Re: OT - Sailing Video

2013-12-10 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 9/12/13, Ann Sanfedele, discombobulated, unleashed: DId you do any personal still while you are in that area? None at all I'm afraid - I tend to concentrate on one or the other, seldom both. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production

Re: OT - Sailing Video

2013-12-10 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 10/12/13, Eric Featherstone, discombobulated, unleashed: I may have done some of my training on that very vessel! may because the previous owners, Clippers Ventures, had three of them; Aerial Clipper, Serica Clipper Blackadder Clipper, and who knows which one ended up in your video. After a

Re: SV: fanning the flames

2013-12-10 Thread Bob W
On 10 Dec 2013, at 05:11, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: On 12/9/2013 9:56 PM, Bob W wrote: That is a recipe for victimhood. It's analogous to telling women not to use the subway, or not to go out after dark. In other words, give in to bullies rather than stand up for what's right,

Re: fanning the flames

2013-12-10 Thread Paul Stenquist
I don't have time for a lot of silliness, but I spent ten seconds googling this. Here's one: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301051103000541 On Dec 10, 2013, at 12:57 AM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Giving me authors' names and nothing else is still an appeal to

Re: My Pentax Photo Gallery

2013-12-10 Thread Darren Addy
There used to be a need for third party Windows virus programs, but they have gotten so bloated these days (McAfee and Norton) that you basically have to choose whether you want virus protection or you want to get anything done on your computer. IMHO you no longer need anything more than Microsoft

Re: PESO - Dark Passage

2013-12-10 Thread Rick Womer
Plumbing… harsh lighting… subterranean feeling… and evergreen boughs in the left foreground. Hmmm. Christmas decorations in the boiler room? Rick On Dec 10, 2013, at 01:06 , Marco Alpert wrote: http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo13/peso20.html Comments, as always, welcomed. -Marco

Re: PESO - Big Sur

2013-12-10 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 12/10/2013 02:29, AlunFoto - Jostein Øksne wrote: I have no plans for a book. I probably don't have the time and energy either, but as I said I'll think about it. With me, decision making is sometimes the slowest part of the process. Oh boy, do I ever identify with that! No wonder

Re: OT: Another stupid thing I found out ...

2013-12-10 Thread Darren Addy
You might wish to cross-post this on the Flashlight Discuss Mailing List. ;) On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 9:37 PM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: If you put one of those LED replacement bulbs in a 4 cell Maglight, it will still light up really bright even if you do something stupid like putting

Re: OT: Another stupid thing I found out ...

2013-12-10 Thread Zos Xavius
1st world problems :P On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 10:37 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: You might wish to cross-post this on the Flashlight Discuss Mailing List. ;) On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 9:37 PM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: If you put one of those LED replacement bulbs in

Re: PESO - Dark Passage

2013-12-10 Thread Don Guthrie
You seem to have taken a narrow view of the subject, but otherwise it is as advertised in the title. It is dark and spooky but I think the bit of greenery in the lower left hurts the illusion a bit. Still intriguing. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 5 Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2013 22:06:35 -0800

LR 4 for one photo calendar?

2013-12-10 Thread Eactivist
Okay, back again for a while. Because I finally have more photos to show. :-) But this is the time of year I do ONE calendar for ONE friend. Before I've done it in Word, which, frankly, is a bit of a pain. I recently upgraded to LR 4 (pre-cloud, while I could still find it), and I was

Re: Heads up: Epson Exhibition fiber paper

2013-12-10 Thread Paul Stenquist
I used it when it was first introduced and was offered at an even better price. Very nice, but even at the sale price it's rather expensive. Paul On Dec 9, 2013, at 3:30 PM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: I remember several PDMLers mentioning that they liked Expson Exhibition Fiber

Re: Has anybody tried Simply Elegant Metallic ... paper?

2013-12-10 Thread Paul Stenquist
I would try it if it came with an icc profile, but I don't want to fumble in the dark or invest time in creating a profile. Paul On Dec 9, 2013, at 3:37 PM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: I wonder if anybody here has tried any of the papers from the brand/line Simply Elegant

Re: Decent telephoto for not an arm and a leg

2013-12-10 Thread Attila Boros
On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 12:58 AM, Alastair Robertson kiwibiolog...@gmail.com wrote: the Pentax-DA 55-300mm F4-5.8 ED is rated quite highly if you want to buy new and should be in your budget Second that, I have it and it's very good value for money. The 50-200 is even cheaper but apparently

Re: Decent telephoto for not an arm and a leg

2013-12-10 Thread Charles Robinson
On Dec 10, 2013, at 14:05 , Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 12:58 AM, Alastair Robertson kiwibiolog...@gmail.com wrote: the Pentax-DA 55-300mm F4-5.8 ED is rated quite highly if you want to buy new and should be in your budget Second that, I have it and

Re: Southwest roadtrip

2013-12-10 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Larry Colen l...@red4est.com: It looks like Candice and I will spend about a week kicking around the southwest (maybe CA and AZ deserts) between 12/27ish and 1/3. Suggestions for places to go take photos, preferably ones not already photographed to a faretheewell? I don't know if

Re: PESO - Win, Place or Sho' (caution, bike messenger content)

2013-12-10 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Nice expression on his face. The dog and the woman add context and contrast, but the girl with the OoF face is a bit of a distraction for my eye. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 9:01 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Nice

Vintage Car

2013-12-10 Thread Don Guthrie
Cleaning sorting don't think I posted this one anywhere so to remedy that here it is. CC as always. http://donspix.smugmug.com/Cars/Vintage-Cars-1 or http://www.flickr.com/photos/valdon/sets/72157638556590773/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Dark Passage

2013-12-10 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Confusing, mysterious and quite interesting. The bright light gives the image a focal center that makes it stronger, and the branches peeking into the frame on the left add a touch of incongruity and contrast. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at

Ricoh/Pentax's 12 Days 12 Deals - Some thoughts

2013-12-10 Thread John Celio
I recall the deal on the K-5 IIs making a splash here, but no one's mentioned it since. Ricoh has been offering some pretty good deals on Pentax stuff (plus the Ricoh Theta, which I am intrigued by but have yet to look into): http://www.us.ricoh-imaging.com/12days12deals. I've bought two so far.

Re: Decent telephoto for not an arm and a leg

2013-12-10 Thread Rick Womer
Well, there must be copy-to-copy variation, because I've been happy with mine; and none of the scores of photos I've taken with it and posted here have been criticized for softness. The most recent was this one (115mm, f/5.6): http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17616306size=lg Rick On

Re: Heads up: Epson Exhibition fiber paper

2013-12-10 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
It's a very nice paper, similar to my eye to a double-weight Kodabromide F surface without ferrotyping. Lots of depth, sharp and crisp. Yes, it's pricey. And it really has to dry down for at least 24 hours otherwise the surface is very prone to scratching. But worth it for the right subject

Re: PESO redwood trunk

2013-12-10 Thread Attila Boros
Very nice texture, and it gives the feeling of a really huge tree. On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 5:17 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I went for a walk in the park across the street this afternoon. I think I like this one the best of the set, just for the lighting on the bark:

Re: Decent telephoto for not an arm and a leg

2013-12-10 Thread Charles Robinson
On Dec 10, 2013, at 15:32 , Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Well, there must be copy-to-copy variation, because I've been happy with mine; and none of the scores of photos I've taken with it and posted here have been criticized for softness. The most recent was this one (115mm,

Re: PESO - Street Scene

2013-12-10 Thread Attila Boros
On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 3:45 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: The closest thing I could find to mission architecture in central San Diego; http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17618715 (K-5, DA 16-45) Turned out it's a Nordstrom's. Rick I like the light on the dome and the

Re: PESO 2013 - 202 - GDG

2013-12-10 Thread Attila Boros
On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 5:10 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: Sometimes when I walk, something touches my eye in a way that connects. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/11290946473/ That's very beautiful light! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: LR 4 for one photo calendar?

2013-12-10 Thread Paul Sorenson
Do your PP in LR, then export them as 8x10 JPGs; take them to OfficeMax on a flash drive and have them print your calendar. They may even be having a Christmas sale. They do a pretty good job printing. I just had them make a 20x30 for me that turned out very well. -p On 12/10/2013 11:31

Re: Heads up: Epson Exhibition fiber paper

2013-12-10 Thread Stan Halpin
On Dec 10, 2013, at 4:38 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: It's a very nice paper, similar to my eye to a double-weight Kodabromide F surface without ferrotyping. Lots of depth, sharp and crisp. Yes, it's pricey. And it really has to dry down for at least 24 hours otherwise the surface is

Re: Ricoh/Pentax's 12 Days 12 Deals - Some thoughts

2013-12-10 Thread Igor Roshchin
John, Just my personal opinion: I was following some sales on Amazon, BH, etc. But, after trying 2-3 times to look at this 12deals page, I was turned away from this website by its rather clunky interface. Igor Tue Dec 10 16:27:43 EST 2013 John Celio wrote: I recall the deal on the K-5 IIs

Re: PESO - Street Scene

2013-12-10 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Attila. Since the street lights are way blown out, I may not be able to do much with them; but will give it a try. Rick On Dec 10, 2013, at 16:50 , Attila Boros wrote: On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 3:45 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: The closest thing I could find to mission

Re: LR 4 for one photo calendar?

2013-12-10 Thread David J Brooks
I just send the sized and corrected jpegs to Staples or Walmart, ( 5 business days or its free, in Canada anyway)both do a decent job. A friend uses Vistaprint says they are good but have not seen one yet. Dave On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 12:31 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Okay, back again for a

Re: fanning the flames

2013-12-10 Thread Bill
On 09/12/2013 10:09 PM, knarf wrote: The female breast is not a sexual object. It's merely a producer of infant food. Nothing more. Do you really believe that, Bill? I'm just trying to explain the male fascination with them. I'm told that the fastest way to a man's heart is through his

Re: fanning the flames

2013-12-10 Thread Larry Colen
On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 05:13:49PM -0600, Bill wrote: On 09/12/2013 10:09 PM, knarf wrote: The female breast is not a sexual object. It's merely a producer of infant food. Nothing more. Do you really believe that, Bill? I'm just trying to explain the male fascination with them. I'm told

Re: Ricoh/Pentax's 12 Days 12 Deals - Some thoughts

2013-12-10 Thread Bob Sullivan
John, That 12-days-of-sales is a pain in the ass. Only got notice on day 1, then I had to scramble to see them. BH's deals for Thanksgiving were better and broaded on products. Better yet, I bought a HD DFA15mm before the sale and called back for the sale price. Saved a quick $130. BH is very

Re: LR 4 for one photo calendar?

2013-12-10 Thread Eactivist
Okay, not quite what I meant. I have a good photo printer, but laying out a calendar in Word is a bit of work. Thanks, Marnie In a message dated 12/10/2013 2:28:37 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, pentax1...@gmail.com writes: Do your PP in LR, then export them as 8x10 JPGs; take them to

Re: LR 4 for one photo calendar?

2013-12-10 Thread Eactivist
Thanks. Marnie In a message dated 12/10/2013 3:07:06 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, pentko...@gmail.com writes: I just send the sized and corrected jpegs to Staples or Walmart, ( 5 business days or its free, in Canada anyway)both do a decent job. A friend uses Vistaprint says they are good but

Re: PESO - Street Scene

2013-12-10 Thread Bob Sullivan
Rick, Next time you should go to the old town and the original Mission which sits above it. The mission was along/above the San Diego river(?) which has been dried up, and replaced at the ocean with Mission Beach recreation area. It is not like San Juan Capistrano or the better missions. The

Re: PESO - Street Scene

2013-12-10 Thread Rick Womer
Bob, If I get out to San Diego again with more than an hour a day for sightseeing, I'll heed your advice! Rick On Dec 10, 2013, at 6:49 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Rick, Next time you should go to the old town and the original Mission which sits above it. The mission was along/above the San

PESOs - Morning and Evening

2013-12-10 Thread Rick Womer
The courthouse plaza (where I also shot Night Flight) in the morning from my hotel room: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17623141 and in the evening from ground level: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17623142 That modern sculpture that is a cross between a pyramid and a

Re: Heads up: Epson Exhibition fiber paper

2013-12-10 Thread Paul Stenquist
I used it to print photo sets for owners of cars I shot for a magazine. Brilliant, rich color and a hefty sheet weight made for some impressive packages. But that was when the 13 x 19 sheets were going for less than two bucks per. I printed some BW portraits on it as well. Great rendering of

Re: LR 4 for one photo calendar?

2013-12-10 Thread David Parsons
Try this: http://lightroomkillertips.com/?p=5284 On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 6:46 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Okay, not quite what I meant. I have a good photo printer, but laying out a calendar in Word is a bit of work. Thanks, Marnie In a message dated 12/10/2013 2:28:37 P.M. Pacific

Re: fanning the flames

2013-12-10 Thread Bill
On 10/12/2013 5:20 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 05:13:49PM -0600, Bill wrote: On 09/12/2013 10:09 PM, knarf wrote: The female breast is not a sexual object. It's merely a producer of infant food. Nothing more. Do you really believe that, Bill? I'm just trying to explain

Re: LR 4 for one photo calendar?

2013-12-10 Thread Eactivist
Cool, thanks. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 12/10/2013 6:54:31 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, parsons.da...@gmail.com writes: Try this: http://lightroomkillertips.com/?p=5284 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: LR 4 for one photo calendar?

2013-12-10 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
That looks neat, David! Thanks for posting it. Marnie, I've created calendars very quickly using the Apple Numbers spreadsheet application. In Numbers, you just open a template for a calendar, shuffle the bits around on a page to look the way you want them to, add a photo or any other

Re: Heads up: Epson Exhibition fiber paper

2013-12-10 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Yes. I like it when I'm printing photos that need lots of clarity and a finely detailed tonal scale with rich blacks or colors, and the nice card-stock-almost weight. It produces lovely results for that sort of work. Only downside for me with the R2400 is that I have to swap out the Matte

PESO - John

2013-12-10 Thread knarf
Bass player, bike mechanic and owner of about the best head of hair in Toronto, here's an informal portrait of John: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2013/12/john.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML

Re: Vintage Car

2013-12-10 Thread Alan C
A Ford fan? I prefer the B/W versions. The bakkie actually looks in good shape apart from the (original) paintwork. Alan C -Original Message- From: Don Guthrie Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 11:11 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Vintage Car Cleaning sorting don't think I posted

Re: Heads up: Epson Exhibition fiber paper

2013-12-10 Thread Paul Stenquist
My every day paper is Epson ultra premium luster, which is similar to EFP in tonality, and photo black is usually loaded. I'm printing on a 2880, so swapping black is still a necessity from time to time. Paul via phone On Dec 10, 2013, at 10:52 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com

Re: LR 4 for one photo calendar?

2013-12-10 Thread Eactivist
Interesting idea, Godfrey. Yeah, it's the numbering that is the major pain. Thanks. Marnie In a message dated 12/10/2013 7:50:12 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, godfreydigio...@me.com writes: That looks neat, David! Thanks for posting it. Marnie, I've created calendars very quickly using the

Re: fanning the flames

2013-12-10 Thread Boris Liberman
I think I see what you're saying. Well, on one hand it makes sense because to establish the point of whether we're hardwired or not would have great influence on how this conversation would develop. On the other hand, Frank, again, if I understand you correctly, you say that the sexualization

Re: SV: fanning the flames

2013-12-10 Thread Boris Liberman
I see... So, to that specific lady involved with FB you would suggest starting a movement or trying to engage as many people as possible to do exactly what? Sue FB in court? Boycott FB? Flood FB with content that is 100% borderline between valid and invalid as far as FB rules go? Try to find

Re: fanning the flames

2013-12-10 Thread Boris Liberman
I absolutely agree with you, Jostein. It seems to me that this whole discussion would boil down to some very fundamental notions (such as nature vs nurture), which cannot be resolved. In fact, the idea that our society is very diverse as far as approaches to these things go, probably

Re: Decent telephoto for not an arm and a leg

2013-12-10 Thread Doug Franklin
I don't recall who started this thread, but if you're not set on AF, or maybe even AE, I have a K 400/5.6 with case and a Tokina SD 400/5.6 in PK-A. -- Doug Lefty Franklin NutDriver Racing http://NutDriver.org Facebook NutDriver Racing Sponsored by Murphy -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Decent telephoto for not an arm and a leg

2013-12-10 Thread Charles Robinson
On Dec 10, 2013, at 23:47 , Doug Franklin do...@nutdriver.org wrote: I don't recall who started this thread, but if you're not set on AF, or maybe even AE, I have a K 400/5.6 with case and a Tokina SD 400/5.6 in PK-A. 'twas me... I've got a $110 Pentax-F 70-210 heading my way from KEH right

Re: Has anybody tried Simply Elegant Metallic ... paper?

2013-12-10 Thread Igor Roshchin
Thank you, two Pauls for your responses. [Can it be called a bi-Paular response? (Just playing with words, nothing is implied.)] My comments are below. Tue Dec 10 14:50:23 EST 2013 Paul Stenquist wrote: I would try it if it came with an icc profile, but I don't want to fumble in the dark