OT(ish) So near and yet so far

2013-06-30 Thread mike wilson
The company that I bought my latest camera from and which then went into liquidation (www.jessops.com) sent me an email about its resurgence, with the strapline: "Image is everything" For the want of a definite article -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/l

GESO Best ofJune

2013-06-30 Thread Larry Colen
Very slim pickings. Then again, it's almost a miracle that I got any decent photos this month http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157634400132841/ -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml

Re: GESO Best ofJune

2013-06-30 Thread Alan C
Most were indecent? Alan C -Original Message- From: Larry Colen Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2013 10:26 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: GESO Best ofJune Very slim pickings. Then again, it's almost a miracle that I got any decent photos this month http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellars

Re: GESO Best ofJune

2013-06-30 Thread Larry Colen
On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 11:42:18AM +0200, Alan C wrote: > Most were indecent? Sadly, it's been nearly two months since I even had a chance to take any indecent photos. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.n

Re: OT Planes, in the south of England 1944

2013-06-30 Thread Eric Weir
On Jun 28, 2013, at 3:21 PM, mike wilson wrote: > Still looking for info on the polka-dot B17….. Yeah, I've seen quite a few photos of B17s, but never one like that. There must have been a reason. -- Eric

Re: OT Planes, in the south of England 1944

2013-06-30 Thread Eric Weir
On Jun 27, 2013, at 7:35 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/49024304@N00/sets/72157608125792619/ > > This is a set of over 300 35mm, black and white negatives found in a basement > of an “antique” mall in Wichita Falls, Texas. > > Strips of 3 to 6 are in glassine sleeves bo

GESO - Bessaflex

2013-06-30 Thread Derby Chang
A few weeks ago, I acquired a nice example of the rare-ish Voigtlander Bessaflex in black. What a pretty camera. Takes the same Voigtlander grip and trigger winder as their R rangefinders, and the feel of the body is pretty similar too. In other words, nice and solid. http://members.iinet.n

Re: PESO - Cape May beach, 10 am

2013-06-30 Thread Rick Womer
I tried that; didn't think it was nearly as interesting.   Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Brian Walters To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc: Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2013 10:40 PM Subject: Re: PESO - Cape May beach, 10 am Quoting Rick Womer : > ...on a T

Re: PESO. Pebble & I.

2013-06-30 Thread Bulent Celasun
Thank you Christine and Brian. Brian, you are right. I have a large collection of photos showing his various body parts. They look abstract! B. - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://celasun.carbonmade.com/

Re: GESO - Bessaflex

2013-06-30 Thread Bruce Walker
I love the mannequins on the stairs. Seeing the m42 Super-Tak on that Voigtlander makes me wonder how different things would have been if they could have standardized on a bayonet mount when screw mount was phased out. Not Invented Here syndrom is just such a pain in the ass. On Sun, Jun 30, 2013

Re: OT: Now Mozilla is getting on my nerves.

2013-06-30 Thread John Sessoms
NO. Google is already too intrusive. I'm having trouble with YouTube every time I make a comment wants me to link the comment to my Google+ page. I hate being badgered by idiot software. From: Bruce Walker Try Chrome. Not too dissimilar UI, much better behaved app. On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 7

Re: PESO: Satan's Chariot

2013-06-30 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dan, Is that a late 40's Buick? The devil wouldn't be driving a Buick! He was a Lincoln kind of guy. You get a much older collection of cars than we do. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 10:10 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: > Cool! > > cheers, > frank > > --- Original Message --- > >

Re: PESO - Cape May beach, 10 am

2013-06-30 Thread John Sessoms
Take another look at the beach shelters. I can see the ocean; there's just a hint of a breaking wave next to the guy in the blue shirt. The actual horizon line kind of fades into the sky, but you can see a little of it if you look hard enough. Too bad about the "beach tag". At least that's one a

Re: PESO - Cape May beach, 10 am

2013-06-30 Thread John Sessoms
From: Brian Walters Quoting Rick Womer : ...on a Tuesday morning. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17443555&size=lg Interesting - the center weighted composition seems to work well here but it's a bit untidy on the left to my eye. I think I might have cropped it just to the right of

RE: GESO Best ofJune

2013-06-30 Thread Gerrit Visser
LRC00048 is interesting, a mellow look to the photo due to colouring. The grain helps to keep your eyes drawn to the musician. Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Larry Colen Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2013 4:27 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subj

Re: PESO - Across from the Beach, Cape May

2013-06-30 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Ready for a production of "Einstein on the beach" :-) (some of you will get this without googling - you know who you are) ann On 6/29/2013 22:48, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Rick Womer : Not one of the town's greatest architectural charms: Maybe not - but it makes for a very effective im

RE: PESO - thank god they lost!

2013-06-30 Thread John Sessoms
From: "knarftheriault What sport are these bright young men cheering for? I can't imagine that actual wallabies and actual lions are fighting each other. That really doesn't sound very fair... Fun photo. Cheers, frank I saw something in an earlier unrelated post about a "test match". I'm gues

Re: GESO Best ofJune

2013-06-30 Thread Ann Sanfedele
The little crosseyed moth is a little gem, I think ann On 6/30/2013 04:26, Larry Colen wrote: Very slim pickings. Then again, it's almost a miracle that I got any decent photos this month http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157634400132841/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.

Re: PESO - Cape May beach, 10 am

2013-06-30 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I agree, Rick - and like your image just as it is a lot. ann On 6/30/2013 08:00, Rick Womer wrote: I tried that; didn't think it was nearly as interesting. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Brian Walters To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc: Sent: Saturday,

Re: the Adler and the Blackhawks

2013-06-30 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Brian, Christine, Bob, Stan, Dan, Gerrit, Jack, and Sir Cotty! I should say if you have the chance to go to the Adler, be sure to catch the shows they offer. Akira and I saw "Welcome to the Universe" and "Cosmic Wonder". Both were excellent. They really make you feel like you're in a

Re: PESO: Satan's Chariot

2013-06-30 Thread Christine Aguila
Funny! Nice grab, Dan! Cheers, Christine On Jun 29, 2013, at 7:45 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17443962&size=md > Comments are invited > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@

Re: PESO Muruga's lunch / first K-5II pic

2013-06-30 Thread Christine Aguila
On Jun 29, 2013, at 11:31 AM, John Sessoms wrote: > From: Christine Aguila >> I have no idea what you guys are talking about. :-) Cheers, Christine > > > http://dilbert.com/dyn/str_strip/0//000/00/1/2000/500/12563/12563.strip.gif lol. indeed. Cheers, Christin

Re: PESO 2013 - 056 - GDG

2013-06-30 Thread Christine Aguila
On Jun 29, 2013, at 6:44 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > On 29/6/13, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/9164974771/lightbox >> >> Thanks for looking! Comments always appreciated. > > > Interesting! Looked at it for rather longer than

Re: OT: Now Mozilla is getting on my nerves.

2013-06-30 Thread John Sessoms
I'm using an older version of Firefox [3.6.6] mainly because it doesn't do several things the newer version does that annoy me very much. The tick box is not there. I searched around in the Tools & Options and finally found a check box for "automatically search for updates", but I'm still gett

re: OT(ish) So near and yet so far

2013-06-30 Thread John Sessoms
From: mike wilson The company that I bought my latest camera from and which then went into liquidation (www.jessops.com) sent me an email about its resurgence, with the strapline: "Image is everything" For the want of a definite article I think I bought a lens from them once. -- PDML Pen

PESO 2013 - 057 - GDG

2013-06-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Really do have to get to work on the blog again sometime soon, but in the mean time here's another photo for your enjoyment. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/9168689737/lightbox Thanks for looking! Comments always appreciated. Godfrey - Flickr.com stream: http://www.flickr.com/phot

Re: OT Planes, in the south of England 1944

2013-06-30 Thread John Sessoms
From: Eric Weir On Jun 28, 2013, at 3:21 PM, mike wilson wrote: Still looking for info on the polka-dot B17?.. Yeah, I've seen quite a few photos of B17s, but never one like that. There must have been a reason. I found an article in Wikipedia that said they were used to assemble the format

Re: OT: Now Mozilla is getting on my nerves.

2013-06-30 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Sun, Jun 30, 2013, John Sessoms wrote: > > I'm using an older version of Firefox [3.6.6] mainly because it > doesn't do several things the newer version does that annoy me very > much. > > The tick box is not there. I searched around in the Tools & Options > and finally found a check box for "a

Re: OT Planes, in the south of England 1944

2013-06-30 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2013-06-30 7:01, Eric Weir wrote: On Jun 28, 2013, at 3:21 PM, mike wilson wrote: Still looking for info on the polka-dot B17….. Yeah, I've seen quite a few photos of B17s, but never one like that. There must have been a reason. It was a group assembly aircraft. The assembly aircraft

Re: PESO - Cape May beach, 10 am

2013-06-30 Thread P.J. Alling
New Jersey must have some exclusive beaches if they have bouncers. Do they also enforce a two drink minimum? On 6/29/2013 10:37 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Missing... Communits plot... hmmm... Fluoride in the water? No... Oh! The water! It's beyond the rise in the beach, but because I didn't hav

PESO - Barn Swallow Among the Reeds

2013-06-30 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
I think this a bit sharper than the last barn swallow I showed. These guys are harder to catch than tree swallows, they rarely perch when they're out of their colony (or wherever they live; they seem to have a communal living area under a wooden lookout structure). Once in a rare while I'll see

Re: OT Planes, in the south of England 1944

2013-06-30 Thread Eric Weir
On Jun 28, 2013, at 5:45 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > At the end of the war in Europe his father was an artillery spotter > pilot flying an Army Piper Cub. During one of his missions he > encountered an Me262. The Me262 tried to engage him but could not slow > down enough to get a good firing solut

Re: OT Planes, in the south of England 1944

2013-06-30 Thread Eric Weir
On Jun 30, 2013, at 11:48 AM, John Sessoms wrote: > I found an article in Wikipedia that said they were used to assemble the > formations before the bombers would fly off to Germany. The paint scheme > made it easy for the bombers to find it up in the sky. > > From what I gather, the weather in

Re: OT Planes, in the south of England 1944

2013-06-30 Thread Eric Weir
On Jun 30, 2013, at 12:44 PM, Doug Franklin wrote: > t was a group assembly aircraft. The assembly aircraft left the base first, > and circled for the attacking aircraft to form up on. When the formations > were in order, the attack headed to the target and the assembly aircraft > returned

Re: GESO Best ofJune

2013-06-30 Thread Larry Colen
On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 10:11:12AM -0400, Gerrit Visser wrote: > LRC00048 is interesting, a mellow look to the photo due to colouring. The > grain helps to keep your eyes drawn to the musician. Thanks Gerrit. If you push the clarity slider in Lightroom too far, this is the effect that you get.

Re: PESO - Cape May beach, 10 am

2013-06-30 Thread Rick Womer
Yeah, NJ beaches are generally obnoxious.  No tag, no admission; residents and guests of local hotels get tags.  Fortunately we're not beach types. Don't know about alcoholic beverages; except that the whole town of Ocean City is still "dry". Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Origi

Re: GESO Best ofJune

2013-06-30 Thread Larry Colen
On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 10:29:39AM -0400, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > The little crosseyed moth is a little gem, I think Thanks Ann. Zab really liked the way that in every photo, you could see that the moth was looking at me. > ann > > On 6/30/2013 04:26, Larry Colen wrote: > >Very slim pickings. >

Re: OT: Now Mozilla is getting on my nerves.

2013-06-30 Thread John Sessoms
From: Aahz Maruch Honestly, this really is for your own good. I bet that if you disable all plugins and extensions, this problem goes away. If you have JavaScript enabled, you REALLY need to upgrade, or you're asking to get cracked. Ditto if you access any SSL-enabled sites. I'm personally ex

Re: PESO - Cape May beach, 10 am

2013-06-30 Thread Rick Womer
Not seeing it.   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: John Sessoms To: pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2013 10:02 AM Subject: Re: PESO - Cape May beach, 10 am Take another look at the beach shelters. I can see the ocean; there's just a hint of a breaking

RE: GESO - Bessaflex

2013-06-30 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
I've got that lens. Haven't used it in many years (as I haven't used my spotties). One sweet lens, among my favourites. Lovely looking camera. And your usual wonderful gallery of pix. Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Derby Chang Sent: June 30, 2013 6/30/13 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: I tried out the K-5 II last night, also IR and Back Caps

2013-06-30 Thread Larry Colen
On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 12:00:52PM +0530, Bipin Gupta wrote: > Larry, the Tamron Back Caps are pretty good at covering the Electronic > Contacts on the Lens. There was a Seller offering Lens Back Caps that > were Weather Proof for some $ 10 or so each. Try Googling. It does > cover the electronic c

Re: PESO - Across from the Beach, Cape May

2013-06-30 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Dan!  Those are the things that made me think it was worth taking--certainly not the architecture! Cheers, Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc: Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2013 12:41 AM Subject: Re: P

Re: OT Planes, in the south of England 1944

2013-06-30 Thread Larry Colen
On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 07:01:30AM -0400, Eric Weir wrote: > > On Jun 28, 2013, at 3:21 PM, mike wilson wrote: > > > Still looking for info on the polka-dot B17….. > > Yeah, I've seen quite a few photos of B17s, but never one like that. There > must have been a reason. It's just an early exam

Re: GESO - Bessaflex

2013-06-30 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Well, they ~could~ have standardized things when the industry went bayonet but they chose not to. Same thing's happened in other industries. Everyone wants you to buy their products exclusively, not mix-and-match. Everything's proprietary these days, by design. Sigh. Cheers, frank --- Origin

Re: PESO - Barn Swallow Among the Reeds

2013-06-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
sharp and nice. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 12:53 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: > I think this a bit sharper than the last barn swallow I showed. > > These guys are harder to catch than tree swallows, they rarely perch when > they'r

Re: PESO - Cape May beach, 10 am

2013-06-30 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Wow. Pay to use beaches? More commodification of what used to be considered common areas. In Nova Scotia, where my parents are from, beaches are common areas, as is access to them. Community easements have existed for hundreds of years. Now people from other areas (meaning other countries as we

RE: GESO Best ofJune

2013-06-30 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Yeah but the ones you showed are very good. Especially the moth. Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Larry Colen Sent: June 30, 2013 6/30/13 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: GESO Best ofJune Very slim pickings. Then again, it's almost a miracle that I got any decent photos th

Re: PESO - Cape May beach, 10 am

2013-06-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Of course the beaches in Nova Scotia are free. The water is so cold that they have to pay people to wade into the surf. There are free beaches is Jersey, like Atlantic City, Wildwood and the federal and state parks. Many smaller towns sell beach badges as a means of paying for boardwalks, conc

Re: GESO Best ofJune

2013-06-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
The ones you are displaying on that page are much better than decent. I like them all. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 4:26 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > Very slim pickings. > Then again, it's almost a miracle that I got any decent photos this mon

Re: PESO - Cape May beach, 10 am

2013-06-30 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Yeah, the water on "mainland" Nova Scotia is pretty cold. You get used to it, so the locals say, but I never did. I'm told the beaches on the Atlantic side of Cape Breton are quite warm as the Gulfstream hits it before turning east towards Europe. I've never been to Cape Breton so have no perso

RE: PESO - Cape May beach, 10 am

2013-06-30 Thread Gerrit Visser
That struggle is still going on with land owners along the Mimico waterfront. A few are holding out, preventing enjoyment of our natural heritage along Lake Ontario. Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of knarftheria...@gmail.com Sent: Sunday, Jun

Re: PESO - Cape May beach, 10 am

2013-06-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Lee and I visited Cape Breton a few years ago. It was quite scenic, and very thinly populated. The only "local" we met was the owner of a gas station and general store; He was a Jersey boy who moved there a few year earlier. We drove the Cabot trail, and stopped at most of the scenic overlooks.

Re: PESO: Satan's Chariot

2013-06-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Bob. The front of the car carries Chevy logos. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17443935&size=md Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 9:43 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Dan, > Is that a late 40's Buick? > The devil wouldn't be driving

Re: PESO: Satan's Chariot

2013-06-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Christine! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 10:42 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: > Funny! Nice grab, Dan! Cheers, Christine > > > On Jun 29, 2013, at 7:45 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1744396

Re: PESO - Barn Swallow Among the Reeds

2013-06-30 Thread Larry Colen
Another bit of swallow trivia. While there is ongoing discussion of the role of storks in relation to babies, a swallow never brings one. "knarftheria...@gmail.com" wrote: >I think this a bit sharper than the last barn swallow I showed. > >These guys are harder to catch than tree swallows, they

Re: PESO - Cape May beach, 10 am

2013-06-30 Thread John Sessoms
From: "knarftheriault Wow. Pay to use beaches? More commodification of what used to be considered common areas. In Nova Scotia, where my parents are from, beaches are common areas, as is access to them. Community easements have existed for hundreds of years. Now people from other areas (meaning

Re: GESO Best ofJune

2013-06-30 Thread Larry Colen
On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 02:25:19PM -0400, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > The ones you are displaying on that page are much better than decent. > I like them all. Thank you very much Dan, and also Frank, and all those who looked. > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > >

PESO: Raindrops keep falling on my head

2013-06-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17445131 K-r with FA 100 F2.8 macro and monopod Comments are invited. 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, p

Re: Not quite FSF: FZ-35 (was Re: OT: My first Leica experience (2 images))

2013-06-30 Thread Peter McIntosh
Can heartily recommend the X-S1. It's my travel camera - has been dragged around Europe for 5 weeks just recently, and has been through the south pacific prior to that. AF has an infrequent hiccup, but all else has been good. Ciao, Pete Mac in Melbourne On 29 June 2013 04:54, Aahz Maruch wrote

Re: GESO - Bessaflex

2013-06-30 Thread P.J. Alling
Pentax licensed the K mount for one dollar, a lot of smaller players in camera manufacturing took them up on it. But it was always unlikeley that their major rivals, (Minolta, Nikon, Canon, and Olympus), would. It would be sweet to be able to pick and choose among the Gems of each manufacture

PESO -- Boxes

2013-06-30 Thread P.J. Alling
Which is what they are really. Two different aesthetics, 75 years and no improvement really. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20%20boxes.html Equipment: Pentax *ist-Ds w/smc Pentax M 40mm f2.8 As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. -- There are t

Re: PAW181 - Roses

2013-06-30 Thread DagT
Thanks P.J. and Christine The centering was intentional, but the problem in such cases are often that it wasn´t strict enough. Nice to known when opinions differ :-) DagT 24. juni 2013 kl. 00:55 skrev P.J. Alling : > Sad to say for once I don't hate you. It's plesant, but a bit too centered,

RE: PESO -- Boxes

2013-06-30 Thread Gerrit Visser
That is a lovely illustration of the fall of architecture :-) Or is it construction costs? Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of P.J. Alling Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2013 5:44 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO -- Boxes Which is what th

RE: PESO: Raindrops keep falling on my head

2013-06-30 Thread Gerrit Visser
Lovely, you get a feeling that it is coming at you. Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2013 4:08 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Raindrops keep falling on my head http://photo.net/photod

PAW182 - Boat

2013-06-30 Thread DagT
http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html Pentax K-5, DA*50-135@58, 1/100s, f/7.1, ISO100, DagT http://www.thrane.name/ -- 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 directl

Re: PESO - thank god they lost!

2013-06-30 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting John Sessoms : From: "knarftheriault What sport are these bright young men cheering for? I can't imagine that actual wallabies and actual lions are fighting each other. That really doesn't sound very fair... Fun photo. Cheers, frank I saw something in an earlier unrelated post about

Re: PAW182 - Boat

2013-06-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
That is mysterious, and a bit disturbing. Is it a real boat, or a miniature? What is in the boat? What are all the objects floating all around the boat? I wouldn't call it attractive, but any image that provokes questions in the mind of the viewer is an effective image. Dan Matyola http://www.p

Re: PESO: Raindrops keep falling on my head

2013-06-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Gerrit. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 5:57 PM, Gerrit Visser wrote: > Lovely, you get a feeling that it is coming at you. > > Gerrit > > -Original Message- > From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Daniel J. M

Re: PAW182 - Boat

2013-06-30 Thread Ann Sanfedele
My guess, It's a toy boat.. I think the sail is a "jack-in-the-pulpit" flower and leaf - maybe in a puddle? That's what I'm guessing - Dag may or may not be willing to confirm or deny :-) fun ann On 6/30/2013 19:22, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: That is mysterious, and a bit disturbing. Is it

Re: PESO - Barn Swallow Among the Reeds

2013-06-30 Thread Ann Sanfedele
That's a keep, Frank for sure... interesting geometry to add to pretty bird - barn swallows are so sweet and so tame ann On 6/30/2013 12:53, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I think this a bit sharper than the last barn swallow I showed. These guys are harder to catch than tree swallows, they

Re: PAW182 - Boat

2013-06-30 Thread J.C. O'Connell
On 6/30/2013 7:22 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: That is mysterious, and a bit disturbing. Is it a real boat, or a miniature? What is in the boat? What are all the objects floating all around the boat? I wouldn't call it attractive, but any image that provokes questions in the mind of the viewe

Re: OT: Now Mozilla is getting on my nerves.

2013-06-30 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 6/30/2013 11:53, Aahz Maruch wrote: ... Honestly, this really is for your own good. I bet that if you disable all plugins and extensions, this problem goes away. If you have JavaScript enabled, you REALLY need to upgrade, or you're asking to get cracked. Ditto if you access any SSL-enabled

Re: PESO: Raindrops keep falling on my head

2013-06-30 Thread Rick Womer
I like it--nice color, texture, use of DOF; and the weather cooperated nicely (the wettest June in Philly since records began in 1872). Cheers, Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc: Sent: Sunday, June 30,

Re: PESO - Blanca Peak

2013-06-30 Thread Rick Womer
Brian, I really like the composition and the scene.  I agree with Steve that the foreground dominates the image, though.  The peaks and (especially) the thunderhead in the background are lovely, and you might consider boosting them a stop or more. Cheers, Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW

PESO - Blue Dusk

2013-06-30 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Looking south over the Lake the sun sets to my right. Actually, behind me to the right. Often there's a nice red or pink sky or clouds but not last night. All blue. But still nice, I think. I'd like to thank that nice tern for making a timely appearance: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/201

Re: PESO - Female Red Wing Blackbird

2013-06-30 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Yeah I agree about that way oof leaf at the bottom. Would probably think of cloning it out if I were going to use the photo for anything more. Or not, I don't know. Don't like to clone. Sometimes necessary though. Thanks also to Mark and everyone else who commented. Cheers, frank --- Original

RE: OT Planes, in the south of England 1944

2013-06-30 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Amazing stuff! cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Larry Colen Sent: June 27, 2013 6/27/13 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: OT Planes, in the south of England 1944 http://www.flickr.com/photos/49024304@N00/sets/72157608125792619/ This is a set of over 300 35mm, black and wh

RE: PESO -- Blue

2013-06-30 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
I like it too. Very strong composition! cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: "P.J. Alling" Sent: June 28, 2013 6/28/13 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: PESO -- Blue I've been in a bit of a photographic funk lately, but for some reason I kind of like this. https://dl.dropboxus

RE: the Adler and the Blackhawks

2013-06-30 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Wonderful gallery! cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Christine Aguila Sent: June 29, 2013 6/29/13 To: PDML List Subject: the Adler and the Blackhawks Hi Everyone: What a day we had. Akira & I had planned a visit to the Adler Planetarium Friday--the same day as the Blackhawks par

RE: PESO - Blue Dusk

2013-06-30 Thread Gerrit Visser
A great shot of solitude Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of knarftheria...@gmail.com Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2013 10:17 PM To: PDML@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Blue Dusk Looking south over the Lake the sun sets to my right. Actually, behind me to

RE: PESO - Blue Dusk

2013-06-30 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Meant to say "were it not for ~him~..." Damned predictive spelling. Thanks for the comment, Gerritt. It was a lovely, quiet evening down by the Lake. Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Gerrit Visser Sent: June 30, 2013 6/30/13 To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" Subject: RE: PESO - B

RE: PESO -- Boxes

2013-06-30 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
I like them both. The black modern building looks very Meisian. Love the International Style. Nice photo, interesting juxtaposition. Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: "P.J. Alling" Sent: June 30, 2013 6/30/13 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: PESO -- Boxes Which is what the

RE: PESO: Raindrops keep falling on my head

2013-06-30 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
That's a beautiful bloom and the raindrops make it even better. Terrific photo! cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: "Daniel J. Matyola" Sent: June 30, 2013 6/30/13 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: PESO: Raindrops keep falling on my head http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id

Re: PESO: Raindrops keep falling on my head

2013-06-30 Thread J.C. O'Connell
On 6/30/2013 10:43 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: That's a beautiful bloom and the raindrops make it even better. Terrific photo! cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: "Daniel J. Matyola" Sent: June 30, 2013 6/30/13 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: PESO: Raindrops keep fa

RE: PESO - thank god they lost!

2013-06-30 Thread John Coyle
The fans have been following me around - I saw the game against the Barbarians in Hong Kong when most of the streets and the stadium seemed to be packed with Lions fans, then when I got back to Brisbane they filled the streets again ready for their Saturday night game three weeks ago! John Coy

RE: PESO - thank god they lost!

2013-06-30 Thread John Coyle
In Hong Kong, on a very hot and humid night, some of the Lions fans got down to Speedos only... Those with good bodies were very popular with the Chinese ladies. John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Peter McIntosh Se

PESO- The Occasional Egret

2013-06-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
On the way home from farmers market today I spotted this guy. Got out of the car just in time to catch him in flight. Overcast sky didn't lend much, but love those big beautiful wings. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17445418&size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http:/

Re: PESO- The Occasional Egret

2013-06-30 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Sun, Jun 30, 2013, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > On the way home from farmers market today I spotted this guy. Got out > of the car just in time to catch him in flight. Overcast sky didn't > lend much, but love those big beautiful wings. > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17445418&size=lg

Re: PAW182 - Boat

2013-06-30 Thread John Sessoms
My guess as well, although I couldn't tell you what kind of leaf the sail is. The reflected clouds make it look like it's floating on the sky. From: Ann Sanfedele My guess, It's a toy boat.. I think the sail is a "jack-in-the-pulpit" flower and leaf - maybe in a puddle? That's what I'm guessing

Re: PESO- The Occasional Egret

2013-06-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
great catch. I love the bird's posture and the white on white theme. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 11:46 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > On the way home from farmers market today I spotted this guy. Got out of the > car just in time to catch

Re: PESO: Raindrops keep falling on my head

2013-06-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thank you for your kind comments, Frank and J. C. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 10:43 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: > That's a beautiful bloom and the raindrops make it even better. > > Terrific photo! > > cheers, > frank > > --- Orig

Re: OT: Now Mozilla is getting on my nerves.

2013-06-30 Thread John Sessoms
From: Ann Sanfedele On 6/30/2013 11:53, Aahz Maruch wrote: ... Honestly, this really is for your own good. I bet that if you disable all plugins and extensions, this problem goes away. If you have JavaScript enabled, you REALLY need to upgrade, or you're asking to get cracked. Ditto if you a

Re: PESO - Blue Dusk

2013-06-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Nice color, and I love the way the bird balances the people in the LR Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 10:16 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: > Looking south over the Lake the sun sets to my right. Actually, behind me to > the right. > > O

PESO: Boss Hoss

2013-06-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17443900&size=md Comments are invited 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 visit the link directly ab

Re: PESO- The Occasional Egret

2013-06-30 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Nice catch! ann On 6/30/2013 23:46, Paul Stenquist wrote: On the way home from farmers market today I spotted this guy. Got out of the car just in time to catch him in flight. Overcast sky didn't lend much, but love those big beautiful wings. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17445418&s

Re: PESO - Blue Dusk

2013-06-30 Thread Ann Sanfedele
love this one (too) would have liked to ahve been there ann On 6/30/2013 22:40, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Meant to say "were it not for ~him~..." Damned predictive spelling. Thanks for the comment, Gerritt. It was a lovely, quiet evening down by the Lake. Cheers, frank --- Original M

Re: OT: Now Mozilla is getting on my nerves.

2013-06-30 Thread Paul Sorenson
Have you considered uninstalling Firefox and re-installing the lates version? -p On 6/30/2013 11:21 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Ann Sanfedele On 6/30/2013 11:53, Aahz Maruch wrote: ... Honestly, this really is for your own good. I bet that if you disable all plugins and extensions, this

Re: PESO: No Junk Mail

2013-06-30 Thread David Mann
On Jun 30, 2013, at 2:32 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > He/she doesn't look fierce enough to deter junk mailers. The plan might be one of distraction but that cat is actually very skittish. > Great shot though - and a cut above the average feline photo. Thanks :) Now if only I could find a white