Re: GESO - Metropolis
Thanks! Maybe I could have left the images a bit darker in post processing. I always find that kind of thing hard to judge. The film is supposed to give a "desaturated look", or something of that nature. The gallery thing I'm using wants to scale images to available size (with borders) and doesn't offer an easy way to zoom in. The thumbnails at the bottom were supposed to have more direct links to the original, but sometimes add "frames", too. And maybe the files were also scaled a bit on upload. Need to have a closer look at everything if I continue to use this... looks like the monument to the mand in the middle is eying the scooter(?) left in font of him :-) That's one of those "electric scooters" that seem to be everywhere these days. They annoy a lot of people, but I think they make nice subjects sometimes. - Toralf On 26/08/2022 14:01, ann sanfedele wrote: Torlaf .. I read a lot of responses beofre I chimed in, and glad I did since I better understood what your slant was.. The 6th photo, the open space with buldings faintly emerging in the distance is very powerful and painterly. it rather looks like those drawings architects make to show what they are planning for the future. the one preceding it gave me a giggle - looks like the monument to the mand in the middle is eying the scooter(?) left in font of him and the overall geometry is nice. for most of the others, I'd personally prefer to see stronger lines and less of the overexposed look - but that's just me. your site doesnt let me enlarge the photos enough for me(with my eye promlems)to see them clearly... on my monitor (HP desktop< Windows 7 pro running) The largest I can make an image is the size of a 5 x 7 print.. is that just a clash of software across the seas or intentional ? I usually have the opposite problem viewing some work too large to see the entire frame and I have to shrink it. anyway, nice work as usual ann On 8/24/2022 2:57 PM, Toralf Lund wrote: I thought I might post something on that "microblog" site of mine the other day. Even though it's only been about five years since last time. I guess my rate of posting here is also "once every few years" these days, but there you have it... https://se.toralf.net/post/692942694488621056/metropolis Thanks for looking. Or alternatively for ignoring it completely, which is probably also OK. As I'm saying, I tend to go out with High Hopes in these circumstances, but tend to end up with something that's, well, quite ordinary, I guess. - Toralf -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - Metropolis
Yep. Those are nice places. The fortress is located behind the ship on the second to last picture, sort of. In case you wondered. - Toralf On 25/08/2022 22:25, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I've been to Oslo, and met up with Jostein there. It is quite a beautiful city. I have especially fond memories of Vigeland Park and the fortress. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* On Wed, Aug 24, 2022 at 3:58 PM Toralf Lund wrote: Thanks. This is plain, old Oslo. Several shots are from recently developed areas. I'm not sure it qualifies as a Metropolis, really, but I was looking for that "theme" at least in part, seeing as it's also the marketing name of the film. :-) - Toralf On 24/08/2022 21:09, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Quite interesting and well done! In what city were these images taken? For someone like me, living in the shadow of New York, that may not fit the usual preconception of a Metropolis, but it certainly looks like a pleasant place to stroll and explore. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* On Wed, Aug 24, 2022 at 2:57 PM Toralf Lund wrote: I thought I might post something on that "microblog" site of mine the other day. Even though it's only been about five years since last time. I guess my rate of posting here is also "once every few years" these days, but there you have it... https://se.toralf.net/post/692942694488621056/metropolis Thanks for looking. Or alternatively for ignoring it completely, which is probably also OK. As I'm saying, I tend to go out with High Hopes in these circumstances, but tend to end up with something that's, well, quite ordinary, I guess. - Toralf -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - Metropolis
Thanks. This is plain, old Oslo. Several shots are from recently developed areas. I'm not sure it qualifies as a Metropolis, really, but I was looking for that "theme" at least in part, seeing as it's also the marketing name of the film. :-) - Toralf On 24/08/2022 21:09, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Quite interesting and well done! In what city were these images taken? For someone like me, living in the shadow of New York, that may not fit the usual preconception of a Metropolis, but it certainly looks like a pleasant place to stroll and explore. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* On Wed, Aug 24, 2022 at 2:57 PM Toralf Lund wrote: I thought I might post something on that "microblog" site of mine the other day. Even though it's only been about five years since last time. I guess my rate of posting here is also "once every few years" these days, but there you have it... https://se.toralf.net/post/692942694488621056/metropolis Thanks for looking. Or alternatively for ignoring it completely, which is probably also OK. As I'm saying, I tend to go out with High Hopes in these circumstances, but tend to end up with something that's, well, quite ordinary, I guess. - Toralf -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - Metropolis
On 24/08/2022 21:27, Bob Pdml wrote: I was expecting something more along the lines of Fritz Lang. Ah. Not sure I've watched any of his films in their entirety, but I've seen some scenes. Didn't think about them when posting, though. What is the ‘special’ film you used? The film is actually called Metropolis. Lomography brand. Which I guess often means a repackaged/rebranded version of something else, possibly intended for a different purpose, but I think they claim that this one is actually a new film. I have been taking B&W film photos lately, mainly Ilford FP-4, but I have bought five rolls of Ferrania P30 which promises interesting things. Nice. Now I have to find a suitably neo-realist set of subjects. Exactly. I also got a roll of Lomography Potsdam Kino 100. Might be similar. - Toralf On 24 Aug 2022, at 19:57, Toralf Lund wrote: I thought I might post something on that "microblog" site of mine the other day. Even though it's only been about five years since last time. I guess my rate of posting here is also "once every few years" these days, but there you have it... https://se.toralf.net/post/692942694488621056/metropolis Thanks for looking. Or alternatively for ignoring it completely, which is probably also OK. As I'm saying, I tend to go out with High Hopes in these circumstances, but tend to end up with something that's, well, quite ordinary, I guess. - Toralf -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
GESO - Metropolis
I thought I might post something on that "microblog" site of mine the other day. Even though it's only been about five years since last time. I guess my rate of posting here is also "once every few years" these days, but there you have it... https://se.toralf.net/post/692942694488621056/metropolis Thanks for looking. Or alternatively for ignoring it completely, which is probably also OK. As I'm saying, I tend to go out with High Hopes in these circumstances, but tend to end up with something that's, well, quite ordinary, I guess. - Toralf -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: June PUG is up
On 5 June 2018 at 13:21, Alan C wrote: > Very cool, chaps. I really enjoyed those. My "flippant" contribution is > probably a bit out of kilter. > I rather like it. It made me smile, and I might have thought of a certain cartoon even without the reference :-) - Toralf > Alan C > > > On 06/05/2018 12:49 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > >> G'day all, >> >> Some great musical suggestions this month - some familiar (always happy to >> listen to Paul Simon & Jimmy Buffett) and some new to me (Sara Bareilles - >> thanks Don!). Take a moment to enjoy the images and listen to the music >> (click >> on the speaker icon in the title). >> >> View here: >> >> http://pug.komkon.org/ >> >> (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous gallery >> there). >> >> Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not >> infallible. So, if you made a submission and you don't see it in the >> gallery, >> let me know. >> >> + >> >> Next up: 'Sunrise/Sunset'. >> >> Full Submissions Guidelines here: >> >> http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html >> >> You can submit here: >> >> http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ >> >> Cheers >> Brian >> ++ >> Brian Walters >> Western Sydney Australia >> http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ >> >> > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.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: PDML Photo Annual 2018 - Stunning
On 23/05/18 00:48, Larry Colen wrote: Toralf Lund wrote: I tend to look for interesting, too, but hardly ever seem to spot any, so what can you do? :-) I've been spending a few decades perfecting boring. Really? Did you find it interesting? - T -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Photo Annual 2018 - Stunning
On 19/05/18 16:28, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Part 3A I'm PISSED because Bruce Nagel and Larry Colen both called up the ghost of M C Escher to produce images that just hypnotize me. I'm PISSED because I took hundreds of images of beautiful orchids in Maui, and Jan van Wijk came up with an orchid image that brings the flowers alive to an extent I find frightening. I'm PISSED because I am always looking for something interesting to photograph, while Dag Thrane and Toralf Lund took images of nothing and created compelling works of art. Thanks. I tend to look for interesting, too, but hardly ever seem to spot any, so what can you do? :-) - Toralf Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: 6 Pentax 35mm Lenses Tested
On 07/03/18 03:16, Bill wrote: On 3/6/2018 1:27 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: For those having a weakness for lenses of 35 mm focal length: There is a recent comparison of good old Pentax 35 mm lenses by "vyoufinder" on YouTube: https://youtu.be/IrjwRUi3jfQ A pleasure to watch (recorded near Moab Utah), and the music is not bad either. Henk Worst soundtrack ever. Absolutely unlistenable. Sorry Henk for sending that offlist message. I can't get T-Bird to work properly with mail lists. You may want to go to Preferences->Advanced->Config Editor..., and look for "mail.override_list_reply_to"... - T -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Stupid car question
On 26/06/17 21:13, P. J. Alling wrote: I hope they're sold with run flat tires too. I think most new cars no longer have a spare tyre as standard equipment around here, although it may be available as an option. Instead, some kind of repair kit is included. Typically a contraption that will fill the tyre with a mixture of air and a gluey substance. I guess it works pretty well on simple pinhole type punctures, but if you get a proper tear you're in trouble... - Toralf On 6/26/2017 1:55 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Or just get rid of it... Last year I was at a Kia dealership, and was surprised that one car had _NO_ spare tire, not even a donut. I forgot what model that was, - must've been either Sportage, Optima, or possibly Sorrento or Rio. And it turns out many cars are sold like that: http://publicaffairsresources.aaa.biz/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Vehicles-Sold-Without-a-Spare-Tire.pdf http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/laautoshow/la-fi-hy-spare-tires-20161115-story.html Cheers, Igor Ralf R Radermacher Mon, 26 Jun 2017 02:36:20 -0700 wrote: Am 26.06.17 um 05:33 schrieb Ken Waller: Mainly a styling issue but functionally it did get the spare tire out of the trunk and give more room in the trunk. Wish there'd be something like this for today's vehicles. I'd like to have our car converted to LPG, if I only knew where to put the spare wheel. Ralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Fwd: Re: More news of trouble at Ricoh
On 23/06/17 20:20, Toralf Lund wrote: On 23/06/17 20:01, John Francis wrote: On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 03:00:18PM +0200, Toralf Lund wrote: On 22/06/17 22:40, P. J. Alling wrote: It looks like a developer on the Thunderbird team needs to have his left arm ripped off, so that I can beat him about the head and shoulders with it. Note that the part of the message I quote above only indicates one level of quoting - Toralf's original post simply quoted P.J.'s post inline, with no way to differentiate it from any other non-quoted part of the message. I've seen the same thing on one of Ann's posts, too. Is this yet another example of a mail client ignoring mandated behaviour? I think it isn't in this case, but that things get mixed up by mistake if you hit delete at the wrong spot, or something. I didn't really notice it happening in that message... M$ Outlook is more notion's when it comes to quoting behaviour, or the lack thereof, isn't it? OMG. That should read, "more *notorious*". Spell-checker didn't agree, though. - T - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Fwd: Re: More news of trouble at Ricoh
On 23/06/17 20:01, John Francis wrote: On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 03:00:18PM +0200, Toralf Lund wrote: On 22/06/17 22:40, P. J. Alling wrote: It looks like a developer on the Thunderbird team needs to have his left arm ripped off, so that I can beat him about the head and shoulders with it. Note that the part of the message I quote above only indicates one level of quoting - Toralf's original post simply quoted P.J.'s post inline, with no way to differentiate it from any other non-quoted part of the message. I've seen the same thing on one of Ann's posts, too. Is this yet another example of a mail client ignoring mandated behaviour? I think it isn't in this case, but that things get mixed up by mistake if you hit delete at the wrong spot, or something. I didn't really notice it happening in that message... M$ Outlook is more notion's when it comes to quoting behaviour, or the lack thereof, isn't it? - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Fwd: Re: More news of trouble at Ricoh
On 22/06/17 22:40, P. J. Alling wrote: It looks like a developer on the Thunderbird team needs to have his left arm ripped off, so that I can beat him about the head and shoulders with it. Changing mandated mandated behavior of a system. on a whim to "fix" behavior that no one really complained about, then deciding come hell or high water that he's right while users scream at him is worse than a sin. No truly successful organization that I've ever worked for would have let me get away with that, even if I were right, and this a$$hat is so obviously wrong, he seems to be wearing his a$$ as a balaclava. I know that using the word ass won't get this post banned from the PDML but I think spelling it with dollar sighs is amusing. :-) Nicely summarised, anyhow. I'll try to keep away from that bug report from now on, as accessing it can't possibly be good for my blood pressure. - Toralf On 6/22/2017 2:53 AM, Toralf Lund wrote: On 21/06/17 18:00, P. J. Alling wrote: Dammit, there was a recent update to Firefox, and the didn't fix the reply button. A!. It seems like one of the Mozilla developers has decided to be one way about this. Perhaps it would help if more people complained. See https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1309486 - Toralf Forwarded Message Subject: Re: More news of trouble at Ricoh Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2017 10:51:08 -0400 From: P. J. Alling To: Zos Xavius The universe is dmed. Ultimate heat death in only 20 billion years or so.* *Your mileage may vary depending on the actual variation of the theory you ascribe to. On 6/20/2017 10:46 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: Pentax is domed! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Fwd: Re: More news of trouble at Ricoh
On 21/06/17 19:53, Igor PDML-StR wrote: P.J., It would be REALLY strange if the update to Firefox would fix whatever problems you are having with Thunderbird... ;-) On a serious note, speaking of that "reply"-button problem, - have you (and everybody else on the list who suffers from it) submitted a bug report on it? If not, - you should. As I sort of said elsewhere, I did. Unfortunately, the report got marked as a duplicate of another issue (which I didn't notice when searching), and that issue is marked as WONTFIX. But I'm still shouting. 1. They might not be aware of it. 2. They might not think that change was a problem... Part of the issue seems to be that one of the developers behind the change has decided that it's not a problem, no matter how many people say that it is in fact a problem. 3. The priority of the problem fixing is decided by the overall loudness (hence the number) of complaints. ... but even some loudness might still help, perhaps... Meanwhile, I found that the situation gets a little better if you 1. Right-click on the header in the message view and select "Customise..." 2. Drag the button marked "Reply" from the main window to the "Customise Toolbar" window (so as to remove it from the view.) 3. Press Done in the window I just mentioned. The message view will then only have a "Smart reply" button which alternates between "Reply", "Reply All" and "Reply List" depending on the context. (Note that the behaviour changes compared to when you also have the "normal" "Reply" button, because then the "Smart Reply" then hides itself in some cases.) Actually, the situation might be acceptable if you could also add "Smart reply" to the main tool-bar and have a keyboard short-cut for it. There are bug reports related to this, too, but they're not exactly new, so there is a question of whether the issues will ever be addressed. I still think the "Reply" implementation is wrong in principle, though... - Toralf Igor P. J. Alling Wed, 21 Jun 2017 09:02:46 -0700 wrote: Dammit, there was a recent update to Firefox, and the didn't fix the reply button. A!. Forwarded Message Subject:Re: More news of trouble at Ricoh Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2017 10:51:08 -0400 From: P. J. Alling To: Zos Xavius The universe is dmed. Ultimate heat death in only 20 billion years or so.* *Your mileage may vary depending on the actual variation of the theory you ascribe to. On 6/20/2017 10:46 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: Pentax is domed! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Fwd: Re: More news of trouble at Ricoh
On 21/06/17 18:00, P. J. Alling wrote: Dammit, there was a recent update to Firefox, and the didn't fix the reply button. A!. It seems like one of the Mozilla developers has decided to be one way about this. Perhaps it would help if more people complained. See https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1309486 - Toralf Forwarded Message Subject: Re: More news of trouble at Ricoh Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2017 10:51:08 -0400 From: P. J. Alling To: Zos Xavius The universe is dmed. Ultimate heat death in only 20 billion years or so.* *Your mileage may vary depending on the actual variation of the theory you ascribe to. On 6/20/2017 10:46 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: Pentax is domed! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Really annoying new behavior
On 30/05/17 18:18, Doug Brewer wrote: Yes, the PDML is something of an anomaly in this regard. The mailman settings strongly recommend reply to sender. It certainly cuts down on list traffic, but since our little community thrives on group sharing, I think reply to list is warranted. I must say that this seems like the obvious choice for most other lists I'm on, too - as they'll generally get questions related to software or whatever, which more often that not touch on problems other people will have, too. Anyhow, I think the e-mail application should respect the choice made by the list admin through the Reply-to header setting, and not enforce its own ideas. Perhaps everyone should here should nag the Thunderbird developers to get them to revert the change... - Toralf On 5/30/17 11:50 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On the couple of lists I manage, reply to sender is the default because it forces list participants to think about whether they want their response to go to the broader audience. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Fwd: Re: Really annoying new behavior
On 29/05/17 04:21, P. J. Alling wrote: > There I forgot to hit reply to list... See http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=3030392&p=14749778 - T > > > > Forwarded Message > Subject: Re: Really annoying new behavior > Date: Sun, 28 May 2017 21:52:35 -0400 > From: P. J. Alling > To: Doug Brewer > > > > There's probably something changed in the Thunderbird settings that > happened with the last update. I can probably change it back to the > previous settings if I do a google lookup. I just have to remember to > use the Reply List rather than the Reply button. > > On 5/28/2017 5:55 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: >> I have not changed the list settings, PJ. I don't know if Thunderbird >> has done something new without looking at their release notes, but >> "reply list" works fine. >> >> If necessary, I can set the software to only include the list >> address, stripping out the original sender address, but we've run OK >> without that for many years, and it may wonk up some users' reply >> settings. >> >> On 5/28/17 12:24 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: >>> So either Thunderbird has fixed or maybe broken something or the >>> list software is configured differently. I've sent a number of >>> replies lately that seem to have been sent directly to the >>> originating persons email rather than to the list. I haven't >>> changed what I've been doing but now I have to remember to click >>> reply list. I really hate when crap like that happens. >>> >>> >> > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Semi-OT: Maybe getting a new laptop?
On 27/05/17 16:09, John wrote: [ .. ] So I'm thinking about a Linux laptop. Which means either GIMP for image editing or trying to run PhotoShop on WINE. I know there are some Linux users here, maybe even a Guru or two. I mostly use Linux; CentOS 6 and 7 distributions. It's where I do development at work, actually. I can't say I like the GNOME 3 desktop of the latter version much, but apart from that I'm quite happy with it, and there is always MATE (https://mate-desktop.org/)... Anyone using GIMP recently? Or running PhotoShop using WINE? Yep. Using GIMP, too. Works for me, but it's been ages since I tried PhotoShop, so I'm might not be too helpful if you want to a comparison. I generally do "raw conversion" in RawTherapee (http://www.rawtherapee.com/), and also often adjust colour balance, "levels" etc. there. I tend to pre-process in this tool even when scanning film. I think it does the job rather well. - T Or is there another way? Help! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: New member
On 24/04/17 21:14, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 24/4/17, John, discombobulated, unleashed: He ate something that looked like a hat. But tasted much better ;-) Are you sure? You should probably try eating a hat, just to check. :-) - T -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: New member
On 22/04/17 11:40, Brian Walters wrote: On Sat, Apr 22, 2017, at 05:46 PM, Toralf Lund wrote: On 22/04/17 02:12, Marnie (aka Doe) wrote: Watch for falling puns. Or is that failing puns? Is that a MARK!! ? Which is something that will be explained, I'm sure. Velkommen, Michael. - Toralf Perhaps now is the time to point to the PDML FAQ. Yes, there is one - and MARK! is explained, together with lots of other possibly useless information some of which is now outdated :-) The "Cotty's Hat" entry seems to need an update. I'm not sure what happened at the critical moment, there - apparently I wasn't paying attention at the time. - T http://pug.komkon.org/general/mini-faq.html Oh - and welcome Michael. 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: New member
On 22/04/17 02:12, Marnie (aka Doe) wrote: Watch for falling puns. Or is that failing puns? Is that a MARK!! ? Which is something that will be explained, I'm sure. Velkommen, Michael. - Toralf Welcome. Marnie aka Doe On 4/20/2017 8:48 AM, Gonz wrote: On 4/19/2017 2:21 AM, michaelc wrote: I would like to introduce myself to the forum. My name is Michael Costello and I am from Saskatchewan Canada. I shoot a K3 and am looking forward to learning from you fellow members Michael Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Lizard(s), passed on?
Interesting... On 11/04/17 03:48, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Or, maybe it was a lizard rain... If it can rain frogs, it could rain lizards, perhaps... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain_of_animals http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/climate-weather/storms/rain-frog.htm Igor Bob W-PDML Mon, 10 Apr 2017 16:10:51 -0700 wrote: Perhaps they were pottering along in the warm sunshine but were caught out by a sudden cold snap and are simply frozen waiting to be warmed up again. That would be appropriate for Easter. Only a herpetologist or a theologian would know. B On 10 Apr 2017, at 23:01, Toralf Lund wrote: Hi, There seems to have been a number of "what is this" PESOs lately, and I think I'll post one, too, as I came across something strange and perhaps a bit sad today. Here I go: http://se.toralf.net/post/159427976638/firfisle Not the best of pictures, but the point is to ask if anyone have an explanation of what I saw. Well, I think I know what this is; it's what's known as "firfisle" around here, i.e. a small lizard. The thing is (the sad part), I don't think he was sitting so still because he was pining for the fjords, but rather had passed on, ceased to be, expired and gone to meet his maker, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisible, and so on. Perhaps nothing extraordinary, either, but I actually saw 15-20 of these in a similar state, all on a pawed path. This made me wonder what was going on. I mean, perhaps these poor creatures just didn't make it through the winter, but I think it's a bit strange to find several of them "in the open" like this. Any theories? - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Lizard(s), passed on?
On 11/04/17 05:14, Ken Waller wrote: Maybe his warranty ran out! (;-) Of course :-) - T -Original Message- From: Toralf Lund Subject: PESO - Lizard(s), passed on? Hi, There seems to have been a number of "what is this" PESOs lately, and I think I'll post one, too, as I came across something strange and perhaps a bit sad today. Here I go: http://se.toralf.net/post/159427976638/firfisle Not the best of pictures, but the point is to ask if anyone have an explanation of what I saw. Well, I think I know what this is; it's what's known as "firfisle" around here, i.e. a small lizard. The thing is (the sad part), I don't think he was sitting so still because he was pining for the fjords, but rather had passed on, ceased to be, expired and gone to meet his maker, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisible, and so on. Perhaps nothing extraordinary, either, but I actually saw 15-20 of these in a similar state, all on a pawed path. This made me wonder what was going on. I mean, perhaps these poor creatures just didn't make it through the winter, but I think it's a bit strange to find several of them "in the open" like this. Any theories? - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Lizard(s), passed on?
Yes. I learned something new, too. As far as I know, we have two different species of newts here, and they are both considered as endangered. It hadn't occurred to me that you might come across them at this particular location, although it has a couple of ponds which I think are artificial. On the other hand, I'd heard that they can be found in a certain area a couple of kilometres away... - Toralf On 11/04/17 18:52, Alan C wrote: Very interesting, Toralf. I have never seen one. There are no indigenous Newts in SA although I read that Italian Crested Newts were brought in as "pets" and some have escaped into the wild. Alan C -Original Message----- From: Toralf Lund Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2017 2:38 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO - Lizard(s), passed on? On 11/04/17 06:37, Alan C wrote: It is surprising that lizards can survive your winter conditions at all yet obviously some do. Yeah, maybe that's the surprising bit. Apparently, you can find them in much more northerly parts of the country... Many reptiles are able to survive very cold conditions by hibernating. Even here, where it doesn't get very cold, the lizards & snakes tend to be quite sluggish on cooler mornings. Quite. I few years ago I actually came across a slow-worm on the pavement near where I live. This was an a cool evening rather than morning, and the English name of the creature seemed quite appropriate, if you know what I mean. I would say those are in the process of emerging from hibernation. Perhaps you should have observed them over an extended period? Anyhow, I actually asked the natural history museum, and according to them, this is in fact not a lizard after all, but rather a newt in its "terrestrial phase", also known as an "eft". I thought these would have flatter and thicker tails, but I guess that's something that they develop later... Apparently, they will wander from their place of hibernation to dams around this time, and run a great risk of drying out if it's too sunny. There is also a change that they have been forced out into the sun because their place has been disturbed. - Toralf Alan C -Original Message- From: Bob W-PDML Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2017 1:09 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO - Lizard(s), passed on? Perhaps they were pottering along in the warm sunshine but were caught out by a sudden cold snap and are simply frozen waiting to be warmed up again. That would be appropriate for Easter. Only a herpetologist or a theologian would know. B On 10 Apr 2017, at 23:01, Toralf Lund wrote: Hi, There seems to have been a number of "what is this" PESOs lately, and I think I'll post one, too, as I came across something strange and perhaps a bit sad today. Here I go: http://se.toralf.net/post/159427976638/firfisle Not the best of pictures, but the point is to ask if anyone have an explanation of what I saw. Well, I think I know what this is; it's what's known as "firfisle" around here, i.e. a small lizard. The thing is (the sad part), I don't think he was sitting so still because he was pining for the fjords, but rather had passed on, ceased to be, expired and gone to meet his maker, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisible, and so on. Perhaps nothing extraordinary, either, but I actually saw 15-20 of these in a similar state, all on a pawed path. This made me wonder what was going on. I mean, perhaps these poor creatures just didn't make it through the winter, but I think it's a bit strange to find several of them "in the open" like this. Any theories? - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Lizard(s), passed on?
On 11/04/17 19:11, Gonz wrote: Perhaps they didn't cross at the right place: https://www.flickr.com/photos/66982297@N02/11310996113/in/album-72157638562423716/lightbox/ Brilliant. Maybe I should contact the local authorities, and demand that they put up a sign like that :-) - Toralf On Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 5:00 PM, Toralf Lund wrote: Hi, There seems to have been a number of "what is this" PESOs lately, and I think I'll post one, too, as I came across something strange and perhaps a bit sad today. Here I go: http://se.toralf.net/post/159427976638/firfisle Not the best of pictures, but the point is to ask if anyone have an explanation of what I saw. Well, I think I know what this is; it's what's known as "firfisle" around here, i.e. a small lizard. The thing is (the sad part), I don't think he was sitting so still because he was pining for the fjords, but rather had passed on, ceased to be, expired and gone to meet his maker, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisible, and so on. Perhaps nothing extraordinary, either, but I actually saw 15-20 of these in a similar state, all on a pawed path. This made me wonder what was going on. I mean, perhaps these poor creatures just didn't make it through the winter, but I think it's a bit strange to find several of them "in the open" like this. Any theories? - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Lizard(s), passed on?
On 11/04/17 06:37, Alan C wrote: It is surprising that lizards can survive your winter conditions at all yet obviously some do. Yeah, maybe that's the surprising bit. Apparently, you can find them in much more northerly parts of the country... Many reptiles are able to survive very cold conditions by hibernating. Even here, where it doesn't get very cold, the lizards & snakes tend to be quite sluggish on cooler mornings. Quite. I few years ago I actually came across a slow-worm on the pavement near where I live. This was an a cool evening rather than morning, and the English name of the creature seemed quite appropriate, if you know what I mean. I would say those are in the process of emerging from hibernation. Perhaps you should have observed them over an extended period? Anyhow, I actually asked the natural history museum, and according to them, this is in fact not a lizard after all, but rather a newt in its "terrestrial phase", also known as an "eft". I thought these would have flatter and thicker tails, but I guess that's something that they develop later... Apparently, they will wander from their place of hibernation to dams around this time, and run a great risk of drying out if it's too sunny. There is also a change that they have been forced out into the sun because their place has been disturbed. - Toralf Alan C -Original Message- From: Bob W-PDML Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2017 1:09 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO - Lizard(s), passed on? Perhaps they were pottering along in the warm sunshine but were caught out by a sudden cold snap and are simply frozen waiting to be warmed up again. That would be appropriate for Easter. Only a herpetologist or a theologian would know. B On 10 Apr 2017, at 23:01, Toralf Lund wrote: Hi, There seems to have been a number of "what is this" PESOs lately, and I think I'll post one, too, as I came across something strange and perhaps a bit sad today. Here I go: http://se.toralf.net/post/159427976638/firfisle Not the best of pictures, but the point is to ask if anyone have an explanation of what I saw. Well, I think I know what this is; it's what's known as "firfisle" around here, i.e. a small lizard. The thing is (the sad part), I don't think he was sitting so still because he was pining for the fjords, but rather had passed on, ceased to be, expired and gone to meet his maker, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisible, and so on. Perhaps nothing extraordinary, either, but I actually saw 15-20 of these in a similar state, all on a pawed path. This made me wonder what was going on. I mean, perhaps these poor creatures just didn't make it through the winter, but I think it's a bit strange to find several of them "in the open" like this. Any theories? - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO - Lizard(s), passed on?
Hi, There seems to have been a number of "what is this" PESOs lately, and I think I'll post one, too, as I came across something strange and perhaps a bit sad today. Here I go: http://se.toralf.net/post/159427976638/firfisle Not the best of pictures, but the point is to ask if anyone have an explanation of what I saw. Well, I think I know what this is; it's what's known as "firfisle" around here, i.e. a small lizard. The thing is (the sad part), I don't think he was sitting so still because he was pining for the fjords, but rather had passed on, ceased to be, expired and gone to meet his maker, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisible, and so on. Perhaps nothing extraordinary, either, but I actually saw 15-20 of these in a similar state, all on a pawed path. This made me wonder what was going on. I mean, perhaps these poor creatures just didn't make it through the winter, but I think it's a bit strange to find several of them "in the open" like this. Any theories? - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Tilbake på taket 2
On 10/04/17 21:30, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 10/4/17, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed: They should leave it to picture editors, who are recruited from people who didn't make the grade as piano tuners. I like you're thinking man!! We should try to get some to join the list :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Tilbake på taket 2
On 09/04/17 23:11, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 9/4/17, Toralf Lund, discombobulated, unleashed: Just because I'm bored, and find that I use that "microblog" site of mine far to little, here's one of the pictures I didn't post for the last PUG: http://se.toralf.net/post/159385142213/taket2 I like that a lot better! Thanks. Always hard to decide which one to submit... - T -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Tilbake på taket 2
Just because I'm bored, and find that I use that "microblog" site of mine far to little, here's one of the pictures I didn't post for the last PUG: http://se.toralf.net/post/159385142213/taket2 Cheers, - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Test
On 03/04/17 01:00, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Test. This is simply a test. And if you actually reading this, boy, are you bored. It actually ended up in my "Spam" folder (blame Google), and I still read it. I wonder what that says about by boredness (is that a word??) - T Marnie (aka Doe) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: April PUG theme 20th anniversary
On 31/03/17 21:27, Stanley Halpin wrote: Wait wait! You mean we were supposed to select something good? I would still be looking through files if I had known that... Fortunately, I knew I didn't have anything good anyway, so I didn't have to spend a lot of time looking. - T stan On Mar 31, 2017, at 2:04 PM, John Sessoms wrote: Ok, I'm in. Had a hard time finding something I thought was good enough to submit. On 3/30/2017 10:30 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: Just submitted my PUG entry! Just FYI, Brian! Thanks for all your work on the PUG! Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: geso just a aimless photowalk
On 06/06/16 02:29, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Everyone: Trying to get back in the photo groove. Nothin fancy. I think it’s going to take me a while to get back into the groove. http://caguilaphotography.com/june3photowalk/index.html The issue I have here is that I've now got an 80s song stuck to my brain, and there is no way I can get rid of it. Other than this, that groove doesn't seem to have taken long to get into. I particularly like the one with the backs and the C**on. - T Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Aegean Feast
On 23/05/16 15:52, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Thanks, Jack, Mark, Paul, Christine, Alan and Bob for looking and commenting. Octopus is quite good, when done right. My first experience with it was a smoked tentacle I purchased in a park in Japan about 50 years ago. That was a bit chewy. Octopus is a local specialty in Mykonos, and they know how to do it well. The traditional way of tenderizing it is to slam it against a rock 100 times, but I suspect they have easier methods today. In any event, this dish was quite tasty, as were the caramelized onions served with it. A glass of Ouzo completes the experience. A glass of Ouzo tends to help, doesn't it? - T Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, May 22, 2016 at 3:32 PM, Jack Davis wrote: First tarantulas and now Octopus lunch?? eowww!! J - Original Message - From: "Daniel J. Matyola" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2016 11:27:45 AM Subject: PESO: Aegean Feast One of the delights of travel is dining on something a bit different. This is my dinner from our evening in Mykonos: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18235782&size=lg K-5 IIs, 18-135 Zzoom Comments and criticisms are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PDML Annual 2016: Salon des Refusés
On 22/05/16 15:37, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I can see why my third image wasn't selected for the book: It's damn ugly! http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18037521&size=lg Perhaps nobody would have had the nerve to actually buy the book, with this in a prominent place... - T Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, May 22, 2016 at 6:44 AM, Toralf Lund wrote: On 17/05/16 01:02, Bruce Walker wrote: Knarf has initiated this in prior years but he's been quiet lately so I'll kick it off. The Salon des Refusés is a gallery of the shots submitted to but not selected by the editors of the PDML Annual 2016. Feel free to add yours to the thread. OK. I just had to get the book first... http://se.toralf.net/post/144746423898/2015-4-28 http://se.toralf.net/post/144746616358/2015-4-27 Actually, at least one of them is in there, kind of. There's a nice little exercise for everyone, right? - Toralf This is the shot of the three I submitted that was not selected by the curators: "Facebook Safe" http://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/ITUW0EWXO4zA As all the images I submitted contained much exposed skin, I imagine that I gave the selection committee pause. :) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: PDML Annual 2016: Salon des Refusés
On 17/05/16 01:02, Bruce Walker wrote: Knarf has initiated this in prior years but he's been quiet lately so I'll kick it off. The Salon des Refusés is a gallery of the shots submitted to but not selected by the editors of the PDML Annual 2016. Feel free to add yours to the thread. OK. I just had to get the book first... http://se.toralf.net/post/144746423898/2015-4-28 http://se.toralf.net/post/144746616358/2015-4-27 Actually, at least one of them is in there, kind of. There's a nice little exercise for everyone, right? - Toralf This is the shot of the three I submitted that was not selected by the curators: "Facebook Safe" http://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/ITUW0EWXO4zA As all the images I submitted contained much exposed skin, I imagine that I gave the selection committee pause. :) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: As if there wasn't enough expensive stuff to buy
On 04/02/16 15:44, P.J. Alling wrote: I got an email from B&H Photo that prominently featured this... http://tinyurl.com/zl32xds Now I'm as into camera bling as the next guy, but this is just ridiculous, and outrageously over priced as well. Well, I don't know, one has to consider what you have to pay to get hand-hammerers to hammer anything with their hands these days, not to mention the normal asking price from your typical nano-coating (I've no idea what that even means) coaterer... - T -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: November PUG - On Two Wheels - is now up
On 08/11/15 22:35, Brian Walters wrote: 'morning all. As expected, quite a few cycles this month (both pedal & motor). Mark's dramatic 'Criterium' is my pick but I also like Dave's 'The Attack', Frank's 'Thumbs Up' and Pat's 'High Flyer'. Good to see Subash back, too. There's lots to enjoy here. Take a look! As usual you'll find the gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ Nice! I particularly like Bill's photo, because it's "less obvious", to put it that way. - Toralf (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous gallery there). Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not infallible. So, if you made a submission and you don't see it in the gallery, let me know. + Next up: 'Tools". Full Submissions Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html You can submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ 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: Total Lunar Eclipse
On 28/09/15 21:16, P.J. Alling wrote: I wish I had a story that would go with. I write better first lines than most authors, it's the rest that escapes me. Doesn't this look like one of those spots where someone tends to say Mark! ?? - Toralf On 9/28/2015 3:12 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: I suggest this line of yours for the beginning of a short story or novel... "The eclipse was over the clouds were gone, the moon hung unobscured in the night sky, the dog didn't care." Or , as a line to start that game I played long ago with literary types writing a line or two, folding over the paper so only part of what you wrote showed, passing it to the next person to write a couplet, repeat folding paper... around the room and then the last person opens up the whole thing and reads aloud the resulting work. ann On 9/28/2015 3:02 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: The absolute worst part, is I went to bed and slept fitfully for about two hours, woke up and the dog noticed, and let me know he wanted to go out. Having nothing better to do, except sleep, I threw on some clothes, and gave him the treat, of an after midnight walk. The eclipse was over the clouds were gone, the moon hung unobscured in the night sky, the dog didn't care. On 9/28/2015 1:58 PM, John wrote: Despite the local weather forecast, I went outside a few times to check if it was visible. Got one fairly good glimpse at the moon through the clouds before it started. Not enough to see any details; just barely enough to see there is texture to the moon's surface. Later there was another glimpse through thinner clouds when the moon was half covered by the earth's shadow. When I checked at the time it was supposed to peak, I saw a dark grey spot in the clouds where the moon should have been. It lasted for an instant or so before more clouds rolled in. I thought about setting my camera up anyway, maybe try to get something to use for the "Wind" PUG, but I couldn't really figure out how to get anything other than a grey smear against the darker grey of higher clouds. So, anyway, I did see some of the super-moon & eclipse, but never enough to justify burning any electrons to try to capture an image. On 9/27/2015 10:53 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: had a decent view until about 10:15.. then the clouds rolled in... about 20 minutes later I could just barely make out a hint of anorangepenetratingthe light cloud cover. :- ( ann On 9/27/2015 9:02 PM, Knarf wrote: The moon just disappeared behind a thin layer of clouds here. One can still see moonlight peeking through the clouds, but no moon. Hope that situation changes... Cheers, frank On 27 September, 2015 8:57:34 PM EDT, ann sanfedele wrote: I see the moon from my window now On 9/27/2015 8:31 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: It's overcast here, unfortunately. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Sep 27, 2015 at 8:02 PM, Knarf wrote: Looks like it might get a bit hazy but the moon's still low in the sky and clearly seen. I think I missed a nice moonrise over the Lake. Maybe I'll wander down and see what's what... Cheers, frank On 27 September, 2015 7:19:31 PM EDT, John wrote: Unfortunately, it's still heavily overcast around here. Nearest patch of clear skies is several hundred miles away. On 9/22/2015 3:18 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: From an email I received this afternoon: Total Lunar Eclipse! On the evening of September 27th, skywatchers throughout North America will be treated to one of nature’s grandest celestial sky shows – a total eclipse of the Moon. And unlike the one in April which occurred in the early predawn hours, this one will happen during convenient evening ones. -- 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. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - 28/40
On 30/07/15 21:13, Jack Davis wrote: I'd guess that you are lightly reflected somewhere in the lower right window shot. Exactly. I actually mentioned it partly because I posted something similar earlier, and someone pointed out that they noticed the selfie... I wouldn't know even if I did. I lived with one of those ME Supers for a number of years. Still have it...somewhere. You should take it out for a spin :-) I got mine a few years ago as I bought a "package" where I really wanted one of the lenses (and didn't have to pay more than it was worth.) I don't use it much, but it's a handy camera to carry around with a single lens, if you don't mind shooting film. I may also need little projects like "shoot a roll of B&W with this particular camera and one lens" myself these days, if I'm going to take any pictures at all. - T J - Original Message - From: "Toralf Lund" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2015 11:58:28 AM Subject: GESO - 28/40 Hi, I'm sure there are literally thousands of people on this list who have found it hard to get any sleep lately because they are wondering so much what I'm doing this summer. Well, here is at least part of the answer: I've been walking around with an old ME Super loaded with T-Max 400 film, and either my M-28 or M-40 attached, shooting at a rather modest pace by today's standards. Here is also a part of the outcome so far, or around 12.8 % to be more precise: http://se.toralf.net/post/125445245848/2840 Comments are welcome, as usual. I realise many of you will get very disappointed because you don't notice any selfies, but you may actually be able to spot a subtle one if you look hard enough :-) - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - 28/40
Hi, I'm sure there are literally thousands of people on this list who have found it hard to get any sleep lately because they are wondering so much what I'm doing this summer. Well, here is at least part of the answer: I've been walking around with an old ME Super loaded with T-Max 400 film, and either my M-28 or M-40 attached, shooting at a rather modest pace by today's standards. Here is also a part of the outcome so far, or around 12.8 % to be more precise: http://se.toralf.net/post/125445245848/2840 Comments are welcome, as usual. I realise many of you will get very disappointed because you don't notice any selfies, but you may actually be able to spot a subtle one if you look hard enough :-) - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - All Eyes on George
On 25/07/15 02:16, Knarf wrote: Being watched: http://mondociclismo.blogspot.ca/2015/07/being-judged.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Nice. Well-timed shot, I'd say. The biker looks a bit on the heavy side to be up in the air, but perhaps that's not a nice thing to say :-/ - Toralf Cheers, frank -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Se på koret
On 25/07/15 16:14, Jack Davis wrote: I agree with Rick. The thing that really pulls it together for me and finishes the shot, is the stand out red coat on the left. Thank you. Glad you like it. - T J - Original Message - From: "Rick Womer" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2015 7:03:10 AM Subject: Re: PESO - Se på koret I like it! The kids in the foreground are intriguing, and the reds really do "pull it together" (as others have said). One might try a bit of vignetting as a finishing touch. Cheers, Rick On Jul 22, 2015, at 5:48 AM, Toralf Lund wrote: A couple of months ago, I came across this choir singing in the street. As usual, I found the spectators more interesting than the performers: http://se.toralf.net/post/124734050808/kor Shot on Ektar 100 film. Shameless praise is welcome, as always. Oh, and other comments, too :-) I have certain doubts about the focus, or lack thereof, myself - but *maybe* it works... - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. http://photo.net/photos/RickW -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Se på koret
On 25/07/15 16:03, Rick Womer wrote: I like it! The kids in the foreground are intriguing, and the reds really do "pull it together" (as others have said). Thanks. Like I said, I tend to find people watching stuff interesting (as subjects for photos.) Perhaps especially children. One might try a bit of vignetting as a finishing touch. Hmmm. Yes, that's something to thing about. Maybe I'll play around with the image a bit later... - Toralf Cheers, Rick On Jul 22, 2015, at 5:48 AM, Toralf Lund wrote: A couple of months ago, I came across this choir singing in the street. As usual, I found the spectators more interesting than the performers: http://se.toralf.net/post/124734050808/kor Shot on Ektar 100 film. Shameless praise is welcome, as always. Oh, and other comments, too :-) I have certain doubts about the focus, or lack thereof, myself - but *maybe* it works... - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. http://photo.net/photos/RickW -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Carrying camera on a bicycle
On 23/07/15 23:39, Eric Weir wrote: On Jul 22, 2015, at 12:54 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: For my bicycle travels I've used a Tamrac "Velocity 7" sling pack. Holds a camera and one or two lenses. Fast, easy access. Worked very well for me Thanks, Mark. I picked up a Pentax sling bag during a visit to KEH a few months back. I like Larry’s suggestion, but the sling bag might work pretty well. The problem with sling bags is that they will keep sliding to your side when you want them to stay on the back. Or at least, this happens a lot when I cycle around with my small Tamrac. Perhaps other models/brands have better designs that may help prevent it... - Toralf -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net "You keep on learning and learning, and pretty soon you learn something no one has learned before." - Richard Feynman -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Se på koret
On 23/07/15 18:23, David J Brooks wrote: works for me Good to hear. Thanks. - Toralf Dave On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 5:48 AM, Toralf Lund wrote: A couple of months ago, I came across this choir singing in the street. As usual, I found the spectators more interesting than the performers: http://se.toralf.net/post/124734050808/kor Shot on Ektar 100 film. Shameless praise is welcome, as always. Oh, and other comments, too :-) I have certain doubts about the focus, or lack thereof, myself - but *maybe* it works... - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - The Final Grebe Shot
On 23/07/15 04:03, frank theriault wrote: Okay, not the last ~ever~ but the last from Sunday's shoot. I think this is my favourite because it's earlier, before the skies got really dark - the aperture was a bit smaller so both grebes are fairly well focused (by my standards, anyway): I didn't look at the others, I must admit, but I like this one. Especially the colour/reflections in the water. - Toralf http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/07/the-final-grebe-shot.html Let me know what you think. Comments always welcome. Hope you enjoy. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Se på koret
On 23/07/15 12:31, Knarf wrote: I think it works. Good :-) Lots of red. Kind of pulls it together somehow. It was definitely the red that caught my eye at the time. Especially the balloons. Thank you, - Toralf Cheers, frank On 22 July, 2015 5:48:20 AM EDT, Toralf Lund wrote: A couple of months ago, I came across this choir singing in the street. As usual, I found the spectators more interesting than the performers: http://se.toralf.net/post/124734050808/kor Shot on Ektar 100 film. Shameless praise is welcome, as always. Oh, and other comments, too :-) I have certain doubts about the focus, or lack thereof, myself - but *maybe* it works... - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Se på koret
A couple of months ago, I came across this choir singing in the street. As usual, I found the spectators more interesting than the performers: http://se.toralf.net/post/124734050808/kor Shot on Ektar 100 film. Shameless praise is welcome, as always. Oh, and other comments, too :-) I have certain doubts about the focus, or lack thereof, myself - but *maybe* it works... - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Vår
On 10/05/15 20:09, Jack Davis wrote: Nice perspective and movement, Toralf! Thank you. - Toralf Jack Sent from my iPhone On May 10, 2015, at 10:42 AM, Toralf Lund wrote: Just thought I'd post this http://se.toralf.net/post/118595806383/spring - since I might possibly have submitted it for the May PUG, if I'd only remembered that I had it. Just a snapshot from a park near me, taken sunday after Easter, which was one of the first days this spring that the place was completely snow-free. And people were slowly starting to come out from their dens... - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: May PUG - Enjoy!!
On 06/05/15 12:29, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all Another great gallery, with more Spring offerings than Autumn. A nice range of Spring flowers - I especially liked Mark's "Trillium" and Ken's "Bleeding Heart" and I really like Dan's "Heart of the Bloom", but I think my overall favourite this month is Matt's "Autumn Morning" with sunlight filtering through light mist. As usual, you'll find the gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ Nice gallery, again. I think Rick's chalk art (or photo of it, rather) is my favourite because it's something slightly different, but I like them all. - Toralf (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous gallery there). Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not infallible. So, if you made a submission and you don't see it in the gallery, let me know. + Next up is 'The Lake'. Full Submissions Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html You can submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Nominal closing date is 31 May. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Vår
Just thought I'd post this http://se.toralf.net/post/118595806383/spring - since I might possibly have submitted it for the May PUG, if I'd only remembered that I had it. Just a snapshot from a park near me, taken sunday after Easter, which was one of the first days this spring that the place was completely snow-free. And people were slowly starting to come out from their dens... - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 21/03/15 14:56, Christine Aguila wrote: On Mar 19, 2015, at 3:55 PM, Toralf Lund wrote: On 19/03/15 14:39, Rick Womer wrote: I found the list on the Pentax web site when Pentax owned it. Then in 1994 we went on sabbatical, and I could only get it through expensive trans-Atlantic dial-up, so I unsubscribed. I looked for it a few times after we got back, but couldn't find it. Then about 11 years ago I ran into Mark! and Lisa at some airport where Lisa and I had been attending the same meeting, and he gave me the new details. I posted this looking for ideas to reverse the slide rather than to provide reasons or excuses for it. Who has such an idea? #I #think #we #should #try #to #look #cooler #by #using #a #certain #characters #a #lot. I have hashtag allergies! Cheers, Christine So do I, really. Made myself slightly ill, there. Still trying to recover:-) - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 19/03/15 14:39, Rick Womer wrote: I found the list on the Pentax web site when Pentax owned it. Then in 1994 we went on sabbatical, and I could only get it through expensive trans-Atlantic dial-up, so I unsubscribed. I looked for it a few times after we got back, but couldn't find it. Then about 11 years ago I ran into Mark! and Lisa at some airport where Lisa and I had been attending the same meeting, and he gave me the new details. I posted this looking for ideas to reverse the slide rather than to provide reasons or excuses for it. Who has such an idea? #I #think #we #should #try #to #look #cooler #by #using #a #certain #characters #a #lot. - Toralf (#happy) Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 9:27 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Only us oldsters know what Shel-like means.:-) Paul via phone On Mar 19, 2015, at 8:51 AM, David J Brooks 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 wrote: The general relationship with the digital age has become more routine. Interest peaks have flattened. Jack - Original Message - From: "Brian Walters" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" 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 : 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 19/03/15 13:53, Mark Roberts wrote: Serious question: How did you find out at the PDML? (Everyone please feel free to pipe up here.) I've forgotten exactly where it was, but I saw it mentioned on some web forum, or possibly a Usenet group. This may not have been the first time I read about it, but I remember someone commenting that surely I was a member of the PDML, who knew so much - in response to an answer I posted to a question about some kind of Pentax gear (which I knew thanks to Boz's site.) I'm still not sure if the guy was sarcastic or not... - T 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 19/03/15 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 don't seem to be contributing a lot these days, or taking a lot of photos. Not sure I have a good reason not to, but it seems like the days have started running faster than me lately. I think I list like this is easily better than any web forum, but the way. In fact, I've more or less given up any web site where I have to create an account - which I'll forget I even have a few weeks later, if you know what I'm saying... - Toralf Paul via phone On Mar 19, 2015, at 8:51 AM, David J Brooks 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 wrote: The general relationship with the digital age has become more routine. Interest peaks have flattened. Jack - Original Message - From: "Brian Walters" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" 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 : 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: October PUG - Synchronicity - is up!!
On 05/10/14 03:42, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Cotty - absolutely agree about Rick's wonderful shot and also favor John's (Herzog?? in North Carolina? - hmmm) Glad you liked mine, too And Toralf may think his shot is nothing special, but I could look at that all day. Well, thank you! - Toralf so much good stuff all around ann On 10/4/2014 18:33, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 5/10/14, Brian Walters, discombobulated, unleashed: As usual, you'll find the gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ Very strong gallery as always. One shot that stands out for me and I have to say this is the strongest work I've seen from him, is 'Waiting Evangelist' by Rick Womer. I like John Sessoms' shot a lot, as I do Annsan's. But they are all really worthy photographs and enjoyed browsing, as I always do. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: October PUG - Synchronicity - is up!!
On 05/10/14 00:19, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all Twenty submissions this month - it seems the 'Synchronicity' theme was a popular one. Many and varied subjects, including a few by dedicated souls who took the theme to heart and pressed the shutter at the exact time of the equinox. Well done! Yeah. Lots of nice shots. Like others who have commented, I really like Rick's shot, which somehow seems to me to fit the theme particularly well. And Ann's - there is something about managing to get those really nice shots from very close to home. I also have to mention Wendy's "Progress", which has the kind of subject that always intrigues me (and the actual picture is rather well executed.) And everything else, really, but I'll stop here. - Toralf We also have our first submission with the 645Z. As usual, you'll find the gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous gallery there). Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not infallible. So, if you made a submission and you don't see it in the gallery, let me know. + Next up for November is 'Motion'. Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html The main requirements are: * Max. pixel dimensions: 800 x 800 pixels * Max file size: 300k * Third party equipment is acceptable provided either the camera body or lens used is Pentax. * If you embed a colour space in the image, it should be sRGB to ensure that the image is displayed correctly on line. * Nominal closing date: 31 October. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: "100% reliable rumor" 46MP Sony FF Sensor
On 14/09/14 19:46, Larry Colen wrote: Toralf Lund wrote: On 14/09/14 16:31, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Zos, I guess, you were asking about the reference to the effective resolution of the lenses combined with a sensor. Here is the link: http://petapixel.com/2014/09/04/why-i-want-to-switch-to-nikon-but-cant-tony-northrup-throws-gas-on-the-canikon-debate/ (from the thread "OT? In case you are having some insomnia tonight..." ) http://www.mail-archive.com/pdml@pdml.net/msg703996.html He starts talking about the interplay of the high resolution lenses and the sensor shortly after 4:00. Personally, I'm too lazy to look up that right now, but I'm thinking that it might make sense to have a sensor resolution of up to 8x the one of the lens. I'll leave it as an exercise to find out how I came up with that number (told you I was lazy.) But I'm also wondering if one could make that 6x instead, and also reorganise the sensor (see above.) Nyquist rate times the bayer pattern. Double should be good enough to get unaliased luminance data, but you need to look at the sample rate for each color. What you are really asking for is that each color be sampled at over the nyquist rate. Exactly. I'm also wondering if the extra green of the bayer pattern is rather pointless at such a resolution, but I haven't really thought about it a lot... I wonder if there are pathological cases where the repeating pattern is at 45 degrees and you need another 1.4 times the resolution to avoid aliasing. Hmmm... Also something to consider, I suppose. - T -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: "100% reliable rumor" 46MP Sony FF Sensor
On 14/09/14 16:31, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Zos, I guess, you were asking about the reference to the effective resolution of the lenses combined with a sensor. Here is the link: http://petapixel.com/2014/09/04/why-i-want-to-switch-to-nikon-but-cant-tony-northrup-throws-gas-on-the-canikon-debate/ (from the thread "OT? In case you are having some insomnia tonight..." ) http://www.mail-archive.com/pdml@pdml.net/msg703996.html He starts talking about the interplay of the high resolution lenses and the sensor shortly after 4:00. Personally, I'm too lazy to look up that right now, but I'm thinking that it might make sense to have a sensor resolution of up to 8x the one of the lens. I'll leave it as an exercise to find out how I came up with that number (told you I was lazy.) But I'm also wondering if one could make that 6x instead, and also reorganise the sensor (see above.) - T HTH, Igor Zos Xavius Sat, 13 Sep 2014 04:45:44 -0700 Can someone cross post this video or at least let me know the thread that it was in so I can scan for it? :) On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 1:16 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: I. First, just a quick comment that while talking about outresolving lenses, one should also keep in mind that due to the discretization of the pixelated media, the effective resolution of a lens can be still reduced, even if the sensor's pixels/mm number is larger than lines/mm number for the lens. (The guy in that recent Nikon vs Canon video that was linked a few days ago in a different thread discusses that.) So, increase in the pixel density of a factor of 1.28 in principle can produce some significant effect for some lenses if you are going from 6 MP to 7.7 MP. In this case, the same argument may apply for the sharpest lenses. (Maybe even prime * lenses of 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: OT? In case you are having some insomnia tonight...
On 08/09/14 20:04, Ken Waller wrote: Is it OK to debate whether we ought to debate it? Thats debatable. :-) - Toralf Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Toralf Lund" Subject: Re: OT? In case you are having some insomnia tonight... On 08/09/14 16:27, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I tried to watch the video but it put me to sleep it's so boring. I can't imagine why anyone would waste their time and energy debating this stuff. Is it OK to debate whether we ought to debate it? - Toralf Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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? In case you are having some insomnia tonight...
On 08/09/14 18:03, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Sep 8, 2014, at 8:56 AM, Toralf Lund wrote: On 08/09/14 16:27, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I tried to watch the video but it put me to sleep it's so boring. I can't imagine why anyone would waste their time and energy debating this stuff. Is it OK to debate whether we ought to debate it? You can waste your time debating anything you want. I'm not debating anything, just offering my opinion. I didn't necessarily say you did, I was just wondering if this was the right room for an argument... - T 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: OT? In case you are having some insomnia tonight...
On 08/09/14 16:11, Darren Addy wrote: On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 8:53 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: There, I boiled down his entire video into three sentences. This is why P.J. will never be a YouTube star. (Why use one word when thirty will do?) :) I think that a lot of what he is going through is what Pentaxians would/will be going through if/when Pentax ever offers a full frame camera. You don't really realize how much you are taking advantage of (relying on) the 1.5x focal length factor (actually equiv. FOV) of the APS-C until you try to replicate your lenses on a full frame system. To try to find lenses that still give you that focal length and maximum aperture becomes an expensive proposition, when it is possible at all. Extreme example: DA* 200mm f2.8 can be bought for under $1K. (More like $700, used) 300mm equiv. FOV on APS-C Move to a full frame, now you need a 300mm f2.8 to replicate that FOV. Not really, if the full-frame camera gets an equivalent pixel density to the APS-C one(s). You might then use the 200mm as before, and crop by 1.5x in post processing, and get exactly the same result... - T Price one of those lately? A Sigma is $3400. A more reasonable choice would be a 300mm f4. You've replicated the FOV, but lost a full stop of light. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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? In case you are having some insomnia tonight...
On 08/09/14 16:27, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I tried to watch the video but it put me to sleep it's so boring. I can't imagine why anyone would waste their time and energy debating this stuff. Is it OK to debate whether we ought to debate it? - Toralf Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: September PUG is up - Enjoy!!
On 9/5/14 1:08, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all I think this theme probably goes under the heading of "it seemed like a good idea at the time". Well, it was hard to come up with something that fit one of the titles, and the gallery is quite small, but I reckon it got some rather nice photos in the end. I particularly like the one by Marco. I also tried to write a nonsense description without any aids, myself, but I see that I have a bit to learn ;-) - Toralf In the end, we had a bigger gallery than I expected. As usual, you'll find the gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous gallery there). Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not infallible. So, if you made a submission and you don't see it in the gallery, let me know. + Next up is one that can't be put off until the last minute. "Synchronicity' requires taking a photo on the date of the September Equinox, which is rapidly approaching. The actual time of the equinox will be on 22 or 23 September, depending on your locality. You can find the actual time for your locality here: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?continent=namerica&iso=20140923T0229&msg=September%20Equinox%202014 http://tinyurl.com/pmmh9qp The photo should be taken during a 24 hour period - 12 hours either side of the actual time of the equinox. The subject of the submitted images can be whatever you like but images taken around the areas where you all live might make the gallery a bit more interesting - but that's only a suggestion. Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html The main requirements are: * Max. pixel dimensions: 800 x 800 pixels * Max file size: 300k * Third party equipment is acceptable provided either the camera body or lens used is Pentax. * If you embed a colour space in the image, it should be sRGB to ensure that the image is displayed correctly on line. * Nominal closing date: 30 September. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Anticipation (in colour)
On 13/08/14 04:03, knarf wrote: Last week I posted a b&w version of this. After some off-list discussion I decided to crop a bit tighter (to get rid of the menacing man at the right of the frame) and go colour - nicely saturated colour, at that: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2014/08/anticipation.html?m=1 By way of comparison here's the bw version: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2014/08/anticipation.html?m=1 Thoughts? Preferences? I didn't really take much notice of the man when I looked at the B&W version earlier, but maybe he would have been more prominent in colour? Anyway, like many others, I think I prefer the Kolor version :-) And a rather nice shot it is, in any case. - Toralf Thanks! Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - Fjellet
On 09/08/14 18:54, Mark C wrote: Nice collection of rural scenes. Is that purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)? Is it a native plant there? Hi, Didn't notice your questions until now... I have to admit I'm not 100% sure what these are. I believe lythrum salicaria is what's called "kattehale" (meaning cat's tail) in Norwegian, and they certainly grow wild in the general area. I think they are native (as opposed to having spread from gardens or whatever.) Anyhow - good set, beautiful valleys. Thanks. - Toralf On 8/1/2014 4:08 PM, Toralf Lund wrote: A handful of snapshots from up in the mountains (as we say): http://se.toralf.net/post/93422282973/fjellet Hope you like them. Comments welcome, as always. - Toralf --- 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: GESO - Fjellet
On 15/08/14 21:57, Richard Womer wrote: I like these. The shed and bench would have fit the "Decrepit" PUG nicely! Thanks! Actually, the bench *is* in the PUG. Shot from a slightly different angle in that case, though :-) Several other buildings there might have fit, too. Fortunately, there are others that are old, but also well maintained, or are being restored. - Toralf Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Sat, Aug 9, 2014 at 12:54 PM, Mark C wrote: Nice collection of rural scenes. Is that purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)? Is it a native plant there? Anyhow - good set, beautiful valleys. On 8/1/2014 4:08 PM, Toralf Lund wrote: A handful of snapshots from up in the mountains (as we say): http://se.toralf.net/post/93422282973/fjellet Hope you like them. Comments welcome, as always. - Toralf --- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Sunset Flight
On 02/08/14 13:23, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17825905 Comments are invited Not bad. Shots right into the sun like that are not the easiest to get right, but you did it. - T Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - Fjellet
On 01/08/14 23:06, Bob W-PDML wrote: The goatherd looks lonely. You still have milk churns! Must be 30 years since I saw a milk churn on a British farm. It's all in bulk tanks now. Well, I guess we don't really have them here, either, generally. There is some more modern equipment in this place, too, I suppose, but things are still done in a quite traditional way (by the handful of people who still keep livestock there.) Which I rather like. Looks like a wonderful place. Yes, it's really nice. You know, a lot of people around here have some kind of summer residence in mountain areas, but many of their locations have developed from rural areas to something more like towns, and the simple cabins have been replaced with what's more like houses with all modern facilities. This place is not like that. Thanks for looking. - T B On 1 Aug 2014, at 21:08, "Toralf Lund" wrote: A handful of snapshots from up in the mountains (as we say): http://se.toralf.net/post/93422282973/fjellet Hope you like them. Comments welcome, as always. - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - Fjellet
On 01/08/14 22:38, Jack Davis wrote: Good sharp well exposed lot, Toralf! Thanks. - T J - Original Message - From: "Toralf Lund" To: "PDML" Sent: Friday, August 1, 2014 1:08:04 PM Subject: GESO - Fjellet A handful of snapshots from up in the mountains (as we say): http://se.toralf.net/post/93422282973/fjellet Hope you like them. Comments welcome, as always. - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - Fjellet
On 01/08/14 22:21, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I really like theses, especially the goats and the crumbling unpainted building. Thanks. I'm quite happy with those myself. It was going to be a photo of one goat, you know, but then another decided it would have its 15 minutes of fame :-) But two goats may work, too. - Toralf Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 4:08 PM, Toralf Lund wrote: A handful of snapshots from up in the mountains (as we say): http://se.toralf.net/post/93422282973/fjellet Hope you like them. Comments welcome, as always. - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
GESO - Fjellet
A handful of snapshots from up in the mountains (as we say): http://se.toralf.net/post/93422282973/fjellet Hope you like them. Comments welcome, as always. - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Bored
On 28/07/14 02:06, Richard Womer wrote: Yup. Nice pic Thanks. --I have several similar ones, and certainly recognize the feeling! :-) Somehow, train stations work much better than airports for this kind of pic; I think it has to do with the repetitive pattern of the platforms. Yeah, I think you are right. I'm not sure I've ever taken a decent photo on an airport as the potential scenes get too busy somehow. Although maybe I haven't tried very hard, either... - Toralf Cheers, Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Sun, Jul 27, 2014 at 5:42 PM, Toralf Lund wrote: Another holiday snapshot, you might perhaps say: http://se.toralf.net/post/93005601663/bored Nothing special, maybe - just a kind of picture one might take when being slightly bored and tired of waiting for a train that was supposed to have left some 40 minutes earlier. Featuring a couple of others that were quite possibly in a similar state of mind... - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: GESO - More July Insect Photos
On 27/07/14 05:08, Mark C wrote: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/more-july-insect-photos The only problem with these is that they made me start searching eBay for an A* 200 macro. As if I'd take equally nice insect photos if I only got the same lens. I most likely wouldn't, but how can I be sure if I don't give it a try? ;-) Anyway, I think you do this rather well. There is also one of the woods with some pretty flowers blooming... I like that one, too. - Toralf K-3 and A* 200 macro, woods shot was taken with K-3 and DA 16-45 f4. Comments always welcomed. 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.
PESO - Bored
Another holiday snapshot, you might perhaps say: http://se.toralf.net/post/93005601663/bored Nothing special, maybe - just a kind of picture one might take when being slightly bored and tired of waiting for a train that was supposed to have left some 40 minutes earlier. Featuring a couple of others that were quite possibly in a similar state of mind... - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Strekkode
On 7/8/14 18:31, Attila Boros wrote: Very modern architecture, where is it? It's a new development more or less in the harbour area in Oslo. I also like the cranes. Good :-) - Toralf On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 8:44 PM, Toralf Lund wrote: Hi, I haven't posted a photo here for ages. Here's one: http://se.toralf.net/post/91061723678/strekkode Hope you like it :-) - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Strekkode
On 08/07/14 02:36, Rick Womer wrote: > To me, it looks more like one of those architect's idealized drawings than an > actual photo--except for the cranes in the background. Those bring it back to > "reality." Nice. I didn't exactly think of it that way, but yeah, maybe there is something almost too ideal especially about the people in the foreground. But they just happened to be passing by, I didn't put them there, honest. :-) Thanks, - Toralf > > Cheers, > > Rick > > On Jul 7, 2014, at 1:44 PM, Toralf Lund wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I haven't posted a photo here for ages. >> >> Here's one: http://se.toralf.net/post/91061723678/strekkode >> >> Hope you like it :-) >> >> >> - Toralf >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > http://photo.net/photos/RickW > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Ann-deer in color
On 07/07/14 21:51, Marco Alpert wrote: What Rick said. - Marco I rather like this in colour, too. I won't say it's better than the b&w version, as I never noticed that and can't seem to find it now... But I like the colour :-) - T On Jul 7, 2014, at 12:38 PM, Richard Womer wrote: MUCH better in color! I wouldn't crop it, either--I like the context. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 3:37 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Thanks, Chris I like your monochromatic rendering as "art" but love the color as a portrait of a handsome buck - think it would be even stronger with a tight crop... (i could make you crazy with this!lol ann On 7/7/2014 14:45, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Ann: Here’s that deer shot in color. It’s clearly easier to spot the deer in color. I was just having a little bw rendering fun in the previous post. http://www.caguila.com/deercolor/index.html Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Strekkode
On 07/07/14 21:43, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Striking drabness - I like it, Thanks. but my nit is that I think it would be a tad stronger with a bit sliced from the bottom... there is more going on from the middle up. Yeah, maybe. Here is a moderate crop: http://se.toralf.net/post/91074068478/strekkode2 Perhaps I should remove more. Or less. I can spend *hours* trying to decide just that, once I start cropping, so I'm thinking it may be a better idea to avoid it altogether ;-) In this case I ended up removing the "empty" bits at the left and right, and letting the aspect ratio (which I kept) decide how much I could get rid of at the bottom. If you know what I mean... - Toralf ann On 7/7/2014 13:44, Toralf Lund wrote: Hi, I haven't posted a photo here for ages. Here's one: http://se.toralf.net/post/91061723678/strekkode Hope you like it :-) - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Strekkode
On 07/07/14 20:50, Bob W-PDML wrote: Superb! Thanks! - Toralf On 7 Jul 2014, at 18:45, "Toralf Lund" wrote: Hi, I haven't posted a photo here for ages. Here's one: http://se.toralf.net/post/91061723678/strekkode Hope you like it :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Strekkode
On 07/07/14 20:47, Marco Alpert wrote: Well, FWIW, I like the cranes in there. They contribute to what I feel as the mood of the piece. He, he. Opinions are as usual on this list i.e. divided. But that's the way we like it ;-) I suspect I'll go back there some time, so eventually, there may well be a similar shot without the cranes anyhow, so we'll see how that works... Thanks to both of you. - Toralf I really like the shot as a whole. - Marco On Jul 7, 2014, at 11:35 AM, Jack Davis wrote: Like the idea. Effective as is, but when those cranes are out of there, it may work even better. J - Original Message - From: "Toralf Lund" To: "PDML" Sent: Monday, July 7, 2014 10:44:26 AM Subject: PESO - Strekkode Hi, I haven't posted a photo here for ages. Here's one: http://se.toralf.net/post/91061723678/strekkode Hope you like it :-) - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Strekkode
Hi, I haven't posted a photo here for ages. Here's one: http://se.toralf.net/post/91061723678/strekkode Hope you like it :-) - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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:Linux
On 3/27/14 13:25, Mark C wrote: On 3/27/2014 2:48 AM, Ciprian Dorin Craciun wrote: On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 3:03 AM, Mark C wrote: This weekend I installed Ubuntu on my scanning PC - tonight I finally fired up the scanner running the linux version of VueScan and it is churning away, [ ... ] I've been trying to wrap my head around the basic design of Linux - thinks like sudo and chmod were totally alien to me. Ditto with the different command prompts based on the status of user permissions. Makes sense one you unravel it but it is not intuitive, to me at least. Starting to get an understanding of it The only program I actually installed myself - VueScan - is sitting in the downloads folder. So even things like figuring out where to install programs is a mystery (I assume they should go somewhere in the usr folder...) Actually, for this kind of thing, the recommended location these days is /opt, or a sub-directory of /opt named after the software vendor. Most of the time you shouldn't think about this, though, but instead use software packages that have built-in target locations. You probably want to find out more about about APT and "software repositories" (a.k.a. "repos"). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Packaging_Tool might be a good starting point... - Toralf But part of my motivation for using this was to learn it in hopes of someday unshackling from Windows completely. Thanks again Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - C-41 summer
On 28/09/13 17:39, Bruce Walker wrote: I noticed the selfie, Toralf. :-) :-) I sort of prefer pictures of myself not to be much clearer than this... I also noticed the vignetting, Yes, I guess there is a little if that, too, but I still think you can say the lens works in this format. but it's really not a problem and it adds character. Exactly! It's a great little set of images. Thanks. - Toralf On Sat, Sep 28, 2013 at 5:04 AM, Toralf Lund wrote: On 28/09/13 02:37, Mark C wrote: Very nice collection - I like the "Little Area" and the window shot the best, but all are pleasing. Looks like this lens works well on a FF / Film body. Thanks. Yes, I think it does. If you look really hard, you'll notice that the window shot is also a self portrait :-) - Toralf Mark On 9/27/2013 3:54 PM, Toralf Lund wrote: Another set from this summer's experiments with a DA-35 F/2.4 lens on a film body - this time with colour film. Nothing special, just plain Superia 200: http://se.toralf.net/post/61523519312/c-41-summer I do think I see some light fall-off on some images this time, but I'd still say this is a quite usable lens on the "larger" format. - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: GESO - C-41 summer
On 28/09/13 04:48, knarf wrote: Very good set! Thank you! - Toralf Cheers, frank Toralf Lund wrote: Another set from this summer's experiments with a DA-35 F/2.4 lens on a film body - this time with colour film. Nothing special, just plain Superia 200: http://se.toralf.net/post/61523519312/c-41-summer I do think I see some light fall-off on some images this time, but I'd still say this is a quite usable lens on the "larger" format. - Toralf “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - C-41 summer
On 28/09/13 02:37, Mark C wrote: Very nice collection - I like the "Little Area" and the window shot the best, but all are pleasing. Looks like this lens works well on a FF / Film body. Thanks. Yes, I think it does. If you look really hard, you'll notice that the window shot is also a self portrait :-) - Toralf Mark On 9/27/2013 3:54 PM, Toralf Lund wrote: Another set from this summer's experiments with a DA-35 F/2.4 lens on a film body - this time with colour film. Nothing special, just plain Superia 200: http://se.toralf.net/post/61523519312/c-41-summer I do think I see some light fall-off on some images this time, but I'd still say this is a quite usable lens on the "larger" format. - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - C-41 summer
On 27/09/13 22:27, Attila Boros wrote: On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 10:54 PM, Toralf Lund wrote: Another set from this summer's experiments with a DA-35 F/2.4 lens on a film body - this time with colour film. Nothing special, just plain Superia 200: http://se.toralf.net/post/61523519312/c-41-summer Very nice! I shot a lot of Superia 100 back then. Thank you. This is the 200 variant, though - which seemed to replace the 100 as the "standard" film around here, several years before people started shooting digital. I like http://25.media.tumblr.com/c387f1cc828634c6aa7d7cfa3679b411/tumblr_mtae6nINza1rf395go5_1280.jpg the most, good perspective and the couples sitting on the pier add a lot to the photo. Thanks again. I was quite pleased with that one, too. It's from a new development in Oslo, or a new extension of a slightly older one, if you like. It's a rather nice place to hang out on a sunny summer day, which we had a lot of this year, so I've been there quite a few times, like many other people. It's also easily the area in the city, if not the entire country, with the highest prices, so if you feel like drinking beer, you may consider going elsewhere. Not to mention if you're going to buy a flat :-) - Toralf I do think I see some light fall-off You could say that's your in-camera pre-crop vignetting effect:) -- Attila -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - C-41 summer
Another set from this summer's experiments with a DA-35 F/2.4 lens on a film body - this time with colour film. Nothing special, just plain Superia 200: http://se.toralf.net/post/61523519312/c-41-summer I do think I see some light fall-off on some images this time, but I'd still say this is a quite usable lens on the "larger" format. - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Behold the K-3!
On 9/27/13 0:45, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 26/9/13, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: Has anyone stopped to think that it really makes no difference if it's fake or real? Either way it's just a picture of a camera. It won't do anything for you that any other picture of a camera won't do. It's not a full-frame picture. Which saves you from eating a picture of a hat ;-) - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - Monochrome Summer
On 07/08/13 17:20, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Toralf: What an interesting summer project! It's a nice set. Thank you! On my monitor the bw rendering looks a tad flat, but YMMV. I like a little more pop, but I know that's subjective. Yes, it may be a matter of taste, or monitor adjustment, or both. I must admit, though, that I find it hard to judge how much tonal adjustment exactly ought to be applied. Some of it is always needed, as "raw" b&w film scans definitely look flat, at least with my scanner. Great set and good luck with your project. Cheers, Christine Thanks again. - Toralf On Aug 4, 2013, at 10:04 AM, Toralf Lund wrote: Some more from my recent experiments with a DA-35/2.4 AL, on a "film" camera: http://se.toralf.net/post/57242528169/monochrome-summer You may wish to note that these shots are essentially uncropped; I've trimmed the images every so slightly where the scanner left skewed or jagged edges, but that's it. So, they may say something about the "full-frame" performance of the lens, although what I've done is nowhere near a scientific test. Thanks for looking, - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Handyman Needed
On 07/08/13 15:17, Brian Walters wrote: A decrepit but photogenic old barn near the small town of Ten Sleep, Wyoming. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP3266-K5-1peso.html I like it. I've probably mentioned it before, but I find that the old and worn out (or fallen down) will often make interesting subjects. I'd love to know the origin of the name - could be an interesting story. My immediate association is Ten Sing, but... - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - Monochrome Summer
On 04/08/13 17:13, Gerrit Visser wrote: Lovely renderings. Thank you. I wonder what a compare to digital view of same would have been, e.g. take same view with a film and a digital camera. Now, there's another interesting little project... You might take more or less the same shots with this lens on a film and digital, or alternatively use a 24 mm (which I have) on digital, to get more or less the same field of view. I'm not sure I could get exactly the same perspective from two shots in a row, though. Perhaps if using a tripod, but I'd probably manage to change the setup slightly even then :-/ - Toralf Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Toralf Lund Sent: Sunday, August 4, 2013 11:04 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: GESO - Monochrome Summer Some more from my recent experiments with a DA-35/2.4 AL, on a "film" camera: http://se.toralf.net/post/57242528169/monochrome-summer You may wish to note that these shots are essentially uncropped; I've trimmed the images every so slightly where the scanner left skewed or jagged edges, but that's it. So, they may say something about the "full-frame" performance of the lens, although what I've done is nowhere near a scientific test. Thanks for looking, - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: GESO - Monochrome Summer
On 04/08/13 20:48, Bruce Walker wrote: A fine gallery, Toralf. Thanks! T'ain't nuthin' wrong with that lens. Seems like a future classic, well priced too. Quite. Like I said earlier, it sort of brings cheap plastic feel to a whole new level, but I can live with that as long as the lens works optically. And this also means it's really light, which can be very convenient. Funny that some folks have been complaining there's no reasonably fast normal lens in the Pentax lineup. Well, you've got to have *something* to complain about... - Toralf On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 11:04 AM, Toralf Lund wrote: Some more from my recent experiments with a DA-35/2.4 AL, on a "film" camera: http://se.toralf.net/post/57242528169/monochrome-summer You may wish to note that these shots are essentially uncropped; I've trimmed the images every so slightly where the scanner left skewed or jagged edges, but that's it. So, they may say something about the "full-frame" performance of the lens, although what I've done is nowhere near a scientific test. Thanks for looking, - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
GESO - Monochrome Summer
Some more from my recent experiments with a DA-35/2.4 AL, on a "film" camera: http://se.toralf.net/post/57242528169/monochrome-summer You may wish to note that these shots are essentially uncropped; I've trimmed the images every so slightly where the scanner left skewed or jagged edges, but that's it. So, they may say something about the "full-frame" performance of the lens, although what I've done is nowhere near a scientific test. Thanks for looking, - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - A new perspective
On 01/08/13 20:44, Don Guthrie wrote: Like the photo and rendering. Thanks. The DA 35 is getting to be one of my favorite carry around lenses as well. Yep. It's really nice to carry, too. As in very light. It gives an entirely new dimension to the term "cheap plasticy toy lens feeling", of course, but it seems to me that it actually performs quite well ;-) - Toralf pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 9 Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2013 19:06:40 +0200 From: Toralf Lund To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO - A new perspective Message-ID:<51fa95a0.9020...@toralf.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Oslo's seafront from yet another angle: http://se.toralf.net/post/57074632564/nytt-perspektiv Taken as a kind of lens test, really; earlier this summer, I bought a DA35mm/2.4 lens on a whim. Then I stuck it on a film body and shot an entire roll of HP5+ with it. Worked rather well, I think... - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - A new perspective
On 02/08/13 03:41, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Toralf Lund : Oslo's seafront from yet another angle: http://se.toralf.net/post/57074632564/nytt-perspektiv Taken as a kind of lens test, really; earlier this summer, I bought a DA35mm/2.4 lens on a whim. Then I stuck it on a film body and shot an entire roll of HP5+ with it. Worked rather well, I think... There's a lot to like here. Interesting geometry, the person sitting on the edge of the wharf, the two symmetrical buildings in the distance. Good tone to the image as well. Thanks! This was in a way taken as a picture of the person sitting there, but I thought a shot like this would be more interesting than closer one. And nicer in a sense - this is just someone I happened to walk by. The "towers" in the background are part of the city hall. - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - A new perspective
On 01/08/13 19:55, Bruce Walker wrote: That's a fine little piece of Oslo, Toralf. Nicely exposed. Thank you! - Toralf On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 1:06 PM, Toralf Lund wrote: Oslo's seafront from yet another angle: http://se.toralf.net/post/57074632564/nytt-perspektiv Taken as a kind of lens test, really; earlier this summer, I bought a DA35mm/2.4 lens on a whim. Then I stuck it on a film body and shot an entire roll of HP5+ with it. Worked rather well, I think... - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO - A new perspective
Oslo's seafront from yet another angle: http://se.toralf.net/post/57074632564/nytt-perspektiv Taken as a kind of lens test, really; earlier this summer, I bought a DA35mm/2.4 lens on a whim. Then I stuck it on a film body and shot an entire roll of HP5+ with it. Worked rather well, I think... - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: July PUG is up!!
On 07/07/13 17:16, Bruce Walker wrote: Ann's "9th street Garage doggie" takes the (tempting) cake. Paul's shot is really intriguing. It doesn't say Temptation to me, but it does say KINKY in bright red neon letters. :-) Maybe he's always found it tempting to post something like that on the PUG? - T And I love the reflection in the blade. On Sat, Jul 6, 2013 at 7:34 PM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all A fairly small gallery this month and, as usual, you'll find it here: http://pug.komkon.org/ (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous Gallery there) Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not infallible. So, if you made a submission and you don't see it in the gallery, let me know. + We have an extra gallery for July: 'Open Gallery' - closing date 20 July. Quite a few submissions so far - there's no theme, just submit an image you'd like to share. What could be easier? :-)> The August theme is 'Signs of the Times'. Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html The main requirements are: * Max. pixel dimensions: 800 x 800 pixels * Max file size: 300k * Third party equipment is acceptable provided either the camera body or lens used is Pentax. * If you embed a colour space in the image, it should be sRGB to ensure that the image is displayed correctly on line. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.