RE: GESO after dinner photo walk

> I've been in a bit of a photographic funk lately, not really excited > about anything I've gotten. I tried to shake it off by going for a > walk around Pacific Ave in Santa Cruz after dinner, then a quick drive > down to the wharf. I misread that first time as dwarf. Reminds me of a laughter

GESO after dinner photo walk

I've been in a bit of a photographic funk lately, not really excited about anything I've gotten. I tried to shake it off by going for a walk around Pacific Ave in Santa Cruz after dinner, then a quick drive down to the wharf. While there isn't anything particularly outstanding, I think I got a

RE: OT: What to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney)

Quoting Bob W : [...]\ Australia has a collection of unpleasant insects and snakes whose sole purpose in life is to kill you, so you probably want to watch out for them. I was wondering when someone was going to mention them, but if John stays away from Canberra he should be OK. Oh, you

Re: PESO -- Pot hole

on 2012-02-22 11:26 P. J. Alling wrote Damn, but I'm boring... http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20pothole.html interesting geometric composition; if the bottom of the pothole were black, it might be a little more surreal -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pd

Re: prices

on 2012-02-22 19:52 John Sessoms wrote I don't know if they still do it, but for a while eBay wouldn't let you look at the completed auctions unless you had an eBay ID and logged in. I don't and don't want to, so I haven't tried to see completed auctions for years and years. okay, i understand

Re: OT, DIY medium format camera

On Feb 22, 2012, at 12:37 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > Having cannibalized a lot of different devices for parts I can say that it's > easier said than done. I expect so, but I was thinking along the lines of using most of whatever was there initially. Maybe grafting an SLR body onto the back of

RE: OT: What to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney)

[...] > > Thanks Bob, that's a lot of stuff I never would have thought of > (especially the "rule of 3"). Regarding clothes, do you just have to > keep an eye out for a laundromat every few days, or are there some > tricks to cleaning things along the way that might be helpful? Do the shower sto

Re: OT: What to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney)

On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 8:32 PM, John Celio wrote: > Say, is it worth swinging through Canberra at all? I know it's the > capital, but the few people I've asked say it's extremely boring. I’d say yes. The big National Art Museum has some fabulous stuff, both Northern Hemisphere (maybe my fave Ja

Re: OT: What to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney)

On Feb 23, 2012, at 5:32 PM, John Celio wrote: > P.S.: I hear Australia is a better place for beer & wine than liquor, > so I may have to pass on the gin. ;) Make sure you study up on the correct lingo for the areas you'll be visiting :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_in_Australia#Sizes Dave

Re: What to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney)

Coopers all the way :) But then, I'm South Australian, so somewhat biased :) There are various good microbreweries around, of course. I would suggest various SA wine destinations, but as you're not really coming this way... But if you are into wine, there are a number of areas between Melb

Re: OT: What to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney)

Sorry I haven't have a chance to reply sooner. Thanks to everyone who has commented so far. Lots of good info; I'm making a list of everything I might be able to use for preparing and while I'm there. Brian Walters wrote: > May is a good time to visit Victoria and New South Wales.  The weather > i

Re: OT: What to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney)

It's a bit of a hike by bike, but the Blue Mountains and the Three Sisters area is very scenic and worth the trip. We took a bus trip and it was at least an hour each way (outside Sydney). I couldn't tell you what that'd equate to biking. On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 12:46 AM, John Celio wrote: > I

Re: What to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney)

Visit the right areas & you might even hook up with an old gin. DS On 23/02/2012, John Sessoms wrote: > From: David Mann > >> On Feb 22, 2012, at 9:19 PM, Bob W wrote: >> >>> I try to keep the luggage down to one small bag - no more than 45l >>> capacity, and a small camera bag. >> I have a Nati

Re: What to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney)

From: David Mann On Feb 22, 2012, at 9:19 PM, Bob W wrote: I try to keep the luggage down to one small bag - no more than 45l capacity, and a small camera bag. I have a National Geographic book about expeditions that sat on my shelf for several years before I finally got around to reading i

Re: Question: Sell K7 to buy K-01?

From: Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "John Sessoms" Subject: Re: Question: Sell K7 to buy K-01? From: Steven Desjardins This is a real question for me. KEH will be nearby on Saturday, and it got me to thinking about selling my K7 to buy the K-01, given that the latter

Re: Canadian photographer denied entry to USA

As far as I know, if you refuse the cancer scan, you can't opt for the groping. It's an arbitrarily random decision. If you refuse the scan, they won't let you through. On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 1:39 AM, David Mann wrote: > Australia's doing it too :(  Mandatory porn-scan in the cancer machine an

Re: Canadian photographer denied entry to USA

From: "knarftheria...@gmail.com" I expected your Utube offering to be something like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqLuIXwsLDw&feature=youtube_gdata_player No, Mark doesn't talk like that but Newfies do. I just remembered the line about "a very pronounced accent" and that was the

Re: prices

From: steve harley on 2012-02-20 15:02 John Sessoms wrote On eBay the current range was $102 up to a $527 "Buy It Now" for a complete kit w/18-55 lens. I think that "BIN" is optimistic, to say the least. best to check completed auctions only, then you'll only get BIN prices if someone actuall

Re: PESO: Yellow Hibiscus

Quoting "Daniel J. Matyola" : http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15039288 Comments, Suggestions, Criticisms and Abuse are Respectfully Solicited. Very pretty photo. Hibiscus always make excellent floral subjects. I pretty much agree with Paul's cropping suggestion. I'd crop a bit

Re: It's hep to be square

On Feb 22, 2012, at 11:52 , kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Quoted from article: "Square format is more stable and relaxed than rectangular formats..." Huh? >>> >>> Personally, I'm more into the oval format. >> >> Isn't that why Ford was almost laughed out of Detroit? >

Re: Peso Rail building

Quoting David J Brooks : Went on a photo drive on Monday (Family Day up here). I have been searching the net for old and abandoned rail stations and came across this one in Mariposa Ontario, just north of little Britain. This is whats left of the warehouse. You can see what was the old rail bed

Re: Cold Day

Quoting Don Guthrie : The coldest day in the mildest midwest winter in years. This shallow lake is one of the few somewhat solid ice but you can see open water in the distance. C&C is always welcome & will be cogitated. http://donspix.posterous.com/coldest-day-in-the-mildest-winter-on-the

Re: PESO -- Pot hole

Quoting "P. J. Alling" : Damn, but I'm boring... http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20pothole.html Equipment: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax FA 43mm f1.9 limited. That's the most attractive pot hole I've seen today. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walte

Re: PESO: Yellow Hibiscus

I like the vibrant colors. If it were mine, I'd crop off the dead area at the right side of the frame. On Feb 22, 2012, at 5:42 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15039288 > > Comments, Suggestions, Criticisms and Abuse are Respectfully Solicited. > > Dan Mat

Re: OT, DIY medium format camera

On 2012-02-22 15:37, P. J. Alling wrote: Having cannibalized a lot of different devices for parts I can say that it's easier said than done. Especially SMT electronics. -- Doug "Lefty" Franklin NutDriver Racing http://NutDriver.org Facebook "NutDriver Racing" Sponsored by Murphy -- PDML Pent

Re: Question: Sell K7 to buy K-01?

On Feb 22, 2012, at 8:16 PM, Mark C wrote: > On 2/21/2012 12:03 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: >> This is a real question for me. KEH will be nearby on Saturday, and >> it got me to thinking about selling my K7 to buy the K-01, given that >> the latter will have a much better sensor, electronics,

Re: Cold Day

Has a definite winter feel to it. Dave On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 5:15 PM, Don Guthrie wrote: > The coldest day in the mildest midwest winter in years. This shallow lake is > one of the few somewhat solid ice but you can see open water in the > distance. > > C&C is always welcome & will be cogitate

Re: Question: Sell K7 to buy K-01?

On 2/21/2012 12:03 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: This is a real question for me. KEH will be nearby on Saturday, and it got me to thinking about selling my K7 to buy the K-01, given that the latter will have a much better sensor, electronics, and hence IQ. Thoughts on this? I'm seriously cons

Re: PESO: Yellow Hibiscus

Nice picture. Try cropping it down. Square presentation might work, you'd have to sacrifice the pretty buds but that might be worth it -T On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 2:42 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15039288 > > Comments, Suggestions, Criticisms and Abuse a

Re: PESO: Yellow Hibiscus

On 2/22/2012 2:42 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15039288 Comments, Suggestions, Criticisms and Abuse are Respectfully Solicited. Very pretty flower. I would have liked the photo more if you had aimed the camera a bit to the left so the other buds were

PESO: Yellow Hibiscus

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Cold Day

The coldest day in the mildest midwest winter in years. This shallow lake is one of the few somewhat solid ice but you can see open water in the distance. C&C is always welcome & will be cogitated. http://donspix.posterous.com/coldest-day-in-the-mildest-winter-on-the-lake#!/ -- PDML Pentax-D

Re: GESO (4): Anniversary

On Feb 22, 2012, at 11:22 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >>> I couldn't go very far because of my dodgy leg. What I thought was a >>> muscle injury turned out to be a stress fracture so I'm not allowed to walk >>> too much. > > Not so nice, by the way, about the leg. I hope it heals quickly and well.

Re: OT, DIY medium format camera

Having cannibalized a lot of different devices for parts I can say that it's easier said than done. On 2/22/2012 2:31 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Feb 22, 2012, at 6:58 AM, p. j. alling wrote: I'm thinking that all of this really cool, or maybe anti cool photography stuff will be much harder to

Re: It's hep to be square

Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Joseph McAllister" Subject: Re: It's hep to be square On Feb 21, 2012, at 21:11 , kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original

Re: What to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney)

Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Bob W" Subject: RE: What to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney) > I try to keep the luggage down to one small bag - no more than 45l capacity, and a small camera bag. I have a

Re: OT, DIY medium format camera

On Feb 22, 2012, at 6:58 AM, p. j. alling wrote: > I'm thinking that all of this really cool, or maybe anti cool > photography stuff will be much harder to do if film disappears. Not really, because people will start cannibalizing digital cameras for parts, and then you won't have to worry abou

Re: massive winter belgraderaw geso

thx for the comments. btw, these are not all mine. it is a winter blog by belgrade raw photo collectivve (5 of us). feel free to check the rest of our work at www.belgraderaw.com as far as presentation goes, we will have an update of design soonish. also a lot more work to be published as well

PESO -- Pot hole

Damn, but I'm boring... http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20pothole.html Equipment: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax FA 43mm f1.9 limited. As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. -- Don't lose heart! They might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthily

Re: It's hep to be square

On Feb 21, 2012, at 21:11 , kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > - Original Message - From: > Subject: Re: It's hep to be square > > >> Quoted from article: "Square format is more stable and relaxed than >> rectangular form

Re: OT: What to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney)

I have visited Melbourne frequently and driven around Victoria a lot and NSW a bit. - You can easily spend a day just poking around Melbourne's Victoria Market - Get to the beach! Melbourne's aren't that great, but Victoria's got lots. If you can get down to the bottom right corner of Oz, 90 Mile

OT: Perfectly Timed Photos

http://www.bspcn.com/2012/02/20/25-perfectly-timed-photos/ Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the

Re: OT Review.

Oh... On 22 February 2012 23:18, David Savage wrote: > I've been told I'm in pole position on my dealers pre-order list... > > On 22 February 2012 23:01, David J Brooks wrote: >> This is for the 3-4 people on board here, that might want o

Re: OT Review.

I've been told I'm in pole position on my dealers pre-order list... On 22 February 2012 23:01, David J Brooks wrote: > This is for the 3-4 people on board here, that might want one.:-) > > http://reviews.photographyreview.com/nikon-d800-36-megapixel-multimedia-hd-slr > > Dave -- PDML Pentax-Dis

Re: OT, DIY medium format camera

More than one notch, but that's not necessarily a good thing. On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 10:06 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > Moving the Holga up a whole notch. > > Dave > > On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 4:14 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >> My friend Candice sent me this very cool link: >> >> http://www.petapixel

Re: OT, DIY medium format camera

Moving the Holga up a whole notch. Dave On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 4:14 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > My friend Candice sent me this very cool link: > > http://www.petapixel.com/2012/02/21/fully-functional-twin-lens-reflex-camera-created-using-lego-bricks/ > > -- > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from

OT Review.

This is for the 3-4 people on board here, that might want one.:-) http://reviews.photographyreview.com/nikon-d800-36-megapixel-multimedia-hd-slr Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Penta

Re: OT, DIY medium format camera

I'm thinking that all of this really cool, or maybe anti cool photography stuff will be much harder to do if film disappears. On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 8:43 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: > It appears to have light leaks. > > Cheers, > frank > > ;-) > > "What can be asserted without proof can

Re: OT: What to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney)

Speaking about the Apostles... Here are some pictures from the Great Ocean Road 190 km west of Melbourne. https://picasaweb.google.com/115638976374047590388/GreatOceanRoad# Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 7:44 AM, Darren Addy wrote: > I'm not from Australia, but I got to visit the same a

Re: OT: What to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney)

I'm not from Australia, but I got to visit the same area in 2002 (in May). I was with my daughter and part of a bus tour, so didn't have the freedom to go where we wanted, but got away for some fun. A long drive west of Melbourne is the Twelve Apostles, which was one of the scenery highlights of th

RE: OT, DIY medium format camera

It appears to have light leaks. Cheers, frank ;-) "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Larry Colen Sent: February 22, 2012 2/22/12 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: OT, DIY medium format camera My

RE: OT: What to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney)

Watch out for those dingos. Cheers, frank :-) "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: John Celio Sent: February 22, 2012 2/22/12 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: OT: What to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourn

RE: What to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney)

> > > I try to keep the luggage down to one small bag - no more than 45l > capacity, and a small camera bag. > > I have a National Geographic book about expeditions that sat on my > shelf for several years before I finally got around to reading it a > couple of months ago. > > There's a wonderfu

Re: GESO (4): Anniversary

On Feb 22, 2012, at 1:16 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > > On Feb 22, 2012, at 1:03 AM, David Mann wrote: > >> Road cones are still a very common sight in our city. One of the ways >> people commemorated the anniversary today of last year's earthquake was to >> place bunches of flowers in the cones

Re: What to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney)

On Feb 22, 2012, at 9:19 PM, Bob W wrote: > I try to keep the luggage down to one small bag - no more than 45l capacity, > and a small camera bag. I have a National Geographic book about expeditions that sat on my shelf for several years before I finally got around to reading it a couple of mon

RE: massive winter belgraderaw geso

I like your photographs, but I hate that way of presenting them. B > On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 5:26 PM, Luka Knezevic - Strika > wrote: > > http://www.belgraderaw.com/2012/02/22/belgrade-raw-winter-blog/ > > > > cheers > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/

Re: GESO (4): Anniversary

On Feb 22, 2012, at 1:03 AM, David Mann wrote: > Road cones are still a very common sight in our city. One of the ways people > commemorated the anniversary today of last year's earthquake was to place > bunches of flowers in the cones. I thought it was a simple and beautiful > gesture. The

OT, DIY medium format camera

My friend Candice sent me this very cool link: http://www.petapixel.com/2012/02/21/fully-functional-twin-lens-reflex-camera-created-using-lego-bricks/ -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.ne

GESO (4): Anniversary

Road cones are still a very common sight in our city. One of the ways people commemorated the anniversary today of last year's earthquake was to place bunches of flowers in the cones. I thought it was a simple and beautiful gesture. These pics are of a few cones from our neighbourhood. http:

RE: What to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney)

and if you're staying in budget hostels and suchlike, it's well worth taking a sleeping bag liner. Silk ones are expensive, but they pack down really small so they don't take up much precious space. B > > > > > I know there are a few Aussies here, so I hope you don't mind if I > > pick your brai

RE: What to see in southeastern Australia? (Melbourne/Sydney)

> > I know there are a few Aussies here, so I hope you don't mind if I > pick your brains for a moment. > I was born in Melbourne! Came back to the UK before my first birthday though. > I'm going to be in Australia this coming May for work, and I'm taking > some time after that's done to do som