Re: PESO: Forest colours

2014-08-13 Thread Attila Boros
Thanks, Rick and Zos. On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 5:05 PM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote: This is just lovely. On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 9:55 AM, Richard Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: Ah yes, fall will be here in no time… Very nice pic. I'm not sure whether the dam adds or detracts.

Re: Not a cat picture

2014-08-13 Thread Attila Boros
You've got some serious glass there. Nice work! On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 8:43 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: But as cliched as a kitten in a bonnet laying in a sunbeam We had a rather large moon event on the weekend, so i decided to take out the big glass and see what I could

Re: Camera Choice

2014-08-13 Thread J.C. O'Connell
I think the K5 IIs for $700 is the best buy of the choices there. On 8/12/2014 8:44 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: On 8/12/2014 4:03 PM, John wrote: On 8/12/2014 1:34 PM, Ed Keeney wrote: My K100D is running itself into the ground. There is something wrong with the viewfinder that I can't fix (hard

Re: PESO - Air Jeremy

2014-08-13 Thread Mark C
Caught at a decisive moment! Great capture. Mark On 8/11/2014 9:23 PM, knarf wrote: Spent a few minutes at the Eighth Street Skate Park yesterday. Only one bike there: Jeremy, a young lad I'd never met, but he knew a few of the others who I've met and photographed so that was an icebreaker.

Re: Geso Indiana Amish Country

2014-08-13 Thread Mark C
Very nice collection - the couple in the buggy and the guy with his phone in front of the antiques store stand out for me. Mark On 8/12/2014 12:14 PM, Don Guthrie wrote: On my way to Mackinaw we spent two days in Indiana Amish area. These are a few photos of the trip all taken with Pentax. At

Re: PESO - Anticipation (in colour)

2014-08-13 Thread Mark C
Now we are in Oz! I like the color better, but the BW was excellent as well. Mark On 8/12/2014 10:03 PM, knarf wrote: Last week I posted a bw version of this. After some off-list discussion I decided to crop a bit tighter (to get rid of the menacing man at the right of the frame) and go

Re: Not a cat picture

2014-08-13 Thread Bruce Walker
Excellent, Bob. A bit of retouching to remove some of the lines and wrinkles and you'd really have something there. ;) On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 1:43 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: But as cliched as a kitten in a bonnet laying in a sunbeam We had a rather large moon event on the

Re: PESO - Air Jeremy

2014-08-13 Thread P.J. Alling
There may not be enough separation between tones in the darker parts of the bike and the background trees. If you shot this in digital, maybe a color rendering would provide that. It would be dramatic enough either way. On 8/11/2014 9:23 PM, knarf wrote: Spent a few minutes at the Eighth

Re: PESO - Anticipation (in colour)

2014-08-13 Thread Attila Boros
Kolor! On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 5:03 AM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Last week I posted a bw version of this. After some off-list discussion I decided to crop a bit tighter (to get rid of the menacing man at the right of the frame) and go colour - nicely saturated colour, at that:

Re: Geso Indiana Amish Country

2014-08-13 Thread Don Guthrie
Thanks for the view, Ann. The man on the bench is a particular favorite of mine for that same reason. On 8/12/14, 5:40 PM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 7 Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 16:37:21 -0400 From: Ann Sanfedeleann...@nyc.rr.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: Re:

Re:Geso Indiana Amish Country

2014-08-13 Thread Don Guthrie
I don't know about milking but a camel bacon, lettuce, tomato sandwich might be ok. Thanks for the look. On 8/12/14, 9:35 PM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 6 Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 20:36:27 -0400 From: P.J. Allingwebstertwenty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net

Re: Geso Indiana Amish Country

2014-08-13 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I liked that one a lot, too (but then I liked the whole set) also have been intrigued by clotheslines, Christine - the photo I traded Luka (from the exhibit in 2010) to get has them as a background... ann On 8/13/2014 00:53, Christine Aguila wrote: Very nice set, Don! Especially like the

Re: Geso Indiana Amish Country

2014-08-13 Thread Don Guthrie
Thanks Christine, although they have propane powered washers they seem to prefer the old fashioned drying methods. On 8/13/14, 12:12 AM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 13 Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 23:53:52 -0500 From: Christine Aguilachrist...@caguila.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Not a cat picture

2014-08-13 Thread Stanley Halpin
Nice job. I haven’t seen a moon shot as good as that since high school. Oh wait, different context... stan On Aug 12, 2014, at 1:43 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: But as cliched as a kitten in a bonnet laying in a sunbeam We had a rather large moon event on the weekend, so i

Re: Not a cat picture

2014-08-13 Thread Bruce Walker
Gah! I'm sorry, Bill. My caffeine levels must be down. On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 10:35 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Excellent, Bob. A bit of retouching to remove some of the lines and wrinkles and you'd really have something there. ;) On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 1:43 PM, Bill

Re: PESO: Morning at the beach

2014-08-13 Thread Mark C
Wonderful lighting on that! On 7/30/2014 10:00 PM, Philip Northeast wrote: early morning expedition to a deserted beach at Bridport in Tasmania is deserted in winter https://www.flickr.com/photos/27281712@N08/14790739105/ K10D Sigma 18-125mm --- This email is free from viruses and

PESO Definitely Not a cat picture

2014-08-13 Thread Bill
On 13/08/2014 8:35 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Excellent, Bob. A bit of retouching to remove some of the lines and wrinkles and you'd really have something there. ;) Just for you Bruce: http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/bigmoon2.html enjoy bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Not a cat picture

2014-08-13 Thread Bill
On 13/08/2014 11:08 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Gah! I'm sorry, Bill. My caffeine levels must be down. It's OK Fred. I've been called better by worse. Bob, er bill. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: Not a cat picture

2014-08-13 Thread Bob W-PDML
Don't worry - the sentence works just as well for me. Bob On 13 Aug 2014, at 18:09, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Gah! I'm sorry, Bill. My caffeine levels must be down. On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 10:35 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Excellent, Bob. A bit of

Re: PESO Definitely Not a cat picture

2014-08-13 Thread Bruce Walker
Ah, there we go! Very glamourous. Georges Méliès might suggest one little addition: Jules Verne's rocket. http://alancook.wordpress.com/2013/08/01/a-trip-to-the-moon-1902/ On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 1:21 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 13/08/2014 8:35 AM, Bruce Walker wrote:

Re: PESO Definitely Not a cat picture

2014-08-13 Thread Jack Davis
You don't have enough to do, Bill. ;-)) Jack - Original Message - From: Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 10:21:01 AM Subject: PESO Definitely Not a cat picture On 13/08/2014 8:35 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Excellent, Bob. A bit of

Re: Camera Choice

2014-08-13 Thread John
On 8/12/2014 8:44 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: On 8/12/2014 4:03 PM, John wrote: On 8/12/2014 1:34 PM, Ed Keeney wrote: My K100D is running itself into the ground. There is something wrong with the viewfinder that I can't fix (hard to see through, something inside the viewfinder itself). Pictures

Re: Geso Indiana Amish Country

2014-08-13 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Nicely done, all of them. I really love covered bridges; that is a nice well, and you portrayed it to good advantage. The camel is a riot! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 12:53 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Very nice

PESO - Hammock, theme and variations

2014-08-13 Thread Richard Womer
This lazy lakeside hammock has a cluttered background. I found a composition that minimized the clutter: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17834694size=lg …but decided that a crop would help: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17834700 …or maybe the original in monochrome:

Re: Geso Indiana Amish Country

2014-08-13 Thread Don Guthrie
Thanks for the look Mark. Those buggies go by faster than you would think and the Amish are not too keen on being photographed so I thought this worked out well. On 8/13/14, 11:00 AM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 7 Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 08:12:49 -0400 From: Mark

Re: PESO - sunny winter afternoon

2014-08-13 Thread Richard Womer
Christine took the words right out of my keyboard. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 12:47 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: That's a very dramatic sky, Phil! The bottom half is a bit cluttered. Still an interesting scene with dynamic color!

Re: Geso Indiana Amish Country

2014-08-13 Thread Mark C
Yeah - that is a good catch. A couple of years ago I made about 20 round trips into central Indiana from my home in Michigan, and one of my favorite routes was to take Indiana 13 straight down - passing through Shipshewana and then another 100+ miles south -it gets very rural along the way.

RE: PESO Definitely Not a cat picture

2014-08-13 Thread John Coyle
And there's me thinking it was the Man in the Moon... John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bill Sent: Thursday, 14 August 2014 3:21 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO Definitely Not a cat picture On

Re: Geso Indiana Amish Country

2014-08-13 Thread Richard Womer
That is a great series, Don. There is a large Amish population in Lancaster County (about 2h west of Philly), but shooting opportunities are very limited. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 6:12 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Yeah - that is a good catch. A

Re: Geso Indiana Amish Country

2014-08-13 Thread Darren Addy
Very enjoyable set! The ones that went above and beyond for me: http://donspix.smugmug.com/Travel/Indiana-Amish-Country/i-xGJrQTD/0/X2/_K335103-Edit-2-Edit-X2.jpg Absolutely LOVE this image. http://donspix.smugmug.com/Travel/Indiana-Amish-Country/i-kSv5CLg/0/X2/_K335080-X2.jpg This looks straight

Re: PESO - sunny winter afternoon

2014-08-13 Thread Darren Addy
I have to give you props for using Photomatix in a fairly photo-realistic way. I wasn't bothered by the centered horizon, but the first thing I noticed was the gradient darkness to the sky on top. Not sure that adds and might detract (YMMV). A very pleasing image and I'm glad you shared it. I

Re: PESO - Hammock, theme and variations

2014-08-13 Thread Darren Addy
Perhaps strangely, I like the color uncropped and the monochrome cropped. Do I contradict myself? Very well, then I contradict myself, I am large, I contain multitudes. - Walt Whitman On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 4:40 PM, Richard Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: This lazy lakeside hammock has a

Re: PESO - Hammock, theme and variations

2014-08-13 Thread Darren Addy
I must add... the monochrome here is a great illustration of what makes BW so great: It forces you to see the light. In the BW version you are drawn to notice the light on the ropes (at least I am). I didn't even notice that in the color version. Too much other things overwhelm the senses and you

Re: Not a cat picture

2014-08-13 Thread Darren Addy
That is simply superb. Megapixels meets millimeters, in a big, BIG way. If that were mine, I'd have a big square print of it placed prominently in my house somewhere. On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 1:08 PM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: Don't worry - the sentence works just as well for me.

Re: Not a cat picture

2014-08-13 Thread Darren Addy
PS... I would suggest using that combo on the moon in ANY of its phases. You might also try that combo on the sun, with a solar filter. I've got some pics of HowTo in my Flickr photostream. Finished product: https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/13628779483/ On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 9:43

Re: PESO: Morning at the beach

2014-08-13 Thread Darren Addy
That is a lovely, lovely image. I'm curious: Are you feeding Photomatix more than one exposure here, or is this using a single RAW file? -- 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: PESO - Anticipation (in colour)

2014-08-13 Thread Darren Addy
Terrific image Frank! Captured at the precise right moment. I agree with those who prefer the color. Reason being the child's shirt color makes her stand out a bit more. If I could make one quibble: The image appears just a tad green to my eyes (in color balance/colorcast). I realize it is

OT: Jing for quick screen capture and image markup

2014-08-13 Thread Darren Addy
I thought I would just pass this along, in case anyone does not know about it. http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html This is free screen capture software that I find indespensible. I use it multiple times a day. Did I mention it is free? I think it is Windows only, but not sure. Anyway, it allows

Re: PESO - Air Jeremy

2014-08-13 Thread Darren Addy
Would be even better if the rider was against a clear sky, but you definitely caught the peak of the moment. Very sharp. Well done! On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 11:04 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: There may not be enough separation between tones in the darker parts of the bike

Re: PESO: Forest colours

2014-08-13 Thread Darren Addy
WOW Attila. THAT is a gorgeous image. Care to share what the re-edit consisted of? On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 1:55 AM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, Rick and Zos. On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 5:05 PM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote: This is just lovely. On Tue, Aug 12,

Re: PESO 2014 - This and That - GDG

2014-08-13 Thread Darren Addy
I enjoyed the grain. On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 12:12 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Love the rendering, poses and expressions! Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad On Aug 10, 2014, at 10:32 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: Had a little fun ... A friend

Re: PESO - Whoops

2014-08-13 Thread Darren Addy
Your pan technique and choice of shutter speed appears to be Spot On. This is what causes the medical condition known as Road Rash, I believe? On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 12:10 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Yikes! Hope he's ok. Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad On Aug 9,

PESO: reflections in pond

2014-08-13 Thread Philip Northeast
Reflections in a pond at Northeast Park in Scottsdale Tasmania https://www.flickr.com/photos/27281712@N08/14727006629/ K10D sigma 18-125mm -- Philip Northeast www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to