Re: PESO Ziggy and Julie

2012-12-19 Thread Larry Colen
On Dec 18, 2012, at 11:51 PM, Tim Bray wrote: Wow, the hands (pity about the watch, but still). Glad you were there to catch that. -T Thank you. And thanks for the idea for another crop: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/8287195594/sizes/o/ For what it's worth, this is a 100% crop at

Re: GESO: Lane Motor Museum

2012-12-19 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 18/12/12, Jeffery Johnson, discombobulated, unleashed: That is true, I forget that most here are on a refined diet of fine foods and high end wines. I resent that slur!! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion --www.seeingeye.tv

Re: Not quite OT the mirrorless party.

2012-12-19 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 18/12/12, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO7rxitFLZg Good laugh! Thanks -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: OT - Football pics

2012-12-19 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 19/12/12, Gerrit Visser, discombobulated, unleashed: Very good timing on some of the shots. The photos make it look like a clash really happened :-) It's called 8 fps drive I think! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion --

Re: Not quite OT the mirrorless party.

2012-12-19 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO7rxitFLZg Pentax - Late to the party again... Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: OT - Football pics

2012-12-19 Thread Paul Dunderdale
Nice pics! Accrington is indeed a rainy place that was once home to dark satanic mills. 'Stanley' after the wealthy Stanley family, mill-owners and possibly benefactors, for whom the Stanley Cup is named. Paul Lancashire Lad. Paul Dunderdale dund...@mcb.net pauldunderd...@me.com

Re: OT- Instagram now has right to sell your photos...

2012-12-19 Thread John Sessoms
From: Doug Franklin On 2012-12-18 23:23, Tom C wrote: In what way I ask. There's certainly much I don't know. Are you referring to the concept of personal privacy or the state of personal privacy (i.e. the ease with which it can be invaded and trampled upon)? I understand privacy can be

Re: PESO: Blanket

2012-12-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Gerrit. I did this as an exercise to see what I could do with the macro lens almost wide open. I was especially interested in how much of the frame would be in focus and how much out of focus. The surface of the blanket was almost, but not quite, parallel to the surface of the lens, and

Re: PESO: Blanket

2012-12-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks for looking and commenting, Jeffery, Marne and Ken. I appreciate it. The blanket is not especially warm, Jeffery; It is decorative, and used more as a colorful throw over the couch than for keeping people warm. (I have a Malamute for warmth.) I agree it is not an exciting image Marnie;

Re: Sometimes you just *have* to color-correct your images?

2012-12-19 Thread Charles Robinson
On Dec 18, 2012, at 21:12 , John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: I never use AWB. I set the camera to Sunny WB leave it. Sunny WB is going to be wrong, but at least it's always consistently wrong in the same direction. AWB is going to be wrong wandering all over the place. NO two

Re: PESO Ziggy and Julie

2012-12-19 Thread Don Guthrie
Sweet portrait, Larry. I like the 2nd one of this couple where she makes eye contact with the viewer maybe even better. Technically well done as well. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 6 Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:02:01 -0800 From: Larry Colenl...@red4est.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: PESO: Wintersun

2012-12-19 Thread Don Guthrie
The light quality can be really strange this time of year. Spooky movie look here. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 8 Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 23:49:19 -0800 From: Tim Braytb...@textuality.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Wintersun Message-ID:

Re: PESO Ziggy and Julie

2012-12-19 Thread P. J. Alling
The noise isn't the problem, it's the completely blown highlight that software replaced with a lighter blue just above the watch. On 12/19/2012 3:07 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On Dec 18, 2012, at 11:51 PM, Tim Bray wrote: Wow, the hands (pity about the watch, but still). Glad you were there to

Re:OT - Football pics

2012-12-19 Thread Don Guthrie
Well at least there is one decent photographer in the family. Nice action shots of a sport with which I am not familiar. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 12 Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 11:22:18 + From: Steve Cottrellco...@seeingeye.tv To: pentax listPDML@pdml.net Subject: OT - Football

Re: PESO: Blanket

2012-12-19 Thread Don Guthrie
Have you tried stamps? Not three D but lots of detail. Xmas stamps or someone with a stamp collection? pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 7 Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 09:11:12 -0500 From: Daniel J. Matyoladanmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO: Blanket

Re: PESO: Blanket

2012-12-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I do have a stamp collection, and a coin collection. I will try some of those subjects when I have more time and more experience with the lens. I am especially anxious to photograph some items from my collection of presidential campaign buttons, especially those from the Lincoln and Teddy

Re: PESO: Paper White

2012-12-19 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dan, You can get sharper results, especially in the yellow bits. It might be camera shake. Here is a photo taken with the DFA100/2.8 Macro, but at f7.1 and 1/500th on the K-5. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16678874 Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 8:35 AM, Daniel J. Matyola

Re: PESO: Wintersun

2012-12-19 Thread Bob Sullivan
Tim, I've found that kind of light can make some great wide shots as well. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 1:49 AM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: What the title says: http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2012/12/18/-big/IMG_0358.jpg.html I got super-busy and had to ignore

Re: PESO Ziggy and Julie

2012-12-19 Thread Bob Sullivan
Larry, I've been using the AF button on the back of the camera in low light. I'm betting better focusing results in lower light, but I might be paying more attention, It might be the DA 55/1.4, or the K-5IIs Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 12:02 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:

Re: PESO: Paper White

2012-12-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
That is a gorgeous image, Bob! Yes, mine should be sharper. I think that I was trying to get the yellow bits as sharp as possible while keeping most of the rest of the flower in reasonable focus. I should have been more decisive. I don't think the problem is camera shake, as It was taken

Another year - list news

2012-12-19 Thread Doug Brewer
First, I want to thank everyone for the donations. I will eventually get around to thanking you all individually, but this week is a little frantic. Just know that it all helps. This morning I re-upped the domain name for another year, so I guess we're going to stick around a while longer.

Re: Another year - list news

2012-12-19 Thread Jack Davis
Grateful you'll be there for another year, Doug.   Jack From: Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 9:40 AM Subject: Another year - list news First, I want to thank everyone for the donations. I will eventually get around to

Re: OT: Love Story without Words

2012-12-19 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dan, Nice to see the story mad it all the way to Russia. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 10:47 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: A while back, Lee and I attended a benefit concert by Gary Sinese and the Lt. Dan Band for the Tunnel to Towers Foundation

Re: Another year - list news

2012-12-19 Thread Doug Brewer
On 12/19/12 12:45 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Grateful you'll be there for another year, Doug. Jack Well, there's no guarantee of that, Jack, but I appreciate the thought. Your mail got here, by the way. Thank you. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: Paper White

2012-12-19 Thread Bob Sullivan
Thanks Dan, Deciding what you want in focus is always a challenge. And I hear you about the eyesight (floaters here). Have you tried focus bracketing? Digital shots are cheap. And faster shutter speeds always help. Practice on those flowers in Hawaii, you lucky dog. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Dec

Re: PESO: Paper White

2012-12-19 Thread Eactivist
Second that. Both (focus and Hawaii). Marnie aka Doe :-) I've got lots of floaters. In a message dated 12/19/2012 9:56:43 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, rf.sulli...@gmail.com writes: Thanks Dan, Deciding what you want in focus is always a challenge. And I hear you about the eyesight (floaters

RE: OT- Instagram now has right to sell your photos...

2012-12-19 Thread Gerrit Visser
A wonderful yet terrifying example: http://www.ted.com/talks/malte_spitz_your_phone_company_is_watching.html Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Doug Franklin Sent: December 19, 2012 12:47 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT-

Re: OT- Instagram now has right to sell your photos...

2012-12-19 Thread Eactivist
Practically every cell phone can be tracked as to location, even those without GPS. I've always found that a bit scary, actually. (I have a very basic flip phone and very basic service.) You know, 1984, Big Brother and all that. But don't listen to me I put masking tape over the web cam on

Re: Not quite OT the mirrorless party.

2012-12-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Very silly stuff. :-) On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 8:00 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO7rxitFLZg -- 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

Re: Another year - list news

2012-12-19 Thread mike wilson
On 19/12/2012 18:54, Doug Brewer wrote: On 12/19/12 12:45 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Grateful you'll be there for another year, Doug. Jack Well, there's no guarantee of that, Jack, but I appreciate the thought. Your mail got here, by the way. Thank you. On that rather doleful note, another forum

Re: OT - Football pics

2012-12-19 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 19/12/12, Paul Dunderdale, discombobulated, unleashed: Accrington is indeed a rainy place that was once home to dark satanic mills. 'Stanley' after the wealthy Stanley family, mill-owners and possibly benefactors, for whom the Stanley Cup is named. I am duly educated! Thanks! -- Cheers,

Re: OT - Football pics

2012-12-19 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 19/12/12, John Sessoms, discombobulated, unleashed: Third one down where they chop off the tops of the player's heads is cropped too much. But, it's good that he's getting practical experience. Sadly my son's original crop is perfect - there must be an issue with the templates they use to put

Re: PESO: Paper White

2012-12-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I've always had floaters, but sharp eyesight. Now, I require glasses and that complicates things. In Maui, I use different lenses than here. I need my longest zoom for the whales, my widest for the landscapes, and I will try the macro for the flowers. Dan Matyola

Re: OT - Football pics

2012-12-19 Thread Steve Cottrell
Thanks to all for the kind words - will pass them on. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO Ziggy and Julie

2012-12-19 Thread Larry Colen
On Dec 19, 2012, at 8:41 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: The noise isn't the problem, it's the completely blown highlight that software replaced with a lighter blue just above the watch. I'm not sure that I can tell which you're talking about, the blue shirt, some reflection of the blue stage

Re: PESO Ziggy and Julie

2012-12-19 Thread Larry Colen
On Dec 19, 2012, at 9:34 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Larry, I've been using the AF button on the back of the camera in low light. I use that button to disable autofocus, once I have the subject in focus. I'm betting better focusing results in lower light, but I might be paying more attention,

Re: OT - Football pics

2012-12-19 Thread Stan Halpin
Add my kudos to the set. It is amazing how he can make such a slow dull game (;-) look as though it is filled with dynamic action! My one critique is that the empty seats really take away from the images. An indistinct out of focus howling mob of fans in the background would greatly intensify

Re: PESO Ziggy and Julie

2012-12-19 Thread Boris Liberman
Quite an excellent set, Larry. It sure conveys the jubilant mood of that evening. Sent with AquaMail for Android http://www.aqua-mail.com On December 19, 2012 8:02:01 AM Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Since we've been talking about K-5 high ISO performance:

Re: PESO - The Filmmaker

2012-12-19 Thread Bruce Walker
Thanks, Marnie. On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 9:39 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Like the BW one, other is nice too. Looks like a football guy, not a film maker. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 12/17/2012 1:12:13 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, bruce.wal...@gmail.com writes: My wife has

Re: OT- Instagram now has right to sell your photos...

2012-12-19 Thread Boris Liberman
Just today a coworker of mine was boasting with his brand new galaxy note 2 phablet. It was so cool, he said - it automatically connected to his Facebook account, scanned all the entries there and built a dictionary for his phablet predictive input keyboard... I was very heavily scratching my

Re: OT- Instagram now has right to sell your photos...

2012-12-19 Thread Boris Liberman
John, I am sorry to burst your bubble, but if you look deep enough at any modern bureaucratic society, you will inevitably find certain signs of what you said in the quote below... I do suggest to take further exchange on the matter of the list. Sent with AquaMail for Android

Re: OT - Football pics

2012-12-19 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 19/12/12, Stan Halpin, discombobulated, unleashed: Add my kudos to the set. It is amazing how he can make such a slow dull game (;-) look as though it is filled with dynamic action! My one critique is that the empty seats really take away from the images. An indistinct out of focus howling mob

Re: PESO Ziggy and Julie

2012-12-19 Thread Bruce Walker
That's a really sweet image of the couple. Your timing was excellent. I can't help thinking that it should be less exposed though. I mean, if that scene was as dark as you and the EXIF say, then I expect it to look dark rather than looking almost like it was taken in daylight with a noisy PS.

RE: OT- Instagram now has right to sell your photos...

2012-12-19 Thread Bob W
I was very heavily scratching my head from within as I was listening to him... you must have really big nostrils B -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Boris Liberman Sent: 19 December 2012 19:28 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT-

OT: 2 Billion Pixels

2012-12-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2012/12/18/photo-mount-everest-in-two-billion-pixels/ Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

RE: Another year - list news

2012-12-19 Thread Bob W
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of mike wilson Sent: 19 December 2012 17:54 Well, there's no guarantee of that, Jack, but I appreciate the thought. Your mail got here, by the way. Thank you. On that rather doleful note, another forum I frequent had the misfortune

Re: OT- Instagram now has right to sell your photos...

2012-12-19 Thread Boris Liberman
The caveat here that if you're grown up enough you can agree to limit some of your privacy by choosing to sign an agreement. Now if the 'good' that may come to you is attractive enough (e.g. you won't be facebook-less outcast) you will sign it anyway. And since the state has so much to gain

Re: Another year - list news

2012-12-19 Thread Boris Liberman
Thanks for your hard work and infinite patience, Doug. Sent with AquaMail for Android http://www.aqua-mail.com On December 19, 2012 7:40:51 PM Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: First, I want to thank everyone for the donations. I will eventually get around to thanking you all individually,

Re: Another year - list news

2012-12-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Great, thanks Doug. And thank you for keeping the list running so well. No need send personal notes — It's a pleasure to contribute, and my way of honoring what you do for the list. On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 9:40 AM, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: First, I want to thank everyone for the

RE: OT- Instagram now has right to sell your photos...

2012-12-19 Thread Boris Liberman
Naturally. It is caused by the size of my glasses... Sent with AquaMail for Android http://www.aqua-mail.com On December 19, 2012 9:36:16 PM Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I was very heavily scratching my head from within as I was listening to him... you must have really big nostrils

Re: PESO: Blanket

2012-12-19 Thread kwaller
What's a guy to do, Ken? My comment was only half in jest. Take your camera for a walk and you surely will find things to photo, even in the rain - its a Pentax right? I've shot for hours in the rain, just take care to shield it as much as possible. But I understand your desire to see

Re: Not quite OT the mirrorless party.

2012-12-19 Thread Bruce Walker
On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 7:38 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO7rxitFLZg Pentax - Late to the party again... Sad 'cause it's true. :) -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

OT: Adobe Flash Player update

2012-12-19 Thread John Sessoms
You have to check the box that says I have read agree to the Flash Player License. If you actually want to read the Flash Player License it opens a web page using your browser. If you scroll down you can find Adobe Flash Player. Click on the link there and it opens a PDF document to page 87

RE: OT - Football pics

2012-12-19 Thread Bob W
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Paul Dunderdale Nice pics! Accrington is indeed a rainy place that was once home to dark satanic mills. 'Stanley' after the wealthy Stanley family, mill-owners and possibly benefactors, for whom the Stanley Cup is named. Paul

Re: Paper White

2012-12-19 Thread kwaller
A good subject, but the image appears way soft all over like you may have missed the focus. I would have used a diffuser to help soften the light. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com

Re: OT- Instagram now has right to sell your photos...

2012-12-19 Thread P. J. Alling
That's true communism, however every communist system bigger than a shaker community that has been tried is actually a form of fascism, whereby all property and all citizens belong to the state. The rest is just window dressing. On 12/19/2012 2:38 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: The caveat here

RE: OT: Love Story without Words

2012-12-19 Thread John Sessoms
From: Daniel J. Matyola A while back, Lee and I attended a benefit concert by Gary Sinese and the Lt. Dan Band for the Tunnel to Towers Foundation (http://www.tunneltotowersrun.org/), to raise money to build a house for Taylor Morris, who lost his legs and one arm in Afghanistan. This love

Re: OT: Adobe Flash Player update

2012-12-19 Thread P. J. Alling
On 12/19/2012 2:52 PM, John Sessoms wrote: You have to check the box that says I have read agree to the Flash Player License. If you actually want to read the Flash Player License it opens a web page using your browser. If you scroll down you can find Adobe Flash Player. Click on the link

Re: OT- Instagram now has right to sell your photos...

2012-12-19 Thread John Sessoms
The tracking doesn't seem to work that well if your phone is old enough. I've got an old Motorola W315 and every time I've had to call 911 from my mobile I have to tell them where I am because I don't show up in their system. I don't think they can track my location in real time. They might

Re: OT- Instagram now has right to sell your photos...

2012-12-19 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 3:29 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: How are they going to know where I am if I can barely get service from one tower? At least conceivably, beamforming antenna arrays at the tower (for azimuth), and round-trip signal delay (for the range). -- PDML

Re: OT: Love Story without Words

2012-12-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Of course, we all wish it wasn't needed. It is important that people like Gary Sinese expend the time and effort to give returning veterans the help they need to lead a decent life. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 3:01 PM, John Sessoms

Re: Paper White

2012-12-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I did miss the focus. It is also taken at 3200 ISO, which doesn't help. Still there is something I like about the image. As to the light, this was taken indoors, at night, with artificial lighting. I just am not able to get outside during the daylight hours. If the weather is decent this

Re: PESO Ziggy and Julie

2012-12-19 Thread Larry Colen
On Dec 19, 2012, at 11:35 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: That's a really sweet image of the couple. Your timing was excellent. I can't help thinking that it should be less exposed though. I mean, if that scene was as dark as you and the EXIF say, then I expect it to look dark rather than looking

Re: OT- Instagram now has right to sell your photos...

2012-12-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
It would be good if someone kept track of where I am in case I forget. Paul On Dec 19, 2012, at 3:39 PM, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 3:29 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: How are they going to know where I am if I can barely get service from one

Re: A little gloat...

2012-12-19 Thread Jack Davis
My reaction is raw HATE! Have a nice Holiday, Darren. Jack ;-)) - Original Message - From: Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 1:28 PM Subject: A little gloat... I'm on an Old Workworking Tools mail list

Re: A little gloat...

2012-12-19 Thread Brian Walters
Well gloated! Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ Quoting Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com: I'm on an Old Workworking Tools mail list and when someone finds something especially good/rare and/or cheap

Re: OT: Wierd Photo Researdh

2012-12-19 Thread Brian Walters
That beard trimmer is cool. I could use that... Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ Quoting Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com:

Re: A little gloat...

2012-12-19 Thread steve harley
on 2012-12-19 14:28 Darren Addy wrote but that of course is not the gloat. The gloat is for what was attached to it (included), a Tamron-F Pz-AF MC4 1.4x teleconverter. my gloat would be a Pentax Spotmeter V in fine condition with cap case; it is a Hycam version (dial has been swapped for

Re: PESO Ziggy and Julie

2012-12-19 Thread Bruce Walker
On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 4:02 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Dec 19, 2012, at 11:35 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: That's a really sweet image of the couple. Your timing was excellent. I can't help thinking that it should be less exposed though. I mean, if that scene was as dark as you

Re: PESO: Vase

2012-12-19 Thread Bruce Walker
That's pretty cool, Dan. Makes for a rather abstract 1950's-looking image, and well composed I think. On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 4:08 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: This abstract is a macro image of a small portion of a hand made, hand painted vase from Slovakia that I

Re: Paper White

2012-12-19 Thread Bruce Walker
Have you got any brighter indoor lights, like halogen spots? You can use a sheet of white paper as a diffuser. You can also use really long shutter times to let you get a small aperture and low ISOs. On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 4:00 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: I did miss the

Re: A little gloat...

2012-12-19 Thread P. J. Alling
Sorry, I misread, I was looking for the little goat. Carry on. On 12/19/2012 4:28 PM, Darren Addy wrote: I'm on an Old Workworking Tools mail list and when someone finds something especially good/rare and/or cheap they like to post about it and they call those posts gloats. There are two kinds

Re: A little gloat...

2012-12-19 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 6:22 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Sorry, I misread, I was looking for the little goat. Carry on. Stop kidding around. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: PESO: Vase

2012-12-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Bruce. I think it's one of the better macros I've shot so far. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 6:08 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: That's pretty cool, Dan. Makes for a rather abstract 1950's-looking image, and well

Re: OT- Instagram now has right to sell your photos...

2012-12-19 Thread John Sessoms
From: Boris Liberman John, I am sorry to burst your bubble, but if you look deep enough at any modern bureaucratic society, you will inevitably find certain signs of what you said in the quote below... No bubble. That's where I was headed anyway ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHhrZgojY1Q

Re: A little gloat...

2012-12-19 Thread Steve Cottrell
Sorry, I misread, I was looking for the little goat. Carry on. Stop kidding around. I wasn't sure wether you were serious. -- 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: A little gloat...

2012-12-19 Thread Paul Sorenson
The gloat is for what was attached to it (included), a Tamron-F Pz-AF MC4 1.4x teleconverter. On 12/19/2012 5:24 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote: On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 6:22 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Sorry, I misread, I was looking for the little goat. Carry on. Stop

Re: OT - Football pics

2012-12-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
Excellent work! Kudos to the young shooter! Paul On Dec 19, 2012, at 8:20 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Wow! The stands are so crowded you'd think it was a game here in the states. Third one down where they chop off the tops of the player's heads is cropped too much. But,

Re: OT- Instagram now has right to sell your photos...

2012-12-19 Thread John Sessoms
Right, cell phone tracking is not all pervasive nor always entirely evil. If I dial 911, I *want* them to know where I am ... just not enough replace a telephone that already works. From: Paul Stenquist It would be good if someone kept track of where I am in case I forget. Paul On Dec 19,

Re: A little gloat...

2012-12-19 Thread John Sessoms
From: Darren Addy I'm on an Old Workworking Tools mail list and when someone finds something especially good/rare and/or cheap they like to post about it and they call those posts gloats. There are two kinds of people in the world, those that are jealous of others good fortune and those who are

RE: OT- Instagram now has right to sell your photos...

2012-12-19 Thread Gerrit Visser
Cell phone tracking is entirely all invasive. The police can request from your provider, without your knowledge, all cell tower data for months at a time plus all your CDR's. I have seen the clear-text trouble tickets! An even bigger issue is that the processing of CDRs and cell tower data is

Re: OT- Instagram now has right to sell your photos...

2012-12-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
I don't have much to hide, and as a journalist, I'm frequently exposed anyway, so I don't worry much about privacy. Extreme concerns about privacy are a modern phenomenon in my opinion. There was a time when people sought close contact with others for protection. Too much privacy was

Re: GESO - tango @ ISO-6400

2012-12-19 Thread Boris Liberman
I suppose I should offer Igor my apology for totally hijacking his thread... I did not want the comparison between the PESO and this image to ensue. This image was the initial calibration shot - I took as it were and then eventually zeroed on both on the exposure and on the desired

Re: Sometimes you just *have* to color-correct your images…

2012-12-19 Thread Boris Liberman
On 12/17/2012 9:33 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: Pretty straightforward. 1. Shot in RAW 2. Pulled up image in LR 3. Changed WB from As Shot to AUTO and noticed it still wasn't quite right. 4. Grabbed the Temp slider and pushed it to the right until my skin looked normal. Final settings: Temp:

Re: Peso The Winter Farm

2012-12-19 Thread Boris Liberman
It most certainly works for me, Don. On 12/17/2012 11:05 PM, Don Guthrie wrote: The weather has been grey gloomy but I could not wait for decent clouds and this is just what Iowa looks like without some Winter snow. Comments Critique always welcomed.

Re: GESO - tango @ ISO-6400

2012-12-19 Thread Boris Liberman
On 12/17/2012 10:49 PM, Larry Colen wrote: By the way, rather than naming the files on the camera K5_B and K5_G, I'd suggest K5B_ and K5G_, because if for some reason you shoot in some other format (DNG etc) the files will end up named _K5_ and _K5_ I don't meddle with the naming in the

Re: A little gloat...

2012-12-19 Thread Michael Beacom
Good show! It calls for an affectionate You Suck! (at least they mostly seemed affectionate) But you had me wondering about a gloat for a kit lens. Then I finished your post. It looks to me like its job is as much an autofocus adapter, as a teleconverter. Didn't Pentax make a similar item?

Re: OT- Instagram now has right to sell your photos...

2012-12-19 Thread Boris Liberman
On 12/19/2012 5:51 AM, Doug Franklin wrote: I've seen a commentary or two lately that claim, with some historical backing, that personal privacy was an aberration of Western society in the 19th and 20th centuries, as compared to the rest of human history. That is totally fascinating... Indeed

Re: OT- Instagram now has right to sell your photos...

2012-12-19 Thread Boris Liberman
I'm with you on this one, Bob. If it does not from frontal attack the best way to proceed is to retreat and apply the frog in the hot water tactic... On 12/19/2012 5:00 AM, Bob W wrote: this whole thing feels to me like a deliberately storm-provoking opening move. They will came back soom

Re: OT- Instagram now has right to sell your photos...

2012-12-19 Thread Boris Liberman
Do you really think, Peter that you and your property don't belong to your state? (notice that I am using word you and your a number of times on purpose)... On 12/19/2012 10:01 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: That's true communism, however every communist system bigger than a shaker community that

Re: OT- Instagram now has right to sell your photos...

2012-12-19 Thread Boris Liberman
Privacy is a right, Paul. At least this is my view. Further IMO, privacy is a basic right. Presently, in order to get my privacy I have to descend some 50 years to the past - turn off my cell phone, disconnect my home from the internet and may be do few more things. I am not saying that's

Re: OT- Instagram now has right to sell your photos...

2012-12-19 Thread P. J. Alling
Not quite yet, they're working on it though. On 12/20/2012 12:06 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Do you really think, Peter that you and your property don't belong to your state? (notice that I am using word you and your a number of times on purpose)... On 12/19/2012 10:01 PM, P. J. Alling

Re: PESO: Paper White

2012-12-19 Thread David Mann
On Dec 20, 2012, at 7:58 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: I've always had floaters, but sharp eyesight. Now, I require glasses and that complicates things. In Maui, I use different lenses than here. I need my longest zoom for the whales, my widest for the landscapes, and

RE: OT- Instagram now has right to sell your photos...

2012-12-19 Thread Bob W
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Paul Stenquist I don't have much to hide, and as a journalist, I'm frequently exposed anyway, so I don't worry much about privacy. Extreme concerns about privacy are a modern phenomenon in my opinion. There was a time when people