Re: PESO - A Plateful of Lamingtons

2011-01-30 Thread Brian Walters
On Sun, 30 Jan 2011 10:51 -0500, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Those look a lot more yummy than vege-mite (aside to Tan ;-) ) Yes. I think even I would baulk at sponge cake spread with Vegemite and rolled in coconut Cheers Brian ++ Brian

Re: PESO - A Plateful of Lamingtons

2011-01-30 Thread Brian Walters
On Sun, 30 Jan 2011 10:54 -0500, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: With a name like Lamington, you'd think they'd be made out of lamb. Well - there is a link. There seems to be an emerging tradition here to eat lamb on Australia Day (helped along by some fairly effective

Re: Totally OT and don't mean nothing.

2011-01-30 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2011-01-29 16:54, John Sessoms wrote: I've decided I'm going to shave once a week from now on, whether I need to or not. I get a haircut twice a year, whether I need it or not. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: What gear is on your short list?

2011-01-30 Thread Steven Desjardins
You should just spend your money on better pans. ;-) Although I do like your list even if it doesn't matter. Especially the 50-135. That doesn't matter the most in my book. On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 6:09 PM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: to put the thread back on topic: 60-250 k-5 +

Re: Looking for app to help me log f-stop, shutter when taking film photos?

2011-01-30 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-01-30 5:38 PM, Bob W wrote: To be honest, I've never understand why people write this information down after the event, and especially why they publish this information with their pictures. I can't see how anyone else can benefit - I've never looked at a photograph and wondered what

Re: Looking for app to help me log f-stop, shutter when taking film photos?

2011-01-30 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
There is something else to consider. One should not just journal the technical data. Additional notes can add to an image -- recent weather and other information can add to the context of the picture. Technical data should be only a small part of the journal. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl

Re: My first exhibition in almost 30 years

2011-01-30 Thread Christine Aguila
Big congrats, Ralf. Well deserved for sure! You're bound to Wow! them. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Ralf R. Radermacher fotor...@gmx.de To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 5:55 AM Subject: My first exhibition in almost 30 years Hi all, there's a few

Re: PAW Week 3

2011-01-30 Thread Christine Aguila
Neato, Christine. Are you a U of C graduate? Cheers, Christine from Chicago - Original Message - From: Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 9:35 PM Subject: Re: PAW Week 3 I remember O'Gara's. And

Re: Pentax/CRIS Customer Service

2011-01-30 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Jim: Glad it's worked out, and good to know Pentax-CRIS is doing the right thing by its customers. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Jim King jamesk8...@mac.com To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 9:50 AM Subject: Pentax/CRIS Customer Service I

OT (sort of): Baaaad editing

2011-01-30 Thread Elizabeth Masoner
I just gotta laugh when I see stuff like this in the newspapers. http://media.al.com/birmingham-news/photo/9234475-standard.jpg I¹m willing to bet my 13 year old could do better. ~Liz http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/ http://thornsnclaws.wordpress.com/ http://photography.about.com --

Re: Looking for app to help me log f-stop, shutter when taking film photos?

2011-01-30 Thread Stan Halpin
On Jan 30, 2011, at 7:14 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: I greatly appreciate seeing exposure details in order to learn. While examining shots I admire and want to learn from, I mentally reverse-engineer the shot; how might I have taken that? Where's the light? Was flash used? What lens would

Re: My Little Planet

2011-01-30 Thread Christine Aguila
I get cannot display web page Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Toine to...@repiuk.nl To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 3:16 PM Subject: PESO: My Little Planet In a few weeks I plan to install myself on this little planet:

Re: 'Near Factory Butte'

2011-01-30 Thread Christine Aguila
I really like this, Ken. I love the slope and texture of the range and the contrast of the colors gray and yellow. Really nice. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: kwal...@peoplepc.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 1:54 PM

Re: My first exhibition in almost 30 years

2011-01-30 Thread Eric Weir
On Jan 30, 2011, at 4:55 PM, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: Still, we industry photographerscome in all shapes, forms, and ages. Have a look at this gallery: http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/970937 That kid just turned 17. Wow! He's pretty good, too. Some of his shots remind me of

Re: peso - some geometry

2011-01-30 Thread Christine Aguila
What Larry said. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 3:16 PM Subject: Re: peso - some geometry On Jan 29, 2011, at 9:51 AM, Sasha Sobol wrote:

Re: PESO rope on dock at night

2011-01-30 Thread Christine Aguila
What Ecke said. And it's good light exposure for a midnight shot. But DOF, like Ecke said, is an issue for me too. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: eckinator eckina...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 5:02 PM Subject:

Re: OT (sort of): Baaaad editing

2011-01-30 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jan 30, 2011, at 18:43, Elizabeth Masoner wrote: I just gotta laugh when I see stuff like this in the newspapers. http://media.al.com/birmingham-news/photo/9234475-standard.jpg I’m willing to bet my 13 year old could do better. What the hell? -Charles -- Charles Robinson -

Re: PESO- Winter Reflections

2011-01-30 Thread Christine Aguila
Wow! my monitor shows excellent whites and texture for this one Paul. Really nice. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 2:59 PM Subject: PESO- Winter Reflections

Re: My first exhibition in almost 30 years

2011-01-30 Thread Stan Halpin
On Jan 30, 2011, at 7:51 PM, Eric Weir wrote: On Jan 30, 2011, at 4:55 PM, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: Still, we industry photographerscome in all shapes, forms, and ages. Have a look at this gallery: http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/970937 That kid just turned 17. Wow!

PESO - Puff, the Bearded Dragon

2011-01-30 Thread Brian Walters
G'day all This guy has been hanging around in our backyard for the past few days. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP9483peso.html He/she looks a bit fierce but bearded dragons are harmless enough (unless you stick your finger near its mouth). Cheers Brian

Re: OT (sort of): Baaaad editing

2011-01-30 Thread Brian Walters
On Sun, 30 Jan 2011 18:43 -0600, Elizabeth Masoner lizmaso...@bellsouth.net wrote: I just gotta laugh when I see stuff like this in the newspapers. http://media.al.com/birmingham-news/photo/9234475-standard.jpg I¹m willing to bet my 13 year old could do better. Hmm. A photo of

Re: PESO rope on dock at night

2011-01-30 Thread Larry Colen
Ecke and Christine: I had been trying to tightly edit my shots, and so I hadn't posted this version of the shot, which I initially liked better than the first one I posted: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5402523879/in/set-72157625804246179/ The shot was hand held at 1/13 Sec and ISO 800,

Re: PESO- Winter Reflections

2011-01-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Christine. I briefly debated whether I should post it. I think it's a somewhat ordinary scene, but I did like the untouched snow and the shape of the river. Paul On Jan 30, 2011, at 7:58 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: Wow! my monitor shows excellent whites and texture for this one Paul.

Re: My first exhibition in almost 30 years

2011-01-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
Well deserved. Congratulations. On Jan 30, 2011, at 7:51 PM, Eric Weir wrote: -- 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. -- PDML

Re: Is photojournalism relevant anymore?

2011-01-30 Thread Larry Colen
On Jan 30, 2011, at 2:55 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: Wasn't is always? Most major papers worked on a for profit basis, and went out of business when they didn't make money. These days here are so many sources competing for your attention. Remember yellow journalism? Sensationalism has

Re: Is photojournalism relevant anymore?

2011-01-30 Thread Steven Desjardins
That's probably true for TV. I was thinking about newspapers. It was only speculation, however. On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 8:13 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Jan 30, 2011, at 2:55 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: Wasn't is always?  Most major papers worked on a for profit basis, and

Re: PESO - Puff, the Bearded Dragon

2011-01-30 Thread Steven Desjardins
Very nice. The sharpness really helps this one. On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 8:03 PM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: G'day all This guy has been hanging around in our backyard for the past few days. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP9483peso.html He/she looks a bit

Re: OT (sort of): Baaaad editing

2011-01-30 Thread Steven Desjardins
I used to laugh at things like this. Now that I'm 52 I think colonoscopy. Actually, since Pentax makes those it's an on topic statement. On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 8:07 PM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: On Sun, 30 Jan 2011 18:43 -0600, Elizabeth Masoner lizmaso...@bellsouth.net

Offering pictures to local businesses

2011-01-30 Thread Larry Colen
As I was leaving lunch today, I noticed a quite spectacular rainbow in downtown Scotts Valley. At first I was trying very hard to get pictures of it without showing the urban environment, but then I realized that some of the local businesses might be interested in a photo of their business at

Re: OT (sort of): Baaaad editing

2011-01-30 Thread Elizabeth Masoner
It's a cat show - that sort of thing happens all the time at those. I meant the hideous photoshopping of the cat. On 1/30/11 7:07 PM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: On Sun, 30 Jan 2011 18:43 -0600, Elizabeth Masoner lizmaso...@bellsouth.net wrote: I just gotta laugh when I

Re: Ring-Billed Gull

2011-01-30 Thread Larry Colen
I missed commenting on this earlier, but that's an excellent shot. I might crop it so that the bird was in the lower right third rather than dead center, but I would have defintely shot it with the bird in the center. On Jan 29, 2011, at 5:21 AM, Jack Davis wrote: Appreciated, Christine!

Re: OT (sort of): Baaaad editing

2011-01-30 Thread Steven Desjardins
Jeez, I missed that and it's so obvious. What a terrible job. On a related note, I used to use Micrografx software and it was much easier to do a cut, feather and paste. I always find the feather command harder to use in PS. On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 8:26 PM, Elizabeth Masoner

Re: PESO - New York's Finest

2011-01-30 Thread Steven Desjardins
I also saw a video of city workers wrecking a Ford Explorer trying to get a stuck backhoe free. I can't remember if that link was on this list. On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 4:11 PM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -

Re: Is photojournalism relevant anymore?

2011-01-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
Most major dailies are much less profitable than they once were, and the good papers don't answer to shareholders. For example, the Ochs-Sulzberger family has owned The New York Times for115 years, and there are impenetrable barriers between ad sales and editorial. There are still quite a few

Re: OT (sort of): Baaaad editing

2011-01-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Jan 30, 2011, at 8:29 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: Jeez, I missed that and it's so obvious. What a terrible job. On a related note, I used to use Micrografx software and it was much easier to do a cut, feather and paste. I always find the feather command harder to use in PS.

Re: Is photojournalism relevant anymore?

2011-01-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
Doh...its revenues are growing. Damn apostrophes sneak in there every now and then:-). On Jan 30, 2011, at 8:36 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Most major dailies are much less profitable than they once were, and the good papers don't answer to shareholders. For example, the Ochs-Sulzberger

Re: OT (sort of): Baaaad editing

2011-01-30 Thread Brian Walters
On Sun, 30 Jan 2011 20:29 -0500, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: Jeez, I missed that and it's so obvious. What a terrible job. Yeah, so did I - still don't know how! I'm sure your 13 year old could do much, much better. I'm almost sure a five year old could do better! Cheers

Re: OT (sort of): Baaaad editing

2011-01-30 Thread Ann Sanfedele
He means bad photoshopping look carefully at the tail.. ann - laughing too Brian Walters wrote: On Sun, 30 Jan 2011 18:43 -0600, Elizabeth Masoner lizmaso...@bellsouth.net wrote: I just gotta laugh when I see stuff like this in the newspapers.

Re: My first exhibition in almost 30 years

2011-01-30 Thread Stan Halpin
Very nice Ralf. I don't expect to be in that vicinity anytime soon, but I would definitely stop to visit if I were there. stan On Jan 30, 2011, at 6:55 AM, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: Hi all, there's a few of my prints on display at the Café Enchanté in Eben-Emael, Belgium. That's right on

Re: OT (sort of): Baaaad editing

2011-01-30 Thread Steven Desjardins
I know the command but I can't get it active. I just can't get the order of actions correct. Most of the time I try to use it the command is not active. In the other package, you could cut a highlighted piece out, paste it into the other shot, and feather it to blend it in. I always lose track

Re: OT (sort of): Baaaad editing

2011-01-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Jan 30, 2011, at 9:13 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: I know the command but I can't get it active. I just can't get the order of actions correct. Most of the time I try to use it the command is not active. In the other package, you could cut a highlighted piece out, paste it into the

Re: Looking for app to help me log f-stop, shutter when taking film photos?

2011-01-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 2:38 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: ... To be honest, I've never understand why people write this information down after the event, and especially why they publish this information with their pictures. I can't see how anyone else can benefit - I've never looked at

Re: OT (sort of): Baaaad editing

2011-01-30 Thread Steven Desjardins
I just try it and found the modify edge option which uses a slide bar. In whatever version I used to have, it was a menu option which was never active when I thought it should be. Of course, when i finally decide to complain I try it and it works fine. Embarrassing but now I know how to do it,

Re: Looking for app to help me log f-stop, shutter when taking film photos?

2011-01-30 Thread Larry Colen
On Jan 30, 2011, at 2:38 PM, Bob W wrote: To be honest, I've never understand why people write this information down after the event, and especially why they publish this information with their pictures. I can't see how anyone else can benefit - I've never looked at a photograph and

Re: What gear is on your short list?

2011-01-30 Thread William Robb
On 1/30/2011 5:28 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: I admit folks, I fail to see why this idea is so controversial. The best photographers often buy the best equipment. Maybe they can overcome inferior equipment, but I simply point out that very few of them bother to take this route. If a good

Re: What gear is on your short list?

2011-01-30 Thread William Robb
On 30/01/2011 11:36 AM, Bob W wrote: my cooking improved enormously when I bought decent pots My cooking improved when I decided the Circulons just weren't cutting it and went back to my mangy but much loved cast iron cookware. -- William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: What gear is on your short list?

2011-01-30 Thread Steven Desjardins
We need a cookware thread. I like heavy copper-bottom stuff with no non-stick surface. On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 10:14 PM, William Robb anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 30/01/2011 11:36 AM, Bob W wrote: my cooking improved enormously when I bought decent pots My cooking improved when I

Re: What gear is on your short list?

2011-01-30 Thread William Robb
On 30/01/2011 3:45 PM, Ken Waller wrote: For those that think better equipment makes a photographer better (and assuming he would then take better images) I throw this out for you to tell me how 'better' equipment would make this a better photo. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12483032

PESOS, playing with strobe snoots

2011-01-30 Thread Larry Colen
There were two bands at the dance last night. The musicians didn't mind if I used a flash, so I was experimenting with snoots on the flash. This is with my flash on an extension cord being held off camera left: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5403476446/in/set-72157625942951792/ FA77

Re: Looking for app to help me log f-stop, shutter when taking, film photos?

2011-01-30 Thread drd1135
I store info on my BlackBerry because I usually have my phone but can never find a pen on the fly. Pad and pen: two things. Phone: one thing. The pad and pen just have a higher entropy. -Original Message- From: Cotty cotty...@mac.com Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2011

Re: PAW Week 4

2011-01-30 Thread wendy beard
Wow - love it! The second one is great too Wendy On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 1:35 AM, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: Kinda proud of this one.  There's a little bonus picture there if you scroll down ;-)  Big cheers, Christine http://aguilapaw.posterous.com/ -- PDML

Re: What gear is on your short list?

2011-01-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
I have a 30 year old set of Magnalite pro cookware. It's no longer made, but the pans are hard anodized aluminum and magnesium alloy. They're similar to Caphalon but with thicker metal they heat more evenly. Omelets slide right off my omelet pan. No teflon or other crap of course. Just great

Re: Looking for app to help me log f-stop, shutter when taking film photos?

2011-01-30 Thread Sam L
On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 9:28 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 2:38 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: ... To be honest, I've never understand why people write this information down after the event, and especially why they publish this information with

Re: What gear is on your short list?

2011-01-30 Thread Stan Halpin
On Jan 30, 2011, at 10:21 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: We need a cookware thread. I like heavy copper-bottom stuff with no non-stick surface. I like medium-weight bottoms with a definite curve to them. Oh wait, that would be another thread! stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Looking for app to help me log f-stop, shutter when taking, film photos?

2011-01-30 Thread Sam L
On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 10:34 PM, drd1...@gmail.com wrote: I store info on my BlackBerry because I usually have my phone but can never find a pen on the fly. Pad and pen: two things. Phone: one thing. The pad and pen just have a higher entropy. Yes. My point exactly!

Re: Ring-Billed Gull

2011-01-30 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, Larry. I intentionally placed the bird largely on the right so as to eliminate the restrictive feeling of limiting his forward movement. Appears to me that the center of the frame is about at his neck.(?) Jack --- On Sun, 1/30/11, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: From: Larry Colen

Re: Offering pictures to local businesses

2011-01-30 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Subject: Offering pictures to local businesses As I was leaving lunch today, I noticed a quite spectacular rainbow in downtown Scotts Valley. At first I was

Re: Ring-Billed Gull

2011-01-30 Thread Larry Colen
On Jan 30, 2011, at 8:12 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Thanks, Larry. I intentionally placed the bird largely on the right so as to eliminate the restrictive feeling of limiting his forward movement. Appears to me that the center of the frame is about at his neck.(?) I'd say at about the

Re: OT (sort of): Baaaad editing

2011-01-30 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Ann Sanfedele wrote: He means bad photoshopping look carefully at the tail.. ann - laughing too um ohoh make that SHE ... sorry sister Liz, I thought for some reason Brian posted it.. quite amazingly awful editing, as you say ann Brian Walters wrote: On Sun, 30 Jan 2011

Re: PESO- Winter Reflections

2011-01-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I really likethe composition, the soft colors and the textures. Dan On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 3:59 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: The Rouge is a mighty river at the point where it empties into Lake Erie, but 50 miles or so north in Bloomfield Hills, it's a small creek.

Re: peso - some geometry

2011-01-30 Thread Sasha Sobol
Thanks for all the comments - much appreciated. --Sasha On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 4:55 PM, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: What Larry said.  Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent:

Re: PESOS, playing with strobe snoots

2011-01-30 Thread Sasha Sobol
I like this one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5403478568/ --Sasha On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 7:30 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: There were two bands at the dance last night.  The musicians didn't mind if I used a flash, so I was experimenting with snoots on the flash. This is

Re: PESOS, playing with strobe snoots

2011-01-30 Thread Larry Colen
On Jan 30, 2011, at 10:16 PM, Sasha Sobol wrote: I like this one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5403478568/ Thanks. --Sasha On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 7:30 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: There were two bands at the dance last night. The musicians didn't mind if I used a

Re: Looking for app to help me log f-stop, shutter when taking, film photos?

2011-01-30 Thread Boris Liberman
Cotty, you gotta be badly discombobulated. I did not participate in this thread until I saw your message full of slashes and words written together without spaces between them... /shrugs/ Boris On 1/30/2011 6:24 PM, Cotty wrote: On 30/1/11, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed:

Re: Looking for app to help me log f-stop, shutter when taking, film photos?

2011-01-30 Thread Larry Colen
On Jan 30, 2011, at 11:34 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: Cotty, you gotta be badly discombobulated. I did not participate in this thread until I saw your message full of slashes and words written together without spaces between them... /shrugs/ Boris, don't mind Cotty, he's just taking the

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