http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17453605
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Cheers
Brian
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Quoting John :
I've had to jump through a few hoops, but I hope I'm back on list
now, subscribed through Yahoo. Here's what's happening as far as I
know.
For
On Sun, Jul 07, 2013, Bipin Gupta wrote:
>
> And Aahz I wouldn't bother too much about Hobby Cost, as just holding
> a camera gives me immense pleasure and happiness. Do ring in this
> stress busting calculation into the costing. And I don't even make money
> with my hobby.
Holding cameras gives m
I've had to jump through a few hoops, but I hope I'm back on list now,
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For some reason an organization called SpamCop blacklisted ALL of
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Apparently the list se
I like this!
I think it's because of the strong composition; it really works for me. And
it's whimsical. I like whimsical.
Cheers,
frank
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Sent: July 7, 2013 7/7/13
To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List"
Subject: PESO -- Toothy Grin
Didn't shoot a lot over
Usually I would just be leaving work (401/Dixie) at 6, but this Tuesday I have
an appointment a few blocks from my place at 5, should be done at 6.
Let me talk with Judy, she would enjoy this. Might be an opportunity for us to
soak up some Mississauga culture!
I'll let you know...
Cheers,
fr
Didn't shoot a lot over the Forth of July weekend. Mostly crap like this...
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20%20toothygrin.html
Equipment: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax FA 43mm f1.9 Limited.
As usual comments are3 welcome but may be totally ignored.
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There are two kin
What a great catch, Frank. It is a render family scene, wonderfully
composed, and the patterns and reflections make it even more special.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Sun, Jul 7, 2013 at 6:19 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com
wrote:
> I don't know if that's really
Frank: Fernando Terrazzino and Adam Maas (Mawz) may be lurking still.
We could meet up just about anywhere in TO. Our group is so small we
could meet in a phone booth and not pack the joint. :-)
It'd be great if you could make it out to my little do at The Grange
House in Mississauga. I could giv
Interesting and mysterious.
Dan Matyola
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On Sun, Jul 7, 2013 at 7:07 PM, Marco Alpert wrote:
> http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo13/peso8.html
>
> Comments, as always, welcomed.
>
> -Marco
>
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Not what I expected. Made me smile.
Wonderful!
Cheers,
frank
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Subject: PESO - The Kiss
http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo13/peso8.html
Comments, as always, welcomed.
-Marco
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You have such a unique and individual style! This is beautiful.
Cheers,
frank
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Subject: PAW183 - Clouds
http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html
Pentax K-5, FA77mm, 1/250s, f/14,
Active members would be you, Bruce, Dave Brooks and me. Am I missing anyone?
Apologies if I am.
Members have come and gone over the years with Dave and I being constant for
twelve or thirteen years.
We should get together. Bruce's upcoming event would be nice but I'm still
unsure I can make it
there must be 4 or 5 of us by now :-)
Gerrit
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Thanks, Chris. Those photos are part of
Thanks, Chris. Those photos are part of the main building for Ryerson
University's School of Imaging Arts (formerly School of Photography; times
change). I walk by it from time to time and always thought there was a good
photo opportunity somewhere there and the gentleman sitting there last week
Fabulous how that looks like a graphic composite yet it's clearly a
photo. Well done, Dag!
On Sun, Jul 7, 2013 at 5:36 PM, DagT wrote:
> http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html
> Pentax K-5, FA77mm, 1/250s, f/14, ISO100,
>
> DagT
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That's great, Marco! There's enough going on there to wonder what's
going on there and it gave me a good chuckle.
On Sun, Jul 7, 2013 at 7:07 PM, Marco Alpert wrote:
> http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo13/peso8.html
>
> Comments, as always, welcomed.
>
> -Marco
>
> ---
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Nonsense, it's a really fine shot, Frank. Sharp enough and I just love
the rippled reflections. It's a wonderful moment and excellent
documentation of a rare event.
On Sun, Jul 7, 2013 at 6:19 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com
wrote:
> I don't know if that's really what baby grebes are called; I gue
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On Sun, Jul 7, 2013 at 12:39 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 26, 2013, Bruce Walker wrote:
>>
>> "The other side"
>>
>> http://flic.kr/p/eVTxtn
>
> This is a much more distinctive and memorable shot. I'm ambivalent about
> lighting the vase more; you probably will need to if you want anythin
Re feet: you and me both, Bob! Sigh. There's always one more thing to
check in the viewfinder. :-)
Thanks!
On Sun, Jul 7, 2013 at 3:29 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
> Bruce,
> Nice colors and balance of light.
> I wish you had all the feet.
> Regards, Bob S.
>
> On Sun, Jul 7, 2013 at 6:31 AM, Derby
That is lovely, almost moving! And a calm day for once.
I think we had a picnic in the same basin on June 20. Only saw 2 little ones
at the time. One was on dad's back but fell off when dad climbed onto the
nest.
gerrit
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that's special
Philip Northeast
www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au
On 8/07/13 7:36 AM, DagT wrote:
http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html
Pentax K-5, FA77mm, 1/250s, f/14, ISO100,
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Hi Christine,
A *very* belated thanks for your comments and taking the time to look at my
other stuff. Much appreciated.
-Marco
On Jun 25, 2013, at 7:47 AM, Christine Aguila wrote:
> Hi Marco: I think this one is a bit cluttered, but I did have a look at some
> of your other work on your
I don't know if that's really what baby grebes are called; I guess I should
look it up.
So the excitement is that for the first time that anyone remembers the local
red necked grebe eggs have hatched and no less than five baby grebes have been
spotted around the lakeside park near my apartment!
David,
Spectacular shots, great vantage point.
Like the sharp ones better than the blurry catches.
Regards, Bob S.
On Fri, Jul 5, 2013 at 7:18 PM, David Parsons wrote:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/sets/72157634499838037/
>
> Took these last night during Boston's 4th of July festiviti
Certain topics of discussion tend to get a lot of attention in photography
fora, equipment, lighting, composition, and occasionally even things that
you can do to improve your skill as a photographer. Models don't get a lot
of discussion beyond "Where can I find someone willing to pose for me for
http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html
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So true, and after 15 years my wide suddenly concluded that photography was
fairly inexpensive compared to a lot of other things. Like cars, cottages in
the mountains, boats, horses, sport (like cycling which she is interested in).
After revisiting another old interest, stereo equipment, because
On Fri, Jun 28, 2013, Christine Aguila wrote:
> On Jun 27, 2013, at 8:03 AM, Bruce Walker wrote:
>> On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 6:28 PM, David J Brooks wrote:
>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17440141
>>>
>>> Having a lot of rain lately, so flowers and water drops are not hard
>>> to get.
On Jul 7, 2013, at 11:16 AM, Bruce Walker wrote:
> Ann's "9th street Garage doggie" takes the (tempting) cake.
>
> Paul's shot is really intriguing. It doesn't say Temptation to me, but
> it does say KINKY in bright red neon letters. :-) And I love the
> reflection in the blade.
>
>
Thanks B
On Wed, Jun 26, 2013, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
>
> http://www.kashmirprism.com/2013/04/pictures-of-year-70th-annual.html
Thanks! Funny, to me a lot of them don't really seem much like good
photos in isolation, it's only the story that makes them interesting or
appealing. (OTOH, many are just pla
That sounds an awful lot like a stupid idea I had when I was single. I
suggested to someone that because we were both single, we should have a
"practice date" on Valentine's Day. Not surprisingly (or at least, not
surprisingly from a more mature perspective), it went over like a lead
balloon.
OT
Walt
In the ancient archives is a 3+ page wedding post,
maybe by Bill Robb, listing all the key pictures to take.
Visit this if you can find it.
As my kid's friends got married, I took pictures and
enjoyed offering them to the parents. It's a painless
way to practice. I did some of this on Friday
Walt,
I have an idea, that is even crazier than most of mine.
You don't need people to actually get married, to shoot a wedding.
To give you a chance to practice photographing a wedding, and as an
excuse to have a fun party, get the word out to a bunch of your friends
that you want to stage a
Bruce,
Nice colors and balance of light.
I wish you had all the feet.
Regards, Bob S.
On Sun, Jul 7, 2013 at 6:31 AM, Derby Chang wrote:
>
> The multiple hands is a little odd, but on the other hand, I like the
> unposed pose. And the louring sky is an excellent counterpoint
>
>
>
> On 3/07/2013
Does this mean my white one is now a collector's item???
On Sat, Jul 6, 2013 at 6:47 PM, Brian Walters wrote:
>
> http://hypebeast.com/2013/7/pentax-revives-the-k-01-by-marc-newson
>
>
> --
> Cheers
>
> Brian
>
> ++
> Brian Walters
> Western Sydney Australia
> http
on 2013-07-07 9:10 Paul Stenquist wrote
Ann is having problems posting.
Looks like she got on a spam list somehow.
looks like her ISP has been blacklisted, not her specifically; probably a large
number of people are affected
Ann, you should forward one of those "blocked" messages to your IS
On 07/07/13 17:16, Bruce Walker wrote:
Ann's "9th street Garage doggie" takes the (tempting) cake.
Paul's shot is really intriguing. It doesn't say Temptation to me, but
it does say KINKY in bright red neon letters. :-)
Maybe he's always found it tempting to post something like that on the PUG?
Hi Mark. I wondered how you did it. You'll never make a magician, giving
away tricks like that!
Alan C
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Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2013 6:42 PM
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Subject: Re: Dragonflies and Stack Focused Damselfly
On 7/3/2013 12:32 PM, Aahz Maru
Stunning work. I certainly don't see the flaws that you do, Mark. I can't
imagine how they could be better.
I am not going to express this well but the last batch had an "artificial" look
to them as if they were something other than photographs. They almost looked
"drawn" or like computer repro
On 7/3/2013 12:32 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote:
On Sun, Jun 23, 2013, Mark C wrote:
I just used a low tech approach for the
damselfly and set the camera to continuous shooting, focused, and
then pivoted in and out as the frames snapped off.
So you had the focus locked and were moving the camera? (Jus
On Wed, Jun 26, 2013, Bruce Walker wrote:
>
> "The other side"
>
> http://flic.kr/p/eVTxtn
This is a much more distinctive and memorable shot. I'm ambivalent about
lighting the vase more; you probably will need to if you want anything
other than shadow for print (although you could probably just
Fun shots as usual. I particularly like #'s 3, 5, and 4 (in that order of
preference) in the Leica gallery.
stan
On Jul 7, 2013, at 7:52 AM, Derby Chang wrote:
>
> After a few weeks of dreary weather, we've have some rather lovely sunny
> winter days.
>
> Nothing wrong with Fuji's lens coati
Ann's "9th street Garage doggie" takes the (tempting) cake.
Paul's shot is really intriguing. It doesn't say Temptation to me, but
it does say KINKY in bright red neon letters. :-) And I love the
reflection in the blade.
On Sat, Jul 6, 2013 at 7:34 PM, Brian Walters wrote:
> G'day all
>
> A fa
Thanks, Bruce. I wound up shooting at ISO 800 yesterday and that worked
out to most shots being at 1/15ooth to 1/2000th at f 5.6. That makes me
realize that if a flash with high speed synch would be needed, so it
probably would have to be the AF540FGZ. I do have a Bolt LED ringlight,
though - I
Ann is having problems posting.
Looks like she got on a spam list somehow.
Paul
Begin forwarded message:
> From: Ann Sanfedele
> Subject: blockage of the virtual kind :-(
> Date: July 7, 2013 11:02:43 AM EDT
> To: William Robb , paul Stenquist
> , frank theriault , David
> J Brooks , Don Gut
Wow. Simply superb. Beautiful color and amazingly sharp.
Paul
On Jul 7, 2013, at 10:53 AM, Mark C wrote:
>
>
> That is an interesting idea... I have one of those flashes but have not
> used it in a while, also an old Olympus "safe synch" device which is
> supposed to protect newer camera form h
Thanks - these are the best of several tries at various stacks - devoted
a good bit of the last two days to this as the process is pretty time
consuming. I think I am only about 1/2 way through the stacks I shot.
Most fail abysmally in the wings - they just get all jumbled together. I
may try s
That is an interesting idea... I have one of those flashes but have not
used it in a while, also an old Olympus "safe synch" device which is
supposed to protect newer camera form high voltage of old flashes. the
AF360FGZ that I use has the same setting, but I don't know if that flash
at 1/16th w
Always entertaining, Derby. Really hard to choose faves; Leica #5 and
Fuji #3 & #5 are special. Actually the entire Fuji set is wonderful.
You must be like a ghost in the crowd.
BTW, I haven't experienced any particular slowdowns with your gallery.
I'm used to Javascript galleries being kinda slug
Remarkable images. I like #2 best for contrast and composition,
despite the tiny SF artifacts.
How fast are you tripping the shutter, Mark? If you run an AF540 flash
at 1/64th power the recycle time is _very_ fast; stroboscopic speeds.
If that's not quick enough for you, I urge you to try LED pan
Lovely captures. I particularly like the informal shots taken of people.
Gerrit
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After a few wee
On Sun, Jul 7, 2013 at 7:02 AM, Gerrit Visser wrote:
>
> Hobbies are an investment in your happiness.
Mark!
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Thank you, Derby.
On Sun, Jul 7, 2013 at 7:31 AM, Derby Chang wrote:
>
> The multiple hands is a little odd, but on the other hand, I like the
> unposed pose. And the louring sky is an excellent counterpoint
>
>
>
>
> On 3/07/2013 11:16 AM, Bruce Walker wrote:
>>
>> Had a really fun practice shoo
I was very happy with how the flash and ambient balanced to produce
nice highlights. Thanks, Gerrit!
On Sat, Jul 6, 2013 at 4:45 PM, Gerrit Visser wrote:
> Lovely, the highlights in the eyes are effective.
>
> Gerrit
>
>
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Love the bug splatters, but badge is a bit tilted?
Gerrit
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Subject: PESO: Porsche
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17443939
C
Faculty Members Leaving Dartmouth Commencement.
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17426730
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On 7/6/2013 5:41 PM, John Sessoms wrote:
From: Aahz Maruch
On Sat, Jul 06, 2013, John Sessoms wrote:
On a more practical note, if the wedding is going to be held in a
church, scout the location in advance & talk to whatever clergy is
going
to be in charge there. Find out if they have restric
After a few weeks of dreary weather, we've have some rather lovely sunny
winter days.
Nothing wrong with Fuji's lens coating. X100 makes it almost too easy to
shoot this stuff
http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/13/07/fujicontrajour/index.html
Walked out today with three M8 batteries, but f
Well said. An inestimable ROI.
Alan C
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I would summarize it this way after owning an old Ferrari for 10 years and
bef
Thanks for the advice, Paul!
I'll refer to this when I talk to the bride today and will see what I
can dig up on Google with regard to a checklist. I'm still not too sure
I'll take the job, but if I do, this will be helpful.
I'll probably avoid lobster, just in case. But the booze will be tou
Ha! I'm actually almost the opposite.
I'm the kind of person who will carry all kinds of things, and forget to
use them when they'd really come in handy.
The last portrait session I did, I discovered that I'd done the entire
thing without putting the diffuser on my flash, which was in my pock
My gabber is flasted.
On 7/07/2013 1:40 PM, Mark C wrote:
I'm trying to get my insect photos up to the next level, and it seems
like stack focusing is part of the process to do that. I worked on it
yesterday with mixed results - still have a lot of stacks to go
through. But here are the firs
Thanks for the tips, Stan.
I'll see what I can work out as to an assistant when I talk to the bride
-- which is supposed to be sometime today. And I really like the
business card idea.
I've got about three months to prepare for this if I end up accepting
the job. I don't know about you, but
The multiple hands is a little odd, but on the other hand, I like the
unposed pose. And the louring sky is an excellent counterpoint
On 3/07/2013 11:16 AM, Bruce Walker wrote:
Had a really fun practice shoot this past Sunday evening with my wife
and our artist friends, very informal and arr
Exceptional work, Mark. Do you have a blind set up?
Jack
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I'm trying to get my insect photos up to the next level, and it see
Thanks Brian.
Updated mine. Hadn't noticed there is a lens cap lens for the Q. Might
get one. I have the Oly version for the m4/3 and it amuses me.
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Those are amazing.
Perhaps humming softly would lull them into motionless appreciation?
Gerrit
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I would summarize it this way after owning an old Ferrari for 10 years and
before that several sailboats. Hobbies are hobbies, they make no financial
sense but emotionally the expenses bring priceless rewards.
Hobbies are an investment in your happiness.
gerrit
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