Re: PESO - Bus Stop

2011-10-18 Thread Chris Mitchell
On 13 October 2011 04:19, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: I am reviewing my Rome 2009 images, getting back into the Blurb book I have planned. I came across an image that intrigues me; I am curious what others will say WRT rendering and subject matter. So, two images taken

Re: PAW--Week 41--Car Town Water Tank

2011-10-18 Thread Chris Mitchell
On 17 October 2011 05:50, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Just in the nick of time.  I promise to catch up on PDML after Wednesday.   Promise!  Cheers, Christine/Chicago http://aguilapaw.posterous.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Music at the Farmer's Market

2011-10-18 Thread Chris Mitchell
On 15 October 2011 23:50, George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com wrote: This young lady was playing here violin at the local farmer's market. The shot is from a couple of weeks ago, taken during the Worldwide Photowalk.  The weather was perfect. http://georges.posterous.com/music-at-the-farmers-market

Re: PESO X marks the spot

2011-10-18 Thread Chris Mitchell
On 17 October 2011 09:09, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Went for a walk with some friends in the nearby park today.  Sometimes when I look at this I really like it, sometimes I think that the logs are too dark. But, this is about as much as I can lighten them without the leaves in the

Re: Tete a Tate

2011-10-18 Thread Chris Mitchell
On 15 October 2011 21:04, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Had a very enjoyable lunch and stroll around Tate Modern today with Godfrey, David and Mary. Here are some of the snaps: http://www.web-options.com/GDG/ B Good set Bob. I love the people and shadows one and the Contested Terrains.

Re: PESO 2011 - F16 - GDG

2011-10-18 Thread Chris Mitchell
On 16 October 2011 23:13, Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com wrote: An air show in Duxford... http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/6251076353/lightbox/ or http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/6251076353/ Thanks for looking! Comments appreciated. Godfrey Excellent Godfrey. Very different

Re: GESO - By Divine Right

2011-10-18 Thread Chris Mitchell
On 16 October 2011 13:51, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I missed the largest part of the migration of the monarchs this year during their stop-over at Colonel Sam Smith Park in New Toronto (a block from my house).  Last year there were thousands, tens of thousand, so many

Re: PAW93 - O

2011-10-18 Thread Chris Mitchell
On 17 October 2011 16:51, DagT li...@thrane.name wrote: http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html K-5, D-FA100mm macro, 1/15s, f/11, ISO100. DagT http://www.thrane.name/ -- Minimalist perfection yet again. Chris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Double peso

2011-10-18 Thread Chris Mitchell
On 17 October 2011 22:19, Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com wrote: I took two very different natural light portraits yesterday. One was posed, another not. One BW, another color. Almost every bit that can be different is different. Please tell me what you think. Click on the image to see it in a

Re: Japanese Camera Commercials from the 1970s to the 1990s

2011-10-18 Thread Chris Mitchell
n 18 October 2011 02:55, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: The Pentax ads were wieltd. wieltd? -- 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

RE: Tete a Tate

2011-10-18 Thread Bob W
Excellent gallery - I like them all, the bike shot is great, this one really stands out to me - http://www.web-options.com/GDG/content/L147_large.html Gutsy framing Thanks. I felt that framing it that way would express the existential angst beneath, and backgrounded by, the

Re: Tete a Tate

2011-10-18 Thread Cotty
On 18/10/11, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: I felt that framing it that way would express the existential angst beneath, and backgrounded by, the weight of prison-like bars that represent the position of the feminine vis-à-vis historically gendered subtexts of the art narrative. The

Re: Tete a Tate

2011-10-18 Thread Alastair Robertson
absolutely love the first frame - an out-and-out winner! Alastair On 16 October 2011 09:04, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Had a very enjoyable lunch and stroll around Tate Modern today with Godfrey, David and Mary. Here are some of the snaps: http://www.web-options.com/GDG/ B -- PDML

Re: Tete a Tate

2011-10-18 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I felt that framing it that way would express the existential angst beneath, and backgrounded by, the weight of prison-like bars that represent the position of the feminine vis-à-vis historically gendered subtexts of the art narrative. The guillotine-like

PESO - Cabbage White Butterfly

2011-10-18 Thread frank theriault
At least I think it's a cabbage white. Thought of as a pest, these were introduced from Europe into what is now Quebec in the 1800s. Called cabbage white because that's what they eat: Cabbage along with other farmers' crops (hence the pest status). Still, these small (about 1 1/2 inches) guys

Re: Japanese Camera Commercials from the 1970s to the 1990s

2011-10-18 Thread mike wilson
_Really_ wieltd. On 18/10/2011, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: n 18 October 2011 02:55, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: The Pentax ads were wieltd. wieltd? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: Japanese Camera Commercials from the 1970s to the 1990s

2011-10-18 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Sorry. Weird. I'm amazed any of us bought Pentax cameras back then, but we did, didn't we? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 9:10 AM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: _Really_ wieltd. On 18/10/2011, Chris Mitchell

Re: Tete a Tate

2011-10-18 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Nice images, Bob. My recollection of the Tate Modern is that it was a nice building, with great fish and chips at the 7th floor restaurant, which has a spectacular view. Outside of the photography and one room of Impressionists, however, I found the art exhibits cold and uninviting. Of course3,

Re: PESO - Cabbage White Butterfly

2011-10-18 Thread David J Brooks
Nice Dave On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 8:02 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: At least I think it's a cabbage white.  Thought of as a pest, these were introduced from Europe into what is now Quebec in the 1800s. Called cabbage white because that's what they eat:  Cabbage along

Re: PESO 2011 - F16 - GDG

2011-10-18 Thread David J Brooks
Well done. Like the rendering, if any was done Dave On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 6:13 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com wrote: An air show in Duxford... http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/6251076353/lightbox/ or http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/6251076353/ Thanks for looking!

Re: Tete a Tate

2011-10-18 Thread David J Brooks
Nice gallery. I like the bike shot, nice shadows. Dave PS I was in London in 1975, stayed at the Bayswater hotel and Bayswater and Queensway IIRC, On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 4:04 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Had a very enjoyable lunch and stroll around Tate Modern today with Godfrey,

Re: PESO - Cabbage White Butterfly

2011-10-18 Thread Walt Gilbert
Nice shot, Frank! I've tried shooting those, but have never seen one that would sit still long enough for me to even find it in the viewfinder, let alone focus on it. -- Walt On 10/18/2011 8:48 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Nice Dave On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 8:02 AM, frank theriault

Re: Japanese Camera Commercials from the 1970s to the 1990s

2011-10-18 Thread Darren Addy
Lost in Translation Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- 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: Double peso

2011-10-18 Thread Rick Womer
Sasha, I really like the second one--nice exposure and composition, very moody with the rain-spattered window and soft light. The first seems good for what it is, but I don't care for the genre of scrawny posed models. At least yours isn't pouting. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On

If only it was not a Canon

2011-10-18 Thread David J Brooks
http://reviews.photographyreview.com/canon-eos-1d-x-merges-speed-image-quality-and-video Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Japanese Camera Commercials from the 1970s to the 1990s

2011-10-18 Thread Scott Loveless
On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 9:36 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Sorry.  Weird.  I'm amazed any of us bought Pentax cameras back then, but we did, didn't we? It's because the back cover of the instruction manual looked like this: http://www.dantestella.com/technical/pentax67.html

Re: Japanese Camera Commercials from the 1970s to the 1990s

2011-10-18 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
When I was looking for my first SLR, back in 1966, I wanted a Minolta 101, because a friend had one and I was impressed with the ease of operation. When I got to the main PX, however, they were all our of the 101s, and the clerk showed me an Asahi Spotmatic. He told me that Asahi was a smaller

Epson service sucks

2011-10-18 Thread Rick Womer
I have a P3000 viewer that I have used a fair amount when traveling. Recently it lost its ability to download files from SD or CF cards. I can view the images on the cards, and I can view images already on the hard drive, but the download doesn't work. Emailed Epson support; they told me to

Re: PESO - Cabbage White Butterfly

2011-10-18 Thread Jack Davis
Appears my earlier response did not make it through. My reply not in archives.(?) This is another crisp well composed image.   Jack     From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 5:02 AM Subject: PESO - Cabbage White

Re: Epson service sucks

2011-10-18 Thread Mark Roberts
[Default] On Tue, 18 Oct 2011 08:13:16 -0700 (PDT), Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: I have a P3000 viewer that I have used a fair amount when traveling. Recently it lost its ability to download files from SD or CF cards. I can view the images on the cards, and I can view images already

Re: Japanese Camera Commercials from the 1970s to the 1990s

2011-10-18 Thread Doug Brewer
On 10/18/11 10:54 AM, Scott Loveless wrote: On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 9:36 AM, Daniel J. Matyoladanmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Sorry. Weird. I'm amazed any of us bought Pentax cameras back then, but we did, didn't we? It's because the back cover of the instruction manual looked like this:

Re: Japanese Camera Commercials from the 1970s to the 1990s

2011-10-18 Thread John Sessoms
I wasn't influenced by the commercials. Never saw them before. I bought my first Pentax because that's the brand the PX had in stock. But speaking of wieltd, what's with the Fuji-Film guy's raccoon makeup and spiky hair? From: Daniel J. Matyola Sorry. Weird. I'm amazed any of us bought

Re: PESO - Cabbage White Butterfly

2011-10-18 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Great image, Frank! Those little guys are hard to catch on (digital) film. I have lots of them in my yard, but they lack the color that yours shows Mine are white with a few black or grey spots, Perhaps yours is a Dixeia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixeia Dan Dan Matyola

Re: OT: Storage enablement

2011-10-18 Thread John Sessoms
From: Larry Colen On Oct 17, 2011, at 2:51 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: So, I ordered a new external hard drive (Seagate GoFlex Free Agent, FWIW) late last week and it arrived today. Upon picking up the box, I thought, Did I order the wrong item, or did those SOB's /send/ me the wrong item!?!

PESO: Mighty Oak

2011-10-18 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=149 Comments and criticisms are always welcome 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

Re: OT: Storage enablement

2011-10-18 Thread John Francis
On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 12:04:38PM -0400, John Sessoms wrote: From: Larry Colen On Oct 17, 2011, at 2:51 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: So, I ordered a new external hard drive (Seagate GoFlex Free Agent, FWIW) late last week and it arrived today. Upon picking up the box, I thought, Did I order the

Re: If only it was not a Canon

2011-10-18 Thread Mark Roberts
David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: http://reviews.photographyreview.com/canon-eos-1d-x-merges-speed-image-quality-and-video Not very surprising that they decided to merge the EOS-1D and EOS-1Ds lines into a single camera. And it's completely unsurprising that the 1.3 crop factor is now

Re: Japanese Camera Commercials from the 1970s to the 1990s

2011-10-18 Thread John Sessoms
wieltd ?? From: Daniel J. Matyola The Pentax ads were wieltd. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 1:39 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.petapixel.com/2011/10/15/japanese-camera-commercials-from-the-1970s-to-the-1990s/

Re: Epson service sucks

2011-10-18 Thread John Sessoms
From: Mark Roberts [Default] On Tue, 18 Oct 2011 08:13:16 -0700 (PDT), Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: I have a P3000 viewer that I have used a fair amount when traveling. Recently it lost its ability to download files from SD or CF cards. I can view the images on the cards, and I

Re: Epson service sucks

2011-10-18 Thread Paul Stenquist
i've never been thrilled with Epson service of tech support, but I do love their printers. Sometimes it's worth putting up with a bit of crap to get the results one desires. Paul On Oct 18, 2011, at 11:34 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: [Default] On Tue, 18 Oct 2011 08:13:16 -0700 (PDT), Rick Womer

Re: If only it was not a Canon

2011-10-18 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 12:55 PM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: http://reviews.photographyreview.com/canon-eos-1d-x-merges-speed-image-quality-and-video Not very surprising that they decided to merge the EOS-1D and EOS-1Ds lines into a

Re: OT: Storage enablement

2011-10-18 Thread David J Brooks
On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 5:51 PM, Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Quite cool!  When did this happen? Last Monday Dave -- Walt -- 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

Re: Epson service sucks

2011-10-18 Thread Doug Brewer
On 10/18/11 1:19 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Mark Roberts [Default] On Tue, 18 Oct 2011 08:13:16 -0700 (PDT), Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: I have a P3000 viewer that I have used a fair amount when traveling. Recently it lost its ability to download files from SD or CF cards. I can

Re: If only it was not a Canon

2011-10-18 Thread Steven Desjardins
ISO 204,800 and 18 MP is low balling it. Wow. On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 1:48 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 12:55 PM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: OT: Storage enablement

2011-10-18 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 10/18/2011 12:48 PM, David J Brooks wrote: On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 5:51 PM, Walt Gilbertldott...@gmail.com wrote: Quite cool! When did this happen? Last Monday Figures. Always the last to know. -- Walt Dave -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Epson service sucks

2011-10-18 Thread John Francis
On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 01:56:36PM -0400, Doug Brewer wrote: I have a 64GB iPad that I have used several times on trips as image storage. And, if I remember to shoot RAW + JPG, I can do a quick/dirty process and post to the web while I'm still away from my regular computer. It's very handy.

Re: OT: Storage enablement

2011-10-18 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 10/18/2011 11:52 AM, John Francis wrote: On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 12:04:38PM -0400, John Sessoms wrote: From: Larry Colen On Oct 17, 2011, at 2:51 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: So, I ordered a new external hard drive (Seagate GoFlex Free Agent, FWIW) late last week and it arrived today. Upon

Re: Japanese Camera Commercials from the 1970s to the 1990s

2011-10-18 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 10/18/2011 9:54 AM, Scott Loveless wrote: On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 9:36 AM, Daniel J. Matyoladanmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Sorry. Weird. I'm amazed any of us bought Pentax cameras back then, but we did, didn't we? It's because the back cover of the instruction manual looked like this:

Re: Epson service sucks

2011-10-18 Thread Doug Brewer
On 10/18/11 2:30 PM, John Francis wrote: On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 01:56:36PM -0400, Doug Brewer wrote: I have a 64GB iPad that I have used several times on trips as image storage. And, if I remember to shoot RAW + JPG, I can do a quick/dirty process and post to the web while I'm still away from

Re: If only it was not a Canon

2011-10-18 Thread P. J. Alling
They really haven't been doing a well on the noise front as Nikon and Sony by all accounts, so that makes sense. On 10/18/2011 12:55 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: David J Brookspentko...@gmail.com wrote: http://reviews.photographyreview.com/canon-eos-1d-x-merges-speed-image-quality-and-video Not

Re: If only it was not a Canon

2011-10-18 Thread Luka Knezevic - Strika
nonsense, at the ff arena, sony was 'the' noise option On Oct 18, 2011, at 9:03 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: They really haven't been doing a well on the noise front as Nikon and Sony by all accounts, so that makes sense. On 10/18/2011 12:55 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:

Re: Epson service sucks

2011-10-18 Thread P. J. Alling
Everyone's service sucks. HP used to have great service. I once sent them a printer that failed, it was the power supply, they not only paid for shipping both ways, (out of warranty), but sent me a new power supply gratis. I took up a full day of one of their engineers time trouble shooting

RE: Tete a Tate

2011-10-18 Thread Bob W
Nice images, Bob. My recollection of the Tate Modern is that it was a nice building, with great fish and chips at the 7th floor restaurant, which has a spectacular view. Outside of the photography and one room of Impressionists, however, I found the art exhibits cold and uninviting. Of

RE: Tete a Tate

2011-10-18 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of David J Brooks Nice gallery. I like the bike shot, nice shadows. Dave PS I was in London in 1975, stayed at the Bayswater hotel and Bayswater and Queensway IIRC, we must have just missed each other. I was in

Re: Japanese Camera Commercials from the 1970s to the 1990s

2011-10-18 Thread P. J. Alling
That's because we saw the English language adverts which were all serious and stuff... On 10/18/2011 9:36 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Sorry. Weird. I'm amazed any of us bought Pentax cameras back then, but we did, didn't we? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On

PESOs: Lake District trip

2011-10-18 Thread Chris Mitchell
We've just returned from a trip to the English Lake District. We stayed in Cockermouth (no sniggering at the back please!) and spent a happy few days wandering around the NW end of the National Park. A few shots taken with K7, 16-50 and 50-135 DA* etc.: Wastwater

Re: If only it was not a Canon

2011-10-18 Thread P. J. Alling
Yea, but Canon has the smear option... On 10/18/2011 3:20 PM, Luka Knezevic - Strika wrote: nonsense, at the ff arena, sony was 'the' noise option On Oct 18, 2011, at 9:03 PM, P. J. Allingwebstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: They really haven't been doing a well on the noise front as Nikon and

GESO - Godders in England

2011-10-18 Thread Cotty
Well, here's something I haven't done in a LONG time. Quick and dirty gallery of shots from White Horse Hill, Uffington, Oxfordshire recently as Godders visits... http://www.cottysnaps.com/godders.html Borrowed Stef's 4MP 1D with walkabout lens. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) |

Re: Epson service sucks

2011-10-18 Thread Rick Womer
Mark, What hardware failure would have the hard drive working, have the card readers working, have the display working, but not allow the cards to be saved to the hard drive? Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Tue, 10/18/11, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: From: Mark

RE: Tete a Tate

2011-10-18 Thread Bob W
absolutely love the first frame - an out-and-out winner! Alastair thanks! B -- 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: GESO - Godders in England

2011-10-18 Thread Bob W
Well, here's something I haven't done in a LONG time. Quick and dirty gallery of shots from White Horse Hill, Uffington, Oxfordshire recently as Godders visits... http://www.cottysnaps.com/godders.html Borrowed Stef's 4MP 1D with walkabout lens. Cheers, Cotty damned nice shots.

Re: GESO - Godders in England

2011-10-18 Thread Cotty
On 18/10/11, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: damned nice shots. Lovely looking place. Thanks Bob. -- 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: GESO - Godders in England

2011-10-18 Thread Rick Womer
SIGH!!! One of my favorite places, that hill is. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Tue, 10/18/11, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: From: Cotty cotty...@mac.com Subject: GESO - Godders in England To: pentax list PDML@pdml.net Date: Tuesday, October 18, 2011, 4:11 PM Well, here's

RE: PESOs: Lake District trip

2011-10-18 Thread Bob W
We've just returned from a trip to the English Lake District. We stayed in Cockermouth (no sniggering at the back please!) can't imagine why anyone would snigger at that. Any sort of innuendo or misinterpretation would obviously be completely fellatious. and spent a happy few days wandering

Re: GESO - Godders in England

2011-10-18 Thread Paul Stenquist
Very nice. A beautiful part of the world. Paul On Oct 18, 2011, at 4:11 PM, Cotty wrote: Well, here's something I haven't done in a LONG time. Quick and dirty gallery of shots from White Horse Hill, Uffington, Oxfordshire recently as Godders visits...

Re: PESOs: Lake District trip

2011-10-18 Thread Paul Stenquist
I see you weren't just dicking around up there. Some excellent photographs. Thanks for sharing. Paul On Oct 18, 2011, at 3:29 PM, Chris Mitchell wrote: We've just returned from a trip to the English Lake District. We stayed in Cockermouth (no sniggering at the back please!) and spent a happy

Re: GESO - Godders in England

2011-10-18 Thread Chris Mitchell
On 18 October 2011 21:11, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: Well, here's something I haven't done in a LONG time. Quick and dirty gallery of shots from White Horse Hill, Uffington, Oxfordshire recently as Godders visits... http://www.cottysnaps.com/godders.html Borrowed Stef's 4MP 1D with

Re: PESOs: Lake District trip

2011-10-18 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
They are all very nice, but the first one is spectacular! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 3:29 PM, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: We've just returned from a trip to the English Lake District. We stayed in Cockermouth (no

Re: PAW93 - O

2011-10-18 Thread Keith Mosier
Fantastic!  Love it! -- 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: Epson service sucks

2011-10-18 Thread Mark Roberts
John Sessoms wrote: From: Mark Roberts Sad to say, those P3000 and other similar model viewers probably fall into the replace rather than repair category now. I expect that tablet devices will soon force them out of the marketplace altogether. I thought the net-books already had, but tablet

Re: PESO - Cabbage White Butterfly

2011-10-18 Thread Keith Mosier
That's very nice.  I also am curious as to how you get them to stay still.   You present that photo and then you quote Cartier-Bresson on sharpness?  ; )     k -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: PAW93 - O

2011-10-18 Thread DagT
Thanks Kenneth, and Chris, Larry, Tim and Dave. I did try to avoid the shadows but I´m not that good at lighting and I need some contrast between the flower and the background. Either the background is grey or the flower has to be slightly gray to be visible against the background, or I would

Re: PAW93 - O

2011-10-18 Thread DagT
Thanks! DagT Den 18. okt. 2011 kl. 23:07 skrev Keith Mosier: Fantastic! Love it! -- 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: PAW93 - O

2011-10-18 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 10/17/2011 10:51 AM, DagT wrote: http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html K-5, D-FA100mm macro, 1/15s, f/11, ISO100. DagT http://www.thrane.name/ That is a beautiful image. -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PAW93 - O So delicate

2011-10-18 Thread DagT
Thanks! Technically it is fairly simple. The flower was put on a white paper and I went outside on a cloudy day to get the smooth light. Then I exposed at +1EV to get the histogram mostly on the right end without being over exposed, and choosing f/11 to get maximum combination of sharpness and

Re: JVC Kenwood set to buy Pentax?

2011-10-18 Thread P. J. Alling
Didn't Ricoh already buy Pentax from Hoya? In fact Ricoh already announced the creation of the Pentax Ricoh Imaging Company with an unfortunate acronym... I don't think even Hoya could sell the same assets twice. On 11/4/2009 6:28 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Let the speculations begin ... JVC

Re: JVC Kenwood set to buy Pentax?

2011-10-18 Thread Brian Walters
Hmmm Bruce's post dates from April 2009 (and not even 1 April 2009). Are you in a bit of a time warp today?? Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ On Tuesday, October 18, 2011 6:18 PM, P. J. Alling

Re: PESOs: Lake District trip

2011-10-18 Thread Tim Bray
Those are some damn fine pix -T On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 12:29 PM, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: We've just returned from a trip to the English Lake District. We stayed in Cockermouth (no sniggering at the back please!) and spent a happy few days wandering around the NW end of

Re: GESO - Godders in England

2011-10-18 Thread Tim Bray
Hah... been there shot that. And I had better luck with the sunlight: http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2005/08/02/-big/IMGP2485.jpg.html I totally recommend visiting the place, it's wonderful. Thanks for the memories -T On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 1:11 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote:

Re: JVC Kenwood set to buy Pentax?

2011-10-18 Thread P. J. Alling
I've got to apologize for this, it's the second time in recent days that an old post has arrived in my mailbox and I didn't notice how stale it was until after I hit send. On 10/18/2011 6:18 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Didn't Ricoh already buy Pentax from Hoya? In fact Ricoh already announced

Re: JVC Kenwood set to buy Pentax?

2011-10-18 Thread Bruce Walker
So if I post something else right away, I should expect to get a response to it in May of 2013. Great. On 11-10-18 7:06 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Hmmm Bruce's post dates from April 2009 (and not even 1 April 2009). Are you in a bit of a time warp today?? Cheers Brian

Re: JVC Kenwood set to buy Pentax?

2011-10-18 Thread P. J. Alling
There seems to be a serious possibility of that. On 10/18/2011 8:34 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: So if I post something else right away, I should expect to get a response to it in May of 2013. Great. On 11-10-18 7:06 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Hmmm Bruce's post dates from April 2009 (and not

PESO mushroom and bay leaf, which version?

2011-10-18 Thread Larry Colen
I spent a few minutes playing with my DFA 50 macro getting some shots of the newest mushroom crop. Live view is extremely handy for taking ground level macros. I suspect that a u 4/3 camera (for more depth of field than APS), with a newest generation sensor, and no mirror to bounce could

Re: Epson service sucks

2011-10-18 Thread John Sessoms
From: Mark Roberts John Sessoms wrote: From: Mark Roberts Sad to say, those P3000 and other similar model viewers probably fall into the replace rather than repair category now. I expect that tablet devices will soon force them out of the marketplace altogether. I thought the net-books

Re: PESO - Cabbage White Butterfly

2011-10-18 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 5:14 PM, Keith Mosier jarheadpho...@yahoo.com wrote: That's very nice.  I also am curious as to how you get them to stay still. I walk up to them very very slowly and quietly, plant my monopod, focus (it's a manual focus lens), set the exposure, and if they're still

Re: PESO - Cabbage White Butterfly

2011-10-18 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 12:42 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Great image, Frank!  Those little guys are hard to catch on (digital) film. I have lots of them in my yard, but they lack the color that yours shows  Mine are white with a few black or grey spots,  Perhaps yours

Re: PESO - Cabbage White Butterfly

2011-10-18 Thread Paul Stenquist
Well done, Frank! Sharp and nicely framed. Paul On Oct 18, 2011, at 10:01 AM, Walt Gilbert wrote: Nice shot, Frank! I've tried shooting those, but have never seen one that would sit still long enough for me to even find it in the viewfinder, let alone focus on it. -- Walt On

Re: GESO - Godders in England

2011-10-18 Thread Ann Sanfedele
wish-i-were-there stuff :-) ann On 10/18/2011 16:11, Cotty wrote: Well, here's something I haven't done in a LONG time. Quick and dirty gallery of shots from White Horse Hill, Uffington, Oxfordshire recently as Godders visits... http://www.cottysnaps.com/godders.html Borrowed Stef's 4MP 1D