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Re: OT PESO - On a Dime

I gather the horse''s name is Peso.(?) Certainly "turning on a dime", as the expression goes. Great action, Dave!   Jack From: David Savage To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Sent: Tuesday, September 6, 2011 4:52 PM Subject: OT PESO - On a Dime G'day All,

Re: PESO - Shadow

Well rendered pleasing effect, Rick. Jack - Original Message - From: Rick Womer To: Pentax List Cc: Sent: Tuesday, September 6, 2011 3:46 PM Subject: PESO - Shadow Another taken on my way home from work last week: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14142975&size=lg (K7, FA 24-

Re: lighting idea, would it work?

On 7 September 2011 11:07, Larry Colen wrote: >. > > That one works with transparencies, i.e. slides, not digitally generated > images. > Exchanging a digital projector for a slide projector would make no difference to the basic concept, after some technicalities were ironed out. Electronic fla

Re: OT: 24 Hi Res Images From World War II

On 2011-09-06 11:38, Bob Sullivan wrote: Love the picture of the B-24's(?) over a landscape of smoking targets. (Page 2) Yep, those are B-24s, if you're talking about the seventh image from the top on page two. I'm kinda partial to the second one from the top of page 2, just because I've al

Re: OT PESO - On a Dime

On 2011-09-06 19:52, David Savage wrote: Great action shot, Dave. I /wish/ I could ride a horse like that ... both the horse and the technique. I love horses, but I've never done much more than wander to the Back 40 for a pi

Re: PESO: The Good Guys Shop Here

On 7 September 2011 09:52, Paul Stenquist wrote: > I like the light and the contrasty rendering but have reservations about the > framing. > Paul > That's my impression as well. The free space on the right considered with the cropping on the left makes me wish to see beyond the left-hand border

Re: OT PESO - On a Dime

On 7 September 2011 09:05, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > OT just because not Pentax shot? Yes > I like it! Good :-) > ann > > On 9/6/2011 19:52, David Savage wrote: >> >> G'day All, >> >> >> >> D700, AF-S 70-200mm @ 135mm, 1/320 @ f2.8

Re: lighting idea, would it work?

On Sep 6, 2011, at 8:44 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > On 11-09-06 11:31 AM, John Sessoms wrote: >> From: Larry Colen >>> I wonder if this would work, and if so would there be a market for it... >>> >>> To make a background for photos, take a projector that has video inputs and >>> shine it on the b

Re: OT PESO - On a Dime

OT just because not Pentax shot? I like it! ann On 9/6/2011 19:52, David Savage wrote: G'day All, D700, AF-S 70-200mm @ 135mm, 1/320 @ f2.8, ISO 6400. Enjoy. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net htt

Re: OT: Phoblographer reveiw of the GXR with Leica module

On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 3:06 PM, Brian Walters wrote: >> "Peaking mode" highlights the part fo the image in focus.  It's a >> nifty way to do manual focus.  The Sony NEXs are best known for it. >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJxUiLqPUgQ >> > OK.  Thanks for the clarification, but is this any

Re: Pentax 67

Noe Dewitt, a fashion photographer and resident of lower Manhattan was the person who took the photos with the 67II and a Polaroid 600E. His girlfriend was Kerrie, an art director. I spent four hours trying to get a look at Noe's images, with little success. I was able to find an image of Noe h

Re: PESO - Shadow

Thanks, Ann! It's fun to shoot around home, but I must admit I like travel shooting more. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Tue, 9/6/11, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > From: Ann Sanfedele > Subject: Re: PESO - Shadow > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Tuesday, September 6, 2011, 7:30

Re: PESO: The Good Guys Shop Here

I like it--nicely rendered, and an unusual subject--but you might consider trimming some off the right; or off the right and bottom if you want to preserve the 3:2 ratio. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Tue, 9/6/11, Darren Addy wrote: > From: Darren Addy > Subject: PESO: The Good

Re: OT PESO - On a Dime

Cheers Christine. I love rodeos too...but this shot isn't from an Australian one :-) Cheers, Dave. On 7 September 2011 08:09, Christine Aguila wrote: > Hi Dave:  Love it!  Great expression on the rider and great timing on the > horse coming around the barrel.  I've done some barrel racing mys

Re: OT: Phoblographer reveiw of the GXR with Leica module

On 7 September 2011 08:06, Brian Walters wrote: > > > OK.  Thanks for the clarification, but is this any different from (or > better than) the focus confirmation indicator that we get with DSLRs > when used with manual lenses? > Not so much different or better, but a practical alternative. The t

Re: OT PESO - On a Dime

Hi Dave: Love it! Great expression on the rider and great timing on the horse coming around the barrel. I've done some barrel racing myself--never in competition, but my maternal grand father was a rancher, cowboy, horse trainer, and he taught me how to ride barrels during time spent on his r

Re: PESO: The Good Guys Shop Here

I like the light and the contrasty rendering but have reservations about the framing. Paul On Sep 6, 2011, at 5:32 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > Overall, pretty disappointed with my photographic performance at this > year's Nebraska State Fair. Only a handful of shots rise to "the upper > echelons of

OT PESO - On a Dime

G'day All, D700, AF-S 70-200mm @ 135mm, 1/320 @ f2.8, ISO 6400. Enjoy. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the l

Re: PESO - Shadow

Rick-- I like this, and your "stripes" but especially "caution" Not sure why, but your recent stuff is much more to my liking than images from your travels abroad, for the most part. I absolutely love "caution" I think I'd like "Stripes more in BW" and the leaves and shadows are very pleasant

Re: PESO: The Good Guys Shop Here

I like it as well. On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 7:07 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: > On 9/6/2011 4:32 PM, Darren Addy wrote: >> >> Overall, pretty disappointed with my photographic performance at this >> year's Nebraska State Fair. Only a handful of shots rise to "the upper >> echelons of mediocrity" (thank

Re: PESO: The Good Guys Shop Here

On 9/6/2011 4:32 PM, Darren Addy wrote: Overall, pretty disappointed with my photographic performance at this year's Nebraska State Fair. Only a handful of shots rise to "the upper echelons of mediocrity" (thanks to the Indigo Girls for that line). Comments and evicerations welcome. http://www.f

Re: lighting idea, would it work?

yeah, we used to use one of these in the school photo biz as one of our set-ups. Generally used for seniors, though sometimes we would open it up to other classes. On 9/6/11 5:33 PM, Darren Addy wrote: This was done over 30 years ago (before green screen) in a lot of portrait studios with a sp

PESO - Shadow

Another taken on my way home from work last week: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14142975&size=lg (K7, FA 24-90) Rick -- 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: lighting idea, would it work?

On 7 September 2011 07:33, Darren Addy wrote: > This was done over 30 years ago (before green screen) in a lot of > portrait studios with a special screen and projector. The screen was > different from the usual as it was made up of thousands to tiny black > glass balls that would reflect the proj

Re: lighting idea, would it work?

On 7 September 2011 01:31, John Sessoms wrote: > > http://www.virtualbackgrounds.net/public_html/pages/Welcome_e.html > > -- These are the front projection units that I wrote about. You only need these to shoot film, digital capture would be better and easier with green screen. regards, Anthony

Re: PESO: The Good Guys Shop Here

I like this one. Dave On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 5:32 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > Overall, pretty disappointed with my photographic performance at this > year's Nebraska State Fair. Only a handful of shots rise to "the upper > echelons of mediocrity" (thanks to the Indigo Girls for that line). > Commen

Re: PESO: The Good Guys Shop Here

On 11-09-06 5:32 PM, Darren Addy wrote: Overall, pretty disappointed with my photographic performance at this year's Nebraska State Fair. Only a handful of shots rise to "the upper echelons of mediocrity" (thanks to the Indigo Girls for that line). Comments and evicerations welcome. http://www.f

Re: OT: Phoblographer reveiw of the GXR with Leica module

It's a bit better because it shows what is in focus as opposed to "something is in focus". On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 6:06 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > On Tuesday, September 06, 2011 7:23 AM, "Steven Desjardins" > wrote: >> "Peaking mode" highlights the part fo the image in focus.  It's a >> nifty way

Re: OT: Phoblographer reveiw of the GXR with Leica module

On Tuesday, September 06, 2011 7:23 AM, "Steven Desjardins" wrote: > "Peaking mode" highlights the part fo the image in focus. It's a > nifty way to do manual focus. The Sony NEXs are best known for it. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJxUiLqPUgQ > OK. Thanks for the clarification, but i

Re: GESO - Aerial Photography, Lake Eyre and Painted Hills

On Tuesday, September 06, 2011 8:35 AM, "Bruce Walker" wrote: > Lucky you to get the chance to shoot this scenery from the air like > this. I really enjoyed this gallery. > > Your post-processing worked really well. At no point did I think I was > viewing these through glass. Well done, Brian!

Re: Lightpainting

thanks, Bruce Yeah - it isn't my kind of thing but I never saw it before... It reminds me of photos taken at night with a strobe or flash to get the foreground in... No objection to the frothy falls.. it is just all a bit too busy for me. But I liked your "essay" on subjectiveness bruce:-) an

Re: lighting idea, would it work?

This was done over 30 years ago (before green screen) in a lot of portrait studios with a special screen and projector. The screen was different from the usual as it was made up of thousands to tiny black glass balls that would reflect the projected light straight back at the camera (which had to b

PESO: The Good Guys Shop Here

Overall, pretty disappointed with my photographic performance at this year's Nebraska State Fair. Only a handful of shots rise to "the upper echelons of mediocrity" (thanks to the Indigo Girls for that line). Comments and evicerations welcome. http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/6120181401/in

Re: Lightpainting

Ann, it's from this message: Message-ID: Subject: OT PESO - Lightpainting From: David Savage G'day All, Something a bit different:

Re: Lightpainting

I said I wasnt going to be here but Bipin - where is the photo you are referring to? since someone apparently thought I commented on it I better find out eh? LUrking is hard -- I want to jump in but shouldn't - not enough time ann On 9/6/2011 09:15, Bipin Gupta wrote: A technically great HDR t

Re: PESO: Color I

Thanks, Dave. Marnie the almost akaless :-) In a message dated 9/3/2011 3:48:54 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, pentko...@gmail.com writes: Very nice, i ;like to dull red colour here. Dave On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 12:36 AM,wrote: > > http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/color1.htm > > C

Re: Lightpainting

Guess I prefer flowing water shot at a "medium" shutter speed. :-) Jack - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc: Sent: Tuesday, September 6, 2011 8:45 AM Subject: Re: Lightpainting Bruce Walker wrote: >On 11-09-06 9:15 AM, Bipin Gupta wrote: >> A tec

Re: Lightpainting

John Francis wrote: >Well, as in all things, you can go too far either way. Nonsense! Live for the extremes, I say! ;-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow

Re: Lightpainting

On Tue, Sep 06, 2011 at 11:45:02AM -0400, Mark Roberts wrote: > Bruce Walker wrote: > > >On 11-09-06 9:15 AM, Bipin Gupta wrote: > >> A technically great HDR type shot. Truly a bit different& appreciated. > >> But may I add some comments? Please do take it constructively. > >> Flowing water shou

Northern California (NorCal) PDML Meet

A group of us, six so far, will be meeting up on Saturday, Oct. 29th. (Destination still to be determined.) THIS IS LAST CALL!!! ;-) (Those of you that have already said you can make it, you may ignore this.) If you live in Northern California and are new to PDML and/or a lurker, we'd love

Re: Lightpainting

[Default] On Wed, 7 Sep 2011 00:07:08 +0800, David Savage wrote: >It's really hard to take fast shutter speed waterfall shots when there >is next to no ambient light. Hence the lightpainting. > >As for the comments about the foreground brightness, that could be an >issue. The processing was done

Re: Lightpainting

It's really hard to take fast shutter speed waterfall shots when there is next to no ambient light. Hence the lightpainting. As for the comments about the foreground brightness, that could be an issue. The processing was done on my laptop, so I have no idea what it looks like on a calibrated syste

Re: OT: Phoblographer reveiw of the GXR with Leica module

On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 4:50 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >> "Focusing lenses on this camera is done by enabling the peaking mode." >> What the hell is 'peaking mode'? > > I assume that he learned how to spell peeking from Dave.  My guess is that it > is the automatic zoom in on manual focus. It's not

Re: Pentax 67

Joe, I haven't heard of this before and hope you find links to the photos. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 12:52 AM, Joseph McAllister wrote: > 9/11 - a man and his wife who were in their apartment several blocks from the > twin towers, started filming shortly after the first plane hit t

Re: Hopping back in for a moment - check out this photo (not mine)

Ann, My sister and her family live in Woodstock, IL. We could probably arrange a picture of that site today! Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 8:23 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200649623968 > > One of my ebay customers has turned into a cli

Re: OT: Phoblographer reveiw of the GXR with Leica module

From: "Brian Walters" However, showing ignorance here. This sentence confused me: "Focusing lenses on this camera is done by enabling the peaking mode." What the hell is 'peaking mode'? Either they misspelled "peeking" or you have to move to China. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.

Re: lighting idea, would it work?

On Sep 6, 2011, at 8:31 AM, John Sessoms wrote: > From: Larry Colen >> I wonder if this would work, and if so would there be a market for it... >> >> To make a background for photos, take a projector that has video inputs and >> shine it on the background. It wouldn't be bright enough to not g

Re: lighting idea, would it work?

On 11-09-06 11:31 AM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Larry Colen I wonder if this would work, and if so would there be a market for it... To make a background for photos, take a projector that has video inputs and shine it on the background. It wouldn't be bright enough to not get washed out by s

Re: Lightpainting

Bruce Walker wrote: >On 11-09-06 9:15 AM, Bipin Gupta wrote: >> A technically great HDR type shot. Truly a bit different& appreciated. >> But may I add some comments? Please do take it constructively. >> Flowing water should look like flowing water, the way nature meant it >> to be. It should no

Re: OT: 24 Hi Res Images From World War II

Dan, Love the picture of the B-24's(?) over a landscape of smoking targets. (Page 2) Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 11:48 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > http://regretfulmorning.com/2011/09/24-hi-res-images-from-world-war-ii/ > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmaty

Re: Lightpainting

I agree with Ann (I believe it was) the water would, also,  be a bit more attractive to me if it were shot with a somewhat faster shutter. I would like to see some texture and, therefore, imagine I hear its rush. As someone also pointed out, I'd knock down the slightly distracting well lit shrub

RE: lighting idea, would it work?

From: Larry Colen I wonder if this would work, and if so would there be a market for it... To make a background for photos, take a projector that has video inputs and shine it on the background. It wouldn't be bright enough to not get washed out by strobes, so replace the halogen bulb with a

Re: PAW87 - Tunnel

Great Dave On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 5:59 PM, DagT wrote: > http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html > K-5, DA15mm, 1/25s, f/4.0, ISO100. > > DagT > http://www.thrane.name/ > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: OT: Woodyard Billboards

Nice, love the 57 belair shot Dave On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 2:21 PM, Walter Hamler wrote: > Hey paul you prob know about this.  The rest of the PDML's would like to see > it. > > Walt. > > http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6191/6112777437_994836d4f7_b.jpg > > http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6193/6113

Re: PAW--Week 35--Dad at 81

Happy Birthday to your dad! He really does look great - what's his secret? :) -c On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 12:43 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: > Hi Everyone:  My dad turned 81 today.  As you can see from the picture, he's > aging quite gracefully--and he's active as if he was 60.  He's a retired 8t

Re: Lightpainting

On 11-09-06 9:15 AM, Bipin Gupta wrote: A technically great HDR type shot. Truly a bit different& appreciated. But may I add some comments? Please do take it constructively. Flowing water should look like flowing water, the way nature meant it to be. It should not be made to look like gas tumbli

Lightpainting

A technically great HDR type shot. Truly a bit different & appreciated. But may I add some comments? Please do take it constructively. Flowing water should look like flowing water, the way nature meant it to be. It should not be made to look like gas tumbling down instead of water. Of late I have s

Re: PESO: Cootchy, cootchy, coo

Delightful moment extremely well caught. Congrats, Paul! Jack From: Paul Stenquist To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Sent: Monday, September 5, 2011 3:47 PM Subject: PESO: Cootchy, cootchy, coo I love shooting at the local farmers market. Lots of great moments. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo

Re: GESO - Aerial Photography, Lake Eyre and Painted Hills

Lucky you to get the chance to shoot this scenery from the air like this. I really enjoyed this gallery. Your post-processing worked really well. At no point did I think I was viewing these through glass. Well done, Brian! -bmw On 11-08-28 8:37 AM, Brian Walters wrote: Hi all First - thank

Re: Pentax 67

Nifty. I'd like to see those shots. On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 1:52 AM, Joseph McAllister wrote: > 9/11 - a man and his wife who were in their apartment several blocks from the > twin towers, started filming shortly after the first plane hit the towers. > The woman had a Sony Hi-8 camera, and many

Re: OT: Phoblographer reveiw of the GXR with Leica module

"Peaking mode" highlights the part fo the image in focus. It's a nifty way to do manual focus. The Sony NEXs are best known for it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJxUiLqPUgQ On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 4:50 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > > On Sep 6, 2011, at 1:08 AM, Brian Walters wrote: > >> On Sep 4 ’

Re: GESO - Aerial Photography, Lake Eyre and Painted Hills

Fascinating. Well done. Paul On Sep 6, 2011, at 4:13 AM, Brian Walters wrote: > On Sep 5 ’11, "Mark C" wrote: >> Many really nice shots there - the colors really pop in several. I like >> 'Bird Habitat" - from the thumbnail it looks like a bird! >> > > > Thanks, Mark. Yes, Christine noted

Re: OT: Phoblographer reveiw of the GXR with Leica module

On Sep 6, 2011, at 1:08 AM, Brian Walters wrote: > On Sep 4 ’11, "Larry Colen" wrote: >> Interesting, is Ricoh still off topic? >> >> Here is a review of the Ricoh with the Leica module. >> http://www.thephoblographer.com/2011/09/05/review-ricoh-gxr-with-a12-leica-m-mount-module/ >> >> As an

Re: GESO - Aerial Photography, Lake Eyre and Painted Hills

On Sep 5 ’11, "Mark C" wrote: > Many really nice shots there - the colors really pop in several. I like > 'Bird Habitat" - from the thumbnail it looks like a bird! > Thanks, Mark. Yes, Christine noted the similarity in shape of the island to a bird's head. I totally missed that - but from no

Re: PESO - Stripes

On Sep 5 ’11, "Rick Womer" wrote: > Another from my way home from work: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14142974&size=lg > > (K7, FA 24-90) > Well done. The placement of the walker's feet is spot on. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydne

Re: OT: Phoblographer reveiw of the GXR with Leica module

On Sep 4 ’11, "Larry Colen" wrote: > Interesting, is Ricoh still off topic? > > Here is a review of the Ricoh with the Leica module. > http://www.thephoblographer.com/2011/09/05/review-ricoh-gxr-with-a12-leica-m-mount-module/ > > As an aside, it is by the fellow I had the falling out with over

Re: PAW--Week 35--Dad at 81

On Sep 4 ’11, "Christine Aguila" wrote: > Hi Everyone: My dad turned 81 today. As you can see from the picture, > he's aging quite gracefully--and he's active as if he was 60. He's a > retired 8th grade science teacher, and he's retired military, having > served in Korea, then as a reservist fo

Re: My dream cruise post mortem...

On Sep 5, 2011, at 10:14 AM, Rick Womer wrote: > Too hard to interview from a helicopter, and they take too much room to land. > You need a jet pack, or better, an antigravity suit. There's an easier solution. If, instead of his son, he brought a really cute woman in a bikini, people would h

Re: What do you do to make use of backgrounds?

Thanks. This is a good assortment of basic suggestions. I guess that they sort of summarize to: Pay attention to what's in the background, and adjust composition and lighting appropriately. On Sep 5, 2011, at 8:01 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > On 11-09-05 4:09 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >> A couple w

Re: lighting idea, would it work?

On 6 September 2011 09:44, David Savage wrote: > On 6 September 2011 04:47, William Robb wrote: >> On 05/09/2011 12:51 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >>> >>> I wonder if this would work, and if so would there be a market for it... >>> >>> To make a background for photos, take a projector that has video i

Re: OT: Video tour of Christchurch

Thanks, Christine. A local photographer has been contracted by the authorities to photograph the area so they can create a visual archive of the demolition and rebuild process. They've been posting collections on Facebook and one they added last night was quite moving for me as it included the