Re: Is there a way to speed up uploads to Flikr?

2013-09-17 Thread Chris Mitchell
Don't know about Flikr, but Bob and I have had a preview day by day and the list is in fro a real treat when Eric gets round to his selective post. Chris On 18 September 2013 06:58, Eric Weir wrote: > > Today will be the fifth day of my Peddars Way and Norfolk Coastal walk. > Getting lots of ph

Is there a way to speed up uploads to Flikr?

2013-09-17 Thread Eric Weir
Today will be the fifth day of my Peddars Way and Norfolk Coastal walk. Getting lots of photos to share with family. A few to share here, but probably not till I have time to be more selective. I upload photos to Flikr using their web uploader. It is excruciatingly slow and my sets are large.

Re: OT: speaking of computer tales of woe...

2013-09-17 Thread David Mann
On Sep 18, 2013, at 2:16 AM, John wrote: > Well, I learned something. I didn't know Apple still had local > independent retailers. There's a nationwide chain of them here. The nearest Apple-branded store to me is in Australia. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net htt

Re: PUG Themes for 2014

2013-09-17 Thread Bill
On 17/09/2013 8:00 PM, John wrote: I think any and all of them would be good, although "Decrepit" strikes a little close to home. We haven't done a self portrait PUG for a very long time... bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PUG Themes for 2014

2013-09-17 Thread Bill
On 17/09/2013 6:35 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Brian, That's a good list. I plan to save my best of 2013 for The Book, so won't send one of them in for the PUG. One could consider a Book Rejects theme for later in the year... Dunno about "Close but no cigar". That describes what I consider my bes

Re: moment of panic, followed by "phew" - ON topic

2013-09-17 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 9/18/2013 00:31, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Hmm. The rubber surround isn't too deep and just protects your glasses, at least on the Pentax models I had. It sticks way out on the one I got - maybe it was a replacement? Anyway I always have taken them off. THe putty is a good idea, tho. ann

Peso: Is the crop better?

2013-09-17 Thread Bill
Or does it suck either way. I can't decide if I prefer the full frame or the crop, which probably means the image has great suckage. And the colour os probably wrong. I think I foo-bared my monitor calibration. Anyway, with such a preamble, how can you resist looking. For your viewing plea

Re: moment of panic, followed by "phew" - ON topic

2013-09-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Hmm. The rubber surround isn't too deep and just protects your glasses, at least on the Pentax models I had. If you're going to remove it, the diopter adjustment will get knocked around pretty easily. A little wad of museum putty will lock it in place. G On Sep 17, 2013, at 6:26 PM, Ann Sanf

Re: PESO - Letting Go

2013-09-17 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I like the enthusiasm you captured. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 10:15 PM, Brendan MacRae wrote: > One of the first with the new rig. My daughter Teagan jumping off the > swings out front. > > http://www.primelensphotography.com/letting_go

Re: PESO - Romeo's Fruit Stand

2013-09-17 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Very interesting place and shot! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 11:10 PM, knarf wrote: > Been by this fruit stand hundreds of times and I don't think I ever noticed > this mural before. Maybe it's new? > > A cool addition to Kensington Mark

Re: Moon shots with Ugly Sigma 400/5.6 APO

2013-09-17 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Both shots are excellent, but the "reflection" sho!t is really something special! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 10:12 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: > This lens was pointed out as available at KEH, I figured I would give it a > try. > > The lens i

Re: GESO - Ammutinamenti 2013 (Sat. 14)

2013-09-17 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I went back, and the same thing happened. Strange. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 9:51 PM, John wrote: > I'm using Firefox too. It displayed differently when I went to look at > it a second time after Dario said there were arrows underneath

Re: Moon shots with Ugly Sigma 400/5.6 APO

2013-09-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Nice moon shot! Hope it proves satisfying and worth the money. Godfrey On Sep 17, 2013, at 7:12 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: > This lens was pointed out as available at KEH, I figured I would give it a > try. > > The lens is ugly. The barrel is an off-putting dirty creamy whitish color, > and th

Re: PESO - Romeo's Fruit Stand

2013-09-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Funny what escapes our notice. :-) Godfrey On Sep 17, 2013, at 8:10 PM, knarf wrote: > Been by this fruit stand hundreds of times and I don't think I ever noticed > this mural before. Maybe it's new? > > A cool addition to Kensington Market, one of my favourite areas in the T-dot: > > htt

Re: PESO - Romeo's Fruit Stand

2013-09-17 Thread Bruce
I really like is shot! There is a very inviting feeling to it. -- Bruce Sent from my iPad On Sep 17, 2013, at 8:10 PM, knarf wrote: > Been by this fruit stand hundreds of times and I don't think I ever noticed > this mural before. Maybe it's new? > > A cool addition to Kensington Market,

PESO - Romeo's Fruit Stand

2013-09-17 Thread knarf
Been by this fruit stand hundreds of times and I don't think I ever noticed this mural before. Maybe it's new? A cool addition to Kensington Market, one of my favourite areas in the T-dot: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/09/romeos-fruit-stand.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome.

Re: Moon shots with Ugly Sigma 400/5.6 APO

2013-09-17 Thread John
Good if you got your money's worth or better out of it. On 9/17/2013 10:12 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: This lens was pointed out as available at KEH, I figured I would give it a try. The lens is ugly. The barrel is an off-putting dirty creamy whitish color, and there is a small scuff mark on the ba

Re: Off to Japan

2013-09-17 Thread John
How well padded was that case? Worth replacing with one of the more thickly padded LowePro or ThinkTank lens cases? On 9/17/2013 4:00 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: As I mentioned a while back, I fell while shooting the Woodward Dream Cruise this year. I managed to hold my K-5 and DA* 60-250 aloft,

PESO - Letting Go

2013-09-17 Thread Brendan MacRae
One of the first with the new rig. My daughter Teagan jumping off the swings out front. http://www.primelensphotography.com/letting_go/index.html K-5IIs + DA*16-50mm, RAW DNG, f2.8, 1/180, ISO 400, Continuous Autofocus, Manual mode with AF-540FGZ set at -1.5EV (fill) -- "Photography's greatest

Moon shots with Ugly Sigma 400/5.6 APO

2013-09-17 Thread Stan Halpin
This lens was pointed out as available at KEH, I figured I would give it a try. The lens is ugly. The barrel is an off-putting dirty creamy whitish color, and there is a small scuff mark on the barrel. And it was without front or rear lens cap. Otherwise I have found nothing obviously wrong. A

Re: PUG Themes for 2014

2013-09-17 Thread John
I think any and all of them would be good, although "Decrepit" strikes a little close to home. On 9/17/2013 6:47 PM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all It's that time again. Bob's recent post 'Self Assignments - PUG' jogged my memory that we need to decide on PUG themes for 2014. Based on suggest

Re: moment of panic, followed by "phew" - ON topic

2013-09-17 Thread John
Pentax rubber eye cups seem to be amazingly fragile, exceeded only by how amazingly expensive they are. On 9/17/2013 6:13 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Ann, this is probably obvious, but center may not be optimal for you. Stare at the viewfinder info while nudging the diopter adj back and forth a notc

Re: GESO - Ammutinamenti 2013 (Sat. 14)

2013-09-17 Thread John
I'm using Firefox too. It displayed differently when I went to look at it a second time after Dario said there were arrows underneath. The first time it came up something like Flickr Lightbox without any arrows. Clicking on or around the image didn't do anything, but the browser's back button wou

Re: OT: 40 Detailed Close-Ups of Arthropods

2013-09-17 Thread John
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jb_sessoms/9793244526/ My blood pressure shot up to 190/96. *WAY* too damn high. On 9/17/2013 3:55 PM, Kenneth Waller wrote: Photos or it didn't happen! -Original Message- From: John Well that put me off my breakfast. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Mess

Re: moment of panic, followed by "phew" - ON topic

2013-09-17 Thread Ann Sanfedele
read my response to Bruce:-) ann On 9/17/2013 20:29, Rick Womer wrote: I take off the rubber cup, and slide the diopter thingy until the lines in the viewfinder are sharp. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc:

Re: moment of panic, followed by "phew" - ON topic

2013-09-17 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I removed the eye cup altogether.. don't like them - cuts out too much of the view. I think my glasses may have slid the diopter over... FOrst thing I did was set it when I got it... and center is about as good as it gets. but removing the eye cup probably made it easier to move the diopter t

Re: moment of panic, followed by "phew" - ON topic

2013-09-17 Thread Ann Sanfedele
f 2.8 SMC M - super lens! ann On 9/17/2013 18:50, Zos Xavius wrote: Is it the M28? I have the 3.5 and its probably my favoritest lens ever. I've taken more pictures with that than any other and it always delivered when stopped down slightly. My copy sadly has stuck aperture blades. Its sitting

Re: Off to Japan

2013-09-17 Thread Rick Womer
I hope they're quicker with it than they were with your K-5; or that they are similarly responsive if you need it for a shoot! Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc: Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 4:00 PM Sub

Re: PUG Themes for 2014

2013-09-17 Thread Rick Womer
Brian, That's a good list. I plan to save my best of 2013 for The Book, so won't send one of them in for the PUG.  One could consider a Book Rejects theme for later in the year... Dunno about "Close but no cigar". It will be fun to see Synchronicity return. What do you have in mind for Random

Re: moment of panic, followed by "phew" - ON topic

2013-09-17 Thread Rick Womer
I take off the rubber cup, and slide the diopter thingy until the lines in the viewfinder are sharp. Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc: Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 6:13 PM Subject: Re: moment of panic, f

Re: PESO Gold in that there dome

2013-09-17 Thread Rick Womer
Nice light, beautiful composition, and very cooperative sky! Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Don Guthrie To: pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 12:34 PM Subject: PESO Gold in that there dome Took a tour of state capital this weekend. Th

Re: moment of panic, followed by "phew" - ON topic

2013-09-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I done that too, Ann. :-/ Godfrey On Sep 17, 2013, at 12:18 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > Panic moment, I couldn't get anything to come into focus when I put the 30 > year old 28mm lens -- almost 40 years now - on the K-5 . Once years ago I > had to have it repaired because of a focus problem.

Re: PESO - The Photographers

2013-09-17 Thread Rick Womer
Okay. Maybe we can hold off on the medication for a while! However, he would want to use a tripod doing that with the Fuji, too. Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Brian Walters To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc: Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 6:20 PM Su

Re: PESO Gold in that there dome

2013-09-17 Thread Bruce Walker
Beautiful detail and I really like your composition. On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 12:34 PM, Don Guthrie wrote: > Took a tour of state capital this weekend. Thought I might share this 1st > photo I took. I will post some more soon. C&C etc. > > http://donspix.smugmug.com/Architecture/Buildings-Architec

Re: Free Tamron eBooklet on nighttime shooting

2013-09-17 Thread Zos Xavius
Wow. Tamron only has 2 current lenses in k-mount? Really? On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 6:23 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > Seems like a lot of them are still available on Amazon: > http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Tamron%20Pentax > > On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 4:47

Re: moment of panic, followed by "phew" - ON topic

2013-09-17 Thread Zos Xavius
Is it the M28? I have the 3.5 and its probably my favoritest lens ever. I've taken more pictures with that than any other and it always delivered when stopped down slightly. My copy sadly has stuck aperture blades. Its sitting in a pile of things to hopefully soon send to eric. On Tue, Sep 17, 201

Re: Free Tamron eBooklet on nighttime shooting

2013-09-17 Thread Zos Xavius
I must correct that actually. There are at least three. The current Tamron 18-270 is in k-mount. You just have to pay the insane price pentax charges to put their label on it. On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 5:47 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > Quoting Darren Addy : > >> Really it is a 10 page brochure design

PUG Themes for 2014

2013-09-17 Thread Brian Walters
G'day all It's that time again. Bob's recent post 'Self Assignments - PUG' jogged my memory that we need to decide on PUG themes for 2014. Based on suggestions made in previous years plus a few I've come across on other sites, here's a short list of possibilities. Please feel free to su

Re: GESO - Ammutinamenti 2013 (Sat. 14)

2013-09-17 Thread Dario Bonazza
Thanks Alan. Yes, it is, and sometimes when the dancers warm up gives you more interesting photo opportunities than the actual performance. Dario -Messaggio originale- From: Alan C Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 8:33 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: GESO - Ammutinamenti

Re: PESO Gold in that there dome

2013-09-17 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 17/9/13, Don Guthrie, discombobulated, unleashed: >Thanks for the look see Cotty. And now let's see the GMT, well Good >Night to you. Yeah, headin up those stairs. Been watching America's cup series on catch-up, amazing stuff - set in waters I sailed in as a lad. I was pointing out landmarks

Re: OT: Fuji X-A1 announced: $599 with kit lens

2013-09-17 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 18/9/13, Brian Walters, discombobulated, unleashed: >Nice. But the X-E1 has moved to the top of my "I'd get one of those >if I had the cash" list. I want a viewfinder. Full review soon ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production

Re: GESO - Ammutinamenti 2013 (Mon. 16)

2013-09-17 Thread Dario Bonazza
Hi Ann, thanks for commenting on those pictures. Dario -Messaggio originale- From: Ann Sanfedele Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 11:54 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: GESO - Ammutinamenti 2013 (Mon. 16) I didnt see the other one, but I definitely like these... great use

Re: GESO - Ammutinamenti 2013 (Mon. 16)

2013-09-17 Thread Dario Bonazza
LOL, thanks Don! Dario -Messaggio originale- From: Don Guthrie Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 9:33 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: GESO - Ammutinamenti 2013 (Mon. 16) Ok Dario, let me add dramatic to my previous comments. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 1 Date: Tue, 17 Sep

Re: GESO - Ammutinamenti 2013 (Sat. 14)

2013-09-17 Thread Dario Bonazza
Thanks Bruce! Dario -Messaggio originale- From: Bruce Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 12:00 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: GESO - Ammutinamenti 2013 (Sat. 14) On Safari from the iPad there are double arrows that move from pic to pic. Not overly large but certainly us

Re: GESO - Ammutinamenti 2013 (Sat. 14)

2013-09-17 Thread Dario Bonazza
Thanks Brian. I find those arrows when using IE9, Firefox or Chrome. Dario -Messaggio originale- From: Brian Walters Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 11:43 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: GESO - Ammutinamenti 2013 (Sat. 14) Quoting "Daniel J. Matyola" : I had the same p

Re: GESO - Ammutinamenti 2013 (Sat. 14)

2013-09-17 Thread Dario Bonazza
I've tried IE9, Firefox and Chrome, and double arrows are there to navigate from a picture to the next or previous one... Dario -Messaggio originale- From: Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 8:05 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: GESO - Ammutinamenti 2013 (S

Re: GESO - Ammutinamenti 2013 (Sat. 14)

2013-09-17 Thread Bruce
On Safari from the iPad there are double arrows that move from pic to pic. Not overly large but certainly usable. Dario, a very enjoyable gallery - full of life. -- Bruce Sent from my iPad On Sep 17, 2013, at 2:43 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > Quoting "Daniel J. Matyola" : > >> I had the sa

Re: Off to Japan

2013-09-17 Thread Bruce
Yeah the subject made me think the same thing. Maybe you could go over and visit your lens while it is in the hospital. -- Bruce Sent from my iPad On Sep 17, 2013, at 2:04 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > On Sep 17, 2013, at 4:20 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > >> Sorrry to hear - but I thought

Re: OT: Fuji X-A1 announced: $599 with kit lens

2013-09-17 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Darren Addy : http://www.fujifilmusa.com/products/digital_cameras/x/fujifilm_x_a1/ http://www.fujifilm.com/news/n130917.html http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/17/fujifilm-x-a1-mirrorless-entry-level-ilc-camera/ 16MP APS-C ISO: 25,600 3" tiltable LCD Interchangable lenses with a huge lens l

Re: OT: 40 Detailed Close-Ups of Arthropods

2013-09-17 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting "Daniel J. Matyola" : http://twistedsifter.com/2013/09/the-most-detailed-close-ups-of-arthropods-ever/ I'm going to send that link to my son and his partner. It'll give them nightmares for weeks (one of life's small pleasures is messing with your kid's minds. It's called

Re: Free Tamron eBooklet on nighttime shooting

2013-09-17 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Darren Addy : Really it is a 10 page brochure designed to make you want to buy their lenses but, HEY, it's free and you might pick up a tip you can use. (I liked the idea of the car emergency flashers providing fill during a long exposure). http://www.tamron-usa.com/lenses/assets/ebooks

Re: Free Tamron eBooklet on nighttime shooting

2013-09-17 Thread Darren Addy
Seems like a lot of them are still available on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Tamron%20Pentax On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 4:47 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > Quoting Darren Addy : > >> Really it is a 10 page brochure designed to make you want to bu

Re: PESO - The Photographers

2013-09-17 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Rick Womer : I would get myself medicated for obsessive-compulsive disorder if I set up a lightweight tripod to take a scenic pic in blazing mid-day sun, even with a K10D.  Heck, even with Kodachrome 25. Hope his symptoms have abated with the Fuji. Nice pic, by the way. Thanks f

Re: GESO - Ammutinamenti 2013 (Sat. 14)

2013-09-17 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting "Daniel J. Matyola" : I had the same problem as John. The arrows are well hidden, then. The only arrow I could see were the double arrows that go from one page to another, not from one image to another Interesting. The arrows to go from image to image are directly below each image

Re: GESO - Ammutinamenti 2013 (Mon. 16)

2013-09-17 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I didnt see the other one, but I definitely like these... great use of light and love the slow shutter stuff that catch the ghosts ann On 9/17/2013 13:20, Dario Bonazza wrote: A smaller gallery here, for a much simpler performance last night: http://www.festivalammutinamenti.org/2013/en/2013/0

Re: moment of panic, followed by "phew" - ON topic

2013-09-17 Thread Bruce Walker
Ann, this is probably obvious, but center may not be optimal for you. Stare at the viewfinder info while nudging the diopter adj back and forth a notch and you may get a sharper position. I also find it's easier to manipulate that thing if I remove the rubber eye cup first. On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at

Re: OT: Constitution Day

2013-09-17 Thread P.J. Alling
It's easy to be a Constitutional scholar, the framers designed it that way. It takes a law degree and malice to obfuscate the US Constitution. On 9/17/2013 4:06 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: We have so many Constitutional scholars, and they all have radio shows... On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 2:03 PM, P.

Re: GESO - Ammutinamenti 2013 (Mon. 16)

2013-09-17 Thread Don Guthrie
Ok Dario, let me add dramatic to my previous comments. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 1 Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 19:20:11 +0200 From: "Dario Bonazza" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: GESO - Ammutinamenti 2013 (Mon. 16) Message-ID: <187696594A904221AFE004B771E37AA2@DarioDesk> Content-

Re: PESO Gold in that there dome

2013-09-17 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 9/17/2013 15:53, Don Guthrie wrote: Ann, I always forget how well you know Iowa. This is gold leaf and there's GA Ill and one or two others that are gilded lilies. But you've probably seen more in your travels than I have. Thanks for looking. Seen, yes - remembered? - thank goodness I took

Re: Off to Japan

2013-09-17 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Sep 17, 2013, at 4:20 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > Sorrry to hear - but I thought at first you had a nice travel job and were > going there yourself ! I wish. I've never been there but hope to make it some day. Perhaps I should have escorted the lens? It's probably going to cost almost as mu

Re: OT: Constitution Day

2013-09-17 Thread Kenneth Waller
We have a constitution? -Original Message- >From: John >Subject: OT: Constitution Day > >Just in case anyone wants to know, today is actually a holiday in the >U.S. It's the Constitution's 226th birthday. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo

Re: OT: 40 Detailed Close-Ups of Arthropods

2013-09-17 Thread Bob Sullivan
Chlordane is your friend, no matter what the EPA says. Spray some in the basement and around the foundation for bug free living. On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 1:48 PM, John wrote: > Off your breakfast? > > Shit. I Just now nearly had a f***in' heart attack! > > I'm sitting at my desk reading this & I t

Re:PESO Gold in that there dome

2013-09-17 Thread Don Guthrie
Great happiness here. Thanks Attila pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 4 Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 20:29:07 +0300 From: Attila Boros To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO Gold in that there dome Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Big like! On Tue, Sep 17

Re: Off to Japan

2013-09-17 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Sorrry to hear - but I thought at first you had a nice travel job and were going there yourself ! ann On 9/17/2013 16:00, Paul Stenquist wrote: As I mentioned a while back, I fell while shooting the Woodward Dream Cruise this year. I managed to hold my K-5 and DA* 60-250 aloft, and they weren

Re: PESO Gold in that there dome

2013-09-17 Thread Don Guthrie
Thanks for saying that, Dan. By the way Illinois readers might notice it closely resembles their capital building as they had the same architect,shared building materials and were built at the same time.(see what you learn on the tour). I don't know about New Jersey. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wr

Re: OT: Constitution Day

2013-09-17 Thread Bob Sullivan
We have so many Constitutional scholars, and they all have radio shows... On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 2:03 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > Too bad we haven't followed it for about 100 years. > > > On 9/17/2013 2:34 PM, John wrote: >> >> Just in case anyone wants to know, today is actually a holiday in the >

Re: PESO Gold in that there dome

2013-09-17 Thread Don Guthrie
Ann, I always forget how well you know Iowa. This is gold leaf and there's GA Ill and one or two others that are gilded lilies. But you've probably seen more in your travels than I have. Thanks for looking. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 13 Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 15:09:02 -0400 From: An

Re: PESO Gold in that there dome

2013-09-17 Thread Don Guthrie
Alas they are back at work soon, trying to fix their scew-ups from last year. The gold however is real (gold leaf) and is replaced every 30-40 years. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 9 Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 14:56:30 -0400 From: John To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO Gold i

Re: OT: 40 Detailed Close-Ups of Arthropods

2013-09-17 Thread Kenneth Waller
Photos or it didn't happen! -Original Message- >From: John Subject: Re: OT: 40 Detailed Close-Ups of Arthropods > >Off your breakfast? > >Shit. I Just now nearly had a f***in' heart attack! > >I'm sitting at my desk reading this & I tried to move my chair a little >and it didn't want to r

Off to Japan

2013-09-17 Thread Paul Stenquist
As I mentioned a while back, I fell while shooting the Woodward Dream Cruise this year. I managed to hold my K-5 and DA* 60-250 aloft, and they weren't damaged. But my DA* 16-50 was in a lens case hanging from my shoulder. It must have hit the ground, but it looked okay upon inspection. However,

Re: PESO Gold in that there dome

2013-09-17 Thread Bob Sullivan
My state's broke-ass. We're cutting up the state capital dome to help pay off our pension debts. On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 2:09 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > That's really nice, Don... oh, Cotty already said that :-) > > I knew where you were before I looked at the photo - > Wondering how many US Stat

moment of panic, followed by "phew" - ON topic

2013-09-17 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Panic moment, I couldn't get anything to come into focus when I put the 30 year old 28mm lens -- almost 40 years now - on the K-5 . Once years ago I had to have it repaired because of a focus problem... . so I took it off, set it aside, and put on the 50... still fuzzy.. nothing in focus. as

Re:PESO Gold in that there dome

2013-09-17 Thread Don Guthrie
Zos, thanks for the encouragement. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 8 Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 12:51:19 -0400 From: Zos Xavius To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO Gold in that there dome Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Really nice composition and

Re: PESO Gold in that there dome

2013-09-17 Thread Darren Addy
THAT is a winning image. Superb. On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 2:09 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > That's really nice, Don... oh, Cotty already said that :-) > > I knew where you were before I looked at the photo - > Wondering how many US State Capitols are painted gold - seems to me there > are a lot. > >

OT: Constitution Day

2013-09-17 Thread John
Just in case anyone wants to know, today is actually a holiday in the U.S. It's the Constitution's 226th birthday. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the direc

Re:PESO Gold in that there dome

2013-09-17 Thread Don Guthrie
Thanks for the look see Cotty. And now let's see the GMT, well Good Night to you. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 12 Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 18:12:09 +0100 From: "Steve Cottrell" To: "pentax list" Subject: Re: PESO Gold in that there dome Message-ID:<20130917171209.1255038...@newsmtp.blac

Re: GESO - Ammutinamenti 2013 (Sat. 14)

2013-09-17 Thread Alan C
Great shots, Dario. The festival certainly lives up to its name. It must be very exciting to see it live. Alan -Original Message- From: Dario Bonazza Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 8:44 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: GESO - Ammutinamenti 2013 (Sat. 14) Here you'll find a

Re: What's next?

2013-09-17 Thread John
Photokina was the one I was thinking about, but I thought it was an annual event. On 9/17/2013 12:17 PM, John Celio wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: Matthew Hunt wrote: On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 10:46 AM, John wrote: Isn't there some big camera show in Germany in October/November? There's Phot

Re: OT: 40 Detailed Close-Ups of Arthropods

2013-09-17 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 17/9/13, John, discombobulated, unleashed: > It's >a spider web, and there's a F***IN' GIGANTIC ORB SPIDER My X-10 had those but I sent it in and they fixed it. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -- _

Re: OT: 40 Detailed Close-Ups of Arthropods

2013-09-17 Thread Bob W
On 17 Sep 2013, at 17:45, mike wilson wrote: > On 17/09/2013, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >> http://twistedsifter.com/2013/09/the-most-detailed-close-ups-of-arthropods-ever/ > > > I like them but wouldn't call them "the most detailed". Electron > microscopy would deserve that title. > > Also, I

PESO -- Charge!

2013-09-17 Thread P.J. Alling
So I recovered the JPEG from the botched PEF write in my K20D. It's actually not a bad photograph, not as good as I'd have liked but still not too bad, (but now all I have is this Jpeg :-[ . The back story, I attended a charity event, a Polo match to benefit wounded veterans. A group I'm ass

Free Tamron eBooklet on nighttime shooting

2013-09-17 Thread Darren Addy
Really it is a 10 page brochure designed to make you want to buy their lenses but, HEY, it's free and you might pick up a tip you can use. (I liked the idea of the car emergency flashers providing fill during a long exposure). http://www.tamron-usa.com/lenses/assets/ebooks/NIGHTTIME_ebook.pdf --

Re: OT: 40 Detailed Close-Ups of Arthropods

2013-09-17 Thread John
Off your breakfast? Shit. I Just now nearly had a f***in' heart attack! I'm sitting at my desk reading this & I tried to move my chair a little and it didn't want to roll. I turn sideways & look down to see if something is blocking the wheel & my hand brushes something sticky. It's a spider web,

PESO -- Charge!

2013-09-17 Thread P.J. Alling
So I recovered the JPEG from the botched PEF write in my K20D. It's actually not a bad photograph, not as good as I'd have liked but still not too bad, (but now all I have is this Jpeg :-[ ). The back story, I attended a charity event, a Polo match to benefit wounded veterans. A group I'm as

Re: OT: Constitution Day

2013-09-17 Thread P.J. Alling
Too bad we haven't followed it for about 100 years. On 9/17/2013 2:34 PM, John wrote: Just in case anyone wants to know, today is actually a holiday in the U.S. It's the Constitution's 226th birthday. -- A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant, and the crazy, crazier.

Re: PESO Gold in that there dome

2013-09-17 Thread Ann Sanfedele
That's really nice, Don... oh, Cotty already said that :-) I knew where you were before I looked at the photo - Wondering how many US State Capitols are painted gold - seems to me there are a lot. ann On 9/17/2013 13:12, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 17/9/13, Don Guthrie, discombobulated, unlea

Re: PESO Gold in that there dome

2013-09-17 Thread John
If that's where the legislature meets, it would be more appropriate if it were "fools gold". On 9/17/2013 12:34 PM, Don Guthrie wrote: Took a tour of state capital this weekend. Thought I might share this 1st photo I took. I will post some more soon. C&C etc. http://donspix.smugmug.com/Archite

Re: PESO Gold in that there dome

2013-09-17 Thread John
I think Georgia's Capitol Dome is actual gold leaf. North Carolina's is copper. They had to replace part of it several years ago & it took a long time for the new part to weather to the same shade of green as the old part. On 9/17/2013 3:09 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: That's really nice, Don... oh

Re: best pro lab for printing

2013-09-17 Thread Ann Sanfedele
It was Ken who had gotten the metallic paper for some reason and mentioned it that had me trying it to - It really pops. ann On 9/17/2013 11:27, Paul Stenquist wrote: Yep. Bay photo looks like the winner. I priced out some metallic prints for my customer. Thanks, Paul On Sep 17, 2013, at 10:

Re: OT: 40 Detailed Close-Ups of Arthropods

2013-09-17 Thread John
Yeah, like anyone from PDML is going to let the alcohol dry out in an airtight container for three months. On 9/17/2013 12:45 PM, mike wilson wrote: On 17/09/2013, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://twistedsifter.com/2013/09/the-most-detailed-close-ups-of-arthropods-ever/ I like them but woul

Re: GESO - Ammutinamenti 2013 (Mon. 16)

2013-09-17 Thread Dario Bonazza
Thanks Bob! Dario -Messaggio originale- From: Bob Sullivan Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 7:23 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: GESO - Ammutinamenti 2013 (Mon. 16) Dario, These galleries are different and exciting. Congratulations. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Sep 17, 2013

Re: What's next?

2013-09-17 Thread P.J. Alling
Based on their practice from the last few years, I expect that they will announce a major new camera just after the Christmas buying season. On 9/17/2013 11:24 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Matthew Hunt wrote: On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 10:46 AM, John wrote: Isn't there some big camera show in Ger

Re: What's next?

2013-09-17 Thread P.J. Alling
I already predicted what I expected to see last spring, but what the heck, I expect that Ricoh will announce, a 24mp camera either a K-3 with a FF frame with K-5II specifications in all other ways, or a 24mp APS-C K-5III with even more improved focusing, and a nod to improving the flash system.

Re: PESO Gold in that there dome

2013-09-17 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Neat rendering of the interesting architectural details. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 12:34 PM, Don Guthrie wrote: > Took a tour of state capital this weekend. Thought I might share this 1st > photo I took. I will post some more soon. C&C

Re: GESO - Ammutinamenti 2013 (Sat. 14)

2013-09-17 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I had the same problem as John. The arrows are well hidden, then. The only arrow I could see were the double arrows that go from one page to another, not from one image to another Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 11:04 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote:

Re: What's next?

2013-09-17 Thread Stan Halpin
On Sep 17, 2013, at 11:24 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Matthew Hunt wrote: > >> On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 10:46 AM, John wrote: >> >>> Isn't there some big camera show in Germany in October/November? >> >> There's Photokina in September, but it's every other year, and this ain't it. > > Also, Pe

Re: PESO 2013 - 089 - GDG

2013-09-17 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Nah, no SR-71. I flew in the back seat of the old F-4B Phantoms. It could do Mach 2 and get up over 60, feet, so it was a lot of fun -- as long as no one was shooting at it. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 10:28 AM, Jack Davis wrote: >

Re: GESO - Ammutinamenti 2013 (Sat. 14)

2013-09-17 Thread Dario Bonazza
Thanks Chris. Going to the festival again within one hour or so. We'll see what will turn out. Dario -Messaggio originale- From: Chris Mitchell Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 7:35 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: GESO - Ammutinamenti 2013 (Sat. 14) Excellent use of clo

Re: GESO - Ammutinamenti 2013 (Sat. 14)

2013-09-17 Thread Chris Mitchell
Excellent use of close-ups with the fisheye Dario - and a nice Fender moment on the last page. Chris On 17 September 2013 07:44, Dario Bonazza wrote: > Here you'll find a gallery of pics I took at the festival on Saturday: > http://www.festivalammutinamenti.org/2013/2013/09/16/14-settembre-2013-

10 day shutter speed

2013-09-17 Thread David J Brooks
http://all-that-is-interesting.com/important-image-captured-by-hubble#Q85qvCpzcZ4Y23bS.01 Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailma

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