Re: PESOs: polar vortex + window

2014-01-10 Thread Bob W
They're wonderful. On 10 Jan 2014, at 01:47, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Ok... take two... this time I'll try not to hit send before I get to the second sentence... As I was saying... Happy new year! Been a while since I've had a chance to stop by, hopefully I'll have

Re: PESO - Smiling Troubador

2014-01-10 Thread Attila Boros
Great smile:) There is also nice detail in the guitar. On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 4:07 AM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Bike messenger Scott (he of the permanent smile) at open mic during our Holiday Feast last month: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2014/01/smiling-troubador.html?m=1

Re: DxO recommends lenses for the K-3

2014-01-10 Thread CollinB
That explains the Jockey's on my 18-55... -p Gives new meaning to the term camera strap -- 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 directions.

FS Fryday

2014-01-10 Thread CollinB
Several Minolta/Sony mount lenses. (I have working Minolta film bodies for anyone really, really interested.) A dead iPhone 4. Two Tenba cases. A Hasselblad 500 C/M outfit. Some Mamiya RZ RB stuff. A VW Clarion radio. A few W124 Benz pieces. Some parts from old Apple ][ computing. More filters

OT: snowblower

2014-01-10 Thread CollinB
I have a snow blower and I am not afraid to use it. Even at 6:30 a.m. A friend just said There is a reward in heaven for you! Perhaps he was being sarcastic. I am also presuming heaven. My neighbors might presume otherwise. Collin -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT: snowblower

2014-01-10 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 8:00 AM, CollinB coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: I have a snow blower and I am not afraid to use it. Even at 6:30 a.m. A friend just said There is a reward in heaven for you! Perhaps he was being sarcastic. I am also presuming heaven. My neighbors might presume

Re: PESOs: polar vortex + window

2014-01-10 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Very appealing images! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 12:23 AM, Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com wrote: Cool...they look like etched glass -p On 1/9/2014 7:47 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: Ok... take two... this time I'll try not to

Re: PESO - Watch the Tracks

2014-01-10 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I think that image well portrays the problems of biking in an urban area in foul weather. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 12:32 AM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Probably the worst part of cycling on snowy days in Toronto is

Re: OT: snowblower

2014-01-10 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I have used my snow blower a lot this year, but I try not to start before 7:00 Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 8:07 AM, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 8:00 AM, CollinB coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: I have a

Re: PESO - Smiling Troubador

2014-01-10 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
That is an interesting and effective portrait of a man doing what he obviously loves. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 6:59 AM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: Great smile:) There is also nice detail in the guitar. On Fri, Jan 10,

Re: PESOs: polar vortex + window

2014-01-10 Thread Jack Davis
Appears as a example of Fractals. Beautiful! Jack - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 6:21 AM Subject: Re: PESOs: polar vortex + window Very appealing images! Dan Matyola

Re: PESOs: polar vortex + window

2014-01-10 Thread Ann Sanfedele
What Bob Said, in CAPS! I love the first three for sheer beauty, and the last for what appears to be a sailing ship made of frost. I hope you submit one of these to the annual so I'll have a print :-) ann On 1/10/2014 03:05, Bob W wrote: They're wonderful. On 10 Jan 2014, at 01:47,

Re: PESO - Watch the Tracks

2014-01-10 Thread Ann Sanfedele
scary, that - has a very old timey feel to it except for those shiny recent model cars. DId I mention I like it? ann On 1/10/2014 09:20, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I think that image well portrays the problems of biking in an urban area in foul weather. Dan Matyola

Re: PESOs: polar vortex + window

2014-01-10 Thread Paul Stenquist
Love these! Just beautiful and simply fascinating. Paul On Jan 10, 2014, at 9:21 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Very appealing images! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 12:23 AM, Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com

Re: PESO Undisturbed

2014-01-10 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Got skis? snow shoes? :-) that little patch of sunlight on the left makes this rather cheery feel better - and next year you will get a flu shot, right? ann On 1/9/2014 11:05, Paul Stenquist wrote: With frigid temperatures for the last few days, no one has ventured out on our deck since the

Re: PESOs: polar vortex + window

2014-01-10 Thread Mark Roberts
Christine Nielsen wrote: Hi all happy new year! Oh yes! You should send one or two of those in for the PDML book :) -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: PESO - Watch the Tracks

2014-01-10 Thread Bruce Walker
Very good; well composed, Frank. I like how the rider contrasts so well against his background. I was going to say that's gotta be Richmond or Adelaide even before I noticed the file name. :-) On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 12:32 AM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Probably the worst part of

Re: PESOs: polar vortex + window

2014-01-10 Thread Christine Nielsen
Thanks, everyone, for the kind remarks! Maybe I will get my act together this year for the book, after all ... :) This is what I found myself doing while I should have been taking care of real work ... It's been a while since I was just able to play with the camera. Y'know, I find I really

Re: PESOs: polar vortex + window

2014-01-10 Thread Christine Nielsen
Ann -- I saw a ship, too! And a couple of others have made the same comment. Someone else saw a jungle. Funny... it's like looking at clouds, in a way. :) -c On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 10:09 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: What Bob Said, in CAPS! I love the first three for sheer

Re: The Pentax CES Display...

2014-01-10 Thread John
On 1/9/2014 8:08 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Looks good! Glad to see that both babes are still a fixture. I thought that PCness had eliminated that tradition. The camera may be dying, but as long as it still survives, manufacturers will employ booth babes. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: It's not the camera

2014-01-10 Thread John
On 1/9/2014 8:14 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Have you ever noticed that the more money someone has invested in photo gear, the more likely they are to say It's not the camera, it's the photographer? So, if it's not the camera, now that K-3 prices have dropped a bit, why do I want a K-3 so badly?

Re: OT: snowblower

2014-01-10 Thread John
On 1/10/2014 8:00 AM, CollinB wrote: I have a snow blower and I am not afraid to use it. Even at 6:30 a.m. A friend just said There is a reward in heaven for you! Perhaps he was being sarcastic. I am also presuming heaven. My neighbors might presume otherwise. Collin I bet you have one of

Re: PESOs: polar vortex + window

2014-01-10 Thread John
Acid rain? On 1/10/2014 12:23 AM, Paul Sorenson wrote: Cool...they look like etched glass -p On 1/9/2014 7:47 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: Ok... take two... this time I'll try not to hit send before I get to the second sentence... As I was saying... Happy new year! Been a while since I've

Re: OT: snowblower

2014-01-10 Thread Alan C
I know how they must feel. The guy over the roads here cuts his grass with an electric mower every Sat at 04:00am illuminated by a streetlight! Alan C -Original Message- From: CollinB Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 3:00 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: OT: snowblower I have a snow

Re: OT: snowblower

2014-01-10 Thread CollinB
I bet you have one of those fuckin' leaf blowers for the summer too. Used one of those for the first time this year. But mine is chaste. -- 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

Re: PESOs: polar vortex + window

2014-01-10 Thread Bob Sullivan
Christine, Those are great photos. Are those ferns frozen in the weather? If so, they are probably toast. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 9:36 AM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Thanks, everyone, for the kind remarks! Maybe I will get my act together this year for the

Re: PESOs: polar vortex + window

2014-01-10 Thread Christine Nielsen
Thanks, Bob. These are images of frost crystals on the window, as seen through a 100mm macro lens. Very fern-like, I agree! :) -c On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 11:40 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Christine, Those are great photos. Are those ferns frozen in the weather? If so,

Re: PESOs: polar vortex + window

2014-01-10 Thread Ann Sanfedele
yes! - but in this case not from both sides :-) all of them could be jungles, in a way - undersea jungles perhaps.. but if anyone didnt see the ship, I think he missed the boat ..groan ann On 1/10/2014 10:40, Christine Nielsen wrote: Ann -- I saw a ship, too! And a couple of others have

Re: PESOs: polar vortex + window

2014-01-10 Thread Don Guthrie
Inspiring. And a subject with lots of possibilities. Now where did I put my macro set-up. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 7 Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2014 20:47:25 -0500 From: Christine Nielsench...@inielsen.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESOs: polar vortex + window

Re: Re: PESO Misty days

2014-01-10 Thread Don Guthrie
I cannot disagree with Bruce, but I do do think you could start with a crop. Eliminate the bird feeder on the right, go to portrait mode and post enhance the fog a little. A person animal object at the end of the road would have added something to look for. But I have taken a lot of worse

Re: snowblower

2014-01-10 Thread Alan C
Chased out of town? Alan C -Original Message- From: CollinB Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 6:01 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: snowblower I bet you have one of those fuckin' leaf blowers for the summer too. Used one of those for the first time this year. But mine is chaste.

PESO - Subway Sleeper

2014-01-10 Thread knarf
Modern life, I guess. We're all so over-tired we nap whenever we can, sometimes in the midst of tumult: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2014/01/subway-somnambulist.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML

Re: PESO - Subway Sleeper

2014-01-10 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
That is a familiar scene, and a slice of modern urban life. Well done. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 1:27 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Modern life, I guess. We're all so over-tired we nap whenever we can, sometimes in the

Re: PESO - A Girl and her Guitar

2014-01-10 Thread knarf
Thank you, Attila, and to everyone else who commented and looked. Cheers, frank Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: Very nicely done, Sir! On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 5:23 AM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I showed a picture of Kai on stage a few weeks ago. Here she is just prior

Re: PESO - Portrait of Kai (was: A Girl and her Guitar)

2014-01-10 Thread knarf
Thanks, Attila, As mentioned earlier, I think I like the guitar in there, just because to me she looks to have an awkward posture, but maybe that's because I know there ~was~ a guitar there to begin with. Anyway, appreciate your input along with everyone else who commented. Cheers, frank

Re: PESO - Southerlies

2014-01-10 Thread knarf
I don't know how far mallards normally migrate. All I know is these guys decided to winter here, which may not have been a wise choice. I know there are ducks such a buffleheads and wigeons that do winter here and fly north for the summer. Can't get good pix of them because they don't seem to

Boris PESO #02 - Waiting

2014-01-10 Thread Boris Liberman
Hello. Here's a fresh photograph: http://pentax-ways.blogspot.co.il/2014/01/2013-02-waiting.html Even at f/2.0 this Nokton is totally not a slouch... As usual - brutal and honest comments are welcome. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Smiling Troubador

2014-01-10 Thread knarf
Thanks Dan, and everyone else who commented. Scott is easy to photograph because he's always smiling - even on his bike. I didn't know he played and sang until last month at our messenger holiday party. Some of us are multi-talented! :-) Thanks as well to those who looked. Cheers, frank

Re: Boris PESO #02 - Waiting

2014-01-10 Thread Marco Alpert
Honestly and brutally, that's lovely. Beautiful BW conversion. - Marco On Jan 10, 2014, at 10:36 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Hello. Here's a fresh photograph: http://pentax-ways.blogspot.co.il/2014/01/2013-02-waiting.html Even at f/2.0 this Nokton is totally not a slouch... As

Re: Boris PESO #02 - Waiting

2014-01-10 Thread knarf
Beautifully composed, lovely bokeh. Nice and buttery. Love it! That lens is acquitting itself very well indeed. Cheers, frank Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hello. Here's a fresh photograph: http://pentax-ways.blogspot.co.il/2014/01/2013-02-waiting.html Even at f/2.0 this Nokton is

Re: DxO recommends lenses for the K-3

2014-01-10 Thread Steve Cottrell
Funny thong about my 16-45. Darn; I didn't get any lingerie around my DA* 16-50. Corset was complete in all other respects. Once again this list shows no restraint. This list shows a lot of restraint, as a matter of fact when someone offers to show you the ropes, be very careful to

Re: OT - Delirious With Joy

2014-01-10 Thread Steve Cottrell
(*) There's impression and expression. And then there is expectation... So, is there such a thing as impectation??? On 8/1/14, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: Inspection. Expectoration. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production

Re: OT: Documenting the Moment

2014-01-10 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 8/1/14, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed: http://xkcd.com/1314/ Hah! I'm looking forward to the day I put down my camera - if all goes to plan that'll be in 2018. I've been spending too much time looking down a viewfinder for the past 25 years and not taking it all in properly.

Re: OT: snowblower

2014-01-10 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 10/1/14, Alan C, discombobulated, unleashed: I know how they must feel. The guy over the roads here cuts his grass with an electric mower every Sat at 04:00am illuminated by a streetlight! That's beyond defensible. Don't you have nuisance sound laws?? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__

Re: OT: How Cold is it in Canada?

2014-01-10 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 8/1/14, John, discombobulated, unleashed: Twenty inches ain't nothin'! We get that every winter. So presumably there's a birthrate hike every fall? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv

Re: PESO - Portrait of Kai (was: A Girl and her Guitar)

2014-01-10 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 10/1/14, knarf, discombobulated, unleashed: I think I have to agree with you, Mark. Without the guitar she has an awkward posture. It just doesn't feel right to me. Of course there's not enough guitar for a nicely balanced composition. So I like with guitar best but ultimately neither is a

Re: PESO - Smiling Troubador

2014-01-10 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 9/1/14, knarf, discombobulated, unleashed: Bike messenger Scott (he of the permanent smile) at open mic during our Holiday Feast last month: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2014/01/smiling-troubador.html?m=1 That's a fabulous shot mate! Love it! With the partial text cloned out, perfect!

Re: PESO - Subway Sleeper

2014-01-10 Thread Steve Cottrell
You love your cycle courier shots don't you mate. Next week we're off to London to see my son's work in an exhibition at his Uni - as far as I'm aware, I think his project is cycle couriers on the streets of London. That's all I know, so if there's anything to link to online, I'll post it to you.

Re: PESO Undisturbed

2014-01-10 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 9/1/14, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17648235size=lg I like that. I tried cropping off the background at the top, making it asymmetrical, and liked it even more! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web

Re: PESOs: polar vortex + window

2014-01-10 Thread knarf
Beautiful! Stunning work! Cheers, frank Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Hi all happy new year! “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: PESOs: polar vortex + window

2014-01-10 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 9/1/14, Christine Nielsen, discombobulated, unleashed: These are no Cassinos, but I thought I'd share some of the early results ... Mark! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _

Re: PESOs: polar vortex + window

2014-01-10 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 9/1/14, Christine Nielsen, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.christinenielsen.com/sharing/h67a1511#h67a1511 (there are four, start here, click to the right to scroll through) STUNNING! Love them totally and utterly! Brilliant! XX -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast,

Re: SV: I have committed a book

2014-01-10 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 8/1/14, Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne, discombobulated, unleashed: It's a deadline for books that do not sell any copies. An author ordering his own copy will cancel this deadline, so one sale is enough for Blurb. However I already have an author's copy with some slight design mistakes. They are

Re: The Pentax CES Display...

2014-01-10 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 10/1/14, Alexandru-Cristian Sarbu, discombobulated, unleashed: I was browsing the DPReview Pentax SLR Talk Forum, when I found this post: http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/52877156 (author: Mark Dimalanta) It has snapshots from Ricoh's boot, and while it's in the background guess which

Re: PESO - Watch the Tracks

2014-01-10 Thread Attila Boros
The dangers of cycling are displayed well, there is a lot of traffic and the tram tracks are barely visible. I slipped on them once on foot. I like the contrast of the lone rider against lots of cars. Definitely a keeper! On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 7:32 AM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: OT - Delirious With Joy

2014-01-10 Thread Attila Boros
On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 8:59 PM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: (*) There's impression and expression. And then there is expectation... So, is there such a thing as impectation??? On 8/1/14, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: Inspection. Expectoration. Eww, bad tasting

Re: Boris PESO #02 - Waiting

2014-01-10 Thread Attila Boros
That's brutally good! Nice contrast and lovely bokeh. On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 8:36 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hello. Here's a fresh photograph: http://pentax-ways.blogspot.co.il/2014/01/2013-02-waiting.html Even at f/2.0 this Nokton is totally not a slouch... As usual -

Re: PESOs: polar vortex + window

2014-01-10 Thread Attila Boros
Beautiful frost! How cold was out there? Happy New Year! On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 3:47 AM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Ok... take two... this time I'll try not to hit send before I get to the second sentence... As I was saying... Happy new year! Been a while since I've had

GESO 2014 - 002-019 - GDG

2014-01-10 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On the morning of Christmas Eve 2013, I met up with a couple of friends just after sunrise to photograph in the Stanford University Quad. We wandered the Quad area for an hour and some. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/11869521145/ It was a free-form photo shoot without a project in mind,

Re: PESO - Watch the Tracks

2014-01-10 Thread Bob W
When I'm King of the World I will ban motor vehicles from all streets whose architecture predominantly predates the birth of the internal combustion engine, on aesthetic grounds. B On 10 Jan 2014, at 15:15, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: scary, that - has a very old timey feel to

Re: PESOs: polar vortex + window

2014-01-10 Thread Christine Nielsen
Ah thanks, you are too kind. Mother Nature should get most of the credit, me thinks. XX back at ya, :) -c On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 2:19 PM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 9/1/14, Christine Nielsen, discombobulated, unleashed:

Re: GESO 2014 - 002-019 - GDG

2014-01-10 Thread Paul Stenquist
Excellent set. The very first one and the very last one might be my favorites. But all quite nice. Paul On Jan 10, 2014, at 3:42 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: On the morning of Christmas Eve 2013, I met up with a couple of friends just after sunrise to photograph in the

Re: GESO 2014 - 002-019 - GDG

2014-01-10 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
very nice gallery. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 3:42 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: On the morning of Christmas Eve 2013, I met up with a couple of friends just after sunrise to photograph in the Stanford University

Re: PESOs: polar vortex + window

2014-01-10 Thread Christine Nielsen
It's been very cold... We were hovering around 0 degrees F for a couple of days earlier in the week in the Boston area, where I live. Not quite as cold as parts of the midwest, like Chicago, but chilly enough. Today, it warmed up, and all that lovely frost melted away... :) -c On Fri, Jan 10,

Re: OT - Delirious With Joy

2014-01-10 Thread John Francis
On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 06:59:28PM +, Steve Cottrell wrote: (*) There's impression and expression. And then there is expectation... So, is there such a thing as impectation??? On 8/1/14, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: Inspection. Expectoration. We're not meant

Re:PESO - Subway Sleeper

2014-01-10 Thread Don Guthrie
Good one Frank, keeping your eyes open while others close theirs. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 5 Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2014 13:27:08 -0500 From: knarfknarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Subway Sleeper

Re:Boris PESO #02 - Waiting

2014-01-10 Thread Don Guthrie
Can't argue with Marco. Even like the title. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 12 Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2014 10:48:38 -0800 From: Marco Alpertma...@alpert.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Boris PESO #02 - Waiting

Re: PESO - Watch the Tracks

2014-01-10 Thread Attila Boros
On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 11:12 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: When I'm King of the World I will ban motor vehicles from all streets whose architecture predominantly predates the birth of the internal combustion engine, on aesthetic grounds. If those streets are in a specific part of

Re: GESO 2014 - 002-019 - GDG

2014-01-10 Thread Jack Davis
#2, 8 16 do it for me, Godfrey. Jack   - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com To: BAPhotoShooters baphotoshoot...@yahoogroups.com; PDML PDML@pdml.net; SeePhoto Talk seeph...@micapeak.com; PAW Picture-A-Week project p...@micapeak.com Cc: Sent: Friday,

Re: OT - Delirious With Joy

2014-01-10 Thread Larry Colen
On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 04:39:36PM -0500, John Francis wrote: On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 06:59:28PM +, Steve Cottrell wrote: (*) There's impression and expression. And then there is expectation... So, is there such a thing as impectation??? On 8/1/14, Bob W, discombobulated,

Re: Boris PESO #02 - Waiting

2014-01-10 Thread Christine Nielsen
Mmmm... lovely. That reminds me, I want to go out for dinner tonight. :) Reminds me of the place we often go... :) -c On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 1:36 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hello. Here's a fresh photograph: http://pentax-ways.blogspot.co.il/2014/01/2013-02-waiting.html

Re: PESO - Subway Sleeper

2014-01-10 Thread Christine Nielsen
I've never understood the ability to fall asleep wherever whenever. My husband can do it ... is it a skill or a liability...? :) -c On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 1:27 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Modern life, I guess. We're all so over-tired we nap whenever we can, sometimes in the

Re: OT - Delirious With Joy

2014-01-10 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 10/1/14, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: Cotty hasn't had a visit with hair in decads. This is true! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: The Pentax CES Display...

2014-01-10 Thread Christine Nielsen
Big congrats, Paul. Very exciting and well deserved! :) -c On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 3:35 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net 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.

Re: OT: snowblower

2014-01-10 Thread Christine Nielsen
Over the years, we have been most grateful for neighbors who share our philosophy that more than a few snowblowers per block is excessive. We have an arrangement with the family next door, in which we keep the gas tanks filled, and do the simple repairs to keep it running... and we help ourselves

Re: OT: snowblower

2014-01-10 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 10/1/14, Christine Nielsen, discombobulated, unleashed: Since it's usually up to my teenage son to do the job, there's no danger of it happening before 10am... Wow! An early riser then! ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production

Re: OT: snowblower

2014-01-10 Thread steve harley
on 2014-01-10 6:00 CollinB wrote I have a snow blower and I am not afraid to use it. Even at 6:30 a.m. my snow removal engine is extremely powerful and silent, but it's unable to operate at 6:30 a.m. in winter - it's the sun -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Italy in the UK

2014-01-10 Thread Bob W
Found this while rooting around among old photos in LR. http://www.web-options.com/Fiat.jpg B -- 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 directions.

Re: OT - Delirious With Joy

2014-01-10 Thread Bob W
On 10 Jan 2014, at 23:02, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 04:39:36PM -0500, John Francis wrote: On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 06:59:28PM +, Steve Cottrell wrote: (*) There's impression and expression. And then there is expectation... So, is there such a thing as

Re: SV: I have committed a book

2014-01-10 Thread Bob Sullivan
My hardcover arrives 1/15. On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 1:21 PM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 8/1/14, Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne, discombobulated, unleashed: It's a deadline for books that do not sell any copies. An author ordering his own copy will cancel this deadline, so one sale is

Re: PESOs: polar vortex + window

2014-01-10 Thread Kenneth Waller
What Ann said ! -Original Message- From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com Subject: Re: PESOs: polar vortex + window What Bob Said, in CAPS! I love the first three for sheer beauty, and the last for what appears to be a sailing ship made of frost. I hope you submit one of these to the

Re: PESOs: polar vortex + window

2014-01-10 Thread steve harley
on 2014-01-09 18:47 Christine Nielsen wrote In a lovely change of pace today, I got to just mess around with my camera the 100mm macro ... These are no Cassinos, but I thought I'd share some of the early results ... http://www.christinenielsen.com/sharing/h67a1511#h67a1511 wow, you must

Re: PESOs: polar vortex + window

2014-01-10 Thread Bruce
I second that. -- Bruce Sent from my iPad On Jan 10, 2014, at 11:18 AM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Beautiful! Stunning work! Cheers, frank Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Hi all happy new year! “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel

PESO - Mt St Michel Doorway

2014-01-10 Thread Rick Womer
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17641597 or http://gallery.photo.net/photo/17641597-lg.jpg (K-5, DA 16-45) Comments? Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above

Re: Italy in the UK

2014-01-10 Thread Rick Womer
Excellent!  Besides the atmosphere and nice rendering, I love the layers in this pic: the car, the man and facade, and the woman behind the window on the right. Cheers, Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Bob W p...@web-options.com To: Mail List

Re: PESOs: polar vortex + window

2014-01-10 Thread Rob Studdert
Amazing images. On 11 January 2014 12:21, Bruce bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: I second that. -- Bruce Sent from my iPad On Jan 10, 2014, at 11:18 AM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Beautiful! Stunning work! Cheers, frank Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Hi

Re: snowblower

2014-01-10 Thread Alan C
We do, but they are no longer enforced. This is Africa. Alan C -Original Message- From: Steve Cottrell Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 9:06 PM To: pentax list Subject: Re: OT: snowblower On 10/1/14, Alan C, discombobulated, unleashed: I know how they must feel. The guy over the

Re: PESO - Watch the Tracks

2014-01-10 Thread David Mann
On Jan 10, 2014, at 6:32 pm, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Probably the worst part of cycling on snowy days in Toronto is navigating the streetcar (tram) tracks that are everywhere downtown. The snow obscures them and makes them particularly slippery. You can see them by the wheel of

Re: PESO - Subway Sleeper

2014-01-10 Thread David Mann
On Jan 11, 2014, at 7:27 am, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Modern life, I guess. We're all so over-tired we nap whenever we can, sometimes in the midst of tumult: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2014/01/subway-somnambulist.html?m=1 Seems risky to me, you never know where you're

Re: PESOs: polar vortex + window

2014-01-10 Thread David Mann
On Jan 11, 2014, at 4:18 am, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Love these! Just beautiful and simply fascinating. What he said. If I saw that on my windows I'd be thinking about triple glazing! Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT: snowblower

2014-01-10 Thread David Mann
On Jan 11, 2014, at 5:00 am, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote: I know how they must feel. The guy over the roads here cuts his grass with an electric mower every Sat at 04:00am illuminated by a streetlight! How is he still alive? At least electric mowers are a bit quieter. Cheers, Dave --

Re: Italy in the UK

2014-01-10 Thread knarf
Brilliant! Cheers, frank Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Found this while rooting around among old photos in LR. http://www.web-options.com/Fiat.jpg B “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Mt St Michel Doorway

2014-01-10 Thread knarf
The shaft of light makes it. Wonderful photo. Cheers, frank Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17641597 or http://gallery.photo.net/photo/17641597-lg.jpg (K-5, DA 16-45) Comments? Rick “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel --

Re: It's not the camera

2014-01-10 Thread Ken Waller
It's not like I'll get any better photos. Well, coming from a K20D to the K3, I'm certainly seeing better photos with the few I've captured so far. Both in image quality and the ability to capture better images in low light. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller

Re: Re: PESO Misty days

2014-01-10 Thread Ken Waller
But I have taken a lot of worse photos. MARK ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Re: PESO Misty days I cannot disagree with Bruce, but I do do think you could start with a crop.

PESO: Calorifier Room

2014-01-10 Thread David Mann
A few weeks ago they held an open day at Hillmorton Hospital which occupies part of the site formerly known as Sunnyside Hospital. Sunnyside was opened as a mental asylum in 1863 and closed in 1999. The main building was demolished but many of the more modern outbuildings remain and are still

Re: snowblower

2014-01-10 Thread Alan C
People in SA have become very passive towards that sort of thing. The culture of the masses takes precedence. The police won't act and private litigation is costly, time consuming very unpleasant. If a person of another race is involved, you are branded a racist. We just have to grin bear

Re: Italy in the UK

2014-01-10 Thread David Mann
On Jan 11, 2014, at 1:09 pm, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Found this while rooting around among old photos in LR. http://www.web-options.com/Fiat.jpg Love it, especially the window. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESOs: polar vortex + window

2014-01-10 Thread Chris Mitchell
They're superb Christine. Chris On 10 January 2014 01:47, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Ok... take two... this time I'll try not to hit send before I get to the second sentence... As I was saying... Happy new year! Been a while since I've had a chance to stop by, hopefully

Re: Italy in the UK

2014-01-10 Thread Chris Mitchell
Very good. Great to see a proper Fiat 500 and not one of those new fangled ones... Chris On 11 January 2014 00:09, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Found this while rooting around among old photos in LR. http://www.web-options.com/Fiat.jpg B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

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