Re: question for the brits American to English translation

2010-03-16 Thread mike wilson
Doug Franklin wrote: On 2010-03-16 21:30, paul stenquist wrote: I have a horrifying "vision" that I might learn to know that feeling before I pass from this Earth. You're moving to Russia? I fear Russia, aspects of it, anyway, may be coming here. Organised crime, bad roads and rampant

Re: Good news - "the other Tim" is not the only one

2010-03-16 Thread mike wilson
Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 16, 2010, at 12:29 PM, Bob W wrote: Congratulations - 2 years is a long time without a job - has it really been that long since your escapade? Let's hope you can keep yourself dry this time. It sounds like there is a rather interesting bit of history that happ

Re: question for the brits American to English translation

2010-03-16 Thread mike wilson
Doug Franklin wrote: On 2010-03-16 21:30, paul stenquist wrote: I have a horrifying "vision" that I might learn to know that feeling before I pass from this Earth. You're moving to Russia? I fear Russia, aspects of it, anyway, may be coming here. Organised crime, bad roads and rampant

Re: OT - Congrats, Tim!

2010-03-16 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 16, 2010, at 11:03 PM, Tim Bray wrote: On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 8:47 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Congratulations to our very own Tim Bray who landed a new job with Google, on the Android team. Er ahem thanks all. BTW, the latest Android "Nexus One" phone (http://www.google.com/phone)

Re: KX Viewfinder

2010-03-16 Thread Bong Manayon
Just to let you know, I just bought a K-x today. After the DS & the K10D, yeah the viewfinder is small but I bought one anyway... On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 10:12 PM, frank theriault wrote: > More than one person on this list has mentioned that the KX might fit > my needs in a body. > > I just read

Re: KX Viewfinder

2010-03-16 Thread P. J. Alling
On 3/16/2010 5:24 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: On 17/03/2010, Bruce Dayton wrote: One thing you have to be careful with is the K-x kit lens is the 18-55 which is a small, dark lens. Unless you compare viewfinders with the exact same lens on, you will see differences that aren't related to the v

Re: WPP image disqualified

2010-03-16 Thread Boris Liberman
I am afraid you misunderstood me. Indeed, this image shouldn't have gotten as far and high as it got. But the way it happened smells of fish, especially given that his modifications were not grandiose... Boris On 3/17/2010 7:53 AM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: "Bori

Re: OT - Congrats, Tim!

2010-03-16 Thread Tim Bray
On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 9:12 AM, Miserere wrote: >  - I can program in Fortran. I believe the internet is Fortran's > ultimate frontier. Just think about it, Android calculating and > running subroutines in Fortran--that would be so retro! Clearly you have a bright future. And indeed that'd be

Re: OT - Congrats, Tim!

2010-03-16 Thread Tim Bray
On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 8:47 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > Congratulations to our very own Tim Bray who landed a new job with Google, > on the Android team. Er ahem thanks all. BTW, the latest Android "Nexus One" phone (http://www.google.com/phone) has a camera in it that's not terrible. You can't

GESO -- After The Fall (more or less complete)

2010-03-16 Thread P. J. Alling
Well, I've collected most of the "After the Fall" images into one gallery. There were a few I didn't include, and a few were replaced or retitled. I'll have to be a bit more careful to keep the processing more uniform for efforts like this in the future. For instance, I gave a false platinum

Re: WPP image disqualified

2010-03-16 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Boris Liberman" Subject: Re: WPP image disqualified You're right in general, Bill. It is just that it is pretty obvious to me that once they start noticing image modifications of this magnitude, they inevitably will also look the other way at certain

Re: question for the brits American to English translation

2010-03-16 Thread Boris Liberman
On 3/17/2010 6:08 AM, Doug Franklin wrote: I fear Russia, aspects of it, anyway, may be coming here. Wrong. Lots of Russian aspects have already arrived, Doug. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, p

Re: question for the brits American to English translation

2010-03-16 Thread Boris Liberman
On 3/16/2010 10:20 PM, Doug Franklin wrote: On 2010-03-16 3:48, Boris Liberman wrote: St Petersburg (formerly known as Leningrad) Now that just strikes me as funny and sort of ironic. Wasn't it known as St. Petersburg for quite a while before the Reds renamed it to Leningrad? Right, I shou

Re: Digital Darkroom

2010-03-16 Thread Boris Liberman
On 3/16/2010 5:39 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 3:47 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: *At the Computer* -Photoshop Elements Do you *really* need Elements if you have Lightroom? Just a question to ponder, really. I do 90%+ of my editing in Lightroom nowadays, but there are inv

Re: question for the brits American to English translation

2010-03-16 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Doug Franklin" Subject: Re: question for the brits American to English translation I fear Russia, aspects of it, anyway, may be coming here. Embrace change rather than fear it. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml

Re: WPP image disqualified

2010-03-16 Thread Boris Liberman
On 3/16/2010 4:41 PM, William Robb wrote: The problem with this sort of thing is where do they draw the line in the sand? Do they draw it at cloning out an errant foot because it "is not a subject of the image submitted to the contest"? What if they allow this, and next year, someone clones out s

Re: Good news - "the other Tim" is not the only one

2010-03-16 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 16, 2010, at 12:29 PM, Bob W wrote: Congratulations - 2 years is a long time without a job - has it really been that long since your escapade? Let's hope you can keep yourself dry this time. It sounds like there is a rather interesting bit of history that happened just before I j

Re: question for the brits American to English translation

2010-03-16 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2010-03-16 21:30, paul stenquist wrote: I have a horrifying "vision" that I might learn to know that feeling before I pass from this Earth. You're moving to Russia? I fear Russia, aspects of it, anyway, may be coming here. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML

Re: question for the brits American to English translation

2010-03-16 Thread Brendan MacRae
- Original Message > From: Mark Roberts > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Sent: Tue, March 16, 2010 7:20:40 PM > Subject: Re: question for the brits American to English translation > > Doug Franklin wrote: >On 2010-03-16 16:23, Bob W > wrote: St Petersburg (formerly known as

Re: question for the brits American to English translation

2010-03-16 Thread Mark Roberts
Doug Franklin wrote: >On 2010-03-16 16:23, Bob W wrote: St Petersburg (formerly known as Leningrad) >>> >>> Now that just strikes me as funny and sort of ironic. Wasn't >>> it known as St. Petersburg for quite a while before the Reds >>> renamed it to Leningrad? >> >> There was a joke during

Re: question for the brits American to English translation

2010-03-16 Thread paul stenquist
On Mar 16, 2010, at 9:12 PM, Doug Franklin wrote: > On 2010-03-16 16:23, Bob W wrote: St Petersburg (formerly known as Leningrad) >>> >>> Now that just strikes me as funny and sort of ironic. Wasn't >>> it known as St. Petersburg for quite a while before the Reds >>> renamed it to Leningra

Re: question for the brits American to English translation

2010-03-16 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2010-03-16 16:23, Bob W wrote: St Petersburg (formerly known as Leningrad) Now that just strikes me as funny and sort of ironic. Wasn't it known as St. Petersburg for quite a while before the Reds renamed it to Leningrad? There was a joke during the Communist era that had an old man sayin

RE: PESO: Beware the Ides of March

2010-03-16 Thread Bob W
[...] > > I may have given you a wrong distance from Largo Argentina to > Pompey's Theater. I was thinking of the theater part, which > was at the west end of the complex. The complex was huge, and > I believe the portico did indeed extend to the neighborhood > of Largo Argentine. But--sorry--

geso camellias

2010-03-16 Thread Larry Colen
Someone from a camellias only group on flickr noticed one of my uploads and asked me to submit some photos for their group. She even seems to have poked around some of my other sets. I set up a set with just the camellia photos they tagged. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/7215762

Re: The Prodigal Camera Returns

2010-03-16 Thread Tim Øsleby
>don't seem > PDML-worthy to me. You can do a test post you know. Mr. List will filter them if their not. -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2010/3/16 John Celio : >> As far as I recall my >> K10D also exhibits banding of some sort in badly underexposed ISO 1600 >> photos, but I h

Re: PESO: Unparallel Parking

2010-03-16 Thread Larry Colen
On 3/16/2010 12:47 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: OK, missed your joke. It may have been lifted and placed there too :} To get his joke you needed to look at it at the right angle. -- J.C. O'Connell (mailto:hifis...@gate.net) Join the CD PLAYER& DISC Discussions : http://tech.groups.yahoo.com

Re: KX Viewfinder

2010-03-16 Thread Rob Studdert
On 17/03/2010, Bruce Dayton wrote: > One thing you have to be careful with is the K-x kit lens is the > 18-55 which is a small, dark lens. Unless you compare viewfinders > with the exact same lens on, you will see differences that aren't > related to the viewfinder. I have in my possession an *i

Re: The Prodigal Camera Returns

2010-03-16 Thread Larry Colen
On 3/16/2010 12:46 PM, John Celio wrote: Congratulations now you can buy a new K-7. Hah, not likely. Last year my work hours were cut from five days to four days a week (8hr/day) for most of the year. This year, starting a couple months ago, my hours were cut back again, only this time t

Re: OT - The people you meet...

2010-03-16 Thread Cotty
On 16/3/10, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: >To hell with photography, it's enlightening just to sit around a table >drinking beer. Who needs a table? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: PESOs New bike/Python/Henry Royce

2010-03-16 Thread eckinator
2010/3/13 P. J. Alling : > Funny that bike looks like a balloon. balloon tyres... they're a huge fad these days ]=) -- 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 dir

Re: PESO: Bogue Barn

2010-03-16 Thread eckinator
2010/3/13 Jack Davis : > On my way home from taking care of an errand, I took a street (Bogue Rd) I > hadn't been on for some years. I recorded this east facing barn and, early > this AM, returned with some gear. > It's sits on an island of property surrounded by apartments and other > commercia

Re: PESO: Unparallel Parking

2010-03-16 Thread eckinator
2010/3/16 Daniel J. Matyola : > Parking is always at a premium in Rome: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10813765 > > Comments and criticisms welcomed. I see that here all the time and it is even legal but it never occurred to me to take a picture for others to whom it may be out of the

Re: PESO: Beware the Ides of March

2010-03-16 Thread jtainter
Please tell me where Pompey's Theater was actually located. The story I heard, from two separate sources, both natives of Rome, was that the location of the portico was assumed to be at a different location, but that when this was was excavated (not all that long ago) and studied, the archaeologis

Re: PESO: Unparallel Parking

2010-03-16 Thread Bruce Dayton
Well seen, rather amusing. -- Best regards, Bruce Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 11:16:36 AM, you wrote: DJM> Parking is always at a premium in Rome: DJM> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10813765 DJM> Comments and criticisms welcomed. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net htt

Re: Peso Geese on pond

2010-03-16 Thread Bruce Dayton
So we're calling them 'Geese' now, huh? Too much clutter in front of them, but some of us may consider that a good thing. -- Best regards, Bruce Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 9:39:11 AM, you wrote: >>From the charter Monday DJB> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10813159 DJB> Dave DJB> --

Re: PAW10 - shadows

2010-03-16 Thread DagT
Thanks Paul, Ann, Larry, Bob and 272yb .-) DagT http://www.thrane.name Den 14. mars 2010 kl. 22.53 skrev P N Stenquist: > Intriguing. A fascinating photograph. > Paul > On Mar 14, 2010, at 4:45 PM, DagT wrote: > >> http://thrane.name/page3/page7/files/page7-1000-full.html >> >> K20D, DA21, 1

Re: OT - The people you meet...

2010-03-16 Thread Mark Roberts
mike wilson wrote: >Bob W wrote: >> To hell with photography, it's enlightening just to sit around a table >> drinking beer. > >Do I need to say it? Nope. -- 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: question for the brits American to English translation

2010-03-16 Thread Bob W
> > St Petersburg (formerly known as Leningrad) > > Now that just strikes me as funny and sort of ironic. Wasn't > it known as St. Petersburg for quite a while before the Reds > renamed it to Leningrad? There was a joke during the Communist era that had an old man saying "I was born in St Pete

Re: question for the brits American to English translation

2010-03-16 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2010-03-16 3:48, Boris Liberman wrote: St Petersburg (formerly known as Leningrad) Now that just strikes me as funny and sort of ironic. Wasn't it known as St. Petersburg for quite a while before the Reds renamed it to Leningrad? -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail Li

Re: PESO: Beware the Ides of March

2010-03-16 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Please tell me where Pompey's Theater was actually located. The story I heard, from two separate sources, both natives of Rome, was that the location of the portico was assumed to be at a different location, but that when this was was excavated (not all that long ago) and studied, the archaeologis

RE: PESO: Unparallel Parking

2010-03-16 Thread J.C. O'Connell
OK, missed your joke. It may have been lifted and placed there too :} -- J.C. O'Connell (mailto:hifis...@gate.net) Join the CD PLAYER & DISC Discussions : http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdplayers/ http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdsound/ -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pd

RE: PESO: Unparallel Parking

2010-03-16 Thread J.C. O'Connell
I was just kidding, perpendicular is subset of unparallel so not all unparallel parked cars are perpendicular so this was a little nit to pick as its pretty close to perpendicular looking. -- J.C. O'Connell (mailto:hifis...@gate.net) Join the CD PLAYER & DISC Discussions : http://tech.groups.yaho

RE: The Prodigal Camera Returns

2010-03-16 Thread John Celio
> Congratulations now you can buy a new K-7. Hah, not likely. Last year my work hours were cut from five days to four days a week (8hr/day) for most of the year. This year, starting a couple months ago, my hours were cut back again, only this time to THREE days a week. I was fortunate to find s

Re: OT - The people you meet...

2010-03-16 Thread mike wilson
Bob W wrote: To hell with photography, it's enlightening just to sit around a table drinking beer. Do I need to say 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 directly above and follow t

RE: The Prodigal Camera Returns

2010-03-16 Thread John Celio
> As far as I recall my > K10D also exhibits banding of some sort in badly underexposed ISO 1600 > photos, but I honestly don't care, as I never got myself into this kind > of situation anyway. Exactly. :) > Now, I suppose you could be posting PESOs on the list, couldn't you? Well, I post a n

RE: OT - The people you meet...

2010-03-16 Thread Bob W
Sounds great. I love Trent Parke's work. I haven't heard of the other 2 so I shall enjoy looking at the pictures later. > It really is enlightening to sit around a table, drinking > beer & and talking photography, not gear. To hell with photography, it's enlightening just to sit around a table d

Re:K7 Manual Mode Problem (Gaetan Beauchamp, PDML Digest, Vol 47, Issue 134)

2010-03-16 Thread Gaëtan Beauchamp
Thank you all for your answers. I don't know how but it seem to work again. The front dial is working slowly, carefully, but it seems to works. I am in Mexico so perhaps humidity. I'll be in Montreal next week and I'll check there. GB Message: 8 Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:45:13 -0500 From: Ga?tan B

RE: Good news - "the other Tim" is not the only one

2010-03-16 Thread Bob W
Congratulations - 2 years is a long time without a job - has it really been that long since your escapade? Let's hope you can keep yourself dry this time. > > It seems I'm finally getting a job. Been without one since my > wet adventure two years ago. > > It is nothing fancy, just a regular sh

Re: PESO: Unparallel Parking

2010-03-16 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Well, of course that is also accurate, but it misses the double meaning I intended. It is "unparallel" in that the car fails to conform to the parallel parking pattern of the other cars and "unparallel" in the sense that it took unparalleled skill to squeeze into that space. Dan Matyola On Tue

Re: OT PESO - Sk8tr

2010-03-16 Thread Sasha Sobol
You nailed it. Or should I say railed him? Nice tones and lines. --Sasha On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 10:12 AM, David Savage wrote: > Thanks Dave. > > DS > > On 17 March 2010 00:34, David J Brooks wrote: >> Good placement of the kid. Like the angle shot >> >> Dave >> >> On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 12:

RE: question for the brits American to English translation

2010-03-16 Thread Bob W
> > Maybe not for long... > > ralia-merger-talk-pointless-Key> > That'll be right after the USA joins the EC. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from th

RE: PESO: Unparallel Parking

2010-03-16 Thread J.C. O'Connell
perpendicular parking actually -- J.C. O'Connell (mailto:hifis...@gate.net) Join the CD PLAYER & DISC Discussions : http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdplayers/ http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdsound/ -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] O

PESO: Unparallel Parking

2010-03-16 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Parking is always at a premium in Rome: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10813765 Comments and criticisms welcomed. -- 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

Re: PESO: Beware the Ides of March

2010-03-16 Thread jtainter
Dan wrote: These are said to be the very steps on which the assassination of Julius Caesar took place on March 15, 44 BCE. Taken on Valentine's Day last month. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10809854 - Dan, sorry to have to spoil this for you. Next time you are in Rome, take it up

Re: Digital Darkroom

2010-03-16 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 9:58 AM, John Sessoms wrote: >> I do 90%+ of my editing in Lightroom nowadays, but there are >> invariably some details on some photos that need a pixel editor to >> work on most efficiently. Again, it's a case of "right tools for the >> right job." > > On the 10% that need

Re: OT PESO - Sk8tr

2010-03-16 Thread David Savage
Thanks Dave. DS On 17 March 2010 00:34, David J Brooks wrote: > Good placement of the kid. Like the angle shot > > Dave > > On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 12:18 PM, David Savage wrote: >> G'day All, >> >> Took this while wandering back to my car after photographing the >> arrival of the Queen Mary 2:

Re: Digital Darkroom

2010-03-16 Thread John Sessoms
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 3:47 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: >> *At the Computer* >> -Photoshop Elements > > Do you *really* need Elements if you have Lightroom? Just a question to > ponder, really. I do 90%+ of my editing in Lightroom nowadays, but there are invariably some

Re: OT PESO - Sk8tr

2010-03-16 Thread David Savage
On 17 March 2010 00:51, Larry Colen wrote: > On 3/16/2010 9:18 AM, David Savage wrote: >> >> G'day All, >> >> Took this while wandering back to my car after photographing the >> arrival of the Queen Mary 2: >> >> >> > > Nice shot, excellent job p

Re: OT - The people you meet...

2010-03-16 Thread Larry Colen
On 3/16/2010 9:13 AM, David Savage wrote: It really is enlightening to sit around a table, drinking beer& and talking photography, not gear. Mark! While most of the quotes tend to be flippant and humorous, there's something very profound about Dave's statement above. I love gearfaggotry, it

Re: OT PESO - Sk8tr

2010-03-16 Thread Larry Colen
On 3/16/2010 9:18 AM, David Savage wrote: G'day All, Took this while wandering back to my car after photographing the arrival of the Queen Mary 2: Nice shot, excellent job processing it. I don't suppose you have a frame taken either a s

One of the greats is gone

2010-03-16 Thread Brendan MacRae
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/16/arts/16moore.html -Brendan -- 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.

Peso Geese on pond

2010-03-16 Thread David J Brooks
>From the charter Monday http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10813159 Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml

Re: Peso Spring pond shot

2010-03-16 Thread David J Brooks
Thanks Paul. I played around a bit to find a position i liked. Dave On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 10:50 AM, P N Stenquist wrote: > A pleasant scene. I like the placement of the solitary bullrush. > Paul > On Mar 16, 2010, at 10:08 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > >> Had a charter to a day camp yesterday. T

Re: Dust between prism and focus screen?

2010-03-16 Thread Larry Colen
On 3/16/2010 6:42 AM, Miserere wrote: On 16 March 2010 09:38, eckinator wrote: Had the same issue, took out the matte/focus screen with the changer tool I have here since I bought the grid screen, cleaned it with the ICK-1 (a blower works almost as well) and reinserted it. It is tougher whe

Re: Peso Spring pond shot

2010-03-16 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 11:16 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > My, that's a bedraggles Bull Rush! ;) > Tough winter? No not really, but the property is now home to a bunch of grade 1's and 2's. That might have more to do with it.:-) Dave > > Jack > > --- On Tue, 3/16/10, David J Brooks wrote: > >> From:

Re: OT PESO - Sk8tr

2010-03-16 Thread David J Brooks
Good placement of the kid. Like the angle shot Dave On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 12:18 PM, David Savage wrote: > G'day All, > > Took this while wandering back to my car after photographing the > arrival of the Queen Mary 2: > > > > Direct link (~kb)

Re: Digital Darkroom

2010-03-16 Thread John Francis
On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 12:47:59PM +0200, Boris Liberman wrote: > Christine, I'll comment just on few points: > > On 3/13/2010 4:37 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: >> *At the Computer* >> -Photoshop Elements > > Do you *really* need Elements if you have Lightroom? Just a question to > ponder, really.

Re: PESO - Hiding

2010-03-16 Thread Larry Colen
On 3/16/2010 5:57 AM, frank theriault wrote: On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 9:37 PM, Rick Womer wrote: This bicycle was trying to hide from me, but could't quite manage it: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10807533&size=lg (K10D, FA 50/1.7, ISO 400, f/5.6 @ 1/50) ~Very~ nice - well

OT PESO - Sk8tr

2010-03-16 Thread David Savage
G'day All, Took this while wandering back to my car after photographing the arrival of the Queen Mary 2: Direct link (~kb) D700, AF-S 24-7mm @ 66mm, 1/1000 @ f8, ISO 400. Enjoy

OT - The people you meet...

2010-03-16 Thread David Savage
Well it's that time again. Foto Freo: The bi-annual festival of photography that runs for a month. It's workshops (Magnum are running a series of workshops at the same time as the festival), talks & exhibitions galore. I had a pleasant evening listening to Australian M

Re: KX Viewfinder

2010-03-16 Thread Bruce Dayton
One thing you have to be careful with is the K-x kit lens is the 18-55 which is a small, dark lens. Unless you compare viewfinders with the exact same lens on, you will see differences that aren't related to the viewfinder. I have in my possession an *istD, K10D and K20D to compare against. I ha

Re: Digital Darkroom

2010-03-16 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 3:47 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: >> *At the Computer* >> -Photoshop Elements > > Do you *really* need Elements if you have Lightroom? Just a question to > ponder, really. I do 90%+ of my editing in Lightroom nowadays, but there are invariably some details on some photos that

Re: WPP image disqualified

2010-03-16 Thread John Sessoms
From: Keith Whaley Boris Liberman wrote: > On 3/7/2010 11:18 PM, Derby Chang wrote: >> >> Seems to me the crop and the B+W conversion do more to alter the content >> of the image than the foot clone. Still, I guess there is a "slippery >> slope" argument, and thems the rules. >> >> http://www.r

Re: Digital Darkroom

2010-03-16 Thread John Sessoms
From: eckinator RAID 5 has n-1 slack with a minimum disk count of 3, i.e. you lose the space of one disk but never more than one third of the physical space you paid for. The quota improves every time you add another disk. RAID 5 will tolerate the loss of one disk so again a spare disk is a shoul

Re: Digital Darkroom

2010-03-16 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Is that why most art directors have cut up fingers? ;-) I do that too, actually, for some one-off bits but the Rototrim is more consistent when you're trying to cut a dozen prints to exactly the same dimensions. Lock down a guide for cut one, make all twelve, lock down a guide for cut two, make al

Re: KX Viewfinder

2010-03-16 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 16, 2010, at 2:45 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: On 3/5/2010 4:12 PM, frank theriault wrote: More than one person on this list has mentioned that the KX might fit my needs in a body. I just read a post from Mark where he mentions that the viewfinder's a bit small and darkish. Frank, I

Re: OT - Congrats, Tim!

2010-03-16 Thread Tim Øsleby
WTG, other Tim. -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ -- 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 - Congrats, Tim!

2010-03-16 Thread John Sessoms
From: David J Brooks No idea what this android thing is, but a good job is a good job, congrat's. It's an open-source consortium owned/backed by Google that's trying to do to Apple's iphone what Linux is doing to Microsoft Windows. Google is in it because they expect to make a *LOT* of money

Re: Peso Spring pond shot

2010-03-16 Thread Jack Davis
My, that's a bedraggles Bull Rush! ;) Tough winter? Jack --- On Tue, 3/16/10, David J Brooks wrote: > From: David J Brooks > Subject: Peso Spring pond shot > To: "Pentax Discuss" , "Barbara Brooks" > Cc: "Home Sarah" , "Conley Leah" > , "Smillie Dale" > Date: Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 7:08 A

Re: PESO 2010 - 044 - GDG

2010-03-16 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Thanks for the comments! :-) -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- 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: urgently need impression about Metz flash

2010-03-16 Thread AlunFoto
2010/3/16 Boris Liberman : >> 2010/3/16 Boris Liberman: >>>  I use it fairly often when photographing kids in Galia's class - it >>> eliminates >>> eye shadows, adds a bit of sprinkle to the eyes and generally is useful. >> >> Um... >> Cry a lot, do they? :-) >> > > Oh... After fifth reading of you

Re: PDML Book Update

2010-03-16 Thread AlunFoto
2010/3/16 Mark Roberts : > I printed out a new target pattern on Ilford Gold Fibre Silk paper > yesterday. After it's had 24 hours to dry I'll hook up the > spectrocolorimeter and generate a new profile. Mark, Which meter are you using? Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto

Re: PESO: Beware the Ides of March

2010-03-16 Thread John Sessoms
From: frank theriault On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 6:28 PM, Bob W wrote: > The name Caesar (sp!) is quite interesting. It was the family name but > because of the fame of Julius and Augustus (who was his adopted son), it > became a prestige name which the later emperors adopted. From there it has >

Re: Peso Spring pond shot

2010-03-16 Thread P N Stenquist
A pleasant scene. I like the placement of the solitary bullrush. Paul On Mar 16, 2010, at 10:08 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Had a charter to a day camp yesterday. The property has a pond, so i wondered around whilst the kids learned some stuff. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10813158 K1

Re: Waiting for UPS

2010-03-16 Thread tbeilby
My wife arrived home about 5:00pm and wanted to know if I had planted the blueberry bushes yet. Of course, I had not gone more than 20 ft from the front door, so the bushes were still sitting in a bowl of water awaiting being put in their respective holes in the back yard. I was sent out to put

Re: question for the brits American to English translation

2010-03-16 Thread John Sessoms
From: Michael Beacom On Mar 12, 2010, at 4:42 PM, Cotty wrote: > On 13/3/10, Brian Walters, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> Here's a crumpet >> http://tinyurl.com/2pth3n > > THIS is crumpet > > > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty Can y

Re: WPP image disqualified

2010-03-16 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Keith Whaley" Subject: Re: WPP image disqualified To me it seems like a great example of a difference between spirit of the rules and letter of the rules... Boris It certainly is. Quite plainly put, the jury's decision was a monumentally irrational (

RE: OT: Please translate some American for me

2010-03-16 Thread John Sessoms
From: "Bob W" There is a phrase in the article in this website that I am not familiar with. I think it's an American phrase meaning that you could be mugged, or you could get lost or confused - not sure which from the context. The phrase is "you might get turned around" in "the 15th is a very non

Re: Good news - "the other Tim" is not the only one

2010-03-16 Thread Tim Øsleby
2010/3/16 Bob Sullivan : > Congrats and good to see you on dry land!    Regards,  Bob S. Drifting is no good. -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit t

Re: Good news - "the other Tim" is not the only one

2010-03-16 Thread Bob Sullivan
Congrats and good to see you on dry land!Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 8:22 AM, Tim Øsleby wrote: > It seems I'm finally getting a job. Been without one since my wet > adventure two years ago. > > It is nothing fancy, just a regular shop job. > But if I play my cards right I will h

Re: Good news - "the other Tim" is not the only one

2010-03-16 Thread Tim Øsleby
The toast machines are really good. They have the new Pentax anti slip coating. 20% off this week. But one is not enough. Dr. Lisa wants one too. How is she doing BTW? Being a pain in the back? ;-) -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2010/3/16 Mark Roberts : > P N Stenquist wrote: >

Re: PESO: Beware the Ides of March

2010-03-16 Thread John Sessoms
From: Doug Brewer Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > These are said to be the very steps on which the assassination of > Julius Caesar took place on March 15, 44 BCE. Taken on Valentine's > Day last month. > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10809854 > was I the only one who thought of thi

Re: Good news - "the other Tim" is not the only one

2010-03-16 Thread Mark Roberts
P N Stenquist wrote: >On Mar 16, 2010, at 9:22 AM, Tim Øsleby wrote: > >> It seems I'm finally getting a job. Been without one since my wet >> adventure two years ago. >> >> It is nothing fancy, just a regular shop job. >> But if I play my cards right I will have the pleasure of supplying >> peopl

Re: PESO: Beware the Ides of March

2010-03-16 Thread John Sessoms
From: Larry Colen On 3/15/2010 2:01 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > From: Bruce Dayton >> So just what is an 'Ide' anyway and are there 'Ides' for any other >> month? Inquiring minds want to know. >> >> Interesting place and nicely done. Thanks for sharing it. > > Romans counted dates backwards fr

Re: PDML Book Update

2010-03-16 Thread Mark Roberts
Adam Montoya wrote: >On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 9:40 AM, wrote: >> >> >From the photos selected, we gathered the ones that are eligible for >> the Chicago exhibit and passed them on to Sue Barton, the curator. She >> expects to have her decisions made by the end of this coming weekend. >> >> I've j

Re: Good news - "the other Tim" is not the only one

2010-03-16 Thread Tim Øsleby
Thank you. And thank you to Boris and Miserere to. Pardon me Paul, but I think you need a new nose hair trimmer more ;-) I can recommend the dual axe multi trimmer (good for ear hair to). It is 30% off this week. -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2010/3/16 P N Stenquist : > Well t

Peso Spring pond shot

2010-03-16 Thread David J Brooks
Had a charter to a day camp yesterday. The property has a pond, so i wondered around whilst the kids learned some stuff. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10813158 K10D, DA F 50-200 f 16 Comments welcome. Dave BTW i may have solved my copy and paste on photo dot net. If i up load picture

Re: Good news - "the other Tim" is not the only one

2010-03-16 Thread P N Stenquist
Well then, congratulations to you as well. I look forward to getting my Nikon stuff:-). Paul On Mar 16, 2010, at 9:22 AM, Tim Øsleby wrote: It seems I'm finally getting a job. Been without one since my wet adventure two years ago. It is nothing fancy, just a regular shop job. But if I play m

Re: PESO First Snowdrop

2010-03-16 Thread P N Stenquist
On Mar 16, 2010, at 8:23 AM, Rick Womer wrote: Paul, I always enjoy your "first snowdrop" pic. This one is beautiful, as usual. We can tell it is spring in Philly because we got 3 inches of rain on Saturday instead of 2 feet of snow. Rick We had a lot of rain over the weekend, but it's

Re: Good news - "the other Tim" is not the only one

2010-03-16 Thread Miserere
Dude, a job is a job, so congratulations! Do you get discounts on Pentax gear? :-) --M. -- http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment On 16 March 2010 09:22, Tim Øsleby wrote: > It seems I'm finally getting a job. Been without one since my wet > adventu

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