OT - The state of the arts (in the US)

Long, but worth reading: DS -- 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: PDML Photo Annual Update

On Apr 25, 2012, at 12:04 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Yeah, but then I'll have to go through the pain of upgrading twice. > Which is especially bad because Adobe "upgrades" don't upgrade but > just install themselves alongside your existing versions. I'd consider that a feature in case the newer ve

Re: LR4 docs?

On Apr 25, 2012, at 9:14 AM, John Sessoms wrote: > The upgrade policy they announced for CS6 that they were forced to rescind > *WILL* go into effect with CS7. > > CS6 you can upgrade from CS4 or CS5 (and for a higher price CS3). But CS7 > will only be upgradable from CS6, otherwise you have to

Re: Boris PESO #17 - Layers

On 4/24/2012 14:11, Paul Stenquist wrote: The symmetry makes it interesting. Well seen. Paul Thanks, Paul! -- 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: Boris PESO #17 - Layers

On 4/24/2012 16:37, Bob Sullivan wrote: Boris, Looks even better on a 2nd visit. I like the 3 separate spaces, land, sea, and sky. Composition is a bit unbalanced, but you gotta break the rules sometimes. Regards, Bob S. Thanks, Bob! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.

Re: Boris PESO #17 - Layers

On 4/24/2012 10:34, Tim Bray wrote: It needs to be printed out really REALLY big. I don’t own a screen big enough to look at that picture. -T Thank you, Tim! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: GESO: tumblr update

On 4/25/2012 01:31, Luka Knezevic-Strika wrote: An imaginary field-trip to belgrade and more at: http://tamoneki.tumblr.com Luka, we had an exhibition in Tel Aviv Museum of Arts of the photographs of a person who took pictures to document their daily life in a manner which is very reminiscen

Re: 5DmkIII impressions

On 4/25/2012 00:45, Larry Colen wrote: Why do you say that? Granted I was just looking at the photos on the back LCD, but they looked pretty good. That's why: http://www.fredmiranda.com/5DIII-D800/index_controlled-tests.html That does make a difference. Here is a tricky one for you, sir. B

Re: PESO: Mahrous

Great image, Frank! Calls to mind the moment my K-x hit the concrete. -- Walt On 4/24/2012 9:54 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Yet another "street portrait": After I spent a few minutes shooting the "Trust and obey Jesus" folks, this fellow told me I took good pictures. I asked him how

PESO: Mahrous

Yet another "street portrait": After I spent a few minutes shooting the "Trust and obey Jesus" folks, this fellow told me I took good pictures. I asked him how he would know since he'd never seen one and he replied that he could "just tell". After a few minutes of chatting I asked him if he wa

Various odds and ends from Pentax (useful[?] accessories)

I came across a bunch of things by Pentax or related to Pentax. Some of them might be of interest to some PDMLers... For those who want to couple a scope to a digital camera (Optio, not a DSLR): http://www.adorama.com/PXUA1.html I wonder if there is something specific to Optio, or it can be used

Re: PESO: One Little Joy

G! I prefer dark brown freckles to light brown freckles. But girls are often traumatized by either form. Tell the girl I think they're cute. There's a Mexican boxer with freckles, and he's adored by his countrymen for them (Canelo Alvarez?). Sent from my iPad On Apr 24, 2012, at 20:53, R

Re: PESO: One Little Joy

Thanks, Rick! Why a /horrible/ hemorrhaging disease, though? Why not just a mildly inconvenient one? -- Walt On 4/24/2012 8:53 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Nice composition and use of focus, and a very nice subject. To me the freckles are overdone, though; it looks as though she has some horrible

Re: PESO: One Little Joy

Nice composition and use of focus, and a very nice subject.  To me the freckles are overdone, though; it looks as though she has some horrible hemorrhagic disease. Cheers, Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Walt Gilbert To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc:

PESO: Killdeer in Flight

Hi all, Caught this one through the passenger-side window of my sister's car with the M 50/2 on the K20D. Didn't have a zoom on hand, unfortunately. Still, I was pretty happy with the results, all things considered. It's a fairly tight crop, but I'm happy with the overall resolution, too. ht

Re: PESO - Misty this morning!

Man, that's some view your apartment has! Very nice and effective pic.   Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: John Coyle To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Cc: Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 4:00 AM Subject: PESO - Misty this morning! Very unusual for our normal

Re: 5DmkIII impressions

On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 03:28:09PM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: > > On Apr 24, 2012, at 3:19 PM, David Savage wrote: > > > On 25 April 2012 06:05, David J Brooks wrote: > >> On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 5:45 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > >>> > >>> On Apr 23, 2012, at 8:47 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: > >>> >

Re: micro 4/3 body, only $159???

Somebody had them as the deal-of-the-day yesterday at a slightly higher price. I'm very happy with ours. It's not quite up to the K-5 in sensor technology, but it's significantly better than the K-10D which was the camera I had when we purchased the E-PL1 I'm watching the OM-D developments with

Re: Exhibit: Postmodern Pinups

On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 06:59:50AM +1000, Derby Chang wrote: > > Outstanding, especially the noirish 11, ... I initially read that as "no irish" > It's my favourite shot of the gallery > On 24/04/2012 12:09 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > >Derby, all the pinups appear here ... > > > >http://135mm.50

Re: OT GESO - Cosmos

Like them all. very much. But I love the Conveyor pic. A startlingly unique photograph. Well done. Paul On Apr 24, 2012, at 7:34 PM, Tom C wrote: >> >> G'day All, >> >> Instead of spamming you all with several OT PESO's, I thought I'd just >> spam you with one GESO of my recent stuff >> >> - T

Re: PDML Photo Annual Update

on 2012-04-24 18:04 Mark Roberts wrote Yeah, but then I'll have to go through the pain of upgrading twice. Which is especially bad because Adobe "upgrades" don't upgrade but just install themselves alongside your existing versions. yeah, they are license upgrades, not software upgrades; many pr

Re: PDML Photo Annual Update

steve harley wrote: >on 2012-04-24 17:47 Mark Roberts wrote >> I've also learned that InDesign 5.5 fixed the horrible errors that 5.0 >> generates in ePub files. (At the price of file format incompatibility >> - both backward and forward - with all other versions of InDesign, >> even 5.0!) Unfortu

Re: Exhibit: Postmodern Pinups

Thank you kindly, Derby! BTW, #11 was lit by a single 160-LED lamp on a stand, right, and the effect in #12 is entirely optical -- no Ps -- courtesy of the magical DA* 55mm. :-) On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 4:59 PM, Derby Chang wrote: > > > Outstanding, especially the noirish 11, and the lovely lens

Re: PDML Photo Annual Update

on 2012-04-24 17:47 Mark Roberts wrote I've also learned that InDesign 5.5 fixed the horrible errors that 5.0 generates in ePub files. (At the price of file format incompatibility - both backward and forward - with all other versions of InDesign, even 5.0!) Unfortunately I don't have 5.5 and I'm

Re: micro 4/3 body, only $159???

We have one of those at school. It's a nice little camera, and a real steal at that price. On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 5:40 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > That looks like a great deal for a backup body for someone with u4/3. > > I suspect that sensor technology has advanced enough now that there are now

Re: OT: Fun new photographic meme

I'm sorry. We had no winners tonight. The correct response to this email: > Feeling a bit owly tonight, aren't we Daniel? > : ) was: "Who? Whoo?" Our prize money will carry over to the next round. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: PDML Photo Annual Update

Brian Walters wrote: >Calibre is open source software that will convert ePub to mobi format >(and lots of other formats as well). Mobi format is readable on >Kindle - even the older ones. Excellent! I'll add that information to the web page. I've also learned that InDesign 5.5 fixed the hor

Re: OT GESO - Cosmos

> > G'day All, > > Instead of spamming you all with several OT PESO's, I thought I'd just > spam you with one GESO of my recent stuff > > - Thrombolites Under the Milky Way > > D800, AF-S 14-24mm f2.8 @ 14mm, 30 seconds @ f2.8, ISO 32

Re: GESO: tumblr update

On Apr 24, 2012, at 3:31 PM, Luka Knezevic-Strika wrote: > An imaginary field-trip to belgrade and more at: > http://tamoneki.tumblr.com I can see that I don't have to worry about running out of reasons to hate you. There are a lot of good photos in that series, and quite a few great ones. >

Re: 5DmkIII impressions

On Apr 24, 2012, at 4:01 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: > Are you sure that would be wide enough? I'm fairly certain he'd fit in the frame, even on APS. > > On Apr 24, 2012, at 6:28 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > >> >> On Apr 24, 2012, at 3:19 PM, David Savage wrote: >> >>> On 25 April 2012 06:05, David

Re: GESO: tumblr update

on 2012-04-24 16:31 Luka Knezevic-Strika wrote An imaginary field-trip to belgrade and more at: http://tamoneki.tumblr.com sublime -- 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 an

Re: An Auroral surprise tonight...

> No stills yet, but here is a time-lapse of about 80 fifty-five minute > exposures turned into 6 seconds of "video". > These were all from my son-in-law's intervalometer rig. > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxOWLBNn9Yk > > Darren Addy > Kearney, Nebraska That's pretty nice. Up to now about the

Re: 5DmkIII impressions

Are you sure that would be wide enough? On Apr 24, 2012, at 6:28 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > On Apr 24, 2012, at 3:19 PM, David Savage wrote: > >> On 25 April 2012 06:05, David J Brooks wrote: >>> On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 5:45 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Apr 23, 2012, at 8:47 PM, Boris

Re: PDML Photo Annual Update

Quoting Postmaster : David J Brooks wrote: On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 10:34 AM, Paul Sorenson wrote: Thanks, Mark.  With the proliferation of tablets and e-readers I like to promote the electronic version, especially since it results in a larger research donation. I am going to assume this

GESO: tumblr update

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Re: 5DmkIII impressions

On Apr 24, 2012, at 3:19 PM, David Savage wrote: > On 25 April 2012 06:05, David J Brooks wrote: >> On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 5:45 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >>> >>> On Apr 23, 2012, at 8:47 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: >>> On 4/23/2012 15:20, Larry Colen wrote: > 1) It looks like the

Re: 5DmkIII impressions

On 25 April 2012 06:05, David J Brooks wrote: > On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 5:45 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> >> On Apr 23, 2012, at 8:47 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: >> >>> On 4/23/2012 15:20, Larry Colen wrote: >>> 1)  It looks like the high ISO performance will be outstanding. >>> >>> Well, I think

Re: OT GESO - Cosmos

All excellent shots, for a D800:-) Dave On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 12:54 PM, David Savage wrote: > G'day All, > > Instead of spamming you all with several OT PESO's, I thought I'd just > spam you with one GESO of my recent stuff > > - Thrombolites Under the Milky Way >

Re: 5DmkIII impressions

On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 5:45 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > On Apr 23, 2012, at 8:47 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: > >> On 4/23/2012 15:20, Larry Colen wrote: >> >>> 1)  It looks like the high ISO performance will be outstanding. >> >> Well, I think it might be a premature forecast. > > Why do you say tha

Re: 5DmkIII impressions

On Apr 23, 2012, at 8:47 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: > On 4/23/2012 15:20, Larry Colen wrote: > >> 1) It looks like the high ISO performance will be outstanding. > > Well, I think it might be a premature forecast. Why do you say that? Granted I was just looking at the photos on the back LCD,

Re: OT: Fun new photographic meme

M Is For Murder. stan On Apr 24, 2012, at 2:17 PM, Bob W wrote: >> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of >> John Sessoms >> Sent: 24 April 2012 16:18 >> To: pdml@pdml.net >> Subject: Re: OT: Fun new photographic meme >> >> From: Ann Sanfedele >> >>> so Who who

Re: micro 4/3 body, only $159???

That looks like a great deal for a backup body for someone with u4/3. I suspect that sensor technology has advanced enough now that there are now u4/3 bodies with what I'd consider usable low light performance. Even with his 25/0.95 lens, my friend Marco's u4/3 body is just shy of working for

Re: The Text Man

On Apr 24, 2012, at 1:17 PM, Don Guthrie wrote: > With a nod to Godfrey's communicating series and Knarf's bicycle photos, I > snapped this on my evening prowl. > > > http://donspix.posterous.com/no-one-stops-the-dedicated-man-from-retrievin > > > C&C as always important to me. A slightly b

Re: Pentax cameras really really really really...

On Apr 24, 2012, at 11:06 AM, Bob W wrote: >> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of >> David Mann >> >> I'm a sucker for procedures and checklists... should have joined the >> military. I even wrote a checklist for myself of what to do on the >> morning of my w

Re: OT: Fun new photographic meme

On 24/04/2012 20:17, Bob W wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Sessoms Sent: 24 April 2012 16:18 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: Fun new photographic meme From: Ann Sanfedele so Who who thinks this is fun? also - what is a "meme"? ann On 4/

Re: OT: Fun new photographic meme

From: Ann Sanfedele (lots of good stuff snipped... to get to the chase...) On 4/24/2012 14:17, Bob W wrote: .. The word is derived from the suffix -eme which is used in linguistics to denote a smallest unit of something, like morpheme and phoneme. I can't remember what the m- is for. B

Re: Tamara Dean

Erm... http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/12/12_04/12_04_onlyhuman/01.htm On 25/04/2012 7:14 AM, Derby Chang wrote: Popped into the Tamara Dean Only Human opening last night (some nsfw) http://www.timolsengallery.com/pages/exhibition_layout.php?exhibition_id=295 Really beautiful show. V

Re: OT GESO - Cosmos

Wow. I can hear Carl Sagan and Vangelis in my head On 25/04/2012 2:54 AM, David Savage wrote: G'day All, Instead of spamming you all with several OT PESO's, I thought I'd just spam you with one GESO of my recent stuff - Thrombolites Under the Milky Way

Tamara Dean

Popped into the Tamara Dean Only Human opening last night (some nsfw) http://www.timolsengallery.com/pages/exhibition_layout.php?exhibition_id=295 Really beautiful show. Vulnerable moody nudes in half light, and quiet landscapes. The only problem, it was a very popular opening, so with the cr

Re: LR4 docs?

The upgrade policy they announced for CS6 that they were forced to rescind *WILL* go into effect with CS7. CS6 you can upgrade from CS4 or CS5 (and for a higher price CS3). But CS7 will only be upgradable from CS6, otherwise you have to pay full price again. And I think CS6 is only upgradable

Re: OT: Fun new photographic meme

Hipsters. The answer is always hipsters. On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 11:15 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > so Who who thinks this is fun? > > also - > what is a "meme"? > > ann > > > On 4/23/2012 21:19, Darren Addy wrote: >> >> As with all things meme-ish, your mileage may vary. >> http://epicowling.com/

Re: PESO - Trust and Obey!

Ha, love the expression on his face. Caught this from reddit this morning. Thought you might like http://www.udreview.com/editorial/kirkbride-preacher-claims-should-be-challenged-1.2857395?pagereq=1#.T5cV-9Vac3l On 23/04/2012 11:45 AM, frank theriault wrote: An alternate title might be "If

RE: LED lights for photographs?

From: Igor Roshchin I came across these LED lights: http://www.amazon.com/LightLINK-Rechargeable-Ultra-Bright-Adapter-Cameras/dp/B0045DEIQU/ Deal for two of them: http://www.buy.com/prod/2-pk-rechargeable-led-camera-light-for-canon-t3i-nikon-d5100-pentax-k/223075631.html And there are a bunch of

Re: Exhibit: Postmodern Pinups

Outstanding, especially the noirish 11, and the lovely lens flare in 12. On 24/04/2012 12:09 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Derby, all the pinups appear here ... http://135mm.500px.com/creative/ All but the 12th image are part of the exhibit. There are a couple of other Girls In Hats in the exhibi

Re: OT GESO - Nokton 17.5mm 0.95

Pannie GF1, a favourite for walking around On 23/04/2012 12:41 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: Stupid question, BTW: what camera? On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 7:59 AM, Derby Chang wrote: Scoff at Cosina as much as you like, but they are pumping out darn sexy lenses right now. I ordered the 17.5mm

Re: LR4 docs?

You have a Leica M9? [I'm JEALOU$] On Apr 24, 2012, at 2:55 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > I use Lightroom almost exclusively. For borders and other such > adornments, I have lately been using Flare and Snapseed rather than > turning them myself in Photoshop. > > Lightroom 3 was included with t

RE: The Text Man

I thought it was going to be a man talking to a bicycle in Starbucks. > > With a nod to Godfrey's communicating series and Knarf's bicycle > photos, I snapped this on my evening prowl. > > > http://donspix.posterous.com/no-one-stops-the-dedicated-man-from- > retrievin > -- PDML Pentax-Dis

The Text Man

With a nod to Godfrey's communicating series and Knarf's bicycle photos, I snapped this on my evening prowl. http://donspix.posterous.com/no-one-stops-the-dedicated-man-from-retrievin C&C as always important to me. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listin

Re: OT GESO - Cosmos

Dave, amazing stuff. enjoyed each one of them, especially the first two... On Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:54:08 +0800 David Savage wrote: > G'day All, > > Instead of spamming you all with several OT PESO's, I thought I'd just > spam you with one GESO of my recent stuff > > - Thrombolites Under the Mil

Re: PESO - Trust and Obey!

I don't want to be anyone's prophet. Too much responsibility. Cheers, frank Ps: thanks to everyone who looked and commented. Ann, I do like your title better than mine. :-) ft "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message

RE: OT: Fun new photographic meme

Yeah, well, Dawkins is going to burn in hell anyway... Cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Bob W Sent: April 24, 2012 4/24/12 To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" Subject: RE: OT: Fun new photog

Re: LR4 docs?

I use Lightroom almost exclusively. For borders and other such adornments, I have lately been using Flare and Snapseed rather than turning them myself in Photoshop. Lightroom 3 was included with the Leica M9. But I'd been using Lr for years already at that point ... ! :-) G On Tue, Apr 24, 2012

Re: OT: Fun new photographic meme

(lots of good stuff snipped... to get to the chase...) On 4/24/2012 14:17, Bob W wrote: .. The word is derived from the suffix -eme which is used in linguistics to denote a smallest unit of something, like morpheme and phoneme. I can't remember what the m- is for. B m is for the million

Re: An Auroral surprise tonight...

Cool image by a fellow Nebraska stormchaser/photographer: Mike Hollingshead. http://www.extremeinstability.com/stormpics/2012/2012-04-24-trail3.jpg His whole site is well worth checking out. Some amazing imagery there. You've probably seen some of his stuff forwarded around and mislabeled as "Hurri

Re: PESO: One Little Joy

Thanks, Bruce! It was nice to get a shot to pull me out of my fit of self-flagellation. It was also really nice to get a shot of a kid who didn't feel the need to strike a pose or hide her face when the camera was pointed at her. These are my very favorite kinds of portraits -- extremely casua

micro 4/3 body, only $159???

http://www.cameta.com/Olympus-Pen-E-PL1-Micro-4-3-Digital-Camera-Body-Black- 66752.cfm - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -- 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: Pentaxes in the classroom, and reliability

On Apr 24, 2012, at 7:43 AM, John Sessoms wrote: > From: John Francis > >> I've often heard a very similar story attributed to Colin Chapman (who was >> the lead designer of the notoriously fragile Lotus Formula One cars driven >> by such luminaries as Jim Clark). He (Chapman) was reputed to hav

Re: PESO: One Little Joy

Well done, Walt. Nice portrait! I'm a freckle fan too. :) On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 11:43 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: > Hi all, > > Having pulled out of my despondency with knowledge that I have a replacement > for my A50/1.7 on the way, I thought I might as well pull out my original > beloved lens, t

RE: OT: Fun new photographic meme

> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > Boris Liberman > On 4/24/2012 21:17, Bob W wrote: > > Richard Dawkins coined the term in The Selfish Gene, not to explain > > the internet but to use as a term for ideas that take hold in > people's > > heads and spread whe

Re: PESO - Trust and Obey!

To borrow an old quote, "There is no God and Frank is his prophet". ;-o On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 11:23 AM, John Sessoms wrote: > My general experience is they're more interested in having you obey them > than they are having you obey Jesus. > > From: "knarftheria...@gmail.com" > > >> I don't argu

PESO: It is a Big City

Exhausted tourists in Bryant Park: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15563337 Comments will be 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 from the PDML,

Re: OT: Fun new photographic meme

On 4/24/2012 21:17, Bob W wrote: Richard Dawkins coined the term in The Selfish Gene, not to explain the internet but to use as a term for ideas that take hold in people's heads and spread whether they have any real merit or not, ability to survive and replicate being the only measure of success.

RE: PESO - Misty this morning!

> I think this > will head to court and the lawyers will do quite well out of it. what a surprise! B > -Original Message- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > David Mann > Sent: 24 April 2012 08:55 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: PESO

RE: OT: Fun new photographic meme

> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > John Sessoms > Sent: 24 April 2012 16:18 > To: pdml@pdml.net > Subject: Re: OT: Fun new photographic meme > > From: Ann Sanfedele > > > so Who who thinks this is fun? > > > > also - > > what is a "meme"? > > > > ann > > >

Re: An Auroral surprise tonight...

Nice! I haven't seen one that good in decades. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 2:00 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > A couple of still shots of last night's Aurora Borealis from south > central Nebraska: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/711

RE: Pentax cameras really really really really...

> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > David Mann > > I'm a sucker for procedures and checklists... should have joined the > military. I even wrote a checklist for myself of what to do on the > morning of my wedding day. I also carried backups for everything,

Re: An Auroral surprise tonight...

A couple of still shots of last night's Aurora Borealis from south central Nebraska: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/7110158835/in/photostream/lightbox/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/7110159921/in/photostream/lightbox/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml

Re: OT GESO - Cosmos

On 4/24/2012 19:54, David Savage wrote: G'day All, Instead of spamming you all with several OT PESO's, I thought I'd just spam you with one GESO of my recent stuff I especially liked the D800 recent stuff :-). Didn't I tell ya, I hate you, Dave? :-) Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: LED lights for photographs?

Igor, I've written about these here before. The hotshoe mounted 160-LED units are amazing. I bought one for my wife and I to experiment with. She does documentary videos with it and I've used it for portraiture. Here are a few shots I did using the NEEWR model ... http://flic.kr/s/aHsjy4Y72P The

Re: OT GESO - Cosmos

tasty spam I like the first two the best... especially the MIlky Way,.. but I might change my mind. Longing to go somewhere that one can see all that in the night sky.. gorgeous stuff ann On 4/24/2012 12:54, David Savage wrote: G'day All, Instead of spamming you all with several OT PESO'

Re: LR4 docs?

Godfrey, What have you been using in place of CS5? Do you just go with the RAW file editor that comes with the camera? Jeffery On Apr 24, 2012, at 12:24 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > I've used Photoshop CS5 so little I see no point to upgrading yet > again to CS6. It would be a waste of mon

Re: LR4 docs?

I've used Photoshop CS5 so little I see no point to upgrading yet again to CS6. It would be a waste of money and disk space for me. G On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 8:49 AM, steve harley wrote: > on 2012-04-24 2:04 David Mann wrote > >> On Apr 24, 2012, at 2:54 AM, John Sessoms wrote: >> >>> I think P

OT GESO - Cosmos

G'day All, Instead of spamming you all with several OT PESO's, I thought I'd just spam you with one GESO of my recent stuff - Thrombolites Under the Milky Way D800, AF-S 14-24mm f2.8 @ 14mm, 30 seconds @ f2.8, ISO 3200 11 frame pano

Re: An Auroral surprise tonight...

No stills yet, but here is a time-lapse of about 80 fifty-five minute exposures turned into 6 seconds of "video". These were all from my son-in-law's intervalometer rig. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxOWLBNn9Yk Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http:

LED lights for photographs?

I came across these LED lights: http://www.amazon.com/LightLINK-Rechargeable-Ultra-Bright-Adapter-Cameras/dp/B0045DEIQU/ Deal for two of them: http://www.buy.com/prod/2-pk-rechargeable-led-camera-light-for-canon-t3i-nikon-d5100-pentax-k/223075631.html And there are a bunch of others with a simila

Re: A* 600mm f/5.6 for sale

On 24 April 2012 12:22, Tim Bray wrote: > I can’t see going after something like that without confidence that > it’s actually in good enough condition to take good pictures. When I > bought my Tokina 400mm, the vendor had posted pictures taken with that > lens.  -T As with all used lenses, caveat

Re: OT GESO - Nokton 17.5mm 0.95

On 21 April 2012 07:59, Derby Chang wrote: > > Scoff at Cosina as much as you like, but they are pumping out darn sexy > lenses right now. I ordered the 17.5mm 0.95 back in Feb and it arrive this > week, so tried it out streety today. Sweet. > > The interesting thing about the lens, it is quite cl

Re: A* 600mm f/5.6 for sale

I can’t see going after something like that without confidence that it’s actually in good enough condition to take good pictures. When I bought my Tokina 400mm, the vendor had posted pictures taken with that lens. -T On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 8:38 AM, Miserere wrote: > Not mine, but I thought some

Re: Mr. Bunnell on lens pricing...

I had heard some time (over a year) ago that some catastrophic setbacks in the production of their play station cost so much money, they would never make any money on it and would likely lose a load of money that would have to be made up through other parts of Sony. Jeffery On Apr 24, 2012, a

Re: Mr. Bunnell on lens pricing...

Recent articles in various newspaper business sections have talked about Sony Corp's attempts to stop losing money. The general impression is that they have far too many product lines with much competition rather than cooperation across various fiefdoms within the corporation. The new President

Re: OT: Fun new photographic meme

on 2012-04-23 19:31 David Parsons wrote It's the new thing for hipsters to do since planking is passe. just saw a photo exhibit of punk era photographs by Richard Peterson; he had a cool print of Devo planking in 1979; in fact for some reason i had no trouble finding it on the internets:

Re: LR4 docs?

on 2012-04-24 2:04 David Mann wrote On Apr 24, 2012, at 2:54 AM, John Sessoms wrote: I think Photoshop CS6 launches today. Yes it did. If I had money I'd think about upgrading. I hear that phrase a lot around here so I may as well join in. if you have a new enough license of any CS produ

A* 600mm f/5.6 for sale

Not mine, but I thought someone here might be interested. At least we can enjoy some lens pr0n; be sure to scroll down to the comments where the seller shows his other big glass: http://www.camera-enthusiast.com/forums/threads/pentax-a-600-f-5-6-with-trunk-case.6619/ Cheers,    —M.     \/\/o/\

Re: Pentax cameras really really really really...

From: David Mann On Apr 24, 2012, at 6:00 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I solve this potential problem by strict adherence to policy: Cards come out of a camera for their contents to be move to the computer, and then are immediately re-fitted into the camera. Always, no exceptions. That way, I n

Re: PESO - Trust and Obey!

My general experience is they're more interested in having you obey them than they are having you obey Jesus. From: "knarftheria...@gmail.com" I don't argue with street prosteletyzers anymore. I simply say, "I've been an atheist for over 40 years. It is a position that I take very seriously a

Re: OT: Fun new photographic meme

From: Ann Sanfedele so Who who thinks this is fun? also - what is a "meme"? ann On 4/23/2012 21:19, Darren Addy wrote: As with all things meme-ish, your mileage may vary. http://epicowling.com/epic/ Academics trying to analyze & explain the internet came up with the idea of the "meme" as

Re: PDML Photo Annual Update

David J Brooks wrote: >On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 10:34 AM, Paul Sorenson wrote: >> Thanks, Mark.  With the proliferation of tablets and e-readers I like to >> promote the electronic version, especially since it results in a larger >> research donation. > >I am going to assume this will be available

Re: Lens price increase loophole? - interesting

On 23 April 2012 09:36, Christine Nielsen wrote: > Yes, I think it has always been thus...  I have been accustomed to > looking for that "current price" or 'see price in cart" link.  I think > maybe the difference now might have to do with the DA vs FA lenses... > seems like the FA lenses (somebod

Re: OT: Fun new photographic meme

Some of them looked a little long in the tooth for hipsters. From: David Parsons It's the new thing for hipsters to do since planking is passe. On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 9:25 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Can you explain how this is "fun"? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljma

Re: Boris Peso #18 - Steadfast

On 4/23/2012 11:30 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2012/04/peso-2012-18-steadfast.html Please be brutal and honest. Boris Hi Boris! I like it a lot! Great shadows and sense of isolation. (I also liked "Layers" but not quite as much as this one.) -- Walt -- P

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