Re: Self portraiture

On 6/15/12 9:40 PM, Larry Colen wrote: When there is noone else around to photograph, self portraits can be a way to experiment with lighting, however when it comes to actually getting decent photos, I keep running into three problems: 1) Framing, I just have to set the camera wide and hope th

Re: Semi-OT: Strange Dream

On Jun 17, 2012, at 4:23 AM, John Sessoms wrote: > I sometimes have very vivid, weird dreams. I think it might be a side effect > of my medications. Mostly harmless, occasionally entertaining. I thought I'd > share just the ending of this morning's entertainment with the list. Very good. I had

Re: PESO - Nikonia

Very interesting, especially with the woman peering out of the window. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Jun 16, 2012 at 10:59 PM, frank theriault wrote: > Getting around in the mythical land of Nikonia: > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/06/nikonia.htm

Re: PAW127 - Net

Didn't get around to commenting on this one last week but I will now. Something otherworldly about this one. Something weird and fun at the same time. Very cool. Cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message ---

Re: PESO - Nikonia

The girl is cute. ;-) Jack Davis http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis http://www.photolightimages.com/ From: frank theriault To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2012 7:59 PM Subject: PESO - Nikonia Getting around in the mythical

PESO - Nikonia

Getting around in the mythical land of Nikonia: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/06/nikonia.html ;-) Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept."  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/

Re: McNally and Kelby video link [and Self Portrature]

I watched Kelby's "Crush the Composition" earlier. Interesting stuff, mostly. One of the tangents he went off onto at the end was to talk about how Composition does little good if you don't have a decent subject to shoot. He used examples of ugly lighthouses vs. scenic ones and lovely models vs.

Re: OT The Luminous Landscape has an OM-D review.

Oly is chic, Pentax is not. After the scandal, Oly even has a darkside ;-) On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 1:05 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 7:15 PM, P. J. Alling > wrote: >> Very positive.  I just like to point out a bit of hypocrisy, the reviewer >> glosses over the fact that

Re: PAW127 - Net

Hard to say :-) I have got some interesting comments to this picture this last week. It may be so simple that even if the content is strange it follows the rules of composition, or it may be some association about loosing control of the child, or something else. I don´t know. Thanks for the co

Re: Semi-OT: Strange Dream

John, You're not supposed to let Canon shooters into your dreams. :-) Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Jun 16, 2012 at 11:23 AM, John Sessoms wrote: > I sometimes have very vivid, weird dreams. I think it might be a side effect > of my medications. Mostly harmless, occasionally entertaining. I thought I

Re: PESO - PAD - Anniversary - Print-a-Day-16

That plastic look is something that needs to be reworked. It's a combination of noise reduction and slightly out of focus. I don't like it either. gs George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com www.georgesphotos.net plus.georgesinos.com On Sat, Jun 16, 2012 at 7:50 AM, knarftheria...@gm

Re: Self portraiture

On Jun 16, 2012, at 2:14 PM, Bob W wrote: >> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of >> P. J. Alling >> >> When I saw the first, I thought Larry expects to be engraved for the >> new US currency. >> > > I must have missed the memo - are you joining the Euro? He

RE: Self portraiture

> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > P. J. Alling > > When I saw the first, I thought Larry expects to be engraved for the > new US currency. > I must have missed the memo - are you joining the Euro? He certainly looks very eminent and would go nicely along

Re: Self portraiture

On Jun 16, 2012, at 9:28 AM, John Sessoms wrote: > From: Larry Colen > >> For what it's worth, here are a few from this afternoon: >> http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157630144251768/ > > Well exposed, but the light's a little flat. Thanks. I had tried changing the angle so the l

Now's your chance...

The Luminous Landscape is giving away an OM-D. Make a purchase and you have a chance. Me, I'd sell the thing and buy a K-5, but that's just me. -- Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthly search. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net ht

Re: PESO waiting to test

Good shot. A simple story, but well-told -T On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 3:28 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > We had belt exams at the dojo last night. > > I snapped this one just before the first test: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/7373090218/in/set-72157630067494591 > > The patches of bright sunl

Re: OT PESO - Where the mountains meet the prairies

Normally I don’t go for panoramas and suchlike synthetic structures, but that totally works. Good stuff. -T On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 7:11 AM, David Savage wrote: > G'day All, > > Here is a 7 frame panorama from last years holiday to Canada: > >

Re: Portrait of my Lily

That’s an outstanding chunk of blossomage. -T On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 1:34 PM, Don Guthrie wrote: > > As it happened when David Brooks lovely lily was posted, I was working on > flower pictures myself. Herewith my entry in the lily theme. > > > > http://donspix.posterous.com/portrait-of-my-lily-s

Re: OT - The power and fear of photographs - or how a 9y.o. kid, made a difference

Up until 6th grade, the schools I attended were too small to supply a hot lunch, thought they supplied milk in waxed cartons, the cost seems ridiculously inexpensive compared to today's inflated prices, you could bring your own or walk home and eat lunch there, if you could get back to school i

Re: Morning tiger

You're right. Definitely a day. I'm afraid that what would prevent keeper status for me is: light's flat; colour is not deep; the bloom is kinda shot (curled edges); dead bloom visible behind; background too busy. You gotta catch these flowers first thing in the morning when they're fresh and the

Re: Morning tiger

Looks more like a day lily than a tiger... On 6/16/2012 7:40 AM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/55001392@N08/7379077290/in/photostream/lightbox / Handheld, with flash. Old Tamron lens. I think it's a keeper. -- Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and

Re: Self portraiture

When I saw the first, I thought Larry expects to be engraved for the new US currency. On 6/16/2012 9:14 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Nice portraits, but soo serious. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Jun 16, 2012 at 8:33 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On Jun 1

Re: What does the "macro" mean?

on 2012-06-16 7:28 Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote "Macro" is an abbreviation of "photomacrography" which by strict definition is the capture of subjects at 1:1 or greater magnifications. Here's a good recent paper on the subject (circa 2006): http://www.a-p-s.org.au/pdfs/articles/macro.pdf interesting

Re: Morning Tiger

Thoughts appreciated on the whole shot though it was just a lens test. Here's the center @ 100%. http://www.flickr.com/photos/55001392@N08/7380654276/in/photostream/lightbox / Collin -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE fr

Re: Morning tiger

Nice capture well chosen DOF, but the cut off bloom at the top is a no no for me. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Collin Brendemuehl" Subject: Morning tiger http://www.flickr.com/photos/55001392@N08/7379077290/in/photostre

Re: Self portraiture

From: Larry Colen For what it's worth, here are a few from this afternoon: http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157630144251768/ Well exposed, but the light's a little flat. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE f

Semi-OT: Strange Dream

I sometimes have very vivid, weird dreams. I think it might be a side effect of my medications. Mostly harmless, occasionally entertaining. I thought I'd share just the ending of this morning's entertainment with the list. (As the dream nears its end ...) I was clinging to a cliff ledge on th

Re: PESO - I try street

On Sat, Jun 16, 2012 at 10:59 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > Overall: very cool. I especially like the contrasted couples. I'd be > tempted to crop out that tall steel thing (crane?) but OTOH it adds a > further element of mystery, so I dunno. I didn't really like the crane, but I didn't like the cro

Re: PESO Keys

Thank you, Dan! On Sat, Jun 16, 2012 at 9:57 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > A very appealing "at work" portrait.  Great lighting, and the hat adds > a touch of atmosphere and mystery. > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > On Sat, Jun 16, 2012 at 9:30 AM, knarfthe

Re: PESO Keys

I worked at it to make her face the focal point, so I'm glad you responded to that, Frank. :-) I was pleased that the composition turned out okay. I was squeezed up against a corner, a foot or two from the bass end of the keyboard, and I recall being annoyed that I was forced to go wider than I li

RE: Self portraiture

From: Larry Colen When there is noone else around to photograph, self portraits can be a way to experiment with lighting, however when it comes to actually getting decent photos, I keep running into three problems: 1) Framing, I just have to set the camera wide and hope that most of what I want

OT - The power and fear of photographs - or how a 9y.o. kid, made a difference

From: Igor Roshchin A small kid started posting photos of her school lunches to her blog. ... what resonance it made and what came out of that: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/06/neverseconds-shut-down/ The 2nd weirdest part that is related to the previous discussions on this list is in

Re: PESO - I try street

Overall: very cool. I especially like the contrasted couples. I'd be tempted to crop out that tall steel thing (crane?) but OTOH it adds a further element of mystery, so I dunno. Technical observation: looks like you used the Lr adjustment brush to brighten the store fronts and RHS, but you let th

RE: What does the "macro" mean?

From: Igor Roshchin ... Well, I understand the meaning of the word. But what does it actually mean in the lens designation? The new Sigma 18-250 lens is called "macro" "with a maximum magnification ratio of 1:2.9": http://www.dpreview.com/news/2012/06/15/Sigma-launches-18-200mm-F3-5-6-3-Macro-H

Re: Self portraiture

With modern cameras that have Live View, if the LCD is articulated, you can sometimes turn the LCD so that you can see what's in it and where the AF focus point is while looking at the front of the camera. With non-articulared LCDs, put a mirror behind the camera so you can see the LCD. Combine th

Re: PESO Keys

A very appealing "at work" portrait. Great lighting, and the hat adds a touch of atmosphere and mystery. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Jun 16, 2012 at 9:30 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: > Very nice! > > I especially like the light on her face, her fa

Re: PESO - I try street

On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 10:32 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote: > The angle...why aren't the verticals vertical? I like the subjects. Because I was shooting from the waist, and there isn't enough room at the margins to straighten it in Lightroom. Thanks for looking! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDM

RE: Morning tiger

Beautiful! cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Collin Brendemuehl Sent: June 16, 2012 6/16/12 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Morning tiger http://www.flickr.com/photos/55001392@N08/7379077290/in

RE: PESO - I try street

I like this! The whole thing is askew: The horizontals are horizontal but the verticals aren't. Very cool! Love the two couples and their juxtapositions. Great timing by you. Brilliant! Cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitche

RE: PESO - I try street

"What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Matthew Hunt Sent: June 15, 2012 6/15/12 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: PESO - I try street Street photography isn't usually my thing, but here you go: http:

RE: PESO Keys

Very nice! I especially like the light on her face, her facial expression and the angle from which we see her face which lends an air of mystery to the photo (does it seem that I'm concentrating on her face?). Lovely shot! cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed wit

Re: What does the "macro" mean?

"Macro" is an abbreviation of "photomacrography" which by strict definition is the capture of subjects at 1:1 or greater magnifications. Here's a good recent paper on the subject (circa 2006): http://www.a-p-s.org.au/pdfs/articles/macro.pdf When applied to lenses, originally the term "macro lens"

Re: Self portraiture

Nice portraits, but soo serious. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Jun 16, 2012 at 8:33 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > > On Jun 15, 2012, at 7:26 PM, David Parsons wrote: > >> #2.  Set up your tripod.  Sit where you'll be posing.  Bring camera to >> your eye and

Re: Morning tiger

Nice, subtle and pleasing colors. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Jun 16, 2012 at 7:40 AM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/55001392@N08/7379077290/in/photostream/lightbox > / > > Handheld, with flash.  Old Tamron lens.  I think it's a

RE: PESO - PAD - Anniversary - Print-a-Day-16

You're right, the expressions make it. Wonderful. He looks like maybe he's overprocessed (or did it come from the camera like that?) - almost plasticky looking. I find that a bit distracting. Still, a wonderful moment captured. A photo well worth keeping and treasuring. Cheers, frank "What c

Re: Self portraiture

On Jun 16, 2012, at 12:48 AM, luiz felipe wrote: > Use a mirror beside or behind the camera, so you may see what kind of face > and pose you're making. If you use a large mirror you'll be able to see what > the camera sees with normal to short tele lenses. Some models can use this > mirror beh

Re: Self portraiture

On Jun 15, 2012, at 7:26 PM, David Parsons wrote: > #2. Set up your tripod. Sit where you'll be posing. Bring camera to > your eye and focus on the head of the tripod. Turn off AF. Mount the > camera. Adjust focus slightly as needed. That is a great idea! I wish I had known about it 8 yea

Re: Help with Super A/SuperProgram

On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 5:30 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Very nostalgic Jens.  I never sold mine. > My Super Program is the most beat up of the lot. > Still, it is a favorite.  Can't beat that TTL flash. Still have mine Dave > Regards,  Bob S. > > On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 3:27 PM, Jens wrote: >>

Morning tiger

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Self portraiture

Use a mirror beside or behind the camera, so you may see what kind of face and pose you're making. If you use a large mirror you'll be able to see what the camera sees with normal to short tele lenses. Some models can use this mirror behind or beside the camera to adjust their posing - somethin

Re: Help with Super A/SuperProgram

Quoting Jens : I put two LR44 in it. It works just fine. Super A Mint- (minor marks in paint, hardly visible at the back). 27 Euro + shipping. Great buy, I think!I took so many nice photographs with a Super A! Thanks for your support PDML'ers. Enjoy it. I bought my Super A many years ago