RE: My Rut

2009-12-12 Thread Bob W
Excellent - hope it all works out! -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Sessoms Sent: 12 December 2009 03:25 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: OT: My Rut Dragged myself out of my house this evening, to an illustrated photo

Re: PESO: Another Overprocessed Portrait

2009-12-12 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 9:38 AM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, this is Sammie again. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/newer_still/4233.html I'm trying a few post processing techniques out. Techie stuf: K7, 70mm LTD. ISO 100 f/8. Illumination from one head in a beauty

Re: PESO - Gentoo Jump

2009-12-12 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 10:19 AM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: Blog: http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2009/12/gentoo-jump.html Image: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VWBjZjc1fI4/SyJermBXqUI/Ar8/9Z7yBSIylUY/s1600-h/_2MG3784-Edit.jpg Posted from a hotel room in London. Post-processing done

RE: PESO: Another Overprocessed Portrait

2009-12-12 Thread Bob W
http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/newer_still/4233.html I'm trying a few post processing techniques out. Techie stuf: K7, 70mm LTD. ISO 100 f/8. Illumination from one head in a beauty dish. The portrait itself is lovely - beautiful girl, demure little smile - but the

Re: PESO - PDML special :-)

2009-12-12 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 3:16 PM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com 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:

PESO - Sprinklers On

2009-12-12 Thread frank theriault
http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/12/sprinklers-on.html Taken back in the summer. Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT: My Rut

2009-12-12 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 10:24 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Dragged myself out of my house this evening, to an illustrated photo lecture by Dick Durrance on Creating Opportunities. Not a whole lot of specific techniques, but an inspiring lecture based on how he created new

Re: Repair Costs

2009-12-12 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 12:40 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: snip Wishing your camera and lens speedy recovery and yourself a firm step everywhere you go. Here, here! Sorry to hear your bill's so high, Jack, but as Boris said... cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois

Re: ATT rant!

2009-12-12 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 3:08 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: snip I know where Knarf is. snip That puts you one step ahead of me... ;-) cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - PDML special :-)

2009-12-12 Thread mike wilson
ann sanfedele wrote: AlunFoto wrote: 2009/12/11 mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com: AlunFoto wrote: I thought what really settled the matter was the loud bombastic declamations at the conference, expressed with strong emotion by a certain delegate who called himself Cormo.

Re: PESO - PDML special :-)

2009-12-12 Thread mike wilson
AlunFoto wrote: 2009/12/11 mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com: AlunFoto wrote: I thought what really settled the matter was the loud bombastic declamations at the conference, expressed with strong emotion by a certain delegate who called himself Cormo. Brad Cormo? LOL Good one! But

Re: Pentax macro lens with new approach

2009-12-12 Thread mike wilson
AlunFoto wrote: It is delivered with a unique set of accessories: http://www.pentax.jp/english/news/2009/200919.html Check towards bottom of page. vbg You laugh but this: http://www.overfinch.com/newsletter/summer/mailer.html comes with a fully stocked bar that, for the first year of

Re: ATT rant!

2009-12-12 Thread mike wilson
Mark Roberts wrote: William Robb wrote: You guys finally ceded Illinois to us? You wanna buy it back? Only if you include tech support for it. Can we Mark! a double act? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: Repair Costs

2009-12-12 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, Boris your right, of course. Best wishes of the season to you and family (Galia)..etc? Jack --- On Fri, 12/11/09, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: From: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Repair Costs To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Friday,

Re: Repair Costs

2009-12-12 Thread Jack Davis
Your response to my solicited sympathy is helping. ;) Thanks, Frank. Jack --- On Sat, 12/12/09, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Repair Costs To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Saturday, December 12,

Re: PESO - Sprinklers On

2009-12-12 Thread Jack Davis
The figure's interest in the scene makes it. Appears to be wearing a security uniform and possibly considering the liability associated with wet sidewalks? Jack --- On Sat, 12/12/09, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: PESO

Re: PESO: Another Overprocessed Portrait

2009-12-12 Thread mike wilson
William Robb wrote: Hi, this is Sammie again. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/newer_still/4233.html I'm trying a few post processing techniques out. Techie stuf: K7, 70mm LTD. ISO 100 f/8. Illumination from one head in a beauty dish. enjoy I quite like the transition around the

Re: ATT rant!

2009-12-12 Thread mike wilson
Subash wrote: On Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:50:05 -0600 Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: None, jackass. so there, now you know why you find yourself where you are and btw, it is VISAs not VISA's :) visas. Capitals are for filthy capitalists. On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 11:53 AM, Subash

Re: PESO: Another Overprocessed Portrait

2009-12-12 Thread paul stenquist
I like it for what it is -- a portrait of a woman. Ir's a genre, which for the most part, seeks only to please and flatter the subject. A lot of artistic skill is necessary to arrive at a result like that. I'll bet Mona Lisa had some zits as well, but Leonardo was smart enough to leave them out

Re: PESO: Another Overprocessed Portrait

2009-12-12 Thread Rick Womer
Lovely model, posing, lighting... but somehow her skin has been replaced with plastic. Is that what plastic surgery is? Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Fri, 12/11/09, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: From: William Robb war...@gmail.com Subject: PESO: Another Overprocessed

Re: PESO: Another Overprocessed Portrait

2009-12-12 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 8:56 AM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I like it for what it is -- a portrait of a woman. Ir's a genre, which for the most part, seeks only to please and flatter the subject. A lot of artistic skill is necessary to arrive at a result like that. I'll bet

Re: Repair Costs

2009-12-12 Thread David J Brooks
On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 6:26 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: hadn't been contacted with a repair estimate, so this PM I called Pentax Customer Service. Sympathetic gentleman said they had been having some problems with said service contacting customers and suggested I call them direct. I

Re: PESO - Sprinklers On

2009-12-12 Thread David J Brooks
Interesting shot Frank. Made me smile. Dave On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 7:02 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/12/sprinklers-on.html Taken back in the summer. Hope you enjoy.  Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is

Re: ATT rant!

2009-12-12 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 8:54 AM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: visas.  Capitals are for filthy capitalists. Can clean capitalists use caps? cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Town Planner Calendar

2009-12-12 Thread David J Brooks
Hi all. Our house hold just received the 2010 calendar for our area, and i have three photos in it plus the cover. The calendar covers a wide area of Ontario, but is site specific for the regions in their advertising base. This is the second year in a row i have had the cover, so i;'m really

Re: Town Planner Calendar

2009-12-12 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 9:42 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all. Our house hold just received the 2010 calendar for our area, and i have three photos in it plus the cover. The calendar covers a wide area of Ontario, but is site specific for the regions in their advertising

Re: Town Planner Calendar

2009-12-12 Thread ann sanfedele
Dave that's super! Which Peso is the cover shot? :-) enquiring PDML'ers want to know ann David J Brooks wrote: Hi all. Our house hold just received the 2010 calendar for our area, and i have three photos in it plus the cover. The calendar covers a wide area of Ontario, but is site specific

Re: OT: My Rut

2009-12-12 Thread Bob Sullivan
John, Good for you! The best opportunities are those we create for ourselves. I attended a small presentation by a local nature photographer some months ago. He is an excellent naturalist and very knowledgable. All his photos were native Illinois shots within easy driving distance of my house.

Re: ATT rant!

2009-12-12 Thread P. J. Alling
Adam Maas wrote: On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 1:42 PM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: Tell all that you just said to all the US citizens out of work right now, while Indians claiming to have similar skills and skill levels are employed. See the disconnect? There's a reason and it's not because

Re: PESO: Another Overprocessed Portrait

2009-12-12 Thread Graydon
On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 09:36:57AM -0500, frank theriault scripsit: A subject can be pleased and flattered without making them look artificial, IMHO. I think it depends on the species of artifice. I saw the model's appearance not as fake but as very expertly made up. You can argue for that

Re: PESO: Another Overprocessed Portrait

2009-12-12 Thread Bob Sullivan
Frank, The customer is always right. I think some women seek this look as glamerous, and it is that. A sort of 'This is how good I would look as a starlet!' Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 8:36 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 8:56 AM, paul

Re: Town Planner Calendar

2009-12-12 Thread David J Brooks
This one Ann. http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/2653056870/ I cropped it a bit tighter than this, but not a heck of a lot more. Dave On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 9:56 AM, ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Dave that's super! Which Peso is the cover shot? :-)  enquiring PDML'ers want to

Re: Repair Costs

2009-12-12 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, David. A few years ago, I dropped an FA 28~70 f/2.8 while in Grand Teton NP. We were heading on east, so planned to stop in Westminster, CO and leave it at Pentax repair on our way back to CA.. (bent mounting ring). I checked the Pentax site and found explicit language prohibiting the

Re: Town Planner Calendar

2009-12-12 Thread Jack Davis
NICE SHOT! Congrats, David. You live in Toranto? Jack --- On Sat, 12/12/09, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Town Planner Calendar To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Saturday, December 12, 2009, 7:11 AM This one

Re: Town Planner Calendar

2009-12-12 Thread Christine Aguila
Excellent news, Dave. Big congrats. Cover pic is a winner! Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 9:11 AM Subject: Re: Town Planner Calendar This one Ann.

Re: PESO: Another Overprocessed Portrait

2009-12-12 Thread P N Stenquist
On Dec 12, 2009, at 9:36 AM, frank theriault wrote: On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 8:56 AM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I like it for what it is -- a portrait of a woman. Ir's a genre, which for the most part, seeks only to please and flatter the subject. A lot of artistic

Re: Town Planner Calendar

2009-12-12 Thread P N Stenquist
Congratulations. Well done. Paul On Dec 12, 2009, at 9:42 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Hi all. Our house hold just received the 2010 calendar for our area, and i have three photos in it plus the cover. The calendar covers a wide area of Ontario, but is site specific for the regions in their

Re: Town Planner Calendar

2009-12-12 Thread P N Stenquist
I remember that shot. Excellent! Paul On Dec 12, 2009, at 10:11 AM, David J Brooks wrote: This one Ann. http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/2653056870/ I cropped it a bit tighter than this, but not a heck of a lot more. Dave On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 9:56 AM, ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com

Re: Town Planner Calendar

2009-12-12 Thread Stan Halpin
Congratulations Dave! That is good exposure for you. stan On Dec 12, 2009, at 8:42 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Hi all. Our house hold just received the 2010 calendar for our area, and i have three photos in it plus the cover. The calendar covers a wide area of Ontario, but is site specific

Re: Town Planner Calendar

2009-12-12 Thread ann sanfedele
Excellent choice! Love that jay shot ann David J Brooks wrote: This one Ann. http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/2653056870/ I cropped it a bit tighter than this, but not a heck of a lot more. Dave On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 9:56 AM, ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Dave that's

Re: FS: FA* 300mm f4.5 ED (IF)

2009-12-12 Thread wendy beard
Thanks Boris I must have been typing too late at night. Wendy (or thinking abot the Canon 300/4 I'm also selling) On 12/12/09, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Wendy, there is a slight mistake your ad, it is 300 f4.5, not f4.0. Dandy of a lens! Boris On 12/12/2009 6:35 AM, wendy

Re: Dream Lens

2009-12-12 Thread Evan Hanson
On Dec 11, 2009, at 12:23 AM, mike wilson wrote: John Celio wrote: With all the rumblings about the new D-FA 100 WR not being a lens anyone wanted, I've been wondering: What is your dream lens that does not yet exist in the current Pentax lineup? Pretty much anything shortish (less than

Re: 15 minutes of fame

2009-12-12 Thread Evan Hanson
Ann I had no idea you were a word fiend. Evan On Dec 11, 2009, at 10:52 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: this is an online newsletter for Scrabble players: http://www.thelastwordnewsletter.com/ftp.TheLastWordNewsletter.com/ Home.html PDML'er Amita Guha took the photo of me and Ashley a couple of

Re: My Rut

2009-12-12 Thread Tim Øsleby
Ditto -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2009/12/12 Bob W p...@web-options.com: Excellent - hope it all works out! -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Sessoms Sent: 12 December 2009 03:25 To: pdml@pdml.net

Re: Pentax macro lens with new approach

2009-12-12 Thread AlunFoto
2009/12/12 mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com: You laugh but this: http://www.overfinch.com/newsletter/summer/mailer.html comes with a fully stocked bar that, for the first year of ownership, will be kept stocked by the seller.  I want Lowepro to start doing that. uhoh. With all _that_ glass,

Re: 15 minutes of fame

2009-12-12 Thread ann sanfedele
Evan Hanson wrote: Ann I had no idea you were a word fiend. Evan Not as fiendish as I once was , alas :-) Thanks for all the encouraging comments, folks! ann On Dec 11, 2009, at 10:52 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: this is an online newsletter for Scrabble players:

Re: Town Planner Calendar

2009-12-12 Thread David J Brooks
On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 11:22 AM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: Congratulations Dave! That is good exposure for you. stan Yes it is Stan. Last year the head of the chamber of commerce saw my 4 photos in the 2009 calendar and asked me to submit photos for their updated

Re: Town Planner Calendar

2009-12-12 Thread David J Brooks
On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 10:52 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: NICE SHOT! Congrats, David. You live in Toranto? Nope, moved out and northerly in 1980. Stouffville is north of Toronto, growing but still rural enough. Dave Jack --- On Sat, 12/12/09, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com

Re: Town Planner Calendar

2009-12-12 Thread Mark Roberts
David J Brooks wrote: Also, because of the calendar, i have already sold 2 photos from it. K7/D300s here I come.LOL Get one of each. You deserve it. -- 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: Town Planner Calendar

2009-12-12 Thread David J Brooks
On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 1:20 PM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: David J Brooks wrote: Also, because of the calendar, i have already sold 2 photos from it. K7/D300s here I come.LOL Get one of each. You deserve it. Can you tell that to Liz for me then.:-0 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: Pentax macro lens with new approach

2009-12-12 Thread Boris Liberman
Feeding modern macro lenses is a necessity of life. That's why many photographers stick to the older lenses, that were able to sustain themselves for much longer period of times without food. ;-) Boris On 12/11/2009 4:12 PM, AlunFoto wrote: It is delivered with a unique set of accessories:

Re: Town Planner Calendar

2009-12-12 Thread Boris Liberman
Congrats! Boris On 12/12/2009 4:42 PM, David J Brooks wrote: Hi all. Our house hold just received the 2010 calendar for our area, and i have three photos in it plus the cover. The calendar covers a wide area of Ontario, but is site specific for the regions in their advertising base. This is

Re: 15 minutes of fame

2009-12-12 Thread Boris Liberman
Congratulations, Ann. You're on the front page. But, if Amita is not subscribed and if you meet her please pass her my regards. Boris On 12/11/2009 5:52 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: this is an online newsletter for Scrabble players:

Re: Town Planner Calendar

2009-12-12 Thread Ken Waller
Congtats! Way to go Dave. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com Subject: Town Planner Calendar Hi all. Our house hold just received the 2010 calendar for our area, and i have three photos in it plus the cover.

Re: Town Planner Calendar

2009-12-12 Thread Ken Waller
I reember it well. One of your better bird shots ! Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Town Planner Calendar This one Ann. http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/2653056870/ I cropped it a bit

Re: Town Planner Calendar

2009-12-12 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info Subject: Re: Town Planner Calendar Congratulations Dave! That is good exposure for you. Just don't lose your focus stan On Dec 12, 2009, at 8:42 AM, David J

Re: Town Planner Calendar

2009-12-12 Thread eckinator
Congrats Dave and happy to hear your Jay paid more than peanuts - nice shot! Cheers Ecke 2009/12/12 David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com: Hi all. Our house hold just received the 2010 calendar for our area, and i have three photos in it plus the cover. The calendar covers a wide area of

Re: Town Planner Calendar

2009-12-12 Thread Joseph McAllister
Kudos to you Dave! May your centers of profitability and fame expand! On Dec 12, 2009, at 8:42 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Hi all. Our house hold just received the 2010 calendar for our area, and i have three photos in it plus the cover. The calendar covers a wide area of Ontario, but is site

Re: ATT rant!

2009-12-12 Thread mike wilson
frank theriault wrote: On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 8:54 AM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: visas. Capitals are for filthy capitalists. Can clean capitalists use caps? Ask AMEX -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: 15 minutes of fame

2009-12-12 Thread AlunFoto
That's nice, Ann! Oh, and two days late; Happy birthday! Cheers, Jostein 2009/12/11 ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com: this is an online newsletter for Scrabble players: http://www.thelastwordnewsletter.com/ftp.TheLastWordNewsletter.com/Home.html PDML'er Amita Guha took the photo of me and

HOME

2009-12-12 Thread Toine
Just watched the movie/documentary HOME. Amazing images, great music and a very important message. It's available online in HD quality on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/homeprojectFR#p/a/f/2/jqxENMKaeCU Toine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: Another Overprocessed Portrait

2009-12-12 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 10:09 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Frank, The customer is always right. I think some women seek this look as glamerous, and it is that. A sort of 'This is how good I would look as a starlet!' I guess it depends on your viewpoint. I say the viewer is

OT: Christmas Book

2009-12-12 Thread John Sessoms
Or Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, Saturnalia ... whatever you might celebrate by giving or receiving gifts this time of year. I ran across the most marvelous book today. *Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera* Links the painted images to the photo studies created for him to work from. Product

Re: ATT rant!

2009-12-12 Thread John Sessoms
From: Boris Liberman Ralf is German as far as I remember when last asked him :-) . On 12/11/2009 11:00 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: John Sessoms Well, I finally started my PDML where are they at list to help me with that, I know the difference between the Norwegian [tundra, heavy

Re: Town Planner Calendar

2009-12-12 Thread Toine
Great news! Congrats, Toine 2009/12/12 David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com: This one Ann. http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/2653056870/ I cropped it a bit tighter than this, but not a heck of a lot more. Dave On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 9:56 AM, ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote:

Re: PESO: Another Overprocessed Portrait

2009-12-12 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 11:10 AM, P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Most art is artificial. It's a representation. The world would be a pretty drab place without it. Paul Paul, I was talking about a particular genre of photographic portraiture, not art in general. BTW, ~all~ art

Happy Hanukkah

2009-12-12 Thread frank theriault
Happy Hanukkah to all those on this list that celebrate it - and to those who don't celebrate it, too!! 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

Re: Town Planner Calendar

2009-12-12 Thread Walter Hamler
Great image! Well done indeed. Walt On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 9:42 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all. Our house hold just received the 2010 calendar for our area, and i have three photos in it plus the cover. The calendar covers a wide area of Ontario, but is site specific

Re: PESO: Another Overprocessed Portrait

2009-12-12 Thread P N Stenquist
On Dec 12, 2009, at 4:18 PM, frank theriault wrote: On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 11:10 AM, P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Most art is artificial. It's a representation. The world would be a pretty drab place without it. Paul Paul, I was talking about a particular genre of

Re: Happy Hanukkah

2009-12-12 Thread P N Stenquist
I'm not Jewish, but I celebrate every holiday. I'm going to whip up some latkes for a hanukah celebration. Yum! Paul On Dec 12, 2009, at 4:23 PM, frank theriault wrote: Happy Hanukkah to all those on this list that celebrate it - and to those who don't celebrate it, too!! cheers, frank --

PENT Cool Guys Like Us - Heavy LR Abuse...

2009-12-12 Thread eckinator
Really tortured this shot in LR for practice... it doesn't tell the story, only the attitude so I figured I might as well... buddy is/was in charge of placing arriving vessels in the Bonifacio/Corsica marina and was a lot of fun to watch... great temper, lots of confidence and clearly enjoying

Re: PESO: Another Overprocessed Portrait

2009-12-12 Thread John Sessoms
Not to some people's taste apparently, but for me it evokes the work of George Hurrell, Ruth Harriet Louise and contemporaries. -- 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

Re: Town Planner Calendar

2009-12-12 Thread John Sessoms
From: David J Brooks Hi all. Our house hold just received the 2010 calendar for our area, and i have three photos in it plus the cover. The calendar covers a wide area of Ontario, but is site specific for the regions in their advertising base. This is the second year in a row i have had the

Re: GESO: swine slaughter (no graphical stuff)

2009-12-12 Thread Madame RD
so that's what it was ! and in what country was that ? i'm sure those pics wouldn't be as impressive with colours . dom from paris Luka Knezevic-Strika a écrit : Hi, it's a series on my yashicamat and ilford delta 400. it's preparing of sausages and other meat products on the day the

Re: Pentax macro lens with new approach

2009-12-12 Thread John Sessoms
From: Boris Liberman Feeding modern macro lenses is a necessity of life. That's why many photographers stick to the older lenses, that were able to sustain themselves for much longer period of times without food. Free range macro lenses can forage for themselves. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: PENT Cool Guys Like Us - Heavy LR Abuse...

2009-12-12 Thread ann sanfedele
Well I normally don't like a lot of photoshop fiddling but I have to say in this case number 2 wins for me. The original's problem (but you know this I bet) is that the background is not quite sharp enough or unsharp enough. Therefore, what we used toc all a difficult negative , eh? Ithink

Re: GESO: swine slaughter (no graphical stuff)

2009-12-12 Thread eckinator
Quite late but those are really good... nice tones, very athmospheric and a joy to view Cheers Ecke 2009/12/8 Luka Knezevic-Strika lukastr...@gmail.com: Hi, it's a series on my yashicamat and ilford delta 400. it's preparing of sausages and other meat products on the day the swines get

Re: Happy Hanukkah

2009-12-12 Thread John Sessoms
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yZ1zxtbOJE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyA6uJto9pw From: P N Stenquist I'm not Jewish, but I celebrate every holiday. I'm going to whip up some latkes for a hanukah celebration. Yum! Paul On Dec 12, 2009, at 4:23 PM, frank theriault wrote: Happy Hanukkah

Re: PENT Cool Guys Like Us - Heavy LR Abuse...

2009-12-12 Thread eckinator
brutal, honest and fair enough, ann =) #2 is the first, gut driven edit so that kinda agrees with your take on them - I think my reason to like #3 best is the memory behind the image which makes the background part of the scene; that memory of course is practically impossible to transport and

Re: Pentax macro lens with new approach

2009-12-12 Thread eckinator
Feeding modern macro lenses is a necessity of life. I wonder if helical focus is another word for hungry snail... that would also explain the long, slow AF travel... Cheers Ecke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: Pentax macro lens with new approach

2009-12-12 Thread AlunFoto
2009/12/12 eckinator eckina...@gmail.com: Feeding modern macro lenses is a necessity of life. I wonder if helical focus is another word for hungry snail... that would also explain the long, slow AF travel... LOL... Okay, if I ever catch you describing AF as _sluggish_ now, you'll be out of

Re: Pentax macro lens with new approach

2009-12-12 Thread eckinator
not gonna happen... I always have a leaf of lettuce in my kit bag ]=P Cheers Ecke 2009/12/12 AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com: 2009/12/12 eckinator eckina...@gmail.com: Feeding modern macro lenses is a necessity of life. I wonder if helical focus is another word for hungry snail... that would

Re: Pentax macro lens with new approach

2009-12-12 Thread mike wilson
AlunFoto wrote: 2009/12/12 mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com: You laugh but this: http://www.overfinch.com/newsletter/summer/mailer.html comes with a fully stocked bar that, for the first year of ownership, will be kept stocked by the seller. I want Lowepro to start doing that. uhoh.

Re: PESO: Another Overprocessed Portrait

2009-12-12 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 4:32 PM, P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Of course you're not wrong. I was reacting to your closing sentence: A subject can be pleased and flattered without making them look artificial, IMHO. I felt artificial was a bit disparaging here. But perhaps I'm

Re: Happy Hanukkah

2009-12-12 Thread Paul Sorenson
Had the family over last night to start the celebration - latkes, brisket kugel. Thought there would be leftovers, but... -p P N Stenquist wrote: I'm not Jewish, but I celebrate every holiday. I'm going to whip up some latkes for a hanukah celebration. Yum! Paul On Dec 12, 2009, at 4:23

Re: Dream Lens

2009-12-12 Thread Miserere
2009/12/11 William Robb war...@gmail.com: At the same time, the a$$in me would like to see the moaning that would happen if Pentax went full frame and decided that APS-C was a dead end. It would make ForumsNeurotica a much more interesting read... William Robb That's my fear, Will, that

Geso Sigma 20/1.8 test at Friday Night Blues

2009-12-12 Thread Larry Colen
Of course, as soon as I pull out my camera to test the new lens, they turn down the lights. Lighting conditions were tough, I was shooting wide open (f/1.8) ISO 3200 at 1/8-1/13 second. When they turned up the lights for the birthday jam, I was able to bump the shutter speed all of the

Re: Happy Hanukkah

2009-12-12 Thread Larry Colen
On Dec 12, 2009, at 1:23 PM, frank theriault wrote: Happy Hanukkah to all those on this list that celebrate it - and to those who don't celebrate it, too!! And for those who come from households with multiple holiday traditions:

Re: Geso Sigma 20/1.8 test at Friday Night Blues

2009-12-12 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 6:31 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: snip http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157622988217498/ snip The first one (20091211-lrc38204) is ~brilliant~! Then again I'm a sucker for motion blur, but this one really captures the exuberance and joy of

Re: Dream Lens

2009-12-12 Thread eckinator
2009/12/11 Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com: A pancake zoom.  I want something in a day-to-day zoom range with the same compact bullet-proof production values found in the 40mm and 21mm Limiteds.  Oh and of course fast too.  -T Your prayers were heard... misheard anyway...

Tried out the 20/1.8 last night

2009-12-12 Thread Larry Colen
I thought I sent this about an hour ago, but it never showed up in my mail queue so pardon me if this is a repost. The short form is that optically the lens does what I need. It's wide and fast, and in the lighting situations that I'll be using it, the optics aren't the weak link in the

Re: Geso Sigma 20/1.8 test at Friday Night Blues

2009-12-12 Thread paul stenquist
I like 309 through 319. Just enough motion blur to make them work. Nice. Paul On Dec 12, 2009, at 6:31 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Of course, as soon as I pull out my camera to test the new lens, they turn down the lights. Lighting conditions were tough, I was shooting wide open (f/1.8) ISO 3200

Re: Geso Sigma 20/1.8 test at Friday Night Blues

2009-12-12 Thread paul stenquist
I'd like to see you try this same setup with flash set at -1 stop exposure and second curtain shutter synch. That might yield some very pleasing results. Paul On Dec 12, 2009, at 8:07 PM, paul stenquist wrote: I like 309 through 319. Just enough motion blur to make them work. Nice. Paul On

PESO - The Whisper

2009-12-12 Thread frank theriault
Overseen recently in a crowded bar: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/12/whisper.html I'm guessing he was saying something like: Let's get out of here. At least that's what I'd be saying to her... ;-) Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois

Re: PESO - The Whisper

2009-12-12 Thread paul stenquist
Nice shot. Brave shot:-). I'd crop off some of the dead space on the left and brighten it up a bit. Paul On Dec 12, 2009, at 8:36 PM, frank theriault wrote: Overseen recently in a crowded bar: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/12/whisper.html I'm guessing he was saying something

Re: PESO: Another Overprocessed Portrait

2009-12-12 Thread John Sessoms
From: frank theriault On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 4:32 PM, P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Of course you're not wrong. I was reacting to your closing sentence: A subject can be pleased and flattered without making them look artificial, IMHO. I felt artificial was a bit disparaging

Re: PESO - The Whisper

2009-12-12 Thread Jack Davis
Hopefully a tender moment. I like the subdued secret mood. Jack --- On Sat, 12/12/09, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: PESO - The Whisper To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Date: Saturday, December 12, 2009, 5:36

Re: PESO: Another Overprocessed Portrait

2009-12-12 Thread Richard D Bush
Don't he look natural is exactly what they would say of me at my viewing except that I'm going to beat them all to that comment by being on display in an urn. RB On Dec 12, 2009, at 8:47 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: frank theriault On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 4:32 PM, P N Stenquist

Re: PESO: Another Overprocessed Portrait

2009-12-12 Thread Larry Colen
On Dec 12, 2009, at 8:48 PM, Richard D Bush wrote: Don't he look natural is exactly what they would say of me at my viewing except that I'm going to beat them all to that comment by being on display in an urn. Some guys will do anything to get their ashes hauled. RB On Dec 12, 2009,

Re: PESO: Another Overprocessed Portrait

2009-12-12 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Dec 12, 2009, at 20:48 , Richard D Bush wrote: Don't he look natural is exactly what they would say of me at my viewing except that I'm going to beat them all to that comment by being on display in an urn. Adorned with a heavily retouched photo of you taken 25 years ago, with a black

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