Re: PDML Photo Annual 2014 submission form is live now

Heh. M aka D In a message dated 1/2/2014 12:04:12 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, johnsess...@yahoo.com writes: On 1/2/2014 1:31 PM, David J Brooks wrote: > On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 1:26 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: >> On 2/1/14, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: >> >>> Gotta use a Pentax

Re: The Pentax CES Display...

eactiv...@aol.com wrote: >As Paul found out, by an odd coincidence I am going, and will try to >get a >shot. It is a great photo. > >Marnie aka Doe :-) > >In a message dated 1/2/2014 12:36:34 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, >pnstenqu...@comcast.net writes: >...will include one of my photos—“Birmin

Re: PESO - Fatherhood

Marco Alpert wrote: >http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo13/peso29.html > >Comments, as always, welcomed. > >-Marco > >--- >http://www.alpert.com/marco Good catch, Marco. I find myself doing a lot of this lately (kissing a baby) (mine, not a random one) and get the same uninterested/an

Re: The Pentax CES Display...

That's great, congratulations! Yes, I recall the pic - an excellent one, there's no doubt about it. I can't attend the CES, unfortunately; it's on the wrong continent (I would have loved to see your image printed properly); I hope this means they will make a habit from having a nice gallery on ev

Re: PESO - Pacific Sunset

Beautiful and really warm looking. I like the reflection and the birds on the shoreline. On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 7:37 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Enjoy a warm sunset with me here in San Diego... > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17642007&size=lg > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDM

Stained Glass

Looks nice and quite different when backlit. http://500px.com/photo/56632278 K3 with DA* 16-50mm (no problems with SDM, although it was sitting on a shelf for some months). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML

Re: PESO - Ice Tangle

Superb looking, the best from your ice storm series so far:) On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 5:53 AM, knarf wrote: > More from the Ice Storm 2013 Edition: > > http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2014/01/ice-tangle_2.html?m=1 > > Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. > > Cheers, > frank > “Analysis kills spontan

Crane worker takes photos

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Re: The Pentax CES Display...

Congratulations, it's an excellent photo! On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 10:35 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > ...will include one of my photos—“Birmingham Gentleman.” The Ricoh marketing > people chose it after perusing the Pentax Gallery, and I provided a 50 meg. > tiff file. I believe they made a rather

Re: What would you do (stay with Pentax, or...)

On Wed, 01 Jan 2014 20:11:53 -0800 Larry Colen wrote: > >I have a 31, I'm not enamored with it, but it does yeoman work as a standard >prime. >I despise the sun shade but was dissuaded from taking a dremel and removing >it. >The shade is useless on aps. I made one like the da 40 with a couple

Re: The Pentax CES Display...

Congrats Paul, well deserved! On Thu, 2 Jan 2014 15:35:54 -0500 Paul Stenquist wrote: > >will include one of my photos-"Birmingham Gentleman." Regards, JvW -- Jan van Wijk; http://www.dfsee.com/gallery -- This email was

Re: The Pentax CES Display...

Thanks Rob. Paul via phone > On Jan 3, 2014, at 12:46 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: > > Hi Paul, excellent new. I have a good friend there exhibiting so I'll > ask if he can take a shot if he ends up at the display. Cheers, Rob > >> On 3 January 2014 15:07, Jack Davis wrote: >> I certainly remember

Re: PDML Photo Annual 2014 submission form is live now

John wrote: >On 1/2/2014 1:31 PM, David J Brooks wrote: >> On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 1:26 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: >>> On 2/1/14, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: >>> Gotta use a Pentax camera body or lens. >>> >>> Dare I attach the venerable A*85/1.4 to the Fuji X-E1 (gasp!!!) and le

Re: PESO - Fatherhood

Miserere wrote: >Good catch, Marco. I find myself doing a lot of this lately (kissing a baby) >(mine, not a random one) and get the same uninterested/annoyed look also :-D Have you acquired a baby in 2013? No wonder we haven't seen you much lately. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia

Re: DPReview readers love the K-3

Seems like Sigma is putting out some nice lenses lately. But this is bigger and heavier than the DA* 16-50mm, and has a smaller zoom range. Would like to see some comparison between the two lenses. On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 7:10 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: > Also the lens of the year is sigma 18-35/1.

Re: PESO - Fatherhood

I think "father" needs to shave. Jack - Original Message - From: Marco Alpert To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc: Sent: Thursday, January 2, 2014 11:03 PM Subject: PESO - Fatherhood http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo13/peso29.html Comments, as always, welcomed. -Marco --

Re: PESO - Fatherhood

Very nice rendering. The baby looks uncomfortable, maybe his belly is full. On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 9:03 AM, Marco Alpert wrote: > http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo13/peso29.html > > Comments, as always, welcomed. > > -Marco > > --- > http://www.alpert.com/marco > > -- > PDML Pentax-Di

So who needed whom?

It looks like Ricoh, with its miniscule photography market share, needed Pentax just as much as Pentax, having little money, needed Ricoh. It is a mutually beneficial relationship. I gave strong consideration to leaving Pentax until the K-3 advance came out. What I look for in the future is for R

Re: Applemacsoft dot com

On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 2:02 AM, steve harley wrote: > on 2014-01-02 23:43 David J Brooks wrote > >> any one used any of their products. I found my old Kodak .K25 files >> from my Kodak DC25 camera and need a converter program. They have one >> but i'm not sure about the company.: >> >> http://www.

Re: So who needed whom?

There was a rumor that Ricoh bought Pentax for it's distribution channels. What I know for sure is that the official Pentax distributor in Romania now also carries Ricoh cameras and the Ricoh GR gained some attention. I just got the K3 in the last days of 2013 after a long wait. I didn't use it en

Re: The Pentax CES Display...

Fantastic Shot, and Big Congrats, Paul. Well Deserved! Cheers, Christine On Jan 2, 2014, at 2:35 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > ...will include one of my photos—“Birmingham Gentleman.” The Ricoh marketing > people chose it after perusing the Pentax Gallery, and I provided a 50 meg. > tiff file

Re: Happy New Year! (and PAW200-208)

Absolutely lovely body of work, DagT! Cheers, Christine On Jan 1, 2014, at 9:45 AM, DagT wrote: > Finishing the fourth year... > http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/PAW.html > > DagT > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to

Re: PESO - Mont Saint Michel

Thanks, Bruce! The walker happened by at just the right time; it was wet, freezing cold, and spousal impatience was rising exponentially. Rick On Jan 2, 2014, at 21:31 , Bruce Walker wrote: > A perfect composition, Rick. It's very painterly, and the passer-by makes it. > > On Thu, Jan 2, 2014

Re: What would you do (stay with Pentax, or...)

I've got the K30 f2.8 which I'd use more if Pentax had made an A version or still supported the aperture simulator. It's only a stop faster than the FA 20-35mm which is much more convenient when metering on Pentax' DSLRs and as far as I can tell just as sharp. So the K30 rides the shelf more

Re: PESO - Mont Saint Michel

Thanks Alan. Not obscure at all; I was being facetious. Curiously, the prevailing winds are from the east; this view looks north. Cheers, Rick On Jan 2, 2014, at 23:06 , Alan C wrote: > Not that obscure is it? A twin of St. Michael's Mount. Very well captured. > The trees growing at an angl

Re: PESO - Pacific Sunset

Very nice, Bob, you lucky devil. Cold in Chicago with a bit of snow. Cheers, Christine On Jan 1, 2014, at 11:37 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Enjoy a warm sunset with me here in San Diego... > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17642007&size=lg > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >

Re: PESO 2013 - 217 - GDG

I like this very much, Godfrey! Cheers, Christine On Dec 31, 2013, at 11:23 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > Woke and saw deep fog this morning. Dressed quickly, walked about the > neighborhood for an hour or so. Damp, chill, wonderful. Beautiful light and > shapes in the mists. Arrived back ju

Re: PESO 2013 - 218 - GDG

Damn those leaves are sharp. Effective composition and rendering. Cheers, Christine On Dec 31, 2013, at 10:23 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > Last post of 2013. From this morning's walk, last exposure I made. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/11679829904/ > > Happy New Year! > >

Re: PESO - Fatherhood

Cute! Cheers, Christine On Jan 3, 2014, at 1:03 AM, Marco Alpert wrote: > http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo13/peso29.html > > Comments, as always, welcomed. > > -Marco > > --- > http://www.alpert.com/marco > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.ne

Re: PESO: Winter Shoreline

What Rick said! Cheers, Christine On Jan 2, 2014, at 7:37 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > Seems to me that there's an appropriate PUG coming up... > > Rick > > On Jan 2, 2014, at 2:12 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > >> Enjoy a crashing Arctic cold front with me in Northeastern Minnesota >> (Boundary Water

Re: PESO - Ice Tangle

Another worthy shot for the Jan 2014 PUG! Cheers, Christine On Jan 2, 2014, at 9:53 PM, knarf wrote: > More from the Ice Storm 2013 Edition: > > http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2014/01/ice-tangle_2.html?m=1 > > Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. > > Cheers, > frank > “Analysis kills sponta

Re: PESO - Mont Saint Michel

Thanks, Frank! Those clouds could have kept some of their moisture to themselves that day… Rick On Jan 2, 2014, at 22:58 , knarf wrote: > I've heard of it. How obscure can it be? > > Gorgeous photo, Rick. Those clouds really make the difference. > > Cheers, > frank > > Rick Womer wrote: >>

Re: PESO - Mont Saint Michel

Nice, Rick. Moody with a good composition. Cheers, Christine On Jan 3, 2014, at 9:33 AM, Rick Womer wrote: > Thanks Alan. Not obscure at all; I was being facetious. > > Curiously, the prevailing winds are from the east; this view looks north. > > Cheers, > > Rick > > > On Jan 2, 2014, a

Re: PESO - Mont Saint Michel

Thanks, Bob. Natural mountain, man-made abbey on top. You can read all about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont_St_Michel Cheers, Rick On Jan 3, 2014, at 00:13 , Bob Sullivan wrote: > Rick, > Very nice. A man made mound or naturally occurring? > The surroundings look so flat. > Reg

Re: So who needed whom?

On Jan 3, 2014, at 9:09 AM, CollinB wrote: > It looks like Ricoh, with its miniscule photography market share, needed > Pentax just as much as Pentax, having little money, needed Ricoh. > It is a mutually beneficial relationship. > > I gave strong consideration to leaving Pentax until the K-3

Re: PDML Photo Annual 2014 submission form is live now

uploaded 2 of 3, Three is the lonely-st number. Dave On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 7:46 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > John wrote: > >>On 1/2/2014 1:31 PM, David J Brooks wrote: >>> On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 1:26 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 2/1/14, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: > G

Re: The Pentax CES Display...

Thanks for all the nice responses to this post. The Ricoh marketing people seem to be on the ball and have helped me with some other issues. Best, Paul On Jan 3, 2014, at 9:58 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: > Fantastic Shot, and Big Congrats, Paul. Well Deserved! Cheers, Christine > > > On Ja

Re: OT: Cans?

On 31/12/2013, John wrote: > Any idea what can substitute for a #10 coffee can? Coffee no longer > comes in tin cans. They're all cardboard cylinders now. > > Good for the environment I guess, except that they don't stand up too > well if you try to save hot bacon grease in them for later disposal

Re: So who needed whom?

On 1/3/2014 9:56 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: On Jan 3, 2014, at 9:09 AM, CollinB wrote: It looks like Ricoh, with its miniscule photography market share, needed Pentax just as much as Pentax, having little money, needed Ricoh. It is a mutually beneficial relationship. I gave strong consideratio

Re: PESO - Mont Saint Michel

Don't ya just hate spousal impatience? Nice shot, Rick ann On 1/3/2014 10:28, Rick Womer wrote: Thanks, Bruce! The walker happened by at just the right time; it was wet, freezing cold, and spousal impatience was rising exponentially. Rick On Jan 2, 2014, at 21:31 , Bruce Walker wrote: A p

Re: PESO - Mont Saint Michel

Next PESO, Chartres? ann On 1/3/2014 10:33, Rick Womer wrote: Thanks Alan. Not obscure at all; I was being facetious. Curiously, the prevailing winds are from the east; this view looks north. Cheers, Rick On Jan 2, 2014, at 23:06 , Alan C wrote: Not that obscure is it? A twin of St. Mic

RePESO - Mont Saint Michel

Sometimes 30 degrees in March seems colder than 20 in Feb. I particularly like the walker to add scale to the photo. Good one. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 7 Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2014 17:32:54 -0800 (PST) From: Rick Womer To: Pentax List Subject: PESO - Mont Saint Michel Message-ID:

Re: So who needed whom?

On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 9:30 AM, Attila Boros wrote: > > I just got the K3 in the last days of 2013 after a long wait. I didn't > use it enough to draw a conclusion, but no problems with AF so far. > Only minor complaint I have is that I'd like the status screen off by > default and bring it up wit

Re: OT - An Engineers Guide to Cats - The Sequel

Aspect Ratio Drift as an economic indicator is hilarious:) More kitty fun: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h14wr4pXZFk On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 10:25 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > With their obsession for numbers but bizarre conclusions, it's like > watching a PDML production ... > > http://pussingtonp

PESO: Stained Glass

Forgot to put "PESO" in the subject, sorry for that. On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 1:07 PM, Attila Boros wrote: > Looks nice and quite different when backlit. > > http://500px.com/photo/56632278 > > K3 with DA* 16-50mm (no problems with SDM, although it was sitting on > a shelf for some months). -- P

Re: So who needed whom?

On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 11:42 AM, Walt wrote: > > It'll be quite some time before I can make the K-3 plunge, given that I > really will need to invest in a more robust computer to handle the files. I didn't let that stop me. :-) FWIW to you, my 2007 iMac is handling the K-3 files just fine. (2.4

Re: PESO - Fatherhood

On 1/3/2014 4:26 AM, Miserere wrote: Marco Alpert wrote: http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo13/peso29.html Comments, as always, welcomed. -Marco --- http://www.alpert.com/marco Good catch, Marco. I find myself doing a lot of this lately (kissing a baby) (mine, not a random one)

Re: The Pentax CES Display...

On 1/2/2014 3:35 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: ...will include one of my photos—“Birmingham Gentleman.” The Ricoh marketing people chose it after perusing the Pentax Gallery, and I provided a 50 meg. tiff file. I believe they made a rather large print of it. Most of you probably recall the pic. It wa

Re: So who needed whom?

Thanks, Bruce. I guess if I can hold off for a year, or so, I might be able to foot the bill for the whole megillah -- body, computer. I'm still pretty damned happy with my K-5, but knowing the improved auto-focus is out there makes me give it the ol' side-eye every now and then. -- Walt On

Re: PESO - Pacific Sunset

Thanks Attila and Christine. On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 9:40 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: > Very nice, Bob, you lucky devil. Cold in Chicago with a bit of snow. > Cheers, Christine > > > On Jan 1, 2014, at 11:37 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > >> Enjoy a warm sunset with me here in San Diego... >> >> ht

Re: The Pentax CES Display...

Ricoh's marketing folks being on the ball is even better news! I'm glad that they've been helpful; it's even more heartening news. Congratulations, again. Yonnie. On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 9:58 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Thanks for all the nice responses to this post. The Ricoh marketing people

!Re: PESO - Mont Saint Michel

Rick wrote: "Curiously, the prevailing winds are from the east; this view looks north." I agree that the view is northerly, therefore left is west! Perhaps the French see it differently? Alan C --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active.

Re: PESO - Fatherhood

She seems to be wincing. Jack - Original Message - From: John To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc: Sent: Friday, January 3, 2014 9:47 AM Subject: Re: PESO - Fatherhood On 1/3/2014 4:26 AM, Miserere wrote: > Marco Alpert wrote: >> http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo13/peso29.html >> >> C

Re: So who needed whom?

On 03/01/2014 12:06 PM, Walt wrote: Thanks, Bruce. I guess if I can hold off for a year, or so, I might be able to foot the bill for the whole megillah -- body, computer. I'm still pretty damned happy with my K-5, but knowing the improved auto-focus is out there makes me give it the ol' side-eye

OT Looking out the window in Canada

http://themetapicture.com/trying-to-look-out-the-window-in-canada/ 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, please visit the link directly above and foll

Re: !Re: PESO - Mont Saint Michel

I've made this mistake before--living on the US East Coast, I assume that the ocean is to the east. Sheesh. Rick On Jan 3, 2014, at 13:26 , Alan C wrote: > Rick wrote: > > "Curiously, the prevailing winds are from the east; this view looks north." > > I agree that the view is northerly, there

Re: !Re: PESO - Mont Saint Michel

On 3 Jan 2014, at 18:26, "Alan C" wrote: > > Rick wrote: > > "Curiously, the prevailing winds are from the east; this view looks north." > > I agree that the view is northerly, therefore left is west! > > Perhaps the French see it differently? > At Versailles Louis XIV's bedchamber is at th

Re: PESO: more stars!

Thanks John. I think I could have shot it at lower ISO, given that they are very long exposures anyway. No need to backtrack. There's a ferry from La Paz to Mazatlan. Overnight trip, very beautiful, with dolphins and all. If you take the trucker's ferry it is even possible to sleep in your vehicle

Re: !Re: PESO - Mont Saint Michel

There are actually a few places in North Carolina where you can watch the sun set over the Atlantic Ocean (at the right time of year). I won a few bar bets with that one back in the day when I hung around in bars. On 1/3/2014 2:17 PM, Rick Womer wrote: I've made this mistake before--living on t

Re: !Re: PESO - Mont Saint Michel

On 1/3/2014 2:24 PM, Bob W wrote: On 3 Jan 2014, at 18:26, "Alan C" wrote: Rick wrote: "Curiously, the prevailing winds are from the east; this view looks north." I agree that the view is northerly, therefore left is west! Perhaps the French see it differently? At Versailles Louis XIV's

Interesting article on LL 'The Full-Frame Myth'

Interesting read. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -- _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/li

Re: !Re: PESO - Mont Saint Michel

In West Cape May, NJ, one can watch the sun set over the ocean, which is actually Delaware Bay. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 4:04 PM, John wrote: > There are actually a few places in North Carolina where you can watch > the sun set over the

Re: !Re: PESO - Mont Saint Michel

On 3 Jan 2014, at 21:10, John wrote: > >> On 1/3/2014 2:24 PM, Bob W wrote: >>> On 3 Jan 2014, at 18:26, "Alan C" wrote: >>> >>> Rick wrote: >>> >>> "Curiously, the prevailing winds are from the east; this view >>> looks north." >>> >>> I agree that the view is northerly, therefore left is we

Re: PESO: stars

That is a fabulous shot! Mark On 12/28/2013 4:04 PM, Juan Buhler wrote: At the beginning of last month we were in Peru, on the coast. One night I looked at the stars and realized we were pointing straight south. By "the stars" I mean "my compass". And by "my compass" I mean "the compass app on

Re: The Pentax CES Display...

Congratulations Paul - that photo is classic! Mark On 1/2/2014 3:35 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: ...will include one of my photos—“Birmingham Gentleman.” The Ricoh marketing people chose it after perusing the Pentax Gallery, and I provided a 50 meg. tiff file. I believe they made a rather large

Re: The Pentax CES Display...

Thanks Mark. It was a fortunate meeting. And I even have a model release. That's a good thing since the Pentax use could be considered advertising. Paul via phone > On Jan 3, 2014, at 6:44 PM, Mark C wrote: > > Congratulations Paul - that photo is classic! > > Mark > >> On 1/2/2014 3:35 PM,

Re: Interesting article on LL 'The Full-Frame Myth'

I don't have to read the article. I can tell just by looking at those 597 pixel wide images at web resolution (and the captions) that all of today's sensor sizes all produce the same exact high quality imagery. On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 4:00 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: >

Re: PESO: Christmas day stroll

Some nice and different scenes on your stroll! -Original Message- >From: Chris Mitchell >Subject: PESO: Christmas day stroll > >I've been prevaricating over whether to get the Fujinon 23mm f1.4 with >what's left of the money from my Pentax DSLR sale. At 800 GBP though, >it doesn't seem r

Re: PESO: stars

I second the WOW! -Original Message- >From: Walt >Subject: Re: PESO: stars > >Wow, Juan! > >That is just great! > >-- Walt > > >On 12/28/2013 3:04 PM, Juan Buhler wrote: >> At the beginning of last month we were in Peru, on the coast. One >> night I looked at the stars and realized we we

Re: Las Vegas Photo Spots?

Without a doubt, if you can only go to one spot go to Valley of Fire - you won't regret it! West of town is Red Rock state park IIRC - a smaller but also good spot to photograph. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: To: Sent: Sa

Re: Las Vegas Photo Spots?

I did some research on Red Rock Valley for a trip that fell through last year. Looked like an interesting place to shoot desert landscapes only a few minutes from the city. http://www.redrockcanyonlv.org/ On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 1:09 PM, wrote: > Anyone been to Las Vegas in recent memory? Know

Re: Interesting article on LL 'The Full-Frame Myth'

"APS-C camera users, at least those whose cameras are of DSLR design, don't get much of a break. The cameras aren't that much smaller and lighter than Full Frame, and most people use full frame capable lenses, because to buy APS-C specific lenses locks you out of an eventual full-frame upgrade, an

Re: Interesting article on LL 'The Full-Frame Myth'

You do realize that he couldn't publish an article without including a few images for illustration purposes, right? Reichmann doesn't expect you to be convinced by comparing the images to each other. On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 7:36 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > I don't have to read the article. I can tell

Re: Las Vegas Photo Spots?

Sorry, I didn't see this question until now. I hope it is not too late. While I like Venetian and went there many times, I didn't find it that interesting to photograph. Here is what I'd recommend: 1. Within Vegas, I would recommend going to the "Secret Garden & Dolphin Habitat" in Mirage. 2. S

Re: !Re: PESO - Mont Saint Michel

On Jan 4, 2014, at 12:00 pm, Bob W wrote: > Before he built the hall of mirrors, which runs N-S behind him I imagine the > room must have also had west facing windows over the terrace that used to be > there, but at that time he was sleeping in the north pavilion, and the queen > was at the ot

Re: Las Vegas Photo Spots?

On Jan 4, 2014, at 5:36 pm, Igor Roshchin wrote: > 4. I second Ken's suggestion for Red Rock Park. > I don't have my photos posted, but my wife has a bunch from almost > exactly a year ago: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprusakova/sets/72157632470167704/ Is that your Lambo? :) Cheers, Dave -

Re: The Pentax CES Display...

I recall the photo well. It's a classic and more than deserving of being chosen. Rather interesting that they will be using a photo taken on their first gen body with a mere 6.3 megapixels... ;-) Great photo; congrats, Paul! Cheers, Frank Paul Stenquist wrote: >...will include one of my

Re: Regarding the assessment of raw image technical qualities (i.e.correct exposure, focus, sharpness, etc.)

When I've run into similar issues with similar/identical images, (and I'm talking exposure, composition etc,) I'll examine the images side by side at 100% and decide which of them are better, mainly as regards to sharpness. With wildlife, many time its just a slightly different pose that will

Re: Holding it Together

Yep.ooks like you're fenced in! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Jack Davis" Subject: Peso: Holding it Together Traveled the back roads looking for targets. Obviously, I failed. http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.

Re: Regarding the assessment of raw image technical qualities (i.e.correct exposure, focus, sharpness, etc.)

One of the easiest and best ways to improve your photography is to critically edit your images. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "steve harley" Subject: Re: Regarding the assessment of raw image technical qualities (i.e.correct

Re: PESO - Mont Saint Michel

Flat earthists would contend that there places on earth where the land is so flat you can see the sun rising in the east as it sets in the west! Alan C -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2014 12:12 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: !Re: P

Re: PESO - Fatherhood

On Jan 3, 2014, at 1:26 AM, Miserere wrote: > Marco Alpert wrote: >> http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo13/peso29.html >> >> Comments, as always, welcomed. >> >> -Marco >> >> --- >> http://www.alpert.com/marco > > > Good catch, Marco. I find myself doing a lot of this lately (kiss