Re: London Olympics

2012-07-31 Thread John Francis
I would think PDML members could give the British police a close run. I did not equate offensive posting to hate speech - I simply pointed out that there is no single universal definition, and that in every jurisdiction there is a somewhat arbitrary line drawn somewhere. I suspect the reported

Re: PESO: Larry Bait

2012-07-31 Thread lrc
Walt, you are indeed very good at baiting. And not too bad with a camera either. Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all! I haven't done much photography in a while as it's been just too damned hot to get out with the camera for the past month. Saturday, though, was *relatively* nice

Re: OT: Are all men predisposed to be car junkies?

2012-07-31 Thread lrc
If you aren't building them yourself, you aren't a car junkie. Walter Hamler hamlerwal...@gmail.com wrote: I bought my wife a new car; one year ago I bought one for me. I am like a kid in a toy store!! Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: England 2012: UK PDMLers

2012-07-31 Thread lrc
And Cotty too! I really like those storm cloud photos. Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: Here's a quick collection of our wonderfully photogenic UK PDMLers. Hope you enjoy! Cheers, Christine http://www.caguila.com/englandukpdmlers/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: the long, long wait for my k-5

2012-07-31 Thread lrc
Willow springs? That's practically our neighborhood. Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: John is right. Renting a camera is just a normal business expense, so it' a deduction from gross income, and I recoup only the percentage that goes on taxes. i still have about 16 days to go until

Re: London Olympics

2012-07-31 Thread steve harley
on 2012-07-31 16:44 steve harley wrote meanwhile, Twitter has banned, then reinstated, someone who tweeted the business email address of an NBC executive (in disgust over #NBCfail and to continue our exploration of consequences for utterances, 'Italy's highest court has ruled that telling a

PESO - Tending the Flowers

2012-07-31 Thread Rick Womer
Inside Chester Cathedral: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16162877 (K-5, DA 16-45) Comments always appreciated. Rick -- 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

Re: Bikers w/o engines

2012-07-31 Thread Rick Womer
Nice color, nice lines, great panning, and it's somehow refreshing to see a tandem--I like it! Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com To: pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 12:20 PM Subject: Bikers w/o engines

Re: Mini-GESO: Storm Clouds Landscapes (4 photos)

2012-07-31 Thread Rick Womer
The shot of the clouds over the old barn is a classic. Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 1:12 PM Subject: Mini-GESO: Storm Clouds Landscapes (4

Re: PESO - Hard Rain

2012-07-31 Thread Rick Womer
Frank, late to the party because of internet trouble and travel, but I really like this.  Before you blow it up to a meter across, you might darken that strip of sky a trifle and try to bring out the sailboat a bit--it makes the shot. Cheers, Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW -

Re: PESO - Simon's kayak

2012-07-31 Thread Rick Womer
Beautiful shot, and beautiful narrative.  Thanks. Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: AlunFoto - Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 5:04 PM Subject: PESO - Simon's kayak

Re: Peso - carrot soup recipe with pic

2012-07-31 Thread Christine Aguila
nice clean look, Ann. I'd say it worked well indeed. Cheers, Christine On Jul 31, 2012, at 10:40 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: http://annsan.smugmug.com/WorksinProg/recipes-with-photos/6695312_SPVrJT/1/1060188476_3SPqr/Medium I started working on a recipe calendar but

Peso - NY native

2012-07-31 Thread Ann Sanfedele
cat photo! beware! Just sat down to visit with him this afternoon - he seldom is around when I have my camera. http://annsan.smugmug.com/The-KItty-Corner/Feline-Friends-other-owners/3605312_4T77B2/1/1999334034_nFBXHM5/Large ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Mini-GESO: Storm Clouds Landscapes (4 photos)

2012-07-31 Thread Walt Gilbert
Thanks, Rick! The photographic pickings have been so slim for the past few months that I was delighted to get anything at all that day. It's been truly dreadful around here -- and most of the rest of this part of the country. It was nice to see something other than parched earth, desiccated

Re: PESO: Larry Bait

2012-07-31 Thread Walt Gilbert
Thanks again, Larry! I'm just happy to get any decent results given how little practice I've gotten in lately. I'll be so glad when this godforsaken weather pattern finally breaks, I'm liable to wear out the shutter on every body I've got. -- Walt On 7/30/2012 3:22 PM, l...@red4est.com

Re: PESO - Hard Rain

2012-07-31 Thread Christine Aguila
Lovely, Frank! Cheers, Christine On Jul 28, 2012, at 8:54 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I think this should hae been my August PUG submission, but alas, it's already in. In any event, I went to the beach a couple of weekends ago. It rained:

Re: Peso - NY native

2012-07-31 Thread steve harley
on 2012-07-31 19:47 Ann Sanfedele wrote cat photo! beware! Just sat down to visit with him this afternoon - he seldom is around when I have my camera. http://annsan.smugmug.com/The-KItty-Corner/Feline-Friends-other-owners/3605312_4T77B2/1/1999334034_nFBXHM5/Large foreground/background make

PESO more Trap Door

2012-07-31 Thread Bruce Walker
If you dug the Trap Door GESO, I've added a few more images. This shot with Marzi is my fave: http://goo.gl/Tk1fP And if you navigate around the gallery you can see the other three new ones, including some of my artist neighbor Julie who was our 2nd model. Gallery: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjAXsq4j

Re: PESO more Trap Door

2012-07-31 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Bruce: To my eye it's a little busy around her face, but the light and the color rendering is beautiful. Really love those blues-wonderfully rich! Overall, great work. Cheers, Christine On Jul 31, 2012, at 9:33 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: If you dug the Trap Door

Re: PESO - Hard Rain

2012-07-31 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Thanks, Cotty! cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv Sent: July 31, 2012 7/31/12 To: pentax list PDML@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - Hard Rain On 28/7/12, frank

Re: PESO more Trap Door

2012-07-31 Thread Walt Gilbert
I completely agree with Christine, and would only add that She is deciding my fate is my favorite of the bunch. They're all eye-pleasing, though. -- Walt On 7/31/2012 9:44 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Bruce: To my eye it's a little busy around her face, but the light and the color

Re: Mini-GESO: Storm Clouds Landscapes (4 photos)

2012-07-31 Thread Christine Aguila
Very dramatic, Walt! Cheers, Christine On Jul 31, 2012, at 12:12 PM, Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Some rough weather passed through the area the other day, but my area managed to avoid the high winds and hail. We did get a nice summer thunderstorm, though, and some nice, dark

Re: PESO - Hard Rain

2012-07-31 Thread Walt Gilbert
Just a wonderful capture, Frank. I'd be very proud to call it mine. -- Walt On 7/31/2012 9:46 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, Cotty! cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Steve

Re: PESO - Simon's kayak

2012-07-31 Thread Christine Aguila
Very pretty light and color. I love the pinks and blues. Great work as usual, Jostein! Cheers, Christine On Jul 31, 2012, at 4:04 PM, AlunFoto - Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no wrote: http://alunfoto.blogspot.no/2012/07/simons-kayak.html -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail.

Re: Peso - carrot soup recipe with pic

2012-07-31 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Yeah, Thanks Christine (and Dan) I think this one worked - but I've got a whole bunch that hoovered - good recipes, unappretizing photos. Think stew :-) And then writing the recipes out is a pain - I'm such a poor typist a On 7/31/2012 21:36, Christine Aguila wrote: nice clean look, Ann.

Re: OT - Backups Cockups, Netbooks MyBooks, Hard Drives , Dryers

2012-07-31 Thread Anthony Farr
To all who've responded, thank you for the sympathetic comments. I guess I was correct to believe that PDMLers would find data backup to be a topic close to their own hearts, and that a saga about it would find interested readers. Something that I should point out is that the failed drive wasn't

Re: Peso - carrot soup recipe with pic

2012-07-31 Thread steve harley
on 2012-07-31 9:40 Ann Sanfedele wrote http://annsan.smugmug.com/WorksinProg/recipes-with-photos/6695312_SPVrJT/1/1060188476_3SPqr/Medium I started working on a recipe calendar but decided , on the whole, my best dishes are not so photogenic and I'm not such a good food shooter This one

RE: PESO: We the People

2012-07-31 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Beautiful colours! cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Sent: July 31, 2012 7/31/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: We the People

RE: Peso - carrot soup recipe with pic

2012-07-31 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Substitute vegetable stock for the chicken stock and that looks like an amazing vegan soup! We'll definitely be trying it. Lovely photo, too. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Ann

RE: PESO: New cedar table

2012-07-31 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
That is beautiful! cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com Sent: July 31, 2012 7/31/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: New cedar table I am

RE: Bikers w/o engines

2012-07-31 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
I'm told that tandems can really fly. Nice panning to catch this one. Lovely, vibrant colours, too. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com Sent: July 31, 2012

Re: PESO: Pretty boat

2012-07-31 Thread Christine Aguila
that's very pretty, Tim! Cheers, Christine On Jul 31, 2012, at 12:38 PM, AlunFoto - Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no wrote: The picture of the sailboat has a wonderful mood. The wine, in moderate amounts, may help to hold the 400mm steady. :-) Jostein Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote:

Re: England 2012: UK PDMLers

2012-07-31 Thread Christine Aguila
We had lots of dramatic sky when there. It was great. The English sky is beautiful! Cheers, Christine On Jul 23, 2012, at 3:06 PM, l...@red4est.com wrote: And Cotty too! I really like those storm cloud photos. Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: Here's a

RE: PESO: Pretty boat

2012-07-31 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
The first on is ~the~ shot. That backlighting is amazing. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com Sent: July 31, 2012 7/31/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESOs: Ghost Signs

2012-07-31 Thread Christine Aguila
Nice documentation, Darren! Cheers, Christine On Jul 30, 2012, at 3:14 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Glad I delurked - I love this kind of stuff - I never thought about calling them ghost signs... certainly one thing your part of the country and NY have in common though - I

Re: Mini-GESO: Storm Clouds Landscapes (4 photos)

2012-07-31 Thread Walt Gilbert
Many thanks, Christine! I'm glad I decided to grab the cameras. I have no idea when I might see rainclouds again. -- Walt On 7/31/2012 9:48 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: Very dramatic, Walt! Cheers, Christine On Jul 31, 2012, at 12:12 PM, Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Some

Re: Bikers w/o engines

2012-07-31 Thread Anthony Farr
Don, I like your shot and the movement really works for me, much more important in this case than perfect sharpness. I worried me at first that the composition was extremely biased to the right, but then I full screened both my browser and the picture, and the penny dropped. This picture is a

Re: Peso - carrot soup recipe with pic

2012-07-31 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Thanks, Steve I think you'll enjoy the soup , whatever basic stock you use. It's quite sweet so really doesn't need salt for flavor at all. I've always got unslated shelled pistachios in the pantry - thanks to Trader Joes :-) ann On 7/31/2012 23:03, steve harley wrote: on 2012-07-31 9:40

Re: Peso - carrot soup recipe with pic

2012-07-31 Thread Ann Sanfedele
But you'll be doing it without the cream I trust :-) ann On 7/31/2012 23:11, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Substitute vegetable stock for the chicken stock and that looks like an amazing vegan soup! We'll definitely be trying it. Lovely photo, too. Cheers, frank What can be asserted

Re: PESO - Hard Rain

2012-07-31 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I agree with Cotty - yeah, that would have been perfect for Aug pug... we not too late I bet ann On 7/31/2012 22:46, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, Cotty! cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original

Re: Bikers w/o engines

2012-07-31 Thread Anthony Farr
On 1 August 2012 13:15, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I'm told that tandems can really fly. Twice the power, less than twice the weight and no extra frontal area, they should be fast. I wonder if anyone has made a tandem with the cranks offset so that there's always

RE: Mini-GESO: Storm Clouds Landscapes (4 photos)

2012-07-31 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Great stuff, Walt. I like the middle two best. I can almost hear it: Auntie Em, Auntie Em! ;-) Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com Sent: July 31, 2012 7/31/12

Re: PESO: DINOSAUR ATTACK!

2012-07-31 Thread Christine Aguila
Lots of fun, Dan! Good catch and timing there. I might pop the rendering a bit; looks a little flat. Cheers, Christine On Jul 29, 2012, at 6:36 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: LOL. Great shot. On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 4:39 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com

RE: PESO - Simon's kayak

2012-07-31 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Stunning photo. Those colours! The beautiful oof background! Amazing! Made even better by the story. Great stuff, Jostein. cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: AlunFoto - Jostein Øksne

Re: PESO - Hard Rain

2012-07-31 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Thanks, Ann. I already submitted one for August and I'll stick with that one. So far on a short list for the 2012 Annual, though. ;-) Thanks also to Rick and Walt for commenting. I appreciate your thoughts. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. --

RE: PESO more Trap Door

2012-07-31 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Great fun! cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com Sent: July 31, 2012 7/31/12 To: Pentax Discuss Mailing List PDML@pdml.net Subject: PESO more Trap Door If you

Re: PESO - Hard Rain

2012-07-31 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Thanks, Christine! cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com Sent: July 31, 2012 7/31/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - Hard

Re: Mini-GESO: Storm Clouds Landscapes (4 photos)

2012-07-31 Thread Walt Gilbert
Thanks, Frank! You're not alone in making the Wizard of Oz connection. :-) -- Walt On 7/31/2012 10:55 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Great stuff, Walt. I like the middle two best. I can almost hear it: Auntie Em, Auntie Em! ;-) Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be

Re: Peso - carrot soup recipe with pic

2012-07-31 Thread Boris Liberman
Looks like an excellent dish, Ann. Sent with AquaMail for Android http://www.aqua-mail.com On July 31, 2012 6:40:50 PM Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: http://annsan.smugmug.com/WorksinProg/recipes-with-photos/6695312_SPVrJT/1/1060188476_3SPqr/Medium I started working on a recipe

Re: Bikers w/o engines

2012-07-31 Thread Anthony Farr
Answering my own question, I googled it and found that it's common and well regarded to set up a tandem's cranks out-of-phase (OOP), by anything from two chain teeth up to 90 degrees. From what I read it seems that the rear rider, the 'stoker', should be behind the front seater's phase rather

Re: Peso - NY native

2012-07-31 Thread Jack Davis
Great title! You caught the NY essence.  Jack Davis http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis http://www.photolightimages.com/ - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent:

Re: OT - Backups Cockups, Netbooks MyBooks, Hard Drives , Dryers

2012-07-31 Thread Christine Aguila
hear, hear on the crapware on a WD external drive. Had one drive with the smart ware and some how I found a way to by pass it. Couldn't figure out how to get it to work--but that's because the smartware back-up software was really crapware. Hope you get stuff up and running nicely, Anthony.

Re: England 2012: UK PDMLers

2012-07-31 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks! Cheers, Christine On Jul 23, 2012, at 3:06 PM, l...@red4est.com wrote: And Cotty too! I really like those storm cloud photos. Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: Here's a quick collection of our wonderfully photogenic UK PDMLers. Hope you enjoy!

Re: August PUG - Water, water everywhere....

2012-07-31 Thread Christine Aguila
Just uploaded. Cheers, Christine On Jul 28, 2012, at 9:22 AM, Pete McIntosh peter...@gmail.com wrote: Just put mine up. I'm surprised I actually remembered...! Ciao, Pete Mac in Melbourne On 27/07/2012, at 8:19, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: G'day all Yes,

Re: England 2012-UK PDMLers

2012-07-31 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Cotty, Brian and Tim! Cheers, Christine On Jul 26, 2012, at 11:34 PM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: Wow, there are some damn excellent pictures there. Oddly, some of the best don’t have any PDMLers in them. Just a coincidence I’m sure. Unless of course

Re: PESO: Larry Bait

2012-07-31 Thread Larry Colen
On Jul 31, 2012, at 6:56 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: Thanks again, Larry! I'm just happy to get any decent results given how little practice I've gotten in lately. I'll be so glad when this godforsaken weather pattern finally breaks, I'm liable to wear out the shutter on every body I've

Re: OT - Backups Cockups, Netbooks MyBooks, Hard Drives , Dryers

2012-07-31 Thread David Mann
On Jul 31, 2012, at 10:17 PM, John Sessoms wrote: This is such a heart-warming story for me. It makes me glad knowing that I'm not the only person on earth that computers hate. I think you'll find many friends in that club ;) Although I managed to set up my new wireless router yesterday

Re: Peso - NY native

2012-07-31 Thread David Mann
On Aug 1, 2012, at 1:47 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: cat photo! beware! Just sat down to visit with him this afternoon - he seldom is around when I have my camera. http://annsan.smugmug.com/The-KItty-Corner/Feline-Friends-other-owners/3605312_4T77B2/1/1999334034_nFBXHM5/Large Very nice. He

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