On 4 July 2012 21:44, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote:
Thanks, Chris!
Williamsburg was Virginia's capital during the colonial period, and until
1780 (when it moved to Richmond). Colonial Williamsburg is a nonprofit
organization that began restoring the colonial capital beginning in
I agree with the balloon example you describe John. But where did all the space
on the inside (as populated with matter as the outside surface of the balloon)
come from. When I speak or think of a singularity in the current model, I am
referring to the Big Bang, before which there was no time,
Unfortunately, I can't see the book on my phone. What is the title?
Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote:
PS, thanks to Larry for giving me the title. Had an inchoate idea of
the
book for weeks before settling on this. FWIW, I usually set my lens for
2m, and f8 if the light is good, so
My favorite part of this is the origin of the name the God particle
for the Higgs boson. Leon Lederman, who won the Nobel prize for
finding the bottom quark, wrote a book about the Higgs boson and how
elusive it was. He wanted to call the book The Goddamn Particle but
the publishers balked and
Since our technician is away for family matters, I also get to do the
liquid nitrogen fills and, along with Phil, the liquid helium fills.
Not complicated but always very Hollywood with the vapor plumes and
ice forming everywhere.
On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 2:02 AM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com
Wow, what a mess. Copied the embedded link by mistake. Here's a better one:
http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/i-2Lh2Rkp/0/L/Tread-L.jpg
On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 8:30 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote:
One of the many booths at the July 4 celebration:
a
In the words of one of our favorite Canadians.. HAR!
ann
On 7/5/2012 08:30, Steven Desjardins wrote:
One of the many booths at the July 4 celebration:
a
href=http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/15174580_3zgwM8#!i=1946432904k=2Lh2Rkplb=1s=A;
title=Photo Video Sharing by SmugMugimg
for some odd reason the first one worked for me
clever Thudnerbird
ann
On 7/5/2012 08:33, Steven Desjardins wrote:
Wow, what a mess. Copied the embedded link by mistake. Here's a better one:
http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/i-2Lh2Rkp/0/L/Tread-L.jpg
On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 8:30
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The Jeepster (for those that don't know) was a passenger car version
of the Jeep. Not a big sales hit but there was a real beauty at the
4th celebration yesterday:
http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/i-QXQ6NCH/0/L/jeepster-L.jpg
Taken with the Q.
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I did not know about the Jeepster. This one's a beaut. Looks like it
just came off the line.
On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 10:07 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote:
The Jeepster (for those that don't know) was a passenger car version
of the Jeep. Not a big sales hit but there was a real
Hood ornament:
http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/i-gGdR4Vh/0/XL/ford-ornament-XL.jpg
The inside of the Jeepster:
http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/i-32VgFrQ/0/XL/Jeepster-2-XL.jpg
Pentax Q
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From: Mark Roberts
We've sold 45 copies so far, not including my 3 proof copies (and a
bunch of ebooks as well). One of the final proof copies went to Dr.
Carlos at Dana-Farber. Were at a picnic on Sunday (for the Children's
Hospital Solid Tumor Service, if you must know) and Carlos and several
From: Rick Womer
Ummm... no.
Colonial Williamsburg has nothing to do with Busch Gardens and
Universal Studios besides being in the same county.
The restoration of colonial (small c) Williamsburg was the brainchild
of a College of William and Mary professor, who was distressed to see
the last
From: Walter Hamler
Here is one pano that I put together.
http://walthamler.smugmug.com/Other/Grand-Canyon-North-Tim/23266223_N94xvd#!i=1876914005k=423ZF6Vlb=1s=A
Walt
Quite nice. Where did you take the photos you made this from?
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On 4/7/12, Brian Walters, discombobulated, unleashed:
I think Mark's just playing with our minds. If there's any cormorants
in The Photographs section, I'll eat Cotty's hat.
Holy Hors d'oeuvres, I'll be opening up a restaurant at this rate.
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On 3/7/12, Rick Womer, discombobulated, unleashed:
A boys' fife-and-drum corps marches the length of Colonial
Williamsburg's main street most afternoons at 1. Waiting is hard.
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16012213size=lg
or,
http://phillyrick.smugmug.com/Other/Williamsburg-
Enjoying my monochrome phase:
http://cottycam.posterous.com/greenwich-after-hours
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We get the occasional big sky in England.
http://cottycam.posterous.com/beach-and-sky-polzeath-cornwall-2012
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Nothing for months and now 3 at once! C'est la vie!
http://cottycam.posterous.com/coastal-sedimentary-rock-cornwall-2012
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I very much like an element (or two) in each of these.
All nicely rendered.
Jack Davis
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis
http://www.photolightimages.com/
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John, these were from one of the viewpoints along the North Rim side.
They have opened up numerous new areas that you can park and walk just
a short distance to see incredible views. MUCH nicer than from South
Rim IMHO. I believe these were just east and north from the North Rim
Lodge viewpoint,
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
Joseph McAllister
I agree with the balloon example you describe John. But where did all
the space on the inside (as populated with matter as the outside
surface of the balloon) come from. When I speak or think of a
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
Steve Cottrell
We get the occasional big sky in England.
http://cottycam.posterous.com/beach-and-sky-polzeath-cornwall-2012
you ain't seen nothin' yet...
B
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Enjoying my monochrome phase:
http://cottycam.posterous.com/greenwich-after-hours
that's a terrific shot! The best curry-house in Greenwich, no less.
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On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 7:35 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote:
http://www.thinktankphoto.com/products/hydrophobia-70-200-rain-cover.aspx
Dry but cheap.
http://optechusa.com/rainsleeve.html
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Steven Desjardins
The Jeepster (for those that don't know) was a passenger car version of
the Jeep. Not a big sales hit but there was a real beauty at the 4th
celebration yesterday:
These are fantastic! Love them all, but Polzeath--wow, wonderful sky and
cloud. Are you back from Cornwall? Cheers, Christine
On Jul 5, 2012, at 11:17 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote:
Nothing for months and now 3 at once! C'est la vie!
Five selections from last night's local show (which was about 2 miles distant).
Shot in DNG, exported as JPEGs from LR4.1 with no intervening processing. No
cropping, no color adjustments, no sharpening, nada.
K20D with DA*60-250, mostly at 225-250.
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Du'oh. And here's the link: http://smhalpin.posterous.com/fireworks-from-afar
(In my defense, I would like to note that I just walked 18 holes of golf in
98°F temps. My brain is fried.)
stan
On Jul 5, 2012, at 4:43 PM, Stan Halpin wrote:
Five selections from last night's local show (which
It has very hot in the midwest as everywhere else but I did manage to
get out at dusk and try the Pentax 28mm. I think these convey the heat
and humidity but we Iowans are tough.
Do not look directly into the sun.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/valdon/7508553958/
On 5/7/12, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed:
These are fantastic! Love them all, but Polzeath--wow, wonderful sky
and cloud. Are you back from Cornwall?
Thanks Christine, and all others who looked and or commented.
Last night tonight, back to the grind Saturday for 5 days.
I find that image quite effective and pleasing. There is nice
contrast between the smoothness of the sand or mud and the rough
texture of the large dark rock mass on the right. I also like the way
the left-pointing wedge of the rock on the right is complemented by
the right-pointing distant land
On 5/7/12, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:
http://cottycam.posterous.com/greenwich-after-hours
that's a terrific shot! The best curry-house in Greenwich, no less.
Thanks :)
One of the nice things I like about the X10 is the same thing I liked
about the Epson R-D1. You set it to B+W mode
On 5/7/12, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed:
I find that image quite effective and pleasing. There is nice
contrast between the smoothness of the sand or mud and the rough
texture of the large dark rock mass on the right. I also like the way
the left-pointing wedge of the rock on
One of the things I've been working on is only taking photos at the decisive
moment. One thing that I've noticed is that the better I get at waiting for
the decisive moment, the better everyone else seems to get at stepping in front
of my camera just before the decisive moment.
In a similar
On 5/7/12, Larry Colen (On Droid4est), discombobulated, unleashed:
In a similar vein, yesterday a friend was trying to photograph me
dipping a dance partner at the end of a dance and a pro photographer
(press pass) stepped right between us to show his photo to someone.
Sounds like he was a
Har! Love that story!
I was wondering why they might call it the God Particle. I mean it may be
necessary for big bang to be explainable but that doesn't make it God-like.
Whatever attributes it might have I'd say they fall short of God.
;-)
But your story makes sense.
Cheers,
frank
What
I wish I knew what socialism isn't. I'm sure I'd agree with their position.
;-)
And I would favour tax cuts - it's the spending cuts and service cuts I don't
like.
We currently have a let's cut spending mayor here in Toronto. He appealed to
Joe Taxpayer: End the gravy train was his campaign
I wonder if Willy's knew that the Jeepster would be a Shriner staple at parades
sixty years later!
They sure are funky vehicles!
When I was a young kid our neighbour, a mechanic, swore by Jeep Wagoneers. Said
they were the best made, simplest, most reliable and easily repairable cars
made in
On 7/5/2012 3:07 PM, Adam Montoya wrote:
On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 7:35 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote:
http://www.thinktankphoto.com/products/hydrophobia-70-200-rain-cover.aspx
Dry but cheap.
http://optechusa.com/rainsleeve.html
-Adam
Some day one of the big name camera
Brilliant!!
I take back that snide comment I made to Christine about you.
;-)
Seriously, I love this photo. Damn, it's good!
cheers,
frank
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From: Steve Cottrell
Excellent.
cheers,
frank
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From: Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv
Sent: July 5, 2012 7/5/12
To: pentax list PDML@pdml.net
Subject: PESO - Beach and Sky, Polzeath, Cornwall 2012
Damn, you're really on a roll, Cotty!
And of course I can't even hear the word Cornwall without thinking of the
Python skit about the Chinese spies: Ah, yes, when boy, spend many happy
summers in Cohn-a-wahrrr...
cheers,
frank
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Larry Colen (On Droid4est) wrote:
the better I get at waiting for the decisive moment, the better everyone else
seems to get at stepping in front of my camera just before the decisive moment.
That's a keeper!
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Looks hot to me! Well conveyed, and gorgeous photos as well.
cheers,
frank
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From: Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com
Sent: July 5, 2012 7/5/12
To: pdml@pdml.net
Subject: In the
Those situations are where you need Gordie Howe Elbows.
Canadians (and Detroit Red Wing fans everywhere) will know exactly what I mean.
;-)
cheers,
frank
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G'day all
I'll be closing submissions on Sunday so get 'em in while you still can.
So far we have 21 themed submissions and one Open Gallery submission.
The details:
Submit here:
http://pug.komkon.org/submit/
Submission Guidelines here:
http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html
The
On 7/3/2012 5:43 PM, David J Brooks wrote:
Hey all.
Just getting back from a great weekend at the Bro laws cottage on Lake
Nippising. Good company, weather fishing and cold beer. Not a bad way
to celebrate Canada's 145th birthday.
Any way here is a photo dot net gallery of some new shots. The
On 04/07/2012 16:03, Christine Aguila wrote:
On Jul 3, 2012, at 8:26 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
Welcome back! Glad you survived Cotty et al.
More like you should be glad the Brits survived Darrel and me :-). cheers,
christine
You weren't that bad. Well, Darrel was OK.
On 7/3/2012 9:01 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote:
On 7/3/2012 7:53 PM, David J Brooks wrote:
On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 5:43 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com
wrote:
Hey all.
Just getting back from a great weekend at the Bro laws cottage on Lake
Nippising. Good company, weather fishing and cold beer.
On 7/5/2012 4:46 PM, Stan Halpin wrote:
Du'oh. And here's the link: http://smhalpin.posterous.com/fireworks-from-afar
(In my defense, I would like to note that I just walked 18 holes of golf in
98°F temps. My brain is fried.)
stan
On Jul 5, 2012, at 4:43 PM, Stan Halpin wrote:
Five
Lovely, Stan.
I especially like the starbursts (#3 4).
cheers,
frank
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On 7/2/2012 9:04 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Porcine neckwear..
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16019522
Whale of shirt, too. Nice shot.
Mark
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On 7/2/2012 8:12 AM, David Parsons wrote:
It's that time again. Fireworks all around until Wednesday.
This is from the next town over from me.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/7480147072/
That's cool... nice shot.
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Just in the nick of time:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/860658-REG/Pentax_15668_K30_Digital_Camera_Body.html
On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 7:15 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote:
On 7/5/2012 3:07 PM, Adam Montoya wrote:
On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 7:35 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com
At 7:21 pm, my power came back on, which is an hour short of 6 days in
the dark. I have one of those new HE washers that lock the lid. I
had I wash in there for 15 minutes when the power went out and there's
no manual release. I guess that's considered a presoak.
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Yep, my eye sees a palm tree as well.
Nice one. Cheers, Christine
On Jul 3, 2012, at 5:46 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote:
Quoting David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com:
It's that time again. Fireworks all around until Wednesday.
This is from the next town over from
Oh geeez, 6 days. Glad the power is finally on. Cheers, Christine
7:30 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote:
At 7:21 pm, my power came back on, which is an hour short of 6 days in
the dark. I have one of those new HE washers that lock the lid. I
had I wash in there for 15
Thanks Mark.
On Jul 5, 2012, at 8:08 PM, Mark C wrote:
On 7/2/2012 9:04 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Porcine neckwear..
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16019522
Whale of shirt, too. Nice shot.
Mark
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On 7/3/2012 4:36 PM, Bruce Walker wrote:
The City of Mississauga hires experienced boarders to keep an eye on
the skateboard plaza on the grounds of City Hall. I had a very
pleasant chat with City employee Brian and his friend Rachel ...
http://www.flickr.com/bruce_m_walker/7481470456/lightbox/
minimalist, even.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 7:59 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote:
On 7/3/2012 5:43 PM, David J Brooks wrote:
Hey all.
Just getting back from a great weekend at the Bro laws cottage on Lake
Nippising. Good
On 7/5/2012 12:11 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote:
Enjoying my monochrome phase:
http://cottycam.posterous.com/greenwich-after-hours
A quiet moment nicely framed by the window. Great use of the BW, right
down to the dishes and tables.
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Hope you didn't have bleach in there.
:O
cheers,
frank
ps: glad you got your power back!
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Sent: July 5, 2012 7/5/12
To: Pentax-Discuss
Steve,
6 hot days with no AC? We would have killed somebody by now.
Regards, Bob S.
On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 7:30 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote:
At 7:21 pm, my power came back on, which is an hour short of 6 days in
the dark. I have one of those new HE washers that lock the
Both cool shots!
cheers,
frank
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Sent: July 5, 2012 7/5/12
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Subject: Peso: More Old Car Parts
Excellent.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 8:11 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote:
On 7/2/2012 8:12 AM, David Parsons wrote:
It's that time again. Fireworks all around until Wednesday.
This is from the next town over from me.
Very nice. A welcome departure from the typical fireworks shot.
On Jul 5, 2012, at 9:35 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
Excellent.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 8:11 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote:
On 7/2/2012 8:12 AM, David
Finally they get to march:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16046972size=lg
Rick
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I had AC at work, but evenings were tricky. Still, we had water.
Lots of folks in the county have wells with electric pumps.
It was nice having that backlit Kindle fire to read after dark.
On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 9:23 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote:
Steve,
6 hot days with no AC?
Do you live in the Maryland/Virginia area?
A couple years back we were without power for 38 hours. I can't imagine 6
days.You poor devil!
Jack Davis
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis
http://www.photolightimages.com/
From: Steven Desjardins
On 7/5/2012 17:16, Don Guthrie wrote:
It has very hot in the midwest as everywhere else but I did manage to
get out at dusk and try the Pentax 28mm. I think these convey the heat
and humidity but we Iowans are tough.
Do not look directly into the sun.
good stuff...
ann
On 7/5/2012 12:17, Steve Cottrell wrote:
Nothing for months and now 3 at once! C'est la vie!
http://cottycam.posterous.com/coastal-sedimentary-rock-cornwall-2012
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for those of you following the sinkhole saga
I took this one yesterday
http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/2012-and-all-that/21847075_D88Ngw/1/1947975432_sbsx5wg/Large
If you have no idea what I'm talking about, backup a couple of shots in
that gallery of mine
this, in the
You know, since you were on line, it haddn't occured to me you had no
power .. saw something you posted and thought, ah, ok he's alright.
Did you have a place to go to get cool?
ann
On 7/5/2012 20:30, Steven Desjardins wrote:
At 7:21 pm, my power came back on, which is an hour short of 6
It's amazing that after a hundred years it's still mostly together and
working...
Well documented series, Ann.
Cheers,
frank
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From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com
Sent: July
Thanks Mark, Frank.
Fireworks is one of those things that we seem to be compelled to photograph,
and I would feel uneasy watching a fireworks display without camera in hand.
But, truth be told, I have gotten quite bored with the same old same old
displays, and I have gotten bored with
Steve's a physicist and an academic; he's already more than cool...
;-)
cheers,
frank
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snip
Did you have a place to go to get cool?
ann
Alas, after several months of problem-free viewing of photo.net with my
android, tonight I can't get on. Hopefully tomorrow...
Cheers,
frank
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From: Rick Womer
I knew that... :-)
a
On 7/6/2012 00:04, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
Steve's a physicist and an academic; he's already more than cool...
;-)
cheers,
frank
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