On Sep 29, 2013, at 5:51 AM, David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com wrote:
The wind did blow right toward my house, so we got the smell, but it
was far enough away that our house was never in danger.
Isn't that what they said in 1666?
Cheers,
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On Sep 29, 2013, at 1:23 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote:
http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=712
For some reason I get no image in Safari but if I open up the element inspector
I can see it there. Maybe it's the brackets in the filename?
Interesting photo BTW.
You were first :-)
Thanks, Ann, Godfrey, Attila and Marnie!
DagT
23. sep. 2013 kl. 15:31 skrev Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com:
Did anyone say nice bokeh yet?
ann
On 9/23/2013 01:21, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
just lovely, Dag!
G
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On Sep 29, 2013, at 6:55 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote:
Interesting. I have NoScript installed and even though the page produced the
message Scripts Currently Forbidden, I was still able to view Boris' images
without enabling Javascript for flickr.com - but only for the
On Sep 29, 2013, at 6:19 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote:
I wish train carriages were still like that. Or better still, entirely
closed, although I did once get stuck in one for most of the journey from
Paris to Geneva with a bag lady who smelt strongly of stale urine.
Sounds like she
Quoting Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info:
Brian, your mention of LiveView sent me back on my hunt.
I am trying here for three outcomes. I want auto exposure
bracketing, I want to use my remote to avoid camera movement, and I
want mirror-up to minimize any mirror-slap issues. I may
Quoting David Mann dmann...@gmail.com:
On Sep 29, 2013, at 6:55 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote:
Interesting. I have NoScript installed and even though the page
produced the message Scripts Currently Forbidden, I was still
able to view Boris' images without enabling
I see you visited het miljoenenlijntje and de efteling;) I really
need to spend more time on the list, at least lurking more. Even worse
my gear collects dust.
You most likely crossed the road nearby my house. If I had know this...
Toine
On 29 September 2013 08:47, Brian Walters
On 29 Sep 2013, at 07:30, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote:
On Sep 29, 2013, at 6:55 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote:
Interesting. I have NoScript installed and even though the page produced
the message Scripts Currently Forbidden, I was still able to view Boris'
On 29 Sep 2013, at 07:31, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote:
On Sep 29, 2013, at 6:19 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote:
I wish train carriages were still like that. Or better still, entirely
closed, although I did once get stuck in one for most of the journey from
Paris to Geneva
A heavily cropped shot I took in August. This is all that remains of a
giraffe kill. The lions, hyaenas, jakkals vultures have all had their
fill. This lone grey vulture is after the few sinews still available. This
sequence is played out many times every day.
Am I missing something. Is it politically incorrect to use javascript?
On Sep 28, 2013, at 11:16 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote:
Boris Liberman wrote:
Hi!
After this link you find the photos from our vacation:
I'm not aware...just generally speaking. :-)
Appreciate the comment, David
Jack
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Subject: Re: Cloud Currents
On Sep 29, 2013, at 1:23
Very interesting shot! Would have been great to see the kill.
B
On 29 Sep 2013, at 10:54, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote:
A heavily cropped shot I took in August. This is all that remains of a
giraffe kill. The lions, hyaenas, jakkals vultures have all had their fill.
This lone grey
Interesting to me, anyway. I was just listening to the most recent
episode of PhotoNetCast (#82) and heard something I haven't heard
before.
The speaker had contacted Adobe about Photoshop CC and asked what
happens after you stop paying the monthly fee.
I had previously heard that the software
Bob W wrote:
On 29 Sep 2013, at 07:30, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote:
On Sep 29, 2013, at 6:55 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote:
Interesting. I have NoScript installed and even though the page produced
the message Scripts Currently Forbidden, I was still able to
Great documentary image!
Some time ago, I captured a similar vulture on a road kill deer in the
middle of a suburban development in crowded, civilized New Jersey:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11192180
My guy got on the carcass after a flock of 6 vultures had taken the
best bits, but,
March 2012 near Crocodile Bridge. The young wildebeest is not dead yet. It
was soon dragged out of sight behind the thorn tree on the left. The lioness
on the right is wearing a tracking collar. It all happened so fast, I was
only able to get a couple of shots.
Very interesting shot, Dan. I've never seen a vulture on the ground in town,
although I have seen them flying overhead. Here, the vultures tend to follow
the prides of lions. There are lot of game farms outside Kruger which have
lions too, so the vultures have plenty of scope.
Alan
Yeah. Now if they can only come up with something to placate the
customers who are just generally pissed off at being forced to rent
software, everything will be perfect.
On 9/29/2013 8:44 AM, George Sinos wrote:
Interesting to me, anyway. I was just listening to the most recent
episode of
On 29 Sep 2013, at 14:50, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote:
March 2012 near Crocodile Bridge. The young wildebeest is not dead yet. It
was soon dragged out of sight behind the thorn tree on the left. The lioness
on the right is wearing a tracking collar. It all happened so fast, I was
only
I saw them in and around towns quite often in Ethiopia, around Harar where they
perch on the rooves of the buildings around the market, scavenging bits of
camel. I saw a whole bunch of them with their heads inside a cow just on the
outskirts of town.
In the Cevennes in France I saw a lot on
Lone buffaloes are usually bulls which are formidable targets even for a
pride of lions. Their favourite prey are wildebeest, zebra, small giraffe
warthog for snacks. Lions can not easily catch fleet footed antelope,
leaving them for the leopards, cheetahs wild dogs. BTW, that is the only
You missed yimg.com. I think that's the one that actually has the photos.
I have that problem with some other websites, except that NoScript shows
literally hundreds domains wanting to feed scripts. There's so many that
it's sometimes impossible to find the one domain with the content
amongst
On 9/29/2013 2:47 AM, Brian Walters wrote:
Quoting David Mann dmann...@gmail.com:
On Sep 29, 2013, at 6:55 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org
wrote:
Interesting. I have NoScript installed and even though the page
produced the message Scripts Currently Forbidden, I was still able
to
There aren't many lions left in the eastern U.S. so around here they
have to follow pickup trucks SUVs.
On 9/29/2013 10:01 AM, Alan C wrote:
Very interesting shot, Dan. I've never seen a vulture on the ground in
town, although I have seen them flying overhead. Here, the vultures tend
to follow
Thanks, Kenneth!
I guess the hummers were just being particularly cooperative yesterday
-- or were more distracted by one another than they were by me.
-- Walt
On 9/28/2013 10:25 PM, Kenneth Waller wrote:
Better than any hummer shot I have!
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From: Walt
Many thanks, Dan!
-- Walt
On 9/28/2013 10:06 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
Very nicely done!
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Sat, Sep 28, 2013 at 12:59 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote:
One of my hummingbird feeders got a lot of attention this morning. I
Thank you, Frank!
Strange thing is, I thought the truck in the background kind of added a
contrasting element to the image. I can easily see where others might
see it differently, though.
Thanks for the input, in any event. I got several shots without anything
like that in the background,
On Sat, Sep 28, 2013 at 3:29 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com wrote:
On Sep 26, 2013, at 11:11 AM, Alexandru-Cristian Sarbu
alexandru.sa...@gmail.com wrote:
Let me rephrase that: would a newly designed telecentric lens have
issues, with offset microlenses? (it's the other way around)
Of
Just fascinating, Alan! Both this and the vulture/giraffe carcass shot
you posted previously.
I see turkey vultures all the time around my area, but never see them do
anything beyond circling high in the sky.
And the only big cats I've ever seen were in heavy steel cages. You live
in a
Thanks a lot, Attila. Many hours of shooting stage performers has
helped me learn to catch interviewees in repose. The problem was that
Marco was quite talkative Friday morning -- bubbling over with ideas
and enthusiasm for his business -- and I had to wait a lot to get him
when he was still.
You
Whoa. Good capture. You know, doing a little cropping, and toning down the
highlights a bit, you could have a really good photo. Post processing is
your friend. Heh.
Marnie aka Doe :-)
In a message dated 9/29/2013 6:51:46 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
c...@lantic.net writes:
March 2012 near
Good one, like the lines. They must have been REALLY tired to sleep out on
the street like that -- all the background noise, etc.
Marnie aka Doe :-)
In a message dated 9/27/2013 9:23:32 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
shark50...@gmail.com writes:
While shooting around the state capital I came
On Sep 29, 2013, at 8:08 AM, Alexandru-Cristian Sarbu
alexandru.sa...@gmail.com wrote:
Regardless of the speed of the AF, all FT SLR lenses have autofocused with
all Olympus mFT cameras from day one of the Pen E-P1. The E-M1 provides a
better AF solution, that's all.
You will never have
Nice one, if a bit disgusting. Heh.
BTW, could you please put PESO: in your subject line so I know they are
photos to look at and not some random discussion that has gone off topic to
cars, beer, coffee, cars, motorcycles, guitars, and puns? (GESO = Gallery
Every So OFTEN, PESO = Picture
Sneaky, sneaky. You're drugging them. Heh. Nice shot.
Marnie :-) Are you sure it is safe for them? They are such little things.
In a message dated 9/28/2013 12:48:24 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
l...@red4est.com writes:
On Sat, Sep 28, 2013 at 10:28:05PM +0300, Attila Boros wrote:
Nice
Heh. I would say (re chili seriously). Nice capture. Amusing.
Marnie aka Doe :-)
In a message dated 9/26/2013 5:25:52 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
apathy...@lyons-ryan.org writes:
G'day all
Just an interesting sign seen at Chimayó, New Mexico:
I get no picture, just an error message.
You also seem to have posted this four or more times to PDML. Finger
depress the send key, too much?
Later, Marnie :-)
In a message dated 9/28/2013 4:54:02 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
jdavi...@yahoo.com writes:
Shot this today while lounging on the
Sorry, Marnie! I finally got it to take under the heading; Cloud Currents.
http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=712
Jack
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To: pdml@pdml.net
Cc:
Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2013 9:16 AM
Subject: Re:
Don't think it really works, Jack. Not with that big block of lighter
clouds on the upper right. They look almost blown out. If you could tone
those
down, it might be rather interesting in a minimalistic way.
HTH, Marnie aka Doe :-)
In a message dated 9/29/2013 10:11:06 A.M. Pacific
Here's a shot of one of the cool industrial designs that Metropolis
Factory creates: an outdoor garden chair.
You can't see all of it properly because it's got Vanessa Furtado, the
Events Coordinator, on it. :-)
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/bruce_m_walker/10002797635/
K20D, DA* 16-50/2.8 @
Nice portrait. Lousy product shot.
On 9/29/2013 1:42 PM, Bruce Walker wrote:
Here's a shot of one of the cool industrial designs that Metropolis
Factory creates: an outdoor garden chair.
You can't see all of it properly because it's got Vanessa Furtado, the
Events Coordinator, on it. :-)
Do not expect action!
You're warned!
I should be happy to hear your thoughts on the
underexposed look.
The image embedded within the blog:
http://celasun.wordpress.com/2013/09/29/the-fall/
The image itself (hope, his works):
http://celasun.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/imgp6084_g_sm_fr.jpg
Marnie said it already.
Also, cloning out the grey spot (sign of a probable sensor dust) at
lower left would be fine.
Bulent
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Easy for me to claim, I know, but I didn't put it up to work. I noticed some
very faint cloud fan veins and wondered if I could get a shot of them. I set a
couple clicks of minus comp, so I could see something on the monitor. I was
encouraged, so worked it a bit in PSE.
The tree top and cloud
The underexposed look is one that more shooters might benefit from
considering, especially in photographing whites.
Like the look, Bulent.
Jack
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Sent: Sunday, September
I had to make a choice. :-) Thanks, John.
On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 1:56 PM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote:
Nice portrait. Lousy product shot.
On 9/29/2013 1:42 PM, Bruce Walker wrote:
Here's a shot of one of the cool industrial designs that Metropolis
Factory creates: an outdoor garden
Beautifully rendered still life. Underexposed (only slightly I think)
works really well to preserve the detail in the petals, and it was a
good choice.
The standalone image link worked too.
On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 1:57 PM, Bulent Celasun
bulent.cela...@gmail.com wrote:
Do not expect action!
I certainly see your motivation in wanting to capture this.
Fascinating textures and patterns in that sky, Jack. I'd have tried a
square crop; the composition doesn't do it for me.
On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 1:10 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote:
Sorry, Marnie! I finally got it to take under
Only a few curmudgeons -- a high percentage of the PDML makeup --
complain about Javascript, technology which is as much a part of the
web underpinnings as HTML and CSS. I expect more than a few still
mutter about content vs form while browsing. Any web design done wrong
is annoying, not just JS.
Looks good on my calibrated monitor. Very nice detail in the petals.
Wouldn't say it's underexposed, both white and green is pleasant and
they work well together.
Wasn't expecting action but fallen leaves or autumn colors with the
cold season arriving sooner than expected. Alternative title might
Bulent
that is perfectly exposed and composed to my eye... very lovely!
ann
On 9/29/2013 13:57, Bulent Celasun wrote:
Do not expect action!
You're warned!
I should be happy to hear your thoughts on the
underexposed look.
The image embedded within the blog:
Good choice, never mind the chair:)
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Only a few curmudgeons -- a high percentage of the PDML makeup --
complain about Javascript, technology which is as much a part of the
web underpinnings as HTML and CSS. I expect more than a few still
mutter about content vs form while browsing. Any
Quoting eactiv...@aol.com:
Heh. I would say (re chili seriously). Nice capture. Amusing.
Thanks, Marnie - and thanks everyone who looked.
Cheers
Brian
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Marnie aka Doe :-)
In
TEST
Looks like I'm going to have to try posting everything twice to see if
one or the other ISP can get through.
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Quoting Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com:
Sorry, Marnie! I finally got it to take under the heading; Cloud Currents.
http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=712
I think you said it yourself about the lack of a good foreground. I
don't think the cropped off tree helps.
I quite
No particular reason. This sticker is on a telephone pole I pass
whenever I go out to walk for exercise. I think of Frank every time I
see it.
I was out testing the 77 Limited, so this time I took a photo when I
passed it.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jb_sessoms/10008396406/
I think the 77
Brian Walters wrote:
Quoting Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com:
Only a few curmudgeons -- a high percentage of the PDML makeup --
complain about Javascript, technology which is as much a part of the
web underpinnings as HTML and CSS. I expect more than a few still
mutter about content vs
I leave JavaScript enabled and never notice any of that. I use web research
extensively in my work and don't have time to F around.
Paul via phone
On Sep 29, 2013, at 6:58 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote:
Brian Walters wrote:
Quoting Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com:
Quoting Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com:
Quite right. There's nothing wrong with a bit of JavaScript. What I
object to is JavaScript that loads other JavaScript from third
parties. Some of that, in the case of Flickr, seems to itself load
still more JavaScript from *fourth* parties.
Paul Stenquist wrote:
I leave JavaScript enabled and never notice any of that. I use web research
extensively in my work and don't have time to F around.
I let sites run JavaScript that they host. I don't have the time to
take risks.
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Me too, John
'nother test
Jack
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Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2013 3:32 PM
Subject: Damn SpamCop
TEST
Looks like I'm going to have to try posting everything twice to see if
one or the
On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 6:58 PM, Mark Roberts
postmas...@robertstech.com wrote:
Brian Walters wrote:
Quoting Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com:
Only a few curmudgeons -- a high percentage of the PDML makeup --
complain about Javascript, technology which is as much a part of the
web
On Sep 29, 2013, at 7:39 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote:
Paul Stenquist wrote:
I leave JavaScript enabled and never notice any of that. I use web research
extensively in my work and don't have time to F around.
I let sites run JavaScript that they host. I don't have
Paul Stenquist wrote:
On Sep 29, 2013, at 7:39 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote:
Paul Stenquist wrote:
I leave JavaScript enabled and never notice any of that. I use web research
extensively in my work and don't have time to F around.
I let sites run JavaScript that
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Paul Stenquist wrote:
On Sep 29, 2013, at 7:39 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote:
Paul Stenquist wrote:
I leave JavaScript enabled and never notice any of that. I use web
research extensively
On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 8:54 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote:
On Sep 29, 2013, at 8:40 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote:
Paul Stenquist wrote:
On Sep 29, 2013, at 7:39 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com
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Paul Stenquist wrote:
I leave
Thanks, Attila. I'm glad to hear that you agree with my difficult decision. ;-)
On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 4:22 PM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote:
Good choice, never mind the chair:)
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Way cool! I bet that is such an experience.
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On Sep 29, 2013, at 6:50 AM, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote:
March 2012 near Crocodile Bridge. The young wildebeest is not dead yet. It
was soon dragged out of sight behind the thorn tree on the left. The lioness
on
Fascinating. Great pic.
On Sep 29, 2013, at 10:10 PM, Bruce bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote:
Way cool! I bet that is such an experience.
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Sent from my iPad
On Sep 29, 2013, at 6:50 AM, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote:
March 2012 near Crocodile Bridge. The young wildebeest is
Was there a chair in that picture???
Excellent work with the flash units!
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On Sep 29, 2013, at 10:42 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote:
Here's a shot of one of the cool industrial designs that Metropolis
Factory creates: an outdoor garden chair.
I ran into this critter while cleaning up the pool patio this afternoon:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17543383
Comments are invited.
Dan Matyola
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Just back from the film.
Terrific, best GP/Formula 1 film since Grand Prix in '66.
I was there the year Lord Alexander Hesketh brought the team to Watkins Glen
(1974). Even met all the big shots (quite by accident) at his party in the big
truck. The film brought back memories. :-)
G
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Bruce I sent a response to this earlier but it failed Again, very nice
lighting, figure pose and facial expression
I imagine you might have wished for a less distracting background, but nice
anyway.
Jack
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That's a pity... Well, I am rather certain we will return. I will give
you a shout then!
On 9/29/2013 10:12 AM, Toine wrote:
I see you visited het miljoenenlijntje and de efteling;) I really
need to spend more time on the list, at least lurking more. Even worse
my gear collects dust.
You most
On Sep 29, 2013, at 10:54 PM, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote:
A heavily cropped shot I took in August. This is all that remains of a
giraffe kill. The lions, hyaenas, jakkals vultures have all had their fill.
This lone grey vulture is after the few sinews still available. This sequence
is
On Sep 29, 2013, at 7:47 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote:
Well no, it didn't. I scrolled the page up and down and the bottom rows
stayed blank until I re-enabled Javascript.
That's what I meant, it's the Javascript that loads those missing images as you
scroll. I've seen a
Very interesting, Dag. I didn't know Latvia had its own Statue of Liberty.
You live learn. I followed it up on the web was soon inundated with
pop-ups offering travel packages. I even discovered that my brother (who
lives in NZ) was a customer!
Alan C (aka Wisselstroom)
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The hunters make biltong from the meat. No doubt Homo Habilis used the
femurs as knobkerries!
Alan C (aka Wisselstroom)
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On Sep 29, 2013,
Jack, Bruce, Attila and Ann,
Thank you all for your visits and comments.
Ironically, this was an unintended / unplanned shoot towards the end of
my weekly, almost meditational macrophotography escape...
The rest of my images (of other things) lacked spontaneity and charm.
Not surprising, I
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