I do like this one, Frank. Love how the pollen is visible stuck all
over his back.
I just find it overall a little overexposed for my taste. But the
composition is good and bees are just such appealing little things
too.
On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 11:40 PM, frank theriault
knarftheria...@gmail.com
1. Tokina 400/5.6 Pentax AF AT-X. A beautiful lens. $350 shipped (US).
2. Tamron 300/4 No focus collar, no mount. $30 + shipping (US).
3. Tamron BBAR 70-150 CF Tele Macro. $25 + shipping (US).
4. Adaptall M42. $10 + shipping (US).
5. Adaptall N/AI. Has the divot, so it is AI-S. With
Oops. Tamron is 300/5.6.
If anyone is interested, I also have a nice A70-210/4 to get rid of.
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By my standards, this certainly looks like a honey bee. Exposure and
composition are dead on.
What lens?
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Well seen and framed. An attractive photograph.
Paul
On Sep 20, 2012, at 11:49 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote:
Thanks Rick.
It's abstract enough that I can't recognize anything in it, or even give it
scale
Its the disturbance in the very calm water caused be the movement of the ship
I
You'd get more response if it was a bee on a street corner sipping a
latte under a sing saying The end is near.
I, however, like insect shots and approve of this image.
On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 7:56 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote:
By my standards, this certainly looks like a honey bee.
Glad you're OK. We had some issues with volunteer firefighters
starting fires. Sometimes I wonder if the pyros are actually
attracted to the volunteer depts.
On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 1:12 AM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote:
Many thanks to all for the thoughts, wishes, and prayers.
We had the
This summer the wife's folks in western Oklahoma (Geary) had their highway to
town closed because of the grass fires. It's been a rough summer with the
drought.
That's the first time we've had a credible threat in 12 years.
Sincerely,
Collin Brendemuehl
He is no fool who gives what he
Two of my friends were finalists in the long-running Sydney Life
competition, now hanging in Hyde Park. Some shots from the curator talk.
Rather magical
http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/12/12_09/12_09_sydneylife/index.htm
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Good to hear Tom. We'll all breath a sigh of relief with you.
stan
On Sep 21, 2012, at 1:12 AM, Tom C wrote:
Many thanks to all for the thoughts, wishes, and prayers.
We had the official all clear around 9:00 AM Thursday. The fire's not
out, just sufficiently contained where it's not
Wow. The top hat is very dapper.
On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 9:04 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote:
http://themetapicture.com/chicks-in-hats/
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On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 7:36 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote:
Glad you're OK. We had some issues with volunteer firefighters
starting fires. Sometimes I wonder if the pyros are actually
attracted to the volunteer depts.
Very similar to how some criminal minds take a career path
On 20/09/2012 11:12 PM, Tom C wrote:
Many people have asked us how we could live out of town and doesn't
that scare us. My answer has always been that I'm not really scared of
nature or even of wild animals. What I fear more is potentially the
most dangerous animal on the planet, man. The
I was curious just what quality I could obtain out of the X2 at its highest
sensitivity settings so I did a quick test, from ISO 12500 to ISO 800.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/25268645/x2-noise/index.html
I'm pretty happy with what I see, even at ISO 12500.
enjoy!
Godfrey
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those wacky physicists will really be letting their hair down when they
celebrate this year's Ig Prize:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19667664
Sort of Pentax content (ergo not OT) - the Medecine Prize gets my vote!
B
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http://evangelicalperspective.blogspot.com/2012/09/perspectives-on-tokina-at-x-40056-af-v.html
Not a thorough comparison, but enough to display strong points of both.
Sincerely,
Collin Brendemuehl
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Very cool. Those shots look like mini-billboards; I'm curious how they
printed/mounted them--any idea? Are they out there in all weather, or
was this setup for the occasion?
Great stuff, Derby.
On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 8:53 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote:
Two of my friends were
I hope that the Rapunzel Number includes the country code.
That's a great article, Bob. Thanks!
On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 10:11 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote:
those wacky physicists will really be letting their hair down when they
celebrate this year's Ig Prize:
Good composition. I like the4 way you caught him hanging upside-down
and partially covered in pollen.
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http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 11:40 PM, frank theriault
knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
One last bug photo from last weekend. I'm
[A resend. Original didn't make the list or archive for some reason.]
Another image from last Saturday down on the Lakeshore in Long Branch, Toronto.
http://www.flickr.com/bruce_m_walker/8004763271/lightbox/
I got frisky with Photoshop layer modes and masks and Silver Efex Pro
2 here. Inspired
That's a wonderful shot. A bit tightly framed/cropped, but that makes
it more personal.
On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 11:58 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote:
[A resend. Original didn't make the list or archive for some reason.]
Another image from last Saturday down on the Lakeshore in
It amazes me what cameras can do at high iso.
On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 9:57 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com wrote:
I was curious just what quality I could obtain out of the X2 at its highest
sensitivity settings so I did a quick test, from ISO 12500 to ISO 800.
The first shot with the monitors and the later shot of the little girl
looking at the bunnies were my favs.
On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 11:18 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote:
Very cool. Those shots look like mini-billboards; I'm curious how they
printed/mounted them--any idea? Are
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Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 9:05 PM
Subject: PESO: 3rd Alaska Coastal Image
Awoke one morning the first thing I saw was the attached scene. Taken in
Glacier Bay on the way to the Johns
Why do I want to see all of his right hand and shoulder?
May be some sort of rule.;-)
Absence of shadows is a plus.
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The 300mm f4 M series lens is rather rare.
The 300mm f4 A lens is identical and more available..
I often take the 300/4 A with the AF1.7X on trips.
It makes a sharp and small birding combo.
Regards, Bob S.
On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 10:00 AM, Collin Brendemuehl
coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote:
Great, no excellent shot. I like the tone/colours/framing.
Toine
On 21 September 2012 17:58, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote:
[A resend. Original didn't make the list or archive for some reason.]
Another image from last Saturday down on the Lakeshore in Long Branch,
Toronto.
On 21 September 2012 13:19, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote:
On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 9:08 AM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote:
That Sony 16MP *is* a great sensor. Makes me wonder why 12,500 is the
maximum ISO for the X2; the K-5 handled 25,600 rather well, and it was
an earlier
Given the photos I've seen, 51600 must be the flying saucer setting.
On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 3:25 PM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote:
On 21 September 2012 13:19, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote:
On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 9:08 AM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote:
That Sony 16MP
I think it works just fine. The subject is not bright saturated colors
so the BW treatment of the background just helps the subject standout
without screaming PROCESSED! Oh and cool portrait!
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Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2012 11:58:14 -0400
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From: Steven Desjardins
Glad you're OK. We had some issues with volunteer firefighters
starting fires. Sometimes I wonder if the pyros are actually
attracted to the volunteer depts.
A few. In other cases I've read about, seasonal/part time fire-fighters
started fires so they could get
With my initials, you know I'd love this plate:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/8010186371/in/photostream
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Shot with my K5 and M* 300mm f4 (at f11):
http://i.imgur.com/VGco5.jpg
Four more photos are in my public album on Picasa:
http://goo.gl/IEpOs
The hazy city is San Francisco.
It was utterly amazing to
Nice shot but its kinda noisy. What ISO were you using?
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Haven't seen this mentioned here. A prototype on show at Photokina:
http://www.photographyblog.com/news/pentax_one_shot_hands-on_photos/
It's a camera Jim, but not as we know it. Presumably you have to hold
it above your head to keep yourself out of the shot.
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Yes, great job processing an excellent photo.
On Sep 21, 2012, at 12:55 PM, Don Guthrie wrote:
I think it works just fine. The subject is not bright saturated colors so the
BW treatment of the background just helps the subject standout without
screaming PROCESSED! Oh and cool portrait!
X2? I thought you had an M9?
On Sep 21, 2012, at 10:19 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 9:08 AM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote:
That Sony 16MP *is* a great sensor. Makes me wonder why 12,500 is the
maximum ISO for the X2; the K-5 handled 25,600 rather well, and it was
Quoting John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com:
Shot with my K5 and M* 300mm f4 (at f11):
http://i.imgur.com/VGco5.jpg
Four more photos are in my public album on Picasa:
http://goo.gl/IEpOs
The hazy city is San Francisco.
It was utterly amazing to see this so close up. I was on the roof of
on 2012-09-21 15:58 Brian Walters wrote
Presumably you have to hold it above
your head to keep yourself out of the shot.
just put a string on it and do an around-the-world
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On Sep 21, 2012, at 2:23 PM, John Celio wrote:
Shot with my K5 and M* 300mm f4 (at f11):
http://i.imgur.com/VGco5.jpg
Awesome shot. I thought about trying to get up early, and driving over to
Mountain View to try and see it, but I ended up staying up until 4 playing with
the astrotracer.
I was experimenting with the astrotracer a bit more last night. Mostly
shooting without the darkfield noise reduction.
http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157631591611375/
There's a lot to learn about getting the best performance out of it. Some of
the photos were surprisingly good
Quoting Bob W p...@web-options.com:
those wacky physicists will really be letting their hair down when they
celebrate this year's Ig Prize:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19667664
Sort of Pentax content (ergo not OT) - the Medecine Prize gets my vote!
No - the the Medicine
I just looked at it again, and I like it more than the first time I
saw it. That is an image for the wall, or at least for wallpaper.
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On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 11:49 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote:
Thanks Rick.
It's abstract enough
On Sep 21, 2012, at 2:50 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote:
Nice shot but its kinda noisy. What ISO were you using?
My guess is that it has more to do with the planes being backlit and needing to
boost the shadows to get the dynamic range.
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Although, upon reflection, I know a great many people whose
photographs would be improved if they left the lens cap on.
I often resemble that remark.
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On Sep 21, 2012, at 7:11 AM, Bob W wrote:
those wacky physicists will really be letting their hair down when they
celebrate this year's Ig Prize:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19667664
The Acoustics prize amused me. Each year, the science club at my high school
(The
Excellent. Well done.
Paul
On Sep 21, 2012, at 6:08 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote:
Quoting John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com:
Shot with my K5 and M* 300mm f4 (at f11):
http://i.imgur.com/VGco5.jpg
Four more photos are in my public album on Picasa:
On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 4:07 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:
On Sep 21, 2012, at 2:50 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote:
Nice shot but its kinda noisy. What ISO were you using?
My guess is that it has more to do with the planes being backlit and needing
to boost the shadows to get the dynamic
I have both the Tokina ATX and the A* 300mm f4 (not the M* but I think
the lenses are the same optical formula.)
Hands down, I would take the Tokina over the A*. I have toted my A*
around for over a decade and have barely used it. It is certainly an
above average lens, but not on par with
Now that you mention it, yeah, if I had this to do again I'd try to
avoid breaking his hand and elbow (I assume you meant elbow).
This guy is kind of a restless player -- constantly moving back and
forth, turning, looking up and around. So I was doing a sort of dance
with him to keep framing
Thank you, Steven.
On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 11:59 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote:
That's a wonderful shot. A bit tightly framed/cropped, but that makes
it more personal.
On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 11:58 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote:
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I appreciate it, Toine.
On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 1:35 PM, Toine to...@repiuk.nl wrote:
Great, no excellent shot. I like the tone/colours/framing.
Toine
On 21 September 2012 17:58, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote:
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That's what I was hoping for, Don. There's a pretty subtle point where
the contrast suddenly becomes too much, too obvious, and after I've
been staring at an image for a while it's easy to miss seeing that I
went over the line. As it is, I wanted to go back and turn it down a
notch, but the Nik
Thank you, Larry.
On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 5:59 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:
Yes, great job processing an excellent photo.
On Sep 21, 2012, at 12:55 PM, Don Guthrie wrote:
I think it works just fine. The subject is not bright saturated colors so
the BW treatment of the
That's a nice shot, though it does seem a bit hot to me. The pose of the
bee and the pollen on her back are very nice.
That's not a European Honey Bee - apis mellifera - the color and
patterns of the stripes and the shape of the body are not right. It is
probably some sort of bumble bee.
On
Neat shot - the dark windows and light really work together well...
Mark
On 9/19/2012 9:32 PM, Rick Womer wrote:
Another from the Atlanta Hyatt:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16464257size=lg
(K-5, DA 50-200)
In that part of town at 10pm it's hard to get a shot with people in it
Great spontaneous capture, Paul - looks like she was having fun as well!
Mark
On 9/15/2012 8:00 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
A bit of fun this afternoon.
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16462172
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Interesting shot - reminds me of animal pens... Eerie, to me at least.
Mark
On 9/18/2012 9:01 PM, Rick Womer wrote:
A bit more conventional than the last two:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16464256size=lg
Comments always appreciated!
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So I haven't been able to get out and actually do any photography for
far too long. But today I sat down and did something I also haven't
done in far too long: printing. Made a few prints for myself and one
for the faculty art exhibit that's coming up soon. Very gratifying
experience.
A couple of
On Sep 21, 2012, at 7:07 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
On Sep 21, 2012, at 7:11 AM, Bob W wrote:
those wacky physicists will really be letting their hair down when they
celebrate this year's Ig Prize:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19667664
The Acoustics prize amused me. Each
Speaking of printing -- as in the Annual
as I recall you wanted all our images to be sent in with the SRGB
profile ...
I ask because of a firend who did a Blurb and was unhappy with the
printing...
Or was it that we should remove the profile because blurb printed using
CMYK?
great that
Interesting character and cool guitar... great expression on his face. I
think you BW rendering is very well done - great contrast and tonality.
Mark
On 9/18/2012 4:20 PM, Bruce Walker wrote:
Another street troubadour: Ragtime John Layton. With his antique
resonator he didn't need an amp.
Most excellent - great shot!
On 9/21/2012 11:58 AM, Bruce Walker wrote:
[A resend. Original didn't make the list or archive for some reason.]
Another image from last Saturday down on the Lakeshore in Long Branch, Toronto.
http://www.flickr.com/bruce_m_walker/8004763271/lightbox/
I got frisky
On 9/21/12 9:26 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
So I haven't been able to get out and actually do any photography for
far too long. But today I sat down and did something I also haven't
done in far too long: printing. Made a few prints for myself and one
for the faculty art exhibit that's coming up
On 9/19/2012 9:05 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote:
Awoke one morning the first thing I saw was the attached scene.
Taken in Glacier Bay on the way to the Johns Hopkins Glacier
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16470662
Comments appreciated.
Kenneth Waller
On Sep 21, 2012, at 9:34 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote:
Speaking of printing . . .I got my calendar back to proof and the cover is
great but some of the pages too light. However, mine is Black and white, too
and in that
regard the calendar looks super. most of what I have to fix are (big
Interesting collection - so, that was one exposure and you just applied
the 20 something filters to it? I have a ton of work travel coming up
and may have just found a way to idle away the evening hours...
Mark
On 9/19/2012 1:05 AM, Darren Addy wrote:
I had never played around with the
On 9/17/2012 6:51 PM, Walt wrote:
So, I've got this spiffy new monitor and I'm going through my images
to see how they look, and I'm absolutely stunned at how atrocious some
of them are! I'd been using an old 19 CRT up until now and had no
idea they were that awful. It's a wonder anything I
I've been a printing fool this week. I sold a lot of prints from my recent
three-day shoot at the Mopar Nationals and have been working to fill the
orders. I print from PhotoShop and can match my monitor, so I'm happy with the
results. But I'm always up for trying something new. What does
A great shot. A strange perspective I know, but whenever I see that
configuration I think of what a great aircraft the 747 is.
On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 7:28 PM, John Celio
neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com wrote:
On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 4:07 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:
On Sep 21, 2012,
Nice. Is this why you missed the shuttle? ;-)
On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 6:25 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:
I was experimenting with the astrotracer a bit more last night. Mostly
shooting without the darkfield noise reduction.
* I swear by the beard of Sir Francis Bacon that I shall never loaf in chemistry
May the pain of 500ml of the most terrible reagent to be found in the laboratory
be inflicted upon my wretched being if I should ever indulge in the
transgression
of procrastination. So help me Dalton.
Wow. Maybe
Oops..Yes, I did mean elbow.
I get the close quarters thing and how other than primary elements might be all
or partially left out.
IIC, I feel this is a successful image.
Jack
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On Sep 21, 2012, at 7:39 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote:
Nice. Is this why you missed the shuttle? ;-)
Yup, I got home from shooting about 3:00, by the time I was done with a quick
look at the photos, it was after 4.
On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 6:25 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:
I
On Sep 21, 2012, at 7:46 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote:
* I swear by the beard of Sir Francis Bacon that I shall never loaf in
chemistry
May the pain of 500ml of the most terrible reagent to be found in the
laboratory
be inflicted upon my wretched being if I should ever indulge in the
On Sep 21, 2012, at 7:37 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote:
A great shot. A strange perspective I know, but whenever I see that
configuration I think of what a great aircraft the 747 is.
I wonder if there is something magic about the number 47. I think that two of
the greatest airplanes ever
An exhibit on display at the Printmaking Center of New Jersey:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16474919
Comments are appreciated.
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On Sep 21, 2012, at 19:37 , Steven Desjardins wrote:
A great shot. A strange perspective I know, but whenever I see that
configuration I think of what a great aircraft the 747 is.
Boeings undetectable mind modifications are in fact, working. It's not you
thinking it. They are thinking it
On Sep 21, 2012, at 21:50 , Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
An exhibit on display at the Printmaking Center of New Jersey:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16474919
Comments are appreciated.
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On Sep 21, 2012, at 22:20 , Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
My dog discovered this guy shortly after nightfall this evening, On
a whim, I decided to see if I could capture him with my K-r. I just
pointed the camera where I thought he was, pressed the shutter button
down half way, and tried to
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