Re: PESO: Union Station Grand Hall

2008-11-30 Thread David Mann
On Nov 30, 2008, at 10:28 AM, Rick Womer wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8317483size=lg Looks like a beautiful old building and a great restoration job. Reminds me a bit of the QVB in Sydney. About the best they can manage here is to keep the facade of an old building

Journalistic Ethics and Photography

2008-11-30 Thread Beaker
Hi- On the Media ran a story about Photography Journalistic Ethics this week. http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/2008/11/28/05 There is a link to a slide show that illustrates the story. Some might find it interesting. Cheers, Mike -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Peso - Passing Courtland Street Station

2008-11-30 Thread Carlos Royo
Both of them are good photos, Ann. I like the second one the most, though. Carlos ann sanfedele escribió: I threw this into a DGRIN challenge on smugmug - at least, I think I did... it was so f'ing confusing I'm not sure the shot got in... the theme was clarity or diffusion... guess which one

Re: PESO: Another from Union Station, St Louis

2008-11-30 Thread David J Brooks
I like the lighting and colours. The two people do add i think. Dave On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 9:09 PM, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: These stairs lead up to the Great Hall (previous PESO). It took a while before people came along and paused in just the right position. The red jacket

Re: OT - Canadian Meteor

2008-11-30 Thread David J Brooks
On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 7:17 PM, PN Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No. Karl would probably be amused. Paul I was trying to keep it non political.:-) Dave -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO(s) Signs of The Times #1 #2

2008-11-30 Thread Steve Desjardins
Ouch. Two very PJ style photos. I can easily see them in newspaper or news website, especially #1. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/29/2008 8:52 PM http://www.mapphotography.com/Paranoia/pages/signs1.htm http://www.mapphotography.com/Paranoia/pages/signs2.htm Comments welcome. Marnie aka Doe :-)

Re: Family Christmas Portrait

2008-11-30 Thread Matthew Montgomery
On Nov 29, 2008, at 11:16 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Cute shot , nice exposure. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f Thanks all. Anyone have any tips for this sort of shot with a single flash? I pretty mush just focused on trying to find some way to bounce the light around.

Re: OT - Canadian Meteor

2008-11-30 Thread P. J. Alling
David J Brooks wrote: On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 4:54 PM, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 29/11/08, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: I believe Marx drank at the Museum Tavern, no? Cheers, Christine Grouch, Harpo or Chico? Carl That's _Karl_. Dave

Re: PESO: Family Christmas Portrait

2008-11-30 Thread PN Stenquist
Well done. Nice composition and good light. I might work on the color temperature and tint a bit. It has a wee bit of green cast. Paul On Nov 29, 2008, at 10:43 PM, Matthew Montgomery wrote: First time taking an indoor, primarily flash lit, family portrait for this year's Christmas card.

Re: PESO(s) Signs of The Times #1 #2

2008-11-30 Thread PN Stenquist
Well recorded. Is the second one a Circuit City store? I stopped by one in my neighborhood. They're not exactly giving things away. Prices are still higher than web vendors. Paul On Nov 29, 2008, at 10:52 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: Family Christmas Portrait

2008-11-30 Thread PN Stenquist
You did well in regard to the direction and diffusion of the light. The color cast I mentioned in another post is probably due to bouncing off the mustard colored wall, if that is what you did. Using a piece of white posterboard or a studio umbrella on a stand as a reflector would avoid

Re: PESO(s) Signs of The Times #1 #2

2008-11-30 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/30/2008 6:45:34 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Well recorded. Is the second one a Circuit City store? I stopped by one in my neighborhood. They're not exactly giving things away. Prices are still higher than web vendors. Paul =

Re: PESO(s) Signs of The Times #1 #2

2008-11-30 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/30/2008 5:51:55 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Ouch. Two very PJ style photos. I can easily see them in newspaper or news website, especially #1. = Thanks. What I was aiming for, some straight documentation. I will intersperse

PESO(s) Signs of The Times #3 #4

2008-11-30 Thread Eactivist
More... http://www.mapphotography.com/Paranoia/pages/signs3.htm http://www.mapphotography.com/Paranoia/pages/signs4.htm I got a bit of my self in the second, unfortunately. Comments welcome. Marnie aka Doe :-) - Warning: I am now filtering my

Re: PESO: Family Christmas Portrait

2008-11-30 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/29/2008 7:43:25 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: First time taking an indoor, primarily flash lit, family portrait for this year's Christmas card. This was with a K10D, a DA 21mm and a 540 flash. To get anything decent I had to bounce the flash

Re: Family Christmas Portrait

2008-11-30 Thread Paul Sorenson
Some excellent suggestions from Paul...You can get rid of the yellowish cast by adding some blue. On my monitor it also looks a little dark so I'd have to lighten it for my system - YMMV. Other options for single flash could include some sort of light modifier on the flash itself. Paul has

Re: Family Christmas Portrait

2008-11-30 Thread Bob Sullivan
Paul, Good suggestion. I've bought a Lightsphere now, but the 'build your own' better bounce card is a cheap alternative. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 9:46 AM, Paul Sorenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some excellent suggestions from Paul...You can get rid of the yellowish cast by

Re: PESO(s) Signs of The Times #3 #4

2008-11-30 Thread Bob Sullivan
Marnie, I especially like #3 as a window shot. The girl makes the shot. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 9:25 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: More... http://www.mapphotography.com/Paranoia/pages/signs3.htm http://www.mapphotography.com/Paranoia/pages/signs4.htm I got a bit of my

Re: PESO(s) Signs of The Times #3 #4

2008-11-30 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/30/2008 8:06:44 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Marnie, I especially like #3 as a window shot. The girl makes the shot. Regards, Bob S. == Thanks, Bob. I've been thinking I need to put more people in my shots to make them more grabbing.

Re: Family Christmas Portrait

2008-11-30 Thread Matthew Montgomery
On Nov 30, 2008, at 8:49 AM, PN Stenquist wrote: You did well in regard to the direction and diffusion of the light. The color cast I mentioned in another post is probably due to bouncing off the mustard colored wall, if that is what you did. Using a piece of white posterboard or a studio

Re: Family Christmas Portrait

2008-11-30 Thread Matthew Montgomery
On Nov 30, 2008, at 9:46 AM, Paul Sorenson wrote: Some excellent suggestions from Paul...You can get rid of the yellowish cast by adding some blue. On my monitor it also looks a little dark so I'd have to lighten it for my system - YMMV. Other options for single flash could include some

Re: PESO(s) Signs of The Times #3 #4

2008-11-30 Thread Steve Desjardins
#3 is really good. The slight motion blur makes clear that she's moving on, which is a strong statement in the context of the picture. Many businesses of all sizes are going to be abandoned and replaced, not fixed. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/30/2008 10:25 AM More...

PESO A very common bird

2008-11-30 Thread mike wilson
Suffering a rare condition. This is a moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) which is leucistic, a syndrome causing paler than normal colouring. It can occur either in patches of total loss, as here, or as a general fading overall, varying in intensity and coverage to the point where the animal is

Re: Peso - Passing Courtland Street Station

2008-11-30 Thread ann sanfedele
Subash wrote: On Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:02:48 -0500 ann sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I threw this into a DGRIN challenge on smugmug - at least, I think I did... it was so f'ing confusing I'm not sure the shot got in... the theme was clarity or diffusion... guess which one I took :-)

PESO A very common bird

2008-11-30 Thread mike wilson
Suffering a rare condition. This is a moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) which is leucistic, a syndrome causing paler than normal colouring. It can occur either in patches of total loss, as here, or as a general fading overall, varying in intensity and coverage to the point where the animal is

Re: Journalistic Ethics and Photography

2008-11-30 Thread Brendan MacRae
Mike, interesting stuff. Thanks for sharing. -Brendan --- Beaker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi- On the Media ran a story about Photography Journalistic Ethics this week. http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/2008/11/28/05 There is a link to a slide show that illustrates the story.

Re: PESO: Family Christmas Portrait

2008-11-30 Thread Brendan MacRae
Good one, Matt. Thise are tricky shots to get. I have to set one up with two kids this year. We'll see how that goes. -Brendan --- Matthew Montgomery [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: First time taking an indoor, primarily flash lit, family portrait for this year's Christmas card. This was with a

Re: PESO(s) Signs of The Times #3 #4

2008-11-30 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/30/2008 8:28:06 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: #3 is really good. The slight motion blur makes clear that she's moving on, which is a strong statement in the context of the picture. Many businesses of all sizes are going to be abandoned and

Re: PESO: Another from Union Station, St Louis

2008-11-30 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/30/2008 5:44:28 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I like the lighting and colours. The two people do add i think. Dave What he said. I also like the lines and their placement in the frame. Well done. Marnie aka Doe :-) On Sat, Nov

Re: PESO(s) Signs of The Times #3 #4

2008-11-30 Thread PN Stenquist
Good stuff. The reflections make both of these work harder. Number 3 is my overall favorite thus far. Paul On Nov 30, 2008, at 1:33 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 11/30/2008 8:28:06 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: #3 is really good. The slight motion

Re: Family Christmas Portrait

2008-11-30 Thread Rick Womer
Nice shot and a nice looking family! The lighting of your spouse and progeny looks good, but the light on you has that bounced-flash look. Assuming that you were using wireless flash, was the pop-up flash set to master (on) or controller (off)? It's the second-to-last item on the last screen

Re: PESO(s) Signs of The Times #3 #4

2008-11-30 Thread David J Brooks
I'm going with the crowd, and also say i like number 3 a bit more than number 4. Both fit your portfolio fine. Dave On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 10:25 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: More... http://www.mapphotography.com/Paranoia/pages/signs3.htm

Re: PESO: Family Christmas Portrait

2008-11-30 Thread David J Brooks
Looks like it worked out well. Nice card shot. Dave On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 10:43 PM, Matthew Montgomery [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: First time taking an indoor, primarily flash lit, family portrait for this year's Christmas card. This was with a K10D, a DA 21mm and a 540 flash. To get anything

Re: PESO(s) Signs of The Times #1 #2

2008-11-30 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 8:51 AM, Steve Desjardins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ouch. Two very PJ style photos. I can easily see them in newspaper or news website, especially #1. What Steve said. Dave [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/29/2008 8:52 PM

Re: OT - Canadian Meteor

2008-11-30 Thread mike wilson
From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/11/29 Sat PM 09:54:47 GMT To: pentax list PDML@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT - Canadian Meteor On 29/11/08, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: I believe Marx drank at the Museum Tavern, no? Cheers, Christine Grouch, Harpo or Chico?

Re: PESO 2008 - 171 - GDG

2008-11-30 Thread David J Brooks
Both have theier marits, but i find the BW a bit more dramatic than the colour one. I like the green light in the second one. Dave On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 6:57 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shooting at and beyond dusk last night in Santa Cruz, I photographed the Santa Cruz

Re: PESO(s) Signs of The Times #3 #4

2008-11-30 Thread Steve Desjardins
It's Steve, but I'm honored by the comparison. ;-) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/30/2008 1:33 PM In a message dated 11/30/2008 8:28:06 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: #3 is really good. The slight motion blur makes clear that she's moving on, which is a strong statement in

Re: PESO: day's end

2008-11-30 Thread David J Brooks
Good shot. The bit of motion blur makes the title fit well. Dave On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 12:53 PM, Subash [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi, something i took on the way home today at the metro rail station at the end of a rather depressing day weatherwise and otherwise:

Ode to shopping, this time a story

2008-11-30 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Please have a look here: http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2008/11/ode-to-shopping-cont.html This is most amazing thing so far that happened to me with regard to my photographs. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: PESO(s) Signs of The Times #3 #4

2008-11-30 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 2:05 PM, Steve Desjardins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's Steve, but I'm honored by the comparison. ;-) LOL. I spent 34 years at one company, and most of the survey staff and some manager, called me Bernie. As long as my cheque was cashable, go for it.:-) Dave --

RE: # of PDML Subscribers?

2008-11-30 Thread Jan van Wijk
On Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:26:29 -0500, John Sessoms wrote: it's 42 in some numbering systems. What base? I tried duodecimal [base12] (6x9=46) and hexadecimal [base 16] (6x9=36). Base 11 perhaps, but I couldn't find anyone who uses a Base 11 numbering system. It is base 13 actually (4 * 13 +

Re: Multiple posts

2008-11-30 Thread Boris Liberman
What what what do do do you you you say say say??? No, I see no triplication of posts. Boris Ken Waller wrote: Am I the only one getting multiple posts? I'm often getting two or three copies of a single post. Not consistent but it has been occurring for me the last several days. Kenneth

Re: Multiple posts

2008-11-30 Thread Christine Aguila
Me too! I'm getting lots lots of duplicate posts. Christine - Original Message - From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 1:12 PM Subject: Re: Multiple posts What what what do do do you you you say say

Re: PESO: Let it snow

2008-11-30 Thread Boris Liberman
It must be quite slippery down these stairs... Boris Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: At last some halfways photogenic snow showers. This afternoon near Liège, Belgium: http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/770012/display/15075063 Enjoy. :-) Ralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Ode to shopping, this time a story

2008-11-30 Thread Christine Aguila
Wow, great story, Boris. Thanks for sharing. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net; PAW Project Discussions [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 1:09 PM Subject: Ode to shopping, this

Re: GESO: Autumn Memories

2008-11-30 Thread Boris Liberman
For some reason I am feeling very sad looking at these images... Boris PN Stenquist wrote: Last year, I noticed a strange phenomenon on my morning runs. It seemed that on one short stretch of new concrete, fallen leaves would leave an image that lasted for months after the leaves had blown

Re: Ode to shopping, this time a story

2008-11-30 Thread Boris Liberman
Christine Aguila wrote: Wow, great story, Boris. Thanks for sharing. Cheers, Christine I reckon I am not the one to thank. But thank you Christine, nonetheless *shy smile*. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: Peso Film

2008-11-30 Thread Boris Liberman
Good old days when Pentax had wonderfully retro MZ-5(n) cameras and Pentax 67 was acknowledged as a serious tool of serious photographers... Boris David J Brooks wrote: Looking through the archives. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1302793 Taken with K1000 Tmax and A 50 1.7. Any one

Re: Ode to shopping, this time a story

2008-11-30 Thread Christine Aguila
Well, you took the pic, you put the pic out there in the universe, the universe spoke back, you shared it with the list. Your actions are, indeed, part of the story :-) Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO - (and a question) - Love on the Dancefloor

2008-11-30 Thread Boris Liberman
Frank, I reckon that sometimes the beauty of the captured moment gets overshadowed by technical nitpicking. I should tell you that if you did not write all the story quoted below and just shown a picture, I wouldn't have thought about this at all. It is simply very good picture and frankly,

Re: Ode to shopping, this time a story

2008-11-30 Thread Boris Liberman
Hmmm... Which of course begs a question of whether do you have an education in precise sciences, as you come across like a very mathematician like here ;-). Boris Christine Aguila wrote: Well, you took the pic, you put the pic out there in the universe, the universe spoke back, you shared

Re: PESO(s) Signs of The Times #3 #4

2008-11-30 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/30/2008 10:52:20 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Good stuff. The reflections make both of these work harder. Number 3 is my overall favorite thus far. Paul = Thanks, Paul. Well, that's why I am sharing stuff. So eventually I can

Re: PESO(s) Signs of The Times #3 #4

2008-11-30 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/30/2008 10:58:56 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm going with the crowd, and also say i like number 3 a bit more than number 4. Both fit your portfolio fine. Dave Thanks, Dave. Marnie aka Doe :-)

Re: PESO(s) Signs of The Times #1 #2

2008-11-30 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/30/2008 11:02:53 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 8:51 AM, Steve Desjardins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ouch. Two very PJ style photos. I can easily see them in newspaper or news website, especially #1. What Steve said.

Re: PESO(s) Signs of The Times #3 #4

2008-11-30 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/30/2008 11:06:25 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It's Steve, but I'm honored by the comparison. ;-) = LOL, oops. Don't know why, but always confused your guy's names. You'd think with all the Dave's on list, it would be someone else.

Re: PESO A very common bird

2008-11-30 Thread Jack Davis
Very well caught shot with an interesting description. Like the spot on focus, exposure and serene water. Jack --- On Sun, 11/30/08, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO A very common bird To: pdml@pdml.net Date: Sunday, November 30, 2008,

Re: Ode to shopping, this time a story

2008-11-30 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/30/2008 11:09:36 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi! Please have a look here: http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2008/11/ode-to-shopping-cont.html This is most amazing thing so far that happened to me with regard to my photographs. Boris

Re: PESO A very common bird

2008-11-30 Thread Bob Sullivan
Mike, Interesting phenomenon and a good photo. The Michael Jackson of moorhens... Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 11:24 AM, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Suffering a rare condition. This is a moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) which is leucistic, a syndrome causing paler than

Re: PESO: Let it snow

2008-11-30 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It must be quite slippery down these stairs... It is indeed. Half of the city lies in the slopes of the Meuse valley. Any decent snowshower or, better still, the odd rainfall after a period of solid frost can easily bring the whole city traffic to a

Re: GESO: Autumn Memories

2008-11-30 Thread PN Stenquist
Well, I'm glad you had a look, but I'm sorry that they made you sad:-). The only pictures that make me sad are the once in a lifetime moments that are three stops underexposed:-). On Nov 30, 2008, at 2:15 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: For some reason I am feeling very sad looking at these

Re: Ode to shopping, this time a story

2008-11-30 Thread PN Stenquist
Very nice. A touching story. Thanks for sharing it. Paul On Nov 30, 2008, at 2:09 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! Please have a look here: http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2008/11/ode-to-shopping-cont.html This is most amazing thing so far that happened to me with regard to my photographs.

Re: PESO A very common bird

2008-11-30 Thread ann sanfedele
Mike -- love it -- how great to get to see that! he/she is quite a bit more interesting moorhen than the normal coloration. We could get into a silly thread about the gender of moorhens - but we wont, right? ann From: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO A very common bird To:

Re: PESO A very common bird

2008-11-30 Thread pnstenquist
A nice shot. The reflection makes it secial. Paul -- Original message -- From: ann sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mike -- love it -- how great to get to see that! he/she is quite a bit more interesting moorhen than the normal coloration. We could get into a

Re: Multiple posts

2008-11-30 Thread Doug
On Nov 29, 2008, at 9:44 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote: John, I was on the digest for many months this summer, and I finally had to give up and go to one at a time viewing. The digest screws up in so many ways at random intervals, leaving out all the headers, so you don't know what's from

Re: Journalistic Ethics and Photography

2008-11-30 Thread Stan Halpin
Agree - interesting story Mike. I wonder a bit at the emphasis on the photographer though. The editor certainly bears some responsibility in making his/her choice of what image to use. The point of the story seems to question a photographer's freedom to provide some artistic interpretation

Re: Journalistic Ethics and Photography

2008-11-30 Thread Adam Maas
On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 3:51 PM, Stan Halpin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Agree - interesting story Mike. I wonder a bit at the emphasis on the photographer though. The editor certainly bears some responsibility in making his/her choice of what image to use. The point of the story seems to

Re: PESO: Let it snow

2008-11-30 Thread ann sanfedele
Nice shot, Ralf -- except... it looks too much like what I see from my window today in NY, weather wise - which has kept me inside all day so far... looks like it except for the the steep hil, of course :-) ann Boris Liberman wrote: It must be quite slippery down these stairs... Boris

Re: Multiple posts

2008-11-30 Thread Beaker
I've been getting the occasional multiple with other members, and always with my self. I've just turned off my Automatic BCC: option. Now I'll see if I still get multiple copies. Cheers Mike On Nov 28, 2008, at 3:39 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Am I the only one getting multiple posts? I'm often

OT PESOs: Holga WPC 120 and Tetris

2008-11-30 Thread Derby Chang
Laughingly cheesy camera, but for the price, it gives good fun value. http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/08/08_11/08_11_WPC/index.htm Laneways in Sydney are being developed as entertainment precincts, based on the model in Melbourne. We aren't there yet, but this is a good start

Re: PESO(s) Signs of The Times #3 #4

2008-11-30 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 2:29 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 11/30/2008 11:06:25 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It's Steve, but I'm honored by the comparison. ;-) = LOL, oops. Don't know why, but always confused your guy's names.

Re: PESO A very common bird

2008-11-30 Thread mike wilson
From: ann sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/11/30 Sun PM 08:11:21 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO A very common bird Mike -- love it -- how great to get to see that! he/she is quite a bit more interesting moorhen than the normal coloration. We

Re: PESO(s) Signs of The Times #3 #4

2008-11-30 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Marnie: I like the 1st one (#3) best. The 2nd (#4) is hard to read but my eye sight isn't that great, so YMMV. :-) Anyway, # 3 is nice. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 9:25 AM Subject: PESO(s)

Re: PESO A very common bird

2008-11-30 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Mike: Nice one. Everyone's already commented on color, reflection as being nice I agree. I also like the texture of the water. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 11:24 AM Subject: PESO

Re: OT PESOs: Holga WPC 120 and Tetris

2008-11-30 Thread Christine Aguila
Wow, those Holga shots are great fun. The BW is really quite nice, Derby. Looks like you'll have lots of fun with your new camera. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Derby Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008

Re: Ben10 and Epson R-D1

2008-11-30 Thread Derby Chang
Thanks everyone. I enjoy babysitting. It's good to have someone to share toys with. D Christine Aguila wrote: Sweet! Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Derby Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 6:28 AM

Re: OT PESOs: Holga WPC 120 and Tetris

2008-11-30 Thread Stan Halpin
Now there is a news flash! Sydney adopting something based on a Melbourne model?!? Nice shot. A bit of tension there from not knowing the rest of the story - I can't tell whether the woman on the right is oblivious and about to take a fall after putting her long stiletto heel through the

Re: Journalistic Ethics and Photography

2008-11-30 Thread Beaker
On Nov 30, 2008, at 3:57 PM, Adam Maas wrote: On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 3:51 PM, Stan Halpin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Agree - interesting story Mike. I wonder a bit at the emphasis on the photographer though. The editor certainly bears some responsibility in making his/her choice of what

Re: PESO: Family Christmas Portrait

2008-11-30 Thread Merlin Who
Counting goes very well I see... Merlin On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 5:35 AM, Joseph McAllister [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 117 Joseph McAllister Lots of gear, not much time On Nov 29, 2008, at 19:43 , Matthew Montgomery wrote: First time taking an indoor, primarily flash lit, family portrait

Re: PESO 2008 - 171 - GDG

2008-11-30 Thread Merlin Who
I prefer color version mostly because of the reflection. It reminds me of a rainbow. Maybe partial coloring would be interesting... Merlin On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 11:57 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shooting at and beyond dusk last night in Santa Cruz, I photographed the Santa

NPR's Car was bombed today

2008-11-30 Thread Beaker
Hi- NPR's armored car was bombed today. No human casualties- they were very fortunate. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97618965 Iraqi police warned them of the bomb, and moments later it went off. So, no one was hurt. Eggs on side-walk were undamaged. However, the

Re: # of PDML Subscribers?

2008-11-30 Thread Merlin Who
I think someone should call Mr. Adams that we solved the problem with the question of everything :-D Merlin On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 7:13 PM, Jan van Wijk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:26:29 -0500, John Sessoms wrote: it's 42 in some numbering systems. What base? I tried

Re: PESO(s) Signs of The Times #1 #2

2008-11-30 Thread Merlin Who
Is it really that bad in US? Or these paranoia series are just some very well chosen photos to show problems there? Merlin PS: I have never been to US... On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 1:52 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.mapphotography.com/Paranoia/pages/signs1.htm

Re: OT PESOs: Holga WPC 120 and Tetris

2008-11-30 Thread Beaker
Nicely done- looks like the start of a long friendship... How long has Holga been making a Panoramic Pinhole? Now, another piece of gear to lust after.. Cheers Mike On Nov 30, 2008, at 4:27 PM, Derby Chang wrote: Laughingly cheesy camera, but for the price, it gives good fun value.

Re: Opinion of Jobo Giga One Ultra Image Storage Tank

2008-11-30 Thread Ken Waller
Bill, I have no experience with that particular unit, but I've been using a similar unit - Vosonics X's-Drive II VP2060 (no viewing screen) for the last 4 years with no issue until recently. I started using HDSD cards and found out just before a week long shoot that it won't take these cards.

Re: # of PDML Subscribers?

2008-11-30 Thread Merlin Who
I forgot he passed away :( I wil try to find the publisher company so they can print the next book based on our research... Merlin On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 10:34 PM, Merlin Who [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think someone should call Mr. Adams that we solved the problem with the question of

Re: Journalistic Ethics and Photography

2008-11-30 Thread PN Stenquist
Editorializing by photo isn't a new concept, but it's ugly journalism. It has nothing to do with facts or positions. It's just an attempt to discredit by virtue of appearances. If you study front page photos of politicians that have appeared in the New York Times, for example, you'll see

Re: PESO(s) Signs of The Times #1 #2

2008-11-30 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/30/2008 2:38:49 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Is it really that bad in US? Or these paranoia series are just some very well chosen photos to show problems there? Merlin PS: I have never been to US... On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 1:52 AM, [EMAIL

Re: Journalistic Ethics and Photography

2008-11-30 Thread Adam Maas
On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 5:05 PM, Beaker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Nov 30, 2008, at 3:57 PM, Adam Maas wrote: On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 3:51 PM, Stan Halpin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Agree - interesting story Mike. I wonder a bit at the emphasis on the photographer though. The editor

Re: PESO(s) Signs of The Times #1 #2

2008-11-30 Thread Bob Sullivan
Merlin, I think the problems are more in California and Florida, where house prices and sales were very high and New York (financials). I live in the middle of the country in Illinois, near Chicago, where home prices and sales were not so ridiculously inflated. The home sales market is slow here,

RE: PESO 2008 - 171 - GDG

2008-11-30 Thread Bob W
Ditto - very dramatic. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christine Aguila Sent: 30 November 2008 02:55 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO 2008 - 171 - GDG Hi Godfrey: Wow, stunning, but I have to say I like the bw

RE: Interesting photography article on BC web site

2008-11-30 Thread Bob W
Wonderful stuff. Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Derby Chang Sent: 29 November 2008 12:52 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Interesting photography article on BC web site Mark Roberts wrote: Photographer shoots

Re: PESO: Union Station Grand Hall

2008-11-30 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Bob. The doors in the middle of the right-hand wall lead to a staircase down to the midway, and thence to the platforms. Ditto doorways one can't see in this shot in the far right corner and near right corner. I've never been to the Pittsburgh station--in fact, I'm embarrassed to say

Re: # of PDML Subscribers?

2008-11-30 Thread P. J. Alling
You're looking for someone with 11 fingers... John Sessoms wrote: From: Bob W On Thu, 27 Nov 2008 23:38:01 +, Merlin Who [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: You mean like 6 by 9? Merlin That's 54, isn't it? Not the same thing at all... it's 42 in some numbering systems.

Re: OT PESOs: Holga WPC 120 and Tetris

2008-11-30 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Nov 30, 2008, at 13:27 , Derby Chang wrote: Laneways in Sydney are being developed as entertainment precincts, based on the model in Melbourne. We aren't there yet, but this is a good start http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/08/08_11/08_11_tetris/01.htm Now there's a bit o'slang from

Re: PESO: Family Christmas Portrait

2008-11-30 Thread Joseph McAllister
Yes, but not as well as I thought I was doing. DIscovered I had someone twice this morning, so it's back to 116. 116 Joseph McAllister Pentaxian On Nov 30, 2008, at 14:26 , Merlin Who wrote: Counting goes very well I see... Merlin On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 5:35 AM, Joseph McAllister

Re: OT - Canadian Meteor

2008-11-30 Thread P. J. Alling
Having read Das Kapital. well the first three chapters, before giving up and reading Engels cliff notes, I doubt old Karl was very much amused by anything... PN Stenquist wrote: No. Karl would probably be amused. Paul On Nov 29, 2008, at 6:59 PM, Cotty wrote: On 29/11/08, Christine Aguila,

PESO x2 - From My Archives

2008-11-30 Thread Anthony Farr
Loggers and preservationists faced off in the mountains near Eden, New South Wales, in 1989. Police presence kept tempers in check. It was a running campaign of protests and counter protests, with the loggers blockading roads to keep preservationists away from logging sites, and the greenies

Lyon

2008-11-30 Thread Bob W
Just back from an extremely enjoyable weekend in Lyon with some friends, stuffing our faces with the produce of the food capital of the world. In the very short periods between gargantuan meals I staggered outside long enough to take some pictures. Here's a few - I went a bit mad with the Aged

Re: OT PESOs: Holga WPC 120 and Tetris

2008-11-30 Thread David Savage
2008/12/1 Joseph McAllister [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Nov 30, 2008, at 13:27 , Derby Chang wrote: Laneways in Sydney are being developed as entertainment precincts, based on the model in Melbourne. We aren't there yet, but this is a good start

Re: PESO(s) Signs of The Times #1 #2

2008-11-30 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/30/2008 3:19:41 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Merlin, I think the problems are more in California and Florida, where house prices and sales were very high and New York (financials). I live in the middle of the country in Illinois, near Chicago,

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