Re: New here (plus a PESO)

2010-12-28 Thread mike wilson
On 28/12/2010, Elizabeth Masoner lizmaso...@bellsouth.net wrote: http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/2010/12/25/found-subjects/ Close to Cormorant but just not quite there, yet. Welcome and better luck next time. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Mama done took my Kodachrome away

2010-12-28 Thread D. Glenn Arthur Jr.
Okay, I've been _way_ behind in my mailing list reading lately ... Has anyone already rewritten Kodachrome to reflect that it's gone? (Three people reacted to my Facebook post about sending off my last roll of Kodachrome 25 to Kansas, with Mama done took your Kodachrome away.)

Re: New here (plus a PESO)

2010-12-28 Thread Cotty
On 27/12/10, Elizabeth Masoner, discombobulated, unleashed: For a first PESO this is one I shot on Christmas. Far from technically perfect but I love it anyway. Admittedly I have a morbid sense of humor though. http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/2010/12/25/found-subjects/ Hi Liz, pull up a

Re: New here (plus a PESO)

2010-12-28 Thread Cotty
On 27/12/10, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: Normally, I'd jump at the chance to warn you about Cotty, but this being the holidays, I'll just let you find out for yourself. This coming from a man who showed the world his stomach on a webcam -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O)

Re: PAW51 - Winter Detail

2010-12-28 Thread Cotty
On 27/12/10, DagT, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.thrane.name/page3/page7/files/page7-1000-full.html K20D, DA*16-50mm, 1/90s, f/4.0, ISO200 And I hope you all have a nice holiday! Cheers to you Dag. A little dust on a sensor isn't a problem but that fungus is out of control boy. --

Re: PESO Driving the train

2010-12-28 Thread Joseph McAllister
Don't know if I'd get up in the front of a moving train with Dave Brooks at the throttle. The engineer is always the first one to the scene of a train wreck. On Dec 27, 2010, at 17:25 , Larry Colen wrote: I had a very fun day

Re: Mama done took my Kodachrome away

2010-12-28 Thread Joseph McAllister
Got seven 36 exp rolls of 25 sittin' right here if you're still lookin'. Hurry! On Dec 28, 2010, at 00:50 , D. Glenn Arthur Jr. wrote: Okay, I've been _way_ behind in my mailing list reading lately ... Has anyone already rewritten Kodachrome to reflect that it's gone? (Three people reacted

OT - NJ blizzard time-lapse

2010-12-28 Thread Cotty
Fun time-lapse over 20 hours of first snow in NJ: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12084376 -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

PESO - The Flagpole

2010-12-28 Thread frank theriault
I took a very similar one on film many years ago, and decided last week to take a digital version. Other than the fact that the flag wasn't particularly co-operative (it wasn't on film, either), I this turned out about how I wanted it to: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/12/flagpole.html

Re: PESO - The Flagpole

2010-12-28 Thread Boris Liberman
Excellent geometry in that shot. You keep surprising me in a best way possible, Frank. Boris On 12/28/2010 2:36 PM, frank theriault wrote: I took a very similar one on film many years ago, and decided last week to take a digital version. Other than the fact that the flag wasn't particularly

Re: PESO Driving the train

2010-12-28 Thread Boris Liberman
Not so funny coincidence as it seems we're having a major railway disaster here... Excellent photography, Larry. I start thinking that you don't /really/ need that K-5... Boris On 12/28/2010 3:25 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I had a very fun day

Re: PAW51 - Winter Detail

2010-12-28 Thread Boris Liberman
I am sorry, Dag, I've ran out of superlatives... /wink wink/ Boris On 12/27/2010 8:14 PM, DagT wrote: http://www.thrane.name/page3/page7/files/page7-1000-full.html K20D, DA*16-50mm, 1/90s, f/4.0, ISO200 And I hope you all have a nice holiday! DagT http://www.thrane.name/ -- PDML

New here (plus a PESO)

2010-12-28 Thread Elizabeth Masoner
Thanks for the warm welcome all! I'm actually not in New York, that's just where About.com is headquartered. I'm in central Alabama. There are about 800 different sites within the About.com group and we work from all over the world thanks to the wonder of the Internet. I like it because for all

Re: PAW51 - Winter Detail

2010-12-28 Thread Subash
On Mon, 27 Dec 2010 19:14:04 +0100 DagT li...@thrane.name wrote: http://www.thrane.name/page3/page7/files/page7-1000-full.html K20D, DA*16-50mm, 1/90s, f/4.0, ISO200 And I hope you all have a nice holiday! delightful and refreshing point of view, as always... -- regards, subash --

Re: Facebook discussion on sharpness in portraits

2010-12-28 Thread Boris Liberman
Larry, I think one has to tell apart resolution vs sharp focus. It is hard to explain in words, for I lack terms, but consider a soft focus lens, such as 85/2.8 by Pentax. I used to have one, so I speak from a bit of experience. At f/2.8 the outcome was soft but looking at 100% image, the

Re: PESO: straight ahead

2010-12-28 Thread Subash
On Mon, 27 Dec 2010 22:31:35 -0500 Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: Desolate, but I find it has lonely sort of beauty. Nice shot. thanks. whatever it is, it is certainly addictive, at least for some of us here... :) -- regards, subash -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: New here (plus a PESO)

2010-12-28 Thread David J Brooks
Welcome Elizabeth. I'm sure you'll find this a good place to be. We not only talk about gear, the photos the gear takes, but you will not be placed in a time out if you post OT subjects, or talk about other gear than Pentax. Just don't listen to Cotty or Frank, you'll be ok. Dave On Mon, Dec 27,

Re: Mama done took my Kodachrome away

2010-12-28 Thread Bob Sullivan
Gotta get to the camera shop before 1:30 PM today... On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 3:34 AM, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: Got seven 36 exp rolls of 25 sittin' right here if you're still lookin'. Hurry! On Dec 28, 2010, at 00:50 , D. Glenn Arthur Jr. wrote: Okay, I've been _way_

Re: PESO: Roue de Paris

2010-12-28 Thread Bob Sullivan
That's a big wheel! Like how you captured the other edge of the wheel. It completes the circular illusion. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 11:27 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=46 Comments,

Re: PESO - The Flagpole

2010-12-28 Thread Bong Manayon
On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 8:36 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I took a very similar one on film many years ago, and decided last week to take a digital version.  Other than the fact that the flag wasn't particularly co-operative (it wasn't on film, either), I this turned out

Re: PAW51 - Winter Detail

2010-12-28 Thread Steven Desjardins
How about so free and yet so fragile. :-o On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 8:02 AM, Subash pdml.l...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, 27 Dec 2010 19:14:04 +0100 DagT li...@thrane.name wrote: http://www.thrane.name/page3/page7/files/page7-1000-full.html K20D, DA*16-50mm, 1/90s, f/4.0, ISO200 And I hope you

Re: PESO - The Flagpole

2010-12-28 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
A towering achievement, Frank! Very nice image as well. Dan -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 7:36 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I took a very similar one on film many years ago, and decided last week to take a

Re: OT - NJ blizzard time-lapse

2010-12-28 Thread Charles Robinson
On Dec 28, 2010, at 4:19, Cotty wrote: Fun time-lapse over 20 hours of first snow in NJ: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12084376 I was all prepared to follow-up with an even-cooler one my wife showed me yesterday, but I now see that they are one and the same. :-) -Charles

Re: New here (plus a PESO)

2010-12-28 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Welcome to the list. I like that image very much. Quite chilling, especially to us Hitchcock fans . . . Dan -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 9:08 PM, Elizabeth Masoner lizmaso...@bellsouth.net wrote: Ok, I¹ll dive right in.  Found this

Re: OT - NJ blizzard time-lapse

2010-12-28 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I was about to ask what you were doing here in NJ, but then I looked at the link. G We had light snow for Thanksgiving (late November) here in the Western part of the state, but this was the biggest snowfall we have had for several years. Dan -- Dan Matyola

Re: Kai's Christmas

2010-12-28 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Very nice portrait, Peter. Dan -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola It was our son Kai (Malachi)’s second Christmas now,  and the first one he’s really aware of. http://picasaweb.google.com/loveboy/PESOs?authkey=Gv1sRgCJCsjeWRqsKHlwE#562679066838114 Not

Re: [Need a (flash)meter] Mamiya C330 TLR arrived

2010-12-28 Thread Paul Sorenson
I used a Gossen LunaSix when I had my studio and the major brands are always a good bet. That said, I currently use Shepherd/Polaris. It will do ambient/flash/multiple flash with both reflected and incident reading. It's accurate and is easier on the wallet.

Re: Tamron P/KA adapter

2010-12-28 Thread Charles Robinson
On Dec 28, 2010, at 0:05, Barry Rice wrote: Hey Pentaxians I do my macro work using a Tamron 90mm 1:1 F2.8 macro, which is a generic lens that sits on a Pentax P/KA mount. Unfortunately, the lens is starting to act erratically and I've figured out that it is because of the adaptall mount.

Re: Film is Really Dead ;-)

2010-12-28 Thread Charles Robinson
On Dec 27, 2010, at 18:12, David Parsons wrote: Love the first review: Customer Reviews I hate the New Hipstapack. BTW, it would be nice to tell people that that page forces iTunes to open when the page loads. I wondered what that was all about. Chrome said this page is trying to

Re: New here (plus a PESO)

2010-12-28 Thread AlunFoto
Hi Liz, Welcome to the list. To some of us it's a bit like Hotel California in here, but sans the beast. :-) Fun PESO. :-) Cheers, Jostein 2010/12/28 Elizabeth Masoner lizmaso...@bellsouth.net: Ok, I¹ll dive right in.  Found this list through a FB posting from Pentax. Among other photography

Tamron P/KA adapter

2010-12-28 Thread Barry Rice
Hey Boris, Brian, OK, now I'm a bit red in the face---you're right---green button method in manual mode works just fine with the P/K adapter. So even if I can't get a pair of reliable P/KA adapters I can use the P/K adapter. OK, in my defense I just recently upgraded from a K10 to a K7 body, and

Re: Film is Really Dead ;-)

2010-12-28 Thread Steven Desjardins
Yeah, I use chrome too. I didn't realize that iTunes was the culprit. I'm so used to ads trying to do something stupid that I assume I have to tell most of them to shut up. On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 10:04 AM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: On Dec 27, 2010, at 18:12, David Parsons

Re: New here (plus a PESO)

2010-12-28 Thread AlunFoto
2010/12/28 Elizabeth Masoner lizmaso...@bellsouth.net: Cormorants I can shoot.  Just have to get out to the dam or run down to the Air Force base community pond in Montgomery to find them.  :) If you find one in uniform, that would be cool... :-) Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/

Re: New here (plus a PESO)

2010-12-28 Thread Christian Skofteland
On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 04:11:50PM +0100, AlunFoto wrote: Hi Liz, Welcome to the list. To some of us it's a bit like Hotel California in here, but sans the beast. :-) Fun PESO. :-) Cheers, Jostein Hotel California is a good way of describing it... I traded Pentax for the dark side

Re: [Need a (flash)meter] Mamiya C330 TLR arrived

2010-12-28 Thread Thibouille
Didn't know about those. Thank you Paul. 2010/12/28 Paul Sorenson allarou...@earthlink.net: I used a Gossen LunaSix when I had my studio and the major brands are always a good bet.  That said, I currently use Shepherd/Polaris.  It will do ambient/flash/multiple flash with both reflected and

Re: New here (plus a PESO)

2010-12-28 Thread Bong Manayon
On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 11:22 PM, Christian Skofteland pterali...@aim.com wrote: Hotel California is a good way of describing it... I traded Pentax for the dark side and STILL can't get out of here! Mark!!! -- Bong Manayon http://www.bong.uni.cc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: New here (plus a PESO)

2010-12-28 Thread mark
Elizabeth Masoner lizmaso...@bellsouth.net wrote: Ok, I¹ll dive right in. Found this list through a FB posting from Pentax. Welcome aboard! Don't believe anything you hear from Cotty or Frank. Other than that you should be OK :) Check out the PDML's monthly gallery (http://pug.komkon.org/)

Tone Curve in Lightroom

2010-12-28 Thread Barry Rice
Hey Folks, I use Lightroom to develop my digital images. While white balance, exposure, recovery, and fill light are relatively straightforward, I've got questions about the Blacks setting and the Tone Curve's higlights/lights/darks/shadows settings. I shoot plants. Before I switched to digital,

Re: Tone Curve in Lightroom

2010-12-28 Thread David Parsons
It's all to your taste. Is this too much, or it is just a matter of taste? -- David Parsons Photography http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Tone Curve in Lightroom

2010-12-28 Thread Bob Sullivan
I went to a Lightroom tutorial several years ago (and before I had LR). I watched the speaker open an image and go right to the blacks slider. He said, This needs some blacks and just fiddled with the slider a bit. It was as simple as that, but his comment was that you needed some blacks in all

Semi OT Guatemalan Sinkhole

2010-12-28 Thread P. J. Alling
It's a photograph so it's only semi off topic. Looks too perfect, like a Photoshop, or movie CGI. http://www.businessinsider.com/giant-sinkhole-guatemala-city-large-2010-5 -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. -- PDML

Re: Tone Curve in Lightroom

2010-12-28 Thread AlunFoto
2010/12/28 Barry Rice bamr...@ucdavis.edu: I shoot plants. Before I switched to digital, I used Velvia pretty much exclusively, which means I have a color sense about as extreme as a junior high school girl applying eye makeup. Lol! Are there any guides as to when the tone correction is too

What is the preferred software for making photo books?

2010-12-28 Thread Elizabeth Masoner
I don't use Blurb either. I've heard too many horror stories about the inconsistent quality of their books. DotPhoto's EuroBook has been the best quality photobook I've found so far. I use iPages (Mac) for the MagCloud issues I create. http://www.magcloud.com/browse/Issue/97159 I've found it

Re: Semi OT Guatemalan Sinkhole

2010-12-28 Thread AlunFoto
2010/12/28 P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com: It's a photograph so it's only semi off topic. Looks too perfect, like a Photoshop, or movie CGI. http://www.businessinsider.com/giant-sinkhole-guatemala-city-large-2010-5 Interesting. What do you think it should have looked like, for you

Re: Tone Curve in Lightroom

2010-12-28 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Barry: As a full-time Lightroom user, I'd say it's a matter of taste. Go nuts! Go crazy! :-). Also, check your monitor against some prints/contact sheets if you have printing capability at home. Lightroom lets you print contact sheets as you probably already know. Cheers, Christine

Re: What is the preferred software for making photo books?

2010-12-28 Thread Christine Aguila
- Original Message - From: Elizabeth Masoner lizmaso...@bellsouth.net To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 10:19 AM Subject: What is the preferred software for making photo books? I don't use Blurb either. I've heard too many horror stories about the inconsistent

Re: Semi OT Guatemalan Sinkhole

2010-12-28 Thread P. J. Alling
The vertical sides are too sheer, like the sides of a coring, I'm not saying it's not real, just that my mind expects there to be slumping of the earth around the hole, as the ground begins to slide in around the edges... On 12/28/2010 11:26 AM, AlunFoto wrote: 2010/12/28 P. J.

Re: Semi OT Guatemalan Sinkhole

2010-12-28 Thread P. J. Alling
Oh, I did read /some/ of the comments but the usual internet childishness set in early so I gave up. On 12/28/2010 11:26 AM, AlunFoto wrote: 2010/12/28 P. J. Allingwebstertwenty...@gmail.com: It's a photograph so it's only semi off topic. Looks too perfect, like a Photoshop, or movie CGI.

Re: PESO - The Flagpole

2010-12-28 Thread Jack Davis
Great, Frank! Absolutely the best of type I recall seeing! Flag position near perfect! Jack --- On Tue, 12/28/10, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: PESO - The Flagpole To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Date:

Re: Tone Curve in Lightroom

2010-12-28 Thread P. J. Alling
It's a really a matter of taste really, but I refer to my first art photography course in college. The professor, a proper asshat in most other ways, said; There are no true blacks or whites in nature, but every BW photograph should have both.: You easily can extend that to color photography

Re: Tone Curve in Lightroom

2010-12-28 Thread Steven Desjardins
More than an lol, this may be a Mark! Before I switched to digital, I used Velvia pretty much exclusively, which means I have a color sense about as extreme as a junior high school girl applying eye makeup. On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 11:17 AM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: 2010/12/28 Barry

Re: Semi OT Guatemalan Sinkhole

2010-12-28 Thread Steven Desjardins
Yikes. It reminds me of this shot from a sci fi movie: http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2438040576/tt0486576 I know what you mean. It's too round and clean, like it was made by a machine. Scary as hell, BTW. On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 11:09 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: It's

Re: Tone Curve in Lightroom

2010-12-28 Thread AlunFoto
2010/12/28 P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com: It's a really a matter of taste really, but I refer to my first art photography course in college.  The professor, a proper asshat in most other ways, said; There are no true blacks or whites in nature, but every BW photograph should have

Re: Tone Curve in Lightroom

2010-12-28 Thread AlunFoto
One definately doesn't exclude the other. 2010/12/28 Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com: More than an lol, this may be a Mark!  Before I switched to digital, I used Velvia pretty much  exclusively, which means I have a color sense about as extreme as a junior  high school girl applying eye

Re: New here (plus a PESO)

2010-12-28 Thread P. J. Alling
On 12/28/2010 10:11 AM, AlunFoto wrote: Hi Liz, Welcome to the list. To some of us it's a bit like Hotel California in here, but sans the beast. :-) It's not nice to talk about WW that way. (Seems he spoke the truth a while back, I miss him sniff). Fun PESO. :-) Cheers, Jostein

Re: Semi OT Guatemalan Sinkhole

2010-12-28 Thread Bong Manayon
On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 12:09 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: It's a photograph so it's only semi off topic. Looks too perfect, like a Photoshop, or movie CGI. I think I have seen this in some news program on TV and it looks just like that. Bong -- Bong Manayon

Re: New here (plus a PESO)

2010-12-28 Thread AlunFoto
2010/12/28 P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com: On 12/28/2010 10:11 AM, AlunFoto wrote: Hi Liz, Welcome to the list. To some of us it's a bit like Hotel California in here, but sans the beast. :-) It's not nice to talk about WW that way.  (Seems he spoke the truth a while back, I miss

Re: New here (plus a PESO)

2010-12-28 Thread Christine Aguila
- Original Message - From: AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 11:34 AM Subject: Re: New here (plus a PESO) 2010/12/28 P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com: On 12/28/2010 10:11 AM, AlunFoto wrote: Hi Liz,

Re: New here (plus a PESO)

2010-12-28 Thread Larry Colen
On Dec 28, 2010, at 1:03 AM, Cotty wrote: On 27/12/10, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: Normally, I'd jump at the chance to warn you about Cotty, but this being the holidays, I'll just let you find out for yourself. This coming from a man who showed the world his stomach on a

Re: What is the preferred software for making photo books?

2010-12-28 Thread Dario Bonazza
Christine Aguila wrote: - Original Message - From: Elizabeth Masoner lizmaso...@bellsouth.net To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 10:19 AM Subject: What is the preferred software for making photo books? I don't use Blurb either. I've heard too many horror stories

Re: GESO - More Real Canadian Hats

2010-12-28 Thread P. J. Alling
I think he's both. On 12/17/2010 4:36 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Frank, You're either brilliant, or insane. On Dec 16, 2010, at 4:00 AM, frank theriault wrote: Here are some recent faves: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/TQl2uK9Zq-I/HXY/_X5sAy0gKU8/s1600/cat.jpg

Re: New here (plus a PESO)

2010-12-28 Thread Ann Sanfedele
AlunFoto wrote: 2010/12/28 P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com: On 12/28/2010 10:11 AM, AlunFoto wrote: Hi Liz, Welcome to the list. To some of us it's a bit like Hotel California in here, but sans the beast. :-) It's not nice to talk about WW that way. (Seems he spoke

PESO - Snow in various colours

2010-12-28 Thread AlunFoto
Just pertaining to the recent discussion on rendering of snow. I was out shooting some today, and saw this one: http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/displayimage.php?pos=-282 There is blue from the sky in the shadows, and a peachlike colour in the low sun. No saturation or vibrance added. Jostein --

Re: Does anyone with a K-5 regret buying one?

2010-12-28 Thread Larry Colen
On Dec 27, 2010, at 10:03 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: Here is a thought to consider for you, Larry. It is unlikely that K-5 will be /significantly/ better at higher ISO than K-x. Say, a stop, may be stop and a half. Of course you cannot dial ISO 25,600 on K-x, but if ISO 25,600 of K-5 is

Re: New here (plus a PESO)

2010-12-28 Thread P. J. Alling
On 12/28/2010 12:48 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: AlunFoto wrote: 2010/12/28 P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com: On 12/28/2010 10:11 AM, AlunFoto wrote: Hi Liz, Welcome to the list. To some of us it's a bit like Hotel California in here, but sans the beast. :-) It's not nice to talk

Re: New here (plus a PESO)

2010-12-28 Thread P. J. Alling
On 12/28/2010 12:37 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Dec 28, 2010, at 1:03 AM, Cotty wrote: On 27/12/10, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: Normally, I'd jump at the chance to warn you about Cotty, but this being the holidays, I'll just let you find out for yourself. This coming from a man

Re: PESO - Noodle Time!

2010-12-28 Thread P. J. Alling
I think that would frighten me away from the restaurant. On 12/18/2010 9:58 AM, frank theriault wrote: New promo thing I noticed in Chinatown last night: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/12/noodle-time.html I thought it was fun. Hope you do, too. Comments welcome. cheers. frank

Re: PAW51 - Winter Detail

2010-12-28 Thread DagT
Wow, great, I´ll be looking forward to seeing you pictures. I´m not sure if I continue next year, but I do think it is a bit fun, as well as difficult, to find a picture every week. It keeps me thinking about photography, which is nice. DagT http://www.thrane.name Den 28. des. 2010 kl.

Re: Does anyone with a K-5 regret buying one?

2010-12-28 Thread P. J. Alling
On 12/27/2010 3:33 PM, David J Brooks wrote: On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 11:17 AM, Larry Colenl...@red4est.com wrote: I.e. does 25,600 look about like 6400? No, 25,600 looks better in hats. Usually I can follow your idiosyncratic logic, but in this case all I can say is WTF Dave --

Re: Does anyone with a K-5 regret buying one?

2010-12-28 Thread P. J. Alling
Every time I see the words Topaz Denoise I want her phone number... On 12/28/2010 1:03 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Here is a thought to consider for you, Larry. It is unlikely that K-5 will be /significantly/ better at higher ISO than K-x. Say, a stop, may be stop and a half. Of course you

Re: New here (plus a PESO)

2010-12-28 Thread Cotty
On 28/12/10, m...@robertstech.com, discombobulated, unleashed: Welcome aboard! Don't believe anything you hear from Cotty or Frank. Other than that you should be OK :) Mark's such a nice guy. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche --

Re: PAW51 - Winter Detail

2010-12-28 Thread DagT
Thanks Steve and all the others. I must admit that the comments, and puns, of this group is one of the things that make me want to continue the PAW .-) DagT Den 28. des. 2010 kl. 15.13 skrev Steven Desjardins: How about so free and yet so fragile. :-o On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 8:02 AM,

Re: What is the preferred software for making photo books?

2010-12-28 Thread Christine Aguila
- Original Message - From: Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 11:40 AM Subject: Re: What is the preferred software for making photo books? Christine Aguila wrote: - Original Message - From:

Re: Hello from Starbucks again (and a PESO)

2010-12-28 Thread Larry Colen
On Dec 26, 2010, at 2:33 PM, m...@robertstech.com wrote: We aren't heading back to Boston for another couple of days so I'm relying on wi-fi hot spots for my connectivity at the moment. A couple of days ago we went for a walk at a local bird sanctuary. Definitely a bit weird amid all the

Re: Peso: Hiberbation

2010-12-28 Thread P. J. Alling
I think you should have stood 1 1/2 paces to the left. Which isn't what you asked but hell a little constructive criticism is always in order. The above statement is my cropping advice. 1. Lighten the mid tones. 2. Lighten the shadows a bit, with out changing the black point, (just bumping

Re: Peso: Hiberbation

2010-12-28 Thread P. J. Alling
All my crituzisms, apply to this version as well, though not as much, except for the standing about 1 1/2 paces to the left, that stands... On 12/19/2010 6:21 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: Sorry, wrong shot:

Re: So, 60-250 F4 or a 3rd party 70-200 2.8?

2010-12-28 Thread P. J. Alling
I don't have any SDM lenses so I can't try that, but I thought the consensus was that this didn't actually work. I'll bow to your superior geekdom if it does however. On 12/19/2010 9:36 AM, Thibouille wrote: 60-250 is dual AF, as are 16-50 and 50-135, 200 and 300 AFAIK Which means it sports

Re: PESO: Roue de Paris

2010-12-28 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Bob. This is an old image I took almost 10 years ago, and tried to clean up a bit. Dan -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 8:50 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: That's a big wheel! Like how you captured the other edge

Re: Ever seen a DA*55 failure?

2010-12-28 Thread P. J. Alling
No, but that's one of the crustier magnetic chemistry stirring devices I've seen... On 12/19/2010 4:31 PM, David J Brooks wrote: Is that a flux capacitor.?? Dave On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 2:53 PM, Andrew Allenandrewdall...@gmail.com wrote: Proud owner of a DA*55 here (formerly owned the

Re: Ever seen a DA*55 failure?

2010-12-28 Thread P. J. Alling
When you put it that way it sounds like some weird 4d experiment... On 12/20/2010 10:08 AM, eckinator wrote: 2010/12/20 Steven Desjardinsdrd1...@gmail.com: Every joke I can think of for Heisenberg Compensator is inappropriate for a family audience. After all, Schrödinger was the Ladies' Man.

Re: Does anyone with a K-5 regret buying one?

2010-12-28 Thread Steven Desjardins
You know, I completely missed that that was Topaz DeNoise. It looked like a name and I had no idea what it was. LOL. On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 1:10 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Every time I see the words Topaz Denoise I want her phone number... On 12/28/2010 1:03 AM, Boris

Re: December PUG is up

2010-12-28 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Well, after submitting my image to the December PUG, I re-cropped it, and resubmitted it to the Pentax Photo Gallery. To my surprise, today it was accepted in the Gallery. Does it have to be removed from the December PUG now? G Dan -- Dan Matyola

Re: Basic image editing

2010-12-28 Thread David J Brooks
On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 6:24 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: On 2010-12-24 09:00 , Eric Weir wrote: Shot my first batch of RAW images a week ago on a trip to Pittsburgh occasioned by a death in the family. With Paul Sorenson's help I've gotten them out of the camera and onto the

Re: PESO: Kai's Christmas

2010-12-28 Thread David J Brooks
I think its a great shot Dave On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 10:17 PM, Peter Loveday pe...@loveday.org wrote: It was our son Kai (Malachi)’s second Christmas now,  and the first one he’s really aware of. http://picasaweb.google.com/loveboy/PESOs?authkey=Gv1sRgCJCsjeWRqsKHlwE#562679066838114

Re: PESO Driving the train

2010-12-28 Thread David J Brooks
Cool. Would love to be up front one day. Dave On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 8:25 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I had a very fun day http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5298729582/in/set-72157625562272357/ -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: PESO - Snow in various colours

2010-12-28 Thread David J Brooks
Lovely. Nice work on the shadows Dave On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 12:56 PM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: Just pertaining to the recent discussion on rendering of snow. I was out shooting some today, and saw this one: http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/displayimage.php?pos=-282 There is blue

Re: Ever seen a DA*55 failure?

2010-12-28 Thread eckinator
2010/12/26 John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com: looks more like a Heisenberg Compensator to me... As in uncertainty antidote? Brownian motion generator? Brownie motion... sounds like a paradoxon, especially after Xmas... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

PESO -- Mif

2010-12-28 Thread P. J. Alling
My brother's mother in law. A portrait I probably won't be thanked for. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20mif.html Equipment: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax FA 45mm f1.9 limited. As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to

Re: December PUG is up

2010-12-28 Thread P. J. Alling
Don't come back stranger, you're strange enough already... No seriously. I'm not one for giving effusive praise for people taking on volunteer projects, I certainly know that I don't expect any, (and I'm so seldom disappointed), but you did a much better job on this than I would have. The

Re: So, 60-250 F4 or a 3rd party 70-200 2.8?

2010-12-28 Thread Paul Stenquist
Short the pin or insulate it? Shorting it sounds like a bad idea. Paul On Dec 28, 2010, at 1:55 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: I don't have any SDM lenses so I can't try that, but I thought the consensus was that this didn't actually work. I'll bow to your superior geekdom if it does however.

Re: So, 60-250 F4 or a 3rd party 70-200 2.8?

2010-12-28 Thread eckinator
2010/12/28 Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net: Short the pin or insulate it? Shorting it sounds like a bad idea. shorting one pin won't do harm. short two and you're in trouble =P -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: PESO - Snow in various colours

2010-12-28 Thread Bob Sullivan
Jostein, Lovely picture. I've come to love the color added by brush as in the left side of your shot. The meandering stream with a bit of steam it a plus too. Lovely time of day. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 11:56 AM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: Just pertaining to the recent

PESO: Street Musicians

2010-12-28 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=47 Comments, Suggestions, Criticisms and Abuse are all Welcome! -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Snow in various colours

2010-12-28 Thread Jack Davis
Subtle serenity. Pleasing feel to it, Jostein! Jack --- On Tue, 12/28/10, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: From: AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com Subject: PESO - Snow in various colours To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Tuesday, December 28, 2010, 9:56 AM Just pertaining to the

Re: PESO -- Mif

2010-12-28 Thread Jack Davis
Nicely posed, Peter. I might crop the right side some to take her out of the center. Suggest cloning out facial eruptions. Jack --- On Tue, 12/28/10, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: From: P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com Subject: PESO -- Mif To: Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: PESO Driving the train

2010-12-28 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I rode in from of the train once. It was the Crystal Panorama, from Montreux to Interlaken. We were in the front seats of the first car, with the engine in the rear. There were large glass windows in front of us, to our side, and overhead. The views of Lac Leman, Mont Blanc and the Swiss Alps

Re: PESO Driving the train

2010-12-28 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 3:14 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: I rode in from of the train once. It was the Crystal Panorama, from Montreux to Interlaken.  We were in the front seats of the first car, with the engine in the rear.  There were large glass windows in front of us,

Re: PESO: Street Musicians

2010-12-28 Thread David J Brooks
Neat Dave On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 3:05 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=47 Comments, Suggestions, Criticisms and Abuse are all Welcome! -- Dan Matyola

Re: PESO -- Mif

2010-12-28 Thread P. J. Alling
Mif has character, after 7 daughters and one son, and a career as a nurse. I've seen photos of her from 25-30 years ago when she qualified as a great beauty. She is who she is and doesn't bother trying to hide it, but few people want to be reminded of their age in a photograph. On

Re: Does anyone with a K-5 regret buying one?

2010-12-28 Thread Stan Halpin
I used to date her cousin - Tonia DaNose . . . stan On Dec 28, 2010, at 1:10 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Every time I see the words Topaz Denoise I want her phone number... On 12/28/2010 1:03 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Here is a thought to consider for you, Larry. It is unlikely that K-5

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