What ever happened to Dry Mount Presses?
15 years ago they were still too expensive for me to buy a used 20-24 model.
Did they stop making the wax on both side paper they used? Did everyone throw
away their tacking irons with the teflon coating?
I know from experience that they are not
On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 4:12 PM, George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com wrote:
This should keep everyone busy for a while.
http://www.xrite.com/custom_page.aspx?pageid=77lang=en
gs
George Sinos
This has been going around the social networks today for some odd
reason. I scored perfect. And for that
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
John Coyle
If she had skin like that for real - she'd be in high demand!
...at dermatology conferences.
When I saw the subject line I thought it meant this Barbie:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus_Barbie
I'm not
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
Larry Colen
On Jun 27, 2012, at 4:34 PM, Bob W wrote:
... nothing but froth, for dummies.
I much prefer the O'Reilly book Nothing but froth in a nutshell.
:o)
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Mine too. It should be with me by Monday I reckon. Just too late for
Christine to see it - she's with us until Sunday...
Chris
On 27 June 2012 14:04, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote:
I received an email notice that my book was shipped yesterday! I can
hardly wait to see it.
Dan
Hey folks.
My life is pretty busy at the moment. I'm selling my old house and
moving. Not far, but moving is moving, none the less.
I'm also looking for another job, had an interview the other day.
Here is a little something to chill my down
http://maritimtim.blogspot.no/2012/06/hjul.html
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Mr Frnk... the Humblinator... the Humblarama... the
Humblatollah... the Humblemeister... =)
2012/6/26 Tim Øsleby maritim...@gmail.com:
Frank's THE enhumbler.
(I'm rather serious now)
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Very good, Tim.
Best of luck with the job acquiring!
On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 3:52 AM, Tim Øsleby maritim...@gmail.com wrote:
Hey folks.
My life is pretty busy at the moment. I'm selling my old house and
moving. Not far, but moving is moving, none the less.
I'm also looking for another
He gave you the manager scowl. Good look at a tough old bird.
Paul
On Jun 28, 2012, at 12:19 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
Sparky Lyle, former Yankee relief pitcher, managing the Somerset
Patriots minor league team:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15944725
Comments are invited.
On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 2:01 AM, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote:
What ever happened to Dry Mount Presses?
I always found them to be most essential for FB papers, which warped
and curled severely. I never used dry mounting for RC papers... I used
photo corners instead. I suspect the
The ebook version is now available at
http://www.robertstech.com/pdmlbook/index.htm
Also, if you can spare a few dollars to defray the costs of producing
the book and to buy a few copies to mail out (to Pentax, Dana-Farber
and a few media outlets), you can do so at this page:
On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 2:01 AM, Joseph McAllister pentaxian at mac.com wrote:
What ever happened to Dry Mount Presses?
A lot of digital people here in Columbus still use them for mounting.
Flat is better looking than loose.
They don't sell for what they used to, but they still sell.
I have an
Yeah. What Paul said: The scowl.
;-)
Wonderful shot!
cheers,
frank
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Sent: June 28, 2012 6/28/12
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On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 2:36 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:
Last night, I was thinking about how one performance limitation that I run up
against the most often is write speed to the storage. My first idea was a
camera grip that had a slot for a laptop SSD drive. My second thought
Zach Arias might say: use both.
Oh, another thing about showing your work at meetings. Some thing
working pretty well for me right now is showing up with a print book
of 20 to 30 images and then having expanded galleries on an iPad. If
someone responds more to the portraits then I have more of
Could be, David. My tired eyes may have influenced what's left of my memory.
Jack Davis
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis
http://www.photolightimages.com/
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gardening design ideas and around...
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I GOT IT!
FedEx just delivered my copy of the PDML Photo Annual 2012, and it
looks even much better in person than it did on-line. It is a
beautiful volume, and I am just stunned by the quality and variety of
the images included.
Thanks, Mark, for all your hard work in making this happen. It
Thanks again, Mark, for all the skill and hard work you devoted to the
book (and the ebook version).
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 7:51 AM, Mark Roberts
postmas...@robertstech.com wrote:
The ebook version is now available at
This is number 25 in the series Print-a-Day for 30 Days.
http://georges.posterous.com/falling-leaves-print-a-day-25
Yesterday was the hottest day of the summer and we are months away
from falling leaves. I've always liked this photo because of the tree
with colorful leaves and the bright blue
From: steve harley
on 2012-06-27 13:34 Bob W wrote
If you want to be able to see the whole picture in one eyeful, at a normal
viewing distance a 6x4 is about the right size.
define normal viewing distance (preferably with a bell-curve) ...
A weekly brunch where a bunch of people are
On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 6:15 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:
In the past couple of years I've noticed a very annoying trend with viewing
distance. In too many situations there tends to be a range that is too far
for me to see without my glasses, and too close for me to see with them.
On Jun 28, 2012, at 10:47 AM, David J Brooks wrote:
On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 6:15 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:
In the past couple of years I've noticed a very annoying trend with viewing
distance. In too many situations there tends to be a range that is too far
for me to see
From: Joseph McAllister
What ever happened to Dry Mount Presses? 15 years ago they were still
too expensive for me to buy a used 20-24 model. Did they stop making
the wax on both side paper they used? Did everyone throw away their
tacking irons with the teflon coating? I know from experience
Thanks, Paul and Frank.
I got some other shots of him when he saw me taking the photo, and
they were bland. This one was taken after a boneheaded play by one of
his players.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 6:56 AM, Paul Stenquist
Welcome to my world. ;-)
I have two sets of progressives (daily use and backup) and two sets of
computer continuum bifocals (one each for home and office). I'm
constantly changing glasses depending on what I'm doing.
Getting old ain't for sissies.
G
On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 3:15 PM, Larry Colen
On 6/27/2012 11:19 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
Sparky Lyle, former Yankee relief pitcher, managing the Somerset
Patriots minor league team:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15944725
Comments are invited.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
Great shot, Dan!
Thanks, Walt. Whatever one thought of Sparky back in the day, he
always played with passion.
He seems contented in his 14 year stint as a minor league manager, and
so far as I can tell, hasn't left his butt impression on any birthday
cakes here.
Dan Matyola
This video preview shows the infamous hat for Cotty, as well
as a great bag for storing your photo equipment (including
the upcoming FF Pentax camera) so it won't be stolen that easily:
http://www.britishpathe.com/video/beat-the-bandit/query/bag+device
Enjoy!
Igor
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Looks fantastic! Great job, Mark! And everyone else too!
Just ordered my copy. :-)
Godfrey
On Sun, Jun 24, 2012 at 9:56 AM, Mark Roberts
postmas...@robertstech.com wrote:
Paperback:
http://www.blurb.com/my/book/detail/3345695
Hardcover:
http://www.blurb.com/my/book/detail/3345806
Sorry
Too bad about the head in the LRH corner!
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
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From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com
Subject: PESO: The Manager
Sparky Lyle, former Yankee relief pitcher, managing the Somerset
Patriots minor
On 28/6/12, Igor Roshchin, discombobulated, unleashed:
This video preview shows the infamous hat for Cotty, as well
as a great bag for storing your photo equipment (including
the upcoming FF Pentax camera) so it won't be stolen that easily:
On 27/6/12, Bruce Walker, discombobulated, unleashed:
I want to see my work BIG. I want it to cover a wall, but I'll settle
for 24x36.
Bloody full-framers ;)
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On 27/6/12, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed:
And yes, I have progressive lenses.
My lenses are interlaced ;)
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Two of life's most stressful things at once - good luck with it!
B
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From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
Tim Øsleby
Sent: 28 June 2012 08:53
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Busy times - Quiet PESO
Hey folks.
My life
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
Igor Roshchin
This video preview shows the infamous hat for Cotty, as well as a great
bag for storing your photo equipment (including the upcoming FF Pentax
camera) so it won't be stolen that easily:
On 6/28/2012 2:26 PM, Bob W wrote:
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
Igor Roshchin
This video preview shows the infamous hat for Cotty, as well as a great
bag for storing your photo equipment (including the upcoming FF Pentax
camera) so it won't be stolen
On 6/28/2012 1:26 PM, Bob W wrote:
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
Igor Roshchin
This video preview shows the infamous hat for Cotty, as well as a great
bag for storing your photo equipment (including the upcoming FF Pentax
camera) so it won't be stolen
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
Walt Gilbert
This video preview shows the infamous hat for Cotty, as well as a
great bag for storing your photo equipment (including the upcoming
FF
Pentax
camera) so it won't be stolen that easily:
On 6/28/2012 2:28 PM, Bob W wrote:
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
Walt Gilbert
This video preview shows the infamous hat for Cotty, as well as a
great bag for storing your photo equipment (including the upcoming
FF
Pentax
camera) so it won't be stolen
Walt Gilbert wrote:
The worst thing about speaking American English is that we can't use
words like boffins, yob, loo or snog without sounding like we
just returned from a semester abroad.
What about bollocks? Everyone can use that one.
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Thu Jun 28 14:26:45 EDT 2012
Bob W wrote:
From: pdml-bounces at pdml.net [mailto:pdml-bounces at pdml.net] On
Behalf Of Igor Roshchin
This video preview shows the infamous hat for Cotty, as well as a
great
bag for storing your photo equipment (including the upcoming FF Pentax
On 6/28/2012 2:47 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
Walt Gilbert wrote:
The worst thing about speaking American English is that we can't use
words like boffins, yob, loo or snog without sounding like we
just returned from a semester abroad.
What about bollocks? Everyone can use that one.
One more
The bit on photography begins around the 2-minute mark
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PVionFDmXQfeature=relmfu
This is the final episode of a quirky TV series that had a couple of
guys driving a canal boat around England and gradually outfitting it
with technology from the industrial revolution.
From: Igor Roshchin
This video preview shows the infamous hat for Cotty, as well
as a great bag for storing your photo equipment (including
the upcoming FF Pentax camera) so it won't be stolen that easily:
http://www.britishpathe.com/video/beat-the-bandit/query/bag+device
Enjoy!
Igor
On Jun 28, 2012, at 14:33, Walt Gilbert wrote:
That's precious little consolation. Though, I have to say I'm a bit miffed
that you folks decided to kill the Oxford comma. All it ever did was clarify!
You said Oxford Comma and it made me think of this band.
Specifically, the first line of
On 6/28/2012 4:01 PM, Charles Robinson wrote:
On Jun 28, 2012, at 14:33, Walt Gilbert wrote:
That's precious little consolation. Though, I have to say I'm a bit miffed that
you folks decided to kill the Oxford comma. All it ever did was clarify!
You said Oxford Comma and it made me think of
Hello all!
I was considering a possibility of tethered shooting with a Pentax DSLR.
From what I found, it looks like there are two options available:
1) *istD/*istDS with the Pentax Remote Assistant and
2) PK_Tether - http://www.pktether.com/
(read this brief review:
There was a tethering program from Pentax for the K10/20D I have it
installed on my laptop. It probably doesn't work with the K7 or K5 however.
On 6/28/2012 5:16 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote:
Hello all!
I was considering a possibility of tethered shooting with a Pentax DSLR.
From what I found,
Igor, I wrote a blog article on using the Eye-Fi card to tether ...
http://blog.brucemwalker.com/2012/02/wireless-tethering-simplified-and-cheap.html
On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 5:16 PM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote:
Hello all!
I was considering a possibility of tethered shooting with
Great article, Bruce!
Thank you!
I might consider that option.
One question, - if you know the answer:
The description of the Pro version of the card says:
Wireless RAW File Uploads: Edit Like a Pro
The Eye-Fi Pro X2 not only wirelessly uploads JPEGs, but also RAW files.
Whether you're a pro
On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 03:47:06PM -0400, Mark Roberts wrote:
What about bollocks? Everyone can use that one.
That certainly appears to be the FCC's viewpoint.
I was a bit surprised when I happened to be near a TV tuned to
BBC America when a recent Newcastle Brown commercial came on!
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Lovely photo. Just what you need dealing with these major life changes. Nice,
relaxing, quiet.
:-)
All the best...
Cheers,
frank
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From: Tim Øsleby maritim...@gmail.com
Sent:
What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. --
Christopher Hitchens
--- Original Message ---
From: Roman Melihhov ro...@blakout.net
Sent: June 28, 2012 6/28/12
To: pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Talilnn Flower Festival 2012
http://roman.blakout.net/index.php?/category/38
Such vibrant colours! Is this a festival of some sort? If so, what's it about?
cheers,
frank
What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. --
Christopher Hitchens
--- Original Message ---
From: Roman Melihhov ro...@blakout.net
Sent: June 28, 2012 6/28/12
To:
I would have wished the same but I had very few options as to where to place
the bike and still get the skyline behind it. I don't have a kickstand (a
kickstand on a road bike? shudder) so I had to find a place among the large
rocks where I could prop a pedal to hold up the bike. There were
Just to the left of the frame is the pedestrian bridge that takes the lakefront
bike path over the mouth of the Humber. It is the most picturesque part of a
gorgeous ride into town. I always slow waaay down to enjoy the view; every day
is different.
It's a pretty nice way to start the work
I awoke at my usual time: 6am. What was unusual was that I didn't have my usual
morning chores this morning so I decided to leave the house around 6:30
rather than the usual 8:15. I probably got to where I took the photo at about
7am. The sun had been up for well over an hour - probably and
I love fall colours and you captured and rendered them beautifully!
I like the way you used the fisheye. What lens?
cheers,
frank
What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. --
Christopher Hitchens
--- Original Message ---
From: George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com
Sent:
Okay. Now I've looked at the SL again and I can see that it's a flower festival.
And what it's about would be flowers.
D'oh!!
red face
cheers,
frank
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--- Original Message ---
From: Roman Melihhov
Sometime you just have to take what you can get.
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From: knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: PESO - My Thursday Commute
I would have wished the same but I had very few options as to where to place
the bike and still get the skyline behind it.
Yes, Lr and Ps watch-folders do work.
If wireless file transfer was closer to real-time (rather than
completely unreal-time that it is), I'd even use them. But I only want
to transfer ultra-low-rez JPEGs for viewing and then later discard
them, so I don't want them leaking into my workflow
By my count, 36 of us have participated in all 4 volumes of the Photo
Annual so far. Here's my count (let me know if I've missed anyone or
included someone who missed a year):
Adam Montoya
Ann Sanfedele
Bill Robb
Bob Sullivan
Bong Manayon
Boris Liberman
Brian Walters
Bruce Walker
Christine Aguila
We are, if anything, a loyal band of brothers and sisters.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 9:36 PM, Mark Roberts
postmas...@robertstech.com wrote:
By my count, 36 of us have participated in all 4 volumes of the Photo
Annual so far. Here's
Thanks for looking, Ken.
The head doesn't bother me that much, but I guess I can crop most of
it out to make it less of a problem.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 1:27 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote:
Too bad about the head in the LRH
Very nice - a good one for the July PUG, too
MOving, even across the street, is a production!
Good luck with job search
ann
On 6/28/2012 14:19, Bob W wrote:
Two of life's most stressful things at once - good luck with it!
B
-Original Message-
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net
So I carried in some Panera breads bagels, a large diet coke, and my
K-5 from the car. (100F today)
I set them all down on the kitchen table, but failed to let go of the camera.
BANG, I virtually threw it on the kitchen floor.
And there is a crack in the upper right corner (back).
I think it's
Ouch, Bob, I feel your pain. Hope that (a) it's 100% functional and that the
damage is only cosmetic and (b) that the damaged bit can be repaired/replaced
quickly, easily and cheaply.
My commiserations.
Cheers,
frank
What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. --
Thanks Frank. Dumb, dumb, dumb...
On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 10:51 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com
knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
Ouch, Bob, I feel your pain. Hope that (a) it's 100% functional and that the
damage is only cosmetic and (b) that the damaged bit can be repaired/replaced
quickly,
My commiserations, and best wishes for a quick relatively painless fix of the
physical damage. However that works out, I suspect the irritation at doing
something so thoughtlessly will stick with you for a while. In my own case, one
thing that often helps me move on is to commit an even more
on 2012-06-28 24:01 Joseph McAllister wrote
What ever happened to Dry Mount Presses?
my dad used a large Seal press for years; i think it is still in his darkroom
one mounting technique he used was to mount a trimmed print directly to a
larger square of heavy mat board (not sure whether he
On Jun 28, 2012, at 11:50 AM, Larry Colen wrote:
On Jun 27, 2012, at 4:34 PM, Bob W wrote:
... nothing but froth, for dummies.
I much prefer the O'Reilly book Nothing but froth in a nutshell.
Is that the one with the cormorant on the cover?
Dave
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