Re: PESO: Water Lily

2013-08-04 Thread Jack Davis
Very nice exposure, Dan. Not that centering of a principle element should  always be avoided, but, for me, this dominant lily is distractingly close.  Jack  - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Saturday,

OT - kudos to you, Minneapolis

2013-08-04 Thread Derby Chang
One of the loveliest photo series I've seen for a while, despite the technical limitations. http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/the-75-most-unforgettable-moments-from-minnesotas-first-day Mr Mayor should get a pay raise, but he obviously loves what he's doing. -- der...@iinet.net.au

two thumbs up for Lenspen Sensor klear

2013-08-04 Thread Derby Chang
For a long time, I've had an annoying blob on my M8 that I couldn't get rid of no matter how hard I blew. On ebay, these are going for about half rrp, so I picked one up. http://www.lenspen.com/?cPath=_1products_id=NSKLK-1tpid=323 It does exactly what it says it does, make it easy to see

RE: OT Brilliant

2013-08-04 Thread Gerrit Visser
I am very pleased with the Sigma 18-250 DC HSM OS lens I bought in late 2011 for my then new K5. It compares very well with the Tamron 18-250 which I believe Pentax also sold under its name) that is on my wife's K100D. Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net]

Re: PAW

2013-08-04 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Ann. Cheers, Christine On Aug 3, 2013, at 12:08 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: wondered where you were :-) cute shot - that town has lots of interesting little places like that to find munchibles... been there a couple of times - friends live there. ann On

Re: PAW

2013-08-04 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Dan! Cheers, Christine On Aug 3, 2013, at 8:26 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Nice colors, but his grin makes the image. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 10:25 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com

Re: PESO: Water Lily

2013-08-04 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Very nice, Dan! Lovely rendering, I like the colors and depth. It's a little static, but it's not ... :-) G On Aug 3, 2013, at 10:12 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17485155 Comments are invited. Dan Matyola

Re: PAW

2013-08-04 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
That's delightful, Christine! Welcome home! G On Aug 3, 2013, at 7:25 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Just got back from a conference in Portland, Oregon. Snuck in some photography, but nothing great, though did catch this food truck vendor, which is probably the

Re: OT - kudos to you, Minneapolis

2013-08-04 Thread Christine Aguila
Agreed! and I find photo #44 especially delightful! What a great chronicle of the event. Cheers, Christine On Aug 4, 2013, at 7:28 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: One of the loveliest photo series I've seen for a while, despite the technical limitations.

Re: PAW

2013-08-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
Fun pic, great smile. Welcome back! Paul On Aug 4, 2013, at 9:20 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Thanks, Ann. Cheers, Christine On Aug 3, 2013, at 12:08 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: wondered where you were :-) cute shot - that town has lots of

Re: Geso Old Fashioned Threshing Bee

2013-08-04 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Don: #2 is great for composition and exposure. Great job at maintaining the exposure with the fire. Love #3 for the composition. The man left of frame draws you in and into the rest of frame. I'm intrigued by #8. I like the verticals right of frame and the wide view. Yes, and the mules

Re: Few PESOs and new gear report

2013-08-04 Thread Christine Aguila
Eye Contact is fantastic, Boris. Love it! Cheers, Christine On Aug 3, 2013, at 1:16 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! I admit that having Flickr integrated into LightRoom makes me lazy, and so my blog does not get the attention it deserves. Playing a catch up game here:

Re: Few PESOs and new gear report

2013-08-04 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Aug 3, 2013, at 9:12 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Well, it depends. If I understand correctly you shoot with Leica M9. If so, then on my Ricoh GXR-M the Heliar 15 mm will provide angle of view similar to that of Ultron 21 mm on M9. Yes, I was thinking the 15mm on the M9

Re: OT - kudos to you, Minneapolis

2013-08-04 Thread Bob Sullivan
Derby, Thanks for posting that. Great to see the happy couples. Quite a celebration. Minneapolis is a unique place. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 7:28 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: One of the loveliest photo series I've seen for a while, despite the technical limitations.

Re: PAW

2013-08-04 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Godfrey! It indeed does feel good to be home! Have missed you guys tons! Cheers, Christine On Aug 4, 2013, at 8:25 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com wrote: That's delightful, Christine! Welcome home! G On Aug 3, 2013, at 7:25 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com

Re: PAW

2013-08-04 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Paul. Feels great to be able to hang out on PDML. Cheers, Christine On Aug 4, 2013, at 8:41 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Fun pic, great smile. Welcome back! Paul On Aug 4, 2013, at 9:20 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Thanks, Ann.

Re: PESO: Water Lily

2013-08-04 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Dan: I think the water lily is hard to photograph--it's hard to get a good composition on them from the side of a pond. The choice of flower here is good, but the pads are a bit distracting. Cheers, Christine On Aug 4, 2013, at 12:12 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: PESO: Up on the Roof

2013-08-04 Thread Christine Aguila
Good one, Dan. Lots of fun here! Cheers, Christine On Aug 3, 2013, at 10:48 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: It's a bit scary to look at.. takes a second to realize they are not real... LIke those fake owls on phone poles. I think you did it well ann On 8/2/2013 10:49,

Re: PESO: Foggy Pines (Crater Lake Pines REDO)

2013-08-04 Thread Christine Aguila
Very nice, Jack! Cheers, Christine On Aug 3, 2013, at 3:15 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: both thumbs up :-) ann On 8/3/2013 16:07, Walt Gilbert wrote: I dig it, Jack. I liked the first one when I saw it, too, but I do prefer the subtler tint. -- Walt On 8/3/2013 8:59

Re: PESO 2013 - 072, 073, 074 - GDG

2013-08-04 Thread Christine Aguila
I find these inspiring--especially for those weeks when I haven't a shot from out in the universe. To take the mundane and make it interesting is a great homework assignment. Great work, Godfrey! Cheers, Christine On Aug 3, 2013, at 8:17 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote:

Re: Peso - Up, Up and away

2013-08-04 Thread Christine Aguila
I like it, Ann. Good geometry play! If it were mine, I might crop out the beams right of frame and go for a squarish crop. How do you like the K5? Any impressions to share? Cheers, Christine On Aug 3, 2013, at 12:11 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote:

Re: PESO - Couriers Go to College

2013-08-04 Thread Christine Aguila
Love it, Frank! But I see purple fringing everywhere. Is it me? My monitor? Anyone else see this? Cheers, Christine On Aug 3, 2013, at 12:55 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Super shot Dave On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 11:26 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com

Re: PESO - Couriers Go to College

2013-08-04 Thread Bruce Walker
I see purple too, Christine, but as a colour cast over the whole image. I think the white balance may be off. Like the shot. The caption makes it. :) On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 10:14 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Love it, Frank! But I see purple fringing everywhere. Is it me?

GESO - Monochrome Summer

2013-08-04 Thread Toralf Lund
Some more from my recent experiments with a DA-35/2.4 AL, on a film camera: http://se.toralf.net/post/57242528169/monochrome-summer You may wish to note that these shots are essentially uncropped; I've trimmed the images every so slightly where the scanner left skewed or jagged edges, but

RE: GESO - Monochrome Summer

2013-08-04 Thread Gerrit Visser
Lovely renderings. I wonder what a compare to digital view of same would have been, e.g. take same view with a film and a digital camera. Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Toralf Lund Sent: Sunday, August 4, 2013 11:04 AM To: Pentax-Discuss

Re: Peso - Up, Up and away

2013-08-04 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Thanks, Christine - To me those beams are important.. if anything , Id clip a bit of the top so that the hexagon corners jsut touch the opt of the frame.. I see what you mean - but in general, I don't care for square format Like about 3:2 the best. Most photos of mine that I fiddle with that

Re: PESO - Couriers Go to College

2013-08-04 Thread Christine Aguila
Well, if that's the case, Bruce, I say, Hey, Frank! Fix the white balance! :-) Love the shot! Cheers, Christine On Aug 4, 2013, at 10:00 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: I see purple too, Christine, but as a colour cast over the whole image. I think the white balance may be

Re: Peso - Up, Up and away

2013-08-04 Thread Christine Aguila
That's a nice first gallery with the K5, Ann. Love the graceful composition of the yellow and blue umbrellas. Lately, I've been thinking about shoring up my manual focus skills. I've been a bit lazy in that respect. I've made a few boo-boos with white balance--forgetting to reset

Re: PESO: Foggy Pines (Crater Lake Pines REDO)

2013-08-04 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, Christine   Jack - Original Message - From: Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Sunday, August 4, 2013 7:07 AM Subject: Re: PESO: Foggy Pines (Crater Lake Pines REDO) Very nice, Jack!  Cheers, Christine On Aug 3, 2013,

Re: PESO: Water Lily

2013-08-04 Thread Kenneth Waller
Good exposure Dan. If it were mine I'd crop it a little tighter to eliminate the blank ULH corner and move the flower more off center. -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Subject: PESO: Water Lily http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17485155 Comments are

some Lightroom 5 play

2013-08-04 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Everyone: A few weeks ago, I finally upgraded to Lightroom 5 and spent some time watching Julian Kost's tutorial videos, which I think are done very well. I took a few minutes here to play with the Upright/Perspective Tool and the Radial Filter and thought I'd share. Has anyone else

PESO 2013 - 075 to 080 - GDG

2013-08-04 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Yesterday's Saturday morning walk. It was a short walk for me as my right foot was being fussy, but I tried to use the time well. :-) http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/9438269946/lightbox http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/9438270800/lightbox

Re: PESO 2013 - 072, 073, 074 - GDG

2013-08-04 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I like 'em - especially the chair - but IT took three tries to view them.. Flikker is flakey sometimes ann On 8/4/2013 10:10, Christine Aguila wrote: I find these inspiring--especially for those weeks when I haven't a shot from out in the universe. To take the mundane and make it

Re: PESO 2013 - 075 to 080 - GDG

2013-08-04 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Its cooperating now Like Internet browsing best ann On 8/4/2013 13:50, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Yesterday's Saturday morning walk. It was a short walk for me as my right foot was being fussy, but I tried to use the time well. :-) http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/9438269946/lightbox

Re: PESO: Up on the Roof

2013-08-04 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Christine. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 10:06 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Good one, Dan. Lots of fun here! Cheers, Christine On Aug 3, 2013, at 10:48 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: It's a bit

Re: some Lightroom 5 play

2013-08-04 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Hallo Christine, I've been using LR5 for some time now and found some minor problems here and there. Little bugs that I worked around—like some weirdnesses editing overlays in the Print module, an odd bug when importing from a source that contained PNGs and any .XMP files, etc. Adobe has

Re: some Lightroom 5 play

2013-08-04 Thread Bruce Walker
Fun gallery, Christine. Count me as a PDMLer who _does_ like vignetting, of the dark kind anyway. I try to keep it pretty subtle most of the time, but a tunnel is just the ticket on occasion. I haven't updated to Lr 5 yet; it's on my ToDo list and I expect I'll like it just fine, having used the

Re: PESO: Water Lily

2013-08-04 Thread Bruce Walker
I like how nicely the flower contrasts with blues and greens of the background. This will date me but I'd be tempted to caption it with a Pacman reference. :-) On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 1:12 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17485155

RE: some Lightroom 5 play

2013-08-04 Thread Gerrit Visser
Your trials have convinced me that I need the upgrade. I am eagerly awaiting the LR5 upgrade sale later this year. So many hobbies, so little cash :-) The upright tool will be a great help in making a lot of my travel photos more pleasing. Too often there is no time or space to get a decent

Re: GESO - Monochrome Summer

2013-08-04 Thread Bruce Walker
A fine gallery, Toralf. T'ain't nuthin' wrong with that lens. Seems like a future classic, well priced too. Funny that some folks have been complaining there's no reasonably fast normal lens in the Pentax lineup. On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 11:04 AM, Toralf Lund tor...@toralf.net wrote: Some more

Re: some Lightroom 5 play

2013-08-04 Thread Bruce Walker
Gerrit: in the meantime you can perspective-straighten your shots manually in Lr4. In the Develop module, under Lens Corrections choose the Manual tab. Enable Constrain Crop. Then tweak the Transform: Vertical slider to suit. The other sliders may be required for other types of distortion. You can

Re: Few PESOs and new gear report

2013-08-04 Thread Bruce Walker
Beautiful light in Etude, Boris and your caption in #2 is perfect! I love using the Lr - Flickr export too, but then I go an extra step. I follow-up by using Flickr's export to Blogger (and now Tumblr too), so I can remain lazy yet still update my blog. :-) On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 2:16 PM, Boris

RE: some Lightroom 5 play

2013-08-04 Thread Gerrit Visser
I'll give that a try, seem to be learning a lot about LR lately. Not getting too many photos up for viewing though I was taking a look at this (http://hackaday.com/2013/07/23/polishing-optics-milled-from-acrylic/), might put new optics in the junk 28-80 Pentax lens I got (just for the

PESO: The Bread Line

2013-08-04 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Another from the Grounds for Sculpture: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17485539 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,

PESO - Bar Talk

2013-08-04 Thread Marco Alpert
http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo13/peso10.html Comments, as always, welcomed. -Marco --- http://www.alpert.com/marco -- 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

Re: GESO - Monochrome Summer

2013-08-04 Thread Toralf Lund
On 04/08/13 20:48, Bruce Walker wrote: A fine gallery, Toralf. Thanks! T'ain't nuthin' wrong with that lens. Seems like a future classic, well priced too. Quite. Like I said earlier, it sort of brings cheap plastic feel to a whole new level, but I can live with that as long as the lens works

Re: GESO - Monochrome Summer

2013-08-04 Thread Toralf Lund
On 04/08/13 17:13, Gerrit Visser wrote: Lovely renderings. Thank you. I wonder what a compare to digital view of same would have been, e.g. take same view with a film and a digital camera. Now, there's another interesting little project... You might take more or less the same shots with this

Re: two thumbs up for Lenspen Sensor klear

2013-08-04 Thread Igor Roshchin
Just in case, - Adorama sells them directly from the store for $49.99: http://www.adorama.com/CPLPSKLK.html As well as BH: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=sensorklearN=0InitialSearch=yes There is also the lenspen separately for $9.29. HTH, Igor Sun Aug 4 08:36:30 EDT 2013 Derby

RE: GESO - Monochrome Summer

2013-08-04 Thread Gerrit Visser
It was more to get an impression of how film vs. digital BW looks to the end user/viewer. Is the 'feeling' you get looking at the 2 images the same or somehow different because it is film? If you were to crop them to same view then you could use those to get opinions. Gerrit -Original

RE: PESO - Bar Talk

2013-08-04 Thread Gerrit Visser
A wonderful gritty feeling. Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Marco Alpert Sent: Sunday, August 4, 2013 3:41 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO - Bar Talk http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo13/peso10.html Comments, as always,

Re: PAW186 - Dive

2013-08-04 Thread DagT
Thanks tp all of you, Ann, Dan, Brian, Paul, Bruce and Gerrit! DagT 30. juli 2013 kl. 12:59 skrev Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net: Great timing. Beautiful color. On Jul 30, 2013, at 12:26 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: what Brian said On 7/29/2013 19:03, Brian

Re: PESO - Bar Talk

2013-08-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
Nice tonality. Paul via phone On Aug 4, 2013, at 4:13 PM, Gerrit Visser gerrit...@gmail.com wrote: A wonderful gritty feeling. Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Marco Alpert Sent: Sunday, August 4, 2013 3:41 PM To: Pentax-Discuss

Re: PESO: Water Lily

2013-08-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
What Ken said. Vibrant color is pleasing. Paul via phone On Aug 4, 2013, at 1:35 PM, Kenneth Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Good exposure Dan. If it were mine I'd crop it a little tighter to eliminate the blank ULH corner and move the flower more off center. -Original Message-

PAW187 - Night

2013-08-04 Thread DagT
http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html Pentax K-5, DA*50-135mm@135mm, 1/100s, f/2.8, 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

Re: Few PESOs and new gear report

2013-08-04 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 3/8/13, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: Etude: http://pentax-ways.blogspot.co.il/2013/08/2013-34-etude.html I like that a lot. Boris, what camera are you using with this Heliar? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion

Re: Few PESOs and new gear report

2013-08-04 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 4/8/13, Steve Cottrell, discombobulated, unleashed: Boris, what camera are you using with this Heliar? Aha Ricoh, got it. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML

A little bit of rhythm and a lot of soul

2013-08-04 Thread Bob W
A shot from this weekend: http://www.web-options.com/Locomotion.jpg I'll put up a gallery in the next day or two, and hopefully also some photos from my trip to Rouen. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

RE: PAW187 - Night

2013-08-04 Thread Bob W
Wow. -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of DagT http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html Pentax K-5, DA*50-135mm@135mm, 1/100s, f/2.8, ISO100, -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO sunset planespotting

2013-08-04 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 2/8/13, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: I finally got around to looking at the plane photos I took the night I photographed the burrowing owl. They're a bit rougher than I'd like. I was trying to not blow out the colored lights, so everythng not self illuminated was exposed a bit

Re: A little bit of rhythm and a lot of soul

2013-08-04 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 4/8/13, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: A shot from this weekend: http://www.web-options.com/Locomotion.jpg It's not rocket science is it? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion --www.seeingeye.tv

Re: some Lightroom 5 play

2013-08-04 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Godfrey. Just updated to the 5.2 release candidate and seems pretty good. I have no idea what bugs LR 5 had, but I'm glad they are gone. lol. Though I do agree LR 5 seemed less snappier than the LR 4+. I think I'll have to upgrade my memory on the iMac. I've been meaning to do

Re: PAW187 - Night

2013-08-04 Thread Marco Alpert
Exquisite. -Marco On Aug 4, 2013, at 1:47 PM, DagT wrote: http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html Pentax K-5, DA*50-135mm@135mm, 1/100s, f/2.8, ISO100, DagT http://www.thrane.name/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: some Lightroom 5 play

2013-08-04 Thread Christine Aguila
On Aug 4, 2013, at 1:38 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Fun gallery, Christine. Count me as a PDMLer who _does_ like vignetting, of the dark kind anyway. I try to keep it pretty subtle most of the time, but a tunnel is just the ticket on occasion. I read your comment, Bruce,

Re: A little bit of rhythm and a lot of soul

2013-08-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
Love it. Steam power? Paul via phone On Aug 4, 2013, at 5:42 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: A shot from this weekend: http://www.web-options.com/Locomotion.jpg I'll put up a gallery in the next day or two, and hopefully also some photos from my trip to Rouen. B -- PDML

Re: some Lightroom 5 play

2013-08-04 Thread Christine Aguila
Yep, what Bruce said. The manual option is still and excellent tool, and it's still around in Lightroom 5. With LR 5 you'll get the option to do a bit of automatic work (which I think is very good) and manual tweaking. Try it. What's great about LR is you can experiment away, then with one

Re: PAW187 - Night

2013-08-04 Thread Christine Aguila
Double Wow! Beautiful. Cheers, Christine On Aug 4, 2013, at 4:44 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Wow. -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of DagT http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html Pentax K-5,

Re: PAW187 - Night

2013-08-04 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Lovely, other-wordly, and tranquil scene. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 4:47 PM, DagT li...@thrane.name wrote: http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html Pentax K-5, DA*50-135mm@135mm, 1/100s, f/2.8, ISO100, DagT

Re: PESO - Bar Talk

2013-08-04 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Nice scene and nice expression on the guy whose face is visible. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 3:40 PM, Marco Alpert ma...@alpert.com wrote: http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo13/peso10.html Comments, as always, welcomed. -Marco

Re: PESO: Water Lily

2013-08-04 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Jack. I guess I just have a centrist personality. For me, the lily areally is off center. G Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 7:04 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Very nice exposure, Dan. Not that centering of a principle

Re: PESO: Water Lily

2013-08-04 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Godders! I'm not sure how I could make it less static unless perhaps by creating waves in the lily pond. G Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 9:20 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com wrote: Very nice, Dan! Lovely rendering, I like the

Re: A little bit of rhythm and a lot of soul

2013-08-04 Thread kwaller
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv Subject: Re: A little bit of rhythm and a lot of soul On 4/8/13, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: A shot from this weekend:

Re: A little bit of rhythm and a lot of soul

2013-08-04 Thread David J Brooks
Pretty steamy for the PDML Dave On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 5:42 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: A shot from this weekend: http://www.web-options.com/Locomotion.jpg I'll put up a gallery in the next day or two, and hopefully also some photos from my trip to Rouen. B -- PDML

Re: PAW187 - Night

2013-08-04 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Very nice! G On Aug 4, 2013, at 1:47 PM, DagT li...@thrane.name wrote: http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html Pentax K-5, DA*50-135mm@135mm, 1/100s, f/2.8, ISO100, -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: PAW187 - Night

2013-08-04 Thread Ann Sanfedele
stunning, Dag - very painterly ann On 8/4/2013 17:53, Christine Aguila wrote: Double Wow! Beautiful. Cheers, Christine On Aug 4, 2013, at 4:44 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Wow. -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of DagT

Re: A little bit of rhythm and a lot of soul

2013-08-04 Thread Bruce Walker
On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 7:14 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv Subject: Re: A little bit of rhythm and a lot of soul On 4/8/13, Bob W, discombobulated,

Re: PAW187 - Night

2013-08-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
A unique vision. Well done. Paul via phone On Aug 4, 2013, at 8:40 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: stunning, Dag - very painterly ann On 8/4/2013 17:53, Christine Aguila wrote: Double Wow! Beautiful. Cheers, Christine On Aug 4, 2013, at 4:44 PM, Bob W

Re: A little bit of rhythm and a lot of soul

2013-08-04 Thread Bruce Walker
Nicely done, Bob. Looks like this weekend ... in about 1904. On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 5:42 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: A shot from this weekend: http://www.web-options.com/Locomotion.jpg I'll put up a gallery in the next day or two, and hopefully also some photos from my trip to

Re: Few PESOs and new gear report

2013-08-04 Thread Darren Addy
Absolutely agree with Christine on this one. It is helped out a lot by the ambient lighting on the wall images, but love the composition and exposure. On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 8:45 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Eye Contact is fantastic, Boris. Love it! Cheers, Christine

Re: A little bit of rhythm and a lot of soul

2013-08-04 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Great vintage look. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 5:42 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: A shot from this weekend: http://www.web-options.com/Locomotion.jpg I'll put up a gallery in the next day or two, and hopefully also some

Re: Few PESOs and new gear report

2013-08-04 Thread Marco Alpert
Me three. I actually think both of them are wonderful. -Marco On Aug 4, 2013, at 6:49 PM, Darren Addy wrote: Absolutely agree with Christine on this one. It is helped out a lot by the ambient lighting on the wall images, but love the composition and exposure. On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at

RE: A little bit of rhythm and a lot of soul

2013-08-04 Thread Gerrit Visser
This has a very effective old-tyme look to it. Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bob W Sent: Sunday, August 4, 2013 5:43 PM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: A little bit of rhythm and a lot of soul A shot from this weekend:

RE: PAW187 - Night

2013-08-04 Thread Gerrit Visser
Very calming photo to look at, so tranquil. Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of DagT Sent: Sunday, August 4, 2013 4:47 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PAW187 - Night http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html

Re: PESO: Water Lily

2013-08-04 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Christine! I realize that the lily pads are less than ideal, but that is what was there. I did like the flower very much, however. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 10:05 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Dan: I

Re: PESO: Water Lily

2013-08-04 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Ken. Yes, I think it could stand a tighter crop, and eliminating some of the dark water might help the image. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 1:35 PM, Kenneth Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Good exposure Dan. If it were mine I'd

Re: PESO: Water Lily

2013-08-04 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Paul. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 4:37 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: What Ken said. Vibrant color is pleasing. Paul via phone On Aug 4, 2013, at 1:35 PM, Kenneth Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Good

Re: A little bit of rhythm and a lot of soul

2013-08-04 Thread Christine Aguila
That's nice, Bob! Looking forward to seeing the Rouen photos! Cheers, Christine On Aug 4, 2013, at 4:42 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: A shot from this weekend: http://www.web-options.com/Locomotion.jpg I'll put up a gallery in the next day or two, and hopefully also some

Re: PAW187 - Night

2013-08-04 Thread Jack Davis
Pleasing mood.   Jack - Original Message - From: DagT li...@thrane.name To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Sunday, August 4, 2013 1:47 PM Subject: PAW187 - Night http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html Pentax K-5, DA*50-135mm@135mm, 1/100s,

Re: PESO: Water Lily

2013-08-04 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I like the forms of the pads - maybe desaturating everything but the flower would work... ann On 8/4/2013 22:56, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Thanks, Christine! I realize that the lily pads are less than ideal, but that is what was there. I did like the flower very much, however. Dan Matyola

Re: Few PESOs and new gear report

2013-08-04 Thread Boris Liberman
Thank you, Christine, Darren and Marco! On 8/5/2013 5:00 AM, Marco Alpert wrote: Me three. I actually think both of them are wonderful. -Marco On Aug 4, 2013, at 6:49 PM, Darren Addy wrote: Absolutely agree with Christine on this one. It is helped out a lot by the ambient lighting on

Re: Few PESOs and new gear report

2013-08-04 Thread Boris Liberman
On 8/5/2013 12:36 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 4/8/13, Steve Cottrell, discombobulated, unleashed: Boris, what camera are you using with this Heliar? Aha Ricoh, got it. That's correct, Ricoh GXR with M-mount module, which has the sensor similar to that of Nikon D300, or Pentax K-r.

Re: Few PESOs and new gear report

2013-08-04 Thread Boris Liberman
Bruce, how do you ago about Flickr export to Blogger? Is it something you do from within Flickr plugin of LR or you actually have to be logged in to Flickr via web browser to do it? Boris On 8/4/2013 10:00 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Beautiful light in Etude, Boris and your caption in #2 is

Re: some Lightroom 5 play

2013-08-04 Thread Boris Liberman
Welcome back. Some very good photography and just as good photoshoppery in that gallery. I haven't yet bought LR 5 and I might take a while to do so, as LR 4.4 suits me just fine. However it is good to have you back with our fold, Christine :-). On 8/4/2013 8:49 PM, Christine Aguila wrote:

Re: A little bit of rhythm and a lot of soul

2013-08-04 Thread Boris Liberman
So, Bob, it is clear now, you've a time machine in your garage and actually the W in your name comes from Who, or Doctor Who, to whom :-) you happen to be next of kin :-). Boris On 8/5/2013 12:42 AM, Bob W wrote: A shot from this weekend: http://www.web-options.com/Locomotion.jpg I'll put

Re: Enablement - Sima 100mm f2.0 Macro! And T-Mount Question

2013-08-04 Thread Boris Liberman
Speaking of which I've a Hoya Zoom Close Up Lens which is attached to a (regular for Pentax) 49 mm filter thread. It is indeed a zoom macro attachment that produces effect similar to the one that Mark has shown. I don't use it, so if you have a good protective 52 mm UV filter, I'd gladly