What's this?

2012-05-31 Thread William Robb
A good friend passed away recently, and we don't know what this is for sure. I think it's a lamp of some sort. Anyone know what it is, really? http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/WRK59183.jpg http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/WRK59185.jpg Thanks -- William Robb -- PDML

RE: Improving the technical quality of my photography

2012-05-31 Thread Bob W
[...] Rather than having a default, I expect that the correct solution is to know when which platform is the best. What guidelines do you use? My default is simple. Leave the tripod and stuff at home except when shooting brick walls or some similar test, or when using humungously long

Re: I had nothing better to do this morning...

2012-05-31 Thread Tim Øsleby
Why turn this guy into a mystery? He is just another sociopat with internet connection. There is plenty of them out there. -- MaritimTim My private photo blog: http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ My photo class blog: http://z-fotokurs.blogspot.com/

RE: What's this?

2012-05-31 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of William Robb A good friend passed away recently, and we don't know what this is for sure. I think it's a lamp of some sort. Anyone know what it is, really? http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/WRK59183.jpg

Re: What's this?

2012-05-31 Thread Cotty
On 31/5/12, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: A good friend passed away recently, and we don't know what this is for sure. I think it's a lamp of some sort. Anyone know what it is, really? http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/WRK59183.jpg

Re: cormorant advice solicited

2012-05-31 Thread Underpaid N. Overpentaxed
That is what I want to get away from :) 2012/5/31 John Coyle jco...@iinet.net.au: Unfortunately, my photos of them are not of a standard sufficient to exhibit to this group! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

defringe

2012-05-31 Thread Toine
LR 4.1 is out. The defringe tool is new. A quick test: http://www.repiuk.nl/index.php/blog-mainmenu-97/221-defringe I'm impressed. Toine -- 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

Re: What's this?

2012-05-31 Thread Underpaid N. Overpentaxed
It looks to me like a two-piece candle holder - one part for stationary illumination, one part to carry, extinguish and store a candle. Probably used to read and then take the last walk to the loo for the night. Also handy for somnambulists to prepare for the odd accidental wake-up. Cheers Ecke

RE: What's this?

2012-05-31 Thread Bob W
no drip-catcher - you'd burn your fingers. This device here: http://www.web-options.com/Stand1.jpg http://www.web-options.com/Stand2.jpg is one of my bike stands. It has a very similar structure to Bill's mystery object, except that the hooks are inverted. This is why I think the conical part

Re: What's this?

2012-05-31 Thread Stan Halpin
Am not sure of the size from your photos, but it could be for fire starting items: matchsticks in the shorter base, longer bits of kindling in the taller tube. stan On May 31, 2012, at 2:52 AM, William Robb wrote: A good friend passed away recently, and we don't know what this is for sure.

Re: OT on Lr 4 being unusably slow

2012-05-31 Thread Stan Halpin
I have a late-2006 iMac with 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2 gb memory. Before I bought this machine, I had for years used a Powerbook as my only computer, but I needed to upgrade in order to handle LR and the like. I understand that newer better (?) program versions are going to use more code,

Re: What's this?

2012-05-31 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Fascinating thing -- I'd guess the longer tube is about 6 inches long, looking at it in relation to the grain in the wood it is sitting on. What about an incense holder? nah... I thought candle holder at first but someone pointed out the wax would drip. Good fun to try to figure it out --

Re: Rock Climber

2012-05-31 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Years ago, I visited home on those tiny little lots in Essex and in Hudson. Before suburban sprawl, those neighborhoods were the land of opportunity for working class families . Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 12:12 AM, Dmitry Gromov

Re: Improving the technical quality of my photography

2012-05-31 Thread Jack Davis
Haven't read but a couple of contributions to this thread and this may have been pretty much rung out, but soft images seem a constant. In most cases, if this were an intended effect, you would expect it to be obvious. A steady hold or solid rest would be the answer, as we all know, but lacking

OT: Golden Gate Bridge In Photos, 1937 To 2012

2012-05-31 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
http://www.buzzfeed.com/theangryluddite/the-golden-gate-bridge-in-photos-from-1937-to-201-5dn9 Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Cheap Used Q's

2012-05-31 Thread Steven Desjardins
Amazon has some used Q's in the low $300's (USD) from Amazon Warehouse. http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B005BG0IWS/ref=sr_1_1_olp?ie=UTF8qid=1338471904sr=8-1condition=used For these prices it's a really nice PS. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT on Lr 4 being unusably slow

2012-05-31 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Charles, How much RAM do you have? and which version of the OS? LR4 is a 64bit implementation. It runs best on Lion, and runs best on Snow Leopard when you have Snow Leopard set to boot up with the 64-bit kernel (it's set to the 32bit kernel by default). 4G is enough RAM as long as most other

Re: Packed and ready

2012-05-31 Thread David J Brooks
On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 10:58 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: David J Brooks Have a great trip. Don't forget when Mark does his climb, it rains. You have been warned. No biggie. When Mark does his climb at Oh Dark Thirty in the AM, I'll still be snug as a bug in the

PESO: Tour of Somerville

2012-05-31 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15807040 My home town of Somerville, NJ, is also the home of the oldest major bicycle race in the United States'. The Tour of Somerville Cycling Series is a four-day event of competitive cycling for professionals and amateurs over Memorial Day weekend. The

Improving the technical quality of my photography

2012-05-31 Thread Bipin Gupta
Larry, I note that this is a desperate plea for help and support, and that all PDMLers must respond with sympathy. I am often in the same situation as yours, so you are not alone. Your Problem Statement:- 1) Sharpness, 2) Exposure, 3) Technical Quality, 4) Photo Equipment / Upgrades / Changing

OT - Windsor Castle

2012-05-31 Thread Cotty
For anyone who's been to Windsor Castle in England, you might find this interesting re the fire there 20 years ago. I did the recent stuff the other day in Windsor. http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2012-05-31/fire-at-windsor-castle/ -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places,

PESO - PAD - Window Washers - Print-a-Day-5

2012-05-31 Thread George Sinos
This is number 5 in the series Print a Day for 30 Days http://georges.posterous.com/window-washers-print-a-day-5 The Woodman of the World building is the second tallest building in Omaha. These guys are out there a lot. In this photo they're somewhere near the 17th floor. Whenever I caught a

RE: What's this?

2012-05-31 Thread John Sessoms
From: William Robb A good friend passed away recently, and we don't know what this is for sure. I think it's a lamp of some sort. Anyone know what it is, really? http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/WRK59183.jpg http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/WRK59185.jpg Thanks Perhaps a

Re: Improving the technical quality of my photography

2012-05-31 Thread George Sinos
A couple of guys have mentioned bracketing. I can relate this experience. A few years ago I took a class on composition. The instructor required every shot be a 3-shot bracketed set, 1-stop apart. She told us up front that this had nothing to do with composition, but that the most

Re: Packed and ready

2012-05-31 Thread John Sessoms
From: David J Brooks On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 10:58 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: David J Brooks Have a great trip. Don't forget when Mark does his climb, it rains. You have been warned. No biggie. When Mark does his climb at Oh Dark Thirty in the AM, I'll still be

Re: What's this?

2012-05-31 Thread mike wilson
On 31/05/2012 08:52, William Robb wrote: A good friend passed away recently, and we don't know what this is for sure. I think it's a lamp of some sort. Anyone know what it is, really? http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/WRK59183.jpg

Re: Improving the technical quality of my photography

2012-05-31 Thread Walt Gilbert
I wish I had enough knowledge and experience to be of help on this, Larry. The only thing I can really offer is that, in my personal experience, I noticed that the biggest improvement in my photography happened when I started shooting almost exclusively with my manual primes. It's pretty

Re: Odd Behaviour with JAlbum

2012-05-31 Thread steve harley
on 2012-05-30 19:57 Brian Walters wrote Not a big deal but I've been using JAlbum for years and never come across this problem before. Anyone else seen something similar? Any ideas as to what part of the Exif might be the problem? i don't use JAlbum, but googling JAlbum hang exif has some

Re: Improving the technical quality of my photography

2012-05-31 Thread steve harley
on 2012-05-30 14:54 Larry Colen wrote What have you done, if anything, to improve the technical quality of your photography, and how much difference did it make? number one (you don't need to hear this) is to keep practicing, and create some sort of a feedback loop in your practice that

Re: I had nothing better to do this morning...

2012-05-31 Thread P. J. Alling
I really didn't think I was making him into a mystery. He has a big enough following, and was called RiceWhine by enough people that I was sure a google search would easily clear up any mystery and I wouldn't have to directly drive up his hit count. Now lets get this straight. I have a lot

Re: Cheap Used Q's

2012-05-31 Thread P. J. Alling
Yea, but it's only about $570 new with the Zoom lens, so not a great a deal is it looks. On 5/31/2012 9:46 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: Amazon has some used Q's in the low $300's (USD) from Amazon Warehouse.

Re: What's this?

2012-05-31 Thread P. J. Alling
I've seen a lot of old tech, and I can't even make a reasonable guess. It does remind me of a candle stick holder and candle mold I, but the mold should be tapered with a hole in the bottom for the wick. On 5/31/2012 2:52 AM, William Robb wrote: A good friend passed away recently, and we

Re: Packed and ready

2012-05-31 Thread Mark Roberts
Status report: I drove from Boston down to Raliegh, NC yesterday. 15 hours with two short rest stops. Stayed with friends overnight and drove to GFM this morning. Nice to travel without rushing today and I arrived just after noon and met all my friends on the mountain. Weather is beautiful here

Re: What's this?

2012-05-31 Thread John Sessoms
From: mike wilson On 31/05/2012 08:52, William Robb wrote: A good friend passed away recently, and we don't know what this is for sure. I think it's a lamp of some sort. Anyone know what it is, really? http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/WRK59183.jpg

Re: Improving the technical quality of my photography

2012-05-31 Thread John Sessoms
How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Improving your photography works the same way. -- 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: PESO - PAD - Window Washers - Print-a-Day-5

2012-05-31 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Nice image, I like the strong linear patterns and the way they are broken up by the main object of attention. I don't know if you ar getting what you want out of printing an image every day, but I am enjoying your daily posts. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On

Re: Improving the technical quality of my photography

2012-05-31 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Shooting multiple images can also reduce camera movement blur, at least the kind resulting from pressing the shutter, as that will affect the first image only. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola Onblh for me.  I know, I don't use it for sports and other fast action

Re: Improving the technical quality of my photography

2012-05-31 Thread P. J. Alling
I've been thinking about this for a while, and the most important thing is self editing. If you want to show your technical prowess, and an image isn't technically excellent don't show it. Like my recent PESO http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20notmistymourning.html I didn't

Re: What's this?

2012-05-31 Thread P. J. Alling
Now that John mentioned it, it clicks, it's a miners candle holder, the brass tube is for matches. I remember reading a description but never saw a picture. On 5/31/2012 12:42 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: mike wilson On 31/05/2012 08:52, William Robb wrote: A good friend passed away

Re: Improving the technical quality of my photography

2012-05-31 Thread steve harley
on 2012-05-31 9:17 George Sinos wrote A couple of guys have mentioned bracketing. this prompts another comment — i don't auto-bracket, but i do, in effect, focus-bracket … first of all i almost always manual focus; i stretch the limits of my eyes and my viewfinder sometimes, and i have

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

2012-05-31 Thread Darren Addy
Yes, there is no problem with this lens reporting the proper focal length in EXIF. My shake reduction question was the result of an unfortunate leap in logic. I think I'm going to like this lens. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

OT: So, about that NHRA race . . .

2012-05-31 Thread Walt Gilbert
Well, I find myself on the horns of a dilemma. Seems the trip to Montana I'd planned to take in late June/early July has been pushed back. Now, it's scheduled for September 28 -- the exact same date as the NHRA event. We'd be making a brief stop in the Black Hills of South Dakota before

Left out again in third party lenses

2012-05-31 Thread P. J. Alling
Holga now offers pinhole lenses for DSLRs, only Canon and Nikon mount, however. I'm not sure how to feel about being dissed by Holga. -- Don't lose heart! They might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthily search. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Cheap Used Q's

2012-05-31 Thread Steven Desjardins
C'mon, prime lens compacts are all the rage. Be one of the cool kids.;-) On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 12:27 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Yea, but it's only about $570 new with the Zoom lens, so not a great a deal is it looks. On 5/31/2012 9:46 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote:

Manhattanhenge

2012-05-31 Thread Igor Roshchin
I thought this might be of interest to some PDMLers. I apologize in advance if somebody had posted this already (I was not reading the list for the last few days): http://lightyears.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/31/manhattanhenge-attracts-new-york-spectators/?hpt=hp_bn1 Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

How can I improve my images?

2012-05-31 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
http://www.flickr.com/photos/55001392@N08/7309613542/in/photostream Do I need better lenses? Will a Nikon solve my problems? 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

Re: How can I improve my images?

2012-05-31 Thread P. J. Alling
A Nikon can only do so much. On 5/31/2012 2:30 PM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/55001392@N08/7309613542/in/photostream Do I need better lenses? Will a Nikon solve my problems? Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he

PESO: Bug on a milkweed flower

2012-05-31 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
http://www.flickr.com/photos/55001392@N08/7309647348/in/photostream/lightbox/ 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: OT - Windsor Castle

2012-05-31 Thread Christine Aguila
Nice work, Cotty. Cheers, Christine On May 31, 2012, at 9:48 AM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: For anyone who's been to Windsor Castle in England, you might find this interesting re the fire there 20 years ago. I did the recent stuff the other day in Windsor.

Re: Left out again in third party lenses

2012-05-31 Thread Mat Maessen
On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 1:33 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Holga now offers pinhole lenses for DSLRs, only Canon and Nikon mount, however.  I'm not sure how to feel about being dissed by Holga. I made my own a few years back with a Pentax body cover, drill, soda can, black

Snapseed is free today...

2012-05-31 Thread Darren Addy
Didn't realize that this app was from Nik (I'm a huge fan of Nik Software). Voted Best Mobile Photo App 2012 by TIPA ( http://www.tipa.com ) Video: http://www.snapseed.com/ Review: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/snapseed iTunes page:

PESO: Street Dancers

2012-05-31 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
There's more than one way to get to dance on Broadway: http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/manage/gallery/ Comments are appreciated. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

PESO: Street Dancers -- CORRECTED LINK

2012-05-31 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
There's more than one way to get to dance on Broadway: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15813350 Comments are appreciated. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: PESO: Bug on a milkweed flower

2012-05-31 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
That is an interesting critter, attractively portrayed. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 2:36 PM, Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/55001392@N08/7309647348/in/photostream/lightbox/ Sincerely,

Flash Meter experiment

2012-05-31 Thread Larry Colen
I did some art nudes with a friend last night using my studio flash gear. As an experiment, I pulled out the flash meter and when I'd get my lighting dialed in, I'd take a picture of the flash meter and a grey card. As far as I can tell, the way it works is to fire the strobe. the f/stop

RE: PESO: Street Dancers

2012-05-31 Thread John Sessoms
From: Daniel J. Matyola There's more than one way to get to dance on Broadway: http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/manage/gallery/ Comments are appreciated. URL takes me to the Pentax Gallery Artist Login screen. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - PAD - Window Washers - Print-a-Day-5

2012-05-31 Thread George Sinos
Thanks Dan. When I decided to do the project I also decided to post the results to give me a little motivation to keep going for 30 days. It wouldn't want to post day x of 30 and stop half way through. I did give myself a little padding by printing every day, but only posting on weekdays. My

GESO art nudes, nsfw

2012-05-31 Thread Larry Colen
In the spirit of Jeff Foxworthy, If your girlfriend comes home to find a naked woman on your couch, and she doesn't bat an eye, you might be a photographer. As I mentioned, I've been jonesing to do some photography on a higher level than I've had the opportunity for lately. A friend came over

Re: Left out again in third party lenses

2012-05-31 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 1:33 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Holga now offers pinhole lenses for DSLRs, only Canon and Nikon mount, however.  I'm not sure how to feel about being dissed by Holga. The Holga pinhole and regular crappy Holga lens are available for Pentax:

Re: Improving the technical quality of my photography

2012-05-31 Thread Bruce Walker
On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 8:31 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Thanks everyone. Interestingly the responses seem to come in various categories of things that I already know intellectually. 1)  Noise is better than blur.  It's better to push the ISO and get the shutter speed and

Re: PESO: Street Dancers

2012-05-31 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Sorry. Here is the correct link: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15813350 Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 3:43 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: Daniel J. Matyola There's more than one way to get to dance on

Re: Flash Meter experiment

2012-05-31 Thread P. J. Alling
On 5/31/2012 3:31 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I did some art nudes with a friend last night using my studio flash gear. As an experiment, I pulled out the flash meter and when I'd get my lighting dialed in, I'd take a picture of the flash meter and a grey card. As far as I can tell, the way it

Re: Left out again in third party lenses

2012-05-31 Thread P. J. Alling
On 5/31/2012 4:06 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote: On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 1:33 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Holga now offers pinhole lenses for DSLRs, only Canon and Nikon mount, however. I'm not sure how to feel about being dissed by Holga. The Holga pinhole and regular

Re: GESO art nudes, nsfw

2012-05-31 Thread Bruce Walker
First off, good for you for getting right into experimental mode and doing some real-world work. I'd say the results are quite encouraging and if you can persuade your friend to sit for you again, do it. Here I will veer into personal preferences, so take with the usual grain-of. My technical

Re: Rock Climber

2012-05-31 Thread kwaller
I was back in Bayonne last October, and I couldn't believe haow small and crowded everything seemed - this after living in Michigan for many years. Couldn't believe I raced around the tight city blocks in my Bugeye Sprite without loosing it! Kenneth Waller

re:How can I improve my images?

2012-05-31 Thread Don Guthrie
The kind of real problems this group has would challenge a trained psychiatric professional. And calling him Dr. Nikon would not help any. Your post is just proof of concept. Message: 7 Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 18:30:23 + From: Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net To: pdml

Re: Left out again in third party lenses

2012-05-31 Thread John Mullan
They apparently thought Nikon and Canon needed some improvement. jm -Original Message- From: P. J. Alling Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2012 1:33 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Left out again in third party lenses Holga now offers pinhole lenses for DSLRs, only Canon and Nikon

Re: Odd Behaviour with JAlbum

2012-05-31 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Dmitry Gromov grom...@gmail.com: Are there any internatinal characters involved? Could be. I'll check. Also - see if your JRE (Java Runtime) need to be updated to later version... I'm pretty sure I'm up to date with Java but, again, I'll check. Thanks for the feedback.

Re: Rock Climber

2012-05-31 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Yes, the lots there are quite small, even by Jersey standards. In my area, most homes have an acre of land. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 5:08 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: I was back in Bayonne last October, and I couldn't believe haow

Re: Odd Behaviour with JAlbum

2012-05-31 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting steve harley p...@paper-ape.com: on 2012-05-30 19:57 Brian Walters wrote Not a big deal but I've been using JAlbum for years and never come across this problem before. Anyone else seen something similar? Any ideas as to what part of the Exif might be the problem? i don't use

Re: Flash Meter experiment

2012-05-31 Thread Larry Colen
On May 31, 2012, at 1:44 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: On 5/31/2012 3:31 PM, Larry Colen wrote: For those that would like to check for themselves, fluidr shows the exif data, so you can see the flash meter reading, and my actual exposure data.

re: PESO: Bug on a milkweed flower

2012-05-31 Thread Don Guthrie
Like in humans the ugly ones are attracted to the prettiest but seldom vice-versa. I always think macro shooting is a good way to end a photography slump. Just looking at your's might do it for me. Message: 9 Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 18:36:48 + From: Collin Brendemuehl

Re: PESO: Bug on a milkweed flower

2012-05-31 Thread steve harley
on 2012-05-31 12:36 Collin Brendemuehl wrote http://www.flickr.com/photos/55001392@N08/7309647348/in/photostream/lightbox/ photo gives some sense of the everyday life of a bug — beauty all around but great toil just to take a few steps appears to be Trirhabda genus; i have had iridescent

Re: Improving the technical quality of my photography

2012-05-31 Thread kwaller
I've been thinking about this for a while, and the most important thing is self editing. If you want to show your technical prowess, and an image isn't technically excellent don't show it. Probably the single best thing you can do to improve your photography! Kenneth Waller

Re: How to photograph the transit of Venus?

2012-05-31 Thread Miserere
On 29 May 2012 14:32, John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com wrote: I want to try photographing the transit of Venus across the sun on June 5th, but I've never tried shooting the sun before. Any of you guys have tips you can share? Is there a special filter I should use, or would a

Re: GESO art nudes, nsfw

2012-05-31 Thread Larry Colen
Thanks for all of the excellent feedback. There is a lot about post processing that I still need to learn. I just picked up the LR4 book, and now just need to read it. Posing was a bit of a challenge with a hemiplegic model, she has limited mobility on her left side. Also, her left eye lid

Re: Improving the technical quality of my photography

2012-05-31 Thread Larry Colen
On May 31, 2012, at 2:31 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: I've been thinking about this for a while, and the most important thing is self editing. If you want to show your technical prowess, and an image isn't technically excellent don't show it. Probably the single best thing you can do

Re: Left out again in third party lenses

2012-05-31 Thread David J Brooks
On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 5:10 PM, John Mullan k...@hotmail.com wrote: They apparently thought Nikon and Canon needed some improvement. jm Well, Canon for sure. Dave -Original Message- From: P. J. Alling Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2012 1:33 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject:

Re: Packed and ready

2012-05-31 Thread David J Brooks
On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 12:38 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Status report: I drove from Boston down to Raliegh, NC yesterday. 15 hours with two short rest stops. Stayed with friends overnight and drove to GFM this morning. Nice to travel without rushing today and I

Re: Flash Meter experiment

2012-05-31 Thread luiz felipe
Larry, I'd rather use my meters in the incident light mode - assuming they had the option. That's probably the the only difference. I used the Gossen Pro F for a very looong time, and used to bracket since local E-6 development had issues. With C41 I hardly used the Gossen, but in studio with

Re: Flash Meter experiment

2012-05-31 Thread Bruce Walker
According to this article, you've got it about right. But there's no point to using the gray card there, just hold the meter near the part of the image that will be the brightest (or most sensitive to overexposure, like facial skin), with the dome pointing back at the camera lens (one general

Re: Left out again in third party lenses

2012-05-31 Thread Mark C
On 5/31/2012 1:33 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Holga now offers pinhole lenses for DSLRs, only Canon and Nikon mount, however. I'm not sure how to feel about being dissed by Holga. Try here http://www.pinholeedun.com/Products_and_Ordering.html They even feature a Pentax on the page. MCC --

Re: Flash Meter experiment

2012-05-31 Thread John Francis
Larry wrote: I did some art nudes with a friend last night using my studio flash gear. As an experiment, I pulled out the flash meter and when I'd get my lighting dialed in, I'd take a picture of the flash meter and a grey card. I know that you've got an FA77Ltd - why are you shooting at

Re: OT: So, about that NHRA race . . .

2012-05-31 Thread Steven Desjardins
There will be other races. Why can't you go another time? On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 1:28 PM, Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Well, I find myself on the horns of a dilemma. Seems the trip to Montana I'd planned to take in late June/early July has been pushed back. Now, it's scheduled for

Re: Flash Meter experiment

2012-05-31 Thread Larry Colen
Begin forwarded message: From: luiz felipe luiz.fel...@techmit.com.br Date: May 31, 2012 4:09:36 PM PDT To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Flash Meter experiment Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net will check the pics later, underage sidekick is near. :-) These pictures

Re: Flash Meter experiment

2012-05-31 Thread Paul Stenquist
A flash meter is best used in incident mode. When shooting a model, position it in an area where you want a normal, correct exposure (as opposed to a highlight or shadow), point it at the camera lens and fire your strobes. The f-stop displayed on the meter should be your exposure. To see how

Re: OT - Olympic Rowing Pics

2012-05-31 Thread Bob Sullivan
Cotty, Like Boris says, Like Father, Like Son... No surprise Stef finds the pretty young girls to photograph! Nice work Stef. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 11:04 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Like father like son... You gotta be quite proud, Cotty! On 5/30/2012 20:47,

Re: Packed and ready

2012-05-31 Thread Bob Sullivan
We left at 8:11 AM this morning for Knoxville on the way to GFM. For anybody driving down I-75 (from Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, or Kentucky), you probably knew that there were road problems in Tennessee. 20 miles or so south of the Kentucky state line, the road is washed out...THE

I have a secret...

2012-05-31 Thread Tanya Love
...but you didn't hear it from me. Let me say two things only: 1. September 2. FF I can hardly contain myself!! tan. :-) Sent from my iPhone -- 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

Re: PESO 2012 - 055 - GDG

2012-05-31 Thread Mark C
Nice shot - I like how the light grasses in the foreground are somewhat mirrored in the darker grasses in the background. But that is just one element - overall, it has a very nice feel to it. MCC On 5/27/2012 6:00 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Finally had time and energy to do some

Re: I have a secret...

2012-05-31 Thread Steven Desjardins
Who would we tell? I wonder if HP sauce goes well on hats. . . . On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 9:38 PM, Tanya Love tanyal...@bigpond.com wrote: ...but you didn't hear it from me. Let me say two things only: 1. September 2. FF I can hardly contain myself!! tan. :-) Sent from my iPhone --

Re: FS: misc used lenses

2012-05-31 Thread Tanya Love
Hey Stan, What version/s/speed are the zooms? Tan. :-) Sent from my iPhone On 31/05/2012, at 11:11 AM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: I was in the local camera store today, just hanging around while Meg got a passport photo taken. Five used Pentax lenses for sale - they

Re: I have a secret...

2012-05-31 Thread Tanya Love
I have no idea what that means Steven! Lol! Sent from my iPhone On 01/06/2012, at 11:41 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: Who would we tell? I wonder if HP sauce goes well on hats. . . . On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 9:38 PM, Tanya Love tanyal...@bigpond.com wrote: ...but you

Re: I have a secret...

2012-05-31 Thread Jeffery Smith
I give up. There will be a full frame Pentax in September? If not, I'll be disappointed by the ... hype? Sent from my iPad Jeffery L. Smith New Orleans, Louisiana USA On May 31, 2012, at 20:38, Tanya Love tanyal...@bigpond.com wrote: ...but you didn't hear it from me. Let me say two

Re: I have a secret...

2012-05-31 Thread Steven Desjardins
A certain Brit once declared he would eat his hat if the letters FF were ever associated with Pentax. And since I watch TopGear, I know that HP sauce is some kind of British equivalent to ketchup. On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 9:42 PM, Tanya Love tanyal...@bigpond.com wrote: I have no idea what that

Re: I have a secret...

2012-05-31 Thread Mark C
On 5/31/2012 9:38 PM, Tanya Love wrote: ...but you didn't hear it from me. Let me say two things only: 1. September 2. FF I can hardly contain myself!! tan. :-) Sent from my iPhone Well, let's hope the third thing isn't 2015 ;-) I hope you are right! MCC -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: I have a secret...

2012-05-31 Thread Jeffery Smith
It's called Heinz-57 Brown Sauce. I don't use condiments named Brown Sauce. Sent from my iPad Jeffery L. Smith New Orleans, Louisiana USA On May 31, 2012, at 20:45, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: A certain Brit once declared he would eat his hat if the letters FF were ever

Re: I have a secret...

2012-05-31 Thread Tanya Love
So do I!! Let's just say I was told in person, (as in face to face) by a VERY reliable sauce (pun intended!), - ie. one of the heads of marketing for Pentax Australia - and of course, I was sworn to secrecy, and of course, I had my fingers crossed, and ran straight back here to tell you guys!

Re: I have a secret...

2012-05-31 Thread Tanya Love
Lol! Well maybe Cotty will have to get his tools out and start making some mutant Canon lenses so he can switch back to Pentax in September! (so hope my sauce is right!) Sent from my iPhone On 01/06/2012, at 11:45 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: A certain Brit once

Re: Eerm, it's a bit exciting!

2012-05-31 Thread Tanya Love
Lol! Of course! Sent from my iPhone On 30/05/2012, at 11:20 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: congrats! FWIW, I'm guessing you actually earned the FIRST spot, but naturally they had to give that to a Canon shooter. :) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

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