Re: K-3 and CS3 fail

2014-03-29 Thread Mark Roberts
Brian Walters wrote: Now this is interesting That file opened fine in my desktop PC's copy of CS3. So, just for laughs I installed CS3 on my Laptop and... ... the file wouldn't open ('wrong type of document' message). All very odd. Here's a thought: Adobe frequently issues updates for

Re: K-3 and CS3 fail

2014-03-29 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com: Brian Walters wrote: Now this is interesting That file opened fine in my desktop PC's copy of CS3. So, just for laughs I installed CS3 on my Laptop and... ... the file wouldn't open ('wrong type of document' message). All very odd.

PESO 2014 - 089, 090 - GDG

2014-03-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Sometimes I leave home early just to enjoy the emerging light. https://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/13477833923/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/13477725895/ Thanks for looking. Comments always appreciated! Godfrey --- The fact that nobody understands you doesn't make you an artist.

Re: PESO 2014 - 089, 090 - GDG

2014-03-29 Thread Paul Sorenson
I like #2 better but the tree branch on the left is a distraction to me. -p Sent from my iPad On Mar 29, 2014, at 7:38 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: Sometimes I leave home early just to enjoy the emerging light. https://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/13477833923/

Re: PESO 2014 - 089, 090 - GDG

2014-03-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Thanks! I considered cloning the branch out, but decided I liked it there. I also shot the photo slightly differently without it, but the angles went a bit off from what I wanted. G On Mar 29, 2014, at 5:55 AM, Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com wrote: I like #2 better but the tree branch

Re: GESO: Leopard

2014-03-29 Thread Mark C
Great shots - you are very lucky to have the opportunity to encounter creatures like that in the wild! Mark On 3/22/2014 4:15 AM, Alan C wrote: In 37 years we must have spent about 400 days in Kruger yet have only had 7 Leopard sightings, none close. I am very sceptical of people who claim

PESO - 1752

2014-03-29 Thread Rick Womer
More shadow play in Center City Philly: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17720909 or http://gallery.photo.net/photo/17720909-lg.jpg (K-5, DA 16-45) Unfortunately there are subtleties in the lighting that don't survive conversion to an sRGB jpg. The 1752 plaque shows that the

Re: PESO - Nico

2014-03-29 Thread Bruce Walker
Thank you, Chris. On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 1:39 PM, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: Lovely light and he stands out well against that busy background. Nice shot. Chris On 28 March 2014 13:44, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Nico of Metropolis Factory and one of the

Re: PESO - Nico

2014-03-29 Thread Bruce Walker
Perhaps the negative-y space is misused: too negative or not negative enough? I thought that the brick textures and light revealed about about the industrial setting, but maybe I should zoom out more? I appreciate your comments, Ken. Thanks! On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 3:09 PM, Ken Waller

K-30 AF-Assist Lamp?

2014-03-29 Thread Glen Berry
I just got a new K-30 and I was wondering if there is any way to force the built-in AF Assist lamp to function when I want it to? Several times, while trying to take photos in very low light, the AF Assist lamp SHOULD have turned on, but it didn't. It almost seems to activate at random when

PESO 2014 - 091-094 - GDG

2014-03-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Did a little exploring yesterday … :-) https://flic.kr/p/mxVQT2 https://flic.kr/p/mxVgzk https://flic.kr/p/mxX95L https://flic.kr/p/mxVP4v Thanks for looking! Comments appreciated. Godfrey It takes a little time to see past the camera. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO 2014 - 091-094 - GDG

2014-03-29 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I like #94 especially - and the vertical of the morning light series - for the reasons you do :-) ann On 3/29/2014 11:52, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Did a little exploring yesterday … :-) https://flic.kr/p/mxVQT2 https://flic.kr/p/mxVgzk https://flic.kr/p/mxX95L

Re: K-3 and CS3 fail

2014-03-29 Thread Mark C
Brian Mark figured it out - I updated ACR and it solved the problem. As Mark notes the fresh download of CS3 is not updated. Though I have activated the software it reports that there are no available updates. But it seems to be working fine - hopefully Bob S. can tell his friend. Mark On

Re: Recommendations for a Third party K-5 battery

2014-03-29 Thread Boris Liberman
Steve, I wasn't suggesting a general theory. I merely indicated my own experience. It follows from my experience that OEM batteries/battery grips are preferable. On 3/27/2014 9:24 PM, steve harley wrote: on 2014-03-27 7:58 Boris Liberman wrote I don't think that saving few pennies on the

Re: K-30 AF-Assist Lamp?

2014-03-29 Thread Ciprian Dorin Craciun
On Sat, Mar 29, 2014 at 5:37 PM, Glen Berry g...@glenvision.com wrote: I just got a new K-30 and I was wondering if there is any way to force the built-in AF Assist lamp to function when I want it to? To my knowledge there is no way to force the AF assist lamp on. Although I've forced it

Boris, two recent PESOs

2014-03-29 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! I'm mostly in read-only mode on the list these days, but let me offer you two photos I made recently: http://pentax-ways.blogspot.co.il/2014/03/2014-08-city-lights.html http://pentax-ways.blogspot.co.il/2014/03/2014-09-archway.html It turns out that at f/2.0 Nokton 40/1.4 is very sharp

Re: K-30 AF-Assist Lamp?

2014-03-29 Thread Glen Berry
Thanks for that link. I'll be updating the firmware in my camera later tonight. Maybe I'll get lucky and that will improve things a bit. I was kidding about taping a flashlight to my camera, but I am definitely considering engineering my own LED focus-assist light. On 3/29/2014 12:39 PM,

Re: Boris, two recent PESOs

2014-03-29 Thread Jack Davis
I agree with your opinions, Boris. Resolution on both would please me, also. Jack - Original Message - From: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2014 10:00 AM Subject: Boris, two recent PESOs Hi! I'm mostly in

Re: The use of Canned gas for cleaning sensors

2014-03-29 Thread John
It's your sensor, you can do what you want to it. On 3/28/2014 4:47 PM, Jeffery Johnson wrote: Wait I am confused so I am not suppose to put my camera in the dish washer? On 3/28/2014 3:41 PM, Mark C wrote: I thought some guy on this list who debunked the canned gas issue back in the *ist-D

Re: PESO: Moving House

2014-03-29 Thread John
If they could do that, they wouldn't have had to hike all that way to get Smaug's gold. On 3/28/2014 11:30 PM, Gerrit Visser wrote: You would think that someone in Hobbit land would just poof the house to new location Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML

Re: Paying gig for Slate (pentax used so not OT)

2014-03-29 Thread Rick Womer
Wow, Ann, that's a great series of photos; and in 37 shots there is only one name you don't remember!?!. Cheers, Rick On Mar 28, 2014, at 12:47 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Stefan asked me for a photo of Lester for this article.. (although the credit reads courtesy I am getting paid :-))

Re: Paying gig for Slate (pentax used so not OT)

2014-03-29 Thread Rick Womer
One more thing, Ann: I love reading good writing; and that obit is really good writing. Thanks! Rick On Mar 28, 2014, at 12:47 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Stefan asked me for a photo of Lester for this article.. (although the credit reads courtesy I am getting paid :-)) The passing of the

Re: PESO - Nico

2014-03-29 Thread Rick Womer
I like it for the personality, lighting, and atmosphere; but I suggest cropping it square and losing the left 1/3. Rick On Mar 28, 2014, at 9:44 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Nico of Metropolis Factory and one of the artist vendors at Artisans of the Metropolis, Junction Triangle Toronto, here

Re: BESO - Cone of Shame or Cone of Happiness?

2014-03-29 Thread Rick Womer
Great shots, wondrously patient dog, and wow, what creative kids you have! Rick On Mar 27, 2014, at 1:43 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: Hell out there! It's been a long, cold winter here, and my photo mojo has been MIA for a while. Last week, I found inspiration in the strangest of

Re: K-3 and CS3 fail

2014-03-29 Thread P.J. Alling
With CS2 if the system date on your computer is after Adobe stopped active support of the package, even if it is a new installation and there are updates available on the server, it simply won't look for them. You can fool it by temporarily setting the system date back prior to the date and

Re: The use of Canned gas for cleaning sensors

2014-03-29 Thread Mark C
Only if it is a WR model (Washer Resistant...) Mark On 3/28/2014 4:47 PM, Jeffery Johnson wrote: Wait I am confused so I am not suppose to put my camera in the dish washer? On 3/28/2014 3:41 PM, Mark C wrote: I thought some guy on this list who debunked the canned gas issue back in the

Re: K-30 AF-Assist Lamp?

2014-03-29 Thread Ciprian Dorin Craciun
On Sat, Mar 29, 2014 at 7:20 PM, Glen Berry g...@glenvision.com wrote: I was kidding about taping a flashlight to my camera :) I know. , but I am definitely considering engineering my own LED focus-assist light. But then again I wonder how difficult it is to create something that

Re: Boris, two recent PESOs

2014-03-29 Thread Bruce Walker
I like both of those, Boris; City Lights especially so. On Sat, Mar 29, 2014 at 1:00 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! I'm mostly in read-only mode on the list these days, but let me offer you two photos I made recently:

Re: PESO - Nico

2014-03-29 Thread Bruce Walker
I appreciate that, Rick. On Sat, Mar 29, 2014 at 2:04 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: I like it for the personality, lighting, and atmosphere; but I suggest cropping it square and losing the left 1/3. Rick On Mar 28, 2014, at 9:44 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Nico of Metropolis

Re: PESO 2014 - 089, 090 - GDG

2014-03-29 Thread John
The problem with that early morning emerging light is you gotta' get up early to catch it. I'm more of an out of bed by the crack of noon kind of guy. Do you ever run into problems with people getting up-tight about you photographing their windows? I recognize that you're not really looking

Re: Paying gig for Slate (pentax used so not OT)

2014-03-29 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Glad you looked at and enjoyed the whole gallery... It really isn't surprising I rememembered , knew all those names - I know or knew all of them for at least 30 years - remember I was a tourney player.. many of the photos are of friends and about half the photos were published over the years

Re: K-3 and CS3 fail

2014-03-29 Thread John
On 3/29/2014 7:37 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Brian Walters wrote: Now this is interesting That file opened fine in my desktop PC's copy of CS3. So, just for laughs I installed CS3 on my Laptop and... ... the file wouldn't open ('wrong type of document' message). All very odd. Here's a

Re: K-3 and CS3 fail

2014-03-29 Thread Ken Waller
Updates for CS 2 weren't available when I checked in December but it did lead me to the Adobe DNG convertor. I've had the same issue with my Nikon Coolpix 7100 and its DNGs. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts

Re: PESO - Nico

2014-03-29 Thread Ken Waller
I like the brick background and its lighting and thought it added a good feel to the portrait. The space to the left would be okay if the vertical black line thingy wasn't there. Makes me wonder why it was included. perhaps a small crop to eliminate the black thingy. Kenneth Waller

Re: K-30 AF-Assist Lamp?

2014-03-29 Thread Ken Waller
Should I just duct tape an LED flashlight to my camera? :) Or a book of matches. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Glen Berry g...@glenvision.com Subject: K-30 AF-Assist Lamp? I just got a new K-30 and I was wondering if

Re: K-30 AF-Assist Lamp?

2014-03-29 Thread John
On 3/29/2014 11:37 AM, Glen Berry wrote: I just got a new K-30 and I was wondering if there is any way to force the built-in AF Assist lamp to function when I want it to? Several times, while trying to take photos in very low light, the AF Assist lamp SHOULD have turned on, but it didn't. It

Re: PESO - Nico

2014-03-29 Thread Bruce Walker
Ah, the power cord bugs you. Yeah, that was a compromise because I liked the way the light glow was radiating from a bulb just out of frame and I didn't want to lose that possible point of interest. I could probably clone out the admittedly ugly power cord. Thanks, Ken! On Sat, Mar 29, 2014 at

Re: Boris, two recent PESOs

2014-03-29 Thread Bulent Celasun
Liked them both! By the way, I like the GXR very much also; pity I haven't gone much opportunity to use it... Any hints of HDR in these two? Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/

Re: K-30 AF-Assist Lamp?

2014-03-29 Thread John
On 3/29/2014 3:34 PM, Ciprian Dorin Craciun wrote: On Sat, Mar 29, 2014 at 7:20 PM, Glen Berry g...@glenvision.com wrote: I was kidding about taping a flashlight to my camera :) I know. , but I am definitely considering engineering my own LED focus-assist light. But then again

Re: PESO - Nico

2014-03-29 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Welll if you get rid of the black thingy you have to get rid of the shadow of the black thingy and the the proportions arent as nice :-) I kinda like it as it is. ann On 3/29/2014 16:17, Ken Waller wrote: I like the brick background and its lighting and thought it added a good feel to the

Re: Boris, two recent PESOs

2014-03-29 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Like the archway - The city lights are nicely done, just not a subject I care much about. ann On 3/29/2014 16:40, Bulent Celasun wrote: Liked them both! By the way, I like the GXR very much also; pity I haven't gone much opportunity to use it... Any hints of HDR in these two? Bulent

Re: K-3 and CS3 fail

2014-03-29 Thread Mark C
That works with CS3 as well - just tried it! On 3/29/2014 2:10 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: With CS2 if the system date on your computer is after Adobe stopped active support of the package, even if it is a new installation and there are updates available on the server, it simply won't look for

Re: Paying gig for Slate (pentax used so not OT)

2014-03-29 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 29 Mar 2014, at 19:58, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Glad you looked at and enjoyed the whole gallery... It really isn't surprising I rememembered , knew all those names - I know or knew all of them for at least 30 years - remember I was a tourney player.. many of the photos

Re: Paying gig for Slate (pentax used so not OT)

2014-03-29 Thread John
On 3/29/2014 5:27 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: On 29 Mar 2014, at 19:58, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Glad you looked at and enjoyed the whole gallery... It really isn't surprising I rememembered , knew all those names - I know or knew all of them for at least 30 years - remember I was a

Re: Paying gig for Slate (pentax used so not OT)

2014-03-29 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 3/29/2014 17:27, Bob W-PDML wrote: On 29 Mar 2014, at 19:58, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Glad you looked at and enjoyed the whole gallery... It really isn't surprising I rememembered , knew all those names - I know or knew all of them for at least 30 years - remember I was a

RE: Boris, two recent PESOs

2014-03-29 Thread John Coyle
Two excellent shots there Boris - the archway particularly is reinforcing my recent thinking that BW is where I want to be going. I don't think I've taken a decent 'real' photo for a long time now, the muse has gone AWOL. John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From:

PESO: Dog and Pony Show

2014-03-29 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
From the Big Apple Circus again; http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17721213 Comments are invited. 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

Re: K-30 AF-Assist Lamp?

2014-03-29 Thread Glen Berry
It might not be totally at random, but it sure feels like it, when you press the shutter button half-way down about 30 times, all while pointed at the same subject in dim light, and the AF-assist lamp only comes on 2 or 3 times. My lens would agonizingly hunt for extended periods of time and

Re: PESO - Nico

2014-03-29 Thread Bruce Walker
Thanks for your vote, Ann! For you, I'll leave it as-is. :-) On Sat, Mar 29, 2014 at 5:16 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Welll if you get rid of the black thingy you have to get rid of the shadow of the black thingy and the the proportions arent as nice :-) I kinda like it as it

Re: PESO: Dog and Pony Show

2014-03-29 Thread Bruce Walker
That's good, Dan.; the perfect title. -- 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: PESO: Dog and Pony Show

2014-03-29 Thread John
I wonder how they manage to do that without Powerpoint? On 3/29/2014 9:08 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: From the Big Apple Circus again; http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17721213 Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: Boris, two recent PESOs

2014-03-29 Thread Bill
On 29/03/2014 11:00 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! I'm mostly in read-only mode on the list these days, but let me offer you two photos I made recently: http://pentax-ways.blogspot.co.il/2014/03/2014-08-city-lights.html http://pentax-ways.blogspot.co.il/2014/03/2014-09-archway.html It turns

Re: Boris, two recent PESOs

2014-03-29 Thread David Mann
I really like the second photo, so much more relaxing than the first. I hope we never get roads like that here. Cheers, Dave On Mar 30, 2014, at 6:00 am, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! I'm mostly in read-only mode on the list these days, but let me offer you two photos I

Re: PESO 2014 - 089, 090 - GDG

2014-03-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Every so often someone will ask what I'm taking photos of. I show them the photos on the back of the camera after we chat a while. Most seem to like them. Some don't understand, shrug, and walk away. No one's ever acted aggressively. :-) G On Mar 29, 2014, at 12:45 PM, John