Re: OT: Dear Photograph

2011-06-19 Thread David Mann
On Jun 19, 2011, at 12:52 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://www.bspcn.com/2011/06/15/dear-photograph/ I like that. It's interesting to see in some of them how much the surrounding trees have grown. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Crumbling ruins

2011-06-19 Thread David Mann
On Jun 19, 2011, at 7:19 AM, Bob W wrote: Had a very nice day in Oxford today with Chris and Cotty, although lunchtime's lease hath all too short a date. http://www.web-options.com/Ruins/ The gallery we were in is the Ashmolean, which is excellent. I've been in that second photo. Dave

Re: OT PESO - :-D

2011-06-19 Thread David Savage
Ummm...yes. On 19 June 2011 08:06, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: I hope you meant to type elicit. Dan On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 2:14 AM, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: Cheers Bruce. I won't tell you exactly what I said to illicit said smile for fear of being

Re: Crumbling ruins

2011-06-19 Thread Chris Mitchell
On 18 June 2011 20:19, Bob W wrote: Had a very nice day in Oxford today with Chris and Cotty, although lunchtime's lease hath all too short a date. http://www.web-options.com/Ruins/ The gallery we were in is the Ashmolean, which is excellent. B Good set Bob - and it was an excellent day

Re: PP help

2011-06-19 Thread Boris Liberman
On 6/19/2011 04:29, Mark Cassino wrote: If you want to make money off the shot, take the tick out. There is an inverse correlation between truthfulness and monetary potential. People pay for photos that tell them the world is the way they hope it is. They don't pay for photos that tell them what

Re: PESO Moon eclipse

2011-06-19 Thread Toine
Thanks everyone. Nice to read it works. It's amazing how fast the moon moves if you need to decide instantly about framing, exposure and positioning the tripod. Even more so if you planned something else. Toine On 19 June 2011 05:33, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Very pretty!  

Re: PP help

2011-06-19 Thread mike wilson
On 19/06/2011 03:29, Mark Cassino wrote: People pay for photos that tell them the world is the way they hope it is. They don't pay for photos that tell them what the world is really like, I guess because they can see what the world is really like every day for free. Markworthy, I think. --

Re: Crumbling ruins

2011-06-19 Thread mike wilson
On 19/06/2011 03:31, Rick Womer wrote: And 2 years + 9 days from this gathering in Oxford: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9335571 (I spent the day working on our inpatient unit) sigh Rick Never seen Cotty's film from that day. --- On Sat, 6/18/11, Bob

RE: PAW--Week 24--beach

2011-06-19 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Christine Aguila Just trying my hand at a little high key fun. Cheers, Christine http://aguilapaw.posterous.com/ that works very nicely. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO Nature's macro lens

2011-06-19 Thread Toine
Thanks Dan and Christine I was playing with various cropping options and now I can't decide which is the best (I like them all) http://www.repiuk.nl/index.php/blog-mainmenu-97/192-which-crop On 19 June 2011 05:32, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Wow!  Well seen, Toine!  Cheers,

RE: (What to carry) and how to carry it

2011-06-19 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Stan Halpin One frequent topic here, most recently raised by John Sessoms, has to do with the kit to take on a trip, and the question of how to carry it all. I have found the solution to the second question.

Re: PESO - someday I wanna be like her

2011-06-19 Thread Tom Ivar Helbekkmo
Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com writes: Got to get some fill flash on the boy! Good catch except for the uneven lighting. Thanks, Bob -- and yes, I see what you mean. Must remember to turn the flash on in sunshine... -tih -- I don't believe that souls or bodies can be changed by

Re: OT: Dear Photograph

2011-06-19 Thread Brian Walters
On Sat, 18 Jun 2011 20:52 -0400, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.bspcn.com/2011/06/15/dear-photograph/ That's a good idea. I'll have to dig out some of the old photos of when the kids were small. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters

Re: PAW--Week 24--beach

2011-06-19 Thread Toine
The high key rendering looks great! Toine On 19 June 2011 06:06, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Just trying my hand at a little high key fun.  Cheers, Christine http://aguilapaw.posterous.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: Crumbling ruins

2011-06-19 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of David Mann Had a very nice day in Oxford today with Chris and Cotty, although lunchtime's lease hath all too short a date. http://www.web-options.com/Ruins/ The gallery we were in is the Ashmolean, which is

Re: Crumbling ruins

2011-06-19 Thread Cotty
On 19/6/11, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: Never seen Cotty's film from that day. Can't remember what I did with it! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML

RE: Crumbling ruins

2011-06-19 Thread Bob W
My contribution here (including one taken by Bob with Pentax gear!): http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/OxfordPDML2011a/ that Pentax autofocus really nose where to settle... B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: Bad New's From Pentax Re A* 200....

2011-06-19 Thread Ecke PDML
Your eMail will most likely get auto-forwarded to Pentax USA. At least it works that way with mails from Yoorp. You may want to go through someone in Japan for first contact. HTH Ecke 2011/6/19 Mark Cassino markcass...@ymail.com: HI Boris - That's an interesting suggestion - I'll send off an

Re: Aha! They're called mammatus clouds!

2011-06-19 Thread Ecke PDML
Mammatus? Sounds like something Harry Potter would say to put breasts on you... 2011/6/18 Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com: I lost count of how many people saw my photos of weird clouds from North Carolina and said there's a name for those kind of clouds but I don't remember what it is. It

Re: Aha! They're called mammatus clouds!

2011-06-19 Thread Ecke PDML
SCNR BTW the wikipedia article has me wondering when out of context missquoters will take exception: Mammatus [...] is a [...] term applied to a cellular pattern of pouches hanging [...]. The name [...] refers to a resemblance between the characteristic shape of these clouds and the breast of a

Re: GESO - Monuments and Memorials, Washington DC

2011-06-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
Excellent pallet choices. I really like these. Paul On Jun 18, 2011, at 10:01 PM, Mark Cassino wrote: - Forwarded Message From: Mark Cassino markcass...@ymail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sat, June 18, 2011 9:55:20 PM Subject: Fw: GESO - Monuments and

Re: PESO - someday I wanna be like her

2011-06-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Tom. Nice framing and expression on the pic of your son. I use on-camera flash, a Pentax AF540, in such situations. It helps fill in those shadows. Paul On Jun 18, 2011, at 5:47 PM, Tom Ivar Helbekkmo wrote: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net writes:

Re: PESO - someday I wanna be like her

2011-06-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Jun 19, 2011, at 3:58 AM, Tom Ivar Helbekkmo wrote: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com writes: Got to get some fill flash on the boy! Good catch except for the uneven lighting. Thanks, Bob -- and yes, I see what you mean. Must remember to turn the flash on in sunshine... But you

Re: GESO - Monuments and Memorials, Washington DC

2011-06-19 Thread Mark Cassino
Thanks, Christine! They are actually all IR shots, but in some cases the IR effect was very subdued MCC - Original Message From: Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sat, June 18, 2011 11:46:37 PM Subject: Re: GESO - Monuments

Re: PESOs from my roadtrip

2011-06-19 Thread Mark Roberts
Larry Colen wrote: lizard http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5844459937/ rock http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5844509817/ road sofa http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5844242439/ deep fried corn http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5844760190/ (if you find yourself in Northridge,

Re: GESO - Monuments and Memorials, Washington DC

2011-06-19 Thread Mark Cassino
Thanks, Bob. SOme of the images tones in Photomatix can get rather over-the-top if I say so myself. - Original Message From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sun, June 19, 2011 1:11:27 AM Subject: Re: GESO - Monuments and Memorials,

Re: GESO - Monuments and Memorials, Washington DC

2011-06-19 Thread Mark Cassino
Thanks, Paul! I do like how the channel swapping in some of the IR shots results in a coral color for the buildings etc. - Original Message From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sun, June 19, 2011 7:39:53 AM Subject: Re: GESO -

Re: GESO 2011 - Coleman Underpass Graffitti - GDG

2011-06-19 Thread David J Brooks
Some interesting patterns here Dave On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 6:11 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com wrote: I go through the Coleman Underpass on my Saturday morning walks in Guadalupe River Park. The walls are often decorated there. The park maintenance folks clean them up as swiftly as

Re: GESO: Field Day, or... how I made friends with AF-C

2011-06-19 Thread David J Brooks
On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 12:00 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Nothing ground-breaking here, but a few of the keepers: https://picasaweb.google.com/crapmgt/FieldDay?authkey=Gv1sRgCK7Pieil5LLR5wE# :) -c Good job Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO 2011 - 099 - GDG

2011-06-19 Thread David J Brooks
Excellent, one of the best so far Dave On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 3:50 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com wrote: From the Saturday morning walk ... http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/5845791303/in/set-72157625672485865/lightbox/ or http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/5845791303/

Re: PESO Nature's macro lens

2011-06-19 Thread David J Brooks
Well done Dave On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 10:39 AM, Toine to...@repiuk.nl wrote: Hunting down a bug I saw this: http://flic.kr/p/9UuUUx Toine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link

Re: PESOs from my roadtrip

2011-06-19 Thread David J Brooks
Great job Larry. Love road sofa Dave On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 5:51 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Candice and I went out to Vasquez Rock yesterday, some shots from the day.   The light at the rocks rather sucked until just before we had to leave because the park was closing.  I spent

Re: GESO - Monuments and Memorials, Washington DC

2011-06-19 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 7:57 AM, Mark Cassino markcass...@ymail.com wrote: Thanks, Paul! I do like how the channel swapping in some of the IR shots results in a coral color for the buildings etc. Nicely done Mark. Good to see you back Dave - Original Message From: Paul

Re: PESO Nature's macro lens

2011-06-19 Thread Brian Walters
On Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:39 +0200, Toine to...@repiuk.nl wrote: Hunting down a bug I saw this: http://flic.kr/p/9UuUUx Excellent. Well spotted and nicely composed. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia

Re: Crumbling ruins

2011-06-19 Thread Brian Walters
On Sat, 18 Jun 2011 20:19 +0100, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Had a very nice day in Oxford today with Chris and Cotty, although lunchtime's lease hath all too short a date. http://www.web-options.com/Ruins/ The gallery we were in is the Ashmolean, which is excellent. Excellent

Re: GESO: Field Day, or... how I made friends with AF-C

2011-06-19 Thread Brian Walters
On Sat, 18 Jun 2011 12:00 -0400, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Yesterday, I volunteered at my daughter's school to take photos of the 3rd graders at field day. For the uninitiated, Field Day is a day of fun games at the end of the school year. Back when I was a kid, events

Re: PESO 2011 - 099 - GDG

2011-06-19 Thread Brian Walters
On Sat, 18 Jun 2011 12:50 -0700, Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com wrote: From the Saturday morning walk ... http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/5845791303/in/set-72157625672485865/lightbox/ or http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/5845791303/ thanks for looking, comments always

PESO - The Happy Wall

2011-06-19 Thread frank theriault
It's nice to see graffiti with a positive message for a change: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/06/happy-wall.html ;-) Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Crumbling ruins

2011-06-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 12:19 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Had a very nice day in Oxford today with Chris and Cotty, although lunchtime's lease hath all too short a date. http://www.web-options.com/Ruins/ The gallery we were in is the Ashmolean, which is excellent. Nice photos!

Re: PESO - The Happy Wall

2011-06-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Thumbs up! :-) On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 6:16 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: It's nice to see graffiti with a positive message for a change: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/06/happy-wall.html ;-) Hope you enjoy.  Comments always welcome. cheers, frank --

Re: OT: Dear Photograph

2011-06-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Very cool concept. Thanks for posting the link! On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 5:52 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.bspcn.com/2011/06/15/dear-photograph/ -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - The Happy Wall

2011-06-19 Thread Jack Davis
Terrific, Frank. Composition, just right! Jack --- On Sun, 6/19/11, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: PESO - The Happy Wall To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Date: Sunday, June 19, 2011, 6:16 AM It's nice to see

Re: Crumbling ruins

2011-06-19 Thread mike wilson
On 19/06/2011 10:08, Bob W wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of David Mann Had a very nice day in Oxford today with Chris and Cotty, although lunchtime's lease hath all too short a date. http://www.web-options.com/Ruins/ The gallery we were in is

Re: PESO - The Morning Workout

2011-06-19 Thread Stan Halpin
On Jun 19, 2011, at 11:35 AM, frank theriault wrote: ... it was very hazy that morning, so the sky was very washed out. In fact, it was close to monochrome before I converted it. Besides, it was monochrome in my mind as I took it. . . . So far this is in the running for the 2012

PESO: Heron and Osprey images

2011-06-19 Thread Stan Halpin
Two images, so I guess it really should be PsESO . . . A couple of birds seen in our backyard a few days ago, posted on my Posterous blog: http://smhalpin.posterous.com stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: PESO - The Morning Workout

2011-06-19 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 3:22 AM, David Mann d...@multisport.net.nz wrote: That's nice.  Must be worth getting up early.  It does look funny with the sun shimmering off the water making me expect the sky to be blue rather than grey :) Well, it was very hazy that morning, so the sky was very

PAW76 - Rain

2011-06-19 Thread DagT
http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html K-5, DA21mm, 1/20s, f/3.2, ISO100 DagT http://www.thrane.name/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and

Re: PAW76 - Rain

2011-06-19 Thread Rick Womer
Excellent, as usual. I have tried sooo many times to shoot rain, and have almost never been satisfied. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sun, 6/19/11, DagT li...@thrane.name wrote: From: DagT li...@thrane.name Subject: PAW76 - Rain To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net

Re: PAW--Week 24--beach

2011-06-19 Thread DagT
The guy under the palm made the picture :-) DagT http://www.thrane.name Den 19. juni 2011 kl. 06.06 skrev Christine Aguila: Just trying my hand at a little high key fun. Cheers, Christine http://aguilapaw.posterous.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Purple Explosion

2011-06-19 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 7:54 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Possibly a Globe Thistle, Echinops ritro. Thanks. And thanks to everyone who looked and commented. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: GESO: Field Day, or... how I made friends with AF-C

2011-06-19 Thread Christine Nielsen
Bob, David, Dan Brian -- thanks for looking, guys. It was a fun event to shoot, and I was glad to be able to get some decent results. -c On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 8:45 AM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: On Sat, 18 Jun 2011 12:00 -0400, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote:

Egret, Cleared for Takeoff

2011-06-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
An egret coming out of the Rouge River wetlands in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, this morning. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13477272size=lg http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13477273size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: Egret, Cleared for Takeoff

2011-06-19 Thread Bob W
An egret coming out of the Rouge River wetlands in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, this morning. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13477272size=lg http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13477273size=lg -- I particularly like the 2nd - really lovely. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: PAW--Week 24--beach

2011-06-19 Thread Christine Nielsen
I like the high key -- it suits the subject well! I also have my doubts about the palm tree -- where did Chicago DPW get that?! :) -c On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 12:06 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Just trying my hand at a little high key fun.  Cheers, Christine

Re: PESOs from my roadtrip

2011-06-19 Thread Larry Colen
On Jun 19, 2011, at 4:52 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Larry Colen wrote: Road Sofa should be the name of a band. It's the name of a friend's goldwing. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Egret, Cleared for Takeoff

2011-06-19 Thread Christine Nielsen
I keep going back to look at Leveling Off. I'm amazed by the wings -- how the feathers at the tips curve delicately upwards... I especially like the combination of straight lines curves in that one. Both shots give a sense of the bird's grace and power. Thanks for sharing. -c On Sun, Jun 19,

Re: PESOs from my roadtrip

2011-06-19 Thread Christine Nielsen
Never heard of it before, but I could go for some deep-fried corn right now... and when the band Road Sofa finally does do an album, I hope they use that photo for their cover art. :) -c On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 5:51 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Candice and I went out to Vasquez Rock

RE: Crumbling ruins

2011-06-19 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Jeffery Johnson Nice captures over all but out of them this one is really charming: http://www.web-options.com/Ruins/content/_DSF1406_large.html Thanks, and thanks too to everyone else who commented. B -- PDML

Re: Egret, Cleared for Takeoff

2011-06-19 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Paul Stenquist wrote: An egret coming out of the Rouge River wetlands in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, this morning. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13477272size=lg http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13477273size=lg those are yummy! ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO - The Happy Wall

2011-06-19 Thread Ann Sanfedele
frank theriault wrote: It's nice to see graffiti with a positive message for a change: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/06/happy-wall.html ;-) Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank hehe actually I'd like to have one _without_ trying ann -- PDML

PESO - Egret, Cleared for Takeoff

2011-06-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Bob and Christine. I should have made this a Peso, so I will:-) On Jun 19, 2011, at 2:19 PM, Bob W wrote: An egret coming out of the Rouge River wetlands in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, this morning. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13477272size=lg

Re: PESO - Egret, Cleared for Takeoff

2011-06-19 Thread Keith Whaley
Paul Stenquist wrote: Thanks Bob and Christine. I should have made this a Peso, so I will:-) On Jun 19, 2011, at 2:19 PM, Bob W wrote: An egret coming out of the Rouge River wetlands in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, this morning. I absolutely LOVE this shot of the Egret! Lovely... We also

Re: PESO - Egret, Cleared for Takeoff

2011-06-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Jun 19, 2011, at 4:53 PM, Keith Whaley wrote: Paul Stenquist wrote: Thanks Bob and Christine. I should have made this a Peso, so I will:-) On Jun 19, 2011, at 2:19 PM, Bob W wrote: An egret coming out of the Rouge River wetlands in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, this morning. I

PESO - Panorama of our local harbour

2011-06-19 Thread Tim Øsleby
http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/2011/06/smabathavna-20110619.html K-5 and my new Tamron 28-75 at 28mm handheld. (Yep Boris, still looking good, in fact better than my previous sample) Merged in Elements Photomerge -- MaritimTim My private photo blog: http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ My photo

RE: PESOs from my roadtrip

2011-06-19 Thread John Sessoms
From: Larry Colen Candice and I went out to Vasquez Rock yesterday, some shots from the day. The light at the rocks rather sucked until just before we had to leave because the park was closing. I spent most of the day trying to photograph critters with the bigma. I actually got some of my

Re: Bad New's From Pentax Re A* 200....

2011-06-19 Thread John Sessoms
From: Mark Cassino Thanks, Bill - and thanks to everyone who suggested a repair service. I'll be sending out some emails and hope to bounce the lens out to a repair shop as soon as it comes back from Pentax. I really would like to get this lens fixed. I also have a growing pile of stuff the

Re: Bad New's From Pentax Re A* 200....

2011-06-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Jun 19, 2011, at 6:40 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Mark Cassino Thanks, Bill - and thanks to everyone who suggested a repair service. I'll be sending out some emails and hope to bounce the lens out to a repair shop as soon as it comes back from Pentax. I really would like to get this

Re: PESO - Panorama of our local harbour

2011-06-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
I like it. High drama, nicely rendered. Paul On Jun 19, 2011, at 6:04 PM, Tim Øsleby wrote: http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/2011/06/smabathavna-20110619.html K-5 and my new Tamron 28-75 at 28mm handheld. (Yep Boris, still looking good, in fact better than my previous sample) Merged

Re: PESO - The Happy Wall

2011-06-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Jun 19, 2011, at 4:28 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: frank theriault wrote: It's nice to see graffiti with a positive message for a change: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/06/happy-wall.html ;-) Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank hehe actually

Re: Quick Release Camera Strap

2011-06-19 Thread Ecke PDML
I have an R-Strap and like it a lot. The later models marketed as (in Yoorp anyway) Sun Sniper are better in many details.I use mine attached to an L bracket so I have both QR plates still usable. The screw bit goes into my tripod base so I can use the R-Strap to carry that, too. Trés useful =)

Re: Egret, Cleared for Takeoff

2011-06-19 Thread Jack Davis
Both beautifully rendered, Paul. FTR, believe I prefer the egret position in the first. Jack --- On Sun, 6/19/11, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: Egret, Cleared for Takeoff To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date:

Re: PP help

2011-06-19 Thread John Sessoms
Also Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever ... http://www.cdc.gov/rmsf/ I've had it. It ain't good. I don't care what it smells like; I go out in the woods, I put on STRONG insect repellent. From: Daniel J. Matyola I'm sure you know, but this is a good time to remind people that deer ticks spread

Re: PESO - Egret, Cleared for Takeoff

2011-06-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Wonderful! Dan On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 4:30 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Thanks Bob and Christine. I should have made this a Peso, so I will:-) On Jun 19, 2011, at 2:19 PM, Bob W wrote: An egret coming out of the Rouge River wetlands in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, this

RE: Fw: GESO - Monuments and Memorials, Washington DC

2011-06-19 Thread John Sessoms
THIRD time's the charm? From: Mark Cassino Ugh - let's try that again, since some of the links were broken... - Forwarded Message From: Mark Cassino markcass...@ymail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sat, June 18, 2011 9:51:32 PM Subject: GESO - Monuments and

OT RANT: Software Updates

2011-06-19 Thread John Sessoms
Only use this computer on weekends right now because it's here at home and I'm at school during the week. Booted it up today, and so far I've had 4 different software updates to install, and every one of them requires a reboot. WHY can't they all install at once so I only have to reboot once?

RE: (What to carry) and how to carry it

2011-06-19 Thread John Sessoms
Ah yes ... reminds me of the time we were lost in the wilds of Afghanistan. Fool guide forgot the bottle opener and we had to survive for 5 days on nothing but food and water. From: Bob W From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Stan Halpin One frequent

RE: Egret, Cleared for Takeoff

2011-06-19 Thread John Sessoms
From: Paul Stenquist An egret coming out of the Rouge River wetlands in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, this morning. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13477272size=lg http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13477273size=lg Nicely seen. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Panorama of our local harbour

2011-06-19 Thread Bob Sullivan
Tim, I like that as well. Very nice, almost like being there! Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 5:04 PM, Tim Øsleby maritim...@gmail.com wrote: http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/2011/06/smabathavna-20110619.html K-5 and my new Tamron 28-75 at 28mm handheld. (Yep Boris, still looking good

Re: Quick Release Camera Strap

2011-06-19 Thread John Sessoms
I have the Sun-Sniper and just hook the carabiner to the D-ring on the screw that screws the QR plate into the camera's tripod mounting hole. http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/216XY61N7HL._SL500_AA300_.jpg I think several of them offer modified QR plates for various mounting systems.

RE: PP help

2011-06-19 Thread Jeffery Johnson
I don't personally mind the smell ... I need to look for some stuff that has no scent so the animals will not smell me coming a mile away. ___ Pictures that I have taken on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jt-johnson/ -Original Message-

OT: Cinemagraphs

2011-06-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/06/how-to-cinemagraphs.html -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and

RE: Egret, Cleared for Takeoff

2011-06-19 Thread Jeffery Johnson
I do like these especially the Egret leveling off ___ Pictures that I have taken on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jt-johnson/ -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Paul

RE: PAW76 - Rain

2011-06-19 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Nice capture of the rain and the bike rider does add to the motion of the rain and over all feel of the capture. ___ Pictures that I have taken on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jt-johnson/ -Original Message- From:

RE: PESO: Heron and Osprey images

2011-06-19 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Nice bird captures... ___ Pictures that I have taken on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jt-johnson/ -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Stan Halpin Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2011

Re: PESO: Heron and Osprey images

2011-06-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
Well done. It appears that you were panning with the osprey. Not easy, but you recorded a sharp image. Paul On Jun 19, 2011, at 9:21 PM, Jeffery Johnson wrote: Nice bird captures... ___ Pictures that I have taken on Flickr:

Re: Egret, Cleared for Takeoff

2011-06-19 Thread Stan Halpin
On Jun 19, 2011, at 1:48 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: An egret coming out of the Rouge River wetlands in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, this morning. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13477272size=lg http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13477273size=lg -- Beautiful bird! I prefer

Re: OT RANT: Software Updates

2011-06-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Sounds like my partner's Windows laptop. It mostly sits, he boots it up on weekends and it invariably needs a half dozen new updates and a re-scan for viruses. Then it gets shut down and forgotten for another week. On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 5:28 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Only

Re: PESO - Egret, Cleared for Takeoff

2011-06-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Jun 19, 2011, at 5:10 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: On Jun 19, 2011, at 4:53 PM, Keith Whaley wrote: Paul Stenquist wrote: Thanks Bob and Christine. I should have made this a Peso, so I will:-) On Jun 19, 2011, at 2:19 PM, Bob W wrote: An egret coming out of the Rouge River wetlands in

Re: Quick Release Camera Strap

2011-06-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Most popular one of these things around here is the Black Rapid ... they have several models and options, see http://www.blackrapid.com/ for details. I learned long ago: never skimp on a strap, no matter what kind you prefer. Get the best you can find. Your expensive equipment is hanging on it.

Exhibition picture return

2011-06-19 Thread Philip Northeast
My picture from the Chicago exhibition has made its way to the other side of the world in reasonable time and in very good condition - thanks Christine Distance made it difficult for me to attend the exhibition so it was nice to see the quality of the framing and the excellent printing -

Re: PESOs from my roadtrip

2011-06-19 Thread Larry Colen
On Jun 19, 2011, at 3:29 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Larry Colen Candice and I went out to Vasquez Rock yesterday, some shots from the day. The light at the rocks rather sucked until just before we had to leave because the park was closing. I spent most of the day trying to photograph