Re: PESO - Departing chinstraps

2009-12-09 Thread AlunFoto
2009/12/8 Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com: Great capture ! Looks like you were working with some brutal light conditions. Thanks. Well, yeah... I think I may have goofed the post-processing on this one, looking at it now. Was a bit tired last night... Jostein --

RE: PESO - Departing chinstraps

2009-12-09 Thread Bob W
As well as having lovely plumage, Johnny Penguin is a philosophical bird. In each flock there is one individual known as the Chinstrap Strapper. His or her role (it is a non-sexist society) is to strap the chinstraps of those who do not strap their own chinstrap. The question is, who straps the

RE: GESO - Suzie Q Pole Candy (somewhat NSFW)

2009-12-09 Thread Bob W
I value my vertebrae just the way they're stacked right now, thank you. M! -- 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 - Departing chinstraps

2009-12-09 Thread AlunFoto
2009/12/9 Bob W p...@web-options.com: As well as having lovely plumage, Johnny Penguin is a philosophical bird. In each flock there is one individual known as the Chinstrap Strapper. His or her role (it is a non-sexist society) is to strap the chinstraps of those who do not strap their own

Re: PESO - Definitely a Messenger's Bike!

2009-12-09 Thread David Mann
On Dec 9, 2009, at 2:02 AM, frank theriault wrote: Hey, lots of ~real~ messengers use top tube protectors on their bikes. At least here in Toronto we do The messengers here don't even ride fixed. Some ride geared bikes and I've even seen a couple on MTBs. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: a Pentax article in a daily read blog

2009-12-09 Thread David Mann
On Dec 9, 2009, at 6:38 AM, paul stenquist wrote: It's just a rambling, poorly written blog. Is there any other kind? (very tongue-in-cheek) Dave -- 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

Re: PESO - Departing chinstraps

2009-12-09 Thread David Mann
On Dec 9, 2009, at 8:39 AM, AlunFoto wrote: In blog: http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2009/12/departing-chinstraps.html Image: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VWBjZjc1fI4/Sx6n29N0GtI/Ars/JqQ7-aVLUqM/s1600-h/_2MG2532.jpg Lovely photo, and well-timed with the splash of water. I think penguins

Re: GESO - Suzie Q Pole Candy (somewhat NSFW)

2009-12-09 Thread Derby Chang
Har. Well then, my work here is done. But not quite. I put up an audio slideshow http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/09/09_12/09_12_suzieq/slideshow.htm Thanks for the comments. D Christine Aguila wrote: Well, Derby, I must confess: in uncharacteristic fashion, I was up at 5:30 a.m.

Re: PESO - Departing chinstraps

2009-12-09 Thread AlunFoto
2009/12/9 David Mann dm...@bluemoon.net.nz: Deception Island is by far the most peculiar place I have been to on this planet so far. It was a tough decision to select a shot for this PESO. You don't have to show just one :) Got too many shots. Will take me weeks to sort through yet. I skim

hum hum....

2009-12-09 Thread Thibouille
http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/850701/Main/850689/ -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7

Re: hum hum....

2009-12-09 Thread Dario Bonazza
Yum yum... Dario - Original Message - From: Thibouille pentaxl...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 12:16 PM Subject: hum hum http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/850701/Main/850689/ --

Re: PESO - Departing chinstraps

2009-12-09 Thread mike wilson
David Mann dm...@bluemoon.net.nz wrote: You don't have to show just one :) I suppose it's logical for masochists to out themselves. -- 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: hum hum....

2009-12-09 Thread mike wilson
Gone in 23 minutes. Must be true. Thibouille pentaxl...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/850701/Main/850689/ -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd,

Re: OT: time to switch? :)

2009-12-09 Thread mike wilson
Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=180438980987 It seems to me that a lens such as this is somewhat a waste of design skills and material when it is to be attached to a 35mm (or equivalent) camera. Unless, of course, you don't make

Re: hum hum....

2009-12-09 Thread Peter Loveday
http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/850701/Main/850689/ Another 100mm macro? What are they thinking. Have they not noticed the gap left between the 16-45 / 16-50 / 17-70 / 18-55 (x4) zooms? I am really hanging out for a 17.5-59mm model. Preferably f/3.1.

Re: hum hum....

2009-12-09 Thread Thibouille
The 16-45 is on the way out (logical IMO). Neither wr or L 18-55 and 50-200 should go as well. On Wednesday, December 9, 2009, Peter Loveday pe...@loveday.org wrote: http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/850701/Main/850689/ Another 100mm macro? What are they

Re: a Pentax article in a daily read blog

2009-12-09 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 3:56 AM, David Mann dm...@bluemoon.net.nz wrote: On Dec 9, 2009, at 6:38 AM, paul stenquist wrote: It's just a rambling, poorly written blog. Is there any other kind? (very tongue-in-cheek) That's why I stopped writing on my blog years ago... cheers, frank --

Re: PESO - Chinatown Market

2009-12-09 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 4:56 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: There are other forums.?? It does have a feel to it. Well done Thanks for the nice words, everyone. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO - Electric Spanish

2009-12-09 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 4:15 PM, Bran Everseeking bran.everseek...@sasktel.net wrote: Keepers get better and better.  love this one; well framed and just the right amount of motion captured. Thanks, Bran, and thanks to everyone else who looked and commented. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a

Re: PESO - The Art Lover

2009-12-09 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 3:02 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Cute and good placement.  That one's a keeper. Thanks, Marnie, and thanks to everyone else who took the time to comment. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO - Americano at Mercury

2009-12-09 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 2:03 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Expresso diluted with hot water. Strength varies with how many shots of expresso how much hot water. Strength of regular drip coffee, but the most gawdawfull bitter taste. It certainly depends on the bean and the

Re: PESO - Rebecca Street

2009-12-09 Thread Jack Davis
I enjoy the fact that I'm not lost in a strange city and walking down that street. :( A well seen and nicely composed chilling scene. Jack --- On Tue, 12/8/09, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: PESO - Rebecca Street To:

PESO - Fleas

2009-12-09 Thread Rick Womer
That's what they sell in flea markets, right? This was taken in a street market in Basel. The curved line of glasses against the books appealed to me. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10204536size=lg (K10D and DA 16-45) Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Fleas

2009-12-09 Thread David J Brooks
I can see why. Nicely layed out Dave On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 9:58 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: That's what they sell in flea markets, right? This was taken in a street market in Basel.  The curved line of glasses against the books appealed to me.

Re: PESO - Americano at Mercury

2009-12-09 Thread Scott Loveless
On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 8:56 PM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: I like it - but, what's a 'single-shot Americano?' (sounds a bit like the aftermath of a shoot-out in and old western movie...) Americano is the expensive way to serve up a regular coffee. Espresso bars love them

Re: PESO - Americano at Mercury

2009-12-09 Thread Mark Roberts
Scott Loveless wrote: On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 8:56 PM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: I like it - but, what's a 'single-shot Americano?' (sounds a bit like the aftermath of a shoot-out in and old western movie...) Americano is the expensive way to serve up a regular coffee. It

Re: PESO - Americano at Mercury

2009-12-09 Thread Scott Loveless
On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 10:28 AM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Scott Loveless wrote: On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 8:56 PM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: I like it - but, what's a 'single-shot Americano?' (sounds a bit like the aftermath of a shoot-out in and old western

Re: PESO - Rebecca Street

2009-12-09 Thread ann sanfedele
frank theriault wrote: The streets are deserted late at night: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/12/rebecca-street-toronto.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank I like that a lot, Frank ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Americano at Mercury

2009-12-09 Thread P N Stenquist
On Dec 9, 2009, at 10:35 AM, Scott Loveless wrote: On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 10:28 AM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Scott Loveless wrote: On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 8:56 PM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: I like it - but, what's a 'single-shot Americano?' (sounds a bit

Re: PESO - Rebecca Street

2009-12-09 Thread Rick Womer
I like it. The grafitti on the building in the foreground and the receding row of street lamps make this shot work. A Radermacher influence here, too. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Tue, 12/8/09, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: From: frank theriault

Re: PESO - Americano at Mercury

2009-12-09 Thread Rick Womer
I love dark, strong coffee. To paraphrase a friend from long ago, it should be black as coal, hot as hell, and strong enough to float a tripod head. So, I had no problem with Starbucks' old regular. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Wed, 12/9/09, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com

Recovering images from LR 1:1 previews

2009-12-09 Thread Charles Robinson
Last year (2008) I totally screwed up and lost (yes, lost) a whole month's worth of images due to inconsistencies in my backup process. I realized just recently that all of the 1:1 previews from May of 2008 are still in my Lightroom database (despite a setting which says to remove them after a

Re: swine slaughter (no graphical stuff)

2009-12-09 Thread Ken Waller
Very well done set. Never thought I wanted to see sausage being made ! Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net Subject: Re: swine slaughter (no graphical stuff) BW tones are excellent! Rich with interest and

Re: PESO - Americano at Mercury

2009-12-09 Thread Scott Loveless
On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 11:10 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: I love dark, strong coffee.  To paraphrase a friend from long ago, it should be black as coal, hot as hell, and strong enough to float a tripod head. I like dark, strong coffee, too. I'm just not fond of a bitter, sour

Olympus pounding the drum

2009-12-09 Thread Tim Bray
With my morning paper today, a big glossy odd-shaped four-page flyer talking up the wonderfulness of the EP-1 and EP-2. Fashion-plate models slipping them into stylish handbags. Pictures of lenses and accessories with dramatic highlights and shadows. Comparisons of sensor sizes. I've never

Re: GESO SF Balfest

2009-12-09 Thread Rick Womer
Larry, There are some really nice shots here. I especially like0510, 0891, 0542, 0632, 36416, ~508, 37063 and ~029. The lighting seems to have worked nicely. Some of the shots have distracting backgrounds, and may benefit from some cropping. What lens and apertures were you using? Cheers,

Re: PESO - Americano at Mercury

2009-12-09 Thread Jack Davis
Right! Always looking for a rich round rather than sharp flavor. Can tolerate Starbucks Bold Sumatra fairly easily. Jack --- On Wed, 12/9/09, Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com wrote: From: Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO - Americano at Mercury To: Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Question re American photo gear shops

2009-12-09 Thread Boris Liberman
Thanks, that was my reasoning as well... But since I am not American, I thought I'd better ask to verify. Thanks! Boris John Francis wrote: On Tue, Dec 08, 2009 at 04:58:43PM +0200, Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! Someone on the Russian Pentax forum asked an interesting question to which I had

Re: Face to face with a huge leopard seal

2009-12-09 Thread AlunFoto
Norwegian nature videographer Arne Nævra did the same thing last year; dived with a leopard seal. His experience was very similer. In the commentary to the programme, he referred to the casualty in 2003 when a British marine biologist died after being dragged under water by a seal:

Re: Question re American photo gear shops

2009-12-09 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 12:02 PM, John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote: I very much doubt it.  The trend is more and more towards educated monkeys behind the counter; would you trust one of those to test a lens? Your stores educate their monkeys? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Norwegians at it again

2009-12-09 Thread Cotty
Jostein, you been drinking that funny beer again? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1234430/Mystery- spiral-blue-light-display-hovers-Norway.html (photos take a moment to load) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche --

Found a K-x IN STOCK locally

2009-12-09 Thread John Sessoms
The white one. CompUSA/Tiger Direct store in Raleigh has it in this weeks sales flyer and had one in the display case. $649 w/18-55 kit lens. [assuming I've managed to remember the price correctly between there and home] I didn't ask to play with it, since I couldn't afford to buy it. My

Re: Norwegians at it again

2009-12-09 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Cotty Subject: Norwegians at it again Jostein, you been drinking that funny beer again? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1234430/Mystery- spiral-blue-light-display-hovers-Norway.html HAR!!! Another porn star becomes TENTH woman to be

Re: PESO - Americano at Mercury

2009-12-09 Thread P. J. Alling
Mark Roberts wrote: Scott Loveless wrote: On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 8:56 PM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: I like it - but, what's a 'single-shot Americano?' (sounds a bit like the aftermath of a shoot-out in and old western movie...) Americano is the expensive way

Re: Question re American photo gear shops

2009-12-09 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Matthew Hunt Subject: Re: Question re American photo gear shops On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 12:02 PM, John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote: I very much doubt it. The trend is more and more towards educated monkeys behind the counter; would you trust one of those

Re: Norwegians at it again

2009-12-09 Thread Tim Øsleby
We blame the russians ;-) Seriously, the theory is that it was a rocket gone wild. Needed to be shot down. -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2009/12/9 Cotty cotty...@mac.com: Jostein, you been drinking that funny beer again?

Re: Norwegians at it again

2009-12-09 Thread AlunFoto
2009/12/9 Cotty cotty...@mac.com: Jostein, you been drinking that funny beer again? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1234430/Mystery- spiral-blue-light-display-hovers-Norway.html (photos take a moment to load) LOL! Heck, no... not this time anyway. It happened more than

Re: Norwegians at it again

2009-12-09 Thread P. J. Alling
The photos look kind of fake... Cotty wrote: Jostein, you been drinking that funny beer again? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1234430/Mystery- spiral-blue-light-display-hovers-Norway.html (photos take a moment to load) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People,

Re: Norwegians at it again

2009-12-09 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Dec 9, 2009, at 11:00 , Cotty wrote: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1234430/Mystery- spiral-blue-light-display-hovers-Norway.html (photos take a moment to load Did make for some interesting photographs tho, didn't it? Looking at the video, then back at the stills, I

Re: a Pentax article in a daily read blog

2009-12-09 Thread John Sessoms
From: Martin Trautmann Von: Bran Everseeking bran.everseek...@sasktel.net Betreff: a Pentax article in a daily read blog http://photocritic.org/the-case-for-pentax/ not a bad article Hm, it's more a kind of an apology to Pentax customers, although it does not sound as that much of a

Re: Question re American photo gear shops

2009-12-09 Thread John Sessoms
From: Scott Loveless On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 12:43 PM, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! Someone on the Russian Pentax forum asked an interesting question to which I had no answer. Is there a shop in US of A (or may be elsewhere as well) that will test the

Re: Norwegians at it again

2009-12-09 Thread AlunFoto
A meteorlogist has explained that the blue part is the exhaust/contrail. The spiral pattern is said to have been caused by tiny ice particles. They seem to have independent confirmation of the presence of those particles. Tonight someone at www.tv2.no claims to have got confirmation from the

Re: Norwegians at it again

2009-12-09 Thread AlunFoto
2009/12/9 William Robb war...@gmail.com: There's gotta be a bad joke in here about iron woodies or something. Maybe a rocket in his pocket? Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

PESO - PDML special :-)

2009-12-09 Thread AlunFoto
We made landing at the Antarctic Peninsula the day after visiting Deception Island. Which shot to select for a PESO for today was quite self-evident. Links shortened to preserve the fun. Blog: http://turl.no/6tp Image: http://turl.no/6tq Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/

Re: GESO SF Balfest

2009-12-09 Thread Larry Colen
On Dec 9, 2009, at 9:58 AM, Rick Womer wrote: Larry, There are some really nice shots here. I especially like0510, 0891, 0542, 0632, 36416, ~508, 37063 and ~029. Thanks a bunch. The lighting seems to have worked nicely. Some of the shots have distracting backgrounds, and may

Re: PESO - PDML special :-)

2009-12-09 Thread Christian
AlunFoto wrote: We made landing at the Antarctic Peninsula the day after visiting Deception Island. Which shot to select for a PESO for today was quite self-evident. Links shortened to preserve the fun. Blog: http://turl.no/6tp Image: http://turl.no/6tq Jostein Nice! (almost as good as

Re: PESO - Chinstraps adrift

2009-12-09 Thread Toine
Wow! Love the blue tones and the tiny chinstraps. Toine 2009/12/7 AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com: In blog: http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2009/12/chinstraps-adrift.html Image: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VWBjZjc1fI4/Sx1HSguCpYI/Ark/XguNJQCh6s8/s1600-h/_IGP2639-Edit.jpg Jostein --

Re: OT: time to switch? :)

2009-12-09 Thread John Sessoms
From: Martin Trautmann Sasha Sobol wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=180438980987 Seller seems to be pretty pissed of. But is this a valid behavior on ebay.com? I have the right to cancel this auction at any time if the lens sells through other media outlets,

Re: PESO - PDML special :-)

2009-12-09 Thread Jack Davis
Beautifully composed, Jostein. Can't help but wish the Shag's black neck/crown feathers didn't melt into and lose definition from the background. Catch light in the eye would help. PP would be tricky. Jack --- On Wed, 12/9/09, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: From: AlunFoto

RE: Portraits of Power

2009-12-09 Thread Bob W
Thanks for posting, Frits. You know, I'm going to go back and listen to all the commentary by Platon. Of the few I did listen to just now, I felt I really learned a lot, and I thought it might be fun to draw on this project to create a kind of homework assignment for myself---that is,

RE: PESO - PDML special :-)

2009-12-09 Thread Bob W
We made landing at the Antarctic Peninsula the day after visiting Deception Island. Which shot to select for a PESO for today was quite self-evident. Links shortened to preserve the fun. Blog: http://turl.no/6tp Image: http://turl.no/6tq Jostein Named after Queen Victoria,

Re: PESO - Departing chinstraps

2009-12-09 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bob Sullivan Ya, I wonder how they fasten those chinstraps with the short little arms they have. Regards, Bob S. Elastic On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 10:16 PM, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: Doug Franklin wrote: Also, maybe I'm being dense, but could you please explain the

Re: Portraits of Power

2009-12-09 Thread steve harley
On 2009-12-08 22:14 , Christine Aguila wrote: [...] it might be fun to draw on this project to create a kind of homework assignment for myself---that is, set up a simple light scheme, get some friends and family to queue up, then call them one by one for portraits and shoot under a very short

RE: Norwegians at it again

2009-12-09 Thread Bob W
Jostein, you been drinking that funny beer again? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1234430/Mystery- spiral-blue-light-display-hovers-Norway.html (photos take a moment to load) They're experimenting with yet another way to get to the South Pole before the English. Bob

Re: PESO - PDML special :-)

2009-12-09 Thread P N Stenquist
Another excellent shot. Crisp and vivid. Paul On Dec 9, 2009, at 3:16 PM, AlunFoto wrote: We made landing at the Antarctic Peninsula the day after visiting Deception Island. Which shot to select for a PESO for today was quite self-evident. Links shortened to preserve the fun. Blog:

Re: Norwegians at it again

2009-12-09 Thread P N Stenquist
HAR! I landed on that page as well. Better story than the Russian rocket:-). Paul On Dec 9, 2009, at 2:20 PM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Cotty Subject: Norwegians at it again Jostein, you been drinking that funny beer again?

Re: PESO - PDML special :-)

2009-12-09 Thread Ken Waller
Nicely composed subject, but the subject needs more separation from the background - too similar in color. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com Subject: PESO - PDML special :-) We made landing at the Antarctic

official: DFA 100Macro WR

2009-12-09 Thread Thibouille
The PENTAX-D FA MACRO 100mmF2.8 WR is the first PENTAX interchangeable macro lens featuring a completely rounded diaphragm blade. This creates a natural, beautiful bokeh, while minimizing the streaking effect of point light sources. http://www.dpreview.com/news/0912/09120903pentax100mm.asp

Re: official: DFA 100Macro WR

2009-12-09 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Thibouille Subject: official: DFA 100Macro WR The PENTAX-D FA MACRO 100mmF2.8 WR is the first PENTAX interchangeable macro lens featuring a completely rounded diaphragm blade. This creates a natural, beautiful bokeh, while minimizing the streaking effect

Re: PESO - Americano at Mercury

2009-12-09 Thread John Sessoms
From: Scott Loveless On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 8:56 PM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: I like it - but, what's a 'single-shot Americano?' (sounds a bit like the aftermath of a shoot-out in and old western movie...) Americano is the expensive way to serve up a regular coffee.

Re: official: DFA 100Macro WR

2009-12-09 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
If this was politics, I would demand the resignation of all these pretended photoshop ('obviously a photoshopped picture') and WR ('with this scale window, it cannot be WR') experts... ;-) Regards, Jaume - Mensaje original De: Thibouille pentaxl...@gmail.com Para: Pentax-Discuss

Re: PESO - PDML special :-)

2009-12-09 Thread David J Brooks
On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 4:45 PM, P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Another excellent shot. Crisp and vivid. Agreed Dave Paul On Dec 9, 2009, at 3:16 PM, AlunFoto wrote: We made landing at the Antarctic Peninsula the day after visiting Deception Island. Which shot to select for

Re: Norwegians at it again

2009-12-09 Thread David J Brooks
No big deal. I used to see things like that back in the 60's all the time. Dave On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 2:00 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: Jostein, you been drinking that funny beer again? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1234430/Mystery-

RE: Norwegians at it again

2009-12-09 Thread John Sessoms
From: Cotty Jostein, you been drinking that funny beer again? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1234430/Mystery- spiral-blue-light-display-hovers-Norway.html (photos take a moment to load) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL2N0Sp21Zgfeature=related -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

RE: PESO - Americano at Mercury

2009-12-09 Thread Bob W
[...] There might be a McDonald's in Glasgow, but I didn't think to look for it. Wasn't on my mind when I got to Scotland. How to be subversive: go into a Mcdonalds in Scotland and drink Campbells soup. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Norwegians at it again

2009-12-09 Thread John Sessoms
From: AlunFoto A meteorlogist has explained that the blue part is the exhaust/contrail. The spiral pattern is said to have been caused by tiny ice particles. They seem to have independent confirmation of the presence of those particles. Tonight someone at www.tv2.no claims to have got

Re: PESO - PDML special :-)

2009-12-09 Thread paul stenquist
On Dec 9, 2009, at 3:27 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Beautifully composed, Jostein. Can't help but wish the Shag's black neck/crown feathers didn't melt into and lose definition from the background. Catch light in the eye would help. PP would be tricky. Jack Interesting. On my monitor the

Re: official: DFA 100Macro WR

2009-12-09 Thread CheekyGeek
I can't explain why they haven't released the lens they supposedly co-designed with Tokina, the 11-16mm f2.8. I want a fast ultrawide so bad I can taste it. If Tokina would only offer it in Pentax mount... but i can only assume that NOT offering it in Pentax mount was part of the co-designing

Re: Norwegians at it again

2009-12-09 Thread Cotty
On 9/12/09, AlunFoto, discombobulated, unleashed: Heck, no... not this time anyway. It happened more than 1500 km from here. Not sure if hover is the right term from the pics. Looks very much like an exploding rocket, and that seems to be what the guys at Andøya rocket field thinks too. The BBC

Re: PESO - Americano at Mercury

2009-12-09 Thread Bob Sullivan
John, No doubt you've noticed the push into specialty coffee at US McDonald's. That started in Oz 8-10 years ago with McCafe's in Australia. The Germans and then the rest of Europe picked it up some years later. I'm not sure it was in the German airport or Glasgow when you were thru there. As a

Re: Norwegians at it again

2009-12-09 Thread Cotty
On 9/12/09, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: No big deal. I used to see things like that back in the 60's all the time. Some of us still do ;-))) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: PESO - PDML special :-)

2009-12-09 Thread Cotty
On 9/12/09, AlunFoto, discombobulated, unleashed: We made landing at the Antarctic Peninsula the day after visiting Deception Island. Which shot to select for a PESO for today was quite self-evident. Links shortened to preserve the fun. Blog: http://turl.no/6tp Image: http://turl.no/6tq LOL

Re: PESO - PDML special :-)

2009-12-09 Thread steve harley
On 2009-12-09 13:16 , AlunFoto wrote: We made landing at the Antarctic Peninsula the day after visiting Deception Island. this one grabbed me for the foreground, and the toe curled over -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: official: DFA 100Macro WR

2009-12-09 Thread eckinator
I resign! I accept full responsibility and therefore will step back and not do another bloody thing in this matter! Cheers Ecke 2009/12/9 Jaume Lahuerta jlah...@yahoo.com: If this was politics, I would demand the resignation of all these pretended photoshop ('obviously a photoshopped picture')

PESO - The Wheatsheaf

2009-12-09 Thread Rick Womer
Continuing time (and space) travel, this is from March, and Oxford: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10323450 (K10D, DA 16-45) 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

Re: PESO: That time of year

2009-12-09 Thread Rick Womer
Nice. We have to get our chimney replaced before we can have a fire in the fireplace. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Tue, 12/8/09, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: From: Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com Subject: PESO: That time of year To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: official: DFA 100Macro WR

2009-12-09 Thread P. J. Alling
So the Photoshop wasn't so far off the mark after all. No aperture ring and no protection for the distance scale in the cutout. Inviormentally sealed it may be, but it will be a bitch to clean scrunge out of there if any collects. Thibouille wrote: The PENTAX-D FA MACRO 100mmF2.8 WR is

Re: Norwegians at it again

2009-12-09 Thread P. J. Alling
Something to which I will not admit. David J Brooks wrote: No big deal. I used to see things like that back in the 60's all the time. Dave On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 2:00 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: Jostein, you been drinking that funny beer again?

Re: OT: time to switch? :)

2009-12-09 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Dec 9, 2009, at 12:25 , John Sessoms wrote: This is a backup optic for some scientific package that went into space. Bet it was one of those CIA spy satellites they could use to read the numbers off a license plate from orbit. Take the Hubble. Turn it earthward. Load it up with

Re: PESO - Rebecca Street

2009-12-09 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 11:07 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: I like it.  The grafitti on the building in the foreground and the receding row of street lamps make this shot work.  A Radermacher influence here, too. Jack, Ann, Rick, thanks for your comments! Thanks to everyone who

Re: PESO - The Wheatsheaf

2009-12-09 Thread Doug Brewer
That's very nice, Rick. On Dec 9, 2009, at 9:34 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Continuing time (and space) travel, this is from March, and Oxford: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10323450 (K10D, DA 16-45) Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Americano at Mercury

2009-12-09 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 10:08 AM, Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com wrote: snip And it's a fine photo, too. Thanks, Scott. And thanks to everyone else who looked and commented. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO - Americano at Mercury

2009-12-09 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 10:28 AM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: It also used to be the only way to get a decent cup of coffee at Starbucks. They've improved their normal coffee of late, but in the past it was quite awful and whenever I wanted a normal coffee from Starbucks I'd order

Re: PESO - Americano at Mercury

2009-12-09 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2009-12-09 22:56, frank theriault wrote: I like fair trade coffee because I'm a pinko. Do you remember the Wacky Packages things from the late 1960s through the late 1970s? Little packs like baseball cards but with stickers inside instead of baseball cards. The stickers were all

RE: PESO - Americano at Mercury

2009-12-09 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bob W [...] There might be a McDonald's in Glasgow, but I didn't think to look for it. Wasn't on my mind when I got to Scotland. How to be subversive: go into a Mcdonalds in Scotland and drink Campbells soup. If I ever get to go back there I'll try to remember that. ;=D -- PDML

Re: PESO - Americano at Mercury

2009-12-09 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bob Sullivan John, No doubt you've noticed the push into specialty coffee at US McDonald's. That started in Oz 8-10 years ago with McCafe's in Australia. The Germans and then the rest of Europe picked it up some years later. I'm not sure it was in the German airport or Glasgow when you

Re: PESO - Fleas

2009-12-09 Thread Christine Aguila
Lovely! I want those glasses :-). Love the Basilea Poetica! Nice touch. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com To: Pentax List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 8:58 AM Subject: PESO - Fleas That's what they sell in flea

PESO - Sunglasses

2009-12-09 Thread frank theriault
http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/12/sunglasses.html I was going to call it Sunglasses at Night, but that's a bit too Cory Hart, don't you think? ;-) Hope you enjoy. Comment if you wish. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: OT: time to switch? :)

2009-12-09 Thread John Sessoms
From: Joseph McAllister On Dec 9, 2009, at 12:25 , John Sessoms wrote: This is a backup optic for some scientific package that went into space. Bet it was one of those CIA spy satellites they could use to read the numbers off a license plate from orbit. Take the Hubble. Turn it

Re: PESO - Fleas

2009-12-09 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 9:58 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: That's what they sell in flea markets, right? This was taken in a street market in Basel.  The curved line of glasses against the books appealed to me. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10204536size=lg (K10D and

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