PESO 2011 - 152 - GDG

2011-12-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Ok, so I'm up late ... http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/6563072625/lightbox/ or http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/6563072625/ Thanks for looking. Comments always appreciated! Happy Holidays to Everyone! Godfrey - Communicating 2011 series page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgpho

Re: OT: Comet Lovejoy survives close encounter with Sun

2011-12-23 Thread David Mann
On Dec 24, 2011, at 7:00 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > As far as I'm concerned, this is both the most beautiful and > remarkable photo that I have seen in 2011. > http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-30/hires/iss030e015479.jpg Thanks for sending that link as I was able to find my wa

Re: OT: Another hit

2011-12-23 Thread David Mann
On Dec 24, 2011, at 6:24 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: > Wow! Interesting. Thanks for posting. By the by, I did get it to work in > Safari. Cheers, Christine Curious, may have just been me. I wish I had a recording of what I heard in February as that was in a different league. There are so

Re: Lenticular clouds over Yorkshire

2011-12-23 Thread Joseph McAllister
Mount Rainier creates several almost every day. Sometimes it will wear a cap for many days. It's an air compression humidity thing. They are formed by strong updrafts acting upon moist air at lower altitudes, causing the air to cool to its dew point as it reaches the mountaintop where it wraps a

Re: OT: Comet Lovejoy survives close encounter with Sun

2011-12-23 Thread Larry Colen
On Dec 23, 2011, at 10:00 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > As far as I'm concerned, this is both the most beautiful and > remarkable photo that I have seen in 2011. > http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-30/hires/iss030e015479.jpg That photo is amazing. I cannot count the number of wa

Re: OT: Comet Lovejoy survives close encounter with Sun

2011-12-23 Thread Darren Addy
As far as I'm concerned, this is both the most beautiful and remarkable photo that I have seen in 2011. http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-30/hires/iss030e015479.jpg In 2nd place, is the Vancouver riot couple's kiss shot. Memorable in the extreme. http://www.guardian.co.uk/wor

Re: Thanks to the PDML and Peter Loveday in particular

2011-12-23 Thread Stan Halpin
Congratulations! Worth a note in your resume. The whole voting process may have been a bit third-world, but the outcome was about right anyway - your's was clearly one of the top 2 or 3 and arguably the very best. stan On Dec 23, 2011, at 5:12 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > For those of you who hav

Re: PESO 2011 - 151 - GDG

2011-12-23 Thread Christine Aguila
I like it. Nice layered cluster of subject there. Great rendering as usual. Cheers, Christine On Dec 23, 2011, at 4:18 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > I have most of the shooting for this series done. Next year I'll produce the > book. :-) > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/656116597

Re: PESO: Sigma 10 - 20 mm

2011-12-23 Thread Christine Aguila
Bery nice, Ralf. Good to see you posting again! cheers, Christine On Dec 23, 2011, at 3:55 PM, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: > Here's one of the first shots with my new Sigma: > > > > > Looks good, so far. > > Happy Hol

Re: OT: Another hit

2011-12-23 Thread Christine Aguila
Wow! Interesting. Thanks for posting. By the by, I did get it to work in Safari. Cheers, Christine On Dec 23, 2011, at 5:45 PM, David Mann wrote: > On Dec 24, 2011, at 4:36 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > >> What Cotty said - >> I heard that on the news in the middle of the night here :( >>

Re: Thanks to the PDML and Peter Loveday in particular

2011-12-23 Thread Christine Aguila
Way to go, Mark! congrats. Cheers, Christine On Dec 23, 2011, at 10:27 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: > It's a wonderful photo and richly deserved winning, even if we know the fact > that you have so many friends ~may~ have contributed just a bit to the > outcome. > > ;-) > > Congrats

RE: Well, wasn't that a nice surprise?

2011-12-23 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Excellent score! cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: John Sessoms Sent: December 23, 2011 12/23/11 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: Well, wasn't that a nice surprise? A week or so ago a friend in the local camera club I belong to asked me if I'd be interested in an old zoom l

Re: Back in Boston

2011-12-23 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Of who? ;-) cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: David Savage Sent: December 23, 2011 12/23/11 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: Re: Back in Boston The second coming. On 23 December 2011 23:09, Mark Roberts wrote: > Having spent a few days in Georgia visiting my parents I'm

RE: PESO: Sigma 10 - 20 mm

2011-12-23 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Wow, terrific shot! cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: "Ralf R. Radermacher" Sent: December 23, 2011 12/23/11 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Sigma 10 - 20 mm Here's one of the first shots with my new Sigma:

RE: Thanks to the PDML and Peter Loveday in particular

2011-12-23 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
It's a wonderful photo and richly deserved winning, even if we know the fact that you have so many friends ~may~ have contributed just a bit to the outcome. ;-) Congrats! cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Mark Roberts Sent: December 23, 2011 12/23/11 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List"

RE: PESO 2011 - 151 - GDG

2011-12-23 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Like it a lot. Lovely lighting, composition, rendering and subject matter. Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Sent: December 23, 2011 12/23/11 To: "PAW Picture-A-Week project" , SeePhoto Talk , BAPhotoShooters BAPA , PDML List Subject: PESO 2011 - 151 - GDG I hav

Re: PESO - Untitled

2011-12-23 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
I'm guessing it had a lot to do with that. Thanks, Larry! And thanks to everyone who looked.and commented. Based on a couple of suggestions I've re-done it: Different crop, lighter, adjusted the color balance a bit. Will post the new one tomorrow morning. I'll be most interested to hear what (

Re: PESO - Untitled

2011-12-23 Thread Larry Colen
On 12/22/2011 5:15 AM, frank theriault wrote: There was some sort of guerilla Santa attack at a downtown mall on Saturday. Then I noticed the young lady on the cell phone. I don't know what it all means, or what to call it, but I hope you think it's as funny as I do: http://knarfdummyblog.bl

Re: Blurb color profiles

2011-12-23 Thread Brian Walters
On Fri, Dec 23, 2011, at 03:34 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > How much difference does it really make to use the blurb ICC color > profiles rather than sRGB? I would guess that they would know the > necessary correction to apply from sRGB to their own machines to get that > last little tweak. > > Part

Re: Thanks to the PDML and Peter Loveday in particular

2011-12-23 Thread Brian Walters
Well done. That's a fantastic photo. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ On Fri, Dec 23, 2011, at 05:12 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > For those of you who haven't heard already, I ended up winning the AMC > p

Re: Some cover pics

2011-12-23 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Dec 23, 2011, at 7:42 PM, wrote: > Nice captures both Paul ! > > Did you write a piece to go with the photos ? Thanks Ken. I rarely write for this book. They don't pay very much, and the repetitive nature of the subject matter doesn't interest me. But the annual Mopar Nationals photo sh

Re: Some cover pics

2011-12-23 Thread kwaller
Nice captures both Paul ! Did you write a piece to go with the photos ? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Paul Stenquist" Subject: Some cover pics Both of the cover photos on the April 2012 issue of "Mopar Action" are mine.

Re: PESO 2011 - 151 - GDG

2011-12-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Um ... thanks Rick... G On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 3:25 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > The girl picking her nose brings this one "down to earth"... > > Rick > > http://photo.net/photos/RickW > > > - Original Message - > From: Godfrey DiGiorgi > To: PAW Picture-A-Week project ; SeePhoto Talk > ;

Re: lighting thoughts/questions

2011-12-23 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Dec 23, 2011, at 6:40 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > On Dec 23, 2011, at 6:30 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > >> I wonder if anyone has tried simulating a ring light for macro work, by >> putting a studio strobe with umbrella directly behind the camera and >> triggering the camera with a cable rel

Re: Blurb color profiles

2011-12-23 Thread Rob Studdert
On 24 December 2011 10:34, Larry Colen wrote: > How much difference does it really make to use the blurb ICC color profiles > rather than sRGB?  I would guess that they would know the necessary > correction to apply from sRGB to their own machines to get that last little > tweak. > > Part of th

Re: OT: Another hit

2011-12-23 Thread David Mann
On Dec 24, 2011, at 4:36 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > What Cotty said - > I heard that on the news in the middle of the night here :( > > YOu really don't need any more photo ops like that Someone had a good sound recording op... a band was doing some work in a studio when the 6.0 came through.

Re: lighting thoughts/questions

2011-12-23 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Dec 23, 2011, at 6:30 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > I wonder if anyone has tried simulating a ring light for macro work, by > putting a studio strobe with umbrella directly behind the camera and > triggering the camera with a cable release? I used to use a device called a sof' shoulder for macro

Blurb color profiles

2011-12-23 Thread Larry Colen
How much difference does it really make to use the blurb ICC color profiles rather than sRGB? I would guess that they would know the necessary correction to apply from sRGB to their own machines to get that last little tweak. Part of the reason I asked is that I followed the directions for addi

lighting thoughts/questions

2011-12-23 Thread Larry Colen
I wonder if anyone has tried simulating a ring light for macro work, by putting a studio strobe with umbrella directly behind the camera and triggering the camera with a cable release? In a similar vein, what is the fabric that is used for shoot through umbrellas, soft boxes etc? It seems I co

Re: PESO 2011 - 151 - GDG

2011-12-23 Thread Rick Womer
The girl picking her nose brings this one "down to earth"... Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi To: PAW Picture-A-Week project ; SeePhoto Talk ; BAPhotoShooters BAPA ; PDML List Cc: Sent: Friday, December 23, 2011 5:18 PM Subject: PESO 2

Re: PESO - Basilica San Marco

2011-12-23 Thread Rick Womer
No, we stayed on ground level at the Basilica, but went up to the top of the Campanile (previous PESO). Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: David Parsons To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc: Sent: Friday, December 23, 2011 5:25 PM Subject: Re: PESO - Basilica

Re: Well, wasn't that a nice surprise?

2011-12-23 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Yes, Virginia - there is a Santa Claus Look forward to the results ann On 12/23/2011 13:45, John Sessoms wrote: A week or so ago a friend in the local camera club I belong to asked me if I'd be interested in an old zoom lens for Pentax a friend of his out in Utah had found while cleaning up. M

Re: OT: Good news, bad news

2011-12-23 Thread John Sessoms
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 9:39 AM, John Sessoms wrote: Seems like all the reviews on B&H, whether good or bad, start out the same way ... "I bought this to scan xx thousand slides ..." Got me to wondering what happened to the used scanners once they'd finished scanning th

Re: PESO - Basilica San Marco

2011-12-23 Thread David Parsons
I need to go back. When I went, I had a P&S and the flash was on, and 99% of the shots were completely unusable. Did you go to the top of the cupola? On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 5:22 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > Another from-the-hip shot inside San Marco: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1482

Re: OT: Good news, bad news

2011-12-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 1:21 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: > Keep me in mind when you are finished with it. I will, but it will be a long while. I bought it because I recently acquired a Leica M4-2 and like shooting with it occasionally, so I need a good scanner to take my negatives into digital domain

PESO - Basilica San Marco

2011-12-23 Thread Rick Womer
Another from-the-hip shot inside San Marco: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14826599 (K-7, DA 16-45) The walls and ceiling are covered in glass tiles, covered with gold leaf, covered with centuries of soot and incense residue.  The place is amazing, but would be utterly dazzling if it

Re: Thanks to the PDML and Peter Loveday in particular

2011-12-23 Thread Paul Stenquist
Well deserved. Congratulations! On Dec 23, 2011, at 5:12 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > For those of you who haven't heard already, I ended up winning the AMC > photo contest "People's Choice" award (it's a Festivus miracle!) > Thanks to everyone who voted. Especially thanks to Peter Loveday > because

PESO 2011 - 151 - GDG

2011-12-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I have most of the shooting for this series done. Next year I'll produce the book. :-) http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/6561165975/lightbox/ or http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/6561165975/ Thanks for looking! Comments always appreciated. Greetings of the season for all! -- Godf

Re: PESO: Sigma 10 - 20 mm

2011-12-23 Thread Paul Stenquist
Very nice. I like the composition. Distortion appears to be minimal. Did you do any PS transformations? Paul On Dec 23, 2011, at 4:55 PM, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: > Here's one of the first shots with my new Sigma: > > >

Thanks to the PDML and Peter Loveday in particular

2011-12-23 Thread Mark Roberts
For those of you who haven't heard already, I ended up winning the AMC photo contest "People's Choice" award (it's a Festivus miracle!) Thanks to everyone who voted. Especially thanks to Peter Loveday because if he hadn't pointed out the lame photograph that was winning at the time I wouldn't have

Re: PESO: Sigma 10 - 20 mm

2011-12-23 Thread Darren Addy
Very nice. I'm quite sure you are going to like that lens. Did you get the f4-5.6 version or the f3.5 ? 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 a

PESO: Sigma 10 - 20 mm

2011-12-23 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Here's one of the first shots with my new Sigma: Looks good, so far. Happy Holidays, everybody. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Dunkerque/Dunkirk, France Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio

Re: Lenticular clouds over Yorkshire

2011-12-23 Thread steve harley
on 2011-12-22 15:08 Cotty wrote V cool! these are fairly common in the Colorado front range, especially in Boulder where i lived for some time; i understand they form as a result of a standing wave in the atmosphere; the examples on the B

Re: Some cover pics

2011-12-23 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Bruce. The magazine's art directors did the PS work. I do some general retouching before I send off the pics, but never crop into the cars. The covers are done at the publisher's headquarters, and some fairly good craftsmen are employed there. The inside photos are handled by more junior

Re: Some cover pics

2011-12-23 Thread Christine Aguila
Way to go, Paul! Nice job. Cheers, Christine On Dec 23, 2011, at 3:09 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Both of the cover photos on the April 2012 issue of "Mopar Action" are mine. > (Yes, the publisher dates his newsstand mags that far in advance. The theory > being that shoppers pick up the issu

Re: OT: Good news, bad news

2011-12-23 Thread Stan Halpin
On Dec 23, 2011, at 1:36 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 9:39 AM, John Sessoms wrote: >> Seems like all the reviews on B&H, whether good or bad, start out the same >> way ... "I bought this to scan xx thousand slides ..." >> >> Got me to wondering what happened to the used

Re: OT: Good news, bad news

2011-12-23 Thread Stan Halpin
I thought about exploring the Quality issue, but then decided that such details had no place in my sudden fantasy about thousands of slides perfectly, and automatically, scanned. But thanks for the info! stan On Dec 23, 2011, at 10:57 AM, Darren Addy wrote: > Sounds like they were quoting from

Re: Some cover pics

2011-12-23 Thread Bruce Walker
Well done, and congrats on the cover, Paul. Those shots look great! Did you get to do the Ps work to extract from background, or does the mag's art dept. do that? On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 4:09 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Both of the cover photos on the April 2012 issue of "Mopar Action" are mine.

Re: Some cover pics

2011-12-23 Thread Darren Addy
Congrats Paul! Thanks for sharing them. Well done! 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: OT: Good news, bad news

2011-12-23 Thread Joseph McAllister
On the other hand, the 35mm & 120 film scanner model Pacific Image Prime Film 120 Multiple Format Scanner after rebates is just $1500, free shipping, USA. I also found that the previously mentioned Pacific Image Powerslide 4000 CCD Scanner is also sold under the Braun banner at B&H with less res

Some cover pics

2011-12-23 Thread Paul Stenquist
Both of the cover photos on the April 2012 issue of "Mopar Action" are mine. (Yes, the publisher dates his newsstand mags that far in advance. The theory being that shoppers pick up the issue that appears to be latest when choosing between similar pubs.) Had to shoot both of these cars with the

Re: OT: Good news, bad news

2011-12-23 Thread Joseph McAllister
Though not in actuality, but in spirit, we are a Pentax Camera Club. As such, I propose that as many of us that have copious slides to scan pool our funds, buy the thing, pay the $179 for a three year warranty, pool our Universal Slide Trays, and pass it around. We could draw straws of a digit

Re: OT: Another hit

2011-12-23 Thread David Mann
On Dec 24, 2011, at 4:36 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > What Cotty said - > I heard that on the news in the middle of the night here :( > > YOu really don't need any more photo ops like that To be honest we didn't really get any photo ops this time around. Our side of town was pretty much unaffect

Re: OT: Comet Lovejoy survives close encounter with Sun

2011-12-23 Thread Brian Walters
On Fri, Dec 23, 2011, at 07:03 AM, Darren Addy wrote: > I generally try not to be envious of other's good fortune, but you in > the Southern Hemisphere have become exceptions to that rule: > Comet Lovejoy has become one for the ages: > > http://www.spaceweather.com/ > > If you are in the Southern

Re: PESO - Untitled

2011-12-23 Thread Charles Robinson
On Dec 22, 2011, at 7:15, frank theriault wrote: > There was some sort of guerilla Santa attack at a downtown mall on > Saturday. Then I noticed the young lady on the cell phone. > > I don't know what it all means, or what to call it, but I hope you > think it's as funny as I do: > > http://kna

Re: Well, wasn't that a nice surprise?

2011-12-23 Thread Steven Desjardins
Santa comes early. That's a handy lens to have, especially for the price. On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 2:13 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: > Cool and congrats!  Cheers, Christine > > > On Dec 23, 2011, at 12:45 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > >> A week or so ago a friend in the local camera club I belong to a

Re: Well, wasn't that a nice surprise?

2011-12-23 Thread Christine Aguila
Cool and congrats! Cheers, Christine On Dec 23, 2011, at 12:45 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > A week or so ago a friend in the local camera club I belong to asked me if > I'd be interested in an old zoom lens for Pentax a friend of his out in Utah > had found while cleaning up. My friend said that

Re: Well, wasn't that a nice surprise?

2011-12-23 Thread Mat Maessen
On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 1:45 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > SMC Pentax-F, 80-200 f/4.7-5.6 !! I've got the A version of that. It's not a bad little lens. Until I got the DA 50-200, it was in my standard "small" carry kit with the DS2. -Mat -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.

Well, wasn't that a nice surprise?

2011-12-23 Thread John Sessoms
A week or so ago a friend in the local camera club I belong to asked me if I'd be interested in an old zoom lens for Pentax a friend of his out in Utah had found while cleaning up. My friend said that he thought his friend would be willing to send it to me if I'd "pay the postage". My friend th

Re: OT: Good news, bad news

2011-12-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 9:39 AM, John Sessoms wrote: > Seems like all the reviews on B&H, whether good or bad, start out the same > way ... "I bought this to scan xx thousand slides ..." > > Got me to wondering what happened to the used scanners once they'd finished > scanning their slides, so I l

Re: OT - Kodak Created it's own Doomsday Device

2011-12-23 Thread Darren Addy
Applicable poster: http://www.despair.com/discovery.html :) 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: OT: Good news, bad news

2011-12-23 Thread John Sessoms
Seems like all the reviews on B&H, whether good or bad, start out the same way ... "I bought this to scan xx thousand slides ..." Got me to wondering what happened to the used scanners once they'd finished scanning their slides, so I looked on eBay. Weren't as many as I expected, but there's a

Re: OT: Comet Lovejoy survives close encounter with Sun

2011-12-23 Thread Charles Robinson
On Dec 23, 2011, at 10:28, Darren Addy wrote: > Comet Lovejoy as seen from the International Space Station: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoZIwtgEqKY&feature=player_embedded > Very very cool, Darren - thanks! -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.

Re: OT: Good news, bad news

2011-12-23 Thread John Sessoms
If they allowed you to use the machine 24x7 you could get it done in a week. From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Now that would a handy thing to have somewhere nearby. I've got about 10,000 slides to scan ... G On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 7:29 AM, Stan Halpin wrote: As an adjunct faculty member with a larg

Re: OT: Comet Lovejoy survives close encounter with Sun

2011-12-23 Thread Darren Addy
Comet Lovejoy as seen from the International Space Station: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoZIwtgEqKY&feature=player_embedded 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 t

Re: Back in Boston

2011-12-23 Thread Mark Roberts
David Savage wrote: >On 23 December 2011 23:09, Mark Roberts wrote: >> Having spent a few days in Georgia visiting my parents I'm back in >> beantown and accessing my email again. What did I miss? >> >The second coming. So Brad Dobo returned? -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.rob

Re: OT: Good news, bad news

2011-12-23 Thread Darren Addy
The DMax of 3.8 is not stellar either, but for the money compromises need to be made. I suppose getting "good enough" scans DONE as opposed to few (or none) ever getting done at higher quality is the real world issue for many. Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@p

Re: OT: Good news, bad news

2011-12-23 Thread Darren Addy
Sounds like they were quoting from the Product literature in describing that equipment. A more perhaps realistic assessment can be found in the reviews on bhphotovideo's site. Example: - - - Am getting fairly experienced with this scanner now that I have had it for two months Here's what I've

Re: OT: Good news, bad news

2011-12-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Now that would a handy thing to have somewhere nearby. I've got about 10,000 slides to scan ... ;-) G On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 7:29 AM, Stan Halpin wrote: > As an adjunct faculty member with a large midwestern state university I > receive 10-12 emails a day with everything from tornado alerts t

Re: OT: Another hit

2011-12-23 Thread Ann Sanfedele
What Cotty said - I heard that on the news in the middle of the night here :( YOu really don't need any more photo ops like that ann On 12/23/2011 02:27, Cotty wrote: On 23/12/11, David Mann, discombobulated, unleashed: Just to keep us on our toes we had another significant shake today. Ta

Re: OT: Good news, bad news

2011-12-23 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Road trip! ann On 12/23/2011 10:29, Stan Halpin wrote: As an adjunct faculty member with a large midwestern state university I receive 10-12 emails a day with everything from tornado alerts to notices of pending water shutoffs for drinking fountain repair. One of today's notes was a bit diffe

OT: Good news, bad news

2011-12-23 Thread Stan Halpin
As an adjunct faculty member with a large midwestern state university I receive 10-12 emails a day with everything from tornado alerts to notices of pending water shutoffs for drinking fountain repair. One of today's notes was a bit different: "The Media Development Center in 213 Hale Library h

Re: Back in Boston

2011-12-23 Thread David Savage
The second coming. On 23 December 2011 23:09, Mark Roberts wrote: > Having spent a few days in Georgia visiting my parents I'm back in > beantown and accessing my email again. What did I miss? > > -- > Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia > www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail Lis

Back in Boston

2011-12-23 Thread Mark Roberts
Having spent a few days in Georgia visiting my parents I'm back in beantown and accessing my email again. What did I miss? -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSC

Re: OT PESO - Ole!

2011-12-23 Thread Paul Stenquist
Well done. I like the classic lighting and the bit of storytelling in the pose. Paul On Dec 23, 2011, at 5:58 AM, David Savage wrote: > G'day All, > > One more from last weekends shoot. y the stage I was getting bored > with the standard poses & was trying to get the models to be a bit > more dyn

Re: PESO - Lighting Candles

2011-12-23 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks much, Frank! Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: frank theriault To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc: Sent: Friday, December 23, 2011 7:41 AM Subject: Re: PESO - Lighting Candles On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 9:47 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > I took this inside t

Re: OT: Comet Lovejoy survives close encounter with Sun

2011-12-23 Thread Darren Addy
I generally try not to be envious of other's good fortune, but you in the Southern Hemisphere have become exceptions to that rule: Comet Lovejoy has become one for the ages: http://www.spaceweather.com/ If you are in the Southern Hemisphere and NOT getting out to see this, then I pity you. Darre

Re: OT PESO - Ole!

2011-12-23 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 5:58 AM, David Savage wrote: > G'day All, > > One more from last weekends shoot. y the stage I was getting bored > with the standard poses & was trying to get the models to be a bit > more dynamic: > > > > Hav

Re: PESO - Venice From Above

2011-12-23 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 8:53 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > A view from the Campanile, the tower in San Marco: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14826604&size=lg Lovely! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept."  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml

Re: PESO - Lighting Candles

2011-12-23 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 9:47 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > I took this inside the Basilica San Marco in Venice.  There are "No > Photography" signs posted, and watchful vergers are quick to scold people > with SLRs, but ignore hordes with cell phones, even when they use flash.  So > I shot from the h

Re: Shooting through glass

2011-12-23 Thread David Savage
There are some lovely time lapse sequences on that page. DS On 22 December 2011 18:19, Cotty wrote: > There was a thread a short while ago about shooting through glass and > avoiding reflections. > > Came across this: > > > > > > -- > > > Cheers, >  

Re: PESO - Illumination

2011-12-23 Thread David Savage
Me like. On 23 December 2011 06:53, David J Brooks wrote: > Very fitting photo for this time of year. > > Dave > > On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 9:05 PM, Adam Montoya wrote: >> I took this photo this in May shortly after getting my K5.  I noticed >> it in my archives when yesterday when i was going th

Re: PESO - Lighting Candles

2011-12-23 Thread David Savage
That there is awesome for a from the hip shot On 21 December 2011 10:47, Rick Womer wrote: > I took this inside the Basilica San Marco in Venice.  There are "No > Photography" signs posted, and watchful vergers are quick to scold people > with SLRs, but ignore hordes with cell phones, even when

OT PESO - Ole!

2011-12-23 Thread David Savage
G'day All, One more from last weekends shoot. y the stage I was getting bored with the standard poses & was trying to get the models to be a bit more dynamic: Have at it. Cheers, Dave. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml