Re: Keeping photos on an external drive

2014-11-11 Thread Chris Mitchell
> > You also need an offsite strategy in case the Big Bad Wolf blows your house > down. > > You could shuffle a couple of backup drives between home and work once a > week, but this relies on you having the discipline to do it, and has the > weakness that at some point both backups are in the sa

PESO I get paid to do this!

2014-11-11 Thread Rob Studdert
Hi Team, A shot from a recent live performance, sometimes I love my job https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9304908/temp/1-IMGL84958.JPG Tech: K3 ISO6400 1/50s, DA 50-135/2.8 @115mm f3.2 Cheers, -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twi

Re: Dad, 1943

2014-11-11 Thread Rob Studdert
What a fantastic pic to have, thanks for sharing. On 12 November 2014 16:02, Ken Waller wrote: > A great memorable shot for you and your family. > > Now we know where some of your photographic talent got its roots. > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > - Or

PESO 2014 - 308 - GDG

2014-11-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
A few days ago, as I left the office: https://flic.kr/p/pZxNuS 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 http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: OT - 43 Reasons for Living in Oxford (allegedly)

2014-11-11 Thread Chris Mitchell
Looks like we're saddled with a pun thread... On 11 November 2014 22:35, Richard Womer wrote: > The thread is suddenly tyre-ing... > http://photo.net/photos/RickW > > > On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 4:21 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 1:57 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: >>> >>> On 11 Nov 2

Re: PESO - 'Family Portrait'

2014-11-11 Thread Ken Waller
Thanks Paul. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Paul Stenquist" Subject: Re: PESO - 'Family Portrait' Nice composition. Paul via phone On Nov 10, 2014, at 3:35 PM, Ken Waller wrote: A rather large grouping of Yellow Lady

Re: Dad, 1943

2014-11-11 Thread Ken Waller
A great memorable shot for you and your family. Now we know where some of your photographic talent got its roots. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Paul Stenquist" Subject: Dad, 1943 This picture was taken by a U.S. Army Air

Re: PESO: Medicine Chest

2014-11-11 Thread Alan C
An old photo or a museum exhibit? Many of those "products" are still available - the packaging has changed & trade names are often used. Alan C -Original Message- From: Bill Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 5:33 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Medicine Chest I came a

Re: PESO: Passing the Buck

2014-11-11 Thread Alan C
Well caught, Dan. I am amazed how trusting the urbanised deer seem to be. Alan C -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 9:55 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Passing the Buck On my way to work yesterday, I passed this fellow' posing o

Re: Fwd: Peso-Veteran's Day Hawk

2014-11-11 Thread Alan C
Fantastic shot, Jack. I'm finally convinced - I need to replace my FA 100-300 with a DA 55-300. Alan C -Original Message- From: Jack Davis Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 10:34 PM To: PDML Subject: Fwd: Peso-Veteran's Day Hawk - Forwarded Message - From: "Davis, Jack" To:

Re: PESO: Medicine Chest

2014-11-11 Thread Jack Davis
Would make a great puzzle. Interesting scene! Jack - Original Message - From: "Bill" To: "PDML" Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 7:33:16 PM Subject: PESO: Medicine Chest I came across this while looking for something else. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/bad_medicine.html

Re: Peso-Veteran's Day Hawk

2014-11-11 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, Bruce! That lens is always on one of the cameras. My most used when birding. Jack - Original Message - From: "Bruce" To: "PDML" Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 6:52:45 PM Subject: Re: Peso-Veteran's Day Hawk Excellent shot. Looks like that lens does a pretty good job for you.

PESO: Medicine Chest

2014-11-11 Thread Bill
I came across this while looking for something else. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/bad_medicine.html Pentax K5, 43mm LTD, ISO 80, f/16 for 6 seconds. Enjoy bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: Peso-Veteran's Day Hawk

2014-11-11 Thread Bruce
Excellent shot. Looks like that lens does a pretty good job for you. -- Bruce Sent from my iPad > On Nov 11, 2014, at 12:34 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > > > - Forwarded Message - > From: "Davis, Jack" > To: "PDML" > Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 12:32:40 PM > Subject: Peso-Veteran

PESO - Halloween Hedge

2014-11-11 Thread Rick Womer
Back to Potsdam for a moment, where we may have spotted Oscar the Grouch disguised as a hedge on our way to the rail station: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17902221 (K-5, DA 16-45) Comments? Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pd

Re: Peso-Veteran's Day Hawk

2014-11-11 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, David! Lots of credit due the K-3 and DA55~300. Jack - Original Message - From: "David J Brooks" To: "PDML" Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 3:31:19 PM Subject: Re: Peso-Veteran's Day Hawk great capture and lve the 55-300 detail Dave On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 3:34 PM, Jack Dav

Re: Peso-Veteran's Day Hawk

2014-11-11 Thread David J Brooks
great capture and lve the 55-300 detail Dave On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 3:34 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > > - Forwarded Message - > From: "Davis, Jack" > To: "PDML" > Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 12:32:40 PM > Subject: Peso-Veteran's Day Hawk > > > > Attaching my first hawk of this Fall

Re: PESO - Easy Access

2014-11-11 Thread David J Brooks
Har On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 8:55 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > I hope this guy never buys a piano... > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17897689 > > (K-5, DA 1645) > > Comments? > > Rick > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.n

Re: OT - 43 Reasons for Living in Oxford (allegedly)

2014-11-11 Thread Richard Womer
The thread is suddenly tyre-ing... http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 4:21 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 1:57 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: >> >> On 11 Nov 2014, at 17:38, Steve Cottrell wrote: >> > >> > On 11/11/14, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: >> >

Re: Browsing book sites: Dangerous

2014-11-11 Thread Charles Robinson
> On Nov 11, 2014, at 11:58 , Larry Colen wrote: > > Powell's is a must go sightseeing destination in Portland. Correction, > Powell's is THE must go sightseeing destination in Portland. > Well... after Bailey's Taproom. Or maybe safer to do Powell's first and THEN go have delicious and cop

Re: Using external drive on Mac and PC

2014-11-11 Thread Charles Robinson
> On Nov 10, 2014, at 22:57 , John wrote: > > There's a Windows program called MacDrive: > > http://www.mediafour.com/products/macdrive > > Allows you to read/write Mac formatted disks from a Windoze computer. > I'll chime in and say that I've used this in the past. It's been many (4?) yea

Re: OT - 43 Reasons for Living in Oxford (allegedly)

2014-11-11 Thread Bruce Walker
On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 1:57 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > > On 11 Nov 2014, at 17:38, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > > > On 11/11/14, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: > > > >>> They don't mention the parking charges ;-) > >> > >> They do, indirectly (#36 - Everyone cycles everywhere) > > > > Mark

Re: Peso-Veteran's Day Hawk

2014-11-11 Thread Paul Stenquist
Excellent shot. The framing helps emphasize the movement. Well done. Paul > On Nov 11, 2014, at 3:32 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > > > Attaching my first hawk of this Fall season. > Gray Lodge (of course) and, I believe, is of the popular Red Shoulder variety. > > Comments invited > Thanks! > >

Re: Peso-Veteran's Day Hawk

2014-11-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Nice image; I love the wing posture you caught. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 3:34 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > > - Forwarded Message - > From: "Davis, Jack" > To: "PDML" > Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 12:32:40 PM > Subject: Pes

Re: Dad, 1943

2014-11-11 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Jack. The cigarette was a camel regular, just slightly mangled by dad’s working it. > On Nov 11, 2014, at 2:42 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > Back when smoking was cool. Cigarette may have been personally rolled. > Beautiful mood and touching salute by you, Paul. > Thanks for sharing! > > J

Re: Dad, 1943

2014-11-11 Thread Paul
Excellent portrait...and what a great family treasure! -p On 11/11/2014 1:26 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: This picture was taken by a U.S. Army Air Forces photographer at Turner Field, Georgia in 1943. My dad was a photographer at that base and a fellow worker shot this pic of him on 8x10 film.

Re: Peso-Veteran's Day Hawk

2014-11-11 Thread Jack Davis
Yeah, I know. Somehow got a slash ahead of the 855. Hate! that! Jack - Original Message - From: "Bob Sullivan" To: "PDML" Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 12:34:12 PM Subject: Re: Peso-Veteran's Day Hawk syntax error in link??? On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 2:32 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > >

Re: Peso-Veteran's Day Hawk

2014-11-11 Thread Bob Sullivan
syntax error in link??? On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 2:32 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > > Attaching my first hawk of this Fall season. > Gray Lodge (of course) and, I believe, is of the popular Red Shoulder variety. > > Comments invited > Thanks! > > Jack > > K-3, f/8, 1/3200, ISO 800, 55~300at230mm. > >

Fwd: Peso-Veteran's Day Hawk

2014-11-11 Thread Jack Davis
- Forwarded Message - From: "Davis, Jack" To: "PDML" Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 12:32:40 PM Subject: Peso-Veteran's Day Hawk Attaching my first hawk of this Fall season. Gray Lodge (of course) and, I believe, is of the popular Red Shoulder variety. Comments invited Thanks! J

Peso-Veteran's Day Hawk

2014-11-11 Thread Jack Davis
Attaching my first hawk of this Fall season. Gray Lodge (of course) and, I believe, is of the popular Red Shoulder variety. Comments invited Thanks! Jack K-3, f/8, 1/3200, ISO 800, 55~300at230mm. http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=/855 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PD

Re: Dad, 1943

2014-11-11 Thread Bob Sullivan
Nice memory Paul. The portrait is excellent. So many of us had fathers who wore that uniform. It's a fitting tribute for today. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 1:26 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > This picture was taken by a U.S. Army Air Forces photographer at Turner > Field, Georgia in 1

Re: PESO: Passing the Buck

2014-11-11 Thread Jack Davis
I'd swear he's watching you out of the corner of his eye. Probably not sure that camera wasn't "loaded." Jack - Original Message - From: "Daniel J. Matyola" To: "PDML" Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 11:55:43 AM Subject: PESO: Passing the Buck On my way to work yesterday, I passed t

Re: Dad, 1943

2014-11-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
That is an appealing portrait, and a family heirloom. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 2:26 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > This picture was taken by a U.S. Army Air Forces photographer at Turner > Field, Georgia in 1943. My dad was a photographe

PESO: Passing the Buck

2014-11-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On my way to work yesterday, I passed this fellow' posing on a neighbor's lawn: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17903129&size=lg I grabbed a quick shot out the window, but when I tried to get in position for a better viewpoint, he moved on. Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pe

Re: Dad, 1943

2014-11-11 Thread Jack Davis
Back when smoking was cool. Cigarette may have been personally rolled. Beautiful mood and touching salute by you, Paul. Thanks for sharing! Jack - Original Message - From: "Paul Stenquist" To: "PDML" Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 11:26:05 AM Subject: Dad, 1943 This picture was take

Dad, 1943

2014-11-11 Thread Paul Stenquist
This picture was taken by a U.S. Army Air Forces photographer at Turner Field, Georgia in 1943. My dad was a photographer at that base and a fellow worker shot this pic of him on 8x10 film. I have an original contact print on fiber paper. It’s in good shape with just a few cracks and specs here

Re: OT - 43 Reasons for Living in Oxford (allegedly)

2014-11-11 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 11 Nov 2014, at 17:38, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > On 11/11/14, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>> They don't mention the parking charges ;-) >> >> They do, indirectly (#36 - Everyone cycles everywhere) > > Mark damn you and your lateral thinking! > That wasn't lateral, it was

Re: Browsing book sites: Dangerous

2014-11-11 Thread Larry Colen
Powell's is a must go sightseeing destination in Portland. Correction, Powell's is THE must go sightseeing destination in Portland. On November 7, 2014 7:33:22 AM PST, Mark Roberts wrote: >So I was just at Powell's web site to look up some information about a >Galen Rowell book. After finding o

Re: OT - 43 Reasons for Living in Oxford (allegedly)

2014-11-11 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 11/11/14, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: >>They don't mention the parking charges ;-) > >They do, indirectly (#36 - Everyone cycles everywhere) Mark damn you and your lateral thinking! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -

Re: PESO: Little Penguin

2014-11-11 Thread Richard Womer
I like this. It's less abstract than the ray shot, but the reflections on the water give it a nice abstract quality. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 2:59 AM, David Mann wrote: > Another pic from Melbourne Zoo. > > http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/828/#peso > > Cheers

Re: OT - 43 Reasons for Living in Oxford (allegedly)

2014-11-11 Thread Mark Roberts
Steve Cottrell wrote: >On 9/11/14, Bruce Walker, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>Is that true, or was it all Photoshopped? > >They don't mention the parking charges ;-) They do, indirectly (#36 - Everyone cycles everywhere) -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com --

Re: GESO: VIVITAR Series 1

2014-11-11 Thread Jack Davis
I never owned one, but that lens has an long standing excellent reputation. Jack - Original Message - From: "Alan C" To: "PDML" Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 1:43:29 AM Subject: GESO: VIVITAR Series 1 A couple of weeks ago I picked up a Vivitar Series 1 70-210/2.8-4 in mint condit

GESO: VIVITAR Series 1

2014-11-11 Thread Alan C
A couple of weeks ago I picked up a Vivitar Series 1 70-210/2.8-4 in mint condition for a mere R350 (about $30). I tried it out during the dismal (weather wise) w/e we had at Crystal Springs. I have ordered a x4 dioptre for 1:1 macros. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/sets/7215764882