Re: OT PESO - Remnants of the Past

2009-02-01 Thread David Savage
2009/1/31 Cotty cotty...@mac.com: On 31/1/09, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: G'day All, Here is another from my Goldfields trip: http://flickr.com/photos/disavage/3239831625/ Direct link (~190kb) http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3535/3239831625_f5d71df0f4_o.jpg Nice one Dave.

Re: OT PESO - Remnants of the Past

2009-02-01 Thread David Savage
Thanks Paul. Cheers, Dave 2009/1/31 Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net: Fascinating shot. Paul On Jan 31, 2009, at 1:55 AM, Cotty wrote: On 31/1/09, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: G'day All, Here is another from my Goldfields trip:

Re: OT PESO - Remnants of the Past

2009-02-01 Thread David Savage
Cheers Dave. Dave 2009/1/31 David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com: Thats a great shot. Dave On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 1:10 AM, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: G'day All, Here is another from my Goldfields trip: http://flickr.com/photos/disavage/3239831625/ Direct link (~190kb)

Re: OT PESO - Remnants of the Past

2009-02-01 Thread David Savage
Odd. Try this link: http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/Misc/Images/D700/3239831625_f5d71df0f4_o.jpg Cheers, Dave 2009/1/31 ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com: David - cant get to the direct link (says image inavailable) -- and can barely see the first one... did the tourists steal it? ann

Re: OT PESO - Remnants of the Past

2009-02-01 Thread David Savage
2009/1/31 Christian christ...@skofteland.net: David Savage wrote: G'day All, Here is another from my Goldfields trip: http://flickr.com/photos/disavage/3239831625/ Direct link (~190kb) http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3535/3239831625_f5d71df0f4_o.jpg It almost looks like a diorama with

Re: OT PESO - Remnants of the Past

2009-02-01 Thread David Savage
2009/2/1 Doug Franklin jehosep...@mindspring.com: Christian wrote: David Savage wrote: Here is another from my Goldfields trip: http://flickr.com/photos/disavage/3239831625/ Direct link (~190kb) http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3535/3239831625_f5d71df0f4_o.jpg It almost looks like a

Re: OT PESO - Remnants of the Past

2009-02-01 Thread David Savage
2009/2/1 Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com: Outstanding Dave. You can hang that! This one is on my to print list. One of the better images posted here in a while IMO! Thanks Ken. Much appreciated. Totally ambient light ? By the looks of the shadows cast by the truck, there was some other

Re: OT PESO - Remnants of the Past

2009-02-01 Thread David Savage
2009/2/1 eactiv...@aol.com: In a message dated 1/30/2009 10:11:13 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, ozsav...@gmail.com writes: G'day All, Here is another from my Goldfields trip: http://flickr.com/photos/disavage/3239831625/ Direct link (~190kb)

PESO -- Cattail Sweep

2009-02-01 Thread Peter Alling
http://home.earthlink.net/~morephotos/PESO%20--%20cattailsweep.html Equipment: Pentax *ist-Ds/vmc Vivitar 70-210mm f2.8~4.0 As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. -- I want to die peacfuly in my sleep like my grandfather, not screaming like the passengers in his car...

Re: PDML book: One week left to deadline

2009-02-01 Thread Dario Bonazza
Rien ne va plus. Le jeux sont faits (I think). Submitted 106 pictures. Great! Dario - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts msrobert...@ysu.edu To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 2:40 AM Subject: PDML book: One week left to deadline One week to

Re: OT PESO - Remnants of the Past

2009-02-01 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/1/2009 12:43:43 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, ozsav...@gmail.com writes: The old truck would look good in late afternoon/early morning light (red earth, warm light the rust colour), but at night I think the addition of the stars raises it from what would have been a

Re: Pentax K-m (K2000D)

2009-02-01 Thread Bong Manayon
Okay, got a chance to shoot with one this afternoon. A local camera dealer loaned me a demo unit...will get back when I get my wits back together and I get my coffee... :-D On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 11:07 PM, Bong Manayon bongmana...@gmail.com wrote: So...has anyone actually tried the K-m (or

Re: Winter

2009-02-01 Thread mike wilson
Bob W wrote: Bob W wrote: The 2nd is a bit ordinary, but the first - Wow! - superb. You can be my wing man anytime. Bob (in touch with pop culture) But not in touch with the clock of his PC. Apparently, that believes it is living six years in the past. 23/01/2003 23:34 I was

PESO - Pistons and Gears Take 2

2009-02-01 Thread Brian Walters
Luiz, Frank, Ken Anthony, Godfrey, Jack, Dave, Christian - thanks for the comments on Pistons and Gears. Ken noted that there were actually no pistons present in the image - I guess that demonstrates my level of knowledge of mechanical engineering, or lack thereof. Some specific responses:

Re: OT PESO - Remnants of the Past

2009-02-01 Thread David Savage
2009/2/1 Bruce Dayton bkday...@daytonphoto.com: Hello David, Got some pretty cool star trails there. They are sure fun to shoot. Half the battle is to get something interesting in the shot besides the stars. You've done quite well here. Very neat shot! Thanks Bruce. The distances I have

Re: PESO: shooting cats

2009-02-01 Thread Larry Colen
On Sun, Feb 01, 2009 at 12:24:29PM +0900, David Savage wrote: # 2009/2/1 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com: # # # # # ann the senior citizen # # At 48, it's so nice to be in a group where I'm the youngster again. # # cough 31 /cough 0x30 -- It's not the steps in the dance, it's the

Re: PESO: Spring!

2009-02-01 Thread David J Brooks
Very nice shot. Nice and sharp. Just natural light here.?? Dave On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 11:29 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Well, my hibiscus thinks it's spring anyway. It's been wintering in the living room window. Now, with all the snow on the ground it's getting a lot

Re: Peso Barn, Box, Boards

2009-02-01 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 5:50 AM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: On Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:28:45 -0500, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com said: Taken on a small photo drive today. Some one had to go to the office with the paper work.:-)

Re: OT PESO - Remnants of the Past

2009-02-01 Thread Derby Chang
David Savage wrote: G'day All, Here is another from my Goldfields trip: http://flickr.com/photos/disavage/3239831625/ Direct link (~190kb) http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3535/3239831625_f5d71df0f4_o.jpg D700, Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 @ 24mm, 893 seconds @ f5.6, ISO 400. This was taken at a town

Re: PESO: Spring!

2009-02-01 Thread Jack Davis
Beautifully rendered blossom, Paul! We're having, really, too many days of spring like temps, as well as another dry winter..so far. Appears the Canada and Snow geese have been fooled into heading back north. I'll admit I sort of miss the more dramatic seasonal weather changes. Jack --- On

Re: PESO - Pistons and Gears Take 2

2009-02-01 Thread Jack Davis
Believe I prefer the original. Jack --- On Sun, 2/1/09, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: From: Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm Subject: PESO - Pistons and Gears Take 2 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Sunday, February 1, 2009, 3:08 AM Luiz, Frank, Ken

Re: OT PESO - Close Encounter

2009-02-01 Thread Derby Chang
David Savage wrote: G'day All, One from this most recent road trip: http://flickr.com/photos/disavage/3231298408/ Direct link (~130kb): http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3128/3231298408_3c2b43e5eb_o.jpg This statue is one of 51 that make up part of the Inside Australia art installation

R2CR5

2009-02-01 Thread Derby Chang
I know rechargeable 2CR5s do not have a stellar reputation. But I have a PZ-1 and a Hexar AF that I occasionally take out for a spin. Disappointment and tantrums arise when what I thought was a semi-full 2CR5 turns out to be not. So I tried a rechargeable lithium solution from a local

Re: PESO: shooting cats

2009-02-01 Thread Allison Trueman
Message: 2 Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2009 12:24:29 +0900 From: David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: shooting cats To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Message-ID: 18a9e9330901311924q1ae8b7d4l59fac3e4330ce...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 2009/2/1

RE: PESO--January Camera

2009-02-01 Thread Bob W
Originally built as a library. There's a camera obscura in one of the Royal Observatory buildings here in Greenwich - well worth a visit. http://www.nmm.ac.uk/visit/exhibitions/on-display/the-camera-obscura Bob -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net

Re: Pentax K-m (K2000D)

2009-02-01 Thread Bong Manayon
I do. Check my post in a local forum... http://digitalphotographer.com.ph/forum/showthread.php?t=20848 Bong On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 7:34 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 1/2/09, Bong Manayon, discombobulated, unleashed: Okay, got a chance to shoot with one this afternoon. A local camera

RE: OT: My Calendar

2009-02-01 Thread Bob W
Hope you are aware that Orifice 2007 uses a four letter suffix to files (e.g. *.docx) that are not openable in any other version, even if you remove the x. Many folks don't know this as they have their OS set to the default of not showing extension. I think there is a plugin to

Re: mmmmm.... MZ-S

2009-02-01 Thread Thibouille
No, if only because lenses do not have aperture rings anymore. But they could build around it, indeed. On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 6:10 AM, Mark Erickson m...@westerickson.net wrote: I have an MZ-S that I haven't used much since I went digital. I picked it up the other day. Man, what a nice, nice

Re: Peso Barn, Box, Boards

2009-02-01 Thread Brian Walters
On Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:28:45 -0500, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com said: Taken on a small photo drive today. Some one had to go to the office with the paper work.:-) http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8555681 Not sure if i like it with the OOF fence, would a better DOF help this

Re: PESO--January Camera

2009-02-01 Thread Rick Womer
Everything in Europe tilts to the left! Actually, it's the fisheye effect--shot at the 17mm end of the 10-17's range. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sat, 1/31/09, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: From: Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net Subject: Re:

Re: R2CR5

2009-02-01 Thread Bob Sullivan
Derby, Non rechargables are good. Shelf life seems to be a lot longer. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 6:56 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: I know rechargeable 2CR5s do not have a stellar reputation. But I have a PZ-1 and a Hexar AF that I occasionally take out for a spin.

Re: FS my 135mm lens listing on ebay (5 hours to go)

2009-02-01 Thread Tim Øsleby
A odd thing happened. Gmail security kicked in and warned me about this post. I checked the link and it seems genuine. Just the mysterious ways of Gmail I assume :-) Or could I have some problem at my computer? -- MaritimTim 2009/1/31 ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com: is here

RE: FS my 135mm lens listing on ebay (5 hours to go)

2009-02-01 Thread Bob W
Google had a gargantuan f_ck up yesterday. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7862840.stm A odd thing happened. Gmail security kicked in and warned me about this post. I checked the link and it seems genuine. Just the mysterious ways of Gmail I assume :-) Or could I have some

Re: FS my 135mm lens listing on ebay (5 hours to go)

2009-02-01 Thread Adam Maas
GMail seems to be having an issue today similar to the gigantic fat-finger error Google Search had yesterday (where some idiot put an entry into their watch list which flagged all sites as dangerous). -Adam On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 10:33 AM, Tim Øsleby maritim...@gmail.com wrote: A odd thing

Re: mmmmm.... MZ-S

2009-02-01 Thread Peter Alling
The D-FA specification still includes aperture rings, (subject to change without notice of course). -Original Message- From: Thibouille pentaxl...@gmail.com Sent: Feb 1, 2009 10:20 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: m MZ-S No, if only because lenses do

Re: Pentax K-m (K2000D)

2009-02-01 Thread Peter Alling
I just read the DP Review of the K2000/Km they were their usual snarky selves about anything that doesn't have a Canon or Nikon name plate on it. Not to say that I don't agree with their analysis, but what in a Nikon or Canon would rate a guick gloss over in a Pentax, (and sometimes Olympus),

Re: PESO: shooting cats

2009-02-01 Thread Peter Alling
-Original Message- From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Sent: Feb 1, 2009 5:51 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO: shooting cats On Sun, Feb 01, 2009 at 12:24:29PM +0900, David Savage wrote: # 2009/2/1 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com: # # # # # ann the senior

RE: mmmmm.... MZ-S

2009-02-01 Thread Desjardins, Steve
I've used my MZ-S with the DA 40. You can get by with the single wheel but it is annoying. OTOH, full auto works fine. -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Peter Alling Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2009 10:48 AM To: Pentax-Discuss

Re: FS my 135mm lens listing on ebay (5 hours to go)

2009-02-01 Thread Doug Franklin
Adam Maas wrote: GMail seems to be having an issue today similar to the gigantic fat-finger error Google Search had yesterday (where some idiot put an entry into their watch list which flagged all sites as dangerous). Yeah, the path / got put/left in the watch list. :-) That means every path

Re: PESO--No Thanks!

2009-02-01 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jan 30, 2009, at 17:16, Rick Womer wrote: Posted for the amusement I got from its message, not for artistic merit. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8543260size=lg That is quite amusing! -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN

Re: Pentax K-m (K2000D)

2009-02-01 Thread Cotty
On 1/2/09, Bong Manayon, discombobulated, unleashed: Okay, got a chance to shoot with one this afternoon. A local camera dealer loaned me a demo unit...will get back when I get my wits back together and I get my coffee... I hope you like it more than DPReview

Re: OT: My Calendar

2009-02-01 Thread mike wilson
eactiv...@aol.com wrote: As some may have heard, I've being doing a calendar. Not all printed yet, but some pages printed. In case you are curious... http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/calendar.htm Most of you will have seen most of them. (Screen shots as it is laid out in Word.)

Re: OT: My Calendar

2009-02-01 Thread David J Brooks
On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 7:14 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: As some may have heard, I've being doing a calendar. Not all printed yet, but some pages printed. In case you are curious... http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/calendar.htm Very good job Marnie. I make calanders every year

Re: PESO - Routine

2009-02-01 Thread Brian Walters
On Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:51:11 -0500, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com said: I was undecided between this and Down a Dark Stairwell, then decided on the latter, then decided to post both. ;-) http://knarf-underground.blogspot.com/2009/01/barely-containing-his-excitement.html I

Re: OT: My Calendar

2009-02-01 Thread Cotty
On 1/2/09, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: Hope you are aware that Orifice 2007 uses a four letter suffix to files (e.g. *.docx) that are not openable in any other version, even if you remove the x. Many folks don't know this as they have their OS set to the default of not showing

Re: PESO - corkscrew maple

2009-02-01 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jan 31, 2009, at 13:51, Doug wrote: http://www.drivingtheflies.com/?p=929 yes, it's still cold here. Yikes! That's a LOT of ice on that tree... -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO - Pistons and Gears Take 2

2009-02-01 Thread Charles Robinson
On Feb 1, 2009, at 5:08, Brian Walters wrote: Confession time! I was treating this as an abstract and did nudge the brightness more that I would normally do using a Photoshop action called Paint with Light. It basically adds a Colour Burn layer and a Colour Dodge layer to the image and you

Re: mmmmm.... MZ-S

2009-02-01 Thread Thibouille
Yes, you're limited (just as SuperA) to TV and Program modes. Yes DFA includes aperture rings but DFA is dead, IMO. DA*200/300 are FF lenses. They do not include aperture rings however. The DA*55 may be as well btw. On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 4:58 PM, Desjardins, Steve desjard...@wlu.edu wrote:

Re: FS my 135mm lens listing on ebay (5 hours to go)

2009-02-01 Thread ann sanfedele
Tim -- it ended last night... I relisted after lowering the price... maybe you tried to find it before I relisted?? http://tinyurl.com/bu2jjj or just search for: PENTAX K-mount SMC 135mm f3.5 telephoto lens w case/cap Tim Øsleby wrote: A odd thing happened. Gmail security kicked in and

Re: FS my 135mm lens listing on ebay (5 hours to go)

2009-02-01 Thread ann sanfedele
Peter Alling wrote: The M-135mm f3.5 is nicely compact, supposed to be very sharp, (I have no direct knowledge of that), but it's 135mm a focal length that is no longer in vogue, and unfortunatly common as dirt. Well at least as common as a Pentax non 50-55mm lens can be. I hope you get

Re: FS my 135mm lens listing on ebay (5 hours to go)

2009-02-01 Thread Tim Øsleby
I was just curious, not really interested -- MaritimTim 2009/2/1 ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com: Tim -- it ended last night... I relisted after lowering the price... maybe you tried to find it before I relisted?? http://tinyurl.com/bu2jjj or just search for: PENTAX K-mount SMC 135mm

Re: PESO -- Cattail Sweep

2009-02-01 Thread Christian
Peter Alling wrote: http://home.earthlink.net/~morephotos/PESO%20--%20cattailsweep.html Equipment: Pentax *ist-Ds/vmc Vivitar 70-210mm f2.8~4.0 As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. I like it, Peter. Very stark, very wintery. Nicely done. -- Christian

Re: OT: My Calendar

2009-02-01 Thread ann sanfedele
Nice shots , Marnie... I'd have liked to seen them all larger... are they all together somewhere on line? The fonts are nicer when one picks them oneself :-)That's the one thing I don't like about the cafepress calendars. I did a one page calendar using the fonts I selected - all in

When Euclid met Zeno

2009-02-01 Thread Bob W
http://www.web-options.com/L1030289.jpg Bob -- 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 - corkscrew maple

2009-02-01 Thread Doug
On Jan 31, 2009, at 6:55 PM, David J Brooks wrote: Really nice shot there Doug. Its only ice. Dave thanks Dave. And it's only a half-million people still without power. Thankfully, it's now 54 degrees here, so it's melting. I was able to chip the rest of the ice off my deck and stairs,

Re: PESO - corkscrew maple

2009-02-01 Thread Doug
On Jan 31, 2009, at 8:00 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote: On Jan 31, 2009, at 11:51 , Doug wrote: http://www.drivingtheflies.com/?p=929 yes, it's still cold here. The one behind my house was covered in frozen fog (rime?) last week, a vision in white. I looked at it, but could not figure a

Re: PESO - corkscrew maple

2009-02-01 Thread Doug
On Jan 31, 2009, at 8:15 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: That's a doosey, Doug. Really nice. Composition just perfect. Cheers, Christine thanks, Christine. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: PESO - corkscrew maple

2009-02-01 Thread Doug
On Feb 1, 2009, at 11:32 AM, Charles Robinson wrote: On Jan 31, 2009, at 13:51, Doug wrote: http://www.drivingtheflies.com/?p=929 yes, it's still cold here. Yikes! That's a LOT of ice on that tree... -Charles and it's all gone now, but there are still some broken branches. I hope

Re: PESO - corkscrew maple

2009-02-01 Thread Doug
On Jan 31, 2009, at 6:18 PM, Peter Alling wrote: Crazy doesn't do him justice... how about freakin crazy? -- 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

Re: PESO - corkscrew maple

2009-02-01 Thread Peter Alling
Better. -Original Message- From: Doug d...@alphoto.com Sent: Feb 1, 2009 12:45 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - corkscrew maple On Jan 31, 2009, at 6:18 PM, Peter Alling wrote: Crazy doesn't do him justice... how about freakin crazy? -- PDML

Re: OT: My Calendar

2009-02-01 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/1/2009 9:14:03 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, ann...@nyc.rr.com writes: Nice shots , Marnie... I'd have liked to seen them all larger... are they all together somewhere on line? The fonts are nicer when one picks them oneself :-)That's the one thing I don't like about

Re: My Calendar

2009-02-01 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 1/31/2009 5:02:03 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, cagu...@earthlink.net writes: That looks real nice, Marnie! I think your friend will like it very much. Cheers Christine === Thanks, Christine. Marnie :-) - Warning: I am

Re: OT: My Calendar

2009-02-01 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/1/2009 5:06:54 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, cotty...@mac.com writes: On 1/2/09, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: Hope you are aware that Orifice 2007 uses a four letter suffix to files (e.g. *.docx) that are not openable in any other version, even if you remove

Re: OT: My Calendar

2009-02-01 Thread Christine Aguila
From: eactiv...@aol.com Personally, I am still debating whether to upgrade to Office 2003 (from Office 2000) rather than to 2007. I haven't really run across anything yet that convinces me that 2007 is a big improvement over earlier versions. Seems there was interface change without a

Re: PESO: Spring!

2009-02-01 Thread Ken Waller
Appears the Canada and Snow geese have been fooled into heading back north. This will make knarF's day ! Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: PESO: Spring! Beautifully rendered blossom, Paul! We're

Re: DA* 16-50 Corner Softness

2009-02-01 Thread Jim King
jtainter wrote on Sat, 31 Jan 2009 13:27:23 -0800 Does anyone else who has this lens notice pronounced edge and corner softness at longer focal lengths? I notice it above 40 mm. or so. It is easiest to see if you enlarge the image. The lens performs much better in the corners at shorter

Re: PESO: Spring!

2009-02-01 Thread Jack Davis
In honor of knarF, I actually smiled as I was writing that. ;)) Jack --- On Sun, 2/1/09, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: From: Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com Subject: Re: PESO: Spring! To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Sunday, February 1, 2009, 11:12 AM Appears the

Geso 2008 Royal winter fair shots

2009-02-01 Thread David J Brooks
Killing some time before the super bore comes on. http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=892117 Couple of non horse shots from the Fair, D200, 35-79 F2.8 Dave -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

PESOs - Two from the Academy

2009-02-01 Thread John Celio
Two no-look shots from the newly rebuilt California Academy of Sciences, in San Francisco: http://www.neovenator.com/2009/02/couple-photos-from-academy-yesterday.html Colors may look a little weird because there were multiple light sources. John -- http://www.neovenator.com

Temptation

2009-02-01 Thread Larry Colen
Here I am, trying to be good and plan and strategize my gear purchases, taking care to get things that fill in real needs, not just because they are shiny, or seem like a good deal. There are a couple of gear bundles on ebay that are frighteningly tempting. There's a K10D with a bunch of lenses,

PESO 2009 - 013 - GDG

2009-02-01 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Another from a December dawn walk ... http://homepage.mac.com/godders/013-nascence.jpg Nascence - Sunnyvale 2008 Panasonic G1 + Summilux-D 25mm f/1.4 ASPH ISO 100 @ f/2.5 @ 1/40 second Your comments are always appreciated. enjoy, Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PDML book: One week left to deadline

2009-02-01 Thread Mark Roberts
Dario Bonazza wrote: Rien ne va plus. Le jeux sont faits (I think). Submitted 106 pictures. Great! 108, actually. Thanks to all PDML members who contributed their photos to this project. We actually have a few more photos than we can fit at this point - We'll probably have to drop a few and

OT: converting Kodak PhotoCD format to, e.g., TIFF?

2009-02-01 Thread Mark Erickson
All, I retrieved some old Kodak PhotoCDs with scans that I'd like to add to my Adobe Lightroom database. Turns out Lightroom doesn't recognize .pcd files. Also, PhotoCD seems like it's a dead format. S I need to convert them to a non-dead format. I was able to get my copy of Photoshop

Re: Temptation

2009-02-01 Thread Christine Aguila
Larry: I love the K20D the DA* 50 - 135mm. If you're looking to be nudged, this is a winning combination in my view. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2009 2:13 PM

Re: PESO - corkscrew maple

2009-02-01 Thread ann sanfedele
Doug wrote: http://www.drivingtheflies.com/?p=929 yes, it's still cold here. Enjoy brr. nice one -- hope the tree survives ann -- 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

Re: PESO - corkscrew maple

2009-02-01 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Feb 1, 2009, at 13:49 , ann sanfedele wrote: Doug wrote: http://www.drivingtheflies.com/?p=929 yes, it's still cold here. Enjoy brr. nice one -- hope the tree survives I used to have one in my backyard, and even without weather they are notorious shedders. Mowing the lawn

RE: OT: My Calendar

2009-02-01 Thread Bob W
[...] Personally, I am still debating whether to upgrade to Office 2003 (from Office 2000) rather than to 2007. I haven't really run across anything yet that convinces me that 2007 is a big improvement over earlier versions. Seems there was interface change without a lot of new

Re: Geso 2008 Royal winter fair shots

2009-02-01 Thread Bob Sullivan
Crocks, Pops, and Purses... Nice for a change before the big commercials' debut. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 2:09 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Killing some time before the super bore comes on. http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=892117 Couple of non horse

Re: PESOs - Two from the Academy

2009-02-01 Thread Bob Sullivan
John, Not bad for 'No Look' shots. I like the 1st the best. I wish the boy's face was in focus vs his cuffs in #2. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 2:12 PM, John Celio n...@neovenator.com wrote: Two no-look shots from the newly rebuilt California Academy of Sciences, in San Francisco:

Re: Temptation

2009-02-01 Thread Bob Sullivan
Larry, I've been buying on ebay for 5 years, many transactions. I can't seen to sell the Pentax stuff I buy. Mind games...I'll use this copy of the lens and keep the other as back-up. Anybody want to buy an LX? Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 2:13 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:

Re: OT: My Calendar

2009-02-01 Thread Þráinn Vigfússon
I've made calendars for various friends and family members for 5-6 years now, as Christmas presents. I include the birthdays of everyone in my extended family and all kinds of obscure holidays and trivia items. While it saves me a lot of anguish finding last minute presents, it has turned into

Re: OT: My Calendar

2009-02-01 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/1/2009 2:39:37 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, t...@vortex.is writes: Anyway, I just wanted to let you know what you're getting yourself into when you want total control over size, fonts, etc. and to add the holidays you choose :-) Thrainn LOL. I suppose it's

Re: OT: My Calendar

2009-02-01 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/1/2009 2:06:04 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, p...@web-options.com writes: Office 2003 is a big improvement all round over 2000, particularly Outlook. I haven't used 2007 much yet, but it will take quite a lot to get me off 2003. Bob == Yeah, I know Excel improved

Re: PESO 2009 - 013 - GDG

2009-02-01 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/1/2009 12:19:12 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, ramar...@mac.com writes: Another from a December dawn walk ... http://homepage.mac.com/godders/013-nascence.jpg Nascence - Sunnyvale 2008 Panasonic G1 + Summilux-D 25mm f/1.4 ASPH ISO 100 @ f/2.5 @ 1/40 second Your comments

Re: PESOs - Two from the Academy

2009-02-01 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/1/2009 2:27:45 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, rf.sulli...@gmail.com writes: John, Not bad for 'No Look' shots. I like the 1st the best. I wish the boy's face was in focus vs his cuffs in #2. Regards, Bob S. = Ditto, except I like the second the best, except for what

Re: PESO: Spring!

2009-02-01 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 1/31/2009 8:29:41 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, pnstenqu...@comcast.net writes: Well, my hibiscus thinks it's spring anyway. It's been wintering in the living room window. Now, with all the snow on the ground it's getting a lot of light. And the days are getting longer. I

Re: PESO - Pistons and Gears Take 2

2009-02-01 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/1/2009 4:23:49 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, supera1...@fastmail.fm writes: Anyway, here's the image without the 'Paint with Light layers. http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/IMGP8998peso1.jpg and here's the original PESO:

Re: PESO -- Cattail Sweep

2009-02-01 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/1/2009 12:45:36 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, webste...@mindspring.com writes: http://home.earthlink.net/~morephotos/PESO%20--%20cattailsweep.html Equipment: Pentax *ist-Ds/vmc Vivitar 70-210mm f2.8~4.0 As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored.

Re: Geso 2008 Royal winter fair shots

2009-02-01 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/1/2009 12:09:57 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, pentko...@gmail.com writes: Killing some time before the super bore comes on. http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=892117 Couple of non horse shots from the Fair, D200, 35-79 F2.8 Dave All nice, like the

Re: PESOs - Two from the Academy

2009-02-01 Thread Rick Womer
Ah, your basic Knarf technique! I like these. I agree with the others' comments re pic #2. I tried some from-the-hip shooting today, and I'm really glad it wasn't a film camera... Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sun, 2/1/09, John Celio n...@neovenator.com wrote: From: John

Re: PESO - Afternoon Walk

2009-02-01 Thread Rick Womer
Marnie, I like this a lot, but agree with others that it could use some cropping on the left and on the bottom. You used to do a lot of great shots with paths roads and lines like this, it seems; your style has gone in a different direction the last year or so. Rick

Re: OT: converting Kodak PhotoCD format to, e.g., TIFF?

2009-02-01 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Haven't done much with PCD files ever, but I'd bring them into Photoshop, set them to be Adobe RGB or ProPhoto RGB (16bit) and output them as original TIFF 16bit files with ZIP compression. I've found when doing this, if the original files do not have a color profile in them, I assign

Re: PESO - Pistons and Gears Take 2

2009-02-01 Thread Brian Walters
Thanks, Jack. I think I do too! Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Sun, 1 Feb 2009 04:53:19 -0800 (PST), Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com said: Believe I prefer the original. Jack --- On

PESO--University Museum

2009-02-01 Thread Rick Womer
It was a very cold day for Oxford--below 0C, with a strong northerly wind. We decided on an indoor destination, and headed for the University Museum. It is a grand old pile, and the stone lights up nicely in the northern winter afternoon light.

Re: PESO - Pistons and Gears Take 2

2009-02-01 Thread Brian Walters
On Sun, 1 Feb 2009 10:38:33 -0600, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com said: I must say that from all of that writing, I sure expected the difference between the two images to be much more radical. I can barely tell the difference! They are both quite vivid. Maybe my eye just suck.

Re: PESO - Pistons and Gears Take 2

2009-02-01 Thread Brian Walters
On Sun, 1 Feb 2009 17:52:38 EST, eactiv...@aol.com said: In a message dated 2/1/2009 4:23:49 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, supera1...@fastmail.fm writes: Anyway, here's the image without the 'Paint with Light layers. http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/IMGP8998peso1.jpg and here's

Re: PESO - Afternoon Walk

2009-02-01 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/1/2009 3:07:42 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, rwomer1...@yahoo.com writes: Marnie, I like this a lot, but agree with others that it could use some cropping on the left and on the bottom. You used to do a lot of great shots with paths roads and lines like this, it seems;

Re: PESO--University Museum

2009-02-01 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/1/2009 3:23:06 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, rwomer1...@yahoo.com writes: It was a very cold day for Oxford--below 0C, with a strong northerly wind. We decided on an indoor destination, and headed for the University Museum. It is a grand old pile, and the stone lights

Snow

2009-02-01 Thread Bob W
It's been snowing here this evening, and looks set to continue. It's very unusual for London - the pollution normally melts it all - so I went out earlier this evening to take a few snaps of my street, a boatyard more or less at the end of the street, and a pub which served me a nice warm pint.

RE: Snow

2009-02-01 Thread Bob W
By the way, the line at the top left of this photo: http://www.web-options.com/Snow/content/_2010336_large.html is the Greenwich Meridian. It's a laser beam shining from the Old Royal Observatory. Bob It's been snowing here this evening, and looks set to continue. It's very unusual for

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