I'm doing a lot more studio work now so I'm thinking about it
seriously, I will probably discard all but a couple of my K-mount
lenses though, just retain some basic gear to shoot events for the
moment and then change systems when it wears out, all my landscape and
studio work I would migrate to
The Natal Strelitzia is a large banana sized plant which grows well in
tropical frost free localities. The flowers are much like those of the
popular garden flower, Strelitzia reginae, but much larger lacking the
orange petals. In the first shot you can see the remains of the fallen
Mopane
On 13 Apr 2014, at 23:21, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote:
Great story and a happy ending - you should write TV scripts...
Thanks. Well, in fact I realised after I posted it that the story has a
classical narrative structure that could be straight out of Propp.
Bruce Willis will
Very nicely exposed and composed.
B
On 14 Apr 2014, at 06:18, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote:
The bud fattens:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735781size=md
Comments are invited.
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On 13/04/2014, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote:
In three weeks I'm cycling the Sarsen Trail
http://www.wiltshirewildlife.org/sarsen-trail/bike_it with a friend. I
don't normally cycle off-road, and my bike is a lightweight tourer, so I
thought I'd better try it out and perhaps borrow an
On 13/04/2014, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote:
On 13 Apr 2014, at 21:34, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote:
On 13/4/14, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed:
Great story, Bob and so glad you found your stuff! Your story also
reminds me that I really need to learn all
Thanks, Bob.
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On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 3:07 AM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote:
Very nicely exposed and composed.
B
On 14 Apr 2014, at 06:18, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote:
The bud fattens:
Better bud, Dan. Seriously sharper image.
Well done!
Jack
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To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2014 10:17:47 PM
Subject: PESO: Developing Potential
The bud fattens:
Thanks, Jack.
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On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 8:21 AM, jdavi...@comcast.net wrote:
Better bud, Dan. Seriously sharper image.
Well done!
Jack
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Thanks Ken and Dave.
Ken, I went a little overboard on the crop...
Dave, we are just leaving winter.
On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 7:49 PM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote:
Great specimen and rendition of the Crocus Bob - I just would like more
breathing room from the blooms to the edge at the
Lovely tulips, bright sunshine and color, and just a little abstraction.
Looks like a wonderful day! Regards, Bob S.
On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 9:25 PM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote:
I get one too.
https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2014/04/11/-big/FXT10016.jpg.html
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As being a victem of one of the former kind I'm also glad to hear of
that success story - especially told so nicely.
Late to comment as I had company all day yesterday - a rare event that
required hours of prep the house, the actual visit - (an annual
tradition of watching the Masters Golf
Dan,
Inspiring stuff. Now I've got to shoot the star magnolia buds.
Regards, Bob S.
On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 12:17 AM, Daniel J. Matyola
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The bud fattens:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735781size=md
Comments are invited.
Dan Matyola
Very appropriate title. I didn't know what to expect, but that's
great. Regards, Bob S.
On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 10:16 PM, Daniel J. Matyola
danmaty...@gmail.com wrote:
Found in the woods near my home:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735473
Comments are invited.
Dan Matyola
Alan,
Yes, very much like the 'Bird of Paradise' flowers here in warm climates.
Interesting to see and really big.
Regards, Bob S.
On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 1:31 AM, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote:
The Natal Strelitzia is a large banana sized plant which grows well in
tropical frost free
Nice! The vertical is a good frame for it.
On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 1:17 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote:
The bud fattens:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735781size=md
Comments are invited.
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Bob's hearing is acute and directionally accurate.
On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 9:33 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote:
As being a victem of one of the former kind I'm also glad to hear of that
success story - especially told so nicely.
Late to comment as I had company all day yesterday -
Nice, Dan, almost lifelike. Does it flower every year?
Alan C
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The bud fattens:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735781size=md
What Bob said!
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Subject: Re: PESO: Developing Potential
Very nicely exposed and composed.
B
On 14 Apr 2014, at 06:18, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote:
The bud fattens:
Centre focus, lots of contrast so it shoudl be fine biut its not. What
it feels like its doing is it will focus, then front focus then back
focus then front focus then stop. I cannot shot as the focus ilight is
flashing so no picture. its sporatic it will be fine for 2-3 shots
then it will start.
Dan,
I think the small blue flowers showing in the image are silla.
They are really quite tiny.
Regards, Bob S.
On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 5:59 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote:
I have crocus that color, somewhat smaller than the purple ones. I'm
not sure what else would be out
Am 13.04.14 22:34, schrieb Bob W-PDML:
Thanks, yes, everything was still in the stuffsac.
So, how many cards have you had to cancel? You'll have to learn new PIN
codes...
I've recently had my wallet stolen from my car, literally under my nose.
Some tw@t knocked on the window on my side to
Dan,
I think the blue are silla with the crocus.
Bob S.
On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 3:48 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote:
Very nice, Bpb, both of them!
I especially like how you managed to get both colors of crocus in the
same image; you featured the two purple blooms, which
I now have an idea why Yahoo was so screwed up and aggravating. They were
working at it.
Just took a look back and see it's been redesigned. This may not be the reason,
but I really don't care.
I just knew It couldn't have all been by accident.
Jack
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On 14 Apr 2014, at 16:47, Ralf R Radermacher fotor...@gmx.de wrote:
Am 13.04.14 22:34, schrieb Bob W-PDML:
Thanks, yes, everything was still in the stuffsac.
So, how many cards have you had to cancel? You'll have to learn new PIN
codes...
Luckily only 3 - a debit card, a credit card and
Now trimmed -earlier version bounced by the server
On 14 Apr 2014, at 20:14, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote:
On 14 Apr 2014, at 15:17, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote:
Bob's hearing is acute and directionally accurate.
Har! Quite the contrary! I had my annual hearing
On Apr 14, 2014, at 7:50 PM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote:
I recently bought an expensive and very small wallet deliberately to avoid
bloat, which fits easily into a Levi's chest pocket, but which I can chuck
into a saddlebag and not have to worry about the contents falling out.
On 13/4/14, John Sessoms, discombobulated, unleashed:
I expect you're going to have to buy a new hat before that happens.
Funny you should mention that
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On 14/4/14, Brian Walters, discombobulated, unleashed:
I thought you were adopting the Ricoh exclusion clause (ie. any full
frame camera will be a Ricoh, not a true Pentax, therefore the
original premise is null and void).
As long as it says Pentax on the front, it's a Pentax in my book.
On 13/4/14, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed:
No need - you can follow his beard on Google Earth.
Thanks, I needed that laugh!
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On 13/4/14, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed:
That reminds me of a funny comment made at our wedding. Darrel doesn't
wear a wedding ring. Instead he wears a silver locket in the shape of a
book with my photo in it. Normally, it hangs inside his shirt, but on
the day of our wedding,
On 14/04/2014, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote:
Took the new 17-70 out to shoot birds in my lilac tree today. First
few shots focus snapped in there like no tomorrow. Then it started to
acing up. It would hit focus then start hunting, but not a lot just a
few mm either way but the
Thanks, Bob, Alan, Bruce and Ken.
Yes, my magnolias flower every year, in early spring. To be honest, I
never noticed how hairy the buds were, until I put the 100mm Macro
on them.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 10:37 AM, Kenneth Waller
Anyone going to try to photograph the lunar eclipse tonight?
It will be a bust in the eastern part of the US, but should be
beautiful out west:
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2014/04/14/total-lunar-eclipse-to-reveal-blood-moon-in-night-sky/
Damn, I wish I could be in Maui tonight. The Kihei
Am 14.04.14 20:50, schrieb Bob W-PDML:
I didn't need to change any PINs.
They sent you new cards which you can use with the old PINs? I got
completely new PINs for all of them.
Don't forget to update the credit card numbers and expiry dates at sites
like Amazon, Paypal etc.
On a lighter
On 14 Apr 2014, at 22:30, Ralf R Radermacher fotor...@gmx.de wrote:
[...]
On a lighter note: When I insert my German Mastercard into an English
terminal and I enter the PIN, the display says Nadel OK (literally needle
OK). Obviously someone not knowing a word of German has looked up the
Quoting Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv:
On 13/4/14, John Sessoms, discombobulated, unleashed:
I expect you're going to have to buy a new hat before that happens.
Funny you should mention that
Something along these lines, presumably?
I know it's not Friday, but I got these things today for PDML first.
K7 body, exc. condition, charger, original and 2 generic batteries $275
18-55WR $100
FA50/1.4 $250
Sigma 70-300 DG, non-OS. With hood and caps. $75
+ shipping.
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I noticed these on Valencia in San Francisco this weekend. It took
me a while to figure out that they were grateful dead:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/13857517665/
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Quoting Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com:
Anyone going to try to photograph the lunar eclipse tonight?
It will be a bust in the eastern part of the US, but should be
beautiful out west:
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2014/04/14/total-lunar-eclipse-to-reveal-blood-moon-in-night-sky/
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735792size=lg
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Ack.
On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 6:24 PM, jdavi...@comcast.net wrote:
Test
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On 4/14/2014 17:38, Bob W-PDML wrote:
On a lighter note: When I insert my German Mastercard into an English terminal and I enter the PIN, the
display says Nadel OK (literally needle OK). Obviously someone not knowing a word of
German has looked up the translation of pin in a dictionary.
YOur arm needs a shave, Dan
ann
On 4/14/2014 18:09, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735792size=lg
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On 13/04/2014 8:13 PM, Tim Bray wrote:
On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 3:25 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote:
Oh, you can get ones that gateway the aperture through? I had no
idea. But the basic cheapie is the way to start. In particular I
want to try my 100m f2.8 macro.
-Original Message-
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Ann Sanfedele
On 4/14/2014 17:38, Bob W-PDML wrote:
On a lighter note: When I insert my German Mastercard into an English
terminal and I enter the PIN, the display says Nadel OK (literally
needle OK).
Thanks, Bruce. I'm now trying to see if my name is appearing as the sender.
Still not..I see.
Jack
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From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Sent: Monday, April 14, 2014 3:56:38 PM
Subject: Re: Test
Ack.
On Mon,
It is time to fire the weather gods.
Screaming in Chicago!
Sent from my iPad
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Now for something unique: a self-portrait. I have done few of these,
but I felt it was time to refresh my profile mugshots and also I am
testing out some new light modifier enablement (ie gridded strip
lights) while preparing lighting setups for an upcoming shoot (and I'm
sick of shooting my
Yeah - they are saying 1 - 2 inches here tonight - if it is Chicago now
we will be getting it in a few hours... Sheesh!!!
On 4/14/2014 7:47 PM, Christine Aguila wrote:
It is time to fire the weather gods.
Screaming in Chicago!
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No kidding. Your crapola is headed here tonight, so it's 5 cm of ice
pellets, freezing rain and snow from midnight through tomorrow
evening.
Bleah, blurgh and ratza fratzen!
On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 7:47 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote:
It is time to fire the weather gods.
Here are a few shots from the primordial forest:
http://www.web-options.com/Bluebells-5.jpg
http://www.web-options.com/Bluebells-4.jpg
http://www.web-options.com/Bluebells-3.jpg
http://www.web-options.com/Bluebells-2.jpg
http://www.web-options.com/Bluebells-1.jpg
B
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on 2014-04-14 17:26 Ann Sanfedele wrote
along those lines - on 14th st in NY there is The Diner Restaurant
and in Boulder the classic Table Mesa
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Oooh, very cool. I can't tell what that is at all, and I like it.
Excellent candidate for a print.
On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 6:09 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735792size=lg
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Nice. I think I can see where somebody lost an iPhone and stuff in #5.
On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 7:56 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote:
Here are a few shots from the primordial forest:
http://www.web-options.com/Bluebells-5.jpg
http://www.web-options.com/Bluebells-4.jpg
Yesterday I was backing up my main PC (Windows 7) onto a USB drive. By
'backing up' I mean I was using MS SynchToy to synchronize a few folders
form the PC to those on the drive. The copy operation just froze, though
the computer ran fine. I disconnected and reconnected the drive, and
got a
Looks like Bird of Paradise flowers in form, if not color. But the plant
is much larger!
On 4/14/2014 2:31 AM, Alan C wrote:
The Natal Strelitzia is a large banana sized plant which grows well in
tropical frost free localities. The flowers are much like those of the
popular garden flower,
This buds for you... Nice shot - simple, great texture and color.
On 4/14/2014 1:17 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
The bud fattens:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735781size=md
Comments are invited.
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Thanks, Mark.
Of course, I prefer Bikini Blonde to Bud. G
http://mbcdev.mauibrewingco.com/flagship-beer/
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On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 8:53 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote:
This buds for you... Nice shot - simple, great texture
Thanks, Ann and Bruce.
I have hairy arms, but not that hairy. G This is the fur on my
dog's back. Malamutes have a double coat. The undercoat is soft and
thick and wooly, usually white, and up to 2 inches thick. It provides
insulation from the cold. The guard coat is coarse, and stands out
I love a well-written tale with a happy ending.
Cheers,
Rick
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On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 4:12 PM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote:
In three weeks I'm cycling the Sarsen Trail
http://www.wiltshirewildlife.org/sarsen-trail/bike_it with a friend. I
don't
Sorry to hear about your problems with the 17-70. My sample of the lens
has been consistently snappy and fast WRT focus speed. The more I use
it, the more I like it.
Here is a photo of my cat from a few days ago - plus a detail of his
face. Handheld, no adjustments to the raw file in PS.
I'll have to keep and eye out for those... Kona brews jsut made it to
the 3rd coast here...
On 4/14/2014 8:57 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
Thanks, Mark.
Of course, I prefer Bikini Blonde to Bud. G
http://mbcdev.mauibrewingco.com/flagship-beer/
Dan Matyola
And then there is the 'Knot a Bar' in Omena, Michigan.
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Subject: Re: OT: Apple doesn't fall far from the tree
on 2014-04-14 17:26 Ann Sanfedele wrote
along those lines - on 14th st in NY there is The Diner Restaurant
and in
How the kids do it nowadays:
http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2014/04/socializing-part-1.html?m=1
;-)
Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome.
Cheers,
frank
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Belated thanks Don. Glad you enjoyed it. Andrew's a hell of a fast rider, one
of Toronto's top messengers.
Thanks to everyone else who commented and looked. Glad you enjoyed.
Cheers,
frank
On 8 April, 2014 3:33:27 PM EDT, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote:
You have been missed. I like
He smokes a lot of dope so I think that qualifies him as a religious leader in
some cultures.
Cheers,
frank
On 8 April, 2014 4:41:02 PM EDT, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote:
That makes him an official religion, with charity status.
0 welcome.
Cheers,
frank
Analysis kills
Wow!
That is stunning. Brilliant light and detail.
If I might be allowed one teeny nit, if it were my photo (which it's not, so
feel free to ignore) I might crop a bit off the left to get the bud a bit off
centre.
But that's not to say my notion is right. It's amazing just as it is.
Love
I love a story with a happy ending. I liked the part where you yelled at the
car guy, too.
Cheers,
frank
On 13 April, 2014 4:12:38 PM EDT, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote:
In three weeks I'm cycling the Sarsen Trail
http://www.wiltshirewildlife.org/sarsen-trail/bike_it with a friend.
I
Lovely bike.
Reynolds tubing?
Nice greenery, too. It all seems quite English.
Cheers,
frank
On 14 April, 2014 7:56:50 PM EDT, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote:
Here are a few shots from the primordial forest:
http://www.web-options.com/Bluebells-5.jpg
Love it, Bruce! Cheers, Christine
Sent from my iPad
On Apr 14, 2014, at 6:53 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote:
Now for something unique: a self-portrait. I have done few of these,
but I felt it was time to refresh my profile mugshots and also I am
testing out some new
Assuming that you are getting what we had in Nebraska on Sunday, which
was our worst weather of the whole winter (except, of course, we are
now over 3 weeks into Spring).
We started with thunder rain, then freezing rain, then a mix that
accumulated into drifts of slush, then sleet and finally
That works.
:-)
Cheers,
frank
On 14 April, 2014 7:53:10 PM EDT, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote:
Now for something unique: a self-portrait. I have done few of these,
but I felt it was time to refresh my profile mugshots and also I am
testing out some new light modifier enablement (ie
Is one of them Jerry Garcia?
Cheers,
frank
On 14 April, 2014 5:59:10 PM EDT, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:
I noticed these on Valencia in San Francisco this weekend. It took
me a while to figure out that they were grateful dead:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/13857517665/
I should have included this link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strelitzia
Alan C
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Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 2:46 AM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Re: GESO: Natal Strelitzia (Strelitzia nicolai)
Looks like Bird of Paradise flowers in form,
Been snowing in Detroit for the last 2 hours! Going for the all time
snowfall record of 93.6 inches. Only need 1.9 inches more. Forecast says we
could get up to 3 .
Snow man - Snow!
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
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From: Christine
Well done!
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
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From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com
Subject: PESO Me, in a bowler and T
Now for something unique: a self-portrait. I have done few of these,
but I felt it was time to refresh my
On Apr 15, 2014, at 9:29 am, Ralf R Radermacher fotor...@gmx.de wrote:
They sent you new cards which you can use with the old PINs? I got completely
new PINs for all of them.
Interesting, down here we'd keep the same PIN as we choose it ourselves. We'd
only change it if it was divulged.
Sitting in Oslo keeping an eye on weather back home. It looks like the flooding
will be about the same as last year which seemed about 6-8 inches lower than
the point where it would start to flow into the garage. And only an inch or two
of snow in the latest insult from the weather gods. But I
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