> >
> > --M.
> Interesting and a good gallery of a visit to a town in the UK.
>
> I was brought up in Southampton and tried to place the shots. Think I
might
> have seen the base of the Mayflower memorial in one of them (the Pilgrim
> Fathers originally set out from Southampton, but had to call i
On Aug 26, 2010, at 11:40 PM, Brian Walters wrote:
>
> Well, I was going to ask but decided to Google instead.
In the bay area pretty much everybody under the age of 50, make that 60 knows
about it, most of them know somebody who has gone. I tend to be surprised by
folks not having even hear
Doug Brewer wrote:
Totally unsolicited. Thanks, Stan.
And I agree. You should all order your own copy.
If you want, you can send me money, I'll order for you, sign it, and
send it on to you. Send me your zip, I'll calculate shipping, and we'll
all be deliriously happy.
Unless you don't wan
http://roman.blakout.net/?blog=20100827103002
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On 26/8/10, John Sessoms, discombobulated, unleashed:
>So, what's the difference between a crumpet and an English muffin?
The interesting bit is when the crumpet presents you with the muffin
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On 26/8/10, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed:
>
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMNKh0Zp4pw
>
Great work Mike - I love the way you got the pond to shimmer!
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On 26/8/10, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:
>a crumpet is more like a fat pikelet
I would have said more like a piefor.
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On 26/8/10, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/26/2993756.htm
>I don't see what's controversial. Commercial photographers usually have
>to either have permission or pay to perform their craft if they intend
>to profit from using a particular locat
Sasha Sobol wrote:
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Angry comments are always welcome.
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Really lovely, Sasha, especially the flare.
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Miserere wrote:
It's made sense all along:
http://www.olympus-global.com/en/news/2010b/nr100826mfourthirdse.html
http://www.dpreview.com/news/1008/10082619cosinamicrofourthirds.asp
They'll be releasing the Nokton 25mm f/0.95 next month as their first
lens (for a little under $1,200). Talk abou
Dario Bonazza wrote:
The day was hot in Obuda island, and some spray could help:
http://www.dariobonazza.com/misc/misc27e.htm
Dario
Superb on so many levels.
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Larry Colen wrote:
With the dust, people tend to wear dust masks or bandanas, which makes Black
Rock City probably the only city where you are more likely to see a woman's
breasts than her face. :-)
I went in 2006 and that was my first time really exercising my FX20, which was my first
"decen
On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 3:39 PM, Roman Melihhov wrote:
> http://roman.blakout.net/?blog=20100827103002
Great shot. TH\hanks.
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All 35 mm, about half of it not in boxes or cannisters, but continuously
refrigerated. Some expired in 2006, some probably in 2008-9 (my last big film
purchase was early in 2006, a few months before I bought an ist D).
I would prefer to sell it all to one person. $25 takes all 32 rolls, includ
Quite a few years ago, we visited Katmai National Park, which is the
source of most images a grizzlies catching salmon by standing in the
falls as they try to jump over it.
There were 2 professional photographers on the float plane from King
Salmon to Brooks Lodge. They both had permits. Based o
Bruce, I clearly remember your pulling your 50+ images with the explanation, if
I recall correctly, that you intended to resubmit them to determine if they
would be accepted under the current standards.
You may have been one who began to submit images early on and at a time,
perhaps, when submi
ROLO? I tried that but it didn't work too well. Not enough grit, I
guess. :-[
http://roogdesign.com/rolo/rolo-1.gif
-p
On 8/27/2010 12:09 AM, Joseph McAllister wrote:
Chicago brand cheap carbon steel, two sets. Easy to sharpen, sharpen
often with ROLO. :-)
That's the way I roll, pe
Sasha,
I'm sorry, but I've looked at this 4-5 times and still don't like it.
The woman's expression is intense, but I'd never know she was at a
piano without your comments. It is just too damned dark. You have to
give me more than black shadows to let me see it.
Regards, Bob S.
On Fri, Aug 27,
Thanks for all the comments,
I wanted to see how much information is needed - some of the shadows
were lost intentionality.
--Sasha
On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 7:20 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
> Sasha,
> I'm sorry, but I've looked at this 4-5 times and still don't like it.
> The woman's expression is i
You have a good memory. I did resubmit a few. I found no rhyme or reason to
the decisions made. Images that had been accepted before were rejected and
images that were rejected before were accepted. Sometimes a rejected image
would be resubmitted and then accepted, etc. So between all that
Hi All,
If nothing drastic will happen between now and then,
I will be in Sydney, Australia, during the week of September 19-27.
I am coming there for a scientific conference.
I know that Brian Walters is in Sydney, but I also remember mentioning
that there were 3 or 4 PDMLers in Sydney.
So, m
Thanks Derby, I appreciate your liking.
Dario
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Dario Bonazza wrote:
The day was hot in Obuda island, and some spray could help:
http://www.da
Bruce Dayton wrote:
You have a good memory. I did resubmit a few. I found no rhyme or reason
to the decisions made. Images that had been accepted before were rejected
and images that were rejected before were accepted. Sometimes a rejected
image would be resubmitted and then accepted, etc.
Larry Colen (Droid Mail) wrote:
"Ann Sanfedele" wrote:
Larry _ i'm not (of course!)
I don't know if that's of course. I think you could have a lot of fun there.
But my young friend Kate Goldwater is...
Any relation?
Not at all - and she is way, way in the other dire
Oh, hell no.
On 8/23/2010 7:58 PM, Anthony Farr wrote:
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/eye-wired-open-20100823-13inx.html
regards, Anthony
"Of what use is lens and light
to those who lack in mind and sight"
(Anon)
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Well, he'd be a triclops.
On 8/24/2010 4:55 AM, eckinator wrote:
what do we call you then? CycBob?
2010/8/24 Bob W:
no, but I'm considering having a special new socket dug in the middle of my
forehead
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/eye-wired-open-
20100823-13inx.html
regards,
Bob W wrote:
> > Interesting and a good gallery of a visit to a town in the UK.
> >
> > I was brought up in Southampton and tried to place the shots. Think I
> might
> > have seen the base of the Mayflower memorial in one of them (the
> Pilgrim
> > Fathers originally set out from Southampton, but h
I thought that Queenstown, now called Cobh again, was the Irish port
of departure for the
Titanic. They have a nice Titanic Museum there.
Dan
>
> The Titanic was also pinched from Southampton - there was a late decision to
> stop and pick up some passengers from Cherbourg and then Cookstown in
>
I don't know who taught you the bull crap but you should get the money
back on your degree.
On 8/25/2010 10:40 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
Certainly, the Russians have always been paranoid. The Brits,
however, gave the Communists the excuse they needed to convince the
Russian people that the
Kind of salty actually... Wait I thought you meant... Kind of dry
actually...
On 8/25/2010 12:22 PM, drd1...@gmail.com wrote:
Have you ever had them without honey?
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>
> With the dust, people tend to wear dust masks or bandanas, which makes
> Black Rock City probably the only city where you are more likely to see a
> woman's breasts than her face. :-)
>
you've never been to a whorehouse in Riyadh then?
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> Doug Brewer wrote:
>
> > Totally unsolicited. Thanks, Stan.
> >
> > And I agree. You should all order your own copy.
> >
> > If you want, you can send me money, I'll order for you, sign it, and
> > send it on to you. Send me your zip, I'll calculate shipping, and
> > we'll all be deliriously hap
>
> I don't know who taught you the bull crap but you should get the money
> back on your degree.
>
Mark!
> On 8/25/2010 10:40 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
> > Certainly, the Russians have always been paranoid. The Brits,
> > however, gave the Communists the excuse they needed to convince
>
> I don't know who taught you the bull crap but you should get the money
> back on your degree.
>
Dan has a little bit of a chip on his shoulder about the British for some
reason. But we don't mind that, we just smile condescendingly and kick
another native.
Bob
> On 8/25/2010 10:40 AM, Da
> >
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMNKh0Zp4pw
> >
>
> Great work Mike - I love the way you got the pond to shimmer!
>
pay attention - you could learn a few things
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I don't think so. The 'cycl-' in cyclops refers to the shape of the eye, not
to the number of eyes. 'cycl-' meaning round, as in, er, cycle. To talk
about someone with 3 eyes you'd be more likely to refer to them as a triops.
Dioptic Bob
>
> Well, he'd be a triclops.
>
> On 8/24/2010 4:55 AM,
On Aug 24, 2010, at 8:52 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
> Yes, volume license deals are legal. But they're a hassle sold by
> people I don't trust.
>
> I trust doing business with Adobe, Lightroom is worth $300 to me.
Just thought I'd let you know how this worked out for me. I was alerted to this
>
> >a crumpet is more like a fat pikelet
>
> I would have said more like a piefor.
that would be to die for
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On 8/26/2010 3:48 PM, Bob W wrote:
yesterday, I brought up an image on the screen and handed the camera to
someone else to view. From their puzzled look, something was wrong.
Looking again at the screen, it was covered in vertical lines, of varying
thickness, of pastel (at least, no vivid) colo
I have nothing to say, they're disgustingly competent.
On 8/25/2010 10:10 PM, paul stenquist wrote:
The first 47 pics are new this year.
http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=633960
Paul
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Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
> Sent: 27 August 2010 18:45
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> Subject: Re: GESO - A Walk Around Southampton, UK
>
> I thought that Queenstown, now called Cobh again, was the Irish port
> of departure for the
> Titanic. They have a nice Titanic Museum there.
>
> Dan
> >
Y
Bob W wrote:
Doug Brewer wrote:
Totally unsolicited. Thanks, Stan.
And I agree. You should all order your own copy.
If you want, you can send me money, I'll order for you, sign it, and
send it on to you. Send me your zip, I'll calculate shipping, and
we'll all be deliriously happy.
Unless y
On 2010-08-22 23:37 , Sasha Sobol wrote:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/4917817657/#/photos/sobol/4917817657/lightbox/
i can tell what it is, but i think it would be more interesting from an
angle (up? down?) where the shape of the piano could be discerned,
especially if you could see som
I'm sorry you are unable to discuss the issues without resorting to an
ad hominem attack. I therefore feel it best if I do not respond.
Dan
On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 1:51 PM, P. J. Alling
wrote:
> I don't know who taught you the bull crap but you should get the money back
> on your degree.
>
> O
On 27/8/10, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed:
>I'm sorry you are unable to discuss the issues without resorting to an
>ad hominem attack. I therefore feel it best if I do not respond.
I'd like to apologise if I may.
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Accepted. Let's be friends, but avoid this subject.
Dan
On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 3:57 PM, Cotty wrote:
> On 27/8/10, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed:
>
>>I'm sorry you are unable to discuss the issues without resorting to an
>>ad hominem attack. I therefore feel it best if I do no
On 27/8/10, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed:
>Accepted. Let's be friends, but avoid this subject.
Hang on mate - I didn't do anything wrong, I'm just apologising ;-)
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On Aug 27, 2010, at 2:59 AM, Derby Chang wrote:
>
>
> Watch out for those laser beams, Larry
>
> http://www.petapixel.com/2010/07/28/what-laser-light-can-do-to-your-precious-dslr-sensor/
Good warning. It was my experience that the sensors were aimed high enough so
as not to shine on people,
On Aug 27, 2010, at 11:12 AM, Bob W wrote:
>>
>> With the dust, people tend to wear dust masks or bandanas, which makes
>> Black Rock City probably the only city where you are more likely to see a
>> woman's breasts than her face. :-)
>>
>
> you've never been to a whorehouse in Riyadh then?
N
A local retailer has the Pentax-F 17-28 fisheye for $300.
But then I found this for much less
http://www.tristatecamera.com/lookat.php?sku=PENF1728*&store=1&levels=003100
730214&sti=
Is one under-priced?
It's a tempting lens.
mai
On 27 Aug 2010, at 21:16, Cotty discombobulated:
>
>> Accepted. Let's be friends, but avoid this subject.
>
> Hang on mate - I didn't do anything wrong, I'm just apologising ;-)
>
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On Aug 27, 2010, at 16:50, coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote:
> A local retailer has the Pentax-F 17-28 fisheye for $300.
> But then I found this for much less
> http://www.tristatecamera.com/lookat.php?sku=PENF1728*&store=1&levels=003100
> 730214&sti=
> Is one under-priced?
> It's a tempting lens.
>
Larry Colen wrote:
On Aug 27, 2010, at 11:12 AM, Bob W wrote:
With the dust, people tend to wear dust masks or bandanas, which makes
Black Rock City probably the only city where you are more likely to see a
woman's breasts than her face. :-)
you've never been to a whorehouse in Riyadh then
From: "Dunderdale"
Hey, when did this list get a Dunderdale? :-) Cheers, Christine
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A couple of years ago: I took months to figure that I couldn't post in RTF,
then I figured that I had nothing much to say. And if a man has nothing to
say, the very least he can do is to *shut up* (Lehrer).
A friend of Godfrey's, lurking and learning.
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On 28 Aug 2010, at 00:10, Christine
Hey Miserere: I like the gallery, very nice. I really like this one:
http://enticingthelight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/SAM_1884-small.jpg
but the whole gallery is very nice. Cheers, Christine
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What Derby said. That's a very intriguing picture, Dario. The guy's
expression is kind of creepy, but in a funny way. Cheers, Christine
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Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 9:55 AM
Subject: Re: PESO - Vaporware
On Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:14 +0100, "Paul Dunderdale"
wrote:
> A couple of years ago: I took months to figure that I couldn't post in
> RTF, then I figured that I had nothing much to say. And if a man has
> nothing to say, the very least he can do is to *shut up* (Lehrer).
Ah. A Lehrer fan. Yo
2010/8/27 Bob W :
> I don't think so. The 'cycl-' in cyclops refers to the shape of the eye, not
> to the number of eyes. 'cycl-' meaning round, as in, er, cycle. To talk
> about someone with 3 eyes you'd be more likely to refer to them as a triops.
>
> Dioptic Bob
how bout Binocular Bob then?
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On Aug 27, 2010, at 4:28 PM, Brian Walters wrote:
> On Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:14 +0100, "Paul Dunderdale"
> wrote:
>> A couple of years ago: I took months to figure that I couldn't post in
>> RTF, then I figured that I had nothing much to say. And if a man has
>> nothing to say, the very least he
Larry Colen wrote:
>
>On Aug 27, 2010, at 4:28 PM, Brian Walters wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:14 +0100, "Paul Dunderdale"
>> wrote:
>>> A couple of years ago: I took months to figure that I couldn't post in
>>> RTF, then I figured that I had nothing much to say. And if a man has
>>> nothi
Colin,
If you provide a subject line, you'll get more responses.
Buying the 17-28 would be good if (1) you shoot film, or (2) you are sure that
Pentax is going to produce a camera with a 35mm format sensor.
The 17-28 fits the Pentax digital bodies nicely, but doesn't provide much
fisheye effec
Very Zennish. Thank you. I needed that!
Rick
http://photo.net/photos/RickW
--- On Fri, 8/27/10, Roman Melihhov wrote:
> From: Roman Melihhov
> Subject: Absolute ZEN: Stones
> To: "pdml"
> Date: Friday, August 27, 2010, 3:39 AM
> http://roman.blakout.net/?blog=20100827103002
>
>
>
> --
Perhaps they were thinking that by bringing it out and letting it sit
on the grass for a day or two the lawn
might be less traumatized when it starts the actual mowing process:
http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/08/lawn-ornament.html
I just thought it looked kind of cool - you don't see tho
On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 10:02 AM, David J Brooks wrote:
> Very nice. A very peaceful feel.
Thanks, Dave.
cheers,
frank
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On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 7:23 AM, Boris Liberman wrote:
> Color version for me too...
Thanks, Boris, and thanks to everyone else who commented. Glad you liked it.
I think I prefer the colour, too.
cheers,
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On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 3:32 AM, Dario Bonazza
wrote:
> The day was hot in Obuda island, and some spray could help:
> http://www.dariobonazza.com/misc/misc27e.htm
>
Brilliant!!
cheers,
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On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 10:10 PM, paul stenquist
wrote:
> The first 47 pics are new this year.
>
> http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=633960
Runs the gamut from my favourite car of all time (AH Bugeye Sprite) to
the ugliest car ever made (AMC Pacer).
Terrific gallery, Paul!
cheers,
frank
On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 1:37 AM, Sasha Sobol wrote:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/4917817657/#/photos/sobol/4917817657/lightbox/
>
> Angry comments are always welcome.
I like it, even though I can't tell it's a piano. Wonderful mood,
intriguing composition.
cheers,
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mike wilson wrote:
Doug Brewer wrote:
Totally unsolicited. Thanks, Stan.
And I agree. You should all order your own copy.
If you want, you can send me money, I'll order for you, sign it, and
send it on to you. Send me your zip, I'll calculate shipping, and
we'll all be deliriously happy.
On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 6:21 PM, David Parsons wrote:
> I went on a photowalk on Friday with a local group through Boston.
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/4914522823/
>
> There's more on my stream, but this is one of the best IMO.
That's a terrific photo!
As an aside, I was taking pho
On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 10:28 AM, Stan Halpin
wrote:
> I have been sporadically adding items to my photoblog @
> http://smhalpin.posterous.com
>
> In particular I would like to call your attention to this recent shot:
>
> http://smhalpin.posterous.com/first-photo
>
> There are several technical p
On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 3:39 AM, Roman Melihhov wrote:
> http://roman.blakout.net/?blog=20100827103002
Wonderful.
cheers,
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Rick
I did use a subject line.
But I made the mistake of putting a "?" instead of the word "Question".
I think it got stripped for an illegal character.
Others,
Thanks for your thoughts.
I did put it on a K-X and saw the same shortcoming.
It's nice 17-20, but beyond 20mm it seems not unique enough
Looks like it's being used to stake up a sapling.(?) Brings back "tiring"
memories. Especially when they're dull and rusty. ;)
Jack
--- On Fri, 8/27/10, frank theriault wrote:
> From: frank theriault
> Subject: PESO - The Lawn Ornament
> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List"
> Date: Friday, August
On 2010-08-27 19:14, Paul Dunderdale wrote:
And if a man has nothing to say, the very least he can do is to *shut up*
(Lehrer).
A lesson lost in the murkiness of American history, though it was one of
the bases of our society.
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Remarkable. This lens is rarely mentioned, and yet your email is
immediately beside the one in my inbox in which I (tearfully) confirm
the shipping of my beloved 17-28mm lens.
I will respectfully disagree with Mr. Robinson, but then my tastes do
not normally go to enjoying the extreme fisheye effe
On 8/26/2010 8:14 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
Regards your crashing problems, your hardware looks up to snuff
although I'm not sure why you'd run Win XP 64-bit rather than Win 7
64-bit. Seems to me that Win 7 is a LOT better at 64bit operations
than anything out of the XP generation, but then "I
On 8/26/2010 9:04 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
I continue to be mystified by the official Pentax Photo Gallery and
the process of reviewing submissions. I find that I am unable to
predict what they will like and what they will promptly reject.
Oh, I find nothing to be mystified about, really,
Doug Brewer wrote:
mike wilson wrote:
Doug Brewer wrote:
Totally unsolicited. Thanks, Stan.
And I agree. You should all order your own copy.
If you want, you can send me money, I'll order for you, sign it, and
send it on to you. Send me your zip, I'll calculate shipping, and
we'll all be
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