Re: Keeping photos on an external drive

2014-11-08 Thread David Mann
I have no experience with Lightroom but I keep all of my photos on an external drive. I've done this since I was scanning slides 10 years ago and knew I'd fill up my 80Gb internal drive pretty quickly. I almost lost all of my photos a few years ago when my external drive started to misbehave,

Re: GESO - Hemidactylus (House Dragon)

2014-11-08 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Thank you, Mark, Crristine, Attila, Bob, and PJ, for your comments. Thanks Alan for the followup! ;-) Yes, both geckos and anoles often tend to get inside the house when the weather is rapidly changing outside. With the current cold front, it rapidly became rather chily here at night, - low 5

Re: GESO - Hemidactylus (House Dragon)

2014-11-08 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Bob W-PDML Sat, 08 Nov 2014 08:19:42 -0800 On 8 Nov 2014, at 15:12, Mark C wrote: Nice images of the friendly lizard! I have never heard of people leaving them in their houses but I live too far north for lizards to be common. I once had a roommate who had a Tokay Gecko that was loose i

Re: PESO: House Gecko

2014-11-08 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Bill Sat, 08 Nov 2014 15:01:08 -0800 wrote: On 08/11/2014 10:27 AM, Alan C wrote: Just managed a quick shot before it disappeared into the bookcase. And Yes, I know my study needs re-painting. Thanks for asking. That can be done in post. ;-) I'd fix the wiring too. bill

Re: PESO: House Gecko (for Bill)

2014-11-08 Thread Alan C
That's how Telkom do telephone installations here. If I tamper with it they'll probably send in the Vikings! Alan C -Original Message- From: Bill Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2014 12:59 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO: House Gecko On 08/11/2014 10:27 AM, Alan C wrote:

Re: PESO: House Gecko

2014-11-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Cute little guy! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 11:27 AM, Alan C wrote: > Just managed a quick shot before it disappeared into the bookcase. > > And Yes, I know my study needs re-painting. Thanks for asking. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/

RE: PESO: House Gecko

2014-11-08 Thread John Coyle
We let geckos stay with us - they are said to eat cockroach eggs, which does tend to keep the population down! They're totally harmless, but do leave little faeces packets on the window sills - but those are easy enough to clean up. You'll usually know they are around from the 'chirrup' they call.

Re: PESO - A Kiss for Mom

2014-11-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Too Cute. Well seen and captured, Paul. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 3:34 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > K-3, DA* 60-250/4, DA1.4X Converter, 350mm, f5.6, 1/800th, +0.3 exposure > comp, ISO 1600 > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17

Re: PESO - Potsdamer Platz

2014-11-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 10:51 AM, Alan C wrote: > "Tier" is the Afrikaans word for a Tiger! "Tier" is German for "animal." Before it was a park, it apparently was a hunting area for the Prussian nobility. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Using external drive on Mac and PC

2014-11-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Bruce and Godfrey! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 10:46 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > Sorry for the ambiguity: OS X has always been able to read/write to FAT16 and > FAT32. It has been able to read/write to the latest FAT spec, ExFA

Re: Do I need 18 Gb of LR catalog backups?

2014-11-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Nov 8, 2014, at 2:55 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > >> On Nov 8, 2014, at 2:22 PM, Eric Weir wrote: >> >> In preparing to move my photo database to external drives I discovered that >> I have 18 Gb of Lightroom Catalog Backups going back to September of 2013. >> I’m guessing that most of

Re: Do I need 18 Gb of LR catalog backups?

2014-11-08 Thread Eric Weir
> On Nov 8, 2014, at 5:55 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > As far back as the earliest changes you might possibly want to undo. Thanks, Ralf. That’s pretty recent. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bel

Re: PESO: House Gecko

2014-11-08 Thread Bill
On 08/11/2014 10:27 AM, Alan C wrote: Just managed a quick shot before it disappeared into the bookcase. And Yes, I know my study needs re-painting. Thanks for asking. I'd fix the wiring too. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.ne

Re: Do I need 18 Gb of LR catalog backups?

2014-11-08 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 08.11.14 23:22, schrieb Eric Weir: How back should I keep backups? As far back as the earliest changes you might possibly want to undo. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web

Do I need 18 Gb of LR catalog backups?

2014-11-08 Thread Eric Weir
In preparing to move my photo database to external drives I discovered that I have 18 Gb of Lightroom Catalog Backups going back to September of 2013. I’m guessing that most of these are now useless. How back should I keep backups?

Re: Keeping photos on an external drive

2014-11-08 Thread Eric Weir
Thanks to Stan, Godfrey, and Larry. In general, but especially for encouraging me to make the move in Lightroom and alerting me to the concept of smart previews. > On Nov 8, 2014, at 11:28 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > Sorry if this is stuff you already know, but it's important to understa

Re: PESO - A Kiss for Mom

2014-11-08 Thread Jack Davis
Beautifully tender scene. Great catch, Paul Jack - Original Message - From: "Paul Stenquist" To: "PDML" Sent: Saturday, November 8, 2014 12:34:23 PM Subject: PESO - A Kiss for Mom K-3, DA* 60-250/4, DA1.4X Converter, 350mm, f5.6, 1/800th, +0.3 exposure comp, ISO 1600 http://photo.net

Re: PESO - A Kiss for Mom

2014-11-08 Thread Paul Stenquist
That might be nice, but it’s already cropped quite a bit. It was a horizontal shot. I kind of like the bramble at the bottom as well, but cropping it out would certainly make it cleaner. > On Nov 8, 2014, at 3:36 PM, Bulent Celasun wrote: > > Lovely :) > > How about cropping roughly the lower

Re: PESO - A Kiss for Mom

2014-11-08 Thread Bulent Celasun
Lovely :) How about cropping roughly the lower half? Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogall

PESO - A Kiss for Mom

2014-11-08 Thread Paul Stenquist
K-3, DA* 60-250/4, DA1.4X Converter, 350mm, f5.6, 1/800th, +0.3 exposure comp, ISO 1600 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17900593&size=lg -- 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 direc

Re: GESO - More Salisbury shots

2014-11-08 Thread Chris Mitchell
Come on chaps. Let's accept that Vikings are sensitive beings at heart, and embrace their artistic and compassionate side. Really, what's a little pillage and monastery demolition between friends? Chris (comprising circa 50% Viking DNA) On 8 November 2014 18:43, Bob W-PDML wrote: > You must have

Re: GESO - Hemidactylus (House Dragon)

2014-11-08 Thread Mark C
On 11/8/2014 11:18 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: On 8 Nov 2014, at 15:12, Mark C wrote: Nice images of the friendly lizard! I have never heard of people leaving them in their houses but I live too far north for lizards to be common. I once had a roommate who had a Tokay Gecko that was loose in the ap

Re: Keeping photos on an external drive

2014-11-08 Thread Larry Colen
Eric Weir wrote: The solid state drive on My MacBook Air is nearly full. A huge amount of the data on it is in my photos database. I understand it is possible to keep the photos database “off-site” on an external hard drive, with the disadvantage that photos can then be edited only when the

Re: GESO - More Salisbury shots

2014-11-08 Thread Bob W-PDML
You must have converted to the wrong sort of Christianity. We will have to kill you all so you see the error of your ways. Warrior-bishop Bobfric > On 8 Nov 2014, at 17:37, Jostein Øksne wrote: > > You know, Bob, contrary to most other people, the vikings began to behave > nicely to others a

Re: GESO - Hemidactylus (House Dragon)

2014-11-08 Thread P.J. Alling
It was probably only a small apartment. On 11/8/2014 11:18 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: On 8 Nov 2014, at 15:12, Mark C wrote: Nice images of the friendly lizard! I have never heard of people leaving them in their houses but I live too far north for lizards to be common. I once had a roommate who h

Re: GESO: Eastern Atlantic (England, etc)

2014-11-08 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 7/11/14, Stan Halpin, discombobulated, unleashed: >I've posted a couple of these before. A selection from our trip so far: >Shaftesbury and Salisbury, Funchal Mereida, and Tenerife Canary Islands. > >http://www.zenfolio.com/smhphotos/p909010808 > >I have very sporadic internet connection from m

Re: GESO - More Salisbury shots

2014-11-08 Thread Jostein Øksne
You know, Bob, contrary to most other people, the vikings began to behave nicely to others after conversion to Christianity. It took us a thousand years to even reevolve irony... ;-) Jostein Den 8. november 2014 17:22:39 CET, skrev Bob W-PDML : >On 8 Nov 2014, at 16:01, Jostein Øksne wrote:

Re: Keeping photos on an external drive

2014-11-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Eric, Sorry if this is stuff you already know, but it's important to understand the basics when you're going to reorganize your Lightroom setup. - Using Lightroom, you have catalog (.LRCAT), previews (.LRDATA), and image files. The catalog and previews files are always co-located within a cat

PESO: House Gecko

2014-11-08 Thread Alan C
Just managed a quick shot before it disappeared into the bookcase. And Yes, I know my study needs re-painting. Thanks for asking. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/1264830/ Alan C --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http

Re: GESO - More Salisbury shots

2014-11-08 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 8 Nov 2014, at 16:01, Jostein Øksne wrote: > > Thanks Mark! > > Another twist to it, is that you cannot get any closer than this fence > without paying a ticket. :-) > > -Which I couldn't, since I was there outside opening hours. > > Jostein But you're a Viking - you can pillage and loo

Re: GESO - Hemidactylus (House Dragon)

2014-11-08 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 8 Nov 2014, at 15:12, Mark C wrote: > > Nice images of the friendly lizard! I have never heard of people leaving them > in their houses but I live too far north for lizards to be common. I once had > a roommate who had a Tokay Gecko that was loose in the apartment for several > months, but

Re: GESO - More Salisbury shots

2014-11-08 Thread Jostein Øksne
Thanks Mark! Another twist to it, is that you cannot get any closer than this fence without paying a ticket. :-) -Which I couldn't, since I was there outside opening hours. Jostein Den 8. november 2014 16:39:34 CET, skrev Mark C : >Nice collection - I like the irony of sign at Stonehenge. >

Fw: GESO - Hemidactylus (House Dragon) for Mark C

2014-11-08 Thread Alan C
Well, you have now. Cheers Alan C -Original Message- From: Alan C Sent: Friday, November 07, 2014 8:21 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: GESO - Hemidactylus (House Dragon) "The wikipedia article does mention feces that these guys leave inside the house. I am not sure if I

Re: PESO My first stereo image

2014-11-08 Thread Alan C
I sort of get 3D but can't quite get dots 3 & 4 to merge. I tried several distances. I think the images need to be smaller. Alan C -Original Message- From: Rob Studdert Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2014 11:08 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO My first stereo image Hi Team

Re: PESO - Potsdamer Platz

2014-11-08 Thread Alan C
Yeah, typical. I suppose it's like that in all cities - from restful to hectic. All great images, mind you. When I first saw the name "Tiergarten" I imagined it would be a zoo because "Tier" is the Afrikaans word for a Tiger! Alan C -Original Message- From: Richard Womer Sent: Saturd

Re: Using external drive on Mac and PC

2014-11-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Sorry for the ambiguity: OS X has always been able to read/write to FAT16 and FAT32. It has been able to read/write to the latest FAT spec, ExFAT, since about 2009. G > On Nov 8, 2014, at 7:38 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > ExFAT is the latest derivative of FAT format, which OS X has always

Re: MALACHITE KINGFISHER (Wrap up)

2014-11-08 Thread Mark C
I somehow missed this when it first was posted, but that is nice action shot - good timing and capture, even if it is a bit soft. Mark On 11/6/2014 11:19 PM, Alan C wrote: Thanks for all the kind comments. I had some other shots in a sequence but this was the best. Unfortunately the FA 100-300

Re: Keeping photos on an external drive

2014-11-08 Thread Stan Halpin
Sent from my iPad > On Nov 8, 2014, at 11:54 AM, Eric Weir wrote: > > > The solid state drive on My MacBook Air is nearly full. A huge amount of the > data on it is in my photos database. I understand it is possible to keep the > photos database “off-site” on an external hard drive, with th

Re: GESO - More Salisbury shots

2014-11-08 Thread Mark C
Nice collection - I like the irony of sign at Stonehenge. On 11/7/2014 3:09 AM, Jostein Øksne wrote: As usual, I have failed to produce photos of the league of extraordinary gentlemen and –woman present. Chris does seem to have a hidden talent for photobombing, though. :-) At the moment my

Re: Using external drive on Mac and PC

2014-11-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
OS X has never been able to format a volume in NTFS format, and does not write to NTFS. ExFAT is the latest derivative of FAT format, which OS X has always been able to read and write along with FAT16 and FAT32 formats. G > On Nov 8, 2014, at 7:00 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > > Correction: Ma

Re: high iso experiment

2014-11-08 Thread Mark C
Interesting results - there is the noise but there is also an altered tonality. I like 4734_1 . Mark On 11/7/2014 1:44 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Everyone: On the way to Newberry Library the other night, I tried a few high ISO shots at 51,200—and in some cases added a bit of flash, which

Re: GESO - Hemidactylus (House Dragon)

2014-11-08 Thread Mark C
Nice images of the friendly lizard! I have never heard of people leaving them in their houses but I live too far north for lizards to be common. I once had a roommate who had a Tokay Gecko that was loose in the apartment for several months, but my cat eventually ate it. Mark On 11/7/2014 12:4

Re: Using external drive on Mac and PC

2014-11-08 Thread Bruce Walker
Correction: Mac OS calls it "ExFat" now. Use that. On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 9:58 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > Generally, if you format it with an NTFS filesystem on the Mac you > should be able to read/write on both OSes. > > > On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 7:58 AM, Daniel J. Matyola > wrote: >> My home co

Re: Using external drive on Mac and PC

2014-11-08 Thread Bruce Walker
Generally, if you format it with an NTFS filesystem on the Mac you should be able to read/write on both OSes. On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 7:58 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > My home computer is a Mac laptop, but in the office I use a PC > that is networked into other computers. > > I had an external

Re: PESO My first stereo image

2014-11-08 Thread Bruce Walker
I'm squarely in the Impossible category. The 2D shot is nice enough though. On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 4:08 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: > Hi Team, > > I decided to attempt to make a stereo image that can be viewed without > aids, I can see it but can you? > > The viewing method is to open the image to fu

Re: PESO My first stereo image

2014-11-08 Thread Rob Studdert
Thanks for the feedback guys! With the 1440 image full screen on my 27" monitor It's most comfortable for me from about 1m/3' away from the screen, once locked on I can keep the image focused without any strain, key is to keep your head in the same position, look around with your eyes only. Cheer

Using external drive on Mac and PC

2014-11-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
My home computer is a Mac laptop, but in the office I use a PC that is networked into other computers. I had an external USB drive that allowed me to access images and files on the Mac and import them to the PC (and vice versa). I recently bought a new and larger USB drive to replace the old one

Re: GESO - More Salisbury shots

2014-11-08 Thread Chris Mitchell
On 7 November 2014 08:09, Jostein Øksne wrote: > > As usual, I have failed to produce photos of the league of extraordinary > gentlemen and –woman present. > Nice architectural ones and the Stonehenge one is a hoot! > Chris does seem to have a hidden talent for photobombing, though. :-) > If it

Re: PESO My first stereo image

2014-11-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
That's an old technique, but an effective one. I was able to get a bit of the 3D effect, but only partially and for a fleeting moment. I think that's because I am viewing it at home on my laptop. I will try again at the office on a larger monitor. How far from the monitor do you think it works

Re: PESO - Potsdamer Platz

2014-11-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
That has the feel of Imperial Germany, which seems appropriate in these days when Germany is the leading force in Europe again. I like the way you have framed the Brandenburg Gate with those two trees, and the way the leaves outline the end of the park and the beginning of the concrete and marble.

Re: GESO - More Salisbury shots

2014-11-08 Thread Jostein Øksne
The big D was at home this time, I'm afraid. I needed to travel light, and had to bring a K-mount for other reasons too. I purchased Stan's FA*-200mm macro, and this trip was handover time. :-) Jostein Den 7. november 2014 22:00:27 CET, skrev Bob Sullivan : >Excellent Jostein. Dan says it all.

Re: GESO - More Salisbury shots

2014-11-08 Thread Jostein Øksne
Thanks Attila! Yeah Maybe they were just waiting for the necessary tech to produce the sign. ;-) Jostein Den 7. november 2014 19:25:18 CET, skrev Attila Boros : >First one made me chuckle, it might be finished in a couple thousand >years :) > >The interior shots are gorgeous, excellent deta

Re: GESO - More Salisbury shots

2014-11-08 Thread Jostein Øksne
Great fun indeed! And a wee bit of business too actually. :-) Jostein Den 7. november 2014 18:22:11 CET, skrev Christine Aguila : >Great fun and an excellent shot, Jostein! Looks like great fun was >had! Pretty church too! Cheers, Christine > > >> On Nov 7, 2014, at 2:09 AM, Jostein Øksne

Re: GESO - More Salisbury shots

2014-11-08 Thread Jostein Øksne
Thanks Dave! Jostein Den 7. november 2014 15:45:41 CET, skrev David J Brooks : >all excellent shots > >Dave > >On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 3:09 AM, Jostein Øksne wrote: >> >> As usual, I have failed to produce photos of the league of >extraordinary >> gentlemen and –woman present. >> >> Chris does see

Keeping photos on an external drive

2014-11-08 Thread Eric Weir
The solid state drive on My MacBook Air is nearly full. A huge amount of the data on it is in my photos database. I understand it is possible to keep the photos database “off-site” on an external hard drive, with the disadvantage that photos can then be edited only when the drive is connected t

Re: PESO My first stereo image

2014-11-08 Thread Attila Boros
Clever trick with the macro rail. I can see it after moving farther away from my monitor, when I'm sitting close I can't cross my eyes enough. I think it's different for everyone, experiment with the viewing distance if you don't get it at first try. On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 11:08 AM, Rob Studdert

Re: PESO My first stereo image

2014-11-08 Thread Pete McIntosh
Hi Rob, I got it but it took some effort and I couldn't hold it for long. Very good though. :-) Ciao, Pete in Melbourne On 8/11/2014 20:08, Rob Studdert wrote: Hi Team, I decided to attempt to make a stereo image that can be viewed without aids, I can see it but can you? The viewing metho

Re: high iso experiment

2014-11-08 Thread Larry Colen
You got some nice shots and interesting effects there. I quite like both versions of 4734. -- 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 My first stereo image

2014-11-08 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Hi Rob, After crossing my eyes and fingers, I got 4 dots (and 4 images). Did you send a 4D version by mistake? ;-) Or was that "3D" the size of that body feature in the foreground? ;-) I think I need the ol'-fashioned 3D-scope (and to sleep in the middle of the night). Cheers, Igor Rob

Re: GESO - More Salisbury shots

2014-11-08 Thread Jostein Øksne
You're too kind, Dan, but thanks a lot! We had great fun that day. Jostein Den 7. november 2014 15:32:09 CET, skrev "Daniel J. Matyola" : >They are all excellent shots, as we have come to expect from you, >Jpstein. > >The first is hilarious, and the Stitched Panorama of the interior of >the Cathe

Re: GESO - More Salisbury shots

2014-11-08 Thread Jostein Øksne
Thanks Bob. :-) Den 7. november 2014 09:13:45 CET, skrev Bob W-PDML : >All good, but that Stonehenge shot really, er, rocks! > >B > > > >> On 7 Nov 2014, at 08:09, Jostein Øksne wrote: >> >> >> As usual, I have failed to produce photos of the league of >extraordinary gentlemen and –woman prese

PESO My first stereo image

2014-11-08 Thread Rob Studdert
Hi Team, I decided to attempt to make a stereo image that can be viewed without aids, I can see it but can you? The viewing method is to open the image to full screen, face the screen perpendicularly and centered. Once set up cross your eyes so that three images appear, then focus on the middle o

Re: sigma 18-35 review

2014-11-08 Thread Rob Studdert
I think so. I was at a studio shoot with another owner today (I think it was Canon mount) but in any case he came to the conclusion also that it's user error for the most part mixed with unrealistic expectations. On 8 November 2014 13:50, Bryan Jacoby wrote: > Sorry, I wasn't clear. What I meant