 
focus, but at f5.6 setting focus at about 30 feet should give acceptable 
in focus from about 5-6 feet to infinity. Even at f 2.8 you can get 
acceptable focus from about 9 feet to infinity.   Reviews are all very 
complementary, comparing it to the Zeise MF lenses as far as image 
quality.  Build, is another story, but they're not horrible.  The only 
real disadvantage compared to the Pentax DA 15 I can see is size.   They 
look to be about the same size as, or maybe marginally smaller than the 
A 15mm f3.5.



On 12/25/2016 6:18 PM, John wrote:

Anyone try this on a K1 yet? I'm considering getting myself a late
Christmas present.

How badly does it vignette? If it's not too bad, I could probably "fix"
it in Camera Raw.

An alternative might be the Pentax HD PENTAX-D FA 15-30mm f/2.8 ED SDM
WR, which would have roughly the same field of view on the K1 as my
Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 EX DC has on the K3. The Sigma vignettes like
shooting through a port-hole from across the room on the K1.

The only problem is the 15-30mm f/2.8 costs 3 times as much as the 15 
f/4.





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Re: Pentax 15mm F/4 SMC DA ED AL Limited

[Bill]

On 12/25/2016 8:50 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:

On Sun, 25 Dec 2016 18:18:14 -0500, you wrote:


Anyone try this on a K1 yet? I'm considering getting myself a late
Christmas present.

How badly does it vignette? If it's not too bad, I could probably "fix"
it in Camera Raw.


Given the enormous size difference between the DA 15 Ltd and a
full-frame 15mm I would expect the Limited to vignette massively.



The A series has at least a stop of fall off at the corners as well.

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Re: lost and found

[David J Brooks]

and so they where, found t

Dave

On Sun, Dec 25, 2016 at 6:50 PM, P. J. Alling
 wrote:
> You should probably look where all the left socks go.  They're having a
> party.
>
>
> On 12/24/2016 2:49 PM, David J Brooks wrote:
>>
>> a few weeks ago, maybe more, i brought my spypoint camera in for the
>> winter. It needed its batteries changed out but i did not have enough
>> AA's so i put the camera aside until such time i had some of the
>> aforementioned AA's. Staples had a sale on AA's that i like and i
>> stocked up, now i have no where to put said AA's as i cannot find the
>> camera. I have no idea where i put it aside.
>>
>> Merry Xmas to me.
>>
>> Dave
>>
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Re: PESO: the gazebo

[Jack Davis]

Nice composition, Phil!

J

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> On Dec 25, 2016, at 9:30 PM, Brian Walters  wrote:
> 
>> On Mon, Dec 26, 2016, at 03:52 PM, Philip Northeast wrote:
>> https://flic.kr/p/QvSvrU
>> 
>> Pentax K1 with DA* 50-135mm
> 
> 
> Very peaceful - I hope there's no body buried in the foundations:
> 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gazebo
> 
> :-)>
> 
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Brian
> 
> ++
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