Re: PESO and question -- Rainbow and weirdness

2014-08-15 Thread Bob W-PDML
Alexander's band. B On 15 Aug 2014, at 03:19, Richard Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: Yesterday it was mighty damp in New Hampshire--enough rain to raise the level of the lake about 4 inches (10cm). The evening reward was a spectacular double rainbow. I did my best to shoot it, but had

Re: Opteka Extension Tubes for Pentax Q

2014-08-15 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net: I ordered a set of the Opteka tubes for the Q last week and they arrived today. First impressions: They work as advertised retaining full AF and aperture control etc. They have full contacts so everything functions as you'd expect. But - the AF gets

American Landscapes 2014

2014-08-15 Thread Mark C
Just thought that I'd share that I have a couple of photos hanging in the 14th annual American Landscapes exhibit hosted by the Maryland Federation of Art. This is the 4th Americna Landscapes show I've been able to get into - and the first one since 2008. The exhibit runs form August

Re: American Landscapes 2014

2014-08-15 Thread Paul Stenquist
Congratulations! Well deserved. Paul via phone On Aug 14, 2014, at 10:39 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Just thought that I'd share that I have a couple of photos hanging in the 14th annual American Landscapes exhibit hosted by the Maryland Federation of Art. This is the 4th

Re: PESO: reflections in pond

2014-08-15 Thread Attila Boros
Very nice! On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 8:46 AM, Philip Northeast rnort...@bigpond.net.au wrote: 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 --

Re: American Landscapes 2014

2014-08-15 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Paul! On 8/15/2014 7:11 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Congratulations! Well deserved. Paul via phone On Aug 14, 2014, at 10:39 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Just thought that I'd share that I have a couple of photos hanging in the 14th annual American Landscapes exhibit

Re: winter at the beach

2014-08-15 Thread Jack Davis
Drama unfolding. Is that a sail boat or a riderless sail board? Jack - Original Message - From: Philip Northeast rnort...@bigpond.net.au To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2014 8:19:46 PM Subject: winter at the beach Rainy winter day at Kingston Beach on the Derwent River

Re: American Landscapes 2014

2014-08-15 Thread Jack Davis
Congrats, Mark! Both nice work. Jack - Original Message - From: Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2014 7:39:05 PM Subject: American Landscapes 2014 Just thought that I'd share that I have a couple of photos hanging in the 14th annual

Re: American Landscapes 2014

2014-08-15 Thread Attila Boros
Congratulations! Very nice work. On Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 5:39 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Just thought that I'd share that I have a couple of photos hanging in the 14th annual American Landscapes exhibit hosted by the Maryland Federation of Art. This is the 4th Americna Landscapes

Re: American Landscapes 2014

2014-08-15 Thread Alan C
What Attila said. Well done, Mark Alan C -Original Message- From: Mark C Sent: Friday, August 15, 2014 4:39 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: American Landscapes 2014 Just thought that I'd share that I have a couple of photos hanging in the 14th annual American Landscapes

PESO 2014 - 195 - GDG

2014-08-15 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
At breakfast with a friend … Nice just to do a straightforward portrait now and then! https://flic.kr/p/o Thanks for looking! Comments always appreciated. Godfrey --- The fact that nobody understands you doesn't make you an artist. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Resend: PESO 2014 - 195 - GDG

2014-08-15 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Sorry for the bad link … It's been replaced with a good one At breakfast with a friend … Nice just to do a straightforward portrait now and then! https://flic.kr/p/oJJC1r Thanks for looking! Comments always appreciated. Godfrey --- The fact that nobody understands you doesn't make you an

Re: Resend: PESO 2014 - 195 - GDG

2014-08-15 Thread Jack Davis
Looks like this coffee was almost too late. :) He does look comfortable. Nice mood. Jack - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com To: PAW Picture-A-Week project p...@micapeak.com, PDML PDML@pdml.net, SeePhoto Talk seeph...@micapeak.com, BAPhotoShooters BAPA

Re: onOne Perfect Effects 8 Premium Edition (for free)

2014-08-15 Thread Darren Addy
That's a good strategy, Brian. Have you considered simply upgrading the motherboard/processor in your existing PC? Basically a computer is just a bunch of compatible components and the motherboard/processor is the only thing standing between you and 64-bit OS. I did that a few years ago, when I

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2014-08-15 Thread Darren Addy
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Re: winter at the beach

2014-08-15 Thread Richard Womer
Looks like the left wing of a seagull on short final, to me. http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 8:24 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@comcast.net wrote: Drama unfolding. Is that a sail boat or a riderless sail board? Jack - Original Message - From: Philip Northeast

Re: PESO - Air Jeremy (colour version)

2014-08-15 Thread Richard Womer
Big improvement, Knarf! This rendition is excellent. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 10:43 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I wonder if colour gets him to pop out of the trees a bit more? I also cropped a bit tighter and vertical rather than square:

Re: PESO and question -- Rainbow and weirdness

2014-08-15 Thread Richard Womer
Not to be confused with Alexander's Ragtime Band... http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 3:11 AM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: Alexander's band. B On 15 Aug 2014, at 03:19, Richard Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: Yesterday it was mighty damp in New

Re: American Landscapes 2014

2014-08-15 Thread Don Guthrie
If I can only vote for one it would be the second. Great sense of place there. On 8/15/14, 11:00 AM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 4 Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 22:39:05 -0400 From: Mark Cpdml-m...@charter.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: American Landscapes 2014

Re: GESO - Fjellet

2014-08-15 Thread Richard Womer
I like these. The shed and bench would have fit the Decrepit PUG nicely! Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Sat, Aug 9, 2014 at 12:54 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Nice collection of rural scenes. Is that purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)? Is it a native plant there?

Re: American Landscapes 2014

2014-08-15 Thread Richard Womer
Congratulations, Mark! Those pix are further proof that the equipment does not make the photographer. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 3:43 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: If I can only vote for one it would be the second. Great sense of place there.

For sale: A superb SMC K 135mm f2.5 (not Bayonet)

2014-08-15 Thread Darren Addy
As you probably know, this is the K-mount version of the acclaimed Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 135mm f2.5 (version 2), the 6-element design. This is the finest optical design Pentax made in the 135mm focal length. On a DSLR it gives you the equivalent of a 200mm FOV and f2.5. This one is gorgeous

Re: OT: Commercial printer - Nations Photo Lab

2014-08-15 Thread John
I'm pretty sure Mpix is the consumer side of the house for Millers Professional Imaging - one of the top Pro Labs in the U.S. You have to have a tax ID number to order from Millers, but anyone can use Mpix. Same quality. On 8/14/2014 5:58 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Darren, I haven't used

Re: PESO and question -- Rainbow and weirdness

2014-08-15 Thread John
On 8/14/2014 10:19 PM, Richard Womer wrote: Yesterday it was mighty damp in New Hampshire--enough rain to raise the level of the lake about 4 inches (10cm). The evening reward was a spectacular double rainbow. I did my best to shoot it, but had only grabbed my camera with the 16-45, and had

Re: For sale: A superb SMC K 135mm f2.5 (not Bayonet)

2014-08-15 Thread knarf
I have one. I love it. Cheers, frank On 15 August, 2014 7:40:48 PM EDT, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: As you probably know, this is the K-mount version of the acclaimed Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 135mm f2.5 (version 2), the 6-element design. This is the finest optical design Pentax

Re: American Landscapes 2014

2014-08-15 Thread knarf
Beautiful photos; most deserving. Cheers, frank On 14 August, 2014 10:39:05 PM EDT, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Just thought that I'd share that I have a couple of photos hanging in the 14th annual American Landscapes exhibit hosted by the Maryland Federation of Art. This is the 4th

Re: PESO - Hammock, theme and variations

2014-08-15 Thread knarf
Bingo! Agreement. Cheers, frank On 13 August, 2014 10:36:53 PM EDT, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: 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

Re: American Landscapes 2014

2014-08-15 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Don - and Jack, Attila Alan. My personal favorite is one that the judge did not select. I mentioned traveling into Indiana in a prior post and the first one was taken in Central Indiana while traveling for my job. Mark On 8/15/2014 3:43 PM, Don Guthrie wrote: If I can only vote for

PESO Windeward Bound

2014-08-15 Thread Philip Northeast
Old Brigantine Windeward Bound moored in Hobart https://www.flickr.com/photos/27281712@N08/14931328982/ Pentax *istDS 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 UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: PESO - Whoops

2014-08-15 Thread knarf
That's gotta hurt! Terrific capture. Cheers, frank On 9 August, 2014 8:23:34 PM EDT, Philip Northeast rnort...@bigpond.net.au wrote: Having only two wheels can be embarrassing sometimes *istDS and Sigma 100-300mm telephoto zoom https://www.flickr.com/photos/27281712@N08/14891575303/

Re: American Landscapes 2014

2014-08-15 Thread Mark C
Thanks Rick! Regarding camera gear - one of my favorite Harold Lloyd quotes: As Schaffner said to Marx: 'Clothes don't make the man... MEN make the clothes!' Thanks again! Mark On 8/15/2014 6:12 PM, Richard Womer wrote: Congratulations, Mark! Those pix are further proof that the

Re: PESO Windeward Bound

2014-08-15 Thread Jack Davis
Beautiful exposure, Philip! Like this in spite of background. Jack - Original Message - From: Philip Northeast rnort...@bigpond.net.au To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, August 15, 2014 7:47:33 PM Subject: PESO Windeward Bound Old Brigantine Windeward Bound moored in Hobart

Re: American Landscapes 2014

2014-08-15 Thread knarf
Karl or Groucho? On 15 August, 2014 11:02:10 PM EDT, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Thanks Rick! Regarding camera gear - one of my favorite Harold Lloyd quotes: As Schaffner said to Marx: 'Clothes don't make the man... MEN make the clothes!' Thanks again! Mark On 8/15/2014 6:12 PM,

Re: Opteka Extension Tubes for Pentax Q

2014-08-15 Thread Mark C
I had never heard of Opteka before but I am glad that they produced these extension tubes. They work great! I'm surprised that no one produces even K-A mount compatible tubes for the K-AF2. I am lucky to have an old set of Vivitar tubes with all contacts - an A compatible setup - but AFAIK

Re: American Landscapes 2014

2014-08-15 Thread Mark C
Actually, Marcus Marx - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartmarx And therein is the joke! Mark On 8/15/2014 11:11 PM, knarf wrote: Karl or Groucho? On 15 August, 2014 11:02:10 PM EDT, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Thanks Rick! Regarding camera gear - one of my favorite Harold Lloyd

Re: For sale: A superb SMC K 135mm f2.5 (not Bayonet)

2014-08-15 Thread Bob Sullivan
A bit confusing offer. There is a SMC K 135/2.5 lens in a K bayonet mount, but you say NOT BAYONET. So are you offering a screwmount version? Why not say so directly? Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 6:40 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: As you probably know, this is the

Re: For sale: A superb SMC K 135mm f2.5 (not Bayonet)

2014-08-15 Thread Darren Addy
Bob, Sorry, I should have explained that part a bit better for those who are unaware of the confusing state of Pentax's 135mm f2.5 offerings. Here are the versions of the 135mm f2.5 made by Pentax: Screwmount: 1) Super Takumar and S-M-C Takumar Version 1 2) S-M-C Takumar Version 2 (6 element