RE: Galia and Boris PESO #14

2009-04-28 Thread John Coyle
Look out Boris, she's pretty good at this, and she'll be commandeering all your gear before too long. Good eye for such a youngster. John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Boris Liberman Sent: Tuesday, 28 April 2009 1

Re: April PUG?

2009-04-28 Thread Scott Loveless
Looks like some nincompoop forgot to upload it again. It's online now. http://pug.komkon.org We could use a few more photos for May. On 4/28/09, Toralf Lund wrote: > Question is in the subject, really. I mean, will there be one? > > Just had to ask... > > - Toralf > > > -- > PDML Pentax-D

April PUG?

2009-04-28 Thread Toralf Lund
Question is in the subject, really. I mean, will there be one? Just had to ask... - Toralf -- 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.

K 7 D FFN

2009-04-28 Thread Joseph McAllister
http://homepage.mac.com/jomac/Pentax%20K7%20ffn/ If it doesn’t excite you, This thing that you see, Why in the world, Would it excite me? —Jay Maisel Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSC

Re: PESO - Badbury Clump

2009-04-28 Thread Ken Waller
Wonderful capture - has an unreal feel to it. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "Rick Womer" Subject: PESO - Badbury Clump Fourteen years ago, I accidentally came upon this place at the height of bluebell season. It is a beech wood on the si

Re: OT - I'm Safe Now

2009-04-28 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "frank theriault" Subject: Re: OT - I'm Safe Now On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 4:25 PM, AlunFoto wrote: Er.. I mean, Mark. Sorry. I'll go and blow my nose now. :-) Are you mocking the pig flu? Don't ever mock a

Re: OT PESO: shop's open...

2009-04-28 Thread paul stenquist
Two good shots. The first is my favorite. Excellent composition and a feeling of mystery and solitude Good work. Paul On Apr 28, 2009, at 11:16 PM, Subash wrote: On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:55:51 -0300 Luiz Felipe wrote: Very interesting indeed! Liked the first a little more, can't say exactly w

Re: OT PESO: shop's open...

2009-04-28 Thread Subash
On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:55:51 -0300 Luiz Felipe wrote: > Very interesting indeed! Liked the first a little more, can't say > exactly why. > > http://picasaweb.google.co.in/pdml.live/Peso#5329014586482455282 > > http://picasaweb.google.co.in/pdml.live/Peso#5329016827149731602 thanks for looking

Re: OT PESO: shop's open...

2009-04-28 Thread Subash
On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:44:40 -0400 frank theriault wrote: > > http://jeyan.jalbum.net/PESO/slides/e2.html > In some ways I like this even more than the other one. There's a > mood, a sort of solemnity in his solitude, that I really like. > Beautiful use of light. thanks Frank, glad you got to

GFM plans

2009-04-28 Thread Stan Halpin
I have made airline reservations for GFM weekend. Flying into Charlotte about 1:40pm EDT on Thursday 28 May, flying back out at about 4:30pm EDT on Sunday. If there is anyone whose schedule approximates these times who would like to share a rental car, let me know... stan -- PDML Pentax

Re: OT - I'm Safe Now

2009-04-28 Thread Paul Sorenson
I thought you stopped seeing that pig... ;>] Cotty wrote: On 28/4/09, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: I'm doing my part by visiting my little friend Maisy down on the farm only twice a week. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: Airshow

2009-04-28 Thread John Sessoms
Yeah, sorta figured that part out about 9 - 10 hours too late. :-( From: mike wilson Use shutter priority, then you can easily switch between 1/125 (works for most prop. planes) and faster for other aircraft. Shooting WWII aircraft. What's a good compromise shutter speed. I define "good" as

Re: Custom White balance

2009-04-28 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Yes, auto wb. The difference is that with LR or full versions of CR used with PSCS, you can adjust an arbitrary number of similar photos with the same one click. I often color correct an entire shooot's photos by picking the right point in one and applying that to all the ones shot under

Re: PESO: Boring Train Picture

2009-04-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Rick Womer" Subject: Re: PESO: Boring Train Picture > > Wow! The letters pop out so strongly on the crop that it looks > oversharpened. > It's scary how little sharpening that got. A couple of hits of USM at .5 pixel/50% was all it got. I keep meaning to g

Re: PESO - Badbury Clump

2009-04-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "David J Brooks" Subject: Re: PESO - Badbury Clump Rick, it has a 2D feel to it. Is this supposed to be a compliment? William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: Custom White balance

2009-04-28 Thread Nick Wright
That's interesting about the white instead of grey reference. I just assumed that it could be either grey or white like the other brands'. But it does seemed to have worked fine. Yeah, I wasn't happy entirely with the noise. Most of those were shot at ISO3200. Especially the tighter shots where I

Re: PESO - Badbury Clump

2009-04-28 Thread Bob Sullivan
Rick, That is magical. I'd like to see a big print of it. (25 years is a long time to wait for a picture...) Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 3:04 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > Fourteen years ago, I accidentally came upon this place at the height of > bluebell season.  It is a beech wood on

Re: Interesting DA 60-250mm test shots

2009-04-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Jack Davis" Subject: Re: Interesting DA 60-250mm test shots > > Send $1,500 within the next two weeks. Postal M.O. or Cashiers check. > Thanks for asking, Bill! > Have a nice day. :-) I'm pretty sure I have a Monopoly game around here someplace. William

Re: Custom White balance

2009-04-28 Thread Nick Wright
I'm assuming you mean Auto white balance and not ISO, right? In my version of iPhoto (one gen from the latest) the WB function is one of its strongest features. You can choose an eyedropper function to click a white or grey point. And you can also adjust temperature and tint. Exactly like the demo

Re: PESO - Badbury Clump

2009-04-28 Thread David J Brooks
Rick, it has a 2D feel to it. Great shot. Dave On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 4:04 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > Fourteen years ago, I accidentally came upon this place at the height of > bluebell season.  It is a beech wood on the site of an Iron Age hill fort, > about 25 miles southwest of Oxford.  I

Re: PESO: Boring Train Picture

2009-04-28 Thread David J Brooks
I like trains, so no train shot is boring.:-) Very sharp indeed. Dave On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 7:20 PM, William Robb wrote: > Really. It's a boring picture. > http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/55traindetail.html > > > Handheld, f/9, 1/50 second. > > William Robb > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Dis

Re: Custom White balance

2009-04-28 Thread Bruce Walker
Nick Wright wrote: I shot a presentation on the animals of Australia that was held at our public library last night. [...] The photos from the event are here: http://www.nickdavidwright.com/page40.html The lady with the parakeet was the first image shot after setting the custom WB, everything

Re: Custom White balance

2009-04-28 Thread David J Brooks
They look good to moi.:-) Like the snake shot. Dave On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 3:56 PM, Nick Wright wrote: > I shot a presentation on the animals of Australia that was held at our > public library last night. > > I wasn't happy with the results from the auto white balance and after > a few frames

Re: My Son's Photo's

2009-04-28 Thread David J Brooks
Some wonderful shots in there Walter. Dave On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 10:04 AM, Walter Hamler wrote: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/31741...@n02/sets/72157613732310456/show/ > > My son, 26 yrs old, married last year, has taken up photography. He > had a very bad bike spill last year and has "retire

Re: PESO - Albino Bluebells

2009-04-28 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 6:15 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: > Rick Womer wrote: >> >> There's a mutant in every crowd... > > you rang? > > >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9069373 >> >> (K10D and DA 50-200) >> >> Rick > > ah... > > any way to see that bigger? It deserves it. Get a bigger mon

Re: PESO - Albino Bluebells

2009-04-28 Thread David J Brooks
Lovely Rick. You picked a great angle to shot it. Nice background Dave On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 4:27 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > There's a mutant in every crowd... > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9069373 > > (K10D and DA 50-200) > > Rick > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO Pano before the renovation

2009-04-28 Thread Bob Sullivan
Toine, Both are interesting. The geometry in the 2nd gets a bit distorted (watch the chairs). Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 3:12 PM, Toine wrote: > Our university is building a new library. To be more precise an old > existing building will be renovated. I plan to shoot a series of > p

Re: Anzac Day

2009-04-28 Thread Bill Lawlor
In 2002 I visited Galipoli and was standing in the cemetary on the beach at Anzac Cove. I looked down and was stunned to see I was astride the tombstone of Leonard J. Lawlor an Australian, who fell April 25 1915, like so many, on the first day of that pointless episode in British imperialism.

Re: K7 or ?

2009-04-28 Thread Adam Maas
That appears to be more intelligent guesswork than a spec leak. There's no specs on sensor/shutter or anything purely internal. Offhand I'd say it's entirely derived from the already-leaked pictures and 1-2 more (a rear picture and a shot with the 'WR' Kit lens he's claiming). -Adam On Tue, Apr

Re: PESO - Albino Bluebells

2009-04-28 Thread Bruce Walker
Rick Womer wrote: There's a mutant in every crowd... http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9069373 (K10D and DA 50-200) Rick Very nice indeed! -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the

Re: Custom White balance

2009-04-28 Thread paul stenquist
Some nice shots here. I like the two girls with the snake, and Kyle Petty with the lizard. Well he looks like Kyle Petty:-). Paul On Apr 28, 2009, at 6:03 PM, Nick Wright wrote: These were shot in RAW. Shooting in RAW does not negate the benefits of setting a custom white balance. On Tue,

Re: OT - I'm Safe Now

2009-04-28 Thread Bob Sullivan
Yes, my mother's philosophy, revealed to us with her grandchildren (our kids), was "They have to eat a pound of dirt before they die." Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 5:44 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote: > Drove a public transportation city bus for 6 years, and only got the flu > once. Neve

Re: K7 or ?

2009-04-28 Thread Timbah!
Except the unofficial leak of specs @ RiceHigh's Pentax Blog: http://ricehigh.blogspot.com/2009/04/pentax-k-7-unofficially-announced.html .t Adam Maas wrote: Announcement is scheduled for May 20th or 21st. No new leaks have been reported. -Adam On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 7:00 PM, <27...@comcast

Re: PESO - Albino Bluebells

2009-04-28 Thread John Francis
On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 01:27:00PM -0700, Rick Womer wrote: > > There's a mutant in every crowd... > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9069373 > > (K10D and DA 50-200) > > Rick Indeed there is. Here's one I spotted the other day: http://www.jfwaf.com/temp/IMGP4179.jpg (K10D, DA

Re: Custom White balance

2009-04-28 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
The cameras' Auto ISO algorithms simply have a relatively limited range of adaptation/adjustment. It doesn't make much difference to me whether I spend a half second in Lightroom to color correct white balance, so that's a pretty small advantage. I don't think I've ever moved any of my came

Re: Custom White balance

2009-04-28 Thread Nick Wright
Not having to fiddle with it during processing is a huge functional advantage in my book. I know since it's captured in RAW the WB is not locked in, but it still shows up in the RAW converter at the setting I shot it. I could change it if I liked. But I really prefer to spend as little time as pos

Re: OT - I'm Safe Now

2009-04-28 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Soaps with anti-bacterial ingredients do nothing to stop viruses. Since most use a small trace of alcohol and many bacteria thrive on traces of alcohol, they aren't particularly effective against bacteria either. This told to me by my doctor at the height of the flu season last December.

Re: Custom White balance

2009-04-28 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Well, the RAW converters ... both Pentax and Adobe ... will follow the WB setting to within their own ideas of camera calibration as defaults so I guess it reduces adjustment a bit, that can be an advantage if you want to minimize adjustments. But WB is applied at RAW conversion time .. the

Re: PESO: Flickr 3 in 1 :D

2009-04-28 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Looks about on par with a half a dozen other over-processed photos I've seen on flickr... not my thing. G On Apr 28, 2009, at 11:26 AM, Timbah! wrote: Hi list, On Flickr people like 3 type of pictures: Made with Wideangle Urban Acid 'toning' HDR So I've made all of them in one picture: ht

Re: K7 or ?

2009-04-28 Thread Adam Maas
Announcement is scheduled for May 20th or 21st. No new leaks have been reported. -Adam On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 7:00 PM, <27...@comcast.net> wrote: > Any more news on the new body and does anyone know the release date...Thanks > Joe > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http:/

K7 or ?

2009-04-28 Thread 272yb
Any more news on the new body and does anyone know the release date...Thanks Joe -- 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: OT - I'm Safe Now

2009-04-28 Thread Joseph McAllister
Drove a public transportation city bus for 6 years, and only got the flu once. Never got colds, or any of the other things the coughing hacking disease ridden homeless tried to infect me with through their hands, spittle, or money. I attribute that to the immunities developed not only from

Re: PESO: Bubbles

2009-04-28 Thread paul stenquist
Thanks Marnie. And thanks to all who had a look. Paul On Apr 28, 2009, at 6:11 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 4/26/2009 2:42:52 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, pnstenqu...@comcast.net writes: Click to make it smaller. K20D, DA* 50-135, f4 @ 1/4000th, ISO 200, 123mm focal length,

Re: OT - I'm Safe Now

2009-04-28 Thread Graydon
On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 05:08:57PM -0500, Nick Wright scripsit: > My problem with those little bottles of hand sanitizer is that it only > kills 99.9% of germs. > > The manufacturers tout this as a feature (they proclaim it right on > the bottles), but I see it as a liability. > > Because that 0.

Re: PESO - Albino Bluebells

2009-04-28 Thread Doug Brewer
Rick Womer wrote: There's a mutant in every crowd... you rang? http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9069373 (K10D and DA 50-200) Rick ah... any way to see that bigger? It deserves it. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to U

Re: PESO: Bubbles

2009-04-28 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 4/26/2009 2:42:52 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, pnstenqu...@comcast.net writes: Click to make it smaller. K20D, DA* 50-135, f4 @ 1/4000th, ISO 200, 123mm focal length, 540 flash in high-speed synch mode. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9053471&size=lg = T

Re: OT - I'm Safe Now

2009-04-28 Thread Nick Wright
My problem with those little bottles of hand sanitizer is that it only kills 99.9% of germs. The manufacturers tout this as a feature (they proclaim it right on the bottles), but I see it as a liability. Because that 0.1% of germs that survive to reproduce will logically be the strongest most hor

Re: PESO - Eye Contact

2009-04-28 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 4/27/2009 7:12:46 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, knarftheria...@gmail.com writes: The title just doesn't feel right to me, but I can't think of anything better. Feel free to suggest something more workable. And feel free to comment on the photo: http://knarfinthecity.blogspo

Re: Custom White balance

2009-04-28 Thread Nick Wright
These were shot in RAW. Shooting in RAW does not negate the benefits of setting a custom white balance. On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 3:16 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > Nice gallery! > > Shoot RAW.  You'll love it even more! > > Rick > > http://photo.net/photos/RickW > > > --- On Tue, 4/28/09, Nick Wright

Re: My Son's Photo's

2009-04-28 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 5:27 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > Excellent!  Too bad one can't shoot action with Pentax cameras... lmao!! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_p

Re: My Son's Photo's

2009-04-28 Thread Rick Womer
Excellent! Too bad one can't shoot action with Pentax cameras... Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Mon, 4/27/09, Walter Hamler wrote: > From: Walter Hamler > Subject: My Son's Photo's > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Monday, April 27, 2009, 10:04 AM > http://www.flickr.com

Re: PESO: Boring Train Picture

2009-04-28 Thread Rick Womer
Wow! The letters pop out so strongly on the crop that it looks oversharpened. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sun, 4/26/09, William Robb wrote: > From: William Robb > Subject: PESO: Boring Train Picture > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Sunday, April 26, 2009, 7:20 PM > R

Re: PESO - Albino Bluebells

2009-04-28 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 5:00 PM, Bob W wrote: > > Fascinating, and beautifully composed. Yes! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PD

RE: PESO - Badbury Clump

2009-04-28 Thread Bob W
> > Fourteen years ago, I accidentally came upon this place at > > the height of bluebell season. It is a beech wood on the > > site of an Iron Age hill fort, about 25 miles southwest of > > Oxford. I thought it was magical, and have been looking > > forward to getting back ever since. This

Re: PESO - Badbury Clump

2009-04-28 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Cotty! It's on the road from Faringdon to Highworth (B4019), a couple of miles outside Faringdon. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Tue, 4/28/09, Cotty wrote: > > > >http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9069212&size=lg > > > Well done Rick, excellent shot. > > There'

RE: PESO - Badbury Clump

2009-04-28 Thread Bob W
> Fourteen years ago, I accidentally came upon this place at > the height of bluebell season. It is a beech wood on the > site of an Iron Age hill fort, about 25 miles southwest of > Oxford. I thought it was magical, and have been looking > forward to getting back ever since. This past week

Re: OT: Professionalism

2009-04-28 Thread Rick Womer
http://photo.net/photos/RickW Oh, I don't know... "I shot this at ISO 400 with a two-stop grey grad and a polarizer on my 35/2 DA macro, f/8 @ 1/125; took the PEF into LR, adjusted the WB and used the curves to bring out the midtones before exporting as a JPG." What's not to understand? Ri

RE: PESO - Albino Bluebells

2009-04-28 Thread Bob W
> > > There's a mutant in every crowd... > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9069373 > > (K10D and DA 50-200) > > Rick > Fascinating, and beautifully composed. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

RE: PESO - Badbury Clump

2009-04-28 Thread Bob W
> > Fourteen years ago, I accidentally came upon this place at > the height of bluebell season. It is a beech wood on the > site of an Iron Age hill fort, about 25 miles southwest of > Oxford. I thought it was magical, and have been looking > forward to getting back ever since. This past we

Re: PESO - Badbury Clump

2009-04-28 Thread Cotty
On 28/4/09, Rick Womer, discombobulated, unleashed: > >Fourteen years ago, I accidentally came upon this place at the height of >bluebell season. It is a beech wood on the site of an Iron Age hill >fort, about 25 miles southwest of Oxford. I thought it was magical, and >have been looking forward

Re: Oxford PDML 14 June!

2009-04-28 Thread Cotty
On 28/4/09, Rick Womer, discombobulated, unleashed: > >It seems that June works for more people than May does. Ten days after >the PDML gathering, I'm heading back to the former colonies (32C in >Philly today--yuck!), so this is my last chance! > >Please contact me off-list if you can come. I'll

Re: OT - I'm Safe Now

2009-04-28 Thread Cotty
On 28/4/09, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: >I was getting quite worried about this pig flu thing that I've been >hearing about on the news. > >You'll all now be pleased to know that I'm now safe. > >One of my bosses just walked into my office and handed me a lively >little pamphlet e

Re: GFM favour

2009-04-28 Thread Mark Roberts
Joseph McAllister wrote: I figure Mark or Doug probably have a legit address I could get this to tomorrow, or Thursday if they don't take off before then. Sign me up and I'm ready to go! What can I do for you? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pd

Re: PESO - Badbury Clump

2009-04-28 Thread Toine
Magical it is. The trees are floating in a blue sea. Lovely! Toine 2009/4/28 Rick Womer : > > Fourteen years ago, I accidentally came upon this place at the height of > bluebell season.  It is a beech wood on the site of an Iron Age hill fort, > about 25 miles southwest of Oxford.  I thought it

Re: OT - I'm Safe Now

2009-04-28 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob W wrote: I was getting quite worried about this pig flu thing that I've been hearing about on the news. You'll all now be pleased to know that I'm now safe. One of my bosses just walked into my office and handed me a lively little pamphlet entitled "Pandemic 101 - the practical way to prepa

Re: OT - I'm Safe Now

2009-04-28 Thread David J Brooks
They gave us those hand cleaner thingies at the beginning of the school year. I have never had so many colds in one year as this season. I don't think they work to great:-0 Dave On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 3:46 PM, frank theriault wrote: > I was getting quite worried about this pig flu thing that I'

Re: OT - I'm Safe Now

2009-04-28 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 4:25 PM, AlunFoto wrote: > Er.. I mean, Mark. > Sorry. > I'll go and blow my nose now. > :-) Are you mocking the pig flu? Don't ever mock a pandemic! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pd

Re: Damselfly

2009-04-28 Thread Ken Waller
..as for the rest it was purely serendipitous. I assumed as much & only mentioned it as another thing to keep in mind at the next such opportunity. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "John Whittingham" Subject: RE: Damselfly Hi Ken Than

PESO - Albino Bluebells

2009-04-28 Thread Rick Womer
There's a mutant in every crowd... http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9069373 (K10D and DA 50-200) Rick -- 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 t

Re: OT - I'm Safe Now

2009-04-28 Thread AlunFoto
Er.. I mean, Mark. Sorry. I'll go and blow my nose now. :-) Jostein 2009/4/28 AlunFoto : > 2009/4/28 Bob W : >> and, of course, it could get a lot worse. If the pig flu virus recombines >> with the bird flu virus we could end up with flying pig flu. > > Oink! > > Jostein > > -- > http://www.alunfo

Re: OT - I'm Safe Now

2009-04-28 Thread AlunFoto
2009/4/28 Bob W : > and, of course, it could get a lot worse. If the pig flu virus recombines > with the bird flu virus we could end up with flying pig flu. Oink! Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.

Re: Galia and Boris PESO #14

2009-04-28 Thread Bob Sullivan
Boris, I love the leaves in your Alone shot. They are so lumenous. The single blossom is a nice touch. I liked Galia's water lilly. It's a pleasing composition. If she could use a little slower shutter speed, she might be able to get the blossom and leaf behind it in sharper focus. Regards, Bo

Re: Custom White balance

2009-04-28 Thread Rick Womer
Nice gallery! Shoot RAW. You'll love it even more! Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Tue, 4/28/09, Nick Wright wrote: > I shot a presentation on the animals of Australia that was > held at our > public library last night. > > I wasn't happy with the results from the auto white > b

PESO Pano before the renovation

2009-04-28 Thread Toine
Our university is building a new library. To be more precise an old existing building will be renovated. I plan to shoot a series of pano's during the 2 years of the rebuilding. Today I started shooting the empty (old) building: http://www.repiuk.nl/images/pano2vr/pano_whal_28apr2009_1.html http:

Oxford PDML 14 June!

2009-04-28 Thread Rick Womer
It seems that June works for more people than May does. Ten days after the PDML gathering, I'm heading back to the former colonies (32C in Philly today--yuck!), so this is my last chance! Please contact me off-list if you can come. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW -- PDML Pentax-

Re: PESO - Badbury Clump

2009-04-28 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 4:04 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > Fourteen years ago, I accidentally came upon this place at the height of > bluebell season.  It is a beech wood on the site of an Iron Age hill fort, > about 25 miles southwest of Oxford.  I thought it was magical, and have been > looking f

PESO - Badbury Clump

2009-04-28 Thread Rick Womer
Fourteen years ago, I accidentally came upon this place at the height of bluebell season. It is a beech wood on the site of an Iron Age hill fort, about 25 miles southwest of Oxford. I thought it was magical, and have been looking forward to getting back ever since. This past weekend we spen

Re: PESO: Criticism

2009-04-28 Thread Joseph McAllister
I think she just knocked a front tooth out with her class! On Apr 28, 2009, at 09:58 , Timbah! wrote: I think her beer was warm :) http://15kb.blogspot.com/2009/04/blog-post.html Was made on the Holland day on Trafalgar Square. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/joma

RE: OT - I'm Safe Now

2009-04-28 Thread Bob W
> I was getting quite worried about this pig flu thing that I've been > hearing about on the news. > > You'll all now be pleased to know that I'm now safe. > > One of my bosses just walked into my office and handed me a lively > little pamphlet entitled "Pandemic 101 - the practical way to > prep

RE: OT - I'm Safe Now

2009-04-28 Thread Bob W
> > I was getting quite worried about this pig flu thing that I've been > hearing about on the news. > > You'll all now be pleased to know that I'm now safe. > > One of my bosses just walked into my office and handed me a lively > little pamphlet entitled "Pandemic 101 - the practical way to > p

Custom White balance

2009-04-28 Thread Nick Wright
I shot a presentation on the animals of Australia that was held at our public library last night. I wasn't happy with the results from the auto white balance and after a few frames I decided to set a custom white balance. And I'm really impressed. Pentax's custom white balance is so much easier t

Re: PESO: Criticism

2009-04-28 Thread Charles Robinson
On Apr 28, 2009, at 11:58, Timbah! wrote: I think her beer was warm :) http://15kb.blogspot.com/2009/04/blog-post.html Was made on the Holland day on Trafalgar Square. Amusing shot. Seems a little bit dark, though. Perhaps the effect is intentional? -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl

Re: GESO 2009 - Douce France Irregulars - GDG

2009-04-28 Thread Rick Womer
Godfrey, The two middle pix in the bottom row look the same. Things load rather slowly for me (MBP and Safari). I don't care whether you post Pentax pix or not, just as long as you post pix. (Sooner or later Pentax will win you back!) That is an interesting-looking group, and those breakfas

Re: PESO - Eye Contact

2009-04-28 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 3:48 PM, Bob W wrote: > Don't be too sure. The first time I drove on a French autoroute I spent a > lot of time looking on the map for Péage. That'll take a toll on you... cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Di

RE: PESO - Eye Contact

2009-04-28 Thread Bob W
> Bob W wrote: > > That's why it is so good to learn foreign languages. It's > not just so you > > can order a beer and chat up girls. It's also a great > pleasure to be able to > > read the literature. > > > > Bob > > and you don't end up spending all day trying to find > "einbahnstrasse" on

Re: GFM favour

2009-04-28 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Apr 28, 2009, at 10:08 , Doug Brewer wrote: mike wilson wrote: Hi, I'm looking for someone to receive a parcel from another lister in the US and bring it to GFM, to be handed to our favourite TV cameraman for export to the UK. Small (trouser pocketableish) parcel, containing nothing tha

OT - I'm Safe Now

2009-04-28 Thread frank theriault
I was getting quite worried about this pig flu thing that I've been hearing about on the news. You'll all now be pleased to know that I'm now safe. One of my bosses just walked into my office and handed me a lively little pamphlet entitled "Pandemic 101 - the practical way to prepare". Would I k

Re: PESO - Eye Contact

2009-04-28 Thread Doug Brewer
frank theriault wrote: On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 3:20 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Is that the place where you go to pick up girls? Any place Doug goes is a place to go pick up girls... not once I get there. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_p

Re: PESO: Flickr 3 in 1 :D

2009-04-28 Thread Timbah!
Bruce Walker wrote: So you have. Very clever, but it makes my eyes bleed. :-) -bmw I made it this way because it's my 'last' flickr photo for a while :) From a bit different view, different post process (Urban Acid only :D) at my picture blog: http://15kb.blogspot.com/2009/04/portsmouth.html

Re: PESO - Eye Contact

2009-04-28 Thread Doug Brewer
Mark Roberts wrote: Doug Brewer wrote: Bob W wrote: That's why it is so good to learn foreign languages. It's not just so you can order a beer and chat up girls. It's also a great pleasure to be able to read the literature. and you don't end up spending all day trying to find "einbahnstra

Re: PESO: Flickr 3 in 1 :D

2009-04-28 Thread Jack Davis
Think I'll gouge out my eye now! ;D Jack --- On Tue, 4/28/09, Timbah! wrote: > From: Timbah! > Subject: PESO: Flickr 3 in 1 :D > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2009, 11:26 AM > Hi list, > > On Flickr people like 3 type of pictures: > Made with Wideangle > Urban A

Re: PESO - Eye Contact

2009-04-28 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 3:08 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: > and you don't end up spending all day trying to find "einbahnstrasse" on the > map. That would be a waste of time. A quick Google Images search shows that there are many helpful signs, complete with arrows, to point you to Einbahnstrasse. -

Re: PESO - Eye Contact

2009-04-28 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 3:20 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Is that the place where you go to pick up girls? Any place Doug goes is a place to go pick up girls... ;-) cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net htt

Re: PESO - Eye Contact

2009-04-28 Thread Mark Roberts
Doug Brewer wrote: Bob W wrote: That's why it is so good to learn foreign languages. It's not just so you can order a beer and chat up girls. It's also a great pleasure to be able to read the literature. and you don't end up spending all day trying to find "einbahnstrasse" on the map. Is t

Re: PESO: Flickr 3 in 1 :D

2009-04-28 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 3:16 PM, Timbah! wrote: > Urban Acid is a Photoshop action (or a Lightroom template) that makes the > photo this blue-greenish color and a bit 'washed'. > HDR stands for High Dynamic Range, which means the photo is made from more > than exposures (+2EV, 0, -2EV in this case

Re: PESO: Flickr 3 in 1 :D

2009-04-28 Thread Timbah!
Urban Acid is a Photoshop action (or a Lightroom template) that makes the photo this blue-greenish color and a bit 'washed'. HDR stands for High Dynamic Range, which means the photo is made from more than exposures (+2EV, 0, -2EV in this case). To be viewable on our monitors (which are 8 bit whi

RE: Canary Wharf

2009-04-28 Thread Bob W
Yes, it's the same place. In fact, Cotty did not know about the foot tunnel until this weekend, and know you've posted a photo of the entrance. This is the Cutty Sark pub, which you may recognise: http://www.web-options.com/Greenwich/content/_C086771_large.html When you took that picture you mus

Re: PESO - Eye Contact

2009-04-28 Thread Doug Brewer
Bob W wrote: That's why it is so good to learn foreign languages. It's not just so you can order a beer and chat up girls. It's also a great pleasure to be able to read the literature. Bob and you don't end up spending all day trying to find "einbahnstrasse" on the map. -- PDML Pentax-Discu

RE: PESO - Eye Contact

2009-04-28 Thread Bob W
That's why it is so good to learn foreign languages. It's not just so you can order a beer and chat up girls. It's also a great pleasure to be able to read the literature. Bob > > ...getting pedantry (I'm taking your word as proof that word actually > exists, and has nothing to do with crime)

RE: PESO - Eye Contact

2009-04-28 Thread Bob W
> > > On a point of pedantry, 'The Stranger' is not a literal > translation, and > > conveys nothing of what the novel is about. 'Outsider' is a > much better > > translation. > > I had a professor who spent the better part of two classes telling us > why The Outsider is the ~only~ proper trans

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