Re: PESO: Whitlock Cabin

2009-03-19 Thread Joseph McAllister
A fixer upper fer sure. Nice job Jack. On Mar 19, 2009, at 14:04 , Jack Davis wrote: Wife and I took a country drive this PM looking for photo targets of opportunity. This cabin is off of hwy 70 (for the area folks) just as one begins the climb up and through the Feather River Canyon.

Potential LBA, FA43

2009-03-19 Thread Larry Colen
There's an FA43 on craigslist for $390. This seems to be a pretty good price for the lens, but I don't see a lot of examples of used ones for sale to compare. How much bigger is the 43 than the DA 40 with the sunshade? Having both lenses would be rather redundant, as well as brutal on my

Re: Leica D-Lux 4 or Panasonic LX3

2009-03-19 Thread Cotty
On 19/3/09, Nuno Miguel dos Santos Baeta, discombobulated, unleashed: I want to buy a PS camera with a viewfinder. Because of the viewfinder detail, I narrowed my options to the Leica D-Lux 4 or Panasonic LX3 - an external viewfinder is available for both. Is there any real difference between

Re: Leica D-Lux 4 or Panasonic LX3

2009-03-19 Thread Cotty
On 19/3/09, Ken Waller, discombobulated, unleashed: And this was asked on a Pentax List ! We've published a book, they'll let anyone in now ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML

Re: Leica D-Lux 4 or Panasonic LX3

2009-03-19 Thread Cotty
On 19/3/09, Nuno Miguel dos Santos Baeta, discombobulated, unleashed: I own and use a Spotmatic, a ME Super, a P30t, a Z-20, a MZ-5, (my first DSLR) a K10D and too many lenses. I've also been following this list for more than a year and been trying to buy the PDML, book but Blurb doesn't accept

Re: Leica D-Lux 4 or Panasonic LX3

2009-03-19 Thread Cotty
On 19/3/09, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: I think the Leica comes highly recommended by the President of Pentax Imaging. Thanks you bastard. Snot on the space bar. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: Leica D-Lux 4 or Panasonic LX3

2009-03-19 Thread Cotty
On 19/3/09, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: Money Python's Flying Circus was a brilliant, irreverent and influential English sketch comedy series started in the late '60's. No it wasn't. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: PESO: Whitlock Cabin

2009-03-19 Thread ann sanfedele
A little paint, some curtains etc... :-) Jack Davis wrote: Wife and I took a country drive this PM looking for photo targets of opportunity. This cabin is off of hwy 70 (for the area folks) just as one begins the climb up and through the Feather River Canyon. Beautiful, steep, winding,

Re: East Side, Vancouver

2009-03-19 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Bob W Subject: East Side, Vancouver According to a PIVOT legal society poll, Vancouver's Downtown East Side has the poorest postal code in all of Canada. At the risk of sounding callous, it's the only place in Canada where yesterdays newspaper is

Re: Wedding photography, starting price?

2009-03-19 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan Subject: Re: Wedding photography, starting price? Matthew, Sorry, I'm mentally handicapped today. The contractor showed up at 7:30 AM with a crew of 6-10. They are removing and re-shingling my roof. It's gotten really bad now as they are

Re: Wedding photography, starting price?

2009-03-19 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist Subject: Re: Wedding photography, starting price? My brides have never had a problem getting prints from the files I provide. No release. Most labs don't question anyone who has original hi-res files. It's still not a bad idea to embed a

Re: Leica D-Lux 4 or Panasonic LX3

2009-03-19 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Cotty Subject: Re: Leica D-Lux 4 or Panasonic LX3 On 19/3/09, Ken Waller, discombobulated, unleashed: And this was asked on a Pentax List ! We've published a book, they'll let anyone in now ;-) What's really amazing is who we let stay. VW -- PDML

RE: Leica D-Lux 4 or Panasonic LX3

2009-03-19 Thread Bob W
On 19/3/09, Ken Waller, discombobulated, unleashed: And this was asked on a Pentax List ! We've published a book, they'll let anyone in now ;-) What's really amazing is who we let stay. VW It's been so long since we had a lynching I've forgotten where I left my pitchfork. Bob

Re: Leica D-Lux 4 or Panasonic LX3

2009-03-19 Thread David Savage
2009/3/20 Bob W p...@web-options.com: On 19/3/09, Ken Waller, discombobulated, unleashed: And this was asked on a Pentax List ! We've published a book, they'll let anyone in now ;-) What's really amazing is who we let stay. VW It's been so long since we had a lynching I've

Re: Leica D-Lux 4 or Panasonic LX3

2009-03-19 Thread Nuno Miguel dos Santos Baeta
On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 22:09, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 19/3/09, Ken Waller, discombobulated, unleashed: And this was asked on a Pentax List ! We've published a book, they'll let anyone in now ;-) If I could find out the way Blurb wants me to write my snail mail address... -- Nuno

Re: Leica D-Lux 4 or Panasonic LX3

2009-03-19 Thread Nuno Miguel dos Santos Baeta
On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 22:11, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 19/3/09, Nuno Miguel dos Santos Baeta, discombobulated, unleashed: I own and use a Spotmatic, a ME Super, a P30t, a Z-20, a MZ-5, (my first DSLR) a K10D and too many lenses.  I've also been following this list for more than a year

Re: Leica D-Lux 4 or Panasonic LX3

2009-03-19 Thread Nuno Miguel dos Santos Baeta
On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 22:25, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: On 19/3/09, Ken Waller, discombobulated, unleashed: And this was asked on a Pentax List ! We've published a book, they'll let anyone in now ;-) What's really amazing is who we let stay. VW It's been so long since we

Re: OT: Down in one - Jonah the cameraman

2009-03-19 Thread Cotty
On 19/3/09, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: A great piece of film here, about a humpback whale eating a shoal of fish. Note that earlier in the piece the cameraman appears to be right in among the shoal - did he get away before the whale turned up?

Re: Wedding photography, starting price?

2009-03-19 Thread David Savage
Every time a hear a discussion about giving away photographs (and pricing in such a way as it's almost the same thing) this interview with Harlan Ellison comes to mind: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj5IV23g-fE Cheers, Dave 2009/3/19 William Robb war...@gmail.com: Repost from April 1, 2001.

Re: Wedding photography, starting price?

2009-03-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
My brides have never had a problem getting prints from the files I provide. No release. Most labs don't question anyone who has original hi-res files. Paul On Mar 19, 2009, at 9:29 AM, John Mullan wrote: John, Take a long hard look at your costs including business licenses, taxes,

Re: OT - Lisa Wiltse

2009-03-19 Thread Bruce Walker
Derby Chang wrote: Feeding the CBA on ebay the other night (a Voigt R2A), I checked out the website of the seller, and was pleasantly surprised. She was a staff photog for the Sydney Morning Herald, but now freelances. http://www.lisawiltse.com/ D I was unpleasantly surprised when her

Re: OT - Lisa Wiltse

2009-03-19 Thread David Savage
Very cool images. DS 2009/3/20 Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au: Feeding the CBA on ebay the other night (a Voigt R2A), I checked out the website of the seller, and was pleasantly surprised. She was a staff photog for the Sydney Morning Herald, but now freelances. http://www.lisawiltse.com/

Re: Potential LBA, FA43

2009-03-19 Thread David Savage
LBA God I hate that term. 2009/3/20 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com: There's an FA43 on craigslist for $390. This seems to be a pretty good price for the lens, but I don't see a lot of examples of used ones for sale to compare. How much bigger is the 43 than the DA 40 with the sunshade?

PESO: Belgian nights in b/w

2009-03-19 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
I'm scanning my way through loads of film from the last years. Just the right thing to do to kill the long evening hours while I'm sneezing and coughing my way through a nasty cold HE has brought home from the gym. Sports, I tell you... Churchill was quite right! Anyway:

RE: Wedding photography, starting price?

2009-03-19 Thread Bob W
Every time a hear a discussion about giving away photographs (and pricing in such a way as it's almost the same thing) this interview with Harlan Ellison comes to mind: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj5IV23g-fE Perfect. Can I have my cheque now? Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

RE: OT: Down in one - Jonah the cameraman

2009-03-19 Thread Bob W
A great piece of film here, about a humpback whale eating a shoal of fish. Note that earlier in the piece the cameraman appears to be right in among the shoal - did he get away before the whale turned up? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7940396.stm Bob, the techniques they use

RE: PESO: Spring

2009-03-19 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, Bob! Jack --- On Thu, 3/19/09, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: From: Bob W p...@web-options.com Subject: RE: PESO: Spring To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' pdml@pdml.net Date: Thursday, March 19, 2009, 2:38 PM A little further up Hwy 70 toward the Feather River Canyon. Seems

Re: PESO: Whitlock Cabin

2009-03-19 Thread Jack Davis
Appreciate it, Joe! Jack --- On Thu, 3/19/09, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: From: Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com Subject: Re: PESO: Whitlock Cabin To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Thursday, March 19, 2009, 2:56 PM A fixer upper fer sure. Nice job Jack.

Re: PESO: Whitlock Cabin

2009-03-19 Thread Jack Davis
Bank repo in a few years? Thanks, Ann! Jack --- On Thu, 3/19/09, ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: From: ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com Subject: Re: PESO: Whitlock Cabin To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Thursday, March 19, 2009, 3:14 PM A little paint, some

Re: PESO - Modern Convenience?

2009-03-19 Thread Larry Colen
On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 03:28:07PM -0400, Adam Maas wrote: On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 12:48 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 12:36 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@mac.com wrote: This was taken at one link of Canada's largest chain of booksellers,

Re: Leica D-Lux 4 or Panasonic LX3

2009-03-19 Thread Ken Waller
This is a freaking Pentax list, how the hell would I know. SPECKS ! LOL ! Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Cotty cotty...@mac.com Subject: Re: Leica D-Lux 4 or Panasonic LX3 On 19/3/09, Nuno Miguel dos Santos Baeta, discombobulated,

Re: Whitlock Cabin

2009-03-19 Thread Ken Waller
You really need to hit the road either earlier or later to get better light. Outside of cropping out some foreground, I wouldn't change a thing. I also see more opportunities with just a walk around the cabin or maybe a look inside if possible. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f

PESO: a view from above

2009-03-19 Thread Luka Knezevic-Strika
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3458/3369203594_e16d39223d_b.jpg pentax spotmatic spII zeiss 20 2.8 fuji reala 100 -- 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: Whitlock Cabin

2009-03-19 Thread gldnbearz
Very lovely colors. On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 2:04 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Wife and I took a country drive this PM looking for photo targets of opportunity. This cabin is off of hwy 70 (for the area folks) just as one begins the climb up and through the Feather River Canyon.

Re: Wedding photography, starting price?

2009-03-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
Agreed. It just never occurred to me that I should, and I'm a bit surprised that no one has had a problem buying prints. Paul On Mar 19, 2009, at 6:22 PM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist Subject: Re: Wedding photography, starting price? My brides have

Re: Peso - help

2009-03-19 Thread Manuel Magalhães
I like it a lot. But a Pentax lens in a Rebel! You're asking for troubles.;) Best regards Manuel On 09/03/18 22:22, ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: http://annsan.smugmug.com/gallery/2564371_i3HHm/1/494163704_sqDtm/Medium back to photography Pentax 28mm smc M on Canon rebel

Re: Peso - help

2009-03-19 Thread ann sanfedele
Manuel Magalhães wrote: I like it a lot. But a Pentax lens in a Rebel! You're asking for troubles.;) Best regards Manuel Thanks, Manuel re the camera combo.. speak to my friend, Cotty :-) ann On 09/03/18 22:22, ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote:

Re: PESO: Belgian nights in b/w

2009-03-19 Thread ann sanfedele
Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: I'm scanning my way through loads of film from the last years. Just the right thing to do to kill the long evening hours while I'm sneezing and coughing my way through a nasty cold HE has brought home from the gym. Sports, I tell you... Churchill was quite right!

Re: Wedding photography, starting price?

2009-03-19 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist Subject: Re: Wedding photography, starting price? Agreed. It just never occurred to me that I should, and I'm a bit surprised that no one has had a problem buying prints. When I was still at the Wally-Lab I had several long and somewhat

Re: East Side, Vancouver

2009-03-19 Thread Chris
Its a pretty rough place, and I don't expect it to get any better in my lifetime. Everybody wants it fixed, but nobody has the guts to change anything (or the poverty industry will not allow any change). When I entertain visitors from other provinces, I usually do a circle route up through the

RE: Leica D-Lux 4 or Panasonic LX3

2009-03-19 Thread Brian Walters
On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:25 +, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: On 19/3/09, Ken Waller, discombobulated, unleashed: And this was asked on a Pentax List ! We've published a book, they'll let anyone in now ;-) What's really amazing is who we let stay. VW It's been

Re: PESO: a view from above

2009-03-19 Thread Larry Colen
On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 12:17:41AM +0100, Luka Knezevic-Strika wrote: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3458/3369203594_e16d39223d_b.jpg I'm afraid that I don't quite understand what this picture is trying to do. It just looks like a snapshot of some parked cars to me. -- The fastest way to get

RE: Leica D-Lux 4 or Panasonic LX3

2009-03-19 Thread John Sessoms
From: Nuno Miguel dos Santos Baeta Hello! I want to buy a PS camera with a viewfinder. Because of the viewfinder detail, I narrowed my options to the Leica D-Lux 4 or Panasonic LX3 - an external viewfinder is available for both. Is there any real difference between these two cameras? TIA

Re: Wedding photography, starting price?

2009-03-19 Thread Mark Roberts
David Savage wrote: Every time a hear a discussion about giving away photographs (and pricing in such a way as it's almost the same thing) this interview with Harlan Ellison comes to mind: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj5IV23g-fE That absolutely rocks. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO: Whitlock Cabin

2009-03-19 Thread Brian Walters
On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:04 -0700, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Wife and I took a country drive this PM looking for photo targets of opportunity. This cabin is off of hwy 70 (for the area folks) just as one begins the climb up and through the Feather River Canyon. Beautiful, steep,

Re: PESO: a view from above

2009-03-19 Thread Luka Knezevic-Strika
perhaps it is just that. i tought it had a good balance and that it was graphically compelling. On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 1:10 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 12:17:41AM +0100, Luka Knezevic-Strika wrote:

RE: OT - over-photoshopped kids

2009-03-19 Thread John Sessoms
OMG! They all look like Barbie. WHY??? From: Anthony Farr Becky Carter probably resented that most traffic coming her way was to gawk at the bizarreness of her portraiture. A google image search found this useful page: http://www.twistedgrafix.com/winashoot/supremes.html While there are no

Re: Peso - help

2009-03-19 Thread Brian Walters
On Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:22 -0400, ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: http://annsan.smugmug.com/gallery/2564371_i3HHm/1/494163704_sqDtm/Medium back to photography Pentax 28mm smc M on Canon rebel Sometimes the simple shots are the best... That's a very appealing image, particularly

Re: PESO: a view from above

2009-03-19 Thread Larry Colen
On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 01:13:22AM +0100, Luka Knezevic-Strika wrote: perhaps it is just that. i tought it had a good balance and that it was graphically compelling. I liked the colors of the cars, and as far as I could tell on my crappy monitor at work, technically it is spot on, the tonal

Re: PESO: a view from above

2009-03-19 Thread Brian Walters
On Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:17 +0100, Luka Knezevic-Strika lukastr...@gmail.com wrote: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3458/3369203594_e16d39223d_b.jpg pentax spotmatic spII zeiss 20 2.8 fuji reala 100 Gads! An image captured on film - and with a Spottie, no less! I'm not quite sure about

Re: PESO: a view from above

2009-03-19 Thread ann sanfedele
Luka Knezevic-Strika wrote: perhaps it is just that. i tought it had a good balance and that it was graphically compelling. So do I, Luka... and a nice piece of photo-journalism... might like to see a black and white conversion though. ann On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 1:10 AM, Larry Colen

RE: PESO: a view from above

2009-03-19 Thread Bob W
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3458/3369203594_e16d39223d_b.jpg On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 01:13:22AM +0100, Luka Knezevic-Strika wrote: perhaps it is just that. i tought it had a good balance and that it was graphically compelling. I liked the colors of the cars, and as far as I could tell

Re: Potential LBA, FA43

2009-03-19 Thread Fernando
On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 6:06 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: How much bigger is the 43 than the DA 40 with the sunshade? Here you go: Hood http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3440/3368559389_db7057ef22_b.jpg No hood http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3438/3369384080_12979851ac_b.jpg --

RE: Leica D-Lux 4 or Panasonic LX3

2009-03-19 Thread Bob W
It's been so long since we had a lynching I've forgotten where I left my pitchfork. Lynching... Pitchfork? For a lynching I think a rope is more useful You need a pitchfork when you're in a lynchmob outside the sherrif's office, then later to prod the guilty sonofabitch

Re: PESO: a view from above

2009-03-19 Thread ann sanfedele
answering myself -- changed my mind about bw conversion... I don't think it would be as compelling :-) ann ann sanfedele wrote: Luka Knezevic-Strika wrote: perhaps it is just that. i tought it had a good balance and that it was graphically compelling. So do I, Luka... and a nice piece

Re: Wedding photography, starting price?

2009-03-19 Thread Fernando
That was great On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 6:37 PM, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: Every time a hear a discussion about giving away photographs (and pricing in such a way as it's almost the same thing) this interview with Harlan Ellison comes to mind:

Re: Leica D-Lux 4 or Panasonic LX3

2009-03-19 Thread Bob Sullivan
Brian, Only one person needs to bring a rope. Two at most. The rest of us bring our pitchforks or shotguns. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 7:00 PM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:25 +, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: On 19/3/09, Ken

Paparazzi or street shooter?

2009-03-19 Thread Tim Øsleby
Found three fascinating video clips about a young man Carl Størmer who photographed young girls and celebrities with a hidden camera at the streets of Oslo in 1893-96. For some obscure reason he ended his street photography after 3 years. The camera he used had a disk of six circular frames. He

Re: Whitlock Cabin

2009-03-19 Thread Jack Davis
I really only look at such a snap as simply a recording. I'm concerned with something comfortable to view and so primarily concentrate on composition. Technical aspects of focus and tone comprise the balance of my effort in a case such as this. I love looking at, and being able to clearly see,

Re: PESO: Whitlock Cabin

2009-03-19 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks! Jack --- On Thu, 3/19/09, gldnbearz gldnbearz.p...@gmail.com wrote: From: gldnbearz gldnbearz.p...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Whitlock Cabin To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Thursday, March 19, 2009, 4:21 PM Very lovely colors. On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 2:04

Re: Potential LBA, FA43

2009-03-19 Thread Larry Colen
On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 08:35:36PM -0400, Fernando wrote: On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 6:06 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: How much bigger is the 43 than the DA 40 with the sunshade? Here you go: Hood http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3440/3368559389_db7057ef22_b.jpg No hood

Re: PESO: Whitlock Cabin

2009-03-19 Thread Jack Davis
I had seen this cabin some years back, so went looking for it while in that area. I was hoping it was still there and in sort of a preserved state of decay. I, also, was fantasizing about the yard being filled with poppies..or something. There were bunched of poppies, but they were to the

Re: Leica D-Lux 4 or Panasonic LX3

2009-03-19 Thread David Savage
I'll bring a lynchpin... DS On 20/03/2009, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Brian, Only one person needs to bring a rope. Two at most. The rest of us bring our pitchforks or shotguns. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 7:00 PM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote:

Re: Wedding photography, starting price?

2009-03-19 Thread Larry Colen
On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 08:11:19PM -0400, Mark Roberts wrote: David Savage wrote: Every time a hear a discussion about giving away photographs (and pricing in such a way as it's almost the same thing) this interview with Harlan Ellison comes to mind:

RE: OT - over-photoshopped kids

2009-03-19 Thread Anthony Farr
-Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Sessoms Sent: Friday, 20 March 2009 11:14 AM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: RE: OT - over-photoshopped kids OMG! They all look like Barbie. WHY??? Because there's a demand in the

Re: PESO: a view from above

2009-03-19 Thread Jack Davis
Very interesting. Well done! Would make a fine jigsaw puzzle. ;) Jack --- On Thu, 3/19/09, Luka Knezevic-Strika lukastr...@gmail.com wrote: From: Luka Knezevic-Strika lukastr...@gmail.com Subject: PESO: a view from above To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Thursday, March 19,

Re: PESO: a view from above

2009-03-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Mar 19, 2009, at 5:34 PM, Bob W wrote: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3458/3369203594_e16d39223d_b.jpg It's an nice photograph of a street scene, but it doesn't make the leap into anything beyond that. ... If you like it as an abstract, it might work better if it were more

Re: Potential LBA, FA43

2009-03-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Mar 19, 2009, at 6:03 PM, Larry Colen wrote: How much bigger is the 43 than the DA 40 with the sunshade? Here you go: Hood http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3440/3368559389_db7057ef22_b.jpg No hood http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3438/3369384080_12979851ac_b.jpg Thanks a bunch. It looks

Re: Leica D-Lux 4 or Panasonic LX3

2009-03-19 Thread Luiz Felipe
Don´t worry Nuno - I'll be nearby with my trusted Barret .50 to shoot the rope. Just don't swing too much, ok? :-) Sorry, I was watching old western movies yesterday... LF ps- ot is useful enough, but with a title like this one shouldn't be surprised to read about Leica and Panasonic... :-)

Re: Wedding photography, starting price?

2009-03-19 Thread Christine Aguila
Here's a conversation I recently had with a consulting assistant to one of the contractors working with the construction team that's building our new parking facilities and student service building at work: (I'm on my way to the construction site, rigged-out with photo gear, the consulting

Re: Peso - help

2009-03-19 Thread Luiz Felipe
Like it very much, Ann. LF ann sanfedele escreveu: http://annsan.smugmug.com/gallery/2564371_i3HHm/1/494163704_sqDtm/Medium back to photography Pentax 28mm smc M on Canon rebel ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: Wedding photography, starting price?

2009-03-19 Thread Luiz Felipe
Sad, but that's happening everywhere. One of the things asked to new photographers around here is to offer some of the agencies a free photo - so they can be sure of his qualities... Many accept. Often I offered the client more than one option - one as asked, other as my personal view of the

Re: PESO - Flowers Make It Pretty

2009-03-19 Thread Luiz Felipe
A sad story, very good pic. The degree of damage is probably too much to repair - yet another boat lost. LF Rick Womer escreveu: Along the canal that runs between Jericho and the Thames: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8770499size=lg Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO - Reduce Speed

2009-03-19 Thread Luiz Felipe
Rick, I like that photo very much - wish the boat gets repaired, looks a fine boat. LF Rick Womer escreveu: There are a remarkable number of derelict boats on the waterways of the UK. I don't think this one could reduce its speed any more if it wanted to:

Re: PESO - Reduce Speed

2009-03-19 Thread ann sanfedele
LIke it very much -- and the other one you put up earlier... Makes me want to get out a particular Ngiao Marsh mystery and read it again... (took place on the canals in England) ann Rick Womer wrote: There are a remarkable number of derelict boats on the waterways of the UK. I don't

Re: Wedding photography, starting price?

2009-03-19 Thread Doug Franklin
Mark Roberts wrote: David Savage wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj5IV23g-fE That absolutely rocks. I couldn't resist ... it has a suitably surly cant ... http://surlydoug.com/ Priceless. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

[Fwd: Re: Inexpensive photo printers?]

2009-03-19 Thread Doug Franklin
Original Message Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 11:16:20 -0400 From: Doug Franklin jehosep...@mindspring.com mike wilson wrote: Buy an Epson or Canon and buy compatible/refurbished cartridges. They are 20% of the price but 99.9recurring% of the quality of OEM. Something I've

Re: Potential LBA, FA43

2009-03-19 Thread Larry Colen
I thought about it pretty hard, chatting with a buddy at work. The reality of the situation is that I just cannot afford to go for it right now. It's very tempting, but having thrown close to $1000 at gear in the past couple of weeks (K20, spare charger, spare batteries, katzeye), not to mention

Re: PESO: Whitlock Cabin

2009-03-19 Thread Doug Brewer
ann sanfedele wrote: A little paint, some curtains etc... :-) a little spackle...some napalm... -- 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: Wedding photography, starting price?

2009-03-19 Thread David Savage
On 20/03/2009, Doug Franklin jehosep...@mindspring.com wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: David Savage wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj5IV23g-fE That absolutely rocks. I couldn't resist ... it has a suitably surly cant ... http://surlydoug.com/ Priceless. Hahaha... So true. The

RE: PESO: a view from above

2009-03-19 Thread Bob W
... It's a misuse of the word, drawn from painting where genuine abstraction is possible. People see they geometric or other non-figurative properties of a painting and think that that's what abstraction means, and consequently misapply it to photographs. Abstraction can

RE: Paparazzi or street shooter?

2009-03-19 Thread Bob W
Found three fascinating video clips about a young man Carl Størmer who photographed young girls and celebrities with a hidden camera at the streets of Oslo in 1893-96. For some obscure reason he ended his street photography after 3 years. The camera he used had a disk of six circular frames.

RE: Leica D-Lux 4 or Panasonic LX3

2009-03-19 Thread Bob W
Pythonism?!? I'm lost! -- Nuno Miguel dos Santos Baeta ille nihil dubitat quem nulla scientia dictat de Circo Pythone Monte acuto Bob I got that very badly wrong. What I meant was de circo volatile pythonis montyis. I beg forgiveness

Re: a view from above

2009-03-19 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Luka: I like it. It's a fun street shot. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Luka Knezevic-Strika lukastr...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 6:17 PM Subject: PESO: a view from above

Re: Belgian nights in b/w

2009-03-19 Thread Christine Aguila
That's another wowzer, Ralf. Really great. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Ralf R. Radermacher fotor...@gmx.de To: Pentax Mailingliste pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 5:46 PM Subject: PESO: Belgian nights in b/w I'm scanning my way through loads of film

Re: Peso Headstone

2009-03-19 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Dave: I like it, and I agree with what Ken said about the background, but I think it's worthy of another try for shallower DOF. I like the composition. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com To: Pentax Discuss pdml@pdml.net; Barbara

Re: Spring

2009-03-19 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Jack: Both your PESOs today are very pleasant, especially Spring. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 4:29 PM Subject: PESO: Spring A little further up Hwy 70

Re: Inexpensive photo printers?

2009-03-19 Thread David Savage
On 13/03/2009, Nick Wright nickwright1...@gmail.com wrote: So what would you suggest? We just got an email offer here at work. I'd steer clear of the Epson GS6000 Just outside your price range. DS -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

small GESO from NorCal PDML in Sacramento

2009-03-19 Thread Mark Erickson
No nipple shots or gear goonery here Just some detail shots from the little rail yard in old Sacramento. I'm attracted to heavy, grimy weathered cast iron and steel as subjects. Train tracks and rail car undercarriages have a lot of it to offer. I took these with my K10D and SMC-A 100mm

Re: PESO: a view from above

2009-03-19 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/19/2009 9:26:06 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, p...@web-options.com writes: that's a perfect example of equivocation. Abstraction in painting refers to the removal (ie abstraction) of representation subject matter from paintings, leaving only the formal properties of point,

Re: small GESO from NorCal PDML in Sacramento

2009-03-19 Thread Larry Colen
On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 10:06:58PM -0700, Mark Erickson wrote: No nipple shots or gear goonery here Not even grease nipples? Just some detail shots from the little rail yard in old Sacramento. I'm attracted to heavy, grimy weathered cast iron and steel as subjects. Train tracks and

Re: small GESO from NorCal PDML in Sacramento

2009-03-19 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/19/2009 10:07:19 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, m...@westerickson.net writes: No nipple shots or gear goonery here Just some detail shots from the little rail yard in old Sacramento. I'm attracted to heavy, grimy weathered cast iron and steel as subjects. Train tracks

Re: Potential LBA, FA43

2009-03-19 Thread Larry Colen
I got an email from him saying that he was free all evening. I called him up to say that I really couldn't justify buying the FA43 right now, but if he didn't get any other offers, maybe in a while we could work something out. It turns out that he has both a black and a silver FA43 and is selling

Re: PESO: a view from above

2009-03-19 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/19/2009 4:17:57 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, lukastr...@gmail.com writes: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3458/3369203594_e16d39223d_b.jpg pentax spotmatic spII zeiss 20 2.8 fuji reala 100 === While, I sort of like it, for me, it needs a focal point (a center of

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