RE: PESO - Memories of Younger Days

2012-03-25 Thread Bob W
> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > frank theriault > > It's spring, when a young man's fancy... > > Of course we aren't all young any more but still might fancy: > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/03/memories-of-younger-days.html > > Hope you enj

Re: PDML Photo Annual update

2012-03-25 Thread Adam Montoya
On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 6:17 PM, Peter Loveday wrote: > Tim Bray wrote: >> >> Do like a game designer and ship it when it’s ready to ship.  And the >> community thanks you. > > > So long as it doesn't turn out like a 3D Realms/Triptych Games/Gearbox > Software/Piranha Games release (Duke Nukem For

Re: Lens shade

2012-03-25 Thread Bob Sullivan
John, Try anything you can screw into the front threads. A 50mm shade may work ok because of the smaller sensor. If you had a plastic 50mm, you might be able to cut it down. Regaards, Bob S. On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 10:34 PM, John wrote: > Does anybody have a Pentax  lens shade for the FA 28-80 f

Re: Flower Wars

2012-03-25 Thread steve harley
on 2012-03-24 10:35 Don Guthrie wrote http://donspix.posterous.com/the-colors-of-spring-can-demolish-the-memorie#!/slideshow no pretense in that, just somehow both delicate & bold; great colors -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UN

Re: PESO Dog and pretty woman in found light

2012-03-25 Thread David Mann
On Mar 26, 2012, at 5:17 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > Lest I become known as that tiresome guy who only posts pix of pretty > women, here's a dog too. :-) > > http://goo.gl/2HkSk That's a very nice photo. Did she take your temperature? Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http:/

Re: PESO: Stormy Sunset

2012-03-25 Thread David Mann
On Mar 26, 2012, at 2:57 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15417297 Amazing colours. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and f

Re: GESO - Sunny Saturday

2012-03-25 Thread David Mann
On Mar 25, 2012, at 9:33 PM, Bob W wrote: > You need to switch off auto-correct in your email client - it's put > 'grooving' where you meant 'perving'. Probably some sort of Aussie rhyming slang... Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.n

Lens shade

2012-03-25 Thread John
Does anybody have a Pentax lens shade for the FA 28-80 f 3.5-4.7 Zoom that they are willing to sell? I am currently using a short shade that doesn't always completely shade later in the day. I know that shooting into the sun in the afternoon is not the brightest thing to do. But a longer sha

Re: Glumness Reigns: My Tamron is Cactus

2012-03-25 Thread David Mann
On Mar 25, 2012, at 8:49 PM, Brian Walters wrote: >>> It does seem to be a known problem with this lens on some (but maybe not >>> all?) digital SLRs. >> >> Sounds like the perfect reason for an upgrade ;) > > Sadly, my upgrade funds (such as they are) are aimed a a camera upgrade - but > one

Re: PESO - Memories of Younger Days

2012-03-25 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Nice "action" shot Frank. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 10:18 PM, frank theriault wrote: > It's spring, when a young man's fancy... > > Of course we aren't all young any more but still might fancy: > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012

Re: PDML Photo Annual update

2012-03-25 Thread Darren Addy
I didn't submit this year, but do look forward to supporting the cause by purchasing the eBook. Congrats to all who had submissions included. -- 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

PESO - Memories of Younger Days

2012-03-25 Thread frank theriault
It's spring, when a young man's fancy... Of course we aren't all young any more but still might fancy: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/03/memories-of-younger-days.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept."  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- P

Re: OT -- Really annoying Photo.net behavior--bitch, bitch, bitch

2012-03-25 Thread steve harley
on 2012-03-25 15:21 Rick Womer wrote 3. You can spend 1 minute getting a free membership, and then you won't see pop-up ads (or any others) at all. i've had a photo.net membership since 1998 (in part because i admired and learned from Phil Greenspun, way back when), but recently i thought i'd

Re: GESO: Daffodil Varieties

2012-03-25 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thank you, Bruce! The flower in #15 is one of my favorite daffodils (along with one that is a late season bloomer). 21 is also unique, and I have only a few of those, while I have dozens of most of the other varieties. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Mar 2

Re: PESO Truth in signage

2012-03-25 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 3/25/2012 7:15 PM, Larry Colen wrote: If you knew the people who stayed after the memorial, you would appreciate how amazingly accurate this combination of signage was: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/7015870911/in/set-72157629303490788/ (I shot about 1100 frames yesterday, about half

Re: PESO: Not a flower

2012-03-25 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Great catch, and well rendered. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 8:47 PM, wrote: > Last week, I came upon this scene on West Bay (a contiguous part of Lake > Michigan), 4 miles north of Traverse City, Michigan. Shot about 100 images > of this

Re: My daffs can beat up your daffs

2012-03-25 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 3/25/2012 12:47 PM, Tim Bray wrote: https://plus.google.com/107606703558161507946/posts/4dmLmDxBJSf That's a very nice photo, taken from a vantage point that would never have occurred to me. Excellent. -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinf

Re: PESO: Not a flower

2012-03-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
Nice. Good to see that guy in Michigan. Paul On Mar 25, 2012, at 8:47 PM, wrote: > Last week, I came upon this scene on West Bay (a contiguous part of Lake > Michigan), 4 miles north of Traverse City, Michigan. Shot about 100 images of > this and a companion for about 30 minutes. > > Unusual

Re: PESO - Intermission

2012-03-25 Thread Rick Womer
Frank, Thanks for the compliment.  Glad your Droid is happy. We have balcony seats, and the acoustics there are great.  Apparently they aren't as good in some other places.  The place was built with scores of adjustable acoustic features (ceiling over the stage goes up and down, baffles behind

Re: PESO - Whiz

2012-03-25 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Bruce! At $250, I'm not surprised.  There were two of them, though, so there might be one left for you! Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc: Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2012 8:47 PM Subject: Re: PESO - Whiz

Alignment

2012-03-25 Thread Larry Colen
It'll probably be too cloudy here http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/venus-jupiter-crescent-moon-meeting-up-this-weekend/2012/03/21/gIQAbmI9XS_story.html -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/l

Re: PESO - Whiz

2012-03-25 Thread Bruce Walker
That's fan is really beautiful, and you've rendered it well. I'm surprised someone hasn't snapped it up. On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 8:53 AM, Rick Womer wrote: > > In an antique shop on Gallery Row in Lancaster: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15378578&size=lg > > (K-7, FA 24-90) > > They

Re: GESO Avengers

2012-03-25 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 3/25/2012 7:37 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Bruce Walker Guaranteed, Walt. When you have a K20D, first of all it makes you younger. Dogs and cats sit up and pose endearingly when you stroll by. Power lines vanish from the landscape when you appear. Gorgeous agency models arrive unbidden wit

PESO: Not a flower

2012-03-25 Thread kwaller
Last week, I came upon this scene on West Bay (a contiguous part of Lake Michigan), 4 miles north of Traverse City, Michigan. Shot about 100 images of this and a companion for about 30 minutes. Unusual in my experience as I've never seen them do this. Comments welcome http://photo.net/photodb

Re: GESO Avengers

2012-03-25 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bruce Walker Guaranteed, Walt. When you have a K20D, first of all it makes you younger. Dogs and cats sit up and pose endearingly when you stroll by. Power lines vanish from the landscape when you appear. Gorgeous agency models arrive unbidden with lights and backdrops, rend their tunics a

Re: PESO - Whiz

2012-03-25 Thread John Sessoms
I'm not a member of photo.net. I do have a flickr account. I'm not running ad blocking software other than the noscript that was recently recommended here, but I never saw ads for photo.net before I started running it. I have a hosts file that redirects sites like doubleclick.net to 127.0.0.

Re: PESO - Intermission

2012-03-25 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Very nice. I like the way you have rendered the rich wood. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 5:26 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > We heard the Philadelphia Orchestra last week, and I spent the intermission > shooting in the Kimmel Center, which hous

Re: PDML Photo Annual update

2012-03-25 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Mark! It is very difficult, but we will try to be patient. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 7:08 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > We've selected the photos for this years book and are now working on > the arrangement/layout, etc. Things a

Re: PDML Photo Annual update

2012-03-25 Thread Peter Loveday
Tim Bray wrote: Do like a game designer and ship it when it’s ready to ship. And the community thanks you. So long as it doesn't turn out like a 3D Realms/Triptych Games/Gearbox Software/Piranha Games release (Duke Nukem Forever), we'll all be happy :) - Peter -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

PESO Truth in signage

2012-03-25 Thread Larry Colen
If you knew the people who stayed after the memorial, you would appreciate how amazingly accurate this combination of signage was: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/7015870911/in/set-72157629303490788/ (I shot about 1100 frames yesterday, about half during the ceremony (where I was also run

Re: PAW116 - Columns

2012-03-25 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Excellent! The sculpture (or whatever) is very interesting, and you have captured it very well. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 4:22 PM, DagT wrote: > http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html > K-5, DA15mm, 1/13, f/4,

Re: PAW116 - Columns

2012-03-25 Thread kwaller
Nice capture and subject. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "DagT" Subject: PAW116 - Columns http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html K-5, DA15mm, 1/13, f/4, ISO400. DagT http://www.thrane.name/ -- PD

RE: PAW116 - Columns

2012-03-25 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Yet another "wow!" cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: DagT Sent: March 25, 2012 3/25/12 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: PAW116 - Columns http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/p

Re: My daffs can beat up your daffs

2012-03-25 Thread kwaller
The first is very nice, the second's background is a little too busy for me. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Tim Bray" Subject: My daffs can beat up your daffs https://plus.google.com/107606703558161507946/posts/4dmLmDxBJSf

RE: PESO Dog and pretty woman in found light

2012-03-25 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Very nice photo. Of both animals, human and canine. ;-) Soft nose is no bother to me (on either of them). :-) I'm sure she'll be pleased with that one. Cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: B

Re: PDML Photo Annual update

2012-03-25 Thread Tim Bray
Do like a game designer and ship it when it’s ready to ship. And the community thanks you. -T On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 4:08 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > We've selected the photos for this years book and are now working on > the arrangement/layout, etc. Things are running a little behind > schedule

RE: PESO - Intermission

2012-03-25 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
My android likes the experimental site! :-) Thanks, Rick! Cool pic; lovely place, most impressive. How are the acoustics? cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Rick Womer Sent: March 25, 201

Re: PESO Dog and pretty woman in found light

2012-03-25 Thread kwaller
That's my biggest nit also - I want to see the dogs eyes - maybe a touch of flash Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Jack Davis" Subject: Re: PESO Dog and pretty woman in found light My monitor may be in need of calibration, b

RE: PDML Photo Annual update

2012-03-25 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Your work is most appreciated. Thanks for the update. I don't think anyone will mind of if it's release date is pushed back a few days (or more, as required). cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- F

Re: OT -- Really annoying Photo.net behavior--bitch, bitch, bitch

2012-03-25 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
I don't have a "no photo.net" policy but unfortunately my smartphone does. It just so happens that most of the time that I have available to browse pesos is on my android. When it's on 3G it won't load photo.net. Don't know why, it just won't. About a month ago for some reason it did so for a w

PDML Photo Annual update

2012-03-25 Thread Mark Roberts
We've selected the photos for this years book and are now working on the arrangement/layout, etc. Things are running a little behind schedule but there are no major problems. Still hoping to make the April 15 target date, but if we miss it it won't be by much. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Mu

Re: PAW116 - Columns

2012-03-25 Thread Rick Womer
Excellent!  The very cooperative person in the red jacket isn't just a bonus, he makes the shot. Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Brian Walters To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc: Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2012 6:21 PM Subject: Re: PAW116 - Columns Quoting

Re: PESO - Intermission

2012-03-25 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Bruce. What I don't like about Smugmug is the dim text showing through the background. Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc: Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2012 6:49 PM Subject: Re: PESO - Intermission That's a

Re: PESO Dog and pretty woman in found light

2012-03-25 Thread Bruce Walker
Not your monitor, Jack, Tessa needed some fill light to see her better. Or I could have tried HDR. :-) She's 98% black, and was turned away from the window where all the light was coming from. But Dr. Fenger is a light complexioned Nordic type, and was turned toward the light. I had the exposure r

Re: PESO - Intermission

2012-03-25 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Paul. For some silly reason, I took pity on Bob W by posting it to Smugmug, too. Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc: Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2012 5:40 PM Subject: Re: PESO - Intermission Very nice, d

Re: PESO Dog and pretty woman in found light

2012-03-25 Thread Bruce Walker
Thanks, Brian. On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 6:24 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > Quoting Bruce Walker : > >> Lest I become known as that tiresome guy who only posts pix of pretty >> women, here's a dog too. :-) >> >> http://goo.gl/2HkSk > > > > Great portrait - she should be very pleased. > > > > Cheers >

Re: PESO - Intermission

2012-03-25 Thread Bruce Walker
That's a really impressive view. Nicely done! FWIW, I like the photo-on-almost-black version of Smugmug better then Photo.net. On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 5:26 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > We heard the Philadelphia Orchestra last week, and I spent the > intermission shooting in the Kimmel Center, whic

Re: PESO: Stormy Sunset

2012-03-25 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting "Daniel J. Matyola" : http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15417297 Comments are appreciated. Very spectacular and moody. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Ma

Re: PESO Dog and pretty woman in found light

2012-03-25 Thread Jack Davis
My monitor may be in need of calibration, but I can't really make out Tessa's eyes. Only the slightest suggestion of catch light. Like the pose, however. Jack - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker To: Pentax Discuss Mailing List Cc: Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2012 9:17 AM Subject: PES

Re: PESO Dog and pretty woman in found light

2012-03-25 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Bruce Walker : Lest I become known as that tiresome guy who only posts pix of pretty women, here's a dog too. :-) http://goo.gl/2HkSk Great portrait - she should be very pleased. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-

Re: PAW116 - Columns

2012-03-25 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting DagT : http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html K-5, DA15mm, 1/13, f/4, ISO400. Great light and wonderful composition. The figure on the stairway is a bonus. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://l

Re: OT -- Really annoying Photo.net behavior--bitch, bitch, bitch

2012-03-25 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Rick Womer : Sheesh, guys. 1. Quite a few of us post on photo.net, so if you adopt a "no photo.net" policy you'll miss a lot of pix. 2. You'll see the pop-up ad once per day.  After that, no ad. 3. You can spend 1 minute getting a free membership, and then you won't see pop-up ad

RE: PESO - Intermission

2012-03-25 Thread Bob W
> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > Paul Stenquist > > Very nice, drama from on high. Too bad Bob W can't see it:-). I saw it on the experimental site :o) Big place! B > Paul > On Mar 25, 2012, at 5:26 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > > We heard the Philadelph

Re: PESO - Intermission

2012-03-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
Very nice, drama from on high. Too bad Bob W can't see it:-). Paul On Mar 25, 2012, at 5:26 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > We heard the Philadelphia Orchestra last week, and I spent the intermission > shooting in the Kimmel Center, which houses the orchestra's Verizon Hall. > > http://photo.net/photodb

Re: Peso's First daffy's

2012-03-25 Thread Rick Womer
I like the "rainy Friday" shot.  The use of DOF in "sunny Thursday" doesn't appeal to me. Hope your daffies last longer than ours did--the crazy warmth last week (20-25C) shrivelled 'em up in about 4 days. Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: David J Brooks

PESO - Intermission

2012-03-25 Thread Rick Womer
We heard the Philadelphia Orchestra last week, and I spent the intermission shooting in the Kimmel Center, which houses the orchestra's Verizon Hall. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15419357 Experimentally, for photo.net-o-phobes: http://phillyrick.smugmug.com/Other/Photo-Every-So-Ofte

Re: OT -- Really annoying Photo.net behavior--bitch, bitch, bitch

2012-03-25 Thread Rick Womer
Sheesh, guys. 1. Quite a few of us post on photo.net, so if you adopt a "no photo.net" policy you'll miss a lot of pix. 2. You'll see the pop-up ad once per day.  After that, no ad. 3. You can spend 1 minute getting a free membership, and then you won't see pop-up ads (or any others) at all.

Re:

2012-03-25 Thread Bob Sullivan
Thanks Don On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 3:48 PM, Don Guthrie wrote: > Message: 3 > Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2012 23:00:21 -0500 > Now that's some Spring color. You couldn't do better if you staged the > props yourself. > > > From: Bob Sullivan > To: PDML > Subject: More daffodills > Message-ID: >       >

Re: GESO: Daffodil Varieties

2012-03-25 Thread Bruce Walker
15 & 21 would be my faves. 15 is a most unusual specimen. What a great show! On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 9:03 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Well, everyone seems to be posting images of spring daffodils, so why > not?  I have planted a number of different varieties in our garden, > and although not a

Re: PAW116 - Columns

2012-03-25 Thread Bruce Walker
Pretty spectacular, Dag. I love the mix of static and motion, b&w and colour. On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 4:22 PM, DagT wrote: > > http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html > K-5, DA15mm, 1/13, f/4, ISO400. > > DagT > http://www.thrane.name/ > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

PAW116 - Columns

2012-03-25 Thread DagT
http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html K-5, DA15mm, 1/13, f/4, ISO400. 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 above and follow

Re: GESO: Daffodil Varieties

2012-03-25 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Walt. These are pretty much right out of the K-r, realized in PS by processing multiple files for photo.net. Those are two of the ones I want to redo individually to see what I can make of them. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 2:09

Re: GESO - Sunny Saturday

2012-03-25 Thread Bruce Walker
'Course I meant "fine", but "find" seems appropriate here too. On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 3:31 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > A find gallery of images, Derby. The woman on the steps in golden > light really stands out for me, but that first one with the > fluorescent dress is an eye grabber too. > > On S

Re: GESO - Sunny Saturday

2012-03-25 Thread Bruce Walker
A find gallery of images, Derby. The woman on the steps in golden light really stands out for me, but that first one with the fluorescent dress is an eye grabber too. On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 8:51 PM, Derby Chang wrote: > > Yesterday was a pleasantly sunny, low-humidity shooting day. Very much > g

Re: PESO Dog and pretty woman in found light

2012-03-25 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
That is an excellent portrait of both. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 12:17 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > Lest I become known as that tiresome guy who only posts pix of pretty > women, here's a dog too. :-) > > http://goo.gl/2HkSk > > This is o

Re: PESO Dog and pretty woman in found light

2012-03-25 Thread Bruce Walker
She's sure a great advertisement for being born Swedish. Thank you, Bob! On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 2:27 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Bruce, > That vet is pretty and should be very happy about that picture. > I'd take my dog to her if I had one. > Regards,  Bob S. > > On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 11:17 AM,

Re: PESO Dog and pretty woman in found light

2012-03-25 Thread Bruce Walker
On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 12:37 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: > It is a shame that Tessa's nose is out of focus, but it's still a fine shot > on the whole. The catch lights in Dr. Fenger's eyes are great -- not to > mention the fact that she's the best-looking veterinarian I can recall ever > seeing. She

Re: OT -- Really annoying Photo.net behavior

2012-03-25 Thread Tim Bray
I also practice such a policy, mostly. And for PESOs here, I’m way less likely to click on them if the URL includes photo.net. -T On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 11:42 AM, Bob W wrote: > No, I'm endorsing a stop-shoving-ads-in-my-face-or-I'll-stop-visiting-your > site policy. > > B > >> From: pdml-boun.

RE: OT -- Really annoying Photo.net behavior

2012-03-25 Thread Bob W
No, I'm endorsing a stop-shoving-ads-in-my-face-or-I'll-stop-visiting-your site policy. B > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > Bob Sullivan > > So Bob W, you are actively endorsing a no win policy? Regards, Bob S. > > On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Bo

Re: OT -- Really annoying Photo.net behavior

2012-03-25 Thread Bob Sullivan
So Bob W, you are actively endorsing a no win policy? Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Bob W wrote: >> Well, they are offering a "free" service. > [...] >> Nothing is free.  You have to pay for it somehow. > > they're not offering me a service at all. The people who use it are

Re: PESO Dog and pretty woman in found light

2012-03-25 Thread Bob Sullivan
Bruce, That vet is pretty and should be very happy about that picture. I'd take my dog to her if I had one. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 11:17 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > Lest I become known as that tiresome guy who only posts pix of pretty > women, here's a dog too. :-) > > http://goo.

Re: My daffs can beat up your daffs

2012-03-25 Thread Bruce Walker
Nice! But, trash-talking the daff photogs? Edgy! Ding-ding; next round. On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 1:47 PM, Tim Bray wrote: > > https://plus.google.com/107606703558161507946/posts/4dmLmDxBJSf > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > t

Re: More daffodills

2012-03-25 Thread Bob Sullivan
Thanks Bruce and Rick. Things are peaking here. The early tulips in the front yard are out and in full bloom along with the hyacinth. One clump of Daffys has gone by, but we have some later varieties in full bloom. I'll try to do a documentary set like Dan's later today. It's a bright and summ

RE: OT -- Really annoying Photo.net behavior

2012-03-25 Thread Bob W
> Well, they are offering a "free" service. [...] > Nothing is free. You have to pay for it somehow. they're not offering me a service at all. The people who use it are getting the so-called service, but if nobody looks at their pictures because the so-called service provider is pissing people

My daffs can beat up your daffs

2012-03-25 Thread Tim Bray
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Re: Test post from phone

2012-03-25 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 25, 2012, at 10:03 AM, Miserere wrote: > On 25 March 2012 08:03, John Sessoms wrote: >> Made it into "PDML Digest, Vol 71, Issue 215" as post #5. > > > What an honour... :-) > > Now I think I'll e-mail Larry to see how his Gmail account behaves > after accessing it with K-9; it seems

Re: OT -- Really annoying Photo.net behavior

2012-03-25 Thread George Sinos
Well, they are offering a "free" service. And they do have to pay the bills. They aren't doing anything many other sites are doing. I agree that the interstitial ads are more annoying, but they are easily dismissed with a single click. The most annoying ads, for me, are the flash animated ads you

Re: PESO 2012 - 043 - GDG

2012-03-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 10:07 AM, Bob W wrote: >> Bob, ermm...so do my APS-C photos not have any bokeh in them...? LOL Bokeh is "the quality of the out of focus blur" so all cameras and lenses have bokeh. Exactly what the bokeh looks like depends on the format, the lens, the aperture setting, th

Re: Book on trick photography, have your eye bleach handy

2012-03-25 Thread Miserere
On 24 March 2012 14:14, John Sessoms wrote: > From: Miserere > > >> One further comment. I liked how he had a photo of a hand going into a >> computer monitor holding a Windows info box saying "This was made >> without Photoshop" or something to that effect. Yeah, he used Gimp! >> It's a bit disin

new Pentax 645 ultra wide lens …

2012-03-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Looks nice: http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2012/03/pentax-superwide.html $15000 (body and lens) is a lot less than a digital version of the Hasselblad SWC would cost. :-) G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_p

RE: PESO 2012 - 043 - GDG

2012-03-25 Thread Bob W
> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > Miserere > > On 23 March 2012 03:47, Bob W wrote: > > One of the reasons I would like an M9 and a full-frame dslr (Nikon > > D800?) is to reclaim bokeh. Unfortunately I can't afford both. > > > > B > > > Bob, ermm...so

Re: Test post from phone

2012-03-25 Thread Miserere
On 25 March 2012 08:03, John Sessoms wrote: > Made it into "PDML Digest, Vol 71, Issue 215" as post #5. What an honour... :-) Now I think I'll e-mail Larry to see how his Gmail account behaves after accessing it with K-9; it seems deleted messages don't quite stay deleted. Thanks to everyone

Re: PESO 2012 - 043 - GDG

2012-03-25 Thread Miserere
On 23 March 2012 03:47, Bob W wrote: > One of the reasons I would like an M9 and a full-frame dslr (Nikon D800?) is > to reclaim bokeh. Unfortunately I can't afford both. > > B Bob, ermm...so do my APS-C photos not have any bokeh in them...? —M. \/\/o/\/\ --> http://WorldOfMiserere.com

RE: OT -- Really annoying Photo.net behavior

2012-03-25 Thread Bob W
> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > George Sinos > > This sounds right. Every time I go to photo.net I get an advertisement > that is a full screen overlay. There is an "x" in the upper right hand > corner to dismiss it. They started doing this several we

Re: PESO Dog and pretty woman in found light

2012-03-25 Thread Walt Gilbert
It is a shame that Tessa's nose is out of focus, but it's still a fine shot on the whole. The catch lights in Dr. Fenger's eyes are great -- not to mention the fact that she's the best-looking veterinarian I can recall ever seeing. And Tessa looks like a wonderfully sweet, placid fur baby. --

PESO Dog and pretty woman in found light

2012-03-25 Thread Bruce Walker
Lest I become known as that tiresome guy who only posts pix of pretty women, here's a dog too. :-) http://goo.gl/2HkSk This is our vet, Dr. Gitte Fenger DVM, left, and Tessa, our German Short Haired Pointer, right. Dr. Fenger is having an open house at her clinic in April to help promote her prac

Re: Flower Wars

2012-03-25 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 3/24/2012 11:35 AM, Don Guthrie wrote: Here's my entry in the Spring flower wars. Taken yesterday with the k-5& minimal post. Enjoy! C&C always read and never ignored. http://donspix.posterous.com/the-colors-of-spring-can-demolish-the-memorie#!/slideshow Nicely shot, Don! I especially l

Re: PESO: Skywalker

2012-03-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
The horizon is purposely skewed. I'm usually a nut about straight horizons, but this shot called for a bit of a twist, IMO. it's the skywalker context that makes me want to create some illusions here. Paul On Mar 25, 2012, at 11:43 AM, JC O'Connell wrote: > I like it but it needs a little coun

Re: Flower Wars

2012-03-25 Thread Bruce Walker
That colour really jumps off the screen, Don. Nice! On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 12:35 PM, Don Guthrie wrote: > Here's my entry in the Spring flower wars. Taken yesterday with  the > k-5 & minimal post. > Enjoy! C&C always read and never ignored. > > > http://donspix.posterous.com/the-colors-of-spring

Re: More daffodills

2012-03-25 Thread Bruce Walker
Oh, that's great, Bob. Well-chosen colour contrast! On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 12:00 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > So I can't stand all these daffodil posts and not get in on the fun. > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15415132 > > Here's one from the Arboretum today. > > Regards,  Bob S. > > -

Re: PESO - Gallery Steps

2012-03-25 Thread Bruce Walker
The light is very pleasing. Reminds me of many enjoyable outings to art galleries and historic homes. On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 8:49 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > Another from Lancaster: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15378580&size=lg > > Rick > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@p

Re: GESO Avengers

2012-03-25 Thread Walt Gilbert
And now I've gone from merely smitten to starry-eyed adoration. -- Walt On 3/25/2012 10:40 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Yes, Elle is just the best to work with. I think it helps that she's a creative herself; she's a singer/songwriter and a member of a local band. She's agreed to bring her Fender St

RE: PESO: Skywalker

2012-03-25 Thread JC O'Connell
I like it but it needs a little counterclockwise rotation, the horizon is skewed slightly. - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of David J Brooks Sent: Sunday, March 25,

Re: GESO Avengers

2012-03-25 Thread Bruce Walker
Yes, Elle is just the best to work with. I think it helps that she's a creative herself; she's a singer/songwriter and a member of a local band. She's agreed to bring her Fender Strat over sometime to try some rockstar sort of images. Thanks, Christine! On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 10:24 AM, Christine

Re: PESO - Gallery Steps

2012-03-25 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Dave.  That's what attracted me. Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: David J Brooks To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc: Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2012 8:46 AM Subject: Re: PESO - Gallery Steps I like the geometry here. Dave On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 8:4

Re: More daffodills

2012-03-25 Thread Rick Womer
Nice! Ours have mostly turned brown and shrivelled in last week's ridiculously warm weather. Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan To: PDML Cc: Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2012 12:00 AM Subject: More daffodills So I can't stand all these daffodil

Re: GESO Avengers

2012-03-25 Thread Bruce Walker
On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 7:17 AM, Derby Chang wrote: > > On 25/03/2012 1:24 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> Especially by request for Derby ... >> >> Four new shots in my "Workshop" series ... http://goo.gl/mbTQU >> >> The candid BTS you've seen before if you read "Letting loose". >> >> K20D, DA* 50-

Re: PESO: Skywalker

2012-03-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks David. On Mar 25, 2012, at 8:47 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > Beautiful shot > > Dave > > On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 2:27 PM, Paul Stenquist > wrote: >> K-5, D* 16-50, f8, 1/160th, ISO 1600 >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15412254 >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >

Re: GESO: Front Porch Photography - 3/22/12

2012-03-25 Thread Walt Gilbert
Thanks so much, Bruce! I'm sure I'll get another opportunity to capture more of the falling water shots, and I think you're exactly right about getting more DOF out of them. At the time, I was more concerned about getting a higher shutter speed to freeze the droplets. But, looking back, I coul

Re: GESO Avengers

2012-03-25 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 3/25/2012 9:27 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 1:52 AM, Walt Gilbert wrote: On 3/24/2012 9:24 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Especially by request for Derby ... Four new shots in my "Workshop" series ... http://goo.gl/mbTQU The candid BTS you've seen before if you read "Letting l

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