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From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Larry Colen
Sent: 22 June 2013 05:13
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Subject: Re: LBA hubris
On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 09:50:56PM -0500, Darren Addy wrote:
Flicker? I hardly KNOW her!
You don't know my
Beauty and the Beast is a great shot!
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From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Rick Womer
Sent: 22 June 2013 00:54
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Subject: GESO (22) - Balloon adventure
Yesterday we took our long-anticipated hot air balloon ride
outside Philly.
On Sat, Jun 22, 2013 at 10:17:15AM +0530, Bipin Gupta wrote:
Larry, where are you based in the US?
In Santa Cruz. About 50 miles south of San Mateo.
Repairs in India by independent
mechanics in Mumbai or Delhi are extremely cheap - approx. 1/4th the
Good to know.
US. Do note Pentax is
On 21/06/2013, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote:
Quoting Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net:
Picked one up today while thrifting (Just $7)
All other M50/1.4 lenses I've had sported the typical amber coating.
But this one is blueish, like the A series.
Anyone familiar
Bah! Blasted webmail interfaeces
Who is to say that all the parts are original?
On 22/06/2013, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote:
On 21/06/2013, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote:
Quoting Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net:
Picked one up today while thrifting
Rick Womer wrote:
I've been to Rome, Florence, Padua, Orvietto, and Venice. Italy is almost
overwhelming photographically--so much great stuff!
Where are you going?
Flying into Milan and then hiking around the Italian Riviera for a
week, followed by a week of hiking in the Dolomites. I
Who is to say that all the parts are original?
A glass does not fit the M package. The glass carrier system is
entirely different.
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Usually well-informed French magazine Réponses Photo has a short piece
on the K-50 and the K-500. But the really interesting bit of information
comes at the very end of the article:
We would have hoped for some more audacity. But let's wait a little, as
it might well be that the end of the year
On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 10:50 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote:
From: Larry Colen
are there any warranty ramification to someone in the US buying a K-5II
from a canadian store? Or does CRIS consider it all one territory?
Where do Canadian purchasers send their cameras for
That sounds wonderful! Looking forward to the pix.
Rick
http://photo.net/photos/RickW
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From: Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com
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Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2013 7:14 AM
Subject: Re: GESO (22) - Balloon adventure
Thanks, Bob!
The gentle breeze was carrying us toward those towers (the Limerick nuclear
power station), and the web of high-tension lines radiating from the plant made
finding a landing site a bit tricky.
The scene reminded me of the towers at Didcot looming over the beautiful
Oxfordshire
I've been told that by competent repair people, more's the pity.
On 6/22/2013 7:31 AM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote:
Who is to say that all the parts are original?
A glass does not fit the M package. The glass carrier system is
entirely different.
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There are two kinds of computer users
In the past, Pentax, and other manufactures, sometimes had different
warranty arrangements with based on country. In the USA if a camera was
sold with a without a USA warranty i.e. not by the official importer you
really had no recourse to the importer if something went wrong. Such
cameras
Walt, I love the mood, the light and the girl's casual pose. But while
the soft-focus lends a dreamy air, I'm bothered by the sharp, in-focus
grass a few feet beyond the subject. I think that soft-focus works
best when the entire scene is diffuse rather than merely shifting the
focus plane back.
Gorgeous!
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From: Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com
Sent: June 21, 2013 6/21/13
To: Pentax List pdml@pdml.net
Subject: GESO (22) - Balloon adventure
Yesterday we took our long-anticipated hot air balloon ride outside Philly. We
launched at ~0630, on a cool and clear
Beautiful light! That along with the colours and composition make for a
compelling photo. Thankfully, no hints of zoo-ness there, looks all natural.
Cheers,
frank
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From: Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com
Sent: June 21, 2013 6/21/13
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A fascinating read. Thanks for pointing that out, Darren.
Really enjoyed his feelings on portraiture. One and half wordless
hours studying Ezra Pound. Six frames, one keeper. Yoiks.
On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 5:12 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote:
What Frank said. But were it mine, I would probably desaturate a bit and tweak
the curve to boost midrange brightness, while pegging the highlights so they
remain fixed as shown here.
Paul
On Jun 22, 2013, at 11:12 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
Beautiful light! That along with the
1) You are my hero. I'm taking bird, bike, beast and bloke photos (and not
bird in the English slang sense) and here you are hanging around with
beautiful young women taking beautiful photos.
2) Like this a lot. Yeah, seeing her eyes would be nice, but that would be a
different photo (yes,
M 200mm f4.0.
I dunno, maybe 10 feet away? Maybe less. I gotta get pretty close for the birdy
close-ups I get. Have to very stealthy. Well, not stealthy because I'm often in
the open, more that I have to be very slow, quiet and deliberate. And be
prepared for the little guys to flit off
Link wouldn't work for me.
Cheers,
frank
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From: P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com
Sent: June 21, 2013 6/21/13
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Subject: Re: PESO - The Early Bird
I don't know what Frank used but for this one I used the A*300mm f4.0
with
Yea, that's because it points to the file on my local machine and not to
the page at my dropbox account. This should work.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20tinytrex.html
On 6/22/2013 11:34 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
Link wouldn't work for me.
Cheers,
On Sat, Jun 22, 2013 at 02:44:40PM +0200, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote:
Usually well-informed French magazine Réponses Photo has a short piece
on the K-50 and the K-500. But the really interesting bit of information
comes at the very end of the article:
We would have hoped for some more
I quite enjoyed your nightlife survey, Derby. But #1 is great! The
timing is perfect.
On Sat, Jun 8, 2013 at 8:10 PM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote:
Our show at the library had an artist talk yesterday, which was lots of fun.
People who weren't related to us actually turned up.
Yes it does work! I recall when you posted it as a PESO.
Nice sharp photo of a bird with attitude.
So you said 300mm + 1.4x converter? How far were you away?
cheers,
frank
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From: P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com
Sent: June 22, 2013 6/22/13
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail
Thanks, Stan.
I did get some shots in that spot where she's looking at the camera.
I'll share the rest once I've gone through them again and picked out my
favorites from the bunch. I'll see what I can do on the crop on this one
as well.
-- Walt
On 6/21/2013 3:42 PM, Stan Halpin wrote:
A
Agree with Bruce!
cheers,
frank
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From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com
Sent: June 22, 2013 6/22/13
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Subject: Re: OT GESO - Nighties
I quite enjoyed your nightlife survey, Derby. But #1 is great! The
timing is perfect.
On
On 6/22/2013 9:37 AM, Bruce Walker wrote:
Walt, I love the mood, the light and the girl's casual pose. But while
the soft-focus lends a dreamy air, I'm bothered by the sharp, in-focus
grass a few feet beyond the subject. I think that soft-focus works
best when the entire scene is diffuse rather
Thank you, Frank!
She was definitely a cute little young lady. She and her mother both
seem pleased with the photos I got, and her mother informed me that she
definitely wants me to do her fall portraits later this year.
Looks like the crop is the biggest flaw in the image -- though the lack
Actually the 1.7x AF adapter. Makes for a 510mm focal length and I'd
have to go back and look at the original file, but IIRC that was the
middle third of the frame. Distance was maybe ~25 ~30 yards, you can
read that as meters and it's probably about as accurate, which doesn't
sound like
Hey Walt, the crop (or lack thereof) isn't a flaw. You just haven't tried it
yet on this photo.
Yeah cropping in the camera is most often preferred but not always possible.
The crop I'm proposing isn't a drastic one and should be very do-able without
screwing up anything. But who knows, it
Playing devil's advocate here.
But, Thomas, if you only need a camera body to put behind your 35 mm
prime, then may be the likes of Ricoh GXR with the 33/2.5 (aka 50 macro)
lensor module would suit you. It is not AF speed devil, obviously, but
given that it shares the sensor with K-x, K-r and
I've LR since the day it could have been bought here... Each major (like
the first digit in version number) upgrade brings among other things new
processing engine. Further, the old ones are still available. This is
alone a good reason for upgrading to the latest version.
Speaking of which, I
Hi!
I've sent an inquiry to CRIS a week ago but no response so far. I'm not
buildin' up any hopes though.
Meanwhile I risked to use this camera for another shoot at Galia's
school. Shot 140 or so frames, most with flash, a dozen or so in rapid
machine gun mode (fast continuous). It just
Hi!
I really find it fascinating to observe people and chimps communicating
through this glass barrier... I wish I could just spend a whole day
sitting in the shade in front of this location...
http://pentax-ways.blogspot.co.il/2013/06/2013-30-two-worlds.html
BH comments as usual will be
I think you have the answer, Boris.
Jack
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From: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com
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Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2013 10:27 AM
Subject: Update on mirror problem of my K-5
Hi!
I've sent an inquiry to CRIS a week ago but no
If my high school English class serves me well,
Ezra Pound was a unique and eccentric fellow.
Maybe he was saving his words?
I enjoyed the article as well.
HBC was my kind of guy.
Take the time to 'be here now'.
Wish I could shoot like him.
Regards, Bob S.
On Sat, Jun 22, 2013 at 10:17 AM,
There is an odd type 2 M28 that appears to be an A lens in all
respects, except lacking the A setting and connections which gives
even more evidence of being made in a transitional period, so I
would guess that your original transitional theory is likely the
correct one. It would be interesting to
Ralf, it can also be a higher than K-5II(s) end camera with APS-C sensor
sporting 24 MP. Still a good step up for Pentax, but the FF'ness of the
new camera's sensor is purely circumstantial, so to say :-).
On 6/22/2013 3:44 PM, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote:
Usually well-informed French magazine
I don’t know if photography is an art or not an art. I have no idea of all
this.
cheers,
frank
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From: Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com
Sent: June 20, 2013 6/20/13
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Subject: TYTimes blog: A lost interview with HCB
Wonderful interview.
Thanks for posting!
cheers,
frank
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From: Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com
Sent: June 20, 2013 6/20/13
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Subject: TYTimes blog: A lost interview with HCB
The chimp's looking at you, Boris. He's wondering how you managed to get that
side of the glass, and why you keep looking at the back of the camera and going
'ooh, ooh, ooh!'.
B
On 22 Jun 2013, at 18:34, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi!
I really find it fascinating to observe
Nice gallery, Derby!
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Sat, Jun 22, 2013 at 12:23 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote:
I quite enjoyed your nightlife survey, Derby. But #1 is great! The
timing is perfect.
On Sat, Jun 8, 2013 at 8:10 PM, Derby Chang
Yes, thanks much. HCB is someone whose work I admire greatly but whose opinions
about photography, art and life for that matter I often find strange and
lacking in substance.
Paul
On Jun 22, 2013, at 2:19 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
Wonderful interview.
Thanks for posting!
Paul Stenquist wrote:
HCB is someone whose work I admire greatly but whose opinions about
photography, art and life for that matter I often find strange and
lacking in substance.
My sentiments exactly. I absolutely love much of his work.
Hearing/reading him talk about it always sours me on
There is indeed an M28/2.8 Type II lens.
The aperture and glass is the same as the A28/2.8, but no A setting.
That's a well known variation and desirably sharper than the M28/2.8.
I've never hears of an M50/1.4 version A variation.
Regards, Bob the collector...
On Sat, Jun 22, 2013 at 1:04 PM,
On 6/22/2013 3:47 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
There is indeed an M28/2.8 Type II lens.
The aperture and glass is the same as the A28/2.8, but no A setting.
That's a well known variation and desirably sharper than the M28/2.8.
I've never hears of an M50/1.4 version A variation.
Regards, Bob the
Love the guy. I tend to agree with much of what he says, or at least understand
where he's coming from.
He always considered himself a surrealist who happened to use a camera to
realize his vision (I hesitate to use the term art).
Towards the end of his life he stopped shooting altogether
On 22 Jun 2013, at 19:55, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote:
Yes, thanks much. HCB is someone whose work I admire greatly but whose
opinions about photography, art and life for that matter I often find strange
and lacking in substance.
He would have been ideally suited to an
On 22 Jun 2013, at 21:39, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com
wrote:
He might have felt differently were he a landscape or nature photographer,
but he never could be those, could he?
He was a brilliant landscape photographer - even published a book of them.
B
[...]
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Bob W wrote:
On 22 Jun 2013, at 21:39, knarftheria...@gmail.com
knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
He might have felt differently were he a landscape or nature photographer,
but he never could be those, could he?
He was a brilliant landscape photographer - even published a book of them.
I had
I think you're mistaken.
HCB did reportage.
Ansel Adams did landscapes. You're probably confusing them.
Don't feel bad. It could happen to anyone.
Cheers,
frank, using attempted humour to cover his feelings of humiliation
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Sent: June
Probably Gassman. He did much of HCB's darkroom work.
Cheers,
frank
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From: Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com
Sent: June 22, 2013 6/22/13
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Subject: Re: TYTimes blog: A lost interview with HCB
Bob W wrote:
On 22 Jun 2013,
Quoting Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org:
Brian,
That's a great photo!
Before I saw other people's (and your own) comments, my first reaction
was: That's a photo worth going on a trip to the US.
Thanks, Igor.
The Alamosa area proved to be one of the more interesting places we
visited. We
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/9110031409/
We had some friends over for a cookout, and their 8 month old has the
most beautiful eyes. He was sitting in his stroller and I had to get
some shots of him. He was a total ham.
--
David Parsons Photography
http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com
Quoting Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/9104396736/
Taken during my granddaughter's first trip to the Henry Doorly Zoo.
Great shot. The texture and colours of the feathers on the bird's
back are particularly appealing.
I agree with Jack about
Exactly, Frank. No right or wrong, correct or flawed, in this discussion.
Just suggestions about other ways to look at a scene. Direct gaze, or not?
Tight crop, or pull back to show a smallish figure in a large world? Sharp or
soft? Color or BW? Any combination of these choices will probably
I visited a prime dragonfly location yesterday, but the cool temps,
gusty winds and overcast skies did not make for a high volume shoot. I
got 3 nice shots which are here:
http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php?blog=2
Permalink:
Terrific shot, David.
On Sat, Jun 22, 2013 at 7:05 PM, David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com wrote:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/9110031409/
We had some friends over for a cookout, and their 8 month old has the
most beautiful eyes. He was sitting in his stroller and I had to get
Mark,
Beautiful as always, and focus stack works well.
Regards, Bob S.
On Sat, Jun 22, 2013 at 7:37 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote:
I visited a prime dragonfly location yesterday, but the cool temps, gusty
winds and overcast skies did not make for a high volume shoot. I got 3 nice
I think it is a lovely portrait, just as it is.
Next in the series, I might have had her put her right hand behind
her, in the small of her back. Then with the same pose have her look
up at the camera. Then perhaps crop in closer to a bit more than a
head shoulders shot. I can see a whole series
Those are gorgeous. Three keeper shots from a single day would be a
better-than-average day for me, that's for sure!
On Sat, Jun 22, 2013 at 8:50 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote:
Mark,
Beautiful as always, and focus stack works well.
Regards, Bob S.
On Sat, Jun 22, 2013 at 7:37
Excellent work. in focus stacking, do you use the PhotoShop align and blend
tools? Superb.
Paul
On Jun 22, 2013, at 8:37 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote:
I visited a prime dragonfly location yesterday, but the cool temps, gusty
winds and overcast skies did not make for a high volume
Nice images. Damselfly is particularly crisp and clean.
Jack
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Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2013 5:37 PM
Subject: Dragonflies and Stack Focused Damselfly
I visited a prime dragonfly
I want to slightly amend my earlier comment. This is a pleasing image,
but the focus is off significantly. The reason it still works is
because some softness can be pleasing in portraiture, but if you look
at the stones at her feet, the tree bark and the vegetation behind the
subject you can see
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