Aptly named and with intriguing lighting.
Like it, Philip.
J
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From: Philip Northeast rnort...@bigpond.net.au
To: PDML pdml@pdml.net
Sent: Saturday, August 2, 2014 8:17:12 PM
Subject: PESO: Cataract Gorge
Launceston's Cataract Gorge in Autumn
K10D Sigma 18-125mm lens
Impressive performance of an excellent lens,
camera and photographer.
J
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From: Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net
To: PDML pdml@pdml.net
Sent: Saturday, August 2, 2014 8:37:01 PM
Subject: Re: GESO - Goldfinch
Thanks, Jack - only #3 was a heavy crop - the image as presented
I just found something scarier than agreeing with Godfrey, having him
start a reply almost word for word with what I was about to write.
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
It depends on the child.
When I was 12, my mom gave me her Argus C3 (my father bought her a new Kodak
Retina IIIc). When I was 13,
(This is a resend. I'm trying out a new mail client and it seems flakey
on sending emails. So I'm resending from my shell account. )
It does have a propeller, two of them as a matter of fact:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/14626652410/in/set-72157646078554166
Shared more for the cool
I was going to suggest a used K-r.
Steve Cottrell wrote:
On 2/8/14, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed:
The Fujis are very amenable to using manual focus lenses, though their X
series lenses are every bit as good as Pentax lenses.
Something like the X-E1 might make a very nice starter
I think a lot of us started with the Argus C-3. I wrote this about it
in 2010 http://georgesinos.com/blog/first-camera
It would be hard to imagine a more basic design.
gs
George Sinos
www.GeorgesPhotos.net
www.GeorgeSinos.com
On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 1:23 AM, Larry Colen
It does have a propeller, two of them as a matter of fact:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/14626652410/in/set-72157646078554166
Shared more for the cool subject matter than photographic excellence. I
don't think I'd ever seen one in person before. The rest of the set
Is that the one that looks like a blue brick?
jco
On 8/3/2014 9:52 AM, George Sinos wrote:
I think a lot of us started with the Argus C-3. I wrote this about it
in 2010 http://georgesinos.com/blog/first-camera
It would be hard to imagine a more basic design.
gs
George Sinos
Excellent gallery!
On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 1:10 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote:
http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/goldfinch
I was going to go out shooting today but wound up staying around the house
to get caught up on some yard work. This goldfinch might have been a
usually black metal or imitation leather, gs
George Sinos
www.GeorgesPhotos.net
www.GeorgeSinos.com
On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 11:02 AM, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote:
Is that the one that looks like a blue brick?
jco
On 8/3/2014 9:52 AM, George Sinos wrote:
I
I always thought that calling the Argus C-3 the brick was an insult to
bricks...
On 8/3/2014 12:02 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote:
Is that the one that looks like a blue brick?
jco
On 8/3/2014 9:52 AM, George Sinos wrote:
I think a lot of us started with the Argus C-3. I wrote this about it
in
On 8/3/2014 2:06 AM, Larry Colen wrote:
(This is a resend. I'm trying out a new mail client and it seems flakey
on sending emails. So I'm resending from my shell account. )
It does have a propeller, two of them as a matter of fact:
I've received both e-mails. Interesting contraption, maybe it can cross rivers.
On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 3:03 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:
It does have a propeller, two of them as a matter of fact:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/14626652410/in/set-72157646078554166
Shared
Larry,
Both messages went through.
Nice catch and nice thingy! :)
You might be curious to see these pages:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphicar
http://www.amphicars.com/acfaq.htm
As for the statement that it can fly, this tin-can also has a couple of
propellers:
Since I had never heard dicky bird, I had to look it up...
Along that way I cam across this page with the history of this and
related expression:
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/not-a-dicky-bird.html
I thought some of the linguistic nerds would be curious to read that.
Igor
Sat Aug 2
Igor Roshchin wrote:
Larry,
Both messages went through.
Thanks. After the second message didn't go through, I did some poking
and prodding and found out that none of my email was leaving my server
last night. I sent Don a note and I guess he kicked it this morning or
something.
P.J. Alling wrote:
I always thought that calling the Argus C-3 the brick was an insult to
bricks...
The C3 has slightly better optical qualities, and is a little sturdier, without
weighing much more.
On 8/3/2014 12:02 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote:
Is that the one that looks like a blue
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
On Aug 1, 2014, at 8:31 AM, Larry Colenl...@red4est.com wrote:
Darren Addy wrote:
I'm not terribly interested in mirrorless cameras (although I have to
I'm not terribly interested in anything made by Sony these days.
Were it not for the A7/r/s, I wouldn't be
I enjoyed Don's recent shots of Mackinac. I spent a couple of days there myself
last week and, at the risk of redundancy, offer herewith some of my impressions
of the island.
http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p740527401
stan
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On my way from Mackinac to the central part of the UP (for a photo workshop
starting in an hour or so) I spent some time at Tahquamenon Falls and the Seney
NWR. A few selected shots here:
http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p735513422
Enjoy!
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On 3 Aug 2014, at 23:16, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote:
I enjoyed Don's recent shots of Mackinac.
Two nice sets of shots.
I spent a couple of days there myself last week and, at the risk of
redundancy, offer herewith some of my impressions of the island.
On 3 Aug 2014, at 23:20, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote:
On my way from Mackinac to the central part of the UP (for a photo workshop
starting in an hour or so) I spent some time at Tahquamenon Falls and the
Seney NWR.
Sounds like an episode of...
Thanks, Paul.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Sat, Aug 2, 2014 at 7:16 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote:
Like this one a lot. The best of you balloon shots IMO.
Paul
On Aug 2, 2014, at 6:52 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote:
It wouldn't get too far, would it?
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 1:40 AM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote:
Someone should make a balloon out of marshmallows.
Cheers,
Dave
On Aug 3, 2014, at 10:58 am, Daniel J. Matyola
I did indeed enjoy them.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 6:20 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote:
On my way from Mackinac to the central part of the UP (for a photo workshop
starting in an hour or so) I spent some time at
Interesting gallery, Stan. Thanks for sharing them.
Seems everyone really likes that bridge.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 6:16 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote:
I enjoyed Don's recent shots of Mackinac. I spent a couple
Dan, I really like the framing of this one, with the dark but colorful balloons
in the left foreground.
Rick
On Aug 2, 2014, at 6:58 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
A hot air balloon is firing its propane burner in preparation for lift off.
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17825908
I find this critter clinging to the siding of our house this morning,
high on the second story.
Does anyone know what it might be?
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17827130
Comments are invited.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
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Thanks, Rick.
Actually, the dark and colorful structure is part of the same balloon
as the gondola and the propane fire. It is the Hummingbird balloon
that I featured in an earlier PESO, and quite large and elaborate.
They did get it off the ground, but it didn't fly very far from the
launch
Thanks, Attila!
On 8/3/2014 12:08 PM, Attila Boros wrote:
Excellent gallery!
On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 1:10 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote:
http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/goldfinch
I was going to go out shooting today but wound up staying around the house
to get caught
I'm not an expert, but that looks to me like some sort of katydid.
On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 8:03 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote:
I find this critter clinging to the siding of our house this morning,
high on the second story.
Does anyone know what it might be?
I have been a Pentax user for over 15 years and have accumulated a good number
of lenses and accessories. Normally I an not perplexed about which new Pentax
digital body to buy, until now.
My main use of Pentax gear is for travel photography - small and lightweight
lenses, reasonable sized
Had a crew here taking out and trimming trees last week. I took the
opportunity to practice photographing people working in trees, in a
bucket truck etc. I couldn't bring the details in the shadows out on
this one, so I went the other way.
Fishing boats in the Hobart docks at night
https://www.flickr.com/photos/27281712@N08/14843378403/
Pentax K5 21mm Limited 8 secs on a tripod
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I like the K-3. Better iso and rendering, but my K-5IIs is only a
half a step behind.
If price is a concern, the K-5IIs is a bit cheaper.
On a size basis, they are identical.
Regards, Bob S.
On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 8:31 PM, Ralph Turner rturner1...@hotmail.com wrote:
I have been a Pentax user
Junk art doesn't usually float my boat, but this has personality, and
character, probably bad character but character none the less.
http://tinyurl.com/kdwzkr8
Equipment: Pentax K-5II w/smc Pentax FA 20-35mm f4.0.
As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored.
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I don't want to
Charming and mysterious.
On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 9:15 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote:
Junk art doesn't usually float my boat, but this has personality, and
character, probably bad character but character none the less.
http://tinyurl.com/kdwzkr8
Equipment: Pentax K-5II
My impression is that my K-3 requires more noise reduction at ISO800 and higher
than my K-5ii did. That is when pixel-peeping in Lightroom, and the difference
is minute. Both do the job very well. If your travel photography is anything
like mine, the only difference you would notice using the
That's what I though, too.
ann
On 8/3/2014 21:24, Bryan Jacoby wrote:
I'm not an expert, but that looks to me like some sort of katydid.
On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 8:03 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote:
I find this critter clinging to the siding of our house this morning,
high on
Me too
Especially your bridge shot and the lovely sandhill crane in the
bullrushes.
ann
On 8/3/2014 18:50, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
I did indeed enjoy them.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 6:20 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info
On Aug 3, 2014, at 6:38 PM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote:
On 3 Aug 2014, at 23:16, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote:
I enjoyed Don's recent shots of Mackinac.
Two nice sets of shots.
I spent a couple of days there myself last week and, at the risk of
redundancy,
stan, I lOVE that close-up of the three draft horses - and generally
enjoyed the old timey buildings and the Grand Hotel..
Bob, right - no motor vehicles - although I think there are some
exceptions - a fire truck or two or something as I recall.
There are two movies I love that were filmed
Thanks Ann, Dan, Bob et al.
My first time on Mackinac was a couple of years ago. Then we were with one of
Meg's cousin and her husband; they regularly bike for exercise. We took our
bikes and together we were able to do quite a bit of exploration despite the
fact that Meg and I were somewhat
Bug. clever, HUH? G
J
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From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com
To: PDML pdml@pdml.net
Sent: Sunday, August 3, 2014 5:03:54 PM
Subject: PESO: Whatzis
I find this critter clinging to the siding of our house this morning,
high on the second story.
Does anyone know
Not very, Jack - try insect :-)
we think Katydid
ann of the critter police
On 8/3/2014 23:04, Jack Davis wrote:
Bug. clever, HUH? G
J
- Original Message -
From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com
To: PDML pdml@pdml.net
Sent: Sunday, August 3, 2014 5:03:54 PM
Subject: PESO:
A while back, I posted an image of a large wasp or hornet nest under
the eave of our house.
After photographing the nest, I sprayed it from the upstairs windows
on each side of it, and then from a ladder underneath it. The next
day I repeated this process. It looked like I had gotten rid of
LoL..
J
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From: P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com
To: PDML pdml@pdml.net
Sent: Sunday, August 3, 2014 7:15:11 PM
Subject: GESO -- Take me to your leader.
Junk art doesn't usually float my boat, but this has personality, and
character, probably bad character but
1) shorter registration distance means no retrofocus, which means better
image quality at wider angle of view.
That does not play out in reality, or is at least inaccurately stated. Wides
are a challenge on digital sensors, non-retrofocus wides in particular. The
best performing wides on
Well, she may have!? ;-))
J
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From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com
To: PDML pdml@pdml.net
Sent: Sunday, August 3, 2014 8:10:31 PM
Subject: Re: PESO: Whatzis
Not very, Jack - try insect :-)
we think Katydid
ann of the critter police
On 8/3/2014 23:04, Jack Davis
You may have to move, Dan.
J
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From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com
To: PDML pdml@pdml.net
Sent: Sunday, August 3, 2014 8:07:41 PM
Subject: PESO: They're BCK
A while back, I posted an image of a large wasp or hornet nest under
the eave of our house.
Thanks, everyone. It does indeed appear to be a katydid. I haven't
seen one around here in a long time, and I recall them being mostly in
trees. This seems to be odd behavior, but perhaps it is near the end
of its life and on its last legs, so to speak.
Dan Matyola
That's worth a har! I think the third photo shows the piece the best
with less clutter in the background, but of course having _him_ face
forward goes better with the title... fun!
ann
On 8/3/2014 22:15, P.J. Alling wrote:
Junk art doesn't usually float my boat, but this has personality,
On 03/08/2014 6:03 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
I find this critter clinging to the siding of our house this morning,
high on the second story.
Does anyone know what it might be?
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17827130
Comments are invited.
It's green.
bill
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On 03/08/2014 9:07 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
A while back, I posted an image of a large wasp or hornet nest under
the eave of our house.
After photographing the nest, I sprayed it from the upstairs windows
on each side of it, and then from a ladder underneath it. The next
day I repeated
It -is_ intersting.. but in therms of BACK maybe you should get your
MONEY bACK from the exterminator!
ann
On 8/3/2014 23:07, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
A while back, I posted an image of a large wasp or hornet nest under
the eave of our house.
After photographing the nest, I sprayed
As a K-5 user, the only place the K-5IIs would really be an upgrade
would be in the area of auto focus. Yes, auto focus on the K-5II
cameras actually works, as opposed to frustrating the hell out of you.
The dynamic range, MP, high ISO capabilities are pretty much the same as
the K-5. It has
No, instead I will make him come bck until the little buggers are
gone for good. I was sure to get a one year guarantee, and he knows I
am an attorney, and that I have referred clients buying new homes to
his company.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Sun, Aug
Yes, Bill, it is green. Thanks for helping me out with that. G
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 11:15 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote:
On 03/08/2014 6:03 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
I find this critter clinging to the siding of
Well, the exterminator guarantees his work, so he will be back again
on Monday. ` really want to get rid of these critters before we or
the dog come under attack.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 11:13 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@comcast.net wrote:
ah yes, Playing the Lawyer card! Go get him!
ann
On 8/3/2014 23:29, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
No, instead I will make him come bck until the little buggers are
gone for good. I was sure to get a one year guarantee, and he knows I
am an attorney, and that I have referred clients buying new
Interesting and fun images!
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 10:15 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote:
Junk art doesn't usually float my boat, but this has personality, and
character, probably bad character but character none
Nice action shots!
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 9:58 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:
Had a crew here taking out and trimming trees last week. I took the
opportunity to practice photographing people working in trees, in a bucket
I like the contrast between the modern building and the marina. Great
job capturing all the various types of lights.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 10:04 PM, Philip Northeast
rnort...@bigpond.net.au wrote:
Fishing boats in the Hobart docks
http://petapixel.com/2013/05/07/inside-the-lab-of-an-electron-microscope-photographer/
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Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
Nice action shots!
Thanks.
I just found another photo from that day that I rather like. Remember
my hairy palm?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/14637811907/
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 9:58 PM,
I've found that I can shoot long sequences with the K5 or K5II using
45MB/s cards without a problem but the K3 becomes bogged down using
these cards so I had to buy new 95MB/s card in order to make use of
the added capability of the K3.
On 4 August 2014 13:27, P.J. Alling
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