Re: PESO - Bursting Out (adjusted colour)
On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 1:13 PM, Walter Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: I tried taking pictures of similar berries on a tree a couple of weeks ago, and my results were disastrous. They sure looked great on the camera display, though. Yours came out much better. I like the revised copy -- the green seems to give some balance to it that was absent from the original, and the red seems more defined. At least that why my feeble eyes are telling me. Thanks, Walt! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Bursting Out
On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 7:08 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Striking colors! Well caught, Frank. Thanks, Jack, and thanks to everyone else who looked and commented. A new season down by The Lake is an adventure for me! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I like it. I also like monopods. Easy enough to carry so I actually take it. It also makes a good weapon if the berries attack. -Original Message- From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 22:28:58 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - Bursting Out On Oct 16, 2010, at 3:42 PM, frank theriault wrote: Another quiet day down by the Lake. All the birds are gone, it seems, except ducks, geese, gulls and (of course!) cormorants. All the tree and land birds seem to have (literally) gone south. Didn't see any mammals, either. So, I decided to put on the macro and look for tiny things. Saw these cool berries. At first I thought they were yellow, turning red as they ripened, then I realized that the red berries were bursting out of yellow husks: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/bursting-out.html Very pretty. But the color balance looks a little wonky. They're tiny little things, about 1/4 or 3/8ths of an inch in diameter. If anyone knows what they are let me know. Hope you enjoy this bit of autumnal colour! Comments welcome. *istD, Tamron SP 90mm f2.5 macro, Manfrotto monopod. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
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On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 1:28 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Oct 16, 2010, at 3:42 PM, frank theriault wrote: Another quiet day down by the Lake. All the birds are gone, it seems, except ducks, geese, gulls and (of course!) cormorants. All the tree and land birds seem to have (literally) gone south. Didn't see any mammals, either. So, I decided to put on the macro and look for tiny things. Saw these cool berries. At first I thought they were yellow, turning red as they ripened, then I realized that the red berries were bursting out of yellow husks: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/bursting-out.html Very pretty. But the color balance looks a little wonky. Yeah, I wasn't 100% happy with the colours either. Here's an adjusted version (that I think I prefer). I'll delete the original from my blog in a few days and go with the adjusted one. Thanks for the comment. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Bursting Out
On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 9:09 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 1:28 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Oct 16, 2010, at 3:42 PM, frank theriault wrote: Another quiet day down by the Lake. All the birds are gone, it seems, except ducks, geese, gulls and (of course!) cormorants. All the tree and land birds seem to have (literally) gone south. Didn't see any mammals, either. So, I decided to put on the macro and look for tiny things. Saw these cool berries. At first I thought they were yellow, turning red as they ripened, then I realized that the red berries were bursting out of yellow husks: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/bursting-out.html Very pretty. But the color balance looks a little wonky. Yeah, I wasn't 100% happy with the colours either. Here's an adjusted version (that I think I prefer). I'll delete the original from my blog in a few days and go with the adjusted one. Thanks for the comment. I guess a url would help: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/bursting-out-adjusted-colour_17.html http://tinyurl.com/2cyovq9 cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Bursting Out
Monopods also make for fine walking sticks. On 10/17/2010 9:04 AM, drd1...@gmail.com wrote: I like it. I also like monopods. Easy enough to carry so I actually take it. It also makes a good weapon if the berries attack. -Original Message- From: Larry Colenl...@red4est.com Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 22:28:58 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - Bursting Out On Oct 16, 2010, at 3:42 PM, frank theriault wrote: Another quiet day down by the Lake. All the birds are gone, it seems, except ducks, geese, gulls and (of course!) cormorants. All the tree and land birds seem to have (literally) gone south. Didn't see any mammals, either. So, I decided to put on the macro and look for tiny things. Saw these cool berries. At first I thought they were yellow, turning red as they ripened, then I realized that the red berries were bursting out of yellow husks: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/bursting-out.html Very pretty. But the color balance looks a little wonky. They're tiny little things, about 1/4 or 3/8ths of an inch in diameter. If anyone knows what they are let me know. Hope you enjoy this bit of autumnal colour! Comments welcome. *istD, Tamron SP 90mm f2.5 macro, Manfrotto monopod. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- His lack of education is more than compensated for by his keenly developed moral bankruptcy. -Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Bursting Out
The adjusted color looks a bit less garish. On 10/17/2010 9:10 AM, frank theriault wrote: On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 9:09 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 1:28 AM, Larry Colenl...@red4est.com wrote: On Oct 16, 2010, at 3:42 PM, frank theriault wrote: Another quiet day down by the Lake. All the birds are gone, it seems, except ducks, geese, gulls and (of course!) cormorants. All the tree and land birds seem to have (literally) gone south. Didn't see any mammals, either. So, I decided to put on the macro and look for tiny things. Saw these cool berries. At first I thought they were yellow, turning red as they ripened, then I realized that the red berries were bursting out of yellow husks: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/bursting-out.html Very pretty. But the color balance looks a little wonky. Yeah, I wasn't 100% happy with the colours either. Here's an adjusted version (that I think I prefer). I'll delete the original from my blog in a few days and go with the adjusted one. Thanks for the comment. I guess a url would help: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/bursting-out-adjusted-colour_17.html http://tinyurl.com/2cyovq9 cheers, frank -- His lack of education is more than compensated for by his keenly developed moral bankruptcy. -Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Bursting Out
On Oct 17, 2010, at 9:54 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: Monopods also make for fine walking sticks. Any brands or models to recommend? I don't normally use a walking stick when I'm hinking, but if I could put my camera on it when it would help I might start. Thanks, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net P.S. In Phoenix, at my sister's, with the camera with me at all times. Playing around with guessing light values and setting aperture, shutter, and sensitivity manually. Most of the opportunities so far, people and animals aside, have not been especially interesting. Nor have the results, at least on the first try. The thought is that with the instantaneous feedback of digital I'll get better. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 2010-10-17 09:57 , Eric Weir wrote: On Oct 17, 2010, at 9:54 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: Monopods also make for fine walking sticks. Any brands or models to recommend? I don't normally use a walking stick when I'm hinking, but if I could put my camera on it when it would help I might start. there are a few Leki walking sticks that have a camera mount; i have an older one and never liked putting a camera on it; perhaps with a tilt-head and quick-release that would be better, but then it might seem awkward for walking ... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I won't recommend any particular brand. Just pick one with sturdy locks and leg sections, otherwise it will collapse on you when you least expect it, and the worst possible time. On 10/17/2010 11:57 AM, Eric Weir wrote: On Oct 17, 2010, at 9:54 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: Monopods also make for fine walking sticks. Any brands or models to recommend? I don't normally use a walking stick when I'm hinking, but if I could put my camera on it when it would help I might start. Thanks, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net P.S. In Phoenix, at my sister's, with the camera with me at all times. Playing around with guessing light values and setting aperture, shutter, and sensitivity manually. Most of the opportunities so far, people and animals aside, have not been especially interesting. Nor have the results, at least on the first try. The thought is that with the instantaneous feedback of digital I'll get better. -- His lack of education is more than compensated for by his keenly developed moral bankruptcy. -Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 2010-10-17 11:57, Eric Weir wrote: On Oct 17, 2010, at 9:54 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: Monopods also make for fine walking sticks. Any brands or models to recommend? I don't normally use a walking stick when I'm hinking, but if I could put my camera on it when it would help I might start. The Bogen 321x series works very well, especially three-section ones (as opposed to the four section ones). I think 3216 is the model number now. Mine is a black one, and I ordered it as 3218, but that model number didn't show up in the catalog the last time I checked, a few months ago. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Oct 17, 2010, at 12:10 PM, Doug Franklin wrote: The Bogen 321x series works very well, especially three-section ones (as opposed to the four section ones). I think 3216 is the model number now. Mine is a black one, and I ordered it as 3218, but that model number didn't show up in the catalog the last time I checked, a few months ago. Thanks, Doug. My triopod's a Bogen. I'll check out the monopod. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Lovely colours and i like the DOF here,. Dave On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 6:42 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Another quiet day down by the Lake. All the birds are gone, it seems, except ducks, geese, gulls and (of course!) cormorants. All the tree and land birds seem to have (literally) gone south. Didn't see any mammals, either. So, I decided to put on the macro and look for tiny things. Saw these cool berries. At first I thought they were yellow, turning red as they ripened, then I realized that the red berries were bursting out of yellow husks: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/bursting-out.html They're tiny little things, about 1/4 or 3/8ths of an inch in diameter. If anyone knows what they are let me know. Hope you enjoy this bit of autumnal colour! Comments welcome. *istD, Tamron SP 90mm f2.5 macro, Manfrotto monopod. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Bursting Out (adjusted colour)
I tried taking pictures of similar berries on a tree a couple of weeks ago, and my results were disastrous. They sure looked great on the camera display, though. Yours came out much better. I like the revised copy -- the green seems to give some balance to it that was absent from the original, and the red seems more defined. At least that why my feeble eyes are telling me. -- Walt On 10/17/2010 8:12 AM, frank theriault wrote: http://tinyurl.com/2cyovq9 http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/bursting-out-adjusted-colour_17.html original: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/bursting-out.html Still not completely happy. Still learning about colour, I guess. If you have a preference, let me know. Thanks! Will probably delete the original in a few days and go with the adjusted version. 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.
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On Oct 17, 2010, at 6:57 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: The adjusted color looks a bit less garish. It helps a lot. I always carry a grey card with me, and especially tend to use it when the sun is near the horizon. On 10/17/2010 9:10 AM, frank theriault wrote: On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 9:09 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 1:28 AM, Larry Colenl...@red4est.com wrote: On Oct 16, 2010, at 3:42 PM, frank theriault wrote: Another quiet day down by the Lake. All the birds are gone, it seems, except ducks, geese, gulls and (of course!) cormorants. All the tree and land birds seem to have (literally) gone south. Didn't see any mammals, either. So, I decided to put on the macro and look for tiny things. Saw these cool berries. At first I thought they were yellow, turning red as they ripened, then I realized that the red berries were bursting out of yellow husks: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/bursting-out.html Very pretty. But the color balance looks a little wonky. Yeah, I wasn't 100% happy with the colours either. Here's an adjusted version (that I think I prefer). I'll delete the original from my blog in a few days and go with the adjusted one. Thanks for the comment. I guess a url would help: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/bursting-out-adjusted-colour_17.html http://tinyurl.com/2cyovq9 cheers, frank -- His lack of education is more than compensated for by his keenly developed moral bankruptcy. -Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Bursting Out
On 2010-10-17 12:52, Eric Weir wrote: On Oct 17, 2010, at 12:10 PM, Doug Franklin wrote: The Bogen 321x series works very well, especially three-section ones (as opposed to the four section ones). I think 3216 is the model number now. Mine is a black one, and I ordered it as 3218, but that model number didn't show up in the catalog the last time I checked, a few months ago. Thanks, Doug. My triopod's a Bogen. I'll check out the monopod. I just did a quick Google search. The one I have is the 3218 and Adorama still lists it: http://www.adorama.com/BG681B.html?utm_source=gbaseutm_medium=Shopping%20Siteutm_campaign=Otherutm_term=Other BH, on the other hand, seems to now use Manfrotto numbers. I think the one I have is the 681b, but I'm not positive. I use it with a Bogen 3262 medium ball head most of the time, with a 400/5.6 mounted on it. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Den 17. okt. 2010 kl. 15.54 skrev P. J. Alling: Monopods also make for fine walking sticks.And for hitting dogs, robbers and others disturbing you while taking pictures. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Den 17. okt. 2010 kl. 15.54 skrev P. J. Alling: Monopods also make for fine walking sticks. And for hitting dogs, robbers and others disturbing you while taking pictures. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I have a Manfrotto 680B with a ball head. In terms of use and price, it may be my best investment in an accessory. On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 2:15 PM, DagT li...@thrane.name wrote: Den 17. okt. 2010 kl. 15.54 skrev P. J. Alling: Monopods also make for fine walking sticks. And for hitting dogs, robbers and others disturbing you while taking pictures. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Bursting Out
Striking colors! Well caught, Frank. Jack --- On Sat, 10/16/10, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: PESO - Bursting Out To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Date: Saturday, October 16, 2010, 3:42 PM Another quiet day down by the Lake. All the birds are gone, it seems, except ducks, geese, gulls and (of course!) cormorants. All the tree and land birds seem to have (literally) gone south. Didn't see any mammals, either. So, I decided to put on the macro and look for tiny things. Saw these cool berries. At first I thought they were yellow, turning red as they ripened, then I realized that the red berries were bursting out of yellow husks: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/bursting-out.html They're tiny little things, about 1/4 or 3/8ths of an inch in diameter. If anyone knows what they are let me know. Hope you enjoy this bit of autumnal colour! Comments welcome. *istD, Tamron SP 90mm f2.5 macro, Manfrotto monopod. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
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On Oct 16, 2010, at 3:42 PM, frank theriault wrote: Another quiet day down by the Lake. All the birds are gone, it seems, except ducks, geese, gulls and (of course!) cormorants. All the tree and land birds seem to have (literally) gone south. Didn't see any mammals, either. So, I decided to put on the macro and look for tiny things. Saw these cool berries. At first I thought they were yellow, turning red as they ripened, then I realized that the red berries were bursting out of yellow husks: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/bursting-out.html Very pretty. But the color balance looks a little wonky. They're tiny little things, about 1/4 or 3/8ths of an inch in diameter. If anyone knows what they are let me know. Hope you enjoy this bit of autumnal colour! Comments welcome. *istD, Tamron SP 90mm f2.5 macro, Manfrotto monopod. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
