PAW 2007 - 31 - GDG

2007-07-16 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Another from the visit to Kensington ... http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/31.htm Comments, critique, and the spurious frayed end always appreciated. enjoy Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO Crab spider

2007-07-16 Thread Bruce Dayton
Very nice shot, indeed! -- Bruce Sunday, July 15, 2007, 2:21:20 PM, you wrote: T Thanks everyone. T Today I got lucky and found the lady in the same spot, she probably T needed some rest after a heavy dinner. I prefer this portrait: T http://leende.net/peso/20070715 -- PDML

Re: 2 Questions

2007-07-16 Thread David J Brooks
I hummed and Hawwed and joined last July. I just renewed my 1 year subscrition today. I think its worth the 25$ Dave On 7/15/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I recommend paying the Photo.net twenty five bucks. If not, you could even lose what you've already posted. I think

PESO: 101 things to do with a box

2007-07-16 Thread wendy beard
No technical content, just cute :-) http://www.pbase.com/image/82314363 His name's Ivan and I flew out to SK on 4th July to pick him up. Also had the pleasure of meeting Bill Robb (hi Bill!) while I was there. Discovered that Bill's not at all scary, but he does have a strange accent ;-) Wendy

Re: PESO Crab spider

2007-07-16 Thread Alastair Robertson
agree - great shots. I differ on the id of the fly - I suspect it is the ubiquitous Eristalis tenax - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Eristalis_tenax_2005.06.27_09.54.31.jpg Alastair On 7/16/07, Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Very nice shot, indeed! -- Bruce Sunday, July 15,

Re: PESO: 101 things to do with a box

2007-07-16 Thread pnstenquist
Cute puppy. For those of us who are canine ignorant, what breed is he? Paul -- Original message -- From: wendy beard [EMAIL PROTECTED] No technical content, just cute :-) http://www.pbase.com/image/82314363 His name's Ivan and I flew out to SK on 4th July to

Re: PESO Crab spider

2007-07-16 Thread Toine
Yes most likely. The dutch name for this hoverfly is blind bee. I noticed something strange about this specimen. It has a black blob on his head with two bright red spots: http://leende.net/peso/20070714/fly.htm A fly parasite? Toine On 7/16/07, Alastair Robertson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: PESO: 101 things to do with a box

2007-07-16 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PESO: 101 things to do with a box Cute puppy. For those of us who are canine ignorant, what breed is he? He is a Belgian Shepherd (Tervuren). He will grow up to look something like Bella. William Robb

Re: 101 things to do with a box

2007-07-16 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: wendy beard Subject: PESO: 101 things to do with a box No technical content, just cute :-) http://www.pbase.com/image/82314363 His name's Ivan and I flew out to SK on 4th July to pick him up. Also had the pleasure of meeting Bill Robb (hi Bill!) while

Re: PESO: 101 things to do with a box

2007-07-16 Thread Jack Davis
He has to go into 'table leg' training early in order to be really effective. The shot defines cute! Jack --- wendy beard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No technical content, just cute :-) http://www.pbase.com/image/82314363 His name's Ivan and I flew out to SK on 4th July to pick him up. Also

Re: Canon will use CMOS in compact cameras (bye bye Sony)

2007-07-16 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jul 15, 2007, at 3:13, Thibouille wrote: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0707/070715canoncmoscompact.asp Inneresting. I expect Roman will post the news in another week or two as well. :-) -Charles -- Charles Robinson - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org

RE: Completely OT: Field Commander Cohen

2007-07-16 Thread mike wilson
From: John Sessoms [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/07/16 Mon AM 12:39:58 GMT To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: RE: Completely OT: Field Commander Cohen From: Bob W the coolest guy who ever lived is Canadian. How did that happen? Enjoy:

Re: PESO Crab spider

2007-07-16 Thread mike wilson
From: Toine [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/07/16 Mon PM 01:48:14 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO Crab spider Yes most likely. The dutch name for this hoverfly is blind bee. I noticed something strange about this specimen. It has a black blob on his head

Re: PESO Crab spider

2007-07-16 Thread Toine
Thanks, this list is amazing! On 7/16/07, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Toine [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/07/16 Mon PM 01:48:14 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO Crab spider Yes most likely. The dutch name for this hoverfly is blind bee.

PESO: I'm back at the surface :-)

2007-07-16 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Pheeewww... We've been snowed under with work for weeks. Barely had the time to upload a few new pictures to the German fotocommunity but, as you may or may not have noticed, no contributions in this group. Here's a few shots for you... One from the I can also do some real colourful stuff

Re: PESO: I'm back at the surface :-)

2007-07-16 Thread P. J. Alling
I don't comment on it much but I missed your stuff. Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: Pheeewww... We've been snowed under with work for weeks. Barely had the time to upload a few new pictures to the German fotocommunity but, as you may or may not have noticed, no contributions in this group.

Re: PESO -- Charming

2007-07-16 Thread David J Brooks
Good use of light Peter. It would look nice with out ther motor, but thats just my nit. Dave On 7/12/07, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not high art, heck not even low art. I decided to visit the beach and shoot the sunset. Not spectacular, a bit disappointing actually. However I

Re: PESO: 101 things to do with a box

2007-07-16 Thread David J Brooks
But Franks ears will be longer. LOL Cute shot, and nice looking pup. One day Dave On 7/16/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PESO: 101 things to do with a box Cute puppy. For those of us who are canine ignorant,

Re: PESO -- Charming

2007-07-16 Thread David J Brooks
On 7/13/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nice light. The position of the pilings is unfortunate. You might clone them out. Easy PS job. So some say.:-) Dave Paul On Jul 12, 2007, at 10:32 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Not high art, heck not even low art. I decided to visit the beach

Maxtor Mini III 160 gig external question

2007-07-16 Thread David J Brooks
HI all. I recently bout on eof the above, as i need more external storage. I was trying to get the WD pocket one that could swap between Mac and PC but the companies supplier was on back order and i got this. I sent a email to Maxtor to see if i could swap between Mac and PC(XP Home) and i have

Re: Maxtor Mini III 160 gig external question

2007-07-16 Thread Kenneth Waller
Kenneth Waller On the PC, go to my computer right click on the icon for the drive you're interested in, a drop down list will show format among other things. click on format will show what format the drive has and allow you to change if necessary. HTH Kenneth Waller - Original Message

Re: Maxtor Mini III 160 gig external question

2007-07-16 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jul 16, 2007, at 14:01, David J Brooks wrote: HI all. I recently bout on eof the above, as i need more external storage. I was trying to get the WD pocket one that could swap between Mac and PC but the companies supplier was on back order and i got this. I sent a email to Maxtor to see

Re: Maxtor Mini III 160 gig external question

2007-07-16 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Their response is a little stilted, and they are referring to Panther (Mac OS X v10.3.x) which is out of date by at least a year and a half. Certainly written by someone much more familiar with Windows than with Mac OS X in my estimation. The facts: - Mac OS X can read and write FAT32 file

Re: Canon will use CMOS in compact cameras (bye bye Sony)

2007-07-16 Thread Thibouille
lol ;) 2007/7/16, Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Jul 15, 2007, at 3:13, Thibouille wrote: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0707/070715canoncmoscompact.asp Inneresting. I expect Roman will post the news in another week or two as well. :-) -Charles -- Charles Robinson - [EMAIL

Re: PESO 2007 - 30c - GDG

2007-07-16 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/30c.htm Thanks for all the comments and compliments... Specific responses in stream below. From: Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] ...did you spot meter on his face? Tricky exposure well handled. I had was using Live View on the L1, framing with the

PESO: Evening watch.

2007-07-16 Thread drew
Hi all... Just screwed my Tair 3S lens from a Zenit Photosniper onto my ist-dl and snapped this, hope you like... http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1027/831268962_bc2c962154_b.jpg Drew. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO: Evening watch.

2007-07-16 Thread Jack Davis
Strong image. I like it! Jack --- drew [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all... Just screwed my Tair 3S lens from a Zenit Photosniper onto my ist-dl and snapped this, hope you like... http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1027/831268962_bc2c962154_b.jpg Drew. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

PESO: Chihuly at Phipps

2007-07-16 Thread Mark Roberts
http://www.robertstech.com/peso.htm Glass artist Dale Chihuly has a major exhibit going on in Pittsburgh at the moment. And what's really interesting is that it's being held at the Phipps Conservatory, with his glass sculptures in amongst the plants. Very cool stuff. In this photo, the lily

PESO - Trinidad Light

2007-07-16 Thread Eactivist
Haven't made comments for about a week, been busy, will catch up soon. Really, I will! ;-) I showed some pictures of Trinidad beach last fall, a few months after taking them, but I don't think I ever showed any of the light house. Right now taking a couple of Photoshop classes and going

Re: PESO: Chihuly at Phipps

2007-07-16 Thread David J Brooks
Neat and a nice photo aswell. Ilike the contrast with the bright glass and the steel fram out line, or is that a reflection. Dave On 7/16/07, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/peso.htm Glass artist Dale Chihuly has a major exhibit going on in Pittsburgh at the

Re: Maxtor Mini III 160 gig external question

2007-07-16 Thread David J Brooks
Thanks The only written paper work is a single sheet that suggests one install the software included on the drive, but i suspect its the software for the one touch back up system, that i already have, but don't use from the last Maxtor 2 1/2 years ago. So i'm thinking if i connect to the G4

Re: PESO: Evening watch.

2007-07-16 Thread David J Brooks
Nice silhouette.( i used the spell checker here.:-)) Dave On 7/16/07, drew [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all... Just screwed my Tair 3S lens from a Zenit Photosniper onto my ist-dl and snapped this, hope you like... http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1027/831268962_bc2c962154_b.jpg Drew. --

Re: PESO - Trinidad Light

2007-07-16 Thread David J Brooks
I like it. The colours from the sky blend into the water well. Dave On 7/16/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Haven't made comments for about a week, been busy, will catch up soon. Really, I will! ;-) I showed some pictures of Trinidad beach last fall, a few months after

Re: PESO - Trinidad Light

2007-07-16 Thread P. J. Alling
I think you did post this one before, but I wasn't that impressed then, this version is much better if I remember what the last looked like. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Haven't made comments for about a week, been busy, will catch up soon. Really, I will! ;-) I showed some pictures of

Starbeque

2007-07-16 Thread Bob Blakely
Well, I drove 80 miles out to the desert Saturday to attend a combination star party and barbeque - starbeque. I took the 1000mm f/8 mounted on an equatorial mount and my K10D. There's lots of nice folks in the Orange County Astronomer's Association, and we all had a great time eating and

Re: Starbeque

2007-07-16 Thread P. J. Alling
Well jeez, I hope both the camera and the hip get fixed. (Sounds like a bad day all around). Bob Blakely wrote: Well, I drove 80 miles out to the desert Saturday to attend a combination star party and barbeque - starbeque. I took the 1000mm f/8 mounted on an equatorial mount and my K10D.

Re: Maxtor Mini III 160 gig external question

2007-07-16 Thread Cotty
Good luck Dave. I just got an old La Cie Pocket Drive from an ebay seller for 20 quid. It has a 30 gig 2.5 inch drive in it. That's coming out and in is going a brand new Western Digital 250GB 5400rpm drive. I'll be using it for storing video on. I wanted a Pocket Drive because I already know the

PESO 2007 - 31a - GDG

2007-07-16 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
These sunrise shooting sessions are proving to be very productive and fun ... http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/31a.htm Comments, critique, and a sleepy yawn or two always appreciated. enjoy Godfrey www.gdgphoto.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Trinidad Light

2007-07-16 Thread Jack Davis
Good'n, Marnie! I've shot this light a number of times and the most I've ever done with any has been as desk top wallpaper. This has a great mood. Soft, subtle and monochrome-ish. I sure would like to see how that sunlight is playing in the rest of the light dome. I realize it would have required

Re: PESO - Trinidad Light

2007-07-16 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 7/16/2007 3:50:00 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I think you did post this one before, but I wasn't that impressed then, this version is much better if I remember what the last looked like. === I don't think I did, Peter. Though there was one

Re: PESO - Trinidad Light

2007-07-16 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 7/16/2007 4:26:37 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Good'n, Marnie! I've shot this light a number of times and the most I've ever done with any has been as desk top wallpaper. This has a great mood. Soft, subtle and monochrome-ish. I sure would like to

Re: PESO - Trinidad Light

2007-07-16 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 7/16/2007 3:13:05 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I like it. The colours from the sky blend into the water well. Dave == Yes, they do, don't they? Thanks, Dave. Marnie :-) - Warning: I am now

RE: Starbeque

2007-07-16 Thread Tom C
Ouch. Hope things go well, Bob. I need to get the 12 SCT aligned, if even for wide-field shots. Several lessons learned from buying an SCT, all obvious but even more true than I imagined: 1. The time of year it's good weather for observing is also the time of year it doesn't get dark until

Re: The Morning Fix

2007-07-16 Thread Tom C
Your into silk purse's Paul? Most people just view sow's ears as dog treats. Tom C. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: The Morning Fix Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 14:45:53 + But some of us enjoy

Re: PESO - Trinidad Light

2007-07-16 Thread Bruce Dayton
I've shot many a shot of that lighthouse. I like what you have done with it. Gives it a real nice mood. -- Bruce Monday, July 16, 2007, 2:41:40 PM, you wrote: Eac Haven't made comments for about a week, been busy, will catch up soon. Eac Really, I will! ;-) Eac I showed some pictures of

Re: PESO: Chihuly at Phipps

2007-07-16 Thread Bruce Dayton
Nice perspective and lighting to show off the works in the environment without detracting from the subject. Good work. -- Best regards, Bruce Monday, July 16, 2007, 2:49:52 PM, you wrote: MR http://www.robertstech.com/peso.htm MR Glass artist Dale Chihuly has a major exhibit going on in

Re: PESO: Evening watch.

2007-07-16 Thread Bruce Dayton
Interesting shot. This is where I would see some possible improvement: 1) the silhouette could be a little blacker and sharper 2) the upper sky is just too much of nothing - try cropping a bunch off and making it more of a pano look 3) too centered - try cropping so the left side lower wire hits

Re: PESO - Trinidad Light

2007-07-16 Thread Kenneth Waller
Nice capture. Has a calming feel to it. My only nit - I'd get rid of the boats on the LH edge. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO - Trinidad Light Haven't made comments for about a week, been busy, will catch up soon. Really, I will! ;-) I

Re: PESO 2007 - 31a - GDG

2007-07-16 Thread Kenneth Waller
Yawn VBG Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO 2007 - 31a - GDG These sunrise shooting sessions are proving to be very productive and fun ... http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/31a.htm Comments, critique, and

Re: Chihuly at Phipps

2007-07-16 Thread Kenneth Waller
Nice capture! I saw some of his work for the first time several years ago on a cruise ship. Awesome stuff! Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO: Chihuly at Phipps http://www.robertstech.com/peso.htm Glass artist Dale Chihuly has

Re: Maxtor Mini III 160 gig external question

2007-07-16 Thread David J Brooks
:-) Well i didi want the WD as it looked like a big jump drive, USB 2 and the online ad said it was compatible with both OSX and XP etc. I have no trouble moving my jump drive from Mac to PC and reading pic's and documents, thus my main choice. Seems it was popular as i had ordered it from our

Re: Starbeque

2007-07-16 Thread David J Brooks
I feel your pain(camera) Bob. Crunched a 70-200 last fall on a dock. Bent zoom barrel etc. Pentax Canada did a fine job at a reasonable cost. Good Luck Dave On 7/16/07, Bob Blakely [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, I drove 80 miles out to the desert Saturday to attend a combination star party

Re: PESO - Trinidad Light

2007-07-16 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 7/16/2007 5:25:23 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Nice capture. Has a calming feel to it. My only nit - I'd get rid of the boats on the LH edge. Kenneth Waller == Thanks. Yes, I thought about cloning them out. If I print, I very well may.

Re: PESO - Trinidad Light

2007-07-16 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 7/16/2007 4:56:49 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I've shot many a shot of that lighthouse. I like what you have done with it. Gives it a real nice mood. -- Bruce == Thanks, Bruce. :-) Because you have your comments mean a lot. Marnie aka

Re: PESO: Evening watch.

2007-07-16 Thread Brian Walters
Very interesting colours in that sky - almost looks like a smoky haze from a fire. I think it might work a little better as a panorama format with the top 25% cropped out. Perhaps also some Photoshopping to make the bird a true silhouette. What's the focal lenght of the Tair 3S? Cheers

Re: PESO: Evening watch.

2007-07-16 Thread Jack Davis
Drew, let me add that due to the balance of the elements, this composition is exactly right. The never center rule doesn't apply in such cases. The open, strongly colored sky provides a feeling of loneliness which suits this image. Jack --- Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Strong image. I

Re: PESO: Chihuly at Phipps

2007-07-16 Thread Bob Sullivan
Mark, That's a nice picture. The Chihuly glass was here in Chicago 18 months ago among the plants at the Garfield Park conservatory. I went with the idea of taking pictures, but the display wasn't as nice as yours, or the photographer wasn't as talented. ;-) Regards, Bob S. On 7/16/07, Mark

OT Req: Some help from an American cousin

2007-07-16 Thread Mike Hamilton
I'm attempting to order a product from the internet, but they only ship to ConUS addresses. I live in Canada, and this is the only place that I can find to order this part. (For the record, it's rubber gaskets for a stovetop espresso maker - value of $20 for two sets). Would a kind US