Re: nanda devi/ milam glacier trek photos

2012-05-23 Thread Bulent Celasun
Must have been a very enjoyable trip. I especially liked the portraits. Bulent - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun

RE: nanda devi/ milam glacier trek photos

2012-05-23 Thread Bob W
fantastic shots - what a great adventure! B -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Subash Sent: 23 May 2012 02:33 To: PDML Subject: nanda devi/ milam glacier trek photos hi, a large gallery, but hopefully the thumbnail view

Re: nanda devi/ milam glacier trek photos

2012-05-23 Thread Subash
On Wed, 23 May 2012 07:57:48 +0100 Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: what a great adventure! it was. thanks Bob, Bulent, Cotty, Larry and Steve. appreciate it... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

RE: PESO - Another Tree Swallow

2012-05-23 Thread John Sessoms
From: frank theriault I may like this tree swallow more than the one from a few days ago ~except~ for that bright yellow oof bit in the bottom left. Do you think it's too much of a distraction, or can you live with it? I'd be very curious to get the reaction of the list:

Re: nanda devi/ milam glacier trek photos

2012-05-23 Thread Jack Davis
Absolutely terrific gallery, Subash! All are well composed, pleasing images. Jack - Original Message - From: Subash pdml.l...@gmail.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 6:33 PM Subject: nanda devi/ milam glacier trek photos hi, a large gallery, but hopefully the

RE: PESO - Nesting by the Yacht Club

2012-05-23 Thread John Sessoms
From: knarftheriault I believe that I forgot a hyphen. And a couple of letters. It is in fact a red-necked grebe. Named Bubba. ;-) Okay, now that I've pissed off everyone south of the Mason Dixon Line, let me thank all who looked and commented. Glad you liked it. Cheers, frank Frank,

OT: Word vertical image alignment

2012-05-23 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
I need to vertically align a row of pics in a table cell. But it won't work. Text alignment with pics will work horizontally but not vertically. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott -- PDML

Re: OT: Word vertical image alignment

2012-05-23 Thread Mark Roberts
Collin Brendemuehl wrote: I need to vertically align a row of pics in a table cell. But it won't work. Text alignment with pics will work horizontally but not vertically. Are you trying to do with CSS or in the HTML? Could you show a sample of the code you're trying? -- Mark Roberts -

Re: OT: Word vertical image alignment

2012-05-23 Thread Mark Roberts
Collin Brendemuehl wrote: I need to vertically align a row of pics in a table cell. But it won't work. Text alignment with pics will work horizontally but not vertically. Oops. Ignore first message: I missed the word Word and thought you were talking webspeak. -- Mark Roberts - Photography

New DA50/1.8 Plastic Mount

2012-05-23 Thread Tom C
Come on Pentax! How else are you shaving costs? Talk about making yourself look cheap. Tom C. -- 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: New DA50/1.8 Plastic Mount

2012-05-23 Thread Kenton Brede
If optically the lens is above average to superb, looks like a good value to me, given the price. Those who want higher quality and spend more can opt for the DA * 55mm. Choices are good I think. My 2 cents. :) -- Kent Brede http://kentonbrede.com/ On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 8:25 AM, Tom C

Re: nanda devi/ milam glacier trek photos

2012-05-23 Thread Paul Stenquist
Excellent work. Dynamic scenery and fascinating shots of the residents. Well done. Paul On May 22, 2012, at 9:33 PM, Subash wrote: hi, a large gallery, but hopefully the thumbnail view would let you see what you want to see: https://picasaweb.google.com/117979942681874882460/Nandadevi

Re: Rumor of a new intro Pentax Body

2012-05-23 Thread Charles Robinson
On May 22, 2012, at 13:59, John Sessoms wrote: Yeah, I could see it being in between K-3 K-z, but I just don't see it as the K-5's successor. From the specs, the only RAW format it offers is DNG. K-5: RAW (PEF, DNG), JPG (EXIF 2.21), DCF 2.0 compliant, DPOF, PIM III K-r: RAW (PEF,

Re: New DA50/1.8 Plastic Mount

2012-05-23 Thread Charles Robinson
On May 23, 2012, at 8:25, Tom C wrote: Come on Pentax! How else are you shaving costs? Talk about making yourself look cheap. I have no complaints with the nice crisp images coming from my all-plastic DA 35 f2.4. It seems to be holding up quite well and frankly I don't give a rat's

Re: New DA50/1.8 Plastic Mount

2012-05-23 Thread Tom C
I imagine plastic can be pretty durable but it just seems to me that the part of the lens that mates up against the metal mount on the body should be made of like material. Surely the price of a metal ring is not extravagantly high. If a plastic ring cost a penny and and a metal ring $5 (which I

Re: K-5 and Sigma 300 f4 APO, again

2012-05-23 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 11:12 PM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: Not sure what going on, the lens worked very well with the istD and k-10d. Any thoughts?? Dave If it's not the SR going crazy Like P.J. suggested, then I'd say you have a loose lens element in the lens. That picture

Re: PESO - Another Tree Swallow

2012-05-23 Thread David J Brooks
No distraction here , but then again, what whats that, ok be right over. Dave On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 10:14 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I may like this tree swallow more than the one from a few days ago ~except~ for that bright yellow oof bit in the bottom left.  Do you

Re: First PESO in a long while

2012-05-23 Thread David J Brooks
Very lovely Dave On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 2:01 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Hiking in New Hapmshire (Mount Monadnock) a few days ago, we saw some fine painted Trilliums. Herre's the best photo of the lot: Hiking in New Hampshire a few days ago:

Re: K-30 vs K-5

2012-05-23 Thread Rick Womer
The difference in detail between the 12 and 14-bit images is far from minimal. Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 10:17 PM Subject: Re: K-30 vs

Re: New DA50/1.8 Plastic Mount

2012-05-23 Thread Darren Addy
While I agree that the DA L lenses smack of cheapness, I also think that is the point. They are gateway lenses that are designed to nudge someone who bought a camera with only the kit lens(es) into the world of LBA and specifically the world of PRIME lenses. Once you have spent $200-$300 for a

Re: GESO: South Downs Way

2012-05-23 Thread Rick Womer
I really enjoyed these.  The mud pic is certainly disgusting.  The misty and sunny day pics are beautiful. Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012

Re: New DA50/1.8 Plastic Mount

2012-05-23 Thread Charles Robinson
On May 23, 2012, at 9:18, Darren Addy wrote: If Pentax is making a mistake, it is in making the inexpensive line perform so well in the IQ department that the user feels no need to ever upgrade. I think enough people are happy with their 35mm f2.4, for example, that they don't feel the need

Re: PESO - Another Tree Swallow

2012-05-23 Thread Bob Sullivan
Frank, That's an excellent bird shot. I can live with the yellow patch, but it does draw attention/contrast to the gray above and to the right. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 9:14 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I may like this tree swallow more than the one from a

Re: First PESO in a long while

2012-05-23 Thread Paul Stenquist
I like this very much. It's soothing. We have a lot of the standard three-petal trillium in Michigan, it's our state flower and a protected species. But all that I've scene here, including quite a few in my yard, are pure white. This sample, which is obviously a close relative of trillium, is

Re: Rumor of a new intro Pentax Body

2012-05-23 Thread George Sinos
I saw no advantage to PEF and my Pentax cameras are all set to shoot DNG. I have a vague memory that there might have been a difference in buffering between the two but I wasn't worried about it. One of the minor annoyances of shooting with my non-Pentax cameras is having to do the extra step of

Re: Rumor of a new intro Pentax Body

2012-05-23 Thread Mark Roberts
Charles Robinson wrote: On May 22, 2012, at 13:59, John Sessoms wrote: Yeah, I could see it being in between K-3 K-z, but I just don't see it as the K-5's successor. From the specs, the only RAW format it offers is DNG. K-5: RAW (PEF, DNG), JPG (EXIF 2.21), DCF 2.0 compliant, DPOF,

Re: OT: Word vertical image alignment

2012-05-23 Thread Paul Sorenson
Image alignment or text alignment or both? Multiple images in one cell or one image per cell vertically. Maybe you could post a screen shot of what you have along with some more specifics. -p On 5/23/2012 8:10 AM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: I need to vertically align a row of pics in a

Re: First PESO in a long while

2012-05-23 Thread Mark Roberts
Paul Stenquist wrote: I like this very much. It's soothing. We have a lot of the standard three-petal trillium in Michigan, it's our state flower and a protected species. But all that I've scene here, including quite a few in my yard, are pure white. This sample, which is obviously a close

PESO One more trillium

2012-05-23 Thread Paul Sorenson
From a foray into the wilds of Minnesota a couple weeks ago... http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/images/IMGP1822.jpg Comments critiques welcome -p -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Tokina AT-X 828 AF PRO 80-200mm f/2.8 question

2012-05-23 Thread Darren Addy
I've got my first pro lens in this range, but at first blush I'm not very impressed with it. I'm not sure if there is something wrong with it (it makes a noise when I rotate it, which I don't think is Good). Before I send it in for service, I'd like to try the front/back focus adjustment. However,

Re: New DA50/1.8 Plastic Mount

2012-05-23 Thread Tim Bray
Or in my case the D-FA 100mm f2.8. When I use it, the limiting factor in the quality of the photos is so obviously me not the lens. -T On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 7:28 AM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: On May 23, 2012, at 9:18, Darren Addy wrote: If Pentax is making a mistake, it is

Drop the rumor language

2012-05-23 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
http://pentaximaging.com/dslr/K-30_Black Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: New DA50/1.8 Plastic Mount

2012-05-23 Thread Tom C
If Pentax is making a mistake, it is in making the inexpensive line perform so well in the IQ department that the user feels no need to ever upgrade. I think enough people are happy with their 35mm f2.4, for example, that they don't feel the need to spend the extra for an f2.0, ever. Unless

Re: York PDML?

2012-05-23 Thread Scott Loveless
On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 4:05 AM, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: On 20 May 2012 16:30, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Our travel plans are gradually turning from liquid phase to a gel, and we're going to be in York (as in UK, not Pennsylvania!*) 16-17 June.  I'd love to

Re: Peso Trilliums

2012-05-23 Thread Tim Bray
For those who aren’t students of the plant, the blossoms start out white and then turn pink/violet; if you look closely at David’s second shot, you can see the pink blush starting to set in. -T On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 8:03 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Morning all. Went on a

Re: New DA50/1.8 Plastic Mount

2012-05-23 Thread P. J. Alling
Lenses are a long term investment, at least they used to be, plastic on a bearing surface implies the opposite. No matter what plasticizers are lost over time and the material becomes brittle and subject to cracking. Eventually something important will break. Heat will exacerbate this

Re: New DA50/1.8 Plastic Mount

2012-05-23 Thread Scott Loveless
On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 12:16 PM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: If Pentax is making a mistake, it is in making the inexpensive line perform so well in the IQ department that the user feels no need to ever upgrade. I think enough people are happy with their 35mm f2.4, for example, that they

Re: PESO One more trillium

2012-05-23 Thread Jack Davis
Nice, Paul! Position of blossoms and well chosen background allow for a variety of crops Also, like the exposure. Jack - Original Message - From: Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 8:52 AM Subject: PESO One

PESO More Trillium

2012-05-23 Thread Paul Stenquist
It's trillium day on the PDML. Here's a patch in my yard. I moved two plants here that were endangered by a neat-freak neighbor armed with a rake a half dozen years ago or so. In this spot, they get a cover of several inches of leaves every winter, which trillium loves, and they've thrived. I

Re: PESO One more trillium

2012-05-23 Thread Paul Stenquist
Nice shot. That's a variety I've never seen. Beautiful. Paul On May 23, 2012, at 11:52 AM, Paul Sorenson wrote: From a foray into the wilds of Minnesota a couple weeks ago... http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/images/IMGP1822.jpg Comments critiques welcome -p -- Being old doesn't

Re: New DA50/1.8 Plastic Mount

2012-05-23 Thread Mark Roberts
Tom C wrote: If Pentax is making a mistake, it is in making the inexpensive line perform so well in the IQ department that the user feels no need to ever upgrade. I think enough people are happy with their 35mm f2.4, for example, that they don't feel the need to spend the extra for an f2.0,

Re: PESO One more trillium

2012-05-23 Thread Mark Roberts
Paul Sorenson wrote: From a foray into the wilds of Minnesota a couple weeks ago... http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/images/IMGP1822.jpg Lovely! That's a variety called Wake Robin by the way. The one I showed is a Painted Trillium. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia

Re: New DA50/1.8 Plastic Mount

2012-05-23 Thread steve harley
on 2012-05-23 10:03 Tim Bray wrote Or in my case the D-FA 100mm f2.8. When I use it, the limiting factor in the quality of the photos is so obviously me not the lens. i feel like i'm missing a subtle point — that lens is not in the same class as the ones in discussion -- PDML

Re: New DA50/1.8 Plastic Mount

2012-05-23 Thread steve harley
on 2012-05-23 7:34 Kenton Brede wrote If optically the lens is above average to superb, looks like a good value to me, given the price. Those who want higher quality and spend more can opt for the DA * 55mm. at least superficially it appears to be similar optical formula to the 50/1.7 series

Re: OT: Word vertical image alignment

2012-05-23 Thread steve harley
on 2012-05-23 7:10 Collin Brendemuehl wrote I need to vertically align a row of pics in a table cell. But it won't work. Text alignment with pics will work horizontally but not vertically. a row of pics in a single cell, or one per cell? the latter would probably give you more control i

Re: K-30 vs K-5

2012-05-23 Thread steve harley
on 2012-05-23 8:15 Rick Womer wrote The difference in detail between the 12 and 14-bit images is far from minimal. - Original Message - From: David Parsonsparsons.da...@gmail.com In practice the difference is minimal.

Re: First PESO in a long while

2012-05-23 Thread steve harley
on 2012-05-22 21:22 Mark Roberts wrote 2 - Bloody 'ell, I *just* now noticed that this isn't a trillium - it's a quadrillium (a mutant with four petals and four leaves)! I didn't notice while I was shooting it and I've been looking at the photo without noticing for days. I've only ever seen one

Re: York PDML?

2012-05-23 Thread Rick Womer
Just keep standing there, Scott--you're only a month early. Face northwest and we'll be about 3000 miles to your right.   Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Wednesday,

Re: GESO: South Downs Way

2012-05-23 Thread Chris Mitchell
On 21 May 2012 15:29, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Fantastic look of England!  Love Ipg1000--beautiful, but the entire gallery is great!  Cheers, Christine Thanks Christine. That bit of the coast is spectacular and it's really surprising, in this health and safety paranoid

Re: nanda devi/ milam glacier trek photos

2012-05-23 Thread Chris Mitchell
On 23 May 2012 02:33, Subash pdml.l...@gmail.com wrote: hi, a large gallery, but hopefully the thumbnail view would let you see what you want to see: https://picasaweb.google.com/117979942681874882460/Nandadevi do let me know what you like and what you don't thanks, subash

Re: OT: Word vertical image alignment

2012-05-23 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Screen cap of the issue http://www.flickr.com/photos/55001392@N08/7256805322/in/photostream Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: GESO: South Downs Way

2012-05-23 Thread P. J. Alling
I swear that someday there will be decaying fences around every hazard in nature. No one will bother to maintain them because no one will visit a site hazardous enough to need to be fenced. On 5/23/2012 1:30 PM, Chris Mitchell wrote: On 21 May 2012 15:29, Christine

Re: PESO One more trillium

2012-05-23 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Nice! Wonderful color on this specimen. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 11:52 AM, Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com wrote: From a foray into the wilds of Minnesota a couple weeks ago...

Re: Peso Trilliums

2012-05-23 Thread David J Brooks
On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 12:18 PM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: For those who aren’t students of the plant, the blossoms start out white and then turn pink/violet; if you look closely at David’s second shot, you can see the pink blush starting to set in.  -T I did not know that. Dave

Re: PESO One more trillium

2012-05-23 Thread David J Brooks
Both trillium shots are great, such detail Dave On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 11:52 AM, Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com wrote: From a foray into the wilds of Minnesota a couple weeks ago... http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/images/IMGP1822.jpg Comments critiques welcome -p -- Being

Re: Boris PESO #12 - Morning sparring

2012-05-23 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
That is a wonderful capture and a strong compostion. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 4:40 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Boris, I like it, but wish the animals were more prominent.  What about cropping out the bottom 1/6, the

Re: PESO - Nesting by the Yacht Club

2012-05-23 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Nice image. I like the abstract feeling caused by the ripple disruption of the reflections. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 11:44 AM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: Not quite right Frank, the reflections make it an outstanding

Re: PESO- The eclipse from this side of the world.

2012-05-23 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Excellent image! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:50 PM, Bong Manayon bongmana...@gmail.com wrote: No, not the total eclipse...not in the Philippines anyway. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/7237033626/ But we did get a partial

Re: peso: sunrise at nanda devi

2012-05-23 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
What a spectacular mountain! Well captured and composed as well. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 11:00 PM, Subash pdml.l...@gmail.com wrote: hi, back from a ten-day, 150 km trek in the himalayas. one of the main destinations was the nanda

Re: nanda devi/ milam glacier trek photos

2012-05-23 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
What a grand adventure! Your images are inspiring. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 9:33 PM, Subash pdml.l...@gmail.com wrote: hi, a large gallery, but hopefully the thumbnail view would let you see what you want to see:

Re: PESO - Another Tree Swallow

2012-05-23 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
That's a very strong image. The yellow patch doesn't bother me, because of its placement. If it had been more in the center of the frame, or near or behind the head, it would probably distract a lot more, but her is works. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue,

Semi-OT: Sticky keys function on a Mac - PSE9

2012-05-23 Thread John Sessoms
I have a friend who recently got Photoshop Elements 9 for her MacBook. I was showing her a couple of things about layers adjustments when we got to how to put a signature copyright notice on a photo. I showed her how to create a text layer, but I couldn't type any text. Instead, the letter

Re: New DA50/1.8 Plastic Mount

2012-05-23 Thread John Sessoms
From: Darren Addy While I agree that the DA L lenses smack of cheapness, I also think that is the point. They should be inexpensive rather than cheap. To me cheap == tawdry, trashy, chintzy ... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: Semi-OT: Sticky keys function on a Mac - PSE9

2012-05-23 Thread Jeffery Smith
My Mac keyboard had sticky keys, but only because I had dropped so many food crumbs in it. I finally just bought a new keyboard. If you hold it upside down and shake it, you would be amazed by w comes out. Jeffery On May 23, 2012, at 1:24 PM, John Sessoms wrote: I have a friend who recently

Re: PESO One more trillium

2012-05-23 Thread Jack Davis
Trillium sounds like a previously unknown mineral discovered in a meteorite. Jack - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 9:37 AM Subject: Re: PESO One more trillium Paul Sorenson

Re: OT: Word vertical image alignment

2012-05-23 Thread steve harley
on 2012-05-23 11:35 Collin Brendemuehl wrote Screen cap of the issue http://www.flickr.com/photos/55001392@N08/7256805322/in/photostream are you trying to align the centers? that will be pretty twitchy in Word because it isn't perfectly wysiwyg (i wouldn't necessarily put them in a table

Re: Semi-OT: Sticky keys function on a Mac - PSE9

2012-05-23 Thread Charles Robinson
On May 23, 2012, at 13:24, John Sessoms wrote: I know that Windoze has sticky keys as part of its accessibility options and that the sticky keys can be set to toggle on/off using a shortcut. Does Mac have such a sticky key function, and if so, how do you toggle it on/off? Access

Re: OT: Word vertical image alignment

2012-05-23 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Steve, I'm giving Visio a serious look for improved layout. It is my favorite piece of M$ software -- especially since M$ didn't create it in the first place. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott -- PDML

Re: GESO: South Downs Way

2012-05-23 Thread Christine Aguila
Karin and I have something in common. I always get tummy-flutters at heights. Cheers, Christine On May 23, 2012, at 12:30 PM, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: On 21 May 2012 15:29, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Fantastic look of England! Love

Re: OT: Word vertical image alignment

2012-05-23 Thread steve harley
on 2012-05-23 13:32 Collin Brendemuehl wrote Steve, I'm giving Visio a serious look for improved layout. It is my favorite piece of M$ software -- especially since M$ didn't create it in the first place. Viso's a good choice, i should have mentioned it; i often use the comparable OmniGraffle

RE: Tokina AT-X 828 AF PRO 80-200mm f/2.8 question

2012-05-23 Thread John Sessoms
From: Darren Addy I've got my first pro lens in this range, but at first blush I'm not very impressed with it. I'm not sure if there is something wrong with it (it makes a noise when I rotate it, which I don't think is Good). Before I send it in for service, I'd like to try the front/back focus

OT: Sometimes computers just make me crazy.

2012-05-23 Thread John Sessoms
For some reason, my computers in the other room can't map my NAS. I currently have 3 computers networked. I have a Cable modem attached to a 4 port router. Attached to the router are this computer, the NAS, my big network laser printer and a cable going to a 4-port ethernet hub in the other

Re: New DA50/1.8 Plastic Mount

2012-05-23 Thread John Sessoms
From: Scott Loveless On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 12:16 PM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: If Pentax is making a mistake, it is in making the inexpensive line perform so well in the IQ department that the user feels no need to ever upgrade. I think enough people are happy with their 35mm f2.4, for

Re: OT: Word vertical image alignment

2012-05-23 Thread Paul Sorenson
For projects like this, I've found MS Publisher works much better/easier than word. -p On 5/23/2012 12:35 PM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: Screen cap of the issue http://www.flickr.com/photos/55001392@N08/7256805322/in/photostream Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl He is no fool who gives what he

OT: iMaj

2012-05-23 Thread Bob W
For the Mac fans: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18171093 B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: Semi-OT: Sticky keys function on a Mac - PSE9

2012-05-23 Thread John Sessoms
From: Charles Robinson On May 23, 2012, at 13:24, John Sessoms wrote: I know that Windoze has sticky keys as part of its accessibility options and that the sticky keys can be set to toggle on/off using a shortcut. Does Mac have such a sticky key function, and if so, how do you toggle it

Re: PESO One more trillium

2012-05-23 Thread kwaller
Very nice capture ! Great light. I'd never seen one that color. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com Subject: PESO One more trillium From a foray into the wilds of Minnesota a couple weeks

Re: OT: Word vertical image alignment

2012-05-23 Thread John Francis
On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 07:32:21PM +, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: Steve, I'm giving Visio a serious look for improved layout. It is my favorite piece of M$ software -- especially since M$ didn't create it in the first place. +1 I've been a Visio user since it was first released (my first

Re: PESO - Another Tree Swallow

2012-05-23 Thread kwaller
A decent capture knarF, I especially like the background but the yellow blob places it in the snap shot category - without the blob it would have more of a crafted feel to it - where the image was studied and adjustments made prior to the tapping of the shutter. YMMV Kenneth Waller

Re: New DA50/1.8 Plastic Mount

2012-05-23 Thread David Parsons
Plastic is good enough to be used in hips and knees. I'm sure that a lens mount will hold up fine. On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 12:20 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Lenses are a long term investment, at least they used to be, plastic on a bearing surface implies the opposite.  

Re: OT: Word vertical image alignment

2012-05-23 Thread steve harley
on 2012-05-23 14:41 John Francis wrote I've been a Visio user since it was first released (my first project was creating neater versions of all my old hand-drawn maps for ADVENT, Zork, etc.) i used to draw such maps in ASCII on a DEC-20 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT: Sometimes computers just make me crazy.

2012-05-23 Thread Charles Robinson
On May 23, 2012, at 14:58, John Sessoms wrote: And now when I try to reconnect, both computers are giving me network path not found errors when I try to map the drive. I've used the disconnect command from Windoze. I've used the net use /delete command from a command prompt I've rebooted

Re: OT: Sometimes computers just make me crazy.

2012-05-23 Thread Darren Addy
First thing I would try is to reboot the router. Unplug the power cord on it for 30 seconds plug it back in. -- 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: Word vertical image alignment

2012-05-23 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of steve harley on 2012-05-23 14:41 John Francis wrote I've been a Visio user since it was first released (my first project was creating neater versions of all my old hand-drawn maps for ADVENT, Zork, etc.) i used

Re: OT: Word vertical image alignment

2012-05-23 Thread John Francis
On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 03:37:33PM -0600, steve harley wrote: on 2012-05-23 14:41 John Francis wrote I've been a Visio user since it was first released (my first project was creating neater versions of all my old hand-drawn maps for ADVENT, Zork, etc.) i used to draw such maps in ASCII on a

Re: PESO - Another Tree Swallow

2012-05-23 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I like it better than the other... except on my monitor the white breast of the swallow is blown out - which is weird, because my monitor tends to be dark. don't mind the yellow - I think it is a bit more interesting than the first one - like the non yellow bokeh a lot ann On 5/23/2012

Re: New DA50/1.8 Plastic Mount

2012-05-23 Thread Kenneth Waller
There's plastic and then there's plastic. A good engineering plastic is a far cry from the everyday toy plastic that most are familiar with. -Original Message- From: David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com Subject: Re: New DA50/1.8 Plastic Mount Plastic is good enough to be used in

Re: OT: iMaj

2012-05-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
And the iPod fans. And the iPad fans. And the iPhone fans. And ... Apple's Jonny Ive does a lot more than just the Mac. ;-) On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 1:12 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: For the Mac fans: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18171093 B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

OT: Word vertical image alignment

2012-05-23 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
I showed Visio to my manager and he loves it. As before, I have used it since before M$ owned it. (But I never played Zork though I did cut my teeth on CP/M and Apple ][ hardware.) Now to get a couple of copies for the office ... Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl He is no fool who gives what he

Re: New DA50/1.8 Plastic Mount

2012-05-23 Thread Jeffery Smith
Like the stock of a Glock pistol? Or a football helmet? On May 23, 2012, at 5:47 PM, Kenneth Waller wrote: There's plastic and then there's plastic. A good engineering plastic is a far cry from the everyday toy plastic that most are familiar with. -Original Message- From:

Re: First PESO in a long while

2012-05-23 Thread Mark C
On 5/22/2012 2:01 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Hiking in New Hapmshire (Mount Monadnock) a few days ago, we saw some fine painted Trilliums. Herre's the best photo of the lot: Hiking in New Hampshire a few days ago: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/index.htm (Getting ready for nature photography at

Re: First PESO in a long while

2012-05-23 Thread Mark C
On 5/22/2012 11:08 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Beautiful! But I thought trilliums have three petals? Is this an anomaly or does this particular species have four? No matter, it's gorgeous! Quadrillium - sort of like a four leaf clover... MCC -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO More Trillium

2012-05-23 Thread Bob Sullivan
Paul, Very nice to have those and a good capture of the group. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 11:31 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: It's trillium day on the PDML. Here's a patch in my yard. I moved two plants here that were endangered by a neat-freak neighbor armed

Re: New DA50/1.8 Plastic Mount

2012-05-23 Thread James King
P. J. Alling wrote on Wed, 23 May 2012 09:20:38 -0700 Lenses are a long term investment, at least they used to be, plastic on a bearing surface implies the opposite. No matter what plasticizers are lost over time and the material becomes brittle and subject to cracking. Eventually

Re: Peso Trilliums

2012-05-23 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dave, Those are nice. My Mother loved Trillium, but we never had any in the yard. When I see those, I think of her. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 10:03 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Morning all. Went on a Trillium hunt last weekend and found a few places new to me:

Re: nanda devi/ milam glacier trek photos

2012-05-23 Thread Bob Sullivan
Subash, I have to agree with Dan, very inspiring. This could be a National Geographic photo spread. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 1:16 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: What a grand adventure!  Your images are inspiring. Dan Matyola

Re: OT: iMaj

2012-05-23 Thread Stan Halpin
It would be nice if a certain photographic equipment company with which we are all familiar would attend to the following principle: Sir Jonathan said Apple products were tools 'and we don't want design to get in the way'. stan On May 23, 2012, at 4:12 PM, Bob W wrote: For the Mac fans:

Re: PESO One more trillium

2012-05-23 Thread Bob Sullivan
Paul, That's very nice and my Mom's favorite color Trillium. A wonderful specimen shot. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 10:52 AM, Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com wrote: From a foray into the wilds of Minnesota a couple weeks ago...

Re: New DA50/1.8 Plastic Mount

2012-05-23 Thread Larry Colen
On May 23, 2012, at 5:48 PM, James King wrote: P. J. Alling wrote on Wed, 23 May 2012 09:20:38 -0700 Lenses are a long term investment, at least they used to be, plastic on a bearing surface implies the opposite. No matter what plasticizers are lost over time and the material becomes

Re: PESO- The eclipse from this side of the world.

2012-05-23 Thread David J Brooks
Great Dave On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:50 PM, Bong Manayon bongmana...@gmail.com wrote: No, not the total eclipse...not in the Philippines anyway. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/7237033626/ But we did get a partial during sunrise--not willing to gamble a road trip to find a good

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