RE: PESO: Happiness is a Warm Kea

2011-09-25 Thread Bob W
> My partner Janet took me to Willowbank Wildlife Reserve yesterday as an > early birthday present. It's a small zoo just out of town which is > very popular with kids both big and small. > > In one section they have a large aviary where you can walk in and roam > free with several kea, the world

Re: PESO: Happiness is a Warm Kea

2011-09-25 Thread Brian Walters
On Sunday, September 25, 2011 7:59 PM, "David Mann" wrote: > My partner Janet took me to Willowbank Wildlife Reserve yesterday as an > early birthday present. It's a small zoo just out of town which is very > popular with kids both big and small. > > In one section they have a large aviary where

Re: GESO Tree frog

2011-09-25 Thread Tim Øsleby
An impressive series Toine. -- MaritimTim My private photo blog: http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ My photo class blog: http://z-fotokurs.blogspot.com/ To err is human to arr is pirate

Re: PESO: Happiness is a Warm Kea

2011-09-25 Thread Larry Colen
On Sep 25, 2011, at 12:53 AM, Brian Walters wrote: > On Sunday, September 25, 2011 7:59 PM, "David Mann" > wrote: >> My partner Janet took me to Willowbank Wildlife Reserve yesterday as an >> early birthday present. It's a small zoo just out of town which is very >> popular with kids both big a

Re: OT But is it art?

2011-09-25 Thread Bruce Walker
Then the first one up against the wall will be HCB himself. "The world is going to pieces and Adams and Weston are photographing rocks and trees." -- Henri Cartier-Bresson http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/ansel/filmmore/pt.html If you didn't wade through the entire thread you likely missed this.

Re: PESO -- Waterfire; Providence Lights

2011-09-25 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-09-24 9:35 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: A little bit of impressionism http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20waterfirelights.html Equipment: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax M 85mm f2.0 As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. -- Don't lose heart! They might want to cut

Re: PESO -- Waterfire; Providence Lights

2011-09-25 Thread David J Brooks
Thats nice. Great colours Dave On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 9:35 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > A little bit of impressionism > > http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20waterfirelights.html > > Equipment: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax M 85mm f2.0 > > As usual comments are welcome but may be totally i

Re: PESO: Happiness is a Warm Kea

2011-09-25 Thread David J Brooks
Nice expressions and pose Dave On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 2:59 AM, David Mann wrote: > My partner Janet took me to Willowbank Wildlife Reserve yesterday as an early > birthday present.  It's a small zoo just out of town which is very popular > with kids both big and small. > > In one section they

Re: The K-5 Makes Me Giddy :-)

2011-09-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
Excellent photos! it's been fun watching this building come together. Paul On Sep 25, 2011, at 12:01 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: > Thanks, B.W. Cheers, Christine > > > On Sep 24, 2011, at 3:15 PM, Bob W wrote: > >> nice job they made of the building, and a nice job you made of the shots. >>

Re: PESOs: Moves

2011-09-25 Thread David J Brooks
Both are great photos, Grace has good form. When i think back at all of the nutty stunts we used to pull as kids, not now. we do break easily.:-) Dave On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 8:41 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > I don't know where she gets it. Definitely not from me: > > http://photo.net/photodb/ph

Re: The K-5 Makes Me Giddy :-)

2011-09-25 Thread David J Brooks
Like them both, but like the geometry in # 1 Dave On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 4:03 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: > Hi Everyone: > > A couple of things: > > 1)  That construction project I have been shooting for the past few years is > just about done.  This past week folks began to move into their of

Re: PESOs: Moves

2011-09-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Darren -- and all others who've commented. I considered cloning out the red stuff at bottom left and may still do it, although it will be a bit of work. Paul On Sep 24, 2011, at 11:33 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > Golly, that first one is just superb on multiple levels. > > Darren Addy > Kea

Re: PESO - Fire Dance

2011-09-25 Thread David J Brooks
That is quite nice Dave On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 9:47 AM, Peter McIntosh wrote: > Hi guys, > > Just back from 10 days R & R in Ko Samui, Thailand.  Took the K5 on a > Camdapter wrist strap, the 18-135 zoom , a couple of filters (POL and > ND 4X), FGZ 360 flash, in a Lowepro Passport Sling bag.  T

Re: PESO 2011 - 126 - GDG

2011-09-25 Thread David J Brooks
Nicely rendered Dave On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 4:06 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > A walk in Guadalupe River Park ... > >  http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/6178982664/in/set-72157625672485865/lightbox/ > or >  http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/6178982664/in/set-72157625672485865/ > > Thank

Re: PESO - Happiness is a Warm Kitten

2011-09-25 Thread David J Brooks
Well done. Great expression Dave On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 9:08 AM, frank theriault wrote: > I was at an fundraising event last weekend for the Etobicoke Humane > Society.  They brought kittens for adoption.  They were hard to > resist: > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/09/happiness-is-w

Re: PESO - Fire Dance

2011-09-25 Thread Peter McIntosh
On 25 September 2011 21:16, David J Brooks wrote: > That is quite nice > > Dave > Thanks Dave, and Darren too! Regards, Pete Mac in Melbourne -- 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 direc

Re: PESO - Exhibits

2011-09-25 Thread David J Brooks
I like the contrast between moving and stationary subjects Dave On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 9:02 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > There was an exhibit area, as at most conferences.  I minimize my time in > them. > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14268992 > > (K7, DA 16-45, ISO 100, 0.7 sec @ f/13,

Sydney Life

2011-09-25 Thread Derby Chang
I'm in a little informal photo group. Three of our mob got into Sydney Life this year, one more than official Sydney Morning Herald photographers (although Dean Sewell probably counts as a life member which would make it even). Franky is the one in the red windcheater and the M9, Brent is on

Re: PESO: Happiness is a Warm Kea

2011-09-25 Thread Bob Sullivan
Damn, that's a big parrot! Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 1:59 AM, David Mann wrote: > My partner Janet took me to Willowbank Wildlife Reserve yesterday as an early > birthday present.  It's a small zoo just out of town which is very popular > with kids both big and small. > > In one

Re: PESOs: Moves

2011-09-25 Thread Bob Sullivan
Excellent, both of them. I especially like the action and framing in the first one. Grace is young for a surfer dude... Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 7:41 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > I don't know where she gets it. Definitely not from me: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=142

OT Knock knock.

2011-09-25 Thread David J Brooks
http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ 98% complete. Some minor trim and paint. its been a long tiring 2 months but worth it. I learned a lot. Watching all of those home reno shows paid off.LOL Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot

Re: OT But is it art?

2011-09-25 Thread P. J. Alling
HBC was a photographer and an activist, In the context of the time, I'd cut him a little slack. However it doesn't mean I have to give his opinion any more weight. At the time Photography was not really considered an Art, more of a craft. On 9/25/2011 6:15 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Then the

Re: Q design "validated" by Nikon's entry?

2011-09-25 Thread Steven Desjardins
Don't they make left handed fountain pens? On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 10:54 PM, John Francis wrote: > > Not if you're left-handed ... > > On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 06:57:32PM -0700, Rick Womer wrote: >> Damn!  I =still= use a fountain pen, every day.  It does the job better than >> anything else. >>

Re: PESOs: Moves

2011-09-25 Thread Jack Davis
So photogenic! Love her in-style jeans. Nice pans, Paul. Jack - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc: Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2011 5:41 PM Subject: PESOs: Moves I don't know where she gets it. Definitely not from me: http://photo.net/photodb/ph

Re: Q design "validated" by Nikon's entry?

2011-09-25 Thread P. J. Alling
If I remember my penmanship lessons, from the dark ages when they still taught such things in school, you're not supposed to rest your hand on the paper, so that's no excuse. On 9/24/2011 10:54 PM, John Francis wrote: Not if you're left-handed ... On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 06:57:32PM -0700, Ric

Re: PESO: Happiness is a Warm Kea

2011-09-25 Thread Jack Davis
Don't know if I'd allow that beak so close to my eyes. +-) Well caught, Dave.   Jack   - Original Message - From: David Mann To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc: Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2011 11:59 PM Subject: PESO: Happiness is a Warm Kea My partner Janet took me to Willowbank Wildlif

Re: OT Knock knock.

2011-09-25 Thread Drew
On 25/09/11 13:22, David J Brooks wrote: http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ 98% complete. Some minor trim and paint. its been a long tiring 2 months but worth it. I learned a lot. Watching all of those home reno shows paid off.LOL Dave Looks good, Norm Abram would be proud! Drew. -- P

Re: OT Knock knock.

2011-09-25 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-09-25 8:22 AM, David J Brooks wrote: http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ 98% complete. Some minor trim and paint. its been a long tiring 2 months but worth it. I learned a lot. Watching all of those home reno shows paid off.LOL Dave It looks great, Dave. You are very fortunate liv

Re: Q design "validated" by Nikon's entry?

2011-09-25 Thread Bruce Walker
Just learn to write right-to-left or switch to a language (Arabic, Hebrew) that works that way. On 11-09-24 10:54 PM, John Francis wrote: Not if you're left-handed ... On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 06:57:32PM -0700, Rick Womer wrote: Damn! I =still= use a fountain pen, every day. It does the job

Re: OT Knock knock.

2011-09-25 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 9:15 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > On 11-09-25 8:22 AM, David J Brooks wrote: >> >> http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ >> >> 98% complete. Some minor trim and paint. its been a long tiring 2 >> months but worth it. I learned a lot. Watching all of those home reno >> shows

RE: OT Knock knock.

2011-09-25 Thread Bob W
> > http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > > 98% complete. Some minor trim and paint. its been a long tiring 2 > months but worth it. I learned a lot. Watching all of those home reno > shows paid off.LOL > > Dave Well done. I think we've all been on a journey together. There's been laughter,

RE: Q design "validated" by Nikon's entry?

2011-09-25 Thread Bob W
Leonardo da Vinci invented one, but it was lost to the world because he smudged the drawing. > > Don't they make left handed fountain pens? > > On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 10:54 PM, John Francis wrote: > > > > Not if you're left-handed ... > > > > On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 06:57:32PM -0700, Rick Wome

Re: OT Knock knock.

2011-09-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
Well done! Congratulations. Paul On Sep 25, 2011, at 8:22 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > > 98% complete. Some minor trim and paint. its been a long tiring 2 > months but worth it. I learned a lot. Watching all of those home reno > shows paid off.LOL > > D

Re: PESO: Free Lunch

2011-09-25 Thread Tim Øsleby
I likes Free lunch. -- MaritimTim My private photo blog: http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ My photo class blog: http://z-fotokurs.blogspot.com/ To err is human to arr is pirate

Re: PESO - Swirl

2011-09-25 Thread Tim Øsleby
I really like the tonality and texture of the first abstract. -- MaritimTim My private photo blog: http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ My photo class blog: http://z-fotokurs.blogspot.com/ To err is human to arr is pirate --

Stan's nephew's band (Blog and GESOs)

2011-09-25 Thread Chris Mitchell
I saw Richmond Fontaine last night in Bedford and very good it was too. The band were happy for me to take photos and I had long chats with Dave (said nephew) and the music was good. Support was provided by Laura Gibson and she was good too - if a little quirky (but I like quirky). Blog with 2 pi

Re: PESO: Two sheep

2011-09-25 Thread Tim Øsleby
Here is mine http://www.photosight.org/photo.php?photoid=34389&ref=author -- MaritimTim My private photo blog: http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ My photo class blog: http://z-fotokurs.blogspot.com/ To err is human to arr

PESO 2011 - 127 - GDG

2011-09-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Something different (again). I've wanted to try some pinhole and zone plate photography, found a "Skink pinhole kit" in Leica thread and bayonet mount with pinhole and two zone plates for $90. It arrived a week and some ago; I fitted the f/47 zone plate to the M4-2 body and loaded up a roll of I

RE: PESO 2011 - 127 - GDG

2011-09-25 Thread Bob W
That has a nice old-fashioned feel. I made a pinhole by making a small hole in a body cap - produced pretty decent results. Bob > -Original Message- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > Godfrey DiGiorgi > Sent: 25 September 2011 17:05 > To: DUG; PAW

PESO: Percussion

2011-09-25 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=main&webtag=djm1963&entry=141 Comments and criticisms are invited. Dan 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 fr

Re: PESO 2011 - 127 - GDG

2011-09-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Thanks Bob! I've done that before too, but I'd never made a zone plate that way which worked particularly well. The Skink setup is a kit with a nicely-made, machined carrier for pinhole/zone plate disks. The disks surrounding the refracting aperture make them easy to handle and protect them from d

Re: Q design "validated" by Nikon's entry?

2011-09-25 Thread John Francis
They make left-handed nibs, but that doesn't address the fundamental problem that as you write, your hand moves across the paper. If you write with your left hand this means the hand holding the pen smears the freshly-applied and still wet ink. Ball-point pens (and fine point ones, at that) solve

Re: Q design "validated" by Nikon's entry?

2011-09-25 Thread John Francis
I tried writing upside-down for a while. It was slow, but it was almost worth it to watch the double takes from the teachers! On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 09:25:27AM -0400, Bruce Walker wrote: > Just learn to write right-to-left or switch to a language (Arabic, > Hebrew) that works that way. > > >

Pentax Sighting at the Strobist

2011-09-25 Thread P. J. Alling
Pentax 67, (who says film is dead), but lots of Gallic silliness and naked people. NSFW, so you've been warned. http://strobist.blogspot.com/2011/09/and-now-your-nsfw-underwear-shoot-bts.html -- Don't lose heart! They might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthily search.

Re: Pentax Sighting at the Strobist

2011-09-25 Thread David Parsons
I saw that the other day but couldn't tell if it was actually Pentax. On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 12:38 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > Pentax 67, (who says film is dead), but lots of Gallic silliness and naked > people.  NSFW, so you've been warned. > >  http://strobist.blogspot.com/2011/09/and-now-your-n

PESO 2011 - 128 - GDG

2011-09-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Another zone plate image from the same day as the last: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/6181480441/in/set-72157625672485865/lightbox/ or http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/6181480441/in/set-72157625672485865/ enjoy! Godfrey -- Godfrey DiGiorgi - godfreydigio...@me.com - 408.431.46

Re: PESO - Swirl

2011-09-25 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Tim! Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sun, 9/25/11, Tim Øsleby wrote: > From: Tim Øsleby > Subject: Re: PESO - Swirl > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Sunday, September 25, 2011, 11:32 AM > I really like the tonality and > texture of the first abstract. > > -- > Mar

Re: Pentax Sighting at the Strobist

2011-09-25 Thread P. J. Alling
At 1:33 into the clip it's pretty unmistakable. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PDML/PESO%20--%20Pentax%2067%20and%20naked%20french%20photographer.html On 9/25/2011 12:57 PM, David Parsons wrote: I saw that the other day but couldn't tell if it was actually Pentax. On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 12:3

Re: PESO - Exhibits

2011-09-25 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Dave. I spent about 15 minutes on that balcony and took a couple dozen shots at various shutter speeds. This was the only one that was adequately sharp, and had colorful people moving in the right places. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sun, 9/25/11, David J Brooks wrote:

Re: Pentax Sighting at the Strobist

2011-09-25 Thread P. J. Alling
Even more apparent at 1:41 http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PDML/PESO%20--%20Pentax%2067%20and%20naked%20french%20photographer2.html On 9/25/2011 12:57 PM, David Parsons wrote: I saw that the other day but couldn't tell if it was actually Pentax. On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 12:38 PM, P. J. Alling

PESO 2011 - 129 - GDG

2011-09-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
A diptych for your entertainment. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/6182139782/in/photostream/lightbox/ or http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/6182139782/in/photostream/ Thanks for looking! Comments always appreciated. Godfrey -- Godfrey DiGiorgi - godfreydigio...@me.com PESO 2011: h

Re: Pentax Sighting at the Strobist

2011-09-25 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-09-25 12:38 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Pentax 67, (who says film is dead), but lots of Gallic silliness and naked people. NSFW, so you've been warned. http://strobist.blogspot.com/2011/09/and-now-your-nsfw-underwear-shoot-bts.html That's Gallic with an F, btw. -- PDML Pentax-Discus

RE: I may have hosed myself: dilemma of a PS novice

2011-09-25 Thread John Sessoms
From: "Collin Brendemuehl" Shot a bunch of pics in RAW at a campout a few weeks ago. But I may have changed the colorspace or something. Now PSElements will not load them. What can be done? Did you open them in PSElements and do something to them and now can't open them again? Or do you mea

Re: Pentax Sighting at the Strobist

2011-09-25 Thread Steven Desjardins
I know we are seeing this because of the 6x7, but what was the point of the video otherwise. Underwear commercIal? My french isn't good enough to tell. On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 2:10 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > On 11-09-25 12:38 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: >> >> Pentax 67, (who says film is dead), but

Re: Q design "validated" by Nikon's entry?

2011-09-25 Thread Steven Desjardins
So what did lefties do before ballpoints? On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 12:22 PM, John Francis wrote: > > I tried writing upside-down for a while.  It was slow, but it > was almost worth it to watch the double takes from the teachers! > > > On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 09:25:27AM -0400, Bruce Walker wrote:

Re: Q design "validated" by Nikon's entry?

2011-09-25 Thread John Sessoms
Most of the young people I know are *NOT* doing "serious" shooting. The few who are, are using DSLRs or video. But most people who buy cameras are not "photographers". That seems particularly true of young people today. They don't care about the image itself, only that it's a picture of them h

Re: Pentax Sighting at the Strobist

2011-09-25 Thread David Parsons
It's a behind-the-scenes of an underwear shoot. Supposedly to make the models comfortable, everyone else got naked. It was probably released as part of the campaign to promote the photographer as much as the client's products. On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 2:32 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > I know w

Re: Q design "validated" by Nikon's entry?

2011-09-25 Thread Steven Desjardins
I'm not sure about this. When i was young, there weren't that many folks shooting period because film and processing cost money. Now with cell phones and the internet there are an enormous number of images being taken. I'll bet there are at least as many, and I think more, young folks taking ph

Re: Q design "validated" by Nikon's entry?

2011-09-25 Thread John Sessoms
Press down too hard and tear right through the paper. From: John Francis They make left-handed nibs, but that doesn't address the fundamental problem that as you write, your hand moves across the paper. If you write with your left hand this means the hand holding the pen smears the freshly-appl

Re: PESO: Happiness is a Warm Kea

2011-09-25 Thread Walter Hamler
Back in my days in NZ while in the Navy I went up a mountain near Blenheim with friend. He had a Range Rover and I figured we would be good to go. Well, we got stuck in some deep rotten snow and had to dig ourselves out. While we were doing so a Kea came up to us and we were amazed at how tame he/s

Re: Q design "validated" by Nikon's entry?

2011-09-25 Thread Rick Womer
They were taught to write without curling the left hand around above the line. I know several lefties who use fountain pens. Rick --- On Sun, 9/25/11, Steven Desjardins wrote: > So what did lefties do before > ballpoints? > > On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 12:22 PM, John Francis > wrote: > > > >

Re: Q design "validated" by Nikon's entry?

2011-09-25 Thread Larry Colen
On Sep 25, 2011, at 5:53 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: > If I remember my penmanship lessons, from the dark ages when they still > taught such things in school, you're not supposed to rest your hand on the > paper, so that's no excuse. When I broke my left thumb "getting off" my motorcycle, or as I

Re: Q design "validated" by Nikon's entry?

2011-09-25 Thread Bruce Walker
They were retrained by teachers to be "normal" righties, often with a stick. On 11-09-25 2:34 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: So what did lefties do before ballpoints? On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 12:22 PM, John Francis wrote: I tried writing upside-down for a while. It was slow, but it was almost w

Re: Q design "validated" by Nikon's entry?

2011-09-25 Thread Larry Colen
On Sep 25, 2011, at 11:48 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > I'm not sure about this. When i was young, there weren't that many > folks shooting period because film and processing cost money. Now > with cell phones and the internet there are an enormous number of > images being taken. I'll bet th

Re: Pentax Sighting at the Strobist

2011-09-25 Thread Larry Colen
On Sep 25, 2011, at 11:36 AM, David Parsons wrote: > It's a behind-the-scenes of an underwear shoot. Supposedly to make > the models comfortable, everyone else got naked. It was probably > released as part of the campaign to promote the photographer as much > as the client's products. It got y

Re: Pentax Sighting at the Strobist

2011-09-25 Thread John Sessoms
Yeah, it's an underwear commercial for a French brand, Athena. http://great-ads.blogspot.com/2011/09/athletes-and-ad-agency-crew-get-naked.html It's a sight gag. It makes sense if you remember the French think Jerry Lewis is the greatest comic who ever lived. The naked pole vaulter is supposed

Re: Q design "validated" by Nikon's entry?

2011-09-25 Thread John Sessoms
From: Steven Desjardins So what did lefties do before ballpoints? Refused to testify. ;-D http://jewishcurrents.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/c10-1a-free-the-h10-demo.jpg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the P

Re: PESO: Happiness is a Warm Kea

2011-09-25 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Very nice expression on Janet's face, very interesting bird, great image! Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 2:59 AM, David Mann wrote: > My partner Janet took me to Willowbank Wildlife Reserve yesterday as an early > birthday present.  It

Re: PESO: Free Lunch

2011-09-25 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Tim Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 11:14 AM, Tim Øsleby wrote: > I likes Free lunch. > > -- > MaritimTim > > My private photo blog: http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ > My photo class blog: http://z-fotokurs.blogspot.com/ > > -

Re: OT But is it art?

2011-09-25 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I don't care who said it, it is an ignorant and arrogant comment, unworthy of a great artist. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 6:15 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > Then the first one up against the wall will be HCB himself. > > "The world is go

RE: Pentax Sighting at the Strobist

2011-09-25 Thread Bob W
> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > John Sessoms > > Yeah, it's an underwear commercial for a French brand, Athena. > > http://great-ads.blogspot.com/2011/09/athletes-and-ad-agency-crew-get- > naked.html > > It's a sight gag. It makes sense if you remember

PESO Moves PhotoShopped

2011-09-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
I'm turning out a big print order today and had room on the last sheet for an extra 8x 12, so I decided to print yesterday's pic of Grace doing downhill cardboard. So I figured I ought to bite the bullet and clone out the red stuff at lower left in the original. Here's the new version: http://

Re: PESO Moves PhotoShopped

2011-09-25 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I like the new version better. The "red stuff" was just too close to her hand, and a bit of a distraction. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 4:43 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > I'm turning out a big print order today and had room on the last

Re: Q design "validated" by Nikon's entry?

2011-09-25 Thread John Francis
On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 02:34:21PM -0400, Steven Desjardins wrote: > So what did lefties do before ballpoints? Kept quiet about it. My grandmother wasn't allowed to be a lefty - she was forced to eat, write, etc. with her right hand. That was the norm in her generation. I don't know if she wou

Re: Q design "validated" by Nikon's entry?

2011-09-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
My wife, who is a lefty, had to write with a fountain pen through her first few years in school. She said she'd come home ink stained, and that she sometimes had to start an assignment over after smearing it. Her older brother, on the other hand (no pun intended), was beat with a yardstick until

PAW90 - Drops

2011-09-25 Thread DagT
http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html K-5, DA*50-135mm@135, 1/200s, f/5-6, 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 abov

Re: Q design "validated" by Nikon's entry?

2011-09-25 Thread Ken Waller
Used a pencil or got ink on the side of my left hand. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Steven Desjardins" Subject: Re: Q design "validated" by Nikon's entry? So what did lefties do before ballpoints? On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at

It's official, my FA 50 mm f1.4

2011-09-25 Thread Christine Aguila
is dead. Wouldn't work while in field today. Ugh. Damn. -- 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.

Re: Pentax Sighting at the Strobist

2011-09-25 Thread David Parsons
I wasn't disputing the effectiveness, just describing what it is. On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 4:00 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > On Sep 25, 2011, at 11:36 AM, David Parsons wrote: > >> It's a behind-the-scenes of an underwear shoot.  Supposedly to make >> the models comfortable, everyone else got naked.

RE: It's official, my FA 50 mm f1.4

2011-09-25 Thread J.C. O'Connell
what went wrong? -- J.C. O'Connell (mailto:hifis...@gate.net) Join the CD PLAYER & DISC Discussions : http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdplayers/ http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdsound/ -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Ch

PESO Ashley

2011-09-25 Thread Larry Colen
>From the same SIMBY(*) photo walk, some graffiti under the bridge up the river >from my house: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6182588449/in/set-72157627752114722/lightbox/ Shot In My BackYard -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.

Re: It's official, my FA 50 mm f1.4

2011-09-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
Sorry to hear that. But it can probably be repaired.If not, replace it with the DA* 55 or the FA 43 limited:-) Paul On Sep 25, 2011, at 6:40 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: > is dead. Wouldn't work while in field today. Ugh. Damn. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://

Re: PESO Ashley

2011-09-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
Cool! Your perspective makes it more than a picture of someone else's art. Well done. Paul On Sep 25, 2011, at 6:50 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > From the same SIMBY(*) photo walk, some graffiti under the bridge up the > river from my house: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6182588449/in/set-7

Re: It's official, my FA 50 mm f1.4

2011-09-25 Thread Christine Aguila
Camera doesn't acknowledge it. All other lenses work. Lens also rattles quite a bit. Wow, Bears interception. I'll be right back. On Sep 25, 2011, at 5:44 PM, "J.C. O'Connell" wrote: > what went wrong? > > -- > J.C. O'Connell (mailto:hifis...@gate.net) > Join the CD PLAYER & DISC Discussio

Re: Pentax Sighting at the Strobist

2011-09-25 Thread P. J. Alling
On 9/25/2011 4:41 PM, Bob W wrote: I'm not sure I entirely believe this. Nobody in France has ever told me they like Jerry Lewis, yet they're forever asking me why I killed Joan of Arc. Probably an attempt at deflection over the shame of it all... -- Don't lose heart! They might want to cut i

Re: It's official, my FA 50 mm f1.4

2011-09-25 Thread Christine Aguila
Yep, I thought about replacement when it dropped--and I thought about the DA* 55, and I'll be happy with that lens, but you get attached to lenses that have served you well, don't you? I'll try repair first. Cheers, Christine On Sep 25, 2011, at 5:57 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Sorry to hear

Re: It's official, my FA 50 mm f1.4

2011-09-25 Thread Bruce Walker
That attachment thing may be true in general, but not after you've used the DA* 55 for a while. :-) Sorry to hear that your FA50 is deceased. -bmw On 11-09-25 7:12 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: Yep, I thought about replacement when it dropped--and I thought about the DA* 55, and I'll be happy

Re: It's official, my FA 50 mm f1.4

2011-09-25 Thread Christine Aguila
On Sep 25, 2011, at 6:24 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > That attachment thing may be true in general, but not after you've used the > DA* 55 for a while. :-) > As you know, I've had my eye on that lens for some time now. It may be on my nearish future. :-). Cheers, Christine---ah ,Bears lost.

Re: PAW90 - Drops

2011-09-25 Thread Christine Aguila
Wonderful! cheers, Christine On Sep 25, 2011, at 5:03 PM, DagT wrote: > http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html > K-5, DA*50-135mm@135, 1/200s, f/5-6, ISO100. > > DagT > http://www.thrane.name/ > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/ma

Re: PAW90 - Drops

2011-09-25 Thread David J Brooks
Very interesting Dave On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 6:03 PM, DagT wrote: > http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html > K-5, DA*50-135mm@135, 1/200s, f/5-6, ISO100. > > DagT > http://www.thrane.name/ > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/l

Re: PESO: Percussion

2011-09-25 Thread Joseph McAllister
on Sep 25, 2011, at 09:16 , Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=main&webtag=djm1963&entry=141 > > Comments and criticisms are invited. Nice shot, Dan. Blur in the mallets, sharp everywhere else. The title is OK if you're going for abstract, but in the

PESO 2011 - 136 - GDG

2011-09-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
One more and I'm done for the weekend. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/6182888125/lightbox/ or http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/6182888125/ Well, not quite. I made a small set of the tree photos from yesterday's walk in Guadalupe River Park too. Tree Scenes: http://www.flickr.

Re: Pentax Sighting at the Strobist

2011-09-25 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Sep 25, 2011, at 11:10 , Bruce Walker wrote: > On 11-09-25 12:38 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: >> Pentax 67, (who says film is dead), but lots of Gallic silliness and naked >> people. NSFW, so you've been warned. >> >> http://strobist.blogspot.com/2011/09/and-now-your-nsfw-underwear-shoot-bts.htm

Re: PAW90 - Drops

2011-09-25 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Minimalist and compelling. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 6:03 PM, DagT wrote: > http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html > K-5, DA*50-135mm@135, 1/200s, f/5-6, ISO100. > > DagT > http://www.thrane.name/ > > -- > P

Re: OT But is it art?

2011-09-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
HCB had trouble getting things in focus. That's okay, because he worked in an entirely different genre than Adams. But his critique is simply bullshit. Evidence of a small mind and a big ego. Paul Paul On Sep 25, 2011, at 4:40 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > I don't care who said it, it is an i

Re: PESO 2011 - 136 - GDG

2011-09-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
I like that. Very graphic. Paul On Sep 25, 2011, at 8:08 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > One more and I'm done for the weekend. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/6182888125/lightbox/ > or > http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/6182888125/ > > Well, not quite. I made a small set of the

PAW--Week 38--Fall Begins

2011-09-25 Thread Christine Aguila
;-) cheers, Christine http://aguilapaw.posterous.com/ -- 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.

Re: OT But is it art?

2011-09-25 Thread David Parsons
He's still human and entitled to any opinion. The 'greats' may have been contemporaries, but they wouldn't necessarily like each other or their work. It's really no different than someone saying why have a space program when there are homeless people here on Earth. Or why do anything for foreign

Re: Pentax Sighting at the Strobist

2011-09-25 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-09-25 8:12 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote: On Sep 25, 2011, at 11:10 , Bruce Walker wrote: On 11-09-25 12:38 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Pentax 67, (who says film is dead), but lots of Gallic silliness and naked people. NSFW, so you've been warned. http://strobist.blogspot.com/2011/09/and-no

Re: Q design "validated" by Nikon's entry?

2011-09-25 Thread Steven Desjardins
OK. I was a ballpoint baby so it was never an issue. At my Catholic school, no Inquisition for the lefties. On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 6:14 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > Used a pencil or got ink on the side of my left hand. > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > - O

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